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Qusamequin Woman's Club



The Ousamequin Woman's Club of Greater Bridgewater inducted two new members at their March meeting.  Pictured are the new members:  Marilyn Fournier (Sponsor Virginia Deknis) and Carol Darcy (Sponsor Sandy Higgins); and Club President, Joyce Middleton.

Our Guest Speaker, Ms. Kathryn Lockhard, discussed genealogy with "Let's Dig Up
Some Roots!" (also pictured, behind the podium)

Our civic projects this month were:
1)  We raised funds for HEIFER FUND INTERNATIONAL
2)  We supported DYW (Distinguished Young Women) scholarship
program for area high school girls with a monetary donation.

OUR MOTTO:  GOOD DEEDS 
plus FUN!

  Adelene Ellenberg
adelene@comcast.net
(508) 697-0133 - home
(508) 864-2676 - cell 

 
Health & Wellness Symposium Workshops
Sunday, April 3, 2016, Noon - 4 pm
Free
Featured Speakers: 
Mike & Arielle Ruggiero ~ Getting Started For a New You
Lisa Evans ~ Hypnotist
Noelle Armstrong ~ Holistic & Realistic
YMCA's Helen Byrne ~ Enhanced Fitness.
Author Julie Ann Gerstel ~ Living Happy
Rachelle Croteau ~ Reflexology For Everyone
Stephanie Woods ~ Singing Bowls of the Himalayas Meditation
Healing Hearts Holistically ~ New Research of Relationship of Stress & Cholesterol

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

You are going to LOVE this afternoon! 
March 20, 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 

 

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 Congratulations,
Chris Lombardi!

Chris won a 1-hr Reiki Session with Jacquelyn Rose.

You should play
our Historical Tidbit Trivia Game at the bottom 
of this column; 
you could win a $35 gift certificate at Lambert's Deli, 826 Crescent Street, Brockton
Historical Tidbit:

 
State Police Barracks was located on the southern corner of the intersection of River Street and South Main Street.
A shopping center is in the location today.
 
In the 1930's, this was the Headquarters of Troop D of  the Massachusetts State Police.  It was then seventy years old and consisted of three hundred and twenty-five officers. 
 


Monday, March 21
Exercise - 8:30a - Council on Aging (COA)
Outreach - 9a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Lunch - noon - COA
Maia Hay Talk - 2:30p - Library
MacDonald School Council - 3:30p - MacDonald School
Water Comm - 5p - 29 Cyr St
SEPAC - 6p - MS/HS Learning Commons
Municipal Bldg Needs - 7p - Town Hall
Tuesday, March 22
Outreach - 9a - COA
Swedish Weaving - 1p - COA
Zumba Gold - 3p - COA
School Improvement Council - 4:30p - MS/HS
School Bldg Comm - 6:30p - MS/HS
Zoning Board - 7p - Town Hall
Wednesday, March 23
Exercise - 8:30a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA 
Outreach - 9a - COA
Health Screening - 9a - COA 
Board of Registrars - 9:45a - Town Hall
Lunch - noon - COA
Bridge - 12:45p - COA
Lego Club - 5:30p - Library
Yoga - 6p - First Church
Thursday, March 24
Outreach - 9a - COA
Supportive Care - 9a - COA
Story Time with Ms Nanette - 10a - Library
Lunch - noon - COA
Mah Jongg - 12:45p - COA
Trucchi's Van - 1p - COA
Spring St School Council - 2:45p - Spring St School
Finance Comm - 6:30p - Town Hall
Maundy Thursday Service - First Church - 7 p
Friday, March 25
Outreach - 9a - COA
Tai Chi - 9a - COA
Swedish Weaving - 10:30a - COA
Zumba Gold - 3p - COA
No school all grades
Good Friday 7 Last Words Service - Cochesett United Methodist Church - Noon
Saturday, March 26
 
Church of St. Ann - Mass - 4p 
 
Reminder:  No weekend MBTA Rail Service. 
Sunday, March 27
Church of St. Ann - 8:30a, 10:30a  
Cochesett United Methodist - Sunday Worship Service  10:15am
First Church - Worship Service  10a
Joy of Pentecost - Sunday school & Service 10a, Evening worship 6p
Temple Baptist - 9:30a, 11a 
West Bridgewater Baptist - 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.
Maia Hay at West Bridgewater Library
Monday, March 21, at 2:30 pm

On March 21st West Bridgewater senior student Maia Hay will be talking about her senior art project, "What does Art mean to you?"  It's a collection of art that the citizens
of West Bridgewater had created over the years. 
From ages 5 to 98 years old!  Maia has worked with the kids from the elementary schools and also the council of aging.  She'll be at the West Bridgewater Public Library at 2:30 pm to talk about all different types of art.  For more information, visit the West Bridgewater Public Library website. 

WB Public Library

Holy Week Services at The First Church of West Bridgewater, 29 Howard Street
Maundy Thursday Service, March 24, 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday Service, "Seven Last Words," with Cochesett United Methodist Church, March 25, 12:00 p.m.
Both services will include prayer, Scripture readings, and hymns.  All are welcome to attend.
The Last Supper ca. 1520 by Giampietrino  after Leonardo da Vinci, oil on canvas currently in the collection of The Royal Academy of Arts, London. An accurate full-scale copy.  It includes several lost details such as Christ's feet and the salt cellar spilled by Judas.  Giampietrino is thought to have worked closely with Leonardo when he was in Milan.

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The Town of West Bridgewater has a NEW website!!
 
 
Please stop by the website and check out all the
great new features and the new design ~
 


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. 

Join our FB Event
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!

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Greater Bridgewater Women of Today invite all children to their Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, March 25th (Good Friday), from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM inside the Bridgewater Sports Complex (The Dome).

  Advanced registration is required due to limited space.  To register, please email GBWOT member, Danielle Bovill at daniellebovill@gmail.com  The cost is $5 per child with a max. of $10 per family, which includes:  the Egg Hunt and 4 game tickets. Doors will open at 11:00 AM for games, photos with the Easter Bunny ($1) and Face Painting ($1). The Egg hunt begins at noon. Please be sure to bring your own basket or bag.  There will be great raffles, including a ride to a Bridgewater school in a Police Car, tickets to a Maureen Hancock Show, and gift cards for Salon Fusion, Just Desserts and many more!
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GBWOT is a volunteer organization that performs community service, raises funds to support local charities and community members, and foster friendships.  GBWOT has established a Family in Need Fund to assist local families experiencing hardships.  To date, GBWOT has helped more than 50 families in various ways, including supplying gift cards to families with an immediate family member in the hospital, providing photography services to families with a terminally ill parent, providing meals and Christmas gifts to families with a recently deceased parent, donating gift cards to family who lost their home in a fire, and much more.
GBWOT meetings are open to the public and all are welcome to attend. Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month.  For meeting location in Bridgewater or membership information, visit the group's Facebook page and send them a private Facebook message.

                            Candidates' Night

                        Monday, April 4, at 7 pm

                         WB Council on Aging

 

Please join us for candidates' night.  Get to know the people who are running for office in our community.

Ask questions.  You can also submit questions in advance.

Annual Town Election



The West Bridgewater Town Clerk, Anne G. Iannitelli, announces that the Annual Town Election will be held April 9, 2016, from 9:00 am - 8:00 pm at the Spring Street School.
One Selectman, 3 years; One Assessor, three years; Two Library Trustees, 3 years; One Library Trustee, 1 year; Two School Committee Members, 3 years; One Water Commissioner, 3 years; Two Constables, 3 years; One Board of Health Member, 3 years; One Board of Health Member, 1 year; One Planning Board Member, 5 years; One Housing Authority Board Member, 5 years.
 
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Celebrating Dr. Suess's Birthday - March 2nd with
our Kindergartners
Photo credits:   WB Public Schools FB page
 
"I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity." 
~ Oprah Winfrey

"Good luck is the willing handmaid of an upright and energetic character and conscientious observance of duty." ~ James Russell Lowell

"The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act." ~ Barbara Sher

"And a lucky Irish Blessing: May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain,
tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near
you, and all 
your heart might desire."
Have a great week ~ Jacquie

Grant's Rental
If you need it for your weekend warrior project, we've got it!

spring clean ups  * wood chippers *thatchers & aerators  *Slice seeders  * log splitters

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Bridgewater, MA
(508) 279-0950

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Happiness is a choice.  It is a choice we make from moment-to-moment and day-to-day.


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  Reminder:
Friday, March 25, is Good
Friday.  There is no school for all grades.

Blood Drive!!!
Friday, March 25
2 pm - 7 pm
St Ann's Church
 
 
Annual Good Friday Blood Drive sponsored by St. Ann's Church from 2 until 7 p.m. at 103 North Main Street (Rt. 28), West Bridgewater.
For an appointment, please call 1-800 RED CROSS (733-2767) or visit:  
American Red Cross

Walk-ins are welcome!  
  
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
Easter Sunday @ Temple Baptist Church. 
There are two special Easter morning services, March 27th: 9:30 & 11 AM.    

Please join us at 540 Manley St. in West Bridgewater.  For more information, contact Pastor Smith:  508-583-5190.

Addiction Recovery Program 

Meets every Friday night at 7 PM.  Peer support, biblical foundations and welcoming fellowship.  Temple Baptist church is located at 540 Manley St. in West Bridgewater.  For more information, contact Pastor Bill Smith at 
508-930-8664 or 508-583-5190.
 

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 6, 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
West Bridgewater Public Library Cards
 

Starting today the West Bridgewater Public Library is allowing anyone who has a library card can apply to over 500 courses.  The Universal Classes offering to take up on office skills, web design, management skills, etc... For more information, you could visit the West Bridgewater Public Library website at   
For more information, please contact Ellen Snoeyenbos at 508 - 894 - 1255 or you could email her at  ellens@sailsinc.org


 
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME  

Have fun with us
and beeee entered to win a $35 gift certificate at Lambert's Deli, 826 Crescent Street, Brockto
n
 
 
Historical Tidbit Question:
How many officers did Troop D have?
 
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 23, 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.
  

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