The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Mineola will hold Public Hearings on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 155 Washington Avenue in order to obtain the publics comments regarding the following:

Application of Roslyn Savings Bank for a Special Use Permit for bank use and for parking. The proposed location is at the corner of Andrews Road and Jericho Turnpike on the south side of Jericho Turnpike.

Application of Gus Zacharjadis for Special Use Permit to use the property at 140 Jericho Turnpike for public assembly and for food preparation/storage and/or service.

A proposed local law regarding the mandatory installation of carbon monoxide detectors in every one and two family dwelling or any dwelling accommodation located in a building owned as a condominium or cooperative in the Village, constructed or offered for sale after Jan. 1.

The Village Hall offices will close at noon on both Christmas and New Year's Eve. Additionally, they will be closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Christmas Eve: Tuesday, Dec. 24 - There will be regular garbage and recycling collection.

Christmas Day: Wednesday, Dec. 25 - There will be no rubbish collection on this day. All refuse collection schedules will remain the same for the week.

Rubbish will be collected on Friday, Dec. 27 for the entire Village.

New Year's Eve: Tuesday, Dec. 31 - There will be regular garbage and recycling collection on this day.

New Year's Day: Wednesday, Jan. 1 - There will be no rubbish collection on this day. All refuse collection schedules will remain the same for this week.

Rubbish will be collected on Friday, Jan. 3 for the entire Village.

We do not think of Long Island as having a dairy industry but according to the 1944 edition of Long Island - The Sunrise Homeland dairying is one of the largest industries in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Nassau dairymen deliver daily about 40,000 quarts of milk while their counterparts in Suffolk distribute 60,000 quarts daily. The annual income in these two counties exceeds $5 million (which was a considerable amount of money in 1944).

The smell of cookies, cakes and/or pies baking in the over is something I always associate with the holiday season. One of the Village employees was gracious in supplying the following recipe. I hope you enjoy the Chocolate Cake:

Sift: 2 teaspoon Baking soda

2 cups flour

4 level table spoons Cocoa

1 cup of sugar

1 pinch of salt

Add: Slowly mixing with above

1 cup cold water

1 cup miracle whip (1 small jar)

1 teaspoon Vanilla

Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes in a standard loaf pan.

Mocha Icing:

1 Tablespoon cocoa

2 Tablespoons (heaping) butter

Cream together. Then add:

2 cups confectionery sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla and enough hot coffee to make it creamy

May the love in our hearts radiate on our faces for all to see. May we daily use encouraging words in our dealings with others; May your dreams of today become reality; May good health be your escort throughout your life, but most of all may the love of your family and friends be always with you. Have a wonderful holiday season and a healthy and happy year to come.