January 5, 2020
~ Building Community One Positive Story at a Time
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Laker TV Club at Silver Lake Regional High School: "
learn all aspects of the production process including Pre-Production, Production and Post Production. Students will have an understanding of media literacy, visual communication, video and audio techniques, software, editing, teamwork and meeting deadlines.
Topics Covered (Including, but not limited to): • Proper equipment operation • Using media related equipment to convey information • Scripting and story-boarding • Audio techniques • Studio operation and organization • Video editing • Conducting on-camera interviews • Live video production • Telling stories using media • Industry standards and terminology" Check out their work!
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Historical Tidbit:
School Transportation
[School Barge or a Pung]
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The barge was a large wagon pulled by a team of horses or one large horse. The wagon would usually have a roof and sides with steps mounted on the back. The boys and girls would climbed the steps and walk along a narrow aisle to find a seat along the sides. Perhaps the best time to ride the barge was during the fall when it was cool and the trees were bright with colors. They would often ask to stop to run out and pick some colored leaves to bring to the teacher.
The pung pronounced “pun” was a sled type wagon used in the winter usually pulled by one horse. Usually the floor was spread with sweet smelling hay and a few robes (heavy blankets) were available for the children to use. When it was really cold, some of the children would bring heated bricks or soapstone wrapped in newspaper to be placed at their feet once they got on the pung. When everyone was on and settled they would all sit together with the blanket pulled up around their chins and the warm bricks or soapstone at their feet.
If it were too cold, some children would get off and run along side the slow moving barge to warm up.
During the months of March and April school usually closed because of the very muddy roads. When the roads dried out enough to allow travel, school would reopen.
The barge was finally replaced by the combustion engine making transportation faster and more comfortable.
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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. 12-8
Tues., Thurs., Fri. 10-5
Saturday 10-2
Council on Aging
506 Plymouth Street
781-293-7313
Mon - Thurs 9a - 3p
Friday 9a - 1p
Food Pantries
Halifax Congregational Church
503 Plymouth St. (Route 106)
Halifax, MA 781-293-6393
Tuesdays -2:30-4p
St
Vincent De Paul
Our Lady of the Lake Church
580 Monponsett St
Halifax, MA (781)293- 7971
2nd & 4th Saturday 9 am
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Congratulations!
Sheila Carroll
won a
Jump Start Training Package including
nutrition consultation & 6 free sessions from Get In Shape For Women at
180 Winter St, Bridgewater
Value: $140
You should play our
Historical Tidbit Trivia Game
at the bottom of this newsletter.
You could win a
$50 gift certificate to Beauty Counter products through Independent Consultant
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Click here to support Connor Burgess - Eagle Scout...
Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Friends of Hops, and any donation will help make an impact. My name is Connor Burgess and I am a Life Scout from BSA Troop 39 in Halifax, Ma. I am working towards the Eagle...
Read more
www.gofundme.com
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Toddler Storytime
Thursday, January 9th
11:00a
Holmes Public Library
Join Miss Holly at the Holmes Public Library for a storytime with toddlers!
Toddler Storytime includes stories, songs, and craft for children ages 2-3.
For for more information click on this
link.
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Infant Lapsit
Friday, January 10th 10:00a
Holmes Public Library
Bring in your babies ages 3-24 months for songs, fingerplay, and lots of early reading fun.
Each session concludes with open social time for babies and their caregivers.
For more information click on this
link.
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Just in case you were wondering.... we acquired a new domain name to make sure everyone receives their BuzzAround. (.Info occasionally gets flagged as spam) Your newsletters will come from BuzzAround.Org, but nothing else has changed!
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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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Genealogy Group
First Wed of each month (1/8)
1:00p
Holmes Public Library
Join other amateur family historians in a casual atmosphere to share findings, resources and ideas of your mutual interest.
Join our Face book page
here.
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Potluck Lunch
January 8th and 22nd
Halifax Council on Aging
We have a Wednesday Potluck Lunch offered during the month and it is a delicious homemade meal for only $2.50pp. We need to receive your reservation by the Monday before with your intent to attend so that we have enough food prepared. If you have a special diet or want to bring your own, please know that we’re flexible! 781-293-7313 Surprise Chefs will be cooking in January!
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Come See Our
New Home
265 Bedford St, Bridgewater
(508) 378-9971
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Beautification Committee
Mon, Jan 13th
1:00p
Town Hall
The Beautification Committee of Halifax Massachusetts will be holding a meeting at the Selectmen's Meeting Room. During the meeting they will be discussing Spring Clean-up Day, Plastic Bag Bylaw, as well as Partnering with keep Massachusetts Beautiful and recycle smart.
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A Dancers' World - Holidays in Halifax Performance December 2019
video from Area58_Halifax
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BEAUTY COUNTER
CHRISTINE HARKINS
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Clean Beauty makes a great gift!
Contact me today to order yours!
Our Clean Promise: Over 1,500 questionable ingredients are never used in our formulations.
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OLD COLONY YMCA –
EAST BRIDGEWATER
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Ring in the New Year with a
New YOU!
Come in and sign up today!
(508) 378-3913
635 Plymouth St, East Bridgewater
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Halifax Elementary PTO Meeting
Wed, Jan 15th
6:30p
464 Plymouth St.
Do you have a child attending Halifax Elementary School? If the answer is yes, then you're a member of our PTO!Please join us at our monthly meetings where we get updates from teachers and administrators, discuss our budget, plan fundraisers and meet new people!
Facebook Event
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JOHNNY MACARONI'S
Eat well, Laugh often, Love much
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Happy New Year
from our family to yours!
Gift Certificates available at all our convenient locations!
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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MAMA DEB'S
SWEET ITALIAN SAUCE
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"Life is Sweeter with Mama Deb's
Sweet Italian Sauce"
We are located in Middleboro and offer Retail Sauce, Gift Sets, Mobile Food & Cooking Classes.
Click here for retail locations, mobile food
events, and pasta making class schedules.
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Check out the HOPS playground newest addition... new welcome sign!
In addition to welcoming visitors... the sign also features the new HOPS History Hunt.
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5 pictures are hidden somewhere in the playground.
Can you find them?
A fun challenge for kids and grown ups alike. (And you might learn something about our awesome town along the way.)
Happy hunting!
Story & Image Credit:
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WEEKLY TRIVIA GAME
Have fun with us and bee entered to win a
$50 gift certificate to Beauty Counter products through
Independent Consultant
Christine Harkins. The clean revolution
Historical Tidbit Question:
Why was school usually closed between March and April?
Email us your answer at:
Prizes@buzzaround.info
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 8, 2020 we will randomly pick a winner from the correct answers.
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Architecture & Place-making:
From MIT Whitepaper called
Places in the Making
(2013)
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While the place is important, the "making" builds connections, creates civic engagement, and empowers citizens—in short, it builds social capital ... The relationships that grow out of the "making" are equal to, if not more important than, the places that result."
The above quote is about public places that invite spontaneous collaboration, discussion or gaming (chess & checker tables) and what they do for us as a community. When we surround ourselves with thoughtful ideas, we are nurtured and more come.
“An idea is salvation by imagination.”
~ Frank Lloyd Wright
“To create, one must first question everything.” ~ Eileen Gray
"For me, architecture is not just creating a space to protect people but to make them dream as well." ~ Mario Botta
"I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me." ~Maya Lin
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The space that we surround ourselves with can feed our soul and inspire it... whether it be architecture, art, or nature. We can do this for our selves, in our own home and family and in our communities.
~ 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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