REHOBOTH AMBULANCE HOSTS EVENT
In honor of EMS Week, May 20 - 26, 2012, the Rehoboth Ambulance Committee will have its ambulances and other pieces of equipment at the Vino’s Family Restaurant parking lot on Sunday, May 20, 2012 from approximately 9 to 11:30 AM. Please join us to learn more about the Rehoboth Ambulance! We’ll have the File of Life available for any resident who would like one; blood pressure screenings will also be available. There will also be some games and other activities.
BLANDING HOSTS ANNUAL EVENT
The Blanding Library hosts their biggest fund-raising effort of the year is their annual Used Book Sale - Bake Sale - Yard Sale and Silent Auction on Saturday, May 19 from 9 AM to 3 PM. There will also be a Friends of the Library Preview Sale on Friday, May 18 from 5 to 8 PM. On Sunday, May 20, there will be a Book Clearance Sale from 9 AM to noon. Fill up a bag of books for only $2.
TRAVEL BACK IN TIME
The Rehoboth Minutemen will participate in a Revolutionary War Encampment and the Battle at Segregansett, on May 19 & 20 at Sweets Knoll State Park on the Taunton River. Two hundred re-enactors are expected to participate, along with horsemen and several cannon, in battles to take place on Saturday, May 19 at 1:30 PM and on Sunday, May 20 at 1:00 PM. The encampment will feature 18th century military life and a “Suttler’s Market” where goods will be available for purchase. There will be transportation offered by bus from the Dighton Elementary School parking lot (corner of Route 138 and Center Street) to the encampment open on Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM and on Sunday from 10 AM to 3 PM. Visit the 13th Continental Regiment’s new website.
AMERICAN LEGION STEAK FRY
The Sons of the American Legion Squadron 302 is hosting their second Steak Fry of the season on Friday, May 25 at 7 PM at Post 302. Tickets are $16 per person, available at Post 302 or from any Squadron member.
JEWELRY EVENT BENEFIT FOR STATION 3
Shop for beautiful, sterling silver jewelry at a fundraiser for Rehoboth Station 3 Firefighters Association on Friday, May 18 from 7 to 10 PM at American Legion Post 302 on Bay State Road. Treat yourself of someone special to jewelry from Silpada Designs. enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cheese & crackers, and desserts will be served. There will also be a cash bar. If you can’t make the event, you can still shop online and support the firefighters. All proceeds will benefit Station 3 Firefighters Association.
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REHOBOTH LIONS CLAM BOILS IN 2012
The popular Rehoboth Lion’s Clam Boils dates have been set for 2012 on the first Wednesday of the month from March thru November. The boils are held at the Seekonk Rod and Gun Club in Reed Street in Rehoboth. Mark your calendars for June 6, September 5, October 3 and November 7. These events are fundraisers, so by attending you’ll be helping the Lions help others.
FIRE STATION TWO EVENTS
A May Breakfast will be held on Sunday, May 6 and the popular summer Chicken BBQ will be held on Sunday, August 12. The date for a September Roast Beef/Prime Rib Dinner will be announced and the station’s annual Kids Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, December 8. Specific details can be found on the RFD Page and the events will be posted on the Calendar page.
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REHOBOTH DAISIES HELP SHELTER
Girl Scouts USA is celebrating 100 years in 2012! Many of our local troops have been recognizing this special anniversary though various community service projects. Rehoboth Daisy Troop 750 recognized this great anniversary by collecting 100 pounds of cat litter which they donated to the Rehoboth Animal Shelter. Here are the Daisies of Troop 750 delivering their collection of 107 pounds of cat litter. Great job girls!
MUNICIPAL TECHNOLOGY
The IT Committee has been steamrolling through all the tasks required to bring the computer systems up to date and backed up throughout municipal government. That includes the town office, senior center, fire and police. In particular, Mark Welzel has volunteered countless hours to these efforts. Additionally, Bonnie Kelley, has volunteered her time to offer group and individual software training to town personnel.
AWESOME TENNIS COURTS
Seventeen-year-old Stephen Munroe, is wrapping up renovations to the tennis courts at DRRHS for his Eagle Scout project. With the assistance of Boy Scout Troop 45, the project took approximately 250 hours of labor including the cleaning the courts, installing two new backboards and four new benches. Munroe also raised $2000 for the project.
HEAD START BIRD SEED PIZZA
Munroe Feed and Supply recently donated enough bird seed for the children who attend the Rehoboth Head Start preschool to construct an 8-foot “seed pizza” outside of their classroom, located in the Rehoboth Congregational Church annex. The kids had loads of fun and the birds were happy too.
HELPING THE CARPENTER MUSEUM
Peter Bardos recently refurbished and repainted the museum sign that is displayed outside the Blanding Library.
Thanks to Michael Deignan who donated four computers and a scanner to the museum, and to Werner Horlbeck who set everything up. Lende McMullen recently reorganized the office to accommodate the computers and create a more efficient work space.
NEW SHELVES AT THE LIBRARY
Thanks to the Friends of the Blanding Library for buying much-needed new shelves for the juvenile fiction and young adult fiction rooms.
ORAL HISTORY VOLUNTEERS
So far three volunteer interviewers have helped with the Carpenter Museum’s latest oral history project, “Remembering Rehoboth School Days.” D-R Senior Nick Andrade interviewed Russ Latham, who was both a teacher and administrator for the Rehoboth school system. D-R sophomore Case Framson interviewed Nancy Carpenter who taught at the North Rehoboth School for twelve years. Present day historic Hornbine School teacher Beverly Pettine interviewed Evelyn Bois, who is in her 90s and attended Hornbine as a child.
DONATED COMPUTERS
Three Dell laptops and a desktop workstation were donated to the town by FinCom clerk Michael Deignan who received the less than two-year-old computers from a client that was rotating out equipment. Selectmen voted to accept the gift valued at $3000. A server was also donated to the town by David Roderick.
FAIRY GOD-SISTER AWARD
Formal dresses are expensive and some local girls would not be able to attend upcoming spring proms without the help of Danielle Brodeur who, for the second year, has collected donated formal dresses to give away to local girls. Danielle deserves the ‘Fairy God-sister” award for helping other girls transform themselves into prom princesses.
THOSE WHO HELPED PERK UP
THE CONFERENCE ROOM AT
THE SENIOR CENTER
The conference room at the Senior Center, used by the selectmen and others for municipal meetings, got a new coat of paint thanks Christine Oberlander, Lisa Tito and Chris Tito. The room was painted in preparation for a new table and chairs donated to the town by the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.
THANKS CATHY POTTER and the
REHOBOTH MINUTE COMPANY
As the town of Dighton prepared for their tri-centennial celebrations, Rehoboth’s Cathy Potter and members of the 13th Continental Regiment recently presented a colonial attire workshop for Dighton residents. More than 70 people attended to learn more about colonial clothing and how to sew various ensembles to wear to the town’s scheduled 300th festivities.
TROOP 13 FOOD COLLECTION
Thanks to Troop 13 Boy Scouts for conducting a food drive for Rehoboth Helping Hands Food Pantry at the first evening of the Town Meeting. The night’s tally of donated food items was over 160 pounds. Thanks to the Scouts and Rehoboth residents.
PROMOTING THE HORNBINE SCHOOL
A round of applause and thank you to Dave Downs who narrated the Antiquarian Society’s full to capacity bus tour of Rehoboth’s One-Room Schoolhouses on Sunday, April 22. Also thanks to Hornbine school marms Bev Pettine, Kim Peranzi and Sharon Beskid for hosting a wonderful reception at the Carpenter Musuem following the bus tour.
BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE AWARD
Thanks to Ron Whittemore who recently fixed up the outhouse at the historic Hornbine School in preparation for the anticipated 1000 visitors this spring and summer.
ANONYMOUS DONOR WITH A HEART
A huge, heart-felt thank you to the anonymous donor of $10,000 to the Rehoboth Ambulance Committee for the sole purpose of purchasing an EKG machine. The check was presented to the board of selectmen who voted to accept the generous donation to the ambulance committee.
REHOBOTH AMBULANCE NEEDS YOU
The Rehoboth Ambulance Committee is always seeking new members. Whether you are already an EMT or paramedic, or if you want to become one, please contact the RAC for more details at rehobothambulance.org, or you can email them at membership@rehobothambulance.org. The RAC is also looking to fill a spot on their board of directors. If you are interested, please email Scott Meagher at smeagher@rehobothambulance.org.
PLEASE HELP BECKWITH GARDENERS
The Beckwith Gardening Club at Beckwith Middle School is looking for donations of plants, tools or anything gardening related. Please contact the school if you can help with a donation.
NEXT MONTH’S BOOK SELECTION
The Blanding Library’s monthly Book Club has picked The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser, for the June selection. The Gardner Museum art theft in 1990 remains one of the world’s great mysteries. Read the book now and join the nice group of readers at the Blanding on Tuesday, June 12 at 7:30 PM.
REHOBOTH MINUTEMEN HAVE NEW WEBSITE
The 13th Continental Regiment, originally chartered in 1774 by the town of Rehoboth as a town Militia unit under the command of Col. Timothy Walker of Rehoboth, has a new website located at 13thcontinentalregiment.com.
HORNBINE PREPARES FOR SPRING GUESTS
This week, Rehoboth’s historic one-room Hornbine School begins welcoming this year’s contingent of student and other visitors. Last year, the school’s volunteer school “marms” hosted over 900 elementary students from public and private schools, along with home schoolers. Classes of first, second and third graders spend a day at the Hornbine School kicking it back old school with marms Bev Pettine, Kim Peranzi, and Sharon Beskid who take students back in to the 19th century.
CHILDREN’S BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM
Community VNA in Attleboro is hosting their Kid’s Club, a program designed to help children, ages 5 thru 13, deal with the loss of a parent, sibling, grandparent, or significant person their life. The free program is offered on Saturday, May 19 from 9:30 AM to 12 noon at Community VNA, 10 Emory Street in Attleboro. Call to register at 508-222-0118, ext. 1373.
LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES HIGH HONORS
Catholic Memorial School in West Roxbury, MA has announced that Bryce Connor of Rehoboth achieved first honors on the third quarter honor roll.
PARTICIPATE IN THIRD ANNUAL BREED EXPO
The non-profit Rehoboth Breed Expo is accepting applications for vendors for the Third Annual Bree Expo to be held on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Hobby Horse Farm off Bay State Road in Rehoboth. Last year, there were many local sponsors and advertisers. This year’s event is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. For more information for vendors and exhibitors, please visit the organization’s website for forms and other info.
REHOBOTH GARDEN CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
The Rehoboth Garden Club is once again offering a second semester $1000. scholarship to a high school senior or graduate student from Rehoboth and surrounding communities. Applicants must have been accepted to an accredited college or graduate school; and must major in some phase of natural science such as landscape architecture/ design, agricultural sciences, forestry, environmental sciences, natural resource management, land use management, horticulture, botany, plant science, agronomy, soil and crop science or marine biology. Students may obtain and submit applications by writing to the Rehoboth Garden Club, 117 Carpenter Street, Rehoboth, MA 02769 or by calling 508-252-6337. Deadline for applications is June 30.
NEW AMVETS POST OPEN IN N. DIGHTON
The L/CPL John J. VanGyzen IV AMVETS Post 7504 has opended in the Old VFW hall at 495 School Street in North Dighton. The Post Kitchen is open to the public on Fridays from 3 to 9 PM serving Fish & Chips, Scallops, Chowder, Clam Cakes, Hamburgers, and many other delicious items. The hall is also available to rent for functions. Monthly AMVET meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM, and members of all branches of military service are invited to join the post. Contact Ralph Potter at 508-252-3682 for more information.
ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP
The Second Annual Rehoboth Antiquarian Society Scholarship will be awarded to a student accepted to or enrolled in a post-secondary program related to history, musuem, or library sciences. Applicants from the greater Rehoboth area may apply. Application deadline is June 15, 2012. For more info, kindly contact the Carpenter Museum at 508-242-3031 or find an application form on their website at: carpentermuseum.org.
DONATE YOUR END-OF-LIFE VEHICLE
Any person who is the legal owner of an end-of-life vehicle may contact the Rehoboth Rescue Squad. Removal and towing are provided free of charge. The Squad utilizes such vehicles for extrication training. All vehicles are subsequently disposed of through automotive recycling in the best interest of the environment.
BLANDING OFFERS TEST PREP SERVICE
Have some tests looming in your future? SAT? PSAT? ACT? SSAT? PLAN? The Blanding Library now offers an online test prep service called ePrep, designed to interactively help patrons. It’s free to Rehoboth library patrons. Just go to the Blanding website, use your library card number and start testing yourself.
REMEMBER THE FOOD PANTRY
Rehoboth Helping Hands Food Pantry distributes food and other basic necessities every week to individuals and families in Rehoboth that find themselves in need of some assistance. Please remember to pick up some extras when you do your own grocery shopping every week. It’s not only food, but also paper products. The food pantry distributes one or two rolls of toilet paper to each family every week. That adds up to a lot of rolls. So if you buy in bulk, please donate some rolls of TP. You can drop off donations at the Senior Center, Monday thru Thursday or on the second Saturday of the month from 9 AM to 12 noon at American Forms on Route 44, next to the bottle redemption store.
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