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Memorial Day 2010.

Area seniors kicked up their heels as they kick off a month of dancing at the Westport Grange.

Memorial Day 2010.

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Monday, May 31, 2010

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Westport Images from Memorial Day captured with reflection and solemn remembrance for those who sacrificed their lives to guarantee our freedom. The spirit of each of our veterans who have gone on before us is in every twist and furl of the American flag on Memorial Day.

Remember those lost and harmed while serving their country. Also remember those who have served and returned; and for those presently serving in the Armed Forces.

Taps

Verse 1

Day is done.
Gone the sun.
From the lakes.
From the hills.
From the sky.
All is well.
Safely rest.
God is nigh.

Verse 2

Fading light.
Dims the sight.
And a star.
Gems the sky.
Gleaming bright.
From afar.
Drawing nigh.
Falls the night.

Verse 3

Thanks and praise.
For our days.
Neath the sun
Neath the stars.
Neath the sky.
As we go.
This we know.
God is nigh.

Area seniors kicked up their heels as they kick off a month of dancing at the Westport Grange.

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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Over 100 area residents got out and kicked up your heels Sunday at the Southcoast Seniors Dance Party at the Westport Grange Hall.

Big band-era dancing made a brief comeback at this 120-year-old Westport agricultural institution which hosted town dances in the mid 20th century.

Some Westport women met their future husbands during World War II dances held at the Grange according to longtime Westport historian Cukie Macomber. “Military men who worked the submarine tracking station during the war at Gooseberry Island attended those dances,” Macomber recalled.

Over 100 were in attendance, and many floated across the floor and flicked up their heels to the old familiar tunes from their young adult years. The dance concluded with the theme from the “Love Boat.”

The dance was hosted by, and the brainstorm of, DJ Martin Costa of Singlezzone fame who worked with his 82-year-old mother Tina Costa, an avid ballroom dancer. Snacks were available and door prizes were drawn. The dances will continue on Sunday June 13 and 20 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Westport Grange, 1132 Main Road, Westport. No admission charge. Free for all. For more information please call Mr. Costa at (508) 965-4775.

Left: The handsome couple of Jacqueline and Andre Plante left no dance undone throughout the afternoon. Right: DJ Martin Costa (center) was spinning the vinyls (well not quite!) as he hosted the Southcoast Seniors dance party.

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