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Valentine Tea518 viewsThe Marion Art Center hosted an American Girl themed Valentine Tea Party on February 6, 2010. Over 20 girls dressed in their pink and red finest enjoyed dainty finger foods, festive cupcakes, red fruit punch, and tea. Morgan Middleton played Kirsten and Phoebe Mock played Singing Bird in the Marion Art Center American Girl mini-musical that accompanied the tea party. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Sippican Women's Club518 viewsAt a February 12, 2010 Sippican Women’s Club meeting, author Michael Tougias gave a presentation on a book he co-authored with Casey Sherman entitled The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue, which details the rescue of sailors after two oil tankers were ripped in half in a 1952 nor’easter. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Penny Project518 viewsSince September 2009, the Marion Community Baptist Church has been participating in the Penny Project. Each Sunday, people dropped change into a collection jar on the communion table. On March 21, 2010, the Church presented two grants to two local agencies and two schools. The Penny Project’s goal is to combat poverty throughout America. For more information about the church, visit www.cbcMarion.org. Photo courtesy of Rev. Diane Badger.
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Quilt Donation518 viewsDiane LeRoy’s second graders at the Center School made this flannel quilt from recycled scraps and donated it to the New Bedford Women’s Shelter on June 3, 2010. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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PanMass Challenge518 viewsThe PanMass Challenge at Old Rochester Regional on June 13, 2010, included a longer route for the older kids and a shorter track for the tricycle-riding little ones. Photo courtesy of Mary Avery.
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Neds Point Light518 viewsThe Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 63 conducts Ned’s Point Lighthouse tours on Thursdays in July and August. Tours continue on July 29 from 10:00 to 11:45 am, and on August 5, 12 and 19 from 4:00 to 5:45 pm. Visitors must be at least 10 years old, and no flip-flops allowed. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Baywatchers518 viewsBaywatchers program director Tony Williams of the Coalition for Buzzard’s Bay displays the water sampling equipment used by the volunteers who collect water data at 30 points along Buzzard’s Bay. Volunteers sample water to test oxygen saturation, clarity, temperature and more. Volunteers, especially in Marion, are needed and anyone can get involved. Contact Mr. Williams at 508-999-6363, ext. 203. Photos by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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The Big Bake518 viewsMichael Lamoureux of the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 220 called the August 8, 2010 clambake a “gigantic success”. Close to 240 people came to enjoy an old-fashioned clambake with the Lions’ Club, the Mattapoisett Boy Scout Troop 53, Mattapoisett firefighters, and the Firefighters Auxiliary Club all pitching in to help. Photos by Lynn Short.
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Rochester Country Fair518 viewsRochester’s Country Fair was a great success despite the cancellation of the Town Ball Game, Woodsman Show, the Block dance and the Bonfire due to EEE. The weather was perfect on Saturday as children raced frogs, climbed walls, bounced in castles and much more. Although the weather was less than perfect on Sunday, residents lined the streets with lawn chairs and umbrellas to watch as the Hillbilly themed parade passed. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Ski Lodge Tour518 viewsThe Sippican Woman’s Club decorated their house as an old-fashioned ski lodge for the annual Holiday House Tour and Tea scheduled for December 11, 2010 at 10:00 am. This year’s theme is “Let is Snow”. Photos by Laura Pedulli.
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Village Stroll518 viewsHeavy rain stopped just in time for Santa Claus to make his first turn around Marion on a wagon pulled by Clydesdale horses during the town’s December 12, 2010, Holiday Stroll event. Photo by Laura Pedulli.
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Summer Repose518 views“Summer Repose” by Jeff Fioravanti will be exhibited with eight other pastel artists at the Marion Art Center located at 80 Pleasant Street from Friday, April 29 to June 8, 2011. An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 29 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Cecil Clark Davis Gallery.
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