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Animal Experiences

Join in with Dave Marchetti’s Animal Experiences at the Mohr Library on July 17 at 6:30 p.m. Free tickets will be available starting on July 14.

Dave Marchetti’s Animal Experiences program is a fun and incredibly hands-on way to meet turtles, snakes, lizards, some small mammals and Wally the alligator up close and personal. Dave’s program combines learning some interesting facts about his animals with the thrill of actually handling them.

For ages 4 and up. This program is sponsored by The Andrew Greene Fund.

21st annual Golf Tournament

Enjoy a spectacular day at Kirkbrae Country Club with the North Central Chamber of Commerce on July 14. The tournament will include lunch, goody bags and complimentary gift for each player, dinner, awards and raffles. If you don’t golf, plan to join in for dinner.

Registration, including complimentary practice range, a putting contest and light lunch, begins at 11:30 a.m. The tournament will begin at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start-“scramble” format. Following the golf tournament, there will be cocktails, a wonderful buffet dinner, awards ceremony and raffles held in the member dinning area overlooking the spectacular golf course.

Registration is due by July 10, and the cost per player is just $150 or $600 for a foursome.

Looking for other opportunities to get involved? Whether you golf or not, consider promoting your business by becoming a tee sign sponsor. The cost is only $100 or $150, which includes signage at our upcoming 27th annual Apple Festival. Interested in joining us for networking and dinner only? The cost is just $30.

For more information, contact Kelly Patz at 349-4674.

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor recruitment

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State is continuing their drive to recruit male and female mentors for the approximately 100 children who are currently on the waiting list.

Boys and girls ages 7 to 15 throughout the state are waiting to be pared with a volunteer for six to eight hours a month for a minimum of a one year commitment.

For information on how you can be a mentor, contact a match support specialist at mentoring@bbbsos.org or 401-921-2434.

RI Youth Theater for the summer

Rhode Island Youth Theatre (RIYT) is now taking registrations for the two-week summer theatre program “High School Musical Jr.” With music by Bryan Louiselle and book by David Simpatico, “High School Musical Jr.” is based on a Disney Channel original movie by Peter Barsocchino. With characters like basketball stars, brainiacs, skaters, cheerleaders, and more, this show has the popular songs “Get’cha Head In The Game,” “We’re All In This Together,” “Bop to the Top,” etc.

The theatre camp will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays between July 14 and July 25 at the air-conditioned Trinity Church Hall in Cranston, with performances at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26 at Scottish Rites Auditorium in Cranston.

RIYT is an award-winning, non-profit theatre company now in its 27th year of operation. “High School Musical Jr.” is a modern take on “Romeo and Juliet,” with the school basketball star auditioning for the school musical. Registration is open for students ages 7 to 15, and scholarships are available. Registration forms, tickets and more information can be found at www.riyt.org.  

Academic New & Notes

Tara Notarianni of Johnston, a member of the women’s track and field team at Bates College, received New England Small College Athletic Conference All-Academic honors for the spring 2014 season. To receive the NESCAC All-Academic distinction, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35. Notarianni is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Notarianni of Johnston. She is a 2010 graduate of Mount Saint Charles Academy. She is majoring in biological chemistry at Bates.

The spring semester Dean’s List at Bryant University includes the following Johnston residents: Stephen Almagno, a senior studying accounting; Anthony Boivin, a sophomore studying accounting; Raina Burgess, a junior studying biology; Michael Carlino, a junior studying marketing; Craig Colson, a sophomore studying finance; Alyanna Ilyadis, a senior studying marketing; Nicholas Loffredo, a senior studying accounting; Helena Miech, a junior studying entrepreneurship; Eric Pearson, a senior studying accounting; William Rotondo, a senior studying history; and Xuhao Zheng, a senior studying finance.

Keene State College congratulates Savanna Delos of Johnston for earning an Enrichment Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes first-year students who display high academic performance. Merit awards are determined from a review of the students’ application for admission to Keene State.

Zombies coming to Mohr

On July 16, the Mohr Library will hold a Zombie Survival Night. Drop in between 2 to 6 p.m. in the Teen Room.

Join us for a zombie survival talk, movie and obstacle course. Go through the obstacle course as a zombie or as a person evading zombies. Talk about the potential zombie apocalypse. Watch “Warm Bodies” or “World War Z.” Popcorn will be provided. For more information, contact 401-231-4980.

Swinging Squares

The Swinging Squares has announced its summer schedule which includes dancing and workshops on Monday nights July 14 and July 21 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the East Smithfield Neighborhood Center, located at 7 Esmond St. in Smithfield. There is a $60 fee per night and the caller is Bob Butler. For more information, call Lynne at 508-852-7164.

Did You Know?

We celebrate on July 4, the date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress. But in a letter to his wife, Abigail, John Adams wrote that July 2 would be the day celebrated as “the great anniversary Festival,” as the Continental Congress met that day and voted to approve the resolution for independence. After a draft by Thomas Jefferson and editing by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, it was presented to the Congress two days later. It wasn’t signed by most of the delegates until Aug. 2. And July 4 didn’t become a legal federal holiday until 1941. (Source: July Fun Facts)

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