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voLuME 9 No. 51 tHursdAy, dEcEMBEr 23, 2010I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens

Merry Christmas!

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN: Maeve and Nora Kealymeet Santa at the 55th annual Red Acres Farm Christmas Singon Sunday. For more photos see page 9. Photo courtesy of Teresa Santalucia

Recall lettercame too late

Scout to build anew sports wall

IH students visitedby meteorologist

By Meaghan glassett, express [email protected]

Family members of SeanBowman received a recall no-tice for his 2001 Ford Windstarone week after he was killedin an early-morning crash. Hewas on his way to school onOct. 15 when the rear axle ofhis car split in two.

His widow, Justine Bow-man, of Whitman, said the re-call came too late.

She was the rst person

to be contacted by the hos-pital. She said that, when anemployee from the hospitaltold her there had been a badaccident involving Sean, shethought someone was playinga trick on her.

Bowman said the accidenthad happened just down the

street from her home. She saidshe went to the scene to see forherself because she didnt be-lieve it.

Its scary to think if it hadbeen a half hour later more peo-ple would be out and he couldhave hit someone, Bowmansaid. From what we saw, andthe marks left from uid thatcame out from the car, the ac-cident started near MarylousNews and he tried to ght forcontrol up until where he hit

the building.Ford announced in Augustthat 575,000 Ford Windstarswere recalled due to concernsabout axle corrosion as a fac-tor in failures.

Bowman said that expertshave looked at Seans vehicle

By Jared troutexpress contriButor

When Whitman-Hansonsenior Alex Clemens was con-sidering possible Eagle Scoutprojects, he remembered kick-ing a ball against a woodenwall when he was a student atthe Indian Head School.

We would play kickballduring recess. It was a way forkids to get outside, Clemens

said.The wall at Indian Headhas since been taken down.

By Meaghan glassett, express [email protected]

During yet another toughbudget season, the Whitmanand Hanson re departmentswere able to continue the Stu-dent Awareness of Fire Educa-tion program after receivingfunding from the state Depart-ment of Fire Services.

Both Whitman and Han-son were awarded $4,815 forthe 2011 Fiscal Year S.A.F.E.Program.

The governor and the leg-islature fund the S.A.F.E. Pro-gram through the ExecutiveOfce of Public Safety andSecurity and the program isadministered by the state De-partment of Fire Services.

The S.A.F.E. Program al-lows specially trained reeducators to work with class-room teachers to deliver age-appropriate lessons on re andlife safety. The key re andlife safety behaviors meet boththe requirements of the De-partment of Elementary andSecondary Educations Health

Curriculum Frameworks andthe state Department of FireServices Curriculum PlanningGuidebook.

Our reghters enjoyworking closely with ourschool teachers to help young-sters learn what they can do toprevent res, to survive thosethat do occur and how to re-spond correctly to res andother emergencies, HansonFire Chief Jerry Thompsonsaid.

The funding from the statewill supply materials to the stu-

dents to support the program.The grant also funds when aninstructor is out teaching a

By stephanie spyropoulos, express staff

[email protected]

A word like cumulonim-bus is a real party-starterif you happen to be a thirdgrader who wants to converseabout storm clouds.

Matt Noyes, meteorolo-gist on New England CableNews, made an appearanceand presentation at the IndianHead School on Tuesday withthe third graders participatingenthusiastically.

Noyes, a native New Eng-lander, returned to his roots in

Massachusetts and is now abroadcast meteorologist withNECN.

He visits nearly 10,000kids a year as part of his freecommunity service programand hopes to bring his enthu-siasm to lessons of scienceand math. Noyes said he hastalked with students who pur-sued meteorology a decadeafter he visited their schoolsand noted with satisfactionthat his goal of intriguingothers to go into the eld ofmeteorology was achieved.

Having returned to Hav-erhill in 2002, Noyes washired by NECN, where he iscurrently a full-time meteo-rologist and executive pro-

Bowman family spreads word on

Ford Windstar recall notice

Hanson

receives

SAFE grant

Alex Clemens will install the wallat WHRHS near the sports fields

Alex Clemens requests permis-sion from the School Committee

to build a sports wall betweenthe high school fields for hisEagle Scout project.

Fire safety prevention

continues in schools

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2 Thursday, December 23, 2010The Express Your Hometown Newspaper!

By Mike tropeano, expresscontriButor

When children andparents put theirheads down to

go to sleep on Christmas Eve,there is one person who will be

scurrying around the globe tomake sure wishes and dreamscome true. Others may call himKris Kringle or Saint Nicholas,but he is known to most of usas Santa Claus or simply Santa.Working with a crew of ninereindeer and too many elves tocount, Santa has a job that is ayear-round commitment withall of the present making, listtracking and distribution plan-ning. Despite his busy sched-ule, Santa made some time dur-ing a recent pre-Christmas visitto Hanson to sit down and chatwith the Express.

Are the children of Han-son on the naughty or nicelist? You have some very niceboys and girls in Hanson. Theyhave been doing many goodthings over the year. My help-ers and I have noticed themmowing the lawn, raking theleaves, helping mom with din-ner, cleaning their rooms andeven being nice to their broth-ers and sisters! That doesntmean that everyone is on thenice list. We do have some whohave been naughty. I am goingto be watching them over thenext few days to see how they

end up.Do you make all the toys

in the workshop? We makemost in the North Pole. Nowwith all this online shopping,Mrs. Claus will scan the Inter-net for some of the items. It is just easier on the elves duringthe busy time. We also do nothave all the equipment to buildsome of the high-tech gadgetsthat are on the market.

Did you go to any of theBlack Friday sales? No, I wastoo busy getting ready for thebig day to get caught up in themiddle of that. Besides, I am

not sure that I could have start-ed shopping at midnight andbeen awake enough to meet allthe boys and girls.

What are the hot presentsfor this year? That is a toughquestion. As always, I have lots

of Barbies, LEGOs, re trucks,books and train sets. I always getpeople asking for sports equip-ment and video games. This

year, many of the lists from thelittle boys and girls have thingslike iPads, iPods, Xbox Kinectand My Pillow Pets.

How can you make it toeveryones house in just onenight? It is much easier nowthat I have a GPS attached tomy sleigh. One year, even withRudolphs nose, we almost gotlost because I took a wrong turnin Schenectady, N.Y. We nowhave some additional peoplehelping out. There are a coupleof elves, Homer and Felix, whoare dedicated to planning ourroute. They look at things like

the weather in different partsof the country, what planesare ying in the sky and howmany presents I can carry un-til we need to reload. We alsoneed to work with some momsand dads and send presents tosome homes ahead of time. Ifyou want to follow my journeyacross the world, you can go tonoradsanta.com.

What is your favorite treatwhen stopping at each house?I like them all! Each one isso special because they comefrom the heart. It is very nicewhen the boys and girls leave a

little extra treat for the reindeerbecause they get hungry pull-ing the big sleigh around. I alsoappreciate the notes that somechildren leave for me.

How has technologychanged your job? Have you

thought about taking Christ-mas to social media like Face-book and Twitter? It has reallyhelped. I have a large database

that has replaced all of the pa-per lists that I used to have totrack all of the boys and girls.We have also used computersfor our new inventory system,which makes sure we haveenough toy dinosaurs and nottoo many Baby Alives oneyear that happened and we hada mess all over the workshop.

The people at Facebookhave asked me to wait a littlewhile before putting up a page.They are afraid I will get toomany friend requests and bringdown the system. Twitter wasan option, but I am thinking

tweeting is for a bird.What do you and Mrs.Claus do after Christmas?Usually we take a long vaca-tion. Last year, we went to Ha-waii and I got to surf a little.This year my knee has beenbothering me so we are goingto take it easier. We have a tripplanned to a small island in theCaribbean. I hope to do somescuba diving and see some ex-otic sh.

When do you start pre-paring for next Christmas? Itis really a full-time job for theelves and I. I also cannot forget

how important Mrs. Claus is tothis. As soon as I get back fromvacation, we start the planningand building process for all thetoys for the next year. I also be-gin to work on my naughty andnice lists.

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3Thursday, December 23, 2010

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Juliet Keene said her dreamcame true when she opened

the doors of her new groomingbusiness, Juliets Pet Salon onMain Street.

Keenes business partnerand boyfriend Matt Shaulis

inherited the property at 1625Main St. when his father dieda year ago.

However, since the ofcialopening last Monday, Keeneand Shaulis have hit a bump inthe road.

Keene and Shaulis areworking with the Board ofHealth on receiving compli-ance for Title V. Each day theyare open before they receivecompliance they are subject toa ne.

Keene said that they maybe closed for a few weeks, buttheir goal is to receive com-pliance and continue with thebusiness.

At a young age, Keenebegan grooming and bathinganimals. She went on to assisther grandmother, who owneda grooming shop in Hanson, inthe late 80s.

Keene grew up on a25-acre farm in Hanson withdogs, cats and horses. Keeneattended Norfolk County Ag-ricultural High School in Wal-pole were she learned the tradeof grooming.

Keene worked for 15 yearsat the Hanson Animal Hospitalwhere she was a groomer anda veterinary technician.

I gained a lot of hands-onexperience. I also learned howto take temperatures, drawblood and take vitals, Keenesaid. I learned the signs andsymptoms of dogs that weresick.

Opening a grooming shopand a doggy daycare has beensomething Keene has alwayswanted to do.

Matthews father madeit possible for me to do this,Keene said.

When Verizon rst as-signed Keene a phone numberfor the shop, it turned out to beShaulis fathers home phonenumber before he died.

I think it is an omen, shesaid. I always got along greatwith his dad [] and becauseof him, my dream is on its wayto becoming true.

Juliets Pet Salon is a fullservice grooming salon for petsand a doggy daycare. Keenealso specializes in grooming

Maine Coon cats. For 17 years,

she worked with a Maine Coonbreeder in Marsheld.Shaulis assists Keene with

walking the dogs and lettingthem out in the 40x50 foot

outside pen to play.When groomed, the dogs

are brushed, bathed, trimmedand have their nails cut. After

being bathed, they go underthe dryer until they are almostdry. The dogs are then givensome nishing touches withscissors.

The only time a dog goesin a cage is when they are be-ing dried.

If a dog comes in for ahalf day of doggy daycareand a grooming, Keene willlet the dog play for awhileand do the grooming as closeto pickup time as she can.We always send them homeclean, she said.

When it comes to the rstspeed bump, Keene said hope-fully things will be resolved soshe can go back to doing whatshe loves.

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Barbara W. (Savary) Phil-brook, 89, died Sunday, Dec.

19 after a period of failinghealth. She was the wife ofthe late Earle K. Philbrook.

Born in Quincy and raisedin Weymouth, she was thedaughter of the late Henry andEva (Kimball) Savary and agraduate of Weymouth High.

For over 30 years, she hadbeen waitress at Woolworthsof Brockton and had remainedwith the company until theirclosing. She was known to

her many loyal customers asthe singing waitress.

Prior to moving to Hanson,where she was a resident forover 45 years, Barbara had re-sided in South Weymouth andwas a member of the RebeccaLodge there.

She was also an avid andtalented bowler and a memberof several area leagues.

She leaves her childrenEarle Skip Philbrook andhis wife Linda of Hanson andShirley Cavicchi and her hus-

band Peter of Hanson. She isalso survived by eight grand-

children and ten great grand-children as well as four neph-ews. She was the sister of thelate William Savary.

Her funeral service washeld Wednesday, Dec. 22 inthe Blanchard Funeral Chapel,Whitman. Burial followedin the Riverview Cemetery,Groveland. Donations in hername may be made to thecharity of ones choice.

Robert L. Solari, 89, ofHanson, died on Dec. 15 at theCoyne Healthcare Facility inRockland.

He was born in Haverhill,son of the late Lewis and Mar-ion (Loring) Solari and wasraised and educated there. Hewas a graduate of WentworthInstitute and Fitchburg StateCollege. Mr. Solari was a U. S.Navy veteran of World War II.

Mr. Solari retired as abranch manager in 1981 fromthe Nissen Baking Co. in

Brockton. He had been em-ployed there for 27 years.After his retirement, he was alongtime permanent substituteteacher and administrative as-sistant at Whitman-HansonRegional High School.

Husband of the late Kath-leen F. (Soper) Solari, heleaves his children, Steven R.Solari of E. Bridgewater, Da-vid L. Solari of Halifax, GretaC. Mitchell of Hanson, LisaM. Grant of Maine and Robertand Judith Solari, both of Nor-

ton, and 12 grandchildren Hewas the brother of Alice Hoe-zel of Ariz

A Funeral Service washeld on Tuesday, Dec. 21, atthe Magoun-Biggins FuneralHome, Rockland. Burial fol-lowed in Fern Hill Cemeteryin Hanson. Donations in hismemory may be made to theCitizens Scholarship Founda-tion, 600 Franklin St. Whit-man, MA 02382.

Barbara W. Philbrook, 89, Hanson resident

Robert L. Solari, 89, World War II veteran

McLaughlin Chevrolet issponsoring a blood drive andsilent auction from 1-6 p.m. onJan. 20. All auction proceedsare going to the Prayers forMadison Foundation. Madi-son Bergstrom is a 2- year-old that was diagnosed thisyear with acute lymphoblasticleukemia. She has been under-going treatment since March.In order to accommodate herdaughters needs, her mother,

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hat is a sugar plum and why would it dance in achilds head the night before Christmas? ClementC. Moore wrote his immortal poem A Visit from

Saint Nicholas in 1923, a time when Victorian children in Eng-land were seen, not heard, and treats were given out sparinglyless a child be spoiled. Most children worked as laborers andwere denied an education; only the wealthy children enjoyedcreature comforts and even these

children led strictly structured lives.Christmas and its richness musthave been a greatly anticipated dayof indulgence for children. Sugarplums, a plum-less treat made froma piece of dried prune or cherry thathas been swirled in fondant or rolledin decadent sugar, would have beenan extravagant treat worth dreaming of on Christmas Eve.

Did you know that the lifespan of afruitcake, another Christmas confectionfrom Victorian England, is up to twenty-ve years? According to the Joy ofCooking, a fruitcake can last a quarter ofa century when they are well-saturatedwith alcoholic liquors, which raise thespirits, and keep down the molds. Timeswere tough and frugal families stretchedthe budget by making a sweet spongecake with bits of dried fruits and soakingit in alcohol as a preservative. The left-

over cake wouldnt be thrown away, but would be drenched inbooze and more cake and fruit would be added to the leftoversthe following Christmas. Get ready to celebrate; the oldestliving fruitcake will turn 100 years old in December of 2011.According to the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, a man movedinto an apartment in 1992 where he found a box of fruitcakewith a note on top that said Xmas cake, baked in Decemberof 1911. A note on the bottom says Xmas cake baked by mymothers brother Alex died on December 27. Was operated onXmas Day. Pierre Gerard trots out the storied fruitcake everyyear and sets it as a centerpiece at his Christmas table. What aconversation starter that fruitcake must be!

Yesterday, my husbands family gathered for the annualChristmas party and Aunt Darlene served a simple pie thatevoked Christmas at Grandmothers house. The humbleGraham Cracker Pie was elevated to rock-star status when Ilearned that Grandma Lil got the recipe from her mother, NanaMoynah. I glanced down the table at two and half year oldLilliana and realized that ve generations separate this darlinglittle girl from Nana Moynah. That piece of pie in front of herwas just as magical today as it was when her great-Grandma Lilwas two.

Graham cracker pie2 cups graham cracker crumbs cup unsalted butter, melted1 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon2 cups whole milk3 tablespoons cornstarch

3 eggs, separated and yolks slightly beaten teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix graham cracker crumbs, but-ter, and 1/2 cup of the sugar in a bowl. Set aside 1/2 cup of thegraham cracker mixture. Add remaining mixture to a deep pieplate or pan and press into place. Bake the crust for 6 minutes.Remove from oven and set aside. Heat 1 3/4 cups of the milk ina medium saucepan until just boiling; lower heat to medium. Ina small bowl, mix another 1/2 cup of the sugar with the corn-starch and remaining milk. Gradually whisk mixture into thehot milk and cook until creamy, about 2 minutes. Stir a smallamount of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks; add this backinto the mixture. Stir constantly for 1 to 2 minutes or until thecustard has thickened. Remove from heat and let cool. While thecustard is cooling, beat the egg whites with 1 tablespoon sugaruntil stiff. Stir vanilla into cooled custard and pour into grahamcracker pie shell. Gently spread egg-white mixture over the topof the custard. Sprinkle with remaining graham cracker mixtureand place in a 400 F oven for 2 minutes or until the meringue isslightly browned. Chill at least 4 hours before serving.

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ASL classesscheduled

A six-week American SignLanguage session will beginThursday, Jan. 6 at the Car-dinal Cushing School in Ha-nover. Two levels of instruc-tion will be offered. BeginnerASL is from 5-6:30 p.m. Ad-vanced voice off ASL will runfrom 6:30-8 p.m. The cost is$75, which includes all mate-rials. Certicates of comple-tion, PDP credits as well asEMT/Paramedic hours willbe awarded according to stateguidelines. A few slots remainin each level. Please contactMarianne Molinari 1-781-447-

2470 or [email protected] toregister. Attendees needing thisinstruction for reasons pertain-ing to deaf, or non-verbal fam-ily members will not be put ona waiting list.

Christmas dinner at

Church Hill United

Methodist ChurchChurch Hill United Meth-

odist Church will serve aChristmas Day dinner in thefellowship hall behind thechurch at the corner of River

and Church streets in Norwell.All are welcome at no cost onDec. 25 for refreshments be-ginning at 12 p.m. with a com-plete turkey dinner at 12:30p.m. followed by entertain-ment at 1:30 p.m. Call Melissaat 781-826-4763 or Gail at781-545-1666 to make a reser-vation. Transportation will beprovided if necessary.

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Rd Acrs Chrsmas Sg cbras 55 yars

YO SANTA: Santa greets Tim Leonard at the Red Acres Christmas Sing in Hanson on Dec. 19.

Mike Kelley was busy serving up hot chocolate on Sunday. Over13 gallons of milk were used preparing the hot chocolate.

Madeline Geagan with her mom, Katie, grandmother Ellen Conantand brother Owen.

The Santalucia family, Mariela, Teresa, Mateo and Pepper posefor a family photo with Santa.

SANTA SMILES: Scout Leonard, Caroline Armstrongand Jenny Dimascio get a Santa greeting at Red Acres

Farm.

Bob Colletta and George McLaughlin enjoy socializingat the annual event.

Gret Lozeau teaches hergrandaughter, MarielaSantalucia, the fine art ofroasting a marshmallow.

Gerry and Gret Lozeau enjoy a moment with Santa. The couplewill celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Dec. 25.

Mike Mullen and Kate Norrisjoin in the caroling around

the fire.

Photos by Teresa Santalucia and the Leonard family

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Whats on your Christmas wish list?By Kristy Kennedyq u e S t i o n o f t h e w e e k

Aiden FaheyAge 8, Whitman

Thats a tough one anythingPokemon!

Claudia SagastumeAge 10, Whitman

I really want a new bike, ormaybe a My Little Pony set!

Kayleigh FougereAge 6, Hanson

I hope I get an American Girldoll

Danielle LongemareAge 6, Hanson

All I want is a Wii!

Owen Frazier15 Months, Whitman

Anything Elmo!

Christmas preview withthe gang of four plus one

Herself and I are blessed with having a large, extendedfamily who live reasonably close by, and who actu-ally like each other as we head into the mid to late

autumn of life. On three big holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmasand Easter most of three generations of the whole clan gatherfor an enjoyable several hours of feasting, story telling and joy-

ful noise. As a matter of fact, if the middle generation continuesto procreate as they have been, we shall soonhave to rent a hall to get everyone together inone spot.

Now at Christmastime Herself wants herprivate time with the grandkids and the taskis getting more complicated each year as thegaggle of cousins is more interesting than theold folks. A mere detail to Herself who hasdecreed that in our family there will be two

Christmas celebrations: one with the extended family and onewith our brood the weekend before. Ergo this past Saturday waspre-Christmas for us, the boys, their wives and the grandkids,the erstwhile gang of four Bop, Boo, Mad Dog and Eee whowere reinforced this year with a new cousin recruit Baby Jonah.Hes only 8 months old so he hasnt been inducted into the mobas yet, nor has he earned a nick name from Princess Boo who is

charged with these details.Now there was a time in our lives when an invasion of

ve crazed Christmas elves, all under six, would have beena traumatic event, but magicallymellowness comes on with age and

experience; besides we know they have to go home with theirparents at some point. Bop is on his best behavior as he is amature young gentleman who will be six in two weeks. Besides,his mom, the lovely Jennifer, has threatened him with solitaryconnement until he is twenty-one if he doesnt keep it real.The Princess Boo is fresh from her dance school holiday pag-eant where she has once again wowed her adoring public and isready to hold court with grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousin.She is decked out in red sweater, black lace skirt and blacktights. Her hair is still in its star turn do.

The twins, Mad Dog and Eee are ready for their rstChristmas of self propulsion and spin into action as soon as they

hit the oor. Baby Jonah just sits, observes and studies. Nextyear he too will be ready for action.One gift for everyone then Herself decrees that dinner is

served while everyone is still calm enough to at least go throughthe motions of eating. Bop eats nothing, Boo revels in salad,the twins eat everything in sight and Jonah settles for a sippycup. Adults gorge on shepherds pie, salad, Irish bread and asoft drink or a Guinness depending on who is on duty. Its veryorganized if chaotic.

Mad Dog is determined to be chief elf in charge of gift dis-tribution from tree to family member. Gift designation is not animportant detail for him. All gifts go to his uncle or his Mom.He will not be dissuaded from his self appointed rounds. Healso knows instinctively that giving is more fun than receiving.Bop wants to take apart all gifts which require assembly andDad has to convince him this is not a good idea since every-thing has to be transported home. Eee lays claim to everythingthat passes in front of him. Princess Boo is playing with astuffed animal that purrs and growls. Its an hour into this afterdinner exercise and everything is spinning nearly out of control.The witching hour has arrived. The place is trashed. The kidcacophony is at its height. The re in the hearth is dying downand, frankly, things are just wonderful!

Its time for the gang of four plus one to leave. Well seethem Saturday. The cats magically reappear and take up theirduty station on the sofa. Christmas is all about love and in ourlittle family love is chaotic, noisy, a little messy and a whole lotof fun. Some how we think the Baby Jesus probably meant it tobe that way.

By EmErymaddocks

GettinG ReAl

The newly elected Plymouth CountyCharter Study Commission held itsrst meeting on Saturday, Dec. 18, at

Hanover Town Hall. In the state election lastmonth, voters voted to create the commission tostudy the form of county government and votedfor members of the commission from through-out the county in accordance with state laws.The commission will meet until the next stateelection in two years when it could propose achange in the form of county government to beplaced on that ballot for county voters to de-cide.

Saturdays meeting was convened byCharles Markham of Norwell, the commission

member who received the most votes in thestate election. Plymouth Town Clerk LaurencePizer ofciated over the swearing-in of com-mission members.

The election of ofcers began with mem-ber Caitlin Cavanaugh of Hanover nominatingDaniel Pallotta of Hanover for chairman of thecommission and William Harris of Duxburynominating Charles Markham. Markham waselected chairman by a vote of 12-6.

John Donahue of Wareham was elect-ed vice-chairman, Richard Zaccaro of Brock-ton was elected treasurer and Carl Harris ofHingham was elected clerk.

Discussion included objectives of the com-mission including future reviews of assets,personnel and nances of the county. A sub-committee for providing information aboutprevious county charter study commissions inMassachusetts will be led by Carl Harris andRobert Wisgirda of Brockton.

The remaining commission members in-clude Thomas McGuire of Middleboro, GordonAndrews of Halifax, Theodore Bosen of Plym-outh, John Franey of Carver, Michael Cunning-

ham of Abington, Steven Foote of Brockton,Anthony Marcucella of Whitman, Andrew Bur-bine of Abington, Dennis Denapoli of Brock-ton, and David Fitzgerald of Kingston.

The next meeting of the commission isThursday. Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Registry ofDeeds in Plymouth.

Anthony OBrien, ChairmanPlymouth County Commissioner

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First Baptist Church of Hanson214 Main StreetPhone: 781-293-3502

Friday, Dec. 24: 7 p.m. Christmas EveCandlelight Service; Sunday, Dec. 26, Contem-porary Worship, 9 a.m., Traditional Worship,10:45 a.m.

St. Joseph the Worker ParishOne Maquan StreetPhone: 781-293-3581Friday, Dec. 24: 4 p.m. (two Masses) Chil-

drens Pageant and Mass at 5:45 p.m. (ChildrensLiturgy), 8 p.m. and midnight; Saturday (choirprelude starts at 11:30 p.m.), Dec. 25, Mass at9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m., December 31, 5:30 p.m.Mass, Jan. 1, 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Masses.

Calvary Baptist Church

429 Monponsett StreetPhone: 781-293-6367Pastor: Tim ShaferFriday, Dec. 24: 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Can-

dlelight Service; Sunday, Dec. 26, 10:45 a.m.Worship Service

The First Congregational Church of

Hanson639 High StreetPhone: Church Ofce 781-293-7997Senior Pastor: Rev. Cindy Shepherd

Worship schedule: Friday, Dec. 24, 7 p.m.Informal Christmas Eve service featuring theChristmas Story by church youth; 11 p.m. Tra-

ditional Candlelight Service with Senior Choirand selected handbells. Sunday; Dec. 26, 10 a.m.Unied Worship Service, no Sunday School.

Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church580 Monponsett Street, HalifaxPhone: 781-293-7971Friday, Dec. 24: 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., Mass

in the parish center for both services, Satur-day, Dec. 25: 10 a.m., there will not be a 4 p.m.Mass.

First Parish Church of NorwellUnitarian-Universalist24 River Street, NorwellPhone: 781-659-7122

Sunday services: Dec. 24: 5 p.m. FamilyFlashlight Service: a brief interactive servicefor everyone but especially families with youngchildren. Bring a small ashlight or glow stickand hear the story of Jesus birth. 7 p.m. Tra-ditional Service of lessons, carols and candle-light.

Dec. 25: Christmas Day Community Tur-key Dinner, 12 p.m., no charge, family style.Call Melissa at 781-826-4763 or Gail at 781-545-1666 to make a reservation. Transportationavailable if necessary.

Church Services

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hicle and from their reports itis clear that it was corrosionthat rusted the rear axle fromthe inside out. She said that therear axle broke on the left sideand the right side also showed

fractures.The initial recall was is-sued in August and mailingsbegan in September, Bowmansaid. Seans was postmarkedthree days after the accident.

Ford announced in Au-gust it was recalling 575,000older-model Windstars overconcerns the rear axles cancorrode and break. Bowmansaid last week another 37,000Windstars have been recalled.

As of last week, Bowmanbegan sharing her story withas many media outlets as pos-sible.

I know this is somethingI need to do because I dontwant anyone else to have togo through what we wentthrough, Bowman said. Lastnight, I sat with a crying fouryear old who wouldnt go tobed because she misses her fa-ther. I dont want anyone elseto feel the pain they feel. Inmy eyes, by doing this, if wecan save somebody then whathappened to him, as awful asit is and my kids still have todeal with that, it wont be fornothing; he would have saved

someone.Bowman said her childrenare four and seven and theyare just starting to live theirlives and they will never havetheir dad.

They are devastated; theymiss their father. He was avery good father and his kidswere his rst priority always.He was going to school full-time and working part-time,and still had the kids everyweekend. Sean was supposedto graduate this month [fromMassasoit College] with a de-gree in architectural technol-

ogy. He was going to school tobetter the lives of his kids.

After the accident, Bow-man said someone told herthey heard there was a recallon the older model Ford Wind-star.

When the recall came itwas infuriating, she said. If

he had gotten it a week earlier,he would still be here [] If itwere a few hours later, the kidswould have been with him.

The Ofce of Defects In-vestigation of the NationalHighway Trafc Safety Ad-ministration opened a prelimi-nary evaluation to investigateallegations of the rear axlebeam failures in model years1999-2003 Ford Windstar inMay. According to documen-tation from the National High-way Safety Administration, theofce has received 234 reportsof rear axle beam failures. Thedocument states that many ofthe complaints indicate axlecorrosion as a factor in thefailures and 225 were submit-ted by consumers residing inSalt-Belt states.

In July, the NHTSA beganconducting tests of the rearaxle. A video made in Novem-ber by NHTSA can be viewedon YouTube.

To me, when they did thetest and saw how serious itwas, they should have pushedquicker for the recall, Bow-man said.

When Bowman heard inNovember that only 75,000

owners of the 575,000 recalledvehicles brought their cars into be repaired, she didnt feelit was being taken seriously.

The recall of these oldervehicles with millions of milesof dependable service was

covered nationally by newsmedia in September, and wasfollowed by a governmentconsumer advisory in Novem-ber, according to Ford SafetyCommunications ManagerWes Sherwood. Ford is com-mitted to safety and notifyingcustomers of recalls. We sendindividualized letters to cus-tomers with affected vehicles,and go beyond government re-quirements for recall notica-tions.

Bowman said she andSeans brother, Jeff, are work-ing on spreading the wordabout the recalls. My mainconcern is people know-ing [about the recall], so thisdoesnt happen to anyoneelse, Bowman said.

The rear axle of Sean Bowmans Ford Windstar broke in half,causing his vehicle to lose control and hit the Rosen Realitybuilding.

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To return to Boston wasmy dream, and I am doing

what I love, he said.

Getting kids excited about

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Snow removalregulations

When snow warnings areissued, residents are request-ed to remove parked vehiclesfrom all streets to avoid dam-age to them and to expediteplowing and sanding opera-tions. Vehicles interfering withsnow removal will be movedat the owners expense and a

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employee in the service of thetown of Hanson or an employ-ee in the service of an inde-pendent contractor acting forthe town of Hanson, shall pile,push, shovel, snow blow orplow snow or ice onto a publicor private way plowed by thetown, so as to impede the owof trafc on such way. Who-ever violates this section shallbear the cost of such cleanupand shall be punished by a neof not more than one hundredand fty dollars ($150). Fur-ther, contractors may not behired or requested to clear pri-vate driveways or walks whilethey are working for the town,however, should an emergen-cy arise, the highway surveyorhas the authority to use his dis-cretion in such cases.

The town is not responsi-ble for damaged lawns, fenc-es, shrubs, trees or mailboxeslocated within the town streetlayout.

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Sand and treated sand willbe available for the conve-nience of residents. The sandwill be stored in a yellow binlocated to the left of the formerpolice station in the parkingarea for the baseball elds.

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This is the 16th year ofthe S.A.F.E. Program in Mas-sachusetts and we are trulyreaching our goal of raisinga re safe generation of chil-dren, State Fire Marshal Ste-

phen D. Coan said.Since consistent compre-hensive re education is theone thing we are doing forchildren that we are not do-ing for every other age group,I think its fair to say we areproving re education works,Coan said.

The Hanson Fire Depart-ment has been offering theS.A.F.E. Program for 10 years.Thompson was the rst in-structor of the program beforereghter Rob OBrien tookover.

Hanson structured their

S.A.F.E. curriculum towardstudents in grades one throughfour. OBrien has also taughtCPR classes at the CompassSchool and worked with thesenior center.

The students are taught adifferent concept each year:the rst graders learn matchand lighter safety, second grad-ers are taught escape plans andalso participate in touring theS.A.F.E. trailer, while thirdgraders learn the importanceof smoke detectors and fourthgraders focus on re safety in

the kitchen.In February, ve-year-oldChristian Silvia was awardedthe Young Heroes Award forresponding appropriately dur-ing a medical emergency in-volving his grandfather.

He learned what he didfrom home, but it was rein-forced by what he was taughtthrough the S.A.F.E. Program,said OBrien.

Both Whitman and HansonS.A.F.E. instructors teach 23key re safety behaviors andfocus on those that are age ap-propriate.

Whitman has been offer-ing the S.A.F.E. Program forfour years.

In the spring, Whitmanreghter Tom Ford com-pleted classes to become aS.A.F.E. instructor for the Du-val and Conley schools. Healso attended a conference in

September for life educators.Ford said that when he isworking with preschool andkindergartners he teachesthem how to crawl low underthe smoke. To demonstratehow to stay low, he has thestudents crawl under a blan-ket. Ford said he teaches rstgraders that there are twoways out of every room. Thirdgraders are taught how to forman escape plan. In every class

Ford stresses the importanceof smoke detectors.

He said he tries to makethe class fun by bringing inprops such as blankets, postersand smoke alarms.

Ford said the program isreally geared toward makingsure the students dont get

scared during an emergency.I say dont be scared Be prepared, Ford said.

Ford said the best partabout teaching the studentsre safety is hearing that theytook something out of the pro-gram.

Its real important forchildren to know what to doin case of an emergency andknow how to react appropri-ately, Ford said.

But Clemens rememberedthe old wall, and he also no-ticed that his high school didnot have one.

The school is always look-ing for improvements, and theathletic program is sometimes

short of funds. I thought that ifI built a wall, the students andathletes could benet from it,Clemens said.

The idea is that studentathletes, especially soccer andlacrosse players, can use thewall to sharpen their skills andto practice their passing andshooting.

They can practice theirsports by rebounding the balloff the wall, Clemens said.

Clemens speaks from ex-perience. A veteran of bothsoccer (though he did not play

soccer this year) and lacrosse,he intends to play a nal sea-son of lacrosse in the spring.

Clemens also hopes thathis wall will attract studentswho enjoy a game of wallball after school. Wall ball isa game of dexterity in whichplayers take turns throwing atennis ball hard off a wall andcatching it.

Currently, soccer, lacrosse,and wall ball players are in thehabit of practicing their cho-sen games wherever they can.Sometimes this means throw-ing balls at the side of the highschool or the maintenancehouse by the turf eld.

Clemens is hopeful thathis wall will be a place wherestudents can practice hard andplay hard without damagingschool property.

The proposed wall willbe located on the lower eldsbetween soccer, baseball, and

softball elds. The dimensionsof the wall will be 24 feet by 8feet - the size of a soccer goal.

The wall will be composed ofpressure-treated lumber andplywood. To keep the wallin place, concrete will extendfour feet into the ground.

To help pay for the wall,Clemens has drafted a fund-raising letter for donors and

local businesses requestingmoney and materials.

Stewart Fence has beenhelpful in planning the designand in helping to ensure thatthe wall is sturdy and will lasta long time, Clemens said.

Stewart Fence has alsolent an augur - a large drill tohelp drill the holes as the coldof winter closes in.

Clemens hopes to havethe wall completed by Febru-ary, in time for his eighteenthbirthday on March 5 and hissenior season of lacrosse.

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The end of the year is anatural time of reection.

This year, as I think backon my rst 160 days as theprincipal of Whitman-HansonRegional High School, I amamazed by the many accom-plishments of the student bodyin 2010.

First on my list is the reac-tion of the students and staff tothe pink issue.

It was incredible to see how

our students especially theseniors stepped up to protecttheir school from the outsidemedia. It was a remarkable

d e m o n s t r a -tion of studentl e a d e r s h i pand a greatrst step to-ward buildinga new culture

of acceptanceand together-

ness. As a school community,we weathered this controversyand were able to have one ofthe best rallies that Ive everattended.

Ive noted the public ser-vice announcement that wasmade by seniors as well asclips of the rally. I cant say itenough: Im so proud of yourstudents for doing the rightthing.

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Just this month, our Stu-

dent Council brought RachelsChallenge to our school com-munity. Rachels Challengewas founded in memory of therst victim of the Columbineschool shooting, Rachel Scott.The presentation was held onDec. 6 and all students and par-ents were invited to attend anevening session. As studentsleft the presentation, they wereasked to make a commitmentand sign the Rachels Chal-lenge poster to participate inrandom acts of kindness, be-cause just one act can start thechain reaction. This poster is

proudly displayed in the en-trance to the Performing ArtsCenter and gymnasium.

It was great to watch thefall athletes play and dem-onstrate good sportsmanshipin their various games andmatches. League titles werewon by girls soccer and boysand girls cross country. Thecheerleaders won their leagueand also placed second in thestate earning yet another bid tonationals. Although the foot-ball team didnt make the play-offs, they were able to experi-ence history by participating in

the 100th annual ThanksgivingDay game between Whitman-Hanson and Abington. It wasa cold day, and the Panthersfell to a very talented Abing-ton team, but I think everyonein attendance, including all the

alumni, had a great day, reliv-ing glory days on the gridiron.In addition, the school

launched a 21st Century Com-munity Learning Center calledMission: Possible, which fo-cuses on helping students tran-sition from 8th to 9th grade.This grant, which will continueinto the next years, funds a freeafter school program. Ten staffmembers oversaw a cohort of60-plus students, helping themadjust to the high school envi-ronment. The program helpedto reduce the percentage offreshmen student failures dur-

ing Trimester 1, as comparedto 2009-2010, and offeredstudents a chance to make aneasier transition to life as aPanther.

The Music Departmentheld a very successful fall con-cert and recently celebratedthe holidays by performing atthe Hanover Mall, at both mid-dle schools, for the WhitmanCouncil on Aging, and the Han-son Senior Center. I would be

remiss if I didnt recognize themembers of the Drama Cluband their performance of Al-ice and Wonderland, and thetalented show choir who hascompeted at various schoolsaround the South Shore.

The holidays are tradition-ally a time for giving and forcommunity service, and Whit-man Hanson students are keep-ing with that time-honored tra-dition. Recently, the Whitman

Food Pantry and the HansonFood Pantry were awardedchecks in the amount of $4,000each from a Miles for Mealsfun walk/run that was spon-sored by Ryan Kelly and mem-bers of the National HonorSociety. The High School Stu-dent Council have continuedpenny wars with proceedsfunding Special Olympicsand coordinated the HolidayConcert and turkey dinner forthe senior citizen groups men-tioned above.

These are just some of themany great things the studentsand staff have done of my rstfour months. I cant wait tosee what 2011 brings. I feelfortunate to be part of such awonderful school and district.Thank you for welcomingme into your community andfor your support in these rstmonths.

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By Ruth CaRRigan,SpeCialto expReSS

Whitman-Hanson Regional High School hosted a CareerConnections Fair in the library. on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The fairwas focused on the STEM (science, technology, engineering andmath) elds of science, technology, engineering and mathemat-ics. Over 20 professionals in those elds attended, includingradiology technicians, marine biologists, chemical and bridgeengineers, and accountants, businesses such as NSTAR, Immu-

noGen, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and several otherlocal companies were also represented. In addition to career pro-fessionals, the fair also included a number of college admissionscounselors from various institutions that are known for theirscience programs including Wentworth Institute of Technology,Stonehill College, and Ben Franklin Institute of Technology.Students were able to sit in small groups with these profession-als and learn about what it takes to succeed in their eld. Stu-dents left with a better understanding of what career opportuni-ties await them in the STEM elds. The day was a big successand was a wonderful opportunity for students to network withlocal businesses and professionals.

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CAREER CONNECTIONS: Whitman-Hanson students meet withthe Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society during the CareerConnections Fair.

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One hundred eleven stu-dent-athletes were recognizedat the South Shore RegionalVocational Technical HighSchool annual fall sports ban-quet on Dec. 16.

Thomas Hickey, prin-

cipal at South Shore, repre-sented the administration,welcoming the 220 in atten-dance. Hickey congratulatedthe athletes along with theircoaches for their hard workand thanked the parents fortheir cooperation. The princi-pal gave special recognition tovolleyball coach Mame Kelland her players for their May-

ower League SportsmanshipAward.

Kells team fell onewin short of makingthe state playoffs.The Vikings hadone all-star

captain DebLangley ofA b i n g t o nand two oth-er Abing-ton playersas honorablemention in the May-ower League, volleyballteam captain, Lisa Osgoodand Brenda Salino.

Peter Murphy, golf coachat South Shore Regional,

praised his squad on agreat season. The

team was ledby Nick Ar-thurs of

Rockland,who notonly was a

MayflowerLeague all-

star, but also wasvoted the leagues

most valuable golf-er. Other golfers who werenamed league all-stars wereRocklands Thomas Donovan

and Bobby Balchunas of Ha-nover.

Head football coach

South Shore VoTech holds sports banquet SSVT open houseOver seven hundred

people attended the annualOpen House at the SouthShore Regional VocationalTechnical High School onMonday, Dec. 13. Princi-pal Thomas Hickey reportedall technical programs werestaffed to explain to futurestudents and their parentsthe many opportunities atSouth Shore. Anyone inter-ested in more informationfor the incoming freshmenor the other opportunitiesat South Shore should callthe Guidance Department at781-871-4153.

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By Dave Palana, SPortS [email protected]

It wasnt easy for the

boys basketball team Tuesdaynight, but when it was crunchtime, the Panthers stepped upand left the high school witha win.

The Panthers held off aRed Raider fourth-quarterrally to defeat North Quincy50-41.

Were establishing anidentity of a team that justplays really tough, head coachBob Rodgers said. Were stillvery young and we make thoseinexperienced mistakes, butwere learning from those andhopefully well get better.

Whitman-Hanson openedthe fourth quarter with a nine-point lead, but North Quincy

closed to within two with lessthan 2:35 left to play. MilesHoffman put the Panthers backup by four, and a steal andlayup by captain Jason Steph-anksy ran the lead back to six.North Quincy answered, buta three-pointer by Hoffmanmade it a three-possessiongame with 1:35 left to seal thewin for Whitman-Hanson.

Miles is a scorer and hedoes so many good things onthe court, Rodgers said. Ithink hes going to get bet-

ter as the season goes alongand he sees the little things hecan do to make everyone else

better. When he starts doingthat, hes going to be tough toguard.

The Panthers jumped outto a quick lead in the rst

quarter, but struggled againstthe Red Raider press, allow-ing North Quincy to take the

lead on a 7-0 run. The Pan-thers regained the lead beforethe end of the quarter andnever relinquished it despitecontinuing to have problemswith the press defense of theRed Raiders.

Our defense was so goodin the rst half, so it was frus-trating to be giving them those

easy points, Rodgers said.They only had 15 points Ithink eight of those were be-cause we couldnt break theirpress. I think part of that is the

inexperience, and well getbetter the more we see it. Attimes we scored.

The Panthers led by 10 atthe half, and held onto theirlead despite three three-point-ers by the Raiders in the third.Whitman-Hanson caught abreak when North Quincysleading scorer, Dan Gould,fouled out with less than fourminutes to play after he haddrained two threes in the sec-ond half.

Hoffman led the team with

14 points while senior DeclanWirzburger added eight withsix rebounds and Stephanskyscored to go with ve crucial

rebounds in the nal three

minutes.

Thats captain leader-ship, Rodgers said. I thinkit becomes contagious whenyou see someone hitting theglass hard. That is where wewon the game tonight with-out question. In these rst two

games, weve dominated theglass like no team Ive everhad, and thats saying some-thing because weve had somereally good teams over theyears.

Stephansky and Wirzburg-er are the only players return-ing from the Patriot Leaguechampionship team from lastyear, and both played spar-ingly last season. With suchan inexperienced varsityteam, Rodgers said he wasconcerned heading into theseason, but said the focus andwork ethic of his team has himexcited going forward.

To have two guys comingback who didnt really playand guys coming up from a JVteam that struggled, it had usnervous, Rodgers said. Butthe trademark of our programof the last 10 years is how hardthe kids work in the offseason.The want to be successful,and they dont just say it, theygo out and do what it takes. Iwatched the time these guysput in over the summer, and itreally showed over these rst

two games.

Last team strandingPanthers hold on against Red Raiders

girls basketballPembroke 19situate 58

senio Mile Hoffman dive though a Noth Quiny defende fotwo of hi team-high 14 point againt the red raide. Hoffmanthee pointe with 1:35 left to play ealed Whitman-Hanon winto take the Panthe to a 2-0 tat to the eaon.

senio aptain Jay stephanky ink a lay-up with le thanthee minute to play to keep Whitman-Hanon in font of NothQuiny. stephanky wa big on the boad down the teth fo thePanthe with five ebound in the final thee minute.

Photos by Dave Palana

Delan Wizbuge leap fo the tip-off. Wizbuge ky hookput the Panthe on top to tay at the end of the fit quate andfinihed with eight point and ix ebound.

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Mientkiewicz captained the cross-country team to 10thin the All-State Meet this fall and is now playing onthe basketball team. Shell nish up her career at

Whitman-Hanson on the track and eld team this spring. Sheshared her thoughts on...

...schools shes looking at. My top choices forcolleges are Stonehill and Keene State, but Im alsolooking at Merrimack , URI, and Springeld.

...choosing a major. Im not entirely sure on

what major I want to pursue yet. I was thinkingabout psychology possibly.

...her favorite sport. My favorite sport iscross-country because I love how close the teamis and how we work together to achieve the highexpectations we set for ourselves. To me, theresnothing more relaxing than taking a run with myfriends. Plus, its a sport where you can pushyourself to the limit mentally and physically andthat takes a lot of toughness.

...her favorite sports memories. I have twofavorite memories. The rst is the last meet of the2008 cross-country season when we went againstHingham for the league title on our home course.Both teams came in undefeated and a Hingham

runner won rst in the race, but our top four runnerstook second, third, fourth, and fth to automatically winthe meet for the team. We all nished under 20 minutesand within 10 seconds of each other because we workedtogether as a team. The second was the last regular sea-son basketball game of the 2010 season. We were play-ing New Bedford, a team that was 18-0 and had alreadybeaten us that season at home. I remember we all had onecommon thought, we had nothing to lose. We played reallyhard and everything we did seemed to work. We ended upwinning the game ruining their perfect season and shock-ing so many people.

...future goals. I want to run a marathon at some point andhopefully Ill be able to run Boston. Other than that Im notreally sure, it seems so far away.


The Whitman-Hansonwrestling team has their en-tire league schedule ahead ofthem, and they made a state-ment on Saturday that they arethe team to beat.

Alex Perry, Colin Mc-Sweeney, Jeff Bechen andDerek Cavender all won theirweight classes as the Panthersracked up 234 points to winthe All-Patriot League meet atthe high school.

It was a really posi-

tive experience, head coachShawn Kain said. The guyswho wrestled were very en-thusiastic and aggressive, wehad some JV guys manningthe tables and some parents re-ally helped out all day to raisemoney for the program. It wasa great day.

Perry knocked off top-seeded Jake Buckley of Sci-

tuate in the 119-pound nalswith an 8-6 decision, and Mc-Sweeney stunned DuxburysPat Donovan with a pinfall

victory with 11 seconds left inthe 140 nals.

Colin had a great tourna-

ment, and his nals match wasoutstanding, Kain said. Tocome back and get a pin like

that was incredible.Bechen squeaked out a

2-1 win over Hinghams MaxGoldstein in the 145-pound -nals, and Cavender won 16-8over teammate Joe Petersenin the championship match at152.

That was an unbelievablematch and Im really proud ofboth of them, Kain said of

Cavender and Petersen. Joebeat the top seed earlier in thetournament, and that was a bigupset. It just goes to show howcompetitive those guys are.

Panthers Mike Garrett(130), Chance Morocco (135),Chris Kellum (160) and TomCondon (285) also earned sec-ond places in addition to Pe-tersen, and Mike Coles took4th in the 135 division.

The Panthers begin theirleague schedule with Duxburyon January 5. Kain said theteam made a statement to their

league opponents on Saturdaywith their decisive win, butthey need to keep progressingto win the league champion-ship.

The captains have highexpectations and we are reallyoptimistic, Kain said. Butwere going to see all theseteams again, so we denitelyneed to keep improving and

SENIOR MOMENTS

A visit with girls cross-countrycaptain Kaley Mientkiewicz

Sophomore Chris Boussyscored eights second after playresumed and Nick Pike cutthe lead to one with a tip-inwith 3:42 left in the third pe-riod. However the Sailors keptthe puck in the Panther end,preventing the Panthers frompulling the goalie until therewas less than one minute leftin the period.

The Sailors out-shot thePanthers 34-14 and the Pan-thers fell to 0-3 on the season

and 0-1 in the Patriot Leaguewith the loss. The Pantherslost their opener to Dennis-Yarmouth 4-1 after the Dol-phins held off a Panther rallyin the third period and lost6-2 to Bridgewater-Raynham

on Dec. 15 when the Tro- jans scored three third-periodgoals.

Despite losing their thirdstraight to the Sailors, Man-ning said it was the best effortof the young season for histeam.

I dont think were evergoing to win the shots on goalbattle unless we dedicate our-selves to throwing pucks at thenet from everywhere, Man-ning said. Were not goingto get a lot of pretty highlight

goals, thats not what wereabout right now, but this wasout best game of the year. Wewere inconsistent in our rst

three games, but we got behindin all three and didnt quit. To-night we denitely battled a

lot harder and for the full dura-tion. We accomplished a goalin that we really committed tothe game tonight.

Manning said the team

will be a work in progress inthe early stages of the seasonwith so many underclassmenadjusting to the varsity game,but he added that watching histeam hold their own gave himcondence moving forward

that the Panthers will be com-petitive as they mature.

A lot of these kids arelearning on the job, he said.We have a lot of rst-time

varsity kids, so the speed andthe strength of the game isnew to them. But we showed

what we can do when we playhard.

Manning expects Scituateto win the league again thisyear, but said most of the otherPatriot League teams are alsorebuilding on the y like the

Panthers.I think there is a lot of par-

ity in our league, he said. Sci-tuate may have the most talent,but the rest of us are going tohave to work hard to compete.I think there are going to be alot of close games.

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Sailors hold off

Panther rallycontinued from page 24

Big catsWrestlersdominateLeague meet

Junio colin Msweeney elebate winning the 140-pound final with a upie pin of DuxbuyPat Donovan afte Msweeney tailed Donovan in the thid ound.

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The Whitman-Hansonboys hockey team staged alate comeback, but a three-goal lead against the reigningDivision III South Sectionalchampions was too much toovercome.

The Scituate Sailors heldon to hand the Panthers a 3-2

loss at the Hobomock Ice Are-na in Pembroke on Saturday.

Scituate scored on a re-bound with 1:24 left in therst period, and then addedtwo goals in less than oneminute in the second, forcinghead coach Rich Manning tocall a timeout.

continued on page 23

W-H youth LAX registrationThe Whitman-Hanson Youth Lacrosse 2011 registration is open until Jan. 15 at eteamz.com/

whlax/ for grades 1-8. Registration fees are as follows; Boys grades 3-8, $140 per player plus$25 U.S. Lacrosse dues (separate registration); Girls grades 3-8, $125 per player plus $25 U.S.Lacrosse dues (separate registration); Boys/Girls grades 1-2, $25 per player plus $25 US Lacrossedues (separate registration).

W-H Lacrosse Girls Director Dan Sullivan reports there is a need for an inux of new players,especially with the girls program at all levels. The W-H High School lacrosse program continuesto grow each year and boys program has qualied for the MIAA tournament the past two years.

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