Events & Activities

Crazy Clam 5K & 5M

When: March 12, 2023

Where: Francis Farms, Rehoboth, MA / Start: 8am

REGISTER: Join us for the Crazy Clam 5K & 10K. The race will start and finish at Francis Farm, Rehoboth, MA

RACE INFORMATION: The race will be chipped timed. All registrants will receive a finishers medal.

• 5K course is basically flat with a small hill at mile 2

• 5 miler course is basically flat with a small incline at mile 2

COURSE RESOURCES: There will be 2 water stops on the 5 miler and 1 on the 5k

AWARDS: All participants will receive a medal. Trophies for the overall male/female in the 5 miler and 5k

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Set in the countryside of Rehoboth, MA. The course is pretty much flat and fast except for a small incline at mile 2.

PACKET PICK UP: Race day morning only for this event oceanstatemultisport@gmail.com

QUESTIONS? Contact Us Today!

401.688.5779

PO Box 14103 East Providence, RI 02914

© 2023 Oceanstate Multisport. All rights reserved.

Spring Psychic Fair

April 30th at the Seekonk American Legion

We will be holding our Spring Psychic Fair on Sunday, 4/30/23 at the Seekonk American Legion located at 351 Fall River Ave, 2nd floor, Seekonk, MA. Admission is free. 15-minute readings are $20.00 each. There will also be several Vendors/Crafters (spaces still available). The hours are from 10 am to 3 pm. Proceeds to benefit the American Legion Auxiliary programs for our Veterans, community, and children. For more information, please call 508336-9822 or send email to auxiliary311@yahoo.com.

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School Class of 1973 ~ 50th Reunion

Saturday, August 19, 2023 Time: 5PM-10PM

Five Bridge Inn, 152 Pine Street, Rehoboth MA 02769

Hors d’oeuvres – Cash Bar

Buffet Dinner – DJ – Dancing

$75 per person. Reservations now being accepted.

Attire: Evening Casual

Visit our facebook page: Dighton-Rehoboth Class of 1973 or contact Janice Hagopian Narsasian at jnarsasian@gmail.com. Please leave your name, street address, email address, and phone number. You will be contacted with addition information.

Arts in the Village Concerts Saturday, February 18th

On Saturday, February 18, violinist Emil Altschuler returns to Arts in the Village with pianist Mana Tokuno, who will be appearing for the first time in this concert series. Titled “An American in Paris,” their program is virtuosic, including music by Vivaldi, Franck, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Gershwin-Heifetz, Piazzolla, and Yoshimatsu. Many of these composers lived or studied in Paris. In 1872, César Franck became a professor at the Paris Conservatoire. At 8 years old, Henri Wieniawski was accepted into the Paris Conservatoire, and at age 12, Pablo de Sarasate gained the favor of Queen Isabella II of Spain and was also sent to study at the Conservatoire. “An American in Paris,“ by George Gershwin, charts the adventures of an American tourist sampling the glories of Paris and succumbing to fits of homesickness along the way. After winning a scholarship to study in Paris with the great composition pedagogue Nadia Boulanger, Astor Piazzolla was encouraged to pursue his career in tango, as Boulanger recognized that this was where his talent lay. Enjoy this night of masterpieces performed by two outstanding musicians from the Boston area.

Emil received his Bachelor of Music from the Juilliard School and his Masters of Music from Yale. He maintains an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician, and founded the Altschuler Summer Music Institute, which takes place in Rimini, Italy. Mana has received widespread praise for her sensitive and insightful interpretations. Known for her ability to bring a vast array of styles to life, she has appeared in numerous recitals, chamber concerts, and concerto performances in US venues, such as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Boston’s Symphony Hall.

This concert will take place on Saturday, February 18, at 7:30 p.m., at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, in Rehoboth, MA 02769. The doors open at 7:00 p.m., first come, first seated. Wheelchair accessible. General admission is $22, $20 for seniors, and $8 for students and children. Payment may be made by cash, credit card, or check (made out to Rehoboth Antiquarian Society). For information, call 508-431-6879; http://www.rehobothantiquarian. org/arts-in-the-village/

Rehoboth Garden Club February 2023 Publicity

The Rehoboth Garden Club is proud to announce that the winner of our $2,500 Pat Knowles Scholarship for 2022 is John (Jack) McCann. Jack is a senior at the University of Maine, Orono, majoring in Forestry Science. A Rehoboth resident, Jack is a graduate of Bishop Feehan High School. Congratulations Jack!

Applications for our 2023 scholarship will be available by contacting Linda Murphy at ljmurphy47bell@yahoo.com or Mary Louise Pacheco at 508-252-3975. Applicants must have been accepted to, or currently enrolled in an accredited college or graduate school, majoring in Agriculture, Horticulture, Floraculture or a related Environmental Science. The application deadline is April 15, 2023. The scholarship will be awarded in December 2023.

The public is invited to our February 6, 2023, meeting. Our guest speaker will be Laura Wilson from “Garden Endeavors”. Drawing from her experience with maintaining numerous private gardens, Laura will discuss the best ways to prepare our own gardens for the upcoming growing season. Please join us at the Rehoboth Congregational Church Fellowship Hall at 9:30 AM for this informative presentation.

This is a great time to join our garden club. You don’t need to have a green thumb, just the desire to be part of a happy group that enjoys learning, shares ideas and helps to make our communities more beautiful. Our membership includes residents from Rehoboth, Seekonk, Swansea and other surrounding towns. For more information, please contact Judith Doty at 508-567-5276.

Friends of the Palmer River Event

Please join the Friends of the Palmer River, led by our resident geologist/biologist Rob “Otter” Brown, who is guaranteed to engage us all in a riveting animal tracking event.

Date: Tuesday, February 21

Place: Rehoboth State Forest Time: 10am - noon

We’ll track animals through the snow or mud into the Atlantic white cedar swamp, a natural feature once characteristic of eastern Massachusetts. Meet at the parking lot at 10am and dress appropriately. Last year we saw otter slides and all sorts of animal tracks! Don’t miss this amazing opportunity over February vacation to recreate outdoors and get to know your local wildlife by learning how to track their prints. Children of all ages (0-92) are welcome!

Rehoboth American Legion Post 302, Inc.

84 Bay State Road, P.O. Box 1, Rehoboth, Ma. 02769 e-mail speedyjake@aol.com or call #508-252-9079

American Legion Post 302 Public Events

• February 10th, 2023 – Friday - 7:00-10:00 P.M. – Live Music performed by GEO Entertainment with Classic Rock Music – Food –Drinks – Dancing & have a GREAT TIME! https://geosplace.com/

• February 11th, 2023 – Saturday - 7:00-10:00 P.M. – Live Music performed by Gutzy Right Duo Entertainment with Classic Rock Music – No Cover Charge! - Food – Drinks – Dancing & having a GREAT TIME! https://www.facebook.com/GutzyRight

• February 12th, 2023 – Sunday -7:30-10:30 A.M. American Legion & Anawan Lions Monthly Breakfast, Second Sunday of every month $12.00 donation - All you can Eat! https://www.facebook. com/groups/657024961125913/

• February 17th, 2023 - Saturday - 7:00-10:00 P.M., BLACK LIGHT DUO presents Classic Rock & Roll - No Cover Charge!

– Food Check with the bar for the specials of the week – Drinks – Dancing and sit back and enjoy �� https://www.facebook.com/ groups/657024961125913/

• February 24th, 2023 – Friday - 7:00-8:00 P.M., Sons of the American Legion’s Monthly Meat Raffle followed by Karaoke8:00-11:00 P.M. – No Cover Charge! - Food – Drinks – Singing, Dancing & having a GREAT TIME! https://www.facebook.com/ groups/657024961125913/

• February 24th, 2023 – Friday - 8:00-11:00 P.M. + – Live Karaoke performed by Jazzy Jill’s Karaoke Entertainment, Come on in and sing a song or two – No Cover Charge! – Food - Check with the bar for the specials of the week – Drinks – Dancing and sit back & having a GREAT TIME! �� https://www.facebook.com/ groups/657024961125913/

• March 3rd, 2023 - Friday - 6:30-10:00 P.M., Jim Powers Entertainment presents Old Time Rock “N” Roll, Classic Rock & County - No Cover Charge! – Food - Check with the bar for the specials of the week – Drinks – Dancing and sit back and enjoy �� https:// www.facebook.com/groups/657024961125913/

• “New” March 4th, 2023 – Saturday - 7:00-10:00 P.M. – Live Music performed by Nightlife Band Entertainment with Classic Rock Music – No Cover Charge! - Food – Drinks – Dancing & having a GREAT TIME! �� https//:www.facebook.com/groups/ nightlifebandri/

Seekonk Lions Club Save the Dates

Hello Friends,

This is George Junior from the Seekonk Lions Club passing along a “STAY TUNED” for our upcoming events this Spring. The team at the Lions Club will be putting together our first clam boil of the season Thursday, March 30, 2023. Come over to the Seekonk Rod and Gun Club and have the best spread of world-famous clam cuisine.

Also, another date to mark on your calendar is April 17th, 2023. Our annual Doug Allan Fishing Derby in the morning hours of Patriots Day followed in the evening with the annual Taste of Town packs a punch of Lion community service which cannot be matched anywhere.

For continued coverage of all Seekonk Lions activities, please visit our website at Seekonk Lions Charitable Trust Inc.

For the Seekonk Lions this is George Junior saying pip pip and happy landings!

Rotary Club of East Providence/Seekonk Announces Scholarship Program for High School Seniors

$1,000 scholarship deadline is March 08, 2023The Rotary Club of East Providence, RI /Seekonk, MA announces the deadline for its annual scholarship program for 2023.

Each year, the Rotary Club awards $1,000 scholarship each to three graduating seniors from the following schools: East Providence High School, East Providence Career & Technical Center and Seekonk High School. Deadline for the application is March 08, 2023.

“The purpose of the scholarship is to reward a local high school student who best exemplifies the criteria of service, leadership and academic achievement,” states Kathy Shatraw, 2022-2023 Co-president of the Rotary Club of East Providence/Seekonk, MA. “Consideration is also given to need, and applicants must be a resident of East Providence or Seekonk.”

Interested students should obtain the official application form from their school guidance counselor. The student would complete the application form and return it to their guidance counselor directly on or before the deadline. The Rotary Club’s Educational Trust Scholarship Committee then selects the recipients from a pool of the most deserving applicants submitted by each school’s guidance department.

Chartered in 1946, the Rotary Club of East Providence, RI/Seekonk, MA is a local club of Rotary International, based in Chicago, IL. Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. For more information, contact Stephen J. Propatier (Chair of the Scholarship Committee) at 508-336-9007 or write: PO Box 14303, East Providence, RI 02914: or Web Site: http:// www.epseekonkrotary.org

Hornbine School Facts

By Dave Downs

When was the Hornbine School built? There are several dates written in articles and on the internet.

The Hornbine School building was restored in 1968. At that time, the volunteers found written information dating back to the 1860s. A 1909 reunion of students and a teacher from the Hornbine School was reported in a news article in the Providence Journal. The students and teacher, Lizzie (Douglas) Baker, had attended the school during the 1868-9 school year. For whatever reason, it was determined that the school was built in 1862.

Apparently, the people who placed the building on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 thought the building was built in 1862. Because of this, the date 1862 appears in some written articles and many internet sites including Wikipedia and You Tube.

The Date 1862 is incorrect.

There are several early sources that date the school back to the 1840s. It wasn’t long after the school building was dedicated in 1968 that Doris Johnson and others discovered that Calvin Carpenter taught at the school in the year 1847. Frances Bliss is listed as the teacher for the school in the Rehoboth School Committee report for 1861.

There is good evidence that the approximate date was known shortly after the school was opened. Pictures of the Hornbine School from the 1960s show the sign on the front of the building which states that the school was built in the 1840s.

The best evidence that the school was built in the 1840s comes from a primary source. The Baker descendants presented the Hornbine School with a copy of a deed from 1847 which is reproduced in this article. This is a scan of a copy given to us by the Bakers. Although it is somewhat difficult to read, you’ll see that Nathaniel and Susan Baker sold a parcel of land described in the deed to the “Inhabitants of district ten”. The school was referred to as the district ten School in the 1840s. The School acquired the name “Hornbine” later as the district became known as the Hornbine (or Hornbeam) section of town. The deed was signed on April 14, 1847. The Sale price was $12.

We plan to write about other facts related to the school in future Rehoboth Reporters.

Take a look at our Facebook Page or our website https://hornbineschool.tripod.com for more information about the Hornbine School.