Chief Chris Osborne reports to At Quaquanantuck this week that a number of firefighters were honored at the Quogue Fire Department’s annual inspection dinner.
Tom Mullen and Joe Jahelka were recognized by the department, Southampton Town, and Suffolk County for 35 years of service to the community. Mike Mcmahon, Ted Yates, Tom Snodgrass, and Chris Osborne received citations for responding to more than 100 alarms last year.
Two Chiefs Awards for 2009 went to Bruce Moore and David Turinsky. The Firefighter of the Year Award for 2009 was presented to Ex Chief Edward Shea for his outstanding commitment to the department and his facilitation of the new Explorer program that will be launched late this summer for young adults age 14 and up. The program is designed to build firefighters from within the QFD. Anyone with young adults interested should call 653-4498, extension 12, for more details.
This month’s Film Feast at the Quogue Library is serving up a real cinematic treat, “An Education,” which garnered an Academy Award nomination for Carey Mulligan. The film is set in the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, where a bright schoolgirl is torn between studying for a place at Oxford and the more exciting alternative offered to her by a charismatic older man.
As Kenneth Turan wrote in The Los Angeles Times, “This is a performance, and a film, to cherish for this year and always.” As always, price of admission is a dish for six people to share and a beverage. The feasting starts at 6:30 and the film will be screened at 7:15; call the library at 653-4224 to reserve a space. The Film Feast organizers are once again offering special thanks to Quogue resident and library patron Judy Gruhn for all her hard work on the new Film Feast Cookbook, featuring beloved dinner dishes from the Quogue Library film feasts.The book is on sale now for $12; stop by the library to pick up a copy.
In honor of World Turtle Day, the Quogue Wildlife Refuge will offer a free program for all ages from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday that’s all about turtles.
Visitors will be introduced to a variety of turtles and tortoises before taking a hike with staffers on the wooded trails up to the bridge to search for the notorious snapping turtles that reportedly reside there, as well as for the eastern box turtle, which is now a Species of Special Concern. Especially at this time of year, it’s important to dress for the weather. Reservations are required; call 653-4771.
The next Full Moon Night Hike at the Refuge is scheduled for Thursday, May 27, at 7:30 p.m. The hike, which is free for QWR members and $5 for non-members, will follow a route through the forest up to North Pond in search of nocturnal creatures, while enjoying some night vision activities. The walk, which is open to adults and families with children over 11, will last approximately 90 minutes; reservations required 24 hours prior by calling QWR at 653-4771.
Also on May 27, the Hampton Theatre Company will open the final show of its 25th anniversary season, a revival of Alan Ayckbourn’s “Bedroom Farce,” at 8 p.m. in the Quogue Village Theater in the Community Hall. For information or reservations, visit hamptontheatre.org or call Ovation Tix at 1-866-811-4111 or HTC at 653-8955.
on May 18, 2010