Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 10, 2023 Malden student takes third in VFW national competition Wierzbowski receives the third place, $15,000 scholarship prize T he Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has announced that Gina Wierzbowski, a senior at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden, Mass., has been named third place national winner and recipient of the $15,000 VFW Scholarship award in its 2022-2023 Voice of Democracy scholarship program. The announcement was made during this week’s Parade of Winners ceremony at the 2023 VFW Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. VFW Post 620, which is located in Stoneham, Mass., sponsored Gina. Open to eligible high school students in ninth through 12th grades, the VFW’s annual Voice of Democracy audio-essay contest requires entrants to write and record a three- to fi ve-minute script on a democratic, paUpcoming Film Screening for Malden Reads: ‘The Cats of Mirikitani’ – March 15, 6-8 p.m. T triotic theme. This year nearly 23,500 high school students from around the world refl ected on the theme “Why is the Veteran Important?” with national fi - nalists competing for their share of $171,000 in scholarships and awards. Learn more about the Voice of Democracy program at https://www.vfw.org/VOD Malden Public Library hosts networking program for people 50 years and older. he Malden Public Library and Malden Reads are excited to announce a special screening of the fi lm documentary “The Cats of Mirikitani” on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, from 6:008:00 p.m. We will be joined by the fi lm’s director, Linda Hattendorf (via Zoom), for a Q&A discussion after the fi lm. In 2001, on the streets of New York City, Linda Hattendorf met an elderly homeless man who created whimsical paintings of cats and only accepted money from passers-by if they took one of his paintings in exchange. As the tragedy of 9/11 unfolded, Hattendorf invited the artist into her home and learned that he was Jimmy Mirikitani, a Sacramento, California-born man whose family moved from California to Hiroshima, only to fl ee Japan as World War II began. Over time, with remarkable compassion and empathy from Hattendorf, Mirikitani revealed that he is a “Grand Master Artist” who once met Jackson Pollock, and that during World War II he was one of the thousands of Japanese-American people who were forced to go to Tule Lake, one of the most notorious Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. This profound and gripping documentary is a story of art, resilience, compassion and healing and is not to be missed. This fi lm screening is one of Malden Reads’ 2023 events (cosponsored by Malden Reads and the Malden Public Library) for the graphic novel “They Called Us Enemy” by George Takei. Pick up a copy of the book in English or Spanish at the Library or read the e-book via Libby or Hoopla with your Library card. Join us for the fi lm screening in person at the Library or register for the Q&A at https://bit. ly/maldenreads. For more information about this event, please call the Malden Public Library at 781-324-0218. ~ Malden Neighborhood Basketball League – Week 9 ~ ‘The Madness teams are Set’ Saturday, February 4, 2023 Game 1 – Kings 2, Sixers 0 The Kings showed up with a full squad, but The Crimson did not … forfeit win. Game 2 – Bullets 61, Lakers 29 All eight players for the Lak50+ Job Seekers Networking Group info ers got involved in the off ense, but it just wasn’t enough, as the Bullets showed no mercy as they opened up a lead of 37-14 at the half. But in true Laker form, they showed their heart and didn’t give up, as they fought to the end – regardless of the score. They were led by A. Mallah with 10, and the Bullets coasted, thanks to 25 from L. Guertin “Early MVP candidate” and C. Mijar with 10. Sunday, February 5, 2023 Game 1 – Kings 55, Bullets 50 Shock of the season in some Sign up dates eyes, but not in the eyes of the Crowned Crew & their leading scorer, B. McMahon, who dropped an Impressive 34 on the 1st place “Boys in Blue” &, more importantly, got that much-needed moral boost Victory, as we are just two weeks away from the Madness. On the other side – not too shabby of a game – were L. Guertin (19) & C. Mijar (18). As Man Stuff was going on the court in this one! Game 2 – Celtics 2, Sixers 0 The Emerald, the hottest team in the league, peaking at the right time of the season, got an easy Victory with, sadly, another Sixer Forfeit! 2023 Malden Neighborhood Basketball League Team W L Games Behind Streak Bullets – c* 13 2 0 Celtics – c 11 3 Kings – c 7 7 Lakers – c 4 Sixers 1 10 13 c = clinched playoff spot *Clinched 1st This Week’s Games & more Sat., March 11 Sixers Bullets Lakers Celtics Sun., March 12 Kings Celtics Lakers Sixers Sat., March 8: PLAYOFFS (One Game Elimination) Game 1 Bullets vs Lakers Game 2 Celtics vs Kings ~ At the Ferryway School – corner of Ferry, Cross & Walnut Streets ~ L - 1 1.5 W - 5 5.5 W - 3 8.5 L - 2 11.5 L - 5
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