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BY RIKKI N. MASSAND Garden City has a stellar reputation as a lacrosse town, and the Jay Gallagher Tournament “is a Garden City institution,” Joe Gambino, president and youth director of Garden City Girls’ Lacrosse Club, said on Wednesday September 21. During a Recreation Commission meeting held on the final night of summer, he commented on the outlook for 2017: in almost unthinkable scenario, the Jay Gallagher Tournament may need to be called off or held in another village. Every year for the past 18 years Tony Randi has run the Jay Gallagher Lacrosse Tournament at St. Paul’s. He presented the Board of Recreation Commissioners with a letter and delivered comments about what the impact of a $13,500 per day fee for field usage would have on his operations, which provides 100 percent of its proceeds to well-known, beloved local charities. Randi said the percentage is akin to 110 percent because of additional donations from attendees and participants, and the pressing issue now for his plans to hold the June 2017 Jay Gallagher Tournament will be the facilities’ fee Garden City sets forth. But instead of $13,500 the Commission had a figure of $14,850 that would go into effect June 1, 2017, just prior to the Jay Gallagher Tournament. At the September 21 meeting, Randi told the Commission he wants to know within the next two weeks (by early October) whether or not he

Children at the Garden City Jewish Center can learn about Jewish traditions at special services for the High Holidays. Above, girls take turns blowing a shofar (ram’s horn) which is sounded during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. See page 18 for details.

GC students honored by Adelphi Univ. BY RIKKI N. MASSAND On Friday night September 16, a week into the school year, seven students living in Garden City got to kick off their senior year with a celebration of their academic achievement and community service by receiving Adelphi University’s annual Prize for Leadership, which grants them each $1,000 and an opportunity to take two free college courses at the Garden City campus.

Garden City Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen joined Mayor Nicholas Episcopia and Adelphi University President Dr. Christine Riordan with opening remarks at the reception held at the performing arts center. Feirsen spoke about the difficult evaluation process to narrow down the field of this year’s Prize for Leadership candidates. He told the audience of administrators, faculty, Garden City residents and families from

all over that “no one is here by mistake.” “There are many in our community that have done remarkable things. A few have risen to the top,” Feirsen said. He introduced GCHS Principal Nanine McLaughlin and Gina Christel, director of guidance for Garden City Public Schools, who commented on the 2016 recipients’ chief qualification. See page 25

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GC Pool falls short of fiscal target for 2016 BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

Topping off the 2016 pool season, Village of Garden City Recreation data including feedback from members was relayed to the Commission by Kevin Ocker, the village’s department head for Parks and Recreation, Pool Director Steve Espey, Assistant Pool Director Tom McGerty at the September 21 Recreation Commission meeting. There will be a summary presented to the Board of Trustees in October. For summer 2016 (fiscal year 2016-2017) budgeted revenues from the pool enterprise were $1.199 million from memberships, $250,000 in other revenues and in all $1.356 million. However pool memberships this year fell $60,000 short of target. All other categories were short by $35,000, meaning the enterprise as a whole fell $95,000 short of projections. The pool’s operating staff was where the budget was underspent this summer, making the enterprise’s expense side very favorable. Savings were achieved by less attendant hours and in all a positive of $80,000 See page 26

Harvest Days at Hemlock School PAGE 27 GCHS Varsity Soccer records big win PAGE 57

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

An important program for parents

In the letters to the editor column this week we feature a very sad story written by a mother, Ginger Katz, who lost her son to addiction. By telling her story she hopes to encourage other parents to take action against drug use. Drug addiction is no longer something that happens only in poor towns. It has spread throughout the country with the speed of a virulent disease, infecting people from places as dissimilar as poor rural towns to leafy suburbs. If you think Garden City is somehow immune to the disease, you’re wrong. There are kids who have gotten hooked on hard drugs right here in town. Mrs. Katz will be speaking at Garden City High School High School

on Tuesday, October 18 at 7PM in the auditorium. The event is sponsored by Garden City Community Coalition, Garden City PTA and Garden City SEPTA. n

We are working on our annual Guide to Garden City which will be published on October 21st. If you represent a community organization and would like to be included in the Guide, you can submit information about your group online at: www.surveymonkey.com/r/GuidetoGC Alternatively, you can also fill out the coupon in our ad on page 20, or send the information by email to editor@ gcnews.com

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To the Editor: On September 10, 1996, I lost my 20-year-old son, Ian to a drug overdose just before he was going into a rehabilitation program the next day. Ian had used tobacco, alcohol, marijuana in high school. At one point he was picked up by an officer at a park in our town. He was scolded and told to go home. The officer said “If I ever find you in this town again with any drugs, I will arrest you, now go home.” I insisted that Ian go into counseling at that point. I had such high hopes for Ian; I thought we had caught a possible addiction early. I thought it all went away, until I received the phone call from his biological Dad stating he was snorting heroin in college. My breath was taken away. My life changed. My friends knew there was something different about me. At first, I was ashamed of his problem. I didn’t want to tell anyone about

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In the article “Sparks Fly As Committee Presents Building Code Ideas,” printed in the September 23, 2016 issue of the Garden City News, we believe the headline inappropriately reflects the discussion that took place at the September 8, 2016 meeting, the purpose of which was to gather input from both the Board of Trustees and any residents and individuals involved with real estate in the Village about the suggested building code changes. In Paragraph 2, the author, Rikki N. Massand, appears to have confused the moratorium on demolition, which was solely related to Stewart era homes and was dropped earlier in the year, with the current presentation. There

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his problem when he came home from college. He was going to a day treatment program and we thought his problem was being fixed. He didn’t want me to tell his friends who did not know. The ugly truth is the problem wasn’t fixed. I found him in the morning just before I was going to meet my friend at six am for our morning run. Ian died in his sleep. Neighbors told me my cries for help to 911 that morning were heard two blocks away. Addiction does not discriminate. It doesn’t matter who you are, it doesn’t matter what race you are, how financially sound you are, if your homeless or if you have a family who loves you dearly. It can happen to anyone. Drug addiction not only destroys the person who is using; it also destroys the family. Addiction robs you of your money, it robs you of your spirit, and finally, when you have nothing else left to give…it robs you of your soul. My

was no discussion whatsoever in the Committee’s proposal of a demolition moratorium. Also in Paragraph 2, Mr. Massand states that the Architectural Design Review Board (ADRB) “gave approval” to demolish 104 Sixth Street when in fact any house can be demolished “as of right” with no ADRB approval. Further, in Paragraph 3, Mr. Massand states that “zombie houses” are “another concern to the Mayor’s Committee” when this was actually not at all part of the Committee’s September 8, 2016 presentation. One resident did speak during the public session about two homes on her block she stated are in disrepair but it was a comment totally unrelated to the

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On October 1 a truck load of pumpkins will arrive on Garden City at 223 Stewart Avenue, on the corner Stewart Avenue and Nassau Boulevard. Volunteers are needed to unload the pumpkins that were grown on Navaho reservations. Food, fun and fellowship are part of changing the looks of the grounds of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau. To

add to the beauty will be racks of colorful mums. Sales will begin when the pumpkins arrive and will continue through Halloween, the Patch will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends. Another delivery will be on October 15th. Community service credit can be earned whenever students can help.

Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Nassau) announces his Annual Senior Health Expo takes place on Thursday, October 6, at the St. Paul’s Field House (295 Stewart Avenue), from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. This annual event features FREE flu vaccinations and pneumonia shots. Also featured are cardiovascular screening, NUMC Mammography van, memory screening, postural and spinal screening, blood pressure and body mass index testing, video otoscopy, balance screening, fall prevention, oral dental screening and cholesterol & diabetes screening, and Metrocard processing. Appointments are required only for cardiovascular screening, memory screening and the Mammography van. Please contact Senator Hannon’s

Community Office at 516-739-1700 to make an appointment or if you have any questions. All other free services, including the flu and pneumonia shots, do not require appointments. The Nassau County Police Department and NY Social Justice will also be collecting expired and unused medication (“Shed The Meds”) as well as sharps, for safe disposal. “With over 100 providers and vendors scheduled,” says Hannon, “seniors and others can take advantage of a tremendous variety of free health care services and information all in one location.” For more information and directions, please visit www.kemphannon.com.

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Growing up in Garden City: Biscone Family full speed ahead BY RIKKI N. MASSAND Three kids with very diverse talents, skills and personalities from Garden City have all hit high notes this year – one finishing college in three years, one attending Colgate University and starting on the Track & Field team, and another who can fly planes but is not old enough to drive. The catch is they share the same set of parents and have all attended Garden City Public Schools. Two weeks ago Tyler Biscone played in the first soccer game of his final season of eligibility for Mount Saint Mary’s College in Newburgh, New York. On September 1 Newsday published its annual list of star Long Island athletes’ college commitments and future teams, and one name from Garden City stood out, as his sister is carrying her decorated high school career upstate to a major program. For the Biscone family of St. Paul’s Crescent in Garden City, daughter Tianna’s start in Patriot League collegiate athletics at Colgate not only adds to the sports tradition in the family, it builds on a great summer where their spirit of volunteerism has been a prime example to Garden City neighbors. With a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees at their meeting this July, her father Craig Biscone was appointed

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to the village’s Planning Commission, for a term ending on April 2, 2018. He had been an alternate on the Commission and he now fills the unexpired term of Charles Palagonia, who resigned back on January 12. Gregory Senken, the former president of the Estates POA, was also appointed to the Planning Commission as an alternate member to fill Biscone’s unexpired term, ending on April 3, 2017. Craig Biscone spoke with the News about his children’s pursuit of college athletics hand-in-hand with academics as September began. He was set to travel upstate to see the 21-year-old Tyler’s team take on Vassar College on Sunday, September 4. Biscone sees this fall season as the culmination of a passion for soccer that began when his son was a four-and-ahalf year old in Garden City. His oldest son was able to earn enough credits to get his bachelor’s degree in Accounting in three years, by May 2016, but he decided to complete his graduate degree, an MBA in Accounting, and play soccer in his fourth and final year of eligibility. Tyler is Mount Saint Mary’s goalie and while he blocks shots on a routine basis, his own shot to walk with the class of

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So the first debate of 2016 is now history. There certainly was no shortage of hype for this one. People not particularly interested in politics tuned in, with total viewership approaching Super Bowl levels, even opposite an actual Monday night football game. For better or worse, much of the huge interest was related to Donald Trump, whose outsized personality is pretty much unique among American presidential candidates. While there is a historic dimension in Hillary Clinton’s role as the first female major party presidential candidate, in many ways her message and demeanor is fairly typical of a Democratic nominee. This certainly cannot be said of the larger than life Mr. Trump. One feature of the pre-debate environment was the effort of the Clinton campaign in effect to ‘work” the moderator, Lester Holt, much as a basketball coach will try to entice a referee to make better (or sometimes “make up”) calls in favor of the coach’s team. Basically, the idea was to have Mr. Holt intervene and correct the whenever Mr. Trump engaged in one of his frequent “lies”. Robbie Mook, Ms. Clinton’s campaign manager, declared that “it’s unfair to ask that Hillary Clinton both play traffic cop with Trump, make sure that his lies are corrected, and also to present her vision for what she wants to do for the American people.” Of course, this presented Mr. Holt with an almost impossible task, since most questionable statements (and both candidates make them) have at least some element of truth. Still, while Mr. Holt made few attempts to police the answers of the candidates, the efforts of the Clinton team probably paid off to some extent. Mr. Holt hit Mr. Trump with a “birther” question and one about his tax returns without parallel difficult questions for Ms. Clinton, such as about Bengazi or the Clinton Foundation. As for the debate itself, while Ms. Clinton was more fluid and knowl-

edgeable, and likely would have won on points if this were a college debate, I thought it was a fairly even contest in terms of what the candidates were trying to do. Mr. Trump, as in effect the challenger (in that the Republicans do not hold the White House), scored points, especially early on, that the country is in a difficult position and that entrenched politicians like Hillary Clinton were a major part of the problem. This is the message that Mr. Trump’s core supporters, some of whom are former Democrats, want to hear. Mr. Trump, while by no means as steeped in policy issues as his opponent, at least showed enough knowledge to be a plausible president. Ms. Clinton is no one’s idea of a charismatic figure, but she did do her homework. She was able to counterpunch effectively and to make Mr. Trump discuss issues that were not favorable to him, or indeed particularly germane to the election, like his treatment of a beauty pageant contestant. At another point, Mr. Trump was reduced to claiming that his temperament was better than that of Ms. Clinton’s. To the extent that Ms. Clinton’s health is a lingering concern of voters, she certainly gave a robust performance over the full 90 minutes or so of the debate. What will it all mean? Pundit Nate Silver of the fivethirtyeight website thinks that Ms. Clinton, the apparent victor in postrace polls (CNN had her winning by a large margin, although their poll was heavily overweighted with Democrats), will gain a few points in the next few days, and that is entirely possible. On the other hand, there is a vice presidential debate next week and two more presidential debates, so the Trump campaign will have ample time to regroup and make up any lost ground. Maybe it was a better night for Ms. Clinton than for Mr. Trump, but there were certainly no knockouts in the debate, and this bitterly contested race is very likely headed for a photo finish on November 8.

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9 BY GABBY TABBY Store burglary: on September 21st Garden City Police Officer Touhy arrested a 63 year old woman for bugrlary at Lord and Taylor. Car entered: On September 21st a vehicle parked at a Willow Street residence was entered during the overnight hours. There is no reported loss at this time. Gate down: On September 21st officers responded to railroad gate malfunction at the Hilton Avenue Crossing. Bridge beats truck: On September 22nd Garden City Police investigated an accident in which a large truck struck the Cherry Valley Train Trestle. The driver of the truck, a 44 year old New Jersey man, was charged with disobeying a bridge clearance sign. There are no reported injuries. The bridge did not appear to be damaged. Left the scene: on September 22nd Garden City Police investigated a report of a vehicle striking and damaging a parked vehicle on the Adelphi Campus before leaving the scene without stopping. Another hit and run accident was reported on September 22nd on Stewart Avenue. According to police, officers investigated a two-vehicle

accident on Stewart Avenue in which one of the vehicles fled the scene. There were no reported injuries. Smoking in the office: On September 23rd Garden City Police oficers assisted the Garden City Fire Department with a smoke condition in a Franklin Avenue office building. The building was evacuated until firefighters corrected the situation. Go Speed racer: On September 24th Officer Russell stopped a vehicle on Old Country Road for excessive speed (60 mph in a 30 mph zone). Upon investigation, the driver, a 44 year old West Hempstead man, was arrested for having eleven license suspensions, a suspended registration, and excessive speed. Shoplifting arrest: On September 25th Officer Reilly arrested an 18 year old Garden City man for allegedly taking $280 in merchandise from Lord and Taylor. DWI arrest: on September 25th

Officer McCann stopped a 31 year old man on New Hyde Park Road for alleged aggressive driving violations. Upon investigation, the driver was arrested for DWI (Drugs), driving with a suspended license, and two unsafe lane usage violations. Sump fire: On September 25th Garden City Police assisted the Garden City Fire Department with a fire in the area of a sump located in the rear of Stewart Field. Suspicious backpack: on September 26th Officers investigated a report of a suspicious item in bushes in the vicinity of Cathedral Avenue and 4th Street. The item appeared to be in order after it was determined to be a backpack containing empty bags and glass. Another suspicious item was reported on the same day. Officers investigated a report of a suspicious

item in Hilton Park in the vicinity of 2nd Street. It turned out to be a small empty suitcase. Elevator rescue: On September 27th Garden City police and firefighters removed a person from a disabled elevator at the Wyndham Condominiums. Water main break: On September 27th Officers responded to a water main break on Merillon Avenue and Brompton Road. Arrest in accident: On September 27th Officer Matos arrested a 69 year old Lido Beach woman for allegedly eaving the scene of a two vehicle property damage accident which occurred on County Seat Road earlier in the day.

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son Ian was a good kind person who suffered from a terrible disease and we miss him every day of our lives. My husband and I founded the Courage to Speak® Foundation, Inc. a non-profit 501-c3 organization in1996 the following months after Ian died. My community as well as others wanted me to speak out. The organization was formed to help reduce the drug use among young people and to encourage parents to learn everything our children will be exposed to. Even if you think your child will never do drugs you must find out what they will we exposed to. My husband and I have given over 1000 presentations nationally, sharing our message with students in elementary, middle, high school colleges and parents as well as other forums to prevent this tragedy from happening to another family. We also developed a programs for students grade 4 through 12. In addition, a program for parents called Courage to Speak – Courageous Parenting 101®. The program is a multi-session substance abuse education and prevention program for parents wishing to arm themselves with the knowledge of how to keep their children safe. I will be presenting at Garden City

High School on Tuesday, October 18 at 7PM in the auditorium. Hope to see you there. Please Visit www.couragetospeak. org The event is sponsored by Garden City Community Coalition, Garden City PTA and Garden City SEPTA Ginger Katz, CEO and Founder of the Courage to Speak Foundation and author of Sunny’s Story

Hard workers

To the Editor: I know it is not likely something we give much thought to but... I have lived in Garden City 25 plus years. There are many folks who keep it running for us and make it the type of place we all want to, well, spend 25 years in the community. And, I have seen the well-deserved kudos to many of these folks--teachers, police, etc. But having watched our sanitation workers literally run to hit deadlines, it seems to me to be well past the time for them to receive recognition for how hard they work everyday to keep our community healthy and clean. Robert J. Lanza

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crew for their cheerful demeanor and amazing strength in ridding us of a large and enormously heavy refrigerator. They were wonderful and we can’t thank them enough. Barbara and Dennis Bengels

Presidential Campaign Rhetoric and Criminal Justice

To the Editor: Judges are not supposed to engage in partisan politics; so I won’t, although I am tempted to take the muzzle off so that I may resume my rights under the First Amendment to free speech. What is most disturbing to me as a Local Criminal Court Village Justice is the lack of substance being presented by candidates. To me it shows a lack of life experience and therefore empathy for all in the justice system. Those who speak of getting “tougher” or tout themselves as “law and order” candidates, really need to take a careful look at our history. Nixon was a “law and order” candidate who was impeached for committing “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Half of his administration went to jail and they sought a Congressional repeal of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602 (1966). Nelson Rockefeller brought us his infamous Rockefeller Drug Laws which then caused “mass incarceration” and Ronald Reagan was another “law and order” candidate who brought us the Federal Sentencing Guidelines which until challenged in U.S. v. Booker (04-104) and U.S. v. Fanfan, supra, (04105), 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005) removed the power of sentencing from federal judges and gave it to prosecutors. Fifteen years later the Supreme Court held in Booker and Fanfan that the Guidelines were not mandatory. This writer and the National Association of

Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) were amicus curiae counsel (friends of the court) in the Supreme Court bringing about a much needed change in our sentencing laws but up until then there had been a huge increase in our federal prisons and the number of prisoners coming into them. Thanks to a ”law and order Congress” in the 1990’s we have mandatory minimum sentencing which ignores rehabilitation; those who may earn their way back into society and alternative sentencing programs such as drug, alcohol and community service that are more successful at curtailing recidivism than jails and cost half as much. Governor Pataki was another “law and order” politician who brought us the death penalty later declared unconstitutional by our Court of Appeals. Death penalty cases cost more than ten million dollars to prosecute. We had six prisoners on death row. None were put to death and none will be. Unfortunately we cannot join in the debates. What is clear is that we need national and statewide commissions to review and report on the many changes needed in our criminal justice system. These are monumental changes such as the revamping of our grand jury system to take exclusive control of it away from the prosecutors and implementing re-sentencing laws together with expungement statutes. These commissions would address the racial strife that we are experiencing throughout the country while at the same time preserve the Constitutional rights upon which our nation was founded. Thomas F. Liotti Hon. Thomas F. Liotti is the Village Justice in Westbury and an attorney in Garden City.

Code change committee responds to article Committee’s presentation on proposed building code changes. In Paragraph 4, Mr. Massand states “In weighing the distances that should be between homes in Garden City, Bauer says the Mayor’s Committee thought of privacy as one issue.” Although this is true, James Bauer, Committee chairman, stated two other reasons for the suggested increased separation that were omitted from the article: light and air. By excluding light and air, the article implies that privacy is the primary concern. Finally, the use of the term “Large House” - which was defined in the

September 8, 2016 PowerPoint presentation - refers to houses that appear to be too large for the properties. The original term “McMansion” is defined as ostentatious and a number of different architectural styles in a single house. Mr. Massand states the opposite in Paragraph 13. The Committee is interested in receiving comments from all interested parties, including residents as well as members of the real estate, architecture and design and construction industries. All suggestions and/or comments should be emailed to Village Clerk Karen Altman at kaltman@gardencityny.net.

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On Sunday, October 2 the Cathedral of the Incarnation will be celebrating St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, at all the Masses. But at 4:00 p.m. there will be a special service of Evensong in the church at which all Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creatures regardless of their size or classification are welcome to come and receive a blessing. This is one of the Cathedralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beloved traditions and is always well attended. Come and bring your pet(s) for a very special afternoon with music and maybe even some animals singing along! The Cathedral of the Incarnation is located at 50 Cathedral Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets. For further information about the Cathedral please visit the website at www.incarnationgc.org or call the church office at 746-2955.

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A taste of Jewish studies and Challah bread

The Garden City Jewish Center Religious school holds two unique programs during the High Holidays. This year, the Rosh Hashanah Children’s service and activities are on Monday October 3rd from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, and Yom Kippur Children’s service and activities are on Wednesday October 12th, from 10:30 AM - 12:30PM. As in past years, these programs are open to the Religious School students as well as any non-member children from the surrounding communities. A parent or grandparent may accompa-

ny their child to the children’s service, and the craft and baking activities that follow, at no cost and with no requirement to join. This is one simple way to get a ‘taste’ for the Garden City Jewish Center’s philosophy that Jewish education can be interesting, hands-on, musical, artistic and fun…and even tasty. Everyone loves making crafts like tzedakah (charity) boxes, and decorating napkin holders. Students love getting to practice blasting the real shofars (ram’s horns!), sampling the apple and honey

snacks, and then braiding and baking the challah bread. Once the smell of fresh bread wafts around the Temple, the adults are ready to finish their service and join the children for a New Year’s treat. The Yom Kippur children’s service is similar, except the activities afterward involve stringing popcorn and paper chains, making fruit and vegetable decorations, then proceeding outside to decorate the Sukkah in the Temple’s side yard. The Garden City Jewish Center’s

Religious School is beginning their 63rd year, with Sundays-only classes already underway. There are still some openings at every level. The Garden City Jewish Center is a thriving Reform congregation in which Jews of all denominations, dualfaith families, singles, and students are welcome. If you are curious about membership or the holiday programs, please see www.gardencityjewishcenter.org, email info@gardencityjewishcenter.org or call 516 248-9180 for more information.

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At the next meeting of the Mineola- neighboring Rotary clubs. Members will welcome MJ Garden City Club, at the Garden City Hotel on October 10, 12:15, p.m., Club Fitzgerald, District Governor for 2016-17, who will present a spemembers will welcome Adam Haber, cial report for the attenDemocratic Candidate ding clubs. While for NYS Senate Disthe moto of Rotary trict 7. International is “Service Why is he running? Above Self,” each Adam Haber says he District Governor has a is tired of our failing special theme for his/ government and is runher term. MJ’s theme ning for state Senate “to is: “Rotary Serving shake up Albany.” Humanity.” She reports While he is not a that celebrating more career politician, Mr. than 100 years, Rotary Haber is said to have clubs have donated over tackled corruption head 3 billion dollars which on in Nassau, reformhave been used for sering the county’s bidding vice programs around Adam Haber process while serving on the world. the Nassau Interim Finance Authority (NIFA), a watchdog board. He has had • October 10 – Adam Haber, real experience creating jobs, attracting investments and managing com- Candidate, NYS Senate – speaker • October 20 – Joint Club Meeting plex budgets. – M.J. Fitzgerald, District Governor , A father of two, Adam is dedicated to community. He has served as a speaker • October 24 – Howard Kroplick, LI Roslyn schoolboard member; and after Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Races Hurricane Sandy, he personally led historian, speaker an effort to repair hundreds of dam• November 14 – Dr. Cornell Frank to aged homes. In the state Senate, Adam Haber’s aim is to “put Nassau families provide a Primer for Club Website/Club first, work to keep taxes down and keep Data Base Management System • November 26 – “Bring a Friend to schools strong. Rotary Meeting” (Welcome prospective members) On Thursday, October 20, at the • December 12 – Annual Holiday Garden City Hotel, 12:15, the Mineola- Fellowship Luncheon (Garden City Garden City Rotary Club will host a spe- High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble to cial joint luncheon meeting to include perform Holiday vocal music.)

Upcoming Club Speakers and Events

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Barnes Gallery welcomes back the Photo Artists’ Network

For the eighth year in a row, Barnes Gallery will feature the works of the Photo Artists’ Network (PHAN). Visions ’16 is the group’s latest works. Photo Artists’ Network is a group comprised of ten serious amateur photographers dedicated to the principle that “photography is art”. Education, expansion of our knowledge base, and sharing of the principles of photography is the basis upon which the group exists. The members share their thoughts, views, and concepts at regularly scheduled meetings throughout the year. The group maintains a limited membership with new members added by invitation only. The members of the

group are not just observers, but deeply committed practitioners of the art of photography. They believe photography is life distilled and preserved for eternity in many ways. Photos convey, in ways little else can, a sense of mystery and beauty, of life and nature. The works of the group are shared with others through various exhibitions and displays throughout the New York area. Barnes Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A meet the artists’ night will take place on Saturday, October 1st from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Live jazz, wine and refreshments. All photos on display at Visions ’16 will be available for purchase. All are welcome. Free of charge.

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Garden City PTA News

“Happy New Year” to our members celebrating Rosh Hashanah!

• 10/28, F – Photo Make-up Day - all schools

Get Your GC Spirit On!

Attention Middle School Parents

Order your GC Sportswear before October 17th Shop for your Garden City Men’s, Women’s and Youth Apparel and Accessories online at www.gardencitypta.org or http://bit.ly/2016SportswearStore. View samples and shop in person at Sportswear Saturday at St. Paul’s. “Cash & Carry” merchandise is only available at these events: • 10/15, Sat – Sportswear Saturday at St. Paul’s • 10/17, M – The last day for online orders (http://bit.ly/2016SportswearStore) • 11/19, Sat - Sportswear pickup day at Garden City High School from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon

Courage to Speak to Our Children about an important topic!

Join us for this very important, educational and inspirational lecture designed to empower parents to speak to their children about drug use and addiction. Students in grades 6-12 are encouraged to attend with an adult. Visit our website for extra-credit information. To read more about this event visit our website bit.ly/CouragetoSpeak. This event is co-sponsored with the

• 10/6, Th – First Quarter Student Progress Reports available on School Tools

Attention High School Parents

• 10/6, Th – First Quarter Student Progress Reports available on School Tools • 10/7, F – Senior Panoramic Photo at 2:30 pm

National PTA: September is “PTA Membership Month”

Locust students marched in the homecoming parade to show their GC spirit with boom sticks and tutus! Garden City Community Coalition and Garden City SEPTA. • 10/18, T – “The Courage to Speak” community event in the GCHS Auditorium at 7:00 pm

PTA Reflections: What is Your Story?

The 2016-17 Reflections theme is a good one! Encourage your child to participate and explore the arts to tell their story through dance choreography, file production, literature, music composi-

KIDNEY CANCER AWARENESS DAY Did you know that smoking, obesity, certain workplace exposures, a strong family history of kidney cancer, and some medications are all associated with an increased risk of developing kidney cancer? To learn more about kidney cancer, including signs, risk factors and treatment options, please join us at a free seminar.

Saturday, October 15, 2016 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM –Registration 9 AM to 12 PM - Program Coffee and a light breakfast break will be provided.

Winthrop’s Research & Academic Center 101 Mineola Blvd. (Corner of Second Street in Mineola) Admission is free, but seating is limited For reservations: Please call Kate Owens 516-663-2316 or email: kowens@winthrop.org

tion, photography, and visual arts. Student entries must comply with the rules and guidelines as defined by the National PTA in order to be submitted to the next phase of the competition (Nassau Region PTA). Important links: • Official category rules: bit. ly/2016ReflectionsRules • Student Entry Form: bit.ly/ ReflectionsForm • 10/24, M – Revised entry deadline (please disregard the deadline on the district calendar)

We Are Saving a Seat for You!

Upcoming PTA Meetings • 10/6, Th – Stewart at 9:30 am (201617 PTA Budget Vote) • 10/13, Th – Hemlock at 9:30 am • 10/17, M – Stratford at 9:30 am (NYS PTA Resolutions Vote) • 10/18, T – Homestead at 9:30 am • 10/25, T – Locust at 9:30 am

Membership Does Matter: PTA Membership Month

What is the annual membership drive? Each year our community is invited to join the largest and oldest child advocacy organization in Garden City. For over seventy years parents, teachers, administrators, and residents have said YES in support of children, families, and community. Your annual membership goes a long way! Parents and caregivers can get a GC PTA e-Membership card directly from NYS PTA. Just visit our webpage www.gardencitypta.org or bit.ly/ JoinGCPTAToday and use PayPal.

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• 10/5, W – Work Session at GCHS at 8:15 pm

Photo Days with Irvin Simon Photographers

Purchases from Irvin Simon support PTA programs in all schools.

“Today, the issues that affect our children extend beyond their individual schools. The PTA’s nationwide network provides parents with the forum and tools to collectively influence the decisions that affect children not only at their schools, but also throughout their districts, within their states, and across the nation. This mission is unique to the PTA.” (Source: National PTA)

Let’s Connect @GardenCityPTA

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Who Are We

Since 1945, the Garden City Parent Teacher Association has been dedicated to serving children and families in our community. Today’s GCPTA is a network of parents, teachers, administrators and community members devoted to the educational, social and emotional success of children. Our commitment to creating a collaborative environment where families and the school community can work together has and will continue to foster positive change in our schools and within our community. Together we are a powerful voice for all our children, a relevant resource for our families and a strong advocate for public education. Through our annual membership drive and fundraising efforts we are able to provide cultural programs, speaker engagements, health and safety programs, monetary awards to high school seniors and so much more. Many of our events and programs have become longstanding traditions in our schools and for our students. Our grants have enhanced the educational experience for students in each of our seven schools. Our members can be found volunteering their time and talents in our schools and throughout our community. Thank you to all who support the Garden City PTA. Together we can achieve great things!

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The Garden City News Friday, September 30, 2016

FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE By: Nicholas P. Episcopia

Rosh Hashanah

Following its September 8 presentation on suggested changes to the Village’s building codes, the Mayor’s Committee on Building Code Changes is interested in receiving comments from all interested parties, including residents as well as members of the real estate, architecture and design and construction industries. The entire PowerPoint presentation is available for review on the Village’s website, www.gardencityny.net. All suggestions and/or comments should be emailed to Village Clerk Karen Altman at kaltman@gardencityny.net.

be conducted at Fire Headquarters and in the employee parking field located on the west side of Village Hall on Stewart Avenue. This year’s theme is checking the date on smoke detectors. There will be home fire safety demonstrations, an appearance by Sparky the Fire Dog, a poster contest, giveaways, refreshments and more. Your Fire Department does an outstanding job to protect our lives and homes. I hope to see you at the Firehouse and hope that you are able to stop by to show your support for them. I’m sure that your entire family will enjoy the program.

in donations. To help replenish needed supplies, Resurrection Lutheran Church is hosting a blood drive, Monday, Oct. 3, from 3:15 to 9:15 p.m. in the church gym. Most healthy adults can give blood every 56 days. A donor should be 16 to 75 years of age (16 year olds must have parental permission, and age 76 and over need a doctor’s note), weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in good health on the day of donation. For a full list of eligibility requirements, call 1-800688-0900. To schedule an appointment, call Linda Wardley at 746-4426, ext. 12. Resurrection Lutheran Church is located at 420 Stewart Avenue.

Fire Prevention Week

Resurrection Church Blood Drive

Yield to emergency response vehicles

The Board of Trustees and Village Staff join me in extending wishes for a very Happy New Year to our Village residents and friends of the Jewish faith.

Mayor’s Committee on Code Changes seeking input

All residents and friends are invited to attend the Annual Inspection and Open House on Sunday, October 16, at 12:30 p.m. The program will

Long Island Blood Services report that supplies of blood are at low levels following the summer slowdown

It is important to remember to yield to all emergency response vehicles. According to SAFE-NY, an emergency

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vehicle is defined as a police vehicle, ambulance or fire truck. These vehicles may have red, white or a combination of red and white lights which, when responding to an emergency, are constantly moving. If approached (from the front or rear) by an emergency vehicle whose lights and sirens are activated, the driver of every other vehicle must yield the right of way. In yielding the right of way, a driver must drive immediately to the right hand edge or curb of the roadway, parallel to the roadway, and clear of any intersection. A driver must stop and remain stopped until the emergency vehicle or vehicles have passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.

Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule

The dates for the next regular Board Meetings are Thursday, October 6 and Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. These meetings will be held in the Board Room at Village Hall. I hope that you will be able to attend some of these meetings so that you can become involved with your Village.

From page 1 should end the tournament. “I’m not looking for a free ride by any means. But if the fee is not more feasible in two weeks, I’ll terminate the Jay Gallagher Tournament,” Randi said. He started with background, explaining how upset he was with that transpired leading into the 2016 tournament in June. “I’m confused as we have a situation where the Incorporated Village of Garden City and the Garden City Union Free School District has charged us over the last couple years $1,682 last year and $1,695 in 2015 for the use of the high school and middle school. I’ve talked with them and they expect to continue that practice. For the first 13 years of the Jay Gallagher Tournament the Recreation Department was gracious enough to basically donate their people and their fields. A fee was then initiated and in 2015, it cost $1,593. Last year I was asked to attend the Commission meeting and I did. I never in my 18 years of doing this tournament would I have thought to go back and read the meeting minutes,” he told the Commission. Several members were unaware of a sequence of events Randi describes as a travesty. “Two weeks before this year’s tournament I got a phone call from Recreation Director Sandra Young that the fee is $20,000 and ‘we know you’re good for the money.’ I was blindsided – I have never received a contract in my life until a week before. Usually it’s

a call and handshake, I sign and pay that money. Last year I know we negotiated a deal but that was still totally unacceptable in my mind. I’d say nothing is out of line in the GCUFSD fee as it’s justified. I just do not understand how the Recreation Department and Village Board of Trustees can do this,” Randi said.

Loss of sponsor

The locations of between 110 and 120 lacrosse teams that participate in the annual Jay Gallagher Tournament was debated. Generally 16 to 20 teams are from Garden City, 90 to 100 teams are from out of town with a few participant teams from Connecticut and New Jersey on occasion. Last year, the high fee as well as losing one of the Jay Gallagher Tournament’s major sponsors created a loss of $20,000 – what Randi notes as $10,000 that was going to go to each of the two local charities supported by proceeds raised. He doesn’t have a precise number per year, but a higher cost to him again for 2017 would force him to raise participation (entry) rates for teams, to perhaps $800 or $1,000 apiece. But he told the Commission that becomes risky business and he can’t go as far as $1,100 to cover a higher field usage cost. “Absolutely not. I would even feel guilty to raise participating teams’ fees to $800. If I raise rates we try to do it on a $50 increment each year so that we’ve been able to stay and keep it at a charitable level – I cannot take that liability that participating teams

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would not be willing to pay a higher fee,” Randi told the Commission. Jack and Margaret Biggane of Euston Road, parents who have worked vigorously to support the community through Mollie’s Fund (the Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation) were in attendance at the September 21 Recreation Commission meeting. Their 501c3 organization has grown from its Garden City base to a national and worldwide foundation proactive in every way to educate others society skin cancer prevention. Margaret Biggane says the Jay Gallagher Tournament is the charity’s major benefactor. “If we don’t get the funds provided at the tournament it is a trickle-down – we are not going to be able to donate sunscreen to the Garden City Pool or do programs at the middle school, or programs for nurses or the Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop University Hospital. This means a lot to us, and Jay Gallagher died of melanoma. There is a huge connection of people who come to this tournament and the charities involved,” she said. Jack Biggane asked the Rec. Commission if they’ve factored into the fee schedule what a rate should be for a 501c3 nonprofit “that directly gives back to the municipality that is charging us.” He was told no separate criteria exists for nonprofits. Examples brought up at the meeting were the Andy Foundation and the See page 26

Garden City high school students honored by Adelphi Univ. From page 1 “These kids are so genuine and what they do for other people is all from the heart. That is what I feel is something engrained in them from their parents and the environment they grew up in. It’s a big reason why these students are chosen. I am always really impressed at this event that Adelphi is making a commitment to not just our high school and private schools, but the children of Garden City and the whole community,” Christel told the News. Dr. Riordan said she loves the annual event honoring Garden City kids. “Prize for Leadership epitomizes what Adelphi University stands for and the values we have at this university to help students develop and grow. As we think about universities, we are really all about helping students be successful. One of the things Adelphi does really effectively is help students be successful from the place that they start. We help them discover their journey and get to the place they want to be as a college student,” she said. According to Dr. Feirsen and Dr. Riordan the Prize for Leadership’s selection panel including themselves, Garden City’s Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi and other Adelphi staff, had a very difficult task to select the best out of this year’s applications. So many students were deserving. Riordan, who made her career in academia from the University of Georgia, University of Denver and University of Kentucky through business schools and the study of leadership techniques, says the students from Garden City have gained life skills in helping others, earning “values in making a difference today.” “As I look at the generations coming up I feel a lot of hope for us as a country and as a region because we’ve got people who are developing the leadership we need to carry us forward. Today is really about celebrating that,” Riordan said. She congratulated the seven students and thanked parents, principals, administrators and educators in Garden City schools and beyond for

investments in the kids of the community as well as village government and the school district for a continuing strategic partnership with Adelphi. Sam L. Grogg, Ph.D., is Adelphi University’s interim provost and executive vice president, as well as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He previously was the University of Miami’s School of Communication dean. Dr. Grogg says it’s an extraordinary opportunity for Adelphi administrators and leaders to be involved with the blossoming futures of Garden City students, who he believes over the course of their lifetimes will have opportunities to pursue five or more careers given trends of the American workforce. He says as people are living longer and working longer in careers with opportunities becoming more competitive, a pre-college start with exposure and structure can make a huge difference for today’s students. Elizabeth Tully is a senior at Sacred Heart Academy where’s she gotten involved as a volunteer and put her abilities to their best use, at school and in the village. Tully says her school’s motto “Lead with Heart” provides a rallying cry for student achievements such as her own. She was very excited to apply for the program and Prize for Leadership and this serves as a precursor for the daunting college admissions process, but a big positive. “When I learned I was accepted I was very happy and excited to attend tonight. It is great to be acknowledged for everything I’ve been doing. I try to lead every day, and since it is an all-girls’ school all the leadership positions are filled by women and young ladies. It’s something that is really alive every single day in the schools and it sets a new standard,” Tully said. In her view the Adelphi Prize for Leadership allows high performing high school students show how they have volunteered and helped the Garden City community as well as their own school community. Looking to college, Tully says business or political

science could be her major. Her father runs a marketing and advertising company and that provided a glimpse into a career field Tully may enjoy. Also she has a twin sister Caroline who’s at Sacred Heart Academy. Jack Bingham is a dedicated student-athlete and like many professionals living in Garden City, also an NYC commuter. Jack travels to Regis High School on Manhattan’s Upper East Side each day, taking on the hour-plus travel each morning from the Merillon Avenue LIRR station (despite living across from GCHS) then taking the subway and the crosstown bus. He attended Garden City district schools until middle school, but for high school he decided to attend the all-boys’ Regis along with a couple friends from the village. “It’s a nice change of scenery with a much more diverse crowd and all different socio-economic and racial diversity. It’s in New York City and it’s a private school that is free, anyone can go. I think it’s also nice coming to community events such as Adelphi’s in my town to keep my community roots – Adelphi has such a beautiful campus and I think they do a lot for our community,” Bingham explains. At Regis Jack participates in a variety of activities as captain of the soccer and volleyball teams. He was split heading back to New York City after the Prize for Leadership event on September 16 for a Friday night soccer game against Regis’ rival Xavier, held on Randall’s Island. “That’s tough in itself because we take a train and bus every day from the Upper East Side to get to Randall’s Island for practices and games. Getting the experience leading the teams has really helped me get the feeling for leadership though,” Bingham said. Jack’s mother grew up in Garden City and his father is from Syosset. His older sister graduated from GCHS and now attends Georgetown University; his big See page 55

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From page 25 Thanksgiving Turkey Trot each paying fees for use of the fieldhouse at St. Paul’s as well as the McGrath Foundation being another charity event.

Winthrop praises tournament

Another voice the Recreation Commission heard at their September 21 meeting was from Ashley Carlo, manager and development specialist at Winthrop University Hospital’s Cancer Center for Kids. “Many facilities we work with do consider the fact that we’re a charitable organization and they do waive site fees when we’ve worked with them, some even donate on top of that consideration. It is a little disheartening to hear how much you’ve taken away from the tremendous amount of work Tony and his whole crew and family put into this to benefit both the Cancer Center for Kids and the Mollie Foundation that are local. I can definitely respect the fact that the Recreation Commission has its business plan and are dedicated to improving facilities for your community, but in a way you’re also hurting your community because we are treating many families from the Garden City area. There is a trickle-down effect from the loss of support and it could really impact programs we have at the Cancer Center for Kids, we would have to cut some,” Carlo said. Kevin Ocker, the village’s department head for Parks and Recreation and chairman of the Rec. Commission, told Randi there was follow-up months ago and an official letter “confirming the position of the Rec. Commission going forward.” He told Randi the Commission wants to work with him and the Jay Gallagher Tournament is an outstanding, well-run event that does much goodwill for the Garden City community, but current economics of Garden City Recreation dictated a move with the fee imposed. He also understood that last year’s dramatic surge in fees was a “transition and a big hit” for Randi and others but with the 2016-2020 departmental Strategic Plan, fees are again slated to go up. “Our fees are established and they are tied to a very detailed Strategic Plan for the improvement of our facilities over basically the next three years. That’s a plan the village trustees have accepted and this commission has approved it. We are going to make considerable investments in a range of about six million dollars in the next three years. With that being said we are obligated to put forth a way to pay for that and the Strategic Plan clearly demonstrates a way to do that, placed solely on the users of the recreation facilities

and not the public at large (through taxes). Fees are planned to go up to support the debt service and the bond at six million dollars. We have field-use fees and program fees being increased and even participation fees for intramurals. This is one piece of a master plan for the improvement of our facilities and that’s how it (the fee) is considered, and we are tied to this plan and the fees that have been established,” Ocker said. Randi told the Commission he looked into minutes when the fee structure was established, noting that Rec. Commission member Tim Stapleford made the proposal for a $20,000 fee for Jay Gallagher Tournament, held over two days instead of $13,500 per day. Stapleford said Garden City Recreation is playing catch-up with respect to its facilities and physical plant. “We now find ourselves having to play catch-up to try to fund these needed upgrades, and we’re trying to create a great environment and product for everybody out there. But we struggled a lot with fairness – we worry that if make exceptions with ‘carve-outs’ it becomes a debatable issue over whose cause is more deserving – it is impossible to make a call on something like that,” he said. He noted that in reviewing fields’ usage during summer 2016, eight of the 11 summer weekends were booked solid. Later in the meeting Stapleford commented that if the Commission makes a concession for 501c3 charity events to not incur the fees the village would lose approximately three days of revenue. “We’d have to find that lost revenue somewhere else. We will talk about it,” Stapleford said. Upon hearing those words Jack Biggane asked how that can be considered “lost revenue” and Gambino, seated several chairs away, turned and told him that the Recreation Commission had it factored into the department’s annual budget. In the same light, Recreation Commission member Patrick Manley said he’s looking at the conundrum from “purely economics” with two sides for village recreation: revenues versus expenses. He spoke about other, non-charity tournaments he’s experienced with baseball and there were average participation fees of over $800 per team, sometimes even $1,100 fees. He told Randi that it was surprising teams may not pay $900 apiece. But Gambino told the Commission that the competitive tournaments with standings were not similar to the Jay Gallagher Tournament in spirit. Randi confirmed that. “The competitive level of our tournament has enormously dropped since we’ve had to compete against

these other, large pay-for venues. I understand that these become venues and I am not going to change the rules of the NCAA, but this has destroyed youth athletics,” Randi said. Biggane asked if Mayor Episcopia and the Village Board of Trustees had signed off on the fees being imposed and the across the board assessment of fees to for-profit and nonprofit entities alike. Ocker says this was clearly understood by village government. Deputy Mayor Richard Silver explained that the Rec. Commission sets fees for fields so it doesn’t require a Board of Trustees’ vote. Ocker gave the following elaboration: “I don’t think we can have it both ways. We need to be fiscally responsible to the community. If we are going to commit to raising the level of the experience and improve our facilities, the Recreation Department and this Commission implements that. There is a huge responsibility there to do it and not back away.” After Randi, the Bigganes and Carlo left the meeting there was a discussion on raising field usage fees for 2017 by 10 percent. Commission member Kristina Russo asked what would happen when an amount was budgeted and more 501c3 organizations were to use the fields but pay a lesser amount. Her fellow Commission member Ken Moody said “then you start turning away 501c3’s you won’t be able to meet your budget.” Stapleford reiterated that he was trying to solve for that lost revenue. Another argument in favor of the current fee scale was presented: the Rec. Commission felt that a 10 percent increase on the field rental rates in the Strategic Plan’s first two years was deemed necessary to accommodate the number of people using the facilities. Tournaments such as the Jay Gallagher were a clear example of heavy usage during a prime month. Gambino asked the Commission if Garden City Girls’ Lacrosse were to put on the Jay Gallagher Tournament on behalf of Randi, would the same fee apply. Ocker said yes, it would. Gambino then contested that idea saying it sounded different than what he understood about “priorities and different costs.” But it was relayed by Stapleford that priority with respect to planned usage and scheduling was the incentive for Garden City sports organizations. According to Randi there’s an intriguing Catch-22 for Garden City’s Rec. Commission to ponder. He says he’s well connected in the local world of Long Island lacrosse, and with the success of the Jay Gallagher See page 55

Garden City Pool falls short of fiscal target for 2016

From page 1 came from not spending the amount allocated in the 2016-2017 enterprise budget. Also for the Recreation Department, the departure of longtime Assistant Superintendent of Recreation Ed Fronckwicz this summer, who Ocker says vacated his position and it will not be filled at this time, created savings for fulltime personnel as a line item. No savings were projected for the pool season in expenses for water and electricity. Ocker said that related to the membership shortfall, guest passes as an incentive for Early Bird registrations hurt the overall pool budget in both 2015 and 2016. “Discounts equal more families but less money,” he said. For the weekday summer camps initiated in 2016 the Recreation Department had budgeted for revenue of $8,000. There was a slight shortage there as 60 kids enrolled for $100 apiece, generating $6,000. However Espey said this program was a “home run” as registra-

tion for the camp sold out in one hour flat. The pool’s middle school or “tween nights” for movies and activities were more successful than teen movie nights, where it was noted close to 20 teens had attended each time. One big improvement for 2016 that was generally well-accepted were the sled-style chairs on the pool deck as the Recreation Department says there were no complaints about furniture or chairs as in the past. Also members and guests gave many compliments on the cleanliness and beauty of the pool area. One thought generated at the September 21 Recreation Commission meeting was to bring in outside food vendors for the pool’s 2017 round of Saturday Nights Under the Stars, but a discussion hasn’t happened on that yet. Programs for Waterobics and Poolside Yoga will expand in 2017. One program had to be moved to a 10:30 am start and that was considered a good timing

to attract more participants. The village’s engineering consultant Bob DeBruin was recently contacted by Ocker for one necessary upgrade with the brand new pool bathhouse, which was also a hit. There’s a need for much larger gates in the floor of pool shower room to improve drainage. It was tested by leaving water on it. On September 20, 180 seniors met and enjoyed at new center for barbecue; Ocker and Recreation Director Sandy Young served residents. Also, Ocker and Deputy Mayor Richard Silver began a preliminary conversation to work with Village Treasurer Irene Woo and think about combining the Recreation Department’s tennis, mini golf of pool enterprises. Silver says this move may “improve optics as we have deficit of pool enterprise.” Ocker added that tennis as an operation is ‘cash-positive.’

As a part of the district’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics) initiative, Hemlock, Homestead, and Locust planted and harvested gardens last school year. At Hemlock, the PTA provided the funds and person-power to create a large courtyard garden. Last spring, students and parents planted carrots, cherry tomatoes, mint, and several varieties of squash. In June, students tasted samples of some of the vegetables they had planted. When last year’s kindergartners arrived for the first day of school, a fully matured garden greeted them. Tomato plants that were just starting to set fruit in June were now bent over under the weight of bright red clusters of sweet cherry tomatoes. Volunteer parents and students tended the garden over the summer, weeding the beds to aid growth. Mrs.

Bellovin arranged for watering with the custodial staff during the summer’s long hot, dry spells. As one of the first activities of the new school year, Principal Audrey Bellovin, along with the first grade classroom teachers, held a fall harvest for the students. Using their five senses (an important focal point of the STEAM garden project), they picked (and ate-on-the spot) cherry tomatoes and gathered mint leaves to brew refreshing mint-flavored water. They dug up carrots they had planted many months ago, and observed the still-maturing butternut squash on the vine. Students harvested two large zucchinis that weighed over 5 lbs. each! Mrs. Bellovin turned these into zucchini bread for all the 1st graders snack time. “Our first-graders will plant this fall to harvest in Spring 2017,” explained Mrs.

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Harvest Days at Hemlock

Principal Bellovin points out some of the squash that is still maturing on the vine. Bellovin. “The cycle will continue at the end of the next year with our current

1st-graders in Mrs. Foehr’s class held up the take-home carrots they dug from the courtyard garden.

Hemlock Principal Audrey Bellovin offers students a taste of freshly-picked cherry tomatoes.

kindergartners planting to harvest as first graders in the fall of 2017.”

Each first-grader had the opportunity to dig up a carrot!

A student in Mrs. Patty Foehr’s class picked this cherry tomato.

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Real estate agent honored

The American Institute of Real Estate Professionals has recognized the exceptional performance of New York’s Real Estate Professional Ryan Donnelly as 2016 10 Best Real Estate Professionals for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Real Estate Professionals is a third-party rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Real

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memory Loss: What happens When It’s not normaL? Concerned about memory loss? Please join us as Paula Lester, MD, Division of Geriatric Medicine at Winthrop, discusses memory loss. • Find out the differences between normal and abnormal memory loss • Understand how dementia is more than memory loss • Learn about treatments for dementia A question and answer period will be included.

Thursday, October 20, 2016 7 PM Winthrop’s Research & Academic Center 101 Mineola Blvd. (Corner of Second Street in Mineola) Admission is free, but seating is limited For reservations: Please call (516) 663-3131 or email: inspiringwomen@winthrop.org (Parking info. call 516-663-9761)

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Exciting days With ATHENA

What an exciting time we are having here on Long Island. There was a great crowd attending the political debate by the front runners for President at Hofstra University and the security was very heavy. I do not have to tell you who they were as I know you know their names. Traffic around Hempstead Turnpike was heavy and there were few parking spaces on campus. The parking on the other side of the turnpike was also very heavy and one had to cross by using the bridge on campus. In my estimation, it was safer to read about it in local papers than to try for a parking space, let alone a seat in the theater. However, there are always those who must be up front and see and hear the speakers in person. The Children’s Medical Fund of New York - Garden City Chapter will hold their Fall Card Party and Boutique at the Garden City Casino on Monday, October 24th. The Boutique will open at 11:30 and lunch and bridge will start at noon. Patrice Giordano is taking reservations in the amount of $10 per person at 312 Cambridge Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530. For more information you can call 516-564-4854. Make you check payable to CMF. They are a non-profit organization 501(c)3 tax deductible. Checks can be sent even if you are not able to attend but wish to contribute. It is always nice to know that there are many people still around who still believe in Thank Yous and they can be in the form of a lovely plant. I refer to the members of the American Association of University Women who have dispersed from Garden City - no, not all - who said thank you for the publicity given to them for their activities. Unfortunately, the AAUW Branch has now disbanded, but their thoughts are always in the things they did while they were active. When I was a member the AAUW branch here in town had membership in the hundreds. They were able to get wonderful speakers from all over New York state and membership turned out for every meeting.

I hope that you got your reservations in for the Chrysanthemum Bridge on Monday, October 17th starting with lunch at noon. This takes place at the Garden City Community Church at $25 per person. The Casino Lunch - Bridge was held recently to a full house. Among those attending were: Grace Kelly, Pat Dolan, Florence Dieterich, Florence Friede and many others. Everyone had a good time. In last week’s edition of this paper it was good to read a note by Eddie, who used to work at Feldis Florist. I, for one, will be happy to see him again. Eddie and Mary were the ones who decorated Seventh Street for the parade and into the fall season and I am hoping that it was their handiwork again. Welcome back, Eddie. Happy birthday wishes go to Hugh Farrell, who will be blowing out the candles on his cake on October 2nd and to Dorothy Kraker, who will do the same on the 3rd of October. Many happy returns of the day. There used to be a saying about the month we will be entering tomorrow - October. It used to be that the month of October was noted for its bright, blue weather and my remembrance of October was that it was unusual for it being correct. Let’s see how it works out this year. The clubs in town have started their season and all seems to be in place for a wonderful fall season. The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will start off with a musical program on October 5th featuring Angela and Thomas Stallone in “Broadway and Beyond” on October 5th and that will be followed by Robert McMillan with a talk about “China” on October 6th. The Garden Department of the Community Club will have a bus trip to Wave Hill, an historic home lived in by a number of famous people such as Mark Twain, Arturo Toscanini and Teddy Roosevelt, on October 11th. Keeping busy is good! See you next week.

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Wegener-Gustavson Wedding

Resurrection’s plant sales aid vets

Dedicated volunteers help with the Plant Sale. (from left) Ellen Iamascia, Eileen Peers, Pat Sabella, Lorraine Kuzniar, Pam Calonita, Kathy Shohfi, James Filomena, Nancy McDonald; (right front) Ellen Farber. BY CAROLYN ORLIK

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gustavson Mr. & Mrs. Kim Paul Wegener and Mr. & Mrs. Henry Bradford Gustavson, both longtime residents of Garden City, are proud to announce the marriage of their children, Melanie Wegener and Richard Gustavson, who have known each other since they both attended Stewart Elementary School. They started dating in high school and both went to Cornell University. Melanie graduated from Cornell magna cum laude in 2011, and graduated from Stony Brook School of Medicine in 2016, where she was awarded membership to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Melanie will specialize in radiology and will be doing her residency at NYU after completing a one-

year internship at Winthrop-University Hospital. Richard, the 2007 Valedictorian of GCHS, graduated from Cornell magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 2011 and is currently attending the City University of New York Graduate Center for his Ph.D. in Mathematics – expected in 2017. He is currently teaching at Hunter College. After a beautiful service and reception at the Three Village Inn in Stony Brook, NY on May 28, 2016, the couple honeymooned in Napa Valley and Mexico. They currently reside in Mineola and have plans to move into Manhattan in the spring of 2017.

The Women’s Ministries Plant Sale Committee of Resurrection Lutheran Church would like to thank customers of their recent Autumn Plant Sale for continued support of their fundraiser for wounded and recovering veterans. Proceeds from the fall plant sale are used as seed money for the larger, more ambitious spring plant sale. Borella’s Nursery once again provided high quality mums, kale, cabbages, and Montauk Daisies. The 2017 Spring Plant Sale will be the 11th year of providing annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses, vegetables and herbs to the community in an effort to raise funds for wounded and recovering veterans. This committee operates under the umbrella of Women’s Ministries but has succeeded, thanks to the involvement of volunteers from the Youth, Men’s Ministry and other church groups.

Last April 30, a total of $5,500 was raised solely through donations and the sale of plants. The Plant Sale Committee absorbs operating costs so that all proceeds go to The Independence Fund which provides all terrain chairs to veterans. A total of 1,598 chairs have been donated since the program’s inception. The Independence Fund believes that for the complete physical and emotional healing of severely injured veterans to occur, it will take the unified effort of government, private and corporate entities all working together toward a most worthy common purpose. Resurrection Lutheran Church is a multi-site Christian community of faith, with our main campus located at 420 Stewart Ave., near Clinton Rd., in Garden City. All are invited to worship at 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays and at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday mornings, with Christian Education at 10 a.m. For more information, call 516.746.4426, or visit resgc.com

Special family programming returns to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) with the Theatreworks USA production of Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School. AUPAC has become one of the best places to see world-class artists and family programming in an intimate atmosphere on Long Island. Based on the best-selling children’s books, this youthful, endearing and thoughtful piece will be performed on Sunday, October 2, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. on the Westermann Stage in the Concert Hall located at AUPAC, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. This engaging musical performance is specially designed to delight children in grades K-5 and their families. Based on the book series by Barbara Park, Junie B. has been going to school for over one-and-a-half years, who better to write the book on everything you need to know? From bus rules to bandaids, carpools to cookies, Junie B. and friends deliver the definitive word on surviving and thriving in style. With a jillion tips, tricks and trip ups, Junie B. shares her hard-won expertise and shows us all how school is sometimes

scary, sometimes superfun and always something to sing about. With music by Zina Goldrich and lyrics by Marcy Heisler, this fun afternoon of theatre is not to be missed. Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $20, with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni. Information is available at The Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at (516) 877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1:00-6:00 p.m. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances. About Adelphi University Adelphi University is a nationally ranked, doctoral research university offering exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training with particular strength in its Core Four—AU Arts and Humanities, AU STEM and Social Sciences, AU Professions, and AU Health and Wellness.

Garden City resident publishes children’s novel

When Amy McCoy’s ferences. While written daughter was 5, she had for elementary school some questions. “Why students, this novel also can I ride a two-wheeler offers insight for adults and Matthew can’t? He’s who can learn valuolder than me,” she’d able life lessons about ask. Or, “Why do I take understanding, empathe bus to school but thy and inspiration. Matthew takes a van?” McCoy is uniquely Inspired by her consuited to tell this story. versations with her She’s a former teachdaughter and with a er who has worked in desire to help other advocacy for individfamilies, McCoy has uals with disabilities, written a children’s helping guide numerous novel, Little Big Sister, families on their jourAmy McCoy designed to raise awareneys. She also writes a ness of the unique challenges faced by blog, “Dancing in the Rain,” about parsiblings of individuals with autism and enting a child with disabilities. other disabilities. The book has already been getting Told through the voice of nine-year- positive feedback. BlueInk Review said, old Katie, based on McCoy’s daugh- “It’s difficult to write a children’s book ter, Kathryn, the novel captures her that teaches a lesson while remaining thoughts and feelings growing up with engaging and avoiding didacticism. an older brother who has autism. Through first-person narration (from Katie learns that although at times she Katie’s point-of-view), McCoy rises to feels frustrated and embarrassed by the challenge.” As listed in Booklist her brother, she can also recognize his Magazine, “Little Big Sister is a gentle, unique abilities and help others to see winning story especially well-suited to his strengths and understand his dif- classroom use.”

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Katherine Masters to speak on autism at Community Church

On Sunday, October 2nd at 9:15 eantry as a platform to speak out for the – 10:15 AM, Katie Masters will lead many issues in special education. the Sunday Forum Series at Garden Katie, as her friends and family call City Community Church her, is a resident of (GCCC) on “My Missing Garden City and lives Puzzle Pieces: Beyond the with her parents Autism Diagnosis” Thomas and Isabella Katherine Masters Masters and her graduated from Adelphi brother Richard, who University with a bachelor is an Eagle Scout. of science in vocal perforThe Community is mance in 2015, and is curinvited to attend the rently in graduate school forum in the church for a masters degree in parlor. The Garden early childhood special City Community education at Adelphi’s Church is part of Ruth S. Ammon School of the United Church Education. She hopes to of Christ and is an one day work with young Open and Affirming children on the Autism congregation. WorKatie Masters Spectrum, and is heavily ship services are involved with the Asperger’s Syndrome Sundays at 8:30 AM in the chapel and and High Functioning Autism 10:30 AM in the sanctuary, with church Association (AHA). Katherine works school for children and a crib room for the Bridges to Adelphi Program, for infants and toddlers during the a program for college students with latter service. Wednesday Service is at non-verbal learning disabilities such as 8:00 PM at Gardner Hall. The Garden Autism as a Learning Strategist and as City Community Church is located their Community Service Coordinator. at Stewart Avenue and Whitehall She often speaks out on issues involving Blvd. For more information, call 516special education. In her free time, she 746-1700 or visit our website at www. enjoys singing and competing in pag- gardencitycommunitychurch.org.

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Growing up in Garden City: Biscone Family full speed ahead

From page 3 students he entered college with in 2013 was difficult to pass up. Graduation in May of 2017 will be a big occasion with two degrees in hand, plus a job in Manhattan at KPMG. “He will get his bachelor’s and master’s in May when he turns 22. Tyler plans on working in Manhattan and commuting from home in Garden City at first. He said he’ll save his money and buy a condo when he is ready – I said okay. When I was his age I didn’t know what to do with the next three years of my life so I went to law school,” Craig Biscone joked. Meanwhile, further north in upstate New York’s town of Hamilton, Tianna Biscone began her career at Colgate in Track & Field. She played soccer for many years and her father says her top talent was speed on the field, running and dribbling “amazingly fast.” But eventually that led her off the ball, as dad tells the story of one day during Tianna’s time at Garden City High School (GCHS) when the tables turned on her sporting interests. “Boys’ varsity soccer was playing on the turf (football) field and the girls’ JV on the adjacent field. The track coach spotted my daughter and coach asked about her and learned that Tianna is Tyler’s sister, and she was playing soccer for the high school as well as ISPC – a premier team that practices in

Sayville. Coach asked her to come out on the track because she was so fast, and the coach explained that we (GCHS) has a great, fast running team but it is Track & Field and nobody wanted to do the field events, so we’re losing lots of points. If anybody wanted to do field events, they should. My daughter was also an equestrian and she used to jump horses, so she said ‘I’ll try’ because in her mathematical mind it’s all geometry, timing and when to release. She told me with horse jumping, ‘who do you think told the horse when to jump?” Biscone explains. In that process Tianna found her passion and decided to focus on Track & Field and not soccer, and she said “Dad, I want to go to Division 1.” Academics always came first as she maintained a 99% average and scored high on the ACT exam, which many students now choose over the SAT. Tianna blazed through four years at GCHS, making all-Nassau County as a high school freshman in Track & Field and setting marks in high jump, triple jump and in a 4 x 8 relay. She took home field event titles in all four years, and Craig Biscone recalls her being “showered with awards” at this year’s ceremony held by The Men’s Association (TMA) of Garden City. At that spring event her coach gave a dramatic and heartwarming speech about Tianna, who had never been on a track before ninth grade but told everyone

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on her team “I’ll jump – and jump she did,” Biscone fondly recalls. Time simply flew by and this year and as graduation approached “Colgate came calling.” Tianna has been working out with the university’s Track & Field team for a while, and she started the full swing of college life in late August. The youngest member of the Biscone family, son Trent, is now a sophomore at GCHS who plays in the marching band, runs on the cross-country squad and during summer he worked as a cabana boy at the Ocean Club of Atlantic Beach. His band practices were from 2pm to 9pm some days this summer. Craig says his youngest son has literally picked up the pace and in recent years has gone ahead in crossing the finish line at the Turkey Trot well ahead of his father. But music was always the primary hobby for Trent as he started to play piano early on. Tianna was a casual piano player, and her father says she’d play “just because she enjoys it.” During his time at Garden City Middle School Tyler was a drummer. “Trent has both the musical talent and the interest in aviation – he wants to attend the U.S. Naval Academy and be a pilot, it’s his dream. Every summer he does an aviation camp in Daytona, Florida but this year he went to Prescott, Arizona to aerospace engineering camp. While a lot of kids were playing in the sand at the beach Trent was in a classroom learning how to design airplane wings – he’s serious about it and did not mind spending the summer on it,” Biscone said. Besides the camp, Trent had a chance to tour the Grand Canyon was also in San Diego and Orange County, California. It was a summer of action, as in The Garden City News this summer a photo of Trent at an encampment at the Stratton Air Base in Goshen, New York was published about his experience in civil air patrol. The spirit of volunteering starts at the top with his family. His new “full-status” position on the Planning Commission, which sets up to meet in October after a quiet summer, is a welcome change from serving as an alternate. Initially there was some hesitation on conflicting interest because quite often Biscone has appeared to represent clients with cases before Garden City’s Zoning Board of Appeals. He has not presented before the Planning Commission, save for twice in 30 years. Another resident and volunteer, Garden City Planning Commission Chairman H. Bradford Gustavson, gave a guest lecture at the Western Property Owners’ Association meeting on Tuesday, September 20. Biscone feels his legal expertise rounds out a good lineup of planners. “They needed a balance and now there is a wonderful mix of architectural and engineering backgrounds. I think having an attorney on staff helps fill the national model with diversity on

municipal boards – everybody brings something to it. I know nothing about floating a bond but the financial guy on the board can elaborate on it. Our chairman is so progressive – he has an electric car and he’s pushing for a greener village. With each applicant that wants to do something to “go green” we’re encouraging them to put in a charging station, which I think is great,” Biscone says. From measures good for the environment to what’s good for families, kids, and youth sports Craig Biscone opened up with advice and recommendations to help other parents and the children of Garden City. Years ago when he was a soccer coach for pre-kindergarten children, the overarching message to families he evoked was “it’s all about learning skills and having fun.” He tells parents in the village today that same mentality for supporting every student-athlete should continue as they grow up. “Make it fun for them and let them enjoy it because they can really get burnt out on it. Most kids are not getting a scholarship – a lot of parents are delusional about that. It’s about support, encouragement and getting them some help if they need it and they have a specialty. Focus on academics and help by seeing that kids keep their grades up, in-season and out-of-season. There’s an academic standard that I think is important – there are always jocks, but these kids are scholar-athletes and if you don’t get homework done and keep up your grades, you aren’t going to play in the game and you’re not going to be on the team,” he cautions. Tyler earned distinction on the Skyline Conference Honor Roll every year, and he still tutors teammates. One soccer player was academically ineligible during Tyler’s freshman year of college. So Tyler decided to tutor him and work with him, and now the student made the dean’s list. Later, Tyler became his housemate. “The coach told him ‘you need to help your teammates, you need to work with them to make sure they can stay on the team.’ Tyler did so and when you prepare to teach, you learn. You learn as if you’re preparing a paper,” Craig Biscone said. Tyler also made choices for the better early on, deciding to become a goaltender at the age of eight. Once the family knew his commitment, his parents helped by getting him some added goalie training. That focus came with the added bonus of avoiding issues with Tyler playing too many sports at once. Biscone recalls car rides with his older son heading from football practices to soccer practices and giving him a sandwich, apple or a banana in the car so he could keep up his strength. He also played ice hockey and was a catcher in baseball too, but Tyler had to make a choice. With Tianna it was See page 54

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News from the Children’s Room Garden City Retired Men’s Club

October is right around the corner. October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. In October we celebrate the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Columbus Day and Halloween. Come see our displays featuring books on each of these holidays. October is National Fire Prevention Month. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a home structure fire is reported every 87 seconds. Is your family prepared for a fire emergency? This is an excellent time to examine your preparedness. Do you have a home fire escape plan? Have you changed smoke alarm batteries within the last year? Do you know the main reasons for fires starting in the home? Get more information on Fire Prevention Month and Week at the NFPA’s website at www.nfpa.org. Visit the Children’s Room at the Library where you can

find books on fire safety and prevention including Fire Safety by Peggy Pancella, Home Safety by Peggy Pancella, Stop, drop, and roll: a book about Fire Safety and Prevention by Margery Cuyler, No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and dragons) by Jean Pendziwold. October is also National Pizza Month! There are many stories about pizza including – The Pizza that we Made by Joan Holub, Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig, Curious George and the Pizza by Margaret Rey, Pizza by Frank Asch, and more. Be creative and take out a cookbook to make your own pizza! Please check the Library website www.gardencitypl.org for upcoming events and registration dates. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Priority for registration and participation is given to children who are Garden City Public Library cardholders.

Medicare program at Library

Medicare: An Educational Overview with James P. Short New York State Licensed Healthcare Insurance Broker Garden City Public Library Tuesday, November 1st 1:30 PM & Thursday, November 10th 7:00 PM

The topic of Medicare, the choices available and the decisions to be made can be confusing for those individuals who are turning 65 or will be retiring at 65 or older as well as for those already on Medicare. This infor-

mative session will provide insight into the various aspects of Medicare including the basics of Medicare, the cost sharing methods, the different parts of Medicare as well as the different coverage choices available. The 2017 Medicare Annual Enrollment period runs from October 15th to December 7th, 2016. All are welcome. Plan to attend either one of these free workshops at the Garden City Public Library and be more prepared to choose the best Medicare Health Plan for your purposes.

GC senior bridge On September 26 there were four tables playing. The results: North/South 1--Joan Kiernan & Claire Burns

2--Grace Basile & Louise Butler East/West 1--Nancy Plant & John Dean 2--Carrie Flapan & Dian Kendrick

Schedule of Activities

Monday, October 3 - Noon Meeting Monday, October 10 - Columbus Day No Mtg Monday, October 17 - Sandwiches Monday, October 24 - Meeting Bowling every Friday during season at Herrill Lanes. Contact Ron Zwicke at 747-6842 details. Poker players: check with John Marino at 248-1770. We encourage senior men to come and join in as we enjoy our gorgeous, meeting place. And bring a friend to play with. We welcome bridge, and especially non-bridge, players, in order to expand the variety of our activities. Some suggestions: poker, chess, backgammon, other card game and billiards Also you may come for

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About the GC Retired Men’s Club

All Garden City men, 55 years and older, are eligible for membership. Annual dues are a very expensive $10. The Club is non-sectarian and non-political. Meetings are on Mondays, and a less formal meeting is on Thursdays. Both begin at noon and end at 4 pm. The Club offers a large screen TV, card games (bridge, poker, cribbage), chess, backgammon, and billiards. In good weather we offer bocce, shuffleboard and horseshoe pitching. Also, the RMC will sponsor periodic speakers which are in addition to those speakers sponsored by the GC Dept. of Recreation and Parks.

It’s What’s Happening for YAs at the Library Locked in the Library Halloween Party

Come to the Library after hours for our first ever Locked in the Library event: Locked in the Library Halloween Party! This program will be held on Friday, October 28 from 6:00PM-9:00PM and is for tweens and teens in Grades 6-12. Registration is required and will begin Monday, October 3 at 9:30AM online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). This program has been funded by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library. For tweens and teens interested in volunteering to help organize the program, contact Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta either by email at laurag@gardencitypl.org or by phone at 516-742-8405 x242.

Fall Programs for Tweens and Teens

Fall programs for Tweens and Teens

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will kick off with the Locked in the Library Halloween Party on Friday, October 28. More information about Young Adult programs for November and December will be available beginning in October. Stop by the Tweens and Teens room or check on our website in October for information on upcoming programs and how to sign-up.

Bored? Come Play a Board Game at the Library! The Young Adult Department now has board games tweens and teens can play in the Library. Board games cannot circulate and can only be used in the Library. Patrons are asked to please return all items to their box and return the box back to the shelf in which they found it when they are done playing. Games include classics like Monopoly, Scrabble, Pictionary, Clue, and more, so stop by the Library and play!

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Poetry Workshop with Anne Wolf. Come and explore your creative side! Monday, October 24 at 1 pm – Winthrop University Lecture on Bone Health and Osteoporosis, a condition that leads bones to become weak and thin. Come learn how you can maintain your bone health as you age! Registration is necessary. To register for any of the above programs EXCEPT the BBQ by calling The Senior Center at 385-8006.

Pastel Class with Arleen Urban

Recreation and Parks is offering the following exercise classes for seniors at The Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. For the next few months the classes will be free in order to for you to try each class, after which they will be offered at a nominal charge. Classes are open to all seniors ages 60 and older who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Classes might be cancelled due to a special event or trip so please check the bulletin board at The Senior Center for updates. MONDAYS Exercise with Felicia at 10 am Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm Meditation with Connie at 2 pm TUESDAYS Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15 am Chair Dancing with Felicia at 2:30 pm WEDNESDAY Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am Chair Yoga with Connie at 11 am THURSDAY Exercise with Joy at 9 am (paid class, prior registration is needed) Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15 am Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 12:15 pm FRIDAY Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am Resistance Bands with Felicia at 10:45 am Meditation with Connie at noon Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm

The Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks is conducting a preliminary transportation needs assessment and would like your input. If you are a Garden City senior in need of transportation or know of one that needs help with transportation to our Senior Center or the Pool, please fill out the survey sheet that can be found at The Senior Center, the Garden City Pool, or our office at 108 Rockaway Avenue in the St Paul’s Complex. The Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks will offer an adult art class this fall. This ten week program will teach the beginner as well as the advanced student the art of painting portraits and landscapes/still-life in pastel from photographs. Classes will be held Fridays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The cost of this program will be $135. This class is open to adult residents who reside in the Inc. Village of Garden City. Classes are held in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall beginning September 9. The first lesson includes a portrait and landscape demonstration. At that time, a supply list is provided. Demonstrations will be available as needed throughout the program. Each student will receive the individual attention required as they move at their own pace and level of expertise. Arleen Rueth Urban, the instructor for this program, is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America. A winner of numerous awards, her portraits hang in many Garden City homes, as well as throughout the United States. A portrait of Elvis Presley permanently hangs in Graceland, and Barbara Walters is among her celebrity commissioned subjects. To register for this session please visit the Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. If you have a password, you may register online at gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Special events for October

Thursday, October 6 at 1 pm Property Tax Exemption Workshop – Learn about all exceptions that might be available to you. Tuesday, October 11 at noon – “Chow Down with the Chamber”by the Garden City Hotel and entertainer Sal Armao. Reservations are limited and necessary. Thursday, October 13 at 10 am – Computer Workshop “Intro to Computers”. Space is limited and reservations are necessary. Monday, October 17 at 1 pm – Speaker Sal Palmeggia will entertain us with the history of Italian comedy from the 1880’s to present. Tuesday, October 18 at 1 pm –

Exercise for Seniors

Registration for upcoming senior trips

The Recreation and Parks Department, with the advisement of the Senior Advisory Committee, is sponsoring the following trips for seniors who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City during the upcoming months. Please remember to register early because all trips are first come, first served. No registrations will be taken before they are announced in the paper and payment must accompany any registration. Wednesday, October 19 – Lunch and “ A Funny Happened on the Way to the Forum” – at Westbury Manor. Lunch will begin at noon, followed by the fun comedy performed by the artists from Plaza Theatrical Productions. Transportation will be provided by the

Recreation Bus. This trip will cost $35, checks only made payable to Plaza Theatrical Productions. Tuesday, November 1 – “Broadway Sings” at NYCB Theatre at Westbury. Come with us as we listen to Broadway performers sing popular hits! Transportation will be provided by the Recreation bus. This trip will cost $35, check only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. Monday, November 14 - A Night at the Opera to see Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” at the Metropolitan Opera House. We will travel by coach bus and dinner will be on your own. The cost of this trip will be $85, made payable to Jo Falabella. PLEASE NOTE, THIS TRIP IS NOW FILLED. Monday, December 5 – Dyker

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Lights Tour –Back by popular demand, we will again ride to Brooklyn to see the famous Holiday light displays in Dyker Heights. We will have dinner at the Colandrea New Corner Restaurant first, then visit the neighborhood to see the display. After reboarding the bus, we will then drive to Rockefeller Center to see the tree! The cost of this trip will be $85, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. PLEASE NOTE, THIS TRIP IS NOW FILLED. To register for any of these trips, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Please note, once the fees are sent to the venues, they are not refundable so make your selections carefully. All trips are open senior residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City only.

Free photo IDs for senior citizens Nassau County will be providing free Senior Citizen photo identification cards in Plainview. These free senior citizen identification cards include a photo, name, address, phone number, birthdate and emergency contact information. County Executive Edward P. Mangano said, “The Senior Citizen Photo Identification Program provides residents with a convenient way to keep important information on a single, wallet sized ID card. The ID card serves as an important tool in the event of an emergency as it allows first responders to quickly identify

you and the person that should be contacted about your situation.” Photos and cards will be processed on-site and residents will take their free senior citizen photo ID card home from the event. Each resident participating in the program will also receive information on life-saving County programs, including Smart911, Vial of Life and Yellow Dot. The event will take place Thursday, October 6, from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, 999 Old Country Road, Plainview. For more information, please call (516) 571-6000.

Free neuroscience support groups

Winthrop-University Hospital’s Department of Neuroscience is offering support groups that are free and open to the public for individuals living with Brain Tumors, Dystonia, Epilepsy, and Multiple Sclerosis. The Department is also offering a Huntington’s Disease Caregiver Support Group. All groups offer attendees the opportunity to share experiences, gain emotional support, learn about community resources, and practical tips for coping with their situations. Some sessions may include guest speakers. Specific details are as follows: • Brain Tumor Support Group for Patients: First Monday of the Month 10:30 am to 11:30 am (October 3, November 7, December 5, 2016) Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Ave., Suite ML-5, Garden City • Dystonia Support Group for Patients – Fourth Monday of the Month 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm (October 24, November 28, December 19, 2016)) Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Ave., Suite ML-5 Garden City

• Epilepsy Patient Support Group – Third Wednesday of the month 7:00 pm to 8:00 PM (October 12, November 9 and December 14, 2016) Winthrop Research & Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd.., Room G-020 Mineola • Huntington’s Disease – 2nd Monday of the month 10 am to 11:15 am (October 10, November 14, December 12, 2016) Winthrop’s Research & Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., Room G-013 • Relapsing & Remitting Multiple Sclerosis and Newly Diagnosed MS 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm (October 13, November 10, December 8, 2016) Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Avenue, Suite ML-5, Garden City Groups are facilitated by Lucia DiSpirito, LMSW, Neuroscience Social Worker. Sessions are free, but reservations are required. For further information or to reserve your space, please call Ms. DiSpirito at (516) 663-4593.

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Kidney Cancer Awareness Day

Did you know that smoking, obesity, certain workplace exposures, a strong family history of kidney cancer, and some medications are all associated with an increased risk of developing the disease? To learn more, the public is invited to attend a free Kidney Cancer Awareness Day educational program at Winthrop-University Hospital on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at the Winthrop Research and Academic Center, located at 101 Mineola Blvd, at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. The program begins with registration at 8:30 a.m., followed by the seminar from 9 a.m until noon. The following Winthrop physicians will discuss the signs, risk factors and treatment options for Kidney Cancer: Anthony Corcoran, MD, Attending Uro-oncologist; Corinne Liu, MD, Attending Radiologist; Mary O’Keefe, MD, Attending Medical Oncologist, and Jason Hoffmann, MD, Attending Interventional Radiologist. They will also speak about the roles their respective disciplines play in the diagnosis and management of the disease, as well as explain patient cases to illustrate the collaborative management of care. To register and for information about parking or the program, please call Kate Owens (516) 663-2316 or e-mail kowens@winthrop.org

LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE The Viscardi Center, Henry Viscardi School & Abilities, Inc. (Owner) will receive sealed bids at their facility located at 201 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507 until Tuesday, October 11, 2016 11:00am for the renewal purchase of current Symantec Endpoint Protection support and maintenance contract for 700 users. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids received and to accept any bid which it deems to be most favorable to the interest of the Owner. No bid shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Owner. Bids may be sent via email, mailed or hand delivered to: Maureen Begina Purchasing Manager The Viscardi Center 201 I.U. Willets Road Albertson, NY 11507 mbegina@viscardicenter.org 516-465-1558 G.C. 0526 1X 9/30

The Welcoming Club of Garden City

Who we are:

The Welcoming Club of Garden City is a well-established women’s organization that focuses on welcoming new members to our community, fostering relationships of long-time residents, supporting local businesses and raising money for charity.

Upcoming Events

October 6th: Movie Night 7:30pm at Bow Tie Herricks Cinemas When was the last time you went to the movies? Grab your girlfriends and come out to Movie Night, where you will enjoy dinner, wine, popcorn, soda, candy, and more while catching a firstrun movie in our private theater! Hyde Park. Please make checks payable to “The Garden City Welcoming Club”and send to Rosalia Ludricks at 75 Oxford Blvd - OR - simply pay via PayPal. Feel free to bring your girlfriends! October 13th: Craft Club at 7:30pm at the home of Whitney Sardelis Join us for some crafty fun! We will be meeting throughout the year to make some crafts and new friends. This will be our first meet up and we will be making fall centerpieces. Please RSVP and send $25 payment to Whitney Sardelis (whitney.c.sardelis@me.com) by October 6 to secure your materials. $25 will pay for your materials, snacks, and beverages. October 17th : Newcomers Cocktail Party Thinking of joining the club? Please join us at our next Newcomer’s Cocktail party to learn more about the club, meet current members and others like you who are thinking of joining! Please Amanda VanSchoick (ak.vanschoick@ gmail.com) for more information and watch for more details coming soon! October 22nd: Oktoberfest, 7:3010pm at Prost Grill & Garten Alright Ladies, the guys need a night out too! Oktoberfest tickets are on sale! Fun Fact: More than 1 million gallons of beer are consumed annually at Oktoberfest. Let’s keep this tradition going!! The Welcoming Club of Garden City will be celebrating these festivities, Saturday October 22nd at Prost Grill & Garten from 7:30 – 10pm. We will be enjoying unlimited beer, wine, soda and Bavarian Style Appetizers! Don’t miss the fun, buy tickets now! The cost is $65 per person for members (and spouse) and $70 for non-members. Buy tickets on our website or checks can be made payable to the Welcoming Club of Garden City and sent to Jocelyn Schaltenbrand at 41 Huntington Road, GC October 29th: HALLOWEEN MONSTER MASH, SOLD OUT! November 12th: Roaring 20’s Casino Night, 7pm The Cherry Valley Country Club A fabulous night of high rolling game playing and cocktails in Roaring 20’s Style! Stay tuned for more details.

Check out our great clubs… Bunko

Contact: Deirdre Kenny

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kenny7@gmail.com Bunko is a fast paced dice game usually played in a group of 12. It is a great way to meet people and make new friends. The game is easy to learn and play. If you would like to learn to play or already know how and are considering joining a group, now is the time to get in. If you are interested, please email the contact above and include your full name, phone number, address and email.

Valley golf pro Ed Kelly are a great way to enjoy the gorgeous fall foliage while working on your golf game. A set of 4 lessons are just $60 for GCWC members! The clinic will run on Tuesdays at 9:30am, 10:30am and 6:00pm and Thursdays at 9:30am and 10:30am. Sessions are one hour. Dates as follows: Thursdays 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22. Tuesdays 10/6, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3. Please contact Bridgette Mastaglio at bridgettemastaglio@gmail.com to sign up.

Gourmet Club

Contacts: Elizabeth Colantonio (mcdea@aol.com); Carol Santangelo (santa060@yahoo.com); Ellen Diller (Diller05@aol.com) Is bowling an interest? Join us!! No experience necessary. We are looking for new faces to join our Wednesday morning league! Onsite babysitting available! Contact any of the above ladies if you are interested in joining. RUN / WALK Contact: Erin Schwarz champ1380@gmail.com The Running/Walking Club is a great way to meet new people and stay healthy. We also have a stroller walking club for those moms who don’t want to leave the kiddos home. Each Tuesday morning at 9:30am, we meet at a different park in town. The group runs/walk start at 8:00am and meet at St. Paul’s by the flagpole/playground. Distance and pace depends on who attends, but usually is 2-3 miles at a comfortable pace.

Contact: Deirdre Kenny deirdrekenny7@gmail.com The Gourmet Club is a way to meet new friends, practice your cooking skills and learn new recipes. The club consists of four couples who meet four times a year. Each couple prepares a portion of the meal and take turns hosting. If you are interested in joining a gourmet group please contact Deirdre Kenny at deirdrekenny7@gmail.com.

Book Club

Contacts: Whitney Sardelis (Whitney.c.sardelis@me.com) and Rachel Weber (Rachelmwoodward@ gmail.com) Enjoy a good book amongst good friends. Our book club meets on a monthly basis to discuss the page turner of choice. We have been known to discuss over a glass or two of wine! For upcoming book club events please email one of the contacts above.

Toddler Playgroup

Contacts: Joanie Cook ( joaniecook323@gmail.com), Joeleen Tepper (Joeleen-Smith@yahoo.com) If you are interested in joining a playgroup for your child, please use the contacts above. Recommended ages are 6 mos.-3yrs. New groups are always forming!

New Craft Club

Contact: Whitney Sardelis whitney.c.sardelis@me.com The craft club is a great way to meet with friends and practice your crafting skills. This club meets every few months and creates a seasonal project. If you are interested in joining our Craft Club, please contact Whitney Sardelis at whitney.c.sardelis@me.com. TENNIS Contacts: Amy Joost (amyjoost@gmail.com) and Melissa Barnett (melvillareal@hotmail.com Tennis groups play is a combination of a 60 minute lesson with a pro and 30 minutes of game time at the Garden City Bubble. Fall tennis teams now being made. Contact either Amy or Melissa if you are interested in joining.

Golf

Contact: Bridgette Mastaglio bridgettemastaglio@gmail.com It’s time to sign up for the Autumn Golf Clinic at the Cherry Valley Club! Whether you’re a complete beginner or seasoned pro, lessons with Cherry

Bowling

Betty’s Helping Hand

Contact: Susan Licciardi susanz02@ yahoo.com If you are updating, renovating or repairing and you don’t know who to call, please keep our committee in mind. We can provide a list of licensed and insured businesses that were recommended by club members. Also, if you have any recommendations please let us know! Thank you to all the great members who added to our list of recommended service providers. This year The Welcoming Club of Garden City is proud to support the Belmont Child Care Association, Inc. The mission of the Belmont Child Care Association, Inc. is to provide a safe, supportive and academically inspiring environment for the children of parents working in the thoroughbred racing backstretch area, located at New York’s historic Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course.

Want to join the fun

Want to join the fun and make a difference? We invite you to join the club! For just $35 a year you will have access to lots of great events and many fun members-only clubs. Complete the easy online membership form today at www. thegardencitywelcomingclub.org, in the “Join” section of the website. While you are there, browse the site for lots of great information about the club.

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Garden City High School Music students selected for All-State Orchestras

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Pictured here are (left to right): music teachers Stephen Mayo and Margaret Gullotta, with Seungmin Woo (Violin – Symphony Orchestra), Andrea Choi (Violin, alternate), Ann Ambach (Soprano I, Mixed Chorus), Rose Kelly (Jazz Soprano Voice, alternate), Alixis Grace Spera (Alto II, Mixed Chorus), Alan Jian (Bb Clarinet – Symphony Orchestra), music teacher Dr. James McCrann, and Coordinator of Music and the Arts Dr. Nina Prasso. Congratulations to six Garden City High School music students for being selected to represent the school district at the 2016 NYSSMA Conference in Rochester on December 1st-4th. Honored were Seungmin Woo (Violin – Symphony Orchestra), Andrea Choi (Violin, alternate), Ann Ambach (Soprano I, Mixed Chorus), Rose Kelly (Jazz Soprano Voice, alternate), Alixis Grace Spera (Alto II, Mixed Chorus),

Alan Jian (Bb Clarinet – Symphony Orchestra). “We do it for the love of music,” explained Andrea Choi when asked about how she sustains the hard work and dedication needed to achieve AllState. “Sometimes when you practice,” added Seungmin Woo, “you may have a bad day, but you keep going knowing that the hard work pays off.”

Robert McMillan to speak at the Community Club

Robert McMillan

On Thursday, October 6th, Mr. Robert McMillan will give a talk on China its history, culture and today’s global economy for the Community of Garden City & Hempstead. Mr. McMillan was once the head for the Asia Pacific profit center for Avon Products Inc. and therefore, has had business dealings with China and knows it well. Everyone is welcome to attend, it will take place at the Casino and there is a $5 fee for non members. Following the program refreshments will be served. For more information and if you are interested in becoming a member, call the office 746-0488 Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 9:30AM - 12:30PM.

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Left activist group. Bill will talk about the values of the great ethical humanist thinker, John Dewey, and how Dewey’s vision of democracy can still prevail in our current political atmosphere of demagoguery and paranoia. October 23, 11 am Don’t Believe What You Think Presented by Jone Johnson Lewis Jone Johnson Lewis is the Leader of the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. She also serves as the Leader working with National Ethical Service, an affiliate of the American Ethical Union. Within the movement, she is especially interested in social justice and membership/ movement growth. Jone is a third generation humanist and had a career in management and information technology before becoming an Ethical Leader. She is the author of WisdomQuotes.com and writes about women’s history for About.com, and in her spare time studies Nonviolent Communication(tm). “Don’t Believe Everything You Think will explore how to maintain an open mind and how we know what is true and what is not true. October 30, 11 am Parental alienation in divorce and custodial conflict - healing bonds between parents and children Sarah Cecilie Finkelstein Waters Sarah is a graduate of the Oslo University College and a Fulbright Scholar, She is also a former “milk carton kid.” She was abducted by her father as a 4-year-old child from her mother in Oslo, Norway, and was taken to New York. She spent the next 14 years of her life hidden from her mother in Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in the U.S.A. Her family’s story is the subject of a recent documentary film called Sarah Cecilie. Sarah was one of the first missing children to be featured on milk cartons in the 1980’s and she will talk about the problem of parental alienation. The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island is located at 38 Old Country Road in Garden City, at the western end of Old Country Road, next to the blue water tower. These meetings are free and open to the public.

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GC students march in Steuben Day Parade in NYC

BY ANDREA GALVEZ, GERMAN TEACHER

On Saturday, September 17th, Garden City Middle School German language students participated in the 59th Annual German-American Steuben Day Parade in New York City. The students marched up Fifth Avenue from 67th to 86th Street along with their teacher, Frau Galvez, as well teacher chaperone Señora Porter and parent chaperones Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Kerimian, Mrs. McHugh, Mrs. Wilgosz and Mr. Voelker. The parade was named after Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a Prussian-born General who served under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. It is held every year on the third Saturday in September and was founded in 1957 by German-American immigrants who wanted to keep the traditions of their homeland alive. The parade is an annual celebration of the great achievements of German, Austrian, and Swiss immigrants in the United States and has grown into the largest event of its kind

in the U.S. The Steuben Parade brings together the entire German-American community, and many groups come from overseas to attend this event every year. These include marching bands, musical groups, costume weavers, and representatives of various clubs and organizations from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, as well as the USA and Canada, wearing their traditional German costumes or Trachten. The Parade honors one or more Grand Marshals who are either American citizens with a German background or German citizens with a distinct relationship to America. This year, the Grand Marshals included two time Olympic Ladies Figure Skating Gold medalist Katarina Witt and German Ambassador to the United States, Peter Wittig. After the parade, the Garden City students and their chaperones enjoyed ice cream treats outside the Guggenheim Museum and visited the Ancient Playground in Central Park. A fun time was had by all.

Garden City Middle School students at the Steuben Day parade

GC native Gayden Wren brings classic country home

Growing up in Garden City, Gayden Wren recalled, he never had much use for country music. A 1983 graduate of Garden City High School who lived in the village from 1971 through 2012, he always leaned more toward Broadway, Gilbert & Sullivan and rock ‘n’ roll— Beatles more than Stones. He’d heard little of country, and didn’t like what he’d heard. All the more unlikely, then, that Wren will be appearing at the Ethical Humanist Society on October 15 as the eponymous star of A Fine Country Evening with Tennessee Walt, a concert featuring songs by such country-music icons as Eddy Arnold, the Carter Family, Johnny Cash, Al Dexter, Pee Wee King, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Thompson and Hank Williams, as well as a number of his own songs. The story goes back to 2008, when Wren was forced to leave his job as entertainment editor for The New York Times Syndicate to become a full-time caretaker for his mother, Mary Wren, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He stepped into the shoes of his father, Gayden Wren Sr., who died in August of that year. “I spent the next four-and-a-half years caring for my mother 24/7, which included learning how to cook,” Wren recalled. “Figuring out how to follow a recipe wasn’t hard, but getting my mother to stay put so I had time to cook was trickier. Eventually I discovered that, if I put one of her favorite CDs on in the kitchen, she’d sit down and listen, and I could concentrate on not

poisoning us both with my cooking.” Mary Wren had grown up in Atlanta, Michigan, a small former lumber town in the north woods, and her favorite music was country music—not the 1970s and 1980s country that her son had always detested, but the country of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Her two favorite CDs were greatest-hits collections by Hank Williams and Loretta Lynn. While he cooked, Wren started listening…and he hasn’t stopped to this day. “One thing led to another,” he said. “An uncredited duet on the Loretta Lynn collection led me to a great singer named Ernest Tubb, whom I’d never heard of before. Tubb led me to Jimmie Rodgers, Rodgers led me to Hank Snow and the Carter Family, the Carter Family led me to Johnny Cash and so on.” Soon Wren was plying the Internet, building a collection of country CDs and LPs, focusing on the music of the 1920s through the early 1960s. His mother took to the new music, and so did he. At the same time, as a means of entertaining his mother, Wren was learning to play the piano by ear. He’d always been musical, singing in the choir at the Cathedral of the Incarnation for 20 years, playing tuba in the GCHS marching band and singing with the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island—but had never played the piano, though the family had a decent instrument. At first he played the old family favorites that the Wrens had always sung, songs like “Amazing

Grace,” “Red River Valley” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” but gradually his piano skills improved and he began mixing in his own arrangements of some of the country songs they’d been listening to. After his mother’s death in 2012, Wren returned to Steinway, N.Y., the neighborhood in northern Queens where he lives with his wife, Sara Holliday. He continued to play country songs every day, though, and in April 2016 he began performing his show Tennessee Walt’s The Other Great American Songbook, doing shows in East Hampton, Elmont, North Merrick and Setauket, as well as in New York and Austin, Texas. Tennessee Walt was born. “The October 15 show is a homecoming for me,” Wren said. “Garden City was home for my family for 40 years, and the Ethical Humanist Society has been the site of some of the most important days of my life, including my wedding in 2001 and my father’s memorial in 2008. The chance to bring this music which is so important to me to the village where I grew up, the place where I first got interested in country music eight years ago, is a blessing. “It’s going to be a fun show,” he continued. “The Other Great American Songbook is a lecture/concert about the history of music, but A Fine Country Evening is just one great song after another, with less talking and more tmusic. I’ll have special guest artists, I’ll take audience requests and there will be a heaping handful of my own

Tennessee Walt, aka Gayden Wren songs, which aren’t nearly as good as Hank Williams or Loretta Lynn, but which I’m proud of nonetheless. “And, anyway, what better place to do a classic-country show than on Old Country Road?” A Fine Country Evening with Tennessee Walt will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 15, at 38 Old Country Road. Admission is $15, with all proceeds benefiting the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island. For further information, visit TennesseeWalt.com or, to purchase advance tickets, go to http:// gilbertandsullivanli.snickersnee.com.

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Hurry, Hurry, Get your Ski Pass Deals; Take Advantage of Greater Flexibility, Options BY KAREN RUBIN

Hurry, hurry, get your deal on a 2016-17 ski pass. I really mean hurry because the best deals on season passes are expiring. The biggest, best innovation is that more and more season passes incorporate flexible opportunities to ski multiple ski resorts, and now, more encompass deals across the country, so you aren’t locked in to, say, New England or the Rockies. One of the most sensational values in the ski industry is Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass™ which affords unlimited and unrestricted skiing at 13 resorts including world-class destinations like Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Park City and Heavenly in the US plus Australia but is the only multi-resort pass to offer three to six days access to European skiing and snowboarding (depending upon the resort): Les 3 Vallees, Paradiski and Tignes-Val D’Isere in France, Skirama Dolomiti Adamello Brenta in Italy, 4 Vallees in Switzerland, and Arlberg in Austria. Even for skiers who are not based in the West, the Epic Pass pays for itself in just over five days of skiing or snowboarding. Find out more at EpicPass.com). While Vail Resorts’ Epic pass may be one of the most incredible deals around, unless you are a Northeasterner with the ability to fly regularly, the pass that makes the most practical sense for skiers who really like to explore is the M.A.X. Pass, which provides five days of skiing at 32 mountains across the continent, from Alaska to Maine (10 more than last year), with no

also provides other benefits, including discounts on 20 Friends & Family tickets (10 for Winter Park Resort and 10 for Copper Mountain), and discounts on activities (like tubing), retail purchases, merchandise, lodging, and food and beverage (see www.winterparkresort.com). Here’s another twist: you can buy a season pass at Bolton Valley, near Burlington Vermont, and for no extra charge (it used to be $50 extra), can have the benefits of the Freedom Pass Ski areas are offering all sorts of innovations – Millennial passes (Stratton Mountain extended the years for eligibility from 18 to 32 (up from 29), while Mount Snow extended the purchase date for the discounted pass to Dec. 15) Get unlimited access to Winter Park, Colorado plus other benefits with the Rocky season Take note: there are enormous Mountain Super Pass Plus © 2016 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com number of packages and ski-and-stay deals online leading up to the season. blackout dates for $649 (the price goes discount off special deals. New England resorts, especially, up by $50 on Oct. 12). What is more, M.A.X. Pass details are spelled out are hoping to make up for losses due you can buy a season pass at one at www.themaxpass.com. to last year’s bad weather – but are of the participating resorts, such as Yet another is The Mountain looking forward to better weather Okemo in Vermont (new this year!), Collective which gives you two days conditions (at least normal) this where you would have unlimited skiing at 14 different major resorts year, plus have made improvements access, and buy a M.A.X. Pass Add- with no blackouts (plus discounts on in snowmaking and facilities to on ($299)to get the five days each at lodging) for $409/adults, $99/child (12 “weatherproof” . the other 31 resorts (the pass pays and under). The pass also offers 50% Lock them in now. for itself with a three-day visit). In off additional days. Here are more details: this way, you can make regular visits The Rocky Mountain Super Pass Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass to Okemo and also have a trip to Plus gives you unlimited access to Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass not only Crested Butte (Okemo’s sister resort), Winter Park Resort, Copper Mountain gives unlimited access to 13 resorts or Copper Mountain in Colorado. and Eldora Mountain Resort in including world-class destinations Other mountains on the list: Pico, Colorado, plus Steamboat (6 days), like Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Loon, Mount Sunapee, Snowshoe, Crested Butte (3 days) and Alyeska Park City and Heavenly in the Mountain Creek and Blue Mountain Resort, Alaska (3 days), as well as US plus Australia but is the only in the East; Mount Batchelor and 7 days access to international ski multi-resort pass to offer three to Alyeska (Alaska) in the West. What destinations including Mt. Ruapehu, is more, passholders also get 20% Cardrona Alpine Resort, Tomamu, See page D2 discounts on lodging, even the extra Alts Bandai, and Nekoma. This pass

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six days access to European skiing and snowboarding (depending upon the resort): Les 3 Vallees, Paradiski and Tignes-Val D’Isere in France, Skirama Dolomiti Adamello Brenta in Italy, 4 Vallees in Switzerland, and Arlberg in Austria. The 2016-2017 Epic Pass offers unlimited access to the Vail Resorts in Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado; Park City in Utah (which with the merger of Canyons is now the largest ski resort in North America); Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood at Lake Tahoe; Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin, Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan; and just for good measure, so you can ski in summer, Perisher in Australia. The Epic Pass allows pass holders to visit resorts as they choose, each with its own personality and distinct experience, combining unique terrain and traditions with Vail Resorts’ renowned service and unmatched resort improvements. The Epic Pass is available at EpicPass.com ($829/adult until the next deadline is Oct. 9). “There is nothing in the ski industry today that can compare to the value of the Epic Pass,” said Kirsten Lynch, chief marketing officer of Vail Resorts. “The value of the Epic Pass is giving skiers and snowboarders the flexibility to ski when they want and the choice to ski where they want, and the variety of experiences our resorts offer, whether it’s the iconic slopes of Vail or Park City, or the grandeur and tradition of Europe, which should be on the bucket list of every skier or snowboarder. Whether you ski five days or 100, no pass is tailored to the way skiers and snowboarders actually want to access the best mountains in the world like the Epic Pass.” That access now includes four of Europe’s most iconic destinations. France’s largest ski areas, Les 3 Vallees,

Ski.com can help you choose and get the best deals at 120 different resorts, like Breckenridge, one of the top trending resorts this season, and book special events, such as dogsledding Paradiski and Tignes-Val D’Isere offer a unique playground to skiers and snowboarders from all over the world, accessing five glaciers, 391 ski lifts and over 800 miles of marked runs for all ability levels within a 30-mile radius. The three areas combine high-altitude skiing guaranteeing quality snow from November to May with stunning view of Mont Blanc and a 360-degree panorama of the French, Swiss and Italian Alps. (6 days of free skiing with 2 days of skiing at each resort area) South of the Alps, nestled amongst some of the most beautiful mountain peaks in the world such as Brenta Dolomites and Adamello (11,666 feet), is some of the best skiing in Italy. Skirama Dolomiti Adamello Brenta is home to 150 lifts and 236 miles of ski slopes that that make up acclaimed resorts such as Madonna di Campiglio and Pinzolo in Val Rendena; Folgarida-Marilleva, Peio and Tonale in Val di Sole; Ponte di Legno, Andalo-Fai della Paganella, Monte Bondone and Folgaria-Lavarone. The winter offering is enriched by the

high-quality cuisine and the exclusive “Italian style.” (3 days of free skiing) Verbier, part of the 4 Vallees ski area, is the largest resort in the Swiss Alps, is acknowledged as one of the premier “off piste” resorts in the world, and is home to a number of professional freeride competitions. Above and beyond this reputation, Verbier is well-known internationally for its electrifying, cosmopolitan nightlife, and the resort is proud of its legendary après-ski and its lively clubs. While skiers and snowboarders from all over the world rave about this off-piste paradise and fun evenings, families also appreciate the resort’s social atmosphere and familyfriendly offerings. (5 consecutive days of free skiing) For decades, the mountain range between Tyrol and Vorarlberg, home to Arlberg, has been a highly soughtafter metropolis for international ski and snowboard enthusiasts. Arlberg is widely considered the cradle of modern skiing and in December 2016, thanks to the opening of four new chair lifts,

it will be Austria’s largest linked ski area. It is also where champions, athletes from Ski Club Arlberg have garnered an incredible 83 medals at various Olympic Games and World Championships. (3 days of free skiing). Less expensive variations of the Epic Pass include: Epic Local Pass ($609) offering unlimited, unrestricted skiing or riding at Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton and Wilmot Mountain with limited restrictions at Park City, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood. The Epic Local Pass also includes a total of 10 days at Vail and Beaver Creek with some holiday restrictions Epic 4-Day™: A convenient option for a short ski trip. Save 35 percent versus individual lift tickets and receive a total of four unrestricted days valid at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, and Arapahoe Basin, plus four free days at Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton or Wilmot Mountain. $399 for adults and $219 for children (ages five to 12.) See www.snow.com for more Vail Resorts info The Mountain Collective The Mountain Collective gives you two days skiing at 14 different major resorts with no blackouts (plus discounts on lodging) for $409/adults, $99/child (12 and under). The pass also offers 50% off additional days. The 14 resorts are some of the best names on the continent plus three international destinations: Alta/ Snowbird, Aspen Snowmass, Jackson Hole, Mammoth, Revelstoke, Ski Banff/Lake Louise/Sunshine, Ski Queenstown/Coronet Peak/The Remarkables, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Sun Valley, Taos, Telluride, Thredbo, Whistler Blackcomb. In addition, it provides two days each at 2 days each at Valle Nevado in Chile

the new Amtrak service to Winter Park from Denver’s Union Station (accessible by light rail form Denver International Airport – could work for outbound trip, trickier for inbound), and all the umptium details that go into booking a ski vacation. You can book online at more than 120 different ski resorts (4000 different lodging options); search by the top resorts (currently trending: Vail, Aspen/Snowmass, Breckenridge, Deer Valley Resort, Beaver Creek, Steamboat Springs, Park City, Jackson Hole, Telluride, Whistler Blackcomb, and Zermatt) or by preference (such as budget, luxury, private homes, ski in/ out, or best sellers). Or you can search by your interest. They can book every aspect of the ski trip including air, transfers, dining experiences, lessons, rentals, children’s programs. The site offers featured lodging and lift ticket deals, plus thousands of ski vacation package deals in the system/ You can call or chat online and browse ski vacation deals by visiting our all deals page or check out our top affordable resorts and lodging. If you are unsure of where to go, you can call, chat or email with its 65+ knowledgeable Mountain Vacation Specialists or use a new, intuitive Resort Finder tool. If you’re looking for deals, visit the Deals page or ask one of the Mountain Vacation Specialists about current discounts and promotions.

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(in summer), Hakuba Valley in Japan and Chamonix in France. (800-705-6286, https://mountaincollective.com/) Here is a twist on the multi-mountain pass: When you buy your season pass to Bolton Valley near Burlington, Vt., the Freedom Pass is included at no extra charge (there used to be a $50 surcharge), giving unlimited visits with no blackouts to Bolton Valley and up to three days skiing at each of the 12 other ski areas, spanning the country from Alaska to Maine, for a total of 36 free lift tickets. These include Magic Mountain in Londonderry, VT (which is just being acquired by a group of locals who are making millions of dollars of new investment), Granite Gorge on the Keene/Roxbury Line in southwestern NH is close to Keene State College; Black Mountain in Jackson, NH. Buy your Bolton Valley All Access Season Pass* before prices go up after Sept. 30. ( www.boltonvalley.com/tickets-passesrentals/seasons-passes/Freedom-Pass). Ski.Com Need help planning? Ski.com – an agency that can tell you where you can use your boarding pass the afternoon you arrive for free skiing for the rest of the day; where to go for an on-mountain dining experience (Bavarian dinner at Keystone, Heavenly’s Saturday night gourmet meals with wine), which are the best for families, where you can take advantage of free guided snowshoe tours (Copper Mountain), or learn about

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Pulpit Pressure Season BY MARJORIE GOTTLIEB WOLFE There are five seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Pulpit Pressure Season. As soon as the holiday services are over, we hear, “Can you believe what the rabbi talked about? I wonder if it’s going to be online?” According to Debbie Bravo, “The High Holy Days sermon has become the World Series for rabbis.” Rabbi Marc E. Berkson admits in his Kol Nidre 5769 sermon that he sometimes will go “to movies for the explicit purpose of finding the kernel to a sermon in the theater.” This year will your rabbi discuss Israel, the rising menace of anti-Semitism in Europe and around the world, the elections, gun violence, gender equality, Caitlyn Jenner, the Zika problem, travel warnings for pregnant women, or driverless cars? Perhaps mention will be made of Auschwitz survivor, Israel Kristal, who, at the age of 113, had his bar mitzvah. This year I would like my rabbi to speak about the word “choices.” Vera Nazarian (“The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration”) wrote, “If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options: You can climb it and cross to the

other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. You can blow it up. You can ignore it and pretend it’s not there. Or you can stay on the mountain and make it your home.” Rabbi Robert L. Wolkoff (Cong. B’nai Tikvah, Brunswick, NJ) gave a fascinating Rosh Hashanah sermon. He spoke about an outstanding young leader named Matt Fieldman. He spearheaded the establishment of a gourmet restaurant manned entirely by former criminals and one celebrity chef. The program graduated 100 convicts, and NOT ONE of them has been re incarcerated. (Note: the national recidivism rate is 60%.) Rabbi Wolkoff says, “If we make smart choices, it’s amazing what we can do.” How did the story begin? Matt met a guy at a football game. A few weeks later, he met him again at the best restaurant in Cleveland, where he turned out to be the manager. A few weeks later, Matt met him again, this time in a library. The guy was trying to figure out where he could get grants to help him open this restaurant for training convicts he had been dreaming

about. Matt, a professional fund raiser, had a choice to make. He could have just said “Well, good luck, pal,” and gotten on with his business. But something inside him said, “No. You can’t walk away from this.” Call it what you want—luck, con-science, a hunch. I call it God—something made Matt decide to help. And because of that CHOICE, the lives of hundreds of people, and their families and their community, improved immensely. God gave him a CHOICE, and it changed the world. I read with interest the Rosh Hashanah 2003 - 5764 ser-mon delivered by Rabbi Haskel Lookstein. Lookstein is the Rabbi Emeritus of Cong. Kehilath Jeshurun. The title of his sermon: “The Challenge of Choice.” He says, “…we all live on two levels - the theoretical and the real. On the theoretical level we have no choice. We are the people of the covenant. We cannot quit. This is compulsory service. We are not volunteers. We were sworn in long ago. We are in this forever. The Shema every morning is not a choice that we make; it is simply descriptive of who God our King is…As Jackie Mason would say “No choice - that’s it!” “Ah, but in the real world, that’s not it.” The rabbi discusses “how our stan-

dard of living has resulted in people making multiple choices in where they live, how they furnish their homes, where they eat and what they eat. Just think of the astonishing number of choices on restaurant menus. Those of us who are over forty can remember when you went into a restaurant and there were two or three choices on the menu…Even at a wedding today one is given a choice of the main course. If you don’t eat steak or baby lamb chops you can have chicken. If chicken is not to your taste you can have fish. Finally, there is always a vegetarian dish. This is all reflective of a world which is wide-open for our choices.” The rabbi talks about the area of marriage and divorce (“der get”). He says, “Marriage, today, is also a matter of choice. Not just whether to get married, but whether to stay married. A recent article in The New York Times Magazine reports what a rabbi might have easily guessed: in a difficult economy one of the few growth industries is matrimonial law. Seventy-eight percent of matrimonial lawyers say their case loads are either steady or increasing.” The rabbi says, “It used to be that getting married was a life sentence. I See page D7

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What to Do About Social Security When Someone Dies BY TOM MARGENAU

Coincidentally, I received two questions on the same day dealing with the same topic. Each had a relative die and each asked, “What do I do about his Social Security?” The answer to this depends on many factors. So I thought I would use this column to provide a sort of laundry list of advice about dealing with Social Security when a friend or relative dies. One of the first things someone should do is notify the Social Security Administration about the death. That usually would involve a simple phone call to SSA’s call center: 800-772-1213. There is a pretty good chance SSA is going to learn about the death through some other means -- usually via a computer-matching arrangement with state and local government agencies. Still, it certainly wouldn’t hurt for someone to contact SSA. What happens next depends primarily on whether or not there is a widow or widower, or possibly a minor child, potentially due benefits on the deceased’s account. I will start out discussing what happens when there is no one due benefits on an account. And I think it will be easiest to explain using examples. Let’s say Sally was getting Social Security widow’s benefits and she died on Sept.19, 2016. Her sister, Ann, reports her death to SSA. And Ann also is probably wondering about her sister’s next Social Security check, the one due in October. She figures that because Sally was alive for half the month of September, the family should be due the proceeds of her September check -that’s the one payable in October. But the government has never prorated Social Security checks. And the law says a person must be alive for an entire month to be due the check for that month. Because Sally died in September, her family is not due her September check, the check that would normally come in October. That check will probably not be deposited into Sally’s account anyway. But if it is, the proceeds from that check must be returned to the government. And by the way, if you think the government is out to cheat a dying person out of his or her last Social Security check by not prorating benefits, you’ve got to understand that the lack of proration can help a person when benefits begin. In our example, Sally was getting widow’s benefits. Let’s say her husband died on March 29, 2012. Sally would have received a widow’s benefit for the whole month of March, even though she was a widow for only two days of the month. Sally’s family also might be wondering if they are due the measly little one-time $255 death benefit from Social Security. The answer is no. That death benefit is only paid on the account of

someone who had worked and earned their own Social Security benefit. For that matter, even if Sally was getting her own Social Security checks, the $255 payment could not be made to her family because the law says it can only be paid to a surviving spouse or a minor child. Now I’m going to present another scenario to explain when a family would be due the proceeds of a last Social Security check. Let’s say Henry died on Sept. 4, about 10 days before his last Social Security check was due to be deposited in his banking account -- on Sept. 14. (And remember, that is the check for August.) Because Henry was alive the entire month of August, he is due that August Social Security check. However, the bank is required by law to return it to the government. But the executor of Henry’s estate, or some close relative, can file for the proceeds of that check to be reissued in his or her name. All the situations I’ve discussed so far assumed the deceased didn’t leave a spouse or minor child eligible for benefits. But now we will follow some examples with those scenarios. Jorge was getting Social Security retirement benefits when he died at age 88 on Sept. 10, 2016. His 85-yearold wife, Maria, was getting a spousal benefit on his record. Maria contacted Social Security to tell them about Jorge’s death. She also wanted to file for widow’s benefits and the $255 death benefit. She was correctly told that no claim was necessary. In this kind of situation, Maria will be automatically converted to widow’s benefits. As explained in the Sally example above, Jorge will not be due his September Social Security payment (normally payable in October) because he did not live the entire month of September. But Maria will start getting widow’s benefits effective with September -- again, payable in October. There is a pretty good chance that by the time October rolls around, all the right buttons will have been pushed and Maria will get her first widow’s check. And that first payment will include the $255 death benefit. And now let’s add a bit of a twist to the Jorge and Maria story. Let’s say that Maria was not getting spousal benefits, but rather was getting her own Social Security check. And her check was smaller than Jorge’s monthly payment. That means she is now due the difference between her own retirement check and Jorge’s check in widow’s benefits to be added to her own Social Security benefit amount. But in this case, she will NOT be automatically converted to widow’s benefits. Because she was getting her own retirement check, she has to actually file a claim for widow’s benefits and also file for the one-time death benefit. One final twist. Let’s now say Maria

was getting her own retirement check, but that it was higher than Jorge’s benefits. In this scenario, Maria would not be due any widow’s benefits -- because her own benefit exceeds her potential widow’s rate. She would be due the onetime $255 death benefit, however. And one final point in case you are

wondering: In my last example, if Maria had died first, then Jorge would have been due widower’s benefits on Maria’s account -- and the $255 death benefit. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM

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The Boundaries of ‘Interiors’ Explored in Art Exhibit at Gold Coast Arts Center BY KAREN RUBIN

What is inside, and what is outside? What are the boundaries that delineate “interiors”. How much of what is interior is our own perception, our own making? These are the questions explored by three artists - Laini Nemett, Orestes Gonzalez, and Maxi Cohen - represented in “Interiors” on view at the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck, through November 20. Interiors is an exhibition that explores the artist’s relationship with familiar places and how they connect to interior landscapes of personal history, memory and association. The painter Laini Nemett comments that she wants the composite imagery to conjure memory but also to emulate an experience of place. Orestes Gonzalez’s photographs of interior spaces captures moments of loneliness, happiness and a time of innocence. Photographer/videographer, Maxi Cohen captures moments in the ladies room, “as a space of sanctuary and solitude”. The only thing common to all is that their creative works “serve as a portal to interior spaces that are in plain sight and

yet frequently overlooked,” notes Jude Amsel, Gold Coast Arts Center Gallery Director. They offer a portal to a new way of looking and experiencing what we all take for granted. Laini Nemett: “Last Door on the Right” Laini Nemett creates her own sense of place and space – literally. Her paintings stem from imagination – memories and relationships – which go into intricate cardboard models models she constructs at the beginning of her process. She then creates bold paintings that realistically represent these imagined places. They take the viewer in, forcing the viewer to contemplate the scene. It is at that point that the viewer realizes the impossibility of the place – a window that is upside down, a ceiling that has the texture and color of carpeting which should be on the floor. One of the most interesting perspectives stems from a whirlwind visit to Paris and the Eiffel Tower. You would never realize it is the Eiffel Tower because the perspective is looking down from a landing through plexiglass casting a reflection made “wobbly” with rain.

“I assemble my own relics of experience. I discover their logic in the ways they fit together and attempt to make sense of how we decipher place,”

But while the constructions hold the histories and the memories of the people, the paintings are devoid of people altogether. Like a dream, you are

Gold Coast Arts Center Director Regina Gil and Alexandra Gil who curates the Shorts Films in the Gold Coast International Film Festival, with artist Laini Nemett and her painted perspective of the Eiffel Tower © 2016 Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com Nemett says. One of her paintings in the exhibit is titled “Last Door on the Right.” “A constant kaleidoscope of imagery the mind sorts at random, concealing and revealing fragments of memories. I choose to disorient myself amidst the puzzle, letting observation suggest the direction.” “Extended time in different architectural cultures has shaped how I understand the idea of ‘home.’ In downtown Baltimore, buildings are boarded up and left as skeletons of a family’s history, while new constructions incite possibilities of new beginnings. In the boroughs of New York, old facades are painted away or torn down as new anonymous condo projects begin almost every day. The expansive land of Wyoming holds 100-year old ranches and hand-built homesteads that remain as physical mementos of multiple generations.”

surveying the scene. There is such detail that at first glance, you think you could walk in. But these structures don’t exist – and can’t exist. “It’s more compelling. I don’t want the painting to answer the questions, but get you to think more, ask more, linger longer. That’s why I paint instead of take photographs. I want to do something that can only happen in painting.” Orestes Gonzalez: Photographs of Havana, Miami Orestes Gonzalez also challenges people’s perspective. His black-and-white photographic series from Havana, Cuba, “This Island is My House,” (2016) shows interiors which are really exteriors – a barber who has turned a courtyard into his shop, a building without a roof. Exteriors become interiors and vice versa. In Cuba, he notes, roof collapses are common, and the lack of materials nad

maintenance has created a landscape of ruins in a city of 2 million people. By necessity, then, “public and private lines are blurred or compromised,” he says. In Cuba, where interior space is very limited or compromised, “interiors are more symbolic rather than literal.” These are people who live their inner lives in a public setting and deal with their environment – their situation – the best they can. In Cuba, the island is the ‘house’ they live in.” There are also four mural-sized color photographs taken of his Uncle Julio’s apartment in Miami, taken after he passed away. “Julio’s House,” 2007, shows how his interior space was revealing of who he was inside, but afraid to reveal to the outside world. Maxi Cohen: ‘Ladies Rooms Around the World’

Maxi Cohen, a filmmaker, turned to a different camera in making “Ladies Rooms Around the World.” The series, produced over decades, makes you rethink these customarily private spaces. Her own journey began in 1978 when she was at the Miami Film Festival with her first feature length film documentary, “Joe and Maxi” about her relationship with her father. She retreated to the Ladies room to escape the boring awards dinner and found herself among a gaggle of octogenarians fussing over corsets and false eyelashes. She was entranced by this “tribal dance” and whenever she saw an interesting scene in the ladies room – Austrlia to Zambia, Bombay to Bosnia, Rio to Tel Aviv, she snapped it. Almost all of them also capture her in the scene – she said she didn’t feel it was right to invade the privacy of others

and not include herself. “Since I am recording others in their private rituals, the sanctuaries of women, I have not wanted to separate myself; there is no ‘them’, only ‘we’.” She says. She notes that in the 1990s, she was in an Aboriginal bar in the Australian outback, when women took her into the ladies room to confide in her about the incest and rape of the young boys and girls in the community. In Zambia, she watched as a ladies room attendant would be accepting cash all night, and exchanging little packets in blue tissue paper. The contrast in places, scenes and colors (since she shoots with available light), not to mention the range of women captured in the images – the New York Thruway, 1978; Livingstone Disco, Zambia, 2003; a film festival in

1981 where Maxi Cohen captures herself in a borrowed gown or possibly robe her friend got from Yoko Ono - is fascinating in a way you would never expect hearing about a series of photos of “Ladies Rooms Around the World.” The Gold Coast Arts Center is located at 113 Middle Neck Road (entrance from the Maple Avenue parking lot), 516-8292570, goldcoastarts.org. ____________________ © 2016 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com and travelwritersmagazine.com/ TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar.wordpress. com and moralcompasstravel.info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@ aol.com. Tweet @TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook.com/NewsPhotoFeatures

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Pulpit Pressure Season C ontinued from page D3 don’t use that term flippant; I use it positively. Not every marriage was great, but kiddushin meant a life commitment unless conditions became unbearable. One got married, with God’s help had children, raised them, married them off and was blessed with grand-children. But today that’s not it. In a culture of free choice, married spouses are making choices and often the choice is “I quit”; “I’ve had enough”: “This relationship isn’t serving my needs any more”; “I’m entitled to happiness”; The feeling just isn’t there” “I want to get on with my life.”… And they are facts which have serious ramifications on the lives of everybody, especially children.” …What can be done to deal with the frightening reality of choice in opting out of a marriage?…Turn the problem into a challenge. “So here is one rabbi’s tentative advice to every spouse in this shul: We have to earn our right to be a spouse every day. Giving or receiving a ring under a chupah should mean a lifetime commitment, but in an age of CHOICE it doesn’t. We have to earn that commitment constantly. We have to try to live every day of our lives as if we were dating and courting; to make ourselves as appealing as we can; not to take the other for granted; to see what is wonderful in your spouse, what makes him/her lovable, to figure out how to make him/her happier and more fulfilled. …we should all be looking for the good in our spouses and not for the weaknesses…Most of us see all the blem-ishes except our own.” And we make too manyjudgements about our spouses. Again the Talmud warns us: “Do not judge your friend until you have stood in his/her shoes.” This applies to spouses too. Think of how she/he feels before making judgements… A group of mediators dealing with divorcing couples were asked if they thought the divorcing partners still loved each other. They all answered in one way or another “yes.” Just imagine if the partners had lived their lives as if they were courting. Would they have needed the mediators?… One should accept marriage as a lifelong commitment, dwelling in our matrimonial life day-in and day-out. But we should also understand our obligation to be visitors in our marriage, with a fresh appreciation of our spouse constantly, with a realization that we have to earn our right to be a dweller in our marriage, day-in and day-out. Then with God’s help, our CHOICE and our spouse’s CHOICE will be the CHOICE of commitment. The rabbi concludes: “If we are wise and courageous enough to live up to this challenge of CHOICE, this will truly be a shanah tovah and a happy year for all.” Marjorie Wolfe wishes all of her readers a Happy and Healthy New Year. She thanks Rabbi Lookstein and Rabbi Wolkoff for providing such “vunderlekh” sermons.

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INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Tuesday, October 4 10:00 am 46 East Shore Drive Massapequa, NY 11758 Tons of tools, furniture, collectibles, books, china, crystal, dishes, clothing and household items. Dog accessories and large crates. Garage packed......Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details !

ELITE AUTO DETAILING: Anthony Masia, Owner/Operator Dependable, professional detailer. SUV’s, vans, pick-ups also detailed at a higher price. We specialize in imports/Mercedes Benz, BMW, Audi, Jaguar & Maserati. $10 off complete detail. Spring Wash & Wax Special $85/cars only. Coupons not to be combined 631-612-7152

MINEOLA/EAST WILLISTON AREA: Rooms and or suite, convenient to all. Range $900-$1300. Fax to Sheila 516-747-2689

FARM ESTATE LIQUIDATION! 7 hilltop tracts from 6 to 30 acres from $19,90! Gorgeous views, streams, ponds, woods, fields! Quiet country setting! Financing available! 888-701-7509 NewYorkLandandlakes.com

ARMIERI SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, INC. High Quality Professional Services By Life Long Garden City Resident: Property Management Project Planning Home Improvements and Maintenance Audio, Video & Technology Smaller Projects Professionally Executed. 516-637-0139 ArmieriSC@gmail.com

INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Wednesday, October 5 9:30 am 81 Monroe Street Garden City, NY 11530 Living room, bedroom and dining room furniture, Lladros, artwork, costume jewelry....Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details !

Pets Pet Services A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256 PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care Boarding Dog Walking Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

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Autos Wanted DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-a-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631-317-2014 Today!

Real Estate For Rent Apartment for rent Garden City Border Apartments: Spacious, bbright studio apartment $1,275 + electric. Gated parking, laundry room, air conditioning, hardwood floors, near LIRR. NO BROKER FEE. www.gcbapts.com 516-742-1101. Available November 1st GARDEN CITY Brand new 4 rooms. 1 Bed, Office, walk in shower, wood floors, magnificent EIK, elevator, parking. $2,500 Five rooms. 2 Bed, DR, 2 full Baths, A/C, wood floors, parking. $3,100 New EIK, LR/DR combo, Walk in Shower, Doorman, elevator, Immed. $2,600 Garden City Properties 516-746-1563 516-313-8504

PORT WASHINGTON: By owner. Beautiful, spacious three bedrooms, two European style baths, central air, living room, dining room, eat-in-kitchen, basement with storage, washer/ dryer, beautiful hard wood floors, off street parking for two cars, use of yard. Two year lease. Immediate. No smoking/ pets. No fee, one month security deposit. Call for information 516-382-0783 WILLISTON PARK: renovated, 1 bedroom, 2 bath on first floor of 2 family home. Eat in kitchen, new carpets throughout, finished basement with bonus room and with new washer and dryer, garage parking, backyard access, few blocks to LIRR, village area, nice quiet neighborhood! Includes all utilities. $2,000. Reference check required. Call Penny 1-917-848-9366

Homes for Rent GARDEN CITY CHARMING CAPE Western section, Seven rooms Four Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Near New Hyde Park Railroad. $3,800/month + utilities. Call 516-306-6621 GARDEN CITY ESTATES Clean/Bright, 3 beds, 3 baths, 2 car. Near Stratford School, Merrillon RR. $4,250. Call 516-747-1024

Vacation Rental OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full/partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

Real Estate For Sale Condo/Co-Op For Sale LYNBROOK: MINT CO-OP Just listed. Located in a prestigious building convenient to all. 4 1/2 rooms, 2 beds, 2 full baths, terrace, IGP. $259,990 All Cash Offers. Maffucci Real Estate 516-599-0707

Lots for Sale CATSKILL MOUNTAIN LAKE LOT! 2 hours NYC. 14 acres WAS $79,900, NOW $69,900! Beautiful lake, private gated community. Terms avail! 888-905-8847

GILBERTSVILLE, NY 47 acres, build your dream home. Pristine woods, creek, filed. Photos on request. Owner 607-263-5015 LENDER ORDERED FARM SALE! 39 acres WAS $119,999, NOW $89,900! Catskill Mountains, stunning hilltop setting, less than 3 hrs NYC! Woods, awesome views, great deer hunting! EZ financing. 888-479-3394 SANDS POINT, NEW YORK: 5 acres, zoned residential, Middle Neck Road, Lot 278, Section 4, block B across from the Sands Point Golf Club at entrance to the Sands Point Preserve. Please contact Port Washington School District, 100 Campus Drive, Port Washington, NY 10050, Attn: Mary Callahan, District Clerk. SCHOHARIE CO. 95.7 acres, fields/woods $129,000. OTSEGO CO. 30.7 acres, views $85,000. RENSSELAER CO., Rt. 7, 27.6 acres fields/woods $75,000. Owner financing. www.helderbergrealty.com 518-861-6541

Services HOME CARE & HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES: We provide these services: Live in or out maids, companions, home care, housekeeping. Haya’s & Rona Agency. Haya office 516-482-4400. cell 516-298-9445. Rona office 516-441-5555 cell 516-316-0111. 25 Great Neck Road, Suite 3, Great Neck, NY 11021

Computers COMPUTER REPAIR AND INSTRUCTION Chaminade Graduate Eliminate viruses, malware, bloatware, adware, spyware Computer Instruction Home & Business Networking Reasonable Rates Call Phil at Aspect Networking 516-830-3366 OR email: support@aspectnetworking.c om

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DEVLIN BUILDERS Since 1979. We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS. No job too small. Bob Devlin 516-365-6685. Insured License H18C730000 LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Howard. 646-996-7628

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MATH TUTOR CERTIFIED MATH TEACHER will tutor all ages. Available all weekday evenings. Please call 516-205-5664 MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314 ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314 MATHEMATICS TUTOR: Grades 5-12, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II/Trigonometry, Regents Prep. Knowledgeable about the Common Core. Certified Teacher. Contact: Kathleen 516-426-8638 or kjomalley91@gmail.com PERFECT APPLICATION: College Application Consultants. Dedicated professionals help your students maximize their chances for college admissions success. Todd Lewis, President. Sharon Janovic, Director. 1 Linden Place, Suite 410, Great Neck, NY 11021. PerfectCollegeApplication@gmail.com. 516-441-2468 SPANISH TUTOR: CERTIFIED High School Spanish Teacher. Experienced in all levels of Spanish: Middle School/ High School/College Level/AP Spanish/IB Spanish. Experienced with all levels of Chaminade curriculum and exams. Excellent references provided upon request. Phone 516-655-8194 or email: mmiller@emufsd.us SPANISH TUTOR: Spanish Grammar-Literature, FLACS A -FLACS B, Exam Preparation/Comps. William Cullen, M.A., Spanish, S.D.A. Chaminade HS, Fairfield University Alumnus. 516-509-8174. wdctutor06@aol.com. References furnished upon request.

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COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.co m www.CollegeArtsAdmissions.com COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/ Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125 DECLUTTER & ORGANIZE YOUR HOME/OFFICE: Organize all aspects of your home or office. We stage. We pack & unpack. We sort, donate and toss. Free Consultation. Neat Freaks Lisa Marx & Randi Yerman. 516-319-2762. Email: neatfreaks1976@outlook.com OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated since 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed/insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220 PSYCHOTHERAPY: Efrat Fridman, LCSW. Individual, couple and family therapy. effiefrid@gmail.com 2 Pinetree Lane, Old Westbury, NY 11568. 516-224-7670 or 225 West 35th Street, NY 10001 718-887-4400

Sports PRIVATE LACROSSE For Kids 1st TRAINING through 5th grades. 1 child $40/ hr, 2 children $60/hr ($30/child), 3 children $75/hr ($25/child) Call 866-226-7481

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SHOPPING FOR SUPPORT Clipping pet item coupons for Last Hope is a great and easy way to give your support. Every coupon we receive helps to defray our costs, particularly for dog and cat food. They can either be dropped off at our adoption center at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh, or mailed to Last Hope, PO Box 7025, Wantagh 11793. Please share our need with your friends and family. Thank you! Visit http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org to read about Last Hope’s programs and to see the fabulous array of fantastic felines eagerly awaiting adoption into their forever homes!

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BY LOUIS MINUTO The Garden City Thunder 11 met the powerhouse Rosedale Jets last Sunday at the GC High School field and stood toe to toe with great football program in front of a host of Thunder Family and friends. Through butterflies and the anticipation the boys started the game in the usual manner, crushing the Jets defense with Tristan Mullahey, Bryan Freel, Matthew Ragusa, Patrick Sullivan, and Ryan Melendez each blocking with confidence and executing each play with efficiency. Stevie Finnell started the scoring with a brilliant running touchdown and added another TD later in the game. Aidan Considine also ran for two touchdowns, with Quinn Long, Matthew Mehling, and Owen Holtzman leading the way and Andrew Loughlin cheering from

the sideline. Jack Archer caught a perfect TD pass from quarterback Matt Kephart late in the first half. Chip Read and Ryan Krieg each scored a running touchdown, a break from their usual assignment where they dominate the offensive line. It seemed in a matter of minutes, the game was far out of reach for the powerhouse Rosedale. The GC defense made sure to shoot down any hope of a Jet comback, with big tackles by Kevin Blum, James Vinciguerra, Brady Noll, and Christopher Fuelling. Special teams by GC was once again on point, with an on side kick from Hayden Minuto recovered by RJ Votruba to deny Rosedale of a crucial offensive possession. Bryan Boccafola, Justin Koczko, Cody Wehrum, and Gabriel Psilakis kept the pressure on the Rosedale running game, holding the normally explosive

Jets offense to a disappointing 12 point total. GC wins the game easily 33-12. The Thunder players and Coaches cruise to preserve their win streak and stay laser focused on preparing for each game this their final season. On Sunday the GC Thunder 11 travel to Bellmore to battle the Braves in what is sure to be an epic match up at their home field, GO THUNDER!

Ryan Krieg after scoring on extra point.

GCHS Girl Empowerment Day

Save the date! Garden City High School Junior Athletes will be holding a girl empowerment sports day on Wednesday, October 12th from 1-4PM. Play Like a Girl Empowerment Day will be opening up to the first 100 girls who sign up from grades 5-8. This will be held at the St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer fields. They will also be collecting lacrosse sticks or goggles from each participant to be donated to neighboring lower social economic school districts to benefit girls. The girls will participate in various fun games in order to build their relationship with one another, while teaching them the empowerment of education and how it can better their future. Applications for this event can be picked up at The Garden City Library. If there are any questions, contact Olivia at oho2922@yhaoo.com.

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Community Club registration for new Fall Painting Class

Studio director Arline Palmer is and determining values will be learned. pleased to announce that registration Arleen is a true believer that art is the for the Community Club’s Fall Ses- only entity in life that improves with sion of painting classes is underway age. If you are reading this paragraph and cordially invites all you most likely have members to participate in a hidden talent or class activities. desire that needs The Art Department of to be explored. Her the Community Club of classes are fun, Garden City and Hempstead entertaining and is now offering a brand productive. Painting new class, Life Through is very therapeutic Art, for all budding as well and the camaraderie as seasoned artists. This is that develops while a six-week workshop startlearning lasts foring Thursday, October 6 ever. So if you have from 9:30 to 12:30 and is ever had a desire Direcotr Arline Palmer offered only to members of to experiment with the Community Club. The and instructor Arleen Urban a pencil, pastel or class will also be offered paint brush, now is again in the spring, commencing on the time to take advantage of this rare March 2, 2017. opportunity to do so. Anyone who takes Arleen Rueth Urban, PSA, who this class is eligible to participate in has been teaching pastel classes and Arleen’s annual Rembrats Art Exhibit basic drawing for many years at the in January at the Garden City Library. Community Club, takes her pastel and You will also be welcome to display drawing class to yet another dimension your masterpieces at the Communty as she also now welcomes oil/acrylic Club’s annual art show in May of 2017. painters. watercolorists and pencil artFor further information please conists to join and explore the endless pos- tact studio director Arline Palmer at sibilities of art in their favorite medi- 516-747-1926 or leave a message on the um. Beginners interested in learning Community Club office phone at 516the basics of drawing techniques from 746-0488 stating the class they are interthe right side of the brain, will soon ested in and the phone number where advance to painting portraits, still life’s they can be reached. and landscapes in pastel or pencil. Those This year’s newcomer is next year’s already engaged in other painting medi- “Rembrandt.” One sees the world difums will be exposed to further develop- ferently after creating art. You will ing their painting and drawing skills to observe and enjoy all that may have another level of expertise. Observation gone unnoticed prior to taking “Life of good composition, color techniques, Thorough Art.”

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SCHOOL AND CAMP DIRECTORY 2016

Friday, September 30, 2016 The Garden City News

The Men’s Association News GCAA Intramural Basketball New President

Congratulations and all the best to incoming President Jim Connolly !!! Many thanks and much appreciation to outgoing President John Blair for all his efforts during his two years of service to the TMA!

President’s Bio

Jim Connolly is the newest president of the TMA, now at the start of his two year term. He is a 1987 graduate of Garden City High School, having played on the soccer and basketball teams. He then attended St. John’s University, where he was a member of the soccer program, finishing his studies in 1991. Jim, and his wife Kathy have four children, Luke who is a junior and James a freshman, both at GCHS. Finn is in 7th grade and attends the Middle School. The youngest is their daughter, Kate, a fourth grader. In addition to his responsibilities with the TMA, Jim has been very involved with the Boards of the GCYL and Centennials. He has been an active coach for his children in GCAA and CYO Basketball, Centennial Soccer, Thunder Football and GCYL Lacrosse. Best of luck Jim!

Next Meeting

Attention all Directors! The second meeting of the year will be held at Doc O’Grady’s in early October. Watch for the e-mail to be sent by the President for exact details. Please make every effort to attend. Your voice needs to be heard!

50/50 Raffles

This is usually the biggest fundraiser of the year. Tickets have been distributed thru the “fall mailing” to all Garden City residents. Additional will be on sale at all home football games. Also, see the TMA website for direst purchases or send an e-mail to tmagcny@gmail. com to request more tix. The drawing of the winning numbers will be held at halftime of the last home football game, Saturday, October 22nd. REMINDER: All Directors are responsible for selling $500 worth of tickets.

GCHS Home Athletic Schedule

PCOMING GCHS HOME ATHLETIC SCFriday, Sept. 30---Girls JV Soccer, 4:30 p.m.; Girls Varsity Field Hockey, 4:30 p.m.; Girls Varsity Tennis, 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1---JV Football, 9:15 a.m.; Boys JV Volleyball (at GCMS), 10:00 a.m.; Girls JV Volleyball, 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5---Boys Varsity Golf (at Eisenhower Park), 3:30 p.m.; Girls Varsity Soccer, 4:30 p.m.; Girls Varsity Tennis, 4:30 p.m.; Boys JV Soccer, 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 6---Girls Varsity Volleyball, 4:45 p.m.; Boys JV Volleyball, 6:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 7---Girls JV Tennis, 4:15 p.m.; Girls Varsity Field Hockey, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8---JV Football, 9:15 a.m.; Girls JV Soccer, 10:00 a.m.

TMA Website

Now can be accessed thru www. gctma.org. Note: this is the new web site we have been working towards which is much more friendlier “domain” name. Check it out! Signup to be a Director, ability to pay dues, make a donation to one of our many causes, etc. Take a look. We welcome all feedback!

Facebook page

Yes, we have reached the modern times! Another venue to find out about the TMA and all we do!

Who we are

For over 80 years, The Men’s Association or simply the TMA has supported the athletic and social activities of students in the Garden City schools and promoted good sportsmanship as well as ideal citizenship. The TMA is composed of more than 100 active Directors, 50 Life Directors and 500 Family members. With the generous support of our fellow residents, the Men’s Association has been involved in a great number of projects covering a wide range of interests. While we are still primarily committed to the athletic programs at the Middle School and High School, in recent years the TMA has expanded their support and sponsorship to other programs benefiting a wider range of students in the Garden City Schools. Some of these programs are SEPTA, the Jamie and Paige Malone Foundation, Best Buddies, the GC High School Marching Band, BAA/GAA Awards Night, Middle School Bagel Bash, Reeves Scholarship, Bethany LeSueur Jersey Retirement Ceremony, GCHS Stem Program, CPR training for all coaches, HUDL, 9th grade BBQ, Kickline, GCTA Hurricane Relief Fundraiser and the Father-Daughter and Mother-Son dances. All of this would not be possible without your continued assistance on aiding all we do. Thanks to all who contribute!

How you can join

The TMA is always looking for potential new members. If you’re a father who has a child or children in the GC School District and are willing to be involved please contact one of the Officers or Directors for an application. Thanks for all your support! Special thanks to all those who have joined as family members! Go Trojans!

Important

Any directors who have not paid their annual dues please mail your $100 check to the treasurer.

TMA Officers

Jim Connolly--Incoming President John Blair--Outgoing President Bob Leggett---Treasurer Pete Haeffner Rob McLoughlin Bob Basel

online registration now open

GCAA is proud to announce that intramural basketball online registration for the 2016-2017 season is now available at www.leaguelineup. com/gcaabasketball (NOTE NO MORE PAPER APPLICATIONS!). Please register early to lock in the rates of $75 for the K/1st grade clinics and $115 for intramural games (2nd - 8th grades.) Late Fees of $25 will apply after October 31st. Please note that GCAA basketball registration fees have increased due to the village instituting a $15 participation fee. The GCAA intramural basketball season starts on Saturday, December 3rd and runs thru early March. The season concludes with Championship Saturday on March 4th, 2017. GCAA intramural basketball expects over 800 participants (boys + girls) and at least 64 teams again this year, and is held on Saturdays at St. Paul’s. GCAA rosters, schedules, standings, and clinics are easy to follow via the GCAA website (gc-aa.com). GCAA also runs a Challenger Program for the physically and mentally challenged with over 100 participants each year. Feel free to reach out to any of the GCAA dedicated volunteers below: Directors - George Liberopoulos (gliberopoulos@yahoo.com) and Mike DeLuca (mdeluca42@gmail.com) Grade Coordinators: Kindergarten Clinic (Boys and Girls) - Ted Gray (teddygray_99@yahoo.com) 1st Grade Clinic (Boys and Girls) Andy Kraus (andy.kraus68@gmail.com) 2nd Grade Boys - Bill O’Donohue (hour4boys@yahoo.com) 3rd Grade Boys - Andy Kraus (andy. kraus68@gmail.com)

4th Grade Boys Ed Kneafsey (emkneafsey@optonline.net) 5th Grade Boys - George Liberopoulos (gliberopoulos@yahoo.com) 6th Grade Boys - Pat Pryor (dennis. pryor@ubs.com) 7th/8th Grade Boys - Scott Paskewitz (scottpask5@hotmail.com) 2nd/3rd Grade Girls - Tom Ryan (tom.ryan@broadridge.com) 4th/5th/6th Grade Girls - JJ Morris (jjmorris@benchmarkcompany.com) 7th/8th Grade Girls - Jeff Lawlor (jefflawlor@optonline.net) Our anticipated schedule for the 2016-2017 season (Saturdays beginning December 3rd) will be as follows: 8 - 9:00 AM, Kindergarten and 1st Grade Clinics (Boys and Girls) 9 - 10:00 AM, 2nd Grade Boys Games 10 - 11:00 AM, 2nd/3rd Grade Girls Games 11 - 12:00 PM, 3rd Grade Boys Games 12 - 1:30 PM, 4th Grade Boys Games 1:30 - 3:00 PM, 5th Grade Boys Games 3 - 4:30 PM, 4th/5th/6th Grade Girls Games 4:30 - 6:00 PM, 6th Grade Boys Games 7th/8th Grade Boys Games time varies (Saturday afternoons, Friday nights, other weeknights possible) 7th/8th Grade Girls Games time varies (Saturday afternoons, Friday nights, other weeknights possible) Feel free to contact either George Liberopoulos (gliberopoulos@yahoo. com) or Mike DeLuca (mdeluca42@ gmail.com) with any questions regarding the GCAA intramural basketball program. Thanks for your continued support of GCAA basketball.

From page 3 running from equestrian practice and time spent with the horse the family leased to soccer games and practices, and having to cut a corner here and there. That was a lesson each family member learned, although the children wanted to be well-rounded. “It’s kind of sad in some respects and great in another – when Tyler was recruited he was 5’7” and 130 pounds and now he’s near 6 feet and 50 pounds heavier all muscle, and I have never seen a kid with so much determination. He knew what he wanted (in soccer) and he worked so hard for it. Same with my daughter but for Track & Field. My youngest Trent isn’t the athlete they were but he’s working, he is in marching band and he became a staff sergeant in the Civil Air Patrol at 15 years of age,” the proud father said. Living in proximity to St. Paul’s fields and athletic facilities was by design. Biscone’s encouraged to see kids play-

ing ‘every sport imaginable’ after school and on weekends. He credits residents and organizations in Garden City such as TMA for donations and support of students. “Without them there would not be the turf athletic field and the excitement and buzz of an annual awards’ dinner. The fact that they subsidize our athletes and the fact that parents, just like the village government, all volunteer – my wife volunteers in Village Court and I am on the Planning Commission. We don’t get paid for these things but we do it to help make our community stronger. People spend countless hours coaching, missing work and rescheduling appointments, for the kids. On that lays a foundation which gives Garden City its State Championship and County Championship teams, and kids that really want to play continuing into college,” Biscone said.

Growing up in Garden City

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brother also went to Regis and is at the University of Notre Dame. Jack says in large part a Catholic School upbringing is a tradition he sees continuing into college, and he is proud to build on that now at Regis. During the 2016-’17 academic year he hopes to build on fundamentals of engineering as well as his strongest subjects of science and math. Suzanne Sanossian has dreams of “going Hollywood” and making a career in film and television. Her plans include studying theater in college, which she hopes to pursue in either Arizona or California. Her Garden City High School theater classes taught by Angela McLaughlin have provided a spark of the “acting/performance bug.” Sanossian volunteered in Winthrop University Hospital’s cancer patient unit this year, which was an emotional experience as much as it was educational. As she enters her senior year at Garden City High School, again busy with her role in the marching band, she’s realized that what is on the horizon is amazing and inspiring, but right now is the time to explore her potential while enjoying the ride. She was the only one of this year’s Prize for Leadership winners to tell the News these two thoughts, showing both maturity and self-reflection: “I want to get better at math, and I am going to miss high school!” Suzanne’s older brother Greg Sanossian graduated from GCHS in 2015 and is studying engineering at Manhattan College. Her mom works in accounting while her father likes working with his hands, repairing cycles. In addition to volunteer work outside of school, Sanossian is a volunteer in the GCHS guidance department, and Christel said she is used to seeing her at work each day. Seunghyun Woo’s family has lived in the village since 2000. This award gives her a chance to reflect on her experience to date and fine-tune some of her goals and ambitions looking ahead to college. She volunteers as a mentor with her church’s special needs program targeted for Korean-Americans ages 10 to 30. Woo says this has helped her meet new people, exercise patience and gain new perspectives. Some of the activities she leads with the church group include arts and crafts and music and piano lessons. This volunteer program remains her top goal aside from academics during the school year. “I’d like to continue to develop as a leader and personally lead myself to explore and pursue new interests,” she says. She credits the Garden City Public Schools’ science department with piquing her interest in natural studies. Four of the five Garden City high school students selected for this year’s Adelphi Prize for Leadership had been recognized four months ago in The Garden City News as they were among the 76 Trojans inducted into the National Junior Honors Society. In the 2015-2016 school year Mairead Pfaff was also one of eight students from Garden City High

School to earn distinguished honors “Certificate and Meritorious” in the Long Island Science Congress Senior Division Awards. At the Adelphi reception last week, a decorated student in Pfaff said the Prize for Leadership was very prestigious. “In terms of activities and extracurriculars that I did that I thought contributed to my application to award, being Class President for two years and I will be running again next week, and hopefully that goes well again, I’ve also participated in GC Challenger Lacrosse since I was in seventh grade. I have become so close with Mr. Collins who runs it, and I feel that has developed me as a person and a leader overall,” she explained. Mairead says the being ranked the number-one school district on Long Island early this year was major coup for students, teachers, and administrators as for all involved she sees it as exciting to be a part of the year that milestone was achieved. “At Garden City in general there’s a lot of options for classes and I feel that it is really important we have a lot of AP’s offered. Kids can take classes that they are very interested in in terms of honors as well, so I feel like the wide variety and dedication that teachers have to what they are teaching is very important. I personally found that with a number of teachers’ I have showed such a passion for what they are teaching, it helps you learn and it is harder to learn from that. To have teachers so engaged in what they are doing helped bring Garden City to number-one,” Pfaff said. The ability and willingness of Adelphi to hand out its Prize for Leadership each year to Village of Garden City residents also shows Pfaff that the local university recognizes her high school as part of the greater community. Mairead is the oldest of five children with four younger sisters (the youngest is in fourth grade) and one brother (now a sophomore at GCHS). She says it’s a welcome challenge to ‘lead at home’ and be a role model to her siblings with homework, friends or their own school plans. “My family in general has shaped me as a person and as a student as well. It developed me to be a more mature and understanding person in general and relating to younger kids. This makes me want to be better and show them they can do better things,” she says. Her mother is originally from Northport and her father is from Rochester County but Garden City has become the big family home base, and not just for the younger generation. At the Friday September 16 Prize for Leadership ceremony Pfaff’s maternal grandmother Eileen Murtagh sat with parents, Adelphi faculty and other attendees. James Rumsey enters his senior year at GCHS this fall having reflected on ways in which he’s demonstrated leadership. “I’ve been dedicated with my Boy Scout troop and I recently completed my Eagle Scout project at the Hempstead Plains and Nassau Community

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Garden City high school students honored by Adelphi Univ.

College. That involved community service, organizing and fundraising. I think that became a learning experience for me,” Rumsey said. At Garden City High School he credits the rigorous courses that have “pushed him the most” including AP Chemistry and AP Physics. “Academics is something I am pretty motivated by – all my teachers really helped me develop a desire for learning. Going into college I’d like to study engineering,” he said. For Rumsey’s fellow Class of 2017 senior Andrew Nagel, this year’s Adelphi Prize for Leadership carries on a lot of traditions. Nagel became the second son in his family to win the Prize for Leadership as in September 2014, at the same AUPAC event space, his older brother Evan was recognized with a dozen Garden City students by former Adelphi President Robert Scott and then-Mayor John J. Watras. Evan is now a sophomore at Washington University in St. Louis and a member of the college baseball team. Andrew also has an older brother who works at Adelphi University’s library. Nagel’s father is an attorney and his mother is a homemaker. He said both parents have shown support and love helping him excel, starting from Little League and along with activities and events of his two brothers. “My endeavors originate with sports because I’ve always been participating in as many sports as possible since a young age. I’ve focused on football and baseball, and I’m on the GCHS bowling team and varsity baseball. Getting this award provides a specific, unique perspective on things as being recognized allows you to reflect and think about how you got here, and how else you can keep going on the journey – how you can build,” Nagel says. This year Nagel is in AP Physics and AP Calculus at the high school. The S.T.E.M. disciplines and particularly engineering are subjects he hopes to study in college. He’s gotten a head start as his final year at GCHS begins though, thanks to enrolling in a business class affiliated with Adelphi. Also a tuition-free college course comes up as a big benefit to Nagel before high school ends. “From this award I am now participating in computer programming for non-majors every Tuesday and Thursday (at Adelphi) so I just drive over to campus from high school. I love it and it’s a great community vibe, held in the library. The class is focused on coding and learning to use different computer code languages,” Nagel says. He credits Garden City Public Schools’ teachers, counselors, faculty and administration with making a difference to students. “They are always there for you. There’s no one selfish there and they just want the best for you. However they achieve that they will work their hardest in order to accomplish that,” Nagel said

With increased Rec. Fee, Jay Gallagher Tournament could exit Garden City From page 25 Tournament other groups have approached him to say they’d like to use the fields for a weekend. But Randi said when he told those organizations the fee was set at $13,500 per day “they all immediately hung up the phone and looked elsewhere.” Randi also says the Jay Gallagher Tournament raises a tremendous amount for charity each year and almost $85,000 of what is collected comes from gener-

ous donations from teams based in Garden City and individuals living or working here. The other aspect of the Jay Gallagher’s impacts on the village is with the event drawing people and subsequently pumping business into stores, delicatessens and restaurants, the Garden City Hotel and all the downtown (Seventh Street) businesses. Randi told the Commission many merchants in town make a lot of money and look ahead to the Jay Gallagher weekend each June.

Recognizing the two-week window Randi specified for fee information, Ocker told him, Carlo and Biggane that each request before the Rec. Commission is taken under advisement – as was done for the rates set last year – but a final decision wasn’t in store for September’s meeting. The immediate timeframe will tell more about the Jay Gallagher Tournament’s future in Garden City and put other field events on notice: it’s strictly business, nothing personal.

The Garden City News Friday, September 30, 2016

VILLAGE SPORTS Adult Tennis Lesson Interest Sheet

Registration for the fall session of our Adult Tennis Lessons has now started. Classes are played at the Community Park Tennis Center. Our ten week, one hour class will cost $249. Classes will begin the week of October 11th. Our Recreation Department offers lessons for adults in all ability levels. In order to create sessions geared to the needs of our residents, we are asking any adult who is a resident in the Inc. Village of Garden City and is interested in our tennis lessons to visit our Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. to fill out an interest sheet. -Choose the days and times you are available to play -Self rate your tennis ability -Either drop off or mail your application with a check for $249 made payable to the Inc. Village of Garden City to the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. by September 30. Classes will then be made by grouping people of similar abilities according to the dates they are available. Payment is expected at time of registration. Your check will not be cashed until you are entered in a class.

Adult Ultimate Tennis Workout

Our Community Park Tennis Facility also offers a tennis workout program that drills experienced tennis players. This 1 ½ hour class is available on Saturday mornings at 10 am at a cost of $249. Class will begin on October 15. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.

Platform memberships available

If you play a lot of platform tennis, this membership is for you! Our application for resident membership covers the season beginning September 15, 2016 to April 30, 2017. This membership is open to any individual who is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. It covers unlimited play for the membership holder only under the rules and regulations set forth by the Garden City Recreation Department. It does not cover guests or any programs or special events that the Recreation Department itself chooses to run. Said events would require an additional fee if applicable. The fee for membership will be $225. To register for membership, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.

Evening seasonal platform tennis memberships

Our application for resident platform tennis membership covers the season beginning September 15, 2016 to April 30, 2017. This membership is open to any individual who is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. It covers unlimited play after 5 p.m. for membership holder only under the rules and regulations set forth by the Garden

City Recreation Department. It does not cover guests or any programs or special events that the Recreation Department itself chooses to run. Said events would require an additional fee if applicable. The fee for membership will be $150. To register for membership, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

Dance registration begins

The Garden City Recreation Department’s Dance Conservatory Program is pleased to announce the start of registration for its upcoming 2016-2017 season! Director Felicia Lovaglio, along with the rest of her staff, are excited to start off another fantastic year. The Dance Conservatory offers classes to Garden City residents ages 3 ½ years through adult which are non-performance based. Age is determined by the start date of the desired class. The Schedule and fees for this year’s youth classes are as follows (all classes are 55 minutes long unless otherwise noted): Note: REGISTRATION IS BY MAIL OR ONLINE ONLY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 20. No walk ins will be accepted until September 20. Participants MUST be the required age by the start of the program in order to register. Each session costs $ 265 for 22 weeks of class. Classes will begin the week of 9/26. Monday: 11:30 am Creative Movement for 3 ½ - 5 years 1:15 Ballet/Tap for 4-5 year olds 3:45 Ballet/Hip Hop for K – 1st grades 4:45 Ballet/Hip Hop 2nd -3rd grades 5:45 Ballet/Tap 4th-5th grades 6:45 Ballet/Tap for Grades 6 and Up Tuesday: 3:45 Ballet/Tap K-1st grades 4:45 Hip Hop 2nd – 3rd grades 5:45 Hip Hop 4th-5th grades 6:45 Hip Hop for Grades 6 and up Wednesday: 10:30 Creative Movement for 3 ½ - 5 years Noon Ballet/Jazz for 4 – 5 years 1:15 Creative Movement for 3 ½ - 5 years 3:45 Ballet/Hip Hop for K -1st grades 4:45 Ballet/Hip Hop 2nd-3rd grades 6:00 Contemporary Dance 4th-5th grades 7:00 Jazz for Grades 6 and up Thursday: 11:30 Creative Movement for 3 ½ - 5 years 3:45 Ballet/Tap K-1st grades 4:45 Ballet/Tap 2nd -3rd grades 5:45 Ballet/Hip Hop 4th-5th grades 6:45 Contemporary Dance for grades 6 and up Friday: 1:00 Creative Movement for 3 ½ -5 year olds 2:30 Ballet/Jazz for ages 4 – 5

3:45 Ballet/Hip Hop K-1st grades 4:45 Ballet/Hip Hop 2nd -3rd grades 5:45 Ballet/Hip Hop 4th -5th grades 6:45 Ballet for grades 6 and up Saturday: 11:00 Creative Movement for 3 ½ - 5

years 1:00 Hip Hop - Middle School 3:00 Tap for grades 6 and up with previous experience 4:00 Jazz – High School

Soccer Players of the Week

1st grade girls

Team 1 - The Blue Dolphins Ruby Murphy Mara Nicholas Sophia Pica

Team 2 - The Fireballs Abby Romeo Charlotte Seebrath Sierra Skiadas Team 3 - The Pink Panthers Phoebe Cooke Caroline Graser Erin Dolan Team 4 - The Pink Ladies Bridget Russo Molly McAlea Jessica Duckfield Team 5 - The Blue Lightning Madison McClelland Courtney McClelland Sarah Ford Team 6 - Aqua Killer Whales Amanda Tedesco Riley Stier Ciara Guinnane Team 7 - The Pumpkins Molly Moon Elise Munro Finlay Newell Team 8 - The Maroon Marauders Entire Team Team 9 - Banana Yellow Entire Team Team 10 - The Tinkerbells Sophia Stafford Eloise Stimmler Ella Barlow

1st grade boys

Team Buccellato

Cooper Glick Timothy Foley

Team Mohsenian Quinn Volpe James Stiehl James Walker Team Archer John Maldari Niko Maldari Lucas McClure Team Irwin/Peters Jack Garte Jason Theodosopoulos Cole Watson Team Bremer Colin Walsh Vance Palmer Team Doherty AJ Haffner Andrew Torre Team Olcott Gavin Macchio Michael Haedrich Team Gawlick Ryan Mendolia Eric Wilder Team Messi Andrew Vona Bodhi Dillen Ben Seifert Team Roddini Crosby Kraus James Crouchley Jack Alen

2nd grade girls

Team Ireland Lila Borrelli Mia Schaltenbrand Liv Candan Team Germany Elsa Mcquade Melina Mirabella Genevieve Mohan Team Spain Anne Carpentier Sophia Cresciullo Amelia Moran

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3rd grade girls

Team USA: Grace Golden Ava Haskell

Team Ireland: Gwendolyn Hart Emily Kasson Team France: Kara Doherty KIera Ruoff Team Mexico: Maddie Brown Mairead Serkes Team England: Sofia Gonzalez Aileen Henning Team Germany: Kyra Lekanides Shea McGovern Team Italy: Micaela Cuccia Charlotte Debler Team Canada: Bella Splendori Lauren Kaiserman

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The Boys Varsity soccer season is in full swing, playing 9 games in the first 3 weeks of the season. This year’s squad is led by Senior Captains JP Basile, Luke Keating and Jack McManus. On Tuesday, the team recorded a huge victory with a 1-0 victory over 1st Place Great Neck South. The shutout was a complete team effort by Ryan Pascale in Goal with stellar defensive support from Finn Gibbons, Jason Hennig, John Skahill, Joe Bernieri and Justin Hessler. The lone goal was scored by forward Kenny McCadden with an assist from midfielder Luke Connolly. GC dominated possession with additional strong play from JP Basile, Luke Keating, Kyle Quinn,

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Varsity Boys Soccer records big win JP Trabulsi , Sean Coughlin and James Basile . Coach Cutter’s team has been hit hard with injuries, losing 4 senior players in Dennis Lind( out for the season), Luke Thompson, Jack McManus and Chris Crowley. The team hopes they recover in time for the playoff run. The depth of Coach Cutter’s roster has responded well and they have begun to gel the last couple of games. Their current league record is 3-3-2 with 4 remaining league games which will help position them for a strong playoff run. Nassau County Soccer is very competitive with at least 10 teams capable of winning the County and this team feels they can make a run if they finish the season strong!

Luke Keating takes a shot!

Jack McManus in the midfield!

Jason Hennig looks to distribute

Finn Gibbons strong in the back!

John Skahill moves the ball! Kenny McCadden calls for the ball!

Luke Connolly takes a corner

JP Trabulsi wins the 50-50!

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Friday, September 30, 2016 The Garden City News

Garden City – 27 vs. Long Beach – 0 A cloudless day was prophetic for the Thunder 8s. Co-captains Chris Dell, Angelo Cupani, Conor Fortney, and James Logler represented their team for the coin toss with the Long Beach Bulldogs. Garden City won the toss and elected to defer to the second half and Long Beach went on offense first. Unfortunately, they had already met Thunder’s unyielding defensive linemen: the co-captains along with Kevin Brennan and Kieran Walsh. They gained zero yards before turning the ball over. The Thunder scoring drive was immediate when Matt Uhoda took a handoff from William Lentini over 40 yards up the middle and into the end zone. Guards, Patrick Corrigan and James Delligatti made a tremendous hole in the Long Beach defense which gave Uhoda the boost he needed. William Lentini took the ball outside left following blocks by Kieran Walsh and Justin Baiker and put a fancy move on a defender for the extra point. Garden City – 7, Long Beach – 0. The defense was back in dominating form as Timothy Levelis and Mike Griffin secured the ends. Gabe Cohen, Angelo Cupani and James Logler continued with relentless inside pressure to set up a tackle for loss and forced fumble by Will Mattice as Kieran Walsh recovered the loose ball. Quarterback Ryan Haniffy took his turn under center and Garden City pounded the Bulldogs up the middle with runs from Will Mattice and James Sullivan. Alex Giuffre and Thomas Gamba opened the holes needed on the line. The drive concluded when James Sullivan took a handoff, followed Chase Kraus and Will Mattice right between perfect blocks by Conor Fortney and Garvis Toler and into the end zone. Ryan Haniffy took the extra point around the right end untouched. Garden City – 14, Long Beach – 0. Long Beach then took the ball around the right side for what appeared to be daylight but was actually just Matt

Thunder 8’s Day at the Beach Uhoda and Troy “The Velociraptor” Kakoyiannis who made a quick stop to any momentum the Bulldogs had. Defensive linemen Patrick Corrigan and Angelo Cupani continued the relentless pressure and defensive backs, Patrick Polley and Merit Ruckh made sure that no big plays would get by them as they stopped Long Beach on 3rd and long, forcing a punt. Troy Kakoyiannis took a handoff up the middle for a 20-yard run with Greg Buccella and Garvis Toler keeping the Bulldogs on their heels. As the first half clock expired, Owen Andersen followed blocks by Thomas Gamba and Justin Baiker and took off towards the end zone on what appeared to be a last second touchdown but turned out to be 2 yards short as the Bulldogs scrambled to keep Garden City off the scoreboard again. The second half began with Garden City getting the ball back on offense. Greg Buccella and Owen Andersen took alternating handoffs getting the ball into Bulldog territory. From there Troy Kakoyiannis took a handoff left and followed blocks by Kevin Brennan and Justin Baiker into the secondary, he then received a key block by Greg Buccella and sprinted along the left sideline past screaming Garden City fans into the end zone. Garden City – 20, Long Beach – 0. Mike Griffin and Mark Gemmell held strong as the defense tamed the Bulldogs with consistent pressure at the line of scrimmage. Long Beach couldn’t find a weak point in the line because the teammates were a cohesive, reactive unit with instinctual players like James Sullivan and Chase Kraus. Garden City’s defense proved to be too tough for the Bulldogs as they were constantly swarming the ball and causing fumbles. Conor Fortney would recover yet another fumble and return the ball to his offense. Garden City was now determined to run the clock down and the offensive line of James Delligatti, Patrick Corrigan, Kevin Brennan, Alex Giuffre

The Offensive Line came ready to play with contributions from: Centers, Kieran Walsh and James Delligatti. Guards, Angelo Cupani, Alex Giuffre and Patrick Corrigan. Tackles, Conor Fortney, Thomas Gamba and Kevin Brennan.

and Thomas Gamba were ready to pave the way. Patrick Polley and Chris Dell alternated taking carries as Merit Ruckh acted as lead blocker. Chris Dell was able to shake a few tackles and break out into the open field for another Thunder touchdown. Merit Ruckh took a few Bulldogs with him as he scored the extra point on a run up the middle Troy Kakyioannis (5) runs for the touchdown with screampast blockers, Alex Giuffre and James ing fans in the visitor’s stands! Delligatti. Garden beach. Final score: Garden City – 27, City – 27, Long Beach – 0. Long Beach – 0. The last opportunity for Long Beach This Sunday, Thunder 8s return to score was denied by Timothy Levelis, home to verse a long-time adversary, Mark Gemmell and Gabe Cohen, who Uniondale. Please join us at Stewart kept them behind the line of scrimfield at 9:00 am to cheer on a team on mage. A fumble was recovered, but the rise. Thunder Tough! time was called to end the day at the

Matt Uhoda (22) wasted no time in taking Thunder’s first offensive play into the end zone.

Defensive lineman, James Logler (44), knows how to leap over a block to sack the quarterback. Patrick Polley (35) and Gabe Cohen (29) stand ready to stop Long Beach.

GC Spirit 5th grade cheerleaders cheer on Thunder 10

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The Garden City Basketball K-1-2 Clinic will be held on Sundays from 12:30pm - 2:15pm at the St Paul’s Fieldhouse. The season will begin Sunday, December 4th and run through Sunday March 5, 2017. We have off dates for Christmas, New Years and the Martin Luther King holidays. Registration is $125 with NO LATE FEES. This season will see our program further increase the number of professional instructors utilized from the Island Garden and the Adelphi University Women’s Basketball team. The Village of Garden City is scheduled to improve the field house by updating bathrooms, re-surfacing the floor, and installing new glass backboards. A usage fee that is now being collected for all sports by the Village and is included in our registration fee. Our nationally recognized clinic for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade boys & girls uses 8ft baskets and stations of different foundational skills & drills. Professionals recommend staying at

a lower basket as not to create poor shooting mechanics in younger players. Basket height at a young age needs to be set for all players not for the limited few who can use the higher basket. Please use the “clinic link” on our website for background on the skills/ format/structure of the clinic. Please note that this is a clinic and teams are not formed and participants are not called. We believe that Garden City Basketball has the vision, volunteers and professional dedicated coaches, and sets the highest standard for youth basketball in the village of Garden City. Make sure you choose the right program...Garden City Basketball... Our greater mission is to provide a wonderful experience for all of our participants so that a lifelong love of the game of basketball will be nurtured and grow. If there are any questions about our program, please contact John Skramko at jskramko@live.com or 516-746- 9659 • Sign-up ONLINE TODAY at: www.gardencitybasketball.org

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Friday, September 30, 2016 The Garden City News

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Lovely brick Colonial in great Estates location. 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath. Updated eat-in kitchen with new stainless steel appliances, new roof, new deck over garage. Large finished basement with barfloors recently refinished. Great 100 x 100 ft. property. Close to LIRR, park, and schools. Available immediately. Move in 1- or 2-year lease term available. SD #18. MLS# 2874027. $4,000/mo. Fortune Heaney, CBR, SRES Associate Real Estate Broker 516.248.6655, c.516.521.9772 fortuneheaney@danielgale.com Lisa Heaney, CBR Real Estate Salesperson 516.248.6655, c.516.376.3470 lisaheaney@danielgale.com Garden City Office • 516.248.6655 • 102 Seventh St., Garden City, NY Each office is independently owned and operated. We are pledged to provide equal opportunity for housing to any prospective customer or client, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.

Friday, September 30, 2016 The Garden City News

Garden City varsity football defeats Carey 28-12

A very good Carey team visited Warren King Field on Saturday. Garden City won 28-12 , Chris Mixon ran 14 times for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns and Jamie Atkinson ran 4 times for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead Garden City to a 3-0 record. The two teams battled back and forth in the first half trying to find a hole in in each others defense. The half ended scoreless. Carey then jumped on top with a 90 yard bomb to start the scoring,making it 6-0. As soon as Garden City got the ball back, it seemed that the GC offense started to click. A four play Trojan drive ended with a spectacular 39 yard run by Chris Mixon who broke many tackles and ankles on his jaunt. On the next Carey possession, Tyler Wuchte

grabbed 1 of his 2 interceptions for the day and returned it 25 yards to Carey 21. On the next snap, Jamie Atkinson following great blocks by the Oline burst into the endzone from 21 yards out. The defense continued to squeeze Carey down, with hard tackling along with Andrew Desantis also having an interception. On GC’s next possession, Jamie Atkinson followed some great blocking and then ran through and dragged a few defenders into the endzone on a 35 yard jaunt. Once again the defense made Carey turn the ball over and GC finished their scoring with a 4 yard plunge from Chris Mixon. That finished the scoring for GC, Carey added a late touchdown to make it 28-12 , where the game died.

The 2016-2017 Garden City Wings Varsity Ice Hockey team will compete for its 43rd year the in the High School Hockey League of Nassau County! The season will consist of: • Approximately 16 league games (Varsity starts November 1) • Extra games possible if the team qualifies for playoffs, NYS Tournament • Scrimmage/non-league game(s) possible if schedule allows

•Weekly practices Tryout/Practices for Sept and Oct will be at Port Washington Skating Center: Sunday 9/18 at 7:45 PM Monday 9/26 at 9 PM Sunday 10/2 at 7:45 PM Monday 10/10 at 9 PM Please check out www.gcwings.org for additional information and contact numbers.

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GC volleyball team wins a close match

Garden City 3, Oceanside 2: Ryan Trabold had 22 kills and Tom Gillespie added 12 kills and eight digs as Garden City (3-5) won, 17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-17, in a Nassau A-II/B-II crossover. Mark Beckmann had six aces and 19 assists. After starting the game at libero, Garden City coach Mike Weiner moved Gillespie to outside hitter, resulting in three consecutive wins.

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Sunday, October 2nd, 2:00 – 4:00pm 101 Mulberry Avenue, Garden City, NY This beautifully expanded and renovated Split-Level on 100 x 80 ft. property has all the space you have been looking for. Located in the Village’s Northeast section, this pristine home offers 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, spacious eat-in kitchen, L-shaped living and dining room, and family room. Attached 2-car garage, CAC/gas heat, beautiful hardwood floors, and abundant closet space. Convenient to Hemlock Park, LIRR, shopping and parkways. Priced to sell. SD #18. MLS# 2886631. $825,000.

Mary X. Lo Galbo, ABR, CLHMS, CHMS Real Estate Salesperson Silver Circle of Achievement Garden City Office 102 Seventh St., Garden City, NY 516.248.6655, c.516.582.9742 marylogalbo@danielgale.com

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100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. Rental. SD #18. MLS# 2878862. $4,100/mo.

100 Hilton Avenue, Unit# M2, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. Rental. SD #18. MLS# 2877133. $5,150/mo.

111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit# 314, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. Rental. SD #18. MLS# 2883624. $6,795/mo.

100 Hilton Avenue, Unit# 303, Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2867989. $685,000.

100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2828028. $699,000.

100 Hilton Avenue, Unit M2, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2885239. $775,000.

Wyndham Division 516.739.7171 100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY gardencity@danielgale.com Wyndham Resale Specialists: Patricia Costello Alfred Kohart Mary Krener Linda Mulrooney

111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit# 614, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2866987. $799,000.

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3-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2873104. $3,950/mo.

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3-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2848404. $349,000.

3-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2874027. $4,000/mo.

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4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2882185. $8,500/mo.

1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2876014. $2,750/mo. 2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2876016. $3,500/mo.

3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #4. MLS# 2761892. $549,000.

2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2871619. $3,950/mo.

• Garden City, NY

2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2884835. $4,050/mo. Each office is independently owned and operated. We are pledged to provide equal opportunity for housing to any prospective customer or client, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.

Friday, September 30, 2016 The Garden City News

Dougall Fraser Division

Friday, September 30, 2016 The Garden City News

Dougall Fraser Division OPEN HOUSE

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Saturday, October 1st, 12:00 – 2:00pm 8 Tremont Street, Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath SD #18. MLS# 2883057. $620,000.

Saturday, October 1st, 1:00 – 3:00pm 110 New Hyde Park Rd., Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2843565. $699,000.

Sunday, October 2nd, 12:00 – 2:00pm 79 Brook Street, Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2882399. $1,649,000.

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Sunday, October 2nd, 1:00 – 3:00pm 146 Hampton Road, Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2883533. $1,725,000.

Sunday, October 2nd, 2:00 – 4:00pm 101 Mulberry Avenue, Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2886631. $825,000.

Sunday, October 2nd, 2:00 – 4:00pm 121 Brompton Road, Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2841131. $1,495,000.

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Sunday, October 2nd, 1:00 – 3:00pm 139 Euston Road, Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2856708. $1,149,000.

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Sunday, October 2nd, 1:00 – 3:00pm 398 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2855948. $1,174,000.

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UNDER CONTRACT

Sunday, October 2nd, 2:00 – 4:00pm 163 Oxford Blvd., Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 2.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2849218. $1,549,000.

Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2879059. $624,000.

Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2876816. $759,000.

Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2881129. $799,000.

Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2881281. $899,000.

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2885328. $899,000.

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2882099. $999,000.

Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2881700. $999,000.

Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2881082. $1,050,000.

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2882184. $1,825,000.

Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2842592. $1,995,000.

Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2851595. $2,100,000.

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Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.555-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2771202. $2,199,000.

Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 4.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2881458. $2,495,000.

Garden City, NY 7-bedroom, 7.555-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2801260. $4,999,999.

Sunday, October 2nd, 1:00 – 3:00pm 147 Wright Avenue, Malverne, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #12. MLS# 2885997. $519,000.

Hempstead, NY 7-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #1. MLS# 2881934. $337,000.

Hempstead, NY 6-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #1. MLS# 2881933. $364,000.

Levittown, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #5. MLS# 2845990. $429,000.

Malverne, NY 3-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #12. MLS# 2876616. $439,000.

Valley Stream, NY 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #13. MLS# 2883058. $559,000.

Cathedral Gardens, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #27. MLS# 2884581. $599,000.

West Hempstead, NY 4-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #27. MLS# 2873984. $649,000.

Rockville Centre, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #21. MLS# 2847096. $738,000.

Stewart Manor, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2884033. $885,000.

Manhasset Hills, NY 3-bedrooms, 3-bath. SD #9. ML# 2871660. $899,000.

Old Westbury, NY 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #2. MLS# 2877360. $1,288,000.

Rockville Centre, NY 7-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #21. MLS# 2856205. $1,290,000.

Rockville Centre, NY 5-bedroom, 3.55-bath. SD #21. MLS# 2841072. $1,448,000.

Centre Island, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #6. MLS# 2875726. $1,495,000.

Point Lookout, NY 4-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #28. MLS# 2841447. $2,992,000.

2110 Grandview Drive, Orient, NY 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #1. MLS# 2831834. $3,295,000.

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Friday, September 30, 2016 The Garden City News

Dougall Fraser Division

Friday, September 30, 2016 The Garden City News

4 Reasons to Sell This Fall 1. Inventory is Low With the end of summer, there are less homes on the market making your property all the more desirable.

2. Motivated Buyers This time of year brings buyers who are serious about buying, and interest rates will probably rise.

3. Curb Appeal The change of the season provides a pictureperfect setting to showcase your house.

4. Beat the Holidays The timing is perfect to place a property on the market and not compete with the holiday season.

Contact a Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty agent for assistance with your real estate needs. GARDEN CITY OFFICE 516.248.6655 • 102 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY GARDEN CITY WYNDHAM OFFICE 516.739.7171 • 100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY

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