ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, come to the Installation Ball at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Ave., Mineola. The festivities for the evening are as follows: Doors open at 7 p.m. Introduction and seating of officers 7:30 p.m. Dinner 8 p.m. Open bar all evening. Installation of officers. Dancing to the music of the Mickey Perry Band. Tickets $65 per person. Must be paid for by Jan. 20. Catered by the Bellport Country Club. Call 746-9392 or 742-8080 for reservations... ON THE SAME NIGHT, come to the Victorian Tea at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 223 Stewart Ave., at 3 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. Tickets $15 with advance reservations (by Jan. 29) and $18 at the door. For reservations and information call 248-8855... On Sunday, February 1, ethical issues in the news will be presented by the Ethical Humanist Society of LI, 38 Old Country Rd. Call 741-7304... IF YOU'RE THINKING of adopting a dog, call the local shelter at 944-8220 first... THE WELL SPOUSE ASSOCIATION meets the second Wednesday of each month at the St. Charles Rehab Center, 201 I.U. Willets Rd., Albertson. It is a support group for the partners of the chronically ill or disabled...

POLICE REPORT: MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM

ON JANUARY 22, someone stole an Ipod and its case from an unattended handbag at the GCHS. $500... ON JANUARY 25, PO Caputo arrested a 49-year-old Hempstead man for allegedly shopliftung 13 watches, a diaper bag, and 18 assorted children's clothing items at Sears... PO HENNESSY arrested a motorist at Clinton Rd. on January 24 after that motorist was allegedly DWI (.11 %). Other charges included the failure to stop at a red light, equipment violatoins, and no insurance... A TRUCK STOP was conducted at NHP Road with 12 trucks inspected, 25 tickets issued, and 1 truck taken out of service...ON JANUARY 16, a handbag containing credit cards was taken from an unlocked car at Community Park... ON JANUARY 21, PO McCarthy arrested a 61-year-old Bronx man at Wachovia Bank, 1001 Franklin Avenue, for a forgery, possession of a forged instrument, attempted grand larceny, and identity theft, after the man presented a $4700 check with another person's name, and a forged driver's license and American Express card with that same person's name...

FIRE RESPONSES:

BURNT FOOD ACTIVATED a smoke alarm at the Waldorf School on January 22... A VACUUM TRUCK that had removed dirt from an excavated area at Second Street, caused minor dirt in the air there on the same day... FD SHUT DOWN a steam pipe at the GC Middle School on January 24... ON THAT SAME day, a motorist alerted the fire department that water was coming from a building at Franklin Avenue and the FD responded to the scene. A water pipe had burst there and the water in the building was shut down...

That's all this week.G. T.