Unsung Heroes: Waste Management Workers

Often overlooked by our communities, waste management workers are fundamental for the health and sanitation of our societies. Without their efforts, we would literally be neck-deep in trash. In the freezing cold, the blistering sun, the soaking rain, pelting snow and lashing winds, they take our refuse and dispose of it in a safe, efficient manor. Dealing with our trash that is too often swarming with flies and stinging insects, they assure our communities are not overrun by the roaches and rodents. Also part of waste management is the concept of recycling, an idea vital not only for our environment but for our economy as well.

Bridgewater does not have a curbside pick-up service but employs a transfer station located on 1200 Bedford Street. Its hours of operation are Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9 am to 4 pm, Saturday from 7 am to 2 pm, and Sunday from 8 am to 12 pm. They are closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Yearly stickers cost $15, with a two-year option for $30. Trash bags cost $1.50 per bag. www.bridgewaterma.org/TransferStation/pdf

Those with questions or inquiries can call 508-697-0903.

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They each won a gift certificate worth $25 redeemable at

Wright's Garden Center,

378 E Center St,

W. Bridgewater

You should play

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You could win a 3 Yoga Class pass ($30) from
Mind Body Spirit Healing, 541 N. Central St,
E. Bridgewater

Historical Tidbit: Cowbells

image via wikipedia.

When I was growing up my grandfather, Guy Baker, use to call his corner of the world "Cowbell Corner." Over the years I used the term myself, thinking the saying was quite quaint.

My paternal grandfather, Clyde Bosworth Sr. happened to have a dairy farm next door to "Grampa" Baker's new home leaving one to wonder if perhaps in the early mornings he would hear the melodious tinkle as cows moved slowly from one grazing spot to another. Or maybe around sundown, when the herd was being brought home for milking.

Farmers of the world have been belling their cows for thousands of years. In America, except for a few remote spots, the old and time-honored tinkle of the cowbell is now mute and almost obscure. Today's cows are mechanized and data-processed and the modern dairyman knows where every cow is at all times.

The traditionally prudent New England dairy farmer sometimes fashioned, with his frugal fingers, bells out of scraps of metal, which he then shaped with a hammer. History records the first commercial manufacturer of cowbells as being the Barton Bell Company, founded in 1793 in East Hampton, Connecticut.

Respectfully Submitted by~ Sue Basille

Monday, August 24

Painters - 9a - Cole Yeaton Senior Center (CYSC)

Lunch - noon - CYSC

Planning Board - 6:30p - Police Station

Finance Comm - 7p - Memorial Bldg

Comm & Econ Development - 7:30p - Police Station

Tuesday, August 25

Zumba - 9a - CYSC

Shopping - 10:15a - CYSC

Lunch - noon - CYSC

Movie - 1p - Library

Pickling Presentation - 6:30p - Library

Conservation Comm - 7p - Police Station

Wednesday, August 26

Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters - 7:15a - Good Days Restaurant, WB
Exercise - 9a - CYSC

Crafters - 9a - CYSC

Shopping - 10:15a - CYSC

Quilters - 11a - CYSC

Movie - 1p - Library

Thursday, August 27

Zumba - 9a - CYSC

Food Pantry - 10a - Central Square Congregational, UCC

Friday, August 28

Exercise - 9a - COA

Crafters - 9a - COA

Mah Jong - 10a - COA

Saturday, August 29

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Mass - 4p

Whist - 7p - CYSC

Sunday, August 30

First Parish Church - 9:30a

Bridgewater Baptist Church - 10a

Saint Thomas Aquinas Mass - 7:45a, 10 and 12p

Trinity Episcopal - 9a service thru Labor Day

Central Square Congregational, UCC - 10a

Bridgewater United Methodist - 10a
Faith Chapel Assembly of God - school 9a, service 10a
Trinity Covenant - 10a

United Methodist - 10a - Worship & school

New Jerusalem - 10:30a

Scotland Trinitarian Congregational - 10:30a

St. Basil's Chapel - 10:00a and 5p - note new 5p time * -

BSU Campus

West Bridgewater Baptist Church - 10:30a

* Information Compiled in this issue from Town web sites, submitted information and "Senior Publishing" Feel free to submit events & information from your non-profit group.

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Gymnastics Link

Check out our:

Birthday Parties

Open Gym

612 Plymouth Street, (Rt 106)

East Bridgewater, MA

508-378-2223

Movies, Movies, Movies

Free movie matinees

Bridgewater Public Library

Tuesday & Wednesday,

both at 1pm.

Its cool, its free and its fun! Please join us for some great

movies.

Parents must accompany and remain with children.

Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus

New Member Enrollment/Open Rehearsals

August 24 and 31, 7:00pm

First Congregational Church, Raynham

The Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus (SMFC) will begin its 2015 Holiday Season with Open Rehearsals on August 24 and 31. The 90-member SMFC will present its holiday concert on December 12 and 13, with additional engagements to be announced. SMFC's 2015 holiday program with feature elegant arrangements of classic Yuletide carols alongside popular and contemporary sacred Christmas songs.

Enthusiastic singers are invited to Open Rehearsals where they may learn about SMFC membership, meet other members of the group and preview our musical program. Following rehearsal, a brief audition will be held, using music drawn from rehearsal material.

Open Rehearsals and all weekly rehearsals are held Mondays, 7:00 - 9:00pm, at the First Congregational (Stone) Church,

785 South Main Street, Raynham. For more information, please call 508-821-9571 or email admin@smfconline.org.

BRIDGEWATER FARM SUPPLY

Come on in and enter our free raffle to win a $50 gift certificate to Johnny Macaroni's Restaurant, East Bridgewater, to be drawn on August 30.

Visit Our On-line Store For Your Lawn & Garden Needs

1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater

(508) 697-0357

www.bridgewaterfarm.com

Preserving the Harvest: Pickling

Tuesday, August 25 at 6:30pm

Bridgewater Public Library

Presented by Freedom Food Farm

Make some unbelievable pickles with locally grown cucumbers this summer! Instructor Chuck Currie has been making pickles for over a decade.

You will be walked through the step by step process, discuss pickling options and leave with a perfect jar of pickles.

Freedom Food Farm is a sustainable, full-diet farm started by Chuck Currie serving Southern New England located in Raynham, MA. The farm grows and produces food year-round. (www.freedomfoodfarm.com)

The event, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Bridgewater Public Library, is free and open to the public.

Bridgewater Square Chiropractic

Laser Therapy Treatment

New Modality For Muscle & Joint Treatments!

63 Main Street

Bridgewater

(508) 697-0050

bwatersqchiro.com

Attention Dog Owners:

Please be advised that the deadline for licensing dogs has been extended to September 1ST.Dogs not registered by September 1st will be charged a fine in the amount of $50.00 in addition to the cost of the license as required by the Canine Enforcement

Ordinance.
License Fees:
Male/Female: $20.00
Neutered Male/Spayed Female: $15.00

Pay in Person at Town Clerk's Office (Cash or Check accepted)
Town Clerk's hours:
Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. & Friday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Online:
Licenses may be paid online at www.bridgewaterma.org

By Mail:
Licenses may also be obtained by mail by sending in the proper fee (Payable to Town of Bridgewater), self addressed stamped envelope and copy of current rabies certificate to Town Clerk's Office, Town Hall, 64 Central Square, Bridgewater, MA 02324

www.paulacoffeydance.com

BRIDGEWATER RECREATION COMMISSION
FALL CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING-STARTS SEPTEMBER 5.

The Bridgewater Recreation Commission is still accepting registrations for the fall, 2015 cross country running program. The program, entering its eleventh season, is set to begin on Saturday, September 5, and is open to Bridgewater youngsters entering grades 5-8 in the fall. Sessions take place every Saturday morning, from 9:00-10:00, continuing through October 31.

Runners will meet and warm-up at Bridgewater State University's Tinsley Center (behind Swenson Field) and then run on the trails on Great Hill. The program will be directed by Sam Baumgarten, Kim Larcom, and Joe Gillis. Sign up forms are posted on the Town website: www.bridgewaterma.org/Government/Depts/Recreation For additional information, contact the Recreation office at 508-697-8020, call Sam at 508-697-6848, or e-mail Sam at sbaumgarten@verizon.net

For the second year in a row, youngsters may opt for a competitive opportunity by joining the Bridgewater Blazers Cross Country Team. Joining the team will require an extra mid-week workout on Wednesdays, from 5:00-6:00 p.m., a commitment to attend selected cross country meets, and some additional costs for entry fees to meets, separate shirts and/or sweat suits to represent the team, and travel to meets

Painting Workshop by Gregory John Maichack

Tuesday, September 8 at 6pm

Bridgewater Public Library

The Bridgewater Public Library will host award-winning pastel painter Gregory John Maichack, presenting his new workshop, "Poppies" on Tuesday, September 8th from 6-8 pm.
This workshop serves beginners to advanced adult artists and is open to the public. Mr. Maichack will provide professional grade pastels, pastel paper, and other materials. The workshop will feature proven artistic techniques of the masters, like Georgia O'Keeffe, and share entertaining and novel cultural and historical anecdotes. Participants will learn all the essentials of pastel painting for any subject, and take home their own pastel painting.

Seating will be limited, so please log on to the Library's website (www.bridgewaterpubliclibrary.org) or call 508-697-3331 to register
your spot.

Bridgewater Business Association Autumn-Fest
Sat. Sept 26, 2015
10am-4pm
www.Autumnfest.net www.bridgewaterbiz.biz

Pix from Autumn Fest 2014

S. Culp

Fading Memories: A Tribute to the 70th Anniversary

of the End of the Second World War

Victor Jorgensen's photo from Times Square, public domain.

The pivotal moment of the Twentieth Century, The Second World War came to it's end seventy years ago this month.

Politically, scientifically and even culturally, it marked a transitional phase in our nation.

Many of us grew up hearing of the saga from those who participated in the events. For others, it is a journey through tomes and photographs, capturing not only the technical aspects of the conflict but also the emotions, fears and hopes of those who lived and died through it.

Countless films of various quality have been made.

What is important about this anniversary of the end of the War is how close we are to losing all living memories of those years. Surviving veterans are now well into their late eighties and nineties. Even the children who participated in scrap metal drives are now senior citizens.

Let us ponder all that happened in those years, and think about those who sacrificed their tomorrows so we could have our today.

Signing the surrender on 9-2-1945 on USS Missouri, photo public domain

Respectfully Submitted, M. Hardy

"That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains." ~ Steve Jobs

"Don't call the world dirty because you forgot to clean your glasses." ~ Aaron Hill

"Water is life, and clean water means health." ~

Audrey Hepburn

A clean Earth, a clean body & a clean disposition. Sometimes the best things in life take effort.

~ Jacquie

Town Buildings

Town Hall

64 Central Square

508-697-0921

Mon-Fri 8a-4p

Fri 8a-1p

Public Library

15 South St

508-697-3331

Mon-Wed 9a-8p

Thurs10a-5p

Fri & Sat 10a-2p

Cole Yeaton Senior Center

10 Wally Krueger Way
508-697-0929

Mon-Thurs 9a-3p

Fri 9a-noon

Food Pantry

Central Square Church

71 Central Sq.

508-697-6016

Thursdays - 10a

Small Businesses make our Community Strong. Support them everyday!

Wright's Garden Center

New Perennials Each Week!

Fresh Garden Ideas

40 Varieties

Organic Herbs * Perennials * Annuals * Hanging Baskets

378 E Center Street

West Bridgewater

(508) 583-2941

Nessralla Farm

Our Own Fresh Edamame and Shell Beans!

"Frozen" Themed Corn Maze Birthday Parties Available Sept

To Oct 31

Nessralla Farm Offers a Variety of

Birthday Celebration Package

Rt 106, Halifax

781-293-6792

nessrallafarm.com

Technology Workshop

Tuesday, August 25 at 12:30pm

Cole Yeaton Senior Center

Are you looking to keep up with today's technology? Do you have any questions about your cell phone, tablet or computer? Maybe you are interested in purchasing one of those things and are not exactly sure what is best for you?

Jeff Fowler will present a technology information session at the Bridgewater Senior Center in Tuesday, August 25th at 12:30 PM.

Please call 508-697-0929 to register.

Pat Snow's Dance Academy

Classes Start The Week Of September 14

Open Houses:

Bridgewater

Sept 8, 2-6pm

Whitman

Sept 9, 2-6pm

Competition Teams Meet Aug 27, Sept 3, Sept 10

3 Studios

Bridgewater

E.Bridgewater

Whitman

For more Information Call (508) 378-7079
or email patsnows@gmail.com

patsnowsdanceacademy.com

BRIDGEWATER GOLDEN AGERS CHINESE LUNCHEON

TUES, AUGUST 25TH AT 1:30 AT THE BRIDGEWATER SENIOR CENTER, 10 WALLEY KRUEGER WAY, BRIDGEWATER, MA.

TICKETS $8.00 MEMBERS, $10.00 FOR NON-MEMBERS.

CALL 508-697-6710 OR MAIL CHECK TO LILLIAN PRIMAVERA, 75 CONCETTA DR., BRIDGEWATER, MA 02324.

CUT OFF DATE IS FRI, AUGUST 21ST.

East Bridgewater Dental

Caring & Gentle Staff

Get Your Check Up Before School Starts;

*Free Ticket To Showcase Cinema For Each Pediatric Dentist Appointment In August 2015!*

42 Bedford Street

East Bridgewater

508-378-3442

eastbridgewaterdental.com

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Sandi's Sewing and Design will host a OPEN HOUSE
Sept 5th from 10-1.
47 Broad St. Rear, Bridgewater, MA
Please join us to learn more about Sewing classes for this fall. Classes for adults and children. Light refreshments will be served.
Hope to see you then. For more information:
sandisewinganddesign.com
508-341-0060

Reminder:

First day of school for all students grades 1-12 is Tuesday, September 8.

Free Fun Fridays

70 MUSEUMS & CULTURAL VENUES10 WEEKS OF FUN THIS SUMMER

7 SITES OPEN FOR FREE EACH FRIDAY

Free Fun Fridays offers visitors no cost admission to many of the most treasured cultural venues in Massachusetts

August 28

OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE

Sturbridge

PLIMOTH PLANTATION

Plymouth

CLARK ART INSTITUTE

Williamstown

MASS MoCA

North Adams

ECOTARIUM

Worcester

GRIFFIN PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM

Winchester

CAPE COD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Brewster

Bridgewater Seniors!

Did you know that Dial-A-Bat Transportation is Available

to the following locations?

Compass Medical Mondays & Thursdays

Pick up at 9:15 & 10:15 - Return at 12:30pm

Roche Bros Way Mondays & Thursdays

Pick up at 9:15 & 10:15 - Return at 12:30pm

Worried about what to do with the kids this summer?

Check out these great activities and events!

The kids won't have time to be bored!

Kids bowl free - 2 games a day all summer!

Kids bowl free link, click here

365 things to do south shore

lists different daily ideas

365 things link, click here

Free outdoor movies, events & more

visit South Shore Mamas click here

For free events at Patriot Place

Patriot Place free activities, click here

Free Kids Workshops at Home Depot

For workshop info, click here

Free Kids Workshops at Lowe's

Build & Grow Clinics

For clinic times & activities, click here

WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME

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and beeee entered to win

A 3 Yoga Class pass ($30) from

Mind Body Spirit Healing,

541 N. Central St, E. Bridgewater

Historical Tidbit Question:

What did Guy Baker call his corner of the world?

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Prizes@buzzaround.info

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phone number & town
with your answer.

By entering, you give us

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your name in next week's

Buzz Around Bridgewater.

On August 25, 2015, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.

The Buzz was compiled

this week by Mark Hardy, Thomas Kelley, Theresa McNulty, Marla Prince, Stacy Rancourt, & Jacquelyn Rose

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