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The Jamestown Recreation Department and Teen Center will offer a series of afterschool classes for kids ages 7 to 15. Classes will be held at Brandaris Maritime at 39 Ocean Ave. in Wickford and all materials needed are included in the program cost. More ... Meghan Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leighton C. Wood of Morgan Hill, Calif. and Jamestown, and John Paul Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Richard Wright of Lake Tahoe and Palm Desert, Calif., will be married at the family residence in Jamestown on Saturday, Sept. 12. Marcee Ervin of Morgan Hill, Calif., will officiate. More ... When former islander Linda Hurteau wanted to comfort friends who were enduring an excruciating loss – the illness and ultimate death of a child – she did the only thing she felt she could. She ran. More ... Although the majority of the military families that find their way to Conanicut Island have some connection to the Naval War College in Newport, there are some that are attached to other military commands and measure their stay in Jamestown not in months, but in years. More ... Campo Seth Ryan Campo, grandson of Joseph and Sheila Campo, was born Aug. 29, 2009, in Tucson, Ariz. He is the great-grandson of Santino and Antonetta Campo, formerly of Jamestown, and is the great nephew of Sammy and Patti Campo of Jamestown. Lutes More ... Photographer and lecturer Prentice K. Stout will return to Central Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, to kick off the congregation’s series of fall forums. Stout will present a lecture and photo presentation on “Quiet Waters: A Visual Tribute to a New England Salt Pond.” More ... The first race of the Jamestown Yacht Club Fall Series was held on Sept. 1. The following are the results for the race: More ... The Jamestown Education Foundation will once again offer a five-week golf program for children with the Jamestown Golf Course, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 15. The program will run through Oct. 13. Tee-offs will begin at 3 p.m., with foursomes leaving every 10 minutes. The program can accommodate a maximum of 20 children who have previously played on a course. More ... The Jamestown Schools PTO will sponsor its third annual golf tournament and steak fry on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Jamestown Country Club. Check-in time is 11 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. The $70 entrance fee includes nine holes of golf, a steak fry dinner and complimentary gifts. Golfers must register as foursomes. More ... Bob and Ewa Wright of Jamestown found this Indian spearhead while boating with their 5-year-old daughter, Polina, who loves to skip stones on the water. More ... Here we are, already nearing the middle of September. Soon, gardening season will be over and we’ll be seeing the white stuff blanket our yards. During the next week, take a look at your garden and see what herbs you’d like to use over the winter. More ... In the world of food, nothing has been more maligned than the school lunch. But things are about to change – at least here in Jamestown – as the district partners with Kids First, a non-profit focused on improving the nutritional and physical well-being of children, and Sodexo, the district’s food service provider, to redefine the image of cafeteria food. More ... Islander Charlie Phillips, owner of Gold Lady Jewelers in Wickford, hasn’t had a vacation in eight years. “The business is my life,” he said. “I’m the first one here in the morning and the last one to leave at night.” More ... |
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Your Health 2010
