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By MERI R. KENNEDY

Tri-Town offers

Financial Stability Program

Tri-Town Community Action Agency is offering a free Financial Stability Program to help families take control over their financial lives and achieve their financial goals. The program offers personal counseling and coaching that can help clients learn how to budget effectively, set savings goals, and realize more money left over at the end of each month. Staff members are also available to help with opening and managing bank accounts, repairing and improving credit, free tax preparation, and referrals to other programs that increase monthly income. The program welcomes families from Johnston, North Providence, Smithfield, North Smithfield, Burrillville, and Glocester. Services are available at the Tri-Town Community Center, located at 33 Maple Ave. in North Providence, or at the agency’s main headquarters at 1126 Hartford Ave. in Johnston. For more information, or to make an appointment, contact Bill Beatini at 404-3141 or bbeatini@tri-town.org. 

 

Tales of the macabre

The Mohr Library will feature “The Corpse That Drove a Hearse” and other true tales of the macabre on Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Author and historian Jim Ignasher of Smithfield will present strange but true tales just in time for Halloween.  These are not ghost stories, but historically documented cases virtually forgotten since they occurred. Please note that these stories are true, and will be presented in a tasteful manner, however, due to subject matter, the presentation is geared for adults and is not recommended for children. For more information, contact the Mohr Library at 231-4980, ext. 6.

 

Bowl-a-Thon

There will be a Bowl-a-Thon sponsored by Defenders of Animals on Nov. 8 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Town Hall Lanes in Johnston. For $20 per person, participants will receive two hours of bowling, a pizza and a pitcher of soda for each lane. Town Hall Bowling Lane is located at 1463 Atwood Ave. For tickets and additional information, contact Defenders of Animals at 461-1922.

Haunted Woods

canned food drive

There is a Haunted House being sponsored by Bot Scout Troop 1 in North Scituate on Oct. 24 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is one can of food per person. Located at 179 Ides Road (off Route 102), the Haunted House is for children of all ages. For more information, contact Scoutmaster Stephens at bigbudha31@yahoo.com.

Fundraiser featuring

region’s best comedians

Goodwill Industries of Rhode Island is partnering with Funny 4 Funds for a performance from some of the region’s top comedians on Oct. 30 from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Warwick Knights of Columbus, located at 475 Sandy Lane in Warwick. Tickets are $20 per person, and tables of eight may be reserved. There will be a cash bar and BYOS (bring your own snack), a 50/50 raffle, and table sponsorships are also available. For more information about tickets, table sponsorships or the show, contact Jan Young at 861-2080.

Chamber Business

After Hours

The North Central Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business After Hours networking event on Oct. 28 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Raffi Merjik and Associates, located at 26 Hartford Pike in North Scituate. Snacks, refreshments, beer and wine will be served. Share your ideas, connect with other businesses in the community, get inspired and make some new friends at the Chamber. Remember to bring plenty of business cards! For more information, contact Jamie at 404-4279.

 

Tanzi to speak

at Cranston East

Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi, a Cranston native and one of the world’s foremost Alzheimer’s disease researchers, is coming back to his hometown on Oct. 28 to benefit the Cranston Senior Enrichment Center with his presentation, “Ending Alzheimer’s Disease by 2025.” Tickets are $25 for general admission, and $125 tickets include a VIP reception and book signing. The event will be held at Cranston High School East, Tanzi’s alma mater. For more information or tickets, call 780-6000 or visit www.eventbrite.com.

 

Gentian Garden

Club meeting

The next Gentian Garden Club meeting will be held Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Community House, located at 546 West Greenwich Road in North Scituate. This month’s presentation will be “From Field to Vase.” This program will feature floral designer Polly Hutchison of Robin Hollow Farm, who will give a demonstration on designing with local, seasonal plant material. The public is invited to attend and to also learn more about the Garden Club. Additionally, birds and conservation chair Ann Huntoon our will speak on the Dark-eye Junco. Christine Pietropaolo will be creating a seasonal floral arrangement for the meeting refreshment table.

For information on the club’s meetings or any activities, contact Linda Proulx at 647-3730 or bogcrawler@msn.com.

 

Flashlight Night

Confreda’s Flashlight Night at The MAiZE will be held on Oct. 8 and Oct. 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Confreda Greenhouses and Farms, located at 2150 Scituate Ave. in Cranston. Come to the MAiZE for a night of twilight hayrides and flashlight tours, finishing up with ghost stories and s’mores by the fire. It’s family fun for all ages. Admission is $10, and children under two are free. Each child will receive a free mini flashlight. Tickets are available on the night of the event, but spaces fill up fast, so advance purchases are recommended. Large groups are also welcome. Call 401-827-5000 to reserve a space.

 

Tickled Pink

On Oct. 30 at 6 p.m., “Tickled Pink” will be featured at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place in Cranston. Women & Infants’ tradition of fun continues with the 12th annual “Tickled Pink” event, featuring acclaimed speaker, author and international stress management and humor consultant Loretta Laroche. Call Jennifer Kilduff at 401-681-2819 for tickets.

Winter Bazaar

A Winter Bazaar will be held on Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Trinity Assembly of God 2119 Hartford Ave. in Johnston. It will feature many vendors including lunch, the grannies attic section (yard sale items) and our silent auction. Vendors include Avon, handmade items of all sorts, jams, bows, tutus, music, art and more.

Amazing Wish Race

Children’s Wishes will hold its sixth annual Amazing Wish Race on Saturday, Oct. 17. The race kickoff will be at the Knight of Columbus, 475 Sandy Lane in Warwick, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., and will be hosted by Louie Stravato of television’s “The Amazing Race.” At 11 a.m. sharp, teams will receive their first clue for this statewide scavenger hunt, and the race will begin. Teams of up to four can register at crowdrise.com/6thAnnualAmazingWishRace.

The registration fee is $30 per person. Each participant will receive a long-sleeved T-shirt and a free ticket to the wrap-up awards party back at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 6 p.m. that night. Non-participants can purchase tickets to the after-party event in advance or at the door for a $10 donation.

For more information, contact Mary O’Rourke at 921-1300, ext. 102.

Did You Know?

The act of carving jack-o-lanterns is a little spookier than you might assume. It developed from a ghastly Celtic folklore. A drunken farmer named Jack tricked the devil, but then he wasn’t allowed into either heaven or hell. Stuck in this ethereal limbo, Jack made a lantern from a turnip and a burning lump of coal that the devil threw from hell. So Celts placed jack-o-lanterns with frightening faces outside to scare evil spirits away. People kept carving faces into hollowed-out turnips, but when the Irish potato famine of 1846 forced families to flee to North America, turnips were hard to come by. People kept the tradition alive by using pumpkins as a substitute. (Halloween Fun Facts)

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