Five Things You Need to Know This Weekend: February 18-19

"Five Things you Need to Know This Weekend" is the weekend version of the Patch column "Five Things You Need to Know Today." The weekend edition provides readers with essential information for both Saturday and Sunday.

1. Get Your Oil Changed, Help the Stoughton Food Pantries

Every Saturday during the months of January and February, Windsor Tire and Island Street Auto will donate $10 to Doin' It For Diane for every oil changed performed.

You can also participate by making a monetary donation or dropping off any non-perishable food items to either location.

The Doin' It For Diane Stoughton Food Pantry Fundraiser is supported by the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce and Copy Inks.

2. Stoughton/Avon Pop Warner Youth Tackle Football & Cheerleading Registration

Registration for the Fall 2012 season is on Saturday, February 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Stoughton High gym.

3. Sharing Stories of Glen Echo

There is an open house and community sharing of Glen Echo stories at the Stoughton Historical Society this Sunday, February 19, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. A formal presentation will take place at 2 p.m.

For more information click here: Sharing Stories of Glen Echo.

4. STOYAC Travel Basketball Schedule

The home games scheduled for Sunday, February 19 at the O'Donnell Middle School gym are as follows:

• 8:30 a.m. - 6th grade girls vs. Milton (Battle for the top in Division 1)
• 9:50 a.m. - 5th grade girls vs. Norwood
• 11:10 a.m. - 8th grade girls vs. Franklin
• 12:30 p.m. - 8th grade boys vs. Sudbury
• 1:50 p.m. - 7th grade boys vs. Foxboro

Come on down and cheer on the Stoughton teams and remember that admission is FREE!

5. Looking Ahead: "Guns and Hoses" Hockey

This year's "Guns and Hoses" hockey game between the Stoughton Police and the Stoughton Fire Departments will take place at the Metropolis Ice Rink in Canton on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.

At 8 p.m. Canton will square off against Braintree. All donations will go toward the Fisher House for returning veterans.

Last year, the SFD beat the Stoughton Police 5-2 in the fifth annual “Guns and Hoses” hockey game, the SFD's first win in the series.