North Attleboro briefs
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:31 PM EDT
NAHS lacrosse wants your helpNORTH ATTLEBORO - The North Attleboro High School Lacrosse boosters are holding the following fundraisers:
The players are selling discount cards for $10. If you don't know a player and want to help, call Mike Achin at 508-878-8739 or mail a $10 check made out to NA Lacrosse Booster Club to Mike Achin, 22 Fletcher St., North Attleboro, MA 02760,
If you are a golfer, keep Aug. 7 open for the group's second annual golf tournament at Wentworth Country Club in Plainville. To sponsor a hole, donate raffle prizes, call Achin.
Learn about Andrea Doria
NORTH ATTLEBORO - Hear an account of the sinking of the ocean liner SS Andrea Doria at the North Attleborough Historical Society's next meeting on May 19 at the Masonic Lodge at 46 South Washington St., starting at 7:30 p.m.
Dr. William Hanna will tell of his experience in July 1956, when the Andrea Doria collided with the SS Stockholm off the coast of Massachusetts. He spent that summer at his family cottage in Onset watching the ships pass by and convinced himself at the time that he had seen at least one of the boats involved pass by that day and has been interested in the story from that day on. He has interviewed many of the passengers and rescuers. What caused the accident, and who was at fault, has been disputed since that day in 1956.
NA sports groups plan golf tourneyNORTH ATTLEBORO - North Attleboro Junior Football and Tri-Boro Titans Lacrosse will hold their second annual joint golf tournament on Saturday, June 7 at Heather Hill Golf and Country Club in Plainville.
A dinner and raffle at the country club will immediately follow.
Donations of merchandise and services are being sought for raffles. Businesses, friends and families can also sponsor a hole at the tournament.
Hole sponsorships are a minimum of $100. For those that would like to golf, there is still room for a few more foursomes.
For more information, call Dave Paulhus at 508-989-7009.
Sign up for park summer programNORTH ATTLEBORO - The North Attleboro Park and and Recreation Department will again have its summer playground program at Community Field.
The price for this eight-week program is $300. A $100 deposit is required and full payment is due June 13.
Children will have a wide variety of programs such as arts and crafts, passive games, board games, athletic games and swim time at the World War II Memorial Pool. All children entering grades 1 through 6 will be assigned groups and two staff members.
The department is open for registration from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday though Friday, with evening hours on Thursdays until 7. Make checks payable to NA Parks and Recreation. The program runs June 23 through Aug. 21 and and is for North Attleboro residents only. For more information, call 508-699-0145.
NAHS Class of '98 looks to reunionNORTH ATTLEBORO - The North Attleboro High School Class of 1998 is starting preparations for its 10-year reunion. All class members are asked to e-mail
redrocketeers1998@gmail.com with contact information.
NAHS Class of 1983 to hold 25th reunionNORTH ATTLEBORO - The North Attleboro High School Class of 1983 has announced that its 25-year reunion will be held aboard the Vista Jubilee Bay Queen cruise ship on Saturday, Aug. 2, sailing out of Warren, R.I.
Alumni will gather under the theme of "Unlocking the Mysteries of the Past" and will learn of the many paths that classmates took over the past two decades.
Missing alumni are encouraged to fill out a profile at
www.nahs1983.com or through
www.classmates.com. At
classmates.com, alumni can also find lodging information, classmate profiles, and message boards.
Dinner and dancing, as well as a full program of fun and prizes, is planned. The cost of admission and dinner is $49 per person. Spouses and partners are encouraged to attend.
For more information on Bay Queen Cruises, call 401-245-1350 or visit
www.bayqueen.com. For more information, visit
www.nahs1983.org or e-mail Army Brunelle at
abrunelle@emeraldcp.com.
NAHS Class of '58 to reunite in fallNORTH ATTLEBORO - The North Attleboro High School Class of 1958 will hold its 50th reunion at the Sheraton Four Points in Hyannis on Sept. 20.
For more information on the reunion classmates can go to
http://web.mac.com/red6321/Reunion.html, or contact the reunion committee at
red6321@mac.com.
Grace Church launches Give-A-Bell CampaignNORTH ATTLEBORO - The Bell Choir of Grace Episcopal Church is inaugurating a Give-A-Bell Campaign as part of its ongoing effort to purchase its own set of handbells. Founded in June 2006, the group of about 14 handbell ringers, which plays at the church's regular 10 a.m. Sunday service once each month, has been working with bells leased from another church.
The Give-A-Bell Campaign will allow members of the parish to honor or memorialize loved ones by purchasing and donating one or more hand bells. A personal inscription on the bell handle will carry a message so succeeding generations will remember the donor of the bell he or she rings in every worship service. Prices start at $100 per bell.
