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Sunday, May 16, 2010
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Aerial mosquito spraying
will begin over Westport on May 17.
Memorial
Day parade planned for Monday, May 31.
Senior artisans exhibit at the Tiverton
Town Hall through June 30.
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Aerial mosquito spraying will begin over Westport on May 17. EverythingWestport.com Thursday,
May 13, 2010 Aerial mosquito
spraying will begin over Westport and other local area towns starting Monday, May 17. For spray requests
and to get further information please call the Bristol County Mosquito
Control Project at (508) 823-5253 Mon - Fri 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The office can
also be reached by fax at (508) 828-1868, or email: rquestbristomMCP@comcast.net.
Memorial Day parade planned for
Monday, May 31. EverythingWestport.com Thursday, May 13, 2010
Veterans’ groups, town officials, police officers and fire fighters
will march to the cemetery where local troops of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
and Cub Scouts will lay flowers on the graves of veterans. Following the laying of the flowers there will be a flag lowering
ceremony at Beech Grove Cemetery accompanied by taps and a gun salute by the
Vietnam Veterans Honor Guard. The parade will be preceded by flag lowering and gun salutes at
various locations throughout town starting at the VFW Post 8502 on State Road
at 8:00 a.m. Other locations will be a ceremony at Latessa Square, town docks
at Westport Point where a wreath will be cast into the water, and a wreath hanging
at the Fontaine Bridge (Rt. 88). The final ceremony, after the parade and
Beech Grove ceremony, will be a lowering
of the Town Hall flag to half-mast accompanied by a gun salute by Westport
police officers.
The annual parade is alternately sponsored each year by the VFW at 843 State Road, American Legion Post 145 on Sanford Road, and Vietnam
Veterans of America Chapter 207. This year’s parade is sponsored by the W.A.&R. Ouellette
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8502. Groups and officials planning to attend the event are state
representative Mike Rodrigues, several Westport town selectmen, the Junior High
School band, and the Vietnam Veterans Honor Guard. U.S. representative Barney
Frank has also been invited to attend. Anyone interested in participating in the parade, or to get further
information, please call Joseph Aquila at (508) 636-4537. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, May 16, 2010
Members of the WRG have been quietly beautifying Westport over the
years, one small plot at a time. Recent projects are the Town Hall front
entrance sidewalk, and Welcome to Westport signage areas. Their next project will be the new south end fire station on Hixbridge
Road. The original spot, known as the “rockery” was demolished to make room
the station’s entrance. The site was replicated to the east of the entrance, and will feature
the original stone marker with a new stone wall and planting by the club. All the perennials left over from the sale will be used to decorate
the “Rockery” said WRG chairperson Geri Fortier (pictured left).
Left: Exhibitor Ben Daniels displaying his all natural and organic
gardening products. You can reach Ben at (800) 854-7988, or visit his website
at: www.benedaniels.com Right: WRG member Marianne Naedele reported record sales of plants and mulch that
gave the Westport club a much needed boost to their community projects. Senior artisans
exhibit at the Tiverton Town Hall through June 30. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, May
16, 2010
Diogenes has been giving watercolor
instruction at the Tiverton Senior Center since 2004. “We meet once a week,”
Diogenes said. “Every Tuesday. These aspiring artists with experience ranging
from two months to 15 years are wonderful to work with and quite talented.” A watercolor (below) entitled “Everglades National Park, Florida”
was painted by Pierrette C. Dumenco, a Tiverton novice with just two months
of know-how! The Tiverton Senior Center Artisans
opened their exhibit Sunday, May 16 at the Tiverton Town Hall with a
reception from 2 – 4 p.m. The public was invited and refreshments served. The
exhibition, sponsored by the Tiverton Arts Council, will run to the end of
June. Viewing hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Along with
30 watercolors, the exhibit also includes handmade articles from the Knitting
and Quilting class at the Senior Center, and photography by Richard Barrett.
The exhibit will run through June 1st. Diogenes took over as instructor
after being a member of the class for 15 years. She has taken classes at Bristol Community
College and the Fall River Art Association. She also taught water color at a
local nursing facility. “It keeps me focused on life, and is very relaxing
and stress relieving,” said the animated and energetic Diogenes.
Left: Pierrette C. Dumenco of
Tiverton with her watercolor “Everglades
National Park, Florida.” Center: Betty Romano’s watercolor - “Spring is Here.” Right: Madeleine
Diogenes (grey outfit) chats with fellow artists. The Tiverton Senior Center,
established in 1978, is located in the former Barker School in the north end
of Tiverton. A variety of classes are offered on a daily
basis along with workshops and seminars. New members in the Watercolor Class
are always welcome!
Left: “Hibiscus & Daisies” by Yvonne Nolan. Right: “Tiverton
River’s End” by Francis Frank.
Click
here to learn more about the Tiverton Senior Center. For more information
please call (401) 625-6790. Participating watercolor artists: Irene Berge, Janice
Bond, Diane Charrette, Kathleen S. Christo, Dorothy Cyr, Pierrette Dumenci,
Frances Frank, Judy Harvey, Rita Letendre, Madeline Menard, Lucille B. Murphy,
Yvonne Nolan, Madeleine Perry, Betty Ramona, Pamela Ramona, Dick Shore, Belle
Silvia, Marge Stockbridge, Janet Waters and instructor Madeleine Diogenes. - - - - - End -
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