Five Things You Need to Know Today: A Road Race, Yard Sale, and Basketball Registration

1. The fourth annual Old Sandwich Road Race starts at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 2, from Plymouth South High School. Race organizers have waived the entry for Boston Marathon runners who, due to circumstances beyond their control, were unable to cross the finish line. The OSRR features a total $3,000 winner-take-all purses for the half marathon male and female winners ($1500 each) and special edition finisher’s medals for all half marathon participants.

2. Plimoth Plantation’s annual heirloom plant sale continues from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 1 and 2 in the Hornblower Horticultural Center. The sale is a perennial favorite, featuring 17th century English and Native herbs, vegetables and flowers, as well as current favorites like heirloom tomatoes, broccoli raab, lemon grass, annual bedding flowers and more. Proceeds will help support Plimoth Plantation’s horticulture program. For more information, call 508-746-1622 or visit www.plimoth.org.

3. A “mega” yard sale, sponsored by the Relay for Life of Greater Plymouth, will be held Sunday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, at the Walgreens parking lot, located at 165 Samoset St. Teams participating in this year’s Relay for Life will offer a variety of items for sale – attic treasures of all shapes and sizes and much more. Proceeds will benefit this important community fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, to be held three weeks later at Plymouth South High School. Information about the Relay for Life of Greater Plymouth will be available at the yard sale. Visit www.relayforlife.org/gtrplymouthma for more information.

4. Registration for the Plymouth Girls Basketball League’s 2013-2014 season is now open. The PGBL is Plymouth’s only all-girl basketball league with four divisions from grades 2 to 8. The instructional division is open to all first and second-grade girls with the focus on teaching the fundamentals of the game and basic basketball skills. Girls in the house divisions (grades 4 to 8) have one practice and one game each week. League play begins in December and registration includes a game shirt for each player. Registration forms are available on the PGBL website at www.plymouthgirlsbasketball.org.

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