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12-YEAR-OLD SKATERcontinued on page 2

BY J.D. O’GARA

Twelve-year-old MeganWessenberg headed to Salt LakeCity this past December to dowhat she likes to do most – iceskate. The young athlete, who hadfinished fourth in the New Eng-land region, thus advancing to theJunior National Championships,was one of 42 skaters in the juve-nile division (skaters under 13) tocompete at that level. Wessenbergcleared the qualifying round byfinishing in the top 20, and shethen went on to take an overall12th place in the finals with thesecond highest element score inthe competition.

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People pay tribute in a variety ofways. When a blue dumpster withpink lettering turned up at Lacroix’s Corner in Millis, that it was a me-morial to a lost loved one was clear.Franklin resident Michael Walsh,who, with his brother David, ofMillis, owns Hopedale-based Met-ropolitan Removal, had placed themakeshift billboard to honor thememory of his beloved mother,Mary Walsh. The pink lettering onthe dumpster did more than simplymemorialize Mrs. Walsh, whopassed in November; it directedreaders to an organization called NoStomach for Cancer. The dumpster,it turns out, was a small part of amuch bigger family story.

Four years ago to the day MaryWalsh passed from colon cancer,she and her family had lost her sonSteve to a terrible bout with stom-ach cancer. Steve was just 46, leav-ing a wife and three children. Walshherself had fought cancer in thepast, and with the advice of a physi-cian, she began to explore her fam-ily’s peculiar history ofgastric-related malignancy and con-sidered genetic counseling. Walsh’sown father, uncle and cousin hadsuccumbed to stomach cancer, all

at relatively young ages.

According to a recent article inMass General Magazine (“WhenThere’s Cancer in the Family”),five to 10 percent of cancers arehereditary, meaning that patientshave a genetic mutation that predis-poses them to the disease.

Genetic testing indeed did findthat Mary had a genetic mutationcalled CDH1, also known asHereditary Diffuse Gastric CancerSyndrome (HGDC). According tothe Journal of the American Med-

ical Association (JAMA), aboutthree out of four CDH1 gene muta-

tion carriers will go on to developgastric cancer, with the average ageof diagnosis 38. A preventativemeasure against the stomach can-cer does exist — the removal of thestomach.

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Mom, Kathy, Beth & Mike: Here, Mary Walsh, center, is shown with the three of her children who inherited theCDH1 gene mutation, which gives them a 75% chance of developing stomach cancer. When all three had theirstomachs removed, cancerous cells were found in post-op biopsies. Surrounding Mary, from left, Kathy Flores,Michael Walsh and Beth Lambert.

Felicia Wessenberg, Megan’sMom a hospital pharmacist. “Sheused to try to do elements that shesaw other skaters doing that shewasn’t really ready to try yet.”

Like many children, Meganbegan skating lessons, along withother activities such as gymnasticsand ballet classes, when she wasyoung. At about age seven, she be-came more focused on just skat-ing, says Felicia, who says Meganknew before her parents did thatshe “wanted only skating.” Ac-cording to her mother, she startedskating in Norfolk with Coach TeriOnorato.

When Megan started gettingmore serious about skating, Ono-

rato introduced the family to theColonial Figure Skating Club inBoxboro, where Debi Leemingnow coaches Megan. Now thatshe’s twelve, Megan’s schedule isa lot more rigorous. The seventhgrader, who commutes from Med-way to Ursuline Academy fivedays a week, is already gainingtime management skills.

“I skate 6 days a week, every daybut Sunday,” says Megan, whospends a lot of time at ColonialFigure Skating Club in Boxboro.“Like, usually during the weekdaylike 2-3 hours maybe, but then onSaturdays I skate for 4 hours.” Sheadds, matter-of-factly, “and thenthere’s off-ice ballet and off icestrength conditioning.” Meganpoints out that in order for a skaterto be good, she must be very

strong, so both the bal-let and strength condi-tioning help with that.

How does she learnthe routine she per-forms?

“I have a lesson with achoreographer, and wehave a 45 minute lessoneach week. It dependson how long your pro-gram is…so it’s usuallylike 3 lessons or 4 les-sons to piece it together,but then I have a lessonevery week and we fix itup and work on it andchange stuff.

At nationals, Wessen-berg skated to “Harem,”by Sarah Brightman.She says that both herchoreographer, BethDuxbury and CoachLeeming helped hercome up with the music,although they definitelytake her opinion into considera-tion.

Megan was very pleased with herfinal result, noting, “the difference

between the first and thetwelfth wasn’t even thatmany points.” She did saythat her routine “was harderto do in front of the judges,because they’re judgingeverything that you do.” Hercoach had her get to thecompetition an hour aheadto stretch and advised her toapproach the competition asif it were a practice.

Megan, who was recentlyasked to perform on January22 at the opening of a newskating rink at Faneuil Hallin Boston, says that her fa-vorite part of skating islearning all of the jumps. Infact, Megan had the secondhighest jump element at na-tionals –a 3-jump combina-tion of double lutz, doubletoe loop, and then doubleloop.

“You just have to work onputting them together,” says

Megan, “I just take it one step at atime.”

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Sometimes a little help makes a large difference.

“My Mom, dynamo that she was,said, ’You should all get tested,’”says David Walsh, 53.

All four of Steve’s remaining sib-lings underwent genetic testing forCDH1, knowing that, if they werefound to carry the mutation, theywould have their stomachs removedas a precaution. Three of them, Beth,42, Michael, 46, and Kathy Flores,49 were found to have the mutation.All three opted for the surgery.

“It does sound drastic,” says Lam-

bert, “It was shocking initially thatwe might need to do that, but it was-n’t a difficult decision, because hav-ing watched my brother Steve gothrough that, we knew it was some-thing we all needed to do. Lambertpoints out that she and her other twosiblings with the mutation had un-dergone colonoscopies and endo-scopies prior to their surgeries.Although nothing had shown up onthose tests, cancerous cells showedup in post-surgery biopsies done onall three stomachs. In fact, saysLambert, most of the time symp-toms appear for stomach cancer, themalignancy has progressed to stagefour.

“The critical part of this mutationis that it doesn’t show up. No effec-tive screening mechanism detectsit,” says Beth Lambert, Mary’sdaughter, who’s now on the board ofdirectors of No Stomach for Cancer(www.NoStomachForCancer.org).

“They all did the tests and foundnothing. We would never haveknown, you know. We were really

blessed,” says Michael. “We felt solucky that we had an option to try todeal with this that my brother Stevenever had.” Walsh and Lambertwent through the process together atMass General, although their sisterKathy opted for surgery closer tohome.

Mary Walsh also made sure otherfamily members went to get testedas well. As a result, her secondcousin also had the surgery. Two ofSteve’s three children were alsofound to be positive. Since they arestill quite young, they have yet to de-cide on the surgery. Lambert notesthat genetic counselors recommendthat children wait until their lateteens to be tested. None of Kathy’s,Beth’s or Michael’s children, whohave a 50/50 chance of carrying theCDH1 mutation, have yet beentested.

“(My children) joke about it andgive me a hard time,” says Michael,who points out that his 13-year-olddaughter has asked him if she’sgoing to have to have her stomachtaken out, too. “We will ultimatelyget them tested, when they can playan active role … why get them wor-ried if you’re not ready to have themdeal with it at that point in time?”

Michael adds that another 34-year-old cousin of his who has tested pos-itive is holding off on the surgery,because the newlywed hopes to haveher children first.

“I’m so grateful that we were theages we were at,” says Lambert, asshe says she had already chosen aspouse and had her children.

All three of the Walsh siblings re-sponded to the surgery differently.For Lambert, living without a stom-ach has meant having to eat smallermeals and facing nausea if she over-does it or eats specific types offoods. For Walsh, it has meant learn-ing to take an appetite steroid, tohelp remind him to eat, since hedoesn’t often feel hungry.

Since HGDC also raises thechances of breast cancer and coloncancer, regular testing is still neces-sary. Walsh and her sister, Kathy, un-dergo regular mammograms andbreast MRIs, with more extensivetesting if their results are at all ques-tionable. Similarly, all three siblingswill continue to have a colonoscopyevery two years.

“You could say poor me, or havewhatever happens to you make youbetter or stronger,” says Lambert.“Don’t complain about it. So youcan’t eat, but you’re alive and func-tioning. I can watch my kids growup.”

Lambert says she can’t emphasizeenough the importance of con-sumers being their own health advo-cates. She points out that familymembers need to closely look a theircollective history, something theycould do when together at Thanks-giving. Doctors, she hopes, will re-ally listen to their patients, and ifthey find a family history, consideradvising genetic testing. A lot of pa-tients won’t push for it, she says, be-cause “deep down, they don’t wantto find anything.” Most who aretested, however, don’t.

“A lot of genetic counselors’ workis spent ruling out that a person hasa genetic mutation. If you’re goingto talk to a genetic counselor, itdoesn’t mean that you have it.” Sheexplains that she would rather un-dergo her regular testing than comeback six months later to find she hascancer.

Lambert says all of her family ex-periences have led her to truly valuewhat’s important in life. Her biggesthope for anyone who opts for thesurgery is that they take advantageof the time they’ve received.

“Wouldn’t it be a shame if I hadthis done and wasted my life, hadbad relationships or lived an angrylife. If nothing else, don’t wait forsomething to go wrong.”

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NO STOMACHcontinued from page 1

The votes are in. Twelve percentof Medway residents turned out fora vote on January 19 to vote on a$22.1 million override for im-provements to the town’s MiddleSchool. The vote was 731 in favor,368 opposed.

According to a report by Med-way Selectmen available at thetown website, the project schedulecalls for the design to be completeat the end of June, with bids due bylate summer.

Construction should begin in fall.The Massachusetts School Build-ing Authority will reimburse thetown about $10.6 million of thecost.

Repairs to the school will focuson electrical improvements, tech-nology upgrades, improved venti-lation and air quality, fireprevention and protection, newwindows, flooring improvements,better accessibility, architecturalfinishes and a new entrance.

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Parents generally teach childrento be wary of strangers, but howcan a child tell if a stranger is dan-gerous or if a situation is poten-tially threatening? What happenswhen that child finds herself orhimself in an unsafe situationwhile they are alone?

These questions might strike fearin the heart of every parent, butIMPACT Boston, with its Kid-SAFE Program, is coming to Mil-lis on March 26 and 27, with atwo-day class for 6-8 year-olds de-signed to equip children with theknowledge and skills they need tokeep themselves from harm. Theclass will take place at the Vet-eran’s Memorial Building Gymfrom 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. each day,with 15 being the maximum num-ber of students. The cost for thetwo-day class is $200, with finan-cial aid and payment plans avail-able.

IMPACT Boston, a nonprofit or-ganization, has been around since1971, focusing on self-defense andempowerment for people of bothgenders, at all ages. Each of itsclasses features two instructors,one of whom takes the role of anassailant. One lesson alwaystaught in the classes is that physi-cal force should always be used asa last resort, with a focus on verbalde-escalation skills. If physicalforce must be used, students aretaught how to approach the as-sailant for the best success. In ad-dition, students are taughtassertiveness and boundary set-ting.

“This is a program that we wantto get to our younger kids in rightaway,” says Kathy Brophy, of Mil-lis, who has a daughter in Kinder-garten and is eager to see the classsucceed.

“Keeping kids safe from vio-lence is a multifaceted process,”says Meg Stone, Director of IM-PACT Boston. “It involves parents,teacher, law enforcement. We needto support them in situations wherethey might come in contact withadults who are not safe or adultswhere it’s not known. Basicallywhat we teach kids is how to pro-tect and advocate for themselves inthe moment when an unsafe per-son approaches them and tries to

bribe them, physically hurt them,verbally harass them or abductthem.”

Stone points to a study done byNational Center for Missing andExploited Children that found thatchildren are their best line of de-fense. According to their study of4,200 cases that came out last fall,only 16% of unsuccessful abduc-tions involved help from an adult.The rest of the time, children whoescaped did so without adult inter-vention.

“What we do is we present real-istic scenarios of common types ofunsafe situations,” says Stone.“We have an instructor who playsan untrustworthy assailant, who iswearing 50 lbs. of body armor forspecialized training.” Stone saysthe class covers a range of typical

situations in which a child mightfind himself or herself, to less typ-ical situations.

“Kids need something that theycan do,” says Stone. “What we’retrying to do is give kids someawareness and some skills to beable to be less vulnerable to thatsituation and also teach them to re-port to safe adults in a way that canhelp the safe adult address the sit-uation.”

To sign up for the course, go towww.impactboston.org, lookunder “Classes for Children andTeens,” under “KidSAFE.” Then,click on any “Register Now” andscroll down and see the Millis pri-vate class. For more information,or to register by phone, call (781)321-3900.

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Written by Grace Magley, Direc-tor of Educational Technology forthe Millis Public Schools

The excitement, in the MillisMiddle School eighth grade class-rooms, mounted as the date nearedfor the 110 students to receive aniPad from teachers for their use inschool and at home during theGrade 8 One-to-One iPad Pilotthat began in January. The gradeeight teachers received their iPadsback in October, working with

them to understand the capabilitiesof the device and its impact for stu-dent learning. There has beenmuch preparation and logisticalplanning for the pilot that beganback in the early fall. The objectiveis to determine how these mobile,network devices help students im-prove productivity, engagement,and learning. This pilot is part of alarger Personalized Student Learn-ing initiative in which Millis ad-ministrative leadership teambelieves strongly. Millis superin-

tendent Nancy Gustafson tells us,“In a personalized learning envi-ronment, teaching and learning istailored to the needs of the indi-vidual student. We believe this issomething that we can be the bestat in Millis.”

The iPad pilot will help the Mil-lis Schools determine how thesenew mobile devices can supportstudents to learn at their highestpotential. In a one-to-one Person-alized Learning Environment,every student is provided access toa personal computing device on adirect and continuous basisthroughout the school day, and ifpossible, beyond the school day athome. Devices can be tailored toindividual needs allowing eachstudent more control over his/herlearning. Personalized learningand moving toward a new 21stCentury Teaching and LearningEnvironment cannot be achieved

without using technology broadlyand intensively. If implementedproperly, a one-to-one programcan have a big impact on achieve-ment. Research shows that thereare fewer discipline problems,higher attendance rates, lowerdropout rates, higher acceptancerates to college, and under the rightconditions, an overall boost inachievement. For a district likeMillis, a one-to-one program canlevel the playing field for our stu-dents and support all learners toachieve at higher levels. Mobilecomputing devices simply make iteasier for teachers to assess andteach every student in a personal-ized way. The iPad is the first gen-eration of new mobile, personalcomputing device.

Aside from the “cool factor,”there are some of the major ad-vantages to going with an iPad in aone-to-one personalized learninginitiative. They are relatively lowcost, high quality, durable devicesthat have very low power require-ments. Their battery stays charged10-plus hours even while videostreaming. They are super fast andare always on, ready to go. Thereis no restarting these devices orwaiting for the device to start upagain. This is very important whenworking with 25 or more studentsin a classroom with forty-fiveminute periods. iPad devices arevery easy to use and require littletraining to use. They have very lowmaintenance cost since there areno parts to replace, no hard drivesto fail. They are excellent personalcomputing devices and studentswill tell you that they are great foraccessing the Internet, great formultimedia and video viewing, forkeeping organized, as an eBookreader and the built in accessibil-

ity features support all kinds oflearners. For the classroom excel-lent content specific applications(APPs) are found at little or nocost.

While iPads do have some limi-tations, it is important to realizethat this is a first generation devicenot yet a year old. We expect thatmost issues will be resolved overthe next 6-12 months, as newproducts come to market. What ismost exciting are the potential fornew powerful educational APPsthat engage and make learning rel-evant for our students. From inter-active textbooks that integrateindividual assessment to new edu-cational gaming APPs, the trendwill be the development of rich, in-teractive and dynamic environ-ments for accessing,understanding and creating digitalinformation in a personalized way.Students will be able to easily cre-ate electronic books that can in-corporate multimedia andinteractive tools.

Very soon Millis grade 8 studentsand their parents will be able to telltheir teachers and school adminis-trators what they think of the iPadas a learning tool. Students will beasked to demonstrate how this de-vice enhances their learning atschool and at home. Parents willprovide their perspective on howthe iPad has affected their child’slearning as well as what issues/benefits they may feel there is tohaving an Internet device at homethat their child is responsible for.Students will be responsible for thesafety of the district-owned iPads.Every iPad will be supplied with afolio case and students will begiven locks for their lockers.Rechargeable and secure iPadcarts will be located in each home-room for students who elect not tobring their iPads home. We pickedthe grade 8 students to participatein this pilot for a variety of reasons.As middle school students ready tomove into the high school, we feltthey would be most responsiblewhen it came to taking care of theiPads as well as valuing the use ofthis device for their learning. Manyof the students have expressedtheir desire to see this pilot provesuccessful. Other reasons had todo with the proximity to the Com-puter Services technical supportdepartment and how the gradeeight math, science and special ed-


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Cliquot Club Readers, Adultbookgroup, Dora’s Room, Mil-lis Public Library, 2-3 p.m.

February 4Storytime Ages 2-4, MillisPublic Library, 10:30 a.m.


Medway Lions Bottles &Cans Drive Proceeds supportcommunity services. Re-deemables should be placed atcurbside by 9 a.m. or brought toMedway Oil by 11 a.m. themorning of the drive.

Residents may also, at theirconvenience, place redeemablesin the Lions Bottles and Cansshed in front of West MedwayLiquors.

The Lions thank residents fortheir continued support.

Winter Doldrums BookSale, Medway Public Library,10 a.m.-2 p.m., Most itemspriced $.50 - $2. Proceeds tobenefit the library.

February 6Souper Bowl Sunday, Col-lection for The Millis Fund.Local churches will pass thesoup bowl. Tax deductible do-nations can also be sent to TheMillis Fund, 142 ExchangeStreet, Millis.

February 7Books for Boys, Bookgroupfor boys grades 1-4, Millis Pub-lic Library, 5-6 p.m., selection isAlvin Ho Allergic to Girls,School, and Other ScaryThings" by Lenore Look



February 11Storytime Ages 2-4, MillisPublic Library, 10:30 a.m

February 12Millis Youth Baseball/Soft-

ball Spring 2011 Sign Ups,High School Gym, 8:30-11 a.m.(last chance),visit www.mil-lisybs.org. Birth certificates re-quired of all first-time players.




Free Dinner and Movie,Church of Christ Congrega-tional, 142 Exchange Street,Millis. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., fol-lowed by a family-friendlymovie. Call (508) 376-5034.

February 20Medway Historical Society

Open House, 1-3 p.m., 223Main Street, Medway (508)533-7222.


February 23Mother Goose on the Loose,

Ages 0-2, Millis Public Library,10:30 a.m.


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ucation teachers have been in-volved in a two year grant calledProject ABLE (AchievingBlended Learning Environments)where they learned how to com-bine the face-to-face classroomwith online learning and projectbased learning. For all these rea-sons, we felt it was the perfectgrade level in the district to launchthis initiative.

Over the next few months theiPad will be evaluated as a one-to-one personalized learning tool forMillis students. Over the summerthe findings of the pilot will bepublished. The device will be eval-uated under various categories forour school environment: produc-tivity tool, network device, per-sonal learning, accessing essential

sites etc. This pilot is one of just ahandful in Massachusetts. Thereare many eyes on Millis because itis one of the largest iPad pilotswith 120 iPads implementedacross an entire grade level and thedevice will be used as a tool in allsubject areas. The calls have al-ready been coming in from otherdistricts interested in launchingone-to-one programs of their ownover the next 1-3 years. They wantto know if the iPad or devices likeit would be the better choice over alaptop or netbook for students.Only time will tell but the MillisGrade 8 iPad pilot is poised to pro-vide useful information for K-12educators.

All information about the MillisGrade 8 One-to-One iPad Pilot isavailable and posted on the Millishttp://www.millisps.org/services/edtech/1to1.

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If you have not been to the BlueHills Ski Resort lately, you can nolonger say you have experiencedBlue Hills. Three years ago, SkiBlue Hills Management, LLCtook over the local ski area andhave since made many significantupdates to virtually every aspect ofthe resort. Since 2008, they haveimproved the lifts and snowmak-ing abilities, updated the kitchenand menu selections and appliedmany overall physical facelifts tothe lodge.

Word of these improvements hasspread among outdoor athletes andtheir response has proved positiveto those improvements. Accordingto General Manager Kristin Oro-zovich, attendance has risensteadily since their purchase.

"Since the company has takenover, we have seen significant in-creases each year," Orozovichsaid.

In addition to its recent beneficialfacelift and upgrades, the BlueHills Ski area also provides a con-venient, local alternative to manyNew England destination resorts.They can accommodate beginnerto advanced athletes over 12 trails,with its highest peak at 310 verticalfeet. They offer skiing, snow-boarding and terrain parks thatmay contain features such asjumps, ramps, banks, fun boxes,jibs and rails.

Orozovich stated that Massachu-setts weather conditions this yearhave maintained competitive withnorthern ski slopes with healthysnow falls and cooperative winterweather. Before the January bliz-zard, the base on their hill was al-ready between 29 and 36 inchesand is groomed daily. In terms ofcost, Blue Hills not only saves on

travel expenses, their pricing iscomparable, if not lower, thanother Massachusetts ski resortsand has basically remained consis-tent with their 2009/2010 winterrates.

"We like to give a good productfor what we offer here," Orozovichsaid. "Except for the season pass,our prices are the same as lastyear."

What is probably most enticingabout Blue Hills is their customerservice. Employee turnover is ex-tremely low and the staff remainsloyal to the resort, their clients andtheir love of the sport. Even someof the night and weekend ski pa-trols are staffed on a volunteerbasis.

"We have such a family-friendlystaff," Orozovich said. "Everyoneworks together to help the cus-tomer. People who have workedhere have worked here for almosttheir whole lives and keep comingback."

Blue Hills Ski Area offers manyamenities and themed events at itslocation, including ski and snow-board rentals, lessons, snowboarddemos, specialty entry rate days, awinter carnival, festivals, compet-itive races and birthday parties.

Whether you are a beginner orexperienced skier or snowboarder,young or old, Blue Hills Ski Area,at 4001 Washington Street in Can-ton, can provide a fun and chal-lenging outdoor experience. Theyare open Monday throughWednesday, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.,Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m.to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5p.m. For more information, visittheir website at www.ski-blue-hills.com or call (781) 828-5070.

A Fresh Run at Blue Hills

The weather in Medway mightbe cold, but the heat is starting topick-up in the boardroom of Med-way Youth Baseball. Opening dayin Medway is just over threemonths away, but the various vol-unteers on the MYB board havealready begun the process of get-ting the season started. “We had agreat season in 2010 and we arevery excited about getting back outonto the fields this spring,” saidMYB President Rob Faichney.

MYB is in the process of finaliz-ing registrations for 2011. Begin-ning on February 1, allregistrations will incur a late feeand be subject to space availabil-ity. For the spring 2011 season,MYB has introduced a new on-line registration tool. This allowsthe parents of our players to regis-

ter their children fast and securely:www.medwayyouthbaseball.com.For the convenience of the com-munity, MYB chose the same reg-istration tool as Medway Soccerthis year. If a player is already inthe soccer system, they can justuse the same user id and passwordto register for baseball. They willnot have to re-enter the player de-tails. The response to this processhas been overwhelmingly positive.

In 2010, Medway finished off asuccessful spring season with twochampionships in local summertournaments. The Medway 12-year-old team successfully re-peated as Tondorf champions,while the Medway 9/10 year oldteam won the Hopkinton Sizzlerchampionship. “It was great to seeall the children having fun and

playing hard throughout the springand summer,” says MYB treasurerMike Newman. “It starts on clean-up day and the first practices whenwe see all of those kids eager toplay some baseball until the finalday of the summer season, whenit’s hard to get the kids to put downthe glove and the bat.”

MYB is predicting another greatyear in 2011. “Baseball is a greatgame that we all love. We hopethat the kids who have an oppor-tunity to play baseball learn to lovethe game as much as we do,” saysMYB secretary Tim Rice. Theforecast right now may be for coldweather and some snow, but theforecast for April through July atthe Medway baseball fields is forfun in the sun.

Baseball is Back in Medway

KidSAFE teaches children ages6-7 to call attention to threateningsituations, distinguish betweensafe and unsafe adults, physicallyand verbally protect themselves,and report potential danger to asafe adult. In a safe supportive en-vironment, students learn to staycalm and focused while practicingeffective communication and ap-propriate safety making decisionsin realistic situations that rangefrom intimidating to dangerous.

Children will practice self-de-fense skills in realistic scenarioswith an instructor playing the roleof an assailant. They will get op-portunities to practice physicallyand verbally defending them-selves.

Cost: $200.00 for 8-hour class

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Dates / Times: Saturday,3/26/11 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Sunday,

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THREE-ON-THREE BAS-KETBALL IS BACK!

At the Veterans Memorial Gym

Saturday, February 19th from 4p.m. – 7 p.m.

The Millis Recreation Depart-ment is pleased to bring back thethree-on-three basketball tourna-ment. This event is open to all chil-dren in middle school, 5th – 8thgrade.

Entry deadline: February 11th.Please mail or bring registrationform, along with Registration fee,to the Recreation Department

Fee: $12.00 per team.

Brackets: Teams will be groupedin divisions with other teams ofsimilar age. All teams guaranteedat least 2 games. Team Check-In:Please report to the sign-in tableoutside the gym at 4:00 pm onFebruary 19th. Please follow thebracket schedule you receive atcheck-in.

Registration forms available atthe Recreation Dept. or online atwww.millis.net or at MiddleSchool Office

FEBRUARY VACATIONGYMNASTICS CAMP S

hen’s Gymnastics Academy

Join us for a day or a week of en-ergetic fun during February Vaca-tion. Kids will enjoy theexperience of gymnastics and

physical exercise. Some of the ac-tivities include trampoline, zip-line, giant foam pit, bouncy house,art & crafts, and instructor-ledgymnastics. Our staff focuses onproviding the fundamentals ofgymnastics in a no-pressure andenjoyable camp setting. Registerfor one day, several days or thewhole week.

Shen’s Gymnastics, 16 EverettSt, Holliston

Ages: 4-12 Mon.—Fri 2/21-2/25

Vacation week Fee: $44/half dayor $69/full day

9:00a.m.-12:00p.m. or 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

DRAWING STILL LIFEKath-leen Puschel

We’ll draw still life objects usingsome simple ideas of perspective,including creating a Millis land-scape scene with trees, barns, andfences. The instructor will suggestwatercolor effects that will high-light the still life and enhance thefinished picture.

Veterans Memorial Building,Room 206 Tuesday, 2/22 10:00a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Grades: 2-6 One session Fee:$35

BROADWAY’S MARY POPPINS Flies into Boston!

One of the best-loved movies ofall time is capturing hearts in awhole new way: as a hit Broadwaymusical! Now in its 4th acclaimedyear, Mary Poppins has dazzledand delighted almost two millionpeople. Come experience the en-chanting mixture of timeless

songs, irresistible story and spec-tacular stagecraft that make this themusical that soars high above therest. If you like the movie, you willlove the show. It features all theclassic songs (“A Spoonful ofSugar,” “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and“Supercalifragilisticexpialido-cious” to name a few) plus somecatchy new tunes. With elaboratesets, eye-popping light displaysand show- stopping numbers, thisDisney-rific production will trans-port you to the Banks’ householdon Cherry Lane as well as therooftops of London. Believe in themagic of Mary Poppins and dis-cover a world where anything canhappen.

Location: Medway MiddleSchool parking lot Sunday, March6 Departing Medway MiddleSchool at 4:45 pm Show begins at6:30 p.m. returning at approxi-mately 10:00 p.m.

A DAY IN NEW YORK CITY

Fee: $ 125

Join us for a great day of shop-ping, sightseeing, and dining indowntown Manhattan! Shop on5th Avenue and browse throughnumerous designer and upscalestores. Sightsee at some of NewYork’s most exciting and mean-ingful sights. Dine at one of themany world-famous and fabulousrestaurants the city has to offer. Ex-perience cuisine that will piqueeven the most discriminatingpalette. If you wish to shop onCanal Street for “knock-offs”, ourbus will happily drop you off whenwe first arrive in the city.

Location: Medway MiddleSchool parking lot Saturday, April30 6:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Fee: $70

FOXWOODS RESORT &CASINO

Off we go again! Back by popu-lar demand, our Foxwoods trippromises to be a lot of fun for youand your friends at an incredibleprice! This trip includes luxuryMotor Coach transportation, aswell as dinner and betting couponsworth $25.

You will receive a free buffet din-ner coupon valued at $15, or ameal coupon valued at $10 good atany other dining spot of yourchoice, and both $10 and $5 KenoQuick-Pick coupons. Foxwoods isthe largest casino in the country, sojoin us for dining, shopping, and,hopefully, a lucky day of gam-bling.

Medway Middle School-Hollis-ton St. Sunday, March 13th9:00a.m.—5:30 p.m. Fee: $35


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Medway will now offer geo-graphic information on-line to res-idents. See Quick Links on ourhome page (www.townofmed-way.org) to access it. This is a newfeature and will be updated period-ically as we build more informa-tion. Currently, it shows lotinformation, aerial views, zoning,and a host of other information.Give it a try and make suggestionsfor information you would like tosee added!

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BY CHRISTOPHER CHARRON

QUESTION: I have a simplequestion for you—how manycalories does one need to eat tolose weight?

ANSWER: That does soundlike a simple question, and I couldgive you a simple answer, but itmight not be all that accurate. Itwould be easy to say that the aver-age female should take in about1200-1500 calories to lose weight,and maybe 1800-2100 for males,but that doesn’t mean that thesenumbers will necessarily work foryou! The ability to lose weight de-pends on a number of variables,including your resting metabolicrate, your activity level (both gen-eral daily activities and exercise),and even the calories you burnwhile digesting food. These allfactor into the expenditure side ofthe energy balance equation,which then helps to determine theintake side as well. If you want thebest and most accurate calorie es-

timate, you need to take a personalinventory. Talk to a trainer aboutgetting your resting metabolic ratetested, and then have him/ her de-termine how many calories youexpend each day. This will go along way to establishing a recom-mended calorie level for weightloss. Good luck!

QUESTION: I’m smack-dabin the middle of menopause and,as expected, I seem to be gainingweight. However, the weightseems to be finding its way to mymid-section, which is odd for mepersonally. Any logical explana-tion?

ANSWER: You might not wantto hear this, but yes, there is a log-ical explanation. As you’re proba-bly aware, many women seemprone to gaining weight in their hipand butt areas. Part of the reasonthat weight accumulates in theseareas is because of the effect thatestrogen has on the body. How-ever, as you reach your

menopausal years, your estrogenlevels drop. As a result, the ratio ofestrogen to testosterone drops aswell, and, low and behold, you endup storing that extra weight wheremen tend to gain their weight—specifically the mid-section. I’msure you’re not all that thrilled tohear this, but it’s just a fact of life.

Naturally, most women want toknow what they can do about it,but aside from preventing weightgain in the first place (which canbe difficult), there isn’t much youcan do. Just be diligent with yourdiet and exercise as you approachmenopause, and try to accept theage-related changes that all of ourbodies go through.

QUESTION: My wife thinksshe’ll get big and bulky if shestarts lifting weights with me.How do I convince her other-wise?

ANSWER: This comes up allthe time, and it’s one of the biggestmyths out there. First of all,women simply don’t have theproper hormonal balance to put onlarge amounts of muscle tissue.Secondly, even if they did have theright physiology, it would takesome serious training to do it. Get-ting bigger muscles requires high-volume workouts (lots of sets andrepetitions) and a pretty high in-tensity level as well.

Picking up a few weights hereand there isn’t a recipe for build-ing mass—it’s what you do andhow you do it that really makes thedifference. Remind your wife thatweight training programs can al-ways be tailored to specific goals,so if she doesn’t want to put onlarge amounts of muscle, that’sjust fine.

Generally speaking, a full-bodycircuit with higher repetitionranges a few days per week wouldwork well if she’s just looking totone up or maintain her currentlevel of muscle tissue. If she wantsto get an individualized programbased on her goals, look for a qual-ified personal trainer in your area.

Chris Charron is the club ownerat Anytime Fitness in Medway. Tosubmit a question for future articles,please contact the author [email protected]


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Feel comfortable in your ownskin, and you’ll be even morecomfortable with that specialsomeone. Here are a couple ofways to spend Valentine’s Day re-connecting with yourself and yourloved one.

• Make a deeper connectionwith Yoga for Couples

February 5, from 3-5 p.m.

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at Yoga at the Ashram in Millis, lo-cated at 368 Village Street. Victo-ria Haffer will lead couples in thepractice of the yoga of Love, whilethe musical duo The Grass Gyp-sys will perform heartfelt lovesongs. The cost is $40 per pre-reg-istered couple, or $50 per coupleafter February 1. To register, call(508) 376-4525. Equal Exchangewill also be providing tea andchocolate for all who attend.

• Be pampered together.

At Medway Wellness Center,you can visit Essence MedSpas(508) 533-9772, which offersbody massages and more as wellas facials for men and women. Or,pamper yourselves with a trim oreven new hairstyle at Salon One.(508) 533-9772.

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Bass-baritone Bradfor Gleim, center, performs La Serva Padrona (a comicopera) at a public concert at Yoga at the Ashram in Millis on January 16.The Jagan Nath & Friends Ensemble is a guild of professional musicianswho come together to play their favorite pieces. The next concert is sched-uled for Sunday, February 20, at 2:30 p.m. Call (508) 376-4525.

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BLUE VALENTINE (R) -Starring Ryan Gosling, MichelleWilliams, John Doman, MikeVogel, and Maryann Plunkett.Gosling and Williams play a toxicmarried couple. Williams has longsince fallen out of love with herhusband, whom she views as aslacker unwilling to meet his fullpotential. Exasperation hangs overtheir every conversation, the cou-ple barely trying to mask the frus-tration and anger that has seepedinto the cracks of their maritalshell. Soon after we meet them,Gosling and Williams can be seenburying the family dog, who -- in ametaphor for their deceased rela-tionship -- has been struck dead bya vehicle and left to rot on the sideof a country road. Distraught overthe loss of the family pet, and per-haps sensing that he has one lastshot to win his wife's affections,Gosling suggests a romanticevening in an out-of-town motel.But while en route to the tackylove nest - and all during the cou-ple's painfully unpleasant stay - welearn greater details about the jeal-ousy, distrust, disappointments,and fears that have come to sur-round the couple and realize theirpersonal issues no longer can befixed. The film truly captures thelast gasps of a broken marriagethat has been running on fumes fortoo long. Gosling and Williamsportray a couple who took an un-conventional path to romance andnow tolerate the grind of day-to-day life because they've commit-ted to raising their young daughter.Gosling and Williams have unde-niable chemistry giving fearless,unglamorous and viciously honestperformances. You feel their loveand pain in every frame. They'revery deserving of all the awardnominations they've recently re-ceived. RATING: B+

COUNTRY STRONG (PG-13) - Starring Gwyneth Paltrow,Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund,Leighton Meester and MarshallChapman. The storyline centers onup-and-coming country singerBeau Hutton (Hedlund), who hasbecome the lover of six-timeGrammy superstar Kelly Canter(Paltrow) during her stay in rehab.Beau is not desirous of fame orfortune; he's content writing hissongs in obscurity and singingthem in bars. Big stages and bigcrowds are not his dream. Thesame cannot be said of ChilesStanton (Meester), a former beautypageant queen with a big voice butan unfortunate tendency to freezeunder pressure or when faced witha room full of people. She andBeau are reluctantly teamed byJames Canter (McGraw), Kelly'sdomineering husband/manager,who is looking for an opening actfor his wife's comeback tour. Heassigns Beau to be Kelly's"keeper" while deciding to takeChiles under his wing and groomher ascent to stardom. Complica-tions arise when Beau falls forChiles and Kelly proves too unsta-ble to keep it together for a fullshow - something that leads to herinevitable return to the bottle. Pal-trow is a good singer and a per-former, but there needs to be morecharacter development. McGraw'saloof character is even less devel-oped. Consequently, it's tough tofeel much for either of them. It'sHedlund who makes the strongestimpression. He's got a laid-back,

whiskery charm, convincing as asinger with integrity and heart.Meester also shows she hassinging chops and can do morethan play one of Gossip Girl's priv-ileged Manhattan socialites. RAT-ING: B

THE KING'S SPEECH (R) -Starring Colin Firth, GeoffreyRush, Helena Bonham Carter,Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall,Michael Gambon, and Sir DerekJacobi. The film opens in 1925.The man who will become KingGeorge VI (Firth) is now merelyPrince Albert. His official title isthe Duke of York and, because he'sthe second son of King George V(Gambon), he is not expected toascend to the throne because thatrole will fall to his older brother,Prince Edward (Pearce). A lifeaway from the relentless attentionof Buckingham Palace is suitablefor Albert and his wife, Elizabeth(Carter), who do not desire to beking and queen. And there's an-other issue: royalty in the age ofradio presents a unique challengefor Albert, who is afflicted with astammer that hampers his ability tospeak publicly (and, at times, pri-vately). In an attempt to be free ofthis impediment, he visits LionelLogue (Rush), a speech therapistknown for unorthodox methods.Logue's importance in Albert's lifeescalates when circumstances con-spire to make him the king of Eng-land at a time when the stormclouds of World War II are gather-ing on the horizon. Although the

film is primarily a drama and canbe seen as a buddy movie and aninstance of the underdog tri-umphant, there are plenty of hu-morous moments. Firth gives aflawless performance and will re-ceive an OSCAR nomination andhopefully a win! Rush is also bril-liant. Firth and Rush share strongchemistry, which is critical in anybuddy film. There's also no short-age of chemistry between Firthand Carter, whose Elizabeth is adelight. She's sharp-witted andwhip-smart but capable of greatcaring and humanity. The finalscene represents not only the cli-max of the story but the momentin which all the elements come to-gether. It's just simply brilliant inthe direction, the acting, the set de-sign, and the musical score. Itshould be in the running for BestPicture come OSCAR time. I did-n't want it to end. RATING: A-

TRUE GRIT (PG-13) - Star-ring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon,Josh Brolin, Bruce Green, Roy L.Jones, Elizabeth Marvel, BarryPepper, Hailee Steinfeld, andNicholas Sadler. Directed by Joeland Ethan Coen. The Coens' filmis based more on the Charles Por-tis novel than on the 1969 screenadaptation of True Grit, whichwon John Wayne the AcademyAward for Best Actor. The storyfollows Mattie Ross (newcomerSteinfeld), a fourteen-year-old girlout to avenge her father's murderby tracking down his killer, cow-ardly outlaw Tom Chaney

(Brolin). Chaney has fled into theIndian Territory, a lawless regionwhere desperadoes believe theycan hide from the law. Shrewdlyregaining money owed to her fa-ther, Mattie quickly establishesherself as a force to be reckonedwith despite her youth. She hires ahard-drinking mankiller of a U.S.Marshal named Reuben "Rooster"Cogburn (Bridges), to help herhunt down Chaney. But anotherman is also after Chaney, a proudTexas Ranger with a penchant forbragging named LaBoeuf(Damon). Rooster and LaBoeufjoin forces to find and captureChaney, with Mattie proving herown true grit by going along withthem on their dangerous journey.Just when you thought the Coenshad made their career best with theneo-Western No Country for OldMen they make this film. Beauti-fully directed by the Coens thefilm boasts a fantastic script (alsoby the Coens) isn't afraid to haveits characters speak in languagethat is both familiarly twangy tofans of the genre and almostShakespearean in its formality andstrangeness to the modern ear. Andno cast member is saddled withmore of that challenging dialoguethan Hailee Steinfeld. Steinfeld is arevelation here. Steinfeld simplyowns the screen from her very firstscene, fast establishing herself as acommanding presence to both theother characters and the viewer.She is smart, tough, vulnerable,funny and has range. It will be veryintriguing to see where Steinfeldgoes from here professionally asshe'll most likely earn an OSCARnomination for her performance.Bridges is equally riveting as Cog-burn and will most likely be in therunning for an OSCAR also. RAT-ING: B


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Give "Hermies” and "Nubbins" Some Love This Valentine’s DayValentine's Day is coming, andThe Purr-fect Cat Shelter hasmany cats and kittens available foradoption to fill your heart andhome with love. This special duo,"Hermies" and "Nubbins," wereadopted as kittens from the Purr-

fect Cat Shelter but were surren-dered back to PCS recently whentheir family fell on hard times andcouldn't keep them. It was a diffi-cult and sad decision for their fam-ily, but they knew atPCS "Hermies" and

"Nubbins" would be loved andcared for and have the best chanceof finding another home. Thesehandsome boys are adults now andhave quickly become favoritesamong the volunteers. Both arevery sweet, orange and white, do-mestic short hair cats, with beauti-ful gold colored eyes. "Hermies"and "Nubbins" are neutered, up todate on all their shots, mi-crochipped and waiting for a newfamily to take them home.

For more information, adoptionapplications, and current catsavailable for adoption visit ourwebsite www.purrfectcatshelter.org or call our message center at(508) 533-5855. All cats and kit-tens are examined by a veterinar-ian, spayed or neutered, tested forfeline leukemia and FIV, de-wormed, given all age appropriatevaccines, and microchipped priorto adoption.

Are you interested in volunteer-ing to help homeless animals? ThePurr-fect Cat Shelter is alwayslooking for volunteers to care forthe cats and kittens waiting to findtheir forever homes.

If you love cats and have a cou-ple of hours once a week or everyother week to clean, feed and carefor the residents, we have the vol-unteer opportunity for you! Vol-

unteers must be over 18, havemedical insurance, and commit to2 shifts per month for at least sixmonths.

Training is provided. Visit ourwebsite or call the message centerfor more information about volun-teering.

The Purr-fect Cat Shelter is anon-profit, no-kill, all volunteer or-ganization, providing shelter andcare for homeless kittens and catsin the areas of Medway, Millis,Franklin, Norfolk, Bellingham,Walpole and surrounding commu-nities.

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Metrowest Pet Pantry, Inc., a501c3 non-profit organizationbased in Millis, MA. Our missionis to keep pets and their familiestogether through times of eco-nomic difficulties. We will tem-porarily provide low/no cost foodand supplies to pet owners in need,and encourage them to volunteertheir time or skills to the pantry inorder to help other owners inneed.

We're now open for pick up anddrop off at 376 Village Street inMillis on Sundays from 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Food and supplies mayalso be dropped off at The DogBarn, 1363 Main Street in MillisMonday - Friday 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.,Saturdays from 12-5 p.m., andSundays from 12-2 p.m.

Here at Metrowest Pet Pantry,we're an all volunteer organizationand rely on donations of productsand items to keep us going.

Call (617) 719-9593 or visitwww.metrowestpetpantry.org formore information. The followingis what we're currently in need of.Thank you!

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• SCOOPABLE Cat Litter

• Blank "Thank You" Cards

• Food/Supplies for Guinea Pigs,Rabbits, Birds, etc.


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Senator Richard Ross will behere on Monday, February 14th at11 a.m. to discuss the tax credit. Ifyou are not sure you are eligibleplease stop by and we will be ableto determine if you do qualify.

Crime in America and SeniorsNiel Orlando from the DistrictAttorneys office will be here onWednesday, February 23 at 10:30to discuss telemarketers and cur-rent scams and how they target thesenior population. Please do notmiss this informative presentation.Coffee and pastry will be served.

Fuel Assistance Applicationsand SNAP (Food Stamp Appli-cations) are available at the Cen-ter. Please call the Center at (508)376-7051 for more information.

Valentines Day Tea. This yearwe will be making tea cup flowerarrangements on Monday, Febru-ary 14th at 10:30 a.m. Please bringa tea cup of your choice and wewill provided flowers for yourdecorating pleasure. Tea and pas-tries will be served, so please besure to sign up in advance.

Walking Club:The gym is nowavailable Monday through Fridayfrom 10 a.m.-11 a.m. for yourwalking pleasure. Please stop bythe center to swipe your card. (Nowalking on January 10th, 24th,31st, February 7th, 14th and 28th)

Foxwoods: February 8th $22.00

per person Includes Luxury coach,$33.95 Casino Bonus, Buffetcoupon worth $18.95. Bus leavesMillis at 7:30 a.m. and returns at5:30 p.m. Contact Linda at (508)376-7051 for reservations.

St. Patrick's Show FeaturingTrooper Dan Clark March 15thLeave Millis at 8:30 a.m. First stopVanity Fair outlets for a coffeebreak. Then a St Patrick’s Dayluncheon at White’s of Westport(known for its delicious cuisine).Trooper Dan Clark will entertainwith the traditional Irish music andsong. Family style corned beef andcabbage AND roast turkey andhomemade stuffing will be served.$59.00 per person. Return homeearly evening. Please contactLinda at (508) 376-7051 at thecenter if you want to make reser-vations or if have any questions.

Friends Meeting will be Tues-day, February 8th at 10 a.m.

A staff member of Representa-tive Linsky will be here on Feb-ruary 7th at 11 a.m.

A representative of SenatorRoss will be here on February1st from 10-10:45 a.m.

COA Board will meet Friday,February 11th at 9:30 a.m.

Veterans Agent JohnWypyszinski will be here Thurs-day, February 17th from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Please call ahead for appoint-ments for the following at (508)376-7051:

Dr Cooperwill be here Wednes-day, February 2nd from 9-12 p.m.

SHINEwill be here on Wednes-day, February 2nd & 16th from 6-8 p.m.

Debora, our Hairdresser, willbe here on Tuesday, February 15thfrom 10 to 12. The cost for a cut is$12.00.

Charles, our massage thera-pist,will be here Wednesday, Feb-ruary 2nd & 16th. $5 for 10minutes- $10 for 20 minutes.

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Tickets for the Franklin Per-forming Arts Company(FPAC’s) spring musical, Lit-tle Women, are currently onsale at The Spotlight Shop, 34Main Street, Franklin. LittleWomen will be performedMarch 11 at 8:00 p.m. withdessert buffet and March 12 at3:00 p.m., featuring an after-noon tea beginning at 2:15p.m. at the Franklin CountryClub. For tickets call (508)528-2887. Tickets are $35 foradults, and $30 for students/seniors.

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It’s the dead of winter, not gener-ally a time one would think offreshly-grown produce, but ifyou’re thinking of investing in anylocal CSA shares, now’s the timeto act. “CSA” stands for Commu-nity Supported Agriculture, inwhich consumers literally invest ina local farm in return for a regularpickup of seasonal produce fromthat farm during the growing sea-son. In 2007, 12,549 farms acrossthe United States reported somesort of CSA arrangement, accord-ing to the U.S. Department of Agri-culture.

“CSAs are a really good way tosupport a growing farm,” saysHeather Scott, President of theMedway Community OrganicFarm (MCF), which will offer 100CSA shares this year. Last year, thefarm, which operates without theuse of chemical pesticides, herbi-cides or fungicides, only had a part-time farmstand. Since the FarmManager Brittany Sidway willgrow food on 2 acres at the 50Winthrop Street property, up fromjust 1/4 acre last year, the farm cannow offer CSA shares.

So far in Medway, 43 familieshave come together to support the

Farm in its first year as a full-timefarm operation, and the familieshave purchased 30 vegetableshares, 3 flower shares and 7 gar-den plots. All money received fromthe shares and plots go directly tofund Farm Operations. In fact,MCF was able to purchase a green-

house with invested money.

Offering CSA shares “catapultsyou to a new level that it wouldhave taken you years and years todo,” says Laura Tangerini, a farmerfrom Millis now entering her fourthyear offering a CSA program. The

Millis Garden Club recently fea-tured Tangerini speaking about thisprogram, which serves about 300families in total, or 265 a week. Thefarmer could offer more, she says,but it does come down to a qualityof life issue. “We probably run 11or 12 hours a day, and we’re goingseven days a week,” says Tan-gerini.

“Personally speaking, I think it’sa wonderful thing,” says KathyTopazio, who has been a memberof the Millis CSA for over threeyears. Married, with three kids allin college, Topazio says,

“We have experienced fruits andvegetables that we had never hadand learned to cook them…It’smore than plenty, and you have theoption to just go out and pick ifthere hasn’t been somethingbrought in. If I can eat somethingout of the ground that’s right frommy own town, I think that we’rebetter off.”

Tangerini says nine out of tenCSA shareholders come back thefollowing year. Her year-end sur-vey shows that those who don’tcome back generally do so eitherbecause they move away or be-cause they receive too much food.

“Most of the produce is prettymainstream, but we also like to ex-pose people to things they mightnot necessarily eat. Every once in awhile, for some people, it becomestheir new favorite thing,” says the


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farmer. Parents involved in theCSAs, she says, often find theirchildren are willing to try newfoods. She tries to provide recipesfor less common vegetables.

Matt Surabian, a web developerand network administrator and hiswife, Taryn, a research scientist,joined Tangerini’s CSA last year.His comments fall along thoselines.

“It makes you cook in season.You really need to make an effort,because you’re going to get somuch food…it really gives you anopportunity to form a relationshipwith food and what you’re getting.When you go to the CSA, it’s like,alright, now I get to figure out whatto do with this (vegetable).”

Surabian says that he and his wifeenjoy cooking and “are trying tolearn more about preserving. Everynow and then we have tons of sur-plus. It’s a good opportunity for usto learn freezing and canning.”Surabian also enjoyed the “inter-esting varieties of stuff …which iscool.”

Tangerini says that the quality ofproduce grown locally far sur-passes that of a supermarket. “Firstof all, it’s fresher. Second of all,you’re eating varieties (of fruits andvegetables) that normally aren’tshippable.” Tangerini explains thatmuch produce a consumer sees onthe shelf has been grown to “shipwell,” but not for flavor. “A varietythat’s bred to ship would havemuch less sugar in it,” she says.

MCF Manager Brittany Sidwayhas experience working with fourdifferent CSAs, some which re-quired members to volunteer. “Idecided not to require work,” shesays. “I intend to offer a lot of vol-unteer opportunities, but just be-cause it was the first year of thefarm, I didn’t know how well Iwould be able to organize unskilledlabor, because it is a challenge foranyone working on a farm to havea non-farmer be effective.”

Sidway has listened to a numberof residents discuss joining theCSA last year. Since most wereplanning on “splitting their share,”she thought, why not just offer asmaller share? This year, she’s

going to offer 100 shares for $400.

“I decided, why not offer a sharethat seemed to be appropriate forwhat everyone was telling me?”she said. “My goal is to match theamount dollar for dollar. I’m hop-ing it will average to $20 a week ofproduce in a week — a little less inthe spring and more in the fall, be-cause no one wants $20 worth ofscallions,” she laughs.

There is still time to buy a shareor plot. In addition to the shares,Medway Community Farm is of-fering 25 garden plots to the com-munity. You are welcome to signup for a share or plot online atwww.medwaycommunityfarm.org

or contact MCF Farm Manager,Brittany Sidway at [email protected] for moreinformation.

Tangerini’s Spring Street Farm(www.tangerinisfarm.com) offers anumber of different share options -- a main season, 20-week share($650, $625 by check), an “Every-other-week” share ($380, or $325by check), a Spring Share ($104 for

those who purchase a main orevery-other-week share), as well asa winter ($255 or $245 by check)and U-Pick flower share ($78 for20 stems). Tangerini is also work-ing on offering a Deep WinterShare and accepts donations for afood to share program, wherebyshe partners with local foodpantries to bring produce to thosein need.


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With mortgage rates remaining atnear-historic lows, many homeown-ers are considering if now may bethe right time to refinance beforerates start to climb.

Obtaining a mortgage that fits yourbudget is just one goal a mortgageshould meet and “shopping” for theright mortgage can seem a compli-cated task. These simple steps mayhelp.

1. Identify the Goal. Is the mortgage for the purchase ofa first home or a new home? Is alower monthly payment the reason?Looking to cut years off of thelength of the mortgage? Have inter-est rates fallen? Does the borrowerneed to pay off other debts? Arehome improvements the reason?These are just a few reasons why ahomeowner may need a mortgage.

Lenders offer a wide selection ofmortgage programs to fit the specificneeds of borrowers. Understandingwhat the mortgage is for will helpboth the borrower and the lenderfind the right program to fit the bor-rower’s needs.

2. Learn the Basics.Mortgages come in all “shapes andsizes”…learning how a mortgage isdesigned will help as the borrowerchooses a lender that offers the prod-uct they need and applies for a mort-gage the borrower can comfortablyafford once identified.

Some of the important compo-nents of a mortgage include the in-terest rate, the term or length inyears, if it has a fixed interest rateover the life of the mortgage or if itadjusts periodically and if the rate in-cludes points, or other fees.

The payment is determined afterall of the components are selectedand is a direct reflection of thosechoices. For example, a borrowerwould make larger monthly pay-ments on a 15-year mortgage thanon a 30-year mortgage.

A fixed rate mortgage offers a prin-cipal and interest payment that does-n’t change over the life of the loan,whereas the payment on a 1-year ad-justable mortgage may change afterevery 12th payment.

3. Assess your Qualifying Factors.

Income, current debts and credithistory all factor into the mortgageapproval process. Lending guide-lines are determined independentlyby each mortgage lender and mayvary widely. It’s important that aborrower is realistic and conserva-tive when determining how large amortgage is affordable, what theirother current debts are and what

their credit history reflects. Assess-ing these factors prior to making anapplication will save time and ag-gravation. As a general rule ofthumb, a mortgage payment shouldnever exceed 40% of the gross (pre-tax) monthly income of the bor-rower(s). Making a list of othercurrent monthly debts provides in-sight as to how more or less conser-vative the borrower should be.Finally, determining what, if any,negative factors a potential lendermay find on a credit report may givethe borrower an opportunity to dis-pute or clear up charge-offs or othercredit problems prior to making ap-plication, thus improving the scorethat most lenders use as their pri-mary decision aide. In Massachu-setts, consumers can obtain theircredit report once a year at no costfrom a variety of consumer re-sources such as www.annualcred-itreport. com.

4. Do the Research.Media reports of the economy;what it’s doing and where it’s going,

are everywhere. Interest rates reactto those economic conditions; risingand falling over time. Financial in-stitutions and other mortgagelenders respond to the economic sig-nals sent out from a variety ofsources and set their mortgage ratesaccordingly. Not all lenders, how-ever, offer the identical interest ratefor a particular mortgage product.

Competition is still the driving force.Before determining who has the bestoverall mortgage program, do somepreliminary research.

Here’s an example of a basic re-search form. Across the top, select afew mortgage programs; for exam-ple 30-year fixed, 15-year fixed, 1-year adjustable, etc. Then, make alist of Community banks, mortgagebrokers or other lenders currently of-fering mortgages down the left-handcolumn. An internet search oflenders in our area is a good resourceto use in compiling this list. Recordthe rates currently offered, either byvisiting web sites or by calling.Make sure to use the APR or AnnualPercentage Rate, not the interestrate; as the APR factors in certaincosts associated with the mortgage,making for an equal comparison.

5. Get the Facts.Trends should develop which willoffer insight into what type of lenderoffers lower or higher rates for cer-

tain mortgage products. A mortgagelender specializing in programs forborrowers with impaired credit mayoffer rates that are higher than thoseoffered elsewhere. Some lendersmay have an attractive interest rate,but an APR that is significantlyhigher. This indicates a mortgagethat may have fees built into it. Mostfinancial institutions offer competi-tive rates, a variety of terms and re-duced fees, however, may utilizemore conservative guidelines.

When the research is complete, aclear picture of lenders that offerproducts that meet borrowers’ needswill develop.

6. Be Realistic.Applying for a mortgage is aprocess that will require time, effortand, in all likelihood, some out-of-pocket expenses. An appraisal is re-quired, a rate lock-in fee may becharged, closing costs are involved,etc. Being granted a mortgage ap-proval should be the prime directiveat this point and choosing a lenderthat offers mortgage programs thataccurately reflect the borrower’sprofile is important. Speak to a fewof the mortgage lenders whose pro-grams and rates best match the needand be realistic when answering thequalifying questions they ask. Re-member, the process is confidentialand the questions only serve to bet-ter qualify potential borrowers. Askquestions as the process continuesand determine if it appears that thelender is working towards some-thing that is going to be mutuallybeneficial. Keep in mind, a bor-

rower may withdraw an applicationat any time prior to closing.

7. Make Service Matter.A mortgage should be consideredas much a service as it is a product.What can determine a borrower’s ul-timate satisfaction beyond simplyrate and payment; is the profession-alism, honesty, patience and cour-tesy displayed throughout theprocess. Choose a mortgage lenderthat has demonstrated a commit-ment to service over a long period oftime. More than a few lenders thatwere making loans recently are nolonger in business; victims of theeconomy and of questionable loandecisions. A lender that has strongroots in the community provides sta-bility; a very important quality whenfuture borrowing needs arise. Bor-rowers that have demonstrated reli-able repayment are more likely to beapproved for future mortgage loans.Borrowers should consider thiswhen making their choice in a mort-gage lender.

8. Review the Documents.

Finally, loan documents can seemconfusing and complex, but under-standing them is extremely benefi-cial. Be watchful for hidden fees bycarefully going over the documentsthe lender provides prior to the clos-ing or document signing for the loan.Community banks will producedocumentation demonstrating thatthe mortgage’s rate and terms are inthe Borrower’s Best Interest, addingto the comfort level. A borrower hasthe right to question any part of theclosing process and if the mortgageinvolves refinancing, a borrower hasthree business days after a mortgageclosing to question or even back outof a closing. This is called therescission period. The mortgageprocessor assigned to the mortgageapplication is trained to answerquestions and is always willing toassist. After all, they want the mort-gage for the institution as much asthe borrower wants it for themselves.

9. Stay Aware.Mortgage rates change regularlyand staying in touch with the mort-gage lender may make a future refi-nance opportunity possible, shouldrates go down. Needs change overtime as well…home improvementsbecome necessary, children get mar-ried, families outgrow their currenthome, etc. Maintaining contact witha lending professional can make get-ting that next mortgage less difficult.

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State Representative DanWinslow (R-Norfolk) has been ap-pointed to three major legislativecommittees: Ranking RepublicanMember of the Joint Committeeon the Judiciary, Ranking Repub-lican Member on the Joint Com-mittee for Federal Stimulus

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"I am very thankful to serve onthese Committees, which either af-fect our state economy or overseeethics in government. I hope tomake a positive contribution bymy service and help get Massa-chusetts working again," saidWinslow.

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Residents of Medway will beable to enjoy a variety of culturalevents this year supported by localCultural Council grants. In No-vember, the Medway Players willproduce an original musical playOutpatients; Medway Library willhost both a Live Animal Show anda Dale Freeman Musical Programthis summer, and in spring, theSenior Center will continue theirpopular painting classes.

Grants will contribute to an eval-uation of the conservation needson Anson Daniel’s self-portrait by

the Worcester Art Museum, re-quested by the Medway HistoricalSociety. A photo of the original oilpainting is on view at the Histori-cal Museum. For July 1, a concertby the Quintessential Brass isplanned for Choate Park, and Maybrings a presentation, “Owls,” atthe Massachusetts Audubon Soci-ety.

The Council has been able tosupport many other musical andtheatrical events in the Medwayarea, due to the financial meansgiven to us by our State Represen-

tatives and Senators through theMassachusetts Cultural Council.We are happy to acknowledge thework of our Council members –Catherine Perkins, Anne Codman,Lauren Miller, Michael Finneganand Cynthia McLaughlin.

We are looking for new membersto be part of our Council. If youknow of anyone who might be in-terested, please call Audrey Ritterat (508) 533-0454 after 4 p.m. formore information.

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The Medway Lions will conductits monthly bottles and cans col-lection on Saturday, February 5,2011 starting at 9 a.m.; afundraiser with proceeds used tosupport community services. Re-deemables should be placed atcurbside by 9 a.m. Redeemablesmay also be brought directly to

Medway Oil on Broad Street by11 a.m. the morning of the drive.Residents are reminded that theymay also, at their convenience,place redeemables in the LionsBottles and Cans shed in front ofWest Medway Liquors on MainStreet. The Lions thank residentsfor their continued support.

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FebruaryFondnessI am not the warm and fuzzytype. Never have been, never willbe. My husband is the same way.We are not the picturesque coupleholding hands, skipping throughmeadows. We don’t write eachother sonnets proclaiming our love-- actually I’d bet that hubbywouldn’t know what a sonnet was,let alone how to write one -- andI’m okay with that.

We both come from IrishCatholic families where a lightpunch in the shoulder followed bythe utterance of “You’re a great

kid” was enough proclamation oflove to last a few weeks.

I remember my grandmother andmother had what we called the“Flynn Flinch.” You’d go in for thekiss on the cheek and due to “theFlinch” ultimately planted onecloser to the ear. It was that theyweren’t receptive; it wasn’t just theway they were. And years later, thememory of my mother’s facetwitching right before the bigsmooch was planted is one of mykids’ favorite tales.

The “Flynn Flinch” has skippedmy generation. And my husbandand kids are grateful for that.

When I was a kid, on Valentine’sDay, my father would present my

mother with the biggest card hecould find, containing all themushy, gushy, lovey, dovey wordshe could say aloud. I swear everyyear the card got bigger and big-ger. My mother and I would al-ways joke about the yearlybehemoth card she received andwonder- would this be the year thatits mere heft would somehowcrush the television set it residedupon.

In addition to the billboard-sizedcard my mom received. My dadwould present, “his girls” with ear-rings. Always symbolizing whatwas not often said. One year therewere gold Claddaghs, which forIrish folk symbolize love, friend-ship, and loyalty- qualities “hisgirl’s had.” Another year, heartshaped earrings- saying what healways thought and we alwaysknew. I still have those earringstucked away. I wear them everyyear on Valentine’s Day- missinghim while secretly showing every-one how he “hearted” me.

On the very rare occasion thatmy husband and I display a tinyamount of P.D.A. (public displayof affection) it's to the “eews” and“ughs” of my three kids. God for-bid we actually kissed in public;my kids would probably be trau-matized for life.

Because hubby and I are not

squishy, romantic, P.D.A. people,Valentine’s Day can present quitethe conundrum. The cards line theshelves dripping with sentimentabout “lovers for life” and “for-ever, always and true” which for agal like me, sends my gag reflexinto overdrive.

Usually I’ll get the hubby twocards, one with a bit of squishysentiment, the other funny. He’llalso get something with Reese’sbecause that’s what he loves.

Don’t get me wrong. Cardsgushing with sappy sentiment aregreat for some. But for this gal, it’snot just the words on the paper butthe day to day actions that speakeven louder.

The warning to drive safely onthe snow covered road. The run tothe store for ginger ale and popsi-cles in the middle of the night be-cause after a nasty flu bug that waswhat I could hold down. Offeringto let my sick mother move in withher smelly dog in an already verycramped chaotic house. To me-this is what love is all about. And itcan’t be summed up in a squishycard.

The year I was pregnant with ourfirst child-hubby and I were work-ing full time jobs while decoratingthe baby’s room and runningaround picking out furniture. I re-member Tommy kept the baby’s

room door closed declaring “hedidn’t want the paint fumes affect-ing me.”

On Valentine’s Day, he openedthe door to present me with a beau-tiful rocker. One he had lovinglychosen, sanded and finished him-self. The thought that he pickedthis out for our baby, had workedso hard on it -secretly in our base-ment. Well, between the raginghormones and the sentiment Ithink I cried for a week. Note, inaddition to not being warm andfuzzy, I’m not normally a crier ei-ther.

That rocker now sits in my hall-way, covered in clothes. Dust bun-nies surround its legs, cobwebsentwined within its spindles. Al-ways a reminder of what love is tome.

Every year my husband gives meflowers for Valentine’s Day. Andthere is always a card, not bill-board sized, but just right. It isn’tnormally something filled withtons of squishy sentiment. AndI’m okay with that, as long as I seethe “Love Tommy” signature.And that proclamation will keepme for a long while.

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Beaton, Andrew, Jr., age 78, of Mil-lis, died on Saturday morning, January22, 2011, after a long illness.

He was the beloved husband ofKathleen D. “Kitty” (Kilpatrick)Beaton; loving brother of RichardBeaton and wife Adele of Southamp-ton and brother-in-law of James D.Kilpatrick and wife Herminie of Rum-ford, RI; and devoted uncle of Cather-ine and Rose Beaton of Southamptonand Richard Beaton and wife Linda ofChicopee. He is also survived by hisgrandniece Alicia.

A memorial service was held at theRoberts-Mitchell Funeral Home, 90Curve Street, Millis, on Tuesday, Feb. 1st.

Late member of the Charles RiverLodge AF&AM and the Millis Post208, American Legion, Andy was alsoa Korean War Veteran, USMC.

MacBride , Alice E. (Steele), age104, died on Wednesday afternoon,December 29, 2010, at the ThomasUpham House, her home for the pastthree years.

Born in North Mountain, Nova Sco-tia, on October 5, 1906, she was adaughter of the late Wallace H. andMarjorie (Schofield) Steele. Alice im-migrated to Waltham at the age of 24and began work at the Waltham WatchFactory. After her marriage she livedseveral years in Belmont prior to set-tling in Medford.

Alice created a warm and lovinghome for her family and after herdaughters were grown cooked for localnursing homes. A Sunday schoolteacher at the Medford MethodistChurch, she enjoyed gardening and be-came a proficient seamstress and em-broiderer. Alice retired with herhusband to Wareham and following hisdeath in 1980 moved to Medfield. Shewas fond of card games and playingScrabble.

Beloved wife of the late Roger N.MacBride, she is survived by twodaughters, Norma Reardon and hus-band James of Millis, and BeverlyMacBride of Tampa, FL; her brotherArlan Steele and sister Esther Pace,both of Nova Scotia; six grandchildren,Lisa, Thomas, Lori, James, Roger andJohn; nine great-grandchildren; fourgreatgreat-grandchildren; and her care-givers and friends at Thomas UphamHouse.

A memorial service was held at theRoberts-Mitchell Funeral Home, 15Miller Street, Medfield. Burial at OakGrove Cemetery, Medford, was pri-vate.

If desired, donations may be made inAlice’s memory to the Thomas

Upham House Residents’ ActivityFund, 519 Main Street, Medfield, MA02052.

Quinlan, Georgianna Mae

(McLoughlin) Esq., age 58, a Bostonarea attorney and devoted mother, diedsuddenly at MetroWest Medical Cen-ter on January 18, 2011, after falling illat her Millis home.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, on Septem-ber 12, 1952, she was a daughter of thelate John and Catherine (Casey)McLoughlin. She was a 1970 graduateof Brooklyn’s St. Edmond HighSchool and continued her education atthe State University of New York,Binghamton.

Georgianna was employed as ateacher with the Robert E. PearySchool in Brooklyn prior to earningher JD from the New England Schoolof Law. After passing the Massachu-setts Bar exam she worked as City So-licitor for the City of Gloucester andthen as Assistant Attorney General forthe Commonwealth of Massachusettsunder Bellotti. Georgianna then servedas General Counsel for Charles T.Main, later Parson’s Corporation, until1992. She was employed briefly withGoldberg Zoino Associates of Newtonand later for several years as AssociateCounsel with the Heuer Law Group.

A lover of music and musicals, Geor-gianna was also an enthusiastic beach-goer who looked forward to summersspent in Brewster. She enjoyed goingon educational trips with her family,particularly jaunts to Gettysburg,Williamsburg, Philadelphia, and Wash-ington, DC. Some of her daughters’fondest memories are their trips to wit-ness the annual Wild Pony Swim atAssateague and Chincoteague Islands.

She is survived by her husband, Ed-ward J. Quinlan; two daughters, Eliza-beth M. and Molly M. Quinlan ofMillis; two step-daughters, KatherinePero of Hyde Park and Diana Calvo ofBrighton; a sister, RosemaryMcLoughlin of Mesilla, NM; a sister-in-law, Gene McLoughlin of Wester-ville, OH; a nephew, JohnMcLoughlin, III, of OH; and a niece,Meaghan McLoughlin Zeiner of IL.She was also a sister of the late Johnand William McLoughlin.

A Mass of Christian Burial was cel-ebrated at Saint Thomas the ApostleChurch, 82 Exchange Street, Millis,Saturday, Jan. 22nd . Burial will be ata later date.

If desired, donations may be made inGeorgianna’s memory to the MSPCA,350 So. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA02130 or the MA Humane Society,P.O. Box 890127, E. Weymouth, MA02189.

Russo, Dorothy (Cronin), age 70,longtime Millis resident, died peace-fully on Wednesday afternoon, De-cember 29, 2010, surrounded by herfamily at the Milford Care and Reha-bilitation Center.

Born in Jamaica Plain on February20, 1940, she was a daughter of the lateCornelius and Margaret (Murphy)Cronin. She was a graduate of JamaicaPlain High School and married RobertW. Russo in 1960.

The Russo’s moved their growingfamily to Norfolk prior to settling inMillis in 1967. Dorothy was employedat Lil’ Peach and Braman Screw whileher children were in school. In 1984,she accepted a position as a secretary atMCI Norfolk, a job she enjoyed untilher retirement eighteen years later.Thereafter she worked part time at theMillis Library. A sportswoman,Dorothy enjoyed playing softball,bowling and golf throughout much ofher adult life. She was also fond ofplaying cards and reading a good book.

Predeceased by her daughter Cherylin 1982 and her husband in 2006, sheis survived by three children, Jean M.DeCourcey and husband Edward ofFranklin, Neil T. Russo and wifeJoanne of Medway, and Joanne Russoof Millis; five granddaughters,Danielle, Jamie, Katie, Jordan, andBrooke; a brother, Gene Cronin andwife Grace of Rockland; three sisters,Rita DiMinico of Medway, Mary Silveof Franklin, and Margaret Weber ofNorfolk; and many nieces andnephews. She was also a sister of thelate William Cronin and Helen Bonner.

A Mass of Christian Burial was cel-ebrated at Saint Thomas the ApostleChurch, 82 Exchange Street, Millis.Burial followed at Prospect Hill Ceme-tery.

Donations may be made inDorothy’s to the American Cancer So-ciety, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA01701.

Thatcher, Marcia Lee (Shields),age 80, a longtime Millis resident, diedon Sunday night, January 16, 2011, atthe MetroWest Medical Center in Nat-ick.

Born, raised and educated in New-ton, she was a daughter of the late Dr.Richard N. and Ann (Bowman)Shields. She attended Simmons Col-lege and earned and degree in LibraryScience from Framingham State Col-lege.

Marcia married Clifford D. Thatcherin 1948 and lived in Cambridge andTexas before coming to live in Millis.She was active in the community as thePresident of the Catholic Daughtersand Grand Regent of Massachusetts.She was a Cub Scout Den Mother anda member of the Frontier Players, aMillis community theatre group. Shehad fun with her bridge group thatlasted well over 25 years. She was amember of the Millis Historical Soci-ety and worked as a Ward Secretary atNorwood Hospital for 17 years. Mar-cia and her husband traveled exten-sively throughout the world beforethey retired and she loved to ski and goto the beach with all of her kids.

After retirement she continued toenjoy her friends, especially "theLadies that Lunch" and spent nearlyevery day with her best friend, her sis-ter Barbara Joyce. She traveled theworld with her husband and lived forup to 3 months at a time in 26 differentcountries in Africa, South America, theMiddle East and Russia. In Siberia andthe Republic of Georgia she taughtEnglish classes and in Africa sheworked at a street hospital giving im-munizations. She had an adventurousspirit and a generous heart. She was theQueen of Christmas and birthdays.

Predeceased by her husband in June,she is survived by two daughters,Kathleen Ann “Kate” Griffin-Brooksand husband Roger of No. Brookfield,and Marcia Lee J. Thatcher of Dracut;two sons, Richard E. Thatcher andwife Irma of Arcadia, CA, and StevenA. Thatcher and wife Louise “Boo” ofMattapoisett; eight grandchildren,Ashley, Andrew, Amanda, Timothy,Christopher, Marcia Lee, David andOlivia; a great-granddaughter, Natalia;a sister, Barbara Joyce of Millis;brother-in-law Bernie Thatcher of Mil-lis; and a sister-in-law Joan Hemmerof New Jersey. She was also themother of the late Clifford J. “Jim”

Thatcher, grandmother of the lateJoseph Renaud, great-grandmother ofthe late Shane A. Thatcher, and sisterof the late Shirley Ritchie and LydiaShields.

A Mass of Christian Burial was cel-ebrated at Saint Thomas the ApostleChurch, 82 Exchange Street, Millis, onThursday, Jan. 20th. Burial followed atProspect Hill Cemetery.

If desired, donations may be made inMarcia Lee’s memory to UNICEF,125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY10038.

Urquhart, Bernice I. "B" (Drake),age 84, of Millis, died peacefully onWednesday morning, January 12,2011, at Mary Ann Morse Nursing andRehabilitation Center in Natick.

Born, raised and educated in Nor-wood, she was a daughter of the lateLeon and Gertrude (Allen) Drake. Shecontinued her education at the BentleySchool of Accounting.

Bernice married and lived for severalyears in Holbrook prior to settling inMillis in 1964. She was employed asan administrator with the WilliamCarter Company in Needham for overthirty years. A longtime active mem-ber of the Church of Christ, B traveledextensively after her retirement and en-joyed weekly card games with friends.

Wife of the late Charles K. Urquhart,she is survived by two daughters, LynnS. Easland of Millis and Lauren A.McKenzie and husband Peter ofSandowne, NH; a son, Wayne S.Urquhart and wife Julie of Norfolk;four grandchildren, Erica, Jessica,Sara, and Andrew; and two sisters,Phyllis Oelschlagel of Walpole and Ar-lene Gemba of Norwood.

A memorial service was held at theChurch of Christ, 142 ExchangeStreet, Millis, on Monday, Jan. 24th.Burial will be private.

If desired, donations may be made inB’s memory to the Church of Christ orthe Millis Food Pantry at 142 Ex-change St., Millis, MA 02054.


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