September 20, 2012 pdf edition - Quaboag Current
September 20, 2012 pdf edition - Quaboag Current
September 20, 2012 pdf edition - Quaboag Current
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
PAGE 6 A Turley Publication • www.turley.com I Thursday, <strong>September</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>12<br />
Local fi lmmaker rakes in awards<br />
WEST BROOKFIELD - West<br />
Brookfi eld resident and aspiring fi lmaker,<br />
Tina McKeown, took home seven<br />
awards including “Best Film” in the<br />
recent 48 Hour Film Project regional<br />
competition in New Haven, Conn.<br />
The awards were presented at the<br />
movie screening at the Whitney Humanities<br />
Center in New Haven on Saturday,<br />
Sept 8. Tina’s fi lm “Kitty Carlson<br />
& The Hunt for the West Brookfi eld<br />
Creeper” will now compete in the national<br />
fi lm competition Filmapalooza in<br />
Los Angeles in <strong>20</strong>13. Ten fi lms selected<br />
from Filmapalooza will then be shown<br />
at a special screening at the Cannes<br />
Film Festival in France later in <strong>20</strong>13.<br />
The 48 Hour Film Project is an international<br />
organization that runs fi lm competitions<br />
in cities throughout the world<br />
each year. The concept is that teams of<br />
fi lm makers are given 48 hours to write,<br />
shoot and edit a short fi lm (4-7 minutes<br />
in length) for the competition. At 7<br />
p.m. on Friday, July 27, all the competing<br />
teams had to meet in New Haven<br />
where they were assigned their fi lm<br />
genre and character info. No planning<br />
or script writing could begin until this<br />
point. Tina’s team, Password 123 Productions,<br />
was assigned “silent fi lm” as<br />
a genre, “Kitty Carlson the translator”<br />
as a character, “what am I supposed to<br />
do with this?” as a line of dialog, and a<br />
pitcher as a prop that must be used in<br />
the fi lm. The completed fi lms had to be<br />
submitted by 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 29<br />
in New Haven. Twenty teams submitted<br />
fi lms for the competition. Teams could<br />
be amateur or professional fi lmmakers.<br />
“Kitty Carlson and the Hunt for the<br />
West Brookfi eld Creeper” was fi lmed<br />
at locations in both West Brookfi eld<br />
and North Brookfi eld the weekend of<br />
July 28 and 29. The torrential rains<br />
that weekend created a challenge for<br />
the fi lmmakers, including having to re-<br />
CLUES ACROSS<br />
1. Bulla<br />
5. Former Egyptian<br />
Pres. Anwar<br />
10. Identical<br />
14. Military assistant<br />
15. True heath<br />
16. Indonesian<br />
phenomenon<br />
17. Japanese social<br />
networking<br />
18. Bring banquet<br />
food<br />
19. Front of the head<br />
<strong>20</strong>. Jean Paul __,<br />
author<br />
22. Movie settings<br />
24. Incline from<br />
vertical<br />
26. Bleats<br />
27. One who sings<br />
carols<br />
30. Any high<br />
mountain<br />
31. Mutual savings<br />
bank<br />
34. Tequila plant<br />
35. One point N of<br />
due E<br />
37. Not large<br />
39. Khoikhoin<br />
people<br />
40. Soccer player<br />
Hamm<br />
41. European owl<br />
genus<br />
42. Palio race city<br />
44. Hostelry<br />
45. Outer ear<br />
eminences<br />
46. Explosive<br />
47. Illuminated<br />
49. Musical pieces in<br />
slow tempo<br />
51. Not crazy<br />
52. Star Trek helm<br />
offi cer<br />
53. Gave the axe<br />
56. Make a mental<br />
connection<br />
60. City founded by<br />
Xenophanes<br />
61. Extremely angry<br />
65. Wild Eurasian<br />
mountain goat<br />
66. Voyage on water<br />
67. Comforts<br />
68. Otherwise<br />
69. Young herrings in<br />
Norway<br />
70. Weapon<br />
discharges<br />
71. Prepares a dining<br />
table<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS COURTESY PHOTO<br />
Tina McKeown trying to stay dry between fi lming<br />
scenes on July 28th for the short fi lm “Kitty Carlson<br />
and the Hunt for the West Brookfi eld Creeper.”<br />
make the Creeper’s costume over several<br />
times. The fi lm was edited at Tina’s<br />
home on Sunday before racing it to New<br />
Haven for submission.<br />
The awards won by “Kitty Carlson<br />
and the Hunt for the West Brookfi eld<br />
Creeper” include: Best Film,<br />
Best Use of Genre, Best Sound, Best<br />
Music/Score, Best Choreography, Best<br />
Costumes and Audience Awards (audience<br />
favorite).<br />
Tina is a graduate of <strong>Quaboag</strong> Regional<br />
High School and is now a senior<br />
at the University of Rhode Island where<br />
she is studying television and fi lm. Her<br />
team “Password 123 Productions” also<br />
consisted of Jessica Comstock (also of<br />
West Brookfi eld), Marissa Troy, and<br />
Michele Troy (both from Newton).<br />
CLUES DOWN<br />
1. Shopping pouches<br />
2. Old Italian money<br />
3. Central German<br />
river<br />
4. Composer Ludwig<br />
van<br />
5. A way to withdraw<br />
6. Macaws<br />
7. Radiotelegraphic<br />
signal<br />
8. Highest card<br />
9. Any bone of the<br />
tarsus<br />
10. Places to store<br />
valuables<br />
11. Actor Ladd<br />
12. Nutmeg seed<br />
covering<br />
13. Vision organs<br />
21. Abnormal<br />
breathing<br />
23. Crownworks<br />
25. Religious recluse<br />
26. Fruits of the<br />
genus Musa<br />
27. Thou __ do it<br />
28. Repeatedly<br />
29. Plant of a clone<br />
31. African tribe<br />
32. No. Irish borough<br />
& bay<br />
ANSWERS APPEAR ON PAGE 14<br />
33. French Chateau<br />
Royal<br />
36. Bulk storage<br />
container<br />
38. “Good Wife”<br />
Actress Julianna<br />
43. Assoc. of<br />
Licensed Aircraft<br />
Engineers<br />
45. An account of<br />
events<br />
48. West __,<br />
archipelago<br />
50. Coercion<br />
51. Ancient Scand.<br />
bard<br />
53. Leaves of the<br />
hemp plant<br />
54. Jai __, sport<br />
55. Designer<br />
Chapman<br />
57. Having the skill to<br />
do something<br />
58. Exam<br />
59. Prior wives<br />
62. Bravo! Bravo!<br />
Bravo!<br />
63. Volcanic<br />
mountain in Japan<br />
64. Vietnamese<br />
offensive<br />
Merrick Public Library News<br />
BROOKFIELD - Board of Trustees<br />
meet the second Monday of each month,<br />
due to the holiday the next meeting is<br />
Monday, Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m.<br />
Coming soon to this public library:<br />
CW/Mars cards and complete online ordering<br />
of books, audios, DVDs, e-books,<br />
etc. for our patrons with Evergreen! Ask<br />
for more information at the library.<br />
The K-8 Lego Club will meet the fi rst<br />
and third Thursday of each month beginning<br />
Oct.4 from 6 to 7 p.m. Free with no<br />
sign-up!<br />
We will host, for all ages, Chronicles<br />
of Narnia Read Aloud with Margaret<br />
Sullivan, member of the Board of Mission<br />
and Outreach, Brookfi eld Congregational<br />
Church. This free program will<br />
begin Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 6 to 7 p.m.<br />
Our goal is to read all seven volumes!<br />
Join the fun, Focus on the Family, every<br />
Tuesday.<br />
The Apple Country Fair RAPPLE<br />
quilt is currently on display at the library,<br />
the quilt is used as a fundraiser for the<br />
Brookfi eld Community Club. The Apple<br />
Country Fair will be held Saturday, October<br />
6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more<br />
information, check out their website at<br />
www.applecountryfair.com.<br />
The Friends of the Library will hold<br />
their annual Book Sale at the library on<br />
Saturday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.<br />
Donations for the sale are now being accepted<br />
during regular library hours. The<br />
book titled Brookfi eld by Brenda Metterville,<br />
Kate Simpson and Andrea Faugno<br />
will also be available for sale, $21.99.<br />
Banister Book Group<br />
Tuesday, Oct. 30, <strong>20</strong>12, 7 to 8 p.m.<br />
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain.<br />
Hadley Richardson, age 28, in 19<strong>20</strong><br />
Chicago marries Ernest Hemingway<br />
after a brief courtship. Then in a whirlwind<br />
they set sail for Paris and join what<br />
is referred to now as the Lost Generation<br />
in Paris. They join other expatriates including<br />
Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and<br />
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.<br />
Tuesday, Nov. 27, <strong>20</strong>12, 7- 8 p.m. A<br />
Secret Gift: How One Man’s Kindness-<br />
-and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the<br />
Hidden History of the Great Depression<br />
by Ted Gupp.<br />
“Shortly before Christmas 1933 in<br />
Depression-scarred Canton, Ohio, a<br />
small newspaper ad offered $10, no<br />
strings attached, to 75 families in distress.<br />
Interested readers were asked to submit<br />
letters describing their hardships to a<br />
WEST BROOKFIELD - West<br />
Brookfi eld Cultural Council is currently<br />
accepting local grant applications for the<br />
FY’13 grant cycle. All applications must<br />
be postmarked by Oct. 15. Local council<br />
guidelines and newly revised applications<br />
can be found on-line at www.massculturalcouncil.org<br />
. Questions? Call Cindy at<br />
508-867-3610.<br />
***<br />
NORTH BROOKFIELD - Proposals<br />
for community-oriented arts, humanities,<br />
and science programs are due Monday,<br />
Oct. 15. The North Brookfi eld Cultural<br />
Council has set that deadline for organizations,<br />
schools and individuals to apply for<br />
grants that support cultural activities in<br />
the community.<br />
According to Council spokesperson Eva<br />
Brown, these grants can support a variety<br />
of artistic projects and activities in North<br />
Brookfi eld -- including exhibits, festivals,<br />
fi eld trips, short-term artist residencies or<br />
This dance card for “Social Dance given by Prof. Fortier’s<br />
Pupils, (displays the) Fortier’s Summer Home, Brookfi eld<br />
Mass. Where the Newton Family were murdered by Paul<br />
Muller, Jan. 7, 1898.” This photograph is taken before<br />
the hurricane of 1938, when the tree house and tree<br />
where badly damaged. Thank you to Mike Seery for another<br />
wonderful donation to our historic collection here<br />
at the library and is currently on display.<br />
benefactor calling himself Mr. B. Virdot.<br />
The author’s grandfather Sam Stone was<br />
inspired to place this ad and assist his fellow<br />
Cantonians as they prepared for the<br />
cruelest Christmas most of them would<br />
ever witness.” Amazon.com<br />
Ongoing programs:<br />
• Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. Music<br />
Time with Ms. Renee Coro. All ages<br />
welcome to attend, no sign-up necessary,<br />
free snacks and juice served. This<br />
program is funded by the Friends of the<br />
Brookfi eld Library.<br />
• Wednesdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.<br />
Adult computer time. The Council on<br />
Aging has provided a laptop computer<br />
for senior citizens to use.<br />
• Fridays at 3:00 p.m. Home Delivery<br />
service is sponsored by the Friends of the<br />
Library.<br />
REGULAR HOURS: Tuesday &<br />
Thursday 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday<br />
& Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10<br />
a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.<br />
Cultural councils seek grant applicants<br />
Tornado victim grants available<br />
BOSTON – Rep. Todd M. Smola (R-<br />
Palmer) has announced the availability<br />
of energy loans and grants for tornado<br />
victims through the ReBuild Western<br />
Massachusetts program. Participants are<br />
eligible to apply if an insurance company,<br />
FEMA, or other supporting state, local,<br />
and federal agencies has documented<br />
damage to their home or business.<br />
performances in schools, workshops and<br />
lectures. The North Brookfi eld Cultural<br />
Council is part of a network of 329 Local<br />
Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and<br />
towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC<br />
Program is the largest grassroots cultural<br />
funding network in the nation, supporting<br />
thousands of community-based projects<br />
in the arts, sciences and humanities every<br />
year. The state legislature provides an annual<br />
appropriation to the Massachusetts<br />
Cultural Council, a state agency, which<br />
then allocates funds to each community.<br />
For specifi c guidelines and complete<br />
information on the North Brookfi eld Cultural<br />
Council, contact Eva Brown at 508-<br />
867-2519 (evabrown@charter.net). Application<br />
forms and more information about<br />
the Local Cultural Council Program are<br />
available online at www.mass-culture.org/<br />
lcc_public.asp. Application forms are also<br />
available at the Haston Public Library,<br />
161 North Main St., North Brookfi eld,<br />
MA 01535.<br />
The ReBuild Western Massachusetts<br />
program, which is funded by the Massachusetts<br />
Department of Energy Resources<br />
and administered by the Massachusetts<br />
Clean Energy Center, has<br />
helped dozens of homeowners and businesses<br />
obtain grants and/or zero interest<br />
See GRANTS I PAGE 7