57 • TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014 more information, call 1-718- 779-1234. SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES, 43-31 39th St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-784- 6173, ext. 112. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call 1-718-699-1010. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 BOY SCOUT TROOP 28 meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86- 20 114th St. in Richmond Hill. All boys age 10-1/2 to 17 are welcome. For more information, call 1-718-478-5747. GIRL SCOUTS K to 3rd grade meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Grades 4 and up meet from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Andrews United Methodist Church, 91 Richmond St., between Etna St. and Ridgewood Ave., Cypress Hills. BOY SCOUTS Troop and Pack 233 meet at 7 p.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Academy, 438 Grove St, near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. All boys in grades 1 and up are welcome. For information call 1-718-827- 7377. GIRL SCOUTS meet at 7 p.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Academy, 438 Grove St., near St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn. RIDGEWOOD OLDER ADULT CENTER, 59-14 70th Ave., welcomes new members 60 years of age or older. Weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Meals daily. For more information, call 1-718-456- 2000. REGO PARK SENIOR CENTER, 93-29 Queens Blvd., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718- 896-8751. RIDGEWOOD-BUSHWICK SENIOR CENTER, 319 Stanhope St., will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718- 366-3038. PETER CARDELLA SENIOR CENTER, 68-52 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, will hold various programs. For more information, call 1-718-497-2908. MIDDLE VILLAGE Adult Center, 69-10 75th St., will hold aerobics to music at 9 a.m., watercolor painting at 9 a.m. For more information, call 1-718-894- 3441. THE WOODSIDE CLINIC, 61- 20 Woodside Ave., provides support groups, human services, day activity program, food pantry, meals-on-wheels and senior assistance program. For more information, call 1-718- 779-1234. FOREST HILLS SENIOR CENTER, 108-25 62nd Dr., will hold various programs, plus hot lunch. For more information, call 1-718-699-1010. MASPETH SELF-HELP SENIOR CENTER, 69-61 Grand Ave., Maspeth will hold exercise and bingo. Hot lunch at noon. Transportation available. Call 1- 718-429-3636 for information. CALENDAR -CONTINUED FROM PG. 56- College Pulled From The Brink Of Failure -CONTINUED FROM PG. 22- Tracing The City’s Roots Through Record resolutions, minutes, accounts, petitions, and correspondence from Dutch and English colonial governments and the English translations of the documents. Images drawn from publications at the Municipal Library include maps and illustrations of the early Dutch settlement and the city’s first seal, which incorporates a beaver with Amsterdam icons and was created upon the incorporation of New Amsterdam in 1654. The site also shows how the Archives preserved the Dutch documents. “The Archives will expand the galleries to include early documents granting land to settlers in Brooklyn and Queens, maps, and other primary resources,” said Municipal Archivist Sylvia Kollar. “During the next year, we plan to share more of the collections and finding aids online.” Operated by DORIS, the Municipal Archives contains the records of New York City government, beginning with the Dutch records through the present. The Municipal Library makes government publications available both online and onsite, and the agency’s Visitor Center is currently showing an exhibit celebrating the centennial of Bronx County. News From The GRHS certainly would have adopted some of those Christmas traditions, such as decorating and lighting the Christmas tree, sending cards, preparing special foods and drink, crafting homemade gifts and caroling. So the society will be honoring both the Dutch and Victorian celebrations. The gift shop will be open with colonial gifts, books, stocking stuffers and handcrafted jewelry. The St. Nicholas Day celebration has a long tradition dating from the third century after the founding of Christianity. St. Nicholas was Bishop of Myra, a poverty-plagued diocese of Lycia, now part of Turkey. Popular tradition says Nicholas traveling by donkey in summer weather, visited every parish tending to the spiritual and personal needs of the people. When winter arrived, he returned again, a journey of thanksgiving; bringing gifts to match the needs he noted earlier—warm clothing, money, toys for children. By the 10th century, Nicholas was renown all over the Christian world for his charity, teaching and miracles. He became the patron of children, sailors and prisoners and hundreds of churches were named for him throughout Europe. The Dutch brought the tradition of St. Nicholas to America during the Colonial period. It took about 200 years for the beloved St. Nicholas or “Klause” to be transformed into Santa Claus. For more information about St. Nicholas, including present day celebrations, visit www.stnicholascenter.org. The Onderdonk House is located at 1820 Flushing Ave. in Ridgewood, at the corner of Flushing and Onderdonk avenues. There is plenty of free on-street parking. By mass transit, take the L train to Jefferson Street, then proceed five blocks northeast along Flushing Avenue. The Q54 bus also passes two blocks away on Metropolitan Avenue and B57 passes the house on Flushing Avenue. For information, call the GRHS at 1-718-456-1776 or visit www.onderdonkhouse.org The program and exhibit is made possible in part by the support of the city Department of Cultural Affairs through the efforts of City Council Members Antonio Reynoso and Elizabeth Crowley. alumnus of the school. Meng plans to schedule a follow-up meeting between the college and the DOE to ensure that there are no problems with future financial aid payments. Bramson ORT College is a two-year technical college based on Austin Street, just off Queens Boulevard. The institution also operates a campus in Brooklyn. It was established in 1942 to serve refugees and immigrants during World War II and became a College in 1977. The school provides students with degrees in accounting, business management, computer technology, electronics, medical and natural sciences, graphics and web design, game design and programming and many other subjects. The college serves diverse and lower income students who often work full time jobs while enrolled in classes. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 19- -CONTINUED FROM PG. 19- SAVE A LIFE. DONÕT DRIVE HOME BUZZED. BUZZED DRIVING IS DRUNK DRIVING. SShhoopp LLooccaallllyy!! SSuuppppoorrtt YYoouurr NNeeiigghhbboorrhhoooodd MMeerrcchhaannttss!!
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