Blanche Paris of Garfield Avenue was 100 years old on Oct. 6. Mayor Jack Martins presented her with a proclamation. Among the guests at her open hourse were: Vicki Mussa, Lou and Grace Sanders, Richard and Charlotte Raad, Arline Cavanaugh, Virginia and Tom Spae, Dorothy Bedson, Ethlyn Adam, Linda Terhune, Tom Vitaglione, Al and Trudie Petrunti, Ann and Dominic Calaci, Raymond and Ginny Leonhard, Michael and Evelyn D'Agostino, Caroline Kowalczyk, Mary McInerney, Julie and Louis Gagliano, James and Vita Lombardo, Jackie Schneider, Jennie Scapellati, The Duffys, Mr. and Mrs. Lambardi, Maria Sommo, Christine Gagliano and Mark Curtis. Congratulations, Blanche.

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Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy and Paul and Peggy May dined at the new, outdoor "Octopus Garden" at Eleanor Rigbys.

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Speaking of that restaurant, Bill Kessler of Jerome Avenue has been working behind the bar the past six years since he retired from the phone company.

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Guess who was working at Werner's Deli? I was surprised to find Werner Gerland back behind the counter of the deli, which he owned for so many years. Werner and his wife, Frieda, still live in the area. Werner is almost 70, but says he can use the extra money Hey, who can't.

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Margaret and Sheridan Nofer of Marcellus Road recently celebrated their 23rd anniversary. Among the gifts was a certificate for the Jericho Diner.

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Our daughter, Sr. AnnMarie, IHM, has been on the move again. In the last month, she has been in Milwaukee, Chicago and Anaheim. Her journeys on behalf of her congregation and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious have taken her to Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, China and Rome. In our country, she has been to St. Louis, Memphis, Dallas, Seattle, Baltimore and Boston as well as Toronto, north of the border.

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Mineola School Superintendent Lorenzo Licopoli and Assistant Superintendent John Jackson lunched at the Jericho Diner.

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We were saddened by the death of Al Horner, long one of our faithful ushers at Corpus Christi Church. Al hardly ever missed his Sunday turn. If he wasn't at his post, you knew something was wrong. Our condolences to his wife, Marion, son, Robert, and the rest of the family.

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Frank Syracuse has retired after 12 years as a code enforcer for the village. He did a great job along with Laurie McCarron, Stuart Goldstein, Florence Peterson and Ron Rontal. It's a tough job. Nobody is happy when they receive a parking ticket and the enforcers take plenty of abuse trying to do their job of keeping traffic moving and parking spaces free.

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Enjoyed a fine Irish breakfast and the new Recovery Room restaurant, opposite the railroad station. It's just around the corner from the hospital, thus the catchy name. Grace and I were with long-time friends, Faust and Maryann Guarino.

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Ron and Ruth Lindsly and daughter, Janet of Florence Road, dined at Villa Margherita.

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Helen Mullin of Foch Boulevard has taken many trips to great places around the world. She praises the work of Enjoy Travel in Williston Park. Helen goes to St. Aidans Church.

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A great garage sale was held by Lynn Hogerty and his wife, Marge, at their home on Latham Road. He said that you acquire many things in 44 years.

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Nick Butino of Beebe Road says that fall is his favorite time of the year. My wife remembers one of his sons, John, as a youngster with several other neighbor children coming to our house most afternoons for cookies. John is a young man now in his 20s and quite a hockey player and probably still likes cookies.

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