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Father-Son Brass Musicians Honor Veterans
      Trombonist John Wolf, and his trumpeter father, John P. Wolf of Garden City were among 100 participants who participated in the Worldwide Echo Taps Ceremony at L.I. National Cemetery on Armed Forces Day May 19.
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Student Participates In Robotics Competition
      On Tuesday May 15th six second-year (Fourth Form) students competed in South Kent School's second Annual Robotics Competition. This year's competition featured two tasks using the student-built robots. "Prison Break" involved navigating robots through a large maze, turning off lig...
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Garden City Budget News
By Roy S. Ryniker
      How Much Spent? Funded How? Spent on What? The Village budget for the upcoming fiscal year is $53.7 million. How does it get funded? Funding Sources: ($ millions) Tax Levy$41.3 Existing Surplus 5.1 Other Revenues 7.
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Wyndham Residents Day At Belmont
      Garden City Wyndham residents enjoyed a beautiful spring day at Belmont. Chairlady Kathleen Goodman made all arrangements. A buffet luncheon was enjoyed by all.
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Traditional Cathedral Memorial Day Fair
      Once again this year, following the Memorial Day Parade and the subsequent Memorial Day Service at the Garden City Middle School, the Cathedral's Memorial Day Fair will take place. The Fair has become a Memorial Day tradition for many Garden City residents.
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Mayors Selected For Leadership Positions
      Joseph Troiano, mayor of the Village of Stewart Manor, and Peter A. Bee, mayor of the Village of Garden City, have been named to leadership positions in the Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) for 2007-2008. The NCVOA represents 64 incorporated villages with more than 430,000 ...
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Garden City Library News
Library Programs For The Week
      29Tu 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Society for Italian Culture of L.I. 30W 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Adult Reference Program Light Summer Meals with Chef Charlie Registration required-began Sunday, May 20.
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Library Closed
      The Garden City Public Library will be closed on Sunday, May 27 and Monday May 28 in observance of Memorial Day.
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Memorial Day Community Service
      A Memorial Day Community Service will be held on Monday, May 28 at 9 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Incarnation at 50 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City. It is an interfaith service of thanksgiving and remembrance of all who have served and are serving our country. Many of the Garden City clergies...
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Community Church To Commemorate Memorial Day
      On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, May 27, Garden City Community Church will have a special guest preacher, Naval Chaplain Lieutenant Commander Kobena Arthur. Our 10:30 worship service for that day will be specially designed to appreciate those men and women in the armed forces and espec...
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Cathedral Kids Care Group Begins Annual Drive
      Kids Care is an outreach program of the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Its goal is to provide foster care children with the basic school supplies that will give them hope and an equal chance to succeed in life. Kids Care was conceived in 2005 by Jaclyn D'Aversa and Jennifer LeSeuer, both you...
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Ladies' Night Out
      The Welcoming Club of Garden City hosted a cocktail party at the Wingate Inn Hotel. The ladies enjoyed cocktails and appetizers and had a chance to do some spring shopping. The vendors donated 10% of their proceeds to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Long Island. The Welcoming Club is open ...
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Historical Society Racks Up Great Raffle Prizes
      The Garden City Historical Society's Flea Market Raffle Committee reports a lengthy list of great prizes for the Society's Saturday, June 2, event. The flea market takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine, on the Historical Society Museum property, 109 Eleventh Street. Two dollars a t...
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      , the Cathedral Women are holding the annual Memorial Day Fair on the Cathedral grounds between the hours of 12 PM and 4 PM... On Friday, June 8 , the Senior Women's Club of GC is holding a Sprint Party at the GC Country Club at noon...
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Realtors Attend Regional Conference
      Stephanie Cullum, Cheryl McAuliffe, Linda Sambus and Denise Wells of Coach Realtors recently joined other specialists in the luxury real estate market from North and South America, for the Christie's Great Estates Regional Conference in Orlando, Florida.
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Congressman Reports To Chamber On Homeland Security
      AT the Chamber's season finale luncheon on April 11 at the Garden City Hotel, Congressman Peter King, a Republican serving his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, was the keynote speaker. Previously Chairman and currently Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee,...
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Socially Speaking
      We have several writers who live and work in Garden City and one of them will be appearing at a book signing in the main room of the Garden City Library - Lower Level - on Thursday, May 31 st at 2 p.m.
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Class of 1987 Reunion
      The Garden City High School Class of 1987 will be holding its 20th year reunion on Saturday, September 29 at the Cherry Valley Club from 7:30 - 11:30 p.m. Please e-mail or call Donna DeFilippis, Reunions of America at (631) 266-1836 or lireunions@aol.com with your current address so you don...
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Kasnicki - Palamidessi Engagement
      Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kasnicki of Garden City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Irene, to Nicholas Palamidessi. Nicholas is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Palamidessi of Oceanside. Megan is a 1998 graduate of Garden City High School.
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Planz-Clemente Engagement
      Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Planz of Garden City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Maureen Katherine to 'Anthony Clemente, son of Vita and Tony Clemente of Franklin Square, New York. Maureen is a graduate of Garden City High School. She earned her BS degree in Biology and S...
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Historical Society Welcomes Author
      On Wednesday, June 13, The Garden City Historical Society welcomes author Paul J. Mateyunas to the Historical Society Museum. A native of Long Island's North Shore, Mr. Mateyunas's new book, North Shore Long Island: Country Homes, 1890-1950, was released in April by Acanthus Press.
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Winthrop 3rd Annual Golf Outing
      Third Annual Golf Outing to benefit the Winthrop-University Hospital's Cancer Center for Kids will be held on Monday, June 18th. The Cancer Center for Kids (CCK) provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment options for childhood cancer patients and their families, as well as psychoso...
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Party A Success
      The Garden City League of the Helen Keller Services for the Blind held their Dessert, Card and Game Party on April 26th at the Garden City Community Church and it was a wonderful success. They raised money for Camp Helen Keller, a free summer day camp for children ages 4 to 15, who are ...
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Welcoming Club Hawaiian Luau
      The Welcoming Club of Garden City is looking forward to their final Social Event of the year. Once again, Lori & John McDonald are opening their lovely home for a "Hawaiian Luau" on Saturday, June 2nd from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, at 109 Wetherill Road. Members & Non Members Welcome.
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Upcoming Broadway Shows
      Adult Education is pleased to announce its upcoming Broadway trips! Please register AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so that we can order tickets - don't wait for the next Adult Ed brochure. All tickets are orchestra seats for the 2PM Wednesday matinee performances. We use a Motorcoach and t...
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D.A. Kathleen Rice To Be Speaker
      Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice will be the guest speaker at the Annual Installation Luncheon of the American Association of University Women's Garden City Branch on Monday, June 4th at 12 noon at the Milleridge Inn.
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EPOA Annual Meeting
      The Eastern Property Owners' Association Inc. has announced its Annual Meeting on June 4, at 7:30 P.M. at Garden City Library The Eastern Property Owners' Association Inc.
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Countdown To Spirit Day For St. Anne's Planners
      Extra volunteers have been asked to join the "biggest, most spirited parish committee you'll ever meet"at 7 P.M. on Wednesday, May 30 in the St. John Vianney Room of St. Anne's Rectory 35 Dartmouth Street by Marie Fischer and John Parks, Co-chairs and their spouses Mike Fischer and Margaret ...
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Delicious Door Prizes At ACS' Kitchen Tour
      Please join us Wednesday, June 6th from 10:00 am until 2:00pm for the Garden City Unit of the American Cancer Society's "Heart of the Home" Kitchen Tour. This event allows you to tour five of the most breathtaking kitchens and great rooms in Garden City. We hope you will enjoy the newest addi...
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     Greg Schnoor, President of Barnes Gallery Custom Framing, with Committee Members Sheila McGovern & Carolyn Durnan
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Garden City Retired Mens Club
      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.
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Garden City Senior News radio city christmas spectacular
      The Recreation Dept has secured tickets for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and lunch at Koenig's Restaurant on December 5 th . This trip will be taken with Prime Time Travel and the cost of the trip will be $119. Space is very limited (20 tickets only) for this trip. A deposit o...
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Golf Classic To Honor Gary Fishberg
      On Monday, June 18, 2007, the Long Island Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation will hold their 16th Annual Golf Classic at the Woodcrest Club in Syosset. Sponsored by Cullen and Dykman, one of the largest law firms on Long Island, the golf tournament will benefit the Arthritis Foundation, par...
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Former Village Mayor To Discuss His New Novel
      Richard A. Benack, former Mayor of the Village of Garden City, will appear at the Garden City Library on Thursday, May 31st at 2 p.m. to discuss his new novel, Saints Aren't Angels, the life story of Saint John Bosco. The book concentrates on the initial twenty-two mont...
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Mayor Offers "State Of Village" Address To Chamber
      The Garden City Chamber of Commerce heard the "State of the Village" address offered by Mayor Peter Bee at its luncheon last week at the Garden City Hotel. Mayor Bee spoke to a packed room of Chamber members and guests about issues in and around Garden City that will impact both the b...
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Garden City Adult Education Tours Sicily
      On March 27th, as part of the Adult Education Program, twenty-four eager travelers began their journey to Sicily. To add to the excitement, many people in the group had family from Sicily. The first stop was Palermo where we visited Monreale, the Spanish Quarters, the Palatine Chapels ...
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Resurrection Lutheran ChurchOffers VBS
      Resurrection Lutheran Church invites you to join us for our Vacation Bible School this summer at Avalanche Ranch: A Wild Ride through God's word! Our church will be a stampede of excitement this summer as we visit the Avalanche Ranch. This Vacation Bible School program combines fun, team-work...
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Blood Drive At Resurrection
      One in three people will need blood sometime during their life. That's a powerful statistic from the New York Blood Center. In response to the critical need for blood on Long Island, Resurrection Lutheran Church provides an opportunity for area residents to donate this life-giving resource. R...
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