Buzz Around West Bridgewater


Celebrating Dr. Suess's Birthday - March 2nd with
our Kindergartners
Photo credits:  WB Public Schools FB page
 
Health & Wellness Symposium 
Sunday, April 3, 2016, Noon - 4 pm
Free
Featured Speakers: 
Rachelle Croteau ~ Reflexology and You
Stephanie Woods ~ Singing Bowls of the Himalayas
Mike & Arielle Ruggiero ~ Total Fitness
Lisa Evans ~ Hypnotist
Noelle Armstrong ~ Holistic & Realistic
Helen Byrne  from the YMCA ~ Enhanced Fitness.
Living Happy ~ Julie Gerstel (author)

Plus 20 tables with health & wellness products & professionals & free massages

You are going to LOVE this afternoon! 
March 13, 2016
  

 

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WB Town Buildings

 

Town Hall

65 N. Main Street

   (508) 894-1200

Mon, Tues & Thurs
8a-4p

Wed  8a-7p, Fri 8a-1p

 

WB Public Library

80 Howard St

508-894-1255

Mon, Thurs, Fri 10a-5p,
Tues-Wed 10a-7p
Sat 10a- 2p

 

Council on Aging

97 W Center St

508-894-1262

Mon-Fri 8:30a-4p 

 

prize box

 Congratulations,
Laurie Turner!

Laurie won entrance for up to 4 kids to Stardust Gym's open gym.

You should play
our Historical Tidbit Trivia Game at the bottom 
of this column; 
you could win a 1-hr Reiki Session with Jacquelyn Rose



Historical Tidbit : 
Do you know your West Bridgewater Villages?
  
  
Village - noun - a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town; an incorporated minor municipality.

Our geography here couldn't support large-scale farming so villages had a more compact design than other colonies of early America.  The essence of each village was centered around the particular commercial / industrial goods it produced.  Homes were close together and each village had its common areas, such us a meeting house, woodlands and pasture land.  It's here we find, still to this day, our unique tight-knit community bond.

The term "village" is often interchanged with, "localities, districts, neighborhoods or sections."  West Bridgewater villages are:  Brooks Place, Cochesett, Elm Square, Manley's Corner, West Bridgewater, West Meadow, Westdale.
 
Submitted by:  Robert Lundquist
 
Information from:
 

Monday, March 14
Exercise - 8:30a - Council on Aging (COA)
Outreach - 9a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Ms. Carol's Preschool Story Time - 10:30a - Library
Lunch - noon - COA
Tuesday, March 15
Outreach - 9a - COA
Story Time with Ms. Nanette - 10:30a - Library
Swedish Weaving - 1p - COA
Zumba Gold - 3p - COA
Silly Science with Ms. Marsha - 3:30p - Library
Wednesday, March 16
Exercise - 8:30a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA 
Outreach - 9a - COA
Health Screening - 9a - COA 
Lunch - noon - COA
Bridge - 12:45p - COA
Yoga - 6p - First Church
Thursday, March 17
Outreach - 9a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Lunch - noon - COA
Mah Jongg - 12:45p - COA
Trucchi's Van - 1p - COA
Friday, March 18
Outreach - 9a - COA
Tai Chi - 9a - COA
Swedish Weaving - 10:30a - COA
Zumba Gold - 3p - COA
Saturday, March 19
Men & Munchkins - 10:30a - Library
Church of St. Ann - Mass - 4p 
 
Reminder:  No weekend MBTA Rail Service. 
Sunday, March 20
Church of St. Ann - 8:30a, 10:30a  
Cochesett United Methodist - Sunday Worship Service & Sunday school 10:15am
First Church - Worship Service and Sunday school 10a, 
Teen Bible Study 9a; Fellowship Hour - 11a 
Joy of Pentecost - Sunday school & Service 10a, Evening worship 6p
Temple Baptist - 10a, 11a & 6p
West Bridgewater Baptist - 9:15 Sunday school, 10:30 Service, 
Evening worship 6p

 

* Information compiled in this issue from Town web sites & submitted information.  Feel free to submit events & information from your non-profit group.
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(508) 580-2736 


WB Boosters Club Day @ Grand Slam Pizza & Pub
March 23, 11 am - 9 pm
A portion of all dine-in sales will be donated to the Club. 

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



Charlie's Computers 
992 Bedford St., Bridgewater             (508) 279-1080
 
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Photo credit:  WB Lions Club FB page 
The West Bridgewater Lions Club bought cases of Girl Scout cookies from our local Daisy troop 69073.  The girls in the troop will all share the sales credit, helping them win prizes; the troop itself will benefit financially from the sale.  We are donating the cookies to the West Bridgewater food pantry and senior center, to give to people in our town facing hard times.  Thanks to the Lions Club for this great gift!

March Meeting for the WB Boosters. 

Our meeting this month is being moved to Weds., March 16, 2016.  7:00 pm 
WBHS Teachers Room
When you come in the front doors, it's past the
main office and the school store on the right.

Hope to see you there!

Here is a list of future meeting dates for 2016.
This list is subject to change, so please check our FB page before coming.

Apr 13  -  May 11  -  June 15
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Honey Tree Nursery School 
Honey Tree Play yard
Register Now for Sept. 2016
Caring & customized developmentally appropriate preschool education

Class time 9 - noon
Extended hours until 3 pm available
2-day & 4-day programs 
lunch bunch optional
36 years of experience
Honey Tree Nursery School
645 Locust Street, Raynham, MA

WB Code Camp this Summer for  Ages 7- 14. 
Learn Cutting edge stuff, have fun doing it!
3/7/16
BRIDGEWATER FARM SUPPLY
   
Dinner is on Us!

Stop in between now and March 19 and enter a free drawing for a $50 gift certificate to Johnny Macaroni's restaurants. 
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(Rt 104) Bridgewater, MA  
                      (508) 697-0357 
 

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3/6/16
3/2/16 Board of Selectmen meeting on Youtube.
3/2/16  WB Board of Selectmen meeting on Youtube.

3/1/16 WB Conservation Commission Meeting
3/1/16  WB Conservation Commission Meeting on YouTube

A big thanks to WBTV, our super awesome Cable Access station, for filming & posting these.  Like them on Facebook!
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"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.  Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow.  Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."~ Lao Tzu

"If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude.  But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm."~ Stephen Covey
(paradigm:  your basic assumptions, your way of thinking)

"Dreams are the seeds of change.  Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream." ~ Debby Boone

Change is going to happen; it is energy well used to work for positive change.

~ Jacquie
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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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118 North Bedford Street, Rte. 18
East Bridgewater, MA 
508-378-3181

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West Bridgewater Local Scholarship 
Application Information

Scholarship aid is provided chiefly through three Town / School organizations:  the Trustees for the Howard Funds, the WB Community Scholarship Foundation, Inc., and the Class of 2016 Scholarship Fund.  Applicants for scholarship aid from the Howard Fund and CSF Fund must be West Bridgewater residents.  Applicants for the Class of 2016 Fund must attend WBHS.  Other scholarship sources, with their own criteria, may also use this application.

Deadline Noon on April 6th, 2016.
CRITERIA:  The criteria for selecting recipients include a blend of academic achievement, financial need, extra-curricular activities and community involvement.  It is important for you to thoroughly and accurately complete this application to provide a complete picture of your achievements and financial need.

REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must be attending a post-secondary undergraduate school FULL-TIME in the fall of 2017.
All applicants must participate in a minimum of two hours of service. All West Bridgewater residents MUST serve at least one of these hours at this year's Toll Booth, May 7th, 2016, if not otherwise fulfilled.
The documents required to be eligible for an award are listed below.
The deadlines listed below are firm.  Your application will be declared ineligible for consideration if the deadlines are not met.  Deadlines are noon on the day listed.  You are encouraged to pass in your documents well in advance of the deadlines so that you have time to fulfill any deficiencies before the deadline.
All applicants or a representative of the applicant must sign the application receipt and volunteer requirement acknowledgement/ assignment before the application will be considered to be officially delivered.
For more information:  Scholarship Info
2016 
Southeastern Mineral Club AUCTION  
 March 19, 2016

MARK YOUR CALENDAR.
 Mitchell Memorial Club, 
29 Elm Street, Middleboro, MA 
10:00 AM to 3:30 PM.

There will be a 50/50 raffle, free food and drink.  Plenty of free parking. 
*new for this year * free gift bags for kids twelve and under and a Silent Auction table for kids!

A great place to check out all kinds of cool minerals!
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  Interested in Genealogy?
Try out Ancestry.com at
West Bridgewater Library
We are starting a trial subscription to Ancestry.com for the next month.  Try it out and give us feedback on how you like it.
Click on the logo on our home page and plug in your ancestor's name and see what you find!
On the right-hand side of every page we have a little green tab that you can click to take you to a wealth of handy tutorials for Overdrive, Goodreads, Ancestry, Axis360, Facebook and Twitter.  Learn something new about each of them!  Your library offers a little something for everyone!

Taste of Metro South
March 25, 5:30 - 8 pm
50+ participating restaurants. Live Music and entertainment. 
Tickets are $35 and must be purchased in advance.
Tickets include an all-you-can- eat sampling of restaurants, 
all entertainment, 
and an opportunity to win exciting prizes.
For more information, call 508.586.0500 x 231.
metrosouthchamber.com
prize box  
WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME  

Have fun with us
and beeee entered to win a 1-hr Reiki Session with Jacquelyn Rose.
 
Historical Tidbit Question:
What did each village surround?

Email us your answer at: 
Please include your name, 
phone number & town
with your answer.
By entering, you give us
permission to announce 
your name in next week's 
Buzz Around West Bridgewater.
  
On March 16, 2016, we 
will randomly pick a winner
from the correct answers.

 

The Buzz was compiled

this week by Hillary Gurney, Theresa McNulty, Sarah Primack, Stacy Rancourt, Jacquelyn Rose, Jill Silvia & Betty Stirling.
  

Copyright 2016 Buzz Around West Bridgewater.  You have our permission to share and copy this issue in its entirety as much as you like.  If you take it in part, please give credit:  ("Buzz Around West Bridgewater 3/13/16")    

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