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Winthrop-University Hospital has long been known for its outstanding outcomes in interventional cardiology and its capacity to handle even the most challenging cases. In recent weeks the Hospital expanded its armamentarium of treatment options for people with Coronary Artery Disease with the addition of the Impella heart pump and the latest drug-eluting stent, known as Xience. More ... Our summer reading programs "Catch the Reading Bug" and "The Caterpillar Club" ended on August 6th. Children who completed 3 or 4 activities and won at least one prize were invited to the Final shows! The Caterpillar Club's show, "Mr. S and His Hip Rockin' Music" was held on Tuesday, August 5th. More ... METAMORPHOSIS YOUNG ADULT SUMMER READING CLUB CLOSING Saturday, August 16th is the last date to submit a mini-review to become eligible for the annual Back to School Bash. More ... The Garden City Public Library hosted eight book discussions for children this summer as part of the "Catch the Reading Bug" Summer Reading Program. Two book discussions per grade were held for children entering grades two, three, four and five. More ... Senior Citizens are invited to get together with other seniors at the Garden City Library to play their favorite board games. The summer game mornings began on Friday, August 1st and will continue on Fridays, August 8, 15, 22, 29 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. More ... There will be a regular meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on the second Monday of August, August 11, at 7:30 p.m. More ... YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS *Mon., Aug. 11, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Teen Word and Trivia Games with Newsday's puzzleman, Stanley Newman. Registration began July 28. More ... Julia Cupolo and Jill Docherty, two of the Library's Young Adult volunteers, shared stories with a group of children at the Garden City Pool on Tuesday July 29th. More ... On Monday June 23rd, Jack Griffith, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers of America, entertained 60 members of the Garden City Retired Men's Club with interesting tales of some of the all-time greats of the baseball world. More ... On Aug 4 th there were 11 tables of Seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening were as follows. North-South 1. Mickey Norton & Arlene Greco 2. Lucile Tilitz & Jean Taylor 3. More ... On Monday July 21 st the Garden City Retired Men's Club enjoyed tales of the early life and times of the founder of Garden City, Alexander T. Stewart, as told by John Ellis Kordes. John carried us from the birth of A.T. More ... The Garden City Unit of the American Cancer Society invites you to enjoy a final outdoor party on Friday, September 12th, from 7:30 - 11:30 pm. This much anticipated event provides the opportunity to catch up with friends you haven't seen all summer. "Tastings with a Twist" will be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cote in their beautiful garden at 86 Fifth Street. More ... The Garden City Retired Educators Association is proud to sponsor a Bridge/Game Luncheon Fund Raiser in support of the Melinda Bengels Scholarship Fund at the Long Island High School for the Performing arts. More ... The fall Luncheon and Bridge Party will be upon us soon. The party is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary - Post 265 of the American Legion - Garden City. There will be a full Buffet of chicken, ham and vegetables delights. A special dessert in addition to wine, beer and soda will round out the luncheon party. The price is only $20.00 per person. More ... Time and summer march on and soon we will have the Dog Days of August upon us. We all talk (and complain) abut the weather but there is little we can do about it. This past week has not been a good one for the Garden City Pool, but there was a fair number of swimmers who slipped into the water between showers. Better luck this coming week. More ... Mrs. Ann Paulson of Garden City is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter Gina Marie to Daniel Steven Young of New Hyde Park. Gina currently works as a Guidance Counselor at the Pathways College Preparatory College Board School. More ... On Saturday, August 9, come to the dance at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Ave., Mineola. 8:30 p.m. Music provided by The Tara Gold Band. Coffee, tea and Irish soda bread will be served. Bar open for your pleasure. $15. Call 746-9392 or 742-8080... More ... There are two spots remaining for the Recreation Dept's trip to West Point on September 23rd. The cost of this trip will be $89 and a $25 deposit made payable to "Prime Time Travel" is needed to secure your reservation. To reserve a seat, visit the Recreation Administrative Offices at 108 Rockaway Ave. 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 ... Devon Schay, a Garden City resident, recently attended the National Young Leader's Conference (NYLC) in Washington D.C., a unique leadership development conference in our nation's capital. More ... The Garden City Casino held its Annual Men's Member-Guest Tennis Tournament this weekend with a field of 15 teams competing throughout the day. The main draw Championship featured the young guns of Gerald DiChiara and his guest John Russo taking on the older Rocco D'Errico and his guest, Mark Andrade from Long Beach. More ... Long Island-based Lymphatic Research Foundation (LRF) has announced the appointment of Jacqueline Reinhard as its first-ever Executive Director. Ms. Reinhard of Garden City formerly served as Executive Director of The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter. More ... Co-Chairs John Parks and Mike Fischer along with Bob hand (shown at a past Saint Anne's "Spirit Day") are sure to repeat smiles as "inflation" (the good kind) gets ready to visit Saint Anne's... this time on Saturday, Sept. 13 on Church grounds---Dartmouth St. and New Hyde Park Road, Garden City---from 1 to 10 PM--rain or shine! More ... The Garden City Library hosted the last of five summer arts and crafts programs on Tuesday, July 29th. In the morning, children ages 2 1/2 to 5 enjoyed making chocolate covered worm cookies with Lisa Basini, "The Bakery Coach". Children in Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5 made waffles and ice cream with "The Bakery Coach" in the afternoon. More ... On June 10, 2008 Garden City based Tri-Town Auxiliary of UCPN held its annual June Luncheon. This was another very successful event that will provide funds for the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau which is an independent, non-profit health agency serving over 1,800 children and adults with cerebral palsy, developmental and other disabilities. More ... The Garden City Casino held its Annual Lobsterfest recently to the delight of 150 members and guests. With the sun setting to the West cocktails and hors d'oeuvre were served on the patio with music by the Casino's own Brian McGeough. A lobster dinner with corn and baked potatoes followed by dancing to the PianoMan, Pat Farrell. More ... Troop 243 visited Washington, D.C. in November of 2007, walking many miles and visiting great places of national and historical significance. The first stop was the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing where the Scouts took a great tour of the place where "the money is made". They saw more cash in that one tour than they will probably see for the rest of their life. More ... |
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