CLUB’S OCT MEETING MOVES TO NANCY’S RESTAURANT
Roy Fox, celebrated radio personality, historian and lecturer
at the Rufus King Mansion Museum
We’ve established a tradition of offering an optional dinner at our October meeting in honor of Columbus Day. Because of the unavailability of our usual meeting room at the Knights of Columbus each October, we relocate, for October only, to Nancy’s Restaurant. The dinner meeting is on October 6th, and the eatery is located at 255-41 Jericho Turnpike, Floral Park Queens. There’s metered municipal parking across the street.
This is a dinner meeting, but the purchase of dinner is not required (but definitely recommended). For $40, we serve a four-course dinner with a choice of nine entrees. Soda, coffee/tea and dessert are all included along with tax and tip. Cash bar is available. This restaurant receives high praise for its food.
Mark Cipolla is the Republican and Conservative candidate for New York State Senate in District 11 which is in Northeastern Queens. When asked about the reason he chose to enter the race, he said: “I am tired of seeing career politicians allowed to treat “their” office as theirs, not “ours.” I am tired of seeing career politicians run unopposed because the cost of running a campaign against an incumbent is perceived as cost prohibitive and the uphill battle too daunting.”
Jarret Freeman is the Republican candidate for New York State Senate in District 14 in Eastern Queens. A passionate community activist born and raised in Eastern Queens, Jarret bases the motivation of his campaign on inclusivity, increasing community participation in local politics, and, above all, putting the needs of the community residents first.
Ira Harris is the Republican candidate for New York State Assembly in District 24 whose boundaries snake through Eastern Queens to Richmond Hill. He is running against David Weprin, a career politician, who gets re-elected due to the popularity of his family name. Although the doubters said it couldn’t be done, we proved the doubters wrong when our current Queens County GOP Chairman, Bob Turner defeated David Weprin in a special election and was elected to Congress a few years ago.
Harry Wilson was born and raised in upstate Johnstown, NY. Harry’s mother and paternal grandparents all emigrated to Johnstown from their native Greece, making Harry a first-generation Greek-American. Harry’s father, Jim, was a bartender at his brother’s restaurant, and Harry’s mother, Niki, was a stay-at-home mom until Harry was 11, when looming college commitments led her to take a job operating a sewing machine at a local factory.
A police protest in Dallas, Texas ended with the murder of five Dallas police officers and the wounding of seven others. There are many cities across the country where there were protests over the deaths of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota by police officers. In my view two wrongs don’t make a right. The young man who did the killing was apparently consumed by bigotry and hate and let his gun do the talking about what he perceived was justice against innocent police officers who were only trying to keep the peace. In my opinion hate is not the answer and does not address the injustices many people of color feel. 
