January 26, 2020
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Silver Lake High School Performing Arts Association is an organization of involved parents who provide help and support to the Music and Drama Departments and students at Silver Lake Regional High School. They fund-raise by selling concession items at every theater production and music department concert; raffling items; providing the Making Music nights 4 times a year and their big Pops Night Fundraiser: June 4th this year. At the Pops Night, alumni come back and perform and the Association offers tapas and desserts. The Association's newest endeavor is offering ad space in the music department concert programs; in early fall, a business can purchase one ad for all 5 concerts.
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Making Music For Music Fundraisers
These pictures & video were from the latest event.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
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SL Music provided entertainment and accepted donations. Huge thanks to Cancun restaurant, who offered the space and donated.
Next
Music for Music events will feature 10-15 performers... come and enjoy!
March 15th 6-8 p & May 17th 6-8p Cancun Family Mexican Restaurant, 145 Main St, Kingston.
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Historical Tidbit:
Cowbells
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When I was growing up my maternal grandfather, Guy Baker, use to call his corner of the world “Cowbell Corner.” Over the years I used the term myself, thinking the saying was quite quaint. He also owned an old cow bell (pictured here). I never remembered him saying why he called the intersection by that name but over the years I formed my own opinion as to why he did.
When he was growing up the family had a milk cow; she might have had a cowbell to locate her if she wandered away.As the years went by Mr. Baker bought his own home on the corner of Routes 105 and 106, not far from the home where he was born, thus making this “his corner.”
My paternal grandfather, Clyde Bosworth Sr. happened to have a dairy farm next door to "Grampa" Baker's new home leaving one to wonder if perhaps in the early mornings he would hear the melodious tinkle as cows moved slowly from one grazing spot to another as they left the barn. Or maybe around sundown, when the herd was being brought home for milking.
Farmers of the world have been belling their cows for thousands of years. In America, except for a few remote spots, the old and time-honored tinkle of the cowbell is now mute and almost obscure. Today's cows are mechanized and data-processed and the modern dairyman knows where every cow is at all times.
The traditionally prudent New England dairy farmer sometimes fashioned, with his frugal fingers, bells out of scraps of metal, which he then shaped with a hammer. History records the first commercial manufacturer of cowbells as being the Barton Bell Company, founded in 1793 in East Hampton, Connecticut.
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Respectfully Submitted by Sue Basile
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Town Hall
499 Plymouth Street
781-294-1316
Mon-Thurs 8a - 4p
Holmes Public Library
470 Plymouth Street
781-293-2271
Fall / Winter Hours
Mon. & Wed. 12 - 8p
Tues., Thurs., Fri. 10a - 5p
Saturday 10a - 2p
Council on Aging
506 Plymouth Street
781-293-7313
Mon - Thurs 9a - 3p
Friday 9a - 1p
Food Pantries
Halifax Congregational Church
503 Plymouth St. (Rt 106)
781-293-6393
Tuesdays -2:30 - 4p
St Vincent De Paul
Our Lady of the Lake Church
580 Monponsett St, Halifax
(781)293- 7971
2nd & 4th Saturday 9a
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Congratulations!
Diane Ribeiro
won a
$20 gift certificate to the Mama Deb's food truck. Enjoy delicious fresh Italian food or purchase some sauce to take home. View
mamadeb.biz
for upcoming food truck events.
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
45 minute Reiki Treatment with
Jacquelyn Rose.
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Hollywood Quiz Show
Tue, Feb 11th
1:00 - 3:00p
Great Hall in the Halifax Town Hall
Come join us for our annual Valentine's Day Celebration! Sign up is required at 781-293-7313. We are looking for 8 participants to be our contestants and all other attendees will be the audience.
COA Facebook
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The Halifax Cultural Council is looking for new members
The Halifax Cultural Council is looking for new members as several of the current members have terms that have expired or will expire in the next few months. These members cannot continue to serve because of a limit on the maximum number of consecutive years that they can serve on the Council.
Residents interested in serving on the Cultural Council can contact the Selectmen's Office at 781-294-1316 or download (
halifax-ma.org/board-selectmen/files/talent-bank-form-2019
) a Talent Bank form and send it to the Halifax Board of Selectmen, 499 Plymouth Street, Halifax, MA 02338. Anyone with questions can contact the Selectmen's Office.
Read more about the Halifax Cultural Council and the new openings
here
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Volunteers Needed on the Halifax Council on Aging
The Halifax Board of Selectmen is seeking volunteers
to serve on the Halifax Council on Aging as the Board has received notice of two vacancies on the Council. The Council coordinates and carries out programs designed to meet the needs of seniors in Halifax in the areas of health, welfare, education, recreation, and transportation. Residents interested in serving on the Council on Aging can download a talent bank form at
halifax-ma.org/sites/halifaxma/files/uploads/talentbankform2019.docx
and submit it to the Board of Selectmen, 499 Plymouth Street, Halifax, MA 02338 or contact the Selectmen's Office at 781-294-1316 to obtain one.
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Come See Our
New Home
265 Bedford St, Bridgewater
(508) 378-9971
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Halifax Elementary School PTO hopes you'll vote for the HES to receive a visit from children's author, Jan Brett.
The school or library that has the most parents, teachers, friends, or supporters who enter the contest will win a free school or library visit from Jan in the 2020 school year. Contest ends Monday, April 17, 2020. 2nd to 10th prizes - 10 Jan Brett books; 11th to 100th prizes - signed Jan Brett Poster.
Vote Here.
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Come to the Next Halifax Elementary School
Parent Teacher Organization Meeting
Wed, Feb 12th
6:30p
All Purpose Room (APR) of HES
At the first PTO meeting of 2020: "we only had 2 parents out of 588 students at the school come (excluding board and school committee members). We did a survey last year asking what day and time was preferred and that is why we have all meetings on a Wednesday at 6:30 pm this year. We had more teachers and admin that came back after working all day as well, than families. Every family is part of the PTO if you have a child at HES. This is an excellent opportunity to hear what is going on in the school, get updates from school committee and help spend money that is being raised for our students. Please mark your calendar now and come to the next meeting. We don’t bite!" Re-posted from
www.facebook.com/halifaxpto for more information about the PTO
www.halifaxpto.org.
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We're Your COMPLETE Garden, Farm &
Pet Store!
We have everything you need to keep yourself safe, and your pets, fish and feathered friends safe, too!
Stop in today!
1000 Plymouth St (Rt 104) Bridgewater • (508) 697-0357
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Hey, Guess What???
As of March 1, 2020, no plastic bags will be distributed at checkouts (points of sale) at all Halifax businesses. Start gathering your reusable bags now. Keep them with you in your car to make it easy for quick shopping stops!
If you have difficulty gathering re-usable bags, or for more information about the bylaw, or with questions, please contact the Halifax Beautification Committee at
beautification@halifax-ma.org
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Notice on REAL IDs
In case you haven't heard, after October 1, 2020, you will need a REAL ID or a passport to fly within the United States or enter federal buildings.
You can get a REAL ID when you renew your licence at the RMV or AAA center if you have AAA. The AAA center is less crowded, so I'd go there if you are a AAA member.
Learn more about getting a REAL ID
here
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JOHNNY MACARONI'S
Eat well, Laugh often, Love much
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Turn your kitchen into an authentic Italian restaurant by adding
Johnny Macaroni’s homemade sauces
to your delicious dishes.
150B Industrial Dr., Halifax
(781) 300-2600
582 West St., EB
(508) 378-9335
1300 Plymouth St., EB
(508) 456-4460
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We Are Hiring Marketing & Sales People
Friendly and organized people are needed to meet with small businesses, explain Buzz Around products, and create marketing partnerships!
Read more
buzzaround.info
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Adult Ed Classes at Silver Lake
Meet in Silver Lake Regional High School unless otherwise noted.
Enrollment:
*Classes are filled on a “first-come/first-serve” basis.
*All courses must have sufficient enrollment to cover the cost of offering the course. Courses without sufficient enrollment will not run and anyone who registered will be contacted and refunded.
*Once you have sent your registration form and payment, please plan to attend the first scheduled class day. You will only be notified should your class be cancelled or over-enrolled.
*The student provides materials used in most classes. Any specific information will be provided in the first class meeting.
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Meet Susan Lawless, Halifax's New COA Director
Hello! It is my pleasure to introduce myself as the new Council on Aging Director (COA) for the Town of Halifax! I will have been in this role for a little over a month. This has been a busy and exciting time. During this time, I have had the opportunity to meet and talk to many of you and I learned about and attended a few of the COA programs. I was thrilled to see the joy and friendship that everyone has created through these activities. You are all making the best of the circumstances surrounding the facility and I was happy to see that.
I will work hard to translate the needs of our seniors to the community. I am confident that I can work with the COA staff, volunteers and the seniors to help create a functioning facility both now and when we are able to relocate/renovate a space to offer the multitude of programs you would all enjoy.
I cannot emphasize enough how grateful I am for this opportunity. Thank you to everyone who has welcomed me so warmly! I look forward to meeting more of you, getting to know each other and hearing your feedback on what we are doing well and what we can do better. My door, email and phone line are always open.
Sincerely, Susan Lawless
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
45 minute Reiki Treatment with
Jacquelyn Rose.
Historical Tidbit Question:
Who was the first commercial
manufacturer of cowbells?
Email us your answer at:
Please include your name, phone number with your answer.
Prize Box Rules
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By entering, you give us permission to announce your name in next week's Buzz Around Bridgewater.
On January 29, 2020 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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Speaking Your Truth
“Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.”
~ Barbara De Angelis
“Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.”
~ Warren Wiersbe
“Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.” ~ James E. Faust
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Solid, trusting, healthy relationships are based on truth.
You are not helping anyone when you don't share the pain you feel. Speak your truth. ~ Jacquie
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The Buzz Around is brought to you this week by: Jen Bellody, Theresa McNulty, Janice O'Brien, Stacy Rancourt, Jacquelyn Rose & Gregory Venezia
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