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Village
Village Hall
123 So. Central Avenue
(516) 825-4200
www.valleystreamvillage.org
The Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Monday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Village Hall court room.
Architectural Review Board will meet on Monday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall board room.
Movies at Village Hall features three upcoming selections. On Friday, Jan. 11, “The Simpsons Movie” will be shown. “Ratatouille” follows on Friday, Jan. 25 and “Mr. Magorium’s Wonderful Emporium” on Friday, Feb. 8. All movies will be shown in the Village Hall court room at 7
p.m. Tickets are available free of charge at the A.J. Hendrickson Park
administration building the week prior to the showing. Movies are for residents
of the village and Central High School District. For more information call the
recreation department at 825-8570.
Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
60 Verona Place, Valley Stream
(516) 825-6422
hwmlcontact@hotmail.com
Library opens at 10 a.m.
Children’s LEGO Exhibit will be on display during January. Stop in and check it out.
Board of Trustees will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.
Ring bell at children’s room entrance for admittance.
The library will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It will reopen
on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m.
Young Adult Winter Crafts Night is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 25 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Students will make holiday
decorations and gifts. Registration is required.
Open House will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. Magician Terry Parrett will
be entertaining children and parents with on-going magic shows in the children’s room. Andrea Colletti from Fun4UFaces will be doing face painting and there
will be craft tables for the children. In the Adult Room, the Valley Stream
Book Club will have a table to talk to prospective members and Valley Stream
author Thomas McShane will be available to speak about his book, “Stolen Masterpiece Tracker.” A book sale of almost new books will be held and free calendar magnets will be
distributed while the supply lasts.
Young Adult Video Games Night will be held on Friday, Feb. 1, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Teens will play Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, Wii Bowling and more.
Select your game choices when you register.
Children’s Room has a wide variety of programs scheduled for January 2007 with children’s librarian Jaclyn Kunz. “Ms. K” will be offering Bouncing Babies, Alphabet Soup, Story Craft programs and other
seasonal events. Check the children’s room calendar in the library or online at
www.nassaulibrary.org/valleyst/CRJan2008Calendar.pdf. Registration is required
for all programs, with first preference given to Valley Stream library
cardholders.
Adult Volunteers are needed to deliver books to its homebound patrons. Approximately 20 homebound readers receive book deliveries each month with the
assistance of adult volunteers. The library is looking for someone to take over
the route of G. Warren Wheeler III, who passed away this month. If you can
spare a morning or afternoon once week, contact Library Director Ms. Eng or
Homebound Service Coordinator Ms. Sau.
Elmont Public Library
700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont
(516) 354-5280 ext. 221
www.nassaulibrary.org/elmont
Tax Save Program will be held on Friday, Jan. 11 at 12:30 p.m. with IRS-enrolled tax agent Barry
Lisak. This seminar will provide more than 150 tax-saving strategies to help
reduce one’s federal and state taxes. Topics will include education, retirement, home
ownership, charitable, medical, investment, employee deductions and
miscellaneous categories. This session will also include a question and answer
session.
Senior Step and Style Dancing will be held on Fridays, Jan. 11 and 25, at 10 a.m. The program will be led by
RSVP volunteer instructors Juana Thornhill, Isabel Batson and Millie Danko. Coffee served.
Computer Second Grade is a program for adults on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. In this workshop you
will learn how to work with numbers including imputing, inserting, moving,
erasing and simple mathematical operations. Included will be an introduction to
spreadsheets providing an understanding of basic techniques, formulas and
working with columns and rows, formatting and spreadsheet design.
Business Workshop will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. The title of the event is “How to Become a Certified Minority/Women Business Enterprise.” The presenter will be Scott Munson, an associate certification analyst. This
workshop will be presented by the Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs and
Legislator John Ciotti in partnership with Empire State Development. To reserve
a seat call Cynthia Mitchell at (516) 571-6174.
Family Pre-School Hour will be held on Monday, Jan. 14 at 10:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. for children
age 18 months through 5 years. Enjoy a special one-hour program of singing,
dancing, and storytelling then bring home a craft. The theme for this program is “Snowman.”
Tuesday Feature Films continue on Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. with “Eastern Promises.” The film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai, who is tied to one of
London’s most notorious organized crime families. This movie is rated R. Upcoming
selections for the month include “The Kingdom” on Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. (R) and “The Bourne Ultimatum” on Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. (PG-13).
Picture This will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 4 p.m. Children in grades 3-6 will paint
their own picture frame. All necessary materials will be provided.
Chair Exercise Class will be held on Friday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. The class is led by RSVP volunteer
instructors Isabel Batson, Juana Thornhill and a Millie Danko. Coffee will be
served.
Registration Begins on Friday, Jan. 18 for Parent/Infant Play and Movement Program. This three-week
program takes place on Fridays, Feb. 1, 8 and 15 at 10 a.m. for newborns
through 1-year-olds and their parent or caregiver.
Senior Connections meets on Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This is a program of seniors helping seniors with daily matters such as health
care, Social Security and more. Retired teacher and an AARP board member Ethel Baenisch leads the discussion.
District 13 Board of Education will hold its next committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 8
p.m. in the district board room. The next regular business meeting will be held
on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. at the James A. Dever School.
District 24 Board of Education will hold a work session will on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 7:30
p.m. followed by a regular business meeting at 8:30 p.m.
District 30 Board of Education will hold its next committee meeting on Monday, Jan. 14 at 8
p.m. in district conference at 175 N. Central Ave. The next regular business
meeting will be held on Monday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. in the Shaw Avenue School
library.
Parent Forums will be held in District 30 this month. Hear a State of the Schools presentation
from district administrators and stay for a question and answer session. Clear
Stream Avenue School will host a forum on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and
Forest Road will host a forum on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Supermarket Sweeps will be hosted buy the South High School PTSA on Friday, Feb. 8. Doors open at
6:45 p.m. and Bingo starts at 7:15 p.m. Win groceries and raffle prizes. Admission is $7. For more information call
Barbara at (516) 791-1092.
Kindergarten registration in District 24 will take place next month. Any parent or guardian who has a
child turning 5 years old prior to Dec. 1, 2008, should contact their home
school to obtain a registration packet. The packet must be completed, notarized
and brought to the kindergarten registration. The dates are: Tuesday, Feb. 12,
R. W. Carbonaro School, 9 to 11 a.m.; Wednesday, Feb. 13, W. L. Buck School, 9
to 11 a.m.; and Friday, Feb. 15, Brooklyn Avenue School, 9 to 11 a.m.
Central High School Alumni Scholarship Foundation meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in Central's chorus room.
All alumni are welcome. Video-tape tour of Central on VHS or DVD is on sale for
$20. For more information call (516) 872-3028, visit Hometown.aol.com/ vscalumni or e-mail vscalumni@aol.com.
Chamber of Commerce will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at noon. The speaker will be
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy. It will be held at the Diya Fusion Restaurant
on Rockaway Avenue. The cost is $20 for members and $22 for non-members. To
reserve a seat call (516) 825-1741.
Valley Stream Historical Society will present a lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. The topic is Heritage
Trail and the speaker is Paul Van Wie. The lecture will be held at the Holy
Trinity Parish Hall, Brooklyn Avenue and Seventh Street in Valley Stream. For
more information call (516) 561-2115 or 872-4159.
Valley Stream Little League will host a registration night for the 2008 season on Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Registration will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in the James A. Dever School
cafeteria on N. Corona Avenue. For more information, call the VSLL hotline at
(516) 887-8197 or visit www.vsll.org. Register by Jan. 31 to receive a $20
discount.
Long Island Society of Italian Americans is always looking for new members. For more information about joining call Ernie
Balsano at (516) 285-9700. The society is also beginning to register people for
a six-day, five-night trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. from May 18-24, 2008. The
cost is $823 and includes a trip to Dollywood, the Dixie Stampede, five
breakfasts, five dinners and all gratuities. To register or for more
information call (516) 561-2364.
American Legion Andrew Fatscher Post 854 meets the third Thursday of every month at 8 p.m. at 51
Roosevelt Ave. For more information call (516) 791-9719.
Garden Club meets the third Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the administration
building at A.J. Hendrickson Park. For more information, call Jeanne at at
(516) 791-7827.
Valley Stream Civilian Patrol meets the last Thursday of each month at Village Hall. For more information call
(516) 825-0501.
Chamber of Commerce Bulletin Board provides non-political and non-profit community groups the opportunity to post
its ongoing, written notices of activities for free at the Long Island Rail
Road station. Information should be addressed to: Valley Stream Chamber of
Commerce, P.O. Box 1016, Valley Stream, NY 11582, ATTN: Community Bulletin
Board.
Cancer Support Group at Franklin Hospital meets the first Monday of every month and is open to all
cancer survivors, including family members, and is ideal for people who need
someone to talk to about the illness. Discussion topics include new medicines
and treatments, advice on how to cope and also provides emotional support. For
more information call Meg Wehrum or Judy Foster at (516) 256-6509.
Long Island Crisis Center offers crisis intervention counseling 24 hours/7 days a week. It’s free, confidential and anonymous. Call (516) 679-1111 for help.
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program to help individuals and families recover from the ravages of substance abuse is
available at the Chemical Dependence Treatment Services of Peninsula Counseling
Center. Group and individual therapy sessions, adult and adolescent treatment
are available at Peninsula’s Valley Stream location, 73 S. Central Ave. Contact Trici Baylis, LMSW
coordinator, at (516) 872-9698.
Eating Disorders Program of Peninsula Counseling Center is forming new groups for bulimia and compulsive
over-eating. Individual, group and family therapy are also available for
treatment of anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder and compulsive
over-eating. Julie Livingston, LCSW, conducts the program at 381 Sunrise
Highway, Lynbrook. Call (516) 599-1181 for information.
Teen Girls’ Socialization Groups that help build self-confidence, enhance social skills and improve academic
performance are offered by Peninsula Counseling Center, 124 Franklin Place,
Woodmere. Girls ages 14-15 are led by Kathy Schmitt, LMSW. Girls ages 16-18 are
led by Kelly Farrell, LMSW. For more information call (516) 569-6600.
Gam-Anon is for spouses, adult children, family and friends affected by gambling
problems. Meetings are held every night. For more information call (516)
321-2883.
Special Volunteers wanted for residents of Franklin Hospital Medical Center’s extended care facility. For more information call (516) 256-6144.
Recovery, Inc. is a group focusing on mental health. It meets every Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at
the Holy Name of Mary School, 90 S. Grove St. in Valley Stream. For more
information call (516) 221-7862.
Good Shepherd Hospice seeks volunteers to help patients and families at home with emotional support
and practical assistance. For more information call Lucille at (516) 485-3060.
Want to become a Catholic? Group meets regularly at Blessed Sacrament Church to discuss and learn about the
Catholic faith, study scripture and pray. If this interests you, come and see.
For more information call (516) 568-1027.
Valley Stream Religious Council is a group of clergy who represent the many faiths and denominations in town. It
meets regularly to discuss the common concerns of the community. The council
invites letters, questions and general comments from the community, and hopes
to always maintain an open dialogue. Write to the council at P.O. Box 1153,
Valley Stream, N.Y. 11582.
Volunteers Needed for visually impaired sponsored by Temple Gates of Zion on Mondays from 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For information call (516) 561-2308.
Historic Tours of the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration are given Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. or by group
appointment. Learn about Valley Stream history in an interesting setting from
knowledgeable guides. It is located at 143 Hendrickson Ave. Tours are free but
donations are accepted. For more information call (516) 872-4159.
Bridge Games at Temple Gates of Zion. Duplicate bridge played Monday and Tuesday starting at
12:15 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Call (516) 561-2308.
Thrift Shop At Blessed Sacrament is open Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., located at 201 N.
Central Ave. Enter through the church parking lot on McKeon Avenue. For more
information call (516) 561-8969.
Thrift Shop at Grace United Methodist Church is open every Monday and Thursday, and the second Saturday of the month, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. It is located at 21 S. Franklin Ave. For more information call
(516) 825-1182.
Bargains Galore! at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church’s Thrift Shop, located at Brooklyn and Seventh Streets. The shop is open every
Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
