Congratulations and a sincere word of thanks are due to the Chamber's Festival Committee and Garden City High School for the extraordinary effort that they expended to make this year's annual festival and street fair the success that it was.

As we move into the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, I encourage all residents to continue to shop in our village. Our merchants along Seventh Street, Franklin Avenue and New Hyde Park Road have quality merchandise, which is only exceeded by their willingness to accommodate their customers.

The Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs, in cooperation with the Nassau County Department of Health and Nassau University Medical Center, will co-sponsor a free countywide, flu immunization program for senior citizens. The immunization program for our area will be held at the Garden City Senior Recreation Center at 6 Golf Club Lane on Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Registration for this program began Friday, Nov. 1. Residents 60 years of age or older who are interested in receiving the vaccine should call the Garden City Recreation Department at 465-4075 to make an appointment. Residents should be prepared to indicate if they wish to receive just the flu immunization or if they would like the additional protection of the pneumonia immunization.

Village offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. For your convenience, correspondence for the village may be placed in the letter drop slot at the front door. There was no garbage or recycling pickup on Election Day. Residents scheduled for recycling on Election Day are asked to put their recyclables out on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Residents scheduled for recycling on Veterans Day are asked to put their recyclables out on Monday, Nov. 18.