On Saturday, March 8, The LI Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf will host a workshop entitled "Linguistics of ASL." Sponsored by LIRID and Mill Neck Interpreter Service, the workshop will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on the Suffolk Community College Ammerman Campus, in the Riverhead Building, Room R-123. Presented by Mart Altuna, .3 CEUs will be awarded for the workshop. Bring a brown-bag lunch. The fee is $10 per person for LIRID members; $20 per person for non-members. Send payment to Mill Neck Interpreter Service, 1025 Old Country Rd., Suite 402C, Westbury, NY 11590, Attn: Judith Rackovitch. For directions visit www.sunysuffolk.edu. For more information about the workshop, contact Judith Rackovitch at judirocks10@aol.com. A workshop cancellation policy is available upon request. For more information regarding Mill Neck Interpreter Services or to book an interpreter, call 512-6222, option #1... On Sunday, March 9, come to a Wine Tasting/Dinner at 5 p.m. $55 per person, tax and tip. For info and reservations call Bob's Place, 230 Jericho Tpke., Floral Park. Call 354-8185... A basic boating course is offered by Sewanhaka Power Squadron and will prepare the novice boater to enjoy safe boating in protected waters and allow he participant to qualify for the NYS Certificate to operate Personal Water Craft. The instructors are experienced boaters and familiar with local waters and are USPS certified. Classes are free, however, there is a charge of $55 charge for class materials including the student manual and navigation tools. The charge for Boat Smart is $40 for the manual only. Call Joe Lau 354-8633. These are full eight-week courses that include boating terminology, safety and fundamentals of charting. The following is offered: •March 19 at Garden City High School, Merillon Ave., from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m... Celebrate St. Patrick's Day and come to the 5th Annual St. Patrick's Lunch Bridge sponsored by the Rosary Altar Society on March 14 in the auditorium of St. Joseph's School from noon to 4 p.m. Sandwiches and dessert will be served. All welcome. The cost is $20 each; $80 for the table. Send reservations to Marie Kelly, 27 Clinton Rd., Garden City, NY 11530 or Patricia Dolan, 125 Shields Ave., Williston Park, NY 11596. If you would like to play and need a partner, let us know. There are many eager bridge players who would like to play and a table will be found for you. A Red Cross CPR Class is being offered by the Health and Safety Committee of the Garden City PTA for middle and high school students. Students will receive certification in both adult and child CPR. This is an important class that could save the life of a friend of family member. It is also an excellent course for students who plan on working at the pool in the summer. The course will be held on March 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Garden City High School Auxiliary Gym. This is Parent-Teacher Conference Day so there is no school for students. Bring a snack and lunch. Nonrefundable checks for $45 should be made out to the American Red Cross and are due by Feb. 22. Send to Stenfanie Granville, 260 Stewart Ave., Garden City, NY. Space is limited. Registration required. Call Stefanie 747-6827...If you're thinking of adopting a dog, try the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter first. Call 944-8220...

Police Report: Mischief and Mayhem

On March 3, 9:05 AM, PO Marceda arrested a 44-year-old female from Hicksville for alleged DWAI (drugs), 5 counts of the possession of a controlled substance 7th degree and numerous traffic violations, at Cathedral Avenue...A $1,000 Garmin GPS was taken after a passenger side window of a car was broken in Field 12, on March 3... On March 2, a 31-year-old Port Washington man was arrested for alleged DWI (.21%) at 4:42 AM, on Franklin Avenue/Stewart Ave. PO Oswald made the arrest...On March 1, a 48-year-old Mineola man was arrested after an investigation of 2 incidents involving the shoplifting of tool sets valued at $269 each at Sears... On February 29, someone put graffiti on a car parked in a Wickham Rd. driveway. Damage was $100... On February 28, someone threw a snowball through a window at a Euston Rd. house at 9:45 PM. Damage was $150... On March 1, 11:28 AM, a thief fled Pay/half on Franklin Avenue after stealing assorted men's clothing valued at $156. He dropped the goods but he is still being sought by police for the crime...A 30-year-old Queens Village man was arrested for the criminal possession of stolen property 4th degree, and ID theft 2nd degree, after he attempted to use stolen credit cards in the purchase of gift cards at CVS, Franklin Avenue, on February 26, at 1:30 PM. Detective Madden had been observing him... On February 29, a laptop computer was stolen from an attorney's office at 1010 Franklin Avenue... On the same day, a 47-year-old woman from Dix Hills was arrested for allegedly shoplifting an Eileen Fischer sweater and a Joseph Aboud shirt, valued at $236, at Lord and Taylor...On February 28, 3:10 PM, police assisted the County Sheriff's Department in the DWAI (drugs) arrest of a 54-year-old Baldwin man at Chestnut Street/Franklin Avenue...A truck stop was conducted at Clinton Rd/ Commercial Avenue, on February 27, with DOT at the scene. 12 trucks were inspected with 9 trucks taken out of service, and 74 tickets issued... On the same day, at 12:45 PM, a 41-year-old Freeport man was arrested for aggravated unlicensed operation 2nd degree ( 3 revocations for DWI), at Franklin Ave./Seventh Street. PO Cristiano made the arrest...

Fire Responses:

An overheated light ballast caused alarm at 1490 Franklin Avenue, on March 1... FD used a Halmatro tool to extricate a passenger from a car at 205 Nassau Blvd. on the same day...An extension ladder was used to gain entry to a second story bedroom after the occupant of a Pine Street house was locked out on March 2...Gas/electric were shut off after an odor was found in a boiler room at 32 Nassau Blvd. on March 3...A tree came through the roof of a Princeton Street residence on March 5. Water came into the basement as well. Power was shut off, and a sump pump was used. $50,000 in damage...

That's all this week.

G. T.