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Hopedale Destination Imagination
Gets Ready For a New Season
By: Kate Poitras, Hopedale
Di Town Coordinator
If you know a creative child
who enjoys hands-on learning,
experimenting, building, performing
and working with their
peers then listen up! Hopedale
Destination Imagination is currently
forming teams for the
2018-2019 season. You may
have heard people talking about
Destination Imagination, or DI,
but unless you’ve participated
on a DI Team you may not
know exactly what Destination
Imagination is all about. The
short explanation is that Destination
Imagination is a fun,
team-centered, extra-curricular
activity where students form
teams with their peers to solve
in-depth Challenges that highlight
their different interests,
skills and abilities and then they
present their solutions at a Regional
Tournament.
Destination Imagination
Hopedale DI Sign from State Tournament
is a global organization with
more than 150,000 students,
from 48 states and 30 countries,
participating each year.
DI is an educational non-profit
that connects students with
unique opportunities to create,
discover, learn and collaborate
in a supportive, team environment.
DI does this through a
project-based learning experience
that applies the creative
process across seven different
Challenge types – Technical,
Scientific, Engineering, Fine
Arts, Improvisational, Service
Learning and Early Learning.
While working on solving these
Challenges students acquire
and practice the skills needed to
thrive in school, future careers,
and beyond.
While the Destination
Imagination program has been
around for more than 30 years,
the Hopedale Destination
Imagination program began in
2000 with two Teams formed
by Hopedale Memorial School
teachers Michael Aw and Suzanne
Dunn. Now, approaching
its 19 th season, the Hopedale
DI program typically sends between
7-10 Teams to the Regional
Tournament.
Each DI Team is made up
of 2-7 Team Members and has
an adult volunteer, known as a
Team Manager, who facilitates
the weekly meetings. In the fall,
at the start of the DI season,
Teams meet and decide which
DESTINATION
continued on page 2
Fighting
for It –
Hopedale’s
First African
American
Family
By Linda Hixon
On May 13, 1863, Charles H.
Johnson married Elisabeth Williams,
a woman he’d only known
for a few weeks. Charles was living
in the small town of Warren,
Massachusetts, but had met Lizzie
in Springfield, about 25 miles
away. Their marriage certificate
attests both to be 19, but Lizzie
later admitted to having lied to
her husband-to-be – she was only
16 when they married. Charles’
occupation was listed as soldier
FIGHTING FOR IT
continued on page 3
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DESTINATION
continued from page 1
Challenge they’d like to work on
for the season. Once the Team
chooses their Challenge they
strategize on how they can use
their unique talents, abilities and
skills to come up with a Challenge
Solution. The Challenge
Solution must meet the requirements
set forth in the Challenge.
In March, Teams present
their Challenge Solutions at the
Regional Tournament. Each
Team’s solution is appraised
and scored by volunteer judges
known as Appraisers. Teams
with high enough scores can earn
a chance to present at the State
Tournament, held annually at
WPI, and can then compete to
advance to the Global Tournament
in Tennessee.
Educators, employers and
parents often speak of the real
life skills that students can gain
while participating in Destination
Imagination. Throughout
the season there is a lot of collaboration,
planning, budgeting,
experimenting, compromising,
reevaluating and revising. Much
like projects that engineers and
scientists face in their careers,
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Due to the success of the
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FIGHTING FOR IT
continued from page 1
even though he was a barber by
trade. The couple had little time
to be together. His regiment, the
54 th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Regiment, would leave for
the battlefields of the Civil War
before the end of the month.
Charles took part in the most
important battle for a black soldier
in the Union Army, the
Battle of Fort Wagner, on July
18, 1863. This was a turning
point for African American
troops. After the assault, the
New York Tribune noted that the
dignity and courage of the black
soldiers under fire gave “such
a name…. as Bunker Hill has
been for ninety years to the white
Yankees.” In this battle, Charles
was injured and died in an army
hospital two months later, making
the ultimate sacrifice for his
country.
Charles came from a family
used to hard work. His parents,
James and Jane, moved to
Hopedale from Connecticut
after 1850 and struggled to make
ends meet. James, a free black
man, had little time to enjoy
Hopedale’s progressive ideals.
He died in the summer of
1852 in Millville. Now a single
parent, Jane was forced to send
Charles, her oldest son, to live
with others. She later made the
decision to give up her younger
son, Jimmy, and Adin Ballou
used his newspaper, The Practical
Christian, to try to find a home for
the boy. Ballou told his readers
that James had “commended
his widow and children to my
protection,” adding that he had
hoped eight-year-old Jimmy
could stay in Hopedale, but “the
prospect is discouraging.”
“A family with few children,
suitable occupation, and kind,
firm, steady government, would
be the one for Jimmy,” Ballou
wrote. He wanted Jimmy to find
a family “with whom color shall
be no detriment; who will train
him to industry and wholesome
restraint, without harshness or
degradation.” Whether or not
little Jimmy found a new home
is unknown; Ballou’s funeral record
shows the child died in the
summer of 1854, “Drowned
Bennett Hole.” Jane spent $4.50
on a coffin made in Hopedale to
bury her youngest son.
Jane moved to Western Massachusetts
to be with Charles,
who began recruiting in Springfield
after the Emancipation
Proclamation allowed African
Americans to fight in the Civil
War. The Republican, a local
newspaper, praised his activities
in the February 21, 1863 issue.
Calling Charles a “smart young”
man, the newspaper worried
that Charles’ recruits may not
want to fight for the southern
slave. Parroting the misconceptions
of the time, The Republican
noted that African Americans
“are great at talking and praying
freedom – let us see if some of
them will not fight for it.”
Charles and his comrades
did “fight for it.” Charles had
been such a good recruiter of
African American soldiers that
he received a promotion from
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw,
the leader of the 54 th . Wounded
at Fort Wagner, the battle memorialized
in the movie Glory,
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Charles died on September 18,
1863, 155 years ago this month.
Both Lizzie and Jane were now
alone. Jane returned to Hopedale,
working for the remainder
of her life as a domestic servant
for George and Hannah Draper.
She and her family are buried
in Hopedale Village Cemetery,
except for Charles. His body remains
near the hospital in South
Carolina where he died.
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Help Find Hopedale History!
If you’re a long-time
Hopedale resident, or if your
family hails from this awesome
town, we want to hear from
you!
The Hopedale Women’s
History Project is hoping to
find documents from Hopedale
families that will help us
recreate Hopedale’s history
from the point of view of its
most active and important citizens
– the women!
We are searching to find
diaries, letters, or memorabilia,
or to talk to people –
men and women – who have
memories of growing up in
one of the most important factory
towns in the Blackstone
River Valley. Right now, we
are especially interested in any
documents about World War I
or the Spanish Flu Pandemic
of 1918 – the centenary of
both of these earth-shattering
events is this fall, and we want
to try and write the history of
this important time through
the residents’ eyes.
Women were the ones who
sent their husbands and sons
off to war, and nursed the
sick, both inside and outside
the home. All of Hopedale
history is important, but the
women’s voices have been lost
– until now! It doesn’t matter
who wrote the letter or diary,
or who is telling us the story –
ATTENTION HOPEDALE SENIORS AND DISABLED ADULTS
The Hopedale Sr. Center provides 3 different types of transportation
services :
Local medical appointments and prescription pick-ups
Out of town (Boston, Worcester) limited medical appointments
Errand and Personal Transportation
we all had mothers, and every
story is important.
If you think you can help us
with our project, or if you have
any documents or stories about
Hopedale history of any time
period you’d like to share, contact
us at Hopedalewomen@
gmail.com or on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/HopedaleWomen.
Or come to our
next Hopedale Women’s
History Project meeting on
September 19, 2018, at 6:30
p.m. in the program room at
Bancroft Memorial Library,
50 Hopedale Street. For more
information, contact Linda
Hixon at 508 373-8315.
If you receive our monthly Newsletter please refer to Page 2 for fees, transit times and
further details. You can also find our newsletter, Hopedale Sr. News online. Go to the
Council on Aging tab on the town‘s website. Don’t hesitate to call the Hopedale Sr. Center
at (508)634-2208 to discuss your transportation requests.
Atria Draper Place
Resident Celebrates
His 100 Th Birthday
On August 17 th , 2018, Atria
Draper Place’s resident, Joseph
Manella, celebrated his 100 th
birthday with family and friends.
Joe was born and raised in
Milford, MA during the 1920s
and 1930s. After the fateful day
of Pearl Harbor on December
7, 1941, Joe immediately quit
his job as a local machinist in
Hopedale and joined the Army
Air Corps as a bombardier. He
flew dozens of successful missions
over China and other
Asian countries, but unfortunately
on September 15, 1943
Joe’s plane was shot down over
French Indonesia (now North
Vietnam). Since Joe was privy
to the air force’s exclusive “Norden
Bombsight” information on
how to drop bombs accurately,
he was cruelly interrogated and
given harsher treatment when he
would not disclose any information.
Joe was a POW for over
two years; he was not liberated
until after the Japanese surrendered
in 1945.
Once back stateside after
the war, Mr. Manella married
Anne Polumbo, from Franklin,
and raised five children. Joe also
took advantage of the G.I. bill
to attend college, completing his
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees
at Boston University, and went
on to become an educator in the
Milford Public School system
before retiring in 1978. During
this time as well, he continued
to work in the Air Force reserves,
serving on rescue missions in
Brazil and Chile and retired as a
Lieutenant Colonel.
After he “retired,” Mr.
Manella became ordained and
served the Worcester Roman
Catholic Diocese in various capacities,
and in 1990 came to
be the Deacon at Sacred Heart
in both Hopedale, and Milford.
A stained glass window Joe had
commissioned for his wife’s
memory can now be seen at the
Sacred Heart Church in Hopedale.
When asked to give words of
wisdom, Joe stated “Stand up for
something. Take your time and
believe! (As he holds his beloved
cross displayed proudly around
his neck).”
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39 th Annual Hopedale Day in the Park
Sponsored by the Hopedale Cultural Council
In cooperation with the Hopedale Parks Department
And a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council
Saturday, September 15, 2018
10:00am – 2:00pm
Rain date: Sunday, September 16
Hopedale Town Park 10am-4pm
Juried Art Show, Craft Tables
Music, Food, Games
DJ Mike Rutkowski
Music, fun, and games at the bandstand
11:00am Rainforest Reptiles basketball court Free!
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Hopedale Sr. Center
43 Hope St.
(Located inside the Community House)
Attorney & CPA Kevin Diamond of Millis will review legal planning and healthcare issues critical
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10:00 am Reiki by Appt.
Sr. Center closes @ 12:30 pm
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PANERA BREAD
10:00 am Aerobic Chair w/
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11:30 am Lunch at Sr. Center
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9:00 am Yoga
1:00 pm Bridge
1:00 pm Mah Jongg
1:00 pm Legal Program:
Taking Control of Your Legal
Future w/ Attorney Diamond
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9:00 am Market Basket Trip
10:00 am Aerobic Exercise w/
Shirley
10:30 am Nurse Clinic
11:45 am Meditation
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9:00 am Walmart Trip
9:00 am Yoga
10:00 am Spanish
1:00 pm Tai Chi
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9:00 am Arthritis Class w/ Sue
10:00 am Reiki by Appt.
Sr. Center closes @ 12:30 pm
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Recycle Center Now
Accepting Items
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The Hopedale Board of
Health is pleased to announce
that its Recycle Center on Route
16 is now accepting recyclable
items from non-residents.
The Recycle Center is open
only on Saturdays from 8:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Non-residents
will need a $25 vehicle sticker
which can be purchased only at
the recycle center.
Non-residents will not be allowed
to drop off leaves, grass,
brush, construction or demolition
materials. For a complete
list of acceptable items and fees,
please go the Hopedale Board of
Health’s website (www.hopedalema.gov/board-health).
The Recycle Center only accepts
checks.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 • $79.00 per person
The Inn at East Hill Farm is situated on 150
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the views before your delectable lunch. Served
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lunch, dining room taxes and gratuities,
winery tour, tasting and glass.
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The First Time
By R. Christopher Cook
Do you remember last fall, when a certain few NFL players were aggravating and upsetting us all? They were refusing to stand for our
National Anthem. Some of them actually taking a knee to demonstrate their distaste for our country. Some kind of a demonstration to say
black lives matter. These prima donnas, with their multimillion dollar contracts to play a professional sport, thought they were teaching us a
lesson: when they couldn’t play a game without a playbook and plenty of practice. Well, usually I refrain from writing any kind of political
commentary; however this makes me want to speak up. I know as well as most Americans do that black lives matter, so do white lives and red
lives and brown and yellow ones too; if you believe in Martians and Leprechauns, then green lives matter too. They all matter. This is a very
small planet and we all have to learn to get along. If these men actually had any point at all they sure chose the wrong forum to put it forward.
What were they thinking?
Did you ever wonder about the first time? The first time they played our National Anthem before a sporting event. I wondered how this
tradition began. After doing a little research, here is what I learned. It started one hundred years ago in a place called Fenway Park in Boston.
The event was the fourth game of the 1918 World Series, between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs. Now it is true a few days earlier,
when the first three games of the series were played in Chicago, they played the National Anthem during the seventh inning stretch, but Boston
one upped them by moving the song to the pre game activities, and it’s been like that ever since. The Red Sox won the series 4-2 but it was the
last time they would in that century.
Some other interesting facts about the 1918 fall classic were that Woodrow Wilson was president at the time and World War I was raging.
The government had started drafting major leaguers to go to war and had ordered baseball owners to end the regular season by Labor Day, so
it was the only time in history that the entire World Series was played in September.
Fred Thomas, who played third base for the Red
Sox, was already in the US Navy, but since his commanding
officer was not only a baseball fan but a
true fanatic, he allowed Fred to go on furlough so
he could play in the games. Perhaps it was Fred’s
reaction to hearing the first few notes of the “Star-
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Dean Bank to Host “Dancing on Dean” Block Party
Kevin R. Goffe, President
and CEO of Dean Bank, has
announced that Dean Bank will
host a free, recurring community
event on Friday, September 14th.
Dancing on Dean, a free
“block party-style” event complete
with live music, beer and
wine, local food vendors and fun;
is something Goffe has dreamed
of doing in downtown Franklin
for years. Through the efforts
and cooperation of town officials,
the Franklin Downtown
Partnership, the Franklin School
for the Performing Arts, other
local businesses and our employees…we’re
excited to be able to
announce that the next Dancing
on Dean will take place on Friday
September 14th from 5-8 p.m.
Each Dancing on Dean will
feature live bands throughout the
evening and (of course) dancing
is encouraged. Goffe hopes that
local bands will become interested
in playing in front of a
hometown crowd, in a familyfriendly
environment as the event
gains momentum. The September
Dancing on Dean will feature
local band the South Street Six
playing a variety of music from
5 – 8 p.m. Beer and wine will be
available for purchase and local
restaurants will be selling food
throughout the evening. Dancing
on Dean will be held at the
corner of Dean Ave. and Main
Street, directly adjacent to Dean
Bank’s Main Office and will continue
down Dean Ave, which will
be closed to traffic. Attendees
are invited to bring lawn chairs
or blankets to sit and listen to the
band that evening and, of course,
dancing is encouraged.
With the completion of the
bank’s Main Office renovations,
there will also be a ribbon-cutting
and Open House prior to
the start of Dancing on Dean.
Goffe stated, “Downtown Franklin
has been Dean Bank’s home
for almost 130 years. It’s a vibrant
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scheduled a final event to occur
in conjunction with the Harvest
Festival on October 13th. If it’s
well-received, we’ll increase the
frequency in 2019.”
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Sports
Hopedale’s Siefring Eyes More Success
for BMR Grid Team
By KEN HAMWEY
Staff Sports Writer
Hopedale’s Robbie Siefring
will be starting at quarterback for
the fourth straight year for Blackstone-Millville’s
football team
and the veteran signal-caller
would like to see the Chargers
continue to build on the success
they experienced last year.
The 5-foot-10 Siefring, who
guided BMR to its first winning
season in the school’s five-year
history of varsity competition (6-
5), led the Chargers to a pair of
other firsts last year. He helped
the squad qualify for the playoffs
and he engineered a victory over
Sutton on Thanksgiving, which
was BMR’s first triumph over its
archrival.
The 17-year-old native of
Hopedale is a capable and consistent
QB. But, he’s more —
much more. Siefring starts at
outside linebacker on defense
and he’s also the team’s punter
and field-goal kicker. Handling
the Chargers’ kickoff chores on
special-teams duty makes it a
virtual certainty that he’ll rarely
leave the field.
“My goals this season are to
qualify for the playoffs for the
second straight year, advance as
far as possible and to beat Sutton
again,’’ Siefring emphasized.
“Those objectives are realistic
because we’ll be competitive.’’
Siefring had some dynamic
statistics last year — 824 yards
rushing that included 14 TDs
and 986 yards passing that led
to 13 TDs. But, increasing those
numbers isn’t on his to-do list.
He’d rather see numbers mount
in the win column.
“Personal stats are not that
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win a game than throw five
touchdown passes. Statistics usually
fall into place.’’
When someone gets around
to writing BMR’s gridiron history,
it’ll show that Siefring was
the QB when the Chargers experienced
their first winning campaign.
He downplays that and
prefers to include his teammates.
“I have five players blocking for
me and others catching passes
and running the ball,’’ he noted.
“I’m the QB but other guys are
playing at a high level. No one
person can win a game by himself
— it takes 11.’’
Able to adjust his style depending
on the situation, Siefring
is a quarterback who can be
aggressive, deliberate, patient or
analytical. And, the strengths he
possesses are abundant.
“I’d like to think I’ve got a
high football IQ, good field
awareness, arm strength, an ability
to run and stay calm under
pressure,’’ he said. “Where I can
improve is to get faster, bigger
and stronger. My footwork and
pre-snap reads can also be better.’’
Siefring’s coach, Josh Euglow,
is bullish on his co-captain who’s
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definitely the Chargers’ offensive
leader. “He’s tough as nails and
he has no quit,’’ Euglow said.
“No matter how poorly a game
is going, he doesn’t give an inch.
Robbie is a complete competitor
who’s got arm strength and athletic
ability. But, it’s his determination
that sets him apart. He’s a
nightmare for coaches to gameplan
against and for opponents to
line up against.’’
Siefring’s best game came
against Sutton last Thanksgiving
when he threw a pair of TD
passes and rushed for another.
“Our team chemistry clicked
and it was rewarding to send our
seniors off with a win,’’ he emphasized.
“We had never beaten
Sutton, so it was a thrill. And, the
atmosphere was great — lots of
alumni and fans witnessed it.’’
A Dual Valley Conference
all-star who was the circuit’s offensive
MVP, Siefring is quick
to credit his teammates and his
coach for last year’s success. He’s
a fan of the Chargers’ other
captain — Hopedale’s Matt
Crepeau — and receivers Alex
Luccini and Dylan Ayotte, who
both are cornerbacks on defense.
“Matt is a center who also
plays linebacker,’’ Siefring said.
“He’s got a high football IQ,
knows technique and is a quality
leader. Alex is athletic, has good
hands and runs his routes well.
Dylan is tall, athletic and physically
strong. Coach Euglow is
supportive, knows the game and
motivates players effectively. He’s
worked hard to build the program.’’
Delighted that BMR stepped
up when Millis High was forced
to end its co-op arrangement
with Hopedale, Siefring says the
new mix has been a plus. “I’m
glad Hopedale kids have the opportunity
to continue playing
football,’’ he said. “It’s a good
blend and the players at both
schools have developed a closeknit
relationship.’’
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A National Honor Society
student, Siefring isn’t sure where
he’ll attend college or what his
major will be. Football at the collegiate
level, however, probably
will take a back seat to lacrosse.
Siefring, who plays varsity basketball,
has been a two-time Mid-
Mass. League all-star defender in
lacrosse and he plans on pursuing
that sport.
Calling his parents (Deb and
Jeff) role models for their support
and encouragement, Siefring
also includes his older brother
Mitch as an influence. “Mitch
has always pushed me to excel,’’
Siefring noted.
Relying on an athletic philosophy
of competing hard, Siefring
believes that reaching one’s
potential and having fun in the
process leads to success. And,
he’s quick to credit athletics for
learning life lessons. “Sports help
players to overcome adversity,’’
he said. “And, you learn that
hard work is an asset and that it’s
important to strive to reach your
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goals.’’
Siefring started playing football
when he was eight in the
Nipmuc Youth Football program.
He quickly embraced the sport
because “if it’s played correctly
and everyone fulfills their roles,
success is the result.’’ And, that’s
what Siefring hopes will occur
on Sept. 8 when BRM hosts
Bellingham in its opener. Last
year, the Blackhawks pulled out a
dramatic victory in the final two
minutes of the game. “It’s an important
game because a victory
will set the tone early,’’ he said.
BMR’s coach is looking forward
to the opener, but also to
another full season with Siefring
taking the snaps. “I’ve been extremely
lucky to have had Robbie
all four years,’’ Euglow said.
“And, I’m excited to see where
we can take our offense this season
with him.’’
BMR should be just fine with
Robbie Siefring passing, running,
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Sports
Tammaro HHS #1 Golfer Two Seasons in a Row
By Christopher Tremblay,
Staff Sports Writer
At the age of eight years
old Hopedale’s Ben Tammaro
picked up and swung a golf
club for the very first time and
was immediately hooked with
the sport. Now almost 10 years
later he’s a co-captain for this
high school team and one of the
more consistent players for the
Blue Raiders.
“My dad loves golf and he
told me to try it out. I finally did
and fell in love with the sport
right away,” Tammaro said. “It’s
a hard game that involves different
skills along the way; driving
for distance, chipping onto the
green and putting.”
Tammaro has been Hopedale’s
number one golfer over
the past two seasons and Coach
James McCallum would be surprised
if the senior didn’t make
it three years this upcoming season.
Although Tammaro can
drive the ball a great distance
one wouldn’t think he’d be able
by his size. The senior co-captain
stands in at 5’ 3”.
“I’m not saying this in a stereotypical
way but Ben is small
in stature, but he can hit the ball
a long way and right down the
middle,” the Hopedale Coach
said. “In seventh grade he was
even smaller, but had great game.
When he did get into matches
he’d kick his opponent’s butt on
the course.”
Despite being smaller than
most of his teammates as well as
his opponents Tammaro doesn’t
let his size dictate his game on the
course. Due to his size he tends to
tee the ball higher to encourage
a more upward hit, allowing the
balls launch angle to increase. In
doing this he tends to hit the ball
further down the fairway.
Once his father got him
onto the course with him Tammaro
began to play Junior Club
Championships at the Hopedale
Country Club at the age of 12.
Here he began honing his golf
skills in all aspects hoping to one
day make the high school team.
Once in Middle School Tammaro
not only tried out for the
team, but also made it. Despite
not being a starter he did find
himself teeing off 2 or 3 matches
as an alternate. Being only a seventh
grader playing for the varsity
team his actual scores on the
course where not able to count
toward the overall team score.
When he finally arrived at the
high school the then freshman
found himself in the starting
lineup for Hopedale, usually teeing
off fourth. Now that he had
a chance to show he belonged
he found things a little more difficult,
but he wasn’t going to let it
hinder his game.
“It was much harder than
what I was used to. Going up
against much netter opponents,”
Tammaro said. “But it was all
good, I liked the challenge. I
struggled at first, but it was fun.”
The Hopedale golfer shot an
average of 43 throughout his
freshman campaign and two
years later as a junior he had his
average down to a 38.7. Through
those year he found that his iron
shots were getting better and he
was growing a little so he was
driving the ball higher and further
toward the greens.
Tammaro finds that his short
game is his strength on the golf
course.
“I’ve always strived to keep
improving, but when I’m chipping
from 30 yards or closer I am
very confident,” Tammaro said.
As he gears up for the upcoming
season, his final at Hopedale
High School, he is looking to
once again be the Blue Raider’s
number one golfer, while being
a team leader on and off the
course in addition to helping the
younger players. He would also
like to decrease his 38.7 stroke
average.
“Ben not only has a great attitude
about the game, but you
would never know if he was
going good or bad,” McCallum
said. “He’s a great example to the
younger kids on the team helping
them in any way he can.”
Taking to the course for the
final year, the Dual Valley Conference
All Star would love nothing
more than capturing the
Division 3 Central Championship
once again (Hopedale took
home the title in Tammaro’s
freshman season).
“As a team I definitely want to
win the districts again,” he said.
“Winning the States would be
great, but I know that is a long
shot; a top 3 finish would be nice
though.”
Following his high school
playing days Tammaro plans on
keeping golf close. He plans on
playing for a Division 3 college,
but he also know that will not be
as easy as it was in high school.
If for some reason he is unable
to take to the links as a collegiate
golfer he always can continue to
play recreational. That is still
something that he really doesn’t
have to worry about for another
year. Tight now he’s just focusing
on bringing Hopedale another
Sectional Championship before
he has to leave.
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Bancroft Memorial Library News
The library will be closed Saturday,
Sept. 1 through Monday,
Sept. 3 for the Labor Day weekend.
Mark your calendar for Saturday,
Sept. 15 – Hopedale’s Day
in the Park. Stop by the library’s
table and say “Hi.” We will have
information about the Bancroft
Memorial Library, upcoming
programs and the Friends of the
Hopedale Library.
What’s New at the Library?
Looking for the newest “stuff ”
at our library? Sign up for
WOWBRARY. Get a free weekly
email alert with all the new items
added during the week. Link immediately
to the library catalog
to place a hold and never miss a
great new book, DVD, music CD
or audio book on CD! A link to
the sign up for Wowbrary is on
the library’s webpage. https://
www.hopedale-ma.gov/bancroftmemorial-library
Magazines are now available
through C/WMARS Over-
Drive!
Our first wave of 50 magazines
is available in the C/
WMARS OverDrive catalog –
later this year the collection will
grow to 100 magazines. You can
access them through the Libby
app or the OverDrive app. They
can be read online or downloaded
for offline reading. Check
out is for 7, 14, or 21 days.
The magazines are all purchased
under a “simultaneous
use” agreement. This means
every magazine is always available.
There’s no waiting. If someone
wants to read a magazine,
they can.
All you need is a library card
and access to the internet.
What happening with
E-Books and E-Audio?
Library users are wondering
what happened to AXIS 360?
Unfortunately, this e-book and e-
audio collection has ended. However,
C/WMARS has joined
with 5 other consortium groups
to share their digital collections.
When you sign into Libby
or Overdrive, you can browse
and borrow from neighboring
CLAMS, Minuteman Library
Network, NOBLE, OCLN and
SAILS Library Network through
our reciprocal lending program.
You will need to sign into each
collection separately and you can
place holds on any of the items
you want. If you need help, stop
by the library for additional information.
Special Display: Lightship
Baskets of Nantucket
Our thanks to Patrick Giles
and Tim Symonds for the
interesting display of their
handmade Lightship Baskets
and other types of hand crafted
baskets. The display features
some of the materials used to
make the Lightship Baskets and
information about these special
baskets. The display case is beside
the main circulation desk.
Ongoing Monthly
Library Events
Helen Symonds Book Group
The Helen Symonds Book
Group meets in the Library Program
Room at 1:00 PM on the
first Wednesday of every month.
Everyone is welcome to join the
group. Please call the library at
(508) 634-2209 to request a copy
of the book and come join the
discussion.
This month’s meeting will be
Wednesday, September 5th at
1:00 PM. The group will discuss
two short books by Elizabeth
Strout: My Name is Lucy Barton
and Anything is Possible.
The next meeting will be
Wednesday, October 3 at 1:00
PM. The book will be The
Hush by John Hart. Building
on the world first seen in Hart’s
book The Last Child, it features
Johnny Merrimon 10 years later.
Spooky things happen in the
“Hush”.
CookBook Club
They can be hot or cold, sweet
or spicy. Great with fruit, veggies,
chips, crackers or bread. They
can be an appetizer or a whole
meal if you prefer. I’m talking
about the ever wonderful DIP!
Everything tastes better with a
little dip!
Please join us on Monday,
Sept. 24th at 6:30pm when the
Cookbook Club will be sharing
our favorite dip recipes. Dip, salsa
or spread! It can be a recipe that
has been enjoyed in the past or a
new recipe to try out on friends.
If you need new ideas various
cookbooks will be available at the
library for use.
First time guests just come and
enjoy! No need to cook! Please
call the library at 508-634-2209
to reserve a place at the table.
Wednesday Knitting &
Crocheting Group
Have you been knitting for
a while but want to spend time
with other crafters? Do you have
a project that has been waiting
for you to “get around to it?
“Join the Knovel Knitters in the
Trustee Room for an evening
of knitting & crocheting every
Wednesday night from 6:00pm
until 7:45pm.
Friends of the
Hopedale Library
September Event
The Friends of the Hopedale
Library are pleased to present
“General Stores” by Ted Reinstein
on Wednesday, September
26th. The program will start at
6:30 pm. Books will be available
for purchase.
The general store, as old as
America itself, harkens back to
a simpler time and a more innocent
and rural nation. The general
store conjures a country-like
place where kids come in to by
penny candy, and adults to buy
everything from swaths of fabric,
to fresh vegetables, to fourpenny
nails. The general store
was the vital and inviting heart
of a community, where everyone
not only knew your name, but
how you took that coffee, how
many kids you had, and how’s
your dad doing, anyway? And in
tough times, it was a place that
often treated customers like family,
extending credit when no one
else would. The general store was
real-life Norman Rockwell—
deeply woven into America’s cultural
identity, an integral part of
the nation’s self-portrait from its
earliest days. Fact is, the general
store is still very much here, and
very much in business. What’s
more, like the diner, it has seen
resurgence. In some places, it is
even being reimagined for a new
era.
Ted Reinstein has been
a reporter for “Chronicle,”
WCVB-TV/Boston’s awardwinning—and
America’s
longest-running, locally-produced—nightly
news magazine
since 1997. In addition, he is a
regular contributor for the station’s
political roundtable show
and writes a weekly opinion column.
He lives just west of Boston
with his wife and two daughters.
He is the author of Globe
Pequot’s New England Notebook
and Wicked Pissed: New
England’s Most Famous Feuds.
There is no charge for this program.
To reserve your spot please
call 508-634-2209 or stop by the
library during operating hours.
The Friends of the Hopedale
Library meetings are usually
held on the first Tuesday morning
of each month. However,
the September meeting will be
on September 18 at 10:00 am
in the Library Reference Room.
Anyone interested in helping the
Library and planning our adult
programming is welcome and
encouraged to join them.
The Friends of the Hopedale
Library was founded in 1983.
They work with the Library staff
and Trustees to support the Library
by providing funds for
equipment, materials and programs
not covered by the regular
operating budget. They offer
adult events September- June,
pay for the children’s summer
reading and for other programs.
New members are always welcome!
More information can be
found at http://www.hopedalema.gov/bancroft-memorial-library/pages/friends-library.
News from the Marjorie
Hattersley Children’s Room
“Libraries Rock!” our Summer
2018 reading program was
both educational and fun for
our library patrons. Among our
many excellent events were:
“Rock the Library” Music
and Magic Show presented by
Debbie and Tom O’Carroll;
Science Tellers’ Wild West;
Wingmasters’ Birds of Prey;
Farmer Minor and His Reading
Pig, Daisy; Lindsay and her
Puppet Pals; and the World of
Harry Potter 3D, all funded by
the Friends of the Hopedale Library.
Hopedale Cultural Council
generously funded Ed the
Wizard’s Alchemy Laboratory
and Hampstead Players presentation
of “Treasure Island”. The
Boston Museum of Science also
generously funded the very educational
Inflatable Planetarium
with a program about “The
Night Sky.” Twenty-five of our
young patrons, and 8 wonderful
helpers took part in a week-long
Theatre Camp under the direction
of Mrs. Kraimer, presenting
“Snow White” to the delight of
their families. Karina James, Dolores
Russell, Kathy Kavanough
all shared their talents with us in
a variety of programs for all ages.
We would like to thank the
Hopedale Cultural Council, the
Friends of the Hopedale Library,
the staff of the Hopedale Com-
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munity House, JJ’s Ice Cream,
Dairy Queen, Green Mountain
Chocolate, and Danny Sullivan
for their generous support.
Thanks also to Tree Top Adventures,
Edaville Family Theme
Park, Medway Cafe, and Sage
Beauty Salon of Franklin and the
Friends of the Library for making
possible our “Libraries Rock!
raffle.
Our summer reading theme
and promotional materials were
made possible by the Boston
Bruins, Massachusetts Library
system and the Massachusetts
Board of Library Commissioners.
September Events:
Storytimes will resume in September.
Once upon a Storytime for
children 3 to 6 years old: Tuesdays
at 3:15pm, beginning September
11 and continuing thru
Oct. 16. This hour program will
include stories, puppets, music
and crafts.
Wonderful Wednesday Storytime
for kindergarten and up:
Wednesdays at 3:15pm, beginning
September 11 and continuing
thru October 16. This hour
program will include stories,
puppets, music and crafts.
Preschool Storytime for children,
age 2 to 4 years: Thursdays
at 11am, beginning on September
13 and continuing thru
October 18. This 45 minute program
will include stories, fingerplays,
puppets, nursery rhymes
and music.
Registration is requested.
“Check It Out!”
Reading Challenge
Be on the lookout for information
about our annual “Check It
Out!” program, when students in
grades K - 3 will have a chance to
earn points for their class when
they visit the Library during October.
One class will win a special
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evening event at the Library.
For information and registration
for all children’s programs,
please call Mrs. Kraimer at
(508) 634-2209 or e-mail her
at ekraimer@cwmars.org. The
Bancroft Memorial Library is
located at 50 Hopedale Street,
Hopedale, MA 01747.
For updates throughout the
month, Friend us on Facebook,
sign up at www.hopedale-ma.
gov/subscribe to receive library
news via email, and be sure to
add the Mobile App to your
phone for up-to-date reminders.
The library webpage is at -
https://www.hopedale-ma.gov/
bancroft-memorial-library
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