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Marion 4th of July Horse Show334 viewsQuite the crowd cantered over to Washburn Park after the parade for the annual Marion 4th of July Horse Show. This is the 71st year of the horse show, which is supposedly the longest running horse show in the region.
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Young People’s Concert334 viewsThe Marion Concert Band catered to the young ones on July 27 during its children’s-themed performance, “Young People’s Concert,” with selected songs familiar to children. Here, band conductor Tobias Monte sits onstage with the children, firing up their imaginations, and handing out instruments for the children to experiment with. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Country Fair334 viewsFair goers crowded the Rochester Fairgrounds this past weekend to take in the sights and sounds of the Rochester Country Fair. Whether it was the antique tractor pull, the pie eating contest, the dairy goat show, or the fiddle contest, there was something for everyone. Photos by Sarah Storer
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Marion Town Party334 viewsChalk up another successful Marion Town Party as several hundred party-goers found good food and fun on the grounds of the Town House on 8/25. Children of all ages enjoyed inflatable games, climbing the rock wall, or jumping around to music. The annual party has its roots deep in the community and may have started as early at 1900. This year’s event featured live entertainment, a scavenger hunt, and lots of good food.
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Old Hammondtown School Open House334 viewsOn 9/6, Old Hammondtown School held its Open House, a tradition that is both a reunion and a beginning for OHS students past, present, and future, to explore bright hallways decorated in beginning-of-year-splendor, tour the classrooms, and visit with teachers and staff. Photos by Erin Bednarczyk.
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Mushroom Walk334 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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Buzzards Bay Coalition 334 viewsPresident of the Buzzards Bay Coalition Mark Rasmussen gave an opening speech thanking numerous local benefactors as well as the engineering, contracting, and trade specialists who aided in building the nearly $2 million center for science and operations in Marion. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Marion Recreation Department’s annual Turkey Trot 334 viewsThe Marion Recreation Department’s annual Turkey Trot 5k brought scores of runners out to the Marion village streets on November 18. Although there were no actual turkeys trotting, thoughts of Thanksgiving dinner are trotting through many of our thoughts as we approach Thanksgiving. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Memorial Day334 viewsMarion volunteers planted flowers at veterans’ gravesites ahead of Memorial Day. Photos by Robert Pina
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Memorial Day in Marion334 viewsMarion’s Memorial Day observances included guest speaker Professor James Holmes of the US Naval War College. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Mattapoisett Memorial Day 334 viewsIt was a great turnout for the Mattapoisett Memorial Day observance on Monday afternoon, which began at Center School and then proceeded to the library for the placement of flowers on the monuments before parading over to Town Wharf to place a wreath in the outgoing tide to honor those lost at sea. Photos by Jean Perry
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Family Fun Festival 334 viewsFamilies came out in record numbers to enjoy the 4th Annual Fall Free Family Fun Festival sponsored by the Mattapoisett’s Lion Club on October 19 held at Shipyard Park. Bruce Rocha of the club estimated attendance at over 400. Kids and adults alike enjoyed free face painting, bowling with pumpkins, a corn hole toss, snacks, hayrides to Ned’s Point and, yes, free pumpkins to take home. Photos by Marilou Newell and Sandra Frechette
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