| Welcome back to your oasis in this hectic, chaotic world
of ours. We hope your summer will be as enjoy able as you could hope for.
The beach in Fair Harbor is in fairly good shape, although some
neighboring communities have not fared as well. Everyone is remarking
about how clean the Bay appears. You can see the bottom of the Bay from
the end of the main dock. Let's hope the fishing is as good as the
viewing.
There have been a number of improvements over the
winter including new cement work in front of the "Old" firehouse and a new
siren at the corner of Oak and Central. We've arranged to keep the siren
on Fair Harbor time, i.e., the noon siren still goes off at 12:07.
1999 got off to a bad start. Two signal 13 alarms
(structural fire) have been sounded so far. One alarm was in Saltaire on
January 3rd and the second, in Cherry Grove, on April 14th your
department, along with others, responded in both cases. At each alarm one
house was totally lost and two others damaged. And in both cases faulty
electrical services are at least partially to blame. Which leads us to
suggest that having your electrician check over your system may be the
smartest investment you can make. Many older homes were wired with
"light" summer usage in mind, at a time when there were far fewer
energy-hungry gadgets. The present day consequences could be a totally
inadequate electrical system. Find out about it and have it updated before
you find out about it in a costly and tragic way. Enough with the sermons.
On a more upbeat note, this summer your department will
host pancake breakfasts and a Labor Day parade complete with a kids' float
contest, marching band and hot dogs, soda pop and ice cream galore. Please
join us. And speaking of joining us, if you'd be interested, please stop
by the "back" house any 3rd Sunday of the month a little before
9:30 am, and someone will be glad to talk it over with you. Some hard
work, a lot of fun and a great deal of personal satisfaction await you
when you become a member of the department or the auxiliary.
It's a wonderful way to make a contribution to the
community. And speaking of contributions, while your tax dollars cover
fire fighting equipment and other important expenses, we use donations to
cover the cost of things like hot dogs & ice cream for the Kids Parade,
the "Photo Ops", and uniforms for department members involved in the Fire
Island Fire Department Tournament. We will be happy with any amount you'd
like to contribute.
Check out the photos on the following pages. Maybe
you'll be in them next year. Have a wonderful summer. |
