We’ve been living at the Library this summer. Our children’s librarian extraordinary, Anne Vantran, has hooked up great programming for the kids. Last week it was a traveling show on chemical reactions from the Museum of Science in Boston. The

Bradley, 11, Connor, 8, Tony and Janelle Rotondi had a great time at the Major League Baseball All-Star Home Run Derby.

Kim Gleason played in her first 18-hole golf tournament at Crosswinds in Plymouth last weekend and hit a hole in one on the 17th hole! She also had two birdie putts to lead her team to a one stroke win in her family’s annual outing. Her teammates, which included her dad, Dick Gleason and her uncle, Scott Ridder, were completely shocked, as was the whole club. Kim took lessons last year at Ridders for a week and has gone to the driving range, but never had played on a course. I bet Kim’ll save that ball and scorecard forever. Congrats Kim, that’s awesome!

A big hello to our local Rotarians, Bruce Marquis of Salon Esprit and Red Brittain from Brittain Trucking, both of which also live in town. They worked with the Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters to display its Shelter Box project in the Bridgewater Fourth of July parade.  The Shelter Box Trust provides emergency aid for victims of natural and other disasters anywhere in the world since 2001. Each unit contains a one ten person tent, thermal blankets, insulated ground sheet, wood burning stove or multi-fuel stove, cooking pans, cooking utensils, towels, mugs, collapsible water containers, water purification tablets, basic tool kits, and a small children’s pack of educational supplies.  Further information can be found at www.shelterbox.org. They have helped an estimated 500,000 people and worked in 73 disasters in 43 countries responding to earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, wars, and volcano eruptions.  The Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters is part of Rotary International, which is a service organization for men and women who are dedicated to international, national, as well as local service and   humanitarian projects.

Mario Mastro III took a 2nd place Fighting award representing Team Tama, a national karate competition team, at the East Coast Nationals Tournament.  Team Tama is proudly sponsored by Sagamore Plumbing and Heating, Inc.

Southern New Hampshire University named Kaitlyn Coles, who is majoring in Business Administration and Natalie Hill, who is majoring in Graphic Design to the Dean’s List for the spring 2008 semester at in Manchester. They compiled an academic grade point average between 3.0-3.49.  Way to go, Ladies!

Bradley, 11, Connor, 8, Tony and Janelle Rotondi had a great time at the Major League Baseball All-Star Home Run Derby on July 14 and witnessed the incredible show Josh Hamilton put on by hitting 28 home runs in the first round! How much fun is that?

And I leave you with a quote from Robert Redford: “I don’t know what your childhood was like, but we didn’t have much money. We’d go to a movie on a Saturday night, then on Wednesday night my parents would walk us over to the library. It was such a big deal, to go in and get my own book.”