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Melville scholar and sailor Dr. Mary K. Bercaw Edwards will kick off the 2009 Maritime Authors Series at Mystic Seaport on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The series runs once a month on Wednesday evenings from January to April in the museum's G.W. Blunt White Building. More ... Normally being overweight and oversized are not helpful, lifesaving traits. But, in the case of a 20-pound lobster, dubbed "Wickford Willie" after the whale in the movie "Free Willie," those characteristics may save his life and help others in the process. More ... Nick Hanson, a seventh grader at LawnAvenue School, took advantage of the higher-thanforecast amount of snow to build a ramp for his sled on Shoreby Hill. Photo by Jeff McDonough More ... The Rhode Island Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the nonprofi t Rhode Island Bar Association, is seeking applications for its Thomas F. Black Jr. Memorial Scholarship. More ... The University of Rhode Island will celebrate the Chinese New Year on Sunday, Feb. 1, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium, 64 Upper College Rd., at the Kingston campus. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. The Chinese New Year of the Ox, also called the Spring Festival, officially arrives Monday, Jan. 26. More ... This winter my youngest daughter has taken to ski slopes in a huge way. Lauren, 15, is competing in freestyle events in hopes of earning herself an invitation to the United States Ski and Snowboard Association's Junior Olympics in March. More ... The North Kingstown High School boys' indoor track team is off to another undefeated season after winning their first three dual meets against Coventry, Chariho and Portsmouth. Although the team lost a strong group of seniors to graduation, Head Coach Charlie Breagy is pleased with his team of up-andcomers. "This is a very young team. More ... Drill Instructor Gunnery Sgt. John Coyer, from Officer Training Command Newport, educates Lawn Avenue School students on proper pushup techniques. The DIs visited the school to talk to the students about the importance of physical fitness. More ... Where should you put a garden? Actually, it is easier to say where you should not put it. Do not put it under a tree. When trees are in leaf, they block out too much sunlight for a vegetable garden. Feel free to put your compost bin under a tree, or put your garden tool shed there, but don't put your garden in a tree's shade. More ... Sean McAdam takes a moment in between serving customers at Slice of Heaven to watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Photo by Jeff McDonough More ... Bob and Ellen Greene of Jamestown have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn, to Michael Gallino, the son of Sharyn and the late David Gallino of Douglassville, Penn. Michael is employed as a network analyst for the University of Pittsburgh and Kathryn is employed as a data analyst for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. More ... Did you go to the inauguration? The Jamestown Press invites you to share your pictures and stories from the historic event. Just write a short letter about your experience and send it with your picture to the Press and we will publish it in the next issue of the newspaper. More ... Athena, a high-speed catamaran that serves Galilee and Block Island in the summer months, was among the vessels that rescued passengers from the U.S. Airways jet that crashed into the Hudson River last week. Thirty-fiveyear old Capt. Carl Lucas of South Kingstown was in charge of Athena. More ... The Harbor Management Commission decided at its Jan. 14 meeting to do away with subcommittees and rule on harbor business, projects and regulations as a commission. More ... Rhode Island artists are invited to submit their work to the Conanicut Island Art Association's upcoming "Watercolors Galore" Show. Paintings of traditional watercolor as well as any waterbased medium will be considered for the exhibit. More ... Brian Alexander, grandson of Earl and Irma Culp of Jamestown, finished fourth in the 55 meter hurdles at the Sorlein Men's Track and Field Invitational on Saturday with a time of 8.1 seconds. Alexander is a junior at the University of Rhode Island. Photo by Caitlin Downing More ... |
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Your Health 2010
