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PAGE 10 A Turley Publication • www.turley.com I Thursday, May 10, 2012 - business - - education - Bank donates $1,000 to Heart to Heart NORTH BROOKFIELD - Eastern Bank’s Charitable Foundation donated $1,000 to the Heart to Heart Foundation. Susan Haslam of Sturbridge who works for Eastern Bank’s insurance agency - Eastern Insurance Group - presented the check to Richard Fiske, founder of the Foundation and resident of North Brookfi eld on Saturday, March 10. Haslam also donated a new television to be used as a raffl e prize at their upcoming fundraiser, which is to be held Saturday, June 24 from noon to 9 p.m. in North Brookfi eld on the ball fi eld. Donations can be made to Heart to Heart Foundation, PO BOX 154, North Brookfi eld, MA 01535. Fiske says that the foundation supports area families, especially helping children with chronic diseases. “The greatest part is just being able to help. I’m just grateful to be able to do this work,” said Haslam. “It’s because of the generosity of people that allow me to do this.” Fiske keeps up with the families and children that the foundation has helped. He goes of his own accord and drops off bunnies for Easter, gifts at Christmas See HEART I PAGE 18 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Brookfi eld $200,000 – 4 Mel Lane – Dianne Lynn and Robert T. Jefferson Jr., Trustees of the Jefferson Living Trust to Robert T. Jefferson, Jr. East Brookfi eld $312,000 – 271 Howe St. – Heather L. Gianfriddo and Jason Gianfriddo to Zhu Yan Hardwick $65,000 – 1776 Barre Road – Scott F. Campbell and Ruth M. Campbell to Wheelwright, LLC. New Braintree $170,000 – 940 Barre Road – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Richard H. Forshay and Karin Cooke North Brookfi eld $328,000 – 63 Brookfi eld Road – Amy J. Moulton and Larry P. Moulton, Jr. to David R. Proulx and Heidi L. Proulx $172,000 – 23 Evergreen St. – Richard L. Powers and Barbara R. Powers to Scott Allen Nishan and See REAL ESTATE I PAGE 18 It’s easy being green in bloom Plant sales to be held May 10 and May 19 By Cristy Bertini Reporter WARREN – The greenhouse at Quaboag Regional Middle-High School is overfl owing with organic plants – including cucumber, tomato, basil, squash, zinnia, snapdragon, zucchini, broccoli, and petunias, just to name a few - thanks to the green thumbs of the Green and Renewable Energy Club. The club – consisting of about 15 – 20 middle school students – met on Thursday after school to go over some last minute details for their upcoming “Seeds to Market” plant sales with advisor and math teacher Christine Kiraly-Thomas, or as her students affectionately call her, “Ms. KT”. Some of the students then headed out to work in the greenhouse with the group’s assistant advisor, Barb Fellmeth. Kiraly-Thomas, now retired from the U.S. Air Force, tells the students that their group is a “you” club. She will walk down the hallways of the school and pick out a club member and ask them a question about the club’s budget or inventory, and she By Melissa Fales Reporter WEST BROOKFIELD – Kim Welsh has been teaching at West Brookfi eld Elementary School for two years. She entered teaching later than most do, going back to school for her degree in Education after leading a successful career in the business world. “I waited until I was ready to be a teacher,” Welsh explained. Welsh grew up in Ware. As a child, she always wanted to be a teacher. “When I was a little girl, I played school all the time,” she said. “I always thought I would be teaching as an adult.” As her high school graduation approached, however, Welsh decided that she wanted to take a different career track. “I decided that what I really wanted was to make money,” she said. “I learned that teaching wasn’t a ca- MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION Friday, May 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm West Brookfield – Ranch • 151 Pierce Road • 1.08 Acres • 1,828 Sf Gr Living Area • 8 Rms, 4 Bdrms, 1 Bath TERMS: $5,000.00 cash or certified check at the time and place of the sale. The balance to be paid within thirty (30) days at the law offices of Attorney for the Mortgagee. Mortgage Ref, Book 43251, Page 341 Worcester Registry, dated 8/20/08. Auctioneer makes no representations as to the accuracy of the information contained herein. THE JUMPP COMPANY AUCTIONEER CHELMSFORD (978) 250-1540 Mass License #711 www.jumppcompany.com expects and accurate answer. “It’s all about them. They each have their own jobs in the group, and it’s their responsibility to make sure things are done,” she explained. “I want them to own their group and be proud of their accomplishments.” The group started from a Green in the Middle grant, in combination with an Innovative School grant. In June, Kiraly-Thomas and Fell- Propane Usage is Soaring to New HEIGHTS The AmeriGas Difference. Guaranteed. PROPANE EXCEPTIONAL ENERGY TURLEY PUBLICATIONS PHOTO BY CRISTY BERTINI The Quaboag greenhouse is fi lled with plants, which will be sold at the Art Show and Asparagus Festival. Harris Seed Company donated all the fl ower seeds, and the vegetable seeds were purchased at a discount meth, along with a group of students will head to the Boston Museum of Science to attend a Youth Summit. “We are going to be presenting to students that are coming from all over Massachusetts,” Kiraly-Thomas said. “We’ve been collecting photos of our projects along the way, and we will put them together and Change of heart led Welsh into teaching Inspired by the day-to-day progress she sees in her students TEACHER OF THE WEEK See GREEN I PAGE 18 reer that you went into for the money.” Instead, Welsh got a business degree and then took a job at Wright’s in West Warren working in sales and marketing. She worked there for 12 years until the company relocated. Welsh then took a job as the executive assistant for the CFO of a large grocery chain. “That’s when I started to rethink things,” she said. “I decided I didn’t really want to do that kind of work anymore. I didn’t need to.” By then, Welsh was married and living in Hardwick with her husband and three children. “My husband had a good job,” she said. “Making money wasn’t my focus anymore. I just wanted to do something that I enjoyed. I was ready to follow my heart.” Welsh enrolled at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. “I’m three classes away from my Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education with a concentration in English Language Arts from Anna Maria College,” she said. When she came to WBES last year, Welsh taught sixth grade. “I was a little apprehensive about the grade level,” she admits. “I always saw myself teaching the younger grades.” However, Welsh said she enjoyed the way she was able to interact with the older students. “It was great being able to have a conversation with them,” See TEACHER I PAGE 18 Laundries…restaurants… hotels…schools… No matter where you are, propane is the fuel of choice for more than one million commercial businesses nationwide. As the nation’s leading propane supplier,AmeriGas understands the importance of running your business efficiently and seamlessly. Customers value our flexible delivery schedules, emergency service and complimentary safety training program. Our customer satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Call today. Discover how propane can work for your business. Amerigas Propane 413-283-7674 • 1-800-331-4471 1162 Park St., Palmer, MA 01069 www.amerigas.com
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