Belated happy birthday to Shoreham resident Heather Hain, who celebrated Aug. 4. Heather is a recent Shoreham-Wading River High School graduate who has decided to attend Suffolk County Community College in the fall. Good luck with this first step in a new chapter of your life, Heather.
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Laura LaSita of Wading River attended the ladies LIFT ice cream social/lecture recently at St. John the Baptist Church in Wading River and was quite taken with the guest speaker, Nancy Jantzen. Laura said, “She is an amazing woman, so inspirational, speaking of what God does in her life as she travels abroad.” Nancy shared stories of her trips to Africa, Medjugorje, Yugoslavia and Lourdes, where apparitions of the Blessed Mother have been appearing.
Kiddie Academy in Wading River recently held its annual Trike-A-Thon in conjunction with Trike/Bike Safety Awareness Week.
Wading River Historical Society will host a presentation, Thursday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. about a diary written in 1854 by Wading River teenager Kate Dayton. When she was just 15, Kate wrote about what life was like at the time. Stephanie and Sid Bail will discuss the insights her diary provides about the hamlet as it was nearly two centuries ago. A slideshow based on the diary will also be presented. For more information, call 631-929-4082.
Wading River Fire Department is mourning the loss of John Waskewicz, a 66-year member.
Kevin Mann, former Global Awareness Club adviser at Shoreham-Wading River High School and current Hope Children’s Fund representative, has returned from his trip to Kenya.
Jim Lynch, a co-worker at First Student in Shoreham and a Eucharistic minister, saw a timing issue with Ash Wednesday services and brought it to his pastor’s attention.
A press conference was recently held at Wading River Fire District headquarters, during which state Sen. Ken LaValle announced that due to the diligence and hard work of the present fire commissioner, Mike Harrigan, the district has been awarded a $200,000 grant toward upgrading its communication systems.