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Lyme-Old Lyme Students Honor Veterans in School Assembly, Friday

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Students dressed in red, white and blue performed “America the Beautiful” and the armed forces salute in a tribute to veterans on Friday morning at Lyme-Old Lyme High School.

“The service members we honor today came from all walks of life, yet they share so many of the same qualities,” high-school senior Matthew McCarthy … Read the full article by Kimberly Drelich and published in The Day Nov. 12, 2016 at this link.

Valley/Old Lyme Warriors Qualify for Class M Football Playoffs

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Coach Tim King didn’t bother to tell his players that a win Saturday would earn the Valley Regional/Old Lyme cooperative program a trip to the CIAC Class M football playoffs.

His first concern was taking care of business against a struggling opponent, winless Canton.

“The kids did exactly what we asked,” King said. “We wanted to get our varsity kids off the field by halftime and we wanted to get our JV group some experience.” … Read the full article by “Day Staff Reports” and published in The Day on Saturday, Nov. 12,  at this link

Honoring Veterans Throughout Our Community

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Poppy-Royal_British_Legion's_Paper_Poppy_-_white_backgroundLyme-Old Lyme Schools are open today with each school hosting a program to honor our veterans as follows:

Lyme Consolidated School
1:00 -2:00 pm: Tea
2:00- 3:10 p.m: Town Meeting Assembly

Mile Creek School
2:00 p.m: Assembly and Tea

Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School
8:00-9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00-10:00 am: Assembly

Lyme-Old Lyme High School
10:30-11:15 am: Reception/refreshments followed by assembly

Both the Lyme and Old Lyme Town Hall offices along with the Lymes’ Senior Center and Old Lyme Transfer Station are closed today in honor of Veterans’ Day.

There is no change to the trash and recycling pick-up schedule in Old Lyme.

 

 

Lyme-Old Lyme HS Band & Chorus Honor Veterans, Community with “Mahalo” Concert Tonight; Admission Free, All Welcome

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The USS Missouri on which the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Band and Chorus will play during the 75th anniversary celebrations of Pearl Harbor in December.

The USS Missouri on which the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Band and Chorus will play during the 75th anniversary celebrations of Pearl Harbor in December.

 

Members of the Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) Band and Chorus will present a “Mahalo” Concert on Veterans Day to honor our veterans and thank the Lyme and Old Lyme community for their support of the music department trip to Pearl Harbor in December.  (“Mahalo” is the Hawaiian word for “thank you.”)  This free concert will take place in the high school auditorium on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m., and is open to the public. 

On Dec. 7, these LOLHS students will perform alongside school groups from across the country and Japan on the pier of the USS Missouri, docked at Pearl Harbor, in commemoration ceremonies that mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing that launched US involvement in World War II. Lyme-Old Lyme High School is proud to be the only school from Connecticut — and one of just two from New England — to be participating in this historic event. 

The LOLHS chorus and band have been preparing for this performance all year, and Friends of Music-Lyme/Old Lyme (a support group of parents and teachers) has worked to raise funds to help defray the costs associated with trip, with events like the “Big Kahuna” tag sale, the “Hawaii Five.0 5K,” and the sale of grocery store cards, as well as through direct appeals.

The “Mahalo” Concert is the school group’s thank-you to the many businesses, organizations, and individuals who responded to those appeals and provided support in a variety of ways. It is also an opportunity to honor our veterans, and remember those who gave their lives at Pearl Harbor. The program for the concert will include some of the music that the students will perform in Hawaii, along with patriotic favorites.

 

Friends of Music–Lyme/Old Lyme is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of parents, teachers, and community members whose mission is to support the music programs throughout the Lyme-Old Lyme Schools, Connecticut’s Regional District 18, at all levels. Donations are appreciated. Visit www.friendsofmusiclol.org to learn more.

Lyme–Old Lyme High School, a fully accessible facility, is located at 69 Lyme Street, Old Lyme.  The “Mahalo” Concert, Nov. 11, at 7:30 pm, is free and open to everyone.

Old Lyme Historical Society’s ‘Now & Then’ Calendar Now on Sale

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screen-shot-2016-11-10-at-8-51-21-amThe Old Lyme Historical Society (OLHS) will be hosting a Community Event this afternoon at their building at 55 Lyme Street from 4 to 6 p.m. to mark the release of the 2017 ‘Now & Then’ Community Calendar.
The 2017 calendar will be available for sale, refreshments will be served, music will be provided by Skip Beebe and weaving demonstrations will also be given by the Connecticut Handweavers Guild Area 4. A door prize will also be offered.
All are welcome and admission is free

For more information, visit www.olhsi.org.