March 24, 2019 ~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
Videos from WHCA-TV
Left: The Whitman Community Survey Presentation. March 20, 2019
Dr. Melinda Tarsi, from Bridgewater State University, presents data from a community survey taken by Whitman Residents.
Right: The Taste of Whitman Hanson 2019 was held at the VFW in Whitman. Many people attended the event that offers a variety of food and raises money for Dollars for Scholars.
Historical Tidbit:
CAN YOU IMAGINE

My Great Grandparents on my father's side bought a new kitchen stove June 28, 1901 for $13.00, the "oven section" was $3.00, a can for gasoline $1.00 and 5 gallons of gasoline $1.00 for a total of $18.00.
sue and her plant 2011
One wonders what they would think of today's prices.

Respectfully submitted, Sue Basile
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Town Hall
54 South Ave.
781-618-9700
Mon, Wed, Thu 8am - 4pm
Tues 8am - 7:30pm
Fri Closed


Public Library
100 Webster Street
781-447-7613
Mon-Thu 10am - 8pm
Fri 1pm - 5pm
Sat (School Year) 10am - 4pm


Council on Aging
16 Hayden Ave.
781-447-7619
Mon, Wed, Thu 8am - 4pm
Tues 8am - 7 pm
Fri 8am - 1pm
COA

St. Vincent de Paul/Whitman Food Pantry
By appointment only: 781-447-8560
Congratulations!
HENRY WILLIAMS
 won
$40 Gift Certificate to Boston Guitar,
Rt 106, West Bridgewater


You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.

You could win fresh veggies every week during the summer!
Prize this week is a 1/4 CSA Share from
Nessralla Farm Rt 106 Halifax, MA

SIXTH ANNUAL
BOWLING FOR
DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS

In support of high school students from Whitman and Hanson

Please join us for the Sixth Annual Bowling for Dollars for Scholars. For every string bowled, a donation will be made to the Whitman Hanson Dollars for Scholars.

Door prizes and complimentary food will be available throughout this two day event.

Location:
Hanson Bowladrome (next to Hanson AA)
171 Reed Street, Hanson, MA

Sunday, March 24/ Noon-4:00 pm

Cost: $5.00 per string
Shoe rental fee waived

Anyone interested in supporting this fundraising event please contact Michael Ganshirt via email at michaelgans@yahoo.com or phone 781-252-9683.
Whitman-Hanson WILL
presents
"If They Had Known"
Thursday, March 28th
WHHS Performing Arts Center at 6:30PM. The event is free and open to the community. 

The objective of the event is to raise awareness about the negative consequences of underage drinking including the current party culture and social host implications. The coalition is inviting the community to come together to view the documentary If They Had Known. This documentary highlights the story of Clay Soper from Winchester MA, who died from a fatal overdose after mixing alcohol and benzodiazepines. Clay's parents will be in attendance at the event, as well as Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz, Whitman Chief of Police Scott Benton and Superintendent Jeff Szymaniak.

There will be a number of door prizes for attendees including an opportunity to win two senior prom tickets and a parking spot at graduation! Free childcare will be available as well.
Board of Selectmen Meeting
March 26 at 7pm
Whitman Town Hall

Bridgewater Farm Supply is Your Complete Garden, Farm & Pet Store

Itching to get back in the garden? Can't wait to get your hands dirty? Why not start your own plants from seed this year? We have everything you need to start your little seedlings. Stop by today!

1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) • Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
Author talk featuring Marjorie Harshaw Robie and her new book "Dueling Dragons: the struggle for Ireland 1849-1875".
Monday, April 1, 2019, at 6 p.m.
Whitman Public Library

A sought-after speaker on things Irish, Robie was inspired by a collection of ancestral diaries that survived intact through famine, revolution, generations of owners, a transoceanic voyage, a bank renovation, and a mistaken mailing to the American heartland, telling the story of 25 tumultuous years in the history of Ireland through the words and actions of three men who lived on the front lines of revolution. "DUELING DRAGONS" is the second in Robie’s two-volume history of early and mid-19th century Ireland. Her first," DWELLING PLACE OF DRAGONS", was published in 2006. The new volume spans 1849 to 1875 when famine and emigration decimated the Irish population, religious conflicts divided Protestants and Catholics, and friendships and families were torn apart.
Celebrate International Women’s Day! Check out our displays at the Whitman Public Library honoring strong and influential women in honor of this day and National Women’s History Month!
Flea Market
All Saints Church, 44 Park Ave. Whitman (by the Whitman Park Bandstand)
Saturday, April 6 from 9am - 3pm.


Image Credit: All Saints Church Website
Whitman Fire Department Encourages Residents to Test Smoke and CO Alarms During Daylight Saving

Chief Timothy J. Grenno and the Whitman Fire Department wish to remind residents to test their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors this weekend as daylight saving time approaches.
Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m.

"Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors save lives, and we rely on them to alert us to fire, smoke and carbon monoxide," Chief Grenno said. "It's crucial that they are working properly and we encourage residents and businesses to take daylight saving time as a regular reminder to test their devices replace any batteries that have run out." According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), having working smoke alarms reduces the risk of dying in a fire by 50 percent and, on average, three out of every five fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
The Whitman Fire Department asks that all business owners not only change the batteries in their clocks, smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, but also replace the batteries on wall mounted emergency lights and exit signs. All businesses should have emergency backup lighting as a safety feature to provide temporary lighting in case of power failure.
In order to continue to keep your home safe and prevent fires, Chief Grenno recommends that residents follow safety tips outlined by NFPA: *T est smoke and carbon monoxide alarms at least once a month using the test button. *Replace alarms immediately if they don’t respond properly when tested. * Replace batteries in smoke and CO alarms when you change your clocks. Read more

More information on smoke detector and CO alarm safety: Whitman Fire Department at 781-447-7626.
OLD COLONY YMCA –
EAST BRIDGEWATER
(508) 378-3913
635 Plymouth St, East Bridgewater
PINCHES & POUNDS
What will the Easter Bunny put in your basket this year?

Candy by color •
Old Fashioned candy • Sugar, Gluten & Peanut Free selections • Jelly Belly jelly beans • and Ty Beanies!

785 Bedford St. * Whitman
(781) 447-2639
A Big THANK YOU to all that attended the 12th annual Taste of Whitman & Hanson in support of Scholarships for LOCAL students!!

A BIG THANK YOU to all the restaurants that participated and to the people of Whitman & Hanson who attended ! Such great food! So much fun!

WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME

Have fun with us and bee entered to win  fresh veggies every week during the summer!
Prize this week is a 1/4 CSA Share from
Nessralla Farm Rt 106 Halifax, MA


Historical Tidbit Question:
How much did a can of gasoline cost?

Email us your answer at:   Prizes@buzzaround.info .  
Please include your name, phone number with your answer.
By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's 
Buzz Around Whitman.  
On March 27, 2019, we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
Choices
“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” 
~ Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

"I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make. We waste so much time making decisions based on someone else's idea of our happiness - what will make you a good citizen or a good wife or daughter or actress. Nobody says, 'Just be happy - go be a cobbler or go live with goats.' "
~ Sandra Bullock

"A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results." ~ Wade Boggs
It's all about what we do with our time. What we say and how we say it; what we do and how we do it.

The Power of Positive changes lives.
The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Theresa McNulty, Janice O'Brien, Jacquelyn Rose & Gregory Venezia
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