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Two days of fun and games, and bargains galore at St.
John’s Parish Fair and Auction.
Adopt
Your Duck(s) and Join the Fun at the Allens Pond
Wildlife Sanctuary’s 10th Annual Duck Derby!
Selectmen’s meeting tonight starts at 6:00 p.m.
Westport Summer Film Series Celebrates "TRANSFORMATION."
Dedee Shattuck to receive Special Recognition Award on August 18th.
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Two days of fun
and games, and bargains galore at St. John’s Parish Fair and Auction! EverythingWestport.com Sunday, August 04, 2013
August brings hot days
at the beach, chicken barbeques, and all manner of fundraisers. And summer brings vacationers
that enjoy them all. But none of these
activities are quite like the annual St John the Baptist’s Parish Fair and
Auction. This is one social event that has something for everyone! And the sugared malasadas, those Portuguese donuts without a hole, are to
die for.
If you like chicken
barbeque at its best be sure to get your $12 tickets before Saturday morning
– they go fast! Each year members and
volunteers pull together one of the largest Westport church events of the
season. Spread out over two days, activities included: a silent auction, Country Kitchen, entertainment, ethnic and
traditional foods, quilt raffle, Grandma's Attic, New England (country)
auction. Was anything left out? Oh, right,
this year the Fair has a magician - Richard Archer, a class magic show for
kids of all ages. Archer kept a very large crowd spellbound with his wry
humor, lively animation, and quality magic acts. And the pies: there were spaghetti
pies, French meat pies, chourico pies, salmon pies
and chicken pies – a pie for all occasions! And of course, there were
blueberry and apple pies, if you had any room left!
Each year a group of
church quilters also raffle off a hand-stitched, hand-quilted, gorgeous
queen-size quilt to die for! This year the quilt is named “Crown of Thorns.” “There’s a lot of
quilting in this year’s quilt,” exclaimed Joan Brenckle
(pictured above in photo) of the women’s quilting group responsible for this
year’s beauty. A $12 chicken barbeque was held
Saturday afternoon, and a pancake breakfast is at the church hall all Sunday
morning. If you miss these church-sponsored meals, you’re not stretching your
food dollars!
“The whole fair is a family tradition,” said
one fair goer. “It’s wonderful!” Handling the country auction “can
bidding” was Janice Noiseux of Westport. “There are
a lot of tickets to be filled out,” she said. In this style of auction you
buy a number of tickets, priced by the quantity, anywhere from $1 to $20.You
drop a ticket into an item’s auction can, which is used later to draw a
ticket from to determine the winner. There are so many auction items, each
with its own auction can. The odds are that you will win something, if not
the item you really want!
Above left: volunteer Clara
Viveiros of Main Road sugars up the malasadas. Right: Visitors drop their raffle
tickets into the hundred or so cans, keeping their fingers crossed they’ll
win the right item!
Above left: quality
craft vendors rounded out the Parish Fair’s shopping experience. Right:
Kathy (left) and friend Helen take out a moment for a delicious lemon and fig
square.
Above left: Jim Potter
turns a rack of chicken halves in preparation for the early evening chicken
barbeque. Right: the line was long as hungry ticket holders don’t need a
dinner bell for this scrumptious meal. St.
John the Baptist Parish Fair, 945 Main Road, Westport. Saturday, August 3rd from 8 a.m. -
6 p.m., and Sunday, August 4th from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Featured Events: Quilt Raffle, New England Auction,
Country Kitchen, Silent Auction, Ethnic & Traditional Food, Crafts, Children's
Games, The Blues Crew entertainment and much
more!! Saturday - Gramma's Attic - opens at 8 a.m. Chicken Barbecue from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
includes: 1/2 chicken, potato salad, corn on
the cob, pickles, cranberry sauce, rolls and beverage, and watermelon. Advance reservation required. Adults
- $12.00 and children under 10 are $8.00. Call 508.636.2251 to make your
reservation. Sunday - Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m. until noon in the church hall. Raffle Drawings Will Be Held At
Noon Donations of all types are still
being accepted. For further information please call 508.636.2251. Adopt Your
Duck(s) and Join the Fun at the Allens Pond Wildlife
Sanctuary’s 10th Annual Duck Derby! EverythingWestport.com Monday, August 05, 2013 Believe it or not, it’s been a
decade of ducks at Mass Audubon’s Allens Pond
Wildlife Sanctuary – and these tenacious, well-trained rubber racing ducks
will line up to conquer the channel at Barney’s Joy on Saturday, August 17th,
followed by the Ducky Dash 5k, Kids Totally Quackers
Obstacle Course and Duck Derby Festival on Sunday, August 18th. All of Sunday’s events take place at the
sanctuary located at 1280 Horseneck Road in
Westport, Massachusetts. While paid
registration is required for the 5k race and obstacle course (and includes a
duck entry if you register before August 16th) – the Festival is free and
open to the public. The duck race will start Saturday
at 3 p.m. As the race takes place on private
land; you must contact the Sanctuary to register. You can do so by calling 508.636.2437 or
emailing duckderby@allenspond.org. The adopted ducks will race on the
incoming tide from Buzzards Bay into Allens Pond,
and the first to cross the finish line wins the Grand Prize - Dinner for Two
Anywhere in the World! - (includes
airfare and two nights lodging). Last
year, Linda and Ron Gaudet’s duck Madge took that
prize and sent the lucky couple off on the trip of a lifetime to New Zealand. In addition to the Grand Prize,
there are 55 other great prizes to win, including our elusive Stealth Duck,
the “slow and steady” Slacker Quacker, who always
takes last place and, in honor of 10 years of racing his quacker
off, the Decade Duck. Sunday
kicks off at 8 a.m. with the second running of one of the region’s most
scenic courses, the Ducky Dash 5k. Preregistration is $30 and
includes a racing duck. Onsite
registration will also be available the morning of, but you will not receive
a duck entry. Following the 5k, it’s
time for kids ages 10 and under to get a little crazy on our Totally Quackers obstacle course.
Registration for both events can be done by visiting
http://www.active.com. At 11am, all
post-race festivities commence on the grounds near the field station from
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and will include a $5.00 barbecue lunch, games and
crafts for kids, educational exhibits, live music with Neal McCarthy &
Friends, a video replay of the race, a silent auction, and live plant
auction. All derby proceeds will be used to support programs at Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary. Not sure where to get your ducks?
Go to the Allens Pond Web site at www.allenspond.org to adopt your derby entry and for
all general event information The Massachusetts Audubon Society
is the largest conservation organization in New England, and works to protect
the nature of Massachusetts for people and wildlife. The Allens
Pond Wildlife Sanctuary conducts a number of programs to study and preserve
this beautiful and ecologically important site. In addition to the efforts at
Allens Pond, the sanctuary also runs outreach
programs in the surrounding local communities including Wareham at Great Neck
Wildlife Sanctuary, and monitors Osprey and coastal water birds at other
sites in Westport and Dartmouth. For more information on
Massachusetts Audubon, to adopt a duck, or for derby details, go to www.massaudubon.org/duckderby
or call the Sanctuary at 508.636.2437. Inset: 2012 winners
Linda & Ron Gaudet, with their top duck, Madge.
Above: releasing
the ducks for their annual run. photo/EverythingWestport.com Selectmen’s
meeting tonight starts at 6:00 p.m. EverythingWestport.com Monday, August 05, 2013 Westport Selectmen’s meeting
tonight starts at 6:00 p.m. at Town Hall. The Beach Committee is scheduled
for 7:15 p.m. to state their case for opening Beach Avenue to traffic and
parking. Discussion on acquiring an
additional 480 feet of beach front for public access is sure to generate some
healthy conversation. The town of Westport already has
109 feet of beach adjoining the proposed acquisition. AGENDA BOARD OF SELECTMEN REGULAR MEETING MONDAY borrowing – retirement discount. property at 271 Division Road and
Anderson property at 1219 Drift Road. of Taking for Adamsville Road. 7:15 PM Beach
Committee –
Update of plan for proposed 7:45 PM Stephen
J. Lombard, Business Manager – RE: Agreement for the Telecommunications System;
Agreement for the 1st phase of the preservation of the Town Hall
slate roof and the appointment of Highway Dept. seasonal
worker. Appointments 1.
Finance Committee Rep to the Personnel Board –
Shana Shufelt. 2.
Constable – Civil Process Only – Herve W. Vandal, Jr. 3.
4.
Council on Aging – Temporary Clerical – Toni-Ann
Cormier. 5.
Water Resources Management Committee (Precinct C)
– William Harkins. Action Items 1.
Memo from Stephen J. Lombard, Business Manager
regarding Article balances. 2.
Memo from Stephen J. Lombard, Business Manager
regarding Special Municipal Employee Status. 3.
Request for a One Day Liquor License – Holy Ghost
Club. 4.
Award of bids from Municibid
Online Auction of Highway Dept. Surplus Equipment. 5.
Update regarding the Town’s website. Minutes 1. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of Question and Answer Period Town Administrator and Business Manager Reports Correspondence – Action Required BOS Meeting of
August 05, 2013 1. A
letter of resignation was received from Eileen Sheehan from the Personnel
Board. 2. A
letter of resignation was received from Grace C. Newcomer from the Personnel
Board. 3. A
letter announcing the opening of the FEMA 2013 Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Programs was received from MEMA and
DCR. 4. A
request was received from Max Performance for their annual Buzzards Bay
Triathlon on September 22, 2013.
Police recommendation attached. 5. A
further investigation report was received from the Police Department
regarding a request for a parade permit along Route 6 by Better Future
Project. Board
Members suggestion of items for future agenda discussion/action Business 1. Reconsider letter received from Fall River
Chamber of Commerce – support of Diman Superintendent. Executive Session pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter
30A, Section 21 to hear a grievance – Planning Board and to approve Executive
Session Minutes of May 28, 2013 and June 17, 2013 and Adjournment Westport Summer Film Series
Celebrates "TRANSFORMATION." Critically acclaimed documentaries to be shown in
August. EverythingWestport.com Tuesday, August 06, 2013 Following on the success of its
2012 Summer Film Series, the Westport Cultural Council again offers three
critically acclaimed documentaries in August. The 2013 Summer Film Series
takes place the weekend of August 16-18 at the Dedee Shattuck Gallery in
Westport.
The series opens on Friday, August
16 with Buck, a documentary
that tells the real-life story of the man who inspired Robert Redford's film The
Horse Whisperer. Buck Brannaman travels the
country helping people with horse problems ease them
using gentle and respectful techniques. Or, as he puts it, helping
horses with people problems. His empathy for the strong, sensitive animals
has evolved from his own terrifying experiences as a child coping with an
abusive father. As the film progresses, we come to understand that Buck's
compassionate regard for horses mirrors the broader principles on which he
lives his life. Winner of the U.S. Documentary Audience Award at the
2011 Sundance Film Festival and several other prestigious awards, Buck
is a compelling and visually stunning film that resonates even outside the
equestrian world. On Saturday, August 17, the 2010
documentary Marwencol
will be screened. Beautifully crafted, hypnotic, strange, and extraordinary,
it is a film that takes hold gradually and surely. Mark Hogancamp
was a carpenter and showroom designer who survived a brutal attack and a
nine-day coma to find himself physically and
emotionally damaged and unable to work. In an attempt to restore his lost
identity, the shy and fearful Hogancamp begins to
build an amazing miniature town that he calls Marwencol,
populated by Barbie-sized doll people who represent his own friends and
family — some real and some fantasy. When the meticulously creative
photographs he takes of Marwencol are discovered by
the New York art establishment, he must decide if he is ready to leave the
safety of his private upstate world. Marwencol
was voted Best Documentary of the Year by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
It's a moving story about the healing power of creativity, imagination,
and acceptance. The series closes on Sunday,
August 18 with Inocente,
the 2013 Academy Award winner for Short Documentary Subject. At the start of
the film, Inocente Izucar
is a teenage girl in San Diego with a colorful and unique style and bold artistic
talent. She is also homeless and desperate to navigate through a troubled
relationship with a distant, alcoholic mother. When she connects with a
nonprofit arts organization providing support and services to young people
dealing with homelessness, domestic violence, and other challenges, Inocente is selected to participate in the organization's
annual art show. With creative determination and energy, she completes 30
paintings for the show, and in the process begins a journey of discovery and
confidence. Terry Somerson,
one of the producers of the series, said that the concept of transformation
reveals itself in each of the films. "On the surface, Buck is about the deep
connection between people and horses, but in a wider sense the film is actually
about humans, their relationships, and how they overcome life's roadblocks. Marwencol is quiet and quirky but viewers will
ultimately love Mark, his story, and the people who help him and never judge
him. They want to see him heal and succeed. And Inocente is absolutely heart
wrenching but also triumphant. It's about the amazing strength and creativity
of a disadvantaged 15-year-old girl who refuses to be beaten down as she sets
out to follow her dreams. We especially invite the teens of our community to
see this film." The Westport Summer Film Series, August, 16, 17 and
18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Dedee Shattuck Gallery, 865 Main Road, Westport. Free
of charge. Please note that the films are not rated. For information
email info@westportculturalcouncil.org
or call the Dedee Shattuck Gallery
at 508.636.4177. The Westport Summer Film Series is funded by a grant from
the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust administered by the Bank of America.
The Westport Cultural Council is a
volunteer organization sponsored by the town of Westport and the state of
Massachusetts. Its mission is to advocate for cultural programs in our
community by awarding grants with funding from the Massachusetts Cultural
Council and the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust. The Dedee Shattuck Gallery
is a popular art space in Westport that enthusiastically showcases local
artists and frequently offers concerts, lectures, dance parties, and other
energizing programs to the public. www.westportculturalcouncil.org www.dedeeshattuckgallery.com
Dedee Shattuck to
receive Special Recognition Award on August 18th. The
Four Corners Arts Center is looking for sponsors to support the event. EverythingWestport.com Sunday,
August 4, 2013 As part of their 20th anniversary,
the Tiverton’s Four Corners Art Center invites you to join them in celebrating
Dedee Shattuck of the Dedee Shattuck Gallery in Westport for her extraordinary
efforts to promote the arts throughout the FarmCoast. Sunday, August 18th from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. at The Meeting House, Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton, RI. Food is by Smoke and Pickles,
music by Atticus and Friends, raffles and more. Tickets are $50 per person;
sponsor tickets are $200 which includes two event tickets plus a FarmCoast tote bag. Tickets are available on-line at www.FourCornersArts.org. Please call 401.624.2600 for any
questions or for more information. The proprietor of Dedee Shattuck
Gallery on, Main Road in Westport, Shattuck has created a cultural hub in the
heart of Westport’s Central Village featuring painters, sculptors,
photographers, artistic and musical performers and dancers, illustrators, and
ceramicists from all over the region. In the upcoming season and years to
come, she aims to feature artisans from ever-broadening places, genres and
time periods, Dedee Shattuck Gallery, along with
the acres of meadows and forest behind the Gallery, embodies owner Dedee
Shattuck’s lifelong appreciation of art, environment, and cultural standard.
The Gallery, designed by Shattuck in collaboration with Pamela Donnelly of Los
Angeles and South Dartmouth, and Saltonstall
Architects of Marion, is inspired by Westport’s historic Quaker architecture.
To maximize the exhibition space,
the building was designed with soaring columns of glass delineating its four
corners. Along with monthly painting, sculpture, drawing, and multi-media
exhibitions, the Gallery hosts lectures and presentations by writers,
musicians, and naturalists. The goal is to produce the same sense of
discovery and exploration for the viewer that Shattuck has experienced
through a life in the arts. Exhibitions include noted
international, national, regional, and emerging artists. The Four Corners Arts Center is a
Rhode Island non-profit corporation founded in 1993. Their mission is to
promote the arts at Tiverton Four Corners and the surrounding Coastal Village
communities. The Center is located in the historic Soule-Seabury House, built
c. 1800. The site includes over an acre of landscaped grounds which are used
for exhibits, concerts, outdoor dance, sculpture, theater, and a variety of
other special events.
Artisan
Anne Leone (left) shares a laugh with Dedee Shattuck of Dedee Shattuck
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