MEN’S CLUB NEWS
Men’s Club Events: Belly up to the Bar(becue)
Men’s Club Current Events
BY HOWARD ARKIN
The North Shore Towers Men’s
Club July 26 meeting included the
usual varied and thought-provoking
topics. Before member Gary
Darche got started, he asked all 27
members in the room to give their
opinions regarding the vaccination
vs. non-vaccination crisis. As you
might have guessed, everyone was in
favor of people getting the vaccine,
with possible exceptions made for
medical reasons. The rise in the
inflation rate was also on the agenda.
The club’s resident economist, Ron
Gold, explained numerous reasons
and possible remedies to stem
the growth of the virus. Ben and
Jerry’s decision to boycott the settlements
on the West Bank and East
Jerusalem was discussed. It seemed
to me that most were against it.
The discussions are so stimulating
that sometimes Gary is unable to
cover all of them. One topic that
had to be tabled for our next meeting
was Jerry Adelberg’s concern
over the closing of local newspapers.
Being what is today termed a
“newspaper junkie,” I began to think
about how New York’s newspapers
played a role in my life over the past
75 years. I think that it all started
in the summer of 1945, waiting for
the morning papers to be delivered
to the Monticello bungalow colony
where I was staying with my family.
On August 6, 1945, the headlines
told us that we were entering into a
new age-an atomic bomb had been
dropped on Hiroshima. At about
the same time I was also following
the exploits of three employees of
The Daily Planet—Clark Kent, Lois
Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Kent was of
particular interest to me as he had
a side job that required him to fly.
By the time that I reached public
school and later junior high school,
The Daily News and The Mirror had
become my papers of choice. Of
course, The New York Times would
eventually replace them. In the evening,
my father would bring home
the World Telegram, later to become
the World Telegram and Sun.
I wasn’t too interested in the editorials,
but I do remember Walter
Winchell and Ed Sullivan as gossip
columnists. The sports sections were
also a priority of mine. Waiting for
The Daily News truck to deliver
their night edition telling us of
another glorious Dodger victory
would always produce a good
night’s sleep.
Two other papers that deserve
mention were the Worker and the
Forward. However, one was too
radical and the other I couldn’t
understand!
This was just the beginning of
the fear that Jerry Adelberg has
today. Yes, we have lost many daily
publications due to the digitalization
of information. Hopefully we
will always have The North Shore
Towers Courier.
We want YOU to
get vaccinated!
BY HOWARD ARKIN
After having been rescheduled
from the previous week due
to the weather, the Men’s
Club got to celebrate its second
annual barbecue on July 20. This
time the weather was on our side. In
addition to the usual BBQ fare, we
were introduced to Polish sausage.
Some of us would be eating
kielbasa for the first time in
our lives.
We had 31 members
attending and I couldn’t
help but notice that a few
were new members. I hope that
they came prepared to partake
in discussing diverse topics, from
the Mets and Yankees to ancient
Chinese philosophy, not
to mention Parisian
restaurants.
As the BBQ was coming
to the end we were
given the opportunity to
take home leftovers. Of course
the response was positive. Aren’t
North Shore Towers’ diners and
Doggie Bags synonymous? If you
ever have the opportunity to watch
Channel 995 on Saturday evenings
from 7.30 to 9.00 pm, you’ll know
what I mean.
As usual, the barbecue was
another Men’s Club success for
which we can thank Toby, Jerry and
Terry for their efforts. Hope To see
you next year. And be sure to contact
Jerry Siegel (347-235-4513) or
Toby Horowitz (718-279-0082) for
information on our future events.
Members line up for burgers and kielbasa Time to eat!
22 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ September 2021