5 THINGS: Budget, Boston and Baseball

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Tuesday, January 8, 2013:

“Writing laws is easy, but governing is difficult.” – Leo Tolstoy. Here are today’s government meetings:

• The Narragansett Historic District Commission meets at 6 p.m. at the Towers.
• The South Kingstown Town Council meets at 6:30 p.m. at town hall. Next year’s budget will be discussed at the workshop.
• The Peace Dale Library Board of Trustees meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Peace Dale Library.
• The Galilee Advisory Committee meets at 7 p.m. at Narragansett Town Hall.
• The South Kingstown Historic District Commission meets at 7 p.m. at town hall.

Want to see the Boston Celtics play? The Neighborhood Guild is planning a trip for Feb. 10, when the Celtics play the Denver Nuggets. The final payment deadline is Jan. 25, but the tickets (39 of them) are first come, first served. For more info, click here.

Register for South Kingstown Little League or Softball! Want to play Little League this year? Cool, click here! Is slow pitch softball more your speed? Cool, click here! Both leagues offer early bird specials if you register in January instead of February, so don’t dawdle!

Has the time or date or details of one of your events changed? If you posted the event yourself on our site, then remember – You can always change the details if you’re logged into your Patch account. Failing that, leave a comment on the item in question! The issue is that lately, people have been e-mailing me, and depending on the time of the day, it can take me anywhere from 30 minutes or 30 hours to get to the item, unfortunately. As a result, I encourage you all to be as proactive as possible!

Oh no! Maybe there seriously aren’t that many events today, given that German astronomer Johannes Fabricius was born in 1587. As a result, our events calendar for today is a bit barren. If you’re having an event, please let us know in the comments. Also, make sure it isn’t left out in the future – Submit it via this link (as long as you’re logged into your Patch account).

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So basically, people were happy for a hot minute. On this day in 1835, the United States’ national debt was zero for the only time, at least according to Wikipedia.

You will always have The Wizard – they can never take that away from you. Happy 37^th birthday to Jenny Lewis, the front woman of Rilo Kiley. However, she will always be more prominent in my mind for The Wizard, where she played a redheaded semi-street urchin tagging along with Fred Savage and his autistic little brother as they hitchhiked to a video game tournament in Los Angeles.

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