Community update

Rockville Centre events and activities Sept. 13, 2012

Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:20 pm

Celebrate the Lions’ good work As a final celebration before the ducks are plucked at Kids Fest on Saturday, the Rockville Centre Lions Club will be hold its final Duck Pluck Guest Bartending session, featuring the dynamic duo of Lisa Spatz and Michael Jordan. Mike and Lisa will be behind the bar at Cannon’s Blackthorn, 49 N. Village Ave., just under the train trestle, on Friday, Sept. 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. Stop by, join your friends, have a cold drink, buy a duck, and celebrate all the good work that the local Lions Club accomplishes with the community’s help and support.

Courtesy RVC Lions

Kids Fest This Saturday, Sept. 15 from noon to 4 p.m., the village will host its special free open house celebration at the Recreation Center, 111 N. Oceanside Road. Kids Fest features an afternoon of refreshments, give-aways and pony rides that 8-year-old Kero Faud, above, enjoyed two years ago year. The afternoon also includes program information, demonstrations, music, rides and fun for Rockville Centre families to enjoy. The Lions Club Duck Pluck (featured in a separate story) has relocated and will also participate in Kids Fest for the second year. Representatives from all the village’s organizations will be on hand, as will the Rockville Centre police and fire departments, the Post Office, library, Guild for the Arts and many other local groups and clubs.

Andrew Vardakis/Herald file photo

On the board

Planning Board Meeting

Sept. 18, 7 p.m., Village Hall

Zoning Board Meeting

Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. Village Hall

Mayor's Golf and Tennis Classic and Dinner

Oct. 1 at the Rockville Links Golf Club and the Seawane Country Club. Celebrating the Rockville Centre Community Fund's 25th anniversary. Call (516) 678-9260 for information about sponsorships, journal ads and reservations.

Community Events

Used cleat collection

Members of the 8th grade South Side Middle School soccer team are collecting used soccer cleats in good condition. Donations will help ensure that children around the world have the equipment they need to play soccer. Collection boxes will be placed in the SSMS cafeteria and Soccer Station through the fall.

Tree of Life Yoga

Central Synagogue of Nassau County, 430 DeMott Ave., is again sponsoring a Fall session, with evening classes of yoga. The classes are open to yoga students of all levels. The Tree of Life Yoga will be offering a series of 12 classes, beginning on Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m. — a new day and time. You may pay as you go for $15 a class. Members of the community are invited to participate. All new participants may attend the Sept. 13th class at no charge. For additional information, including specific class dates ,contact the office at (516) 766-4300 or visit www.centralsy.org/community/treeoflifeyoga.

Rockville Centre Newcomers Club

Members of the community are invited to the RVC Newcomers Club annual board meeting on Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. at 122 Hempstead Ave.

Nominations for new board members will be accepted and elections will be held. The Newcomers Club is a community-based organization that sponsors social events throughout the year to help residents, old and new, get the most out of living in our village. The Newcomers Club organizes a wide variety of events for ladies, couples and the whole family, designed to appeal to all interests, promote community businesses and support local charities.

"Relevant Octogenarians:

Mayor Ed Koch, Rupert Murdoch, Paul Volcker"

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