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Author and Illustrator 

Jarrett Krosoczka Visits Bennett- 

Hemenway Elementary School 

By Jacqui Morton 

The students at Bennett Hemmenway Elementary 

School will tell you that the Cafetorium 

is where some of the school’s coolest events happen. 

Indeed, on Wednesday, January 9, third and 

fourth graders were treated to a visit from author 

and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka. 

Jarrett 

Krosoczka 

and Bennett- 

Hemenway’s 

own “lunch lady” 

Michell Parkhurst 

The Voice of Your Community 

Krosoczka, who has published nearly 40 

books including the popular Lunch Lady series, 

additions to the Jedi Academy series, and 

most recently a graphic memoir, Hey, Kiddo, 

delighted this audience before he even took the 

microphone. As the students filed in and took 

their seats, a visual presentation featuring Krosoczka 

at work sketching and drawing filled a 

large screen as an upbeat tune swept through 

the room, leaving us all with head-bobbing excitement. 

Francesca Tramboulakis, who organized 

the event on behalf of the Bennett-Hemenway 

PTO’s Cultural Arts Committee, introduced 

Jarrett Kroscoczka to a warm welcome from 

the students, who then listened and watched, 

completely enrapt. Kroscoczka, who grew up in 

Worcester, first shared how he feels lucky to be 

able to do the job of both author and illustrator 

for the books he publishes. Then he told the students 

a bit about his background and the journey 

that brought him to the front of the Cafetorium. 

JARRETT KROSOCZKA 

continued on page 2 

Dignity Matters 

Addresses a 

Hidden Need 

By Amy Mevorach 

Discovering that tens of thousands 

of women in the U.S.A. 

do not have access to feminine 

hygiene products, Kate Sanetra-Butler 

of Wayland founded 

Dignity Matters, an organization 

whose mission is to provide underwear, 

pads, tampons, and bras 

to women and girls who cannot 

otherwise afford them, in a manner 

that restores dignity. 

“Women and girls we assist 

are commonly single mothers, 

low-income or homeless 

women or women and teens who 

escaped domestic violence and 

cannot safely return home,” said 

Sanetra-Butler. 

Feminine hygiene products 

are not covered by SNAP or 

WIC, but “simply allowing sanitary 

napkins or tampons to be 

purchased with food stamps 

without increasing the value 

Postal Customer 

Local 

Liz Henderson and Ivylee 

Martinez of the Natick Chapter 

of food stamps would not be a 

sufficient solution,” said Sanetra-Butler. 

“Women would need 

to continue choosing between 

purchasing food and purchasing 

feminine hygiene items as food 

stamps are not enough to support 

women in need.” 

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“It all started when I was a 

kid,” he told them. “I loved to 

draw.” And he loved books, his 

favorite being “The Mouse and 

The Motorcycle” by Beverly 

Cleary, of which he still has his 

childhood copy. He read everything 

he could, including the 

comic strips in the newspaper 

and treasuries of favorites such as 

Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes, and 

Snoopy. He loved Batman. 

“Being a young reader you 

can find a format you are excited 

about and a character you are 

obsessed over, but sometimes you 

will be asked to read something 

else,” he shared. This is how he 

came to read Anne of Green Gables 

and realized he loved it and 

wanted to read everything written 

by Lucy Maud Montgomery. 

Meanwhile Krosoczka fueled 

his love of drawing, spending as 

much of his free time as possible 

using his imagination, learning 

how to draw by copying characters 

in the books he read and 

super heroes in comic books. In 

third grade, he created his first 

book, The Owl Who Thought He 

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of the “About the Author” 

page read, “He liked making this 

book.” And it’s true, he told the 

kids, “I loved using my imagination. 

Writing is using your imagination 

on paper. ” 

In high school, Krosoczka was 

hired by the high school newspaper 

to be a cartoonist and a particularly 

thoughtful art teacher 

brought in some books to inspire 

him, which they did. He knew he 

loved telling stories with words 

and pictures, and he went to art 

school for college, where things 

got real, with foundation classes 

in color, drawing, and painting. 

“I was also learning through observation,” 

Krosoczka told the 

attentive young crowd, undoubtedly 

inspired by this Wednesday 

morning talk. 

Though he continued to make 

his own comics and study art, 

Kroscoczka had not neglected 

his love of writing. In a college 

course, he wrote a book titled 

“Hello Said the Slug,” which he 

decided to send to a publisher. 

“Maybe they would like it and 

make a bunch of copies,” he 

thought. “Did they like it,” he 

asked the kids? 

“No,” he answered his own 

question. But in the true message 

of perseverance, the young 

author/illustrator sent his book 

to a second potential publisher, 

then a third, fourth, fifth and so 

on. While the answers were not 

“yes,” he kept writing and he 

wrote another book. This book, 

Josh Had A Bad Haircut, he too 

sent out to publishers. They too 

said no. 

He told the kids this brought 

him to a new idea. “Maybe I 

could get a job as an illustrator, 

the person who draws pictures for 

books.” So he made 80 postcards 



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featuring a character and sent 

them out to picture book publishers. 

No jobs as an illustrator came 

his way. He mailed 80 more postcards 

and then 80 more, and after 

two years of the story going like 

this, the image on the screen behind 

him settles on a pile of rejection 

letters. But what did he do? 

He kept writing of course and it 

was then that he created Good 

Night Monkey. 

With his next round of 80 

postcards, he got one reply, from 

an editor at Random House Picture 

Books. She liked his work 

and said to let him know if he 

were ever in New York City. 

“Well, do you think I just happened 

to be in New York City 

the next week,” he asked the students. 

“Yes!” He of course was 

in New York City the next week, 

and he met with that editor. She 

liked Goodnight Monkey, and in 

2001 it was published and they 

sent copies everywhere, just like 

he always dreamed would happen 

for one of his books. “And 

I am still writing, and the books 

that I write that my publisher 

likes, they publish.” 

Then he told the kids how he 

makes the books. Sometimes he 

works at a drafting table or desk, 

or in a comfy chair. Sometimes 

he is working while travelling on 

a book tour, a plane or in a coffee 

shop. It was on a book visit to 

his old elementary school where 

he ran into the lunch lady that 

inspired his now famous Lunch 

Lady series. He soon realized he 

needed to find a new format to 

tell this story, which would feature 

a lunch lady and her sidekick 

Betty, and their spy tools 

that would disguise as regular 

kitchen items. In the process, 

Krosoczka returned to his love 

of comics, and thus Lunch Lady 

was born as a graphic novel. 

His presentation continued 

with glimpses of everything from 

how pencil and ink and brushes 

come together to create drawings 

to how he was invited to write 

stories for the Star Wars Academy 

series. Bennett-Hemenway third 

and fourth graders were the recipients 

of so much wisdom and 

creative encouragement that 

morning, it’s hard to capture it all 

here. 

As he generously signed books 

for the classes after his presentation, 

I had a chance to thank 

Jarrett for coming and for creating 

his books. I especially noted 

his recent graphic memoir, Hey 

Kiddo, which tells his story of 

growing up in addiction and 

finding his survival through his 

imagination. I asked him about 

his message for kids impacted by 

addiction. “It’s the same as my 

message to all kids, really,” he 

said. “Find your passion. Whatever 

it is – drawing or writing, 

sports or using your interpersonal 

skills. Find that thing and do it as 

much as you can. Know that your 

childhood realities do not have to 

perpetuate themselves into adulthood.” 

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and “Dignity in the Community,” 

the organization supplies pads, 

tampons, sports bras and underwear 

to middle schools and high 

schools, clinics, shelters, and food 

pantries in Boston and eastern 

Massachusetts. 

In schools, products collected 

and purchased by Dignity Matters 

are distributed directly to girls 

in need though Catie’s Closet, 

which provides clothing, shoes 

and now feminine hygiene products 

to the poorest public schools 

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Through the fifth program, 

“Dignity Beneath the Blouse,” 

they provide personal fittings for 

underwear and bras “to ensure 

best fit, freedom of choice and a 

dignified experience,” said Sanetra-Butler. 

“We fit up to 150 

women with three to four bras at 

the time.” 

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The mission of Dignity 

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simple delivery of products. Sanetra-Butler 

believes that “women 

around the world are the most 

powerful, yet largely untapped, 

resource in the fight to break 

the cycle of poverty that entraps 

families and communities from 

generation to generation.” The 

ability to take care of their bodily 

needs is necessary to “stay healthy, 

regain self-confidence and dignity 

and be able to step up.” 

In Natick, Dignity Matters 

provides products to Metrowest 

Family Promise, Natick Service 

Council and A Place to Turn. 

The Natick Chapter of Dignity 

Matters is comprised of 

Ivylee Martinez and Kelsey 

Hampton, co-leaders, and Liz 

Henderson and Dawn Sullivan. 

Martinez, after meeting Sanetra-Butler 

through a mutual 

friend, felt compelled to volunteer 

with the organization. “I never 

knew that women and teens were 

going without underwear and 

bras, as well as feminine products. 

It was something I always took for 

granted.” 

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twin teenagers, one of whom is 

organizing a drive at Natick High 

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Over the past two years, 

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spring and fall drives,” said Martinez. 

Initially, Dignity Matters solely 

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and through purchases from their 

Amazon wishlist. “But as the 

word has gotten out,” said Martinez, 

“we have received more 

monetary donations from groups 

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product to medical clinics 

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“In the absence of pads or 

tampons”, said Sanetra-Butler, 

“we hear a lot of stories of local 

women using socks and newspapers.” 

“My hope for the future,” said 

Martinez, “is that an organization 

like Dignity Matters would 

not have to exist. For right now, 

we hope that the service we provide 

is allowing more women and 

girls the chance to feel safer, securer 

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By Athena Pandolf 

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Winner of this year’s Downtown 

Holiday Window Contest 

2018 is local shop, Metro Pets. 

Located on 135 in Natick center 

this pet boutique won with their 

pup inspired and hand crafted 

“Howliday” windows. Metro 

Pets has been in Natick center 

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grooming, bathing and self-serve 

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and private training. Owner, Jill 

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of the business community in 

Natick Center and pulled out all 

her creativity stops to make her 

holiday window a winner. Her 

store will receive the coveted 

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Natick Center Cultural District. 

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Newly Opened Taproom Supports 

Marathon Fundraiser 

By Amy Mevorach 

Barleycorn’s Craft Brew, at 

21 Summer Street in Natick, has 

changed its name and business 

model to The Kells Beer Company 

and Eliot Taproom. Tom 

Wilber and Fred Kelly acquired 

Barleycorn’s in June 2017 after 

its closing in March 2017. After 

remodeling, updating equipment 

and applying for and receiving a 

Massachusetts Farmer-Brewery 

license and pour license from the 

town of Natick, the business reopened 

in January 2019. 

Founded in 1998, Barleycorn’s 

operated as a brew-on-premise 

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the brewing process using recipes, 

equipment, and instruction 

provided by staff and visiting 

professional brewers. The Kells 

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facilities and will also open a taproom 

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“We want to offer the Natick 

area a craft brewery to call their 

own,” said Wilber, “a place 

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community input.” Wilber and 

Kelly, whose interest in beer 

brewing was sparked by Kelly’s 

father, have developed about fifteen 

recipes for a variety of beers 

such as a Pilsner with American 

hops, a double IPA, honey lager, 

and chocolate milk stout. Four 

beers at a time will be served on 

tap. 

On February 23, from 4-8pm, 

the taproom will host one of 

their first community events, a 

fundraiser for Boston Marathon 

runner Katie Ring, who is a photographer 

and Natick resident. 

Ring will be raising money for 

Kids Connect, a local tutoring 

program for youth in grades 

1-12. The fundraiser will include 

raffles and a silent auction. A 

portion of cider and beer sales 

will support Kids Connect. 

What appeals to Ring most 

about Kids Connect is the sliding 

scale. “Natick has a reputation for 

being affluent, but not everybody 

is wealthy,” she said. “People are 

struggling financially. I don’t like 

that our children’s success is tied 

to financial wealth. With Kids 

Connect, all kids in the community 

are given access to tutoring.” 

Having run the Boston Marathon 

himself, Wilber empathizes 

with the commitment Ring has 

made and “the daunting task of 

raising funds.” The Boston Athletic 

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of $6,000 raised for the 

chosen charity. “It does make the 

miles go a little easier when you 

know you are helping a group in 

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Ring has previously run the 

Boston Athletic Association half 

marathon, and the 11K Falmouth 

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This is her first full marathon. 

Debra Sayre, Director of 

Kids Connect, appreciates the 

support. “Because of wonderful 

people like our runners,” she 

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students regardless of their ability 

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tremendous strength it takes to 

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seriously. 

“No matter what age, shape, 

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co-owner Bob Popp said, “you’ll 

find that men and women are 

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and that builds an awesome sense 

of camaraderie and motivates 

each person to push themselves 

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Newcomers are encouraged 

to take a tour of the gym and 

meet with a staff member to 

discuss the gym and their fitness 

goals. 

“We will help you figure out 

how to make this gym work for 

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Individualized personal training 

is available as are occasional 

group classes in boxing and 

metabolic conditioning. All at 

affordable rates, with discounts 

for veterans, firefighters, students 

and police officers. 

“If you work with our personal 

training coaches, you’ll 

reach your fitness goals safely and 

effectively,” Popp added. “We’ve 

got a first-rate weight room here, 

and my business partner, Ron 

Drago, and I are always onsite to 

help you understand how to use 

the equipment or take your program 

to the next level.” 

“One-on-one training makes 

you accountable to yourself and 

a coach,” Co-owner Ron Drago 

added. “Purposeful training is a 

core tenant of the METfit philosophy. 

We’ll tailor a safe and 

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goals and ensure you use proper 

mechanics during exercises.” 

From time to time, a series of 

specialized workshops are offered 

in areas of interest to our members 

such as powerlifting, how to 

build a training program or use 

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Popp, himself, competes professionally 

at some of the Revolution 

Powerlifting Syndicate (RPS) 

meets held across the country, 

and last year, RPS invited METfit 

to host the 22 nd annual Powerlifting 

Challenge in the fall. 

“It was a great meet,” Popp 

beamed. “We had nearly 200 

lifters and 500 spectators, a full 

house. We expect this to become 

an annual event held right here 

in Natick, every October.” 

METfit also runs annual 

Membership Appreciation and 

Open House events with vendors 

offering free merchandise and incentives 

for all attendees. During 

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Investing in the community is 

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METfit is open Monday 

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February 1, 8, 15 & 22:: 

Friday Morning Story Time 

Bacon Free Library, 58 Eliot 

Street, Natick. 10 a.m. 

Join us on a Friday morning 

for stories, maybe some songs, 

and a craft. All age kiddos are 

welcome! 

February 2: 

Natick Historical Society 

Workshop: Make an 

Old-Fashioned Valentine 


Street, Natick. 2 - 3:30 pm. 

Valentines of a century ago 

were lacy, layered and elaborate 

Yours will be, too! There will 

be a brief talk about Valentine’s 

Day in the nineteenth and early 

twentieth centuries, and each 

participant will learn to make 

an old-fashioned, ribbon-tied 

valentine. Cost of the workshop 

is $5 per person. All materials 

will be provided. Email 

events@natickhistoricalsociety. 

org or call 508-655-0729. Space 

in limited. Cash and check will 

be accepted at the door for participants 

with reservations only. 

Breakfast with Frosty 

Bright Horizons at Natick, 

313 Speen Street Natick. 10 

a.m. - 12 p.m. 

Come join us Saturday, February 

2nd to enjoy a morning of 

Natick Calendar 

snacks, games and a guest appearance 

from Frosty the Snowman 

himself! 

Study and Share Series: Found 

in the Wall 

Natick Historical Society, 58 

Eliot Street, Natick. 2 - 3 p.m. 

Join curator Marya Van’t Hul 

as she begins to study groups of 

artifacts or documents in the 

NHS collections. Do you have 

an object or document found in 

a wall? Bring it along! Program 

is free is open to the public. 

February 4, 11 & 25: 

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Drop by our cozy library 

this winter afternoon for some 

treats and a good book to warm 

you up. We’ll supply the cocoa, 

cookies, and books, and you provide 

the company! 

Mommy & Me Move It! 



Attention kiddos: bring your 

favorite grown-up and join us for 

a fun 30 minutes of stretching, 

dancing, marching, hopping, 

and anything else to get us moving 

on a Monday morning! 

February 5, 12, 19 & 26: 

Alphabet Story Time 



Come to our special story 

time focusing on pre-reading 

skills! Each Tuesday, Ms. Fran 

will read stories highlighting 

a different letter of the alphabet. 

We started with “A” back 

in September and are moving 

through the alphabet with a 

new letter each week. We will 

examine how the letter looks, 

practice the sound it makes, 

and sing a couple of songs. 

Then we will do a project with 

the letter of the day, which will 

culminate in a book with one 

page for each letter. The book 

will be ready to take home 

when we reach Z. Each week 

will feature a different letter 

and different books. Let us 

know that you are coming and 

we can have a name tag ready 

for you. Register in person, by 

phone (508-653-6730), or online: 

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org/event/story time-27-2018- 

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Tech Help Tuesdays 


Street, Natick. 4-6 p.m. 

Need help with your e-reader, 

tablet, or laptop? Want to set 

up your own account for email, 

Facebook, or Twitter, but not sure 

how to get started? Interested in 

an introduction to the library’s 

online resources? Sign up for oneon-one 

help in 30-minute sessions 

on Tuesday afternoons between 4 

and 6 pm. You pick the topic and 

bring the device. Registration is 

required. Please call (508) 653- 

6730 or register by emailing us at 

bfl@minlib.net. 


Teen/Tweens: 

Meet Cool Animals! 

Morse Institute Library, 14 

East Central Street, Natick. 

3 - 4 p.m. Join us for a special 

presentation by Animal Adventures! 

They’ll be bringing 8 animals, 

including a Fennec Fox 

and a Red Kangaroo! You’ll get 

to meet some of the animals and 

hear interesting stories about 

them. 

This is a special Teen & 

Tween event for Grades 4-12. 

Event is free, but space is limited 

& registration is required. 

Contact Robin for more info: 

508.647.6400 x1546 or email 

teens@morseinstitute.org. Teen 

events are generously sponsored 

by the Friends of the Morse Institute 

Library. 

February 6, 13, 20 & 27: 

Wednesday Story Time 



Come and listen to a variety 

of stories with Fran, do a craft, 

and find some great books to take 

home! No registration required. 


La Dolce Vita! A Dessert Night 

to get to know HFC 

Morse Institute Library, 14 E. 

Central Street, Natick. 7-9 p.m. 

Hope for the Children of 

Haiti will be holding a fund-raising 

event on the evening of 

February 9, 2019 at the Morse 

Institute Library in Natick. 

Please consider joining us for 

dessert and gourmet coffee, and 

find more about how you can 

sponsor a child in need. 


Galentine’s Day 

Morse Institute Library, 14 

East Central Street, Natick. 1 

- 3 p.m. Ladies, grab your best 

friends and let’s celebrate Galentine’s 

Day, breakfast style! What 

is Gal-entines day? Only the best 

day of the year.Popularized by 

Leslie Knope on the NBC comedy, 

Parks & Rec, Gal-entines 

Day is a celebration in response 

to Valentine’s Day where instead 

of celebrating our significant 

others, we celebrate our friendships! 

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Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus 

waffles. We will have a Waffle 

Bar, Tea & Virgin Mimosas, 

CHOCOLATE, Raffle for a 

free massage gift card and make 

your own brown sugar facial 

scrubs. Registration Required. 

Contact Kate Sawisch at ksawisch@minlib.net 

Feburary 10: 

Mindfulness-Based Stress 

Reduction (MBSR) Orientation 

Session 

Roots and Wings, 317 North 

Main Street, Natick. 6:30-8:30 

Registration at www.sunrisemindfulness.com. 

This is a free 

event. 


Swallowing Safety 

Natick Community Senior 

Center, 117 East Central Street, 

Natick. 1:00 p.m. 

Join Natick VNA representative, 

Diane Jessup in this talk 

about an overlooked topic which 

can occur due to a medical condition 

(congestive heart failure 

or pulmonary disease), a neurologic 

disorder (stroke or Parkinson 

disease), a structural problem 

(cancer surgery removing part of 

the tongue), or complicating effects 

of medication (dry mouth 

or altered sense of smell). What 

do you know about preventing 

swallowing problems? Can you 

perform a choking rescue? Can 

you recognize someone choking? 

How can you strengthen your 

swallow? Come to this presentation 

and learn all about it and get 

your questions answered. 

February 17 & 18: 

The Morse Institute Library will 

be closed. 


The Bacon Free Library will be 

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Hearmeraw Vegan Potluck 

Open Mic Yoga and Dance Hall 

Common Street Spiritual 

Center, 13 Common Street, 

Natick. 5 - 10 p.m. 

Raw fruits and vegetables 

are encouraged!! You can bring 

your favorite fruits and vegetables, 

you do not have to make an 

extravagant raw vegan dish but 

you are more than welcome to! 

The stage will be open so if you 

play an instrument, sing, dance, 

write poetry, have a gift or talent 

or a testimony that you would 

like to share then this is the place 

to do so. Hearmeraw is all about 

community and coming out of 

our shells. It’s about dropping 

the masks and the roles and 

being who we truly are. Join us 

and experience an energy/frequency 

unlike no other as we 

all tune into the love vibration 

within us. You will likely experience 

a myriad of emotions here 

and you are welcome to express 

them all. Instruments available: 

Guitar, base, piano, drums and 

more. Bring a yoga mat if you 

have one! 


Stress Management 




Join Ann Mazzola, RN, 

Home Instead Senior Care’s 

Clinical Client Care Manager 

and Nurse Educator for this 

session on practicing slowing 

down and calming yourself 

with exercises, tips and techniques. 

Ann will teach us how 

to recognize the stress in your 

life and what you can do to 

manage them before they make 

you sick. Participants should 

dress in comfortable clothes. 

This is a free event. 


Butterflies a talk with 

MassAudubon’s Joy Marzolf 




Chase away the chilly winter 

blues with a look at one of summer’s 

finest flying creatures, the 

butterfly. Joy Marzolf, education 

coordinator at Broadmoor MassAudubon 

will share beautiful 

pictures, specimens and her extraordinary 

experiences as a naturalist 

observing these delicate, 

fascinating animals. She’ll also 

talk about how you can encourage 

and support their habitat. 

This event is free and sponsored 

by Home Instead Senior Care. 

Be sure to sign up for the day trip to 

Magic Wings Butterfly Gardens, 

Deerfield, MA on Tuesday, March 19 

with Fox Bus Tours and Natick COA. 


Simplifying The College Process 

The Morse Institute Library, 

14 East Central Street, Natick. 

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Are you overwhelmed 

by the college process? 

Join us as college professionals 

explain key components, share 

their best tips, and offer a Q&A 

session to help you navigate junior 

& senior year successfully! 

Topics include: EA vs. ED, 

Common App, Naviance, ACT 

vs SAT, test prep options, essay-writing, 

College list creation 

and campus visits, Financial Aid 

opportunities - merit vs need 

and Junior/Senior year timeline 

& Gap Year. Moderator: Terry 

Greene Clark, author of Demystifying 

College Admissions. 

This event is FREE & registration 

is not required; the seminar 

is intended for parents of Teens, 

but Teens are welcome, too! 

Contact Robin for more info: 

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Sports 

Middle School Team Big Plus For NHS Wrestling Program 

By Ken Hamwey 

Staff Sports Writer 

Twelve Sectional championships 

and two State titles put 

Natick High’s wrestling program 

in an elite category. It’s about to 

get even better. 

Two coaches — Joe Guidice 

and Nick DiAntonio — are directing 

the Redhawks’ Middle 

School wrestling team, and because 

of their leadership and direction, 

a dynamic feeder system 

is in place and its participants are 

not only prepared, but also wellversed 

in the sport’s basics by the 

time they reach the jayvee and 

varsity levels at the high school. 

“The goals of the Middle 

School program are to teach the 

fundamentals of wrestling and to 

develop a passion for the sport,’’ 

Guidice and DiAntonio said. 

“We want to help the boys be 

proficient in technique so they’ll 

be ready to compete as freshmen. 

Winning matches is important 

but before that happens, it’s a 

must for our kids to develop a love 

for the sport.’’ 

Middle School wrestling is for 

boys in Grades 6-8. Competitors 

from the Kennedy and Wilson 

schools practice at the high school 

and also battle their scheduled 

opponents at NHS. Natick’s Middle 

School team competes in the 

Bay State Conference (about 10 

meets) and it also vies for post-season 

honors at Sectional, State and 

New England tournaments. 

Wrestling for boys in Grades 

6-8 previously existed as part of 

Natick’s Recreation Department 

program for youths. But, as Guidice 

says: “Recruiting wrestlers 

isn’t easy, but with help from Bob 

Anniballi (varsity coach) and Tim 

Collins (Natick’s athletic director), 

we were able to start a formal 

Middle School program.’’ 

Guidice has been coaching 

at the Middle School level for 

six years and DiAntonio is in his 

fifth season with the program. 

Last year was a classic example of 

how it’s progressed. The Middle 

School squad won the Sectional 

Tournament, finishing first in a 

30-team field. At the State playoffs, 

Natick managed a third-place 

finish from a pool that included 

60 schools. So far, the program 

has won two BSC championships 

in its five-year history. 

“I firmly believe that Bob’s 

varsity and jayvee squads are just 

starting to reap the benefits of the 

Middle School program,’’ Guidice 

emphasized. “There are five 

boys who went through our program 

and now are competing as 

freshmen at the high school.’’ The 

five are Jake Adellman, Sammy 

Pappadopoulus, Alex Giberson, 

Colin Daly and David Seiche. 

Guidice and DiAntonio are 

no strangers to wrestling. Both 

wrestled in high school and both 

were on all-star teams. DiAntonio, 

who wrestled at Milford 

High, was a State champion at 

171 pounds and still holds the 

Scarlet Hawks’ record for most 

wins in a career (142). 

While DiAntonio gives Guidice 

the bulk of the credit for providing 

high-quality instruction, 

Guidice is quick to laud DiAntonio’s 

work on the administrative 

end. 

“Nick is so organized and 

meticulous in managing the program,’’ 

Guidice said. “He handles 

the scheduling, the ordering of 

equipment and uniforms and does 

all the necessary communication 

with parents. He’s also terrific in 

helping the kids to correctly learn 

the sport’s techniques.’’ 

Both coaches adhere to a nocut 

policy — anyone who reports 

is eligible for a roster spot. Currently, 

the team has 50 competitors. 

Fifteen boys are on what’s 

called “the competition team’’ 

and the other 35 are on the equivalent 

of a jayvee team. 

“The 15 compete in matches 

in the different weight classes and 

the other 35 wrestle in scrimmage 

matches,’’ the coaches said. “But, 

at any time, a boy can displace 

someone who’s in the group of 

15 by competing in a wrestle-off. 

Whoever wins will get to wrestle 

against our next opponent.’’ 

Both Guidice and DiAntonio 

concur about the attributes 

they admire in wrestlers when 

they’re assembling a lineup or 

adding to their roster. “We want 

hard-working kids who are mentally 

tough and resilient,’’ they 

noted. “Being quick and agile is 

important, too, and they must be 

coachable.’’ 

Anniballi works closely with 

the two coaches, giving them the 

freedom they need. But, they, in 

turn, reinforce and promote the 

system and the high percentage 

moves he prefers. “Wrestling is a 

sport that demands lots of hard 

work and being focused on basics,’’ 

Guidice and DiAntonio 

emphasized. “It produces the 

highest of the highs and the lowest 

of the lows. If you win, it’s all 

about your effort. But if you lose, 

there’s no one else to blame. It’s 

all on one competitor.’’ 

Anniballi is very pleased with 

the way both coaches deal with 

middle-school youths and how 

dedicated they are to the program. 

“Nick and Joe are not only 

terrific coaches, but they’re also 

both outstanding teachers and 

role models for our middle-school 

wrestlers,’’ he emphasized. 

The coaches listed a half 

dozen eighth-graders who have 

surfaced as top-notch competitors 

on the team. They include 

Tucker Vician, Matteo Mariano, 

Louis Linton, Michael Anniballi, 

Brendan MacDonnell and Shaun 

McLaughlin. “They’re athletic, 

know technique and work hard in 

the off-season,’’ Guidice and Di- 

Antonio noted. “Their work ethic 

is strong and they emulate what 

Natick High’s system is all about.’’ 

Both coaches agree that the 

Middle School team has a chance 

to win a Bay State Conference 

title and a Sectional crown. At 

Local Town Pages deadline, the 

squad was 6-1 and was successful 

in a pair of tournaments. It 

placed third in the Newtown, 

Conn., Tournament and was 

second at the Natick Redhawk 

Middle School Junior Duals. 

The sectionals are set for Feb. 3. 

“Our goals are realistic and, if 

we win the Sectional, then we’ll 

work hard at the State tourney,’’ 

they said. 

Guidice and DiAntonio are 

acutely aware that coaching boys 

in the 10-13 year-old category is 

a bit different than coaching at 

the varsity level. They fully understand 

their mission. “If boys 

are on the competition team, 

then we coach them to win,’’ 

they noted. “If our overall coaching 

approach is done correctly, 

then the boys will improve daily 

and they’ll enjoy the experience 

of being part of the team.’’ 

Joe Guidice and Nick DiAntonio, 

who both teach at Natick 

High, are young fathers with 

young children. At some point 

they’ll likely be involved with 

helping their children gain confidence 

in whatever they’re facing. 

Both coaches emphasize 

that their greatest enjoyment in 

coaching at the Middle School 

level is seeing youths develop 

confidence. 

“It’s a pleasure to see kids with 

little confidence grow in that 

area,’’ they said. “To see kids gain 

confidence and self-esteem, then 

progress to high school wrestling 

is what’s most enjoyable.’’ 

Joe Guidice and Nick DiAntonio 

are at the right place at the 

right time and the life lessons 

they’re emphasizing can only 

be a major plus for the youths 

they’re influencing.


Sports 

Versatile Burnes A Major Plus 

For NHS Girls Ice Hockey Squad 

By Ken Hamwey 

Staff Sports Writer 

Molly Burnes is Natick High’s 

all-time scoring leader in ice 

hockey but she’s more than just 

a skater who compiles goals and 

assists. 

Much more. 

The Rehawks’ senior center, 

whose career statistics at Local 

Town Pages deadline were 55 

goals and 51 assists, is a co-captain 

whose ability and leadership 

skills rate very high with head 

coach Bruce Ihloff. The veteran 

mentor ranks Burnes as the best 

captain he’s ever had. 

“Molly is a natural athlete 

whose hockey IQ is her top asset,’’ 

he said. “She makes everyone 

around her better because she’s 

so instinctive. She reads the plays, 

gets into position and involves her 

teammates. Molly is a leader on 

and off the ice and she works extremely 

hard on defense, on penalty 

killing and on the power play.’’ 

A three-sport athlete, the 

18-year-old Burnes started as an 

outside midfielder last fall on the 

soccer team that won the South 

Sectional and was runner-up in 

the State tourney. She also has 

started all three seasons as a midfielder 

in lacrosse, sparking the 

Redhawks to three straight tournament 

appearances. 

It’s the ice, however, where 

Burnes now is focused and she’s 

intent on leading Natick to a playoff 

run. Last year, the Redhawks 

downed Pembroke, then were 

eliminated by Archbishop Williams 

in the quarterfinals. 

“Getting to the quarterfinals 

last year was the farthest a girls 

hockey team has gone in the program’s 

history,’’ Burnes said. “My 

goal is for us to qualify again and 

advance farther than last year.’’ 

So far, Naitck is 3-3-2 and in 

the mix for a playoff berth. 

“Going far in the tourney is 

realistic because we’ve got the 

talent, we’re focused and our 

team defense is effective,’’ Burnes 

emphasized. “Also, our team 

chemistry is solid and the team’s 

attitude is good.’’ 

Ihloff concurs, noting that: 

“Although we faced challenging 

teams in the early part of the 

schedule, our defense is a big key 

and we’ll be disappointed if we 

don’t qualify.’’ 

Playing on the first line, Burnes 

is quick to credit Natick’s other 

senior captain (second-line center 

Nicole Maxwell) and juniors Nicole 

Schnair and Jacqui Poulack, 

a pair of wings on the first line. 

“Nicole (Schnair) and Jacqui have 

excellent stick skills and they pass 

well,’’ Burnes said. “We complement 

one another well. Nicole 

(Maxwell) and I have played 

hockey together since the second 

grade. She’s fast, aggressive and is 

a hard-working leader.’’ 

Burnes also credits Ihloff for 

guiding the Redhawks to a pair 

of tourney appearances in the 

last three seasons. “Coach Ihloff 

wants what’s best for the team,’’ 

she said. “He’s a terrific motivator 

whose pre-game pep talks are 

inspiring. He’s also an excellent 

strategist.’’ 

The 5-foot-4 Burnes, a fouryear 

starter who’s been a Bay 

State Conference all-star since her 

sophomore season, rates the best 

game of her career a 2-2 tie this 

year against powerful Shrewsbury. 

“We were losing, 2-1,’’ she said, 

“and we were on a penalty-kill 

with less than two minutes left in 

the game. I scored a short-handed 

goal with about a minute to go 

and we finished in a tie.’’ 

As far as top thrills go, Burnes 

lists two events — the quarterfinal 

game in last year’s tourney and 

her assist that gave her the 100 th 

point of her career. 

Helping the team get to the 

quarterfinals against Archbishop 

Williams was memorable,’’ she 

said. “That’s the farthest a Natick 

girls hockey team has gone in 

tourney play. Assisting on a goal 

against Notre Dame of Hingham 

earlier this year gave me my 100 th 

point. That was an awesome feeling. 

It was a testament to all the 

work in practice. It’s also a tribute 

to my teammates. Without them, 

it doesn’t happen. My assist tied 

the game at 4-4 but unfortunately 

we lost, 5-4.’’ 

An aggressive center who puts 

defense and passing ahead of 

scoring, Burnes has a plethora of 

assets that have made her a league 

all-star. She’s got speed, she can 

back-check, her awareness on the 

ice is dynamic, her shot is hard 

and she’s effective on face-offs. 

Burnes also is effective in the 

classroom. A two-time National 

Honor Society student, she’ll be 

attending Northeastern University 

next fall where she’ll major 

in either psychology or communications. 

“I’ll likely play either 

club hockey or lacrosse there,’’ 

she noted. 

Relying on a competitive 

philosophy that combines winning, 

reaching her potential and 

enjoying her athletic opportunities, 

Burnes is acutely aware that 

sports teach valuable life lessons. 

“I’ve become a better leader 

because of sports,’’ Burnes said. 

“I try to lead by example and 

by being vocal and supportive. 

Athletics have also helped me to 

overcome adversity. I missed some 

games in soccer and lacrosse because 

of injuries but athletics have 

taught me to be resilient. I’ve also 

can save you 

learned lessons like being accountable 

and to be compassionate 

and consoling to a teammate 

that needs cheering up.’’ 

Calling her mom, Ann, who 

coaches Natick’s field hockey 

team, her role model because 

of her ability “to provide perspective 

and suggestions when 

needed,’’ Burnes is optimistic 

that her line and the rest of the 

team will rise to the occasion and 

give the Redhawks another shot 

at playoff hockey. 

Burnes’ ability to elevate the 

play of others is a major plus 

going forward and Ihloff pays 

his star center the highest compliment 

when the conversation 

turns to one of his junior wings. 

“Jacqui Poulack and Molly have 

been together for three seasons 

and they’re both magical on the 

ice,’’ he said. “Jacqui is similar to 

Molly and as far as stats go, she’ll 

get good numbers, too.’’ 

Pointing to Molly Burnes as 

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Natick Passion Plunge 

Lake Cochituate, Natick. 

February 9 • 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Last year, dozens of brrrave people took the 

plunge at Lake Cochituate. The best part? After 

their bodies returned to the normal temperature 

and the donations were tallied, participants raised 

over $16,000 for Special Olympics Massachusetts. 

How much can we raise this year?! 

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the annual AMVETs Passion Plunge. Whether 

you’re a veteran Plunger or getting your feet wet 

for the first time, you’re invited to take the Plunge! 

For just $100 in donations, Plungers take a quick 

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Olympics Massachusetts, the state’s largest yearround 

organization devoted to sports training and 

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disabilities. Visit www.specialolympicsma. 

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Alzheimer’s Residents Welcome 

Hospice & Support Services 

34 South Lincoln Street, South Natick, MA 

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Navigating New 

Challenges for 

You and Your Child 

Support for a happy, healthy child - and you, too! 

This program is led by Jon 

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and Chris Minidis, a divorced 

dad - trained through experience. 

When: 6 Sessions: Mondays 

6:30-8pm; February 25, March 

4,11, 18, 25 & April 1* 

Who: Small group of 10 Single 

Dads* (of children birth to 

age 10) Led by two fathers - Jon 

Mattleman and Chris Mindis 

Where: Later @ Longfellow, 

9 Tech Circle, Natick 

*Group is limited to 10 participants 

to allow for discussion. Participants 

must be registered to attend. 

Register: https://tinyurl.com/ 

SingleDadGroup 

Contact: Chris Minidis, 

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Reasons to Join the Program: 

• It is FREE!!! 

• For single dads only 

• Dinner and free babysitting 

provided 

• Each week we will discuss a 

different topic that’s important 

to you 

With Gratitude to our sponsors 

MutualOne Charitable Foundation 

& MetroWest Regional Coalition for 

Suicide Prevention and our host, Longfellow 

Health Club. 

Hearmeraw Vegan 

Potluck Open Mic 

Yoga and Dance Hall 

Common Street Spiritual Center, 

13 Common Street, Natick. 

February 23 • 5 - 10 p.m. 

Raw fruits and vegetables are 

encouraged!! You can bring your 

favorite fruits and vegetables, you 

do not have to make an extravagant 

raw vegan dish but you 

are more than welcome to! The 

stage will be open so if you play 

an instrument, sing, dance, write 

poetry, have a gift or talent or a 

testimony that you would like to 

share then this is the place to do 

so. Hearmeraw is all about community 

and coming out of our 

shells. It’s about dropping the 

masks and the roles and being 

who we truly are. Join us and 

experience an energy/frequency 

unlike no other as we all tune 

into the love vibration within us. 

You will likely experience a myriad 

of emotions here and you are 

welcome to express them all. Instruments 

available: Guitar, base, 

piano, drums and more. Bring a 

yoga mat if you have one!


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