DHS Athletic Director Thom Holdgate announced that the opening of the turf field that was scheduled for Thursday’s boys’ soccer game with Marshfield has been postponed due to construction of the track. The game will now take place in Marshfield on Thursday at 4 p.m.

The Duxbury Rural and Historical Society is seeking volunteers for another archaeological dig.  Unlike the Second Meetinghouse Dig of last year, this undertaking will not be a full blown excavation.  The “mini-dig” will take place at the King Caesar House.  This time, no building foundation is being sought.  The object is to sink a number of small “test-pits” in an effort to locate any shards of material that might shed light on what sort of materials the Weston Family had in the house.

The Drew Archival Library of the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society is pleased to announce a new exhibit.  Memories of Summers Past: Images from Camp Twin Oaks (1934-1978) showcases photographs and ephemera from Camp Twin Oaks, an African-American summer camp located on the Duxbury/Kingston town line. 

The Duxbury Free Library announces the start of its annual Fourth Friday Film series. Our opening film. “Making Mr. Right,” will screen on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Merry Room, library lower level. Led by James Mandrell, library trustee and professor of film at Brandeis University, the series is designed for the over-18 crowd and meets every fourth Friday. Film screenings are preceded and followed by lively discussion led by Prof. Mandrell. Admission is free and refreshments are available.

Duxbury Dep. Fire Chief William Carrico was surprised with a luncheon in his honor at the Main Fire Station Monday afternoon. Carrico is leaving the department to take a position as fire chief in Halifax.

Lost in the shuffle of last year’s three state titles won by DHS was the valiant effort put in by the Lady Dragon field hockey team in the opening round of last fall’s MIAA playoffs. In one of the most hard-fought and entertaining games of the year, Duxbury lost a double-OT game to Sandwich, 2-1, and had its season end at 10-5-4. While the loss was hard for the players to accept at the time, it has become a rallying cry for Coach Pam Manley’s squad and a memory they have no intention of repeating.

Tryouts for the Kingfish swim team will be held on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. at the Kingsbury Club in Kingston. The tryout is for children ages 7-18 for the short course season, which is tentatively scheduled to begin Sept. 8-9. Children need to know all four basic strokes (freestyle, backstroke, sidestroke and breaststroke) and be able to swim a lap of the pool (25 yards). You do not need to be a member of the Kingsbury Club to try out for or participate on this team. For more information, go to kingfishswimming.com or call Coach Jay Craft at 781-871-7287.

My life at the Marshfield Fair grew stronger this year when I focused my annual volunteering vacation on helping the 4-H Program. It’s a broad-based agricultural youth program sponsored by the Plymouth County Extension Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The perfect recipe for a party: A pristine beach, several celebrity chefs cooking up their finest food, and 40,000 Island Creek Oysters.

Controversy continues to dog the school district’s plan to change school start times, as parents and some School Committee members say survey data should not be shared outside the district.