Seen around town: February 2010

Snow coats the Common after yet another February snowstorm.

From left, Dan Ockene, Ben Landry, Nick Ashe, and Zach Clements (on Nick’s shoulders) pose with a giant 8-foot 7-inch snowman they created on the lawn in front of Bromfield during February vacation.

From left: Gwyneth Burns, Suzy Opalka, and Kate Toll play with their chocolate bar winnings at the Girl Scouts’ Mexican Loteria Night at Holy Trinity Parish on Feb. 11.

Glenn Williams plays a solo as Jim Phelan waits his turn at Fanfare’s first annual benefit talent show Feb. 11.

Fifth graders in Mrs. Keith’s class participate in a role-playing game on bullying.  STORY

Peter Giakoumis (left) and Peter Jandrisevits of Weston & Sampson Engineering, Inc. take measurements on Feb. 7 while surveying for the town center sewer project.

Second-grader Samantha Schoenberg creates a handful of Valentines at the For Art’s Sake Valentine-making event at the elementary school on Feb. 6.

Tom Cotton breaks up a rock in Bare Hill Pond in an effort to clear the pond of boat-damaging rocks that lie just below the surface.  STORY

A pair of cross-country skiers hits the trail at Oxbow. (Photo by Sue Fitterman)

Nikki Margaretos (right) and Katya Schwiegershausen investigate aspects of wind turbines and their generators at the Bromfield Science Fair on Feb. 5.

From left: Bob Eiland, Mary Helan Turner, and Keith Turner perform a live stage version of the 1948 Lux Radio Theater broadcast of Notorious. 

From left: Jim Saalfield, Sharon McCarthy, Cary Browse, Kathy Jackson, and Angela Gaffney discuss one of the options for town center buildings at a second charrette held Feb. 27 at the old library.  

Fresh snow on elm branches frames the Civil War memorial on the Common.

Fourth grader Cameron Hettich watches a Beanie Baby ice skater. The Bridges extended care program at the elementary school staged its own Winter Olympics with Beanie Baby participants.