Westport State Rep visits the Farmers’ Market!
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August 23, 2008
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“I just came from the Governor less than an hour ago
to receive this signed Proclamation,” State Representative Michael J. Rodrigues
said. Governor Deval Patrick was visiting in Fall
River, but took the time to sign and give to Representative Rodrigues A
Proclamation declaring August 17th to the 23rd to be Massachusetts
Farmers Market Week.
Governor Deval Patrick has proclaimed August 17th to the 23rd
Massachusetts Farmers' Market Week, calling the markets "essential to the
vitality of Massachusetts farms."
Representative
Rodrigues couldn’t have picked a better time to visit the Market. “Our state
representative is going to draw our three winning raffle tickets,” said Beth
Easterly, Westport Farmers’ Market coordinator. “How exciting
to also receive the signed Proclamation at the same time!” Rep.
Rodrigues presented the proclamation to Beth Easterly and Ed Horky, Grange master.
Ms.
Easterly had to drag Rep. Rodrigues away from the beautiful, hand-crafted
Hybrid Night Heron Kayak being raffled off by the Westport Fishermen’s
Association (see announcement below).
Read about the Farmers’ Market Raffle and view photos!
Read the article and view photos of the Westport Farmers’
Market.
Howie Gifford and Tom Perkins were at the Farmers’ Market Saturday
morning selling kayak raffle tickets. “We spent 250 hours mainly finishing,
sanding and varnishing the Night Heron,” he said. “All the guys kicked in and
contributed whatever talents they had.” They must have been considerable
because the Night Heron’s sleek hull gleamed and sparkled in the sunshine.
“We
have done very well selling tickets at the Farmers’ Market,” he said, “as well
selling them briskly at Partners and the Back Eddy.”
Winners
of the three, assorted raffle tables drawn by Rep. Roderigues
were: Deb Lowther (pictured above right with Rep. Rodrigues
and Beth Easterly), Barbara Bush, and Selena Howard! Congratulations ladies. “I
won some of my own jewelry,” Ms. Lowther, a vendor at
the Farmers’ Market, laughed.
Above left: Tom Perkins of the Westport Fishermen’s Association
selling two more raffle tickets!
Kayak Raffle
This year's
grand prize raffle creation is a beautiful, hand-crafted Hybrid Night Heron
Kayak. The craft is 18' and made from cedar planking, and in finished form weighing
in at around 40 pounds. Inlayed redwood creates a stylish line down the middle.
The kayak will be raffled off at this year's Westport Fishermen's Association’s
clambake on September 14th. This WFA fundraiser
benefits their education and preservation projects. Raffle Tickets are $10 a
chance and can be ordered by mailing in a check and number of tickets desired
with a return address to:
Westport Fishermen's Association
PO Box 83
Westport Point MA 02791
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