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Volume LX No. 4 “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” –– Benjamin Franklin Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Quake’s shock
felt in Duxbury
Local Episcopalian order of
sisters has a Haitian connection
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor Three sisters and several
justin@duxburyclipper.com
sisters-in-training were at that
The deadly quake in Haiti facility on Tuesday, Jan. 12,
has send reverberations around when a massive earthquake
the world, even reaching Dux- struck the island nation.
bury, where an Episcopal or- The sisters in Duxbury, Su-
der worried about their sisters perior Sr. Carolyn Darr and As-
thousands of miles away. sistant Superior Sr. Adele Ma-
The Sisters of St. Margaret rie Ryan, frantically reached
came to this country in 1873 out to Haiti to make sure their
and is headquartered in Bos- fellow sisters were OK. The
ton, but they have a complex in three women, Sr. Marjorie Ra-
Duxbury near the Town Green phael, Sr. Marie Margaret and
where they hold retreats and Sr. Marie Therese, are alive,
training. The order has also but only minimal phone con-
TOIL AND TROUBLE: Kristin Smith as Slug, Anna Olson as Fermelda, Emily Zisko as Grub stir ingre-
had a presence in the Haitian versations have taken place. dients into a cauldron in the play “Twice Upon a Time,” part of an evening of fairy tale plays at the
capital of Port-au-Prince since Duxbury Middle School. For more photos, see page 16.
1927.
Photo by Karen Wong
continued on page 12
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OPEN SEATS IN THE 2010 TOWN ELECTION Gubernatorial Candidate supporting Charlie Baker this
The following seats and positions are up in the 2010 town election. Charlie Baker visited Duxbury night. Anyone interested in
Status is as of Tuesday. Friday night for a meet and helping support Charlie Baker Family Owned & Operated
Board/position Term length Currently held by Status greet evening at the home of and his campaign, financially Since 1923
Deb and Steve Bowen. Charlie or volunteering can contact any
Town Moderator One year Allen Bornheimer Not running
came to Duxbury for the 2009 one of the event chair persons;
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Board of Selectmen Three years Jon Witten Not running Payment Discounts
campaign fundraising event Joanne Savard, Nancy Woods, - Budget Payment Plans
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Library Trustees Three years Theodore Flynn
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Library Trustees Three years Nancy Delano Unknown
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Housing Authority Five years John Todd Pulled papers
The following are new candidates in the 2010 town election:
Board/position
Town Moderator
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Candidate
Friend Weiler
Status
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highlights
Town Moderator
Board of Selectmen
One year
Three years
Gregory Hunter
Shawn Dahlen
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Valentines Day
Board of Selectmen Three years Will Zachmann Pulled papers From now until Feb. 14
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Joan at 781-934-5427.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Duxbury Clipper 5
Jane greets friends Andrea and Madelyn Berry and Hope Daly to her exhibit in the
Helen Bumpus Gallery. The show will run through February. Friends and fellow artists listen to Jane’s talk describing her work.
Dave and Shirley Jenkins stand before some of Jane’s Reggie Bannerman with artist Ruth Jensen admire Jane with her husband, Peter Collins. They have a sum-
sketches of the “shoe bomber,” Richard Reid, who was Jane’s realisic renderings. mer home in Pemaquid, Maine, where she also paints
tried as a terrorist at the U.S. Federal Court in Boston. The many scenes.
artist is a three-time New England Emmy Award winner for
her courtroom work.
Connie Pratt, Jane’s sister and well known portrait artist, Larry Smith, member of the board of
directors of the gallery, and Katherine Smit, a well respected portrait and landscape/still life
Art lovers Janet Ritch and Soren Jensen chat about the work. artist, also residing in Duxbury.