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Vol. 1 No. 8
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In the Case of
Emergency...
Spelling Bee Is a Win For All
BY DAVE HALPERIN
Wellesley resident starts
fund for those in need
A potential spelling bee dynasty in the making took home
the Wellesley Education Foundation-sponsored Wellesley Bee
trophy in early November - their
second win in two years - but it
remains to be seen if the trio of
spellers will shoot for the trifecta
of triumphs next year.
BY RENEE REYNOLDS
When long-time Wellesley resident Aliana Brodmann E. von
Richthofen lost her job in 2001,
she wasn’t sure where to turn.
“I experienced a job loss, and it
took both a psychological and financial toll,” Brodmann E. Von
Richthofen said. “I took pride in
my work and relied on the money.”
"We might have to retire on
top," joked Stephanie Sheps of
Team Butyraceous. "Maybe become spelling bee coaches."
This experience led her to the
idea of establishing a fund for
those who suffer a job loss and face
crucial expenses they cannot afford
to pay as a result of economic
hardship.
Butyraceous, featuring Sheps,
Stacy Braatz, and Sarah Deschenes, claimed first place at the
event, but this year they needed
all of their spelling moxie to capture the win during a marathon
final round against second-place
finishers the Spellbinders, composed of teammates Elaine Eliot,
John Schuler, and John Dummer.
After both teams successfully
navigated through such doozies
as "myrmecology" and "chaelcedonyx" while missing "olericulture" and "warison" during
the final round, Butyraceous
sealed their victory by properly
spelling "irremeable," while for
the Spellbinders it was "wait 'till
next year."
"We had actually done a lot of
DREAM...
December 1, 2011
“Most organizations exist to
serve those who are chronically
disabled or poor,” she said. “There
is little help for those who are used
RESIDENTS START FUND
Fans of the Hardy School PTO cheer on their team. Photo by Dave Halperin
practicing," said Schuler, noting
the reason for his squad's near
victory, "but maybe not enough."
Spelling champions notwithstanding, the real winners of the
Wellesley Bee are the town's
public school students, as the
friendly competition reaps sixfigure bounties that the Wellesley
DESIGN...
Education Foundation (WEF)
uses to fund across the board
programming for the high
school, middle school, all seven
elementary schools, and PAWS
Preschool.
WEF-funded programs and
equipment and infrastructure upgrades include microbiology
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equipment for biology education
and iPod Nanos for curriculum
support at the high school, Reading Rocks literacy support for
sixth graders, Teachers as Scholars programming in elementary
schools, and overhead projectors
SPELLING BEE
continued on page 2
BUILD...
Also Inside
Annual Rotary Club
Thanksgiving Football Dinner
Babson Park Post Office update
Wellesley Youth Hockey
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SPELLING BEE
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at the elementary level.
"Without the Wellesley Education Foundation we would not be
able to offer the programming that
we do," said Superintendent of
Schools Bella Wong. "They take
us from good to excellent."
2011 marked the 26th year of the
event, which was held the evening
of Thursday, November 3 in the
Sprague Elementary School gym.
Every year the event grows while
maintaining a community feeling
that draws organizations, businesses, and individuals to participate and sponsor, yielding six
figures worth of funds for Wellesley schools on the strength of
Matching Donors Babson College
and Wellesley College. Additional
sponsors in 2011 included Championship Round Sponsor Needham Bank; Round Sponsors The
John Doran Family Foundation,
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The Hitch Family, John
and Janet Patillo, and Regis
College; and 30 additional
Sponsors and Friends.
"I love the whole community feel of it," explained
Bee Co-Chair Susan
Clapham. "We've got high
school kids, we've got seniors, we've got alumni - it's
a total community event."
The competition, emceed
by WCVB-TV's Mike
Dowling for the 22nd year
in a row, featured seven
rounds of preliminary competition, with each preliminary winner qualifying for
the championship round.
Those early rounds included two winners from
the high school ranks teams of three from the
WHS Student Congress
and the WHS Girls' VolleyJohn Schuler, John Dummer, and Elaine Eliot of the Spellbinders took second place.
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And while Butyraceous
withstood the competition, setting the stage for a
shot at three wins in a row
next year, after their preliminary round win Sheps
did offer after did offer a
little advice for would-be
challengers. Pointing to
her teammates, she said
that winning takes "a little
studying, some experience, and a lot of love."
Members of the Natural Resources Commission. Photos by Dave Halperin.
Joellen Toussaint
In 1966, Margaret McNamara
and a group of teachers in Washington D.C. instituted the Reading
is Fundamental program, an initiative for distributing books to underserved students across the city.
Joellen Toussaint, Circulation Assistant at the Wellesley Free Library knew, however, long before
Ms. McNamara’s project, the benefits of reading. Born at NewtonWellesley
Hospital
and
growing-up in Bedford, very early
on the Wellesley resident’s appetite
for books was insatiable.
“I cannot remember learning
how to read. I just always did,”
Joellen said. “When I started
school, I was already reading.”
Time passed and her reading
habits only grew. She recalls that
by the time she was a young
woman her mother became concerned. “I remember my mother
saying once, ‘if you don’t get your
nose out of a book, you’re never
going to get married.’”
Joellen chuckles and waves her
hand in the air, dismissing the admonition. She knew her mother, a
woman of English/German descent and a trailblazer in her own
right, was teasing. “My mother
came to Boston University from
West Virginia all by herself. She
met my father, who was on scholarship at Harvard.” Reading was
very much a part of her life.
Joellen moved to Wellesley 45
years ago, in 1966. She worked at
The Book Stall, a private bookstore
that operated in Wellesley for 60
years, from 1981-1995.
BRIGHT LIGHTS
continued on page 5
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RESIDENTS START FUND
to having money, but are now facing unemployment. I felt there was
no place to go for the middle
class.”
With the help of her husband and
family, Brodmann E. Von
Richthofen formed The Catastrophic Emergency Fund, a
financial reasons may have, and
giving them the opportunity to
come onboard as corporate sponsors or partners.”
Individuals who are in need of financial assistance can make requests through various financial
agencies throughout New England. The requests are then
processed through a case worker,
To Whom It May Concern:
The holiday season is fast approaching and with it many local
organizations are “called to action”
to meet the needs of families for
whom this time of year is particularly difficult.
For the third consecutive year,
Needham Bank is conducting its
Local Love Campaign – this year
partnering with six regional agencies to bring comfort and joy to
local children during the holidays.
From mid-November through
mid-December, the five branches
of Needham Bank will be host
sites for the Angel Tree Programs
facilitated by the Dedham Youth
Commission, Medfield Youth Outreach, New Falls Apartments,
Riverside Community Care, The
Walker School and Westwood
Youth and Family Services.
501(c)(3) nonprofit run solely by
volunteers.
The idea of the program is not to
provide continuous financial support, but rather to help those who
have a sudden financial need,
Brodmann E. Von Richthofen
said.
“Most of our requests are for
medical bills, car repairs, or
child/elder care,” she said. “It is
our quest to help them realize they
can move beyond the hurdle.”
Anyone living in New England
who is without a job and has been
recently unemployed without benefits is eligible for assistance
through the organization. Money
comes from individual volunteers,
who may submit payment through
The Catastrophic Emergency
Fund’s web site, as well as from
corporations.
“We really have created a winwin situation, combining two sets
of needs,” Brodmann E. Von
Richthofen said. “First, we are
helping people who are unemployed move forward. Secondly,
we are fulfilling a need corporations that have been isolated due to
who will submit the referral
through The Catastrophic Emergency Fund’s Web site.
“We have four annual meetings,”
Brodmann E. Von Richthofen
said. “It is then that we make the
decisions of who we need to help;
there are limitations. We rely on
the evaluation of case workers and
go from there.”
According to Brodmann E. Von
Richthofen, most requests submitted are for funds of up to $5,000.
The money does not go to the individual, she said, but rather pays
for the bills or goods needed.
While the organization is currently serving those in New England, Brodmann E. Von
Richthofen says it is her goal to
spread the word and continue to
help more people who are in need.
“In the next three years, we hope
to extend our organization to those
who are in other states, and eventually spread to the entire country
to help those in need,” she said.
To learn more about The Catastrophic Emergency Fund, please
visit their web site at www.catastrophicemergencyfund.org.
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The main lobbies of each Needham Bank location will hold a holiday tree, decorated with paper
angels provided by organizations,
bearing the requests of anonymous
local children and teens who otherwise would not receive a gift for
the holiday. The public will be invited to visit the Bank’s branches,
select one or more “angels” and
purchase the requested gifts; the
participating organizations will
make certain that each gift is delivered to the child intended to receive it.
Also, during the 4th quarter, customers and non-customers will be
asked to donate 5% of their change
total when using Needham Bank
coin machines at all its branches.
Needham Bank will match 100%
of the donations raised over this
period with all proceeds to augment the Angel Tree Program.
Money raised from the coin fees
will go toward the purchase of gifts
for those angels that were not
picked up; if all angels are taken,
the extra revenue will support the
organizations.
The program plays a vital part in
ensuring that underprivileged children in our communities share in
the joy of the season. Over the
past years, hundreds of local children and their families have benefited from this program.
I believe a feature article on
Needham Bank’s Local Love
Campaign in conjunction with the
Angel Tree program will be of
great interest to readers throughout
our region – not only would it
draw attention to the needs of
many within our communities, it
could also highlight the participat-
ing organizations and the numerous services they provide to the
people who live in Dedham, Medfield, Needham, Wellesley and
Westwood.
Additional information about the
Angel Tree Program and its impact
on our communities can be provided by Dawn Alcott at Medfield
Youth Outreach at [email protected] and
Amy Perna at The Walker School
[email protected] .
Over the next couple weeks, the
staff at Needham Bank will begin
decorating the Angel Trees, providing an excellent photo opportunity.
I hope you agree that this would
make for a compelling holiday
story, one that I believe your readers will remember during the holiday season and long after. Please
don’t hesitate to contact me for additional information.
Sincerely,
Iris Tomlak
Marketing Officer –
Needham Bank
Direct: 781-474-5488 /
[email protected]
Wellesley Square's Holiday Stroll December 4
BY DAVE HALPERIN
Holiday vibes are floating
through Wellesley Square this
winter in the form of music, Santa,
shopping discounts, and holiday
decorations.
Those familiar with Wellesley
Square's Holiday Stroll will recognize the annual event, scheduled
for Sunday, December 4, but the
addition of outdoor music is new
this year and will last throughout
the holiday season via wireless
speakers placed around the square.
"It's all about being festive and
enjoying the holiday season," said
Demian Wendrow of luggage retailer London Harness and the
Wellesley Square Merchants Association , which, this year, is taking a central role in an event
traditionally organized by the
Wellesley Chamber of Commerce.
The commerce remains heavily
involved, Wendrow said.
The addition of music comes as
a result of the Holiday Stroll's
growth. Last year 25 stores in the
square participated; this year 43
had signed up as of WLTP press
time, giving organizers the power
to purchase the expensive wireless
devices.
At a recent meeting of the
Wellesley Square Merchants Association, Wendrow announced
the support of two property owners that chipped in money on behalf of their tenants, making the
music a reality. Berson-Wolfe Realty, represented by Jessica Wolfe,
funded the participation of seven
businesses stretching from Wasiks
Cheese Shop at 61 Central Street
to Coldwell Banker at 71 Central
Street. And Harold Sheldrick,
property owner for tenant Carbonaro Photography, assisted with
his tenant's involvement.
As shoppers make their way
through the square that day, they'll
enjoy not only the square-wide
music, but pictures with Santa, author signings at Wellesley Books,
and the additional festive music of
a harpist at Lynn Evans Potpourri,
as well as other special discounts
and offerings at individual stores
throughout the day.
Another benefit of the increased
level of Holiday Stroll involvement is that the raffle prize will be
larger than anticipated.
Visitors who have their Holiday
Stroll card - readily available that
day - stamped by at least 12 of the
participating stores will be eligible
to win at least $1,075 in gift certificates, in the form of $25 gift
certificates from every store involved in the event. Shoppers will
recognize those stores by the red
snowflake in each of their windows.
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Residents Speak On Possible
Post Office Closure
BY RENEE REYNOLDS
On Tuesday, November 15, representatives of the United States
Postal Service held a meeting in
the Olin Auditorium at Babson
College to field questions and
comments regarding the possible
closing of the Babson Park Post
Office.
The Babson Park Post Office is
one of 31 locations in the greater
Boston area undergoing a review
that will ultimately decide whether
the branches should remain open.
Post offices ended up on the list if
they generated less than $600,000
in revenue, recorded less revenue
in 2010 than in 2008 and 2009
combined and if there were five or
more locations within a two mile
radius.
James Holland, Postmaster of
Greater Boston, led the meeting.
The crowd of approximately 30
was made up of Wellesley residents, employees and Babson faculty members – all of whom
opposed the closing of the location.
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Paul Kilduff, president of American Postal Workers Union Local
100, was one of the loudest opponents of this proposition.
A plaque commemorating the symbolic tree.
“The USPS has been voted the
most trusted government agency
for the past eight years, and that’s
going to change,” he said. "I
would never close a place that
makes a profit, for one. Secondly,
we are going to have Babson students, who are the future leaders
of our country, be forced to walk
more than a mile to mail something? It’s wrong; I’m aggravated
by this.”
Kilduff’s disdain was echoed by
everyone in the crowd. Still, while
Holland recognized the postal
service was making a profit, he reiterated that is did not meet the
guidelines of making at least
$600,000 in revenue. Part of the
reason for this, Kilduff said, is a lot
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that symbolize their ties.
With a legal border to one another, a high school football rivalry
for the ages, and a shared history
going back 300 years, Wellesley
and Needham are now also the
proud owners of matching trees
Two American elm trees, one
planted in Needham and the other
in Wellesley, were donated by the
Wellesley Celebrations Committee as part of the Town of Needham's
300th
anniversary
celebration and were recently
planted along with plaques to
commemorate the plantings.
"It's very emblematic of the
strong historic ties the two towns
have," said Needham's Richard
Creem.
Needham was incorporated in
1711 and included what is now
known as the Town of Wellesley,
which itself incorporated in 1880.
Holland stated that each resident
should have received a questionnaire through the mail that could
be submitted, and that eventually
each questionnaire would be sent
to Washington D.C. to make a
final decision. However, many in
the crowd stated they had received
no questionnaire.
“I find it astonishing that some
people haven’t got the questionnaires,” said Wellesley resident
Francie Hawkey. “How are you
supposed to get everyone’s voice
heard if some people haven’t even
received them? Maybe we have all
got to stand outside the post office
and hand them out.”
Tory DeFazio of the Wellesley
Celebrations Committee said the
committee was excited to have a
chance to commemorate Needham's milestone.
The American elm tree planted at
15 Walnut Street.
The Babson Park Post Office has
been open for more than 80 years.
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out, and they helped us out in our
parade during Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend," he said, referring
to Needham's 300th Anniversary
float that took part in that parade.
Wellesley's tree is located at 15
Walnut Street, a place of significance that belies its current role as
a parking lot for an office building.
Back in the early 1700s, residents
of the area met at a tavern on the
property - Benjamin Mills Inn - to
discuss separating from Dedham
to form Needham.
Needham's tree can be found in
front of the Needham Historical
Society on Central Avenue.
"It points out our commonalities," Creem added. "What makes
us a special town really transcends
that border, and the plaque really
demonstrates that."
December 1. 2011
BRIGHT LIGHTS
married and had two kids,” she
said. “I went back to school at
Boston University, majoring in
history and government, with a
minor in drama. After graduation
from BU, I had two more kids,”
she said. Joellen, who bears a striking resemblance to the movie
great, Katharine Hepburn, added
with a laugh, “I’m a frustrated actress. I did a play about 20 years
ago.” Currently, Joellen delivers
the news on the local Wellesley
cable channel, weekdays at 7:00
p.m.
“I like books and I like people,”
she said with a smile. “You can interact with people when you’re
selling books or at the library. You
can help people by talking to them
about what they like to read or
don’t like to read. I enjoy telling
customers what to read,” she said.
When the bookstore closed in
1995, she went to work for the
Wellesley Free Library (WFL),
first at the Wellesley Hills branch,
where residents became accustomed to her astute assistance. “I
used to alternate between the
branches, but now, with the
branches being supported by private funds, we (employees) have
all been moved to the main library,” she said. “New England is
unique in that we have a library in
every town.”
Incidentally, the Boston Public
Library (BPL), established in 1848
and currently with 25 branches, is
one of the largest library systems
in the United States. BPL was the
first publically supported municipal library in the country. The
Wellesley Free Library, with
roughly 66 full- and part-time employees, is indeed a participant in
this great tradition. As of August,
2011, over 470,382 people had
visited WFL and checked-out over
454,088 books.
“Libraries realize that to stay in
business, they have to provide
more customer service,” Joellen
said. “Shortly, we (WFL) will be
launching a Readers Advisory
(which will translate into) more
personal service. The Readers Advisory is still in the formative
stage. Right now the reference department is very helpful with assisting people,” she said.
According to the WFL’s website,
the reference staff at the library has
answered over 64,680 questions
this year.
Joellen believes that reading is
important at any age, but she is especially keen on revealing the
wonders of reading to children.
“To young people I would say that
if you don’t read books, you’re
missing a lot. Books can take you
anywhere. If you’re lonely, books
can be a friend.” She gestures with
her hand as if revealing a secret. “If
parents say ‘my child won’t read,’
she continues, “I say to them that
you just have to find the right
book. If you find the right book for
them, they’ll go on after that on
their own.”
Joellen says that there are many
ways of engaging children in discovering the benefits of reading.
Graphic novels are a place to
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begin. “A long time ago there were
classic comic books, for example,
Helen of Troy. These looked like
comic books, but told literary stories. So, if you start a child with
these books, they will move on.
Even if children read the back of
cereal boxes, it is a start to reading,” she said.
The love of books and reading
transcends Joellen’s life beyond
work. For the past 10 years she has
run the Wellesley Council on
Aging's book club. The book club,
made up equally of men and
women, meets every other week.
“I bring in both fiction and nonfiction books and members select
what they want to read,” she said.
“One of the wives is on the Newbery Committee (Book Award)
and every December she comes
and talks about nominated books.
Yes, we also read young adult and
mystery,” she added.
Joellen Toussaint has “no plans
for retirement.” She is active in
community affairs and has been a
Town Meeting Member since
1970. The Precinct D resident
says, “I’m very interested in state
and national politics. I worked on
the World of Wellesley in the beginning, and now I go to their festivals. One of the things I’m happy
about is that Wellesley is a diverse
community. People from all over
the world live in Wellesley, and it
is great.”
In addition to an active life of
work and community involvements, Joellen still finds time to
travel, and of course, read. “I go to
Aruba once a year and pay extra to
take books. Usually, the nominations for best mysteries come out
around that time, so I take all the
mysteries with me.”
In the middle of her education at
Skidmore College, Joellen “got
Photo by Dave Halperin.
Joellen Toussaint lives in Wellesley in her grandparents' home.
“My father’s parents came to
Wellesley from Ireland. My father
became a vice president at Eastco,
a distributor of RCA and
Whirlpool. The Toussaint’s,” she
explained, “my husband’s grandparents, are from Alcase-louraine,
on the tip of France, next to Ger-
many.”
Joellen and her husband, who
passed away three years ago, had
four children, two boys and two
girls who all grew-up in the
Wellesley school system. One of
her children lives in Minnesota,
“and the other three are in calling
distance,” she said. “And there are
six grandchildren.” Just the mention of grandchildren brings a huge
smile to her face.
Joellen Toussaint is a Bright
Light in Wellesley. Visit her at the
library for help with reading materials or just to say hello. To Joellen,
reading has always been fundamental!
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News Briefs
BY DAVE HALPERIN
Town Meeting Voices
Approval
Wellesley Town Meeting voted
recently to approve several new
measures.
While restaurants in Wellesley
have until now needed at least 100
seats in order to apply for alcohol
licenses, Town Meeting decided to
allow restaurants with 50 or more
seats the chance to apply for licenses as well. Based on census
figures, the town is allowed to
award 29 such licenses; 12 are currently in use. The Board of Selectmen is now responsible for
creating the specific details of the
new rules, which, in the form of a
Home Rule Petition, will go the
State Legislature for approval.
At recent meetings, talks focused
on restricting restaurants with 50100 seats to the sale of beer and
wine only.
Town Meeting also approved a
measure that will give Wellesley
Police the right to require finger-
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Salvation Army at Roche Bros.
Once again, Roche Bros. has invited the Salvation Army Bell
Ringers to solicit funds at their
Wellesley store during the month
of December. Town employees,
members of Rotary and Kiwanis
In what could be called an information age update of a Wellesley
tradition of helping those in need,
the Wellesley Friendly Aid Association has joined forces with Massachusetts-based
Neighbor
Brigade, which matches people
facing challenges due to illness,
surgery, or other short term issues
with volunteers in their community
through the web site lotsahelpinghands.com.
"Wellesley has a history of having a lot of people who are willing
and able to volunteer their time to
benefit the community in one form
or another," notes Wellesley
Friendly Aid's Richard Winters,
"and this is just another way of
channeling that volunteerism."
Winters explains that launching
the program comes from the
knowledge that while we never
know if or when tragedy is going
to strike, we can be prepared.
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over town volunteer to
ring the bell for one
hour at a time every day
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
starting on Monday,
November 28. If readers would like to participate in this worthwhile
event, which last year
raised over $22,000
from this single Salvation Army bucket,
please call Dwin
Army volunteers outside Roche
Schuler at 781-235-5615 Salvation
Bros. last holiday season.
to sign up.
The Neighbor Brigade
Comes to Wellesley
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people directly... anybody can have
tragedy happen to them and we all
need help once in a while in dealing with these tragedies," he said.
"We hope [residents] don't need us,
but if they do, we hope they'll
know that we're here."
The specific seed for Wellesley
Friendly Aid's partnership with the
Neighbor Brigade was a difficulty
that Winters witnessed in his own
family.
'My own brother's wife was
sick... and he's down in New Jersey," Winters says. "He had the
help of his church and other
friends, but it was tough going for
him, being a caregiver 24/7, and he
needed help. It is very emotionally
and physically taxing for someone
who's a caregiver."
The services provided by the
Wellesley chapter of the Neighbor
Brigade include helping an individual or a family with errands,
transportation to medical appointments, providing weekly meals,
dog walking, and light yard work.
Smith College Club
Holiday Fundraising
Pictured above are Mary Barbara
Alexander, Pecan Chair for the
Smith College Club West of
Boston, and Sturty Waterman of
the Page-Waterman Gallery, 126
Church Street in Wellesley, with
delicious pecans being sold at the
Gallery to benefit local students
through the Smith College Scholarship Fund.
Once again the Smith College
December 1. 2011
Club West of Boston is selling
pecans to benefit the Smith College Scholarship fund. Through
this longstanding tradition, the
Club has raised funds to provide
scholarships to local students who
have attended Smith College over
the years.
These are high quality, fresh
pecans that make great holiday,
teacher or hostess gifts and are a
Neighbors and friends helping
each other with these kinds of
things is not a new experience; the
difference with Neighbor Brigade
is that the internet has the potential
to ensure that more of those who
are in need get help through the
Lotsa Helping Hands website at
lotsahelpinghands.com, which
provides a way to coordinate
schedules easily and efficiently.
"We have a pool of 28 volunteers," Winters said, noting that
they hope to grow that pool to
about 50 community members,
"and we communicate with them
through [lotsahelpinghands.com]
when we need help... and we can
specify what the needs are, and
volunteers can sign up based on
their own schedules."
Those interested in pitching in, or
who are in need of assistance,
should contact Karen Mondell at
781-235-3960
or
[email protected]. The
organization's website is at
www.wellesleyfriendlyaid.org.
"We have a group of volunteers
in place, so now it's a matter of getting the word out that we're available to families in need of
temporary support," Winters says.
scrumptious way to support a worthy cause.
The pecans come in one-pound
bags of Mammoth Pecan Halves
or in 12-ounce bags of delicious
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available after November 15 at
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from Mary Barbara Alexander at
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by afternoon it was burning, red,
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ice the finger.
It has been my experience that
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due to trauma, the body couldn’t
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repeatedly poking the finger. I
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larger traumas.
The moral of the story: Trauma
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December 1. 2011
Arts In Wellesley
A Show of Artistic Integrity
Society of Artists Fall Show and Annual Awards at the Library
Fall Show Award Winners during the Annual Awards Reception.
BY DAVE HALPERIN
Members and guests of the
Wellesley Society of Artists
(WSA) met November 18 at the
Wellesley Free Library to see the
Fall Show's 43 works of art and to
officially recognize prize winners
during the Annual Awards Reception, co-sponsored by the library.
On display in the Wakelin Room
and spilling into the library's foyer,
the works represented current
membership of a 78 year old organization that regularly displays
at the Wellesley Community Center. This year's winners demonstrated the diversity within the
group, with paintings ranging
from the traditional to the abstract
and everything in between.
Taking home First Prize was
Deborah Drummond's acrylic
piece "Advance and Shift", which
she said was the result of her artistic process.
"I never have a real plan," she
noted. "It's movement and intuition... But it's a landscape."
Of winning first place, Drummond said, "It's fabulous. It's nice
to have some validation, and
there's a lot of great art here, so
maybe the judge just saw something in it."
Before handing out the awards,
WSA president Yale Nicolls told
the group that show judge Dianne
Panarelli Miller commented several times on the quality of art.
"She was incredibly impressed
with the work," Nicolls said,
adding, "She had an especially
hard time with the honorable mentions because she just wanted to
keep going."
Other winners included Bruce
Wood's second place piece "Tower
Court,
Wellesley
College"
(acrylic) and Deanna Cryan's third
place winner "Bohemian Girl" (oil
on linen). Geri Duffy, Michelle
Lavallee, and Sarah Alexander received honorable mentions, while
Happy Holidays
from
Shanti Kumar's "Very Berry
Strawberries" (watercolor) took Third Place winner "Bohemian Girl"
home the Margaret Fitzwilliam by artist Deanna Cryan. Photos by
Dave Halperin.
Award and Frederick Kubitz's
"Ocean Point-E. Boothbay, ME" ing WSA's standing in the arts
(oil on panel) won the Helen Sher- community and its practice of vetman Award.
ting potential members.
Wood's heavily textured "Tower
Court, Wellesley College" brings
the Wellesley College campus to
life, as the air almost seems to
dance.
"It's my attempt at getting music
in there," he explained. "I'm a
trained filmmaker and I always
liked the interaction between film
and music."
Wood is one of the group's newer
members.
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area from Chicago, and I'm trying
to get restarted. This was a good
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True to form, on the night of the
Fall Show's awards reception
members spent little time congratulating one another and moved
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A Tribute to Vets, Dillon Among Them
BY DAVE HALPERIN
When Wellesley honored Veterans Day this year it honored not
only those who have served the
country, but one man who served
veterans in the town for many
years, former Veterans Affairs Supervisor Richard "Dick" Dillon.
In honoring Dillon, current Veterans Affairs Supervisor Stanley
Spears paid tribute to his predecessor, a man that he said showed him
the ropes and that visitors to his office still ask for.
"When I tell them he's retired,
sometimes they talk to me and
sometimes they walk away,"
Spears joked.
To demonstrate Dillon's effect on
people, Spears read a letter written
by a fellow veteran.
"Dick, you may be gone from
Wellesley Town Hall, but you are
certainly not forgotten. You are a
man of great integrity, I am proud
to call you a Fellow Veteran," the
letter states. "You were always
there for all the Vets that came to
your office, patiently guiding them
through the miles of red tape they
would have to go through to get to
the right government office, with
the right paperwork... You handled
the calls to your office with compassion when the person on the
other end was panic-stricken and
didn't know where to turn next.
You always knew the next turn,
and exactly how to get them
there."
The event at Town Hall brought
about 75 people to the Great Hall,
including veterans, residents, and
town officials and employees. The
ceremony began with the tolling of
the memorial bell, 11 times, in
honor of the eleventh hour of the
eleventh day of the eleventh month
in 1918, also known as the
Armistice of the Great War, World
War I.
The Tolling of the Memorial Bell
was followed by several other traditions, including the Invocation,
read by the Chaplain of the Veterans Council, John Tracey; notice
of the Prisoner of War/Missing in
Action flag draped over an empty
chair; and the Salute to the Dead,
read by John Saunders of the Veterans Council. The poem "In Flan-
ders Fields" was spoken by U.S.
Army Veteran Lorelei Kettendorf
King.
Spears delivered a speech using
parts of the essay "What is a Veteran?" by Marine Chaplain Fr.
Denis Edward O’Brien.
"Some veterans bear visible signs
of their service: a missing limb, a
jagged scar, a certain look in the
eye," Spears said. "Others may
carry the evidence inside them: a
pin holding a bone together, a
piece of shrapnel in the leg or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the
soul's ally forged in the refinery of
adversity. Except in parades, however, the men and women who
have kept America safe wear no
badge or emblem. You can't tell a
vet just by looking. What is a vet?"
Donald, for one, said that recognizing Veterans Day meant recognizing his fellow servicemen and
women, with whom he served for
26 years during a military career
that began in Vietnam.
"I'm here to pay a little respect to
my fellow shipmates who passed
on, more out of respect for the ones
who aren't here," he said.
While Spears asked the question
of "What is a Vet?", showing that
anyone a person sees on the street
could be a veteran of military service, the purpose of Veterans Day itself was definitive. Those in
attendance were there to honor all
Americans who have served.
Wellesley resident John Mac-
Photos by Dave Halperin
Who Says Tough Can’t Be Glamorous?
Wellesley Trainer is "Wicked Fit"
BY RENEE REYNOLDS
Wellesley trainer Katie Boyd
isn’t afraid a shattering stereotypes. The former pageant queen
has transformed herself into a
straight-talking, size 8 trainer. Her
gym, the Miss Fit Club, is now
being featured on the Style Network’s reality show, Wicked Fit,
airing Sundays at 9 p.m. Here,
Boyd discusses her pageant background and how her athletic upbringing and competitive spirit
brought her to where she is today.
When did you start competing in
pageants?
When I was 4-years-old. I don’t
remember it a lot, but I was really
into dressing up, and I was really
girly. I liked that you won a trophy
at the end. I didn’t understand the
reality of it all. I remember one
year I was one of the runners up,
and I didn’t win anything, so my
mother gave me a doll to shut me
up from crying.
So, it’s safe to say you were
pretty competitive?
Definitely. I have been competitive my whole entire life, whether
it’s been with school or with
sports. These days I am competitive with my business. Now
I am all about expanding my
brand.
smile on their face.
What is your diet/workout routine these days?
When did you realize you
wanted to be a trainer?
When I was 18. I had always
been active; I always went to
the gym. My dad was a professional baseball player, so I
come from a very athletic family. One day, I was like, I can
make something of this. I can
work out and make money
from it. So, right out of school
I got certified, then I went to
UMASS Amherst for Exercise
Science.
through that, I can get through
anything.
Why did you decide to open your
own gym?
Why did you go with a glamorous sort of theme for your gym?
I was let go from the gym I was
working in in 2009 because they
were restructuring. I had some
money saved up. The gym was
bought out and was replacing all
their current trainers with new
ones. It was the best thing that ever
happened to me. It gave me a lot of
guts when it comes to business.
Now, when it comes to making
deals, I’m not afraid. If I could get
Let’s be honest, working out
sucks. No one enjoys working out.
It’s not that fun. What you get out
of it is the big payoff, but that takes
time. I wanted women to feel
happy when they walked into my
gym. I wanted them to feel glamorous and like they had a place of
their own. I wanted the hot pink
equipment; something girly, fun. I
want people to walk in and have a
Right now, because we’ve
been filming, the only real working out we do is on the show. I
am trying to control my weight
with my diet. I eat five times a
day and everything I eat has protein. I don’t eat a ton of carbs
when I’m not working out, because when you’re not working
out, you should lower your carbs
a little bit. I believe in everything
in moderation. You can enjoy
chocolate, but don’t eat the
whole bar.
How did the idea for the show
come about?
Someone came to me and
pitched the idea when the gym
opened up. I think it’s because my
gym is so different and I am such
an unorthodox trainer.
What makes you so unorthodox?
I am extremely tough, but I am
also very loving. I am not afraid to
tell it like it is. I tease my clients,
but it’s to make them laugh. If they
tell me they ate something they
shouldn’t, I will joke with them
and say, seriously? But, next time
they go to eat it, they won’t. It’s
like psychology.
What have you learned about
yourself from watching ‘Wicked
Fit’?
I am obsessive-compulsive and
want my schedule to run on time.
Hollywood is like this whole other
animal. You can’t control a lot of
things and you’re at their mercy.
It’s really made me change myself
as a person. I was way too uptight
and drove myself insane. [Being
on the show] has helped me calm
down.
Is there pressure from being in
the spotlight?
I am not a zero by any means; I
am more like a size 8. Now that I
am on television, people see me as
being big for a trainer. This is the
problem with our country. People
think being healthy is being thin. I
try to teach all my women, you
have to love the body God gave
you. If 90 percent of your life is
about starving yourself, or over-exercising, that’s a horrible way to
live your life. I can smell an eating
disorder a mile away. I won’t train
people like that. I will have them
seek a counselor. I want to be a
billboard for health.
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December 1. 2011
Arts In Wellesley
Art for a Cause and Massage with a Message
BY DAVE HALPERIN
press ourselves.
The Philanthropic Touch Studio
on Washington Street continues to
find creative ways to use its space
to benefit local charities and artists
alike.
“One of the joys of reaching 60
is the deep recognition that I don’t
need to impress anyone else… I
just need to express myself in the
ways that appeal to me,” she has
written.
"I started [making art] a year
ago," Kitaj said. "It's very exciting.
I never thought I'd be doing this."
Kitaj, better known as a life
coach, psychotherapist, and author,
believes that as we age we should
continue to find new ways to ex-
The Philanthropic Touch Studio
was started by owner Elizabeth
Audley as a way to combine her
interest in massage with a desire to
support non-profit organizations.
The name Philanthropic Touch applies both to Audley's interest in
working with clients experiencing
stress, anxiety and depression, but
also to the charitable organizations
Audley has an interest in.
While a student at Wellesley College, Audley 's daughter was born
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collagist and encaustic media artist
Karma Kitaj. In spite of taking
place on a cold and rainy night, the
event drew more than 50 visitors
throughout the course of the
evening.
organizations that support low-income women with children pursuing higher education and
professional training opportunities.
During the Kitaj gallery event,
one-third of the artist's 28 pieces
were sold, and a portion of the proceeds went to the aforementioned
charities, as well as The Glamour
Project and the Family Nurturing
Center, the chosen charities of
Marilyn Feldman, who provided
free eyelash extensions for visitors
to Philanthropic Touch that
evening.
From left to right, Karma Kitaj, Marilyn Feldman, and Elizabeth Audley.
Photo by Beth Nast.
spired to found the Sisters' Keepers
Fund, which lobbies the school to
improve financial aid and enrollment policies for students with
children. The Philanthropic Touch
Studio also partners with The One
Family Scholars Program and
Crittendon House, other charitable
Audley said she is open to any
future events that assist the studio's
mission of charitable support.
"I'm hoping to keep doing future
arts for charity events," Audley
said.
Focus on Art in Retrospect 2011
BY PETER ZIEGELMAN
a Z Fine arts
This past year has been a really
exciting one with some great exhibits in our area museums. Examples include the Dutch Masters
exhibit at the Peabody, the Chihuli
Glass
exhibit at the MFA, the many fine
sculptural exhibits at the Decordova, the great craft exhibits at the
Fuller only to name a few. In addition to this there were a multitude
of small artist exhibits at area libraries and galleries as well as
artist open studios. All of these
allow the public to see some wonderful and creative art and craft
done by artists and artisans who
have made their art their life work.
The art shown in the past year has
enriched the viewer and hopefully
allowed them to see an integral part
of the artists’ life blood. Every time
an artist puts their work on view
they open themselves up to critique
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year, it is especially important
wherever possible to support these
artists by giving gifts of fine art and
handcrafted one-of-a-kind items.
This allows the artists to continue
to work without interruption. Most
of these people have made their art
their sole form of support so selling
their work is extremely important.
Buying locally done art and
crafts is a win-win situation. First
of all, the buyer is getting something very special and not mass
produced and secondly, the artist is
making a living so they can continue to grow and produce great
things in the future.
So while out and about and doing
your holiday shopping, consider
buying locally crafted items that
will be embraced and remembered
while supporting the arts of New
England!
Have a healthy, happy holiday
season and as always, if you have
any questions about fine art, crafts
or custom framing, feel free to
email me at [email protected].
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Great Holiday Gifts For Under $50!
BY RENEE REYNOLDS
‘Tis the season to be jolly! Unfortunately, that can also mean it’s
the season to be searching for the
perfect gift, waiting in long lines
and coming home empty-handed.
Instead, relax and feast your eyes
on some great local suggestions
for the guys and gals in your life –
all for under $50!
The Gifted Hand
This shop at 32 Church Street has
several handmade selections, all
made in the United States, for a
very reasonable cost. For moms,
try “Mom’s Little Vase,” an
adorable, small vase that will hold
flowers the little ones pick from
outside when the weather warms
up. For the business professionals
in your life, these handmade business card holders will help keep
them organized – and looking
fashionable!
Vase: $20;
Holder: $40
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Wellesley Booksmith
Aside from books for readers,
this store at 82 Central Street has a
gift section in the back, full of
unique gifts. For her, “Mom’s One
Line a Day” is a great gift, with
each page containing space for her
to write something memorable
from each day. Whether it be a
quote or a memory, it will be a
great tool for tracking all the things
that warmed her heart over the
years. For Sox fans, a travel-size
game of Red Sox Yahtzee will
score a home run on game night.
Wasiks Cheese Shop
Looking for a unique gift for the
foodie on your list? Look no further than Wasiks. This shop at 61
Central Street features is a familyowned business specializing in
gourmet cheeses. On a budget?
Try the Ploughman’s Lunch basket, featuring Wasiks Cheese
Counter Crackers, a hunk of English Farmhouse Cheddar, and
Carol’s own Yankee Chutney.
Yum!
Wristlet: $38; Clutch: $48; Pillow: $42
Ploughmans
Got a food lover to shop for? A
Ploughman's Lunch basket for
Wasiks will fill their hunger this
holiday season.
Moms One Line
Fish Pillows
Ploughman’s Lunch: $44.95.
Massage Envy
Male or female, there’s one thing
everyone on your list will want to
do after the holidays: relax! Try
giving the gift of massage. At Massage Envy, a 1-hour, introductory
massage is just $39. The 1-hour essential, therapeutic relief includes
either a full body massage or relief
of tension areas. Send that special
someone on your list down to 161
Linden Street and let their holiday
stress melt away.
Have someone sentimental on
your list? Mom's One Line a Day
will help her record all her favorite
memories for the next five years.
Yahtzee
Impress the fisherman in your life with one of these cozy, locally designed pillows.
News Bag
Moms Little Vase
Why keep your favorite newspaper stories in a photo album when
you can wear them as a bag?
Thanks to Couture Planet, now
you can.
Help the sports fan on your list
enjoy the Red Sox again with this
Boston-based form of Yahtzee.
Mom’s One Line a Day: $16.95;
Red Sox Yahtzee: $17.95
Wellesley Holiday Boutique
This seasonal boutique, located
at 67 Central Street, is full of
unique, locally designed items that
are perfect for the holidays. For
her, try a Couture Planet clutch or
wristlet. This Boston-based,
women-led company customizes
bags based on events in the newspaper. Did your little one score the
game winning touchdown? Show
them the article, and they can turn
it into your new favorite accessory.
For him, try a handmade pillow,
like this one. Perfect for the fisherman in your family!
Keep your business partner
happy and in style with these
handmade business card holders.
Mom's Little Vase is a great place
to store hand-picked gifts from the
little ones.
Business Cards
Photos by Renee Reynolds
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December 1. 2011
Arts In Wellesley
Lose Yourself, Find Gifts at the Clever Hand Gallery
By Dave Halperin
Visitors to the Clever Hand
Gallery on 52 Central Street should
be forewarned: they may lose themselves in the beauty of an array of
artworks. Courtesy of the gallery's
narrow passageways and stairways
that lead to additional rooms of artwork, they will be beckoned to explore; time may disappear in the
presence of all that beauty.
But visitors may also find much of
their holiday shopping accomplished during those moments in
the gallery, perhaps regaining that
lost time.
With 20 member artists and an additional 30 artists with work displayed on consignment, Clever
Hand Gallery is the little artists' cooperative that could, fitting countless items in numerous mediums
into a space that packs an artistic
punch belying its size.
Clever Hand got its start in Sudbury
in 1973 but moved to Wellesley 18
years ago. Specializing in traditional crafts, with a core body of
work featuring jewelry, pottery and
glass, the gallery also displays
handmade clothing, leather goods,
children's items and products in
wood and paper. In addition, everything is locally made, with one exception - the gallery sells wooden
boxes produced by Guatemala's
Only a Child program, which provides shelter and other essentials to
street children, as well as training in
hand carving.
"This is a great place. I save buying all my gifts every year until I
come here," said Carol Scharff, a
recent visitor to the store who
makes a point of stopping by every
November when she travels with
her husband from New York to
Massachusetts. "And it's nice because you meet the artists."
Photos by Dave Halperin.
Scharff was seen purchasing several pieces of ceramics from potter
Reme Gold, who was working a
member-shift at the gallery.
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"I get to work in the store and talk
to people about art," Gold said.
"And I love to sell local artists'
work... and we're all friends, so we
support each other, and stay away
from Walmart."
The interplay between artists and
shoppers and the communal spirit
of members sets Clever Hand
Gallery apart. Monthly meetings include critiques of each other's work
(just because a member is a member does not mean their work will
make it to the shelves; everything is
juried) have helped members' improve artistically and the entire
gallery stay fresh.
"This is a very supportive environment," says potter Ann Schunior.
"Many of us have been here for
years. We've grown up together professionally, and seen each other
through good and bad."
Wellesley silversmith and Clever
Hand member Linda Lutfy Clayton
echoes those sentiments.
"The gallery has become much
more professional, the work, the
way we do things. And that change
came with coming to Wellesley,"
she says. "We could get by being a
folksy gift shop in Sudbury, but
you've got to live up to the standards
of Wellesley."
"I've developed lifelong friendships here, really deep and abiding.
When you need someone all 20
members come instantly to help,"
notes Clayton, who explained that
joining the gallery following her
husband's death several years ago
was just the right move for someone
who was "a single person again. It
was a way to find me again."
Moreover, the specific location of
the Wellesley address created a
shift, says Schunior: "The gallery in
Sudbury was located on the back
side of a strip mall. We had plenty
of parking, all the parking you
could want, but no people walking
by. Now we have no (dedicated)
parking spaces but lots of people
walking by."
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And those people, should they
enter the Clever Hand's front door,
may wind up staying awhile, taking
in all the brightly colored art, and
leaving with a few gifts for friends,
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Chanukah and More
A Sampling of Area Holiday Activities
BY ZACKARY LAMOTHE
Looking to take an excursion to
enjoy the festivities of the December holiday season? Residents of
Wellesley are lucky to have many
options to choose from. From traditional and religious holiday displays and events to outrageous and
funky alternatives, the greater
Wellesley area has something to
offer for all holiday activity seekers.
Chanukah Festivities
Wellesley’s Temple Beth Elohim
is holding its annual Chanukah
Carnival on Sunday, December 18
from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. The event,
geared towards families and children, in past years has featured
games, prizes, face painting, a
moon bounce, cookie decorating,
food, and raffles. This event is
open to all members of the public
and is an exciting way to celebrate
Chanukah with the whole family!
Temple Beth Elohim is located at
10 Bethel Street in Wellesley.
Next door in Natick the
Hanukkah Hop will also be happening on December 18. This
event is taking place from 10:00 to
11:30 a.m. The events at the Hop
are appropriate for children up to
second grade. Children will enjoy
candle lighting, food, activities,
games, and songs. This is happening at Temple Israel Natick, located at 145 Hartford Street in
Natick. The event is free, but those
who are interested in going need to
register ahead of time on
http://www.jewishboston.com/eve
nts/10331-hanukkah-hop.
Christmas Celebrations
Beyond Wellesley
Starting with a traditional Christmas offering, the Fatima Shrine in
Holliston, just twenty minutes
down the road from Wellesley, offers visitors beautiful Christmas
lights draped around the grounds
of the Catholic mission center. Soft
Christmas music is played, as visitors walk among the statuary, creating a serene and introspective
holiday stroll. The grounds are
decorated with both secular and religious imagery including nativity
scenes, angels, and snowmen. The
Fatima Shrine is located at 101
Summer Street, in Holliston. The
lights are shining brightly all
throughout the month of December from 5 to 9 PM. It is free to
walk the grounds and enjoy the
holiday spirit.
A much more bombastic light
display is located only ten minutes
from Holliston in the town of Millis at the home of Kevin Meehan,
is more like a small road. On each
side of the driveway are elaborate
light displays including Santa, toy
soldiers, and even a Christmas
train! As the line of cars slowly
snakes its way through the scene,
popular Christmas music is played
outside, and the displays are so
vast that holiday decorations
stretch as far as the eye can see. In
the back portion of the Millis Wonderland is a series of moving holiday tableaux under glass. The
The Enchanted Village is a classic
holiday tradition.
the owner of Imperial car dealerships. During the month of December, his home, located at 60
Causeway Street is transformed
into Millis Wonderland. Visitors
drive through his driveway, which
scenes depicted include popular
characters like Donald Duck and
his nephews, teddy bears, and
Santa’s elves. For more information, log on to www.milliswonderland.com, and make sure to look at
the gallery of photos to get a preview of what the display is actually
like. The display runs from December 2 to 25 from 6 to 10PM
daily. The event is free and all donations go to the Salvation Army.
Enchanted Village
Another classic Boston area holiday tradition is the Enchanted Village. The Enchanted Village is a
display of animatronic figures
posed in holiday themed scenes.
The Village was located in Jordan
Marsh in Boston’s Downtown
Crossing for years. Since then it
moved to City Hall Plaza and then
to the Hynes Convention Center.
Today, Eliot Tatelman of Jordan’s
Furniture stores bought the Village
and has resurrected it in his Avon
store. The Enchanted Village has
been a treasured part of New England Christmastime for years, and
now thanks to Jordan’s, will be for
many more to come. Jordan’s Furniture in Avon is located at 100
Stockwell Drive. A trip through the
village is free for all ages.
Residents of Wellesley get to
enjoy holiday cheer and celebrations of all shapes and sizes during
the month of December. Do not let
this magical time pass you by!
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Calendar of Events
December 3 and 4
Santa's hayride - Saturday,
Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4, 12
noon - 3 p.m. at WindyLo Nursery, 309 Eliot St., Natick. Visit
WindLo's for their Annual Santa
Hayride! Enjoy a festive ride,
hot chocolate and holiday treats.
Visit the nursery for Christmas
trees, garlands and uniquely decorated wreaths, and the country
store for gifts, ornaments,
Christmas decorations and
penny candy! A one-stop fun afternoon for the entire family!
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in gift certificates to participating
businesses.
December 5
Cluster Development Public
Forum - The Planning Board
will be holding a public forum to
discuss Cluster Subdivision Development in Wellesley. The Public Forum is a chance to discuss
existing and proposed development patterns in town, to see how
planning techniques can be used
to preserve open space and provide affordable housing in a
thoughtful and design-driven
manner. 8-9:30, Great Hall,
Wellesley
Town
Hall.
www.wellesleyma.gov, 781-4311019 ext. 2232.
December 4
holiday Stroll
Visit Wellesley Square and
enjoy special discounts, pictures
with Santa, outdoor music, and
the chance to win a raffle with a
grand prize of more than $1,000
December 8
From offender to entrepreneur, a benefit for Venturing out,
a New England based non-profit
New England
Inc.
Ballistic Services
Unwanted guns in your home?
that teaches entrepreneurship to
incarcerated men and women
who want to create their own
businesses after their release. The
centerpiece of the event is the
Boston premiere performance of
The Castle, a play written by and
originally performed off-Broadway by four ex-offenders. At
Sorenson Center for the Arts,
Babson College, December 8,
7pm. Tickets online at Brown
Paper Tickets or through Venturing Out, or call 617-279-2421 x
704. Tickets range from $15 for
students, to $150 for patron-level
premium seating and a pre-show
reception.
December 9 and 16
and January 6
Comfort Food made easy, at
the Warren Building. Cold
weather makes us crave comfort
food. Whether it’s a savory meat-
loaf, mac and cheese, or a bowl of
soup, everyone has a special dish
that evokes memories. We will
cook together to make a healthy
version of a comfort food, and
then will gather around the table
to enjoy our creation. Cost - $58
Space is limited. Friday, December 9, 2011 12:30 - 3:00 PM; Friday, December 16, 2011 12:30 3:00 PM; Friday, January 06,
2012 12:30 - 3:00 PM. Warren
Recreation and Health Building,
90 Washington Street (Route 16).
Call the Recreation Dept. at 781235-2370 or go to www.wellesleyma.gov/recreation.
December 16
movie - "The Holiday" at the
Senior Center. The Holiday
(2006) Cameron Diaz, Kate
Winslet, Jude Law and Jack
Black. Two women troubled with
guy-problems swap homes in
each other's countries, where they
each meet a local guy and fall in
love. Rated PG-13, 138 mins.
12:45 p.m.
December 19
Family music makers, 9:30
AM at LINX, 141 Linden Street.
Fun for the entire family! This
mixed-age family jam session explores many different ways to be
musical with our original hits, traditional favorites and songs you
can groove to. Children and
grown-ups delight in the magic of
this musical discovery room. familymusicmakers.com.
December 29
Snowman Workshop, 10:00
AM to 12:00 PM, Wakelin
Room, Wellesley Free Library.
Bring the family and make a giant
snowman. We'll decorate the
room with our frosty friends.
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Walk in clinics for Wellesley
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WHO: Children ages 3 18
WHEN: Tuesday, December
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TIME: 10:00 – 12:00 PM
WHEN: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
WHERE: Wellesley Health
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TIME: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Annie F. Warren Recreation
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WHO: Ages 3 and older
TIME: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
WHO: College age 18 and
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just what makes up a story? Is it as
simple as a clear beginning, middle, and end?
What’s the Story?
Every time we speak, we tell a
story or offer bits and pieces from
our continuously running life stories. Whether it’s during a quick
transaction in the bank, an introduction of a colleague before a
presentation, or the bedtime story
you and your kids look forward to
each night, you are always telling
stories. And every story that has
ever been told has the potential to
educate, persuade and ignite the
audience to react and respond; to
create credibility and authenticity;
and to potentially convey deep
emotional impact.
Who tells the story, what it is
about, and when, where, why, and
to whom it is told is what makes
the story unique, relevant and, at
times, timeless. But what are the
rules of the game when it comes to
We can make an educated guess
as to how important delivery is in
engaging an audience. Not just
what you say but how you’re saying it sends out nonverbal signals
that have the ability to change the
meaning of your story completely.
Let’s go back over two thousand
years to the days of the Greek
philosopher, scientist, and father of
rhetoric, Aristotle. He set up a simple system for gaining acknowledgement, validation, and “buy-in"
of ideas and experiences. As communicators we all think, organize,
and ultimately deliver stories in
only three possible ways - pathos,
logos, and ethos. We call it the
power PLE:
*Pathos is an appeal based on
emotion. Advertisements tend to
be pathos-driven. Pathos refers to
both the emotional and the imaginative impact of the message on an
audience, the power with which
the speaker’s message moves the
audience to decision or action.
*Logos is an appeal based on
logic or reason and supported by
documents, data, facts, statistics,
case studies, and scholarly documents. Giving reasons is the heart
of argumentation, persuasion and
storytelling.
*Ethos is an ethical appeal based
on the “character” and reputation
of the speaker. We tend to believe
people whom we respect. One of
the central problems of storytelling
is to project an impression to your
audience that you are someone
worth listening to, an authority on
the subject at hand, and someone
who is likable and worthy of respect.
So now that you understand the
foundations of a story, you can experiment by mixing and matching
pathos, logos, and ethos. You can
relay scenarios and situations
wrapped in a PLE and discover
what really makes people sit up
and listen, then be moved to action.
December 1. 2011
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The Sweetest of Care Packages
Wellesley Dental Group collects Halloween Candy for U.S. troops
BY DAVE HALPERIN
Understanding that Americans
serving in the military overseas are
sure to crave America's holiday
traditions, Wellesley Dental Group
has once again eased
their pain of homesickness. With the
help of candy donations from elementary schools and
organizations
in
Wellesley and beyond, the staff has
sent more than 2,500
pounds of Halloween
sweetness to members of the U.S. military via the non-profit
group CarePacks.
dual benefit of saving area youth
from overindulgence in candy as
they share the wealth with others.
"Our goal is to get rid of the
candy from our children, to save
on Aging, the Mother's Forum, the
Newcomers Club, The Wellesley
Food Pantry, the Town of Wellesley Health Department, and Ten
Acre Country Day School, among
others
The donation dropoff event took place
on Thursday, November 10 at the
group's offices on
Seaward Avenue.
"During the holidays, it's good to Students from the Bates School, along with their Principal David Ieong (second from
have a treat from right) and Dr. Femina Ali after making their Halloween donations to the troops.
home," said Dr. FemMany area residents also stopped
ina Ali, standing near a literal calories and cavities," Ali said.
by, including Wellesley resident
candy mountain as area schoolIn addition to the Sprague, Fiske,
Kerrie Grover of the Wellesley
children dumped bags of HalUpham, and Bates elementary
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give it away to the troops overseas,
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Furthermore, saving the troops
from the dangers of their own
candy-related tooth decay, Wellesley Dental Group sends oral hygiene products along with the
candy; and proving that no matter
how large the delivery of candy, it's
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December 1. 2011
Thanksgiving: A Football Feast
Mouthfuls of School Spirit!
A Storied Rivalry
Pep Rally Features 2nd Annual Pie Eating Contest
Wellesley, Needham Tangle for 124th Time
The pre-Thanksgiving game pep rally at
the high school featured the second annual
Pie Eating Contest, brain child of the Student Unification Program.
Drama Specialist Stephen Wrobelski took
home top prize, followed by 2nd place winner, senior Chandler Hartnett and 3rd place
winner, sophomore Sean Matthews.
Junior Erin Morton (left) and history teacher Lauren Berenson.
Photo Left:
Drama Specialist Stephen
Wrobelski comes up for air
on his way to victory.
Photo Right:
Had enough? Sophomore
Sean Matthews took third
place.
Photos by Caroline Fahey
The Wellesley and
Needham high school
football teams squared
off once again on
Thanksgiving morning in
the longest-running rivalry of its kind, with
each hoping for bragging
rights and Needham hoping for a playoff berth.
The Raiders got off to a
strong start when quarterback Matt Pini found Dan Elfman for a
short pass, which Elfman promptly took 65
yards for a touchdown that gave the Raiders
the early 6-0 lead.
Dine, then Duel
Wellesley, Needham Football
Teams Supper Together
BY MIKE STOLLER
Two days before the 124th rendition of the Wellesley-Needham
football rivalry game, the teams
were already celebrating the age-old
tradition at the annual Rotary Club
Pre-Thanksgiving Football Dinner,
held Nov. 22 at the Wellesley Community Center. Each year, the home
team hosts the event, which honors
the seniors from both squads. This
year the keynote speaker was longtime Boston sports media guy and
former New England Patriots general manager Upton Bell.
“Not since 1776 has there been a
gathering like this,” Bell opened his
talk to the some 120 guests on hand,
including current and past players
and coaches, and administrative
staff, from both schools. “We have
both sides here.”
Bell, who was general manager of
the Patriots in the early '70s and later
gained fame as local sports talk
show host, reminisced about his
own life in sports and
recalled the inspiration
he got from his legendary father, Bert, a
former NFL commissioner and an original
co-owner of the Philadelphia Eagles. He humbly recounted his last
game as a high school basketball
player, when he missed the gamewinning shot against his team’s
nemesis rival, but reminded the
Wellesley and Needham seniors
that it’s about the camaraderie and
the special memories – which his
father preached about so heavily –
that matter more than the wins and
losses.
“[My father] never missed one of
my games [and] he wasn’t the kind
of dad that said, ‘Why didn’t you
make that tackle?” Bell said. “He
said, ‘Forget the game. It’s okay to
make a mistake.’ He was a listener,
not a talker.”
Bell, who said he still keeps in
Wellesley's Matt Pini, quarterback;
Dan Elfman, running back; Cole
Bouley, defensive end; and Callen
Raveret, linebacker.
touch with a few of his former
teammates, spoke of the need to
work together, and that regardless of
the game’s outcome, the message
is, “You want to come back and say
that was the greatest moment of
your life.”
And so it will hopefully be just
that as Wellesley and Needham reveled in one last hurrah off the field,
the annual get-together for these
two towns that have so much enriched history between them.
“It’s a celebration of youth and
high school athletics, and the competitive spirit,” said Michael Price,
interim president of the Wellesley
But Needham came right back on a 15yard touchdown run and extra point, and
they never looked back, eventually winning
42-18.
Rotary Club, which
sponsors good works
programs, such as the
local food pantry, the
housing project, and
Wellesley
Little
League. “It’s a celebration of the two
strong and historic
communities
that
goes back many
years; two communities that stood by each other and the
continuation of it with this [annual]
dinner.”
As for the game, Wellesley entered last Thursday’s tilt with a 5955-9 edge over Needham, which
was on course to clinch a playoff
berth with a win on the holiday. The
stakes weren’t as high for the 2-8
Raiders, but the anticipation of the
game between these two rivals
never hinged on records.
“It means a lot to both teams,”
Needham head coach Dave Duffy
said. “We have a chance to make the
playoffs, and if they beat us it makes
their season. Both teams have a
great bunch of seniors.”
“We’re excited to play,” longtime
Wellesley coach Bill Tracey said.
Photos by Connie Main
“It’s a good way to cap off the season, and it’s always a playoff atmosphere full of emotion. It’s
everything you want. It’s the last
chance for the seniors to come together.”
The seniors honored at last week’s
event included, from Wellesley:
Matt Pini, Capt.; Andrew Vasconcelles; Alex Perconas; Callen
Raveret, Capt.; Dan Elfman, Capt;
Dan Wilkins; Cole Bouley, Capt.;
Jack Dario, Stephen Richards; and
Mason Griffin; and from Needham:
Nick Santaniello; Ben Fuller; Drew
Burnett, Capt.; Ian Riley; Phil
Comma; Dan Cavanaugh; Jackson
Gillenwaters; Mike Vespa, Capt.;
Dan Pierce; Graham Finley; Conor
Elcock; Zack Nussbaum; James
Arnao; Patrick Curran; Stephen
Farlo; Tyler Cox; Rory O’Connor;
Zach Van Dyke; Peter Madsen,
Capt.; Dan Hecker; Mark Riley,
Capt.; and Chris Roper.
Also included among the dinner
attendees were Wellesley High principal Dr. Andrew Keough, Needham High principal Jonathan Pizzi,
Wellesley athletic director John
Brown, and Needham athletic director Micah Hauben.
December 1. 2011
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It's Cotillion Time
The Uniquely Wellesley Dance Arrives December 3rd
BY DAVE HALPERIN
What started in the 1940s as a
tradition for the few and lucky
continues today as an event for the
people and by the people. The annual Wellesley Cotillion will be
held on Saturday evening, Decem-
"It's all done as a gift to the kids
to get them ready to graduate and
move on to more adult formal
events... That day volunteers are
working from dusk until well after
midnight," Levy said, explaining
that volunteers take on the set-up,
clean-up, and planning responsibilities that make the event happen.
girls would have been dressed in
white and boys in all black tie,"
said Cotillion Publicity Chair
Maryliz Levy. "Today it is dressy...
but it's not long dresses, and [the
girls'] shoes come off the moment
they hit the dance floor."
It's those volunteers, with an assist from the continued financial
support of parents (there are too
many to name here) and local businesses like Roche Bros., the Linden Store, and others, who
"literally transform this empty
space into this sparkly white winter wonderland," Levy added.
ber 3 in the Dorothy Quincy Suite
at Boston’s Back Bay Event Center.
Back in those early Cotillion
days, the dance was an exclusive
evening set aside for members of a
specific dance class. Thanks to
progress, all Wellesley High
School juniors and seniors, and
high school juniors and seniors
who live in Wellesley but attend
other schools, are now invited to
the event each year, and are allowed to invite freshmen, sophomores,
and
out-of-town
upperclassmen. Everyone attends
for free, thanks to the support of
businesses and individuals.
These days the event features a
DJ and light show that casts sights
and sounds across a wide dance
floor.
"The kids are all dancing up and
down like a flash mob," Levy said,
recalling the 2010 Cotillion.
The Cotillion's dance and fashion
evolution, however, hasn't detracted from a core focus of the
event, Levy noted. The Cotillion,
she said, is a chance for young
people to practice formal event behavior that includes going through
a receiving line of parent-chaperones.
In short, the Cotillion is a rare
event, one held for high school students not by school administrators,
but by an entire community of volunteers and supporters.
"There really isn't anything that's
quite like this on the high school
level," Levy said. "It's quite different and extraordinary."
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BY DAVE HALPERIN
In what was the last theatrical
performance at the 1938 Wellesley
High School, the performing arts
department did something many
schools might find hard to pull off:
for its matinee performance of
Hairpsray, the play's understudies
took over the show's central roles.
"We have such a ridiculous
amount of talent here that we decided to have an understudy performance," Hairspray Director and
WHS Drama Specialist Stephen
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the work the understudies do every
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Wrobelski later said, "Before, the
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According to Wrobelski, Hairspray allows audiences to take a
look at the cultural and political
climate of the 1960s without "becoming preachy or didactic."
"Instead it allows us to vicariously relive the changing attitudes
of the younger generation as they
experience the music, fashion,
fads, and politics of the time," he
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Wrobelski further explained that
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demonstrates how a certain
amount of thoughtful rebellion can
help young people find themselves. "While Tracy is not reading
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at the high school after February
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After losing Catherine King, the
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Tiffany Chow, school recordholder in the backstroke, to graduation, 2011 was supposed to be a
rebuilding season for Raider swim-
"She has a very strong gymnastics background and is just super
athletic," explained Diving Coach
Kelly Tonole, "and she's extremely
coachable."
Also competing as divers were
Bailey Siber, who came in with a
144.65, and Caroline Kelliher, who
recorded a season-best time of
201.48, good enough for sixth in
the conference. Bay State swimming powerhouses Framingham
and Walpole topped that event and
many other events that day, but the
beauty of swimming is that athletes and teams have the chance to
compete not only against opponents, but against their
own previous scores.
"We're very excited
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Medley],"
Dutton
said.
The performance
demonstrated
the
team's improvement
over the course of the
season, which Captains Carolyn Gee,
Cara Skelly and
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was the result of
teamwork and strong
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“Youth sports has nothing to do
with developing better athletes. It
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crowd at the Wellesley Middle
School (WMS) auditorium on
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and guests of Wellesley Youth
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BASKETBALL TEACHERS
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Jordan would then have a growth
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basketball abilities as a freshman,
but someone had the good sense to
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According to Bigelow, on April
better, better later, later, later,” said
Bigelow. “That is a philosophy that
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When asked why they play
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winning landing around number
12. If given a choice between playing on a losing team or sitting on a
winning team, kids want to play,
Bigelow said.
But as one ages, winning becomes more important, so adults
tend to rank it high among their
and become one of the greatest
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He also related his own story of
being a 6-foot freshman who had
never played organized basketball
before. Bigelow was given the opportunity to develop and graduated
Winchester High School as a 6foot-6 basketball star.
“No one gave a crap about my
lists. That creates the problem of
parents pushing winning while the
kids are attempting to enjoy themselves.
The best solution is to adapt soccer's philosophy: the game is the
best teacher.
Bigelow has a simple statement
to those parents and coaches that
are overbearing: “Shut up. They do
not need your advice or guidance.”
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Youth
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Youth sports, he says, is about
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And he strongly believes that cutting children from teams at an
early age is wrong.
“Trying to rank athletic ability at
an early age is horrible,” said
Bigelow.
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“As an organization safety is a
number one concern for us,” said
Perry of a program that has been
providing youth hockey opportunities since 1961, and not just for
Wellesley residents, but for those
from surrounding areas where
age-appropriate programs may
not exist.
“My son was at the learn-toplay stage, and in Weston they
didn’t have a youth hockey program,” said local hockey parent
and coach Ed Weiss. “We had
overwhelmingly heard from people in Weston incredibly favorable
things about the Wellesley program.”
WYHA offers opportunities for
children ages 4 ½ to 18 to strap on
skates, and with so many players,
the program requires more than
100 volunteers to field the 28
teams.
Besides stressing safety, sportsmanship is also taught and emphasized by the coaches and
volunteers, along with making
sure the kids have fun first and
foremost.
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Wellesley Sports
“Really, the dedication by the
parents and coaches is just to make
sure the kids have fun," said Weiss.
“That is the number one rule at
every practice.”
Also penetrating the news in
hockey circles, as well as other
contact sports, is the issue of concussions. WYHA and Perry have
initiated a policy known as the Impact Test, which is a baseline test
for athletes who have suffered a
head injury. The test measures
cognitive ability and has served as
a standard for all town athletes to
follow.
“We have taken several steps to
react to [the concussion issue], and
one of those is a new policy within
started to meet the increasing demand and interest of local girls
who want to strap on the skates, a
change that has coincided with the
increasing popularity and improved skill of girls' hockey on the
high school level.
Wellesley resident Peter Mullin,
who coaches a girls' under-19 team
in Wellesley, has noticed tremendous growth in the girls' game.
“If you watched the girls' [high
school state championship] six
years ago, compared to today it’s
not the same game,” said Mullin,
a 16-year volunteer of WYHA.
“The difference between the boys'
and girls' game at the high school
level is getting smaller.”
ored at the Matt Brown Gala this
past September and given the Matt
Brown Unsung Hero Award. It's an
award that Mullin humbly and
modestly discussed.
“It was kind of out of the blue,"
Mullin said. "I've always known
Matt Brown’s story and I was at
the Beanpot Game last year when
he was in attendance. He is really
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our program,” said Perry. “We
started educating coaches on how
to handle concussions, as well as
parents and players. We hope this
is an overall contribution to the
town, not just for those who play
hockey, but other sports as well.”
And Wellesley hockey does not
only serve boys. WYHA has
On the under-19 team, girls are
learning the fundamentals of how
to move the puck and control the
power play.
“They work hard,” said Mullin.
“We show them what good hockey
looks like and to try to emulate
that, as opposed to statistics, and
we're trying to make them good
scorers and passers.”
Mullin, whose 20 year old son
went through the WHYA program,
now has a 12-year old daughter
who plays and who started several
years ago in the learn-to-play program. Mullin is a former president
of the league and has devoted
countless hours serving as a coach
and administrator.
In recognition of all he has done
for the program, Mullin was hon-
an amazing kid.”
Mullin went on to reflect on
Brown, a former Norwood High
School hockey player. “Our
hockey kids have to always remember to support a kid like that.
You can’t forget something like
that, and when you meet him he is
such a nice kid.”
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Annual Town meeting in March
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together, because even in Wellesley, people had quite a diverse
range of economic circumstances.
Just like today, people had lost
jobs, and had to look to neighbors
to keep themselves going.
As former Town Moderator and
current Town Meeting Member
Heather Sawitsky says, "You have
the opportunity to shape the quality and type of our interactions as
a community."
Town Clerk Kathy nagle:
Town Meeting is the only place to
have an active role where you have
your opinion heard... It's old fashioned New England discourse,
with the nuts and bolts of town
government... The most influential
area for Town Meeting is on zoning because it's a 2/3 vote.
Town Meeting, adds Town Clerk
Kathy Nagle, "is the basic building
block of how our town is governed. Town Meeting is who decides how much money is spent on
our town services. All of our capital and infrastructure projects go
through Town Meeting as the first
gatekeeper for providing amenities
and services for the town."
With that in mind, WLTP asked
several longstanding Town Meeting members and public officials
to answer the question "Why run
for Town Meeting?" and to speak
freely about Town Meeting in general.
Note: the following comments
have been edited for length and
continuity.
John Schuler, Precinct D: As a
person who has lived all of his life,
not only in town but in the same
house, I guess my upbringing lent
itself to the ritual of giving back to
the community in which you
planted your roots.... It seemed to
me that growing up during the Depression there was a lot of pulling
Children: 6-10
heather Sawitsky, Precinct F:
People who haven't participated in
a Town Meeting format, the concerns that I hear most frequently is
that they don't understand Robert's
Rules of Order or parliamentary
procedure. But we don't use
Robert's Rules, and some towns
have different degrees of motions
and we have none of that, so you
can jump right into it as a citizen
and have no problem with that.
People also worry about getting
to know all the issues... and we
have the Advisory Committee to
help with that. The Advisory Committee is made up of 15 people that
the Moderator appoints... and they
write up a book [before Town
Shortly before my Mom died,
my five-year old son said to her
suddenly during a big family dinner, “Nana, I’m going to miss you
when you die.”
You could have cut the tension in
the air with a knife, but my Mom
didn’t miss a beat and said, “I’ll
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I think that anyone who is going to
be in this town should give back ...
And the amount of time that you
put in is not that great.... Some
[members] just go to meetings,
others put in a lot of work preparing for Town Meeting, and that's
the kind of Town Meeting Member we like to have, not someone
who just has one issue in mind, but
who sees the big picture.
Tory DeFazio, Precinct F: People are committed to being members for a number of reasons... But
it's a system of government that
works... There are issues that are
brought up, discussed and resolved, and that's what makes it interesting.
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papers for Town Meeting candidacy are available from the Town
Clerk at Town Hall. Prospective
candidates must acquire 50 signatures from town residents from any
precinct. For more information
visit http://www.ci.wellesley.ma.u
s/Pages/WellesleyMA_Clerk/runfor/ or call the Clerk's Office at
781-431-1019 ext. 2252.
Take Some Time and Tell
Them You Love Them
BY DOUG MASTERS
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The goal of [Town Meeting's
membership] is to have a broad
cross section of the town involved,
to hear all of the viewpoints from
longstanding residents of the town
to newcomers to retired people to
baby boomers to kids who have
finished with school.
Meeting meets] that sets forth a
summary of all the issues involved,
how they voted, and why.
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and that my children
had the opportunity to
get to know her. I also
learned a lot about myself and about human
nature over the last few years.
As the holidays are upon us
again, it’s time to be thankful for
all the wonderful people in our
lives. It’s the perfect opportunity
to stop, for just a minute, and acknowledge the love you feel in
your heart for someone special.
It’s probably been a long time
since they heard it. For it seems
that the everyday minutia saps
more and more of our time and energy, and there’s rarely a moment
to enjoy a good conversation with
a great friend or loved one.
Months or even years can go by
and before you know it, people
you truly care about have fallen out
of touch and become long lost
friends.
Sure, there’s Facebook and other
December 1. 2011
“social media,” an occasional
email, and that yearly “holiday
card,” but that just doesn’t fill the
void. We’re sorely lacking genuine human interaction these days,
and it’s getting worse. Every day
I see groups of teenagers texting
each other from three feet away instead of simply talking to one another!
As time passes, and my business
has grown to a customer list of
thousands and my Facebook
“friends” list has grown to include
hundreds of old and new acquaintances, I’m reminded of just how
grateful I am to have a particularly
small list of best friends and a
close-knit family that I love dearly.
Lately, I’ve been bombarded with
constant reminders of how fleeting
life can be. It seems not a month
goes by without an old acquaintance or a customer of mine passing away. Sometimes they are
people I knew very well, other
times simply pleasant folks I met
just a few times.
I’ve actually started to read the
local obituaries just so I can keep
my customer list updated. A rather
morbid activity I’ll grant you but
one I feel is important because I
care about my customers and their
families. I read about people who
“died suddenly” and others, like
my Mom, who died after a long
battle with an insidious disease and
it all becomes so personal for me.
Sometimes it’s sadly frustrating
because I wish I had just that one
last fleeting moment to tell that
person how much I cared about
them and how, in a small or grand
way, they enriched my life.
This holiday season, I hope we
can all find the time to really connect with the people we love. Set
aside some time to have lunch with
an old friend, take your Mom or
Dad, son or daughter or another
relative out for coffee, and let them
know how much you cherish your
relationship with them and how
much you love them. Sure, it
seems like there’s always tomorrow, and boy that buzzing phone
needs attention right now, but remember, not everyone gets the
chance to tell someone they love
them before time slips away or to
say goodbye before it’s too late.
Make someone’s day, invest more
time in your relationships, and you
will be giving yourself and him or
her the best holiday gift ever.
Note – this is a reprint of an article from last year, but since this is
a new paper I’ve decided to share
it with you this year.
Happy Holidays
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because for most folks your home
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Doug Masters, owner of
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Masters Touch in Medfield has
been providing quality building
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Founded by Doug Masters and
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“We pride ourselves on not only
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Although competition in the
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They also have a home care division that specializes in roofing,
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The Showroom, located in the
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the Wellesley area) features everything you’ll need for your project.
“We’re truly proud of our Showroom,” Doug maintains. “People
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From cabinetry, counter tops,
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we have it in our showroom.”
The showroom is also where you
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Masters Touch Showroom, Medfield Center
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turn your existing home or your
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“We provide free consultations,”
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Masters Touch is located at 5
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The Masters Touch experience is
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