FEATURES Our Neighborhood: The Way It Was • Interesting People • Local History • Events Around Town And More 19 • TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014 Honoring Young Writers Literary Journal To Fete Contest Winners The borough-based Literary Journal, Newtown Literary, has announced the winners of its Queens Young Authors and Poets and Authors Contest and will hold a ceremony to recognize the writers and poets this Saturday, June 21 in Astoria. Last fall, the Queens-focused literary journal, Newtown Literary, invited young writers and poets to use their creative minds to submit to the Queens Young Authors and Poets Contest, a borough-wide writing contest that welcomes prose and poetry from students in third through 12th-grade. This Saturday the journal will celebrate the winners of the contest at the Greater Astoria Historical Society, located at 35-20 Bdwy. “We are excited to honor the next generation of writers and poets living in Queens, Newtown Literary editor Tim Frederick said. “This was the first writing contest in Queens to reach so many parts of the borough and so many ages of Queens youth. So much has been said and written about the growing Queens literary community and we hope, through this contest, to lay the foundation for the literary community last generations.” The winners of the contest, by grade, writing category and with title piece were: Prose, grades three to five; 1st. Syeda S. Rahman, “Generation On.” 2nd. Samantha Cavusoglu, “The Golden Locket.” 3rd. Samuel Bachman, “The Dif of Destruction.” Honorable Mention. Jadie Tome, “The Case of the Missing Money.” EcoStation NY Starts Bid To Build A Rooftop Garden Bringing A ‘Farm In The Sky’ to B’wick by Noah Zuss EcoStation NY has announced a Kickstarter campaign, “30K in 30 Days”, to build a 10,000 sq. ft. rooftop garden atop its new headquarters at 214 Starr St. in Bushwick. The organization hopes to use the rooftop garden to grow fresh herbs crops and plants, to be distributed locally, Maggie Cheney, director of farms education for EcoStation NY said. The nonprofit will hire 14 area young people to help build the rooftop garden. The Farm-In-The-Sky will nearly double EcoStations yield, and grow almost three tons of food annually, the organization said. Entering its fifth year, the organization seeks to educate all in the community on healthy eating, nutrition and food justice issues. EcoStation holds many community events, and plans urban agriculture classes on the rooftop garden, Cheney said. For the Farm-In-The-Sky campaign, EcoStation is “actively recruiting donors,” she said.” We’re nearing 5k, but have a lot to go. “People can contribute one dollar, or 5k.” -SEE GARDEN ON PG. 57- Midville Pastor Receives A Higher Calling Hundreds of faithful parishioners packed Middle Village’s Community United Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon, June 15, to celebrate the ordination of Pastor Delores M. Barrett as elder in full connection and appointment. The ceremony featured performances by spiritual dancers and singers and remarks by Rev. Dr. Cecil B. Stone, pastor of Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church and Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church. Reverend Barrett is among those pictured with congregants above. (photo: Marcin Zurawicz) Breezy Point Veteran Honored At Ballgame City Council Member Eric Ulrich, Chair of the City Council Veterans Committee, joined the New York Mets in honoring Breezy Point resident Thomas Sullivan during the game on Saturday, June, 14. Sullivan is an Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve who served two tours in Iraq. He received a standing ovation and was presented with an American Flag by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords immediately following the third inning. Pictured are Ulrich, Giffords and U.S. Navy and NASA Astronaut, Capt. Mark Kelly with Sullivan and his family. Streisand, Meng Hit Same Tune Rep. Grace Meng met with actress/singer Barbra Streisand to discuss increased funding, research and awareness for women's heart disease, the number one killer of females. Meng met with Streisand last Wednesday June 11 on Capitol Hill as part of a meeting the performer held with the bipartisan House Women’s Caucus. Streisand, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, is an advocate for the prevention and treatment of heart disease in women. In 2012, she founded the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center in Los Angeles. “Heart disease is the number one killer of women, killing more women than all cancers combined,” said Streisand. “Since 1984, more women than men have died every year from heart disease. It's time for more funding, more research, and more attention for women's heart disease.” A woman dies every minute from heart disease, and women do not usually feel heart attacks via chest pain like men do. “I completely agree with agree with Barbra Streisand on this important issue,” said Meng. “More research and awareness must be a priority. I thank her for pressing her case with us in Washington.” -SEE JOURNAL ON PG. 56-
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