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Explore China And Japan With Adult Ed
     Good fortune will be yours when you join Adult Education on its cruise and tour of the Far East, which includes eight ports of call in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan!
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Delegates Chosen For Empire State
     Congratulations to Garden City High School and Michelle E. Di Mattia
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Horticultural Therapy Program Branches Out
     Winthrop-University Hospital recently received a corporate donation from Fidelity Investments to sponsor a weekly horticultural therapy program for a year at the Hospital's Cancer Center for Kids, an exceptional facility where patients are provided superior medical care, constant nurturing and uncon
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College Notes
     Bucknell University conferred nearly 800 bachelor's and master's degrees during commencement ceremonies May 21. Degrees were awarded for studies in liberal arts and professional programs in engineering, education, management and music.
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Sanitation Collection - Holiday Week
     Residents are reminded that there will be no garbage or recycling pickup on Tuesday, July 4, 2006.
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      is returning to Eisenhower Park and 120 contestants will be chosen for solo and group vocal talent only, on a first-come, first-served basis from applications received by July 11. Contestants will be notified by phone of audition date. All contestants must be from 13 to 19 years old but no older on
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County Offers Programs For Seniors
     The Nassau County Department Of Senior Citizen Affairs Retired And Senior Volunteer Program offers volunteer positions in schools, museums, adult homes, prevention of family abuse, pet therapy, disaster preparedness and other positions of community service. Call RSVP at 227-8988 to discuss the righ
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Twigs For Kids Sunday At Salon Beyond A Huge Success
     On Sunday, June 4 Salon Beyond hosted "Twigs for Kids Sunday" to benefit the Pediatric Unit at Winthrop Hospital. Through the generosity of Salon Beyond, owner Paulette Quinn and the entire staff, Twigs raised more than $3,600 to be donated to the Pediatric Unit at Winthrop Hospital.
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Albanese Organization Receives Smart Growth Award
      The Albanese Organization (AO) received a new award today honoring its leadership in sustainable development. Vision Long Island, an organization dedicated to promoting environmentally responsible growth in the region, selected AO for its prestigious annual Smart Growth Award in the category of Cle
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Mercy Bridge Marathon Held
     The annual brunch for the Bridge Marathon, a fundraiser on behalf of the Garden City League of Mercy Medical Center, was recently held at the home of Joan Hildreth, who is a co-chairperson with Marygene Anderson. The ladies who participated in the marathon played bridge by competing with each other
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Middle School Band Shows Patriotic Spirit
     The Garden City Middle School Marching Band was bursting with American pride at the Memorial Day Parade, demonstrating patriotic spirit and exemplifying the true meaning of the holiday celebration. The theme for the band was a continuation of a project labeled "Support Our Soldiers."
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Class Of 1946 Holds 60th Reunion
     On Tuesday, May 23, alumni of the class of 1946 came from Florida, Maine, California and states in between including Wisconsin to attend their 60th high school reunion.
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Women's Club News
     President's Recognition Day, held on May 4th at the Town Hall Plaza in Hempstead, was a wonderful success.
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Senior Bridge Results
     On June 19 there were 8-1/2 tables of Senior Duplicate Bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows:
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Student Wins State Lottery Scholarship
     The New York Lottery 2006 Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship has been awarded to Amelie Alford. The LOT Scholarship was created to benefit truly well-rounded individuals who are involved in many aspects of high school life, not just academics. Amelie will receive a $4,000 scholarship to attend a New Yo
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Chorister Auditions
     A great opportunity is available for children who enjoy music-making in a fun, nurturing, and structured musical environment. The Cathedral of the Incarnation is pleased to announce that vocal auditions for potential girl and boy choristers for next fall are being held now through the end of June. N
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People & Places
     I don't know if you ever got a chance to see the documentary on "The History Of Pizza." If you did, you might remember that Grimaldi's of Brooklyn was featured as one of the nation's first and premiere names in the art of making pizza. The documentary also credited Grimaldi's as serving one of fines
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Wolf Den 1 Visits Bird Sanctuary
     Boys from Den 1, Pack 7, associated with the Garden City Middle School, visited the Garden City Bird Sanctuary Founder and President Rob Alvey explained and showed examples of the various types of bird nests they could expect to find within the Sanctuary. The boys had donated a large bag of bird see
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Art Gallery Sponsors CMF Fundraiser
     Sunflower Fine Art Gallery on Seventh Street was the place to be on the evening of May 26
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Summer Art Classes
     The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a place where middle school students can let their imaginations grow! Learn from Monet, Degas and Picasso!
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Garden City Senior News
Christmas Show AtRadio City Music Hall
     The Recreation Department has acquired a limited amount of seats through Prime Time Travel for Radio City's Christmas spectacular on December 5, 2006. We will travel by coach bus to attend an 11 a.m. show and then enjoy a delicious lunch at the Swan Club after the show. The full cost of this trip wi
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Scholarship Awarded
     On May 23 rd members of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead presented Justin Hami of Manhasset with a scholarship check to apply toward his second year at Cornell University as a pre med student as part of the club's community service component. The scholarship is awarded in conjuncti
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Winthrop Hospital Welcomes New Twigs Leadership
     During a springtime membership reception at DiSalvo Galleries on May 23, Winthrop-University Hospital participated in the installation of new officers charged to lead its Twigs volunteer organization. More than 70 Twigs members and supporters, along with outgoing president, Susan Williams-Furey of G
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Garden City Residents At Gala
     Many Garden City residents joined more than 230 supporters of Planned Parenthood of Nassau County at Havana Nights, the PPNC '06 Gala, held at Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage State Park.
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Students Selected For College Reporting Service
     The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced that the following students have qualified for the College Plans Reporting Service: Andrew Butler, Richard Gustavson, Edward Keenan, Mary Kelly, Justin Kirschner, Alexander Kong, Daniel Ohngemach, Mark Pando, Deirdre Regan, Richard Tufano, Jul
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Garden City Teen Named To Honor Society At Barry Tech
     Honesty, service, skill and leadership- Drew Tice, a student from Nassau BOCES Barry Tech and Garden City High School, exemplifies these qualities, which are criteria for membership in the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS).
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