This is a fun time of year. Goblins and assorted "creatures" will soon invade our village.

The Mayor's Halloween Party will be held at the Community Center from 7-9:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25. This party is for those in grades Pre-K through 5. We will have a musical entertainment, snacks, drinks, prizes and trick or treats for the children.

Please call the Recreation Office during business hours at 746-2326 for information and arrange to get tickets for this event.

The terms, Tai Chi and Mah Jong, thanks to Trustee Elizabeth Conlon are recent additions to my vocabulary. For the fall, Trustee Conlon suggested that the village make available multiple programs for the enjoyment of our residents.

The Fall Programs are:

Mondays--Group Dancing

Tuesdays--Yoga for Seniors

Wednesdays--Tai Chi for Seniors

Thursdays--Mah Jong for Beginners

Fridays-- Arts & Crafts

The turnout for these programs has been wonderful. Please, if you are interested in participating in future programs, call Kyle at 746-2326 and we will be pleased to put your name on our mailing list.

We will soon be turning our clocks back to standard time. I, along with a countless number of other people, change the batteries in our smoke alarms and carbon dioxide detectors at this time of the year.

You may also want to have a "fire drill" in your own home. If there was a fire in your kitchen what route would you and your loved ones take to safely leave the house?

Nassau County has allocated six hundred flu shots for the Mineola Senior Flu Program.

Winthrop-University Hospital, as it has in years past, will provide volunteer nursing staff for the distribution of flu and pneumonia vaccines at the Community Center on Monday, Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Mineola residents are asked to call, after Oct. 28, 746-2326 to schedule an appointment.

Should your schedule not permit you to attend the Nov. 18 program you may wish to call Winthrop at 663-8301 from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday to schedule an appointment for the hospital's Nov. 15 flu shot program or please call the "Flu Information Line" at Senior Affairs, 571-1627.

According to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1923 Eagle Almanac the following information was applicable to our village.

Newspapers-Nassau County Gazette and Nassau County Sun

Population-1915, 2310 and in 1920, 3016

Banks-H.W. Andrews was the president of First National Bank; G.S. Emory was the president of Nassau County Trust (could it be that Andrews Road and Emory road were named in honor of these gentlemen?)

Postage-It cost two cents to mail a letter in 1922

Women can enjoy an evening at the Garden City Hotel while learning about wellness at "a La Carte," a unique presentation sponsored by Winthrop-University Hospital. The evening is designed to provide women with information that will help them learn an individualized approach to health. The event will be held on Monday, Nov. 4, from 6:30 to 10 p.m., and will include dinner, a cooking demonstration, relaxation techniques, and talks from Winthrop's experts in the field of women's health. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling 1-866-WINTHROP by Oct. 31.

Nicole Kerner, MD, faculty physician, OB/GYN, will moderate the evening as Eva Chalas, MD, chief of Gynecologic Oncology; Susan Fuchs, MD, director of the Women's Imaging Center; and Alan Garely, MD, chief, Division of Gynecology and director, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, address health and wellness issues for women. Steven DeBruyn, executive chef at the Garden City Hotel, will provide a cooking demonstration and Edith Jason, RYT, certified yoga instructor, will teach deep breathing techniques.

The reduced program fee of $25 has been made possible through funding by Women's Cancer Center at Winthrop.