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On Wednesday, April 12, the women of the Spirit of Faith Lutheran-Methodist Church hosted a tea for nine Woonsocket High School senior girls. This time-honored tradition has spanned over seven decades and was started by the Methodist women.

Carrie Howard gave a very inspirational message for the girls, beginning with “Being a woman is a gift,” and proceeded to encourage with various guidelines for their future.

The choir consisted of Wanda Swenson, Deb Boschee, Rachael Anderson, Kay Jorgenson, LaMae Peterson, Birgit Aviles and Sue Larson. They sang two songs: “A Hymn of Promise” and “Wherever You Are.”

Lisa Snedeker was the Mistress of Ceremonies.

Kay Jorgenson decorated the tables beautifully with various pastel tablecloths, matching teapots and cups and saucers, plus live flowers and ceramic figures.

Punch, fancy open-faced sandwiches, a fruit platter, strawberry cupcakes, nuts, mints and tea or coffee were served. The senior girls received a small gift.

Mothers and grandmothers of the girls were also invited to attend, and there was a large group this year. Many lingered over their lunch and enjoyed visiting.

…See a picture in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

On a nice day last week, one of the swans on Lake Prior in Woonsocket was found dead in the lake. According to witnesses who were enjoying the great weather and walking around the lake that afternoon, they saw that the two swans were either mating or fighting, and on the walkers’ next lap around the lake, they saw one of the swans floating in the water with its head down and feet up. 

Woonsocket’s City Finance Officer Tara Weber stated that her office had received a few reports of the swans mating in the past two weeks. However, now, no one is sure of what was actually happening since one of the beautiful birds didn’t survive. 

At the time to go to press, there hadn’t been an update on what was going to be done with the other swan, such as whether it should be sold or if the other one should be replaced to have a happy couple adorn the beautiful lake once again. The Sanborn Weekly Journal will keep readers updated as we receive further official information about decisions made regarding this issue.

From left to right: Sara Overson, Farah Knudson and Payton Wieting are busy in the Woonsocket School and Community Library trying out the new virtual reality headsets.

April is School Library Month, and National Library Week is April 23-29 this year, so it is only fitting to highlight some wonderful things that have taken place recently at the Woonsocket School and Community Library. 

To start, Woonsocket Librarian Tracey Steele was recently awarded a grant for $1,500 to be used for the summer reading program only. Steele applied for the Stephanie Miller-Davis Library grant a couple months ago and received the news that Woonsocket Library was a recipient in March. The $1,500 will be used for everything planned for this year’s summer reading program including books; prizes; party, craft and/or activity supplies and reading incentives.

In addition to that fantastic news, the library was provided funding to purchase four virtual reality (VR) headsets. According to Superintendent Dr. Rod Weber, the school had to spend some of its money in the General Fund to meet the state’s General Fund Cap Law. This was a great way to utilize the funds because it benefits kids of all ages and adults. 

…Read on in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

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