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About Town January 18, 2007
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Pajama time at library
      The Friends of Jamestown Library are sponsoring a Pajama Storyhour series for children 3 to 8 years old, which began Jan. 9 and will run on Tuesdays through March 6. Pajama Storyhours take place in the children's room of the library from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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Play volleyball
      Youth volleyball will begin this week at the Lawn Avenue School for students in grade 5 and up. This is a good chance to have some fun and get some exercise at the same time. The games are from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. The cost is $20 for the session, which runs until March 20.
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Alley cats to perform
      The Jamestown library will present the Alley Cats this Sunday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. in the community room. This group is the first in the Winter Music Series and sure to be a big hit with all ages. Their repertoire spans jazz, bebop, and Motown with pop hits and standards all getting the unique Alle...
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Art exhibit opens
      The Conanicut Island Art Association is sponsoring an art exhibit in the Jamestown library beginning this week and running through Feb. 13. The show is made up of the work of Evelyn Thistle Rhodes and 13 of the students in her workshops this year. Each spring and fall for more than two decades, R...
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Shores Association to meet
      The Jamestown Shores Association will hold its January meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the clubhouse at 222 Beacon Ave. at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. Coffee and dessert will be served. For more information, call Charlotte Zarlengo, president, at 423-3518.
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Teen activities scheduled
      Members of the Newport County Youth Council invites all high school students to join them to work on issues relating to world hunger and poverty, local recycling programs, entertainment events and more. The NCYC is the voice of youth leadership in Newport County and a peer support network working ...
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What's new at the library?
      The following new materials have just arrived at the Jamestown library. "When Darkness Falls" by James Grippado. "Mysteries of the Middle Ages: the Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe" by Thomas Cahill. "Mothers and Sons" by Colm Toibin.
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Novis wins citizen award
      Jamestown's Hailey Novis, a grade-6 student at the Pennfield School, is the recipient of the Fall Citizenship Award. Presenting the award to Hailey is Upper School Head Mathew Bottone.
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Town meetings
      Monday, Jan. 22 7 p.m., library: a regular meeting of the Town Council. Tuesday, Jan, 23 7:30 p.m., library: the Zoning Board of Review meets.
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Baseball committee to meet
      The next two meetings of the Jamestown Baseball Committee will be on Tuesday, Jan. 23 and Tuesday, Feb. 20, both at 7 p.m. at the Jamestown Police Station conference room. All committee members, managers, coaches, and other interested individuals are encouraged to attend. Field maintenance, Web sit...
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Hormone therapy to be discussed
      Christine and Ryan Dyer, owners/pharmacists of Bayview Pharmacy, will host a free seminar about Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on Tower Hill Road in Saunderstown. The Dyers will offer information on how to identify hormone irregularities and ...
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Big winners
      Emily and Sarah Mikolay were the winners of the giant Christmas stocking raffled at Jamestown Hardware this year.
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Youth sailing registration open
      Registration for the 2007 Sail Newport Youth Sailing Program is now open. Interested families are urged to apply online before Wednesday, Feb. 17, as the program traditionally fills up early. Sail Newport will hold an open house on Feb. 17 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. for those who wish to apply in ...
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Open house at Quest school
      Quest Montessori School invites members of the community, interested parents, and educators to attend an in-school open house to learn about Quest and Montessori education. The event will be held at the school on Wednesday, Jan. 24, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. R.S.V.P. for this event by calling 295- 4...
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Moms of twins invited to meeting
      The Newport County Mother of Twins Club will meet at Brick Alley Pub in Newport tonight, Thursday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in attending should call Betsey Peckham at 847-2202, or e-mail ppunkin@aol. com for info on monthly meetings and playgroups.
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