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Magic Hour387 viewsIt was a magic time at the First Congregational Church in Marion on Saturday, May 1, 2010, when the church hosted a magic show with Marcus the Magician at their community center. Throughout the show, children laughed and helped the magician by yelling out tips and observations. Some children even got to help Marcus the Magician on stage. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Helping Hands and Hooves363 viewsHelping Hands and Hooves, a Mattapoisett-based non-profit organization in the area of Aucoot Cove, gives horseback riding lessons to disabled people in the Southcoast region. The rides are therapeutic to the students, who anticipate their lessons each week so much that they even hold the rides in the rain. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Virginia Lovejoy Allyn384 viewsThis monotype by Virginia Lovejoy Allyn is just one of the pieces that will be featured in a retrospective exhibition at Marion Art Center from May 7 - June 9. For details, call the Marion Art Center at 508-748-1266. Photo courtesy of Wendy Bistrup.
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Green Thumbs485 viewsDiane Wood's class at Sippican Elementary are hard at work in their community garden. Ms. Wood leads a six-week gardening club for students who want to learn how to garden, compost, plant and harvest. Photo by Laura Pedul. April 15, 2010 edition
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Ready, Set, Go!360 viewsOn Sunday, March 21, 2010 The Marion Cub Scouts Pack 32 revived the annual soap-box derby after a three-year absence. Scouts raced carts down Holmes Street in Marion for a chance to help make their den the fastest in the pack. After several races and dozens of trips up and down the hill, the Webelos II Den went home with the title. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Tees4Haiti354 viewsA program to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti took place at the Center School on February 27, 2010. Mattapoisett resident Kimberly Thomas designed t-shirts to sell for Haiti, and made them to be “unique and special just like the Haitian children and the American children who wear them”. The Family Fun day at the Center School raised money for the Red Cross. Photo courtesy of Kim Thomas.
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Gifts to Give428 viewsOn January 16, local high school students collected donations for Gifts to Give, a student-powered community organization that services families in need. Gifts To Give encourages Southcoast students to volunteer for their community. Students help organize collection drives or can work a "shift" at the New Bedford processing warehouse. For more information visit GiftstoGive.org. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Veteran's Day 2009379 viewsVeteran's Day 2009
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Disaster Drill384 viewsFairhaven Fire Department hosted a full-scale exercise to improve emergency response in the region. Mattapoisett, Rochester, Dartmouth, Freetown, Acushnet, and New Bedford all responded to a disaster that simulated an accident between a school bus and an oil truck at Livesey Park in Fairhaven. Twenty drama students from New Bedford Vocational High School played the part of injured students who were assessed and treated for injuries. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Poker Run424 viewsMotorcyclists gathered Sunday morning, September 20, in the parking lot of ORR to ride in the third annual Poker Run for Alex Pateakos. Alex is a five-year-old Marion boy who suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Money raised by the poker run will benefit Alex, and Families of SMA, a group that helps families like the Pateakos’ live their lives as close to normal as possible. The Poker Run covered 65 miles and ran through Lakeville, Carver, East Wareham, and back to ORR. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Octoberfest356 viewsThe Sippican Tennis Club was the site of the third annual Buzzard’s Bay Habitat for Humanity Octoberfest on September 19 in Marion Village. Music was provided by Felonious Funk, and party-goers enjoyed a wide array of finger foods and fine spirits. Friendly conversation lingered over the silent auction tables, which offered original oil paintings, handmade felted purses, memberships to the Wareham YMCA and the Marion Art Center, and plenty of gift certificate to area businesses. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Golf for Hockey471 viewsTwelve members of the ORR/Fairhaven High School Hockey Team helped out at the 8th Annual Chuck Michaud Golf Tournament at the Bay Point Country Club in Buzzards Bay. All the proceeds of the event went to the Hockey Team and to the Chuck Michaud Hockey Rink behind the ORRJHS. Front row: Tim Kelleher, Trent Bertrand, Cam Severino, Cam O’Connor, Nick Gurgis. Back row: Cpt. Gage Silva, Cpt. Eric Xavier, Troy Koeppel, DJ Sylvia, Cpt. Raymond Lowton, Austin Koeppel, and Max Sherman. Photo by Adam Silva.
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