The New Uxbridge Times, April 2013

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town news ..............Page 4

Calendar...................Page 21

Society .....................Page 23

Senior Corner ..........Page 25

Coupons ..................Page 27

School news............Page 29

Business news........Page 33

Sports.......................Page 37

Classified .................Page 39

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Christine “Chris” Prior, a calculusteacher at Uxbridge High School wasnamed a “Teacher in Excellence” fromMass Insight Education’s Mass Math +Science Initiative(MMSI). She is1of 15named teachers out of the 548Advanced Placement high schoolteachers across the Commonwealth andis proud to represent her school and stu-dents.

Mrs. Prior said that she was chosenbased on her scores and work with theMass Math + Science Initiative inwhich over 150 schools in Mass-achusetts participated with other states.

She credited Principal Tara Bennettfor her initiative in seeking the grantthat “opened a lot of doors for our kidswho wouldn’t be thinking of taking APmath, science or English courses.”Principal Bennett applied for the grant3 years ago.

This dynamic math teacher was alsopleased to note that 21 out of 22 of herAP calculus students passed theCollege Board AP Calculus exam; 13having perfect scores. She explainedthat “3” is a qualifying score, “4” iswell qualified score and “5” is extreme-ly well qualified.

At the interview in her tidy classroom,Mrs. Prior said her love of math started“in first grade.” She said that as ayoung student taking math classes,she’d often reflect silently, “I’d explainit a little bit differently and I can’tremember one class when I didn’t thinkthat way.” She added that she didn’tunderstand why people hate mathunless, of course, it was never correctlyexplained to them; “Math is so simple.It’s either right or wrong.”

Now in her 21st year teaching math,in addition to teaching AP calculus, shealso teaches Algebra 2 and Geometry.When she first started teaching math atQuabbin Regional High School, shewas the only female in that department.Today, there are four female teachersand only one male in the math depart-

ment at Uxbridge High School.Mrs. Prior has been teaching AP

courses for 11 years. Also she has beenthe “LEAD Teacher” for the BUND(Bellingham, Uxbridge, Northbridge,and Douglas) cohort, which involvesSaturday sessions for calculus students

who want to excel on their CollegeBoards. She is responsible for allaspects of running a Saturday session,including the setup, selection of presen-ters and topics to be covered. She isalso proud of the fact that over a 3-yearperiod, she has had perfect attendance.

Her modus operandi with girls is to“encourage them and tell them they’reas capable as a man in math.” At onetime she had a class of 24 with very fewgirls and her encouragement for thempaid off. Now, classes have “evened

out” with both boys and girls.Unfortunately, she continued, many

times “kids don’t appreciate the num-ber system and its beauty until afterhigh school.” Then they need it, forexample, when they have to figure outhow many gallons of paint they wantbefore they go to Home Depot.

At the end of the interview, shestressed that her Partner in Excellenceaward, $l,000.00, could never replacethe satisfaction she gets when a studentthanks her for her help with math orwhen she gets an e-mail from parentsexpressing their gratitude for aidingtheir children; “That’s the real awardbecause I love my kids and what I do.”

Her principal, Tara Bennett, said, “Iam honored to work side-by-side withsuch a professional colleague like ChrisPrior,” adding, “The students say it all.”Her students used such words as,engaging, amazing, inspiring, confi-dence building, influential, caring,intelligent, and selfless. Six studentswho enthusiastically expressed theirpraise of her were Lindsey Centrella,Collin Proehl, David Roxo, WadeO’Neil, Richard Lanoue and EmilyCahill who even called her “my schoolmom.”

Mort Orlov, President of the MMSIhas said, “These teachers have demon-strated an extraordinary commitment totheir schools, their peers and their stu-dents, a commitment we are thrilled torecognize through these awards.”

Since implementation of MMSI in2010, performance at Uxbridge HighSchool, according to graphical repre-sentations from Uxbridge Superinten-dent Kevin Carney, has improved year-ly at an average slightly in excess of47%, whereas that of Massachusettshas been about 11% and nationwideabout 10%. These statistics are basedon those enrolled achieving at least aqualifying AP score in Math, Scienceand English. Superintendent Carneysaid “We are very proud of Chris’achievement.”

The Whitinsville Christian SchoolPresents: Rodger and Hammer-stein’s “The Sound of Music” at TheKrull Auditorium, 279 LinwoodAvenue, Whitinsville on April 25th,26th & 27th at 7:00 p.m.

Come and enjoy the captivatingstory of the Von Trapp family asthey set the stage to life. Whit-insville Christian High School stu-dents have been hard at work sinceJanuary getting ready for thebeloved story set in the Austrian

hills. A cast of 40, a live pit orches-tra, and many set, tech, and backstage crews are all working togetherto bring “The Sound of Music” toWhitinsville. Bring the family andfriends to this wonderful production.You won’t want to miss WCHS’sshowing of Rodger and Hammer-stein’s “The Sound of Music”!

Tickets Prices: Adult $10; Student& Seniors $8; Immediate FamilyRates Available; Children under 4FREE

Prior Named “Teacher In Excellence”

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The Sound of Music at WCS

Future StarS - Hannah Hendricks, Innaray Oliveria,

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Alternatives, a nonprofit agency providing serv-ices across Central Massachusetts to individualswith developmental or psychiatric disabilities isscheduled to receive two majorawards in March. On March 11th,the organization will be honoredwith a Worcester Telegram &Gazette 2013 Visions Award forCultural Enrichment. This awardrecognizes outstanding creativecontribution to the arts or culturallife of the region. Alternativessponsors a variety of arts and cul-ture events open to the communityat its Whitin Mill and other sites,including free summer concerts,plays, art exhibits and classes.These activities create opportunitiesfor individuals with and withoutdisabilities to come together around shared inter-ests.

In addition, Alternatives’ Executive DirectorDennis H. Rice has been named Non-ProfitBusiness Leader of the Year by the WorcesterBusiness Journal and will receive his award at a

ceremony on March 26. Rice was cited forAlternatives’ efforts to integrate the individuals itserves into the community, while drawing com-

munity members into the organi-zation. Under his leadership,Alternatives has grown fromthree programs to 55 and nowserves over 2000 adults a year.The organization has developedcollaborative relationships withother organizations to meet avariety of community needsthrough encouraging client andstaff volunteerism, green initia-tives and community-buildingprojects.

“We’re proud of the wayAlternatives has become part ofthe fabric of the cities and towns

in Central Massachusetts. All of us have a respon-sibility to help build stronger communities and, inaddition to providing our important services, weare committed to being a good corporate citizen,”explains Rice.

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UxbridgeVFW News2013 Scholarships

The Uxbridge VFW Post 1385will again be offering scholar-ships to local graduating seniors.Applications are available at theUxbridge High School guidanceoffice at 300 Quaker Highway.There are a total of 4 scholar-ships being offered this year, twofrom the men and two from theladies. The VFW encourage allstudents to go to the guidanceoffice for applications. Thescholarships are available April1st and must be returned to the

Guidance Office no later thanApril 30th.

Special Musical nightStarring Marshall/Morris -VFWVeterans Lounge on Saturday,April 13th the VFW is pleased toannounce the acoustic sounds of

Marshall/Morris in the lounge at7:00 p.m. Nancy (Tellier) Morrisis a 1976 graduate of UxbridgeHigh School and a Professor atBerklee School of Music in

Boston. Nancy comes from along line of musical artists. Herparents band "the Romney TQuartette entertained the valleyfor many years.

Nancy is happy to be back inUxbridge and looks forward toseeing many of her old friends.MARSHALL/MORRIS songswe all know and love.

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Blood DriveMonday, April 22nd 2:00 - 7:00p.m. Uxbridge VFW Hall, Route16. Appointments Preferred…Walk-Ins Welcome. Call for in-formation 800-RED CROSS /800-733-2767 or look online at:RedCrossBlood.org

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Located on the Uxbridge TownCommon on Saturday, May 4 th from 8a.m. to 2 p.m. Rain date May 5th.

The vendor/yard/bake sale fundraiserbenefits the Uxbridge ElementarySchool’s Parent Teacher Organization“UEPTO”. There are many spaces avail-able to crafters, home businesses, deco-

rations, yard sales, etc. 12x12 ft. spacesare available at $15 each. Tables are notincluded.

Donations are welcome. For moreinformation regarding donations, reserv-ing a space, etc., please email [email protected].

Trinkets, Treasures & Treats Sale

Metacomet Land Trust (MLT) willhold its annual meeting program onWednesday, April 24th, at 7 p.m. at theUxbridge High School Auditorium at300 Quaker Highway in Uxbridge.Along with its business meeting, thetrust will host Uxbridge resident andNational Geographic author and under-water photographer, Brian Skerry, whowill share photographs and experiencesfrom some of his greatest adventures.

Skerry was the 2012 recipient of thePeter Benchley Ocean Award forExcellence in Media and his mostrecent work, Ocean Soul, captures theneed to conserve and protect ouroceans. Upon receipt of the award he

said: “I have been blessed to realize mydream of becoming an underwater pho-tojournalist, but with that I feel an obli-gation and sense of urgency to sharewhat I have seen with others.” Moreabout Brian can be found at www.BrianSkerry.com.

The Metacomet Land Trust is a non-profit conservation organization dedi-cated to the protection of open spaceand natural resources in the communi-ties of South Central Massachusettsincluding in the communities ofBellingham, Blackstone, Bellingham,Blackstone, Douglas, Franklin, Men-don, Millbury, Millville, Northbridge,Norfolk, Upton, Uxbridge, Sutton and

Wrentham.The Board of Directors of the Meta-

comet Land Trust urge members,prospective members, students and thegeneral public to join us at this veryspecial program. A brief annual busi-ness meeting for members will beginpromptly at 6:30 p.m. and the programwill begin at 7:00 p.m. The program isopen to the public and a $10.00 dona-tion is suggested for those who are notyet members of the trust. Refreshmentswill be served.

For more information about the landtrust, please call 888-298-7284 or visitwww.metacometlandtrust.org.

Historical Sitesto be featuredin May tour

On May 11th, guests will have aunique opportunity to visit several his-torical sites in a custom bus tour titled“Voices Echoing Throughout theBlackstone Valley.” During the early1800’s women played a key-role inshaping our nation, fighting for free-dom and taking care of the home front.This tour in the Blackstone Valley willbring visitors to some of the siteswhere these women spoke, meetingswere held and business was conducted.Stops include the Quaker MeetingHouse in Uxbridge, the Asa WatersMansion in Millbury, Liberty Farm(home of abolitionist Abby KelleyFoster) in Worcester, Daniels Farm-stead in Blackstone, and ChestnutMeeting House in Millville. All of thesites are listed on the National Registerof Historic Places. Tours depart at 8:30from Twin River Casino in Lincoln,RI. You can reserve your spot online(www.toursne.com, click on tour 10)or call 800-454-2882.

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In celebration of Earth Day, theBlackstone River Watershed Associ-ation (BRWA) is sponsoring a rivershoreline cleanup on Sunday, April 21stfrom 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. The cleanupwill take place in conjunction with theMassachusetts Department of Conser-vation and Recreation (DCR) ParkServe Day being held statewide.

BRWA Team Leaders will work withvolunteers along waterways in Grafton,Millbury, Northbridge, Uxbridge andBlackstone. Have fun outdoors whileprotecting your local water resources.You can make a difference by volun-teering just a couple of hours of yourtime. This project also meets communi-ty service requirements for manyorganizations.

After the cleanup, volunteers willmeet at River Bend Farm Visitor Centerin Uxbridge, MA, at 3 p.m. for pizzaand drinks, provided by the BRWA.Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. will besponsoring a Clean and Green Fairfrom 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the VisitorCenter with environmental demonstra-tions and children’s activities. Eventswill be held rain or shine.

For more information, or to registerfor the cleanup, call the BRWA office at508-278-5200 or email at [email protected].

The Blackstone River WatershedAssociation’s mission is to engage,educate, and advocate to improve waterquality in the Blackstone River water-shed.

Volunteers needed for statewide Earth Day Cleanup This unique scholarship fund pro-

vides financial assistance to any Townresident who is pursuing a degree orcertification after receiving a high

school diploma or G.E.D. Financialassistance is available to adults who arereturning to school, as well as seniorswho are graduating from school. The

fund makes annual awards based uponfinancial need, character, scholasticrecord, and involvement in schoolactivities or community work.

Scholarship applications are availablein the Town Clerk’s office at the TownHall or Guidance Office where the stu-dent attends school. Applications aredue by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3rd.

The applications should be mailed orhand delivered to: Town ScholarshipFund Committee, c/o Office of theSuperintendent, 21 South Main StreetUxbridge, MA 01569.

Contributions may be made at anytime to the Town Treasurer’s Office.Donations are tax deductible.

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Gniadek earnsEagle Scoutdistinction

Sen. Moore presents a Senate citationto Daniel Rudy Gniadek, UxbridgeTroop 1122’s most recent Eagle Scout,at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor heldon Sunday, March 3rd at the UnitedPresbyterian Church of Whitinsville.Sen. Moore regularly attends EagleScout Courts of Honor to congratulateyoung men on attaining the highestrank in Boy Scouting. Daniel Gniadek and Sen. Moore

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The Blackstone Valley CommunityConcert Band, under the direction ofMrs. Kathleen Penza, will be perform-ing their eleventh annual SpringConcert, “A Musical Potpourri”, at thebeautiful new Uxbridge High SchoolAuditorium, 300 Quaker Highway,Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The con-cert date is Sunday, April 28th at2:00pm. Admission is free, althoughdonations will be gratefully accepted.

In keeping with the theme of “AMusical Potpourri” this year’s concertwill feature a wide variety of music.The diverse musical repertoire willinclude everything from a familiarBroadway show medley, to a livelySousa march, to a soothing Irish lulla-by, to a festive fanfare, to a movingtribute of our “Greatest Generation.”

The “Musical Potpourri” includes:Selections from Les Miserables, TheRakes of Mallow, Semper Fidelis, ThePines of the Appian Way, The GreatestGeneration, Fanfare and Flourishes,Deir’in De, Shostakovich’s SecondWaltz (arranged by the band’s ownJohn Pichionni) , Out of the Shadows,and more.

During the concert the BVCCB will

celebrate the graduation of their highschool seniors, and will honor themwith a band scholarship. The graduat-ing seniors are Aaron Holmberg fromOxford, Jacob Palmer from Mendonand Andrew Reardon from Uxbridge.The BVCCB wish them much successin their future endeavors.

As a special treat this year, BVCCBdirector, Kathleen Penza, and herfriends from the University of Lowell,where they all received undergraduatedegrees in music in the early 1980’s,will perform! The Brass MenagerieBrass Quintet will be reuniting after a30 year hiatus to perform in this con-cert. They are very excited to sharetheir music with the BlackstoneValley! You are sure to love the selec-tions they have prepared.

The BVCCB hopes that you can jointhem for this entertaining concert cele-brating the wonderful diversity of theirmusical heritage. This will be a per-formance that your whole family willenjoy. They look forward to seeingyou there.

The Blackstone Valley CommunityConcert Band consists of approximate-ly seventy talented musicians from

throughout the Blackstone Valley andbeyond. There is no audition for any-one wishing to join, but at least highschool proficiency is recommended. Ifyou’d like more information about theband you can visit the band’s websiteat www.bvccband.org or contact thedirector at [email protected].

The Blackstone Valley CommunityConcert Band is a non-profit organiza-tion. It is supported in part by grantsfrom the Blackstone, Uxbridge, Hope-dale Medway, Mendon Northbridgeand Upton Cultural Councils. The bandis also supported annually by Unibank,and Schotanus Design Center.

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Amanda Hoegen, of Northbridge,performs in Stephen Sondheim’s com-plex musical, “Into the Woods,” beingstaged by Worcester State University’sVisual and Performing Arts Depart-ment.

The complex musical score of “Intothe Woods” tracks the cast of charactersfrom several Brothers Grimm fairytales as they make wishes and followquests to see where their wishes takethem. Opening with a baker and hiswife, “Into the Woods” introduces theaudience to a different side of Cin-derella, Jack of Jack in the Beanstalkfame, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding

Hood. A delightful fairy tale with scin-tillating twists both in story and inmusic, “Into the Woods” offers enter-tainment for both adults and children.

Under the direction of WSU alumni,Derek Sylvester ’10, and the musicaldirection of Dr. Christie Nigro, “Intothe Woods” premieres at WSU’sSullivan Auditorium on April 4, 5, and6 at 8 p.m., and April 7 at 2 p.m. Ticketsare on sale at the Student CenterInformation Desk, VPA headquarters inroom 325 of the Learning ResourceCenter and through Christie Nigro [email protected].

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Writer's Groupto meet atUxbridge Library

The Uxbridge Free Public Librarywill offer a monthly Writers Groupbeginning on Tuesday, April 2nd from6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

This group welcomes members of alllevels of experience across a widevariety of genres. Writers can shareshort excerpts from their originalwork, receive tips on the writing life,explore publishing opportunities, andhear feedback from fellow writers.Participants will also be given theoption of a monthly writing challengethat will explore different forms suchas short story, memoir, and poetry.

This program is free and open to thepublic. For information or to register,please call the Library at 508-278-8624 or visit the Uxbridge Free PublicLibrary website at http://uxbridgeli-brary.org/ for updates on new pro-grams!

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The Trustees of Reservations

Join us on Saturday, April 6th from 9am to 2 pm, for a Volunteer Work Dayat Cormier Woods Reservation inUxbridge and Mendon, hosted by TheTrustees of Reservations. Volunteersand local Scout Troops will begin clear-ing and marking new trails that willprovide a seamless connection betweenThe Trustees’ Cormier WoodsReservation in Uxbridge and Mendon,and Meadow Brook Woods, owned byThe Town of Mendon.

Over the past five years, the TheTrustees of Reservations and theMendon Community PreservationCommittee have worked together topreserve 87 additional acres, abuttingCormier Woods, through two land pur-chases using Community PreservationAct (CPA) funds, state grants, anddonations. The property, now calledMeadow Brook Woods, includes nine-acre Inman Pond, lush woods, and tworushing streams, which all connect tothe Cormier Woods open-field farm-stead. The plan is to link the CormierWoods’ 3-1/2 miles of trails to MeadowBrook Woods and an existing trail onthe north side of the property accessedfrom Park Street in Mendon. In order tomake these connections, bridges willneed to be constructed over bothMeadow Brook and Wigwam Brookalong with clearing the new trails. Thiswill be accomplished with volunteerefforts, trail grants, donations, andpotential Eagle Scout projects. At thecore of this developing conservationarea is Cormier Woods Reservation.This historic and beautiful property wasdonated to The Trustees by D. JamesCormier. It was opened to the public inthe fall of 2008, the first Trustees prop-erty in the Blackstone Valley. CormierWoods’ 185 acres borders two towns,along Chapin Street in Uxbridge andSouthwick Street in Mendon.

The Trustees rely on developing net-works of interested local volunteers,community groups, and educators tomaintain and enjoy the resources ontheir properties. Whatever your area ofinterest, this special property has aplace for you to help out. You can vol-unteer for one day or become involvedfor ongoing projects/events.

The Trustees are people like you,from every corner of Massachusetts,who share a deep set of similar values:a love of the land, of the outdoors andof the distinctive charms of NewEngland, as well as a shared vision ofcelebrating and protecting them foreveryone, forever. Volunteering as afamily provides quality time togetherfor a good cause. Educators and schooldistricts can utilize the Reservation asan outdoor laboratory, while at thesame time helping collect valuableinformation. Students can use this timetowards their community service hours,and scouting organizations can earnvaluable credit toward service awards.

Plan to bring your own lunch if you'dlike to spend the day. Wear long sleeves

and pants, bring water, work gloves,and be prepared for warm or coldweather. Volunteers should meet up atthe visitor’s parking area located at 217Chapin Street in Uxbridge before 9a.m. for check- in.

To help us prepare for this event, pre-registration is required at http://www.thetrustees.org/volunteer/ or call (508)785-0339.

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BlackstoneValley Art Assn.hosts Art Show

The Blackstone Valley Art Associa-tion is hosting it’s second art show atMilford TV, 138 S. Main St. Milford.“Artfull Animals” is the theme of theshow and is featuring Milford artistCarolyn Letvin and BVAA’s ownElizabeth Havens plus other membersof the BVAA. The show runs for themonth of April. The artist receptionwill be April 18th from 6-8 p.m. Lightrefreshments will be served, it is freeand open to the public. This is a funfamily friendly show. The BVAA isaccepting donations for the MilfordHumane Society of cat food or toys.Southwick Zoo has graciously donateda pair of passes which will be raffledoff at the opening.

Connecting Conservation LandsCormier Woods Volunteer Day APRIL 2013

Co-Habitat Art ExhibitionSteve Butler & Liesl CarlsonThursday, April 4 @ 7 pm Quest for the Eastern Cougar Robert TougiasMonday, April 8 @ 7 pm One Book One Community AuthorAll This Talk of LoveChristopher CastellaniUxbridge High School AuditoriumThursday, April 11 @ 7 pm Artists’ ReceptionSteve Butler & Liesl CarlsonThursday, April 18 @ 7 pm Real Estate 101: Selling Your HomeLiesl CarlsonMonday, April 22 @ 7 pmMae ~ Reading & Book Signing with author Dick MartinSaturday, April 27 @ 1 pm Spring Into Meditation Dr. Allan Hughes

MAY 2013 Photography ExhibitionCallie BucchinoThursday, May 2 @ 7 pm Real Estate 101:

Buying Your New Home Liesl CarlsonSaturday, May 4 @ 1 pm An Afternoon Tea with Marmee’sGrandniece; Eve LaPlante, author ofMarmee and Louisa. Feel free to dressin the style of the period!

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The April meeting of the WorcesterChapter of the Massachusetts Societyof Genealogists, Inc. will be held at7:00pm on the second TUESDAYevening, April 7th in the Zion Lutheran

Church which is located at 41Whitmarsh Avenue (GreendaleNeighborhood) in Worcester For direc-tions you can go onto: http://worces-terchapter.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/how-do-you-get-there-from-here/.

There will be a short meeting andthen Joy Hennig (Local History andGenealogy Librarian at the WorcesterPublic Library, now an affiliate of theFamily History Library) will give her“Using the Family History Library andFamilySearch.org” presentation. Youwill be given an introduction to theFamily History Library in Salt LakeCity, exploring the FHL’s website(FamilySearch.org), and becomeacquainted with the process of orderingmicrofilm from the FHL.

The meeting is open to the public,free for members and $3.00 for non-members. Attendees are encouraged tobring along a friend(s) as well as theirown coffee. Yearly membership in theMassachusetts Society of Genealogists,Inc. is only $25.00 for an individualand $30.00 for a family living in thesame household.Questions? Contact: Nancy Schultz-berg, Publicity Chairperson, at 774-573-9529. For more information aboutthe Worcester Chapter of the Mass-achusetts Society of Genealogists, visitour website: www.massachusettssoci-etyofgenealogists.org or www.msoginc.org

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She is IN IT TO END IT! DawnLefrancois of Uxbridge will join thou-sands of women and men in the upcom-ing Avon Walk for Breast CancerBoston, raising funds and awarenessthat will help defeat breast cancer andsupport those facing the disease. Dawnwill participate in the non-competitiveevent, which offers the option of walk-ing a marathon (26.2 miles) or amarathon and a half (39.3 miles) overthe weekend of May 18-19. This is her

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Dawn was inspired to take part in theAvon Walk Boston because just abouteveryone can think of at least one per-son in their circle of family, friends,friends’ families who has been affectedby this all too common disease. “Ienjoy walking and am walking forthose who can’t or have no one to walkfor them.”

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WanderlustWestward Ho The Wagons

By Bob Haigis

Last month we related how we cameabout buying and trying out our motorhome we dubbed the “Villa”. As a newexperience, we really enjoyed it in thebeginning taking several shake downtrips, but still had trouble dealing withclose encounters on narrow, city streets,and with the extremely cramped interi-or. By the time winter rolled aroundthat year, we had decided to take ourtraveling home and head to Arizona andperhaps even into Mexico. And so wedid.

Now considering ourselves experi-enced RV’ers (after all, hadn’t we doneseveral shakedown trips and survived)we made plans to “round ‘em up andmove ‘em out!” The “em” was noth-ing more than all the supplies and inci-dentals we would need for an extendedtrip (bed linens; food; cold/warm

weather clothing, etc). And of coursewe would not be pushing horse flesh,but rather riding in style, completelyrelaxed in our comfortable “Villa”!

We envisioned ourselves riding alongenjoying the scenery during by day,stopping early each evening to walkand stretch our legs, and sipping a glassof wine while we watched spectacularsunsets. Yes, this was going to be agreat way to travel.

On a cloudy, cold January morningwith light snow falling, we pulled outof the driveway. Heavy snow had beenforecast for areas further south the daybefore we left, but looking at thenational weather maps it appeared thatwe would miss it. We certainly didn’twant to have to deal with that problemon our first big trip.

We picked up I 84 in Conn. and madegood time west and across the Hudson.Our goal was to get over to I 81 andtake it south to Atlanta, and from thereto an area we had stayed before on ahome swap – Dauphin Island onMobile Bay. It wasn’t long after wepicked up 81 that I realized that thesnowstorm forecast was correct. It hadstopped snowing, but what we encoun-

tered was nearly as bad as being in thestorm its self.

Once into Pennsylvania, it becamequite apparent that for whatever reasonthe State felt no responsibility to plowits interstates. Rte 81 was a ribbon ofwhite stretching off into the hazy dis-tance with nothing showing but thetracks of vehicles in the some six inch-es of white stuff, lined up and movingless – way less - than half the postedspeed limits. All along the road werethe results of those who had lost controlin the mess. Different types of vehicleswere lying on their sides, turned aroundand facing the opposite way: even acouple upside down. The most fright-ening sights were tractor trailers andhuge Class A motor homes: All justabandoned. Needless to say we didn’tget far that day.

We spent our first night not snuggledup in our Villa, but rather enjoying theluxury of a 4 star motel. The day hadjust been to much tension to have todeal with setting up the Villa for thenight. Besides, it had been a nightmarejust trying to park in the icy lot at themotel. It just seemed to have a mind ofits own, finally sliding sideways into

two parking spaces. Luckily we missedseveral cars that also had slipped andslid into the lot, and were also parked atcrazy angles. There she rested for thenight. Instead of the relaxing pre-din-ner stroll we had looked forward to,instead we trudged, slipped and fellinto the motel lobby.

Next morning, after a quiet and relax-ing sleep, we exited our room to findthe roads in much better shape. All wereally had to deal with was to shovelout around the Villa where the plowdriver had thoughtfully boxed us in.So, it was on the road again.

After a long day, we finally arrived inAtlanta, and there spent the night in aWal-mart lot. It wasn’t quite as we hadenvisioned, but it turned out to be a rea-sonably comfortable night. The only“problem” we had was having to usethe heat. Every time the heater wouldcome on, it would wake Peg out of asound sleep, and then she woke me(sometimes). I explained that the noisewas just the heater, but it still startledher. In addition to that, the Villa itselfwould creak and shake occasionallywhen the wind blew. Next morning itwas off to Alabama.

Dauphin Island was our first realexperience in a camp ground. With Pegguiding me, I was able to navigate the“monster” into a fairly level spotbetween another pair of like “gunk-holers”. One thing we had in our favor– the sites were all drive thru. We spenta couple of days relaxing and viewingthe devastation from a hurricane theprevious fall. The remains reinforcedthe historical fact that barrier beachesin the ocean are no place to build hous-es. If we didn’t know that we were onthe island, we never would have recog-nized the place. Where once an attrac-tive community of expensive homeshad stood, there remained nothing butmany empty lots. The beach and road-ways were covered with the remains ofthe homes. There was enough firewood scattered about to last a century.

After leaving Alabama, we headedstraight West on I-10 into Arizona. Justabout every night was spent in a Wal-mart parking lot. Every night was anew adventure, and often seeminglynew problems. The most re-occurringones dealt with noises at night, carlights flashing into the bedroom. As faras the Villa itself went, there were aminimum of mechanical problems, andnothing serious occurred until after weleft Arizona. All in all, we did quitewell.

We weren’t on the road long howev-er before we became aware of anotherproblem that would plague us to theend of the trip. The Villa, being as big,awkward and difficult to maneuver,was too cumbersome to take into manyhistorical sites and especially downbadly maintained dirt roads. Weweren’t on the road long before wenoticed that most RV’ers had a smallcar or motorcycle tagging along behindtheir “digs”. We swore we would neverget involved with that: We had ourhands full just with the Villa. It mademe shudder just to think of trying toback up such a rig.

Casa Grande Arizona was a wel-come sight when we pulled into ourfriend’s place out in the desert. Wehad spent two months at the same loca-tion the previous winter, and this yearRock had offered us room to park ourVilla and stay again. It was a beautifulspot with a 3 bedroom ranch we coulduse. We stayed and enjoyed life in thedesert for about a month, when the“itch” came over us again, and wedecided to move on. It had been a nicequiet, restful “vacation” for us, and wehad a great time again hiking in thedesert, seeing the big jack rabbitsaround the area, and hearing the coy-otes at night.

We headed south for Nogales AZintending to cross the border intoNogales Mexico. On the road south ofTuscan the front end of the Villa beganacting strange. On arriving in Nogales,the first thing I did was find a placethat worked on motor homes. As luckwould have it, we wound up at a shopowned by a guy from Mass. He toldme that the front end needed to bealigned, but that he didn’t have theequipment to do the job, so he sent usto a friend. After a big to-do and a big-ger hole in our pocketbook, we wereset (we thought) to head to Mexico.

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We learned that we had to get specialauto insurance in order to drive intoMexico: And we were advised us to getit north of the border. Upon hearingthis we realized we would have tochange our plans to head out onSunday, and instead leave on Mondaywhen the insurance offices would beopen.

Knowing that we were near where allthe recent drug wars were happeningdidn’t make us very relaxed having tospend a night in a parking lot, but I rea-soned that drug lords aren’t really inter-ested in a couple of old fogies fromMassachusetts. I think Peg would havefelt more secure in a motel, but then wedidn’t want to leave the Villa alone.

By now, Peg’s and mine relationshipwas getting more and more strained.The respite in Casa Grande helpedrelieve much of the tension, but once onthe road again, the same problems keptinterfering with our enjoyment.

As anyone who knows us will tell youPeg and I have always been close. Ourrelationship is one of give and take:respect each other's quirks and faults.We live in a beautiful home that meas-ures out somewhere around three thou-sand square feet. Going from thatroomy environment where we could bein the same house and not even see orhear each other, to less than one hun-dred sq. ft with contact night and daywas just too much for any relationshipto tolerate. We couldn’t wait to get toour next destination and into some big-ger quarters.

Crossing into Mexico was a piece ofcake. We were surprised to find no bor-der check point at all. Simply keepmoving south. We finally had to stop atcustoms many miles down the highway.The site was a complex of severalbuildings, and we found the situationthere extremely tense and difficult.Here, everyone coming in fromNogales U.S. has to register and passthrough customs and immigration.Even though probably 95% of thosepassing through this check point areAmericans we only met one official inthe entire site that spoke any English.We were shuffled from Booth to booth,showing proof of insurance, registra-tion, passports, paying outlandish fees,etc. before being allowed to proceed.We even had official stickers placed onour windshield. Peg speaks tolerableSpanish, and I can get by but the signsand posted instructions all in Spanishmade for a very trying experience.Finally, after a couple of hours or so,the ordeal was over, and we wereallowed to proceed.

We left Nogales early enough so thatwe hoped to get to our destination atBaja Kino by nightfall. Now we hadour doubts. The road to Hermosillowas fairly busy, but once beyond thecity, traffic lessened and we made goodtime. By the time we got to 12 forks,we knew we would make the coast bynightfall. The road between there andBaja Kino had a reputation of one youNEVER traveled at night on.

Our friends at Caluma Bungalows inBaja Kino were happy to see us, and

they even had a vacant room for us. Iparked the Villa on the street out infront of the place, and we enjoyed a

couple of weeks of great weather andrenewing old relationships. We hikedin the desert and climbed in the nearby

mountains, swam and enjoyed the won-derful Mexican cuisine

As our time finally ran out, we reluc-tantly boarded the Villa again, andbegan the first leg of the long triphome. One of the guests told us that wehad to cross exactly where we hadentered. This was another irritatingMexican regulation that we didn’tunderstand. We had hoped to travel alittle more East before crossing, butdidn’t want to have to back track. Evenmore than that we sure didn’t want towind up in a Mexican jail some place,never to be heard from again.

We stopped at several places on thetrip through Texas, which I have relatedin another article (Big Bend; JohnSlaughter’s home; Roy Bean’s tavern,etc. all which we enjoyed. However, itwas the reoccurring daily discomfortsthat finally brought things to a head.We will never forget one that was thestraw that broke the camel’s back.

It was in a RV park in Palacios Texascalled Bayside RV Park. It was right onthe Gulf of Mexico, in fact the lot wewere assigned to dropped off into thewater! All I can recall about the placewas the wind howling day and night forabout 3 days, all the while the Villashook and swayed like it would blow

away, and of course we were stuckinside for the duration. It was here thatthe “For Sale” sign went onto the backwindow, and we both knew for sure thatour RV-ing days were over.

We left the park, and drove straighthome, spending most nights at Wal-marts and content knowing that thiswas our last trip in the Villa. We had nooffers on the road for the RV, but oncehome I immediately advertised it, and itwas gone within a month.

In addition to having friends that rel-ish RV traveling, we met some reallygreat people in the parks and Wal-mart’s along our trip, and most wereastounded that we didn’t really enjoythat type of travel. Out in places likeArizona there are literally millions ofRV snow birds, and hundreds of parksfor them to hole up in for the winter.We wished them all good tidings, andare happy to see them enjoying them-selves. We marveled at some of themen in their 80’s and handling thosemonster Class A RV’s with tow-behindslike they were VW Rabbits.For Peg and me...We’ll stick with homeexchanging. Comments/questions :[email protected]

So many places…so little time.

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A “Family-Style Ham & BeanSupper” will be held on Saturday,April 20th at 5:30 p.m. The event willtake place at the Sutton Senior Centerlocated at 19 Hough Road. Real BakedHam-Beans-Cole Slaw, Brown Bread& Rolls, Coffee & cold drinks, Des-sert-Strawberry Shortcake with Bis-cuits will be served. Tickets: Adults$10.00 p.p. Children Under 12 yrs.$5.00 p.p. For Tickets Call SeniorCenter @ 508-234-0703

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Blackstone Valley students recentlystarted to implement their individualcommunity service projects in theirown towns. As part of their graduationrequirement, the Blackstone ValleyYouth Leadership Academy (BVYLA)students were asked back in the Fall toidentify leaders in their communitywith whom they could interview andask questions so they could begin toidentify their own local communityneeds and to further develop thoseneeds into a community service proj-ect that is to be implemented midMarch through late April. Throughthis process students learn communi-cation and interviewing skills as wellas leadership and stewardship abili-ties. This process encourages studentsto manage their own projects includ-ing recruiting volunteers and raisingdonations. They have an opportunityfor review and consultation fromexperienced community volunteerswho meet with each one of them andare always available to assist along theway. They learn how to write a pressrelease and use other means of market-

ing to support their project efforts.Students also gain leadership skills,strategies for success including how todress for success and communication.Time management, goal setting andthe basic know how for civic engage-ments all are taught throughout thisyear long course with meeting loca-tions that cover the entire BlackstoneValley.

If you are interested in this program,please contact Julie Salmon [email protected] by calling 508-234-9090 x101.BVYLA is a unique leadership pro-gram of the Blackstone ValleyEducation Foundation which targets9th and 10th grade ‘emerging leaders’in high schools across the BlackstoneValley and runs after school from earlyNovember through the early May. Theprogram seeks to enhance leadershipskills of young people and strengthentheir connection to the BlackstoneValley and is supported by private andcorporate donors and through localschool districts.

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Some say if you camp by the Quabbinwhen the weather is dozing and kindwith water as flat as a levela magical secret you'll find -for they say this depression was floodedby a dam back in nineteen three eightand covered four towns in the valleylike a mischievous hand some call fate -and the streets they still run by foundationsthat housed churches that dwelt in the sunnow reduced to a watery twilightwhere quick schools neath the shadows now run -sometimes shooting stars dance round heavenand the camp fire is crackling and lowthen listen old friend in your quietto a sibilant voice far below -people swear it's a bell in some steeplecalling souls to a mass long agoothers say that those hands on the rope arepulled by fingers as white as new snow -yes this story's a part of the Quabbinand as fancyful as it may seemsome nights I go back just to listenfor that voice that's still haunting my dreams.

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Explore a magical world full of eye-popping colors and delicate, beautifulcreatures made of China in the latestfilm, Oz the Great and Powerful. As aprequel to the world famous film TheWizard of Oz, Oz sets the stage on howOscar, Oz's wizard, finds his way intosuch a unique world.

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air ballon amidst a tornado, Kansascarnival magician Oscar Diggs lands inOz, immediately confronted by one ofits citizens. Greeted as the wizard thathas been awaited by the land’s people,Oscar must find ways to fill the manyexpectations of his new title. With arequest to kill the wicked witch andfree the land of Oz with his wizardry,Oscar must be true to himself to findthe wizard within. Oz is special for itsmany aspects that are so unique fromother recent family films. It contains acast made of many familiar faces,including Spider-man's James Franco,playing the wizard of Oz, as well asBlack Swan's Mila Kunis, playing oneof the land's witches. The atmosphereof the film is unforgettable, includingEmerald City's green scenery, withmany scenes containing flat back-

grounds that mimic the original Wizardof Oz film. Moreover, with the firstportion of the film in the style of blackand white, Oz not only reflects much ofthe 1939 film, but provides the audi-ence with a bit of nostalgia mixed inwith a modern feel.

Released in March, Oz has gainedexceptional popularity with a rating of7 out of 10 with over twenty thousandratings, according to IMDB. Withintents of making this film a true fami-ly experience, as well as making WaltDisney proud, director Sam Raimi'swork was a success. And althoughsome may argue that Oz lacked intenseaction, it is still refreshing to sit backand experience a clean, relaxing film,almost as if the audience itself iswatching from a serene ride of a hot airballoon.

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A Magical Land, the Land of OzThe Quaker Meeting House will be

participating in the Southern NewEngland Discovery Tours on May 11th,2013. This is a fantastic event of 14tours throughout the entire SouthernNew England area, with the QuakerMeeting House part of the Echoing

Voices in the Blackstone Valley tour.There is something for everyone fromdriving tours, kayaking, and bicycling.For more info check out the websitehttp://www.toursne.com/ or contactLesley at 401-724-2200.

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Michelle Siefken, founder of Art …Make It Real announced the opening ofa new studio on Church Street in down-town Whitinsville. A grand openingcelebration will be open to the publicand on Friday, April 5th from 4 - 8 pmand Saturday, April 6th from 10 am – 3pm showcasing art ranging from sculp-ture, mosaic design, to 3-dimensionalcanvas painting, string painting andmore! This festive event will includefree games, raffles, and refreshments.

“Art … Make It Real is an art pro-gram designed to inspire the artist with-

in,” said Siefken. “We have programsfor kids ages 2-13.” Siefken was adesign major in college and has createdtravel brochures, designed corporatelogos, and even illustrated a children’sbook. “As a teacher, I always look for-ward to that moment when my stu-dents’ eyes open to new possibilities,”added Siefken: Now, I get to see it ona regular basis.”

Art…Make It Real’s summer pro-grams include an art show open to thepublic. “The look of pride on anyyoung artist’s face as they stand next totheir creation is not something you willever forget,” said Siefken. “If we haveshown a kid how to tap into all that cre-ativity they have inside of them, thenwe have succeeded.”

Art… Make It Real has existed as aprogram using school classrooms andother community rooms to house theprogram. Finally having a local studiois rewarding for founder and Mass.native Michelle Siefken. “I’ve spentmy life creating art in my home and inother’s offices. To be opening my ownstudio in a quintessential New Englandcommunity like Whitinsville hasalways been my dream.” Online atwww.artmakeitreal.com.

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to benefit Dana-Farber On April 15, Jennifer Levine from

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Levine, along with more than 550Dana-Farber Marathon Challengeteammates from across the UnitedStates and around the world, will runMassachusetts’ historic marathon routefrom Hopkinton to Boston with a goalto raise $4.6 million for cancer researchat Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

One-hundred-percent of the fundsraised benefit Dana-Farber’s ClaudiaAdams Barr Program in InnovativeBasic Cancer Research, which supportscornerstone science research in its ear-liest stages, providing researchers withcritical resources to test their leading-edge ideas. Findings from Barr pro-gram research can provide novel clini-cal insights as well as the results neces-sary to seek additional federal funding.

Since its inception in 1990, the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge has raisedmore than $56 million for the BarrProgram. Dana-Farber Trustees J.Wayne and Delores Barr Weaverfounded the Barr Program in 1987 tohonor Mrs. Weaver’s mother, ClaudiaAdams Barr, who lost her battle withcancer in 1957.

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Saturday, April 27th – shotgun startat 4:30 p.m., Blackstone National GolfClub in Sutton. Registration begins at3:30 p.m. Dinner and Live Music

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UniBank is proud to take part in acommunity effort by the Peace ofBread Community Kitchen at theUnited Presbyterian Church inWhitinsville where weekly meals areserved to combat hunger in the localcommunity. Each week a differentcommunity organization coordinates ameal at the kitchen and UniBank servesa roast beef dinner every few months.The bank donates the food for the din-ner and employee volunteers work sideby side with church volunteers to pre-pare and serve the meal.

UniBank recently served more than100 individuals at the meal served atthe Peace of Bread CommunityKitchen. In addition, the bank stockedthe food pantry that is also located atthe church. Filling the shelves at thefood pantry is an effort that requires agreat deal of effort and expertise. JaneArchibald, VP of Deposit Operations atUniBank, coordinates fundraising forthis cause and applies her shoppingskills to help fill shelves at the pantry.Employees gave more than $1,200 onthis most recent occasion allowing Janeto fully stock the shelves. By utilizingher bargain shopping expertise, Jane isable to get the best deals on items mostneeded by the pantry including toi-letries and non-perishable food items.

Jane shared her shopping tips that canhelp anyone stock a local pantry in thesame manner, but can also help youstretch your hard earned dollars foryour family anytime of the year! Hereare Jane’s top tips:1. Combine sales with coupons. If youcan find cereal for sale at 2/$3 or 2/$4 -using a $1 off 2 coupon makes that dealeven sweeter!!2. Take advantage of stores that offer a

price match guarantee. Take your localgrocery store flyers with you to themega-mart for instance. Many bigname stores will match advertisedprices of other stores. In addition togetting the best price, you also savemoney on gas since you won’t be driv-ing from store to store.3. Use your store reward cards to gen-erate "extra bucks." But, when youcheck out, separate the items that gen-erate extra bucks and cash those outfirst. That way, when the extra bucksprint on the receipt, you can use themimmediately when checking out withthe rest of your items. Then you won'tlose the extra bucks and they won'texpire. You can truly take advantage ofthe deal the same day.

4. Combine store generated couponswith your own for a better deal. Manystores give register coupons at checkout and most stores will allow you touse both a manufacturer's coupon and astore coupon together. You can doubleyour savings!!5. Always check the back of the storefirst before shopping. Most stores havea mark down section including itemsthat are either going to expire (use themquick!) or for items that have been dis-continued (this is my favorite). I oftenpick up name brand products for thefood pantry that may now have newerpackaging and they want to get rid ofthe older packages. There is absolutelynothing wrong with the product and Ican get them for half price or more!6. Use a friend. Recently, laundrydetergent was at an unbeatable price ata local market but there was a limit of 6per customer. I sent out an email asking

for help and sure enough, had 5 or 6volunteers that went to the store for meto each purchase 6. I ended up withtons of detergent at a great price!7. Spread your shopping out over a 12week period of time. 8. Always shop off season. Never payfull price for seasonal items such asChristmas decorations - buy them afterChristmas and store until the next year.Many holiday items can be used forother occasions. Wrapping paper withheart decorations can be purchased forhalf price after Valentine's Day andthere is no problem using that for birth-days. Wrapping paper with snowmenworks perfectly for any winter birthday.Plain red paper plates can be combinedwith paper napkins that have stripes orpolka dots for a birthday party too. 9. Common holiday food items are gen-erally cheaper after the holiday so stockup! For instance, stuffing mixes, cran-

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At the book sale, raffle tickets will besold for a new Kindle (e-ink) electron-ic reader. Patrons of the Blackstone

Public Library now have access to bor-row thousands of electronic book titlesfrom the public library system. Ticketsfor the Kindle are $1 each or six tick-ets for $5. Raffle tickets will be sold upto June 18th, Friends meeting where awinner will be randomly selected. Aspart of the annual Friends MembershipDrive, every new and renewing mem-ber (silent or active) will also have onefree raffle ticket. Members are also eli-gible to purchase additional tickets toincrease their chances of winning.

The Friends of the BlackstoneLibrary is a 501(c)3 not-for-profitorganization whose mission is to raisemoney to support the BlackstonePublic Library. The Friends not onlymaintain the libraries museum passprogram, but also provides financialsupport for special events and pro-grams that fall outside the normallibrary budget. The meetings are heldon the third Tuesday of each month at6:45 PM at the library and They cur-rently hold two book sales each year -one in Spring and one in the Fall. Asilent membership allows you to justmake a tax-deductible donation everyyear by paying annual dues to thegroup. If you chose to join as an activemember, you can customize theamount of time you can give. Eitherway, your membership allows you onefree book at each of our annual booksales and one ticket for the Spring2013 Kindle raffle.

You can also support the library bydonating gently used books and mediafor the book sale. Donation drop-offdays are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8PM at the library. All kinds of materi-als will be accepted with the followingexceptions: No Reader's Digest con-densed books, textbooks, magazines,encyclopedias more than five yearsold, or books with mold/mildew. NoVHS tapes. Books that are not accept-ed for the book sale can be dropped offat the "Got Books" box at theBlackstone Recycling Center anytime.

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WCS Orchestra to serve storm-ravaged areas

The Whitinsville Christian School2013 Tour Orchestra will be travelingto northern New Jersey April 11th-15th. Comprised of 23 students ingrades 7-12, the orchestra memberswill collaborate with schools, church-es, community organizations, andnursing homes in keeping with thetour’s theme, “One Body.”

During their tour, orchestra memberswill be performing music at localschools, community centers, seniorcenters, and churches. They will alsobe doing service projects to assist withcleanup and repairs from SuperstormSandy and the severe winter blizzards.While preparing for the tour, they col-lected crisis care kits, which weredonated to a distribution center in thearea of New Jersey that was depletedby Sandy.

In recent years, the WCS tourorchestra has served families and chil-dren in McDowell County, WestVirginia, and the Dominican Republic;assisted in Hurricane Katrina relief inLouisiana and Mississippi; and servedthe homeless in Washington, D.C.

The strings program began atWhitinsville Christian School in 1981.Today, more than 100 students frompreschool through 12th grade areinvolved in this dynamic fine arts pro-gram.

The Whitinsville Women's Club willhold its Annual Meeting at theBlackstone National Golf Club, locatedat 227 Putnam Hill Road, Sutton, onApril 23rd. The deadline for respondingis April 20th. At the Banquet, 3 deserv-ing students will receive scholarships.

Come and enjoy the evening. CallDorothy Salmon at 508-581-9766 toreserve your dinner.

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OLV jumped out to a 10-0 start and St.Anne’s roared back to tie the game at15-15. OLV then pulled away to win 25-15. Jaclyn Delmonico was named tour-nament Most Valuable Player. The teamnow heads to the New England CYOChampionships hosted by the Dioceseof Boston this year. The team membersare Faith Adam, Molly Cloutier, Jaclyn

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Whitinsville Social Library’s newContemporary Fiction Book Groupmeets on the 4th Tuesday of the monthat 7 p.m. in the Historical Room. Thefirst meeting will be held on April 23rdwith The Wildwater Walking Club, byClaire Cook.

All are welcome and refreshmentswill be served.

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Anniversary of the building. They’llalso be kicking off their SummerReading program. They are planningentertainment, a scavenger hunt, tours,and more, so be sure to Save the Date!

Whitinsville Social Library added anadditional Storytime & Craft for kidsages 2 and up on Wednesdays morningsat 10 a.m. If you have been unable toattend the Thursday Storytimes, nowyou can drop-in on Wednesdays!

Whitinsville Social Library is holdinga Pay What You Want Book Sale onSaturday, April 13th from 10-2 in thebottom level of the Library.

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Fitchburg, come and enter in with pow-erful worship from this anointed groupof worshipers who take their gifts intothe prisons to share the Good News.

april 12: Open Mic nightCome on out and bring your gifts, tal-

ents and friends! This is a fun and enter-taining night full of worship and fellow-ship. A great place for networking withother Christian musicians. Many min-istries are booked at our Friday nightcafe and other coffeehouses who partic-ipate in the open mic as well!

april 19: Mark Bishop evansAnointed, called and dedicated to lead

the People of God, deep into His pres-ence so they may experience His joy,His peace, His rest, His healing and Hislove.

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Jirehscope Ministries

Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’sCancer Center at Milford Regional willoffer a free four-week writing work-shop for cancer patients and survivors.Writing About Cancer will begin onThursday, April 4 and continue on April11, 18 and 25. The sessions will meetin the second floor conference room atthe Cancer Center from 4 to 6 p.m.

Whether you are newly diagnosed orhave been in remission for years, writ-ing about different aspects of your can-

cer journey can be therapeutic. Writingexperience is not necessary. The ses-sions will be facilitated by Deb Rag-osta, MHA, a 23-year cancer survivorand DF/BWCC patient.

There is no cost to attend, but regis-tration is requested. For informationand to register, go to milfordregional.org or call Deb at (508) 422-2206.Funding for this workshop was provid-ed by a grant from the Oliva PatientComfort Fund at MRMC.

Free Workshop: Writing About Cancer

lOVInG DOnatIOn - Maegan Morrissey, daughter of Jay &

Michelle Morrissey of uxbridge, had 10" of her hair cut by Brittany

at Fringe Salon in uxbridge and donated it to "locks of love".

Maegan is in third grade, and has been growing her hair out for the

sole purpose of making this donation.

WelcomeSpring!

In an effort to create awareness andpromote positive behavior, studentsfrom Valley Tech’s Graphic &Multimedia Communications programrecently worked with teachers and stu-dents at Hopedale’s Elementary Schoolto assist with its Positive BehavioralInitiative. Tech students took a series ofphotographs, created headlines anddesigned the layouts to incorporate intowall-sized posters that providedimpactful messaging and imagery. Forexample, one poster shows two stu-dents at the top of the slide with thewords “Be Responsible – Take turns onplayground equipment.” Valley TechPainting and Design Technology stu-dents produced all posters on vinyl andthey will be placed on display at theHopedale school to encourage positiveattitudes and behavior.

This initiative was brought about byKelly MacPherson Todd and theHopedale Elementary PBIS Team. Theprogram, most commonly referred to asSchool Wide Positive BehavioralInterventions and Supports (SWPBIS),is funded through a federal grant. PBISwas mandated by the MassachusettsElementary Frameworks, and becauseof its success, many schools are imple-menting the program in full force. TheValley Tech Graphic & MultimediaCommunications program has reachedout to other local schools to offer assis-tance on similar PBIS projects.

“To be able to collaborate with theHopedale Elementary staff, and learnabout their PBIS campaign was trulyengaging. This was a tremendouslearning experience for both the BVT

students and the Hopedale Elementarystudents. The photographs were so can-did, because the children who partici-pated in the photo shoot were naturaland honest,” stated Adele Ellis, Design

and Visual Communications Instructor.“Using the students as the actual talentwas crucial in conveying the PBIS mes-sages. It is so much more effectivewhen children recognize each other inthis type of a campaign. We are alsohoping that other schools will contactus, so that we can help with any of theirinitiatives.”

According to the OSEP TechnicalAssistance Center on PositiveBehavioral Interventions and Supports(PBIS), a collaborative between theU.S. Department of Education and 11technical assistance units across theUnited States, these initiatives providea value in promoting the need forimproving the social behavior of stu-dents across the US. The Center pro-vides the technical assistance toencourage large-scale implementationof PBIS and provides the organization-al models, demonstrations, dissemina-tion, and evaluation tools needed toimplement PBIS with greater depthacross an extended array of contextsand educational reform.

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Want a hearty breakfast at a "Youcan't beat the Price" place? Look nofarther and go to St. John'sEpiscopal Church locatedat 3 Pleasant Street inSutton on Friday, April5th, (first Friday of themonth) between 8:00 -9:30a.m. There, you'll not onlyenjoy delicious homemadepancakes served with sausages, butyou'll also have coffee or tea and juice

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Come enjoy a night of fun and laugh-ter with comedian Michael Petit onFriday, April 5th at 7:00 p.m. at theProgressive Club in Uxbridge. Theevent is sponsored by the UxbridgeEducation Foundation (UEF), and allproceeds will benefit Uxbridge grantand scholarship programs.

Petit is one of the country’s top head-lining comedians performing on the cir-cuit today. He has appeared on ComedyCentral, ESPN and NESN. This show ishigh energy and rated FUN for thosewho enjoy comedy with a twist.Hilarious impressions and improvmake this a night of laughs for all ages.

Appetizers and a cash bar will be avail-able.

Tickets are $30.00 per person and willbe available at the Central Office ofUxbridge Schools on Main St. TicketOrders can be mailed to: UxbridgePublic Schools, Attn: UEF ComedyNight, 21 South Main Street, Uxbridge,

MA 01569. Tickets will be held at thedoor in your name. Makecheck payable to UxbridgeEducation Foundation. TicketOrders with Payment must bereceived by April 2nd. Pleasecontact Linda Kuros @ (508904-2581) for ticket informa-tion. Thanks for your supportof the foundation.

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1st• Mondayapril Fools day

2nd • TuesdayNAMI SUPPORT GROUP

7-8:30 PM Uxbridge Nazarene

Church, 130 Douglas St.,

For details call 508-917-8381

5th • FridaySENIOR BREAKFAST 8-9:30 AM

St. John’s Episcopal Church,

3 Pleasant St./Rt.122A Sutton

Menu Changes Monthly.

Handicap Accessible. $4.00 sug-

gested donation.

8th• MondayBLACKSTONE VALLEY FREE

MEDICAL PROGRAM 6-8 PM

Northbridge High School, 427

Linwood Ave., Whitinsville

MONTHLY MEETING 7 PM

VFW Post 1385 Rt. 16 Uxbridge

13th• SaturdayMUSIC OF MARSHALL AND

MORRIS 7 PM Uxbridge VFW,

13 Cross Rd./Rt. 16 Uxbridge

18th• ThursdayPUCKIHUDDLE PRESCHOOL’S

SPRING FUNDRAISER 11 AM

Bubble Show, featuring Mike the

Bubble Man. Dudley Gendron

American Legion Post, 156

Boston Rd., Sutton

$4.00 admission. Infants under

one are free. For more details

contact Samantha Kallio at 508-

476-2939 or director@

puckihuddlepreschool.com

THIMBLE PLEASURE QUILT

GUILD MEETING 7 PM. Guest

Speaker Marianne Hatton, quilt

author. Unitarian Church,

13 Maple St., Mendon $5.00

admission. For more details visit

www.thimblepleasures.org

20th• SaturdayPUBLIC SALE* 8 AM

*with ad in this issue page 29

Deja Vu Couture 9-4 PM

Name brand gently used kids

clothing, toys, baby equipment,

nursery furniture, sports

equipment and Mom’s

accessories. Blackstone Valley

Regional Technical High School,

65 Pleasant St., Upton.

21st• Sunday50% OFF SALE 9-1 PM

Deja Vu Couture, Blackstone

Valley Regional Technical High

School, 65 Pleasant St., Upton.

POUT POND FAMILY FISHING

DERBY 9-3 PM, 70 West River

Rd., Uxbridge. Rain or shine. $15

per adult or 1 adult/1 child. $3

extra per child. Refreshments will

be served. MA state fishing regu-

lations apply. Register the day of

the derby or pick up a registration

form at Jerry’s Bait & Tackle

(Milford) or the VFW in Uxbridge

and mail in your entry up to April

15th. For more details contact

Rachael Frazier at 401-680-2592.

22nd• Mondayearth dayMONTHLY MEETING 7 PM

American Legion Riders

American Legion Hall, 59

Douglas St., Uxbridge

24th• WednesdayBLACKSTONE VALLEY

HERITAGE QUILTERS

MEETING 7 PM. Guest Speaker

Linda Ramrath with her program

“Confetti Quilts.” Meet at the

basement hall of St. Patricks

Church, 1 Cross St., Whitinsville.

For more details contact Sherry

Laferriere at 401-766-5940.

MONTHLY MEETING 7 PM

American Legion, American

Legion Hall, 59 Douglas St.,

Uxbridge

28th• SundayBLACKSTONE VALLEY

COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND

SPRING CONCERT 2 PM.

Performing selections from Les

Miserables, The Rakes of Mallow,

Semper Fidelis, The Pines of the

Appian Way, The Greatest

Generation, and more. Uxbridge

High School Auditorium, 300

Quaker Hwy., Uxbridge.

Admission is free, donations will

be gratefully accepted. For

details visit www.bvccband.org

30th • TuesdayWOMEN’S NETWORKING

HOUR 8:45-10 AM. Call Sheryl at

774-254-1146 to reserve your

seat and meeting location.

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CalendarWEEKLY

SundaySBINGO

Knights of Columbus

70 Prescott Rd., Whitinsville

Doors open at 4 pm

MondaySPITCH PARTY 6:30 pm at

the Uxbridge Senior Center

on South Main Street

TueSdaySROTARY CLUB MEETING

12:15 pm at Unibank,

49 Church St., Trustee’s

Room

P.A.C.E. CLASS…FREE!People with Arthritis can exer-

cise 10 am in the Community

Room at Lydia Taft House.

Call Paulette 508-476-4467

WedneSdaySFREE POOL

VFW, Post 1385, Uxbridge

508-278-7540

ThurSdayS“COMMUNITY BAND”

Practice 7:30 pm at

Whitin School on

Granite St., Uxbridge

WaLK For WeLLneSSClear your mind, meet new

people and get healthy & Walk

the trails at Pout Pond Call

Nicky at 508-278-3558

[email protected]

SaTurdaySLadies Auxiliary

MEAT RAFFLE 5 pm at

VFW Post 1385 Hall, Rte.

16 in Uxbridge

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the rite of Christian initiation ofadults (rCia) at St. Mary's parish inuxbridge is about people on a journeyof faith - one that involves the wholeChristian community. it's for adultswishing to be baptized into the Catholicfaith or baptized Christian adults wish-ing to be received into the Catholicfaith

research shows that couples and fam-

ilies benefit from sharing a commonbelief and practicing their faith togeth-er, including going to Church and par-ticipating in religious activities. ifyou've ever considered joining theCatholic faith, we invite you to ourparish Center every Sunday at 10:15 totalk with one of our team members. Weare located at 77 Mendon St, uxbridge.phone 508-278-2226.

the next meeting of the douglasLibrary Book Group will be discussingernest hemingway’s for Whom theBell tolls on tuesday, april 9th at 6:30p.m. the story of robert Jordan, ayoung american in the internationalBrigades attached to an antifascist

guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain,it tells of loyalty and courage, love anddefeat, and the tragic death of an ideal.Call the Library 508-476-2695 for acopy of the book. new members wel-come. refreshments, inspired by thetitle being discussed, will be served.

the douglas-uxbridge Girl Scoutdaisy troop 11900 are using the pro-ceeds from their cookie sale to dosome local good. after weeks of sell-ing Girl Scout cookies, the girls decid-ed to use a portion of their profits topurchase 15 new children's books,totaling over $100, for the uxbridgefree public Library. recenty the girlspresented the books to the library'sassistant director, debra young. While

there, the girls received an educationaltour of the library's children's section.they were taught about the variousresources available at the library andthe different media available...frombooks to dVds and even video games.out of the 13 girls in the troop, abouthalf of them signed up to receive theirfirst library cards. the girls wereproud of their hard work and enjoyedseeing their money help the library.

Interested in becoming Catholic?

Douglas Library book discussion Girl Scout daisy Troop donates to uxbridge Library

Sutton FreePublic LibraryApril EventsGarden niGhttuesday, april 2 at 6:30 pmnew to gardening? interested insocializing and sharing with othergardeners? Bring all your garden cat-alogs and design books or come seewhat others have collected and let'sthink Spring! We'll also be able totake advantage of the Libraryresources. Maybe you'll find a newsupplier; perhaps you'll be motivatedto grow new varieties or learn whatvarieties grow best in our zone.

LiBrary Book Groupthursday, april 18 at 6 pmBooks are available at the circulationdesk. all are welcome!

knittinG GroupWednesdays at 10 am We’re happy to announce a new knit-ting group here at the Library! Comejoin us on Wednesday mornings at 10am for an informal gathering of knit-ters!

the following programs are Child-ren’s programs and require pre-regis-tration because space is limited.registration may be done in-person atthe library, by phone (508-865-8752),or online. to register online, click onthe "programs registration” tab onthe library website and then click onthe specific program(s) for which youwould like to register.

Meet LoCaL ChiLdren'Sauthor kate hanSCoMtuesday, april 16 at 11 aMages 4 and upCome meet kate hanscom, author ofthe picture book Literal Lily. Ms.hanscom, of auburn, will read herbook and then will be available for ameet-and-greet and book signing foranyone interested in purchasing herbook. Children will also have theopportunity to make a craft that goesalong with the story.

SprinG CraftSWednesday, april 17 at 3 pM ages 4 and upCome get in the spring spirit withsome crafting fun.

"taLeS froM Beyond” Show presented by Gregory Mcadamsthursday, april 18 at 2:30 pM(approx. 40-60 minutes)ages 7 and upLocation: town hall 3rd floor Meeting rmthis program is part X-files, ripley'sBelieve it or not, and Ghost hunters.you will get to handle some odd andunusual artifacts, such as a voodoodoll, ancient coins, old photographsand newspaper clippings, hear storiesof hauntings and unsolved mysteries,and even try some mind reading!

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the 5th annual Sutton Garden ClubVictorian tea will be held on tuesday,april 16th at the dudleyGendron post,156 Boston rd, Sutton. doors open at6:30 p.m. Victorian reenactor ritaparisi of Waterfall production willpresent an amusing historical programon the art of secret language ofromance during the Victorian era. an

assortment of teas and dainty delicacieswill be served. SGC members $15,non-members $18.00. reserve yourseat by april 11th. for more informa-tion contact: dale at 508 865-9854,email: Janet at [email protected],orsend your check to Janet Whittier, 693Central turnpike, Sutton, Ma 01590

The Blackstone Valley Women’s Club featured a speaker ondomestic Violence at its February meeting. (left to right), CyndeBalazs, Co-Chairman of domestic Violence for the club; Presidentand founder of the club, Constance dwyer, presents a check tospeaker Laurie Santori, director of the yWCa domestic Violence pro-gram in Worcester and Co-Chairman, Cyndi davis, who helped makeover 50 of the bags held by Ms. Santori. Club members filled the bagswith toiletries for victims overcoming the trauma of domestic vio-lence. alberta durfee arranged for the speaker.

HistoricalSociety plans Annual Meeting

the douglas historical Society willhost its annual membership meeting onSunday, april 21st, at 2 p.m. at thee.n. Jenckes Store Museum at 283Main Street in douglas.

a brief business meeting will be heldalong with a special program. Coffeeand desserts will be offered. all mem-bers are urged to attend and to consid-er joining one of the Society’s workingcommittees designed to preserve thecollections and general store as well asto tell the story of the history ofdouglas.

the e.n. Jenckes Store Museumoffers group tours by special appoint-ment and is open to the public startingon Memorial day. Membership infor-mation will be available at the meetingand more information can be found atwww.douglashistoricalsociety.org orby calling 508-476-3856.

northbridge historical Society willmeet Monday, april 1st at 7:00 p.m. atthe Whitinsville Social Library.following a short business meeting ledby president howard perkson. LynneMckenney Lydick will present followthe Cannon , a reading of Civil War let-ters of Clara Barton, who earned thetitle "angel of the Battlefield" for herlimitless courage and unfailing spirit inbringing supplies and solace to count-

less soldiers on the front lines.following the war, the oxford nativefounded the american red Cross.

this program, which commerates theSesquicentennial of the american CivilWar, is supported in part by a grantfrom the northbridge Cultural Council,a local agency which is supported bythe Massachusetts Cultural Council, astate agency.

Northbridge Historical Societypresents “Follow the Cannon”

Sutton Garden Club to holdVictorian Tea April 16th

the uxbridge historical Society'sfirst meeting of 2013 will be held at theCornet John farnham house, route 16,tuesday, april 2nd at 7:00 p.m. theevening will begin with a short busi-ness meeting.

the program for the evening will fea-ture true to the Life paranormal re-search, uxbridge. founded in 2010 bypeter paquette and adam Makani, thisis a non profit group that does notcharge for their services. Since 2010,they have traveled all over newengland and as far as new Jersey,investigating the claims of paranormalactivity. they have investigated privatehomes, businesses, libraries, fire sta-tions, battleships, cemeteries,tunnels,and more. their most recent investiga-tion in March was the Cornet Johnfarnham house. among the group aremembers of the uxbridge historicalSociety, peter paquette and ericBelseth.

true to life paranormal research canbe reached by visiting their websitewww.truetolifeparanormal.com. themeeting is open to the public. free ofcharge. refreshments will be served.

Paranormalactivity at Farnham House

HappySpring!

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Senior Corner

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Want to be part of a creative advoca-cy team making life more “like home”for nursing home residents? in aneffort to recruit much needed volun-teers for the Long term Careombudsman (LtCo) program, tri-Valley is working in concert with sever-al agencies to find and state certifyqualified individuals to act as advocatesfor residents of nursing homes andrest homes in our area. to gain a spotin one of the upcoming trainings,please contact Cathy Stone, directorLtCo program at 1-800-286-6640 ext:3021 or [email protected] .

there are several springtime 3 daytrainings scheduled but the much covet-ed spots in the 2 day Saturday trainingsto be held on april 6th and 20th, arefilling fast. this training is to take placeat Baypath elder Services in Marlboro.trainees must attend both Saturdays.do not delay...contact Cathy to reservea spot.

tri-Valley, inc. is a private, non-prof-it agency providing in-home and com-munity based services in 25 towns insouth central Massachusetts. theagency receives funding from theCommonwealth of Massachusetts

through the executive office of elderaffairs and federal financial supportunder the older americans act fur-nished by the Central Massachusettsagency on aging and the Massa-chusetts executive office of elderaffairs. funds are also received fromother public and private sources. alldonations are welcome and memorialsmay be established.

the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) announcedrecently a final rule that will increasepublic awareness of financial relation-ships between drug and device manu-facturers and certain health careproviders. Called the “nationalphysician payment transparencyprogram: open payments,” this is oneof many steps in the affordable Careact designed to create greater trans-parency in the health care market.

“you should know when your doctor

has a financial relationship with thecompanies that manufacture or supplythe medicines or medical devices youmay need,” said peter Budetti, M.d.CMS deputy administrator for programintegrity. “disclosure of these relation-ships allows patients to have moreinformed discussions with their doc-tors.”

this rule finalizes the provisions thatrequire manufacturers of drugs,devices, biologicals, and medical sup-plies covered by Medicare, Medicaid,or the Children’s health insuranceprogram (Chip) to report payments orother transfers of value they make tophysicians and teaching hospitals toCMS. CMS will post that data to a pub-lic website. the final rule also requiresmanufacturers and group purchasingorganizations (Gpos) to disclose toCMS physician ownership or invest-ment interests.

this increased transparency is intend-ed to help reduce the potential for con-flicts of interest that physicians orteaching hospitals could face as a resultof their relationships with manufactur-ers. this new reporting will apply toapplicable manufacturers and Gpos.these organizations, as well as thephysicians and teaching hospitals, willhave an opportunity to review and cor-

rect reported information prior to itspublication.

in order to give applicable manufac-turers and applicable Gpos sufficienttime to prepare, data collection willbegin on august 1, 2013. applicablemanufacturers and applicable Gposwill report the data for august throughdecember of 2013 to CMS by March31, 2014 and CMS will release the dataon a public website by September 30,2014. CMS is developing an electronicsystem to facilitate the reportingprocess.

the final rule can be downloaded at:https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection

Long Term CareOmbudsman Trainings

New rule increases transparency in health care

Art Show at Douglas Senior Center

on thursday, april 11th, the douglasSenior Center will host an art Showfrom 10 am to 2 pm and again from 6pm to 8 pm at the Senior Center locat-ed behind/below the douglas postoffice. Local artisans will exhibit theirpainting, photography, quilts, etc. thisis a free program for all and refresh-ments will be served.

The OtherwiseWhy should this punctuated string of wordsBe judged as being poetry, but othersOtherwise? Are they too brief or lengthyTo articulate their authors’ thoughts –Those “otherwise?” How, then, shall we name them?

It’s not for lack of rhyme; no paradigmExists to measure this, and yet some try,Whereas I, each one treasure and accept,As it, upon occasion, finds the light,And I, from each, draw such pleasure as one might.

“Look to the source?” …but why? Should not each word,Each phrase, each stanza pass some nameless test –Whatever it be called? For otherwiseEvery concatenation, by virtueOf its author’s name, certifies its claim?

- James F. DwyerSutton

Cleaning out

the garage?Have a Yard Sale.pLaCe your announCeMent

in our CLaSSified SeCtion.

this unique tV and movie tour willbe led by local actors who will providebehind-the-scenes filming details andendless entertainment knowledge. thetour will include filming locations fromtV shows and movies such as thedeparted, Good Will hunting, Cheers,the town, Legally Blonde, allyMcBeal, Mystic river, Boston Legal,knight and day, 21, fever pitch, GoneBaby Gone and more! after the tourwe will have lunch at the Beacon hillrestaurant “Cheers”, the former Bull

and finch pub made famous by the tVshow "Cheers". there will be a choiceof fish and chips, pasta primavera, aCheers hamburger, or chicken sand-wich along with ice cream for dessert.time for shopping at downtownCrossing after lunch. only $62.00 for afun day in Boston!

the bus will depart from faithfellowship Church located at 647douglas Street at 7:45 a.m. Call Sue at508-372-9266 for more information.

"Movie Tour" trip to Bostonplanned by Young at Heart

hourS of operation:Mon. – thurS. 8:30 a.M – 4:00 p.M.friday – 8:30a.M. – 1:00 p.M.

iMportation inforMationthe northbridge police departmentannounces a new emergency notifi-cation system: Code red. this systemwill notify you directly of any emer-gency information that you should beaware of. please note (you must have acomputer to register with the policedepartment) the website is www.north-bridgepolice.com click on the Codered and enter your information. if youdo not have a computer, contact theSenior Center for more information.508-234-2002. VoLunteer MediCaL driVerSthe northbridge Senior CentersVolunteer Medical driver program is indesperate need of drivers to take localsenior residents, to out of town medicalappointments. any time that you couldgive to this much needed, and appreci-ated service would be most welcomed.drivers are reimbursed once a monthfor their miles. Call the center for moreinformation 508-234-2002.taX appointMentSthe northbridge Senior tax program(aarp Volunteers) are available tohelp local residents with simple tax fil-ing, several appointments are available.Call to make an appointment...Senator MiChaeL MooreS offiCe hourSSenator Michael Moore will be avail-able to meet with local senior’sfrom12:00 - 1:00 p.m. on the secondMonday of every month.Vna WeLLneSS CLiniCthe Vna of Greater Milford/north-bridge area in cooperation with thenorthbridge Board of health will con-duct a wellness clinic on tuesday april9th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Localresidents should take advantage of thisservice, no appointment is necessary.3 SeaSonS LunCheonthe dine out Group of the SeniorCenter will have breakfast at the 3Season restaurant (located at theBlackstone Valley tech high School)on tuesday april 9th at11:30 a.m. callthe center to make a reservation.CareGiVerS Groupthe northbridge Senior Center’sCaregivers group meets on the fourthfriday of the month. the next meetingwill be on friday april 26th at 11:00a.m. if you are currently caring for afamily member or close friend, comeand join others who share your compas-sion.aSk the nurSethe northbridge Senior Center ask thenurse program will conduct a vitalsigns clinic on tuesday april 23rd at11:00 a.M. - 1:00 p.M. Come, in andmeet pat Wallen our rn, she is avail-able to answer any questions concern-ing your medications, or any otherhealth issues you may have.attention Senior CitiZenSthe town of northbridge property taxWork - off proGraM. is avail-able for local seniors, who qualify andhave appropriate skills, volunteer their

services to the town. they are thenmatched with volunteer positions thathave been offered by various towndepartments. this new program canhelp you reduce the cost of your prop-erty taxes and you will be helping thetown as well.CriBBaGe pLayerS neededthe Cribbage League is in need ofadditional players for the 2013 season.the league plays on thursdays at1:00p.m.Call the center for more infor-mation or you can reach Jim Carse at508-234-5279. Senior pooL LeaGuethere is a need for pool players for theWednesday morning League. due tothe aging process our number of mem-bers has reduced to approximately tenmembers. the league is in desperateneed for any retired gentlemen that

would be interested in joining theleague. please drop in to the center orcall and the office will put you in touchwith ken Guhman. (pool Coordinator.) the League has resumed, howeverplayers are still needed.MonthLy Birthday dinnerthe monthly birthday dinner will betuesday april 23, 11:45.a.M. anyonecelebrating a birthday in March is invit-ed to attend and bring. a guest. allbirthday participants are eligible to wina floral arrangement...reservationsmust be made on friday april 19th nolater than 11:00a.m.Shinea Shine Counselor is available byappointment only. Call for more infor-mation or to schedule an appointment.

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on Sunday, april 14th the friends ofthe Museum of Work & Culture will behosting a bus trip to the rhode islandirish famine Memorial in providence.

Between 1845 and 1851, the popula-tion of ireland was devastated by a ter-rible potato famine. historians estimatethat as a result of the tardy and inade-quate British government response tothe "great hunger," one million or moreirish men, women and children died.one and one-half million more irishemigrated to the united States andother countries.

on Sunday, april 14th, take a touralong the providence river with dondeignan, ph.d., president of thefamine Memorial Committee and uriprofessor Scott Molloy, ph.d. our

guides will speak about what drove theirish to rhode island during the famineand what happened to them in this stateafter their arrival. We will also learnhow the famine Memorial monumentwas funded and built, and what thefuture holds for the commemorationand irish heritage in ri.

following the tour, a dinner at rirawill be enjoyed by all.

the bus will depart at 2:30 p.m. fromandrew’s Bistro’s parking lot, locatedat 3755 Mendon rd. Cumberland, ri.those not taking the bus can join thegroup at the Memorial at 3 p.m.

$30 per person includes tour, dinnerand transportation. to reserve or forinformation contact anne Conway ataconway@ rihs.org

Bus tour to RI Irish FamineMemorial in Providence

Lunch pick up begins at 10:30 a.m.each day with lunch at 11:30 a.m.please call the Senior Center at 508-278-8622 to reserve your meal and alsoto arrange for transportation to lunch,shopping and for medical appoint-ments.

the Senior Center is a drop off site forthe people first food pantry. dona-tions are accepted Monday throughfriday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.CoMputer CLaSSeS – Classeshave resumed on Mondays from 3pm to4pm. do you have a new iphone, ipad,tablet or nook but aren’t sure about allyou can do with it? please call theSenior Center at 508-278-8622 toenroll and get further details. Classesare geared to individual needs.Senior Center WiSh LiSt – theSenior Center would greatly appreciate

any donations of decaf and regular cof-fee, sugar and Splenda packets, foamcups, stirrers, cascade for the dishwash-er, dish detergent, sponges, napkins,paper towels and all purpose spraycleaner for the tables. these things arenot covered in the budget. We thankyou very much for your help.

naviCare SCo will be at the SeniorCenter on the first Monday of everymonth at 2:00 p.m. naviCare SCo is aSenior Care options program. navi-Care helps you get the most out of yourMedicare and Masshealth standardbenefits and offers you extra servicesthat can help you stay healthy at noextra cost to you. you are eligible if youare 65 years old or older, you haveMass health Standard and you live inWorcester County.BereaVeMent CounSeLinG

are you dealing with the loss of a lovedone, losing a job or your home or justneed to talk to someone? please callthe Senior Center and make an appoint-ment to talk to our bereavement coun-selor, dr. Carl Schultz. dr. Schultzcomes to us with impressive creden-tials. he is available for people of allages by appointment. all sessions arefree, private and confidential. Call theCenter to make an appointment.neW WeBSitenow you can go to the new Council onaging website and get all the newsfrom the Senior Center. there is up todate information on programs andclasses, the weekly lunch menu, as wellas fuel assistance and open enrollmentfor Medicare Supplemental insurance.Check us out at www.uxbridge-ma.gov.Go to departments and click on Councilon aging.MoBiLe optiCaL Shop CoMinGto uXBridGe Senior Center anywhere optical is a mobile opticalshop that comes to your door. Lisatrainor, the optician from the companywill be at the uxbridge Senior Centeron the first Wednesday of every month,from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm to talkabout the services offered. Bring acopy of your current prescription to getpricing for a pair of new glasses.anywhere optical has prices for everybudget. if you have Masshealth in-surance and need new glasses call Lisaat 508-634-3596 for an appointment.yoGa CLaSS – neW tiMeyoga class will resume on thursday,april 4th from 1-2 pm and run throughMay 23rd. you must call the SeniorCenter to register. $30 for the eight-week class is due at registration. Classneeds a minimum of 5 students to run.free taX heLp! friday, april 5 will be the last day tohave taxes done at the Senior Center.please bring with you: for the CircuitBreaker credit bring a recent tax bill,water and sewer bill, proof of your

Social Security number, last year’s taxreturns, any W2 forms, any 1099 forms,the Social Security form SSa that yourreceived. you should call the SeniorCenter at 508-278-8622 for more infor-mation.tueSday iS BoXinG day! Starting on february 5thand continuingevery tuesday for ten weeks, we willplay a game called Boxing day duringlunch. there will be weekly prizes forthe winners. please rSVp by eachMonday so we can have an accuratecount for lunch and the game.CoMMunity outreaChdid you know that the uxbridge SeniorCenter offers outreach to the communi-ty including home visits? if you arecurrently experiencing life-altering cir-cumstances and are home bound forany reason, including illness, injury orrecent retirement of your license, pleasecall us. We would like to get to knowyou and to explain our many services.Call us at 508-278-8622 to schedule ahome visit. We look forward to servingyou.Stay tuned! - Check the SeniorCenter Webpage and the uxbridgeCable Station to learn the date of theLunch and Learn with tony Giunta,store manager at hannaford’s.do you haVe faLLon heaLthinSuranCe and StiLL Want tokeep your doCtorS at reLiant?Get some of your questions answered

on Wednesday, april 17th at 1:30 pmwhen Barbara Lynch from tufts healthCare will be here to discuss some of thechoices you have with tufts. tufts willbe the only hMo that reliant will takenext year.faLLon heaLth Care inforMationaL diSCuSSionon tuesday, april 23rd from 2:00-4:00pm, dan amason from fallon willbe at the Senior Center to discuss thefallon Senior plan and how it will workfor you next year. it is important toknow that your fallon insurance will

not go away but that the doctors avail-able will change. dan will answer ques-tions and share a list of doctors.Senior Care optionSfriday, april 19th, from 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m, evelyn Sandoval fromSenior Care options will be presentinglaptop computers to the Senior Center.She will also discuss Senior Careoptions. this is a new program thatcombines health-care services withsocial support services to help youmaintain your health and stay in yourown home. With SCo, a team of med-ical professionals works together toprovide you with care that is individu-ally tailored to your needs. Join us forlunch and an informational discussion.

Menuplease call ahead to reserve your lunch.

1st Monday Lunch: Stuffed shells, spinach, italianbread and fresh fruit2:00 pm – naViCare SCo3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Computer class

2nd Tuesday8:30 am – pick-up begins for groceryshopping at hannaford’s. Lunch: Boxing day – Beef stroganoff,egg noodles, green beans and bananapudding squares

3rd WednesdayLunch: Chicken and dumplings, rice,steamed carrots and sugar free Jell-o11:30 am – 12:30 pm – anywhere opti-cal is a mobile optical shop that comesto you’re door. Lisa trainor, the opti-cian from the company will be at theuxbridge Senior Center from 11:30 to12:30 pm to talk about the services

4th Thursday11:30 am Lunch: Meatloaf, mashedpotatoes, creamed corn and angel foodcake with berries.1:00-2:00 pm - new time - yoga class,all are welcome to join. fee is $30 foreight weeks.

5th Friday11:30 am Lunch: Baked fish, sweetpotatoes, mixed vegetables and icecream sandwiches.

8th Monday11:30 am Lunch: Vegetable soup, gril-led cheese sandwich, garden saladand peaches and cream.3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Computer classes,call 508-278-8622 for information

9th Tuesday8:30 am – pick-up begins for groceryshopping at hannaford’s.Lunch: Boxing day – Beef and corn-bread pie, garden salad and fresh fruit2:00-3:00 pm – page turners with JaneGranatino, Library director. if you liketo talk about books, good and bad, joinus. Share some of your favorite reads,talk about what makes a classic and dis-cover new authors, this book discussionis for you! new members are alwayswelcome, just stop by!

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10th WednesdayLunch: Chicken romano, penne pastawith marinara, green beans and brown-ies

11th ThursdayLunch: pot roast, mashed potatoes,steamed carrots and lemon blueberrycake12:30 pm - pick-up begins for Wal-Mart shopping. 1:00 - 2:00 pm - new time - yogaclass, all are welcome to join. fee is$30 for eight weeks.

12th FridayLunch: Baked fish, rice pilaf, mixedvegetables and sugar free pudding

15th Mondaypatriot’S daySenior Center iS CLoSed forhoLiday – no LunCh SerVed

16th Tuesday8:30 am – pick-up begins for groceryshopping at hannaford’s.Lunch: Boxing day – Vegetablequiche, garden salad, fresh fruit11:30 a.m. – Blood pressure clinic,fran Stone from Salmon Vna andhospice will be here to check bloodpressures. Come for lunch and haveyour pressure taken.

17th WednesdayLunch: Chicken potpie, mixed vegeta-bles and apple cake1:30 pm – Join Barbara Lynch fromtufts and get you fallon/ reliant ques-tions answered

18th ThursdayLunch: Swedish meatballs, egg noo-dles, Brussels sprouts and sugar freepudding.1:00-2:00 pm - new time - yogaclass, all are welcome to join. fee is$30 for eight weeks.

19th FridayLunch – Baked fish, roasted potatoes,broccoli and sugar free pie11:30 – 12:30 p.m. – evelyn Sandovalfrom Senior Care options will be pre-senting laptop computers to the SeniorCenter. She will also discuss SeniorCare options. Join us for lunch andthis informational discussion.

22nd MondayLunch: tomato soup, grilled cheese,garden salad and fresh fruit3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Computer class

23rd Tuesday 8:30 am – pick-up begins for groceryshopping at hannaford’s. Call 278-8622 to arrange for pick-up.Lunch: Boxing day – tuna casserole,egg noodles, peas and carrots andapple crisp.2:00-4:00 pm – dan amason fromfallon health Care will be here toanswer your questions about changesin your health plan.

24th WednesdayLunch: roasted chicken, stuffing, but-ternut squash, mashed potatoes andsugar free Jell-o.

25th ThursdayLunch – hot dogs, baked beans,coleslaw and sugar free pudding.12:30 p.m. - pick-up begins for Wal-Mart shopping. 1:00-2:00 p.m. - new time - yogaclass, all are welcome to join.

26th FridayLunch: Baked fish, couscous, mixedvegetables and ice cream

29th MondayLunch: Lasagna, garden salad, italianbread and sugar free pudding3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – Computer class

30th Tuesday8:30 a.m. – pick-up begins for groceryshopping at hannaford’s. Lunch: Boxing day – penne withmarinara and sausage, garden saladand birthday cake.

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the George L. Wood post #5594,Veteran's of foreign Wars, will hold aflea market and crafts sale on the postgrounds, route 140, upton on Sat-urday, april 13th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. a raindate is set for Sunday, april14th, same time frame.

dealer spaces cost $8.00 each.reservations are required onLy fordealers needing to reserve tables. toreserve tables (slight charge per table),

call the fundraiser chairman, donald(doug) keniston at 508-529-6247.

paperback books needed. please con-sider donating new or used paperbackbooks to the V.f.W. Call the numberabove to arrange pick-up.

flea Market and Crafts: Severaltables will feature homemade/hand-made crafts. May tables will offer newand used items for sale at low prices.

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be on sale from 8:00 a.m. proceeds ofthe flea market and crafts sale will beused for the post's improvements.there is no admission charge to enter the flea Market.

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1st Monday

10 aM – Chatterbox discussiongroup. all welcome

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11 aM – “north american SongBirds” audio/visual program aboutbirds. W/John root “the Bird Man”

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Thank You toCommunityReaders

Members of the community recentlyparticipated in Community readingday at the northbridge elementarySchool and Balmer elementarySchool.

Guest readers were paired with class-room teachers so the readers coulddemonstrate their love for reading andto further involve members of thecommunity in the schools.

thank you to all of the readers. thestudents were very happy you came.

the american Legion auxiliary willhold its 68th annual MassachusettsGirls State at Stonehill College, eastonfrom Saturday, June 15th throughfriday, June 21th. Ms. Mary Morcos,daughter of Mr.& Mrs. Samy Morcosand Ms. Shelbie Barney, daughter ofMs. ann Stafinski have been selectedto represent uxbridge high School.the american Legion auxiliary spon-sors this program state-wide. inuxbridge, the program is fundedthrough the generosity of the uxbridgeWoman’s Club. More than 27,000Massachusetts girls have participatedin this citizenship program since itsinauguration in 1945.

this year, 330 girls from all parts ofthe State will participate in the week’sstudy of local and state government.

they will establish and operate theirown City or town, form two politicalparties, nominate candidates for office,conduct campaigns and hold elections.

Speakers will be state officials (ifpossible), leaders in government andother professions. also speakers fromthe american Legion and the ameri-can Legion auxiliary will be on theprogram. they will learn about theresponsibilities of the various branchesof government and the qualificationand benefits of many of the leadingprofessions.

Girls State will be held in every Statein the union. at the Girls StateSessions, two girls will be selected torepresent their respective State at Girlsnation to be held in Maryland in July.

Martinelli recitesprize winning poem

James Martinelli, an 8th grade student atfrederick W. hartnett Middle School, andBlackstone resident, recently wrote a poem forhis english teacher entitled, "it doesn't Matter."While James thought the audience for his versewas that of just his english teacher, Mr. healyand maybe the students in his class, he was sur-prised to learn that he won first prize in theWorld unity and Wror co-sponsored, 8thannual Statewide poetry Contest on “equalityand diversity".

on Monday, January 28th James recited hispoem for the thousands of listeners on Boston'sWror 105.7fM. James' poem "it doesn'tMatter" took on a theme focused around equali-ty, and how we often let our eyes interpret whopeople are. the piece will be replayed duringpublic Service announce-ments on Wror andsister stations all across the country for the nextfew months. James Martinelli at the Wror 105.7 FM Studio.

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the uxbridge elementary pto willhost a Scholastic Book fair at theWhitin elementary School Library,120 Granite Street, uxbridge, theweek of april 22nd. families, teach-ers and the community are invited tojoin the “Story Laboratory” – wherereading gives you Super powers!

all Whitin elementary School stu-dents will visit the book fair duringtheir normal school library hours. thecommunity is welcome to visit ourStory Laboratory during family shop-ping hours: Monday, april 22nd andtuesday, april 23rd from 3 pm to 4pm, thursday, april 25th, from 3 pmto 6 pm, friday, april 26th, from 3 pmto 8 pm and Saturday, april 27th from10 am to 2 pm.

the Book fair will offer speciallypriced books and educational prod-ucts, including new releases, award-winning titles, children’s classics, andcurrent bestsellers for children andadults. in addition to shopping, thebook fair will host several specialevents and raffles. on thursday, april25th, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm there willbe a scavenger hunt with raffles. on

friday, april 26th from 6:00 to 7:00p.m. join the Story Laboratory andMad Science for hands on science fun!on Saturday, april 27th from 10:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m. bring your Grand-parents to the Book fair!

We hope to see you at our StoryLaboratory – where reading gives youSuper power!

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(orchestra), Sam Gulinello (orchestra), andrewdunlap (orchestra), and Katelyn Lashley(orchestra). Back row (L to r): Peter Casey(Chorus), Mikaela Vandenakker (Chorus),arianna Koeman (Chorus), Lauren Bek(Chorus), noah Zeyl (Chorus), and Jacob Vanderhart (orchestra). not pictured: Soriya Melanson (orchestra)

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the team 61 robotics team at Valleytech placed an impressive second andreceived high marks for its innovativepto system at the Bae regionaltournament firSt robotics competi-tion held last weekend at the VerizonCenter in Manchester, nh.

the team’s pto transmission, whichrefers to power transfer option, oper-ates the drive shaft of the robot. in May2012, the team researched severaloptions for creating its own version anddecided it was most viable to have thestudents design and build one them-selves. once a concept was developedviable to produce, the team workedwith drafting & engineering technol-ogy students to bring the idea to itsfinal stage.

What makes this particular ptotransmission unique is its ability to takepower from four motors and transfer itto the arm drive to control the system.all components are encased with alu-minum plates to form a gear box withtwo motors that support multipleshafts, a right pto for the right drive

train and a left pto for the left drivetrain. Several robotics companies, in-cluding andyMark.com, expressedextreme interest in purchasing the tech-nology for exclusive distribution,which would provide national expo-sure for Valley tech and its roboticsteam. the team is scheduled to com-pete again on May 17th and 18th atWorcester polytechnic institute.

“While exhibiting incredible team-work, integrity and all around excel-lence, our second-place win was an all-school effort,” stated electronics/engineering department team LeaderMichael norton. “having our ptotransmission receive such attention,demonstrates the importance of inte-grating engineering into Valley tech’scurriculum. thanks go out to everyonewho contributed their time, talent andsupport in this success.”

neW this SprinG, the BlackstoneValley education foundation is offer-ing a youth employability Workshopfor high school students over aprilvacation. Starting tuesday, april 16ththrough thursday, april 18th from 8:30am to 12:30 pm at the Milford federalCredit union, students will prepare andpractice sharpening their employabilityskills and learn techniques for landing ajob this summer and after high schoolgraduation. the program will coversuch topics as identifying naturalstrengths and talents and how to com-municate them through form applica-tions, resumes and cover letters.Students will then practice interviewtechniques both face-to-face and overthe phone, the follow-up process andthe best tools to use when hunting for ajob effectively without losing motiva-tion. finally, topics on work place eti-quette, time management, setting long-term goals, and financial literacy will

wrap up the last class. to register,please contact Julie Salmon at:jsalmon@BVeducation foundation.orgor call 508-234-9090 x101.

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uxbridge public Schools hasreceived a grant from Chna6 towork on an autism advocacy projectfor april autism awareness Month.the project will involve a studentcreated video, including interviewsby youth and families effected byautism, a traveling art show, and acommunity presentation with a paneldiscussion and local resources. theSpecial education parent advisoryCouncil and the Coalition for aCommunity of Caring is partneringwith the schools to support this proj-ect. our goal is to increase aware-ness of autism and social challenges,bridge community supports betweenfamilies, schools, and local re-sources, and increase youth skills inself-expression and advocacy. here’swhat one student with autism saidabout why this project would be ben-eficial:

“i suppose it’s to help others likeme. i remember when i was youngeri heard about autism. adults tried toexplain it, but they didn’t reallyexplain it well. they didn’t knowwhat it was like. they explained it intechnical terms. for most i don’tthink that’s an easy way to explain it.i find it easier to learn a lesson bywords and visualization, to witnesswhat it’s like, to make it tangible.autism, much like a scale, is vary-ing. there are some with extremelevels, and some with mild. it is allindividual like we are all unique. for

me, objects in the world stand outmore than people, so it makes it dif-ficult to make connections with peo-ple. i’ve trained myself to pay atten-tion, and force myself to see peopleinstead of the objects. other peoplemay experience different levels ofthis. it can make you extremelyuncomfortable to be around others.the video could help people thatdon’t have autism, but also helpthose that do have autism, to knowthey aren’t the only one in the world.i believe that if this video is doneright, it can help everyone under-stand those with autism aren’tabnormal, we are people just likeyou, who want to live happy lives,want to have friends, its just a strug-gle we face everyday.”

Students from the uxbridge highSchool and the independence project(18y+ program), are meeting onthursday afternoons from 2-3 p.m.if any youth or community membersare interested in helping with anyaspect of this project, contact alisondwyer,[email protected] 508-278-8633 x2112. the groupis also calling for art work related toautism or created by someone withautism, to submit art work no largerthan 18x24” to the high School mainoffice by april 22nd. further detailswill be posted on the uxbridge cablestation and the Coalition webpageuxbridgehighschool.net and clickthe Coalition tab.

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Valley tech’s andrew Cardin, a 2011Manufacturing technologies graduatefrom Sutton, was selected to test hisskills at the SkillsuSa World teamWeld final in daytona, florida onfebruary 24th. andrew was a 2011national gold medalist in the SkillsuSaChampionships and among three youngwelders advanced from the aWS/SkillsuSa u. S. invitational Weld trials heldat faB-teCh 2012 at the Las VegasConvention Center in Las Vegas fromnovember 12th-14th.

the World team Weld finals weresponsored by Larsen Motorsports andandrew’s participation was made pos-sible by generous support from theamerican Welding Society. this rigor-ous competition tested multiple weld-ing processes with requisites so precise

that a number of the welds required x-ray reviews and hydrostatic pressuretests up to 1,000 pounds per squareinch in order to verify the integrity andquality of the welds. andrew and theother World team contestants are con-sidered “the best of the best” as theycompeted for four days in contestsjudged under demanding internationalstandards.

“it is a privilege to be here, to repre-sent my state and work with the top twocontenders. i have put my heart andsoul in this and trained countlesshours,” andrew stated in a recent inter-view by Miller electric ManufacturingCompany at the SkillsuSa World teamWeld final in daytona, florida . “i seewelding taking me the rest of the wayin my life. i put this much time into thisone trade that it will always be a part ofme. Winning has never been the keypoint, it’s really about the experience.”

andrew’s success is attributed to hispersonal drive and attention to detail, aswell as to the way he was challenged byBVt’s sophisticated curriculum andthe high expectations of his teachers.Blackstone’s Superintendent dr.Michael fitzpatrick extended a specialthanks to Welding instructor danrivera, who accompanied andrew tothe competition, for his tireless effortand support throughout his preparationfor the contest. andrew is eligible tocompete again in 2015 but with thecontest behind him, andrew will focushis attention on his new job as a welderin devens, Ma.

once again, a Valley tech student haswon the 2013 Massachusetts SchoolLibrary association (MSLa) Book-mark Contest. Maximilian Bloem, asophomore from northbridge wasrecently presented with the honorableMention award from the statewideMSLa for his Bookmark Contest entryentitled “entertaining our SolarSystem Since 4,600,000,000 BCe.”

this year’s theme was -SchoolLibraries: Books & Beyond! to reflectthe vision of evolving school librariesand to highlight the many programsand services that extend beyond thebookshelves. Many of the Graphic andVisual arts students created bookmarkswhich were placed on display in theLibrary Media Center for other Valleytech students to vote on their favorite.

in addition to Maximilian, two othersentrants where chosen to participate atthe state wide competition, adriannaMaron from Mendon and JessicaStevens from uxbridge.

the Bookmark Contest competitionwas held in conjunction with theMSLa conference in Sturbridge lastweek. twelve judges reviewed over150 submissions from schools acrossthe Commonwealth. all winners wereannounced during the conference.

Maximilian was invited to the awardsCeremony at the State house in Bostonon Library Legislative day last month.all winning students and families,school librarians, participating teachersand administrators are invited to cele-brate and advocate for School Librariesin Massachusetts.

“We introduced this program twoyears ago and many of our studentstruly embraced it. We had over 30entrants the first year, sent three entriesto the statewide contest and won anhonorable Mention. this year the stu-dents from Graphic Communicationsand Visual arts participated withapproximately 50 entries, and onceagain we sent three entries to the state,”said pamela Mark, Library MediaSpecialist. “We are so excited the stu-dents enjoyed working on this project.We have many talented students here atValley tech. for next year, we hopemore students will participate, showtheir artistic gifts and create an evengreater awareness of the collaborativeprogram in the arts and the schoollibrary program.”

Accomplishments

Fuller graduatesMagna Cum Laude

rachelle fuller of northbridge, a2012 Graduate of fitchburg Stateuniversity, graduated Magna CumLaude with a Bachelor of Science innursing. She recently accepted aregistered nurse position at the essexpark rehabilitation and nursingCenter in Beverly, Ma.

rachelle is planning to pursue aMaster of Science in nursing with afocus on becoming a nurseanesthetist.

Summer Fletcherreceives Masters

Boston university awarded academ-ic degrees to 1,631 students inJanuary. Summer a. fletcher ofuxbridge received a Master of arts inart education degree.

Arrighi at NavalWarfare Center

adam arrighi 2012 graduate of theuniversity of rhode island with aBachelor’s degree in ocean engine-ering, has taken a position with thenaval undersea Warfare Center innewport, ri.

he is the son of diane and edWiencek of uxbridge and alanarrighi of Warrenville, iL.

Cardin advances to finals

at a recent luncheon sponsored bynew england regional forum Valleytech was recognized for its outstandingachievement as an ap® honor rolldistrict for 2012.

Valley tech was selected as one of the539 school districts across 44 of 50states in the u. S. and six Canadianprovinces to be recognized by theCollege Board with placement on the3rd annual ap® district honor rollfor simultaneously increasing access toadvanced placement course workwhile increasing the percentage of stu-dents earning scores of three or higheron ap exams. achieving both of thesegoals is ideal for a district’s ap programbecause it indicates that it is successful-

ly identifying motivated, academicallyprepared students who are likely to ben-efit most from rigorous ap coursework. the state of Massachusetts wasrepresented by the largest number ofap honor roll districts, with 46. Valleytech was the only vocational school tobe selected in the state

“this is a tremendous achievement.We are thoroughly proud of our educa-tors and students in exceeding suchhigh expectations,” dr. Michael fitz-patrick, Superintendent-director. “Westrive to provide a challenging andsophisticated curriculum. at Valleytech, our goal is to continuouslyachieve new benchmarks and accom-plishment to stay at the forefront of the

ever-changing education environment.” inclusion on the 3rd annual ap

district honor roll is based on theexamination of three years of ap data,from 2010 to 2012 based on the follow-ing criteria for each district: 1) increaseparticipation/access to ap by at least4% in large districts, at least 6 percentin medium districts and at least 11 per-cent in small districts; 2) ensure thatthe percentage of african american,hispanic/Latino, and american indian/alaska native students taking apexams did not decrease by more than5%; and 3) improve performance levelswhen comparing the percentage of stu-dents in 2012.

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Recognized as College Board AP Honor Roll District

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if you’re hungry for breakfast orlunch, be sure to check out the depotCafé in uxbridge; it is open 7 days aweek from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. the family-run business is “going well” accordingto kerrie Macdonald and her husband,patrick, “pat.”

“My parents had a restaurant(Candlewood) in Millville for manyyears and growing up in the business, ialways wanted to own a restaurant,too.” She said; now i have realized mydream. depot Café will celebrate its 1-year anniversary on May 1st this year.

the name of the restaurant was cho-sen in a contest in which customersvoted on 3 choices. “the depot Café”was not one of those choices, kerriementioned, but “as soon as we saw it,we knew it was what we wanted. Westill don’t know who wrote it but wouldlove to say a big thank you!”

the former restaurant, dynasty,served its customers for the last time onapril 30th, 2012, the day kerrie andher husband signed papers to take itover. they were there the very next dayand are now there every day of theweek. kerrie said that “business hasdoubled” in the year, mainly throughword of mouth; “our customer base hasgrown because one friend tells anotheror a brother tells his sister, etc.”

pat, who formerly ran a landscapebusiness for 25 years, says that i “hand-ed in my shovel for a spatula.”although kerrie is the principal cook,he does help out in a pinch. however,he primarily does the shopping for allthe meat and other food items, that hebuys fresh from whole-grain breads tovegetables. he takes great pride in stat-ing that all the hamburger meat is“fresh” and that the grinding is donedaily. in addition, he makes his ownsausages “that are not fatty.” kerrieadded, “nothing is frozen and it’salways fresh, including our soups andchowders.”

kerrie’s husband considers himself a“sous-chef” and does a lot of prepwork. Both he and kerrie seek toplease every customer and will makeup a dish especially for the customer,even if it’s not on the menu. for exam-ple, they make their own home fries,but pat said, “We may have 25 varietiessince some like it with onions, somewithout, some with spices and somewant it plain. We’ll do it any way thecustomer wants even though it makesmore pans for me to wash,” he jokinglynotes. What’s it like to be working sideby side with your husband? kerrie, wasasked and she spontaneously respond-ed, with a broad smile, “it’s bliss.”

Customers come from various townslike douglas and Mendon, but most are

“townspeople from uxbridge,” kerrieconfirmed.

a “regular” is Joe Megarry of “tattoo122” next door. “i come in every daybecause i know kerrie & pat put a lotof love into what they make. everyonefrom my business comes here.” kerriesaid one of her most popular sandwich-es, the “Sully,” consisting of pastrami,sautéed onions and Swiss cheese on abulkie, was created by Joe. Besides thesalads, soups and sandwiches, includ-ing wraps, their “huge” burgers accom-

panied by their hand-cut fries are popu-lar orders. youcan’t forget thebreakfast menuthat is availableall day, everyday, and if youdon’t have timeto eat in, takeout is available.one town offi-cial comes inpretty much

every day for the freshly-ground coffee,kerrie remarked.

another customer from Worcester,annunzia ricciardi-Grilla, who comesin every week with an elderly friendfrom northbridge, says she “loves com-ing here” and finds the “people person-able and accommodating, especiallytowards the elderly.”

a first-time customer, dennis Lizotte,of Millville said as he left, “it’s excel-lent food and i’m coming back.”

Chef kerrie commented that the cus-tomers are “almost like family. you seethem regularly and they become a partof your life.”

the wait staff is mostly those thatwere with dynasty, but the newestaddition is waitress denise Belisle. She

and kerrie went to high school togetherin Blackstone and, when the opportuni-ty came for her to work with kerrie, shejumped at the chance.

kerrie added that her 10 year-old son,patrick, Jr. busses the tables on week-ends. She and pat have three other chil-dren, Julia, 13 and Samantha Bur-roughs, 24, and 27-year-old dylanBurroughs. the family resides inBlackstone.

for more information about thedepot Café, look up [email protected] or, better still, go down-town uxbridge to 11 South Main Streetwhere there’s free parking and enjoybreakfast or lunch there. if you don’thave time to sit and eat, just call (508)278-8088 and order take out.

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dr. Bidinger received her medicaldegree from Cornell universityMedical College in new york, ny. Shecompleted her internship and residencyat the university of MassachusettsMedical School, Worcester and alsocompleted a research and clinical fel-lowship at the university of Massa-chusetts Medical School in thedivision of rheumatology.

dr. Batra received her medical degreefrom the university of MassachusettsMedical School. She completed herresidency at Beth israel deaconessMedical Center in Boston and her clin-ical fellowship at Brigham & Woman’shospital, Boston, Ma.

Both physicians hold a professionalaffiliation with the american College

of rheumatology, hold board certifica-tion in rheumatology and internalMedicine and have over a decade ofrheumatology experience.

dr. Batra and dr. Bidinger will col-lectively treat and diagnose rheumaticdisorders and health concerns such asrheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis,lupus, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, ten-donitis, and bursitis. Both doctors areopen to new patients. for more infor-mation or to schedule an appointmentplease call rheumatology associates at508-634-6825. rheumatology associ-ates is located at 12 uxbridge road,Mendon, Ma.

tri-County Medical is a physicians’practice group serving the healthcareneeds of residents within the MetroWest and Blackstone Valley. now in its20th year of operation, tri-CountyMedical’s physicians, physician assis-tants, and nurse practitioners practiceprimary and specialty medicine in 26office locations within Bellingham,franklin, hopkinton, Medway, Mil-ford, and Whitinsville. tri-CountyMedical is a direct affiliate with Mil-ford regional Medical Center.

dealerrater honors harbro Sales &Service inc. for outstanding CustomerSatisfaction Based on Customers'online reviews posted on dealerraterWeb Site.

dealerrater, theworld's premier car deal-er review web site, hasannounced the winnersof the 2013 dealer of theyear award program.through this award pro-gram, 38 manufacturercategories were repre-sented honoring top u.S.and Canadian dealers.included in this year'swinners was harbroSales & Service inc.

harbro has demonstrated consistentlyhigh powerScore™ ratings for cus-tomer satisfaction, placing them in thetop of their class. the powerScore isdetermined using an algorithm that fac-tors the dealership's average dealer-rater consumer rating and the total

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according to recent studies, 84% ofamericans say onlineevaluations have aninfluence on their deci-sion to purchase a prod-uct/service, and 73% ofcar shoppers now con-sult online dealershipreviews. With the grow-th of internet use in thecar shopping processover the past decade,reputation managementhas become a vital partof any dealership's mar-keting process.

"We congratulate harbro Sales &Service inc. for achieving the top awardfor customer satisfaction amongst usedCar dealers across Massachusetts andlook forward to their continued successthrough unparalleled customer serv-ice," said the president of dealerrater.

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King receivesExtra MileAward honor

Melanie king of uxbridge wasawarded the ken Coleman extra Mileaward by Suzanne fountain, directorof the Jimmy fund, on february 7th atthe international Golf Club inBolton. More than 150 other volun-teer tournament organizers were rec-ognized for their commitment to theJimmy fund Golf program. By organ-izing golf tournaments, they helpedraise nearly $6.5 million in 2012 foradult and pediatric cancer care andresearch at dana-farber Cancerinstitute through Jimmy fund Golf,one of the nation’s oldest and largestcharity golf programs.

the ken Coleman extra Mile awardhonors those individuals who havegone above and beyond the call ofduty by giving freely of their time andenergy to Jimmy fund Golf. king hasco-chaired the dunkin’donuts GeorgeMandell Memorial Golf tournamentfor the past 15 years and has raisedmore than $9.6 million to supportadult and pediatric cancer care andresearch at dana-farber Cancerinstitute.

Jimmy fund Golf is one of the old-est and largest charity golf programsin the country. now in its 31st year,Jimmy fund Golf has raised morethan $91 million to support adult andpediatric cancer care and research atdana-farber Cancer institute. fromtraditional golf tournaments and coun-try club member events to mini golftournaments and day-long golfmarathons, golfers of all ages and skilllevels can conquer cancer throughJimmy fund Golf. the presentingsponsors for Jimmy fund Golf’s 2013season are american airlines,Bridgestone Golf, ChaMp Spikes,dunkin’ donuts, forty Seven Brand,homeGoods, the international GolfClub, and Wicked Local.

to learn more about how you cansupport dana-farber and the Jimmyfund through golf, visit www.jimmy-fundgolf.org or call (866) 521-4653.

Melanie King (left) of ux-bridge was awarded the KenColeman extra Mile awardby Suzanne Fountain (right),director of the Jimmy Fund.

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a Community resource Guide hasjust been published that provides infor-mation about health care services andsupport in communities served byMilford regional Medical Center. thisfour-page guide is intended to providepatients and their families with infor-mation about services in our communi-ty. it includes information about localagencies and programs regarding insur-ance, legal assistance, medical care, daycare, hospice & other support services.

the guide was created by the Com-munity transition team, part ofMilford regional Medical Center’spatient-Centered transitions (paCt),whose mission is to improve the quali-ty of care for patients in our communi-ties. paCt was formed in 2010 to pro-vide better links between the MedicalCenter and community agencies. theteam is comprised of members ofMilford regional, the Milford regionalpatient-family advisory Council(pfaC) and independent communityhealthcare providers.

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Savers Bank has announced theappointment of Melissa hermans toCustomer Service representative at theauburn branch. With over 12 years ofexperience in the financial industry,Melissa’s most recent position wasCustomer Service representative in theuxbridge branch at Savers Bank.

Savers Bank has also announced theappointment of Brenda Gosselin toCustomer Service representative at the

uxbridge branch. With over 9 years ofexperience in the financial industry,Brenda’s most recent position wasteller in the uxbridge branch at SaversBank. prior to her position at the bank,she worked at Shaws as Manager ofCustomer Service.

Melissa currently resides in Grafton.Brenda has lived in Whitinsville for thepast 25 years.

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New InterimExecutiveDirector at WCC

the Whitin Community CenterBoard of trustees is pleased toannounce the hiring of an interimexecutive director, Ms. Lorita Wil-liams. “Ms Williams will serve in thisposition while we conduct a search forthe new permanent full-time executivedirector,” notes Michael robertson,Chairman of the Board. “the WhitinCommunity Center is celebrating 90years and the Board of trustees will beseeking a new ed whose leadershipand vision will play a pivotal role inthe direction of the organization for thenext several decades. Ms. Williamswill assist us with the search processwhile keeping the organization movingforward in a positive direction.”

Ms. Williams brings extensive expe-rience in assessing an organizationsstrengths and weaknesses, evaluatingorganizational structure and proce-dures, and supporting the organizationsmission, vision and staff. “i am excitedto be here and have already had thewonderful opportunity to speak withstaff and some members,” states Ms.Williams. “i think the WCC is a gemand one of the best kept secrets in theregion. i look forward to strengtheningits programs and to working with thestaff to bring increased visibility of theWCC to the community.”

the Whitin Community Center,established in 1922, is a non-profit50(c)(3) organization offering social,recreational, educational, and outreachprograms that bring community mem-bers of all ages and backgroundstogether. to learn more, visit www.Whitin CommunityCenter.com.

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denise rogan of re/MaX americandream and rita Valcorba of prospectMortgage will be hosting a freehomebuyers Seminar on Saturday,april 27th at the Quaker inn &Conference Center, 442 Quakerhighway, uxbridge from 11 - 1pm.

find out what steps you need to takewhen buying a home, how much youcan afford, and the benefits of homeownership. anyone who is thinkingabout buying a home should attend thiseducational and enlightening seminar.

Call 401-447-3216 to reserve yourseat today! refreshments will beserved.

A gift shopfor today'swomen

the Gift authority - www.thegiftau-thority.com carries exquisite jewelrylines and top-quality gifts for the distin-guished shopper. the Gift authority islocated at 100 davis St. (rt. 16) indouglas. a bit off the beaten track buteasy to get to.

the Gift authority is owned byMerritt tetreault, known as “pete”throughout the area; his wife Veronicaand his granddaughter dawn. twoyears ago, pete decided to embark on anew venture; opening a gift store.together they began searching foritems to be sold in the gift shop. as youenter the Gift authority you will findan array of beautiful items. you willfind beautiful handbags by VeraBradley and donna Sharp. a fabulousjewelry line including John Medeiras,Lestage, LesVia, Cape Cod jewelry,Chamilia beads and bracelets, kithealth Celtic jewelry, Sadie Green ofSturbridge and so much more. thereis costume jewelry as well and jewelryfor our little misses. there are fra-grance items as well. Wax vessels byhabersham, kringle Candles, Stone-wall kitchen hand soaps, lotions andtheir own soy candles. there are home-made soaps from Cape Cod and beauti-ful scarves as well. also from Stone-

wall kitchen are jams, jellies, dipmixes, cheese ball mixes and dippingoils. the newest items to arrive arehand-crafted pottery and sport mugs.there are also greeting cards.

not long after the gift shop opened,Lorraine tetreau formerly of the coun-try Barn Gift Shop came on board.having visited the gift shop on openingday, Lorraine loved the shop and was

very happy for “pete”, Veronica anddawn. today, Lorraine is there happyand eager to greet customers and helpthem in any way she can.

if you haven't been to the Giftauthority, check them out. you will besurprised to see what's in store!

hours: Mon., Wed., fri. 10 am-5 pm,tues., thurs., Sat. 10 am-4 pm. 508-476-7924. Major credit cards accepted.

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in april, 2003, i never thought the“grand idea” of being a small businessowner would actually go very far. fastforward to March, 2013 and here i sitreminiscing about the past 10 years andhow amazing (mostly) they have been!dancers, teachers, and parents havecome and gone; life-long friendshipshave been forged; the “littles” havegrown up and blossomed; and i couldgo on and on and on… Most days i feelextremely blessed to be able to love my“work”, enjoy the world’s best com-mute of 1 ½ miles, be able to meet mostof my and my family’s needs ondemand, and enjoy the flexibility ofbeing self-employed.

in this 10th season at MdC, i’ve beeninspired to try new things, including re-inventing “dance team”. at MdC,dancers of all ages, abilities, shapes andsizes are welcome… so i thought, whynot extend those lines of thinking toany dancer who was dedicated andwanted to do something extra? So,back in September 2012, we startedrehearsals. after a few months of prac-tice, i was pretty certain that i wouldn’tbe able to get all 28 girls on the samepage at the same time…honestly, theages were 2 (yes, toddlers) to 23 yearsold…some were first-year dancers…others entering their 15th. But, thesegirls amazed me. they had the heartsof lions and dedication that couldn’t bematched. the team went on to performin october at hopedale’s oktoberfest;november for a providence BruinsGame; and January for a WorcesterSharks game – on the ice!

all of our students (and some of theirfriends) have had some great danceopportunities this season. Starting witha Monsters of hip hop dance Con-vention at the dCu in november – anon-competitive weekend series ofclasses with numerous well-knownchoreographers (nappytabs - Syty-Cd, Mobbed, etc; nick deMoura -Justin Beiber’s choreographer; JamalSimms - Choreographer for Miley Cy-rus and all 4 Step-up movies; Masterhip hop and Contemporary Classeswith Miss nikki Gyftopoulos at MdCin december; a fabulous opportunity inBoston to take hip hop Master classesand a Meet & Greet with Geo hubela(choreographer for aBdC’s iconicBoyz…) and tWitch (SytyCd seasons3 & 4; Step up movies…) in January;and on March 3rd, Master hip hopClasses and Meet & Greet with localchoreographer Lacy donnelly and MissJordyn Jones (abbie’s ultimate danceChallenge, Shake it up…).

in the coming months leading up toour 10th Spring recital, i’ll be planningand executing a few surprises for boththe students and parents; and all whoattend our season-ending performance.this year’s show will be held at north-bridge high School on Sat., June 22nd;2 pm and 6 pm (two different shows)with an over-flow date of Sun., June23rd at 2 pm. tickets will go on sale atthe studio in late april or early May.Contact Miss Leslie for info at: [email protected] or 508-478-7924.

- Miss Leslie; owner/presidentMendon Dance Center

Celebrating 10 Years of Dance

Uxbridge paddler entersRun of the Charles Race

dean Gaskill of uxbridge, has registered for the Charlesriver Watershed association’s (CrWa) 31st annual run ofthe Charles Canoe and kayak race scheduled for Sunday,april 28th. the race, which celebrates the ongoing improve-ments of the Charles river, draws approximately 1,500 pad-dlers and thousands of spectators to enjoy a day on the riverfull of fun and festivities.

Gaskill is entered in the Masters Category of the 19-Milerace. the race features paddlingraces for all skill levels, fromexpert to beginner. the $5,000professional flatwater CanoeMarathon draws elite paddlersfrom across the united States andCanada while the 24-Mile relayrace attracts many corporateteams ready for a great bonding experience. along with thoseevents, the 19-Mile, 9-Mile, and 6-Mile races bring out pad-dlers ranging in age from 11 to 80!

the race’s finish Line festival at dCr’s artesani park inBrighton is free to all racers and spectators and hosts day-longentertainment with live music from Wayland band Mid LifeCrisis, where you will hear some oldies, Classic rock,Motown, r&B and new Wave. Vendors will be on site toshowcase their products and talents, all kinds of food will befor sale and there is also a playground for children of all agesto use. Bring your family and spend the day!

the Charles river Watershed association is a non-profitorganization committed to protecting and enhancing thehealth, beauty and accessibility of the Charles river and itstributaries and watersheds. every government and privatestakeholder in the watershed knows CrWa’s advocacy forenvironmental protection. the work of CrWa encompassesall 80 miles of the Charles river, which meanders through 35eastern Massachusetts towns and cities within the 308 squaremiles of the Charles river watershed. CrWa’s successes haveled many organizations across the country to emulate its sci-ence methods and watershed management models.

registration remains available up to and including race day,but it is recommended that racers register now to avoid latefees! for more information on registration, becoming a volun-teer, or any other aspect of the race, please call (508) 698-6810, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.charlesriver.org.

Bill Goode of hopedale and dan foley of uxbridge recently joinedforces, taking a strike against stroke, by hosting a bowling tournamentto benefit the american Strokeassociation and tedy’s team. thetournament, held on March 2nd atpinz in Milford, brought togetherover 200 local participants includ-ing former new england patriotand stroke survivor, tedy Bruschi,and more than 20 local businesses,raising over $6,000 for tedy’steam.

Goode and foley, who both havea personal connection to stroke,will be running the 2013 BostonMarathon next month as part oftedy’s team and in honor of theirstroke heroes.

in June 2007, Goode’s grand-mother suffered a stroke on thevery same morning that Goode’soldest daughter, alexandra wasborn. Since his grandmother wasat the hospital when she sufferedher stroke, she was able to receivetreatment within minutes and luck-ily recovered to pre-stroke condi-tions allowing her to enjoy severalyears with her great-grandchildren before she passed away in 2011.

almost 10 years ago, dan’s father, daniel foley, suffered a stroke, buthas since made a full recovery. dan wanted to show his father how

much he means to him by runningthe race in his honor. in 2007,dan’s wife, katie, lost her greataunt, kay Saucier, to a stroke. Shewas a big part of katie’s familyand dan is honoring her by run-ning in her name as well.

on Monday, april 15th, themembers of tedy’s team will bemotivated by their stroke heroeswhen they hit the pavement for the117th annual Boston Marathon.they will celebrate the passionand inspiration of tedy’s team,honoring both the survivors andthe loved ones lost to the region’sno. 4 leading cause of death. therunners are taking a critical steptoward raising awareness of strokeand its warning signs, as well asmuch needed funds for localresearch and educational pro-grams. for more information visit,www. strokeassociation.org/tedys-team. to learn more about tedy’s team

visit: strokeassociation.org. follow us on facebook andtwitter.

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(L to r) Zack Blackburn, Sr. regional directorfor the american heart/Stroke association, danFoley, Tedy Bruschi and Bill Goode recentlyjoined forces, taking a strike against stroke at abowling tournament benefitting the americanStroke association and Tedy’s Team in Milford.

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Crimson aquatics recently traveled tothe upper Valley aquatic Center inWhite river Junction, Vt for the shortcourse new england 12 and underChampionships. there were over 700athletes and 75 teams. Crimson wonthe championship meet for the secondconsecutive year by out distancing thesecond place team by 993 points.

Crimson started out thursday nightstrong with great performances in the1000 with Caitlin Spencer placing 3rdand then the 11-12 400 free relay teamthat included yana deeley not onlywinning but breaking the old recordwith a time 3:46.21. the team contin-ued rolling friday morning breakingthe 11-12 200 Medley relay that was 13years old.

Great performances were continuedthroughout the weekend with CaitlinSpencer winning the 1650 and the 100and 200 fly and placing second overallin the 11 year old girls individual scor-ing at the meet. also, swimming for the11 and 12 year old girls were yanadeeley, anna feng, Meaghan Comi-sky, kelsey Brown, Molly Jordan andLeigh-anne Zanella. Great swims werehad by yana in the fly and free events,as well as the relays, anna swam tomultiple championship heats in the fly,iM, breaststroke and relays, kelseyswam two best times in the back andiM, Molly swam in multiple champi-onship heats in the fly, while Meaghanand Leigh-anne swam great in theirrespective races. Swimming for the 11-

12 boys were kyle Sullivan. for kyle'sfirst big meet, he swam strong individ-ual races in breast, free and relays.

the 10 and under team was absolute-ly great with the boys winning multiplerelays and placing in the top 10 in indi-vidual events. representing the 10 yearold boys were adam Briand, MaxGinsburg and Greg deeley. adam fin-ished 10th overall in the 10 year oldboys individual scoring. the girls wererepresented with katelyn Bonin, kieraGruttadauria, Maeve rosko and Sadieruneman. katelyn finished 10th over-all in the 9 year old girls individualscoring and kiera finished 7th overallin the 9 year old girls individual scor-ing. Maeve finished 10th overall in the10 year old girls individual scoring.Sadie swam a gutsy leg in the relay.

Crimson aquatics trains out of theWhitin Community Center in Whitins-ville and has programs for all ages andabilities. for more information, pleasecall 508-813-7211 or email [email protected]

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Beer and WineTasting to benefitlocal soccer club

Liverpool fSC, a premier soccerclub, will hold a beer and wine tastingat the american Legion hall situated at227 Main Street in oxford on Saturdayevening, april 6th, from 6 to 9 pm.

the tasting will feature nearly adozen microbrew beer and wine ven-dors as well as offer several raffles andsilent auctions, the proceeds of whichwill be used to help send Liverpool’su15 boys team to england this July forten days. While there, the boys willtour both London and Liverpool aswell as stay in the ancient city ofChester which was originally built as afortress by the emperor Vespasian inad 79. the boys will play a numberof competitive exhibition matches andtrain for several days at the world-renowned Liverpool academy.

Based out of five Star Socceracademy in oxford, Liverpool fSC isaffiliated with Liverpool fC and com-petes in the Massachusetts premierLeague (MapLe). the club wasfounded in 2003 and now boasts 22boys and girls teams in age groups run-ning from u10 to u18 as well as adevelopmental academy for childrenbetween the ages of 5 and 9.

the u15 boys team consists of 16boys; two from northeastern Connecti-cut and fourteen from towns through-out central Massachusetts includinguxbridge, Millbury, Sutton, douglas,Webster, auburn, northbridge, prince-ton, Sterling and Charlton. they arecoached by paul rearden and Marcfranzosa and compete throughout newengland in tournament play, the annu-al Mass. State Cup tournament andleague play in MapLe’s first division.

tickets can be purchased for $20 apiece in advance or at the door for $25.for information, call paul rearden at508-987-2245 or email Craig acocelliat 508-234-3669 or email at: [email protected].

Crimson Aquatics compete in Vermont

The CrIMSon aQuaTICS

Connor Gatto, an uxbridge resident,had a very successful Junior year asCaptain of the St. Johns wrestling team.the team went 17-4 diV1 and Connorwas 44-6 with tournament wins atMarboro and diV 1 sectional north at285 pounds. he also placed 2nd at the

Chelmsford, 3 at the Woburn and 6th atthe George Bossi holiday tournament.Connor placed 6th in the diV 1 tour-nament.

Connor's parents, Jay and Maureenand his sister devin are very proud ofhim.

Gatto finishes strong as St. John’s Wrestling Captain

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Whitinsville Christian’s danny Solanorecently returned from competing in thenew Balance indoor nationals, heldMarch 8-10 at the armory in new yorkCity. Clocking in at 52.38 seconds,Solano finished 44th in the boys’emerging elite 400m. Solano’s partici-pation at indoor nationals was just oneof many highlights of the indoor seasonfor Whitinsville Christian, which alsosaw abby epplett qualify for nationalsin the girls’ emerging elite 400m andset new school records in the girls’ longjump, 55m hurdles, and 600m and tie

the girls’ high jump mark. epplett alsofinished 8th out of 118 competitors atthe State indoor pentathlon. Boys’school records were set in the 300m(Solano) and 600m (Gabe Solano), andthe Solano brothers teamed with paulhamlet and Max kuik to take the Stated-iV title in the 4x400m relay.

for more information aboutWhitinsville Christian School contactadmissions Coordinator dennis epplettat [email protected] or 508-234-8211 ext. 3256.

Solano represents WCS at Indoor Nationals

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