Most people are very disappointed that Corpus Christi Church will not be having the Nassau Pops and Mineola Choral Society Christmas concert this year. This beautiful program was a delight and filled the church with over 1,000 persons every holiday season. The mixture of religious and traditional secular songs seemed just right and the program will be greatly missed.

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Mike Chiusano of Mineola likes to buy his goodies at Dunkin' Donuts. Sorry to hear that Mike's wife is ill.

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That man with the long white beard who looks like a jolly elf himself, Robert Tenny, lunched at the Jericho Diner.

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Good to meet John Labato of Marcellus Road. He is the brother-in-law of leading attorney Jack Martins.

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Ken Aiello of Beebe Road likes to joke that he has so many cars (Cadillacs) of course, that he can't remember which ones have inspection stickers and which ones don't. Lucky Ken.

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Our son, Richard and his wife, Laurie, attended a Thanksgiving Eve cocktail party at the home of Nelson and Ginny De Mille in Garden City. Richard is executive editor of Entertainment Weekly. Nelson, Long Island's most famous author, wrote the Lions Game, Plum Island, Gold Coast, The General's Daughter and many other best selling novels.

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Kevin Muldoon, son of former Williston Park Mayor Tom Muldoon, works at Maxwell's testaurant in Garden City.

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Teena Grosenski of Wardwell Road likes to spend her summers in and around Greenport on the North Fork.

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John Buttino of Beebe Road attends computer school at the Career Center. We remember John when he was a little boy coming to our house every day or so with other neighborhood children for cookies.

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Jim Lombardo can be found many days walking the family dog in and around the West End.

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Ken Lynch of Jerome Avenue works at Nassau Custom Fabricators on Jericho Turnpike. Ken eats lunch daily at the Jericho Diner.

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The police booth on Willis Avenue will be removed when the Old Willis Avenue School is torn down. The booth, which has reduced crime in the area, will be relocated elsewhere in the same neighborhood.

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Detective Bruce Coffey of Nassau Crime Stoppers advises store owners to follow shoplifters out of the store and confront them. If they resist do not touch them in any way, but get their description and license number and call the police. "Never become physically involved with shoplifters," he said.

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Although Jack Baker is 83 years old, he still plays basketball twice a week. Jack used to own Capital Stationery on Jericho Turnpike.

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Rose Cutrone of Jackson Avenue is often seen raking her leaves. Even then she has on one of her favorite hats.

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Veronica and Louis Stalanoof of Emory Road are often seen around the village. Veronica is compelled to use a walker these days.

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Always good to see Msgr. Edward Tarrant of Corpus Christi Church. Monsignor likes to talk football, baseball and hockey. He is an avid sports fan.

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Glad to hear that Pat O'Brien is recovering from his recent illness. He and Bernadette live on Horton Highway.