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The Conanicut Island Art Association opened its first juried art show, "Art Around the Bay," at Town Hall Gallery on Thursday, Aug. 7. According to CIAA vice chairwoman Wendy Crooks, many favorable comments were made about the quality of the work that was on display. More ... The Jamestown Medical Fund is hosting its annual golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Jamestown Golf Course. They will be honoring the memory of Phil Hunt, an avid golfer who lost his battle with cancer earlier this year. More ... On July 1, I was given the honor of being the president of the Jamestown Rotary Club. I have been asked "Is Rotary a secret club with some type of secret ritual? More ... If you like the theatre you owe it to yourself to see "The Producers" now playing at Theatre by the Sea in Matunuck. I must confess — I have lived in Rhode Island for nearly 20 years and until last Friday I had never been to Theatre by the Sea. More ... Bus #1 North Kingstown High School A.M. 6:35 Beavertail Rd. & Clarkes Village Rd. 6:37 Beavertail Rd. & Bonnet View 6:40 Southwest and Hamilton Avenue 6:41 Southwest and High Street 6:45 Narragansett Ave. and Melrose Ave. More ... Summer music in Jamestown continues with the last concert of the season this Sunday, Aug. 17 at 6:30 p.m. with the Jamestown Community Band. The Jamestown Community Band (JCB) started as a replacement for a recorder on the hood of a jeep playing march music for the Memorial Day Parade. As the founder, Joe England, says, "It's all about the fun. More ... The Jamestown Teen Center is having a back to school night for all students entering grades 9 through 12 on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Teen Center. Incoming freshmen can meet other students from their schools. North Kingstown High School, The Prout School, Met School, and all others are welcome. More ... North Kingstown High School has announced the tryout schedule for fall sports programs at the high school. Girls' soccer Girls' soccer will try out Monday, Aug. 18, from 8 to 11 a.m. and again from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, the times are 5 to 7 p.m. and on Wednesday, Aug. 20, tryouts will be from 8 to 10 a.m. All tryouts will be at Wilson Park. More ... The starting line for this week's racing was shifted to Potter Cove where CYC was holding its annual picnic. Race Committee Paul and Katie Grimes, assisted by Vic and Judy Calabretta, set a course of a windward mark inside the cove, Gould Island nun, can north of the bridge, finish. More ... A new event, the Flower Flotilla, will be part of this year's Wickford Harbor Fest to be held Sept. 20 and 21. The flotilla is a contest open to individuals and groups - especially state garden clubs - to determine the best floating floral arrangement. The design is limited by the entrant's imagination. More ... Stormy day Monday's stormy skies yielded a perfect backdrop for this rainbow over the Newport Bridge. Photo by Vic Richardson More ... Jack Westall, Gavin Wagner, and Caleb Wagner competed in the Chad O'Brien Surfing Competition at Narragansett Beach on Aug. 8. The boys competed in the 7-to 10-year-old age group, with Westall finishing in second place, Gavin Wagner in third and Caleb Wagner in fourth place. More ... Jamestown Police Officer Rui J. Silva, 32, loves going to work. He says that being a policeman is a great job that always presents new challenges. "If you want to be a good police officer, you have to like people," Silva says. "And, when you like people, they like you back. More ... A nnual Meeting The Jamestown Historical Society (JHS) will hold this year's annual meeting today, Thursday, Aug. 14 in the Jamestown Philomenian Library meeting room. The business meeting starts at 7 p.m. with reports from the president and the treasurer. The Nominating Committee chair will then preside over the election of officers and directors. More ... Kimberly Ann Feeney of Jamestown and David Martin Dolbashian of Portsmouth announce their engagement. The bride to be is the daughter of Millie Feeney of Jamestown and Tom Feeney of Middletown. She is a graduate of North Kingstown High and Johnson & Wales University and works for the Preservation Society of Newport County. More ... Save the Bay's "Family Bay Days" will explore upper Narragansett Bay with the organization's naturalists aboard the educational vessel M/V Swift. This is a chance to collect and learn about local species while enjoying fantastic water views. Learn about marine creatures as well as why the bay is such an important part of the lives of all Rhode Islanders. More ... The Men's Chorus of Jamestown will present its annual concert on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Recreation Center in Jamestown. The family-oriented program has been a favorite end-of-summer event for years on Conanicut Island. Director and founder B.J. Whitehouse will lead the men through a program that can only be described as eclectic. More ... A daughter, Tessa Marie Dourado, was born June 26, 2008 at Women and Infants Hospital, to Stacey (Desaulniers) and John Dourado III of Jamestown. Grandparents are John and Beverly Dourado, of Jamestown, Pamela Grundy of Cranston and Tom Desaulniers of Connecticut. More ... Planning Commission Chairman Gary Girard wasted no time steering the Aug. 6 meeting to a discussion of the zoning ordinance update for the Jamestown Village Special Development District. The discussions have been ongoing since October of last year, after the downtown charrette was completed. More ... The Jamestown Philomenian Library will present the documentary film, "The Road Home," on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. The film is about the human cost of war and the strength of the human spirit. More ... Girls from Girl Scout Troop 709 in Jamestown made and hung this sign announcing the hours at the Jamestown Community Farm. They are, from left to right, Meryl Nelson-Lee, Faith Chadwick, Rebecca Small, and Emma Vogel. More ... The right mixture of sun, rain and breezes are blended for bumper crops this year, despite a tsunami of cost hikes. Consumers are flocking to local farm stands as well, finding the local freshness in Jamestown's back yards a safe haven from dangerous mass food recalls of late. More ... Auditions for the Jamestown Community Theatre production of "Miracle on 34th Street," are scheduled for this Sunday and Monday, Aug. 17 and 18 at the Jamestown Golf Course building. Rehearsals will be on Sunday afternoons and Monday and Wednesday evenings and will begin right after Labor Day. Performances will be the weekends of Nov. 14 and 21. More ... Morrow the dog swam out to visit with Ellen Conway Vietri as she kayaked in Sheffield's Cove Photo by Vic Richardson More ... Jamestown Soccer is pleased to announce the fielding of two competitive teams in the RI Fall Super Liga: one U12 boys' team and one U12 girls' team. Under 12 players, who were born between Aug. 1, 1996 and July 31, 1998, interested in playing quality competitive travel soccer against neighboring towns this fall are encouraged to attend the initial open training sessions. More ... |
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Your Health 2010
