Bicycle riding is good for you. At least it seems to agree with Bill and Florence Schlageter of East Williston. I'm sure you must have spotted them riding their bikes through Mineola, for the past 30 years. They ride six days a week covering a huge area. They range as far north as Bar Beach, east to Hicksville and west to Floral Park. The next time we are in Greenport we wouldn't be surprised to see them going down Front St. or on the paths at Orient State Park.

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Many of my friends, especially Met fans, miss the old Brooklyn Dodgers and the NY Giants. This made me think of all the other teams which have long gone like the St. Louis Browns, the Washington Senators and Boston Bees. And in hockey the NY Americans and the Montreal Maroons. Football had the Cleveland Rams and the Washington Redskins.

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The Mineola Lube station at the corner of Jericho Tpke. and Mineola Blvd. has one sign advertising gas for 89 cents a gal. and another for $6.89 a gal. Of course they don't sell gas anymore as all their pumps are blocked off. Maybe they should try "stand up comedy" routines.

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Helen and Bill Gorman are leaving Wardwell Rd. after 50 years and moving to Florida. "We love Mineola and hate to leave and hope all will welcome their new neighbors, Jill and Gregory Sweeney," they said.

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And we welcome more new neighbors to Beebe Rd., John and Donna Fucci and their daughters Jenni, Amanda and Alexi.

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Noel, Tilly and Kelly McPartland are opening a new restaurant on Station Rd. called "The Recovery Room" as it's right around the corner from the hospital. They will serve lunch and dinner, and on Sundays, brunch - a real Irish breakfast, Tilly tells me.

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Bob and Lillian Gully are longtime residents of White Rd. Their daughter, Joanne DeKanchuk, is our excellent receptionist here at Anton's. Joanne and her husband, Tom, live on Wardwell Rd.

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Ed and Dorothy Onarato like the Jericho Diner (hey, how else can you get your name in this column?) He is a retired construction worker and has lived on Wellington Rd. for 46 years.

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Fran Dempsey, her son, William, and his family spent a week in Montauk. Fran is the widow of Family Court Justice Bill Dempsey.

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Maryanne and Pete Fearon and sons, Peter and Kevin, enjoyed a week in the Poconos. Maryanne is that sweet lady at Precious Gifts.

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Judge Dick O'Callaghan was returning a tape of The Bourne Identity to the library when I met him. Said he wanted to see the tape before reading the book. Dick and his wife Marguerite live on Berkley Rd..

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Things went well at the pool. I say this because at the last open meeting of the board only two people showed up. Dan Murphy of Brown St. and Mike Vezzi of Clinton Arms.

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Olga Pokol, a 30-year resident of Emory Rd., used to work as a projectionist at Loew's Theatre.

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Doris Bezman was unhappy with the rather cool summer which kept her away from trips to Bar Beach.

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Peter Gollobin's, of Medipoint, former Chamber of Commerce president, medical expertise takes him to Plum Island twice a week. Peter has to go through some heavy security to get on that secret island.

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Brian and Lori Donahue and daughter Jessica were at the Jericho. They live in Albertson but have great interest in Mineola since Jessica attends Meadow Drive School.

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