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Tabor Academy Polar Plunge234 viewsTabor Academy hosted its second annual Polar Plunge on Sunday, January 21 at Silvershell Beach to raise money for the school’s Special Olympics Young Athletes Program. Students from ‘fundraising rival’ Sandwich High also showed up, with scores of students and staff making a dash in and quickly out of the chilly waters. The plunge raised about $8,000. Photos by Deina Zartman
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Marion Natural History Museum234 viewsSeveral students took advantage of the Marion Natural History Museum's new virtual reality set over the February vacation. Student Jacob Nye spent some time on a virtual tour of the Amazon Rain Forest, tried walking in space, and enjoyed visiting with animals under the sea. The virtual reality is available for children and adults to use by appointment only. Museum member families receive five free virtual tour visits, $5 per visit for non-members.
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Marion Natural History Museum234 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum wishes to thank Blake Dinius, entomologist with the Plymouth County Extension Service, for sharing his knowledge of our backyard bugs. Did you know that the cecropia moth is Massachusetts’ largest insect? And that it has a wingspan of up to 6 inches? Blake also brought in a live praying mantis and many specimens of moths and winged insects under glass to take a close up look at with magnifiers. The museum also wishes to thank all the volunteers who helped with the program
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Cleaning Marion234 viewsTabor students and Cub Scouts worked together to clean Washburn Park and nearly filled a GiftsToGive truck with donated items, while the Boy Scouts spent the day cleaning up County Road. Photos courtesy Marion Scout Pack/Troop 32
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Marion Natural History Museum234 viewsOn Friday night, the Marion Natural History Museum hosted Dr. Michael Moore of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute for his presentation, “North Atlantic Right Whales,” an inside story on the plight of the population of right whales. He spoke about whale entanglement and described the damage conventional lobster fishing equipment does to a whale's anatomy. He also gave us some hope for the future, as more recently developed technologies are adopted to prevent entanglements from stationary lobster gear sus
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Molly's Cove Flamingo234 viewsJohn Welling shared this picture of a giant pink flamingo that recently invaded Molly's Cove in Mattapoisett.
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Super Duper Fun Fair234 viewsThe First Congregational Church of Marion’s Annual Super Duper Fun Fair was this past Saturday, July 28, featuring some those old favorites – plants, used books, mini golf, and, of course, the dunk tank. Photos by Jean Perry
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Silvershell Encampment234 viewsHistory was once again alive on Sunday, August 12, for the 2018 Silvershell Encampment in Marion. Participants setting up camp represented Fairhaven and its surrounding towns, as well as Wareham, Rehoboth, Yarmouth, and Rhode Island. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum234 viewsThe Coastal Explorations group from the Marion Natural History Museum had a wonderful time learning about plants and soils, frogs and tadpoles, oyster farming, sea turtle anatomy, and seaweeds. The Marion Natural History Museum would like to thank Maggie Payne of the USDA, and Isaac Perry and Adam Murphy of the Marion Harbormaster's Office for their support of our summer program. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Mushroom Walk234 viewsThe Sippican Lands Trust and the Boston Mycological Club took a large group out on Sunday for a mushroom walk at the White Eagle Property in Marion. Participants gathered hundreds of mushrooms and laid them out on a long table for mushroom experts Ken Fienberg and Chris Neefus to help identify. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum234 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum after school group enjoyed a woodland walk to collect various items from nature. The group collected pinecones, smelled sassafras trees, and had a great time collecting many colors of fallen leaves. Then it was back to the museum to construct plant presses and design colorful specimens. The group will bring their completed works back in a couple of weeks to laminate them. Many thanks to the parent volunteers and Tabor community service volunteers for all their help.
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Marion Veterans Day 234 viewsMarion held its Veterans Day ceremony on November 11 at Sippican School, inviting former Selectman Jonathan Henry, retired Army Reserve colonel, as its keynote speaker, along with Selectman Norm Hills, who has been retired from the Navy for 30 years. Photos by Jean Perry
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