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PAGE 2 A Turley Publication • www.turley.com I Thursday, <strong>September</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12<br />
EQLT readies trail for fi rst Station Loop Ramble<br />
Trail improvements and maintenance worked by dedicated volunteers<br />
We Are Open Year Round! 9-5 In North Brookfield<br />
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HAPPY APPLE•<br />
By Jennifer Robert<br />
Turley Publications Reporter<br />
NEW BRAINTREE - Two miles of trail stretches<br />
from the former site of the New Braintree Train Station<br />
to Creamery Road in Hardwick, owned and maintained<br />
by the East Quabbin Land Trust. In <strong>20</strong>07, EQLT purchased<br />
a three point seven mile segment of trail, part of<br />
the Massachusetts Rail Trail, and has since been working<br />
diligently to make improvements to eventually allow<br />
the whole section to be open to the public. To raise<br />
awareness of this scenic and ecologically diverse segment<br />
of land and raise funds for its improvement and<br />
maintenance, the EQLT is preparing for its fi rst-ever<br />
Station Loop Ramble, a fi ve-mile foot race to be held<br />
Oct. 14 that combines rural countryside roads with the<br />
two miles of trail that is currently open for public enjoyment.<br />
The race will begin at the parking area where EQLT<br />
recently erected a kiosk a couple weeks back that offers<br />
information on the Trust and specifi cally, this trail area.<br />
The runner will head down West Road, take a Right<br />
onto Unitus, go over the hill onto Creamery Road in<br />
Hardwick, and then complete the last one point eight<br />
miles on the Rail Trail before crossing the fi nish line<br />
back at the parking area. Each mile of the race will<br />
be marked, and there will be a water stop at mid run.<br />
Entry fees are twenty dollars for adults, with a race Tshirt<br />
included, and ten dollars for children under thirteen.<br />
Young racers have the option of purchasing a shirt<br />
separately for fi ve dollars. While runners of any age<br />
may participate, children must be accompanied by an<br />
adult. There will be prizes awarded for the top overall<br />
fi nishers in both male and female categories, along with<br />
prizes for the top fi nisher in each category and one for<br />
the youngest participant.<br />
Along with the entry fee from racers, EQLT has<br />
sponsors who have contributed to the race including<br />
Rose 32 Bread, Country Bank, Hannaford Supermarket,<br />
Quabaug Corporation, R.N. Glidden Landscaping<br />
Services and Turley Publications. While there are some<br />
costs associated with having the race, any proceeds<br />
left over after these fees are covered will go to set up<br />
a Stewardship Fund for this land, assuring that money<br />
is available in the future for maintenance and improvements<br />
on the trail. “We need to put some more bedding<br />
in some spots on the trail, and there are general annual<br />
maintenance costs. Having resources for these things is<br />
very important,” said EQLT Executive Director Cynthia<br />
Henshaw.<br />
In order to gear up for the debut of this event, Henshaw<br />
and other volunteers spent Sept. 8 on the trail,<br />
making improvements. Opening the trail back up, widening<br />
it out and removing overhead debris that was<br />
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Cheddar Cheese, Recreation Area/Playground,<br />
Apple Pies & Dumplings (reg. & sweet ‘n low),<br />
Gifts, Antiques, Collectibles<br />
Sat., Sept. 22 & Sun., Sept. 23 Wibble & Friends 2-4<br />
Sat., Sept. 22 & Sun., Sept. 23 Happy Birthday North Brookfield<br />
<strong>20</strong>0th Anniversary 10-5 • Souvenirs will be sold<br />
Sat., Sept. 22 & Sun., Sept. 23 Grampa’s Kettle Korn 11-4<br />
Wagon Rides Sat. & Sun 1-4 (All Weather Permitting)<br />
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Music 8pm-12am<br />
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST • 8PM-12AM<br />
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Open Tues., Wed., Fri. 9:00-5:00<br />
Thurs. 9:00-7:00; Sat. 8:00-2:00<br />
Closed Mondays<br />
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Our New Expansion<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS PHOTO BY JENNIFER ROBERT<br />
Harry Webb removes low hanging branches to allow for safe passage on<br />
the trail.<br />
hanging low or in danger of breaking were the top priorities.<br />
The Ware River, that runs under the new bridge<br />
EQLT constructed, also was cleared of junk debris like<br />
the old bicycle and lawnmower that had nestled themselves<br />
in a downed oak tree. The bridge is a beautiful<br />
scenic spot along the trail. “Once you get to the bridge,<br />
you feel you are really far away from everything. You<br />
don’t realize how close you are to town there; it’s lovely,”<br />
said Caren Calijouw, EQLT member. Henshaw also set<br />
to work installing the remainder of the nuts and bolts to<br />
the curbing on the bridge. “The bridge has been done<br />
safely for foot traffi c,” she explained while seated on a<br />
lower trellis off the side of the bridge, “but there are<br />
some nuts and bolts that still need to go on the outside<br />
of the curbing. We want to be sure that there is ambulance<br />
access on the trail, and if an emergency vehicle<br />
comes over here, we want the curbing very secure. That<br />
is where their tires might bump and safety is very important,”<br />
she explained.<br />
Registration for the event will be held that morning<br />
from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., or you can register by downloading<br />
an application from the website. For more information<br />
on this event or other upcoming EQLT events, visit<br />
www.eqlt.org.<br />
NOTICE<br />
ERRORS: Each advertiser is requested to check their advertisement<br />
the first time it appears. This paper will not be responsible for<br />
more than one corrected insertion, nor will be liable for any<br />
error in an advertisement to a greater extent than the cost of the<br />
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CURRENT EVENTS<br />
Compiled by Tim Kane<br />
tkane@turley.com<br />
THE WEEK AHEAD<br />
COME VISIT CAMP ROBINSON CRUSOE in Sturbridge on Thursday,<br />
Sept. <strong>20</strong> at 7 p.m. inside Joshua Hyde Library 306 Main St. Filmmaker<br />
Bruce Butcher with help from historian Bob Briere is creating<br />
a documentary about Camp Robinson Crusoe. He will give us a preview<br />
of his work. From 1932 until 1970, Camp Robinson Crusoe was<br />
a popular summer camp located on 400 acres here in Sturbridge.<br />
The Camp was extremely innovative for its time by being coed, noncompetitive<br />
and allowing a lot of freedom of choice. Come fi nd out<br />
more about a piece of Sturbridge history. Sponsored by the Friends<br />
of the Joshua Hyde Library. Refreshments will be served.<br />
QUABOAG COUNTRY CLUB IN MONSON is the site of a Golf fundraiser<br />
that will benefi t local and international projects of The Zonta<br />
Club of <strong>Quaboag</strong> Valley. The 18th annual event will be held on<br />
Saturday, Sept. 22, <strong>20</strong>12 with a 1 p.m. shotgun start, followed by<br />
picnic-style dinner. Men and women players of all levels are welcome<br />
at this fun event. Winners of the scramble will get valuable<br />
gifts, but every player will get to pick from an array of certifi cates<br />
and prizes donated by members, sponsors and local businesses.<br />
The cost of $60/person ($43 for QCC members) inlcudes greens<br />
fee, cart, food, prizes and a day of fun for a worthy cause! Registration<br />
forms are available online at zontaqv.org or by contacting<br />
Deb Wood: 413 323-5775 or DebWood197@charter.net.<br />
S.L.A.M. (STURBRIDGE LYME AWARENESS OF MA) will host its<br />
monthly “TICK TALK” on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. Informational<br />
meetings take place in the basement meeting room of the Joshua Hyde<br />
Library on Main Street. A negative Lyme test doesn’t mean you don’t<br />
have Lyme disease or another tick borne illness, learn the facts.<br />
FLEA MARKET AT STURBRIDGE WORSHIP CENTER 9 Mashapaug<br />
Road, Sturbridge on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
ROAST TURKEY DINNER (with all the fi xings) on Saturday, Sept.<br />
22at 6 p.m. inside George Whitefi eld United Methodist Church, 33<br />
West Main St., West Brookfi eld. Reservations, call 508-867-3002.<br />
Cost is $10 pp.<br />
THE <strong>20</strong>0TH NORTH BROOKFIELD ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE<br />
will be out on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22 and 23 for the Brookfi<br />
eld Orchards’ “Pick-Your-Own” Days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Afternoon<br />
Music, food and soft drinks will be available for purchase.<br />
Get Your <strong>20</strong>0th Anniversary Souvenirs before they are all gone.<br />
THE WEST BROOKFIELD COUNCIL ON AGING is welcoming the<br />
onset of the Fall Season with a Fall Fest celebration on Tuesday,<br />
Sept. 25, beginning at 10 a.m. featuring a Cookie Bake Sale, Lunch<br />
Social, Game Show conducted by a Game Master, Apple Dessert<br />
Contest and a few vendor tables. If that isn’t enough a Ham Dinner<br />
($10) will follow at 5 p.m. with vocalist Dave Colucci entertaining.<br />
Call now at (508) 867-1407 or stop by the West Brookfi eld Senior<br />
Center at 73 Central St., West Brookfi eld.<br />
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