Chamber's Fall Festival Street Fair A Success

Maryanne Bee and Mayor Peter Bee

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce's 28 th annual Fall Festival Street Fair shone in all the glory of spring-like weather on Saturday, September 29, the earliest ever for this all-community event. Hundreds of residents, Village visitors and hordes of kids turned out to enjoy the good fun, good food, and the first-ever "Garden City Idol" singing competition along with Garden City High School's Homecoming Day Parade. The good spirits of merchants, member businesses and exhibiting Village organizations created a warm and friendly community feeling throughout the business district. The Chamber is grateful to the many volunteers and Village forces who contributed to the day's success.

Keith Li (right) and the crew from Fortune Chinese Restaurant, 475 Old Country Road, Westbury, provided a huge array of Fortune specialties Allen Button, of Paul Conte Cadillac, carries "Garden City Idol" winner Justin Bergson in the Garden High School's Homecoming Day Parade Things & Stuff had a huge display of sale items Hoffman's Deli, always a food contributor Richard Spoering, proprietor (2 Kevin Covais with "Garden City Idol" hopefuls Thanks to Jennifer Anthony, branch manager, Sovereign Bank and the Sovereign crew (not pictured) who supervised the running of the trackless trains Two young ladies representing St. Joseph's School Mayor Peter Bee (top row center) and the Bee family Sovereign Bank was among businesses being showcased The gang from Riesterer's Bake Shop "Garden City Idol" winner Justin Bergson with Kevin Covais, TV's "American Idol" finalist and a celebrity judge Bert Donley, event chair and master of ceremonies, with son Ian and friend Greg Bavaro, proprietor, Garden City Pizza and family had an array of GCP samples Kevin Covais, TV's "American Idol" finalist, celebrity judge (center) with "Garden City Singing Idol,"Justin Bergson (2 "Garden City Idol"judges Tom Wagner and Kevin Covais "Garden City Idol" judges (L-R):Tom Wagner, Village Music Makers band director and former New York State Teacher of the Year; Roger Eltringham, Chamber president; and Kevin Covais, celebrity judge "Garden City Idol" winner Justin Bergson belted out "Who Will Buy" from Oliver Everybody loves Kingsley, Kings Supermarket mascot Volunteers (L-R):Jack Robinson, Marie Marcellino, Cynthia Bevington and Liz Denby Two lovely "Garden City Idol"finalists with Kevin Covais Kings' Tommy with Connie Deckel, manager, Kings Supermarket and top volunteer The ever-popular "Moon Bounce" delighted hordes of kids