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The Voice of Your Community<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Girls’ Soccer<br />
Captures Division 4<br />
State Championship<br />
By Christopher Tremblay<br />
The <strong>Millis</strong> girls’ soccer team<br />
opened the season with a tie<br />
and a loss and suddenly found<br />
themselves in a hole at 0-1-1, but<br />
instead of feeling sorry for themselves,<br />
the Mohawks buckled<br />
down and went on a roll that saw<br />
the team finish 12-2-2 during the<br />
With a 1-0 win over Millbury, the<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Girls’ soccer took home the<br />
Division 4 State Championship.<br />
Photo courtesy of Steve Bailen<br />
regular season, earn a spot in the<br />
Division 4 South Tournament.<br />
After cruising through the Sectional<br />
Tournament, <strong>Millis</strong> then<br />
went onto win the Division 4<br />
State Championship.<br />
CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
continued on page 3<br />
The Town of<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Purchases<br />
the Ide House<br />
Site to Become <strong>Medway</strong> Historical<br />
Society Museum Next Fall<br />
At the <strong>Medway</strong> Fall Town<br />
Meeting on November 13,<br />
<strong>2017</strong>, the town of <strong>Medway</strong><br />
voted to use $525,000 in Community<br />
Preservation Funds to<br />
purchase the historic “Jacob<br />
Ide” house and its 1.41 acres<br />
of land, at 158 Main Street,<br />
<strong>Medway</strong>.<br />
In an impassioned statement,<br />
Sheila Dubrawski,<br />
President of the <strong>Medway</strong><br />
Historical Society, called<br />
well-preserved Ide House a<br />
“vital part of <strong>Medway</strong>’s history.”<br />
Dubrawski continued<br />
that, “The Historic Society<br />
has outgrown its building.” In<br />
a response to resident Dawn<br />
Williams, she explained that<br />
the Historical Society would<br />
like to work with <strong>Medway</strong> to<br />
have the Ide House become<br />
the group’s new headquarters.<br />
Following the meeting,<br />
Dubrawski told Local Town<br />
Pages, “We are expecting to<br />
manage the house as the <strong>Medway</strong><br />
Historical Society Museum<br />
beginning next fall. Being<br />
near the park and right on<br />
Main Street will provide great<br />
visibility to promote programs<br />
and events.”<br />
THE IDE HOUSE<br />
continued on page 3<br />
Groundbreaking<br />
for <strong>Millis</strong><br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
<strong>December</strong> 8th<br />
By J.D. O’Gara<br />
It’s official. A new elementary<br />
school will indeed be built in <strong>Millis</strong>.<br />
And it will officially begin on<br />
<strong>December</strong> 8th, with a groundbreaking<br />
ceremony at 9:30 a.m.<br />
At the fall town meeting on<br />
November 6, <strong>2017</strong>, after facing<br />
legal challenges both to the<br />
location and to the process of<br />
the original passing vote at the<br />
Spring <strong>2017</strong> Town Meeting, the<br />
town of <strong>Millis</strong> once again put the<br />
question of a $51.8 million override<br />
to build the new school to<br />
the town, and voters overwhelmingly,<br />
again, approved the measure,<br />
442-21.<br />
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CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
continued from page 1<br />
“Coming into the season,<br />
I never thought that we’d accomplish<br />
this. I do set high<br />
expectations, but I was hoping<br />
to go .500 in the league and<br />
make the tournament,” Mohawk<br />
Coach Steve Bailen said.<br />
“After those first two games,<br />
the girls rallied to come together.<br />
I hold them accountable,<br />
and they don’t take the<br />
criticism personal, they know<br />
it’s there to help them improve.”<br />
Having only lost three seniors<br />
from last year 11-5-4<br />
team Bailen had 11 returning<br />
starters taking to the field<br />
with experience this fall; none<br />
bigger than the team’s tri-captains.<br />
Defender Julia Krauss,<br />
striker Kaylee Francis and<br />
midfielder Taylor Davis made<br />
sure they delivered the Coach’s<br />
words of wisdom to the rest of<br />
the team.<br />
“As Coaches, we had to<br />
scout out our games and put<br />
together a strategy,” Bailen<br />
said. “The girls took to the<br />
field, put that plan in motion<br />
and executed it, while not always<br />
to perfection, it was good<br />
enough to win.”<br />
As the number two seed in<br />
the Division 4 South Tournament<br />
the Mohawks defeated<br />
Rising Tide 8-0, Cohasset 3-0<br />
and Coyle and Cassidy 4-0 to<br />
take home the Championship.<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> then went on to outlast<br />
Amesbury in overtime 2-1<br />
and Millbury 1-0 for the State<br />
Title. With nothing going<br />
on in the first half Francis<br />
knocked home a Jordyn Ferrantino<br />
rebound in the very<br />
early minutes of the second<br />
half to give <strong>Millis</strong> the eventual<br />
victory. It was <strong>Millis</strong>’ first State<br />
Championship since 1999,<br />
when Olivia Zitoli (now the<br />
team’s Assistant Coach) was<br />
on the squad.<br />
Throughout the regular<br />
season in the TVL, <strong>Millis</strong> plays<br />
a majority of Division 2 and 3<br />
teams, which helps prepare<br />
them for Division 4 tournament<br />
play. As the Mohawks<br />
took to the post-season the<br />
team played their up-tempo<br />
style while using their speed,<br />
tenacity and high energy from<br />
start to finish.<br />
“We came in not only focused<br />
but with a high degree<br />
of confidence,” the coach said.<br />
“I always tell them you’re only<br />
as good as your last win; you<br />
can’t assume anything.”<br />
Being able to bring <strong>Millis</strong><br />
another State Championship<br />
was a great feeling for the girls’<br />
soccer team, but the Coach believes<br />
it goes further than that.<br />
“The Championship was<br />
an uplifting experience, not<br />
only for the soccer team, but<br />
for the entire girls’ programs<br />
at the <strong>Millis</strong> High School. It<br />
shows there is light at the end<br />
of the tunnel,” Bailen said.<br />
“This builds a lot of momentum<br />
and enthusiasm with the<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Soccer Club as well as<br />
town support and that of the<br />
school.”<br />
THE IDE HOUSE<br />
continued from page 1<br />
Dr. Ide, ordained in 1814<br />
and married to Mary Emmons,<br />
daughter of Dr. Nathanial Emmons<br />
of Franklin a year later,<br />
moved into the newly built house<br />
in 1816. Eleven of their children<br />
were born there, five of whom<br />
died in infancy. Dr. Ide served on<br />
the <strong>Medway</strong> School Committee<br />
until the 1850s and became the<br />
first librarian of the West Parish<br />
Library at the Parish House.<br />
Friendly to slaves, he trained 40<br />
men for the ministry, including<br />
his son-in-law Charles Torrey,<br />
who became active in the Underground<br />
Railroad.<br />
Dubrawski says the Historical<br />
Society would like the Ide House<br />
to be open at least once per week,<br />
and they hope to host a Holiday<br />
Open House in 2018, where<br />
teams of volunteers decorate particular<br />
locations in the house. The<br />
group recently purchased cataloging<br />
software and will work to get<br />
all items into its new Past Perfect<br />
museum software. Displays would<br />
be enhanced by standard labeling<br />
on all items, she says, with a scanner<br />
ready to go. Volunteers will<br />
be needed.<br />
“There is lots to be done, and<br />
we are very excited and thankful<br />
for the opportunity to make <strong>Medway</strong>’s<br />
history central to the community,”<br />
says Dubrawski, who<br />
joined the group by simply helping<br />
out with a newsletter in 2013.<br />
“Everyone is welcome. No special<br />
qualifications needed. And<br />
if you love history and <strong>Medway</strong>,<br />
you are guaranteed to enjoy the<br />
experience.<br />
The Jacob Ide house is now the property of the Town of <strong>Medway</strong>, thanks<br />
to voters at the Fall <strong>2017</strong> Town Meeting. The site, purchased with CPA<br />
funds for $525,000, is slated to become the new headquarters for the<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Historical Society.<br />
For more information on the<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Historical Society email<br />
info@medwayhistoricalsociety.org.<br />
In addition to the purchase of<br />
the Ide House, <strong>Medway</strong> voters at<br />
the Fall Town meeting voted to<br />
purchase the building and 12.497<br />
acres of land at 123 Holliston<br />
Street, the current site of the<br />
V.F.W. With membership declining,<br />
Dennis Crowley explained to<br />
voters, the V.F.W. can no longer<br />
afford to maintain the property<br />
and would likely sell the property.<br />
The town’s purchase of the<br />
property would avoid any future<br />
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GROUNDBREAKING<br />
continued from page 1<br />
Building Committee, and especially<br />
Wayne Klocko as Chair,”<br />
says Diane Germain, Vice Chair<br />
of the Elementary School Board<br />
Committee. “It really brought everyone<br />
together, to make sure this<br />
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Germain says an early site<br />
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<strong>Millis</strong> Selectmen, and construction<br />
and site work began on<br />
November 16th. Members of<br />
the project team include Tappé<br />
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and Compass Project<br />
Management. According to the<br />
project website, at www.millisschoolproject.org,<br />
the design<br />
team will continue to develop the<br />
final plans for the project and the<br />
completed construction contract,<br />
with all subcontractor bids is anticipated<br />
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website, and on Facebook,” says<br />
Germain. “We’re also going to<br />
start filming whenever we can.”<br />
The first “Look-Ahead” noted<br />
that, at the end of the project,<br />
160 trees would be planted as<br />
part of the landscaping plan.<br />
The new Clyde Brown Elementary<br />
School move in date<br />
will be September 2019, says<br />
Germain, a time focused on to<br />
ease transition for the students.<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Superintendent Nancy<br />
Gustafson is also excited to see<br />
the project moving ahead.<br />
“It’s exciting,” she says. “The<br />
ground-breaking is just a nice<br />
way to celebrate the town coming<br />
together to do something<br />
great for the children.” Gustafson<br />
says the children will be involved<br />
in the ceremony, as the second<br />
graders will be the first fifth grade<br />
class in the building. “The first<br />
step was ordering the little plastic<br />
hardhats for them,” she says.<br />
Clyde Brown principal Jason<br />
Phelps is working with teachers<br />
to make children’s participation<br />
in the groundbreaking a learning<br />
experience.<br />
“He’d like to have kids learn<br />
something from the ceremony<br />
about civic engagement and<br />
the workings of government on<br />
a local level, and also, they’ll be<br />
watching the construction process,<br />
so they’ll be learning a lot<br />
that way as well,” says Gustafson.<br />
With the construction site<br />
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Phelps has purchased<br />
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Lions<br />
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Holiday Toy Drive & Coats for Kids<br />
Trees, Trees and more<br />
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Christmas Trees and Wreaths<br />
sale to benefit community activities<br />
and needs, Lions Eye<br />
Research and various other<br />
Lions charities.<br />
Through the weeks leading<br />
up until Christmas, the Lions<br />
sale at <strong>Medway</strong> Plaza Shopping<br />
Center on Main Street in<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> will be open weekdays<br />
3-8 p.m. and Saturdays<br />
and Sundays 9 a.m. – 8 p.m..<br />
Over 1,000 Balsam and<br />
Fraser fir trees were delivered<br />
the day after Thanksgiving<br />
from a tree farm in northern<br />
Maine. With the able-bodied<br />
assistance of the <strong>Medway</strong><br />
hockey team players, the trees<br />
were unloaded and stacked, or<br />
placed in stands for customers<br />
to view upright. The trees<br />
range in size from 6-8 feet to<br />
the largest trees standing close<br />
to 14 feet tall. Tree Life, a<br />
preservative to keep the trees<br />
fresh, is also sold. Two sizes<br />
of wreaths, 12 inches and 18<br />
inches, are also available for<br />
purchase.<br />
Lions’ members are available<br />
to answer questions, assist<br />
in providing a fresh cut<br />
to the trunk and trimming<br />
branches, as well as wrapping<br />
the trees, and helping to put/<br />
tie the trees either on top of/<br />
or in vehicles. Lions’ members<br />
Texture is a brand new salon located in downtown Medfield.<br />
Owner Becky Bussaglia originally started her career in Medfield<br />
over 17 years ago.<br />
She has always had a vision to create an environment for stylists<br />
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The <strong>Medway</strong> Lions is partnering<br />
with the <strong>Medway</strong> Police<br />
Department program, “In<br />
Pursuit of Toys,” a holiday<br />
toy drive. The Lions tree sales<br />
site will be a collection site<br />
for toys for the police department’s<br />
holiday drive. Gently<br />
used children’s and adults’<br />
coats and jackets can also be<br />
dropped off at the Lions tree<br />
sales site as part of the “Coats<br />
for Kids,” program. All coats<br />
are professionally cleaned by<br />
Anton’s Cleaners before being<br />
distributed to children and<br />
families in need.<br />
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7-8pm It’s a Wonderful Life<br />
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8-9pm A Christmas Carol<br />
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9-10pm A Patriotic Christmas<br />
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10-Midnight Handel’s Messiah<br />
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Christmas Day<br />
6-7am My FM Christmas at<br />
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7-8am A Muppet Christmas<br />
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8-9am Christmas with Mickey<br />
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9-10am A Charlie Brown Christmas<br />
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10-11am A Hollywood Christmas<br />
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<strong>Millis</strong> Terpischore to Present<br />
9th Production of The Nutcracker<br />
Shows <strong>December</strong> 1st, 2nd and 3rd<br />
Terpsichore, the <strong>Millis</strong> MS/<br />
HS Dance Club presents its 9th<br />
Annual Production the holiday<br />
classic, The Nutcracker, Friday<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1 at 7 p.m., Saturday<br />
<strong>December</strong> 2, at 3 p.m. and<br />
Sunday <strong>December</strong> 3 at 2 p.m.<br />
at <strong>Millis</strong> HIgh School, 245 Plain<br />
St., <strong>Millis</strong>. This 90-minute, family-friendly<br />
version features overs<br />
120 students from the <strong>Millis</strong> Public<br />
Schools over its three-day run.<br />
The score features both traditional<br />
Tchaikovsky variations as<br />
well as Duke Ellington variations<br />
from his Three Suites and has<br />
become a community tradition.<br />
The <strong>Millis</strong> Mohawk School<br />
Newspaper will be hosting a baking<br />
sale during the 15-minute intermission<br />
to fundraise for their<br />
newsprint, and other community<br />
groups will promoting their projects<br />
as well.<br />
Tickets are available at the<br />
door at a cost of $8 for adults, $6<br />
for students and seniors, under 5<br />
is free. Additionally, the Saturday<br />
performance is Scouts Day at<br />
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young who wear and significant<br />
aspect of their uniform will have<br />
a ticket cost of $4, and the Sunday<br />
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Terpsichore is the muse of<br />
dancing and literally can be interpreted<br />
as “delight dancing”<br />
and this sums up our mission. In<br />
our tenth year, we are providing<br />
students with the opportunity to<br />
explore dance on a variety of levels.<br />
First, we provide free classes<br />
for students of all abilities and<br />
interest levels. These classes serve<br />
to expose students to a variety<br />
of dance styles and allow them<br />
the opportunity to develop their<br />
skills. Many of our participants<br />
have not taken formal dance,<br />
and we want to provide them a<br />
safe and fun environment to explore<br />
the dancing arts. Second,<br />
we work to find existing and/<br />
or create our own performance<br />
opportunities in dance for our<br />
members. Finally, as we grow our<br />
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dance theory, history, and choreography<br />
to our repertoire.<br />
This production is our primary<br />
source of fundraising for<br />
our yearly programming, If you<br />
29 North Street<br />
Medfield, MA 02052<br />
www.montroseschool.org<br />
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Living Healthy<br />
Flashes and Floaters<br />
By Roger M. Kaldawy, M.D.,<br />
Milford Franklin Eye Center<br />
Many patients will be aware<br />
of small flying “black spots”<br />
in the field of vision in one or<br />
both eyes. These are called floaters<br />
and may be associated with<br />
flashes of light. Flashes and floaters<br />
may have serious implications<br />
on the vision.<br />
What are floaters?<br />
Floaters are small black shadows<br />
in the vision of one or both<br />
eyes, especially when looking at a<br />
specific surface like a white page,<br />
a bright sky or perhaps when<br />
walking on the beach. These<br />
black spots are impurities in the<br />
fluid that fills the back cavity of<br />
the eye. This jelly fluid is called<br />
the “vitreous” and is a thick fluid<br />
which has a consistency similar to<br />
“egg white”. This vitreous fluid is<br />
present in the eye from birth, and<br />
is not replaced or exchanged during<br />
life. It is initially attached to<br />
the surface of the retina, which<br />
is the light sensitive nerve tissue<br />
layer that lines the back surface<br />
of the wall of the eye. It is important<br />
to note that it is not necessarily<br />
abnormal to see black spots in<br />
the vision. The size and number<br />
of floaters seen is variable; some<br />
patients (especially short sighted<br />
people) will be aware of numerous<br />
floaters, while others may<br />
never be aware of the symptom<br />
at all. Some floaters can interfere<br />
severely with vision, while others<br />
are barely noticeable. Although<br />
annoying, floaters are usually<br />
harmless, and come and go over<br />
the years.<br />
What are flashes?<br />
Flashes are usually caused by<br />
the vitreous body tugging on the<br />
retina. This tugging occurs when<br />
the vitreous body shrinks as a<br />
normal part of the aging process.<br />
Flashes may last for a few<br />
seconds or several minutes, and<br />
can occur on and off for weeks or<br />
months. They are usually seen at<br />
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night or in poor lighting.<br />
Eye migraine can cause<br />
the perception of similar light<br />
flashes, although often these<br />
flashes of light may have numerous<br />
colors. The abnormal light<br />
flashes seen with migraines are<br />
usually very different, appearing<br />
as jagged lines blocking an area<br />
of vision or moving slowly across<br />
the field of vision in one or both<br />
eyes. People who suffer from migraine<br />
headaches will often know<br />
the familiar pattern of these visual<br />
experiences, often occurring<br />
just before the headaches<br />
begin. These migraine flashes are<br />
unrelated to the vitreous body<br />
and its attachment to the retina.<br />
What causes flashes<br />
and floaters?<br />
The vitreous is composed of<br />
collagen, and this undergoes<br />
structural changes with age,<br />
and will become more liquid<br />
like and watery in later life. At<br />
some point, the chemical bonds<br />
that link the vitreous fluid to the<br />
surface of the retina will become<br />
weaker and the vitreous jelly will<br />
separate from the retina. This<br />
process is called posterior vitreous<br />
detachment or PVD and<br />
is a normal consequence of<br />
aging. Approximately half of us<br />
will have a PVD in one or both<br />
eyes by the age of 60. PVD will<br />
often cause us to notice the sudden<br />
onset of new floaters, often<br />
associated with flashes of light.<br />
Unfortunately, the vitreous body<br />
is sometimes more firmly attached<br />
to the surface of the retina<br />
and may pull away a piece of<br />
the retina or tear the retina as it<br />
separates. This can cause fluid to<br />
escape, pushing the retina off the<br />
inside of the eye. This is known<br />
as retinal detachment, which is a<br />
serious threat to sight. Surgery is<br />
needed to reattach the retina if a<br />
retinal detachment occurs.<br />
When should I seek help?<br />
See your ophthalmologist if<br />
new floaters appear, with or without<br />
sudden light flashes. Any loss<br />
of peripheral (side) vision should<br />
be investigated without a delay.<br />
Your ophthalmologist will give<br />
you a complete eye examination.<br />
Drops are put in the eyes to<br />
enlarge the pupils and determine<br />
whether PVD, retinal tear, retinal<br />
detachment or bleeding is present.<br />
If you have occasional floaters<br />
and flashes, you should have<br />
an annual eye examination.<br />
Symptoms of a PVD most<br />
often occur in one eye at a<br />
time. Even though your ophthalmologist<br />
will check both eyes at<br />
the first visit, it is important to<br />
realize that if similar symptoms<br />
are experienced in the other eye,<br />
you should see your ophthalmologist<br />
again with the onset of new<br />
flashes or floaters as you could be<br />
having a PVD in this eye.<br />
Is there any treatment<br />
for flashes and floaters?<br />
Flashes and floaters are usually<br />
just annoying, not harmful.<br />
However, they can be signs<br />
of serious problems (like a<br />
tear on the retina) and, for this<br />
reason, must not be ignored.<br />
For most people, treatment is not<br />
necessary. Floaters and flashes<br />
usually subside over time, causing<br />
no permanent deterioration<br />
to vision.<br />
At Milford Franklin Eye Center,<br />
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Page 12 <strong>Medway</strong> & <strong>Millis</strong> Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com <strong>December</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Living Healthy<br />
Fun <strong>December</strong> Events at <strong>Millis</strong> Council on Aging<br />
Tasty Tuesday<br />
Every Tuesday in <strong>December</strong><br />
we will be offering a sliced luncheon<br />
meat platter with all the<br />
fixings for you to “Make your<br />
Own Sandwich.” We will have<br />
all the fixings for you to prepare<br />
your own lunch, complete<br />
with lots of folks to enjoy it with.<br />
Please make a reservation with<br />
payment of $3 by the Friday<br />
prior to the Tuesday you want to<br />
attend.<br />
HAPPY HOLIDAYS<br />
Purple Hat Project<br />
~ Calling All Knitters<br />
Milford Hospital’s maternity<br />
ward needs knitted hats to<br />
help educate new parents about<br />
Shaken Baby Syndrome. Knitting<br />
pattern and a drop off box<br />
are located at the COA in room<br />
21. The deadline is February 10,<br />
2018.<br />
Line Dancing<br />
at the Center<br />
Come learn The Watermelon<br />
Crawl, Electric Slide, Boot Scootin’<br />
Boogie, Electric Cowboy,<br />
The Macarena and many more<br />
line dancing favorites. Jeanne is<br />
here every Thursday at 10 a.m.<br />
to teach these very popular dance<br />
moves. Come on down!<br />
Holiday Boston Pops Trip!<br />
<strong>December</strong> 13th ~ $129<br />
Reach the <strong>Millis</strong> Senior Center<br />
at (508) 376-7051.<br />
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<strong>December</strong> <strong>2017</strong> <strong>Medway</strong> & <strong>Millis</strong> Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 13<br />
Gingerbread Festival at <strong>Medway</strong> Public Library<br />
Friends of the <strong>Medway</strong> Library<br />
will hold its annual Gingerbread<br />
Festival on Saturday,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 16th in the library’s<br />
Cole Room. Children of all ages<br />
are invited to show off their creativity<br />
by decorating their very<br />
own mini gingerbread houses.<br />
Admission is one bag of candy<br />
to share.<br />
There will be two sessions,<br />
each limited to 65 children. Sign<br />
up for the 10 a.m. or the 11:30<br />
a.m. time slots online via the<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Library website. Space<br />
is limited for this very popular<br />
event, but a waiting list will be<br />
available.<br />
Last year, the Cole Room was<br />
full of children having a wonderful<br />
time creating colorful houses<br />
using a wide range of candies,<br />
ranging from licorice to snowcaps,<br />
gumdrops to candy canes,<br />
chocolate to peppermints. The<br />
biggest challenge is to avoid eating<br />
the decorations.<br />
During <strong>December</strong>, be sure to<br />
visit the special Friends of the<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Library Ongoing Sale<br />
opposite the circulation desk.<br />
There are “like-new” books and<br />
games for adults and children,<br />
including special holiday cookbooks,<br />
craft books/kits, all perfect<br />
for gifts. Items are added almost<br />
every day. And be on the lookout<br />
for the Winter Beach Reads Cart<br />
beginning January.<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Police & Fire Partner<br />
with Community for<br />
Holiday Toy Drive<br />
Toys Collected at Three <strong>Millis</strong> Locations and<br />
at Tree Lighting <strong>December</strong> 9th<br />
Please consider donating to the<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Police and Fire Holiday Toy<br />
Drive this year. 100% of all the toys<br />
will go to children within our community.<br />
There are three locations you can<br />
make your donation, through <strong>December</strong><br />
19th -- M.P.D., Needham Bank<br />
(<strong>Millis</strong> Branch) and Isabella’s Deli. In<br />
addition, <strong>Millis</strong> Fire will be collecting<br />
toys at the tree lighting.<br />
We ask that the toys are new and<br />
unwrapped.<br />
Friends of <strong>Medway</strong> Library<br />
is a non-profit volunteer organization<br />
established in 1977. Our<br />
mission is to provide funding<br />
to enhance library services, to<br />
increase the use of the library<br />
through programs and public<br />
awareness, and to advocate for<br />
strong public library support. All<br />
of our funds are raised through<br />
our book sales, memberships and<br />
donations. With tight municipal<br />
budgets, your tax-deductible donation<br />
to the library means more<br />
than ever. For more information,<br />
visit the Friends website at friendsofthemedwaylibrary.blogspot.<br />
com or call (508) 533-3217.<br />
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Alpaca Ranch Annual<br />
Holiday Open House and<br />
Holiday Boutique<br />
Features Alpacas,<br />
Alpaca Products<br />
at Acorn Alpaca<br />
Ranch, <strong>Millis</strong>, Mass.<br />
Acorn Alpaca Ranch at 99<br />
Acorn St., <strong>Millis</strong>, will host its<br />
annual Holiday Open House<br />
on <strong>December</strong> 9th & 10th from<br />
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can<br />
tour the Barn, interact with the<br />
friendly alpacas and browse the<br />
fine Alpaca Products in the Holiday<br />
Boutique.<br />
The Ranch, in addition to<br />
breeding and selling alpacas, offers<br />
yarn made from the fiber of<br />
their own alpacas as well as luxurious,<br />
warm, non-allergenic garments<br />
made from alpaca fiber.<br />
These items make great gifts to<br />
jump start your holiday shopping<br />
and warm up someone’s holiday<br />
and winter.<br />
The range of soft alpaca<br />
clothing available includes a<br />
wide variety of alpaca socks,<br />
scarves and hats, mittens and<br />
gloves, and other warm products.<br />
For knitting and crocheting<br />
there is a wide variety of both<br />
natural colored and dyed yarns.<br />
As always, there will be an assortment<br />
of Teddy Bears and<br />
equally huggable items. (Cash or<br />
Check only --- no credit cards)<br />
If you have ever thought of<br />
owning alpacas you can talk<br />
directly to Bob and Louise Hebeler<br />
about alpaca care, husbandry<br />
and how to get started.<br />
You can also visit with our good<br />
friend, Karen, from Borgstein<br />
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If you miss the Open House,<br />
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by calling ahead to meet us at<br />
the barn. Acorn Alpaca Ranch<br />
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<strong>Millis</strong>. Directions can be found<br />
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<strong>December</strong> <strong>2017</strong> <strong>Medway</strong> & <strong>Millis</strong> Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 15<br />
Charles River Chorale<br />
to Hold 33rd Annual<br />
Winter Concert<br />
“Awakening,” Concert <strong>December</strong> 9,<br />
<strong>2017</strong> at <strong>Medway</strong> High School<br />
On Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 9,<br />
<strong>2017</strong>, the Charles River Chorale<br />
will present its 33rd annual<br />
winter holiday concert at <strong>Medway</strong><br />
High School starting at 7:30<br />
p.m. Joining the festivities will be<br />
a performance of the Charles<br />
River Children’s Choir.<br />
Under the direction of Ashley<br />
F. Nelson-Oneschuk, and Susan<br />
Fortin, assistant music director<br />
and accompanist, the chorale<br />
will perform both classic and<br />
contemporary choral music in<br />
celebration of the season.<br />
This year’s concert features<br />
songs that highlight various aspects<br />
of awakening, such as<br />
Longfellow’s poem used in “I<br />
Heard the Bells on Christmas<br />
Day” and Joseph Martin’s “The<br />
Awakening.” The chorale will<br />
also perform holiday favorites<br />
of the same message with an<br />
ode to the Nutcracker Suite and<br />
Frozen’s grammy award winning<br />
“Let it Go.”<br />
The Children’s Choir, directed<br />
by Lelia Tenreyro and accompanied<br />
by Everard Huggins,<br />
will perform several merry holiday<br />
tunes and will lead the traditional<br />
sing-along where audience<br />
participation is a must.<br />
All are invited to attend a<br />
small reception following the<br />
performance.<br />
Ticket prices at the door are<br />
$18 for adults, $15 for seniors<br />
and full-time students, and $10<br />
for children under 12. A special<br />
family-of-four price of $50 is<br />
available for two adults and two<br />
dependent children.<br />
The Chorale draws membership<br />
from throughout the Charles<br />
River Valley, and performs two<br />
major concerts per year. It is<br />
available for other events as well.<br />
The group hopes to continue to<br />
expand its membership, audience<br />
reach, skills, and repertory<br />
for many years to come. For<br />
more information, please contact<br />
Laurie Collins at (508) 528-<br />
3934. You can also find us on<br />
Facebook.<br />
Jolly Holly Fair & MGC<br />
Holiday Wreath Sale at<br />
Church of Christ on Dec 2nd<br />
The <strong>Millis</strong> Garden Club and<br />
the Church of Christ, Congregational<br />
are once again teaming<br />
up to make holiday shopping<br />
and decorating convenient and<br />
festive. Get ready for the holiday<br />
season by visiting the Jolly Holly<br />
Fair and the MGC Holiday<br />
Wreath Sale on Saturday, <strong>December</strong><br />
2, <strong>2017</strong> at the Church<br />
of Christ, 142 Exchange Street<br />
(Rt. 115), <strong>Millis</strong>. Hours will be<br />
9 a.m.-2 p.m. for the Jolly Holly<br />
Fair and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for the<br />
MGC Holiday Wreath Sale.<br />
Come early to select from<br />
a wide variety of hand-made<br />
gifts, crafts, needlework, jewelry,<br />
home-baked goods, and other<br />
specialty items. The MGC Holiday<br />
Wreath Sale will feature<br />
beautifully decorated wreaths<br />
and swags designed by club<br />
members; a limited selection of<br />
other holiday greens will also<br />
be available. There will also be<br />
a silent auction for a variety of<br />
gift baskets and other items; a<br />
“Green Zone” featuring rooms<br />
full of gently used treasures;<br />
Members of the <strong>Millis</strong> Garden Club with an array of beautifully<br />
decorated wreaths from their 2016 event. This year’s MGC Holiday<br />
Wreath Sale will take place along with the <strong>Millis</strong> Church of Christ’s<br />
annual Jolly Holly Fair on <strong>December</strong> 2.<br />
and a special shopping and giftwrapping<br />
room just for children.<br />
Special guest Santa will be visiting<br />
the Fair and will be available<br />
for photos from 9 a.m. to Noon.<br />
Admission is free; proceeds<br />
from sales benefit the Church<br />
of Christ’s and MGC’s activities<br />
and programs, and help MGC<br />
provide scholarships. For more<br />
information, visit www.millisucc.org;<br />
www.millisgardenclub.org,<br />
or contact the church<br />
office at (508) 376-5034.<br />
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Page 16 <strong>Medway</strong> & <strong>Millis</strong> Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com <strong>December</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
You Can Be Part of the Christmas Bird Count!<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Circle to Bird, Gather Data on<br />
<strong>December</strong> 16th for National Audubon Effort<br />
By J.D. O’Gara<br />
It’s been a tradition for 118<br />
years, 47 years in this area, and<br />
you can join in! For over a century,<br />
the National Audubon<br />
Society has conducted the annual<br />
“Christmas Bird Count” to<br />
gather information about bird<br />
species populations.<br />
“It started in New York City,<br />
and is now in this hemisphere<br />
from Canada and Alaska all the<br />
way down to the tip of South<br />
America,” says Elissa Landre, Director<br />
of Massachusetts Audubon<br />
Society’s Broadmoor Sanctuary<br />
at 280 Eliot Street, Natick. The<br />
“<strong>Millis</strong> Circle Count,” she says<br />
will take place in the 24-hour period<br />
of Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 16th.<br />
“The circle I compile for is<br />
centered in <strong>Millis</strong>, Mass.,” says<br />
Landre. “Each circle is 15 miles<br />
in diameter.” The <strong>Millis</strong> Circle<br />
includes such towns as Holliston,<br />
Norfolk, Wrentham, Franklin,<br />
<strong>Millis</strong>, Medfield, <strong>Medway</strong>, Sherborn<br />
and Hopkinton—just a<br />
handful in the radius.<br />
“The intent is to count every<br />
bird you can within each circle<br />
during a 24-hour period,” says<br />
Landre. Starting at midnight on<br />
Saturday the 16th and going to<br />
11:59 p.m. the evening of the<br />
16th, novice ornithologists in<br />
those areas, both in teams led by<br />
captains at certain locations in the<br />
area or right in their own backyards,<br />
keep a tally of every bird,<br />
reporting the largest group of one<br />
type of bird that they see at one<br />
time.<br />
“It started in 1972 in <strong>Millis</strong>,”<br />
says Landre, who heads up the<br />
team in Holliston. She says anyone<br />
can volunteer to participate<br />
in the count. She assigns team<br />
leaders, such as Jack Lash, of<br />
Franklin, who will be bringing<br />
students out in the field in that<br />
area this year, and Skipper Farwell,<br />
of Norfolk, who heads up a<br />
team at MCI Norfolk.<br />
“I assign people, says Landre.<br />
“They get in touch with me<br />
through the Mass Audubon website<br />
(www.massaudubon.org) and<br />
let me know, so I can cover as<br />
many areas as possible. There are<br />
some groups that go out for owls<br />
in the predawn hours of Saturday<br />
morning, and others start closer<br />
to seven. I start at Broadmoor<br />
and bird for a couple hours here,<br />
then head to Sherborn and Holliston.”<br />
Landre says folks can just bird<br />
at their feeders for a minimum of<br />
15 minutes.<br />
“You count, for example, every<br />
chickadee you see at one point in<br />
time. If people feed birds and<br />
want to keep track of what they<br />
see and report that, that would<br />
be great,” she says.” You’re going<br />
to count only the maximum<br />
number of birds you see at any<br />
one time of the same species for<br />
a minimum of 15 minutes. The<br />
point is to try not to double count,<br />
although that even happens in the<br />
field.”<br />
The group later gathers at<br />
Broadmoor for soup and a wrapup,<br />
with sector leaders report<br />
what they’ve seen. Landre submits<br />
the data to the national level.<br />
Over the long period of time<br />
the count has taken place, trends<br />
and changes in bird populations<br />
have become evident.<br />
“Any one year will give you a<br />
snapshot, but it won’t give you<br />
enough data to look at trends.<br />
If you look over a longer period<br />
of time, you see trends, and you<br />
have to ask yourself why.”<br />
Some of the changes, for example,<br />
have been a dip in scavenger<br />
species such as herring gulls<br />
and fish crows.<br />
“We think we know why,” says<br />
Landre. In early years, when the<br />
Christmas Bird Count first began<br />
in the area, there were many<br />
open dumps. “All those gulls and<br />
crows ended up at the dumps.”<br />
Nowadays, these areas have been<br />
turned into recycling centers and<br />
treatment facilities, so the scavengers<br />
moved on.<br />
Another change, says Landre,<br />
is an increase in some species not<br />
seen here in the 1970s or 1980s.<br />
“The Carolina Wren is moving<br />
up from the south, and so is<br />
the red-bellied woodpecker,” she<br />
says. “Milder winters could make<br />
it easier for them to survive.”<br />
Loss of habitat has decimated<br />
other bird populations in<br />
the area, such as the American<br />
Kestrel, and hairy woodpeckers<br />
have given way to more downy<br />
woodpeckers. Similarly, food<br />
sources play a role, as with blue<br />
jays, which increase or decline<br />
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BIRD COUNT<br />
continued from page 16<br />
in population with the increase<br />
or decline in acorn production,<br />
something that can be affected by<br />
gypsy moths.<br />
Each year, about 40-45 people<br />
take place in the <strong>Millis</strong> Circle of<br />
the Christmas Bird Count, but<br />
there is always room for more.<br />
“It’s fun for people who are<br />
hardy,” says Landre. “I will find<br />
a place for anybody that wants to<br />
do it. The more eyes out there,<br />
the better the count. A family<br />
could bird their back yard if they<br />
wanted to.”<br />
As coordinator, Landre works<br />
to make sure no two groups are<br />
counting the same birds, so she<br />
asks anyone interested to contact<br />
her before taking part.<br />
If you are interested in being<br />
part of the Christmas Bird<br />
Count on <strong>December</strong> 16th, email<br />
Broadmoorprograms@massaudubon.org.<br />
In preparation, you might<br />
also want to check out A Special<br />
Lecture: State of the Birds, on<br />
<strong>December</strong> 14, from 7:30-8:30<br />
p.m. at the Broadmoor Wildlife<br />
Sanctuary in Natick. Instructor<br />
Joan Walsh, Mass Audubon’s<br />
Bertrand Chair of Natural History<br />
and Field Ornithology will<br />
discuss which bird species are<br />
thriving and which are in trouble,<br />
and why that might be. Registration<br />
is required for the program,<br />
which costs $15 for nonmembers<br />
and $12 for members, is available<br />
online at www.massaudubon.org<br />
or by calling (508) 655-2296.<br />
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<strong>Medway</strong> Public Library<br />
<strong>December</strong> Youth Events<br />
TODDLER JAM<br />
Every Tuesday and Wednesday,<br />
11 a.m., Newborns – 3 year-olds<br />
are invited to this drop-in program.<br />
Children must be accompanied<br />
by parent/caregiver.<br />
IT’S STORY TIME! Every Thursday<br />
and Friday, 11 a.m., Ages 10<br />
months-5, A drop-in story time<br />
with songs, stories, and craft. All<br />
children must be accompanied by<br />
a caregiver. * These ages are flexible!<br />
PAWS to Read, Wednesday,<br />
Dec. 6th, 6 to 7:15 p.m., Sign up<br />
at (508) 533-3217 or come in and<br />
talk to our staff at the Circulation<br />
desk to register.<br />
Each child will get a 15-minute<br />
one-on-one reading session with<br />
our wonderful visiting therapy<br />
dogs. Children must be able to<br />
read independently.<br />
ARTFUL THURSDAYS<br />
Thursday, Dec. 28th, 4 p.m.,<br />
Ages 7 and up. Register in advance.<br />
Special guest Leslie from Ways of<br />
Color will be here for our <strong>December</strong><br />
workshop!! We will explore the<br />
mosaic illustration style and make<br />
our own sun catchers. Stop by the<br />
library to see a sample before the<br />
big day!<br />
Follow<br />
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Breakout Box: THE MITTEN,<br />
Monday, Dec. 18th, 4 p.m.<br />
Ages 7 and up. Register in advance.<br />
Baba made Nicki some beautiful<br />
snow white mittens and made<br />
him promise he would take care<br />
of them. Well, Nicki lost one of<br />
his mittens when he was playing<br />
outside one day and a few animals<br />
found the mitten and thought it<br />
made a nice, cozy home. The animals<br />
did not want to give the mitten<br />
back to Nicki, so they locked<br />
the mitten up in a box. Nicki needs<br />
to open up the box and get his mitten<br />
back before the time is up and<br />
he needs to get home to Baba.<br />
Can you help him?<br />
TEEN TUESDAY<br />
Dec. 19th, 4 p.m., Duct Tape<br />
Bookmarks and Paper Monsters!<br />
An afternoon of crafting at the<br />
tables in the YA area. Snacks are<br />
provided. Ages 12 and up. Registration<br />
preferred.<br />
For more information and to<br />
register for events and programs<br />
visit medwaylib.org<br />
Contact Children’s Librarian,<br />
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(508) 533-3217.<br />
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Start your holiday season<br />
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The <strong>Millis</strong><br />
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5:30-7 p.m., Veterans<br />
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The <strong>Millis</strong> Firefighters are<br />
holding their annual Holiday Parade!<br />
The event will start at 5:30<br />
p.m. with a fire truck parade with<br />
Santa through the center of town<br />
ending at the Town Hall gym.<br />
Bring your camera and take a<br />
picture with Santa!<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Recreation Dept.<br />
works with <strong>Millis</strong> Fire to present<br />
this event, which will offer<br />
hot chocolate, cookies and pizza<br />
and usually features a volunteer<br />
performance by the <strong>Millis</strong> High/<br />
Middle School Choir.<br />
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Family, friends, and colleagues<br />
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2nd at the Thayer Homestead to<br />
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Chair of the Board of<br />
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Lots Happening in<br />
<strong>December</strong> at the<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Public Library<br />
Please join us Thursday,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 7 from 7-9 p.m. as<br />
the <strong>Millis</strong> Public Library hosts<br />
a presentation by Dr. Sally<br />
Snowman, Ph.D., keeper of<br />
Boston Light- the oldest and<br />
last remaining manned U.S.<br />
Coast Guard Light Station<br />
in the country. Dr. Snowman<br />
will present a photographic<br />
tour of the light’s history as<br />
a navigation beacon and describe<br />
her perspective on daily<br />
life as a keeper.<br />
Then, join returning library<br />
favorite Ted Reinstein<br />
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from 7-9 p.m. for a fascinating<br />
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Also, you won’t want to<br />
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<strong>Medway</strong> Police Department<br />
Winter Parking Ban<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Police Chief Allen<br />
M. Tingley is advising all <strong>Medway</strong><br />
residents that the overnight<br />
winter parking ban went into effect<br />
on Sunday, November 19,<br />
<strong>2017</strong> at 1 a.m. and will remain in<br />
effect until further notice.<br />
On street parking will not be<br />
permitted during the hours of 1<br />
a.m. through 5 a.m. daily.<br />
Charles River Bank Invites<br />
Community Members to Adopt a Family<br />
Every year, Charles River<br />
Bank proudly participates in<br />
the Adopt-A-Family Program<br />
offered through the Salvation<br />
Army in Milford. The bank<br />
pledges to adopt between 40 and<br />
50 children each holiday season.<br />
Bank employees, as well as generous<br />
customers, are matched<br />
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Residents are reminded that<br />
vehicles parked on the street during<br />
those hours will be ticketed,<br />
and if such parking interferes<br />
with snow removal, they will be<br />
subject to being towed, at the<br />
owner’s expense.<br />
Residents are also advised<br />
that where certain extenuating<br />
situations exist and temporary<br />
need. Sponsors are then given a<br />
wish list that a child has created<br />
and purchase items specifically<br />
requested by that child. Tags will<br />
be available in the <strong>Medway</strong>, Bellingham<br />
and Mendon offices<br />
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Sunday<br />
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Sunday School Registration begins 9:15<br />
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Christmas Eve Services on <strong>December</strong> 24th<br />
Services begin at 10:00 - All are welcome<br />
6:30pm – Family Service<br />
Special Children’s Message then Sunday School Begins<br />
Youth Groups - grades 4-12<br />
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overnight parking on the street<br />
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be requested by contacting the<br />
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Chief Tingley also reminds<br />
residents that parking on the<br />
sidewalks is not an alternative to<br />
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<strong>Medway</strong> Lions Bottles & Cans Drive<br />
Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 16, 9 a.m.<br />
There will be a bottles and<br />
cans drive in <strong>December</strong> this<br />
year. The collection will be on<br />
Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 16 beginning<br />
at 9 a.m.<br />
This monthly fundraiser<br />
helps support community based<br />
activities, needs and services,<br />
with all proceeds used in-town.<br />
Residents are reminded that<br />
redeemable bottles and cans<br />
should be placed at the curbside<br />
by 9 a.m. the morning of<br />
the drive.<br />
The Lions Bottles and Cans<br />
collection shed in front of West<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Liquors on Main<br />
Street may be a convenient alternative<br />
for many residents.<br />
The <strong>Medway</strong> Lions Club<br />
thanks all that have supported<br />
the <strong>Medway</strong> Lions by donating<br />
redeemable cans and bottles to<br />
our monthly drive.<br />
The next drive will be Saturday,<br />
January 6.<br />
to collect a list or contact info@<br />
charlesriverbank.com if you<br />
would like them to send you<br />
a wish list. All gifts must be returned<br />
to the <strong>Medway</strong> office by<br />
Wednesday, <strong>December</strong> 6th. Gifts<br />
must be new, unwrapped and in<br />
a large bag with the tag attached<br />
to the outside.<br />
Join us after services for our church Picnic!<br />
Sunday Worship at 10 am<br />
For information on worship<br />
services & programs:<br />
Church of Christ Congregational<br />
United Church of Christ<br />
www.millisucc.org<br />
142 Exchange Street, <strong>Millis</strong><br />
www.millisucc.org<br />
(538) (508) 376-5034<br />
uccsundayschoolsi@gmail.com
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<strong>Millis</strong> Mohawk Boosters<br />
Host First Costume 5K at Tangerini’s<br />
Over 113 eager runners<br />
dressed in fun costumes took to<br />
the streets of <strong>Millis</strong> on Sunday<br />
October 29th for the Boosters<br />
first annual Costume 5K. The<br />
course started and ended at<br />
Tangerini’s Spring Street Farm<br />
which gave the perfect autumn<br />
backdrop for a Costume Run.<br />
Runners of all ages enjoyed supporting<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Boosters on the<br />
crisp autumn morning. Prizes<br />
were awarded to the overall male<br />
and female winners and medals<br />
were awarded to each age group<br />
winner. The top overall women<br />
included; Kaitlin Curbeau, Michaela<br />
Hafford, and Siobhan<br />
Clayton. The top female finishers<br />
under age thirteen were<br />
Sarah Longval, Andreia Staraitis<br />
Soares, and Eliana Staraitis<br />
Soares. The top overall men included;<br />
Gene Storbeck, Christopher<br />
“CJ” Stapels, and Rich<br />
Malloy. The top male finishers<br />
under the age of thirteen were;<br />
Nate Chaplin, Andrew Maher,<br />
and Jonathan “JJ” McCain.<br />
Prizes were also given to the<br />
best child and adult costumes.<br />
The <strong>Millis</strong> Boosters would like<br />
to give a special thanks to all<br />
the sponsors and volunteers<br />
who made this fun event possible.<br />
Sponsors and volunteers<br />
included; Tangerini’s Spring<br />
Street Farm, McSweeney &<br />
Ricci Insurance, Middlesex<br />
Savings Bank, Roche Bros.,<br />
R&R Auto Repair, Inc., <strong>Millis</strong><br />
Collision Center, The Rosenfeld<br />
Family, Cycling Emporium, Foreign<br />
Car Repair, The Milford<br />
National Bank, Northeast Signature<br />
Properties, Taylor Family<br />
Chiropractic, Isagenix, Little<br />
Acorn Farm, Muffin House,<br />
Donut Express , Napper Tandy’s,<br />
Victory Lane, Kravings,<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Dunkin’ Donuts, Sunshine<br />
Sign, Kaplan Hasanoglu,<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Leo’s Club, <strong>Millis</strong> Police<br />
Department, and <strong>Millis</strong> DPW.<br />
The <strong>Millis</strong> Mohawk Boosters<br />
Club is a non-profit organization<br />
run by parent volunteers that<br />
work to support all <strong>Millis</strong> High<br />
School Sports. In the past year,<br />
the Boosters Club has funded<br />
Varsity Jackets for all athletics<br />
teams as well as provided for<br />
the necessary equipment needs<br />
of several of the athletic teams.<br />
If you would like to be a part<br />
of the <strong>Millis</strong> Mohawk Boosters<br />
Club please email the Boosters<br />
atmillismohawkboosters@gmail.<br />
com or for all the latest Boosters<br />
news follow the Boosters on<br />
Facebook @<strong>Millis</strong>BoostersClub<br />
or check out the <strong>Millis</strong> Boosters<br />
website at www.millis.k12.ma.us/<br />
athletics/boosters.<br />
Winter Programs from<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Community Education<br />
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is excited to announce<br />
our winter programs for all area<br />
residents. Our varied programs<br />
for all ages include a selection of<br />
new classes, while continuing to<br />
offer our all-time favorites.<br />
• For preschool-aged children,<br />
join us for fun programs including<br />
art, sports, crafts and<br />
swim lessons, as well as our<br />
popular Messy Mixtures for<br />
parents and children.<br />
• Our youth programs include<br />
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a wonderful night out at<br />
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• A variety of programs are<br />
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education classes, college<br />
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• For adults, we offer something<br />
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• We are offering special day<br />
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the Providence performance<br />
of An American in Paris,<br />
trips to a Boston Symphony<br />
Orchestra Family Concert,<br />
and the Boston Flower Show<br />
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<strong>Medway</strong> Civil War<br />
Vets Honored with<br />
Headstones<br />
On Saturday, November<br />
11th, the <strong>Medway</strong> Historical<br />
Society and the 13th Massachusetts<br />
Volunteer Infantry Honor<br />
Guard executed a Civil War reenactment<br />
of a twenty-one gun<br />
salute to consecrate the headstones<br />
of six Civil War Veterans<br />
that were recently identified in a<br />
mass grave. Henry Dain, Egbert<br />
Hixon, Albert Houghton, Lewis<br />
Miller, George Read, and John<br />
Treen and the other 65 Civil War<br />
Veterans interred in Oakland<br />
Cemetery were honored this year<br />
on Veterans Day.<br />
Photos by Judith O’Gara<br />
November 15, <strong>2017</strong><br />
Dear Editor:<br />
Thank you for your coverage<br />
of the <strong>Medway</strong> Historical<br />
Commission’s project to identify<br />
and mark the gravesite of<br />
six <strong>Medway</strong> soldiers who died<br />
during or following their service<br />
in the Civil War and who were<br />
buried at Oakland Cemetery in<br />
an unmarked mass grave. The<br />
project culminated in a touching<br />
ceremony at the gravesite last<br />
Saturday, Veterans’ Day, which<br />
was very well-attended and<br />
certainly a credit to the Town<br />
of <strong>Medway</strong> and all those who<br />
worked so hard for several years<br />
to see the project through to its<br />
fruition.<br />
I would like to share a history<br />
of how it came to be and<br />
give proper credit to <strong>Medway</strong><br />
Historical Commission member<br />
Paul Russell. When former<br />
Commission member Mark<br />
Wilcox, who initially discovered<br />
in 2013 that this unmarked<br />
gravesite existed and who consulted<br />
with author and Civil<br />
War historian Tom Ellis about<br />
getting it marked, had to leave<br />
the Commission, Paul Russell<br />
was determined to carry on the<br />
project. The Oakland Cemetery<br />
groundskeeper/custodian,<br />
Bill McLaughlin, located an<br />
old map of the cemetery which<br />
showed the soldiers’ names:<br />
Henry Dain, Egbert O. Hixon,<br />
Albert C. Houghton, Louis S.<br />
Miller, George H. Reade, and<br />
John S. Treen.<br />
Having found the names,<br />
Mr. Russell then researched the<br />
backgrounds of the veterans,<br />
consulting the Massachusetts<br />
and Ohio Adjutant Generals’<br />
records from the Civil War,<br />
along with Jameson’s History of<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> up to 1885, and other<br />
sources. With this information<br />
in hand, he submitted the necessary<br />
forms to obtain six engraved<br />
stones at no cost from<br />
the Department of Veterans Affairs;<br />
the stones were delivered<br />
last winter. In the spring, he arranged<br />
for trenches to be dug,<br />
footings poured, and the stones<br />
set, all the work performed by<br />
companies which volunteered<br />
their time and materials: Jefferson<br />
C. Bailey Masonry and Kai<br />
Nalenz (Gravestone Services of<br />
New England). The Community<br />
Preservation Committee<br />
approved Mr. Russell’s request<br />
to purchase a flagpole, and<br />
Oakland Cemetery’s caretaker,<br />
Roger Cummings, contributed<br />
the flag and arranged for landscaping.<br />
This accomplished, Mr.<br />
Russell asked Mr. Ellis to help<br />
organize a dedication ceremony,<br />
which he did. Mr. Ellis<br />
contacted the 13th Massachusetts<br />
Volunteer Infantry Honor<br />
Guard, who came in full period<br />
costume, marched into the<br />
cemetery, and offered a 21-gun<br />
salute. Mr. Ellis also invited<br />
trumpeter Samuel Jacobs, from<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> High School, to play<br />
Taps to end the ceremony.<br />
Historical Society President<br />
Sheila Dubrawski acted as Master<br />
of Ceremonies for the event<br />
and pulled it all together. Once<br />
again, thank you to everyone<br />
who contributed to making this<br />
happen, and thank you for covering<br />
this tribute to these six<br />
Civil War veterans.<br />
Sincerely yours,<br />
Jeanne Johnson<br />
Chairman, <strong>Medway</strong> Historical<br />
Commission<br />
508-533-4461<br />
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<strong>December</strong> <strong>2017</strong> <strong>Medway</strong> & <strong>Millis</strong> Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 23<br />
Charles Ladies’ Golf League Says Final Farewell<br />
By J.D. O’Gara<br />
When the Toll Brothers move<br />
forward with their plan for a<br />
324-unit senior residential community<br />
on the 230-acre parcel<br />
on which the Glen Ellen Country<br />
Club has sat for 54 years, another<br />
era will have ended – that of the<br />
Charles Ladies’ Golf League.<br />
The group of 40 women, including<br />
eight “subs,” who played<br />
every Wednesday afternoon, met<br />
for a final farewell in late October<br />
with a dinner at Restaurant<br />
45 in <strong>Medway</strong>.<br />
The League was established<br />
in 1976, when Mary Ariel, a<br />
local golfer, and Dan Cross, the<br />
pro at Glen Ellen Country Club,<br />
invited the wives and friends of<br />
the Charles Men’s League to<br />
join the afternoon league, which<br />
started at 3:15 p.m. with foursomes<br />
playing into the evening.<br />
The women were offered the use<br />
of The Charles Restaurant as an<br />
“after golf ” location, and Don<br />
Cross donated fifty cents of his<br />
$3 greens fee for each member<br />
who wanted to learn to play golf.<br />
Sue Locklin, who’s lived in<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> since 1960, found the ladies’<br />
golf league after the premature<br />
passing of her husband,<br />
then the Chief of Police in <strong>Millis</strong>.<br />
“I wanted to do something<br />
different, that we didn’t do together,”<br />
says Locklin. She asked<br />
her friend Janet Walsh, then a<br />
school secretary for the Clyde<br />
Brown Elementary School, if<br />
she’d be interested in taking golf<br />
lessons through the <strong>Millis</strong> Recreation<br />
Department. Once they<br />
learned, she says, “we wanted to<br />
join the league, and they were<br />
happy to have us.”<br />
“They were so nice to us,<br />
patient, and we were swinging<br />
and swinging, and sometimes, it<br />
would take 16 shots to get to the<br />
hole,” says Walsh.<br />
The golf league was a blessing<br />
to the women, who’d grown up<br />
viewing the sport as male dominated,<br />
as well as one only wealthy<br />
Shown are the last members of the Charles Ladies’ Golf League, who<br />
bid their final farewells to their afternoon group at Restaurant 45 in<br />
<strong>Medway</strong>. The group will dissolve with the planned development at the<br />
location of the Glen Ellen Country Club in <strong>Millis</strong>.<br />
people played.<br />
“It was something to look<br />
forward to. It was outside; it was<br />
good exercise, and there were<br />
some wonderful people, and the<br />
older people and the younger<br />
people intermixing – I think it<br />
keeps everybody younger,” says<br />
Locklin.<br />
Walsh equates losing the golf<br />
league to losing a good friend.<br />
“I joined the League in 1983<br />
and consider my golf days some<br />
of the very best times of my life,”<br />
says Walsh, who always kept<br />
Wednesday, golf day, sacred,<br />
missing it only for family events<br />
or medical problems. “Golfers<br />
are a fun group to spend time<br />
with. Yes, we are competitive, but<br />
half the time during a game, we<br />
root for our opponent with ‘good<br />
shot,’ or ‘great putt.’ I am so glad<br />
I have had the camaraderie of<br />
my golf friends over the years.”<br />
“I wouldn’t have met all these<br />
wonderful women if I hadn’t<br />
joined,” says Pat Diatelevi, of<br />
<strong>Millis</strong>, who has been a member<br />
of the Charles Ladies’ Golf<br />
League since 1986. “I’ve made<br />
many friends, and I’m just so sad<br />
that it’s not going to happen anymore.”<br />
Kim Latosek, of <strong>Millis</strong>, whose<br />
father played in the men’s league,<br />
says she always appreciated that<br />
the group matched players of<br />
certain ability. Mary O’Leary, a<br />
30-year member from <strong>Medway</strong>,<br />
agrees. “I learned how to play<br />
golf at Glen Ellen. I went from a<br />
D, to a C, to a B, to an A, and at<br />
83, I’m back to a D,” she laughs.<br />
“I like the friendships and the attitude<br />
of the group. No matter<br />
what level, you’re accepted.”<br />
Even the newest players, like<br />
Wendy Barry, who just joined as<br />
a sub this year, speak to the camaraderie.<br />
“This is my first year,<br />
and last. They took me under<br />
their wing,” says Barry, of <strong>Millis</strong>,<br />
who heard about the league<br />
through friends Val Hughes and<br />
Kelly O’Brien, of Holliston.<br />
“I can’t say enough about the<br />
league,” says Holliston resident<br />
Photo courtesy of Charles Ladies’ Golf League<br />
Joyce Schiff, whose house is just<br />
two miles from the Glen Ellen.<br />
“There are ladies in their 80s<br />
and ladies in their 30s and 40s,<br />
and it’s like they’ve known you<br />
forever. I’m very sad Glen Ellen<br />
is going away.”<br />
Mary Lucey, formerly of <strong>Millis</strong><br />
and now of Medfield, adds,<br />
“It’s all about the peeps. I can<br />
join any league, but it’s not the<br />
Charles Ladies Golf League.”<br />
Some of the group will continue<br />
getting together as foursomes,<br />
making tee times at<br />
other golf courses such a Brookmeadow<br />
Country Club in Canton.<br />
Some of the older members,<br />
however, who don’t feel like doing<br />
the 40-minute drive home in the<br />
dark, will stop playing altogether.<br />
And it’s something they’ll<br />
surely miss.<br />
“Glen Ellen, it’s beautiful out<br />
there. All the years we played, the<br />
fairways have been kept up - just<br />
gorgeous,” says Walsh. “To think<br />
they’re going to tear it down and<br />
put housing up there is a little<br />
hard to understand.”<br />
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The <strong>Medway</strong><br />
Garden Club<br />
Currently<br />
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New<br />
Members<br />
Beginners and experts are invited to<br />
join our meetings the second Tuesday of<br />
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Center.<br />
Our meetings are informative, educational<br />
as well as garden tours, day trips,<br />
lectures and much more.<br />
Currently, we have planted annuals, perennials<br />
and maintain them at the <strong>Medway</strong><br />
Public Library and <strong>Medway</strong> Fire and<br />
Police Departments.<br />
Our major fundraiser is the sale of the<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Doors Poster, 14x20, suitable for<br />
framing. $15, sold at <strong>Medway</strong> Town Hall<br />
and the <strong>Medway</strong> Public Library. For more<br />
information, visit www.medwaygardenclub.org.<br />
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10 a.m. Lessons and Carols<br />
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Wednesday, <strong>December</strong> 13<br />
7 p.m. Blue Christmas Service<br />
A special service for those experiencing loss<br />
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Third Sunday of Advent, <strong>December</strong> 17<br />
8 a.m. Eucharist<br />
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DA Morrissey hosts<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> High at<br />
Peer Leadership<br />
Conference<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> High School was<br />
among 15 schools participating<br />
in Norfolk DA Michael W. Morrissey’s<br />
day-long Peer Leadership<br />
Conference at Gillette Stadium<br />
this month, kicking off the DA’s<br />
year-long “Team Rival” challenge<br />
to promote healthy choices<br />
and supportive, strong schools<br />
across Norfolk County.<br />
“The safest high school communities<br />
are those where the<br />
students themselves, and peer<br />
leaders, are engaged in keeping<br />
that school’s culture healthy and<br />
positive,” District Attorney Morrissey<br />
said during a break in the<br />
day-long October 15 event.<br />
Tri-County Awarded $119,326<br />
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Tri-County Regional Vocational<br />
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is pleased to announce it has<br />
been awarded $119,326 from<br />
the Massachusetts Skills Capital<br />
Grant to expand the Advanced<br />
Manufacturing component of<br />
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After finishing one phase<br />
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This expansion will also<br />
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Sports<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Returns to Super Bowl<br />
By Christopher Tremblay<br />
For the second straight year,<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> took a trip to the Super<br />
Bowl. <strong>Millis</strong> finished the season<br />
10-1 (5-0 in league play) and<br />
earned themselves a spot in the<br />
Division 8 South Tournament<br />
where they defeated three top<br />
notch teams to get the chance to<br />
play for the Super Bowl Championship.<br />
In getting to the Championship<br />
game, <strong>Millis</strong> took out West<br />
Bridgewater 49-20; the number<br />
two seed and undefeated, St.<br />
John Paul II 42-14 and Wareham,<br />
the number one seed,<br />
31-18 before heading to the<br />
State Tournament, where they<br />
defeated Cathedral (9-1) 40-22<br />
in the Semi Finals.<br />
“Coming into the season we<br />
didn’t expect to repeat, but we<br />
felt we had a pretty good group<br />
of athletes coming back having<br />
only graduated a few players<br />
from last year’s Super Bowl<br />
team,” Coach Dana Olson said.<br />
“You not only have to play well,<br />
but you have to have your ducks<br />
in a row and the ball also has to<br />
bounce your way too.”<br />
The season opened on September<br />
8 with a 24-7 loss to<br />
Holliston, <strong>Millis</strong>’ only loss of the<br />
season, but despite the loss Olson<br />
saw the good from that game.<br />
“If you rewind back to that<br />
first game against Holliston, I<br />
felt that we played a really good<br />
game, but we had a couple of<br />
bounces that didn’t go our way,”<br />
the coach said. “Since then, we<br />
consistently continued to get better<br />
as the year went along, and I<br />
think that we’re playing our best<br />
football at this point.”<br />
Having grabbed their first<br />
Super Bowl victory since 1999<br />
last fall, <strong>Millis</strong> came in well prepared<br />
and ready to make a run<br />
at returning to the title game.<br />
Throughout the season <strong>Millis</strong>,<br />
who plays in the Tri-Valley<br />
League, went up against schools<br />
two and three times their size but<br />
once they got into the tournament<br />
they were playing at their<br />
weight class.<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> possess a double threat<br />
in the arm of senior quarterback<br />
Bryce Latosek and the legs of<br />
tailback Kurt Hopkins. Against<br />
West Bridgewater Latosek went<br />
17-18 on his passes with five<br />
touchdowns, the next game <strong>Millis</strong><br />
was given the run and took it;<br />
Cathedral opted to defend Hopkins,<br />
who only gained 60 yards<br />
on 17 carries.<br />
While Hopkins was held in<br />
check, Latosek took through the<br />
air and posted 379 yards and four<br />
touchdowns en route to the victory<br />
and <strong>Millis</strong>’ second straight<br />
trip to the Super Bowl. On the<br />
third play of the game, the <strong>Millis</strong><br />
quarterback hit senior Dom Zonfrelli<br />
for a 72-yard touchdown<br />
pass. The two hooked up early<br />
in the second quarter and <strong>Millis</strong><br />
had themselves a 16-0 lead and<br />
would put up 33 points before<br />
the half came to an end.<br />
At the time of Local Town Pages<br />
publication, <strong>Millis</strong> was set to play<br />
Hoosac Valley, who put a beating<br />
on Nashoba Tech 76-34, at Gillette<br />
Stadium the first weekend<br />
of <strong>December</strong>. While the team<br />
is enthusiastic about playing at<br />
Gillette, the coach feels that last<br />
year’s venue at Worcester State<br />
was better suited for the squad.<br />
“The kids are excited, but<br />
in Worcester you have 5,000<br />
fans, and you can hear them,<br />
I’m not sure you’re going to get<br />
the same type of volume with<br />
5,000 at Gillette,” Olson said.<br />
Local Town Pages will follow up<br />
with the game results in our next<br />
issue.<br />
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Calendar Events<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Terpischore presents<br />
The Nutcracker, 7 p.m., <strong>Millis</strong> High<br />
School, 245 Plain Street, <strong>Millis</strong>,<br />
$8 adults; $6 students & seniors;<br />
free under 5<br />
<strong>December</strong> 2<br />
Jolly Holly Fair (9 a.m. – 2<br />
p.m.) and <strong>Millis</strong> Garden Club<br />
Holliday Wreath Sale (9 a.m. –<br />
1 p.m.), Church of Christ, 142<br />
Exchange St., (Rte. 115), <strong>Millis</strong>,<br />
www.millisucc.org; www.millisgardenclub.org,<br />
or contact the<br />
church office at (508) 376-5034.<br />
Norfolk Community League<br />
Santa Breakfast, 9-10:30 a.m.,<br />
H. Olive Day School cafeteria,<br />
continental breakfast and<br />
treats for all ages, sing-along and<br />
Santa, Admission: Children ages<br />
1-12: $10 NCL member/$12<br />
non-member. Adults that are<br />
NCL members are free and<br />
$4 for non-members. Children<br />
under 12 months are free. Tickets:<br />
https://www.memberplanet.<br />
com/events/norfolkcommunityleague/santabreakfast<strong>2017</strong><br />
Questions: familybased@norfolkcommunityleague.org<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Terpischore presents<br />
The Nutcracker, 3 p.m., <strong>Millis</strong> High<br />
School, 245 Plain Street, <strong>Millis</strong>,<br />
$8 adults; $6 students & seniors;<br />
free under 5<br />
<strong>December</strong> 3<br />
Autism Eats, Dell True Ability<br />
Holiday Lunch, 12-2 p.m., Restaurant<br />
45, 45 Milford Street,<br />
<strong>Medway</strong>, includes treats for the<br />
kids, all behaviors welcome. Reservations<br />
are required, www.autismeats.org.<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Terpischore presents<br />
The Nutcracker, 2 p.m., <strong>Millis</strong><br />
High School, 245 Plain Street,<br />
<strong>Millis</strong>, $8 adults; $6 students &<br />
seniors; free under 5<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Lions Club Frosty<br />
5K, 8 a.m. registration, 9 a.m.<br />
race, begins at Encompass Fitness,<br />
<strong>Millis</strong>, $25/$15 adult/<br />
child (under 5 free) in advance,<br />
$30/$20 race day, cookies and<br />
cocoa post race, festive dress<br />
encouraged, bring unwrapped<br />
toy or gift card to benefit needy<br />
families through Project Just Because.<br />
Register at https://racewire.com/register.php?id-8717<br />
Hopkinton’s Enter Stage Left<br />
Theater presents “A World of<br />
Hope for the Holidays,” performed<br />
by The Treblemakers,<br />
Hopkinton’s Adult Chorus, 2<br />
p.m., Hopkinton Center for the<br />
Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton.<br />
$15, $10 for seniors and<br />
students. www.hopartscenter.org.<br />
<strong>December</strong> 7<br />
The History Boston Light,<br />
with Sally Snowman, Ph.D., U.S.<br />
Coast Guard, Keeper of Boston<br />
Light, 7 p.m., <strong>Millis</strong> Public Library,<br />
961 Main St., <strong>Millis</strong>,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 8<br />
Groundbreaking for New<br />
Elementary School, 9:30 a.m.,<br />
Clyde Brown School, <strong>Millis</strong>, MA<br />
<strong>December</strong> 9<br />
Santa Breakfast with <strong>Medway</strong><br />
Boy Scout Troops 367 & 108 &<br />
Venturing Crew 367, 7:30-11<br />
a.m., St. Joseph’s Parish Center,<br />
145 Holliston St., <strong>Medway</strong>,<br />
Suggested donation Adults $6;<br />
Children and Seniors $4, under<br />
3 free, maximum $20 per family,<br />
pictures with Santa, silent auction<br />
Southern Rail to Perform<br />
Bluegrass Christmas<br />
Concert in Wrentham<br />
Southern Rail will be performing<br />
a Bluegrass Christmas concert<br />
on Saturday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m. at the<br />
Original Congregational Church<br />
in the center of Wrentham. This<br />
mix of Christmas, Gospel, and<br />
Traditional Bluegrass is expected<br />
to be a sellout as the last event<br />
of OCC’s 325th anniversary celebration.<br />
Tickets for the concert are $20<br />
in advance and $25 at the door,<br />
12 and under free with an adult,<br />
available at the church office,<br />
(508) 384-3110, or at www.musicatocc.org.<br />
The event will be<br />
in the Sanctuary of the church,<br />
accessible from the side door<br />
on Dedham St. (Route 1A). For<br />
more information, contact Ken<br />
Graves, (508) 384-8084, occmusic99@gmail.com.<br />
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$25. Family cap available. Coffee<br />
for waiting adults. Not a drop-off<br />
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<strong>Millis</strong> Firefighters Holiday<br />
Parade & Tree Lighting, 5:30-7<br />
p.m., firetruck parade with Santa<br />
at 5:30 followed by tree lighting<br />
and photo op (bring your camera)<br />
with Santa at Town Hall<br />
gym. Includes hot cocoa, cookies<br />
and pizza, co-sponsored by <strong>Millis</strong><br />
Recreation Dept.<br />
Acorn Alpaca Ranch, annual<br />
Holiday Open House, 99 Acorn<br />
St., <strong>Millis</strong>, from 10 a.m. to 4<br />
p.m., www.AcornAlpacaRanch.<br />
com or (508) 294-7085.<br />
Charles River Chorale 33rd<br />
Annual Winter Holiday Concert,<br />
“Awakenings,” 7:30 p.m., <strong>Medway</strong><br />
High School, includes a performance<br />
by the Charles River<br />
Children’s Choir, $18 adults,<br />
$15 seniors and FT students, $10<br />
children under 12, family fourpacks<br />
are available for two adults<br />
and two dependent children for<br />
$50. Contact Laurie Collins at<br />
(508) 528-3934 or on Facebook.<br />
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A Christmas Concert, by Exsultet!<br />
Premier Women’s Chorus<br />
and Jubilate! A Youth Choir, 7:30<br />
p.m., Wellesley Village Church,<br />
2 Central Street, Wellesley, MA,<br />
General admission advance tickets<br />
$15 and $12 students and seniors,<br />
children 12 and under free.<br />
After Dec. 6, prices go up.<br />
Southern Rail Bluegrass<br />
Christmas concert, 7:30 p.m.,<br />
Original Congregational<br />
Church, Wrentham, Tickets<br />
for the concert are $20 in advance<br />
and $25 at the door, 12<br />
and under free, available at the<br />
church office, (508) 384-3110, or<br />
at www.musicatocc.org<br />
<strong>December</strong> 10<br />
Acorn Alpaca Ranch, annual<br />
Holiday Open House, 99 Acorn<br />
St., <strong>Millis</strong>, from 10 a.m. to 4<br />
p.m., www.AcornAlpacaRanch.<br />
com or (508) 294-7085.<br />
<strong>December</strong> 11<br />
Author Ted Reinstein, 7 p.m.,<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Public Library, 961 Main<br />
St., <strong>Millis</strong><br />
<strong>December</strong> 12<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Police Forum, 6-8 p.m.,<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Public Library, 961 Main<br />
St., <strong>Millis</strong><br />
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<strong>December</strong> 15<br />
Live Italian and Christmas<br />
music by Sergio Bellotti & Luigi<br />
Grasso, 6-9 p.m., Dolce Dolce<br />
Bakery, 74 Main Street, <strong>Medway</strong>.<br />
Free, but donations are welcome.<br />
Free coffee with pastry purchase.<br />
<strong>December</strong> 16<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Gingerbread Festival,<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Public Library, 10<br />
a.m. & 11:30 a.m., limited to 65<br />
children, sign up at www.medwaylib.org,<br />
admission is a bag of<br />
candy to share<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Lions Bottle Can<br />
Drive, redeemable bottles and<br />
cans should be placed at the<br />
curbside by 9 a.m. the morning<br />
of the drive, or placed in the<br />
Lions Bottles and Cans collection<br />
shed in front of West <strong>Medway</strong><br />
Liquors on Main Street anytime.<br />
A Cappella Fest, 3-5 p.m.,<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> Public Library, 961 Main<br />
St., <strong>Millis</strong><br />
<strong>December</strong> 17<br />
Lessons & Carols Concert, St.<br />
Mary’s Church, Holliston, features<br />
4:30 p.m. 30-minute organ<br />
recital by renowned Brandon<br />
Santini, and combined choirs<br />
and ensembles of St. Mary’s<br />
Church and harpist Anna Elsworth<br />
at 5 p.m.<br />
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<strong>Medway</strong>’s Childs Gets<br />
Scholarship to Play<br />
Basketball at BU<br />
Sports<br />
By Ken Hamwey,<br />
Staff Sports Writer<br />
The future is in clear focus for<br />
Riley Childs.<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> High’s talented offguard,<br />
who was a first-team Tri<br />
Valley League all-star last year,<br />
has verbally committed to play<br />
basketball at Boston University<br />
after she completes her senior<br />
season for the Mustangs.<br />
The 5-foot-11 Childs averaged<br />
17 points, 8 rebounds and<br />
3 assists last year when <strong>Medway</strong><br />
posted a 14-8 record and split a<br />
pair of playoff games. A threesport<br />
athlete, she’s been an outside<br />
hitter in volleyball for four<br />
years and she also has posted<br />
some impressive numbers in outdoor<br />
track. She holds the school<br />
record in the shot put (33 feet,<br />
1 inch) and she’s only 11 inches<br />
away from tying the school record<br />
in the discus, which is 119-8.<br />
“I’m thrilled about getting a<br />
full scholarship to Boston University,’’<br />
Childs said. “I like the<br />
city, and all the coaches and players<br />
were great to be around when<br />
I visited. It’s a situation that just<br />
feels right. I’ve verbally committed,<br />
and I’m just waiting now for<br />
final acceptance.’’<br />
The Terriers head coach,<br />
Katy Steading, did most of the<br />
scouting on Childs. But, it was at<br />
a BU camp for potential recruits,<br />
where Childs impressed Steading.<br />
“She saw me the summer<br />
before my junior year,’’ Childs<br />
said. “And, she also saw me play<br />
several other times. Schools like<br />
Holy Cross, Lehigh and Bucknell<br />
also showed interest, but I<br />
selected BU after they offered me<br />
a scholarship.’’<br />
Childs said that Steading was<br />
optimistic about her addition to<br />
the Terrier squad but made no<br />
promises about her role. “She<br />
said I’d have to earn my playing<br />
time, and that’s the way it should<br />
be,’’ Childs said.<br />
A native of <strong>Medway</strong>, Childs,<br />
who is 330 points away from<br />
reaching 1,000 career points<br />
at <strong>Medway</strong>, has a variety of<br />
strengths. She’s quick, has a high<br />
basketball IQ, her court vision<br />
is excellent, she penetrates to<br />
the basketball and her release is<br />
quick and high. She has a wing<br />
span of six feet, an attribute that<br />
makes her a threat on defense.<br />
“I like to drive to the hoop<br />
for a layup or a pull-up jumper,’’<br />
Childs emphasized. “I’m a fair<br />
three-point shooter, but I need to<br />
improve in that area. Although I<br />
consider myself as a dependable<br />
defender, I can be better on steals<br />
and deflections.’’<br />
Joe Iannone, Childs’ coach at<br />
<strong>Medway</strong>, calls her the most versatile<br />
player he’s coached in his<br />
nine years on the job. “Riley can<br />
play point guard or center,’’ he<br />
said. “We use her wherever we<br />
need to. She can score inside or<br />
on the perimeter. She was our<br />
top rebounder last year, and she’s<br />
a very good passer who has great<br />
court vision.’’<br />
Two of Childs’ best games<br />
came last year at Norton and<br />
against at <strong>Medway</strong> when the<br />
Mustangs faced Nashoba in the<br />
first round of the tourney.<br />
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“I hit five of six three-pointers<br />
against Norton and finished with<br />
23 points,’’ she recalled. “I also<br />
played a strong game on defense<br />
in the victory. Against Nashoba,<br />
the atmosphere was exciting because<br />
it was a playoff game at our<br />
gym. There were lots of friends<br />
and relatives on hand. We won,<br />
but what was nice was that everyone<br />
played a solid overall game.’’<br />
Childs was a captain in volleyball<br />
this season and she’s been<br />
selected by her teammates and<br />
coach to be a captain in basketball.<br />
“I’m a vocal kind of captain,’’<br />
she noted. “I’ll also try to<br />
lead by example, and if a younger<br />
play needs help or advice, I’ll be<br />
more than glad to assist.’’<br />
With her future in college assured,<br />
Childs hasn’t lost sight of<br />
the year ahead for <strong>Medway</strong>. Her<br />
goal is to make it four straight<br />
years of qualifying for the tourney.<br />
“We’ll have to work hard,<br />
because we’re a young team,’’ she<br />
said. “But, it’s realistic, because<br />
we’ve got girls with a strong work<br />
ethic who compete hard against<br />
Tri Valley League teams.’’<br />
Childs points to <strong>Medway</strong>’s<br />
other captain, Meg Downing,<br />
and freshman Lauren Beach, as<br />
quality players. She’s also bullish<br />
on the job Joe Iannone does<br />
as the team’s coach. “Meg and<br />
I have played basketball since<br />
the sixth grade,’’ Childs said.<br />
“A point guard who’s a strong<br />
defender, she’s also an excellent<br />
passer. Lauren has height,<br />
is a threat inside and she can<br />
rebound. Coach Iannone is a<br />
Riley Childs is a top-notch student-athlete who should have another<br />
terrific season of basketball for the Mustangs before her career at<br />
BU begins.<br />
Norfolk Community League’s<br />
Annual Santa’s Breakfast!<br />
This will be held Saturday,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 2nd from 9-10.30<br />
a.m. at the H. Olive Day School,<br />
in the cafeteria. There will be a<br />
sing-a-long and a visit from Santa<br />
himself! This will be a continental<br />
breakfast and treats for all<br />
ages. Admission, Children ages<br />
1-12: $10 NCL member/$12<br />
non-member. Adults that are<br />
NCL members are free and<br />
$4 for non-members. Children<br />
under 12 months are free.<br />
competitive guy who is a great<br />
motivator and communicator.’’<br />
An honor-roll student, Childs<br />
plans on majoring in broadcast<br />
journalism at BU. Acutely aware<br />
that there’ll be a transition period<br />
going from high school all-star to<br />
Division 1 rookie, Childs knows<br />
where she’ll have to improve.<br />
“My overall game will need to<br />
get better, but I also know I need<br />
to get stronger and faster,’’ she<br />
said. “I’ll be focusing on weight<br />
training a lot.’’<br />
Childs relies on a competitive<br />
philosophy that stresses being the<br />
best she can be in her specific role.<br />
“Reaching my potential in whatever<br />
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noted. “And, it’s important to absorb<br />
the life lessons that one can<br />
learn from athletics. Becoming a<br />
leader and being responsible are<br />
solid lessons to be learned. Sports<br />
also build confidence.’’<br />
Caller her father (Rich) a<br />
role model for his support and<br />
encouragement, Childs is looking<br />
forward to a solid basketball<br />
campaign that will lead to a new<br />
experience at BU.<br />
“I’ve enjoyed my friends, and<br />
I’ve built great relationships at<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> High,’’ she said. “It’ll<br />
be sad to not play volleyball and<br />
basketball again at <strong>Medway</strong>, but<br />
I’m excited and happy that a new<br />
chapter will be unfolding after I<br />
graduate.’’<br />
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Sports<br />
<strong>Millis</strong>-Hopedale Hockey Co-Op Now a Five-School Mix<br />
By Christopher Tremblay<br />
Last year the Hopedale-<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> hockey team earned their<br />
first tournament appearance in<br />
their five-year existence of the<br />
program. After going 10-9-1,<br />
Hopedale-<strong>Millis</strong> earned a six<br />
seed in the Division 3A Central<br />
Tournament, but unfortunately<br />
lost to Grafton, the eventual Division<br />
3 State Champion, 2-1 in<br />
double overtime.<br />
decent numbers, but in order to<br />
be successful, we needed to build<br />
a junior varsity team that would<br />
act as our feeder program.”<br />
LaBossiere said being the<br />
coach of the five schools that are<br />
involved in the program is a lot<br />
of work, but he sees the progress<br />
moving forward on the ice.<br />
“It’s not an easy thing to<br />
manage five Athletic Directors,<br />
making sure they communicate<br />
with the athletes. It’s hard<br />
“As an eighth grader, Colin<br />
played on the junior varsity<br />
team, but didn’t really see that<br />
much action that first year,”<br />
LaBossiere said. “The next two<br />
years he played with the varsity<br />
team, but it was last year that he<br />
really emerged as one of our top<br />
defenders.”<br />
Sanchioni, a junior defender,<br />
has been with the team since his<br />
freshman year while another junior,<br />
Drew O’Reilly, has played<br />
forward for both the JV and<br />
Varsity squads. On the JV team<br />
O’Reilly found himself as a top<br />
line forward, but when he suited<br />
up for the varsity team he skated<br />
on the third line. LaBossiere is<br />
hoping that this year he can step<br />
his game up and step into one of<br />
the top two lines for the Raiders.<br />
As a first-year defender last<br />
winter, Brooks found himself<br />
bouncing between the JV and<br />
Varsity teams, this year he’s<br />
going to be looked upon to take<br />
his game to the next level.<br />
“In addition to his defensive<br />
game, he is also a very good offensive<br />
threat,” the coach said.<br />
“With a ton of defensemen, we<br />
may need to move some up to<br />
play offense, and he may be one<br />
of those individuals.”<br />
LaBossiere is hoping that the<br />
five-town squad came come together<br />
sooner than later and<br />
make another run at the tournament,<br />
and the <strong>Millis</strong> players will<br />
be a key component to the Raiders’<br />
success.<br />
The <strong>Millis</strong>-Hopedale hockey connection that began five years ago is<br />
entering its sixth year with players from Milford (added last year), and<br />
this year, from Douglas and Whitinsville-Christian. The added schools<br />
may draw the depth of players needed to see tournament play again<br />
this year.<br />
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After having their best season<br />
with 10 wins, the squad graduated<br />
only two seniors and should<br />
be in good shape to get back to<br />
the tournament this upcoming<br />
season.<br />
“We lost two seniors, but they<br />
were big parts to our team,”<br />
Coach Greg LaBossiere said.<br />
“We are still looking to get further<br />
this season and go deeper<br />
into the tournament t than we<br />
did last year.”<br />
Now in the sixth year of existence,<br />
the Raiders have added<br />
Douglas and Whitinsville-Christian<br />
as well as Milford last year<br />
to the co-op program, giving<br />
them the added depth the bigger<br />
schools already have in their<br />
hockey program.<br />
“We’ve had a great relationship<br />
with football (Hopedale<br />
and <strong>Millis</strong>) and being able to<br />
add Milford has really helped.<br />
Being so close to one another<br />
a lot of the kids were friends<br />
already,” the Coach said. “As a<br />
team, we’ve continued to have<br />
enough to deal with one, never<br />
mind five,” he said. “When I<br />
first took over this program, we<br />
had some big personalities on<br />
the team that were already set<br />
in their ways. It’s tough to mold<br />
the older kids, but through the<br />
years, the younger kids bought<br />
into our system, and we have<br />
continued to grow.”<br />
This past year, the new program<br />
was to get new uniforms,<br />
so LaBossiere looked to his team<br />
for input. The players decided<br />
on a red, white and blue uniform<br />
with the Raider emblem on the<br />
front of their jersey. Looking<br />
to wear the new jerseys with<br />
pride from <strong>Millis</strong> will be Colin<br />
Burgess, Peter Sanchioni, Drew<br />
O’Reilly, Craig Brooks and John<br />
Manning.<br />
Burgess, a senior this year,<br />
will be suiting up for Hopedale-<br />
<strong>Millis</strong> for his final campaign.<br />
The senior defender has been<br />
skating for the team since eighth<br />
grade and according to his<br />
coach has improved immensely.<br />
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for our first home. We had so many questions and didn’t know exactly<br />
where to start. We were referred to Robin and Mark by a close friend.<br />
We had a long list of ‘must haves’ and ‘wish-we-hads’. Robin and Mark<br />
looked at this list and helped us view many great houses and in the end<br />
helped us find a perfect house! They listened to our needs and helped<br />
us understand the buying process. (They gave us mortgage people,<br />
inspection people, lawyer options and more). I would highly recommend<br />
this amazing couple for any house searching needs.”<br />
Sarah Pulappadi, <strong>Millis</strong><br />
$479,900<br />
16 Clewes Road, <strong>Millis</strong><br />
Laina Kaplan<br />
SOLD<br />
$465,000<br />
131 Winthrop Street, <strong>Medway</strong><br />
Laina Kaplan<br />
FOR RENT<br />
$1,600 per Month<br />
280 Village St, Unit H2, <strong>Medway</strong><br />
Jennifer McMahon<br />
RECENTLY SOLD<br />
MEDWAY<br />
131 Winthrop St<br />
46 Village St<br />
26 Howe St<br />
46 Highland St<br />
5 Summer Hill<br />
13 Cobblestone