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SCOPE Program310 viewsORRJHS seventh-graders participate in the school’s SCOPE program. Wednesday saw the students hiking the Mattapoisett Land Trust and joining together for trust- and team-building exercises under the guidance of science teacher Kathy Gauvin. Photos by Shawn Badgley
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Memorial Cruise 310 viewsMore than 100 people celebrated the life of Charles A.R. Pickles aboard the 85-foot MV Cuttyhunk during the annual Memorial Cruise on Saturday night. The event’s proceeds fund scholarships for Community Boating of New Bedford, which offers scholarships to children who want to learn how to sail. Photo by Joan Hartnett-Barry
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Life Along the Shore 310 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum’s Life Along the Shore program enjoyed learning a little something about the crabs that inhabit the Marion shoreline during the July 2013 session. Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Turkey Trot310 viewsIt was a cold start, race, and finish for the Marion Recreation Annual Turkey trot this Sunday but spirits were high. Matt Sylvain of Dartmouth took top honors for the men with a time of 18:33 and Allison Rossi for the Women with a time of 21:02. Photos by Felix Perez
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Manguito310 viewsCenter School students were introduced to Latin rhythms and percussion instruments by the Boston-based educational Latin American music group Manguito during an afternoon presentation on January 24. Manguito members really captured the attention of the kids, resulting in plenty of learning while the group’s sizzling salsa and merengue music resulted in an eruption of dancing and spontaneous conga lines. Photo by Jean Perry
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Strengthening Families Fair310 viewsThere was so much to do and discover on March 1 at the “Strengthening Families Fair”, funded by the Department of Early Education & Care, and coordinated by the Old Rochester Regional School District. The gymnasium at the ORR High School was set up like a kids’ wonderland, with art projects, reading activities, brightly-colored gymnastics equipment, a flowing rainbow parachute, and…everyone’s favorite local children’s music group, “the Toe Jam Puppet Band.” Photo by Jean Perry
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Every 15 Minutes310 viewsSeniors at ORR looked death in the face during an emotional April 10 presentation on drunk driving. A guest speaker shared her horrific experience of losing a child to drunk driving, and students created a dramatic film that really drove home the message that drinking and driving can have lifelong consequences. By Jean Perry
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Every 15 Minutes310 viewsSeniors at ORR looked death in the face during an emotional April 10 presentation on drunk driving. A guest speaker shared her horrific experience of losing a child to drunk driving, and students created a dramatic film that really drove home the message that drinking and driving can have lifelong consequences. By Jean Perry
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Mattapoisett Historical Museum Photos310 viewsThe Mattapoisett Historical Museum is in possession of hundreds of photographs dating from the 1800s to as recently as the 1980s bearing images of people and places from Mattapoisett, but lacking identification. In their latest exhibit, the museum is asking the public to help solve the mystery each of the pictures represents. Each black and white or colorized image is a mini-mystery waiting to be solved. Photos (of the photos) by Marilou Newell
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Oktoberfest Celebration310 viewsWere you wearing your lederhosen with a stein of lager in your hand while dancing the Schuhplattler and blowing the Alpine horn at Marion’s first Oktoberfest celebration September 13? The weather held out for Oktoberfest revelers at the Marion VFW where there were traditional dance performances, music, food, and of course – beer! Photo by Felix Perez
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Sharing Your Passion: Personal Collections310 viewsThe Mattapoisett Historical Society’s event “Sharing Your Passion: Personal Collections” on February 26 made for an exciting and eclectic display of rare, as well as seemingly random, objects. Left: Old Prince Albert tobacco boxes are lined up from Katherine Gaudet’s collection of rare tins. Right: Guests admire Nate Bekemeier’s quirky collection of items he collected over the years, each with its own story attached, stored inside his handmade display table. Photos by Felix Perez
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Vocabulary Day310 viewsSippican School on April 16 celebrated its annual Vocabulary Day, with students dressed as their chosen vocabulary word and presenting its definition before the entire school at the all school meeting that afternoon. Photos by Jean Perry
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