Bedford Bulletin

Ministry is life to graduate

BY PATRICK O’NEILL It all started when she first arrived at Trinity High School four years ago. Now, as Linsey Barker of Bedford prepares for college, she understands the value and benefits of helping others. Barker, 18, is involved in the National Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:03 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Bedford, graduation, volunteering, Trinity High

The Educational Farm at Joppa Hill is a haven for animals and volunteers

BY SUSAN CLARK When Ed Cande was growing up in Massachusetts, he often did his share of chores on his uncle’s and grandfather’s farms. “I helped out in the fields and the milking before going to school,” he said. Now, he spends Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:05 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Bedford, animals, volunteering, Educational Farm at Joppa Hill

It’s back to the classroom for some quality time

BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Last year, more than 300 volunteers put in more than 6,500 hours of volunteer work at Peter Woodbury Elementary School and volunteer co-coordinators Amy Pratte and Cindy McGuire are grateful to all volunteers who have given the school. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 4:08 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, School, volunteering, Peter Woodbury

Help wanted for 2008 elections

BY CHRIS QUARTARONE Approximately 95 people will be needed to help run the upcoming voting days at Bedford High School, said Ryk Bullock, school district moderator and assistant town moderator. Bullock, a member of the state’s Election Task Force, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:30 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, elections, volunteering

Goodwill – Rotarian brings friendship, hope to Hondurans

BY CHRIS QUARTARONE For Alan Goedecke of Bedford, traveling to Honduras and helping the people in the town of Danli was one of the most gratifying things he has done in his life. During the last week of September, Goedecke traveled to Honduras with doctors, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:47 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Bedford, volunteering, Rotary Club

Worldly tutor – Teen sees Third World problems firsthand

BY PATRICK O'NEILL Many students dream about making a difference to people in the world one day. Taylor Nagel, 17, of Bedford, actually did. Nagel, a senior at The Derryfield School, spent four weeks this summer in Ghana helping WomensTrust, a New Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:04 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Bedford, Schools, students, volunteering, world

George Potter serves young and young at heart

BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Keeping Bedford adults active, building playgrounds and breaking a record in the Senior Games competition sums up George Potter’s diverse and community-minded talents. Potter, who is retired, serves as chairman of the Bedford Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 6:09 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments

Filed under: Bedford, volunteering, seniors

True leader – Scoutmaster Val Touba guides boys on right path

BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Val Touba loves the outdoors and volunteering to help build the next generation of strong men through Scouting. Touba has been involved with Boy Scouts for most of his life. As a boy, he advanced from Cub Scouts to Eagle Scout, the Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 08, 2007 5:25 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Bedford, Boy Scouts, volunteering, Cub Scouts

Does it all – Spaulding is a friend to animals and her town

(Editor’s note: During the month of August, we will spotlight volunteers in our towns. This is the first in a weekly series celebrating those who work, without pay, to better their communities.) BY IRENE LABOMBARDE In the 15 years she’s lived Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2007 3:43 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments

Filed under: Bedford, animals, volunteering, gardening