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for larger version       Broad Channel Bits Hot, humid weather keeps popping up to remind us how fortunate we are that only some days are unpleasant, not all of them. For the most part, Broad Channel is cooled by the breezes off the water. And when natural cooling fails, there is air conditioning and the backyard pool! On Friday, August 10, Ruffle Bar is having a "Booze Cruise." Boat will leave from Capt. Mike's in Howard Beach. Cruise is from 8 p.m. to midnight. The cost of $60 per person includes beer, food, DJ and spirits. Reservations only, call Eileen at 718- 318-2300. On Saturday, August 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., our state senator Shirley Huntley is bringing "2007 Children First Summer Festival Series" to Cross Bay Boulevard and West 22 Road (ball fields where day camp was once located- west of the toll booths). There will be games, rides, food, face painting, music and other things to see and do. The Hall of Science will also be there! On Sunday, August 12, there will be a brunch at the VFW, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The usual breakfast offerings will be on the menu. On Sunday, August 12 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is holding a beginners workshop for identifying shorebirds, called Shorebirds 101. It is recommended that you wear footgear suitable for muddy, wet locations. Bring binoculars, drinking water, insect repellent and sunscreen. Sign up in advance. Call 718-318-4340. CYO Girls' Soccer Registration for girls ages 8 to 14 is on Tuesday, August 14 and Wednesday, August 15 at the 17 Road park at 6:30 p.m. For information, call Jo at 718-474-8207. Christ Presbyterian Church is running a bus ride to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to see "In the Beginning," the story of Adam and Eve. The trip is an overnight one with choice of single ($205), double ($169) or triple ($150) accommodations and includes: transportation, one night at a hotel, breakfast, dinner, show, a tour of Amish country and a visit to a flea market on August 22-23 (Wednesday and Thursday). Call Janet at 718-318-6454. Ruffle Bar presents hot dinners served every Wednesday night. Dinners are $7 from 5 p.m. till ?! Call 718- 318-2300. Grassy Point presents homemade cooking every Thursday night from 5 to 7 p.m. Eat in or take out. Call 718- 474 1688 to order or for reservations. Meals are $7 each. Proceeds go to the BCVFD. Christ Presbyterian Church is having Bingo every Wednesday in the Church Hall on Noel and Church Roads until further notice. Doors open at 6 p.m.; there is an Early Bird. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Coffee and cake will be served. Donation is $5 per person. On Thursday, August 26, there will be a BBQ at the VFW starting at 2 p.m. Cost is $20 per person/$35 a couple. Kids are half price. The library has a lot of activities planned for August. On Fridays through August 24, all are welcome to play board games in the library from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy one of the games at the library or bring one of your own. On Wednesday, August 15 there are crafts for 2 to 5-year-olds at 3 p.m.; parental help is needed with crafts with this age group. On Thursday, August 16 there will be crafts for 6 to 12-year-olds at 3 p.m. Space is limited for craft programs; sign up in advance by phoning 718-318-4943 or stopping in the library. A Summer Reading Party will be held at the library on Tuesday, August 21 at 3 p.m. for all ages. Save the Date: on Sunday, September 23 and Saturday, October 13 - the rain date for both is Sunday, October 14. The brand new, 101-foot luxury boat "Golden Sunshine" will sail out of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Cruise will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Learn about the history, ecology, management, and wildlife of the Jamaica Bay Refuge. See egrets, herons, osprey, peregrine falcons, oystercatchers, migrating raptors and waterfowl, plus great views of the marshes, JFK Airport and the NYC skyline. Cost of $45 per person includes narrated tour, wine and cheese, fruit, drinks and snacks. Leaders will be Mickey Cohen and Don Riepe. Call 718-318-9344 or email driepe@nyc.rr.com for information. To reserve, send check made out to American Littoral Society to 28 West 9 Road, Broad Channel, NY 11693. St. Virgilius Golden Age will be sponsoring a bus ride to Atlantic City's Hilton Casino on Wednesday, September 5. Bus will leave corner of Noel Road and Cross Bay Boulevard at 8:30 a.m. sharp. Cost is $30 per person, with a $25 coin return and a $5 food coupon. Contact Dolores at 718-634-9472 or Margaret at 718- 945-4967. New York One news last week featured a segment on Jamaica Bay and its rapidly disappearing salt marshes. For those who do not have cable TV or didn't see it, it was a short but rather powerful segment. The effects of losing all the marshes were mentioned and a diagram showed the difference between what was there once and what there is now. Of course, it is predicted that there will be flooding without the salt marshes, among other things. The nitrogen-rich waste dumped in the bay by the sewage treatment plants was discussed. The bay and salt marshes looked so beautiful in the pictures and, of course, Broad Channel was mentioned. One of our neighbors, Dan Mundy, spoke for the camera. The last thing he said was great- about having something left (meaning the bay and marshes) for our children and grandchildren. If you have news that belongs in this column, please get the information to me by 9:30 a.m. on the Tuesday before you need the item to appear in The Wave. Please sign your email or letter; like the rest of the newspaper, I cannot publish info that comes without a name.
Email can be sent to: Lizbcbits@aol.com
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