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Page 4 Hopedale Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com September 2018 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).” Our Roofs will weather the storm! Blackstone Valley’s 1st Choice! Deal directly with the owner Rob Chaille, No outside salesman! Roofing • Vinyl Siding • Windows Residental & CommeRCial Free Non-prorated Extended Warranties Covering Labor & Material from 30 to 50 Years with TAMKO or CERTAINTEED Shingles! 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September 2018 Hopedale Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 5 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! Noon TMI Self – defense Hapkido Demonstration 1:00pm-3:00pm Animal Craze Petting Zoo Free! 2:00pm Jumpin’ Juba on the bandstand 3:00pm BST MMA Fitness Demonstration Little Red Shop – open all day Canoes and kayaks on the pond with Fin and Feather TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR LEGAL FUTURE: A FREE LEGAL CHECKUP "Quality Laces At Reasonable Prices" THE LACE MAN Heritage Lace Products Mantle Scarfs and Wall Hangings Collars & Appliques Available American and German Made Curtains, Doilies, Runners, Table Cloths Blanche and Michael Lourie Hopedale, MA 508-473-6612 www.heritagelace.com (dealer locator) LOG CUTTING & SPLITTING Log Cutting/Splitting to 16” Dry chubs for firepits and kindling Home 508-473-6612 • Cell 508-574-6599 Interested in reading YOUR Local Newspaper online? Visit www.localtownpages.com and turn the pages! We beat ALL competitor pricing. 774-287-1133 Dumpsters AvAilAble let us CleAn Out YOur unwAnteD Junk Serving Metro-West and Beyond! $25 off a full truck or dumpster if you mention the local town pages Not to be combined with any other offer see website fOr DetAils $299 15 Yard Dumpster Not to be combined with any other offer AffordableJunkRemoval@gmail.com www.TakeAwayJunk.com Tuesday Sept. 11, 2018 - 1:00 pm 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 to all individuals. Each participant will receive a free Planning Guide filled with extensive information. Cunnally Law Group, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Justin M. Banks, Esquire to our firm. Justin has a wide range of experience in family law litigation matters, proudly serving his clients in Norfolk, Middlesex, Suffolk, Worcester and Plymouth counties. Kevin has been practicing for 25 years and is the Chair of the Probate Council for the Mass Bar Association. Healthcare and estate planning topics will be discussed. A question and answer period will follow the presentation. This is a community program made possible by The Mass Bar Association. Sign-up required. Call (508)634-2208. Call to schedule your confidential appointment and visit our informative website at: 508-346-3805 • cunnallylawgroup.com 163 Main Street, Suite Six, Medway, MA 02053
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