First Month Free at Charles Water Karate

Charles Water Karate of Williston Park offers the first month for free, for new students in their Black Belt Success Program.  Charles Water Karate has been providing great programs in the Martial Arts for 25 years.  See their site for more information about how to get started: http://www.charleswaterkarate.com/

Mineola Bicycle Promotions

Get your bicycles tuned up and ready for the summer riding season at Mineola Bicycle.  Or, check out the new 2011 bicycles in stock.  Mineola Bicycle is running a few promotions at present, including 10% all repairs.  For a list of promotions, see here:
http://www.mineolabike.com/CurrentPromotions.htm

Jiffy Lube $10 Off Oil Change

Jiffy Lube, at 252 Jericho Turnpike in Mineola, is offering $10 off its Signature Oil Change program for a limited time, through June 1.

MAA Soccer Meeting June 1

The Mineola Athletic Association will have its monthly Soccer Board meeting on Wednesday, June 1 at the MAA House off Willis Avenue in Mineola.  All members are welcome.  The meeting will run from 7:30pm to approximately 9:30pm.

Gold Coast Film Fest June 1-5

The inaugural Gold Coast International Film Festival, with showings in Manhasset, Roslyn, New Hyde Park, Herricks, Great Neck and Port Washington, runs from June 1 - 5.  The Festival will feature a mixture of studio, independent and foreign-language films.  Fore more information and scheduling, see the site:
http://goldcoastfilmfestival.org/

Fireworks at Bar Beach

The annual Memorial Day Weekend concert and fireworks display takes place Saturday, May 28 at Town of North Heampstead Beach Park.  The concert features the Billy Joel tribute band Glass Houses and Early Elton, an Elton John tribute band.  The concerts kick off at 6:30pm  with the fireworks beginning shortly after sundown.

Irish American Center Dance and Music Lessons

The Irish American Center of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens, located at 297 Willis Avenue in Mineola, offers a range of Irish music and dance lessons.  Irish step and set dances as well as music lessons covering the pipe and drums; tin whistle, flute, accordion and fiddle are offered at the Center.  Please see the site for more information:
http://www.irishamericansoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=17

Wheatley School Concert May 25

The Wheatley Band and Chorus Concert will be held Wednesday, May 25 at the Wheatley School.  The concert begins promptly at 7:30pm.

EWLL's Third Annual Night Out

The East Williston Little League will host its third annual Night Out at the American Legion Hall (next to Riverbay on Willis Avenue) from 8pm - midnight on Friday, June 10.  The event will include an open bar, buffet dinner and DJ and costs $100 per couple ($50 per person).  For more information, visit the EWLL site at http://www.ewlittleleague.com/

Pre-K Story Time at the East Williston Library

As you help prepare your child for pre-K in the Fall, join Mrs. Giordano for an interactive story time on Thursday, May 26 at the East Williston Library for Pre-K Storytime. Children ages 3 and up are invited and the session will run from 11:15am - 12pm

Call 741-1213 or email ewpl@ewlibrary.org to register.

Mineola Fair Coming to Downtown September 25

The Mineola Chamber of Commerce’s proposal to move the annual Mineola Fair from Memorial Park to downtown Mineola has been approved by the Village Board.  The Fair, which for twenty years has been a very popular Springtime event in Mineola, will become a street fair designed to better promote the diverse businesses that make up the Village of Mineola.  This year’s Fair will take place on Sunday, September 25 (rain date of October 2) and will take place in the downtown area around Mineola Boulevard and Second Streets.  For more information about the Fair and to learn how to participate as an exhibitor, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at 516-408-3554 or via the contact form on the organization’s web site: http://mineolachamber.com/contact.asp

Mineola School Budget Approved

Mineola Patch is reporting that the residents of the Mineola School District have approved the District’s 2011-2012 budget.  1633 residents voted in favor of the Budget, with 1194 voting against it.  Election tallies from yesterday also resulted in current School Board members Terence Hale and William Hornberger being re-elected to new 3-year terms.  To read the Patch article, click here: http://mineola.patch.com/articles/mineola-residents-approve-2011-12-school-budget

MAA Baseball and Soccer Canceled Tuesday May 17

All MAA Soccer and Baseball training and games tonight at Wilson Park and the Willis Avenue Fields have been postponed due to the heavy rain and field conditions.

Mineola Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting May 17, 2011

The Chamber of Commerce’s May Dinner Meeting at Picolla Busolla features a speech and discussion led by Bill Robeson, Professor of Nuclear Energy at Molloy College.  Professor Robeson will speak about the impact of nuclear energy in relation to the recent events in Japan and the earlier tragedies of Chernobyl and Three Mile Island.

For more information about the Dinner Meeting and joining the Chamber, visit their site at http://mineolachamber.ehost-services156.com/index.asp

Mini-Mustangs Fall 3-2 to Port Washington

The GU12 Mineola Mini-Mustangs came up a goal short in a physical and fast-paced game against the Port Washington Panthers.  Port Washington’s goalkeeper consistently turned aside first half close-in shots by Mineola’s Christen Patalano and Allison Lamonica to keep the game scoreless at halftime.  Taking advantage of a questionable non-call by the referee, the Panthers scored the game’s first goal on a play that appeared to be offsides.  Minutes later, Mineola’s talented fullbacks, led by star center-back Jillian Palma appeared to trap their opponents offsides again, only to have a call not made again.  Play continued, leading to a second Panthers goal and a 2-0 lead.  Gretchen Keller’s perfectly placed free kick set up Alana Conroy’s first goal of the season to get Mineola on the scoreboard, but the Panthers quickly struck back with a terrific shot by a Port Washington midfielder that ripped by the gallant effort of Mineola keeper Cara Kennedy.  The Mini’s never gave up and soon closed the gap again off a rocket of a shot by Lamonica.  Mineola couldn’t come up with the equalizer and the game ended at 3-2. 

Events at the Mineola Public Library

The Mineola Public Library is a wonderful resource for the citizens of our Village.  Have you taken advantage recently of all the Library has to offer?  Book review discussions, art displays, children’s crafts and more events are all a part of the ongoing activities that make our Library a great place.  The Library staff deserve a big thank you from all of us for all they do to make the Library the welcoming and educational resource it is for all of us.

Visit the Library’s Web site for a listing of upcoming events at http://www.nassaulibrary.org/mineola/