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Goldfinch & Sunflowers - Mary Wright Julius

Hidden Hummingbird - Mary Wright Julius
 
"I love to watch the birds and butterflies that come to the late-summer garden. Flocks of grackles fill the trees and empty the feeders every day as they get ready to journey South. The hummingbirds are gathering nectar from the bee balm and the butterfly bush is a favorite of the black swallowtail. The yellow goldfinches are busy pulling every seed from the sunflowers. Occasionally, the cooper's hawk shows up at the feeders and all the birds scatter until he leaves. September is a time of transition, of preparing for colder weather and the first frost, and the birds know it's coming." 

Thank you, Mary, for sharing these beautiful captures of life!


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September 13, 2015

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Congratulations!!!
Bonnie Guzman

Bonnie won a free make-up application with instruction from Revolutions Salon, Route 106, EB

You should play
our Historical Tidbit Trivia Game at the bottom of this column.

You could win a martial arts birthday party for 10 children at South Shore Martial Arts, Rt 106, Halifax, MA
Historical Tidbit:   
 

Old East Bridgewater Methodist Church
 
This Methodist Church burned to the ground in 1903 when a spark from the foundry set several buildings in the down town area on fire. 
A new one was built by 1904.

By 1900, with a population of 3,025, most people in East Bridgewater were active in one of the five churches:
The First Parish Unitarian, Union Congregational, United Methodist, St. John the Evangelist Catholic, and Elmwood New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) Church. 

 


Monday, September 14
Coffee Hour - 9a - Council on Aging (COA)
Clinic - 9a - COA
Whist - 10a - COA
Garden Club - noon - Library
Senior Lunch - noon - COA
Melodians - 1p - COA
Grief Support - 3p - COA
Selectmen's Mtg - 6:30p - Town Hall
Friends of the Library - 6:30p - Library
Library Trustees - 7p - Library
Alcoholics Anonymous - 7:30p - Community Covenant Church
Tuesday, September 15
Walking Club - 8:30a - St. John's
Chair Yoga - 9a - COA
Errand Van - 9a - COA
Color Your World With Science - 10:30a - Library
Back Alley Bridge - 10:30a - COA
Left, Right, Center - 10:30a - COA
Senior Lunch - noon - COA
Busy Hands - 1p - COA
American Legion - 7p - Town Hall
Alanon - 7:30p - Community Covenant Church
Wednesday, September 16

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

Line Dancing - 10a - COA
Crocheting - 10a - COA
Computer Workshop - 10a - COA
Families & Books - 10:30a - Library
Clinic - 10:30a - COA
Toddle Time - 11a - Library
Mah Jongg - noon - COA
Senior Citizens' Club - noon - COA
Zumba Gold - 1p - COA
Thrift Shop - 3p - United Methodist Church
Central School Council - 4:30p - Central School
Community Meal - 5:30p - United Methodist 
Bingo - 6:30p - 650 Plymouth St
Youth Soccer - 7p - Belmont St
Alcoholics Anon - 7:30p - Union Congregational Church
Deadline to register to vote in special state primary - Town Clerk's office open until 8pm
Thursday, September 17
Shoppers' Van - 8:15a - COA
Walking Club - 8:30a - St John's
Yoga - 10a - COA
Jeopardy - 10:30a - COA
Families & Books - 10:30a - Library
Lunch - noon - COA
EB Hope Candlelight Vigil - 6p - Town Common
Narcotics Anonymous - 6:30p - United Methodist Church
Arts Council - 6:30p - Town Hall
Family Yoga - 6:30pm - Union Congregational
Men's Harmony - 7:30p - Riddell Rd Comm Rm
School Committee - 7:30p - Jr/Sr High School
 Friday, September 18
Cribbage - 8:30a - COA
Bowling - 9a - Viking Rec
TOPS - 9:15a - Library
Crisfit - 10a - COA
 Saturday, September 19
St. John's Service - 4p - St. John's
Community Meal & Concert - 6p - United Methodist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous - 7p - Methodist Church
 Sunday, September 20
Community Covenant Church - Sunday School: 9:45am, Worship: 11:00am
Union Congregational Church - Service & make-your-own-sundae school - 10a
(Elmwood) New Jerusalem Church - 10a
Grace Bible Church -  Worship 10:45a, Family Bible Study 6p 
St. John's Church - Mass: 8a, 10:30a
United Methodist Church -  Service 10:45a
Alcoholics Anonymous - 6p - Union Congregational
 
* Information Compiled in this issue from Town web sites and "Our Town" calendar

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Union Coffeehouse presents 
Garnet Rogers
Sunday - September 13th 2:00pm
(doors open @ 1:30pm)  
Union Congregational Church

Benefit Concert for The Wounded Warrior Project

It's A Gift
It's A Gift
Admission: $20.00

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, to parents of Nova Scotian descent, Garnet Rogers spent many hours in front of the old floor model radio listening to Grand Ol' Opry broadcasts and harmonizing with his brother, the late folk legend Stan Rogers. Since then, Garnet has established himself as a formidable solo artist. His music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, 
and deeply purposeful.
 
Speaking of Purpose, proceeds from this event will be donated to benefit
The Wounded Warrior Project:
  • To raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members.
  • To help injured service members aid and assist each other.
  • To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members.
  
Visit our Web-page www.uccofeb.org/coffee-house

For tickets or information:
 Call or e-mail Jeff   (508) 345-3682     i42golf3@yahoo.com
The East Bridgewater Garden Club 
Monday, Sept. 14, noon 
East Bridgewater Library Community Room

All are welcome to join us for this month's meeting. 
The speaker will be Glen Cornell of the Plymouth County Beekeepers Association.
His talk will be on "An Introduction to Beekeeping."
Members will also receive a report from the Nominating Committee and appoint a Program Committee chairperson and committee.
The flower show will be an arrangement inspired by a book.
Although not necessary, you may include the book in the arrangement.

Senior Citizens' Club
Wednesday, September 16
EB Council on Aging
 
Doors open at noon.
This is our "welcome back" meeting.  New members are always welcome.  Lunch is only 2.00 per person.
We will also be collecting the money for our annual banquet on October 19th at Meadowbrook Restaurant.  If you have any questions, please call Ruth Thorp at 
508-378-1477.  Hope to see you on the 16th.
Call the COA at 508-378-1610 if you need a ride.

EB HOPE Candlelight Vigil
Thursday, September 17, at 6pm
Town Common
(Rain Date Sept 24)

The vigil is held in memory of those who have lost their lives due to drug and alcohol related incidents and those suffering from the disease of addiction. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 28,000 drug-related deaths nationwide last year.

"The key to drug prevention is community awareness," said Susan Silva, the Vigil chairwoman of EB's HOPE. "The misuses of alcohol and illicit drugs are well documented, but few realize the immediate and long-lasting consequences from even a minor miscalculation with prescription drugs."
Please join us.  All are welcome. 
For more information about EB Hope, Click here
Bridgewater Square Chiropractic

We offer LASER Therapy Treatment!

Laser Is An Acronym Which Stands for: 
Light Amplification of Stimulated Emission of Radiation. 
It Is a Focused Beam of Healing Light Energy

Call Our Office Today to Find Out More! 

                            63 Main Street 
     Bridgewater
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Jeopardy

Thursday, September 17, at 10:30am

Council on Aging

 

Exercise your brain and have some fun with us!

Join us for a game of Jeopardy sponsored by the

Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation.

Call the COA at 508-378-1610 to sign up or 

if you need a ride.  



Service & Make-Your-Own Sundae School
Sunday, Sept 20, 10 am
Union Congregational Church 
105 Pleasant St., EB

Come for service, then stay for sundaes!


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Bridgewater farm supply BRIDGEWATER  FARM SUPPLY

The Mums Are in and Just Starting to Flower
Carpe Diem!!! 



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

             1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104)  
         Bridgewater
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(508) 697-0357

Hockomock Digital Photographers 
is a group of about fifty photo-enthusiasts whose expertise ranges from beginner to professional. We meet regularly to talk about ways to improve our photography.
We meet every Wednesday starting in September and ending around mid-May.

 Activities start at 7:30PM at the East Bridgewater Public Library. More information about specific meetings can be found on our Calendar. hockomockdigital.com



Auditions for a Community Theater Production 
of  Roald Dahl's "The Witches"

with Artists From Suburbia (new EB Community Theater) 
Directed by Andrew Child

Friday, September 25, and Saturday, September 26, from 7:00-9:00
 St. Joseph the Worker Church
 1 Maquan Street in Hanson, Massachusetts 

Interested performers should prepare 30 seconds - 1 minute of a monologue of their choosing and be prepared to learn a brief movement combination and read from the script.


Artists from Suburbia, a new collective that strives to put the "community" back into community theatre is looking for a group of eight talented actors/ clowns/ puppeteers of any age or ability to tell the delightfully wacky story of The Witches adapted by David Wood through dialogue, creative movement, and puppetry.

Rehearsals will (tentatively) be held on Mondays 7:00-9:00, Thursdays 7:00-9:00, and Sundays 1:00-4:00 in Brockton, Massachusetts (just over the Whitman town line). However, the full cast will not be expected to attend all rehearsals.  Any additional dates and times may be worked out to incorporate everyone's schedules.  Tech week will begin on Sunday, November 15. 

Performances will be at The Center at Sachem Rock in East Bridgewater on Friday, November 20, at 7:00; Saturday, November 21, at 7:00; and Sunday, November 22, at 2:00. Performances will be free and open to the public.

This production is being graciously funded by the East Bridgewater Cultural Council.  We hope you will join us and become a part of our premier production!  Please feel free to email artistsfromsuburbia@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. 
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"The Witches" is presented through special arrangements with Samuel French, Inc.
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EB Council on Aging Annual Trip to The Big E, Thursday, September 24th
THE BIG E ~ (Massachusetts Day!) 
Depart *Commercial Club: 8:00 am
Return Approximately 8:30 pm ~ $5.00 per person  

Thanks to a generous grant from the Eastern Massachusetts Trustees Group, The EBCOA is, once again, able to offer a trip to the Eastern States Exhibition in Springfield. "The Big E" is the ninth largest fair in the nation, hosting more than 1 million people each September. Enjoy free entertainment, the Avenue of the States, animals, shopping, rides, a huge array of New England food favorites, a colorful parade and so much more. If you are chosen for this trip and find that you cannot make it, please call the EBCOA office ASAP at 508-378-1610, as there is usually a long waiting list. *Upon request of the Commercial Club, please park in the gravel parking lot, to the far right (opposite end of the gazebo). Lottery sign-up for East Bridgewater residents will begin on Monday, August 3rd, and can be done in person or by phone. Non-residents may sign up beginning Monday, August 17th. Sign-ups will close on Friday, August 28th @ 12:00p.m.- no exceptions. The lottery will be drawn by Council on Aging Board members on Mon., August 31st.

Maya is psyched to be entering 7th grade at the new E. Bridgewater Jr/Sr High School.
New Adventures
 
Olivia and friends enjoy their limo ride to school. Olivia was a fantastic reader this summer and was lucky enough to win the limo ride raffle. Thanks to Extreme Limo for their ride donation!
 

Nolan & Andrew ready to go.
 
 Ready for their adventure, learning, growing and making new experiences.
As new memories are made, we make this nod to the faculty and staff who help mold, thanking them for their kindness and patience.

Math, English, History, Art, Music & Sports:
 Here we go, ready for the best adventure 
of all ~ life!
Our warmest to all as they forge ahead in this academic new year.
Further information: www.ebps.net
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." 
~ John Lennon

"Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning." 


 I woke to find I have been in a 
jacquie 2013
dream. That all and everything is indeed possible. I woke to meet myself.  ~ Jacquie

Town Buildings

 

Town Hall

175 Central St

508-378-1601

Mon 8:30a-8p

Tues - Thurs 8:30a-4:30p

Fri 8:30a-noon

 

EB Public Library

32 Union St

508-378-1616

Mon & Tues 9-8
Wed, Thurs, Fri 9-5
Saturday 9-2 

 

Council on Aging 

355 Plymouth St

508-378-1610

Mon 8a-6p

Tues-Thurs 8a-4p

Fri 8a-noon 

 
Small businesses make our community strong.
Support them every day!
Pat Snow ballet
Pat Snow's Dance Academy

Classes Start The Week of September 14

For Pat Snow's Dance Academy Competition Teams
Tickets $6

3 Studios:
Bridgewater
E. Bridgewater
Whitman

For more Information,
Call (508) 378-7079
or email 


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Grants Rental


From Tools for Home Improvement Projects to Indoor/Outdoor Parties & Fundraisers...We Rent It All

Call Us Today to Discuss Your Rental Needs or to Make a Reservation

10 Bedford Park
Bridgewater
508-279-0950


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Paula Coffey Dance Center

Our Desire Is to Bring 
Young Dancers Together to Share The Rewards of 
* Poise * Self Confidence
* Friendship & 
of Course....
The Love of Dance!

Voted The Best Dance School in EB & Voted a Bronze Award for The Best in The Entire Metro South Area - Again!

55 Spring St
East Bridgewater
(508) 378-7043


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Ousamequin Woman's Club of Greater Bridgewater Club Tea

Monday, September 14, 

at 2pm

Bridgewater Senior Center 
 

Break out your flowered dress, your hat, gloves, and string of pearls and join us for an elegant time and a fun way to start our 2015-2016 year!
There will be a "Club Tea" for area women of all ages!

The Special Guest is Marilee Hunt, Town Clerk (newly elected) of Bridgewater. The Ousamequin's "Club Tea" commemorates the 125th anniversary of the national G.F.W.C.  (General Federation of Women's Clubs). The "Club Tea" is open to any lady (and friends) who wish to attend.  Advance notice to the Club is required by emailing Ousamequin.Today@gmail.com 
at least three days prior to the event. Hope to see YOU there!

Ms Beehaven 
Angel Alley

 * Workshops * Meditation
* Drumming Circles *Reiki
* Shamanic Healing Treatments
* Crystals & Supplies

10 West Union St 
East Bridgewater, MA 
508-378-9699


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Community Meal Dates & Times

East Bridgewater United Methodist Church
54 N. Central St. 
East Bridgewater

Community Meal is a free meal each Wednesday, 5:30pm.

Join us:  September 16.
These meals are free, but we accept donations. 

Our Thrift Shop is open on Wednesdays,
from 3:00 - 5:00pm and on Saturdays from 10am - 12pm.

Thank you.  Any questions, please call 508-378-2814.

Unique Ladies Gift Show

Friday, October 2
3 - 8pm

Saturday, October 3
10am - 3pm

Knights of Columbus
1195 Bedford St 
Whitman

Crafts * Vendors * Gifts of 
All Kinds

Vendors:  spots still available.
Contact Gail Mather
for more information.

Nessralla Farm
Nessralla Farm Corn Maze 
Now Open 
7 Days A Week Thru 
November 1
10am - 6pm

"Frozen" Themed Corn Maze Birthday Parties Available

Nessralla Farm Offers a Variety of 
Rt 106, Halifax
781-293-6792


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Mind Body Spirit Healing

Open Up & Breathe Easier

Email Me to Learn More or 
to Schedule a Visit.



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Revolutions Styling Salon

Mention This Ad 
& Get $10 Off Any Color Service With Rachel, 
Lani or Shannon

(508) 378-9971
494 West Street
(Route 106) 
East Bridgewater


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Olde Kids on the Block!

Monday, September 21, 1-3pm

EB Council on Aging

 

This fabulous 16-piece band revives the big band sound of the 30's, 40's and 50's.  Professional retired and semi-retired musicians will transport you back to that era and will have you dancing, humming or tapping your feet. 

Everyone will thoroughly enjoy an uplifting afternoon of music and vocals by Mara Castle and the Olde Kids on the Block.

Seating is limited.  Call the COA at 508-378-1610 to sign up.

S.A.L.T. Presentation at the COA

Lt. Jeff Kelley, EBFD Thursday, October 1st @ 10:30am Among other topics, Lt. Kelley will discuss lock boxes available through the Fire Department and the smoke detector program available to EB seniors.  Please see the September newsletter for more information or call the COA at 508-378-1610.

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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME  
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A martial arts birthday party for 10 children at South Shore Martial Arts, Rt 106, Halifax, MA
 
Historical Tidbit Question:

 What was the population of East Bridgewater in 1900?

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from the correct answers.

The Buzz was compiled

this week by  Rob Lundquist, Theresa McNulty, Marla Prince, Stacy Rancourt, Jacquelyn Rose, & Betty Stirling.
 

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