The Garden City News (2/28/20)

DOUGLAS ELLIMAN LEADS THE MARKET

HOOPS BUDDIES

Teammates and friends Jack and Ryan had a great time at the second annual Hoops for Hope basketball event at Garden City High School. Proceeds from the event went to fund the Bobby Menges I’m Not Done Yet Foundation.

New procedures planned for Traffic Comm

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

At its meeting on Tuesday, February 25 the Garden City Board of Trustees held a work session to discuss changes to the operations of the Village Traffic Commission, which meets bimonthly and consists of a handful of village trustees, Garden City Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson and Superintendent of Public

Works Joseph DiFrancisco.

Trustee Brian Daughney outlined the topic as a way of making trustees, administration and residents aware of and privy to the expected update to Commission procedures. The Traffic Commission is expected to vote on new procedures when it meets next Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in Village Hall, immediately preceding the regular

Board of Trustees’ meeting.

Mayor Theresa Trouvé introduced the topic by stating that traffic and issues related to municipal streets and roads have impacted the quality of life and beauty of the Village of Garden City.

“We are concerned about traffic and our roads and we want to make the Village Traffic

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New public workshops slated for St. Paul’s redesign plans

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

At the February 25th meeting of the Garden City Board of Trustees, a presentation on progress of work on St. Paul’s included a request for a new round of workshops to gather public input on the eventual use of the project.

Hired consultants from Manhattan-based Beyer Blinder Belle (BBB) Architects & Planners, LLP, and Thornton Tomasetti as well as construction management firm CNY Group asked the Village to host a new round of “Community Workshop” informational, planning and breakout sessions this spring at Cluett Hall and the Fieldhouse.

In front of an audience that included all eight village trustees, municipal staff and administration, 25 residents including two village Property Owners’ Association presidents (from the EPOA and WPOA), the current and former Village of Garden City Historians (William Bellmer and Cyril Smith) and members of the Garden City Historical Society, these new 2020 community workshops Beyer Blinder Belle requested were billed as the opportunity for Garden City residents to “Transform St. Paul’s with YOUR Vision.”

Presenting before the Board, Carlos J. Cardoso, AIA, partner, director of construction administration at Beyer Blinder Belle, who led two informational presentations to the community at the Garden City Casino held on July 17 and 26 of 2018, stated that the plan would involve at least two workshop dates for members of the community to participate at their convenience. Village Deputy Mayor Robert Bolebruch and other trustees later suggested adding a third date for better attendance and more participation among residents, noting that within the schedule some daytime hours should also be included in case people have more ease making it while their children are at school or their evenings are not ideal for coming to meetings and workshop-style events.

Cardoso was joined by Hilary Bingnear, an associate at BBB, and Walter P. Beal, project executive with CNY Group. Bingnear elaborated on points about the subjects for different Workshop “Breakout Sessions” set to last one-hour apiece -and how the particular interests of residents may draw them to comment on one or multiple aspects of a potential adaptive

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The Village is again planning to hold public workshop sessions to gather public input on what to do with St. Paul’s. While we appreciate the idea that the public is being included in the design process, we think the Board is going about the decision making backwards.

If you want to, say, buy a house, you don’t decide what features you would like before you figure out what you can afford. Your decision is first driven by what you can afford, and then by what features are important to you.

Let’s say you would love to have an indoor swimming pool and a huge back yard. But alas, your budget is a in the lower half of a million dollars, which in this area might get you a one bedroom condo. There’s really not a lot of reason

to shop around for homes with pools if you can’t afford it.

There might be lots of people who would love to add grandiose features to the St. Paul’s proposal, but without a general idea of what we can afford, there’s little point in the exercise.

The Board needs to sit down and come up with a number, even approximate, and see what the public would support. Twenty million? Fifty million? A hundred? People want to know what the impact on their taxes will be before they can get behind any particular features.

Yes, this is a little bit of a chicken and egg problem in that people might want to spend a bit more (or less) depending on the details of the project, but there needs to first be a consensus on what we can afford.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Email: Editor@GCNews.com

Attempted to correct the record

To the Editor:

In an attempt to correct the record and misinformation, the library administration tried to reach out to Adelyn Rester (Letter to Editor, 2/21/20, “Focus on running the Library”). Unfortunately, Adelyn Rester does not seem to exist.

We could not locate any Village resident or current library cardholder (in our database of 51 Nassau libraries) named Adelyn Rester, the writer of this letter. In lieu of providing a detailed response – for which we would first have to correct all of Adelyn Rester’s inaccurate premises – we would instead encourage “Adelyn Rester” to attend a Library Board meeting, raise these concerns at that time, and allow us all to have a proper discussion in the manner

public boards are intended to function. The Garden City Library Board of Trustees Happy birthday, Senior Center

To the Editor:

Today, February 28th, marks the fourth anniversary of the opening of the Garden City Senior Center. What a glorious event. And what a successful project which benefited 20-25% of GC residents and non-seniors as well. We seniors fought a vigorous and vociferous battle for a decade to expand and modernize the decrepit, 40-year old, ugly, embarrassing, and infested existing center. For no rational stated

Go Green with Kelly & Colleen: Simple Tips for Family and Environmental Health

Meatless Monday and Beyond: A Plan for Sustainable Eating

Recently, you may have heard more and more about the benefits of eating a plant-based diet, not just for your own health, but for the health of the planet as well. The consciousness of our mainstream, meat-eating culture has been pierced with phenomena such as “Meatless Monday” (followed, naturally, by “Taco Tuesday”), plant-based meat substitutes including Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger, and, most recently, an entirely vegan meal served at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards. Recommendations to reduce meat consumption are not new, but public awareness of the impact of animal agriculture on the environment seems to be on the rise. As we collectively grapple with the reality of climate change, our daily habits, including our diets, must necessarily come under scrutiny. In our attempt to lead greener lives, we must seek effective ways to eat

sustainably and shrink our carbon footprints. Reducing our reliance on red meat and dairy products is a simple and effective way to decrease our negative impact on the environment.

Action Items:

1. Halve the number of red-meat containing meals you and your family consume per week.

2. Switch to dairy-alternative products, such as almond, flaxseed, or oat milk.

3. Reduce your family’s food waste through efficient meal planning.

Why You Should Care:

The global human population is steadily climbing and will likely reach 10 billion by the year 2050. British medical journal The Lancet recently published a study by thirty scientists, which concluded that to feed a growing global population and curtail climate change, humans must radically change

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Library Board considers Children’s Room proposals

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

At a special meeting of the Garden City Public Library Board of Trustees held Monday, February 24, members of the board and village officials heard two presentations on a potential redesign of the Garden City Library’s Children’s Room.

Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi, Deputy Administrator and Superintendent of Public Works Joseph DiFrancisco and Village Trustee Colleen Foley were in attendance for a presentation by Elisabeth Martin, FAIA and Principal of MDA Design Group, based on Carroll Street in Brooklyn, followed by a presentation by Rick Wiedersum, AIA, LEED AP representing Melville-based H2M Engineering

Following the presentations J. Randolph Colahan, chairman of the Garden City Library Board of Trustees, forwarded a document comparing costs for the Garden City, Manhasset and Port Washington libraries.

Manhasset and Port Washington have substantially higher per-capita public library budgets than Garden City. The table Colahan provided states that to serve 22,371 people in Garden City the GCPL annual budget is $3.324 million with $320,000 budgeted for library materials. Manhasset, serving 16,166 residents has an annual budget of $5.403 million with a materials budget of $297,800; Port Washington’s serving 31,071 is $7.382 million a year, with $457,000 budgeted for materials.

Colahan says “bang for the buck” is demonstrated as Garden City has 9.6% of its library budget towards materials and new items, meanwhile Manhasset allocates just 5.5% and Port Washington allocates $6.1 million.

Village residents can participate and ask questions during Trustees’ municipal budget sessions in March. The Garden City Public Library’s work session on its 2020-2021 budget in front of the Village Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday night, March 12, 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall.

Purpose of redesign discussed

The two presentations elicited dialogs with the Library Board members and Village representatives about the purpose of the redesign.

Trustee Colleen Foley noted that the Village Board of Trustees, with many investments to evaluate during the budget season immediately ahead, would likely question “what is the village/library getting for the money?”

“I am fully prepared to advocate for this library project as long as I see a change in function that leads to improvements and change in library service. We evaluate how this investment improves what the village has. I think we will all agree GCPL does need some assistance but how does this plan make for a better library? Structurally there is only so much to be done to the room but the presentations’ highlighting colors, layout and interior lighting open my mind up to what can be done. I do not know that I want to see the same Circulation Desk as it exists now, the same kind of reading tables and same glass partition as are currently there now,” Trustee Foley said.

Chairman Colahan considered overall project costs for the Children’s Room and forthcoming items for discussion with the next (2020-2021) Village and Library budget sessions and said that the GCPL Board must

City Public Library Children’s Librarian Barbara Grace discusses potential redesign ideas for the

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Village of Garden City budget development work sessions

Thursday, March 19

6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Garden City has announced the following work sessions to review the proposed 2020/21 Capital and Operating Budgets:

Tuesday, March 10

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7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Budget Work Session 1 Budget Overview Capital Projects

Department Operating Budgets: Department of Public Works Water

Thursday, March 12

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Budget Work Session 2

Department Operating Budgets: Library Fire

Recreation, Pool and Tennis

Budget Work Session 3 Department Operating Budgets: Administration Finance/Other Building Police

Thursday, March 26

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. IF NECESSARY

Presentation of Changes/Final Budget

Monday, April 6

8:00 p.m.

Adoption of Budget

These sessions are currently scheduled to be held in the Board Room at Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City.

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Porch pirate: On February 18th surveillance video disclosed an unknown man taking packages from the porch of a 1st Street residence.

Outstanding warrant: On February 19th Garden City Police responded to Nassau County Probation on County Seat Drive and arrested a 31 year-old Mineola man for an outstanding Garden City Village Court Traffic Warrant.

Suspended license: On February 19th a 24-year-old male was charged with driving on Clinton Road with a suspended license, tinted windows and improper license plate.

Freon leak: Firefighters responded to the Adelphi University Science building for a freon leak February 19th. The building was evacuated. Occupants returned to the building after it was vented.

Criminal contempt: On February 20th police responded to a Garden City residence and arrested a 31 yearold woman for allegedly disobeying a Nassau County Court “Stay Away” order. The woman was charged with criminal contempt.

No interlock: On February 20th

a joint investigation on Supreme Court Drive by Garden City Officers and Nassau County Probation resulted in the arrest of a 33 yearold Plainview man for allegedly driving with out a court ordered interlock device and driving with a suspended license.

Stolen property: February 21st, upon inves tigation of a suspicious person going through cars in Parking Field 12, Garden City Police located and arrested a 25 year-old Franklin Square man for alleged criminal possession of a stolen credit card, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal possession of a controlled substance (Alprazolam).

driveway of a Bluebell Court residence.

Vehicles entered: On February 22nd a vehicle on Spruce Street and a vehicle parked on Bayberry Avenue were rummaged through; no loss reported from either vehicle.

Outstanding warrants: On February 23rd, as a result of a traffic investigation on Locust Street, police arrested a 29 year-old Hempstead man for an outstanding Nassau County warrant for possession of marijuana, unregistered vehicle, uninsured vehicle and missing front plate.

warrant.

Suspended license: On February 24th a 22-year-old female was charged with driving on Clinton Rd. with a suspended license and excessive speed.

Truck violations: On February 24th a construction vehicle with multiple equipment violations was stopped on Merillon Avenue. Upon investigation, the truck’s owner, a New Hyde Park construction company, was cited for having unsecured propane cylinders, unsecured fuel containers, mislabeled flammable materials and miscellaneous equipment violations. In addition, the 42-year-old driver was charged with unlicensed operation.

Grand larceny: On February 21st Garden City Detectives arrested a 22 year-old Bronx woman for allegedly cashing an altered check that was stolen from a mailbox in January for $8,500. She was charged with grand larceny.

Stolen car: On February 22nd a vehicle was reported stolen from the

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Rubbish fire: On February 23rd firefighters extinguished a rubbish fire between two residences on Clinton Road. On the same day they also extinguished a garbage bin fire outside a Franklin Avenue restaurant.

Excessive speed: On February 24th Garden City Police arrested a 20 year-old male for driving on Franklin Avenue at 7th Street with 12 license suspensions, excessive speed and an outstanding Nassau County traffic

Check fraud: On February 25th a Garden City Plaza business reported numerous fraudulent checks in the company’s name were cashed for a total loss of $35,000.

Six suspensions: On February 25th a 45-year-old male was charged with driving on Nassau Boulevard with six license suspensions and excessive speed.

Points thief: On February 25th a

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The Board of Trustees and staff continue to work on numerous projects, including preparation of the 2020/21 Village budget, the stabilization plan for the former St. Paul’s School, proposed upgrades to Fire Station No. 2 and other matters. I encourage you to attend Village Board of Trustees meetings; the schedule can be found on the Village’s website, www.gardencityny. net.

Moody’s Aaa Rating and Bid Results

In anticipation of the Village’s bond sale, Village Treasurer Irene Woo and Deputy Treasurer Darcia Palmer, along with fiscal advisor CMA, held a ratings call with Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. On February 10, Moody’s issued the Aaa stable rating, citing in their credit opinion, “the village benefits from strong fiscal management, ample reserves and liquidity, minimal debt burden and manageable pension and retiree healthcare liabilities. Strong financial management continues to contribute to annual surplus operations.”

On February 11, the Village sold Bond Anticipation Notes (BANs) and Bonds. According to Village Treasurer Woo, “The sale was extremely successful – there was great interest and a very competitive market, all bidders were very close.”

BANs:

The Village sold $35,750,000 in BANs for the Water Fund Emerging Contaminants Well Treatment on five well sites. There were seven bidders, and the winning bid was BofA Merrill Lynch, who offered a 5.00 percent coupon rate with a $1,443,227.50 premium. The Village will pay back interest of $1,782,534.72 next year, however, netting out the premium offered, the net interest rate is actually 0.9518 percent, which is an incredibly low rate. CMA, our fiscal advisor, stated that BANs for other municipalities who are not Aaa rated sold in the prior week in the 1.09 to 1.26 percent range.

Bonds:

For the bonds, the Village received eight bids – again very competitive bids were received. The winning bid was to SWBC Investment Services at 0.859 percent True Interest Cost (TIC), which takes into account the time value of money. In addition, they offered $1,188,459.41 in Premium (which can only be used to pay down the debt).

Since the amount of premium is so high, the principal amount of the Bonds had to be adjusted so that the total par amount of the Bonds plus the premium received by the Village does not exceed the maximum amount permitted under the IRS codes. The adjusted amount of the bonds is $5,100,000, the premium is $1,075,212.53 and the

true interest cost is 0.8652 percent. (The full amount needed for each project will be supplemented with the premium.)

The closing of the sale was completed on February 20. The Moody’s report can be viewed in full on the Village’s website, under the Finance tab.

Mailbox Larcenies

The Garden City Police Department is working closely with the new Postmaster, Joseph Vaillancourt, as reports of stolen mail are on the rise. There are a total of 94 mailboxes that service Garden City; 33 have already been replaced/retrofitted to eliminate the pull-down handle in favor of a slender mail slot. More boxes will be replaced in the upcoming weeks.

These thefts are occurring from residential USPS mailboxes throughout the Village at all times of the day and night. Both Nassau and Suffolk County Police Departments are also reporting an increase in these types of thefts. In most cases, the thieves use a weighted object attached to a string and covered in a sticky substance to retrieve mail out of the mailbox. The thieves are usually looking for checks or other items of value that have been mailed out. The following are recommendations to safeguard your mail:

• Place mail in receptacles inside the Post Office, or hand your outgoing mail directly to your mail carrier

• Do not send cash in the mail

• Use “secure” checks that cannot be altered

• When/If you choose to drop your mail in a mailbox, utilize the new retrofitted mailboxes as opposed to the old “pull-down” handle mailbox and do so as close as possible to the collection time listed on the mailbox

• Do not drop mail in the mailbox if you see any sticky substances on the box

The Commissioner would like to remind residents to stay vigilant and report any suspicious activity, persons, or vehicles, at or near, a mailbox. If you see or feel a sticky substance on a mailbox, do not put your mail inside and promptly notify the Police Department. Garden City Police recently arrested two subjects for stealing from a mailbox after an alert resident reported suspicious activity. Any suspicious activity, such as a person or persons reaching inside a mailbox, should be reported to the Garden City Police immediately.

Water Quality Report

The Water Consumer Confidence Report is the Garden City Water

Department’s annual water quality report. The Department of Health requires all water purveyors to distribute this report annually to all of their consumers. The report provides a comprehensive summary of the water system, and an overview of its operation and testing that was done the previous year. It is important that our residents are familiar with the efforts that are taken to protect our water resources and to continually improve the water treatment process. H2M, the Village water consultants, assist the Village in preparing this report.

St. Paul’s Update

Representatives from Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, LLP, as well as CNY, made a presentation at the February 25 Board of Trustees meeting regarding the next steps for St. Paul’s. Representatives discussed the many ways to engage the community regarding programming, including small focus groups with stakeholders, open houses and exhibitions with thematic stations to focus on specific topics, large town hall meetings and live polling, as well as online surveys to gauge the community’s response to programmatic elements. Such workshops could look at desired programming, green initiatives, parking, financing and historic preservation, for example. Workshop dates are to be determined. The presentation can be viewed on the Village website, under the St. Paul’s tab.

Special Board Meeting

The Board of Trustees will hold a Special Meeting at Village Hall at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4. It is anticipated the Board will go into immediate Executive Session to discuss matters of public safety, personnel issues, collective bargaining and to seek the related advice of Counsel.

Fire Station No. 2

PKAD Architecture & Design shared results of its feasibility study for programming and conceptual design with regard to Fire Station No. 2 during the February 25 Board meeting. Representatives noted that they are midway through the schematic phase, the first of five design phases that is focusing on Fire Department staffing needs and the preservation of the building’s existing historical aesthetics.

Trustees engaged the services of PKAD Architects & Design in January 2019 to provide an evaluation and cost analysis to repair and/or replace

Fire Station No. 2, which is located on Stewart Avenue at Edgemere Road. The station needs to be modernized to support current day staffing needs as well as modern fire apparatus and equipment, all while preserving the existing aesthetics of the building. This could be accomplished one of three ways: modernize the existing structure; modernize the existing structure while adding approximately 3,000 square feet; or build a completely new firehouse. Trustees emphasized that whatever method is chosen, the building’s character and aesthetics must remain the same.

DASNY Grant

The Fire Department is seeking $250,000 in state funding through the State and Municipal Facilities Capital Program for the replacement of 60 outdated Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) units for the Fire Department. The Department previously acquired 60 SCBAs for firefighter use. The units were purchased in 2002 and are now obsolete with repair parts discontinued. State Senator Kevin Thomas’ office has advised that it would work with the Village to obtain the grant funds for replacement of the units.

Budget Sessions

The Board of Trustees has set the following dates for 2020/21 budget meetings. The meetings will take place in the Village Hall Board Room, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted: These sessions are currently scheduled to be held in the Board Room at Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York.

Budget Work Session #1

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

• Budget Overview

• Capital Projects

• DPW

• Water Budget Work Session #2

Thursday, March 12, 2020

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

• Library

• Fire

• Recreation, Pool and Tennis

Budget Work Session #3

Thursday, March 19, 2020

6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

• Administration

• Finance/Other

• Building

• Police Final Budget Work Session

Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

• Presentation of Changes/Final Budget

Organizational Meeting

Monday, April 6, 2020 8:00 p.m.

• Adoption of Budget

Mayor Theresa Trouvé

Dateline 1941: Volunteer firefighters in “blackout drill”

Garden City Volunteer Firefighter aids “victim” of an air raid during a pre-World War II blackout drill in the Village.

As part of the Garden City Volunteer Fire Department’s 100th anniversary celebration, its history will be chronicled in the Garden City News.

From the New York Bureau of an unidentified news agency, this story covers a blackout drill utilizing the Volunteer firefighters.

Dateline 10/10/1941

Firemen Aiding ‘Victims’ in Test Blackout Garden City, L.I., N.Y.

As targets all over the great sprawling area of Metropolitan New York were “attacked” for the first time tonight to bring into play the steadily growing defense and rescue organizations created to function

in case of war, a test blackout was held in Garden City, complete with simulated fires, injuries, and emergency communications. The Red Cross, the Army Signal Corps., (Volunteer) Firemen, Policemen, and Volunteer Civilian Defense workers all worked in close cooperation to take care of the ‘victims’ of an air raid by “enemy” bombers at 11th Street and Franklin Avenue in Garden City.

Over the ensuing years, the Garden City Volunteer firefighters have conducted, and continue to participate in drills with neighboring departments for various emergency scenarios, as well as with the Port Authority and the New York City Fire Department at Kennedy Airport for airliner crash drills.

Bipartisan Feminist Project

Veronica Tadross, a Garden City resident and a junior at Kellenberg Memorial High School, started the Bipartisan Feminist Project at the beginning of this school year.

The Bipartisan Feminist Project is a grassroots organization that aims to take the politics out of feminism through informative classes on identity barriers in the women’s movement and paths to unity. Are you a high schooler looking for a

unique activity for your college application? Go to bifp.org to receive the latest updates from this group or submit a work to the Bipartisan Feminist Project Zine. The group will be holding meetings on the following dates:

March 10, 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., at the Well Seasoned Chef on 45 New Hyde Park Road

March 25, 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., through Google Hangout

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Friday Night 2/28 - Mike Barry

Friday Night 3/6 - ♣ The Brooklyn Bards ♣

Saturday Afternoon 3/7 - Kingston & Small

Friday Night 3/13 - Jack Megale

Sunday Afternoon 3/15 - Rick & Ted

Tuesday Evening 3/17 - Rick & Ted (St. Patrick’s Day)

Friday Night 3/20 - Guys With Guitars

Friday Night 3/27 - Suzanne Breheny & Keith Lyle

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& SUNDAY

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Move right in to this beautiful 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom colonial, located mid-block on a quiet tree-lined street. The first floor features a spacious formal living room w/ gas fireplace, a formal dining room and an updated eat-in chef’s kitchen w/ island, stainless steel appliances and large breakfast area. The sun-drenched family room and updated half bathroom complete the first floor. The second floor features a large master suite with new spa bathroom, three additional bedrooms and an updated hall bathroom. The home features a full basement, walk-up finished attic, upgraded 200-amp electrical service, 4-zone central air, in-ground sprinkler system, and a 2 car attached garage. The home is situated on an oversized park-like property and is perfect for entertaining and family living. This incredible home is in close proximity to restaurants, shopping, schools and the park. Don’t miss this one! Offered at $999,999

100 Hampton Road, Garden City | $1,549,000 | Norma Quigley & Laura Mulligan | Web# 3161208

Open House | Sat/Sun, February 29 - March 1, 2 - 4pm | 147 Chestnut St, Garden City | $999,999 | Michelle McArdle | Web# 3202891

CARTERET PLACE

PRIMEST

LOCATION IN GARDEN CITY

ONE OF A KIND

Beautiful Estate Home on the “Hill”, the most sought after location in Garden City. This unique, timeless architectural masterpiece featuring 13,500 square feet of elegant but practical interior living space features 8 bedrooms, 7 full and two half bathrooms. Large master suite with a classic wood burning fireplace, Jacuzzi, steam shower and enclosed bar with copper sink, refrigerator, wine racks and 18 by 15 foot walk-in dressing room/closet system

The seven zone central air conditioning system and the unique three boiler energy efficient gas heating system creates interior comfort for every season of the year. A full size generator provides power to the entire home in an electrical outage. The basement, with 9’6” ceilings, has endless possibilities. This residence has all the amenities and more that one would expect in an estate home.

In a neighborhood known for its superb traditional architecture and scenic landscaping, the curb appeal of this home is second to none.

The home presents a 140 lineal foot wraparound porch (140’ by 15’) to entertain or sit in privacy and enjoy the private, quiet surroundings. Purchaser can modify the landscaping and return it to its North entry, creating a view of the beautiful golf course and the spacious 100’ by 250’ backyard. The three car heated garage adds additional comfort and convenience.

It’s an Irish Afternoon at the Historical Society Museum

Performing with Mary O’Dowd at the Historical Society Museum’s “Sounds and Songs of Ireland for a Sunday Afternoon” on Sunday, March 15, are Bob Mastro (left) and Ron D’Addario.

Sure and Begorrah! Make your reservations for “Sounds and Songs of Ireland for a Sunday Afternoon,” Sunday, March 15, 2020. Presented by The Garden City Historical Society, the performance features the incomparable Irish singer Mary O’Dowd, with guitarist Ron D’Addario and fiddler Bob Mastro.

The Society thanks its event sponsors: Clancy and Clancy Brokerage, Ltd. and Debbie Bertoli of Treasured Tag Sales, Inc., an expert tag and estate sale specialist. We also thank Fragrances of Ireland for their support;

and once again, they will also provide sample lotions and scents, including Inis the Energy of the Sea - its signature scent.

An accomplished performer, Mary O’Dowd’s career spans 30 years of singing in the Irish-American folk circle. Ron D’Addario and Bob Mastro formed a vocal harmony and fine instrumentation group, The Irish Mist, in 1990, and quickly became known for their beautiful interpretations of Irish favorites and pop standards.

The performance is scheduled for 3 p.m. in the beautiful Victorian setting of the Society’s Museum at 109 Eleventh Street. Open seating begins at 2:30; ticket donation is $40 per person. Light, “Irish-inspired,” refreshments follow the performance.

Tickets for “Sounds and Songs of Ireland for a Sunday Afternoon” are on sale now at the Society’s consignment shop, the A.T. Stewart Exchange, on the Museum’s lower level, TuesdayFriday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets are also available through Eventbrite and on the Society’s website: tgchs.org. For further information, please call the Historical Society at 516-746-0090, or the Exchange at 516-746-8900.

Proceeds of the performance enable The Garden City Historical Society to fulfill its dual mission of preservation and awareness of Garden City history, under its charter with the New York State Department of Education.

2020 EPOA Scholarship

It is with pleasure that the Eastern Property Owners’ Association of Garden City announces that it will once again award a $1000 scholarship for 2020 to a graduating high school senior who resides in the Eastern section.

The candidates, or their family, must be dues paying members of the EPOA. They must be currently attending public or private high school and plan to attend college full time in the

fall. The focus of this scholarship is community service. Candidates must be involved in some form of community service and need to submit an application which can be obtained from the GCHS Guidance Department or on the EPOA web site at www.gcepoa.org. Should you have a question, you can call Barbara Garry at 248-1486.

All interested, eligible seniors are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 17, 2020.

The Office Cat

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resident reported that someone fraudulently redeemed the reward points from his credit card account.

Excessive speed: On Februaty 25th a 31-year-old male was charged with driving on Franklin Avenue with a suspended registration and excessive speed.

Bleached checks: In the past week multiple checks, reported stolen from area mailboxes, were bleached, altered and cashed for higher amounts by unknown persons. To assist in preventing mail theft, residents are encouraged to give their mail directly to their mail carrier or place them in mail receptacles inside a post office in lieu of placing them in street mailboxes.

Sunday, March 1st 2:30-4:30pm

Quality. Convenience. Comfort.

Charming Dutch Colonial in the heart of the Estates. This classically styled home offers 4 spacious bedrooms on the 2nd floor. The beautifully appointed kitchen features Rutt cabinetry, luxury stainless steel appliances and oversized island. Adjoining the kitchen is the family room. The focus of this inviting room is the stone fireplace and cathedral ceiling. The living room is accented by an elegant bay window and wood burning fireplace. The formal dining room is sizable and can accommodate large parties.

Beautiful outdoor space perfect for play and outdoor living. Desirably located near railroad, park and school.

Nancy Giannone

Offered at $1,489,000

Liz Breslin

Saturday, February 29th 1-3pm

A home to treasure! This inviting brick home is situated on a leafy street and offers low taxes and a convenient location. The family room with wood burning fireplace is a great place to enjoy a quiet moment. The kitchen with ample counter space, as well as casual dining area, makes this kitchen user friendly! Also on the first floor is the dining room, airy living room and a full bath.

The second floor offers a large master bedroom with walk in closet. Completing the second floor are two additional bedrooms and a full bath. The generous brick patio is a perfect place to relax or entertain during the summer months. This inviting home is situated on a leafy street near transportation, park and school.

Don’t pass this buy! Offered at $859,000

Liz Breslin

Sunday, March 1st 12-2pm

A place with space! This expansive colonial in the heart of the Estates section is located a short stroll to two train lines, school and park. A beautiful, sun-lit home offering a great floor plan for daily living as well as entertaining. On the first floor, the living room is accented by a walkin bay window and an inviting gas fireplace. An open and airy dining room is the perfect place to enjoy a meal. The heart of the home is the kitchen, with center island, luxury appliances and room for a large table. Relax in the family room with a wood burning fireplace, west facing bay window and sliders to the yard. Completing the first floor are the powder room and large mud room with an abundance of cabinetry.

On the second floor, the master suite is palatial in size and includes two walk-in closets and a master bath with walk-in shower, soaking tub and double vanity. There are 4 additional bedrooms, and two hall baths. Great closet space as well! The basement offers a recreation area and ample storage.

Offered at $1,399,000

Join me at the open house or call for a private showing.

Liz Breslin

Licensed RE Salesperson Mobile: 516.375.7081

lbreslin@coachrealtors.com

Local attorney offers course on The Law and the Media

Garden city resident John Lawrence, attorney, will be offering a course in the Continuing Education program at the high school entitled The Law and The Media.

This course will focus on the ever-changing complexion of the media in contemporary America. What is the role of the media in relation to the historical objective of reporting the news to inform the citizenry of the actions and dealings of their government? Is the media objective or biased; has it become a politicized powerbroker capable of influencing elections and governmental policy? Have the courts zealously protected the media and afforded it license to shade and retreat from its obligation to report the news without the taint of personal opinion or bias? What is the impact of political talk shows?

Discussion of these issues may present insight into the changing dynamics affecting the country today. Join Mr. Lawrence for a refreshing and informative course. Weds. 3/11–4/20. 7:00–9:00.

Adver tise in our papers!

If you own a business or have a service to provide, we’ll create professional advertisements to promote it and help you be seen by thousands of local readers!Call 1-516-294-8900 to inquire!

Bob Hussey named 2019 Member of the Year

Bob Hussey

The Mercedes Club of New York has announced that Bob Hussey of Garden City has been elected by its membership as the 2019 Member of the Year. Bob has served as treasurer of the NY Mercedes Club for the last four years and during that time, the club membership has almost doubled in size. Of even greater note, over the past seven years, as co-chairman, Bob has been instrumental in the immense suc-

cess of the “Great Marques Concours d’Elegance” car show, exhibiting Mercedes, Ferrari, BMW and Porsche, on the grand lawn of Old Westbury Gardens. This event has become the largest Concours Car Show in the northeast with over three hundred cars registered and approximately 3,000 people attending. This classic and contemporary Concours Car Show will once again be held on September 20 at Old Westbury Gardens, where Bob is also a long time Board Trustee.

Oliver Sliegmann, president of the Mercedes Club of N.Y. commented, “The impressive ‘Collector Car’ exhibitions we have been able to present have been made possible, in part, by the leadership and great expertise Bob has in this field, as a classic car owner, and as former Chairman of the Concord, N.C. based World Racing Group (an owner of race tracks in the Sprint and Stock Car Race Series). We are grateful to Bob for his significant achievements, and hope to see many new Collector Car enthusiasts visit us at our Fall 2020 Concours Show, at Old Westbury Gardens!”

John Lawrence

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Choral Evensong for Lent at Cathedral this Sunday

The Cathedral Choir will begin the season of Lent with a special evensong on Sunday, March 1 at 4 p.m. The service is free and open to all.

The selection of music for the evensong is inspired by the new addition of a 5-stop continuo organ by the preeminent firm of Taylor & Boody. A continuo organ is a small one-manual pipe organ built to be movable. This latest addition to the Cathedral’s musical resources will arrive in the middle of March.

In celebration of the new portative organ, the March evensong is a festival of early music. The highlights of this month’s music are Bach’s pensive funeral motet O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118 and Purcell’s Evening Service in E minor. (Whether this service is by Henry Purcell or his lesser-known brother Daniel is still uncertain.)

Bach’s O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht is unique among Bach’s motets for its orchestral accompaniment (played on the main organ in this service). Purcell’s Evening Service in G minor is written as a verse anthem, meaning it alternates fullchoir passages with “verses” sung by soloists or smaller groups within the choir. These verses tend to have the most intricate accompaniments--and fewer voices to overpower them--and are therefore an ideal vehicle for demonstrating and celebrating the new organ.

The Cathedral’s Director of Music, Larry Tremsky, and the Associate Organist and Choirmaster, Colin MacKnight, will perform a special dedication concert featuring the new organ on Sunday, March 22 at 4 p.m. For more information on the Music in the Cathedral schedule, visit www. incarnationgc.org/music/music-schedule

Andy Go Bragh is back

Enjoy shamrocks and charity at Andy Go Bragh, a St. Patrick’s Day celebration hosted by The Andy Foundation at the Stewart Manor Country Club on Saturday, March 14 from 7 p.m.–11 p.m. In addition to cocktails and dinner, the festivities will feature fabulous live music by “The Usual Suspects”. Generously donated raffle prizes will make you green with envy and include several Tory Burch items, a Pudge

Daddy BBQ basket, a margarita machine and much more. Tickets are $100 pp (21+ only, please) and are available online at andygobragh2020.eventbrite.com or at The Andy Foundation Yard Sale Shop, 195 Herricks Road, Garden City Park. The Andy Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to helping children in need.

The Cathedral Choir

Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia takes both heart and science – knowing what expert approaches to take, and providing such care with compassion. This is what we do every day at The Bristal at Lake Success. Our community is dedicated 100% to state-of-the-art memory care, built upon a solid foundation of success caring for seniors at our family of assisted living communities across the tri-state area. We’ve also developed an alliance with Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute, initiating opportunities for advancements in dementia care. Altogether, this means peace of mind for you, proven memory care for your loved one, and the freedom to share and embrace every moment. Come visit a truly extraordinary community where memory care is everything: The Bristal at Lake Success.

Community Club celebrates March with special programs

March always holds the promise of spring and good things to come. The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead holds the same promise for its members through the many weekly programs and trips it sponsors.

On March 4th, General Programs will present Jean McCormick and Joe Chojnacki in “Broadway Songs We Love”. Jean and Joe have always been a great hit in all of their appearances.

Marc Kopman, Adjunct professor of Art History at L.I.U. Post will examine the life and work of Mary Cassatt on Thursday, March 12. Mary Cassatt, was an artist from Philadelphia who was able to break a major barrier. She exhibited her works with the famous Impressionists.

The Literary Series meets on Friday, March 13 at the Garden City Library (lower level) at 1 p.m. Skip Thompson, Lecturer will examine the book “Red Notice” by Bill Browder. Come and enjoy

this discussion.

On Thursday, March 26, Tom Phelan returns to the Club, to discuss his recent and critically acclaimed memoir “We Were Rich and We Didn’t Know It - A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood.” Tom has shaped his recollections into richly detailed vignettes You are sure to enjoy this program.

Join the Club for one of these programs. Tea, cookies and conversation top off each program. Guest fee is $5 payable at the door.

The Club also offers a special membership if you join this month. Join and you will be entitled to participate in the programs scheduled from March through May, 2020, plus the 2020-21 season.

If you have any questions, please contact Willa Ward, office manager, at (516) 746-0488. Office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Broadway Favorites with Emily & Vincent

Garden City Public Library

Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 2 p.m.

Husband and wife singing duo, Vincent and Emily Ricciardi, are painting the Great White Way! This show is jam-packed with Broadway ballads and swinging up-tempo songs. It takes the audiences on a chronological journey of Broadway’s history. Beginning with oper-

etta all the way through contemporary Broadway show tunes, Vincent & Emily are Broadway veterans and will share many of their favorite songs with you. All are welcome to enjoy this entertaining program on Sunday afternoon, March 22 at 2 p.m. No registration is necessary. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Chocolate, Chocolate!

Garden City Public Library

Monday, March 30, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Make your very own chocolate treats with Master Chocolatier Susan Ackerman on Monday, March 30th 2020 at 7 p.m. This workshop starts with chocolate molding

See what's happening at your library!

and decorating, followed by cake and dessert decorating all while enjoying a chocolate trivia game with prizes. Registration begins online on Eventkeeper for Garden City Library cardholders on Tuesday, March 10 at 10 a.m.

From classes to lectures and concerts to movie screenings, there's never a dull day at your local library! Check this paper each week for fun and informative all-ages activities, all for free or cheap!

It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults at the Library

Tween Quidditch Tournament

Sign up to compete in our Quidditch Tournament on Saturday, April 4, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. This program is for tweens in Grades 4-8. Weather permitting, this program will be held outside. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be cancelled. Registrants must sign up for a team or to be the Snitch in advance beginning Tuesday, March 24 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org ). There are limited spots on each team and to play as the Snitch. Registrants will be sorted into teams based on the order in which they registered and will be notified of the team they were placed in after registering. Registrants are asked to wear the color of the team they are signed up for (Green – Slytherin, Blue – Ravenclaw, Red – Gryffindor, Yellow – Hufflepuff) and Snitches are asked to wear black. This program is a joint program between the Children’s and Young Adult departments and has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Jump-Start College Admissions with Your College Navigator

Learn about the college admissions process during the seminar Jump-Start College Admissions with Your College Navigator on Monday, April 6 at 6:45 p.m. Michael Binder will be presenting this program for college-bound students and parents. Register beginning Tuesday, March 24 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org ). This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Chick Incubation Project

Stop by the Library during our annual Chick Incubation project! The eggs arrived on Tuesday, February 25 and are scheduled to begin hatching Monday, March 16. Chicks will be returned 1-2 weeks after they hatch. Eggs are picked up from Cornell Cooperative Extension at Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank,

NY and chicks are returned back to Cornell Cooperative Extension at Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank, NY. Before they hatch, make sure to enter a name into our annual Name the Chick contest for your chance to name one of our chicks!

Winter-Spring 2020 Book Lists for Tweens and Teens

Looking for book recommendations? Not sure what to read next? Stop by the Tweens and Teens room to check out the Winter-Spring 2020 middle school and high school students! The recommendations include 60 books for middle school students and 60 books for high school students based on different genres and themes.

Vote for the 2020 Tweens and Teens Summer Reading Club Prizes

This year’s Tweens and Teens Summer Reading Club Prizes will be decided by the tweens and teens! Stop by the Library in February and March and cast your vote on what you want your Summer Reading Club Prizes to be this year! Those voting must be entering Grades 6-12 in Fall 2020 and are asked to only fill out one ballot. The nominees, as chosen by the Library’s Teen Advisory Board, are as follows:

1. $50 Amazon Gift Card

2. Snow Cone Machine

3. $60 7th Street Gift Card Package ($20 Gift Cards to Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, and TCBY)

4. Chocolate Gift Basket (with at least $50 worth of chocolate)

5. AirPods

6. Art Set

7. Amazon Echo

8. $50 Target Gift Card

9. $50 GameStop Gift Card

10. $50 Urban Outfitters Gift Card

11. Table Top Air Hockey

12. $50 Dick’s Sporting Goods Gift Card

Voting will be open until April 3. The nominees with the most votes will be this year’s Summer Reading Club

An Introduction to Genealogy at the National Archives

Garden City Public Library

Monday, March 9, 2020 at 7 p.m.

On Monday evening March 9 at 7 p.m., Dorothy Dougherty, programs director of the National Archives at New York City, will provide an overview of the major genealogical records at the National Archives including census records, passen-

Prizes, so make sure to get your vote in at the Library!

Book Giveaway Party and Summer Reading Club Preview

Join us on Saturday, March 7, 2:30 p.m.–4 p.m. at the Library for our Tweens and Teens Book Giveaway Party and Summer Reading Club Preview. Have snacks, participate in book-themed activities, and vote for this year’s Summer Reading Club prizes! Plus all attendees will get a free book to take home! This program is for Grades 6-12. Registration began Tuesday, February 18 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.

Tween Night: Cookie Decorating

Join us for our March Tween Night, Cookie Decorating, on Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. This program is for tweens in Grades 4-7. Registration required and began February 11 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 and is joint program with the Young Adult and Children’s Departments.

Tween Night: Book Discussion: “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier

Join us for our April Tween Night on Monday, April 27 at 7 p.m., which is a book discussion. We will be discussing the popular graphic novel “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier and then participate in activities based on the book. This program is for tweens in Grades 4-7. Snacks and drinks will be served. Register beginning March 3 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library and is joint program with the Young Adult and Children’s Departments.

Children’s LEGO Club –Tween and Teen Volunteers

Earn volunteer hours by helping out with the Children’s Department’s LEGO Club. The LEGO Club is an hour program for children in Grades K-5 and meets monthly. Registration is required and began Tuesday, January 7 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org). Volunteers must be in Grades 6-12 and will be asked to help with set-up and clean-up before and after the program. Please note that there is limited availability to volunteer, so please check Eventkeeper for openings. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Volunteers can sign-up for the following Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.:

• Tuesday, March 10

• Tuesday, April 7

VolunTeens

If you are looking to volunteer at the Library, volunteer hours are posted each month in the Tweens and Teens Department; tweens and teens in Grades 6-12 can register for volunteer hours on the last day of the month for the upcoming month online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Please note there is limited availability for volunteers and space can fill up quickly.

Volunteer Teen Reviewers Needed

Would you like to be a reviewer for the Library? Need community service hours? Then become a Volunteer Teen Reviewer! This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6-12. Reviews will be used to update the Tweens and Teens Library Review Page (https:// www.gardencitypl.org/category/teenreviews/). Reviews can be submitted via our online submission form, which can be found here: https:// www.gardencitypl.org/submit-a-teenreview/. Reviews are subject to approval by the Young Adult Librarian. Please make sure to follow the guidelines for reviews in order for the review to count toward community service.

ger arrival records, immigration, and military service records. Ms. Dougherty will also discuss how to research these items online, which should be of great interest to genealogists and historians alike. All are welcome to attend this informative and interesting presentation. No registration is required.

News from the Children’s Room

Leap Year February 29, 2020

A Leap Day, February 29, is added to the calendar during leap years. This extra day, also called Leap Year Day, makes the year 366 days long – not 365 days, like a regular year. Why add a Leap Day? Leap days are needed to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth’s revolutions around the Sun.

It takes the Earth approximately 365.242189 days – or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds – to circle once around the Sun. This is called a tropical year. Without an extra day on February 29 nearly every four years, we would lose almost six hours every year. After only 100 years, a calendar without leap years would be off by approximately 24 days in relation to fixed seasonal days such as the winter solstice.

Roman general Julius Caesar implemented the first leap day in his Julian calendar, which he introduced in 45 BCE. A leap day was then added every four years. At the time, leap day was February 24, and February was the last month of the year. However, adding a leap day every four years was too often and eventually, in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar. This calendar, which we still use today, has a more precise formula for calculation of leap years.

Leap day as a concept has existed for more than 2000 years and it is still associated with age-old customs, folklore, and superstition. One of the most wellknown traditions is that women propose to their boyfriends, instead of the other way around. https://www.timeanddate. com/date/leap-day.html

March is Women’s History Month

Check out the many historical and biographical books on Women’s History who have helped the shape the world. Biographies are available on women from Hillary Clinton, Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman, Simone Biles, Billie Jean King to Oprah Winfrey, Ruth Ginsberg and Princess Diana. All of these women have impacted our world.

Winter Spring Programs

Winter/Spring 2020–Registration for

Storytimes and Book Discussions began on January 7. Required online registration with a Library Card for Storytimes and Special Programs is on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) at 10:00 a.m. on the date stated. Book discussion registration is in the Children’s Room only. Registration on Eventkeeper is on an individual basis. Please do not add any additional names in the comment box because they will not be added into the actual number of registrants. Priority will be given to Garden City Public Library cardholders. Non-residents will be accommodated on a space available basis.

**MOMMY AND ME WITH PLAY HOORAY!

Now 4 separate opportunities to participate. EACH SESSION HAS A SEPARATE REGISTRATION DATE.

This is a 45-minute program (10:30-11:15) for children ages 6-29 months (Born Sept. 2017–Aug. 2019) and an adult caregiver. March 5 (Reg. began Feb. 4), March 12 (Reg. began Feb. 11), March 19 (Reg. began Feb. 18), March 26 (Reg. began Feb. 25).

BOOKS AND BABIES:

For ages 6 months-29 months. All sessions are 30 minutes (10:00–10:30 a.m.) and require a separate registration for each date.

April 20 (Reg. begins March 17), April 27 (Reg. begins March 24) May 4 (Reg. begins March 31).

*Please note: Storytime schedules are subject to change.

Book Discussions

Registration is in the Children’s Room only, and it began Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 10:00 a.m. All programs are one hour. A beverage and snack will be provided.

Please advise a Children’s Librarian of any food allergies at registration!

CHAPTER CHAT

Tuesday, March 31, 4 p.m.–5 p.m.

A book discussion for children in second grade. Come and discuss “The Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones” (A Cam Jansen book) by David Adler.

BOOK ENDS

Tuesday, April 28, 4 p.m.–5 p.m

A book discussion for children in

Grades 3-5. . Come and discuss “Dewey Fairchild, Parent Problem Solver” by Lorri Horn.

***NEW PROGRAMA CHAPTER OR TWO AT A TIME

A Librarian will read aloud a short chapter book, a chapter or 2 at a time. Participants can read along or just listen. (Book title to remain a mystery so no one reads ahead). Program will incorporate some writing and art. For children in third grade. This is a 3-session program, meeting from 4 p.m.–5 p.m. on Wednesdays April 29, May 6, May 13.

Winter/Spring Special Programs

**MONTHLY LEGO CLUB.

March 10, April 7, 4 p.m.–5 p.m.

For children in Grades K-5 only. Children accommodated on a space available basis.

BOOK BUDDIES.

March 5, 12, 4 p.m.–5 p.m.

Have your child team up with a YA volunteer for help with homework or reading. No registration required.

**CREATE YOUR OWN STUFFED ANIMAL

Feb. 29, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

For children ages 2½–5 (no kindergarten) and an adult, from Online registration began Feb. 11.

**ART WITH SAMANTHA: March 7

Join Samantha Raiten for some fun art programs. Children ages 2½–5 (no kindergarten) and an adult at 10 a.m.; for children in Grades K-2 at 11 a.m.; and for children in Grades 3-5 at 12 p.m. Online registration began Tuesday, Feb. 25.

**STEM BUILDING PROJECT WITH SCIENCE TEACHER CHRIS BUCHMAN

March 16

This fun program is for children in Grades 2 and 3 only, and runs from 4:30–5:30. Required online registration begins Tuesday, March 3.

**PRESCHOOL SPRING EGG HUNT

April 7, 10 a.m.–10:45 a.m.

For children ages 2½–5 (no kindergarten) and an adult caregiver. Online registration begins Tuesday, March 31. Children should bring their own baskets to collect eggs. Eggs must be returned at the end of the program.

**BABY START WITH A TIME FOR KIDS.

May 5, 10 a.m.

For children from birth-17 mos. and an adult caregiver. Online registration begins Tuesday, April 28.

**PRESCHOOL READINESS WITH A TIME FOR KIDS.

May 5

For children ages 18-29 mos., and an adult caregiver. Online registration

begins Tuesday April 28.

**INTRO TO ROBOTICS

May 5, 12, 19, 3:30 p.m.–4:15 p.m.

For Grades 4 and 5. Online registration begins April 28. One registration for all 3 sessions.

THURSDAY NIGHTS WITH MISS AMELIE

7 p.m.–7:45 p.m. (except where noted) No registration required, except where noted.

Children accommodated on a firstcome, first-served basis.

March 19

Trivia Night. Online registration required beginning March 10 (Grades 3-5).

April 30

Family Storytime (ages 3-6, and an adult) 7–7:30 p.m.

Tween Mondays, 7–8 p.m.

March 2- *Cookie Decorating April 27- *Book Discussion- Raina Telgemeier’s “Smile” May 18-*Kahoot Trivia

Saturday April 4

Quidditch, 11 a.m. (No Rain Date) Children’s Department Program Rules and Guidelines

• There are no storytimes when students do not have classes due to holidays, Parent-Teacher Conferences, etc.

• There must be at least 3 Registered children present for a storytime/book discussion to be conducted.

• Only age/grade appropriate children can be registered for and be admitted into a Children’s Program.

• Storytime schedules are subject to change based on staffing.

• We reserve the right to cancel a program if registration is 5 or less.

Weather-Related Policies: Storytimes and programs will be cancelled under the following conditions:

• When schools are closed for the day due to inclement weather.

• When schools have a delayed opening, morning storytimes and programs are cancelled. Please call about afternoon and evening programs.

• When schools have early dismissal, afternoon and evening storytimes and programs are cancelled. Please call about morning programs.

• Cancelled programs and storytimes may not always be rescheduled.

• Please check the Library’s Website and Children’s Facebook Page for updates.

**Funding for these programs has been provided by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Please check the Library website www.gardencitypl.org for upcoming events and registration dates.

Garden City PTA News

Remember: School is not in session on Wednesday, March 4 for ParentTeacher Conferences

PTA Dinner

The Garden City PTA Annual Dinner will be at The Garden City Hotel on March 26 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

The tickets and grand raffle tickets are on sale at bit.ly/2020PTADinnerTickets. Tickets are $70 if purchased by February 28. After February 28, the tickets will be $75. Remember last year was a sold out event, so make sure you buy your tickets early!

Grand raffles tickets will be on sale at Stewart and Stratford Schools next Wednesday, March 4 from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

There is still time to sponsor or donate raffle basket items at bit.ly/ PTADinnerDonation.

Any questions about the event, please contact Jessica Koczko at dinner@ gardencitypta.org

Attention Future PTA Leaders

GC PTA Nominating Committee is accepting nominations for the PTA Executive Committee for the 2020-2021 school year. Please consider joining our fantastic team or nominate someone you know. Nominations will be accepted through March 16, 2020. Visit: https:// gardencitypta.org/nominating-form. The following positions are open: President-Elect

Executive Vice President Vice President of Legislation Vice President of Curriculum School Director: Homestead School Director: Middle School

School Supplies

Is it too soon to think about next year? Not if you are ordering school supplies! The online portal opens this week!

Monday, 3/2 - PTA School Supplies Sale Website Opens: bit.ly/ ShopGCSupplies Code: GAR054

Parent Teacher Conference Schedule

Monday, 3/2 - Primary Schools from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, 3/3 - Elementary Schools from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 3/4 - All Schools from 9:00 a.m. to noon

Thursday, 3/5 - Middle School from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Upcoming PTA Meeting

Monday, 3/16- Joint Middle School & High School PTA EVENING Meeting at High School at 7:30 p.m.

PTA at the BOE

Tuesday, 3/10 - Board of Education Work Session: 2020-2021 Proposed Budget Discussion in GCHS Library at 8:15 p.m.

Attention Elementary School Parents

Wednesday, 3/4 - PTA-Sponsored “Family Fun Day”

Saturday, 3/7 - LISFA Grades 5-8

Rehearsal

Sunday, 3/8 - LISFA Grade 5 Concert at 1:00 p.m.

Attention Middle School Parents

Monday, 3/2 - Middle School Spring Sports- Family ID Registration Open for All Spring Sports

Saturday, 3/7 - LISFA Grades 5-8

Rehearsal

Saturday, 3/7 - LISFA Grade 6 Concert at 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, 3/8 - LISFA Grades 7 and 8 Concert at 1:00 p.m.

Attention High School Parents

Friday, 2/28 - Senior Skit Night

Monday, 3/2 - PTC Portal closes for March 4th Session

Wednesday, 3/4 - “Health & Safety Awareness Day” at GCHS

Wednesday, 3/4 - March SAT & Subject Tests (Late Registration) Deadline

Thursday, 3/5 - Senior Citizens: GCTA Buffet Dinner at 3:30 p.m.

Spring Theatre Production “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” tickets available online http://our. show/gchs/curious

Thursday, 3/5 - Dress Rehearsal at GCHS Inez Spiers Auditorium at 4:00 p.m.

Friday, 3/6 - GCHS Inez Spiers

Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, 3/7 - GCHS Inez Spiers Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.

Friday, 3/6 - High School Spring Sports Family ID Registration Closed for Baseball, Softball & B/G Lacrosse Membership

Help us reach our goal of 100% membership! Visit gardencitypta.org and click on “Join the PTA”.

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Who We Are

Since 1945, the Garden City Parent Teacher Association has been dedicated to serving children and families in our community. Today’s Garden City PTA is a network of parents, teachers, administrators and community members devoted to the educational, social and emotional success of children.

Coronavirus: When and Where to Seek Care

NYU Langone experts want you to know how to stay healthy and when to seek medical care during this active cold and flu season and the evolving outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19).

If You Have Cold Symptoms

For cold symptoms without a fever—runny nose, congestion, sore throat, minor aches and pains—consider staying home until you feel better.

If You Have Flu-Like Symptoms

For fever, headache, cough, muscle aches and joint pains—stay home and consult an NYU Langone physician remotely using Virtual Urgent Care.

Same day Virtual Urgent Care appointments are available:

7am to 11pm Monday through Friday 8am to 8pm Saturday and Sunday

Schedule an appointment using the NYU Langone Health app or by visiting nyulangone.org/virtualurgentcare

When to go to the Emergency Room

If you have a fever and cough and difficulty breathing, it is important that you do not wait to get care. Call 911 or seek immediate medical attention at your nearest emergency room.

Prevention is the Best Treatment

These tips will help you stay healthy:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

• Wash your hands frequently for at least 20 seconds using soap and water or use an alcohol-based handrub.

• Always cover a sneeze or cough with a tissue or by using your arm.

• Avoid touching your nose, mouth, and eyes without washing your hands first.

James Burdi to speak on Lenten book studies at Community Church

BY MELVA VICTORINO

On Sunday, March 1, at 9:15 – 10:15 a.m., Mr. James F. Burdi, will lead Part 1 of the five part Sunday Lenten Book Study Series, at Garden City Community Church (GCCC) on the book, “The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life,” written by Adam Hamilton. This series will continue on each Sunday on March with different study leaders. Each week will focus on the following spiritual practices:

March 1st: Worship and Prayer

March 8th: The Importance of Listening and Paying Attention

March 15th: Serve: Here I am, God, Send Me

March 22nd: Give and Share

March 29th: The Practices from the Cross

This Forum will begin a series of discussions of Adam Hamilton’s book as a perfect spiritual Lenten practice rooted in Jesus’ own WALK with God and His disciples. Jim will lead a discussion of the first practices, Worship and Prayer. Hamilton calls Worship our loving and grateful response to the Creator and Prayer our private form of Worship. Participants will be invited to share their

insights and experiences with Worship and Prayer, and the meaning and effect of these practices in their lives, both individually and as part of a community. These reflective dialogues will be especially relevant and meaningful as we observe the season of Lent.

Jim is a longtime resident of Garden City, and a lawyer practicing in Lake Success. He is a graduate of Regis High School and received his B.A. in government and politics from St. John’s University and his law degree from St. John’s School of Law, where he is a frequent lecturer in its Continuing Legal Education program.

Jim is married to Catherine, his wife of 39 years and has two adult children: Marissa, a music therapist living and working in Queens, and Joseph, a college student. Jim joined the Garden City Community Church in 2014 and has served on the Board of Deacons as well as being a member of the Church Choir and a frequent performer in the Garden City Community Theatre. In addition to his church activities, Jim is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Garden City and the Garden City Chamber of Commerce. The Garden City Community Church is part of the United Church of Christ and is an Open and Affirming congregation that welcomes people of all ages, races, gender identities, and sexual orientations to participate in the life of its community. Worship services are Sundays at 8:30 a.m. in our Chapel and at 10:30 a.m. in our Sanctuary. Wednesday Service is at 8:00 p.m. in Gardner Hall. There is a Church school for children and a crib room for infants and toddlers during the 10:30 a.m. service. The Garden City Community Church is located at 245 Stewart Avenue between Whitehall Blvd. and Kensington Road. For more information, email churchoffice@ thegccc.org or call 516- 746-1700. You may also visit our website at www.thegccc. org.

11th Annual “GC For A Cure”

This year’s annual “GC For A Cure,” sponsored by The Garden City Teachers’ Association (GCTA), will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Garden City High School.

The 5K Run/Walk will start at 9:00 a.m. and the 1 Mile Run/ Walk will start at 8:30 a.m. Race/Walk proceeds will benefit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Kids Need More, Ronald

McDonald House of Long Island, and the Michele White Scholarship Fund. The day’s events will offer awards, music, bake sale, games, raffles, face painting, and guaranteed fun for the entire family. Last year’s event raised over $20,000 for charity! Register today, before prices increase! For more information about the event, to make a donation, or to register to walk/run, please visit www.GCFORACURE.com.

For more information about coronavirus from NYU Langone experts, visit nyulangone.org/coronavirus

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Our Service Directory is sure to bring results. Call 516-294-8900 for rates and information.

James F. Burdi

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.

Sold Price: $2,475,000

Date: 1/06/2020

5 bedrooms, 3 full/ 2 half baths

Style: Colonial

Total taxes: $33,495

Lot Sq. Ft.: 21,000

MLS number: 3151900

This gorgeous C/H Colonial situated in the heart of the Central Section of town has been completely renovated throughout. Features impressive fyr, Lr w/fp, elegant FDR, Family rm open gourmet kit w/island & dual sided fp. Spacious 1st flr MBR suite w/office, lndry & open air atrium. Second boasts ensuite br & 3 addl brs w/new hall bath. Newly finished bsmt rec rms. 100 x 250 lot, 2 car, young roof, windows, boiler, cac, generator & the exquisite finishes

Sold price: $1,200,000

Date: 02/14/2020

4 bedrooms, 3 full/1 half baths

Style: Colonial

Total taxes: $17,450

Lot Sq. Ft.: 7,500

MLS number: 3164761

1918 Colonial. Complete Update. True move in triple mint condition. Lg Granite Eat in Kitchen. New Appliances. Charming Covered Porch. French Doors, Over sized Windows. Whole House Water Filtration System. Energy efficient heating. Media Room. Picture Perfect Designed Interior Throughout.

Houses featured on this page were sold by various real estate agencies

The State of the Democratic race

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

Here’s an analysis of the current state of the Democratic race for the presidential nomination a week before Super Tuesday. This is written before the Democratic debate in South Carolina.

So far, there are some striking parallels between the 2020 Democratic race for the nomination and the one in 2016 for the Republicans. In both cases, a candidate (Bernie Sanders in for the Democrats and Donald Trump for the Republicans) who was not initially favored by either the party establishment or many traditional party voters, and was regarded by many as unelectable, sprinted to the lead. In the very early primaries and caucuses, the opposition to that candidate was split among many opponents and the leading candidate was able to gain a series of pluralities in primaries.

We know what happened for Donald Trump in 2016. Mr. Trump held the lead throughout the next set of primaries as his opponents continued to divide the non-Trump vote and then Mr. Trump gained strength in the final primaries, en route to a first ballot nomination at an uncontested convention. Then, of course, Mr. Trump confounded the prognosticators by winning the presidency and even helped keep the GOP majorities in Congress.

So how much of this scenario is likely for Mr. Sanders?

Mr. Sanders does have some strikingly similar advantages to those of Mr. Trump. He has a very dedicated core of supporters and his opponents have a lane problem. While I wouldn’t necessarily call them moderates, there are numerous candidates to the right of Mr. Sanders (these include Mike Bloomberg, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar) that are basically competing for the same center left voters. This is pretty much parallel to the GOP contingent (Jeb Bush, Mario Rubio, John Kasich, Chris Christie) who were all attempting to get the votes of Republicans skeptical of Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump got significant pluralities throughout the voting and gained a major advantage in the delegate count. Mr. Sanders could certainly follow a similar path to the

nomination and basically run the table. At the moment the only other candidate arguably in Mr. Sanders’s lane is Elizabeth Warren, but she does not look to be a long-term player in the race.

On the other hand, there are some significant differences between Mr. Sanders’s situation and that of Mr. Trump. For one thing, many of the later Republican primaries were winner take all affairs, which favors front running candidates with a plurality of the vote. The Democratic primaries, on the other hand and partly due to reforms urged by Sanders supporters, allocate delegates proportionately to candidates getting at least 15 percent of the vote. This would tend to slow the progress of a leading candidate in Mr. Sanders’s position.

Second, there was no equivalent in the Republican race to a free spending candidate like Michael Bloomberg, who does not have to worry about running out of resources even if initial results are unfavorable.

Third, the structure of the Democratic convention could embolden Mr. Sanders’s opponents. Democratic “superdelegates”, wellknown party figures who might not be enamored of a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, get a vote after the first ballot. This might encourage longshot candidates to stay in the race and deny Mr. Sanders a needed first ballot majority in the hope that lightning could strike.

In sum, Mr. Sanders seems like he is in a strong position for the nomination at this writing, but definitely not a lock.

As for Mr. Sanders’s electability, many observers wonder if his candidacy may be similar to that of George McGovern, the left wing nominee who lost badly to Richard Nixon in 1972. On the other hand, anything can happen. Mr. Trump was not given a chance. Also, events can turn quickly. While President Trump is running on a peace and prosperity theme, unexpected developments like the current coronavirus could have a major impact between now and November. You certainly can’t cross Bernie Sanders off.

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AT ROTARY

The Truth About Aging

By Dr Kelly Mattone

Aging is inevitable of course, however before we can try to fight it, fix it, or (gasp) accept it, it’s important to understand the root cause of aging.

When you see visible signs of aging such as dryness, lines, wrinkles, jowls or even sagging skin, what your body is experiencing is a loss of collagen and hyaluronic acid. Collagen is a protein that provides the structural framework of your skin and keeps it smooth, firm and resilient while hyaluronic acid (HA), is a carbohydrate whose job is to absorb water into your skin to keep it plump, soft and hydrated. Therefore, the goal of all antiaging treatments is to improve the skin’s appearance by increasing collagen and hyaluronic acid. While there are many options available, Ultherapy is considered the gold standard as it is the only procedure that can re-grow brand new collagen in your skin.

Ultherapy is a non-surgical procedure that uses the power of ultrasound to work deep below the

skin’s surface to revive and create new collagen, distinguishing it as the only FDA cleared procedure to LIFT and tighten your brows, jowls and neck. It is non-invasive and there is no downtime.

Microneedling is a virtually painless skin rejuvenating procedure that results in the release of growth factors that increase collagen and elastin levels, restoring your skin’s natural elasticity and glow.

Fibroblast skin tightening is a revolutionary method of facial rejuvenation that stimulates collagen production and significantly tightens, lifts, resurfaces and regenerates the skin.

Dermal fillers such as, Restylane and Juvederm are hyaluronic acid gels that are injected directly into the skin to act as your own naturally occurring hyaluronic acid. These HA fillers soften laugh lines and enhance cheeks and lips immediately.

A consultation with your cosmetic physician is the best way to determine which procedure is right for you.

PrimeHouse Director of Marketing Reports

Last Monday, February 24, at its lunch meeting at the Garden City Hotel, the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club welcomed Rich Goldfeder, director of marketing for PrimeHouse Steak & Sushi Restaurant, shining at 910 Franklin Avenue. Rich reported that 7-month old PrimeHouse has exceeded all expectations.

“We were totally booked throughout the holiday season with some 20 corporate parties held in our Reserved Room downstairs which accommodates 64 persons and is equipped with full bar and its own kitchen,” Rich reported. “Then, on Valentine’s Day, our 150 main level seats were packed.”

Rich made a point of how welcoming the Village has been and that Garden City has been the perfect place to open this upscale restaurant with its eclectic menu. “We concentrate on hospitality. When you combine good food with hospitality, it’s a win-win,” he said, also explaining that PrimeHouse is touted as streamline – where “Miami Beach meets Las Vegas.” He said.

Standout menu items were reviewed including an array of over-the-top deserts and daily specials – and oh those steaks … the Monday-Friday 4–7 p.m. half-price sushi menu …. The FridaySunday prime rib carved table side … plus Sunday brunch. “We have something to please everyone,” Rich said.

Rich Goldfeder explained that chef-owner Arthur Gustafson has two other successful restaurants in Rockville Centre, but he considers Garden City’s PrimeHouse to be his “crown Jewel.”

Garden City Mayor Theresa Trouvé will report on March 9

Garden city Mayor Theresa Trouvé will report to Rotary on Monday, March 9, 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. at the Garden City Hotel. Mayor Trouvé will report on the current activities and issues that impact the Village of Garden City. The luncheon meeting is open to the public at $30 each person for a great Garden City Hotel lunch with choice of menu. While the fee may be collected at the door, to reserve, please call Joseph Packard, Club President, at 516-742-7433.

Rotary meets on 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, 12:15–1:30 with occasional evening fellowship meetings. If interested in learning more about Rotary or to attend a lunch meeting, please also call Joseph Packard.

Discussion group:

Ethical Issues

Those seeking intellectual stimulation and civil discussion are invited to meet up with likeminded individuals at a monthly discussion group, “Ethical Issues in Our Times,” a public MeetUp discussion organized by the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island. The first meeting will take place at Carle Place Diner, 151 Old Country Road, Carle Place (meeting in the rear - food choices optional) on Thursday, March 5 from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

in Our Times

The topic to explore is “The right to privacy - is it a thing of the past; or, is it still important?”

Subsequent meetings will be held the first Thursday of each month from 7 to 9:30 p.m. There is no charge, but registration is appreciated. To register: call 516741-7304 and leave your name, phone number and email address or register at Meetup Ethical Issues of Our Times.

Rotary Club President Joseph Packard with PrimeHouse Steak & Sushi Restaurant Director of Marketing Rich Goldfelder

HOOPS 4 HOPE – What a HUGE SUCCESS!!

The 2020 “Hoops 4 Hope Challenger Basketball” event benefitting the Bobby Menges I’m Not Done Yet Foundation was a huge success, raising over $19,000 for adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients! The Garden City Challenger basketball team and their buddies had a great time playing in front of a packed gym full of family, friends and members of the community.

So many people came together to support Tim O’Hanlon, the event organizer, the Challenger team, and the I’m Not Done Yet Foundation. A special thank you to the CHALLENGER PLAYERS, the coaches (Mrs. Going and Ms. Babjeck) and their buddies… this day was all about you!

A very big THANK YOU to our sponsors:

CHALLENGER SPONSORS

Charlie’s Champions

Garden City Real Estate Professionals

Drew & Marilyn Going

Ellen & Joe Leondis

Amy & Neil McGoldrick

Maura & Fritz Minges

The Mortensen Family

Dina & Vinny Muldoon

Mike & Kristen Norton – Helios

Sokolski/Jones Family

Tim & Kim Tobin

The Zarriello Family

Banana Bread Baking, Co.

The Nancy & Bob Basel Family

Tara & Andy Borzilleri

Jessica & Joe Brantuk

The Bushman Family

Michelle & Scott Clark

The Costa Family

The Coviello Family

Denise & Chuck Cutulo

HERO SPONSORS

Sue & Patrick Donnelly

Jean & Charlie Eschmann

Lisa Finegan

Claudia Galvin

The Hegmann Family

Hengstenberg’s Florist

The Holtzman Family

Priscilla & Doug Fainelli

The Kades on Cedar Place

I’M NOT DONE YET SPONSORS

The Atkinson, Casagrande & Peruolo Families

The Cedar Place Bingham’s

The Ronda & John D’Antonio Family

The Dimmling Family

Garden City Spirit

The John & Jenn Gibbons Family

Tony Leondis

Reilly’s Auto Body, Inc

The Rix Family

Ed Rotondo Photography

Maureen & Jim Sullivan

MaryEllen & Tony Terracciano

Donna & Ken Yule

The Kaiserman Family

Kramer & Associates, P.C.

Lutz Landscaping

The McCann Family

Terry McNally

Tom & Mary Ann Matteini

The Virginia Menges Family

Dennis & Kathleen Mullins

Marianne & Larry Quinn

Veronica Renken

Daria & John Roulett

Mari & Marty Shea

Sue & Tim Stapleford

Lisa & Tom Sutherland

The Wilczewski Family

Kelly & Tim Worstell

The Walsh Family

A big SHOUT OUT to the Garden City administrators and principals from all over the district who supported and encouraged their students to attend the event; the St. Joseph’s CCD program who handed out flyers; the Varsity & JV Cheerleaders who entertained the crowd; the GC Middle School Student Council “Hearts 4 Hope”; PTA, SEPTA and the EPOA who helped advertise; the GCHS Miracle Club volunteers; GC Police; Seventh Street Gourmet for donating the free ice tea/bacon, egg & cheese coupons; the GC Men’s Association for promoting the event in the GC News; raffle & bake sale donors; and event volunteers. None of this would be possible without all the help and support!

This is the kind of celebration that makes Garden City special – students, families and the entire community coming together to support the Challenger basketball players, and to raise money for a cause that’s important to Garden City. Thank you to all who were part of this event!

For more information about the I’m Not Done Yet Foundation, contact Liz Menges at efmenges131@gmail.com or visit www.imnotdoneyetfoundation.org

I took this photograph inside the Cathedral of the Incarnation many years ago. It is a unique view of the inside of the front wooden doors. Normally, when the Cathedral is open these doors are open and you don’t see this. The craftsmanship of these huge magnificent doors is breathtaking. I don’t think Home Depot carries this style any more!

Each door hangs on four hinges and opens so easily you can do it with one finger. The precision is amazing and all the original hardware from 1885 is still there. On the outside, glass doors were put there in the 1970’s to protect them. The spiral staircase to the right leads up the tower of the Cathedral.

NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

Nassau County L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. TARA LYNN TALMADGE, et al, Defts.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Oct. 30, 2019, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY prem. k/a District 18, Section 34, Block 97, Lot 75. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index #615737/2018.

BRIAN J. DAVIS, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #98127

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NOTICE OF SALE

Supreme Court

Nassau County Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST

Marie Brifil; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 9, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on March 10, 2020 at 11:30AM, premises known as 1033 Tulsa Street, Uniondale, NY 11553. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 50 Block Y Lots 234 and 271. Approximate amount of judgment $478,976.09 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 605833/2019.

Wallace Leinheardt, Esq., Referee

Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: January 16, 2020

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF COIMBRA PROPERTIES LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY

GARDEN CITY, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR UNPAID 2019 VILLAGE TAXES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 27, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue, in the Village of Garden City, New York, pursuant to direction of the Board of Trustees of said Village, I, the undersigned, Treasurer of said Village, will sell at public auction the following described real estate in said Village together with any improvements thereon, to discharge the unpaid 2019 Village tax, interest and other charges which may be due thereon at the time of the sale. Such real estate will be sold subject to any unpaid assessments thereon levied by said Village prior to the date of such sale and any unpaid tax liens for years prior to 2019 purchased and held by said Village, and subject to the provisions of the New York State and Federal Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, as amended, insofar as the same may be applicable to the owners of any said following described real estate. Purchasers will be required to pay the amount of their respective bids to the undersigned within ten days after the sale, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1454 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, as amended, and upon such payment shall receive a written certificate of sale describing the real estate purchased and the sum paid therefor. The following is a list or statement of the real estate upon which such 2019 tax is unpaid, with the amount of such 2019 tax, together with interest and other charges due thereon to March 27, 2020.

REPUTED OWNER OR BLOCK LOTS

LEGAL NOTICES

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New York (SSNY) on 2/5/2020. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to Westermann Sheehy Keenan Samaan & Aydelott LLP, Attention: Leonard M. Ridini, Jr., Esq., 90 Merrick Avenue, Suite 802, East Meadow, NY 11554.

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NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court Nassau County

L & L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf.

vs.

DANIELLE MOSER BALAN, et al, Defts.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated April 8, 2019, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY prem. k/a District 18, Section 34, Block 44, Lot 40. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index #15-009836.

STEPHEN G. FROMMER, Referee.

LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr.,

Great Neck, NY. #98130

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids MUST be RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO:

THE PURCHASING DIVISION

Incorporated Village of Garden City

351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530

between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., UNTIL 11:00 A.M. EDT, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing the following:

VILLAGE WIDE SIGN REPLACEMENT

Specifications, Form of Bid, and other information may be obtained from the office of the Purchasing Division at the above address or you may download the bid specifications from the New York State Contract Reporter website at the following web address: https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/ contracts.cfm

This bid specification will be listed under the Agency Name of:

Inc. Village of Garden City Rosemary Monahan Purchasing Agent

Dated: February 28, 2020

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The Welcoming Club of GC

Our Newcomer’s Cocktail Gathering is a wonderful way to meet new residents just like you and learn more about what the Welcoming Club has to offer. The next Newcomer’s Cocktail Gathering will be on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. If you are interested in attending, kindly, email Tara Zysopoulos at GCSecondVP@gmail. com

Upcoming Events

2/27: Craft Club

3/11: Newcomers Gathering

3/19: Book Club

3/28: LNO- Total Wine

4/5: Family Event @ The Studio

4/25: Amazing Race

5/12: Spring Fling

** Bowling Club** meets every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at Herrill Lanes

Join A Group Book Club

Enjoy a good book amongst good friends. Our book club meets on a monthly basis 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 practice your crafting skills. This club meets every few months and creates a seasonal project. 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 a pot luck dinner or head out to try our local restaurants. Please email GCSupper@gmail.com for more information.

Bowling Club

Join us!! No experience necessary! We are looking for new faces to join our Wednesday

morning league. Occasional pacers are also welcome. Anyone interested, please contact Ellen Diller (Diller05@aol.com) Carol Santangelo (santa060@yahoo.com) or Elizabeth Colantonio (mcdea@aol.com).

Bunko

Bunko is a simple dice game usually played in a group of 12. It is a great way to meet people and make new friends. The game is easy to learn and play. If you 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 Tuesday around our beautiful neighborhood and a visit to the park. Stroller walks are on winter hiatus and will start up again in April 2020. Playgroups for parents and kids can also be arranged for your littles ones! Please email GCToddlerActivities@gmail.com for more information.

Golf

Golf lessons at Cherry Valley Club are always a big hit! Golf pro Ed Kelly helps us GCWC ladies improve our golf game. If you are interested in reserving your spot for the spring 2020 session, email WelcomingClubGolf@gmail.com.

Tennis

Tennis lessons and group play at the Garden City Bubble! Please contact WelcomingClubTennis@gmail.com to reserve a spot for the fall 2020.

Want to join the fun and make a difference? We invite you to join the club! For just $37 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.

Defensive Driving Course

The Knights of Columbus #15809 at St Joseph’s Church in Garden City is pleased to offer the community the AAA Driver Defensive Driving Course.

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The Incorporated Village of Garden City does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission to, access to, or participation in its programs, activities or public meetings, and has designated Karen M. Altman, Village Clerk, as Disability Compliance Coordinator. Persons with a disability who wish to attend a meeting should contact Karen Altman at least 24 hours in advance of meeting at:

351 Stewart Avenue

Garden City, New York 11530

(5l6)465-4051

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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The course will be held on Saturday February 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the St. Joseph’s Church, LL St. Agnes Room ,130 Fifth St., Garden City

The fee for the course is $45 per person and advance registration is required.

To register, or for more information, please contact:

John Russo (516-384-4552) or Will Havron (516578-6452)

Upon completion of this course, Participants are eligible for 10% off their motor vehicle insurance for three years and/or a reduction of points from their driver’s license.

If you’re looking to sell something, place an ad in our Classifieds section! Call 516-294-8000 for rates and details.

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Adult Art Class at Cluett Hall

The Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks will offer an adult art class this fall. This 10-week program will teach the beginner as well as the advanced student the art of painting portraits and landscapes/still-life in pastel from photographs.

Classes will be held Fridays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The cost of this program will be $140. 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 February 21 and will move into the Senior Center once it opens.

The first lesson includes a portrait and landscape demonstration. At that time, a supply list is provided. Demonstrations will be available as needed throughout the program. Each student will receive the individual attention required as they move at their own pace and level of expertise.

Arleen Rueth Urban, the instructor for this program, is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America. A winner of numerous awards, her portraits hang in many Garden City homes, as well as throughout the United States. A portrait of Elvis Presley permanently hangs in Graceland, and Barbara Walters is among her celebrity commissioned subjects.

This year, Arleen has added some basic drawing techniques to her pastel workshop. Those wishing to draw with pencil and/or charcoal only are invited to join this class.

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

Special Events for March at the Senior Center

Wednesday, March 4 at 3:30 p.m

Tech/Phone Help with GC Service League of Boys

Please bring your device for help.

Tuesday, March 10 at 1 p.m. Workshop on Hearing with Kate Mikhailov, Audiologist

Wednesday, March 11 at 11:15 a.m. Home Exercise for Flexibility

James Horn, MSPT will visit us again to talk about Home Exercise for Flexibility. Every senior should learn this valuable information.

Thursday, March 12 at 10 a.m.

Computer Class: “Cool Apps for Your iPads/iPhones”

With thousands of apps out there, how can I find ones that are useful? How do I use the App Store? How do I search for free apps? Come to this class - discover apps you can’t live without. Bring your iPhone/ iPad or just come and listen. You should be comfortable using your device to attend this class.

Thursday, March 12 at 1 p.m

Free Chi Kung Workshop with Andrea Albergo.

This workshop will show you the benefits of chi kung, a combination of exercise and meditation.

Tuesday, March 17 at 1 p.m

Understanding the Weather

John Ellis Kordes will visit to speak on “Understanding the Weather”. Ever wonder what they are taking about on the evening weather report? John Ellis Kordes, who has studied meteorology for most of his life will explain it all in a fascinating lecture.

Wednesday, March 18 at 1 p.m.

Understanding Bone Health with Osteostrong

Caring for and strengthening your bones is important as we get older. The discussion will explain strategies to promote an healthier bone structure.

Upcoming Trips for Seniors

Here are Garden City Recreation and Parks’ trip list for seniors who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. If you would like to register for any of our trips, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Payment must accompany registrations.

Thursday, March 19

Trip to see “La Traviata” at the Metropolitan Opera

We will travel by coach bus, leaving St. Paul’s parking lot around 3:15 pm. When we arrive dinner will be on your own. There are many restaurants in the neighborhood. Show time is at 7:30 pm and we will travel home when the opera is over.

The cost of each ticket will be $80, checks only made payable to Village of Garden City. Space is limited so please register early by visiting the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. PLEASE NOTE: THIS TRIP IS NOW FILLED.

Exercise for Seniors

Recreation and Parks is offering the following exercise classes for seniors at The Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. Classes are open to all seniors ages 60 and older who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Classes might be cancelled due to a special event or trip so please check the bulletin board at The Senior Center for updates.

MONDAYS

Exercise with Felicia at 10 a.m.

Chair Yoga with Connie at noon

Tai Chi with Connie at 1 p.m.

TUESDAYS

Chair Dancing with Felicia at 2:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS

Exercise with Felicia at 10 a.m.

Chair Yoga with Connie at 11 a.m.

FRIDAYS

Exercise with Felicia at 10 a.m.

Resistance Bands with Felicia at 10:45 a.m.

Meditation with Connie at noon

Tai Chi with Connie at 1:00 p.m.

GC Chamber to honor new Town of Hempstead supervisor

SUBMITTED BY THE GARDEN CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Donald X. Clavin, Jr. will receive the prestigious Citizen of the Year award at the 18th Annual Pineapple Ball being held on May 1st, at the Garden City Hotel. The Citizen of the Year was first awarded in 1970 to recognize outstanding philanthropic efforts and service which have contributed to the high stan -

dard and quality of life in the Village of Garden City and beyond.

When Donald X. Clavin, Jr. was elected Hempstead Town Supervisor in November of 2019, it signified the next step in his public service journey, serving America’s largest township. During his 18-year tenure as Receiver of Taxes, Clavin has redefined the Receiver’s Office, hosting hundreds upon hundreds of free taxpayer forums in every Hempstead Town community. These “how-to” seminars have helped tens of thousands of taxpayers learn how reduce their property tax burden through money-saving exemptions and by challenging their property tax assessments.

Clavin brings a legacy of innovation to the Hempstead Town Supervisor’s Office – as Receiver, he transformed the Hempstead Town Tax Office into a model for municipal tax offices across the region.

As Receiver, Clavin was determined to make the process of paying property taxes more convenient for taxpayers, and was successful in doing so by implementing extended office hours during collection periods, as well as mobile and satellite payment locations, online payments and the introduction of the first E-Z Pay Drive-Thru tax payment windows at the office building on 200 North Franklin Street – all at no additional cost to taxpayers. Clavin also recently implemented the first paperless e-Billing system in New York State, as well as Long Island’s

first Autopay tax payment feature. Clavin believes transparency is essential for good government. As Receiver, Don Clavin redesigned the tax bills so they are easier to understand and provide residents with a breakdown of how their tax dollars are being spent.

Clavin has been a staunch advocate for the rights of taxpayers. As Receiver, he fought tirelessly against Nassau County’s broken assessment system, and continues to stand up for homeowners who have been slammed by property tax increases as a result of the error-riddled Nassau County reassessment process.

Long a champion of the taxpayer, Don recently crafted legislation to eliminate 10-year “sunset” clause for Hempstead Town’s veterans receiving the Cold War Veterans Property Tax Exemption. Approved by the Hempstead Town Board in March 2018, Hempstead Town’s qualifying veterans will now be granted the exemption permanently as long as the veteran or un-remarried surviving spouse remains a homeowner.

Earning his Bachelor of Arts from Canisius College in Buffalo, Don received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Hofstra University School of Law right here in Hempstead Town. He gained experience working as a trial attorney that practiced in all New York courts as well as United States Federal District Courts.

Don Clavin earned valuable experience in local government while

working in the Office of the Nassau County Attorney as Deputy County Attorney. There, he was responsible for defending various agencies of government ranging from the Department of General Services to the Nassau County Police Department. After leaving the County Attorney’s office, Clavin entered the private sector and went on to represent various corporations including Home Depot and General Motors.

Don Clavin is a lifelong resident of the Town of Hempstead, where he and his wife are proud to be raising their two daughters and son. His mother was the first woman to ever serve as Valley Stream Village Trustee, and his father served as District Court Judge. Clavin is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Garden City, Irish Americans in Government, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the Nassau County Bar Association and the Knights of Columbus. Clavin also served as a volunteer on the Valley Stream Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee in the Village of Valley Stream. The Garden City Chamber of Commerce looks forward to being able to honor Don for all of his accomplishments and contributions to our community at this year’s ball. For more information on how to register for the event/purchase tickets or become a sponsor go to our website: www.gardencitychamber. org/pineappleball.

East Nom Comm seeks candidates for Board of Directors

The independent Nominating Committee of the Eastern Property Owners’ Association (EPOA), which nominates candidates for officers and directors of the EPOA, is accepting resumes from interested East residents who would like to serve on the board of directors in the 2020/2021 year. The first meeting of the new term will commence in September 2020. We generally have one meeting per month from September through

early June.

All directors and officers of the EPOA must be voting members of the EPOA. A voting member is any member who has qualified to vote by paying the annual EPOA membership dues of $20.

If you are interested in serving as a director of the EPOA, please send a letter and resume stating your interest and qualifications (including any community service experience)

GC Retired Men’s Club News

Schedule of Events:

Monday, March 2 Sandwiches

Monday, March 9 Sandwiches

Monday, March 16

St Patrick’s Day Feast: Corned beef & cabbage, etc

Monday, March 23 Meeting

About the G.C. Retired Men’s Club Meetings are at the GC Senior Center — noon to 4 p.m. — on Mondays and Thursdays. Lunch is served about twice a month. We welcome bridge, poker, cribbage, chess, backgammon and other card and non-card games. Poker players check with John Marino at 248-1770. For more information, call our membership chairman, at 680-3650.

to the Corporate Secretary of the Eastern Property Owners’ Association, P.O. Box 7525, Garden City, NY 11530. Alternatively, you may email your information to contactus@gcepoa.org. No sitting EPOA director or officer serves on the nominating committee. Applicants will be contacted by the committee chairperson to set up an interview when they begin the nominating process. The deadline

for receiving applications is March 20.

To learn more about the EPOA, how to become a member, upcoming events, and matters concerning the East, you may visit us at our website (www.gcepoa.org), on Facebook (@ GardenCityEPOA), on Twitter (@GC_ EPOA), and on Venmo (@GCEPOA).

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald X. Clavin, Jr.

Library Board considers Children’s Room proposals

take a look at its net spending on infrastructure, what allocations per budget are and would be, and also they need concrete information on available New York State funding that can be secured through SAM grants from State Senator Kevin Thomas’ office.

Library Director Malagon commented that construction on the municipally-owned library building would qualify as SAM grant-reimbursable projects, and she and Wiedersum then had a brief discussion on whether carpeting, furnishing and floors would be covered under a State SAM grant because the room’s infrastructure would be changed.

Martin said without growing the footprint of the library overall and of Children’s Room, investing smartly in LED lighting and better allocations for space and material would allow the space to feel much bigger and accommodating for families. One 3-D computer-generated sketch showed how at GCPL, “shaped lighting and color could work together to transform space.”

“The Children’s Room can perform as a larger space if it offers more seating and more computers, tables with a variety of seating types and a connection with an open activity zone. There would be more clarity in terms of wayfinding and openness, as well as the space being flexible,” Martin said.

Trustee Foley stated that an integral part of a redesign for the Children’s Room is how GCPL staff would interact with the space. “I am not necessarily looking for walls and we have this fairly large Circulation desk, and as a patron desk I understand the changes in how a Circulation section functions. I am looking for open, interactive spaces within,” she said.

According to Colahan, a key now and for the long-term is input of GCPL staff on functional aspects of a redesigned interior. “It is not just about adding natural light and LED lighting and to installing fresh carpeting – the goal is to encourage more people to attend library programs and to enhance and present new library programs through integration of technology. This is so important and that’s what we’re looking to do,” he said.

The necessity and functional usage of first-floor Circulation offices for librarians and library staff, as well as the Library Board of Trustees’ conference room, are parts of the building’s first floor that also came into question during Monday’s meeting. Martin stated that the GCPL program outlined for the Children’s Room was specific to not include the back offices and Library Board of Trustees’ conference room as part of the sketch proposal, as that was not originally indicated and appropriately budgeted with structural components, mechanical systems and walls

involved.

“Along with parts of Children’s Room we began to investigate the potential of refurbishing book stacks and connecting to that back room, which looks to be an involved process and construction-laden. We are seeking comments from our young adult (YA) and Children’s librarians as well as the library director to see if we’d need more space. That idea may be a major step, although it is being evaluated,” Library Board Chairman Colahan said in a phone interview with The Garden City News on February 25.

Additional comments and questions on each of the two presentations from village officials, library trustees, librarians at GCPL and the Friends of Garden City Public Library were to be collected throughout the week, then consolidated by Library Director Malagon and addressed by presenting consultants for clarity and further dialogues.

“We are hoping to finalize the comments, feedback and input by Thursday (February 27) and then come up with a plan. Then hopefully we can vote on which proposal we’d go with by our next Library Board meeting (Monday March 9) or if not with a special meeting called prior to then,” Trustee Colahan noted.

H2M Engineering

For 92 years and through four generations of professionals, Richard ‘Rick’ Wiedersum’s family owned and operated a successful engineering firm on Long Island, Wiedersum Associates Architects, prior to the firm being acquired by the large industry brand name and longtime water engineering consultants to the Village of Garden City, H2M Engineering, in 2019.

Wiedersum’s firm had specialized in the K through 12 education industry as well as public library construction and design. A staff of 14 from his firm continued with H2M under his guidance and another five professionals comprise this sector of H2M’s in-office studio operations while the firm has over 480 staff members including 57 registered architects and 81 engineers in offices throughout New York State and New Jersey . On Monday night Wiedersum presented the level of experience and full-service operations of mechanical and structural engineering, land use, construction, water supply, environmental and wastewater available through H2M.

School Library. For Center Moriches, Wiedersum Associates designed an addition and alteration to the existing facility on Montauk Highway, done prior to the transition to H2M. Wiedersum described the additions of meeting rooms in the existing space.

“I am mixing in the redesign of school libraries as the project here mainly looks at the Children’s area and we have done many redesigns and outfitting for elementary schools’ within the K through 12 education field. For Mineola this was an H2M project completed recently, with the seating of the Children’s area re-imagined and working with high ceilings and a lot of natural light coming into the space -- unfortunately at GCPL we don’t have high ceilings, and that makes it more difficult to come up with the plan. And at Sayville Library, another H2M project finished recently, the redesign centers on the appearance as patrons enter into the Children’s area which is part of what we are proposing,” he said at Monday’s meeting. The masonry wall leading from the Circulation desk to the Children’s room extends up two and a half stories high, and Wiedersum said H2M originally looked at moving Library Circulation offices to make the entryway into the Children’s area bigger and wider but the structural elements defined the proposed design.

The H2M proposal involves relocating the current Storytelling area in the western wing of the Children’s room and GCPL to the building’s northwestern corner, the front-right hand side of the library, closest to the front windows facing out to 7th Street and the Garden City Hotel across it. The Storytelling room would be about 300 square feet larger but it still would not have windows, as it currently has none. Wiedersum explains that natural light from the front would be “borrowed in” however the newly constructed, relocated room can offer the ideal setting for technology of an overhead screen and projector inside it, with soft stepped-style seating for children and their caregivers.

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Wiedersum highlighted past library redesign projects by H2M and Wiedersum including South Huntington Public Library, Center Moriches Public Library, Merrick Library, Westhampton Free Library; the Learning Resource Center at the (Grant) Brentwood campus of Suffolk County Community College -- a 79,000 square-foot building, as well as Sayville Library, Dayton Avenue School Library, and closest to Garden City the Mineola Public

steps or three steps of seating in the area were presented to the GCPL Board and village officials. The redesign and relocation of this room would increase its ceiling by about a foot and a half.

Electrical and HVAC needs

Ceiling for the entire Children’s Room would also be replaced and feature new LED lighting fixtures, and modifications would be made for the HVAC and mechanical systems to be able to outfit and supply ventilation for the new Storytelling room.

GCPL Children’s Librarian Barbara Grace commented on the need for more power outlets and better Wi-Fi in the Children’s Room. “Some of the games are more powerful than library computers and we get many complaints that kids get stuck when they’re logged in, or they can’t install a game,” she said. Wiedersum says power options and conduit strips or tape can be decided on when there’s a design in place.

The main circulation desk right past the entranceway of Garden City Public Library is one function and physical space that consulting designers sought to renovate with a new size and configuration, “in order to open the area up.” Wiedersum says this aspect was subject to several revisions and modifications for how to best outfit a Circulation desk and registry, “with understanding of the existing conditions we are dealing with.” One of the main issues librarians and GCPL administration advised H2M on about moving the Circ. desk was sightlines from the Circulation offices to the front entranceway of GCPL and the corners of the U-shaped desk.

“As you enter the lobby of the library you go from the high ceilings down to about 9 foot, 6 inches entering into the Children’s area and down to about eight feet height for the current Storytelling area. That was one of the things as we came in to view GCPL was thinking of moving the Storytime space to make that slightly bigger and to get higher ceilings for the amount of children and adults that would be in the space with them, to at least make it size-appropriate. Along the wall we would set up a screen and projector for it to show any movies, programs or PowerPoint presentations in the space,” Wiedersum said.

With light coming in from the upper glass, the Storytelling room would no longer have a condensed look as Wiedersum refers to. Variations of two

Recently, H2M took its structural engineering bird’s eye view of the first floor and height elements related to the Children’s room entrance with Garden City Public Library Director Marianne Malagon and Village Department of Building Superintendent Giuseppe Giovanniello. One other issue H2M identifies with moving and/or relocating the Circ. desk is the condition of the old carpet underneath it, as the Children’s room would feature new and bright-colored carpeting for flooring.

“We are looking to gain the footage we need to make the appropriate space to get into Children’s area by eliminating part of the U-shape Circulation desk. We think we can lose part of that allocation of space to open this up, while still having enough spaces behind the Circ. counter, to make this more appropriate. The emergency exit to the building would be maintained and stacks (book shelving) would be on wheels for flexibility in spacing and additional study or small reading tables if desired,” Wiedersum said.

MDA Design Group

Martin asked the library trustees and village officials to consider why,

Grant to Adelphi Breast Cancer Program

Members of the Junior Coalition of the Manhasset Women’s Coalition Against Breast Cancer (MWCABC) presented a grant of $10,000 to the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. The grant will support free educational forums which focus on medical, legal, pyschosocial and wellness topics and are facilitated by experts in various fields of practice.

Receiving the check is Reyna Machado, the executive director of the Adelphi program. Says Ms. Machado: “The Junior Coalition’s funding helps our efforts to educate women and their families about breast cancer. This March, we are hosting a forum on Sleep Disturbances Related to Breast Cancer and in April we will be hosting a forum on Planning for the Future: Advance Directives and Finances. It was wonderful to meet 9th graders who are taking leadership roles and fundraising for their community. We are very grateful for their continued support.”

The Junior Coalition of MWCABC was formed in 2003 as a charitable organization for Manhasset teenagers to provide education and awareness about breast cancer at a teenage appropriate level without fear, to generate compassion and understanding for those afflicted with the disease and the family and friends affected by it, and to join together to raise funds for breast cancer research and patient support programs.

Fundraising activities include dances, planting flowers for outreach recipients, baking and delivering holiday cookies to survivors and assisting at MWCABC’s 5K Family walk/run. There are 250 Junior Coalition members ranging from 9th to 12th grade.

The Adelphi Breast Cancer Program, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, provides information and emotional support to people coping with breast cancer through their statewide hotline (800-877-8077), community outreach and education programs.

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with everyone having technology and gadgets at home or in an office or school, people will still seek the concept of “third place” to go to, meet others, learn and participate in activities. She says the Garden City Library serves as a valuable place, and the GCPL Board should recall Field of Dreams – “if you build it, they will come.”

“I have found that every single library that’s improved its interior has seen increased use beyond the wildest dreams of the library. Most importantly, the library setting provides community. The public library is free, open and welcoming. It draws people together and as such it should be inviting and comfortable, the library should be designed to maximize the most pleasant and enriching user experience. The Library should offer connections – people to people, people to resources and people to programming or services,” she said.

Programming space in a Children’s Room floor plan, with signage, graphics and lighting along with improved finishes are other key elements of what Martin presented to the GCPL Board on Monday. MDA’s ideas included changing the ceiling tiles “to freshen the whole space” and including a large study/reading table within the redesigned Children’s Room, as she noted the role of libraries as a collaborative space and children enjoy working on projects or group study together.

“Whether it is for young children working on a craft project, as you can also set up folding tables in the section, or whether it’s a group of tweens and near the tweens’ collection of materials,

with further discussion and development of this floor plan and redesign I believe we’d be further capable of being responsive and reflect every one of the Library Board and Village goals in a refined solution – this is a concept involving open spaces, colors and forms and we can tailor it with the specific needs for the library,” she explains.

During her presentation on February 24, Martin commented “Design is a very fluid process and working together, as we listen and you communicate to us, I think no matter what design goals you give your architects they should be responsive to find solutions that satisfy the design goals. We at MDA Group have never been stumped and we’ll work hard to find an all-encompassing solution.”

Cost and Budgets

Her presentation did not detail the project costs because it was aimed at generating GCPL motives and project goals. As outlined Monday, Martin’s presentation for the Children’s Room was set for ballpark sum of about $300,000 “with careful decision-making.” For $400,000 she says the array of choices in furnishings and materials would be more substantial. At times custom furniture could be more easily available – quickly and at better prices – than what the library may purchase “off the shelf.”

Martin told the GCPL Board about work her firm completed recently in New Orleans, on the Central City Public Library and prior projects in the New York area involving bid package approvals required by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) as the village would advertise project

bids and accept the lowest responsible bids. She noted that the village has comparable processes to a school district entity.

“For NYSED projects we have put out a furniture RFP for a separate furniture vendor that is on state contract. If we can find the items that would be able to make the library space work through state contract then we’d certainly advocate for doing that. Through the RFP projects there have been certifications for the best competitive prices on furniture. When I have examined the results I have also found them very reasonable,” Martin said. Village Administrator Suozzi said another option that would be competitively bid would be through a cooperative purchasing option, through a BOCES or Northeast cooperative with state approval, “then we can buy at that price.”

Neither a contingency cost nor personnel costs for on-site construction management and supervision were part of the $300,000 estimate. Her ballpark ‘pro forma’ did take New York State prevailing wage obligations for contractors into account.

Cost options to revamp the Children’s Room outlined by H2M that Wiedersum presented on Monday would be up to $492,000 to modify the entrance past the Circulation desk while changing it to the new smaller design, not moving offices or replacing existing finishes. With that, the existing furniture and equipment for the Children’s Room would remain. For replacing all the Children’s Room floors, ceilings, lighting, wall finishes with new materials and electrical and mechanical modifications for the Children’s space and main lobby would total $340,000 while replac-

ing furniture, equipment and its related costs would equal $85,000.

For only replacement of the floor and carpet, furniture and equipment and painting the exposed walls of the Children’s Room (no construction, new materials and finishing) as well as replacement and reconfiguration of the Circ. desk, H2M quoted GCPL a price of $260,000.

With the projected costs Wiedersum presented an allocation amount of 10% for Contingency and 10% for Incidentals plus various administrative, architectural and engineering costs of $99,000.

Village Administrator Suozzi asked Wiedersum about having on-site presence. He replied that standard construction administration (a cost built into the quote) would include one day a week with an H2M manager on-site at GCPL during construction, attending job meetings and reviewing project progress and talking with contractors to compile meeting notes, or hiring a locally-based “clerk-of-the-works” experienced in construction. The quote H2M presented includes bid development and assistance in awarding of the bid. Wiedersum noted that most of the library work H2M does in both schools and public libraries is approved by the New York State Education Department, and the Village of Garden City bidding process with prevailing NYS minimum wage would be taken into account.

Both consultants concluded that a likely timeframe for the project would be between three and four months, and Children’s Librarian Barbara Grace and others noted that the summer time would not be a good time for remodeling the Children’s Room as the section gets its heaviest use when school is out.

Brooke Tolentino, Avery Fanuka (t), Ally Pegno, Ms. Machado, Quinn Caccioppo and Ella Mineroff.

February 28, 2020

Mount Rushmore, Finale to 6-Day Wilderness Voyageurs

South Dakota ‘Badlands & Mickelson Trail’ Bike Tour

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

It’s our last day of the Wilderness Voyageurs six-day “Badlands and Mickelson Trail” bike tour of South Dakota, when we would have biked back a portion of the Mickelson Trail that we cycled yesterday before visiting Mount Rushmore. But as luck would have it (and it is actually lucky), it rains as we leave Deadwood. It is lucky because the rest of our rides have been glorious and we did get to complete the 109-mile long Mickelson Trail, in addition to riding through Badlands National Park and Custer State Park. Our guides, James Oerding and John Buehlhorn, offer us alternatives and the group agrees that instead of doing the Mickelson 18 miles from Dumont to Mystic (the same trail we did yesterday but downhill) we go directly to Mount Rushmore and see if the weather dries out.

Mount Rushmore is such a familiar American icon, it may be a cliché. But seeing it “in person” makes you rethink what it is all about.

The sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, wrote “Let us place there, carved high, as close to heaven as we can, the words of our leaders, their faces, to show posterity what manner of men they were. Then breathe a prayer that these records will endure until the wind and the rain alone shall wear them away.”

Borglum also wrote, “The purpose of the memorial is to communicate

the founding, expansion, preservation, and unification of the United States with colossal statues of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.”

The National Park Service offers this about Mount Rushmore National Monument: “Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota, tell

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum wrote of Mount Rushmore, “The purpose of the memorial is to communicate the founding, expansion, preservation, and unification of the United States with colossal statues of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.” © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

the story of the birth, growth, development and preservation of this country. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of America today, Mount Rushmore brings visitors face to face with the rich heritage we all share.”

The NPS posits that Borglum “selected these four presidents because from his perspective, they represented the most important events in the history of the United States. Would another

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artist at that time, or perhaps a modern artist choose differently? As you read more about Borglum’s choices, think about what you might have done if the decision was up to you.”

I stumble upon a 15-minute Ranger talk in the Sculptor’s Studio about Gutzon Borglum, the carving process and the lives of the workers - how they dynamited away 90 percent of the

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stone, leaving just 3 to 6 inches of material to chisel off by hand, how they hang a weight to where the nose should be and create the facial features from that reference point.

The Ranger stands in front of a model of how a completed Mount Rushmore was envisioned by Borglum. Who knew there was more? I’ve always taken for granted that what we see was all that was meant to be. The model shows that it would have had their jackets down to their waist and hands.

To see the scale of the sculpture, it is hard to contemplate the challenge of blasting away all that rock and carving that stone. But we learn that getting this project underway was a challenge unto itself.

South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of noted figures into the mountains of the Black Hills of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the region. But once sculptor Gutzon Borglum was selected, the organizers had to get permission from the federal government and the state to do the carving. Senator Peter Norbeck (the man who created the Needles Highway through Custer State Park) and Congressman William Williamson were instrumental in getting the legislation passed to allow the carving. The bill requesting permission to use federal land for the memorial easily passed through Congress. But a bill sent to the South Dakota Legislature faced more opposition. Apparently, the idea of

tourists trapsing through their wilderness (traffic!) did not have universal appeal.

Robinson’s initial idea was to feature heroes of the American West, such as Lewis and Clark, Oglala Lakota chief Red cloud and Buffalo Bill Cody. But Borglum wanted the sculpture to have broader appeal, so chose the four presidents, who would each symbolize an important aspect of American history. (That might be why Robinson was not chosen for the 12-member commission to oversee the project.)

Early in the project, money was hard to find, despite Borglum’s assurances that Eastern businessmen would gladly make large donations. He also promised South Dakotans that they would not be responsible for payingfor any of the mountain carving. Borglum got Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon on board, but only asked for half of the funding he needed, believing he would be able to match federal funding ($250,000) dollar for dollar with private donations.

Borglum worked on the project from 1927, the presidents’ faces were carved from 1933-1939, with his son, Lincoln. Meanwhile, in 1929, the stock market crashed; in 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt placed Mount Rushmore under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service.

In March, 1941, as a final dedication was being planned, Gutzon Borglum died. This fact, along with America’s impending involvement in World War II, led to the end of further carving on the mountain. With the money – and enthusiasm –running out, Congress refused to allocate any more funding. On October 31, 1941, the last day of work, Mount Rushmore National Memorial was declared a completed project.

The Ranger explained that the death of the artist raised an ethical issue for anyone who would take over the work. “The

country had moved on. They were not as interested in presidents as they were in the 1930s; when Mount Rushmore was a shrine to democracy. And what if the new artist made a mistake?”

I can see now how Mount Rushmore was a cautionary tale for the Crazy Horse Memorial (which we had visited just two days before) and why sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, who worked on Mount Rushmore before being tasked to do Crazy Horse, refused any federal funding. He instead created a foundation and funded the project with private donations and admissions. As a result, some 70 years after Ziolkowski began his work – in contrast to Mount Rushmore - his grandchildren are continuing to carve the memorial and realize his full vision.

I walk the Presidential Trail (just 0.6 miles long, 422 stairs, weather permitting) to get up close and personal with the mountain sculpture and perhaps glimpse some of the area wildlife.

Some 3 million visitors come to Mount Rushmore each year.

Among the activities offered: the Junior Ranger program (booklets are available at the information desks for ages three to four, five to twelve and 13 and up), and the Carvers’ Café, Ice Cream Shop and Gift Shop.

Also: Lakota, Nakota and Dakota Heritage Village (10 - 30 minutes, free): Explore the history of the Black Hills and the American Indian tribes who have populated this land for thousands of years. Located next to the Borglum View Terrace for 2019, this area highlights the customs and traditions of local American Indian communities. Open 10:30 am to 3 pm, early June through mid-August, weather permitting.

Youth Exploration Area (10 - 30 minutes, free): Explore the natural, cultural and historical aspects of Mount Rushmore

Park Service Ranger gives a talk about how Mount

came to be, and what sculptor Gutzon Borglum originally intended © Karen Our Wilderness Voyageurs “Badlands & Mickelson Trail” bike tour finishes where it started, in Rapid City, South Dakota (c) Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com.

Tourists from all over the world flock to Mount Rushmore, an enduring national symbol © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

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with interactive programs. Located at the Borglum View Terrace for 2019. Open early June through early August.

Self-Guided Tour (30 - 120 minutes; rental fee): Rent an audio tour wanr or multimedia device to hear the story of Mount Rushmore through music, narration, interviews, historic recordings and sound effects while walking a scenic route around the park. Available at the Audio Tour Building across from the Information Center (rentals available inside the Information Center during the winter months). The tour and accompanying brochure are available in English, French, German, Lakota, and Spanish.

(During our visit, the Visitor Center and amphitheater where programs are presented are closed for construction.)

It had been gray and drizzly when we first arrived making the monument look dull, but as we leave, blue sky breaks through and for the first time, I realize that George Washington has a jacket.

(Just recently, the last living Mount Rushmore construction worker, Donald ‘Nick” Clifford, who worked on the monument from 1938-40, passed away at the age of 98.)

(Mount Rushmore, 13000 Highway 244, Keystone, SD 57751, 605-574-2523, www. nps.gov/moru/index.htm)

Even thought the weather has cleared up just as we are leaving Mount Rushmore, because it is a getaway travel day, the group decides not to bike (the trail James suggests is impractical because it requires the guides to take off the roof racks in order to fit through the tunnel). We decide instead, to go straight to Rapid City, our departure point, for lunch before we all go our separate ways.

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Our last lunch together, is at Tally’s Silver Spoon (best Reuben sandwich outside of NYC!) – just across the street from the historic Alex Johnson Hotel, where I began my South Dakota odyssey in Rapid City a week ago.

What I love best about Wilderness Voyageurs’ “Badlands and Mickelson Trail” bike tour are the varied experiences: Badlands – fossils – Circle View Guest Ranch – Black Hills - Crazy Horse – Custer State Park – stone spires – wildlife – buffalo - Blue Bell Lodge – Mount Rushmore – biking the 109-mile long Mickelson rail trail – and the camaraderie of fellow cyclists.

Guided bike trips are not cheap, but what I look for is value for money – my test is whether I could reproduce the trip for less out-of-pocket, to make up for the decided increase in convenience of having the itinerary already plotted out. I found Wilderness Voyageurs excellent value – in the services provided, wonderful accommodations (especially the guest ranch and the lodge), dining, creating an itinerary that was idyllic, entrances to attractions (Badlands National Park, Crazy Horse Memorial, Mount Rushmore), and also considerate, superb guides, a relaxed, unpressured atmosphere (“You’re on vacation!”). The destination, South Dakota, is quite sensational and unexpectedly varied – spectacular scenery, nature and wildlife, fossils (!), culture and history – a microcosm of North America, really. Indeed, it is an ideal destination for international visitors to plunge into the American frontier west mythology of the past, but more interestingly, to see the American West as it is today. And frankly, even if I rented a bike and paid

for shuttle services, I couldn’t have duplicated the itinerary, or the camaraderie, or the expertise and care.

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Women’s History Month and writer Shirley Jackson

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

Any high school student or college student who has had to read Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” probably remembers that short story well. Its characters and its plot have a way of standing out in one’s mind. Did you know, however, that it took Shirley Jackson just one afternoon to write that short story?

Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco, Calif., on December 14, 1916, and spent her childhood in nearby Burlingame where she began writing poetry and short stories as a young teenager.

Her family moved east when she was 17 and Shirley Jackson attended the University of Rochester. After a year, in 1936, she withdrew and spent a year at home practicing writing, producing a minimum of a thousand words a day.

She entered Syracuse University in 1937, where she published her first story, “Janice,” and was soon appointed the fiction editor of the campus humor magazine. After winning a poetry contest at

Syracuse she met her future husband, the young aspiring literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman. Together they founded a literary magazine called “Spectre” with Hyman as the editor.

Shirley Jackson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and Stanley graduated the same year, in 1940. They moved to Greenwich Village where Shirley wrote every day while they both worked at odd jobs.

She began having her stories published in “The New Republic” and “The New Yorker” and the first of their children was born. Altogether she and Edgar had four children, daughters Sarah and Joanne, and sons Laurence and Barry.

In 1944 Shirley Jackson’s story “Come Dance With Me in Ireland” was chosen for “Best American Short Stories.”

In 1945, Stanley Hyman was offered a teaching position at Bennington College in Vermont, and they moved into an old house in North Bennington where Shirley wrote while raising children and running a household. (shirleyjackson.org)

Her first novel, “The Road Through

The Wall,” was published in 1948. That same year “The New Yorker” published Jackson’s story, “The Lottery,” which generated the largest volume of mail ever received by the magazine commenting on the story. Some readers weren’t sure if “The Lottery” was fiction or non-fiction. It is fiction and it’s possibly the most wellknown short story of the 20th Century.

In 1949, the Hyman family moved to Westport, Ct., so Hyman could commute to his new job on “The New Yorker” staff, and Shirley’s second book, “The Lottery, or The Adventures of James Harris,” which is a collection of short stories, was published.

Their house was often filled with visiting poets, artists, composers and writers, and National Book Award-winning author Ralph Ellison spent months living with the Hyman family while he finished writing “Invisible Man.”

In 1951 Jackson’s succession of Gothic novels began with the publication of “Hangsaman” and “The Summer People” was chosen for “Best American Short Stories.” That year the Hymans moved

back to North Bennington where they would remain for the rest of their lives.

In 1952, “The Lottery” had its first of several adaptations for TV. Jackson continued to write short stories for popular magazines and in 1953 “Life Among The Savages,” the first of two humorous family chronicles, was published. “The Lottery” was adapted for stage.

In the next few years Shirley Jackson published “The Bird’s Nest” and “Witchcraft of Salem Village” which was a non-fiction juvenile volume.

“One Ordinary Day With Peanuts” was chosen in 1956 for “Best American Short Stories” and also that year, the film version of “The Bird’s Nest,” “Lizzie,” was released. During the late 1950s Jackson published “Raising Demons,” the second family chronicle, “The Sundial,” and the one-act play “The Bad Children.”

Shirley Jackson’s best-known novel, “The Haunting of Hill House,” came out in 1959. Many people regard it as the

Hike up the short Presidential Trail for a wonderful view of Mount Rushmore © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

Politicians Have Not Stolen Social Security Money

BY TOM MARGENAU

I give lots of talks about Social Security. I’ve given thousands of them over the past 45 years. And at almost every one of those presentations, inevitably, somebody in the crowd will get up and make a statement that begins with these words: “I’ll tell you what’s wrong with Social Security!” And then they will go off on some rant, spouting lies or half-truths. Lots of times, it’s something they’ve been telling themselves for years. Or more recently, it’s some garbage they picked up on the internet.

I don’t mind the bombastic behavior because once I get a chance to respond, it gives me the opportunity to set the record straight. I can tell that many in the audience follow what I am saying and agree with me. But I almost never convince the guy who is on his soapbox. His misplaced beliefs are just too firmly rooted in his psyche. And I even sort of understand that. For example, if you’ve spent your whole life being absolutely convinced that the Earth is flat, and then someone shows you proof that the world is round, it might take a while before that knowledge sinks into your brain.

There are countless examples of these “what’s wrong with Social Security” rants. But today, I only have space to cover one of them. And it is, by far, the most common rant of all. It goes like this: “I’ll tell you what’s wrong with Social Security. If politicians had kept their cotton-picking hands off the Social Security trust funds, we wouldn’t have any problems today!” The implication is that presidents, or members of Congress, have stolen Social Security money and used it for other purposes. Many will go a bit further and say, “It all started with LBJ. He took Social Security money and put it in the general funds of the government!”

Here are the facts. And let’s start with President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Back in the 1960s, his administration was running up huge deficits because of all the spending on the Vietnam War. But LBJ came up with a clever way to mask that deficit spending. He saw that the government kept a completely separate set of books for the Social Security trust funds. And those funds were running big surpluses. So Johnson, wily and crafty politician that he was, decided to combine the two sets of books.

On the one hand, you could say his reasoning made sense. I’m sure he told his staff something like this: “It’s all government money. So we should simply add up all government money together.” On the other hand, he was obviously doing this for one reason only: to use Social Security surpluses to hide his growing Vietnam War deficits.

BUT HERE IS THE IMPORTANT POINT EVERYONE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND. All of this budgetary mischief was just bookkeeping tomfoolery. John-

son didn’t take one nickel out of the Social Security trust funds. He merely combined the Social Security books with the general government books on paper.

In fact, it’s a practice that continues to this day. In effect, the government keeps two sets of books. One set combines the Social Security funds with the general funds. When politicians want to demonstrate to people that they have the overall budget under control, they pull out the “unified” budget books. If other politicians want to scare you with gloom and doom stories of fiscal recklessness (usually to push their agenda of drastic cuts to federal spending), they would show you the “operational” budget that did not include Social Security surpluses.

But again -- and I can’t stress this enough -- this is just bookkeeping shenanigans. Social Security resources were never touched.

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And those “resources” lead me to the other part of the “politicians stole Social Security money” debate.

To understand that story, you have to understand how Social Security is financed. Every single day, about $2 billion in Social Security tax receipts flows into the Treasury Department in Washington. That is two BILLION dollars! And that is EVERY DAY!

So what happens to that money? It certainly isn’t buried in a “lockbox!” (Remember those silly promises from several presidential campaigns ago?) It would be absolutely ludicrous to take $2 billion out of the nation’s economy every single day and lock that money away. It would be the federal equivalent of someone burying his or her life savings under a mattress.

Also, the money itself does not go directly into the Social Security trust funds. Again, it makes absolutely no fiscal sense to deposit billions of dollars of cash into the federal equivalent of a Social Security piggy bank.

Instead, just like monies in any trust fund in the country, Social Security tax receipts are invested. But unlike all other public and private trust funds, Social Security money does not end up in the stock market or other private markets. Why not? It’s a matter of scale. Whereas other trust funds might have a few million or even a few billion dollars in assets, the Social Security trust funds hold trillions of dollars. In fact, Social Security makes up about one fourth of the entire federal budget -- and you simply do not take 25% of our country’s federal budget and dump it onto Wall Street. Can you imagine the effect that would have on the private markets? The federal government, via the Social Security trust funds, would be the major stockholder of Apple, Amazon, Chase Bank, Philip Morris, ExxonMobil and others. I can’t even imagine all of the conflicts of interests associated with those deals.

So instead, every nickel of Social Security money is invested in U.S. Treasury

notes. It’s surely an awkward marriage, but a marriage it is nonetheless. It’s like the federal government is lending money to itself! But the system has worked that way for about 80 years now. The Social Security trust funds currently hold about $2.8 trillion in government securities. If you want to see a listing of the trust fund holdings, just go to the Social Security website, select “Menu,” and click on “Actuarial Resources.” On the Social Security Actuary homepage, click on “Trust Funds” and then on “Investment transactions” and “Investment holdings.”

So, the Social Security trust funds do not hold cash. They hold Treasury notes. If you have some treasury notes in your

portfolio, what is the government doing with your money? It is spending it. Do you think the government has stolen your money? Of course not. You think of it as an investment. The same holds true for the Social Security trust funds, just on a much larger scale. Politicians haven’t stolen a dime of Social Security money. It’s all invested. And just as your treasury bonds pay you interest, the Social Security trust funds are credited with interest on an annual basis -- about $80 billion per year in recent years.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. .

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New-York Historical Society Leaps into Election Year with Exhibitions Showcasing

NEW YORK, NY – As election year 2020 begins, the New-York Historical Society launches a series of special exhibitions that address the cornerstones of citizenship and American democracy. Starting on Presidents’ Day Weekend, visitors to Meet the Presidents will discover how the role of the president has evolved since George Washington with a re-creation of the White House Oval Office and a new gallery devoted to the powers of the presidency. Opening on the eve of Women’s History Month, Women March marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment with an immersive celebration of 200 years of women’s political and social activism. Colonists, Citizens, Constitutions: Creating the American Republic explores the important roles state constitutions have played in the history of our country, while The People Count: The Census in the Making of America documents the critical role played by the U.S. Census in the 19th century—just in time for the 2020 Census.

To encourage first-time voters to learn about our nation’s history and civic as they get ready to vote in the presidential election, NewYork Historical Society is offering free admission to these exhibitions to college students with ID through 2020, an initiative supported, in part, by The History Channel. This special program allows college students to access NewYork Historical’s roster of upcoming exhibitions that explore the pillars of American democracy as they prepare to vote, most of them for the first time.

“The year 2020 is a momentous time for both the past and future of American politics, as the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, coincides with both a presidential election and a census year,” said Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of New-York Historical. “This suite of complementary exhibitions showcases the ideas and infrastructure behind our American institutions that establish and protect our fundamental rights to make our voices heard and opinions count. We hope that all visitors will come away with a wider understanding of the important role each citizen plays in our democracy.”

Meet the Presidents (February 14 – ongoing)

A special permanent gallery on NewYork Historical’s fourth floor features a detailed re-creation of the White House Oval Office, where presidents

Pillars of

have exercised their powers, duties, and responsibilities since 1909. Visitors to New-York Historical can explore the Oval Office, hear audio recordings of presidential musings, and even sit behind a version of the President’s Resolute Desk for a photo op.

The Suzanne Peck and Brian Friedman Meet the Presidents  Gallery traces, through artwork and objects, the evolution of the presidency and executive branch and how presidents have interpreted and fulfilled their leadership role. Highlights include the actual Bible used during George Washington’s inauguration in 1789 and a student scrapbook from 1962 chronicling JFK’s leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Meet the Presidents is curated by Marci Reaven, vice president of history exhibits, and Lily Wong, assistant curator

Women March (February 28 – August 30)

For as long as there has been a United States, women have organized to shape the nation’s politics and secure their rights as citizens. Their collective action has taken many forms, from abolitionist petitions to industry-wide garment strikes to massive marches for an Equal Rights Amendment. Women March celebrates the centennial of the 19th Amendment—which granted women the right to vote in 1920—as it explores the efforts of a diverse array of women to expand American democracy in the centuries before and after the suffrage victory. Women March is curated by Valerie Paley, the director of the Center for Women’s History and New-York Historical senior vice president and chief historian, with the Center for Women’s History curatorial

American Democracy

team. The immersive exhibition features imagery and video footage of women’s collective action over time, drawing visitors into a visceral engagement with the struggles that have endured into the 21st century.

The exhibition begins with the many ways women asserted political influence long before they even demanded the vote. Objects and images demonstrate how they risked criticism for speaking against slavery, signed petitions against Indian Removal, raised millions to support the Civil War, and protested reduced wages and longer days. A riveting recreation of an 1866 speech by African American suffragist and activist Frances Harper demonstrates the powerful debates at women’s rights conventions. Absence of the vote hardly prevented women from running for political office: one engaging item on display is a campaign ribbon for Belva Lockwood, the first woman to argue before the Supreme Court, who won around 4,000 votes in her own presidential bid.

Multiple perspectives on the vote, including African American and

working-class activism, are explored, upending popular assumptions that suffragists were a homogenous group. The 19th Amendment is hailed as a crucial step forward, but recognized as an incomplete victory. One photograph shows an African American women’s voter group in Georgia circa 1920, formed despite wide disenfranchisement, and another shows women of the League of Women Voters who sought to make suffragists’ goals real with legislation that addressed issues such as public health and child welfare. A digital interactive monitor invites visitors to explore the nuances of voting laws concerning women across the entire United States.

Colonists, Citizens, Constitutions  (February 28 – May 31)

America has been singular among nations in fostering a vibrant culture of engagement with constitutional matters and the fundamental principles of government. Featuring

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more than 40 books and documents from the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation’s collection,  Colonists, Citizens, Constitutions: Creating the American Republic illuminates America’s continuing debates on the role and limits of government and the fundamental rights of all citizens. From the early days of the American Revolution, to the American Civil War, to the eve of World War I, the rare and early printings of state and federal constitutions trace defining moments in American history and are testaments to our nation’s continuing experiment in self-government and the relentless quest for improvement.

Among the highlights on view is a rare example of the original Dunlap and Claypoole 1787 printing of the U.S. Constitution—one of few surviving copies. Manuscripts, such as the first known description of the Great Seal of America from 1782 and a certified 1802 handwritten copy of the 12th Amendment that altered the system for electing the president and vice president are also on view. The Choctaw Nation Constitution of 1838, written by members of the tribe forcibly relocated from Mississippi to Oklahoma, combines American constitutional forms with traditional practices in an effort to preserve self-government and prevent further violations of their fundamental rights. The Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) sanctioned slavery and led the United States to

initially decline Texas’ requests for annexation; the inclusion of slavery in the Missouri Constitution of 1820 also led to a bitter fight in Congress to deny Missouri admission to the union. The progressive Louisiana Constitution of 1868 of the Civil War Reconstruction period prohibited segregation of schools by race. Kansas was the first of more than 30 states to prohibit alcohol with the Kansas State Prohibition Amendment of 1880, eventually leading to national Prohibition through the 18th Amendment in 1919. The Wyoming Constitution of 1889 declared that “male and female citizens” could exercise all rights equally, including the right “to vote and hold office”—three decades before federal ratification of the 19th Amendment. The bilingual New Mexico Constitution of 1910—Constitution of the State of New Mexico/Constitucion del Estado de Nuevo Mexico—guaranteed that all laws, including the constitution, would be published in both English and Spanish for at least 20 years.

This exhibition is the first public viewing of these selected historical documents together, and after its run at New-York Historical, it travels to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia (June 12 – July 5, 2020

The People Count: The Census in the Making of America (March 13 – June 7)

What does it mean to be counted? As the 2020 Census kicks off, The People Count: The Census in the Making of America from the David M. Rubenstein

Americana Collection provides an in-depth look at the origins and story of the U. S. Census from 1790 through the 1800s, using 30 books and manuscripts that reveal the critical role the Census played in the development of the country. America became the first country to count its inhabitants for reasons of governing, as it dictates the number of House of Representatives seats that each state gets. In the 19th century as the country grew, so did the stakes of the census process, which further drove our nation west—and to war with itself.

The People Count pays particular attention to the problem of the ThreeFifths Compromise, the censusrelated clause in the Constitution that regarded slaves equal to 60% of freepersons. Unable to vote, enslaved people unwittingly added to the political representation of slaveholders. Displayed in the exhibition is the 1860 census, which counted 3.95 million slaves, an eighth of all Americans, and uncovered that in 10 years the North had gained 41% more people while the South grew by only 27%. On view are printings of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Ninth Census—Volume I, The Statistics of the Population of the United States, the 1870 census, when there was no longer slaves to be counted for the first time in nine censuses.

Programming

Historians and scholars engage in a slate of related conversations, lectures, and intimate salons throughout the

winter and spring. Black women and the 19th Amendment (March 12), older women in American history (March 19), and the life of Harriet Tubman (April 14) are among the topics explored during Women March. Programs that focus on the spirit of the law and the separation of powers (April 30), foreign influence in the 2020 election (May 2), and the presidents vs. the press (May 21) illuminate the presidency and the importance of the Oval Office. Scholars discuss power, politics, and madness (February 22) and the enduring constitutional vision of the Warren Court (April 25), among other programs focused on civics.

Family programs that take place on select weekends throughout the exhibitions’ run bring history to life for young visitors. One of the highlights is International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8, when families can make crafts and meet historical interpreters portraying famous and little known leaders of the women’s rights movement.

The New-York Historical Society is located at 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street), New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400,  nyhistory. org

Herman Hollerith’s Punched Card Tabulator. Scientific American, vol. 63., no. 9. New York, 1890. Courtesy of David M. Rubenstein

Women activists with signs for registration, 1956. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection. © Cox Studio

Choctaw Nation Constitution of 1838 / The Constitution and Laws of the Choctaw Nation Park Hill, Cherokee Nation: John Candy, 1840. Photo credit: Ardon Bar-Hama

Rembrandt Peale.  George Washington (1732–1799), 1853. Oil on canvas. New-York Historical Society, Bequest of Caroline Phelps Stokes

Women’s History Month and writer Shirley Jackson

“quintessential haunted house tale.” That novel has twice been adapted for feature films.

In 1961 Jackson received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for “Louisa, Please,” one of the few such awards she ever received during her lifetime. The following year her novel “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” was included in the year’s “Ten Best Novels” by Time Magazine.

In 1963, director Robert Wise released “The Haunting,” the first film adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel, to excellent reviews. Jackson was invited to join the teaching staff at the famous Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, which is east of Middlebury, Vt., and she reviewed children’s books for the “New York Herald Tribune.”

In 1965 Jackson was awarded the Arents Pioneer Medal for Outstanding Achievement from Syracuse University. On August 8, 1965, Shirley Jackson died unexpectedly of heart failure. She was 48 years old.

The following year, Stanley Edgar Hyman published the anthology, “The Magic of Shirley Jackson,” plus a collection of her short stories and three previously-published novels.

The plot of “The Lottery”:

“The Lottery” takes place on June 27, on a beautiful summer day, in a small New England village where all the residents are gathering for their traditional annual lottery. Though the event first appears festive, it soon becomes clear that no one wants to win the lottery. Tessie Hutchinson seems unconcerned about the tradition until her family draws the dreaded mark. I won’t reveal the ending of the short story.

Shirley Jackson was recognized for her use of contrasts in the unfolding of the story. As “The Lottery” progresses, Jackson gives clues to indicate that something is not right. Readers have certain expectations but the story has many twists and turns. Usually winning a lot-

tery is a good thing but not in this case.

As Joyce Carol Oates has written, there is a certain slow-gathering momentum in “The Lottery.” Even though the story is short and to the point with about 3,700 words, it’s a page turner - we want to know what happens next.

About “The Haunting of Hill House”: The author decided to write “a ghost story” after reading about a group of nineteenth century “psychic researchers” who studied a house and reported their supposedly scientific findings to the Society for Psychic Research.

What Jackson discovered is their “dry reports was not the story of a haunted house, it was the story of several earnest, I believe misguided, certainly determined people, with their differing motivations and background.” Excited by the prospect of creating her own haunted house and the characters to explore it, she started researching.

Shirley Jackson later claimed to have found a picture of a California house she believed was suitably haunted-looking in a magazine. She asked her mother, who lived in California, to help find information about the house.

According to Jackson, her mother identified the house as one the author’s great-great-grandfather had built. He was an architect who had designed some of San Francisco’s oldest buildings.

Jackson also read many different volumes of traditional ghost stories while preparing to write her own. “No one can get into a novel about a haunted house without hitting the subject of reality headon; either I have to believe in ghosts, which I do, or I have to write another kind of novel altogether.” (Paula Guran)

Jackson sketched floor plans of downstairs and upstairs of Hill House and a rendering of the exterior.

Shirley Jackson’s legacy: In 2007, the Shirley Jackson Awards were established with the permission of Jackson’s estate. They are in recognition of her legacy in writing, and are awarded for outstanding achievement in the literature of psycho-

logical suspense, horror and the dark fantastic.

The experts say that Shirley Jackson wrote in two different styles. She could write about ordinary domestic life with humor and she could easily write a horror story in the Gothic style. As a master of the psychological horror genre, Jackson influenced Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Joanne Harris and other writers.

In 2014, Susan Scarf Merrell published a thriller called, “Shirley: A Novel,” about Jackson, her husband, a fictional couple who move in with them and a missing girl. The story goes: “When a young graduate student and his pregnant wife - Fred and Rose Nemser - move into Shirley and Stanley’s home in the fall of 1964, they quickly fall under the magnetic spell of their brilliant and unconventional hosts.” It goes on.

Susan Scarf Merrell is the director of the Southampton Writers Conference and an assistant professor in the MFA program in Creative Writing & Literature at SUNY Stony Brook.

Since at least 2015, Jackson’s adopted home of North Bennington has honored the famous author’s legacy by celebrating Shirley Jackson Day on June 27, the day the fictional story “The Lottery” took place.

Jackson was busy as a housewife in the 1950s even when she was busiest writing stories. She drove her four children to and from school and did chores around the house then wrote her stories on her Royal typewriter.

About writing and raising children, Shirley Jackson wrote: “All the time that I am making beds and doing dishes and driving to town for dancing shoes, I am telling myself stories.”

Shirley Jackson’s son, Laurence Jackson Hyman, was a writer, editor, publisher and jazz musician in his early 20s when his mother passed away. He has said that his mother’s mastery as a writer is now widely accepted. “She kept her words to a minimum,” he noted, trying to explain the unusual power of

her writing. “She never uses an adjective and or an adverb unless she needs to. Yet always you have this feeling: that at any moment, something terrible might happen.” (theguardian.com)

People often ask him how she could both write a story as dark as “The Lottery” and the lighter magazine pieces she produced to support her family. “But I don’t find that strange at all,” Laurence said. “The answer is abundantly simple. That’s what fiction is.

“She was a writer, and a good one can use a variety of styles … My mother wrote about seemingly placid situations in which everything appears to be in place, and everybody is happy; the sky is blue and the birds are singing. But underneath … well, there is always this tremendous tension.”

In Sonoma, Calif., in 1978, there was a weeklong celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history and society organized by the local school district. Presentations were given at dozens of schools, hundreds of students participated in a “Real Woman” essay contest and a parade was held in downtown Santa Rosa. Women’s History Month in the U.S. grew out of this special event.

A few years later, the idea had caught on within communities, school districts and organizations across the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week.

In 1981, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution establishing a national celebration. Six years later, the National Women’s History Project successfully petitioned Congress to expand the event to the entire month of March.

In addition to writer Shirley Jackson, I can think of lots of other women who should be recognized during Women’s History Month for their many contributions to society.

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BY LINDSEY NOVAK

Most people think they are good communicators. But if you ask them if they think most (SET ITAL)other(END ITAL) people are good communicators, they respond, “No, most people are not good communicators.” So says Scott Warrick, labor and employment attorney, human resource professional and author of “Solve Employee Problems Before They Start: Resolving Conflict in the Real World.” This seems to be the way most people think: They hold an attitude of “I do everything better than everyone else.”

Warrick wrote the book after 15 years in the human resources field and 25 years in employment law. As both an employment lawyer and human resources professional, he is called into companies to coach and resolve employee conflicts, ranging from poor interpersonal skills, bad attitudes, negative communication styles, belligerent personalities, control and mistrust issues, and poor management abilities.

high level of emotional intelligence and the ability to control the ego and emotions does Warrick proceed to “Verbal ‘Jeet’ Skills.” He named the process after the Chinese word “Jeet,” which translates to “the way.” A skill set known as “EPR” helps guide human resources professionals in how to employ “empathic listening” (understanding the employee’s perspective), “parroting” (to ensure an understanding of what was said) and “rewards” (validating the employee’s opinion before sharing his thoughts for resolution). Validation is required to show that everyone’s opinion should be respected even though, in the end, the company may not agree with the employee.

likely to experience accidents, physical assault, combat, disaster, or to witness death or injury.” Further statistics show approximately “7 or 8 out of every 100 people (or 7-8% of the population) will have PTSD at some point in their lives. About 8 million adults have PTSD during a given year. This is only a small portion of those who have gone through a trauma. About 10 of every 100 women (or 10%) develop PTSD sometime in their lives compared with about 4 of every 100 men (or 4%).”

When an employee shows continual anger, Warrick refers the person to a psychiatrist who will determine if a brain scan is in order.

If the person continues to display anger or anxiety and cannot be retained by the company, Warrick’s goal is still to help. According the National Center for post-traumatic stress disorder, “about 6 of every 10 men (or 60%) and 5 of every 10 women (or 50%) experience at least one trauma in their lives. Women are more likely to experience sexual assault and child sexual abuse. Men are more

Email career and life coach: Lindsey@LindseyNovak.com with your workplace problems and issues. Ms. Novak responds to all emails. For more information, visit www.lindseynovak.com and for past columns, see www.creators. com/read/At-Work-Lindsey-Novak.

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As a coach, he is responsible for speaking the truth to troubled or problem employees while maintaining respect for the person who may be difficult or disrespectful. Sometimes, the truth hits hard, especially for employees with a low emotional intelligence level, but Warrick has developed a procedure to put the employee at ease and open his or her eyes to the problem as the company sees it. He is also faced with the assignment of advising the company when an employee is not capable of adapting to appropriate behavior.

Warrick first interviews the problematic employee using a coaching and problem-resolution system by creating shortcuts to known systems that seemed overwhelming to those administering them. A coaching session begins with the simple sentence, “I understand there’s a problem.” He asks the employee to describe the situation in his or her own words. While listening to the person’s response (sometimes a couple of times so the person is able to fully explain the issue), he assesses the person’s emotional intelligence level. A high level of emotional intelligence means the person is able to control his or her ego and emotions, which means they will not verbally attack or retreat by withdrawing and holding back. When an employee behaves at the emotional level of a child, Warrick uses role-playing to help the person see another perspective.

Only if the employee displays a

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Will Past Money Mistakes Hurt the Future?

Dear Mary: My husband and I are looking to buy our first home, and I’m a little nervous about applying for a mortgage. During my single days, I got myself into a heap of trouble with credit card debt and filed for bankruptcy. Since then, I’ve been extremely careful about spending and saving, but I’m still worried about what my past recklessness has done to my credit. Even worse, I haven’t been able to bring myself to tell my budget-conscious husband about it. What can I do to make sure this doesn’t ruin our chances of getting a home? -- Donna

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Dear Mary: Our beloved dog, Bella, is getting older, and we’re concerned about safeguarding her health. She recently had surgery that cost us $3,000. While the vet assures us she’s fine now, we want to make sure we don’t get hit with another huge bill. Of course, we’ll do everything we can to keep Bella healthy, but we simply can’t afford thousands of dollars worth of medical expenses. What can we do? -- Pat Dear Pat: Plan ahead by stashing

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money into a “Bella account.” Call to learn your vet’s policies regarding emergency services like hours, fees and discounts for cash payments. Find out what constitutes a true emergency and what can wait until the office opens.

Look into alternatives such as the humane society or university vet clinics that offer thriftier alternatives for shots and routine care. For Bella’s wellness checks, keep an eye out for reduced-veterinary-service clinics sponsored by government agencies or pet stores. Should Bella face another serious situation, I hope you will have time to get a second opinion. You might want to look into pet health insurance. Just keep in mind that most pet health insurance policies exclude preexisting conditions. And they have high deductibles and copays, too. If I were you, I would ask my veterinarian which pet health insurance company he

or she uses for his or her personal pets. That should tell you a lot! I wish you many more wonderful years with Bella!

Dear Mary: For the past two years, I’ve watched the steady decline in value of one specific stock I own. My father has been hounding me to sell it so I can claim it as a loss on my tax returns, but I’m not sure how that works. And isn’t it wiser just to ride it out until the company improves its financial situation instead of dumping everything? I hate to sell it and then see the value go up shortly afterwards. Who’s right here? -- Blake

Dear Blake: You are both right. If you sell the stock at a loss, your losses are tax-deductible when you itemize. But if you don’t need the money right now and you believe in the future of the company, you might want to hang on. The stock could rebound. In the meantime,

even though it looks like you have lost a lot, the truth is you haven’t really lost anything until you actually sell the stock. Still, as you are learning, investing in the stock market is not for the faint of heart. Making sure you only invest money you can afford to lose will help to make the crazy ups and downs of the market a more enjoyable ride.

Would you like more information? Go to EverydayCheapskate. com for links and resources for recommended products and services in this column. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “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 lifestyle blog, and the author of the book “Debt-Proof Living.”

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Go Green with Kelly & Colleen: Simple Tips for Family and Environmental Health

our food systems. The study recommended a largely plant-based diet, with small occasional allowances for meat, dairy, and sugar. The scientists who participated in the study weighed the side-effects of food production, including greenhouse gas emissions, water and crop use, nitrogen and phosphorous from fertilizers, and potential decreases of biodiversity in areas converted to farmland. The report concluded that in order to reduce greenhouse gases while also reserving enough land to feed the world’s growing population, meat and sugar consumption around the world should drop by fifty percent. Furthermore, antibiotics used in factory farming to keep livestock disease-free become part of the food supply and are a leading contributing factor to antibiotic resistance in humans.

Eat Less Red Meat

The exact impact that red meat consumption has on the environment is widely disputed. The 2014 Netflix documentary “Cowspiracy” boldly claimed that animal agriculture is the primary source of environmental destruction, contributing to global warming, water overuse, deforestation, species extinction, and ocean dead zones. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on the other hand, maintains that the burning of fossil fuels is the leading human activity that produces carbon emissions and contributes to global warming and climate change. According to the EPA, agriculture as a whole accounts for 9% of global greenhouse gas emissions, while the raising of livestock specifically accounts for 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The truth is likely somewhere in the middle, but, undoubtedly, reducing one’s dependence on animal food products, specifically red meat and dairy, can only assist in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change.

Almost 30% of Earth’s ice-free land is used to raise livestock, which largely contributes to deforestation and the destruction of other species’ natural habitats. According to the Yale School of Forestry, meat production is the largest driver of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, with extreme biodiversity loss as land is cleared for livestock. More than any other protein source, including pork and poultry, beef is harmful to the environment because raising livestock requires more land than raising pigs or chickens. Put another way, the greenhouse gas production of a serving of chicken or pork is 20% that of a serving of beef. Additionally, cows produce an enormous amount of methane (cow burps), which actually do cause almost 10% of greenhouse gas emissions. Some environmental scien-

tists suggest that feeding cows even a small amount of seaweed could vastly decrease the methane that they produce, but treating all of the cows on the globe would require a seaweed farm the size of Manhattan!

When it comes to red meat, eating steak is, environmentally speaking, worse than eating ground beef. The Western appetite for prime cuts of beef is what drives the proliferation of livestock farms. While ground beef is produced from leftover parts after a cow has been slaughtered for more expensive cuts, or from dairy cows who have outlived their usefulness, cattle raised for steak are raised for that purpose alone, and their numbers are growing.

A total dietary overhaul is not required or necessary to eat sustainably. We are not suggesting that in order to save the planet, we all must adopt a vegan lifestyle or eat genetically-engineered meat substitutes for every meal. (Indeed, products like Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger are no healthier to eat than red meat, with comparable amounts of cholesterol and fat and more sodium.) But being mindful of the food we eat, and how often we eat it, can have a real and lasting impact not only on our own health, but on the health of the planet. The idea is to change social norms to abate the global effect of animal, and specifically livestock, agriculture. Think about how many times per week your own family eats read meat. Could you halve it by introducing weekly or biweekly meatless dinners in your household? Could you give up roast beef for roast turkey, serve sustainably-caught fish rather than beef at your next family get-together, or substitute Portobello mushrooms for steak in your favorite entree salad? Small substitutions over time lead to lifestyle changes that become social norms. A social norm that decreases the public reliance on and, thus, the, market for red meat will positively impact the environment and help prevent a potential global food crisis.

Drink and Eat Less Dairy

If you caught Joaquin Phoenix’s impassioned acceptance speech at the Oscars this year, in which he decried the public’s reliance on dairy milk, you may have wished he had stuck to thanking his collaborators on the movie “Joker.” Or, maybe you thought to yourself, actually, it is odd that humans drink milk that is formulated by nature for the specific nutritional needs of a growing calf. Drinking milk is an example of a social norm, one that we all grew up with thanks to the brilliant advertising campaigns of the American dairy industry. And, certainly, milk, which contains protein, calcium, and Vitamin D, is nutritious. But human reliance on

dairy milk is straining the environment in the same way that our reliance on red meat is. Fortunately, these days, humans have many nutritionally-dense alternatives to dairy milk. Almond milk, flaxseed milk, and oat milk are all plant-based options to the dairy milk we all grew up with and, we speak from experience when we say, they are all delicious. Maybe you can’t imagine yourself giving up cheese, butter or yogurt, which are derived from dairy milk, but could you give up drinking milk? Even substituting a plant-based milk in your coffee for milk or creamer can contribute to a shift in the social norm, which will affect the market for dairy over time and lead to a decrease in the production of environmentally-taxing products.

According to Dr. Mark Hyman’s research, it takes about a gallon of milk to produce a pound of cheese. Choosing less dense cheeses, which require less milk to produce such as ricotta, cottage cheese, and mozzarella, can help reduce your carbon footprint. A better option is selecting organic sheep or goat cheese as these animals are not often factory-farmed and therefore have a lighter environmental impact.

Waste Less

In the United States, a staggering 30% of all food is wasted. Aside from the obvious social injustice embedded in this statement, food waste also has a negative impact on the environment. How many times have you gone to the grocery store and thrown perishable

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food, such as fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, and dairy, into your cart without having a real plan for it? Mindful meal planning can take a lot of the guesswork out of grocery shopping and ensure that the groceries you purchase at the store will be eaten at home. One of many ways to meal plan is to come up with a weekly menu at the beginning of the week. Make a list of the ingredients you will need to make those meals, then go to the store and buy only those ingredients, plus whatever non-perishable pantry items are needed. In creating your weekly menu, you could plan for one chicken dish, one fish dish, one vegetarian or pasta dish, one meat dish, etc. When grocery shopping, keep in mind the Food Creed:

1. Buy it with thought

2. Cook it with care

3. Serve just enough

4. Save what will keep

5. Eat what will spoil

6. Homegrown is best

Aim to buy local, organic, and sustainable foods that use the least amount of energy to produce. Michael Pollan, author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and other books about the intersection of food and culture, has put it this way: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Please reach out to us with your thoughts and comments. We welcome your questions or ideas for future topics. Please email us at: GoGreenwithKellyandColleen@gmail. com. We look forward to greening Garden City together!

Property Owners Assn. meets

Hempstead Town Councilman Tom Muscarella (second left) attended the Garden City Estates Property Owners meeting on February 12, at Statford Avenue School in Garden City. Also attending were Thomas Strysko, Jeff Minett, Tina DiMino and Devyn Moody.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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reason, the Board of Trustees, led by the leadership of EPOA, blocked and delayed plans and renovation. In the end then-Trustee, and current Mayor Teresa Trouvé helped to bring the Center over the finish line.

Opponents’ reasons for their not wanting a new center were: it is not needed, it’s too expensive and no one will use it. WRONG, WRONG AND WRONG!! Garden City had, at the time, probably the worst senior center of any major village on Long Island. This was not how GC, one of the most desirable towns, should be treating its seniors -as second-class citizens.

This despite the fact that seniors pay their fair share of taxes. The final cost was in the vicinity of $2 mil, a pittance of what we spend on our schools, sports, and other services.

As far as the argument that no one will use it -- “only bridge players” -allow me to totally refute that falsehood. According to Recreation Dept records -- and extrapolating for some who visited and failed to sign in: for the four- years 2016-2019, the center was visited by an average of 1,400 persons per month, and, an astounding 65,000 in aggregate. And the majority are NOT playing bridge! Among the frequent and periodic activities are: mah jongg, daily exercises, dance lessons, tai chi, yoga, quilting, knitting, and billiards for men and women.

Then there are visiting lecturers on good health, how to use a cell phone, musical sing-a-longs.

Besides the regular daily users, the Center is used for two POAs’ monthly meetings, American Legion, political clubs, guest speakers and monthly lunches for seniors. On top of all this the center has generated thousands of dollars from weekend rentals for parties and meetings. This will also help defray the cost of the building.

In sum, the rebuilt Senior Center has been, without question, an enormous success. It was certainly worth fighting for. And our seniors have received their just rewards.

George M.Salem

Thanks for Hoops for Hope support

To the Editor:

I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who helped make the Second Annual Hoops for Hope a success. So many people came together to support the event.

Once again, fans packed the Garden City High School gym to cheer the Challenger Basketball team as they played a game in memory of Bobby

Menges, a GCHS graduate who lost his battle with cancer. All proceeds from the game went to the Bobby Menges I’m Not Done Yet Foundation, an organization that raises money for programs to help support adolescents who have cancer.

My goal for the event was to gather support for the team while raising funds for the I’m Not Done Yet Foundation. Bobby was such an inspirational empathetic student leader. It is fitting that the game was played in his memory.

Once again, people came to Hoops for Hope for several reasons. Many wanted to support I’m Not Done Yet. Some have family members or friends with special needs. Others just wanted to come to help spread kindness.

There is no way this event could be possible without teamwork. So many people were quick to jump in and help.

Superintendent Dr. Sinha and all of the school principals were supportive and helped promote Hoops for Hope. Miss Norton at Stewart put this event on the school calendar, sent emails to the parents and even called for no homework the night of the event. At both Stewart and Hemlock Schools, students were encouraged to wear maroon and grey to school on the day of Hoops for Hope. Once again, Mrs. Madden led GCMS Student Council’s Hearts for Hope program, selling hearts for $1 in honor of loved ones either fighting cancer, beat cancer or have passed away, with the profits going to INDY. Athletic Director Dawn Cerrone and GCHS Principal Kevin Steingruebner helped coordinate the logistics of the day. Mrs. Fleming and the GCHS Miracle Club were instrumental in helping with multiple details of the afternoon, including running a bake sale. The GCHS Cheer team performed a fabulous half time show and brought a special energy to the game as they cheered. The Men’s Association of Garden City, the GC PTA and SEPTA, the EPOA and the St. Joseph’s CCD program all helped to promote the event.

A special thank you goes to everyone who took their time to come to the game. Students, teachers, parents, community members with no direct connection to the team or anyone at GCHS, all came together to support the Challengers. Hoops for Hope was held during Random Acts of Kindness Week. As I told the crowd at halftime, there was nothing random about anyone being there. They all chose to come and help spread kindness.

I hope to see everyone at Hoops for Hope next year!

Timmy O’Hanlon

PS Come cheer on the Challenger team at their upcoming games at GCHS! They play at 3:30 on 3/2 and 3/16.

New procedures planned for Traffic Commission

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Commission operate as efficiently as we can. Trustee Daughney put together a statement of protocols and behaviors for people from our four property owners’ associations related to their formal proceeding and interactions with the Traffic Commission, and ultimately this aims to have that board establish a more effective way so that the village can start to control local traffic issues,” the mayor said.

At its meeting on February 6, the Board moved a related resolution: “The Traffic Commission has recently updated its procedural rules and has requested that this Board express its support of the Commission’s action in adopting the same. The updated rules outline the process which the Commission will generally follow when a citizen or civic organization (POA) proposes a change in traffic regulations subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction.

Trustee Daughney, who currently serves on the Traffic Commission, noted that during the average “cycle” of village trustee terms, each trustee spends a turn or two on the Traffic Commission. Daughney says a few years ago certain things were changed with how the Commission addresses procedures.

“It has been a few years so we thought we would tinker with some of the same stuff and different things, and then we’re addressing problems that have kept popping us for the Commission. One of the big problems is that when a person or group asks for ‘A’ then the Commission can act on it, but it may turn out there was not much community involvement beforehand, directed to us, or at our meeting. When you take action with traffic and regulations, it often creates specific results or unintended consequences elsewhere in the village. Putting a stop sign at one location impacts traffic a block or several blocks away,” Daughney said.

Trustee Louis Minuto said he’s comfortable with the outlined procedures. “One thing this could do is formalize the process for items to be evaluated by the Commission, which we have not had. The Commission had been a little ad hoc -- we had a couple cases where outreach and contacting the community had not happened. It added to the whole confusion of what was being proposed. Any time we can formalize a process I think it makes things clearer for the residents and clearer for us as trustees,” he said.

St. Joseph crosswalk controversy

Last fall a proposal was made for a study and eventually a crosswalk in front of St. Joseph’s School on Fourth Street. However, several Fourth Street residents spoke up at Commission meet-

ings on November 21, 2019 and January 9, 2020 as well as the CPOA’s December 10, 2019 meeting and said they had never been contacted or approached about a Traffic Commission meeting agenda or potential action impacting their street.

The suggested protocol would create a “one to three-block zone” as a guideline to involve more residents in the immediate area, and to provide the Commission with “more structure” involving better input from residents and or immediate area businesses “who have received proper notice” of a proposed action, Daughney said.

Deputy Mayor Robert Bolebruch, another current Traffic Commission member and its chair in 2016, said he was 100% in favor of the new procedures. He explained the frustrations with meetings every 60 days or so, when agenda items can be added a few days or 72 hours prior to a Traffic Commission meeting and there was not an opportunity for the GCPD or Public Works professionals to properly look into situations.

Eastern Property Owners’ Association President Steve Ilardi, who was previously a POA liaison to the Commission, commented that the East always insisted that residents get enough local support through petitions and outreach with neighbors for items like stop signs to be added in the community. He says historically the East has always done a great job of handling traffic-related requests and ensuring neighborhood support for suggestions presented before the Commission.

“We’ve had people come and discuss ideas at our EPOA meetings before POA directors took action to recommend items to the Traffic Commission. We have encouraged them and their supporters to attend Commission meetings with the agenda set, and as Commissioner Jackson can attest I have emailed him all the time and he’s been so good with getting back to me with information, including schools’ data and traffic study data. Same with Superintendent DiFrancisco. We spent 18 months or more on reviewing the intersection of Magnolia and Garden Street, looking at different pieces to get the intersection hopefully ‘right’ and eventually the steps resulted in not adding a proposed stop sign but moving a stop sign and stop line (painted) up and cut bushes back -- we took a lot of steps to get there,” Ilardi said.

Village Trustee John Delany who represents the East POA explained that the new procedures are partially “based upon the ways in which the East and other POA processes work and how they’ve gone about doing it -- we want to make the procedures village-wide,” he said.

Hoops for Hope at Garden City High School

Once again, fans packed the Garden City High School gym to watch the Challenger Basketball team in action in Hoops for Hope. The game was

played in memory of GCHS alum

Bobby Menges, who lost his battle with cancer.

All proceeds from the event went to

the Bobby Menges I’m Not Done Yet Foundation (INDY). Bobby’s family started INDY to fund projects which help support young adult patients bat-

tling cancer. Students, parents, teachers, coaches, administrators and community members all came together for an afternoon that promoted kindness.

Teammates and friends Jack and Ryan.

Stewart students wore maroon and grey in honor of Hoops for Hope.

Garden City Challenger team and volunteers.

Nassau County Legislator Laura Schaefer chats with Liz Menges, Hoops for Hope organizer Timmy O’Hanlon, GCMS Student Council volunteers, GC Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson, GC Village Trustee Mark Hyer and GC police officers.

No homework this night for these Stewart fans!

Lots of smiles on and off the court!

GCHS alumnus Peter Fecht brought his sons Peter and Carter to cheer on the Challenger team.

The GCHS Cheerleaders energized the crowd.

Jean Eschmann helps out at the INDY t-shirt table.

Timmy O’Hanlon with Mrs. Becconsall, his second-grade teacher, who came to support Hoops for Hope.

These moms brought their kids to come and support the Challenger team.

Lots of smiles on and off the court.

Miracle Club Advisor Mrs. Fleming with student volunteers who ran a bake sale to help raise money for INDY.

Athletic Director Dawn Cerrone takes one of her trademark selfies with the team.

The team and volunteers cheer on Matt McCoy after he scores!

Christina joins the vocal quartet (Molly, Ryan, George and Sarah) to lead the national anthem.

GCMS volunteer and raffle prize winner Shea McGovern.

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New public workshops slated for St. Paul’s redesign plans

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reuse project and future facility at St. Paul’s. Questions from residents will be fielded by a professional at each “station” and discussions in-person will be encouraged.

“We thought this will be a great time for a fresh start to get the most accurate resident opinions. Based on our experience we think a community workshop would be the best way to do so. Workshops should be held in parallel with the temporary protection and abatement happening at St. Paul’s so we can eliminate fiscal inefficiencies and keep the project moving forward. The ideal scenario is that when protection work and abatement are finished, the programming for St. Paul’s will have been finalized by the community. At that point the formal design process can begin right away with no waiting period,” Bingnear said.

Breakout sessions on different topics

As outlined at Tuesday’s meeting, the breakout sessions will be held inside the Fieldhouse following opening remarks and introduction by project consultants and village trustees and/ or officials at Cluett Hall. Following opening remarks, Walter Beal would then provide a 10-minute update on the current schedule of construction at St. Paul’s at each workshop. Cardoso would follow up by explaining the goals for the workshop and breakout session to attendees.

“The purpose of the specific layout is so that when residents come in and attend, they can know specifically where they may want to go. If you have just 10 minutes to spare at the workshop and for example your chief interest is Sustainability of a St. Paul’s project, you would know that at Live Polling Station No. 5 the subject is Sustainability and there will be somebody there to answer your questions and to provide you with information. At that location you can answer poll questions and have your voice heard, so this will let you participate as much or as little as you choose to,” Bingnear explained.

According to Cardoso, live-polling of residents and their ability to submit written comments in-person or on a smartphone while at the spring Workshops would be prioritized. Breakout sessions on Green Initiatives and Sustainable Design; Historic Preservation; Programming; Parking; Financing the eventual project and other topics were explored with the presentation to trustees this week.

Sustainable Design, Green Initiatives

The Sustainable Design and Green Initiatives with a future St. Paul’s facility and programming plan would involve residents’ feedback and ideas about the

potential for a community garden, sustainable landscaping, bicycle parking, constructing an eco-friendly indoor turf field, solar panels on a potential dome over a new sports field, “green” and energy-saving mechanical, electrical and plumbing, and connections to public transportation.

“As a mom I find this one to be super-important when it comes to any new projects in a community. Are there specific green initiatives that you think can work really well within this project? If we plan this really well, we would be able to work with government agencies to get grants to offset some construction costs and consultant fees as a shortterm investment.

Cardoso explained that NYSERDA, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, has a program which can offset some project costs.

“This project fits that component. We would apply for that in terms of the sustainability component at St. Paul’s, and it’s twofold. It’s covering the cost of the consultants but also this can be longterm, for example if solar panels would be atop a parking component of the project and those panels can generate electricity for the lighting, or maybe water collection systems including collection of rainwater to irrigate the fields. Those are ideas that are free to propose to NYSERDA, and if they are accepted they would fund it. It’s an interesting component that we are pushing forth to actually get money to the community for the project in order to make the initiative -- it’s a win-win,” he said.

Solar panels over parking?

Bingnear said a breakout session on Parking will largely take potential program uses into consideration, but Green Initiatives tie into it. “We can imagine PVC panels above a parking area, or runoff could be used to irrigate soccer and lacrosse fields. It would be a really great discussion to see how we can bring these things together,” she said.

The Historic Preservation breakout session will provide residents with an opportunity to learn more and comment on what adaptive reuse of the historic St. Paul’s main building could mean, what areas/aspects would be preserved versus what present programming ideas are envisioned or can be envisioned, and consideration of “How we can preserve Garden City’s heritage within St. Paul’s,” as BBB presented.

As he’s stated multiple times to the Village Board, during public comments Brian Pinnola, former president of the Garden City Historical Society, stated the preservation perspective involved as St. Paul’s is not only a historic piece of local history but due to its listing on the National Register of Historic Places under the U.S. Department of the Interior, it represents a structure

important to the fabric of the entire country. He and others in the audience on February 25 applauded at hearing Cardoso mention an update from Beyer Blinder Belle’s conversations with the New York State Historic Preservation Office (NYSHPO), which is part of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. The mission of SHPO is to help communities identify, evaluate, preserve and revitalize their historic, archaeological and cultural resources. Cardoso commented that an adaptive reuse project undertaken at St. Paul’s does have potential of maintaining its National Register distinction, as local preservationists state how critically important it is for Garden City.

“NYSHPO is super-excited. They understand how we would all love and they would love to have the historic building maintained as-is. Sometimes that does not happen. Can we keep St. Paul’s on the National Register of Historic Places -- the answer is YES. It can stay on the National Register and this is not an issue in terms of the approval process and how we can go through that. This becomes a good opportunity for the breakout session to talk about that and what an adaptive reuse would mean, which depends on the program plans,” Cardoso said.

He added the tables and section on Historic Preservation will engage residents in how adaptive reuse and preservation initiatives at St. Paul’s develop from program uses.

“People made fun of Garden City’s founder Alexander Turney Stewart when he first planned this community on the Hempstead Plains with absolutely nothing here. And here we are 150 years later, Garden City is admired by people all over New York State and across the country. We are a smart community where people have vision, and we should be utilizing best practices. In this day and age with all the environmental considerations and the green movement, demolition is not a best practice and it is frowned upon. In keeping with having a progressive community, our consulting architects should be encouraged to use their expertise and ingenuity -- we should seek L.E.E.D. certification for projects, and designs of Garden City buildings should win awards with our community being recognized for making bold moves while continuing the great tradition of A.T. Stewart. If A.T. Stewart did not have any vision there would be no Garden City,” Pinnola said.

Programming: What uses to include

Programming as a Workshop topic is expected to be a driver of most of the rest of the aspects for the eventual use of St. Paul’s. “This Workshop reinforces the component of programming as that component is so critical to this community. It is to hear what you would like St.

Paul’s to contain -- we may or may not be able to do what a resident suggests or imagines, and there’s financing to evaluate, design issues, but you will get to see and hear what these issues involve from the professionals on-hand at a Workshop. To me the programming topic is for us to hear the visions of the community and what we can do -- this is what makes the sessions work, and everybody needs to attend,” Cardoso said.

Feedback to be compiled, posted

At the end of all breakout sessions, BBB plans to compile the information, ideas and feedback from residents and have this detailed in a report and posted on the Village of Garden City’s website, “so you can see what all the results are.” Uses and plans for potential program options that Cardoso brought up as examples are a new ice hockey rink with seating, expansions of the fields and a STEM facility space. With each potential use for St. Paul’s BBB and other consulting firms are going to develop specific cost factors and the related revenue-generation each option could involve.

“We would have options for the village on what programming involves and what revenues that can generate. You get to see how all the pieces would come together as a group and then the decision can be made based on what’s most amicable for everyone at that point. Then, at that point is when this project can enter into the design phase. This Workshop perspective would be all about the programming and finding out what your needs are,” Cardoso said.

Bingnear says the top program preferences the community of Garden City votes on during workshops will be published first and foremost. Based on the results in the report from Workshop data and ideas generated, the village would see a reprisal of the consulting role it hired Sports Facility Advisors (SFA) to perform. This year SFA is primed to play a key role in developing ‘concrete’ financial options for St. Paul’s.

“Sports Facility Advisors would create a proforma based on results which would show the potential revenue that could be generated by a St. Paul’s project and perhaps the tax increases and tax adjustments that would have to be made. Based on that proforma analysis, BBB and Thornton Tomasetti would be able to create three programtic options. This is not a design exercise at all; this will be purely looking at the proforma and looking at the information we will receive from residents on how to use the space and what space you would want to create programmatic adjacencies, size requirements of those programs and how they can all fit onto the existing St. Paul’s site,” Bingnear said.

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Don’t miss out one of the fastest growing sports in America!

Pickleball learn and play lessons are now available at the St. Paul’s Fieldhouse.

Pickleball, despite its quirky name, is one of the fastest growing sports in America and is played by millions of people of all ages and skill levels. Pickleball is a combination of badminton, ping-pong and tennis. Players use a paddle similar to a ping pong paddle but larger and a whiffle-type ball with holes covering the entire surface. Pickleball can be played as singles or doubles, just like tennis. The court is the same size as a badminton court. Pickleball is a lot of fun and truly a game for all ages and skill levels.

If you would like to learn the game of pickleball, please sign up and come to one of our lesson sessions.

The below session dates are available:

Thursday, March 5; 12:15 p.m. session

Thursday, March 12; 10:15 a.m. session and 12:15 p.m. session

Tuesday, March 17; 10:15 a.m. session

Thursday, April 9; 10:15 a.m. session and 12:15 p.m. session

$10 per person per session (check or credit card only)

For information or to sign up, call the Recreation Office: 516 465-4075

Please note: Do you just want to go out and play some pickleball? The pickleball courts are also available for open play on a drop in basis on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:15 a.m. to 12 noon and 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. $6 per person/per session. Equipment will be provided.

Note: We will offer some Saturday and Sunday dates for open play, youth and adult lesson programs and possibly a just for fun tournament in March and April. These days/dates will be announced soon.

Please keep an eye on the Recreation webpage, www.gardencityrecreation. org, for updates.

Pee-Wee Sports Program for 4 and 5 Year Olds

The Garden City Recreation Department will offer our poplar PeeWee Sports Sampler program this winter for children ages 4 & 5 who are Residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. This six-week program has been designed to provide an opportunity to

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try a wide variety of sports with basic instruction.

This program will take place in St. Paul’s Fieldhouse beginning the week of March 16 and each session will run for 55 minutes. Our Sampler will incorporate new skills and free play in a non-competitive atmosphere. A different sport will be offered each week. Classes will be held according to the following schedule:

Mondays 1:30 to 2:25 p.m.

Tuesdays 11 to 11:55 a.m.

Tuesdays 1:30 to 2:25 p.m.

Fridays 1:30 to 2:25 p.m.

The cost of this program is $100.

To register for this program, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Spring Roller Hockey Programs

The Garden City Recreation & Parks Department will once again offer various roller hockey programs this spring for residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City from Kindergarten thru 6th grade. Whether you played in the past or looking to get involved, there is no better time to sign up and experience all the fun. All programs take place at the roller rink located at Community Park. PLEASE PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION AS OUR OFFERINGS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WITH NEW DAYS, DIVISION NAMES & TIMES OFFERED THEN IN THE PAST.

Each participant is required to wear full equipment at all times. This includes hockey helmet with a cage, hockey gloves, shin pads, elbow pads, roller blades, hockey stick, long pants, and a protective cup.

A description of each program we will offer is as follows:

PEE WEE BEGINNER CLINIC

(Open to Kindergarten & 1st Grade): No experience is required in hockey or roller skating. This hour long clinic will introduce the sport of roller hockey and all the basic fundamentals in a fun & safe environment. The program will take place Mondays at 3:45 p.m. beginning March 16 at a cost of $105.00.

SQUIRTS BEGINNER + CLINIC

(Open to Kindergarten & 1st Clinic): This beginner program will continue to develop our young players through drills and scrimmages. This hour-long program will take place Monday early

evenings at 5:00 p.m. beginning March 16 at a cost of $105.

2nd and 3rd GRADE (MITES DIVISION): Games will take place on Friday afternoons with either a 3:45PM or 5:00 p.m. game time depending on your child’s team schedule. Season begins on March 20 at a cost of $105.

4th, & 5th, & 6th GRADE (JUNIOR DIVISION): Games will take place on Friday evenings with either a 6:15 PM or 7:30 p.m. game time depending on your child’s team schedule. Season begins on March 20 at a cost of $105.00.

To register, please visit our office at 108 Rockaway Avenue, or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net. For questions, please contact Andrew Karen by email at akaren@gardencityny.net.

Adult Art Class at Cluett Hall

The Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks will offer an adult art class this fall. This 10-week program will teach the beginner as well as the advanced student the art of painting portraits and landscapes/still-life in pastel from photographs.

Classes will be held Fridays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The cost of this program will be $140. 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 February 21, and will move into the Senior Center once it opens.

The first lesson includes a portrait and landscape demonstration. At that time, a supply list is provided. Demonstrations will be available as needed throughout the program. Each student will receive the individual attention required as they move at their own pace and level of expertise.

Arleen Rueth Urban, the instructor for this program, is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America. A winner of numerous awards, her portraits hang in many Garden City homes, as well as throughout the United States. A portrait of Elvis Presley permanently hangs in Graceland, and Barbara Walters is among her celebrity commissioned subjects.

This year, Arleen has added some basic drawing techniques to her pastel workshop. Those wishing to draw with pencil and/or charcoal only are invited to join this class.

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.

“Crayola” Wild World Art Class for Grades K - 5

Garden City Recreation and Parks is pleased to offer “Crayola” World of Design Art for grades K–5. The after school enrichment program incorporates different art techniques while your child uses their imagination for

this session “Wild World”, studying animals from around the world. Classes will be held on Mondays from 4 to 5 p.m. beginning February 24. Each class is one hour long and will be held in the St. Paul’s Center at 108 Rockaway Ave. The cost for this program will be $140, checks only, made payable to “Zoda, LLC”. Space is limited! To register for this program, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.

“LEGOS” Wednesday After School Program - Spectacular Sports

Garden City Recreation and Parks again will sponsor “Bricks4Kidz” Legos on Wednesdays beginning February 26 for grades 1 to 4.Classes are held from 4:00-5:00 p.m. at the St. Paul’s Center in one hour sessions for six weeks and registration is limited to 12 children. The cost of this class is $135 per person. Bricks4Kidz classes build on the popular LEGO bricks to deliver high-quality educational play. Each hour-long class is an engaging experience for your child with a new project each week. In this session, children will make motorized models of a wide variety of sports, including basketball, soccer, gymnastics and mini-golf using LEGO®Technic bricks and our own Bricks 4 Kidz design instructions. Learn how to use gears and axles, pulleys and levers to create amazing and fun motorized moving parts as we At the end of the six-week session, all participants will go home with a LEGO® goody bag! To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Checks only please, made payable to Bricks4Kidz.

“LEGOS” Thursday After School Program - Amazing Animals

Garden City Recreation and Parks again will sponsor “Bricks4Kidz” Legos on Thursdays beginning February 27 for grades 1 to 4.Classes are held from 4:00–5:00 p.m. at the St. Paul’s Center in one hour sessions for six weeks and registration is limited to 12 children. The cost of this class is $135 per person, checks only.

Bricks4Kidz classes build on the popular LEGO bricks to deliver high-quality educational play. Each hour-long class is an engaging experience for your child with a new project each week. It's a zoo in here! Join us for a sixweek session building models of amazing animals. Each week, we’ll discuss fascinating facts about the animals we build, from the chameleon that changes colors to the seal model that waddles across the table.

At the end of the six-week session, all participants will go home with a LEGO® goody bag! To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Checks only please, made payable to Bricks4Kidz.

Community Club offers “Life Through Art” class

The “Titanic” painted by Arleen’s seven-year-old grandson, Brendan Hoefenkrieg, and an inspiration for all! With the proper instruction, you, too, can paint!

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead recently celebrated its 100th birthday and is “ thriving and doing better than ever” reports, Arline Palmer, the art director of the organization. Once again, the club will be featuring many activities, lectures, trips, and programs throughout the year. Among the opportunities offered by the Art Department is a six-week program known as the “Life Through Art” workshop, for all budding as well as seasoned artists. The program will start on Thursday, March 5 at 9:30 an to 12:30 pm and is offered only to members of the Community Club. The class is held twice a year, once in the spring and again in the fall.

Arleen Rueth Urban PSA, is a commissioned portrait artist and instructor who has been teaching pastel and basic drawing for many years at the Community Club, takes her pastel painting and drawing class to yet another dimension as she also now welcomes painters in any medium and any level of expertise to explore the endless possibilities of art in their favorite medium.

Beginners interested in learning the basics of drawing techniques from the right side of the brain, will soon advance to painting portraits, still life’s and landscapes in pastel or pencil. Those already

engaged in other painting mediums will be exposed to further developing their painting and drawing skills to yet another level of expertise. Observation of good composition, color techniques, and determining values will be learned. Arleen is a true believer that art is the only entity in life that improves with age. If you are reading this paragraph, you most likely have a hidden talent or desire that needs to be explored. Her classes are fun, entertaining, and productive. Painting is very therapeutic and the camaraderie that develops while learning, lasts forever. So if you have ever had a desire to experiment with a pencil, pastel or paint brush, now is the time to take advantage of this rare opportunity to do so.

Anyone who takes this class is eligible to participate in Arleen’s annual Rembrats Art Exhibit every January/February at the Garden City Library. You will also be welcome to display your masterpieces at the Community Club’s annual art show in May of 2020. If you are interested in learning more about registration and class fees, as well as the workshop, you can either call Arleen at 516 352 6798 or go directly to the Garden City Casino and register. The office is open every Tuesday,

“Memories of Rockaway Point” a self portrait of Arleen Rueth Urban as a child

Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:30 – 12:30 p.m. Office number is 516 746 0488. Act now, since space is limited. Remember that this year’s “newcomer” is next year’s “Rembrandt”. One sees the world differently after creating art. You will observe and enjoy all the wonderful things in life that may have gone unnoticed prior to taking “Life Through Art” with Arleen Rueth Urban.

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From classes to lectures and concerts to movie screenings, there's never a dull day at your local library! Check this paper each week for fun and informative all-ages activities, all for free or cheap!

On the first day of class, Arleen will demonstrate a painting in pastel. All are welcome to attend. If you like what you see, you can sign up that day and be eligible to win a painting created before your very eyes. Enjoy the photos of our most recent Art exhibit The artistic team of “Arleen and Arline” look forward to having you join the club and the “Life Through Art” class this spring.

“The Karate Kid” by Arleen Rueth Urban PSA

Arleen and Arline, teacher and art director of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead

Adelphi baseball camp offers instruction, training and fun

BY GARY SIMEONE

Starting in June, kids can learn to hit like the professionals at one of the most popular camps in the tri-state area. Adelphi University head baseball coach Dom Scala is back for his twentieth season to host his summer youth camp, which teaches kids the necessary skills and techniques on how to play the game. The camp starts on June 29 and runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“I started this camp with the intention of teaching kids the basic fundamentals of the game and creating a solid foundation in order to create stronger players “ said Scala, a former New York Yankees bullpen coach and head coach at Adelphi. “I have about six or seven former players who started out their baseball careers right here at this youth camp.”

Scala said he is all about organization and development at his camp and he tries to relay the same message to

Upcoming Events:

SEPTA Wine Tasting hosted by TMA at Walk Street Restaurant is this Sunday and is sold out again as usual. Congrats to Timmy O’Hanlon for another great event.

Woodstick Classic at GCHS on April 18

Congratulations to: Congrats to Grant Krawiec on his great achievement in track.

Who We Are:

The TMA Booster Club is a group of moms and dads that volunteer their time to raise money to support many organizations and sports teams at Garden City High School. We are ALWAYS IN NEED of new members who can assist us in our future activities to keep great traditions going like the Mother/Son and Father/Daughter Dances, the GAA/

his campers that he does to his players.

“I try to instill in them the same message I give to my players but on a much smaller scale,” said Scala. “I talk about the importance of education, being attentive during the sessions and of course to go out there and have fun.”

The camp starts on June 29 and runs until July 29. The camp is broken up into four weekly sessions, with the first two weeks taking place on the Adelphi campus and the final two weeks at the Our Lady Of Hope school in Middle Village Queens.

Once the campers arrive, they are broken down into age groups and ability levels. The age groups at the camp range from 5 to 7 years old, 8 to 10 and from 11 to 14.

Scala said that in the morning, there is a daily meeting to lay out the itinerary for the day and to go over certain elements of the game that the kids need to work on.

“We might do some drill work in the morning and focus on things like catching and throwing the ball properly and do some base running drills. We’ll also do things like the quick hands drill and catching a ball with a flat glove to work on catch-and-release time and maybe hit inside the batting cage or against the ball machine. This will take place from about 9 a.m. to 11:45 and then we will break for lunch and go into our afternoon session.”

In the afternoon sessions, the players will participate in friendly but competitive games, and the coaches will critique them on different aspects of the game, like proper defensive positioning and executing cutoffs and relays on base. The instructors and coaches are made up of college coaches and ex-coaches and high school coaches. Players on the Adelphi team also participate in the camp and help the campers improve on different facets of

TMA Booster Club of GC

BAA awards for student athletes, and the end-of-year TMA Yearbook for all senior students.

Additionally, we help fund many different events, activities and awards for the students, including providing each student that makes a team with a GC Varsity and Junior Varsity letter and pin. We get together on a monthly-basis during the school year and socialize as well as review our accomplishments and plan future fund-raising events to keep the Garden City tradition going. Tradition. Memories. Alumni.

If any of you moms and dads out there would like to become a member please reach out at www.gctma.org. We are setting up our Junior Executive Committee and sub-committees over the next few months, so please join us!

the game.

“I have a saying that goes perfect practice makes perfect,” said Scala. “It’s just like I tell my team and it’s the same with the campers, if they’re not throwing or catching the right way or with the proper technique, then it doesn’t matter what they’re doing unless they’re doing it with the right form.”

One of the nicest aspects of the camp is the award ceremony that’s held at the end of each week. Campers receive awards for various achievements like best defensive or offensive player, most improved player or best team player. Parents can come down and participate in the ceremonies and take photographs with their kids.

Scala is going into his seventeenth season with the Adelphi Panthers baseball team. His team has appeared in the NCAA tournament six times, and he has five NCAA championships to his name. Several of his former players have been selected in the MLB draft, including Dillon McNamara to the New York Yankees in 2013 and Bobby Lanigan, who was selected in the third round of the draft in 2008.

“I think the thing I am most proud of besides the longevity in the game is the relationships that I’ve built with these kids over the years,” said Scala. “It’s crazy how many of my former players and even their parents come back through the years to visit at different functions like Alumni Day and contribute as donors to our program. I even have past alumni who I haven’t coached come back to the school to visit. That is how connected they are with Adelphi.”

To find out more information on the baseball camp, you can visit the website domscalabaseball.com.

Dance Dates:

Will have registration on our website by end of next week. Invites will also go out to all the senior men and women.

Nassau Bar Assoc.

Nassau Bar Assoc.

Father/Daughter Dance: Friday June 19th, 2020 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Mother/Son Dance: Saturday June 20th, 2020 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Without your support, these special events would NOT BE possible. So we THANK YOU ahead of time.

Thanks for all your support! It takes all the organizations behind the scene to keep the GC Schools at the top of the list….

Thanks to the GC News for helping

us promote the fundraising events each week. GO Trojans!

TMA Booster Club of Garden City Officers:

Rob and Kristin Cappello President

Pat and Kerri McElroy Treasurer

Jimmy and Kathy Connolly Vice President

Chris and Dana Caporicci

Social Media Relations

Luke and Kelly Lynch

Social Chair Group

John and Suzanne Blair Bob Basel

Rob McLoughlin

Adelphi baseball coach Don Scala will be teaching baseball fundamentals to kids this summer.

GCAA U8 (2nd Grade) Travel Baseball Tryouts

On the afternoon of Sunday, March 8, the GCAA will be holding tryouts for the 2020 U8 teams. To be eligible to tryout, a child must live or attend school in Garden City and be born between 9/1/2011 and 8/31/2012. Players born between 9/1/2012 and 11/30/2012 who are currently in second grade are also eligible. Players born after November 30, 2012 are not eligible to participate in the GCAA travel baseball program in 2020.

The U8 teams that are selected will play in the Spring, Summer and Fall of 2020. Players must be willing to play baseball in all three seasons and be committed to their team. We recognize that participants play other sports and have other activities, and the GCAA encourages that diversity of activity. We understand that players may miss games from time to time because of illness, family events, practices or games for other sports or participation in other activities. We simply ask that the the children and parents recognize that they have made a commitment to their baseball team and that they communicate with their coaches so that the teams are not in a position where other players on the team cannot play a game because too many players are regularly choosing another activity at the expense of baseball.

Please also understand that any child participating in the GCAA travel program must also participate in the GCAA

intramural baseball program in the spring. The intent of the travel baseball program is to provide the opportunity to play more baseball to those who are interested, not to replace our intramural program.

The exact time and location of the March 8 tryouts will be determined shortly and we will notify everyone once the time is set. In order to be eligible for the tryouts, all players must pre-register for the tryouts via email (with “Travel Tryout Registration” in the subject line). To pre-register, please send the following information to bdesiderio74@gmail.com:

Name:

Address:

Email:

Phone:

Age:

Grade:

School:

**Please also indicate in the email if you would be interested in serving as a manager or assistant coach.

If you have any questions, please send an email to bdesiderio74@gmail. com

GCHS player signs with college

Garden City H.S. football player Brendan Smith has signed with Muhlenberg College to continue his academic and football careers. Smith chose Muhlenberg over Catholic U, Hobart College and Dickinson College. The 2019 Muhlenberg Mules ended up in final four of Div III Championships. Congratulations to Brendan and the Smith family. GO TROJANS!

Our Times Coffeehouse to present double bill concert

The Our Times Coffeehouse March 20 concert features two amazing female performers, Alisa Amador and Genevieve. Both of these multi-talented artists will totally involve you in their music. Dancing in the aisles encouraged!

Alisa Amador’s music is a synthesis of the many styles she has absorbed: rock, jazz, funk and alternative folk, all wrapped in the spirit of the Latin music she grew up with. Vance Gilbert described her style as “Shawn Colvin meets Joni Mitchell has lunch with Amy Winehouse meets Suzanne Vega and Diana Krall.” Her

soulful singing, poetically incisive lyrics and syncopated rhythms are likely to make you cry, laugh and dance all within one set.

A true Renaissance woman, Genevieve recently returned to the US after working with wildlife in the middle of the South African bush. She is now busy building a multi-media platform she refers to as “edutainment.” Combining her music with her award-winning photography and newly published novel, she is using her unusual experiences to create a unique series that combines science and art and champions environmen -

tal and other social causes. When she isn’t performing, presenting at schools and community centers, or doing photo shoots, she is advocating for a variety of organizations and writing and producing music for licensing opportunities. Occasionally, she sleeps.

Doors open at 7:15 p.m. that evening for ticket sales. The suggested donations are $20 adults and $15 students with ID; sorry, no pre-sales are available. Our Times Coffeehouse is in the Ethical Humanist Society building on Old Country Road, two miles west of Meadowbrook Parkway.

Conversational, opinionated, wordsmith?

For more information, please visit www.ourtimescoffeehouse.org or call 516-741-7304.

Our Times Coffeehouse, staffed entirely with volunteers, has been presenting live music for 30 years. OTC is dedicated to supporting affordable folk music on Long Island, and over the years has hosted hundreds of outstanding performers in a warm, intimate setting. The Our Times Coffeehouse is a project of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island (EHS).

We’re looking for writers in our community to compose articles on local topics, opinions, reviews, worthy places to visit on Long Island, and even pieces of fiction. We aim to feature at least one new article and writer each week in our Discovery magazine section.

submissions: editor@gcnews.com

Garden City Wings

The Garden City Wings

First row (left to right): Joseph Macaluso, Patrick Blum, Thomas Walker, Luca Bevil, Harrison Debler, Christopher O’Keefe, Anthony Remick

Second row (left to right): Coach Richard Peck, Zackary Debler, Troy

Connor

Ryan

Jack

Juniors (left to right): Anthony Remick, Luca Bevil, Chris Heckelmann, Joseph Macaluso

Freshmen (left to right): Patrick Blum, Thomas Walker

Seniors (left to right): Julian Larenas, Frankie Beal, Jack Valenti, Ryan Michel, Connor Holfester, Jack Ryan, Zackary Debler, Troy Dorizas

Sophomores (left to right): Christopher O’Keefe, Harrison Debler (Absent: Ryan Genussa)

Dorizas, Frankie Beal,

Holfester,

Michel,

Valenti, Julian Larenas, Jack Ryan, Chris Heckelmann, Christopher Smith, Coach Joe Pyeron (Absent Ryan Genussa, Coach Walter Holewa)

Garden City Centennials New Referee Program 2020

The Garden City Centennials are offering the annual New Intramural Referee Classes in March.

Eligible: Any Current Garden City Resident 7th Grader or Older Grades that are interested in becoming a GC Centennial Intramural Referee.

Games: Referees will be refereeing 2nd thru 6th Grade GC Centennials Soccer Intramural program Saturday mornings and afternoons.

New Referee Class: Your son or daughter must attend one of our classes in order to referee this Spring and future seasons. We only hold classes once a year in the springtime.

Dates of Classes:

• Wednesday, March 18 from 6–7 p.m. at St. Pauls Gym indoors (If you attend this class, you must stop by Sat. at 5 p.m. or Sun. at 1 p.m. to get whistle and uniform)

• Saturday, March 21 from 4–5:30 p.m. at St. Pauls Gym indoors

• Sunday, March 22 from 12–1:30 p.m. at St. Pauls Fields Outdoors by Baseball Field

Please email: First and Last Name, Grade for 2020 school year, Address, Phone number, emails you want attached to our Team Snap website to gcreferees@gmail.com the following info if you are interested in participating in one of these classes.

Sports camps to be offered at GC Community Park

No more sandwich making at 7 a.m. for busy parents. Pulse Sports, a Nike affiliated camp provider and a USA Sport Group company, has partnered with Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks to run their all inclusive summer camps at Garden City Community Park.

Many of the camps include daily lunch, swim, and mini golf. Full day and half day options are available. Participants can choose from multisports, soccer, flag football, snag golf, lacrosse, and field hockey at the newest of the camp’s nine locations. These programs are exclusive to Garden City residents.

Director of Pulse Sports Liam Roche relocated from the United Kingdom in 2012 to join the team as a coach. “Our main objective is to encourage happy,

healthy children while helping them reach their full athletic potential,” Roche said. “If we can do that while taking stress away from busy parents and creating a safe environment, we are doing our job.”

Feedback from parents about USA Sport Group’s past camps offered at Garden City Community Park was highly considered in the decision to revamp the location’s offerings.

Camps are purchased on a weekly basis and customers can save up to 26% with the company’s multi-program discount. Programs are running in Garden City from late June through the beginning of September.

Registration is taken online at www. pulsecamps.com or over the phone at 732-563-2520.

Adelphi Swim & Dive Team to offer swim stroke clinics

The Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive teams at Adelphi University will be running stroke clinics open to the community of Garden City and surrounding areas! At each session, the kids will have the opportunity to enhance their swimming strokes, starts / turns for each race and work in a small group with collegiate level swimmers and the coaches of this Division 2 swim team. All you have to do is show up the day of interest! Adelphi swim team hopes to see you there!

GC Community Park News

Registration for 2020 Men’s Spring Softball League

Application packets for the Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks’ 2020 Men’s Softball League are now available online at https://gardencityrecreation.org/adult-softball. Games will be played Monday through Thursday nights at 8:15 and 9:30 p.m. The league fee is $600 per team for an 8-game season plus possible playoff games. Openings are limited. Some teams may need additional players. If you are interested in playing but don’t have a team, please let

us know and we will do our best to find a team spot for you. Applications are due by Wednesday, March 25. For more information, call Tom McGerty at the Community Park Clubhouse, 483-2525.

Youth Winter Tennis Lessons Last Day

Please note the last days for our Winter Youth Tennis Lessons below.

Tuesday, March 24

Thursday, March 26

Friday, March 27

Saturday, March 28

Monday, March 30

Wednesday, April 1

Do you have a ser vice to adver tise?

Our Service Directory is sure to bring results. Call 516-294-8900 for rates and information.

Remaining sessions: Session 1

2/29 – Breaststroke and Turns

3/7 – Freestyle and Starts Session 2

3/14 – Butterfly and Starts

3/21 – Backstroke and Turns

3/28 – Breaststroke and Turns

4/4 – Freestyle and Starts

Each clinic is $40 or attend all 4 and pay $150!

Register now for the Men’s Spring Softball League

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The Tax Grievance deadline in Nassau County is April 2, 2020.

With the upcoming county-wide reassessment in Nassau County, it is now more important than ever to have you and your past/current clients reexamine their property's tax assessment and to file a tax grievance.

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