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250th Golf Tournament planned: See Page 20<br />
Thursday, <strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2013</strong><br />
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Teenage robot builder looking for help<br />
Minnechaug student using salvaged materials on ‘Salvius’<br />
Puppolo says<br />
local aid at risk<br />
Work begins in revising state budget<br />
By Charles F. Bennett<br />
Turley Publications<br />
Staff Writer<br />
WILBRAHAM – State<br />
Rep. Angelo Puppolo (D-<br />
Springfield) says trimming<br />
and balancing the state budget<br />
will be a challenge in <strong>2013</strong><br />
as he headed back to the new<br />
House of Representatives session<br />
early this month.<br />
Puppolo admitted that the<br />
financial condition of the state<br />
doesn’t bode well for local<br />
aid coming to <strong>Wilbraham</strong> and<br />
<strong>Hampden</strong>.<br />
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Minnechaug student Gunther Cox with his robot Salvius is working to achieve a first.<br />
Rep. Angelo<br />
Puppolo<br />
(D-Springfield)<br />
Please see PUPPOLO,<br />
page 12<br />
By Katie Landeck<br />
Turley Publications<br />
Correspondent<br />
Friends and family weren’t<br />
sure that Brett Reccord,<br />
23, of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, would<br />
survive after he was thrown out<br />
of the back of a van going 75<br />
miles per hour on a highway in<br />
Texas on Nov. 30.<br />
“When I first saw him, he<br />
was in ICU on a ventilator,” said<br />
his mother Kathy Reccord, while<br />
looking at a picture of him unconscious<br />
in the hospital she had<br />
saved on her phone. “I didn’t really<br />
know it was him.”<br />
But at a benefit dinner held<br />
in his honor at the Polish Ameri-<br />
By Janet Wise<br />
Turley Publications<br />
Correspondent<br />
Gunther Cox looks like<br />
a typical high school<br />
student, but the Minnechaug<br />
senior is anything<br />
but typical.<br />
Since 2008, when teenagers<br />
his age were spending their spare<br />
time playing soccer or hanging<br />
out with friends, Cox has been<br />
working on building a six-foot<br />
tall humanoid robot.<br />
Salvius, named for both a<br />
little known Roman senator who<br />
was ahead of his time as well<br />
as the salvaged materials from<br />
which it’s constructed, is to Cox’s<br />
knowledge, the first open-source<br />
humanoid robot to be built in the<br />
United States.<br />
For those who are not familiar<br />
with software terminology,<br />
“open source” means that the<br />
robot’s source code has been released<br />
for people to use in their<br />
own projects.<br />
Humanoid robots, which<br />
are designed to be able to do any<br />
task that can be done by humans,<br />
are extremely difficult to build<br />
because the human body is so<br />
complex and building a robot<br />
that can move the way people do<br />
requires a tremendous amount of<br />
technology.<br />
Costly<br />
Along with a tremendous<br />
amount of technology, building<br />
such a robot also typically<br />
involves a tremendous expense.<br />
For instance, iCub, an open<br />
source humanoid robot built in<br />
the United Kingdom, cost approximately<br />
$264,000 to build.<br />
To date, Cox has spent approximately<br />
$2,000 on Salvius,<br />
and one of the reasons the cost<br />
has been so low is that Cox has<br />
used primarily re-purposed or<br />
salvaged materials in its construction.<br />
For instance, Cox is<br />
creating articulated fingers for<br />
Salvius from Plexiglas he obtained<br />
from the recently demolished<br />
old Minnechaug building<br />
display cases.<br />
As Cox says, “My goal is<br />
essentially to build a humanoid<br />
robot in a way that anyone could<br />
build their own — for instance,<br />
when a person, group or school<br />
with a limited budget wants to<br />
build a humanoid robot for educational<br />
purposes, but don’t have<br />
Dinner raises over $9,000 for<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> resident<br />
Please see DINNER, page 13<br />
TIMES photo by Justin Jones<br />
Friends and family visited with Brett Reccord (right) at a<br />
party Jan. 12 at Ludlow Country Club to aid in his recovery<br />
from a serious accident on tour with a rock band.<br />
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013<br />
Recent police activity in <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
WILBRAHAM – The <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Police Department released information<br />
on recent police activity reported by Capt.<br />
Timothy Kane.<br />
Breaking and Entering Solved<br />
An employee from Was Brothers on<br />
Boston Road reported Dec. 26 that his<br />
business was broken into and money was<br />
stolen. Officer Shawn Baldwin processed<br />
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fingerprints left at the scene. On Jan. 4 the<br />
results of the prints were returned, which<br />
identified Nathan Binette, 23, of Ludlow<br />
as the owner of the prints. An interview<br />
followed.<br />
On Jan. 10 at 11:46 a.m. Binette was<br />
placed under arrest by Baldwin for two<br />
counts of Breaking and Entering in the<br />
Nighttime, two counts of Larceny over<br />
$250 and Destruction of Property.<br />
The <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Police Department<br />
reminds residents to keep all vehicles and<br />
houses locked. Leave outside lights on<br />
whenever possible. Do not give out personal<br />
information over the phone.<br />
Under-Age Drinking<br />
Jan. 5 at 11:40 p.m. the <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Police were dispatched to Lake Drive for<br />
a suspicious activity call. Officer Brent<br />
Noyes was let into a residence where it<br />
was believed under-age drinking was going<br />
on. Zachary Coopee, 20, of <strong>Hampden</strong><br />
was observed grabbing a 30-pack of<br />
beer and then attempting to leave. Officer<br />
Noyes asked for his identification. He presented<br />
a fake identification and was subsequently<br />
arrested for minor in possession<br />
of alcohol and using a false identification.<br />
Sgt. Edward Lennon assisted.<br />
Wanted on Warrants<br />
Jan. 6 at 7:52 p.m. Officer Thomas<br />
Motyka queried a license plate randomly.<br />
The result showed the vehicle’s registration<br />
to be revoked. While gathering the<br />
operator’s information, it was found that<br />
he had two warrants for his arrest. Anthony<br />
Maggi, 26, of Ludlow was placed<br />
under arrest by Motyka. His vehicle was<br />
towed.<br />
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Thursday, March 14th The Bards w/<br />
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Come Out And Celebrate! Fun For the Whole Family!<br />
Shoplifting at Home Depot<br />
Jan. 7 at 10:31 a.m. Officer Harold<br />
Swift responded to Home Depot for a<br />
shoplifting complaint. Cheyen Capellan,<br />
19, of Springfield was placed under arrest<br />
for attempting to steal a $200 drill after<br />
store security observed him fail to pay for<br />
the merchandise.<br />
Disturbing the Peace<br />
Jan. 7 at 10:11 p.m. Officers Justin<br />
Wall and Thomas Motyka responded to<br />
Weston Street for a domestic situation.<br />
Upon arrival, Christopher Moore, 33, of<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>, exited his residence severely<br />
intoxicated and began yelling obscenities<br />
to the point neighbors were coming outside<br />
and looking out their windows.<br />
Several attempts were made to calm<br />
Moore down with negative results. He<br />
was placed under arrest by Officer Justin<br />
Wall for Disturbing the Peace and Disorderly<br />
Conduct Subsequent Offense.<br />
Fugitive Apprehended<br />
Jan. 9 at 7:40 a.m. Officer Shawn<br />
Baldwin assisted Massachusetts State<br />
Trooper Kevin O’Toole of the Violent Fugitive<br />
Apprehension Unit, along with the<br />
U.S. Marshall Service in the apprehension<br />
of Richard Hatcher, 32, of <strong>Wilbraham</strong> for<br />
the service of an arrest warrant.<br />
inside this week<br />
Editorial...................6<br />
arts.&.lifEstylEs....10<br />
dining.out...............12<br />
HEaltH....................14<br />
sports.....................<strong>17</strong><br />
scHools...................21<br />
BusinEss..................23<br />
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greater extent than the<br />
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by the item in the<br />
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013 The <strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong> TIMES<br />
Page 3<br />
Rich Ross named to Hall of Fame<br />
AT PRESSTIME – Rich Ross of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, a 61year<br />
old Realtor, was named to the New England Pool<br />
and Billiards Hall of Fame according to sports writer<br />
Garry Brown of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
Ross will be inducted into the Class of <strong>2013</strong> on<br />
March 1 at the Providence, R. I. Marriot hotel.<br />
Date set for 250th<br />
Dinner Dance<br />
WILBRAHAM – The date<br />
is set for <strong>Wilbraham</strong>’s 250th Anniversary<br />
Celebration Dinner<br />
Dance. The semi-formal dinner<br />
dance will be held at Chez Josef<br />
in Agawam on Saturday, June<br />
15.Tickets will be $75 per person.<br />
Reservations will be accepted<br />
starting April 1 and may be made<br />
with chairwoman Virginia Barry,<br />
by calling 596-3347.<br />
Date for Fashion Show<br />
WILBRAHAM – The Friends of <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Seniors<br />
has announced the date for their Fashion Show fundraiser.<br />
The event will be held on Thursday, April 25 at St.<br />
Cecilia’s Parish Center with a social hour starting at 11<br />
a.m. Lunch, catered by Kurt and Kelly Soukup of Veritas<br />
restaurant in Sturbridge at noon followed by the fashion<br />
show by “It’s All About Me.” Knights of Columbus<br />
members will be celebrity waiters. Tickets are $24 at the<br />
Senior Center.<br />
250 Golf Tournament<br />
Committee named<br />
WILBRAHAM – The 250th Anniversary Celebration<br />
Committee has named three people to its Golf Tour-<br />
NEWS About Town<br />
By Charles F. Bennett<br />
To submit items for possible inclusion in News About Town or other news columns,<br />
send to Charles F. Bennett, Editor, <strong>Wilbraham</strong> <strong>Hampden</strong> <strong>Times</strong>, 2341 Boston Rd., <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, MA 01095 or e-mail to cbennett@turley.com. Photos are welcome.<br />
www.wilbraham<br />
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For an updated<br />
listing of calendar<br />
events logon to<br />
www.wilbrahamtimes.com.<br />
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The <strong>Hampden</strong>-<strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Regional School District<br />
Will again offer early childhood programs<br />
for district residents beginning<br />
September <strong>2013</strong>. Programs are for<br />
3 and 4 year olds. If your child will be<br />
three by September 1, <strong>2013</strong> and you<br />
are interested in the program, you may<br />
obtain an application at hwrsd.org<br />
website under "parents"<br />
or call 279-3837.<br />
Applications will be available<br />
starting <strong>January</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
And the deadline for completed<br />
applications is <strong>January</strong> 31, <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
nament committee. Committee members are Dean Helm,<br />
general manager of the Country Club of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>,<br />
Dave Barry, former selectman and <strong>Times</strong> golf writer; and<br />
longtime golfer Vaughn Rist.<br />
The tournament will be held at the Country Club of<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> on Monday, May 20 starting with a lunch at<br />
11:30 a.m., golf, social hour and dinner. Sponsorships<br />
are available by calling Rist at 413-478-8878.<br />
Red Cross Blood Drive<br />
REGION - The American Red Cross will hold a<br />
blood Drive on Friday, Jan. 18 at Bethlehem Baptist<br />
Church, 216 Allen St., <strong>Hampden</strong> from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />
All presenting donors in <strong>January</strong> will receive a coupon<br />
for a free pound of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. To make<br />
an appointment to donate blood, call 800-733-2767or log<br />
onto redcrossblood.org.<br />
<strong>Hampden</strong> Farmers Market open<br />
HAMPDEN - The <strong>Hampden</strong> Winter Farmers’ Market<br />
at 2 Somers Road will take place Saturday, Jan. 19<br />
from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for farm-fresh meat, dairy, raw<br />
vegan, local winter crops. Organics will be available as<br />
well as whole grain breads, hot soup and low-sugar jam.<br />
A chess tournament will be held that day.<br />
Hiking Club to trek in<br />
Mittineague Park<br />
W. SPRINGFIELD – The <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Hiking Club<br />
will hold its next hike on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 9:30 a.m. at<br />
Mittineague Park in West Springfield. Hike or snowshoe;<br />
it is 2 to 3 hours.<br />
The club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the kiosk and park-<br />
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Program Choices<br />
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Lane. Hike leader: Sheila Croteau. For more information<br />
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Annual Meeting of Grace<br />
Union Church<br />
WILBRAHAM – The 127th Annual Meeting of<br />
Grace Union Church will be held on Sunday, Jan. 20<br />
Please see NEWS ABOUT TOWN, page 4<br />
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NEWS ABOUT TOWN from page 3<br />
(snow date Jan. 27). There will be a potluck<br />
luncheon following the worship service<br />
with the annual meeting immediately<br />
following the lunch.<br />
Reports from various committees<br />
will be given and voting on the budget and<br />
new officers and committee members. All<br />
members are urged to attend.<br />
Shay’s Rebellion<br />
discussed at Armory<br />
Museum<br />
SPRINGFIELD - Springfield Armory<br />
National Historic Site will commemorate<br />
the anniversary of the failed <strong>January</strong><br />
<strong>17</strong>87 attempt by armed rebels to seize the<br />
Springfield Arsenal during Shay’s Rebellion,<br />
which involved a stopover by the<br />
rebels on Main Street in <strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
Ranger Richard Colton will introduce<br />
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The program will take place in the Museum<br />
theatre on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 1:30<br />
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‘<strong>17</strong>76’ auditions to be<br />
held Jan. 26<br />
WILBRAHAM - The <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013 The <strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong> TIMES<br />
Page<br />
Study shows school enrollment declining<br />
Should Memorial School<br />
be retained for future?<br />
By Janet Wise<br />
Turley Publications Correspondent<br />
WILBRAHAM – A recent demographic<br />
study for the School District<br />
found that in recent years the district’s enrollment<br />
has been declining, and the New<br />
England School Development Council is<br />
forecasting that the enrollment will continue<br />
to decline.<br />
However, the study indicated that<br />
any forecast is most reliable in the first<br />
five years, and that in years six to 10 years<br />
enrollment may flatten or even begin to<br />
increase.<br />
The Council (NESDEC) recently<br />
completed a demography and facilities<br />
usage study for the <strong>Hampden</strong>-<strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Regional School District and presented<br />
that portion of the results to the school<br />
committee at their Jan. 8 meeting.<br />
John Kennedy of NESDEC addressed<br />
the school committee, focusing primarily<br />
on the demographic information and its<br />
impact on enrollment trends going forward<br />
in the district. Kennedy will present the facilities<br />
usage portion of the presentation at<br />
a future school committee meeting.<br />
The demographic study was conducted<br />
by examining a number of different<br />
sources, including U.S. Census<br />
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as housing data from the Warren Group,<br />
the local planning department, Realtors,<br />
the building inspector, and information<br />
gained from a conference of the New<br />
England Economic Partnership in December<br />
2012.<br />
Common Trend<br />
Historically, including non-resident<br />
enrollments, enrollment in the district<br />
from kindergarten through grade 12 has<br />
declined significantly in the past decade,<br />
with an overall decline of more than 10<br />
percent. Most of this decline occurred in<br />
grades K through 6, with grades 9 through<br />
12 enrollments remaining fairly stable.<br />
Kennedy reported that this trend is fairly<br />
common in New England.<br />
Looking at the birth rate compared to<br />
kindergarten enrollment, the school district’s<br />
enrollment exceeds the birth rate,<br />
which indicates that people are moving<br />
into the community, quite possibly because<br />
the school system has a good reputation.<br />
When examining projected enrollment,<br />
which again includes non-resident,<br />
choice-based students, there is a projected<br />
decline of 14 percent in the next decade.<br />
This decline is expected to occur primarily<br />
at the new Minnechaug Regional<br />
High school, rather than at the elementary<br />
school.<br />
Kennedy, however, pointed out that<br />
the new high school is quite possibly going<br />
to draw people into the community;<br />
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as he put it, “nobody is going to drive<br />
through the community and say ‘gee, we<br />
don’t want our children going to that high<br />
school.’”<br />
While the NESDEC study forecast<br />
that in the relative short term (i.e., next<br />
five years) enrollment in the district will<br />
continue to decline, it also offered up the<br />
possibility that in the latter half of the next<br />
decade, enrollment may actually increase.<br />
The factors behind this increase, according<br />
to Kennedy, are two-fold: First,<br />
near the end of the decade, the child-rearing<br />
cohort, or group of people of childbearing<br />
age, may very well increase,<br />
causing the birth rate to rise. In addition,<br />
there’s a distinct possibility that there’s a<br />
significant potential for residential growth,<br />
either because of the turnover of housing<br />
or new construction.<br />
Kennedy pointed out that in both<br />
<strong>Hampden</strong> and <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, the current median<br />
age of the population is relatively old<br />
– over age 45 – compared to the state or<br />
even the country. This will have an impact<br />
down the road.<br />
Empty Nesters<br />
Many of those age 45 plus in the<br />
community are empty nesters, living in<br />
homes with three or four bedrooms, and<br />
many are looking to downsize. Housing<br />
prices are starting to rebound, and there<br />
are age-restricted condominium complexes<br />
in both <strong>Hampden</strong> and <strong>Wilbraham</strong>,<br />
such as The Gardens of <strong>Wilbraham</strong> or Tall<br />
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<strong>Hampden</strong>-<strong>Wilbraham</strong> Regional School District Kindergarten registration<br />
will be held at Green Meadows School in <strong>Hampden</strong> on<br />
Tuesday, March 5, <strong>2013</strong>, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday,<br />
March 7, <strong>2013</strong>, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.,and at Mile Tree School in<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> on Tuesday, March 5, <strong>2013</strong>, and Wednesday, March 6,<br />
<strong>2013</strong>, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. by appointment only. Children eligible<br />
to begin kindergarten for the <strong>2013</strong>-2014 school year must be five<br />
years of age on or before August 31, <strong>2013</strong>. Parents must bring their<br />
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legal documents to registration. Kindergarten screening will take<br />
place at a later date. Both schools will begin accepting Kindergarten<br />
registration appointments on February 1, <strong>2013</strong>. For further information<br />
and to make your kindergarten registration appointment<br />
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boomers the ability to downsize yet still<br />
remain nearby friends and family.<br />
The NESDEC study suggests that the<br />
houses vacated by baby boomers will then<br />
be purchased by families with school-age<br />
children, particularly since the school<br />
system has a good reputation and there is<br />
a new high school in place, which could<br />
very well increase the enrollment in the<br />
latter half of the decade.<br />
Kennedy also pointed out that there is<br />
an amount of buildable acreage available<br />
in both communities, and also indicated<br />
that a casino is a distinct possibility in the<br />
Springfield area, which would stimulate<br />
economic and residential growth.<br />
Given all of these factors, the NES-<br />
DEC study suggests that enrollment in the<br />
district may potentially increase at some<br />
point in the next decade.<br />
The study’s capacity enrollment<br />
analysis points to a scarcity of space at the<br />
elementary level in the remainder of the<br />
decade, so even if enrollment does not increase,<br />
space will be tight. And if enrollment<br />
does increase, based on the factors<br />
pointed out by Kennedy in his presentation,<br />
there is a need to maintain reserve<br />
capacity.<br />
The upshot of all of this and the recommendation<br />
of the NESDEC study is<br />
that the Memorial School be retained for<br />
future use by the school district.<br />
Correspondent Janet Wise can be<br />
reached at j_mac4@hotmail.com<br />
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013<br />
QUOTATIONS<br />
of the Week<br />
“<br />
Keep all vehicles and houses locked. Leave<br />
outside lights on whenever possible.<br />
”<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> Police Capt. Timothy Kane after a recent<br />
breaking and entering case solved.<br />
“<br />
We’ll see what happens.<br />
”<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>’s state Rep. Angelo Puppolo (D-Springfield)<br />
talking about how tax revenue will affect how the<br />
state budget is configured.<br />
“<br />
The problem is where gun owners cross<br />
with mental illness.<br />
”<br />
Rep. Angelo Puppolo commenting on gun control<br />
issues that will come up in proposed changes to legislation<br />
at the Statehouse.<br />
“<br />
They are always doing for others; I think<br />
it’s lovely that their friends can help them<br />
too. That’s what a small community is all<br />
about.<br />
” Brenda Willard of <strong>Wilbraham</strong> talking about a<br />
fundraiser Feb. 2 at St. Cecilia’s for Celia LaBarbera,<br />
daughter of Anita and Larry LaBarbera, who has a rare,<br />
incurable disease that grows tumors.<br />
Volunteer of the week<br />
This week’s volunteer of the week is<br />
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as vice chairman but now is stepping<br />
down. Kevin was a key part in seeing the Parks<br />
& Recreation Department and the parks grow<br />
through his nine years of volunteer service.<br />
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TALK of the TOWNS<br />
I<br />
read this quote by one of my favorite crime fiction<br />
writers Elmore Leonard and I hope I live up<br />
to it: “I try to leave out the parts that people skip.”<br />
The buzz at the <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Selectmen’s<br />
meeting last week was about Notre Dame playing<br />
in the college football Bowl Championship Game<br />
in Ft. Lauderdale the night of their meeting, Jan. 7.<br />
The <strong>Hampden</strong> Selectmen, John D. Flynn, Vinnie<br />
Villamaino and Norm Charest got together with<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>’s Bob Boilard, Jim Thompson and Bob<br />
Russell in <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Town Hall for a joint meeting.<br />
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a joint Medical Reserve Corps in both<br />
towns (which was approved) the topic<br />
was the big game between Notre Dame<br />
and Alabama. John. D. reminded them his<br />
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Dame fan. But Vinnie said he thought<br />
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John D. said, “I didn’t know Alabama was<br />
in Italy?”<br />
Ed Zemba of the Robert Charles<br />
Studio in East Longmeadow said he was<br />
thrilled to announce that they were able<br />
to meet their goal of raising $10,000 for<br />
Baystate Children’s Hospital. He thanked<br />
all those who donated through an insert in a December<br />
issue of the <strong>Times</strong>. “If it were not for you, we wouldn’t<br />
be here to hold fundraisers like this one in the first<br />
place,” said Ed.<br />
Minnechaug business teacher and Key Club<br />
adviser, Katie L. Hastings, helped organize mock<br />
interviews given by <strong>Wilbraham</strong> volunteers from the<br />
East of the River Chamber of Commerce Dec. 7 at the<br />
new high school. Students practiced being interview<br />
by chamber members. Hastings made sure every student<br />
had an opportunity to experience the interview.<br />
Elissa Langevin, vice president and branch manager<br />
of Florence Savings Bank, said the chamber’s Career<br />
Readiness program is designed to teach high school<br />
students the skills they need in order to go out in<br />
search of their first jobs. The mock interviews were<br />
the culmination of a week of work in which students<br />
learned how to complete a job application, write a<br />
resume, and compile a list of personal references.<br />
The <strong>Hampden</strong> Farmers Market is staying open,<br />
indoors at 2 Somers Road on the first and third<br />
Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
Looking ahead to February, volunteers are needed<br />
for the <strong>17</strong>th Annual Father/Daughter Dance to be held<br />
Feb. 8 at St. Cecilia’s at 7 p.m. Every level of participation<br />
is welcome. They include ticket sales, set<br />
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Local businesses and merchants are the financial<br />
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anniversary or have been thrust into the news realm.<br />
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consider them the soul of the <strong>Times</strong>; however, we don’t<br />
print what we can’t prove – if you allege something we<br />
cannot verify, we will consider it a news tip and look into<br />
it. We always encourage readers to celebrate our towns<br />
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Our Sports Editor Dave Forbes and his reporters and<br />
photographers cover select varsity school games weekly<br />
as well as youth and adult sports leagues. To help us expand<br />
our sports coverage, we rely on coaches and players<br />
to send in their photos and write-ups. You can email Dave<br />
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To request coverage or to obtain more information<br />
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We hope to see you in these pages in <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
up and break down. Bakers are also needed. To help,<br />
contact Jamie Mastrio at 413-388-2972.<br />
The Republican recently named their Coaches of<br />
the Year, with three of them from Minnechaug. Nundi<br />
Goncalves coaches Div. 1 Girls Soccer. Mark Taylor<br />
coaches Div. II Girls Volleyball. Ben Ellis coaches<br />
Div. 1 Golf.<br />
Congratulations to the <strong>Hampden</strong> Bears who<br />
competed in the 5/6 Div. 2 Tournament at Western<br />
New England University’s Golden Bears Classic.<br />
The girls worked well as a team winning all five<br />
games of the tourney. Team members are Kelsey<br />
Sheehan, Autumn Strange, Sarah<br />
Walker, Bella DeMattia, Katie<br />
Duncan, Jessie Smith, Jenna Joseph,<br />
Lexi Roda, Jackie Jolicoeur, Belle<br />
Ferrara, and Gabriella Ofcarcik. Proud<br />
coaches are Katie Illig, Mike Ofcarcik<br />
and Art Ferrara.<br />
Don’t forget to get your tickets for<br />
the Friends of <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Senior Center’s<br />
Winter Raffle. The grand prize is a 32inch<br />
flat screen TV donated by Byron<br />
Keenan Funeral Home. There are golf<br />
prizes, restaurant gift certificates, wine,<br />
Yankee Candles and much more. Tickets<br />
are one for $5, three for $10 by calling<br />
596-8379 or pick them up at the Senior Center. The<br />
drawings are March 1.<br />
The following <strong>Wilbraham</strong> residents have been<br />
named to the Dean’s List at Providence College for<br />
the Fall semester: Heloise Dubois and Emily Pin,<br />
members of the class of 2016; and Amanda Nelen, a<br />
member of the class of <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
The following <strong>Wilbraham</strong> students were recently<br />
named to the winter honor roll at the Loomis Chaffee<br />
School. Somil Sanghvi and Julia Catuogno.<br />
Save the date: The Friends of WPA will be holding<br />
their annual free Chili Tasting competition on<br />
Saturday, Feb. 2 at <strong>Wilbraham</strong> United Church from 11<br />
a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
We read this in a recent issue of The Week magazine:<br />
A Russian man spent a month starving in a forest<br />
after fighting with his wife about a bowl of soup. Yuri<br />
Ticuic, 69, stormed out of his home in a remote region<br />
after his wife served him soup he felt was not hot<br />
enough. Ticuic became lost in the woods, and survived<br />
for a month on berries and leaves until he was finally<br />
found, suffering from malnutrition and frostbite. “No<br />
matter what happens he said, “that’s the last time I<br />
criticize my wife’s cooking.”
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SNOW ❆ THROWERS ❄<br />
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The TIMES Quiz<br />
By Charlie Bennett, Editor<br />
1. An uprising was held in Massachusetts<br />
with ties to Main Street in <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
in <strong>January</strong> of <strong>17</strong>87. What was it?<br />
(a) Ludlow farmers were turned back at<br />
the border of <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
(b) The Merrick family was caught selling<br />
whiskey to Native Americans<br />
(c) Shay’s Rebellion soldiers stayed<br />
overnight in <strong>Wilbraham</strong> on their way<br />
to Springfield to seize the Springfield<br />
Armory<br />
(d) Peach farmers refused to pay their<br />
taxes<br />
2. The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission<br />
made an announcement about<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> early this month. What was<br />
it?<br />
(a) The <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Planning Board was<br />
designated “A Heritage Organization”<br />
(b) The Stony Hill – Boston Road intersection<br />
is No. 13 in vehicle crashes<br />
(c) Planning Commission member Dick<br />
Butler will receive a free makeover<br />
(d) The <strong>Wilbraham</strong> and <strong>Hampden</strong> Planning<br />
Boards will merge in <strong>2013</strong><br />
3. McLadden’s Irish Publick House in<br />
<strong>Hampden</strong> has begun selling what new<br />
product?<br />
(a) Scandinavian fish and chips<br />
(b) Scantic River Ale<br />
(c) Champignon Portabella aux Quatre<br />
Fromages<br />
(d) Rocky Mountain oysters<br />
4. What <strong>Wilbraham</strong> executive announced<br />
a new babysitting class forming<br />
at the Scantic Valley YMCA?<br />
(a) Dennis Lopata of Life Care of <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
(b) Western New England College President<br />
Anthony Caprio<br />
(c) Todd Luzi of Luzi’s Auto Body<br />
(d) Julie Costello, Executive Director of<br />
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Tuesday, Jan. 22<br />
<strong>Hampden</strong>-<strong>Wilbraham</strong> Regional School Committee<br />
7 p.m. Minnechaug Regional High School.<br />
<strong>Hampden</strong> meetings schedule<br />
Tuesday, Jan. 22<br />
Board of Selectmen<br />
6:30 p.m. Town House<br />
Parks Board<br />
7 p.m. Town House<br />
<strong>Hampden</strong>-<strong>Wilbraham</strong> Regional School<br />
Committee<br />
7 p.m. Minnechaug Regional High<br />
School.<br />
Wednesday, Jan. 23<br />
Planning Board<br />
7 p.m. Town House<br />
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Police have launched an operation<br />
following more than 200<br />
burglaries in rural Huntingdonshire<br />
and South Cambs in<br />
the past four months.<br />
“Operation Twist” will focus on<br />
tackling burglaries in rural villages in<br />
the districts.<br />
Since November there have been<br />
115 burglaries in Huntingdonshire<br />
and 113 in South Cambs. Detectives<br />
believe they are part of a linked series<br />
with the offenders potentially travelling<br />
in from outside the county.<br />
Det. Insp. Jon McAdam, who is<br />
leading the operation, said: “Over the<br />
past four months we have noticed an<br />
increase in burglaries in rural villages<br />
in Huntingdonshire and South Cambs<br />
which we believe is part of a linked<br />
series.<br />
“Operation Twist will see in-<br />
TIMES illustration<br />
by Benoit<br />
Other <strong>Wilbraham</strong>s…<br />
The following are excerpts from a recent issue of the <strong>Wilbraham</strong>s’ Warbler<br />
in Cambridgeshire, England:<br />
Burglary operation launched in<br />
Huntingdonshire and South Cambs<br />
crease patrols in rural villages, as<br />
well as investigative and forensic<br />
work to target those responsible.<br />
Releasing these figures is not about<br />
scaring people, as in reality people<br />
living in Huntingdonshire and South<br />
Cambs are less than 1 per cent likely<br />
to become a victim of burglary.<br />
In fact, there has been an average<br />
of one burglary a day. While that<br />
sounds a lot, it is worth bearing in<br />
mind the population in Huntingdonshire<br />
is 167,300 and there are more<br />
than 69,000 homes across the area.<br />
And in South Cambs the population<br />
is 143,600 and there are more than<br />
59,000 homes across the area.<br />
“However, it is important that we<br />
raise awareness of this series as the<br />
public play a vital part in helping us<br />
to prevent further offences as well as<br />
catching those responsible,” he said.<br />
<strong>2013</strong>-2014<br />
Minnechaug Preschool Program<br />
Sponsored by the Family and Consumer Science Department<br />
The Minnechaug Preschool program will be accepting applications<br />
for the <strong>2013</strong>-2014 school year during the month of <strong>January</strong>.<br />
Children must be 3 years old by September 1, <strong>2013</strong> for the two day<br />
program or 4 years old by September 1, <strong>2013</strong> for the three day program.<br />
2 Day Program - $400/year 3 Day Program $550/year<br />
Applicants must be residents of <strong>Hampden</strong> or <strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
Applications will be available starting <strong>January</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong> and<br />
the deadline for completed applications is <strong>January</strong> 31, <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
We currently have a limited number of openings for our two day program.<br />
Information and applications are available<br />
through the Minnechaug website at<br />
www.edline.net/pages/Minnechaug_Regional_HS/DEPARTMENTS/PreSchool_Program<br />
For more information contact Kathy Mosellen 596-9011 x6163.
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013<br />
A photographic sampling of life in<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> and <strong>Hampden</strong>:<br />
Here you’ll find the next installment on<br />
Greg the Barber’s window of guest photos<br />
called, “A Window on the Community.”<br />
The <strong>Times</strong> travels to China and tap dances<br />
with Brazilians. 1220 Band plays at First<br />
Night. Benji meets a snowman. Rotary Club<br />
holds Christmas Party. Celebrating the<br />
250 th birthday.<br />
Readers are encouraged to send in medium to high<br />
resolution photos for this page by e-mail to cbennett@<br />
turley.com or mail to TIMES, 2341 Boston Road,<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>, MA 01095. Please note that if you send<br />
us a photo of the <strong>Times</strong> in different parts of the world,<br />
please include a recognizable landmark in the<br />
background. Examples: Eiffel Taower; castle in Spain.<br />
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Making<br />
friends with a<br />
snowman…<br />
Benji, owned by Elaine<br />
Gernux of <strong>Hampden</strong>,<br />
gets acquainted with a<br />
newly made snowman<br />
after a recent snowstorm.<br />
TIMES photo submitted<br />
Celebrating<br />
the 250th<br />
birthday…<br />
Catharine, Kelsey and<br />
their dad Scott<br />
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<strong>Wilbraham</strong>’s 250th<br />
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Night by the 250th<br />
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Park New Year’s Eve,<br />
Dec. 31.<br />
<strong>Times</strong> at the Great Wall of China…<br />
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Ed and Sheryl Smith of <strong>Wilbraham</strong> took their hometown newspaper to<br />
the Great Wall of China on a recent vacation.<br />
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013<br />
Young violin sensation featured at<br />
Mendelssohn & Mozart concert<br />
Caroline Goulding’s<br />
talent compared to<br />
young Yo Yo Ma<br />
By Charles F. Bennett<br />
Turley Publications Staff Writer<br />
Young violin virtuoso Caroline<br />
Goulding will be the guest artist<br />
at the Springfield Symphony<br />
Orchestra’s “Mendelssohn &<br />
Mozart” concert Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7:30<br />
p.m. in Symphony Hall.<br />
Maestro Kevin Rhodes compares<br />
Goulding’s talent to that of Yo Yo Ma at<br />
that age. Goulding will be soloist in Mendelssohn’s<br />
“Violin Concerto in E minor.”<br />
The Mozart piece is the very popular<br />
“Symphony No. 41, Jupiter” composition.<br />
And, Bach’s “Air from Suite No. 3,” one<br />
of the best known Baroque compositions,<br />
rounds out the program.<br />
“I first heard Caroline Goulding when<br />
I conducted a program at the Traverse<br />
City Symphony Orchestra,” remembered<br />
Rhodes, “and she is one of those musicians<br />
that we will say one day, ‘I heard her<br />
when…’” Rhodes said she is being compared<br />
to the talent level of the young Yo Yo<br />
Ma. “This will be a concert to warm your<br />
mind, mood and heart. It is charming and<br />
romantic,” he said.<br />
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Caroline Goulding began studying the<br />
violin at the age of 3 ½. At 19, Goulding<br />
performed as a soloist with some of North<br />
America’s premier orchestras, including<br />
the Cleveland Orchestra, Toronto Symphony,<br />
National Symphony, Dallas Symphony,<br />
Houston Symphony, Detroit Symphony,<br />
and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Currently<br />
she plays the General Kyd Stradivarius<br />
violin (c <strong>17</strong>20).<br />
Gramophone magazine lauded Goulding<br />
for her “impressive technical polish and<br />
musical maturity”. In 2011 she was awarded<br />
the Avery Fisher Career Grant. Prior to that,<br />
in 2009 she won the Young Concert Artists<br />
International Auditions and received the<br />
Helen Armstrong Violin Fellowship, then<br />
received a Grammy nomination for her debut<br />
recording on the Telarc label.<br />
In the Mendelssohn composition after<br />
an orchestral fanfare for the winds, Goulding<br />
will enter with a flourish followed by a<br />
delicate, dancing theme that dominates the<br />
movement and recalls the atmosphere of<br />
the composer’s first great hit, the “Overture<br />
to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”<br />
Mozart<br />
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed<br />
the ““Jupiter” Symphony No. 41” and two<br />
others in the short span of six weeks in June<br />
- August <strong>17</strong>88. At that point in his life, despite<br />
the fact that he created two successful<br />
operas, “Don Giovanni” and “The Marriage<br />
of Figaro,” he was desperate for money<br />
and that was probably why he became<br />
so prolific. “Symphony No. 41” debuted<br />
Springfield Symphony Orchestra<br />
Kevin Rhodes, Music Director<br />
MENDELSSOHN<br />
& MOZART<br />
February 2 at 7:30 pm<br />
Bach’s Air on the G String<br />
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto<br />
with CAROLINE GOULDING<br />
Mozart’s Symphony No. 41<br />
<br />
Youth Orchestra<br />
6:30pm performance<br />
Tickets available at 413-733-2291<br />
<br />
Starting at $22<br />
Youths 4 to <strong>17</strong> half price<br />
in <strong>17</strong>90 in Frankfurt. It was nicknamed<br />
“Jupiter” because of the majestic-sounding<br />
first movement. Of particular interest is<br />
Mozart’s use of the four-note opening motive<br />
of the final movement, which he then<br />
develops into a complex fugue.<br />
Bach<br />
According to classical music historians<br />
J. S. Bach wrote his “Air from Suite<br />
No. 3” in <strong>17</strong>31. It was not the sort of music<br />
he normally wrote; it is lighter fare than<br />
his usually more rigorous, sacred or fugal<br />
compositions. Suites for orchestras back<br />
then were an all-purpose form of entertainment,<br />
said Rhodes.<br />
This suite uses a rich blend of timbre,<br />
featuring oboes, trumpets, timpani and<br />
strings. Its second movement, known as<br />
“Air on the G String” centers around one<br />
of the most well known melodies he ever<br />
wrote. Bach approaches the music with his<br />
personal instincts intact, and leans on Italian<br />
and French material. Rhodes describes<br />
the Bach piece as “visceral, propulsive,<br />
joyous movements.”<br />
After the performance the audience<br />
is invited to a reception in the Mahogany<br />
Room to meet Maestro Rhodes, Caroline<br />
Goulding and the musicians.<br />
In place of the usual Classical Conversations<br />
before the concert, the Springfield<br />
Youth Orchestra under the direction of<br />
Jonathan Lam will be showcased in a 20minute<br />
performance at 6:30 p.m.<br />
For tickets call 413-733-2291 or go to<br />
Springfield Symphony.org.<br />
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committees<br />
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<strong>17</strong>. Winglike<br />
structures<br />
18. MacMurray<br />
of “My Three<br />
Sons”<br />
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Broadway show<br />
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24. Agile, lively<br />
(nautical)<br />
25. Skim or dart<br />
26. And, Latin<br />
27. Embodies<br />
28. Gallivants<br />
30. Hyperbolic<br />
cosecant<br />
32. Rural delivery<br />
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34. Opposite of<br />
wealthy<br />
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53. Two-year-old<br />
sheep<br />
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Turley Publications submitted photo<br />
Young violinist Caroline Goulding<br />
will be featured guest artist in<br />
Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto” at<br />
the Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s<br />
Saturday, Feb. 2 concert at 7:30<br />
p.m. in Symphony Hall led by Maestro<br />
Kevin Rhodes. For tickets go to<br />
SpringfieldSymphony.org.<br />
55. Engine additive<br />
CLUES DOWN<br />
1. Danish krone<br />
(abbr.)<br />
2. Insect repellents<br />
3. Move sideways<br />
4. October’s<br />
birthstones<br />
5. __ Alto,<br />
California city<br />
6. Mark of healed<br />
tissue<br />
7. Somewhat purple<br />
8. Egg mixture<br />
cooked until just<br />
set<br />
9. Past tense of bid<br />
11. Ancient stone<br />
slab bearing<br />
markings<br />
13. 9th month<br />
(abbr.)<br />
16. Thrown into a<br />
fright<br />
18. A playful antic<br />
20. “Waiting<br />
for Lefty”<br />
playwright<br />
See crossword answers on page 23.<br />
21. Ultrahigh<br />
frequency<br />
28. Cutting gun<br />
barrel spirals<br />
29. Youth loved by<br />
Aphrodite<br />
30. Get by begging<br />
31. Cleans by<br />
scrubbing<br />
vigorously<br />
34. Bubonic<br />
calamity<br />
35. Radioactivity<br />
unit<br />
37. Bow (Sanskrit)<br />
38. Legless reptiles<br />
40. Thick piece of<br />
something<br />
41. A distinct part<br />
of a list<br />
42. Regarding<br />
(Scottish prep.)<br />
43. Something that<br />
is owed<br />
44. Mild<br />
exclamation<br />
45. River in Spain<br />
49. Variation of <strong>17</strong><br />
down
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Robot builder seeks<br />
community support<br />
ROBOT BUILDER from page 1<br />
resources available to do so. With my<br />
design, they would be able to use available<br />
materials, combined with a minimal<br />
amount of purchased items and build a<br />
fully functional robot.”<br />
At the present time, Salvius, who has<br />
been redesigned and re-engineered over<br />
the years to keep up with rapid changes in<br />
technology, has a Plexiglas dome repurposed<br />
from a toy as a head, a speaker<br />
from the stereo on the side, an inexpensive<br />
USB camera for its eyes, a laptop in<br />
its chest as a server, and a wireless router<br />
on its back.<br />
Robotics Club<br />
For the last three years, Cox has been<br />
a member of the robotics club, but Salvius<br />
is his personal project.<br />
“I’ve always been interested in robotics<br />
and have been doing it as long as I can<br />
remember, and I always wanted to build a<br />
big robotics project; it just evolved from<br />
there,” said Cox.<br />
Cox recently got a part-time job at<br />
Rediker Software in <strong>Hampden</strong>, which has<br />
cut back on the time he has available to<br />
spend working on Salvius, but he is still<br />
moving forward. Currently, he is in the<br />
process of building legs.<br />
Bipedal walking is very complex,<br />
and there are many parts required for the<br />
robot’s legs that Cox can’t make himself,<br />
including motor controllers, gyroscopic<br />
sensors and accelerometers that will be<br />
required to allow the robot to maintain its<br />
balance and walk.<br />
For this reason, Cox is looking to the<br />
community for donations to help him finalize<br />
Salvius. He anticipates that he will<br />
need at least $5,000 in purchased parts.<br />
When the robot is complete, Cox would<br />
like to take it to middle schools in the area<br />
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Salvius was built with re-purposed<br />
and salvaged materials.<br />
est in science, technology, engineering<br />
and math can allow one to do.<br />
Cox has created a blog about Salvius,<br />
where people can learn more about the<br />
project and also make Paypal-based donations<br />
in support of its construction. Cox<br />
offers different thank you gifts for different<br />
levels of donation. For example, a<br />
mere $50 donation will give you a personalized<br />
thank you postcard handwritten and<br />
signed by Salvius, a thank you video, your<br />
name engraved on the robot’s chassis, and<br />
an attribution in the source code.<br />
To learn more about Salvius or to<br />
make a contribution, go to Cox’s blog:<br />
http://salviusrobot.blogspot.com.<br />
Correspondent Janet Wise can be<br />
reached at j_mac4@hotmail.com.<br />
WILBRAHAM - On Sunday, Jan. 6,<br />
the Feast of the Epiphany was celebrated<br />
at the Church of the Epiphany on Highland<br />
Avenue in <strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
The Rt. Rev. Douglas Fisher, the<br />
newly installed Episcopal Bishop of<br />
Western Massachusetts, was present to<br />
baptize and confirm young people and<br />
adults. The bishop was assisted by the<br />
Rev. Meredyth Wessman Ward, Priest<br />
–in-Charge at Epiphany, and Pastor Nathaniel<br />
Anderson from Christ the King<br />
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Better parking<br />
Easier street<br />
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TIMES photo submitted<br />
Pastor Nathaniel Anderson from Christ the King Lutheran Church (left),<br />
Rev. Meredyth Wessman Ward, Priest–in-Charge at Church of the Epiphany<br />
both in <strong>Wilbraham</strong> and The Rt. Rev. Douglas Fisher, the newly installed<br />
Episcopal Bishop of Western Massachusetts.<br />
Feast of the Epiphany celebrated<br />
Lutheran Church in <strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
Anderson and his congregation were<br />
invited to the special service since Epiphany‘s<br />
priest and parishioners had attended<br />
Christ the King’s Feast Day on Nov.<br />
25. The joyful service, which included<br />
the combined choirs of both congregations,<br />
was followed by a reception. The<br />
two churches plan to continue to share<br />
together when parishioners from Epiphany<br />
will join Christ the King in their<br />
Lenten Study this year.<br />
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013<br />
Upscale Asian dining in Longmeadow<br />
By The Undercover Epicurean<br />
I<br />
was fully recovered from my extravagant<br />
New Year’s Eve celebration<br />
and ready to get back to work doing<br />
what I do best, finding fabulous<br />
food for you, my loyal fans. I had heard<br />
of a relatively new Asian restaurant in<br />
Longmeadow that was said to be out of<br />
the ordinary. This is how my accomplice<br />
in dining detection and I found ourselves<br />
on our way to Ume Asian Bistro just two<br />
days after the new year began.<br />
We chose a Thursday night and a<br />
slightly later arrival time of 7:30 p.m. to<br />
be sure our dinner was selected and on<br />
the way, if not on the table, before the soft<br />
jazz stylings of saxophonist Joe Wilson<br />
began. The smooth and subtle tones of<br />
Wilson’s musical interpretations offered<br />
a soothing background. Wilson is truly a<br />
master who can also be enjoyed at Ume<br />
on Wednesday nights.<br />
Martini to Start<br />
I ordered a Caramel Apple Martini<br />
($8.95) to get started. A blend of Stoli Apple<br />
Vodka, Butterscotch Schnapps, Apple<br />
Pucker and sour mix offered up a smooth<br />
sensation with an almost non-existent<br />
vodka bite and, for me, brought back the<br />
childhood memory of sweet and sour<br />
candy that made you pucker. This may be<br />
an autumn-inspired drink, but I found it to<br />
be an awesome accompaniment even on a<br />
chilly winter evening.<br />
I ordered the Black Angus Thai Boneless<br />
Short Ribs ($18) accompanied by<br />
sweet potatoes and sugar snow peas. The<br />
at the budget,” said Puppolo.<br />
Puppolo said the governor and Legislature<br />
have to deal with an $800 million<br />
deficit gap that has to be closed.<br />
He said the governor was scheduled<br />
to give his State of the State address Jan.<br />
16, which will define where he stands and<br />
what programs will get trimmed. Patrick<br />
has already mentioned cuts in state hiring,<br />
reduction to judiciary funding, less money<br />
for safety net programs for low income<br />
people, limited funding for new projects,<br />
drawing from the Rainy Day Fund, and a<br />
reduction in money going to the Massachusetts<br />
School Building Authority. (<strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
and <strong>Hampden</strong> recently benefitted<br />
from the school building authority, which<br />
helped fund the new Minnechaug Regional<br />
High School that opened this fall.)<br />
In a press release from Evan Horowitz,<br />
director of communications of the<br />
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center,<br />
an independent think tank that concentrates<br />
on middle and lower income people,<br />
he blames several factors that causes<br />
the state to face persistent deficits. They<br />
are: The weak economy that has lowered<br />
state revenues even as it has increased<br />
the number of people relying on core<br />
safety net services. And, income tax cuts<br />
of the late 1990s, which continue to cost<br />
the state over $2.6 billion per year. “Our<br />
state is still in a severe fiscal crisis. We<br />
DININg Out<br />
ribs were most definitely the focal point<br />
of the meal. An apple and ginger coating<br />
added a sweet flavor with a slight kick<br />
to the savory ribs. The snow peas were<br />
cooked and served in their pods giving<br />
them a crunchy texture, but losing some<br />
of the sweetness normally found when<br />
served on their own. The potatoes were<br />
accented with a vanilla blend and seemed<br />
to have been pureed. The amount was less<br />
are now five years into the worst national<br />
economic crisis since the Great Depression.<br />
Equally important, we are almost 15<br />
years into an ongoing fiscal crisis,” said<br />
Horowitz.<br />
Budget Timetable<br />
Puppolo said he is expecting Patrick<br />
to come up with a revised budget by the<br />
end of <strong>January</strong>.<br />
“The timetable will include debate in<br />
the House through April. Then the Senate<br />
will take a look at it. Differences between<br />
both houses will be reconciled by June<br />
and we will finish by July 30,” said Puppolo.<br />
But, he said there could be a possible<br />
reason for optimism. “We will be watching<br />
how tax revenues will go this tax season.<br />
It depends what we receive from the<br />
income and capital gains tax revenues.<br />
We’ll see what happens,” observed Puppolo.<br />
Puppolo said he prides himself in<br />
supporting a balanced and on-time budget<br />
each legislative season.<br />
Local Aid<br />
How will the budget affect <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
and <strong>Hampden</strong>? <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Town<br />
Administrator Robert Weitz said, “For<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>, we get about $1.2 million in<br />
local aid that could be cut. But the school<br />
system is much more vulnerable and will<br />
be affected. Unfortunately, town government<br />
has been relying less and less, over<br />
the past five years, on money from the<br />
than generous, but when it came to the<br />
flavor, I could offer no criticism. Less is<br />
more, they say. They tasted sweet enough<br />
to substitute as dessert.<br />
My meal came with the basic garden<br />
salad of greens, grape tomato and cucumber<br />
slices, but the ginger dressing made it<br />
exceptional.<br />
My only challenge of the evening<br />
was the popular Asian dining instru-<br />
state, so we will be less affected than the<br />
schools,” commented Weitz.<br />
Weitz said the <strong>Hampden</strong>-<strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Regional School District usually receives<br />
Chapter 70 funds, for general schools use.<br />
Regional transportation support could<br />
also be affected, he said.<br />
In other <strong>2013</strong> legislative school matters<br />
Puppolo said as a member of the<br />
House Ways and Means Committee and<br />
other committees he will be active in refiling<br />
and studying bills this session.<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> – On issues that affect<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> specifically, Puppolo said<br />
he, as well as state Sen. Gale Candaras<br />
(D-<strong>Wilbraham</strong>), a former <strong>Wilbraham</strong> selectman,<br />
is expecting to be asked to support<br />
the effort to build a new <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Senior Center due to lack of room at the<br />
Scantic Valley YMCA. “I know they need<br />
bigger space,” he said.<br />
He said he also recognizes that the<br />
current police station is too small. “I have<br />
talked to Police Chief Roger Tucker and<br />
know what he needs,” said Puppolo.<br />
Parole Issues – He said he would be<br />
working with <strong>Hampden</strong> County District<br />
Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni to tighten<br />
up rules on state parole policy. “The laws<br />
haven’t caught up with new technology.<br />
We want to close some of the loopholes<br />
on wiretapping. I am anticipating the<br />
Speaker of the House (Robert DeLeo, D-<br />
Winthrop) will make an announcement<br />
soon,” said Puppolo.<br />
ment, chopsticks. Not the wooden ones,<br />
but metal. They looked pretty, but in the<br />
hands of one who lacks fine motor skills,<br />
it can be a sad sight.<br />
Fusion of Styles<br />
My companion ordered the Pad Thai<br />
($15) with beef (other choices included<br />
chicken and shrimp), rice noodles, peanuts,<br />
bean sprouts and fresh lime. Plenty of<br />
tender beef and “tons” of noodles filled her<br />
plate. She was delighted with the contrast<br />
in flavors, noting a bit of sweetness accented<br />
by the sour lime, and textures ranging<br />
from the crumbled peanuts to the softness<br />
of the beef and noodles. Small pieces<br />
of tofu could also be found although she<br />
would have preferred they remain lost.<br />
Ume is an upscale, authentic Japanese<br />
restaurant that offers a fusion of styles in<br />
a relaxing and intimate atmosphere with<br />
a décor that is unlike any other Asian restaurant<br />
in the area I have visited. This is a<br />
must-see for your dining “To Do” list.<br />
Located on Bliss Road in the Longmeadow<br />
Shops, Ume’s hours are Monday<br />
through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10<br />
p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m.<br />
to midnight and Sunday from noon to 10<br />
p.m. For more information, call 413-565-<br />
5088 (388-4145). You’ll have to wait a bit<br />
to visit them at www.umeasianbistro.com<br />
since their website is currently under construction.<br />
* * *<br />
Food Fact - The world’s largest<br />
restaurant is Bangkok, Thailand’s Royal<br />
Dragon, serving 5,000. (Source – Soft-<br />
Cafe.com)<br />
Budget shortfall causes cuts to local aid<br />
PUPPOLO from page 1<br />
Cultural Center offers gnocchi-making<br />
SPRINGFIELD - The Italian<br />
Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts,<br />
Inc. is sponsoring a<br />
gnocchi-making class on Saturday,<br />
Feb. 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Italian<br />
Cultural Center, 56 Margaret St,<br />
Springfield.<br />
An instructor, supplies and<br />
space will be provided for adults<br />
and children. Just bring an apron<br />
and take home what you make.<br />
Space is limited. Seats will be<br />
sold on a first-come, first-served basis.<br />
Call the ICC at 413-784-1492<br />
or email to CookwICC@comcast.<br />
net to request a registration form<br />
and to check seating availability.<br />
Payment must be received by Jan.<br />
25 to guarantee a seat.<br />
Mail your name, address and<br />
phone number along with the registration<br />
fee of $20 for ICC members,<br />
$15 for children of members<br />
12 years and younger, $25 per adult<br />
non-member, and $20 for children<br />
of non-members 12 years and<br />
younger to: Italian Cultural Center<br />
of Western Massachusetts, Inc.,<br />
Attn: Gnocchi-Making, 56 Margaret<br />
St, Springfield, MA 01105.<br />
AGAWAM – “Chefs for<br />
Jimmy” fundraiser will be<br />
held Friday, Jan. 25, 6:30<br />
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Join nearly<br />
30 of Western New England’s<br />
culinary greats at Agawam’s<br />
Chez Josef to benefit the Jim-<br />
Transportation – Puppolo said for<br />
public transportation he and other Western<br />
Massachusetts representatives struggle<br />
with the eastern Massachusetts MBTA<br />
getting more than their fair share of funding<br />
at the expense of the Pioneer Valley<br />
Transportation Authority, which serves<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>. “It has to be looked at,” he<br />
said.<br />
Unemployment Rates – Puppolo<br />
said he wants to keep a freeze on unemployment<br />
rates for small businesses. He<br />
said he would file a bill as early as he can<br />
to continue a rate freeze so that companies<br />
can know what to expect.<br />
Jobs – Puppolo said he would work<br />
at reducing red tape for businesses by<br />
streamlining regulations. “I want to make<br />
it easier for small businesses to expand,”<br />
he said.<br />
Gun Control – Gun control is a very<br />
hot button issue in the wake of the tragedy<br />
at Newtown, Conn. Puppolo was careful<br />
to say that he didn’t want to restrict lawful<br />
gun owners and hunters but wants to<br />
put controls on assault weapons and large<br />
capacity ammunition magazines. “The<br />
problem is where gun owners cross with<br />
mental illness,” said Puppolo.<br />
In summing up the coming year, Puppolo<br />
stated, “We’re in there pitching but<br />
more money is not on the radar screen.”<br />
Charles F. Bennett can be reached at<br />
cbennett@turley.com.<br />
Culinary greats cook<br />
for Jimmy Fund<br />
my Fund which supports cancer<br />
care and research at Dana-<br />
Farber. Tickets are $75 and<br />
are only available in advance<br />
by calling 800-525-4669 or<br />
purchasing online at jimmyfund.org/chefs-for-jimmy.
<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013 The <strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong> TIMES<br />
Page 13<br />
Family and friends raise money for accident victim<br />
DINNER from page 1<br />
can Citizen’s Club in Ludlow on Saturday,<br />
Jan. 12 Reccord almost looked like<br />
the accident never happened. A Patriot’s<br />
Baseball cap covered the scar on his head<br />
from the craniotomy that stopped the<br />
bleeding in his brain and saved his life. A<br />
long sleeve shirt covered the majority of<br />
the brace on his wrist. And the smile on<br />
his face as he greeted people and thanked<br />
them for coming made him look positively<br />
normal.<br />
It was the wheelchair in the corner,<br />
and the fact that he had to hop instead of<br />
walk from guest to guest gave away the<br />
extent of his injuries.<br />
Flew to Texas<br />
According to his mother, Kathy, Brett<br />
still has a long way to go until he is fully<br />
recovered. A deep cut on his right foot still<br />
needs wound care and had made physical<br />
therapy for the rest of his injuries more<br />
difficult. In addition, he will need to have<br />
at least one more surgery on his right leg.<br />
But all things considered, “he’s doing<br />
pretty well,” said Reccord.<br />
A single mother, Reccord had to take<br />
two weeks off of her work as a physician’s<br />
assistant to fly to Texas to be with her son<br />
after the accident. Now, that Reccord is<br />
doing better she had been able to return to<br />
work, but has cut back on her hours substantially.<br />
“I used to work 60 or 80 hours a<br />
week, now I’m not working any extra,”<br />
she said.<br />
The insurance is covering the majority<br />
of Reccord’s medical expenses, however,<br />
the deductibles and costs of things<br />
such as the trip to Texas add up.<br />
“It’s a huge expense,” said Reccord.<br />
This is one of the reasons why Lori<br />
Kellner, a longtime family friend, started<br />
planning the benefit dinner, which between<br />
ticket prices and raffles, raised<br />
$9,800 for the Reccord family.<br />
Kellner and Betty Murphy, another<br />
longtime friend and co-organizer of the<br />
dinner, have known Kathy Reccord since<br />
their kids were “very young” and consider<br />
each other to be like family.<br />
“When you hear your friend crying<br />
on the other end of the phone wondering<br />
if her kid is going to live, you have to do<br />
something,” said Kellner who started plan-<br />
The Library Loft<br />
Schoolhouse Commons Historical Center • 1085 Park Street, Palmer<br />
We are celebrating our<br />
10th year at the Schoolhouse Commons.<br />
Thanks to our wonderful “friends,” volunteers and patrons,<br />
we will be open on Fridays beginning in September.<br />
Our New Hours<br />
Tues. 10am - 4pm • Wed. 10am - 4pm • Thurs. 10am - 4pm<br />
Fri. 10am-4pm • Sat. 10am - 4pm<br />
Hope to see you there<br />
Book donations will be accepted at the Palmer Public<br />
Library or the Library Loft during open hours.<br />
Please, no magazines or Reader's Digest Condensed Books.<br />
We accept books only in good, clean condition.<br />
For more information call 283-3330 ext. 100<br />
Proceeds To Benefit the Palmer Public Library<br />
TIMES photo by David Miles<br />
Rep. Angelo Puppolo, his daughter Olivia; Peg Sterns, Sen. Gale Candaras<br />
and Dennis Lopata in front of Greg the Barber’s shop.<br />
SUNDAY BINGO<br />
LUDLOW ELKS<br />
69 Chapin St., Ludlow<br />
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PROGRESSIVE GAME<br />
DOORS OPEN 4 pm • Kitchen Opens 4:30 pm<br />
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ning the dinner while the Reccords were<br />
still in Texas. “I felt she really needed a<br />
little extra help.”<br />
The dinner itself was humble. Guests<br />
were served pasta, meatballs, salad and<br />
bread buffet style on Styrofoam plates.<br />
But what was sacrificed in cutlery was<br />
made up for in the spirit of cheer in the<br />
room and in the funds raised to be given<br />
to the Reccord family.<br />
At the dinner, over 30 gift baskets<br />
were raffled off. The big ticket item was<br />
a large screen television donated by Michael<br />
Ferrera of the El Cid Lounge and<br />
Ken Norton from Ludlow, but it was a<br />
Michael Kors watch, donated by Brett<br />
Reccord’s girlfriend that received the<br />
most tickets.<br />
The band PrideFalls also performed<br />
for free.<br />
Over 280 people purchased tickets to<br />
the dinner. The mix of people that showed<br />
up included family, friends of Kathy Reccord,<br />
work friends of Brett, and random<br />
people.<br />
Also in attendance were members of<br />
the band Maker, who Brett Reccord was<br />
touring with as a crew member when the<br />
accident happened.<br />
Rock Band Maker<br />
Maker, is an indie rock band, made up<br />
of five musicians, the majority of whom<br />
met each other while attending Minnechaug<br />
Regional High School, according<br />
to guitarist Eric Soucy. The band was<br />
named the number four Best Unsigned<br />
Artist by Purevolume this year.<br />
Reccord became involved with the<br />
band, when he learned that the group’s<br />
van had broken down the day before they<br />
were set to begin a tour. Friends with<br />
many of the band members since Minnechaug,<br />
Reccord decided to offer up his<br />
vehicle and help out.<br />
“He’s a really good friend to all of<br />
us,” said Soucy. “Just a nice kid.”<br />
Kellner and the Reccords would like<br />
to thank everyone who has made a donation<br />
big or small made the time to come<br />
to the dinner.<br />
“There are so many people to thank,”<br />
said Kellner.<br />
Donations can be made at <strong>Hampden</strong><br />
Bank, 1363 Allen St., Springfield, MA<br />
01118. Checks should be made out to the<br />
“Reccord Family Donation Account.”<br />
Celebrating a special birthday<br />
WILBRAHAM – State Sen. Gale<br />
Candaras (D-<strong>Wilbraham</strong>) and Rep. Angelo<br />
Puppolo (D-Springfield) presented<br />
official citations to Winnifred “Peg” Stearns<br />
on the occasion of her 102nd Birthday<br />
in front of Greg the Barber’s window last<br />
week.<br />
Stearns was born in Nova Scotia and<br />
came to Springfield as a child. She is believed<br />
to be the oldest known graduate of<br />
Technical High School and believed to<br />
be the oldest person residing in <strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
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School of Nursing in 1932 and went on to<br />
marry and raise a family in the area. She<br />
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and was escorted to the event by Life<br />
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Showing a difference in the generations,<br />
Puppolo’s daughter Olivia took part<br />
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013<br />
Health & Wellness<br />
Baystate Health<br />
reacts to influx<br />
of flu cases<br />
Changes involve all three hospitals,<br />
as well as outpatient settings<br />
SPRINGFIELD – In order to protect its patients<br />
from the influx of flu virus currently circulating in<br />
the region, Baystate Health has adopted changes to<br />
its Visitors Policy to provide the safest environment<br />
possible for patients, visitors and staff during the flu<br />
season according to spokesman Keith O’Connor.<br />
Effective last Wednesday:<br />
No visitors under 14 years old will be permitted<br />
in Baystate hospitals.<br />
Visitors who have been exposed to the flu at<br />
home, or who have symptoms of flu, are asked to refrain<br />
from visiting patients in Baystate hospitals.<br />
No more than two visitors at a time are recommended<br />
per patient.<br />
Additionally, to help reduce exposure to flu in the<br />
waiting rooms of our doctors’ offices and other outpatient<br />
settings:<br />
Patients should come to appointments alone or<br />
be accompanied by no more than one other person,<br />
if needed.<br />
Patients are discouraged from bringing children<br />
with them to their appointments.<br />
The health system’s three hospitals affected by<br />
the change in visitation rules include Baystate Medical<br />
Center in Springfield, Baystate Franklin Medical<br />
Center in Greenfield, and Baystate Mary Lane Hospital<br />
in Ware.<br />
“We are seeing a flu season which is peaking<br />
earlier and is more severe and widespread than last<br />
year. Flu shots are still widely available and remain<br />
your best defense against the flu, which can remain in<br />
the area through the month of April,” said Dr. Sarah<br />
Haessler of the Infectious Disease Division at Baystate<br />
Medical Center.<br />
For more information on Baystate Health, visit<br />
www.baystatehealth.org.<br />
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013 The <strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong> TIMES<br />
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Benefit scheduled ‘For the Love of Celia’<br />
9-year-old Celia has<br />
incurable tumor disease<br />
By Nancy Piccin<br />
Special to the <strong>Times</strong><br />
WILBRAHAM - For many years,<br />
Anita and Larry LaBarbera of <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
organized fundraising events to benefit<br />
the Children’s Tumor Foundation, a cause<br />
close to their hearts because their daughter<br />
Celia, who just turned 9, suffers from<br />
Neurofibramatosis (NF2), a rare, incurable<br />
disease that causes tumors to grow<br />
throughout the body along the central<br />
nervous system.<br />
But as Celia’s medical issues have<br />
demanded more of their time and energy<br />
that activity had to be set aside. So this<br />
year, a committee of the family’s friends<br />
has shouldered the task. The dinner-dance<br />
event, “For the Love of Celia,” will be<br />
held in St. Cecilia’s Parish Center on Saturday,<br />
Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. and will be a<br />
fun event, with a DJ, cash bar, silent auction,<br />
“candy bar,” balloons, cake pops and<br />
other festive elements.<br />
“Anita and Larry have worked tirelessly<br />
for years to raise funds for the<br />
Children’s Tumor Foundation. We were<br />
thinking, as their friends, what could<br />
we do? We decided to have a fundraiser<br />
and to have the proceeds go to both the<br />
foundation and the family, to help with<br />
un-covered medical bills,” committee<br />
member Brenda Willard said. “They are<br />
always doing for others; I think it’s lovely<br />
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Celia began showing symptoms of<br />
the disease at a mere four weeks of age,<br />
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when a CT scan showed an abnormality in<br />
her skull, and at 8 months old she underwent<br />
an 8-hour, life-threatening surgery<br />
to prevent the abnormality from crushing<br />
her eye socket and blocking her nasal passages.<br />
More tumors grew and were removed,<br />
but because the disease usually appears in<br />
young adults, NF2 was not diagnosed until<br />
she was 2 years old. Her team of doctors<br />
was shocked at the diagnosis because<br />
they had never seen a child as young as<br />
Celia diagnosed with NF2.Pain is the predominant<br />
symptom of the disease, which<br />
develops as tumors grow and compress<br />
nerves or adjacent tissues. There is no<br />
medical treatment for NF2 and there is no<br />
cure. Surgical removal of the tumors or ra-<br />
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“For the Love of Celia,” to benefit Celia LaBarbera, will be held in St. Cecilia’s<br />
Parish Center on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m.<br />
diation therapy to shrink the tumors to relieve<br />
the symptoms is the only treatment.<br />
Research on the topic states that “most<br />
individuals with NF2 require at least one<br />
operation during their lifetime”….Celia<br />
has had 18 surgeries so far.<br />
Recent Surgeries<br />
Since her diagnosis her visits to Children’s<br />
Hospital Boston and Mass General<br />
Hospital continue on a regular basis once<br />
or twice a week. Her most recent surgery<br />
was last month: removal of a spinal tumor<br />
that left unchecked would have paralyzed<br />
her from the waist down.<br />
Despite her illness, Celia is a joyful<br />
little girl who loves school, plays the violin,<br />
practices archery in her back yard and<br />
loves arts and crafts and painting. “She’s<br />
very intelligent, which is a godsend because<br />
she’s missed so much school. Her<br />
lifelong dream has been to have gymnastics<br />
lessons, but the doctors always said<br />
no because of the tumors,” Anita said last<br />
week. “But this last surgery removed the<br />
most dangerous tumor, “So they reluctantly<br />
said she could have lessons.”<br />
Anita said she is overwhelmed by<br />
the effort going into the fundraiser. “It’s a<br />
very isolating disease because there aren’t<br />
a lot of people with it. To have somebody<br />
recognize this need is so amazing,” Anita<br />
said. “I really can’t believe it, and it will<br />
make Celia feel so special. That’s really<br />
good for her.”<br />
Tickets for the event are $35 per person<br />
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or Brenda Willard<br />
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TURLEY PUBLICATIONS<br />
The deadline for submissions for this sports section is the Friday before publication by 12 p.m.<br />
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Turley Publications c/o Sports Editor Dave Forbes, 24 Water St., Palmer, MA 01069.<br />
Falcons outlast Lions<br />
By Nate Rosenthal<br />
Turley Publications Sports<br />
Correspondent<br />
Minnechaug and Ludlow went<br />
at it on the mats last week<br />
and what resulted was a back<br />
and forth affair that ended<br />
with a Minnechaug victory, 42-40.<br />
The Falcons spotted the Lions 18<br />
points in the first three matches and then<br />
responded by taking the next five. Over<br />
the last six matches, the teams traded<br />
wins and the lead changed hands four<br />
times before Minnechaug escaped with<br />
the victory.<br />
Ludlow dominated the early going<br />
with three pins in their first three matches.<br />
Andrew Sarlan got the Lions on the<br />
board with a win over Riley Jacobson in<br />
the 106 class. He was down 6-1 after the<br />
first period and still trailed 6-3 a minute<br />
into the second when he got the pin on<br />
Jacobson. That gave Ludlow a 6-0 lead.<br />
The 113 division was another battle<br />
with Ryan Wytas of Ludlow and Mike<br />
Lemoine of Minnechaug. Wytas led 5-<br />
2 after one and 9-8 after two. Then just<br />
34 seconds into the third period, he got<br />
Lemoine down and finished him off with<br />
the pin to make it a 12-0 score. There<br />
was much less drama in the 120 class<br />
as Brandon Macznik got the pin on Tim<br />
Garvey just 1:28 into the match. That put<br />
Ludlow up 18-0.<br />
Anthony Monteiro, 126 pounds, got<br />
the Falcons on the board with a pin of<br />
Nick Godbout at 1:47 of the first period,<br />
just 13 seconds before the end, making<br />
it 18-6. Nick Arroyo followed that with<br />
a quick pin of Conor Harrington in the<br />
132 group. That took just 18 seconds.<br />
Then Jordan Paull won by forfeit in the<br />
138s and now the meet was tied at 18-18.<br />
The Falcons took the lead with a pin by<br />
Cameron Servantez, 145, at 1:07 of the<br />
first period over Luis Martinez. When<br />
Joe Fearn won in forfeit in the 152 class,<br />
Cook to speak<br />
at NSCAA<br />
convention<br />
WILBRAHAM - When 4,000 soccer<br />
coaches in the country head to Indianapolis<br />
for the National Soccer Coaches<br />
Association of America’s annual convention,<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
& Monson Academy<br />
coach Gary Cook<br />
won’t just be among<br />
them – he will be addressing<br />
them.<br />
Coach Cook has<br />
been asked to speak<br />
Gary Cook<br />
to coaches about his<br />
Next Generation<br />
Coach, a pilot pro-<br />
gram he co-founded last year for the<br />
NSCAA. The national convention runs<br />
Jan. 16-20. Last year’s convention drew<br />
9,000 people.<br />
Minnechaug completed its five match run<br />
and led 30-18.<br />
Brian Cormier then stepped up in the<br />
160 group beating Sean Baker in a decision,<br />
9-0. This was a battle despite the<br />
9-0 final. It was 2-0 after one and 4-0<br />
after two, Cormier seemed to take control<br />
in the third and won the match to make<br />
it a 30-22 score. Back-to-back forfeits<br />
got Ludlow back into the lead, as Derek<br />
Hoeckh took the <strong>17</strong>0 and Josh Clarke, the<br />
By Gregory A. Scibelli<br />
Turley Publications<br />
SportsCorrespondent<br />
AGAWAM – Near halftime, Minnechaug<br />
and Agawam were very close.<br />
After the break, Minnechaug was nearly<br />
silenced as the Agawam’s defense prevailed<br />
in a 45-33 win over the Falcons.<br />
Agawam was leading by five points<br />
20-15 as the closing minutes of the first<br />
half came, but Minnechaug rallied back<br />
with a pair of baskets and a big threepointer<br />
from Jane McWilliams.<br />
The 3-pointer came with less than a<br />
minute to go in the second quarter, and<br />
Agawam led just 22-21 at the break.<br />
Minnechaug came out swinging in<br />
the third quarter when Kara Bruce nailed<br />
a big 3-pointer to give the Falcons a lead<br />
in the game. Caitlin McGregor would<br />
then nail a basket to give the Falcons a<br />
four-point lead.<br />
Agawam would then start their big<br />
rally beginning with a score by Danielle<br />
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Minnechaug’s Jordan Paull (138) uses a hold on his opponent to keep him<br />
in place.<br />
182. That put the Lions in front by a 34-<br />
30 score.<br />
The 195 match would turn out to<br />
be the key to the meet. Joe Borowiec<br />
pinned Mike Ferrere at 1:16 of the first<br />
period. They gave Minnechaug a 36-34<br />
led, but with Ludlow not having an entry<br />
in the 285 pound two events away, the<br />
Falcons were guaranteed to have at least<br />
Please see FALCONS, page 18<br />
Stratton. She made a layup untouched with<br />
5:00 remaining in the third quarter, cutting<br />
the deficit to 26-24. Paige Preston followed<br />
by nailing a crucial 3-pointer to allow Agawam<br />
to retake the lead 27-26. Agawam<br />
would not lose the lead after that.<br />
After another defensive rebound,<br />
Alycia Rackliffe got on the second half<br />
board as she made a pair of free throws<br />
to give the Brownies a 29-26 lead. Minnechaug<br />
would then fumble another scoring<br />
chance and Rackliffe would grab a<br />
rebound and a layup.<br />
Later, Rackliffe would then nail a<br />
jump shot as the shot clock expires.<br />
The Brownies would go on to play<br />
stronger in the fourth quarter and Minnechaug<br />
would be held to just three baskets<br />
in the final 8:00 as Agawam would<br />
come away with the win.<br />
Agawam nearly doubled up on the<br />
Falcons, with a 23-12 score in the second<br />
half alone. Agawam got <strong>17</strong> points from<br />
Knights run<br />
wild over<br />
Minnechaug<br />
By Gregory A. Scibelli<br />
Turley Publications<br />
Sports Correspondent<br />
HOLYOKE – The Purple Knights<br />
continued to stay hot as they took out<br />
Minnechaug last Thursday night 84-51<br />
in boys basketball action.<br />
Holyoke and Minnechaug managed<br />
to stay close early in the game before<br />
Holyoke scored a few baskets in a row<br />
at the end of the first quarter, and kept<br />
the Falcons at arm’s length the rest of<br />
the game.<br />
The two teams starting the game<br />
trading several baskets back and forth.<br />
Each time Holyoke would get a slight<br />
advantage, the Falcons would nip away<br />
and come back.<br />
Midway through the first, Endy<br />
Sanchez nailed a 3-pointer and Guillermo<br />
Godreau-Rivera followed that with a<br />
short shot to put Holyoke up 14-9.<br />
The five-point lead was Holyoke’s<br />
biggest of the quarter. Minnechaug continued<br />
to stay close until the end of the<br />
quarter when Emmanuel Rivera nailed a<br />
long trey with 36 seconds left to make it<br />
21-15. Then Luis Vasquez hit another<br />
3-pointer to make it 24-15 with 11 seconds<br />
left and Holyoke had a comfortable<br />
nine-point lead to end the first.<br />
Vasquez would start Holyoke’s offense<br />
in the second quarter with a short<br />
jumper to make it 26-19. From there,<br />
Hoyoke would go on a 22-4 run in the<br />
second quarter.<br />
Godreau-Rivera and Rivera each<br />
scored 3-pointers and Justin White had<br />
two baskets. Nate Rodriguez would<br />
also score during the run.<br />
The Purple Knights would then lead<br />
Please see KNIGHTS, page 18<br />
Lady Brownies stifle Falcons<br />
Please see COOK, page 20 Please see BROWNIES, page 19<br />
Turley Publications photo by Gregory A. Scibelli<br />
Minnechaug’s Caitlin McGregor (3)<br />
sets to make a shot for the Falcons.
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FALCONS from page <strong>17</strong><br />
42 points. Ludlow could only score six<br />
more points in the 220 group and would<br />
get to just 40.<br />
That is what happened when Ludlow<br />
did get the points as Demetri Strange<br />
was disqualified for an illegal slam of<br />
Brian Saloro at the 3:00 minute mark.<br />
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Kukulka then won the heavyweight class<br />
by forfeit.<br />
The win improved the Falcons to 3-<br />
1 on the season.<br />
Nate Rosenthal is a sports correspondent<br />
for Turley Publications. He<br />
can be reached at dforbes@turley.com.<br />
Bronner named to MASCAC Honor Roll<br />
BUZZARDS BAY - UMass-Dartmouth<br />
senior forward and <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
resident Phil Bronner was recently<br />
named to the MASCAC Men’s Ice<br />
Hockey Weekly Honor Roll.<br />
He netted a pair of goals in the<br />
Corsairs’ 5-4 victory at Worcester<br />
State.<br />
KNIGHTS from page <strong>17</strong><br />
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46-27 at halftime and had the game well<br />
in hand.<br />
But Minnechaug would start out strong<br />
in the third with a pair of baskets to cut<br />
Holyoke’s lead to 15 points. But the Falcons<br />
would lose their momentum after a technical<br />
foul was called on their coach. Rivera<br />
was allowed to shoot a pair, both of which<br />
he made and Adonis Camby would make it<br />
50-33 after Holyoke regained the ball.<br />
Godreau-Rivera followed with a 3pointer<br />
and made the score 55-34, making<br />
the lead comfortable again for the Purple<br />
Knights.<br />
Minnechaug’s Lance Hill would<br />
score 21 points to lead the Falcons. Hill<br />
had a good game at times he was able<br />
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Minnechaug’s Lance Hill (30) tries to move around a Holyoke guard in the<br />
third quarter.<br />
to get his hands on the ball. His speed<br />
helped to keep Minnechaug in the game<br />
until halftime.<br />
Godreau-Rivera had 21 points for<br />
Holyoke. Rivera scored 16 points, Camby<br />
had 13 points, and White had 12.<br />
The win brought Holyoke to an astounding<br />
8-1 on the regular season and<br />
puts them within two games of qualifying<br />
for the tournament.<br />
Minnechaug dropped to 5-3 on the regular<br />
season. The Falcons will play Thursday<br />
night at East Longmeadow at 7 p.m.<br />
Holyoke is scheduled to play on Jan.<br />
22 at Central at 7 p.m.<br />
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports correspondent<br />
for Turley Publications. He can<br />
be reached at gscibelli@turley.com.
<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013 The <strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong> TIMES<br />
Page 1<br />
Pehoviak double-double helps<br />
Lady Titans to victory<br />
WILBRAHAM - The <strong>Wilbraham</strong> &<br />
Monson Academy girls basketball team<br />
posted wins of a different fashion following<br />
winter break, winning a thriller and an<br />
easy one last week to improve to 6-2.<br />
The Titans topped the Kingswood-<br />
Oxford School in the closing seconds 49-<br />
47 Jan. 9 before defeating the Gunnery<br />
School 58-9 Saturday.<br />
“I’m pleasantly surprised with how<br />
the kids have played since coming back<br />
from break,” coach Jess Rohan said. “It<br />
was as if they needed a little break to rejuvenate<br />
their basketball minds. We’re<br />
always playing hard, but now we’re playing<br />
smarter and making better decisions.<br />
We’re looking to make the right play: the<br />
smart play.”<br />
Megan Pehoviak of Monson has<br />
played great since the season resumed,<br />
averaging a double-double. She scored<br />
<strong>17</strong> points and had eight rebounds against<br />
Kingswood, and then added 14 points and<br />
18 rebounds vs. Gunnery.<br />
“Megan’s really playing well,” coach<br />
Rohan said. “And the thing about Meg is,<br />
against Gunnery she could have had 30<br />
points but she chose to really get everyone<br />
involved.”<br />
WMA’s most exciting game of the<br />
season was the win over Kingswood, with<br />
Helen Assefaw scoring on a transition layup<br />
with 1 second remaining to put the<br />
Titans ahead 48-47.<br />
“We wouldn’t have been able to do<br />
that last year,” coach Rohan added.<br />
BROWNIES from page <strong>17</strong><br />
Rackliffe, who would lead all scorers.<br />
Christie Mirski would have nine points<br />
and Preston had six. Both of Preston’s<br />
scores were 3-pointers.<br />
McWilliams would lead Minnechaug’s<br />
scorers as she put up 11<br />
points. Bruce followed her with eight<br />
points and Madison Babula had six<br />
points to held out.<br />
Minnechaug suffered the loss that<br />
put them under the .500 mark at 4-5 for<br />
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WMA quickly erased a 26-22 halftime<br />
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for the Titans.<br />
“In the second half we realized nobody<br />
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For Agawam, the Brownies would improve<br />
to 4-3 for the regular season. They<br />
were scheduled to play struggling Ludlow<br />
earlier this week and then must contend<br />
with Holyoke, one of the best teams in the<br />
area this season on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.<br />
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Wegrzynek helps out in two games<br />
DUDLEY - Nichols College women’s<br />
basketball player and <strong>Wilbraham</strong> resident<br />
Alexis Wegrzynek helped out the Bison in<br />
two games in the past week.<br />
Wegrzynek had eight points, six re-<br />
bounds and four steals in a 46-40 loss to<br />
Eastern Nazarene on Thursday, Jan. 10.<br />
She also had a steal, an assist and a<br />
layup during a run in the second half of a<br />
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and when they put a smaller defender on<br />
her she was able to post up. And we tried<br />
to get our guard entry a little lower so our<br />
offense wasn’t starting at halfcourt.”<br />
WMA was ahead by eight points late<br />
in the game before Kingswood regained<br />
the lead with a minute to play behind its<br />
perimeter game. The Titans were forced<br />
to foul, and Kingswood went to the free<br />
throw line ahead 47-46 with a one-andone<br />
opportunity with less than 8 seconds<br />
to play. The K-O player missed the free<br />
throw, and that’s when the fun began.<br />
Brielle Robinson of Monson grabbed<br />
the rebound, and in traffic sent a long upcourt<br />
pass to Assefaw, who dribbled to the<br />
basket, scored, and was fouled with 1 second<br />
to go. Assefaw made the free throw<br />
and K-O failed to get off a final shot.<br />
“The remarkable thing was Brielle<br />
finding Helen,” coach Rohan said. “I<br />
didn’t even hear Helen yelling. Brielle<br />
was caught in people, so for her to see<br />
Helen, get it off and be accurate with that<br />
pass . . .”<br />
“It was a good win,” added Pehoviak,<br />
who played her best game as a Titan. “We<br />
needed it and went out there and did it.”<br />
Robinson added 12 points, and Assefaw<br />
and Carly Cronin of Feeding Hills<br />
and both scored nine points.<br />
WMA had its way against Gunnery.<br />
All nine players who were available for<br />
the game scored. <strong>Wilbraham</strong>’s Heather<br />
Little grabbed eight rebounds.<br />
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LUDLOW – With the initial tryouts<br />
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been better than expected. Pioneers head<br />
coach Federico Molinari was happy with<br />
the turnout and abilities of the players.<br />
The Pioneers were able to see over<br />
40 players over the course of the two<br />
sessions. Players traveled from all over<br />
New England to show off their abilities<br />
for the Pioneers coaching staff.<br />
“We are fortunate that former players<br />
of the Pioneers are assistant or head<br />
coaches of teams throughout New England,<br />
and their ability to recommend<br />
quality players from their programs to<br />
potentially play for the Pioneers is exciting.<br />
They really care about the success<br />
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“We are hoping the weather cooperates<br />
so we can complete the new turf<br />
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013<br />
From Tee to green<br />
250th anniversary celebration golf<br />
tournament tees off in May<br />
By Dave Barry<br />
Turley Publications Golf Writer<br />
Are you ready to be part of a once<br />
in a lifetime event, a special,<br />
very special, golf tournament<br />
being held, Monday, May 20,<br />
<strong>2013</strong> at the Country Club of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>?<br />
This tournament is one of many events<br />
taking place as <strong>Wilbraham</strong> celebrates its<br />
quarter-millennial anniversary; its 250th<br />
birthday.<br />
The golf tournament is an opportunity<br />
for local golfers (residents and former<br />
residents of <strong>Wilbraham</strong> and their guests)<br />
to take part in the historic birthday of the<br />
town. Just imagine when the next milestone<br />
celebration comes along, the 300th<br />
in 50 years, and the people look back and<br />
remember the 250th event.<br />
Not often does one get the chance to<br />
be part of a historic moment that will live<br />
on for decades and decades. A Time Capsule<br />
will be buried as the <strong>2013</strong> celebration<br />
comes to an end and hopefully will have<br />
items from the tournament, pictures, and<br />
names.<br />
Traditional<br />
Open to men and women it will, in<br />
some ways, be a traditional tournament.<br />
Play will be a scramble format in foursomes,<br />
with low gross and net prizes<br />
awarded. There will be hole-in-one contests<br />
during play as well as a putting contest<br />
(more on this later).<br />
Golf is preceded by lunch, group picture<br />
of all players and then followed by a<br />
social hour and dinner. Each player will<br />
receive a commemorative shirt and hat,<br />
plus logo golf balls.<br />
There are several different and special<br />
parts which are unique to the Anniversary<br />
Tournament celebration. One will<br />
be a display dealing with the history of<br />
the game, golfers and clubs of the past.<br />
On hand will be a long time student of the<br />
game to describe and answer questions<br />
about its earlier years. Pay attention, a test<br />
will follow later at dinner on how many of<br />
the clubs of yesterday can you correctly<br />
name.<br />
During play a putting competition<br />
will take place for each player. What<br />
makes this competition different is that<br />
you cannot use your own putter or balls.<br />
Historical putters, dating back many decades<br />
will be used and the balls provided<br />
will be ones from the past. If you are lucky<br />
WILBRAHAM - Maddy McCloskey<br />
needed roughly 10 minutes Wednesday to<br />
set a pair of records for the <strong>Wilbraham</strong> &<br />
Monson Academy girls swimming team.<br />
In a tri-meet at the Canterbury School,<br />
Maddy touched first in the 500-yard freestyle<br />
and 100-yard backstroke, setting<br />
school records and pool records in both.<br />
“I trained all summer and I want to be<br />
good. I want to get somewhere,” Maddy<br />
said.<br />
Maddy stayed undefeated in individual<br />
events, pushing her winning streak to<br />
10. She’s now part of five school records:<br />
three individual events and two relays.<br />
“Maddy swam really well,” coach<br />
Moran said. “She paced almost perfectly.<br />
She’s really maturing into a legitimate<br />
frontline swimmer. She’s worked extremely<br />
hard. She’s become extremely<br />
focused in the last two years. She works<br />
hard to improve her technique and she<br />
consistently works hard in practice, which<br />
is always exemplary.”<br />
Maddy improved upon her school<br />
and make one of the putts you will qualify<br />
for the final putt off held during the social<br />
hour. Once again the competitors will be<br />
using the old putters and possibly even an<br />
older type ball to determine the winner.<br />
The committee is encouraging participants<br />
to dress in the styles of early years<br />
- knickers, Hogan hats, even a dress shirt<br />
with appropriate tie, vests. You might<br />
consider those brightly vibrant colored<br />
shirts and pants (red, green, orange, yellow,<br />
plaid, checkered, polka-dot), golf<br />
shoes with tassels from the 60s and 70s.<br />
I suggest you check out those old pictures<br />
you have of how you dressed in the past.<br />
There will be a group at the course to<br />
judge the best dress for the day.<br />
Photographer On Course<br />
Prior to starting play a group picture<br />
will be taken as part of the history of the<br />
250th celebration. During play a photographer<br />
will be on the course to take pictures<br />
of each group. Both will be available<br />
at dinner to purchase. These would be<br />
keepers and a memento of the event and<br />
your participation. Decades later picture<br />
your grandchildren looking at these and<br />
saying to their children: “There are our<br />
grandparents and your great-grandparents<br />
celebrating the town’s 250th birthday in<br />
<strong>2013</strong>.”<br />
TIMES photo by Dave Barry<br />
Making plans for the 250th Anniversary Celebration Golf Tournament to<br />
be held May 20, <strong>2013</strong> at the Country Club of <strong>Wilbraham</strong> are (from left)<br />
Vaughn Rist, Dean Helm and Dave Barry.<br />
mark with a time of 5 minutes, 27.77<br />
seconds in the 500 free. A few minutes<br />
later, in her most competitive race of the<br />
Memorabilia highlighting the 250th<br />
will be on display and for sale, lapel pins,<br />
tee shirts, original ink drawings of historic<br />
homes, the center of town, commemorative<br />
“<strong>Wilbraham</strong> <strong>17</strong>63” wooden signs.<br />
Since December 2010 a volunteer<br />
committee has been meeting, planning a<br />
number of events to mark this special moment<br />
in time and a series of fund raising<br />
efforts. The first of which was a town-wide<br />
tag sale this past May, plus a fundraising<br />
letter sent in 2011 to residents.<br />
Many of the events are free and open<br />
to the residents, which include family activities,<br />
picnic, a parade, fireworks, music<br />
concerts, various art exhibits, tours, open<br />
houses and the recently held, highly successful<br />
First Night in the center of town,<br />
which attracted scores of families and<br />
town residents, young and old.<br />
First Night was made possible because<br />
of the generosity, support and<br />
involvement of numerous individuals,<br />
groups, businesses, community organizations,<br />
including the 100-plus residents<br />
who submitted recipes for the Cook<br />
Book.<br />
The first printing of the cookbook<br />
sold out as did the Anniversary Calendar.<br />
The <strong>2013</strong> celebration is getting support<br />
from the <strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong><br />
season, she established a new standard in<br />
the 100 back in 1:02:51. Both were pool<br />
marks as well.<br />
“I felt ready before the 100-yard<br />
back,” Maddy said. “I felt nervous because<br />
I was going against a girl who was<br />
my biggest competition of the year. I was<br />
going for a win and my best time.”<br />
Ivy Durepo also set a pool record<br />
Wednesday, winning the 50 free in 25.2.<br />
“Mr. Moran pointed the record out to<br />
me before the race,” Ivy said. “I thought<br />
I could definitely do it. I was behind the<br />
block and ready to go. I was thinking<br />
how I was going to put all my effort into<br />
it, get a really fast turn and fast finish. I<br />
did, and I looked up at the time and said,<br />
‘Alright’.”<br />
Ivy, who was recently accepted into<br />
Connecticut College, broke the pool record<br />
by more than a second.<br />
“I’ve been going faster than last year<br />
so at the end of the year I think I’m going<br />
to put some big, huge numbers on the<br />
scoreboard,” she said.<br />
<strong>Times</strong>, <strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong> Rotary<br />
Club, <strong>Wilbraham</strong> & Monson Academy,<br />
United Church, Shriners, the Masons,<br />
the Country Club of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Schools, Minnechaug Regional,<br />
students and staff, various music<br />
groups, the Public Library,<br />
town departments; Selectmen<br />
and Treasurer’s<br />
offices, DPW, police<br />
and fire, to name a<br />
few. It has become<br />
truly a community<br />
event involving a<br />
growing number<br />
of groups, citizens<br />
and residents of<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
There is an<br />
insert in this week’s<br />
<strong>Times</strong>, a Registration/Entry<br />
Form to sign up for the<br />
tournament. The field is limited<br />
to 112 players (28 foursomes). Cost<br />
is $125 per player. Make check payable to<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>’s 250th Anniversary Committee<br />
and return to PO Box 61, <strong>Wilbraham</strong>,<br />
MA 01095.<br />
Register Early<br />
Get your group together now and<br />
send in your paid entry form early. Foursomes<br />
preferred but individual entries<br />
will be accepted and assigned a group<br />
by the committee. First come, first in and<br />
the deadline is April 15 for entries.<br />
If playing and wish to bring a guest<br />
to the dinner use the Registration Form<br />
in the paper. Mark the dinner box with<br />
number requested and send payment<br />
of $30/person as directed above. If not<br />
playing and would like to attend the dinner<br />
do the same. These should be ordered<br />
prior to the tournament. No tickets required.<br />
We will have a list of those making<br />
payment.<br />
The insert also lists a number of tournament<br />
sponsorships available. Funds<br />
raised go to the 250th Anniversary Committee<br />
to help pay the expenses of events<br />
associated with the celebration. For more<br />
information on these contact Vaughn Rist<br />
at 413-478-8878 or by email at hrsrist@<br />
netscape.net.<br />
If you need more information or<br />
have questions about the tournament or<br />
dinner contact Dean Helm at the Country<br />
Club of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, 596-8897 or email<br />
dhelm@ccofwilbraham.com.<br />
McCloskey, Durepo set records in pool<br />
Ivy Durepo set a pool record in the<br />
50-yard freestyle with a time of<br />
25.20 seconds.<br />
Turley Publications submitted photo<br />
Maddy McCloskey set a pair of records<br />
for the girls swim team in the<br />
500-yard freestyle and 100-yard<br />
backstroke.
<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013 The <strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong> TIMES<br />
Page 1<br />
This week in recreation<br />
By Jared Pabis, Asst. Director<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> Parks and Recreation<br />
Department<br />
Are you trying to stay warm<br />
this winter? Well maybe<br />
it will help to know that<br />
spring is right<br />
around the corner. It’s<br />
hard to believe but the<br />
10th Annual Easter Egg<br />
Hunt registration is now<br />
open.<br />
It’s a great event on<br />
March 30 for children<br />
toddlers to age 10 to come<br />
out for fun and prizes as<br />
well as having their picture<br />
taken with the Easter<br />
Bunny! Last season<br />
through March 15 or until<br />
space fills so register soon<br />
to ensure your child a spot.<br />
Register online before<br />
Feb. 15 and receive a free T-shirt.<br />
Lacrosse<br />
In other spring news, lacrosse<br />
sign ups are coming to a close on<br />
Friday, Jan 18. If you miss this deadline<br />
please stop by the WPRD to see<br />
if space is still available. Now that<br />
Sugermeyer picks up forfeit win<br />
WORCESTER - Rhode Island<br />
College men’s wrestler and <strong>Hampden</strong><br />
resident Mike Sugermeyer secured a<br />
TIMES file photo<br />
Jared Pabis<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS submitted photo<br />
Student of the Month…<br />
Congratulations to William Gosselin<br />
named Student of the Month at Granite<br />
Valley Middle School in Monson. Proud<br />
grandparents are Sarah and Will Gosselin<br />
and grandparents Tim and Trisha Aloisio of<br />
Springfield and Kevin and Holly Dorsey of<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
Women’s Club to offer<br />
scholarships<br />
WILBRAHAM - The <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Women’s Club is<br />
offering at least two $1,000 scholarships and one $500<br />
music scholarship to students who will pursue a degree<br />
at a four-year college or university, and a $500 award to a<br />
student who will attend a two year institution or a technical/vocational<br />
program.<br />
The applicants must be <strong>Wilbraham</strong> residents and<br />
graduating seniors. The selection factors include: academic<br />
achievement, character, and leadership. The music<br />
scholarship requires that the applicant either pursue<br />
a music major in college or have been active in music<br />
curriculum in high school. The scholarships and award<br />
you’re registered it’s time to dust off<br />
your stick and get it working again.<br />
What better way to do this than in a<br />
preseason clinic.<br />
This year we will be hosting our<br />
first annual Spring Lacrosse Clinic.<br />
I, along with Western New England<br />
University Men’s Lacrosse Coach,<br />
John Klepacki and some<br />
of his Golden Bears, and<br />
others will be conducting<br />
a preseason clinic for<br />
boys grade K-8. Here the<br />
players will be taught the<br />
proper fundamentals of<br />
how to play the game.<br />
All proceeds are to go<br />
back into the fields and<br />
equipment that our K-8<br />
lacrosse teams use.<br />
All program details<br />
can be found on our new<br />
and updated website: wilbraham-ma.gov/rec.<br />
Notes: Recreational Baseball/<br />
Softball registration will take place<br />
March 12-22. Egg Hunt registration<br />
runs through March 15 or until space<br />
fills. Rec baseball/softball registration<br />
runs Feb. 12-22.<br />
forfeit victory at 125 lbs. in a 30-18<br />
loss to WPI on Wednesday, Jan. 9.<br />
Thursday, Jan. <strong>17</strong><br />
Boys Basketball<br />
Minnechaug at East Longmeadow 7 p.m.<br />
Hockey<br />
Minnechaug at Longmeadow (at Olympia)<br />
.......................................... 8:30 p.m.<br />
Skiing<br />
Minnechaug at PVIAC Meet (at Berkshire<br />
East in Charlemont) ..................... 5 p.m.<br />
Friday, Jan. 18<br />
Girls Basketball<br />
Chicopee at Minnechaug .............. 7 p.m.<br />
Indoor Track<br />
Minnechaug vs. West Springfield (at<br />
Smith College in Northampton) 3:45 p.m.<br />
Swimming<br />
Holyoke Catholic at Minnechaug 4 p.m.<br />
Saturday, Jan. 19<br />
Hockey<br />
COOK from page <strong>17</strong><br />
Schools<br />
Elementary Schools<br />
Monday, Jan 14<br />
French toast sticks, sausage<br />
links, apple sauce, carrots w/dip<br />
Tuesday, Jan. 15<br />
Hamburg on bun, lettuce-tomato-cheese,<br />
oven fries<br />
Wednesday, Jan. 16<br />
Sweet BBQ chicken, sweet<br />
potato, broccoli, dinner roll<br />
Thursday, Jan. <strong>17</strong><br />
Hot dog on whole grain bun,<br />
baked beans, crunchy cole slaw<br />
Friday, Jan. 18<br />
Pizza, garden salad, red pepper<br />
strips<br />
Fresh local fruits and vegetables<br />
daily. Daily lunch is $2.50.<br />
Milk is 50 cents, included with all<br />
lunches, 1% or fat free chocolate.<br />
Make checks payable to School<br />
Food Services.<br />
Middle Schools<br />
Monday, Jan 14<br />
French toast sticks, sausage<br />
links, apple sauce, carrots w/dip<br />
Tuesday, Jan. 15<br />
Grilled chicken sandwich,<br />
lettuce-tomato, oven fries<br />
The Week Ahead<br />
“It was a program we piloted last<br />
year,” coach Cook said. “We give a daylong<br />
workshop for high school and college<br />
students who want to get into a coaching<br />
career. We’ll have info on the levels of<br />
coaching: high school, college, youth.”<br />
Coach Cook initiated the program<br />
with Deb Raber, who coaches he women’s<br />
team at the Massachusetts College of Liberal<br />
Arts.<br />
Minnechaug at Wahconah (at Vietnam<br />
Veterans Memorial) ...................... 7 p.m.<br />
Wrestling<br />
Minnechaug at Franklin County Tournament<br />
(at Franklin Tech) .............. 10 a.m.<br />
Sunday, Jan. 20<br />
No games scheduled.<br />
Monday, Jan. 21<br />
Girls Basketball<br />
Ludlow at Minnechaug ................ 7 p.m.<br />
Tuesday, Jan. 22<br />
No games scheduled.<br />
Wednesday, Jan. 23<br />
Hockey<br />
Minnechaug at Westfield (at Amelia) .....<br />
...................................................... 7 p.m.<br />
“This is a pilot program Deb and I<br />
were asked to put together and it got very<br />
good reviews so we brought it back this<br />
year,” said coach Cook, who completed<br />
his 31st season with WMA in the fall.<br />
“The coaches will be meeting with us in<br />
a seminar style. They’ll get information<br />
about resume writing, connections, networking,<br />
and then they’ll see some of the<br />
convention clinics that are going on that<br />
day. There will be a panel discussion with<br />
people in the field. It’s pretty exciting.”<br />
Please recycle this newspaper.<br />
School Lunch MENUS<br />
will be granted directly to the student to help defray the<br />
cost of tuition, books, fees, or supplies.<br />
The application deadline is Monday, Feb. 25. Applications<br />
are available in the guidance offices at Minnechaug<br />
Regional High School, <strong>Wilbraham</strong> & Monson<br />
Academy, and Cathedral High School. If attending other<br />
private schools, applications may be obtained by calling<br />
Scholarship Chairwoman Susan Agnew at 596-9480.<br />
Wednesday, Jan. 16<br />
Sweet BBQ chicken, sweet<br />
potato, broccoli, dinner roll<br />
Thursday, Jan. <strong>17</strong><br />
Hot dog on whole grain bun,<br />
baked beans, crunchy cole slaw<br />
Friday, Jan. 18<br />
Calzone, garden salad, carrots<br />
Fresh local fruits and vegetables<br />
daily. Daily lunch is $2.50.<br />
Milk is 50 cents, included with all<br />
lunches, 1% or fat free chocolate.<br />
Make checks payable to School<br />
Food Services.<br />
Minnechaug Regional<br />
High School<br />
Monday, Jan. 14<br />
Asian rice bowl, carrots,<br />
broccoli<br />
Main Street Deli – Crispy<br />
chicken wrap<br />
Falcon Grille Daily –<br />
Cheese,veggie or chicken burger<br />
w toppings<br />
Pizza Daily - Veggie<br />
Specialty w fruit and milk<br />
– Grilled chicken, Caesar salad w<br />
croutons and red pepper strips<br />
Tuesday, Jan. 15<br />
Popcorn chicken bowl,<br />
mashed potato, seasoned corn,<br />
shredded cheddar, dinner roll<br />
Main Street Deli – Veggie<br />
wrap<br />
Falcon Grill Daily – Cheese,<br />
veggie or chicken burger with toppings<br />
Pizza Daily – BBQ chicken<br />
Specialty w fruit and milk –<br />
Chicken, beef or bean nachos, lettuce/salsa/,<br />
cheese, Mexican corn<br />
Wednesday, Jan. 16<br />
Final Exams, Half Day – no<br />
lunch<br />
Thursday, Jan. <strong>17</strong><br />
Final Exams, Half Day – no<br />
lunch<br />
Friday, Jan. 18<br />
Hot dog, baked beans,<br />
steamed carrots<br />
Main Street Deli – Italian<br />
sub wrap<br />
Falcon Grille – Cheese/veggie<br />
or chicken burger, toppings<br />
Pizza Daily – Buffalo chicken<br />
Specialty w fruit and milk<br />
– Grilled chicken Caesar salad w/<br />
croutons, bread stick<br />
Lunches include fruit, milk.<br />
Lunches $2.50, 10 tokens for $23.<br />
Alternate lunches available.<br />
Meal prices: $2.50. All meals<br />
served with choice of fruit, vegetable<br />
and 1% or fat free milk.<br />
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013<br />
SpOTLIgHT<br />
on Minnechaug Interns<br />
(Editor’s note: The TIMES spotlights the intern program at Minnechaug<br />
Regional High School. This is the next in a series on interns in the Career Education<br />
Program at Minnechaug advised by coordinator Paula Talmadge.)<br />
Working hand in hand<br />
Senior Eilish Garvey has always<br />
been interested in human<br />
anatomy and how the body<br />
works. She has also known<br />
she wanted to pursue a career in which<br />
she helps people. Occupational Therapy<br />
includes both of Eilish’s passions.<br />
Nova Care’s Karen Pettengill offered<br />
Eilish an internship experience that<br />
has been most rewarding.<br />
Eilish has especially enjoyed<br />
building relationships with the patients<br />
as she watches them progress<br />
through therapy and finally return to<br />
everyday activities and to work. Eilish<br />
is Karen’s first high school intern.<br />
Karen is most impressed with<br />
TIMES photo submitted<br />
Mentor Karen Pettengill and Eilish Garvey at Nova Care Rehabilitation<br />
in Springfield.<br />
her intern’s initiative, promptness<br />
and reliability. Karen says Eilish has<br />
been a good observer of occupational<br />
therapy treatments and an able assistant<br />
for many office tasks she has<br />
learned. Eilish appreciates the valuable<br />
knowledge, skills and experiences<br />
that Karen and other professionals<br />
shared with her that she will take with<br />
her as she pursues her career.<br />
For more information about the<br />
Minnechaug Regional High School<br />
Career Internship Program, and how<br />
your work site can host an intern,<br />
contact Paula Talmadge, School-to-<br />
Career Coordinator at 413-9011 ext.<br />
3832 or ptalmadge@hwrsd.org.<br />
‘Letterboxing’ leaves no negative<br />
impact on the environment<br />
By Marty Damon<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> Hiking Club<br />
Walking in his garden in Oklahoma,<br />
my grandfather loved to spin me tales of<br />
pixies who were just waiting to pop out<br />
from behind a leaf. I’ve rekindled a little<br />
of that sense of hidden treasures with my<br />
discovery of the pastime of “letterboxing”.<br />
If you are a biker, a hiker, or someone<br />
who is just looking for an excuse to be<br />
outdoors, letterboxing is for you.<br />
Begun in the 1800s, the first letterboxes<br />
were notes left for hikers on the<br />
moors in England. The practice spread<br />
across the world, landing eventually in<br />
the United States, and now encompassing<br />
all 50 states.<br />
Basically, someone will plant a box<br />
and then post clues to it, for example on<br />
web sites such as atlasquest.com. The<br />
letterboxer’s task is to follow the clues,<br />
and, out of the sight of onlookers, find the<br />
box.<br />
The weather-proof, and often camouflaged,<br />
box will contain a notebook and<br />
rubber stamp. Making sure there are no<br />
“muggles” (the term for non-letterboxers)<br />
to see, the finder will print in his own<br />
notebook with the box’s stamp as proof<br />
of having found the site in addition to using<br />
his personal stamp in the box’s notebook.<br />
It’s fun to take a moment and read<br />
the notes and admire the stamps of other<br />
finders.<br />
Then, again making sure you are<br />
keeping the location secret, back the box<br />
goes into its hiding place, one of the goals<br />
of letterboxing being to leave no negative<br />
impact on the environment in which it<br />
was found.<br />
Did you know that there are well<br />
over 150 letterboxing sites within a 15mile<br />
radius of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>? This can be a<br />
challenging hobby, depending upon the<br />
difficulty of clues and terrain. It can also<br />
be a fun way to get the family out for a<br />
walk in the fresh air. Happy hunting!<br />
Springfield Forum to present lecture on children<br />
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield<br />
Public Forum continues its 77th season on<br />
Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Springfield Symphony<br />
Hall with author Paul Tough.<br />
The author of “Whatever It Takes,<br />
Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem<br />
and America”, Tough now tackles our<br />
culture’s belief that intelligence, endlessly<br />
measured by test scores, is the sole indicator<br />
of value in our education system. In<br />
his new book, “How Children Succeed:<br />
Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of<br />
Character”, he ushers in a tidal change in<br />
thinking and argues that non-cognitive skills<br />
- character, curiosity, optimism, and selfcontrol<br />
- are better indicators of success.<br />
All Public Forum events are held at<br />
Springfield Symphony Hall are free to the<br />
public with no tickets required. For more<br />
information about the Forums or additional<br />
educational programs, visit www.<br />
springfieldpublicforum.org.<br />
Novelist Kyle Darcy to speak<br />
at <strong>Hampden</strong> Library<br />
HAMPDEN - The <strong>Hampden</strong> Public<br />
Library will host the second program for<br />
their winter “Meet the Author Series” on<br />
Saturday, Jan. 26 at noon at the <strong>Hampden</strong><br />
Public Library, 625 Main St. Kyle Darcy,<br />
author of “Under Current Conditions”<br />
will discuss his novel and the actual<br />
events that were the basis for his debut<br />
book. The program is free and open to<br />
the public.<br />
Based entirely on actual events, Kyle<br />
Darcy shakes up and serves a cocktail of<br />
subterfuge, kidnapping, FBI stings, and<br />
murder. Main character, Martin Quinn<br />
grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland<br />
amidst one of the bloodiest sectarian conflicts<br />
in modern history. He credited this<br />
violent environment for the development<br />
of a sound instinctive intuition.<br />
Living in the United States for 10<br />
years, subsequently lulled him into a false<br />
sense of security. Boston plays host to the<br />
beginning of this story in 1999. Events<br />
spread throughout New England, culminating<br />
in 2009 with a precedent-setting<br />
international murder trial.<br />
For the reader, the impact on characters’<br />
lives is staggering and unbelievable.<br />
Unfortunately for those involved, the<br />
events were real. Readers who love Dennis<br />
Lehane, Pete Hamill or Elmore Leonard<br />
this program is for you, says Librarian<br />
Taking in the bottles…<br />
TIMES photo submitted<br />
Diane Regnier.<br />
The “meet the Author Series” is sponsored<br />
by the <strong>Hampden</strong> Cultural Council.<br />
“The <strong>Hampden</strong> Public Library continues<br />
to encourage lifelong learning by<br />
welcoming all people to the library and<br />
offering equal access to information, entertainment<br />
and knowledge through materials,<br />
programs and technology,” said<br />
Regnier.<br />
TIMES photo submitted<br />
Did you<br />
lose this<br />
hat?<br />
No doubt a<br />
father lost this<br />
Irish tweed cap<br />
next to Santa Claus<br />
at the <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Christmas Tree<br />
Lighting ceremony<br />
Dec. 2 in Crane Park.<br />
If this is your hat<br />
call Don Flannery<br />
at 596-9982 to<br />
retrieve it.<br />
TIMES staff photo by Charles F. Bennett<br />
Scouts from Troop 359 collected bottles and cans left over from the<br />
holidays at their Bottle Drive at St. Cecilia’s parking lot Jan 5. (Front<br />
row from left) Cameron Mawaka, Matt Wietsma, Tim Scully. (Top<br />
row) Scout leaders Jack Mawaka, Scoutmaster Ken Lynch, Steve Mc-<br />
Govern and Mike Scully.
<strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong>, 013 The <strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong> TIMES<br />
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Unemployment rates<br />
reported for November<br />
BOSTON – The Executive Office of<br />
Labor and Workforce Development reported<br />
last week that the November 2012<br />
seasonally unadjusted unemployment<br />
rates were down in 11 areas; unchanged in<br />
four areas; and up in seven areas over the<br />
month. Over the year, the rates are down<br />
in 18 areas; two areas went up; and two<br />
areas were unchanged.<br />
Statewide, the November seasonally<br />
unadjusted unemployment rate was<br />
6.1 percent, down 0.1 of a percentage<br />
point. Over the year, the statewide unadjusted<br />
rate was down 0.3 of a percentage<br />
point from the November 2011 unadjusted<br />
rate of 6.4 percent.<br />
In November 2012, over the month<br />
job gains occurred in six of the 12 areas<br />
for which estimates are published. The<br />
largest job gains occurred in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy,<br />
Framingham,<br />
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Worcester,<br />
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner and Pitts-<br />
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field areas. Jobs remained unchanged in<br />
the New Bedford area. The five remaining<br />
areas each recorded a job loss.<br />
The seasonally adjusted statewide<br />
November unemployment rate released<br />
Dec. 20 was 6.6 percent, unchanged over<br />
the month and down 0.4 of a percentage<br />
point from the 7.0 percent rate recorded in<br />
November 2011. The statewide seasonally<br />
adjusted jobs estimate showed a 1,100<br />
job loss over the month.<br />
The labor force, unemployment rates<br />
and jobs estimates, for Massachusetts and<br />
for every other state, are based on statistical<br />
methodologies specified by the U.S.<br />
Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor<br />
Statistics.<br />
The unadjusted unemployment rates<br />
and job estimates for the labor market areas<br />
reflect seasonal fluctuations and therefore<br />
may show different levels and trends<br />
than the statewide seasonally adjusted estimates.<br />
Women’s Professional Chamber<br />
seeks nominations<br />
SPRINGFIELD - The Professional<br />
Women’s Chamber, a division of The Affiliated<br />
Chambers of Commerce of Greater<br />
Springfield, Inc., is seeking nominations<br />
for the <strong>2013</strong> Woman of the Year Award.<br />
The award has been presented annually<br />
since 1954 to a woman in the Western<br />
Massachusetts area who exemplifies<br />
outstanding leadership, professional accomplishment,<br />
and service to the community.<br />
The nominee’s achievements can be<br />
representative of a lifetime’s work or for<br />
more recent successes. Any woman in the<br />
Pioneer Valley is eligible for nomination<br />
and a chamber affiliation is not required.<br />
You may obtain a Woman of the Year<br />
nomination form by going to professionalwomenschamber.com<br />
or by emailing<br />
committee chair Nancy Mirkin at nancy.<br />
mirkin@florencebank.com. Nomination<br />
documents are due Feb. 15.<br />
Real Estate Licensing Course starts Jan. 28<br />
SPRINGFIELD - Beginning Monday,<br />
Jan. 28 the Realtor Association of Pioneer<br />
Valley will sponsor a 40 hour, 14-class,<br />
sales licensing course to help individuals<br />
prepare for the Massachusetts real estate<br />
salesperson license exam.<br />
The course will be completed on<br />
March 4. Tuition is $359 and includes the<br />
book and materials. For an application<br />
call 785-1328.<br />
Garden Club to hold trip to Boston Flower Show<br />
WILBRAHAM - The Springfield Garden<br />
Club will hold a trip to the <strong>2013</strong> Boston<br />
Flower & Garden Show on Thursday, March<br />
14. The $60 non-refundable fee includes the<br />
bus, admission to the show, refreshments on<br />
the return trip, and the driver’s tip.<br />
Lunch is on your own. The bus will<br />
leave from the <strong>Wilbraham</strong> United Church,<br />
500 Main St., <strong>Wilbraham</strong> at 8:15 a.m. The<br />
return will leave Boston at 2:45 p.m. and be<br />
back in <strong>Wilbraham</strong> by 5 p.m. To reserve a<br />
seat, send a check made out to the Springfield<br />
Garden Club and your full contact information<br />
to Pat Jorczak, 361 Frank Smith Rd.,<br />
Longmeadow, MA 01106. Paid reservations<br />
must be received by Feb. 14. For more information<br />
call 413-335-9286 or email patjorczak@comcast.net<br />
for more information. The<br />
trip is a fundraiser for the club’s scholarship<br />
and other outreach activities.<br />
We’re apples<br />
to oranges<br />
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TIMES photo by Cheri Milles<br />
Voted ‘Best Barber on Boston Road’…<br />
Maria Gomes of Mall Barber in the Eastfield Mall was voted the “Best<br />
Barber on Boston Road” recently. She was surprised by the Prize Patrol<br />
when she won the award in the Best of Boston Road voting this<br />
fall, presented by the Boston Road Business Association.<br />
International photo show at Tower Square<br />
SPRINGFIELD - The Valley Photo<br />
Center (VPC) is showing an exhibition of<br />
the photographic work of Ron Rosenstock<br />
now through Feb. 15.The VPC is located<br />
on the second floor mezzanine across<br />
from the City Walk food court at Tower<br />
Square, 1500 Main St., Springfield.<br />
Regular gallery hours are Tuesday<br />
through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
The public is invited to a reception for<br />
the photographer on Wednesday Jan.<br />
30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Valley Photo<br />
Center.<br />
Rosenstock is an internationally<br />
known photographer living in the Worcester<br />
area who has exhibited extensively<br />
throughout the country and internationally.<br />
Rosenstock specializes in Ireland<br />
and Italy, but also leads photo tours to<br />
Morocco, Iceland, New Zealand, Peru,<br />
Bhutan, Prague and the Czech Republic,<br />
and domestic tours to Vinalhaven, Maine<br />
and Death Valley. For more information<br />
contact gene LaFord at 413-733-6001.<br />
TIMES staff photo by Charles F. Bennett<br />
Describes ‘right to choose’<br />
on your electric bill…<br />
Life-long <strong>Wilbraham</strong> resident<br />
Donna French, of the green<br />
energy supplier Viridian – Power<br />
with a Purpose, shows an electric<br />
bill at the <strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong><br />
Rotary Club Jan. 9 at McLadden’s<br />
Pub in <strong>Hampden</strong>. She explained<br />
that consumers have the right<br />
to choose their energy supplier.<br />
For more information call her at<br />
386-4580.<br />
How to submit photos and news<br />
to the<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>-<strong>Hampden</strong> TImES<br />
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Having difficulty with a press release or need help? Call<br />
editor Charlie Bennett at 682-0007 for help and suggestions.<br />
If you don’t have e-mail, you can mail materials to:<br />
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Jeffrey R. Hall<br />
SPRINGFIELD - Jeffrey R. Hall,70<br />
of Springfield and formerly of <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
passed away Sunday surrounded by his<br />
loving family at Baystate Medical Center.<br />
Born in Springfield, the son of the late<br />
Burton W. and Janet (Hines) Hall. He was<br />
a graduate of Minnechaug Regional High<br />
School and attended Hartwick College in<br />
Oneonta, N.Y. Jeffrey retired as a Bond<br />
Underwriter for Aetna Casualty and Surety<br />
Company. He was an avid pool player<br />
and card player and an all-around Sports<br />
enthusiast. In addition to his parents he<br />
was predeceased by a nephew Stephen A.<br />
Hawkins Jr. He is survived by his son Eric<br />
M. Hall of Boston, his daughter Gretchen<br />
E.(Hall) Caputo and her husband Lewis<br />
of <strong>Hampden</strong>, his sister Martha (Hall)<br />
Hawkins and her husband Stephen A.<br />
Hawkins Sr. of Kiawah, S.C., two grandchildren,<br />
Nico and Gia Caputo of <strong>Hampden</strong><br />
and a niece Deborah Hawkins of<br />
Springfield. Private funeral arrangements<br />
are being handled by Sampson ‘s Chapel<br />
of the Acres Funeral Home, Springfield.<br />
Contributions in Jeffrey’s memory may<br />
be sent to the World Wildlife Fund,1250<br />
Twenty-Fourth St, N.W, Washington,<br />
D.C. 20090-7180.<br />
Donald G. LaFlamme<br />
WILBRAHAM - Donald<br />
G. LaFlamme, 59, of <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
passed away suddenly<br />
Jan. 10, <strong>2013</strong> at his home. Donald son<br />
of the late Paul and Dorothy ( Racicot)<br />
LaFlamme was born in Springfield on<br />
July 4, 1953. Raised in Springfield he<br />
graduated from the High School of Commerce.<br />
Don was<br />
employed by the<br />
United States<br />
Postal Service<br />
Bulk Mail Center<br />
in Springfield for<br />
the past 15 years.<br />
Don was a proud<br />
United States<br />
Army and National<br />
Guard Veteran<br />
with an honorable<br />
discharge and was<br />
a member of the Springfield American<br />
Legion Post 420 of Springfield. Donald<br />
was an Elder at the Feeding Hills Calvary<br />
Assembly of God Church. In addition to<br />
his parents, Donald was predeceased by<br />
a brother Michael LaFlamme. He is survived<br />
by his wife Young Ye Yi of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>;<br />
his stepsons, Kevin and Kris of<br />
Georgia. Friends and family met at Sampson’s<br />
Chapel in the Acres Jan. 14 and then<br />
WILBRAHAM<br />
PLANNING BOARD<br />
PUBLIC HEARING<br />
The <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Planning<br />
Board will hold a Public<br />
Hearing on Wednesday, February<br />
6, <strong>2013</strong>, at 7:30 PM<br />
in the Town Office Building,<br />
240 Springfield Street, on the<br />
application of Mabel Kempf<br />
for a Special Permit as<br />
required under Section 4.4.8<br />
of the <strong>Wilbraham</strong> Zoning By-<br />
Law to allow the demolition<br />
of an existing 468-squarefoot<br />
shed and the construction<br />
of a proposed 24’ by 28’<br />
detached building (carport)<br />
accessory to a residential<br />
dwelling on property owned<br />
by Marc and Mabel Bessette<br />
(Kempf) located at 9 Hickory<br />
Hill Drive as shown on plans<br />
on file in the Planning Office.<br />
Richard Butler, Chairman<br />
1/<strong>17</strong>,1/24/13<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
This ad is pursuant to MA<br />
Gen. Law, Ch255 Sec 39A<br />
as of February 1, <strong>2013</strong> the<br />
following motor vehicles are<br />
for sale:<br />
1995 Plymouth Voyager<br />
Vin.#2P46GH45R25R233498<br />
LNO: Ben Thurman<br />
89 Ferry St.<br />
Easthampton, MA 01027<br />
1995 Dodge Gr. Caravan<br />
Vin.#1B4GH44R55X649923<br />
LNO: Kimberly A. Santucci<br />
196 Somers Rd.<br />
<strong>Hampden</strong>, MA 01036<br />
R & S Associates, Inc.<br />
413-596-4374<br />
1/<strong>17</strong>,1/24,1/31/13<br />
Town of <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Obituaries<br />
Rites of Committal and Interment with<br />
Military Honors were held in the Chapel<br />
of the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial<br />
Cemetery, Agawam. Donations in Don’s<br />
memory may be made to the American<br />
Heart Association, 54D Wayside Avenue,<br />
West Springfield, MA 01089 and or to<br />
the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen<br />
Street, Framingham, MA 0<strong>17</strong>01.<br />
Eleanor Miller<br />
WILBRAHAM - Eleanor (Harrington)<br />
Miller, 88, passed away peacefully<br />
Jan. 3, <strong>2013</strong>, at home. Born in Malden<br />
to the late Russell and Eleanor (Soper)<br />
Harrington, she was a lifelong <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
resident. She was the former vice president<br />
of the A. G. Miller Co., Inc. and an<br />
active member of Grace Union Church<br />
in <strong>Wilbraham</strong> and<br />
Eastern Star. An<br />
avid golfer, she was<br />
a member and former<br />
treasurer of the<br />
Coconut Point Club<br />
and the Anchor<br />
Line Yacht Club in<br />
Stuart, Fla. Eleanor<br />
was predeceased by<br />
her husband Frederick<br />
W. Miller in 1990. She is survived<br />
by her son Frederick “Rick” Miller and<br />
his wife Tina of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, her daughter<br />
Dorothy M. Sherrick and her husband<br />
Michael of Norfolk, Mass., two sisters;<br />
Evelyn Riddle of Belchertown and Edith<br />
Gaudreau of Chicopee, four cherished<br />
grandchildren; Jeffrey Sherrick, Allison<br />
Wagner and her husband John, Erik and<br />
Julie Miller. She was also predeceased<br />
by her daughter Linda Miller. Eleanor’s<br />
Memorial Service was Jan. 12 in Grace<br />
Union Church in <strong>Wilbraham</strong>. Burial was<br />
private at the convenience of the family.<br />
Memorial contributions may be made in<br />
Eleanor’s name to Grace Union Church,<br />
Chapel St., <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, MA 01095.<br />
Herbert T. Murphy<br />
QUINCY, Mass. – Herbert T. “Bert”<br />
Murphy, recently of Quincy, Mass. died<br />
Jan. 9, <strong>2013</strong> of a short illness.<br />
Beloved husband of Marjorie<br />
Elaine Clay of Old Orchard<br />
Beach Maine. Father of Kevin<br />
H. Murphy of Waterford, Conn., Kathy<br />
Murphy Barry of Torrance, Calif. and<br />
Julie A. Manning of Quincy. Son of the<br />
late Harold J. Murphy and Mary (Tupper)<br />
Murphy. Grandfather of six and greatgrandfather<br />
of four, brother of Jean Goodwin<br />
of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, Harold “Larry” Mur-<br />
Legals<br />
Notice of Invitation<br />
for Bids<br />
for <strong>2013</strong> Ford F550 with<br />
Service body and Crane<br />
The Department of Public<br />
Works invites sealed bids<br />
for the purchase of a <strong>2013</strong><br />
Ford F550 with Service<br />
body and Crane. Bids must<br />
be made in accordance with<br />
all applicable Federal, State<br />
and Town laws and regulations<br />
and must comply in<br />
all respects with the instructions,<br />
conditions, specifications<br />
and other requirements<br />
in the Invitation for bid packages<br />
which can be obtained<br />
from the Department of<br />
Public Works, Town Hall,<br />
240 Springfield Street, <strong>Wilbraham</strong>,<br />
MA 01095 (413-<br />
596-2800, Ext. 208). Bids<br />
in sealed, opaque envelopes<br />
Sympath y Floral Arrangements<br />
Custom & Traditional Designs<br />
Randalls Farm & Greenhouse<br />
631 Center Street, Ludlow<br />
589-7071 ~ www.randallsfarm.net<br />
phy of North Haven, Conn. and David<br />
Murphy of Wisconsin. Herbert was the<br />
former husband of Velma (Longo) Murphy<br />
of Canton, Mass. Bert was born Aug.<br />
20, 1928 in Springfield. He was residing<br />
in Quincy, Mass., with his daughter Julie<br />
and granddaughter Jade Elizabeth at the<br />
time of his death. Bert was raised in <strong>Wilbraham</strong>,<br />
graduated from Commerce High<br />
School in Springfield. entered the US Navy<br />
in 1946 and was honorably discharged in<br />
1948. He had a distinguished career spanning<br />
45 years and<br />
rose to the position<br />
of big kahuna and<br />
treasurer at Stone<br />
&Webster Engineering<br />
Inc. His career<br />
involved travel<br />
to such places as<br />
Brazil, Jamaica,<br />
Algeria, Oswego<br />
and Buffalo New<br />
York, Lexington,<br />
Kr. and concluded<br />
in Boston. Bert was a past commander<br />
of the American Legion Post 24 in Canton,<br />
Mass. He loved playing golf, up to<br />
36 holes a day, working in his yard and<br />
around the house, driving his BMW, and<br />
his 1973 Custom Corvette Stingray. He<br />
also enjoyed his dry martinis in the late<br />
afternoon, dining out and debating current<br />
politics. Following the visitation a funeral<br />
service was celebrated at Keohane Funeral<br />
Home in Quincy, Mass. on Jan. 14.<br />
Cremation followed. See www.Keohane.<br />
com for online condolences.<br />
Gary J. Nowak<br />
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Gary J.<br />
Nowak, 65, of Pinellas Park, Fla. died,<br />
Dec. 31, 2012, after a long illness. He<br />
was the son of the late Joseph and Sophie<br />
Nowak, and was the former owner of the<br />
End Zone in Holyoke, before moving to<br />
Clearwater, Fla. where he had lived for<br />
over 30 years. He truly loved life, and<br />
right to the end, he lived life his way. He<br />
will be sadly missed by his sister Barbara<br />
Libiszewski and her husband Donald of<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>, as well as a niece Darlene Libiszewski<br />
of West Springfield and a nephew<br />
Donald Libiszewski Jr., <strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
He is also survived by his “Troops” Toddy<br />
Floyd and Phyllis Sinski, who were very<br />
special friends to him during his illness. It<br />
was Gary’s wish that all arrangements are<br />
private. Memorial donations may be made<br />
to the charity of the donor’s choice. For<br />
further information, directions, and online<br />
guest book visit www.kapinosmazurfh.<br />
com. Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home was<br />
in charge of arrangements.<br />
shall be marked "<strong>2013</strong> Ford<br />
F550 or equivalent with<br />
Service body and crane”<br />
and delivered to the above<br />
address by February 7, <strong>2013</strong><br />
at 3:00 pm at which time<br />
they will be publicly opened<br />
and read aloud. All bids must<br />
be submitted on official town<br />
bid form – no exceptions.<br />
No bidder may withdraw his<br />
bid for a period of forty-five<br />
days, excluding Saturdays,<br />
Sundays and Holidays, after<br />
the actual date of opening of<br />
the bids. The Town reserves<br />
the right to reject any and all<br />
bids, to waive minor informalities<br />
or irregularities<br />
in any bid, and to make an<br />
award in any manner consistent<br />
with the law and deemed<br />
to be in the best interest of<br />
the Town of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
Edmond W. Miga, Jr.<br />
Director<br />
Department of Public Works<br />
1/<strong>17</strong>/13<br />
<strong>2013</strong> Ford F450 with Dump<br />
Body<br />
Town of <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Notice of Invitation<br />
for Bids<br />
The Department of Public<br />
Works invites sealed bids<br />
for the purchase of a two (2);<br />
<strong>2013</strong> Ford F450 with Dump<br />
Body. Bids must be made in<br />
accordance with all applicable<br />
Federal, State and Town<br />
laws and regulations and<br />
must comply in all respects<br />
with the instructions, conditions,<br />
specifications and other<br />
requirements in the Invitation<br />
for bid packages which<br />
can be obtained from the<br />
Department of Public Works,<br />
Town Hall, 240 Springfield<br />
Street, <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, MA<br />
01095 (413-596-2800, Ext.<br />
208). Bids in sealed, opaque<br />
envelopes shall be marked<br />
"<strong>2013</strong> Ford F450 Dump<br />
Truck” and delivered to the<br />
above address by February<br />
7, <strong>2013</strong> at 3:00 pm at which<br />
time they will be publicly<br />
opened and read aloud. All<br />
bids must be submitted on<br />
official town bid form – no<br />
exceptions. No bidder may<br />
withdraw his bid for a period<br />
of forty-five days, excluding<br />
Saturdays, Sundays and<br />
Mary Jane Willms<br />
WILBRAHAM - Mary Jane (Burns)<br />
Willms, 87, of <strong>Wilbraham</strong> passed away<br />
peacefully Jan. 10, <strong>2013</strong>, surrounded<br />
by her family at Life Care of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
Mary Jane a daughter of the late<br />
William H. and Sarah (Phillips) Burns<br />
was born in Electra, Texas on July <strong>17</strong>,<br />
1925. She graduated from Electra High<br />
School. She received her bachelor’s degree<br />
and her master’s degree in music<br />
from North Texas State University Denton,<br />
Texas. Jane was a music teacher at<br />
several public schools and taught for<br />
more than 35 years. She taught for the<br />
City of Springfield at Classical Junior<br />
High School, in Longmeadow at Blueberry<br />
Hill and Converse Schools, and<br />
for the town of <strong>Wilbraham</strong> where she<br />
taught for 30 years at Memorial, Stony<br />
Hill, Soule Road, Pines and <strong>Wilbraham</strong><br />
Middle schools and retired in 1994. She<br />
has resided in <strong>Wilbraham</strong> for the past<br />
48 years and was a member of Trinity<br />
United Methodist Church and sang in<br />
the church’s choir. She was a member<br />
of the Massachusetts<br />
and National<br />
Music Educators,<br />
the Tuesday<br />
Morning Music<br />
Club, World Affairs<br />
Council and<br />
the Springfield<br />
Turnverin. She<br />
sang with the Post<br />
Road Orchestra in<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>, the<br />
Springfield Symphony<br />
Chorus, and the Madrigal Singers<br />
of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>. In addition to her<br />
parents, she was predeceased by her<br />
husband of 50 years, Alton Willms and<br />
two sons, William “Bill” A. Willms and<br />
John David Stracnacer. She is survived<br />
by a son, James M. Willms of Austin,<br />
Texas; a daughter, Marianne Duquette<br />
and her husband Roger of <strong>Wilbraham</strong>;<br />
a sister, Bobbie Nell Hale of Cooksville,<br />
Texas; five grandchildren and two<br />
great-grandchildren. A funeral home<br />
service for Jane will be held on Saturday,<br />
Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. at Sampson’s<br />
Chapel of the Acres Funeral Home, 21<br />
Tinkham Road, Springfield. Rites of<br />
Committal and Interment in Glendale<br />
Cemetery are at the convenience of<br />
the family. In lieu of flowers memorial<br />
contributions in Jane’s memory may be<br />
made to Children’s Chorus of Springfield,<br />
by visiting vsbmusic@comcast.<br />
net. A visiting hour for Jane will precede<br />
her service on Saturday morning<br />
from 9:30 to 11 a.m.<br />
Holidays, after the actual<br />
date of opening of the bids.<br />
The Town reserves the right<br />
to reject any and all bids, to<br />
waive minor informalities<br />
or irregularities in any bid,<br />
and to make an award in any<br />
manner consistent with the<br />
law and deemed to be in the<br />
best interest of the Town of<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>.<br />
Edmond W. Miga, Jr.<br />
Director<br />
Department of Public Works<br />
1/<strong>17</strong>/13<br />
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Proof sets, Silver dollars and<br />
other coinage collections! All<br />
types of Old Advertising<br />
Signs, Military items to include<br />
Daggers, Swords, Bayonets,<br />
guns, medals, uniforms,<br />
helmets etc. Old toys, train<br />
sets, dolls, metal trucks, old<br />
games, model car kits from the<br />
‘60s, old bicycles,<br />
motorcycles, pedal cars,<br />
Matchbox, action figures, Pre-<br />
1970’s Baseball cards, comic<br />
books, etc.! Old picture frames,<br />
prints and oil paintings, old<br />
fishing equipment, lures, tackle<br />
boxes! Post Card albums, old<br />
coke machines, pinball, juke<br />
boxes, slot machines, musical<br />
instruments, guitars of all<br />
types, banjos, horns,<br />
accordions, etc. Old cameras,<br />
microscopes, telescopes, etc.<br />
This is a general list of some<br />
items that can be worth Real<br />
Money. Just like on T.V. We<br />
buy all things seen on<br />
“Pickers” and the “Pawn<br />
Shop” shows!! Call or Bring<br />
your items in to our 4,500<br />
square foot store!! 64 Main<br />
Street., Monson (“The Old<br />
Bowling Alley”) We are your<br />
Estate Specialists!! Over 30<br />
yrs. in the Antique Business!<br />
Prompt Courteous Service!<br />
Open Daily 10:00- 5:00 Sun.<br />
12:00- 5:00 (413)267-3729.<br />
Services<br />
*****<br />
A CALL WE HAUL<br />
Fast Junk Removal<br />
WE TAKE IT ALL<br />
LOAD IT ALL<br />
Lowest Rates<br />
Closings, Free Estimates, Attics<br />
Cleanouts, Appl, Bsmnts.<br />
Expert demo services<br />
10% disc. All Major CC's accepted<br />
CALL NOW - 1-800-414-0239<br />
(413)283-5030<br />
WWW.ACALLWEHAUL.COM<br />
CHIMNEY SERVICES: CLEAN-<br />
INGS, caps, dampers, repairs<br />
including masonry and liners. The<br />
best for less!!! Worcester to<br />
Pittsfield. 508-245-1501, 413-650-<br />
0126<br />
CHANTEL BLEAU<br />
ACCOUNTING SERVICES<br />
For Full Accounting & Tax Service<br />
Registered Tax Return Preparer<br />
228 West St., Ware, MA 01082 Call For An<br />
Appointment<br />
413-967-8364<br />
The IRS does not endorse any particular individual tax return preparer.<br />
For more information on tax preparers go to irs.gov.<br />
Services<br />
***A A CALL – HAUL IT ALL***<br />
Cheaper than a dumpster. I do all<br />
the work, cleanouts, attics, cellars,<br />
barns, garages and appliance<br />
removal. 10% discount with this<br />
ad. Free Est. (413)596-7286,<br />
(866)5<strong>17</strong>-4285.<br />
ACE CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Cleanings,<br />
inspections, repairs, caps,<br />
liners, waterproofing, rebuilds.<br />
Gutterbrush Installations. Local<br />
family owned since 1986. HIC<br />
#118355. Fully insured. (413)547-<br />
8500.<br />
AVERY<br />
Home Improvement & Repair<br />
Residential & Commercial<br />
Chicopee, MA<br />
FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED<br />
413-532-9949<br />
413-459-3343<br />
License # 99466<br />
Kitchens • Bathrooms • Tile<br />
Drywall Repair • Interior Painting<br />
Roofing • Siding • Windows<br />
Insurance Work<br />
CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &<br />
refinishing - cane, fiber rush &<br />
splint - Classroom instructor, 20 +<br />
years experience. Call Walt at<br />
(413)267-9680 for estimate.<br />
Colonial Carpentry Innovations, Inc.<br />
Design & Build Team<br />
“New World Technology with Old World Quality”<br />
www.colonialinnovation.com<br />
Kitchens • Baths • Doors • Additions<br />
Renovations • Custom Designs • New Homes<br />
Lifetime Warranty on Craftsmanship<br />
Bob (413) 374-6<strong>17</strong>5<br />
lic. & ins. or Jen (413) 244-5112<br />
DEMGEN CERTIFIED GENERAC<br />
generator dealer- install, service,<br />
maintenance. Demgen offers a<br />
maintenance program that<br />
complies with generac warranty<br />
requirements. For more<br />
information contact (413)583-<br />
8972. MA. Lic#20485A Visit Dem-<br />
Gen.com<br />
DRYWALL AND CEILINGS,<br />
plaster repair. Drywall hanging.<br />
Taping & complete finishing. All<br />
ceiling textures. Fully insured.<br />
Jason at Great Walls.<br />
(413)563-0487<br />
FREE PICK-UP ANY metal<br />
household items, appliances,<br />
pools, mowers, auto parts, yard<br />
furniture, grills, fencing, boilers.<br />
Call (860)970-4787.<br />
GAS FURNACE SERVICE and<br />
repair. Experienced, Affordable,<br />
Insured. $89 Diagnostic. Nights<br />
and weekends available. Tony’s<br />
Heating & Cooling. (413)221-<br />
7073.<br />
GOT A LOT of rubbish that’s in<br />
the way? Call The Bumble Bee<br />
Yard Service and we will Buzz on<br />
over and haul it away. Attics,<br />
basements, garages, whole<br />
houses, scrap metal, appliances,<br />
cars also (413)461-5276,<br />
(413)262-5998.<br />
HANDYMAN SERVICES<br />
One call does it all<br />
Storm Clean-up<br />
Snowplowing,<br />
Fall Clean-ups,<br />
High Lift Service,<br />
Remodeling,<br />
Roof Repairs,<br />
Excavating<br />
Fully insured. Free estimates.<br />
Reasonable rates<br />
www.rlhenterprises.net<br />
(413)668-6685.<br />
Services<br />
HANDYMAN, PAINTING, TILE<br />
work, carpentry, home improvements,<br />
repairs, new work. Call Gil<br />
for estimate. Fully licensed and<br />
insured (413)323-0923.<br />
HOME THEATER, AV Tech.<br />
(Cert. ISF/HAA). The only Cert.<br />
Installers in this area. Put in<br />
theater for you or install a Plasma<br />
the right way. Sales, service. 413-<br />
374-8000, 413-374-8300.<br />
www.a-v-tech.com<br />
PAINT AND PAPER Over 25<br />
years experience. Free estimates.<br />
References. Lic #086220. Please<br />
call Kevin 978-355-6864.<br />
PLUMBING JOBS DONE by fast<br />
and accurate master plumber.<br />
Small jobs welcome. Cheap hourly<br />
rate. LC9070 Paul 413-323-5897.<br />
WE RENOVATE, SELL &<br />
PURCHASE (any condition) horse<br />
drawn vehicles such as sleighs,<br />
carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s<br />
buggies, driveable or lawn<br />
ornaments. Some furniture and<br />
other restoration services<br />
available. Reasonable prices.<br />
Quality workmanship. Call<br />
(413)213-0373 or (413)277-5404<br />
for estimate and information.<br />
Demers & Sons<br />
Belchertown, MA<br />
Appliances<br />
COLEMAN APPLIANCE SERV-<br />
ICE since 1981. Servicing all<br />
makes and models of washers,<br />
dryers, refrigerators, stoves,<br />
dishwashers, garbage disposals.<br />
Also dryer vent cleaning and<br />
emergency refrigeration service.<br />
(413)536-0034.<br />
Carpentry<br />
HOUSE REPAIRS, CARPENT-<br />
RY, wood & alum. trim, doors,<br />
etc. 30+ years exp., insured.<br />
Snow & Ice removal. Jim<br />
(413)219-3355<br />
Child Services<br />
*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone<br />
advertising caring of children must<br />
list a license number to do so if<br />
they offer this service in their own<br />
home.<br />
Computer Services<br />
COMPUTER WIZ<br />
For all your computing needs.<br />
Trouble shooting, virus<br />
removal, PC Tune up,<br />
Laptop Repair.<br />
Free Diagnostics.<br />
1605 N Main St., Palmer MA<br />
(413)283-7500.<br />
COMPUTERS SHOULDN’T BE<br />
frustrating or frightening. I’ll come<br />
to you. Upgrades, set-up, tutoring,<br />
troubleshooting. Hardware,<br />
software. Also setup DVD, Home<br />
Theatre, Phones, etc. Monique<br />
(413)237-1035.<br />
Electrician<br />
BILL CAMERLIN. ADDITIONS,<br />
service changes, small jobs for<br />
homeowners, fire alarms. Fast,<br />
dependable, reasonable rates.<br />
Insured, free estimates. E280333.<br />
24 hour emergency service.<br />
(413)427-5862.<br />
DEPENDABLE ELECTRICIAN,<br />
FRIENDLY service, installs<br />
deicing cables. Free estimates.<br />
Fully insured. Scott Winters<br />
electrician Lic. #13514-B Call<br />
(413)244-7096.
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ELECTRICAL WORK- INEXPEN-<br />
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small- Free estimates- Call for<br />
more info (413)221-0421 Lic<br />
#E33840.<br />
JAMES FERRIS: LICENSE<br />
#E16303. Free estimates. Senior<br />
Discounts. Insured. 40 years<br />
experience. No job too small. Cell<br />
(413)330-3682.<br />
Heating & Air Cond.<br />
HEATING<br />
& AIR CONDITIONING<br />
Installation & Service.<br />
Reasonable Rates. Call Adam<br />
(413)374-7779<br />
Home Improvement<br />
*REASONABLE RATES,* DRY-<br />
WALL, Sheetrock, Taping,<br />
Textures, Knock downs, general<br />
renovations, plaster repairs,<br />
painting. Insured. Free estimates.<br />
413-427-4662. Ma Reg<br />
#274556DA<br />
20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE!<br />
Complete carpentry, drywall and<br />
painting services. For all your<br />
home improvement needs.<br />
Kitchens, baths, finished<br />
basements and more!<br />
Joe’s GC-License #CS093368.<br />
(413) 219-6951.<br />
C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1<br />
Call for all your needs. Windows,<br />
siding, roofs, additions, decks,<br />
baths, hardwood floors, painting.<br />
All work 100% guaranteed.<br />
Licensed and insured. Call Bob<br />
(413)596-8807 Cell (860)301-8283<br />
CS Lic. #97110, HIC Lic #162905<br />
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION<br />
Kitchen, bath, foyers. Free<br />
estimates, references. Lic<br />
#086220. Please call Kevin<br />
(978)355-6864.<br />
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Base Price<br />
32.50<br />
Home Improvement<br />
DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT<br />
- Where Quality and the<br />
Assurance that your job will be<br />
done right and on time are always<br />
#1. Whether it's a roof, siding,<br />
windows or a deck etc. you can<br />
count on us! 20 years exp. FULLY<br />
LICENSED & INSURED. Visit us<br />
online at<br />
www.delreohomeimprovement.com<br />
or call Gary Delcamp and<br />
save.413-569-3733 office/fax MA<br />
Lic. #100821 MA Reg. #156758<br />
CT Lic. #0620422<br />
INTERIOR WORK/ BASEMENTS<br />
bathroom kitchens complete<br />
remodeling. Exterior/ sheds decks<br />
windows, doors and more. License<br />
and insurance. Call Marty 413-<br />
949-1901<br />
Base Price<br />
27.00<br />
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31.00<br />
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QUABBIN<br />
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Instruction<br />
TRUCK DRIVERS<br />
NEEDED<br />
A & B CDL CLASSES + BUS<br />
Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500<br />
UNITED TRACTOR TRAILER<br />
SCHOOL<br />
Unitedcdl.com<br />
Painting<br />
FORBES & SONS PAINTING &<br />
STAINING interior/ exterior,<br />
restoration, wallpaper removal,<br />
drywall repair, pressurewashing.<br />
Free estimates, references,<br />
insured. Reduced pricing. Since<br />
1985. Owner operated. Visit the<br />
Yellowbook directory. (413)887-<br />
1987<br />
Plumbing<br />
GREG LAFOUNTAIN PLUMBING<br />
& Heating. Lic #19196 Repairs &<br />
Replacement of fixtures, water<br />
heater installations, steam/HW<br />
boiler replacement. Kitchen & Bath<br />
remodeling. 30 years experience.<br />
Fully insured. $10. Gift Card With<br />
Work Performed. Call Greg<br />
(413)592-1505.<br />
PHONE<br />
ADDRESS<br />
TOWN STATE ZIP<br />
15<br />
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29.50<br />
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Run my ad in the following Zones(s):<br />
THE DEADLINE IS FRIDAY AT NOON<br />
Send to Turley Publications, 24 Water St., Palmer MA 01069.<br />
Must include check.<br />
Or call 413-283-7084 to place your ad.<br />
16<br />
Plumbing<br />
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222<br />
Prevent Emergencies Now<br />
For a Prevention Analysis<br />
Call LINC For Your Connection<br />
(413)668-5299<br />
Roofing<br />
ALL TYPES OF ROOFING,<br />
shingle, flat and slate. Call Local<br />
Builders (413)626-5296. Complete<br />
roofing systems and repairs.<br />
Fully licensed and insured. MA CS<br />
#102453. Lifetime warranty.<br />
Senior Discount. 24 hour service.<br />
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25<br />
years experience. Commercial,<br />
residential. Insured. Shingles,<br />
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,<br />
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency<br />
Repairs. (413)536-3279,<br />
(413)348-9568.<br />
Snow Removal<br />
SNOWBLOWER & LAWNMOWER<br />
TUNE UP & REPAIR<br />
A & M TUNE-UPS<br />
Push lawnmowers, riding mowers<br />
and small engine repair.<br />
Work done at your home.<br />
Call Mike (413) 348-7967<br />
Tree Work<br />
A+ ROZELL’S LANDSCAPING &<br />
TREE SERVICE<br />
Brush Chipping & Tree Removal<br />
Snowplowing<br />
Commercial, Residential<br />
Free Estimates<br />
Fully Insured<br />
413-636-5957<br />
AMERICAN TREE SERVICE &<br />
LANDSCAPING Family owned/<br />
operated. Fully insured. Offering<br />
free estimates! Call today<br />
(413)725-0386. 10% discount 1st<br />
time.<br />
Base Price<br />
24.00<br />
Base Price<br />
26.00<br />
Base Price<br />
28.00<br />
Base Price<br />
30.00<br />
Base Price<br />
32.00<br />
Base Price<br />
34.00<br />
Tree Work<br />
KEN’S TREE SERVICE AND<br />
LAND CLEARING. We also do<br />
Landscaping/ stonework. Fully<br />
insured. Free Estimate. Cordwood<br />
available. (413)436-7262,<br />
(774)452-2950.<br />
Pets<br />
BE A RESPONSIBLE PET<br />
OWNER - Financially needy? Call<br />
for assistance to spay/neuter your<br />
cat/dog. 413-565-5383.<br />
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR<br />
ANIMALS.<br />
RETIRED RACING<br />
GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE<br />
FOR ADOPTION<br />
spayed/neutered, wormed,<br />
shots, heartworm checked,<br />
teeth cleaned<br />
Greyhound Options Inc.<br />
Autumn – 2 y.o. red female,<br />
bouncy, fun-loving, Jezzy's sister,<br />
does not seem to be cat safe<br />
Bigley – 3 1/2 y.o. red male, big<br />
and beautiful, very gregarious and<br />
goofy, just a big love, someone<br />
with energy to walk him will have a<br />
wonderful companion, seems<br />
safe with cats and small dogs<br />
Bowzer – 4 y.o. brindle male,<br />
bouncy, happy-go-lucky, has a bit<br />
of sleep startle, loves everyone,<br />
seems to be cat workable<br />
Charlie – 5 y.o. black/white<br />
male, used to home life,<br />
affectionate, lovable, wellbehaved,<br />
easy-going, has some<br />
special needs but well worth it,<br />
okay with cats, not small dog safe<br />
Dancer – 4 1/2 y.o. red female,<br />
happy, bouncy, loves to snuggle,<br />
walks well on leash, seems to<br />
have recovered well from her<br />
splenectomy, does not seem to be<br />
cat safe<br />
Daylily – 3 1/2 y.o., brindle<br />
Quabbin Village Hills<br />
Circulation: 50,500<br />
Buy the Quabbin Village Hills or the Suburban<br />
Residential ZONE for $24.00 for 20 words plus<br />
50¢ for additional words. Add $5 for a second ZONE.<br />
First ZONE base price<br />
Add a second ZONE<br />
Subtotal<br />
x Number of Weeks<br />
TOTAL enclosed<br />
Suburban Residential<br />
Circulation: 59,000<br />
+ $ 5 00<br />
Did you remember to check your zone?<br />
Pets<br />
female, happy-go-lucky, likes to<br />
relax, seems to be cat workable<br />
DeeDee – 2-1/2 y.o., black tuxedo<br />
female, quiet, affectionate,<br />
snuggler, seems to be cat safe<br />
Robin – 4 y.o. brindle male, a little<br />
shy at first but warms up quickly,<br />
beautiful coloring, loveable, seems<br />
to be cat workable<br />
Sammy – 9 1/2 y.o. red male,<br />
used to home life, listens well but<br />
would like an experienced owner<br />
and a quiet, adult household, cat<br />
workable<br />
Shelby – 8 1/2 y.o. black female,<br />
small, sweet and affectionate, low<br />
maintenance, does stairs, needs<br />
blood pressure meds and has<br />
some kidney issues, cat safe<br />
Shep – 4 1/2 y.o. black tuxedo<br />
male, fun-loving, happy-go-lucky,<br />
likes other dogs and people, likes<br />
toys, does not seem cat safe<br />
Call Mary (413)566-3129 or<br />
Claire (413)967-9088<br />
www.greyhoundoptions.org<br />
Horses<br />
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS<br />
offered year round at our state of<br />
the art facility. Beginner to<br />
advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.<br />
Boarding, sales and leasing also<br />
available. Convenient location at<br />
Orion Farm in South Hadley.<br />
(413)532-9753<br />
www.orionfarm.net<br />
LEARN TO RIDE, Jump, Show!<br />
Tiny Trotters Program. Gift<br />
Certificates available. Licensed<br />
instructors. Excellent school<br />
horses- ponies. Boarding,<br />
Training, Leases. (860)668-1656,<br />
(860)668-9990<br />
www.endofhunt.com<br />
includes additional words<br />
Help Wanted<br />
$1000 SIGN-ON BONUS for<br />
skilled Auto Body A-Techs. Must<br />
be able to perform quality repairs<br />
and frame straightening.<br />
Immediate Opening! Top pay and<br />
benefits-401k, health/disability<br />
insurance, 6 paid holidays and 2<br />
weeks vacation after 1 year. 43<br />
hour average work week with<br />
time/half over 40-no weekends!<br />
Candidate must have own tools<br />
and be ready to work. Call 413-<br />
786-3574 or come by for an<br />
application Langonet Auto Body &<br />
Frame, 61 Ramah Circle S<br />
Agawam MA 01001<br />
ATTN-CDL-A DRIVERS<br />
DEDICATED Flatbed Route<br />
Westfield, MA area<br />
Home Every Night<br />
Expect the BEST at TMC!<br />
Top Pay & Benefits!<br />
Call 800-247-2862 x1<br />
www.tmctrans.com<br />
CARING, RESPONSIBLE CARE-<br />
GIVER home in Ludlow area<br />
needed for middle age lady. Ideal<br />
candidates will have some<br />
experience in providing daily living<br />
support to an adult. Do you have<br />
extra room in your home and your<br />
heart? Are you ready to make a<br />
difference in someone's life? Taxfree<br />
stipend of $720/month, plus<br />
$450 room and board. Support<br />
and training provided and 2 weeks<br />
paid vacation. Contact Terry Cook<br />
at Community Enterprises,<br />
TCook@CommunityEnterprises.com<br />
413 536-2400 ext 302 or<br />
Option 5.<br />
COOK, WAIT STAFF, Dishwasher,<br />
Baristas for new Ludlow<br />
Breakfast and Lunch Restaurant<br />
and Coffee Shop. Drop off résumé<br />
534 Center Street Monday to<br />
Thursday 12:30pm to 7:30pm.<br />
DRIVERS: HOME WEEKENDS.<br />
Pay up to .40 cpm. Chromed out<br />
trucks w/APU’s. 70% Drop &<br />
Hook. CDL-A, 6mos Exp. 877-<br />
704-3773 or apply @<br />
Smithdrivers.com<br />
PART TIME: 18 hrs/wk. Must<br />
be able to work independently,<br />
have computer skills, accounts<br />
P/R, and order supplies.<br />
Willingness to work with people<br />
of various socio-economic<br />
backgrounds. Knowledge of<br />
building maintenance helpful.<br />
Applications are being accepted<br />
until 12:00 PM on Feb 1, <strong>2013</strong><br />
and can be picked up at the<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong> Housing Authority<br />
office 88 Stony Hill Rd,<br />
<strong>Wilbraham</strong>, Ma 01095 between<br />
9:00 am and 12:30 pm, Mon.<br />
thru Fri.<br />
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY<br />
EMPLOYER<br />
THE REWARDS ARE ENDLESSbecome<br />
a foster parent! Call today<br />
to learn about working with<br />
children and adolescents with<br />
special emotional needs. Call<br />
Devereux Therapeutic Foster Care<br />
at 413-734-2493. Call for <strong>January</strong><br />
Training.<br />
UNITED PERSONNEL IN partnership<br />
with Yankee Candle Co is<br />
currently recruiting for candle<br />
makers for all 3 shifts. $9.75-<br />
11/hour. Drug free work<br />
environment. Please visit<br />
www.unitedpersonnel.com and<br />
click apply. EOE/AAE<br />
www.turley.<br />
com
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Help Wanted<br />
WELLNESS COORDINATOR<br />
THE Scantic Valley Regional<br />
Health Trust (SVRHT), which<br />
includes the towns of East<br />
Longmeadow, <strong>Hampden</strong>, Longmeadow<br />
and <strong>Wilbraham</strong>, the<br />
<strong>Hampden</strong>-<strong>Wilbraham</strong> Regional<br />
School District and the Lower<br />
Pioneer Valley Educational<br />
Collaborative, is seeking qualified<br />
applicants for the Part-Time<br />
position of Regional Wellness<br />
Coordinator. The general purpose<br />
of the 20-30 hour per week<br />
position is to design, promote and<br />
execute regional wellness<br />
initiatives for municipal employees,<br />
such as quitting smoking and<br />
protection from second hand<br />
smoke, physical activity, nutrition,<br />
and stress reduction. The<br />
candidate must be a self starter<br />
with strong communication,<br />
organization, partnership<br />
development, and computer skills.<br />
Visit the SVRHT website at<br />
www.scantichealth.org to view<br />
currently offered programs. The<br />
candidate must have a strong<br />
interest in and/or familiarity with<br />
health care issues. The candidate<br />
will be responsible for providing<br />
their own phone, cell phone and<br />
reliable transportation, and must<br />
have a valid driver's license. Other<br />
approved reimbursable expenses<br />
will be compensated, i.e., mileage,<br />
postage. Salary range $25.00 -<br />
$35.00 per hour DOQ/DOE. No<br />
benefits. Submit cover letter and<br />
resume to Human Resources, <strong>17</strong>4<br />
Brush Hill Avenue, West<br />
Springfield, MA 01089, fax to 413-<br />
735-2209 or email in Word or <strong>PDF</strong><br />
format to hr@lpvec.org. Resumes<br />
accepted until <strong>January</strong> 30, <strong>2013</strong> at<br />
3:00 p.m.<br />
Real Estate<br />
FOR SALE 3 bedrooms cape<br />
home $134900. Trust Associates<br />
860-209-4905.<br />
Real Estate<br />
REAL ESTATE<br />
ASSOCIATES<br />
JILL A. GRAVEL, BROKER<br />
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Evenings call:<br />
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APRIL ADAMS 413-495-2276<br />
COURTNEY SHAW 413-289-4450<br />
MERRIE BROWN 413-668-8190<br />
KAYE BOOTHMAN 413-477-6624<br />
VALARIE WILLIAMS 413-658-5471<br />
TINA BURKE 978-434-6000<br />
JILL GRAVEL 413-364-7353<br />
Payroll Administrator<br />
Springfield Area Transit Company is seeking a<br />
full-time Payroll Clerk to perform the payroll<br />
administration function for approximately 300<br />
employees. 35 hrs/wk, M-F, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.<br />
Must have strong payroll experience and demonstrated<br />
knowledge of all regulatory requirements<br />
related to payroll administration. Payroll administration<br />
experience in a unionized environment<br />
is strongly preferred. Pay rate is $22.38/hour<br />
with excellent benefits package. Prior to applying,<br />
review a job description and qualification<br />
requirements under Careers at www.pvta.com.<br />
To be considered, send resume and cover letter<br />
to: SATCo, Attn: HR, 2840 Main Street,<br />
Springfield, MA 01007. AA/EEO<br />
Carson Center for Children<br />
& Youth in Westfi eld<br />
Spanish Speaking Care Coordinator<br />
An exciting opportunity for a Spanish speaking Care<br />
Coordinator to join the Carson Center Wraparound<br />
team. Responsibilities include working with families<br />
in the community. A Masters Degree is required. Must<br />
have a vehicle, a valid MA driver’s license and a good<br />
driving record.<br />
Spanish Speaking Family Partner<br />
Join the Carson Center Intensive Care Coordination<br />
team in Westfi eld, MA. The Family Partner provides<br />
support and education to families. Candidates must have<br />
experience being the care giver to a youth with special<br />
needs. Current driver’s license and vehicle is necessary.<br />
Please send resume to Dorrie Christman, Carson Center<br />
for Human Services, 77 Mill Street, Westfi eld, MA or<br />
e-mail: dchristman@carsoncenter.org<br />
EOE/AA<br />
Real Estate<br />
TOOMEY-LOVETT<br />
109 West St.<br />
Ware, MA 01082<br />
www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com<br />
413-967-6326<br />
800-486-2121<br />
West Brookfield:<br />
508-867-7064<br />
NEW LISTING<br />
NEW - MONSON: Private<br />
homestead with barn and pasture<br />
area. Three bedroom Cape set on<br />
3.8 acres. Minutes to Westview<br />
Creamery Ice Cream. $235,000<br />
NEW - WARE: Corner lot Colonial<br />
on side street, three bedrooms,<br />
large kitchen, covered front porch<br />
made for sitting. Some updates<br />
done. $124,000<br />
NEW - WEST BROOKFIELD:<br />
Private 5+ acre setting for this<br />
three bedroom Colonial, updated<br />
kitchen with granite, fireplace &<br />
pellet stove, master suite and<br />
attached garage. $259,900<br />
WARREN – Heritage Park, two<br />
bedroom, 2 bath Mobile with<br />
handicap accessible master suite.<br />
Three season room, private deck<br />
area, pantry closet. $36,900<br />
Dorrinda<br />
O’Keefe-Shea 978-434-1990<br />
Glenn Moulton 413-967-5463<br />
Ruth Vadnais 413-967-6326<br />
Bob Chartier 774-200-3788<br />
Jill Stolgitis 413-477-8780<br />
Shalene<br />
Friedhaber 413-593-6656<br />
Cindy St. George 413-967-3012<br />
Mary Hicks 508-612-4794<br />
Alan Varnum 508-867-2727<br />
Cynthia Kingdon 508-849-7332<br />
Jeff Toppin 774-200-7964<br />
Cheryl<br />
Kaczmarski 413-348-0518<br />
Bruce Martin 508-523-0114<br />
Joe Chenevert 508-331-9031<br />
Kathy Hosley 508-596-0209<br />
For Sale<br />
Condos For Sale<br />
LET IT SNOW! You won't have to<br />
worry about shoveling at Alvord<br />
Place. Relax and enjoy one floor<br />
living in this lovely South Hadley 2<br />
bedroom 2 bath detached condo.<br />
Hardwood floors, cathedral<br />
ceilings, open floor plan, newly<br />
painted. Enjoy mountain views<br />
from your deck. Just steps from<br />
Ledges Golf Course and<br />
Brunelle's Marina. $210,000. Call<br />
413-348-5707.<br />
Mobile Homes<br />
CHICOPEE BY HUKELAU, 50’s,<br />
2 BR, 12’x62’, appl., porch, new<br />
flooring, thermopane windows, air,<br />
aluminum roof. (413)593-9961<br />
DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM.<br />
For Rent<br />
3 BEDROOM HOUSE, 1.5 baths<br />
in Monson, MA. $950, first last,<br />
security. 1st fl washer/ dryer hookup,<br />
yard. (413)427-1463.<br />
ALL REAL ESTATE advertised<br />
herein is subject to the Federal<br />
Fair Housing Act, which makes it<br />
illegal to advertise “any<br />
preference, limitation, or<br />
discrimination because of race,<br />
color, religion, sex, handicap,<br />
familial status, or national origin,<br />
or intention to make any such<br />
preference, limitation, or<br />
discrimination.” We will not<br />
knowingly accept any advertising<br />
for real estate which is in violation<br />
of the law. All persons are hereby<br />
informed that all dwellings<br />
advertised are available on an<br />
equal opportunity basis.<br />
PALMER/MONSON LINE. NON<br />
smoking, second floor, four rooms,<br />
one bedroom and bath. Includes:<br />
Stove, refrigerator, garbage<br />
disposal, WD hook-up, electricity,<br />
heat, hot water, cablevision,<br />
trash/recycle. $900 monthly.<br />
First/Last month. (413)283-5747.<br />
LUDLOW HOUSE: 3 BED-<br />
ROOMS, sm den, 1.5 baths,<br />
partial finished basement. W/D<br />
hook-ups, appliances & 2<br />
detached garages. $1,250/mo<br />
utilities not included. No pets.<br />
(860)881-1520, (413)433-0278.<br />
MONSON, HOUSE, 3 bdrms,<br />
completely renovated, energy<br />
efficient, stove, fridge, microwave,<br />
dishwasher, garbage disposal.<br />
Large yard. Close to Town Center.<br />
$1,150/ month, no utilities.<br />
(413)348-5897.<br />
Carson Center for Children<br />
& Youth in Westfi eld<br />
Full-time Masters Level Outreach Clinician(s)<br />
to provide behavioral and clinical services for<br />
In-Home Therapy Services Program (IHTS).<br />
Flexible schedule required in order to meet the<br />
unique needs of each family. Responsibilities<br />
include family assessments, development of<br />
strengths-based treatment plans, psych-education<br />
and skills training, crisis intervention, individual<br />
and family therapy. Requirements: masters<br />
degree in social work, psychology or related<br />
fi eld, license or license eligibility. LICSW and<br />
experience with children/families preferred.<br />
Spanish speaking a plus. Some evening hours<br />
required. Competitive salary and benefi t package.<br />
Candidates must have valid driver’s license and<br />
a car.<br />
Send resume to: kswiatek@carsoncenter.org or<br />
Search Committee, Carson Center for Human<br />
Services, 77 Mill Street, Suite 139, Westfi eld,<br />
MA 01085<br />
EOE/AA<br />
For Rent<br />
FOR RENT<br />
All real estate advertising in this<br />
newspaper is subject to the Federal<br />
Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes<br />
it illegal to advertise any preference,<br />
limitation or discrimination based on<br />
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,<br />
familial status (number of children and<br />
or pregnancy), national origin, ancestry,<br />
age, marital status, or any intention to<br />
make any such preference, limitation or<br />
discrimination.<br />
This newspaper will not knowingly accept<br />
any advertising for real estate that is in<br />
violation of the law. Our readers are hereby<br />
informed that all dwellings advertising in<br />
this newspaper are available on an equal<br />
opportunity basis. To complain about<br />
discrimination call The Department of<br />
Housing and Urban Development “ HUD”<br />
toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E.<br />
area, call HUD at 6<strong>17</strong>-565-5308. The toll<br />
free number for the hearing impaired is<br />
1-800-927-9275.<br />
INDIAN ORCHARD 3 and 4 room<br />
apartments. Near bus line. Stove.<br />
Heat/ Hot Water included. No<br />
pets. Private parking. (413)543-<br />
5326<br />
LUDLOW 2ND FLOOR, 5 Rms, 3<br />
Bedrooms, 2 porches, Free Wi-Fi,<br />
Utilities not included, No Smoking<br />
$700 monthly Call 583-8289<br />
LUDLOW ONE BEDROOM $750.<br />
Stove, refrigerator, heat, no pets<br />
(413)589-9611.<br />
MONSON - LARGE, 3 - Bedroom<br />
Apartment, Off - Street Parking,<br />
Large Private Yard, $850 Monthly,<br />
Please Call (413) 267-9326<br />
MONSON. 3 BEDROOM. Completely<br />
renovated, propane heat,<br />
lower than oil, $100 toward first fillup.<br />
NO PETS!!! $850/ mo. F/L/S<br />
(413)783-0192. Mr. Allen.<br />
PALMER 2ND FL, one bedroom,<br />
kitchen, office, livingroom. Free<br />
heat & hot water. Nice. No pets<br />
$800/ mo. No smoking. Storage.<br />
(508)637-1520<br />
PALMER ONE BEDROOM apts.<br />
2nd fl $695, 3rd fl $565 includes<br />
heat, HW. No pets. Close to<br />
center. (413)596-6286, (413)289-<br />
9442.<br />
PALMER THREE RIVERS Studio<br />
$510.00, 1 Bedroom $630.00, full<br />
appliances. Available Immediately.<br />
413-283-9472<br />
PALMER, BEAUTIFUL 1ST fl, 2<br />
BR, all appliances, w/d hook-ups,<br />
close to Tpke, non-smoking, $750/<br />
mo, 1st, last, security (413)284-<br />
<strong>17</strong>83.<br />
Personal Facts<br />
% Daily Value †<br />
Commitment 39g 100%<br />
Energy 46g 100%<br />
Character 42g 100%<br />
Strong Work Ethic 38g 100%<br />
Reliability 44g 100%<br />
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Hiring Event<br />
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for our soon to open Worcester and Medford stores<br />
Aldi - 225 East $23.00 Main per hour St, Milford MA<br />
Potential Residence Manager Salary Inn up to 75k<br />
Aldi<br />
Tuesday, 503 Plantation <strong>January</strong> St,<br />
60 Newport 29, Worcester, <strong>2013</strong>, Ave. 7am-7pm MA<br />
ALDI,<br />
Monday<br />
25 Hazard Rumford,<br />
<strong>January</strong><br />
Ave., RI Enfi 02916 eld,<br />
31,<br />
CT<br />
2011<br />
06082<br />
8am - 3pm and 4pm - 8pm<br />
Requirements:<br />
High school diploma/GED, must be available to work<br />
anytime between 6am-10pm, retail experience preferred,<br />
drug screening/background check, the ability to lift<br />
45 pounds<br />
Benefits:<br />
Higher wages • Major medical and dental insurance<br />
Generous vacation time • Paid holidays<br />
401 (k) • Promotion Bonus<br />
No Calls Please. EOE<br />
For Rent<br />
PALMER THREE RIVERS. Country<br />
Manor apartments, 2 bdrm,<br />
$730 month. All units renov.<br />
w/disposal, dishwashers, microwave,<br />
elec. range, carpets.<br />
Parking, fishing and playground.<br />
Cats okay. Call (413)283-9472.<br />
PALMER. 2 BR $750 & 4 BR<br />
$1,100, w/d hook-up, eat-in<br />
kitchen, pantry, yard. Pet OK, offstreet<br />
parking. (413)265-4712,<br />
(413)283-4898, (6<strong>17</strong>)833-7540<br />
PALMER. LG. STUDIO. Laundry<br />
on premises, off-street parking,<br />
w/w carpeting, quiet, convenient<br />
location. (413)454-1201.<br />
Vacation Rentals<br />
WARM WEATHER IS year round<br />
in Aruba. The water is safe, and<br />
the dining is fantastic. Walk out to<br />
the beach. 3-bedroom weeks<br />
available. Sleeps 8. $3500. Email:<br />
carolaction@aol.com for more<br />
information.<br />
Autos Wanted<br />
$$$ AUTOS WANTED TOP Dollar<br />
paid for your unwanted cars,<br />
trucks, vans, big and small,<br />
running or not. Call 413-534-5400.<br />
CASH FOR CARS: Any make,<br />
model or year. We pay more!<br />
Running or not. Sell your car or<br />
truck today. Free towing! Instant<br />
offer: 1-800-871-0654.<br />
The Deadline<br />
to Submit<br />
Classified<br />
Line Ads is<br />
Friday at Noon
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