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BRISTOL • BRIDGEWATER • ALEXANDRIA • HEBRON • PLYMOUTH
2025 VOL. 5. NO. 6
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Estelle
By William NiemaN
“You did that so cool!”
With genuine praise, spiced by a touch of whimsy, Estelle Giarrizzo’s words were an af- firmation to her little choir’s rehearsal performance of the anthem, “Give Me A Grateful Heart”. The choristers at Bris- tol’s United Church of Christ responded with smiles and a chuckle or two. They knew Es- telle’s favorite jazz age idiom meant that although they had sung the anthem with the ap- propriate subdued beauty, it
ESTELLE
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Hooked on Tradition:
45 Years of Fishing Fun at Fox Pond
By DoNNa RhoDes
PLYMOUTH – Despite ru- mors to the contrary, fish still bite in the rain, and this year a respectable number of anglers of all ages showed up at Fox Pond in Plymouth on April 26th to brave the weather, bait their hooks, and then hope for a win- ning catch in the 45th Annual Plymouth Fishing Derby. This year’s event was co-sponsored once again by the Plymouth Recreation Department and the Plymouth Elks Lodge 2312.
Larry Gibson, retired Plym- outh Rec. Department direc- tor and longtime volunteer for the derby, said,” Despite the weather, we still had a good turnout again this year.”
He also shared a photo of the first to start fishing before the event got underway- a Blue Heron in search of breakfast before the human competition arrived.
When the humans did ar-
As the 45th Annual Plymouth Fishing Derby at Fox Pond came to a close, Aurora Glover’s nine-inch trout and an impressive 17-and-a- half-inch rainbow trout pulled in by Braxon Beebe won them each a new rod and reel in the Boys and Girls 11-15 Year-Old Division.
rive, however, they came pre- pared for the rainy day, armed with EZ-Up tarps, rain gear, wide-brimmed hats, and plenty of enthusiasm. Gibson said the fish purchased by the Elks Lodge from Sumner Brook Fish Farm in Ossipee were enthusi- astic, too.
“As soon as they threw the lines in this morning- bang- the fish were hitting,” he said.
The day kicked off at 8:30 a.m. for participants five years old and under, along with hand- icapped folks of any age and se- niors 62 years old and up, who had one hour to fish.
In each age group, partic- ipants were allowed to keep up to five fish. At the end of an hour, they lined up to have their catch measured to deter- mine the largest and smallest caught. Next, each angler's total catch was then weighed to see
FISHING
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