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Oktoberfest Celebration509 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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Marion Fire Department Open House509 viewsThe Marion Fire Department Open House on October 5 made fire prevention and fire safety fire truckloads of fun with Sparky the Fire Dog, bucket rides in the ladder truck, and family-oriented activities. Fire Prevention Week this year is from October 5-11. Photos by Felix Perez
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Marion Fire Department509 viewsThe Marion Fire Department celebrated the careers of three of its retiring firefighters on November 8. Deputy Chiefs William Scott, Charles Blanchette, and Scott Cowell were toasted (and roasted) by Marion Fire Chief Thomas Joyce before family and friends at the Marion VFW Saturday night. The wives of MacDougal and Blanchette, and the daughter of Cowell, attached new deputy chief badges on the three gentlemen during the pinning ceremony, and the three selectmen honored the retiring chiefs with gifts.
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Hairspray at Tabor Academy509 viewsHairspray, the musical, is coming to Tabor Academy’s Fireman Center for the Performing Arts in Hoyt Hall in Marion. Hannah Rolighed stars as lead role Tracey Turnblad who transforms her life through dance and determination, while also transforming her hometown of Baltimore by challenging segregation and racism. The production runs from February 19 to February 21. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Sharing Your Passion: Personal Collections509 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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Center School Art Show509 viewsThe Center School hallways and cafeteria walls were transformed into an art gallery March 12 during the school’s annual Student Art Show. Students chose their favorite work created in art class, taught by Greta Anderson and student teacher Chantal Allen. Photos by Jean Perry
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Submersibles509 viewsSteering, propulsion and buoyancy were the topics at-hand during the Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool group’s latest program, “Submersibles” with engineer Mark Whalen. The students had a chance to conduct a variety of experiments and create their own mini-submersibles to take home. Many thanks go to Mark Whalen, engineer with Sippican/Lockheed Martin for all his hard work pulling this program together for us. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Vocabulary Day509 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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Much Ado About Nothing509 viewsShakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” is this year’s fifth and sixth grade spring production at Rochester Memorial School. This is sixth grade teacher Danni Kleiman’s 29th year as the play director, producer, and writer. The performance is Friday, May 1 at 7:00 pm in the school cafetorium.
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2015 Tri-Town Relay for Life509 viewsThe 2015 Tri-Town Relay for Life raised over $35,000 this year, with proceeds going to benefit The American Cancer Society. The all-night event at the Old Rochester Regional High School track is a special event when the community honors cancer survivors and remembers loved ones who lost their battle with cancer, in addition to raising funds for a cure. Photos by Felix Perez
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Opening Day509 viewsBeachgoers celebrated the official opening of the Mattapoisett Town Beach on June 20. The beach house has been renovated and was ready for the roughly 200 participants in Mattapoisett Recreation’s Beach Olympics and other family activities. Photos by Felix Perez
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Marion Village 5K509 viewsThe Marion Village 5K is in its 19th year, and over 250 participants turned out to run the 3.1-mile course along the waterfront and through the quaint Marion village. Runners of all ages took part in the race, and the top 20 runners all finished in less than 20 minutes. Photos by Felix Perez
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