During the Oct. 16 board of trustees meeting, Gerard Loughran, Garden City Community Fund president, informed trustees that the Garden City Buffalo's authorized the Fund to donate, on its behalf, $10,000 toward the cost of the September 11, 2001 memorial monument now standing at the Village Green. FULL STORY

Over the summer, the staff of the Garden City High School Writing Center developed an after school workshop to help demystify college application essays. Originally, a single workshop was planned for Oct. 1. However, because student response was so overwhelming, two additional workshops have been scheduled for Oct. 28 and Nov. 12. The workshop focuses on understanding the role played by the essay in the admissions process and helping students gain greater confidence in choosing subject matter. FULL STORY

Garden City Centennials will be hosting free developmental and skills clinics for boy intramural players in second and third grade. The clinics will be conducted on Monday and Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. at St. Paul's Field. Clinics began Oct. 20. Paul Le Sueur and his assistants will conduct the clinics. FULL STORY

If your child is looking for tennis competition in an intramural setting, the Ladder program is the program to pick. This program offers weekly drills and strategy sessions and intramural matches on a weekly scheduled basis. FULL STORY