Theodore Roosevelt ® Police Awards
The Fourteenth Annual Theodore Roosevelt® Award Ceremony
The 2008 Theodore Roosevelt Police Awards were held at 11 AM, Monday June 16th at Sagamore Hill. Over 140 people were in attendance to honor the award recipients, Nassau County Sergeant John Mateer. (pictured left) and Suffolk County Officer Kenneth Ripp (pictured right).
Speakers included Congressman Peter T. King ( R-NY) and James Foote, Theodore Roosevelt re-enactor. The opening parade was led by the combined color guards of both counties, followed by two Rough Riders from the Nassau-Suffolk Horsemen's Association. The Nassau Police Pipe Band completed the procession.
The Theodore Roosevelt® Police Award is given each year to police officers who have overcome a major physical challenge or handicap, (as Theodore Roosevelt triumphed over the illness of his youth) , who remain on active duty, and who have rendered outstanding and praiseworthy service to their respective police departments, continuing the example Theodore Roosevelt set in his years as Superintendent of the Board of Police Commissioners of New York City, 1895-1897.
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Sergeant John Mateer, Superintendent Thomas Ross and Officer Kenneth Ripp. |
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Junior Ranger Program Expansion at Sagamore Hill
The Junior Ranger Programs (JRP) at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (SAHI) is already in place for 4th grade students. Badges are awarded to children who have completed a tour of the house and have successfully answered questions about their visit. A grant has been awarded to SAHI by Unilever, contingent upon The Friends of Sagamore Hill raising matching funds for the program. The Friends must match the $7,250 Unilever grant by October 28, 2005, in order to obtain this funding.
The expansion would involve officially starting two JRP’s at the Old Orchard Museum, as well as a new JRP on the SAHI Website. The present JRP is very popular, and is utilized by Cub Scouts and Brownies, as well as schoolchildren on class visits to SAHI.
Borglum Presidential Eagle
The North Room outdoor Presidential Eagle was restored over this past summer by Shelley Sass of Sass Conservation, Inc. The North Room was built in 1905, and the eagle had been badly eroded by acid rain and salt sea air. It is now gleaming gold in honor of its centennial. Liberty Title Agency and the Navy League sponsored the restoration. Pictured under the shining eagle are (l. to r.) Roger Bing, L.I. Navy League President and Brian H. Madden, President of Liberty Title Agency.
