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Volume LXI No. 16 “When ignorance lurks, so too do the frontiers of discovery and imagination” — Neil deGrasse Tyson Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Johnson Golf
loses appeal
Court lifts stay, clears the way
for Pilgrim Golf to run North Hill
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor On April 6 the Appeals
justin@duxburyclipper.com
Court lifted an emergency stay
Johnson Golf hasn’t granted to Johnson Golf Man-
dropped its lawsuit over the agement, affirming a March 30
North Hill Golf Course man- order from Middlesex Superior
agement contract, but after an Court Justice Herman J. Smith
appeals court judge upheld a vacating a preliminary injunc-
lower courts order a new team tion that had allowed Johnson
is taking over at the nine-hole to run the course since 2009, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A DUXBURY FIFTH GRADER: Some of the “Supa” Troopers prepare for
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Duxbury Almanac
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The Duxbury Art Associa-
tion will hold April Vacation
Island Adventure Camp from, REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
April 19 - April 21. The DAA 222 Meetinghouse Rd. $580,000 Sovereign Bank to Jonathan K.
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in Ellison Center for the Arts 31 Pine Point Rd. $360,000 Mark A. and Nancy E. Cobb to Jennifer
into a fantasy island getaway. Cazeault
April 24th
Charles J. and Beth K. Wahle
The week will end with a spe- 64 Woodridge Rd. $180,500 John S. Cushing to Charles S.
cial gallery show at 12:30 p.m. Cushing
on Thursday.
Spring is here and Easter is Campers should pack a Weather Reflections
lunch and a beach towel and Avg High Temp for March 2011 44.9
right around the corner. the DAA will supply a daily Highest Avg High for March-2000 52.5
The Studio is ready for a very snack.
For the three-day camp, Lowest Avg High for March-2005 41.8
“Chase the Winter Blues” season.
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Flowers are blooming in every bers. Highest Snowfall for March-1993 20.4”
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Officials fed up with frequent closures at Standish There is an alternative to feeding your lawn
with chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
By Susanna Sheehan, Clipper Staff above sea level, the Myles tours.
justin@duxburyclipper.com
Standish Monument is a Dux- Selectmen Chairman
Concerned by the many bury landmark on Captain’s Shawn Dahlen said he thought
You can have a healthy green lawn using
calls he gets annually about Hill that can be seen from the Duxbury Department of slow-release organic fertilizers without any
the continued closure of the miles away. Constructed in Public Works should install pesticides; 27 28 Duxbury customers
Myles Standish Monument 1872 and finished in 1898, the a sign at the reservation’s en- already have.
State Reservation on Crescent monument is a 116-foot gran- trance stating that the prop-
Street, and fed up by the state’s ite tower crowned by a 14- erty belonged to the state not
lack of interest in this historic foot statue of Captain Myles the town with a phone number
monument, Duxbury Town Standish, the Pilgrim military visitors could call to find out &?;FNBS%L??H<S!;L?*;H>M=;JCHA
Manager Richard MacDonald leader of Plymouth Colony. when the park is open. Mac- 0LEASE CALL 3TEVE "ERALL s
said this week he plans to take Inside, visitors climb 125 Donald agreed. #OMPETITIVE 0RICES s $ETHATCHING AND -OWING AVAILABLE
action to correct the situation. steps to a small circular view-
MacDonald said he will ing area from which they can
write a letter to the Department see Duxbury Beach and Plym-
of Conservation and Recre- outh Harbor, and, on a clear Restaurant & Bar
ation asking for them to either day, as far away as Provinc-
take better care of the park etown and Blue Hills. The
and keep it open for visitors or monument was refurbished in Dinner Service
give the property to Duxbury 1988. begins at 5pm
to own or maintain. On its Web page for the Tuesday-Saturday
“The state does not take monument, the Department of AFTERNOON TEA and
care of it, the state does not Conservation and Recreation 4pm on Sunday
open it,” said MacDonald at lists a phone number, but it is
CELEBRATION TEAS
Monday’s Board of Select- for the Pilgrim Memorial State LIGHT LUNCH The Sun Tavern will be open from
men’s meeting. “It deserves Park. There is no listing of the 12-6pm on Easter Sunday and
better than it is getting from hours of operation, however, WINES, ALE, CORDIALS
serving a “Special” Easter Menu
DCR. I’m not trying to create the Web site states that group Richard & Linda Quigley
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As part of the 40th anni-
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Complex Museum, all past
and present volunteers are in-
vited to attend a reception and
tea to be held in their honor at
the museum on Wednesday,
May 4, 2-4 p.m. A surprise
dedication is scheduled to take
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Over the years, this group
of dedicated volunteers have
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riginally hailing from the Lone
Star state, Bryan Felty has lived in
Duxbury for four years now with
his wife and two sons. His work brought them
to the Boston area and this self-proclaimed his-
tory buff felt it important to immediately get
involved in the town where they’d settle. A
graduate of the American Film Institute in LA, Paul D. Fitzgerald, D.M.D., P.C.
Felty now owns his own company and works
as a freelance art director, set designer, and pro- Specializing in Orthodontics
duction designer. We recently chatted with Fel-
ty about all things film and Duxbury related.
The felty file
Family: Wife, Kimberly and sons, Storme, 12
and Calder 8.
Favorite Book: Zen in the Art of Archery by
Eugen Herrigel. It’s a short book with a very
powerful message. I’m still waiting on the book
about Duxbury during prohibition by Peter T.
Smith. That will be a fun one to read.
Favorite Movie: (In no specific order) Blade Felty did a rendering of the World War I Monument
Runner, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Schindler’s List, before it was restored. The drawings helped
The Graduate and A Clockwork Orange. launch the fundraising efforts.
Favorite Hobby: Too many to choose. when Duxbury was formed --“Goode Wife”---
Pet Peeve: Parents who don’t pay attention to kind of a fun mix and play on words.
their children. Are you excited about the movie indus-
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How did you get into film? I studied at the Yes, without a doubt. The Commonwealth of 781-585-0024
American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Massachusetts is now one of the few States
Angeles, where I received my MFA in film pro- offering a film tax credit. We had a scare last
duction design. After graduating, I started out year: there was a cap on the tax credit proposed COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATIONS
srt directing music videos and commercials. I in the Governor’s budget. But luckily, through www.kingstonorthodontics.com
then began working on low budget features as a strong grass roots effort by local actors, crew,
a production designer. Eventually, my wife and vendors and the film unions, we secured the tax
I decided to start a family, so we moved out of credit without a cap. Massachusetts is now ex- !
Calif. and I migrated to the world of corporate periencing a boom in production.
design. I jumped back into film two years ago Do you feel you’re missing out on oppor-
as a freelance production designer, art director tunity not being in LA? That’s a good ques-
and set designer. My company, Good Bones tion. Yes and no. My wife and I have discussed
Productions, has become a vehicle to produce moving back to LA, but we love it here. Why
select local projects on a limited basis. move? In reality, if I lived in LA I would have
What’s a typical day of work for you? It access to more resources and opportunities, but
varies, that’s one of the things I love about this the quality of life is the tipping point. I am in a
business---there is no typical day. With the film unique situation, in that I have cultivated great
I am currently working on, my day consists of relationships and Mass. is becoming quite the
meetings, phone calls with vendors, designing film hub. There are career sacrifices in life that
sets for both construction on our sound stage in are completely worth the values and the sense
Everett and designing elements to go into our of community we get from this town. All are Welcome to the
exterior location sets throughout Boston. What projects have you worked on in Holy Week Services at Holy Family Church
One recent story that Duxbury people might Duxbury? I sat on the committee for the War www.holyfamilyduxbury.org
find humorous: A couple of weeks ago the Memorial reconstruction. There, I created the
property master posed the question “does any- short animated film that illustrated the pro- Monday – Wednesday, April 18-20
one know where to find horseshoe crab molts?” posed War Memorial and was then presented Mass at 8:15 am
There is a scene in the film script where the char- at Town Meeting. The largest local project was
acter, played by Mila Kunis, picks up a horse- the animated video I produced for the 200th an-
shoe crab off of a local Boston beach. Being a
Wednesday, April 20
niversary of The King Caesar House. Because Sacrament of Reconciliation - 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Duxbury resident and a huge fan of our beach, of the King Caesar project, I was honored with
as well as a local Cub Scout leader, I piped up the President’s award for volunteerism from
that I had several of them in my garage. I know Holy Thursday, April 21
the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society---an Morning Prayer – 8:15 am
it’s odd, but horseshoe crabs are a wonderful honor I treasure.
teaching tool and environmental touch point for Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7:30 pm
our local Scouts. So, when the film is released Any local people or spots in town that Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will follow
next summer, the horseshoe crab Miss Kunis inspire you? My dear friend Joe Shea (who Mass until 10:30 pm,
picks up is in fact a Duxbury Bay product. recently passed away) is one of my inspirations Our Lady’s Chapel
for community selflessness and leadership.
What has been the most exciting project Also, the Cub Scout leaders (both Packs 1776
you’ve worked on? An uncredited role as as- Good Friday, April 22
and 62) and Boy Scout Troop 62 leaders for Morning Prayer – 8:15 am
sistant props on Oliver Stone’s “JFK.” It was their volunteerism and dedication to the youth
my first introduction to the world of big budget Stations of the Cross – 3:00 pm
of Duxbury. Solemn Commemoration of the Lord’s
studio filmmaking. The most inspiring spot in Duxbury for me Passion – 7:30 pm
Explain the name of your company, has to be the Standish Cemetery. Not only is
“Good Bones Productions.” There are a cou- it the oldest, continually maintained cemetery
Holy Saturday, April 23
ple of reasons: The first is that it is an architec- in the nation, but it’s also the original spot of
Morning Prayer – 8:15 am
tural term, “that house has good bones,” mean- Duxbury’s first Town Meeting House. I find
ing that the structure is solid and strong. I liked the staggering amount of history in Duxbury
Easter Vigil Mass - 8:30 pm
the collaboration aspect of that statement. absolutely amazing.
The second is that it was a combination of Easter Sunday, April 24
my wife’s nickname “Bones” and a what her ti-
What or who did you want to be when Masses at 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 10:00 am
you grew up? Charlton Heston ... and to be (Church and parish center), and Noon.
tle would have been in the late sixteen hundreds happy.
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Interested in playing
some softball? We are put-
ting together an adult co-ed
(age 15+) fun, competi-
Easter Brunch Buffet
tive league. If you’d like to 10:30am
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call Bill Farquharson at Clipper.
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day nights starting May 1 at
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