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John Cilmi's avatar

Hi, Art,

Your and other postings about the OMP bring back many memories for me, too. Our family lived on Brown St. just off of Congress Ave., so the OMP was easy to access at the point in your photo near the King Kullen shopping center. That view was a common one during the winter as well since the viewpoint was exactly where we would all end up after sledding down Roselle St., the best hell in our neck of the woods.

Also, we had an Aunt, Uncle, cousins and grandparents who lived on Cornwell Ave. in Williston Park near another section of the OMP. It was in a wooded area just a block or so away from their homes and was a favorite haunt when we visited. I think our exploits mostly involved looking for garter snakes, one of which bit my probing finger. Lesson learned.

John Cilmi

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Regarding Joanna Faber's memories of the Roslyn Duck Pond, it certainly was a magical spot for a young person. My memories of that spot include taking my yellow labrador, Goldie, to The Pond and getting into repeated trouble with the park superintendant (thank goodness my dad was an attorney): the 1st time Goldie jumped in the pond and harmlessly retrieved a live duck in it's mouth (after all, Goldie was a "retriever") that resulted in a warning; the 2nd time, during a Memorial Day parade, Goldie jumped in and shook off the mud onto a white-clad, baton-twirling majorette -- that resulted in an indefinite park ban.

Just a quick recap: Now living in Irvington, NY on the beautiful Hudson River after a successful career in corporate communications, by way of New York City, New Jersey and Northern California. Married for 38 years to Andrea, with two adult sons living in Austin, Texas and NYC.

I love catching up every week (or more) through the Wheatley Alumni Newsletter!

Steve Wolfert (1969)

I also greatly enjoy the Newsletter memories of Andel's Deli, Snow White Bakery, Slow Boat to China, Howard Johnson's, My Father's Place (my father used to play piano there at the former tiny bowling alley), Mr. Israel, Mr. Pagliari, Walter Wathy, and all the other great teachers & administrators at Wheatley.

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