Reminder - town hall meeting at the Colony Theater on November 18th at 7PM...

What a great weekend we just had! Friday night saw the opening of the Rockaway Theatre Company's production of "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" in Fort Tilden. The play, by Neil Simon, is beautifully produced and the acting is first rate. If you haven't reserved your tickets yet I suggest you call the RTC now at 718-850-2450, don't miss out on this hilarious show!

On Saturday night, I had the extreme pleasure of attending the Brooklyn Aces first home game at the Aviator sports complex. It was thrilling to see these young players flying all over the ice, crashing into the boards, and each other with reckless abandon. Alan Friedman and the EPHL Executives have a really great product at a reasonable price just across the bridge at Aviator.

I gladly recommend the Aces to any family looking for an entertaining evening at a modest price. The regular ticket prices range from $16 to $20, and the kids under 10 are $9. The food and drink prices are also just as reasonable with beers for $4 at the bar and hot dogs and pretzels sold in the stands at an astonishing $2 a piece.

Then after the game you have ice-skating, video games and a rock wall to climb. It is quite refreshing to see a sports team that cares about the fans like the Brooklyn Aces. During the intermissions, the CEO Alan Friedman and the General Manager Mike Cerulli, were actually making sure that their fans were happy by going person to person and thanking them for attending. I will certainly be attending more games in the future and suggest you do too.

We extend our deepest sympathies to Kay Loof and her family on the passing of her husband Jack. Kay has been a bowler for over 30 years at the bowling alley in Lawrence. May he rest in peace.

Just heard that Joe Barsin passed away in Peninsula Hospital. Joe was 99 years old and looking forward to celebrating his 100th birthday next year on August 15th. He was always out and about riding his scooter everywhere, talking and joking with everyone. To his family we extend our deepest sympathies. May he rest in peace.

This weekend we have the Stella Maris Card Party tonight (Friday) at 6:30 PM. Then Saturday there is the Christ Community Church Holiday Sale at 10AM at the church. Saturday evening there is a Co-op sponsored concert at the Colony Theater starting at 9:00PM featuring the Band "Rare Form". This should be a great time as it is BYOB or $1 Beer/Wine and Soda. Come on down for some Good Music, Good Company and Good Times.

Well the elections are over and we are settling into the holidays with the economy foremost on everyone's mind. Can you believe all the Christmas decorations that are up in the stores already!

Here's hoping that Congress will get off the dime or maybe they should really sit on it and let the financial and automotive companies go through bankruptcy and restructuring. It's a tough one to call - but ultimately we are the ones who will pay for their decisions - one way or another!

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