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By Becca Manning, express staff [email protected]

With more than a footof snow delivered over theweekend, it seems Pembrokewill have a white Christmas.

The town highway crewworked around the clock onSunday to clear the quickly

falling snow from Pem-broke’s more than 120 milesof streets. The crew startedaround midnight on Sundaymorning and continued untilabout 10 p.m. Sunday night,according to Bob Demers,assistant director for the De-partment of Public Works.The crew returned Mondaymorning to continue pushingback the wall of snow, en-suring that roads are ready tohandle the next storm, when-ever it comes.

Rain is expected on Sat-

urday and Sunday, with tem-peratures rising to about 50degrees on Saturday.

“[The storm] was uniquein the fact that it happenedreally quick, like within 12

hours, and the rate of snow-fall, which was anywherefrom an inch to two an hour,”

Demers said. “That was whatwas remarkable. At times,it was white-out conditions

while driving.”

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KINGS OF THE HILL: Jack Leahy, 10, Evan Smith, 10, and pup Charlie, 1 1/2, grin as they enjoysledding behind the community center on Monday. School was canceled for the day, and manysledders took to the hills to appreciate all the snow dumped on Pembroke over the weekend.

Sunday storm kept DPW crew busy, travelers home

ONE MORE TIME FROM THE TOP! Ally Kilnapp, 7, trudges up thehill for another ride on her new sled — an early Christmas gift.

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The day after the rst bigwinter storm blew throughPembroke, selectmen dis-cussed a freeze of another sort— the town-wide hiring freezethat remains ofcially in placedespite being “thawed” sev-eral times.

On Monday, the positionup for consideration was askilled laborer/driver for theDepartment of Public Works— someone DPW ofcialssaid was necessary, particu-

larly with the snow season justbeginning.

Selectman Don Anderson,who has voted against mosthiring requests that have comebefore the board since thefreeze was implemented, saidhe felt the town should wait toll this job as well.

“We do have a hiring freezein place,” he said. “We haven’tbeen vigilant in adhering to it,but that’s my position [that the

job not be lled]. … I’m being

Skimish oveDPW posiionSelectman: Hiring freeze couldprotect against coming storm

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Monday mornings areknown for being particu-larly difcult, as adults

and children alike struggle to get upand get going for another week of work or school.

But not at Bryantville ElementarySchool.

Here, a group of enthusiastic stu-dents jump start their week with en-ergy, exercise and teamwork — plus avariety of neat tricks. Because at Bry-antville, Mondays mean double dutchpractice.

“I call it ‘marvelous Monday,’”said Beantown Jumpers founder Patti

Travers, a Boston phys-ed teacher

Doue imeBryantville club jump starts

each week with double dutch

Third grader MeganWilshire takes a turnin the ropes. continued on page 8 continued on page 20



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Young children offera unique view intothe magic of the

holiday season. The joy theybring and the innocence theypossess can lead to happinessfor all of us during this specialtime of year. Hobomock sec-ond grade students Katie Gal-ligan, 8, Jacqueline Rogers, 8,and Katelyn Tropeano, 7, takea few moments to share thereperspectives on what makesChristmas special to them.

What have you askedSanta to bring you forChristmas? Jacqueline: Ihave asked for a bunch of dif-ferent things. I can’t remem-ber all of it. I really would like

a Nintendo DSi.Katie: A puppy, because I

really like puppies and I wanta little dog.

Katelyn: I asked forclothes from Justice or jewel-ry. I would also like this cup-cake maker.

What was your favoriteChristmas present? Jacque-line: I really like my NintendoDS, because I like playingwith the games. I have a lotof favorite games and I reallylike the Mario Cart.

Katie: Probably my Amer-ican Girl doll, Emily. I likedit because I like playing withdolls and making their hair-styles.

Katelyn: It was BabyAlive, because she was fun toplay with. She is so real and Iget to act like a parent.

Why is it easier to wakeup early on Christmas morn-ing than it is to get up forschool? Jacqueline: Christ-mas is more exciting thanschool and you get presents.

Katie: ‘Cause I am reallyexcited about my presents andwant to get down to open them

before my brother comes.Katelyn: Are you kiddingme? Because I always love tohave fun and open my pres-ents.

What do you think Santagives Mrs. Claus? Jacque-line: This is a tough question.He gives her a necklace with adecoration that is Santa Claus.

Katie: I think he gives her

a present of really nice ear-rings that has a heart behindthem and says Merry Christ-mas.

Katelyn: I think a chocolatechip cookie and a big kiss.

Do you have any fam-ily traditions around Christ-mas? Jacqueline: We go tolots of Christmas parties withour friends.

Katie: We always have ournana, papa and cousins from

my mother’s side over and wegive each other presents.

Katelyn:We get togetherwith my whole family andhave a really big dinner withcake.

Do you leave a treat forSanta and the reindeer? Jac-queline: I leave Santa cookiesand milk and reindeer food.

Katie: I leave Santa somecookies, milk and carrots andreindeer food for the reindeer,which is really oatmeal.

Katelyn: I leave cookies,milk and carrots for Santa. Ialso leave some hot cocoa.

How do you think thatSanta can make the rein-deer y? Jacqueline: He hasbuttons that he presses to getthem to go.

Katie: He has to say all of their names and when he pullsthe rope they go because theyhave some magic dust.

Katelyn: Santa uses magi-

cal reindeer food all over thesky that they jump up and eatas they y around the world.

Does Santa make all thestops in one trip or does hehave to go back and forth tothe North Pole? Jacqueline: [Pausing to give this one somethought] He has to go backand forth. He needs to makeabout 1,000 trips to deliver allthe presents.

Katie: Umm, I think he

has to take about 50 billiontrips because he has to go toeveryone’s house. There area lot of houses to go to eachnight.

Katelyn: I read this in abook, and it said about 3,000trips.

What do you think Santadoes after delivering Christ-mas presents to children allover the world? Jacqueline: He takes a rest and goes tobed. He is very tired.

Katie: All of the elves andMrs. Claus get together andsing Christmas songs. Santathen takes all of the elves fora ride around in his sleigh be-cause they may not have seenall of Santa’s village.

Katelyn: He gives Mrs.Claus her gift and a big hugand a kiss. After that, Santagives the reindeer some food.He gives the elves some choc-olate, cookies and some milk.

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The Friends of Boy Scout Troop 105 will once again be doingtheir annual Christmas tree pick-up on Saturday, Jan. 2, starting at9 a.m. Scouts and adults will be making their yearly calls to pastsupporters — e-mail early to get on the list. Pembroke residentscan leave their Christmas trees in front of their houses with acheck payable to Troop 105 twist-tied in a baggie to the treein the amount of $5 per tree (no wreaths, please). For pick-up,call 781-294-0801 or 781-293-6185 or e-mail [email protected]. Leave name, address and phone number. Calls will betaken until Friday night, Jan. 1.



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Despite the tougheconomy, Pembroke EducationFoundation had a good year of

fundraising, and they recentlyannounced that they will bedistributing $20,307 in grantsacross all Pembroke schools.

“Surprisingly, we had agreat year,” PEF co-chairmanTracy Garvey said.

Though the weather forthe foundation’s annual golf tournament on Oct. 16 was“horrible” — cold and rainy —supporters turned out and evenhit the course to raise moneyfor the nonprot group.

“We raised about $13,000 just at the golf tournament.Everybody had a great time,”Garvey said. “We didn’t seethe economy hurting anybodythat day. It was such a greatfeeling that these people could

have canceled and not comeand they didn’t in spite of everything.”

That kind of communitysupport allowed the foundation

to in turn support the schoolsand fund programs that reachall ages. Among the programsfunded this year through thefoundation’s annual grantcycle were the purchaseof brass equipment forelementary school bands, thedouble dutch jump rope club atBryantville, reading materialsfor Hobomock kindergartners,basses for the North Pembrokeorchestra, materials for themiddle school musical “Guysand Dolls” and a eld trip tothe Freedom Trail for highschool students.

Each fall, the PembrokeEducation Foundation boardreviews applications todetermine which programs will

be funded. This year, the groupreceived 30 grant requeststotaling almost $60,000.

“We like to have theprograms reach as many

people as possible,” Garveysaid. “We’re not here just togive money away. We try to beas smart as we can.”

The group is not planningto hold its second fundraiser,Casablanca Night, typicallyheld in February, but will beorganizing smaller eventsto “keep PEF on everyone’smind,” Garvey said.

The group is alwaysin search of donations andvolunteers. They meet therst Monday of every monthat 7 p.m. at Pembroke PublicLibrary.

For information aboutthe Pembroke EducationFoundation, visit pembroke-educationfoundation.org.

PEF awads $20k in gansProgram supports district-wide educational activities

PYRAMID SCENE: Sally Barney and husband Dr. John W.Steeves took a trip to Egypt earlier this year and saw thepyramids among other sights. The trip was organized throughMassasoit Community College, where Sally taught math full-time for 35 years, and where she continues to teach asan adjunct faculty member. John runs Bryantville FamilyChiropractic in Pembroke Center.

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Committee is looking forold Pembroke photographsand quilters interested indesigning and making aPembroke quilt. See theWeb page, pembroke-ma.gov/anniversary for details.

Volunteers and donationsare needed. The committee’snext meeting will be heldTuesday, Jan. 19, location tobe announced.




Driver indicted for

vehicular homicideA Brockton man whose reckless driving

police say led to the death of a Pembrokewoman was indicted by a grand jury lastFriday.

Timothy J. George, 32, of Brockton wasindicted on Friday, Dec. 18 on charges of motor vehicle homicide, two counts of OUI

causing serious bodily injury, manslaughter bymotor vehicle, OUI and unlawful possessionof a Class B controlled substance, according toBridget Norton-Middleton, spokesperson forthe Plymouth County District Attorney.

George will be arraigned in BrocktonSuperior Court, though a court date has notbeen set, Norton-Middleton said.

George is being held on $20,000 bail atPlymouth County House of Corrections, wherehe has been since his Sept. 19 arrest.

George was traveling eastbound on BarkerStreet on Sept. 19 when he crossed into thewestbound lane to pass two cars and struck theoncoming vehicle, driven by Elizabetth Oldrid,47, of Center Street, according to police reports.Police estimated George was driving about 70

miles per hour in a 45 mph zone.Oldrid was killed in the accident. Her

daughter and another teenager were transportedto local hospitals and later released.

George’s erratic driving, behavior at thescene and the presence of a Class B drug on hisperson led police to charge him with operatingunder the inuence, according to reports.

Former nanny admits

to stealing jewelryA Pembroke woman who stole several

thousand dollars worth of jewelry from aMarsheld home where she was working as ananny admitted to one charge of larceny lastweek in Plymouth District Court.

Jennifer M. Fiori, 23, of Yale Street wassentenced to two years of probation on thecharge and was ordered to pay yet-to-be-determined restitution to the jewelry owners aswell as two jewelry stores where she sold someof the items.

A second charge of larceny was dismissed.The case was continued without a nding untilDec. 16, 2011.

A Marsheld woman reported the theft inJune, after noticing that more than $50,000worth of antique jewelry, including diamondrings, a diamond pendant, gold charm braceletand other items, was missing from her home,

according to police reports. The resident told

police she had questioned her cleaning service

and her nanny, both of whom had keys to thehouse, but neither claimed to know anythingabout the missing jewelry.

Police checked area pawnshops looking forthe jewelry and the name of the nanny, who wasunder suspicion despite her claim, according toreports. Several items were tracked down, soldby Fiori, at jewelry stores in Quincy, Braintree,Hanover, Cohasset and Newton. Some of thegold items already had been melted down. Therest of the items were returned to the owner.

Police in Cohasset and Hanover also wereinvestigating Fiori for alleged thefts at homesin those towns where she was also working asa nanny.

Fiori was summonsed on the charges. Sheis due back in court on Jan. 14 for a restitution

hearing.

Man to serve one year

for third OUI offenseA Pembroke man is serving one year in jail

after being found guilty of his third OUI lastweek in Plymouth District Court.

Patrick M. Foley, 44, of Ingham Way, wassentenced on Dec. 14 to two years in jail, toserve one year, with the balance to be suspendedfor three years. He received credit for 108 daysalready served.

Foley faced his fourth OUI offense, but thecharge was amended during his bench trial. Healso was found guilty of driving with a licensesuspended for OUI and sentenced to one yearconcurrent with the rst charge. He was foundguilty of failing to stop for police and foundresponsible for charges of reckless operation,marked lanes violations and speeding.

Foley was arrested in January 2008 afterseveral area police ofcers pursued him fromMarsheld, through Pembroke, to Hanoverand back into Pembroke. Foley was reportedlyspeeding and driving recklessly in his greenChevy pickup truck, hitting several vehiclesincluding a minivan on Oldham Street.Passengers in the vehicle reported minorinjuries.

He was pulled over on Route 53 in North

Pembroke and arrested.

Pembroke police log

POlICE & COUrt brIEFS

FrIDAY DEC. 1110:15 a.m. Caller reported

fraud on Center Street.

7:36 p.m. Caller reportedbreak-in at home on PuddingBrook Drive.

7:50 p.m. Caller reportedsuspicious motor vehicle on Mill

Street.10:21 p.m. Caller reported

suspicious activity on Elliott Ave-nue. Ofcers dispersed gathering.

10:33 p.m. Caller reportedanimal complaint on FerndaleAvenue.

10:41 p.m. Caller reportedannoying phone calls on Matta-keesett Street.

SAtUrDAY, DEC. 1212:08 a.m. Caller reported

suspicious activity on Oak andWinter streets. Person sent on hisway.

3:00 a.m. Caller reportedsuspicious motor vehicle on Riv-erside Drive. Person sent on hisway.

10:29 a.m. Caller reporteddisturbance on Dunn Lane. Po-lice arrested Meaghan E. Doyle,20, of Dunn Lane for simple as-sault and battery and assault witha dangerous weapon.

11:51 a.m. Caller reportedannoying phone calls on OldhamStreet.

12:59 p.m. Caller reportedmotor vehicle accident on ChurchStreet.

2:18 p.m. Caller reportedmotor vehicle accident on ChurchStreet.

3:23 p.m. Caller reportedmotor vehicle accident on Canoe

Club Lane and Columbia Road.9:01 p.m. Caller reported mo-

tor vehicle accident on Washing-ton Street.

SUNDAY, DEC. 1312:53 a.m. Vandalism report-

ed on Mattakeesett Street.

2:22 a.m. Caller reported il-legal dumping/littering on Plym-outh Street.

10:04 a.m. Caller reportednoise complaint on NewburyDrive. Peace restored.

12:05 p.m. Caller reportedanimal complaint on OldhamStreet.

12:33 p.m. Caller reported

disturbance on Adams Avenue.1:12 p.m. Caller reported mo-

tor vehicle accident on Washing-ton Street.

7:00 p.m. Police pulled overvehicle on Lake Street and ar-rested James V. Anastasia, 41,of Pelham Street for OUI secondoffense, marked lanes violation,and negligent operation of a mo-tor vehicle.

7:44 p.m. Police arrestedMark J. Barclay, 24, of MaquanStreet on a default warrant forfailure to appear.

9:51 p.m. Caller reported mo-tor vehicle complaint on CenterStreet.

MONDAY, DEC. 145:26 a.m. Caller reported mo-

tor vehicle accident at Church andOld Oak streets.

6:15 a.m. Caller reportedmotor vehicle complaint onMaquan Street and Taylor PointRoad. DPW notied.

7:57 a.m. Caller reporteddomestic dispute on FairwoodDrive. Police arrested Adam P.Gabriel, 33, of Norwell for as-sault and battery with a danger-ous weapon, assault and battery,two counts of assault and batteryon a police ofcer, and resistingarrest.

3:04 p.m. Caller reportedlarceny on Church Street.

4:41 p.m. Caller reportedmotor vehicle accident on Wash-ington Street.

4:55 p.m. Caller reportedvandalism at residence on Ray-mond Avenue.

tUESDAY, DEC. 151:01 a.m. Caller reported sus-

picious motor vehicle on BarkerStreet.

7:02 a.m. Caller reported sus-

picious motor vehicle on SandyLane.

8:30 a.m. Caller reportedfraud on Yale Road.

1:24 p.m. Caller reportedcivil complaint on Oak Street.Police advised civil action.

3:25 p.m. Drug law viola-tions reported on Adams Avenue.Police arrested Anthony Merlino,51, of East Falmouth for posses-sion with the intent to distributea Class D substance, and posses-sion of a Class B substance.

4:01 p.m. Caller reporteddisturbance on Church Street.Unspecied party arrested.

9:28 p.m. Abandoned 9-1-1

call received from Warren Ter-race. One party arrested.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 168:54 a.m. Caller reported

motor vehicle accident on OldOak Street.

11:46 a.m. Caller reporteddomestic dispute on FairwoodDrive.

12:25 p.m. Caller reportedbreak-in on Center Street.

12:36 p.m. Caller reporteddomestic dispute on Indian Trail.

12:48 p.m. Caller reporteddomestic dispute on RaymondAvenue.

12:54 p.m. Caller reported

motor vehicle accident on ChurchStreet.

4:04 p.m. Caller reported lar-ceny on Oldham Street.

6:25 p.m. Caller reportedparking complaint on MontclairAvenue.

8:51 p.m. Caller reporteddisturbance on Hobomock Street.

tHUrSDAY, DEC. 177:59 a.m. Fire incident re-

ported on Mayower Court. Re-ferred to the Fire Department.

11:00 a.m. Pembroke policeassisted other police agency

12:05 p.m. Caller reportedsuspicious activity on Elliott Av-

enue.1:00 p.m. Caller reported dis-

abled motor vehicle on SchoosettStreet.

Voter registration ends Dec. 30The last day to register to vote in the Jan. 19 special state

election is Wednesday, Dec. 30. The town clerk’s ofce will beopen from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day for voter registrationonly. For information, call the ofce at 781-293-7211. Absenteeballots are available for anyone who will be out of town on Jan.19. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is Friday, Jan.15. The ofce will be open until 5 p.m. for this purpose only.

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the DPW.”The position has been

vacant since the former em-ployee retired in October.Anderson said the fact thatthe department had done with-out the person for almost twomonths showed they could de-lay the hire.

But DPW Director GeneFulmine said he had beenwaiting to see whether rumorsof “impending disaster” in thestate budget came to fruition.

Fulmine said he was pre-pared to take a 3-5 percentcut in his budget if state aid isreduced this year and that hewould prefer to ll this posi-tion and possibly not ll an-other position that will openup next October with anotherretirement.

“I’ve been very conserva-tive on certain line items,” hesaid.

Fulmine said it costs thetown about $ 55 an hour tohire an outside contractor, whowould bring in his own truck,and that it costs about $22 anhour to use a town employeeand town equipment.

The town also would saveby hiring someone with lessexperience, replacing some-one who had 20 years on the

job, Fulmine said.The department already is

down two employees. DPWCommissioner Kevin Crowleysaid not lling the job at thistime of year would have “avery big effect” on town ser-vices.

But Anderson said he ex-pected services to be affectedduring tough economic times“…whether we start now or it

gets pushed off even further.”

Other selectmen said theyfelt Fulmine and the DPWcommissioners had justiedthe need, particularly at a “crit-ical” time for the department.

“Not to replace somebodynow probably wouldn’t be avery good idea,” SelectmanBill Boulter said.

Selectman Dan Trabuccosaid he trusted departmentheads to make the right deci-

sions.“Our position as a board is

not to run the departments,” hesaid.

The hiring freeze wasvoted in on May 11, but it hasbeen overruled to ll positionsin the assessors’ ofce, policedepartment and library as wellas the veterans’ agent job.

Thorne said a 3 percentcut would amount to about a$400,000 reduction in Pem-broke’s budget. He said he isbudgeting for a 10 percent cutin scal year 2011, about $1.5million.

Anderson said Pembrokeshould be planning now forthe worst.

“We should have been say-ing no all along,” he said.

“But you haven’t said no,”DPW Commissioner HankDaggett responded. “It’s toolate … now you’re picking onus.”

Crowley said that not ap-proving the position would

mean cuts were unfairly dis-tributed across town depart-ments.

The board voted 4-1 in fa-vor of allowing the DPW hire.Anderson voted against it.

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• Selectmen granted permission

to Pembroke XTRA Mart, 355Washington Street, to sell Kenoto Go lotter tickets.

• The board scheduled a pub-lic hearing on Famil CrestCatering’s application to renewits liquor license for Wednesda,Dec. 30. The catering com-pan has been operating outof the Pembroke Countr Clubbut currentl is in negotiationswith the club owners, accord-ing to selectmen. The boarddenied Crest’s application andwill discuss their reasons at thehearing.

• Selectman Lew Stone said

the Town Government StudCommittee, which has beenreviewing possibilities such asswitching from a town adminis-

trator to a town manager, would

be meeting with town boardsand departments starting inJanuar and would be schedul-ing public hearings in the com-ing months. The group hopesto bring an article to the annualTown Meeting in the spring.

• The board agreed to allow thetown administrator to determinewhether Town Hall offices wouldclose earl on Christmas Eveand New year’s Eve. Executiveassistant Diane Tobin said sheexpected the offices to close bnoon on Thursda, Dec. 24 anda similar arrangement on Dec.31. See the town Web site fordetails.

• The board met in executivesession to discuss the phsicalcondition of an individual.




Dan Lenyo➢ and his wifeLeona Roche had luck on theirside with their ight to Delray,Fla. They were able to y outof Logan Airport just before thestorm caused ights to be can-celled. They ew over the stormand arrived safely at their desti-nation. Dan will spend the holi-day in Florida with his brotherfrom Kansas and his motherfrom Pennsylvania. The last Iheard, Dan had rented a boat

and was cruising along the wa-terways in 70-degree weather.Not a bad life, I’d say!

At a recent meeting of the➢

Mattakeeseet Garden Club,Mary Doller was introducedas the club’s newest member.Mary joined in the festivitiesat the December meeting andChristmas party. Members sup-plied their favorite appetizeror dessert to be enjoyed by all.During the collation, membersplaced whole cloves into a navelorange and then rolled them ina mixture of cinnamon, groundcloves and nutmeg. When theydry, ribbon will be added andthey will be used as air freshen-ers for drawers or closets. At themeeting, Barbara Natale madethe centerpiece by adding holi-day green and red carnations toan old fashioned sleigh. Trea-surer Pam Carey collected do-nations from the members thatwill be presented to the libraryto purchase books for the chil-dren’s department.

There is still time for ev-➢

eryone to help out the PembrokeFood Pantry. If there is anyonewho owes a ne or nes for

overdue books, make sure youmake a trip to the PembrokePublic Library before Jan. 2.You may clear up these nesand help your neighbor all atthe same time. Canned goods,nonperishable foods, or per-sonal items may be used to payyour overdue fees. All nes col-lected between now and Jan. 2will go to the Food Pantry. Youdon’t have to owe a ne to helpout. The Pembroke Library isthe permanent drop-off centerfor the Food Pantry — so keepthose items coming.

Two fth grade students➢

from Hobomock School, SarahMcKenna and William Tava-res, approached the administra-

tion with the idea of beginninga student council for students ingrades 4-6. They asked a teach-er, Miss Glynn, to supervisethe council. The idea of a coun-cil was presented to all fourththrough sixth graders. Great in-terest was shown in the idea.

December is a very festive➢

month — Nicholas Chavez andhis sister Sofa both will cel-ebrate birthdays. Be sure to say“Happy Birthday” when you seethem around town.

Kyle Deshler➢ is quite pho-togenic! His rst Christmas

photo is just great. Be sure toask his mom Sarah and his dadKeith to share it with you whenyou see them around town.

Isuddenly realized last Saturdaythat I was having the family forChristmas tea on Sunday and I

had not yet decorated the interior of my home. John and I worked diligentlymaking several trips up to the attic tond what we needed. I decided I woulddenitely have to keep it simple. Wemanaged to put up the tree in thedining room. I had purchased somecandy cane and ribbon candy ornamentsthis year. I placed them strategicallyaround the tree and placed one of those three-package lightedsets you see around under the tree and voila! — you can’tmake it any simpler than that. I did set up my nativity displayin the living room, which included ceramic gures that I hadmade several years ago. I added a few poinsettia plants, a fewbanners, a Santa Claus candy cane holder on the replace andI was done. The snow arrived at a steady pace that night and so

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CAPE ESCAPE: The Taylor family — Noah, Alana and Jillian —recently visited the Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. As youcan see, they took their hometown newspaper, the PembrokeExpress, along with them.

TOYS FOR TOTS: Plymouth County Teen Council 4-H members,including Pembroke residents Gina Zadrozny and Kaila McIsaac,display a few of the more than 500 new toys they collected for theMarine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program.





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Get Out! understands the holidays can offer up awide array of emotions for Pembrokians. For many,Christmas is a treat because people are reunited with

their families to celebrate. For others, Christmas is a nightmarebecause people are reunited with their families to celebrate.Christmas vacation offers up a chance for many parents to take

the week off from work and spend timewith their kids. There is, of course, a ipside to that for some as well.

New Year’s Eve was once a GetOut! favorite. When you are young andattending New Year’s Eve celebrations,some people drink themselves intooblivion, there’s an unwritten rule that it’sokay to play tonsil hockey with strangersat midnight, and there’s inevitably theperson who never drinks and drinkswaaaay too much that night. There’s a lotof upside to New Year’s Eve when you

are young, single and looking to mingle.

New Year’s Eve becomes a different holiday once you areolder, though. Sure, there are some people that throw great NewYear’s Eve parties, but staying up until midnight, for some,becomes more chore than celebration. With all of that in mind, Ithought I’d do my best to nd things to do over the holidays.

If you have young kids and they are bouncing off thewalls from boredom, why not reward their inability to busythemselves by taking them to a movie. In Kingston, the RegalTheatre in the Independence Mall will be having morningviewings of “Avatar” (a chance to break out the 3-D glasses)and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.” If theidea of Whoppersand popcorn forbreakfast seemslike a reasonablygood idea, 1) a diet-related New Year’s

resolution is probably a good call,and 2) you can nd complete showtimes and theater information atregmovies.com.

If your kids continue to bounceoff the walls and seeing somethingwith the word “Squeakquel” in it

just hasn’t satised them, Scalliwags will be open during the Christmasbreak. For some reason, I’ve neverwritten a column about Scalliwags,but if the name doesn’t explain itclearly, Scalliwags is essentially a gigantic indoor playground.They have trampolines, and everything is heavily padded soyour kids won’t be spending their vacation in the hospital. I’vebeen several times with my girls, and it’s a great time. Theyhave a toddler room for, um, toddlers, and they also have an

arcade if you have kids that think they are too old or too coolto be bouncing around. Frankly, Get Out! isn’t quite sure whatthat age is because, frankly, having kids gives me an excuseto go there and bounce around and not just appear to be somerandom weirdo. That, my friends, is the beauty of havingchildren. Scalliwags is located in the Corporate Park and onlineat scalliwags.com.

Get Out! Junior Correspondent Grace York and I recentlyvisited the South Shore Natural Science Center in Norwell.They will be having a series of different classes and workshopsincluding a program called “Meet an Animal,” which soundsfun. Their Web site lists all the different activities includingnature hikes that they’ll be offering during vacation. Check themout at ssnsc.org.

Lastly, the library’s museum passes are not all booked up(yet!) for the winter break. They also recently added a pass foradmission to the Institute of Contemporary Art. If you areinterested in seeing some art but don’t feel like traveling far,the library still has the Pastels for the Pantry exhibit in theirgallery room for the rest of the month.

For those who don’t have kids, don’t like squeakquels andare just looking to eat, drink and be merry, there are severalNew Year’s Eve options locally as well. I’m not going to listthem all, but I can give a preview of what is likely to take place.Every restaurant and bar on the South Shore will be open forNew Year’s Eve, and most will have a cover charge signicantlyhigher than they’d normally charge that will ensure that you geta noisemaker, a glass of champagne and some random late-nightcontinental breakfast offerings. The one thing I’d mention is thatif you are partying down locally and don’t feel like driving is agood idea, give Pembroke Town Taxi a call at 781-293-7362.

Matt York can be reached at [email protected].

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to come play with highschool skaters at thisspecial fundraiser event.All proceeds will fundscholarships for graduatingPembroke High Schoolhockey players. Termitesand Mites (ages 8 and up)will play 10:30-11:30 a.m.Squirts (ages 9-10) andPeewees (ages 11-12) willplay 11:40 a.m. to 12:40p.m. Fee is $20 per familyor $10 per person.

Checks should be madepayable to “Titans BoysIce Hockey Club” and

sent with registration formto Future Titans CarnivalDay, c/o 26 MountainAsh Lane, Pembroke,MA 02359. The rst 100applicants will receivefree T-shirts. There willbe on-ice games, rafes,prizes and more.

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who gets up early every Mon-day to drive to Pembroke andcoach the group. “It makes my

week.”Travers began teaching

double dutch in Boston, rstas part of her physical educa-tion class and then as an after-school program. She foundedBeantown Jumpers, whichprovides double dutch work-shops and presentations forschools, birthday parties andother groups, as a way to raisemoney to send her students tonational tournaments.

When Travers’ teaching job was reduced two yearsago, she had her Mondays free,

and she agreed to come teachdouble dutch to kids in Bry-antville. The program, now inits second year, has more thandoubled — from about 25 to58 kids — and includes girlsand boys from grades 3-6.

The program is free toPembroke students, led byTravers, Bryantville parentTricia Foley and other volun-teers. It receives funding sup-port from the Red AuerbachYouth Foundation and theWomen’s Sports Foundationand also recently received agrant from the Pembroke Edu-

cation Foundation.Students jump at all levels,

some preparing for tourna-ments — last year, Bryantvillesent four teams — and all of them working toward a pre-sentation for the school.

“I just think it’s great forkids who aren’t sports play-ers,” parent volunteer KimCleary said. “This is a way forthem to be part of a team.”

Double dutch also helpsbuild the students’ socialskills, Cleary said.

“She [Travers] is so greatat teaching them to thank each

other and help each other buildgreat self-esteem,” Clearysaid. “They’re always talk-ing to each other and saying,‘That was a great move; thatwas a great jump; good jobturning the rope!’ I love thataspect of it, too.”

Associated with the Wom-en’s Sports Foundation’s “GoGirl Go” program, the Bean-town Jumpers also get lessonson bullying, body image andother issues associated withhaving a healthy body andmind.

Travers said she empha-sizes the importance of team-work. With double dutch, ev-eryone’s role is important.

“There are too many sportsout there that are all about‘me’,” Travers said. “Here,it’s about the three of them,and no one person is betterthan the other. I go over thatagain and again.”

In double dutch, teams aremade up of turners, two teammembers on either end whoturn the two long ropes (12feet is the tournament stan-dard) in opposite directions,and one or two jumpers, who

jump and do tricks, such as“pop-ups” or “push-ups,” inthe ropes as they are turning.

In competition, teams are judged in each of three areas.In the “speed” category, turnsare counted with a clicker andevery time the left foot touch-es the ground, the team re-ceives a point. For the “com-pulsory” category, teams have

to go through a certain routineincluding moves such as hop-ping on one foot, crossing legsand doing high kicks. The thirdcategory is “freestyle,” which

is where teams are encouragedto show off their tricks. Scoresfrom each of the three catego-ries are then added togetherfor a nal score.

“Sometimes when you’redoing the tricks, it’s hard, butonce you get the hang of it, it’spretty easy,” said BeantownJumper Tara Foley, a Bryant-ville fth grader. She is plan-ning to attend her third doubledutch tournament this spring.

For those jumpers whodon’t want to compete, thereis an opportunity to show off

their skills in the spring at aschool-wide assembly. The jumpers also have performedat other venues, such as at thewomen’s basketball halftimeshow at Boston University.

“We were looking to havethe [school] show be a pre-sentation of skills, becausewe didn’t want any child tofeel like they couldn’t do it,”Travers said. “We wanted ev-eryone to feel positive. That’sthe whole goal of all of this.We don’t want anyone toleave here not saying they hada great day.”

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Friday, dec. 25Christmas Day. Town ofcesclosed.

Sunday, dec. 27North River Community Church.9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday services.Located at 334 Old Oak St.

Silver Lake Hockey Alumni Game.

10:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m., at HobomockArena, Rink I. Alumni skaters andfamilies invited to come watch thegame and meet up with old teammatesand coaches. Donations encouragedto benet the 18th annual alumnischolarship for Pembroke and SilverLake graduates. Deadline to sign upto play has passed.

Monday, dec. 28“Discovering Sound” VacationProgram. 9:30 a.m.-noon, at SouthShore Natural Science Center,Norwell. Monday session: AnimalChatter. Ages 3.5-5 years. Costper day is $30 members, $35 non-

members and additional $10 per dayfor Lunch Bunch (extended noon to 1p.m.). If signing up for Lunch Bunch,child is required to bring a peanut-free lunch. Pre-registration required;call 781-659-2559 or visit ssnsc.org.

Winter Science Adventures. 1:30-3p.m., at South Shore Natural ScienceCenter, Norwell. Ages kindergartenthrough grade 5. Explore the naturalworld, learn about wildlife duringthe winter season, enjoy nature hikesand related science activities. Costper session is $10 member, $13 non-member. Pre-registration required;call 781-659-2559 or visit ssnsc.org.

Meet An Animal. 2 p.m., at SouthShore Natural Science Center,

Norwell. Introduction to the sciencecenter; different animal each day. Noregistration required. For information,call 781-659-2559 or visit ssnsc.org.

Teen Book Club Meeting. 4:30 p.m.,at Pembroke Public Library. Teenswill discuss “I Am Messenger” byMarcus Zusak. Book club is open tonew members. Call 781-293-6771.

TueSday, dec. 29“Discovering Sound” VacationProgram. 9:30 a.m.-noon, at SouthShore Natural Science Center,Norwell. Tuesday session: Nature’sMusic. Ages 3.5-5 years. Cost per dayis $30 members, $35 non-membersand additional $10 per day for LunchBunch (extended noon to 1 p.m.). If signing up for Lunch Bunch, child isrequired to bring a peanut-free lunch.Pre-registration required; call 781-659-2559 or visit ssnsc.org.

Sit and Be Fit Exercise Class. 10a.m., at Council on Aging. $5 perclass. For information, call the seniorcenter at 781-294-8220.

Tai Chi. 10-11 a.m., at The WellnessCommunity Massachusetts SouthShore, 273 Hanover St., Hanover.Integrate mind, body and spiritthrough breathing, exercise, postureand meditation. Every Tuesday inDecember except Dec. 29. Drop-ins

welcome. Call 781-829-4823 forinformation.

Seniors Living with ChronicIllness. 1-2 p.m., at Council onAging building. Ruth Coleman,MSW, a clinical social worker, leadsthis support group every Tuesday forseniors living with conditions such asarthritis, diabetes, cancer, MS, lupus,heart disease, COPD and others.

Mini-Scrapbook Album Workshop.1:30-3:30 p.m., at South Shore NaturalScience Center, Norwell. Open togrades 2-5. Learn how to make aneco-friendly photo or scrapbookalbum. No experience required; all

supplies are included. Cost is $16members, $20 non-members. Pre-registration required; call 781-659-2559 or visit ssnsc.org.

Meet An Animal. 2 p.m., at SouthShore Natural Science Center,Norwell. Introduction to the sciencecenter; different animal each day. Noregistration required. For information,call 781-659-2559 or visit ssnsc.org.

CPA/ Defibrillator Class. 7 p.m., atChurch Hill United Methodist Church,Norwell. With recent purchase of anAutomated External Debrillator(AED), the church is offering a

training class for adult and infantCPR and use of the debrillator, opento the public on a space availablebasis. Training led by reghter andparamedic George Doucette. Costis $25; certication is valid for twoyears. To participate, call the churchofce at 781-826-4763.

WedneSday, dec. 30Voter Registration Deadline. 8:30a.m.-8 p.m., at Town Clerk’s ofce,Town Hall. Register to vote in theJan. 19 special state election.

Dull Men Meeting. 10 a.m., atCouncil on Aging. Always open to

new members. Stop by the seniorcenter, 144 Center St.

Baby Lap Sit. 10:30 a.m. at thePembroke Public Library. Forages 6-24 months. No registrationrequired. For information, call 781-293-6771.

Dollar Days Luncheon & COANew Year’s Party. 11:30 a.m. lunch,12:30 p.m. party, at senior center,144 Center St. Sign up by calling781-294-8220. Charlene Allen willentertain.

Winter Science Adventures. 1:30-3p.m., at South Shore Natural ScienceCenter, Norwell. Ages kindergartenthrough grade 5. Explore the naturalworld, learn about wildlife duringthe winter season, enjoy nature hikesand related science activities. Costper session is $10 member, $13 non-member. Pre-registration required;

call 781-659-2559 or visit ssnsc.org.Feed the Animals. 3 p.m., at SouthShore Natural Science Center,Norwell. Introduction to the sciencecenter. No registration required. For

information, call 781-659-2559 orvisit ssnsc.org.

Board of Selectmen Meeting. TBD,at Town Hall.

Friday, Jan. 1New Year’s Day. Town ofcesclosed.

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Boys Ice Hockey Alumni Game. Sun., Jan. 3. At Hobomock IceArena. The Titans Boys’ Ice HockeyClub is planning its rst alumni gameand invites Pembroke High Schoolgraduates who played on the boysvarsity or junior varsity teams to

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Not So Dull Women Meeting. Tues., Jan. 5. 10 a.m., at Lydia DrakeLibrary. Meets every rst Tuesday of the month. Open to new members.

Storyteller Big Ryan. Tues., Jan.

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sent home last week. Regis-tration forms are available inthe main ofce of each schooland online at pembrokepublic-schools.org. Gift certicatesmay be purchased and usedtoward the class fee. Deadlinefor class sign-up is Friday, Jan.15. For information, call Heath-er LaMarre at 339-613-7199 ore-mail her at heather.lamarre@

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NORTH PEMBROKEELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• Basketball Skills Clinic.Thurs., Jan. 28-April 1. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Grade 6. Work onestablishing and reinforcingproper basketball fundamentals,such as shooting, defensivestrategies and rebounding. $75for eight classes.

• Beginner Guitar. Thurs.,Jan. 28-March 18. 3:30-4:30p.m. Grades 3-5. Learn to play

chords and different strummingtechniques. Students must havetheir own guitar to participate inthe class. $60 for six classes.

• Culture Club. Thurs.,Jan. 28-March 18. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Grades K-1. Visitcountries of the world throughmusic, language, games, storiesand crafts. $60 for six classes.

• Hip Hop. Mon., Jan.

25-March 8. 3:15-4:15 p.m.Grades 2-4. Learn basicmoves while working on shortdances to different songs; noprior experience is required.Wear comfortable clothes andsneakers, or jazz shoes. $60 forsix classes.

• Home Alone — StayingSafe. Tues.-Wed., March 23-24. 3:15-4:45 p.m. Grades 4-5.Use role playing, discussion,stories and hands-on activitiesto help children stay safewhen home alone. Instructionwill include basic self defenseagainst common grabs. Taughtby instructors from the SouthShore Safety Group. $45 fortwo classes.

• LEGO Jr. Engineering. Thurs., Jan. 28-Feb. 25. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Grades K-2 (studentsmust be able to count to 20 andknow their colors and shapes).Use very advanced LEGO partsand pieces to build 14 differentvehicles. Students will not keepthe vehicles they create. $100for four classes.

• Math in the Real World.Wed., Jan. 27-March 10.3-4:30 p.m. Grades 5-6. Learnabout balancing a checkbook,guring out percents, workingon a budget, saving moneyand other skills. $75 for sixclasses.

• Printmaking. Thurs., Jan.28-March 18. 3:20-4:20 p.m.Grades 5-6. Use block printing

ink, carving tools and hand-held rollers to create a varietyof prints. $60 for six classes.

• Sneak-a-Peek French.Wed., Jan. 27-March 10. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Grades 5-6. Middleschool teachers will teach theFrench language and culture.$60 for six classes.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL• Latin Club. Thurs., Jan.28-March 18. 3:30-4:30 p.m.Grades 7-8. Learn about andexperience different parts of Roman life, including art,culture and engineering. $60for six classes.

• Mix It Up with MixedMedia. Mon., Jan. 25-March15. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Use charcoal,ink, oil pastels, recycledmaterials and found objectsto do art projects in drawing,painting, collage, assemblageand possibly ceramics. $60 forsix classes.

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By karen proctor, express coluMnist [email protected]

The date was Dec. 28, 1772. The place was thePembroke Meeting House, today the site of FirstChurch in Pembroke. The building was actually

the second on that spot, having replaced a previous structure,which by 1727 had become too small for a growing township.These were the years before the concept of “separation of church and state,” so both government meetings and religiousservices were held in the same place.

It was on that date, in that place, that the residents of Pembroke gathered to pass, by unanimous vote, the PembrokeResolves, believed to be the rst written document to warn theEnglish government that the colonists were willing to go to warfor the right to self-govern.

This document established the right of the town to speak asone body on behalf of its citizens in mattersthought by its citizens

to be too oppressive.It proclaimed thedesire of the people

for home rule by the General Court and not by Parliament,which had been promised them by charter, but never granted.The Town Meeting believed, therefore, that the acts passed byParliament strictly for the Colonies were illegal and that thosewho supported such acts were enemies of the country.

The sacred rights of civil and religious freedom and theintention of gaining independence from the mother country,regardless of military intervention, were clearly stated.

The Resolves also instructed the town’s representativeto seek redress of itsgrievances in theGeneral Assembly,and said that a

committee of correspondence wasto be established tomeet with other like-minded committeesfrom Bostonand surroundingcommunities. Thecommittee was toreport back to thetown any proposalsthat would lead toimprovements of theconditions.

On April 21,1975, as part of the

nation’s bicentennialactivities, a plaquewas placed byBrooks Kelly andother membersof the PembrokeBi-CentennialCommittee on the First Church to commemorate the events thattook place on that spot in 1772. With the 300th birthday of thetown of Pembroke coming in 2012, I’m sure that much morewill be heard on this important piece of Pembroke’s past.

Note: The Pembroke 300th Committee is looking fordonations of photographs, postcards, etc. from Pembroke’s pastto possibly be used in upcoming events, memorabilia etc. Thecommittee can be contacted at: Pembroke 300th AnniversaryCommittee, P.O. Box 1422, Pembroke, MA 02359.

Karen Proctor is research director for the Historical Soci-

ety. For details about these images, call 781-293-9083.

Pemoke’s fisesouions

Congratulations to Chuck Crossley, FredDoyle, Jonathan and Gail Peck andBrooks Kelly for correctly identifying thePembroke Resolves as this week’s his-toric picture. Photo courtesy of Pembroke Historical Society





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Have you changed your holiday shopping or travel plans in the current economy?

Julie DecinaHamilton Drive

“I’ve cut back on the amount of people I buy for and how much

money I spend on each person.”

Lenny RoweReservoir Road

“I haven’t changed my plans with family; we still do the same stuff we did last year. I haven’t even

thought about the economy when buying gifts for friends and

family. Not much has changed,even in these hard times.”

Jessi MitchellFurnace Colony Road

“This Christmas, I have had to limit my spending on gifts for

friends by buying them smaller gifts, but money has not been a

factor for family gifts.”

Tom and Maureen AtchinsonGates Lane

“Yes, we have. Because of the economy, there is no vacation

this year, and there are a lot less presents on our wish lists.We have two kids going to college as well, so we can’t

go crazy on spending.”

Jackie PorterPrince Way

“Yes, because the economy is not so good right now and I have had to limit my spending so I can make sure I get everyone at least

something nice. I try to make trips where I get everything done at once so gas isn’t wasted, too.”

Welcome to the inaugural edition of The RightOpinion. With this column, I hope to spur debateabout national, state and local issues.

While considering the many issuesfacing our nation and our community,there were many considerations for thisrst article. Taxation from Beacon Hill,secularization of Christmas, or the effectsof the sales tax increase on Pembrokebusinesses. These will all be discussed infuture issues, but this issue is dedicated toand meant to support Petty Ofcer SecondClass Mathew McCabe and Petty OfcerFirst Class Julio Huertas.

In late November, these Navy Sealsand one other should have become heroes.They captured Ahmed Hashim Abed, oneof the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the suspected mastermindof the brutal killing and mutilation of three American Blackwatersecurity guards in 2004. These Seals made Iraq and America

a safer place. During the capture of this suspected murdererand known terrorist, at least one of these Navy Seals allegedlypunched Ahmed Abed in either the lip or the gut. These menwere not lauded as heroes; they instead were investigated and arebeing court-marshaled, charged with punching the detainee in themidsection, dereliction of duty and impeding an investigation.

The prisoner was not abused, the prisoner was not grosslymistreated, and the prisoner was not tortured. He claimed to havesuffered a punch in the stomach and a fat lip. These three Americanheroes, at least one of whom has two tours in Iraq and one inAfghanistan, are facing military prison and dishonorable discharge.In their hour of valor, their nation and our military has let themdown. These men have put their lives on the line for our children,brought a suspected terrorist and fundamentalist to the steps of justice and now face the ultimate dishonor. It is truly a disgracewhen a terrorist, an enemy of justice like Ahmed Abed, can spit inthe face of freedom and destroy the lives of these brave men.

A court marshal for punching a murdering terrorist isindicative of the political correctness and radical nature of toomany in Congress and the Obama administration. The Obamaadministration is bringing the same terrorist responsible for killingalmost 3,000 Americans to New York for a criminal trial. We aregoing to afford those who hate this nation the very Constitutionalrights and freedoms they so disdain. We are going to spendmillions of tax dollars to protect these terrorists. Why would webe surprised that this same administration would create a radicalsystem of political correctness that will destroy the lives of thesegreat soldiers?

The penalty facing Mathew McCabe and Julio Huertas forpunching the man that murdered and mutilated three Americansand then hung their bodies by the beams of a bridge to be tauntedand used as anti-American propaganda is morally and simplywrong.

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By Patrick Chilcott

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On behalf of thePembroke MilitarySupport Group, I

would like to extend a heartfeltthanks to everyone who has sogenerously aided in our effortto show our members of themilitary and their families thesupport they deserve. Withoutyour help this could not beaccomplished.

We received donationsfrom businesses, schools, Girl

and Boy Scouts, the Police andFire Departments, the ladies atthe Town Hall, the AmericanLegion, individual citizens andmore. Our school children havestuffed Christmas stockings,written letters and donatedhundreds of items to be includedin our mailings. Generous

monetary donations also werereceived to help defray the costof those mailings. The “Have AHeart, Buy A Heart” campaignto aid wounded soldier Sgt.Alan Kenneally and his familyfar surpassed all expectations.

The Pembroke MilitarySupport Group has been activefor eight years now, and ourgoals could not be met if itwere not for the residents andbusinesses of Pembroke. You

are a true example of how muchPembroke cares. The PembrokeMilitary Support Group wouldlike to wish all a happy holidayseason.

Julie M. CarusoChairperson

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Sanges’quick esponseappeciaed

The other night onWednesday, Dec. 16, I broughtmy dog Daisy to the AnimalClinic on Wheels on Route 53.

The minute I unhooked herfrom the leash, she bolted andran a mile down the road all theway to the old Bobby Hackett’s.She was weaving in betweentrafc and refused to listen.Cars were stopping on end andI was screaming after her.

I want to take a moment toacknowledge all the men fromThat Bloomin’ Place that ranthe mile with me after my dog,and the women who helpedstop trafc and nally in theend get my dog in the car. Itmade me feel comforted to seepeople in this town who could

care so much to help me pursuesomething that means so muchto me. I thought my dog wasgoing to die that night — hitby a car — and those men andwomen did not give up. An hourlater, I was grasping her in myarms sobbing like a mother wholost her child and then found itagain. I want to thank everyoneand let them know how muchI truly appreciate them. I hopethey have a wonderful holidayand keep in mind the gift theygave to me. Thank you andhappy holidays.

Alyson Vito

Hemlock Drive

It was Saturday night;we were getting readyfor the snowstorm when

a car pulled into out driveway,

not an unusual sight. My twosons, four and six years old,sell small piles of rewood.The boys were secretly savingtheir wood money to buy Moma Christmas present. So a fewpeople in a small SUV startedloading up the wood. The boyswatched in excitement, peekingthrough the shades.

One of the boys said,“Mom’s going to get a greatpresent.” The boys continuedwatching, eagerly waiting to goget the money. We kept a coffeecan screwed to a sign; it wasthe honor system. It workedvery well. But to the boys’disappointment, there was justa note in the can. The note read“This never worked. I paid you$50 for it, in good faith. I willtake wood in trade.” I read thenote to the boys. They did notunderstand and neither did mywife and I. Later, we saw a wetdry vacuum tucked over in thecorner of our yard. My wife andI tried to put the puzzle together.We remembered selling thisvac at a yard sale we had overa year ago. A woman and herdaughters bought this and other

items. I remember telling thewoman that she needed to buya lter for it, but “You can usethis as is if you are sucking upwater.” By the way, it was $15,not $50.

My question to the familyis: Why did you not bring thisback as soon as you thoughtit was broken? I would havehappily returned your moneyor better yet showed you how itworks. Either way, you did notgive us the opportunity to makethis right. Instead, like a thief in the night you stole our twoboys’ wood — actually, youstole more than that from them;you stole Christmas from them.I hope you are satised. Mytwo sons were the only onesthat were hurt in the matter.I will continue to leave thecoffee can out — not all peopleare dishonest. As for your shopvac, you can pick it back up; itworks ne. The hardest part of this whole story for us is thatyou didn’t ring our doorbelland explain yourself. Instead,you just stole the wood. If youneeded the wood that badly,we would have given it to you.Merry Christmas.

Scott WebsterWater Street

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By Dave Palana, SPortS eDitor [email protected]

It wasn’t pretty, but thePembroke boys hockey teamsaved a point on Saturday witha 3-3 tie against Silver Lake atHobomock.

Pembroke’s 2-1 lead head-ing into the third period dis-appeared 41 seconds into theframe on Evan Lyons’ secondgoal of the game, and MattWoodman’s goal with 8:19to play put the Titans on thewrong end of a 3-2 score.

But Chris Watereld camethrough with a shorthanded

goal with 1:20 left on the clockto tie the game. The junior for-ward went diving past the netand knocked the rebound off Ryan Kulik’s wrister into themesh before crashing into theboards.

While it was a great goal,head coach Mark Duffy saidhis team doesn’t have much tobe happy out after giving up alate lead.

“That was all hustle [byWatereld], but I don’t thinkwe should have put ourselvesin a position where we had to

ght back at the end,” he said.“We had a real strong second

period but just didn’t pullaway and then came out at in

the third period.”The game featured a to-

tal of 16 penalties, 10 by theTitans and six by the Lakers,including matching game mis-conducts for Pembroke’s MattAllen and Silver Lake’s TomLennon for the confrontationat the close of the second peri-od. The Titans may have had achance to retake the lead witha brief power play at the endof the game, but Matt Sheehanwas sent to the box for crosschecking 19 seconds after hisslashing penalty expired.

“We were sitting in the boxwith what I think are some, forlack of a better word, selshpenalties,” Duffy said. “Therewas no reason for us to be inthe box for a lot of the stuff that we did tonight, and thatis an area we need to work on.The last two years, we’ve av-eraged two or three penalties agame, and this year already weare averaging seven or eight.That is internal.”

Pembroke’s powerplay

was also effective in the game.Sheehan evened the score atone with the man advantage inthe second period when he re-directed a slap shot from NickHolt.

Just over two minutes lat-er, Nick Indelicato gave Pem-broke the lead when he back-handed the rebound off JoeVallari’s shot past Ryan Bar-tlett. However, the Titan of-fense still struggled during thegame with off-target shots and

bad passing, and Duffy saidthe team needs to gure outtheir scoring problems quicklyor risk falling in the PatriotLeague standings.

“I think we have pro-gressed a little bit, but boy dowe have a lot to do,” he said.“Through three games, we’veonly got ve goals. We’ve cre-ated a lot of scoring chances,but haven’t been able to nish,so we’ve got a lot of work todo offensively.”

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Whitman-Hanson Pem-broke made the most of theirman advantages at Hobomockon Saturday afternoon.

Kristi Kennedy and AlexDavis both scored power playgoals, and Tricia Stacy scoredthe game-winner late in the

third period as the WHP girlshockey team continued itsstrong start with a 3-2 win overthe Marsheld Rams.

“They are a good program,and I knew it would probablycome down to special teams,”head coach Chris Googins saidof his team’s power play. “Thegirls executed the way wepracticed, and we are fortunateto have some skilled players inthere.”

Coming off a hat trickagainst Scituate on Dec. 16,Kennedy wasted little timending the net again againstMarsheld. With WHP on thepower play, Kennedy slid thepuck between a defender’slegs and wristed a shot insidethe near post to give the girlsthe lead.

Despite getting outshot 9-5in the rst period, Kennedy’sgoal stood until the second pe-riod when the Rams took ad-vantage of aggressive play bythe WHP defense and tied thegame on a two-on-one breakdown ice. Davis put WHPahead again on the power playin the second, but the Ramsanswered minutes later with athree-on-one breakaway off afaceoff in their own end.

“We told our veteran de-fenders Alex and Tricia thatthey have got to be 200 per-cent sure before they go intothe offensive zone,” Googinssaid. “We knew about theirspeed, but we made it a littlemore of a point to cut down ontheir odd man rushes after thesecond period.”

The defense settled downin the third period to preventMarsheld from going on an-other breakaway, but they stillremained active inside theRam blue line. With 4:20 leftin the game, Stacy beat Marsh-eld’s keeper with the gamewinner that gave the girls theirthird win of the season in their

toughest challenge thus far.“It was a great high school

hockey game,” Googins said.“It was two evenly-matchedteams with solid goalies goingat it.”

The road for WHP doesnot get any easier with Sand-wich on Dec. 30 and then Di-vision I champion St. Mary’son Jan. 2. While Googins saidthe team is looking forward tothe matchup with St. Mary’s,winners of 57 straight games,he said they will be in for arude awakening if they over-look Sandwich.

“They are strong also,” hesaid. “We have had some greatgames with them in the pastand they are off to a real goodstart this year. So we’ll haveour hands full.”

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The Titan defense wasconsistent on Friday, but thegirls basketball team couldn’tget their offense on track.

The Lady Titans eclipsedthe 20-turnover mark in a 53-20 loss to the Lady Bulldogs.

“We had a great gameagainst Sacred Heart yester-day where we lost by one point[47-46], but that team did notshow up today,” head coachMelissa Murphy said. “I don’tknow if we were just tired, butwe did not come to play.”

While the Bulldogs strug-gled from the oor as well,

Pembroke was not able to geton the scoreboard until a Brit-ney Tworig eld goal with fourminutes left in the rst quarterfor Pembroke’s only points inthe frame. After going into thesecond quarter trailing 18-2,the Titans held the Bulldogsto 11 points in the second, butstill struggled offensively andmanaged six points.

The Titans gave up only11 again in the third and 13in the fourth quarter, but theycould not keep up with theBulldogs. Murphy, who took

over the team this season aftercoaching the freshmen team

last year, expects days likethis as the young and inexpe-rienced Titans improve.

“We don’t have any se-niors on this team,” she said.“We have a lot of young play-ers, and we’ve just got to getback to fundamentals and im-prove.”

Pembroke’s game Mondayagainst Sturgis Academy waspostponed because school wascancelled. The Titans will playtheir last game of the year Dec.29 against Silver Lake.

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arkin nished her nal soccer season in October and is cur-rently one of the captains of the girls indoor track team.

This spring, she will be looking to captain the Titans toa third straight track state championship. She shared her thoughtson...

… colleges. I’m still applying. UNH, Northeastern, BUand Holy Cross are my top schools. I think I am going to ma-

jor in psychology, but I want to do the pre-med programs.

… what she wants to do after school. I wantto be a neonatologist and take care of prematurebabies. Both my aunts work at Mass. Generaland they do the same thing. And I’ve al-ways liked kids.

… playing sports after high school. This is kind of it. I would rather not playsports; I don’t think I could keep up with

everything. [Laughs]

… how she got into track. A lot of the soccergirls did track, so I just went along with them. I usedto run the 300, but [coach Greg Zopatti] is putting meinto the 55 dash and the 55 hurdles. I’d rather do sprinting,but I’m not used to it yet. I haven’t fallen during the hurdles,but I have a lot of bruises.

… what she does in her spare time. I’m teaching myself guitar. I’ve wanted to do it over the last year or so, but I don’thave enough time. I thought I would do it just for fun. I havea book that came with a bunch of CDs, and I know the easiestsong. [Laughs]

… her favorite sports memory. Winning state with track two

years in a row was great. The people that are on the teams de-nitely made it as fun as it was.

… traveling. I went to France and Italy on a school trip lastyear and I went to Ireland over the summer. Ireland is probably myfavorite place I’ve been because my grandparents are from Galway,so I got to meet all my family who I have never met before. Thatwas really cool.

… her plans after graduating. My friends and I want to do a roadtrip across the country before we go to college. We want to get toCalifornia, but I think we’ll get as far as North Carolina. [Laughs]My car wouldn’t able to last that long, so it would be in my friend’scar.

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The combination of last weekend’s Nor’easter

and a series of bumps and bruises I sustained

Saturday, gave me ample time to catch up on my

movie watching and peruse Netix for some diamonds in

the rough. In the past, I have stressed in The Tale of the

Tape the importance of the dyinggenre of sports ction, which to me is

much more inspirational than endless

stories of football teams who deed

the odds. Nothing stimulates the mind

and encourages creativity better than

seeing the fruits of someone else’s

imagination brought to life. And with

that in mind, and Christmas just days

away, I compiled a list of my favorite

sports ction movies for those last-

minute stocking stuffers.

10. “Finding Forrester” – Sean

Connery saying, “You’re the man

now, dawg!” would be enough to

put this in the top 10 alone, but the movie is an entertain-

ing one about a recluse writer that is much cooler than JD

Salinger and an inner city youth.

9. “The Mighty Ducks” – This movie would probably

be higher on my list if I didn’t hold it responsible for all

the horrible things Disney did after it was a success. From

“Angels in the Outeld” to “The Big Green” to sticking

that stupid duck logo on a professional hockey team, this

movie set off a disastrous chain reaction. But it is still the

best live action kids’ sports movie out there.

8. “The Wrestler” – This is one of the saddest movies

you will ever see. While the plot is a tad imsy with plenty

of holes, the acting of Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and

Evan Rachel Wood make this an extremely powerful lm.

While I’m sure Sean Penn was great in “Milk,” I still feel

Rourke should have won the best actor Oscar for this

movie based simply on the fact that Penn had video and

audio of Harvey Milk to mimic while Rourke created an

iconic character from scratch.

7. “Field of Dreams” – There is nothing to hate about

“Field of Dreams.” The ever self-important JD Salinger (I

hate Salinger) refusing to let his likeness be portrayed on

the screen was the best thing that happened to this movie

because, instead, you get a great performance by James

Earl Jones playing a cranky old writer.

6. “The Natural” – This is for the lm buffs. It is a

cinematic masterpiece, but it unfurls only slightly faster

than “2001: A Space Odyssey.” It’s a great movie, but you

really have to be in the mood to sit still.

5. “Blue Chips” – This may be the most underrated

and forgotten sports movie ever, but it is a very well donedrama about high school basketball recruiting.

4. “He Got Game” – Spike Lee obviously couldn’t

gure out how to end this movie, but Celtic Ray Allen

is surprisingly good as Jesus Shuttlesworth, and Denzel

Washington is his usual, scene-commanding self. Plus

the soundtrack by Public Enemy is almost better than the

movie.

3. “Shaolin Soccer” – This is the precursor to “Kung

Fu Hustle,” and is just as funny and entertaining. A group

of Kung Fu masters apply their individual talents to soccer,

how could this possibly be bad?

2. “Bull Durham” – This is usually number one on

everyone else’s lists of sports movies, and it was a tough

choice to put it at number two. To say it is the best thing

Kevin Costner has ever done is not really a compliment,so let’s just say it is the best baseball movie, ction or not,

that has ever been made.

1. “Rocky” – The rst Rocky movie is a masterwork.

There are so many classic scenes, from Stallone running

up the stairs to drinking raw eggs to the lm’s dramatic cli -

max. It’s a very human story written by Stallone when he

was just as starving and hungry as Rocky was in the lm,

and it is a movie everyone should see at least once.

I agonized over adding “Major League” to the list be-

cause it is also a great movie, but it gets sadder every year

the Indians don’t win anything, so in the words of Bob

Ueker, it is “Juuuuuuuuuuuuust a bit outside.”

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SEND OBITUARy NOTICES to [email protected] or fax to 781-934-5917. DEADLINE: Tuesday at noon.

Mr. Joseph C. Shaulis, 66,of Pembroke, died at home onSunday, Dec. 20.

The son of the late Joseph

F. and Georgia (Ripaldi) Shau-

lis, he was born in Boston onJune 17, 1943. He was raisedand educated in Dorchesterand was the owner of Lynch’sCar Wash and Laundromat inHanson.

He leaves two sons, Jef-

frey M. Shaulis of Abingtonand Matthew H. Shaulis of Pembroke; two sisters, Barba-ra Leibrandt and Carole Gedu-tis both of Pembroke; and twograndchildren, Faith Shan-

ley of Carver and Anthony J.Shaulis of Pembroke. He alsoleaves his former wife, Judy(Marr) Shaulis of Pembroke.

Visiting hours were heldin the Sullivan Funeral Home,

Hanover on Sunday. Funeralmass was held on Monday at

St. Joseph the Worker Church,Hanson. Burial was in Pem-broke Center Cemetery.

Donations in Joseph’smemory may be made to theCranberry Area Hospice, 36

Cordage Park Circle, Suite326, Plymouth, MA 02360.

Ida A. Benjamin of Pem-broke died Saturday, Dec. 19.She was the wife of the

late Harrold Benjamin; moth-er of Elaine Tirrell of Marion,

Marcia and Robert Andersonof Pembroke, Paul and RobinGullicksen of Beverly andDon and Joanne Gullicksenof Harrison, Maine; sister of John and Emily Green of Scit-

uate, Daniel and Bertha Greenof Cohassett, Barbara andBob Carvalho of North Caro-lina and formerly of Kingston;

grandmother of 15; and great-grandmother of 26, with herrst great-great-grandchilddue in April. She also leavesmany nieces and nephews.

Ida was a member of the Bryantville Methodist

Church, a member of the Han-son Seniors Walking Group,and helped with the Meals onWheels in Hanson. She en-

joyed gardening, dancing andher family.

Calling hours were held onTuesday, Dec. 22 at the Shep-

herd Funeral Home in Pem-broke Center. A funeral ser-

vice was held on Wednesday,Dec. 23 at the funeral home.Burial was in Plymouth Coun-ty Cemetery in Plymouth.

Donations can be madeto the Bryantville Method-ist Church, 546 Mattakeesett

St., Pembroke, MA 02359,or the Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearch, 22512 GatewayCenter Dr., Clarksburg, MD20871-1950.

Ida A. Benjamin, Meals on Wheels volunteer

Joseph C. Shaulis, laundromat owner

2009 Pembroke HighSchool graduate Matthew

Aaron Callahan wrote thisletter for an English classwhen he was a junior at PHS. His grandmother,

Jean McGee, wanted to

share it with our readers for the holidays. Matt is train-ing with the U.S. Marinesin Camp Lejeune, N.C. but is expected home for theholidays. — Ed.

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Over the years, I have noticed several de-veloping negative trends and habits that youseem to have garnered in your quest for world

happiness. With all due respect, sir, the numberof No-Fly-Zone violations has reached an alltime high, the number of lawsuits for defectivetoys is ever increasing, public outcry over yourlifestyle choices has been linked to the childobesity epidemic, questions about elsh slave

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Several news stations werecalling the storm a “blizzard,”which Demers said applied tothe whiteout conditions thatmade it difcult at times to seeeven 15 feet ahead.

“I think the crew did a fan-tastic job. They went aboveand beyond,” he said. “It wasremarkable, because they keptgoing and then switchinggears, as a truck broke down— one we had to have towed— and then they just jumpedin another truck and continuedon. It’s amazing, the work theydo, and people don’t see it.”

Demers estimated a to-tal of about 14 inches fell onPembroke.

Pembroke Public Schoolswere closed on Monday, can-celed Sunday night becauseofcials were concerned sec-ondary roads would not beready to handle bus trafc.

Though roads were most-ly cleared, patches of packedsnow and black ice made earlymorning driving dangerous,particularly for busloads of children, Demers said.

Several places wereclosed on Sunday, includingthe Pembroke Public Libraryand businesses like Itzapartyon Schoosett Street.

“We didn’t open at all yes-terday,” said Danielle Smith,

an Itzaparty employee, whowas enjoying the snow withher nephew, Evan, 10, be-hind the community center onMonday.

With school out, the hillbecame a busy spot for localsledders.

Pleasant Street residentMark Adams said his work inBoston was canceled for theday as well, and he broughtdaughter Angelina, 6, to tryout the fresh powder.

“I went down this hill

when I was a kid,” Adamssaid.

For some, the snow hin-dered plans. The Kilnappfamily was supposed to leavearound 11 a.m. Sunday for afamily party in New Hamp-shire, but the snow on Route 3was too thick to travel.

“So we stayed home andhad some relatives over andmade the best of it, had ourown little party,” Rob Kilnappsaid. “The kids had a goodtime watching Christmasmovies — good food, goodcompany, nice and warm.”

Kids Ally, 7, and Sean,5, got their Christmas pres-

ents early — inner tube sleds— and were trying them out onthe hill behind the communitycenter on Monday afternoon.

Kilnapp and others saidthey felt town crews had donea good job of clearing streets.

“I was surprised becauseI’m on a dead-end street,”Johnson Street resident Jack-ie Weber said, as son Gus, 8,sledded. “They did a good jobconsidering the blizzard con-ditions.”

Demers said he hadn’t

heard of any power outtages.There also were no major

accidents reported on Pem-broke roads, according to po-lice logs.

With winter just begun,Demers advised Pembrokeresidents to keep an eye onnew storms and try to keeptheir vehicles off the street soworkers can plow.

“If they’d remain patient,hopefully stay home so thatwe can plow without cars get-ting in the way, and keep theirvehicles off the street, in theirdriveways,” he said.

Demers said he sympa-thized with people upset by

snow being pushed up againstdriveways and mailboxes,but he said it was importantfor crews to keep the snowpushed back.

“If we didn’t, the roadwould get that much narrow-er,” he said. “Then if we gotanother storm like we just didthis past week, it would getnarrower and there would beno room for emergency ve-hicles, etc.”

Residents with concernsabout street plowing or otherconditions can call the DPWshed at 781-293-6000. ThoughDemers said he checks mes-sages at Town Hall regularlyduring a storm, the ofce isnot open on weekends or atnight, but the shed should bemanned at those times.

Som deives whie Chismascontinued from page one

Gus Weber prepares to launch himself down the hill behind thecommunity center. Sledders of all ages took advantage of theweekend’s snowstorm and resulting school closure on Mondayand took to the hills around town. Photos by Becca Manning

Mark Adamsgives daughter

Angelina, 6,a push start.

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