The success of the Halloween activities was a result of the hard work of many village employees, volunteers and the sponsors who financed this activity. I greatly appreciate all your efforts and thank you for all of your efforts on behalf of the children of our village.

The Castle Bounce was, for the first time in several years, missing this year. Regretfully, the vehicle transporting the "Castle Bounce" was in an accident.

The "sponsors" and volunteers are:

Anton Publishing

Entenmann's Bakery

Friendly's Ice Cream

Assemblywoman Maureen O'Connell

Murphy, Bartol & O'Brien LLP

King Kullen Supermarket

I. Janvey & Sons Inc.

Mary & Martin O'Donnell

Mineola Auto Care

Scott & Linda Fairgrieve

Trustee Elizabeth A.J. Conlon

Vessa & Wilensky, P.C.

Jerome Wolfert, D.M.D., P.C.

Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn LLP

Latham Bros. Lumber Co. Inc

Koeppel, Martone, Leistman & Herman

Custom Funding Corp.

Total Health Chiropractic

Mineola Hardware & Supply

Mail Boxes Etc.

Strategic Alarm Concepts Ltd.

WTHE Radio

Tsontos Furs

Dr. Nagelberg, LI Dental Center

Foresto's Men's Shop Inc.

& DeGroat Inc.

All Island Transportation Services

Mineola American Legion Post # 349

Cassidy Funeral Home Inc.

Mineola Health Club

VFW Pvt. Adolph Block Post 1305

Williston Park Rotary Club

Massaro's

Jack Gayson Plumbing & Heating Co.

Willis Hobbies

Knights of Columbus Council # 2502

Dover Publications

Create-A-Frame

Sperry Credit Union

Mineola Fire Department

Mineola Auxiliary Police

Mineola Historical Society

Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Corp.

Mineola Athletic Association

Mustang Run Committee

Mineola High School Student Service Center

Ms. Maureen Connolly, Coordinator

Courtney O'Connell

Ashley Smith

Kevin Franciotti

Tim Palma

Angela Rovegno

Jacqueline Johnson

Miriam Meyers

Anjali Singla

Stefanie Ng

Kristina Zunno

Stefanie Fabrico

Joe Selby

Vanessa Gonzalez

Kristina Aven

Jessica Petraglia

Joe Tiseo

Anthony Tiseo

Lauren Stotsky

Katie Fischer

Ana Ferreira

Sara Airgis

Audrey Rome

Madeline Leno

Cynthia Hernandes

Melissa Chiu

Mike Antoniou

Junior Fire Department

Gary Mazur & Bill Gresalfi, Advisors

Edward Martins

James Valente

Luis Tramontano

Chris Silverman

Doug Cunningham

Brian Saks

Peter Ferreira

Toni O'Brien

Cory Pratt

Julio Gauto

Kevin Williams II

Lori Gayson

Crissy Lee

Colleen O'Shea

Kaitlin Reilly

Samantha Hegmann

Anthony Tretolo

Sarah LaSorsa

David Gouveia

Council # 2502

Bob Teemsma

John O'Shea

Kevin Reilly

Bob Morrison

Mike Murphy

Mike Fragiacomo

Ken Lyons

Quinn DeSousa

Trudy Pfleghardt

Barbara Mattina

Karen Calabro

Megan Teemsma

Tom Rini, Superintendent

Ron Ciesinski, Asst. Superintendent

Fred Deodato

Giacomo Ciccone

Mark Deodato

Frank Temperino

Sean McCrave

Clinton Morris

Tom Mikowski

Frank Giodano

Peter Saia

Mike Cangemi

Steve Baldesano

John Lodigkeit

Tom O'Brien

Nick Martone

Marta Hines

Aging can bring changes that may weaken our eyesight, however, there are eye diseases and disorders common in older people that can be treated. Seniors and their families can learn about these treatment methods at a free lecture sponsored by Winthrop-University Hospital's Health Update for Seniors program, "The Eye Have It: Treating Eye Problems" on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The program will begin with registration and blood pressure checks at 1:15 p.m., followed by the lecture at 1:45 p.m.. It will be held at the Mineola Community Center, located at 155 Washington Avenue.

Mark Fleckner, MD, attending opthalmologist at Winthrop, will discuss the latest advances in treatment for common eye problems, including glaucoma, cataracts, and eye problems resulting from diabetes. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a question and answer period after the lecture.

Health Update for Seniors and Their Families is coordinated by Geriatric Health Services and RISE (Referral, Information, and Support-services for the Elderly) at Winthrop, part of the Institute for Family Care. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Pre-registration is required. For information and to reserve your space, please call 516-663-3916.

The Board of Trustees will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 155 Washington Avenue, to receive public comment regarding the following:

Designate as Historical Sites the following structures:

1. The gazebo located at Mineola Memorial Park.

2. The building located on the north side of Garfield Ave. west of Marcellus Rd. currently used as the Auxiliary Police Headquarters.

3. The concession stand building located at Wilson Park.

Following the Public Hearing there will be a Public Meeting which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Developing positive peer relationships is an important aspect of growing up. Unfortunately, sometimes children have negative experiences as they become the targets of others or have difficulties dealing with social pressures. But, there are strategies parents can teach their children to help them cope with these issues. Parents can learn these strategies at Winthrop-University Hospital's free Parenting Today lecture, "Cliques & Bullies: Your Child Doesn't Have to be a Victim" on Thursday, Nov. 15. 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 Winthrop Community Outreach Center, located at 101 Mineola Boulevard, at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. Parking is available in the rear of the building.

Carmela Granata Bernacchio, MS, SLP-CCC, director of P.A.C.E., will provide strategies children can use to promote positive peer relationships, as well as a discussion of topics such as the hierarchy of social groups, determining the healthiest group for a child, and communicating a problem to a child's school. A question and answer period will follow the lecture.

Parenting Today is coordinated by Children's Health Services and the Department of Pediatrics at Winthrop. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Pre-registration is required. For information and to reserve your space, please call 1-877-559-KIDS.

The Mineola Fire Department is in need of artificial Christmas trees for their "Winter Wonderland" display in the Community Center. Ex-Chief Gary Mazur has informed me that they would appreciate trees of any size that are in good condition.

Please call Kyle at 746-0753 to make arrangements for pick-up.

The Rotary Club of Williston Park will be holding an Art Auction at 8 p.m. on Nov. 8 at the Community Church of East Williston.

There is a donation of $10 per person. The proceeds of the event will be for the benefit of the Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop-University Hospital.

For tickets and information please call Nancy Zolezzi at 248-8716.