Gateway Youth Hockey Update

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Mite Bobcats: The Bobcats suffered their first defeat on Saturday versus Martha’s Vineyard by a score of 18 to 14. The Bobcats came out flying in the first period with goals from Juni Suarez, Derek Gauvin, Thomas Ledger and Trendyn Medeiros. The Bobcats did not let up even for a minute as they continued to score. With one minute remaining in the first period, goaltender Charlie Carroll had to leave due to an injury leaving the net open for the last minute of the period, replaced by Thomas Ledger, leaving the bench thin. Despite the loss of their goalie and being short players, the Bobcats gave the Vineyard a scare all the way to the final buzzer.

Squirt Grizzlies: On Saturday, the Gateway Grizzlies skated to a 3-2 win over Braintree 1 in a Yankee conference game in Pembroke. Luke Mello scored his second goal of the game to tie the score late in the third period and Chris Gauvin got the winner with one minute left in the game. On Sunday, the Grizzlies had a double header with Martha’s Vineyard. In the first game the Grizzlies were down 3 to 0 but battled back to tie the game with Gauvin netting a hat trick. Martha’s Vineyard continued to win the battle for the puck and proceeded to win 6-3. The second game saw the Grizzlies start out with a 3-1 lead after the first period. MV battled back to tie and eventually take the lead for good as the Grizzlies fell 8-4. The offense was lead by Gauvin who recorded his second hat trick on the day, and Tyler Lovendale got the other for the Grizzlies. Thomas Galavotti made some nice saves early but the MV pressure was too much for the Grizzlies.

Pee Wee Warriors: Gallo Arena played host to a battle of the unbeaten on Saturday morning, as the Gateway Warriors faced off against the Southeast Cyclones. Goalie Zachary Pateakos played a career game in net for the Warriors as he limited Cyclone scorers, who were averaging nearly five goals per game, to only two tallies during his 50-minute tenure. Pateakos earned his fourth win, allowing his Warriors to move to a record of 9-0 after the 5-2 victory. The forward skating line of Ben Demoranville, Noah Demoranville, and Jackson St. Don demonstrated their offensive cohesion by registering four of the five Warrior goals and eight points in all. Always hard working, Robert Ramsay netted a pretty backhand goal after line mate Danny Flynn sprung him on a breakaway, effectively sealing the Warrior victory in the third.

Girls: The Girls Open team played a double header this past Saturday versus Gateway’s long-standing nemesis, the Nantucket boys. The boat ride was fun as the girls’ team donned camo paint on their faces anticipating the battle to come. In game one, Nantucket came out gunning hard, ringing the posts and ruffling the net. As usual, the girls brushed it off and persevered, continuing to adjust their game with the help of coaches Ben Hathaway, Sean Sweeney and Doug Breault Sr. In game 2, the girls came alive on defense and offense. Defensewomen Mackenzie Hennessey and Rachel and Shannon Breault, along with centers Makayla Lorance and Caitlin Sweeney shut down the middle of the ice in front of the goal, disabling a key component of Nantucket’s net-swarming strategy seen in game one. The girls began pushing the puck through the neutral zone and bombarding the Nantucket goal. Persistence paid off, with Lorance scoring the first Gateway goal. After recovering from the 3 goal Nantucket blitz, Sweeney came through with a fantastic goal, bringing the score to 6-2.

Three Gateway Teams have made it the state tournament, known as a “Playdown Game.”  The Squirt Grizzlies take on North Attleboro November 1 at 6:30 pm; Pee Wee Predators take on Y-D on November 4 at 6:30 p.m.; and Pee Wee Warriors take on the Southcoast Panthers on November 6 at 7:00 pm. All three games take place at the Hetland Rink in New Bedford. Please come and cheer on the teams.

Halloween Festivities in Marion

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Lead by the Sippican School Drum Line and the Witches of the Marion Art Center the annual parade once again filled the streets in Marion with hundreds of ghosts, ghouls, and M&Ms. Photos by Paul Lopes

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ORCA Inspires School Spirit

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Last week was Homecoming Spirit Week at Old Rochester Regional High School.           Students participated in dress-up days, class skits, and an incredible pep rally on Friday. All of this spirit led up to Friday night’s victorious football game, where ORCA (Old Rochester Committee for Action) showed their school spirit by hosting a face-painting stand. Student ORCA members volunteered to paint the faces of fans with paws, players’ numbers, or anything else school-spirited.

ORCA, a club dedicated to creating a welcoming environment at ORR, is led by advisor and teacher Michael Jenkins. Jenkins said the face painting stand was “just to kind of let people know that we’re here; this is what we’re doing and what we’re all about.”

After getting their name out in last week’s football game, what’s next for ORCA? One project they are considering involves the new student orientation held at the end of August each year. At this orientation, new students typically watch a clip of the previous year’s graduating class’s senior video. Regarding this video, Jenkins said, “It really is not necessarily a good representation of the entire school, so our goal is to create a 10 or 12-minute video yearbook.”

This “video yearbook” would include the sports and clubs offered at ORR, so new students would know what kind of opportunities they can take advantage of. This welcoming video displays the ideals of ORCA.

“We’re just trying to build a better sense of community, of who we are,” Jenkins said. “And even if you may not be friends with somebody, that doesn’t mean you can’t necessarily support them or appreciate what they do.”

ORCA was founded just last year. A group of about 40 students took a trip to Bridgewater State College in order to learn about anti-bullying methods.

“We participated in the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center – MARC for short – program,” Jenkins said. “It basically gave us an idea about what some of the key issues were in terms of where students were feeling uncomfortable, [and] what they saw as some of the problem areas for our school.”

As a result, ORCA was formed to combat some of these issues.

ORCA avoids the “laissez-faire approach” to bullying and discrimination concerns. Although ORR has a mostly positive reputation in these areas, there is always room for improvement. This improvement, sought after by ORCA, will come in the form of increased school spirit and a “collegial” student body.

By Renae Reints

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Marion Council on Aging

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On December 4 at noon, Tom Shire will present “The History of Theatre” at the Marion Police Station. Admission is free, and preregistration is not required. Tom will share with us some of the history and the very special features of the Zeiterion that make it a truly unique theatre, including some of the talented people that helped make the Zeiterion a success. Join us and see Hollywood’s Golden Age come alive when you see fabulous memorabilia from the 1930s and 1940s.

The COA also has a limited number of tickets to the upcoming Tri-County Symphony performances and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra.

Friends of the Bike Path Update

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Like Sleeping Beauty, the Mattapoisett Rail Trail project is about to reawaken from a long sleep. An official information session is scheduled for Town Meeting, November 18. Since the first mile was completed four years ago, and only because of your generosity, Friends of the Bike Path have been able to facilitate progress on bike path construction (Mattapoisett River Bridge) and design/permitting costs. For 2014, we will be initiating another capital campaign to allow us to continue expediting the project. As part of this, we’re asking everyone who can to “like” us on Facebook. Our page is called “Friends of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail”. This will make it so much easier to keep our contact list current.

Coming Soon: Alternative Gift Fair: On November 9, we will be participating in the Alternative Gift Fair at the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting House, 103 Marion Road (Route 6), Mattapoisett. Please come to our table from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. We’ll have gift cards and Tee Shirts to commemorate your contribution. Or send your donation to us at Friends of the Bike Path, PO Box 1336, Mattapoisett, MA, 02739.

Ongoing: Bike Friendly Mattapoisett: Over the past months, people who are interested in social bike riding, bike maps, and improved safety have been meeting at the Mattapoisett Library to make progress on these issues. This has resulted in the Tri-Town Bike Riding club and a few new maps of good on-road bike routes. If you’d like to join group rides, contact the Marion Recreation Department or Mattapoisett Recreation Department. For maps, go to www.mattapoisettrailtrail.com

Our next meeting is November 5, at 6:00 pm, at the library. The topic will be better intersections, better instruction, better documentation of problem areas. We hope to see you there. If you are concerned about safety, the town needs to hear your voice, or you need to put your name on a letter with your concerns.

Pilgrim Sands Trail Riders

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Dozens of skilled dirt bikers converged on the Pilgrim Sands Trail Riders’ race in Mattapoisett on Sunday morning. The course covered both grass track and woods. Photos by Felix Perez.

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ORR Drama Presents ‘A Christmas Carol’

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A Christmas Carol will be performed by the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club on December 5-8 in the high school auditorium.

A Christmas Carol, as performed by ORR Drama, is a lively adaptation of the classic Dickens tale. Life lessons are learned along the way as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by four spirits during the night on Christmas Eve. These spirits include his old business partner Marley, and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. These ghosts will show him glimpses of his own life to teach him what may happen if he doesn’t change his life. Will Ebenezer find his holiday spirit and save himself in the process? Find out by joining us for this special holiday show with a story so warm that it will melt your heart.

130 ORR Drama students will take part in the cast and crew of A Christmas Carol. The cast includes Junior Ian MacLellan as Ebenezer Scrooge, Junior Samuel Resendes as Jacob Marley, Senior Troy Rood as Bob Cratchit, Senior Lizzie Machado as Mrs. Cratchit, Senior Anne Roseman as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Junior Patrick McGraw as the Ghost of Christmas Present, Sophomore Lucy Milde as The Ghost of Christmas Future, and Damien Alton of Mattapoisett as Tiny Tim, as well as many others.

The show is produced by Paul Sardinha, with costumes by Helen Blake.

Presented in the Gilbert D. Bristol Auditorium of Old Rochester Regional High School, under the auspices of the David S. Hagen Performing Arts Series, A Christmas Carol will be performed Thursday, December 5, through Saturday, December 7, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 8, at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors and $12 for adults and are available at The Pen & Pendulum in Mattapoisett, The Marion General Store in Marion, and Plumb Corner Market in Rochester. Tickets may also be available at the door. ORR is located on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. For more ticket information, contact Lisa Cardoza at 508-758-6762.

Thanks from the Mattapoisett Friends

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To the Editor:

The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting takes this opportunity to thank the donors and buyers at the two flea market/yard sales held this year that were more successful than any held previously. All proceeds will be used for refurbishing the interior of the historic 1827 meeting house on Route 6.

The August sale netted in the neighborhood of $1,000 and included several outright cash gifts of $100. Special thanks to Gale and Patrick Broderick of Rochester for their donation of a myriad of household goods prior to their move from their old home in Mattapoisett.

The October sale netted just over $600 and will be augmented by the eBay sale of seven vintage dolls, which grossed $2,250. The dolls were among many items donated by Liz DiCarlo and Bev Baccelli of Mattapoisett.

Thanks, too, for the suggestion by Liz that others in the community might have single items of value to donate to the Friends for possible sale on eBay in the coming months. The church is a 501(c)3 organization and is prepared to offer receipts for income tax purposes for donations of considerable value.

Brad Hathaway

Mattapoisett

 

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