West Babylon Public Library
211 Route 109 West Babylon (631) 669-5445
www.wbpl.us Nancy Evans, Director ***
FRIDAY FLICKS
Fridays: October 18, Begins 1 pm, IN PERSON WBA720
Join us for a relaxing afternoon movie!
October 18 – The Watchers (PG-13)
MEDICAID
Wednesday, October 9, 10 am-2 pm IN PERSON
The Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council will have facilitated enrollers trained by the NY State Department of Health at our Library to assist the aged, blind, and disabled populations with enrollment. Sign up will be first-come, first-served and is free of charge. For more information, call the Nassau Suffolk Hospital
Council at 631-435-3000.
WBPL WRITER’S CLUB
Wednesday, October 9, 11 am-1 pm
IN PERSON WBA25
Join us and other writers who share similar interests as we conduct an interactive workshop where you can share and discuss creative ideas. No experience necessary.
MURDER ON TRIAL
Thursday, October 10, 7-8:30 pm IN PERSON WBA212
Join us for this interactive stage play in which the audience is the jury! The trial is based on a true murder case that occurred in Islip Town in the Victorian Era. Come hear the testimony and you, as the jury will decide, did the suspect commit murder?
AUTUMN ARRANGEMENTS
Tuesday, October 15, 7-8 pm
IN PERSON WBA133
Join us and create a beautiful floral arrangement. Nonrefundable/transferable fee: $5.
PAINT NIGHT: AUTUMN DAY
Thursday, October 17, 6:45-8:30 pm
IN PERSON WBA134
Join Kathy Reccardi and paint your very own masterpiece. Nonrefundable/transferable materials fee: $5.
LET’S TALK ABOUT BOOKS
Thursday, October 24, 1:30-3:30 pm
IN PERSON WBA40
Join the West Babylon Literary Club to meet and discuss a novel. This month’s book is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Copies of the novel are available at the Circulation Desk upon registration or for download via Libby.
EASY PUMPKIN MUFFINS
Thursday, October 24, 7-8:30 pm
IN PERSON WBA601
Join us and learn this easy pumpkin muffin recipe. We’ll assemble a scrumptious batch to bake at home. Please bring a large bowl, a medium bowl, a 12-cup muffin tin, a large spoon and a whisk.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE
Saturday, October 26 10:30 am - 4 pm IN PERSON
Great book selection at great prices! Books for all ages! All proceeds help the Friends support the Library - which benefits our entire community.
CLUES ACROSS
1. Unsheared sheep
5. Rock TV channel
8. Streetcar
12. Concerning
14. Exclamation
15. Greek goddess of youth
16. Popular type of device
18. Alcoholic beverage
19. Ancient Olympic Site
20. Sharpshoots
21. Tyrion Lannister was characterized as one
CLUES DOWN
1. Works of body art
2. Israeli politician Abba
3. Renowned desert
4. Eat greedily
5. She didn’t make it through the Fr. Revolution 6. Beat 7. Bloodsucker
8. From a place already noted
Alberta Assn. of Baccalaureate World Schools
11. Something one can make
22. Pointed ends of pens
23. Measuring instruments 26. Midsection body part 30. Made a mistake
31. Adjusted
32. “Partridge” actress Susan 33. Yell
34. Civil rights city in Alabama
39. Young boy
42. Type of sea bass
44. To call (archaic)
46. Unfortunate
47. Separate oneself from others
13. One who abstains
17. Wild ox
24. Type of student 25. Bacterial infection of the skin 26. Expresses surprise 27. What engaged couples ultimately say 28. Crony
29. Where one begins (abbr.)
35. Architectural designation
36. “Matt Houston” actor Horsley
37. More (Spanish)
38. Autonomic nervous system
40. Indigenous peoples
49. Hero sandwiches
50. Spy group 51. Florida is famous for them
56. Irritating individuals 57. Luck
58. Hunting expedition
59. WWII diarist Frank
60. Peyton’s younger brother 61. Type of wrap
62. Type of overseas tax or levy 63. Soviet Socialist Republic 64. Wake up
41. Deflections
42. Circulating life force
43. Executes with a rope
44. Natives of an island nation
45. Girls
47. Logician and philosopher
48. Nocturnal hoofed animal
49. Relaxing spaces
52. From a distance
Form of Persian language
Amounts of time
Mathematical designation
OCTOBER HAPPENINGS
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9th
7:00PM
LEGENDS OF COUNTRY MUSIC
Gene Dinapoli presents Legends of Country Music at the Bayway Arts Center located at 265 E. Main Street in East Islip. Get ready for a night of pure country magic with the Legends of Country Music! Get your tickets at www.baywayartscenter.com or call 631 581 2700
7:30PM
AMITYVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING
The Amityville Historical Society, is having its Annual Meeting and election of officers. It will be held in the Lauder Museum. Mary Cascone Babylon Town Historian will do a presentation on "Benefits of a home or business that agrees to be a part of the Village's historic preservation". For more informaion, please call 631-598-1486
THURSDAY, OCT. 10th
7:00PM
LINDENHURST
HOMEMAKERS GROUP
Join Lindenhurst Evening Homemakers Group at the Amityville Senior Center 48 Cedar Rd. in Amityville. Open to all members & newcomers 18 years old & up. Meetings start at 7pm & new members should arrive 15 min. early. For more information, please call Lisa LeBrie at 516-413-7467
FRIDAY, OCT. 18th
10:00am-1:00pm
GRAND REOPENING SALE
Simpson UMC is having a Bag Sale!
HOLIDAYS
2nd - Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown 11th - Yom Kippur begins at sundown 14th - Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day
31st - Halloween
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
30 Locust Avenue in Amityville. Thrift Shop Treasures. Stuff a bag full of clothes for $5. New items are not included in the bag sale. For more information, please call Mary at 516-991-8098
SATURDAY, OCT. 19th
9:00AM-4:00PM
AMITYVILLE COMMUNITY
GARAGE SALE
Amityville to hold its first Community Garage Sale. A Village-wide garage sale will be held in the Village of Amityville. (raindate Sunday, Oct. 20th). A huge assortment of items will be available at various homes. Check Amityville.com to see registered locations.
10:00AM-2:00PM
GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED YARD SALE
United Methodist Church, 350 Main Street in Islip, will be hosting a Good, Old-Fashioned Yard Sale. The church Thrift Shop will also be open from 10:00am– 2:00pm. For more information, please call 631-581-7663
10:00AM-4:00PM
HARVEST FESTIVAL & YARD SALE
Join us for a festive day featuring local craft vendors, a congregational yard sale, a pumpkin patch with painting, mums for sale, raffles, delicious food including hot dogs and bratwurst, hot apple cider, a bake table, free pony rides, a bouncy house, live music, and much more. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2025 Washington Avenue in Seaford. For more information, please call 516-781-6374. Email: office@ ourredeemerlutheran.church
10:00AM-4:00PM
FALL HARVEST FAIR
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 1294 Bellmore Avenue in North Bellmore. Vendors, raffles, raffle Baskets, food & children's activities For more information contact Terry at 516 785- 5029 email gelcnb@aol. com. VENDORS WANTED!
7:00PM
NLFD COMPANY #5
ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY
The North Lindenhurst FD Company #5, 1630 Straight Path, N. Lindenhurst, will be hosting their Annual Halloween Party. Please join them! DJ, Dinner, Beer, Wine and Soda. Prize for best costume, 50/50, door prizes. Doors open at 6:30pm. $50.00 p.p. For more information, and tickets, please call 631-226-5809 or 631-879-1211
SUNDAY, OCT. 20th
1:00PM-4:00PM
ANNUAL COLUMBUS DANCE
LISIA’S Annual Columbus Dance, at the Piermont in Babylon. Dinner and dancing. Sit down menu (antipasto, pasta, salad and choice of entrees, dessert coffee, house wines). $95.00 p.p. For more information, please call Diane Langella 516-398-3484
2:00PM
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
Farmingdale United Methodist Church, 407 Main St. (Grant Ave), in Farmingdale will be having a Blessing of the Animals. Bring your creatures great & small on a leach or in a carrier (or stuffed) for the event. For more information, please call 516-694-3424
Join Breast Cancer
Survivors and Thrivers at American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (MSABC) of Long Island on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (rolling start). Ends approximately at noon.
The 31st annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Long Island is a celebration of courage and hope, and a movement that unites communities to end breast cancer as we know it, for everyone. Expecting 70,000+ participants.
Over the past three decades, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’s 3- to 5-mile walks have collectively grown into the nation’s largest and most impactful breast cancer movement – providing a supportive community for survivors, caregivers and families alike. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer funds lifesaving breast cancer research and is committed to advancing health equity through essential programs and services.
Cancer Facts and Figures:
• In 2024, 19,160 women in
New York will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast Cancer affects men too.
• There are more than 4 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. today, including those who have completed treatment and those still undergoing treatment. More than 150,000 of these survivors are living with metastatic breast cancer.
• The death rate from breast cancer dropped by 42% from 1989-2021 as a result of earlier detection through increased awareness and
mammography screening, as well as advances in treatments.
o Despite this drop, Black women are 41% more likely to die of breast cancer than White women overall and are twice as likely to die if they are younger than age 50.
o Breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer in deaths among Black women (6,800 deaths in 2022)
• Since 1993, the American Cancer Society has invested more than $600 million in breast cancer research.
• No one should face breast cancer alone. The American Cancer Society helpline provides information and support 24/7 at (800) 227-2345. Visit MakingStridesWalk. org/LongIsland. This event will take place at Jones Beach – Field 5, 1 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, N.Y.
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By JoAnn Cilla
Fall is a time for warm sweaters, crisp air, and pumpkin spice everything! It’s also the perfect season to prepare your home for the colder months ahead. Here are 12 tips to protect and maintain your home. By tackling one task each week, you’ll keep your home safe, warm, and welcoming all season long.
1. Seal Windows and Doors
- Keep the chilly air out and the warmth in by inspecting your windows and doors for drafts. Add weather stripping or caulking as needed to keep your home energyefficient.
2. Clean the Chimney and Fireplace – Now is the time to have your chimney cleaned and inspected to give you a safe and efficient fireplace experience throughout the fall and winter months.
3. Rake and Compost
Leaves - Instead of throwing those colorful leaves away, compost them! They can become rich, nourishing soil for your garden next year.
4. Swap Out Air FiltersAs you transition from A/C to heating, replace your HVAC filters. Clean filters mean better air quality and a more efficient system.
5. Inspect the Roof - Check for loose or damaged shingles and get them
repaired before winter storms arrive. Your roof is your first line of defense against harsh weather.
6. Prepare Your Garden for Winter - Cut back perennials, mulch garden beds, and plant bulbs for a beautiful spring bloom. Don’t forget to clean and store garden tools for next year.
7. Clean and Store Outdoor FurnitureProtect your outdoor living space by cleaning and storing furniture properly. Cover items that will remain outside and clean cushions before putting them away.
8. Winterize Sprinklers and Hoses - Drain your garden hoses and sprinkler systems to prevent freezing and damage. Store hoses indoors and consider insulating outdoor
Welcome To Fall: 12 Tips For The 12 Weeks Of Autumn
faucets.
9. Test Home DetectorsTest smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to make sure they’re working properly. Replace any expired batteries to keep your family safe all year.
10. Service the Furnace - Have your furnace inspected before the first cold snap so that it’s ready for the
months ahead. Clean ducts and vents for maximum efficiency.
11. Check Your Gutters - After the leaves have fallen, clean your gutters and downspouts to prevent clogs and ice dams, which can cause water damage.
12. Organize Your Entryway - With boots, coats, and scarves in
rotation, your entryway can quickly become cluttered. Add hooks and baskets to keep things neat and clean. As we get ready to welcome the upcoming Holidays, may your home be a warm, inviting place where cherished memories are made every day. Happy Fall! I hope to see you around town.
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