Oh the weather outside was frightful and the snow did what it used to do in the “Good Old Days” - it closed down nearly everything even the New York Public Schools. Announcers on the radio used to give the weather forecast by saying - Snow - followed by small children with sleds. As I watch the storm from the comfort of my home I can look back to one storm in the 1050’s. The LIRR was not running so I took the subway from N.Y.C. to 169th St. and Hillside Avenue in Jamaica and looked for a bus. Not one was running so I did what everyone else was doing - I walked from there to Garden City with the snow falling and drifts forming. It was some experience and the line of walkers went into every diner along the route to have coffee, warm up, and use the rest rooms. Now, believe it or not, it’s a fond memory but one I would not like to repeat.

One thing about the weather, it seldom stops the bridges in Garden City as most of the ladies plan well ahead. Coming up is the St. Joseph’s Rosary Altar Society’s annual St. Patrick’s celebration on Friday, March 19th. Remember, it’s never too early or to late to celebrate St. Patrick. This sandwich, dessert and card party will be held in the gymnasium of St. Joseph’s School from noon to 4 p.m. on March 19th. Reservations in the amount of $21 per person will be accepted by Ann Paulsen at 73 Brompton Rd. Garden City, N.Y. 11530 and by Marie Kelly at 27 Clinton Rd. Garden City, N.Y. 11530. Advance reservations will be accepted only until March 11th. Corned beef and turkey sandwiches will be served but tuna salad may be requested by anyone. Get your reservations in early and don’t miss this one.

The Long Island Choral Society will be presenting the St. Matthew Passion by Bach on Sunday, March 21st at the Cathedral of the Incarnation at 4 p.m. Advance tickets are $18 per person. You can get them by mailing your check payable to The L.I. Choral Society Inc. to Mr. Howard Batsford, Treasurer at P.O. Box 8047, Garden City, N.Y. the ticket price at the door is $25 per person. This group is the equal if not better than most of the groups presenting this music in New York City. The parking is free.

St. Valentine must have put many couples in the mood to get married because look at all those celebrating their wedding anniversaries just around now. They are Maggie and Lou Battista, Lesley and Pat Merola, Monica and Bob Schoelle, and Rosalie and Walter Miceli, who will be celebrating their 51st this year. May you all have a great day and a year filled with all your heart desires with many more years of wedded bliss to celebrate in health and happiness.

Happy birthday wishes go to Fred Camp who will be celebrating his special day on the 28th of February and to Walter Roberts who will be doing ditto on the 26th of February. May you both have a great day and year filled with good health and much happiness.

February 24th the Great Decisions Group of AAUW, chaired by Carol Rudy, will discuss “Transitional Crime: Globalization's Shadowy Stepchild.” There will be a DVD on the subject at the meeting taking place in the small meeting room downstairs at the G.C. Public Library.

The Drama/Literature Dept. of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead, under the Chairmanship of Prem Chauhan and Ellen Murphy will present “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” on Wednesday, February 24th at 1:30 p.m. in the large meeting room at the G.C. Library on the Lower Level. This is the story of the making of this film classic. Not to be missed.

Two of Garden City’s opera lovers attended a performance recently and enjoyed luncheon at the Grand Tier Restaurant in the Opera House. A diner nearby had a seizure and had to be carried out and a call was requested for 911. It took a long time because the person answering for 911 requested the address - street and number - as they did not know where the Metropolitan Opera House was located nor did they recognize Lincoln Center. They insisted on a street and number so when you go into the city be sure you know these facts of where you will be as one can never tell when an emergency will take place. The ambulance finally came and the lady left for the hospital instead of opera. Beware when you go out of your usual haunts.

Hope we didn’t get the new snow storm and that you had a nice week.