Famed for his 30 years of service with the Mineola Athletic Association Tippy Overton and his wife Stella had breakfast at the Jericho Diner. He is past president of the Pony League. Tippy and Stella live on Dow Avenue.

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That long faithful mail carrier is Mary Gorry who has been working at the Mineola post office for the past 18 years.

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Vera and Lou Stalano of Emory Road have lived in Mineola for 61 years. They have been married for 54 years. Lou is a retired accountant and Vera was a research specialist. They originally came from Ridgewood.

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I thank my friend Bruce Burns for the great hockey tickets he gave me.

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Former Mayor Stan Krause is now 93 years old. He served on the village board for 23 years as a trustee from 1952 to 1959 and as mayor from 1959 to 1975. When he left office he vowed never to be involved in politics again and he never has. When he was young he attended a dance at a Catholic church in Jamaica where he met my now next door neighbor Blanche Paris and her late husband George. By the way, Blanche celebrated her 99th birthday Oct. 6.

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Joe and Marge Wood of Jackson Avenue visited Las Vegas for five days then Chicago for four days and finished their trip with two days in New Jersey. Both Joe and Marge are EM's at Corpus Christi Church.

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Julia and Pat McCrave of Brown Street have been married for 56 years marking the happy day on Oct. 4. They have lived their entire married life in Mineola.

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Phyliss Alfiere is a very faithful worker at TK's Gifts on Jericho Turnpike. She arrives at work at 5:50 a.m. six days a week ready to sell you a newspaper or a Lotto ticket. The store belongs to Tom Cooke of Columbus Parkway.

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Although severely handicapped, Jim Bruno gets around real well on his electric scooter. In fact, he is even able to bowl and when I met him he was headed for Sheridan Bowl. Jim and his wife of 48 years, Doris, live on E. Washington Avenue.

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Former Mineola village clerk and treasurer Lou DiDomenico enjoyed dinner at Eleanor Rigby's. Lou now holds the same position in the Village of Kings Point.

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My friend Jim Smith, former hockey reporter and editor at Newsday, now writes on senior citizen affairs and does features for Newsday's Part 2. Jim used to live on Bauer Place and now lives in Williston Park.

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Sister Francis Mary Donnelly was at Corpus Christi recently. She is such a pleasant lady, it's hard to believe she is the sister of our head usher Tony. Just kidding Tony!

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Tom Flynn tells us that he likes the homilies of Father Paul Dolan. Tom and his dad Dan live on Kenilworth Avenue.

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Alice Grom, the 81-year-old waitress at the Jericho Diner, flew to California for her grandson's wedding. She and her husband Stan live on Arlington Street.

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Longtime Mineola Dr. Barry Gimbel is happy these days awaiting the birth of his first grandchild.

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Can someone explain to me what "free speech" has to do with flag desecration? Why is walking on our wonderful American flag advancing the cause of free speech? We all treasure free speech but we also treasure our flag.

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Pvt. Leanne Bohach graduated from Mineola High School in June and joined the Marines in July. She is the daughter of William and Christine Bohach of Geranium Avenue. Good luck in the Marines, Leanne.