Tony Perma's Elder son Chris will be on TV!

American Chopper

This Monday night, September 12, 2011

at 9pm EST

on the Discovery Channel.





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News From Back Home on Long Island Saturday evening and the gang is back on Cupsogue Beach. I know a few of our Sachem alumni were big fans of Cupsogue Beach in Westhampton. Everyone was drinking Margaretas and singing Margaretaville! For those of you that deserted Long Islend! "Its your own damned fault!" Ha!Ha!......
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Yesterday they had a contest on Westhampton Beach. Sculptors competed against each other to see who was the greatest of all! I just love this one because I can connect with it!  A Shark biting a boat! Hummmm.... I am a former boat owner, and I was "almost bit by a shark!" Now how can you almost be bitten by a shark? Welllll Its a long story. I will tell you the next time I see you! Its fun to tell Shark stories!!! Anyway this shark is about 18 feet long, and I could sware that he snapped his jaws as I walked nearby!  Ha! Ha! If anyone knows the artist please let me know so that I could put his name on this photo.
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The Shark Sculpture is dear to my heart because I owned a boat. Screwed to the wall in my office is the actual hull of a genuine boat. This piece of art work which bears the title "Why I Sold my Boat," is a constant reminder to me, of the trials and tribulations of being a boat captain!

The two pieces of broken boat line are remnants of my own personal episodes of "Disaster at Sea." My son's boat broke loose on two separate occasions, during ferocious storms. Dad and his grandson had to rescue the boat in 90 Mile per hour winds, during a storm surge! Scared the hell out of me! I'm getting too old for this! Ha! Ha!

The piece of metal to the right of the Broken lines is the cleat from my boat that was literally torn off of my boat during a winter storm. It was this event that showed me that wet storage is not such a good idea!

Finally the jagged tears on the right hand side of the hull were caused by the jaws of a shark. The poor captain of this boat was attacked by a Sea Monster! So! You can see why I sold my boat!  Ha! Ha!

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We danced, sang, drank Margaretas, and watched the shark devour the boat! A great time was had by all!

Comment From Fern Spies:
Looks like you guys had a lot of fun! Sorry I missed it.

Fern


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From Gail Johnson Holland:

The two Gails had a wonderful visit in honour of their upcoming 70th birthdays. We had marathon yaking fests. We are fine and so are the husbands. We have very much enjoyed good health, happy retirement and good times. 

Gail Johnsen Holland

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Gail Tierney Griffith Visits Gail Johnson in London!

My husband Hoyt, our great niece AnnMarie, and I've just come back from two weeks in Dublin and London, with a lovely visit with Gail Johnsen and her husband Tony Holland sandwiched in between the two cities. Not only do Gail and I share our first names, but our birth month ~ November~ which we have been celebrating with cards and telephone calls for many years. We will be 70 shortly and it was my turn to visit. We made the most of the time catching up, especially chatting about those days at Sachem that brought us together and nurtured this lifetime friendship. A highlight of the visit was the chance to meet Gail's granddaughters, Destiny, Faith, and Hope ~ three delightful bundles of energy. The youngest, Hope, shares her grandmother's flair for the dramatic! It was Mrs. Johnsen who took Gail, her sister Judy, and lucky me to New York City to see our first Broadway show Pajama Game for our 15th birthdays. That kindness ignited a lifetime love of the theater in me. Now we are looking forward to Gail and Tony visiting us in Hendersonville, NC, sometime soon.



Gail Tierney Griffith '59



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An Alumna's Solution to Budget Cuts


Sachem graduates have and continue to have a significant global impact on all levels of education and government.


Sachem alumna Mary Trapani Hynes graduated from Sachem High School in 1961, and continued her education at Harpur College (SUNY), in New York. Mrs. Hynes has for years been working as a teacher in Taranto Canada.


On Thursday July 28, 2011 Mary Trapani Hynes, spoke at the Mayor's Executive Committee forum, in an effort to stop budget cuts to the Taranto public library, and transportation systems. Mary skillfully used a unique combination of reverse psychology and sarcasm, which had a dramatic impact on the outcome of that meeting.


Please read the top link, which is a newspaper article, then view the lower link, which is a YouTube video. The video is absolutely fascinating!




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http://www.thestar.com/news/torontocouncil/article/1031744--sarcasm-the-big-winner-in-marathon-budget-session


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq67lT93Ki0&feature=topvideos_news


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Dennis Pelliccia:

A Cool Music Video I Wish to Share:)

At the Beach / The Hamptons / May 2010 / New York


click link / music video / home made

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http://youtu.be/CIPJQyg-oPM


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These past few days "I've been takin" many cold showers... not too cold:))


Joan Lalla Gerson Said:


Thank you Dennis, for sharing that beautiful video. I can't wait to get out to Long Island this week and go to the ocean. After your video, I am more determined than ever. The Poconos have been hot for the past week but I am loving it. The humidity is low and the house stays cool with all these trees around. But, being a Long Island girl, I miss the ocean.

Thanks again.



Joanie


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Montauk Point Beach

Videos From Home on Long Island
The heat has been horrible here on long Island. In an attempt to get some relief from the extremely hot temperatures, Marie and I went to Montauk Point.  It was actually cool at the beach! The weather was overcast, so we were spared direct exposure to the sun. There was a slight cool breeze; wow, finally some relief! 

Montauk Beach
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The Great Montauk Tsunami! Ha! Ha!

(In the water with my clothes on!)
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I thought this had some value as a Human Interest Photo? This is Marie!

 Makes a great desktop background!

Fellow alumni:

Please share your experiences with our group. A few photos would be great!

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Emotional Evening at Ronkonkoma Beach

(This article is also published to Sachem Patch, the local Lake Ronkonkoma online Newspaper. Please go to the link below and read the wonderful alumni comments!)
 http://sachem.patch.com/blog_posts/emotional-evening-at-ronkonkoma-beach

Also read 23 other related alumni comments at the URL below.
http://reunion98.blogspot.com/2009/10/for-those-alumni-that-have-seen-one-too.html#links

What is currently known as Ronkonkoma Beach is in fact the former location of the Hollywood Beach Pavilion, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY. I, as a young man, patronized the Pavilion in the Fifties and Sixties.

History repeats itself, as my Daughter Carol, a member of the Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce, and owner of the "Liberty Tax Service," invites her parents to attend a Clam Bake/ BBQ, at the former location of the "Hollywood Beach Pavilion," now called "Ronkonkoma Beach."

A smile appeared on my daughters face when she realized that she had inadvertently invited her father to a treasured location of his youth. My daughter is too young to have seen the Pavilion, but she did see the glow on my face as I basked in the Sun on what I consider to be "Hallowed Ground." Actually the weather was overcast, with rain showers. I was unable to see the clouds or feel the rain, because the "Spirit of times past," would only allow me to see the sunshine, and feel the sand beneath my feet!

Surrounded by younger "Sachemites," a few of the attendees were wearing Red and Gold Sachem T - Shirts "How cool is that!" I actually met a Sachem Alumna from the class of 1967.


The actions of the "Spirit of times past," once again prodded me, in effect telling me that I should look around for more signs from my past. Yep! The spirit was right, the event was catered by none other than "Bruno's."


"Bruno's," has been and still is an integral part of Ronkonkoma culture and history. In the Sixties and Seventies everyone from my crowd "hung-out" at Bruno's. Reminiscent of the "English Pub," Bruno's has for decades functioned not only as a prominent pub, restaurant, and caterer; but also as the de facto social headquarters of Ronkonkoma.


The "Spirit of times past," has shown me that the wonderful people and places of Ronkonkoma have not changed, but continue to thrive!


My thanks to the Ronkonkoma Chamber of commerce, for having this wonderful event, on July 8, 2011. It appears that this event may be annual; where can I buy the tickets for next year's event?



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From Marian (Stuart) Eskijian:

 Hi,        ---------------      I do enjoy the news from Sachem, and especially from the class of  '59!! The newspaper accounts are great. I am not good at all this new technology, but I do get to the blog page and my e-mail!! My grandkids have to help me with the computer and cell phone. All is well here. Greg and I are enjoying retirement with travel, local activities, and family gatherings. Thanks for keeping the Sachem news coming our way. Otherwise, we would all loose touch.              

Marian (Stuart) Eskijian

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From Gerry Jacobs Horal..class of '64


Hi Ben...so enjoy keeping up on all the info of past graduates (I graduated Sachem in '64)...


I don't know if anyone would remember Neville Hugelmeyer...When I was in Junior High Neville was brought in as a substititue teacher....He was also my neighbor and I remember how much he loved kids and what a great smile he had....He was also on the Yankee farm team and the kids in school would always ask for his autograph..( he not realizing that many were using it as a hallway pass)..Well..I just read today in Sunday's Newsday that he passed away in Florida on June 18th...His father (and possibly his mother were on the Board of Education..and his older brother was a dentist in Lake Ronkonkoma for many years...


Just wondered if anyone would remember..


Keep up the good work on your site....More people than you know are enjoying it.


Gerry Jacobs Horal..class of '64

Brenda Sichenzia (Sent via Email)
My brother was friends with the Hugelmeyer brothers. I myself remember when one of them was hit by a car when he was riding his bike across Hawkins Avenue near the old Post Office, which was across the street from the ice cream parlor.



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Members of the Sachem Class of 2011 sing the song, "In my Life," by the Beatles, at their Graduation!


Deja Vu at it's best! Wow!.......

http://sachem.patch.com/articles/video-sachem-north-graduation-2011#video-6751342


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