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BY WILL BREDDERMANThe rocket is ready for

lift-off!The Coney Island History

Project has confi rmed that it has answered the city’s call for a project proposal for the iconic Astroland Rocket, and it plans to bring the der-elict ride to a location inside Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park for restoration.

The Project said that Wonder Wheel Park’s own-ers, the Vourderises, will fully restore the one-of-a-kind attraction — and keep the Astroland Park letter-ing on its side as a memorial to the bygone space-themed park. Wonder Wheel Park hopes the rehabbed rocket will be the centerpiece of its annual History Day next summer.

The rocket ride — origi-nally called the Star Flyer — made its debut at the 1962 opening of the now-shuttered funzone. Seventy-one feet long and made of airplane-grade aluminium, the ship contains 26 seats and a screen that orig-inally simulated a spacecraft launch . In later years, the de-funct ride sat atop the roof of Boardwalk raw bar Gregory and Paul’s — now called Paul’s Daughter — between W. 10th and W. 12th streets, as an ad-vertisement beckoning Coney-goers toward Astroland.

Astroland closed in 2008, and the next year park own-ers Carol and Jerry Albert donated the rocket to the city on behalf of the Coney Island History Project. The city has vowed numerous times over

Left to rot on the Rock, fi xed-up rocket to come home again

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RESCUING THE ROCKET: (Top) The Astroland Rocket has been stored here, outside old Navy buildings, on Staten Island since 2009. Plans have been announced to restore it and move it back to Coney Island, as part of Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park (above). Photos by Vince DiMiceli (top) and Steve Solomonson

BY WILL BREDDERMANExperts be damned!The city needs to build sand

dunes off Brooklyn’s beach-lined shorefront to shield residents from the next Hurricane Sandy-like storm — just like it is doing for the Rockaways in Queens —

claim residents who fear the city’s fi x is a rec-

ipe for disaster.Residents of

Sandy-slammed Coney Island and Brighton Beach say they need a

fast, effi cient bar-rier to block ris-

ing ocean waters in the event of another storm, and argue that dunes are the perfect fi x.

“Dunes have been proven ef-fective, they’re cost-effective, and they can be built relatively quickly,” said coastal watchdog Ida Sanoff, executive director of the Natural Resources Protective Association.

Locals said that the city’s determination to continue de-velopment along the shoreline of the Coney Island peninsula — rather than retreating from vulnerable areas, as it’s doing in parts of Staten Island — in-creases the need for urgent pro-tective measures.

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BY JAIME LUTZIt’s the day after Thanks-

giving.Hundreds of people are

lining up outside of big box stores hoping for great sales.

What do you do?With so many great

small businesses in Brook-lyn, you sleep in. That is because those Black Friday shoppers are missing out on the day that offers more genuine deals — Small Business Saturday. It is the consumer holiday that trades the lines and pri-vation for a more relaxed chance to buy something distinctive for your loved ones from a mom-and-pop shop where the money that comes in sticks around town. These kinds of busi-nesses are fi lled with knowledgeable and pas-sionate clerks, homemade and hard-to-fi nd-gifts, and an attention to detail that you are not going to get at a chain store.

Not sure where to begin? Do not worry. We have got you covered like gift wrap.

Bay Ridge The Art Room Classes at children’s

fi ne arts school the Art Room could be the perfect gift for the little Chagall or Cezanne in your fam-ily. The sessions (starting at $210 for six weeks and grouped by age) give kids the chance to study the modern masters of paint-ing and sculpture, hone their individual skills, and build their personal portfolio. So whether your child is working on their brush technique or apply-ing to LaGuardia High, the

Art Room has a course to help their talent blossom. Feel your budding Botero needs special attention? The Art Room also offers one-on-one sessions, for $50 an hour.

The Art Room [8710 Third Ave., between 87th and 88th streets in Bay Ridge, (347) 560–6572].

HÔMHave a family member

with a taste — and nose — for something a little differ-ent? The scented wonder-land of Third Avenue’s HÔM is the shopping stop for you. Specializing in gourmet and artisanal items, HÔM offers a range of holiday gift baskets (starting at $18.99) packed with every-thing from locally-made chocolates to jams to soaps and wines. The store also carries candles and lotions in unique fl avors like Japa-nese Quince and Christmas Sage (starting at $25).

HÔM [8806 Third Ave-nue, between 88th and 89th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 238–4466].

Brighton BeachPlaster Galaxy This Coney Island Av-

enue shop earns most of its business selling party sup-plies, but it also deals in made-to-order plaster busts of famous people, includ-ing Abraham Lincoln and Beethoven. There is noth-ing like the plaster like-ness of a deaf composer to brighten up your foyer, and you can even order a classy stand at this hidden gem.

Plaster Galaxy [2756 Co-ney Island Ave. between Av-enue Y and Gerald Court in Brighton Beach, (718) 769–8500, www.plastergalaxy-crafts.com].

Sheepshead BayJo Mart ChocolatesThis family owned con-

fectionaire has been serv-ing hand-made chocolates and candies out if its Marine Park location for 51-years. The chocolatier’s delectable treats are tasty as they are

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By Will Bredderman

The Robicellis are the latest to the pastry game in Bay Ridge, but they are far from the first. The neighborhood has long been a smorgasbord of bakeries, from across countries and across continents. Here are just a handful of our favorites.

Leske’sThis Fifth Avenue stand-out gives

you a taste of Bay Ridge’s Scandinavian past, specializing in Danishes, kringler, marzipan cake, and black-and-white cookies. The old-fashioned Brooklyn blackout cake and distinctive doughnut flavors are also a hit.

[7612 Fifth Ave., between 76th and 77th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 680–2323, www.leskesbakery.com].

Jean Danet PastryA world of eclairs, napoleons, fruit

tarts, baguettes, chocolate mousse, and customized cakes — all cour-tesy of owner Pat Giura, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute. This 40-year-old shop also trades in Italian treats and brick-oven pizza.

[7526 Fifth Ave., between 75th and 76th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 836–7566, www.jeandanet.com].

Sweet ArayssiThe first Arayssi family bakery

opened in mid-19th Century Beirut. In 1992, Sami Arayssi, a scion of the dynasty of delicacies, brought the tradi-tional recipes across the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the New York harbor to Fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge. The ovens here have been giv-ing birth to barazik and ma’amoul cookies, turmeric cakes, coconut maa-karoons, mishmishya, and date fingers ever since.

Bay Ridge: A world of bakeries

Great dane: Leske’s co-owner Steven DeSimone and manager Harry Hawk show off a tray of their famous kringler. Photo by Stefano Giovannini

[7216 Fifth Ave., between 72nd and 73rd streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 745–2115, www.arayssi.com].

Bay Ridge BakeryThe Greek-born John

Nikolopoulos opened this confec-tionery in 1974. Besides baklava, olive-laced “mama’s bread,” and feta turnovers, Bay Ridge Bakery also whips up French cheesecakes and Italian cookies.

[7805 Fifth Ave., between 78th and 79th streets in Bay Ridge, (718) 238–0014, www.bayridgebakery.com].

Monaco’sJoe Monaco — a former East

Village baker-to-the-stars, whose past clients included Frank Sinatra, John Belushi, and Elizabeth Taylor — struck out on his own and opened this pastry shop in 2011. His cannoli, strawberry shortcake, and repertoire

of croissants have since become leg-endary in the neighborhood.

[8511 Third Ave., between 85th and 86th streets in Bay Ridge, (347) 497–4409, www.monacosbakery.com].

Little Cupcake Bakeshop

Open since 2005, Little Cupcake Bakeshop brought a modern flavor to Bay Ridge’s sweets scene. The store

touts its ecologically-designed inte-rior and grass-fed and organic ingre-dients sourced from tri-state area family farms, along with cupcakes in flavors like “Dreaming Princess,” “Hummingbird,” and “Mott Street.” Also, check out the giant Rice Krispie treats and mini-cheesecakes.

[9102 Third Ave., at the corner of 91st Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 680–4465, www.littlecupcakebake-shop.com].

By Will Bredderman

Call it a sweet second coming.Matt and Allison Robicelli, Bay Ridge’s cupcake power couple, are mak-ing another bid to taste storefront success — and the pair say making it happen in their own native neighborhood will be icing on the cake.

Hot off the launch of their autobiographical cookbook, the Robicellis soft-opened their new bakery on Fifth Avenue between 90th and 91st streets on Nov. 26, four years after their high-end market two thoroughfares over closed.

Unlike the defunct deli, which made sand-wiches and sold an array of gourmet goodies, the new shop will deal exclusively in the desserts that have made the pair’s name famous in foodie cir-cles nationwide. Though the pair have since been running a wholesale baking operation in Sunset Park, Allison Robicelli said she and her husband were eager to open a new retail store — so eager that the store’s interior is still unfinished, leaving the kitchen exposed. Robicelli said she hoped the partially-complete space would fill customers’

appetite for Thanksgiving treats, and grant them unique insights into the bakery business.

“This is going to be a work in progress,” Robicelli said. “People will get to come in and see the nuts and bolts of pastry-making.”

In honor of fall, the Robicellis are rolling out a special line of seasonal cupcakes, such as pumpkin, pecan, and sweet potato. Going for-ward, Robicelli promised recipes reflecting Bay Ridge’s zesty Italian, Greek, and Arabic mixture, with inspired ingredients such as date molasses, yogurt, and Asiago cheese — all sourced from local stores, including A.L.C. Italian Grocery, Athens Market, and Balady Halal Foods.

“This is going to be like our research and development lab,” she said. “Anything that’s small and different, we pick it up and use it in some way.”

Robicelli said she and her husband — vet-erans of trendy outlets such as the DeKalb Market and Battery Place Market — chose to open their new store in Bay Ridge instead of a hipper neighborhood out of a sense of native

loyalty and pride. The confection queen point-ed out that Ridgites who have moved away from the area often come back to complain about how much it has changed — without recognizing that they themselves contributed to the demographic shift.

“If you want good things in your commu-nity, you have to stay in your community and fight for them,” Robicelli said.

But the pastry-maker also said she is betting some of the recent changes in Bay Ridge will give her bakery a better chance than her gourmet mar-ket ever had. She said that the neighborhood’s rela-tively low rents are attracting young people from culinary and media circles — many of whom have brought a taste for eclectic cupcakes with them.

“All these creative types are moving here, people who understand the importance of going out and shopping local and staying local,” Robicelli said.

Robicelli’s Bakery (9009 Fifth Ave. between 90th and 91st streets in Bay Ridge, www.robicel-lis.tumblr.com).

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WORLD OF FUN: (Above) Kalei-doscope Toy Store owners Paul and Inna Trinidad show off their store and its unique merchan-dise. (left) Four-year-old Grace Fallon shows off a painting she made as part of her classes at the Art Room.

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beautiful, but that’s what you get when every edible is made with the tender love and care that only a mom and pop could provide.

Jo Mart Chocolates [2917 Avenue R between Nostrand Avenue and E. 29th Street in Sheepshead Bay, (718) 375–1277].

Fort Greene and Dumbo

Green in BKLNThis Fort Greene shop

is devoted to eco-conscious goods, including beauty products, coffee, crafts, and cleaning products. The store also offers greeting cards and even baby clothes — a good reminder to keep the planet clean for the next generation.

Green in BKLN [432 Myrtle Ave. between Wa-verly and Clinton avenues in Fort Greene, (718) 855–4383, www.greeninbklyn.com].

Jacques Torres Choco-late

The very fi rst location of this famed chocolatier is in Dumbo, where you can fi nd super-creamy hot choco-

late, champagne-fi lled truf-fl es, and other cocoa-dusted delights.

Jacques Torres Choco-late [66 Water St. between Main and Dock streets in Dumbo, (718) 875–1269, www.mrchocolate.com].

P.S. BookshopIt is nice getting a new

book, but used books have history. This charming Dumbo bookstore carries both still-stickered and well-worn tomes — along with some ultra-valuable rarities such as a $2,000 signed copy of Dylan Thomas’s “Deaths and Entrances.”

P.S. Bookshop [76 Front St. at Main Street in Dumbo, (718) 222–3340, www.psbnyc.com].

Gowanus and Park Slope

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company

Lost your evil blob con-tainment unit or mylar force fi eld lately? Never fear, this superhero shop has a deep catalog of gear, capes, and costumes fi t for kids and the young at heart.

Brooklyn Superhero

Supply Company [372 Fifth Ave. between Fifth and Sixth streets in Gowanus, (718) 499–9884, www.super-herosupplies.com].

Community Bookstore It is a typical local book-

store at fi rst glance, but if you cannot bear to break away from your fi fth read-ing of “The Power Broker,” delivery is free when you place an order online or call the store. In other words, it is like shopping at a real-life e-book store.

Community Bookstore [143 Seventh Ave. between 18th and 19th streets in Park Slope, (718) 783–3075, www.communitybookstore.net].

Four & Twenty Black-birds

Did you not get enough sweets on Thanksgiving? Or do your folks live across the country, forcing you to sit this feast out? No need to rationalize it, get yourself to Gowanus’ most artistic pie hole-in-the-wall. Check out the salty honey and honey-rosemary-shoofl y pies, and birch beer fl oat fl avors. But

be sure not to go on Black Friday. The crew will be out recuperating from the rush.

Four & Twenty Black-birds [439 Third Ave. be-tween Sixth and Seventh avenues in Gowanus, (718) 499–2917, www.birdsblack.com].

Williamsburg and Greenpoint

Desert Island BooksYou will not fi nd any

Batman comics at this comic book store. Desert Island focuses on obscure titles, small publishers, and art books and is the perfect place for that Art Spiegelman or Julie Doucet

lover in your life.Desert Island Books

[540 Metropolitan Ave. between Unionv Avenue and Lorimer Street in Wil-liamsburg, (718) 388–5087, www.desertislandbrook-lyn.com].

BodhiThis clothing store on

Bedford Avenue does not stop at the threads. It also carries a large selection of bags, clothing, jewelry, books, scarves, incense, candles and home decora-tions. Bring the mood and rings to your loved one. But do not go looking for mood rings.

Bodhi [232-C Bedford

Ave. between N. Fifth and N. Fourth streets in Wil-liamsburg, (718) 388–7710].

Catbird The self-proclaimed

“Brooklyn mecca for all things sparkly and excit-ing” offers up heirloom rings, cashmere boy shorts, and solid perfumes.

Catbird [219 Bedford Ave. between N. Fifth and N. Fourth streets in Wil-liamsburg, (718) 599–3457].

Permanent Records If you are a Greenpoint

vinyl enthusiast, odds are you have heard of this place. But just in case, it is a cozy, comfortable, record and compact disc shop run by a pair of women with good taste in jazz and rock of all varieties.

Permanent Records [181 Franklin St. at Huron Street in Greenpoint, (718) 383–4083, www.permanen-trecords.info].

Raised by Wolves A boutique that sells hip

and comfortable clothing and practical accessories for both men and women. Dodge the sweatshop guilt with their ample Made in the U.S. offerings.

Wolves Within [174 Franklin St. between Java and Huron streets in Green-point, (347) 889–5798].

FALLING WITH STYLE: (Far left) Brittany Hall shows off some Jacques Torres chocolates. (Above) Hom co-founder Salva-tore Forte shows off his popular Japanese Quince. (Left) Joshua Mandelbaum takes fl ight with a cape from Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company.

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BY COLIN MIXSONThe Kings Bay Y cele-

brated the Festival of Lights early this year with its Ha-nukkah Extravaganza on Nov. 24, where the commu-nity center treated kids to games, crafts, snacks — and a Mickey mitzvah.

“It was a wonderful treat for the kids,” said Marine Park mom Abigail Fastag, who brought her eight-year-old daughter Eliyah to the Y.

Like any good kids event, the Kings Bay Y set up the necessary bouncy houses and infl atable slides for the kids to play on — when they weren’t drinking soda and eating pizza.

There were also art sup-plies for the kids to craft their ideal paper dreidels and menorahs.

If that wasn’t enough, Mickey Mouse even showed up to play with the kids and pose for pictures.

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT: (Clockwise from top left) Ken Soloway was one of few men at the Kings Bay Y tall enough to light the giant-sized Menorah during the community center’s Hanukkah Extrava-ganza on Nov. 24. Joshua Natanzon, 7, enjoys a slice of pizza. Even Mickey Mouse showed up! Eight-year-old Eliyah Fastag shows off the menorah she made. Five-year-old Pauline Litvak shows off the dreidel she made. Photos by Steve Solomonson

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BY COLIN MIXSONIt takes a couple of

dummies to make Brook-lyn’s next batch of emer-gency medical technicians smarter.

A pair of high-tech man-nequins that vomit, cough, bleed, convulse, and even cry tears of simulated pain are part of the hyper-real-istic training program at Kingsborough Community College’s new paramedic

certifi cation course — Brooklyn’s fi rst — giving trainees an edge over grad-uates from other schools.

“These mannequins can simulate breathing, lung sounds, heart sounds, sweat, vomit, and even convulse,” said the college’s interim president Dr. Stuart Suss. “This sole fact represents a huge advantage for our stu-dents so that they can train and practice in a truly real-

istic environment.”The dummies, which

cost $100,000 each, will help the school’s prospective paramedic professionals re-alistically practice life-sav-ing techniques, without the stress of actually having someone’s life on the line.

During a demonstration, a Kingsborough employee induced all manner of hei-nous affl ictions upon one the unfortunate new plastic

teaching assistants.Mercifully, the dummy

is not loaded with simulated vomit, but tears did stream down its checks as it made stomach-wrenching gagging noises. Later, with the press of a button, it convulsed in the throes of a seizure

The program’s realism goes beyond the high-tech dummies. Kingsborough is the only paramedic program

REAL DEAL: (Above) Kingsborough students Natalie Apollon and Stephania Thevenot show off the school’s new ambulance, which is part of Kingsborough Community College’s new paramedic pro-gram. (Center) From left, instructor and FDNY paramedic Randy Li, students Ben Yaakov and Bed Adler of Flatbush pose with one of the school’s $100,000 medical mannequins. (Right) Unlike a real baby, instructors can turn off this mannequin’s ability to cry. Photos by Elizabeth Graham

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Knock aroundPolice picked up a man who they say

was part of an assault on Ocean Parkway on Sept. 19.

The victim said the suspect and an as-yet-unapprehended accomplice grabbed him between West and Neptune avenues at 8:26 pm and threw him to the ground. He said the pair then repeatedly punched and kicked him, so badly that he needed to be hospitalized.

Violent femmeCops arrested a woman who they say

battered another lady inside a W. 23rd Street building on Nov. 23 — and allege the suspect was carrying crack when they brought her in.

The victim said she was in the hallway of her development between Surf and Mer-maid avenues at 7:41 am when the defen-dant shoved her to the ground, punched her repeatedly, scratched her face, and took her purse.

Police found the accused in a devel-opment a block away between Neptune and Mermaid avenues at 8:55 am, and say she had crack cocaine on her when they searched her. — Will Bredderman

61ST PRECINCTSHEEPSHEAD BAY—HOMECREST—MANHATTAN BEACH—GRAVESEND

Con-man EdisonA con artist posing as a Con-Ed worker

scammed the owner of a Sheepshead Bay Road bodega out of $1,000 on Nov. 22.

The victim told police that he was in his store between E. 15th and E. 16th streets at 11 am when the crook, posing as a Con Edison bill collector, called the store and demanded cash.

“I am Con-Ed,” the con man allegedly croaked. “You owe us money.”

The hapless bodega owner then forked over $1,000, transferring it into the thief’s account through two debit cards.

It could have been worse, however. The Con-Ed imposter had demanded exactly $1,803.47, before the victim realized he was getting scammed, cops said.

Cleaning spreeCops are on the hunt for a slippery cou-

ple wanted for pilfering cleaning supplies and bath products from an Avenue U phar-macy on Nov. 21, using the art of distrac-tion and a baby carriage to make a clean getaway.

A worker told police that he was work-ing at the store between E. 27th and E. 28th streets at 2:20 pm when a man came into the store alongside a woman pushing a baby carriage. The fellow started up a con-versation with the pharmacy clerk, but, af-ter about fi ve minutes, left without buying anything.

It wasn’t until a store employee re-

viewed security footage that they realized the man had been drawing attention away from his lady friend, who had been stuff-ing her baby carriage with Glade candles, Windex, Clorox, a mop, and a Conair Iron.

Fortunately, cops said there was no baby in the carriage — not there would have been any room.

House arrestCops are looking for a 25-year-old man

who they say kidnapped and imprisoned his ex-girlfriend inside her own E. 16th Street apartment on Nov. 17, holding her there for four days.

The victim told police that she was in-side her apartment between Avenues X and Y at midnight, when her ex stormed in and her unlawful sentence began. Throughout her ordeal, the suspect beat the victim, who suffered cuts and bruises on her head and face, cops said.

It’s not clear whether the woman was able to escape, or if her nasty ex got cold feet.

Whatever the case, the woman walked into the 61st Precinct station house on Co-ney Island Avenue at 9 pm on Nov. 21, two hours after she was able to leave her home, cops said.

Bad dreamsA bugler looted a man’s E. 29th Street

home of his laptop and wallet on Nov. 23.The victim told police that he fell fast

asleep inside his house between Avenues W and X at midnight, and woke up the next morning to realize he slept through a break in. As he slept, some crook had managed to open his front window, slip in, and nab his $500 Sony Vaio laptop and his wallet, which contained his passport, bank card, and driver’s license, among other things, cops said.

Shove and stealA crook robbed a man on West Street on

Nov. 23, taking his cellphone.The victim told police that he was near

Avenue X at 11:30 pm when the suspect ran up to and shoved him. As the man stum-bled, his phone slipped out of his pocket, and the crook scooped it off the ground and fl ed on foot, cops said.

Idle thiefSomeone drove off with a 61-year-old

man’s Grand Am on Sheepshead Bay Road on Nov. 24.

The victim told police that he left his car running between E. 15th and E. 16th streets at 11:40 pm as he ran into a nearby

store. The victim returned about fi ve min-utes later to, unfortunately, an empty spot.

Witnesses said they saw a man wearing a black-and-red hooded jacket jump into the car while its owner was in the store, and then peel out in fl ight, according to po-lice. — Colin Mixson

68TH PRECINCTBAY RIDGE—DYKER HEIGHTS

Gang of fourA quartet of criminals made off with

thousands in sweet swag from a depart-ment store at the corner of 86th Street back on Oct. 29, authorities state.

Security cameras captured the quadrumvirate at the store near Fifth Ave-nue stuffi ng six designer handbags, two de-signer sweaters, and four designer sweater vests into a laundry bag at 6:30 pm. Three of the fi ends then blocked the security guard, while the fourth ran out the door.

Break todayA lowlife lifted a girl’s bag from the

locker room of an 86th Street fast-food joint on Nov. 19, police report.

The victim — an employee of the ham-burger emporium between Fourth and Fifth avenues — reported leaving her purse in an unlocked cubbyhole at 4 pm be-fore the start of her shift. When she went back at 8:15 pm, she discovered her pocket-book missing.

Fortunately, all that was inside were her house keys and a debit card for a closed bank account.

Car crasherA crook took thousands in loot from a

vehicle parked in a 12th Avenue driveway sometime overnight on Nov. 20, according to cops.

The victim told police he left his ve-hicle unlocked outside his home between 73rd and 74th streets at 8 pm — with his iPod,Social Security card, designer sun-glasses and bag, and $2,500 in cash inside. When he returned at 8:30 am the next day, he found his valuables gone.

62ND PRECINCTBENSONHURST —BATH BEACH

Bash brothersCops cuffed two men who they say as-

saulted a patron and destroyed furniture inside an Avenue O bar on Nov. 22.

The victim of the assault said the pair

punched him in the chest inside the lounge between W. Seventh and W. Eighth Street at 8:15 pm. The barkeep alleged that the two then smashed a bar stool before leaving.

Bad turnPolice picked up a man for allegedly

breaking into a car, resisting arrest, and driving with a faulty taillight on New Utrecht Avenue on Nov. 21.

An offi cer reported watching the defen-dant pull his car up outside a pharmacy be-tween 84th and 85th streets, punch out the window of another vehicle, and remove a purse from inside at 5:33 pm.

The cop said that the man in custody then got back into his own sedan — which the offi cer noticed had a broken taillight — and refused to get out when the cop at-tempted to arrest him.

WickedAuthorities netted a man who they say

punched and mugged a woman on W. Sev-enth Street on Nov. 6.

The victim said she was walking be-tween Avenues T and U at 8:07 pm when the defendant ran up, struck her repeatedly in the face and chest, then grabbed her phone and sweatshirt and scrammed. — Will Bredderman

70TH PRECINCTFLATBUSH—MIDWOOD

Crack and moviesA man was arrested for allegedly steal-

ing DVDs from a Flatbush Avenue store on Nov. 24, and now faces further charges af-ter he was found in possession of crack co-caine, according to police.

An employee was in the store between Linden Boulevard and Martense Street at 1 am when she spotted the suspect stuff-ing DVDs into a plastic bag and attempt to leave without paying.

Security at the store claims to have caught the man on his way out, where they found him in possession of 40 stolen fi lms, cops said.

Furthermore, when police picked the man up, they found him in possession of a pipe caked in crack residue, along with a quantity of crack cocaine, according to police

SlashedPolice arrested a man who they say at-

tacked a woman with a “sharp object” on 18th Avenue on Nov. 21, sending her to the hospital with deep gashes on her arm.

The victim told police that she was be-tween McDonald Avenue and E. 2nd Street at 9 pm, when the suspect raised up the sharp object and brought it down on her arm, causing a nasty cut.

The victim was sent to the hospital, where she received stiches, while the sus-pect was soon picked up by police, who have surveillance footage that captured the attack, according to authorities. — Colin Mixson

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Many illustrious stars have come out of Benson-hurst, so it’s hard to say which one may have won — and sold — an Emmy 20 years ago. Our guesses:

Scott Baio: Eponymous star of “Charles in Charge,” also played Chachi on “Happy Days” and “Joanie Loves Chachi.”

Larry King: Legendary CNN interviewer.

Gabe Kaplan: Eponymous star of “Welcome Back, Kotter,” which took place in New Utrecht High School.

Steve Schir-ripa: Played Bobby Baccalieri “The So-pranos.”

Lou Ferrigno: Eponymous star of “The Incredible Hulk”

Rhea Perlman: Played Carla on “Cheers.”

Barbra Streisand: ’Nuff said.

John Cassisi: Played Fat Sam in “Bugsy Malone” along-side Baio. Also had a part on the Abe Vigoda vehicle “Fish.”

BY COLIN MIXSONThe plot thickens.A man has stepped forward

claiming to be the previous owner — but not the original owner — of the Emmy that a Bensonhurst singer and construction worker found in the trash near his 28th Avenue home two months ago and, now that the search for the statue’s source has sparked a media storm, the supposed former award-holder has a case of tosser’s remorse.

“Now that this whole thing is coming up, I’ve defi nitely been thinking maybe I shouldn’t have thrown it out,” said Thomas Faye, who claims to have bought the stat-uette at a yard sale 20 years ago.

Faye lived just down the street from Ishmael Cekic for three de-cades, until September, when he was forced to move after his build-ing was sold, he said. The move forced him to cull the junk he had accumulated over the years, in-cluding the Emmy that he bought as a boy, he said.

The story of his fi nding the gold trophy may not be quite the glitzy epic Cekic was counting on when he set out on a quest to return the prize to its original owner last week.

As Faye tells it, he was walk-

ing down Bay 43rd Street with his mother in the early 1980s when they came across a stoop sale be-tween Stillwell and Benson av-enues.

“It’s weird, but I remember the day pretty clearly,” said Faye, who, at 35-years-old, would have been a teenager at the time. “There wasn’t a conversation on it — it was, ‘This is shiny. He likes it. How much?’ ”

His description of the item matches Cekic’s: an old, but hand-some Emmy, with the band that would usually display the win-ner’s name missing from the base.

And the decision to toss it did not take much more thought.

“We had limited time to move, and we were throwing out what-ever we didn’t need,” he said. “The Emmy had been sitting on my desk for 25 years, it was just col-lecting dust.”

So began Cekic’s roller-coaster relationship with the object. Cekic, an actor and vocalist, was walking down his block on Sept. 20, when a glint of gold caught his eye, he said. Further inspection revealed the prize, but at the time, he did not know what it was, he said. It was not until two days later, when he was watching the 2013 Emmy Awards, that the eureka moment

occurred, according to him.“I’ve always wanted to be an

actor, so I watch the Emmys every year,” said Cekic. “So, I had the Emmy sitting on my coffee table, and then I saw the Emmy on the TV. I must have done three dou-ble-takes and then I yelled for my wife.”

Cekic turned to the media for help fi nding the award’s original owner last week, but Faye’s tale leaves him and us without much to go on. Faye is no small-screen star, and the stoop sellers did not strike him as show-biz types, he said. Not only that, but the sup-

posed former owner said he does not want the item back.

“I think it would be distasteful if I asked for it back with all that’s going on,” Faye said.

So the Emmy seems to be stuck with Cekic for the time being. If it is any consolation to the self-pro-claimed former owner, the laborer with artistic aspirations said that he recently turned down an offer of $10,000 for the iconic piece.

“I told him I’m not interested in selling, that I want to fi nd the owner,” said Cekic. “He said to give me a call back if I change my mind.”

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DUMPSTER DIVING: Ismael Cekic of Bensonhurst says he found an Emmy award in the trash on 28th Avenue. (Inset) Thomas Faye claims to be the man who threw out the Emmy — but doesn’t want it back. Photo by Elizabeth Graham

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BY COLIN MIXSONThe bocce boys of Ma-

rine Park have scored a hard-won victory!

After years of waiting for long-promised roofs for two the park’s three courts, the Marine Park Bocce Club can expect to see all of the courts renovated and cov-ered early next year, plus other improvements around the park — or so says the outgoing councilman who has been fi ghting to get the project underway.

“The bocce courts will be completely refurbished and they will have roofs,” Councilman Lew Fidler (D–Canarsie) told Community Board 18 on Nov. 20, claim-ing victory in his years-long battle with the city’s Public Design Commission, whose rigid policies were making the project impossibly ex-pensive.

The price tag for the bocce court covers had in-fl ated to as much as $750,000 because the commission, the aesthetic gatekeeper for city parks projects, wouldn’t allow prefabri-cated structures, but Fidler said the project will soon move forward at a reason-able cost.

The Design Commission only has a say over the de-sign phase of a project, and Fidler says that is nearly fi nished, and once the city signs off on the project in early January, the renova-tions will fi nally get under-way.

The bocce players at Ma-rine Park have been wait-ing quite a while for the promised upgrades to the courts — one of which is so run down it’s not even used for bocce anymore, accord-ing to long-time bocce-club member Mike Camporeale.

“I would say we’ve been waiting for 10 years for the Parks Department to fi x those courts,” said Campo-reale. “The second one is overrun by grass, and you can only use it for horse shoes.”

The players have often complained about the ago-nizing wait between games, especially in the afternoons, when 30 players have to

contend for their spot in an eight-player game, which can last up to an hour.

“During the afternoons especially, you can be stuck waiting a long time,” he said.

Now that Fidler has said the wait is nearly over, how-ever, Camporeale and his bocce buddies are starting to feel a little hope.

“I’m cautiously optimis-tic,” he said.

The fi ght to makeover the Marine Park bocce courts has raged for more than a decade.

County Democratic leader Frank Seddio ear-marked $50,000 for a bocce court canopy during his time in the state legisla-

ture back around the turn of the century, only to see the project scuttled by the Public Design Commission, which demanded a budget fi ve times that amount.

“They wanted some ri-diculous number,” said Sed-dio. “There are two types of structures they considered — a permanent one they said would cost $250,000 that could have withstood an atomic bomb, and a pre-fabricated structure that would have cost around $70,000 and could have lasted 30 years.”

Once Fidler leaves offi ce, it will be up to Councilman-elect Alan Maisel to see that the project makes it from blueprint to reality.

Marine Park ball courts to get makeover

BOCCE BOYS: The long-suffer-ing members of the Marine Park Bocce Club (above) have played for years on scruffy courts completely exposed to the ele-ments. But they will soon enjoy covers like the one on the right at the ends of newly renovated courts. Photos by Steve Solomonson

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the water from just coming in like it did before,” said Coney Island community leader Sheila Smalls. “They want to build all these things near the beach, but they aren’t doing anything to protect them.”

The current city plan focuses on preventing over-fl ow from the Coney Island Creek — by fi lling in the toxic inlet and turning it into a marsh . But dune-advocates argue that pro-posal will take too long to approve and complete, and anyway would do nothing to prevent seawater from reaching all the way up Ocean Parkway to Avenue Y, as it did during Sandy.

“It’s going to take years, perhaps decades, for those plans to get funded and go through the review pre-cesses,” said Sanoff.

The longtime Brighton Beach activist pointed out that artifi cial dunes are typically seeded with veg-etation to prevent erosion, and suggested that the real reason Coney and Brighton are not getting the same protection as the Queens peninsula is a worry that

seagrass-covered dunes might block views from the amusement area.

“When tourists come to Coney Island and they’re up on the Boardwalk, they want to see the ocean,” Sanoff said. “I’m very happy that tourists want to come to Coney Island, but I think the safety of the peo-ple who live here is more important.”

But the city argued that the Rockaways suffer from greater exposure to storms, since that peninsula lies directly on the Atlantic Ocean and experiences much stronger waves.

“It’s not a one-size-fi ts-all thing along the coast,” said a spokesman for the Mayor’s offi ce.

The Army Corps of Engineers, which is con-structing the Queens dunes, pointed out that it has already dumped thou-sands of tons of new sand on Brooklyn’s beaches in the aftermath of the storm to create a greater buf-fer, and noted that Coney Island’s beach sits 13 feet above sea level — as high as most dunes.

“It’s like a dune that’s 100 feet wide,” a Corps spokes-man said.

But Sanoff countered

that the beach’s height failed to stop the storm surge during Sandy — and argued that wind and water will soon erode the fresh sand dumped this year, just as it has in the past.

“It’s just going to blow away,” Sanoff said.

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WE’RE DUNED!: Local activist Ida Sanoff says the beaches of Coney Island need dunes like the ones planned for the Rock-aways in Queens for protection against future superstorms. Photo by Steve Solomonson

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Dunes

TAKE OFF: The long-defunct Astroland Rocket ride was do-nated to the city and moved to Staten Island in 2009.

the years to restore the iconic piece of the People’s Playground’s past to the amusement district.

Authorities have stored the rocket at the Staten Island Homeport in Sta-pletown since then, and sources reported that the rocket got swamped during Hurricane Sandy and dam-aged by debris carried in the storm surge.

He’s no turkeyBorough President Markowitz and a crew of volunteers gave nearly a thousand turkeys and Thanksgiving sides on Monday to organizations that offer poor Brooklynites a complete Tur-key Day meal. This effort has been a tradition for Markowitz since he fi rst entered public offi ce in 1978, according to his offi ce. Photo by Stefano Giovannini

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BY WILL BREDDERMANThis ain’t pie in the sky

— it’s in the parking lot at Walgreens!

The Bay Ridge Green-market celebrated its last day of 2013 outside the 93rd Street and Fifth Avenue pharmacy with an apple pie bake-off — with local fruit,

a local judge, and one local teen taking home the top prize.

Bay Ridge confectioner Allison Robicelli sampled fi ve uniquely fi lled pies in the competition, and picked out the Granny Smith-and-pumpkin concoction of 18-year-old Ridgite Jade

Delaney. Robicelli said she selected Delaney’s creation because of its well-con-structed crust and textured interior — though she said she was impressed with all the entries.

“All the pies tasted amazing, but as far as ac-tual technique goes, that

pie was made with the most know-how,” Robicelli said.

The other pie fl avors in the contest were apple-apri-cot, brandy-apple, organic local grain apple, and clas-sic apple — all made with fruit from Toigo Orchard in Pennsylvania, regarded as

PANNING OUT: (Above) Greenmarket’s Ally Campbell gets ready to slice a pie before the contest. (Center) Cupcake queen and judge Allison Robicelli examines the winning pie’s distinct combined pumpkin and apple fi lling. (Right) Rebekah Delaney and David Askew show off their son Jade’s prize pie. Photos by Lori Birnbaum

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BY JAIME LUTZBrooklyn’s religious

leaders are on fi re.Bedford-Stuyvesant’s

Rev. V. Simpson Turner Jr. is the newest city fi re de-partment chaplain, mak-ing him the third active fi re chaplain from the borough — out of seven chaplains city-wide.

The man whose job it is to ease smoke eaters and their families through bad news got a warm wel-come at a swearing-in ceremony at the depart-ment’s MetroTech head-

quarters last Friday.“Too often FDNY Chap-

lains are introduced to the

best people at the worst of times, tending to our loved ones at funerals and memo-rials,” said fi re Commis-sioner Salvatore Cassano at the ceremony. “But this swearing-in offers a happy opportunity and reminder of the guidance they pro-vide in times of celebration, as well.”

Turner previously served as a chaplain for the department of correc-tions and Sheriff’s offi ce and is currently the pastor of Mount Carmel Baptist

BY WILL BREDDERMANNew York’s Bravest

snuffed out a blaze in a Ridge Boulevard apartment on Nov. 20 — shortly after workers from gas company National Grid left the fl at.

The Fire Department said the fi re broke out in the building between 70th and 71st streets at 4:39 pm, and smoke-eaters contained the

fl ames in less than half an hour. No one was hospital-ized.

National Grid confi rmed that its employees had been working in the basement of the residential complex, and had then gone through the building re-igniting pi-lot lights in the apartments. The gas supplier said its workers had left the af-

fected apartment shortly before the fl are-up.

Fire marshals could not confi rm who left the stove on or when, but concluded that the cause of the fi re was combustible materials that had been stored inside the stove.

FDNY offi cials stressed that stoves should not be used as storage.

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BY COLIN MIXSONYou can call him the

Smoking Monkey Bandit.Cops at the 61st Precinct

have noticed an alarming trend of late-night, armed robberies along commer-cial strips in Sheepshead Bay, and cops believe a single gun-wielding, mon-key-mask-wearing, New-port-smoking crook may be responsible for the terror targeting bodega workers in the night.

“We’re thinking it’s one guy,” said a source within the precinct. “He probably lost his job, or he’s got a drug habit. Something happened to this guy, where he feels like he had to turn to crime.”

The fi rst and most lucra-tive score for Sheepshead Bay’s robbery fi end came from an Avenue Z deli be-tween E. 12th Street and Homecrest Avenue at 3:30 pm on Oct. 22, when the crook, sporting a monkey mask and a black fi rearm, waltzed in and began snarl-ing demands, cops said.

“Give me the money m-----------,” the crook growled.

The score netted the mon-key-masked robber $1,300 and fi ve packs of Newport cigarettes — which, based on loot grabbed in subse-quent robberies, appears to be the crook’s smoke of choice.

His next mark was a

Armed robber terrorizes bodegas — in monkey mask

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Neptune Avenue bodega between E. 12th and E. 14th avenues at 4 am on Nov. 16, where the crook cleaned out the register for $120 and swiped a single pack of — you guessed it — Newport.

The thief’s latest attack came a day later, when he struck an Emmons Ave-nue deli between Ford and Coyle streets at 11:15 pm on Nov. 17, where the masked crook made off with a whop-ping $80, but didn’t take any

smokes that time.Cops are asking for the

public’s assistance in track-ing down the Smoking Mon-key Bandit, and have made up a list of tips to help bo-dega workers protect them-selves.

• Keep the establishment well lit on the interior as well as the exterior dur-ing evening and late-night hours

• Install and ensure that there is a properly working

video surveillance system on the premises, covering the interior and exterior of the store

• If possible, arrange to have at least two employ-ees working during late evening and early morning hours

• Remove advertisements and posters from the front window that may obstruct the view into the store from the outside

• Immediately dial 911 if

there is a suspicious person inside or outside of the es-tablishment.

Anyone with informa-tion regarding the crook is asked to call Crime Stop-pers at (800) 577–8477. The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confi -dential.

Church, on Quincy Street near Malcom X. Boulevard.

Fire chaplains open and close formal fi re depart-ment ceremonies, arrange funerals for fallen fi refi ght-ers, reach out to person-

nel and family members in times of need, respond to blazes that injure respond-ers, and provide guidance to those of New York’s Brav-est who seek it out.

Of the seven current chaplains, four are Catho-lic, two are Protestant, and one is Jewish, according to the fi re department.

local because it sits within 250 miles of New York City.

Delaney — a Parsons student and son of Poly Prep teachers — took home a copy of the beloved bak-er’s new autobiographi-cal cookbook, “Robicelli’s: A Love Story with Cup-cakes,” and a canvas tote-

bag stuffed with farm-fresh produce.

Organizers said the bake-off was a perfect way to wrap up the Ridge Green-market’s third year, as it embodied the program’s eco-friendly values.

“It was a wonderful end-ing to a fantastic season,” said manager Ally Camp-bell. “It spreads the mes-sage of local, low-impact food.”


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Before Kingsborough

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Do you know anexceptional woman?Brooklyn Woman of Distinction for 2014!25 Women will have their important work profi led in the newspaper, and will be feted at a reception gala in their honor. It can be anyone who has had an impact on the borough, in any fi eld.

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BY COLIN MIXSONKings Plaza celebrated

the beginning of the holiday season on Saturday, when Santa Claus and shoppers congregated at the mall’s Center Court to light the its three Christmas trees.

Hundreds of shoppers turned out at the mall’s

lower level to witness this year’s lighting, with kids cheering as Santa waved and wished all those gath-ered a merry Christmas.

But the trees, quite natu-rally, wouldn’t light without a little holiday spirit. For-tunately, Kings Plaza pro-vided star-studded wands

charged with Christmas magic, which, on Santa’s signal, were waved by the crowd, and the trees were promptly fi lled with light.

“You had to point the wand at the tree, for it to magically light up,” ex-plained Denise Casey, who came out with her kids

from Rockaway. “The kids loved it.”

Once Santa had con-cluded the tree lighting, he took the time to hang out with kids and pose for pic-tures, before everybody got back to the serious business of starting their Christmas shopping.

CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY: (Above) Santa came early to Kings Plaza as the Christmas trees are lit on Nov. 23. (Center) Two dap-per-looking couples came to Kings Plaza all the way from the 19th century for the shopping center’s annual tree-lighting ceremony. (Right) Santa needed some help lighting the trees. Fortunately, the crowd of holiday shoppers were happy to pitch in with their magic wands. Photos by Steve Solomonson

Let there be light at Kings Plaza

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Available only at participating AT&T retail locations. Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Offer: Requires new 2-yr wireless agmt or AT&T NextSM 20-month 0% APR installment agreement w/qual. voice & data plans. New customers only. $50 bill credit will be provided within the first two billing cycles or approximately 60 days. Line must be active on purchased device for at least 30 days to be eligible to receive credit. Tablet Offer: Requires new 2-yr wireless agreement with data (min $14.99/mo.) plan or Mobile Share plan (min $40 mo.). You will receive a $100 bill credit if you activate your own tablet. If you buy a new tablet, you will save $100 off the non-commitment price. Subject to change at any time. Two-tablet purchase limit per account. Subject to Wireless Customer Agmt. Credit approval req’d. Upgrade/Activation fee $36/line. Geographic, usage & other terms, conditions & restrictions apply & may result in svc termination. Equip price & avail may vary. Coverage & svcs not avail everywhere. Taxes & other charges apply. AT&T NextSM: Sales tax due at sale. If you cancel wireless service, remaining device balance is due. Limit two (2) financed devices per wireless account. Terms subject to change. Visit a store or att.com/next to learn more. Data (att.com/dataplans): If usage exceeds your monthly data allowance, you will automatically be charged overage for add’l data provided. Early Termination Fee (att.com/equipmentETF): After 14 days, ETF up to $325. Restocking Fee: Up to $35. Other Monthly Charges/Line: May include federal & state universal svc charges, Regulatory Cost Recovery Charge (up to $1.25), gross receipts surcharge, Administrative Fee, and other gov’t assessments. These are not taxes or gov’t req’d charges. Pricing subject to change. Visit a store or att.com/wireless to learn more. Screen images simulated. ©2013 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. All other marks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Our animals love to play with toys. But many New Yorkers can’t afford items beyond the necessities this holiday season. That’s why the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo & New York Aquarium are helping to collect toys for families hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy. For every new, unwrapped toy donated from November 16th to December 31st, receive one free general admission ticket.*

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* ONE general admission ticket to the New York Aquarium will be provided for a donation of one new, unwrapped toy. Limit of four tickets per family, valid �� through ��. All WCS decisions �nal. or details go to prospectparkzoo.com/toydrive or nyaquarium.com/toydrive.

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HARBOR WATCHThe U.S. Army Marks-

manship Unit, in conjunc-tion with the Maneuver Center of Excellence, will host the 2014 U.S. Army Small Arms Champion-ships from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 at Fort Benning, Ga.

The All-Army competi-tion is open to all soldiers, active and reserve compo-nent, of all ranks. Addition-ally, both West Point and Reserve Offi cer Training Corps cadets are welcome to participate.

The U.S. Army Marks-manship Unit, or USAMU, hosts the All-Army in or-der to raise the standard of marksmanship across the force and increase overall

Army combat readiness.Range capacity for the

event is 240, and half of those have already been claimed through early reg-istration. Once registra-tion exceeds that number, soldiers will be placed on a stand-by list for the compe-tition.

There is no cost to com-pete in the championship and ammunition is pro-vided to all competitors.

Marksmanship soldiers will conduct small-arms fi ring schools and hands-on training prior to each match. Instructors include Olympians as well as world, national, and inter-service champions.

As the Army’s critical

intent is to develop combat fi ring skills at the entry and intermediate level, soldiers will compete in separate Cadet, Novice, Open, and Pro classes based on their competition experience. Also within the competi-tion, the Army hopes to rec-ognize superior skill at the highest levels.

During the competition, soldiers will fi re M16 or M4 service rifl es at distances between 25–500 yards, and M9 pistols between 7–35 yards, in a variety of courses of fi re.

There is also a combined arms match, where compet-itors employ the rifl e and pistol in a number of excit-ing stages of fi re that simu-

late close-quarters marks-manship.

During the pistol and rifl e matches, there will be an Excellence-in-Com-petition Match where all soldiers can earn points toward their EIC Marks-manship Badges. The pres-tigious EIC badge takes precedence over standard qualifi cation badges. In addition to individual awards, teams battalion-level and higher can com-pete for team awards and unit recognition.

For additional informa-tion and to register, visit the Marksmanship Unit web-site at www.usamu.com or contact the chief of competi-tions, at (706) 545–7841.

HARBOR WATCHThe holidays are quickly

approaching and Operation Santa Claus is gearing up to take fl ight in celebration in Denali, Alaska.

Hundreds of children living in Alaska villages will soon be celebrating the 57th annual Operation Santa Claus. This event is part of the Alaska Na-tional Guard’s yearly community relations and support program that pro-vides toys, clothing, books, school supplies, fresh fruit, and ice cream sundaes to youngsters in communities across the state.

Operation Santa Claus travelled to three commu-nities this year: Kake on Nov. 14, Kwethluk on Nov. 22, and St. George Island on Nov. 26.

This year’s events brought Santa, Mrs. Claus, and a team of elves to these villages on a variety of San-ta’s sleighs-an Alaska Air National Guard C130 Hercu-les, an Alaska Air National Guard C17 Globema

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