The Norfolk Times

KP Marching Band to Perform in Local Showcase

The USBands Marching Band competitive season continues for King Philip Regional High School on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 6 p.m. KP will host the 2016 Fall Classic, featuring 11 marching bands from across the region. The show includes KP Marching Band performing, “Bella Rosa” that includes tango music Carlos Gardel, Mitch Leigh (Man of La Mancha), Arturo Marquez and Michael Gandolfi (Vientos y Tangos).

Tickets are available for $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Concessions will also be on sale.

Little Bruins Hockey Program Returns

King Philip Walpole Youth Hockey is pleased to once again partner with the Boston Bruins to introduce new players to hockey through the Little Bruins Learn to Play program. For only $100, girls and boys ages 5-8 will receive a full equipment set, including skates, a professional equipment fitting and four weeks of on-ice instruction.

Over the past two years, more than 100 first-time players have tried playing youth hockey through this program, and many still are playing.

For more information and to register, visit https://learntoplay.nhl.com/?team=bruins and use the code KPWYH2.

Warriors Show Love for Ailing Junior

King Philip High School football fans did double duty during the Friday night game. They cheered loudly as KP bested Foxboro 21-0, and they also showed their support for Jake Rackauskas, a junior battling brain cancer.

KP Cares, a high school community service club, organized "White out Cancer," an event for Rackauskas, encouraging fans to dress in white for the game. The group also arranged to have all proceeds from the snack shack and bake sale held during the game to go to the Rackauskas family. 

(Image: Warrior fans showing support for one their own - "No one fights alone". Courtesy of KP Cares.)

"White out Cancer" for KP Junior

At Friday's King Philip High School home football game against Foxboro, KP Cares a community service club at the school, is sponsoring a "White out Cancer" event for Jake Rackauskas, a junior who is currently battling brain cancer. KP Cares is asking everyone attending the game to wear white. All proceeds from the snack shack and bake sale will go to the Rachauskas family. The game starts at 7 p.m.

Bestselling Author Rick Riordan to Visit An Unlikely Story

Bestselling author Rick Riordan will pay a visit to An Unlikely Story in Plainville on October 4 for a presentation and book signing. Riordan, known for his popular Percy Jackson & the Olympians, will deliver a 45 minute presentation with Q&A and then hold a book signing for those in attendance. He will sign any books purchased at the event and people may bring two books from home to be signed. Tickets are $23.41 and include admission for two people and one copy of his new book, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: Hammer of Thor. Tickets go on sale September 20, at 6 p.m. To purchase tickets, click here.

Seating capacity is limited to a maximum of 200 people. If you can't make the event, but would like a signed copy of the book, Unlikely Story will set one aside for you or put one in the mail. Go to their web site for details.

An Unlike Story is located at 111 South St., Plainville, MA.

West Nile Virus Found in Norfolk Mosquitos

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced that West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Norfolk. In 2015, 4,527 mosquito samples were tested for WNV and 164 samples were positive in Massachusetts. Norfolk had no WNV positive mosquito samples identified in 2015. WNV is most commonly transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquitoes that carry this virus are common throughout the state, and are found in urban as well as more rural areas. While WNV can infect people of all ages, people over the age of 50 are at higher risk for severe infection.

Haunted Train Ride - Tickets Go on Sale Tuesday

Senator Ross Announces Norfolk Meeting Opportunities for Constituents

Senator Richard Ross will hold morning meeting hours in Norfolk on Wednesday, September 14 at the Norfolk Town Hall, 1 Liberty Lane, from 10 to 11 a.m. The morning meetings will provide constituents with an opportunity to meet with a member of Senator Ross’ staff to discuss any matters of importance to them. To register for a meeting, please call the office of Senator Ross at (617) 722-1555 or email Richard.Ross@masenate.gov with a preferred time and a brief description of the topics you would like to discuss.