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Splash-Mash-Dash Triathlon for kids is coming up

Kids age 5–14 are invited to register for the 17th annual Lincoln Kids Triathlon on Saturday, Aug. 14 starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Codman Pool. Race distances range from 25m swim, ¼-mile run and no bike ride (ages 5-6) to 150m swim, 4-mile bike and 1-mile run (ages 13-14). Register on the Lincoln Parks & Rec website for $30 and get a T-shirt, a finisher’s medal and lots of memories. Packet pickup is Friday, Aug. 13 from 12:30–7 p.m. at Hartwell Pod A. Organizers are also looking for volunteers to help out during the race; if you have a few hours to give, please email ginger.reiner@gmail.com.

School Committee seeks new member

The Lincoln School Committee thanks Trintje Gnazzo for serving on the Lincoln School Committee after she filled a vacancy and then was elected to a three-year term. To fill the remainder of her term, which runs until the town election in March 2022, the committee encourages any resident who is registered to vote in Lincoln with an interest in helping the Lincoln Public Schools achieve their strategic priorities to submit a short statement of interest. The statement of interest should be submitted by Monday, Aug. 9 to schoolcomm@lincnet.org. All interested candidates will be interviewed in an open meeting of the School Committee and Select Board (tentatively scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The boards will vote at that meeting to select one of the candidates to serve on the School Committee as an interim member. The person may then choose to run for the open three-year term starting next March. Questions? Contact School Committee chair Tara Mitchell at taramitchell365@gmail.com.

COAHS offers tech help, ukulele, transportation

• Anyone interested in learning to play the ukulele or just sing some songs outside is invited to ukulele gathering sponsored by the Council on Aging and Human Services (COAHS) on Thursday, Aug. 12 and Aug. 26 from 3­–4 p.m. Weather permitting, the group meets outside on the Bemis Hall lawn.
• Looking for help with your laptop, smart phone, tablet, or iPad? Come to the COAHS tech tutoring office hours on Thursday afternoons (August 19 and 26 this month) from 1:30–3 p.m. If you have a laptop, tablet, notebook, etc., please bring it. Please call 781-259-8811 to make an appointment.
• The COAHS’s LINC transportation program is running again. Rides are for residents aged 60+ to doctors appointments and local stops, including food shopping, COAHS activities and more. Volunteer drivers are following CDC guidelines and riders are required to wear a mask unless medically unable to do so. In order to maintain social distancing, only one rider per trip will be allowed at this time. To request a ride, please call or email Carlee Castetter, Transportation Coordinator, three business days in advance at 781-259-8811 or castetterc@lincolntown.org. The program is looking for more volunteer drivers to help transport seniors—please call Abigail at the COAHS at 781-259-8811 to learn more.
• The COAHS has also resumed in-person free mental health, wellness, and podiatry clinics, as well as SHINE Medicare benefits counseling sessions via Zoom or in person. Call 781-259-8811 with questions or see the COAHS August newsletter.