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The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) will hold its annual Residents Electors' meeting on Tuesday, January 20, at 8 p.m. at Homestead School. The WPOA's Nominating Committee will present its selection for Village Trustee, Mr. Laurence Quinn, to succeed Trustee Gerard Lundquist, who is not seeking reelection. More ... The elected members of the 10-Member Garden City East Nominating Committee have nominated Dennis Donnelly to the Village's Board of Trustees for a two-year term and also selected current School Board Trustee Laura Brown for a new three-year term. The names of both candidates will be placed in nomination at the January 20, 2009 Resident Electors' meeting to be held 7:30 p.m. More ... The Garden City Board of Education will conduct a Work Session on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. in the Administration Building. Topics will include a presentation by the Ad hoc Committee on Facilities and Grounds and a discussion of possible changes to the high school Commencement date. More ... Andrew J. Cavanaugh was the majority choice of the CPOA Nominating Committee for the position of Village Trustee from the Central Section for the 2009-2011 term. Mr. Cavanaugh, an attorney and business executive, is retired from a lengthy career in corporate management. More ... The Garden City East 10-Member Nominating Committee will be nominating Dennis Donnelly as its candidate for Village Trustee and Laura Brown as its candidate for School Board Trustee at the Resident Electors' meeting to be held on January 20, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Library. More ... The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) Nominating Committee has selected Laurence Quinn as the WPOA's Village Trustee candidate for the seat currently held by Gerard Lundquist, who is not seeking reelection. The Nominating Committee chairperson will announce the selection of Mr. Quinn at the WPOA Electors' meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 8 p.m. at Homestead School. More ... The Eastern Property Owners' Association is now accepting membership applications online through its Web site: www.gcepoa.org. Residents living in the East, who wish to renew their membership or join for the first time, may submit their application and pay via credit card through the EPOA's secure Web site. More ... ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, The Garden City Bird Sanctuary is instituting a yearly celebration of the spirit of volunteerism, environmental stewardship and hope that represents some of the best qualities in all people. Winterfest will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. It's short in duration and deep in significance. More ... Come to the Victorian Tea at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Garden City, NY on Saturday, January 31st at 3:00 p.m. Enjoy delicious tea sandwiches, scones with jellies and clotted créme, cookies and a variety of hot teas while being entertained by pianist, Joe McAuley. More ... On September 25th, the AHRC Nassau hosted its Annual Membership Luncheon and Fashion Show on the grounds of the AHRC Brookville mansion headquarters. Garden City residents and AHRC members Helga Otte, Nicole Nolan Koester, Louise Butler, Carla Conklin, Dede Hirsh and Doris Hauswirth enjoyed the beautiful weather, delicious lunch and the lovely fashion show from the Americana in Manhasset. More ... Garden City School District's Adult Education program is currently registering people for their upcoming trip to Billy Elliot on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Billy Elliot is a matinee and the deluxe coach bus will leave Garden City with plenty of time for everyone to have lunch in Manhattan. More ... A new sign of the times came into sight just a few days before the New Year made its bow. In fact, it was viewed on Tuesday, recycling day in half of Garden City. A couple of men were seen riding bicycles along the streets and picking up plastic and metal bottles and cans from the green recycling buckets along the curbs. More ... Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Murphy are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Sean Patrick Murphy (GCHS class of '89) to Patricia Renee Crosby, daughter of Paul Crosby of Middlebury, VT and Debbie Crosby of South Burlington, VT. Sean is a 1995 graduate from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. More ... The Garden City Republican Club will kick off the New Year with County Clerk Maureen O'Connell as its guest speaker, January 14, at the Garden City Senior Recreation Center at 8 PM. All residents are welcome to attend and enjoy hearing insights about our County and how the implementation of enhanced technology at the Clerk's office may impact you and or your business. More ... The Children's Medical Fund will be hosting Family Bingo Friday, January 30th, 2009. 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the Lutheran Church on Stewart Avenue. The cost is $10.00 per player. This includes one bingo card, snacks, drinks and prizes. Raffles will be sold for a children's Chinese Auction. More ... The Garden City Bird Sanctuary extends an invitation to the community to stop over at the Bird Sanctuary to share Winterfest. "Winterfest" will be held on Saturday January 10th 2009 from 4-5 pm at the Garden City Bird Sanctuary opposite 181 Tanners Pond Road. More ... On Tuesday January 6, 2009 Rep. Carolyn McCarthy introduced her first piece of legislation of the 111th Congress. Shortly after being sworn in to her seventh term representing New York's 4th Congressional District, Rep. McCarthy introduced the Home Heating Cost Relief Act, which will help middle class families struggling with the high home heating costs. More ... Mercy Medical Center is pleased to offer the community the Empire Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course. The course will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Mercy League Lounge located across from the entrance to the hospital's Emergency Department. More ... *Mon., Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m. Registration begins for the Winter/Spring storytimes in the Children's Room or online @ www.gardencitypl.org. *Mon., Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m. Registration begins for the Winter/Spring Book Discussions in the Children's Room. More ... There will be an Organizational Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on th e second Monday of January, January 12, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library. More ... On Tuesday, December 30th, the Children's Department of The Garden City Public Library presented Strummin' and Drummin' with Matt, a show for the whole family. Matt Marshak is pictured entertaining children ages 2 1/2 through Grade 5 and their families. Funding for the program was provided by The Friends of The Garden City Library. More ... Thursday, January 15th 7:00 PM The Garden City Public Library Come to the Library to learn everything you've always wanted to know about property taxes and more. Mr. Donald X. Clavin Jr. More ... Registration began Saturday, December 27th for the YA program, Mexican Cooking For Teens. The workshop will be held on Saturday, January 10th at 3:30 PM. At this program, instructor Sue Bazzicalupo will demonstrate and help teens prepare 3 different Mexican treats. The group is limited to the first 25 registrants. Ole! More ... Registration for Winter 2009 storytimes and book discussions will begin at 9:30a.m. on Monday, January 12, 2009. Registration can be done online at www.gardencitypl.org or in the Children's Room. Registration for book discussions is in person in the Children's Room only. Registration is open to Garden City residents only for the first two weeks. More ... Marie Elena Monaco is pictured returning a book review for the Garden City Library's Third Annual Cozy Up With A Good Book Winter Reading Club. Book club participants choose the books they want to read or listen to. Members fill out a review card for each book and are then entered into a final drawing to be held on Friday, April 24th at the "Cozy Up with a Good Book" Brunch (by invitation only). Registration is open to Garden City residents only and must be done in person. More ... A presentation by Msgr. Joseph DeGrocco will take place on Wednesday, January 14th at St. Joseph Church in Garden City. This presentation will be held in the St. Agnes Room beginning at 7:30PM. Msgr. DeGrocco's topic will be: "A Look at the Historical Development of the Mass". Msgr. More ... On Sunday, February 8th, Gold's Gym of Garden City Park will host Spin for Hope, sponsored by the Garden City Unit of the American Cancer Society. Spinning is great exercise: it involves riding a stationary bike, constantly adjusting the tension to simulate coasting, sprinting and hill climbing. The Gold's Gym trainers put each class to music, motivating us to keep on pedaling! More ... Every year, Americans spend billions of dollars on weight-loss programs and products. Many are on a search for a quick fix, unwilling to consider permanent changes in their lifestyle as the answer. As an answer to the obesity epidemic, Resurrection Lutheran Church is offering a new faith-based weight-loss plan, called "First Place 4 Health. More ... Whether camping in the woods or just driving in a rural area, odds are that finding medical help in an emergency may be difficult. To help people prepare for those occasions, the American Red Cross in Nassau County is offering Wilderness First Aid training. More ... Local residents gathered on October 27th at Ellen Enderle's Garden City home for the second annual "Ghoul's Night Out" to play bunko and celebrate Halloween. All good witches were properly garbed and it was spooky good fun. Every inch of the house was decorated with jack-o-lanterns and lacy spider web. More ... Our winter/spring session of yoga will begin the week of January 12th. Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed classes with all ages in mind. Each class is 55 minutes long. All classes are held in Cluett Hall at St. Paul's. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City is invited to join these relaxing classes. 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 ... On Jan, 5 th there were 12 tables of Seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1. Jackie West & Estelle Fischer 2. Lucile Tiltz & Barbra Burke 3. More ... 2009 marks the Bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. From his humble beginnings no one could have predicted the enormous impact his life would have on the nation. More ... Garden City School District's Winter Program for Kids is now registering students grades K-6 for its Saturday Morning Program. With a wide variety of new classes as well as ever popular classes returning from last year, this year's line up of course offerings has something for everyone. More ... Enrollment is now open for HOLA's Winter 2009 Spanish Classes! The Spanish Class program is available to children in grades K-5 and will be offered on Mondays at Stratford School. The 10 week session will begin January 12th and end March 30th. There will be two classes given on Mondays. Las Iguanas Class: 4:00-5:00pm (K-1st grades) and Los Toros Class: 5:00-6:00pm (2nd-5th grades). More ... The Garden City Community Council on Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention is pleased to present a Parent Education Workshop - Thriving Teens: Parenting For Positive Growth, from the Parenting Institute Of The NYU Child Study Center. More ... The Cathedral of the Incarnation will offer a special service of Choral Evensong for Epiphany on Sunday, January 11th at 4:00 p.m. This Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Choir of Men & Girls, will feature the Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis of the American composer Harold Friedell. More ... It's Girl Scout Cookie season!!!! Saturday, January 10th marks the start of the 2009 Girl Scout Cookie sale in Garden City.Get your taste buds ready for the new Girl Scout Cookie, Dulce de Leche, as well as all of your old favorites. We will soon be knocking at your door!!!! More ... Joel Catania, proprietor of Personal Solutions, LLC in Garden City, has recently earned the designation Professional Daily Money Manager (PDMM) bestowed by the American Association of Daily Money Managers (AADMM). More ... The Garden City Chamber of Commerce announces the 11 shop windows judged to be the most beautifully decorated in the central business district for the 2008 Holiday Season. Additionally, one window was named the "Toast of the Town" (best over all) and one winner was recognized on New Hyde Park Road. Named "Toast of the Town" was Feldis Florist. More ... Garden City AHRC thanked a host of dedicated volunteers and generous supporters for helping to make its 45 th annual gala Christmas luncheon a success. The luncheon was held on December 9 in the grand ballroom of the Garden City Hotel. More ... Garden City's Cub Pack 55 and Scout Troop 55 were honored by the USS Intrepid (CVS-11) Sea, Air & Space Museum as the first and only civilian group ever to spend the night on the National Landmark aircraft carrier in New York harbor. More ... November 2008 our last Board Meeting was held in the home of President Rosemary Going. Eight Board Members attended. All agreed the $4,000 balance in our Treasury should be distributed to the following: 1. More ... |
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