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Friday, May 18, 2012
• SPENCER NEW LEADER 11
OUR TOWNS
History in a bottle
Courtesy photo
SPENCER — Ms. Whitcomb’s third grade class at Lake Street School created
“bottle dolls” for a social studies project. The students needed to choose
a historic person and create a doll using 2-liter bottles, foam heads and other
decorative items for their doll. Among the dolls were George Washington,
Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin and many others.
Traveling Tribute Wall
is coming to Brookfield
BROOKFIELD — Project New Hope is looking
forward to welcoming Gina Johnson from
Woburn, the portrait artist and founder of
Operation: Home Ties, Inc.
She will be displaying the Traveling
Tribute Wall of “Faces of Remembrance” in
celebration of our fallen warriors at Project
New Hope’s weekend retreat for Gold Star
and Survivor Families on Saturday, May 19 at
Elm Hill Farm in Brookfield.
Operation: Home Ties is an ongoing mission
dedicated to honoring the memory of all
of Massachusetts’ fallen service men and
women, starting with those who have ties to
Massachusetts and served since Sept. 11,
2001, by replacing each name with a detailed
pencil Memory Portrait, presenting the original
portrait to their family and sharing the
images on Traveling Tribute Walls of “Faces
of Remembrance.” All are welcome to visit
operationhometies.com and/or submit a
request for a portrait of a fallen hero.
Public viewing of the Traveling Tribute
Wall of “Faces of Remembrance” will be
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Elm Hill
Farm, 26 East Main St. (off Route 148 North),
Brookfield.
Lions host blood drive,
donation awareness day
LEICESTER — The Lions Club Lazarus
Committee will be holding a blood drive and
Organ Donation Awareness Day in honor of
Leicester Lions Club member Lee Zagorski.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, June 30 at the Leicester Knights of
Columbus, Mannville Street, Leicester.
For more information, please call Lion
Helen O’Brien at (978) 353-9201.
Hospital offering free
blood pressure screening
WARE — The community is invited to
come to the Emergency Department at
Baystate Mary Lane Hospital daily from 6-9
a.m. to have their blood pressure checked at
no cost. No appointment is necessary.
“The staff in our emergency room is committed
to encouraging our community members
to take steps to better health, beginning
with knowing what their blood pressure is,”
said Lynn Garreffi, RN, MSN, PCCN, nurse
manager of emergency services at the hospital.
“We are encouraging our community
members to have this simple, but important
health screening.
“Hypertension, also known as high blood
pressure, often times has no symptoms at all,
and it is a common misconception that high
blood pressure is something that affects only
those who are older or obese,” said Garreffi.
“The reality is that while our blood pressure
does increase a little with age, high blood
pressure can happen to anyone regardless of
their age, gender or weight and high blood
pressure can lead to heart attacks, stroke or
kidney failure. Checking blood pressures is
our way of letting the community know that
we care about them everyday and not just
when they have a health emergency.
“Although our Emergency Department
staff focuses their efforts on emergency
stroke treatments, this effort will help us to
improve stroke prevention,” said Garreffi.
“While Baystate Mary Lane Hospital
received the American Heart
Association/American Stroke Association’s
Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus
Quality Achievement Award, which recognized
the hospital’s commitment and success
in implementing a higher standard of stroke
care, we are committed to also focus on
stroke prevention.
“Over 40% of strokes could be prevented if
high blood pressure was controlled,” said
Garreffi. “By helping our community members
to know their blood pressure, we aim to
tackle this statistic. Stroke is devastating.
That’s why we’ll do all we can to prevent you
and your family from having
one, beginning with checking
your blood pressure for free.”
The nurse manager emphasizes
the importance of
screening to detect potential
problems before they become a
chronic health issue.
“Unfortunately, when left
untreated, high blood pressure
and related problems bring
patients to our emergency
department with serious medical
concerns,” said Garreffi.
“We want to identify those in
our community who are at
risk and help them to make
lifestyle changes that will promote a long and
healthy life.”
In addition to conducting blood pressure
assessments, the Emergency Department
team is prepared to share education on blood
pressure screening, follow up, free blood
pressure monitoring cards and information
for patients about the hospital’s primary care
practices and other relevant services upon
request.
For more information on Baystate Mary
Lane Hospital, visit
baystatehealth.org/bmlh.
Brookfield to observe
Memorial Day
BROOKFIELD — The Town of Brookfield
will hold its Memorial Day Parade Monday,
May 28 in memory of veterans of all wars.
Memorial Day calls upon a united nation to
appropriately mark the last resting place of
our sons and daughters who saw service
while following the flag in times of war.
Fellow citizens, Comrades of any military
organization, all Comrades of the Army,
Navy, Marines, Air Force or returned
Comrades of the same, Veterans of all wars,
all Service Men and Women, Town of
Brookfield Police, Firefighters, First
Responders, Civil Defense, Emergency
Medical Technicians, Sons of the American
Legion and V.F.W., Scouts, 4-H Youths,
Recreation Teams, Students and Parade
Units are earnestly invited to join us in a
proper observance of this day.
ORDER OF MARCH:
Brookfield Elementary School, 35 Central
St., start 10 a.m.
Brookfield Cemetery, assembly 10:30 a.m.
Town Common, Memorial Square, assembly
11:30 a.m.
Dismissal noon.
In the event of rain, assembly will be at the
Brookfield Elementary School cafeteria and
gymnasium.
All are invited. Parade units please contact
Bill Simpson, Parade Marshall at 508-867-9233
or email BrookfieldGallery@Gmail.com.
Volunteer to coordinate
cancer rides is sought
WORCESTER — The American Cancer
Society is in great need of a volunteer coordinator
to assist in managing an implementing
its Road to Recovery program, which provides
free transportation for area cancer
patients to and from treatments.
Responsibilities include managing ride
requests from cancer patients local to the
Southbridge/Sturbridge/Webster area,
assigning volunteer drivers to fulfill those
requests, assisting in the recruitment of new
volunteer drivers, and maintaining accurate
records for volunteer drivers.
The American Cancer Society staff will
serve as a resource to the Road to Recovery
coordinator.
The schedule for the Road to Recovery
coordinator is flexible and requires approximately
four hours per week, and the coordinator
may work from home.
The coordinator must be committed to the
program, respectful and sensitive to cancer
patients, and possess good organization and
time management skills.
To find out more about this important volunteer
opportunity, please contact Lila Brady
at (508) 270-4632 or lila.brady@cancer.org.
Dance studio places
high at competition
Courtesy photos
SPENCER — Thirty-six students
(five dances) from Dance
Techniques in Spencer competed
on May 5 at the “Step Up 2 Dance”
competition in Fitchburg.
- Rock Lobster, Platinum Award
- River Deep Mountain High, High
Gold
- Born This Way, High Gold
- The Call, High Gold
- Great Balls of Fire, High Gold
- Dance Techniques studio award
“Awesome Lines, Shapes, &
Patterns”
All of their dances qualified for
Nationals!
Winners named for Wire Village Science Fair
SPENCER — Congratulations to all
the pupils in Grade 5 and Grade 6 who
participated in this year’s Science Fair
at Wire Village School.
“It was an impressive display of scientific
knowledge,” said fourth-grade
teacher Kimberly Kates. “Each student’s
effort and dedication to their
topic was demonstrated through their
projects. In addition, a special thanks to
the esteemed group of retired administrators
and teachers who judged this
year’s science fair. We would like to give
a special recognition to this year’s winners.”
The winners of the April 25 Science
Fair were:
Grade 5
• Honorable mentions: “Which
Bubblegum has the longest lasting flavor?”
by (teacher: Mrs. Wells) and “Is
there really metal in cereal that contains
iron?” by John Benham (teacher:
Mrs. LoSasso).
• Third place: “Do you only taste with
your mouth?” by Lauren Butler
(teacher: Mrs. McComas).
• Second place: “Can Electricity pass
For cancer information anytime, day or
night, contact the American Cancer Society
at (800) ACS-2345 or on the Web at www.cancer.org.
Bank announces five
scholarship recipients
Southbridge Savings Bank is pleased to
announce the winners of their annual scholarship
award program. All of the students
received a scholarship in the amount of
$1,000.
Chosen from a large pool of applicants,
these students stood out by exhibiting qualities
of focus and determination. They were
chosen based upon their academic and
extracurricular achievements, as well as
their community involvement. Southbridge
Savings Bank has a strong commitment to
education and was proud to present the
awards to these deserving students.
The recipients are Cailyn Canty from
Bartlett High School, Carlos Alberto Colon
Jr. from Southbridge High School, Mary
through water?” by Davien Strong
(teacher: Mrs. LoSasso).
• First place: “What causes Bad
Breath?” by Abbey Cashman (teacher:
Miss Albano).
Grade 6
• Honorable mentions: “Does the
Human Tongue have specific areas for
taste?” by Sean McNeaney (teacher: Mr.
Bogren) and “Can Household items help
prevent food from rotting?” by Brandi
Kennedy (teacher: Mr. Bogren).
• Third place: “Is it possible to heat a
house with recycled cans?” by Kaylee
Gallagher (teacher: St. George).
• Second place: “What is a bed of
nails?” by Sage Maryyanek (teacher:
Mrs. Bouley).
• First place: “Does Orange Juice provide
more Electrolytes than a sports
drink?” by Hanna Rybicki (teacher:
Mrs. Bouley).
Grand Champion
“Does being hearing impaired affect
your ability to do gymnastics?” by Sara
Nelson, Grade 6 (teacher: Mr. Bogren).
Katherine Petterson from Bishop Feehan
High School, Sandra Tarasiak from
Shepherd Hill Regional High School and
Allison LeBrun from Tantasqua Regional
Senior High School.
St. Joseph’s Church to
hold Strawberry Festival
NORTH BROOKFIELD — St. Joseph’s
Church will hold its 21st Annual Strawberry
Festival Saturday, June 16.
Servings will be at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at St.
Joseph’s Church, 296 North Main St., North
Brookfield. The menu consists of ham, homemade
baked beans, rolls, potato salad,
coleslaw, strawberry shortcake, coffee and
iced tea.
The cost is $10 per person for adults and $4
for children aged 5-10. Takeout dinners will
be available.
For ticket information, call the St. Joseph’s
rectory at (508) 867-6811 Monday through
Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.