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Luke is eight years old and currently a patient at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. His treatment for Neuroblastoma requires frequent blood and platelet transfusions. Luke, twin brother James and their parents, Megan and Joe, would deeply appreciate your donation of blood and/or platelets and hope you will ask others you know to also donate. More ... Ever conscious of the need to move toward the ultimate redevelopment of St. Paul's, the Committee to Save St. Paul's took time during the summer to monitor ongoing issues and explore new territory. A crucial aspect of the Committee's summertime work was gathering information about the current status of parkland alienations and gaining a greater knowledge of the process. More ... Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin (left) recently attended the 2007 Covert Avenue Street Fair, which took place near the Stewart Manor Village Hall. Pictured (left to right) are Receiver of Taxes Clavin, Richard Tine of Franklin Square, Justice Geoffrey O'Connell and Anthony Tine of Franklin Square. More ... Tom Lehrer, the razor-witted musical satirist whose songs have delighted three generations of Americans, is back in town, as The New Punctuation Army presents "Pigeons, Popes & Pollution: The Songs of Tom Lehrer" in Garden City on Saturday, Oct. 27, and Sunday, Oct. 28. More ... The EPOA will hold its Fall General Meeting on Tuesday, October 9 at 7:30P.M.in the main meeting room at the Garden City Library. Residents are encouraged to attend and hear updates from our Mayor and other Village representatives about developments in the East and outside the Village. Your views and opinions are very important to the Board of the EPOA. More ... Saint Anne's Church is holding its Annual Fall Coat Drive from Sunday September 30 th to Saturday Oct 27, 2007. We are seeking community support. Every year, hundreds of men, women, and children in Nassau County live through the cold winter season without a warm coat. The number of families in need of help has grown substantially. More ... If you are thinking of adopting a dog, try the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter first. Call 944-8220...St. Anne's Church is holding a fall coat drive from Sunday September 30 to Saturday October 27. You can help by dropping off a new or gently used coat, jacket or sweater at the church located at Dartmouth Street in Garden City. More ... Looking for Garden City High School Class of 1977!!! Below are the names of those among the missing. Please help us pass the word. If you know an address simply log onto Gchs1977@Yahoo.Com and submit. More ... In celebration of Homecoming, The Garden City Historical Society Museum will be open this Saturday, September 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Museum is located at 109 Eleventh Street, between the Garden City Water Department and the Golf Club Lane Senior Center. Alumni, residents, and friends are welcome to drop by for a 19th century experience. More ... Jared Szuba, an 11th grader at Chaminade HS and his brother Mike, an 8th grader at GC Middle School will host a Haunted House Fundraiser for Cancer Research on Saturday, October 27th from 5 to 9 p.m. at their home, 92 Meadow Street. (Raindate Sunday, October 28th. More ... William Bradford Turner Post 265 will present its annual Oktoberfest on Sunday, Oct. 21 st at the Senior Center in Garden City from noon to 5 p.m. Card tables will be available for Bridge and games. The buffet menu will feature wine, beer and soda with an ample buffet of German Knockwurst, potatoes, turkey, salad, rolls and dessert. Bring your friends and form a table. More ... The Garden City Community Church Auxiliary will hold its annual Chrysanthemum Dessert and Bridge on Monday, October 15, 2007 at noon. Join us for a delicious dessert, great table prizes and exciting sweepstakes. Please send reservation requests, including number of people and names in your party, plus a check for $10.00 each ($40.00 per table) to: Sue Bashian, 21 Nassau Blvd. More ... The popular noon time lecture series "Lunch and Learn" is being offered by the Cathedral of the Incarnation again this fall. This series is open to all regardless of their age or faith affiliation. The first lecture will be given on Tuesday, October 2 at 12 o'clock noon by Dr. Browne, Chief of Dentistry at Parker Jewish Institute. The topic of the lecture is "Dental Care as You Age. More ... Please join your friends at the Garden City Unit of the American Cancer Society's Fall Luncheon, to be held on Tuesday, October 2nd at the Cherry Valley Club. Come and enjoy a delicious lunch, a special fashion show by Don-caster featuring Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, fall shopping and raffle baskets. The shopping begins at 10:30 am, and the luncheon and fashion show will follow at 11:30 am. More ... No passports will be needed on Monday, October 1 when AAUW presents "Palace to Museum - The Story of the Louvre." The program will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library and all are invited. This DVD presentation is part of the Great Courses offerings and features Richard R. Brettell, Ph.D. of the University of Texas at Dallas. Holder of three degrees from Yale, Dr. More ... Save the date, November 3. This is when the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection at 420 Stewart Avenue will hold a boutique between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Items for sale include handcrafts, Christmas decorations and ornaments, jewelry, toys and games, books, white elephants, and small appliances in good working order. More ... The Miracle Foundation, Long Island's leading charitable Foundation dedicated to the fight against cancer, will host a very special cocktail reception at The Player's Club in Manhattan on Friday, October 19th. More ... Fr. Gabriel Muteru, Honorary Chairman of the St. John's Kenyan Children's Foundation, is celebrating his 20th Anniversary as a Catholic Priest.He was ordained on September 26, 1987 at the Lady of Consolation Cathedral in Nyeri, Kenya, his hometown. Throughout his career as a priest, Fr. More ... On the beautiful Sunday afternoon of September 16, members of the Garden City branch of The American Association of University Women met for tea and tasty refreshments at the home of Joan Repetto. Long-time participants welcomed newcomers and discussed coming events. More ... Travel broadens you and I don't mean by feasting the body. but by feasting the eye. A recent tour of some lovely old New England towns was a delight for the eye and the spirit as those beautiful old buildings (be they old mills, old homes, or old stores) have been renovated and have a new life as Senior Centers, club rooms for organizations, More ... Carole Konther Granai and Robert Norman Williams were married in Juneau Alaska, September 6, 2007, while on a cruise. It is the second marriage for both. Carole and Robert both graduated from Garden City High School class of 1954. Carole has two daughers, Janice Granai of Kenneson, Georgia, and Nancy Sisk of Cedar Park, Texas. More ... Meghan Patrice Sullivan and Thomas Hamilton Candee were married at Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church in Mattituck, NY on Saturday, September 22, 2007. Father Richard Donovan offi-ciated. A reception followed at the North Fork Country Club in Cutchogue, NY. More ... The Garden City Chapter of the Women's Division of Children's Medical Fund cordially invites you to attend our Fall Breakfast Boutique on Tuesday, October 23rd from 9AM until 12 Noon. This event will take place at the Cherry Valley Country Club, 28 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City. More ... Lawrence Tremsky, the Cathedral of the Incarnation's Organist and Choirmaster has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Montreal Boys Choir Course. This volunteer position will involve planning and coordinating all aspects of this course, the oldest of its kind in North America. The course is now in its 48th year. More ... Show support for your community by joining the Girl Scouts of Nassau County in honoring dedicated community members at the Girl Scouts of Nassau County 21st Annual Luncheon on Tuesday, October 30th at the Garden City Hotel beginning at 11:30 am. More ... The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will hold its first general program of the 2007-08 season on Wednesday, October 3rd at 1:30 p.m. at the Garden City Casino, and it promises to be an exciting one as TV personality Ingrid H. Lemme shares the story of her American Dream, and how she fulfilled it, with us. More ... The United Methodist Church of Hempstead, located at 40 Washington Street, is having its Fall Rummage Sale on Saturday, October 6, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be a "white elephant" sale, baked goods, clothing, furniture, toys, linens and more. More ... Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray is pleased to announce that the town will host its annual Adopt-A-Pet and Rabies Vaccination Program on Saturday, October 13, 2007 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. "The Town of Hempstead is proud to have achieved one of the highest pet adoption rates in the nation," said Murray. More ... Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes James J. Stefanich presents a proclamation to Valentina Falkowski, of Hicksville, Secretary of the LI Ukranine Committee, on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of Ukraine's Independence Day. The Receiver hosted a formal flag raising of the Ukrainian flag at the Townsend gazebo Oyster Bay in celebration of the event. More ... Local resident Lana Noone presented her Vietnam "Operation Babylift" program for Molloy College's Institute for Lifelong Learning on September 18th. The program was very well received by all in attencance and included the DVD film of Lana's Diplomatic Mission with World Airways to Vietnam in 2005. More ... Winthrop-University Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of John McNelis, MD, FACS, to the position of Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery, and Director of Surgical Critical Care and Trauma. With more than 18 years of surgical experience and a strong commitment to patient safety, Dr. McNelis is a welcome addition to Winthrop's team of expert surgeons. More ... Commerce Bank has named Steven P. Cavaluzzo regional vice president for western Nassau County. Cavaluzzo will oversee both commercial and retail operations for the bank's customers in this high-growth area of Long Island. A banking professional for 26 years, Cavaluzzo has comprehensive experience in commercial lending, retail banking and cash management. More ... Championship Sunday, Sept. 16, was a great day at the Cherry Valley Club. The weather was beautiful and the membership was out in full to watch the final matches for the men, women and children. The women's championship was won by Brook Confort, her fourth consecutive win. The last time a championship was won for four consecutive years was 1973-1976 by Ann Walsh. More ... On Sunday, September 30 th the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes will be held at SUNY Old Westbury. The walk starts at the balloon arch at 10 a.m. More ... Women and men who are breast cancer survivors, and family members and friends of survivors who are concerned about breast health issues, can become volunteers at the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program in Garden City, N.Y. More ... Come along and see Curtains on Broadway with the Adult Education office of the Garden City Schools. We are going to the matinee performance on Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 (Presidents' Week). The star of the show, David Hyde Pierce won the 2007 Tony Award for best actor in a musical. More ... Peter B. Goldberg, president and CEO of the Alliance for Children and Families, will deliver the first annual Joseph L. Vigilante Lecture, "Storming the Barricades of Indifference: The Importance of Mission-based Advocacy," on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in Adelphi's Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. More ... New York State Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D.) recently presented a New York State flag to Ian Hermann of Levittown for achieving Scouting's ultimate achievement: the rank of EagleScout. For Ian's Eagle project, he grouped and nested boxes together in his community for American Kestrels and Screech Owls, which eat rodents and are an ecological source of reducing the rodent population. More ... In a community as diverse as ours, we find that our students have many different needs. Bearing this in mind, we have put together a new story time program for the children of our community who have special needs. This special story time will be held twice a month on a Friday afternoon at 4:00, and will last one-half hour. More ... The Garden City Public Library's expansion and renovation project has entered a new phase this fall. To minimize inconvenience to patrons, reconstruction of the library entrance and the area adjacent to the small and large meeting rooms on the lower level will occur at the same time from approximately October 4 through October 18th. More ... The good news is that the remodeling of the Young Adult area is progressing and before you know it we will be inviting all to come and see our new space. We appreciate everyone's patience and un-derstanding as we have gone up and down the stairs getting the books we need. More ... The Friends of the Garden City Public Library programs Garden City Then & Now, originally scheduled for October 4, has been postponed till spring of 2008 and The Great American Songbook, originally scheduled for October 11, has been rescheduled for November 15. More ... The Camel Bookmobile will be the book of choice for the first LunchBag BookTalk of the Fall. It will take place on Tuesday, October 30th 12:00 to 2:00PM. Evocative, seamless, and haunting, The Camel Bookmobile is a powerful saga that challenges our fears of the unknown. It is a story that captures the riddles and calamities that often occur when two cultures collide. More ... Garden City residents, including long-time Garden City resident Jeff Blattmachr, and duffers from Garden City-based Dyna-Empire Inc.,joined many other golf enthusiasts at the 5th Annual Planned Parenthood of Nassau County (PPNC) Golf Classic at The Village Club in Sands Points. More ... Hershey, PA: "The town built on chocolate" What a wonderful place to celebrate the holidays! The holidays are always a special time in Hershey but, this year, Hershey is commemorating the 100-year centennial of Hershey Park and our trip is going to join in the celebration on Sunday, Dec. 2nd - Monday, Dec. 3rd. More ... Walking the Mourner's Path is a unique Christian program designed to assist people in working through their mourning and grief and to begin the healing process, and to transform their grief into joyful living. More ... Lancome has kindly offered a free workshop for the senior women of Garden City on Tuesday, October 9 th in the Senior center at St. Paul's at 1 p.m. the women attending this event will get tips on day and night makeup wear, and some will even get a makeover! More ... The Garden City Retired Men's Club is a non-profit membership organization formed in April 1961 for the purpose of providing educational and recreational activities for the retired male senior citizens of the Garden City community. The organization is non-sectarian and non-political. More ... On Sept. 25 there were 10 1/2 tables of Seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1. Jackie West & Estelle Fischer 2. Joan Kiernan & Arline Greco 3. More ... A senior at Garden City High School was named as a Samsung American Legion Scholarship National Finalist. Colin Quinn was selected by the staff of New York's Boys State Program, which was held at SUNY Morrisville during the week of June 24, 2007 through June 30, 2007. More ... Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D.) is sponsoring his 6th Annual Senior Health & Awareness Day Thursday, October 25, 2007, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the David S. Mack Sports Complex at Hofstra University, Earl Ovington Blvd., Uniondale. More ... What better way to cap off a week of summery weather than with a last outdoor party with all of your friends, neighbors, and the fantastic Jim Roberti Band? Please join us tonight, September 28th, in the tented garden of Chris and Terry Digan at 65 Third Street from 7:30 to 11:30pm, for the American Cancer Society's "Tastings with a Twist". More ... A booming "Spirit Day" took its Fifth Anniversary in stride at Saint Anne's on Saturday, Sept. 15 with a major turnout of parishioners and guests and one of the highest responses in "Big Bucks Bonanza" returns since the inauguration of the charitable sweepstakes in 2002, according to Co-chairs John Parks and Marie Fischer. More ... |
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