Region – Today is Monday, March 19. Not only that, it is the last official day of winter!
On this day in 2003, the United States initiated Operation Iraqi Freedom against Iraq, which was under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein.
With casinos so much in the news it's interesting to note that on this date in 1931,Nevada legalized gambling. Officials hoped it would help lift the state which had been hit particularly hard by the Great Depression. Today, Las Vegas is of course, one of the world's mecca's of gambling.
Weird fact of the day – the largest omelet in history was made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan on this day in 1994.
Here are six tips for the day –
1. Westborough families should definitely check out the Westborough Recreation Department's website. They have lots of great programs for all ages.
http://www.westbororec.com/info/default.aspx
2. Northborough's Peaslee School is having a unique fundraiser on March 24. Check out the details here –
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/03/15/join-the-olympics-with-peaslee-school-in-northborough/
3. The Hudson Town Hall will be an art gallery of sorts for the next few months as the works of artist John Murphrey will be displayed there. The Art in the Hall Exhibit is a collaborative project between the Hudson Town Hall and the Arts Alliance.
4. This sounds like a fun way to spend a Tuesday afternoon in Shrewsbury!
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/02/24/shrewsbury-trinity-big-band-performs-at-senior-center/
5. Southborough residents have taken the first step in possibly changing to a
Town Manager form of government. You can follow the progress that a committee that was formed to study this here –
http://southboroughdctml.weebly.com/index.html
6. Here at the Community Advocate, we love to highlight stories of local athletes. Here's a great story about the Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School girls basketball team.
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/03/16/young-girls-basketball-team-has-promising-future
