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CBS News
13-03-2025
- General
- CBS News
8th grade students open community fridge in Marysville after recognizing need
MARYSVILLE – A new community fridge is now open inside the Habitat for Humanity in Marysville. The Blue Zones Project Yuba Sutter helped make their youngest partners' vision come true to help those in need. The project is one year in the making. A couple of very determined 8th-grade students made the community fridge come to life after recognizing a need for it. "I thought it was such an amazing idea, such an effective way to help our community," said one of the community fridge creators, Mia Bumpus. Bumpus joins her friend Addalie Burns in the big reveal of their community fridge after a trip to New York City where Burns saw people using them. She wanted to bring that same idea back home to the Yuba-Sutter area. "While I was doing my research, I noticed that other places with community fridges, it's very walkable. So we thought let's try to find somebody that can help us," said Burns, the creator of the community fridge. With it being the first of its kind in the area, they wanted a good central location that would give the most access to the most people. They brought their research in front of the Blue Zones Project Yuba Sutter for some guidance. "And I said I think we can make this happen," said the executive director of the Blue Zones Project Yuba Sutter Marni Sanders. Blue Zones Project has an area of focus that connects healthy food with everyone in the community and this initiative lines up with that. With perseverance and hard work, the students partnered with Blue Zones, the Yuba-Sutter Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity provided the fridge and the space for it. "Our next steps are to find people that will come and adopt the fridge for a month. They'll come in and make sure it's being stocked and being cleaned out," said Burns. The community fridge is a community effort. But the masterminds say they'll be stopping by every two weeks to make sure things are running smoothly. "It restores my sense in humanity, in the next generation. We have some really exceptional young people," said Sanders. "As of right now it's located in Habitat for Humanity, but we are hoping to expand in different locations as well," said Bumpus, "an idea that's finally a reality." The fridge will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for anyone who needs it. The artwork on the fridge was done by another student named Lucas. Blue Zones Project Yuba-Sutter.
CBS News
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
History of candlepin bowling in Massachusetts highlighted at Museum of Worcester
WORCESTER – The Museum of Worcester is celebrating 150 years, and one of their featured exhibits showcases the city's storied history of candlepin bowling. Candlepin bowling was first played in Worcester in 1880. The pins and bowling balls are smaller in candlepin compared to 10-pin bowling. In addition, you get three rolls in candlepin as opposed to two in 10-pin. There has never a perfect score achieved in candlepin bowling. Candlepin bowling in Worcester Vanessa Bumpus is the exhibit coordinator for the Museum of Worcester. "It's exciting. We are all things Worcester. If it was made here or manufactured here, we know about it. From the smiley face to the birth control pill to candlepin bowling," Bumpus said. Though candlepin bowling used to be a New England institution, the last alley closed in Worcester in 2020. "Candlepin is such a great family sport, friends. We want leagues to come back. I know they are still out there, but it would be great if it came back to the city," Bumpus said. Museum of Worcester The museum has a room to let you know the items that were made in the state's second largest city. The crankshaft for the Model T in 1923 was made by Wyman Gordon Company. They are the largest manufacturer of crankshafts in the world. David Clark Company created a full pressure high-altitude flying suit. The astronauts that are currently stuck in space are wearing David Clark suits. The container they put the Dunkin' donuts in? Those baskets are made by Wire Fab in Worcester. You see those at all your local Dunkin' locations. The company also makes ice cream holders and cages for goalies masks. "The grandfather of the emoji" The iconic yellow smiley face you've likely seen countless times before was created by artist Harvey Ball in Worcester. "Could you ask for a better title than being the city of smiles? It's the grandfather of the emoji. We all type an emoji at some part of our day and it's just a great expression of positivity and good energy and we like to think, all things Worcester," Bumpus said. The Museum of Worcester has free admission until January 23, 2026.
