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An Education and Taxpayer Rally is scheduled for Saturday, March 1st at noon at Ellsworth W. Allen Park in Farmingdale, Garden City Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen reminded residents at the Feb. 25th meeting of the Garden City Board of Education. More ... Two Garden City residents who have students in the Middle School expressed concerns about the safety of the dismissal process at the Feb. 25th Garden City Board of Education meeting. On Feb. 25th, the district closed the circular fire lane located on the side of the middle school on Cherry Valley Avenue. More ... On February 8, 2008 Garden City High School student, Colin Ripp, celebrated his seventeenth birthday. Sharing the spotlight are Dr. Banta, interim high school principal, Joan Smith, Paraprofessional, and fellow classmate, Christine Sheh. Way to go Colin, keep up the great work! More ... Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre invites and encourages members of the public to participate in a Blood Drive to support Long Island Blood Services to be held on Friday, March 28th, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on the first floor of the St. Anne's building on the hospital campus. More ... The members and friends of Resurrection invite all in the community to a choir concert on Friday, March 7, 2008, at 7:00 PM. The A Cappella Choir from Concordia Lutheran High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a 52-member mixed ensemble of upperclassmen, one of five choirs from the school. Each year the choir engages in a tour to share a concert of sacred music. More ... You're at a party. Guests are drinking, casually mingling. Then shots ring out! A woman screams! A man clutches his chest as he crumbles to the floor, writhing and bloodstained. Dead before your very eyes! WHODUNIT?!? Why, it could be anyone in the room. Look around. Everyone is a potential murderer... as well as a potential victim. Suddenly a man shouts, 'Halt, or I'll shoot!!! More ... Those participating in skits night, dress rehearsal is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. This is our last meeting before the dance. More ... There will be a Special Meeting of the Garden City School Board of Education at 8:15 P.M., Monday, March 3, in the library of Garden City High School. A Budget Work Session will follow. Part II of Instructional Components will be discussed. More ... On Saturday, March 1, Spirituality for Singles will be held at St. Aidan's Church, 505 Willis Avenue, Williston Park. Mass will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the church followed by a special event, Amusing Grace presented by Tom Brennen and Stevie G.B. Refreshments and pizza. For further information call 746-6585... More ... The annual PTA Dinner will be held on April 10, 2008 at 6:30 PM at the Inn at New Hyde Park, on Jericho Turnpike, in New Hyde Park. The PTA Dinner Committee will be selling grand raffle tickets and admission tickets in advance of the event. The cost of admission will be $60.00. Tickets will be sold during the spring parent/teacher conferences and at March PTA meetings. More ... Marge Kelly, Young Adult librarian (l) and Laura Flanagan, reference librarian, are shown with a 26" flat TV set with DVD player which was recently donated to the library by The Friends of the Library. Many Village organizations who utilize the small meeting room at the library had long expressed a need for such a set as compared with the alternative of using the large meeting room. More ... The first Woman's Club of Garden City Bridge for 2008 was held on Monday, Jan 7, at the Garden City Casino. Bridge Chairman Gloria Mentzel welcomed everyone to a luscious dessert and coffee hour followed by bridge. Lucky bucks were won by Yuette Slattery and Gloria Mentzel. More ... Students paraded around Locust School on February 7 to usher in the Chinese Year of the Rat with dragon puppets, musical instruments, and a great big Gung Hay Fat Choi (Happy New Year) to all. The students also read about Chinese culture, listened to Chinese mu-sic, and completed many projects related to the holiday. More ... It's Leap Year! Come to the Library and leap into a good story!Use the Internet and find out what Leap Year means and when it started. Check out a folk tale and read a story about another culture or borrow a Tall Tale and read about someone larger than life! Ever wonder what the difference is between a folk tale, fairy tale, legend, and tall tale? More ... In February 1957, approximately 20 Garden City residents enrolled in an Adult Education course (now called Continuing Education) on Techniques of Acting. At the conclusion of the eight-week course, the participants thought it would be a good idea to form a community theatre. Under the leadership and guidance of the late Ted Colvin, the Garden City Little Theatre was born in June 1957. More ... Susan Petry, longtime resident of Garden City, will be honored by Adelphi University with an art exhibit entitled MUSINGS at the Swirbul Library Gallery (One South Avenue, Garden City.) The exhibit runs from March 2nd through April 15th, with an opening reception on March 6th at 4:30. More ... Alexandra Josephine Rodman, a Dartmouth College student in the class of 2010 from Garden City, studied Italian in Rome during the winter 2008 term as part of the College's Language Study Abroad Program. Rodman is the daughter of George R Rodman and Linda P Rodman. More ... Brian J. McGowan, son of Dr. and Mrs. Neil R. McGowan, is a recipient of the Dean's Award for academic excellence during the fall 2007 semester at Colgate University, where he is a member of the Class of 2009. To be eligible for the Dean's Award, a Colgate student must achieve a 3.30 or higher average while carrying a full course load of four courses per semester. More ... Megan Elizabeth Hyland, a senior at Washington and Lee University, has earned dean's list status for the recently ended fall term. Dean's list status at Washington and Lee represents a term grade-average of at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale. More ... Spring will soon be with us and the magazines are filled with spring styles giving us hints as to what we will be wearing very soon. I don't know about you, but when I look at these styles I know what I won't be wearing. In fact, if you look through the racks at the stores you must wonder what the designers are thinking. More ... The Community Club Studio is proud to announce it's 75 th season. We offer a variety of classes for the spring term, culminating with a May exhibit of the students' work. The spring class schedule runs Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 12:30. More ... Linda Gambardella, Program Chair for the Auxiliary of the Garden City Community Church, is pleased to announce that Muriel Urban will present a spring program on the Art of Flower Arranging on Friday, March 7 th at 10:30 a.m. in the Church Parlor. A total of five arrangements will be made with accompanying instruction on each arrangement. More ... Amber M. Miller , of Garden City, has been named to the President's List for the Fall 2007 semester at Coastal Caro-lina University. To qualify for the President's List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average and must be enrolled full time. More ... Cristina Poliseno of Garden City, a student at Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y., has been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2007 semester. This distinction is awarded to students who have earned a semester grade point average of 3.5 or better. More ... Thomas Hobbs D'Antonio , a Dartmouth College student in the class of 2010 from Garden City 11530, studied Italian in Rome during the Winter 2008 term as part of the College's Language Study Abroad Program. D'Antonio is the son of Stephen H. D'Antonio and Eileen M. D'Antonio. More ... Please join us as we host our annual Spring Card Party at the Garden City Casino on Monday, March 17. The Garden City Chapter of Children's Medical Fund will be holding the event on St. Patrick's Day this year, so don't forget to wear something green as you try your luck at bridge. Boutique shopping will begin at 11:30 a.m. and lunch and bridge will follow at 12 noon. More ... Fr. Gabriel Muteru and the Board of Trustees of the St. John's Kenyan Children's Foundation cordially invite everyone to attend their 2nd Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser to be held on Saturday, April 19, at Kellenberg Memorial High School Cafeteria, from 8pm to 11pm. More ... The president and several past presidents of the Kiwanis Club of Garden City attended the New York District Kiwanis Mid-Winter Conference at the Hudson Valley Resort & Spa on February 22nd - 24th. Founded in 1915 Kiwanis International is a thriving organization of service and community-minded individuals who support children and young adults around the world. More ... The Recreation Department is offering several one day, two hour workshops for our senior residents. These will be held at St. Paul's Senior Center. Preregistration is necessary and a $5 fee will be collected at the time of registration for each class. To register, please visit the Administrative Offices at St. Paul's Recreation Complex, next door to St. Paul's Senior Center. More ... The Recreation Department is offering several one day, two hour workshops for our senior residents. These will be held at St. Paul's Senior Center. Preregistration is necessary and a $5 fee will be collected at the time of registration for each class. To register, please visit the Administrative Offices at St. Paul's Recreation Complex, next door to St. Paul's Senior Center. 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 ... Eight tables of bridge players braved the rainy weather to attend the Senior Women's Luncheon Bridge at the Garden City Country Club on Jan. 11. More ... Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (fourth right) thanks P.S. Sasi Kumar (fourth left) of the Indian Consul General's office, the committee members who helped put together the Town of Hempstead 5th Annual India Republic Day Ceremony and the keynote speaker for the event. The January 22nd celebration, which was hosted by the Town of Hempstead and held at the Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion at Town Hall, is Long Island's only ceremony commemorating the establishment of India as a Republic and its liberation from British rule. Pictured with the Supervisor (left to right) are Dr. Parveen Chopra of Baldwin Harbor, Dr. Bhupendra Patel, Keynote Speaker Dr. Panchapakesa Jayarman, P.S. Sasi Kumar, Committee Chair Indu Jaiswal of Garden City, Dr. Azad Anand and Mohinder Taneja of Westbury. More ... Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray (center, back row), helped members of the Indian American Forum raise the Indian flag at Hempstead Town Hall in honor of India Republic Day. India Republic Day, which is celebrated on January 26th, commemorates the establishment of India as a Republic and its liberation from British rule. Pictured with the Supervisor are Mohinder Taneja of Westbury, Indu Jaiswal of Garden City, Dr. Parveen Chopra of Baldwin Harbor, Dr. Azad and Nutan Anand, Ravi and Jaya Blooplapus, Inspector Matthew Simeone of the Nassau County Police Department, Laurel Hollow Mayor Harry Anand and Sabiha Mithaiwala. More ... Winthrop-University Hospital's Women's Wellness Series will offer a free lecture, "Give Reasons to Visit your GYN," on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 7:00 PM. It will be held at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center, located at 101 Mineola Boulevard at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. More ... Winthrop-University Hospital's Health Update for Seniors community education series will present a free lecture, "Yes It's Treatable! Urinary Inconti-nence in Women," on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. The program begins with the lecture at 1:15 PM, followed by blood pressure checks at 2:45 PM. It will be held at the Mineola Community Center, 155 Washington Avenue in Mineola. More ... The Cill Cais Players will entertain the audience at the March meeting of the Irish Cultural Society with its production of "The Swallow Tailed Coat," a one-act comedy by seamus Burke. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 11 at 8 p.m. in the Garden City Library, 60 Seventh Street, across the street from the Garden City Hotel. The public is invited. More ... "A Mixed Palette" , an exhibition of paintings by Valley Stream artist Noel Darvie will be featured at the Barnes Gallery, (Two Nassau Boulevard., Garden City South, NY) April 1 through April 30. The exhibition will highlight a variety of landscape and seascape paintings of local scenes and beyond. More ... This Sunday, March 2 at 9:15 a.m., Michael Dadap will address and play a sampling of his music at the Adult Forum at the Garden City Community Church. Michael Dadap is a popular Filipino guitarist, composer, and conductor, and an influential advocate of Filipino folk music. More ... Mark & Kym's Magic Show, which has become a traditional annual treat for youngsters in the Garden City area, will be back in town at 2 P.M. tomorrow, Saturday, March 1 in St. Anne's McCloskey Auditorium, Dartmouth St and New Hyde Park Road. More ... It is Garden City High School's pleasure to announce the upcoming Masquers' spring production of Bye Bye Birdie!, a musical comedy born from the collaboration of Michael Stewart, Charles Strouse and Lee Adams. Students began rehearsing in December and have continued to explore their characters throughout the winter with an electric enthusiasm. More ... On Wednesday, February 20th, Garden City's William Bradford Turner American Legion Post awarded Ex-Captain Steve Carss with one of the Legion's Annual Law & Order Awards. Ex-Captain Carss was honored for his 25 years of Volunteer Fire Service to the Village of Garden City. Ex-Captain Carss, fellow volunteer firefighters and his family, attended the local event. More ... Mayor Peter Bee (left) presented 20-year resident Thomas M. Simpson with a citation honoring his volunteerism at the Feb. 19th meeting of the Garden City Board of Trustees. "It is on volunteer service that we operate, and we appreciate all that he has contributed to this Village," Bee said. Simpson, a resident in the Central section, was nominated by the Joint Conference Committee of the property owners' associations. More ... In conjunction with industry experts, Design Management Company (DMC) will hold an exclusive roundtable panel discussion for the affluent home owners of residential communities in the Garden City, New York area on Tuesday, March 11, at the diSalvo Interiors Showroom. More ... A happy group of members and guests of the Womens Club of Garden City came to the Garden City Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The monthly meeting, chaired by President Norma Takach, preceded the program with a short business meeting. More ... New York State Senator Kemp Hannon, Chair of the Senate Health Committee, recently volunteered to help more than 1,700 children from Long Island schools receive free dental screenings and oral hygiene instruction, as part of the "Give Kids a Smile" event sponsored by the Nassau County Dental Society and held in Nassau County's Cradle of Aviation Museum. The Give Kids A Smile program is a "national model" for oral health care access, bringing the dental profession and corporate sponsors together for the benefit of the nation's children, said Dr. Mark J. Feldman, ADA president. More ... As part of their faith journey, and in preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation, the Cathedral of the Incarnation's Journey to Adulthood (J2A) Group are on a Mission Trip to Mississippi this week while on holiday from school. They will be doing Hurricane Katrina relief work. More ... Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D.) invites local residents to nominate friends, coworkers and neighborhood leaders whose outstanding work on behalf of our communities makes them deserving of special recognition by the State Senate as a New York "Woman of Distinction. More ... The Kiwanis Club of Garden City has announced that applications are now available for the 2008 Kiwanis Service Scholarship. The Scholarship is open to any high school senior residing in the Garden City School District, and is awarded in recognition of a student's commitment to community service. More ... What parent would pass up the opportunity to bolster their child's musical self-confidence by performing in front of an entirely friendly group of music lovers? Just such an opportunity exists at the Garden City Friends of Music Student Showcase on Sunday, March 9 from 2 - 4 P.M. in the Parlor of the Garden City Community Church. More ... "The ladies that attended the February Welcoming Club of Garden City Newcomers Cocktail Party". For information about joining contact Leslie Lam, Newcomer's Cocktail Committee at 742 - 0409 or Gretchen Sundius, Membership at 248-9515." More ... Teenaged artists, musicians, and poets are being sought to participate in a festival to be held at The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island on May 31, 2008. The theme for the festival is "Create a Caring World." There is no entrance fee. The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island is located at 38 Old Country Road, Garden City, NY, 11530. More ... Two events are scheduled for April 6 at the Ethical Humanist Society of LI: The Power of Poetry The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island will have as its platform "The Power of Poetry" by Leader Anne Klaeysen on Sunday, April 6, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. There is no fee and all are invited to attend. More ... On Sunday, March 2 at 4 p.m. a special service for Lent, A Meditation on the Passion of Christ is being celebrated at the Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation. This moving service will focus on the Passion and Death of Christ, will feature anthems and motets by noted composers Peter Hallock, Henry Purcell, Palestrina, Josef Rheinberger and Antonio Lotti. More ... During the week Feb 11-15, five year old Michael Bareswill was named "Star of the Week" for Mrs. Kristen Thompson's kindergarten class at the Homestead Primary School. As part of the school's "Star of the Week" program, Michael's father, Joseph, was asked to read his son's favorite Beluga Whale story to all of Mrs. Thompson's students, while 'The Star' cuddled his Beluga whale stuffed doll. More ... The Womens Club of Garden City celebrated the holidays with a party at the Garden City Library. President Norma Takach welcomed everyone and then introduced Connie Paradiso, Philanthropic Chairman, who offered checks to The Guide Dog Foundation, Alizheimer's Day Program and The Annual Nursing Scholarship. More ... A panel of distinguished religious leaders will talk about how people draw strength from their beliefs in coping with illness in a panel entitled, Spirituality in the Face of Serious Illness. Amongst the panelists are Sister Mary Alice Aschenbach, CIJ, Rabbi Dr. Linda Henry Goodman, Imam Syed Sayeed and Pastor Sednak Kojo Duffu Yankson. Dr. Arthur Dobrin is the moderator. More ... The community is cordially invited to attend the branch meeting of AAUW on Monday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Garden City Public Library. The speaker will be Dr. Natalie Naylor and her topic will be "Surviving the Ordeal: Long Island Women during the Revolution. More ... Spring into action to help the kids ar Schneider Children's Hospital and at the same time get a fabulous new piece to add to your spring wardrobe! To be held Friday, March 7th at the home of Bernadette Barresi-Sullivan, 32 Roosevelt Street, Garden City, New York, at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More ... |
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