5 THINGS: World War II Lecture and Volunteering

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Thursday, January 10, 2013:

This still has nothing to do with telephones, just good people doing good things. The Rotary Club of Wakefield meets at 12:15 p.m. at Liliana’s Italian Restaurant. They meet every Thursday, so if you can’t make it this week, have no fear!

Learn about World War II in the Pacific from a U.S. Naval College professor. The first lecture from Dr. Stanley Carpenter is at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Kingston Free Library.

“Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive.” – John F. Kennedy. Here are today’s government meetings:

• The Volunteer Community Support and Assistance Team meets at 6 p.m. in the training room of the Union Fire District. If you want to volunteer to help when a disaster strikes the town, you should definitely attend!
• Narragansett Municipal Court is at 6 p.m. at town hall.
• The South Kingstown Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. at town hall.
• The South Kingstown Waterfront Advisory 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!

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It was something that couldn’t be turned back from, like, um, if only there was a good analogy to make… On this day in 49 BC, Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon.

Also, a shout-out to my friend Kelley, since this was her favorite show. Happy 33^rd birthday to Sarah Shahi, the lead actress in the short-lived Fairly Legal.

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