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From: Jake LaMountain To: The Holland BlogJake LaMountain is 13 years old and made this video featuring his brother Eric, their cousin Josiah, James LaMountain's dog Indy, and some of Jimmy's cows on the farm in Oxford. Most of the footing was shot up on the hill off of Mashapaug Road. Jake is the kid throwing the stone at the beginning of the video...
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Riddle (no.2)
I just love riddles, here is another one based on a true story:**************************************************************************
It was a couple of years ago,
there was no place he needed to go
he just got a pay raise and decided to buy a toy
one he did not need but intended to enjoy
a motorcycle seemed to be the right choice
he liked the looks and also the noise
he called his friend and wanted to meet
told him that he had only one seat
the perfect day to take a ride
the two showed their playful side
his friend in the car in front pushed the brakes
just for fun to see how much he could take
it went well and his friend increased the stakes
inexperienced he pushed again his brakes
still undecided who ends up being the fool
they just passed Holland Elementary School
as his friend pushed the brakes again going really fast
he could not help he was to close and crashed
the brand new motorcycle in shambles and his collarbone broken
an ambulance was called... and his friend, was he woken?
************************************************************************** What are the names of the two individuals?
As usual, who ever posts the first comment with the right answer will be treated to a pizza at Enrico’s in Sturbridge at my expense!!
Town officials are not allowed to participate, that would be too easy.....
Peter Frei
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Holland resident severely burned
Around 9:30 hours this morning, 71 year old Andre Breton, living on 34 Kimball Hill Rd, was burning leaves when his clothes somehow cut on fire.
An ambulance from Brimfield transferred Mr. Breton to the Hitchcock field behind the town hall from where a U Mass Memorial LifeFlight helicopter flew Mr. Breton to U Mass Memorial Center in Worcester.
Around noon time, the nursing supervisor described Mr. Brenton’s condition as good. The Holland Blog wishes him well.
Peter Frei
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For Singles Only Night A Success
Do you know the feeling of not wanting to miss any of the action, but not wanting to be the first one? I planed to be there at 7:15 PM, not to late; hoping to find people already there so attention would be spread among a crowd and not just the very few. Some just call it to be “fashionably” late.
Before I realized that I was actually inside, owner Pia Rogers engaged me already in small talk and made me feel at ease. She welcomed everybody and did not give the feeling of awkwardness a chance. Pia tagged everybody, which made it easier to communicate.
It was the first time Pia organized the “singles only night” and she did a perfect job. Te place was crowded in no time at all and I had interesting conversations about unexpected topics.
A buffet with chocolate dipped strawberries, veggies, crackers and other snacks were offered; some tables had small burners to grill marshmallows and all the ingredients to make smores.
It was nine o’clock to soon, but Pia did not strictly enforce the advertised end-time of the event. It was almost ten o’clock when I finally left the cozy Sturbridge Coffee House.
I will be back if Pia follows through with her intention to have a singles only night every third Friday of the month.
Peter Frei
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“Speak Out Holland” Number One On Google and Yahoo
As the readers may know, the Holland Blog has one more domain name, www.speakoutholland.com in addition to www.01521.com. Both searches, the search 01521 and the search speak out Holland rank on top as number one on Google and Yahoo, chek it out!Peter Frei
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For Singles Only! (And more...)
Artwork like the beautiful calligraphy with poetry von Mary Shelley on the left and art photography, both by Yvonne Elizabeth Ashworth, will enhance the ambiance of the place the first Singles Night is being held this coming Friday night in Fiskdale.
My favorite aphorism of Mary Shelley:
It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.
Mary Wollstonecroft Shelley wrote the novel “Frankenstein” in 1816 while on vacation in Switzerland.
The year 1816 was the year known as
the year without a summer.
Lord Byron, John William Polidori, and Mary Shelley stayed inside as it was to cold outside and competed in writing the scariest story. Mary Shelley beat the others with her
“Frankenstein” story which became a world wide classic,
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Statistics
I’m always curious what the readers of the Holland Blog find most interesting. Most of the time, it is not what I expect; here a few facts. Over the past 30 days, the following posts were viewed the longest time on average:
19.38 minutes: Town Caucus.
13.53 minutes: The “Victory” claimed by Gleason & Wettlaufer comes at a hefty Price for the Taxpayer.
8.43 minutes: Soon it will be crunch Time in my case against the Planning Board
8.00 minutes: Department of Revenue officials visit town again.
7.48 minutes: “AFTER THE MAYFLOWER,” first episode in a series about Nipmuc Indians starting tonight on PBS.
7.42 minutes: James LaMountain
7.16 minutes: What is Holland thinking?
Click on any title to view the post. Every word in the main section on this blog written in bold italic is a link!
Peter Frei
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Selectboard Meeting of April 21, 2009
Tonight the selectboard met the second time this month, read more»1 Comment - Edit - Delete
Riddle (no.1)
I personally do not believe in drugs, never tried any, never needed any, and I’m glad it is that way. My drug of choice is work. I also do not have any tattoos either.
Drugs and tattoos, are the subjects this riddle is all about.
It is obvious that some people using drugs and like tattoos make a statement about their drug of choice with a tattoo.
The most obvious would be a cannabis leaf, but some like it more discrete I learned. (I have learned a lot since I launched the Holland Blog two month ago).
I heard that some people carry a Joker tattoo as a subtle hint to reveal their drug of choice. (The Joker brand is the preferred rolling paper for cannabis users).
Here are the questions:
(1) Who is the town official that carries a joker tattoo on one of his legs?
(2) Is it a coincident that this official has allegedly smoked pot in the past?
Who ever posts the first comment with the right answer will be treated to a pizza at Enrico’s in Sturbridge at my expense!!
Town officials are not allowed to participate, that would be too easy.....
Peter Frei
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SpeakOutHolland.com
Good News! The Holland Blog has an additional domain name,Peter Frei
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2009 Town Caucus Report
Last night, 44 voters attended the 2009 town caucus at the Holland Elementary School. Candidates for a total of 18 positions were proposed to be put on the ballot for the annual town elections to be held June 8, 2009, from 10:00 hours to 20:00 hours, read more»1 Comment - Edit - Delete