North Attleboro briefs
Thursday, August 7, 2008 12:31 AM EDT
DAV plans cookout, regular meeting
NORTH ATTLEBORO - Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary, Westcott Houghton Chapter 56, will have a birthday social and cookout Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Veterans Medical Center in Brockton. Set up time will be 10:30 a.m.
A regular chapter meeting will be held at the VFW Hall on Jefferson Street at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9. Commander Gerald Brillon will call the meeting. All veterans are invited.
NA seniors play bingo on Mondays
NORTH ATTLEBORO - The Council on Aging, 204 Elm St., announced upcoming trips and events. For more information or to sign up, call 508-699-0131 or visit
neighborhoodlink.com/org/nacoa/.
A lively group meets for a senior exercise class every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hockomock YMCA. A $2 donation per class is collected.
Senior bingo will be played from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays, Aug. 4 and 18. Light dinner will be served at 4 p.m. for $2 with bingo immediately afterwards. Seating is limited. Cost for the bingo is $10 for the entire evening.
Leona's Restaurant is sponsoring a monthly early bird dinner at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month for 25 North Attleboro residents 55 and over at a cost of $2 for the gratuity. Sign up at the center for the next dinner on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
The Friends of the COA are sponsoring a Conway Tours bus trip to Foxwoods on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Cost is $17 plus $1 cash tip for the driver. Sign up by Aug. 14.
A Rhode Island Bay Lighthouse Cruise will be held Sept. 7. This is a "Big Red" trip. Cost is adults, $25, seniors, $22 and children, $14.
The annual Conway bus trip to the Bourne Scallop Festival will be Friday, Sept. 19. Cost is $59. Seats are limited.
NA library continues summer hoursNORTH ATTLEBORO - Richards Memorial Library started its summer hours on Monday, June 23. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Sign up for children's summer reading programs also begins on June 23. For more information, call 508-699-0122.
Brown to hold summer office hours
State Sen. Scott Brown will be holding office hours throughout his district. No appointment is necessary. Office hours will be held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month during the summer at these following time and location:
North Attleboro: 1:15-2 p.m., Council on Aging (207 Elm St.).
If you have any questions regarding district hours you can reach Brown's office at 617-722-1555 or by e-mail at
Scott.P.Brown@state.ma.us.
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 lacrosse wants your helpNORTH ATTLEBORO - The North Attleboro High School Lacrosse boosters are holding the following fundraiser:
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.
NAHS 50th reunion starts Sept. 19 on CapeNORTH ATTLEBORO -The North Attleboro Class of 1958 50th reunion will be held the weekend of Sept. 19-20 at the Resort and Conference Center of Hyannis (formerly the Sheraton Four Points).
Mailings have been sent out and all classmates should have received a letter by now. If not, contact the reunion committee at 508 398-6063 or
red6321@mac.com.
Reunion information can be found at
http://web.mac.com/red6321/iWeb/Site%204/Home.html.
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.
