Five User Posts Worth Checking Out

There's a lot to read on Garden City Patch. Here are five posts users uploaded to our Boards section worth checking out:

1. Save The Date For Petra’s Promise: Friends of Petra Dehler, a Garden City mother of two teenage sons who suffered a severe stroke in April, have teamed up to create a fundraising effort named in her honor - Petra’s Promise.

2. My History House #2- Update on 153 Whitehall Boulevard: People in town have always said everyone is related to everyone else, and for this house it's certainly true. Two people connected with 153 Whitehall Boulevard have responded to village historian Suzie Alvey's article, "My History House #2" - Bev Murphy and Bob Tynan.

3. Garden City Resident Invents Patented Portable Seatbelt: Blanch Associates, creators of SafeHarness, the first and only personal, portable seatbelt for motor coach buses, is a joint venture of two inventors: Blake McCauley and Charles Bedell.

4. Christine Hanson New Interim Church School Director for GCCC: Garden City Community Church is pleased to announce that they have selected Christine Hanson to be interim Church School director.

5. Calling All Sellers! Fall Benefit Yard Sale: The Garden City Bird Sanctuary/Tanners Pond Environmental Center is holding its Fall Benefit Yard Sale Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the sanctuary. (Rain date is Saturday, Sept. 14.) If you wish to reserve a spot to sell your wares, contact Liz Bailey at emb158@aol.com or 248 8447. The deadline for table rental is Aug. 25.