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Wednesday, March 12 th was a brilliant clear day with the nip of late winter in the air and the bright promise of spring ready too bloom. In this setting, Ira Joe Fisher, weather reporter for WCBS-TV, came to address the members of the Community Club of Garden City/Hempstead. More ... Fr. Gabriel Muteru, Honorary Chairman, and the Board of Trustees of the St. John's Kenyan Children's Foundation cordially invite everyone to attend our main fundraiser event, a Wine Tasting Reception, to be held on Saturday, April 19, 2008, from 8pm to 11pm, at Kellenberg Memorial High School Cafeteria. The cost to attend this event is $25 per person. More ... he Miracle Foundation, Long Island's leading charitable foundation dedicated to supporting research and treatment of cancer, recently presented a $330,000 grant to Dr. David Abramson of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. This grant will support the design of a computerized ocular prosthetic which will greatly enhance the lives of retinoblastoma patients. More ... Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino, second right, standing; attended Girl Scout Brownie Troop 1433's Bake-Off at Stewart Avenue Elementary School. Also shown are Nassau County Legislator Vincent Muscarella and Principal Linda Norton. More ... Continuing in the fine tradition of sharing his expertise with St. Joseph's School, Dr. Dan Murphy, Director of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Medical Center, spent a class in the Science Lab discussing the heart and its functions. The seventh grade was treated to a lecture on human anatomy and an informal question and answer session led by Dr. More ... The mood was festive and fun, the setting was elegant and a wonderful time was had by all who attended this year's annual CMF Gala. The event was held at Chateau Briand in Carle Place on February 9th. The crowd was intent on having a great evening with friends while supporting Schneider Children's Hospital. More ... It is with great pleasure the Eastern Property Owners Association announces a scholarship that will be available to local High School seniors. Candidates must reside in the Eastern section of Garden City, be attending college full-time in the Fall and be involved in some form of community service. More ... The 53rd annual Easter Sunday Vintage Car Parade will step off this Sunday at 1 p.m. from Tenth Street on Franklin Avenue. The procession, led by a line of spectacular antique and classic cars, the Kiwanis Easter Bunnies and Kingsley Bear, will head south on Franklin Avenue, then west on Seventh Street where it will disperse at Hilton Avenue. More ... Last Sunday the Xtreme were presented with their third straight LUSL/Modell's Sportmanship Award. The team was given sportsmanship points for their conduct in each of their matches last fall. Their total points were the highest among the nine other teams in their division. More ... The Welcoming Club of Garden City's Children's Day Off Event at Build A Bear was lots of fun for the children. The Lucky Bear was a favorite chosen by most if the kids. Each child put together their bear and dressed them to take them home. Please check out www.thegardencitywelcomingclub.org to see all that the Welcoming Club has to offer. More ... On Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 1:30 p.m .. at the Garden City Casino, The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will present "Confessions of a Shakespeare Addict": a one-act play written by Robert Harrison and performed by Robert Spiotto, Artistic director of The Community Arts Programs at Hofstra University and Executive producer of Hofstra USA Productions. More ... Humor columnist Jennifer Zajac has a new book out titled, I Read It Somewhere, So It Must Be True: Notes From a Mom Who Reads Too Much. Available now, the book is a collection of her funny stories about families, relationships and the weird stuff parents of young children read and watch. Jennifer is an alumna of Garden City High School, Class of 1987. More ... On Sunday, April 13 , The Irish American Society, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola, will hold its 75th Anniversary at 4 p.m. Come and enjoy yourself. $10 donation includes sandwiches, coffee, tea and soda bread and a cash bar for pleasure. Video and memorabilia available. For further information, please call 742-89080... More ... Poodle skirts, pony tails, and bobby socks prevailed last weekend on the stage at Garden City High School's Inez Norman Spiers Auditorium, as the Garden City High School Masquers presented a glorious production of Bye Bye Birdie. More ... On March 10th 2008, Salone Di Capelli, in Stewart Manor, and the Junior Women's Club of Bellerosehosted a Pantene Beautiful Lengths hair cutting event. Many women of all ages came to donate 8" or more of their hair to make wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment. More ... Girl Scout Troop 1275 thanks all our families, friends and neighbors who purchased Girl Scout cookies for the military. This project of sending Girl Scout cookies overseas has been successful thanks to your generosity. "I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your hard work and kindness. More ... New York State Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D.) is pictured here with constituents at a free informational forum the Senator sponsored recently, called "Closing Life's Loopholes." The program focused on topics of interest to persons age 35-55 and persons age 55-75 including reasons parents of adult children may want to consider having a health care proxy and/or power of attorney; information for the caregiver of aging parents; and discussions about long term care, estate planning and elder law. More ... Members of the Cathedral of the Incarnation gathered together on Saturday, March 15 to construct the beautiful Palm Screen that graced the main altar of the church on Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter and it marks the beginning of Holy Week. More ... Slide Show on Costa Rica's Rain Forest at Community Club. On February 21st at the Garden City Casino, members of the Community Club, through slides and commentary, enjoyed tagging along with Professor Betsy Gulotta on one of her many trips to Costa Rica's rain forest. More ... Outrageous Hat Day Story Times will not meet on March 24th due to the Spring Recess. The last day for the Winter/Spring Story Time is Monday, April 7th. The week of March 31st through April 3rd is Outrageous Hat Day at Story Time for Preschoolers & Little Listeners only. Have your child wear his or her favorite hat! 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 ... Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (left) joyfully presided over the renewal of vows for Sarah and Felix Iannacone of Garden City. The couple, who were first married on August 28, 1948, reaffirmed their love at the historic courtroom in Old Town Hall on Valentine's Day. More ... Master Gardener Lynn Thomson will present three lectures with slide presentations on gardening for our area of Long Island. Shade Gardening - Is your property covered with trees or is your house or garage limiting the amount of sunlight reaching your plants? More ... I warned you he was coming and I hope that you are prepared. If you don't get any Easter Eggs, it's not my fault. Let's all hope that the weather cooperates for the Easter Parade and those lovely Antique Cars. Do attend as this is a wonderful family event that will make everyone happy. The Chamber of Commerce really outdoes itself on this one - so go and enjoy. More ... Mrs. Nancy Nightingale is most pleased to announce the marriage of her son, Jack Earnest Nightingale Jr., to Christine Patricia Dietz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Dietz of Verplank, NY. Jack is also the son of the late Jack Nightingale Sr. The wedding took place on December 15, 2007 and the couple now resides in Beacon, NY where they have purchased a home. More ... The Thursday Luncheon Group, sponsored by the Garden City Community Church, will meet on March 27 at noon. Sue Alvey will deliver the program titled "Garden City Revisited." Come and share the photos and memories. Members of the community are invited. Please bring your sandwich; dessert and coffee will be served by hostesses Maxine Cunningham and Linda Wagner. More ... The Cathedral of the Incarnation will again be hosting a New York Blood center Blood Drive on Sunday, March 30 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. All are welcome to participate. You can schedule an appointment by calling Marian Haberman at 516-478-5018 or the Cathedral Office at 746-2955. More ... If you strolled past Garden City High School this winter and thought that Jeopardy might be running a contestant search, you would have been on the right track. More ... At its sixth annual Pineapple Ball at the Garden City Hotel, Friday evening, April 18, the Garden City Chamber of Commerce will proudly present to Dennis Donnelly, the coveted Community Achievement Award. More ... |
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