The Kiwanis Club of Copiague held its Annual Kiwanis Auction on Friday, November 15, 2024, at the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School. Thanks to all the members who attended and local business owners who contributed to this event. There were various prizes including gift certificates, beautiful gift baskets, a “surprise wallet,” lotto board prizes, family amusement certificates, a 50/50 raffle, and more. It’s all about supporting the children in the community which is what this event is all about.
Bird Walk
Join the South Shore Audubon Society for a bird walk at Mill Pond Park in Wantagh, starting at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 1 . The Park is on the north side of Merrick Road, 4 blocks west of the Wantagh State Parkway . The group will meet at the gazebo.
Bring binoculars. Walk leaders and other birders and nature enthusiasts will be happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. The bird walk is free of charge.
To register, text your name and contact information to 516 467-9498. Rain, snow or temperature below 25 degrees F will cancel the bird walk. Text regarding questionable conditions.
NOVEMBER HAPPENINGS
MONDAY-FRIDAY. THROUGH DEC 16th
9:00AM-4:30PM TOY DRIVE
Town of Babylon Councilman Terence McSweeney would like to encourage your participation in his Toy Drive. Please Drop off a new & unwrapped toy, book or game at Babylon Town Hall Lobby, 200 East Sunrise Hwy. in Lindenhurst, to help bring the joy of the holiday season to those less fortunate. This annul event in run in collaboration with the U.S. Marine Corps., who distribute the items to children in need. For more information, please call 631-957-3081
THURSDAY, NOV. 28th THANKSGIVING DAY
9:30AM-12:30PM
OYSTER BAY TURKEY TROT BY THE BAY
The Longest Consecutive Turkey Trot in the Tri-State. All Proceeds go to Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary. Start Line: 36 Audrey Ave. Oyster Bay. For more information, please call 516-531-3323, Brendan Dagan.
9:15AM-12:00PM
MASSAPEQUA TURKEY TROT 5K Thanksgiving Day November 28, 8:30AM Fun Run - 9:15AM 5K Start Rain or Shine. John J Burns Park 4990 Merrick Road in Massapequa. Additional race information can be found at http:// www.massapequaturkeytrot.com
HOLIDAYS
3rd - Daylight Savings Time Ends
5th - Election Day
11th - Veterans Day
28th - Thanksgiving
MAKE A SUBMISSION!
Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event date and will run free of charge on a space available basis. For more info, call 631.226.2636 x275 or send events to editorial@longislandmediagroup.com
SATURDAY, NOV. 30th
9:00AM-4:00PM CRAFT & VENDOR MARKET
St. Bernard Craft & Vendor Market, 3100 Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown. Fresh Wreaths, Christmas Decorations, Sports Memorablia, Candles, Baked Goods... and so much more! For more information, please call 516-731-4220 or parish@stbernardchurch.org
12:00NOON-5:00PM WANTAGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WINTER WONDERLAND
The Sixth Annual Wantagh Chamber of Commerce Winter Wonderland is graciously sponsored by the John Theissen Children's Foundation. Vendors, Food Trucks, Holiday Crafts and Treats, Santa Claus, The Grinch, Entertainment, Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting and more. Location: Wantagh Preservation Society, 1700 Wantagh Ave. in Wantagh. For more information, visit info@wantaghchamber.com or call 516-679-0100
UPCOMING DECEMBER EVENTS
SUNDAY, DEC. 1st
WINTER ON WELLWOOD
Rain date: December 8 Lindenhurst Village Square Park and Gazebo 12:00 - 3:00 PM - Santa in the Park and FREE Carousel
sponsored by Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce (Photos with Santa ends at 2:30 PM) 12:00 - 5:00 PM - Christmas Kindl Market, Community Wreath Display, Interactive Story-walk, Ice Sculptor & Carolers
4:30 PM - Holiday Parade Followed by Village Gazebo Tree Lighting
5:00PM
ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 210 So. Wellwood Avenue in Lindenhurst, celebrates the First Sunday of Advent with Scriptures and beautiful music led by the adult choir, youth choir, cantors, and instrumentalists. Reception to follow in the School Auditorium. Join us as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our hearts. For more information, please call 631-226-7725
SATURDAY, DEC. 7TH
10:00AM-3:00PM
ST. MARK'S CHRISTMAS FAIR
754 Montauk Highway (across from the Oconee Diner) in Islip. The fair is held in the office building’s Gathering Place. Santa, Decorated Christmas Trees, Wreaths, Ornaments, Toys, Craft Items, Jewelry, Cookie Walk, Raffles, Sweepstakes, Bake Table. December is a very busy time for Santa–but he’ll be at the Fair from around 11:00 to 12:30. For more information, please call 631-581-4950, https://stmarksislip. org
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY - Copiague Chamber of Commerce donated 50 Turkeys to OLA Outreach and Calvary of Hope Church (Pastor Jeff). Joe Hernandez from JHI Allstate Insurance (Copiague) also donated 24 Turkeys to both churches. Thank you to Fruit Tree of Copiague for providing turkeys. Giving back to the Community! Happy Thanksgiving!
A Handful Of Thanks
Fifth grade students at Susan E. Wiley Elementary School in the Copiague School District embarked on a virtual field trip to learn about Veterans Day. Students gathered in the cafeteria to watch an educational video and discuss ways to show their
appreciation for veterans. They enthusiastically explored the significance of this day and expressed their gratitude by writing heartfelt cards to veterans.
The fifth graders also took a moment to honor the school’s security guard, Keith Williams, for
his service to our country and his commitment to keeping everyone safe at school. Students in each class traced their hand on construction paper to cut and add to a large card celebrating Mr. Williams.
A HANDFUL OF THANKS - Fifth grade students at Susan E. Wiley Elementary School in the Copiague School District delivered a special Veterans Day card to Mr. Williams, the school’s security guard. Photo courtesy of Copiague School District
Holiday Coloring Contest!
New York Blood Center Declares
Blood Emergency
Help Needed - @ New York Blood Center has issued a blood emergency. The blood supply has dropped from 5 days to a 2-3 day supply, and 1-2 day supply of type O; NYBC warns this could signal more severe shortages in the weeks ahead. Please sign up to donate at a convenient donation location near you: smarturl.it/
NYBC_Urgent
Donating blood is safe and it only takes one hour. We are taking extra precautions to help prevent the personto-person spread of COVID-19.
Donors can schedule appointments by calling 1-800-9332566 or visiting www. nybc.org.
Celebrating our 15th Year in Copiague
L 1.
L 2. Kwyatio
L 3.
L3A. Pad Ki
(Drunken
board rice noodle with basil, onion, scallion & bell peppers (Choice of chicken or beef)
L 4. Lar Nard ............................. $10.25
Stir-fried broad rice noodles topped with chicken or beef & Chinese broccoli in brown gravy
L 7. Khao Pad Supparot $10.25 (Pineapple Coconut Fried Rice) Coconut fried rice with chicken topped with ground peanuts & fried onions.
L 8. Pad Ruom Mitt $10.25
House special stir-fried mixed vegetables & tofu with basil & chili paste
L 9. Ma Khue Puag (Eggplant) ...... $10.25
Eggplant stir-fried in sweet chili sauce & lime leaves
L 10. Tua Yau (String Beans) $10.25
String beans stir-fried with dried tofu, scallions, garlic & soybean
L 11. Pad Nor Mai (Asparagus) $10.25
Asparagus with bamboo shoots, shitake mushroom in brown sauce
ENTREES SERVED WITH RICE
L 17. Gai Pad Bai Ga Prow ......... $11.50
(Spicy Basil Chicken)
Spicy basil chicken with pepper, onion and chili pepper
L17A. Mango Chicken
$11.50
Mango, red onions, pepper, sweet pea pod, chicken, sweet and sour.
L17B. Garlic Chicken
$11.50
Chicken stir-fried with Shitake mushrooms, scallions & bamboo shoots.
L 18. Gai Pat Prik King ...............
$11.50
(Chicken with String Bean)
Chicken stir-fried with string bean, basil, chili paste & soy bean.
L 19. Gai Kana
(Chicken with Chinese Broccoli)
CURRY SERVED WITH RICE
L 12. Gaeng Keo Wahn Plak ...... $11.25
Mixed vegetables with green curry in coconut milk
L 13. Gaeng Keo Wahn (Green Curry)$11.25
Green curry with chicken or beef, pepper, eggplants, basil & coconut milk
L 14. Gaeng Masman ................. $11.25
Masman curry with coconut milk, onions, potatoes & peanuts (Chicken or Beef)
L 15. Gaeng Panang (Panang Curry) $11.25
Panang curry with chicken or beef with basil, lime leaf, pepper & coconut milk
L 16. Gaeng Goong Sapparod $11.95 (Pineapple Curry Shrimp) Panang curry shrimp with string bean, pepper, bamboo shoots,
$11.50
Sauteed chicken with Chinese broccoli & baby corn.
L19A. Peanut Chicken
$11.50
Chicken with carrot, red onion, pepper, sweet pea pod, peanut and brown sauce.
L 20. Gai Pad Kieng (Ginger Chicken)
$11.50
Chicken stir-fried with young ginger, black fungus, scallions, bell pepper, onion, bamboo shoots, carrot, baby corn in a ginger sauce.
L 21. Gai Pad Prik Haeng
(Cashew Chicken)
$11.50
Chicken stir-fried with mushroom, bell pepper, bamboo shoots & dry hot pepper.
L 22. Gai Pad Nor Mai
(Chicken or Beef with Asparagus)
$11.50
Chicken or beef sauteed with asparagus with shitake mushroom in oyster sauce.
Small Business Saturday is November 30th!
Why Supporting Local Small Businsesses Matters
The holiday season is a time of year when shopping takes center stage. While online giants and big box retailers seem to be everywhere, offering an endless array of products with the convenience of low prices, small businesses provide a range of benefits that go far beyond the ease of a mouse click or mountains of merchandise. Shopping local retailers is more than just a transactionit is crucial for maintaining the economic foundation of local communities.
Let’s take a look at the many ways it pays to shop small businesses during the holidays and all year long.
· Strengthen the local economy: A large percentage of the money spent at small
businesses stays in the community. That’s because these businesses often are owned and operated by local residents who are invested in the community themselves. Various studies indicate that for every $100 spent at a small business, roughly $70 stays in the community.
· Enhanced customer service: Owners and employees of small businesses have a keen interest in keeping customers happy. They often do so by providing superior customer service. Tailoring recommendations, exhibiting a willingness to accommodate special requests, offering a more engaging shopping experience, and being more friendly and connected with regular customers sets many small businesses apart.
· Support the community: Small businesses serve the community through the products and services they
offer, and many give back in other ways as well. Small, locally owned businesses often sponsor schools, sports teams and charities. This helps foster a sense of belonging in the community.
· Innovative offerings: Small businesses are not beholden to corporate policies or franchise restrictions, so they can more readily bring new life to existing ideas and trends. Small businesses can offer customers different options that larger retailers cannot match.
· Job creation: Small businesses employ a significant percentage of the workforce and frequently provide jobs that might not be available in larger corporate settings. The U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy says small businesses have generated 12.9 million net new jobs over the past 25 years, accounting for two out of every three jobs added to the U.S. economy. Keeping residents working helps strengthen local communities.
There are numerous benefits to shopping at small businesses this Small Business Saturday and throughout the year. Such firms help to establish a more resilient, diverse and bustling local community.
LONG ISLAND MEDIA GROUP
CLUES ACROSS
1. Long piece of squared timber
5. Emaciation
10. “Bewitched” boss Larry
14. Combining form meaning “different”
15. Current unit equal to 10 amperes
16. Older
17. Large, stocky lizard
18. Ringworm
19. Actor Pitt
20. Indian hand clash cymbals
22. Data at rest
23. Jeweled headdress
24. Indicators of when stories were written
27. Check
CLUES DOWN
1. Piece of felted material
2. Ancient Greek City
3. Aquatic plant
4. Potentially harmful fungus (Brit. sp.)
5. Body art (slang)
6. One who follows the rules
7. Ordinary
8. Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining one’s title
9. Relaxing space
10. Japanese socks
11. Indian city
12. Rip
13. Icelandic book
30. Cigarette (slang)
31. Arctic explorers (abbr.)
32. Yearly tonnage (abbr.)
35. Delivered a speech
37. A place to bathe
38. Postmen deliver it
39. Surface in geometry
40. More (Spanish)
41. __ and Venzetti
42. Exclamation at the end of a prayer
43. Hawaiian dish
44. Aggressively proud men
45. Fellow
46. Mark Wahlberg comedy
47. Mock
21. Satisfies
23. Where golfers begin
25. Small amount
26. Snag
27. Determine the sum of
28. A distinctive smell
29. Exposed to view
32. Stain or blemish
33. Small loop in embroidery
34. River herring genus
36. Large beer
37. Deep, red-brown sea bream
38. Partner to cheese
40. At a deliberate pace
41. Gurus
43. Of each
48. When you expect to get somewhere
49. Songs
52. Pair of small hand drums
55. Play
56. Sword
60. Evergreens and shrubs genus
61. Filmed
63. Italian Seaport
64. Ancient kingdom near Dead Sea
65. Pores in a leaf
66. U. of Miami mascot is one
67. Snakelike fishes
68. Pretended to be
69. Body part
44. Angry
46. Popular beverage
47. Flower cluster
49. Blocks
50. Those who benefitted from efforts of relatives (slang)
51. Polio vaccine developer
52. A (usually) large and scholarly book
53. Popular soap ingredient
54. NBAer Bradley
57. Popular movie about a pig 58. Musician Clapton 59. Not a sure thing 61. Recipe measurement (abbr.) 62. Father
In recognition of Veterans Day and to pay tribute to the veterans in the community, Great Neck Road Elementary School in the Copiague School District held a ceremonial breakfast in the school’s gymnasium on Nov. 8. Special writing was on display throughout the gymnasium to honor the
Great Neck Road Honors Veterans
heroes, including acrostic poems, a Wall of Honor and artwork.
Clad in red, white and blue, students, staff, administrators and Board of Education members welcomed invited guests to the ceremony. Principal Tamika Eason began the celebration by thanking the attendees for their
service to our country. Kindergartners waved their flags high in the air during a parade and performed two patriotic songs. The chorus also joined in the musical performances, while fifth graders recited their patriotic poetry.
Photos courtesy of Copiague School District
New York Blood Center Gives Thanks To Blood Donors
Last Year, NYBC Saw A Nearly 20% Drop In Blood Donations During The Week Of Thanksgiving Alone
New York Blood Center (NYBC) is calling on New Yorkers to help support the region’s blood supply by donating blood this Thanksgiving. All who come to donate between Sunday, November 24th and Sunday, December 1st will receive a festive long-sleeve t-shirt as a gesture of appreciation this holiday season. This promotion is available at all of NYBC’s donor centers and community blood drive locations.
The holiday season is historically challenging for the blood supply, as school breaks, family vacations and holiday travel all contribute to making blood donation less of a priority. Hospitals and patients rely on a steady flow of volunteer
donors, but recent years have been marked by chronic blood shortages nationwide. Last year, NYBC saw a nearly 20% drop in donations during the week of Thanksgiving alone and is calling on donors to help prevent a similar shortfall this year.
“The holiday season is a time for coming together and celebrating traditions with family and friends, but it also brings a critical need for blood donations across our region,” said Andrea Cefarelli, Senior Vice President at New York Blood Center.
“We encourage all New Yorkers to make blood donation part of their Thanksgiving tradition, embracing the spirit of giving and spreading hope to those in need.
NYBC is thankful for every donor for their lifesaving gift, not just this holiday season but all year round.”
Blood donors can give every 56 days, and platelet donors can give twice per month. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently lifted several blood donor eligibility restrictions. To view current eligibility guidelines, visit nybc.org or call 800.688.0900.
To make an appointment, donors can call 1-800-933-2566 or visit nybc.org. Can’t donate blood? You can still support NYBC’s mission by texting ‘NYBC’ to ‘20222’ to give $25.
Trends come and go, and that impermanence can make it hard to predict how certain times of year, including the holiday season, will play out. However, one notable trend in regard to the holiday season that has seemingly withstood the test of time is the popularity of Black Friday among holiday shoppers. But even that dynamic has shifted in the digital age. Though Black Friday remains a big day for retailers, consumers spend more on Cyber Monday (the Monday after Thanksgiving) than they do on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving).
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Overlook Beach Gets A Dramatic Pre-Thanksgiving Makeover
Town of Babylon Supervisor Rich Schaffer
• Beer, Wine, OPEN BAR (House Drinks) • Prepared 4 Course
• Lobster Ravioli w/Shrimp In Scampi Sauce
• Chicken Principesa (Asparagus, Mozzarella, Red Pepper In A White Wine Sauce)
• Baby Lamb Chops w/Broccoli Rabe
• Veal Sorrentino (Prosciutto & Eggplant In A Light Brown Sauce)
