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SPECIAL EVENTS PG. 19

Special Forces Surprise Training at Easton’s Beach

Maritime Center to Open

One of the oldest standing statehouses in the United States, the Newport Colony House, which sits atop Washington Square, is in the midst of the third phase of a comprehensive restoration project. With

scaffolding covering the interior and exterior, workers have begun repairing the building’s brownstone façade, including its stairs and iconic clock. Inside, painting within the Great Hall and second-floor

chamber rooms will be revamped to accurately portray how the structure would have looked shortly after the Revolutionary War. (Photo by Rob Thorn)

By Jack KellyHundreds of surprised Aquid-

neck Island residents were wit-ness to a spectacular exhibi-tion of military training, as they passed by Easton’s Beach last Fri-day, March 23. Members of Com-pany A, 2nd Battalion, 19th Spe-cial Forces Group, of the Rhode Island Army National Guard, held a day-long series of military ex-ercises in the waters off Atlantic Beach and Easton’s Beach. This display of proficiency and pro-fessionalism was awe-inspiring to those who stopped to observe the goings-on. The sights of jet-black, UH-60 Black Hawk helicop-ters hovering within a few feet of the ocean’s surface or landing at Dunlap Wheeler Park, adjacent to the Atlantic Beach Club, were amazing to the crowd of approxi-mately 200 folks gathered in the area late Friday afternoon and early evening.

One of the Company’s com-manders, identified only as “Cap-tain Joe”, commented, “These are training exercises designed to as-sist in the mission of the unit.” He also said that he was glad “that it was a good weather day- with no fog and light winds- unlike the previous three days of heavy fog and strong southwesterly winds in the mornings and late after-noons.” While this may have been a training mission, the Special Forces operators and the Black

Hawk crews were all business and very focused, as they carried out their various assignments. U.S. Coast Guard vessels were present offshore for support, safety and mission security.

It was an eclectic crowd that gathered in the eastern parking lot of Easton’s Beach and along the beach itself, early Friday eve-ning. They were watching the progress of the helicopters over the water and the actions of the soldiers involved. Emblems and patches on hats and jackets indi-

cated that more than a few on-lookers were active duty military or veterans of several eras. One bystander, who identified himself only as Harry, is a WWII vet who was quite taken by the events oc-curring close by. “I served in the 101st Airborne, but I’ve never seen anyone jump out of a he-licopter,” he said, “I just can’t be-lieve the things these young ser-vice people are capable of.” This seemed to be the sentiment of most of those present.

A tall, white-haired gentleman,

wearing a Vietnam Veteran ball cap, was standing close by, and quietly uttered, “They’re the real one percent- these young people who give everything they have for their belief in this country so that the rest of us can have a lit-tle peace here at home and enjoy our freedoms. They are all heroes.” A few fellow onlookers within earshot of his comment nodded their heads in agreement.

By Tom Shevlin

Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee paid a vis-it to the state’s America’s Cup World Series Host Committee on Friday, telling the group that “things are looking good.”

Coming from a tour of Fort Ad-ams earlier, Chafee said he was en-couraged by the progress made at the site, noting that the improve-ments, which range from road re-surfacing to electrical upgrades, are coming along “on schedule and on budget.”

In other news, Sail Newport’s Brad Read updated the committee on a special event at the Jane Pick-ens Theater being planned to stir up some excitement for the regat-ta. Scheduled for Thursday, March 30, the evening will feature Tom Ehman, head of external events for America’s Cup Defender Ora-cle Racing, on stage with the latest news on the chase for the Cup.

Details are also being worked out to secure a live satellite hook-up with the crew on board Puma Ocean Racing’s Mar Mostro as they speed toward the Leg 5 finish of the Volvo Ocean Race in Brazil.

Meanwhile, Newport-based Team One has been named the of-ficial merchandiser for the ACWS and WJAR Channel 10 is exected to be named the state’s official media partner.See TRAINING on page 9

See CUP on page 7

Chafee Checks in on America’s Cup Preparations

By Tom ShevlinAfter more than three years of

starts and stops, the city is finally preparing to open the doors to its long-awaited and sometimes con-troversial visiting boater’s center at the Lower Thames Street Armory.

A recent tour of the facility, which had been hampered by setbacks, shows a space that bears only a passing resemblance to the former, rundown storage locker with low ceilings and cracked floors.

Inside, workers last week were installing doors, painting walls, and beginning to clean up the space that will soon open to the public as the city’s first municipal boating center.

According to City Planner An-drew DeIonno, barring any unfore-seen setbacks, he should be turn-ing over the keys to the property to harbormaster Tim Mills as soon as the end of next week.

From there, it will be up to Mills

See MARITIME on page 3

UH-60 Black Hawk unloading personnel at Dunlap Wheeler Park, Middletown. (Photo by Jack Kelly)

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Island that beckon to be explored. Wild and free areas that offer sur-prise, solace, wonder and inspira-tion are just a short walk away from most starting points in our region. In some neighborhoods the wild and free places are just outside your front door or possibly right in your own backyard. The local parks and beaches can reveal secrets that are waiting to be discovered by an inquisitive explorer.

Beach strolling at this time of year can reveal treasures that are usually lost to beach raking in the summertime. Shells of many ma-rine creatures line both the high tide marks and the low tide marks which are subject to tidal sched-ules. Depending on the beach, and the marine habitat close by, there may be a wide variety of in-teresting shells to choose from. For example, on waterfront sand and rock beaches along the Sakonnet River, a shell collector might find various whelk species, dogwinkles, scallops, multiple clam species and

many other treasures offered up by the ocean. Third Beach waters can be the source of multi-colored scal-lop shells that are washed ashore from an ancient scallop bed. Histo-rians and anthropologists believe that Narragansett tribe members may have used this scallop bed as a food source when they set-up their summer camps in the Sa-chuest Point region centuries ago. The shells have hues of blues and browns, and tints of white, mak-ing some of them are quite strik-ing. Their sizes are as varied as their colors. Local arts and crafts enthu-

siasts incorporate them, along with other varieties of seashells, to make intricate and unique decorations such as wreaths, candle rings and centerpieces for their homes.

At Easton’s and Sachuest Beach-es the shell selections may differ but they are distinctive. One par-ticular prize that is sought is the shell of the veiled clam. This mol-lusk species presents a unique shell because of its texture, color and fragility. The yellowish-brown color of this shell resembles amber and the thinness of this item might make one wonder how it survives the turbulence of the ocean. Oc-casionally a beachcomber may find a sea anemone or a sand dol-lar mixed among the other items on the sand. In 2009, a volunteer from Sachuest Point National Wild-life Refuge discovered a three inch Seahorse on Sachuest Beach. Over the years many of the large ocean clam shells that have washed up on Easton’s Beach from the exten-sive clam beds in Easton’s Bay, have been painted and used as home, yard, driveway and porch decora-tions.

Beach glass, another prized dis-covery, can be found on almost any

beach in our area. However, the top spots seem to be on the rocky beaches along Narragansett Bay, the Sakonnet River and Newport Harbor. During a recent stroll on a local beach, a friend related the ro-mantic legend that beach glass is the tears of mermaids, shed at the loss of seafarers to the whims of the ocean gods. Whatever its source, beach glass is used by a number of local artists to create amazing piec-es of art and others use it to deco-rate their homes in a number of in-teresting ways.

The Dogwinkle is commonly found in mussel beds and feeds

on Acorn Barnacles and small mussels. It’s length is about 3cm.

The color is usually black or white. Its predators are gulls, sea

stars and other sea birds.

Second Beach welcomes beachcombers all year round to make their own discoveries. (Photo by Jack Kelly)

See NATURE on page 17

A shell found on a beach is the skeletal remnant of a dead mollusk. Mollusks are invertebrate animals that are either snail-like animals with one shell (univalves or gastropods), or clam-like animals with two shells (bivalves). The two shells of a bivalve are held tightly together when the animal is alive.

A third group of mollusks are the cephalopods, including squids and octopuses. These animals lack external shells, having instead internal or rudimentary shells.

Like the internal skeleton (endoskeleton) of a mammal, the external skeleton (exoskeleton) of mollusks function both for protection and as a place for muscle attachment.

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to ensure that the facility gets up and running in time for the summer boating season.

On Monday, Mills said that he’s confident that not only will the center be open in time for Memo-rial Day weekend, but that boaters could be welcomed in under a “soft opening” even sooner than that.

“We haven’t settled on an exact date for the grand opening yet, but it will be right around that week-end,” he said.

In the interim, Mills said this of-fice will be ironing out the facility’s operational details.

For that, he’ll be relying on help from the Newport and Bristol Coun-ty Convention and Visitors Bureau, which has offered $10,000 in in-kind services to ensure that the fa-cility runs as smoothly as possible.

Funded by a $713,000 feder-al U.S. Fish and Wildlife grant, the road to transforming this space into a state-of-the-art public boat-ing center with laundry, showers, and locker-room facilities, has been a long one.

Until recently, the space had been filled with old doors, furni-ture, and knickknacks left there by a former tenant. Thick, paint-ed brick walls and columns were marked with graffiti, or in some places, a faint coating of salt left by the intruding tide.

Proponents, however, saw po-tential.

“I am very happy we are near completion of this project. It has taken a long time, but the end re-sult will be worth it,” said Mayor Stephen C. Waluk, a steadfast pro-ponent of the project.

“It will be a welcome addition for boaters and facilitate economic development for the entire down-town area.”

Inside, small details left intact hint to the building’s past.

Upon entry, visitors will be greet-ed by historic exposed brick and rugged stone walls, which make for a stark contrast to the gleam-ing new fixtures installed through-out. Overhead, structural timbers remain unpainted in spots to show-case markings from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

According to a city-issued pro-spectus, this new Maritime Cen-ter will reclaim about 8,000-square feet of interior space with entranc-es from Thames Street and the Ann Street Pier. Storage lockers, restrooms with showers; a laundry room, vending area and ATM ma-chines would welcome visitors. The

facility would also include a lounge with charts and Internet access; a concierge/information desk; office space for the city dockmaster and facilities manager; and an interac-tive information kiosk to help visi-tors locate sight-seeing destination and other ports of call.

Plans are to have the facility open from May 1 until Oct. 31, and staffed most of the season from 6 a.m. to midnight, with after-hours security services also provided.

And, because of its propensity for flooding during high tide events, the entire lower level has been de-signed to be wash-out ready.

Once open, the space will serve not just as a hub for visiting boat-ers, but also as the anchor of a grand vision for the aging property, dubbed Armory Wharf.

That project is comprised of

three components: the downstairs transient boaters’ facility; a pro-posed 293-foot extension of the Ann Street Pier; and the redevelop-ment of the building’s upper floors.

Erected by the State of Rhode Island to house the R.I. militia in 1885, the Armory property was purchased from the state by the Newport Redevelopment Agency in 1984 through a pair of state and municipal loans. It was transferred to the city last year in preparation for its redevelopment.

But during much of that time, the building had been left to crum-ble, its condition a frequent source of concern and frustration for its nearest neighbors.

Spurred on, in part, by critics who charged that the city had been der-elict in caring for the building, the city has made numerous improve-ments to the Armory over the last four year, totaling some $185,000. Those improvements include an extensive window restoration proj-ect, roughly $40,000 in roof repairs and $46,000 in masonry work.

A new heating and cooling sys-tem is also currently being in-stalled, and soon, new copper gut-ters will line the building’s roofline.

On Wednesday, City Councilors were expected to be briefed in full on the status of the project, as well as an update on the various change orders to the project. In all, the fi-nal bill for the project is estimated to come in at just under $1 million.

Attention is next expected to turn toward the redevelopment of the building’s first and second floors, which are currently used as an antiques center and office space for the Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation.

CUP CONTINUED FROM PG. 1Host Committee member Dyer

Jones also reported that work is underway to temporarily move the America’s Cup Hall of Fame to a lo-cation somewhere in town during the week-long race. The installa-tion, which will move from its home in Bristol, will feature plaques de-picting all of the inductees of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame, as well as some artifacts from past Cups.

The committee’s marketing and events team is also making head-

way with a number of events being planned around the regatta.

Those include a gala fundraiser on the North Lawn of Fort Adams on May 18, and a special evening in Narragansett featuring a classic yacht parade closer to the event.

As far as parking and logistics go, City Manager Jane Howington said that the subcommittee tasked with ensuring that traffic flows smoothly through town is close to finalizing plans for a satellite park-

ing system and plans for transport-ing the containers which will be used by the visiting syndicates at Fort Adams.

According to Howington, satel-lite parking facilities will be located in both Middletown and Newport, including unused acreage of at the base of the Newport Pell Bridge.

More details about the event, and the state’s effort to ensure its success, are expected to be re-vealed in the coming days.

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The exterior of the Armory building, which had been left to crumble, is also getting a facelift. New copper gutters are scheduled to be

installed to complement rows of recently restored windows. (Photos by Rob Thorn)

What had been a dark, derelict storage space has been

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A visitor, awhile back, brought in a miniature hat. She said that it had belonged to her grandmother and didn’t know anything of its histo-ry and wanted to know more. She asked her family if anyone in the family had graduated from West Point. She said that her grandfa-ther graduated in 1930. This beau-tiful object was a party favor from a West Point ‘Hop’ dated 1929. Made to resemble the standard shako that West Point cadets wear, you could lift off the hat to reveal a place where a bon-bon would be stored. This party favor was a gift for the cadets guest and few have survived. The Curator of the Muse-um at West Point confirmed that: they don’t have an example in their collection. Value: between $500 and $600. – Federico Santi, Partner, The Drawing Room Antiques

Local General Assembly officials: Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Tiverton); President of the Senate, M. Teresa Paiva Weed (D-Dist. 13, Newport, Middletown); Rep. J. Russell Jackson (D-Dist. 73, Middletown, Newport); Rep. Deborah Ruggiero (D-Dist. 74, Jamestown, Middletown) Rep. Peter F. Martin (D-Dist.

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Friends with KidsFriday March 30 3:30 9:00pmSaturday March 31 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:15pmSunday April 1 4:30 7:00pmMonday April 2 4:30 7:00pmTuesday April 3 4:30 7:00pmWednesday April 4 4:30 7:00pmThursday April 5 4:30 7:00pm

Flying on WaterAn update on America’s Cup World Series

and the Volvo Ocean Race Friday, March 30 • 6:00pm

Visit www.sailnewport.org for tickets

Easter ParadeSunday, April 1 • 1:00pm • $10

Special performance by the Marley Bridges Theatre Company

Feinstein Food DriveContinuing during the month of

April, the Salvation Army will track food and money donations to the food pantry, and at the end of April, the philanthropist Alan Feinstein will match the total. ($1 per food item; dollar-for-dollar on money donations).

Food can be brought to the Salva-tion Army directly. In addition, For-est Ave. school and Webster Bank have collection bins. Most-needed items: peanut butter, tuna, canned chicken, soups, snacks, pasta. Soap Box Derby

The 2012 Newport Soap Box Der-by will be held in mid-May. The cost to run the event is approximately $15,000 which includes awards, trophies and shirts for the racers. If businesses or individuals are inter-ested in a sponsorship or making a donation, contact the event or-gainzers; Tom Callahan at 225-1041 or Mike Farley at 835-8775.

General Assembly HighlightsFor more information visit http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/News/

n Hurricane insurance billThe House has approved legisla-tion intended to provide addition-al consumer protections for Rhode Island homeowners with hurri-cane insurance. The bill limits a hurricane deductible to only once per hurricane season, provides a mediation process for claims and directs the Department of Busi-ness Regulation to set rules re-garding the declaration of a ca-tastrophe in the state. An identical was introduced in the Senate.

n House to hear marijuana billThe House Committee on Judicia-ry heard testimony on legislation to decriminalize the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, making it a civil offense with fines starting at $150.

n Bill enables municipalities to assess tax on exempt propertiesLegislation has been introduced in the Senate to allow municipali-ties to assess a reduced tax on cur-rently exempt institutions (educa-tional institutions, hospitals) at a rate of 25 percent of the taxes that

would have been charged had the property been fully taxable.

n Bill sets safety guidelines for children’s jewelryDespite a federal ban on the use of certain toxic metals in chil-dren’s charms and jewelry, poten-tially dangerous materials such as cadmium, lead and nickel are still being found in those items. Sen. James C. Sheehan (D-Dist. 36, Narragansett, North Kingstown) has introduced legislation (2012-S 2482) to require any jewelry in-tended for children under 12 that is sold in Rhode Island to conform with American Society for Testing and Materials safety standards.

n Bill aims to give ex-offenders a chanceLegislation has been introduced to establish a “certificate of good conduct” to be awarded to pa-rolees who meet certain eligibil-ity requirements. The certificate is intended to help ex-offenders in their efforts to seek employment, housing and other services.

n Recommendation to keep DCYF children from switching schools oftenThe Joint Task Force on the Educa-tion of Children and Youth in the Care of the Department of Chil-dren, Youth, and Families issued its final report, recommending that the state work harder to pre-vent students in DCYF or other state custody from being moved from school to school. It clarifies the right of every child to remain in one school district throughout their time in foster care, as long as remaining there is in his or her best interest. n Farmers markets to offer local beer, wine vendorsRepresentatives want to make room for local brewers and wine-growers to sell their products at farmers markets, something that has been at least partially imple-mented in other New England states like Massachusetts and Ver-mont.

Pyramid Club DinnersOn Friday, March 30 the Pyramid

Club will serve fish & wings and seafood platter dinners from11a.m. - 6 p.m. To order a dinner call 847-4308. Sponsored by the Pyramid Club, Drummond Hall masonic Lodge, 32-34 Dr Marcus Wheatland Blvd, Newport.

RECENT DEATHSPreston Davis, Jr. 83, of Ports-mouth, and formerly a long- time Middletown resident, passed away on March 21, 2012. Calling hours will be Thursday, March 29, from 11-1 p.m. followed by a funeral ser-vice at 1 p.m., in the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Rd., Portsmouth. Donations in his memory may be made to the Portsmouth Volunteer Res-cue, P.O. Box 806, Portsmouth, RI 02871.

Brian K. Martineau, 54, of Plattsburgh, NY, formerly of Newport passed away March 22, 2012. His funeral was held at St. Barnabas Church, Ports-mouth.

Francis William Walsh, 91, of Newport, passed away March 26, 2012. Visiting hours will be Thursday, March 29 4-7 p.m. at the O’Neill-Hayes Funer-al Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will March 30 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Spring St. Donations in his memory may be made to Village House Ac-tivity Fund, 70 Harrison Ave., Newport, RI 02840.

‘Adventurer of the Year’ to Speak

One of the world’s best-known long-distance hikers, Andrew Skur-ka, will discuss his latest feat—a 176-day, 4,680 mile wilderness ex-pedition across Alaska and the Yu-kon, at the Forest Avenue School in Middletown at 7:30 p.m. on Tues-day, April 3.

Since leaving his hometown of Seekonk, Mass., to attend college, Skurka has backpacked, pack-raft-ed and skied more than 30,000 miles across North America, includ-ing a solo 8,000-mile, 11-month transcontinental hike from Que-bec to Washington state. In 2007, he was named “Adventurer of the Year” by the National Geographic Society.

Skurka, who is featured on the cover of the March-April edition of Scouting magazine, is coming to Middletown at the invitation of Boy Scout Troop 77 and other Newport County Scout units. The program is open to the public—especially all former, current and future Boy Scouts. Doors open at 7 p.m.

An admission fee of $10 per fam-ily at the door will be appreciated to help defray the cost of the event. Scouts in uniform are free. Copies of Skurka’s book, “The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide: Tools & Tips to Hit the Trail,” will be available for purchase and signing after the presentation.

For information on joining Scout-ing, visit BeAScout.org. For more in-formation on Skurka’s appearance or about Troop 77 Middletown, which meets Tuesday evenings at the school, call Phil Thow at 846-0006.

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Free Family Fun DaysThe Citizens Bank Foundation

has established “Free Family Fun Days.” Admission to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Environ-mental Education Center will be free on the first Saturday of every month in 2012, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The free programs to be held include: nature craft from 10 a.m. – 2p.m.; nature story at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.; “animal interview” at 11:30 a.m.; and a spring walk at 1:30 p.m. (weather permitting)

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Environmental Education Center is located at 1401 Hope St., Bristol.

Library Book SaleThe Jamestown Philomenian Li-

brary is holding its spring book sale Saturday, March 31 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 1 from 1 – 5 p.m. There will be books on gardening, sailing, crafts and ex-ercise.

April Dog Training Camp

The Potter League for Animals is offering a kids and canine camp during the April vacation, April 16 – 20, from 1 - 2:30 p.m. for children ages 10-14 who have some dog handling skills. Dogs must be five months or older and must have pri-or training.

Contact Byron Davies at 401-846-8276 ext. 104 for more information or to register for camp.

12”x12” ShowJamestown Art Center will hold

an opening reception for its 5th Annual Collaboration Show of 12-inch by 12-inch works Friday, April 6 from 6 – 8 p.m. Artists of all ages and disciplines will be displaying their works of art in a group installa-tion For more information, contact Lisa Randall at jamestownartscen-ter@gmail.com or call 662-3839.

Y Summer Camp Registration Begins

Newport County YMCA sum-mer camp registration has started. The following camps will be offered for the summer of 2012: gymnas-tics, sports, rock climbing, Top chef, Beach Bum, R.A.V.E., Newport & More, surfing, windsurfing/kayak-ing, sailing, carpentry, Happy Tails, Greenside Skate Camp and tradi-tional day camps.

Camps are offered for 3 to15 year-olds and age limits apply to specific programs. There is also a Junior Counselor program for 15 and 16 year-olds. All camps are ac-credited by the American Camping Association.

Contact the Newport County YMCA at 847-9200 for more infor-mation or go to www.newportym-ca.org to download the 2012 camp brochure.

NEWS BRIEFSNewport Police Log Newport Fire

Incident Run ReportDuring the period from Monday,

March 19 to Sunday, March 25 the Newport Fire Department respond-ed to a total of 105 calls. Of those, 61 were emergency medical calls, resulting in 44 patients being trans-ported to the hospital. Additionally, 3 patients refused aid once the EMS arrived on-scene.

Fire apparatus was used for 96 responses:• Station 1 - Headquarters responded to 44 calls• Station 1 - Engine responded to 41 calls• Station 2 - Old Fort Road responded to 17 calls• Station 2 - Engine responded to 18 calls• Station 5 - Touro Street/Engine 5 responded to 29 calls

Specific situations fire apparatus was used for include:

1 - Structure fire 1 - Barbeque, outdoor burning 3 - Motor vehicle accidents 1 - Malicious false call 2 - Carbon monoxide incidents 4 - Electrical wiring problems 13 – Fire alarm (malfunction) In the category of fire prevention,

the department performed 8 smoke alarm inspections for house sale, 15 life safety inspections, and provided 11 fire system plan reviews.

Fire Prevention Message: When you enter a building used for public assembly, take a minute to look around. Mentally prepare your-self for an emergency. Locate all of the exits immediately. Be prepared to use your closest exit as the main entrance or exit may not be available in an emergency situation. If the fire alarm sounds, leave the building im-mediately and dial 911.

—Information provided by FM Wayne Clark, ADSFM

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Join members of the Newport This Week staff at The People’s Café, 282 Thames St., on Friday morn-ings, at 10 a.m. Sit down and en-joy a cup of coffee and discuss the latest happenings in Newport. Got any news tips for us? How about an idea for a story you’d like to see in Newport This Week or on Newport-Now.com?

During the period from Monday, March 19 to Monday, March 26, the Newport Police Department responded to 555 calls. Of those, 107 were motor vehicle related; there were 88 motor vehicle violations issued and 19 accidents.

The police also responded to 17 incidents of vandalism, 17 noise complaints, 23 animal complaints, and 26 home/business alarm calls.

Police conducted 10 school secu-rity checks (4-Rogers High School, 3- Triplett, 2-Thompson and 1-Cranston-Calvert) .

They transported 3 prisoners, provided escort for 1 funeral and recorded 5 instances of assisting other agencies and 7 instances of assisting other police depart-ments. 8 private tows were also recorded.

In addition, 23 arrests were made for the following violations:n 9 arrests were made for noise violations.n 5 arrests were made for simple assault.n 2 arrests were made for out-standing warrants.n 1 arrest was made for public urination.n 1 arrest were made for disor-derly conduct. n 1 arrest was made for underage drinking.n 1 arrest was made for breaking & entering.n 1 arrest was made for violating a no contact order.n 1 arrest was made for driv-ing with a revoked or suspended license.n 1 arrest was made for failure to properly restrain an animal.

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ScholarshipsFreedom and Diversity Scholarship

High school seniors are invited to apply for the Aaron and Rita Slom Scholarship Fund for Freedom and Diversity through the Touro Syna-gogue Foundation. Those inter-ested in applying must submit an interpretive work (i.e. written sub-mission, audio visual or documen-tary film) focusing on the George Washington Letter in context with present time. The fund will award up to two $500 scholarships which will be awarded to the winners at the annual George Washington Let-ter Celebration at Touro Synagogue in August.

For complete instructions and a copy of the Washington Letter, vis-it www.tourosynagogue.org. From the website, click on the History & Learning link, then Touro Syna-gogue Foundation, followed by Slom Scholarship.

The deadline for entries is April 16. Submissions are to be mailed to Touro Synagogue Foundation, Slom Scholarship, 85 Touro St., Newport, RI 02840.

Irish Heritage AwardThe Paul Crowley Newport Irish

Heritage Award will gift $750 to a graduating high school senior who will be a college freshman in the fall of 2012. Applicants must submit an essay explaining an important per-sonal connection to Irish culture. The application form is available in the guidance office at local high schools; online at http://aohnew-port.org/niha/niha_mainpage.htm; or by writing the Newport Irish Her-itage Association at P.O. Box 3114, Newport, RI 02840. Applications must be postmarked by April 6, 2012. For more information email: rjkelly71@cox.net.

Organizations who are offering scholarships are welcome to email the announcement to news@new-portthisweek.net or mail to Newport This Week, 86 Broadway, Newport.

Volunteer Coaches Needed

Newport Little League is looking for volunteer coaches for all levels of baseball and softball programs. Interested coaches will pass a stan-dard Little League background check. If you are interested, email registrar@newportlittleleague.com

Yoga and StorytimeYogini Yoga and Storytime is

back at The Pennfield School. This class is open to 3-5 year olds and their caregivers. The class will start Thursday, April 5 at 9:15 a.m. and run every Thursday through May 10. The class is $10/session. To register, visit www.pennfield.org, call 849-4646, or email yoga@pen-nfield.org.

Emmett and Connor Shaw, 11 year-old twins of Newport, collected more than 500 shoes from Aquidneck Island residents for a February Soles4Souls Shoe Drive.

“We thank you for all the help everyone has given us in donating shoes for Soles4Souls. The shoes will help so many people in need all over the world! Thank you to Aquidneck Restaurant & Pizzeria, Cluny School, Newport Public Library, and St. Michael’s Country Day School for letting us put collection containers in your care,” say the Shaws.

Driver Safety Program

The American Association of Re-tired Persons is sponsoring a four session driver safety program at several locations in Newport Coun-ty during the month of April. All classes will run from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at each site. The cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members.

The first class will be held at the Little Compton Community Center on Tuesday, April 3. A week later, the Edward King House in Newport will host the event on Wednesday, April 11. There will be a class at the Portsmouth Multipurpose Center on Monday, April 16, and the final session will be held at the Tiverton Senior Center on Saturday, April 26.

The purpose of the course is to have seniors review changes in themselves, new driving laws, and roads and vehicles. As a result of the review, participants will devel-op some strategies for safer driving. A completion certificate will be is-sued to all participants – good for a discount on car insurance.

Interested citizens should con-tact the preferred sites to regis-ter. For more information, call 683-2212.

Calling All ArtistsNewport is gearing up for a busy

summer on the water. To celebrate the various sailing events, and the fun that can be had on or near the water, Spring Bull Gallery, 55 Bel-levue Ave. is inviting local artists to submit their best painting on the nautical theme.

With a drop-off deadline of May 26 – 30 from noon – 4:30 p.m., art-ists have plenty of time to work on their masterpieces. The maximum size of the painting is not to exceed 96 inches including a frame.

For more information on the New England Waterscape project, contact the gallery at 849-9166.

Garden Club MeetingThe Seaside Garden Club of New-

port County will have a meeting Wednesday, April 4 at 6 p.m. at the Vasco de Gama Hall, Fenner Ave., Newport. The guest speaker will be Chris Sisson who will talk about creating a floral design in a teacup. Those attending should bring a tea-cup.

For more information, call 848-2545.

New Voices WantedSwanhurst Chorus , Rhode Is-

land ’s oldest continually perform-ing choral ensemble, will hold re-hearsals open to new members for its Spring Concert on Wednes-day, April 4 and Tuesday, April 10. Registration will begin at 7:15 p.m. with rehearsals starting at 7:30 p.m. Singers interested in joining are in-vited and encouraged to attend these open sessions. All rehearsals take place at the Church of S. John the Evangelist on ‘The Point,’ and run from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. No audi-tion or previous experience is nec-essary. Students age 13 and up are especially welcome and encour-aged. The “theme” for the Spring Concert will center around Aaron Copland’s “In the Beginning” plus other pieces by American compos-ers, including a selection of spiritu-als. For more information, call 682-1630 or visit www.Swanhurst.org .

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Queen Anne Sqaure Meeting

A public meeting to discuss the proposed environmental investiga-tions associated with the redisgn of Queen Anne Square has been scheduled for Monday, April 2 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Newport Public Library, Lower Level Program Room.

Folk Festival Youth Initiative

In keeping with its mission to present programs to educate young people about folk music, George Wein and the Newport Fes-tivals Foundation, Inc. announced its first youth education initiative, which will support the expansion of the music program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County. The funding, primarily raised through the Backyard Barbecue at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival, will enable the Boys & Girls Clubs to purchase new musical instruments and mu-sic recording tools/software; hire a professional music teacher to lead programs during its school-year af-terschool programs; and introduce a new music program at its summer day camp, Camp Grosvenor.

To read more visit the education blog on www.Newport-now.com.

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Lynne Tungett, Publisher & Editor

Tom Shevlin, Associate Publisher & News Editor

Letters PolicyNewport This Week encourages all citizens to comment publicly on the events and times in which we live. We will print any letter sent to us, adhering to guidelines for taste, accuracy, fairness, and public interest. Letters must be signed by the author and must include a telephone number and street address. Letters are limited to 500 words. Direct letters to: Newport This Week, 86 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840. Letters may also be sent via email to news@newportthisweek.net, Attention: Editorial.

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EDITORIALThe Power of the PeopleALN Celebrates a Milestone

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Your opinion counts. Use it!Send us your letters at news@newportthisweek.net

Tale of Urban RoosterTo the Editor:

I live off of Broadway, not far from the Newport Hospital in an urban area. I have grown accus-tomed to the nighttime and early morning noises of car alarms, car doors slamming, the occasional yell of a neighbor or the barking of dogs. What I never expected to hear is the early morning crow of a rooster! My fellow neighbors and I have the privilege of being awo-ken each morning, and serenaded each evening during dinner or hav-ing a crowed accompaniment to random daytime activities without living on a farm. Whether the win-dows are open or closed, the crow-ing is a constant background noise and now that the weather has im-proved, many of us don’t have the option of sleeping with our win-dows open. I personally have a

white noise machine running in my bedroom at night and I have heard that other neighbors are doing the same.

I’m all for fresh eggs – a less ex-pensive and healthier option to the grocery store variety, but you don’t need a rooster for your hens to lay eggs. According to Andy G. Schneider, aka ‘The Chicken Whis-perer,’ roosters have two main pur-poses, protecting the flock and fer-tilizing the eggs to produce chicks. ln addressing the noise problem with keeping backyard chickens he states: “one hen will generally take the rooster’s role. She will keep an eye out for predators, alert the flock if danger arises, maintain the peck-ing order and, in rare cases, may even crow.” (Let’s hope not on the crowing part.)

Many cities in the U.S., includ-

ing Providence, Rl, allow chickens on residential properties, but pro-hibit roosters. In Stamford, CT, the law states that roosters cannot be kept where their crowing would annoy neighbors. Unfortunately, it’s not against the law to keep a rooster in the city of Newport, ac-cording to Animal Control. Perhaps this should be revisited. This is a quality of life issue. lf my neighbors and I wanted to live near a farm, we would have moved to Portsmouth. And to my neighbor who clear-ly has no regard for the quality of life of those who live nearby, could you stop and think about how your decision to keep a rooster in an ur-ban setting might be impacting the whole neighborhood with this noise pollution? Cock-a-doodle-doo…!

Alden Tucker

It’s been eight years since a small group of Newport residents banded together under an umbrella of civic interest, intent on mak-ing a difference. Representing neighborhood groups from across the city, the organization would coalesce as the Alliance for a Livable Newport, today more commonly referred to as ALN.

Almost immediately, ALN emerged as one of the city’s most in-fluential community groups, driving public discourse and bringing policy makers to account on the issues of the day.

On Wednesday, April 4, the group will celebrate their annual meet-ing with a cocktail reception at the Chanler at Cliff Walk. Among those expected to attend are city councilors, the city manager, and various department heads including the city’s police and fire chiefs.

ALN President Isabelle Griffith sat down with Newport This Week in advance of the evening to discuss the organization, reflect on its ac-complishments, and contemplate its future.

During a wide ranging conversation, Griffith marveled at how the group, whose membership reflects a diverse array of interests and ideologies, has been able to work together toward a common end.

While not a political organization in a traditional sense, ALN has nevertheless proven to be an influential voice in city politics, earn-ing a reputation early on for vetting candidates for School Commit-tee and City Council through a series of public forums and written questionnaires.

Griffith credits the success of the organization to a number of fac-tors – from the volunteers who sit on the board, conduct research, and organize forums, to the group’s intense focus on “street-level” is-sues such as noise complaints, sewer and CSO improvements, LNG, and the state of the city’s education system.

Often working with other local non-profits, ALN has rarely shied away from an issue. One of the more memorable public forums host-ed in recent years dealt with the issue of hunger in our community, another tackled the state’s public pension crisis.

What’s so laudable about this group is not necessarily its data-base of neighborhood contacts, its wonkish attention to detail, or its steady non-partisan approach to local issues.

Rather, it’s been their ability to promote an information-based community discourse in a way that’s understandable to even the most casual observer.

A lot of times, information coming out of city hall can cumber-some. For those who may be looking to become more involved in community issues, ALN does a yeoman’s job in making the inacces-sible, accessible, and the foreign, familiar.

But as is often the case with grassroots organizations, ALN is in constant need of new members.

If you’ve made it this far, chances are you’re at least somewhat po-litically engaged.

But, if you’re like most of us, chances are equally good that you don’t have much time to dedicate to educating yourself about the ins and outs of municipal government or the intricacies surrounding the issues of the day. Thankfully, ALN has been doing your home-work for you since 2004.

We’ve also seen, on more than one occasion, ALN serve as a cata-lyst for action – from spurring change within city hall, to serving as a kind of volunteer gateway to other community-based organizations. That’s why we’re taking this week to recognize an organization that, despite doing virtually no fundraising, has found a way to contribute greatly to our civic life.

As Griffith noted, Newporters are not lacking in their opinions – especially when it comes to what they see as wrong with the city. But how many Newporters have ever attended a council meeting? How many know who their ward councilor is; have talked to member of one of the city’s varied boards and commissions; or flipped through a council docket?

We’ve written in the space repeatedly about the importance of banding together as a community to reach our common goals.

ALN has been doing just that for over eight years now. We hope that the next eight years prove even more productive for the group than the first.

If you’d like to learn more about ALN, visit their website at www.AllianceforLivableNewport.org.

Queen Anne Square - Nearly a Postmortem, Let Us Hope So!Nothing about the Queen Anne

Square (QAS) proposal ever made any sense, from using designer Maya Lin’s failed Ohio design con-cept to the worst Agreement ever signed by a City Council (CC) which gives total voting control (2:1) over our public park, the so-called En-dowment Fund ($500k), and ev-erything else, all to a private shell corporation, without office, staff, or any assets, and that shell is in-demnifying the City which means its word is worthless-all this and much more, is absolutely absurd! No one in their right mind would have signed such an agreement with such an entity, except for rea-sons unknown. I will not venture a guess as to why in these strange times that we live in.

And now, QAS is declared by the State DEM, a hazardous waste site! The Providence Journal editorial of March 12, 2012 correctly states “…take the opportunity afforded by

the DEM’s decisions to reconsid-er the design.” Of course, why not terminate the dumb agreement and reconsider the whole traves-ty? Why should we taxpayers be saddled with an ignorantly con-ceived agreement, with the possi-bility of serious major expense in dealing with the hazardous waste issue (possibly $millions), and why implement a terrible, unnecessary design for a perfectly fine park? All for a basketful of nonsensical rea-sons put forth by Waluk and four City Council members with the Newport Restoration Foundation. And, to top it off, they engineered the CC vote between Thanksgiv-ing and Christmas to insure that most folks had their minds on oth-er things. What civic-mined indi-viduals thought that old boy, back room dealing ploy would go unde-tected? One of the leaders of the proponents has said, “I don’t care what the little people think.” While

this lousy agreement calls for New-port to pay portions of the QAS site remediation, the CC has con-tinued to say it is a gift of millions which was never true and the ma-jority of citizens opposed it (89% of those polled by NDN), while Waluk kept saying “how can the City turn down a gift of millions?” It was nev-er a gift, but as we now know, it is clearly a liability.

However, if we end the project now, there will be no taxpayer lia-bilities on this issue. So, terminate now.

Simply use the Hazardous Waste problem to our advantage and ter-minate the agreement, now.

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Real Estate Transactions: March 16 – March 23Address Seller Buyer Price

Newport 10 Brown & Howard Wf. The Newport Group LLC Bard Group LLC $2,500,00020-22 Liberty St. Norac Realty LLC Attwater LLC $1,050,000 20 Clarke St. Michael & Marcy Brenner Jeffrey Pellegrino $1,050,000 & Beth Anne Melkmann 29 Webster St. Wait “N” Sea LLC Jay & Nancy Helme $426,000 4 Vaughan Ave. Joseph & Barbara Moniz James & Rosemary Morton $328,000 18 Keeher Ave. Timothy & Cathleen Lepore Edward McCarthy $275,000

467 Wolcott Ave. Alice Duce Trust John & Philip Bonee $415,000

467 Paradise Ave. John Peixinho Laura Dipaola $540,000

1 Tower Dr. Carnegie Tower Dev. Co. Tower Drive Dev. LLC $2,185,000 1 Tower Dr. Carnegie Tower Dev. Co. Tower Drive Dev. LLC $2,140,000 1 Tower Dr. Carnegie Tower Dev. Co. Tower Drive Dev. LLC $1,395,000 1 Tower Dr. Carnegie Tower Dev. Co. Tower Drive Dev. LLC $905,000 48 Brook Farm Rd. Prescott Point LLC Aurelio & Francine Lucci $436,994 107 Easton Ave. James Soares Bradley & April Sjosten $268,000 18 Donna Dr. Springfield Group Jacqueline Francis $69,900

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ZONING BOARDSix-Car Garage Receives Approval

By Tom ShevlinThe city’s Zoning Board of Re-

view met on Monday approving a host of mostly uncontested appli-cations in a meeting that lasted just under three hours.

And while board members were able to make quick work of the bulk of the docket, one application proved somewhat contentious.

When John Gullison purchased 34 Mount Vernon St., it had been abandoned for some time. The paint on the exterior was peeling off, the decorative trim work re-duced to an eyesore, and the whole of the building in need of extensive restoration.

According to neighbors, it had been used up until recently as a sin-gle-family home. However, Gullison discovered upon researching the home that it was in fact designated by the city’s zoning office as a legal five-unit multi-family dwelling.

Looking to restore the property’s historic use, Gullison began reno-vating the home, with plans to re-side on the first floor once con-struction is complete.

The four other units would be rented, he told board members.

However, in order for property to meet city ordinances, off-street parking would have to be provided.

As a solution, Gullison proposed

making a curb cut in an area he said had been historically used as a driveway. In the rear of the house, he would build a two-story, six-car garage.

However, when neighbors were notified of the plans, they said it was the first time they were told that the home was being convert-ed into a five-unit building.

Though not objecting to the size or design of the garage, they asked the Zoning Board to consider deny-ing the request based on what they said must be a mistake in zoning.

But according to city staff, there was no mistake; the home, though it had been used as a single family, is listed as a legal five-family property.

Working within the bounds of the request at hand, Zoning Board members had little latitude for ad-dressing the neighbors’ concerns.

Focussing their attention on the design of the garage and the im-pact it would have on the proper-ty’s lot coverage, board members found nothing objectionable about the application; not only was the property being restored, they said, but Gullison was making room for 8-10 off-street parking spaces.

Still, neighbors were concerned over the additional traffic being added to what is already a densely populated area.

At one point, it was suggested by staff that the issue of whether the home was properly zoned would require outside legal action sepa-rate from Monday’s proceedings.

With that, the board voted 5-0 to approve the request.

In other business, the board approved:

An application to construct a new outside deck at 205 Ocean Ave.

A request construct a sec-ond story addition at 24 Halli-don Ave.

A request to construct a two-story garage addition at 22 Tilley Ave.

The construction of a new single-family home at the corner of Webster Street and Webster Court by Charles Vaillancourt

A request to construct a one-story addition with a sec-ond-floor deck to an existing home at 150 Evarts St. Zoning Board: Meets every fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers

Members:Lynn CeglieMartin CohenMary Joan Hoene Seiter

By Meg O’NeilBefore the passage of new leg-

islation in June 2010, Rhode Island was one of only two states that did not use a funding formula to help support local school districts. At a workshop hosted by the Alliance for a Livable Newport’s League of Women Voters on Tuesday, March 20, Kristen Cole, senior finance of-ficer at the Rhode Island Depart-ment of Education, discussed New-port’s school funding formula.

In what Cole called the “most unique” situation in the state, New-port’s formula is based on a com-bination of property tax rates and family income.

According to school superinten-dent John H. Ambrogi, because Newport is a property-wealthy city, if no students met the criteria for receiving a free or reduced-price school lunch, Newport’s schools would receive virtually no state funding. But because the formu-la takes into account the fact that 67.1 percent of families in New-port do meet the requirement for receiving free and reduced-price

lunches for students in grade K – 6, the district receives financial help from the state.

Overall, 61 percent of students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 are eligible for free and reduced-price lunch and breakfast in New-port schools, a 20 percent increase since 2004.

Ambrogi said that the district is obligated to do an aggressive out-reach for students who are eligi-ble for the free and reduced-price lunches. Letters are sent to parents each year, but, “it’s the students who don’t take the flyer home, or who are embarrassed to say they are eligible for free lunch,” that are harder to track, he added.

The combination of the com-plexity of the funding formula and high property values has caused each of the three communities on Aquidneck Island to lose some state funding since the formula was implemented in 2010. “The only monies we get from the state are because we have a population of youngsters who come from pov-erty,” Ambrogi said.

On the other hand, because of

its school-funding formula, Rhode Island was eligible to receive the federally funded “Race to the Top” school grant in 2010.

“Race to the Top” gave Rhode Is-land $75 million to improve its ed-ucational system over four years, with 50 percent of that amount directly allocated to the state’s 48 school districts. The grant program is now entering its second year.

Alda Rego, finance director for the state department of education, said that the money given to each district cannot be used for school budgets or salaries. It can only be used for enhancing curriculum, in-structional improvement systems, educator effectiveness and hu-man capital development; a total of $387,610 for Newport’s schools.

In addition to that amount, $253,378 is available in “non-com-mitted” funds. Ambrogi said the school department just learned that this money was available a few weeks ago and is working to develop a proposal to access the funds.“This is going to change the way we do business in education moving forward,” he said.

Workshop: Federal, State Grants Help Fund Schools

Page 8 Newport This Week March 29, 2012

Spouse Club Night Out The Naval Officers’ Spouses’

Club will host a social event for current and prospective mem-bers on Wednesday, April 4. Meet for dinner at the Officers’ Club at 6 p.m., followed by laughs in the Topside Lounge with comedian Jim Lauletta at 7 p.m. For more informa-tion and to register, visit www.NewportOSC.org.

O’Club Easter BrunchEnjoy Easter brunch at the

Officers’ Club on Sunday, April 8. Traditional breakfast and Easter favorites will be served and all hands with base access are eligible to attend. Seatings are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and advanced ticketing is required. Tickets are available at the ITT office. For more information call 841-3116.

NMCRS Fund Drive Nears Goal

The annual Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Fund Drive runs through March at all commands onboard Na-val Station Newport, and in-dications are that the group will meets its goal of $92,000. Although sponsored by the Department of the Navy, the Society is a private, non-profit organization whose programs and services are totally funded by charitable donations. The 108 year-old charity provides financial, educational and oth-er support to active duty and retired sailors and marines in times of need. The drive offi-cially runs through March 31, but donations will be accept-ed through April 16. Call Chief Hospital Corpsman Thomas Smalls, NMCRS Fund Drive Co-ordinator, at 841-2099 for more information.

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Mulching material comes in vari-ous shapes and sizes. The most common mulches are pine bark, pine chips, cedar chips and oth-er kinds of wood chips. These will all, ultimately, break down, so you need to replenish your mulch every two years.

The best mulches replicate the color of the soil. They are either brown, dark brown or black. The use of the reddish-brown colored mulch only makes the mulch stand out instead of your plants. This col-or would be great for the red clay state of Georgia, but not for New England.

How do you to tell good mulch from bad? Your mulch should al-ways smell like freshly cut wood. Mulch that is water-logged from sitting out in the rain in store park-ing lots starts to turn sour quick-ly. Sour mulch is a killer of plants, young trees, and shrubs.

You should prepare your garden to receive mulch before you bring it home from the nursery. It should not stay piled in your yard for days or weeks before use, or it will turn sour. Mulch is often sold in plas-tic bags that usually do not have holes for ventilation. The bags act as a greenhouse, and within a few days, your mulch will have a foul smell. The lack of oxygen creates an abundance of acetic acid (vinegar) that is toxic to young plants.

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Shredded Bark. This is excellent for keeping down weeds. It comes in brown, dark brown and black. Hardwood tree bark breaks down faster than softwood bark, so it will be necessary to replace hard-wood bark within a year or two. Three inches of mulch is excellent. Remember that all wood-based mulches are nitrogen thieves, so make sure your trees, plants and shrubs get a good dose of nitrogen in your fertilizer mix.

Wood Chips. These are great for pathways and around large trees. Never spread your mulch right up to the bark of your tree trunks, be-cause the trunks need air. Piling mulch too close to a tree can suf-focate the trunk, introduce insects, or create fungal problems. Leave at least five inches of space between the mulch and the tree trunk.

Cocoa Hulls. This mulch smells like chocolate when first applied. It is great for vegetable gardens and flowers, as long as you do not own dogs or invite neighboring dogs into your yard. The smell is irresist-ible to dogs, but it is toxic and, if ingested, it can create havoc in a dog’s intestinal system.

Buckwheat Hulls. This is the Rolls Royce of mulches. It is light, comes in very large bags, is attrac-tive in flowerbeds, and is incred-ibly expensive. A ten-pound bag of these light-as-air beautiful hulls can cost more than $20. Buckwheat hulls must be hosed down after they are applied, because wind can blow them in any direction. They should never be applied to gardens that are exposed to wind. The best location for them is in contained beds that have borders or walls.

Newspaper. For those on a bud-get, two weekends’ worth of the New York Times newspaper makes an excellent mulch. It can be cut up

and spread or laid down in sheets in your garden and around plants. By laying down three sheets of newspaper first, then applying a thin layer of wood bark or wood chip mulch over the paper, you will save money, and your gardens will look great.

Landscape Cloth and Plastic. These products are excellent in vegetable gardens as they help re-tain heat and water. They are also excellent mulches for keeping most weeds out of the garden. When us-ing black plastic in rolls, you must remember to provide for drainage by poking holes in it after it is rolled out and placed over your vegeta-ble beds. Using earth staples to hold down the plastic or landscape cloth is terrific. The staples are also good for poking the holes.

On the downside, wood mulch is a magnet for slugs, so it’s a good idea to apply slug bait on top of your mulch. And if you are plac-ing mulch around roses, be sure to keep the mulch four inches from the woody base of the rose. Too much moisture next to a rose bush can cause crown gall.

Thank goodness for mulch, there is much less weeding to do!

Cynthia Gibson is a gardener, food writer and painter. She gardens

passionately and tends her miniature orchard in Newport.

FROM THE GARDENGreat Decisions – ‘Energy Geopolitics’

The Newport Council for Inter-national Visitors and Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for Inter-national Relations & Public Policy present the second seminar of the “Great Decisions” series, “Energy Geopolitics,” on Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 p.m. at the Bazarsky Lecture Hall in the O’Hare Academic Center. William Sweet, a journalist and au-thor who covers issues of energy re-sources, climate change and nucle-ar proliferation will speak. He will examine how world energy mar-kets have been shaken by the insta-bility of Middle East oil, the vulner-ability of nuclear power, the rapidly growing energy needs of countries like China and India, how energy producers like Russia seek opportu-nities to widen their influence, and how the USA’s energy needs may affect its relations with other na-tions.

To reserve, call 401-341-2927 or e-mail pellcenter@salve.edu. For more information, call Bob Sleiertin at 401-847-5196 or visit www.new-portciv.org.

The series will continue on May 9 with Dr. Victor Fay-Wolfe, Professor of Computer Science and Software Forensics at URI, who will explore the significance of the looming problems of “Cybersecurity.”

Federal Retirees Meeting

The Newport Chapter of the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees will meet on Tuesday, April 3, at 1 p.m., in the United Congregational Church, Valley Road, Middletown. The speaker will be Sasha Zacarias from the RI Attorney General’s Of-fice, Investigation/Consumer Pro-tection Unit. She will address In-ternet/telephone fraud and scams that are prevalent in society.

All active and retired federal em-ployees and their spouses are invit-ed to attend, and if not a member, to join the chapter. Refreshments will be served. For more informa-tion call Richard Bianco at 401-683-5421.

Starlight Dogwood grows to a height of 30’ and a spread of

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Restore Newport’s Urban ForestThe first 75 Newporters to apply

for the Newport Tree Society Speci-men Tree Restoration Program will receive a free specimen tree in re-turn for their promise to attend a free planting clinic, and plant and care for their tree. Applicants are asked to describe the exact loca-tion where the specimen tree will be planted on your private proper-ty in Newport. A Newport Tree So-ciety board member or city forest-er will visit your property to verify that this site is suitable for the tree chosen.

The ten trees offered are: Crim-son Spire Oak, Goldenrain Tree, Fort McNair Horsechestnut, River’s Purple European Beech, Prospector Elm, Starlight Dogwood, American Hornbeam, Merrill Magnolia, Ken-tucky Coffee Tree, and Katsura.

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U.S. Army Special Forces Unit The first U.S. Army Special Forces unit was established in 1952 and

was designated the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). On Sep-tember 25, 1961, the Department of the Army designated the Green Beret as the exclusive headdress of the Army Special Forces. Presi-dent John F. Kennedy adopted the Green Berets as his own and in a White House memorandum dated April 11, 1962, President Ken-nedy stated, “The Green Beret is a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom.” The motto of the Special Forces, “De Oppresso Liber” is Latin for “To Free the Op-pressed.”

According to U.S. Army requirements, Special Forces members are highly motivated and exemplary soldiers, who receive intensive training and acquire specialized skills that allow them to ultimately immerse themselves in another culture. They will learn to be fluent in that country’s language, customs and traditions, becoming a virtual citizen of that country.

As the minutes passed the Black Hawks were maneuvering very close to the wave tops. A ladder was lowered into the water from a hovering chopper and a soldier was climbing up into the cabin of the helicopter. Suddenly, a pe-tite, silver-haired woman, who had the dress and demeanor of every-one’s grandmother, gasped in a most maternal voice, “Oh my Lord, I wonder if his mother knows that this is what he does?” This elicited a laugh from a few of the concerned woman’s neighbors in the crowd. Harry assured her that he doubted that the young man would worry his mother with those types of de-tails or cause her to have troubled thoughts. This statement seemed to be colored by Harry’s own per-sonal history. For a moment there was a far off look in his eyes, as if he too was having a memory of his own, vivid as the day it happened, and possibly, still quite as painful.

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ans carry throughout their lives. It is one of the generational binders of all vets; what to share with their families and what to mercifully omit, especially with consideration for their mothers.

After extracting the swimmers from the offshore recovery areas, the Black Hawks turned towards the beach and promptly landed their passengers in Dunlap Wheel-er Park. The sun was beginning to set and the light breezes off the ocean were chilling those as-sembled in the area. As the crowd thinned out one thing was certain, that everyone who had witnessed this remarkable training session was impressed with the skills, cour-age, talent, dedication and profes-sionalism of the military personnel involved. There also appeared to be a more defined understanding of the inherent dangers of the military profession and an appreciation for the sacrifices made by our nation’s service members on a daily basis.

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By Meg O’NeilWhen the Claiborne d. Pell El-

ementary School opens its doors in Newport’s north end in the fall of 2013, it won’t be the only new school building in the city. Half a mile down the road, a brand-new, state-of-the-art, $8.8-million facility will be opening for high school stu-dents at the Paul W. Crowley East Bay Met School.

Currently housed in the Florence M. Gray Center, the Met School of-fers a unique approach to educa-tion, where students work with in-dividualized, tailored curriculums that connect to real world, hands-on learning experiences.

Plans for the new project were unveiled by Joseph DaSilva from the Rhode Island Department of Education and former Met School principal Charlie Plant at the New-port Housing Authority’s March meeting.

During the meeting, DaSilva said construction will occur approxi-mately 20-feet from the school’s current location, nestling into the natural slope of the site. By not exporting any soil from the area, DaSilva said raising the site would provide panoramic views of the north end’s waterfront. The orien-tation of the building will also al-low maximum shade in the spring and summer months, while reaping sunshine exposure in the winter.

To give the school design a per-sonalized feel, DaSilva explained that students and staff from the Met School were interviewed to provide, what he called, an “enor-mous” amount of feedback on what they would like to see in the building.

One element of the construction process is the aim to build a nearly completely “green” school. In what DaSilva called a “very aggressive approach,” he said the new East Bay Met will attempt to be, “the most sustainable green building – not only in Newport, or Rhode Island – but potentially in all of New Eng-land and the whole east coast.”

With room provided for a com-munity garden, DaSilva said addi-tional items on the school’s “wish list” include photovoltaics on the roof and vertical wind turbines which will help the school reach the ultimate goal of being consid-

See MET SCHOOL on page 19

A Special Forces operator climbs aboard a Black Hawk during an extraction exercise. (Photo by Jack Kelly)

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Bird Tales Join Norman Bird Sanctuary staff for “In the Trees, Honeybees,” sto-rytime and craft. $4 members, $6 non-members, 583 Third Beach Rd., Middletown, 10 a.m., 846-2577, www.NormanBirdSanctuary.org.

“If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Shakespeare”Informal group meets weekly to give interpretive readings of Shakespeare’s works. Redwood Li-brary, 50 Bellevue Ave., 5 p.m., $2, 847-0292, www.RedwoodLibrary.org.

Shakespeare in MiddletownFans gather weekly to read and en-joy works of the Bard. Middletown Public Library, 700 West Main Rd., 5 p.m., free.

MLK Swing into Spring! The MLK Community Center’s 16th annual fundraiser, Atlantic Beach Club, 6-10 p.m., buffet dinner, dancing to great R&B with Wayz and Means, auctions. Tickets and information: 846-4828 x102 or anovick@mlkccenter.org.

Life of the Mind SeriesIndependent historian Barnet Schecter offers a unique perspec-tive on our premier founding fa-ther in his book, “George Wash-ington’s America: A Biography as Seen Through His Maps.” Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 6 p.m., $5, 847-0292, www.RedwoodLi-brary.org.

All Saints Academy Robotics BenefitFundraiser to help ASA robotics team travel to World Champion-ships in Florida, OceanCliff, 6-8 p.m., cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, auc-tion, raffles, $35, 848-3400, Silve-ria4@aol.com.

Energy Scenario LectureSecond of three lectures on “Our Energy Future: Problems, Solu-tions, New Directions,” presented by Channing Church at the New-port Library, 300 Spring St., 6:30 p.m., skierons@yahoo.com.

French Film FestivalThe Salve Regina University festival continues with the comedy “The Women on the 6th Floor,” O’Hare

Academic Center, Bazarsky Lecture Hall, 7 p.m., 341-2250 or www.salve.edu/frenchfilm.

Empire Comedy ShowComedians from all over New Eng-land yuck it up at Empire Tea and Coffee, 22 Broadway, 8 p.m., $5.

“Grey Gardens” OpensMusical depicts the lives of the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy as they descend from high society into a life of isolation together at their East Hampton estate, Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody St., 8 p.m., $5, 341-2250.

FridayMarch 30

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Coffee Hour with NTWDrop in to the The People’s Café on Thames St. at 10 a.m. to ask ques-tions, give some news tips, or dis-cuss Newport happenings with the Newport This Week and Newport-Now.com staff.

Pyramid Club DinnerDinner and social, Drummond Hall, 32-34 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd., 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., advance reserva-tion/meal choice required, 847-4308.

Ocean State Tall ShipsVolunteer reception and sign-up event, Seamen’s Church Institute, 18 Market Square, 5:30-7:30 p.m., cfarley@oceanstatetallships.com.

Spring Exhibitions ReceptionThe Newport Art Museum spring exhibit reception showcasing “ReCollections/ReConnections:

Part I,” “This I Believe Revealed: Scott Indermaur” and “Faculty Focus: Peter Dickison and Lisa May,” 76 Bellevue Ave., 5-7 p.m., members free, non-members $10, 848-8200, wwwNewportArtMu-seum.org.

Improv Comedy Join the Bit Players for lightning-fast interactive comedy, Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, 8 p.m., 849-3473, www.Firehous-eTheater.org.

“Grey Gardens” 8 p.m. See March 29 for details.

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Road to Independence Walking TourLearn about riots and rebellion as you stroll through the heart of colonial Newport. Museum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 11 a.m., 841-8770.

Easter Egg Hunt Portsmouth High School Student Council-sponsored egg hunt at Ha-thaway Elementary School, 2 p.m.

Tales, Treats and TunesTravel stories, food at the Aloha Café, and music by Lois Vaughan, Seamen’s Church Institute, 18 Mar-ket Square, 4:30-8:30 p.m., 847-4260.

Belcourt Castle Ghost TourOwner Harle Tinney shares her ex-periences with ghosts at Belcourt. 657 Bellevue Ave., 6 p.m., 846-0669.

Common Fence MusicSinger-songwriter-comedian Susan Werner, 933 Anthony Rd., Portsmouth, hall opens at 7 p.m. for the “folk tailgate picnic,” concert 8 p.m., 683-5085, www.CommonFenceMusic.org.

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By Ross Sinclair Cann, AIAWhy do people study art histo-

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We are fortunate in Newport not only to have magnificent works of architecture and art surrounding us, but also to have a broad array of institutions that are dedicated to helping citizens discover and understand them. A pair of events are coming up in the next sev-eral weeks that prove this point. On Thursday, March 29 at 6 p.m., the Redwood Library, as part of its “Life of the Mind” lecture series, is hosting Barnet Schecter, author of “George Washington’s America: A Biography through his Maps.”

Washington was fascinated by maps. From his years as a surveyor ,to his career as a military and po-litical leader, he relied on maps. By studying the maps from Washing-ton’s collection, Schecter gained fascinating insights into the man himself and his “deep and abiding connection to the land and his life-long focus on geography as a way of understanding the world.”

On Thursday, April 5 at 6 p.m. at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, architectural historian Ron Onorato will speak about the archi-tectural influences that gave rise to the design of the Newport Casino. In 1880, this was the first building designed by the firm of McKim, Mead, and White, which would go on to dominate the American ar-chitectural landscape for more than thirty years. Onorato will ex-amine the works that influenced this earliest of projects by Stanford White and his partners, who would have such an enormous impact on architecture in this country and (eventually) throughout the world.

The Newport Casino was listed in 1970 on the National Register of Historic Places, which is the high-est designation that a building can receive from the US Depart-ment of the Interior. It is an early masterpiece of what has now be-come known as the Shingle Style of architecture and was a proto-type for what would eventually be-come known as the country club. By studying this building, one can learn about the social and financial structure of the era. (For more in-formation about the program, call 324-4074.)

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DINNER & A MOVIEBy Patricia Lacouture

The new science-fiction film, “The Hunger Games,” examines a future world that appears civi-lized—where all the wars have been fought and where topo-graphical and moral landscapes have altered drastically from our own. The movie is an action thriller aimed at “tweens” and teenagers.

Based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins, “The Hunger Games” unfolds in a post-apoca-lyptic era in what was once North America and has become a country called “Padem” that is ruled from a power-base called “the Capital.” The heroine of the tale is 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), a seasoned hunter and a generally level-headed young woman who has had to take over as her family’s primary source of sustenance after her father is killed in a coal-mining explosion.

The family lives in District 12, the lowest socio-economic section of Padem and an area that was once the Appalachian chain of moun-tains. Once a year, each district must hold a public raffle of sorts called a “reaping.” One girl and one boy—ages 12-18—are randomly chosen during this “reaping,” and those lucky teens have the glory of fighting Roman gladiator style as “tributes” for their districts. Twenty-four of them begin the games. One survives. The ruling class has insti-tuted the games following a failed revolt as a measure to keep the citi-zens from even thinking about re-belling again. The Games are tele-vised, and every citizen is required to watch.

It sounds ghoulish, and the mov-ie and book sometimes become close to overwhelming with their matter-of-fact presentation of a barbaric ritual. But this is not bar-barian entertainment. Collins has said that she was inspired to write “The Hunger Games” while “chan-nel surfing,” and she found herself shifting back and forth from a re-

ality survivor-style show to news footage of the invasion of Iraq. Having lost her father to the Viet-nam War, Collins clearly demon-strates in her writing that she is an-ti-war. Her tale encompasses many themes, such as the dominance of media in our culture, extreme poverty, government control of a populace, the nature of reality in a world that mass produces imag-es resembling the “real,” starvation, the need of a population for ener-gy-providing resources, and good old-fashioned teenage angst—the horror of being deemed unpopu-lar that Stephen King so aptly con-veyed in books like “Carrie.”

Katniss’ younger sister, 12-year-old Primrose (Willow Shields) is called to represent District 12, and Katniss steps in to do the near un-thinkable: volunteer as the tribute. Her male counterpart is the baker’s son, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcher-son), a character whose motives seem to shift on a dime. Does he have a crush on Katniss? Is he try-ing to make her vulnerable to in-crease his chances of survival?

As for the Games, the Super Bowl

pales in comparison. Giant-screen TVs capture close-ups of parents watching in horror as their children are called upon for this ultimate “honor.” One of the most bizarre uses of high-tech media, howev-er, is the end-of-day “ceremony,” in which head shots of the fallen are projected against the sky as if a movie screen could materialize in thin air.

“The Hunger Games” is going to be a huge hit. Unlike the “Twilight” teen vampire films, this is a genu-ine parable for our times. It gives tweens to adults something to ponder and discuss: Can we afford to continue to ignore what war does to our humanity and what pollution and rampant consumer-ism do to our planet?

“The Hunger Games” is rated PG-13. Be forewarned that some scenes are pretty grim.

Patricia Lacouture teaches film studies at

Salve Regina Univer-sity . She completed her graduate studies in film

at Boston University.

Frightening Future Vision in ‘Hunger Games’

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) in “The Hunger Games”. Photo credit: Murray Close

Great Dining DealsGo Beyond

Restaurant Week!

Many Restaurants Have

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DINING OUT

1) Newport Tokyo House, 6 Equality Park, Newport 2) Ben’s Chili Dogs, 158 Broadway, Newport 3) Norey’s, 156 Broadway, Newport 4) Fifth Element, 111 Broadway, Newport 5) Pour Judgement, 32 Broadway, Newport 6) Mudville Pub, 8 West Marlborough Street, Newport 7) Rhumbline, 62 Bridge Street, Newport 8) Brick Alley Pub, 140 Thames Street, Newport 9) Busker’s Irish Pub, 178 Thames Street, Newport 10) Pier 49, 49 America’s Cup Ave., Newport 11) Fluke Wine Bar & Kitchen, 41 Bannister’s Wharf, Npt. 12) O’Brien’s Pub, 501 Thames St., Newport 13) @ The Deck, 1 Waites Wharf, Newport 14) Sambar, 515 Thames St., Newport 15) Thai Cuisine, 517 Thames St., Newport 16) One Bellevue, Hotel Viking, Newport 17) La Forge Casino Restaurant, 186 Bellevue Ave., Npt. 18) Canfield House, 5 Memorial Blvd., Newport 19) Flo’s Clam Shack, 44 Wave Ave., Middletown 20) Atlantic Grille, 91 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown

Other Area Restaurants& Dining Options

Not Within Map Area

Safari Room - OceanCliff Hotel65 Ridge Road, Newport

Newport Grand150 Admiral Kalbfus Road, Newport

Coddington Brewing Company210 Coddington Highway, Middletown

International House of Pancakes159 W. Main Rd., Middletown

Mizu Steak House250 East Main Rd., Middletown

Bay VoyageInn & Restaurant

150 Conanicus Ave., Jamestown

WHERE TO EAT Map Legend

For more information about these restaurants, please see their display ads found on the pages of this week’s edition of Newport This Week.

Pier 49 Seafood & SpiritsNewport Harbor Hotel & Marina

49 America’s Cup Ave.Newport, RI 847-9000

www.newporthotel.com

Now Serving Breakfast - 7 days

7am - 11amLunch - Friday & Saturday

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La Forge CasinoRestaurant

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Join us for a Special Menuof Irish Foods created by

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Musical Entertainment

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Thursday, March 29Billy Goodes–Open Mic Jam with Kevin Sullivan, 9:30 p.m.

Gas Lamp Grille–Video DJ Mike D-Multi-floor dance party.

Christie’s – DJ & Dancing with DJ Henney, 10 p.m.

Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Karaoke, DJ Robert Black, 8 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub–DJ Curfew, 10 p.m.

One Pelham East–Keith Manville

Perro Salado–Honky Tonk Knights, 8:30 p.m.

Rhino Bar–Reggae Night

Friday, March 30Billy Goodes–Live music

Christie’s – DJ & Dancing, 10 p.m.

Gas Lamp Grille–Frank Browne Acoustic

Middletown VFW–Karaoke, DJ Papa John, 8:30 p.m.

Newport Blues Cafe–Dirty Deeds, 9:30 p.m.

Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Triad, 9 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub –O’Doyle Rules, 10 p.m. ‘til closing

One Pelham East–Green Line Inbound

Rhino Bar–The Face Show and Spogga

Rusty’s-Open Mic Night with Dynimite Dom, 9 p.m.-closing

The Chanler–Dick Lupino, Mary Andrews, Pat Cardeiro, 6-10 p.m.

Saturday, March 31Clarke Cooke House–Foreverly Brothers, 9:30 p.m.

Gas Lamp Grille–The Ubiquitones featuring Robert Holmes

Greenvale Vineyard –Dick Lupino, Shawnn Monteiro, Mike Renzi, 1-4 p.m.

The Hyatt Five33 –Dave Manuel, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Middletown VFW–Karaoke, DJ Papa John, 8:30 p.m.Newport Blues Cafe–Rugburn, 9:30 p.m.

Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Rumors, 9 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub –DJ Curfew, 10 p.m.-12:45 a.m.

One Pelham East–Ten-8

Rhino Bar–The Face Show, 10 p.m.

Seamen’s Church Institute–Lois Vaughan on piano, 6:30-8 p.m.

Sunday, April 1Castle Hill Inn–Dick Lupino, Jordan Nunes, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Clarke Cooke House–Bobby Ferriera on piano, 11:30 a.m.

Fastnet Pub–Traditional Irish Music, 5-8 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub –John Erikson, 9:30 p.m. ‘til closing

One Pelham East–Chopville, 6-9 p.m.; Chris Gauthier, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Monday, April 2Fastnet–”Blue Monday”, Sam Gentile, 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Tuesday, April 3Billy Goodes–Songwriters Showcase with Bill Lewis, 9:30-12:30 p.m.

The Café–The Ubiquitones featuring Robert Holmes, 10 p.m.

Wednesday, April 4Newport Grand Cocktail Lounge–Karaoke, DJ Robert Black, 8 p.m.

O’Brien’s Pub– Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

One Pelham East – Chris Gauthier

Rhino Bar–Rhyme Culture

Sardella’s–Dick Lupino, Dennis Cook, Yvonne Monnett, 7-9:30 p.m.

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Spotlight on MusicBlue Note Tribute to Miles Davis

The history of Miles Da-vis will be showcased with an all-star Rhode Island band performing Davis classics on Thursday, April 5 from 8 -11 p.m. at the 5th Element, 11 Broadway. The dining room set up will be set up as a club in the spirit of the Blue Note.

The evening will begin with Davis’ early jazz songs from the 50s. For the second set, the entire Kind of Blue album will be played in order. One of the largest selling jazz albums ever, it is considered to be a masterpiece across all genres of music. The third set will include many songs from Davis’ later years covering the 70s and 80s.

Performers for the night include: Roomful of Blues Horns; Doug Woolverton on trumpet, Rich Lataille on alto and tenor sax, and Mark Earley on baritone and tenor sax; bassist, John Sippel; Nick Sanfilippo on keyboards, and Mark Teixeira on drums.

This event is produced by Newporter Doug Woolverton. No New-port Jazz fan will want to miss this. — Robert Johnson Howard

CALENDAR on following page

MondayApril 2

Bilingual StorytimeChildren ages 4 and up are invited to attend bilingual storytime with Dana Edward Ramey. Stories will be presented in Spanish and Eng-lish with related activities. This storytime is excellent for families who speak Spanish as their first language as well as for children who are learning Spanish as a second language. No registration is required for this free program. Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 3:30 p.m.

Monday Night MysteriesJamestown Public Library discuss-es New England writers. “Big Dig,” by Massachusetts author Linda Barnes, will be examined. 26 North Rd., 7 p.m., drop-ins and new members welcome, www.James-townri.com/Library.

TuesdayApril 3

Documentary ScreeningSalve Regina University presents “Death - A Love Story,” looking into the gift that death offers when we are able to put our fears, confu-sions and denial aside and simply sit and listen to our loved ones as they pass. It is the intimate and colorful journey through the last year of the life of Mel Howard, Hol-lywood producer and actor. O’Hare Academic Center, Bazarsky Lecture Hall, 6 p.m., free.

East Bay Ballroom – Out on the TownEnjoy dancing, music, food, fun with East Bay Out on the Town, Aquidneck Pizza, 27 Aquidneck Ave., 7-8 p.m. East Coast Swing les-son, 8-9 p.m. dancing, $15 lesson and dance, $5 dance only, 849-5678, sara@eastbayballroom.com.

Play Reading GroupWeekly group discussion for the-atre lovers who don’t want to be on stage but enjoy reading scripts. Edward King House, 35 King St., 7 p.m. $2.

PJ StorytimeThe Newport Library invites all Aquidneck Island children ages 5-8 years old for a pajama time sto-rytime. Trained teen readers read childhood favorites books. 300 Spring St., 7 p.m., 847-8720.

IYRS LectureHalsey Herreshoff, President of Herreshoff Designs Inc., will discuss “Remembrances of the 12-Metre Era of the America’s Cup in Newport,” IYRS, 449 Thames St., 7:30 p.m., members free, non-members $7, 848-5777.

Geezers at EmpireJoin acoustic folk musicians at Empire Tea & Coffee, 22 Broadway, 7:30 p.m., 619-1388.

WednesdayApril 4

Still Life at Sachuest Explore the wildlife refuge and your inner artist. This program is self-led and no instruction is pro-vided. Bring bag lunch and art materials. All levels and ages wel-come. Sachuest Point Visitors Cen-ter, Middletown. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

ALN Annual MeetingAlliance for Livable Newport will hold its annual meeting, Chanler at Cliff Walk, 4:45 p.m., limited seat-ing, advance reservation required, email info@allianceforlivablenew-port.org.

Great Decisions The Newport Council for Interna-tional Visitors and Salve Regina University co-sponsored Great

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Celebrate25th

Anniversary Season as Music Director

Our 55th Season 2011-2012

Edward Markward’s

Edward Markward, Music DirectorMichael Kregler, Accompanist

American ComposersWilliam Billings • Aaron Copland

Randall Thompson • Irving FineCharles Ives • Michael Kregler

Samuel Barber • Leonard Bernstein

Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 3:00 PM�e Redwood Library and Athenaeum

50 Bellevue AvenueNewport, RI

$12 General Admission • $10 Seniors$7 Students & Redwood Library Members

with ID • Children under 12, Free Phone: 401-521-5670Email: info@ricco.org

Chamber Choir RHODE ISLAND CIVIC CHORALE

CALENDAR

@The Deck15 Point Rd. Restaurant22 Bowen’s Wine Bar & GrilleAsteriskAtlantic Beach ClubBarking CrabBenjamin’s Restaurant & Raw BarBoat HouseBouchard RestaurantBrick Alley Pub & RestaurantBuskers Pub & RestaurantCafé ZeldaCanfield HouseCastle Hill InnClarke Cooke HouseDeWolf TavernDiego’sFluke, Wine, Bar & KitchenGas Lampe GrilleHourglass BrasserieJamestown FishLeo’s RistoranteMooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar

Muse by Jonathan CartwrightOne Bellevue at Hotel VikingOne Eighty RestaurantPerro SaladoPersimmonPour JudgementRed Parrot RestaurantSafari Room at OceanCliffScales & ShellsSpeakeasy Bar & GrillTallulah on ThamesThames Street KitchenThe Conservatory at Vanderbilt GraceThe Grill at Forty 1 NorthThe Spiced PearThe Windward Restaurant at the HyattTrafford RestaurantTrattoria SimpaticoWharf Pub & RestaurantWhite Horse Tavern

Newport & Bristol County Participating Restaurants:

Decisions series continues with “Energy Geopolitics,” presented by William Sweet from the IEEE Spec-trum, focusing on how the United States’ energy needs affect its rela-tions with other nations. O’Hare Academic Center, Bazarsky Lecture Hall, 6:30 p.m., reserve at pellcen-ter@salve.edu or 341-2927.

SVF LectureLouis Escobar, co-owner of Esco-bar’s Highland Farm and founder of The Rhode Island Dairy Farmers Cooperative (Rhody Fresh) will speak about local small farm via-bility, sharing his insights into how to turn the challenges of farming in suburbia into opportunities for success. Swiss Village Farm, 152 Harrison Ave., 7 p.m.., advance reg-istration required, 848-7229.

Chess GroupWeekly gathering for chess players, Empire Tea & Coffee, 22 Broadway, 7:30 p.m., 619-1388.

ThursdayApril 5

“If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Shakespeare” 5 p.m. See Thursday, March 29.

Shakespeare in Middletown5 p.m. See Thursday, March 29.

Laugh for the Lions ClubThe Lions Club hosts a “Night of Comedy” to raise funds for its char-ities, includes buffet dinner, per-formance by Newport’s Bit Players, Atlantic Beach Club, 6-8:30 p.m., auctions, advance ticketing$25, 2 for $45, table of 10 for $200. Call 714-5192 for more info and tickets.

4th Annual Food & Wine Expo Area restaurants and vendors host fundraising evening to benefit lo-cal high school music programs with wine and beer, tastings, mu-sic, OceanCliff, 6-9 p.m. $25, ages 21 and up only. For tickets call 855-3475 or email Patrick@marinacafe-pub.com.

Casino Architecture LectureRon Onorato presents on “Historic Images and Aesthetic Pleasures: Design and Inspiration for the Newport Casino,” examining Mc-Kim, Mead & White’s earliest work. International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Ave., 6 p.m., 849-3990, www.TennisFame.com.

Energy Scenario LectureFinal lecture on “Our Energy Fu-ture: Problems, Solutions, New Di-rections,” presented by Channing Church at the Newport Library, 300 Spring St., 6:30 p.m., skierons@yahoo.com.

“Two Old Friends” Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins in an evening of Irish and Ameri-can country music, sponsored by the North Family Trust, Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Rd., Portsmouth, 7 p.m., free, 683-9457.

FridayApril 6

Screening at SachuestView the “Planet Earth” series’ “Pole to Pole,” examining the planet’s natural history. Sachuest Point Visi-tors Center, Middletown. 6 p.m., free.

Full Moon Castle Ghost TourOwner Harle Tinney shares her ex-periences with ghosts at Belcourt. 657 Bellevue Ave., 7 p.m., 846-0669.

Flashlight Easter Egg HuntA unique twist on the traditional hunt for 8 – 10 year-olds only, bring your own flashlight, Toppa Field, 8 p.m. sharp, free event, sponsored by the Newport Recre-ation Dept., 845-5800.

Improv Comedy 8 p.m. See March 30.

SaturdayApril 7

Breakfast with the Easter BunnyChildren 10 years old and under are invited to have breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the Elks Lodge. $7 per adult, $5 per child, 9 – 11 a.m., reservations required, 845-5800.

Free Egg HuntYoung ones, 2 – 7 year olds only, are invited to Touro Park for a free Easter Egg Hunt, festivities begin at 10 a.m. sharp.

Easter Egg Hunt and BrunchThe Preservation Society of New-port County invites you to bring the children to meet the Easter Bunny. Rosecliff, 584 Bellevue Ave., 10 a.m., advance ticketing re-

quired, 847-1000, www.Newport-Mansions.org.

Women in Newport TourExplore the Old Quarter with a cos-tumed guide as you learn about the women shopkeepers, tavern owners and teachers in Colonial Newport. Museum of Newport History, Brick Market, 127 Thames Street, 11 a.m., $15, 841-8770.

Tennis Hall of Fame Easter Egg Hunt Kids can hunt for eggs in the Mu-seum and take photos with the Easter buddy. International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Ave., 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., 849-3990. www.TennisFame.com.

Redwood Poets GroupForum for poets who are currently writing and who seek critique. New members are welcome. Red-wood Library, 50 Bellevue Ave., 1:30 p.m., 847-0292, www.Red-woodLibrary.org.

What’s in your Garden? The World of Insects Professional gardener Pamela Gil-pin explores what’s living in your soil. Find out what is going on in your dirt and learn to tell the good from the bad insects. Bring a few gardening questions. Newport Public Library, 300 Spring St., 2 p.m.

Murder at the MuseumJoin the Marley Bridges Theatre Co. for “The Butler Did It,” an interac-tive murder mystery at the New-port Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave., 5:30 p.m., www.NewportArtMu-seum.org.

Belcourt Castle Ghost TourOwner Harle Tinney shares her ex-periences with ghosts at Belcourt. 657 Bellevue Ave., 6 p.m., 846-0669.

Livingston TaylorThe Casino Music Series presents Livingston Taylor live at the Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody St., 8 p.m., 849-6053, www.TennisFame.com.

SundayApril 8

Happy Easter!

Living Stations of the CrossThe youth of Jesus Savior Church

will present the Living Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. on April 1, Palm Sunday and again on Good Friday, April 6 at 3 p.m. at Jesus Saviour Church, 509 Broadway, Newport. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 847-1267.

Maundy Thursday TenebraeCommunity Baptist Church will

present its Maundy Thursday Tene-brae service by the Paul Laurence Dunbar Ministry and the Senior Choir on Thursday, April 5 at 7 p.m. Good Friday service will be held on Friday, April 6 from noon to 3 p.m. with seven guest preachers. They will also hold a sunrise service for Easter at 6 a.m. followed by a break-fast and Easter morning service at 10 a.m. For more information, call 847-1707.

Sunrise Easter ServicesAn interfaith sunrise service,

sponsored by Channing Memorial Church will be held Sunday, April 8 at 6 a.m. at the Norman Bird Sanc-tuary, 583 Third Beach Rd. Middle-town. The service is followed by a visit to Hanging Rock. In case of rain, the service will be held in-doors at the Studio on the Sanctu-ary grounds. Attendees are encour-aged to wear warm clothes with comfortable footwear. For more in-formation, call the church office at 846-0643.

Early Earth Day ServiceChanning’s Green Congregation

will host an early Earth Day ser-vice with Rev. Robert Murphy on Sunday, April 1 at 10 a.m. at Chan-ning Memorial Church, 135 Pelham St. For more information, call 846-0643.

Holy Week at Trinity ChurchSpecial Palm Sunday services will

be held at Trinity Church, Queen Anne Square, on April 1 at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. For Maundy Thursday, April 5 a Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar will be held at 7 p.m. On Good Fri-day, April 6 services will be held at 7 a.m., noon, and 7 p.m. For Holy Sat-urday, April 7 a Great Vigil of Easter will be held at 8 p.m. For more in-formation, call 846-0660.

Passover ServicesTouro Synagogue will hold

Passover services Friday, April 6 through April 13 at 7 p.m. Yom Tov Morning Services will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 7 and 8 at 8:45 a.m. and April 13 and 14 at 8:45 a.m. Chol Hamoed Morn-ing Services will be held Monday, April 9 through Thursday, April 12 at 8 a.m. For more information, call 847-4794.

Channing Passover Seder Channing Memorial Church will

hold a Passover Seder Saturday, April 7 at 5 p.m. in the church Par-ish Hall, 135 Pelham St. For more in-formation, contact Irene Glasser at iglasser@rwu.edu or 848-0621.

Youths of Jesus Saviour Church reenact the travels of Mary and her son Jesus along His final steps on earth. Seen here are Karl Magner

as Jesus and Deveney Andrade as The Blessed Mother.

See PLACES OF WORSHIP on page 19

Religious Special Events

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An early spring hike along any of the seashores of our beautiful is-land can be calming and therapeu-tic. Migratory shorebirds, seabirds, waterfowl and raptors may share the beach and offshore waters with trekkers. The sand dunes, rocks and scrub brush that line the shore may be home to mice, voles, mink, rab-bits and deer. The solitude of the ocean can be a tonic for the ills of modern society and the go-go na-ture of today’s world. Beaches are perfect places to decompress and find answers for most of life’s ques-tions. They are havens for contem-plation or making connections with one’s maker.

Whether walking with family and friends to collect treasures offered up by the sea, or in prayerful seren-ity, or pondering the questions of life, the shorelines of Aquidneck Is-land offer a number of choices for these activities and others.

Nesting Notes: The Osprey pair that maintains a nest at Toppa Field/Freebody Park is present at the nest site. While the female has been in residence since March 18, the male arrived on Saturday, March 24. For approximately the next two weeks, the mated-for-life pair, will court and repair their nest in preparation for this year’s brood of young Ospreys.

There is a possibility of new Os-prey nests in our region this spring. If anyone spots what appears to be a new Osprey nest or has questions on an existing nest, please call Jack Kelly at 401-595-6125.

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The Friends of the National Wild-life Refuges of Rhode Island are pledging $5,000 for matching pub-lic donations made in support of new visitor center exhibits at the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in Middletown. All dona-tions between now and the end of September 2012 will be matched one-to-one, up to the maximum amount available. $10,000 has al-ready been raised and set aside in a dedicated fund. An additional $12,000 was donated in memo-ry of the late Jerry Morris, one of the founders of the Friends, but $10,000 more is needed to cover the cost of one of the new inter-pretive displays. The new exhib-its, planned for installation in late spring and a “grand opening” cel-ebration in the summer, will be similar to those in the award-win-ning Kettle Pond Visitor Center in Charlestown. Some construction has already begun, and most of the Sachuest Point Visitor Center will be closed for construction for the

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The existing mural in the Sachuest Point Visitor Center, depicting Island Rocks and the Sakonnet River, will be only one of the focal

points of the new exhibits that will be installed later this spring.

Seashore CONTINUED FROM PG. 2

The Osprey pair at Toppa Field/Freebody Park repair their nest in anticipation of their new brood. (Photo by Jack Kelly)

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MET SCHOOL CONTINUED FROM PG. 9Aquidneck Land Trust Golf Tournament

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The schedule for that day in-cludes: flag rugby for 5 – 6 year old boys and girls from 9 – 9:50 a.m., followed by “two-hand touch” rug-by for U9 boys and girls from 10 – 10:55 a.m. After that, an intro-duction to full contact rugby is pro-vided for U12 boys and girls from 11 – 11:55 a.m. Finally, a full contact rugby session closes out the day for U15 boys from 12 – 1 p.m.

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A computer generated rendering of the new facility at the Paul W. Crowley Easy Bay Met School; an alternative, free, public high school in Newport’s north end that is aiming to become one of the

“greenest” buildings on the east coast. The $8.8-million project aims to open its doors in September 2013. (Images provided by

the RI Dept. of Education)

BAPTISTCommunity Baptist Church, 52 Dr. Marcus F. Wheatland Blvd., 847-1707, Sun. 10 a.m.

United Baptist Church, 30 Spring St., 847-3210, Sun., 10 a.m.

CATHOLICJesus Saviour Church, Broadway & Vernon Ave., 847-1267, Sat 5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.

St. Augustin Church, 2 Eastnor Rd., 847-0518, Sat. 5 p.m., Sun 8 a.m., 1-:30 a.m.,weekdays 8 a.m.

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CONGREGATIONALNewport Congregational Church, UCC, Spring & Pelham St., 849-2238Sun. 10 a.m.

EPISCOPALEmmanuel Church, 42 Dearborn St., 847-0675, Sun. 8 a.m., 10 a.m., Tues. 10 a.m., Wed 6 p.m.

S. John the Evangelist, Washington & Willow St., 848-2561, Sun. 8 a.m., 10 a.m.

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GREEK ORTHODOXSt. Spyridon, Thames and Brewer St., 846-0555, Sun. Othros 9 a.m., Divine Liturgy 10 a.m.

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ered a “Net Zero” school; meaning any energy that the school uses will be harvested onsite and will not rely on external energies from the grid.

A balcony with a vegetative roof is also being sought to teach stu-dents the benefits of planting. On the northeastern side of the prop-erty, DaSilva explained the school hopes to incorporate an amphithe-ater for theatrical outdoor events. “We’re really proud of what we’re trying to do here,” he added.

With one of the highest college acceptance and retention rates of any high school in the state, Plant said the facility will only strengthen the Met’s academics and referred to the new building as a “real star in the north end of Newport.”

Eventually housing an expect-ed total capacity of 130-students from grades 9 – 12, a contracting group has yet to be hired to start the construction process, DaSilva said. He added, “It’s an aggressive timeline … but we are hoping for a groundbreaking this summer and an opening in September 2013.”

According to RIDE’s executive

assistant for communications, El-liot Krieger, the $8.8-million price tag is provided through state fund-ing and covers both the cost of the construction project and acquisi-tion of the site.

With experts calling for a shift in the country’s education system to sway in a more technological direc-tion, Plant said the new facility will be able to gear students towards the job force of the future, saying, “This school is being envisioned as an integral, educational opportuni-ty in and of itself … there’s a space built in there for a hands-on tech-nological area, designed to be a to-tally digital-literate school so when kids [graduate], they’ve got the digital skill to succeed in any area.”

Members of the Newport Hous-ing Authority lauded the presen-tation, including NHA Chairman Frank Landry who said, “One thing that jumps out at me is seeing Paul Crowley’s name on there. He would be totally blown away by this struc-ture. To have two beautiful new schools within half a mile of each other – I don’t think the north end will ever be the same.”

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bite Series on Sunday, March 18 dealt with winds that gusted from the Southwest, the A fleet made their way with no mishaps. Top scorers on the A fleet were Robert Morton in first, followed by Rick Nebiolo in second, FJ Ritt in third and Dirk Johnston in fourth.

A week later, on Sunday, March 25, the rain held off as the Yacht Club hit the waters in very shifty conditions. Starting first and fin-ishing last, the B fleet was given an extra race for the day. Top scor-ers were FJ Ritt in first followed by Tripp Alyn in second, Bea Grimmit in third and Joe Curran rounding out the top four.

SPORTS BRIEFS

BOYS BASEBALLMonday, April 24 p.m.South Kingstown at Middletown Gaudet Middle School.Monday, April 24 p.m. East Greenwich High School at Portsmouth High SchoolTuesday, April 34 p.m. Rogers High School at Westerly High School

GIRLS SOFTBALLFriday, March 303:30 p.m. Portsmouth at Tiverton Town Farm Soccer/Softball FieldMonday, April 24 p.m. South Kingstown at Middletown Gaudet Middle School.Tuesday, April 33:30 p.m. Middletown at Rogers Toppa Field.Tuesday, April 34 p.m. Portsmouth at South Kingstown Broad Rock Playfields

BOYS LACROSSE Friday, March 306 p.m. TOURNAMENTLacrosse Injury FundPortsmouth vs Middletown Portsmouth High SchoolTuesday, April 36:30 p.m. East Greenwich at Middletown Gaudet Middle SchoolWednesday, April 47 p.m. Burrillville/N. Smithfield at Tiverton/Rogers Tiverton H. S.Thursday, April 56:30 p.m. Mt. Hope at Middletown Gaudet Middle School

GIRLS LACROSSEThursday, March 293:45 p.m. Mt. Hope High School at Portsmouth High School Monday, April 27 p.m. Tiverton at Portsmouth H.S. Thursday, April 54 p.m. Middletown at Chariho HS

BOYS TENNISMonday, April 24 p.m. Chariho at Portsmouth H.S. Tuesday, April 33:45 p.m. Middletown at Coventry High School

BOYS TRACK Tuesday, April 33:45 p.m. MEET @ Portsmouth H.S.Mt. Hope vs MiddletownMiddletown vs PortsmouthMt. Hope vs Portsmouth Tuesday, April 34 p.m. MEET @ Rogers High SchoolSt. Raphael Academy vs Rogers

GIRLS TRACKTuesday, April 33:45 p.m. MEET @ Portsmouth H.S.Mt. Hope vs MiddletownMiddletown vs PortsmouthMt. Hope vs Portsmouth Tuesday, April 34 p.m. MEET @ Rogers High SchoolSt. Mary Academy - Bay View vs Rogers; St. Raphael Academy vs Rogers High;St. Mary Academy - Bay View vs St. Raphael Academy

New Golf Members Welcome

The Jamestown Golf Club is wel-coming new members who reside in the Jamestown/Newport area for the 2012 season. Annual dues are $65 for men, $35 for women, and free for juniors (under 16). Mem-bership in the Jamestown Golf Club allows golfers to play in all seven of the annual tournaments at the Jamestown Golf Course.

For further information or ques-tions, contact: Chip Young, presi-dent, Jamestown Golf Club, at csy-env@gmail.com.

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• Total 60,000 BTU includes side burner • Heavy porcelainized cast iron gratesCompare $299

So® Dog Treats

SO NaturalComp. $5-$8

299SO HolisticComp. $6-$9

399Freeze-driedComp. $9-$10

599

Your Choice

$2008.6’ Sit InKayak• Adjustable footbracesystem• Molded water bottleholderOR8.6’ Sit On Top Kayak• Adjustable footbracesystemCompare $349.99

$40013.4’Angler 160• Adjustable seat back• Adjustable step lock foot

rest system• Self bailling cockpit• Capacity 420lbsCompare $849.99

Future Beach®

Kayaks

All-Weather Outdoor Cushions

4”Thick

Hiback Chair Cushion Comp. $35 ....$20Chaise Lounge Cushion Comp. $45...$35

$130 Pagoda13’x13’Compare $200

Save $100

$2404 Pc All WeatherResin Wicker SetCushions sold separately

Also available

$70Rocking

Chair

Seed Starting Pots

3”- 8 ct

75¢

3’x50’ Landscape

Fabric

$5

BaglessUpright

Compare$159

BaglessPowernozzle

Compare$159

YOURCHOICE:

$79

WaterproofMattress PadTWIN SIZE - Reg. $25

$15SAVE $10

5’x8’ Outdoor/

Indoor Rugs100%

Polypropylene Easy to clean!Compare $40

6’x9’ .....................$30

$20Available in most stores

$40 Zero GravityMulti-Position ReclinerCompare $89

Stack Chair Cover Comp. $9....$4Over Sized Chair Cover33”x27”x35” Comp. $12..........$5Chaise Cover81”x27”x20” Comp. $15..........$6

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•Elastic closure for secure fit

•Keeps furnitureclean and dry

FurnitureCovers

PREMIUM PVC - Lifetime Warranty59” or 68”...............

$19

68”...............$10

80”...............$14

Vinyl Outdoor Grill Covers

Flannel-lined Outdoor Grill Covers53”...............

$1059”...............

$10

68” Standard.......$627” X 30” Kettle Grill.......$4

Open Stock SheetsON SALE!

Choose from microfiber or 200 Thread CountFlat or fitted single sheets

Twin Size .......................................................$5

Full, Queen or King Size ..............$6

ea.

Remanufactured

Disposable Aluminum Pans GiantLasagna

Pan

75¢

* Actual savings 65-80%