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About Town November 9, 2006
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Send us recipes and memories of the holidays
     Sailboats are still coming out of the water, the weather is sunny, but believe it or not, there are just about six weeks left until Christmas.
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Author to speak on Newport and American spirit
     The Friends of the Jamestown Library will host a book talk with Rockwell Stensrud, the author of "NEWPORT: A Lively Experiment, 1639-1969" on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Jamestown library.
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Veterans Day ceremonies set
     The island veterans groups will commemorate Veterans Day with a ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at East Ferry Veterans Memorial Square.
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New signs to be dedicated at Ft. Wetherill
     The state Department of Environmental Management will hold a dedication ceremony for newly installed military interpretive signage at the DEM's Fort Wetherill Marine Fisheries Center in Jamestown on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, from 8:30 to 9 a.m.
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Sing-along scheduled
     The Jamestown library's children's department will present a sing-along with Kathy Fitzgerald on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 10:30 a.m. for babies and preschoolers of all ages and their caregivers.
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Library hosts bone density scanning
     The Friends of Jamestown Library will host a free bone density scanning at the library on Monday, Nov. 13, from noon to 2 p.m. in the library museum room.
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Lights, camera, action
     Crew members on the set of "Dan in Real Life" make adjustments to a light Monday morning. The movie is currently being shot at Riven Rock, a waterfront home on Melrose Avenue. The film, a romantic comedy, stars Steve Carrell, Juliette Binoche and Dane Cook.
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Garden club makes fall arrangements Monday
     The Quononoquott Garden Club will meet at St. Matthew's Parish Hall on Monday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. After the business meeting, the program entitled "Autumn Leaves" will begin at 1 p.m.
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Holiday stroll in Newport
     On Thursday, Nov. 9, a group of galleries, shops, and artist's studios will open their doors for a festive holiday stroll from 4 to 9 p.m.
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Dance troupe brings in the 'funk'
     Off The Curb will host its annual "Bringing in the Funk" Hip Hop Dance Showcase on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. at the Rogers High School Auditorium.
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Smith's Castle plans traditional events
     On Saturday, Dec. 2, and Sunday, Dec. 3, from noon to 4 p.m., the Cocumscussoc Association will celebrate Christmas on the cove. The season's theme of "I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day in the morning," stresses Smith's Castle's connections to the sea trade, which brought the reside
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Super gardeners
     For the tenth anniversary of their annual Sunflower Contest, the owners of the Secret Garden submitted the identities of those whose green thumbs surpassed other islanders for the entire 10 years of the contest. The tallest bloom ever was grown by Cara Liberati (top) in 2004, which topped out at 12-
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The Island Garden
By Roger Marshall
     Fall. It's the time of year when we finally realize that
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Where in the World is the Jamestown Press
     Hazel Reynolds of Jamestown, spent her 90th birthday atop the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska, recently. Celebrating with her on the Alaskan cruise were daughters Hazel Ann Saffell of Virginia, Shirley Tuttle of California, and stepdaughter Carol Chase of Jamestown.
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