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On Thursday, February 4th, a retirement dinner was held in honor of retiring Captain Felix Jakubowski from the Garden City Special Police. Felix, a resident of the Village for almost forty years, was honored for his 28 years of voluntary service as a Garden City Special Police officer. More ... Please help the Girl Scouts help others by donating some of the items described below at the 4th Annual Girl Scouts of Garden City Birthday Party/Bakeoff on Tuesday, March 16th, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm at the Garden City High School Cafeteria. More ... The Garden City Chamber of Commerce invites members of both the business and residential community to hear - for the first time in Garden City, our newly elected County Executive Edward P. Mangano, keynote speaker at the Chamber’s luncheon program on Thursday, March 25 at the Garden City Hotel. More ... Sunflower Fine Art Gallery will host a benefit for The Andy Fund featuring the art of Martin Driscoll, an Irish artist on March 20th from 7 P.M. to 10 P.M. at The Viking Culinary Center, 835 Franklin Ave. Garden City. More ... Amidst the thick, mid-day Caribbean heat and with anguish-stained pleads for food, water and shelter resonating in his ears, U.S. Army Maj. Rob Schultz’s dusty boots tread the steep blacktop roads of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, like they had for the past twenty-some days. More ... As of March 15th, parking permit fees will be enforced, announced Garden City Mayor Robert J. Rothschild at the March 4th Garden City Board of Trustees meeting. More ... At the eighth annual Pineapple Ball at the Garden City Hotel on Friday evening, April 23, the Garden City Chamber of Commerce will proudly present to the Honorable Allen S. Mathers, Village Justice, Inc. More ... The Haitian earthquake nightmare continues. Although the media focus has shifted, the need for help in the recovery effort remains. The Church-in-the-Garden in Garden City remains committed to this effort and will hold a Concert for Haitian relief on Saturday, March 27th beginning at 2:00pm. More ... All Welcome. Garden City Ski Club meeting Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus. 1000 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park. More ... JOIN FACILITATOR Marvin Illman as he conducts workshops on the first and third Monday of each month to help improve your writing skills, at Barnes and Noble, Country Glen Center, Carle Place. More ... “On Monday, March 22, 2010, I, along with the Long Island Blood Services, will host my annual blood drive in Garden City. The Blood Drive will be located in the parking lot between 200 & 400 Garden City Plaza, from 10:45am - 4:45pm. The rest of the details and eligibility criteria are listed below. More ... Supervisor Kate Murray has announced that the town will hold its first spay/neuter day for feral cats (non-pet felines, living in outdoor environment) at town’s animal shelter on Thursday, March 18. Feral cats that are not spayed or neutered may wander from place to place throughout our region resulting in pockets of feral cat overpopulation. More ... WOW! This past weekend really gave us a touch and look of spring and it was mighty pleasant, too. The snow has nearly all melted except for the mountains of brown and grey snow that had to be heaved up in certain areas where there was no other place to put it, but that, too, should be gone by the time you read this. More ... The Rite 13/ Journey to Adulthood Youth Group at the Cathedral of the Incarnation is sponsoring a fund raiser “Laps for Love” to benefit the children of Haiti who have been affected by the devastating earthquake there. The fund raiser will be held on Palm Sunday, March 28 at 1:00 p.m. More ... The Molloy College Art Gallery at The Barnes Gallery, Garden City South, will present the work of the Long Island Black Artists Association from April 10 through May 1, 2010. More ... Three Garden City women are raising funds and awareness for the Coalition Against Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN) through a benefit event modeled after the ever-popular “Dancing with the Stars.” More ... The Garden Department of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead does not rest its laurels. Beginning the year in February they had Joseph M. Gergela III, the Executive Director of the Long Island Farm Bureau, speak to the members and guests on the topic of what happened to all the farms that were on Long Island and where most of them went and why. More ... March 20th - ROCK N ROLL BOWL (Couples Activities) April 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th at 9:30 am or 10:30 am - GOLF April 17, 7:30pm-10:00pm - Tennis Round Robin ROCK N BOWL More ... Prem Chauhan (Chairperson of the Drama/Literature Department of The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead) is shown with Sal Catania, host of the Monday Movie Program at the Library. More ... It was an early “wearin of the green” but it still looked festive and bright. And the corn beef and cabbage was grandly appreciated! The winners for social and party bridge were Dian Kendrick, Tony Giangrasso, Pat Dolan, and Dot Schlaghter. The winners for duplicate bridge were Sharon and Herb Hummers EW and Mr. & Mrs. PhillipedesNS. More ... MaryAnn Impostato of Kids’ Edible Creations returns to the YA Department on Saturday, March 27th at 3PM for a workshop on molding chocolates. Each participant will go home with a box made of chocolate, decorated and wrapped in Easter grass and pastel bows. Registration begins March 13th at 9:00 AM and is limited to 20. More ... This fun program featuring Bideawee gives children the opportunity to read to a dog. The program is open to Garden City residents only for children in Grades 1-5 and will be held Tuesday, March 30 at 1:00PM. Registration begins Saturday, March 20 at 9:00AM on Eventkeeper. More ... Mon., Mar 15 9:30 a.m. Registration begins for Teens & Tots Storytime at the pool training session. Training to be held during April and May. CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS More ... Ukrainian Culture will be exhibited in the Garden City Public Library’s showcases from April 1-28, 2010 located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. Marika Soltys of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America will loan a beautiful collection showing traditional and contemporary handmade crafts. More ... Enjoy a FREE concert celebrating the songs & stories of Mary Martin in “The Music of Mary Martin” on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 2:00pm at the Garden City Public Library located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. More ... A Long Island group of talented artists will display “A Spring Art Show” exhibited in the Garden City Public Library from April 1-29, 2010 located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. View eye-catching work created in multi-media of various topics. Oil, watercolor and acrylic paintings will grace the walls of the Library’s gallery area. More ... Forgetfulness was a popular topic at the Garden City Public Library on Tuesday, March 2nd. The Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation, which is based in Port Washington, presented a program All About Forgetfulness/Maintain Your Brain, which drew a capacity crowd of Garden City residents as well as attendees from throughout Long Island. More ... What a wonderful way to beat the January blues with a luncheon bridge at the Garden City Country Club! The Senior Women’s Club held the event on January 15, 2010. President Judy Radocy welcomed the ladies to a lovely luncheon and then the games began. More ... On March 1 there were 8 tables of Monday night Seniors Duplicate Bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1 Lucile Tilitz & Barbra Burke 2 Frank & Fran DeAngelo 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 re creational activities for the retired male senior citizens of the Garden City Community. The organization is non-sectarian and non-political. More ... At their March Branch meeting, AAUW members enjoyed the appearance of a much honored New York Police Department detective, James Coll. Detective Coll, who is also an adjunct professor of history at both Nassau and Suffolk Community Colleges, discussed how Founding-era ideals have been applied to the evolving powers and limitations of the police in modern society. More ... Hillary Rutter, Executive Director of the Garden City-based Adelphi NY Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program, was among those honored during Senator Craig M. Johnson’s Third Annual Women of Distinction ceremony. More ... Thanks to the generosity of the Spirit of Children Program, which is devoted to bringing the fun and fantasy of Halloween to pediatric patients, the Child Life Program at Winthrop-University Hospital’s Cancer Center for Kids (CCFK) recently received a grant for more than $23,500. More ... The Garden City Teacher Association (GCTA) is hosting its first annual “GC For A Cure” on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 at the Garden City High School. The 5K Run/Walk will take place at 9:45AM and the 1.5 Mile Run/ Walk will start at 9:00AM. All Race/Walk proceeds will benefit Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). More ... A soccer reffing course is being offered to students in 7th grade or up who are interested in becoming a Garden City Centennial Soccer referee. In order to become a referee for the upcoming spring season, you must attend both days of a two night course and pass a written test. Becoming a Centennial referee is a great way to give back to our sports community! More ... |
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