Holliston December 2012

BY ELIZABETH RICKETSON

The Holliston Stroll will cel-ebrate its 11th year on Satur-day, November 24, 2012. TheHolliston Business Associationsponsored event grows annu-ally with a record turnout in2011 of roughly 6 thousandpeople according to Fiske’sGeneral Store proprietor JohnPaltrineri. The Stroll has a veryrich history dating back towhen David Hofstetter wasHBA President and workingwith John and Donna Cady ofThe Candy Cottage. A decisionwas made to create in down-town Holliston an “OpenHouse” atmosphere, serving aduel purpose by making it acatalyst to thank their cus-tomers while bringing people inthe doors of local Hollistonbusinesses. The emphasis wasto create a “Festive Evening”according to John.

Local businesses quicklysigned on by opening theirdoors, holding raffles, promo-tions, free food, wine tasting…making for a wonderfully re-laxing and fun evening wherepeople meet friends and otherlocal families on the downtownstreets of Holliston. The doorsare open for residents, visitors

and all that want to enjoy allthat Holliston has to offer.

I sat down with current HBAPresident John Drohan and wediscussed what the past fouryears have looked like at theHBA. John’s vision for theHBA is to have an organizationwith business networking capa-bilities, helping to generatebusiness in Holliston with anemphasis of giving back to the

town and having a charitablemission. John credits the hardwork of Kim Bloom-Draper,Jane Gilfoy and Milton Cohenwith expanding the vision ofthe HBA. The key is to supportlocal business and give back tothe community. A real focusand passion for John is theHBA Community Action Fund,a discretionary fund for Youthand Family Services assisting

Holliston families in financialcrisis. Continued efforts by theHBA are being planned to ex-pand this mission. The HBAhas held some very successfulfundraising events (The Com-edy Show last spring and theBrew Fest this fall) and whilethe Holliston Holiday Stroll isnot a fundraising event per se,one will find passive donationboxes sprinkled around town at

various locations designated forthe Community Action Fund -a very worthwhile charitablegiving opportunity serving theresidents of Holliston in a chal-lenging economy.

John Drohan emphasizes theidea of shopping locally by“looking here first”. The HBAlooks to help businesses stay inbusiness and thrive. For infor-mation about the HBA and be-coming a member please go to:

www.hollistonbusinessassoci-ation.com

The Holliston Holiday Strollcoincides beautifully withSmall Business Saturday. Aperfect day all around!

As John so succinctly put it“The Stroll is a Street Party”,family event, 75 plus local busi-nesses are participating, raffles,free food, live entertainment, 2Trolley’s and a tree lighting atBlair Square!

… and of course an appear-ance from Santa!

The Stroll has expanded toJordan Hall where businessowners, without a storefront,

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What can I tell you about theHolliston Pantry Shelf that youmay not already know? Well, I amhoping to share information withyou through a series of articlesover the next several editions. I hadthe distinct pleasure and honor tomeet with Carl Damigella, Presi-dent of the Holliston Pantry Shelfand Amy Porter, the HollistonPantry Shelf Publicist, at CoffeeHaven to discuss the HollistonPantry Shelf and our ongoingcommitment to work togethereach month to keep informationand updates about the Pantryfreely flowing. To include all thatwas discussed during our initialmeeting is virtually impossible.Speaking with Carl and Amy Iwould soon learn about a deeppassion and commitment to thePantry so as to serve the residentsof the Town of Holliston. ThePantry’s unparalleled success isdue to very smart business acumen

but with a lot of heart and soul. Tous, the Pantry appears to run notonly efficiently but seemingly ef-fortlessly, the reality is that theirsuccess is due to the very hardwork and devotion of many tirelessvolunteers that make our HollistonPantry Shelf so extraordinary.

Simply stated, the Pantry is see-ing a sharp rise in weekly partici-pation by Holliston residents,demand for food is high, increas-ing costs of groceries is concerningand yet we have fellow town resi-dents who are in need and have notutilized a benefit we all share byliving in Holliston. This is ourHolliston Pantry Shelf and it is inexistence to meet the growingneeds of our community. ThePantry is completely dependent onprivate financial and food dona-tions; meaning there is no othersource of income, grants, govern-ment funding (state or federal)etc…Our Pantry is unique and in-dependent because there is atremendous dedication to allow in-dividuals and families to choosetheir own groceries. The ability toshop weekly (operating hours arefive days a week including oneevening, year round); products forspecific dietary needs i.e. diabeticsugar free groceries and gluten freeitems. Food is continuously moni-tored for freshness, expirationdates and food rotation is done fre-quently. Great care is taken to in-sure all food items are perfect forconsumption. The shelves, freez-ers and every available space in theHolliston Pantry Shelf are meticu-lously stocked and cared for. Wediscussed that the Pantry is con-cerned about meeting the needs ofall residents, including those thatmay not be able to physically getto the Pantry, so arrangements canbe made for a volunteer to deliverto those who require it. Effortsacross the board are made to insurethat all residents have access to theservices they need.

How does the Holliston PantryShelf manage month to month?This is very challenging and hasbecome increasingly difficult. Bi-weekly shopping trips to local gro-cery stores are not easy whileworking within a very strictbudget, anticipating residents’needs and rising costs makesspending an exercise in caution.Not only is the need for financialand food donations great but weneed donors to broaden ourthoughts on what to donate. ThePantry is extremely appreciative ofall donations but Carl and I dis-

cussed the need for all items weuse in our daily lives. There aremany items that are always in de-mand: canned meats, peanut but-ter, spaghetti sauce, pasta. Yes,these are some of the items thatmay quickly come to mind whenwe think about making a food do-nation, but let us remember per-sonal hygiene items, paper goods,toilet paper, soap, toothepaste, . . .even juice boxes for schoollunches as Carl suggested “juiceboxes fly off the shelves and usu-ally only come in a package offour”. Coffee and tea are preciouscommodities in the Pantry andquantities are extremely limited.Pet food too! Dropping off fooddonations is made easy, even afterhours, by a very convenient boxlocated outside the Pantry build-ing. Please be mindful not to in-clude perishable items in theexterior donation box.

Financial donations are basedsolely on whatever an individualfeels comfortable giving. Everypenny is utilized so there is no do-nation too small or unappreciatedsince the money begins workingimmediately. Carl mentioned thatsome companies will match anemployee’s charitable donation sothat is also a very attractive option.Financial donations can be madein person, by mail and even on theHolliston Pantry Shelf website.

The holidays are drawing verynear and the Holliston NewcomersClub have some wonderful pro-grams, with the Pantry, in fullswing providing Thanksgiving

Day baskets to customers makingit possible to enjoy a festive mealincluding a holiday favorite turkeyand all the fixings! Please visit theHolliston Newcomers Club website for additional informationon their outreach programs:www.hollistonnewcomers.org.

Preparations, by the Pantry, arealready underway for the Christ-mas food boxes. Carl and Amy arecurrently anticipating approxi-mately ninety boxes but this num-ber may increase as it often doesthis time of year. Anyone inter-ested in donating a turkey shouldconsider dropping it off, at thePantry, after Thanksgiving andprior to Sunday December 16,2012 when the boxes will bemade. If you have any questionson drop off times or logisticsplease contact the Pantry.

Amy explained to me how easythe process is to apply for assis-tance, making food readily avail-able for all of our residents that arein need. The objective is to makesure all Holliston residents, inneed, have an adequate food sup-ply. A concern we all shared is thatsome residents may be making achoice between purchasing theirmedication in lieu of food and thatis not something the Pantry wantsanyone to have to do.

Application processas stated on theHolliston PantryShelf website:How to use the pantry... AnyHolliston resident in need may usethe Pantry by obtaining a Pantry

Card through the Town Clerk's Of-fice at Town Hall. A resident com-pletes a brief form, providingname, address, number of peoplein the family, and telephone num-ber. The Town Clerk confirms thatthe resident is listed in the Censusand mails the Pantry Card to theapplicant. Residents must presentthe card every time he/she shops.

The card does not have the resi-dent's name on it thus allowingusers to remain anonymous.

During the holiday season we allrecognize the need to help and thegenerosity of the people that makeup the town of Holliston is as-tounding. Giving to and support-ing the Holliston Pantry Shelfcannot be emphasized enough andthe need is not solely dedicated tothis holiday season but to each andevery month of the year. Sustainedcommunity involvement will keepour cherished Pantry workingbeautifully and allowing them todo what they do so well – caringfor Holliston residents!

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Chuck Tashjian aims to offerHolliston residents a lot more thanthe premiere issue of localtown-pages in their mailboxes thismonth; he hopes to foster a newconnection to their community.Over 5,000 copies of the tabloid-sized newspaper will be producedeach month, and these will be di-rect mailed free of charge tohouseholds and businesses in thetown. The paper will also be avail-able in its full format at www.hol-listontownnews.com.

“This paper is to let residents ofHolliston know what’s going on

in their local community,” saysTashjian, who envisions his publi-cation as a way for readers to stayabreast of all their towns have tooffer, including town news, non-profit organizations, town sportsand local businesses.

Accompanying the news re-source will be an easy-to-use on-line directory serving the Metrowest area. Online visitors will beable to access the entire newspa-per, as well as access communitylinks, coupons for local businessesand classified ads. A feature of thenew website is an online tele-phone directory. Town residents

will be able to search their owntowns for individuals and busi-nesses, without automatically get-ting a list of businesses not in theirimmediate area.

Tashjian began his entrepreneur-ial career in 1999 as owner ofPhotosite in Millis, later shifting tooffset printing in 2004. He thenexpanded his business to includethe production of local telephonedirectories in the Dover, Sherborn,Uxbridge and surrounding areas.As a small business owner, thepublisher is acutely aware of thechallenges area businesses face inreaching key audiences with theirlimited

Advertising budgets“Having a monthly paper makes

sense. It keeps stories relative toHolliston,” says Tashjian. “Thiskeeps residents and businessescloser together.” The local adver-tising “helps those people supporttheir local businesses, which inturn supports the community.”

Local Town Pages has also in-vited local nonprofit groups tosubmit monthly news articles andevent listings. The publisher alsoencourages local merchants tooffer tips from their experience

with expert columns, advice arti-cles and even recipes of themonth. Tashjian is encouragingstudents from the high school tofind a voice through the newmonthly...

Tashjian does think informationabout Holliston can be lost in pa-pers that serve a wider region.“With other papers,” says Tashjian,“you’re lucky if there are one ortwo articles about the actual town.We plan on being community focused and community based.”“We have a proven track record”,

we have successfully launched papers in Medway/Millis, Norfolk/Wrentham, Franklin, and Nor-wood, with this premier issue ofHolliston, Local Town Pages nowhas a reach of 50,000 homes andbusiness each month.

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One of Holliston’s most suc-cessful holiday programs is Toysfor Tots. I spoke with OfficerMatt Stone about the details ofthe Toys for Tots program inHolliston and he was very happyto report the tremendous re-sponse in giving the Town ofHolliston has seen since its in-ception in 2009. The programhas grown significantly over thepast few years providing toys forchildren in need and we havebeen recognized and designatedby Middlesex County to be anofficial drop off center. We cur-rently have a storage pod locatedat the Holliston Police depart-ment to collect all of the donated

items. Donations can be made atthe front door of the HollistonPolice Department, 24 hours aday, up until December 20th.

Donation details are: un-wrapped gifts, non-violent itemsplease and remember to also in-clude gifts for older childrenranging in ages from 12 to 18years. Matt mentioned that GiftCards are acceptable in any de-nomination and a great optionfor the older kids.

Please note: an opportunity todonate items to the HollistonToys for Tots program will bepossible at Jordan Hall duringthe Holliston Holiday Stroll onSaturday, November 24, 2012.

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Fifth Annual 5K and Fun RunRaise Extra Funds for PlaygroundBYREBECCA KENSIL

A partnership brought the com-munity together for a morning ofraces and a celebration of efforts.

Mission Possible Holliston, anonprofit with a mission of provid-ing recreational space for kids of allabilities, and Miller School Play-ground Committee have success-fully reached their fundraising goalto begin building a playground atFred W. Miller Elementary School(grades 3-5). This benchmark wascelebrated at the 5K and Kids’ FunRun at Holliston High School.

The speeches, which followed the5K race, announced the big news.Miller Elementary School Princi-pal David Keim announced that attown meeting on the Thursday be-fore the race, the remaining$106,000 was voted and approvedthrough the Community Preserva-tion Committee (CPC).

“Thank you everyone for coming

out and participating in this. Thiswill take us over the top,” saysKeim.

Keim says they will be purchas-ing items with a goal of building inApril so that the playground is fin-ished before the end of the schoolyear.

After his speech, the 14 first-placewinners were announced. The first-place winners were William Har-rington, Male 1-11; Sophie Ryan,Female 1-11; Matthew Simonelli,Male 12-19; Anna Foster, Female12-19; Michael Kelley, Male 20-29, Joanna Westland, Female 20-29; Stephen Smith, Male 30-39;Jackie Kelley, Female 30-39; Ke-iron Tumbleton, Male 40-49; Mau-reen Tumbleton, Female 40-49;Glenn Miller, Male 50-59; KristinFoster, Female 50-59; Gil Peters,Male 60+; Karin Oleski, Female60+. Even some of the day’s or-ganizers took part in the race, suchas Keim. He revealed his time.

“My time was 27 minutes even.It was better than I thought I wasgoing to do. It was about an 8:30mile, versus a nine minute mile. SoI was happy with it,” says Keim.

After the announcements, theKids’ Fun Run began, where it wasstressed that everyone was a win-ner. And it was a huge turnout.Keim says, “We do have more kidsthan we’ve ever had before.” Ac-cording to President of MissionPossible Holliston Stephanie Col-lier, there were over 500 preregis-tered Fun Run and 5K runners.

Previous fundraising effortshelped to fund the playground.Mission Possible Holliston andMiller School Playground Com-mittee raised more than $109,000with a jump-a-thon, basketballgame, children’s spring carnival,and dodgeball tournament. Otherfunds came from the Buy a Brickprogram and donations.

All of these fundraising ideaswere inspired by the completion ofa similar playground in town: theGood Will Park. In collaborationwith Holliston Park and Recre-ation, Mission Possible Hollistoncompleted that playground in June.

“The goal of us partnering withthem was so they didn’t have toreinvent the wheel,” says Collier.“They took all of our fundraisingsuggestions and things that hadbeen successful out of the project,and independently and seamlesslyimplemented them to beginfundraising for their project.”

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Runners at the finish line of the 5K. Photos by Rebecca Kensil

can participate and promotetheir businesses. Expandingeven further, there will be a tenton the Congregational Churchgreen that was generously do-nated by Ahronian Landscapes.This year MacArthur Farms, Ar-cadian Farms and NewfoundFarm will be participating in theStroll and located in the tent.East Holliston is buzzing withseveral businesses participating– Salone DeBella, Bertucchi’s,Lost Art of Life, Serena’sGrooming, Hills Antique Clocksand Berry Bon Bon. HollistonFamily Pharmacy will have ajuggler, weather permitting, andballoon animal maker, from2:30-4!

We now have two Trolley’smaking their stops throughoutthe downtown area making itvery easy for everyone to get toall destinations participating inthe Stroll. Not only does the

Trolley make travel easy but ex-tremely festive as we have thegood fortune of two singers, IraKittrell and Katie Frassinelli,serenading all riders while enroute to their stops.

The Holliston Holiday Strollschedule is full and there truly issomething for everyone. In trueHolliston fashion I was gra-ciously welcomed to sit amongstthe Holliston Holiday StrollCommittee members, at Paja-majo’s over the past two weeks,to learn about the Stroll plans.One quickly learns how muchvolunteer effort goes into mak-ing this annual event such atremendous success and enjoyedby so many people. I want to ex-tend a very big thank you toDiane Marrazzo, owner of TheGrapevine, for being the Chairof this amazing committee ofmany wonderful and dedicatedpeople. I enjoyed working andmeeting all involved and cannotwait to attend this year’s Strollevent!

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I did not know Maryellen AnneMiller who lived a far too brief lifebut has left a profound legacy in thefight against breast cancer.Maryellen sadly passed away onMarch 18, 2008 leaving four chil-dren and countless people thatloved and admired her. When I firstwent to the Walk website to preparefor this article I was immediatelystruck by Maryellen’s beauty andobvious spirit. Reading the Walktribute and dedication to Maryellen,in her memory, one cannot help buthave feelings of the heart brought tothe forefront of your thoughts.Turning such tremendous struggleand sadness into what is now soeasily recognizable as a majorfundraising vehicle to raise the nec-essary funds for Dana Faber Cancer

Institute breast cancer research andpatient care. Despite breast cancerand possibly because of itMaryellen worked tirelessly with agroup of dedicated women to mak-ing sure her illness was not in vain.Along with Maryellen the foundersof the Walk Against Breast Cancerare Maryellen's sister, MaryannMarcoux, Kathy Chisholm, KatieConnors, Denise Cronin,JayneJones, Pam Poor and Dawn Wad-dell.

Dedicating her efforts and ofthose around her Maryellen wantedto create a community event and togive back to those at Dana FaberCancer Institute that were responsi-ble for her extraordinary care. Itcannot be emphasized enough thatas Dawn Waddell so clearly said tome “ The Walk is a local event that

makes a big impact.” I would agreesince to date, over $459,000 hasbeen raised in just the past ten years.In 2012 alone the Walk raised$52,000 in donations. Just to re-member and reinforce the philoso-phy and intent of this incredibleorganization 100%, of donations,goes to DFCI. Phenomenal! Thisyear there were 480 participantswith a large population of students.While not everyone walks forbreast cancer, in particular, they dowalk to fight cancer since many ofour lives have been touched by thisillness. The Walk is growing annu-ally in participants and dollars andwe are very fortunate it is right herein Holliston. We don’t have to travelfar to participate in a Breast CancerWalk people can stay local andmake a big difference.

Dawn expressed to me that thecommunity has really embracedthis event through sponsorships,volunteers and participants makingit possible to donate 100% of thedonations to DFCI. The Walk eventis a very dynamic day from regis-tration in Town Hall, the five milewalk to the festivities on the Con-gregational Church green includingspeakers, raffles, silent auction,breast cancer information, food andthe Wooden Pink “Ribbon ofRecognition.” The Ribbon ofRecognition is a place for people towrite a message to honor a lovedone or a group of people accordingto Dawn.

A quilt made from Walk event teeshirts, from all of the previousyears, was a purely unexpected actof kindness from an artist, She wasso touched by the event that it in-spired her to create the quilt and itcertainly made for a wonderfulSilent Auction item.

The Walk was honored to havethe following speakers this year: Dr.Kathryn Ruddy, researcher andclinical practitioner at Dana FarberCancer Institute. Speaking about di-rection of Dana Farber research anddevelopments in breast cancer.Amy Berg, a Holliston resident andfive year cancer survivor, spoke tothe crowd as well.

I had the pleasure of speakingwith Amy Berg on the phone todayto talk about her experience withbreast cancer. Seven years ago andfive days prior to the Walk Amy,age 39, was diagnosed with a veryaggressive form of breast cancer.Amy had previously been a sponsorfor the Walk and had participated init but now it took on a very newmeaning for her. Thinking shemight not participate a dear friendand a Walk founder, Denise Cronin,convinced Amy to join her. Amyshared with me an incredible mem-ory from that day. On the day of the

Walk, when survivors were beingannounced, Amy was pushed to thefront of the crowd by friends andtaken, by the hand, by MaryellenMiller who proceeded to tell her “itis going to be alright.” Maryellenwas correct it was going to be al-right. Amy sees this day as her“cancer coming out party” sinceshe hadn’t made it public that shewas diagnosed with breast cancerjust days before. A second opinionand one challenging to digest sinceit lead to extensive surgeries, fivemonths of chemo therapy andseven weeks of radiation but be-yond it all Amy credits DFCI as “aplace of hope.” Amy’s care at DFCIwas unparalleled since all of herhealthcare providers were “amaz-ing” as she told me. Happily, Amyis moving forward and is healthy,exercising and enjoying her won-derful family. Amy responded toher own strong intuition that some-thing might be wrong and she wascorrect. Amy now encourageswomen to get checked “even if it isjust for piece of mind.” You will seeAmy participating in the Walk withher family each year and she hasgenerously offered to talk withother women and answer any ques-tions she can about her journey.Amy can be reached [email protected].

Mark your calendars since nextyear’s Walk date has been set for:

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The website is a great resourcewith so much information aboutsponsorships, volunteering, partic-ipating…I encourage everyone togo to this fantastic site and join insince this is an amazing Hollistonevent organized by dedicated anddevoted women working hard tosupport DFCI research and patient


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After reporting full-time locallyfor two years and then in Washing-ton D.C. for eight years, RobertaWeiner became a freelance writerin Holliston, giving herself thetime to switch her acting and yogahobbies into a career. After shecompleted two yoga certifications,Weiner and Nick Morana openedPrana Center, a yoga nonprofit, in1998. The studio now operatesseven days a week, has additionalyoga instructors, provides actingclasses and summer camp for chil-

dren, and showcases perform-ances.

Her career in writing has helpedher run the nonprofit. For instance,she writes her own marketing ma-terials. In addition, she has co-writ-ten plays that the children canperform. “If I didn’t so this,maybe another career could havebeen an English teacher. I am awriter, and I do just love the kids’literature,” says Weiner. She re-mains dedicated to using the oldclassics that she grew up reading,such as Anne of Green Gables,

Pollyanna, and Little Women, as away to educate. “She really saw aniche for children’s theater,” saysJulie Murphy, acting teacher atPrana Center.

In addition to using her writingskills for the business, her knowl-edge of yoga helps her managestress. Weiner says, “People askme, ‘how you direct a play with 85kids in it and never raise yourvoice?’ It’s yoga. It gives you pa-tience.”

She also uses the yoga to managechildren’s stress and anxiety.

“What I do is more the calmingdown and getting them to learntechniques to settle and not benervous before they take a test orthey have to talk out loud in class,”says Weiner. Murphy notes thatthe acting helps kids, too. “Whenthe show goes up and they do anincredible job, it’s so great for theirself-esteem,” says Murphy.

The acting teachers and kids willbe coming together to present freeshows for the 11th annual HolidayStroll, organized by the HollistonBusiness Association, on Nov. 24.

The shows will include a previewof Little Women, the upcomingshow in February and March, anda retrospective from Alice in Won-

derland, the recently performedshow. The performances are heldin the studio at 1:30, 1:50, 2:10,and 2:30 p.m. When Santa arrives,a new children’s chorus in collab-oration with singers from the Sen-ior Center will perform Christmascarols. “To throw adults into themix, I’m excited for that. We’venever done that before,” saysWeiner.

Prana Center recently won mostparticipants at Celebrate Holliston,where 85 kids marched to promoteAlice in Wonderland. There wereAlices dressed up to march: Alicewhen she shrinks, Alice when shegrows, and regular-sized Alice.The Mad Hatter, Tweedledee, andTweedledum also marched.

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The following is a sampling of allthat is to happen at the 2012 Hol-liston Holiday Stroll:

Festival of Wreaths: participat-ing businesses will display a deco-rated wreath on the door of theirbusiness with a place to leave a raf-fle ticket and a winner will be an-nounced at a later time. You do nothave to be present to win. Winnerswill be notified and names will beposted on the HBA website.

Raffle tickets can be purchased atthe following locations:

Coffee Haven

Fiske’s General Store

Jordan Hall

The Grapevine

Raffle Tickets are 5 for $2.00 and15 for $5.00

“Snowman”: each participatingbusiness will have a uniquelynamed Snowman located some-where in their store. Don’t be shy,head on in and try to locate thisadorable Snowman since he couldbe anywhere! Once you have spot-ted the Snowman, be sure to in-clude the name on your map.Collect 15 Snowman names andyou are eligible to win one of eight$25 Gift Certificates. Also, collect15 Snowman names plus get yourmap stamped at Jordan Hall andyou will be entered to win a $100Gift Certificate.

Vendors in Jordan Hall and theTent on the Green are participatingin a raffle for the Holliston PantryShelf during the Stroll. Vendors

will be donating an item for the raf-fle, the items will be on display inJordan Hall from 12 noon to 5 pmat the Pantry Shelf table, and win-ners do not need to be present towin.

Deb Steiner’s Paws 2 Celebrate

will be selling Holliston K-9 treatsand donating 50% of their sales tothe K-9 Cesh Fundraising Efforts.

Tough Love Massage will be of-fering clients FREE 10 minuteneck and shoulder massages.

Flawless Boutique “will be fea-turing children’s makeovers, a raf-fle, giveaways and yummygoodies.”

Century 21 Commonwealth willbe hosting the Gingerbread HouseContest as well as participating inthe Snowman and Wreath Raffle.Handout information will be avail-able on the local housing marketand home safety tips.

Soul Spirit Studio will belaunching Hugs from Holliston atthe Holliston Library from 1 to 5pm during the Stroll. Soul SpiritStudio is planning on having 1000fleece blankets “wrapped in a hug”for those in need. “We are lookingfor 50 people to commit to helpingsecure 20 blankets. It is a greatproject for schools, neighbor-hoods, scout troops, and families.During the Stroll we will havefleece blankets out for the makingand also a drop off for finishedblankets.” Soul Spirit Studio will

be offering a Music, Movementand More class at 1:30 pm and achildren’s yoga class at 3:45 pm.

Kamala Boutique on UnionStreet will be having fundraisingevents: Kate Lamontagnehas de-signed and made 100 unique neck-laces to benefit the Holliston PantryShelf. For each $30 necklace sold$10 will be given to the PantryShelf and there are new necklacedesigns for 2012! In addition, Katehas designed one very specialnecklace, to be awarded as a draw-ing prize on December 15th. Foreach dollar donated to the HBACommunity Action Fund one getsan entry into the drawing.

The Bird In Hand will have anin-store raffle: with every $25 spentone raffle ticket is earned which en-ters customers into a grand draw-ing for a $50 Gift Certificate.

The Candy Cottage will be sam-pling different chocolates, candies(something for everyone’s sweet

tooth).

Studio D will be offering $10haircuts during the Holiday Strolland ALLproceeds will be donatedto the Holliston Pantry Shelf.

Fiske’s General Store will beopen from 8 am to 8 pm on No-vember 24th! All day long therewill be free raffles for fun prizesand special discounts on selectitems. From 12 noon to 7 pm enjoysweet treats and balloons forStrollers. Children can get FREE

Holliston Spirit Glitter Tattoos

from 3 to 6 pm!

This reporter’s special request:please wish Fiske’s a very Happy

150 Years in business in Hollistonthis January. Much more to comeon that celebration!

Newfound Farm will be offer-

ing pony rides! They will be lo-cated on the green at theCongregational Church from 12 to7 pm and we will be offering ponyrides from 2 to 4pm. They will beasking for a $5 donation to the Hol-liston Pantry Shelf for each ponyride.

Please visit their booth - New-found Farm is an Equine LearningCenter in Holliston that teacheschildren the fundamentals of horse-manship and to appreciate natureand animals.

Tree Lighting and Smores!At 5pm at Blair Square, the site of ourbeautiful Gazebo, there will be atree lighting sponsored by Hollis-ton in Bloom - a very festive eventwith the delicious addition ofsmores!

There is so much more, so muchto tell as there will be a multitudeof fun events to explore and seeHolliston businesses shine. Trol-ley’s make it easy to get around sodon’t hesitate to stop by your fa-vorite Holliston spot. But be sureto stop by somewhere new sincethere will be so much to exploreand experience!


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• Earn a raffle ticket for every $25 you spend to enter the draw*.• Come join us for this festive event to start your Holiday shopping. • We are open 10am-7pm. • Browse our lovely Holiday merchandise, pottery, jewelry, scarves, accessories and more.• Many of our lines are ‘Made in America’ by women-owned businesses. • Shop local, and ‘American made’ for your Holiday gifts this year. • Bring a friend, enjoy mulled wine and cookies, and keep the cheer here!

*Winning number will be posted on Facebook and in the store. Draw takes place at the end of The Stroll.

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Glimpses and Previews to the Holliston Holiday Stroll 2012

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“I felt like I was the town’s promqueen,” says Pam Zicko, CelebrateHolliston’s female Citizen of theYear and lifelong resident.

She rode in a friend’s convertible,a black 1966 Lincoln Continental,at the front of the town’s paradewith Andrew Porter, male Citizenof the Year. Both winners belongto the Lions Club, so they were es-corted by Lions Club members. Inthe ride, she waved to children onthe sidelines. Then she receivedher award and gave a speech. Shesays, “It was really, really fun.”

But Zicko wasn’t the only winnerin her family that day.

Her husband, David Ullenbruch,was walking around during thecelebration when someone calledhim to the chili booth. To his sur-prise, he found out he had wonbest chili for Holliston Grill, therestaurant he owns. Their son,Jonathon, also helped prepare thewinning chili.

Together, the family managesHolliston Grill, which just cele-brated its 10th anniversary.

On the way out of the restaurant,a customer commended the win-ning chili. “I was the only personwho didn’t know it was the awardwinning chili, and I was sittingright by the trophy. And I said,‘Boy, Dave. This chili is reallygood.’ And then he says, ‘Well, itis award winning. Look at the tro-phy, ’” says Carlton Zeigler.

While he didn’t reveal hisrecipe, Ullenbruch says it’s essen-tial the chili isn’t hot, so everyonecan enjoy. “You can add hotsauce, but you can’t take it awayonce it’s in there,” says Ullen-bruch.

On her success, Zicko is stilloverwhelmed by the big win. Shewas so surprised when she foundout by phone in Maine that it tookmultiple phone calls for her to beconvinced. Zicko says, “I’m stillwondering why.”

Here are some reasons: Her in-volvement includes 12 years onthe Holliston Finance Committee,seven years as a Holliston LionsClub member (currently the 3rdVice President), and 18 years as amember for South Middlesex Op-portunity Committee (SMOC).Zicko also helps at the SeniorCenter.

The duo commended eachother’s accomplishments. “I thinkhe’s doing a great job. I think whathe’s done here in keeping thisplace up, he is so busy. From thetime he comes in here, this mangets up every morning at 4:15 andis here at 5:15, 5:20 every singleday that we’re open,” says Zickoas she laughs, “I’m not. I thinkyou’ve done a wonderful job.”

Ullenbruch says, “We bothhave.”

To celebrate, the Holliston Grillwill sell $2 chili during Hollis-ton’s upcoming Holiday Stroll onNov. 24.

Celebrate Holliston’s Dynamic Duo

Pam Zicko and David Ullenbruch holding their awards at the HollistonGrill. Photo by Rebecca Kensil

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Many of us have basements inour home where we store ourmemorabilia, bicycles, holidaydecorations, and of course whereour furnaces and water heaters areworking hard. I want to tell youthat in artist Tim Commerford’sbasement magic happens. Behindthe mesmerizing flame and medi-tative hum of the torch Tim sits inquiet concentration while creatingthe most beautiful uniquely de-signed glass blown objects.

Impressive to say the least that atthe young age of 17 Tim is so ar-tistically skilled and dedicated tohis art of glass blowing. Even

more amazing is the fact thatTim’s passion for glass blowingstarted at the early age of 8 whilewatching a glass blower at a localcraft fair. Paying close attentionand totally captivated by this artform Tim watched the glass blow-ing artist for nearly three hours.Tim knew then that glass blowingwas what he wanted to do for hisart form and has not looked back.

Tim attended the Diablo GlassSchool in Boston to get some ofthe basics down but was soon ableto strike out on his own, workedwith a fellow artist for a period oftime and now has settled into hisown studio at his home in Hollis-ton. Tim explained to me that his

glass blowing process is differentfrom the traditional glass blowers.Asking him how so, Tim told metraditional glass blowers use a fur-nace and he works with a torch.Thinking that would limit Tim toworking on a smaller scale I wasincorrect since in fact, Tim has theflexibility to work both small andlarge scale. Fascinating and a lux-ury to get the opportunity to watchthis young gifted artist work I wasamazed at his ability to work witha solid object manipulating it withheat and human breath to create aninteresting and beautiful piece ofart. I posed the question to Timabout what fascinates him abouthis art and he said “taking a solidand turning it into something com-pletely different.” This is preciselywhat he accomplishes with ease,precision, focus and an extraordi-nary creative eye. The pieces aregorgeous and watching Tim infusesome pieces with color made foreven more interesting observationon my part. I was so completelyintrigued by how Tim worked, hisglass blowing process and the finalproducts. Tim devotes an averageof five hours each day to his art.Currently Tim is creating beautifulVials, that can be hung or worn asa necklace, Icicles and DecorativeOrnaments.

Tim will be making his debut ap-pearance at the Holliston HolidayStroll, on Saturday November 24,2012, where he will have a table atJordan Hall with items for sale.Stop by and meet Tim while at theStroll since his work is a must see.

If you would like to learn moreabout Tim, his work, items for salethen please contact him at:

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Pejamajo CaféFeaturing live music throughout the event

Gingerbread House Display1:00-5:00 pm entries will be on display and judged at Century 21. Must besubmitted byNov. 19 to the Grapevine (508-429-3637)

Holliston Fire Department and K9 Unit1:00-3:00pm Apparatus display andintroduction of the new K9 unit dog Cesh

The Tent at East Holliston1:00-5:00pm Performance by Wiki3, CrazyHair styled by Salone De Bella, foodsampling from Bertucci’s Restaurant

Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus3:00pm Santa’s fire truck arrives onCharles Street and reads The Night before Christmas

Handbell ConcertTwo shows 4:30 and 5:30pm atCongregational Church

Holiday Tree Lighting and Smores5:00pm at the Gazebo in Blair Square

Holiday Treats and SpecialsAt the Tent on the Green, Jordan Hall and all participating businesses

This year the HBA is sponsoring a “Snowman on the Shelf” contest.

Participating businesses will name and hide the snowman.

Strollers will be encouraged to find 15 snowman names which will put

them into a raffle for one of the ten $25.00 “Holiday Stroll Gift Certificates.”

A Festival of Wreath fundraiser for the Food Pantry

Participating businesses will hang their decorated wreaths on their doors.

Strollers can purchase raffle tickets and placethem in the designated boxesfor the wreath of their choice.

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of The Stroll.

BYMEGAN JENKINS

The Holliston High Schooldrama department cordially invitedthe community to “be their guest”

at their 2012 rendition of thebeloved classic “Beauty and theBeast.” This family friendly musi-cal opened on Thursday night, No-

vember 16, 2012, with an addi-tional performance on Fridayevening. The audience experi-enced the adventure, excitement,and romance of this dramatic pro-duction.

Holliston High School seniorsNicole Wexler as Belle, PatrickMurphy as Gaston, Nate Burkettas the Beast, and Matt Koshivas asMourice take the Holliston HighSchool stage for their last highschool musical production.

Cast member, Andrew Emmonssaid, “This production of ‘Beautyand the Beast’ is a childhood fa-vorite” and has been “fun, seeingas it is the largest production we’vedone so far.”

Students from first through 12thgrade have been rehearsing for theplay since September and areeager to put on the show.

Kathy Skerry, mother of onecrew member and one cast mem-ber said, “I think you’ll be very im-pressed.”

An impression is exactly whatthe cast and crew are trying tomake, especially after last year’sproduction of “Joseph and theTechnicolor Dream Coat” set thebar very high.

The cast did their final dress re-hearsal Wednesday night in order

to prepare for opening night. Localsenior citizens attended this finalrun through after their NationalHonor Society sponsored pastadinner, and the production got itsfirst reviews.

Senior citizens, Shelia Love andBeverly Cray agree that they “ex-pect it to be fabulous. Last yearwas fabulous, and the year before,and the year before...we expect itto be just as good.”

After the full dress rehearsal,Allen McWilliams, another senior

citizen said,“It was great. I reallyliked the scenery, and the costumesare fantastic.”

From the detailed sets andscenery to the intricate costumesand makeup, the cast and crewpulled out all the stops to make theproduction a hit.

Another senior citizen added,“My favorite part? Well I couldn’ttell you. It was all amazing.”

The production is off to a greatstart, and with positive reviews al-ready given, it seems that Thurs-day, Friday, and Saturday nightviewers are in for a treat.

The cast members seem to agreethe response from audience mem-bers will be positive due to thequality of the show.

Emmons said, “The rehearsalshave been long and hard, but thereward is so amazing. It makes itall worth it.”


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Symptoms of floaters and flashesare a common complaint in anophthalmologist’s office. Al-though it is more common in pa-tients over 40, it can occur at anyage.

The eye goes through manychanges as we get older and one ofthose changes occurs in the vitre-ous. The vitreous is a clear, jelly-like substance inside the eye thathelps give the eyeball its roundshape. The vitreous can gothrough changes due to aging,trauma or inflammation. The mostcommon change is due to agingand is called syneresis. When thisoccurs, the vitreous, a semi-rigidjelly, becomes more liquid-likeand cells that are normally clear,clump together to form discreetopacities that move within theclear jelly. When light shines intothe eye, these clumps cast ashadow onto the light-sensingretina. The shadows appear asballs, strings, dots or cobwebs andare referred to as floaters. As thename suggest, floaters movearound within the visual field cre-ating the sensation of bugs or dust,but no matter how hard you try tolook directly at them, they moveaway.

Vitreous syneresis is the mostcommon cause of floaters. Usu-ally they only appear in one eye ata time and occur without warning.Since some causes of floaters mayrepresent a serious eye problemsuch as hemorrhage or inflamma-tion, it is recommended that all pa-tients with new onset floaters beseen by an ophthalmologist for anexam within a few days. There isno treatment necessary for vitreous

syneresis but the symptoms offloaters may persist. In some pa-tients, it is quite distracting, but inmost the symptoms slowly subsideas the vision center in the brainlearns to ignore them.

A smaller percentage of patientscomplain of flashes as well asfloaters. In addition to floatersfrom vitreous syneresis, the jelly

may separate from the retina in theback of the eye. This is called aposterior vitreous detachment, orPVD. When the vitreous contractsand pulls away from the retina, itoften tugs on the retina. When theretina is stimulated mechanically,it causes flashing lights, or photop-sia. The flashes usually appear inan arc-like pattern in the peripheral

vision. Other causes of photopsiainclude trauma both direct (blowto the eye) and indirect (suddendeceleration as in a car accident).If flashes occur in both eyes at thesame time without floaters, then amigraine is often to blame, even ifthere is no headache.

A PVD is more worrisome be-cause in some patients the vitreousmay separate with enough force topull a small hole or tear in theretina. This can then lead to a reti-nal detachment, which may besight threatening and require ur-gent treatment. Sometimes an in-office laser procedure is indicated,and sometimes surgery by a retinalspecialist is required. Early diag-nosis is important.

The doctors, technicians and staffat the Milford-Franklin Eye Centerhave more than 20 years experi-ence in taking care of patients withfloaters and flashes. We also havea laser on sight as well as a retinaspecialist, Kameran Lashkari,M.D., available to help if a proce-dure is required.

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As in years past, we will be look-ing for names for some of ournewest baby alpacas (called crias).An Alpaca Teddy Bear will beawarded for the best name submit-ted on each day of the Open House.

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HHSPTSA Christmas Tree Sale 2012BY ELIZABETH RICKETSON

The Holliston High School Parent Teacher StudentAssociation is a nonprofit organization which is get-ting ready to commence with their annual ChristmasTree sale to benefit two Holliston high school seniorsby awarding a scholarship to both a male and femalestudent. Annually two scholarships are awarded, eachspring, to high school seniors that have successfullymet the criteria developed by the HHSPTSA.

To be eligible for a HHSPTSA Scholarship a Hol-liston high school student and /or a parent of the stu-dent must volunteer to sell the Xmas trees byfulfilling selling shift hours. A shift is defined by vol-unteering to sell Xmas trees in a two hour block oftime. For each shift volunteered for and completedan entry will be added to the scholarship drawingwhich will take place at the end of the 2013 academicschool year and will be awarded at Senior Night. Oneis welcome and encouraged to volunteer for as manyshifts as possible. As Dawn Waddell stated “It isabout how much time you want to commit to it!” Vol-unteering can be a family affair meaning if a parentvolunteers for a shift their student’s name will be en-tered into the drawing. Best yet make it a parent /stu-dent volunteer effort and while you are adding to yourpersonal entries it is a great way to spend some festivetime together for a great cause!

This is not an event for seniors only. ALL HollistonHigh School students are welcome to volunteer andbegin adding to their scholarship entries. This is a cu-mulative effort for students to win so industrious sen-iors sign up soon and often but Freshman,Sophomores and Juniors it is never too early to get

your name in the hat so jump in and start volunteer-ing! It takes roughly 100 volunteers to fill all shiftsso there are many opportunities to try to win the cov-eted scholarships!

Dawn Waddell mentioned an additional gift of giv-ing – people may purchase a Christmas tree whichwill in turn be donated to the Holliston Pantry Shelffor a Holliston family to receive and enjoy this XmasSeason. Fantastic!

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Local American Legion Post #47gives final honors to the fallen ...Legion member Steve Bradfordhangs posters and flags Saturdayat Finn's Field on Hollis Street.

Legion member Steve Bradfordhangs posters and flags Saturdayat Finn's Field on Hollis Street.

After pausing for a group picturethe vounteers are assigned to thesections of Washington and Con-cord Streets by Steve Bradford.He has taken on the role of organ-

izing the posting of signs thatMayor Blair prints out by handover the course of several months.The blank posters are donatedtwice a year by Roger Gandini.Once the assignments are made,the volunteers organize into groupsand head out to the street with sta-plers, hammers and nails.

Posting signs between MarkedTree and Highland were WalterMcGrath and Tom Blair.

Hanging signs on WashintonStreet beyond Highland was as-signed to Steve Napolitano, his sonPhil, and Angela Bray.

Downtown posters were hung bySelectman Jay Leary with Ellenand former Police Chief BillGeorge.

East Holliston was covered bytwo teams. Representative CarolynDykema helped Ellen Austin andBob Nemet Jr. place posters and

flags at each lamp pole as BobNemet and Roger Gandini fol-lowed behind them, hanging theposters.

Omar Martin and Victoria Cor-coran hung posters fromBertucci's towards the Sherbornline while Steve Bradford and JimCarbino worked from the Sher-born line back towards Omar andVictoria.

The Concord Street team in-cluded Charley Roberts, MargaretKadlick, and Herb Krauss.

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Signs Go Up Remembering Those Lost

BY PAUL SAULNIER

As the members drifted in andtook their seats in the great room,speakers prepared to relate a littlehistory of Holliston and surround-ing towns.

Martha DeWolfe, a descendent ofthe Bullards, attended the celebra-tion and brought a few copies ofher book on the Bullards (and Hol-liston) entitled, Privy on the Porchand Pigs in the Basement, nowavailable from the Library.

Society President Judy Grosjeanintroduced the speakers.

Carol Kosicki, who helps keepthe society library current andavailable to residents who want todo research on their house or rela-tives from Holliston, gave a verydetailed account of the families inearly Holliston, including CharlesFlaff, the original owner of the

house, which was sold to the soci-ety by Charles Cole.

Martha talked about her bookwhich took 20 years to write. It isan amazing collection of facts fromthe early settlement of the the Hol-liston area. In 1812 a stage coachride to Haverhill took a whole day,and babies were not expected tolive past the age of one. A brokenhip back then was a death sentence.Cotton was not known in northuntil much later. Aprons were oftenmade of wool, which was less aptto catch fire from the hearth. In1812 the population of Hollistonwas only 783.

Sheila Adams made a presenta-tion on women's clothing in fash-ion, including Martha Washingtonand the Adams' First ladies.

After the presentations, Judy or-ganized two teams from the audi-ence to compete in a trivia gamethat was a big hit with everyone.

By Rebecca Kensil

“It does sort of make you feellike you’re doing something. Youfeel like you’re keeping yourchild’s memory alive,” says KevinO’Connell, a Timothy O’ConnellFoundation trustee.

Managing the Timothy O’Con-nell Foundation, which has raisedmoney for scholarships andleukemia and children’s nonprofitssince its inception in 2008, hasbeen therapeutic for the O’Connellparents, Joanne and Kevin, wholost their son, Timothy, 10, to acutemyeloid leukemia that year.

The giving began in 2007 whenpeople in town realized Timothywas sick. Todd Kiley, Timothy’sgym teacher and Holliston High’sfootball coach, knew Timothy’sstory and worked with gymteacher Jason MacDonald to or-ganize “Jump for Tim’s Team.”This fundraiser raised $58,000 forTimothy, so he could choosewhich charities to donate thefunds. Some money funded theSiblings Program in its pilot stageat Children’s Hospital while themajority went to Make-A-WishFoundation.

“Well, that made everybody feelgood. And it certainly made Tim-othy feel good,” says Kevin. In-spired, the parents asked Timothyabout creating a foundation, andthe planning began.

Four months before Timothypassed away, the nonprofit was itsown entity. Through the founda-

tion, scholarships were arrangedfor Holliston’s high school gradu-ates who planned to study medi-cine, nursing, or physical therapy.Since the foundation’s inception,it has given over $100,000 to char-ities and $15,000 in scholarships.

September has special meaningfor the O’Connells because it is themonth of Tim’s birth and death, sothe parents are busy rememberingand fundraising. September is alsochildhood cancer awarenessmonth. The parents sell Timothy’sfavorite chocolate cake, and muchof the community comes out tomix, bake, frost, clean, wash, box,and deliver. The family also sellsTim’s Ties, a tie designed by Tim-othy that he won through afundraiser for the Jimmy Fund.The parents also held a raffle atCelebrate Holliston.

Just over year ago, in October, anew fundraiser was created by aHolliston High junior as a com-munity service project for Na-tional Honor Society. Max Athyapproached the O’Connells, andtogether they began planningTim’s Trot 3K road race. Theevent was successful, and Athy or-ganized the project again this Oc-tober with a determination to raisemore money.

And he did.

“We went from 250 participantslast year to about 470 this year,”says Joanne. The parents say heraised close to $12,000 this year.

Altogether, the family has raised

over $200,000. Now they ap-proach the time of the year whenthe family sits with the othertrustees and plans where to givefunds.

When they’re not busy with theirfoundation, Kevin and Joanne alsoride in the Pan Mass Challenge fora team named Pedals for Pedi-atrics and serve as board members.This charity focuses on pediatriconcology at Children’s Hospital.

In addition to funding nonprofitsand scholarships, Timothy’s par-ents use the foundation to simplyremember him.

“The foundation just gives us achance to talk about him fromtime to time,” says Kevin.

The family also remembers theirson and his interests in simplerways. Their dog, Madden, wasnamed after Timothy’s favoritefootball video game, and picturesof him in baseball uniform or read-ing the sports section of the news-paper are prominent in their home.

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128 of the town's veterans joinedtogether Saturday for services andthe Seventh Annual Veterans DayDinner at Town Hall.

Former Holliston Police OfficerDavid Sullivan a MarineVeteran came over from Milford.Al Wehr drove up from the Capeand Freddie Bray made the trek

down from Maine. The man whodonates all the poster board for theLegion's tribute to those killed ar-rived up from Brewster again do-nating his time as a cameraman.There would be nearly 70 years inage difference between those rep-resented from different generationsand wars on this the 237th birthdayof the Marine Corps.


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Veterans Gather at Town Hall

Veterans gathered on town hall steps for a class photo.

Veterans look on as Dan Volovcin the town's youngest veteran presentand John (Babe) Johnson the town oldest veteran present prepare toplace the wreath. There were short speeches from Rep. Dykema andSelectman Jay Marsden. Joe Sibotti would sound taps.

The annual dinner issponsored by the localAmerican Legion, LionsClub and VFW Post.(Photos courtesy ofHolliston Reporter)

BY KEN HAMWEY, STAFF SPORTSWRITER

Tom Chipman has been a bright,shining light for Holliston’s foot-ball team.

The 5-foot-9, 190-pound seniorstarted out playing on specialteams as a sophomore, then he be-came a key component for thePanthers as a junior when hethrived as an inside linebacker.When the 2012 season rolledaround, he was faced with a chal-lenging decision. Chipmanwas asked by coach Todd Kiley tomove to center to fill the void leftby Jake Battersby, who had grad-uated after becoming the offensivelineman of the year in the Tri Val-ley League. A captain, Chipmandisplayed true leadership. He notonly accepted his new assignment,but he also strived to master thenuances that come with the dualrole of snapping the ball andblocking.

“I had been a center in Pop

Warner football but I really had tore-educate myself playing center,’’Chipman said. “I spent the sum-mer at two camps trying to learn asmuch as I could at center. I’ve gotsome good instruction from JimPerry (line coach), and I definitelythink I’ve improved.’’

Kiley would be the first to weighin on how effective Chipman is an-choring the middle of the offensiveline.

“Tom loved playing linebackerbut he was willing to sacrifice forthe good of his team,’’ Kiley em-phasized. “He’s a terrific athletewho has handled the toughest po-sition on the field with success.Playing center is demanding be-cause your snaps have to be accu-rate, then you go into blockingmode. Tom helped us fill a bigvoid.’’

Chipman and the Panthers, whowere 7-3 before their Thanksgiv-ing Day game against Westwood,were in contention to secure a

playoff berth and possibly advanceto another Super Bowl appearance.

“I strictly played on specialteams when we beat CardinalSpellman and won the Super Bowlin 2010,’’ Chipman said. “Lastyear, as a starter at linebacker, Iplayed on another TVL champi-onship team but we lost in theplayoffs to Concord-Carlisle.Since I don’t think I’ll be playingfootball in college, I’d love to wrapup my career at Holliston with aSuper Bowl win.’’

A good student, Chipman planson studying business, possibly atUMass-Amherst or at the Univer-sity of Rhode Island. When he’son the football field, there’s littledoubt he’s taking care of business.

“Moving from linebacker to cen-ter was helpful for our team,’’Chipman said. “We have plenty ofquality linebackers and we reallyneeded to replace Jake. Our mottoat Holliston is ‘We are one.’ It justwasn’t me who sacrificed. Anothercaptain, Steve Hennessy, couldhave been playing quarterback buthe switched to defensive end. It’sall about serving your team.’’

Chipman is also acutely aware ofthe importance of football chem-istry and he sees that attributeprevalent in Holliston’s offensiveline that includes guards AustinBarrett and Don Murphy and tack-les Chris Miller and Chipman’sbrother Mike.

“Our line works well together,the chemistry is good and we’reall good friends,’’ Chipman said.“When we lost our first two non-league games this season, we re-grouped, knowing that Auburnand Stoughton were strong teams.Those losses prepared us for theTVL schedule and we strive tokeep improving.’’

When Chipman played line-backer last year, he excelled, espe-

cially in the Thanksgiving Daygame against Westwood. He inter-cepted his only pass of the seasonand made his share of tackles. Hisbest game this season at center wasa flawless effort against Hopkin-ton.

“When playing linebacker, youneed to be instinctive, tough andhave a nose for the ball,’’ he said.“At center, it’s more about focus-ing on technique. Your legs have tobe moving in sync with the snap.That means moving towards thearea where the block takes place.I’m more relaxed at center becauseI’ve slowed down my emotion andbecome comfortable with the tran-sition.’’

Admiring his coach, Chipmanrates Kiley as a skillful leader“who prepares us well and keepsus motivated.’’

“Coach Kiley was a quarterbackin college and he knows whatcommunication is needed betweena center and the quarterback,’’Chipman said. “I’ve worked withour QB (Matt Jeye) on things liketiming and where he likes theball.’’

Chipman, who admires NFLpros like Ray Lewis and TerrellSuggs of the Baltimore Ravens, iswrapping up his final days as aHolliston gridder. He’s been a su-perb leader as a captain and he’sdemonstrated the value of sacrific-ing for his team’s greater good.


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On the 2012 Holliston HolidayStroll schedule you will note thatat 12:30 – 12:45 Officer MatthewStone will be introducing andspeaking about our very new andexciting Holliston resident: K-9Cesh!

Cesh, the son of a Dutch Shep-herd (mother) and BelgiumMalanois (father) is only 10months old but is already work-ing and training hard to becomeour very own on staff police ca-nine. Cesh is actually a newbreed of dog with only 3 suchbreeders in the country. Cesh’sdog breeder is also the K-9trainer, Assistant Deputy Super-intendent, at the PlymouthAcademy of the PlymouthCounty Sheriff’s department.This working breed is known forits intelligence, loyalty, obedi-ence and accuracy.

Currently Matt and Cesh aretraining in Plymouth Mondaythrough Friday, but are nearly at

the half way point. When we areintroduced to Cesh at the Holi-day Stroll this year, they will beat the 9 week mark of a 16 weekprogram. This program is state ofthe art since typically dogs donot start training until 1½ yearsof age but Cesh is already train-ing hard at 10 months. Cesh isbred to be a working dog and thehope is he will be gainfully em-ployed at the Holliston Police de-partment for approximately 10years. Typically this is the aver-age that is being seen of otherworking canines of this particu-lar breed – very impressive!

Cesh eats only out of Matt’shand, no dish, this is in part to so-lidify an extensive bond betweenthe two but as Matt stated:“hunger is the greatest motivat-ing factor” meaning Cesh is re-warded with food after he worksand Cesh works a significant partof the day. No treats for thisworking dog but have no worriesas Officer Matt assured me Cesheats very well since he is always

working so the food rewards arecontinuous.

The initial idea of having ourown K-9 Unit in Holliston waspresented to our police chief,town and selectman since wehave often had to call on theservices of the town of Ashlandand the state police to come toour aid for different incidents inthe Town of Holliston. A dedi-cated and determined Hollistongroup quickly jumped intofundraising mode and within lessthan one year’s time $20,000was raised through fundraisingand private donation. The ex-traordinary work by Lisa Zaiswas instrumental in propellingthe Friends of Holliston CanineFund forward and, along with avery hardworking group of peo-ple met with astounding success.I had the opportunity to speakwith Andrea Minihan whose vol-unteering efforts and dedicationto continue raising money for theongoing costs that will be in-curred by Cesh as he diligently

and devotedly works for theTown of Holliston is exciting andimpressive. Andrea said it sowell: “Cesh will help keep myofficers a lot safer”.

A grant for new canine unitswas received from Massvest-a-dog substantially assisting in theactual purchase of Cesh.Massvest-a-dog calenders will besold at the Holliston HolidayStroll for $10 featuring a K-9 andhis officer. Massvest-a-dog is anonprofit organization and Hol-liston’s canine unit will indirectlybenefit from the sale of this cal-endar.

New fundraising efforts are atwork, more initiatives are inprocess, and a formal press con-ference date is soon to be set.

Cesh’s Wish List: top of the listaccording to Officer Matt is aTraining Bite Suit valued at$1800. Once purchased Matt,Cesh and a properly protectedHolliston Police Officer will traindaily utilizing this suit. This is

critical training for Cesh to in-sure proper response to situationsthat will require Cesh to react insuch fashion.

Donations can be made easilyby a direct link on the HollistonPolice Department, but donationsby check are readily acceptable.

Checks Payable to the Town ofHolliston Canine Unit can bemailed to:

Holliston Town Hall c/o Canine Unit703 Washington StreetHolliston, MA 01746

The Holliston Police FacebookPage is a fantastic town resourcethat Officer Matt updates dailyincluding a valuable variety of Holliston information, events in-cluding Coffee and Cop . . . avery useful, informative and greatway to know what is happeningin town.


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Thursday November 22, 2012

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FridayNovember 23, 2012

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

4:00 PM - 6:45 PM - Holliston Stroll,Gilman Room. Contact: TracyAlexander 508 429 0619,[email protected]. All ages. Drop inout of the cold for a craft.

Saturday, December 01, 2012

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - OrnamentDecorating Workshop, Gilman Room.Contact: Tracy Alexander 508 429 0619,[email protected]. Ages 5 & up,signup recommended

Come make two ornaments for theholidays; one to take home and one toadorn the tree at the library. Sponsored bythe Garden Club and the Friends of theLibrary.

Monday, December 03, 2012

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - MORNINGBOOK CLUB, Gilman Room--lowerlevel. Contact: Leslie McDonnell 508-429-0617, [email protected]

Discuss Alice Hoffman's TheDovekeepers. Books are available toborrow with a valid library card about onemonth before the discussion. Attend asmany sessions as you choose. Add yourthoughts or just sit and listen.

ThursdayDecember 06, 2012

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Le Club Francais,Gilman Room. Contact: TracyAlexander 508 429 0619,[email protected]

Grades K-2 - Storytimes in French withNathalie.

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10:15 AM - 10:45 AM - Tales and Tunesfor Tots. Gilman Room. Contact: TracyAlexander 508 429 0619,[email protected]

Ages 1-3 and siblings - stories, songs andfinger plays

SaturdayDecember 08, 2012

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM - Holiday/WinterMagic with Pamela PinterParsons. GilmanRoom. Contact: Tracy Alexander 508 4290619, [email protected]

All ages - Come sing and dance tocelebrate the holidays and winter withPamela!


6:30 PM - 8:00 PM - HISTORY BOOKCLUB. Gilman Room - lower level.Contact: Leslie McDonnell 508-429-0617, [email protected]

For this month, bring a book you lovedon a historical topic and share it with thegroup. Hosted by Mary Miley.

SaturdayDecember 15, 2012

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Mrs. Claus.Gilman Room, Contact: TracyAlexander 508 429 0619,[email protected]. All ages - signuprequired

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Friday,December 21, 2012

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM - Tales and Tunesfor Tots. Gilman Room. Contact: TracyAlexander 508 429 0619,[email protected]. Ages 1-3 andsiblings - stories, songs and finger plays


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If you are planning on living in theproperty:

What are values in the area, andalso you need to set a budget onwhat you can afford for housing,(maybe 25% to 30% of your in-

come).

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Your family needs, (size of house,property location, schools, com-muting).

If you are an investor:

What are prices for similar prop-erties in the area?

What are the rentals price in thearea and what is the vacancy rate?

What expenses will you have tomake the property “market ready”?

What will be your carrying ex-penses, and what do you expect fora return?

Do you want to be a landlord?

If you are planning to “flip” (quicksale):

This is a whole different world. Ifthe property is not market ready andneeds work, then expect that what-ever your estimates are, they willnot be adequate. Unless you haveexperience in this area, or can part-ner with someone that has such ex-perience, I would avoid this idea.

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