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Vol. 5 No. <strong>12</strong> Free to Every Home and Business Every Month December <strong>2016</strong><br />

“A Christmas Carol” at the Norfolk Grange<br />

Performances Slated for Dec. 9, 10, 16, and 17<br />

By Grace Allen<br />

When Lori Beck walked into<br />

the Norfolk Grange for the first<br />

time, she saw the historic structure<br />

through the eyes of her musical<br />

theatre background. It was, she<br />

thought, the perfect venue for a<br />

community theatre.<br />

“I went, ‘Oh my goodness,<br />

what a beautiful space,’” said Beck.<br />

“’The acoustics are gorgeous and<br />

it’s tiny but workable.’ And it got<br />

into my head and I couldn’t get rid<br />

of it and I kept thinking and thinking<br />

and thinking.”<br />

After speaking with a friend<br />

she had performed with in the<br />

past, Beck decided the time was<br />

right to dive back in to theatre.<br />

“He told me, ‘Yes, you have to do<br />

this,’ and it just kind of went from<br />

there,” she explained.<br />

Beck knew “A Christmas<br />

Carol” would be the first production.<br />

“It holds a very special place<br />

in my heart,” she shared. “I have<br />

performed it seven times. A year<br />

can’t go by that I don’t read the<br />

novel.”<br />

Written in 1843 by Charles<br />

(l to r) Actors Tim Danielson (Ebenezer Scrooge) and Trever Chapin (Scrooge’s nephew Fred) rehearsing<br />

at the Grange.<br />

Dickens, “A Christmas Carol” is<br />

the story of a bitter miser who<br />

atones for his sins after visits from<br />

the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present,<br />

and Yet to Come. With minor<br />

adaptations, Beck has stayed true<br />

to the classic holiday tale.<br />

“It’s important that people<br />

hear the original text,” she explained,<br />

“and see it as the tale of<br />

redemption that Dickens wrote<br />

and not a farce. If you listen to the<br />

words, Dickens had something important<br />

to say.”<br />

Beck is both the play’s director<br />

and producer. “My head is<br />

A CHRISTMAS CAROL<br />

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Adams established the parish’s<br />

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it for the last decade. After<br />

this season, she will step down<br />

and hand over the reins to someone<br />

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When Adams’ children were<br />

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there was no CYO in Wrentham.<br />

As the St. Jude program grew,<br />

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VOLUNTEER STEPS-DOWN<br />

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According to St. Mary’s CYO<br />

board member Donna Sullivan,<br />

Adams “developed the program,<br />

recruited the volunteers, put in<br />

place all the systems, processes<br />

and communication tools necessary<br />

for it to succeed. She has<br />

continued to be the ‘go-to’ person<br />

for all these years, way above<br />

and beyond ‘director’ duties.”<br />

Quick to deflect praise,<br />

Adams says a group of parents<br />

simply did what they had to do<br />

to ensure the children of the parish<br />

had a place to play ball. She<br />

credits the work of many people<br />

for the program’s growth and<br />

success.<br />

CYO basketball is the youth<br />

basketball league run by the<br />

Catholic Youth Organization.<br />

The program’s purpose is to give<br />

kids the opportunity to exercise<br />

Christian values and responsibilities,<br />

all while playing basketball.<br />

Operating under the rules of the<br />

Archdiocese, CYO basketball<br />

programs are run by individual<br />

parishes.<br />

According to Adams, St.<br />

Mary’s CYO board members<br />

decided early on to open up the<br />

program to non-Catholics, looking<br />

beyond parish boundaries<br />

in a spirit of inclusiveness. The<br />

entire Wrentham community,<br />

they decided, would form their<br />

boundaries. Two years ago, St.<br />

Mary’s parish became part of<br />

a collaborative with St. Martha’s<br />

parish in Plainville, and the<br />

boundaries were stretched even<br />

further.<br />

“We consider the CYO basketball<br />

program an outreach to<br />

the community, so anybody in<br />

our community is eligible to play,<br />

Catholic and non-Catholic,” said<br />

Adams. “Our parish is there for<br />

the entire community, not just for<br />

the Catholics.”<br />

Adams says one of the keys<br />

to the program’s success is the<br />

many volunteer coaches, some<br />

who have stayed with the program<br />

even after their children<br />

no longer play. She says they are<br />

tasked to teach good sportsmanship,<br />

along with basketball skills.<br />

“We have pride in our teams.<br />

We always feel we don’t have to<br />

go to confession on Saturdays<br />

after our games,” she laughed.<br />

“That’s how we run the program.”<br />

The Reverend Bill Schmidt,<br />

the associate pastor at St. Mary’s,<br />

explained that the first CYO<br />

programs were established in<br />

1938 as a way to involve Catholic<br />

youth in church life through<br />

social, spiritual, athletic, and<br />

cultural activities. Most of those<br />

activities now take place through<br />

youth ministries, and CYO is<br />

mainly known for its sports programs,<br />

especially basketball.<br />

Adams believes the program<br />

has helped kids feel connected<br />

to their parish. “Some kids don’t<br />

go to church every week, but<br />

they’re still doing something at<br />

St. Mary’s,” she remarked.<br />

CYO basketball is considered<br />

a competitive, not recreational,<br />

league. This year, St. Mary’s has<br />

150 young people playing on 11<br />

teams. Although there are tryouts,<br />

the program tries not to cut<br />

players. If there are cuts, often<br />

it’s because there are not enough<br />

coaches. Adams says she prefers<br />

not to cut high school age players,<br />

knowing for some of them, it<br />

might be the last place they could<br />

play a sport. “It’s best to know<br />

where they are on a Saturday<br />

night,” she added.<br />

Board member Sullivan<br />

speaks to Adam’s ability to connect<br />

with participants and their<br />

parents, especially about player<br />

cuts.<br />

“Lynne has an incredible ability<br />

to be able to manage difficult<br />

and emotional situations and<br />

provide insight to understanding,”<br />

offered Sullivan.<br />

Sullivan also points out that<br />

Adams’ volunteer role is not just<br />

a seasonal job. “This position requires<br />

year-round communication,”<br />

Sullivan said. “She is the<br />

conduit to the Archdiocese, helping<br />

with strategic planning and<br />

tactical planning year to year.”<br />

As director, Adams recruits<br />

the coaches and makes sure they<br />

undertake mandatory church<br />

training. In addition, she manages<br />

the budget, oversees registration,<br />

and acts as the point person<br />

and outreach coordinator for the<br />

program and the towns of Wrentham<br />

and Plainville. Adams also<br />

oversees the scheduling of gym<br />

time for practices and games, no<br />

easy feat considering the scarcity<br />

of affordable places for teams<br />

to play and the competition for<br />

space with MetroWest and recreational<br />

basketball leagues.<br />

This year, Adams is helping<br />

to transition the program to its<br />

new director, Wrentham resident<br />

Robert Hickey, who has experience<br />

in running CYO basketball<br />

in Hyde Park. She admits she will<br />

probably still volunteer in some<br />

capacity next year because she<br />

finds it so rewarding.<br />

“You know, I’m a parishioner<br />

of St. Mary’s. To just drop<br />

it would probably be a sin,” she<br />

joked.<br />

Andy Dunne, the athletic director<br />

of St. Jude’s CYO basketball<br />

program from 2010-2015,<br />

said Adams has had many challenges<br />

as the St. Mary’s director,<br />

but has met those challenges with<br />

a smile and a sense of humor.<br />

“She was always a pleasure to<br />

work with,” related Dunne. “She<br />

never looked for any recognition<br />

and just enjoyed watching the<br />

games and seeing how much fun<br />

the kids had. Without her steadfast<br />

dedication, there would not<br />

have been a program.”<br />

Sullivan agreed the program<br />

has been so successful because<br />

of Adams, saying “The bottom<br />

line, though she is supported by a<br />

board, Lynne made it all happen<br />

on her own.”<br />

She added, “There are thousands<br />

of kids that had a place to<br />

play competitive ball for many<br />

years, because of her.”


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Catholic Memorial’s Andrew<br />

O’Leary Captures State Golf Title<br />

Notre Dame-bound junior<br />

Andrew O’Leary cemented his<br />

dominance on the golf course by<br />

winning the MIAA Division II<br />

Individual State Golf Championship<br />

on October 31 at the Black<br />

Swan Country Club in Georgetown.<br />

O’Leary shot one under<br />

par, a 71 to seal the victory.<br />

Coming off his second-place<br />

finish in the Division II South<br />

Shore Sectional Golf Tournament,<br />

the Norfolk resident said<br />

he was pleased with his finish, but<br />

was focused on returning to the<br />

course to compete for the individual<br />

state title.<br />

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The windy and cold weather<br />

of the day caused a lot of trouble<br />

for the golfers. O’Leary struggled<br />

on the first 8 holes, shooting three<br />

over par, but proved he is among<br />

the state’s best golfers by shooting<br />

four under par on the final 10<br />

holes.<br />

O’Leary came out on top of<br />

25 other area golfers to take first<br />

place. He was the only golfer to<br />

shoot under par, and his victory<br />

came with a three-stroke lead<br />

over the second-place finishers.<br />

O’Leary recently committed<br />

to the University of Notre Dame<br />

to play golf.<br />

KP Football Super<br />

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By Sports Staff<br />

The 10-0 King Philip football<br />

team roared into its first MIAA<br />

Super Bowl appearance by<br />

downing foe Bridgewater-Raynham<br />

33-28 in the Division 1A-<br />

South Championship earlier this<br />

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used a punishing ground<br />

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off BR, earning a trip to Gillette<br />

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December 3. The Warriors have<br />

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the past few years, and this time<br />

they finally broke through.<br />

Offensively the Warriors rode<br />

their ground game, handing the<br />

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On the defensive side of the<br />

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In the regular season, King<br />

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December <strong>2016</strong> Local Town Pages www.<strong>norfolkwrentham</strong>news.com Page 7<br />

Healthy Strategies to Survive<br />

the Holidays<br />

Each year, the holidays come<br />

and go, and we seem to fall into<br />

the same holiday trap. We overeat,<br />

drink too much, sleep less,<br />

and stress over how the holidays<br />

will fulfill all our expectations.<br />

By the time New Years arrives,<br />

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and worried about the bills that<br />

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STRATEGY #2:<br />

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famished when you get there. You<br />

will be able to make healthier<br />

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and burn more calories. Continue<br />

with your exercise routine<br />

through the holidays. DON’T<br />

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Pipeline Opposition Gains Traction<br />

By Grace Allen<br />

Norfolk’s Board of Selectmen<br />

has agreed to file for intervenor<br />

status in Spectra Energy’s Access<br />

Northeast pipeline project<br />

slated to go through Norfolk. Intervenor<br />

status will give the town<br />

a formal role and legal options<br />

to act on behalf of residents if<br />

Spectra Energy formally files<br />

with the Federal Energy Regulatory<br />

Commission (FERC) to<br />

move the project forward. Spectra<br />

is likely to file with FERC<br />

soon.<br />

Spectra Energy plans to install<br />

a high-pressure, fracked gas<br />

pipeline through Massachusetts<br />

as part of its Access Northeast<br />

project. The 21-mile pipeline,<br />

called the Q-1 Loop, will go<br />

through nine towns, including<br />

Norfolk. Residents and activists<br />

against the project cite safety<br />

concerns as well as the environmental<br />

impacts in the area.<br />

The Access Northeast project is<br />

part of a bigger effort to expand<br />

pipeline capacity along the East<br />

Coast into Canada.<br />

On September 20, concerned<br />

citizens and climate activists held<br />

an informational meeting at the<br />

town library about the pipeline<br />

project and its potential impact<br />

on the town. Over 80 residents<br />

attended the presentation, which<br />

was followed by a question-andanswer<br />

period. Attendees were<br />

asked to sign a petition asking<br />

the town’s governing board to<br />

file for intervenor status. The<br />

petition was also made available<br />

online at Change.org.<br />

A video of the September<br />

20 th meeting is available at www.<br />

norfolkcable.com.<br />

According to Angela Wilcox,<br />

a direct abutter to the proposed<br />

pipeline in Norfolk, filing for<br />

intervenor status is just the first<br />

hurdle in a long process to fight<br />

the project.<br />

“Our next step is to continue<br />

to educate the community<br />

and ask town officials to take a<br />

position on the pipeline for the<br />

spring town meeting,” said Wilcox.<br />

Norfolk residents fighting<br />

the pipeline will be gathering<br />

signatures to put the issue on<br />

the May town meeting warrant,<br />

added Wilcox.<br />

The group is planning smaller<br />

presentations for community organizations,<br />

neighborhoods, or<br />

anyone interested in learning<br />

more about the pipeline and its<br />

impact on Norfolk.<br />

Residents concerned about<br />

the pipeline project are invited<br />

to attend the Norfolk group’s<br />

next meeting on January <strong>12</strong> at 7<br />

p.m. The group meets at Stony<br />

Brook Wildlife Sanctuary. Contact<br />

Angela Wilcox at 781-241-<br />

2083 for more information, or<br />

visit the group’s Facebook page:<br />

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Visit www.NOspectraMA.org<br />

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Franklin Performing Arts<br />

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holiday season with two original<br />

FPAC musicals, A Glass Slipper<br />

Christmas and Humbug! The productions<br />

are family friendly, festive,<br />

and full of fun.<br />

With a twist on the Cinderella<br />

fairy tale classic, A Glass Slipper<br />

Christmas debuts this season at<br />

THE BLACK BOX, located at<br />

15 West Central Street in downtown<br />

Franklin. Performances are<br />

on December 9 and 10 at 7:30<br />

p.m., with a Sunday matinee on<br />

December 11 at 2 p.m. The production<br />

follows in the tradition<br />

of a British panto, a type of show<br />

that retells a well-known fairy<br />

tale in an exaggerated style filled<br />

with audience participation,<br />

popular music, slapstick comedy,<br />

jokes, dances, and<br />

more. Audiences<br />

are invited to cheer<br />

for the hero, boo at<br />

the villain, and sing<br />

along with some of<br />

their favorite songs.<br />

The panto also entertains<br />

with double<br />

entendre, references<br />

to modern culture,<br />

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Page 10 Local Town Pages www.<strong>norfolkwrentham</strong>news.com December <strong>2016</strong><br />

Trends in Home Design<br />

Doug Masters<br />

By Doug Masters<br />

Design Tech Innovations<br />

We are in an age of technology.<br />

The tech world is constantly<br />

evolving these days--just when<br />

you think they’ve done it all,<br />

there’s a new app you can install<br />

on your phone that makes<br />

life a little easier. Rewind to forty<br />

years ago-- computers and high<br />

tech gadgets were just starting to<br />

take off. Anyone from the 70’s<br />

remembers PONG, one of the<br />

first home video games. Now, the<br />

technology has evolved so much<br />

that you can now send a message<br />

to somebody on the other side of<br />

the world in a matter of seconds.<br />

How cool is that? In our industry<br />

of remodeling and design, we<br />

have been able to benefit from<br />

these technological advancements<br />

as well. Here’s a look at some<br />

cool technology innovations that<br />

have improved the design and<br />

remodeling industry.<br />

Design Software<br />

Home improvement shows are<br />

all the rage right now, and one of<br />

the star features is the computer<br />

rendering of the proposed designs.<br />

It’s incredible to see a designer’s<br />

vision in striking detail in a video<br />

rendering and then see that vision<br />

come to life. While there are certainly<br />

some embellishments on the<br />

renderings you see on TV (many<br />

of those programs are created<br />

just for the TV world), in reality,<br />

software used by most architects<br />

and design build firms is coming<br />

close to matching what you see on<br />

slickly produced TV shows.<br />

One outstanding example is<br />

Chief Architect. While not recommended<br />

as a DIY software<br />

(although their website begs to<br />

differ), this is a product used by<br />

many local firms. Chief Architect<br />

Software is computer aided design<br />

software for the home design and<br />

building industry. Chief Architect<br />

was originally released way back<br />

in 1992, but in the last few years,<br />

improvements have made it much<br />

more user friendly, and the graphics<br />

rendering ability of the product<br />

is outstanding.<br />

Gone are the days of hand<br />

drawn blue prints where design<br />

changes can take multiple meetings<br />

and weeks to deliver. Once<br />

a structure is built as a 3D model<br />

in Chief Architect, then moving<br />

walls, windows, doors and interior<br />

design elements such as furniture<br />

and lighting can be done real time<br />

during meetings with clients. This<br />

literally saves months of work during<br />

the design and development<br />

phase of a project.<br />

Chief Architect covers all aspects<br />

of design from construction<br />

and framing documents, cabinetry<br />

and millwork, to interior design<br />

elements, paint colors, counters,<br />

flooring, and even furniture. Designers<br />

can import custom items<br />

and add them to the design for a<br />

realistic vision of your project. It<br />

is truly changing the design world.<br />

Smart Phones<br />

The mainstream introduction<br />

of smart phones in the late 2000s<br />

brought forth even more improvements<br />

for our industry. Even<br />

something as simple as the built-in<br />

camera and ability to send a picture<br />

instantly on a smart phone<br />

has made managing construction<br />

infinitely more efficient. Project<br />

foremen can collaborate with customers<br />

and designers who cannot<br />

be on site “real time” when they<br />

need an answer in order to keep a<br />

job moving.<br />

Moving to applications, there<br />

are great new visual tools to envision<br />

what your home will look like<br />

with new siding and a new color,<br />

or what a paint color might look<br />

like on your walls. It is as simple as<br />

snapping a few pictures and letting<br />

the app do the work!<br />

JamesHardie, manufacturer<br />

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company called Hover. This application<br />

will provide accurate<br />

measurements and a rendering of<br />

a home. This helps siding companies<br />

provide accurate budgets and<br />

a sneak peek at what your home<br />

will look like with new JamesHardie<br />

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Production teams in the field<br />

can install measuring applications<br />

that will help generate materials<br />

lists, assist with framing plans, calculate<br />

angles or room dimensions,<br />

and more.<br />

And of course, there is the<br />

flashlight app on almost every<br />

phone these days. Simple, and<br />

used almost every day!<br />

Online Resources<br />

Remember buying magazines<br />

and marking pages or cutting out<br />

pictures when planning a home<br />

project? Well, maybe not if you<br />

are under 30! Today, planning<br />

your project starts online. From<br />

finding a design build firm, to creating<br />

idea books with inspiration<br />

photos, to researching appliances,<br />

furniture and other decorative<br />

finishes, and everything in between--<br />

everything you need is at<br />

your fingertips online. As with design<br />

software, online research and<br />

shopping saves lots of time and<br />

streamlines the design process.<br />

If you are planning a home<br />

improvement project or to build a<br />

new home, one of the best websites<br />

is HOUZZ.COM. Houzz<br />

is a website and online community<br />

about architecture, interior<br />

design and decorating, landscape<br />

design and home improvement.<br />

The Houzz platform and mobile<br />

apps [2] feature photos, articles,<br />

product recommendations, and a<br />

user forum. On Houzz, you can<br />

browse over <strong>12</strong> million pictures,<br />

find a designer or contractor, and<br />

shop for finish materials for your<br />

home. Finding inspiration photos<br />

and sharing them with your design<br />

time will make collaboration<br />

a breeze and will help your designers<br />

to understand your vision!<br />

Online Collaboration<br />

Let’s face it, everybody is overbooked.<br />

Work, kids, gym, school,<br />

church, friends … when do you<br />

ever get off the “treadmill of life”?<br />

For many, weekends are reserved<br />

for kids’ sports or recitals. Nights?<br />

You’ve got kids’ practices! It’s<br />

hard to carve out time to focus<br />

on a major home project--but it<br />

is critically important. When I’m<br />

dealing with a client who cannot<br />

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of their time and energy, it’s a<br />

red flag. Those are the folks who<br />

rush through everything and then<br />

end up complaining because they<br />

think the project wasn’t planned to<br />

their liking.<br />

Fortunately, technology is helping<br />

solve this problem. With Go<br />

To Meeting and other live meeting<br />

software, presentations can<br />

be done from anywhere at any<br />

time. This makes a world of difference<br />

during the design and<br />

development phase of a project,<br />

and it ensures all parties are on<br />

the same page. Sometimes, emails<br />

and calls are just not enough to<br />

solve problems and collaborate on<br />

design details.<br />

Speaking of emails, you’ll<br />

also see a major reduction in the<br />

amount of email used as online<br />

collaboration becomes the standard<br />

of the industry for project<br />

management. While this has already<br />

happened in many industries<br />

with larger corporations, the<br />

design and remodeling industry<br />

is just now starting to embrace<br />

this great technology. A perfect<br />

example is the Microsoft 365<br />

platform. With this product, each<br />

project or customer has an online<br />

“newsfeed” where all communications<br />

and files are stored. The<br />

communications are much like a<br />

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December <strong>2016</strong> Local Town Pages www.<strong>norfolkwrentham</strong>news.com Page 11<br />

King Philip Marching Band Wins National Championship<br />

By Ian Proffer<br />

Contributing Writer<br />

On November <strong>12</strong>, the King<br />

Philip Regional High School<br />

Marching Band competed in the<br />

USBands National Championship,<br />

held at Meadowlands Stadium<br />

in Rutherford, NJ. For the<br />

second consecutive year, the band<br />

took top honors in the Division<br />

III Open group.<br />

King Philip also swept what<br />

are called “caption” awards: Best<br />

Percussion, Best Color Guard,<br />

Best Visual, Best Overall Effect<br />

and Best Music<br />

The <strong>2016</strong> show, “Bella Rosa,”<br />

featured tango music and other<br />

selections from Carlos Gardel,<br />

Mitch Leigh (Man of La Mancha),<br />

Arturo Marquez and<br />

Michael Gandolfi (Vientos y<br />

Tangos).<br />

The students, after months of<br />

practice, were thrilled with their<br />

accomplishments.<br />

Senior pit member Jake Webster<br />

said, “Finals was a great way<br />

to end a season of lots of hard<br />

work and a fantastic way to cap<br />

my final year in the marching<br />

band.”<br />

Added Austin Crabtree,<br />

“Being a senior this year, it was<br />

wonderful to see all the students,<br />

especially the younger ones, blossom<br />

as the year went on. They<br />

truly rose to the challenge.”<br />

Senior Nora Johnson, a drum<br />

major, described the impact the<br />

music program has had on her.<br />

“Over the past five years, being in<br />

the program has helped me grow<br />

not just musically but as a human<br />

being. It’s an experience that I’ll<br />

take with me as I move on to the<br />

next stage of life,” she said. “It’s<br />

an experience I wish everyone<br />

could have.”<br />

Joshua Wolloff, KP High<br />

School’s music director, acknowledged<br />

that the talents of the<br />

music students, as well as the assistance<br />

of the parents and community<br />

members in the program,<br />

contributed to the group’s success.<br />

“It was clear early on that<br />

we had an exceptional group of<br />

students,” said Wolloff. “We are<br />

very fortunate to have the support<br />

of the community. There is an incredible<br />

group of parents who do<br />

everything from sew flags, build<br />

and move props, to chaperone<br />

trips to name a few. Once again<br />

we have an incredibly dedicated<br />

staff who truly care about the students’<br />

experience.”<br />

The King Philip Warriors’<br />

Marching Band, known<br />

as “the Pride and the Passion,”<br />

features 66 middle and high<br />

school students from 8th through<br />

<strong>12</strong>th grade. King Philip Regional<br />

High serves the towns of Wrentham,<br />

Plainville and Norfolk.<br />

USBands has grown to become<br />

the largest competitive<br />

marching band circuit in the<br />

nation. Each fall more than 700<br />

schools participate in over 150<br />

local, regional, state and national<br />

marching competitions.<br />

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Page <strong>12</strong> Local Town Pages www.<strong>norfolkwrentham</strong>news.com December <strong>2016</strong><br />

Living Healthy<br />

Glaucoma: What It Is and How to Treat It<br />

By Roger M. Kaldawy, M.D.,<br />

Milford Franklin Eye Center<br />

Glaucoma is a progressive<br />

disease of the optic nerve which<br />

works like a cable, connecting<br />

the eye and the brain. Glaucoma<br />

happens when the pressure inside<br />

the eye is higher than the optic<br />

nerve can withstand. The most<br />

common form of glaucoma is<br />

silent in the beginning, but can<br />

cause a patient to slowly lose the<br />

vision if left untreated, starting<br />

with the peripheral vision. The<br />

most frustrating characteristic of<br />

glaucoma is that for many years,<br />

the loss of vision will go unnoticed<br />

by a patient.<br />

Although anyone can get<br />

glaucoma, some people are at<br />

higher risk than others. Some<br />

of the most common risk factors<br />

include: African Americans, over<br />

age 40, people with a family history<br />

of glaucoma and patients<br />

with diabetes.<br />

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have been diagnosed with glaucoma.<br />

Approximately 1/4th of<br />

those diagnosed with glaucoma<br />

are African Americans. Worldwide,<br />

2.4 million people per year<br />

are diagnosed with glaucoma.<br />

The prevalence of glaucoma<br />

increases with age. By the year<br />

2020, it is estimated that the<br />

number of patients diagnosed<br />

with glaucoma will increase by<br />

50% to 3.6 million patients.<br />

Glaucoma accounts for approximately<br />

<strong>12</strong>% of all new cases of<br />

legal blindness each year.<br />

The optic nerve is like a cable<br />

made up of over 1 million nerve<br />

fibers that carry the information<br />

collected by your eye (retina) to<br />

the visual cortex of the brain for<br />

processing. Glaucoma slowly decreases<br />

the ability of your optic<br />

nerve to carry this information to<br />

your brain.<br />

The buildup of pressure,<br />

in your eye, causes glaucoma.<br />

There are currently two basic<br />

theories as to why excessive ocular<br />

pressure causes glaucoma.<br />

Either high intra-ocular pressure<br />

decreases blood flow to the optic<br />

nerve, or high pressure, over<br />

time, physically crushes and kills<br />

the individual nerve fibers.<br />

At first, open-angle glaucoma<br />

has no symptoms. Vision stays<br />

normal, and there is no pain.<br />

As glaucoma remains untreated,<br />

people may notice that although<br />

they see things clearly in front of<br />

them, they miss objects to the side<br />

and out of the corner of their<br />

eye. It may seem as though they<br />

are looking through a tunnel.<br />

Over time, the remaining vision<br />

may decrease until there is no<br />

vision left. Optic nerve damage<br />

caused by glaucoma is permanent;<br />

therefore, it is important to<br />

seek treatment in the early stages<br />

of the disease. Most people think<br />

that they have glaucoma if the<br />

pressure in their eye is high. This<br />

is not always true. High pressure<br />

puts you at a higher risk for glaucoma;<br />

however, an elevated pressure<br />

by itself does not make the<br />

diagnosis of glaucoma. Whether<br />

or not you get glaucoma depends<br />

on the level of pressure that your<br />

optic nerve can tolerate without<br />

being damaged. This level is different<br />

for each person. Although<br />

normal pressure is usually said to<br />

be between <strong>12</strong>-21 mm Hg, a person<br />

might have glaucoma even if<br />

the pressure is in this range. That<br />

is why an eye examination is very<br />

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glaucoma will typically have a<br />

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shape of the optic disk; gonioscopy:<br />

in which a lens is used to<br />

evaluate the trabecular meshwork<br />

where the fluid in the eye<br />

exits the eye; tonometry: which<br />

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pachymetry: which measures the<br />

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vision and optical coherence tomography<br />

(OCT): to measure<br />

the thickness of the nerve layer<br />

transmitting the image to the<br />

brain. Recently, more advanced<br />

technology like Visual-Evoked<br />

Potential (VEP) and electroretinograms<br />

(ERG) have been found<br />

to be useful in making the diagnosis<br />

of glaucoma in more challenging<br />

cases.<br />

Glaucoma is a lifelong disease<br />

that will always require treatment.<br />

Glaucoma is much like hypertension<br />

and diabetes. We can<br />

control these diseases, however<br />

we cannot, as of yet, cure them.<br />

Today there are numerous ophthalmic<br />

medications available to<br />

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one medication may be used to<br />

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other procedures, including<br />

laser and surgery may be considered.<br />

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All our offices are equipped<br />

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The Fiske<br />

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Worried about packages being<br />

left on the front doorstep? The<br />

Fiske Public Library announces<br />

that residents can designate the<br />

Fiske Library address for packages.<br />

The librarians will sign for<br />

the items and hold them. Residents<br />

are advised to use online<br />

retailer tracking software to learn<br />

exactly when packages have arrived.<br />

To participate, residents must<br />

use their own name and the library’s<br />

address when placing orders.<br />

To pick up packages, bring<br />

in a library card that must match<br />

the information on the package,<br />

and sign the receipt to verify the<br />

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December <strong>2016</strong> Local Town Pages www.<strong>norfolkwrentham</strong>news.com Page 13<br />

Living Healthy<br />

I Can See Clearly Now, the<br />

FAT is Gone!<br />

To successfully drop those<br />

excess pounds, 46-year-old Tom<br />

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weight loss program. Between<br />

his hectic work schedule<br />

as president of WMRC Radio,<br />

1490 AM, in Milford, and an<br />

active home life with his wife<br />

and three teenage sons, a clear<br />

plan was the only answer. He<br />

was already familiar with New<br />

England Fat Loss as an advertiser<br />

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friends who shared their successful<br />

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“I needed a program to follow,”<br />

McAullife said. “I have all<br />

this exercise equipment in the<br />

basement, but without someone<br />

like Dr. Johns and his staff,<br />

it wasn’t going to happen. I<br />

can be extremely disciplined<br />

if you give me a road map.”<br />

McAullife made the right choice.<br />

After only 27 days on the program<br />

he lost 30 pounds. The<br />

The Norfolk Lions, the Norfolk<br />

Public Schools and the<br />

Town of Norfolk announce that<br />

the Coats 4 Kids winter outerwear<br />

drive has started. Gently<br />

used or unwanted coats for infants,<br />

kids, men or women can<br />

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Day School, the Freeman-Kennedy<br />

School, the Town Clerk’s<br />

office, and at the Lions Christmas<br />

Tree Sale located next to<br />

Dunkin’ Donuts in Norfolk. All<br />

coats will be cleaned by Anton’s<br />

Cleaners of Medfield. Coats<br />

will be accepted until January<br />

bonus was, the effect on how his<br />

new menu plan fueled his body.<br />

“By the time I got literally seven<br />

days into it, I could feel my metabolism<br />

on fire,” McAullife said.<br />

“I felt like whatever I was eating<br />

was getting burned up, the<br />

water was getting washed out.”<br />

McAullife admits shedding the<br />

weight was the initial goal, but<br />

he also joined NEFL to influence<br />

other aspects of his life. His<br />

demanding schedule promoted<br />

poor eating habits, and he felt<br />

a loss of control. Before joining<br />

NEFL, his body took charge,<br />

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even sleep habits. After only<br />

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“What I really wanted most of all<br />

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and organization in my head.”<br />

Since his success with New England<br />

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and wakes at 5 a.m. to prepare<br />

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sleep is even more vital when<br />

approximately 230,000 people<br />

rely on him and his station to<br />

stay informed with their local<br />

news, weather, traffic, music,<br />

religious and consumer programming<br />

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“I feel so good, it is simply<br />

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6. The Lions would like to<br />

thank Dover Trucking for once<br />

again donating new totes for<br />

the collection stations. Contact<br />

Lisa Roney at 508-520-6693 for<br />

more information.<br />

Project Blossom<br />

Preschool Information<br />

Night Set for Jan. 10<br />

The Wrentham Public<br />

Schools announce a preschool<br />

information night will be held on<br />

Tuesday, January 10 at 6 p.m. in<br />

the Delaney Elementary School’s<br />

Vogel Auditorium. Snow date is<br />

January 11.<br />

Project Blossom, the town’s<br />

multi-aged integrated preschool<br />

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the program and classroom visits.<br />

New options for the 2017-2018<br />

school year will also be discussed.<br />

Pre-K registration will take<br />

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The Red Rooster – Different Look, Same Great Taste<br />

By Marjorie Turner Hollman<br />

The Red Rooster Pub in<br />

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The Red Rooster plans to reopen<br />

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“The entrances are ADA compliant<br />

with ramps that make it easier<br />

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up the warmth of this local pub<br />

with an Irish twist.” She continued,<br />

“Once the Red Rooster was<br />

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The menu items are mouthwatering<br />

steak tips, always a staple,<br />

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burgers and new specialty pizzas<br />

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an Irish flavor. The decor will reflect<br />

the owner’s heritage as well.<br />

Music is and always has been<br />

an important piece of the puzzle<br />

for them, with the jukebox constantly<br />

playing everyone’s favorites.<br />

Look for live music to be<br />

playing during the week at the<br />

Red Rooster. “We’re still working<br />

on the lineup,” noted Marshalsea,<br />

“but we’ll have live music<br />

playing here for sure.”<br />

During our visit, we learned<br />

of a number of charitable events<br />

that have taken place at the Red<br />

Rooster. Marshalsea is looking<br />

toward the pub’s reopening when<br />

they will again be a drop-off location<br />

for “Toys for Tots.” They<br />

hold a meat raffle once a month,<br />

with past proceeds from the raffle<br />

going to Home Start, an organization<br />

based in Boston that benefits<br />

homeless veterans. (https://<br />

homestart.org/). When the Red<br />

Rooster’s remodeling began, all<br />

the wall decorations were raffled<br />

off and the proceeds went to the<br />

LaBonte Fund to benefit Wrentham<br />

policeman George LaBonte<br />

and his family. (https://www.gofundme.com/rrx8heqk).<br />

“We’ve been a part of the<br />

community for years,” Marshalsea<br />

explained. “Giving back is<br />

an important part of the business<br />

for owner John Carroll. This<br />

has been a favorite local spot for<br />

years, and the business has picked<br />

up in the past year, so we want to<br />

keep up the momentum.”<br />

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the changes, catch up with folks<br />

you haven’t seen for a while, or<br />

make some new friends. Hours of<br />

operation are 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m.<br />

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The shooter sent a low line-drive<br />

The curtain came down on to O’Neill’s left. O’Neill guessed<br />

the most successful soccer season<br />

in school history as the King tending to get a hand on the shot.<br />

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Philip boys soccer team dropped Unfortunately, he didn’t quite get<br />

a heartbreaking 2-1 penalty kick enough of the ball. The deflected<br />

shootout loss to Braintree in the shot clanged off the post, bouncing<br />

directly back at O’Neill and<br />

Division 1 South Sectional semifinals.<br />

The loss ended the Warriors’<br />

impressive run through the net as he hit the ground. And<br />

ricocheting off his back and into<br />

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record.<br />

King Philip reached the semifinals<br />

with a nerve-wracking 1-0<br />

After dominating from the<br />

opening kickoff and taking an win over BC High. As the #1<br />

early lead on a Cam Mullins’ seed in the South Sectionals,<br />

free kick 16 minutes in, the Warriors<br />

sat back and paid dearly for first round. BC came to King<br />

King Philip received a bye in the<br />

it. Braintree took control of the Philip for the quarter-finals fresh<br />

game for the last 20 minutes of off of a first-round win and looking<br />

for another. The Warriors<br />

the first half, repeatedly attacking<br />

the Warrior defense before finally controlled play early and went<br />

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six minutes left. King Philip was junior Tom Lugten that squeezed<br />

fortunate to get to the half knotted<br />

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under the goalkeeper’s arm and<br />

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Philip return to the attack. The<br />

Warriors controlled the ball and<br />

the play, forcing the action in<br />

the Braintree end and keeping<br />

the Wamps on their heels. While<br />

King Philip used their skills and<br />

finesse to maintain possession,<br />

Braintree took a more direct and<br />

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While this season will be tough<br />

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Alpaca Ranch Annual Holiday Open House<br />

and Holiday Boutique<br />

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Acorn Alpaca Ranch at 99<br />

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December 3 & from 10 a.m. to 4<br />

p.m. Visitors can tour the Barn,<br />

interact with the friendly alpacas<br />

and browse the fine alpaca products<br />

in the Holiday Boutique.<br />

The ranch, in addition to<br />

breeding and selling the alpacas,<br />

offers yarn made from the fiber<br />

of their own alpacas as well as<br />

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variety of alpaca socks, scarves<br />

and hats, mittens and gloves,<br />

and other warm products. For<br />

knitting and crocheting there is<br />

a wide variety of both natural<br />

colored and dyed yarns. As always,<br />

there will be an assortment<br />

of teddy bears and equally huggable<br />

items. (Cash or check only-<br />

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If you have ever thought of<br />

owning alpacas you can talk directly<br />

to Bob and Louise Hebeler<br />

about alpaca care, husbandry<br />

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Norfolk Lions Annual Christmas Tree Sale<br />

The Norfolk Lions Club’s annual<br />

Christmas tree sale is in full<br />

swing. Trees will be sold from 3<br />

to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9<br />

a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. The<br />

sale is held at the lot next to the<br />

Dunkin’ Donuts on Main Street<br />

in Norfolk, and will continue until<br />

all trees are sold. The Lions will<br />

trim the bottom of the trees, wrap<br />

them, and secure to cars. The<br />

group will accept cash or checks.<br />

Residents are encouraged to shop<br />

early for best selection.<br />

The fresh trees come from<br />

northern Maine, and include<br />

Balsam and Frasier Firs, as well<br />

as wreaths. The Lions will also<br />

be selling tree bags and tree life<br />

preservative to promote needle<br />

retention and keep the trees fresh<br />

through the holiday season. The<br />

Lions note that it takes 10 to <strong>12</strong><br />

years of growing time and professional<br />

care to bring a Christmas<br />

tree to harvest.<br />

All of the proceeds from the<br />

sale of the trees go right back<br />

into the Norfolk community and<br />

to various Lions charities. “Monies<br />

that the Lions generate go to<br />

seed such research as blindness<br />

prevention, diabetes prevention<br />

and numerous other causes,” said<br />

Mark Conley, this year’s President<br />

and King Lion. “Norfolk Lions<br />

has donated over $250,000 in<br />

the 50-plus years of service to the<br />

community.”<br />

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a wide choice of alpacas for sale<br />

this is the place to begin.<br />

Again this year we will be<br />

joined by our good friends Sue<br />

Robinson from Buzz10 Honey<br />

and Linda Horton from Sweet<br />

Treats with plenty of local honey,<br />

jams, jellies and other goodies to<br />

sweeten your holiday.<br />

If you miss the Open House,<br />

you can still shop for alpaca<br />

products or alpacas anytime<br />

by calling ahead to meet us at<br />

the barn. Acorn Alpaca Ranch<br />

is located at 99 Acorn Street<br />

in Millis. Directions can be<br />

found on our website at www.<br />

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will be dry-cleaned courtesy of<br />

Anton’s Cleaners.<br />

Also, the Lions will be collecting<br />

non-perishable food donations<br />

for the Norfolk Food Pantry,<br />

which experiences increased demand<br />

during the holiday season.<br />

Bill Hawkins, co-chairman of the<br />

Christmas tree sale, said “Contributions<br />

to the Norfolk Food<br />

Pantry would be appreciated and<br />

could not come at a better time<br />

of year.”<br />

Again this year, the Boy Scouts<br />

of Norfolk will be offering a tree<br />

pickup service after the holidays.<br />

For $10, the Scouts will pick up a<br />

tree at any house in Norfolk and<br />

bring it to the transfer station for<br />

recycling. Register for this service<br />

when purchasing a tree at the lot.<br />

The month-long tree sale is<br />

one of the Norfolk Lions Club’s<br />

most important fundraisers and<br />

a great opportunity for the Lions<br />

to connect with members of the<br />

community during the holiday<br />

season. The Lions Club thanks<br />

the owners of Norfolk’s Dunkin’<br />

Donuts for their continued support<br />

and use of their lot.<br />

The Norfolk Lions Club currently<br />

has more than 100 men<br />

and women and is growing. The<br />

group meets on the fourth Tuesday<br />

of the month at 7 p.m. at the<br />

Norfolk Grange, located at 28<br />

Rockwood Road. For more information<br />

or to get involved, visit<br />

www.NorfolkMALions.org, email<br />

norfolklionsmembership@gmail.<br />

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Two Sisters – Two Styles – One Dream<br />

Looking for something fabulous?<br />

Whether it is an eye-catching<br />

outfit, accessory, a one-of-a-kind<br />

piece of home décor or handpainted<br />

gift, you are unlikely to<br />

find a collection of items quite<br />

like Rustic and Chic: A Sisters’<br />

Boutique, located in Norfolk at<br />

114C Pond Street (near the corner<br />

of Routes 115 and 1A).<br />

“We are as different in personalities<br />

as we are in styles,” says<br />

fashion-forward Kim Ringuette,<br />

who has partnered with her sister<br />

and artist, Corinne Parker,<br />

former owner of Walpole’s The<br />

Primitive Window.<br />

When asked how the idea of<br />

the store came about, Kim explains<br />

that a bell went off when<br />

she and her aunt ventured into a<br />

small boutique a year and a half<br />

ago. “I found myself thinking<br />

about the changes I would make<br />

if I were the owner, and also how<br />

my sister has always wanted to<br />

open up another store, and suddenly<br />

I thought, how crazy would<br />

it be if we brought the two styles<br />

together? I knew we could find a<br />

way as sisters and best friends to<br />

make it work.”<br />

The resulting shop, an eclectic<br />

treasure trove of high-end fashion<br />

and every day wear seamlessly<br />

presented against a cozy backdrop<br />

including Corinne’s creations,<br />

physically illustrates how<br />

the concept of chic need not be<br />

relegated to Fifth Avenue.<br />

“It is one of those places you<br />

can come in and get a fabulous<br />

holiday dress or date outfit – or<br />

a special hand-painted personal<br />

gift,” says Kim. “We have brought<br />

our two worlds together with a<br />

‘living boutique’ that changes<br />

and evolves, so it is always a fun<br />

experience.”<br />

Everything in the quaint little<br />

Cape-style building is designed<br />

to be “touchable, made to try on,<br />

even to bend down and take a<br />

peek under the tables or look in a<br />

drawer to see what you can find,”<br />

says Kim. “New and different<br />

items will constantly be added,<br />

and nearly everything in the shop<br />

is for sale.”<br />

Corinne has, in fact, made or<br />

refinished many of the furniture<br />

pieces in the store which are for<br />

sale, a labor of love she calls her<br />

“therapy.” She says she found<br />

her calling in primitive style and<br />

the folk art of tole painting, and<br />

what started as a few small signs<br />

and projects grew into furniture<br />

and custom orders. “I love the<br />

older look, the rustic look,” says<br />

Corinne, of her art. “I basically<br />

redo every single thing that I<br />

touch. It makes me feel good to<br />

stand back and think I created<br />

that.” She says she hopes Rustic<br />

and Chic’s clientele will feel<br />

a similar satisfaction when they<br />

bring home her creations, from<br />

refinished furniture to whimsical<br />

decorative items. “I hope<br />

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Corinne. “I go home and create…”<br />

“And then she brings me what<br />

she has made, so I can create the<br />

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us,” finishes Kim, inspired by<br />

her muse. At its onset, Rustic<br />

and Chic will feature three different<br />

clothing lines, which include<br />

unique pieces in individual sizes.<br />

The designer lines are Joseph<br />

Ribkoff and Capote, as well as<br />

the more casual Margaret Winters.<br />

They will also carry hats,<br />

neck warmers and fingerless<br />

gloves from Pandemonium, along<br />

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Chantal leather handbags, but<br />

she plans to listen closely to what<br />

appeals to her clientele. Foremost,<br />

she believes women want unique<br />

pieces they know will make them<br />

feel fabulous. “And we all deserve<br />

to feel that way, we really do,” she<br />

says.<br />

She hopes women will savor<br />

and share the experience of shopping<br />

at Rustic and Chic.<br />

“To me, shopping should always<br />

be fun. Whether it is something<br />

to wear or a purchase for<br />

your home. People work hard for<br />

their money, and when you spend<br />

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our community with the love and<br />

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“It would be wonderful if we<br />

are welcomed as a ‘must-go-to’<br />

store.”<br />

Rustic and Chic, located at<br />

114C Pond Street (Rte. 115)<br />

Norfolk, will offer special holiday<br />

hours up until Christmas,<br />

Wednesday, Friday, Saturday<br />

and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />

and Thursday, <strong>12</strong> to 7 p.m., with<br />

hours on December 24, 10 a.m.<br />

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Project Blossom Preschool<br />

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fee is $10 for trees up to 10 feet tall and $15 for taller trees; senior citizens<br />

will be charged $5. Checks should be mailed to Troop 80, Norfolk<br />

Boy Scouts, P.O. Box 523, Norfolk. To sign up for the collection,<br />

e-mail your name, address, and phone number to treestroop80@<br />

gmail.com. A portion of the proceeds from this year’s collection will<br />

be donated to the Suitcase Project for foster children.<br />

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Public Library, 110 Randall Rd.,<br />

Wrentham. 3 p.m.<br />

Winter Pops Concert Celebrate<br />

the holidays with the acclaimed<br />

King Philip concert and<br />

symphony bands. Enjoy music,<br />

food, a sing-a-long, and holiday<br />

cheer. Doors open at 6 p.m.<br />

for dinner. King Philip Regional<br />

High School,<br />

201 Franklin St., Wrentham.<br />

7 p.m.<br />

December 4<br />

Old Fiske Museum Holiday<br />

Open House Tour the historic<br />

structure, enjoy artwork and<br />

local artifacts. The museum is<br />

home to the Wrentham Historical<br />

Commission and the Wrentham<br />

Arts and Cultural Commission.<br />

Old Fiske Museum, 55 East<br />

St., Wrentham. 1 to 4 p.m.<br />

Tree Lighting and Santa Parade<br />

Norfolk’s annual holiday<br />

event starts at Hillcrest Village<br />

and ends at Town Hill for photos<br />

with Santa and tree lighting. Parade<br />

starts at 3:30; tree lighting<br />

takes place at 4:45 p.m.<br />

Community Events<br />

December 9<br />

Polar Express Movie Night<br />

St. Jude’s Parent Group will<br />

host a festive movie night for<br />

school-age children kindergarten<br />

and up. This drop-off event<br />

will include pizza, hot cocoa,<br />

and cookies. PJs and blankets<br />

are encouraged. Cost is $10<br />

per child/$25 max per family.<br />

Signup at www.stjudenorfolk.<br />

org. St. Jude Church, 86 Main St.,<br />

Norfolk. 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

The Hound of the Baskervilles<br />

KP Drama and GAPS presents<br />

a Sherlock Holmes Holiday<br />

Mystery. Tickets are $8/adults<br />

and $5/<strong>12</strong> and under and seniors.<br />

Tickets sold at the door<br />

one hour before show time. King<br />

Philip Regional High School, 201<br />

Franklin St., Wrentham. 7 p.m.<br />

Also December 10. Snow date<br />

matinee: December 11 at 2 p.m.<br />

December 10<br />

A Celtic Christmas The Circle<br />

of Friends Coffeehouse presents<br />

a Celtic Christmas featuring Robbie<br />

O’Connell and Rose Clancy.<br />

The duo will create a musical<br />

tapestry to celebrate the season.<br />

Tickets are $25 and can be<br />

purchased by calling 508-528-<br />

2541 or visiting ww.circlefolk.<br />

org. Circle of Friends Coffeehouse,<br />

262 Chestnut St., Franklin.<br />

Doors open at 7:30 p.m.<br />

December 11<br />

Lions Club Holiday Party for<br />

Wrentham Senior Citizens<br />

Lunch included. Sign up at the<br />

Senior Center. King Philip Regional<br />

High School, 201 Franklin<br />

St., Wrentham. 1 to 3 p.m.<br />

December 17<br />

Santa’s Workshop Drop by the<br />

library and make holiday decorations<br />

with the Junior Library<br />

Council. Ornament kits will be<br />

priced from 50 cents to $1.50<br />

and proceeds will benefit the<br />

Junior and Teen Library Council.<br />

No registration required. Workshop<br />

takes place in the Schoolhouse<br />

Room. Norfolk Public<br />

Library, 139 Main St., Norfolk.<br />

10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<br />

December 18<br />

Movie Night at the Proctor<br />

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of Christmas,” filmed in 2015 at<br />

the Inn, will be shown. Event is<br />

free and includes complimentary<br />

popcorn. A cash bar will<br />

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877-384-1861 to register. Movie<br />

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The Proctor<br />

Mansion Inn, 36 Common St.,<br />

Wrentham. 4 p.m.<br />

December 21<br />

Blood Pressure Clinic The<br />

Wrentham Public Health Nurse<br />

will hold a blood pressure clinic<br />

for anyone who lives or works in<br />

Wrentham. All ages welcome.<br />

Wrentham Senior Center, 400<br />

Taunton St., Wrentham. 10 a.m.<br />

to noon.<br />

December 28<br />

Science on the Go The Easton<br />

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two programs for ages 3 to<br />

<strong>12</strong>. Build It (10 a.m.) will teach<br />

the fundamental principles of<br />

engineering and physics. Participants<br />

can experiment with<br />

a range of building materials<br />

to solve engineering problems<br />

and build cool machines. Forces<br />

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wind tunnel to explore the science<br />

between parachutes and<br />

helicopters. The programs are<br />

free but signup at the circulation<br />

desk is required. A cannedgood<br />

donation for the food pantry<br />

is encouraged. Fiske Public<br />

Library, 110 Randall Rd., Wrentham.<br />

10 and 11 a.m.<br />

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Sports<br />

Furfari a Leader for KP Girls Ice Hockey<br />

By Christopher Tremblay<br />

Staff Sports Writer<br />

Growing up with hockey all<br />

around her because of her father,<br />

it was no wonder that Elizabeth<br />

Furfari would gravitate toward<br />

the sport and eventually take to<br />

the ice for her high school team,<br />

the King Philip Warriors.<br />

“I began playing around three<br />

years old. I had originally started<br />

with figure skates, but my father,<br />

who not only played hockey in<br />

high school, but was coaching<br />

it at the time, switched them to<br />

hockey skates,” the KP junior<br />

right winger said. “I would always<br />

watch the Boston Bruins games<br />

with my father and that’s when I<br />

knew that I wanted to play.”<br />

The young Furfari began skating<br />

with the King Philip/Walpole<br />

local team before moving<br />

onto the Walpole Rebels and the<br />

Boston Terriers, where she played<br />

one year for each team. While<br />

playing with the Terriers, the program<br />

decided to go to a boys-only<br />

team and Furfari then hooked up<br />

with the Walpole Spitfires, an organization<br />

that was among the<br />

best for competition according to<br />

the KP winger.<br />

Around the age of 10 Furfari<br />

realized that hockey was not only<br />

a sport for enjoyment, but one<br />

in which she found herself to be<br />

rather good at. It was then that<br />

she decided to work on improving<br />

her game so that she could play<br />

on the high school squad.<br />

“With my Dad in the driveway<br />

I would do drills, which correlated<br />

well to when I actually got<br />

on the ice,” she said. “I started<br />

becoming comfortable with my<br />

stick handling as well as my puck<br />

control.”<br />

When the time came to try out<br />

for the high school team, she was<br />

nervous but wanted nothing less<br />

than a spot on the Warrior team.<br />

“I went into those tryouts caring<br />

a lot about making the team. I<br />

put everything that I had into that<br />

tryout,” she said. “When I made<br />

the team I was happy with the<br />

end results.”<br />

The end results landed her on<br />

the Warrior’s top line with two<br />

of her friends, Casey Curtin and<br />

Kate Holmes. The trio worked<br />

exceptionally well together and<br />

each notched similar numbers<br />

throughout the year.<br />

Unfortunately, during her<br />

sophomore campaign Holmes<br />

left KP, leaving a vacancy on the<br />

first line. Coach Jack Unger<br />

kept Curtin and Furfari paired<br />

together, while switching back<br />

and forth between Ally Wilson<br />

and Megan Gorman as the third<br />

member of the first line.<br />

“Casey and I worked well together<br />

having played on the same<br />

team (KP/Walpole),” Furfari<br />

said. “By this point we knew each<br />

other’s tendencies and once we<br />

figured out each other’s game, we<br />

worked off that.”<br />

Having no seniors on this<br />

year’s team, Unger is relying on<br />

his juniors to play the role of the<br />

upper classmen on the ice.<br />

“Playing in her third year, Elizabeth<br />

has always shown she’s a<br />

very good player with her skating<br />

and shooting ability,” the coach<br />

said. “I think she’s beginning to<br />

come into her own. In the past<br />

there was too much engine, but<br />

now she’s catching up with it and<br />

has improved her footwork and<br />

stick handling.”<br />

Last year Furfari was the<br />

team’s number two scorer behind<br />

her line mate and 100-point<br />

scorer Curtin. However, with<br />

Curtin moving on, it’s time for<br />

Furfari to take the reins and lead<br />

the Warriors on the ice. According<br />

to Unger, there are only two<br />

100-point scorers for girls hockey<br />

in KP’s eight-year program history.<br />

Furfari has the potential to<br />

be the next.<br />

“I’m not exactly sure where<br />

she stands at this point, but she is<br />

only a junior and has two years to<br />

play – there is no doubt that she<br />

could be the next one to eclipse<br />

that mark,” the KP Coach said.<br />

“This year I’ll be looking at her<br />

to be a leader on that top line; setting<br />

the pace not only for her line,<br />

but the rest of the team as well.”<br />

Over the past three seasons<br />

the Warriors have continued to<br />

advance into the Girls Division<br />

2 Hockey Tournament, but unfortunately<br />

KP has not been able<br />

to get out of the first round. The<br />

year before Furfari’s arrival, KP<br />

fell 5-3 to Cohasset. Two years<br />

ago, the team went into the tournament<br />

with a 15-0-3 record as<br />

the number one seed and was<br />

upset 4-1 by Winchester. Last<br />

winter the team was shutout by<br />

Plymouth 4-0. This season the<br />

Warriors want to right their past.<br />

“I want to take to the ice and<br />

contribute to this team to the best<br />

of my ability; working the puck<br />

into the offensive zone, but being<br />

able to get back on defense when<br />

needed,” the junior right winger<br />

said. “As a team, we all know our<br />

place and I am trusting Coach<br />

Unger will put the best players on<br />

the first line. Having been to the<br />

tournament my first two years, I<br />

want to get this team back again,<br />

but with much improved results.”<br />

If the Warrior right winger,<br />

who loves to play aggressive and<br />

score goals, can elevate her team<br />

to the next level, King Philip can<br />

quite possibly be looking at their<br />

first-ever tournament win come<br />

early next year.<br />

Dean Men’s Soccer Season Ends at<br />

USCAA National Tournament<br />

The Dean College men’s<br />

soccer team ended their season<br />

with an outstanding 17-2 record.<br />

In its first year as a fouryear<br />

program, the team earned<br />

an at-large bid as the number<br />

four seed in the United States<br />

Collegiate Athletic Association’s<br />

(USCAA) National Tournament<br />

held in Virginia Beach, Virginia<br />

November 10-14, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />

The Bulldogs were placed in<br />

Pool D of the preliminary round<br />

with Florida National University,<br />

the fifth seed, and Berkeley<br />

Photos courtesy of<br />

Matt Campbell.<br />

College of New Jersey, the ninth<br />

seed.<br />

On Thursday, November 10,<br />

Dean fell short to FNU with a<br />

final score of 2-1. Dean’s Justin<br />

Freitas scored with fifteen minutes<br />

to go in the contest.<br />

To advance to the semifinals<br />

on Sunday, the Bulldogs had to<br />

defeat Berkeley (NJ) on Friday,<br />

November 11 and Berkeley (NJ)<br />

had to defeat FNU on Saturday,<br />

November <strong>12</strong>.<br />

The Bulldogs soundly defeated<br />

Berkeley (NJ), 6-0. Pepe<br />

Vieira scored two goals to lead<br />

all Dean scorers as the Bulldogs<br />

raced to a 4-0 halftime lead.<br />

However, the outcome was not<br />

favorable for Berkeley (NJ), who<br />

were defeated on Saturday by<br />

FNU 6-0, ending Dean’s tournament<br />

journey.<br />

Besides their 16-1 record, the<br />

Dean Bulldogs were first in the<br />

USCAA in goals (99), assists (77)<br />

and goals against average (0.18),<br />

giving up only three goals all<br />

year.<br />

Additionally, four members<br />

of the team (Brendan Pacheco,<br />

Isaac DeSouza, Justin Freitas<br />

and Murilo Zanette) were<br />

recognized at the USCAA<br />

Championship banquet for<br />

making the Men’s Soccer<br />

National All-Academic Team.<br />

For more information on the<br />

USCAA National Tournament,<br />

visit www.theuscaa.com. To<br />

learn more about the Dean<br />

College men’s soccer team,<br />

visit www.dean.edu or www.<br />

deanbulldogs.com.


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Sports<br />

New KP Boys Hoop Coach Optimistic<br />

about Playoff Chances<br />

By Ken Hamwey<br />

Staff Sports Writer<br />

The King Philip boys basketball<br />

team will open its season at<br />

home against Milford on Tuesday,<br />

Dec. 13, and that matchup should<br />

provide new coach Mark Champagne<br />

with some idea about his<br />

Warriors’ ability to achieve several<br />

goals he firmly believes are<br />

realistic.<br />

The 60-year-old Champagne,<br />

who led Ashland High to a Tri-<br />

Valley League championship<br />

during his six years at the helm,<br />

expects his forces to qualify for<br />

tourney play and to compete for<br />

the Kelley-Rex Division crown.<br />

But he’s acutely aware that those<br />

objectives will be met only “if<br />

a healthy culture is developed.’’<br />

And, that consists of a team-first<br />

mentality with all players contributing.<br />

“Our kids wear T-shirts that<br />

say three towns, one community,’’<br />

Champagne noted, referring to<br />

Wrentham, Plainville and Norfolk.<br />

“KP draws players from those<br />

three towns but I want our kids to<br />

aspire to make our team feel like it<br />

represents one community.<br />

Champagne, who’s lived in<br />

Wrentham for the last 13 years,<br />

likes the quality of the players<br />

he’s inherited from last year’s<br />

5-15 squad and he’s convinced<br />

they can qualify for the playoffs.<br />

“We’ve got six players back with<br />

varsity experience,’’ he said. “And,<br />

we’ve got players who have a desire<br />

to succeed. They’ve done a<br />

lot of off-season work and the<br />

team chemistry is good. We’ve<br />

got depth and we’ve got players<br />

who’ve got good technique.’’<br />

The Warriors three senior<br />

captains — Noah Goodwin, Seth<br />

Sullivan, and Will Weir — all have<br />

leadership qualities and Champagne<br />

views them as solid role<br />

models.<br />

“Noah is a second-year captain<br />

who’ll play small forward at 6-3,’’<br />

Champagne said. “He’s a very<br />

strong inside player with good<br />

skills. Seth is a six-foot shooting<br />

guard who has worked extremely<br />

hard during the off-season and<br />

has developed good skills. He’s a<br />

terrific outside shooter. Will is another<br />

second-year captain who’ll<br />

play power forward at 6-2. He<br />

competes hard and has a great<br />

work ethic.’’<br />

Sophomore Kyle Layman,<br />

a 6-foot-4 forward, is a returning<br />

starter who has huge upside.<br />

“Kyle is our best rebounder and<br />

best defensive player,’’ Champagne<br />

said. “He’s athletic and has<br />

a high hoop IQ. His offensive skills<br />

and confidence are improving at a<br />

rapid pace.’’<br />

Three seniors Champagne<br />

hopes will be major contributors<br />

are Tom Sullivan (6-5 center),<br />

Pharoah Davis (5-11 guard), and<br />

Matt Lehoullier (5-11 guard).<br />

“Tom is a good passer and he has<br />

a strong inside presence,’’ Champagne<br />

noted. “Pharoah is a returning<br />

starter, he’s athletic and a<br />

good ball-handler who can drive.<br />

He just needs to be more efficient.<br />

Matt has a good IQ on the court<br />

and is a solid all-round player who<br />

is strong on defense. He just needs<br />

to develop confidence.’’<br />

Three juniors who’ll get playing<br />

time are Tom Madden (6-4<br />

small forward), Justin Vine (6-1<br />

shooting guard) and Nolan Bradley<br />

(5-10 guard). “Tom is athletic<br />

with good length,’’ Champagne<br />

said. “He’s an inside or outside<br />

player. Justin has become a good<br />

all-around player because of his<br />

work in the off season, and Nolan<br />

is a smart player who’s solid on the<br />

defensive end.’’<br />

The new staff at KP will include<br />

varsity assistant Steve Linehan,<br />

who was with Champagne at<br />

Ashland; Michael Vine, the jayvee<br />

coach; and freshman coach Nick<br />

Glabicky.<br />

Champagne, who is KP’s<br />

fourth head coach in the last<br />

seven years, has paid his dues at<br />

a variety of venues. He started his<br />

career as an assistant at UMass-<br />

Dartmouth and later worked for<br />

one season as an assistant with the<br />

Boston University women’s team<br />

before taking the head-coaching<br />

reins at Bridgewater State, where<br />

his teams compiled .500 records<br />

during a 10-year span.<br />

Leaving Bridgewater to focus<br />

on his painting business, Champagne,<br />

who is married and the<br />

father of two, later got the urge to<br />

return to coaching, spending two<br />

years as an assistant at Taunton.<br />

He returned to the head-coaching<br />

ranks at Ashland in 2010 where<br />

his squads compiled a 70-54 record.<br />

“If kids have a passion for basketball,<br />

then it’s my job to fuel it,’’<br />

he said.<br />

A familiar face because of his<br />

volunteer work with the Wrentham<br />

Recreation Department,<br />

Champagne is very pragmatic in<br />

his approach, utilizing a threeprong<br />

philosophy that allows winning<br />

to take care of itself.<br />

“It’s imperative that the basketball<br />

court be an extension of the<br />

classroom,’’ he emphasized. “Secondly,<br />

players should reach their<br />

potential as positively as possible,<br />

and I strive to develop our players<br />

to be good citizens. If those three<br />

situations are fostered, then winning<br />

will follow.’’<br />

Hosting Milford on opening<br />

night could be the barometer that<br />

points to the KP boys basketball<br />

team making a comeback for the<br />

<strong>2016</strong>-17 campaign.<br />

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a host of groups will turn out to<br />

celebrate his arrival with a variety<br />

of activities.<br />

Santa and his entourage will be<br />

ushered into town by the awardwinning<br />

King Philip High School<br />

Marching Band, under the direction<br />

of Joshua Wolloff.<br />

Prior to the parade, Santa stops<br />

in at Hillcrest Village to hand out<br />

cookies and treats and receive<br />

hugs and kisses from the residents.<br />

Shhhhh, don’t tell Mrs. Claus!<br />

Santa’s parade will begin at<br />

3:30 p.m. at the Hillcrest Village<br />

on Rockwood Road. Santa’s<br />

elves, Frosty the Snowman, the<br />

Grinch, Norfolk Police and Fire<br />

Departments, area Scouts, and<br />

others will join Santa along Route<br />

115, through the center of town,<br />

turning right onto Liberty Lane<br />

and ending at the Norfolk library.<br />

At 4 p.m., residents are invited<br />

to visit with Santa in the library’s<br />

Community Room and have their<br />

pictures taken. Santa’s elves will be<br />

bustling around the room assisting.<br />

Parents will be able to download<br />

digital photos with Santa after the<br />

parade. Refreshments will be provided<br />

by the Norfolk Recreation<br />

Department.<br />

Children are invited to bring<br />

their homemade ornaments to<br />

help decorate the town’s Christmas<br />

tree, which will be lit for the<br />

first time to mark the beginning of<br />

the season.<br />

The Santa Parade and festivities<br />

are sponsored by the Norfolk<br />

Lions Club and the Norfolk Recreation<br />

Department, with the<br />

cooperation of numerous town<br />

departments, including the Fire,<br />

Police and Highway Departments,<br />

the staff of the Norfolk Public Library,<br />

and Norfolk Recreation.


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Holiday Open House at Old Fiske Museum on December 3<br />

Community Organizations Team Up to Host Festive Celebration<br />

A Holiday Open House featuring art<br />

and historical exhibits will bring seasonal<br />

cheer and merriment to the Old Fiske<br />

Museum on Saturday, December 3 from<br />

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is co-sponsored<br />

by the Wrentham Cultural Council<br />

and Wrentham Historical Commission,<br />

who share the Old Fiske Museum facility<br />

located off the town common at 55 East<br />

St., Wrentham.<br />

Originally known as the Old Fiske Library,<br />

the building was built in 1894 as<br />

the town’s first free library. Resplendent<br />

with period architecture, it was Wrentham’s<br />

library until the 1990s when the<br />

new Fiske library on Randall Road replaced<br />

it. The building has since been<br />

repurposed as a town museum and art<br />

gallery, complete with handicapped accessible<br />

doorways and bathrooms. It<br />

hosts a variety of gallery exhibits and<br />

open houses throughout the year.<br />

Exhibiting artists and representatives<br />

from the Wrentham Cultural Council<br />

will be at the Holiday Open House to<br />

greet visitors. Representatives from the<br />

Wrentham Historical Commission will<br />

be on hand to answer questions about<br />

artifacts of historical significance on display,<br />

which showcase Wrentham’s rich<br />

history.<br />

The Old Fiske Museum will be festively<br />

dressed for the holidays thanks to<br />

decorations and arrangements created<br />

by the Sohoanno Garden Club. All ages<br />

are welcome to enjoy this free and festive<br />

community event.<br />

Artists interested in exhibit space may<br />

email the Wrentham Cultural Council<br />

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Norfolk Boy Scouts Donate to Fire & Police Departments<br />

By Jane Lebak<br />

Boy Scout Troop 80 has<br />

long been a part of the fabric<br />

of Norfolk, both receiving from<br />

the community and giving back<br />

to it as part of its charter. At a<br />

ceremony this past November 6,<br />

Troop 80 presented generous financial<br />

donations to the Norfolk<br />

Fire Department and the Norfolk<br />

Police Department.<br />

In the past, the Boy Scouts<br />

have donated to the Federated<br />

Church of Norfolk where they<br />

hold their meetings, to the Norfolk<br />

public library, and to the Boy<br />

Scouts Old Colony Council.<br />

“One of the basis of Scouts<br />

is a sense of purpose and a sense<br />

of community: to serve. This is<br />

a great way that they can show<br />

their appreciation,” says Peter<br />

O’Neil, assistant Scout leader<br />

and current troop treasurer.<br />

“When we talked about where to<br />

donate, first responders were our<br />

highest priority. There was not<br />

even a hesitation.”<br />

Troop 80 has recently engaged<br />

in a Purpose Driven fundraising<br />

campaign, raising money primarily<br />

through the sales of chocolate<br />

bars ($2 apiece) and Christmas<br />

tree pickup. They donated $2500<br />

each to the Police Department<br />

and to the Fire Department.<br />

That’s a lot of chocolate.<br />

“Some of our funding comes<br />

from many years of effort from<br />

past Scouts, so we’re giving in<br />

their honor and to recognize the<br />

young Scouts. This is also the<br />

beauty of having a troop whose<br />

needs have been met,” says<br />

O’Neil. “We’ve got the equipment<br />

we need for camping, the<br />

facility for our meetings, and<br />

last spring we got jackets for all<br />

of them to wear proudly. Our<br />

next level is to give where else it’s<br />

needed.”<br />

Fire Chief Coleman Bushnell<br />

is proud of Norfolk’s Boy Scouts<br />

and their generosity. “The community-minded<br />

spirit of the Boy<br />

Scouts is shown by their gracious<br />

donation to the Fire Department.<br />

During their meeting, when they<br />

made the presentation, it was<br />

obvious that they were enthusiastic.”<br />

Bushnell adds, “Even more<br />

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to the Department of Public<br />

Works, and that was really helpful.”<br />

The donation was presented<br />

to the Police and Fire Departments<br />

with no restrictions on how<br />

they use the money, only that<br />

they would use it for the safety of<br />

their team and the protection of<br />

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“Not for copy paper,” O’Neil<br />

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The Fire Department is working<br />

to determine the best use<br />

of the Boy Scouts’ gift. “We’ll<br />

use it in line with their request<br />

that it was for the safety of the<br />

first responders,” says Bushnell.<br />

“Whether we use it for a training<br />

program or to buy a piece<br />

of equipment not funded by the<br />

town, that’s up in the air.”<br />

Troop 80 has a long history<br />

in Norfolk. Chief of Police<br />

Charles Stone Junior mentioned<br />

during the award ceremony that<br />

his father was a Boy Scout troop<br />

leader, as was his grandfather before<br />

him.<br />

“The hard part is,” says<br />

Peter O’Neil, “where do we go<br />

next?” Troop 80, which is very<br />

active and will honor its 100th<br />

Eagle Scout in a court of honor<br />

next spring, is already looking<br />

to its next donation. One possible<br />

cause would be children uprooted<br />

from dangerous situations<br />

and thrust into the foster care<br />

system. “Sometimes they have<br />

only a paper bag,” says O’Neil.<br />

In his speech during the award<br />

ceremony, he mentioned that the<br />

troop was considering the purchase<br />

of “luggage for children<br />

caught up in the foster care program<br />

who do not have a place for<br />

their belongings when they have<br />

to move from home to home.”<br />

Whatever the future holds,<br />

Troop 80 will continue its efforts<br />

to build character and invest in<br />

the Norfolk community. “It’s not<br />

just about raising funds,” says<br />

O’Neil, “but putting thought into<br />

action.”<br />

For more information about<br />

Boy Scout Troop 80, visit their<br />

website at www.troop80.net.


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