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Haverhill’s Albert L. Bartlett School is recruiting golfers for its Third Annual Glow Golf Fundraiser. For $40, golfers may play nine holes in the dark on Friday, Oct. 24, beginning at 6 p.m. at Murphy’s Garrison Golf Center, 654 Hilldale Ave. Golfers will be given glow-in-the-dark golf balls, but are advised to bring flashlights. Solo golfers will be matched with others to create a four-some.
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley seeks to raise $28,000 at its Ninth Annual Walk for Hope later this Saturday. The walk-a-thon benefits the Samaritans of the Merrimack Valley which provides counseling and resource support to individuals at risk of suicide, those who have survived a suicide attempt and families grieving the loss of a loved one. “This walk is about more than steps,” said Elizabeth Sweeney, CEO of Family Services of the Merrimack Valley. “It is about hope. We want every resident of Essex County and beyond to know that no one has to face mental health challenges alone.”
The fundraiser is Saturday, Oct.
Members of Greater Haverhill Indivisible are planning to participate in a national No Kings visibility rally this Saturday, Oct. 18. The local group plans to gather from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at White’s Corner, the intersection of Main, Water and Merrimack Streets,
According to the group’s press release, “this event is not focused on any one political figure. Rather it is a nonpartisan call to defend freedom of speech, due process, the right to protest and the constitutional values we all share.”
They add, the Haverhill Police Department was notified of the event. The release says the group will also have a dozen trained volunteer peacekeepers present to maintain safety, calm and respectful interactions.
Haverhill historian and paranormal expert Thomas Spitalere is presenting a lecture Tuesday on New England’s supernatural history at the Haverhill Public Library. Spitalere’s free talk, “Haunted New England Sites and Cryptids,” is scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 7-8 p.m., in the Johnson Auditorium at the Library, 99 Main St., Haverhill. He will talk about cryptids, animals like Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster which some believe are real, but have never been proven to exist, as well as other paranormal occurrences.
A workshop on lesser-known ways of paying for college will be offered on online by the Haverhill Public Library. My College Planning Team, a Naperville, Il., college search consultancy, is offering its introductory college planning workshop. Cost reduction strategies such as accessing scholarships and loan opportunities, identifying hidden assets and cost-reduction strategies will be covered. The workshop will be offered Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The presentation and registration take place online.
Opportunity Works, which provides support services and job training for adults with development disabilities in Haverhill and Newburyport, is having an Enchanted Garden-themed gala. The celebration is Thursday, Oct. 23, beginning at 6 p.m., at Michael’s Function Hall at the Phoenician, 12 Alpha St., Haverhill. The affair includes dinner, dancing with music provided by DJ Ozuna and an awards presentation. Tickets are $100 each.
The angst and romance of the 1950s high school student will be on display at this month’s Haverhill Council on Aging movie day. The classic “Grease,” starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, will be shown Thursday, Oct. 23, at noon, at Haverhill Citizens Center, 10 Welcome St., Haverhill. “Grease” with its lively singing and dancing is considered the most successful movie musical of all time. The screening is free to anyone 62 and older but reservations are required.
The Greater Haverhill YMCA is getting a jump on Halloween. Its popular Halloween Trunk or Treat event takes place Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 5-7 p.m., at Caleb Dustin Hunking School, 480 S. Main St., Haverhill. Businesses and community organizations are invited to decorate their vehicles and hand out candy to costumed kids. The Haverhill Fire Department will be on hand in celebration of Fire Safety Week.