Fairhaven Neighborhood News

EPA/Dredge mtgThe EPA will hold an informa tionalmeeting on Thurs., 6/13 at 5:30 p.m.in Fairhaven Town Hall, 40 CenterSt., with the Fairhaven Selectboardregarding the harbor dredging project,PCBs and CAD cells. This project isnot the current South Terminal/Stateproject currently underway.WI Breakfast BuffetFirst of the Season!Sun., 6/16, West Island Commu -nity Center, 41 Causeway Rd., WestIsland, Fairhaven, 8–11 a.m.By the West Island ImprovementAssociation. $6 adults, $3 childrenunder 12. Tickets are available at thedoor. Accessible.Road RaceFather’s Day 10K and 5K RoadRaces, Sunday, June 16. Begins atHastings Middle School, 30 SchoolStreet, Fairhaven. Start time, 9:00 a.m.The annual running of a 10K, TACsanctioned course through the lovely,historical Fairhaven streets featuressome of New England’s top runners.There is also a shorter 5K race.Sponsored by Fairhaven merchants.Registration fee is $20. Registrationdeadline Saturday, June 15 at 4:00p.m. No post entries. For registration,call 508-997-9460. Online at http://jbrace.com (See ad on page 9.)July 4 ParadeFairhaven non-profit organizations,civic groups, Scout troops, clubs,sports teams and businesses areinvited to participate in Fairhaven'sannual Fourth of July Costumeparade, sponsored by the FairhavenOffice of Tourism. The parade will beheld on Thursday, July 4th.If your group would like to enter avehicle or a float call 508-979-4085.No advance notice is needed.Simply show up at 9:00 a.m. on theeast side of Cushman Park on 7/4.Farmer’s MarketThe Fairhaven Farmers Market willstart the season this coming Sundayon the lawn of Fairhaven High School.It marks the start of the summerseason in our community. Everyoneattends and visits all the farmers andvendors that they haven’t seen overAROUND TOWN HAPPENINGSthe winter. It is a wonderful event thatwill be sure to please you and helpyou support the local farmers andcrafters. We are looking forward to agreat season in Fairhaven.The market runs from 1-4pm. Tryand come out and support our com -mu nity. This year we will also havethe Fairhaven Solar Energy Challengetable set up for everyone to find outmore about their exciting informationfor households. For more informationabout the market please contactann.richard@gmail.comUsed Book SaleOn Saturdays, June 22 and June 29,from 9 am to 1 pm, The UnitarianMemorial Church in Fairhaven willhost its Fifth Annual Book Sale. Bringyour family and spend a perfectsummer morning getting some beachreading at our huge book sale. Don’tforget June 29th is the FairhavenHomecoming Day celebration, enjoythe festivities, food and crafts inFairhaven Center in addition to thebook sale. We are happy to receivedonations of used books, CD’s andDVD’s up until the day before the salebegins, call the church for hours wewill be open. Unitarian MemorialChurch is at 102 Green St. Fairhaven.If you are a dealer or avid collectoryou might be interested in the EarlyBird Dealers Preview ($5 admissionfee), Friday June 21 from 6-7pm. Formore information visit us on www.uufairhaven.org or call 508-992-7081.Scholarships avail.The West Island ImprovementAssociation is again please toannoune that they will be awardingtheir annual scholarships, which arelimited to sons, daughters andgrandchildren of WIIA members.Applicants must be members of acurrent high school graduating class.Applications are expected torepresent a complete, accurate, andhonest appraisal of the candidate’sperformance and status. Thisapplication must be accompanied byan official high school transcript,along with an attached short essayexplaning why the student believess/he should receive the scholarship.Also required is a copy of the letter ofintent to the college the applicant willattend.Friday, June 22, is the deadlinefor filing. Applications received afterthis date will be considered ineligble.Presentations will be made at theannual summer WI ScholarshipBreakfast on July 14, 2013.For applications, call Terry Perreira,Chairperson, at 508-994-7266, or BevPope at 508-992-9451.Give Blood, GetTicketsDuring the month of June, theSouthcoast Blood Bank will offer allblood donors two free tickets to aNew Bedford Bay Sox home game.Tickets are available to blooddonors at all Southcoast blood donorlocations, including the SouthcoastBlood Bank located at St. Luke’sHospital in New Bedford and at allSouthcoast Blood Drives. Tickets canbe used at any home game during theregular season but are notredeemable for cash.In addition, Southcoast HealthSystem invites the public to attend“Southcoast Night at the Bay Sox” onThurs., June 27 at 6:30 p.m. AthenaXifaras, MD, Associate Director ofSouthcoast Pediatric Services at St.Luke’s Hospital will throw out thefirst pitch. Attendees will receivegiveaways including beach balls,sunscreen and water bottles. TheSouthcoast Health Van will be onsiteduring the game to provide freehealth screenings to the community.Southcoast Health System is theofficial health system of the NewBedford Bay Sox, a member of theNew England Collegiate BaseballLeague since 1997. The Bay Sox playtheir home games at Paul Walsh Fieldin New Bedford. A complete scheduleis available at www.nbbaysox.com.Blood Drive: Thursday, June 20,Fairhaven Fire and Police Depart -ment, 146 Washington St., Fairhaven,Blood Drive, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Bereavement GrpSouthcoast VNA, offers freebereave ment programs for adultsgrieving the loss of a loved one.Tuesday, 6/18 from 4 to 5:15 pm,Fairhaven Council on Aging, 229Huttleston Avenue. Individual, shorttermbereavement counseling is alsoavailable to adults grieving the loss ofa loved one. Contact 800-698-6877.Page 6Thursday, June 13, 2013Fairhaven Neighborhood News