For the past few months, much activity has been generated around the planning and construction of our new year-round tennis facility at Community Park. I am pleased to report that opening day was Sunday, Oct. 7, as originally scheduled. A special thank you is expressed to all those who made such an effort in this project to ensure its opening on time. I am confident that our tennis players will be pleased with the new facility.

The annual observance of Fire Prevention Week in Garden City will be Oct. 7-14. All residents and friends are invited to attend the annual Inspection and Open House on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 12:30 p.m. The program will be conducted at Fire Headquarters and in the employee parking field, located on the west side of Village Hall on Stewart Avenue.

Your fire department does an outstanding job to protect our lives and homes. Please stop by to show your support. I'm sure that your entire family will enjoy the program.

The Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs, in cooperation with the Garden City School District and the Nassau County Medical Center, will again co-sponsor a free countywide flu immunization program for senior citizens.

The first immunization program for our area will be held in the Garden City High School auditorium, 170 Rockaway Avenue, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Residents 60 years and older who are interested in receiving the vaccine should call the school district at 294-3277, 294-3283 or 294-3043 for further information.

The Garden City Recreation Department will also co-sponsor a free immunization program for senior citizens in December at the Senior Recreation Center. Information regarding registration for this program will be given a few weeks prior to the registration.

The Town of Hempstead Sanitation Department will conduct its monthly S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) program Saturday, Oct. 13. The program, which is being held at various locations throughout the Town of Hempstead, will make hazardous waste facilities accessible to as many residents as possible. This Saturday's program will be held at Rath Park in Franklin Square from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Under the S.T.O.P. program, residents are able to take polluting materials to the facility and have them disposed of by a registered professional disposal company, free of charge. The facility will not accept the following materials: ammunition, explosives, fireworks, infectious or medical waste, propane or oxygen tanks, radioactive materials, unlabeled materials and fire extinguishers.