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Columnists June 13, 2003
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Beachcomber
     When The Wave photographer went out into the community, looking for pictures to illustrate our story on dog poop all over the peninsula, he photographed Pete O’Shea of Beach 93 Street walking his dog.
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Boyle-ing Points by Kevin Boyle
A Funny Thing Happened
     I didn’t want to rain on everybody’s parade––there’s been way too much of that lately between Mother Nature and the ticket blitz––but I did try to provide a clue about the third leg of the Triple Crown.
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Broad Channel Bits
By Liz Guarino
     Some sun, some clouds. It’s almost summer and we haven’t seen very much of old Sol. The cloudy days we’ve been having are not my personal favorites-or other people’s, either!
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Chatting with Chapey
Carol Verdi: A Dedicated Educator
by Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey, Democratic District Leader
     On Thursday, May 22, we had the wonderful opportunity to attend Heartshare’s First Step Early Child Center’s 14th Annual Benefit Dinner.
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Dorothy Dunne
     The Theodore Roosevelt Awards for the Advancement of Public Service was presented to Paul Volker, Chairman of the National Commission on Public Service, former Federal Reserve Chairman and the cast and producers of The West Wing, at the Partnership for Public Service event at Cipriani’s last week.
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From The Artists Studio
Rockaway Artists Alliance
by Susan Hartenstein
     Two weekends of double bills with the RAA are coming up. Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15: 1) Artist Bill Beirne and his T’ai Chi Army "invade" Fort Tilden at Battery Harris.
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From the
Editor’s Desk
By Howard Schwach
     The Wave has to deal on a daily basis with politicians, civic leaders, New York City, New York State and Federal agencies, local residents and organization heads.
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Health & Harmony
By Dr. Nancy Gahles
     There are many systems of healing that are outside of the realm of conventional medicine as practiced in the United States. Increasing-
ly, people are searching for and using alternative health care approaches.
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Historical Views
of the Rockaways

Southeast Corner – Mott
And Central Avenues, 1905
     This week’s Historical View was shot in 1905, and shows the southeast corner of Mott and Central Avenues in that year. Mott Avenue runs left to right (or east to west) and Central Avenue with its trolley tracks runs down to the beach from bottom right.
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Looking Backward
What The Wave Said
20
     Years Ago...
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MovieScope By Robert Snyder
‘Finding Nemo’ is Finny Stuff

     In the heyday of Warner Brothers’ animation, vocal actor Mel Blanc spent a lot of time talking to himself, supplying almost all the voices of the studio’s cartoon stars (Bugs Bunny, Sylvester the Cat, Tweetie Bird, Daffy Duck, etc.).
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Notes from the High C’s
Rockaway Music and Arts Council
Season Starts With USO Gala
by Sharon Gabriel
     Hi! It’s been a long time since we last spoke. We have been through an awful winter and not a very good spring, and hopefully with summer just around the corner the sun will start shining bright and w arm.
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RDRC Community Update
By Curtis Archer, Executive Director
     There have been reports that the project at 6200 Beach Channel Drive was dead in the water; well I want to let everyone know that that is not the case and set the record straight that the Joseph P.
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Simon Says...
From the Desk of Lew M. Simon, Democratic District Leader, 23rd A.D. Part B
     There is still time to enjoy yourself and win cash. Tickets are available for Saturday, June 21 for the bus trip to Atlantic City Trump Marina. We leave from club headquarters 112-20 Beach Channel Drive opposite Waldbaums’ Shopping Center at 5:30 p.m.
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The Rockaway Irregular by Stuart W. Mirsky
     What About That WMD?
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