Five Things: EGFD Budget, Mystery Carnival

Fire District budget hearing: The East Greenwich Fire District will present its 2014 budget at tonight’s meeting. With passage by the Rhode Island House Wednesday of a bill to transform the separate Fire District into a town fire department, the budget presenation could represent the last time such an action is taken. The meeting begins earlier than usual – at 6 p.m. – at Town Hall.

Mystery Carnival: I wish I could tell you more about what I'm calling the "mystery carnival," in the parking lot in front of Marshalls at Hunt River Commons. Alas, the information has been harder to get than a good parking space on Main Street! But I did hear the carnival opened last night, so it's a good bet it will be open this afternoon and evening. I'll stop by today to see what else I can learn. 

Avenger Home Action: The Girls Fastpitch Softball plays North Smithfield at 4 p.m., Boys JV Lacrosse plays Bishop Hendricken at 6 p.m. You can follow all the Avenger action at the EG Booster Club website here.

Estate Planning for Families with Members Who Are Disabled: The Regional Resource Center (RRC) at Sargent Rehabilitation Center will hold a free parent workshop tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the new Regional Resource Center located on the campus of Sargent Rehabilitation Center at 800 Quaker Lane in Warwick. The topic is “Estate Planning for Families with Members Who are Disabled.” This legal presentation will be conducted by members of Edwards Wildman Palmer, LLP, law firm and the focus will be to discuss the basics of estate planning, including wills, revocable trusts, power of attorney, health care proxy and HIPAA release, Rhode Island and federal transfer taxes, and the probate process. This workshop is exclusively for families of children with disabilities. If you are interested, register on the Center’s Link Line at 886-6612 or visit www.sargentcenter.org.

Library Book Sale volunteers needed: The Friends of the EG Library are holding their annual book sale on Saturday, May 11, and they could use some help sorting, stacking, selling. If you can help out, contact  Shifts are as short as an hour ... or as long as you want. You might even decide to join the Friends. Contact Nancy Roman (nancyroman70@hotmail.com) for more information.

On Saturday …

Arts on Main: Arts on Main sidewalk art contest takes place Saturday from 
12 to ­3 p.m. with a rain date of Saturday, May 11. The event will kick off at the East Greenwich Town Hall and drawing will take place on Courthouse Lane and Pierce Street. Prizes for the best drawings will be awarded for each category and all pre-registered participants will receive an exclusive Arts on Main t-shirt. If you are not an artist, come enjoy the day and vote for your favorite drawing in the People’s Choice Award!

On Sunday …

May Fair: If you have young children, you don’t want to miss this wonderful annual spring event. There are fun games, pony rides, a cake walk, a silent auction, play spaces, and a bunny-petting area. The theme this year is “Once Upon A Time … “ Admission is free; tickets are 50 cents a piece. The proceeds benefit the Barbara Tufts Cooperative Preschool. At Academy Field (and Swift Community Center), rain or shine, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Best Buddies Walk: Best Buddies pairs intellectually disabled middle and high schoolers with their typically developing peers. Once a year, the Rhode Island chapter holds a walk to raise money for programs and awareness of its mission. At Garden City. For more information, click here.