This Friday, Oct. 26, is the Annual Mayor's Halloween Party for our village's children, Pre-K to grade 5.

Once again, we will offer pony rides, hayrides, a castle bounce, petting zoos and musical entertainment. There will be plenty of cotton candy, hot dogs, popcorn, ice cream and of course trick or treats for all to enjoy.

This year we are asking everyone to bring canned food/paper goods so we may donate them to our local food pantries.

At the EMS Award Dinner on Oct. 12, two members of the Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Corps were among the honorees.

Assistant Chief Brian Clements received the Nassau Regional EMS Council Honorable Mention and EMT of the Year Award and Lieutenant Adam Gonzalez received the Honorable Mention EMT of the Year Award.

Congratulations to both of the recipients and to their fellow members for the countless hours that they freely give to assist our residents.

People with diabetes can enjoy a special evening featuring new technologies and information at Winthrop-University Hospital's Perspectives in Health free program Thursday, Nov. 1. The event will begin with registration and an exhibit of new technologies at 6:30 p.m., followed by the lecture, "Diabetes Nutrition: Myths & Facts" at 7 p.m. It will be held at the Winthrop Community Outreach Center located at 101 Mineola Boulevard in Mineola, at the corner of Second Street. Parking is available in the rear of the building.

Lynn Chimon, RN, MS, CDE and Margaret Marinelli, RD, MS, CDE, Nutritionists from the Diabetes Education Center, will present a lecture challenging old ways of thinking about the diabetic diet. Prior to the lecture, participants will have the opportunity to browse a products fair exhibiting new meters, medication and technologies. A question and answer period will follow the lecture.

Admission is free, but seating is limited. Pre-registration is required. To make a reservation, please call 663-8300.

Sidewalks

"Wonder if our village pedestrians wouldn't fine (sic find) it a little more agreeable if they had "plank side walk" to "foot it up and down". The mud is deep, and it's very awkward to take a walk even to one's dinner."

Glen Cove Stage

"On or after Wednesday, Dec 1, stages will run as follows, until further notice:

Leave Glen Cove-for Brooklyn at 11 a.m. goes by Luysters' store.

Fare: From Glen Cove to Branch (Mineola) - 50 cents

From Roslyn to Branch (Mineola) - 50 cents

Passengers by this route will please purchase tickets for the ten o'clock train.

H.D. Hall Dentist respectfully informs his patrons and friends that he will be at his residence at Hempstead Branch every Saturday and Monday".

Adjusted Combined Mower and Reaper

"This machine will be warranted to cut from 10 to 15 acres of grass or grain per day, better than it can be done with a scythe or cradle requiring but two horses, mules or oxen.

For further particulars, apply personally or by letter to the subscriber. George F. Jerome Hempstead Branch" (Mineola).

(Was Jerome Avenue named after this individual?)

Recent advances in the fight against cancer involve different approaches that attack the disease via new targets. These advances have shown promising results with fewer side effects. In an effort to educate the community about the latest advances in treatment, Winthrop-University Hospital will present a free lecture, "The Newest Anti-Cancer Therapies," as part of their Advances in Cancer Care series on Tuesday, Oct. 30. The program will begin with registration at 6:30 p.m., followed by the lecture at 7 p.m. It will be held at the Community Outreach Center located at 101 Mineola Boulevard in Mineola, at the corner of Second Street. Parking and the entrance are at the rear of the building.

Harry Staszewski, MD, chief of the Division of Oncology/Hematology at Winthrop, will provide an overview on the latest treatment advances including an explanation of various therapies such as monoclonal antibodies, the new signal transduction inhibitors and vaccine therapies. A question and answer period will follow the lecture.

Admission is free, but seating is limited. Pre-registration is required. For information and to make a reservation, please call 663-9370.

The Annual "Spook Walk" at the Emory Road Water Station is open daily thru Halloween for your enjoyment from 7 p.m. "till the ghosts go to sleep."

The P.A.L. football program fields 5 teams, (ie. 7-8-9-10-11-year-olds) and has its own "Cheerleaders."

2001 Mineola Chiefs Cheerleaders

Anecia Avent

Deja Avent

Kaitlin McCormack

Mary-Kate O'Toole

Lauren Podstopka

Kayla Robinson

Coaches

Michele Rosello

Megan O'Toole

2001 Mineola Chiefs 7-Year Olds

Thomas Graef

Peter Cuiffo

Anthony Amoroso

Michael Courtney

Joseph Nunziata

Joseph Amoroso

Luke Escobar

Steven Rizzo

Daniel Garcia

Taylor Ferguson

Chance Harrison

Brian Kopping

Martin Stevenson

Jonathan Neves

Peter Rapp

Michael Puliafico

Brandon Casale

Christopher Tasso

2001 Mineola Chiefs 8-Year Olds

Nicholas Delmistro

Andrew Coen

Kenny Maller

Joseph Mattina

Nicholas Palma

Kevin Markus

Thomas Cristina

Kevin Lewis

Mike Demilta

Nick Jonas

Joseph Artoglou

Gregory Cignarella

Thomas Sokolski

Vincent Cuiffo

Frank Fricano

Jordan Montez

Kyle Howell

Joshua Callirgos

Kesean Woodhouse

Connor Ferro

The names of the remaining three teams will be next week's column.

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens: but all too often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened." (attributed to Helen Keller)