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During the current construction project at Village Hall, a Time Capsule buried in 1981 was found! The Time Capsule was buried by a local Girl Scout Brownie Troop who invited community to write letters to themselves, to be mailed when the time capsule was dug up. There are over 140 letters and we're trying to track down the current addresses of the recipients. More ... Assemblyman Tom McKevitt (R,C,I-East Meadow) will be hosting his Third Annual "Women of Distinction" ceremony to honor outstanding women from the 17th Assembly District. "This prestigious award gives our community the opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of all the extraordinary women who make our community a safer, better place to live," said McKevitt. More ... Dennis Brady is a lucky man, twice over! Three years ago, during routine medical tests, it was discovered that the 80-year-old Maryland resident had an abdominal aortic aneurysm. More ... When members of Winthrop-University Hospital administration recently traveled to the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) Annual Conference, they had something special to look forward to. More ... The 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines Association will host its third Annual Golf Outing at Eisenhower Park on Aug. 3 to raise funds for the support of local Marine Reservists and their families. Play will take place on the Red and White Courses with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Check in begins at 10 a.m., followed by a barbeque lunch. Play will be followed by a buffet dinner at the Carltun. More ... Hosted by The Long Island Volunteer Center, an affiliate of HandsOn Network, in partnership with Girl Scouts of Nassau County Wednesday, July 22, 2009 from 7:00 - 8:30pm Girl Scouts of Nassau County located at 110 Ring Road West, Garden City, N.Y. More ... Hospice Care Network is in need of committee members for its Annual Crystal Ball Gala fundraiser. Committee members will assist with the planning of an evening of wining, dining, dancing, and games of chance. Meetings are held once a month in Garden City. For more information on how to attend July's meeting, please call Ms. Chris Court, Sr. More ... Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino (center) presents official Town of Hempstead Certificates of Recognition to John James Cassano (3rd left) and Michael Edward Gamber (3rd right), both of Garden City, on the occasion of their Eagle Court of Honor and their promotion to the rank of Eagle Scout. Also pictured (left to right) are Drs. More ... The Boy and Girl Choristers of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, sung at Christ Church, New Haven, CT on Sunday June 14th. The choristers provided three anthems, a psalm, and hymn descants for the Feast of Corpus Christi in the splendid Gothic building with its resonant acoustic. More ... Local resident Lana Noone will be featured on Telecare's upcoming TV program titled "Family Comes First", co-hosted by Vincent J. Russo and Kim Berk, co-host of K-JOY's "Jim and Kim" Radio Show. The Series focuses on Long Island families who have encountered various challenges and provide insight and resources related to their areas of expertise. More ... Mr. and Mrs. John Kannengieser of Garden City are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jillian, to Dr. Gregory O'Mullan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O'Mullan of Gillette, New Jersey. Jillian is a graduate of Garden City High School, class of 2000. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Paul LeSueur of Garden City proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Bethany, to Thomas W. Hughes Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Hughes, of Dix Hills, New York Ms. LeSueur, a 2001 graduate of Garden City High School, received her BS from Georgetown University and her MS from Hofstra University. Bethany was a member of the Georgetown Women's Basketball team. More ... The big topics in town is still the weather and summer or the lack thereof, with night time temperatures going down to the 50's and daytime temperatures only up to 80, which combined with the wind does not amount to July as we all knew it. From what I read, this is what we have to get used to but we don't have to like it. More ... The Cancer Center for Kids (CCFK) at Winthrop-University Hospital was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Miracle Foundation to support its Child Life Program. Positioned within the framework of Winthrop's broad-based pediatric programs, the Cancer Center for Kids meets the complex challenges of children's cancers and related blood disorders. More ... Ron and Joan Hildreth of Montauk and Garden City were surprised this 4th of July by their children and grandchildren with a "Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary" float in the Southhampton Parade. The Hildreth family came to America in 1635 and settled in Southhampton in 1842. Ron and Joan have summered in Montauk since 1962. More ... Nine Garden City High School Math Research students in Mrs. Donna Getchell's class recently were awarded bronze medals for their final round entries into the 2009 Al Kalfus Long Island Math Fair held at Hofstra University. More ... After 4 successful 'Networking Charity' Events held by the Garden City Young Professional's, their July 24th GC Pub Crawl looks like it will have a fantastic turnout. The Friday night event will start out at Uptown Grille at 7pm where shirts and tickets will be given out and raffle tickets will be sold. More ... Donna O'Brien of Garden City was selected to give a poster presentation at the Academy Health Annual Research meeting which was held in Chicago on June 29 th . Her topic was "The Use of Performance Based Dashboards to Address Cancer Healthcare Disparities in the National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program. More ... In a demonstration of Winthrop-University Hospital's commitment to providing bikur cholim accommodations for observant Jewish patients and their families, members of the community, local officials, Hospital administration and staff gathered on July 7, 2009 to celebrate the opening of the new Winthrop-University Hospital Sabbath House, located adjacent to the Hospital's campus. More ... On June 30th the Cherry Valley ladies 18-holers had 29 teams competing for a net score partner's better ball tournament. First Place M. Gallagher & L. Pisani 62 Second Place H. More ... The Garden City Recreation Department is pleased to announce its upcoming Gazebo Concert Series. Our concerts are held at the Gazebo on the corner of Hilton and Stewart Avenues and begin at 7:15 pm. More ... On June 29, as part of its monthly speaker program, the Garden City Retired Men's Club hosted Donald Canade of Fidelity Investments. Don is a regional planning consultant (for Long Island) and a Certified Financial Planner. In this role he works with local Fidelity advisors to help create complex financial plans for highnet worth clients. More ... On July 13 there were 11-1/2 tables of Monday Nite Seniors Duplicate Bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. 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 ... Garden City Public Library July 20th & August 3rd, 17th 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Come to the Garden City Public Library where you can play your favorite games. Come by yourself, or come with friends. We supply the games... you supply the fun! Why not play games in the A.M., eat your lunch in our Step Down Café, and then stay for the afternoon movie? More ... Guessing Games, Crafts, Talent Show, Book Discussions, and More Each week there is a different guessing game to choose in the Children's Room. Children up to Grade 5 can use their powers of estimation to guess the number of items in the jar. This week there were three lucky winners: Sarah Carss, Giselle Ross, and Chris O'Brien. More ... Waves whispering in your ear . . . your toes in the warm sand . . . an umbrella to keep you cool as you lean back in your chair with the ice rattling in your glass - what could complete this picture better than a good book in your lap? But what to read next? More ... Guitar Hero World Tour A professional DJ will be leading groups of four in the popular game Guitar Hero on Monday August 3rd at 7PM . In addition to the guitars, he will bring upgraded drum sets. Register beginning Monday, July 20. Group size is limited to 40. More ... Long Island Blood Services will hold a blood drive at The Garden City Public Library on Monday, July 27th from 2PM to 7:30 PM. The bus mobile will be parked at 60 Seventh Street, outside the Library. Over 800 pints of blood are needed every day to meet the needs of patients in over 50 Long Island hospitals. More ... A blue donation barrel for Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Food Bank, will be located across from the Library's circulation desk until the end of August. Donations of canned and dry boxed foods will be used to help stock Long Island food pantries, senior and children's day care centers, soup kitchens and shelters. Forty thousand Long Island children go to bed hungry each day. More ... The Mad Science of Long Island presenter (standing left) introduces the world of slime to participants in Grades K - 5 at the Library on June 30th. More ... The Garden City Public Library Tuesday, August 11th 2-4 PM The Nassau County Department of Assessment will literally be bringing its office operations to The Garden City Public Library on Tuesday, August 11th from 2:00-4:00 PM. More ... Christine Rissanen facilitated a scrapbooking workshop for young adults at the Garden City Library on Saturday, November 15th. Novices learned basic techniques while those who had experience with this popular art form refined their skills. All of the teens decorated holiday themed pages to take home. More ... Nassau residents caught in the growing mortgage foreclosure crisis can have their questions answered by attorneys at a free clinic sponsored by the Nassau County Bar Association on Thursday, August 13, 2009, 4-6 p.m. at the NCBA headquarters, 15th and West Streets, Mineola, NY. More ... The Kings Supermarket graciously offered the opportunity to display original art done by children and adults who participate in programs at ucpn in its Garden City store for the month of July. The art incorporates a "red, white and blue theme" to tie-in with the July 4th and a spirit of patriotism. The UCPN has been assisting individuals with disabilities since 1948. More ... The staff of law firm Nixon Peabody donated the morning of Friday July 10 for a corporate volunteer community service program at the Garden City Bird Sanctuary. Joining them were Bird Sanctuary Directors Rob Alvey, Martin and Caitlin Lenahan, Tom Elustondo, and geology students from York College. More ... The Garden City Recreation Dance Conservatory held its Annual Showcase on Friday, June 5th at Adelphi University's beautiful Olmstead Theater. It was a memorable evening as the dancers performed to a sold out audience of over 300. The company members ranged from 8 years old to adult and showed off their talents in various dance forms, including ballet, tap, hip-hop, jazz and modern dance. More ... |
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