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All Central Residents are cordially invited to join us at the Garden City Library on Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30 PM to participate in our Annual Elections. The candidates for Officers are: Pat DiMattia, President; Gary Kahn, Vice-President; Edward Finneran, Treasurer and Patricia Cunningham, Secretary. Candidates for four Director positions are: Joseph W. More ... Nothing spreads fear faster than a lack of knowledge and what to do when a problem presents itself. From newspaper, television and the Internet folks have a hard time not hearing about this topic. Yet, we certainly don't want to create a panic. "We are more prepared than ever to address any public health issue that arises," stated Senator Kemp Hannon. More ... The Miracle Foundation, one of Long Island's most influential not-for-profit cancer foundations, will host its tenth annual Michael J. Tenaglia Golf and Tennis Classic at the Cherry Valley Club and the Garden City Country Club in Garden City, NY on Monday, June 8th. More ... The Garden City Police Department have reported the details of an arrest for a burglary that occurred on Sunday, May 3, at 5:03 P.M. in Garden City. More ... A Little Bit Of History... Welcome to our first column. For those of you who have visited the A.T. Stewart Exchange, you know it is a treasure trove of interesting finds. We are a consignment shop whose proceeds help support The Garden City Historical Society. More ... ON FRIDAY MAY 8, Clark Botanic Gardens will host its 39th annual Spring Plant Sale to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also on May 9 and May 10. It will feature annuals, perennials, herbs, shrubs, hanging baskets, vegetables, wildflowers, and "unusual plants" for the Long Island garden. The gift shop, tea room, and art show will be open and on display. There is no admission fee. More ... Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt will be sponsoring a FREE car seat safety event on Friday, May 22nd , from 9:30am to 1:30pm at Village Parking Field 6E in Garden City. Certified instructors will be on hand to assist parents with all they need to know about their car seats, including proper installation and care. More ... On April 17, the Garden City branch of AAUW Diversity Study Group hosted a program on homelessness. The speaker was Shannon Boyle, MSW, Executive Director of New Ground. AAUW has a project which is called "One Woman At A Time." This program involves adopting a family and providing them with holiday gift baskets and other needed items. More ... The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island will hold a Multi-family "garage sale" on Saturday, May 23. Doors open at 9 am. Runs until 2 pm. At, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City (at the western end of Old Country Road, next to the blue water tower). More ... On Wednesday evening, May 27, at the Inn at New Hyde Park, the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club will hold its 18th annual Community Service Award Dinner in honor of two distinguished Garden City residents: the Honorable Peter A. Bee, Immediate Past Mayor of the Village of Garden City, and Dr. Robert A. Scott, esteemed president of Adelphi University. More ... Do you remember the "good old days?" That was when a subway ride cost a nickel, you could get lunch at Chock Full of Nuts or the Automat for twenty-five cents, and a child's favorite stores were Woolworth's, Lamston's and Kresge's where they could do their shopping with a variety of items costing 5 cents, 10 cents, or at most a quarter. More ... The Broadway season ends on April 30th and, just under the wire on April 29th as the members of The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead heard a panel of their peers present their own personal assessment of the current offerings on The Great White Way. More ... Access Broadway hosted a dance competition at the Sheraton Conference Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The dancers stormed the stage from April 3rd thru April 5th three days of exciting routines of team and individual talent. Broadway Bound Dance studio was one of many studios' that participated in the competition. More ... The Prayer Shawl Ministry of The Cathedral of the Incarnation has busily been knitting and crocheting shawls for those in need. Over 150 prayer shawls have been completed. These shawls have been blessed and sent on to bring comfort to those in physical and spiritual need. More ... Sometimes it takes more than one village. To support Charlie's Champions - a foundation created by Tara & John Schmitt in the name of their son, Charlie, who is currently a patient at Winthrop-University Hospital's Cancer Center for Kids (CCFK) - almost 300 people including Garden City residents and their friends and family from Manhattan, Manhasset, More ... Everyone is welcome at the Steak Dinner at Christ Episcopal Church in Garden City on Sunday, May 17, 5:30 p.m. Come for steak, potatoes, salad, dessert and more. Just by coming you might win a door prize. Enter the regular raffle and let children try the children's raffle for some great prizes. More ... On Friday, May 8 th , from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Garden City Special Education PTA will be holding its first Mother's Day Jewelry and Accessories Fundraising Event. Stop by 212 Kilburn Road and purchase a gift for Mother's Day, Graduation, or treat yourself to the lovely jewelry and accessories on display. More ... The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island is hosting an open house for its Children's Ethics Program (for children ages 4 to 12) and its Youth for Ethical Societies (for teens) on Thursday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m., for enrollment in Sunday classes starting in the fall. More ... Joan Kuster '51 will receive the Ruth Stratton Harley Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from Adelphi University at its 113th Commencement on Thursday, May 21, 2009. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY. More ... Garden City resident Gregory Kraff, Board President of the CARES Foundation recently opened the program for the Everyone CARES gala that was held in March. The event was held at the Tribeca Rooftop in New York City. All proceeds go towards the programs and research for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH). More ... On May 14, at noon, the Thursday Luncheon Group, sponsored by the Garden City Community Church, invites community members to join in an exercise program for seniors. Virginia Fortney has lead this program in past years and it is a favorite of the group. Bring a sandwich and enjoy the fellowship and fun. Dessert and coffee will be served by the hostesses for the day. More ... The Welcoming Club of Garden City hosted a truly fantastic wine and food tasting at la nonna bella. This was the final Ladies' Night Out for the 08-09 season. You can always see what is happening at our web site at www.thegardencitywelcomingclub. More ... Micro-chipping pets helps lost pets return home. That's why Supervisor Kate Murray and Last Hope have joined together to offer a low cost microchip clinic at the Last Hope Dog Walk on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 1-5 p.m. at Wantagh Park in Wantagh. The rain date is scheduled for Saturday, June 6. More ... Become part of the largest organization of girls and women in the world! Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place! Do you like Crafts? Science? Math? Camping? Trips? Helping Others? Come find out what it's all about!Girl Scouts get to make new friends, do community service projects, earn awards, and to have fun!!!! More ... Brownie Troop #1356 worked hard and made over 300 sandwiches for the Inn in Hempstead as their community service project. More ... Mr. Larry Tremsky and Mr. Alistair Nelson will be giving free organ recitals as part of The Cathedral of the Incarnation's 56th Annual Memorial Day Fair and Craft Fest to be held on the Cathedral grounds from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Monday, May 25. The recitals will feature a variety of organ works and conclude in a patriotic sing-a-long by all and will be given at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. More ... The Auxiliary of the Garden City Community Church will hold its annual "Shop the Block" event on Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendors will be selling boutique items and the Auxiliary will hold a bake sale. The church youth groups will be doing a car wash and plant sale. More ... Join Young Adult pages Alex and Maria on Saturday, May 23rd from 2:30 - 4:30 PM for an afternoon of designing and crafting popular string bracelets. These bracelets, made out of embroidery floss, are worn all summer long by young women and men. More ... Monday, May 11 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Helen Keller Services for the Blind *1:30 p.m. - Monday's Marvelous Movie Matinee - Guarding Tess, 1994, 98 min. 7:30 p.m. More ... The Garden City Library's Third Annual Cozy Up With A Good Book Winter Reading Club concluded with a Spring celebration, which was coordinated by Reference Librarians Laura Flanagan and Susan Nolan. The participants filled out review cards for the books they read during the winter. The review cards were entered into a final raffle drawing. Some of the winners are pictured holding their prizes, which were donated. More ... Wednesday, May 13th 10 AM The international bestseller Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie will be the selection for a book discussion, which will be moderated by Gloria Weinrich, on Wednesday, May 13th at 10 AM. More ... A capacity audience "got a kick out of" the tribute to Ethel Merman on May 3 as The Friends of the Garden City Public Library sponsored a free concert "Berman Does Merman: Lisa Berman vocalized legendary Merman songs as Ruthe McKeown narrated the life of this Grammy Award winner. Pianist Stephen Goldstein added the perfect touch at the keyboard. More ... Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (right) greets Barbara Nothel of Garden City and Friends of Garden City Library President Sal Catania at the recent the 2009 Friends of Garden City Library Book Sale. More ... Read during the summer? After a busy school year, children look forward to the summer, a time of rest and relaxation. But it's very important for students to maintain and improve their literacy skills. Studies show that the amount of time students spend reading outside of school is directly linked to gains in reading achievement. More ... J. Randolph Colahan, (left), Chair, Library Board of Trustees, and Gloria Weinrich, (right), Vice Chair, Library Board of Trustees, welcomed the Library's new Director Carolyn Voegler, (center), whose appointment became effective on April 30, 2009. Ms. Voegler has had seventeen years of library experience and was most recently the director of the Floral Park Public Library. More ... There will be a Regular Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on the second Monday of May, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. More ... A Bargain "Book Sale" will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library located at the corner of 60 Seventh Street and Hilton Avenue, in Garden City. The Friends of the Garden City Public Library will sponsor this fabulous sale with all proceeds to benefit the library. More ... Kathryn Stanley Podwell, Professor at Nassau Community College will present FREE slide/lecture "Fallingwater: Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece" on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library located at 60 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY. For directions phone (516) 742-8405. More ... On Wednesday, May 20th the Recreation Bus will take the seniors on a trip to the Vanderbilt Planetarium in Suffolk County. The bus will leave St. Paul's Senior Center at 10 am. We will travel to the planetarium to see the show and walk the grounds. After our visit, we will have lunch at Nicky's. The trip will cost $34. 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 Monday, April 27, the Garden City Retired Men's Club hosted a fascinating and educational presentation by members of the Garden City Fire Department. Speakers were two lieutenants: Peter J. Clancy and Mark Frappied. More ... The Garden City Public Library will host "Education in Retirement", the third and final program in a series of Spring Senior Connections Public Forums. The program will be held on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 from 1:30 - 3 PM in the large meeting room on the Library's lower level. Refreshments will be served and an elevator is available. No registration is required. More ... On May 4th there were 11 tables of Seniors Duplicate Bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1 Peggy Burns & Marye Heston 2 Joan Cowie & Grace Basile 3 Mickey Norton & Arlene Greco More ... Winthrop-University Hospital's Perspectives in Health community education program will offer a free lecture, "Weight Management: Take Control of Your Health," on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM. The program will be held at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. More ... Springtime has been busy and eventful at Christ Church in Garden City. Two dedicated long-time parishioners, Ken Gunn and Bob Seaman, a Garden City resident, received the Bishop's Medal for extraordinary service to the parish. The memory of Margaret Tilden, a devoted parishioner -- and Episcopalian for more than one hundred years - was honored with the presentation of altar linens. More ... The Lutheran Church of the Resurrection is planning a community event to help provide much needed baby items to mothers in need. Resurrection is partnering with Lutheran Social Service of New York and New Life Center of Long Island (LSS of NY), in Uniondale, to collect donations of gently-used baby equipment and clean baby clothes. More ... Army Pfc. Justin Kalenits of the 173rd Airborne Brigade was released from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. today, after 18 months of treatment. In November of 2007, Kalenits was severely injured in an ambush in the Waygol Valley of Afghanistan. Six members of his 12-man patrol were killed during the attack. More ... Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (3rd right) presents an official Town of Hempstead Certificate of Recognition to members of EASEL at a "Meet the Artists" Art Exhibition held at the Garden City Library. EASEL, the Experienced Art Students Enrichment League, is administered through Hempstead Town's Department of Senior Enrichment. More ... Despite one of our latest dates for Easter, the Garden City Chamber's 54th annual Easter Vintage Car Parade was equally as cold - with added wind chill. as the March event in 2008. However, Mother Nature came through with a bright and sunny day for Easter 2009. More ... "Each year the fifth grade production is more amazing," commented Garden City's Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen after attending Stratford School's performance of Alan Menken's Disney musical Beauty and the Beast. "The talent of these students is truly remarkable." Dr. More ... |
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