Ton Heijmen Knows Oyster Bay
Antonius (Ton) Heijmen identified the mystery picture in the Oct. 26 issue of the Enterprise Pilot. He said, “This week’s mystery picture is of the parking lot behind Verrelli’s Market on West Main Street in Oyster Bay, my favorite place to buy my luncheon meats and rolls! Love those tomato plants in the parking lot and the old barn behind it!
“On a different note, I am the Senior Warden at Christ Church and I would like your readers to know that during the Oyster Festival, the church collected $5,000 from patrons that parked their car in the church’s parking lot on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
“All that money will go to Habitat for Humanity, as the church does not keep one dime for its own use.
“Our thanks to all the volunteers of Christ Church and to the festival lovers that parked in our lot and were happy to support such a great cause!”
Our thanks to Mr. Heijmen, for such great information about the Oyster Festival. The Oyster Festival — which has become a larger than life festival — allows the wonderful residents of this community to do a great deal of good in the world. Our thanks to all the wonderful people who spent two days helping make the world a better place.
We also received an answer from Frances Raymond who used to write an occasional Doubleday Babcock Senior Center Newsline column. Frances recognized the photo of the barn behind Verrelli’s Market and even knew the owners of the barn. Frances said she guessed last week’s picture and was pretty sure she knew this one, and of course she was correct.
— DFK
