*Don't Miss This Event*

Mineola Junior Fire Department proudly presents the Seventh Annual Pasta Dinner.

Pasta dinner, baked ziti, meatballs, salad, desserts. (Cannolis made fresh that morning, cotton candy, raffle prizes.)

Date: Sunday, Feb. 2.

Time: Noon to 5 p.m.

Community Center, 155 Washington Avenue, Mineola.

For Tickets Please Call: 747-5810 or 746-6583. Tickets are $8 per person, $5 for seniors and children under 10.

Nassau County Department of Health heat regulations protects tenants whose heat is provided by a landlord.

The ordinance requires that when the temperature drops below 55 Fahrenheit, the minimum indoor temperatures must be as follows:

68 Fahrenheit from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

60 Fahrenheit from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Should the landlord not maintain the heat at these levels please call the health department weekdays, from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at 571-3679. On evenings, weekends, and holidays please call 742-6154.

The Board of Trustees will be meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 155 Washington Avenue. The public is invited to attend. Village Offices will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 12, in observance of Lincoln's Birthday. There will however, be regular garbage collection on this date. The AARP Income Tax Help for Seniors starts on Wednesday, Feb. 5, and is from noon to 4 p.m. This program continues on Wednesdays till just before April 15.

The Cornell Cooperative Extension sponsors numerous programs and has numerous publications which are informative.

The Consumer Helpline helped clarify whether club soda helps to remove stains.

The answer is: "Club soda's apparent effectiveness may be because it's often used immediately before a stain has time to set. It can sometimes remove a clear, colorless, water-based stain. But then, clean cool water can do this also. However, neither club soda nor water possess any grease removing properties, therefore, they are not effective on greasy, oily stains, such as butter or gravy!!

Cornell Cooperative Extension "On-Line Catalog" is accessible at

www.cce.cornell.edw/publications.

Modern parenting is a challenge. The juggling act that most parents do in order to manage daily family responsibilities is stressful, and leaves little time for patience. However, there are numerous strategies available to parents that can help relieve some of these pressures. To learn how to put more fun into parenting, moms and dads are invited to attend Winthrop-University Hospital's Parenting Today free lecture, "Balancing the Fun and Stress and Stress of Parenting" on Wednesday, February 12, at 7 p.m. The program will begin with registration at 6:45 p.m. at the Winthrop Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard in Mineola. Those who wish to attend are asked to call 1-877-559-KIDS to reserve a space, and to park in the rear of the building.

Carmela Bernacchio, MS, director of PACE, Parent and Child Education Program, will provide tips that will help you keep your cool under pressure, manage your emotions and find positive ways to interact with your child. The lecture will be followed by a question and answer period.

Telephone assistance is available from 8 a.m. to 5:55 p.m. during workdays. For information or answers to your New York State Tax questions please call toll free

1-800-225-5829. If you would like forms the toll free number is 1-800-462-8100.