Sad News …

Virginia E. Skidmore’ “Ginny”, passed on May 18, 2018 at 87 years of age. Ginny was the mother of Linda Skidmore and longtime teacher aide who was  affectionately known as “Mom” at Northport Junior High School. 

Wake will be Monday from 2:00-5:00 p.m. & 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Nolan & Taylor Funeral Home in Northport. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.  at the funeral home with Reverend Michael O’Connor presiding. Interment Northport Rural Cemetery.

In Ginny’s memory donations can be made online at www.lewisoliverfarm.org/ to benefit Friends of the Farm. 

ALS Honoree Recognition Benefit

The ALS Ride for Life is very special to the Northport – East Northport Community, and two of our own, Glenn Baldwin and Brian Ohst, are being honored at this year’s Honoree Recognition Benefit.

When: March 7,  6:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Where: Villa Lombardi’s, 877 Main Street , Holbrook

Register Now

Tickets are $75 per person or $85 after February 15.

For more information
www.alsrideforlife.org

 

An Invitation …

R-UTN Member Pamela Waldroup invites everyone to the opening reception of her two-person art show, Photographs & Memories, at the South Huntington Public Library on Saturday, February 3 from to 2 – 4 p.m. The show will run through February 28. The poster for the show, featuring one of Pamela’s photographs, can be seen on the Member News page.

Paintings by Constance Wolf, UTN member and Northport High School Art teacher, are featured in the Winners Showcase at the Mill Pond Gallery in  St. James from February 3 through March 11. The opening reception is Saturday, February 3 at 2 p.m.

Sad News …

Carol Anderson-Hoffmann, former English Department Chairperson, Interim Principal at Norwood Elementary School, and Interim Assistant-Superintendent, passed on January 27 after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, Wayne and her daughter, Chelsea. She was predeceased by her son, Tristan.

Visitation at the Raynor D’Andrea Funeral Home in West Sayville on Wednesday, January 31 from 2:00 – 4:30 and 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. The funeral will be held on Thursday, February 1st at 10:00 a.m. at Sayville United Methodist Church with interment to follow at St. Ann’s Cemetery in Sayville.

Condolences may be sent to the Anderson-Hoffmann family at the address listed in the directory and contributions  in Carol’s memory may be made to City Harvest, www.cityharvest.org.