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P.S. It’s been a truly odd summer for me! I’ve only got to go out to Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg in Webster – I dare you to check my spelling – on my little boat once, and have yet to be at the ocean, but we’ve enjoyed our yard and garden, cooking great dinners and visiting with family & friends. Sometimes it’s nice to stay home and enjoy the place you’ve spent your life improving.
Little Orphan Annie burst on the scene as a comic strip in 1924 in the NY Daily News. Once the Depression came, Annie represented a pipe dream: an orphan girl rescued and then adopted by the improbably named Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks. The comic strip gave hope to those struggling to put food on the table for their families, just as did the musical 42nd Street with its fantasy song, “We’re in the Money.”
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Celebration of Mural Art in Holliston
At the September monthly meeting of the Council on Aging (CoA) bid farewell to Linda Sotille who is leaving as Assistant Director, welcomed Bryan Perkins as the new Asst. Dir. – beginning September 14th, and a new member of the Council was recommended for appointment by the Select Board to fill a vacancy on the Council.
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