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Karl Schweitzer, Class of 1981

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• November 2024 Newsletter

***P R E S S  R E L E A S E*** Hicksville Water District Chairman Karl Schweitzer Seeks 2024 Reelection Schweitzer Hopes to Bring Knowledge and 20-Plus Experience Into Another Term Hicksville, NY (November 4, 2024) - Hicksville Water District (HWD) Chairman Karl Schweitzer is seeking reelection this year to maintain a spot on the HWD Board of Commissioners, where he has served his community since first being elected in 2003. With nearly two decades of experience under his belt, Schweitzer brings a wealth of passion and knowledge of what it takes to provide residents with top quality water service....

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Karl Schweitzer, Class of 1981

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by Karl Schweitzer, HHS Class of 1981

More than 60 years after Hicksville Volunteer Fire Department’s fire engine was decommissioned, the vintage truck has returned home. In August, the Hicksville Fire Department was made aware of the once in a lifetime opportunity to bring the antique apparatus back to Hicksville. This unit that once proudly served the Hicksville community was thought to be lost to the salvage yard, but it has now been resurrected.

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The Editors

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Peppercorns of Hicksville Closing Recently, HixNews Editors learned Peppercorns, the longtime restaurant and catering, located at 25 East Marie Street in Hicksville on the site of an old firehouse is closing as of August 1, 2024. There is now a petition to declare the site a historic landmark. Here is the link to the petition: Change.Org Petition Link to click.      The following was part of a recent article by Karl Schweitzer about Hicksville Pubs, Past and Present. Another mainstay bar and pub was the old Hicksville Fire House. After it was moved across the street from its current location, it...

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Wendy Elkis Girnis, Class of 1977

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• June 2024 Newsletter
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Hicksville's Aquatic Center and Alumni Swim Meet by, Wendy Elkis Girnis (HHS Class of 1977) One of the first questions I remember being asked as a Hicksville High School 10th grader in 1974 was, “Have you seen the pool on the roof yet?” Most of us, who didn’t have older siblings, thought that was cool that the school had a pool, only to find out  it  was just a joke played on incoming students. There never was a pool on the roof. Today the question that is asked of incoming students is, “Have you been to the Aquatic Center yet?” ...

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Arthur Mayer (husband of Gail Schwartzman Mayer, Class of 1973)

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Hicksville Public Schools Receives Music Education Honor…Again! by, Arthur Mayer (husband of Gail Schwartzman Mayer, Class of 1973)  Long Island has had its share of winning teams: There was the ABA Nets of the mid-1970s and the Stanley Cup Islander teams winning 4 consecutive championships from 1980-1983, but a dynasty has been building right here in Hicksville! For the 9th consecutive year, our Hicksville Public Schools has been honored with a Best Communities for Music Education Award  by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. This honor by NAMM, which has existed since 1901, recognizes the synergy created by the efforts of motivated, talented students...

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Ron Wencer, Class of 1964

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In Praise of Roger Whitaker

by Ron Wencer,
HHS Class of 1964

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I usually write about the village of Hicksville, but not this time around. This time, I’m writing on behalf of all of us – those who make Hixnews, and those who read it – to acknowledge the long and invaluable service of our former webmaster, Roger Whitaker. While I’m at it, I’ll also touch upon how connections among Hicksville families and friends led a man in Minnesota to play matchmaker for Illinois resident Roger (whom he’d never met in person) and a woman from Hicksville.

 

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