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Hicksville High School NewsletterHicksville High School Newsletter APRIL 2013 VOLUME 13 ISAPRIL 2013 VOLUME 13 ISSUE SUE 77
Kirk Larsen is one to watch. Recently named one of the hottest
artists of 2013 by the Creative Arts Studio of Sea Cliff, Larsen has
acquired numerous accolades and is continuing to build up an im-
pressive gallery of beautiful plein air paintings that capture the
beauty in the world around him.
Larsen is currently working on a series of paintings for a May ex-
hibit at the Hicksville Public Library. A longtime resident of
Hicksville, and graduate of Hicksville High School, Larsen hopes
to pay homage to his beloved hometown.
One scene Larsen is painting is Cantiague Park in Westbury, a
place Larsen spent many of his teenage days. His focus is the
dome-shaped Ice Skating Rink, and as he unpacks his canvas bag
full of art supplies and sets up his French easel on a bright, chilly
day in late February, he comments that he’s tired.
“The body sometimes does that to get ready for a painting,” he says.
As soon as he is set up however, Larsen comes alive. Larsen’s green pencil flies across his sketchpad, his
hazel eyes glancing up and down at the rink as he quickly takes note of the scene before him. 30 seconds
later, he is done with the sketch, which will serve as a point of reference for him as he paints. The initial
sketch is important, as it allows him to remember what the scene looked like as the sun moves, which
will affect the lighting, color and where the shadows fall.
Click here for the whole story
Local Talent: Kirk Larsen
Written by Betsy Abraham. Photos provided
and information courtesy of Antonnews.com
Hi everyone, especially the class of 1956!
Wanted to let you know that I recently shot two shows that will be on TV some time in Febru-
ary. The first is the new Investigation Discovery show, "Redrum," (Murder spelled back-
wards). It's the true story of the Duvardo family in California. I played Mary Ann Duvardo
(wearing my gray wig.) Unfortunately, along with her husband, Mary Ann was killed by their
son. It was quite a physical role as I had to fall down (dead) at least 10 times to get the shot.
The second was "Celebrity Ghost Stories" on The Biography Channel. Here I played Grand-
ma Ima, (no wig), the Grandmother of Adrianna Cos-
ta, who has a ghostly experience.
Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy, and successful
2013!
Harri Molese 1956
Hey folks this is really an interesting video of new technology. Oh, by the way, Giuliano Moschini is my step son.
Click the hyperlink below or copy and paste the link in your browser to see it.
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/21452725/3d-printing
Jim Cutropia 1963
Editor Note:
I had sent a note off to the HixNews
mailing list in January advising of Harri’s upcom-
Parish Valentine dinner celebrates
marriage, honoring 50-year wedded
couples
More than 60 persons gathered in
Father Albert Hall on Saturday,
February 9 for St. Peter’s Parish in
Marshall, Virginia’s annual Valen-
tine’s Dinner, under the theme “A
Celebration of Marriage,” featuring
hon-
ors
to
couples marking 50 years or more of mar-
ried life.
Special recognition was given to brother
Knight Bill Fogelberg and his wife Bon-
nie, who will celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary this year, on October 13.
Bonnie graduated Hicksville High in 1961
To Whom This May Concern,
I stumbled across the newsletter while messing around on the Internet which I found interesting as an alumni my-
self, graduating in 1987. The issue was highlighting the retirement of the Vice Principal, Nancy DeSorbo, who
was my teacher for typing class back in the day. After looking through a few of the archived issues and further
research on the Internet there are some names missing from the In Memoriam section. Initially noticing the name
Thomas Pedecini class of 1989 drew my attention because I went to school with his sister, Anne. After looking on
Google I was completely shocked to read about brothers Mark and Stephen Colaio who also died on 9/11. I know
Stephen graduated from Hicksville High because we were in the same class, so I would bet his older brother did as
well. Please conduct your own research and add them to the In Memoriam section as they were needlessly taken
away from us too early and deserve to be recognized. Thank you.
V/R
William Remacle 1987
Editor Note:Perhaps you might want to add your name to the mailing list.On the Home Page http://hixnews.com
Go to the Google box on the left and enter your email address. Hit submit and you will be added to the monthly
mailing list. Henry who authored the mail list also maintains the list and sends out a notice when subsequent
newsletters are posted to the internet.
Regards, buffalo bob casale
I want to alert you to a review of the man you have on your website as selling Hicksville school yearbooks.
Do a google search on his store name and read the scathing reviews left by others & now myself as well. You will
want to think twice about sending anyone his way. The male owner (Amnon Tishler) of
Booklovers Paradise
2972A Merrick Road
Bellmore, NY, U.S.A.
11710
deserves well below even a 1-star rating! Never been there before and thought I was visiting a friendly neighbor-
hood Book Store but NO!!! When asked a question about books (assuming he was an expert), I was told "This is a
business" and I would have to spend money first. Thought that was a bit gruff but I said OK & asked if he had a
particular book I needed to finish a set. Turns out he didn't have the book and instead of answering my question,
he literally picks up a bag I brought in and puts it OUTSIDE THE DOOR on the sidewalk of a busy street!!! I was
shocked! He was so rude & belligerent to treat me that way.
I asked in disbelief "Did you just put my bag outside?" He said yes & dismissed me and walked away. He must be
so bitter & hard up for money that he lost all his decency on how to treat people. There was not one other custom-
er in that cramped, ice-cold place either and I know why. Let's see how much farther his "business" declines after
others hear how he treats potential customers. And I hope he is reading this right now so he understands that bad
reviews travel quick & far by WORD OF MOUTH!!! Reap what you sow.
Hi Friends,
Joyce Hanagan and I recently performed four movements of my Suite Grandkids at an American Music Society Con-
cert in Colorado Springs. An AMS member, Paul, video taped the concert, edited it and put it on Youtube. Paul does
this kind of thing professionally (SpiritwindsArabs), so they came out very nice. If you want to see these, get into
Youtube and search “Jim Bosse” and they should come up, with the other Youtube performances that I posted with
Dos Americas Guitar Duo. I have also listed the links below.
I composed Suite Grandkids, one piece for each kid, originally for guitar trio. This version was decomposed for oboe
and guitar. Each child has some unique genetic heritage, so I used that for the inspiration for each piece. Riely is Af-
rican so I tried to compose a piece with no melody, just African drum rhythms. Somehow a rock n roll middle section
snuck in. When I decomposed this piece for voice and guitar, a rap song evolved. Thus the melody for the oboe ver-
sion is lean on melody notes (only two). To give Joyce more to do, I wrote a percussion part for her, and asked her to
ad lib exotic African animal sounds.
Analysia is Peruvian. For her main theme I used a simple chant that I heard street merchants in the Andes, singing to
announce their wares. Her middle name is Margarita, Daisy in Spanish. Timothy is Native American, so I wrote his
with that musical aesthetic in mind. Chiara is Scottish, so a lively Scottish Air evolved. I hope you enjoy these fun
pieces. Jim
Riely’s Dance http://youtu.be/gdRspucd4ZM
Analysia’s Margarita http://youtu.be/PXWv8HpSWUc
Toy for Timothy http://youtu.be/hGUOj3-URao
Air for Chiara http://youtu.be/Z0JF-WR5xiQ
Thanks. Don't remember doing that. Huh. Weird. Thanks so much. Jeanne
Hi Jeanne,
Besides me, only you could have done it (and I wouldn't be informed that you did). I would not have had any rea-
son to do it, so it had to be you (or someone using your email id). In any case, if you don't get my monthly an-
nouncement that our monthly issue of the Hixnewsletter has been published online (I usually send out the an-
nouncement email as soon as the new issue is available online, and that usually occurs before the end of the first
day of every month), let me know, and I will make sure your email choice has not been changed to "no email".
Best, Henry
Hi Bob,
I wanted to advise you that my email has changed. It is now (concealed). I hope that you can change it on our
class list. I am also attaching my class photo that I discovered in my photo collection. I hope all is well with
you.
We are still doing repair work from Sandy. We had quite a bit of flooding in our lower levels and the garage.
We had to stay with friends for 10 days as there was no heat or hot water until then. The heat didn't come
back until a month after we returned to the house. But as long as we had power and hot water we made do.
Luckily it wasn't that cold and our house is well insulated. While we had a mess on our hands, at least we
were able to return to our home. There are so many others who had their entire home destroyed. Many are
still living in hotel rooms. We live right near a river here in Rockville Centre and this is the first time in 28
years that a storm had such an effect on our home. Needless to say, my neighbors had the same kind of dam-
ages that we incurred.
Warmest regards,
Beth Mangani – Knipfing 196
HI Henry: I noticed that my wifes name on the memorial list is badly misspelled. It
should be Gail Ann Erhardt Isaksen. If you can get it corrected it would be nice.
Thanks Arthur (Isaksen) 1959
To: Joe Carfora Re: HHS Veteran’s Website
I received an email from Jonathan Varat (Class of 1963) regarding our upcoming reunion. In the mes-
sage, he mentioned that he served in the Army in RVN as an artillery officer after high school, but no-
ticed that his name was not included on the HHS Veterans Site. Could you please add his name to the
list? His contact information is: (concealed)
Thanks!
Elliot Borlin
National Cheeseball Day
April 17
To: Joe Carfora Re: HHS Veteran’s Website
I received an email from Jonathan Varat (Class of
1963) regarding our upcoming reunion. In the mes-
sage, he mentioned that he served in the Army in
RVN as an artillery officer after high school, but no-
ticed that his name was not included on the HHS Vet-
erans Site. Could you please add his name to the list?
His contact information is: (concealed)
Thanks!
Elliot Borlin
Dear Jonathan Varat,
I received the email below from Elliot Gorlin, your classmate at HHS, regarding your qualification for the Vi-
etnam War Era Memorial we are planning to put up in Hicksville. All I need to complete your listing is:
1) Do you have a middle initial? If so, what is it?
2) Tell me if you won any significant medals during your active duty service. If so, we may likely have room on
the memorial plaques to list one medal, so tell me which one you are proudest of and would like to have listed.
Thanks,
Joe Carfora HHS 1962
P.S. If you go to www.hixnews.com and then click on the "Honoring Our Veterans" tab of the website, you will
find an update on the Memorial Project. Near the end of the update will be a link you can click on to see the List
of Names we have already gathered from Hicksville residents who attended high school in Hicksville and served
at least a year on active duty during the Vietnam War Era. Earlier in the update is a list of requirements to qualify
for the Memorial.
Thanks, Elliot! I have added Jonathan to the Me-
morial List and will email him directly to see if he
has a middle initial. That's all I need to complete
his listing. Also, since you are working on your
50th Class Reunion, let me know if you come
across any other names that belong on our list.
We've done very well getting names from the 50th
Reunion Committees from '59 on, including my
own class last year as the 50th milestone is when
people start to surface again.
We had a great time at our 50th this past October
and I'm sure yours will go well too. Ed Kramer,
who was your class president was a good friend of
mine at HHS and I was sorry to hear he passed
away so young. He was a terrific guy.
Regards,
Joe 1962
Hi Joe,
Thanks for the email. My middle initial is D.--as in David--and I received a
Bronze Medal for Service. Elliot correctly conveyed the basic information. You may not
need this, but my service in Vietnam was from July 1970 - July 1971.
I mentioned this to Elliot, but though I lived in Hicksville from 1955-1963 and graduated
from HHS in 1963, my mom moved to the Bronx just after graduation and before I turned
18 a few weeks later, so my draft board was in the Bronx. I thought maybe the Hicksville
Veterans list had been compiled from local draft board lists, which would explain why you
didn't have information about me, but in any event thanks for making the effort to do this project and for
including me.
Cheers, Jon
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. Another year gone or lately, in my case,
added to my waist. I think I'll probably have to put the 33 waist size in the back of the
closet and get some 34s. Damn tough to keep it off these days. Seriously, thanks again,
not only for the card but for all you and the HIX Newsletter staff do all year to help us
all stay in touch with our years at HHS.
Al Sypher 1958
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. Bob. I own over 5 dozen tropical birds, so
it was a good choice to send me
Jackie (Odell) Carter 1960
Hi,
I have been happily reading HixNews for many years. I thank you
all for the wonderful job you do to keep us informed and connected
with our former classmates. I don’t think I have ever submitted our
birthdays and anniversary date. My birthday (Carol Neglia Clem-
ents) is May 2. My husband's birthday (Roddy Clements) is October 15. We will be married 49 years on May
2 of this year. Yes, I was married on my birthday. I was young and foolish!
Thanks again for all you do.
Carol Neglia 1962 Rod Clements 1961
Thanks for the great card!! And thanks for all the work
you do!!
Joan (Brandt) McHugh 1962
Editor Note:
You never looked “young and foolish.”
Bob and the Gang, Yours is the first card I received this year.
Thanks again for the "happy" wishes for my birthday. It is a treat to
get your message.
Carolyn (Wood) Imbrie 1963
Dear Hixnews
Thank you for the birthday card.
Tom Gill 1966
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It
brightened my day. As always, you guys at
Hixnews do an awesome job. Keep up the
good work!
Beverly (Fetz) White 1967
A cute card to brighten up my day - thank you so much!!
Karen Kelly LaCarrubba 1969
“Thanks for the card and for thinking of me.“Thanks for the card and for thinking of me.
It was much appreciated. ”It was much appreciated. ”
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.
Jennifer & Pete Foster 1957
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.
Lisa Weller DiBartolomeo 1980
Hi Buf,
Thanks for the BD card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated.
Henry Lichtenstein 1959
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.
The theme of the card sure fits to a tee...I am only getting older in years...not in
state of mind!
Thanks again!
Fred Fulco 1960
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated. This one is the big 7-O. Hard to believe.
Tom Steedman 1960
Thanks for the card and for thinking of
me. It was much appreciated.
Jacci (LaSalle) Gallucci 1959
National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
April 2
“Thanks for the card and for thinking of me.“Thanks for the card and for thinking of me.
It was much appreciated. ”It was much appreciated. ”
Thanks for the card and for thinking of
me. It was much appreciated.
Barbara (Weber) Knueppel 1961
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much ap-
preciated.
Sandi (Notov) Katz 1965
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much ap-
preciated.
Howard Bell 1968
Thanks for the card and for think-
ing of me. It was much appreciat-
ed. Loved the card!!
(Sister) Maureen Schrimpe 1963
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated.
Lynn (McMorrow) O’Riordan 1968
Thanks for the card and for thinking of us . It was much
appreciated.
Lisa (Dorais) Wissler (1971) & Robert Wissler
National Caramel Popcorn Day
April 7
“Thanks for the card and for thinking of me.“Thanks for the card and for thinking of me.
It was much appreciated. ”It was much appreciated. ”
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.
Carolann (Luisi) Saletto 1975
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was
much appreciated.
Edward Coakley & Lorin (O’Neill) 1977
84 year old Sniper
Watch this guy.. remember, it's been
aboutsixty years since he's done this.
http://www.wimp.com/veteransniper/
National Submarine Day
April 11
Bob
I think we were the Wanderer's.
Famous Actresses morph into each other!
Beautiful Women, this is really neat
http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/Q5XetQeFu-0&autoplay=1
What a wonderful group of young men.
Faith in humanity: RESTORED
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=436515429759704
This is our future in medicine.........
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/50582822#50582822
This was on Rock Center with Brian Williams from NBC NEWS.....
(just get past the 10 sec. commercial.)
Hi Bob & the gang at HixNews
Thanks for the birthday card. Look for-
ward to it every year.
Chris Andersen 1967
Editor Note:
Chris, what was the name of your group and who
are the guys with you?
Thanks bob
Billy Hiskey '67 Tony Bucci '67 Mike Bucci '69
Suzanne De Groot 1962 Dennis Joannides 1961
Caryl Hellrigel 1965 Martha (Riegelsperger) Mascharka 1966
Denis Burgoyne 1969
Bruce Glatt 1968
Allison Spettmann 1977 Gary Fippinger 1972 Jackie Spitzer
Vincent Longo (Dawn of the Decade) 1980
Virginia (Castiglia) Fippinger 1982
William Fippinger 1983
Dawn Marie Myron Pierce 1992
Rich Luhrs
Editor Note: We have a problem.
Does anyone know when Rich
graduated? We Don’t know!!
Anita M. Fellenz (widow of Tom Fellenz 1954)
Tom was deceased as of October 26, 2008 while residing in Santa Rosa
National Submarine Day
April 11
I would like to add two entries to the “Looking For” list - I am looking for George
Smith, class of 1961, and Steven Smith, not sure of class date - later than 1962.
Thanks
Suzanne De Groot 1962
Editor Note:
Hi Suzanne. We will gladly accommodate your request, once you have
become a member of HixNews. To subscribe, please use the subscription
box on our home page (it's free) at: http://hixnews.com
Best, Henry
Editor Follow Up Note:
Thanks for subscribing, Suzanne. We were recently notified by an alumnus from
Hicksville that George Smith has passed. We found the following obituary on the
Legacy website.
Thank you, Bob - for looking further and finding this. It is sad, of course, but now I know. His younger brother
Stephen is the other person I was looking for - he was 5-6 years younger, maybe more, but went to Hicksville
also. I graduated in '62, in between George and his other brother Philip, also deceased. I was hoping to find
Stephan also.
Suzanne
We found Pat Sarle. Please remove him from
the People Looking For People list.
Ed Osborne 1956
Now this is really something! This is what makes the Internet so
spectacular!
MOVE THE MOUSE AROUND AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Here is an amazing bit of technology that you would never see in
person, as you would NEVER be alone in the room. It is ALWAYS
VERY CROWDED and of course you can't see Michelangelo's art-
work close up as you can here. This is especially spectacular if you
have a large high-definition screen! Too many details to view on an
iPhone.
TO VIEW EVERY PART OF THE MICHELANGELO'S MAS-
TERPIECE, JUST CLICK AND DRAG YOUR ARROW IN THE
DIRECTION YOU WISH TO SEE.
In the lower left, click on the plus (+) to move closer, or the minus (-
) to move away. Choir is thrown in free.
MOVE THE ARROW AND YOU WILL SEE EVERY PART OF
THE CHAPEL.
This virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel is incredible. Apparently done
by Villanova at the request of the Vatican .
http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html
This is a terrific 11 minute video. Where has the time gone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=sDc0ID6PJeg&feature=youtu.be
What American accent do you have?
This is very interesting.. What part of and where in our country is your accent from? It diagnosed me perfectly.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl3/american-accent-quiz.html
Dear HixNews
Good afternoon, please note that Vernon Ritter passed away 5 years ago. I spoke
with his sister who said he died in a VA hospital.
Thanks for all you do.
Vi Reilly
Hello--I was wondering if you could add my sister's name to the "In Memoriam"
section--
Patricia Oehler Class of 1966. She passed away January 19th.
Thank you.
Dolores Oehler Garger Editor Note:
Added, Dolores. Sorry for your loss.
Roger Whitaker, webmaster for hixnews.com
This is a note I sent to Bob Arthofer…
Do you have an email address for Agnes Arthofer Tessitore?
HixNews has two but not sure which is correct.
Thanks
buffalo bob casale
Bob,
Agnes passed away last fall.
Regards, Bob
Dear HixNews
I graduated in '55 & wonder if I could get a list of members who
died & who are still alive.
My maiden name was Barbara Bowne.
Barbara Orr Editor Note: The list is available on the current newsletter and is
updated as we get notifications of people passing. Go to the
Home Page http://hixnews.com In the menu at the top of the
page, click on In Memoriam and a new window opens...scroll
down to see your class. The list is relatively short in comparison
to some lists. If you know of someone who has passed, please let
us know. We can then add the names. love yah buffalo bob
casale
In Memoriam Class of 1955
Michael M. Contant
Richard G. Hogan
Donald G Huffstutler
Joseph G. Kasten
James P. McGuirk
Bernice T. Marcus
Jay H. Poggiali
Jerome A. Siegler
Joan T. Sullo
Albert M. Rife
Here's a list of your classmates from 1955 who are subscribed to
the newsletter (including you).
Thanks so much for the info on the class of 1955…is more than I know. Is there a facebook page of the clas-
ses? Also, Jean Neumann from the class of '56 died either in Nov or Dec of 1999. Living in Minnesota & no
more relatives on the Island so I don't hear much. Was there a lot of damage from hurricane,
Barbara
Thanks again
Quiz for Bright People
There are only nine questions. This is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I
didn't. These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers.
1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until
the contest ends.
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3 Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegeta-
bles must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and
ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?
6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters ' dw' and they are all common words. Name
two of them.
7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form
except fresh.
9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 'S.'
Go to Casale’s Corner for the answers!!!
Next Generation Photography. 360 Degree Pictures. Amazing!! OK, this is absolutely incredible!!
Note, it is not just 360 it is 360 at every latitude...try going up or down! Don 't get dizzy!! You can
also look straight up and down too.
Click on the pictures below and when they come up, click again and drag your mouse in any direc-
tion and the picture will give you a 360 degree view. Amazing Photography!
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