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The Bedford Citizen’s Board Member Emerita and Senior Copy Editor Dot Bergin scans the Internet for interesting publications about journalism and current events.
In this installment, you’ll find stories about the US Census, local journalism, and spotting fake news
On Growing Up, a new show with work by Tira Khan and Suzanne Revy will be on display in the gallery at the Bedford Free Public Library, 7 Mudge Way, through March 11, 2019.
Please join an artist-led Gallery Walk and reception from 4 to 5 pm on Sunday, February 9.
An award-winning Cape Cod artist and instructor with local Bedford roots, Kim Cleghorn Rumberger has been painting, beading, and making jewelry for as long as she can remember.
Bedford residents Maureen Oates and Janet Powers are lifelong environmentally conscious people. Their childhoods featured regular outdoor life – Oates at the beaches and in the forests of San Diego county and Powers with summers in the Adirondacks. Oates, a high school biology teacher who became involved in environmental education projects in the 1970s, worked with both science and social studies teachers at all grade levels and was for seven years the Director of Education for Maine Audubon Society before her retirement.
Please welcome back a former “Voice”, Brooke Shamon, who graduated last June with the BHS Class of 2019. Several of her submissions last year spoke about the college application process and her mixed emotions around graduating and leaving Bedford. Brooke is now settling into her freshman year at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York and offers this reflection as she prepares for her return to Bedford for Thanksgiving break.
November has been recognized as Substance Abuse Awareness Month in Bedford since 1998.
The month serves to enhance community awareness of alcohol, tobacco and other drug problems that may exist among children, adolescents and adults.
Each year the Veterans Administration’s Veterans Day National Committee chooses a commemorative poster, selected from artwork submitted by artists nationwide. It is distributed to VA facilities and military installations around the world, across cities and towns in our nation. It also serves as the cover for the official program of the Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery.
This year’s official Veterans Day poster was submitted by Teresa Harrington, a Voluntary Service Activity Assistant at Bedford VA, to honor all Veterans, especially her late father, WWII Combat Veteran James M. Battcock.
It’s bulb planting season! Time to think about what types of flowers you want to see in your garden after a long, cold winter.
Looking back, and looking ahead ~ bits of news you’ll want to know about.
En route by car to a wedding in Atlanta, GA, this July, my husband and I found ourselves with a couple of extra days after stopping in Gettysburg, PA, and visiting with friends in North Carolina. We decided to do a brief civil rights tour to Alabama, primarily to see the new Legacy Museum in Montgomery, the state capital.
At least three great community Halloween events will take place in Bedford next weekend, October 25 and 26.
