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New turf field proposed for Community Park BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

All of God’s creatures whether two, four or no legged were welcome in the Cathedral of the Incarnation on Sunday, October 2, at a special service of Evensong to honor St. Francis of Assisi. Above, Barbara Wade and her daughter and son in law bring their kitty for a blessing and for healing. See page 18 for story and more photos.

St. Paul’s parking concept unveiled

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND What to do with St. Paul’s? It’s the question always brought up in Garden City at municipal and property owners’ association meetings, and from time to time when passers-by question the status of the village’s centerpiece property. A short answer is now in play, albeit for more vague long-term uses, considering the activities and athletics that the fields, fieldhouse, and Cluett Hall invigorate the grounds with on a routine

basis: the village must add some parking spots. A press release on potential parking innovations at St. Paul’s was distributed by the Village of Garden City on Monday, September 19, 10 days after the Board of Trustees’ held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Community Park turf fields and took part in a walking tour of the grounds adjacent to the fieldhouse. A vision was explained this month although the details aren’t

ironed out yet, and eventually plans would need to be approved by Board vote. The village’s website states the parking concept would increase spaces at St. Paul’s to a total number of 275. Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi provided some initial comments on this at the August Board of Trustees’ meeting and in the press release he notes the 50 additional spaces “increasing capacity at the site by 24 percent for a relaSee page 52

Plans originally proposed as a conversion to synthetic turf of the soccer field at Community Park have taken a turn towards developing a much larger regulation-size, football-friendly turf field that would cost an additional half-a-million dollars and be designated as the park’s “multi-purpose field,” as Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi has made clear in preliminary talks this year. The goals of accommodating the larger field facility were discussed by the Garden City Recreation Commission at its Wednesday, September 21 meeting at the new senior center. One night prior the village’s Department of Parks and Recreation hosted a focus group meeting on the multi-purpose field with local sports organizations on hand. Of note, leaders from the Garden City Centennials were invited but were not able to attend the focus group. The village’s consulting firm, Cameron Engineering of Hauppauge, participated on September 20 and had prepared a new alternate. Originally the existing size soccer field would have been replaced with turf, but Kevin Ocker, the village’s department head for Parks and Recreation, updated the Commission that he had asked Cameron Engineering to do a ‘footprint’ drawing of a potentially larger field to see if such a surface could fit. Discussed as “option B” since it’s a newer See page 24

Mobility Committee lends a hand to Recreation, Village BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

Plans to improve the pool facility for 2017 will start small, but with big significance. The latest efforts for Garden City facilities is citizen-driven, thanks to a committee led by Gerard “Gerry” Kelly, a WPOA director and its programs, publicity & business liaison. Kevin Ocker, village department head for Parks and Recreation, spoke with members of the Recreation Commission at their meeting five days before a gathering of the Mobility Impaired Committee at the St. Paul’s Senior Center on Monday, September 26. In Ocker’s view there were a list of items to address, including four key areas that should be accommodated, all of which Kelly and others have recently brought to the Recreation Department’s attention. The first item Ocker deems a “simple one” is more handicapped parking by the adult area. Simple as it sounds, Kelly said in an interview with The Garden City News on October 5 that when it comes down See page 24

Garden City varsity football beats Elmont 49-20 PAGE 56 GCHS sets new record for AP Scholar results PAGE 22

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Last call for Guide to GC

We are now working on our annual Guide to Garden City, which will be mailed to all the homes in Garden City on October 21st. The Guide will include information about the local governments, libraries, schools and organizations. We hope to include information about what all the groups in town do, as well as a calendar of events for all of their upcoming happenings. The Guide will be published on bright white paper and will be stapled so that it can be saved for future reference.

If you would like your organization 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 Because this project takes longer to produce than our weekly newspaper, the deadline for inclusion in Monday, October 10th.

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To the Editor: The lead read article in the Garden City News last Friday reported on the Village’s treatment of the Jay Gallagher Tournament. I was troubled by the Village’s apparent decision to charge the Tournament $30,000 next year for the use of the St. Paul Fields. This great facility is owned by the residents of this Village. We must have a say in this. The Mayor and the Trustees must be called to account – they must support the Tournament rather than subvert it. Yet, that is precisely what this $30,000 tariff will do. The Village has decided to engage in commerce by the “for-profit” exploitation of the Fields. It means to support capital improvements in the Village’s parks by the rental of the Fields. Since we all support first-rate parks and abhor steeper taxes, this approach seems laudable when considered in isolation. But government should not be premised on profit motive. Governmental decisions affect those governed. The test is not the commercial success of a newly-minted government initiative, particularly when that initiative imperils a long-standing local charity. (Indeed, there are many “for profit” out-of-town users of the Fields for the Village to charge this tariff.) The test must always be whether the residents are best served and, in that analysis, money is only one metric. So, what will this $30,000 tariff cost if imposed? It will imperil the Tournament, as explained by its founder and director, Dr. Tony Randi. The Village asked questions meant to second guess Dr. Randi’s belief, with wisdom or expertise from some uncited source. I credit Dr. Randi’s judgment. Ruth and Tony Randi have operated this Tournament for nearly 20 years. A fifteen-fold increase in the Village’s charge for the Fields will have mortal impact. What do we as a Village lose if the Tournament ends? The Tournament is a pure charity --- no one gets paid

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a dime. Net of costs, which residents defray with direct donations, all of the proceeds of the Tournament go to two local charities – the Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation and the Winthrop Hospital Cancer Center for Kids (and in the past, the Andy Fund and the Miracle Foundation). In dollar terms, each charity has received in recent years checks in the range of $50,000. While $100,000 is usually more than $30,000, my argument is not just about dollars. What else do we lose? Among those properly attuned to social needs, as most are in this Village, charity has a contagious affect. We are, after all, connected. The Randis, like others in our Village, inspire those around them by their deep commitment to this cause – now for nearly two decades. Many are moved to contribute significant sums. As important, many contribute their time and effort. This Tournament, in fact, teaches the importance of volunteerism. Hundreds of Garden City’s teens have directed traffic, served food, worked as guides and cleaned up. Parents, some with children participating and some with children long-exited such games, volunteer in the food court. The young are taught about the importance and fulfillment of volunteering and the old are pleasantly reminded. The Village merchants also benefit from the two-day influx of the two thousand or more players and their families. The Village, once again, at the purest level, signals its unique commitment to lacrosse and the valuable lessons which that great game teaches. Indeed, the Randis’ effort to include the Challenger League in the Tournament speaks to this point. Our Village stands proud over the Tournament weekend as a welcoming place where values and commitment matter. Now trace the impact on Cancer Care for Kids and Mollie’s Fund – the benefactors of the Tournament. Mollie’s Fund is a Village-grown and Villagesupported charity. Losing the support See page 37

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Does your home have a smoke alarm? According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the answer is likely yes: NFPA research shows that most American homes have at least one. But do you know how old your smoke alarms are? If you’re like most people, you’re probably not so sure.

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A recent survey conducted by NFPA revealed that only a small percentage of people know how old their smoke alarms are, or how often they need to be replaced. That lack of awareness is a concern for Garden City Fire Department and NFPA, along with fire departments throughout the country, because smoke alarms don’t last forever. “Time and again, I’ve seen the life-saving impact smoke alarms can have in a home fire, but I’ve also seen the tragedy that can result when smoke alarms aren’t working properly,” says Assistant Chief Robert Horvath of the Garden City Fire Department. “That’s why we’re making a concerted effort to educate Garden City residents about the overall importance of smoke a larms, and that they do have a life limit.” NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code®, requires smoke alarms be replaced at least every 10 years, but because the public is generally unaware of this requirement, many homes have smoke alarms past their expiration date, putting people at increased risk. As the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years, NFPA is promoting this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Don’t Wait - Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years,” to better educate the public about the critical importance of

A scene from a previous Fire Prevention Day. knowing how old their smoke alarms are and replacing them once they’re 10 years old. Fire Prevention Week is October 9-15, 2016. The Garden City Volunteer Fire Department is hosting our annual Open House and Fire Prevention Day at Fire Headquarters (located at 347 Stewart Avenue) on Sunday, October 16, 2016 beginning at 12:30 pm in support of Fire Prevention Week and this year’s campaign. To find out how old your smoke alarm is and its expiration date, simply look on

the back of the alarm where the date of manufacture is marked. The smoke alarm should be replaced 10 years from that date (not the date of purchase). The Garden City Fire Department also says smoke alarms should be tested monthly, and that batteries should be replaced once a year or when they begin to chirp, signaling that they’re running low. For more info on smoke alarms and this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Don’t Wait: Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years”, visit www.firepreventionweek.org.

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The EPOA will host their first public meeting of the Fall on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:30PM at the Garden City Fire House, 347 Stewart Ave (attached to Village Hall). There will be reports on a variety of issues from Mayor Nick Episcopia and Village Trustee John

Delany. School Trustee Bob Martin and Library Trustee Charlie Murphy will provide updates, as will Cultural & Recreational Affairs representatives Ken Moody and Judy Courtney. Questions and comments from the public are welcomed, as always.

Estates POA to meet at Senior Center

This month’s meeting of the Property Owners’ Association of Garden City Estates will take place on Wednesday, October 12th at 8PM at the Village’s newly refurbished Senior Center, located at the intersection of 11th Street and Golf Club Lane behind Lord & Taylor. All Garden City Estates residents are invited to attend and to bring a neighbor! This month’s meeting will feature special guest speaker Mike Lutz of Lutz Lawn Care, who will talk about fall planting and seasonal lawncare. The meeting will also cover current topics affecting the community and will provide residents the opportunity to comment on these topics and to raise other issues of general interest. The Estates POA meets monthly from September to June (with no

meeting in December). Meetings are usually held on the second Wednesday of the month, except for the January meeting, which takes place on the third Tuesday of that month in order to host the Electors’ Meeting in coordination with all of Garden City’s POAs. Notices of upcoming meeting times and locations will be posted in the Garden City News and on the Estate POA website at www.gcestates. org. The 2016-17 meetings will be held at a number of locations, including Stratford School, the Middle School and the Garden City Senior Center, so be sure to check the monthly postings for that month’s meeting location. Please visit the Estates POA website at www.gcestates.org to learn more about the Estates POA and other topics of current interest.

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The Garden City Central Property Owners’ Association is seeking new applicants to fill the open position of JUNIOR AMBASSADOR for the current school year continuing into next year. All information regarding the position, including the application, can be found on the CPOA website at gccpoa.org. The deadline for applications has been extended to October 15, 2016. This position provides an opportunity for all students in their junior year to contribute to the well-being of

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The Central Garden City Property Owners’ Association will hold its October Officers and Directors Meeting, open to all, at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 11, at the Garden City Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. All residents are invited to attend and hear

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Estates POA seeks candidates

The Nominating Committee of the Property Owners’ Association of Garden City Estates announces that it is seeking residents of Garden City Estates who are interested in being interviewed for the positions of Village Mayor and Village Trustee. Under the Community Agreement and the Estates POA by-laws, the Nominating Committee is asked to interview Garden City Estates residents interested in serving for these positions. The Community Agreement provides that in the upcoming election, one of the Estates trustees will serve as Mayor. The Village Mayor and Village Trustee positions are subject to election by Village residents and serve for twoyear and one-year terms, respectively, commencing in May 2016. The Estates’ current trustees are Brian Daughney and John DeMaro. The Nominating Committee consists of 15 Garden City Estates residents, each serving three-year terms. The Nominating Committee’s selections for Village Mayor and Village Trustee candidates will be presented for nomination at the Estates POA Electors’ Meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. All Estates residents are encouraged to attend and to vote. For more information about the nominating process please contact the Estates POA Secretary, Colby Allsbrook at callsbrook@optonline.net. Any Garden City Estates resident may be considered a prospective candidate by submitting their name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and a brief summary of their personal/professional background to the Nominating Committee. Interested Garden City

Estates residents may also provide a statement as to their qualifications and reasons for interest in the position. The Nominating Committee will contact the candidates to establish dates for interviews. The deadline for receipt of submissions is Monday, November 7th. All candidates must submit their material in writing to the Nominating Committee by mailing the material to Property Owners’ Association of Garden City Estates, P.O. Box 282, Garden City, New York 11530, Attn: Nominating Committee or by email to either: The Nominating Committee Chairperson, Robert Bommarito at rbomm@aol.com or the Estates POA Secretary, Colby Allsbrook at callsbrook@optonline.net. The Estates POA and the Nominating Committee encourage all Garden City Estates residents to get involved and volunteer their time and to attend monthly Estates POA meetings.

The Members of the Nominating Committee are:

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Chrysanthemum Lunch-Bridge October 17 The annual Chrysanthemum Bridge, on Monday, October 17, 2016 at noon, is fast approaching. A sandwich lunch with homemade dessert will be served in Gardner Hall at the Garden City Community Church. Nancy Fay and Sue Bashian are busy gathering beautiful chrysanthemums and prizes. Presented by S.A.G.E. (formerly the Auxiliary) of the Garden City Community Church, reservations must be received by Thursday, October 13. The cost is $25.00 per person ($100 per table). Send checks (made payable to G.C. Community Church) and names of those at your table to: Mrs. Susan Bashian, 21 Nassau Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530. Non bridge players are welcome to join the fun and bring along any board or card games. Don’t miss out on the Fun! The Garden City Community Chu-

rch is located at the corner of Stewart Avenue and Whitehall Boulevard. It is an “Open & Affirming” congregation of the United Church of Christ (Protestant), so no matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey all are welcome. On Sundays the GCCC has 8:30 am Communion in the Chapel and 10:30 am worship in the Sanctuary. (Summer Sundaysearlier). The Forum is held at 9:15 am. Church Sunday School is held during the regular service, with babysitting in the Crib Room for children under 2 years old, equipped with silent pagers for parents. The Garden City Community Church is handicap accessible with ramps on the Whitehall Boulevard side of the church and a full elevator to the lower level. *Please call 746-1700 or go to www.GardenCityCommunityChurch. org for more information.

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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 Satu rday 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 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 composition, 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 • 10/13, 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

Upcoming PTA Events

• 10/27, Th – High School and Middle School PTA Workshop: 6th Annual College Major Night for parents AND

students at GCHS at 7:00 pm

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.

We have a winner!

Congratulations to Patty & Joseph Hayes - proud PTA members and the winners of our 2016 online membership incentive for a $150 gift card. Thank you to the Hayes family and all who support PTA with their membership.

Where Your Support Goes…

Through your annual membership and participation in our fundraisers, we can continue to provide our children and community outstanding programs and events. But don’t take our word for it, check out our 2016-17 Annual Budget and Planned activities. http://bit.ly/FinancialPlanandGoals Be #PTAProud and spread the word!

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• 10/13, Th – Regular Meeting at Hemlock School at 8:15 pm

Photo Days with Irvin Simon Photographers

Purchases from Irvin Simon support PTA programs in all schools. • 10/26, W* – Photo Make-up Day - all schools (*Please note: Date was incorrectly printed as 10/28, F in 9/30/16 GC News)

National PTA Wellness Advocacy:

October is National Dental Hygiene Month Change everything you thought about chewing gum! That’s right… chewing sugar-free gum after eating and drinking on-the-go increases saliva stimulation, plaque acid neutralization and tooth strengthening. (Source: American Dental Hygienists Association) Let’s Connect @GardenCityPTA To Get Real Time Information Turn on Notifications Website: www.gardencitypta.org Twitter: Twitter.com/ GardenCityPTA Facebook: Facebook.com/ GardenCityPTA (Over 800 likes! Join the conversation and invite your friends.)

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.

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Sportswear is going, going, going… gone on October 17th! The Badger brand hoodie is a popular item and it can be ordered online through http://bit. ly/2016SportswearStore. Thank you to all who support the Garden City PTA. Together we can achieve great things!

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THE OFFICE CAT BY GABBY TABBY Stolen wallet: on September 27th a wallet was reported stolen from a locker in a Franklin Avenue Health Club. Suspended license: On September 28th Officer McCarthy, with assistance from the Nassau County Probation Department, arrested a 37 year old Long Beach man for allegedly driving on County Seat Drive with a suspended driver’s license. Who’s calling? On September 28th Garden City Police investigated a reported identity theft in which a cell phone was purchased and a resident’s information was used to open an unauthorized cell phone account. Records taken: On September 28th records were reported stolen from a room in an Old Country Road office building. What’s for dinner? On September 28th Garden City Police assisted the Garden City Fire Department in responding to a residential oven fire on Wyatt Road. Power glitch: On September 30th, due to a reported power outage, Officers responded to multiple traffic light malfunctions on Nassau Boulevard. Creepy driver: On September 30th Garden City Police investigated a report of a public lewdness which occurred at 9 PM. A female victim

states she was walking on Hamilton Place when a black sedan pulled up to her. The operator, described as a thin male white in his twenties, started to asked her for directions when he exposed himself in a lewd manner. Smoking on Seventh: On October 1st Garden City Police assisted the Garden City Fire Department with a report of a smoke condition at a 7th Street business. Gas smell: On October 1st Garden City Police assisted the Garden City Fire Department with report of a gas odor at a Whitehall Boulevard residence. Aggravated DWI: On October 2nd Garden City Police Officer Wiggins arrested a 34 year old Port Washington man on Golf Club Lane for Aggravated DWI (more than 18% BAC), and operating a vehicle without the headlights activated. Burglary suspect nabbed: On October 2nd a joint investigation between the Hempstead, Nassau County, and Garden City Police

Departments resulted in the arrest of a 35 year old Glen Cove man for a residential burglary that occurred on Meadow Street on July 16, 2016. He was also charged with a residential burglary in Roslyn and a commercial burglary in Hempstead. Truck driver charged: On October 3rd, during a traffic investigation on Clinton Road, Officer Hudak charged a commercial vehicle driver, a 27 year old Bethpage man, with driving with a suspended license, driving an overweight vehicle, and numerous other equipment violations. Driving with suspended license: On October 3rd a joint investigation by the Garden City Police and Nassau County Probation Departments resulted in the arrest of a 43 year old Levittown man for driving with three driver license suspensions (including one for a prior DWI), driving without

a court order interlock device, and uninsured operation. Suspect chase: On October 3rd Officer Russell was on patrol when he observed a vehicle with five occupants driving in a suspicious manner on several side-streets between Meadow Street and Brook Street. When the Officer attempted to stop the vehicle, it fled the scene into Hempstead where it crashed into two parked vehicles. All occupants exited the vehicle and attempted to run from the scene. Sergeant Jacobsen arrived at the scene and after a short chase apprehended one of the passengers. Officer Russell was able to apprehend the driver after a lengthy foot chase. The driver, a 17 year old Hempstead male was charged with possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and numerous traffic violations. The passenger apprehended, a 20 year old Hempstead man, was charged with unauthorized use of an auto. The investigation is ongoing. Hit and run: On October 4th Garden City Police investigated an incident at a Stewart Avenue business where a vehicle struck and damaged a parked vehicle and left the scene without stopping.

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Changing the Debate? BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

This is written the day before the vice presidential debate. Neither vice presidential candidate, Indiana governor Mike Pence nor Virginia senator Tim Kaine, are particularly well known outside their home state. The best that can be said from the perspective of the Donald Trump campaign is that the debate will likely move attention away from a pretty bad week dominated by the candidate’s taxes and, rather bizarrely, the story of his dealings with a Miss Universe beauty queen in the 1990’s. As an overall comment, even by the standards of recent presidential campaign debate, the discourse this year has been pretty lame. Yes, character matters, as does temperament and the physical health of the candidate, and actions taken 20 or 30 years ago provide some insight into what type of person the nominee is. On the other hand, voters have a right to understand where the candidates stand on major issues. One such issue is health care. Before the advent of President Obama’s health care plan, often called Obamacare, passed by one vote during President Obama’s second year in office, no one would have said that the United States had an ideal health system. There were a large numbers of uninsured citizens, sometimes onerous preexisting condition requirements and a mostly employer paid system that divorced the paying decision from the needs of recipients. Nevertheless, it is becoming increasingly clear that Obamacare is not the answer, and not just because of broken promises assuring people that they could keep health coverage that they like. Indeed, no less a leading Democrat than Bill Clinton sharply attacked the current system this week. Mr. Clinton pointed to people “with premiums doubled and their coverage cut in half”, as well as “small businesspeople and individuals who make just a little too much to get any of these subsidies.” An analysis in The New York Times this week said that the law “will have to change to survive.” Under Obamacare, the newly established exchanges for individual

purchasers (as opposed to employers) have proved too expensive for many consumers, but also unprofitable for many insurers. While the law provides for penalties for nonpurchasers of insurance, the policies offered have not proved attractive to many young, healthy consumers, who have chosen to go without coverage. In addition, as mentioned by Mr. Clinton, many relatively small businesses are hit hard by the new program, especially employers of over 50 employers now required to offer coverage to workers with 30 or more hours a week or be hit with a “pay or play” penalty. In addition to bearing the risk of sharply higher premiums, employers are also deeply unhappy about the administrative and paperwork burden of the new law. It is difficult to know what a President Donald Trump or a President Hillary Clinton would do about health care. Mr. Trump pledges to repeal Obamacare, something he presumably could do (or at least defund it) with both houses of Congress in GOP hands. However, he would quickly come under pressure to come up with substitute measure that are not just a restoration of the unsatisfactory system before Obamacare and would have to deal with people who regard Obamacare premium subsidies as an entitlement. We have heard nothing about this. Ms. Clinton promises to improve Obamacare and sometimes makes noises about a “single payer” (critics would say socialized) system, but she would have zero chances of enacting this system if, as almost everyone expects, the GOP controls at least one house of Congress after the election. We are very light on details from her as well. And of course, there are many other important issues that have received almost no discussion so far in the race. Reform of the Social Security system, which is projected to run out of money to pay promised benefits within 20 years, is another key topic. But focusing on issues like health care and Social Security seems beyond the pale in this strange political year.

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

POA’S support Mayor’s Committee on Building Code Changes

The Eastern, Central and Western Property Owners’ Associations all support the efforts of the Mayor’s Committee on Building Code Changes and are committed to actively working with the Committee to review and refine its proposed recommendations. Both the EPOA and CPOA passed resolutions at their September meetings. A letter from the WPOA president states the directors from the West support the recommendations and made several suggestions. While some of the existing issues are more prevalent in certain areas of the Village, it is the overall sense that protecting the quality of life for our residents is key. To learn more about the positions of the East, Central and Western POAs regarding this topic, visit the Alerts section of the Village’s website, www. gardencityny.net, where you can read the resolutions and letter in their entirety. Letters sent to Village Hall from residents about the topic can also be viewed on the Village’s website.

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Monday, October 10, 2016, in observance of Columbus Day and will reopen on Tuesday, October 11th. For your convenience, correspondence for the Village may be placed in the “Letter” drop slot at the front door.

Sanitation Collection

There will be normal garbage and recycling pickup on Monday, October 10, 2016. Residences west of Rockaway Avenue will have their garbage collected on Monday and Thursday and those east of Rockaway Avenue will be collected on Tuesday and Friday. Rubbish will be collected on Wednesday.

Village seeks new members for Special Police

The Garden City Special Police are comprised of residents who choose to give of their free time and energy by volunteering to help maintain the quality of life in Garden City. Their

commitment to excellence and dedication to the community helps to give our Village a higher level of safety and security to its residents. The Special Police assist the Police Department by conducting crowd control at parades, traffic control at fairs, crossing pedestrians at special events and special patrols. Please consider becoming a member of the Garden City Special Police force. If you are a Village resident, 18 years of age or older, and are interested in giving a little back to your community call 7429603. Anyone interested in joining the Special Police can download an application on the Village’s website, www. gardencityny.net, under the Police Department tab.

Traffic Enforcement

All residents are reminded that the Village Police Department is cracking down on speed, right turn on red with-

out stopping, full Stop sign violations and failing to observe speed in school zones, as well as other motor vehicle traffic violations.

License your dog

As a reminder, under Local Law 1-2010, the Village of Garden City now provides and is responsible for the licensing of all dogs within the Village as of January 1, 2011. Since every dog within New York State is required to be properly licensed Village Hall is ready to assist all residents with this process. The dog license application can be found on the Village’s website, www. gardencityny.net, under “Applications and Forms” or call (465-4166 to obtain an application.

Board of Trustees meeting schedule

The next regular Board Meetings are Thursday, October 20 and Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. These meetings are 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.

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Cathedral celebrates St. Francis of Assisi All of God’s creatures whether two, four or no legged were welcome in the Cathedral of the Incarnation on Sunday, October 2, at a special service of Evensong to honor St. Francis of Assisi. This Evensong began years back as a special celebration remembering something St. Francis started almost 800 years ago. It was Francis who first introduced the idea that human beings are only one of a myriad of creations of God

and all are blessed in God’s eyes. Francis is the one who preached to the birds; blessed fish that had been caught, releasing them back into the water; communicated with wolves, brokering an agreement between one famous ferocious wolf and the citizens of a town that were terrified of it. He used real animals when he created the very first, live, Christmas nativity scene. And so, Francis is the patron saint of animals and

the environment. The feast day of St. Francis is celebrated every year on October 4, and blessing of the animal services are usually scheduled for the Sunday closest to that day. The event was specially tailored to the average dog or cat’s attention span, so it is considerably shorter than regular Evensong. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all God’s creatures!

Martha and Amanda Ripp brought their two dapper dogs to be blessed. Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Long Island, Lawrence Provenzano, brought his grandson and his pet to the celebration.

Deacon Denise Galloway brought her little fellow to Evensong.

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Be a part of the GUIDE TO GARDEN CITY On October 21st the Garden City News will present its Guide to Garden City, a special section of the paper which will contain the most comprehensive collection of information that you need to know about living in Garden City.

In addition to information about libraries, schools, village and town boards we will also include information about local organizations and businesses. We invite groups to submit information about their future activities and contact information. We will be organizing the activity dates into a calendar so you can â&#x20AC;&#x153;save the dates.â&#x20AC;? Businesses are welcome to submit listings of their contact information and hours of operation. You can use the coupon here and mail it to 821 Franklin Ave. Suite 206, Garden City, NY 11530. If you prefer you can send your details by email to editor@gcnews.com or online at www.

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The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) is seeking applicants for the position of Village Trustee, a two-year term, which begins in April 2017. Any resident of the Western Section of the Village who is interested is urged to submit a letter of intent and a resume to: Maureen Traxler, WPOA President, 105 New Hyde Park Road, Garden City, NY 11530, or to mtraxler@optonline.net. The deadline for submission of applications is Friday, November 11, 2016. Interviews with applicants will be scheduled in late November or early December. The WPOA Nominating

Committee, which was established at the September 2016 General Meeting, will announce its selection of the Western Section candidate for Village Trustees at the January Annual Resident Electors Meeting. The next scheduled general meeting of the WPOA will be held on November 15, 2016, at Homestead School, 7:30 p.m. The Western Section of Garden City is bordered on the north by the main line of the LIRR, on the east by the west side of Tanners Pond and Edgemere Roads, on the south by Cambridge Avenue and on the west by Jefferson Street. Please visit our website at www.gcwpoa.com.

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Columbus Day

Residents are reminded that there will be normal garbage and recycling pickup on Columbus Day, Monday, October 10. The holiday collection schedule will be as follows:

Western half of Village (west of Rockaway Ave.): Garbage - Monday & Thursday; Rubbish - Wednesday. Eastern half of Village (east of Rockaway Ave.): Garbage - Tuesday & Friday. Rubbish -Wednesday.

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Community Club to host literary discussion

On Wednesday, October 19, at 1:30 PM in the GC Casino, Professor Spurgeon (Skip) Thompson III will give a lecture on “The Thing Around Your Neck,” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a young “up and coming” Nigerian writer. Prof. Thompson describes the 200-page book as “a delightful collection of short stories…which offers a full variety of ‛characters’ in all walks of life.” Prof. Thompson has been a popular lecturer at the Community Club’s Drama/Literature Committee’s Literary Series. We are thrilled to have him speak to the group at large on October 19. If you love to read and discuss literature, this program is not to be missed! Spurgeon Thompson describes his background as follows: “Adjunct Professor in the English Departments of Adelphi University and Fordham University where he teaches courses in world literature, seminars on “encountering the other,” courses in writing from a global perspective and others. He has published articles on Cyprus, comparative literature, writing and postcolonial partition, James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, Edmund Burke, James Connolly and feminist recovery work.

For the United Nations Development Authority he co-edited the Gender and Media Handbook (2004). He served twice as organizer for the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for Dialogue Between Cultures of a 3-day creative writing workshop entitled, “Peace and Co-existence: Addressing Conflicts through Creative Writing,” in Sofia, Bulgaria as well as Nicosia, Cyprus--workshops that brought together young writers from 22 nationalities focused on the issues of peace and reconciliation. He organized the Ernie O’Malley Symposium on Modern Ireland and Revolution at New York University in April of 2014 and is currently developing a book on global fiction of the 1930’s.” The lecture is open to guests and nonmembers for a $5.00 fee. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the program. The Community Club, established in 1919, offers a wide variety of cultural, educational, creative and philanthropic programs and activities. To learn more about the Community Club and how you may become a member, please call the office at (516) 746-0488 between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

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Total AP Students

522

501

531

526

522

544

549

Total Exams

1,134

1,096

1,199

1,202

1,178

1,244

1,293

AP Students with scores 3+

437

429

456

466

440

461

473

% AP Students with scores 3+

83.7

85.6

85.9

88.6

84.3

84.7

86.2

% ALL GCHS graduates scoring 3+ at some point

66.4

70.4

77.8

81.5

77.1

70.6

72.4

Scholars (Total)

185

176

201

220

206

222

238

Scholars

100

Scholars with Honors

Scholars with Distinction

National Scholar

Each year, Garden City High School students sit for Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Depending on a student’s results and the college or university he/ she will be attending, these exams can count toward college credit. The College Board administrates the tests, scores exams on a scale of 0-5 (5 being the highest), and determines four levels of overall student achievement: Scholars, Scholars with Honors, Scholars with Distinction, and National Scholars. Each level is increasingly difficult to attain: Scholars must achieve grades of 3 or higher on three or more exams; Scholars with Honors must achieve an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams; Scholars with Distinction must achieve an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams; and National Scholars must receive an average grade of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight

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or more of these exams. As illustrated in the attached chart, since 2010, the high school has had a steady increase in the total number of exams taken by its students. For 2016, impressive new records were set across several areas. At 1,293, Garden City High School students sat for more AP exams than ever*. Students who achieved scores of 3+ were at the highest level to date: 473. The total number of Scholars noted by The College Board was 238, up from 185 in 2010. The total number of Scholars with Honors increased to 64. At 79, Scholars with Distinction tied with 2013 for the highest number; and the high school had an amazing 31 National Scholars for 2016 – more than double last year’s 14 National Scholars! Again, these designations are awarded by The College Board to any student who has taken the exams and achieved high scores. *The College Board provides these numbers. The school district expects the total to be revised upwards to 1,302 once all Garden City’s AP exams are recorded.

The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island: The Role of Garden City and Mineola Special Program October 24, Garden City Hotel Open to the Public “Chain your dogs and lock up your fowls!” heralded posters throughout Long island in announcing the first international road race ever to be held in America. From 1904 to 1910, six Vanderbilt Cup Races were held on Long Island Roads. Developed from the imagination of William K. Vanderbilt Jr., great grandson of millionaire Cornelius K. Vanderbilt, these races were the most prestigious and thrilling auto races of their day, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators to Long Island. “The incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island,” will relive auto racing’s earliest triumphs including the development of the Long Island Motor Parkway – the first road built exclusively for the automobile, This special presentation will also highlight the role of Mineola and Garden City in these race along with the Motor Parkway.

This presentation will be given by Howard Kroplick, Town Historian of North Hempstead. Mr. Kroplick has extensively researched the races and written three books: The Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island, The Long Island Motor Parkway, (co-authored with Al Velocci), and North Hempstead. This presentation will feature photos from the private archives of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., rare race films and an assortment of “Vanderbilia. Coincidentally, this special program will be held on the 108th anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races. This special luncheon meeting on Monday, October 24, is open to the public at $25 each. Advance reservations are required. To reserve, please call Susan MacDonald, Club president at 643-5286 or Althea Robinson at 242-7487.

Krug’s Corner in Mineola during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

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New, larger turf field proposed for Community Park

From page 1 development, the new multi-use design would have space for a 120-yard football field with the end zones and sidelines, and that is regulation for ages up to 18. It could also allow for a larger soccer field, potentially a “more beneficial soccer field” to be constructed at the site. Ocker described the option as “accommodating the full dimensions of high school athletics and more activities.” The smaller design to replace the existing field with turf would not offer the same versatility. It was explained that the same size would be limiting to youth ages 12 to 14 that are allowed to play on a 100yard field. “The smaller design accommodates the current size soccer field which is consistently in demand by users. But the decision as we move forward is what has to be done to mend the Strategic Plan from a financial standpoint if we chose to go the bigger route with the $500,000 increase to get the larger field. We know what our participation levels are for all the various sports in town. This is not only in front of the focus group but ultimately it comes to the commission because of the financial impact,” he explained.

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Representing GCAA Basketball, George Liberopoulos attended the Community Park multi-purpose field focus group meeting. He acknowledged input from the Centennials is crucial and not yet known, but speaking on behalf of Garden City’s other sports organizations he says there’s a unanimous feel for the larger field being the pick, as it became “what is cost effective in the long run and what’s beneficial to the entire community.” It’s argued that the larger field can potentially solve a problem with its additional $500,000 price tag. If Garden City invests in Community Park with the

Strategic Plan but a football field isn’t yet considered, down the road there can be a time when the village faces over a million dollars in costs just to accommodate it for another new field, whether grass or turf or building a bigger parking lot. Liberopoulos believes a long term view could project something to happen on that front in less than five years anyway. “Where’s that money going to come from and what will we do then? This, the larger field, seems like a wise decision based on what we hear from neighboring communities, from Cameron Engineering, and there’s no reason why we can’t make this work in Garden City for all the sports,” he said at the Commission’s September 21 meeting. Liberopoulos said there’s much overlap in participants for intramural soccer and football. “The same participant that plays soccer also plays football, or lacrosse or basketball and baseball. We have to be careful if we look at these as separate silos it’s not really going to roll up into what’s good for the whole community. Depending on what season we’re in and what teams participants are with that particular day, people would like the best of the facility they see when they go and play other towns,” he said. Garden City Centennials’ intramural soccer program has 971 participants with 681 for travel teams. Boys youth Lacrosse has 425 participants while Girls Youth Lacrosse has close to 360 players. Meanwhile GC Thunder Football has 144 participants. Ironically the discussion on the third Community Park turf field took place minutes after Recreation Commissioner Ken Moody had to leave the meeting half-an-hour early to attend a game on one of the new Community Park turf fields; he sat dressed in his jersey for the first part of the meeting. Liberopoulos says a number of sports – football, lacrosse, baseball, and soccer – have no concerns over using a larger field with multiple painted-on lines

of play because kids in Garden City are used to that aspect from middle school or high school fields as well as “relatively new community-type parks that have been built.” According to Liberopoulos on September 20 the focus group asked a representative of Cameron Engineering how many fields of the original soccer field’s size and shape they have seen communities fund and build – turf or otherwise – “because it met their strategic initiatives.” He says the answer they received was clear: zero. In comparison to a larger field, Liberopoulos believes Option A for the original size soccer-turned-multipurpose field would be “very expensive and would have limited use.” “The multi-sport field usage makes a lot of sense on multiple levels. I don’t speak for the Centennials but I think it benefits football, boys and girls lacrosse, soccer – and if we did a study of overlaps it’s families and kids playing on a lot of those teams, but all sports would pay the same user fee because we want equality and to share. Sports that are in season could have priority working with (Recreation Program Director) Sandra Young they could figure out the times needed, but I personally don’t have a concern and I think we can figure out who would use the multi-purpose field Sundays from 8 am to 10 am and who uses it the rest of the day. I don’t think our participation numbers are so great that everybody wouldn’t be able to get a lot out of this,” Liberopoulos told the Recreation Commission. Another person speaking in favor of the larger multi-purpose field on September 21 was Joe Gambino, president and youth director of Garden City Girls’ Lacrosse Club. He told the Commissioners “Option A just doesn’t seem prudent.” Gambino contends that the Centennials Soccer would not be able to use that type of smaller field for the long-term as it would equate to “basically two years of soccer.” See page 51

Mobility Committee lends a hand to Recreation, Village From page 1 to painting blue lines and putting up a sign, the steps must be taken. So far, he’s found nothing but support and cooperation from Parks and Recreation and village administration. He estimated that between nine and 11 handicapped spaces already exist in the pool’s parking lot at Community Park, but the first row of spaces closest to the adult pool can have another seven or eight spaces. “Handicapped spaces at the parking lot have served their purpose for a long time but you have to adapt to a population with more mobility issues. Moving a lot of the (handicapped) spaces to the area near the adult pool is the right call, and you really want to focus on getting more in that first row and overall a 50 percent increase for handicapped parking, maybe more. Also having an entrance there for the handicapped is good because it will make getting to the pool a lot more feasible for those who have mobility issues,” Kelly said. As Kelly notes, another suggestion that the Parks and Recreation department has begun researching is a better gate and entry to the Garden City Pool for persons that are handicapped or physically challenged, in proximity to where the existing ‘walk-in’ gate is located. Kelly tells the News this was a primary problem to solve as the handicapped were “using an entrance that for them was not operational.” Now he believes Ocker imagines having the facility accessible for the handicapped from that first row of parking right near the door to the adult pool, with the hope of attracting more members to the pool for 2017 too.

“The intention is that would be a gate that can be activated by people with either a fob or button,” Ocker told the Commission. Included as a courtesy and a method of improving “people traffic” on summer days, plans called for a 15-minute early entry to the pool for the handicapped or physically challenged. Kelly called the potential changes “marketing as well as mobility, showing a good faith effort to bring people in.” The new pool bathhouse facility was also considered for a slight adjustment: the restroom doors are seen as “tricky for people to negotiate.” Ocker says an automatic opener will be looked into as well. Kelly says what’s needed is “something to push” rather than taking a hand off a walker or cane is best, essentially “cutting the risk of a fall.” The dangers of falling and in a public place extend beyond a mobility-impaired person hurting themselves into getting up, a very daunting ordeal with physical limitations. Kelly did not mention liability on the part of the Village of Garden City for such accidents if one were to take place. A separate issue that came up to the Recreation Commission at its September 21 meeting involved poor drainage of the shower room floors, but wetness on floors overall at the pool can lead to trouble for anyone, especially those with limited mobility. Kelly explains that at the adult pool the single bathroom nearby is the most mobility-impaired friendly. It doesn’t have any slipping issues one would face if they went to the ADA/handicapped stall at the bathroom at the back of the men’s room in the new pool bathhouse,

for example. Even though the single restrooms is close to the pool, it’s not wet all over. He says the pool bathhouse is a wonderful addition to the facility and a minor suggestion might go a long way. “When you go to the main bathrooms there’s going to be more slippage issues. You’ve got to get through the four bathrooms to get there. There are simple things like the placement of the toilet paper holder. By addressing the doors we are trying to create a seamless bath for people to the bathroom. Just the same, with a more accessible entry we want to make it more seamless for people to get into the pool facility and have an opportunity to get settled. For me it’s taking my brace off and for others that involves going from the wheelchair to a place they can sit. It’s generally making things ready to get into the pool and friendly for the handicapped – the Pool made some vast improvements this year and we just want to follow up with the physical improvements,” he said.

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Another aspect of enhancing the user/member experience at the pool is the ease of accessing the pool’s food and refreshments’ concession stand, located on the upper deck of the adult area. According to Garden City’s “Pool Rules” outlined on the Recreation Department’s website, per Nassau County Board of Health regulations the use of food, drink, or gum is not permitted on the upper or lower decks around the pool. “Eating and drinking is permitted in the picnic area and refreshment areas only.” Also, after alcohol See page 51

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND Nearly a year in the making, it’s prime time for turntables in the village. The Vinyl Revolution Record Show arrives in Garden City for a one-day celebration of music genres at Cluett Hall on the St. Paul’s campus on Sunday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $4. Over 50 dealer tables will be set up by vendors from all over the East Coast, presenting thousands of rare and collectible vinyl records for sale. Show promoters Mike Schutzman and Randy Gregg both live on Long Island. They appeared in front of the Garden City Recreation Commission to apply for the Cluett Hall location in December of 2015. The process for Commission approval lasted into January, and waiting for confirmation of a show for Sunday, April 3 let much time to promote slip away, so the show date had to be postponed to October 16. But according to Kevin Ocker, Garden City’s department head for recreation and parks, there may be long-term implications for the village to host this stellar record show annually. Ocker commented on his liking for the show’s concept and fit here just ahead of the opening of the new turf fields at Community Park. Ocker says what started as a “unique request” of the village’ Recreation Commission can ‘jazz up’ St. Paul’s facilities like never before. In an interview with The Garden City News in early September, Randy Gregg explained the attraction of Garden City: an opportunity to hold their event “somewhere central” with St. Paul’s historic, nostalgic atmosphere also being a big draw. The duo’s biggest show is held in Astoria, Queens at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden, and the Garden City show builds off momentum from their September 25 show there. Another key venue is in Brooklyn, and twice before the Vinyl Revolution Record Show was put on at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury. But that wasn’t the right Nassau County hot spot. “We are looking for something compatible and the one we do in Astoria is more compatible with Cluett Hall. They’re very close in size with large square rooms,” Gregg explained to the

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village’s Rec. Commission last year. He says the choice is all compatibility and strategy. Gregg sees Cluett Hall holding tremendous potential: their Astoria location has ‘the greatest reputation’ and has been lauded as the very best record show in New York City’s five boroughs. He notes that massive shows such as radio station WFMU’s are popular in New York but several vendors have picked their show instead, and there’s a great turnout of collectors as well as those just stopping in casual shopping. At the Bohemian Hall in September a live concert plus two autograph sessions were planned for the Vinyl Revolution Record Show. Upon meeting the Recreation Commission in December at the St. Paul’s senior center, Ocker reminded the applicants of insurance requirements to hold the event. They said they will secure their coverage for the show. For 26 years Mike Schutzman owned Slipped Disc Records on Rockaway Avenue in Valley Stream, regarded as a legendary music store destination, so he previously had business insurance. Slipped Disc first opened its doors on March 1, 1982 and finally closed in April of 2008, cited as “another victim of online music downloading.” “The reason Mike and I run the Vinyl Revolution Record Show is because and I had worked as the manager of the store for the last 10 years. It was a really popular, legendary store and people would fly to New York just to go to Slipped Disc. Mike had that reputation to begin with and when I was working with him there I saw how much we were both musically inclined, we know so much about bands and genres. During my time at the store is when everything went down for the music business – a lot of people were downloading and pirating (Napster) and unfortunately I watched the demise of the record store. At the end Mike started going to a couple of vinyl record shows, selling here and there – eventually the store closed and all he did was the record shows,” Gregg explained in an interview. The evolution of getting to that point helped them adapt and thrive, transferring a customer service skill set perfect for both casual and serious music fans. It was after maybe 12 record shows of vanilla experiences that they decid-

ed they could run a much better production than what they had attended. Gregg says many shows were not held in the right venues or they were promoted and produced poorly. Many vendors they encountered at shows were frustrated. Last December Gregg and Schutzman told the Commission that they don’t hold shows just anywhere, staying far away from dingy old venues. Their record events are festive with a deejay on-site playing soft shopping music. Gregg tells The Garden City News the village will get a taste of a classic “record store on wheels” with the Vinyl Revolution show. At their initial Garden City meeting Recreation Commission member Kristina Russo asked if compact discs would also be sold at the show. Gregg says the market demand at other shows indicates strong interests for vinyl records. Schutzman said some vendors may choose to bring CD’s however. Schutzman sells both old and newer vinyl records which is coming out even in 2016. Some vendors and customers approach him at record shows to learn what the latest hits and favorites are. Other ideas Randy Gregg brought forward are clothing vendors and memorabilia, potentially CD/DVD vendors and some who participate in Rock n’ Roll memorabilia events. In its day Slipped Disc Records added to its music collectibles by offering shirts, posters, pins, books, and other accessories. The store also featured autograph signing sessions with some of rock’s biggest acts, and Gregg says at shows this is also part of the mix. Gregg played in more than one big band’s tour of Europe. He knew Slipped Disc Records was a big enterprise when people on tour would speak with him and recognize him from “that record store in New York.” He considers himself and Schutzman “musicologists” able to help fans and customers by listening to them, then suggesting albums and groups that they might enjoy. “It used to happen at the record store where people would come in every other day and say they loved one of our suggestions, saying ‘that’s right up my alley’ or ‘you guys always tell me the right thing to listen to.’ But now we still do that at the record shows – there’s 50 tables worth of dealers and

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they all know music. People come in and ask questions and we’re there to help,” Gregg says. A large 4’ by 8’ banner sign was planned to be hung up near Cluett Hall weeks’ prior to the Vinyl Revolution show. Gregg takes promotions very seriously, posting the event announcement on many websites targeted for record collectors, casual shoppers and people just looking for entertainment. He’s also very active with social media marketing as well as keeping up on trends. Food has been one challenge for Garden City and the St. Paul’s location to host a big show. The village has a vendor for the adjacent playing fields but the bevy of Seventh Street’s offering along “restaurant row” is not walking distance from the venue at Cluett Hall. But all day during the Vinyl Revolution Show food and drink will be available for purchase. Gregg labels the Vinyl Revolution Record show as a real family event. Parents with their children frequent the Astoria record show and several teenage and pre-teen children want to shop for music, Gregg says. “I see it’s either the parents shopping or the kids shopping as now, vinyl is reaching the younger generation. They sell more vinyl now than they sell CDs,” he said. With an eye towards the long-term potential of St. Paul’s to host shows, bigger may be better with Garden City in play for a higher turnout and a great number of vendors. Gregg points out that record-themed “supershows” take place often in New Jersey and New York City, but not on Long Island. “We saw the potential when we were at the NYCB Theatre because as we know, people on Long Island don’t travel to supershows in Jersey. I was on several huge world tours so I have a different mentality of traveling, Mike and I want to bring this to Long Island but it’s really got to work, and the only way to have it work is for people to know about it. We’ll promote it and if it works then we can put on a bigger show and provide this for Long Island,” Gregg said. For more information on the Vinyl Revolution Record Show, visit the official event Facebook page or vinylrevolutionrecordshow.com.

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It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults

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 began on October 3 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. We will have food and games and will be watching the scary movie, The Ring, which is rated PG-13. Costumes are encouraged! 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.

Babysitting Workshop: November 9 and November 16

Tweens and teens in Grades 6-12 can register for this two-part Babysitting Workshop. Registrants are required to attend both sessions to receive a certificate. Registration is required and begins Monday, October 17 at 9:30 a.m. online

via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org). This program has been funded by The Friends of the Garden City Library. • November 9, 6 - 8 p.m. – First Aid Session. The First Aid Session conducted by JoAnn Tanck, RN and Georgette Basso, RN focuses on the care and health of young children. Participants are asked to bring a doll so they may practice the proper ways to hold a baby while feeding or diapering. • November 16, 6 - 7:15 p.m. – Safety Session. Steve Espey of Garden City Recreation Department and Detective Richard Pedone of the Youth Bureau of the Garden City Police Department will be at the library to facilitate the second part of the Babysitting Workshop.

Yak and Snack Book Discussion

Read the book Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs and join us for a discussion at the Library on Thursday, December 1 from 6 - 7 p.m. This program is for Grades 6-12. Registration is required and begins Monday, October 24 at 9:30 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org ). Registrants can pick up a copy of the book in the Young Adult Room after they register online. Registrants should bring a brown-bag dinner to the event. Food and snacks will be provided.

News from the Children’s Room

The Children’s Department is proud to announce our new Parenting Collection. The materials in the collection include books on a wide range of sensitive topics that children might encounter as they grow up. Topics include emotions, divorce, birth of a sibling, cancer, death, abuse prevention, and others. Books include both stories and nonfiction books that can be read aloud to a child or by a child. The Parenting Collection is located adjacent

to the Special Needs Collection in the rear of the Children’s Department. Feel free to browse when you visit. 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.

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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.

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Members of the Cathedral Shawl Ministry Members of the Cathedral Shawl Ministry will hold an Open House on Sunday, October 16 in the Undercroft of the Cathedral of the Incarnation after each Mass. This group, which knits and crochets, makes shawls, lap robes and baby blankets for those whom they are told need their prayers. It may be a happy or sad occasion but they pray as they knit so the recipient of the shawl or blanket is wrapped in their prayers. For the Open House a collection of items that have been made will be available for anyone to take for themselves or for someone else who needs to be wrapped in prayer. There will be “cards” available too so that any item that is blessed can have a special card to go with it. Yarns will be displayed

and if someone prefers to “place an order” for specific ones the request will be honored. The hope is to encourage any other knitters or crocheters to join the group. Free instruction is available for anyone who would like to learn to knit or crochet. Requests for shawls and blankets are always welcome! The Shawl Ministry usually meets on the second Sunday of the month so the first regular meeting will be November 13 in the Chapel of the Resurrection in the Undercroft of the church following the 9:30 a.m. Family Mass. For further information about the Open House or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, please visit the website at www.incarnationgc.org or call the church office at 746=2955.

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One of the most misunderstood expressions when talking about Garden City. The term “Apostles” is not an architectural term or even an official term. It’s actually a nickname given by... children. When A. T. Stewart bought the barren Hempstead Plains one of the first things he did was build a house in 1870 to serve as headquarters for the project. The house was located on the southwest corner of First Street and Rockaway Avenue. Rockaway Avenue was one of only a few roads that already existed on the plains. That house is where John Kellum (Stewart’s architect) laid out early Garden City. This house on First Street was torn down in the 1960’s. By 1872 the first ten houses in Garden City were going up. They were identical in appearance and cost roughly $18,000 each to construct. They demonstrated the elegance and style that was to be Garden City’s trademark into the 20th Century. The houses were solid brick with clapboard on the outside. They featured a front porch and a southern facing side porch. Each was crowned with a cupola above its mansard roof (only a few of the cupolas remain.) After these ten houses were built, many smaller homes were built and by the time of Stewart’s death in 1876 over forty homes were built in the blocks surrounding the first Garden City Hotel (completed in 1874). Following his death, Cornelia Stewart (his widow) announced plans for a memorial Cathedral to be built with a school for girls and a school for boys. While all this was under construction the schools were begun in 1877. Cornelia Stewart allowed several of the houses (as she still owned the entire development) to be used for classes for St. Mary’s and St. Paul’s. It was these students who nicknamed the large houses (the first ten) Apostles and the smaller ones Disciples. That’s it. It wasn’t Stewart and it wasn’t the architect who named them, it was

children, and the names stuck. Over time the number has been confused since there were 12 Apostles in the Bible and so on. However, it is not that complicated. It’s just a nickname for the original ten houses built in Garden City. Many written Garden City histories concerning the Apostles have given the number and location of these houses incorrectly. It’s a lesson for those individuals or “groups” interested in history that copying from one source can result in just repeating inaccurate information. Good research means being a good detective. What follows is an accurate account of the first ten houses (a.k.a. the Apostles) and where they were located and what happened to them (only six remain today).

The Original Ten Houses A.K.A. “The Apostles” 1872 Where were they and where are they?

S.E. corner Hilton Ave. & Stewart Ave. Torn down 1930 for Hilton Hall Apartments N.E. corner Hilton Ave. & Seventh St. Torn down 1930 for Hilton Hall Apartments S.E. corner Hilton Ave. & Fifth St. Torn down 1949. S.W. corner Hilton Ave & Fifth St. (expanded) S.E. corner Cathedral Ave. & Fifth St. Moved twice 1902 & 1988 (currently on 11th St.) S.W. corner Cathedral Ave. and Fourth St. S.W. corner Cathedral Ave. and Fifth St burned down 1879 (just south of the Cathedral) S.E. corner Rockaway Ave. & Fourth St. (facade changed) S.W. corner Rockaway Ave., & Third St. S.E. comer Rockaway Ave. & Second St.

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Pack 7 is the name – Magic was the game

“Dangerous Liaisons” discussion

Cub Scout Pack 7 had a hugely successful opening Pack Night on Friday, September 25th. Gary the Great Magician was in the house and the scouts and their families sat in wonder and awe as magic was performed right before their eyes! Some of the scouts even had the opportunity to participate in the show. Our next Pack Night is scheduled for Friday, October 28th and will be held at the Garden City Volunteer Fire Department Headquarters on Stewart Avenue from 7:30-9:00pm. At this pack night the boys and their families will learn about fire safety, meet the men

and women who are members of the volunteer fire department and have a chance to climb on and explore a real fire truck. Please join us as we learn about this valuable resource right here in our town. The firemen will share safety tips as well as fire prevention advice. Pack 7 is open to all boys in grades 1-5. It offers time for parent -child bonding while sharing unique fun adventures together and teaches life skills with laughter and fun. For more information, please contact Cubmaster Dave Phillips at davephil@optonline.net.

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On October 23, the Garden City Community Church will be hosting a panel entitled, “Dangerous Liaisons: The Truth About Campus Predators, Toxic Relationships, and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Teens.” This panel discussion will provide information about the warning signs of toxic personal relationships and potential recruitment into unhealthy commercial or spiritual organizations. Among the topics explored will be: What parents need to know in raising teenagers, speaking teen-to-teen, and how to stay safe. The panel will begin at 1 PM, with Q & A to follow and conclude at 3:30 PM. The presenters will be the following: Elizabeth Blackwell, who was born into a Bible-based doomsday cult and exited. She is currently an honors student in the Psychology department at Columbia University. Maureen Griffo, MA, MEd, an ex-member of a fringe church and currently has a Master’s in Sociology with a focus on cultic practices. Andrea Laisure, a Garden City High School senior, provides information to teenagers about staying safe from toxic relationships. Stephanie Spanos, MD, a child psychiatrist, who has worked with children and troubled teens in the clinical setting, in foster care, residential treatment, and in the New York City Public School System. The moderator will be Robin Boyle

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Laisure, JD, a member of the law faculty at St. John’s Law School in Queens and who has published several articles on cults and law. This program is open to the community free of charge. For those who RSVP, a complimentary lunch will be provided at noon. The event will take place in the lower level of the Church, in Gardner Hall. In order to attend the lunch, please RSVP by October 18th on the Church website: http:// www.gardencitycommunitychurch. org. Click on “Calendar” and go to the event date - October 23rd. This event is co-sponsored by the International Cultic Studies Association (“ICSA”). For more information about ICSA, go to www.icsahome.com. The Garden City Community Church is located at the corner of Stewart Avenue and Whitehall Boulevard. On Sundays the GCCC has an 8:30 am Communion service in their Chapel and a 10:30 am worship service in their Sanctuary. They hold a forum on Sundays at 9:15 am and Church Sunday School is held during the 10:30 am service. The Garden City Community Church is handicap accessible with ramps on the Whitehall Boulevard side of the church. Please call 746-1700 or email churchoffice@thegccc.org or visit our website at www.thegccc.org for more information.

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Bright blue weather? With ATHENA

Somehow I remember a poem entitled “October’s Brightest Blue Weather.” I guess I was remembering that poem and was hoping to see some of that weather as soon as the month started. However, I guess I will be waiting for it - sometime soon but not at the start of the month. Time will tell as our weather patterns have changed over the past couple of years and they don’t show any sign of going back to what we remember. I guess I mentioned that to you in last week’s column. It was sad to read in this past week’s issue that things did not go well financially for the Garden City Pool during the summer season. It is such a lovely place to go to cool off, to swim and to visit with friends. I did notice that there were fewer folks at the pool, but I put that down to the fact that I go early to swim and I know that many people go later. By the time they are coming, I am leaving for the day. Folks are missing out on a way to spend a beautiful summer among old friends and making new ones. I understand that they are still accepting things for the upcoming Fair at the Garden City Community Church so if you are in the process of fall cleaning - you might just want to get the things you will no longer use and take them to the church office to be used in their affair. Do not delay as it will be upon us very soon. The Community Club will be getting off to a great start and their opening programs were very well attended. They have items in this paper about their upcoming programs so if you are interested in and you wish to attend just go to the Garden City Casino at the time listed in the article and pay the guest fee of five dollars to attend the program. You can join the members following the talk for refreshments and get to know some of them and you will soon want to join the club.

Bridge is a favorite game in Garden City so if you play I would not want you to miss one. In case you did, the Chrysanthemum Bridge Luncheon will be held at the Garden City Community Church on Monday, October 17th at 12 noon. Get a table together and enjoy lunch, the prizes and the game. The price is $25 per person with reservations going to Sue Bashian. You could send her a check for the table or drop it off at the Garden City Community Church office. It’s a fun affair. Happy Birthday wishes go to Sonja Slattery, who celebrated her special day on October 6th and to Bette Walhen, who will blow out her candles on her cake on the 13th of October. May all the happy celebrants have a great day and a year filled with all good things. The big event at Hofstra University went over very well. The crowd was large and well interested in both speakers and what they had to say. It was good to see that everything was in good order and so many high profile speakers on two sides of the topic can ignite an audience. It’s good to know that it went so well. The campus at Adelphi University - in spite of all the new buildings - looks good and there is a feeling of organization to the placement of those buildings. It is also hard to remember that there were only two buildings for classes when I went to Adelphi and that was as a night school student. You may not believe it but - I managed to graduate in five years which was very good for a night school student. This was done by also taking classes in their summer session, as I was working full time in a bank in New York City. Talk about stress. See you next week.

Pick up pumpkins at Pumpkin Patch The Pumpkin Patch opened on October 1st with many volunteers earning community service credit by emptying the huge truck in only two hours! Sales continue through October 31st from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the week. Sales have been brisk and another shipment will arrive on October 15th at 9 a.m. Volunteers are still needed on that Saturday. Community service credits will still be available. In addition to the pumpkins, raised in New Mexico on Navajo reservations,

there are racks of mums ready to bloom for the fall season as well as decorative kale to enhance your gardens. Storytelling will occur at 2 p.m. over the Columbus Day weekend. Enjoy the stories about a bullied bumpy pumpkin and the surprise arrival of a jack-o-lantern at the home of poor children. The Unitarian Universalist Congregation, on the corner of Stewart Avenue and Nassau Boulevard, welcome all visitors to the beautiful Pumpkin Patch.

ADELPHI’S BEST OF BROADWAY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 • 8:00 P.M. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 • 4:00 P.M. TICKETS: $25

This Fall, Adelphi’s Best of Broadway will present a musical revue celebrating Broadway musicals with a political bent, in honor of our Election Year. Please join us for an evening of song and dance, as the students take the stage.

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul MARAT as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de SADE Written by Peter Weiss

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In a bloody and unrelenting depiction of class struggle, this Tony Award-winning play within a play is set in the Charenton asylum as the Marquis de Sade directs the inmates in a play about the French Revolution and the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat.

Featuring music from Richard Strauss, Claude Debussy and Paul Moravec and the world premiere of a new piece by Adelphi’s Matthew Bosch ‘14, this diverse concert serves as a stunning showcase for the depth and range of talent in Adelphi’s Department of Music.

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Robert McMillan forum on the Panama Canal at Community Church

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Phoebe and Bob McMillan BY MELVA VICTORINO On Sunday, October 9th at 9:15 – 10:15 AM, Mr. Robert McMillan will lead the Sunday Forum Series at Garden City Community Church (GCCC) on the Transformation of Panama and the Panama Canal. August 15, 2014, marked the one hundredth anniversary of the Panama Canal’s opening, and on June 25, 2016 Panama celebrated the opening of the Expanded Panama Canal. Bob McMillan and his wife, Phoebe, were honored to attend both events. Former Chairman of the Panama Canal Commission, Robert McMillan, offers a fascinating Power Point insider’s look at the history – and the future – of Panama and the Panama Canal. Starting with the continuing efforts of Christopher Columbus to find a shorter path to the Orient. adventures and explorers came to Panama’s shores as early as 1502. Next, McMillan covers the efforts by France to construct a canal across the Isthmus and why it was doomed to failure. After the French effort, he goes on to cover the construction of the canal under Teddy Roosevelt. Panama and the canal have been an important part of America’s heritage. Today, almost 70% of the traffic through the Canal is to or from the United States with China the second largest user of

the Canal. What role does China play in Panama and at the Canal? Will China build a new canal across Nicaragua? This is a fascinating chronicle of the Canal’s history and of McMillan’s personal involvement in Panama and the Canal. McMillan outlines the historical and strategic importance of the canal. He also supplies fascinating details about the role of dictator Manual Noriega and his forced removal in “Operation Just Cause.” And finally, McMillan covers the transformation of Panama through over 27 years of democracy, while looking forward to the future of one of the most important global passages in the world’s economy. The Community is invited to attend the forum in the church parlor. The Garden City Community Church is part of the United Church of Christ and is an Open and Affirming congregation. Worship services are Sundays at 8:30 AM in the chapel and 10:30 AM in the sanctuary, with church school for children and a crib room for infants and toddlers during the latter service. Wednesday Service is at 8:00 PM at Gardner Hall. The Garden City Community Church is located at Stewart Avenue and Whitehall Blvd. For more information, call 516-746-1700 or visit our website at www.gardencitycommunitychurch.org.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Treasurer of the Incorporated Village of Garden City, New York, has filed in the office of the Village Clerk at 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York, a statement showing in detail all revenues and expenditures (Annual Update Document - AUD) of said Village for the fiscal year June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016, together with a statement of outstanding indebtedness as of May 31, 2016. Said statements will be available for inspection by any persons interested during the regular business hours in said office. BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY Karen M. Altman Village Clerk Dated: October 3, 2016 Garden City, New York The Incorporated Village of Garden City does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission to, access to, or participation in its programs, activities or public meetings, and has designated Karen M. Altman, Village Clerk, as Disability Compliance Coordinator. Persons with a disability who wish to attend a meeting should contact Karen Altman at least 24 hours in advance of meeting at: 351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 (516) 465-4051 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. G.C. 0527 1X 10/7 LEGAL NOTICS Invitation to Bidders BOARD OF EDUCATION Garden City Union Free School District PUBLIC NOTICE: is hereby given for separate sealed bids for: Districtwide GPS Clock. Bids will be received by the School District, on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 10:00 AM prevailing time in the Administration Office, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 and at said time and place publicly opened and read aloud. The Contract Documents may be examined at the Office of the Architect, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers, P.C., 244 East Main Street, Patchogue New York, (631-475-0349); however the Contract Documents may only be obtained thru the Office of REV, 330 Route 17A

LEGAL NOTICES Suite #2, Goshen New York 10924 (877-272-0216) beginning on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. Complete digital sets of Contract Documents shall be obtained online (with a free user account) as a download for a non-refundable fee of Forty-Nine ($49.00) Dollars at the following websites: www. bbsprojects.com or www. usinglesspaper.com under “public projects”. Optionally, in lieu of digital copies, hard copies may be obtained directly from REV upon a deposit of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars for each complete set. Checks for deposits shall be made payable to the DISTRICT, GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT and may be uncertified. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at the above referenced websites. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Plan holders who have obtained hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. The bid deposit for hard copies will be returned upon receipt of plans and specifications, in good condition, within thirty days after bid date, except for the lowest responsible bidder, whose check will be forfeited upon the award of the contract. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or the proposals will be rejected within 45 days of the date of opening proposals. Bids shall be subject, however, to the discretionary right reserved by the School District to waive any informalities, accept or reject any alternatives, reject any proposals and to advertise for new proposals, if in its opinion the best interest of the School District will thereby be promoted. Each bidder may not withdraw his bid within 45 days after the formal opening thereof. A bidder may withdraw his bid only in writing and prior to the bid opening date. Dated: October 5, 2016

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37 Email: Editor@GCNews.com From page 2 of the Tournament would seriously impede the mission of Mollie’s Fund. Perhaps this year’s class of Village sixth graders will be the last to come home and report that they learned about the perils of skin cancer during a Mollie‘s Fund presentation. What of the residents who benefit each summer from the Sunscreen Program at the Garden City Pool sponsored by Mollie’s Fund? What about the Fund’s public service announcements on television and radio, social media, in cabs, on the side of buses, or the Fund’s educational programs for the nursing community? Mollie’s Fund also arranged for free skin screenings by a volunteer dermatologist at the 2016 Tournament. I dare not begin to write about the great works of the Cancer Center for Kids. I would woefully under-describe its life-saving work. For that input, I suggest that you visit 120 Mineola Boulevard, the Fourth Floor. Be prepared to be saddened, but then awed. We must also never forget the loved ones honored by the Tournament, Mollie’s Fund, the Andy Fund and the Miracle Foundation– their memory endures and remains very palpable -- Jay Gallagher, Ryan Kohart, Dave Leistman, Mollie Biggane, Andrew Palmeri and Mike Tenaglia. What has the Village done in the past with $30,000? Without cataloguing past missteps and befuddling decisions, leave it that the Randis have shown the ability to benefit many more, in deeper ways, with $30,000, than the Village. Please raise your voices on this issue. We must do our utmost to compel the Village to act on this issue with character and in our best interests – please support your neighbors and stand behind the Jay Gallagher Tournament. Don’t permit the Village to destroy something great built and long-supported by the charity of this Village. David Westermann, Jr .

What kind of town should we be?

To the Editor: I read the story of the gouging of the not for profit Jay Gallagher Tournament by the Garden City Recreation Department and it filled me with sadness. What a sad reflection on our community. Here we have a successfully run, non- for –profit organization that has a nineteen year track record organizing an event that has brought great credit to our community and, more importantly, raised over ONE MILLION dollars for local charities that honor the untimely deaths of several of our residents. Dedicated volunteers from our community and beyond have selflessly provided the labor - many of whom have served since the initial event almost twenty years ago. But the heart, soul

and driving force is a local resident who has contributed countless hours of his time for two decades to raise awareness of disease and to turn local tragedies into causes that have done lasting good. The good will generated by this event has inured to the benefit of all of us as the name of our community has been associated with this event and thousands of families from across the metropolitan area and New England have come to our lovely community to be part of this tournament and by so doing supported the philanthropic effort. And at what cost you might ask. By listening to the words of our Recreation Department and our Board of Trustees, you would be led to believe that this has been funded on the backs of local citizenry. But that is not the case. The village and the school district both of which permit the access to and use of their field space were compensated for the cost of staff time and administrative time. Local businesses benefited from the influx of a hundred or more teams and their families who frequented our local establishments. The Tournament paid a fair price and there was a symbiotic relationship that benefited each side for many years. So what has happened? The village board and the recreation department have found hard times. They have adopted a strategic plan for improvements to our facilities. Some of this is, they admit, to “catch up“ after years of underinvestment in the infrastructure they were charged with overseeing. So they looked across the budget and decided that one way to generate the fiscal capacity to meet their needs was to impose a 20-fold increase in the fee to be collected from a local charity!! Our Commissioner’s and Trustees argue that these funds have been budgeted and they will have to find ways to make up for this “lost revenue” if it is not collected, but let’s call it what it is. This is not revenue (for they never had it) nor is it a reduction in expenses that they will incur. No, this is the village reaching into the pockets of a very successful local charity and grabbing $30,000 that would other wise have been delivered to support a cancer center for our kids or to raise awareness of the dangers of over exposure to the sun. Telling the operators that they can make up the deficit created by this increased field use fee by simply charging the participating teams more money is a red herring. Whether the teams can afford it or whether they would decide to is not the purview of our Recreation Commissioners or our Trustees and either way it doesn’t change the fact that the village is exacting its pound of flesh from pockets of charitable causes. We have an ambitious plan to improve our facilities and part of that plan had to include a way to pay for it. We all understand that. Tough

decisions needed to be made both in the scope of the plan and in our ability to pay for it. There are many options for planners to weigh and measure in putting together a strategic plan and things like reducing expenses, finding grant money, municipal bond financing, tax increases and, yes, fee increases all must be considered. Those decisions needed to be include a value on who we are and the community we want to be. The community I believe we want to be isn’t one that reaches into the pockets of a charity. Bob Cox

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To the Editor: Recently a very large limb from a tree fell in front of my house. I called the [Department of Public Works]. Within fifteen minutes a crew arrived at my house and efficiently cut up and cleaned the area. They were wonderful. Angelo DiPippo

Thanks for support

To the Editor: I am writing this letter on behalf of the members of the Sanitation Department to thank the residents of Garden City for their support and kind letters. We thank you for recognizing the high level of service the members of the Sanitation Department provide. ALL our Village employees take pride in delivering a sterling standard of service unparalleled by other Municipalities. I would also like to respond to a question asked in the comment of a particular letter. Yes, unfortunately the Village of Garden City employees are without a contract since June 1, 2013 and have not received a contract raise since June 2012. However, we take pride in our work and the community and will continue to deliver the same level of service as we have in the past. Remember – Garden City works because we work! Kevin Kirby President CSEA Local 882 Garden City Unit

Free legal consultation clinics Nassau residents who are struggling with the prospect of losing their homes in mortgage foreclosure, or still have issues resulting from Superstorm Sandy, are invited to come for help from volunteer attorneys at the Nassau County Bar Association’s Free Mortgage Foreclosure/Sandy Recovery Legal Consultation Clinics. The next two clinics are scheduled for Monday, October 17 and Thursday October 27, 3 - 6 p.m., at the Nassau County Bar Association, located on 15th Street at the corner of West Street, Mineola, two blocks south of the bus and train stations. NCBA’s clinics allow homeowners concerned about foreclosure matters or who are already in the foreclosure process involving property in Nassau County, to meet one-onone with a volunteer attorney for a free consultation. Homeowners then may be directed for additional help with mortgage modifications, loan restructuring, bankruptcy, financial planning assistance, services for lower income households and emotional support. Many of these resources and agencies are available immediately in the same room. Clinic volunteers include dozens of attorneys trained in mortgage foreclosure issues, bankruptcy attorneys, HUD-certified housing counsel-

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ors from Community Development Corporation of Long Island, Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre and American Debt Resources. There are no income restrictions to attend the clinics. Since 2009, NCBA has held more than 140 clinics assisting more than 10,000 Nassau families in distress. Currently, each clinic is held twice a month and averages 50 homeowners, signifying that mortgage fore continues to be prevalent in Nassau. Volunteer attorneys also answer Sandy victims’ questions regarding homeowner, flood, property damage and automobile insurance claims; FEMA, debt deferral, and consumer protection issues. Bi-lingual attorneys fluent in Spanish are on site, and attorneys bi-lingual in other languages, including Russian, Haitian Creole, Korean, Chinese, Hindi and American Sign Language, may be requested when making reservations. To make an appointment for the next clinic, call the Bar Association at 516-747-4070. Attendees are asked to bring their mortgage documents or other important papers and correspondence with them. This program is funded through the NYS Attorney General Homeownership Protection Program (known as HOPP).

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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. This year The Welcoming Club of Garden City is proud to support the Belmont Child Care Association, Inc.

Please help bring Halloween to Anna House!

Belmont Race Track was the first race track to have an onsite child care center. The Anna House serves fifty-two children below the age of 12, and almost half of them are pre-school age. Won’t you help them have a wonderful Halloween by donating new or gently used costumes? Please drop the costumes off at 59 Euston Rd in the bin by the front door. Or contact Jackie Goode at jmgoode322@ optonline.net for more info.

Upcoming Events

October 22nd: Oktoberfest, 7:30-10pm 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

November 12th

Roaring 20’s Casino Night 7 to 11pm The Cherry Valley Country Club Will Lady Luck smile down on you as you try your hand at poker, craps and roulette? Join us in your best Gatsby attire to find out! Roaring 20’s fashion welcome and encouraged! Tickets are $100 per person and include open bar, hors d’oeuvres and the opportunity to participate in a fabulous silent auction, raffle prizes and more! Special prizes for our high rollers! Tickets available now at www.thegardencitywelcomingclub. org/roaring-20-s-casino-night.Don’t wait to buy them as tickets will be $125 per person at the door.

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We are looking for a few of you to help us raise money for our charity, BCCA by sponsoring tables at our Casino Night. We have 4 levels of sponsorship, 8 sponsorships available in total. • Craps Table Sponsor (1) $1500 • Roulette Table Sponsor (2) $1000 • Poker Table Sponsor (1) $750 • Blackjack Table Sponsor (4) $500 Sponsors receive two tickets to our event, recognition including their name and company logo displayed on the table throughout the night, as well as a “Thanks to our Sponsors” print ad in The Garden City News following our event. Interested? please reach out to Meg Cremins (megdockery@yahoo.com) for more details.

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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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Stress & illness: Exploring the mind body connection

The relationship between the mind and body is both complex and compelling. Please join us as we explore and understand the role of stress in illness and health. As part of a wellness initiative that focuses on highlighting and reducing the negative effects of stress, WinthropUniversity Hospital will offer a free seminar, “Stress & Illness: Exploring the Mind-Body Connection” on Wednesday, October 26, at 7 PM. The program will be held in the Winthrop Research and Academic Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard, at the corner of Second Street in Mineola, Room G-018. Deepan Singh, MD, Psychiatrist in the Department of Behavioral Health at Winthrop, will explain the mind-body connection, and its role in managing health. In this interactive program, Carole Filangieri, PhD, Psychologist in the Department of Behavioral Health at Winthrop, and Brittany Rush, Stony Brook Medical Student, will demon-

strate proven techniques that can improve wellness by managing stress and anxiety. Attendees will have an opportunity to practice these techniques and will learn how they can continue using these tools at home. A question and answer period will follow. Limited parking is available at the Research & Academic Center. Additional parking is available at the commuter lot on the corner of First St. and Third Ave., which is free after 6 PM. Parking is also available across the street from the Center in the garage behind the 120 Mineola Blvd. building. Guests may enter the parking garage from First Street; parking is free after 6 PM. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. To register, please call (516) 663-8300. For information on other free community education programs at the Hospital, please call 1-866-WINTHROP.

GC Community Church hosts Yoga and Wellness Retreat

Last week members of the Garden City Community Church hosted their first Body, Mind and Spirit Retreat at Camp Quninpet on Shelter Island. Ed Yoo (certified Yoga instructor) and the church’s Teaching Pastor, Ian Rottenberg planned the retreat to integrate practices of Yoga with scripture and messages of spiritual wellness. They were joined by Jen Yoo (certified Yoga instructor) and Maria Campesi (Fitness/Triathlon Trainor) to create a weekend that was spectacular! The group stayed at the beautiful Victorian style house/retreat center overlooking the water. Weekend activities included a sampling of local organic food, Fitness Training Sessions with Maria, Yoga and Meditations led by Ian and Ed, Yin Yoga with Jen and sunset vespers. Participants were invited to explore various physical and spiritual activities with an open mind and an open spirit. The message throughout the weekend focused on the many common themes of Spirituality, Christianity,

Buddhist and Wellness teachings. There was also enough free time for biking and kayaking, beer/wine tastings and exploring the beauty of Shelter Island. A great weekend was had by all! The Garden City Community Church offers Yoga sessions every Wednesday at 6:45 pm and Saturday at 9:30 am led by Ed Yoo. Maria Campesi leads Fitness Training every Tuesday at 6:45 pm and Saturday at 11:00 am. Classes are $10 per session or 5 sessions for $40.00. Ian Rottenberg leads a candle lit inspirational service every Wednesday evening at 8:00 pm. Additional church services led by Pastor Lynn Sullivan include services on Sunday at 8:30 am and 10:30 am. All community members and friends are welcome to attend any of these programs. For more information about the many programs available for both youth and adults, go to www.gardencitycommunitychurch.org. For more info. regarding Yoga programs email edyoo789@gmail.com.

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FOR SENIORS

Need a Ride?

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.

Special events for the month of October

Tuesday, October 11 at noon – “Chow Down with the Chamber”by the Garden City Hotel and entertainer Sal Armao. Reservations are limited and necessary. Please note – this event is now filled. 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 – 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.

Exercise for Seniors

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 canceled 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

Registration for upcoming senior trips - New trips added

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 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.

Garden City Retired Men’s Club News Schedule of Activities

Monday, Oct. 10 - Columbus Day. No Meeting. Monday, Oct. 17- Sandwiches. Monday, Oct. 24 - Meeting. Monday, Oct. 31- Lunch. Either hot food or sandwiches. Monday, Nov. 7 - 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 games, cribbage

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and billiards Also you may come for just conversation, camaraderie, and to make new friends. Lunch is served roughly twice a month.

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 4:00pm. 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.

GC senior bridge results On October 3rd there were 9 1/2 tables playing. The results: North/South 1--Grace Kelly & Carol Anderson 2--Joan Kiernan & Claire Burns 3--George Salem & Rudy Kaiser 4--Pat Dolan & Gloria Mentzel

East/West 1--Judy Cashman & Maureen Minion 2--Carrie & Bob Flapan 3--Florence Dieterich & Gloria Weinrich 4--Nick Basile & John Dean

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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Resurrection Church Christmas Fair

CoChairs Ruth Chisholm (left) and Cindy Dornemann invite all in the community to a spectacular Christmas Fair. The community is invited for a day of fun and holiday shopping at Resurrection’s Christmas Fair, Saturday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Browse through beautiful handmade Christmas decorations and ornaments. Select unique gift items from an array of beautiful handmade table runners, scarves, handbags, baby quilts and hand-painted wooden items. Take home a container of your favorite cookies from our Homemade Cookie Shoppe. Find special gifts for special people—jewelry, toys, books. Pick up a treasure at the White Elephant Sale. Stop for lunch or a snack at the

Resurrection Café. All proceeds go to support mission work at Resurrection & THE LIFE. Additional funding is awarded through Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. 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. Enter the Christmas Fair via the gym door on Emmet Place. All are invited to worship at 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays and at 8:30, 9:45 and 11 a.m. Sunday mornings, with Christian Education at 9:45 a.m. For more information, call 746.4426, visit resgc.org.

Resident’s play to be performed

The new, acclaimed Play, “Children of the April Rain”, co-authored by local resident Lana Mae Noone, will be presented at the American Airpower Museum, Farmingdale on November 11th, 1 PM. The play’s staged reading will be presented in conjunction with the Museum’s Veterans Day Ceremony. Adelphi Graduate Tia Lana Mae Noone with cast members, “Children of the Keevil, who directed the April Rain” productions, East Williston Community play in October 2014 at the Church on September 25. Garden City Community Noone, as well as to all involved in Church. will direct the the Vietnam “Operation Babylift”, upcoming production. . The play is dedicated to the mem- April, 1975. Please contact lananoone@yahoo. ory of Byron and Lana Mae Noone’s deceased daughter, Heather Constance com for full detail.

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IN MEMORIAM Mary C. Scully

Mary C. Scully, of Stuart, Florida, died peacefully at her home on September 7, 2016. The daughter of Emma Droesch and Joseph W. Percival, Mary was born on September 28, 1927 in Queens, NY. She graduated from Great Neck High School and Adelphi University where Mary worked as an Admission Director for Foreign Students. She was predeceased by James F. Scully, her beloved husband of 59 years. She was the adored mother of Mary Jane Bauer (Richard), James F. Scully Jr., Susan D. Scully, Timothy J. Scully (Carolyn Maurer), and Joseph P. Scully (Elizabeth Hildreth). Also survived by nine loving grandchildren and one great granddaughter. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph’s Church, Garden City, NY on Saturday, October 15th at 9:30am. Interment will follow at Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, NY. In lieu of flowers please make dona-

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B. Frank Flaherty, a Garden City resident, died at Mercy Hospital on September 24 2016. He was 86 years old. Born in Queens, NY, on April 5, 1930, to Bartley and Agnes (Mulligan) Flaherty. Frank graduated Brooklyn Prep 1948, Fordham University with a BS in 1952 and St. John’s Law 1958. Frank was a Captain in the Air Force and served during the Korean War from 19521954 then in the reserves until 1968. Frank was corporate labor council to Olin Corporation, The Continental Group, Inc. and to Exxon Company, U.S.A.. Upon his retirement from Exxon he managed his own private law practice in Garden City. Aside from being admitted to practice Law in NYS he was admitted to the Federal and U.S. Supreme Court. He also was an Assistant District Attorney for Kings County. Some of his professional accolades were being a member of the Industrial Relations Research Association, Business Roundtable Litigation Committee, Metropolitan Arbitration Group

(Past Chair), Fellow of the college of Labor & Employment Law, American Bar Association- Labor & Employment Law Section, New York State Bar Association- Labor & Employment Law Section, Nassau County Bar AssociationLabor & Employment Law Section(Past Chair). Frank received the Professional Achievement Recognition Award from the Nassau County Bar Association in 2005 and was the author of numerous articles published in BNA publications. Frank is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Frances. Devoted father of John and Barbara and her husband Dwight Fuller. Cherished grandfather of Elizabeth, Emily, Patrick, Richard and Abigail. Loving uncle of many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Garden City and interment with Military Honors was at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale NY

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What’s Up on the Colorado Ski Country USA Slopes this Season BY KAREN RUBIN

For the 2016/17 season, Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) guests will find new dining options, new chairlifts and new terrain enhancements, expanded air service, as well as other improvements that elevate the premier skiing and snowboarding4as well as the apres experience at CSCUSA resorts. Many of the resorts can be experienced as part of Ski Pass programs (which typically pay for themselves in about five days), such as the M.A.X. Pass which, in addition to a full complement of Northeastern resorts features five CSCUSA members (and the five-days at each can be an added on for $299 to a local unlimited season pass): Copper Mountain, Winter Park, Steamboat, Crested Butte and Eldora, which gives visitors 5 days at each resort and The Rocky Mountain Super Pass that gives six days each at Steamboat, Crested Butte, Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Eldora. Here’s a summary of the many upgrades, improvements and what makes CSCUSA resorts special that guests will enjoy during the 2016/17 ski season: Copper Mountain Copper Mountain is introducing an all-access Copper Pass that provides unlimited visits to the Woodward Barn, a unique indoor training facility where you can learn and practice freestyle techniques in a safe environment (for example, you go down an artificial slope into

Torchlight parade and fireworks at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Save up to $300 when you fly directly into Gunnison regional airport (photo supplied by CBMR) a pool of plastic balls). It’s just one of the reasons why Copper is such a special place for teens, particularly. Copper offers many distinctive features: a noon groom, where a trail is kept pristine until the afternoon; free snowcat rides up to Tucker Mountain for a backcountry-type advanced experience on weekends (first come, first-served, but you can take as many rides as you like); free snowshoe tours (fantastic),

One of the most convenient major Rocky Mountain ski resorts to reach from Denver International Airport, it’s just 75 miles and reached by a host of shuttles (about $40-60), and there’s no need for a car once you arrive at the resort, which is actually three pedestrian villages and three mountains (a naturally divided terrain, progressing in difficulty from the easiest terrain to the more difficult as you move east), linked by

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free, shuttle buses (frequent service). Check the website for value packages, but one this year is “1-2 Free” (book 2 nights of lodging, and the third is free); also third day of rentals are free; third day of Youth or Group lessons are free. Also: free 1/2 day lift ticket to be used on day of arrival or departure per Adult Two Day Secret Pass purchased; See page D2

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What’s Up on the Colorado Ski Country USA Slopes this Season Continued from page D1

kids 12 & younger ski FREE (Adult 2 day ticket required); -FREE Secret! Pass upgrade - early access / skip lines. Tubing: Purchase two or more sessions and save 33% And for those looking for luxury accommodations: White River Luxury Rentals will allow guests to book units through the White River Luxury Rentals website and coppercolorado.com. For more information, visit www. coppercolorado.com. Winter Park What’s special about Winter Park is that this is a world-class resort with fantastic skiing and non-skiing activities, a terrific base village, skating rink, and all the amenities, yet it is owned by the city of Denver (managed by Intrawest). And this year, The Winter Park Express ski train returns, restoring passenger rail service from Denver’s Union Station to the slopes of Winter Park (weekends and holiday Mondays beginning Saturday, January 7 through Sunday, March 26, leaving Denver 7 am), the only service of its kind in the United States. The train leaves Denver at 7 am, arriving at the slopes at

8:30; and you can buy a one-way ticket so you can overnight and return at 4:30 pm, to arrive back in Denver at 6 pm ($39/one way, kids half-price). This is phenomenal for business travelers and visitors to Denver who

want to extend their stay with a ski holiday; out-of-towners can use the light rail (Light rail $8) from Denver International Airport and overnight (and acclimate to altitude) in Denver; or, take a shuttle directly from DIA and the ski train back to Denver.

themaxpass.com) as well as The Rocky Mountain Super Pass (www. winterparkresort.com). Steamboat One of the special experiences at Steamboat, which claims more Olympians than any other resort, is the opportunity to take free lessons with one of the most famous American Olympians, Billy Kidd, the first American to win an Olympic medal; now in his 70s, he teaches intermediate and advanced skiers for free); another famous Olympian, also Nelson Carmichael, who medaled in moguls, teaches a free clinic in moguls (advanced). “Sometimes there are five in the group, sometimes 50.” More free: free guided snowshoeing (you pay for rentals), and free guided ski tours. Famous for its Rocky Mountain cowboy feel, Steamboat is very familyfocused – it was one of the first to offer kids ski free program (kids still ski free with adult for five days and rent free if adult rents), opens the season with a new high speed detachable quad (replaced old lift) which gets skiers up the mountain in less than half the time. What is more, this is the third season that Steamboat offers night skiing (Thursday to Monday, 5-8 pm, in spring, 5:30-8:30 pm’ 1000 vertical feet, beginner

Copper Mountain is introducing an all-access Copper Pass that provides unlimited visits to the Woodward Barn, a unique indoor training facility where you can learn and practice freestyle techniques in a safe environment (© 2016 Dave E. Leiberman/ Travel Features Syndicate) There are four new state-of-the-art snowcats that can be used year-round to trim trees and bushes in the summer that have a tendency to peek through the snow in the winter. At peak output the resort will be able to groom almost 1,000 acres, which is a lot of corduroy. This year, Winter Park is participating in the M.A.X. Pass program (www.

to advanced). Steamboat’s new mountain coaster will operate year-round in the vicinity of Christie Peak Express lift. The mountain coaster will allow guests to ride a gravity driven sled up the mountain and then slide down the rails while controlling the sled. For 2016/17 Steamboat is replacing its Elkhead fixed-grip quad with a

Dopplemayr high-speed detachable quad, cutting ride times by more than half. Safety bars will also be added to the new lift. The increased speed and capacity of the new Elkhead lift is expected to substantially improve the guest experience in the popular Sunshine and Priest Creek areas of the mountain, especially at lunchtime and end-of-day egress. Skiers will also benefit from improvements to snowmaking include a new Leitwolf snowcat and an upgrade to the pumphouse to increase water

capacity for snowmaking. You can fly directly into Hayden Airport (30 minutes from the ski resort) from Newark and (new this year) from San Diego, and ski free that day with a boarding pass, just show your boarding pass at the ticket office. If you’re arriving on a Tuesday or Wednesday, you can ski free Thursday night. With an evening departure, Alaska Airlines passengers can ski for free that day before the flight (minimum two-day lift ticket). Steamboat’s winter air program

continues to grow with the addition of nonstop flights from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Steamboat/Hayden Airport (HDN) on Alaska Airlines for the 2016/17 ski and snowboard season. The twice-weekly flight will operate Wednesdays and Saturdays from Dec. 17 to March 25 on a 76-seat E175 jet, operated by SkyWest Airlines. The 2016/17 air program increases nonstop markets served to 12 major cities in the fourth consecutive year of nonstop flight growth.

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In addition to the new San Diego flight, the winter air program will provide larger aircraft flying into Steamboat/Hayden Airport and a focus on expanding service during popular travel periods. Alaska Airlines guests will enjoy nonstop flights on an E175 aircraft, which offers more capacity and amenities, including a first class cabin and Preferred Plus seating with extra leg room. United Airlines also will fly See page D5

W R I T E R’S C O R N E R

On the OHI Day IV BY LOU THEODORE A QUESTION! Here’s a question for those in my reading audience who consider themselves history buffs. What was the turning point during World War II that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany? For some, it was Churchill’s resolute stand against Hitler’s blitz of England during the early stages of the war. For others, it was the unforgettable door-to-door battle during the successful defense of Stalingrad. And who can forget Montgomery’s date with destiny against Rommel in North Africa at El Alamein. But for me, there is the one event that stood above them all. And, that’s what this short revisit to the Fall of 1940 is all about. I would be remiss not to mention that, on October 28th, Greece and all Greek-Americans will celebrate the OHI Day. “OHI” is the Greek word for an emphatic NO! This October 28th marks the 76th anniversary of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas’ courageous refusal to submit to Fascist Nazi Germany occupation demands of Greece during World War II. Against far superior military power and insurmountable odds, the proud Greek nation resisted the Axis power, delayed their advance, and ultimately changed the tide of the war. This special day pays tribute to a very special nation with a very special group of individuals during a period of time many have either knowingly or unknowingly chosen to forget. My first article on the OHI Day was written 11 years ago, and what I had to say then still applies today. Here is that unedited article. “I was baptized Elias Theodorakos since it is the Greek custom to name the first son after the paternal Papou (grandfather). Within a few years, the name Elias (our first grandson is named Elias) was displaced by Louis, its American counterpart. In second grade, my immigrant parents were told by several public school teachers that it would be in the best interest of the family to Americanize the last name. The name was soon legally changed to Theodore. Although I am an American

first I remain proud of my Hellenic roots. And, it is for this reason that this short piece was written. The media, novels, movies, television (particularly the History Channel), documentaries, etc., have done a superb job of educating the younger generation about the background and struggles of World War II. The battle for Britain and the defense of Stalingrad are two examples that come to mind, as well as the continuing, repetitive and perhaps overdone coverage of the horrors of the holocaust. But there has been little to nothing about the role Greece played on the events and final outcome of the war. On to the theme of this article. The 65th anniversary of the repulsion of fascist forces by the Greek Armed Forces was recently celebrated several weeks ago on October 28. (The day came and went without a whimper here in the United States.) The Greeks refer to this as the OHI (no!) Day. OHI was Prime Minister Metaxas’s response to Hitler’s order to peacefully surrender. What followed Metaxas’s response to Hitler was 219 days of fierce battles. That in turn was followed by intense guerrilla warfare that resulted in a brutal occupation that included executions, sufferings, famine, and severe inflation. The rest is now history for some people and all Greeks. For comparison purposes, the days of resistance of the various combatants to the Nazi-Fascist invasion are listed below: 1. Belgium 18 2. Czechoslovakia 0 3. Denmark 0 4. France 43 (the supposed superpower of that time) 5. Greece 219 (13,696 Greek soldiers died) 6. Luxembourg 0 7. Norway 7 8. Poland 30 9. The Netherlands 4 10. Yugoslavia 3 The total number of human losses in percentage of total population are also listed below. 1. Belgium 1.5% 2. France 2.0%

3. Greece 10.0% (750,000) 4. Poland 1.8% 5. Soviet Union 2.8% 6. The Netherlands 2.2% 7. Yugoslavia 1.7% Here is what some of the more important players of that time had to say (citations available on request) about the heroic Greek accomplishments against the armies of not only Germany but also the armies of Italy, Bulgaria and Albania. Adolph Hitler: “As a matter of historical truth, I must ascertain that only the Hellenes, of all the adversaries that confronted me, fought with daring courage and the highest disregard to death... “ Sir Robert Anthony Eden: “Regardless what historians will say in the future, what we can say now is that Hellas gave a memorable lesson to Mussolini, that she was the reason of the resistance in Yugoslavia, that she kept the Germans on the soil of Ipiros and Crete for 6 weeks, that she changed the chronological order of all of the German Major Generals’ plans and, thus, brought about a general alteration in the entire war’s journey and we won.” Sir Winston Churchill: “The word heroism, I’m afraid, does not reflect in the least the Hellenes’ acts of self-sacrifice that were the defining factor of the victorious ending of all the nations’ common struggle during the 2nd WW for human freedom and dignity.” “If it were not for the bravery of the Hellenes and their courageous hearts, the ending of the 2nd WW would not have been clear.” “Until now we were saying that Hellenes fight like heroes. Now we will say: Heroes fight like Hellenes.” ‘The Hellenes” in fighting against the common enemy will share with us in the prosperity of peace.” Charles DeGaulle: “I fail to give the most needed gratitude that I feel for the heroic resistance of the people and the leaders of Hellas.” Maurice Schumann (French Minister of Foreign Affairs): “Hellas is the symbol of martyric, enslaved, bleeding, but live Europe. Never has a

defeat been so honorable for those who underwent it.” Josef Stalin: “I’m sad because I’m getting old and I will not live much longer to express my gratitude to the Hellenic people whose resistance determined the 2nd WW.” Moscow Radio Station: “You fought without weapons and you won, being small before the great ones. We owe you gratitude, because you bought time and, thus, we could arm ourselves. As Russians and as fellow humans, we thank you.” Georgy Joucov (Marshall of the Soviet Army): “If the Russian people managed to raise resistance before the gates of Moscow, to contain and reverse the German hurricane, they owe it to the Hellenic people who delayed the German divisions that could have beaten us. The gigantic battle of Crete was the peak of the Hellenic contribution.” Benito Mousolini (Prime Minister of Italy): “... the war in Greece proved that anything can be shattered, with respect to the military, and that surprises always await us.” King George VI (Great Britain): “The great struggle of Hellas was the first big detour for the 2nd WW.” Sir Harold Alexander (British Marshall): “It would not be an exaggeration to say that Hellas overturned all the German plans forcing Germany to delay for 6 weeks its attack on Russia. We ask ourselves what would have been the position of the Soviet Union without Hellas.” Franklin Roosevelt: “For Hellas there was granted a delay of 3 hours on the 28th of October 1940 so that she can decide on war or peace, but, even if a delay of 3 days or 3 weeks or 3 years was granted, the answer would have been the same.” “The Hellenes have taught dignity throughout the centuries (history). When the entire world had lost all hope, the Hellenic people dared to doubt the German monster’s invincibility fighting back with the proud spirit of freedom.” “The heroic struggle of the Hellenic See page D7

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I could probably write a column, or more appropriately, a book, called “The Top-100 Myths About Social Security.” There is just so darn much misinformation out there, mostly online, about our nation’s bedrock social insurance system. Those myths can be divided into two broad categories: political and practical. In a recent column, I dealt with the latter. I wrote about all the misconceptions people have about how retirement benefits are figured and about the eligibility rules for other kinds of Social Security benefits. Because we are in the midst of a presidential campaign, in which Social Security will no doubt be discussed at rallies and in debates, I thought today’s column would be a good time to debunk the political myths. And let’s start with the biggest one of all. Myth No. One: The government has stolen Social Security money and used it for other purposes. This one grows out of a misperception of how Social Security is financed. The government takes in almost $2 billion per day (yes, two billion each day) in Social Security payroll taxes. What happens to that money? Every nickel of it is immediately converted into U.S. treasury notes. So the Social Security trust funds do not hold cash. (Think about it: It would be foolish for the trust funds to hold trillions of dollars in cash.) The trust funds hold treasury notes. And three times each month, a huge chunk of those notes are redeemed, with interest paid, in order to make good on the Social Security checks due that month. In the meantime, the government uses the invested Social Security trust fund money for whatever purposes the government needs to spend money. But the key point is this: The money is invested and the Social Security system holds the bonds. Millions of Americans and thousands of foreign investors and hundreds of private pension plans hold U.S. Treasury bonds. Do they think the government is stealing their money? Of course not. They think of it as a sound investment. So why do so many people insist on thinking the same procedure used by the Social Security system is theft? Myth Number Two: Illegal immigrants get Social Security benefits. I simply don’t know how to respond to this allegation other than to say illegal immigrants do NOT get Social Security benefits. To qualify for benefits, you must prove to the government that you are either or a U.S. citizen, or that you are a noncitizen living in this country legally. That latter point may surprise some people. There are thousands on noncitizens who get Social Security

checks, because they have lived in this country legally and worked and paid Social Security taxes. (By the way, there are many hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens who get social security benefits from other countries because they lived and worked in those countries.) But to repeat: Illegal immigrants are not draining Social Security funds. In fact, many studies have shown that just the opposite is the case. Many thousands of people living here illegally who have somehow acquired illegal Social Security numbers have pumped billions of dollars into the Social Security trust funds over the years and never collected a dime in return. Myth Number Three: Social Security hands out welfare benefits to people who never paid into the system. This myth comes from two misconceptions people have. The first is confusing the Supplemental Security Income program with Social Security. SSI is a federal welfare program the Social Security Administration manages for the government. It pays a very small monthly stipend to poor elderly and disabled people. SSI benefits, which may indeed go to people who have never worked and paid taxes, are NOT funded out of Social Security taxes. They are financed, like all other welfare programs, out of general tax revenues. The second misconception has to do with Social Security dependent and survivor benefits. There are millions of spouses, widows, widowers and children who are getting Social Security benefits even though they may have never worked and paid into the system. But they are the legal dependents or survivors of someone who has done just that. Myth Number Four: Social Security needs radical reform to stay solvent for future generations. Myth Number Five: Social Security is sacred. Leave it alone. These final two myths are diametrically opposed to one another, but I’m lumping them together because they both deal with the issue of Social Security reform (or lack thereof). Social Security has changed a lot over the last 80 years. The program has always been tweaked and reformed to meet the needs of the American public or to respond to past funding shortfalls. And it will need to be tweaked again in the near future to deal with the demographic crunch caused by the retirement of the babyboom generation. But “tweaked” is the key word. Many studies have shown that a few relatively modest reforms are all that is needed to keep the system solvent for future generations. Next week, I’m going to give you a chance to save Social Security. I will present a number of realistic proposals for reform and tell you what each propos-

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The real estate market will always have its ups and downs, but real estate is an oft-profitable investment. Real estate investors do their investing for various reasons. Some see a house as a place to hang their hats for years and years, while others look at properties as nothing more than investments. Buying a home with the intent to fix it up and resell it is called a “fix and flip.” In such situations, investors buy homes at below-market prices before refurbishing the homes with the goal of recouping their initial investment and then some when the homes are ultimately put back on the market. Flipping has become popular for both expert remodelers and novice investors. RealtyTrac®, the nation’s leading source for comprehensive housing data, noted in its “Year-End and Q4 2015 U.S. Home Flipping” report that 5.5 percent of all single family home and condo sales during the year were flipped properties. This marked an increase from the same time the previous year. Investing in a fixer-upper requires a leap of faith and a vision of what the home can look like in the future. Turning a real estate lemon into lemonade requires certain skills and a good measure of patience. The following are some guidelines to get anyone started. • Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Make an honest assessment of

your abilities and which renovations, if any, you can handle. If you are unskilled or inexperienced working with your hands, then it can be easy for an investment property to quickly become a money pit. Before purchasing a property, hire a trained home inspector to tour the home with you and point out all of the areas that will need renovation. With this list, begin getting estimates on how much money the work will entail. Determine if this fits with your budget or not. You do not want to invest so much that it exceeds what you could feasibly recoup when it comes time to sell. • Overlook cosmetic things when visiting properties. Cosmetic issues include all of the easily replaceable items in a home, such as carpeting, appliances, interior paint colors and cabinetry. Focus on the bones of the house — the architectural integrity and those little touches that you envision having a “wow” factor. • Seek the help of experts. Some flippers think they’ll save the most money by doing all of the work themselves. This isn’t always the case. Professional architects, designers and contractors may help you save money. Contractors have an intimate knowledge of where to buy materials and may be able to negotiate prices based on wholesale or trade costs. In addition, experts can

help you avoid common pitfalls because they’ve already done this type of work time and again. It’s smart to rely on expert advice, even if it means investing a little bit more. • Save money by doing some work yourself. While the pros may tackle the more complex parts of a given project, such as rewiring electricity or changing the footprint of a home, you can still be involved. Ask to participate in demolition, such as taking down walls or removing old materials from the home. Such participation may be fun, and it can save you substantial amounts of money on labor. • Recognize that not everything must be completely redone. Realize that, in some instances, a coat of paint and some new accents may be all you need to transform a space. For example, if

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PURPLE People have long related purple to royalty, and this dramatic color can add a formal, regal aspect to a home depending on the hue. Purple also may help stimulate the creative side of the brain. In paler shades of lavender, purple can seem almost ethereal and spiritual. Some designers suggest avoiding purple in a bedroom because that is a place you want your brain to rest rather than be stimulated. YELLOW Few colors are more vibrant than yellow, which can help stimulate conversation and make thoughts more focused. A luminous shade of yellow is an ideal way to make any space more welcoming and bright. Just use it sparingly, as too much yellow may not be a good thing. Yellow accents mixed with touches of purple can offer the balance needed to prevent yellow rooms from overwhelming residents and guests. Home decorators should keep in mind that colors can be blended to create the desired environment. A color scheme based on complementary colors, or those opposite on the color wheel, may fit. Otherwise, analogous color schemes, or those colors that are next to one another on the color wheel, can create a variation that suits your design needs.

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people against the German attack, having so thunderously won the Italian attempt to invade the Hellenic soil, filled the American hearts with enthusiasm and won their sympathy. A century and a half earlier during the war of independence, our nation expressed its fiery sympathy for the Hellenes and was hoping for the Hellenic victory.” OHI day serves as another tribute to all Greeks, including Greek-Americans. Following the War of Independence in 1812 when the brutal uncivilized Turks were defeated, the immigration of Greeks to America began in earnest. (The Turks had pillaged, looted, persecuted, and enslaved the Greeks for four centuries) Nearly one tenth of the total population – including my parents - immigrated to our country during the period 1821-1934. Through it all, Greece has remained the fountainhead of culture and democracy throughout the free world. Despite

lacking the political and media clout of other ethnic groups, Greek-Americans have evolved into a success story that has become a best-kept secret. They have contributed mightily to our great nation. They rank second only to the American Jews in per capita wealth but first in percent who have earned doctoral degrees. Yep, I still get that special feeling when someone refers to me as a GreekAmerican. Note: Thanks are due my first cousins Helen Lake Anton and Harry Lake, aka Apostolakos, for providing some of the background material for this article. Helen was stationed in Greece during part of her C1A career Harry serves on the National Board of Directors and is Finance Chairman of AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association).” Visit the author at: www.theodorenewsletter.com or on his Facebook page @ Basketball Coaching 101

weekly and fly nonstop between Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) and DIA (DEN) with one-way fares as low as $44. Telluride continues to invest in its infrastructure by enhancing the snowmaking capabilities in the Meadows area that caters to Ski School and beginner skiers and snowboarders. (www.tellurideskiresort.com) Purgatory New this season guests will notice the Columbine beginner area has been expanded and re-graded to improve the area where beginners learn to ski and snowboard. Also, the Snow Coaster Tubing Hill has been relocated, redesigned, and enhanced for a better user experience and a hazard tree mitigation project will vastly improve the health of the forest and enhance tree skiing at the resort. A modernized rope tow, the new T-3 surface lift, will transport skiers on the backside of the mountain heading west to the Legends Lift 8 high-speed detachable-quad chairlift, which debuted last winter. The T-3 lift will also connect a new trail to the Legends Lift 8. The Legends Bypass, which opened last winter as an alternative way down to Lift 8, will be widened and re-graded. Additionally, the snowmaking system has been enhanced with additional snow guns and upgraded nozzles, making snowmaking efforts

more productive and efficient allowing for snowmaking as early as October. Purgatory installed a new point-ofsale software that will make it easier for consumers who are making purchases throughout the resort, providing them with faster transactions at the Ticket Office, Snow Sports School, rentals, retail, and restaurants. This fall, Purgatory is opening a new convenient retail, rental and repair services shop in Durango at 2615 Main Ave. The remodel will provide a new storefront for outdoor recreation apparel, gear, rentals, repair services, ticket/pass purchases, as well as the resort’s reservation center. (www. skipurg.com) Information about CSCUSA and its members can be found at www.ColoradoSki.com, on Twitter @ColoradoSkiUSA and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ ColoradoSkiCountryUSA. ____________________ © 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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INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Tuesday, October 11 10:00 am 109 Charles Street East Williston, NY 11596 Artwork, living room furniture, dining room furniture, bedroom furniture, TVs, housewares, basement, outdoor items, games, accessories....Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details !

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Last Hope Animal Rescue 35th Anniversary Celebration! Please Support Last Hope Animal Rescue as it celebrates its anniversary on Thursday, October 27th at the Coral House from 6:00 – 10:00 PM. The night will include a cocktail hour, dinner, dancing, DJ and of course Chinese Auctions, 50/50 and a Lotto Tree. Generous donations to be raffled off include a Disney vacation package with more coming in daily. It’s sure to be an exciting evening for all. Coral House – 70 Milburn Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510 Ticket options include individual seats, table of 10 or table of 12. To arrange for seating together with family and friends, please email Letty Canals at lettycanals@gmail.com. To see ticket options and to pay via PayPal, please visit: http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org/join-us-for-our-35th-anniversary-celebration/ For any other questions about the event, please contact Terri Rizzi at montauk1219@yahoo.com.

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The Garden City Historical Society’s upcoming music performance, “Autumn Melodies for a Sunday Afternoon,” features soprano Jessica Stolte Bender, accompanied by tenor Christopher Reames and pianist Anna Betka. The Sunday, October 23, performance begins at 3 p.m. with open seating starting at 2:30. Ticket donation is $35pp; light refreshments follow the performance. The Historical Society is pleased to announce that the performance will be sponsored by: Ardito and Ardito Law Firm, O’Shea Trucking Inc., Paul Sapienza/New York Life Insurance, and Sweet D’cor Cakes. Hailed as an “inspired” and “versatile” singer, soprano Jessica Stolte Bender has been performing throughout the Long Island/New York metro area for the past 16 years. She is a recurring artist of the Opera Night series (www.operanight.org) on Long Island and has now made several appearances with Music on the Sound, in Port Jefferson. Jessica made her Carnegie Hall debut with New York Lyric Opera Theatre in their production of Love, Passion and Betrayal, a 2012 concert version of various scenes from opera’s favorite tragedies. Musical theatre credits include roles in Into the Woods, The Sound of Music, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Fiddler on the Roof, The Pajama Game, and The Boyfriend, in addition to cabaret and review style shows. Jessica earned a Bachelor’s degree from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, and completed a Master of Arts in Voice Performance at The Aaron Copland School of Music, CUNY Queens, where she performed such Mozart roles as Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte, and Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro, in addition to Second Woman in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. She has performed in scenes from many of opera’s well known works including Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, and Postcards

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from Morroco by Dominick Argento. Furthering her education in classical singing, she attended the Westchester Summer Vocal Institute. Jessica looks forward to continuing to build her studio and hopes to one day teach voice in a university. Tenor Christopher Reames is establishing an exciting and engaging career as a concert artist, recitalist, and dynamic performer on the operatic stage. His compelling performances captivate audiences with beauty and sensitivity. Christopher has appeared as a finalist in national competitions with organizations such as Joy in Singing, New York Oratorio Society, Franco- American Vocal Academy, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Recent operatic performances include roles in Oberon, Lucia di Lammermoor, The Turn of the Screw, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Die Zauberflöte. An avid performer of sacred music, recent concert performances have included The Creation, Elijah, The Messiah, La Fiesta de la

Posada, J.S. Bach’s Magnificat and Christmas Oratorio, and several sacred Cantatas and secular works by Purcell and Monteverdi. Christopher’s diverse song repertoire spans more than 400 years from Monteverdi, Handel, Haydn and Mozart, through Beethoven and Schumann to Debussy, Poulenc, Britten, Barber and Messiaen. He possesses a particular affinity for British art song repertoire. Christopher is an alumnus of SongFest, the Aspen Music Festival, the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, and the Cincinnati CollegeConservatory’s Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the SUNY at Stony Brook, a Master of Music degree from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and a Bachelor of Science degree from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. Praised for her musical spontaneity, wit, and charm, Czech-Canadian musician Anna Betka is an active solo pianist, chamber musician, collaborative artist and singer. In addition to per-

Garden City Police Department Cell Phone program Garden City Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson has announced that the Department has just recently delivered 90 cell phones, plus additional accessories, to the “Cell Phones for Soldiers Program.” These cell phones were generously donated by Village residents and civic groups. Under the “Cell Phones For Soldiers Program” donated cell phones are recycled and proceeds are then used to provide cost-

free communication for active duty military members, as well as providing funding to the “Helping Heroes Home” program, which provides emergency funding for returning veterans to alleviate communication challenges as well as physical, emotional and assimilation hardships. The “Cell Phones for Soldiers Program” is a non profit organization that was founded by two teenagers in Massachusetts. Since its

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“Autumn Melodies” at the Historical Society Museum

formances throughout North America, Anna has appeared as a soloist and collaborator in many countries, including Germany, France, Czech Republic and the UK. As a chamber musician, Anna is one of the founding members of Trio Mondial, a piano trio formed in 2015, with whom she was in residence at the Banff Center this past summer. She has also performed and premiered works by Thomas Ades, Mark Applebaum, and Anthony Korf with the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players. Currently, she is a DMA piano candidate at Stony Brook University, studying with Gil Kalish and Tina Dahl. As an educator, Anna has taught all three levels of group keyboard courses to undergraduates at Stony Brook University and is on faculty at the Stony Brook Pre-College Division. In addition, she maintains a studio of private students. Having received First Class Honours with Distinction for her Associate of the Royal Conservatory Toronto (ARCT) in Singing, Anna loves to combine her two passions in vocal coaching and Czech diction. Tickets for the October 23 performance are on sale at the Society’s consignment shop, the A.T. Stewart Exchange (516-746-8900), on the Museum’s lower level, Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased through the mail; please send a check for the appropriate number of tickets you wish to purchase to: The Garden City Historical Society, c/o Penny Hinderstein, 170 Kensington Road, Garden City, NY 11530. Make checks payable to The Garden City Historical Society. Tickets requested by mail, and received no later than Monday, October 17, will be sent directly by mail to the guest who placed the request. Seating is limited, so please purchase your tickets early for a delightful Sunday afternoon this fall.

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A battleground melee for defensive tackles James Logler (44), Angelo Cupani (40), Garvis Toler (15) and Conor Fortney (31), to allow linebacker, James Sullivan (18), to capture a Knight.

Garden City Spirit lifted the spirits of their Thunder counterparts!”

Merit Ruckh(24) and Owen Andersen (33) capture a Uniondale Knight.”

The Thunder 8s hosted their most formidable opponent, the Uniondale Knights, at Stewart Field on Sunday. Team co-captains: Chase Kraus, Kieran Walsh and Matt Uhoda won the coin toss and deferred to the second half so that they could showcase their powerful defense. James Logler and Angelo Cupani marched the defense to the field. Owen Andersen and Merit Ruckh were ready to joust and stop the Knight’s running backs. Cornerback, Troy Kakoyiannis, donned his armor as he made four tackles throughout the day, with the loyal assistance of Garvis Toler, Timothy Levelis and Matt Uhoda who all defended their domain well. Quarterback, Ryan Haniffy, discovered his transfer time was dramatically reduced with the powerful defense of the Knights. In spite of successful hand-offs, with blocks by Justin Baiker and Thomas Gamba, the running backs appeared to be running the gauntlet every time they carried the ball. The intense Thunder defense continued to play as if wearing a suit of armor. Linebacker, James Sullivan, and defensive end, Conor Fortney, held strong against the Uniondale offense. Patrick Polley filled in honorably for an injured teammate and made a great impact. However, the Knights found a chink in the Thunder armor and were able to score on a long gallop into the end zone. The extra point was denied with a valiant move by Kieran Walsh. Garden City – 0, Uniondale – 6. Alex Giuffre and James Delligatti fortified the Garden City line but even they could not hold back the gallant Uniondale defense. Chris Dell, Greg Buccella and William Lentini, bravely tried their hand in the offensive backfield but they could not penetrate the moat formed by Uniondale. The Thunder defense continued to break down the Uniondale walls as defensive linemen, Gabe Cohen, Patrick Corrigan and Kevin Brennan, forced Uniondale backwards. The Knights would not be denied and were able to escape for another long touchdown late in the game, but their extra point was elusive as Chase Kraus heroically recovered a fumble. Final score: Garden City – 0, Uniondale – 12. The lion-hearted Thunder 8s left the field with nobility, because they had competed with honor against a powerful opponent. This Sunday, the Thunder 8s look to catapult back in the win column when Mike Griffin, Mark Gemmell and Will Mattice return to the team and the Stewart Field battleground to host the Mineola Chiefs at 9:00 am. Thunder Tough!!!

From page 24 Garden City’s Deputy Mayor Richard Silver, the Village Board liaison to the Recreation Commission, said if the larger 120-yard field was constructed there would be a small impact on the new baseball Field 3 at Community Park. The right outfield fence would need to be shortened to 265 feet. He and Gambino commented that home runs might go up as it would be like a “reverse Green Monster” Silver said, joking about Boston’s Fenway Park and its huge outfield fence.

Does bigger field serve greater good?

At the meeting Recreation Commissioner Judy Courtney said she struggled with the idea of building the larger size field being for the good of the whole Garden City community. “We talked a few months ago conceptually about what we were doing with the field and I feel like we have very quickly gotten from that conversation to how we are going to spend $2.5 million. If I thought about the village as a whole, because resources are finite I don’t know whether the question should be if we – the Village of Garden City – had $2.5 million to spend, is this what we’d spend on? Or is there a community center to envision spending on? We don’t have an unlimited amount of money and I don’t think we’ve ever had that conversation – all of a sudden we got to Plan A and Plan B,” she told her fellow Rec. Commission members. Deputy Mayor Silver says roughly $700,000 of Village Capital Plan funds would go into the field, as it was in the budget. He told Courtney one thing to consider, with a “huge catch-up” in the village, was self-funding a major project through recreation-related fees. “We would in some respects insulate this – we have dedicated all the revenues from the work the Commission is doing to raise fees. There are hard things the community has had to accept, such as usage fees. We have tried to wall this off (the multi-purpose field) from competing considerations in the village. At the same time I think the Board of Trustees feels like we are doing more than we have ever done before in non-recreation assets to similarly attend to infrastructure,” he said. Silver commented on the millions aside for Garden City’s new water tower project, having village roads repaved and repaired and water mains throughout

town. “If I turn the clock back three or four years we had a huge deficit in terms of what we were spending on other capital infrastructure. If we identify things not on the radar screen like a new community center, that’s a different context as is Phase 2 of the Strategic Plan. We said, largely, what do we not have that we’d like to have? An indoor practice facility is one of the things that will undoubtedly hit our radar screens. This larger, football-friendly field came with a more discreet analysis but the logic behind it was ‘we’re going to raise most of the costs.’ The $700,000 in the budget in a way insulates it from what could be a protracted debate in the community about other things,” he explained. Ocker reminded Courtney that the Commission and ultimately the Board of Trustees voted to accept the Strategic Plan calling for investments and facility upgrades of turf fields. He told her the multi-purpose field for 2017 represents the first project to be discussed for the Plan’s Year 2 phase. Commission member Tim Stapleford explained that there’s been “re-engineering of project sequencing to move the field up.” Ocker confirmed that this had originally been forecast for 2018 (Year 3) and at a Rec. Commission meeting back in spring, Village Trustee John Delany attended to hear more about the existing soccer field’s future. At the time Delany was told it’s for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Stapleford considered the benefits of a change. “Overall in the context of everything (Recreation) is trying to do, this field will get people out on a new field and charging them the fees. We are laying on the fees everywhere, but this field is something that hopefully in a relatively short period of time gets something back to all these teams ponying up the fees. They would walk on the field and feel ‘wow, this is great,’ and it’s sooner rather than later,” Stapleford said. Liberopoulos told the Commission “this field is the selling point for all the sports organizations.” He considers the larger field a net savings beyond the Strategic Plan. Gambino seconded that, adding that it benefits everyone whereas Option A might benefit just one organization (the Centennials). “You are collecting fees from everybody and we’re getting stuff done for those fees. If we can figure out how to fund that (extra $500,000) I think Option B is a

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New, larger turf field proposed for Community Park

no-brainer,” he said. Another consideration was the amount of fill that had to be taken out for turf conversions at Fields 3 and 4 this year at Community Park. The next phase involves far less work than the first stage had this year. Deputy Mayor Silver and Ocker said about four feet would suffice for the multi-purpose field’s needs in-ground. The question was posed whether or not the Recreation Commission would have to decide to defer other items in the five year (2016-2020) Strategic Plan for facilities to accommodate “getting the multi-use field on track” in 2017. That remains to be seen if Option B is the choice. Ocker says the timeline ahead was favorable enough that if a decision was made in October the contracts for construction would go out to bid by February.

Strategic Plan in Motion for Fall

At the September 21 meeting Ocker updated the Recreation Commission on the progress of the fiveyear Strategic Plan with its first year coming to completion. He emailed copies of a spreadsheet breaking down project status, essentially a rough draft “monitoring report” and told the Commission quarterly reports will be established. Meanwhile, Parks and Recreation work continues throughout fall with targets set for the coming months and winter sports. “We are 75 percent done with taking out the track at St. Paul’s and putting topsoil in now with grading and seeding to be done soon. Irrigation work is set to begin in all our parks in the first week of October. We are moving along nicely with the fieldhouse project right now, we hired a painter to do the fieldhouse’s interior painting. Purchase orders were cut for the new basketball backboards. The new floor is a ‘pour over’ and with a cooperative contract getting close to finished, our goal is the start of November to finish it – the vendor knows that and our goal is to have that on the Village Board of Trustees’ October 6 meeting agenda for approval. We are getting LED lighting for the fieldhouse, which was not really part of the Strategic Plan but it dovetails right into it as a prior approval from 2015-2016. That contract is in the execution phase for signatures. All this will be done before the basketball season starts at the fieldhouse,” Ocker said.

Mobility Committee lends a hand to Recreation, Village

From page 24 sales through the pool concessionaire became part of the facility’s offerings in 2016, regulation was set forth: “beer and wine may be purchased at the Snack Bar and only consumed in the Snack Bar and Picnic Area during the designated times and days established.” But with the recent season in review and the mobility impaired community in mind, Ocker sees an opportunity for better customer service all around. “If we consider the upper part of the adult area (deck) and our entry level to the pool as upper deck, we may want to discuss allowing food in those locations. This would accommodate not only those that have disabilities, as their families may stay in that adult area, we can discuss being able to improve the experience for those people who have tables on the upper deck as we plan on putting some tables in where historically we’ve placed row chairs. It’s something we have never done before but we are more than confident that it meets the health department standard anyway, and we would be able to accommodate needs,” Ocker said. Commission member Tim Stapleford summed it up

saying anything above the pool deck level might be considered for areas to allow food. After a question by Commission member Patrick Manley, Ocker clarified that children, teens and tweens would not be permitted to the lower deck in the adult section with food but eating on the upper levels would work. Commission member Judy Courtney, who also met with Kelly before the Recreation Commission’s talk, then asked about the problem of mobility-impaired individuals having to go upstairs to the concession stand. Ocker says an option to help in that regard is speaking with food and drink vendor John Parks to offer waiter/waitress service by coming to the lower level to take customers’ orders. The Commission lightly discussed the ideas of tables being a big priority, with people wanting to reserve them for all summer. But starting with the Recreation Commission and in light of the department’s five-year Strategic Plan for investments, several budgeting steps need to happen before 2017 pool season initiatives are set. For Kelly a goal with all the plans for the pool, especially in the case of serious disability, is to have a help-

ing situation for the caregiver as well as the person who’s impaired. The caregiver’s life should be made easier with access to the pool and its facilities with the impaired individual, he says. The full-day pool experience would be the prime goal for both caregiver and the person they care for. “The wonderful thing about the Garden City Pool is that it’s so accessible now and we want to see how we can make it more accessible for everyone. The more they (Parks and Rec.) can do for people who are wheelchair bound, the more people appreciate that because we do have a growing population. If a system can be in place allowing ordering that would be great for people but it’s always something to ponder with staffing. We always prefer to go with small steps, perhaps allowing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at a lower eating area than up the hill,” he said.

Laps around His Village

Taking a proactive stand for the community is nothing new to Kelly, who grew up on Fourth Street See page 52

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St. Paul’s parking concept unveiled

From page 1 tively low cost.” The project would cost approximately $75,000, roughly $1,500 a space, according to the village. At the WPOA’s Tuesday, September 20 meeting at Homestead School Trustee Robert Bolebruch broke down some ideas for parking at St. Paul’s while fellow Village Trustee Stephen Makrinos distributed copies of aerial pictures showing diagrams for the new spaces. This was a visual step further than what has been discussed at Board of Trustees’ meetings to date as Administrator Suozzi works to finalize a proposal. Bolebruch told residents that the initial 50 to 60 spaces to begin a St. Paul’s can be constructed and paved with no trees or maybe one to two trees removed at the maximum. He reviewed pictures and explained the mapping of additional parking. “If you’re looking at Cluett Hall, right in front of that area you will see grass to the right there as you pull up on its entrances. We can actually cut in diagonal parking on the grass itself. In addition to that in the middle area where there is no striping we can fit in four or five spots there. One of the most common sense things is if you drive from Cluett Hall towards the back building, you can have cars parked diagonally across. Instead of cars being parked like a curbside, pointing bumper-to-bumper, if you park them at an angle you could fit in eight to nine spaces. There is plenty of width there to where the cars can actually back up. If we lay it out with four and four, that’s eight cars. If we add nine and nine that totals 18 more spaces. I could pick up ten spaces just by realigning parking lines,” Bolebruch said. A priority he brought up would be adding two more handicapped parking spaces by the entrance to Cluett

Hall as there’s only one at the site now. Trustee Bolebruch described “the other most logical place to put parking” as the area past the fields, exiting onto Rockaway Avenue on the right side near where the cottages sit. “There’s a large distance between the road and the cottages on the right. We can basically put in a row of about 15 parking spaces from halfway down that stretch and Rockaway Avenue. The existing fence can be pushed a little closer to the cottages. It does not infringe upon their space and it would not be that much closer to the building, plus we don’t have to cut down any trees there or anything else,” Bolebruch said. Earlier at the September 20 WPOA meeting H. Bradford Gustavson was the guest speaker, informing residents about his experience as chairman of the village’s Planning Commission. In recent years parking has become a priority of the Planning Commission, he explained. “The village is over-parked. Parameters were established way back and there were guidelines for the number of parking spaces you can use based on the number of square footage of buildings. Well studies have shown that we needed less parking; we actually have more spaces than are required in many places in the village. You would not know that on a Saturday morning but that’s true. The village hired a parking consultant to help us study that,” he said. Gustavson mentioned the requirement for allotting a number handicapped spaces for every lot in the village. He said “a big parking study” was a recent project for his Commission, and evaluating municipal lots such as Lot 7S was a constant topic as the village

is working on improving that parking lot, plus its landscaping. “I’d like to see that whole area in the back of those buildings (lining Lot 7s) be redeveloped. You can’t force them to do that as a lot of space in that particular lot is private (belonging to businesses and landlords). We’re doing our best to maintain that as an attractive property,” Gustavson said. West resident T.J. Michon asked Gustavson if the Planning Commission had been consulted or “brought into the discussion” with regards to proposals for St. Paul’s. But the same evening as Bolebruch spoke about the initial plans for St. Paul’s, Gustavson said “the Commission had not seen anything on this yet.” He replied that sometimes the Commission is consulted as an advisory body, but not always. Gustavson also said he wasn’t sure that property owned by the Village of Garden City is subject to the review standards and procedure involving the Commission. Ralph Suozzi has worked extensively to look at parking plans with Kevin Ocker, department head for Recreation and Parks and chair of the Board of Commissioners of Recreation and Cultural Affairs. As mentioned by new Planning Commission member Craig Biscone, Planning Commission Chair Gustavson drives an electric car and is big on environmentally-conscious initiatives. In front of the WPOA audience Gustavson commented that he would like to see electric vehicle charging stations in parking lots around the village. He said that was part of the Planning Commission’s recommendations to the Village Board, but when a resident asked he confirmed “no, that isn’t happening.”

Mobility Committee lends a hand to Recreation, Village From page 51 in Garden City and swam at the pool millions of times as a young man, returning to love here with his family in 2012, just prior to Superstorm Sandy. His youngest daughter is in her junior year of high school and Kelly’s two older sons are already college graduates in their 20’s. Kelly values the attention, efforts and initiatives struck by the Garden City Board of Trustees, having been on their side of the room at one time. Kelly pursued his career and in 2004, he was a city councilman in the major U.S. market of Wilmington, Delaware. Multiple sclerosis has impaired the left side of his body, creating dependency on his right side including walking with a cane. Swim time at the pool has meant a lot to Kelly in his physical therapy program. That’s his summer routine along with village parks. “I can use a lane and kick and use my legs, you have to keep motion as ‘you either use it or you lose it.’ The disease I have will just keep creeping up on me if I don’t and I don’t want it to win, so I keep moving,” he says. A benefit the committee is trying to work on with Adelphi University is for its pool and aquatics facility, offering an open hour for the mobility-impaired, as Kelly says this would be the easiest place for Garden City residents to swim. “They have an open door for all village residents but we were trying to set aside one hour and maybe they can have students assist the mobility-impaired people into and out of the pool, because that’s the hardest part. It’s just getting in and out that’s not easy. When you have that open door and people assisting it’s much more helpful, so Adelphi is speaking with us. We will give it more time for conversation as the univer-

sity is incredibly busy when they’ve just opened a fall semester,” says Kelly. A maximum number of people using the Adelphi pool may come up as one issue but Kelly estimates about 20 mobility-impaired people he’s aware of would want to go during some designated hour, definitely not all at the same time. Another place he enjoys swimming is Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness at 1300 Franklin Avenue but last year he experienced a few falls there getting into and out of the pool. He says for him it can work to wear sneakers up to the pool’s edge before getting in and he’ll try that out. Others have less mobility and they can’t try to help themselves by doing that.

Addressing Mobility Needs in the Village Going Forward

Ocker followed up with Kelly last week and said items related to the pool for 2017 are moving in a good direction. Kelly reports that he’s happy Ocker is following through and plans are for him to attend the Committee’s meeting in November, the date of which has yet to be determined. Only a few Garden City residents attended the September 26 meeting, and Kelly said most disabled individuals would find it difficult to venture out for an evening meeting but “he’ll find a way to adapt.” At every meeting more and more issues have been brought up and recently that’s included other locations in the Village of Garden City presenting troubles for mobility impaired individuals. Just on Tuesday, October 4, he went to the Natural Market at 140 Seventh Street and as a pedestrian, he had a tough time navigating traffic. He does have some basic mobility walking with a cane and it took him a while to cross the street. Kelly parked across the street and

observed the situation for handicapped parking. He also says parking downtown with 15-minute spots in front of Leo’s restaurant and Madison’s Niche store should accommodate the handicapped, as someone getting a wheelchair out of the car could not do so very swiftly. A walk in Lot 7S has always proven tedious, although Kelly says cleanup at the east end near La Nonna Bella have improved the aesthetics, but only two handicapped spaces are there. His walk along the storefront part of Seventh Street on Tuesday led to more ideas to propose to the Garden City Planning Commission and/or Traffic Commission. “We try to keep the committee open to more suggestion. When you go downtown to Seventh Street, you look at it and it’s clear that 95 percent of handicapped spaces there require a mobility-impaired person to cross traffic as all the parking spaces are in the back (Lots 7N and 7S). There are no handicapped spaces on the main block of Seventh Street. When you’re there and you try to make your way to restaurants and grocery stores, on either the north or south side you have to cross traffic. That’s one of the suggestions that came from the September 26 meeting, and I just don’t think the village has looked at it yet. When the village gets to look at it, they’ll see that maybe two spaces on each side of Seventh Street may be appropriate. You don’t want all the handicapped spaces at the rear, I think you do want some on the major block because that would allow a person with a wheelchair to have an appropriate spot. I think that fits what we are seeing with the growing handicapped population in Garden City. But we’ll have to see what the Board of Trustees says in terms of the direction for Seventh Street to get to that step,” Kelly says.

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 (gcaa.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)

Garden City Basketball K-1-2 Clinic Registration

The Garden City Basketball K-1-2 Clinic will be held on Sundays 12:30pm - 2:15pm at the St Paul’s Fieldhouse. The season will begin Sunday, December 4th and run through Sunday March 5, 2017. Garden City Basketball has off dates for Christmas, New Years and the Martin Luther King holidays. Registration is $125 with online signup at www.gardencitybasketball.org 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 G.C. is scheduled to improve the field house by updating bathrooms, re-surfacing the floor, and installing new glass backboards. A 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 G.C. 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. Sign-up ONLINE TODAY at: www.gardencitybasketball.org For more information or if there are any questions about our prgram, please contact: John Skramko at jskramko@live.com or 516-746- 9659.

Cluttered? Place an ad in our Classifieds for reasonable rates and prompt results. Call the Garden City office at 294-8935 for more information.

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.

Soccer Players of the Week

1st grade boys

Team Buccellato Nate Goldstein Julian Clavijo

Team 2 - The Fireballs Reese Smith Emily Walsh Maggie Clavin

Team Mohsenian Andrew Bier Luke Bogatch

Team 3 - The Pink Panthers Entire Team

Team Archer Matias Archer Mathew Miller Raymond Mongelli

Team 4 - The Pink Ladies Bridget Russo Riley McAlea

Team Irwin / Peters Will Hirschfield Peter Irwin Danny Peters

Team 5 - The Blue Lightning Entire Team

Team Bremer Billy Bremer Danny Santopietro Team Doherty Declan Serkes Christopher Ceriello Team Olcott Ciaran Olcott Jake Conroy Team Gawlick Conner Gawlick Seamus Ryan Team Messi William Horn Marco Messi Team Roddini Nicholas Fiducioso Owen McCann

1st grade girls

Team 1 - The Blue Dolphins Em Read Cara Smith Dempsey Smith

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GCAA Intramural Basketball online registration

Team 6 - Aqua Killer Whales Entire Team Team 7 - The Pumpkins Zooey Wood Emma Brennan Paige Donohue

Georgia Noumair Caroline DeBusschere Team Canada Clare Griffin Nicole Geiger Miranda Nocack Team Spain Gianna Fernando Julia Flaherty Claire Leleonnec Team USA ElleJaye Cerrato Casey DEnnis Madelyn Bley Team France Laila Khan Mary Stewart Kate Koczko

3rd grade girls

Team Italy: Kimberly Colucci Isabella Carr

Team 8 - The Maroon Marauders Entire Team

Team USA: Bridget Macchio Sophie Lippens

Team 9 - Banana Yellow Entire Team

Team Mexico: Ashley Clarke Catalina Suau

Team 10 - The Tinkerbells Caroline Carey Gracie Corrigan Ellie Kavouridis

Team Ireland: Fiona Kinney Erin Kenna

2nd grade girls

Team Italy Courtney Bremer Paige Josling Liz Melgar Team Ireland Ava Lisica

Team France: Samantha Koenig Riley Mannella Team Canada: Giuliana Pamatat Leah Goldner Team Germany: Madison LaRosa Madison Casares

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The Men’s Association News 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 on Thursday, October 13, at Doc O’Grady’s. Start time is 8:00 p.m. Watch for the e-mail to be sent by the President for the agenda.. 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.

Upcoming GCHS Home Schedule

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. Thursday, Oct. 13---Girls Varsity Tennis, 4:15 p.m.; Boys Varsity Volleyball, 4:30 p.m.; Boys Varsity Soccer, 4:30 p.m.; Girls JV Volleyball, 6:30 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 14---Girls Varsity Soccer, 4:30 p.m.; Girls JV Field Hockey, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15---Girls JV Soccer, 2:00 p.m.; Varsity Football, 2:00 p.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 FatherDaughter 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 yet, please mail your $100 check to the treasurer!

TMA Officers

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

VILLAGE SPORTS US Sports Institute Multi Sport One Day Camp Garden City Recreation and Parks has joined with US Sports Institute to offer a one day mini camp for boys and girls who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City ages 5 – 11. The Multi-Sport Camp will cover several different sports in a fun setting and will be held on St. Paul’s Fields. The camps offered are as follows: Register by Register October 31 Nov. 1st or later 9 am to 4 pm $75 $90 (bring lunch) 9 am to 12:30 pm $45 $55 1 pm to 4 pm $35 $40 To register for any of the camps above, please visit US Sports Institute’s website at www.ussportsinstitute.com.

Youth Yoga registration begins

Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed youth yoga classes for ages 6 - 18. Each class in our ten week session is 55 minutes long. All classes take place in the St. Paul’s Center at 108 Rockaway Ave. and will begin on October 20. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City in this age group is invited to join these relaxing classes. The cost of this 10 week session will be $ 100. The course schedule is as follows: Ages 6 – 8: Thursdays at 4:15 pm Ages 9 – 12:Thursdays at 5:15 pm Ages 13 – 18: Thursdays at 6:30 pm To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

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.

Garage Sale

Place an ad in our Classifieds for reasonable rates and prompt results. Call the Garden City office at 294-8935 for more information.

The GC Thunder 11 are on a roll. Every win padding their already impressive football resume. Last Sunday was consistent with their high level of play as the boys made quick work of the hard playing Bellmore Braves. Every player on the Thunder 11s is better, faster, and more disciplined each week compared to the last, as they work hard to improve their game and prepare fully for each opponent. From the opening kick off the GC boys got right down to business. It was clear from the very first play that despite the Braves preparation, they would be unable to stop the mighty Thunder run game. Stevie Finnell cut through the Braves as Chip Read, Owen Holtzman, Cody Wehrum, Tristan Mullahey, and Brady Noll stretched the Bellmore D line thin. Quinn Long and Matt Mehling con-

Matt Mehling gaining yardage

RJ Votruba with strong blocking

tinued the effort by gaining yards and first downs. Matt Kephart threw a perfect TD pass to a speedy wide open Jack Archer the first of his two touchdowns on the day. Aidan Considine beat the Braves down further, both running for two touchdowns and playing exceptional defense. When the Braves needed some breathing room in their fight for field position, Hayden Minuto pinned them back on their own 17 yard line with a great kick as Gabriel Psilakis, Patrick Sullivan,

and Ryan Melendez descended on the ball in hot pursuit. Ryan Krieg, Bryan Boccafola, Matthew Ragusa, Christopher Fuelling, and Bryan Freel kept the pressure on the Braves and stunted any offensive production. RJ Votruba, Andrew Loughlin, James Vinceguerra,

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GC Thunder 11s dominate Bellmore 32-12

and Justin Koczko put the punctuation mark on a fantastic win with amazing defensive stops. The Garden City Thunder 11s win again 32-12. Next week the boys will travel to Uniondale for a 2pm game against a very worthy adversary, Go THUNDER!

Jimmy Vinciguerra hunting down the ball carrier

Tristan Mullahey clearing a path for the backs

Friday, October 7, 2016 The Garden City News

Garden City defeats Elmont in varsity football game 49-20

Unbeaten Garden City Varsity football traveled to unbeaten Elmont High School on Saturday and GC left with a tough win . Though the score would indicates a lopsided victory, it was truly one of the best Team efforts on both sides of the ball and on special teams which lead to the win. The game began with Elmont turning the ball over twice in their territory, one was a bad snap on a punt and the second was an interception by Andrew Desantis. Both turnovers resulted in Chris Mixon’s rushing the ball in from the 5 and the 15 respectively for touchdowns,the first two of a 4 touchdown day. Along with those rushing touchdowns, Mixon also caught two passes for touchdowns , one of which was on a 3rd and 10 , which he took 69 yards across the field and really broke the back of Elmont’s defense. The tandem of Colin Hart and Jack

Phil Puccio #23 covering receiver

Bill at QB have been extremely efficient both throwing and running, Hart was 4 for 5 for 151 yards and 2 touchdowns and Jack Bill was 3 for 3 for 45 yards and 2 touchdowns. Last but not least offensively was Tyler Wuchte who snuck behind the defense for a 62 yard td reception and carried the ball 37 yards into the endzone for his second touchdown. Babe Collamussi also grabbed a very nice touchdown catch in corner of endzone. The blocking by the Oline and the Recievers on many of the plays resulted in the ball carrier’s being untouched into the endzone. It all starts up front with the Oline ;AJ D’Angelo,Eric Wortmann, Chris Ciurcina, , Mike Liberopoulos and Will Eigl along with split end Kiarnan Gunn, paving the way. Elmont’s Qb, Aaron Ruthman came into the game leading the conference in passing, Gc’s defense did a tremendous job of

keeping the ball out of the endzone. The whole defense; DLine, Linebackers and D Backs were hustling all day , chasing recievers and gang tackling. Linebacker Andrew Desantis interception set the tone for the day defensively , Linebackers Matt Desimplicis was outstanding both getting a sack and numerous tackles , along with Mark Ventre , Matt Flanagan and Tim Gormley , the defensive backfield were put to the test all day and outhustled and out hit the Spartans; Phil Puccio, Matt Granville, Jamie Atkinson and Trevor Kodie . The DLine kept pressure on Ruthman all day lead by , , , Colin Paskowitz , , James Buckley , Dan Salsberg and Connor Maloney. Once again the special team battery of Fg Kicker Billy Rousakis, KO Specialist Steven Spirakis, Punter Mark Ventre and Long Snapper Harry Blair were close to perfect.

Defensive linemen #51 Dan Salsberg, #65 Brandon Holloway and #15 James Buckley

#33 Chris Mixon being congratulated by #77 Chris Cuircina, #18 Kiernan Gunn and #75 Will Eigl

KICKOFF TEAM

#62 Mike Liberopoulos, #70 Eric Wortmann and #60 AJ D’Angelo

DLine Senior #52 Colin Paskiwotz,#15 James Buckley

DBacks..#23 Phil Puccio and #24 Trevor Kodie.

Mike Liberopoulos #62 & Andrew Desantis #42

BIG OLINE!!

Jack Bill handing off to Chris Mixon who is following Jamie Atkinson to his first touchdown.

Soccer Club

Cheering for the Thunder

Second grade Garden City Spirit Game Team Cheer squad at their game for GC Thunder.

“Memory Loss: What happens when it’s not normal”

To help the public understand tion and answer period will be included. Guests are asked to arrive at 6:45 PM memory loss, Winthrop-University Hospital’s Inspiring Women™ educa- for the 7 PM program. Admission is free, tional series will offer a special pro- but pre-registration is required. To reggram, “Memory Loss: What Happens ister for this program, please call (516) When It’s Not Normal?” on Thursday, 663-3131 or e-mail inspiringwomen@ October 20, at 7 p.m. The program winthrop.org. For parking information, will be held at the Winthrop Research please call (516) 663-9761. and Academic Center, located at 101 The program is being offered as part Mineola Boulevard, Mineola, in the of Inspiring Women: The Women’s Treiber Family Conference Center. Wellness Initiative at WinthropPaula Lester, MD, from the Division University Hospital, a free community of Geriatric Medicine at Winthrop, will education series dedicated to the health discuss the differences between normal and well-being of women. For informaand abnormal memory loss. Attendees tion about Inspiring Women events or will understand how dementia is more other programs at the Hospital, please than memory loss, as well as learn call 1-866-WINTHROP or visit www. GC-CHERRY 1-8 Page 09-21-16_Layout 1 9/26/16 2:42 PM Page 1 winthrop.org/community-programs. about treatments for -dementia. A ques-

Cherry Lane Gymnastics ONE LOWELL AVENUE • NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040

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Garden City Centennial S.C. 6th Annual Golf Classic An Event to Benefit Our Student Scholarship Fund

Monday October 24, 2016 Cherry Valley Club, Garden City New York

Registration/Brunch/Lunch 11:00 a.m. Shotgun Tee-off 12:30 p.m. Cocktails/Dinner/Awards 5:00 p.m.

$295 per player

$75 Cocktails and Dinner Only

For more information or to make a reservation, please visit the club’s website: http://www.gccentennialsoccer.org/ Space is Limited

Friday, October 7, 2016 The Garden City News

Garden City Centennial

Friday, October 7, 2016 The Garden City News

Dougall Fraser Division

Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath SD #18. MLS# 2883057. $620,000.

Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2-bath SD #18. MLS# 2887889. $699,000.

Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2886631. $825,000.

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-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2856708. $1,050,000.

Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2855948. $1,174,000.

Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2841131. $1,495,000.

Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 2.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2849218. $1,549,000.

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2882399. $1,649,000.

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2883533. $1,725,000.

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.

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. $2,400,000.

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

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Out of Town Listings

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.

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.

UNDER CONTRACT

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

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

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

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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Dougall Fraser Division

Friday, October 7, 2016 The Garden City News

Dougall Fraser Division

Fall In Love With The Wyndham

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.

Rentals

Condos & Co-Ops

• Garden City, NY

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

• Garden City, NY

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

• Garden City, NY • Garden City, NY

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

• Garden City, NY

• Plainview, NY

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

• Garden City, NY

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.