The Office Cat

The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island has reached out to touch peoples' lives positively for more than twenty years. In celebration of the House's 20th Anniversary, the Board of Directors at the House is inviting friends, staff and volunteers to reminisce and participate in a gala evening of camaraderie at the Black Tie 20th Anniversary Gala. The event, which is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Citizens Bank, will be held on Friday, September 28, 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Garden City Hotel. Festivities for the evening include an elaborate cocktail hour, exquisite dinner, silent and live auctions and a video presentation featuring memorable moments in the House's history. Put on your dancing shoes and move to the beat of the amazing tunes of "Fiesta," a ten piece band who will provide musical entertainment. A grand prize raffle drawing featuring a Mercedes Benz CLS 550 will be held; second and third prize winners will also be announced. Car raffle tickets are still available for purchase at $100 each; a minimum of 2,500 will be sold. Unique silent and live auction items include a trip to Puerto Rico; a package at a well known Manhattan-based hotel which includes tickets to a Broadway show, brunch and dinner gift certificate; a night with the New Jersey Nets; and baseball memorabilia autographed by the 1986 World Series NY Mets players. For information and/or to purchase tickets to the event or for the car raffle, please contact Jeanne Ellis at 718-343-5683 or 516-775-5683, ext. 140 or at jellis@rmhlongisland.org. You may also visit our web site, www.rmhlongisland.org for information or ticket purchases... Have you ever thought that someday you may be called upon to save a friend or a family member? Learning CPR is easy and in today's world a necessity. Join us at Adelphi University School of Nursing on November 3 for the AHA Heartsaver course. Fee $65. Call Karen at 516-877-4554 to register...On Saturday, September 15, come to the NHP Street Fair being held on Jericho Tpke. from 10 AM to 5 PM... On Sunday, September 16, the Chamber of the Willistons is holding a street fair on Hillside Avenue beginning at 11 AM and ending at 5 PM. Call 739-1943 for more info... Members of the community are welcome to attend an open house meeting at Clark Garden, I. U. Willets Rd., Albertson, on Sunday, September 16. Call 484-8603... On Wednesday, September 19, the AARP Chapter No. 5183 is meeting from 9:30 to 11:45 AM at Clinton Martin Park Recreational Center, NHP. Must have national membership. Call 248-0954... Free Irish Gaelic classes beginning on Thursday, September 13, at the Gerry Tobin Irish Language School, 27 Locust Avenue, Babylon. Call 516 221-2910...

If you are thinking of adopting a dog, call the local shelter at 944-8220...

Police Report: Mischief and Mayhem

On September 10, 10:54 AM, a 39-year-old Central Islip woman allegedly took 7 shirts: 2 Timberland, 4 Guess, and 1 Quicksilver, at Lord and Taylor... Between September 7 and 10, the doors of the cafeteria were found damaged at the Middle School cafeteria ($200) and over $3,000 in change was taken from the vending machines there... PO Bandl stopped a 20-year-old Elmont male for failing to stop his car at the light at Nassau Blvd./Stewart Ave. on September 9. He was charged with DWI zero tolerance(.02 %)-because of his age, aggravated unlicensed operation 2nd degree, no front plate, equipment and traffic violations... Between August 31 and September 5, someone stole a purple Raleigh Mojabi bicycle from an unlocked garage at Roxbury Road. Value was $229... A 14-year-old boy slipped as he ran alongside a bus at 7:15 AM at Yale Street on September 6, and he was taken to the hospital for pelvic and leg injuries... Between August 20 and 23 , a Dell laptop valued at $750 was taken at the Adelphi University Center... A $200 Mongoose bike was stolen from outside the Dept. Of Probation on September 5... PO Hickey stopped a 22-year-old Long Beach male for not signaling at Clinton Rd./Kingsbury Rd. on September 19. He was charged with alleged DWI (.20%), a turning violation, no license, no insurance, and illegally tinted windows. He also had a TV on and in his view...

Fire Responses:

FD removed smoke due to cooking at a Second Street residence on September 5... Natural ventilation was used to dissipate smoke in the kitchen at the Midddle School on September 6... Firemen aided in the extrication of a driver at the scene of an accident at Cathedral Ave./First Street on September 11... Wires arced in the rear yard of an Arthur Street residence on September 12...

That's all this week. G. T.