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The Journal Register
Serving Palmer, Monson, Brimfield, Holland & Wales
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May 5, 2016 ❙ Vol. CLXVI, No. 17 ❙ $1.00
A Turley Publication ❙ www.turley.com
blue star
valley
gives
A taste for generosity
town meeting
Appointed positions,
CPA plans head to
Town Meeting
Town officials: Highway
projects on hold
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
MONSON — Three currently
elected town positions may soon be
changed to appointed ones following
next Monday’s Annual Town Meeting held at Granite Valley Middle at
7 p.m.
Voters will be asked at the meeting to determine if the elected positions of Town Clerk and Highway
Surveyor as well as the elected Board
of Assessors should instead become
appointed positions.
Submitted by the Monson
Board of Selectmen, warrant articles
will seek authorization to include
three questions on the ballot for the
upcoming elections held this year
on June 14, asking to change the requirements for holding the two positions and for being on the Board of
Assessors.
According to Massachusetts
General Laws Chapter 41, Section
1B, any office or board (with the
exception of selectmen and school
committee) may become an appointed position or board by majority vote
at an annual or special town meeting
and acceptance by the voters of the
town at the annual town elections.
The section goes on to further state
that any incumbent currently serving the office or board at the time of
the accepted change will continue to
perform the duties of that office or
board until such time as their term
expires or that they choose to vacate
the position.
Town Administrator Evan Brassard explained that currently both
the town clerk and highway supervisor positions only require one to
be a registered voter in the town as
well as 18 years of age to run for the
position. He said there is concern
that this would potentially limit the
town’s ability to find qualified individuals for the positions with the
proper administrative and technical
skills needed for the departments to
function properly.
MEETING ❙ page 7
domestic violence
Turley Publications staff photos by Douglas Farmer
(From left) Dana Barrows, chairman of the board of trustees at the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, and Blue Star Equiculture Executive Director Pamela Rickenbach are greeted by Tex, the large Belgian that has become a popular
attraction at the Palmer horse sanctuary. (Inset) Rickenbach said donations are often put toward new, high-quality harnesses for the retired workhorses. Barrows and
Sheila Toto, senior program officer for the Community Foundation, stopped by the
farm on Valley Gives Day, Tuesday, May 3, the 24-hour, online fundraising initiative
involving 450 organizations from throughout the region.
Trail race
fire department
Full-time Chief appeals
for new firefighters
Funding to be voted at
district meeting
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
Turley Publications staff photo by Wyatt Aloisio
Runners make their way down the Brimfield Trail and cross Five Bridge
Road during this year’s annual 5K Trail Race hosted by the Brimfield Trails
Association and sponsored by Country Bank.
Trail race draws
runners far and wide
Brimfield event supports
trail maintenance
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
BRIMFIELD — A bright and
sunny morning with fair weather
made for near perfect running conditions for the many runners and
athletes who came out to the 8th
Annual Brimfield 5k Trail Race
held this past Saturday, April 30.
The annual event hosted by
the Brimfield Trail Association and
sponsored by Country Bank is one
of the most popular events hosted
by the trail association, serving as
an opportunity for members of the
community and visitors from far
and wide to come and compete and
to see Brimfield’s trail system firsthand.
Beginning at 9 a.m. runners
from throughout Massachusetts
gathered at the starting line located
off of Five Bridge Road, who set
about conquering the 3.1-milelong gravel trail loop. Along with
several runners, many participants
also chose to walk the neighboring
Lake Siog Trail loop as well.
Brimfield Trail Association
President Robert Mahlert said that
although this year’s race drew a
much smaller crowd than it has
in past years, with only 71 participants, the good weather and the
shared camaraderie of the runners
made for a great morning.
Many young runners from
the Trinity Catholic Academy in
Southbridge also took part, racing
as representatives of their running
TRAIL RACE ❙ page 14
PALMER — In an age where
volunteerism in fire departments
has declined, but the need for services has remained, it is important
that local fire departments be adequately trained and staffed, said
Palmer Fire Chief Alan Roy. For
that reason, he has asked voters in
the Palmer Fire & Water District
to support two new full-time firefighters for the department.
Roy noted that while the district’s Prudential Committee and
Finance Committee approved the
request, it will ultimately be up to
voters at the Annual District Meeting on Tuesday, May 10, at the
Palmer Public Library at 6:30 p.m.
to officially create the two positions.
The starting salary for both officers is slated to be $42,634 next
year. Roy said this would amount
to an increase on the fire district
tax rate from $1.30 per $1,000
valuation to $1.44.
By way of comparison, the
current $1.30 fire tax rate compares
with $2.22 in the Three Rivers district, $2.16 for the Bondsville district and $2.33 for the Thorndike
district, the last of which contracts
with Palmer Fire for fire and inspection services. Water rates are
separate and handled through a
meter and billing system in all the
aforementioned districts.
“We know that money is tight,
but I have an obligation to maintain an adequate level of public
safety in the community,” said
Roy, adding that the department is
generally expected to staff at levels
based on standards of the National
Fire Protection Association.
FIRE ❙ page 6
Living on through a cause
Memorial event to fight
domestic violence
with domestic violence, the Carol
Rivest Memorial Foundation was
formed in recent years, and it will be
hosting a memorial event on Saturday, May 14 at Sheila’s home. 141
By Douglas Farmer
East Hill Road, Monson from 2 to 8
Staff Writer
p.m.
The event will be comMONSON – The late
plete with food, raffles of
Carol Rivest was a lot of
prizes ranging from Red
things to a lot of people:
Sox tickets to local restaumother to her children and
rant gift certificates, and
siblings, friend to many in
music from the Belcherand out of school, confitown band Shocker Lite
dant for those who needed
who is donating their time,
support and an entertainer
and JOON, which won the
for everyone she spent
Greene Room Open Mic
time with, with her lively
competition and played at
sense of humor.
But the great tragedy The late Carol Rivest Summerfest last year. Rob
Rivest of Springfield, Carin her life, said her sister
Sheila Rivest of Monson, is that ol and Sheila’s brother who became
while she always stood up for her a mime and worked with the famous
siblings when abuse came into their French entertainer Marcel Marceau,
lives, she couldn’t always address it will be performing “Laughter Yoga”
in her own. Carol Rivest was killed for those interested.
The event costs $20 per person
by her estranged boyfriend on May
11, 1982, in Enfield, Connecticut at and is free for children under seven.
the age of 22, leaving behind their Tickets can be purchased by calling
413-668-8885 or emailing Sheison Jesse.
And although that terrible loss [email protected]. Sheila requests
occurred 33 years ago, the healing those who can donate raffle prizes
continues for the family, said Sheila, should use the same contact informawho was 18 at the time of her sister’s tion. If you cannot make the event but
still wish to support the cause, you
death.
“I used to help her with her can either make out a check to the
son,” she said. “We grew up with a Carol Rivest Memorial Foundation
mother who was bipolar and very and send it to Sheila Rivest, 141 East
depressed, and domestic violence Hill Road, Monson, MA., 01057 or
was part of our lives. Carol was al- visit the website, which was created
ways taking care of her siblings and by her friend Angela DellaCroce, the
she kept building me up, telling me treasurer of the foundation, at carolhow pretty I was. I remember her rivestfoundation.org.
Proceeds will be donated to
getting me ready for my first communion. When I lost her, I lost some the Women’s Enrichment Program
at Asnuntuck Community College
of my own identity, too.”
In an effort to keep her memory
alive and help other women dealing
RIVEST ❙ page 8
road work
Route 32 work ongoing
MONSON — According to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, ongoing construction on Route 32 spanning a 2.07mile stretch between Palmer and Monson will
continue into June.
Ryan Grannon-Doll, deputy communications director at MassDOT, said that under the
contract (with Palmer Paving), milling was
completed on April 29, but resurfacing is ongoing and will span from mile marker 5.78 in
Monson to the bridge over Palmer Road, and
then on to the intersection of Stone and Park
streets in Palmer. A portion of South Main
Street to Conant Street will also be included,
and the project also involves new highway
guardrail, drainage structures, pavement markings and granite curbing.
“Paving work is scheduled to begin next
week on May 9,” said Grannon-Doll. “But that
date could change due to related work. Once
paving is complete, marking, loam and seed
work will be performed.”
He said current estimates are that the project will be completed some time in June.
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PAGE Where is it!
Council approves new
sweeper, mower
Sidewalk at Old Mill Pond
to be replaced
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
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GRP announces its
May Open Mic
MONSON — This month,
Greene Room Productions’ second Friday Open Mic falls on Friday the 13th. Organizers suggest
it would be unlucky to be anywhere else.
The Coffeehouse Open Mic
is open to performers of all ages,
anyone looking for a venue to perform and a friendly atmosphere. It
is a fundraiser for Greene Room
Productions which allows them to
maintain their fabulous theatrical
programs for all ages.
The Open Mic will be at the
Polish Club at 7 Bliss St. in Monson. Sign-ups start at 6:45 p.m.
and the evening begins at 7 p.m.
A $5 donation at the door goes
to support the rental of theater
storage and building space. Grab
a friend, your instruments, and
your voice. Light concessions are
available including beer, soda,
water and munchies.
Greene Room Productions
is a non-profit theater and educational outreach organization with
its home in Monson. It is dedicated to producing culturally diverse
quality entertainment, while providing unique, hands-on opportunities in theatre performance and
production, enriching the lives of
local children and adults. Working with children of all ages, it
produces two main stage productions a year, and hosts many
workshops, each with a production as its climax. The monthly
Open Mic is one of its regular
fundraisers, with proceeds going
to support its many theatrical programs for local students.
For more information about
Greene Room Productions and
its monthly Café Open Mic, visit
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PALMER — After Palmer Department of Public Works Director
Gerald Skowronek explained urgent
capital needs in town, the Palmer Town
Council approved the purchase of a
new street sweeper and lawnmower,
as well as the replacement of concrete
sidewalk at Old Mill Pond School
last week. The expenditures – about
$350,000 in total - will come from
free cash, or unappropriated funds at
the close of a fiscal year.
Skowronek explained that the
the current street sweeper in use by
the DPW was more than10-years-old,
and in need of nearly constant repair.
This ultimately results in a delay in
the clearing of sand from town roads
in the aftermath of the winter season.
He told the Town Council last
week that while he looked at other options, he suggested the purchase of a
new Elgin Pelican Street Sweeper, at a
cost of $202,989. A trade-in of the old
one at $15,000 would bring the price
down to $189,979, he said.
“I’ve heard of some companies
using these things for more than 20
years,” said Councilor Philip Hebert.
“If we’re only going to get $15,000,
maybe we could just retrofit it and
have it in addition to the new one.”
Skowronek responded that in
most cases, very old models are used
to clean parking lots, not town roads.
“At a certain point, we’re throwing good money after bad, as we’ve
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put $17,500 in repairs into that thing
over the last three years,” he said.
Skowronek also requested the
purchase of a new Toro Groundmaster
5910 Riding Lawnmower for $104,000
to replace one that is 17-years-old and
currently used to mow town park and
athletic fields. It has logged 6,000
hours of work over the years, and the
trade-in value is only about $3,000.
“The newest problem is the hydraulic pump for the hydrostatic drive
is leaking,” he said. “The replacement
cost for the pump could be around
$2,500, if one can be located for the
mower.”
Town Council President Barbara
Barry asked how long replacing the
pump would extend the life of the
mower.
“That’s anybody’s guess,” said
Skowronek, to which Town Manager
Charles Blanchard added, “That mower breaks down regularly.”
And finally, Skowronek said that
the sidewalk in front of Old Mill Pond
School is in poor condition. He noted
in a memo to Blanchard that while the
entrances were redone a decade ago,
the nearby sidewalk was not replaced.
“This would have to be sent out to
bid and we would need to do it before
school starts next year,” said Skowronek. “It’s really a safety issue at this
point, and the curb would be done as
part of the sidewalk project.”
He said that a contractor had given
an estimate of about $37,000, but to be
safe, he suggested allocating $45,000
from free cash.
Blanchard said all told, the council’s approval would amount to the use
of $350,000 of just over $2.5 million
in available free cash this year.
Last week’s photo:
That bird is part of the
stone insignia for the
Palmer Police in front of
the new station.
The answer to this
week’s “Where is it?” will
run in next week’s edition,
along with a new trivia
photo for you to consider.
Legion meeting to be held May 18
THREE RIVERS — American Legion Post 130 will meet on
Wednesday, May 18 at Amvets
Post 74, 2150 Main St., Three Rivers at 11 a.m. At this meeting, post
officers hope to have details about
PALMER – Palmer residents
are invited to provide comments on
the update of the town of Palmer’s
Hazard Mitigation Plan at two public
meetings, which will be held Tuesday, May 10 at 11 a.m. and Monday,
June 6 at 6 p.m. Both meetings will
take place at the Palmer Town Administration Building, 4417 Main
St., Palmer.
All members of the public are
welcome to attend the event. Local
businesses, residents of neighboring
communities, and municipal officials
of neighboring communities are also
encouraged to attend and provide
their feedback.
The meetings will include an
introduction to the hazard mitigation
update process, an overview of past
hazards in the town, and a summary
of mitigation initiatives. Municipal
officials and Pioneer Valley Planning
Commission staff will be available
to answer questions and listen to
comments.
The plan is being produced by
the town with assistance from the
Mother’s Day at
when the Legion membership will
again meet at the former post at
1010 Thorndike St., in Palmer,
now the headquarters of Fire Service Group.
PVPC and is funded by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
and the Massachusetts Emergency
Management Agency. This planning
effort is being undertaken to help the
town of Palmer assess the risks faced
from natural hazards, identify action
steps that can be taken to prevent
damage to property and loss of life,
and prioritize funding for mitigation
efforts.
For more information, contact
PVPC’s Shawn Rairigh at srairigh@
pvpc.org or 413-781-6045.
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Sturbridge, Holland sign community compacts
Obituary Policy
Agreements commit to best
practices in town
Turley Publications offers two types of
obituaries.
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the name of deceased, date of death and funeral
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By Eileen Kennedy
Staff Writer
STURBRIDGE – Sturbridge and
Holland became the 177th and 178th towns
last week to sign a Community Compact
with the state that provides help in determining best practices in a wide variety of
areas.
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito was on hand
at Sturbridge Town Hall to sign the documents with Sturbridge Selectman Mary
Dowling and Holland Selectman Lawrence Mandell.
“The Community Compact is to help
us develop best practices we can use every day to solve community problems,”
said Town Administrator Leon Gaumond
Jr. as he introduced Polito to those gathered to watch the signing. “Tourism plays
an important role in our community and
Old Sturbridge Village is not the only destination, we are also a wedding destination and a hotel and lodging destination
and a dining destination.”
Sturbridge seeks help in planning a
tourist trolley that would ferry visitors
between OSV, shopping, dining and other
destinations in the town, as well as the
town’s historic center. It has already received a state grant to study the feasibility
Exceptions will be made only when the family
provides a death certificate and must be pre-paid.
Town Meeting
Schedules
PALMER
Thursday, May 5
Palmer 300th Anniversary Committee, 6 p.m.,
Palmer Office Building
Monday, May 9
Town Council, 6:30 p.m., Palmer Office Building
Three Rivers Fire & Water District Bylaw
Committee, 7 p.m., Three Rivers Fire Station
Tuesday, May 10
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High
School District Policy Subcommittee,
10:30 a.m., Pathfinder
Palmer Fire & Water District Annual Meeting,
6:30 p.m., Palmer Public Library
Turley Publications staff photo by Eileen Kennedy
Holland Selectman Lawrence Mandell, left, and Sturbridge Selectman Mary Dowling,
right, look on as Lt. Gov. Karen Polito signs a Community Compact agreement. Both
towns became Community Compact towns Tuesday at Sturbridge Town Hall.
of starting a seasonal trolley, and is looking to the state to help it develop the right
plan.
It also wants to develop best practices around information technology as it
revamps its website. It wants to increase
New faces, new places?
Ballot features new posts,
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Wednesday, May 11
Palmer Domestic Violence Task Force,
3:30 p.m., Palmer Police Station
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High
School District Committee, 7 p.m., Pathfinder
year’s elections, with special regulations
from the state delegating how the process
to fill the two seats will work.
At present, six people within Brimfield have been listed on the ballot for the
two positions, the first a three-year-term
and the second a two-year term.
Candidates include caucus nominees
David Girouard, Pat Leaming, Paul McCarthy and Curtis Sampson as well as
petition nominees James Donovan and
Michelle Restino.
Per the rules set by the special legislation to fill the two new seats, for this
year only, the candidate among the six
who receives the highest number of votes
will be elected to the three-year term
while the runner-up with the second most
votes will be elected to the two-year term
on the board.
Sullivan said that in light of the special rules for this year’s elections, and
that that this will be the first year in which
Brimfield utilizes electronic ballots, volunteers will
be on hand
to help explain the new
procedures
to voters as
they arrive
at town hall
that day.
And the
two
seats
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
BRIMFIELD — Elections to be held
on Monday, June 6 will feature several
open positions within the town of Brimfield, and voters will choose among several possible candidates, including for
two newly created seats on the Board of
Selectmen.
Brimfield Town Clerk Robert Sullivan said that in 2014, the Board of Selectmen began the process of petitioning
for special legislation, so that the two new
seats on the board would be created. Following the submission of a warrant article
by the selectmen during that year’s town
meeting, and approval by town vote, the
request to add the new seats waited for
state legislation to be finalized.
Despite several delays in the process,
Sullivan said the request to increase the
number on the board was approved late
last year at the state level, using the exact
wording found within the original warrant
article submitted by the board.
Aside from the expiring term of current Select Board member Susan Hilker,
who is running unopposed for re-election
for another three-year term, Sullivan said
the two new seats will be filled in this
MONSON
Thursday, May 5
Cemetery Commission, 4:30 p.m.,
32 Wilbraham Road
Friday, May 6
Board of Assessors, 9 a.m., Town Office Building
Monday, May 9
Annual Town Meeting, 7 p.m.,
Granite Valley Middle School
Tuesday, May 10
Board of Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Building
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required to design, permit, construct, and
equip new town buildings and also repair
and renovate existing town buildings,
including the Town Hall, the Town Hall
Annex building, the Library, the Highway
Department facility, the Police and Fire
Station, and senior center.
Sullivan said that presently he and
several others are also working to organize a candidate’s night, a public event
where nominees for the positions will
have the opportunity to speak to residents
and answer questions specific to their desired positions.
Questions are being sought from the
members of the Brimfield community.
Anyone interested in submitting a question for candidate’s night should contact
Sullivan at 413-245-4100 ext. 7 or at
[email protected].
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on the Select Board will not be the only
contested positions this year, with positions on both the Planning Board and for
the Library Trustees also being sought by
multiple persons.
Current Planning Board member
Pamela Marquis will be running for reelection for a five-year term on the board
against caucus nominee Judith Sessler.
Library Trustees Mary Ann Santella
and Catherine Wickens will also be running for re-election for their expiring
three-year terms on the board. Caucus
nominee Dale Labonte will also be running for one of the two seats as well.
A debt exclusion pertaining to proposed new town offices will also be on
this year’s ballot. Under Proposition 2
½, a municipality in Massachusetts cannot raise the tax levy limit more than 2 ½
percent over the prior year’s level without
voter approval, and in the case of a debt
exclusion, the increased levy limit lasts
until an expense is paid.
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citizen involvement and make data about
the town more easily accessible to residents.
Holland is looking to develop best
practices in long-term financial forecasting, sound financial practices that will
help make fiscal policy decisions and a
housing plan.
“It’s great to see the state providing
towns with some resources,” said Holland
Selectman Lawrence Mandell. “It’s great
that the state is acting as a partner with the
community.”
Holland officials particularly want
to focus in on senior housing and how to
bring conformity to nonconforming lakeside properties.
“You’re on the front lines and I thank
you for the work that you do every day,”
Polito told officials from both towns. “We
want to offer you help so that you can use
it to serve people even better.”
Polito said she and Gov. Charlie Baker put the Community Compact program
together because they knew that all communities needed the state’s help, and this
was a way to give municipalities the tools
they needed to succeed and solve problems.
Polito said both she and Baker, having previously been selectmen in their
towns before entering state politics, were
well aware of the challenges that town officials face and saw this guidance as the
best way to offer resources.
Communities that have signed community compacts receive additional points
when they apply for state grants.
“We’re in this together,” Polito said.
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feature has been added to the Facebook page of
The Journal Register, namely a weekly reader
poll. Readers will be able to visit the page and
answer a multiple choice question on an important
issue in town. These questions may or may not stem
from our top stories of the week, but we hope the poll
will generate interest. You will also be able to view
percentages of respondents answering one way or another.
At the Annual Town Meeting, Monson voters will
decide whether to put a question on the ballot making the Town Clerk, Highway Surveyor and Board of
Assessors appointed positions, as opposed to elected
roles. So our question to readers this week is: “Do you
believe appointing town officials that were once elected
results in more qualified candidates being chosen?”
We look forward to your answers.
Our question to our readers last week was: “Do
you believe headway is being made in the war on drugs
in this area?” Eighty-six percent said no while fourteen
percent said “in certain areas.” Thanks for voting.
Having faith
in the process
I
t is easy to decry the lack of participation in local politics in towns like Monson, in the form
of low voter turnout and a dearth of candidates
for important positions. To set policy based on
that reality, however, is a mistake, and effectively
mutes the voices of those who do care enough to
be involved.
That’s what the town may be doing if they
vote to approve the substance of three warrant articles being brought forward by the Monson Board
of Selectmen for Monday’s Town Meeting under
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 41, Section 1B, to make the currently elected Highway
Surveyor, Board of Assessors and Town Clerk appointed positions.
Given the constant clamor for more interest
in local government, it’s hard to imagine how that
will be accomplished by taking away some of the
choices that currently can be made by town voters.
Ultimately, the voters themselves will need to
approve this substantive change on the Town Election ballot in June. If the positions are made to be
appointed, corresponding adjustments to job descriptions and compensation will be forthcoming,
although it is likely that those currently in office
will have the opportunity to fill out their terms. It
will be very interesting to see how much feeling
exists on these changes; only by hearing residents’
voices at Town Meeting and tabulating their votes
on Election Day will the community know the answer.
To be sure, it is easy to follow some of the
the logic behind the warrant articles. Moving
elected positions to appointed ones could, theoretically, ensure that the most qualified person
gets the job, as opposed to the most popular. That
also includes the assumption that the voters are
not savvy enough to make the call. Numerous examples could be cited of voters choosing the right
person for a task; it’s only when things go wrong
that people remember the situation.
Just because a position is appointed by town
officials does not mean that the best person will
be selected, either. While he did not single out any
one individual, Highway Surveyor and Selectman
John Morrell aptly noted that in the 30 years he
has been the head of the highway department,
the Palmer Department of Public Works has been
overseen by no fewer than 10 appointed individuals, some of whom left under inauspicious circumstances. This is not an indictment of the way the
town of Palmer has done business per se. It is just
an illustration that appointing a person does not
guarantee that stability will exist in a particular
department.
In the end, while qualifications are very important in determining the effectiveness of an individual in a specific function in town, one should
have faith in the voters when they see them, as
well. Nor is it just about what someone’s resume
says either; when a principal part of someone’s
role is to interact with the public – as is the case
with all the aforementioned jobs – there is no better decision-maker than the voter in determining
how well they are doing so.
Letters to the Editor
National Nursing Home Week May 8 to 14
To the editor:
In honor of National Nursing
Home Week, May 8 to 14, I would
like to take this opportunity to
publicly thank and celebrate the
80-plus employees whose steadfast dedication, commitment and
compassion impacts all the residents of Palmer Healthcare Center, Palmer. Each day they enrich
the quality of life for the residents
To the editor:
This year was our third Pancake Breakfast meeting. The
breakfast has been free, complete
with sausage and local maple
syrup. It has been our pleasure
to offer this to our members and
supporters. The community has
been generous in their support.
Shaw’s of Sturbridge, and Big Y
of Palmer were generous in their
donations, and the Holland Community Center was gracious as always, and we thank them!
But the attendees, our members and supporters, who came
to drink coffee, hear about progress, and have a few pancakes,
filled our coffers every way they
could. They shared stories and
contact names, but they also
bought hats and t-shirts, raffle
tickets and memberships, and after they bought their new hat, they
dropped another $20 into the collection jars. One person quietly
stuffed $100 into the bottom of
Soon it will be dark, day is done
I will be under starlit skies,
Then back to the cabin, out on the porch
Listen as the whippoorwill cries.
Telling his story, to whoever will listen
Or to whoever is near,
Have no worry, he means no harm
He is happy to see you here.
This is the New England Countryside
It is where I forever want to be,
This is the New England Countryside
The only life for me.
Ralph Ingersoll
Palmer
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David Cavalier
Owner, Administrator
Palmer Healthcare Center
the jar.
We call them Opacums – and
we could not do this work without
them. All shapes, sizes and ages.
They understand that their children and grandchildren may not
know the local fields and woods
like we did growing up. They understand it is important work that
we do. And we thank them.
Opacum Land Trust is a nonprofit organization that relies on
the work of its volunteers and
members, and on gifts and donations in order to pursue its mission
of land conservation and stewardship. New members and gifts
to support Opacum’s work are
welcome. For more information
please go to Opacum’s website at
www.opacumlt.org, email info@
opacumlt.org or phone 508-3479144.
Ed Hood
Executive Director
Opacum Land Trust
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Out in the New England Countryside
That is where I would rather be,
In a log cabin, over at the pond
A place where I can feel I am free.
Out in the field, with the grass so green
I look around, everything seems so right,
I have no worry, I have no fear
As the day fades and slips into night.
and their families, without reservation and with great dignity.
Thank you on behalf of all of
the residents both past and present, as well as their families.
You’re the best! Happy Nursing Home Week!
Thank you to Opacum supporters
New England
Countryside
With the sun on my back, a breeze in my face
The puffy clouds in the sky,
The dogs are crazy, away they go
Out on the horizon, they chase after a butterfly.
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300th Committee gearing up
To the editor:
The Palmer 300th Anniversary Committee wants to thank
everyone who attended our lecture last week at Palmer Historical & Cultural Center. Laurie
Prescott of J&J Promotions outlined the history of the Brimfield
Flea Markets. The evening also
included “Road Show”-type appraisals for patrons who brought
artifacts.
We are pleased to announce
not one, but two events for May
as part of our year-long celebration of the founding of Palmer by
John King in 1716. May begins
with “ArmChair Racing” at St.
Mary’s Club on High Street in
Bondsville on Saturday, May 7
– Kentucky Derby Day. Doors
open at 5 p.m. with a roast beef
dinner served at 6 p.m. Virtual
racing begins at 7 p.m. Guests
can bet on their favorite horses
and then watch them race on the
big screen. Tickets are $10 each,
which includes the roast beef dinner. St. Mary’s Club is graciously
donating all proceeds from the
evening to our committee.
Another highlight of May
will be on Sunday, May 22 at
Pulaski Park in Three Rivers.
The Palmer 300th Committee
presents, in concert, Noah Lis,
Palmer’s entrant in NBC’s” The
Voice.” Noah is a graduate of
Westfield State University. His
degree is in saxophone performance and jazz studies. Noah
is a perennial favorite in local
clubs and restaurants and does
extensive charity work. Opening for Noah is the multitalented
Donna Lee Honeywell. Donna
Lee has presented numerous concerts throughout New England in
tribute to Patsy Cline and Connie Francis, and, with her band,
Landslide, a tribute to Fleetwood
Mac. Gates open at noon and
the show starts at 1 p.m. Food
and drink will be available at the
pavilion. Watch for ticket and
parking information with online
availability.
We cannot forget that none
of these events would be possible
without a myriad of local sponsors and volunteers. If you would
like to get involved, please check
our website at Palmer300th.org.
Lorinda Baker
Chairwoman
Palmer 300th
Anniversary Committee
Looking to grow our church
To the editor:
My name is George Richardson. I am the clerk of the Second
Baptist Church located at 1052
Thorndike St. I want to thank
those who attend the services at
our church. Life is difficult and
we know we can’t always be present every week. The church family is thinking of you and wishing
you well. We are a small church
but lucky in that we have members who make us a small church
with a big heart.
I would like to grow our
membership. I have established
a Facebook page; please go to
that page to learn more about us.
Anyone who is looking for a new
church is invited to join us at 10
a.m. on Sunday. We are all in this
world together and I hope we can
work together, with God’s blessing.
George Richardson
Palmer
Love the lilac
he Arnold Arboretum of in summer or become encased in
Harvard University houses ice in winter. This is not to say lia collection of lilacs like a drought, they
lacs that is one of the
do appreciate supplein the
oldest and largest in the
mental watering during
GaRden dry spells. Lilacs prefer
country. This year, on
Mother’s Day, May 8,
neutral to alkaline soil.
the arboretum hosts LiSince soils in Maslac Sunday! From dawn
sachusetts tend to be
to dusk visitors can tour
acidic adjusting the pH
the lilacs and decide on
with lime is likely to be
their own personal fanecessary.
vorites from the 600 or
Transplant in early
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spring or early fall, alTurley
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for 50 weeks out of the
of space per lilac. If a
year this nondescript
hedgerow of like vabush blends into the background, rieties is desired spacing can be
but then, for two glorious weeks reduced to six feet apart. While
in May the spotlight is all its own. lilacs may bloom the first season
Sure, the flowers are great, but I after transplanting, it may take
think that they are merely a ves- three years for them to establish
sel for the intoxicating fragrance. and flower regularly. As soon
I sniff it once and I am taken back as flowering is finished, remove
to my childhood and the purple li- spent blossoms down to the first
lacs the bordered our back porch. leaf. Seed formation will be haltIt is not difficult to succeed ed and energy will be conserved
with lilacs providing you meet and redirected to next season’s
their basic requirements. Although flower production. Since buds
lilacs will survive in shade, they are set in summer it is important
will not bloom there. Plant them to tackle any necessary pruning
in full sun in well-drained soil, soon after flowering as well. If
avoiding areas that puddle water pruning takes place in fall, win-
ter, or in spring prior to bloom
there is a good chance buds will
be sacrificed.
If your lilacs have become
too woody and blooms are sniffed
by use of tippy-toes it is time for
some rejuvenation. Start in the
center of the bush at ground level
and work out, cutting out the oldest stems. Then concentrate on reducing the overall height to about
eight feet. Severely overgrown lilacs can be handled in this manner
over a three-year period, pruning
out one-third each year.
You can propagate your own
lilacs simply by transplanting a
sucker from the main bush. In
spring, use a spade to separate it,
but leave it in place until the fall,
by that time it will have grown
its own roots and will be safe to
move.
Two diseases that affect the
leaves of lilac are powdery mildew
fungus and leafroll necrosis, both
of which are more cosmetic than
injurious to plant health. Powdery
mildew appears as white blotches
on the leaves in late summer and
fall. Adequate spacing and regular pruning to improve air circulation may reduce the attack.
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Leafroll necrosis causes leaves to
curl and is thought to be the result of air pollution. Some varieties are more susceptible to these
diseases than others, keep this in
mind when making your selection at the nursery. There are hundreds of cultivars of the Common
Lilac (Syringa vulgaris). Single
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traditional lilac-purple to other
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family activities and food vendors
will round out a memorable day.
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Compiled by Denise Falk
25 YEARS AGO
FROM THE PAGES OF THE
JOURNAL REGISTER THIS
WEEK IN 1991...
Monson: Selectmen have approved a 31-article warrant including a controversial police issue for
a special town meeting to be held
sometime in June. At their Monday
night meeting, board members deleted two articles proposed for submission to the voters, while okaying
the remaining 31. Executive Secretary Grace Makepeace said that the
special meeting, which has been set
for May 13 will be rescheduled, at
the request of the Finance Committee to an undetermined date in June.
“The Finance Committee wants
more time to gather all the facts and
figures needed to come up with its
budget proposals,” she explained.
“However, by law, the meeting has
to be held by June 30.” Most of the
articles approved for the meeting
warrant provide as yet unspecified
funding for all town departments
and related agencies for the fiscal
year starting July 1. Two articles
deal with the town’s embattled police department. One would change
the status of the chief of police from
a “strong chief” to a “weak chief,”
with selectmen being granted the
power to set rules and regulations
for the department. A related article
would give the selectmen the power
to set the salary of the police chief.
Palmer: Michael R. Parsons,
representing the Tighe & Bond
Consulting Engineering firm in
Northampton, met with Palmer
Board of Selectmen and advised
them the end may be near for the
solid waste facility in Bondsville by
June, 1992. He sincerely told the
board that, to try to make an effort
to prolong its life would only prove
very costly, financially-wise. Parsons said, “A new solid waste facility permit would not be required
should the present landfill operations be terminated at the present
site by June ’92. He added, “Conferences with the state Department
of Environmental Protection Agency recently indicated this landfill
facility could be closed allowing
the currently approved closure plan
which would include a two-foot
thick “cap.”
Monson: Construction of the
new Quarry Hill Elementary School
is now about half completed, according to a building official. James Byrne, superintendent for SAE/American, the project contractor, said that
construction has been on schedule
ever since work on the $19.2 million school began last September.
FROM THE PAGES OF THE PALMER JOURNAL REGISTER THIS WEEK IN 1966:
The Palmer Lions Club tissue drive will be held May 9, 10 and 11. Proceeds
will go towards eye research. On the left is Merritt Hyatt, tissue sale chairman
and on the right is Charles Ramadon.
John Mozden, umpire in the Grammar School Baseball League reviews the
ground rules with opposing coaches and captains at the opening of the Grammar season this week. Shown here are left to right: Chet Kulis, coach of the
Thorndike Street nine; Bob Doyle, captain of Quaboag; coach George Nicholas
of Quaboag; captain Mike Russo of Thorndike Street; and umpire Mozden.
Quaboag won the opener 8-7.
FROM THE PAGES OF THE PALMER
JOURNAL THIS WEEK IN 1916: Advertisement for fashionable hose available at Pero’s in Palmer.
William H. Anderson, retired Monson Town Moderator, was honored at a Testimonial Banquet held at the Monson Town Hall. Over 250 guests were present.
Shown in the photo with Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are Mr. and Mrs. John Aldrich
on the left, committee member.
FROM THE PAGES OF THE PALMER JOURNAL THIS WEEK IN 1916: The Men’s
Building at Monson State Hospital. The facility is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
50 YEARS AGO
FROM THE PAGES OF THE
PALMER JOURNAL REGISTER THIS WEEK IN 1966...
Monson: Rep. Alexander Lolas, (D-Monson) today requested
Gov. Volpe to explain a proposed
cut in the 1967 budget for the Monson State Hospital, which would
mean the elimination of some 26
jobs. “These positions, Lolas said,
are badly needed, not only in my
opinion, but in the opinion of hospital authorities.” After checking
the Governor’s budget recommendations, I find that his Excellency
has recommended that 20 attendant
nurse positions, and six charge attendant nurse positions be stricken
JOURNAL THIS WEEK IN 1916: Advertisement for young men that want to
be involved in the newspaper industry, to apply at the Journal offices.
Second Baptist
Church
1050 Thorndike Street
Palmer, MA
from the quota at the Monson State
Hospital.
Palmer: The vocational regional school district planning committee officially established in five
area towns together with representatives of other local communities yet
to authorize such committees met
last week at Palmer High School to
initiate action necessary to proper
study of plans and procedures vital
to a vocational school district. The
five authorized committees were organized as a regional school district
planning board. The towns officially represented are Belchertown,
Hardwick, New Braintree, Palmer
and Ware. The board elected Harry
Uguccloni of Palmer as Chairman
and Irving Mattson of Ware as Treasurer.
Palmer: Merritt Hyatt will
FROM THE PAGES OF THE PALMER JOURNAL REGISTER THIS WEEK IN 1966: The
Children of Mary and Sts. Peter and Paul Church held a coronation ceremony
at the church recently. Mary Warakowski, Queen crowned St. Mary. Shown in
the photo left to right: First row, Kathy Bigda, Kathy Giza, Ellen Gladkowski,
Carol Orluk, Karen Wright, Nancy Drzal, Nancy Allen, and Phyllis Olearczyk,
Second row, Natalie Swiatlowski, Mary Allen Gondek, and Kathy Gula. Third
row, Debbie Burns and Karla Wright. Top row, Mary Wawrakowski and Kathy
Smola.
head the annual Eye Research Fund
13th Drive of the Palmer Lions
Club, it was announced this week
by Lions Club President Charles
Mamadon. Active in the Lions
since 1949, Hyatt is District Manager of the Home Gas Co. in Palmer. Over 9000 Lions from Massachusetts will be actively engaged
in the campaign. Locally, the drive
will extend from Monday, May 9
through Wednesday, May 11. During this time Lion Club members
and volunteer helpers will conduct
a door-to-door sale of tissue paper
in Palmer and the Villages. Plastic
bags of tissue will contain ten rolls
of toilet tissue and two large boxes
of facial tissue.
100 YEARS AGO
FROM THE PAGES OF
THE PALMER JOURNAL THIS WEEK IN
1916...
Palmer: Notice has
been received by Boston
and Albany Railroad officials that, beginning next
Sunday, the express train
now leaving Boston at
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at Palmer at 1.46 in the morning
will be run through without making
the Palmer stop. The new schedule calls for reaching Springfield at
1.45. The change will be a distinct
disappointment and inconvenience
to a considerable number in this vicinity, who have for years used this
train because of business necessities or for pleasure.
Monson: The Monson State
Hospital—better known as the State
Hospital for Epileptics—is celebrating today the 20th anniversary of its
establishment. Visitors have come
from all parts of the state and from
other commonwealths to inspect the
institution and its various buildings,
and to take part in or listen to the
extensive program of this afternoon.
The change from the original incep-
tion of the institution to the present
is very marked. The start was made
in 1897, when the main buildings
which had been the State Primary
School—devoted to the care of neglected children—were torn down
and three new buildings—an administration building—a ward for
men and another for women—were
erected under the supervision of Dr.
Owen Copp.
Monson: A meeting of the incorporators of the Monson Home
for Aged People was held in Memorial Hall last Friday evening, at
which plans were made for furthering the purpose of the corporation.
There will be no attempt to secure
a home till an endowment fund has
been raised to maintain it. The incorporators feel, however, that the
prospect of getting one is bright.
The corporation now has a fund of
$2000 received from the Monson
Circle of King’s Daughters, nearly
half of which came as gifts to them
for this specific purpose. In addition, Mr. Arthur D. Ellis has offered
to contribute $5000 toward an endowment fund provide the same
amount shall be secured from other
sources before January 1st, 1917.
PAGE Messages to
Dear Deonna and Rochelle:
You have never left
Dear Mom:
Congratulations Deonna for getting through your
first year as a mother. You have been my girlfriend for
almost five years and it has been such a tremendous
journey. This last year you have accomplished everything anyone could ever ask of you as a mother. No
one said this was going to be easy but I’m glad that we
are taking this journey together.
Rochelle, thanks for being my mother for the first
22 years of my life. You have helped me through a
few tough times and been my role model every since
I was a baby. It would be impossible to explain the
enormous amount of “Thank-yous” you deserve in
this letter.
I just hope this can brighten both of your days.
Happy Mother’s Day.
Dear Mom:
Patrick Boucher
Monson
She is one in a million
To the editor:
She is the one in a million to me! Her name is
Bonnie Patricia Bradway and she lives in Palmer.
Have you ever met someone you wish you could hold
onto forever and ever? Well, that’s how I feel about
my Mom!
She’s loving, patient, gentle and smart! She’s
kind and generous, always looking for someone in
need, encouraging others, even those she just met. She
loves learning and teaching new things; enjoys music,
reading and collecting fun items. Crafting and sewing
are a couple of her hobbies (you should see some of
the quilts and decorations she’s made). Oh, and my
Mom has the most beautiful handwriting you’ve ever
seen! She loves the beach, the sound of the waves refresh her soul, just talking about it brings a smile to
her beautiful face! Her favorite foods are: pierogis,
chocolate, snickerdoodles, lobster and Pepsi - with
very little ice .
Looking back, my sister and I certainly tested the
boundaries she set for us growing up. If you asked her
she’d probably tell you about my sister Tracey and her
best friend Heidi snowmobiling across Lake George
in Wales or my sassy independent streak that must
have seemed endless…No matter the circumstance,
my Mom was and still is our biggest fan.
I’d like to publicly thank her for taking the time
to be someone we could always count on and trust.
Mom, you made the most difficult job in the world
look like a breeze.
Happy Mother’s Day!
Sherry Lynn Storey
West Warren
Memories of Mom
To the editor:
My Mom had six children. I was the oldest.
When I came home from school, she was always
there for me to talk. She was a good listener.
She loved the springtime! She got excited to see
the first robins of the new season of spring. She got
excited to see the lady slippers growing in the woods
near our house.
When summer came, it was blueberries which she
loved to pick. She made blueberry pies.
There was always the smell of something baking
in the oven.
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Eulogy for my Mom...
On this Mother’s Day I wish you all of your
dreams of Heaven. I wish you long sunny afternoons
with your loved ones in the gardens above. I wish you
leisure walks with Jesus by your side discussing the
many mysteries of our lives. Enjoy your time spent
with our Lord reflecting on the mysteries of Heaven. I
pray you will watch over us everyday and participate
in your own way in all our celebrations.
I know you are there and I can feel your presence all around me, in a gentle breeze or the flight
of the butterfly. It could be the sudden landing of a
Cardinal outside the window or my special sign of a
pink bow appearing out of no where. I know you are
there always Mom because I often hear your voice in
my mind with a comment about my day or I see a sign
especially meant for me. While you are gone from this
earth Mom you will never be gone from my heart.
Your suffering is over and your new journey has
begun. Embrace it because before you know it, we
will all be together again to share in your heavenly
home. Thank you Mom for all that you gave me over
the years. Our life was sometimes tough but you persevered through it all and came out on top. You searched
for God and found him and taught us to believe in
something bigger than anything we could ever hope
for, you guided us this way and that until all those
mustard seeds were planted. You knew that you gave it
your all and that we would eventually be okay.
Thank you Mom for everything! Thank you for
the words of encouragement, sometimes gentle and
sometimes not but they helped guide me through my
life. I wish everyday that I could hear those words
again. But wait; I really do hear your voice gently
guiding me when I need to make a decision. I pause to
reflect if I am going the right way, I may falter but I always land on my feet in the right direction and I thank
you for that and everything this Mother’s Day.
I love you forever and a day!
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To the editor:
I cut my toe this morning. I bring this up because I
figure my Mom would appreciate that I cut my toe in the
same exact spot trying to give myself a pedicure to honor
her – just like I accidentally cut her a few years back.
We were best friends. However dysfunctional, we
were two of the best friends a mother and daughter could
ever be.
Over the years, I have become more ashamed of any
fight we ever had because I had grown to learn that my
Mom didn’t have a mean bone anywhere in her entire
body. She was actually incapable of being deliberately
mean. I used to think it was a sign of weakness, but like
many things I underestimated in my mother over the
years, her strength was one of them. And much like her
strength, she had wisdom in knowing she did not have to
show up to every fight she was invited to.
It was unbelievable that she has lived these past few
years so courageous and so few actually knew the pain
she was in. It was embarrassing to me that a lot it was
because she and I were so close and it was me she was
worried about...because I could not let go – and she knew
it. She held on until she knew that her best friend would
be all right, mentally and emotionally – without her.
Mom had faith. She always used to tell me that she
“believed enough for the both of us.” I told her it didn’t
matter if I believed or not because it was a scientific fact
that energy doesn’t die it just changes form. And if love is
a form of energy, then no matter what, it is scientifically
impossible for someone to die because they live forever
through the love in those they leave behind.
I have never know that to be more true in my entire life than when I held my mother on the first day of
spring, a Sunday night.
There is no doubt in my mind that there was a piece
of me that used to be here that isn’t anymore. But in its
place is the absence of every argument and every single
petty thing that has ever happened between my mother
and I over the past 35 years. If that is what she meant for
me to have faith, than she got her wish. I’m grateful for
this in retrospect – and Mom gave that to me.
My mother and I had one last amazing Sunday
together on March 6 – during our favorite thing we
loved to do – shopping and lunch. I took her to the
Olive Garden. She argued with me like she does that
she wanted to pay, so I snuck my card to the waitress and said to her, “Can’t I buy my mother lunch?”
That was a great day. I got to tell her I love her and how
much she meant to me. We talked about how over the
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How could I know you’ve be the strong one?
I’d sometimes mistake the strong for weak.
But you stayed long enough to love us
Even when you couldn’t speak.
You loved loudly and suffered in silence Trying not to make a fuss.
Who knew you’d be the strong one
To fight so long for us.
Losing you is impossible
How can I not be sad?
I only hope you had an inkling
Of the true impact you had.
Your strength will help us through
And carry us along All while missing you,
Because you were so strong.
I love you Momma.
Dene Sarrette
Monson
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When life would throw a curve ball,
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While keeping everything in place.
The Palmer Fire Department currently includes
three full-time fire officers, four on-call fire officers,
To mothers, whoever you may be,
11 on-call firefighters, three on-call recruit firefightBiological or not, or perhaps
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And we honor and thank you today
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Roy noted in an April 15 letter to registered votIs so special too
ers in the district that the Palmer Fire Department is
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Into adulthood
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Teaching us the do’s and don’ts
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He said the loss of industry, as well as the decline
Standing by us when needed
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And we can turn to you
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If you mother is no longer here
“We continually campaign to recruit on-call fireIn person, or perhaps above
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We know you are there
applied for federal grant assistance (Staffing for AdIf can only talk by phone, it’s okay
equate Fire and Emergency Response, SAFER) for
Just letting us know you are
two additional full-time firefighters...If successful,
Special in every way and loved too
this grant program would have funded two firefighters
God Bless you all and we give you our love.
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and all I remembered was positive. I literally couldn’t
have asked for a better day. It was four days before I talked to her for the last time.
Her service and ceremony fell on Good Friday...and
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I held my Mom in my arms the night she died and
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Bike, car blessing
and ride May 7
MONSON — The First Church of Monson and
the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club are sponsoring
the fourth annual Motorcycle and Antique Car Blessing and Ride on Saturday, May 7 at the First Church of
Monson, 5 High St., Monson.
Rev. Dr. Rob Gormbley will conduct a ceremony
to bless all riders at the gathering for a safe and enjoyable season. The non-denominational benediction
focuses on safety rather than religious beliefs. All are
welcome.
Those who wish to join or watch the ride are welcome to enjoy a home-cooked lunch buffet when the
ride is concluded. There is a $25 registration fee for all
vehicles which includes the lunch buffet. Non-riders
can enjoy lunch for $10 per person or $25 per family.
All of the funds raised by the Blessing and Ride will
be used to support the missions of The First Church of
Monson. Visit www.monsonlife.com to pre-register. A
commemorative t-shirt will be awarded to the first 50
registrants.
“Each year this event has grown and become more
significant to the community,” said Ted Sisley, a member of the fundraising committee at the First Church of
Monson. “This year we are proud to have the Quaboag
Riders as our co-sponsor. We will be sending the riders off with a prayer and blessing for their safety and
protection.”
All motorcycle riders and antique car owners
are welcome to join the ride through the foothills of
Hampden County which will take approximately two
hours. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and the Blessing
of the Bikes ceremony will start at 9:45 a.m. Lunch
will be ready after the riders return at 12:30 p.m.
HFA a well-spring of programs
Students of the Seni-I-Do Judo & Jujutsu Club demonstrate their skills in the form of a
fun game this past week during the Hitchcock Free Academy Travel Around Hitchcock
and April Fun event.
Zoe Watson teaches young participants how to make origami paper cranes.
Layne Holcomb, Hailee Rojas, and Emily Hunkins show off their Hitchcock Free Academy
Passports during the Travel Around Hitchcock event held this past Thursday, April 21.
Instructor Marcia Beal teaches several participants how to create “Noodle Doodles”
on scratchboard. The art style involves creating a design, dividing it into smaller spaces and further developing the designs within the spaces.
Center opens its
doors to the curious
“It’s been a really spectacular past
couple of days,” said Gregory on Thursday. “It’s wonderful to see them get excited
about a lot of the different programs and to
give everyone a sampling of just a few of
the kind of things that go on here.”
In a twist on the activities, around the
historic building, tabs with the HFA seal
were hidden. As part of a special scavenger hunt, visitors hunted down the clues
revealing the story of the academy’s past.
Upstairs, members of the Seni-I-Do
Judo and Jujutsu Club demonstrated their
martial arts skills under the guidance of instructor Israel Lopez.
Both days also incorporated outside
activities, with scavenger hunts and geocaching along with presentations from
special guests the Last Green Valley and
Christie Armstrong. who discussed the
water table and the environmental significance of the national heritage corridor that
Turley Publications staff photos by Wyatt Aloisio
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Additionally, upon approval of the change, selectmen would work with the current Board of Assessors
to create more defined job descriptions for assessors’
position to ensure that proper individuals are chosen,
he said.
Brassard has stated that both the town clerk and
the members of the Board of Assessors have all been
informed of the possible changes to the positions.
Selectman and current Highway Surveyor John
Morrell said that he is against the proposed changes
and that they may potentially cause more harm than
good for the people of Monson.
Morrell stated concerns that the change might
possibly make removing officials who were ineffective more difficult and that by doing so it was also taking away the power and authority of the voters within
town to choose their leaders.
“It’s a big deal,” said Morrell. “You’re changing the entire structure of the government and you’re
changing it to something that would likely be permanent too and could be really cumbersome if you get
somebody appointed who isn’t working out.”
Morrell has served as the elected highway surveyor for the town since 1981.
Community Preservation Act
Other warrant articles include several from the
Community Preservation Committee.
The articles submitted will seek approval from
the townspeople to appropriate funds from the Budgeted Reserve Account under the Community Preservation Program to complete several projects including
$30,213 to repair the foundation of the Keep Homestead Museum, $9,500 for additional playground
equipment at Veteran’s Field, $50,000 to replace the
aged boiler at the recently renovated Memorial Hall,
and $45,000 to repair and restore parts of Monson
Free Library.
Parking proposal to be passed over
Despite lengthy discourse on the topic during several recent meetings of town officials, two particular
articles will not be moving forward to the town meeting at the recommendation of both Brassard and the
members of the Finance Committee.
This past Tuesday, April 26 members of the Select
Board discussed two articles submitted by Morrell as
Highway Surveyor, specifically Article 27 which proposed using free cash from the town to create and expanded parking lot area at Veteran’s Field behind the
town offices.
Morrell had originally submitted the proposal to
create an addition 24 parking spaces located at the site
of the original Parks and Recreation Committee building with dimensions of 140 feet by 60 feet at the field
at an estimated cost of $16,000. Article 26 asked for
the raising and appropriation of $34,000 for the purpose of re-surfacing Park Road which accesses Flynt
Park. Morrell cited safety concerns as the primary reason for submitting the article.
Conservation Commissioner Leslie Duthie noted
that because of the small size of the park overall that
they had hoped to avoid reducing the green space there
further and grant money
had already been secured
to plant several trees in the
same area.
“By encouraging people to park away from the
field and elsewhere in town
we’re encouraging them to
stop at Adams and stop at
Woodbines,” said Duthie.
“Parking away from the
field might encourage visitors to town to visit out local businesses and to use
out other services.”
But Monson Police
Chief Stephen Kosloski
remarked that having more
parking would be beneficial overall, particularly for
when the police host training sessions and other departments.
Following the meeting, Brassard said while the
project may not have interfered with the master plan it
would, however, cost more
than originally estimated,
so he and the Finance Committee will request it be put
on hold.
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
BRIMFIELD — Attendees at Hitchcock Free Academy this past week had
the opportunity to experience a sampling
of everything that the community center
has to offer as part of the first ever Travel
Around Hitchcock and April Fun event.
For two days during this past spring
break of Tuesday, April 19 and Thursday,
April 21, kids and families from within
the community were invited to visit the
center and take part in several activities,
many of which are also offered as courses
and programs during Hitchcock’s regular
schedule.
Kids ages 2 to 12 spent four hours each
day taking part in several events and for a
small fee, received a special HFA Passport,
which they filled out with stamps at each
of the various stations that they visited.
Hitchcock Free Academy Director
Sue Gregory said that this is the first time
the academy has offered the program and
that it is great way to not only let local
families about the many programs that are
at the academy, but also for kids and families to meet with individuals and groups in
the greater Brimfield community.
Along with playing fun board games
and doing a variety of craft activities including origami paper-craft, making postcards, and “Noodle Doodles” with instructor Marcia Beal, visitors on Tuesday and
Thursday got to listen to traveling violinist
and Hitchcock instructor Linda Day give
a performance in the lower auditorium
along with fellow musicians Watson and
Co., who played throughout the day on
Tuesday.
Members of the Brimfield Fire Department and Highway Department also
made a special guest appearance Thursday
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At the end of the day Thursday willing participants also had the opportunity to
present to everyone what they had learned
during the Fredrick Charles Speaking contest, where participants in three different
age categories competed for $25 gift cards
for classes at the academy.
On Tuesday, May 3 Hitchcock Free
Academy was set to participate in Valley
Gives Day, a fundraiser event that focuses
on supporting community organizations
throughout the Pioneer Valley hosted by
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MONSON — Barbara L.
Beaulieu has been nominated for
the Monson Rotary Club’s 2016
“Citizen of the Year.”
Beaulieu is the president of
the Monson Garden Club; secretary of the Friends of the Monson
Free Library; volunteer at Baystate Wing Memorial Hospital,
Top Floor Learning and the Monson Open Pantry; sings in the St.
Patrick’s Church choir; and member of the Brimfield Area Master
Singers.
In her spare time, she teaches
quilting and started to teach a 10year-old girl how to sew recently.
Beaulieu will be recognized
at the Monson Summerfest on
July 4 and a banquet will be held
in her honor at the Steaming Tender Restaurant in October.
Tinsleigh Anna Chaffee
MONSON — Tinsleigh Anna
Chaffee was born on March 22,
2016 at Baystate Medical Center
in Springfield.
Tinsleigh was born to parents
Timothy and Shannon Chaffee of
Monson. Siblings include Aydan
and Declan Chaffee of Monson.
Maternal grandparents are
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Gaylin Bingle and the late Donald
Bingle of Monson and paternal
grandparents are Earl and Kathy
Chaffee of Palmer. Paternal great
grandparents are Margaret Backus and the late George Backus of
Palmer, and maternal great grandparents are the late Heman and
Claire Krupke of Springfield.
•
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MONSON — (From right) Lori Stacey, Director of the Monson Senior Center and Council on Aging, met with IGA Adams
Hometown Supermarket Manager Robert Tobio along with Supervisor Lucy Arroyo and employee Amey Farquhar and
was presented with a check from the supermarket for $4,093.16. The funds will be used for the center’s Meals on
Wheels program.
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Palmer Domestic Violence Task Force, which provides
education to the community about domestic violence and
available resources, and of which Sheila is a member.
Carmen Nieves, the community educator at Womanshelter, will be a guest speaker at the event next week.
“I tried to pick programs that helped victims at different points in their lives,” said Sheila. “Last year, we
raised $7,000, and I really want to raise $10,000 this
year!”
Sheila, now a behavioral health nurse at Gentiva/
Kindred Home Care Services, admits it has been a long,
emotional journey since she lost her sister all those years
ago. She admitted to drifting somewhat, through support
groups that did not bring her peace and her own relationships, though she loves her own children, Lindsey and
Kyle.
Jesse, who does not remember his mother, has grown
up to be successful himself, and works for an alarm company.
But Sheila said true healing for her didn’t begin until she met and began working with Monica Dominique,
victim services coordinator at the Hampden County
Sheriff’s Department. Sheila then became a guest speaker in prisons, letting abusers and their victims hear about
the consequences of their actions, both before and after
an abusive relationships or murder.
“People tend to blame the victims as well as the perpetrators,” she said. “But the abuser is always telling the
person how worthless she is, and often when she leaves,
it becomes the most dangerous for her.”
Still, she has found solace in working to keep others
from facing the same fate as her sister.
“Last year, 11 or 12 people from the Class of 1971 at
Enrico Fermi High School in Enfield came to the event,”
she said. “Her smile and carefree attitude affected everybody she met. To know her was to love her.”
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Business owner heads
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By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
MONSON — Under the leadership of Monson business owner Brenda Tibbetts, a team of seven will soon
set out to compete in a unique obstacle
course, racing their way through mud
and a series of challenges to raise funds
for invaluable research.
For the past three years, Tibbetts,
owner of Tibbetts Optical located on
Main Street in downtown Monson, has
gathered a team of dedicated locals to
compete in Muckfest MS, a national 5k
race and obstacle course where participants compete in friendly competition
against each other and raise money
to aid the National Multiple Sclerosis
(MS) Society.
“100 percent of the funds that we
raise go to the MS Society and also
stay local within the area to help research efforts,” said Tibbetts.
Tibbetts began doing fundraisers
for MS research in 2007 following her
sister’s diagnosis with the chronic,
debilitating disease that attacks the
nervous system. She began hosting or
taking part in a different kind of fundraiser each year.
Three years ago she discovered
Muckfest MS, and after gathering a
group of fellow participants from the
local area to create a team, they began competing and have returned each
year since.
“We found that a lot of us really
liked doing it and decided to keep with
it,” said Tibbetts. “It’s great because it
can be a challenge for those who want
one but you can go about the obstacles
any way you want so anyone looking
to do it casually can still participate.”
Muckfest MS, along with being a
standard 5K foot-race, also features 20
challenges throughout the path from
start to finish. True to the name of the
race ,many of the 20 obstacles featured
throughout the course incorporate the
use of either mud or water pits, adding
to the degree of the challenge and fun
for the participants.
To date Muckfest MS and its runners throughout the nation have raised
over $21 million for the National MS
Society and their research regarding
the disease.
“It’s just a blast every time we go,”
said Tibbetts. “We never walk away
from it feeling unaccomplished.”
The Muckfest MS Boston race
which Tibbetts and her teammates will
be participating in will take place on
Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May
15.
Though Tibbetts said the team is
not as big as last year, with some past
members having moved or unable to
compete, the ones who are on it are
eager for the day to arrive. Members
of the Tibbett’s Optical Team include
Patricia Emerson, Lisa Szostek, Chelsea Tibbetts, Sean Dimitropolis, Christopher Banks and Carlie Glanville.
Since last month Tibbetts and
her team have been busy working to
raise funds in support of their efforts
at Muckfest MS. To date the team has
raised half of its goal of $1,000 thanks
to donations from supporters, shop
patrons, and through donations from
several other local businesses including Lost Sock Laundry and Diversified
Metals.
Tibbetts has also offered in-shop
specials to help raise the money including waiving repair fees on glasses
in favor of donations to the cause.
Donations can be made online for
Tibbett’s Optical Team at www.muckfestms.org by clicking donate and entering “Tibbetts” into the name search
or can be made by contacting Tibbett’s
Optical at 413-267-4200.
New boarding kennel opening its paw doors
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
PALMER — A new Palmer business owner wants cat owners in the area
to know that even if they have to leave
home, there is still someone available to
provide their feline friends with all of
the attention and affection they need.
The Barn Car, located at 2136 Baptist Hill Road in Palmer, will be officially opening its doors to the public this
Saturday, May 7, offering its services as
a fully equipped feline boarding facility
to cat owners throughout the region.
For more than a year, owner and
operator Debbie Kelder has worked to
renovate the 672-square-foot accessory
building on her property to comfortably
accommodate up to 24 cats to be taken
care of while their owners and families
are away.
The Barn Cat is a no-cage facility
that offers each cat “family” of between
one and six cats their own private room,
each of which is large and comfortable
and offers the cats optimum room for
exercise and comfort, said Kelder.
Kelder has worked to outfit each of
the climate-controlled rooms with cat
friendly furniture that offers surfaces
to nap and places to hide. The rooms
also will feature toys as well as vertical climbing spots along the walls and
plenty of windows for the cats to bird
watch.
A lifelong cat and animal lover,
Kelder spent many years working in the
management field and ultimately was
inspired to start her own boarding house
after a similar experience of leaving her
Palmer
$255,000 – 2240 Baptist Hill
Road – Timothy W. Irving and Ruth
Anne Bergmann to Lawrence E. Akers and Mary C. Akers
$173,000 – 43 French Drive
– Holly Olson and Nathan R. Olson
to Daniel J. Mackenzie and Denise
Monette
Trends
Property owners find ways to
keep it natural
Gardeners, landscapers
discuss organic options
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
W
hen many people think of
fertilizing their lawns and
gardens, their minds immediately go to what’s in the soil,
and how to add to it. But when it
comes to organic fertilizers, it’s not
just about what’s in the ground – it’s
what’s in the air, too.
The savvy gardener and landscaper doesn’t just have his or her
hands in the soil; one might also be
seen toting a tank and hose.
Steve Gould, manager of Hardwick Farmers Co-Op Exchange in
Gilbertville, said that while there
will always be a market for chemical
products, there is increasing interest
in organic (lacking pesticides and
using elements that exist naturally)
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The Barn Cat features several private, climate -ontrolled rooms such as the
big-cat family room, built to comfortably house up to six cats.
own cats in similar type of facility for
several months.
She developed the idea further and
created what she hopes will be a relaxing
home for the felines to stay while their
owners are gone on vacation, moving,
or have cat-allergic guests staying with
them. The facility will be just a distance
of several feet from her own home.
The cats will be given daily attention with the rooms as well as food, water, and litter boxes also cleaned daily.
The rooms will be thoroughly disinfected between guests.
Along with operating the Barn Cat
Kelder also offers professional in-home
pet-sitting services for cats, dogs, and
other small animals and is pet CPR and
first aid certified.
On Saturday, Kelder will be hosting a special open house event from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. where guest are invited
to come view the boarding house themselves and will receive a coupon for two
free nights of boarding. For those unable to attend tours are also available on
appointment.
For more information including
hours and boarding rates or to make a
reservation visit the Barn Cat’s website
at www.thebarncat.com or call at 413364-5556.
Property transactions in Palmer and Monson
Editor’s note: The following is
a list of deed transactions recorded
at the Hampden County Registry of
Deeds for Palmer and Monson from
April 26, 2016 to May 2, 2016.
Busine$s
$185,000 – 4 Cheney St. - Raymond L. Tenczar to Richard Theriault
$225,000 – 1313 Park St. - Rejean St. Amand to Stephen Stathis
$130,000 – 2025 Cross St. Elaine C. Hodgman to Dennis S.
Doyle
$220,000 – 1064 Park St. - Sligo
Realty Co. LLC to Scott Stuckenbruck
Dioguardi Jewelers
Full Service Jewelry Store
Monson
$175,000 – 296 Main St. - Mary
Jane Russell to Therese D. Arbour
$240,000 – 122 Town Farm
Road – Richard P. Roman and Janet
E. Ryan-Roman to Gregory J. Feldman
$75,000 – Brimfield Road – Gerald F. Skeean and Betty A. Skeean to
Gerald C. Skeean and Jan Griffin
materials to help naturally nourish a
property. And some of these can be
sprayed and absorbed through the
leaves, as well as the roots.
One particularly popular product is fish-based, he said, which is
produced by Neptune’s Harvest, a
Gloucester company.
“What they do is fillet the fish
and then the bones and other material, that they used to just throw
back in the ocean, they put through
a cold process and it can be reused
as fertilizer,” he said. “It can be
sold by the pint and gallon. It can
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be sprayed across the leaves of
plants.”
He said the product does get reapplied periodically, but the beauty
of using organic material he said, is
that by using in proper ratios, it can
“help nature work in the way that
it’s supposed to. Part of it is economics, too. Chemical fertilizers
can cost more than they used to.”
Marty Greene, proprietor of
Velvet Greene Garden Center in
Brimfield, echoed some of Gould’s
sentiments.
“Part of using natural products
is that people are more conscious
of the safety of their children and
pets and the effect of what they’re
doing on the water table,” he said.
“A lot of people got into this business when the economy went bad,
but the good ones are still around,
I think.”
Laura Sinaguglia, a master gardener and owner of Wise Seeds of
Learning, kept her own organic garden in Connecticut for many years
and now has dedicated her time to
teaching on the subject.
She said she follows the guidelines of the Organic Materials Review Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Oregon.
“Organic materials are not necessarily healthy, but it’s all about
keeping things in balance in the soil
and in nature, as far as elements like
calcium and magnesium,” she said.
“Without the proper ratio, the problem will only get worse.”
She said that often people can
make their own natural compost,
which contains microorganisms that
help fight disease in a garden.There
are also compost teas available
commercially, which has a liquid
extract of various plant components
which can be applied to the soil and
sprayed onto plants, as well.
She also swears by the application of molasses, which helps feed
the aforementioned microorganisms.
“I’ve had plants that look sickly but then by putting a tablespoon
of molasses on the leaves, they perk
right up,” she said. “When the soil
and the environment is healthy, my
plants are healthy. We have to do
our part to mimic what’s happening
in nature already.”
And that line of thinking is very
familiar to John Root of Amherst,
who did his graduate studies in botany at the University of Maryland
and University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, and will be doing a
program called “Organic Gardening
for Everyone” at the Brimfield Se-
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Turley
Publications
Yard & Garden
supplement,
inserted in
our newspaper
this week.
nior Center on Tuesday, May 31.
“Growing food and plants is
one of the things people can do locally without traveling a great distance,” he said.
Like Sinaguglia, he preaches
the merits of composting.
“You can layer it like a lasagna,
with leaves, mulch and chipped
wood, and then turn it,” he said.
“The mulch will keep the weeds out
and it will bring plenty of microbes
into the soil. When people fertilize their properties this way, it will
prevent the chemicals that are often
applied from leaching out into the
surrounding environment.”
He said that by putting compost and manure in water, the material can be sprayed and the benefits
magnified. Root also sees the benefit in seaweed and fish products as
well.
“You can just dilute it 1 to 10
with water,” he said. “And if your
soil is healthy, the earthworms will
be your plow. That’s how you can
tell if your lawn and garden are
working the way they’re supposed
to.”
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Competition of color, creativity comes off with character...
The Livestock Bluegrass Band performed on Saturday, April 23 at the Monson House of Art during the Monson Arts
Council Spring Art Exhibition and Sale.
“The Janitor’s Family,” a wood and metal multi-dimensional piece created by Michael Tillyer of Northampton.
Although it appeared to be a painting from a distance,
“What Lies Beneath” by Diane Caswell Christian of Suffield, Connecticut, is in fact made entirely of felt and was
also the second place winner in the Fiber Arts Category.
Northampton-based artist Karl Knapp received the distinguished honor of receiving the Best in Show award for his oil painting “Reflections.”
MAC’s annual exhibit
draws record numbers
“Memories,” an interactive assemblage created by Carol Dunn of Baltic, Connecticut.
“Country Journal,” a quilted work
created by Monson artist Wendy
Skillman, took home three awards
in this year’s show including first
place in fiber arts, the emerging artist award, and the people’s choice
award.
“Diamond Winged House” and
“Checker Board Illusion: were
created by artist Michael Riley of
Ludlow, each utilizing one continuous piece of wood. The works won
second place in the multi-dimensional category.
“Cauldron,” a
stained glass creation by artist Tod
Beall of Monson.
Wendy Skillman of Monson along with Arts Council member David Dupuis.
Skillman took home three awards.
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
MONSON — The House of Art
in downtown Monson was abuzz
with activity in recent weeks, as the
Monson Arts Council again hosted
their Spring Art Exhibit and Sale.
Art enthusiasts turned out in
droves, with hundreds arriving
throughout the day on Saturday,
April 16 for the show’s opening reception in the hopes of meeting with
many of the talented artists from
throughout the region featured in this
year’s selection.
“It’s a wonderful show,” said
first time attendee Matthew Strider
of Westfield, who had heard about
the show from a friend. “It’s great
seeing so many wonderful artists in
so many different styles on display
in one place. I think that it’s especially nice for a small community like
Monson to have something like this
that they can look forward to each
year.”
The arts council worked to host
a special reception each weekend to
draw in visitors to the exhibit. On
Saturday, April 23 a special chocolate, wine, and bluegrass reception
was held for the public, with members of the Livestock Bluegrass
Band performing and chocolate from
Maureen’s Sweet Shop in East Longmeadow available for tasting.
Representatives from Tree
House Brewery were also there the
following Sunday, handing out samples of their renowned beer to visitors.
According to Monson Arts
Council Spring Art Show Coordinator Maureen Solomon this year’s
show drew more numbers than any
year prior in way of entries.
“It was certainly a very stiff
competition for entry this year,”
said Solomon. “We’ve done incredibly well this year and several of the
works displayed were sold on the
very first day.”
Arts Council member David
Dupuis agreed with Solomon, and
said that of the 340 pieces of artwork
entered to be featured, a grand total
of 109 pieces in five different mediums including painting, photography, fiber arts, multi-dimensional,
and graphic arts (drawing and printmaking) were chosen by this year’s
judges to receive the honor of being
placed in the show.
“If you got in then you certainly
did good this year,” said Dupuis to
the crowd.
Artists were selected by a panel
of jurors who this year included Westfield University printmaker, painter
and muralist Pat Conant, Mass Cultural Center Fellow and award winning sculptor Harriet Diamond, and
nationally recognized master pastel
artist Barbara Groff.
During the opening artist reception held on April 16, winners of this
year’s exhibit were announced with
cash prizes totaling $4,300 divided
among 14 different artists for several
various awards categories, supported
by Monson Savings Bank. Additionally six artists were also given honorable mentions for their works.
First time exhibition attendee
and featured artist and painter Rachel Clark of Stafford Springs, Connecticut not only had two paintings
chosen to be featured in the exhibit,
but also was the lucky winner of the
first place prize in the painting category for her piece “Spring Street.”
‘It’s exciting to be chosen as
one of the winners,” said Clark. “I’m
really very honored. There are so
many amazing artists featured here
and it’s really just great to be around
so many people who share the same
interests and to see their own ideas
that they’ve brought to life.”
“Spring Street” features Clark’s
younger sister Ellie making her way
down the fire escape of the Stafford
Historical Society, a feat that she
says was no easy task to capture.
“I took the photo first to find
what image I wanted,” said Clark.
“But I must not be as good a photographer since I made her run up
and down for like and hour.” Clark’s
other painting “Waiting for Asgard,”
features her other sister Stephanie.
First place winners for each of
the five categories received a $400
cash prize and second place winners
received a $100 cash prize, with the
grand prize of $1000 awarded to the
artist given the title of Best of Show.
Painter
Karl
Knapp
of
Northampton was chosen by this
year’s panel of judges to receive the
illustrious title for his hyper-realistic
oil painting “Reflections.”
“It’s extremely gratifying,” said
Knapp, who took part in last year’s
exhibit as well. “I actually entered
three paintings into the show and
had two of them rejected so to not
only get the last one in but also to
take home best of is really very unexpected.”
Several local Monson-based
artists also took home awards in
this year’s show including Juliet
Bacchas, who won the Outstanding Monson Artist award as well as
an honorable mention for her clay
pottery piece “Hearts Not Hidden,”
along with artist and quilter Wendy
Skillman, who not only received first
place in the fiber arts category, but
also the emerging artist award and
the people’s choice award for her
work entitled “Country Journals.”
For more information about the
Monson Arts Council and the Spring
Art Exhibit and Sale as well as the
artists featured visit www.monsonartscouncil.com.
“Song of the Tree Frogs,” painted by Stafford Springs artist Elizabeth Rhoades,
was the winner of this year’s President’s Award, chosen by Monson Savings
Bank President Steve Lowell.
Visitors to the Monson House of Art and the Monson Arts Council 23rd annual Spring Art Exhibit and Sale made their way room to room to make the
“People’s Choice.”
Nearly 100 guests and attendees in the 23rd annual Monson Arts Council
Spring Art Exhibit and Sale gathered on Saturday, April 16 during the show’s
opening artist reception to watch as Arts Council member David Dupuis prepares to hand out awards.
“I don’t want to go!” by mixed media artist Harriet Diamond.
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Win streak reaches 24
Bleakley
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Panthers
Lady Mustangs enjoy home cooking
By Tim Peterson
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Sports Correspondent
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Palmer pitcher Savannah Cavanaugh
(1) winds up to make a delivery to
home plate.
Palmer
holds off
feisty
Indians
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
MONSON - It has been more
than two years since a visiting varsity softball team has celebrated a
victory at the Quarry Hill Community School field.
The Monson Lady Mustangs
home winning streak reached 24
games following a 7-3 victory
against archrival Palmer, last Saturday afternoon.
“We knew that today’s game
was going to be a hard fought battle,” said Monson head coach Jim
Zielinski. “We were able to take
advantage of a couple of mistakes
that they made and that made the
difference in the final outcome.”
The Lady Mustangs, who
haven’t lost at home since April
25, 2014 against Turners Falls (42), improved their 2016 overall record to a perfect 11-0. They quali-
GRANBY - After losing his
previous two starts against West
Springfield and Monson, Granby junior right-hander Noah Bleakley was
hoping to get back in the win column
against Palmer.
Not only did Bleakley hurl a
two-hitter, he also helped himself
with the bat, as the Rams posted a
Monson pitcher Carly
Zielinski (17) winds up
to make a delivery to
home plate. She recently
picked up her 600th
career strikeout.
Turley Publications staff photo by Dave Forbes
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
PALMER - The annual meeting
on the softball diamond between the
Ware Lady Indians and the Palmer
Lady Panthers was a very close game
for the first four innings.
The Lady Panthers, who held
a 3-1 lead, took control of the BiCounty League crossover game by
scoring five runs in the bottom of the
fifth inning. The home team would
add two more insurance runs in the
following frame for a 10-1 victory
Monson shortstop
(4) prepares to
make a throw to
first base.
fied for the Western Massachusetts
Division 3 Tournament with a 14-1
road victory against Pope Francis
last Friday.
Palmer had a 6-3 overall record following last Saturday’s
game. Their other two losses also
came on the road against Frontier
schedule
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Palmer third baseman Jasmine
McCord (24) bends down to field a
grounder.
Thursday, May 5
Baseball
Smith Voke at Pathfinder
4 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Palmer at Quaboag
3:30 p.m.
Girls Track and Field
Belchertown at Monson
4 p.m.
Friday, May 6
Baseball
Gateway at Palmer
7 p.m.
Pathfinder at Westfield Tech
(at Bullens Field)
3:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
Tantasqua at Monson
3:30 p.m.
Softball
McCann Tech at Monson
4 p.m.
Sabis at Palmer
4 p.m.
Renaissance at Pathfinder
4 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Turners Falls at Palmer
4 p.m.
Saturday, May 7
No games scheduled.
Palmer’s Savannah Beck (23)
watches the ball come to her glove.
Sunday, May 8
No games scheduled.
against the Lady Indians under the
lights at Slesinski Field, last Friday
night.
“We’ve been dealing with a couple of key injuries lately,” said Ware
head coach Betty Brown. “Other than
that one inning, I thought we battled
them tonight. We had a couple of
runners in scoring position early in
the game, but we just couldn’t drive
them in.”
The Lady Indians (2-6), who
began the regular season with a pair
of victories against Smith Academy
and Easthampton, lost their sixth
game in a row.
One of the Lady Indians injured
players is senior left-hander Sadie
Simons, who had missed the previous three games. She was healthy
Monday, May 9
Baseball
Monson at North Brookfield3:30 p.m.
Monument Mountain at Palmer4 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
Monson at Granby
4 p.m.
Softball
Granby at Palmer
4 p.m.
Franklin Tech at Pathfinder
4 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Palmer at Turners Falls
5 p.m.
Girls Track and Field
Hampshire at Monson
4 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 10
Baseball
Franklin Tech at Pathfinder
Girls Lacrosse
Northampton at Monson
(12-4) and Southwick (5-0) in the
season opener.
“Monson is a very good softball team this year,” said first-year
Palmer head coach Joe Kubala
“Our goal was to keep the game
close. We did do that until the bottom of the sixth inning.”
Both Palmer and Monson had
2-0 records in the Bi-County East
League entering the first meeting
of the season.
The Lady Mustangs, who have
captured the league title with a perfect 8-0 record the past two years,
last league loss came against the
Lady Panthers on May 20, 2013 by
the final score of 7-0, which was
played under the lights at Slesinski
Field in Palmer. It was also the last
time that the Lady Panthers posted
a win against the Lady Mustangs
on the softball diamond.
The first match-up of the regular season between Palmer and
Monson featured two of the best
pitchers in Western Massachusetts,
but neither one pitched their best
game of the season.
Monson senior right-hander
Carly Zielinski allowed three runs
on five hits with seven strikeouts,
while Palmer senior righty Savannah Cavanaugh gave up seven runs
on seven hits with five strikeouts.
The contest remained scoreless until the bottom of the third
inning.
Monson freshman center
fielder Hannah Garon (3-for-3
1RBI), who played the best game
of her varsity career, put down a
perfect bunt that rolled up the third
base line for a hit leading off the
frame. After stealing second base,
Garon advanced to third when her
older sister Emily, who’s a senior
catcher, hit a ground ball back to
Belchertown Legion
announces tryouts
Contois takes
CCC discus title
BELCHERTOWN – The Belchertown American
Legion baseball team will hold evaluations and registrations for the 2016 season on Saturday, May 14 at
Jabish Brook Middle School.
The Juniors (ages 14-16) will be at 3 p.m., while
the Seniors (17-19) are at 4:30 p.m. The cost is $150.
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. - Nichols track and
field junior and Palmer resident William Contois won the Commonwealth Coast Conference championship with a season-high throw
of 38.75 meters; also won the hammer throw
with a throw of 36.69 meters.
LUDLOW – The 15th annual Lou Casagrande
Tournament hosted by the Ludlow Baseall Association
will take place from July 26-31.The cost is $300 per
team with three games guaranteed.
There are three divisions: U11 (8-10), U13 (1012) and U15 (12-14). Teams must supply their own
game balls. Go to ludlowbaseball.org for forms.
Zach Handzel fires to the plate for
the Panthers.
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Teams wanted for
Casagrande Tournament
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by Gregory A. Scibelli
Rod Squier (2) goes for a catch with
Matt Remillard also in pursuit.
Dunn scores
in win over MMA
BUZZARDS BAY – Fitchburg State
women’s lacrosse and Monson resident Brianna Dunn scored a goal in a 13-6 win over
Massachusetts Maritime Academy last week.
Matt Remillard swings and connects.
On the court
Cam Walch throws down to second.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
PALMER – Palmer tennis players Alexa Bigda and Sammy Herring are ready for action.
4-0 shutout home victory against
the Panthers in a Bi-County League
crossover game, last Friday afternoon.
“It was just a great performance
by Noah,” said Granby head coach
Jim Woods. “His last three starts
were against good teams and it was
nice to see him win this game today.
We also played pretty well defensively behind him.”
It was a very big win for the
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C
ongratulations goes out to the softball player.
She recently picked up her 600th
strikeout and her 100th varsity hit.
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Monson’s Gabe Marquez (7) turns to go up the field with the ball.
Monson’s Brandon Richardson (5) passes the ball to Josh Madison
(16).
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PALMER
MONSON – The Monson
boys lacrosse team had a busy
week with three games, which
included a 12-5 win over McCann Tech on April 27.
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didn’t pitch that badly, as he allowed four
runs on six base hits with three strikeouts
and no walks.
Palmer junior shortstop Matt Remillard got on base leading off the top of
the first inning following a fielding error
by his counterpart. Remillard then stole
second base, but Bleakley retired the next
three batters ending the threat.
Granby junior centerfielder Ben Rokowski, who doubled to center leading
off the home half of the inning, scored the
game’s first run on an RBI single by junior right fielder Tristan Guzik.
Palmer junior catcher Cam Walch
began the second inning with a walk and
senior designated hitter Jordan Keith
singled to left field, but the rally quickly
died as Bleakley struck out the next three
batters.
With one out in the top of the third inning, Panthers junior center fielder Trevor
Blackman lined a single off the pitcher’s
leg.
It didn’t seem to bother Bleakley
very much, as he retired 12 of the final 13
batters that he faced in the game.
He also got the job done at the plate
in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Following a leadoff single by junior
second baseman Michael Sosa, Bleakley blasted a triple over the center fielder’s head making the score 2-0. It was
Bleakley’s second triple of the season.
He scored the Rams third run on a perfect
safety squeeze bunt by junior shortstop
Joe Desormier.
Guzik, who hit a leadoff single in the
sixth inning, scored the Rams final run on
a wild pitch.
Tim Peterson is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at [email protected].
SCHEDULE
❙ from page 11
Softball
Pathfinder at Putnam
(at Blunt Park)
4 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Renaissance at Palmer
4 p.m.
Wednesday, May 11
Baseball
Monson at Dean Tech
(at Springdale Park)
4 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
Chicopee Comp at Monson
4 p.m.
Softball
Monson at Southwick
4 p.m.
Palmer at Central
4 p.m.
Boys Track and Field
Monson at Hampshire
4 p.m.
South Hadley at Palmer
4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
CLUES ACROSS
1. Satisfaction
4. 18th Hebrew
letter
9. Couches
14. Severe
15. Makes comic
books
16. Grape
17. Handle perfectly
18. Home of J.R.
20. Everyone has
these
22. Linen
23. He owned the
Bucks
24. Supported
28. River in
Guangdong
29. Exclamation of
surprise
30. Nicholas II was
one
31. Comic antihero
33. In the back of a
mammal’s mouth
37. Joe is a famous
one
38. Impressionist
painter Italo
39. Send forth
41. They __
42. Not down
43. Computer
program I-__
44. Nostrils
46. County in New
Mexico
49. Letter of the
Greek alphabet
50. Russian river
51. Sorts
55. A feeling (slang)
57. Type genus of the
Elopidae
58. Ingesting
60. Paints small
things
64. Trouble
65. Turn on its end
66. Story (archaic)
67. Negative
68. Manners
69. Hurts
70. IBM’s software
group
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together.”
In the first three innings of the ballgame, the Panthers had at least one runner in scoring position, but they failed to
score.
“We did have a couple of chances
early in the game, but we couldn’t drive
them in,” Farr said. “You just have to give
their pitcher a lot of credit because he
pitched well against us.”
Bleakley, who defeated St. Mary’s, 72, in the season opener, had seven strikeouts and only one walk in last Friday’s
game. It was his fifth varsity win, as he
won three games as a sophomore.
“It always feels nice whenever you
can win a close game like this one,”
Bleakley said. “I only walked one batter
today, which was the key to this victory.
In my previous two starts, I walked four
or five batters, which hurt me.”
Palmer senior righty Zach Handzel
CLUES DOWN
1. Prods
2. Tempest
3. Miserable
4. Excited
5. Temindung
Airport
6. Provides shade
from the sun
7. Generators
8. Newspapers
9. Unaccompanied
flights
13. Bahrain dinar
14. Romanian
currency
17. Between
northeast and
east
18. London
Southend Airport
20. Cucumber
22. Lovable pig
27. Woman
(French)
28. Defensive
nuclear weapon
29. Clutch
31. Seventh letter
of the Greek
alphabet
32. Records
electrical activity
33. Car mechanics
group
37. Speaking
38. A formal
permission
39. Exploiter
40. Affixed
41. External
genitals
42. Deity
43. Eat these with
soup
44. Swerved
47. Connects two
pipes
48. Challenger
49. Ranch (Spanish)
51. Righted
52. Fatty-fleshed
fish
55. Prosecutes
alleged criminals
58. Swiss river
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enough to make the start against the Lady
Panthers.
“It was great having Sadie back for
tonight’s game,” Brown said. “She’s a
competitor and this is a big rivalry game
for us. I knew that she was going to do
everything that she could do to keep us in
the game.”
Simons allowed all 10 runs on ten
hits in her final high school game against
Palmer. Simons was replaced by junior
righty Jenna Goodreau with one out in the
sixth inning.
The only time that Simons posted a
victory in the rivalry series came on the
same field two years ago. The Lady Indians defeated the Lady Panthers, 13-9, in
an old-fashion slugfest in that game. The
only other Ware players, who played in
that game listed on this year’s varsity roster, are senior outfielder Katherine Desjardins, and senior catcher Meg Adams,
who has also missed several games with
an injury.
The Lady Panthers, who improved
their overall record to 6-2, had only
played one home game this season before
last Friday night.
The winning pitcher was senior
right-hander Savannah Cavanaugh, who
allowed one run, which was unearned,
on four hits with only one walk and 12
strikeouts.
“It’s a very big win for us,” said firstyear Palmer head coach Joe Kubala. “Savannah was on her game tonight and we
also hit the ball very well, which was the
difference.”
The Lady Indians did take a 1-0 lead
with one out in the top of the first inning.
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Rams, who improved their overall record
to 8-2, because they’re a Division 4 team
and Palmer is a Division 3 team. Granby
also defeated Southwick, who’s another
Division 3 team, 13-12 in an old fashion
slugfest at the beginning of last week.
They also beat Westfield Tech by a run.
“We went 3-0 this week,” Woods added. “Two of those victories were against
Division 3 teams, which should help us in
the Walker System.”
While the Rams reached the halfway point of the regular season needing
only two more victories to qualify for
the Western Massachusetts Division 4
Tournament, the Panthers (4-6) will need
to win at least six of their remaining ten
games in order to clinch a berth in the Division 3 Tournament.
“We have an uphill battle to make the
tournament,” said Palmer head coach Peter Farr “We just have to string some wins
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to first base after getting hit in the leg
with a pitch and advanced to second on a
wild pitch. Following a walk by Simons,
senior first baseman Emily Blair hit a
comebacker to Cavanaugh. It should’ve
been the second out of the frame, but her
throw wasn’t caught by the first baseman
and Juda was able to score on the play.
The other two runners moved into scoring
position, but Cavanaugh ended the inning
with a fly out to left field and a strikeout.
The Lady Panthers took a 2-1 lead in
the home half of the inning when junior
first baseman Jayda Bruscoe smashed a
two-run home run to deep left field.
Ware had a golden opportunity to tie
the score in the top of the third. Juda, who
ended Cavanaugh’s no-hit bid by beating
out an infield hit, advanced to third base
following two passed balls. Then Cavanaugh struck out the next two batters.
Ware senior left fielder Amanda Saczawa and senior right fielder Callie Bouvier had base hits in the top of the fourth
inning, but Cavanaugh got out of that jam
with a double play and a strikeout.
After scoring an unearned run in the
bottom of fourth inning, the Lady Panthers put five more runs on the scoreboard
in left field in the bottom of the fifth. The
two biggest hits in that inning were a tworun single by junior third baseman Jasmine McCord and a three-run home run
by Bruscoe.
Cavanaugh had a run scoring triple
and McCord knocked home Palmer’s
final run with another RBI single in the
sixth inning.
It was the only meeting of the season between the two neighboring high
schools.
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Cavanaugh. Zielinski, who collected her 100th career
base hit against Ware earlier in the week, followed
with a walk before stealing second base putting two
runners in scoring position.
The Lady Mustangs would then take a 1-0 lead
when Hannah Garon scored on a passed ball. Zielinski, who went to third on the play, slid home on a
grounder to third base by junior shortstop Maddi DiSanti, who wound up standing on second base. DiSanti
went to third base on another passed ball before scoring Monson’s third run when senior third baseman
Hannah Colling hit a sacrifice fly, which was caught
in shallow right field by Palmer senior second baseman Kelsey Kokosa.
“We really wanted to score first in this game,”
coach Zielinski said. “We’ve faced Savannah Cavanaugh several times during the past couple of years.
We noticed that she gets a little bit frustrated when
things aren’t going her way.”
However, the Lady Panthers did answer back
with a pair of runs in their next at-bats.
Palmer senior catcher Jenna Sablak hit a leadoff flair single to right field and advanced to second
base on a walk by Savannah Cavanaugh. Both runners moved into scoring position following a wild
pitch. Then junior third baseman Jasmine McCord
hit a pop-up to Monson sophomore second baseman
Alyssa Demetrius, but Sablak scored on a throwing
error. Junior first baseman Jayda Bruscoe drove in the
second run with a line drive single to left field.
The Lady Mustangs got one of those runs back
in the fifth inning when a ground out by Demetrius
scored courtesy runner Elizabeth Zollo, who’s a
freshman. She replaced Zielinski, who singled to left
leading off the frame, at first base.
With one out in the top of the sixth, Cavanaugh
hit a towering home run over the center field fence
cutting the Lady Panthers deficit to 4-3.
That inning ended with Bruscoe lining a shot off
Zielinski’s left ankle. The ball deflected over to Demetrius who threw it to first for the final out. Zielinski
stayed on the ground for several minutes, but she remained in the game.
Hannah Garon, who doubled in the fourth inning, also hit a solo homer over the left field fence
with two outs in the home half of the inning. It was
her first home run in a varsity game.
“Before the season started, we asked all of the
players what their goals were for this year,” coach
Zielinski said. “Hannah’s goal was to hit a home run
over the fence. I didn’t think she could do it, but she
proved me wrong.”
After a single by Emily Garon, Zielinski hit a
home run that sailed over the left field foul pole increasing the Lady Mustangs lead to 7-4.
Zielinski gave up an infield hit to Kokosa with
one-out in the top of the seventh before retiring the
next two batters.
The Lady Panthers will be looking to split the
season series when they host the Lady Mustangs in a
night game at Slesinski Field on May 20. It’ll also be
Palmer’s senior night.
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MONSON — The Guidance Department at Monson
GUide
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following programs during
the month of May. Anyone
with questions about any of
these items should contact
the Guidance Office at 2674589 ext. 1108.
AP Exams - Advanced
Placement exams will be
given on the following dates
Robert Bardwell
in the morning in Room Monson HIgh School
Guidance Department
102: AP English Literature
– Wednesday, May 4; AP
Calculus – Thursday May 5; AP United States History – Friday, May 6; AP Biology – Monday, May 9;
AP Government – Tuesday, May 10; and AP English
Language – Wednesday, May 11.
MCAS Testing - Grade 10 students will be taking
the mathematics MCAS assessment on May 18 and
19. Testing will take place from approximately 7:35
to 9:45 a.m. each day. However, since the assessments
are un-timed, students will have as much time as they
need to complete them.
Professional Development Day - There will be a
half-day of school for students on Tuesday, May 17.
Senior Signing Day - All seniors will be celebrated with a breakfast and a school wide ceremony
highlighting their post-secondary plans on Friday,
May 13. The breakfast starts at 8 a.m. followed by the
ceremony at 8:45. Seniors will receive a signing day tshirt and certificate and then sign a banner which will
be hung in the school afterwards. Each senior will also
have two sponsors, one from within the school and a
second either an admission representative from their
respective school they are attending, military recruiter
or local business community representative. The program will include brief remarks from school and community leaders.
SAT Registration Deadline - The regular registration deadline for the June 4 SAT administration is
May 5. Information can be obtained from the Guidance Office or online at www.collegeboard.org.
ACT Registration Deadline - The regular registration deadline for the June 11 ACT administration is
May 6. Information can be obtained from the Guidance Office or online at www.actstudent.org.
Senior Last Day - The last day for seniors will be
Friday, May 26.
Scheduling Update - Counselors are in the process of meeting with underclassmen to discuss their
course selections for next year. Parents are encouraged
to contact the Guidance Office with questions or concerns about the schedule for next year.
Scholarships - The following scholarships are
now available in the Guidance Office: William B.
Menard Memorial Scholarship Program; North East
Counselors of Color Bridging Access to College;
Hampden County Improvement League; 2016
Horatio Alger Association Career & Technical Scholarship Program; and Abbot and Fenner Scholarship
Program.
Interested students should stop by the Guidance
Office to pick up an application or for more information.
‘Snow White’ staged
at Cathedral
SPRINGFIELD — Cathedral High School’s Drama Club will hold a production of “Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs” at Central High School in Springfield. Opening night is Friday, May 20 at 7 p.m., with
a production that will honor current Cathedral High
School seniors.
Saturday, May 21 is Alumni Night. The lobby
will feature paraphernalia from past fine arts shows as
well as CHS yearbooks. Alumni of Cathedral may attend the performance for $7. Sunday, May 22 is Kids
Day, with a performance to start at 2 p.m. Children’s
tickets will be buy one, get one free for Sunday’s performance.
Tickets for all performances will be sold at the
door: Adults, $12; children 13 and under, $7; Catehdral and Holyoke Catholic students, $5; senior citizens, $5.
For more information, call Cathedral High
School at 413-782-5285.
Garden Club makes
scholarship available
MONSON – The Monson Garden Club has announced that applications for its college scholarship
are now available to students who are continuing
their education in any branch of the life, natural or
environmental sciences.
To be eligible for the $500 College Scholarship,
a student must have been a Monson resident at the
time of their high school graduation and is presently
attending a two or four-year college studying any
branch of the life, natural or environmental sciences.
Applications may be obtained by writing to the Monson Garden Club, Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box
307, Monson, MA 01057 or by calling 267-3969. It
is due by June 4.
PHS Class of ’66
plans reunion
PALMER – The Palmer High School Class of
1966 is planning its 50th reunion for Oct. 8, 2016.
The planning committee needs help in planning to make this a memorable event and locating
class members. If you are interested, contact Donna
Gouvin at 203-488-4534 or [email protected];
Jeanne (Bernard) Smith at 413-283-3282 or [email protected], or Jackie (Santucci) Johnson at [email protected].
School Committee looks to
close out budget season
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
MONSON — The Monson
School Committee gave its final
blessing to the proposed $10.8 million operating budget during during
their regular business meeting on
April 27
Monson Public Schools Superintendent Cheryl Clarke said thanks
to the work of the School Committee, Town Administrator Evan
Brassard, the Board of the Selectmen and the Finance Committee,
the schools would be in much better
shape for this upcoming year than
originally anticipated.
“We feel that it (the budget)
meets the needs of our students and
aligns to our plans,” said Clarke in
her report. “We feel very fortunate
to not have to lose any of our programs. We have a steady enrollment
and we’ve actually added a few programs too.”
Peter Sauriol said that because
of looking closely at the budget
with the town and making small
adjustments they were able to nar-
row down the originally anticipated
$425,000 gap between their operating budget and what the town was
projected to provide them for funding next year down to a more manageable $160,000.
“I think that we’re in good
shape and I’m happy with what we
have with it,” said Sauriol. “Collaboration with the town has been
good and I think that overall we’re
heading in a good direction.”
School Committee Chairman
Joel Keller took the opportunity to
speak about the budget itself, thanking the many individuals involved
in the process of reviewing it.
“This year with salary increases and technology needs and textbook needs in areas such as math
and obviously addressing technology with things such as PARCC, we
had needs,” said Keller. “But we’re
also adding things and making sure
these kids have some real opportunities and maximizing the resources
that kids have available The School
Committee is grateful to the town
and the Town Administrator Evan
and the Selectmen and the mem-
bers of the Finance Committee for
supporting us this year and making
sure that we didn’t have to make
any drastic cuts.”
Other school news
The Monson PTSA will be
hosting their annual 5k run this
Saturday, May 7 at Granite Valley
Middle School. Registration for the
race begins at 9 a.m. and the race
officially starts at 10 a.m.
PARCC testing has begun for
the next four weeks at Monson
schools. Clarke thanked the many
people responsible for scheduling
and supervising the exams.
On April 12. members of the
Monson Schools administrative
team visited Pathfinder Regional
Vocational Technical High School,
joining other rural districts from
throughout the state to discuss the
ongoing needs and struggles rural
schools in the state face. Clarke
said representatives discussed examining current strengths and
weaknesses, the topic of declining
enrollment and resources and other
obstacles.
Smola supports task force to review unfunded mandates
BOSTON – State Rep. Todd
M. Smola (R-Warren) joined with
his House colleagues recently to
support the creation of a task force
to review all unfounded mandates
the state currently imposes on public schools. Members of the House
of Republican Caucus offered the
proposal as an amendment during
the first day of debate on the state
budget for fiscal year 2016-2017.
The amendment was approved on
a voice vote on April 25.
“The number of mandates
handed down by the state has been
mushrooming, and we need to get a
handle on this problem to minimize
the financial burden for our cities
and towns,” said Smola. “Teachers
should not have to spend hours filling out paperwork when their time
could be better spent preparing lessons for their students.”
The Educational Mandate
Task Force will be charged with reviewing all state laws, regulations
and directives that impose requirements on school districts, including
mandates that require preparing
and submitting reports and data to
the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education. In addition
to identifying the total estimates
costs associated with these man-
dates, the task force will also be
asked to develop recommendations
for streamlining, consolidating or
eliminating any mandates or reporting requirements that are outdated,
duplicative or unnecessary.
Between 1995 and 2008,
DESE added 4,055 new documents
and directives for educators and
administrators. DESE added an additional 5,382 documents between
2009 and 2013, an average of about
three or four new directives per
day.
For additional information
contact Smola at Todd.Smola@
mahouse.gov or 617-722-2100.
Medeiros achieves
Johns Hopkins honor...
BALTIMORE, Md. — Natalia
M. Medeiros of San Juan, Puerto
Rico has achieved the dean’s list at
Johns Hopkins University for the
fall 2015 semester. Natalia is majoring in behavioral biology and pursuing a career as a veterinarian. She
will graduate in May 2016.
To be selected for this honor,
a student must earn a grade point
average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in a
Natalia M. Medeiros program of at least 14 credits with at
least 12 graded credits.
Natalia lived in Monson with her father Phil Medeiros Jr. and her mother Oreli Rodriguez and older
brother Zachary, before moving to Puerto Rico in 1999.
Natalia’s stepmother is Deborah Medeiros, APRN. Currently residing in Monson are her grandparents, Phil Medeiros Sr. and Mary Ann Medeiros, two uncles and two
aunts and a total of five cousins.
Campus
N o t
e
s
AIC student listed
in Who’s Who
SPRINGFIELD — American International
College has announced its list of 26 students who
have been nationally recognized in the annual
publication of “Who’s Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges.” The students were presented with their awards during the
college’s Co-Curricular Leadership and Involvement Awards Ceremony presented by the Division of Student Affairs on April 21.
Among those listed was Andrea Boczon of
Monson, an occupational science major.
The listing in “Who’s Who” is awarded to
juniors or seniors who have demonstrated personal growth through sustained leadership in clubs,
organizations, athletics and/or in the community
while serving as a positive role model both inside
and outside of the classroom.
Tantasqua Junior Honor Roll
STURBRIDGE – Tantasqua Regional Junior High School has announced its
honor roll for third quarter of the 20152016 school year.
Highest Honors
Grade 7: Kaitlyn Andersen, Kaitlyn
Boone, Alexis Carson, Thomas Celuzza,
Nadine Chidester, Henry Cipro, Brynna Davis, Carol DeRose, Nina Ellison,
Grace Farland, Lauren Glennon, Andrew
Gustavson, Cooper Hurt, Brandon Jarzabski, Matthew Jolie, Michael Lucas,
Brooke Macey, Katelyn Mills, Alexandra
Mrotek, Theodora Onwubueke, Victoria
Perry, William Pieczynski, John Quinn,
Jill Reardon, Rebecca Schultz, Savanna
Tatro, Phoebe Thomas, Rebecca Turley,
Benjamin Wohlhueter.
Grade 8: Gabriella Berube, Lydia
Boland, Ryan Bonja, Tiana Brantley,
Emma Bullock, Abigail
Cantwell, Serena Chiasson, Jackson Dietz, Rachel Flamand, Megan
Frisella, Lyndsey Gamache, Morgan Hammond,
Aleksandra Jedrzejczyk,
Jillian Johnson, Amber
Lataille, Liam Noonan,
Salvatore Novak, Alexis
Plumley, Katlyn Shonak,
Annika Terry, Kai von
Bleicken, Cole Warren,
Eva Wengender, Gianna
Wyatt
Haley Hilton, Olivia Hood, Sage Hoschek, Nathan Hoy, Haven Hubacz, Isabella Huckins, Macy Jensen, Regan Jones,
Deanna Kearns, Aidan Kenneway, Ethan
Kenyon, Logan Kingman, Alexa Knight,
Kassandra Knight, Manhattan Kulesza,
Nicholas Laflamme, Alyson Langlois,
Simone Laplante, Cameron Larcheveque,
Seann Lauritsen, Emma Leaning, Sydney
Leanna, Juliana Learned, Emily Locke,
Tyler Locke, Brianna Lucier, Gweneth
Madore, Rebecca Mahon, Ryan Malone, Johnathan Marcucci, Ainsley Maus,
Quinn McHugh, Brianna McNulty, Liberty Meisl, Lorenzo Mercado, Brendan
Metz, Isabella Miles, Gavin Miller, Ian
Morrell, April Mortimer, Emma O’Coin,
Kylee Olejniczak, Olivia Olson, Immanuel Pabon, Allison Parker, Alexa Pechie,
Michael Peloza, Brianna Phylis, Evan
Raymond, Stella Reilly, Alyssa Renaud,
Brandon Rodrigues, Amina Rodriguez,
Olivia Roy, Abigail Ruggieri, John Schneider, Morgan Smith, Jason Snyder, Logan St. Clair, Niya Talcott, Alexa Umanzor, Madison Varney, Ainsley Way.
Grade 8: Emma Aldenberg, Grace
Austin, Maxwell Ballou, Lindsey Barone,
Linda Barriere, Lillian Barry, Alexander
Becker, Caitlin Bilodeau, Taylor Biron,
Kyle Boone, Maeve Brennan, Andrew
Briere, Joslyn Bronner, Dominic Brown,
Meghan Caplette, Carly Cave, Jennifer
Collins, Carter Cooper, Michael Crosby,
Elias Currier, Michael Distefano, Nathan Eliason, Addison Ellithorpe, Toby
Emerson, Alaina Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth
Flandreau, Gavyn Floury, Kylee Fortuna,
Gillian Gaboury, Noah Galonek, Olivia
George, Angela Gonzalez, Liam Gore, Jonah Green, Madeline Hall, Julia Howard,
Kylee Inthirath, Katherine Jones, Jack La-
fond, Jessica LaFrance, Cooper LaMountain, Jordan Lapierre, Katelyn Lauritsen,
Shane Lawrence, Katherine LeBrun, Troy
Lee, Alyson Locke, Hailey Magierowski,
Megan Mawdsley, Katherine McGlinchy,
Julio Mercado, Cody Miarecki, Kathryn Morrill, Margaret Noonan, Kylie
O’Connor, Clyde Ochieng, Adon Osimo,
Rebecca Pano, Andrew Parker, Rose
Pecci, Connor Perry, Griffin Polga, Bernadette Provost, Andrew Radoc, Mikayla
Raymond, Daniel Reeve, Brian Riel,
Parker Riley, Kyle Rizy, Savannah Russell, Molly Ryan, Timothy Rynearson,
Ryan Sears, Patrik Shea, Jessica Shiers,
Jordan Smith, Jarod Spratt, Timothy Taudel, Emma Thompson, Shannon Tweraser, Samuel Valcour, Sophia Viapiano,
Grace Wilbur, Abigail Zahr.
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Michael Austin, Philip
Baldwin, Jillian Beaudry,
William Beaumont, Jacob
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TRAIL RACE
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club along side several of their instructors.
Matthew Bennett of Fiskdale came in
first place overall for this year’s trail race,
completing the run at 19 minutes and 22 seconds.
“It’s a wonderful trail,” said Bennett,
participating in the race for the first time.
“I do a lot of marathon training in this area
so I’m familiar with the trails from running
them before. They’re wonderfully maintained, nice and flat for good running. We
really couldn’t have asked for a better day
either.”
Bennet said that he discovered the race
after looking for running events in the area
online and was attracted to it by how close
the trail was to his home.
As the competitors crossed the finish
line they were cheered on by spectators as
well as members of the Trails Committee
and several other volunteers, who took down
and recorded the runner’s times.
The Trails Association, a non-profit offshoot of the Brimfield Trails Committee,
works through volunteer efforts to help fund
and maintain the 2.8-mile-long Brimfield
Trail as well as several other public trail systems in both Brimfield and Holland.
Katie McNiff of Boston finished first
place overall in the female runners category,
coming in at 23 minutes and one second.
McNiff, also a first-time competitor in
the face, heard about the run from her friend
and Brimfield resident Tim Ferris, who has
competed in the race two years in a row. She
said that along with the great shape of the
trail and the weather, one of the best parts of
the race was who she was running with.
“I had two kids from Trinity who were
just ahead of me the whole time,” said McNiff. “I was just trying to keep neck-andneck with them and beat them. They really
kept me going.”
Along with Bennett and McNiff, 10
other runners were recognized by the Trails
Association for their finishes, with the runners divided based on age group as well as
gender.
Male winners included Alexander Watson in the age 1 to 18 group who finished
at 20:23, Brandon Belvue in the age 19 to
29 group at 21:41, Bennett in the 30 to 39
group, Cliff Curboy in the age 40 to 49 group
at 23:39, David Martin in the age 50 to 59
group at 23:20, and Jim Drew in the over-60
age group who finished at 25:51.
Female winners were Grace Rosendale
in the age 1 to 18 group who finished at
29:38, McNiff in the age 19 to 29 group, Teresa Thomas in the age 30 to 39 group who
finished at 24:40, Amber Bouduen in the age
40 to 49 group at 23:23, Carolyn Bressette in
the age 50 to 59 group at 26:40, and Bonnie
Smith in the over-60 age group who finished
at 38:00.
Volunteers cheer on the runners and hand out water at the half-way
mark.
Matthew Bennett of Fiskdale is the first to cross the finish line and is
handed a place marker by Trails Association member Paul Adams.
Runners, including several students from the Trinity
Catholic Academy in Southbridge, take part in the 8th
annual Brimfield 5k Trail race.
Police/Fire
Area departments respond to backyard blaze
Fire Logs
PALMER
The Palmer Fire Department reported four calls
for the week of April 26
through May 2.
Firefighters battled a brush fire off Route 20 in Brimfield last weekend.
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
BRIMFIELD — Several area fire
departments reported to just off of Route
20 on the town line between Brimfield
and Sturbridge this past Saturday afternoon for a brush fire at the edge of a tornado-damaged area.
Just before 2 p.m. on April 30, the
Brimfield Fire Department received a
call from a homeowner at 258 East Old
Sturbridge Road that a brush fire had
started in the home’s backyard.
Brimfield personnel as well as fire
fighters from the towns of Sturbridge,
Warren, Holland, Wales, Charlton and
the Brookfields arrived and began working to contain the fire which had spread
across roughly five acres of land.
Tanker trucks from the Brookfield
Fire Department were used to provide
water for the fire engines at the scene,
with water being transported to the site
from the nearby East Brimfield Lake.
Members of the Stafford Springs, Connecticut Fire Department also responded
to the call providing station coverage for
Brimfield.
According to Brimfield Fire Chief
Fred Piechota, the fire began as the result
of a smaller permitted brush fire that the
homeowner had started in his backyard.
Several gusts of strong wind came in and
sent sparks from the fire into the nearby
forest area, igniting dry debris and several pine trees.
Firefighters contained and extinguished the fire by 2:30 p.m. and remained on site until roughly 4:30 p.m.
working to clear and monitor the area of
any other possible hot spots that would
restart the blaze.
Police Logs
PALMER
The Palmer Police Department responded to 389 calls from April 26 to
May 2. The department made 22 arrests
or summons for arrest. Those arrested
will appear at a future date in Palmer
District Court and are innocent until
proven guilty.
Tuesday, April 26
Anthony D. Diaz, 38, of 79 South
Point Drive, Amherst, will be summoned
to Palmer District Court on the charges
of speeding and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
Evan G. Fogel, 31, of 16 Forbes
Ave., Northampton, was arrested at 5:01
p.m. on Pleasant Street in Thorndike on a
charge of operating a motor vehicle with
a suspended license.
Dominic W. Avila, 31, of 1509 North
Main St., Apt. #9B, Palmer, was arrested
at 9:49 p.m. on Main Street on a charge
of disorderly conduct.
Wednesday, April 27
Andrew T. Metzdorf, 27, of 268
Palmer Road, Apt. #56, Monson, was
arrested at 4:55 a.m. on Wright Street
in Palmer on charges of disturbing the
peace; two counts of assault and battery;
three counts of assault on a healthcare
provider; threat to commit a crime (murder); and threat to commit a crime (felonious assault).
James Parker, 31, of 32B Ambassador Drive, Manchester, Connecticut,
will be summoned to the Palmer District
Court on charges of operating an unregistered motor vehicle, uninsured motor
vehicle (criminal).
Michael A. Rodriguez, 22, of 35 Wilbraham Ave., Springfield, was arrested at
11:03 a.m. on Shearer Street in Palmer
on charges of unlicensed operation of a
motor vehicle and speeding.
Rebecca L. Lopez, 30, of 75 Surrey
Road, Springfield, was arrested at 5:19
p.m. on Sykes Street in Three Rivers on
charges of disorderly conduct; two counts
of assault and battery with a dangerous
weapon; and disturbing school.
A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested
at 5:19 p.m. on Sykes Street in Three
Rivers on charges of disturbing school;
disorderly conduct; and three counts
weapon.
Jessica Espinosa, 37, of 30 Scott St.,
Springfield, was arrested at 5:19 p.m. on
Sykes Street in Three Rivers on charges
weapon; disorderly conduct; and disturbing school.
A 16-year-old juvenile was arrested
at 5:19 p.m. on Sykes Street. in Three
Rivers on charges of assault and battery
with a dangerous weapon; disorderly
conduct; and disturbing school.
Thursday, April 28
Adam Drawl, 35, of 7 Grove St.,
Palmer, was arrested at 12:32 p.m. on
Converse Street in Palmer on two warrants.
Jack Daniel Rodriguez, 27, of 38A
Morres Ave., Ware, was arrested at 5:10
p.m. on Thorndike Street in Palmer on
charges of disorderly conduct (town ordinance) and malicious destruction of
property in excess of $250.
Friday, April 29
Nicole P. Sacco, 35, of 50 Cleveland
St., Palmer, was arrested at 12:14 a.m. on
Main Street in Thorndike on charges of
possession of a class A drug; possession
of a class B drug; and trespassing.
Gary R. Velthouse, 33, of 50 Cleveland St., Palmer, was arrested at 12:14
a.m. on Main Street in Thorndike on
charges of trespassing; possession of a
class A drug; possession/consumption of
an alcoholic beverage in an open container; and possession of a class B drug.
Justin Draper-Langevin, 22, of 69
Boston Road, Palmer, will be summoned
to Palmer District Court on charges of
operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration and uninsured motor
vehicle (criminal).
Matthew W. Morris, 21, of 1035
Central St., Palmer, was arrested at 11:07
p.m. on Thorndike Street in Palmer on
charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and a right on red violation.
Anna Milka Bipat, 37, of 20 Olivine
St., 3rd floor, Chicopee, was arrested at
11:33 p.m. on Thorndike Street in Palmer on charges of failing to stop/yield for
police; reckless operation of a motor vehicle; a marked lanes violation; resisting
arrest; disorderly conduct; failing to stop/
yield; and operating under the influence
of liquor.
Saturday, April 30
William R. Fiske, 49, of 88 Wayne
St., Springfield, was arrested at 2:16
a.m. on Wilbraham Street in Palmer on
charges of operating under the influence
of liquor (second offense); negligent operation of a motor vehicle; speeding; and
possessing an open container of alcohol
in a motor vehicle.
Timothy Yale Robbins II, 33, of
3080 Main St., Apt. #A, Bondsville,
was arrested at 8:55 p.m. at the intersection of Palmer Street and Fuller Road in
Bondsville on charges of a marked lanes
violation; operating under the influence
of liquor (second offense); and negligent
operation of a motor vehicle.
Patrick Allen, 53, of 54 Pine Road,
Mastic Beach, New York, was arrested at
10:43 p.m. on Ware Street in Thorndike
on charges of operating under the influence of liquor and negligent operation of
a motor vehicle.
Sunday, May 1
Anthony V. Carbone, 43, of 2074
Main St., Three Rivers, was arrested at
10:29 p.m. on Central Street in Palmer on
charges of operating under the influence
of liquor (third offense); negligent operation of a motor vehicle; and improper
spot light operation of a motor vehicle.
Monday, May 2
David A. McKemmie, 32, of 61 Park
Ave., Windsor, Connecticut, was arrested
at 10:10 p.m. on Wilbraham Street in
Palmer on charges of operating a motor
vehicle with a suspended license; a number plate violation to conceal identification; uninsured motor vehicle (criminal);
and a motor vehicle lights violation.
MONSON
The Monson Police Department responded to 183 calls from April 24 to
April 30. The department reported eight
arrests or summons for arrest. Those
arrested will appear at a future date in
Palmer District Court and are innocent
until proven guilty.
Monday, April 25
Matthew J. Dreisch, 25, of 17 Washington St., Monson, was arrested at 11:34
p.m. on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license; possession of a class A drug (heroin); and failing to stop/yield.
Tuesday, April 26
Rafael Enrique Alvarez, 54, of 287
Tyler St., Springfield, was arrested at
4:50 p.m. on charges of unregistered motor vehicle; operating an uninsured motor
vehicle; and operating a motor vehicle
with a suspended license.
Wednesday, April 27
Lacien S. Blake, 31, of 253 Forest
Hills Road, Springfield, will be summoned to Palmer District Court on the
charges of operating a motor vehicle
with a revoked registration and operating
an uninsured motor vehicle.
Thursday, April 28
Evan M. O’Keefe, 18, of 5 East Hill
Road, Monson, will be summoned to
Palmer District Court on a charge of vandalizing property.
A 17-year-old juvenile will be summoned to Palmer District Court on a
charge of vandalizing property.
A 17-year-old juvenile will be summoned to Palmer District Court on a
charge of vandalizing property.
Patrick K. O’Hara, 28, of 6 Harrison
Ave., Monson, was arrested at 5:01 p.m.
on a straight warrant.
Justin E. Harvey, 31, of 38 Paradise
Lake Road, Monson, will be summoned
to Palmer District Court on charges of
negligent operation of a motor vehicle
and speeding.
On Tuesday, April 26
at 8:12 a.m., the department
responded to South Main
Street for a good intent call.
The department returned to
service at 8:23 a.m.
On Thursday, April 28
at 7:42 p.m., the department
responded to North Main
Street for a service call. The
department returned to service at 9:05 p.m.
On Saturday, April 30
responded to Main Street. in
Bondsville on a mutual aid
call for a brush fire. The department returned to service
at 5:30 p.m.
responded to Circle Drive
for a good intent call. The
BONDSVILLE
The Bondsville Fire
Department responded to
one incident for the week of
April 27 to May 3.
responded to 3205 Main St.
for a brush fire. The department was back in service at
5:22 p.m.
THREE RIVERS
The Three Rivers Fire
Department reported six incidents for the week of April
26 through May 2.
On Wednesday, April
27 at 3:08 p.m., the department responded to Belchertown Street for a smoke
investigation. The resident
did have an open burning
permit, however the smoke
was deemed to be excessive and the resident extinguished the fire. The department returned to service at
3:15 p.m.
On Wednesday, April
27 at 3:30 p.m., the department responded to Belchertown Street for a report of a
resident intending to burn
tires. The tires were found
to be a safe distance away
from the burn pile, and the
On Wednesday, April
27 at 4:39 p.m., the department responded to Glenn
Street for a report of an outof-control permit fire. Nothing was found at the location
and the department returned
to service at 4:40 p.m.
On Wednesday, April
27 at 4:42 p.m., the department responded to Chudy
Street for public assistance.
service at 4:50 p.m.
responded to Bondsville
on a mutual aid call for a
brush fire. The department
returned to service at 5:09
p.m.
responded to Chestnut Street
for an unauthorized burning.
The resident was advised of
open burning laws and the
fire was extinguished. The
MONSON
The Monson Fire Department responded to 16
EMS calls and three fire
calls for the week of April
25 through May 1.
at 9:48 a.m., the department
responded to 8 Beckwith
Road for a brush fire. The
department returned to service at 10:48 a.m.
responded to 14 Silver St.
for an illegal burn. The department returned to service
at 7:32 p.m.
On Sunday, May 1 at
2:30 p.m., the department
responded to 20 Thayer
Road for a chimney fire.
service at 3:30 p.m.
State Police to set
up checkpoint
REGION — Colonel Richard D. McKeon, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, has announced
that a “sobriety checkpoint” will be implemented by the
State Police on a public way in Hampden County, Saturday, May 7 into Sunday, May 8.
The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of
detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs from roadways.
It will be operated during varied hours, the selection of
vehicles will not be arbitrary, safety will be assured and
any inconvenience to motorists will be minimized with
advance notice to reduce fear and anxiety.
The program is occurring thanks to a grant from the
Highway Safety Division of the state Executive Office of
Public Safety and Security.
PAGE 15
Death notices
Downey, Jamie H.
Died April 21, 2016.
Celebration of Life May 9,
2016. Charbonneau Funeral
Home, Ware.
Ericksen, Dorothy
(Meurisse).
Avery Funeral Home, Hope
Valley, Rhode Island.
Garneau, Joan H.
Died May 2, 2016. Services May 6, 2016. Beers &
Story Palmer Funeral Home.
McMahon, Vallette L.
(Thompson).
Graveside service May 3,
2016. Bethany Cemetery,
Monson.
Perry, Marilyn E.
(Rheaume).
Funeral services April 30,
2016. Second Congregational Church, Palmer.
Phillips, Janet O.
Died May 2, 2016. Services May 6, 2016. Beers &
Story Palmer Funeral Home.
O b i t u ar i es
Jamie H. Downey, 42
WARE — Jamie H. Downey,
42, passed away on April 21,
2016 in Ware.
He leaves his wife Ebonie Downey; his sisters, Nikki
Downey and Chelsea Stokosa of
Ware; his son Jamie Jr. of Ware; a
brother Wayne Britton of Springfield; a daughter Sheanta-Lee
Downey of Ware; a grandson Azzarrah Reed; his grandparents,
Marion Norton in Florida and
Irvin Shea of Ware; and his uncle Brian Shea of Ware. He was
an uncle to Anais, Taliyah and
Wayne Jr.
He was born in Ware, son
of the late Charles and Margaret
(Shea) Downey. A good provider,
he was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and uncle. He
was very much loved and will be
missed. May God Bless and protect us all, Amen.
Calling hours will be held on
Monday, May 9 from 5 to 6:45
p.m., with a Celebration of his
Life at 6:45 p.m. at the Charbonneau Funeral Home, 30 Pleasant St., Ware. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made in his
name to his family to help with
expenses. A benefit will be held
for his family on Friday, May 13
at 5 p.m. at the Aspen Street Rod
& Gun Club.
Dorothy (Meurisse) Ericksen, 68
HOPE
VALLEY,
R.I.
— Dorothy (Meurisse) Ericksen,
68, passed away on Wednesday,
April 13, 2016.
She was the daughter of the
late Thomas Meurisse and Margaret (Biladeau) Meurisse. Dorothy
was the beloved wife of LeRoy
Ericksen; they were married for
47 years. Dorothy was a beautiful person who always put family first. She enjoyed gardening
as well as bird watching, but her
favorite pastime was
enjoying the company
of her grandchildren.
Besides her husband she is survived by
her children, Jennifer
Ericksen of Westerly
and Sara and Adam
Kisinger, also of Westerly; six grandkids,
Amber and Chris Edwards, Bailey Kisinger,
J.T. Luckman, Hope Kisinger and
Erick Luckman; one
great-grandchild Emett
Edwards; and one sister Anne Whitehall.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made
to St. Vincent de Paul
Society, P.O. Box 424,
Hope Valley, RI 02832.
For online condolences
visit
Averyfuneralhome.com.
Joan H. Garneau, 87
WALES — Joan H. Garneau,
87, died peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, May
2, 2016 at Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center.
She was born on Aug. 11,
1928 and was the daughter of
Theodore and Eleanor Croft. Joan
resided in Wales for many years.
She was a secretary for Monarch
Life Insurance for many years
before her retirement. Joan will
always be remembered as a loyal,
caring and loving person and her
beautiful smile touched the hearts
of everyone she met. She enjoyed
playing Scrabble and cards with
her family and was very gifted in
the art of crocheting.
She will be deeply
missed by her children,
James and his wife Jan
of Wilbraham, Sandi
Rovelli and her husband Don of Hampden, Jeannie Felton
and her husband Roger
of Monson and Patricia Moreau and her
husband Brian of Millersville, Maryland; her
eight precious grandchildren,
Laura, Ted, Christine, Matthew,
Melody, Joshua, Heather and
Tim; and six great grandchildren,
Alayna, Carter, Rachel, Courtney,
Ellianna and Lucia.
Besides her parents, she was
preceded in death by
her husband Robert; a
daughter Eleanor Garneau; grandson Joe
Felton; and her brother
Robert Croft.
A funeral service
will be on Friday, May
6 at 10 a.m. at Beers &
Story Palmer Funeral
Home, 1575 North
Main St. Burial will
follow in Wales Cemetery. Calling hours from 8 to 10 a.m. will
precede the service. Donations
in Joan’s memory may be made
to The Alzheimer’s Association.
For more information visit www.
beersandstory.com.
Vallette L. McMahon, 102
MONSON — Vallette L.
(Thompson) McMahon, 102,
died Saturday, April 30, 2016 at
Wingate at Hampden.
Val was born May 9, 1913
in Stafford Springs, Connecticut
to the late William Thompson
and Myra (Colburn) Thompson
Whiton. Mrs. McMahon was
a communicant of St Patrick’s
Church in Monson. She worked
at CF Church Company for many
years and retired from Stafford
Cleaners in Monson. She enjoyed
playing golf and her dog Merri.
Mrs. McMahon was predeceased by her husband James D.
McMahon.
She leaves her Godson Joseph Serrato and his wife Kathy
of Monson and their family; Terri
(Serrato) Moss and her husband
Tom of Rutland; Elizabeth A.
Arventos and her husband Eddie
of Monson and their family; and
longtime friend Bernice Allen of
Monson.
A graveside service was held
May 3 at Bethany Cemetery in
Monson. Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Patrick’s
Church Restoration Fund, PO
Box 473, Monson, MA 01057.
Lombard Funeral Home of Monson has been entrusted with the
arrangements. For on-line condolences visit www.lombardfuneralhome.com.
Marilyn Elizabeth (Rheaume) Perry, 85
WARE — Marilyn Elizabeth (Rheaume) Perry, 85, passed
away at home in Ware on Monday April 25, 2016.
She was born in Pittsfield
on April 1, 1931 to Florimond
and Elizabeth Rheaume. Marilyn
was a graduate of Pittsfield Public Schools. In 1971, she married
Arthur (Bim) Perry. They lived
in Pelham until they moved to
Batesville, Arkansas. While in
Arkansas, she earned her nursing
degree. She continued to work
in nursing and private care until
her retirement in 2003. After her
husband’s death in 1981 Marilyn
returned to Dalton, where she
lived until moving to Ware in
2004. She was an active member
of The Church of the Nazarene
in Dalton. The great joy of Mari-
lyn’s life was her family. She was blessed to
spend the last 12 years
of her life in Ware surrounded by grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived
by her daughter Donna Lee Honeywell and
her husband Clark of
Ware; her son Christopher Perry and his wife Lesa of
Little Rock, Arkansas; daughter
Lisa Rosenthal and her husband
Gary of Russell, Kentucky; and
a lifelong friend, confidante and
cousin Sharon Shontz of Pittsfield.
Marilyn welcomed 11 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren
into the world, they will miss
her gentle, kind, accepting, pres-
O b i t u ar i es
Wymers, Theresa J.
(Boiteau).
Died April 27, 2016. Funeral Mass May 4, 2016. St.
Thomas the Apostle Church,
Palmer.
ence in their lives. She
will be missed by her
furry companion Gigi,
a Shih-Tzu, who spent
the last few years in her
lap.
She was predeceased by her loving
husband Arthur Perry;
her brother William
Rheaume; daughters,
SueAnn Zank, and Ellen MacLeod; and a nephew Gary
Lewis.
Funeral services were held
April 30 in the Second Congregational Church in Palmer. Burial
was in Aspen Grove Cemetery
in Ware. Charbonneau Funeral
Home in Ware was in charge of
arrangements.
Janet O. (Smart) Phillips, 93
PALMER — Janet O.
(Smart) Phillips, 93, former longtime resident, died peacefully
on May 2, 2016 in Laurel Ridge
Nursing Home, Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Born Sept. 28, 1922 in Palmer, she was the daughter of Joseph and Eva (Fountain) Smart.
A lifelong resident of Palmer,
Janet was the consummate volunteer, from serving as an airplane
spotter during World War II, to
her work with the PTA when her
children were young. Additionally, she was a member of the
Palmer Lions Club and the Second Congregational Church and
volunteered on many their committees, including Material Aid
and Lenten Lunches. She was a
self-taught public relations person for many of the organizations,
as well as being a selftaught seamstress and
upholsterer. She also
took many classes at
the Palmer Senior Center and took up painting as a hobby as well
as Tai Chi. She fulfilled
her lifelong dream of
skydiving at the age of
80.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her
husband Wendell in 1993, along
with her four siblings.
She will be deeply missed by
her two children, Pamela Phillips
and her husband Kenneth Santare
of South Salem, New York and
Paul Phillips and his wife Jane of
Shrewsbury; three beloved grandsons, Michael Santare, Jeffrey
and Jonathan Phillips; nieces,
Theresa J. (Boiteau) Wymers, 89
PALMER — Theresa J.
(Boiteau) Wymers, 89, died April
27, 2016 at Baystate Wing Memorial Hospital.
Born May 8, 1926 in Montreal, Canada, she was the daughter of Alphonse and Alice (Moisan) Boiteau. Theresa came to the
United States at age 19 and lived
in Lynn for a number of years.
Prior to moving to Palmer in
1969, she resided in Connecticut
for three years. Theresa, known to
all as “Terry,” enjoyed her time as
a volunteer for the Red Cross and
as a participant in the Masonic
Widows Program. She was active
in the Second Congregational
Church community, volunteering
with the annual Lenten Lunches
and Caboose Thrift Shop. Terry
D
was an avid hockey
fan and long followed
the Springfield teams
– Kings, Indians and
Falcons. Her hockey
family was spread
throughout the Eastern
United States and occupied a special place
in her heart. She made
friends wherever she
went and will long be
remembered for her exuberant
personality and ability to bring
joy to those around her, as well
as for her exceptional skill as a
seamstress. Terry was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle
Church in Palmer and had many
dear friends that were considered
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when the trip is taking place, the trip
destination, how much it costs, and
contact information for interested
travelers, to: Journal Register, Trips
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Water St., Palmer, MA 01069.
From May 9 to May 11, 2016,
the Friends of the Palmer Senior
Center will present a two-night trip
to Victorian Cape May, New Jersey and Seafood Fest. The package
includes round trip motor coach
transportation, two nights accommodations at an oceanfront hotel, hospitality party, all-you-can-eat seafood
feast, guided tour at the famed Lobster House, visit to Sunset Beach, the
Cape May Lighthouse, Washington
Street Mall, famed Hankins Fudge
Shop, Atlantic City, dinner and driver gratuities. The cost is $275 for
double occupancy (singles add $45)
and includes round-trip motorcoach,
two breakfasts and two dinners. Call
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On May 22, 2016, the Sons of
Amvets will sponsor a bus trip to
Mohegan Sun Casino. The bus leaves
from Amvets Post #74 in Three Rivers at 8:30 a.m. and departs from the
casino at 4 p.m. Tickets are $25 and
can be picked up at the post.
On June 7, 2016, the Friends of
the Palmer Senior Center will sponsor a trip to Twin River Casino. The
$25 cost includes round-trip motor coach transportation, and casino
bonus ($7 food credit and $10 slot
play). For reservations and additional information contact the Palmer
Senior Center, 1029 Central St.,
Palmer at 413-283-2670.
Departing June 20, 2016, the
Monson Bellmen are sponsoring a
five-day trip to Spotlight on New
Orleans. Highlights are the French
Quarter, New Orleans School of
Cooking, Swamp Tour and Court of
Two Sisters. Call Carolyn for a flyer
or to book at 267-3421. Free ride to
the airport and back from Monson.
and Ostia Antica. Must book by May
11, 2016. Call Carolyn for a flyer or
to book at 267-3421. Free ride to the
airport and back from Monson.
On June 22, 2016, the Sons of
Departing Oct. 29, 2016, the
Monson Bellmen are sponsoring
a 10-day trip to Shades of Ireland.
Highlights are Dublin, Irish Evening,
Kilkenny, Waterford Crystal, Blarney Castle, Killarney, Jaunting Car
Ride, Ring of Kerry, farm visit, Limerick, Cliffs of Moher, Galway and
castle stay. Call Carolyn for a flyer
On July 24, 2016, the Sons of
Departing Aug. 7, 2016, the
Monson Bellmen are sponsoring an
11-day trip to Costa Rica: A World
of Nature. Highlights are Tortuguero National Park, chocolate-making demonstrations, river rafting,
Maleku indigenous tribe, Tonnorio
Volcano, Manuel Antonio National
Park, Villa Blanca Cloud Forest and
a farm tour. Call Carolyn for a flyer
Departing Sept. 3, 2016, the
10-day trip to British Landscapes
featuring England, Scotland and
Wales with optional three-night
Paris tour extension. Highlights are
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge,
Cotswolds, York, Edinburgh Castle,
Lake District, North Wales, Oxford
and London. Call Carolyn for a flyer
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Reykjavik, Northern Lights Cruise,
Golden Circle, Thingvellir National
Park, Geysir, Gullfoss, Seljalandsfoss, Vik, Eyjafjallajokull Volcano
Visitor Centre, Skogar Museum,
Skogafoss, Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon, Skaftafell National Park, Vatnajokull Glacier and Blue Lagoon.
Must book by May 13, 2016. Call
Carolyn for a flyer or to book at 2673421. Free Ride to the airport and
back from Monson.
On Nov. 14, 2016, the Friends
of the Palmer Senior Center will
sponsor a trip to see the St. Paul’s
Boy’s Choir. The $85 cost per person includes round-trip motor coach
transportation, full course luncheon
at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House, afternoon St. Paul’s Boys
Choir at Sacred Heart Church featuring the only Catholic boys choir in
the US, donation to the church and
driver gratuity. For reservations or
more information contact the Palmer Senior Center, 1029 Central St.,
Palmer at 413-283-2670.
Departing Oct. 10, 2016, the
seven-day trip to Spotlight on Rome.
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She was predeceased by her husband
Harold “Sandy” Wymers in 2004.
She will be dearly
missed by the Pikul,
Peretz and Moran families, along with her
husband’s nieces, Mildred John and Patty
Leahe.
Services were held
from the Beers & Story Palmer
Funeral Home followed by a
funeral Mass at St. Thomas the
Apostle Church. Donations may
be made in her memory to the
American Heart Association at
www.heart.org. For details, visit
www.beersandstory.com.
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and sister-in-law Kay
Smart.
Calling hours will
be Thursday, May 5
from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
Beers & Story Palmer
Funeral Home, 1475
North Main St. Funeral services will be Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m.
in the Second Congregational Church followed by
burial in Oak Knoll Cemetery. To
honor Janet’s memory, the family is requesting that donations be
made to either Second Congregational Church, 1080 Pleasant St,
Palmer, MA 01069, or Palmer Lions Club, c/o John Theofane, 60
Shearer St., Palmer, MA 01069.
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Church Happenings
To have a church listing for the
Palmer, Monson, Wales, Brimfield, and
Holland area published here, please
send the information to: The Journal
Register, Attn. Douglas Farmer, 24 Water St., Palmer, MA 01069; or by e-mail
at [email protected].
GRACE
COMMUNITY
CHURCH has moved to Monson, at
125 Main St. (back of Norcross House).
Services will be held on Sundays at 10
a.m., with a children’s church lesson
during the service. Food and fellowship
follow the service. Contact Pastor Larry
Desreuisseau with questions at 413-5591037.
NEW
BIRTH
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH at 29 Church St. in Thorndike (across from the post office) would
like to invite you to their regular services: Sunday Morning Worship and
Children’s Church are held at 11 a.m. (A
nursery is provided for all services). For
more info, call the Rev. William Webb at
283-5130.
FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH, UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST, 20 Main St., P.O. Box 203,
Brimfield invites the community to
weekly worship each Sunday at 10:30
a.m. with Pastor Dawn Adams. A free
community breakfast is offered before
services at 9:30 a.m. and coffee hour follows worship. For more information on
the church, services and activities, call
413-245-7162, or visit www.brimfielducc.org.
TRINITY
EPISCOPAL
CHURCH, at the corner of Park and
Pleasant streets in Ware, will hold regular worship services each Sunday at 10
a.m. with church school for children at
9:15 a.m. For more information call Rev.
Dr. Randall K. Wilburn, Interim Rector,
at 413-687-5568.
CROSSWAY
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH at 2230 Main St., Three Rivers, holds a relevant, doctrinally sound
and friendly place of worship for the
entire family with Pastors Dennis and
Heather Marais. Sunday Services at 10
a.m. and Children’s Church at 10 a.m.
Lunch is served after the Sunday service. For more info, call 413-297-5488,
email [email protected] or visit
www.facebook.com/crosswaypalmer or
www.TheCrossway.org.
ST. PATRICK’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH at 22 Green St. in
Monson holds Masses on Saturdays at
4 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m., Miraculous Medal Novena on Tuesdays
at 8 a.m. and St. Peregrine Novena on
Fridays at 7 p.m. Also recently added is
Divine Mercy Chaplet on Fridays at 3
p.m. Pastor if Fr. John J. Brennan. For
more information call 267-3622 or visit
stpatrickmonson.org.
ST. CHRISTOPHER ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHURCH at 16 Sturbridge Road in Brimfield holds Masses
on Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at
10:15 a.m., weekday Masses at 9 a.m. on
Monday and Wednesday, with the Miraculous Medal Novena and Adoration
following Wednesday’s Mass. Pastor is
Father John “Jack” J. Brennan who is
also the pastor for St. Patrick’s in Monson. For more information call 413-2457274 or email stchrisbrimfield@gmail.
com.
MONSON-GLENDALE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH at the corner
of Main & Cushman streets in Monson
invites you to worship on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. Child Care is provided.
Sunday School from pre-school through
senior high begins at 9:45 a.m. To learn
more, contact the Rev. Ira Cameron at
267-3798 or email m-gumc@verizon.
net or visit umcmg.org.
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH at
251 Shearer St. in Palmer invites the
public to the following weekly services:
Sunday morning Bible school at 9:30
a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m. and
6 p.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting/
teen meeting at 7 p.m. and Friday night
C-Club for children age 4 to grade six
at 6:30 p.m., September through April,
and scheduled teen functions. Childcare and signing for the deaf is provided
during all services as well as children’s
church for age 4 to grade two during
Sunday morning services. Services may
be seen Sundays at 12:30 p.m. and 9:30
p.m. on cable TV channel 15 as well as
a program titled “Reflections” at 8 a.m.
A radio broadcast, “Melodies of Faith,”
airs over WARE 1250 AM each Sunday
morning at 7:05 a.m. For more information, call 283-7560 or visit faithbaptistchurchpalmer.com.
SECOND CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH at 1080 Pleasant St. in Palmer invites the community to traditional
worship Sunday mornings at 10 a.m.
with Fellowship Hour. Child Care for infants through pre-school. Church School
for kindergarten through eighth grade.
Services may be seen Sundays at 7 a.m.
and 4 p.m. on Cable Channel 15. Church
Caboose Thrift Shop open Friday and
Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more info,
visit www.secondchurchpalmer.org, email [email protected], or call
283-6958 and 283-5206.
ST. PAUL’S UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH at the corner
of Park and Central streets in Palmer
invites you every Sunday morning at
10 a.m. for worship services. A time of
fellowship and refreshments follows the
service at 11 a.m. in Fellowship Hall.
Funday School for children ages 4 to 11
will be held at 10 a.m. Come as you are
an join the free flow of ideas and ideals
that is Unitarian Universalism. There is
a place for you here. For more information call 413-283-8185 or email [email protected] or visit HYPERLINK
“http://www.uuchurch-palmer.
org/”www.uuchurch-palmer.org or on
Facebook at “St. Paul’s Unitarian Universalist Church of Palmer.”
THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST PARISH OF MONSON located at
177 Main St., Monson holds services on
Sundays at 10 a.m., starting on the first
Sunday after Labor Day through the
third Sunday in June. The Rev. Rebecca
Bryan conducts worship on the first and
third Sundays of each month; on other
Sundays, guest ministers and lay leaders
lead services. All are welcome to attend
for food and fellowship after services.
Unitarian Universalism nurtures those
of widely different beliefs to pursue beloved community and a world where all
people experience dignity and worth. For
more information, visit uupm.org.
THE FIRST CHURCH OF
MONSON,
Congregational/United
Church of Christ, at 5 High St. in Monson invites you to regular worship services which are held Sunday mornings
at 10 a.m., followed by a time of fellowship and refreshments. A free breakfast
is offered each Sunday prior to worship
from 8 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. and is open to
the public; donations of any amount are
appreciated. Sunday school classes are
offered each week for Grades 1 through
8 (or older), and a nursery is available
during worship. Whoever you are, wherever you are on life’s journey, you are
welcome here. For more information,
please call 413-267-3312, visit www.
firstchurchmonson.org, email office@
firstchurchmonson.org, find the church
on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
firstchurchmonson.
CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS
THE APOSTLE at 1076 Thorndike
St. in Palmer. Masses are Saturday 4:30
p.m., Sunday 8:30 and 11 a.m., weekday
9 a.m., and holy days 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Pastor, Rev. Eugene J. Plasse. For more
information, call 283-5091.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH,
“the Little Church with the Big Heart,”
at 1050 Thorndike St., Palmer. All are
welcomed to services each Sunday at 10
a.m. for worship, fellowship and prayer.
For more information, call 283-3097.
BETHANY
CHARISMATIC
CATHOLIC CHURCH at 167 Dun-
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hamtown Road in Brimfield (www.bethanyccc.org). Masses are Saturday at 4
p.m., Sunday at 9 a.m. and Wednesday at
6 p.m., followed by night prayer. Sacrament of Reconciliation by appointment.
For more information or to speak to a
member of the clergy call 413-324-1164
and leave a message. Come join us in
worship of our great and loving God.
FRIENDSHIP
BAPTIST
CHURCH, 9 East Brimfield/Holland
Road, Brimfield offers Sunday morning
service at 11 a.m., with Sunday Bible
study at 9:45 a.m., and Wednesday evening prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Small
group bible studies, youth and children
activities available. Call Pastor Dave
Pettis at 413-245-1275 or visit www.
friendshipma.com, if interested in more
information.
HOLLAND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH at 11 Sturbridge Road
has three morning worship services at 8
a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. with Sunday
School for all ages at 9:30 a.m. There is
a nursery for all services and a separate
children’s church service during the 8
and 11 a.m. services. We also have several weekly bible studies, youth meetings for all ages and other fellowship.
Call the church office for more information at 413-245-9926 or visit the Web
site at www.HollandChurch.com.
QUABBIN VALLEY BAPTIST
CHURCH at 258 Malboeuf Road, Ware
offers services on Sundays including
adult prayer at 9 a.m., adult Bible study
and children’s Sunday school at 10 a.m.,
morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening
worship at 6 p.m. There is also women’s
Bible study on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
The church is one where the Bible and
church are real and relevant, with sincere
Christian fellowship, practical Bible
teaching and personable leadership. For
more information, call 413-668-7041, email [email protected]
or visit www.quabbinvalleybaptist.com.
WARE COMMUNITY CHURCH
at 8 South St., Ware (at the corner of
South and Church streets) invites anyone
desiring to learn more about the Bible to
join them Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m.
for a study on the book of Ephesians.
There is also a men’s group that meets
Saturdays at 7 a.m. to pray and discuss
God’s word relevant to men. All are welcome to join the church on Saturdays at
10 a.m. for prayer, fellowship and the
word. The Sunday service is at 10 a.m.
and provides children’s church after the
worship service. For more information,
contact Pastor Kris Davis at 413-9677019 or email Pastorkriswcc@gmail.
com.
SMART
MONEY
Talk to Your Adult
Children About Smart
Financial Moves
f you have children who are finishing college or embarking on their first full-time job, you obviously want them to
get off to a good start in their adult and working lives. And
by virtue of your years of experience, you probably have some
good advice to offer – especially when it comes to making smart
financial moves.
Of course, you can find a broad array of financial topics to
discuss. But if you want to concentrate on just a few, you might
consider these for starters:
• Investing for the future – When young people are paying
off student loans, they may not think they can also afford to
invest for the future. Indeed, this can be challenging – but it’s not
impossible. So, if your children go to work for an employer that
offers a retirement plan, such as a 401(k), you may want to point
out that they can have money automatically invested – and since
they never really “had” this money in the first place, they are less
likely to miss it. They can start by deferring small amounts; when
their earnings rise, they can increase their contributions.
• Buying a home and paying off a mortgage – With interest
rates still low, now is not a bad time for prospective first-time
homebuyers. Of course, if your children truly are starting out in
the working world, it will likely take them a few years to save
up enough for a down payment. But even after they reach that
goal, you may want to warn them not to become “house poor”
by spending a large portion of their total income on home ownership. If they do buy a house, though, and their incomes go up as
their careers progress, they may wonder if they should pay down
their mortgage quicker. While they might feel good about lowering that debt, you may want to point out that an argument could
be made for putting money in assets that will likely be more
liquid, such as stocks and bonds. For one thing, if your children
were to lose their jobs, and they needed cash to tide them over
until they were once again employed, they’d likely find it much
harder to get money out of their homes than their investment
accounts. Also, in terms of accumulating resources for retirement, they might better off building up their investment portfolios, rather than sinking every extra dollar into their homes.
• Using credit wisely – Urge your children to avoid taking on
excessive credit card debt and taking out non-essential loans.
As you know, having a good credit score can pay off in several
ways, including getting better rates on mortgages. You may want
to risk sounding “old fashioned” by encouraging your children to
live within their means. And consider pointing out that it’s often
the people who are the most frugal today who may end up with
the most money tomorrow.
It’s not always easy for young people to get off on the right
foot, financially speaking. But as someone who knows a thing
or two about saving, investing and controlling debt, you can help
your children out by imparting a few words of wisdom.
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Paul Dansereau, AAMS®
Financial Advisor
1448 Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
413-289-1875
www.edwardjones.com
Member SPIC
MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING
commonwealth of
massachusetts
the trial court
probate and family
court department
Hampden Division
Docket No. HD12P0262EA
sale of real estate
Estate of
Stella Frances Furgal
Late of Monson
in the County of Hampden,
intestate, deceased.
notice
A petition has been presented to said Court for leave
to sell at private sale certain
real estate of said deceased.
If you desire to object to
the allowance of said petition,
you or your attorney must file
a written appearance in said
Court at Springfield on or
before 10:00 in the forenoon
on May 20, 2016.
witness, anne m.
geoffrion , E s q u i r e ,
First Justice of said Court at
Springfield, the twenty-fifth
day of April two thousand
and sixteen.
Suzanne T. Seguin
Register of Probate & Family
Court Dept.
5/5/16
2016
commonwealth
of massachusetts
town of palmer
annual meeting
three rivers fire
district
Annual Warrant
Submitted to the voters
of the Three Rivers
Fire District
At the Meeting held in the
Fire Station on
May 17, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
To the voters of the Three
Rivers Fire District of the
Town of Palmer:
Your Prudential Committee
respectfully submits these
articles to consider for the
Three Rivers Fire District
warrant and budget for the
fiscal year beginning July
1, 2016:
Chairman Ex Officio
Article 1. To choose a
moderator to preside at said
meeting.
Article 2. To choose by
ballot the following officers:
For a term of (1) year:
(1) District Clerk
For a term of (3) years:
(1) Prudential Committee
Member
For a term of (1) year:
(1) Prudential Committee
Member
Article 3. To hear reports
of the Treasurer, Prudential
Committee, Fire Chief, Water
Superintendent and Special
Committees and act on the
same.
Article 4. To see whether
the District will vote to raise
and appropriate such sums of
money as may be necessary
to pay the salaries of its officers and members of the Fire
Department for the Fiscal
Year commencing on July 1,
2016 or take any other action
relative thereto.
and appropriate such sums
of money as may be necessary to defray the salaries
and expenses of the Fire
District for the Fiscal Year
commencing on July 1, 2016,
or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 6. To see whether the District will vote to
authorize the Water Depart
ment to defray its expenses,
through the use of its water
receipts and revenues, to
defray its expenses for the
Fiscal Year commencing on
July 1, 2016 or take any other
action relative thereto.
transfer any sum of money
from Free Cash to reduce the
Fiscal Year 2017 tax levy, or
and appropriate any sum
of money for the Reserve
Fund, or transfer any sum of
money from Free Cash to the
Reserve Fund, or take any
other action relative thereto.
raise and appropriate a sum
of money to purchase new
Fire Department equipment,
repair/and/or replace any
parts of the present equipment or take any other action
relative thereto.
Article 10. To see whe
ther the District will vote to
raise and appropriate Thirty
Thousand Dollars ($30,000)
for the purchase and replacement of Air Packs for the Fire
Department or take any other
the District will vote to transfer any sum of money from
Free Cash to the Stabilization
Fund or take any other action
relative thereto.
the District will vote to transfer any sum of money from
the Water Meter Account
for Water Meter repairs and
or replacement; or take any
other action relative thereto.
ther the District will vote to
authorize the Treasurer, with
the approval of the Prudential
Committee, to borrow money
in anticipation of revenue for
the Fiscal Year commencing
on July 1, 2016 in accordance
with m.g.l., Chap. 44, Sect.
4, and to issue a note or note
as may be given for a period
of less than (1) year, in accordance with m.g.l., Chap. 44,
Sect. 17, or take any other
ther the District will vote
to authorize the Treasurer,
with the approval of the Pru
dential Committee, to borrow
money as permitted by law,
to meet any appropriations
or expenses incurred under
any Articles of this Warrant
Article 15. To choose
committees and give them
instructions.
And you are directed to
serve this warrant by posting up attested copies in said
District fourteen (14) days
at least before the holding of
said meeting, and publishing
once preceding the date of
the meeting in a newspaper
published in Palmer.
Hereof fail not, and make
due return of this Warrant
with your doings thereon to
the Prudential Committee of
the District at or before the
holding of said meeting.
Given under this hand and
seal this 29th day of April
2016.
Prudential Committee:
Raymond P. Domey
Richard M. Pobieglo
Donald F. Reim
True Copy Attest:
District Clerk
5/5/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
Hampden Division
50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
(413)748-8600
Estate of:
Esther Carolyn Ryder
Also Known As:
Esther C. Ryder
Date of Death: 03/24/2015
INFORMAL PROBATE
PUBLICATION NOTICE
To all persons interested
in the above captioned est
ate, by Petition of Petitioner
Virginia L Keyes of Monson
MA, a Will has been admitted
to informal probate.
Virginia L Keyes of Mon
son MA has been informally
appointed as the Personal
Representative of the estate
to serve without surety on the
bond.
The estate is being
administered under informal
procedure by the Personal
Representative under the
Massachusetts Uniform Pro
bate Code without supervision by the Court. Inven
tory and accounts are not
required to be filed with the
Court, but interested parties
are entitled to notice regarding the administration from
the Personal Representative
and can petition the Court
in any matter relating to the
estate, including distribution of assets and expenses
of administration. Interested
parties are entitled to petition
the Court to institute formal
proceedings and to obtain
orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal
Representatives appointed
under informal procedure. A
copy of the Petition and Will,
if any, can be obtained from
the Petitioner.
5/5/16
Please check
the accuracy of
your legal notice
prior to submission (i.e., date,
time, spelling).
Also, be sure
the requested
publication date
coincides with
the purpose of the
notice, or as the
law demands.
Thank you.
PAGE 17
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ANTIQUE AND PERIOD chairs –
Restored with new woven seats –
Many styles and weaves available.
Call (413)267-9680.
FARM EQUIPEMNT
HESSTON 4550 Square Baler,
Centerline. Excellent condition.
Asking $9,000 or best offer.
Call for informaiton
Ken (413)531-1090.
HAND-DYED WOOL
for Rug Hooking and Applique
Karen at 508 886-7978
JOHN DEERE LAWN tractor
D110 automatic, 19.5hp with rear
bagger. Purchased new 2011. In
excellent condition. Used 110hrs
$1200. (413)323-7135
KILL BED BUGS! Buy Harris Bed
Bug
Killers/KIT
Complete
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MOTORHOME 2002 DOLPHINLX Workhorse chassie, Chevy
engine, Allison trany, 36 ft, 25,500
miles, 2 slides, maple interior,
extras $28,500 (413)328-4153.
Estate Sale
ESTATE AND CLEARANCE sale
Fri. May 6th and Sat. May 7th,
9am-5pm. Includes 20 years of
house and barn salvage and
reclaimed materials. Antiques,
antique lumber, barnboard, hewn
beams, cupola, wagon wheels,
milk parlor sink, claw foot tub,
wrought iron arches, roll top desk,
chestnut tables, industrial stands,
tools, scales and more. 81 Beebe
Road, Monson
Tag Sale
8
SPRING
HILL
Road,
Belchertown 8-2, Sat. May 7.
Many items including clothing and
furniture.
Firewood
!!!!FRESH CUT FIREWOOD!!!!
Over a cord guaranteed. Cut, split,
prompt delivery. Call D & D
Cordwood (413)348-4326.
FIREWOOD
Fresh cut & split $175.00.
Seasoned cut & split $200.00
All hardwood.
Tree length available
*Also have seasoned softwood for
outdoor boilers (Cheap).
Quality & volumes guaranteed!!
New England Forest Products
(413)477-0083.
LOG LENGTH FIREWOOD for
sale. 7-8 cords delivered. $750.00
delivered locally. Pricing subject to
change. Seasoned firewood loose
or stacked on pallets and
delivered.
Also
specialize
in
Heat
Treatment Certified Kiln Dried
bundled firewood, kindling and
grilling wood perfect for campfires
and brick oven restaurants.
Wholesale inquiries welcome. Call
1-800-373-4500
PARTIALLY SEASONED OAK &
HARDWOOD.
Cut,
split,
delivered. 2, 3 & 4 cord loads.
R.T. Smart & Sons Firewood.
(413)267-3827
www.rtsmartwood.com
Miscellaneous
A PLACE FOR MOM. The
nation’s largest senior living
referral service. Contact our
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service is free/ no obligation. Call
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LIFE ALERT. 24/7. One press of
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Call (800)457-1917.
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Musical Instruments
YAMAHA DIGITAL PIANO P115,
new (played less than 8 times)
Graded hammer action, Furniture
style stand, Sustain Pedal, audio
technica high end head set $575
(413)256-1670.
Wanted
Services
OLD
CARPENTER
TOOLS
wanted. Planes, chisels, saws,
levels, etc. Call Ken 413-4332195. Keep your vintage tools
working and get MONEY.
CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &
refinishing - cane, fiber rush &
splint - Classroom instructor, 20+
years experience. Call Walt at
(413)267-9680 for estimate.
WANTED
ANTIQUES
&
COLLECTIBLES
Furniture,
Advertising signs, Toys, Dolls,
Trains, Crocks & Jugs, Musical
Instruments, Sterling Silver &
Gold, Coins, Jewelry, Books,
Primitives, Vintage Clothing,
Military items, Old Lamps.
Anything old. Contents of attics,
barns and homes. One item or
complete estate. Call (413)2673786 or (413)539-1472 Ask for
Frank.
WE
PAY
FAIR
PRICES!!!
DK POWERWASHING
Wanted To Buy
MILITARY
ITEMS,
COLLECTIONS. Non dealer. Best
prices. Civil War- Vietnam,
medals,
patches,
weapons,
documents.
U.S., German,
Foreign. I’ll come to you.
(413)262-8206
NEW
ENGLAND
ESTATE
PICKERS
IN
THE
OLD
MONSON LANES BOWLING
ALLEY.
BUYING NOW!
ALL ANTIQUES AND
COLLECTIBLES
COMPLETE ESTATES
SETTLED!
(413)267-3729
TOP DOLLAR ON THE SPOT
FOR ALL GOLD AND SILVER
ITEMS, JEWELRY, COINS,
SILVERWARE, ETC!
Items
to
include:
old
advertising signs of all
subject matters! Furniture,
toys, trains, pedal cars,
model car kits from the 70’s,
old fishing items, military
items, sports stuff, old
paintings,
books,
coin
operated Coca Cola pinball
machines, etc. comic books,
postcards, magazines, old
letterman jackets, musical
instruments,
microscopes,
binoculars,
old
bicycles,
motorcycles,
vintage
automobiles! WE PURCHASE
CONTENTS
OF
BARNS,
GARAGES,
ATTICS,
BASEMENTS! LET US DO
THE WORK AND YOU GET
PAID!
SIMPLY BRING YOUR
ITEMS IN FOR A FREE
EVALUATION AND OR
CASH OFFER!
THURSDAY - SUNDAY
10:00 - 5:00
HONEST COURTEOUS
SERVICE!!!
64 MAIN ST. (RTE. 32),
MONSON, MA
Services
A B Hauling and
Removal Service
*******A & B HOUSEHOLD
REMOVAL SERVICE*******
Cellars, attics, garages cleaned,
yard
debris.
Barns,
sheds,
demolished.
Swimming
pools
removed. Cheaper than dumpster
fees and we do all the work.
Lowest rates. Fully insured. cell
(413)222-8868, (413)267-3353.
*****
We powerwash houses, decks,
patios. roof cleaning/
non-pressure wash. Removes ugly
dark staining & moss.
Free estimates. Fully insured,
owner operated,
Call (413)297-4276
DRYWALL
AND
CEILINGS,
plaster repair. Drywall hanging.
Taping & complete finishing. All
ceiling textures. Fully insured.
Jason at Great Walls.
(413)563-0487
PAINT AND PAPER Over 25
years experience. References. Lic
#086220. Please call Kevin 978355-6864.
PLUMBER - LICENSED AND
experienced looking for good
customers, fair prices, call Ron
(413)213-0010
SIDING - BETTER THAN VINYL
make it final with fiber-cement
siding. Over 15 years experience
in the installation of this product.
Product has an unconditional
warranty. Call today for a free
estimate. Free window package
install!
Will
match
any
reasonable
vinyl
estimate.
Contact Mike @ 413-323-4111
sidingsolutionsma.com
SUNRISE
HOME
REPAIRS:
Carpentry, decks, hatchways,
ramps,
painting,
property
maintenance, after storm/ tree
cleanups. Small jobs welcome.
Free estimates. (413)883-9033.
********A A CALL – HAUL IT
ALL********
Bulk trash removal, cleanouts,
10% discount with this ad. Free
Est. (413)596-7286
ABSOLUTE CHIMNEY SERVICES C.S.I.A. Certified and
Insured. Sweeping chimneys year
round. Thank you. 413-967-8002.
Wanted
ACE
CHIMNEY
SWEEPS.
Cleanings, inspections, repairs,
caps,
liners,
waterproofing,
rebuilds. Gutterbrush Installations.
Local family owned since 1986.
HIC #118355. Fully insured.
(413)547-8500.
COMIC
BOOKS
WANTED:
Coming to your area soon to pay
high prices in cash on the spot for
vintage comic collections. Call
Don at (518)944-4328.
BILODEAU AND SON Roofing.
Established 1976. New re-roofs
and repairs. Gutter cleanings and
repairs. Licensed/ insured. Call
(413)967-6679.
www.turley.com
WE
RENOVATE,
SELL
&
PURCHASE (any condition) horse
drawn vehicles such as sleighs,
carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s
buggies,
driveable
or
lawn
ornaments. Some furniture and
other
restoration
services
available.
Reasonable prices.
Quality
workmanship.
Call
(413)213-0373 for estimate and
information.
Demers & Sons
Belchertown, MA
Child Services
*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone
advertising caring of children must
list a license number to do so if
they offer this service in their own
home.
Electrician
DEPENDABLE
ELECTRICIAN,
FRIENDLY
service,
installs
deicing cables. Free estimates.
Fully insured. Scott Winters
electrician Lic. #13514-B Call
(413)244-7096.
Events
PRE BRIMFIELD SALE
MARIER’S ANTIQUES & FLEA
MARKET
Open 7 am – 4 pm Daily. Clean,
friendly, hometown atmosphere.
Food Booth, Parking $2. 1628
Park St., Palmer, Ma. (On
Route 20). DEALERS ALWAYS
WELCOME.
FREE
OVERNIGHT PARKING FOR
BUYERS. Call Rose 401-7143153. 2016 DATES: May 5 May 9; July 7 - July 11; Sept. 1
– Sept. 5
AFFORDABLE LAWN CARE
SERVICE COMPANY
20 years in business.
HYDROSEEDING, MOWING,
BOBCAT, PAVER PATIOS, TREE
WORK, IRRIGATION, SEPTIC/
SEWER, EXCAVATION.
(413)283-5780
Spring Clean-ups
Mowing & Landscaping
Loader and Backhoe
Trucking
Over 30 yrs. in business
All Calls Returned
413-283-3192
Home Improvement
IMMACULATE LAWN CARE
• Mowing & Trimming
• Spring & Fall Clean-up
• Tree Trimming & Removal
• Pruning/ Planting
• Drainage
• Mulch & Stone
• Aeration
• De-Thatching
• Sod Replacements/ Removals
• Gutter Cleaning & Repair
• Hauling/ Removal
• Vacation Mowing
Free Estimates. Fully Insured
Call Josh (413)668-7020
HOME IMPROVEMENTS. REMODELING. Kitchens, baths.
Ceramic tile, windows, painting,
wallpapering, textured ceilings,
siding, additions. Insurance work.
Fully insured. Free estimates.
413-246-2783 Ron.
TAKE CARE OF your lawn and
landscape in all aspects this
Spring with Dave’s Lawn and
Garden. Let us help you obtain
that
beautiful
lawn
with
dethatching, aeration and much
more. Beautiful beds with our top
notch mulch and decorative stone
application. Call today to get 15%
off your Spring clean-up. We also
offer a Senior Citizen Discount.
Certified and insured. Call Dave at
(413)478-4212 for your free
estimate.
WATER DAMAGE
-CALL JAY (413)436-5782FOR REPAIRS
Complete
Drywall
Service.
Finishing,
Painting,
Ceilings
(Smooth or Textured). 39 years
experience. Fully insured
SPRING CLEAN-UP, RESEEDING, aerating, weekly and bimonthly lawn mowing. Free
Estimates. Call Bill (413)531-2334.
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION
Kitchen, bath, foyers. References.
Lic #086220. Please call Kevin
(978)355-6864.
Pools
ABC POOL PALMER is starting
its 13th year. We are AAA Plus
rated BBB member with ZERO
COMPLAINTS.
Insured
&
Licensed #150679. We’re a drug
free employer.
Our services are: Above &
inground liner changes. Our liners
are of top quality with pro rated
guarantee up 20 or more years.
Leak detection, Openings, spa
repair, pool removals, all types of
pool & filtration repairs. Mark Kirk,
owner/ operator. Open 7 days, 7
to 7 at (413)531-4192. Payments
due at service. Thank you for your
business.
AFFORDABLE POOL OPENINGS, cover pumping, tear downs,
filter repair, new/used filters,
motors, weekly vacs, chemicals.
Call
LaRue (413)583-7890
(413)289-0164, (413)386-8557
**ALL SEASON**
Specializing
shrub trimming, pruning, design,
deliveries,
loader,
backhoe,
insured. Professional. Please call
Bob (413)537-5789 (413)5387954.
A1 QUALITY LOAM, 100%
LOAM NO FILLERS, $18/ yard
delivered
locally,
18
yard
minimum. Call for pricing on lesser
amounts (413)289-2026.
C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1
Call for all your needs. Windows,
siding, roofs, additions, decks,
baths, hardwood floors, painting.
All work 100% guaranteed.
Licensed and insured. Call Bob
(413)596-8807 Cell
CS Lic.
#97110, HIC Lic #162905
PROFESSIONAL ROTOTILLING
FOR the home gardener. Average
existing garden,
$25.00. Free
estimates.
Available
anytime.
Wilbraham,
Ludlow,
Palmer,
Belchertown areas. 413-283-4029
Landscaping
*RICK BERGERON
LAWN CARE
Lawn & Garden
LEOBARDO MONDRAGON DBA
FOREST HARVEST, PETERSHAM, MA needs 1 temporary
worker 5/11/2016 to 8/2/2016,
work tools, supplies, equipment
provided without cost to worker.
Housing will be available without
cost to workers who cannot
reasonably
return
to
their
permanent residence at the end of
the work day. Transportation
reimbursement and subsistence is
provided upon completion of 15
days or 50% of the work contract.
Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the
workdays during the contract
period. $11.74 per hr. Applicants
apply at, N Central Career Center
978-632-5050 or apply for the job
at the nearest local office of the
SWA. Job order #7034072. Work
is predominantly, but not limited
to, log inoculation for mushroom
cultivation outdoors. Worker must
be strong and physically fit as
there is frequent lifting and moving
of logs weighing up to 50 pounds.
Heavier logs are moved by more
than one person. Logs are
handled for most of working hours.
Worker May stand for long periods
while drilling holes in logs with
high speed drill and filling with
mycelium culture and sealing with
hot wax. Work can be repetitive.
After processing logs, they must
be moved by tractor and stacked
on farm property for the growing
season. Property may need to be
cleared of spent logs and
underbrush to make room for
newly inoculated logs. Other
miscellaneous
chores
may
include: operate simple irrigation
system and make any repairs
needed, harvest mushrooms from
logs,
plant
other
cultivated
produce types, keep work site
clean and organized.
KEN’S PAINTING SERVICES
Interior/exterior painting and
staining, wallpaper removal and
repairs, quality products and
workmanship. Fully insured.
Free estimates.
(413)896-8264.
www.kenspainting.tech
Lawn & Garden
TRUCK DRIVERS
NEEDED
A & B CDL CLASSES + BUS
Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500
UNITED TRACTOR TRAILER
SCHOOL
Unitedcdl.com
Help Wanted
KEEP IT PAINTING– Klems
excellent
exterior
painting.
Interiors too. Specializing in all
aspects of quality painting and
staining. 25 years experience.
Free consultation. Steve (413)4778217
Garage Door Serv.
RUG HOOKING CLASSES,
Rutland, MA Thursdays
1pm – 4pm or 6pm - 9pm,
May 12 - June 16.
Call Karen at 508 886-7978
Tree Work
ATEKS TREE- HONEST, quality
tree service.
From pruning to
house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates. Firewood sales.
(413)687-3220.
www.forbesandsonspainting.com
MENARD GARAGE DOORS
Authorized
Raynor
dealer
specializing in sales, installation
service and repairs of residential
and light commercial overhead
garage doors and openers. Fully
insured. Free estimates. Call
(413)289-6550 or
www.menardgaragedoors.com
KOKONDO SCHOOL OF SELF
DEFENSE Monson. Wed. Evening
classes 6-8 PM. Call (413)2674668 Dave. Learning to protect
yourself is essential to you!
Lawnmower
NEW OLD STOCK SALE
Mowers
Rotary- Reel
Chain Saws
Gas- Electric
Tractors
New- Used
Miscellaneous
Carts- Tools- Heaters
May 7-8, 14-15
Sat. 9am-3pm, Sun. 1pm-4pm
Town Line Equipment
342 East Street
South Hadley
(413)534-3890
FORBES & SONS PAINTING &
STAINING, LLC Interior/ exterior
residential/
commercial/
new
constructions. Deck restorations,
minor carpentry repairs, wallpaper
removal. Owner operated since
1985. Free estimates. Insured.
(413)887-1987
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READ IT!!!
SELL
YOUR
STRUCTURED
settlement or annuity payments for
cash now. You don’t have to wait
for your future payments any
longer! Call (800)938-8092.
ALL HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Additions
Remodeling
Repair
Work Decks Sheds Garages Windows - Doors - Basements
Finished
Septic
Systems
Installed and Repaired Call
MARTY 413-949-1901
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accumulations, junk, estates,
attics, garages, appliances,
basements, demo services
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EXTERIOR PAINTING, handyman, house and deck powerwashing, deck staining, gutters
cleaned.
Prompt
professional
service. Fully insured.
Call 413-323-6425
[email protected]
Plumbing
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Scheduling Replacement
Heating Systems Now
Call LINC’S
For Your Connection
(413)668-5299
Roofing
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS. ALL
TYPES OF ROOFING, shingle,
flat and slate. Call Local Builders
(413)626-5296. Complete roofing
systems and repairs.
Fully
licensed and insured. MA CS
#102453, CT Reg. 0615780.
Lifetime
warranty.
Senior
Discount. 24 hour service.
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
years experience. Commercial,
residential. Insured. Shingles,
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
Repairs.
(413)536-3279,
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
Tree Work
AAA1 - TROM’S TREE SERVICE
Let me save you money. Tree
removal, hazard tree removal,
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BRIMFIELD
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CEMETERY LABORER: TOWN
of Monson seeks a qualified
applicant for the position of
Cemetery
Laborer.
Performs
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operation and maintenance of
town cemeteries; performs all
other related work as required.
High school diploma is required,
one to two years of experience in
building, grounds and equipment
repairs and maintenance; or any
equivalent of education, training
and experience. Possession of a
Class
D
operator’s
license
required and a Hydraulics’ and
Hoisting license preferred. Forty
hours per week, starting pay
$15.34/hr. Send cover letter and
resumé to Human Resources,
Town of Monson, 110 Main Street,
Monson, MA. 01057 or via email
to [email protected] by
May 13, 2016.
The town of
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BARTENDER
needed. Days, nights, weekends.
Apply in person. VFW, 41 Pelham
Rd., Belchertown.
PART TIME WANTED to stack
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be consistent. Tetreault & Son
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PT/ FT PERSON to work nights
and
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to
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handicapped
person
in
wheelchair.
Various
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at 13.68/ hr. Warren, MA area.
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RICK’S PARKSIDE DRIVE-IN, Rt.
20, Palmer OPENING SOON.
DAY HELP WANTED- All Shifts.
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Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center
47 East Main St, West Brookfield, MA 01585
CNAs
Full-time and Part-time
$500 Sign-on Bonus for all FT CNAs
RNs and LPNs
7a-3p - Every Weekend with Baylor Incentive
Every other Weekend
3p-11p - Part-Time positions on long term care units.
7p-7a - Full-Time position on sub-acute unit.
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Every other Weekend
Must possess strong Management, clinical and organization
skills. Self-motivated with excellent problem solving and
communication skills. Team player.
Turley Publications, Inc. (Palmer Plant) is accepting applications for an experienced PRESS HELPER /
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float to other shifts on an as needed basis.
Candidate must be reliable and capable of working with minimal supervision on a cold web printing
press, while maintaining a role as a team player.
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Turley Publications, Inc. (Palmer Plant) is accepting applications for an entry level MAIL ROOM/BINDERY HELPER, primarily first shift, but must be flexible
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Experience with mail preparation and handling a plus.
Please stop by our Palmer facility between
8am and 4pm to fill out an application:
Interested candidates, please contact Kim Moynahan
at: (508) 867-0626 or [email protected].
Applicants may apply on Indeed.com as well.
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Legals
LEGAL NOTICE
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale
contained in a certain mortgage given by Joseph M.
Gurchak and Elizabeth
M. Nompleggi to Mortgage
Electronic Registration Sys
tems, Inc. acting solely as a
nominee for Sierra Pacific
Mortgage Company, Inc.,
dated June 6, 2011 and
recorded at Hampden County
Registry of Deeds in Book
18795, Page 244 of which
mortgage Ocwen Loan
Servicing, LLC is the present holder by assignment
from Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc.,
as nominee for Sierra Pacific
Mortgage Company, Inc.,
its successors and assigns to
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
dated June 10, 2013 recorded
at Hampden County Registry
of Deeds in Book 19903,
Page 239, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and
for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged
premises located at 4108
High Street and Parcel ID #
7679, Palmer, MA 01069 will
be sold at a Public Auction at
2:00PM on May 16, 2016,
at the mortgaged premises,
more particularly described
below, all and singular the
premises described in said
mortgage, to wit:
Parcel I
The land with the buildings thereon, situated on the
northerly side of High Street
in said Village of Thorndike,
in said Palmer, bounded and
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on
the northerly side of High
Street, which point is the
southwesterly corner of
land conveyed to Minnie B.
Marcinek by deed of John
W. Sullivan and Helen J.
Sullivan dated July 2, 1943
in Hampden County Reg
istry of Deeds in Book 1764,
Page 359 and running thence
easterly on the northerly side
of High Street, to the southeast corner of said land conveyed to the said Minnie B.
Marcinek by said deed of
said John W. Sullivan et al
to land now or formerly of
Jeremiah J. Kelley;
Thence northerly by land
of said Kelley and Peter and
Katie Drogon a distance
of forty-eight (48) feet to a
point;
Thence westerly in a
straight line along other land
of said Minnie B. Marcinek
to the westerly line of land
conveyed to said Minnie B.
Marcinek by deed of said
John W. Sullivan et al to a
point which is forty-eight
(48) feet northerly along the
said westerly line, from the
northerly line of High Street;
Thence southerly along
said westerly line of fortyeight (48) feet to the point of
beginning.
Parcel II
A certain parcel of land
situate on the easterly side
of High Street in the Village
of Thorndike, in said Palmer,
bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at a stone
bound on the easterly side
of said High Street and at
the westerly corner of land
of Minnie B. Marcinek, said
stone bound being an angle
point in the 1925 Hampden
County Layout of High
Street;
N. 31° 58' W, sixty-three
and 51/100 (63.51) feet
along the easterly line of said
High Street to a drill hole in
the top of the retaining wall
at land now or formerly of
Jeremiah J. Kelley; Thence
turning and running
N. 58° 45' E. thirty-eight
and 78/100 (38.78) feet along
other land now or formerly
of Jeremiah J. Kelley to an
iron pin at land of Bernard F.
and Catherine T. Cavanaugh;
thence turning and running
S. 24° 02' E. sixty-four
(64) feet along last named
land to an iron pin in line
of other land of Minnie B.
Marcinek; thence turning and
running
S. 58° 45' W. twenty-nine
and 99/100 (29.99) feet along
said other land of Minnie
B. Marcinek to the place of
beginning.
The bearings indicate the
angular relationship of the
courses described and are
oriented with the Bearing of
the 1925 Hampden County
Relocation Layout of High
Street.
For mortgagor’s title
see deed recorded with the
Hampden County Registry of
Deeds in Book 18795, Page
241. See also deed recorded
in said Registry of Deeds in
Book 19828, Page 175.
The premises will be sold
subject to any and all unpaid
taxes and other municipal
assessments and liens, and
subject to prior liens or other
enforceable encumbrances of
record entitled to precedence
over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit
of all easements, restrictions,
reservations and conditions
of record and subject to all
tenancies and/or rights of
parties in possession.
Terms of the Sale: Cash,
cashier's or certified check
in the sum of $5,000.00 as a
deposit must be shown at the
time and place of the sale in
order to qualify as a bidder
(the mortgage holder and its
designee(s) are exempt from
this requirement); high bidder
to sign written Memorandum
of Sale upon acceptance of
bid; balance of purchase
price payable in cash or by
certified check in thirty (30)
days from the date of the sale
at the offices of mortgagee's
attorney, Korde & Associates,
P.C., 321 Billerica Road,
Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA
01824-4100 or such other
time as may be designated by
mortgagee. The description
for the premises contained in
said mortgage shall control
in the event of a typographical error in this publication.
Other terms to be
announced at the sale.
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
Korde & Associates, P.C.
321 Billerica Road
Suite 210, Chelmsford,
MA 01824-4100
(978) 256-1500
Gurchak, Joseph, 15-020817
4/21,4/28,5/5/16
PALMER
PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
In accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 40A,
Section 11 M.G.L., the
Planning Board will hold a
public hearing on Monday,
May 16, 2016 at 7:10 p.m. in
the Town Hall Administration
Building, 4417 Main Street,
Palmer, MA.
The applicant, PHCC,
Inc. of 2072 Main Street,
Three Rivers, MA, is seeking a Finding under section
171.83Q for reconstruction
after destruction of a preexisting, non-conforming
sign on the property located
at 2072 Main Street Three
Rivers, Palmer, MA. The
applicant is proposing to
demolish the existing ground
sign that is parallel to the
street and install a new, larger
ground sign which would be
perpendicular to the street.
This parcel is also known as
Assessor's Map 70, Parcel
99.
A copy of the application may be inspected at
the Planning Department
office in the Town Hall
Administration Building
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday.
Anyone interested in
more information or wishing
to be heard on the application can contact the Planning
Department at 283-2605 or
appear at the time and place
designated above.
Michael Marciniec,
Chairman
4/28,5/5/16
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance M.G.
L Chapter 40A § 11 the
Monson Planning Board
will hold a Public Hearing,
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at
7:15 P.M. in Room 112,
Town Offices, 110 Main
Street, for Special Permits
as provided by Section 4.2
Water Supply Protection
District and Section 6.19
Stormwater Management
of the Monson Zoning
Bylaws and Section 7.4
Site Plan Approval of the
Monson Zoning Bylaws on
the application of Monson
Free Library, 2 High Street,
Monson. The applicant proposes to extend the existing paved parking lot onto
a recently acquired abutting
property. The property is
zoned Residential Village.
A copy of the plan is available to view in the Planning
Board office during regular
office hours.
Craig Sweitzer, Chairman
5/5,5/12/16
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
LAND COURT
DEPARTMENT OF
THE TRIAL COURT
(SEAL)
16 SM 002774
ORDER OF NOTICE
TO: Michael W. Avis
and to all persons entitled
to the benefit of the Service
members Civil Relief Act:,
50 U.S.C. App. §501 et seq.:
HSBC Bank USA,
National Association, as
Trustee for Nomura Home
Equity Loans, Inc., Home
Equity Loan Trust, Series
2005-HE1 claiming to have
an interest in a Mortgage
covering real property in
Palmer, numbered 3030
Pleasant Street, given by
Michael W. Avis and Martina
S. Avis to Franklin First
Financial, Ltd., a New York
Corporation, dated May 3,
2005, and recorded with the
Hampden County Registry
of Deeds in Book 15081,
Page 565, and now held by
plaintiff by assignment has/
have filed with this court a
complaint for determination
of Defendant’s/Defendants’
Servicemembers status.
If you now are, or recently have been, in the active
military service of the Uni
ted States of America, then
you may be entitled to the
benefits of the Service
members Civil Relief Act. If
you object to a foreclosure of
the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you
or your attorney must file
a written appearance and
answer in this court at Three
Pemberton Square, Boston,
MA 02108 on or before May
30, 2016 or you will be forever barred from claiming
that you are entitled to the
benefits of said Act.
Witness, JUDITH C.
CUTLER Chief Justice of
this Court on April 12, 2016
Attest:
Deborah J. Patterson
Recorder
(OM 14-012846)
5/5/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
Hampden Division
50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
(413)748-8600
Estate of:
Violette K. Poulopoulos
Date of Death: 03/25/2016
INFORMAL PROBATE
PUBLICATION NOTICE
To all persons interested
in the above captioned estate,
by Petition of Petitioner Elias
G. Poulopoulos of Monson
MA, a Will has been admitted to informal probate.
Elias G. Poulopoulos
of Monson MA has been
informally appointed as the
Personal Representative of
the estate to serve without
surety on the bond.
The estate is being
administered under informal
procedure by the Personal
Representative under the
Massachusetts Uniform Pro
bate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory
and accounts are not required
to be filed with the Court,
but interested parties are
entitled to notice regarding the administration from
the Personal Representative
and can petition the Court
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estate, including distribution of assets and expenses
of administration. Interested
parties are entitled to petition
the Court to institute formal
proceedings and to obtain
orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal
Representatives appointed
under informal procedure. A
copy of the Petition and Will,
if any, can be obtained from
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The Calendar of Events
E-mail items to [email protected] or mail to Calendar Editor, Journal Register, 24 Water St., Palmer, MA 01069, for receipt by Monday of week for publication.
Calendar Policy
OUR CALENDAR SECTION is intended to promote “free” events or ones that directly affect a volunteer-driven organization. Paid events that are not deemed
benefits do not qualify. Non-charitable events that charge
the public for profit are not allowed as we consider that
paid advertising. The deadline to submit calendar items in
the mail, by fax, or e-mailed in Word document format is
Monday at noon or sooner. We usually print at least one
week in advance of an event, and the listings should be
brief, with only time, date, location, brief activity explanation and contact info.
The Business of
Fighting...
NOW
CALLING ALL ARTISTS, crafters, communitybased nonprofits and individuals who would like to reserve booth space for the Second Congregational MayFest Church Fair to be held on Saturday, May 21 from
10 a.m.- 2 p.m. An application can be found at www.
secondchurchpalmer.org or email [email protected] or
call the church office at 283-6958 and one will be mailed.
All applications must be received no later than Monday,
May 9.
TAG SALE at St. Paul’s Unitarian Universalist
church of Palmer at 1060 Central St. is now open Saturdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. It will also be open for flea
market weeks on May 9 to 12, July 11 to 16 and Sept.
5 to 10. For more information, call 413-283-8185 during
open hours.
RESERVE YOUR CELEBRATION TENT now
for your First Communion, bridal and baby showers,
graduation parties, family reunions, birthday parties or
any other kind of celebration you may have outdoors. The
Palmer Lions Club has a tent for you, either 20-feet x 20feetfor $125 or 20-feet x 40-feet for $200. This includes
setup and takedown in the Palmer area. Call Karen at 413221-7243 to make a reservation. You may need to leave a
message and your call will be returned. The Palmer Lions
Club tent rental fees go towards assistance for the people
of Palmer, Bondsville, Three Rivers and Thorndike.
MONSON WOODWACKERS wood carving club
has established its meeting schedule. The club will meet
weekly on Thursdays at the Monson Senior Center, 106
Main St., Monson from 6-8 p.m., September through
June. Membership fees are $10 per year, with beginner
projects available. Anyone interested in woodcarving is
encouraged to attend. For more information contact Wes
Harnois at 267-3322 or email [email protected].
STAINED GLASS MAKING CLASS will be held
on Thursdays at the Holland Community Center from 10
a.m.-1 p.m. or 6-9 p.m. Glass and tools are supplied. Take
six classes for $48. Class sizes are limited and are open to
all ages. For more information call Tom Baltazar at 508245-2525.
PALMER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK
FORCE will meet the second Wednesday of each month
in the Palmer Police Station meeting room, 4419 Main
St., Palmer from 3:30-4:30 p.m. New members are always
welcome. For more information contact [email protected].
PALMER SALVATION ARMY Service Extension
Unit offers residents in Palmer and Brimfield emergency
assistance on a periodic basis. The outreach coordinator
will be located on the second floor of St. Paul’s Unitarian
Universalist Church at 1060 Central St., Palmer. You must
schedule an appointment by calling 413-277-5121 so you
know what documentation to bring since those seeking
assistance have to meet certain criteria and show proof of
need. Please leave your name, number and the date you
called. Phone messages are checked weekly, not daily.
MONSON SALVATION ARMY Service Extension Unit offers residents in Monson and bordering towns
emergency assistance on a periodic basis including funds
for fuel and utilities, food, clothing, diapers, furniture
and prescriptions. Clients can meet the second Monday
of each month (if that date falls on a holiday, it will be
the following week) from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Monson
Senior Center, 106 Main St., Monson. To schedule an appointment, call 267-4121 so you know what documentation to bring.
BOOKSTORE at the Unitarian Universalist Parish of Monson at the corner of Lincoln and Main streets
in Monson is open the first Friday of every month from
5:30-7:30 p.m., the third Saturday of every month from 10
a.m.-1 p.m. and the second Thursday of the month from 35 p.m. Books priced from 25 cents to $1 each: fiction, nonfiction, thrillers, horror, mystery, science fiction, how-to,
classic literature, children’s books, romances, cookbooks,
gardening books and more. All proceeds benefit the parish. Donations are accepted. Call Mary at 267-0033 for
more information.
MARTHA’S TABLE STAFF at the Monson-Glendale United Methodist Church is supporting the Monson
Open Pantry by providing a meal once a month to anyone who will bring a non-perishable food item. Staff have
begun packing and delivering the meals in cooperation
with the Monson Senior Center. The meal is served at the
church, 162 Main St., Monson on the third Saturday of
each month from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. For more information call 267-3798.
CHURCH CABOOSE THRIFT SHOP will be
open on Fridays and Saturdays at the Second Congregational Church, 1080 Pleasant St., Palmer from 10 a.m.2 p.m. Bargains are available on household items, coats,
sweaters, shoes, children’s items and more. Call 283-6958
for more information.
SENIOR LUNCHEON. The Monson Council on
Aging invites seniors over age 60 to its luncheon program
every Monday – Friday at the Monson Senior Center, 106
Main St., Monson. Home cooked meals are always served
Anton (Tony) Pritchard
PALMER — The Palmer Public Library is hosting the program “This Business of Fighting: A Human Face on World War II,” presented by storyteller
and historian Arnie Pritchard on Wednesday, May
11 at 6:30 p.m. Arnie Pritchard inherited the World
War II army footlocker of his father, Anton (Tony)
Pritchard. It contained hundreds of letters and other
family papers from Tony’s service in the Army and
in the United Nations’ refugee program in postwar
Europe. From these letters Arnie has created a story.
The program is free and open to the public. To register, call the library at 413-283-3330, ext. 0.
at noon. The requested donation of $2.50 includes the entrée, bread, dessert and beverage. Menus are available in
the COA newsletter. Luncheon reservations must be made
by 2:30 p.m. the day before you would like to come to
lunch. For more info or van reservations, call 267-4121.
GAME NIGHT will be held at Top Floor Learning
at the Palmer Public Library the second Tuesday of each
month: May 10, June 14, July 12, Aug. 9, Sept. 13, Oct.
11, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13 (2016), and Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March
14, April 11, May 9 and June 13 (2017) from 6-7:45 p.m.
There is no fee or registration required, and attendants
must be 16 years of age or older unless accompanied by
an adult. Games include Scrabble, Cribbage, Monopoly,
Rummy, Chess, Checkers, Uno, Yahtzee, Bridge, Skipboo, Crazy 8’s, Hearts, Dominos, etc. Attendees may
bring their own. For more information call 283-2329 or
email [email protected].
MAKE A DONATION to the Monson Free Library
in honor of a special person or family member, in the form
of a book, DVD or CD, audio book or magazine subscription. The person will receive a letter informing them of
your gift. The cost of donations is $25 for a book, $20 for
a CD or DVD, $100 for an audio book and $20 for a magazine subscription. For more information call 267-3866.
THURSDAY, MAY 5
CHEESE MAKING: Ricotta and Feta at Hitchcock
Free Academy in Brimfield. Learn the basic principles of
making ricotta and feta with goat and cow milk on Thursday, May 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Taught by Jennifer Poirier the class is $25 or $20 for residents of Brimfield,
Holland, Sturbridge and Wales. For more information call
413-245-9977 or visit www.hitchcockacademy.org.
ZUMBA on Thursday nights at Hitchcock Free Academy in Brimfield continuing May 5 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
The routines in this spicy class with a Latin twist feature
interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and
resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your
body while burning fat. Taught by Erin Greene, the class
is $42 or $37 for residents of Brimfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales. For more information call 413-2459977 or visit www.hitchcockacademy.org.
FUN SCRABBLE NIGHT, a tournament hosted by
Top Floor Learning, will be held on Thursday, May 5 in
the community room of the Palmer Public Library from
5:30-9 p.m., Community Room, Palmer Library. Admission is $10 per person and includes games, food, beverages and prizes. Registration and refreshments 5:30-6
p.m. Games begin at 6 p.m. Everyone will use the official
Scrabble dictionary, fifth edition for challenges. Scrabble
games are donated by Hasbro. Proceeds will benefit TFL’s
adult literacy programs. Register by May 2 by calling all
413-283-2329 and mail checks payable to TFL with your
name, address, phone number and email address to 1455
North Main St., Palmer, MA 01069 or email to [email protected].
SATURDAY, MAY 7
ARM CHAIR RACES will be held on Saturday,
May 7 at St. Mary’s Club in Bondsville. The event will
serve as a fundraiser for the Palmer 300th Anniversary
Committee. Doors open at 5 p.m. with a roast beef dinner served at 6 p.m. The event costs $10 per person, and
includes raffles. For tickets, visit St. Mary’s Club on High
Street in Bondsville or call 413-283-3887.
THIRD ANNUAL MONSON PTSA 5K will be
held on Saturday, May 7 at Granite Valley Middle School
in Monson. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the 5K race
beginning at 10 a.m. Registration costs $25. A free kids
run will be held immediately following the race. Refreshments, as well as glitter tattoos and face painting for the
kids will be available. Prizes will be given for the first
place male and female finishers in a adult and student categories. For more information, contact Lisa Ronaldson at
[email protected].
JUST FOR MOM on Saturday, May 7: The Friends
of the Monson Free Library will hold a bake sale at the
library, 2 High St., Monson from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Members
will be baking treats for Moms, including scones, pies and
cupcakes in tea cups.
HOLLAND TRAILS COMMITTEE is sponsoring
a workday from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May
7. Meet at the trailhead parking lot for Lake Siog Pass
at 20 Pond Bridge Road. Volunteers will spread gravel to
complete the final surfacing of Old East Brimfield Road.
Dump truck, loader, rakes and loppers needed, or just
bring work gloves. Refreshments will be provided. For
additional information, contact Richard Haller at 413245-7745.
PLANT SALE will be held by the Monson Garden
Club on Saturday, May 7 by the Dave Grieve Park gazebo
on Main Street in Monson beginning at 9 a.m. The rain
location will be the Monson Fire Station. A wide selection of perennials in addition to wildflowers, vegetables,
shrubs and herbs will be featured. There will be an assortment of special gift planters for Mother’s Day. Proceeds
from the sale are used for local community projects such
as the downtown plantings, holiday greens, two scholarships and a beautification grant program.
MOTORCYCLE AND ANTIQUE CAR BLESSING AND RIDE will be held on Saturday, May 7 at the
First Church of Monson, 5 High St., Monson. The event
is co-sponsored by First Church and the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club. Those who wish to join or watch
the ride can enjoy a home-cooked lunch buffet when the
ride is concluded. There is a $25 registration fee for all
vehicles which includes lunch, and non-riders can enjoy
lunch for $10 or $25 per family. Registration starts at 8:30
a.m. and the blessing will start at 9:45 a.m. Lunch will be
ready after riders return at 12:30 p.m. Visit www.monsonlife.com
THE ADVENTURES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, including a dinner and show coordinated by the
Thomas Lodge of Masons and The Actors Company, will
be presented on Saturday, May 7 at the Palmer Historical
& Cultural Center, 2072 Main St., Three Rivers. Doors
open for a social hour at 4 p.m., dinner will be served at
5 p.m. and the show starts at 6 p.m. Admission is $30.
Professional actor J.T. Turner will recount the life of Benjamin Franklin, from his youth in Boston to his heroism
during the American Revolution. For tickets call 413-2899295 or email [email protected].
SUNDAY, MAY 8
MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST BUFFET will be
served on Sunday, May 8 at Amvets Post 74, 2150 Main
St., Three Rivers from 8-11 a.m. Adults are $8 and veterans are $6. Proceeds to benefit our veterans and community. Sponsored by the Amvets Ladies Auxiliary Post 74.
TUESDAY, MAY 10
HISTORICAL TOUR OF PALMER Through Pictures and Postcards will be offered by Eric Raymond on
Tuesday, May 10 at the Palmer Historical & Cultural Center, 2072 Main St., Three Rivers at 7 p.m. Admission is
free but freewill donations will be accepted. The images
were digitized from the Palmer Historical Commission’s
collection. Raymond will show over 100 pictures of historic buildings, houses and sports events.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
century. The meeting is free and open to the public and
refreshments will be served.
GRP CAFE OPEN MIC will be held on Friday,
May 13 at the Polish American Citizens Club, 7 Bliss St.,
Monson at 7 p.m. Light concessions, beer, soda, water and
more are available. All ages are welcome. Grab a friend,
your instruments and your voice. Signups start at 6:45
p.m. And the evening begins at 7 p.m. A $5 donation at
the door supports the rental of Greene Room Productions’
theater storage and building space.
POLISH DINNER will be served on Saturday, May
14 at the Monson-Glendale United Methodist Church,
162 Main St., Monson from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The menu
will include golabki, pierogi, kielbasa, sauerkraut, pickled
beets, rye bread and homemade dessert. The cost is $12
for adults and $6 for children.
MONSON WOODWACKERS Woodcarving Club
will host a carving show and competition on Saturday,
May 14 at Memorial Hall on Main Street in Monson from
8 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free. For more information
call Wes Harnois at 413-267-3322.
FOURTH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT will
be held by Operation Friendship of Palmer on Saturday,
May 14 at East Mountain Country Club in Westfield with
a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The cost is $85 and includes 18
holes of golf, riding cart, chicken and pasta lunch with
salad, vegetables, rolls and butter, plus dessert. There will
be lots of prizes and raffles. Hole sponsorships are available for $50 and raffle donations are welcome. Contact
Lisa or Paul at 413-283-8425 for more information.
FRIENDS OF THE HAMILTON RESERVOIR
ASSOCIATION will meet on Sunday, May 15 at the
Holland Community Center, 40 Brimfield Road, Holland.
Refreshments will be served at 8:30 a.m. with the meeting
beginning at 9 a.m.
YOGA WITH SHARON – BRO-YO will be held at
Hitchcock Free Academy in Brimfield on Tuesday, May
17 from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Here’s a chance to try out yoga
with just the bro’s. No experience is necessary. Bring a
mat and blanket, and enhance your cardiovascular function, flexibility, strength, mental focus and balance. There
are six classes in this session taught by Sharon Palmer,
certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. The cost is $60 or $55 for
residents of Brimfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales.
For more information call 413-245-9977 or visit www.
hitchcockacademy.org.
MONSON FARMERS’ MARKET will open for
the sixth season on Thursday, May 19 in the parking lot
of First Church of Monson on High Street at 3 p.m. This
year’s vendors will be offering garden plants, seasonal
produce, eggs, honey, maple syrup, meats, baked goods
and crafts. There is still room for additional vendors; applications are available at www.firstchurchmonson.org/
farmers/index.html.
CHEESE MAKING: MOZZARELLA SEASONINGS at Hitchcock Free Academy in Brimfield. Pulling
mozzarella can be fun and you can bring some zip to plain
cheese with herbs to suit your taste buds. Taught by Jennifer Poirier, this class will be held on Thursday, May 19
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The cost is $25 or $20 for residents
of Brimfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales. For more
information, call 413-245-9977 or visit www.hitchcockacademy.org.
CINCO DE MAYO Taco Salad Bar Extravaganza
will be held on Friday, May 20 at the Brimfield Senior
Center, located in the First Congregational Church, 20
Main St., Brimfield from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. There will be
seasoned ground beef and/or shredded chicken taco fillings, sour cream, salsa, corn chips, black olives, Mexican rice, guacamole, fresh cilantro, chopped tomatoes,
cheese, fresh lettuce, fruited iced tea punch, birthday cake
and vanilla ice cream with sweet cinnamon topping. May
birthdays will be celebrated and there may even be a pinata. There is a suggested donation of $5. Reserve your
space prior to May 18 by calling 413-245-7253.
MAY FESTIVAL celebrating the 300th anniversary
of the arrival of John King in what is now Palmer will be
held on Saturday, May 21 at the Palmer Public LIbrary,
1455 North Main St., Palmer from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Singer
Roger Tincknell will perform two concerts, including a
variety of instruments such as a Puerto Rican curator.
There will also be pinatas, and members of Storrowton
Village will run children’s games of the 19th century like
hoop races, sack races and indoor games if it rains. All
activities, snacks and beverages are free. No registration
is necessary. For more information, call Joanne Szelag at
413-283-3330 or email [email protected].
THIS BUSINESS OF FIGHTING: A human face
on World War II will be presented by storyteller and historian Arnie Pritchard on Wednesday, May 11 at the Palmer
Public Library, 1455 North Main St., Palmer at 6:30 p.m.
Pritchard inherited the World War II army footlocker of
his father Anton Pritchard, containing hundreds of letters
and other family papers from his time in the Army and
in the United Nations’ refugee program. Pritchard has a
Ph.D. in history from Yale
University. The program is
free and open to the public.
To register, call the library
Schoolhouse Commons Historical Center • 1085 Park Street, Palmer
at 283-3330 ext. 0.
The Library Loft
UPCOMING
ELBOW PLANTATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY will be welcoming
Town Councilor Donald
Blais Jr. to their meeting
on Thursday, May 12 in
the community room of the
Palmer Public Library, 1455
North Main St., Palmer
from 2-4 p.m. Blais will be
giving a lecture on the late
Eleanor Roosevelt, former
First Lady, humanitarian
and social activist, named
in 2010 by Time Magazine
to be one of the 25 most
powerful women of the 20th
We are celebrating our
10th year at the Schoolhouse Commons.
Thanks to our wonderful “friends,” volunteers and patrons,
we will be open on Fridays beginning in September.
Our New Hours
Tues. 10am - 4pm • Wed. 10am - 4pm • Thurs. 10am - 4pm
Fri. 10am-4pm • Sat. 10am - 4pm
Hope to see you there
Book donations will be accepted at the Palmer Public
Library or the Library Loft during open hours.
Please, no magazines or Reader's Digest Condensed Books.
We accept books only in good, clean condition.
For more information call 283-3330 ext. 100
Proceeds To Benefit the Palmer Public Library
PAGE 20
Quarry Hill
Fourth-grader
Karter Benoit
proudly sits by the
suitcase packed
with mementos from
France for the long
trip to Ellis Island.
kids pack up their roots...
Hunter Corthell and
Nick Pafumi talk
about fleeing the wars
in which Italy was
engaged.
Tabitha Genholt and Isabella Allard talk about the
recipes and items they would have brought over from
Ireland.
Bretonya Fontaine, whose cousin came from Guatemala,
holds a native plant from that country.
Paige Hebert talks
about how her French
immigrant ancestors
settled in Worcester.
Lynzie Bailey (left) and Lourdes Dias represent the countries of Brazil and Puerto Rico, respectively.
Andrew Linkenhoker Jr. holds a piece of jewelry from
his great-great-grandmother, a memento of his family’s
native Germany.
Victoria Miller not only brings traditional Irish items to
the “Nation of Immigrants” program, she wears them.
Mark Perry III holds a picture of his English ancestors.
Brady St. Martin (left) and Lionel Martinez show how
they would have entertained themselves, with the button
game from Czechoslovakia and the maracas from Puerto
Rico.
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Fourth-graders lay out boxes of items from their
families’ native countries during last week’s “Nation
of Immigrants” fair at Quarry Hill Community School in
Monson.
Project honors culture,
immigrant struggle
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
MONSON — Fourth-graders at Quarry Hill Community School in Monson recently put themselves in the
character – and often the clothing – of their ancestors,
interviewing family members and doing research to learn
what it was like to move to America from their native
land. The culmination of this project was the annual “Nation of Immigrants” program held in the gymnasium of
the school on Friday, April 15.
Parents and friends milled among the students, who
were assigned to pack a suitcase full of items they would
bring over from their home country. A number of them
described the struggle to find work in their native lands,
so they boarded vessels bound for America, facing an uncertain future.
“I wasn’t allowed to speak the language once I got
to Ellis Island,” said Andrew Linkenhoker Jr. “But I did
bring an apple strudel recipe, a nutcracker and a piece of
jewelry from my great-great-grandmother.”
Lionel Martinez, meanwhile, said that he brought
dominoes, maracas and a map of Puerto Rico to help him,
and Precious Dias, also representing Puerto Rico, said
she brought some beach sand to remind her of home.
Karter Benoit, a descendent of French immigrants,
said he brought a notebook so he could write letters
home, as well as pictures of his family.
“I’m wearing this hat that my grandfather gave to
me, and it’s my favorite hat,” said Benoit. “I immigrated
to America in 1937 looking for a job, but the conditions
in the steerage part of the ship were horrible.”
Others also discussed the miserable conditions while
crossing the Atlantic, while others explained what they
had learned about what immigrants went through at Ellis
Island.
“Immigrants had to walk up and down stairs to see if
they walked with a limp,” said Nick Pafumi. “They were
marked with an ‘X’ or ‘O’ to be sent out.”
Paige Hebert talked about moving from France and
saving up money so her family could follow later.
“I’m proud of her because she did this whole project
on her own,” said her mother Jaimye Hebert.
Fourth-grade teachers that oversaw the event, including Ryan deVarennes, Pamela Ellis and Kathryn Royce
said the “Nation of Immigrants” program had been going
on for years.
“This year there was a lot more diversity than in the
past, with kids interviewing relatives from a lot of different countries,” said Royce. “But we let the younger
grades come through to see the projects, so it will be interesting to see what they come up with next year.”

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The Board of Directors of Qatar Fuel (WOQOD) is pleased to invite

5 `S` Training Program at ABV-IIITM, Gwalior on 21.07.2016