The Garden City News (6/7/24)

The Garden City Girls Varsity Lacrosse team won the Nassau County Championship, beating Long Beach with a score of 9-2. This was the fourth straight county championship for the team.

EAB hosts Water Superintendent

BY RIKKI MASSAND

The Garden City Environmental Advisory Board met on Wednesday, May 22, at Village Hall and received a timely update on the municipal water supply from Superintendent of the Water & Sewer Department, Stanley Carey. He presented slides and information about the Village of Garden City drinking water supply, treatments for emerging contami-

nants, new regulations, and grant funds for well equipment and operations.

In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, after reviewing over 120,000 comments, released its federal regulations for six additional PFOS compounds.

Carey explained that the EPA campaign notes the regulations as “protecting approximately 100 million people, preventing thousands of deaths, and reducing

tens of thousands of serious PFOS-attributable illnesses.” After reviewing health effects data, the EPA sets a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG)—defined as the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health.

Village to receive FEMA funds for 2021 hurricane

BY RIKKI MASSAND

On Thursday, May 23, at Village Hall, Village Treasurer Irene Woo shared good news during her biweekly Board of Trustees report about federal reimbursement to Garden City from FEMA for losses and damages resulting from Hurricane Isaias, which impacted Long Island in early August 2021.

The village filed a request following the opening of Federal Disaster Recovery funding submissions, and Woo said that request has been approved. In total, the Village of Garden City incurred $1,855,000 in damages.

The usual reimbursement from

FEMA is about 75% of the total costs, but because the damage from Isaias was extensive, coverage was increased to 90%. The village also received reimbursement of the final 10% of its storm-related expenses from New York State.

“In total the village received full reimbursement of the damages caused by this storm. The Finance Department worked very diligently with FEMA to provide all the documentation that was needed, there were various meetings, and as a result they also allowed us to submit the hours worked by village staff for reimbursement relat-

For PFOA and PFOS, the MCLG is set at zero, and Carey notes that the enforceSee page 35

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Board prepares to start St. Paul’s abatement work

BY RIKKI MASSAND

After much discussion at the May 23 meeting, the Village Board of Trustees voted to transfer $115,025 from the contingency account and create a new capital project for the current fiscal year, which began on June 1. This move advances a project for removal of asbestos and other harmful materials inside the historic St. Paul’s main building. The village has engaged Woodbury-based D & B Engineers and Architects for inspections, assessments, and to complete the abatement project design and bid specification development.

The decision comes as the Village of Garden City seeks input from all residents regarding future potential uses for St. Paul’s as a community and recreational activity center, aiming for widespread community support. Regardless of the ultimate use, Garden City must remediate the building’s interior conditions. After 30 years of neglect and weather impacts, some areas have become unsalvageable, while other parts of the elaborate interior remain intact.

Funding Abatement Design

At the Board’s last meeting, Village Administrator Ralph

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We recently hosted a friend from Queens who came to visit for lunch. We ate at one of the Seventh Street restaurants and enjoyed a stroll down the block after lunch. We were pleased to see that the area really looks nice after its been spruced up! Thanks to the village workers who have done such a good job!

Speaking of local restaurants, this week we are proud to present our guide to dining, which has been inserted into this week’s issue. It features information about many of our local eateries, divided by fine dining and casual din-

ing. We hope you enjoy it!

On June 28th we will publish its annual Sports Wrapup edition. This special section is an annual salute to village and scholastic teams, including team photos, stats and profiles.

It’s a community effort, so please send in writeups and photos about your favorite team to editor@gcnews.com and we’ll give them space!

The section will be printed on durable bright white paper so it makes a great keepsake!

Don’t miss the deadline - Monday, June 24th.

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Supports Cathedral Plan

To the Editor:

stephen.baymack@compass.com

As a Landscape Architect, who has provided design services for almost 60 years for projects throughout the United States and abroad, including many projects in Garden City, such as the Seventh Street, Franklin Avenue and New Hyde Park Streetscapes, and the Doubleday campus, it was with great pleasure that I viewed the Cathedral of the Incarnation’s proposed Master Plan, that was posted in the May 31st issue of the Garden City News. The proposed closure of the portion of 6th Street, which now bisects a portion of the Cathedral’s campus, will be a major aesthetic enhancement to the overall Cathedral campus and to the Village, also acting as a critical traffic safety improvement. The small section of 6th Street that now extends from Cathedral Avenue to the Cherry Valley Avenue / Rockaway Avenue / South Avenue intersection, has been a problematic and dangerous segment of this street. Once the LIRR raised the bridge over Cherry Valley Avenue, all emergency access by fire trucks and similar vehicles were now able to easily access properties off both Rockaway and Cathedral Avenues. Mayor Mary Flanagan opposed the closing of 6th Street, claiming the fire trucks and safety vehicles etc. could not pass under the LIRR bridge apparently not aware of the bridge having been raised. The proposed Landscape Master Plan, when implemented, will provide several key assets to both the Cathedral Campus and to the Village. First, it will close the section of 6th Street that has historically posed safety issues. If the design is approved, and the added portion of the Cathedral campus becomes a designated park, it will provide a wonderful open space asset that residents can enjoy by walking on pathways through landscaped and / or aesthetically pleasing open space areas. To add another aesthetic and educational dimension to this portion of the Master Plan, the enhanced landscape design could be designated as a botanic land-

scape display, identifying the various plant materials incorporated into the improved area, providing an educational component to the design. One of the most critical factors resulting from the proposed design will be that by creating this as a designated park / open space, it will eliminated the site on the north side of 6th Street, for potential commercial or residential development. I believe the Cathedral’s proposed campus Master Plan will be a major aesthetic and Village safety enhancement, and wholly support its approval.

William Kuhl, FASLA Recreation Center needed To the Editor:

As I watch the discussions of the future of St. Paul’s, I am elated about the possible creation of a Garden City Recreation Center that would serve the needs of all residents.

During my thirty years as a resident of Garden City, my family has greatly enjoyed the pool and the summer Gazebo concerts, but we do not have a space where residents of all ages can participate in a variety of activities.  As an artist, I would love a place to paint, take classes, and mingle with other artists.  More opportunities to enjoy music and dance programs in addition to lectures on a variety of topics would definitely enhance the quality of life in Garden City.

Pat Forie

Alice in Wonderland moment

To the Editor:

I was interviewed by the two-man team from BCI on May 14th. I was asked to meet with them because I represent The Garden City Historical Society. I was accompanied by Jon Segerdahl, former Village Trustee and our Society Vice President.

The interview was respectful and largely professional. But the conversation was aimless.  Jon and I could not determine what BCI was trying to learn. They politely listened but didn’t really See page 47

GC alumni share college preparedness insights with Board of Ed

BY KASSARA MCELROY

A panel of former Garden City students met with the Board of Education on June 4th to discuss what the District did right or could do better in the future when preparing them for college.

The panelists, now college students, are pursuing majors in nursing, business, economics, and mental health. Their diverse experiences and insights will help inform the Board of Education’s efforts to prepare current and future students for success in higher education.

Board Vice President Tom Pinou asked, “Do you feel you were socially prepared for college?”

Students agreed that “everyone is in the same boat” and no one goes in knowing more than a handful of people. They also praised the district for exposing them to various scenarios, which helped them adapt to new environments.

One student advised, “Give it a year. A lot of people transferred out quickly, but I didn’t find my good group of friends until second semester.

Pinou followed up with, “Do you know anyone who did struggle? Without naming names, what could we have done better to prepare them?”

A number of students shared that the mental health stigma was broken for them while still in Garden City, so

it made issues for them and their peers easier to face at school.

“College is whatever you make of it and it is not said enough that it is truly a blank slate,” another student added. “It’s hard for everyone, whether they talk about it or not, but it’s a time to find your own identity. Focus on what you’re passionate about.”

Trustee Arthur Gnecco asked, “Regarding AP classes … Garden City prides itself on giving students exposure to college-level work while they’re still in our buildings. Did you notice any benefits from these types of classes while on campus?”

Students said AP classes helped them advance in their majors and improve their adaptability and time management. They viewed their high school experience as a microcosm of college, preparing them for its demands.

“Take some AP classes you’re not interested in if you can. Learn more about what you do and do not like while you’re still in high school,” one student advised. Another said it helped kick off college on an accelerated path, ahead of peers in the same major.

Trustee William O’Donohue asked, “Did you find any challenges to be away from your family?” Despite initial homesickness, students overall found solace when building new relationships

through sports, clubs or academic and social sororities.

One student expressed gratitude for having their twin sibling by their side on campus, but noted that even with on-site family support, the transition to college life was not without its difficulties. “I did not see my brother as much as I thought I would. After a week I texted him, ‘I haven’t seen you in a week, let’s get lunch.’ You will eventually find a routine, and that’s important when away from family. Find your routine.”

The panelists also discussed the role and impact of AI on their education today. Students say AI assists them in grasping intricate concepts by offering

alternative explanations. They stressed the importance of ethical AI use and positioned the technology as a valuable learning and collaborative tool, rather than a means of cheating.

One former student shared, “I use ChatGPT every single day. For my education and in life in general. I can ask it to explain a concept to me that I don’t understand, follow up with more questions and ultimately identify what’s not clicking.”

The next Garden City Board of Education regular session is scheduled for June 11 at high school, beginning at 8:15 pm.

Fly Your Flag!

The William Bradford Turner Post 265 of the American Legion reminds all residents to fly their flags on Flag Day, June 14. If you have a flag that is no longer serviceable, the Legion has provided a box in the lobby of the Garden City Public Library where you may place it. The Legion will see that it is disposed of properly.

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Open House Sunday, June 9th 11:30am-1:30pm

Exquisite Grandeur Unveiled Featured Home

One of the finest and most admired properties in the village, this once in a lifetime opportunity awaits the most discerning buyers. Nestled in the heart of the most prestigious location in town, this iconic colonial is the epitome of luxury living. Boasting a generous 1.5 acres of meticulously manicured grounds with in-ground pool, hot tub and tennis/pickleball court, this property is a true oasis of tranquility with the sophistication and craftsmanship of a bygone era.

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Not Pictured: William Breslin, Michael Fedor, Robert McMahon, Tara Rice

Theanne Ricci Laura Rich Elise Ronzetti John H Russo Angela Linda Simbus

Patricia Savella Vivian Tener Mary Weille

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The Belmont Festival has moved, but we are still here!

We cordially invite all our past, current and future clients, customers and friends to join us for our ninth annual Client Appreciation Event at Garden City’s

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Kicko to Summer!

Friday, June 14th 5:30-7:30pm Rain or Shine

Swing by our o ce at 116 Seventh Street and enjoy a fun evening with great company, food and libations.

80 Monroe Street Open House

Saturday & Sunday, June 8th & 9th 11:30am-1:30pm

Welcome to this charming 3 bedroom/1.5 bath colonial, situated mid-block in the Western section of Garden City. This home offers the perfect blend of a classic layout, excellent location and endless potential. Step inside to an inviting living room with wood burning fireplace and a formal dining room with abundant room for hosting guests. The eat in kitchen’s proportions offer many creative design possibilities. The family room is adjacent to the kitchen and is the perfect setting for relaxation or entertaining. A powder room and access to the yard complete the first floor.

The primary corner bedroom is generously sized with double closets. Two additional ample sized bedrooms and a full hall bath comprise the second floor. Hardwood floors throughout the home. Utilities, laundry and storage are located in the unfinished basement. The convenient location of 80 Monroe Street is near to transportation, schools, shopping and dining and all the amenities the Village of Garden City offers. Situated on a sizable lot, this property also presents the potential for expansion, allowing you to envision and create the home of your dreams.

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Preschoolers participate in Memorial Day services

Students and graduates of Resurrection's Lutheran Preschool sing and sign at the Memorial Day Ceremony.

Left to right: Paul, Leni, Ryder, Sofia, Madelyn, Nico, Madison, Ava, and Alessia.

A group of four-year-olds joined in honoring our fallen heroes  during Garden City’s recent Memorial Day Ceremony, May 27. At the ceremony, sponsored by Commander Frank Tauches of the American Legion Post, the children sang “God Bless America,” and also used American Sign Language to sign what they were singing.

The ten children are students from Resurrection Lutheran Preschool’s  American Sign Language

class for four-year-olds, taught by Kathie Wysocki. “They are incredible at that young age! Many, many residents were at the ceremony and were amazed at the performance of the children,” Ms. Wysocki said.

Resurrection Lutheran Preschool is now accepting registrations for classes for two-, three-, and four-year-old students. For more information or to schedule a tour, call the Preschool office at 516.741.6447

Environmental Tip of the Week

SUBMITTED BY THE GC ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD

Water usage on in Nassau and Suffolk Counties rises considerably during the summer month, due mostly to irrigation of lawns and gardens.  Did you know that during the month of maximum usage, the Garden City Water Department typically pumps four times as much water as it does during the month of minimum usage?  In 2022, the Water Department pumped 63,087 thousand gallons in February, the lowest month, and 263,150 thousand gallons in August, the highest month!

Long Island’s aquifers are our sole source of drinking water.   Garden City

residents can help preserve our aquifers for future generations by using efficient lawn watering techniques.   If you have an irrigation system on your property, one step you can take is to make sure it has a working rain sensor on it.  (In fact, this is required by law in Nassau County).  However, a better step is to invest in a smart controller, which will irrigate only when needed.  Rather than automatically irrigating every other day, a smart controller relies on local weather conditions such as temperature, relative humidity, rainfall predictions or soil moisture to determine when irrigation is needed.  This saves water, especially during the “shoulder” months such as May.

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Garden City Real Estate Market Information

171 Brixton Road

RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES IN GARDEN CITY

The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes presented were selected based solely on the fact that they were recently sold.

Mortgage Rates this week from www.nerdwallet.com

Long Island Sales Data From One Key MLS

Date: 05/29/2024

Sold price: $1,780,000

5 bedrooms, 3 full baths

Architectural Style: Colonial Property size: .18

Annual taxes: $29,273

MLS number: 3543359

The Seller’s Team: Barbara Chmil, Howard Hanna Coach

The Buyer’s Team: Alexandra Parisi, Compass Greater NY

Welcome to this magnificent all-brick center hall colonial nestled in the prestigious estate section on a private 80x100 lot. Enter through a gracious foyer to discover over 3000 square feet of living space starting with a welcoming foyer leading to a formal living room with a wood-burning fireplace and a spacious formal dining room. The heart of the home, a generously proportioned eat-in kitchen, provides the perfect backdrop for culinary delights. The first floor continues to impress with a sizable family room featuring another inviting wood-burning fireplace, a convenient wet bar for effortless entertaining, a private office space for productivity, a full bath for added convenience, and a laundry area. A spacious second floor boasts a primary en-suite with a walk-in closet and an additional closet, four additional bedrooms, and a hall full bath. Step outside to the beautifully manicured outdoor space which includes a brick patio just perfect for hosting summer garden parties and barbeques. Completing the outside is an all-brick two car detached garage. Close proximity to parks, schools, shopping, and two LIRR train lines. Award-winning Garden City School District.

155 Wellington Road

Date: 5/29/2024

price: $1,450,000 5 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath

style: Colonial

size: .14 Annual taxes: $22,352

MLS number: 3530148

The Seller’s Team: Ann and Matthew Heaney, Compass Greater NY

The Buyer’s Team: Hong Guo, Proagent Realty Gold Coast LLC

Elegant and classic side hall colonial located on Prime Estates block boasting sun filled rooms, craftsmanship and architectural details with hardwood floors. This spacious side hall colonial includes 5 bedrooms and 2.5 baths and is situated in the heart of the estates section, close to town, train and schools. The main floor features a bright entryway, an oversized living room with wood burning fireplace, dining room, sunny and spacious family room, half bath, renovated Kitchen with additional staircase to access second floor. Upstairs you will find the primary ensuite bedroom with bathroom and four additional bedrooms and a full hall bath completes the second floor. Basement includes tons of storage, large tv area, and laundry. Outside you’ll find a brick patio, private yard with detached garage and private driveway.

42 Kingsbury Road

Date: 05/31/2024

Sold price: $1,377,350

3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath

Architectural Style: Colonial Property size: .14

Annual taxes: $24,039

MLS number: 3523444

The Seller’s Team: Sharon Redmond and Monica Kiely, Howard Hanna Coach

The Buyer’s Team: Suzanne Blair, Howard Hanna Coach

Be the first to tour this lovely 2,300 square foot Colonial located in the center of the popular Mott Section of Garden City! This well laid out home features a vestibule and a through hall with powder room, a large living room with wood burning fireplace, a true formal dining room, and the sought after eat-in-kitchen and family room combination. Sliding doors from the family room lead to a brick patio and private yard. The second level features a very generous primary bedroom complete with ensuite bath and a walk-in closet. Two additional bedrooms and a large hall bath complete this floor. Numerous upgrades include: gas heat (furnace, water heater and chimney liner replaced in 2021) and Central Air Conditioning (compressor replaced in 2021). Enjoy all that the Village of Garden City has to offer including award winning schools, a pedestrian friendly downtown, a quick commute to Manhattan and area hospitals, and wonderful parks and recreational amenities.

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Environmental Advisory Board hosts Water Superintendent

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able level for PFOS and PFOA is 4 ppt (parts per trillion).

There are enforceable levels up to 10 ppt for other contaminants, which equates to the standard New York State set several years earlier.

Water treatment examined

The preferred method to treat water supply to remove the PFAS chemicals is Granular Activated Carbon (GAC). All municipal water well sites in Garden City have GAC filter systems installed, under an initiative begun in the years immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carey informed the EAB meeting audience that samplings of Garden City’s water show the system is being treated down to “non-detect levels.”

“The lab-approved technology, even though the new standard is set at 4 ppt, investigates traces down to a non-detectable level – so low that they’d stop looking for any PFAS contaminant levels. The village is in good shape when it comes to these chemicals being regulated at a lower level,” he noted.

Garden City’s use of the GAC treatment involves pumping contaminated water or soil vapor through a column or tank filled with GAC. As the contaminated material flows through the GAC, the contaminants sorb to the outer and inner surfaces of the granules. The water or vapor exiting the container is cleaner.

Superintendent Carey reviewed the well sites throughout Garden City and the specs and visuals for the GAC filtration at water wells.

He then detailed the UV oxidation process, which is new for Garden City’s water system and mostly came into service in the last two to three years.

“The UV light is used as an oxidant and hydrogen peroxide is added and it goes through a UV chamber to oxidize the radicals of 1,4 dioxane in the water. The system decomposes the contaminants so they’re no longer harmful,” Carey shared with the EAB.

He also presented information on the village’s monitoring of peroxide levels, with an analyzer system that is complex to operate. The village Water Department receives a computer signal in case anything appears off or out of sequence on this system.

Superintendent Carey showed a PowerPoint of the air stripping tower (AST) equipment, which are “long tall cylinders containing media for the water to come into contact.” He said the contaminated water flows down through “air balls” and water is forced through that to remove VOCs (volatile organic compounds). The VOCs go out through the air tower while water flows

from the bottom of the tower into the village groundwater storage tanks.

The Village of Garden City tests its water supply both before and after all the treatment processes. One of the samples collected from Village Well No. 14 in March 2024 reflected a level of 1,4 dioxane at 1.1 ppb, just over the maximum contaminant level. Following water treatment through that well’s AOP system (advanced oxidation process), the water’s 1,4 dioxane level was under 0.02 ppb—laboratory non-detect level. Carey said this confirmed that AOP treatment processes were working.

“Our treatment process does not get installed and then it’s just assumed it is working - the Health Department requires us to test again before and after treatments and on both a monthly and quarterly basis for different types of contaminants,” he explained.

EAB member Larry Quinn, a former village trustee, asked Carey what the average frequency of replacement for GAC was. Carey said the village’s goal was for each installed GAC filter to last approximately two years.

EAB member John Reilly followed that point and said he was pleased that Garden City was proactive and got in front of the issue with the AOP systems in place by 2019, making them one of the first Long Island communities “to tackle this because they realized they have to do something.” He asked Carey about the longevity and whether there was an evaluation done on how well the systems are holding up.

Superintendent Carey said there is a lot of maintenance involved with AOP units. Although Trojan is not the only vendor around, they are the company village engineers selected for the equipment. Carey detailed that the lamps tend to expire after some time because they are power-intensive.

Carey’s presentation on May 22 included a rundown of water treatment systems’ grant funding that the Village of Garden City has benefited from in the past couple of years, notably under the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) approved by Congress. He discussed the different grant amounts with the EAB.

The village’s total grant funding received as of May 2024 was $25.5 million. This represents a little less than half of the total cost of AOP and water treatment infrastructure for Garden City’s municipal water supply.

“We have applied for many other grants which are due in June but we will not know for a couple of more months whether we’ve scored high enough to receive additional grants for other work,” Carey said.

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The A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment and Gift Shop

BY MELISSA JAEGER

One week until the June 15th AT Stewart Exchange Market!  It will be held (rain or shine) 11:00-4:00 at 109 Eleventh street, on the front lawn of The Garden City Historical Society Museum. Once again, the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion will be participating, encouraging people to become members, and handing out poppies. The perennial favorite -- The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter – is coming with its adoption vehicle! Donate your used (but clean) towels, sheets, and blankets to the shelter so they can keep the animals warm. I am so pleased with the group of other vendors we have lined up.  They include:

• Hawkgirl Photography – Kelli, the photographer, has been passionate about landscape and nature photography since her dad gave her a Nikon camera more than 35 years ago.

• Christine’s Garden Ornaments – Hand-crafted ornaments made from vintage crystal and china

• Lexi Costello – Makes découpage clam shells.

• Diamond Jewelers – Diane Whalen has wonderful sterling and gold pieces

• Banana Bread Baking Co –Lenore Rust makes cuties which you really must try!

very high, places like The INN play a vital role in less fortunate communities. Even your smallest gesture can help to put a meal on the table.

About Us:

• The Exchange Consignment Shop is housed in The Garden City Historical Society (TGCHS) Museum on 109 Eleventh Street (at the rear of the yellow Victorian house).

• All the proceeds from the Shop sales directly benefit TGCHS.

• Shop 24/7 online at atstewartexchange.org and pick up your purchases at the Exchange.

• Follow and Like Us on the AT Stewart Exchange Facebook and on the AT Stewart Exchange Instagram pages. We sure do get around!

Consigning:

• Our best sellers – jewelry (costume and fine), lamps, mirrors, and crystal (Waterford, Baccarat, Tiffany)

• We take/accept silver, pocketbooks, fine china, furniture, artwork, and collectibles. All items are in new or nearly new condition.

• Consignments are done Wednesday through Friday 11:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m. by appointment ONLY. Appointments keep down the numbers of people in the Shop and reduce waittimes to consign.

• Please call (516)746-8900 to set up an appointment.

• The Local Batch – Carol Khairallah makes locally milled and organic chocolate cookies.

• Rob DeMarco’s Wood Gifts –Hand-carved pens, cutting boards and charcuterie boards.

• The Andy Foundation will have jewelry.

• Eva Vitale will be selling her canvases to support cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

• Margaret O’Rourke – Makes jewelry in sterling and has matted photographs (taken by her).

• Several vendors with vintage items (furniture, tabletop, jewelry) –Claire Werner and Tricia Hughes

• Gay Anne Abram -Dressmaker with hand-made doll clothes.

Our latest addition is face painting!!  The Garden City High School year will have several art students!  What fun! So bring your kids! (or, like me, channel your inner kid) “Cornelia’s Courtyard Sale” will be going on in the courtyard, where you’re sure to find some excellent bargains – cut glass, china, furniture, jewelry, etc.

Once again, we are coupling the Market with a Food Drive to benefit The INN, now thru June 14. Please bring in non-perishable food items to help your needy neighbors. With food prices still

• Unsure if your items are appropriate to consign? Email photos to store@ atstewartexchange.org and be sure to include sizing info. You will generally receive a response the same day.

Can I Donate?

Yes! We love donations! Please don’t leave donated items outside the shop when we are closed. We want your items, but we don’t want them to get ruined, especially during inclement weather. Email us at store@atstewartexchange.org and I will work with you to arrange a drop-off time. I check the email every day, even when we’re closed.

Remember:  all the profits from the Consignment Shop support the maintenance and upkeep of TGCHS Museum. Thanks to your generous support, work on the outside façade of the Museum is almost complete.

The shop is located at 109 Eleventh Street.

Shop Hours: Mon – Fri: 10–4 p.m., (Wednesday until 6 p.m.) Saturday 12 noon–4 p.m.

For more information, please call (516) 746-8900.

“Poppy,” a rescue dog adopted by past president Mary Mahoney and her family at the Market 5 years ago.

On Thursday, May 30th, the Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation invited friends and supporters to join them in honor of Melanoma Awareness Month for the“Shady Shakedown 3” at Garden City Country Club. Cowboys and cowgirls were able to enjoy real homestyle pulled pork and brisket from Buddy’s Bar-B-Q, and lively country music from Unwined.

President of Mollie’s Fund Jack Biggane welcomed guests and thanked Board Members George Pappas, Debi Hussey, Dave Westermann, Al Vanasco and Phil Glennon for their support. Cara Biggane, who coordinates social media for the foundation, highlighted current programs and initiatives. Guest speaker Dr. Zachary Brown, oncologist and researcher at NYU Langone Health and the Perlmutter Cancer Center, educated the audience about the frequency of skin cancer and statistics about melanoma. He spoke of immunotherapy and new targeted therapies that are now extending and even saving lives of melanoma patients. Thanking the foundation for their work in prevention and early diagnosis, Dr. Brown expressed the hope that someday his job as a melanoma surgeon would be obsolete. Former GC resident Elena Tomasino humorously reminisced about her GCHS days while conducting the live auction to the laughter of the crowd!

The Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation was founded in 2000, after twenty-year-old Mollie lost her battle with the disease. For more information, visit www.molliesfund.org

Women’s Health Care of Garden City committed to personalized care

By John L. Gomes, MD

John L. Gomes, MD, founded Women’s Health Care of Garden City in 1995. It has remained an independent private practice, providing personalized obstetrical and gynecological services.

He employs the technical advances of conventional medicine with an integrative approach to navigate women through difficult pregnancies into the menopausal years. He treats a wide variety of OB/GYN conditions and is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care.

All tests are conveniently done on the premises, and a dedicated, compassionate staff is on call 24/7.

He is committed to excellence in patient communication, education and support, as many patients come with anxiety associated with past experiences and future concerns.

Dr. Gomes received his undergraduate degree from Brown University, and his Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University.

He is both Board Certified and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Women’s Health Care of Garden City is located at 1000 Franklin Avenue, Suite 200, Garden City.

school students at The Waldorf School of Garden City on the physics of sports.

Physicist speaks at Waldorf School WPOA plans

end-of-season event, June 11

The WPOA wishes to thank all Western Section residents who have been paid members of the WPOA during this past year. In expectation of even higher membership numbers in 2025, the WPOA invites any resident of the West to learn more about your Property Owners Association by attending an End-of-Season Meet and Greet at Repeal, in the New Hyde Park Business District on New Hyde Park Road. The Meet and Greet will be held on Tuesday, June 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The Western Property Owners Association is your local civic connection that keeps you informed about village, county and state government issues; works to improve beautification of the Western section; and helps you navigate local issues (Village or School related).

To give you an overview of the WPOA meetings this past year, in September 2023, Western GC ’ s new NYS Senator Patricia CanzoneriFitzpatrick attended and introduced herself to our meeting attendees. She also participated in a Q&A with the audience. In November, Garden City Chamber of Commerce President John Wilton brought West residents up to date on new restaurants and other businesses coming to Garden City's downtown, Seventh Street and Franklin Ave. At the February 2024 general meeting, the POA candidates

for Village Trustee — Bruce Torino, Judy Courtney, Jessica Tai and Vinny Muldoon — introduced themselves and answer questions from our audience.

The WPOA held its annual tree lighting in the New Hyde Park Road Business District park on December 8, 2023. The WPOA began its holiday tree lighting tradition in 2012 under the leadership of President Tom Pinou, who went on to serve as a volunteer School Board Trustee for many years, retiring just this year. The Tree Lighting is a great event for families and especially young children, with an entertainer singing holiday songs, the lighting of the Christmas tree, and Santa’s appearance, when he and his elves from the GCFD distribute treats to the youngsters.

On May 30, President RoseAnn Vernice presented the WPOA Scholarship in Memory of Past Presidents John F. Traxler, Paul J. Muscarella and Thomas Whalen to Garden City High School senior Michael Power. The WPOA granted its first scholarship in 2002.

The WPOA invites Western residents to come to Repeal to learn more about the WPOA and consider becoming members.  As always, Western residents are encouraged to volunteer to become directors and officers of your local civic organization, the WPOA.

Dr. Chang Kee Jung, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of physics and astronomy at Stony Brook University, presented to middle and high

EPOA awards scholarship to GCHS senior

The Eastern Property Owners’ Association has awarded a $1000 scholarship to Garden City High School senior, James Nagler.  As in prior years, the EPOA focused its scholarship search on college bound seniors residing in the East who demonstrated outstanding records of community service.  This year, the EPOA scholarship committee had many deserving applicants.

James Nagler’s community service has been outstanding!  The major recipient of his efforts is a local nonprofit educational organization, KidOYO.   James has devoted over 500 hours teaching computer science to students of all levels, providing feedback on coding challenges as well as writing courses and lessons.  He was the first high school mentor in KidOYO since only college computer science majors were accepted as mentors previously.  James helped to grow the library of coding languages available on the site by teaching a new coding language, Swift, and creating a new software, Xcode.  He created 7 courses with over 25 lessons.  Providing low cost computer science and coding education to

those with fewer resources was James’ primary motivation for his incredible efforts and dedication.  James has stated that encouraging anyone willing to learn is the most valuable resource he can give!

James has also been involved in community service through volunteering with Camp Invention, a STEM summer camp in the Garden City School District and as a Garden City Library volunteer.

At Garden City High School, James was a member of the elite Wind Ensemble and the Chamber Orchestra where he received All State and All County honors. The Varsity Boys Tennis Team was the recipient of his talents and where he was given the Sportsmanship Award.  The Copilot Drone Club of which he was the founder and mentor helps to engage prospective students in drone flying through a competition for local schools.

James is the valedictorian of his class and will be attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall.  The EPOA is proud and pleased to honor James’ superlative efforts.

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THI S WEEK AT ROTARY

New Life for Used Crayons Initiative Benefits Hospitalized Children & Environment

Next Tuesday, June 11, 12:15, at Mineola’s Davenport Press restaurant, Mineola-Garden City Rotary looks forward to welcoming as guest speaker, Paula Umreiko, member of the Jericho Brookville Lions Club. Previously elected District Governor of the Lions of Nasau County and Bermuda in 2021, the following year, Paula was elected and currently serves as Council Chair for the Lions of New York State and Bermuda.  Paula will introduce Rotarians and guests to an amazing Lions project: how to bring new life into used crayons.

Paula’s positions in Lions gave her the opportunity to see more of the wonderful service projects in which the Lions across the state are involved.

Like Rotary, Lions addresses the needs of their communities and supports Lions International Global Causes: Environment, Hunger, Childhood Cancer. Diabetes, Vision and Disaster Relief.

German is for Everyone at: German American School

As the impetus behind the Crayon Initiative which helps both the environment and hospitalized children by collecting used crayons, Paula explains how this initiative keeps the crayons out of landfills where they are not biodegradable.  “The project helps both the environment and hospitalized children by collecting used crayons,” she says.

The way it works, Paula explains, is that the collected crayons are sent to Crayon Initiative where they are remanufactured into larger three-sided crayons.  They are then distributed to children’s hospitals in all 50 states including the Children’s Medical Center at NYU Langone, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children.  Being larger and three sided, the crayons are easier for children to grip and won’t roll off the hospital bed trays.

The goal, Paula notes, is to “reduce the volume of crayons that end up in landfills, by hundreds of thousands of pounds annually, while also increasing by tens of thousands the number of hospitalized children we supply with remanufactured crayons.”

Having attended the Garden City schools from Elementary through High

School, Paula and her husband Andrew of 45 years, moved back to Garden City eight years ago.  After graduating from Wittenberg University, Paul began her career in the insurance industry, retiring from Chubb and Son insurance company as a Vice President in Commercial Underwriting.

Having spent over 40 years in various management positions with Chubb, while working, Paula became a member of the Jericho-Brookville Lions Club where her commitment to Lions had led her far beyond the Club level.

Paula says she appreciates the opportunity to speak to Mineola-Garden City Rotary and to enlist our help in spreading the word about the Crayon Initiative to parents, grandparents and elementary school teachers.

Paula would like to place crayon collection boxes with arrangements to pick up the used crayons on a regular basis.  “We need help rescuing crayons from landfills, repurpose their wax into new crayons for pediatric patients; and their paper into artificial logs.”  She points out that twenty pounds of crayons become 100 vibrant crayon packs for hospital art therapy.

Fellow Rotarians and guests, should you have a supply of old/used crayons, please bring them to the lunch meeting next Tuesday so we can pass on to Paula Umreiko.

To reserve, please email Meg Norris, Club co-president, at editor@gcnews. com. Fee: $40, collectible at the door.

Paula Embriko, guest speaker next Tuesday, June 11.

Strong turnout at BCI kickoff meeting

Approximately 130 residents attended the May 14 kick-off meeting with Brandstetter & Carroll, the consultants hired by the Board of Trustees to assess the Village’s recreation needs as well as what amenities residents want in St. Paul’s, what parts of the building they value most and how much willingness there is to pay for a reimagined St. Paul’s.

“The Board of Trustees and the Advisory Committee on St. Paul’s have determined that the most important FIRST step is to find out what the community wants. Obviously, any plan will be costly, so it’s crucial that the village residents are behind it. We have been very careful not to assume that our interests are your interests and we know that your interests matter most,”

Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan said.

Mayor Flanagan thanked all those who attended the open house at the Casino, noting Brandstetter & Carroll has begun collecting data from residents and will be back in town this month to provide villagers an opportunity to share their thoughts, opinions

and suggestions with the team.

On Friday, June 14, the BCI group will attend a Flag Day Luncheon at the Senior Center, beginning at 12 p.m. BCI will be in attendance for part of the Luncheon, and will then be available to meet with our Seniors after the Luncheon concludes. Later that evening, BCI will attend the Patriotic Kick Off to Summer Festival on Seventh Street. The following day, Saturday, June 15, BCI will visit the Garden City Pool, which will be open from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Pool members will have the opportunity to speak to the BCI team while enjoying their afternoon at the Pool.

The next steps? It is paramount that residents participate in the upcoming Recreation and St. Paul’s surveys to help Village officials understand residents’ recreational needs and wants as well as get closer to the right solution for the St. Paul’s site, one that is driven by the community as a whole. The Board appreciates your participation and looks forward to learning of your insights and passions.

Participants were asked what features are most important to them, among other things.

Approximately 130 residents attended the May 14 kick-off meeting with Brandstetter & Carroll. Fun raffles were offered during the kick-off meeting.

St. Paul’s Advisory Board member Bill Kavan speaks with Recreation Supervisor Steve Espey of the Recreation and Parks Department.

From left: Pat Hoagland of the BCI team, St. Paul’s Advisory Board member Walter Beal, Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan and St. Paul’s Advisory Board member Bill Kavan.

mcarterflanagan@gardencityny.net

As the beautiful summer weather has arrived, I continue to work closely with the Board of Trustees and the advisory committee on St. Paul’s to stay on course with a process that could finally lead us to a decision for St Paul’s that is backed by the majority of residents and can be executed. I was elected to represent the will of the people of this Village and I am determined to do that.

The next two weekends in Garden City are sure to be fun-filled with opening day at the Garden City Pool this Saturday, and the first annual Garden City Kick off Summer Festival on Friday evening, June 14th. The family oriented festival will feature live music, a bouncy house, bubbles, balloon twisters, fire trucks and fun giveaways, and it will also include booths highlighting the many great activities residents can enjoy in our Village over the summer months. I look forward to seeing many residents at these events!

Please Water Our Village Trees

If you have recently had a tree planted in front of your home, please take the time to water it. The proper way to water is to first loosen the soil around the tree if it has become baked hard and then allow a hose to run at the base of the tree at a rate slow enough so that the water will be absorbed into the area around the tree trunk. If you are using a hose at the base of the tree, please do not block any Village sidewalks to avoid injury to pedestrians. If your tree can’t be reached with a hose, a bucket full of water every 2-3 days will suffice. Residents are reminded that watering hours are from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oddnumbered addresses on odd-numbered days and even-numbered addresses on even- numbered days. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sign Up for Village Alerts

Have you signed up for Village alerts? Stay in the know with an email and/or text message- it’s that simple! Create a website account and then follow a few easy steps to begin receiving alerts about anything from scheduled meetings, water main breaks, upcoming Village events, street closures and more. Find out more: https://www.gardencityny. net/list.aspx.

Brandstetter Carroll Engagement Events

Approximately 130 residents attended the May 14 Kick-Off meeting with Brandstetter Carroll, the consultants hired by the Board of Trustees to assess the Village’s recreation needs as well as what amenities residents want in St. Paul’s, what parts of the building they value most and how much willingness there is to pay for a reimagined St. Paul’s. I thank all those who attended the open house at the Casino. Brandstetter Carroll will be back in town this month to provide residents an opportunity to share their thoughts, opinions and suggestions with the team. On Friday, June 14, the BCI group will attend a Flag Day Luncheon at the Senior Center, beginning at 12 p.m. BCI will be in attendance for part of the Luncheon, and will then be available to meet with our Seniors after the Luncheon concludes. Later that evening, BCI will attend the Patriotic Kick Off to Summer Festival on Seventh Street. The following day, Saturday, June 15, BCI will visit the Garden City Pool, which will be open from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Pool Members will have the opportunity to speak to the BCI team while enjoying their afternoon at the Pool.

Playing Field Conditions

Here is a summary of the current field conditions throughout the Village, as well as some projected upcoming work:

1. All baseball fields in the neighborhood parks and Stewart Field have been overhauled in the past three years. Outfield lips have been cut back, and clay infields have been leveled and re-graded. The field at Nassau Haven Park will be worked on this fall, and will be ready for use in the spring. At Community Park, Field #1, which has an all-clay infield, will be re-graded and will have work done to alleviate the loss of clay from the field during heavy rains. The remaining fields, all of which have synthetic turf infields, will again receive three deep groomings from Land-Tek, as well as regular light grooming and replenishment of the rubber infill by Maintenance Staff. The multi-purpose field will also be groomed three times and receive regular light grooming by our Staff.

2. At Saint Paul’s, the work to improve field conditions continues,

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Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan

Leaving the scene:

A 40-year-old male was arrested on May 29th for allegedly leaving the scene of a May 25th Washington Avenue auto accident.

Overweight truck

A Rockaway Avenue motorist was charged with driving a truck that was 25,000 pounds overweight on May 29th.

Alarm error

On May 29th Garden City Police responded to a residence for a medical alert and determined it was activated in error.

System malfunction

GCFD and GCPD responded to a residential fire alarm on May 29th. They determined the cause to be a system malfunction.

Suspended license

A Stewart Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and not wearing a seatbelt on May 29th.

If a tree falls

Officers removed a fallen tree branch that was blocking traffic on Franklin Avenue on May 29th.

Arrest in prior incident

After investigating of a May 23rd incident in which a motorist fled the scene on foot after committing numerous aggressive driving traffic violations in the vicinity of Stewart School, on May 30th Garden City Police arrested the driver, a male/27 from Floral Park, for unlawful fleeing from a police officer, reckless driving, speeding in a school zone, illegal U-turn, and unsafe lane use.

Check fraud

On May 30th a local business reported multiple fraudulent checks were cashed against the company’s bank account.

Suspended license

A Clinton Road motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and not wearing a seatbelt on May 30th.

Excessive speed

On May 30th a Clinton Road motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.

Open door

A Village worker notified the Police Department of an open door to a residence on May 30th. Officers responded, inspected the premises, and determined all appeared to be in order.

Unlicensed operation

A Clinton Road motorist was

charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed on May 30th.

Truck troubles

A New Hyde Park Road truck driver was charged with unlicensed opera tion, defective brakes, and unsafe tires on May 31st.

Catalytic converter theft

Garden City Police received a report of a cat alytic converter theft that occurred on Russel Road on May 21st.

Hit and run

Officers are investigating a report that a white SUV fled the scene of a Hilton Avenue auto accident on May 31st.

DWI arrest

Upon investigation of a one-vehicle-crash on 11th Street on May 31st, Officers arrested the 44-year-old driver for DWI and driving with a suspended license.

Copper theft

On June 1st a Franklin Avenue business reports their copper gutters were stolen.

Suspicious incident

A subject was seen on cameras going through a vehicle on Magnolia Avenue on June 1st. There was no loss reported.

Fire pit

On June 1st Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to East Drive for a smoke condition and determined the cause to be a fire pit.

Carbon monoxide alarm

The GCFD and GCPD responded to a residence for a CO alarm on June 1st. They determined the cause to be a faulty detector.

Don’t panic

On June 1st Garden City Police responded to a business for a panic alarm and determined it was set in error.

Open doors

Officers responded to two residential burglar alarms with open doors on June 1st. Both locations were inspected and appeared to be in order.

False alarm

On June 1st the GCFD and GCPD responded to a residential fire alarm and found the cause to be a system malfunction.

Arrest in car entries

On June 2nd Garden City Police responded to Garden Street for a report of a man checking car door handles. After an investigation, the 33-year-old male, was apprehended on Washington Avenue and arrested for Trespass as well as outstanding warrants for Burglary and Grand Larceny.

Items taken

Property was reported stolen from the trunk of a vehicle parked on Roxbury Road on June 2nd.

Loud exhaust

A Clinton Road motorist was charged with unlicensed operation and driving with a loud exhaust system on June 2nd.

False alarms

GCFD and GCPD responded to three locations for fire calls that were determined to be false alarms on June 2nd.

Unauthorized rental

On June 2nd a victim reported that their credit card account was used without authorization to rent a vehicle.

Bank scam

On June 3rd a victim reported that she received a phone call from a person claiming to be a representative from her bank who advised that there was fraudulent activity on her account. The victim provided information requested by the caller and later determined it was a scam after noticing fraudulent transfers from her bank account.

Elevator malfunction

Garden City Police and Firefighters removed a person from a malfunctioning elevator on Cherry Valley Avenue on June 3rd.

Unregistered vehicle

On June 3rd a Franklin Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended registration and unregistered vehicle.

Suspended registrations

On June 3rd three motorists at various locations in the Village were

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Victor Frank Zolfo

Victor Frank Zolfo, 87, passed away on May 7, 2024, in Rocklin, CA. Born May 4,1937, in Brooklyn, NY to James and Margaret Zolfo,

Vic graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1960. He was an active member of the Lamda Chi Alpha fraternity. Vic raised his family with his wife Barbara in Garden City, NY, and lived there for 40 years. They were members of St. Joseph's parish and belonged to the Cherry Valley Club. Vic worked as an Art Director and Creative Director in New York City for over 35 years, including a partnership at the Madison Avenue advertising agency Throckmorton/Zolfo. In 2006, Vic and Barbara relocated to California to be near their children, residing in the cities of Paso Robles, Los Angeles (Brentwood), and finally Rocklin.

Vic is survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara Mary Zolfo (nee Manza); son Victor James Zolfo (Guy Williams) of Pasadena, CA; daughter Suzanne Frances Zolfo Rigdon (Dickie) and grandchildren Zoey and Victor “Vic” Rigdon of Rocklin; sister Grace DePasquale of Fulton, NY; and four nieces and two nephews.

A funeral mass was held at Saint Clare Catholic Church in Roseville, CA, on May 24. Interment will be on June 15, 2024, on Long Island, with preparations by Leo F. Kearns Funeral Home of East Meadow, New York.

Cathedral assists PEACE afterschool program

The Cathedral of the Incarnation has worked in partnership with PEACE Afterschool program in Hempstead as part of its outreach ministry.

The Cathedral of the Incarnation has been a ministry partner with P.E.A.C.E Afterschool Program since 2017.  During those early years, the Cathedral’s Outreach Ministry as a presence in the Hempstead community, led to a connection with the P.E.A.C.E. Afterschool Program.  Over time, this connection grew with the Cathedral community participating in events like the Annual Fashion and Talent Show, Movie Night, and competitions by the Chess and Robotics teams throughout the year.  The partnership expanded this spring with members of the Cathedral’s Boy Scout Troop 55 building, delivering and erecting a planter for the students of the program to plant a garden for this summer.  A special thanks to retired Scoutmaster Dave Phillips for leading that effort.

P.E.A.C.E. Afterschool Program, Inc., operates a year-round program at 100 Terrace Avenue for the children of the Terrace Avenue community (sadly referred to by some as “Terror Avenue”) due to the prevalence of criminal activity. P.E.A.C.E. is an acronym for Partnerships in Education to Avoid Criminal Justice System Entry and the Founding Director Ms. Inez firmly believed “that a strong foundation in education and character would allow our children to lead productive lives”. She never hesitated to speak about her love for and belief in the potential of all of our children.   Statistics show that if children are not reading at their grade level by second grade and continue to maintain grade level literacy,  the likelihood of dropping out of school, and engaging in high risk activities drastically increases.

The P.E.A.C.E. programs consist of an after-school program where children of the Terrace Avenue community are provided with free homework assistance, social/character development, academic enrichment, and community service projects. Ongoing workshops engage cognitive skills that enable the students to

say no to gangs. A Summer Program is also operated as a fun environment full of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and sports experiences that promote academic, character, and physical enrichment. The Summer Camp provides field trips, daily club activities, swimming and Career Day  to help the children develop their learning skills as they prepare for the upcoming school year.

The summer program culminates with a P.E.A.C.E. Camp Day at the Cathedral and the cathedral campus hosts campers, counselors, staff, and family members of P.E.A.C.E.  Cathedral members, youth and adult alike, offer activities throughout the day, including yoga, tie-dying, an organ demonstration by Canon Tremsky and scavenger hunt in the Cathedral led by Dean Sniffen.  The festivities include a BBQ and each student leaving the campus with a brand new backpack filled with school supplies for a successful beginning to the new school year.  Last year, District Attorney Anne Donnelly’s Office supported this event with a school supply drive and DA Donnelly was present to assist in the distribution of back packs.

P.E.A.C.E. holds one annual fundraiser which is this Friday, June 7th beginning at 7pm with a chess and robotics display by the teams and a Talent and Gospel show to begin at 7:30 PM.  The event will take place at The Joysetta and Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County located at 110 N. Franklin Street, Hempstead. Tickets are $50 for adults and sponsorship opportunities for the program range from $500 to $2,500.  All proceeds will benefit the P.E.A.C.E. Afterschool programs and any donation, small or large is very much appreciated.

If you are unable to attend the event please consider making a donation to the program through their gofundme account https://www.peaceafterschoolprogram.org/donate

Victor Frank Zolfo

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The Kordes K orner

John Ellis Kordes

PhotograPhy history

I took this photo at the Garden City Hotel in December 1999. The man in the middle is the famous singer Julio Iglesias. This well known international star was born in Madrid, Spain, and was 56 when I took this photo.

In those years, I was shooting a lot at the Garden City Hotel. Also, in conjunction with the hotel, I was doing a column in the Garden City News called “Under the Cupola.” It featured what was happening there and celebrity photos. Often we would photograph celebrities with various hotel staff. In this case, two of the hotel doormen are in the photo with Julio Iglesias.

The story with this photo was that unlike most of the celebrity photos taken in the lobby, Mr. Iglesias wanted to take it in his room. He was staying in one of the penthouses. So the doormen and I went up there and when we entered the room there was a chair in the middle of the room. I set up the photo and then Mr. Iglesias tells me, “Now get up on the chair.” I said, “Excuse me?” He replied, “Up... get up there... I want you to shoot from above!”

Now, it is true that an angle slightly from above is more flattering to people but it is usually women who are more concerned with that. So, I stood on the chair and took the photo but then he refused to look directly at the camera.

What can I say - every photo shoot is an experience.

NEWS FROM ADELPHI

University Bears at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

We are excited to share that the Adelphi University men’s lacrosse team has won the NCAA Division II National Championship! The Panthers defeated the Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears by a score of 12-10 over Memorial Day weekend at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Two Garden City residents, Hugh Keenan and Kyle Steinbach, are part of the winning team that brought home the first national championship for Adelphi men’s lax since 2001.

Also in May, Adelphi added more than 2,000 graduates to our alumni family at our commencement ceremonies at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

Here is what is going on this summer at Adelphi:

Sports Camps and Clinics: Sign Up Today

Adelphi offers several summer sports

camps and clinics for boys and girls.

Learn more and register: Adelphipantherscamps.com

Discount Summer Gym Memberships for

College Students

Local college students home for the summer can train where the national champion Panthers call home–at the low cost of $150.

Learn more: adelphi.edu/campus-recreation/memberships

Pre-College Summer Programs for High School Students

There is still time to apply for Adelphi’s Summer Pre-College Programs — a great opportunity for high school students to explore an academic area of interest, participate in college preparedness workshops, and discover all that Adelphi has to offer.

Learn more and apply: adelphi.edu/ high-school-students/summer-pre-college-program

Estates POA to meet June 12

The Estates Property Owners’ Association (Estates POA) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, June 12,-at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Senior Center located at 6 Golf Club Lane.  All residents of the Estates are encouraged to attend the meeting. Topics to be discussed will include an update on the Village developments and the proposed casino at the Nassau Coliseum, and the presenta -

tion of three scholarships to three extraordinary graduating seniors who reside in the Estates.  Village trustee Michele Harrington will be present to provide an update on Village matters.  There will also be door prizes.

To learn more about the Estates POA and become a member, visit our website at www.gcestates.org.

Do you have grandchildren?

Enter our “World’s Most Beautiful Grandchildren” contest! Just send in your grandchildren’s photos and a brief description of the child (or children) along with your name and address to editor@gcnews.com

Adelphi’s Men’s Lacrosse Team celebrating their NCAA Division II Championship win over the Lenoir-Rhyne

Photo credit: Adelphi University

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Join us at any of The Bristal communities for a festive spring weekend. Take a tour, view our beautifully appointed apartments, meet our team and learn more about The Bristal’s amenities and lifestyle.

To let us know you’re coming, give us a call at 877-978-1088 or scan the QR code to visit: thebristal.com/gardenparty

The Welcoming Club of Garden City

Golfing buddies!

What’s New

Mini Golf Summer Kick-Off!

The Welcoming Club was ready to “drive” into summer and “par-tee” with our first ever Mini Golf Summer Kick-Off!  Attendees enjoyed unlimited rounds of mini golf at the Community Park course, plenty of food and snacks, and the chance to win awesome prizes from the balloon pop wall!  Guests were all FORE it!  All proceeds from the raffles go directly to the P.E.A.C.E. program.  What a wonderful way to welcome the summer season!

Calling All Sponsors!

The Welcoming Club of Garden City is actively seeking local businesses, merchants, and individuals to sponsor the 2023–2024 season. Sponsorships start at $550 for the year and are a great way to promote your business across the Welcoming Club of Garden City social media channels and at our

exciting events planned throughout the year. Sponsorship donations are tax deductible and 100% of the sponsorship fee goes directly to this year’s chosen charity, P.E.A.C.E Afterschool Program. For more information, please email Philanthropic Chair Lindsay Weber at GCPhilanthropic@gmail.com.

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Facebook: The Welcoming Club of Garden City

Instagram: @gcwelcomingclub

Join A Group

Book Club

Enjoy a good book amongst friends. The book club meets every 6 weeks to discuss the page-turner of choice. For upcoming book club events, please email WelcomingClubBookClub@gmail.com.

Craft Club

The Craft Club is a great way to meet with friends and get crafty. No expe-

Having a great time.

rience necessary. We meet every few months to create a seasonal craft. If you are interested in joining, please email GCCraftClub@gmail.com.

Supper Club

Bring your significant others out for this one! This is a great way to make new friends as a couple. You will be paired up with 3-4 other couples to set up a rotation of dinner events. Host your new friends at home or head out to try local restaurants. Please email GCSupper@gmail. com for more information.

Bunco

This simple dice game is usually played in a group of 12. It is a great way to meet people and make new friends. The game is easy to learn and fun to play. If you are interested, please contact WelcomingClubBunco@gmail.com.

Toddler Activities

A great way for you and your little ones to make new friends. Activities include stroller walks each week around our beautiful village and a visit to the park. We also set up playgroups with kids of similar age. Please email welcomingclubtoddleractivities@gmail. com for more information.

Come join the fun and make a difference! We invite you to join the club! For just $50 a year, you will have access to lots of great events and many fun members-only clubs and events. 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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Chorister Awards at the Cathedral of the Incarnation

Clockwise: Raphael Vogl, associate organist/choirmaster; Joslyn Thomas, vocal coach; Evie Mohan, Leo Delaney, Teddy Delaney, Larry Tremsky, director of music at the Cathedral; Evan Wihnyk, and Harris Delaney.

BY CANON LARRY TREMSKY

The choir season at the Cathedral of the Incarnation ended with a special Choral Evensong this past Sunday, June 2nd, celebrating the work of the choirs. The Cathedral Choristers, a group of 19 boys & girls who rehearse weekly and sing frequently in the cathedral, received special recognition, being in the strongest shape of many years. Awards were presented to the choristers pictured for the following categories: Leadership – Evie Mohan & Leo Delaney; Musicianship – Teddy Delaney & Evan Wihnyk; Dean’s Chorister –Harris Delaney. Most Improvement –Cate Morgan. Also pictured are Larry Tremsky, Director of Music at the

Cathedral, Raphael Vogl, Associate Organist/Choirmaster, and Joslyn Thomas, vocal coach.

The Choristers receive a thorough music education in sight-singing, music theory and singing as part of their weekly rehearsals. The Choristers resume their work at the end of August with their annual choir camp, five days of singing and fun which takes place at the Mercer School of Theology. Children of all faiths are welcome to take part in the choir program, and parents who would like more information about this wonderful opportunity girls & boys are invited to contact Larry Tremsky, the Cathedral’s Director of Music, at ltremsky@incarnationgc.org.

Senior Duplicate Bridge Results

The winners of the Monday, June 3, games:

North/South:

1st Place: Pat Fontaine and Ellen Moynahan

East/West:

1st Place: Carrie Flapan and Dian Kendrick

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Garden City’s Senior Center is open. Please visit the Senior Center Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for further information on activities and events!

Live Music

Live music with tenor Jonathan Goodman, professor from Adelphi University. Wednesday, June 19, 11:0012:00 at the Senior Center. Register by calling the Senior Center front desk (516) 385-8006.

Flag Day Luncheon

Friday, June 14

Celebrate Flag Day by wearing your favorite red, white and blue items, and enjoying a luncheon at the Senior Center

on June 14 at 12 noon. Sandwiches, coleslaw, potato salad, soda, coffee, tea and dessert will be served. $15 per person. Please register at the Senior Center front desk, cash only, by June 7.

Movie

“The Out of Towners” with Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis, 1:00 Tuesday, June 25, at the Senior Center. Register by calling the Senior Center front desk (516) 385-8006.

Chess 4 Community

New monthly program, Play and Learn, open to all levels and ages, beginner to more experienced players. Fridays, April 26, June 28, July 26 and August 30, from 3–4 p.m.

Photos from the Village Archives

A selection from the extensive Village Archives located in the Stewart Room at the Library. Others can be seen at www.NYHeritage.org - click on Organizations, G, and Garden City Public Library.

The house of Gage Tarbell on the north side of Stewart Ave. between Nassau Blvd. and Euston Rd. Tarbell was a founder of Garden City Estates in 1907, and developer of East Garden City in 1910. The property included the whole block. The house was demolished and replaced by the Unitarion Congregation building in 1965. Archives identifier: hoest29

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DAR presents ROTC award to Hofstra cadet

Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter Vice Regent Louise Rider with Cadet Vanzetta, accepting the award for MS II Alexandra Argeta-Diaz, who could not attend the ceremony.

Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter NSDAR, Carla Hall D’Ambra, Regent, was pleased to recognize the winner of the Chapter’s annual ROTC Award at the Hofstra Army ROTC Spring Awards Ceremony held at the school on May 10.  M. Louise Rider, Chapter Vice Regent, presented an NSDAR certificate, ROTC gold medal and cash award of $100 to MS II Alexandra Argueta-Diaz.

The NSDAR ROTC gold medal is presented to an ROTC Cadet who has demonstrated “outstanding leadership and achievement.”  Hofstra’s Assistant

Professor of Military Science, CPT, LG, Shirley T. Charles, noted that “Cadet Argueta-Diaz is a driven and dedicated Cadet. Her academic achievements and presence in ROTC inspires comradery and professionalism. She is goal oriented and resilient...” Cadet Argueta-Diaz is pursuing a degree in nursing.

The women of the Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)  congratulate the cadet on her award and wish her good luck as she continues her education.

Group of Award presenters this year at Hofstra ROTC Spring Awards Ceremony.

Village to receive FEMA funds for 2021 hurricane

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ed to storm recovery over the last three years. In January 2023 we submitted the request for reimbursement so here we are 18 months later and we finally received the notice that the reimbursement was approved,” Treasurer Woo said

The FEMA payment to Garden City will occur within the next few weeks.

“The village worked very hard to secure the Federal Disaster Recovery funds from FEMA for all the damage the storm caused. Most of this damage was related to removal of debris and the village also had sidewalk damage, and we also had damage to the roof of St. Paul’s for which we also received reimbursement for that cost,” Woo explained.

Other Board Business

In other Board business related to the village’s Finance Department, a transfer of $40,000 was approved to fund additional electricity costs, which are higher than anticipated, covering the remainder of the fiscal year ending May 31 (FY 2023-2024).

“This is a result of the new AOP treatment systems being up and running, which use more electricity than anticipated,” Woo noted.

The transfer moved $40,000 into the budget account ‘Source of Supply, Power

and Pumping – Electricity’ from ‘Water Administration – Regular Salary.’

Another transfer of funds for the Finance Department was approved by the Board on May 23. A $1,200 transfer covers the invoice from A.J. Gallagher to insure an additional vehicle on the village’s insurance policy throughout fiscal year 2023/24. The transfer reallocated $1,200 from ‘Insurance Reserve - Workers’ Comp. Insurance’ into the ‘Insurance Reserve - Liability Premium’ account.

Public Works Transfers

On May 23, Superintendent of Public Works John Borroni shared information on funding needed for the completion of some miscellaneous equipment purchases and repairs. The Board approved a transfer of $32,070.37 from the village’s Contingency account into ‘Storm Sewers - Maintenance of Equipment’ to perform repairs on a vac truck.

The vendor, Jet Vac Equipment LLC, will repair the vac truck, as the blower unit failed and needed to be replaced. The truck is utilized daily for cleaning Garden City’s catch basins and is a critical piece of emergency response during heavy rainfall events.

With three identical transfers of $2,530 in funds, the Board authorized moving allocations into three accounts:

“Sanitation – Recycling”; “Recreation -- Equipment”; and “Street Maintenance -- Equipment” for the purchase of a new ice maker machine to be used by multiple municipal employees.

“The current ice maker is broken and not repairable. The icemaker is used by various village departments so workers who work outside during the hot summer months can keep their drinks cold,” Borroni told the Board.

The trustees completed approvals of transfers, and Borroni shared information on a necessary step to comply with Nassau County and New York State Health Departments’ requirements. The Board approved the rates for testing of drinking and groundwater, to be performed by Pace Analytical Services of Melville, for the period of July 2024 through June 2025. The rates approved, on file in Village Hall, were set according to a pricing schedule for Village drinking and groundwater testing attached with the May 23 meeting agenda packet.

Water System Update

As part of his report, Superintendent Borroni prompted Mayor Carter

Flanagan to introduce the village’s Water and Sewer Department Superintendent, Stan Carey, who spoke about the village’s recently issued annual (calendar year 2023) Water Quality Report.

“In 2023 the Village of Garden City Water Department pumped 1.8 billion gallons of water to serve the residents’ needs here in the village for both home/ domestic use and for fire protection. I can report that we met all drinking water standards. We had no violations in 2023 – and in most cases, our water exceeds drinking water standards as they tested down to the non-detect levels. All of the results from the new treatment systems we put in place are operating perfectly, as planned,” Carey explained.

Municipal water sampling results, as well as the capital projects for the Water & Sewer Department, are detailed in the Water Quality Report, and all residences and businesses in Garden City were mailed copies. Carey noted that his contact information is included for anyone who has questions about the water supply and system.

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Board prepares to start St. Paul’s abatement work

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Suozzi introduced the steps for St. Paul’s abatement. He described the trustees’ options: include the $115,025 design cost in the abatement project bond or pay for the design work separately via a transfer and necessary budget action by the Board of Trustees.

Suozzi advised that without including the architect firm fees for the project design in the original bond language, it would be impossible to add them later.

“If we want to have the village’s bond pay the $115,025 for design work along with the full abatement, we’d have to push the item onto the June 6 meeting when the bond approval is on the agenda and that language would need to be included for the village to reimburse itself for what’s spent on the design. If we do not care about the $115,025.”

Village Treasurer Irene Woo commented on financing plans, noting that on June 6, the Board would review the bond resolution drafted to cover the full project.

“After the design work is completed there would be a cost estimate provided – the village would then amend the bond resolution and include the abatement estimated cost for the bond, so that it would all be included when we go out to bond – including both design and actual abatement work costs. If the Board wished to start the design process now and engage D & B we would suspend the meeting rules and propose a transfer from Contingency of $115,025 into the

capital project account. And in this case the bond would just be for abatement work costs,” Woo explained.

Following Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan’s inquiry about FY 2024-2025 budgeting, Treasurer Woo confirmed there is no concern about the $115,025 coming from the village’s Contingency account as these funds are already in place.

The mayor noted that during winter, the fields surrounding St. Paul’s would not be used for children’s sports as they would in spring next year. She said the late months of 2024 into January or February would be the “optimal time” for the abatement project at St. Paul’s.

The question of including the design work lingered for a few more minutes, with Trustee Ed Finneran expressing concern about rushing the process. He said he preferred having two weeks between May 23 and June 6 to evaluate the financing and project timeline.

“This is the first I am hearing about moving the abatement project and design up on the Board agenda. I would like the two weeks to study this first small part of designing the abatement program,” Finneran said.

Winter Appears ‘Optimal’

Village Administrator Suozzi stated the “net difference” to Garden City was six weeks. If the project were awarded following inspections and design by D & B this summer, the last months of 2024 would be viable for starting abatement work.

An issue on the savings of time on the project scope and eventual completion was discussed. Village Trustee Vinny Muldoon, a construction industry leader, emphasized the need to complete the abatement work as soon as possible. The trustees agreed that the work is necessary and should be completed as soon as it can be, aiming for completion by late 2024, possibly around Thanksgiving, and well ahead of spring 2025.

Trustee Muldoon reported a recent meeting with Garden City Superintendent of Public Works John Borroni and D & B Engineers and Architects, praising their professionalism. D & B will conduct a complete survey and inspection of the building, providing recommendations for bids to perform the abatement work and identifying areas for interior demolition and structural repairs to ensure safety for the abatement contractor.

“They will basically be doing a complete survey and inspection of the building and will come back to us with recommendations in regards to getting bids out to perform the abatement work, and as we’d go into that process they would highlight areas for interior demolition and some structural repairs so the building becomes safe to work in for the abatement company (contractor awarded the bid) – and in certain areas of the building,” he noted.

He added that the Village of Garden

Opthamology office to merge,

BY GARY SIMEONE

Multiple SightMD offices within the Village will merge into one giant center next month. The longtime ophthalmology practice, will consolidate into a brand new state-of-the-art building, with over twenty exam rooms consisting of multiple subspecialties and an in house LASIK center.

Jeff Martin, cofounder of SightMD, along with Dr John Passarelli, said it was a longtime coming to merge multiple offices into one giant mega practice.

“The new building will be the first of its kind in Garden City and we’re looking forward to serving our patients on an around the clock basis with kindness

and compassion at the forefront,” said Martin. “The new center will allow our doctors to be on-call seven days a week for our patients in case of emergencies or pressing eye care needs.”

SightMD was started in 2018 after Martin and Dr Passarelli merged their two practices together into one ophthalmology center. At the time Martin headed NorthShore Eyecare and Passarelli owned Island Eye Surgicenter.

“What was most important to us going in was that we wanted to follow the example of the urgent care philosophy. We wanted to make sure our doctors were available to our patients for same day emergencies and wouldn’t have them waiting multiple weeks to be

City has been advancing in terms of potential uses and projects for St. Paul’s.

“We have to do this phase, basically abating the building, but everything takes months upon months and losing another six weeks would mean us getting to the end of this year and winter, and all of a sudden we would wind up back around next spring. In my view, if we can, I would move it forward as soon as possible and get D & B engaged in order to do this process,” Muldoon said.

Trustee Bruce Torino shared his view on the weather’s impact on the abatement inside St. Paul’s, supporting the “sooner, the better” approach.

“Obviously as you go into winter the temperature in the building would be colder and weather gets nastier, and I believe the earlier you can do this work, the feasibility of it will promote the ability to get it completed and we would not be delayed until next spring and summer,” Torino said.

Mayor Carter Flanagan thanked Walter Beal, construction veteran and member of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on St. Paul’s, as well as Trustee Muldoon and Superintendent Borroni for their initial reviews of the abatement goals for St. Paul’s.

“The thought was, and I think we are all in agreement, if this is something that is going to be done no matter what the winter would be the best time to get it done. I think the community is happy to see forward progress on St. Paul’s,” she said.

multiple specialties

seen. Hospitals and urgent care centers are open every day so we needed to take that same approach.”

He said that another unique feature of SightMD is a 24/7 call center with live representatives who can direct pay to their appropriate care in a timely manner.

Martin said that he became interested at a young age in ophthalmology field after watching his father treat patients at his small private practice in Smithtown.

“When I was younger I remember riding my bicycle to my dad’s office and watching how compassionate he was with all of his patients,” said Martin. “He was a big influence on me on how to

treat people with kindness and respect instead of watching the bottom line.”

He said he had fond memories of working with his dad in his practice from 1998, when he joined, up to 2012 when his father passed away.

SightMD Has expanded from multiple offices on Long Island to three different states including Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The new SightMD office will be located ant 520 Franklin Avenue. It will feature LASIK technology as well as subspecialties such as oculoplastics and pediatric services.

To find out more about the new office visit sightmd.com.

Environmental Advisory Board hosts Water Superintendent

Trustees Praise Water Department

New Village Trustee Jessica Tai, appointed as the co-chair of the Environmental Advisory Board with Trustee Michele Harrington for 20242025, commented that the Water Department is very much “on top of everything.”

“We have a great team and they’re constantly monitoring the village wells’ water samples. The reviews and scrutiny to water testing is very frequent,” she said.

Trustee Harrington explained that she and Trustee Tai went on a tour of Garden City Water Department facilities earlier in the spring. She reported that the equipment, system controls, and monitoring were all very impressive. Harrington said the facilities look like immaculate magazine photos, and she praised the village staff working in each place and capacity.

“We’re really lucky to have Mr. Carey and his team with us and we appreciate their attention to detail and all the effort,” she said.

When she returned from touring the village’s Water Department facilities, Trustee Tai immediately turned on her faucet and thought about the systems (and people) she had observed and

interacted with.

She shared with the EAB and audience, “I will never look at the water in my house the same way as I did before visiting our village’s facilities! Now I know how much work is involved to make sure our water meets all the standards and regulations.”

EAB Schedule, Topics for Year Ahead

Trustee Tai outlined a preliminary calendar of EAB regular meetings and presentations for the rest of this year into 2025. She began by announcing that the new Village Arborist Joe Umana will lead a workshop on composting, tree selection, and tree planting, including details on Garden City’s municipal tree program and policy regarding tree removal and replacement. That will be the focus of the next EAB meeting on Thursday, June 27.

“I believe in Garden City we’re very passionate about trees so our arborist Joe Umana will provide several more updates about trees,” Tai said.

The next EAB meeting after a summer break is scheduled for Wednesday night, September 18, when the guests will be from the Concerned Citizens for the Environment. They will discuss artificial turf and PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in the environment.

On Wednesday, October 23, the EAB

will host an evening of discussion about ‘Athletic Field Treatments’ and ‘Noise.’

The last Garden City EAB meeting for fall, scheduled for November 13, will feature another comprehensive presentation and updates from Village Water Superintendent Carey on the U.S. EPAmandated Lead Service Line Inventory, as well as the status of existing lead lines and progress on replacements.

The January 2025 EAB meeting will build upon the presentation and discussion on January 10 of this year,

titled the ‘Garden City Sustainability Roundtable.’ The event at the beginning of this year was led by efforts of Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan (immediate past co-chair of the EAB) and several Garden City High School students and alumni. Notable alumni that participated in the event included current University of Virginia student Caroline Flanagan, the daughter of the mayor, as well as another GCHS alum and Lehigh University student, Sabrina Diaz, who served as moderator.

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News from the Garden City Public Library

Monday Movies

Monday Movies presented by the Friends of the Garden City Library at 1:30 p.m.: June  2024

June 10 - “Chariots of Fire,” 1981, 124 Minutes

June 17 - “Father of the Bride,” 1991, 105 Minutes

Summer  Programs

Get Ready for The Adult’s Summer Reading Club!

June 10–August 10, 2024 Adventure Begins at Your Library!

Join us for our 2024 Adult  Travel Around Summer Reading Club!  What kind of adventure will you have this summer?  Are you jetting to Europe?  Sailing to the Bahamas?  Going zip lining in the rainforest?  Staying home and hanging around the Garden City Pool?  Maybe your adventure can come from the library in the form of an adventure book?

Register on Eventkeeper at www. gardencitypl.org beginning on Monday, June 10, for the Adult Summer Reading Club.  Be sure to come to the Reference Desk and you will receive a complimentary bag filled with fun things.

Each time you read a book, we ask that you fill out a review card (provided in your bag). Return it to the Reference Desk for a chance to win a prize.  The more you read, the better chance you have to win a prize.  If you are taking a trip this summer, be sure to send us a postcard!  This postcard will also count towards a chance to win a prize.  Send postcards to:  Garden City Public Library, 60 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY  11530:  Attention: Adult Reference Department.   Please be sure to include

your name.  At the end of the summer, we will select postcards and review cards randomly and award prizes!

For additional information contact Adult Services at (516)742-8405 ext. 5236 or email speakingofbooks@gardencitypl.org

Let the summer begin!

Summer Reading Book Discussion

Tuesday, July 16 from 7-8 p.m. in the Small Meeting Room

Join us for a book discussion on the book “All that Is Mine I Carry With Me” by William Landay — a mystery that delves into thought-provoking themes such as family, loyalty, grief, secrets and the fragility of relationships.

Registration is required on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) and books are available at the Reference Desk.

For additional information contact Adult Services at (516)742-8405 ext. 5236 or email speakingofbooks@gardencitypl.org.

Crafts & Games Programs for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Small Meeting Room

Friday, July 12, from 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Tuesday, August 6, from 7 p.m.–8 p.m.

Each session will feature a different craft, game or activity.  The activity will be determined closer to the date of each event.  Day Habs & Special Needs Groups are welcome with prior registration.   Individuals can also register to participate.

Registration is required on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

If you would like your special needs group to participate, please register for only ONE of the five dates listed above.  You can register for an additional date if there is still room one week prior

Library Books at the Pool

The Friends of the GC Library are pleased to continue the long held GC tradition of the GC Library Pool Books. Residents are welcome to read and enjoy these books at no charge and to pass them along to others. No library card is required, though having a library card is always a great idea!

Look for the sign, below, in the entry-

way and the adult section of the pool. The books in the entryway are of general interest for all age groups (children, young adults and adults) while the books in the adult section cater to adult readers.

For more information on the Friends of the GC Library, please see the library website at gardencitypl.org

to the start of that program.  When registering please indicate the name of your Day Hab, how many special needs adults will be attending, and how many caregivers will also be attending.

If you are registering as an individual not associated with a Day Hab or special needs group, you can register for all five sessions!

Program is sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Empire Safety Council

Defensive Driving   - 2 Parts

Part 1 - Wednesday, June 12, from 5:45 p.m.–8:45 p.m.

Part 2 - Thursday, June 13, from 5:45 p.m.–8:45 p.m.

Large Meeting Room

Receive 10% reduction on automobile/liability insurance and qualify for a licensed point reduction!

Registration is required in person at the Reference Desk.  A separate registration is required for each person and proper ID is needed when registering an absentee party.

Checks should be made payable to Empire Safety Council in the amount of  $33.

Bring your valid New York State driver’s license and a pen to class. Contact Reference Desk - (516)7428405 x 5236 or email: Speakingofbooks@ gardencitypl.org.

St. Francis Outreach Bus Friday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Library Parking Lot

The St. Francis Outreach Bus will be at the Garden City Public Library for free health screenings — including:  Brief cardiac history, blood pressure, and a finger stick blood test for cholesterol and diabetes.  No registration

is necessary.   The bus will be located outside of the Library in the parking lot.

Chris Buchman  Presents Easy Gardening with Grow Pots Saturday, June 22, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Large  Meeting Room

Join Chris Buchman to learn easy gardening tips and tricks with grow bags.  This is a hands-on demonstration and you will be receiving your own grow bag and a plant to bring home.

Registration is required online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) or call the Reference Desk at (516) 742-8405 x5236.

Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Chess4Community: Play & Learn! Fridays from 10–11 a.m. in the First Floor Reference Area Friday, June 28 Friday, July 26 Friday, August 30

Chess4Community is launching engaging chess sessions designed to bring together players from diverse ages and skill levels. Participants will be thoughtfully paired based on their playing experience, ensuring a balanced and competitive environment. Throughout these sessions, players will face off against equally matched opponents and receive valuable instruction, offering tailored advice and teaching new strategies and skills.

Registration is required.  You must register separately for each session you want to attend. Registration is online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org).  Please note that registration ends two days before each program.

The Mad Professors return

Back by popular demand, The Mad Professors will be playing at the GC Library on Wednesday, June 19, at 7 p.m. Don’t miss the opportunity for an exciting evening with family and friends.

The group is comprised of four professors from Adelphi University who share a love of 60s and 70s Classical Rock & Roll music including many hits from the

Attention students!

Graduated from school? Have an outstanding GPA? Made the honor roll or Dean’s List? Scored an internship or study abroad opportunity?

Beatles, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Elton John.  Come enjoy a great selection of music by the Mad Professors on guitar, drums, and keyboard.  Children and adults are welcome to attend the Friends Annual Meeting. This is a free night of entertainment sponsored by Friends of the Garden City Library. Hope to see you!

We invite you to send details of any of these things and more, along with your name and contact info, to editor@gcnews.com for a chance to be seen in our paper!

News from the Children’s Room

Spring 2024 Programming

Crafting With Friends

Saturday, June 8, at 11:15 a.m.

Children in Grades K-5 can join Mary Maguire and make Fathers Day cards.  Online registration on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) with a Library card is required. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Library. Registration is ongoing.

Adventure Begins At Your Library: Art Contest

Children entering Grades 4 and 5 can get creative this summer by entering our Creative Art Contest! There will be two categories for the Contest: Writing and Art. Participants’ work should relate to the “Adventure Begins at Your Library” theme. Only children entering Grades 4 and 5 in Fall 2024 can participate. Only one submission per category is allowed. Entries should be created between June 10 – August 2 and should be submitted in person in the Children’s Room and must include the Contest Submission Form, which can be picked up at theLibrary. There will be one winner for each category,    with prizes Amazon gift cards. The winners will be announced on Wednesday August 14 at the Summer Reading Club Finale. You do not have to be present to win. Winners will have until Friday September 13, to pick up their prizes. Prizes will not be held past September 13. We might share your artwork or writing on our Facebook Page: Registration begins Monday, June 10, through Monday, August 12.

Adventure Begins At Your Library:

The Travelers Grades K–5

Sign up with a Library Card on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) and become A Traveler! Once you sign up, come to the Library and get your Summer Reading Club bag (while supplies last) filled with treats and activity sheets explaining how you can earn up to 2 prizes. You can also start to drop off book review cards for each book you read, so you can be part of our Grand Prize Raffle. There will be one grand raffle for children entering Grades K-2 (in Fall 2024) and one for children entering Grades 3-5 (in Fall 2024). Children entering Grades K-5 in Fall 2024 who submit one raffle entry will have a chance to win a raffle prize. But the more you read and the more review cards you submit, the better your chance of winning! All books must be at the appropriate reading level and reviewed between June 10 and August 12. Registration is ongoing

until Monday, August 12. Registration begins Monday, June 10, through Monday, August 12.

Adventure Begins At Your Library: The Little Explorers

Sign up with a Library Card on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) and become A Little Explorer! Once you sign up, come to the Library and get your Summer Reading Club bag (while supplies last) filled with treats and activity sheets explaining how you can earn up to 2 prizes. Registrants can also start Monday, June 10, to drop off book review cards for each book you read, or is read to them, so they can be part of our Grand Prize Raffle. There will be one grand raffle prize for ages 2–5 (not entering kindergarten in Fall 2024). Preschool age children who submit one raffle entry will have a chance to win a raffle prize. But the more books read or are read-to, and the more review cards you submit, the better your chance of winning! All books must be at the  appropriate reading level and reviewed between June 10 and August 12. Registration is ongoing until

Registration begins Monday, June 10, through Monday, August 12.

Craft for 3 and 4-Year-Olds

Wednesday, June 26, at 10:30 a.m.

Children ages 3 and 4 and their adult caregiver will come and do a simple craft with a Librarian. This is a 30-minute program. Online registration on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) with a Library card is required. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend this program.This program has been funded by the Friends of thePublic Library.

Registration begins June 18 at 10:00 a.m.

Grades K–5 BINGO

Wednesday, June 26, at 4:00 p.m.

Children in grades K–5 in Fall 2024 can celebrate the start of their summer by coming to the Library to play BINGO and maybe winning a small prize. Online registration on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) with a Library card is required. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Public Library.

Registration begins  June 18 at 10:00 a.m.

Family Movie

Monday, July 1, at 7 p.m.

Children ages 4 through fifth grade (in Fall 2024) can come to the Library and enjoy the classic adventure movie Shrek. No registration is required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served

basis. It is Library policy that parents of children under 10 attending a program remain at the Library throughout and meet the child upon completion of the program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Library.

Patriotic Craft: Preschool

Wednesday, July 3, at 10:30 a.m.

This 45-minute program is for children ages 2–5 (not entering kindergarten in Fall 2024) and their caregivers. Join a Librarian and make a patriotic craft together. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Library.

Registration begins June 25 at 10 a.m.

Patriotic Craft: Grades K–2

Wednesday, July 3, at 1:30 p.m.

This 45-minute program is for children entering Grades K–2 in Fall 2024.  Join a Librarian and make a patriotic craft together. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Library.                   Registration begins June 25 at 10 a.m.

Patriotic Craft: Grades 3–5

Wednesday, July 3, at 2:30 p.m.

This 45-minute program is for children entering Grades 3–5 in Fall 2024. Join a Librarian and make a patriotic craft together. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend this program. This program  has been funded by the Friends of the Garden CityLibrary.

Registration begins June 25, 10:00 a.m.

Preschool Duplo LEGO

Monday, July 8, at 2 p.m.

This 30-minute  STEAM free-play program is for children ages 1½–5 (not yetin kindergarten) and their caregivers. Librarians will put out Duplo LEGO bricks and children, along with their caregivers and Teen Volunteers, will play, create and build. No registration required. Seating is on a firstcome, first served basis. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Garden City Library.

Art Of The Storybook

Wednesday, July 10, at 11 a.m.

Children ages 2–5 (not entering kindergarten in Fall 2024) and their adult caregivers can join Miss Elizabeth from Matters of the Heart for this fun and creative STEM program. Preschool readiness is the focus as she will read to the children a classic story and then the

children will create a piece of art based on the book. After the individual pieces, the children collaborate on a large piece of paper at the wall focusing on the process instead of the product. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Library.

Registration begins July 2 at 10:00 a.m.

Mother Goose Storytime

This fun 30-minute storytime is for children ages birth–2 and their caregivers. Join a Librarian and enjoy stories, music and rhymes and books. No Registration is required. First Come - First Served.

*****No Storytimes On July 16*****

• Tuesday, June 25, at 10:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, July 2, at 10:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, July 9, at 10:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, July 23, at 10:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, July 30, at 10:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 10:30 a.m.

Preschool Storytime

This 30-minute program is for children ages 2–5 (not in kindergarten) and their caregivers. Join a Librarian and enjoy stories, music and movement. No Registration is required. First ComeFirst Served.

• Tuesday, June 25, at 11:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, July 2, at 11:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, July 9, at 11:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, July 23, at 11:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, July 30, at 11:30 a.m.

• Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 11:30 a.m.                     Registration for the Summer Read to me Club (Little Explorers) and Summer Reading Club (The Travelers) begins Monday, June 10, at 10:00 a.m.

Additional Summer Programming Details Coming Soon.

Library

Policy

It is Library policy that all children under age ten must be accompanied by a parent or designated responsible person while in the Library. Also, if the young child is attending a Library program, we require the parent or designated responsible person to remain in the Library throughout the program and meet the child upon completion of the program.

Each program requires a separate registration on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

A separate registration is required for each child you wish to attend these programs.

Please do not register additional children in the comment box as they are not counted by Eventkeeper, and there may not be sufficient room or materials for participants.

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“Adventure Begins at Your Library” Tweens and Teens Summer Reading Club: Registration Begins Monday, June 10!

Registration begins on Monday, June 10, at 10 a.m. for the Tweens and Teens “Adventure Begins at Your Library” Summer Reading Club! This program is for tweens and teens entering Grades 6–12 in Fall 2024 only. Tweens and teens can register online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Registrants can pick up their Summer Reading Club bags in the Tweens and Teens Room while supplies last.

Once you sign-up, you can submit raffle entries for each book you read at the Library or online through our website (www.gardencitypl.org).

Tweens and teens who submit one raffle entry will have a chance to win one of this year’s raffle prizes and will also be automatically invited to the End-of-Summer Tweens and Teens Ice Cream and Pizza Party on Wednesday, August 14. All books must be at the appropriate reading level and be read and reviewed between June 10 and August 14. Registration is ongoing until Wednesday, August 14. Raffle entries must be submitted no later than Wednesday, August 14. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, August 14 at the End-of-Summer Tweens and Teens Ice Cream and Pizza Party. You do not have to be present to win. This year’s raffle prizes include:

• Soft Serve Ice Cream Machine

• $50 Amazon Gift Card

• Seventh Street Gift Card Lunch Package worth $75 (3 $25 gift cards to Burger Spot, Guac Shop, and Garden City Pizza)

• Seventh Street Gift Card Dessert Package worth $75 (3 $25 gift cards to Dunkin, Starbucks, and TCBY)

• Airpods

• $50 Sephora Gift Card

The more books you read and the more reviews you enter, the more chances you have to win! Plus those who register for this year's Summer Reading Club will automatically be entered into our weekly Gift Card Grab Bag Raffle!

Attend a program! Anytime you attend a program between June 10 and August 14, you will be entered into a special raffle to win a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card! The more programs you attend, the more chances you have of winning!

Winners will have until Friday, September 13, to pick up their prizes. Prizes will not be held past September 13.

If you have any questions, email Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta at https://www.gardencitypl.org/

young-adult-department/contact-theyoung-adult-tweens-teens-department/.

Adventure Begins at Your Library Creative Arts Contest

Get creative this summer by entering our Tweens and Teens Creative Arts Contest! There will be two categories for the Contest: Writing and Art. Tweens and teens entering Grades 6–12 in Fall 2024 can participate and submit to both categories. Multiple submissions are allowed. There will be multiple winners for each category, with prizes being Amazon gift cards. Participants' work can also be submitted for community service to the Library’s Tweens and Teens Art Gallery show in August 2024. Participants can use the “Adventure” theme as a source of inspiration for the contest, but are not required to follow the theme.

Submissions will be accepted in person at the Library beginning Monday, June 10. The deadline to submit is Friday, August 2. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, August 14 at the End of Summer Tweens and Teens Ice Cream and Pizza Party. You do not have to be present to win. Entries should be created between June 10–August 2. Entries can be submitted online via our website (www.gardencitypl.org) or in person in the Tweens and Teens Room. Each in-person entry must include the Contest Submission Form, which can be picked up at the Library. Winners will have until Friday, September 13 to pick up their prizes. Prizes will not be held past September 13.

We might share your artwork or writing on our Facebook and/or Instagram pages:

• Facebook: facebook.com/ GCPLTweensTeens

• Instagram: instagram.com/ GCPLTweensTeens

If you have any questions, email Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta at https://www.gardencitypl.org/ young-adult-department/contact-theyoung-adult-tweens-teens-department/.

Tweens and Teens Summer

Art Show for Community Service

Earn community service by submitting artwork for the Garden City Public Library’s Tweens and Teens Summer Art Show in the Library’s Lower Level Gallery during the month of August 2024. Artwork must be created between Monday, June 10, and Friday, July 26. Volunteers can submit up to three pieces of art. Submissions are due Friday, July 26. Submissions can include artwork created at the Library during a Library program. Volunteers must return their artwork with a volunteer form, which can be found at the Library, in order

to receive community service credit. Volunteers do not have to submit all three pieces of art at once and should do an additional form for artwork they submit at a later date.

Volunteers will receive two hours for each piece they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. The artwork will be displayed until the end of August. Afterward, participants can pick up their artwork until September 13. Artwork will be held no longer than September 13.

Artwork included in the show can be submitted toward this year’s Tweens and Teens Creative Arts Contest!

Bookmarks for Community Service

Earn community service by creating bookmarks for Garden City Public Library patrons! Each volunteer will receive 10 bookmarks to color, decorate, and write positive or library/book themed messages. These bookmarks will be available for patrons at the Library to take to brighten their day. Bookmarks will be available for patrons of all ages.

To participate, please register online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org).

Volunteers can register once each week for eight weeks as follows:

• Registration Week One: Monday, June 24, at 10 a.m. to Friday, June 28 at 4 p.m..

• Registration Week Two: Monday, July 1, at 10 a.m. to Friday, July 5 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Three: Monday, July 8, at 10 a.m. to Friday, July 12 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Four: Monday, July 15, at 10 a.m. to Friday, July 19 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Five: Monday, July 13, at 10 a.m. to Friday, July 17 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Six: Monday, July 29, at 10 a.m. to Friday, August 2 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Seven: Monday, August 5, at 10 a.m. to Friday, August 9 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Eight: Monday, August 12, at 10 a.m. to Friday, August 16 at 4 p.m.

Bookmarks should be returned no later than Friday, August 30. Registrants will be asked to pick up their bookmarks at the Library in order to participate in this community service program. Volunteers must return 10 completed bookmarks in order to receive community service. Volunteers will receive two hours for every 10 bookmarks they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Teen Gamers

Kick off the weekend with our Teen Gamers program! We will have our Nintendo Switch consoles for teens to use as well as tabletop board games and Magic: The Gathering cards for teens to play with. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 and will be held Friday, June 14, at 3:30 p.m. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, June 4, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Final Exam Study Hall

Studying for final exams? Then join us for our Final Exam Study Hall on Tuesday, June 18, at 4 p.m.–5 p.m. Students are welcome to stop by the lower level of the Library. We will have chairs and tables set-up for students to study. Snacks and beverages will be provided for students studying. This program is for students in Grades 6–12 studying for final exams. Registration is required and can be done online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Registration begins Tuesday, June 11, at 10 a.m. Space is limited so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program.This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Intro to Safe Babysitting

Join us for this Babysitting Workshop program, Intro to Safe Babysitting, on Tuesday, June 27, at 4 p.m. This program is for tweens and teens entering Grades 6–12 in Fall 2024. We will be using the Intro to Safe Babysitting curriculum from Safe Sitter® as well as a presentation on food allergies a Girl Scout created for her Gold Award. Registrants must bring a doll to practice diapering. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, June 18, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

VolunTeen Artists: Friendship Bracelets for Community Service

Make Friendship Bracelets for friends and Library patrons during VolunTeen Artists: Friendship Bracelets for Community Service, which will be held on Tuesday, June 25, at 4 p.m. at the

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Library. Inspired by the Taylor Swift Eras Tour, create Friendship Bracelets to trade and give to friends and for the Library to give to patrons. At least one bracelet you make must be used for the Library to give out to patrons in order to earn community service. This program is for tweens and teens entering Grades 6–12 in Fall 2024. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, June 18 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tweens and Teens Summer Reading

Kick-Off Ice Cream Social Kick-off this year's Summer Reading Club with our Tweens and Teens Summer Reading Kick-Off Ice Cream Social! We will have tabletop games, video games, karaoke, and more! This program is for tweens and teens entering Grades 6-12 in Fall 2024 only and will be held Wednesday, July 26 at 7 p.m. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, June 18, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tweens and Teens Dungeons and Dragons

Join us for Tweens and Teens Dungeons and Dragons and learn how to play the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons by participating in one of our monthly Dungeons

and Dragons Meet-Ups! Beginners are welcome! Each meet-up will feature a new self-contained, one-shot adventure and players will be assigned premade characters to play. Please register via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) to participate in this program. The June session will be held Thursday, June 27 at 4 p.m.. Registration begins Tuesday, June 18 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper. Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tweens and Teens Best Books Committee 2024

Earn community service by reading and reviewing recently published Young Adult books throughout the year and help the Tweens and Teens Department create the Best Books lists for 2024! Volunteers should be in Grades 6–12. Volunteers will be asked to read new books aimed at Grades 6–12 and published between January 1, 2023 and December 6, 2024. Volunteers will then fill out a feedback form, which includes a 300-word review. Volunteers can use the Library’s monthly reading lists beginning in January 2024 to help get ideas on what to read!

To access the feedback form and earn community service credit, scan the QR code on the flier which can be found outside the Tweens and Teens Room. You can also access the feedback form by going to https://forms. gle/Wy6HqY69envMHjHd8.

Library closures for asbestos abatement

The Library will be closed Saturday, June 15, and will delay opening until 12 noon Monday, June 17, for scheduled asbestos abatement. Summer Sunday hours are in effect so the Library will also be closed Sunday, June 16. Updates will be posted to the Library website, www.gardencitypl.org, and

Library building project update

A staging area has been set up, and the cooling tower is now demolished.

Several Library building projects are in progress or about to kick off. The roof replacement project, which entailed restoration of the masonry and removal of the previous roof, including asbestos abatement, has completed the onsite work, and only inspections and documentation remains. The Library’s

HVAC project has begun, including a staging area in the parking lot near the railroad tracks. The cooling tower has been demolished, as well as internal parts of the HVAC system; and temporary units are being brought in and connected to cool the building while the project is ongoing.

social media pages, when necessary. During this period, the book drop will remain open and fines will not accrue.

Please watch for further announcements via email, check the Library website, or call the Library by phone, 516-742-8405.

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Temporary units are being brought in and connected to cool the building during the project.

Library Board to meet

There will be a Regular Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on Monday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the small meeting room on the lower level. Further details will be posted when available on the Library’s website, www.gardencitypl.org.

Tradition Lacrosse kicks off 2024 summer season

Tradition Lacrosse experiencing JOY on and off the field. The program attended Queen of the Island and War on the Shore tournaments on Long Island. They also sent teams to Lax By The Sea tournament in Allentown NJ. Tradition Lacrosse has announced their 2024 summer tryouts for the 2024-2025 season.

Tradition Lacrosse is a community led 501©(3) non-profit organization devoted to providing competitive youth lacrosse opportunities to its membership. Aside from developing

lacrosse skills, Tradition prioritizes giving back to the community and emphasizes mentoring of our younger players by more senior players and trainers. The program promotes active lifestyles where girls learn to be part of a team while developing their personal confidence, with hopes that they will carry the lessons they learn on the field with them throughout their lives. Please visit www.traditionlax.org for more details and registration.

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charged with driving with suspended registrations.

System malfunctions

GCFD and GCPD responded to two fire alarms that were caused by system malfunctions on June 3rd.

Aggressive driving

A Rockaway Avenue motorist was charged with multiple aggressive driver violations on June 3rd.

Erroneous alarms

On June 3rd Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to two fire alarms that were set in error.

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bumper

A Rockaway Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and no front bumper on June 3rd.

Misplaced vehicle

On June 3rd Garden City Police responded to a report of a possible stolen auto in the vicinity of the County Courts and determined it was misplaced after locating it at a nearby location.

Multiple violations

Garden City Police arrested a 35-year-old Clinton Road motorist for an outstanding Nassau County warrant for aggravated unlicensed operation, driving with a suspended registration, and excessive speed on June 4th.

Hit and run

A red sedan reportedly left the scene after striking and damaging a vehicle parked in Parking Field 7S on June 4th.

Suspended license

On June 4th a 1st Street motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and suspended registration.

Elevator rescue

Officers assisted Firefighters who rescued two people from a malfunctioning Franklin Avenue elevator on June 4th.

False alarms

The GCFD and GCPD responded to two fire calls that were determined to be false alarms on June 4th.

Suspended papers

On June 4th a Franklin Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and a suspended registration.

Results of Memorial Day

Holiday Seatbelt and DWI Enforcement Details

Seatbelt Enforcement

60 Adult Seatbelt Violation

6 Child Seat Violations

5 Suspended License Violations

47 Additional Traffic Violations

2 Arrests for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation

DWI Enforcement

1 DWI Arrest

7 Miscellaneous Traffic Tickets

with some changes and additions to the process. The area which has been closed off since last fall has been deep tined, which allows nutrients and seed to work deeper into the soil, which helps germination and growth. We continued to aerate and over-seed throughout the fall growing season. This spring, we treated the closed area with a crabgrass pre-emergent product, which was effective in limiting the germination of the crabgrass and allowing the good grass to spread out and grown more densely. Over-seeding is again being done on this area, and it has received the normal two treatments of organic fertilizer that are applied in April and May. This area will continue to be worked on, and is on schedule to be re-opened for the fall season. On the open area, over-seeding and fertilization has continued, and as a trial, we placed sod in some of the high traffic goal areas. This was successful, and helped keep those high use areas in better condition. We will be sodding additional areas in the

coming weeks and months. This area continues to be over-seeded and fertilized, and once the spring sports season has concluded, we will be treating this area with a post-emergent crabgrass product, which should eliminate much of the crabgrass, and allow the good turf to spread out. For the fall, as we re-open the area which has been closed off, we will be closing off another area of the fields to work on them. In addition to the process we used on the front areas of the fields, we will be removing the small baseball field on the northwest side of the field, as it is very infrequently used, and removing it will allow us greater flexibility in moving field locations around.

Patriotic Kick Off to Summer Festival

The Village will present a patriotic kick off to summer festival on Friday, June 14, Flag Day! The event, taking place on 7th Street between 5:00 - 9:00 p.m., will feature vendors who will share summer program offerings, the NY Islanders, GC Recreation, Summer Enrichment and more. Live music, a

House, bubble machines, balloon twisters and fire trucks will also entertain festival goers. Elementary Flag Day art show posters will be on display in storefronts. Stop by 7th Street to welcome summer in Garden City! (Please note bikes and scooters are prohibited at the event.)

Additional FEMA Funding Reimbursement

The Village was notified by FEMA that we were approved to receive $35,045 in additional reimbursement to cover Village management costs related to time spent in meetings with FEMA and documentation prepared and submitted by our Finance Department for Tropical Storm Isaias. Treasurer Irene Woo publicly thanks Senior Accountant Kevin Mitchell for working with FEMA since 2021 to secure this latest reimbursement. The Village has received $1,855,675 in state and federal reimbursement funding related to the storm, which includes St. Paul’s roof repairs. This represents 100 percent reimburse-

ment of costs incurred.

Happening in Garden City

Saturday, June 8th

12:00 p.m. Garden City Pool opens for members

Monday, June 10th

7:30 p.m. Library Board of Trustees Meeting at the Library Thursday, June 13th

10:30 a.m. Senior Computer Class at the Senior Center. Register by calling 516-385-8006 or visit the Senior Center front desk.

Friday, June 14th

12:00 p.m. Flag Day Luncheon (wear red, white and blue) at the Senior Center. $15. Sign up at the Senior Center front desk (cash only please).

5-9 p.m. Patriotic Kick-Off to Summer Festival on 7th Street Wednesday, June 19th

11:00 a.m. Live music with tenor Jonathan Goodman, professor from Adelphi University. Register by calling the Senior Center front desk (516) 3858006.

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Local pickleball players earn medals in NY Open

From May 21-26, 1300 pickleball players competed in amateur and professional divisions at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens for a chance to earn a golden ticket and automatically qualify for the national championships in Mesa, Arizona in November.

Gold

Carina Szabo: Women’s Singles

Lisa Goldberg: Women’s Singles

Alex Rothstein: Men’s Singles

Simon Corney: Men’s Singles

Silver

Carina Szabo and Chelsea Lisaius: Women’s Doubles

Tryouts for GC Pool’s Summer Swim Team

Last year's Division 1 Championship team!

Calling all GC swimmers!

Tryouts for the Garden City Pool’s summer swim team will be held June 10–14, from 6–8 p.m. The team is open to all GC Pool members ages 6–16 as of June 1, 2024.  At tryouts, prospective athletes will demonstrate their knowledge of all four strokes and their ability to swim multiple laps in the deep end. It is only necessary

to attend ONE night of tryouts. Swimmers ages 6–10 should arrive by 5:45 p.m.; swimmers ages 11–16 should arrive by 6:45 p.m. If you have specific questions about tryouts, please contact Coach Andrew at gardencityswimteam@gmail.com.

For more information about our swim team program at the GC Pool, visit  www. gardencityswimming.com.

Carina Szabo of Garden City and a group of friends and players, mostly from Long Island, who practice together regularly, earned a number of gold, silver and bronze medals for their efforts in various levels and age divisions. Here are their results:

Lisa Goldberg & Darlene Pergola: Women’s Doubles

Matt Saltini: Men’s Singles

Matt Saltini & Navjeet Jammu: Men’s Doubles

Bronze

Jake Sandler: Men’s Singles

Jim Kelly: Men’s Singles

Be sure to check the back part of The Garden City News each week for the latest in GC sports.

Chelsea Lisaius and Carina Szabo, Women's Doubles Silver winners

ask questions.

Thinking BCI wanted to know something about Garden City’s history Jon and I walked them through the Village’s historic timeline and the part St Paul’s played. We provided them the assessment of the NYS Preservation Community on the subject. BCI showed no particular interest.

We discussed the significant elements of the building including the famous Chapel. At that the junior member of the BCI team made the statement that “it’s too bad it can’t be saved”.  We made it abundantly clear that his statement was false. We asked him if he had been fed a narrative on the subject. Awkward silence followed.

We discussed the National Register of Historic Places and the US Dept of Interior rules and requirements for Garden City’s designated sites.  The BCI team was unfamiliar with these. We asked did they know that substantial demo and facadism would remove the building from the Register? They were surprised! We pointed out that any substantial change to the exterior of the building could have potentially costly consequences like losing eligibility for NYS Grants. We asked what would be an appropriate architectural replacement for the “signature” corner of Stewart Avenue and Rockaway Avenue in Garden City besides the existing St Paul’s? BCI’s response -silence! I researched BCI. They are well regarded in the recreation programs field. I was surprised they knew so little about our community.  I was even

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more surprised how little homework they appear to have done in advance of the visit.

Why was BCI hired? VGC held a much-heralded opinion poll last fall. 60%+ of residents want preservation and to eventually make good use of the building. Essentially the same result as numerous other past polls. Why do we need another “uses” survey?  What was wrong with the previous five analyses of preferred uses? This BCI consult is yet another expensive delay tactic.

The new VGC Board level Committee on St Paul’s should end this pointless BCI consult and begin immediately to address the infrastructure needs of the St Paul’s building. Let’s start now!

Bill Garry

Good news

To the Editor:

It was indeed, truly good news to hear Irene Woo, the Village Treasurer, report at the May 23rd Board of Trustees Meeting of the 100% reimbursement of the repair costs incurred by the Village due to the damages caused by Hurricane Isaias. Ms. Woo reported the total cost of $1.855 Million was fully reimbursed by FEMA and New York State as well as additional administrative costs incurred by the Village Finance Department in meetings with FEMA representatives and in the preparation of required documents. In particular, the FEMA and NYS reimbursement also included the cost of St. Paul’s roof repairs, which were repairs executed when I was Mayor.

the Village staff members who recovered all the repair costs incurred by the Village since 2021.

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A special thank you to Ms. Woo, Kevin Mitchell, Senior Auditor and all

Keep up the great work you do for Garden City. Thank you.

Former Mayor Cosmo Veneziale  Stretching the rules?

To the Editor:

Hey, I don’t live in Garden City (I used to work there) but I’ve been following the discussions concerning the future of the St. Paul’s main building.  The village trustees and others have repeatedly brought up serious limitations on the potential future use of the building, based on the site being declared “parkland”.  Yet Nassau County, and its County Executive have allowed and actually promoted the use of a significant portion of Eisenhower Park for a world cricket series, run by a foreign corporation which may or may not comply by the IRS rules for non-profits.  If you search the ICC history, you’ll find they left England and moved to Dubai because England was requiring them to pay taxes on their profit-making activities.

It would seem that what is good for the goose is good for the gander.  What gives?  Is Nassau County and its County Executive stretching the rules?  How does this work?

Inquiring minds want to know. John Schmidt

Rush to judgment

To the Editor:

This letter is a commentary on the last Board meeting discussion about the abatement of St Paul’s, specifical-

ly Trustee Muldoon’s statements about the subject, as well as the Mayor’s and John Kordes’ comments and  George Salem letter which appeared in last week’s GCN.

But first I hark back to the BoT meeting held on Nov. 05, 2019 when Mayor Trouve, Trustees Bolebruch, Delany, and Hyer were on the Board.  Present among the speakers within the crowd were now Trustee Judy Courtney, George Salem, Bob Orosz and George Kane; Demo advocates R. T. Wolff and this writer also attended. At this meeting Walter Beal, currently on the Advisory Committee, spoke at length. The gist of the discussion was the need for abatement as appropriate, as a necessary step to make an assessment of the building and prepare for whatever fate awaits it, renovation, facade or demolition. (A quote “we need FACTS NOT IDEAS”, watch meeting  at minute 35 thru 1:18 ) What could be, what can be done via a calculated, methodical approach.

Notably, Trustee Mr. Muldoon at the last meeting expounded on this important point. ( BoT at 1hr 48 min.) What can we do, is it worth it? He well explained the reason behind doing abatement as that it is a logical and informative part of the solution process. Query; Does Trustee Torino disapprove of Trustee Muldoon’s use of the term internal demolition mentioned  in describing the abatement process?). And yet we are now covering the same ground because of an ineffective, nonbinding poll (which should have been done after

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abatement, not before).  (See John Ellis Kordes  like exhuming a corpse piece (GCN  5/31, p. 20 ). Forgotten is the past Beal - Bolebruch dialogue in particular making the crucial point that we cannot decide the fate of the building until abatement process informs us what actually can be done with some clearer notion of what it costs us!

p. 20 col 2. reference that  “the Oct. opinion poll told us that 61% of the community supports further efforts to explore preservation...” in describing the poll turnout does not equate with offering a project backed by widespread community support. It does not equate to the paltry 15% of the eligible voters who vote for a general, no cost provided, preservation concept poll.

the poll votes cast, impressive considering a ballot stacked against it. The “save the building” doctrine means forget about indoor fields and having a modern convertible structure suitable for may needs if only filling the rooms of a neglected dormitory school building is considered.  The latter may make life easy on trustees but  is real hard on residents.

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NASSAU COUNTY FORECLOSURE NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against DORIS TOWE, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered December 10, 2019, and Amended on December 22, 2021 I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Premises known as 1023 Smith Street, Uniondale, NY 11553. Sec 50 Block 372 Lot 76. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Uniondale, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $615,821.96 plus interest, fees, and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 012455/2011. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District's Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held "Rain or Shine." Rita Kohn Solomon, Esq., Referee File # AYSJN072

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on February 22, 2017, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CSFB MORTGAGE

PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005CF1 is the Plaintiff and COLLEEN TRETTIEN, ET AL. are the Defendant(s).  I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on June 25, 2024 at 2:00PM, premises known as 162 MEADOW ST, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530; and the following tax map identification:  34-546-32 & 39.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 000801/2015. Mark Ricciardi, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE

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The Westerman report did not rely on the statements of the former architect and engineer who populated the Committee. That architect of the St Paul’s Committee never even gave the Village possession of the drawings made while he was a Mayor Veneziale committee member but the drawings belong to the Village! In what world do individuals in a village committee, meeting on Village property, and  funded by the village, refuse to hand over their work product other than to limit the village’s options to look at various scenarios for the building?  To the same effect as Westerman, the current Board appears to recognize  the need for fresh, architectural and engineering expertise. Obviously, truly independent professionals will have to be retained. ( See Trustee Muldoon BoT remarks). This means putting their reputations and liability insurances behind their work product.  It is clear that the St Paul’s issue is too emotional for many, particularly volunteers, and such people are incapable of rendering unbiased advice.

So what is my point? It is that a rush to judgment, defying logic and simple mathematics, to rely on the nonbinding poll. (Fact: Demolition could not have finished worse than second in the nobody won, nobody lost, nonbinding poll stacked and steered against demolition by the prior Boardsee G. Salem letter last week GCN p. 42, ) I will not speculate as to whether the Mayor will address Mr. Salem’s cogent remarks. It would be a grievous error to determine  the building’s fate based upon an indefensible poll, (still heralded by the Mayor, see last GCN p31. col 1-3 and Update p. 18) . At this juncture for it to be declared that all of the building must be preserved (used or otherwise) before abatement has even commenced would be an infamia. The Mayor’s Update,

Moreover, the recent effort by Trustee Torino to obtain a BOT soviet- style resolution forbidding Brandstetter, Carroll (BCI) from use of the word “demolition” in any communication is nothing less than a Soviet-style attempt to foreclose debate even regarding partial preservation- facade.  ( By definition facade includes demolition of some portion(s) of the building and facade potentially includes a new structure behind the facade to satisfy needs/uses). The Board inexplicably passed a more vague, broader version giving the Board carte blanche to censor any language at all that BCI wishes to write. Strange, this from the same Board that unanimously voted to hire BCI with glowing praise from the Mayor  (last week GCN front page article at p. 31 col 1) and accolades from Trustees Finneran and Harrington. The contract between the Village and BCI, signed by Brandstetter on 3/25/24, by the Mayor on 3/28/24, contained no cautionary or restrictive language muzzling BCI thereby demonstrating trust between the parties. Why the sudden change of heart, including by the Mayor? ( see BOT, 5/23/24 at 2 hr. 29-40 min). Are some Board members worried about having an independent, unbiased experts take a crack at helping the Village pitch in to get a solution? The result of the resolution-possible censorship, could eliminate any choice other than save every brick! This shut down would end any promised process before it is really underway.

Has resident choice gone out the window? Facade has to be seriously considered as a reasonable option which affords the potential for a community center and/or an indoor turf field at far less than $126M for full renovation  Demolition should not be conveniently pushed aside when it may have actually gotten the plurality of

I appreciate all the hard work the Mayor has done, tackling a subject akin to a day at the beach, provided that beach was Omaha Beach on 6/6/44, not 6/6/24, and think she now is trying to take an objective path by deploying a Mayor’s Advisory Committee and retaining BCI.  I thought we were past any “61%” stuff when statements were made to this effect that the poll “got us here” but is not the predicate for the future. (Please listen to discussion during the 3/23/24 Advisory Committee meeting found on Village website (min. 45- 60 ). All options should remain open. BCI has just started its work. Abatement has not even commenced yet.

Finally, real independent experts are needed, the Village should not be shackled by the discordant schedules, inherent biases and  priorities of volunteers where the recent volunteer efforts were shown as slow paced, biased and arguably misleading. Democracy dictates that any statement or letter that a Board Advisory Committee automatically outlasts the tenure of a Mayor or a election of Trustees is wrong, the election of Trustees may well mean that the Committee should change or be dissolved. A perpetual, immutable Board Committee would be sovietstyle thinking.

S. G. Gorray

DA Alvin Bragg

To the Editor:

You may have heard about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose first and only goal is to put our former President behind bars. We better call him Mr. Break. Why? He is breaking and twisting all the rules of our jurisprudence to his liking.

With the help of Mr. Soros, a Hungarian-American billionaire and philanthropist, he was catapulted into his position. Actually, he is supposed to take care of the horrendous

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June 7, 2024

Best Bike Trips for this Summer’s Travel

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

Biking is my favorite form of travel – I love the perfect pace – not to fast, not too slow to be able to really be in the moment - being outside with no window or barrier, going through villages and neighborhoods you would not likely see traveling by car, bus or train, being able to stop and admire the view. And I love at the end of the day, feeling both physically accomplished and exhilarated, with the endorphins sparking. You feel you are an active participant in your surroundings, not a mere spectator. All your senses are activated.

In decades of travel, the experiences I cherish most include riding the biketours.com’s self-guided Danube Bike Trail trip from Passau to Vienna with my sons; being transformed seeing people and villages in Albania (e-bike recommended); the exhilaration of reaching the top of Cadillac Mountain on Discovery Bicycle’s Maine Coast tour; and the warm feeling after a hot shower, wrapped in a lush bathrobe in a historic inn after a hilly, rainy ride on a hybrid bike (e-bike available) on Discovery’s Eastern Quebec Townships trip; and the sheer delight of biking from Bruges to Amsterdam and sailing on a boat with Boat Bike Tours.

Bike trips have become so popular, they have veered far from the humdrum into the heretofore unimaginable. There is hardly any place in the world where you cannot explore on two-wheels (hybrid, road bikes, gravel bikes, e-bikes), where there are not guided trips, or self-guided trips (where you rent the bike, have vouchers for accommodations, and your luggage is picked up and mag-

Fondest memories of travel are from bike tours like BoatBikeTour’s Bruges-Amsterdam trip, with this memorable scene of biking passed windmills after a rain © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

ically appears at the next inn, much easier now with Ride GPS and similar apps). Also, e-bikes have opened a world and extended your years in the saddle – you no longer have to be afraid when the ride is rated a 4, with major hills.

Also, whether you are a family, a couple, a group of friends, or traveling solo (as I do), bike tours are ideal. Here are some recommendations:

Wilderness Voyageurs has a huge selection of offerings, especially trips that take advantage of railtrails (the company is based along the Great Allegheny Passage in Ohiopyle, PA).They have trips on 30 rail-trails across the USA (11 are in the Rails to Trails Conservancy Hall of Fame), and have been the operator of RTC’s Sojourn trips on the GAP. They offer a marvelous selection of trips on New York’s Erie Canalway, on the new Empire Trail Network (from Battery Park up to Albany, but the trail network actually goes all the way up to Canada), as well as Missouri’s KATY Trail (longest rail trail in the

USA), C&O Canal and Mickelson Rail Trail in South Dakota (I thoroughly enjoyed its Badlands & Black Hills tour). The trip I am looking to do next is the Coeur d’Alene & Hiawatha Trail in Idaho. Road bike tours include Michigan, Texas, Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, Gettysburg & the civil War, Shenandoah & Skyline Drive, Kentucky Bike & Bourbon, Colorado, New York’s Finger Lakes and the Adirondacks and a new offering on the Maine Coast & Acadia (I am eying the San Juan Islands, Washington, six-day trip covering San Juan, Lopez and Orcas Islands). It also offers gravel bike tours and two itineraries in Cuba. The trips are well marked for their ability, and the guides, accommodations and meals are superb. (Wilderness-Voyageurs. com, 855-550-7705).

Discovery Bicycle Tours has actually added departures on four otherwise sold out itineraries this year:  GAP Trail Getaway, ride the full Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) Trail in 4 days, from Cumberland,

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Maryland, to Pittsburgh, PA (Level 1), new departures Sept. 14-17, Sept. 19-22; six days of carefree riding on the  P’tit Train du Nord, one of the most scenic rail trails in the lovely province of Quebec, just over the border in Canada (take your passport! Level 2-easier to intermediate, new departure Sept. 17-22); a fourday  Appalachian Rail Trails, one of Discovery’s newest tours, offers some of the best trail riding in the Virginia-West Virginia region; new departure Oct. 6-11); and a four-day New York Finger Lakes Getaway trip where you unpack once, stay in a high-end inn, and spin through New York State’s famed winery region (easier-intermediate, departure Sept. 22-25). Discovery Bicycle Tours offers cycling vacations through the US, Canada, New Zealand, Europe, Chile, Cambodia, and Vietnam. They are already taking bookings for 2025 for its 8-day Bike & Barge Netherlands North tour; 8-day Moselle River

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Bike & Barge; 8-day E-bike & Cruise Croatia. Discovery Bicycle Tours, which I traveled with on their marvelous Maine Coast and their Eastern Quebec Townships trips, provides excellent value for what is high luxury (inns, dining) – including bike rentals, even e-bikes, in the cost. (800-257-2226, 802-4573553, tours@discoverybicycletours.com, discoverybicycletours.com).

Netherlands-based Boat Bike Tours, which I traveled with on their fabulous Bruges-to-Amsterdam tour (by boat), has special offers for this summer, with up to 200 Euro savings per person on select tours: Sail & Bike Ijsselmeer & National Parks- 100 euro discount per person, on an elegant three-masted sailing ship, Elizabeth, cycling through dune landscapes, peaceful pastureland and historic fishing villages. In France, get 200 Euro discount per person: Taste Champagne (and brie!) in Champagne (Paris-Eparnay or Eparnay-Paris on the Zwaantje); visit the best winemakers in Northern Burgundy (on the Zwaantje); or the Paris-Montargis tour for beautiful medieval towns and royal history on the Fleur. There is also a 100 Euro discount pp on its Croatia/Greece programs. (https://www.boatbiketours. com/all-offers/, boatbiketours.com, NL: +31 20 72 35 400, USA: +1 203 814 1249).

Backroads, a pioneer in biking trips since its founding in 1979 by Tom Hale, has branched out to all manner of active, multi-sport programs, and from its California origins, to span the world. It still offers one of the most extensive opportunities for biking – in fact, 143 different itineraries this year, including all the major US destinations (California, New York, Kentucky, Vermont), plus a huge selection of international destinations. Among them: 6-day Bordeaux & Dordogne Bike Tour; Brittany & Normandy Bike Tour; 6-day Tuscany by the Sea Bike Tour; and Croatia & Slovenia Bike, and eight-day Vietnam

& Cambodia Bike Tour, and the trip I am eyeing, eight-day Japan Bike Tour featuring Nikko National Park to Kyoto ( https://www.backroads.com/trips/ BJNI/japan-bike-tour). (backroads.com, 800-462-2848).

There’s still time for DuVine Cycling & Adventure Co.’s offer to first-time Duvine travelers to take $250 off any 2024 scheduled departure tour booked by June 9. Among the favorites for first timers: Bordeaux, France; Douro Valley, Portugal; Tuscany, Italy; Costa Brava, Spain; Greek Isles Yacht & Bike Tour. Its catalog of all-inclusive, luxury cycling vacations spans the United States, Europe, Latin America and Africa and include family, adventure, challenge, cycle & sail, specialty, villas, private tours, and, of course, classic itineraries. BTW, 2025 tour dates are live on duvine. com to take advantage of best rates and dates—especially for destinations that sold out fast in 2024: tulip season in  Holland, new departures in  Norway, and its popular hiking and biking tour in the Italian  Dolomites (duvine.com, 888 396 5383)

The high-end operator, Butterfield & Robinson, offers such exotic cycling trips as Ultimate Morocco, The Sahara to Marrakech Biking (with time spent in bustling souks, historic Kasbahs and indigenous Berber camps hidden among the Sahara’s silky dunes) and Vietnam biking Expedition through lush rice paddies and local villages, discover ancient cities, enjoying delicious Vietnamese cuisine and culture. B&R has released its 2025 offerings, including a new Bali Multi-Active; Japan Tayoma biking. It’s new, limited edition Sri Lanka: Cultural Triangle to South Coast Biking, Feb 9-16, 2025 is an eightday sojourn that takes you from the port city of Negombo to the sacred city of Kandy, concluding in Galle Fort, and visiting the UNESCO World Heritage sites like Sigiriya Rock. (butterfield.com, 866-551-9090)

VBT Bicycling Vacations, an early

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pioneer in bike trips through Vermont, has long ago spread wings to far-flung destinations, to the far reaches of North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. One trip that has caught my eye is a six-day Utah: Bryce Canyon & Zion National Parks (rated easy/moderate, bike included, offered September to October) and Maryland: Eastern Shore & Chesapeake Bay (easy, bike included, offered JuneOctober), Among the Europe itineraries is an eight-day Danube Bike & River Cruise: Prague to Budapest, available as an 11-day air-inclusive. More exotic: South Africa: Cape Town & the Garden Route, easy/moderate, bike included, available as an 11-day air-inclusive package, or 9-day land-only; New Zealand: The South island, 12-days,Jan 6-17, 2025,air included.(vbt.com, 877-7741942, 855-443-0719)

Looking for more hard core?

Trek Travel ’s trending trips include: Andalucia bike tour (breathtaking views, savor exquisite tapas, taste classic wines, and experience warm hospitality set to the rhythm of passionate music.); Norway bike tour (Pedal past the Nigardsbreen and Bergset glaciers and conquer Sognefjellet Mountain Pass, northern Europe’s highest); Shenandoah Valley Gravel Bike Tour (pedal along pristine unpaved roads nestled in the valley between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains). Cycle through Tuscany, or Explore Coastal Charm of Croatia. Looking for romance on your bike trip? Its top “Romantic Bike Tours in 2024” include Mallorca Island; Loire Valley; Andalucia; Santa Barbara Wine Country; California Wine Country. Trek Travel is also a leader in gravel bike trips, the newest trend in cycling. (There may still be time to take advantage of a $250 discount: use code EXPLORE250 at checkout. trektravel.com, 866-464-8735)

Escape Adventures has a wonderful selection of rides through national parks, including Glacier National park Road Bike tour; Canyonlands National

Park; North Rim of the Grand Canyon; Bryce, Zion,7 Grand Canyon Road Bike Tour; Canyonlands, Arches & Moab by Mountain Bike. More exotic: a road bike Tour de France Experience; Vuelta a Espana Experience; New Zealand road trip. With 100 destinations, Escape Adventures caters to the full spectrum of active travelers, respective to fitness level and activity type. From road cyclist to mountain biker to electric biker, hiker, and multi-sport enthusiast, and from first timer to friends and family groups of all ability levels. Escape Adventures is introducing a guided “bikepacking” 5-day camping and mountain biking trip along the 144-mile-long  Maah Daah Hey Trail System (MDH). (https://escapeadventures.com/, 800-596-2953)

For excellent value in bike tours, my go-to is Biketours.com – basically a broker of programs in just about every country in Europe, even Montenegro, Poland, Romania, and Estonia (I took a fabulous boat/bike trip through Greek Islands), plus Japan and South Africa and the United States. They basically represent local operators, so offer much the same itinerary as the high-end offerings, but with more choice of accommodations and opportunities for lower cost. They also offer perhaps the best selection of self-guided trips, which can be 30-50 percent cheaper than guided tours (we’ve done their self-guided Danube Bike Tour Passau-Vienna, and self-guided Venice-Croatia). The company, under its previous owner and founder, Jim Johnson, opened Albania for biking, which I experienced with Johnson. This also has to be one of the best values in European cycling: experience the 9-day “UNESCO Sites of Albania” guided 1190E or self-guided from 950E. (biketours.com, 833-216-0635, 215-613-0874)

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BY CHARLYN FARGO

Want to eat healthier? You may need to slow down -- enjoy your meal more, linger a bit. It could be that simple.

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that children who were given a 20-minute lunch period versus 10 minutes ate more fruits and vegetables. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, began June 3, 2019 and was conducted over 20 days. Elementary and middle school-age children at a summer camp held at the U

of I were provided lunches prepared according to the National School Lunch Program nutrition standards.

If given 20 minutes to eat, the children (ages 8-14) ate 84.2% of fruits and 65.3% of vegetables served to them. If they only had 10 minutes to eat, consumption dropped to 72.9% of fruits and 51.2% of vegetables.

Those differences -- 11.3 percentage points for fruits and 14.1 points for vegetables -- are both statistically and nutritionally significant, according to lead U of I researcher Melissa Pflugh Prescott and her colleagues. The difference equated to nearly 10 extra grams each for fruits and

vegetables for lunch. A side benefit was less food waste, from 43% to 27%.

Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommend at least 20 minutes of (seated) lunch time for children. That means students need a 30-minute lunch period to give enough time for walking to the cafeteria and waiting in line. In 2016, only half of all U.S. school districts required or recommended 20 minutes of seated lunch time, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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BY CLAIRE LYNCH

Yesterday I went to see the boats in Carmody. It’s where I go often to refresh, rewind and recharge my batteries. Some people tell me their happy place is the beach because they get to stretch out on a beach towel and take a swim in the Atlantic Ocean whenever they feel like it. Or maybe even fly a kite.

The beach is fun and refreshing, no doubt about it. I find the beach enjoyable and spent many childhood days going to Point Lookout with my family but now I prefer the piers and marinas that are chock full of boats. There I find sailboats, motorboats, jet skis and kayaks of various shapes and sizes. They pique my interest and make me wonder about who takes them out on the water, who lives on them and who drops their anchors way out in the ocean to do some fishing then grill it later for dinner.

I can’t help but think about boats and boating on the open water. Learning more and more about boating has been an interesting hobby of mine, one that I’ve had more time to do as a retiree. The single engine boats, the twin engine boats, the sailboats with masts so tall they seem to reach for the sky. I’ve since looked them up and many masts go as high as 131 feet. The boat owner has to be realistic because the sailboat and mast have to be able to pass under fixed bridges in order to gain access to harbors. So taller than 131 feet is impractical.

In the good weather when people mill about on the docks I’ve gotten to speak with many of the sailors and boat owners, with those boat pilots who steer their huge ships from harbors and marinas out onto the mighty Atlantic. I’ve had the chance to ask them what prompts them, their spouses and families to boat from New York to Florida or from New York to the easternmost islands of Georgia. St. Simons Island and the Jekyll Harbor marina are ideal destinations for boaters on the east

mighty Atlantic Ocean

coast. Some of the people I’ve chatted with have gone as far south as the Dominican Republic.

These sailors have many different reasons for doing so - they head north in the summer for cooler weather and before winter arrives they head south for warmer weather. One person I spoke with was working out the details and finalizing plans for a long trip around the world with his wife on their yacht.

When talking with my former co-worker, Ted, and his wife, Sarah, about the long trips they’ve planned and taken I’ve found myself getting excited about the many possibilities that are out there. Ted and Sarah retired from their jobs a year after I retired so they’ve had a few years to take their excursions.

Their sailboat is 40 feet long because sometimes their relatives go with them. If it was just Ted and Sarah they would have gotten a 30-foot sailboat but having their kids and grandkids on their sailboat is something the extended family always looks forward to. It’s also been a learning experience for their grandchildren because Ted and Sarah show them how they map out not just their destination but their stops along the way. A successful voyage is “a well planned one” they say and the kids get the message that sailing isn’t all glamorous - it takes some hard work.

But like the kids, I understand the excitement of going on a long trip. It’s fun to explore new lands and see new places. I enjoy arriving in a port, tying up the boat, walking along the streets and visiting the shops of St. Simons Island, Charleston, S.C., St. Augustine, Fla. and Miami Beach.

We’re mostly land lovers since we’ve

always lived and worked on the mainland but from time to time we like setting out by boat for some faraway place. Our goal these days is to boat from the Thousand Islands to Toronto, Canada. Up north, my relatives and I would like to walk the streets of Quebec City, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Charlottetown, Newfoundland. It’s going to take some research but I like looking into the details that help make a voyage successful and enjoyable. On the return trip we’d see the lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia plus some other spots. My husband, Dan, and I have had our hearts set on doing something as glamorous as boating to Tahiti with a few relatives but so far we haven’t actually planned or carried out our dream. So talking to others who have done some long-dis-

tance boating or sailing - or who are about to do so - is fun. It’s engaging. It makes us think of exotic lands and all the possibilities that are out there.

My friend, Alexa, and her husband, Tim, did that last year and said it was exhilarating. That’s what I look for - a trip that is unforgettable and thrilling not just an everyday type of trip. It’s not a cruise, not a quick flight for a week’s vacation. The boating trip I dream of is an up close and personal way to see each stop, to visit each village or city.

We’ll mingle with the locals and talk about what life is like there. We’ll sample the area’s food and drink and linger over luscious desserts. At night we will fall asleep in our 35-foot cabin cruiser and feel the gentle lapping of the water hitting the sides of the boat. We’ll smell the fresh air and relax, knowing that boating is our new way of life. We’ve got all the comforts of home on this cabin cruiser so we’re set.

I’d say we’re focused on our next destination but we want to enjoy each minute of our boating experience. Summertime means there’s no rush and steering our cabin cruiser nice and easy is exactly what we’ll do.

This is fiction.

BY TOM MARGENAU

My wife and I are celebrating 50 years of wedded bliss! I wrote a column similar to this one on our 45th anniversary. I did it then because I was worried we weren’t going to make it to 50 -- not because of any marital discord but because of health issues. For you see, I inherited some terrible longevity genes. My dad died at the age of 47. And I don’t have a single uncle who lived past the age of 60. So, my prospects for old age were gloomy. And about five years ago, my wife started struggling with some health issues. But here we are at our 50th anniversary. My wife has been given a clean bill of health by all her doctors. And for some genetic reason I don’t understand (but am thankful for), I’m still kicking!

Anyway, I got more positive feedback to that anniversary column I wrote five years ago than I’ve received about any column I’ve ever written. So I thought I’d repeat a slightly updated version of it now.

We were married on June 1, 1974. I was a relatively new employee of the Social Security Administration at that time, having been hired just a year earlier. How that came to be is an interesting story.

After graduating from college, I floundered around for a year or two looking for work. I finally decided to take a federal civil service exam. Within a month or two, I started getting letters from various federal government agencies inviting me for job interviews.

The first letter came from the Federal Aviation Administration for a job as a “sky marshal.” Older readers may recall that in the late 1960s and early 1970s, there were a spate of airline hijackings in this country and around the world. So, the government was beefing up the air marshal service that had started in the 1960s. The interview did not go well. They were looking for tough young men (and back then it was just men) preferably with military training who were familiar with guns, not a bookish nerd who barely knew the difference between a six-shooter and a pea-shooter.

Next came a letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Once again, I didn’t impress them. They wanted someone who was good with numbers. I was never into math and could barely balance my checkbook, let alone be ready to audit someone’s tax return.

Three or four more letters arrived from various government agencies. I don’t even recall what the jobs were. I just remember that each interview was a flop. And I had pretty much concluded that a career with the federal government was just not in the cards for me. And so, when a letter arrived from the Social Security Administration about a job in Springfield, Illinois, I just threw it in the trash figuring it wasn’t worth the effort of scheduling an interview.

And then, about two weeks later, I got

Still Nifty at 50!

a call from the manager of the Springfield Social Security office. I was living in my hometown, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and he said the reason he called was that he was born and raised in the “Bratwurst Capital of the World,” and he thought he’d try to help a fellow Sheboyganite. He asked if I had received their letter. Thinking quickly on my feet, I lied and said, “What letter?” I then cursed the post office (apologies to all my postal service friends out there), and he promised to send a follow-up invite.

Long story short: About a month later, I found myself reporting for duty at the Social Security office in Springfield, Illinois. And following a long training class, I was eventually assigned to Springfield’s new branch office that they were opening up in a small farming community about 50 miles south called Litchfield.

One of my duties in that office was to take phone calls from the insurance billing clerk at the local hospital. Becky Bachstein would call almost every day to verify Medicare numbers so she could complete the billing process for various elderly patients. We had been exchanging these phone calls for many months when her boss decided to try to play matchmaker by inviting me out to the hospital for lunch to meet Becky.

That was in January 1974. And another long story short: Five months later, we were married! Of course, I’ve often thought about the serendipity of our getting together. I mean, if the Springfield Social Security office manager hadn’t been from Sheboygan, and if he hadn’t felt inclined to call me, that Social Security job invite would have remained in my trash basket -- and who knows where I’d be today? And who knows who Becky Bachstein’s boss would have invited to have lunch with her?

I promise I will tie something to do with Social Security into these memories in a minute. But first I must share another cute story involving my courtship with Becky. Please indulge me. After all, how many 50th wedding anniversaries do you get in a lifetime?

The story involves asking Becky out on our first date. (That lunchtime get-together arranged by her boss didn’t count.)

On an upcoming Saturday night, I was going to invite her to the most popular movie at the time, “American Graffiti.” Starring Ron Howard and Richard Dreyfus and directed by George Lucas, it is the story of recent high school grads cruising their summer nights away in 1962 before going off to college.

Anyway, the tagline to the movie was this: “Where were you in ‘62?” And I had cleverly (or so I thought) planned to use that as one of the opening lines in my date invite. Now, in 1962, I was in 7th grade. And I fully expected Becky’s response to be something similar. So imagine my shock when she answered, “Oh, that’s the year I graduated from high school.” And then she turned the question on me.

“Where were you in ‘62, Tom?” Not wanting to admit that I was just a youngster and that she was about to “rob the cradle,” I merely replied, “Oh, about the same.”

But oh, my gosh! I suddenly realized I was talking to an older woman! I had no idea. My mind raced. What should I do? I thought of coming up with excuses. “Oh, I forgot. I’m washing my car Saturday night and I can’t go.” Or “I’m sorry, but Saturday night is when I polish my shoes.” But I wisely decided I’d forgo the excuses and

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Is education, entrepreneurship a steppingstone to home ownership?

Is education and entrepreneural spirit a steppingstone to homeownership?

Over the years a defining factor for the majority of purchasers was location, location and the school district. This was understandable, especially if you already had or planed on having children in the future. Todays’ high prices of homes, condos and coops dictate who has the wherewithal to afford to move to a highly rated school system. Moreover, the availability and diversification of Special Education programs is another asset to consider when choosing a town. This is a dilemma for many who want the best education for their children, but may be limited due to the high interest rates and prices as well as their defined budgets and qualifications to be approved for a mortgage. Paying high rents as opposed to buying, to be in better schools is a trade-off in reducing your future wealth, but temporarily, may be worth it in exchange for a better learning environment and opportunities for your kids. Unfortunately, those with higher paying jobs or lucrative businesses have an advantage and are in a more beneficial position to purchase and choose better school systems.

The price of education has escalated over the last decade to an unpredictable average level of $36,523 per student, for the 11 school districts in the Town of North Hempstead, up an estimated $1000 plus from the previous year as stated in last week’s Blank Slate Medias column “Gulf remains in per pupil spending” by Cameryn Oakes. Since approximately 65% of your real estate taxes are related to your school taxes, there appears to be no end in site. The majority of school budgets passed as education is still a priority for voters and their families as the most important and worthwhile facet and commodity of a top notch community

I need to change direction for a moment to provide some explanation. My personal and professional opinion, if you are currently residing in a school system that needs improvement, there is only one path that you must take as a homeowner. It should be of utmost

priority for you to be as involved as possible in your schools and the programs it offers that will be the greatest benefit to your children’s education. There is power in numbers and the more proactive in participating in all meetings with school administrators; the greater the opportunity that changes will occur.

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

To start, this can be accomplished at home, by setting ground rules at an early age as to what you expect of your children as far as doing their daily homework, studying and most important after school activities to keep them healthier, building strong character qualities and teamwork. Sacrificing some of their free time and becoming disciplined will assist them in their future development and advancement later on in life. Consistent conditioning and guidance will reap the rewards in their future endeavors. Increasing the scholastic scores in math, science and English will raise the statistics and profile of that school. Hopefully this will also lead to better grades, going on to higher education and a successful career and/or business. You as a parent are a critical and crucial component in order to have a successful outcome.

The end result could lead to opportunities that would not normally be available without an education. A society is stronger and more successful when a family structure is solid and complete. But what we are experiencing today is a divergence from what is truly needed. It does start and begin with how the parents guide, teach and bring their children up, while simultaneously, the teachers and the school system will also come into play. This should be somewhat of a seamless process; but it is easier said than done. The bi-product of a quality school district are higher and more stable real estate prices. There is a correlation between towns having higher home prices and appreciation and their statistically stronger scoring schools.

If you are lucky and fortunate and born with the ability to be creative, have natural talents and ideas that most do not, will potentially enable you to be successful without anymore than a high school or college education. Although this is not the norm, college may or may not be a necessity for everyone, especially with todays’ exorbitant costs. Succumbing to student debt for the foreseeable future may not be in the cards for many going forward. This unfortunately has been a detriment to homeownership. I believe college is no longer a guarantee for a better job, as there are many educated unemployed people with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. Today, the bare minimum requirement for many companies is earning a Master’s Degree to get your foot in the door to compete for a higher paying position in corporate America. Twenty plus years ago, both my daughter and son, had only earned under graduate degrees. Fast forward to today, both would have needed a minimum of a Master’s Degree to be considered entrance into their very ambitious professions. Competition is fierce and even having a PhD, may soon be the standard to secure a higher paying position. However, today, opting or dropping out of college and becoming an entrepreneur can start with just one single idea as some notable individuals have had. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Steve Jobs of Apple, dropped out of Harvard to start their massively successful corporations. Even Sergey Brin and Larry Page, dropped out of their PhD programs at Stamford University to start Google. However, Michael Dell, Dell Computers, started his company in his college dorm room at the University of Texas.

The bottom line, the higher scoring school districts, generally the better the education; and as mentioned, the stronger the housing prices will be and the greater appreciation over the long run. Moreover, those school districts

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take a chance by asking this older woman out on a date. And thank goodness I did. Because it’s been a fantastic 50 years! And believe it or not, all these years later, she’s still five years older than me. But she looks and acts 10 years younger! OK, so what is my Social Security tie-

in to all of this? Well, I thought I would look back to see what Social Security was like in 1974.

In 1974, there were around 30 million people getting Social Security checks totaling about $61 billion in annual benefits. Today, there are 66 million beneficiaries, and annual Social Security benefits will top the $1 trillion mark. (That’s what hap-

can attract more qualified personnel through better pay and benefits. I remember when I went to school the majority of teachers lived locally within my community. Today, housing prices force most new teachers to have to live in areas father away from their schools, where prices are more affordable whether buying or leasing. Our future will be defined and determined by how educated and/or entrepreneurial our workforce is and will be a major component in who will be a homeowner.

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pens when every single day, about 10,000 baby boomers turn into senior boomers and file for Social Security benefits.) My love for baby boomer turned senior boomer Becky Bachstein has continued to grow for 50 years. So has Social Security!

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has two books with all the answers. One is called “Social Security --

Simple and Smart: 10 Easy-to-Understand Fact Sheets That Will Answer All Your Questions About Social Security.” The other is “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” You can find the books at Amazon. com or other book outlets. Or you can send him an email at thomas.margenau@comcast.net.

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Clever Ways to Use This for That to Save Time and Money

BY MARY HUNT

Recently as I was halfway out the door, car keys in hand, on the way to the home improvement center, I remembered I might already have what I needed. Cooking spray! That’s it. I’d heard it just might work. It did, and quite perfectly, too. No more squeaks, and I saved a trip and purchase, too.

There must be thousands of ways we can save time and money by finding clever ways to use “this” for “that.” Here are a few to get your creative juices flowing!

-- Cooking spray. Got a squeaky door or sticky drawer? Spritz a little cooking spray on the hinges or drawer slides, then work it back and forth to distribute the “lubricant.” Wipe away any drips with a paper towel.

-- Baby gate. Use an old baby gate as a drying rack for sweaters or other hand-washables that need to dry flat. Lay it flat side-to-side over the bathtub, adjusting the width of the gate as necessary. Now air circulates well, and that sweater will be dry in no time.

-- Mayonnaise. Use mayonnaise to get rid of white water rings on wood furniture. Make sure the area is completely dry, then spread enough full-fat mayonnaise on the spot. Let it sit for several hours, even overnight. Now wipe it clean, and buff with a soft, clean cloth. Magical, isn’t it?

-- Cardboard drink holders. If you’re anxious to tidy up a cluttered drawer, re-

purpose a clean cardboard drink holder to help divide and organize various items like office supplies, makeup, kitchen utensils or smaller clothing items like socks and underwear. Use one of those nifty holders in a drawer or cupboard to segregate cords and cables. How about using them to arrange items in your refrigerator? Or (there’s more!), with a touch of paint and creativity, use it to keep your dresser top neat and tidy. The possibilities just go on and on!

-- Eyeglasses case. Don’t toss out that spare eyeglasses case. It can be used to protect your jewelry in your suitcase. Or how about that collection of crochet hooks rolling around in a drawer? They’ll fit nicely into a case. One can also make for a dandy manicure kit, or emergency first aid or sewing kit. Kinda makes you wish you had several cases, doesn’t it? Here’s one more: storage bin for those rascally earbuds.

-- Bread tabs. Save those little plastic bread tabs to use as labels to mark various power cords, especially the ones in remote places like behind the entertainment center. Use a permanent marker to write “Printer,” “DVD,” etc. on the tab. Next, slip it onto that cord or cable. Done! -- Pickle juice. Whenever eggs go on sale, buy extra and hard-cook them. Then peel and drop them into jars of leftover pickle juice, and keep them in the fridge. The pickled eggs are great shredded into potato salad or casseroles, atop green salad, for quick and tasty egg salad (shred-

ded, with mayonnaise) or even eaten whole as a snack.

-- Shower curtain. Got an old shower curtain? Even if it’s no longer good enough for its original purpose, there are several ways to extend its useful life: Use it to cover your patio furniture or barbecue next winter. Connect it with bungee cords. Or keep it in the truck of your car as a tarp for roadside emergencies in the event you need to sit on the ground, change a tire, or make a quick underbody repair.

-- Mesh bag. A mesh onion bag is perfect for cleaning and storing cookie cutters and other small kitchen utensils. Just load up those dirty items, cinch the bag to close it, then set it on the top dishwasher rack for easy cleaning.

-- Water spots. Look for Rain-X in the automotive aisle of your favorite discount store. It’s sold as a product to keep windshields free of water spots and help rain to sheet off windows. It works great

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We can apply the principles of this study to our own eating patterns. Most of us eat healthier if we allow ourselves time to eat, rather than a grab-and-go, fast-food approach. Too many of us eat while we surf our phone or watch television. Other countries seem to do a better job at this -- allowing for meals to include conversa-

tion, relaxation and plenty of time to enjoy a meal.

Let’s make it a habit to focus on the food we’re eating -- and to take time to enjoy it. We’ll eat healthier if we do.

Q and A

Q: Is there a diet to reduce chronic inflammation?

A: Chronic inflammation has many causes and can result in risk factors for heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis and even bowel disease. While diet hasn’t been proven to cause chronic inflammation by itself, it can be a contributor, especially if pro-inflammatory foods are a big part of one’s diet. Reducing the amount of sugar, processed meats and trans fats in your diet is a step in the right direction. While dairy foods have often been cited as possible triggers for inflammation, a recent review of clinical trials published in the journal Advanced Nutrition found that consumption of milk or dairy products did not increase inflammation in healthy individuals or individuals with metabolic syndrome or Type 2 diabetes. Choose foods rich in antioxidants more

often, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, fatty fish, and spices such as ginger, turmeric, rosemary and oregano. The prescription for reducing inflammation is the same as that for good health -- eat more plant foods and fatty fish and be physically active.

RECIPE

Here’s a quick, healthy recipe for a weeknight dinner -- using your Instant Pot. This spicy lime chicken works as a taco filling or spooned over brown rice. It’s from Taste of Home’s Skinny Instant Pot & Slow Cooker Cookbook.

SPICY LIME CHICKEN

Servings: 6

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)

2 cups chicken broth

3 tablespoons lime juice

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon grated lime zest

Fresh cilantro leaves

Place chicken in a 6-quart Instant Pot pressure cooker. Combine broth, lime juice and chili powder; pour over chicken. Lock lid. Close pressure-release valve.

on tub and shower walls to keep hard water stains from building up.

-- Rubber band. Got an annoying stripped-out screw that you need to remove? Easy! To get a better rip, trap one side of a wide rubber band (use one that you saved from that last bundle of fresh broccoli) between the screwdriver and the screw head. Now give it a try.

Mary invites you to visit her at EverydayCheapskate.com, where this column is archived complete with links and resources for all recommended products and services. Mary invites questions and comments at https://www.everydaycheapskate.com/contact/, “Ask Mary.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of EverydayCheapskate.com, a frugal living blog, and the author of the book “DebtProof Living.”

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Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 6 minutes. Quick-release pressure. A thermometer inserted in chicken should read at least 165 degrees. Remove the chicken. When cool enough to handle, shred meat with two forks; return to pressure cooker. Stir in lime zest with chicken and other juices. Spoon into whole grain tortillas as a taco meat or over brown rice. If desired, serve with cilantro. Makes 6 servings. Per serving: 132 calories; 23 grams protein; 2 grams carbohydrates (1 gram sugars); 3 grams fat (1 gram saturated); 64 milligrams cholesterol; 1 gram fiber; 420 milligrams sodium.

Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian with SIU School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois, and the current president of the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. For comments or questions, contact her at charfarg@aol.com or follow her on Twitter @NutritionRD.

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BY DENNIS MAMMANA

Week of June 9-15, 2024

Last week I suggested that you step out after dark to count the stars. If you did this, I hope you learned just how few stars we can see with the unaided human eye.

You might like to try it again this week with the light of the waxing moon. I guarantee you’ll come up with a significantly smaller number. That’s because the moonlight scatters around the atmosphere and decreases the contrast of the stars against the sky. The sun does this in the daytime as well, so no stars are visible then (though they’re all there to see if you’ve got a hefty telescope!)

If we expect to see stars during the early evening hours this week, we’ll have to be satisfied with only the brightest of them, since that’s all that can be seen over the moon’s “light pollution.”

Fortunately, the seven stars of the Big Dipper are bright enough. To find the Dipper, look fairly high in the northwestern sky shortly after dark and you’ll see the four stars that form a rectangular bowl and the three stars of its curved handle just above.

Like all other stars, these are distant thermonuclear fusion reactors. In their cores, they convert hydrogen to helium and release a tremendous amount of energy in the process. Some of that

BY TRACY BECKERMAN

My husband was never much of a coffee drinker, but after a business trip to Italy, he became enamored with espresso. At first he would just order it in restaurants. Then he started frequenting fancy coffee shops. Eventually he bought his own machine, and not just one of those pop-in-a-pod-and-callit-espresso machines. No, he went fullon caffeine-crazy and ordered a highend professional machine. Before I knew it, he was a stay-at-home barista with his own monogrammed apron and an espresso mistress he named Audine.

“Something’s wrong with Audine,” he said one morning. “She making a very weak macchiato.”

“Can I help?” I asked, sipping my much less glamourous cup of tea.

“No,” he said. “She’s a very complex machine, and you don’t know how to work her.”

“You could show me,” I said.

STARGAZERS

A Closer Look at the Big Dipper

energy arrives at the Earth in the form of the starlight we see.

Another interesting fact about stars is that only about 15% of them are single bodies. The rest are part of what we call “binary” or “multiple-star” systems, in which two or more stars orbit a common center of gravity.

Even a glance around the night sky will reveal many stars that seem to have a “companion” nearby, but more often than not, these stars are not physically connected by gravitation. Many stars simply appear to lie roughly along the same line of sight as other, more distant stars.

Despite the bright moonlight this week, we can easily find one good example of such a stellar pair during the early evening hours. First, locate the Big Dipper and look toward the middle star of its bent handle. If you look carefully, you might be able to see two stars there; if you have trouble, aim binoculars in their direction.

The main star at the bend of the Dipper’s handle is known as Mizar, and its fainter companion is Alcor; they’re also known informally as the “horse and rider.” The 13th-century Persian writer al-Qazwini wrote that “people tested their eyesight by this star,” and I’ve heard it said that those who saw them both were inducted into the Persian army!

Though they appear close together in the sky, Alcor and Mizar are not connected by gravitation. The pair is what’s called an “optical double” -- two stars that just happen to appear roughly along the same line of sight. Mizar, the brighter of the two, is part of a binary system, and even a small telescope will

show you its faint companion star right next to it. Its name is Zeta Ursa Majoris (aka UMaj).

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When Trouble Is Brewing

“I don’t think so,” he replied. “I only give out that information on a need-tobrew basis.”

I was actually relieved to be cut out of their affair. Audine was a very fickle espresso machine, and I really couldn’t be a party to her mood swings. Weeks would go by where she was reliable and devoted to my husband. But then she would turn on a dime and make bitter, acrid espresso. I would sit to the side, silently cursing Audine as she toyed with my husband, keeping him occupied for hours while he blew out the grinder and cleaned the machine. Eventually, he would get her to start working properly again, but not before our evening date night plans had been dashed by the harlot Audine.

Sadly, this was not the first time he’d been infatuated with a machine. Years ago, we had a GPS in our car with a sultry English accent. My husband stopped taking directions from me and only listened to her. Even when she took us

onto a road that wasn’t there, he would let her off easy, citing computer error. But then one day she got us lost on a road trip. We ran out of gas, and there was no Wi-Fi and no one around to help except a herd of heffers. I’m pretty sure that was the beginning of the end of their love affair.

Meanwhile, back at espresso central, more than the milk was starting to steam as my husband tried unsuccessfully to get Audine to make a decent macchiato. I suspected she knew he’d cheated on her with a Starbucks the previous day, and she was taking her revenge.

“I don’t know why Audine isn’t working right,” he said in frustration as he tried cleaning out the grinder for a third time.

I sat on the sofa reading a book and pretending not to notice all the coffee drama.

“Maybe I should try a different bean,” he said, mostly to himself.

“You probably have oils clogging up the portafilter,” I said, not looking up from my book.

He stopped tinkering with the machine and stared at me.

“It’s probably from that dark Ethiopian blend you bought,” I said. “A natural orange oil cleanser would remove the oil accumulations pretty easily.”

His jaw dropped a little.

“How do you know about this?” he finally asked.

“Oh, you know,” I replied, pointing to my laptop. “Just a few things I picked up from my handsome computer, Pierre.”

Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble,” available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online! You can visit her at www. tracybeckerman.com.

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LIGMC to perform at Cathedral of the Incarnation

The Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus will present “Jukebox Saturday Night,” featuring the greatest hits of all time from the glory days of vinyl from the 1950s through the turn of the 21st century. Showtime is 8 p.m. on Friday, June 7 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Ave., Garden City. $25; tickets available online at ligmc.org/concerts & at the door.

“As the men of LIGMC delved into this season’s set list, one word seemed to tie it all together, and ‘fun’ was the word,” said LIGMC Artistic Director Jeanette Cooper. “Whether it was one of their favorite classics or a new song that captured their attention, there’s no doubt that everyone is having a blast preparing. All this hard work is leading up to a night of music that will have you sing -

ing along and tapping your toes to the music of our ‘Jukebox Saturday Night’ concerts!”

“For the last 16 years, LIGMC has used the universal language of music to bring the LGBTQ+ community together, spread joy, and promote understanding. Being named Community Grand Marshal of Long Island Pride 2024 is a tremendous honor for our members and a gratify -

ing recognition of all who made this day possible,” said Bill McCarthy, President of the LIGMC Board of Directors. “Our ‘Jukebox Saturday Night’ concerts are sure to be a fitting and joyful continuation of this proud tradition, and we can’t wait for opening night so you can enjoy the show right along with us.”

Garden City kids participate in Challenge of Champions

When one hears the phrase “karate tournament” it is easy to be whisked away and envision the “All Valley Tournament” of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai fame. Different styles of martial arts, competing dojos, high school rivalries being settled on the mat with a Hollywood twist. And while tournaments like this are commonplace, and have some similarities to their movie counterparts, there is no script making sure the “good guy” wins, there is just determination to go forward.

One such tournament was held on Sunday June 2, 2024, as Tiger Schulmann’s Martial Arts hosted their 53rd Challenge of Champions in

Edison, New Jersey. The Challenge of Champions, also known as CoC, sees athletes throughout the tri-state area and across the entire Tiger Schulmann’s Martial Arts organization compete to test their skills and heart within two categories: jiujitsu and kickboxing. Representing the Village of Garden City and participating from that dojo were two resident children, Anthony “AJ” Oliveri and Alfonso “Allie” Fiero.

The doors opened at 9:00am and saw over 1,000 athletes, ranging from 6 to 45 plus years old, pour into the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center to put the abilities on display and push their limits throughout the

Politically correct?

crimes happening in Manhattan on a daily basis; however, he is so preoccupied and is turning a blind eye to all the disasters. He is rather eager to please his “BOSS” in order to succeed in collecting additional sums of money.

Much to the dismay of the majority of the American people, Mr. Break and his misleading judge Merchan have won the first round, but the contest is far from over! In reality, the contrived verdict has just the opposite effect: more Americans are donating to and supporting the former President!

Lady Justice temporarily lost her blindfold, but she is still standing tall and strong! She will be the ultimate winner!  One thing is for sure: DA Break and Judge Merchan will find their place in history as the worst representatives of American jurisprudence!

Heinz Mayer

To the Editor

We used to believe that “I don’t agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”  Today, the politically correct position is to hound the person for an apology, harass and threaten them and their family and demand their employer fire them.  Is the First Amendment null and void?

Larry Penner

What is the truth

To the Editor:

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Truth, a noun: the body of real things, events, and facts.  I believe we have LOST the TRUTH.  Politico, a liberal media bias resource company on the internet scores truth as follows:

True-11

Mostly True-16%

day. AJ Oliveri was competing in both disciplines for the first time, while Allie Fiero was a repeat athlete for his kickboxing bracket. The day’s festivities were highlighted with spirited and nail biting matches to interacting with professional mixed martial artists who have competed at the UFC level; and as big as it seemed an overwhelming sense of community prevailed because competitors from all regions across the area shared the TSMA logo.

AJ and Allie competed at the highest level and left it all on the mat with zero regrets, displaying the heart of the professional fighters they met throughout the day, making the Village

of Garden City proud. While match results were not in line with the effort put forth, Sensei Vincent Domingo, the head instructor at Tiger Schulmann’s Martial Arts of Garden City could not be prouder of these two and all the other students who participated in CoC. While there will be a break to reflect on the journey of CoC #53, December is right around the corner, and so is CoC #54.

Tiger Schulmann’s Martial Arts of Garden City is located at 650 Stewart Avenue and offers a wide variety of jiujitsu and kickboxing classes for children and adults.

Pants on Fire-11%

The following results were based on a survey of over 5,000 respondents.  Pretty alarming results.  The information we receive from social media, newspapers, tv and word of mouth have made the TRUTH fictional.  As we become more acquainted with the truth through reliable sources, we can spot many falsehoods which are found principally through speeches made by our mendacious politicians.  Years ago possibly through lack of resources, the truth was more prevalent.  Today, again mostly by political commentators, the word liars and lying is part of their vocabulary.  I am surprised more legal action has not been taken for such slanderous comments, probably not because the person uttering the lie, lies themselves.

I have instructed my children when in doubt, check other resources or if speaking on the phone with a solicitor or calling for information about something ask to speak to the person in

charge or supervisor. Even then, if in doubt, DON’T.  The word DON’T has been popularized by the person supposedly running the country.

I have found the most reliable sources are books since any untruthful statement can easily be challenged.  Untruths has made all our lives more difficult.  We have to make decisions all the time and if we have to make a decision based on information we are unsure of, we have to spend time to verify.  The Truth is most often misemployed during speech since it is more difficult to verify, hence, we are misinformed.  When people are interviewed on the street on some basic subjects or concerns, the answers produced are unfathomable to the point of being ludicrous.  Thank you to our fine education system that has the United States ranked 13th in the world.  I have strayed away from my original subject.  One parting message to all, “Caveat Emptor.”

John Appelt

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The instructor group of TSMA Garden City getting ready for the upcoming matches. AJ Oliveri (white headgear and shin pads) on his way to his first victory of the day.

Chess Wizards Summer Camp

Garden City Recreation and Parks has again partnered with the very popular “Chess Wizards” to offer after school programs for Garden City children ages 5 through 12 who want to learn the game of chess!

Chess Wizards is a fun way to have kids experience the excitement of chess. Kids will play in mini tournaments, have interactive lessons with chess pros and play cool chess variants like bug house. It is proven that chess enhances cognitive development in children, improves both verbal and mathematical skills, and increases all levels of academic performance! Playing chess stimulates the mind and helps children strengthen skills such as focusing, visualizing goals, abstract thinking, and forming concrete opinions.

Instructors (who are called “Wizards”) provide all the materials necessary for your child to participate in the class and no additional purchase is required to attend. All students will receive a trophy, puzzle folder and wizards t-shirt. Come join the fun!!!

This camp will be offered:

• August 5–9 from 9 a.m. to noon OR noon to 3 p.m.

• August 19–23 from 9 a.m. to noon OR noon to 3 p.m.

Classes will be held in St. Paul’s Cottages.

The cost of each 5 day, 3 hour camp is $225.

Your child may register for a full day and bring lunch at a cost of $325.

To register for this program please visit the Chess Wizards website at www. chesswizards.com.

Adult Art Class Continuation

The Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks will offer a spring continuation adult art class.  This four class program will teach the beginner as well as the advanced student the art of painting portraits and landscapes/stilllife in pastel from photographs.  Arleen Rueth Urban, the instructor for this program, is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America.

Classes will be held Fridays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The cost of this program will be $50. This class is open to adult residents who reside in the Inc. Village of Garden City.  Classes are held in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall beginning Friday, May 31.

To register for this session please visit the Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. If you have a password, you may register online at gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Incrediflix Filmaking Camps for Ages 7–13

Incrediflix is back! This very popular film making camp guides children through the aspects of this great hobby. Children will work in age-appropriate

groups to create and make their own short film. Topics are listed below. Lunch supervision is included for any child who would like to stay for both sessions of that week’s camp. All flix will be professionally edited and will be downloadable within a month after camp ends.

Where: Cottage 110 (next to the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.)

Cost: $205 for each ½ day session, or  $385 if you register for both sessions in the same week, bring your lunch, stay for two classes.

Our topics are:

Week of July 8–11

Animation Flix

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

In this fast-paced class, you'll create up to four new stop motion movies using different medium each day! Animate cars, film with green screen, and new for 2024 you create a 2D Mario movie, and more! *$35 Production fee included in the price of the camp. Flix emailed within a month after camp ends.

Action Stop Motion Flix

1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Use stop motion tricks to create fires, explosions, and even floods as your characters battle it out or work together to save the day in the action packed stop motion class. You will work in small groups to storyboard, create the action and film these exciting movies.

Animation & Action Stop Motion Flix- FULL DAY

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Join us for the full day combo for a discount plus free lunch supervision! Please see both half day descriptions. Bring snacks, lunch, and drink. *$70 Production fee is included in the price for the camp. Flix emailed within a month after camp ends.

Week of August 5 – August 8

Live Action Flix

9:00 am to noon

Discover your filmmaking talents!

You don’t have to be an actor to take part, as we'll guide you through the Hollywood process to create, direct, film, act, and more. You won’t just make an incredible movie, you’ll have the skills to make your own movies with friends.

Lego Flix

1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Bring Lego worlds to life! We provide Legos. You provide your imagination. Work in groups to create a Lego set with Lego characters for a stop-motion movie you'll storyboard, shoot, and add voiceover too. *$35 Production fee included in the price of the camp. Flix emailed within a month after camp ends.

Live Action & Lego Flix- FULL DAY

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Join us for the full day combo for a discount plus free lunch supervision! Please see both half day descriptions. Bring snacks, lunch, and drink. *$70 Production fee is included in the price

for the camp. Flix emailed within a month after camp ends.

To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Checks only please, made payable to Incrediflix.

Gear Up for a Fun Filled Summer at the Garden City Pool

Garden City Recreation and Parks is thrilled for another exciting summer at the Garden City Pool! We are now accepting pool applications at the Recreation office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Applications can be found at the Rec Office or online at www.gardencityrecreation.org.

Get a Jump on the Summer with USA Support Group

US Sports and Garden City Recreation have again joined up to run our very popular summer sports programs at Community Park and St. Paul’s.  Weekly summer programs include soccer, multisport, flag football, field hockey, lacrosse, and golf. They also offer Parent and Me classes as well as 3 to 5 year old squirt programs!

These programs are open to Village residents ages 2 to 11 years.  To see what is offered and to register, please visit US Sports website at www.usasportgroup. com and look for Garden City.

The Upcycle Academy Summer Camp  SUMMER 2024 NEW!!

The Upcycle Academy - FASHION CAMP Do you have a passion for fashion? Do you like being creative? How about having FUN with friends while you make something AWESOME!!

Join The Upcycle Academy for our Fashion Camp this Summer. In this very special enrichment camp, we guide you through the design process for creating your very own upcycled designs. Our camps are both educational & FUN. Sketch your ideas. Shop the Upcycle Shop. DIY - Design It Yourself!

All upcycling materials and recycled apparel are provided (bring your own if you want to make it extra special). Brought to you by fashion industry professionals, fashion university educators & current fashion university students. We teach all things fashion … ColorFashion Illustration - Silhouette /  Shape / Proportion - Trend Spotting Concept - Design - Upcycling - Sustainability in Fashion - Styling and more! Share your designs on the last day of camp in the lookbook photoshoot and fashion show especially for friends and family.

All upcycle materials and recycled apparel provided. Keep your designs at the end of camp!

July 8 – August 9, 5 one-week sessions offered. Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Age 8 – 14, Fee: $345

Athletes Core 4 Summer Camp

Lil Athletes will be running a 3-day multi-sport camp featuring our “Core 4”sports Soccer, Baseball, Lacrosse, and

Football.

July 1–3: $120 for the 3 days 9 a.m.–12 p.m. (Ages 3–5).

Children will learn specific sports skills in a fun and engaging environment. Each day children will rotate through different sports stations as well as participating in fun obstacle course play. All children must bring a drink and snack (no peanuts of any kind please).

LI Steam Group Camps for Summer 2024

Garden City Recreation and Parks is excited to have LI Steam Group back for another fun filled summer of camps! The Summer 2024 schedule is as follows:

July 8 – July 12

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Motion MadnessScience and engineering go hand-inhand as our campers discover what machines and nature have in common. Campers will build various structures like bridges and domes, and run a crazy obstacle course with the help of simple machines. Learn the Fun-damental Forces that affect motion. Check out motion on the Molecular level and see how motion pictures work. (For children entering grades 1-5).

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Lunchtime CareOptional lunchtime supervision for campers looking to stay for the p.m. camp.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Crayola® Legends & Lore: Unleashing Creativity Through Myths and Mystery - From sea creatures of the deep to phoenixes in the sky, every society has its legends and lore. We’ll tell their stories through paintings, sculptures, and other works of art. These legends may inspire awe, curiosity, or surprise, but they all inspire our imaginations! Kids experiment with different art techniques using Crayola® supplies to bring their ideas to life. Each camp day is all about designing a one-ofa-kind mythical creature. (For children entering grades 1–6)

July 15 – July 19

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Flight AcademyBirds, kites, planes, and rockets! If it flies Mad Science Camp covers it! Investigate the science of aerodynamics. All week long, campers will build various flying machines, explore space and apply Newton’s Laws of motion as we take daily flights of discovery! Learn about natural fliers and build your own Mad Science Model Rocket! (For children entering grades 1-5)

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Lunchtime CareOptional lunchtime supervision for campers looking to stay for the p.m. camp.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Brixology - Using LEGO® bricks, kids build a different engineering-themed project in each class. They explore different engineering fields, including mechanical, structural, aerospace, nautical, and bioengineering. They use critical thinking, and creative problem-solving to test and improve

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their creations. (For children entering grades 2–6).

July 22 – July 26

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: NASA Academy of Future Space Explorers - Discover the frontiers of space with this handson camp! Campers explore our Earth’s atmosphere to the outer reaches of our solar system! Comets, planets, stars and more are all waiting to be discovered. Learn about the four forces of flight, the challenges of space travel, and participate in a rocket launch! (For children entering grades 1-5)

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Lunchtime CareOptional lunchtime supervision for campers looking to stay for the p.m. camp.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Crayola® Artist’s Passport Travel The World Through Art - Embark on an around-the-world cultural adventure - explore far-off places and learn about the people who live there, from the Americas to the Ivory Coast, from the cosmopolitan to the countryside. Experiment with Crayola® products, while trying art techniques developed by local artists and artisans. Make a different masterpiece each day, including a dot art canvas, a mini-Pakistani bus, a mud art painting on fabric, and an imperial Russian egg! Bring the unique creations home and build a globally inspired art gallery. (For children entering grades 1–6)

July 29 – August 2

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Detective ScienceThis program features fun-filled, handson, secret agent-themed science activities that allow kids to play detective, sharpen their surveillance skills, and crack encrypted messages. Kids become super sleuths! (For children entering grades 2–6)

August 5 – August 9

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Robot EngineersJoin us for a week of fun with amazing

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Red Cheetah Fireballs: Dylan Ferraro

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Pre K Girls

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robots! In this robot-centered camp, children will learn about the uses of robots in our world, discover the science of circuits and how robots use their components to explore and react to what is around them. Use your skills to build your very own working robot that you will take home at the end of the week! (For children entering grades 3-6)

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Lunchtime CareOptional lunchtime supervision for campers looking to stay for the p.m. camp.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Crayola® Wild World Wildlife and Habitat Conservation - Kids explore the wonder of the animal kingdom and discover nature in a way that inspires empathy, curiosity, and creativity. They learn about many different animals and how wildlife conservationists are working to protect species around the globe. They experiment with art techniques and use Crayola® art materials to create frog paintings, ink-diffusion jellyfish, polar bear sculptures, and more! (For children entering grades 1–6)

August 12 – August 16

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Bots Lab - Explore the fields of robotics in this amazing hands-on camp. This will be a unique camp experience for the young robot builders! Campers take home awesome daily science projects. Throughout the week, they will complete a robot that they’ll keep! (For children entering grades 2–5)

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Lunchtime CareOptional lunchtime supervision for campers looking to stay for the p.m. camp.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Brixology - Using LEGO® bricks, kids build a different engineering-themed project in each class. They explore different engineering fields, including mechanical, structural, aerospace, nautical, and bioengineering. They

Team 3 - Pink Roses

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Sienna Parente

Team 4 - Green Machine

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Team 5 - Pink Bubblegum

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Team 6

Renny Leach

Vivienne Schrafel

Emma Vitez

Team 7 - Purple Butterflies

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Team 8 - Yellow Mermaids

use critical thinking, and creative problem-solving to test and improve their creations. (For children entering grades 2–6)

August 19 – August 23

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Advanced RoboticsA robotics camp for the accomplished robot builder! Campers will build their own Robotic Arm throughout the week and take it home at the end of camp! The building of this robot is rather involved, so previous experience and fine motor skills are recommended. (For children entering grades 3-6)

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Lunchtime CareOptional lunchtime supervision for campers looking to stay for the p.m. camp.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Crayola® World of Design Think it! Draw it! Make it! - This camp that takes kids on a journey to the edges of their imagination –and beyond! They learn about Mars, the rainforest, and cities of the future, and get engaged in the creative design process to solve real-world problems. Each camp day focuses on a specific field of design, and our young architects, illustrators and graphic designers develop their ideas from concept, to sketch, to finished product. They bring their concepts to life by experimenting with Crayola® products, and exploring art techniques like sculpting, storyboarding, mixed media, and collage. Combining art, design, fun active games, and inspiring themes from around the world, this camp is designed to inspire! (For children entering grades 1–6)

August 26 – August 30

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Ready to RobotExplore the fields of robotics in this amazing hands-on camp. This will be a unique camp experience for the young robot builders! Campers take home awesome daily science projects. Throughout the week, they will complete a robot

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Red Bull Chiefs: Vincent Ferraro, Rikhil Doshi, Marco Messina, Theo Rogow, Nico Santamaria Blanco, Isaac Chen, Sean Turley, Jack McGowan, Aiden Emmel, Theo Kouznetsov

Yellow Jackets: Colin Ireland

Klller Whales: Sebastian Buhrke, Mason Hendrickson, James Gnatowski, Donovan Wills, Antonio Trillo, Nicholas Themelis, Joey

that they’ll keep! (For children entering grades 2–5)

2024 Garden City Pool

Membership applications are now available at gardencityrecreation.org Go to gardencityrecreation.org for a pool brochure and an application. We’re getting ready for you…are you getting ready for us! Don’t miss out!  Join today!

Pool Season 2024 highlights include:

• Wacky Inflatable Night: August 10, beginning at 5 p.m. Members and guests are allowed to bring in inflatable floats for  one  special night in the big pool.    Poolside DJ by Musicflex

• Arts and Crafts for the Kids: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in Snack Bar area, begins July 3

• B-I-N-G-O: Bingo for prizes and lots of fun in the picnic area on Thursdays at 2 p.m. beginning July 11.

• Party Under the Stars Night: Saturday, July 27, with live music from  the  “Audio Replay” Band.  Poolside bar, delicious specialty foods and traditional BBQ fare for purchase at reasonable Fun begins at 5:30 p.m.

• Senior Citizen Days: Monday, July 8, and Monday. August 5; Pool opens at 10 a.m. for senior pool members.  Music by Johnny Whimple.  Snack Bar specials.

• Movie Nights: Featuring first run family entertainment films

• Jester Jim Juggling show: July 14 at 2 p.m.

• Magic of Amore: July 21  at 1 p.m.

• Middle School Night: Monday, July 22, at 7:30 p.m.

• See the SPLASH brochure for the full details of the 2024 season, available for download at gardencityrecreation.org

Petito, Bordy Blanco, Luke Comunale, Andrew Jansen, Christian Fraser, Dean Smith

Blue Dragons: Boaz Kil and Rocco Lazos

Cheetah Sharks: Jack Hage, James Pryor, Jackson Hooper

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Team Iyer

Quinn Dell’Olio

Joseph Varrone

Team Schrubbe The Whole Team

The Reds

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Green Dragons

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Blue Devils

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Girls Lacrosse PAL takes the field

For eight weeks, the Garden City Class Of ‘33 Girls Lacrosse PAL took the field. Weekly practices and scrimmages against each other help these amazing girls learn teamwork, sportsmanship, roll dodges, face dodges, cutting and feeding, to then go display their remarkable skills against other local teams here on the Island. As the season progressed, the excitement only intensified, with

families and friends coming out to support the girls. All three teams finished with winning records. The hard work of these young athletes is evident in every pass and goal, promising even more competitive and exciting lacrosse in the years to come. Special thanks to all the coaches and the Garden City Girls Varsity Lacrosse team for helping teach the girls.

GC 3 Maroon.

Coaches: Marry Cetta, Bethany Hughes, Peter Boyle.

Players: Amelia Bacich, Alexandra Boyle, Adriana Cetta, Lyla Cheng, Madison Clark, Delaney Crowell, Aurora Curtin, Bailey Donohue, Elizabeth Hughes, Vita LaDuca, Perry McCann, Alaina O’Connor, Amelia Regazzi, Anna Ringh, Amelia Russo, Elizabeth Saselu, Sofia Sclafani, Marin Smith.

GC 3 White.

Coaches: Kevin Connolly, Brendan Power.

Players: Emelia Albert, Regan Albert, Hailey Bennett, Addison Bowen, Madeleine Connolly, Sofia D’Angelo, Cindy Ellis, Lily Fruzzetti, Elizabeth Gross, Evelyn Hubbard, Mikayla Hurd, Mia Javian, Darcy Kall, Sally Leggett, Ari Noble, Ella Power, Kyleigh Slevin, Amelia Wunsch.

GC 3 Grey.

Coaches: Matt Amato, Tommy Bennetter, Jon Dell’Olio, Courtney Scuderi. Players: Melinda Amato, Ali Atteritano, Boo Bennetter, Blair Carroll, Catherine Daly, Johanna Dell’Olio, Alice Grant, Helen Houston, Isabell Johnson, Taya Johnston, Karsen Kern, Lyla Mahouski, Kay Pellish, Izzy Rothschild, Lexi Rufrano, Claire Scuderi, Eva Trillo, Stella Vaillant, Mollie Wade.

GCHS tennis players participate in county tournament

Senior student athletes Diego Cadavid and Brendan Bohn paired up to participate in the doubles category at the Nassau County championship hosted at Eisenhower Park. The duo encountered a challenging bracket and went against Friends Academy in the initial round, where despite their efforts, they narrowly missed out on victory while putting up a strong fight.

Garden City High School seniors Dylan Coonerty and Ryan Lawson were the #1 singles and the #2 singles for the last four years at Garden City High School. These two young men competed at the NassauCounty tournament held at Eisenhower Park. Dylan finished with an All County award and Ryan fell short, losing to the #2 seed in Nassau. Amazing tennis all around for these athletes.

NYCFC gets the win

Three Garden City soccer players won the 2024 FC Delco Players Cup while playing for New York City Football Club’s Girls 2012 South Team. Ellie Bernstein, Victoria Gonzalez, and Nora Loeven have been playing for the NYCFC team in its inaugural year. They have had great successes and have shown incredible development as players learning from the impressive coaches at NYCFC this year. Their tournament success was nothing new as they also won the championship in the EDP Spring Classic in March and several winter tournaments.

It can be hard to translate regular season success to a tournament, but NYCFC 2012 South Girls had no problem doing just that over Memorial Day weekend. The FC Delco Players Cup is a premier level event that features over 800 of the best teams in the country. In their first 2 games on Saturday NYCFC earned decisive wins against FC Buffalo Youth Academy and Western

Lehigh United SC of 8-0 and 7-0 respectively. On Sunday in the semifinal NYCFC beat STA Mount Olive 2-1 in an exciting match up culminating in a penalty shootout. In the final, NYCFC beat FC Ballyhoo 6-2 earning a championship win by playing the “city way.” Their proud coach Julian Escobar (of the FIFA US Futsal National Team) credits the team’s success to their hard work, grit, and commitment to development this year. The girls are taught to play soccer like all the great “City” teams. This style of play places huge importance on retaining possession, often playing the ball out from the back, retaining it in the middle of the pitch and waiting for the opportunity to strike. When the opening presents itself, they use combination play to rip through the opposition’s defensive layers. The team has had a tremendous year, and the girls look forward to another fabulous year as all 3 have been signed to continue with NYCFC!

NYCFC 2012 Girls South team with their coach Julian Escobar win the 2024 FC Delco Players Cup.

Nora Loeven, Victoria Gonzalez, Ellie Bernstein.

GC Rams in tournament action

2031s cooling off under the tent with their buddies.

2032 Maroon - Champions!

2033 Maroon team goes undefeated and wins the group!

2033 White team with a big defensive stop!

2033 White team in action.

2031s getting some last minute advice from coach.

GCHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse: Memories and Brotherhood

A tough loss, but an unbreakable bond.

The Garden City High School boys varsity lacrosse team’s remarkable season came to an unexpected end in the quarterfinals, marking a bittersweet conclusion to a journey filled with triumphs, challenges, and unforgettable moments. While the final game did not go as hoped, the season will be remembered not for its end, but for the incredible bond and brotherhood that developed among the players, and the indelible mark left by this year’s seniors.

Throughout the season, the team demonstrated exceptional skill, determination, and sportsmanship, proudly donning the maroon and white. The camaraderie and unity that defined the squad were evident both on and off

the field, contributing to a memorable season that will be cherished for years to come.

A special thank you goes out to the seniors who played their final season for Garden City High School. Cooper Kraus, Tommy Esposito, James Ullrich, Charlie Meringolo, Andrew Schlipf, Matthew Cabana, and the team captains Carson Kraus, Andrew Ottomanelli, Denis Fargione, Aidan Considine, and Matthew Kephart have each left an indelible legacy. Their leadership, dedication, and passion have set a high standard for future teams.

The seniors’ commitment to the team has not only been about winning games but also about creating a cul-

ture of excellence, respect, and teamwork. They have truly embodied the goal of leaving the team a little better than when they started. Their efforts have paved the way for future success, ensuring that the spirit of Garden City lacrosse continues to thrive.

As these young men move on to the next chapter of their lives, we wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Their time in maroon and white will always be remembered, and their contributions to the team will not be forgotten. They have been exemplary role models for their peers and have shown

what it means to be part of the Garden City lacrosse family.

To the entire Garden City High School boys varsity lacrosse team, thank you for an incredible season filled with hard work, dedication, and unforgettable memories. While the season may have ended sooner than hoped, the bonds formed and the lessons learned will last a lifetime. Here’s to the memories made, the friendships forged, and the bright futures ahead for all the players, especially THE graduating seniors. The torch is now passed. Go Trojans!

Senior goalie Denis Fargione - A true champion stands tall, even in defeat.

GC Girls Varsity Lacrosse Nassau County Champions 2024

Garden City Girls Varsity Lacrosse team secured the win Wednesday, May 29, at Adelphi University for the Nassau County Championship against Long Beach with a score of 9-2.  The evening win was the fourth straight County Championship for the storied program.

Sophomore Averie Smith had a hattrick and junior Kyle Finnell had two goals.  Senior captain Mabel Overbeck went coast

to coast for her goal while senior Maureen Arendt and junior Tori Ottomanelli had crease dives to secure their goals.  Sophomore Elizabeth Gaffney added a goal to the nine goal tally for the Lady Trojans. Senior captain Kendal Morris had an assist. Senior captain Niamh Pfaff had 4 saves during the contest. Go GC!!!

Photos by Ed Rotondo

Senior captain Niamh Pfaff with the on the run clear, supported by junior Kathryn Monaco and Ellie Andersen.

Garden City Girls Lacrosse on 3 - 1, 2, 3 GC!

Senior Maureen Arendt with the split to the cage.

2024 Garden City Girls Lacrosse Nassau County Champions

2024 Girls Varsity Lacrosse team.

GC Girls Defense at the ready with junior Kathryn Monaco, senior Emily Romeo and junior Tori Ottomanelli.

GC Girls Varsity Lacrosse Nassau County Champions 2024

Rams 2030 Maroon starts season

Senior captain Mabel Overbeck coast to coast.

Senior captain Niamh Pfaff with the on the run clear, supported by junior Kathryn Monaco and Ellie Andersen.

Senior Emily Romeo with the vertical snag.

Garden City Rams 2030 Maroon recently won the Summer Faceoff to kick off their tournament season.

Bandits take championship

Relying on a complete team effort, the 10U Garden City Bandits won their spring HotStove Baseball Championship in dramatic, nail biting fashion.  The playoffs began on Saturday morning when the Bandits played the Sharks Baseball Academy at Borella field in Plainview.  With Michael Cardi leading behind the “dish,” James Deierlein dominated off the mound, striking out six batters, and giving up only one run on four hits.  The Bandits jumped to a three run lead behind key hits from Christian Diez, Grayson Pepicelli, and JP Leggett.  The Sharks battled back to tie the game but it wasn’t enough.  Leading off the bottom of the 6th inning, Pepicelli hit a walk-off solo home run over the center field fence to propel the Bandits into the Championship Game against the Rockville Centre Tigers.  Leggett and Pepicelli both had multi-hit games to lead the Bandits.

The next morning at Maclaren Field in Levittown,

the bats came alive for the Bandits in the Championship game despite missing two of their key players Aiden Campon and Gianluca Fusco . Eight players amassed eleven hits, led by Nicholas Diez who was three for three with two doubles and a single, and Tyler Butvick who was two for two with a double and a triple.  The Bandits scored nine runs with six different players contributing key RBIs at critical moments: N. Diez (3), Butvick (2), Cardi (1), Jackson Mijares (1), Deierlein (1), Luke Pellicone (1).  RVC, however, was not done.  The Tigers rallied back within one run but fell short of tying the game when in the top of the 6th, Michael Ferrari came in to close with Mijares behind the plate.  Ferrari proceeded to strike out the first two batters and field a hard ground ball back to the mound to earn the “three up-three down” save in a pressure-filled moment. Congratulations to the Bandits on their Championship win!

The 10U Garden City Bandits.

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