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July 17, 2009  RSS feed
Former Resident To Receive Congressional Medal
Former Garden City resident Margaret Werber Gilman will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony to be held this fall in Washington, D.C., after President Barack Obama recently signed into law legislation awarding America's highest civilian honor to the women who served as Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. More...
Restaurant Week Starts Monday, Fair Next Friday

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce invites the community to turn out for the first Restaurant Week in Garden City - this Monday, July 20 through Thursday, July 23. Participating restaurants offering three-course "price-fixed" meals between 4 and 7 p.m. More...

Airship Makes History In Garden City
By Cyril and Kyle Bradford Smith

Last week, the Garden City News featured an article about two important aviation milestones in which the Village was directly involved: the first-ever crossing of the Atlantic by the NC 4, a very large seaplane made by Curtiss Aircraft in Garden City, and the landing of the huge British dirigible, the R 34, at Roosevelt Field. More...

 Community
• article has image 1981 Time Capsule Found - Looking For Participants!
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...
• "Women Of Distinction" Ceremony
• article has image Garden City Surgeon Saves Maryland Visitor
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 School
• article has image Parent Pillow Friday A Success
Students in Miss McCavera's second-grade class always looked forward to their sustained silent reading time on Friday afternoons. They had a special name for it, Pillow Friday. Students knew that along with their favorite books, they were allowed to bring a pillow from home to help them have a comfortable silent reading time. More...
• Named To Honor Roll
• article has image Middle School Principal Receives SEPTA Award
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 Sports
• article has image Garden City Swims To Victory
In the chilly early mornings of summer, rain or shine, you will find them in the pool. Practicing non-stop to achieve an endurance level that will soar them to a winning season. These are the young swimmers of the Division I Garden City Swim Team. More...
• GCAA Basketball Is Now Accepting Applications
• Garden City Basketball - Register Now !
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 Letters
• A Word From The Publisher
We were in a local book store this week and were very surprised to see a display of books titled "Gangs In Garden City" by Sarah Garland, which was published on June 29. This was a surprise to us, because in spite of getting a report from the police department every week, we had never heard of any gang activity in Garden City. More...
• Letters To The Editor
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 View From Here
• The View From Here . . .
Whither the economy? At present, economic conditions in the United States are difficult at best. Economists say we are in the 19th month of a recession and it has been more than 9 months since the financial panic of September 2008 created fears as to the stability of a number of key institutions. The unemployment rate has skyrocketed to 9.5 percent and climbing. More...
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