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EB's Girl Scouts can be seen selling their cookies Saturdays & Sundays in Carriage Crossing in front of CVS or South Shore Savings until March.  Stop by & say "hi."

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Happy February
February 07, 2016
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EB Scouting Memories

My aunts, Miriam Houghton and Frances Leland, were involved in scouting for many years.  In 2nd grade, we "Brownies" met weekly at my Aunt Miriam's home in Elmwood.   Our leader for third and fourth grades was Mabel Ballentine, our teacher at Elmwood School.   In fifth grade we became Girl Scouts and met in the Methodist Church basement.   Our first badge was at the home of Alice Craig of "Westdale,"  for  our cooking and hostess badges.   Knitting/darning badge was at Mrs. Feeney's on Bedford Street.   I remember earning my sewing badge at Mrs. Anderson's home on Spear Avenue, followed by Bird and Tree badge at Mrs. Bartlett's home on Plymouth Street.   Mrs. Bartlett took us to Arnold Arboretum as part of our Tree badge requirement.   I earned my photography badge at Mr. Miller's home on Plymouth Street.
Most of us earned our Curved Bar and attended many "Court of Awards" ceremonies.   We "graduated" to Senior Scouts when in high school and met at Mrs. Joan Geary's home on Keith Avenue.   During that time, we enjoyed outings to Camp Storrow in Waltham and a weekend at Camp Squanto in Plymouth.  
 Mrs. Geary also took us to Logan Airport, where we toured one of the planes on the tarmac. 
1946-47 Meeting at Feeney's home to work on knitting badge. Front row: Millie Carpenter,  Betty Belknap, Lois Glover. Back row:  Audrey Hirtle,  Shirley Williams,  Sandra Doten, Carol Craig, Joanne Locke, Sally Flagg,  Virginia Feeney
 My close friend, Sandra (Doten) Harlan and I were the only ones who remained in Senior 
Scouts during our senior year of high school.  During those years, we enjoyed marching in all the parades and considered it an honor to carry the American Flag and the troop flag.  We were Oak Troop #1 in East Bridgewater.

Sincerely,
Betty (Belknap) Stirling 
Taken beside E.B. Methodist Church when we received our Curve Bar 1952-53 time frame.  Barbara Doten, assistant; Sandra Doten,  Betty Belknap,  Carol Craig,  Lynne Ridder, Sally Flagg,  Virginia Feeney,  Lois Glover,  Joan Geary, Leader of Senior Scouts.


Monday, February 8
Coffee Hour - 9a - Council on Aging (COA)
Whist - 10a - COA
Senior Lunch - noon - COA
Hand and Foot - 1p - COA
Bereavement Group - 3p - COA
Rep Diehl - 5p - Town Hall
Friends of Library - 6:30p - Library
Board of Selectmen - 6:30p - Town Hall
Trustees - 7p - Library
Alcoholics Anonymous - 7:30p - Community Covenant Church
Nomination Papers are available for all town elections at the town clerk's office at the Town Hall
Tuesday, February 9
Tax Prep - 8:20a - COA
Housing Authority - 9a - Prospect St
Errand Van - 9a - COA
Chair Yoga - 9a - COA
Clinic - 9a - COA
Color Your World with Science - 10:30a - Library
Back Alley Bridge - 10:30a - COA
Left, Right, Center - 10:30a - COA
Busy Hands - 1p - COA
Civil War Round Table  - 7p - Library
Conservation Comm - 7p - Town Hall
Lions Club - 7p - Cameron's
Alanon - 7:30p - Community Covenant Church
Wednesday, February 10

Rotary Meeting - 7:15a - Good Days, WB

Clinic - 10a - COA

Line Dancing - 10a - COA

Crocheting - 10a - COA

Computer Workshop - 10a - COA

Families & Books - 10:30a - Library    

Advanced Whist - 11a - COA                

Toddler Learn Through Plan- 11a - Library                      

Mah Jongg - noon - COA

Food Pantry - 12:30p - Union Congregational Church

Zumba Gold - 1p - COA

EB Hope - 4:45p - Town Hall

Community Meal - 5:30p - United Methodist Church

EB BASE- 7p - Town Hall

Agricultural Comm - 7p - Town Hall

Hockomock Photography - 7:30p - Library
Alcoholics Anon - 7:30p - Union Congregational Church
Thursday, February 11
Shoppers' Van - 8:15a - COA
Tax Prep - 8:20a - COA
Friends of Seniors - 9a - COA
Yoga - 10a - COA
Families & Books - 10:30a - Library
Valentine's Day Party - noon - COA
Back Alley Bridge - noon - COA
Kiwanis - 6:30p - TJ Smith's
Narcotics Anonymous - 6:30p - United Methodist Church
GRASP - 7p - Community Covenant Church
School Committee - 7p - Jr/Sr High School
Friday, February 12

Cribbage - 8:30a - COA

Bowling - 9a - Viking Rec

TOPS - 9:15a - Library

Crisfit - 10a - COA

Movers & Shakers - 10:30a - Library

Saturday, February 13
Cook Book Book Club - noon - Library
St. John's - Service - 4p 
Alcoholics Anonymous - 7p - Methodist Church
Sunday, February 14
Standish Sportsmen's Show - 9a - 1 Burr Lane
Community Covenant Church - Sunday school:  9:45am, Worship: 11:00am
Union Congregational Church - Service 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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The Standish Sportsman's Association 
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 Sunday, February 7th, 9 am to 2 pm
 
Admission is $8 for adults and $1 for children. 
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Forum on Islam & Syrian Refugees
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016
at 11:30 am

 First Parish Church 
50 School St., Bridgewater
(Note change in location.)

All are encouraged to come learn more about Islam from an Imam, meet Syrian refugees who live among us, and gain a better understanding of the Syrian crisis.  We hope to seed understanding and goodwill.

Some focus-issues will be:
(a)  What is Islam; what does the current ISIS movement have to do with Islam?
(b)  What is the civil war in Syria about?  Who is fighting whom?  What is at stake?
(c)  Why are residents fleeing Syria?
(d)  What is the U.S.'s refugee screening process -- what precautions are taken to reduce likelihood of terrorists entering the U.S.?
(e)  How can we in this community help -- in everyday life as neighbors; in town life as responsible citizens; in our communities as spokespeople, financial supporters, or hosts?

Speakers:
Muslim representative -- Imam Abdul Rahman - The value of human life and security, and the commonalities between religions.
Legal representative -- Legal official - explain the rigorous vetting process.
Refugee representatives -- Ahmad and his father, and another refugee family.
Nonprofit Organization Fundraiser -- Dr. Abdul Fattah Elshaar, Syrian American Medical Society.


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Healing Service
with Rev. Jim Conley and Rev. Meg Clapp
 
 7:00 PM
Thursday, February 18.
Union Congregational Church, 105 Pleasant St., 
East Bridgewater.  508-378-2874
Income Tax Preparation
Tuesdays & Thursdays through April 14
by appointment
at the Council on Aging
Joe Benson will once again be available to help you with your taxes 
for a small fee.
Please contact the COA at 
508-378-1610 to make an appointment.
Little League
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL REGISTRATION

Registration for the spring 2016 Little League Baseball and Softball season is now open.  Registration can be completed online 
at Click here for link.  For additional information, visit the site 
or email David Brew @ davidbrew44@comcast.net.

Treat Your Valentine to a little Johnny. 

Make your reservations early.


Johnny Macaroni's
582 West St., EB (508) 378-9335
1300 Plymouth Street, EB 
       (508) 456-4460


 

Union Congregational Church, 105 Pleasant St., EB


[Sense]ation Day - Free Family Fun at Fuller Craft
Thurs., February 18th

Come to Fuller Craft Museum for a day filled with hands-on activities, craft demos, new exhibitions, and fun! 
An exciting day of discovery!
FREE admission for up to 2 adults per family when accompanied by children 12 and under from 10 am - 4 pm (FREE activities 
from 10 am - 2 pm). 
Celebrate Black History Month:  make a Freedom Quilt square  
Decorate a Tiny (bird)House, Toothpick Building Craft; and
Storyteller Tim Van Egmond at 1:00 pm captivates kids and parents with "The Story Bag."  For more info, visit fullercraft.org.
 

7th Annual Intergenerational Winter Party

Thursday, February 18, at noon

Council on Aging

 

Pizza Party and Candy Bar Bingo

Grandchildren are welcome & encouraged to come!

No grandkids?  No problem.  Come on your own!

Pizza and fun for everyone!

Reservations must be made by Friday, February 12th!

Cost:  $3.00 per person   $15.00 family maximum

 


Is your computer running sluggish?
Time to  shape it up:
 Wipe & Reload    $109

Charlie's Computers 
992 Bedford St., Bridgewater
(508) 279-1080

     


East Bridgewater Public Library is proud to be partnering with the Boston Bruins and Cradles to Crayons to provide new pajamas for local children in need. 

Drop off new PJs at the Library between February 1st and March 15th.  Oh, and stop by our special Story Hour on February 17th - and wear your jammies!

Random Acts of Kindness 2016 
Random Acts of Kindness Week will run from February 14-20, 2016.   Now is the time to consider what your class, club, sports team, or group of friends might do to participate.  To help you out, the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation has a website full of resources, such as:  Kindness in the Classroom lesson plan downloads, ideas for inspiration, reading lists, research information on kindness, videos, posters, kindness cards, inspirational quotes, and a newsletter.  For Classroom teachers there is a free online "Teaching Kindness Notebook:  Kindness in the Classroom" lesson plans for grades K-12.  Looking for more inspiration?  Check out the Stories tab on the website. 

To view the 7-minute overview video:

Random Acts of Kindness Foundation: Kindness in the Classroom Program
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation:
Kindness in the Classroom Program


Thanks to South Shore Hospital's Youth Health Connection


Brockton Symphony Orchestra presents:

Sizzling Symphonic Favorites
Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 3:00 pm
Buckley Performing Arts Center,
Massasoit Community College,
1 Massasoit Boulevard, Brockton
Warm your winter afternoon at our family-friendly concert of orchestral favorites, featuring principal clarinetist and chairman of our BrSO family, Torben Hansen.
www.brocktonsymphony.org

Congratulations to EB's own Capachione 
School of Performing Arts!

Seventy-eight of their students participated in the Access Broadway Performing Arts Competition on the weekend of Jan. 15th.  Their collective efforts won them the title of Best Performing Arts Studio.  Under the direction of Adam Joy, Eli Bigelow, Tara Morrison and Sue Mulvihill, their students displayed exceptional professionalism, both on and off the stage.

Congratulations and kudos to all the students for their work, dedication and performance. 

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Some of the winners and their coaches: 

Overall High Score Winners Vocal Duet Sarah Geraghty Hannah Lizotte Pictured w. Vocal Coach Eli Bigelow

1st Place Vocal Broadway/Debut High Score Overall, Savannah Rose Pictured with vocal coach Sue Mulvihill
 
"Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall." ~ Ray Bradbury
"If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing." 
~ Coco Chanel

"A bird is safe in its nest - but that is not what its wings are made for." 
~ Amit Ray, World Peace:  The Voice of a Mountain Bird

To soar, we must first learn to fly.  Time to get out and flap around a bit!
 ~  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!

Contact your
Mary Kay Independent
Beauty Consultants

Cindy Guarino
508-245-1872

Jeanne A. Smith
508-208-0596

Living Happy
by Julie Gerstel
Happiness is a choice.  It is a choice we make from moment to moment and day to day


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Ruggiero Fitness Concepts
Starting February 15th, I am looking for people who want to WORK TOWARD THEIR OWN  Clean Eating goals with my team and me for 30 days! 

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 Duval's Pharmacy

Valentine Sweets for your Special Valentine!

Your neighborhood pharmacy, giving personalized attention.
 
571 Washington Street 
Whitman, MA
 
Open:  Mon-Fri: 8am - 8pm
Sat:  9am - 5pm
Sun:  9am - 1pm
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Valentine's Day Party

Thursday, February 11

 at noon

Council on Aging

 

Join us for a delicious lunch of roast pork loin with apple sauce glaze, baked potato with sour cream & parsley, buttered carrots, whole wheat roll, pumpkin cake with sugar glaze.

After lunch, Tom Madden is back to entertain us!

Join us for a great afternoon.

Call the COA at 508-378-1610 to sign up or if you need a ride.

 

Ash Wednesday Service

Wednesday, February 10th - 7:00 pm
Union Congregational Church 105 Pleasant St., EB

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Reminder:

Monday, February 15, is President's Day.

All town offices, banks, schools & library are closed.

School vacation begins.

 

CAUCUS ELECTION MEETING

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2016 promptly @ 7 PM

E. B. PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM


If you are interested in attending the 2016 Democratic State Convention, please join the
East Bridgewater Democratic Town Committee for the annual Caucus Election Meeting.

Three male & female delegates and 3 male & female alternates will be elected to attend the convention in June.   Must be a registered Democrat by January 28th, 2016.

Veterans' Breakfast

Wednesday, Feb. 17

at 9 am

Strawberry Valley Golf Course Clubhouse

 

Complimentary breakfast will be offered to all veterans who attend.  We will have omelets made to order, hash browns, fruit salad and coffee provided by Colony Center for Health & Rehab in Abington.  This breakfast will be offered to Veterans the 3rd Wednesday of each month. 
If you are a veteran and have suggestions on how Colony Center can better support veterans, please call Alicaia Facada at 774-297-9189.

 

EB HOPE Drop-In Abuse Outreach & Intervention

Thursday, Feb. 18, 5 pm

Community Covenant Church

400 Pleasant St., EB

 

This program provides 4 hours of community based meetings for persons with SUD and or family members of people struggling with SUDs.  All can get information.  Health professionals are on hand to assist with in- or outpatient care, recovery services, resources for families, mental health professionals, onsite training for Naloxone, information & veterans services.  Please stop by if you or someone you know needs help with substance abuse.  We are here to help.

This is an ongoing program 
the 1st & 3rd Thursday 
of each month.
DID YOU KNOW?  It is FREE to become an EB Cable TV member! 

We offer individual, family or organizational memberships, and you can download the membership form directly from our website. 

Interested in producing a show here at EBCTV?  Please call us and set up an appointment to work out the details.  This is available to all E.B. residents!

Have a message you'd like to post on our Community Bulletin Board?  Drop us an e-mail and we will be happy to post notices of upcoming events for any Non-Profit Organization.  We can even train you to post your own notices on our user-friendly bulletin board system! 
EBCTV 
175 Central Street 
E. Bridgewater, MA  02333 

The Station is open Monday though Friday from 1 pm to 9 pm; Tues/Weds/Friday from 9 am to 9 pm. 
 508-378-4298
Anne@ebctv.org Russ@ebctv.org   
Our website can be found at: www.EBCTV.org
South Shore Hospital's Youth Health Connection suggests this great Grade by Grade Parent resource: 

NBC News Education Nation and Pearson USA have created an on-line Parent Resource Toolkit with a great depth of content designed to help parents support their child's growth & development in the classroom and beyond.  The toolkit is divided into single grade levels Pre-K through 12th grade, and each grade level contains information on: academics, health & wellness-nutrition, health & wellness-physical development and social & emotional development.  Within the "Tips and Guides" section you can access videos, academic, health & wellness or social-emotional development content. The social-emotional development section offers: tips, conversation starters and age appropriate book lists for content related to empathy, exploring emotions, relationships, resiliency and self-esteem; respecting diversity and conflict resolution. This website has great depth of content, resources, videos and more.  It is easy to navigate and sections are divided by individual grades or in some sections within developmental age categories.  Spend some time and check out this resource.
 

Movie Day
Monday, February 22
at 1 pm
Council on Aging
 
Join us for a showing of
Black Mass,
the 2015 movie about James Whitey Bulger, starring 
Johnny Depp.
Please call the office to sign up at 508-378-1610. 
Community Meals for February
  

Community Meals
  
East Bridgewater United Methodist will be having Community Meals on Feb.  10th, 17th, and 24th, all starting at 5:30 pm.  For any questions, please call the church at 508-378-2814.

Our Thrift Shop continues to be open on Wednesdays from 
3-5 pm and also on Saturdays, from 10-12 pm.

The dinner is from 5:30 to 6:30. If you have any questions, please call the church office at 508-278-2814.

East Bridgewater United Methodist Church 
54 N. Central St.
E. Bridgewater, MA  02333
Town Positions Open:

If you are interested in running for town office, you can pick up papers at the town clerk's office now.  The deadline to pull papers is February 18th, 2016. Here are the seats up for election this year... 
1-  3-year term for a seat on the Board of Selectmen
1-  2-year term to fill a vacancy on the Board of Selectmen
2 seats on the School Committee, 3-year terms
1-  3-year term on the Board of Health
5 Town Constable Positions
2 Library Trustee seats, 3-year terms
2 Planning Board seats, 3-year terms
1-  Board of Assessor, 3-year term

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