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The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) will hold its annual Residents Electors' meeting on Tuesday, January 15, at 8 p.m. at Homestead School. The WPOA's Nominating Committee will present its selection of Trustee John Watras for reelection to the Village Board of Trustees. All residents of the West, 18 or older, are eligible to participate in the Electors' meeting. More ... On Saturday, January 12, the Irish American Society holds its annual President's Dance at 8 PM. Dancing will be to the music of the Tommy Mulvihill Band at the center located at 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola. $25 per person...Free mammograms to uninsured women over 40 being provided at the Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Tpke. More ... On Wednesday, January 9, 2008 The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead has invited former resident Catherine S. Manno, M.D., to speak to us on a very timely topic, "Women in Medicine in the 21 st century." Many of you may remember Dr. Manno from previous appearances at the club. More ... "Msgr. John's Knights" invite drivers to save 10% on collision liability rates for three full years by taking the Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving course on Saturday, Jan. 12 from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. (total of six hours) in St. Anne's School Cafeteria, Dartmouth St. and New Hyde Park Road, Garden City. More ... Continuing a tradition started many decades ago, the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead presented its annual "Christmas Hour of Music" concert at the Cathedral of the Incarnation on December 4. More ... Patients at Winthrop-University Hospital's Hagedorn Pediatric Inpatient Center and Cancer Center for Kids enjoyed an early visit from Santa Claus and special holiday treats thanks to Phil Fortuna, owner of Mineola Checker Cab (fifth from right) and several members of the Long Island Taxi Transportation Operators Association (LITTOA). The group, which frequently visits the Hospital to donate gifts to young patients during the holiday season, delivered three cart-loads of toys and games on December 18 and spent time visiting with children to help make their holidays extra special. For more information about Winthrop's Hagedorn Pediatric Inpatient Center or the Cancer Center for Kids, call 1(866) WINTHROP. More ... Troop 243 will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, January 6, 2008. The breakfast will be held in the St. Joseph's School cafeteria from 8 AM to 1 PM. As always, the breakfast provides a great value: for a donation of $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children, (kids under three eat free! More ... The Garden City chapter of Children's Medical Fund welcomes kids of all ages to our annual Family Bingo Night! This event will be held on Friday, January 25th from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m . at the Lutheran Church on Stewart Avenue. More ... The Cathedral of the Incarnation's Church School children presented a Christmas Pageant entitled "The Messenger" at the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Christmas Eve. The troupe played to a full church which enjoyed the presentation immensely. More ... nd Battalion 25 th Marines. nd Battalion from Garden City, helping to distribute toys from the Toys for Tots program to neighborhoods throughout Long Island. More ... The Nassau County Young Republicans will be holding a presidential straw poll on Wednesday, January 9th, following the installation ceremony for the 2008 elected officers. The ceremony will begin at 8PM at the Mineola Knights of Columbus Hall located at 185 Jericho Turnpike. More ... Judith Sturges of Indianapolis, Indiana and Hollister Sturges of Greenwich, Connecticut are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth, to Matthew Cosentino, son of JoAnn & Nicholas Cosentino of Garden City, New York More ... The Garden City Community Church Thursday Luncheon Group will meet on January 10th and 24th. Members of the community are invited. If you need transportation, please call the church office at 746-1700. Guests are asked to bring a sandwich. Dessert and beverage will be served. The group meets from noon to 1:30 p.m.. in the church parlor. More ... HAPPY NEW YEAR AGAIN! We are four days into 2008 and I hope you have been practicing writing the year the correct way. It is always good at the start of a new year to look back to the past and see what happened for better or for worse as that is the way we can correct things. Sometimes it also helps to look further back to check on our progress and that is just what I did. More ... Winthrop Surgical Associates, PC, is proud to welcome Garden City resident Alfred Adamo, MD, to its team of surgical experts. Dr. Adamo, a board-certified surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, has been in private practice in Garden City and an attending surgeon at Winthrop- University Hospital for over 25 years. An active educator, Dr. More ... A free self-help group for anxiety, panic disorder, depression, OCD and other nervous fears meets every Thursday evening at 8:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Garden City at the corner of Chester Avenue and New Hyde Park Road. More ... Once again, the Cathedral of the Incarnation will be offering the traditional Anglican service of Evensong on Sunday, January 6 at 4 p.m. to mark the end of Christmastide and the beginning of the Epiphany season. Epiphany is the time the church celebrates the arrival of the Magi or Three Kings at the manger in Bethlehem to visit the baby Jesus. More ... Charades on paper is the quick description for the game of Pictionary. The Young Adult Department invites all persons in grades 6-12 to come to the library for a lively round of Pictionary games. Prizes will be awarded to winning groups. The fun begins at 2:30 on Saturday, January 12th. Registration began January 2nd. More ... Happy 2008!The Children's Room starts off the New Year by announcing the winner of a contest. Kaitlyn O'Hare is the winner of complimentary passes to Finding Nemo On Ice at the Nassau Coliseum. Have a great time! More ... The Garden City Public Library's expansion and renovation of the Young Adult is nearing completion. Throughout the holiday week, workers put the finishing touches on the library's entrance and lobby. The Young Adult collection was moved to the newly renovated and enlarged area located along the Seventh Street side of the building. More ... The Garden City Public Library will be conducting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 8th from 3:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the lower level large meeting room. Blood supplies are desperately low and needed. Please consider donating blood if you are able. More ... It's that time again! We invite you to join the Garden City Public Library for its second annual Adult Winter Reading Club to be held from Sunday, December 2nd to Saturday, March 29th. Receive a gift just for signing up! There are no meetings. You choose the books you want to read or listen to. You will fill out a review card for each book. More ... St. Paul's Senior Center is located in the cottages on the St. Paul's property and is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for any resident of Garden City aged 60 or older and their guest. Monday, January 7 th - 10 a.m. More ... Winthrop-University Hospital's "Health Update for Seniors" program will present a free lecture, "Services for Seniors: What Am I Entitled To?" on Wednesday, January 9, 2008. The program begins with the lecture at 1:15 PM, followed by blood pressure checks at 2:45 PM. It will be held the Mineola Community Center, 155 Washington Avenue in Mineola. 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 ... All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in a competition for the 2008 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship (Council Division) sponsored by Msgr. John C. Seiden-schwang Council ("Msgr. John's Knights") at St. Anne's McCloskey Auditorium, Dartmouth Street, and New Hyde Park Road, Garden City from 1 to 3 p.m. More ... On Long Island, 260,000 people turn to soup kitchens, food pantries, and shelters to feed themselves and their chil-dren. More ... The safety and appearance of temporary trailers installed by Nassau County on their property along County Seat Drive has raised the concern of a Garden City resident. After seeing the photos he provided, The Garden City News decided to further investigate the matter. More ... Do you have a problem in your neighborhood affecting your quality of life, or just simply getting under your skin? Send us an e-mail and Stephanie Petrellese, a reporter for The Garden City News, will help get the matter resolved. More ... |
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