5 THINGS: World War II Lecture and Scotch Tape

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Thursday, January 31, 2013:

Learn about World War II! Dr. Stanley Carpenter, a professor from the U.S. Naval College, presents his fourth lecture, “On to Japan: Island Hopping Across the Pacific,” at 7:30 p.m. at the Kingston Free Library.

Join the rotary club! They meet every Thursday at Liliana’s at 12:15 p.m. For more info, click here.

Hey, I’m no longer on vacation! But I’m still combing through about 500 e-mails I got while I was on vacation, yikes. So, if you contacted me in the past 10 days, it might take me a bit to get back to you, but I am making my way through the backlog.

Register for South Kingstown Little League or Softball! Want to play Little League this year? Cool, click here! Is slow pitch softball more your speed? Cool, click here! Both leagues offer early bird specials if you register in January instead of February, so don’t dawdle!

Has the time or date or details of one of your events changed? If you posted the event yourself on our site, then remember – You can always change the details if you’re logged into your Patch account. Failing that, leave a comment on the item in question! The issue is that lately, people have been e-mailing me, and depending on the time of the day, it can take me anywhere from 30 minutes or 30 hours to get to the item, unfortunately. As a result, I encourage you all to be as proactive as possible!

Oh no! Maybe there seriously aren’t that many events today, given that it’s Independence Day in Nauru. As a result, our events calendar for today is a bit barren. If you’re having an event, please let us know in the comments. Also, make sure it isn’t left out in the future – Submit it via this link (as long as you’re logged into your Patch account).

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Then a couple years later, Romy and Michelle invented post-its. On this day in 1930, 3M began marketing scotch tape.

Don’t click on this link, because you will be disappointed with what he looks like now. Happy 62^nd birthday to Harry Wayne “K.C.” Casey, of K.C. and the Sunshine Band.

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