A reminder that the 1998 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament has been rescheduled and will begin next Monday. All Mineola residents with a valid Village Leisure Pass may form a team and compete for the Mayor's Trophy. You must be at least 6 years old to play and each team will compete in one of the following age brackets based on the age of the team's oldest member:

Age Brackets: 6-9; 10-12; 13-15; 16-17; 18-29; 30 and over.

Teams will play 3-on-3 half-court basketball games in single elimination tournament. Players will referee their own games and report their final scores to our park attendant on duty. The contest will run from Aug. 17 through Sept. 3.

Rules:

All players must be residents of Mineola with a valid 1998 Village Leisure Pass;

Teams can have up to four players (three to play with one substitue available);

Each team will be placed in a bracket according to the age of their oldest player;

The winning team must win by a two-point margin while scoring 11 points (or more, if necessary, to win by two baskets);

Each basket is worth 1 point;

Teams must be available to play on the scheduled game day during the tournament.

Entry forms are available at Village Hall, the Community Pool, Wilson Park and in the Community Center. Hurry down and get your forms because they must be filled out and returned to Village Hall no later than the end of business day on Friday, Aug. 14. I invite you to come down and sign up for what should be an exciting tournament.

Swimming Lessons are under way. In excess of 600 people have participated in these lessons.

Aug. 14 is the last Teen Night for the Season. The festivities, which feature DJ Chris Mahina from Moonshine Entertainment, start at 8:30 p.m. and conclude at 11:30 p.m. All teens between the ages of 13 and 17, who have Leisure Passes, are invited to attend.

On Saturday, Aug. 15, there is a Pool Board meeting at 11 a.m. at the pool. Your suggestions and comments are welcome.

Saturday, Aug. 22 is Volunteer Night at the pool. All members of the Fire Department, Ambulance Corps and the Auxiliary Police are welcome to be our guests. This will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Swim Team Awards Night is Aug. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the pool. I encourage our residents to attend the event to acknowledge these competitors.

This year's Summer Recreation Program, our 10th year, was one of the best seasons ever. There were over 240 kids, from third grade to 8th grade, who participated in summer recreations. That's an increase of more than 70 youngsters over last year's total. Our Mineola children had the opportunity to play games, participate in sports, have fun and learn while creating arts and crafts, and swim in our fabulous resident-only community pool. My sincere thanks go out to Director Christine Wiedman, Assistant Director Maryann Grimm, Arts and Crafts Director Nicole Carastro and all their staff members for the outstanding jobs they did this summer.

On Friday, July 24, the Village of Mineola and the County Seat Kiwanis hosted the 1998 Mineola Youth Day. The day was a revival of the event from years gone by. The revival of Mineola Youth Day came at the suggestion of County Seat Kiwanis members, and co-chairpersons of the event, John DaVanzo and Tony Bellissimo.

The day was held in conjunction with competition among children in each grade. There were four events with first and second place winners for both boys and girls in each grade. All the youngsters who participated received a ribbon as well. After the day's athletic events, the County Seat Kiwanis hosted a barbecue for us all.

Joining me for the fectivities were Mineola Village Trustees Maryanne Warnecke and Elizabeth Conlon, and our New york State Assemblywoman Maureen O'Connell. Each of them joined me in awarding prize ribbons to the day's winners.

I am most grateful to the following people who assisted in the organization of this event and helped to bring about a fantastic result: Co-Chairs John DaVanzo and Tony Bellissimo, County Seat Kiwanis President Sandy Schmitt, Summer Recreation Program Director Christine Wiedman, Lillian Michalak, Celcilia Bastos and Ron Ciesinski for their help with cooking and serving lunch, and finally, the entire board of trustes for their dedication and support of this event.

I would also like to offer my official mayoral congratulations to the following list of participants who were winners of different athletic events during the 1998 Mineola Youth Day.

Eric O'Brien (Grade 3)

Maggie O'Shea (Grade 3)

Shawn Wachter (Grade 4)

Danielle Riccardi (Grade 4)

Jason Salazar (Grade 5)

Colleen O'Shea (Grade 5)

Kevin Glover (Grade 6)

Kathleen Reedy (Grade 6)

Dan LaRose (Grade 7)

Elly Goncalves (Grade 7)

Jason Santos (Grade 8)

Patty Kelly (Grade 8)

James Oliveira (Grade 3)

Isabel Reis (Grade 3)

Joe Spollen (Grade 4)

Kelly LaRose (Grade 4)

Joe Werther (Grade 5)

Liz Campbell (Grade 5)

Nick Weber (Grade 6)

Katie Keegan (Grade 6)

Doug Schweyher (Grade 7)

Joanna Canning (Grade 7)

Tom Marron (Grade 8)

Liz McInnes (Grade 8)

Terry Mooney (Grade 3)

Lisa Glover (Grade 3)

Jameson Canning (Grade 4)

Melissa Makowski (Grade 4)

Chris Doyle (Grade 5)

Colleen O'Shea (Grade 5)

Marc Lupo (Grade 6)

Carolin Frey (Grade 6)

Matt Doyle (Grade 7)

Allyson Strein (Grade 7)

Danny DiCandia (Grade 8)

Liz McInnes (Grade 8)

Alex Garofalo (Grade 3)

Victoria DosSantos (Grade 3)

Jonathon Hock (Grade 4)

Sandra Oliveira (Grade 4)

John Cloughessy (Grade 5)

Jenn Wiercinski (Grade 5)

Tim Palma (Grade 6)

Katie Keegan (Grade 6)

Mike Freitas (Grade 7)

Melissa Dadich (Grade 7)

Tom Marron (Grade 8)

Melissa Hock (Grade 8)

Anthony Morias (Grade 3)

Hollie Hale (Grade 3)

Matt Dadich (Grade 4)

Nupur Hiranandaney (Grade 4)

Mike Donato (Grade 5)

Liz Campbell (Grade 5)

Kevin Glover (Grade 6)

Allison Waters (Grade 6)

Dan LaRose (Grade 7)

Elly Goncalves (Grade 7)

Joe Gallo (Grade 8)

Denise Fitzpatrick (Grade 8)

Mike Granath (Grade 3)

Stephanie Fernandes (Grade 3)

Joseph Martone (Grade 4)

Nicole Pitcavage (Grade 4)

Craig Strein (Grade 5)

Sarah Boland (Grade 5)

Tim Palma (Grade 6)

Sarah Mooney (Grade 6)

Jon Harnett (Grade 7)

Melissa DeKanchuk (Grade 7)

Jason Santos (Grade 8)

Patty Kelly (Grade 8)

Nick Genduso (Grade 3)

Allison Beck (Grade 3)

Terry Mooney (Grade 4)

Melissa Beck (Grade 4)

Claudio Saavedra (Grade 5)

Liz Campbell (Grade 5)

Marc Lupo (Grade 6)

Anna Garofalo (Grade 6)

Samir Hiranandaney (Grade 7)

Melissa Dadich (Grade 7)

Tom Marron (Grade 8)

Denise Fitzpatrick (Grade 8)

Anthony Morias (Grade 3)

Maggie O'Shea (Grade 3)

George Wilson (Grade 4)

Joelle Mery (Grade 4)

Steven DeKanchuk (Grade 5)

Colleen O'Shea (Grade 5)

Rich Marron (Grade 6)

Kathleen Reedy (Grade 6)

Mike Freitas (Grade 7)

Joanna Canning (Grade 7)

Joe Gallo (Grade 8)

Melissa Hock (Grade 8)