The HOUGHS NECK BULLETIN © June 2016 NON PROFIT Houghs Neck US POSTAGE PAID BOSTON MA BULLETIN PERMIT # 59319 1193 Sea Street ~ Houghs Neck, MA 02169 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE HOUGHS NECK COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC. © 2016 JUNE 2016 VOLUME 59 ISSUE 10 Presidents Message: HOUGHS NECK COMMUNITY COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP The Houghs Neck Community Scholarship Committee will be presenting Scholarship Award Winners 2016 $7500.00 to 5 College and 3 High School students from Houghs Neck. The College Check Presentations will be held on June 21st at the Community Center at Krista Laforest ~ U of North Carolina $1,250 7:00PM. This is one the events that the Neck Shines as the students are the Erin Healy ~ Curry College $1,000 brightest of all of the applications we received. Every penny of your Tax Madeline Kamb ~ Salve Regina $800 Deductible Donations go to the students. There are no Administration Fees Erica Amato ~ Wentworth $800 No bank charges. I want to thank all of you for the wonderful donations we Maggie Sergeff ~ Champlain College $700 received. High School The First Annual Street Hockey Tournament was held June 4th and 5th at Jaclyn Shuttleworth ~ Stonehill College $1,250 the Street Hockey Rink at the Brill Field. Jim Shea chaired the event due to Samantha Reardon ~ UMass Amherst $1,000 deadlines for the publishing of this issue we will have a report in the July Kayla Scibilio ~ Undecided $700 Bulletin. The awards will be presented on June 21st at 7:00PM at the Houghs Neck Three events still to go. First is the Annual Illumination Night to be held the Community Center 1193 Sea Street. All are welcome to attend. evening of July 2. A team of judges will drive around the neck to find the best Houghs Neck Community Council Scholarship Committee: illuminated home. If you are interested in participating, Please send an email David DiBona, Amy DiBona, Kathleen DiBona, Amy Healy, Judith Morris, Tom Timcoe, Laurel Wainwright. to [email protected]. This is a lot of fun and lots of people light their HNCC Permanent Book Awards ~ $1,000 or more contributed in one year: property. Arnold & Helen Beresen (Brockton): honorary ‘Neckers’; Arnold was owner pharmacist of The next day at Edgewater beach is our annual Family Fun Day. This year Pages Drugstore on Sea St. for 26 yrs; both honored by HNCC in 1968 78 at Awards Night; it’s Sunday July 3, 10 - 1, watch our Web site, Facebook and Next Door Arnold was Scholar-ship Chairman 1968-95; Helen was a key member of the committee. Neighbor for any updates. Eleanor Burke, R.N. (Rhoda Street): HN Meal Site Director; former Girl Scout leader; wife Then in July on the 19th the council will host a Red Cross Blood Drive of Frank Burke; two sons and a daughter. in memory of Chris and Trudy Peter. We are excited because this year Fred Bythrow (Spring Street): married 54 years to Betty, 6 children, 9 grandchildren; you can make an appointment on line and pre-register your information recipient of the HNCC Civic Contribution, BSA District Award of Merit & Holy Name so the wait time should be shortened. Eileen Timcoe is the Blood Drive Society Awards; volunteer custodian, CCD teacher and usher at MBS for many years. coordinator, contact her at [email protected] or call 617--479-4107 Mary Collins & Robert J. Collins: Mary was honored by the HNCC in 1960 for Community Have a safe summer Dave Service and was a long-time member of the Scholarship Committee. HOUGHS NECK COMMUNITY COUNCIL Rev. Dr. Peter V. & Rev. M. Alicia Corea: Ministers at the HN Congregational Church for more than 50 yrs. Dr. Corea was also a full-time professor of Psychology at Emerson College. Rev. M. Alicia Sponsored events: Corea retired from the church in 2004. The award represents their high value placed in education. SCHOLARSHIP NIGHT & HNCC ANNUAL MEETING Dennis/Orio (Joint Scholarship): Jack Dennis, Polaroid employee, first to print “The Bulletin” June 21st - 7PM - Houghs Neck Community Center 1193 Sea Street as a volunteer; Buzz Orio, a former wrestler, promoted local matches to raise Scholarship funds. ILLUMINATION NIGHT Katherine Doherty (Great Hill): Mother of Ana Johnson, Michael Doherty, Louis “Chuck” July 2nd - 9PM - group meets at LeBrecque Field to travel the Neck Doherty, Kathleen McKinnon and James Doherty looking for the home with the best illimination for the Hoilday. Irene ‘Duffy’ Doyle (Winthrop Street): Well liked neighbor; mother of Maureen Edick of FAMILY FUN DAY AT EDGEWATER BEACH Tennessee and Ned Walsh of California. July 3rd - 10am - 1pm - Edgewater Beach Lawrence Driscoll (Shennen Street): HNCC vice president; treasurer, longtime Board ANNUAL PETER MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE member; USN , a top officer of Fleet Reserve Association. July 19th 2:00 - 8:00 St Thomas Aquinas Hall Darrow Street at Manet Ave. Ciara Durkin (Stoughton Street): 30 yrs old, died in Afghanistan Sept 28th, 2007. Loved life, her family, her friends, and loved helping anyone in every way she could. COMMUNITY events: Philip Garrity: father of Abbie Sines; pipefitter for 40 years; lived in Quincy most of his life. TOUCH-A-TRUCK Atherton Hough School Judith Goodman (Sea Avenue): late wife of Ronald Goodman; mother of David and Sarah Goodman. June 18th - 10AM ~ 2PM - Atherton Hough School Parking Lot Robert & Ruth Gordon (Babcock Street): 1989 recipients of the HNCC Honor Award for HOUGHS NECK GARDEN CLUB 10th Anniversary Celebration Civic Contributions; active in Scouting and the Houghs Neck Congregational Church. June 18th - 10AM ~ 2PM - Nut Island State Park Kaye Gunning (Stoughton Street): 1958 Good Neighbor, received first Good Scouter’s THE 10th ANNUAL BILL DUNN JR Memorial Road Race Award in HN, longtime Cub Scout Den Mother, wrote “k’s kolumn” in The Bulletin; mother June 25th - 9AM run and walk registration starts 7 to 8:45AM of 9 children. SUMMER BLOCK PARTIES Restore Christian Church Teresa Harcourt (Pequot Road): Past board member Manet Community Health Center; June 28, 5-7pm Brill Field Free all welcome to enjoy the fun Quincy school teacher 40 years; Bulletin correspondent; was active in the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish. Maurice (Mossie) M. Houlihan – 43 years; son of Moss & Nuala Houlihan; one sister, three FAMILY FUN DAY, JULY 3RD brothers; loved by everyone who knew him. He was very charitable and would be happy to have this gift in his name. Love you and miss you. EDGEWATER DRIVE BEACH John Hutchinson: former teacher at the Great Hill School. Ed Kelly (Madeleine Street): instrumental in establishment of the Houghs Neck Babe Ruth 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Baseball League; 1983 recipient HNCC Good Neighbor Award; coached HN Babe Ruth WATCH THE COUNCIL WEB PAGE, FACEBOOK AND baseball, HN hockey and HN girls/women’s softball; loved Houghs Neck Johanna Kenney (Rockland Street): Mother of Mary Doherty, James Kenney and Richard Kenney. NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR fun fun fun games & Dorothy Laing (Darrow Street): HNCC President 1967-68; HNCC Award 1971, HNCC Scholarship Board 1964-1995; head of Most Blessed Sacrament’s CDA and Sodality; mother of 4. food available prizes Ruth & Bernardo Luggelle, ‘CHICO’, Jr. (Darrow Street): Family and friends remembered for nominalfee mother and son for Scholarship. FOOD ~ MUSIC ~ GAMES ~ BIKE PARADE Paul & Claire McCloskey: Paul was a life-long Necka, and Claire was a long-time Necka; ARTS & CRAFTS ~ FACE PAINTING AND MORE ! ! Parents of Chris (Wayne) Batson and Julie (Scott) Campbell; Grandparents of Liam, Griffin, Sponsored Through Generous Donations from Local Business, Caroline and Olivia; enjoyed family, friends and the sea. Mary & Bernard McCourt (Sea Avenue): Longtime Houghs Neck Residents. Politicians, Volunteers and The Houghs Neck Community Council Raymond McEachern (Sea Avenue): reporter extraordinaire – reported about the Neck and L ET ’ S H E L P M AKE T H IS A G REAT D AY FOR T H E K I D S its people the way he saw it for over 30 years; HNCC Special Recognition Award; we miss For information about volunteering please contact you Ray. Robert J. “Bob” McKinnon: married to Kathleen for 52 years; 4 children; 8 grandchildren; AARON CAVIN ~ [email protected] electrician for Local #108; Scout Leader pack 36; recipient of HN Good Neighbor Award; OPEN TO ALL HOUGHS NECK RESIDENTS loved sports, boating fishing and building model railroads. 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