The Canton Garden Club Annual Holiday House Tour 2012

This year's theme is 'Songs of the Season' for the Canton Club Annual Holiday Tour.

  The Canton Garden Club is having its annual house tour on Dec 7 and Dec 8. This years theme is 'Songs of the Season' where each home will illustrate a holiday song. The co-chairs this year are Joan Marie Driscoll who owns Floral Scents on Washington Street in Canton along with Mary Titus. There are 3 homes featured as well as Pequitside Farm. They are: 14 Williams Street, 54 Messinger Street, 319 Sherman Street and Pequitside Farm at 79 Pleasant Street. Tickets are $25 and are available at Pratt Realty, 1475 Washington St., Canton, (781)828-2588 or Helen Hair Styling, 14 Forge St., Canton, (781)821-1868. The Garden Club Boutique and Bake Sale will be held at the Pequitside House  For more information contact Pat Ouellet at (781)690-2142 …

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5 Things, Oct. 3: Coffee Hour at the Canton COA

Also today, check out a still life painting class over at the library.

1. A Coffee Hour will be held at the Canton Council on the Aging along with Wii Bowling today at 10 a.m. 2. A class on still-life painting, sponsored by the Canton Art Association, will be held today from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Canton Public Library Art & Activities Room.  3. The Canton Council on the Aging offers a Bereavement Group today at 1 p.m. 4. The Canton Conservation Commission will meet at 7 p.m. to discuss items on the agenda at Pequitside Farm. 5. After your kids get out of school today, why not head over to Pequitside Farm and take advantage of the walking trails, playground, the tree farm, the rain garden and vegetable garden plots.

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Pequitside Farm Welcomes the Easter Bunny

The field was filled with candy for all to put in their Easter Baskets.

Pequitside Farm, a 33-acre park that was acquired by the Town Of Canton in June 1971 hosts many events for families throughout the year. On Saturday April 7 the farm had an Easter Egg Hunt that drew record numbers of parents and children. Candy was thrown out onto the fields and the kids gleefully stood at the starting line in anticipation of what they were about to find. Baskets were overflowing with candy treats. Caroline Titus, DJ Gary Titus' daughter, was the DJ for this event. She played party tunes and the children had fun dancing and singing along.  

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Summer Camp Spotlight: Pequitside Day Camp in Canton

Games, crafts and swimming all summer in Canton.

Pequitside Day Camp, offered through the Canton Recreation Department and held at Pequitside Farm, is a summer day camp for children ages six to 11. The camp runs in two-week sessions from June 27 – August 19 this year. Under the direction of Dina Spiropoulos and assisted by seven counselors, the 45 campers enjoy many traditional camp activities and recreational opportunities throughout the summer.  It is a full day, but an enjoyable one for the campers, according to Spiropoulos.  “It’s a little laid-back, with a lot of choices for the kids,” she said. “Sometimes kids don’t like to be forced to do certain things (as at more structured camps.) Here, they gravitate toward what they’re interested in.” A typical day begins with structured free…

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Viewfinder: The Summer Fun and Safety Fair in Canton

A few snapshots from the summer safety fair in Canton this weekend.

The Town of Canton held its annual Summer Fun and Safety Fair over the weekend at Pequitside Farm. Here are a few snapshots of the event, sponsored and organized by the Board of Health. The Canton Fire Department and Canton Police Department also staffed information booths filled with summer safety information. Attendees were given equal parts fun to go along with the education, including the inflatable moonwalk, petting zoo and hay rides, which gave passengers a great overview of the beauty of Pequitside Farm. Did you attend the fair? Send along your photos and we will add them to our gallery on Canton patch! Email: lisa.gentes@patch.com

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Summer Fun and Safety Fair in Canton

The Canton Board of Health organized a huge Summer Fun and Safety Fair at beautiful Pequitside Farm on Saturday.

The Town of Canton held its annual Summer Fun and Safety Fair on a brilliant sunny Saturday. Sponsored and organized by the Board of Health, many members of the Canton Fire Department and Canton Police Department also staffed information booths filled with critical summer safety information. Meanwhile, attendees were given equal parts fun to go along with the education, including the inflatable moonwalk, the petting zoo and the hay ride, which gave passengers a great overview of the beauty of Pequitside Farm. Attendance at this free event was high, considering one of the main safety draws was the Childhood ID program. While many people may remember getting their fingerprints stamped and picture taken as a child, the technology used at this…

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Viewfinder: Rain Drives Easter Egg Hunt Indoors in Canton

The annual Easter Egg Hunt at Pequitside Farm was forced indoors Saturday, but there was still plenty of eggs, candy and the Easter Bunny for the kids who made it out.

Constant rain drove Pequitside Farm's annual Easter Egg Hunt indoors this Saturday. Despite the dreary weather, the festivities were in full swing inside the main house with music, balloons, lots of candy and the one and only Easter Bunny. Happy Easter!

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