We offer our deepest sympathy to Joe and Catherine Mannix and their family on the untimely death of their daughter Kathleen who was ill many years with Multiple Sclerosis.

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Kerry and Geoff Tice recently dined at Eleanor Rigby's with Pete and Laura Harlick of Marcellus Road to celebrate the birth of the Harlicks' new daughter Caroline Victoria born July 15, 2003. Pete Harlick is a new member of Company 2 of the Mineola FD.

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Corpus Christi Pastor James Bowman recently spent two weeks in Germany visiting the troops.

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During the blackout it was good to see citizens jump in and direct traffic. Joel Sheriff and Bob Harran handled the Mineola Blvd. and First St. intersection. It was gratifying, the number of people who said "Thanks" as they passed by.

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At the Jericho Diner we had a chance to talk with Jack Ryan of Roslyn Road and Irene Teubert as well as Shirley and Dave Waring, owners of Nassau Chrome on E. Second Street.

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Bruce Burns attended the recent Pool Board meeting and suggested that the pool stay open 1 to 9 p.m. for the final two weeks rather than 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The board agreed realizing that it would allow more commuters who arrive home late a chance to have a season ending swim. Pool Manager Dan Kopetic was commended by the Pool/Recreation Board for doing a great job this summer. Mr. Burns also noted that the swim lanes used by lap swimmers had been kept open and free of people crossing over, interfering with the other swimmers. Also the no-eating rule had been strictly enforced.

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We visited longtime Mineola businessman and former Chamber of Commerce President John Lindner at Jefferson Ferry in Setauket. Grace and I and former Chamber President Jerry Mehlman and his wife Muriel had a little dinner party to celebrate John's 92nd birthday. We were shocked to hear the news that a few days after our visit, John was hospitalized where he died Aug. 22.

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We were talking about names in our last column and recall some of the boy's names in the old Soviet Union like Tractor, Tank and Factory and girls with names like Revolution and Industry. Kind of catchy - yes?

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Delaware is a popular vacation spot. Peter, Karen, Connor and Nicole Smith of Beebe Road visited that state as well as Village Trustee Lou Santosus and his wife Pat.

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Lou DiVeglio of Beebe Road is a real Yankee fan having grown up in the Bronx very close to Yankee Stadium where he used to go to a lot of games. Lou likes the Mets too.

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Diane Gaylis of Mineola went to the pool almost every day. She likes to do laps.

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Almost every day we see Chaminade Brother Richard Hartz flying through the streets in the west end on his roller blades. Richard teaches German.

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Always good to see the happy Irish face of Jim Agnew of Garfield Avenue. Dublin born Jim has real estate holdings in Ireland and visits often.

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Speaking of our second favorite country after the U.S. of course, Rich O'Shea's Irish shop on Covert Avenue in Stewart Manor will have in front of his store Sept. 20 Irish music by the Black Velvet and dancing by the Donnie Golden Group.

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Jack and Karen Gayson of Mineola dined at the Jericho.

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Our meter people continue to do a great job keeping traffic moving and helping village finances. They are Lori McCarron, Florence Peterson, Stuart Goldstein, Frank Syracuse and Ron Rentel.

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Can hardly believe that Latham Lumber is gone after all these years. It is now called Riverhead Lumber. The Latham family is one of the oldest in the village, arriving in this country before the Revolution. The street in the west end bears their famous name.

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Bob Hesse of Brown Street is active in the Williston American Legion and Mrs. Hesse is involved in the Williston Historical Society.