Girl Scout Signup Night is Tonight

Today is Monday, September 16. Here are five things worth knowing today. 

Tonight at the Old Meeting House, it’s Girl Scout signup night starting at 7 p.m. Fee is $25 for the 2013-2014 season. Click here for more.

 Tonight at 7 p.m.,at the Beebe Library in downtown Wakefield local author Anthony Sammarco will speak at the Beebe Library in downtown Wakefield about his new book, “A History of Howard Johnson’s.” 

Coming up on Wednesday, September 18, author Kevin Gardner, talks about “Discovering New England’s Stone Walls,”at the Lynnfield Library at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.

Looking to Friday at 3:30 p.m., the library has a Mid-Autum Moon Festival (The traditional Asian harvest festival of Thanksgiving) featuring stories, a lantern craft, and a snack of tea and moon cakes.

The 10th annual OD’s Memorial 5K Run/Walk will take place on Sunday, September 22nd 2013, in memory of Johnny O’Donnell.   The road race and walk will begin and end at Lynnfield High school, starting at 10:00 a.m. (registration begins at 8:30.)  This professionally timed event includes awards to the top three runners in each age division (M/F), raffles and t-shirts to first 150 pre-registered.  Pre-registration fee is $15 and $20 on day of event.  All proceeds to benefit the John O’Donnell Memorial Scholarship Fund, established by Sports Medicine North and Friends.   We are seeking runners, walkers, sponsors and volunteers to take part in this special event.  Additional information and online registration available at www.odsrunwalk.weebly.com.  Contact Karen Mahon at 508-528-1286 or  odsrunwalk@comcast.net.