Friends of Old Rochester Swimming is holding a holiday wreath fundraiser to help raise money for the ORR Swim Team. Please help make our holiday fundraiser a huge success! Help support the ORR swim team by asking your family, friends, and neighbors to purchase their fresh holiday wreaths from F.O.R.S. ORR Swimmers have the order […] Read more »
The Marion Council on Aging has tickets available to the yearly ORR Thanksgiving dinner. The event will be held on November 23. Doors open at 11:15 am and dinner is served at noon by the students. Call the COA if you need a ride. Meals will be delivered to home-bound elders. Read more »
A limited edition of a new book is being printed and will be available for sale at the Marion Art Center on November 21. Cecil Clark Davis: A Self Portrait (1877-1955) was conceived by Wendy Todd Bidstrup with design consultation by Barbara Gee. It is an inspiring, insightful, amusing portrait of a gracious time and […] Read more »
For their November book, “Just the Facts,” the nonfiction book discussion group, will be reading The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family’s Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal. The Ephrussis were a grand banking family in 19th century Paris and Vienna. Yet, by the end of World War II, almost the only […] Read more »
The Rochester Animal Inspector has commenced barn and kennel inspections as of November 1, 2014. Read more »
The Marion Rochester Health District, the Marion Board of Health, and the Rochester Board of Health are pleased to announce seasonal flu clinics for the residents of Marion and Rochester. The flu vaccine will be available as nasal mist for residents between the ages of 2 and 49 years of age and is also available […] Read more »
Once again, the Rochester Women’s Club will be selling decorated wreaths for the Holiday Season. Prices range from $25 -$35. Over the years, this has been one of our best fundraising events for the Raymond C. Hartley Scholarship Fund. Fresh evergreen wreaths are decorated in many styles and colors and can be viewed/purchased at the […] Read more »
Knitting Group: The knitters meet each Thursday at the library from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. Beginners and experienced knitters of all ages are welcome. Need some supplies? The group can offer you needles and yarn as well as instruction to get you started. Patterns and instructions are shared among members. Bring your project and have […] Read more »
Explore the interrelationships of the birds, mammals and forests of Yellowstone National Park. Alicia Crabbe has lived at the Lamar Valley Buffalo Ranch for the last two spring/summer seasons. She will share stories of living in a remote part of Yellowstone, observing and living with wildlife while volunteering for the Yellowstone Institute, which is the […] Read more »
Join the Mattapoisett Historical Society on Thursday, November 20 at 7:00 pm for a lecture with Helen Hiller Frink, author of Oil, Ice and Bone Arctic Whaler Nathaniel Ransom. Helen Hiller Frink is descended from two Mattapoisett whaling families, but only recently began researching their history. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the […] Read more »