Francis “Frank” Charles Beatriz & Betsey Winslow (Perkins) Beatriz

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It is with great sadness and broken hearts, that the Beatriz and Perkins’ families suddenly lost their treasured Francis “Frank” Charles Beatriz, 56, of Mattapoisett, on Monday, August 27, 2018. His beloved wife of 24 years, Betsey Winslow (Perkins) Beatriz, 55, passed unexpectedly later that day.

Frank was born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Francis L. and Barbara A. (Mello) Beatriz, of New Bedford.

Betsey was born in Wareham, the daughter of Calvin F. Perkins, Jr. and Donnetta J. (Young) Perkins, of Mattapoisett.

Frank was employed as head chef at Whaler’s Cove Assisted Living and had worked and made close friends in many local restaurants and nursing homes.

He was a member of the Machacum Club and the Mattapoisett Lions Club. Frank loved his Boston sports teams, especially the Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots. He spent many valuable days, drinking craft beers with his father in law watching the games, enjoying every minute, even when they lost. He loved to spend quality time kayaking and fishing with his son, Andrew. He was the most reliable first mate to his father in law, often embarking on adventurous catboat sails together. At night, Frank would hang out in his man cave, listening to his vast collection of classic vinyl records.

Betsey was formerly employed as a C.N.A. at St. Luke’s Hospital, Sippican Nursing Home, and as a P.C.A. lovingly caring for multiple elderly women in their homes. Most recently, she worked as a receptionist at the Women’s Center in New Bedford helping women in need. She was a board member for the Mattapoisett Council on Aging. Betsey enjoyed spending time with her husband, son, and large family. She was extremely devoted to her two dogs; her pug Buster, and her lab Molly. Betsey loved all animals with her whole heart, especially pugs. She was so passionate about helping pugs that she would foster animals that no one else would take on. Betsey also loved going to the casino and dancing at Zumba class.

Both Betsey and Frank were volunteers for the Fairhaven Community Nurse’s Hospice, and were also volunteers for F.I.S.H. of Mattapoisett. They loved going on vacations together, especially cruises and trips to her mother’s native country of South Africa.

Frank is survived by his son, Andrew Perkins of Mattapoisett; his brother, Daniel Beatriz and his wife Joanne of New Bedford; his sister, Donna Curcio and her husband Michael of Fort Myers, FL; his uncle Carl Mello of Dartmouth, MA.

Frank was predeceased by his cherished niece, Susanne McGowan.

Betsey is survived by her parents; her son, Andrew Perkins and his partner Miguel Moreno; her 4 sisters, Sarah Couto-Lagasse and her husband Robert of Warwick, RI; Jennifer Klein and her husband Gilbert of Casco, ME; Hope Perkins and her companion Paul Neves of Mattapoisett; Amy Henry and her husband Jonathan of Marion. They have an extensive extended family in the United States and South Africa.

Betsey and Frank were the beloved aunt and uncle to Michael, Jeffrey and Jessica Beatriz, Elizabeth and Keith Goudreau, Kyle, Hannah and Grace Henry, Zebediah Perkins, Peyton, Justis and Averey Klein; and the great-aunt and great-uncle to Ajax Goudreau. They also have many uncles, aunts, and cousins who will miss them dearly.

Their visiting hours will be held on Friday, September 7th, from 4-8 pm at the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd., Route 6, Mattapoisett. Their Funeral Service and burial will be private. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

In honor of his parents, Andrew requests that the funeral parlor be filled with beautiful flowers.

Dancing in the Street at the Marion Town Party

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August 25 dawned with clear blue skies and temperatures pleasingly in the mid-70’s, weather that was picture perfect for a Marion tradition – the annual Town Party.

No one knows exactly when the first town party was held. When asked, the most common response was, “Gosh I don’t know, it was around when I was a kid,” regardless of the current age of the respondent.

Steve Gonsalves, one of the party organizers, said it started at least as far back as the turn of the last century and may have been started by President Grover Cleveland’s wife. He said that somewhere along the way, the VFW Benjamin D. Cushing Post 2425 organized the party until that organization could no longer handle the massive function. Now a partnership of private citizens, municipal employees, and local businesses join together to keep the event going.

Old documents on display at the party included the 1914 Town Party booklet stating the party was held in honor of the Marion Visiting Nurse Association whose motto was, “An unchanging purpose in a changing world.” Prophetic words in today’s changing world.

A booklet from 1982 honored the veterans and the VFW post.

This year’s event carries on traditions such as food and music while adding modern twists like inflatable games for the children.

“There are lots of free activities for the kids and free popcorn and cotton candy,” said Donna Hemphill, a well-known municipal employee and one of the organizers hard at work on the day of the party, doing everything from decorating tables to sourcing Band-Aids.

The list of party people who helped to pull together this year party included Chairman Chris Berg; Debbie, Toby, and Hunter Gonsalves; Joe Napoli; Ronnie Auld; Brooks Wilson; Terri Santos; Kristen Saint Don Campbell; Allan Rowbotham; Albin and June Johnson; and Abigail Shroer.

Sponsoring the event were some 40 local businesses and private donations whose support was listed in the town party booklet.

As tiny tots lined up to play on the inflatable games, older children enjoyed crawling up the rock wall set-up in the middle of Spring Street.

A DJ played music sure to please all ages and several not-so-shy ladies were grooving in front of the Town House appearing not to have a care in the world, just the lovely summer breezes and good music. Later in the evening a trio provided life entertainment.

Marion’s retired fire truck from the 1950s was used to give folks a leisurely drive about the village streets, clanging its bell along the way.

Speaking of fire apparatuses, new this year was retired New Bedford Fire Chief Roger Nadeau’s Engine 266 that was on full display. Nadeau said that he acquired the fire truck for the purpose of converting it into a traveling memorial honoring fallen veterans and firefighters, as well as a hearse.

Nadeau demonstrated two pullout display units built into the sides of the truck, one is a memorial to Father Mychal Judge, a causality of the 9-11 attack in New York City. Judge was the fire department chaplain for one of the responding units that day. The other display honors Vietnam veterans with a diorama depicting a battlefield. But the over-arching reason Nadeau undertook the challenge of building a traveling memorial was to make it available as a hearse to carry fallen firefighters to their final resting place.

Back over at the food pavilion, throughout the day, a revolving group of grill masters pleased the hungry party-goers with hot dogs, hamburgers, and chicken kabobs.

But as the sun went down and the sherbet colored moon rose over Sippican Harbor, anticipation ramped up for the closing ceremony – the lighting of the bonfire. Memories made, good times were had, children played, all were glad. And if you are the type that likes to plan ahead, way ahead, the 2019 Marion Town Party is planned for August 24.

By Marilou Newell

Board Groans Over Green Communities

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Not everyone on the Rochester Planning Board is ready to jump onto the Green Communities bandwagon, especially not board member Ben Bailey. On the other side of the table you have board member John DeMaggio concerned about the townspeople’s perception of the board seemingly “pushing solar” when a vocal group of residents clearly opposes more solar. But what it comes down to, according to Chairman Arnie Johnson, is that the Planning Board has a job to do – whether or not the members agree that Rochester should be designated a Green Community – and that job is to draft legislation for Town Meeting voters to decide on.

Bailey, the board member most vocally opposed to green energy incentive programs, fidgeted and chewed on his glasses as the board considered which road to take as it drafts legislation to fulfill the Town’s requirements for Green Community status. The two roads diverged in the ‘green’ wood lead to either designating one acre atop the capped landfill for by-right solar, or to creating a solar overlay district, banishing solar array manufacturers or solar energy research facilities to the industrial zone with the medical marijuana and adult-only entertainment.

Town Planner Steve Starrett said a one-acre, 1 megawatt solar array field would fit nicely atop the landfill while qualifying as a legitimate by-right solar district. And as Johnson later pointed out, the Board of Selectmen is interested in fulfilling that scenario, “So that’ll probably happen sometime in the future whether or not we designate that. … It’s not like solar probably won’t end up on there.”

“Maybe we could even get some leverage to power the town barn,” said board member Gary Florindo.

For DeMaggio, he’s not even certain if the Town Meeting is going to go for Rochester becoming a Green Community, so why move forward, … “even though we’re not 100 percent sure that the town is going to go for it?” DeMaggio asked Johnson if he had heard any “rumblings” from the townspeople.

“I haven’t heard anything negative,” said Johnson. “But – well, I have, but I haven’t been out and about in the town. These forums, we’ll see.”

“The whole thing is an abomination,” said Bailey. “I have no support for that, you know that.”

“I do know that,” Johnson said, but the board has to follow the selectmen’s lead, as it is the Board of Selectmen that is driving the Green Communities bus.

DeMaggio said he personally prefers the overlay district in the industrial zone, saying he feels “like a hypocrite pushing for a solar site” while so many residents oppose more solar developments in town.

Florindo suggested the board draft up the two options and present them both to Town Meeting, saying, “You have to have solutions that you can discuss. … If you don’t have anything to discuss, you sit there … trying to figure out what to do with the situation.

“I say look at both of them, myself,” Florindo continued. “You should come up with some information for both sides because, either or, you’re gonna be stuck wondering which way should we go. What harm is it if we touched on both sites?”

“We could do multiple things,” Johnson said. “I see both points, really, I’m with John and with Gary. I do know that the selectmen are interested in pursuing solar up there on the dump site … so if we can check that box off.”

Starrett wasn’t so sure there was enough time to present two options since the board must have a consensus within a fortnight in order to make the public hearing requirements before the Special Town Meeting in November, but Johnson said it could be done.

“One is cut-and-paste out of our solar bylaw, and one is cut-and-paste out of our site plan review bylaw,” said Johnson,

Still DeMaggio was concerned about the townspeople’s perception of the board.

“[The perception] is that we’re pushing this in the other direction and it’s not that way at all,” said DeMaggio. “In this case it’s the selectmen that’s pushing it. Now it may look like were pushing it.”

Starrett asked DeMaggio if he thought the townspeople would prefer to see solar on the dump rather than somewhere else in town, to which DeMaggio replied, “I think people aren’t gonna care. … The people who can’t see aren’t gonna care either way.

“I know I sound very negative here,” continued DeMaggio. “I’m just trying to understand. … I don’t want this to end up costing us.”

Johnson and the board discussed the benefits of the Green Communities Act, including grant money to invest in cost-saving green energy alternatives, plus possible energy cost reductions from a solar array field on the landfill that maybe could generate electricity for Town facilities. And Johnson said he’s relieved that the by-right solar requirement could be easily fulfilled with the just one single acre.

“So that’s not a big deal, especially when you’ve got the dump site up there,” said Johnson.

“Do we have to accept the Green Communities Act?” Florindo asked.

“Nope,” said Johnson. “No, we don’t. That’s an individual vote at Town Meeting, but we have to get ready for it.

“I still don’t know how I’m gonna vote on this,” Johnson said, “but we have some legislation that we’ve been asked to create because that’s one of the parameters of the program.”

There will be two Green Community info sessions on September 27 at the Council on Aging, one at 3:00 pm and one at 7:00 pm.

The Special Town Meeting is scheduled for November 19.

In other matters, Johnson reported that the solar array field at 248 Mattapoisett Road is generating some “trouble,” starting with several piles of stump grinding materials that remained on the site for too long in violation of the board’s conditions. And although those have been removed, Johnson said he still needs a timeline from Clean Energy Collective, the project’s solar developer, on when plantings, seeding, and the access road will be completed.

“And they can’t generate power until then,” said Johnson. “I don’t understand the problem. I mean, we shut them down for three months. … You’d think they’d kind of understand … that we mean it.”

Also during the meeting, the board continued the public hearing for a Special Permit for a Back Lot application for Nancy Fuller, trustee of the Fuller Real Estate Trust, of 356 Neck Road. The board will devise a draft decision in the meantime and take a vote at the next meeting.

The public hearing for the 22-duplex age-restricted housing development proposed for Rounseville Road beside Plumb Corner was again continued until September 11. The applicant for the special permit, REpurpose Properties, requested the continuance.

The board will wait until its next meeting to take a vote on whether or not to recommend that the Board of Selectmen exercise its right of first refusal for 20+ plus acres of Chapter 61B land at 00 Mary’s Pond Road.

The next meeting of the Rochester Planning Board will be September 11 at 7:00 pm at the Rochester Town Hall.

Rochester Planning Board

By Jean Perry

 

Former NBSYO Rebrands as SMYO

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The New Bedford Symphony Youth Orchestras is changing its name to the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestras, reflecting its mission to serve student musicians in all the communities of southeastern Massachusetts. SMYO remains a program of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra.

More than 100 student musicians are part of the SMYO program, performing in six ensemble levels ranging from beginning players to college musicians. Rehearsals take place at UMass Dartmouth, and concerts are held several times a year, including the opportunity for Symphony players to perform alongside professional musicians at the New Bedford Symphony’s Holiday Pops Concerts.

Auditions for new students (and returning students wishing to move up to the next ensemble) will be held on September 5 & 6 from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth. To request an audition time, please email youth@nbsymphony.org. Audition requirements can be found at www.nbsyo.org/auditions-and-program-info.

The NBSO is a professional orchestra that annually presents a concert series of classical and pops music with internationally acclaimed guest artists, as well as an outstanding chamber music series. In addition, the NBSO’s innovative and nationally recognized educational programs reach 25,000 students each year. The NBSO is dedicated to building a community of music in the South Coast. Visit www.nbsymphony.org today.

Property Tax Relief Grants Available

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Applications are now available to help qualified Marion residents with their 2018-2019 property taxes through the Marion Community Fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts.

All applications must be received in the Community Foundation’s offices by 5 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, and decisions will be made by December 15. Applications are available at the Town Hall in Marion, the Council on Aging, and the Community Foundation located at 128 Union St., Suite 403, New Bedford, MA  02740. They can also be downloaded at www.cfsema.org/grants/current-requests-for-proposals-other-opportunities

The Marion Community Fund was established in 1999 by a private donor to provide qualified Marion homeowners with property tax relief. The Fund’s goal is to preserve the town’s diversity and character by providing property tax relief for Marion homeowners who are a key part of the town’s makeup and who might be forced to leave Marion due to higher taxes. There are no age restrictions on this grant.

The Marion Community Fund hopes people of all ages who qualify will apply. If you are a Marion homeowner, have owned your home for at least one year, have earned income of less than $57,000 (single), $72,000 (Head of Household), or $86,000 (married), you may be eligible for tax relief. All payments will be made to the Town of Marion and credited toward the grant recipient’s tax bill.

For assistance with the application, contact the Marion Council on Aging at 508-748-3570.

A Boston Pops Season Finale

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On Friday, August 31, the Marion Concert Band will conclude its 2018 season with a concert in the style of the Boston Pops Orchestra. The program, which includes pieces by former Pops arranger Leroy Anderson and former Pops conductor John Williams, is as follows:

Montmartre March – H. Wood

Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna – F. von Suppé

Strike Up the Band – G. Gershwin

Belle of the Ball – L. Anderson

A Trumpeter’s Lullaby – L. Anderson; Mary St. Laurent-Sheehan, trumpet

John Williams: Evening at Pops – arr. J. Higgins

The Waltzing Cat – L. Anderson

American Salute – M. Gould

Clarinet Escapade – R. Ward

Mancini! – H. Mancini

Young Person’s Guide to John Williams – arr. J. Bocook

The Stars and Stripes Forever – J. P. Sousa

Mary St. Laurent-Sheehan, trumpet, currently performs with the Narragansett Bay Symphony, the Tri-County Symphonic Band, the Marion Concert Band, and the Band of America’s Few. She is an alumnus of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra (1992) and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps where she performed with the Parris Island Marine Band. With the Band of American’s Few, a band comprised of former Marine bandsmen who have either retired or have been honorably discharged, she has performed at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Virginia, and at the Royal International Nova Scotia Tattoo in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The concert, under the direction of Tobias Monte, will begin at 7:00 pm at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand, Island Wharf off Front Street in Marion. The concert is free and open to the public. “Like” us on Facebook at “Marion Town Band” for up-to-date announcements and rain cancellation notices.

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Bike Lending Program at the Elizabeth Taber Library: The Elizabeth Taber Library is continuing our bike lending program for adults through the Fall!  Library patrons (18 and over) can check out a bicycle and helmet for three days with your Marion library card.  Patrons will need to provide their library card and license, as well as sign a waiver form before taking the bike out for a spin around Marion.  For more information, please stop in or call us at 508-748-1252.

Museum Passes: Looking for something fun to do with friends and family this Fall? Then come to the Elizabeth Taber Library to check out any of our museum passes with your SAILS library card!  We currently have discounted passes to the Heritage Museums and Gardens, Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Mystic Aquarium, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Plimoth Plantation, Roger Williams Zoo, and the Mass State Parks Pass.  To reserve a pass or for more information, please call the library at 508-748-1252 or visit our website: www.elizabethtaberlibrary.org.

Home Delivery Library Services: The Elizabeth Taber Library, in partnership with the Council on Aging, is pleased to offer a home delivery option for those Marion residents that need this service.  To be eligible for this program, you must be a Marion resident with a library card in good standing.  To arrange to have library books or audio books delivered to your home, please call the Elizabeth Taber Library at 508-748-1252.

Drop in Technology Help: Do you have questions about Facebook, Twitter, Skype, or need technology assistance with an electronic device you recently bought or acquired?  Then stop into the Elizabeth Taber Library any Wednesday starting September 19 between 2:00-3:00 pm, and one of our friendly staff members will walk you through it!  No registration is required for this free drop in program.  First come; first served.  *Please note, if you cannot make Wednesday afternoons but need assistance, call the Elizabeth Taber Library to make an appointment for another time.

Join us on Thursday evening, September 13, as Eddie Doherty discusses his book Seven Miles After Sundown. Copies of this book will be available for purchase (cash or check only, please). A book signing with follow.

About the Author: Eddie Doherty fished the East End of the Cape Cod Canal so often that other fishermen started calling him East End Eddie. Thus, a nick name and pen name were born together. Doherty is a graduate of Dominican Academy, Attleboro High School, and the University of South Florida. He worked for almost 37 years in the Massachusetts Court system where he became the youngest Assistant Clerk-Magistrate in the state at age 25 for the Attleboro District Court before being appointed 18 years later to the lifetime position of Clerk-Magistrate of the Wrentham District Court by His Excellency, A. Paul Cellucci, Governor of the Commonwealth. He heard evidence on everything from speeding to murder, but now in retirement is hearing the sounds of his grandchildren’s giggle and of striped bass breaking the surface of the ocean.

Doherty has been published in Cape Cod Magazine, On The Water, The Fisherman Magazine, Cape Cod Times, The Boston Globe, The Sun Chronicle, Coastal Angler Magazine, and the Congressional Record. He fishes in the Stan Gibbs Cape Cod Canal Fisherman’s Classic every year and his striped bass entry won the shore division in his first Buzzards Bay Anglers Club Fall Derby. He lives close to the Cape Cod Canal in Mattapoisett with his wife Joanne.

Rochester Council on Aging

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For the complete newsletter please visit us at 67 Dexter Lane, Rochester, MA to pick up a newsletter or visit us on our website rochestermaseniorcenter.com/ to download the newsletter on to your computer.

For weekly updates please don’t forget to follow us on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/rochestercoa/

In September there are a lot of upcoming day trips. So please give us a call or come in person to sign up in advance. A $5.00 donation is asked to ensure your spot in the van.

On Saturday, September 8th there is a day trip to Octoberfest Celebration in Walpole, MA. Admission is $10.00. There will be German food & music there as well. The bus will leave the Senior Center at 10:30 am and will return around 5:00 pm.

There is a day trip on Monday, September 10th to Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market, Boston MA. The bus will leave the Senior Center at 8:30 am and will return around 5:00 pm.

On Sunday, September 16 there is a day trip to Pilgrim Belle Cruise, Plymouth & lunch nearby. The bus will leave at 9:30 am and will leave the cruise area at 3:00 pm. The cost is $17 plus lunch.

This Friday’s Movie, September 7, is The Greatest Showman; it is a PG Musical, Historic Drama. Starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, and Michelle Williams. So please stop by at 1:30 pm to watch the movie.

Conversation en Francais pour Debutants – Volunteer former French teacher, Connie Pierce, resumes her very popular French Conversational class this month on Friday mornings, beginning on September 14th at 9:30 am until 11:30 am, here at the Senior Center. The Class offers an informal approach to French social conversation for beginners & intermediates. The class is free and is open to anyone interested in learning, speaking, or listening to the French language! No sign-up necessary. Just come!

The Quarterly Birthday Party for those who have or who have had a birthday during the months of July, August, & September, is scheduled for Monday, September 24 at 12:00 pm. Anyone is welcome to attend. Birthday invites have been mailed to those who are celebrating! Please RSVP by calling us at 508-763-8723, so we will be sure to prepare enough food for all who attend! You do not have to be celebrating a birthday to come to lunch that day! The more the merrier! A suggested donation of $4.00 per person for the meal is appreciated; Birthday attendees receive a complimentary lun

Mattapoisett REC Fall Programs

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Mattapoisett Recreation Fall program registration is open. Sign up online at www.mattrec.net.

Flag Football is open to Ages 6-13 years. Practice and Games are on Sundays from 8:00 am – 9:30 am and runs 9/16-11/4 at Tabor Academy Football Field. Through a partnership with NFL Play60, your child will learn the fundamentals of football in a safe environment. Each week there will be drills and skills followed by a 5 v 5 Flag Football Game. Each player receives NFL Flag football jersey & flag belt. Cost is $95. Registration deadline is 9/9. Register by 9/4 to have Patriots jersey for first session.

KidFit is open to Grades K -3 and is on Tuesdays from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm at Center School. Program runs 10/2-11/20. Join Mr. C. for a new session of KidFit. Classes are designed to increase physical fitness and expend some energy, all while having fun! Different games and sports will be played each week. The 8 week session is $105. Registration deadline is 9/25.

BSGA Gymnastics and Tumbling classes are for Ages 5 & up on Fridays from 3:15 pm -4:15 pm & 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm at Old Hammondtown and runs 9/21-11/30. BSGA’s Gymnastics and/or Tumbling classes are perfect for beginner gymnasts as well as students with previous gymnastics experience. Gymnastics covers 4 events: Floor Tumbling, Balance Beam, Bars and Vaulting. Tumbling classes work solely on their floor/tumbling skills. The 8 week session is $155. Open Registration is 8/30- 9/16.

Fencing classes are offered on Monday evenings at Center School: Ages 7-11 from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm and ages 10-14 is from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm. *New this session: Adult Fencing from 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Program runs 10/15-12/10 at Center School Gym. Blackstone Valley Fencing Academy will teach your child the basic techniques and language of fencing. Their goal is to promote self-confidence and self-reliance as a fencer and an individual. All equipment is provided. The 8 week session is $165. Registration deadline is 10/8.

Center Stage Kids drama program is for Ages 5-12 years on Wednesdays from 3:00 pm -4:00 pm at Center School and runs from 10/3 to 11/28. Children will learn various aspects of the performing arts and will participate in a theatrical production on the last day of the 8 week session. Perfect for children who need to gain confidence speaking in front of others or for the family performer! Cost is $105. Registration deadline is 9/26.

Crafting-More than Just Art is for Grades 1-3 and will be on Mondays from 2:45 pm -4:00 pm at Center School and runs from 9/17-11/19. Each week’s art creations will be related to a theme, such as Science: making mobile prisms. Maria Lynch will be doing many fun projects. The 8 week session is $85 and registration deadline is 9/10.

Golf Lessons at the Bay Club is open to Ages 8 & up. Sessions are on Thursdays from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm and 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm on Sept. 6th – 27th at The Bay Club. Join the Bay Club’s PGA Professionals for a 4 week session offering instruction on the fundamentals of golf and how those skills are then used to have fun playing the game of golf. Session 1 from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm is for advanced juniors who have played 9 holes before. Session 2 from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm is for newer junior golfers and will be more instructional. Sign up online to avoid being waitlisted! Cost is $105. Registration deadline is 9/1.

Space is limited so make sure to register on-line on our website at www.mattrec.net. Questions on any programs please email mattrec@mattapoisett.net or call 508-758-4548.

South Coast Children’s Chorus

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Come and join the South Coast Children’s Chorus for our upcoming season! The group is open to all students from grades 1-12. We have two groups, a preparatory chorus and an advanced chorus, that perform throughout the community. This chorus provides students with an outlet for expressing themselves in an artistic way through choral singing.

Rehearsals take place on Tuesday nights, beginning at 5:30 pm for the prep chorus and 6:00 pm for the advanced chorus, at the Unitarian Universalists Church in Fairhaven. New singers are accepted for the group during the first three rehearsals. Our first rehearsal will take place on Tuesday, September 11.

Full and partial scholarships are available. The cost of membership is $200 per singer in the prep chorus and $300 per singer in the advanced chorus. All young singers who are interested are encouraged to apply and audition for the group.

To register, visit our website at www.singsouthcoast.org. For more information contact: SCCCsings@gmail.com, and visit us on Facebook: southcoastchildrenschorus.