18 APRIL 11 - APRIL 17, 2013 Muffin’s Pet Connection email: [email protected] By JUDE LASSOW “HEY JUDE: Hi, fellow cat lover. It is Frank from the Coney Island train yard. I retired from active service as a car inspector with New York City Transit in December 2011. I am now feeding about 30 cats in five different locations around the train yard. “I found four kittens inside one of the overhaul shops about six weeks ago. With the extreme cold weather we have had lately, I am hoping to find loving homes for these little ladies, before management calls the ACC kill shelter to remove them along with their year-old mother. They are now about nine weeks old, litter-trained. Please call me at 917-774- 2060 ASAP. “They are tame and curious about the shop despite the heavy machinery and chemicals inside the shop. I will deliver them within reasonable distance from the train yard and even pay for a preliminary vet exam. It is heartbreaking that so many people discard their cats like ‘trash’ at the train yard. They were born inside the shop and would make fabulous pets.. Thanks for your attention. “Be well, Frank.” *** “IN LOVING MEMORY... I will never forget that November day in 2004 when I attended Mary Jo Tobin’s very first adoption event with the intention of adopting an adult red cat, but came home with a red ball of kitten fire that was “Rocky” from day one. It was such a pleasure watching his shoulders rise when he drank from the toilet bowl. He sat at the window watching the world go by. And the world watched Rocky too. “He was loved by every one. Children would talk to him while waiting for the bus outside my house. He greeted each and every one of them, if I brought them to the window to say hello to him personally. “Know that you’re missed terribly and that no matter how many other cats I have in the house, they can never take your place. Even Neil cannot come over without your being there. Goodbye my love - you are missed terribly.” — Rita Bell *** FYI: In six years, one unspayed female dog and her offspring can reproduce 67,000 unwanted pups. Photo courtesy of Eleni Vallas Sandy Vallas leads Bay Ridge’s Holy Cross Church parishioners in the Greek Independence Day Parade. Opa! What a fantastic 82nd annual Greek Independence Day Parade, this past Sunday in Manhattan, along Fifth Avenue from 64th to 79th Street. This year, past parade Chairperson and current GOP mayoral contender John Catsimatidis passed the parade baton to Dino Rallis, while the sponsoring committee, the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, bestowed the title of parade chairman emeritus on Catsimatidis. While Cats, as he likes to be called, may not be pulling all the parade levers this year, his presence couldn’t be missed riding atop of a float with his wife, family and supporters. The parade executive director was former Bay Ridgeite Georgea Kontzamanis, a key member of State Senator Marty Golden’s staff. Assistant FBI Director George Venizelos, who heads the New York office, was the 2013 grand marshal. He marched alongside honorary grand marshal, Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Several Bay Ridgers were also in the march. Among them was Sandy Vallas, who led Bay Ridge’s Holy Cross Church parishioners up the avenue. Vallas is a past president of the Holy Cross Board, a member of Community Board 10, and president of Fort Hamilton High School’s PTA and alumni association. Also joining the Hellenic march, which celebrates 192 years of independence from the Ottoman Empire, were GOP City Council candidate John Quaglione, past State Senate Democratic challenger and attorney Andrew Gounardes, Senator Charles Schumer and Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis. Two local bands we spotted were the Greek School of Plato Marching Band and a musical contingent from the A. Fantis Parochial School. *** Kevin Walsh, who helms the very popular web site, Forgotten New York, and wrote a book by the same name which is in its fifth printing, will be returning to his hometown, Bay Ridge. He will be giving a presentation at the Bay Ridge Historical Society on Wednesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m., in the Shore Hill Community Room, on 91st Street between Colonial Road and Shore Road. Walsh, who was born and raised in Bay Ridge, and watched the Narrows Verrazano Bridge being constructed, also has a wealth of information and photos about areas many local residents may not be familiar with. *** Photo courtesy of Forgotten New York Forgotten New York webmaster and author Kevin Walsh will address the Bay Ridge Historical Society. Our good friend Ron Schweiger, the Brooklyn Borough historian, is also coming to Bay Ridge for a nostalgic trip down memory lane, via a slide presentation he will be doing at the Bay Ridge Jewish Center, at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, at Fourth Avenue and 81st Street. Admission is $10, and the center will be offering knishes, hot pretzels and egg creams for sale. For reservations, call 718-836- 3101 or click on to [email protected]. *** The Democrats for Change will be holding its annual dinner on Wednesday, May 1, at 6 p.m., in the grand ballroom of the Dyker Beach Golf Course, off Seventh Avenue on 86th Street. Honorees include Jane Kelly as Community Leader, Laurie Windsor as Civic Leader and Councilmember Vinnie Gentile as Democrat of the Year. Club officers are Jonathan Yedin, president; Diana Krosky, first vice president; Margaret Brennan, second vice president; Bennett Silverstein, recording secretary and Linda Orlando, corresponding secretary. Tickets are $75 each. Democratic District Leader Kevin Peter Carroll is a former president. Another Democrat has tossed his hat into the mayoral slugfest. Apparently taking a page out of Sal Albanese’s playbook, Staten Islander, Reverend Erick Salgado has announced he is also running. *** The Brooklyn Real Estate Board will hold its Spring Fling on Thursday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Sirico’s, 8023 13th Avenue. The star-studded awardees will be Dr. Michael Szczepanski for Humanitarianism; Attorney Richard Rodriguez for being a prominent business leader; McKinley Junior High School Principal Janice Geary for education leadership; Brooklyn Board of Realtors CEO Rich Schulhoff for real estate leadership; Doreen Garson, Volunteer Fire Chief of the Gerritsen Beach Fire Department, for exemplary community service; and NYPD Inspector Peter DeBlasio, commanding officer of the 60th Precinct; as “Man of the Year.” Tickets are $85 each. For reservations, contact committee Chairperson Margaret Ranieri at 917-562- 3236, or Patricia Laudano at 718-748-5959. Photo courtesy of Jude Lassow Frank’s train yard kittens need loving homes. GENERALLY SPEAKING By Theodore General N.Y. FBI director leads Greek Independence Parade To reach Ted General via the Internet, his e-mail address is: [email protected].
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