The New Uxbridge Times - August, 2010

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Bob Koopman and his 11 year old Morgangelding horse "Whippoorwill Keep Dancing" ofNorthbridge have been selected, by the USEquestrian Federation, as one of 5 single horseteams to represent the United States. There willbe at least 15 Countries represented which areallowed 6 entries each. The event is located inPratoni Del Vivaro, Italy and takes place every

2 years at different locations throughout theworld. The event will be held this month.

The World Singles Championship is a com-bined 3 day event that starts with dressage thenday two is a marathon that is approximately 20km. The final day is an obstacle of cones andthe scoring from all 3 days is how you areranked with the other competitors.

trotting off to italy - Bob Koopman of northbridge andhis horse “whippoorwill Keep Dancing” will be representingthe United states in a competition in Pratoni Del Vivaro, italy.also pictured above is Bob’s daughter, anna Koopman.

By ConstanCe Dwyer

Several public meetings to explore options for a“possible” National Park in the Blackstone Valleyhave been hosted by the John H. ChafeeBlackstone Valley National Heritage CorridorCommission. Two were recently held inWhitinsville. The day meeting took place on July8th at Alternatives in Whitinsville and the eveningmeeting on that same day was held at the AtriaDraper Place in Hopedale. Three options wereoffered. The public is in agreement of the generalproposal and the consensus is to support optionthree, which was the only option to includeMassachusetts towns. This option would includeWhitinsville and Hopedale, along with sites inRhode Island.

Sites being considered in Rhode Island are OldSlater Mill in Pawtucket, the villages ofSlatersville in North Smithfield and Ashton inCumberland. The proposed park would encompassresources associated with the Blackstone River

State Park operated by the Rhode IslandDepartment of Environmental Managementincluding the Kelly House and segments of theBlackstone Canal and the Museum of Work &Culture in Woonsocket. The National Park staffwould be housed at an enhanced visitor orientationcenter located in Pawtucket across the street fromOld Slater Mill.

Blackstone Valley Rhode Island towns include:Burrillville, Central Falls, Cumberland, EastProvidence, Glocester, Lincoln, North Smithfield,Pawtucket, Providence, Smithfield, andWoonsocket. Blackstone Valley Massachusettsencompasses Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton,Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Millbury, Millville,Northbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge andWorcester.

During the question and answer portion of themeeting at Alternatives, Ted Kozak, NorthbridgeTown Manager, spoke out in support of option

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Exploring a National Park for the Blackstone Valley?

Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Parkannounces upcoming events at River Bend FarmVisitors Center. All programs are free and open tothe public. All children must be accompanied byan adult. Something for all ages! Guided tours areavailable for groups with advance notice. For moreinformation, please call the park at 508-278-7604.

Kidleidoscope Kids Story Hour: Nature themedstory and activity hour for ages 3-5, Siblings wel-come! Join us at the Visitor Center for a morningstory hour program designed to connect youngchildren and their guardians to the great outdoors.Participate in an outdoor activity and themed storyfollowed by a craft. Drop-in attendance welcome.Meet at River Bend Farm Visitors Center, 287 OakStreet Uxbridge. For more information, please callthe park at 508-278-7604. Free.

Junior Naturalists: Friday afternoons 3:00-4:00p.m. Through Stories, activities, and nature hikes,explore life along the Blackstone River and Canal.A new theme each week! Ages 5-8. Meet at RiverBend Farm Visitors Center, 287 Oak StreetUxbridge. For more information, please call thepark at 508-278-7604. Free admission.

Junior Rangers: Thursdays 2:00-3:30 p.m. Ages

8-12. Looking for a summer adventure? Join useach week as we discover wildlife and take a lookat the history in our own back yard! Pre-registra-tion is required and program numbers are limit-ed. Programs run rain or shine and be prepared tospend time outside! Earn your DCR Junior RangerBadge and certificate. Now through August 19th.Call 508-278-7604 or email [email protected] to register. Free.

Free Concert at the Canal Series at BlackstoneRiver & Canal Heritage State Park Oak StreetUxbridge. Bring your own lawn chairs or blanketfor these outdoor concerts; free admission. In caseof inclement weather call Visitor Center 508-278-7604 for event status.• August 15th - Worcester Men of Song,Barbershop chorus• August 29th - Quintessential Brass Band, per-forming Classical, jazz, swing, ragtime, Dixieland,rock, Latin and popular music. QuintessentialBrass takes the role of the brass quintet to the limitand beyond.

Smokey Bear's Birthday Party - Sunday, August8th. Come celebrate Smokey Bear's 66th birthdayat River Bend Farm. Activities from 1-5.

August events at River Bend Farm

Graphic Ink andRibbons Jewelry & GiftsTwo businesses under one roof

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Stop in and see the wide selection of Troll Beads, Handmade

Hummingbird Feeders, Handbags and more.

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DEAR EDITOR:

It is campaign season and I receiveda brochure from Ryan Fattman ofSutton who is seeking the position ofState Representative. I noticed that inhis list of accomplishments, Mr.Fattman has described himself as“recipient of the Lincoln ChafeeBlackstone Valley Heritage Award.”

As a longtime Commissioner for theJohn H. Chafee Blackstone RiverValley National Heritage Corridor, Iwould like to correct the record.Annually, the Heritage CorridorCommission awards a John H. ChafeeAward to an individual or group whohighlights “active involvement in proj-ects, programs and institutions that pro-mote our cultural heritage, the preser-

vation of the Corridor’s natural areasand/or those who strive to enrich thequality of life in the Blackstone RiverValley.”

The Corridor Commission establishedthis award to honor the late SenatorJohn H. Chafee’s legacy and to recog-nize citizens and organizations whosework in the Blackstone Valley embod-ies the vision and ideas Senator Chafeestood for.

Past years’ recipients have includedcommunity leaders, preservationheroes, business partners, environmen-tal advocates and students whoseachievements resulted in public benefit.Nominations are sought from the pub-lic; the Commission believes in theimportance of recognizing the goodworks of individuals and groups who

are so dedicated to the protection,preservation, and interpretation of themany historic, cultural and naturalresources of the Blackstone Valley.

Mr. Fattman was nominated for the2008 John H. Chafee Heritage Awardby Stephanie Kotseas and CarlCopeland for his work on Marion’sCamp in Sutton. He was not the recip-ient of the award; rather the awardrecipient was William Wallace, Execu-tive Director of the WorcesterHistorical Museum. There is no“Lincoln Chafee Blackstone ValleyHeritage Award” with which I amfamiliar.

Sincerely,Louise ReddingUxbridge

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Blackstone Valley Heritage Award named incorrectly by Fattman Campaign

• August 5th at 2:00 pm: Peter & Ellen Allard Family Concert • August 12th at 2:00 pm: Pumpernickel Puppets Puppet Show• August 19th at 11:00 am: Scott Jameson Magic Show

(funded by Northbridge Cultural Council)• August 26th at 2:00 pm: Vic & Sticks Family Concert

These family events are free to the public and require no registration. TheWhitinsville Social Library’s summer program is funded by Unibank. For a com-plete listing of programs, please visit the library’s web site at www.northbridge-mass.org.

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local author, Carol weis, recently performed at the whitinsville social library to kickstart the summer reading program, go green at your library. she read and performedher latest children’s book when the Cow got loose. Children (shown) are displayingthe “go green” hand puppets they made after the performance. this event was fund-ed by Beginning Bridges a Division of smoC. Please visit the library’s web site forsummer events, www.northbridgemass.org.

Backpack/SchoolSupply Drivedonations needed

How can you make a difference in thelife of a child? Give them the tools theyneed to succeed in school! The PeopleFirst Food Pantry of Uxbridge is inneed of new backpacks and school sup-plies. The donated items will help thechildren served by the food pantry tostart their school year off right. Thepantry serves an average of 64 childreneach month. “These children deservethe right to have the same opportunitiesas their peers, regardless of their situa-tions.” stated Denise Mussulli, Coor-dinator.

The following supplies are needed:New backpacks, erasable and non-eras-able pens (black, red, blue), three-ringbinders, loose leaf paper, spiral note-books, calculators, pencils (#2), two-pocket folders, colored pencils, rulers,markers (washable and non-washable),scissors and crayons. Graphing calcu-lators (used or new) are needed for ourhigh school students.

Backpacks/school supplies will becollected for the entire month of Au-gust. Donations can be dropped off atthe Uxbridge Public Library or at thefood pantry located at 19 Douglas St.Uxbridge. Donations are accepted atthe Food Pantry on Wednesdays from10:45-11:00 a.m. or 6:15-6:30 p.m. usefront entrance of food pantry.

On behalf of the children we serve, we thank

you for your support and dedication to helping

those less fortunate in our community!

A 10 week GED course will be offered at the WhitinsvilleSocial Library starting Monday, September 13th to Monday,November 22nd, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Topics that will becovered include: critical thinking skills, reading, writing, andmath. Limited seating available.

Please call 508-282-1381 for more information or to enroll.Required course materials: Contemporary's Essential GED,McGraw Hill- ISBN# 0-07-252754-4, 3 subject notebook,and Casio fx260 calculator.

Road Racesponsored byRotary Club

The Rotary Club of Uxbridge hasannounced plans for their annual“Ronny’s Fun Run Road Race”. Thisyear’s event will once again include a 4Mile USATF Certified Course RoadRace, a 2 Mile Walk and Kid’s Races(which will be held at the NorthbridgeMiddle School Track). Timing for theRoad Race will be provided by CentralMass Striders. Awards and Prizes willbe given to first overall DivisionWinners in all races.

Lining up your summer run sched-ule? Ronny’s Fun Run is just a fewweeks away! Please mark your calen-dar for Saturday, August 28th; what agreat opportunity to enjoy yourselfwhile supporting local charities.

The Rotary Club would like to extenda thank you to Unibank, who hasagreed to sponsor the “Kid’s Races”again this year. Kid’s races will bebroken down into age groups from 3 –5, 6 – 8 and 9 – 11.

Entry fees for the Road Race and FunWalk are $20.00 in advance (entriesreceived before August 20, 2010) and$25.00 on Race Day. The entry fee forthe Kids Race is $5.00. Registrationwill begin at 8:30 a.m. followed by theRoad Race and Fun Walk at 10:00 a.m.The starting time for the Kids Race is11:15 a.m.

Free T-Shirts will be provided for allpre-registered race participants. Foodand water will be given out for all run-ners, walkers and kids participating inthe festivities.

Checks for the entry fee should bemade payable to the Rotary Club ofUxbridge and mailed to Rotary Club ofUxbridge, P O Box 4, Whitinsville,MA 01588. All entry fees are non-refundable. If you have any questionsregarding the event or would like toobtain a Registration Form, please con-tact Angel at Angel’s Realty, Tel: 508-769-6041.

Please join us and show your supportfor this morning of fun and worthwhilecause! Proceeds from the event will beused to benefit the Ron SaferScholarship Fund, Rotary ClubScholarships and charitable endeavors.The Rotary Club of Uxbridge presentsscholarships each year to graduates ofUxbridge, Whitinsville and DouglasHigh Schools.

Chartered in 1926, The Rotary Clubof Uxbridge is a club that truly believesin “Service Above Self”. If you wouldlike to learn more about Rotary andgive some of your time to help yourcommunity, please join us for lunch inthe Trustees Room at Unibank, 49Church Street, Whitinsville, MA01588 any Tuesday at noon.

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Cars aren't the only all-Americanmachine that's going green...have a lookat this: an electric lawn motor! And nolonger with an extension cord?

Even though an electric lawn mowermight cost a little more initially the over-all expense and convenience is worthstrong consideration. Evidence of grow-ing popularity is seen not just at locallawnmower retailers or online but righthere in Uxbridge.Here are some reasons: • An electric lawn mower requires mini-mal maintenance and with battery tech-nologies ever improving doesn’t need tobe plugged in while mowing. The newerelectric mowers simply plug in overnightand it’s all powered up for up to 3 hoursof mowing.• No more smelly and dangerous storagetanks of gas, no more changing oil alongwith gas and air filters.

• No more starter pull cords to throwout your back. • Electric lawnmowers are more than50% quieter than their gas counterpartsand costs about $5.00 per growing sea-son to run (based on a 10,000 sq. ft lawnmowed 20 times per year). Comparethat to $50. - $75. to fuel a gas poweredlawn tractor.

According to Paul Tukey of the non-profit SafeLawns.org who recentlylaunched their, “Get Your Grass OffGas” campaign, “Mowing, trimming andblowing your lawn contributes up to 10percent of our nation’s air pollution inthe form of hydrocarbons (a major com-ponent of smog), particulate matter(which damages respiratory systems),carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas) andcarbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas thatcontributes to global warming).

Uxbridge homeowners are beginning

to realize the advantage, convenienceand economy of using electric yardequipment. Ian and Sandy MacDonald

of West River Rd., who have never usedany gas powered lawn equipment, haverecently upgraded from their electricpush mower to a new cordless battery-run riding mower to maintain their ½acre yard. Ian finds the electric ridinglawn mower makes this seasonaldemand much easier and affirms that,“it’s like riding an electric golf cart witha mower deck and the good news is thatit always starts. Just turn the switch andstart mowing.”

According to Paul Tukey of SafeLawns.org; “Small gasoline engines, theones associated with lawn mowers, weedwhackers and hedge trimmers are someof the worst offenders in terms of air pol-lution and so-called greenhouse gassesthat contribute to warming the atmos-phere.” It’s time to begin to break thetradition of thoughtless reliance on theinternal combustion engine.Submitted by the Uxbridge Conservation

Commission - Source: SafeLawn.org

Uxbridge homeowners, ianand sandy macDonald, withtheir new cordless electricriding mower.

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Dog Orphans Inc. is pleased toannounce its first-ever “Cheeseburgerin Paradise” event to be held at theSingletary Rod and Gun Club, 300Sutton Avenue, Oxford, on Saturday,August 14th from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00midnight. Come dressed in your bestHawaiian clothes for an evening ofdancing, a limbo contest, and raffles,including a “Wheelbarrow of Cheer!”Themed music and entertainment willbe provided by the Randy and DaveShow. Enjoy delicious specialty burg-ers provided by First Night ofUxbridge. All attendees will receive afree Hawaiian lei and you could walkaway with the prize for the best outfitof the evening. Admission to this eventis $5.00 per person and tickets can bepurchased at the door.

Dog Orphans Inc. is a non-profit, no-kill shelter located in Douglas, whosemission is to take in abused, aban-

doned, and unwanted dogs. Our facili-ty makes sure all dogs are provided theproper medical treatments (includingspays, neuters, vaccinations, and labwork) and are bathed and groomed.We provide a warm, nurturing environ-ment for all our dogs until new homescan be found for each one.

Dog Orphans Inc. relies solely ondonations to operate our shelter.“Cheeseburger in Paradise” is one ofour fund-raising efforts held to benefitthe shelter and educate the communityabout our organization and proceedsfrom this event will be used to pur-chase new kennels for our dogs. Pleasejoin us at the Singletary Rod and GunClub in Oxford on Saturday, August14th for an enjoyable night of food andfun. For more information, please con-tact Dog Orphans Inc. at 508-476-1855or log onto our website at www.dogor-phans.com.

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Blood Driveat VFW August 23rd

The American Red Cross will beholding a blood drive at TheUxbridge VFW on Monday, August23rd between 2:00 – 7:00pm. Pleasehelp spread the word by telling fami-ly, friends, co-workers or anyone youknow who may be interested indonating life-saving blood.

All Red Cross Blood Donorsthroughout the month of August willreceive a free gift from EdibleArrangements plus Register to winRed Sox tickets as a Blood Donor ofthe Game. The program allowslucky volunteer blood donors fromthroughout New England to be hon-ored at each home game throughoutthe season. Fans are invited to enterto win a chance of a lifetime whilevolunteering to help save the lives ofpatients. In addition to winning twotickets to a game at Fenway Park, theBlood Donor of the Game receives acommemorative souvenir plus on-field recognition. The real winners,however, are the patients who arerelying on the generosity of volun-teer blood donors.

To ensure the quickest possibleprocess, please schedule yourappointment by calling 800-REDCROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org.

Walk-In donors are always welcome,however appointments are preferred.Blood donors must be at least 17years of age (16 with parental per-mission) and be in good generalhealth.

Each pint of blood collected cansave the lives of up to three hospitalpatients, as it is separated into RedCells, Platelets & Plasma. There isno substitute for human blood. It isonly available to hospital patientswhen donated by willing communitymembers like you. “The summermonths are the most challenging interms of blood collections,” saidAdam Edelstein, from American RedCross Blood Services. “Most peopletend to be busy with vacations andsummer activities at this time of year.Yet patients continue to rely on bloodtransfusions no matter what the cal-endar says.”

While approximately 50 percent ofthe U.S. population is eligible todonate blood, less than 5% givesblood on a regular basis. “The gapbetween the number of donors andthe number of patients is tremen-dous,” Edelstein continued, “keepingblood inventories constantly on theedge of a shortage.”

In preparation for the 2010 Oktoberfestevent to be held in Hopedale on October2nd, the Friends of Historic Hopedalehas released the application for streetvendors, art/crafts vendors, and yardsale/flea market vendors.

The venues for this year’s eventinclude Hopedale Street, in front of theLittle Red Shop Museum, the HopedaleParklands, the Hopedale Pond and, newthis year, the Town Park. The event willfeature entertainment, tethered hot air

balloon rides, model airplanes landingon Hopedale Pond, the National Guard,American Red Cross Emergency CenterVehicle, Lion’s Club Sight Mobile,many food vendors and much more.

Last year’s event attracted over 3,000people and this year’s event promises toattract many more. The application canbe printed from the various area newsweb sites, the Little Red Shop MuseumFacebook page and on the website lit-tleredshopmuseum.org.

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BroCHUWHITINSVILLE - Eleanor A.(Wojcik) Brochu, 79, formerly ofCrown and Eagle Rd. Uxbridge diedMonday, June 28th after an illness. Herhusband of 47 years Robert L. Brochudied October 10, 2000.

She is survived by a son, Robert R.Brochu of Whitinsville; 3 daughtersEleanor M. Arsenault of Webster,Carolyn A. Powell of Leominster andPamela M. Seagrave of Uxbridge; 9grandchildren; 2 sisters Ann McWil-liams of Florida and Margaret Keeganof Blackstone; and several nephewsand nieces. She was sister of the lateMary Connell, John Wojcik, andKathleen Mason. Born in Millville onFebruary 24, 1931 she was the daughterof John and Mary (Sloscek) Wojcik andlived in Uxbridge and Whitinsvillemost of her life. She had recentlybecome a resident of St. CamillusHealth Center.

Mrs. Brochu worked as a bookkeep-er and co-owner with her husband ofBrochu's TruValue Hardware Store inBlackstone for many years. Previouslyshe worked at the Fair Dept. Store andKoopman's Hardware. She was also aswitchboard operator for the phonecompany many years ago. She was edu-cated in Blackstone schools andenjoyed square dancing, bowling, andan "occasional" trip to the casino. Shewas a member of the Knights ofColumbus Columbianettes, St. Patrick'sChurch and was a former member ofGood Shepherd Church.

BUrrillUxBRIDGE - Carlton J. "CaptainCarl" Burrill, 53, of Blackstone St. diedSaturday, June 26th at home after abrief illness. He is survived by his wifeof 30 years Cori A. (Desmarais) Burrill;2 sons Erik L. and his wife MelissaBurrill of Kansas, and Carlton J. BurrillII and his wife Jen of Manchaug; 7grandchildren Kiley Lynn, CarltonJoseph III, Nickoli Trace, Dylan Reece,

Owen Erik, Lyla Marie, and HadleeHannah; 5 siblings Terry and his wifePeggy Burrill of Clinton, ME, Sally andher husband Allan Dyer of Canaan ME,Debbie and her husband Dave Fuller ofMaryland; Alan and his wife TinaBurrill of Houlton ME, and Noah andhis wife Pam Burrill of Manchaug; andmany nieces and nephews. Born inMillinocket ME on July 18, 1956 hewas son of the late Leland and Donna(York) Burrill and lived the past 20years in Uxbridge.

Mr. Burrill was a Master CabinetMaker for Cabinet Gallery LTD inWoonsocket the past 9 years, retiringrecently due to illness. He served in theU.S. Navy and enjoyed the outdoors.An avid outdoorsman, he loved camp-ing, canoeing, fishing, and hunting. Hewas a member of the N. AmericanHunting Club and the N. AmericanFishing Club.

BelanDNORTH UxBRIDGE - Robert A.Beland, 58, of Elm St. died July 5th, atMilford Regional Medical Center.

He is survived by his wife of 35 yearsGail J. (Tancrell) Beland; 2 childrenAmy L. Beland of Franklin andDouglas D. Beland of Uxbridge; 4grandchildren Rylie, Aubrey, Lyric andVictoria; his mother Roseann(Hourihan) Beland of Uxbridge; grand-mother Rose Hourihan of Worcester; 7siblings Thomas, William, Steven, Sue,Cathy, Paula and Patty and manynephews and nieces.

Mr. Beland was born in Milford, onMay 2, 1952, and has lived in Uxbridgeall of his life. He was a horticulturistand owned Yankee Blue Valley formany years. He enjoyed fishing, hunt-ing, bonsai trees, music and especiallyenjoyed spending time with his grand-children.

normanDinDOUGLAS - Leo E. Normandin, 83, ofYew St. died Monday, July 5 after an

illness. He is survived by his wife of 33years Phyllis M.(Hamm) BrownNormandin; his step-children Paul andhis wife Genevieve M. Brown ofGranville, MA and Robin and her hus-band Jeff Jones of Franklin, TN; 2grandchildren Megan and Jacob; 2 sis-ters Mary Jane Chianese and TheresaDunbar both of Uxbridge; and manynieces and nephews. He was brother ofthe late Arthur G. Normandin andYvonne Sabatino and was predeceasedby his first wife Noella (Roy)Normandin. Born in Uxbridge on June30, 1927 he was the son of Edward J.and Evelyn M. (Poudrier) Normandin,grew up in Uxbridge and lived inDouglas over 30 years. Previously helived in Grafton.

Leo worked as head of maintenanceat Baystate Abrasives in Westboro for30 years, retiring in 1983. Previouslyhe worked as a police officer and atruck driver. He was educated in theUxbridge public school system and wasa U.S. Navy WWII veteran, serving inthe Asiatic and Pacific Theaters. Helater served in the Sea Bees. He was amember of the American Legion since1945.

Leo played harmonica for over 70years. He loved driving his RV toFlorida and jamming at campgroundswith his friends. Leo enjoyed playingat churches and jams and played withthe Heritage String Band many years.All those who knew Leo will dearlymiss him. His love of life and love ofmusic touched all those he came in con-tact with. He was a member of theDouglas United Methodist Church.

martinWHITINSVILLE - Yvonne (Jussaume)Martin, 99, formerly of Fletcher St.died Saturday, July 10, at Lydia TaftHouse in Uxbridge where she was aresident since 2003. Her husbandAlbert “Bud” Martin died on Septem-ber 13, 1968.

She is survived by her son Albert T.Martin of Sutton; 6 grandchildren Terri

Beaudoin, Paul Beaudoin, MicheleBeaudoin, Robert Martin, JaneDonnelly and Sarah Fayyad; 8 greatgrandchildren and several nephews andnieces. She was predeceased by her 2daughters Patricia S. Beaudoin andMaureen L. Roy and 4 siblings Edward“Eddy”, Joseph “Pete”, Patricia andRose.

Born in New Bedford, on July 23,1910, she was the daughter of Denisand Zelida (Pouliot) Jussaume. Sheworked at many mills of the NewBedford and Whitinsville area for sev-eral years and was an aide at WestboroState Hospital. After her retirement, sheloved traveling with her childhoodfriend Ora to many places includingHawaii and Canada. She was an activeresident at the Lydia Taft House, sheenjoyed bells, bingo, card games,crafts, entertainment and talking withstaff and peers about all her wonderfullife memories. Yvonne was a veryhappy, cheerful, fun loving women whospent her lifetime working hard to pro-vide love to everyone she had met.From that, she was well loved and willbe greatly missed by her family andfriends. Her strong Catholic faith is amodel for all her current and futuregenerations to follow.

PotasKiLINWOOD - Loretta M. (Garand)Potaski, 88, of Church St., diedThurday, July 8, at UMass MemorialHealth Care Center of Worcester. Herhusband of 57 years Burnett “Lou”Potaski died on October 20, 2004.

She is survived by her son MichaelPotaski with whom she lived; 2 daugh-ters Barbara and her husband RonaldPfeiffer of Westboro and FrancesPotaski and her partner Millie Rivero ofNorth Hills, CA and many nephews andnieces. Loretta was predeceased by her2 sons John and Peter; 2 brothers Philipand Margella and her sister DorothyLiberty.

Born in Linwood on April 4, 1922,she was the daughter of Margella and

Antoinette (Poulin) Garand and haslived in Linwood all of her life.

She worked for a few years at theWaucantuck Mill in Uxbridge and wasa member of the Church of the GoodShepherd. Mrs. Potaski was a proudmember of the 3rd Marine DivisionAssociation and the Iwo Jima SurvivorsAssociation. She enjoyed arts andcrafts, as well as teaching arts andcrafts at the Northbridge Senior Centerand participating in the French Conver-sation Club at the center.

Brown UxBRIDGE - Rita (Arsenault) Brown,86, formerly of Fair St. died Monday,July 12, at Lydia Taft House inUxbridge. Her husband Raymond J.Brown Sr. died in 1979.

She is survived by her son RaymondJ. Brown Jr. of Uxbridge; 2 nephewsand 1 niece. Rita was predeceased byher brother James Arsenault.

Born in Northbridge, on September19, 1923, she was the daughter ofHenry and Marie (Lemoine) Arsenault.She graduated from Northbridge HighSchool Class of 1941 and St. Vincent’sHospital School of Nursing Class of1945. Rita was a registered nurse atWyman Gordan in Grafton, NewEngland Power Service, formerWhitinsville Hospital and the St.Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. Mrs.Brown was a former member of theDaughters of Isabella, and a memberSt. Mary’s Church, Uxbridge Women’sClub, Uxbridge Historical Society,North Smithfield Garden Club and theSt. Vincent de Paul Society. Sheenjoyed crocheting, cats, playing cards,flowers and was an avid Red Sox fan.

BernarDNORTH UxBRIDGE - Arlene T.(Blaine) Bernard, 79, of Beverly Ave.died July 13, at St. Camillus HealthCare Center, surrounded by her lovingfamily. Her husband of 52 years LucienL. Bernard died in 2001.

She is survived by 2 sons Kenneth P.Bernard and his wife Lisa ofUxbridge, Shawn B. Bernard and hiswife Sheila of Uxbridge; 2 daughtersSuzanne M. and her husband GradyLolar of Whitinsville and Karen A.Howes of Jacksonville, FL; 12 grand-children; 12 great grandchildren andmany nephews and nieces. Shewas predeceased by her daughterDeborah E. Bernard and 2 sisters,Muriel Latimore and Ellen Switzer.

Born in Uxbridge, on February 21,1931, she was the daughter of Leon(Pat) and Florence (Creighton) Blaine and has livedin Uxbridge all of her life. She graduat-ed from the David Hale Fanning TradeSchool in Worcester. Mrs. Bernardowned and operated Arlene’s Fashionsin North Uxbridge for many years.Arlene was a former member of theDaughters of Isabella, and was a mem-ber of Club 14, various women’s golfand bowling leauges and St. Mary’sChurch. She enjoyed dancing, bingoand reading.

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1,000 great places in Massachusetts

Representative Paul Kujawski (D-Webster) is pleased toannounce that the following places in his district are on thelist of 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts:Douglas State Forest, Douglas; Old Douglas Center HistoricDistrict, Douglas; Dudley Hill/Nichols College Campus,Dudley; Carl’s Oxford Diner, Oxford; Hodges Village Dam,Oxford; The Clara Barton Birthplace Museum, Oxford; TheHuguenot Fort on top of Mayo’s Hill, Oxford; WebsterLake, Webster; Main St. Historic District, Webster;Memorial Beach, Webster; Perryville Trace, Webster;Riverband State Park, Uxbridge

The official list of 1,000 Great Places was announced onJuly 12th at the Massachusetts State House. The list wascompiled by the 1,000 Great Places Commission which wascreated by the Legislature and signed into law by GovernorDeval Patrick in 2009. Its mission is to identify and recog-nize the 1,000 most truly special places in theCommonwealth, in order to celebrate pride in our historyand culture, increase knowledge of our natural surroundings,and encourage regional and international tourism.

The Great Places initiative celebrates what is unique aboutthe Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its communities, andits people. It aims to boost visitation to Massachusetts aswell as give local residents the opportunity to visit knownand unknown historic sites, cultural venues, and naturallandscapes.

“I’ve always felt the 8th Worcester District included someincredible and inviting locations,” said RepresentativeKujawski. “To see some of these attractions that we havecome to know and love be recognized is both a privilege andan honor. It’s apparent there are some deserving localities inour towns that were not mentioned, however, when there areonly 1,000 selections, some worthy nominees are going tobe overlooked.”

A complete list of the 1,000 Great Places can be found onthe Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism’s (MOTT)website: http://www.massvacation.com.

The 1,000 Great Places program is administered througha partnership of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts andCultural Development; the Massachusetts Office of Traveland Tourism and its regional tourism councils; and theMassachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). About MOTT: The Massachusetts Office of Travel &Tourism (MOTT) is the state agency dedicated to promotingMassachusetts as a leisure-travel destination in order tostimulate the Massachusetts economy by generating stateand local tax revenues, creating jobs, and supporting thegrowth of travel-related businesses.

Representative Paul Kujawski (D-Webster) has announced that as partof the budget for the new fiscal year, the Restaurant Rejuvenation Actwas signed into law yesterday allowing restaurants to servealcohol starting at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays.

“This provision will increase business for restau-rants and provide a boost to our economy in theseuncertain fiscal times,” House Speaker Robert A.DeLeo said. “This measure promises to save andcreate jobs in the restaurant industry while encour-aging economic activity needed to grow theMassachusetts economy.”“At this point when business is difficult, anything that

can help out this industry and stimulate the local econ-omy is a very good plan, especially in this huge downturn,”said Representative Kujawski.

“It is a proud day for restaurants, waiters, waitresses and consumersin Massachusetts,” said Dave Andelman, the originator of the new law.

“I would like to thank all those who played a role in pass-ing this legislation before the July 4th holiday week-end, including House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo,

Representative Paul Kujawski and the members ofthe Massachusetts House of Representatives. Thenew law will increase employment, income taxes,sales taxes, and meals taxes, without costing thegovernment a single dollar. It will help the restau-

rant industry, which employees roughly 10% of thework force, fight the recession. We expect this to gen-erate tens of millions of dollars per year for the state.”Prior to this measure, restaurants were prohibited from

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New law promises to increase job opportunities

By sen. richard t. moore

Facing the possible loss of $700 mil-lion in federal reimbursements, theMassachusetts Legislature passed lastweek a $27.94 billion Fiscal Year 2011state budget that increases transparencyof public spending without any increasesin taxation. Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, voted in support of the budg-et, but indicated concern that many vitalinitiatives were left underfunded.

“In light of unstable revenues, uncer-tainty in receiving previously anticipatedfederal dollars, and the general disposi-tion of our economic recession, this

budget reflects a particularly difficultyear in which the Legislature was leftwith very few options,” said Sen.Moore. “I was particularly disappointedand hesitant to see reduced funding forregional school transportation, specialeducation circuit breaker funds, and thedrug savings program PrescriptionAdvantage. However, the maintenanceof Veterans homelessness services,Kindergarten expansion grants, and teenpregnancy prevention programs, to namea few, offered enough reason not to offera blanket rejection of critical servicesthat were not underfunded.”

To aid the budgeting process at themunicipal level, the House and Senateagreed earlier in the year to not reducestate support to cities and towns of morethan 4 percent for fiscal year 2011.Though forced to make supplementarybudget reductions in the event the feder-al reimbursement does not materialize,the budget agreement spares local aidfrom any additional cuts.

Under the American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA), there was atemporarily-enhanced federal Medicaidmatch established, intended to assiststates to provide Medicaid coverage tothe growing numbers of Medicaid bene-ficiaries who have become Medicaid-eli-gible as a result of the economic down-turn. These funds, Federal MedicaidAssistance Percentages (FMAP), wereexpected to be offered by the federalgovernment during the state’s budgetdebate. Due to a lack of Congressionalaction on appropriating the funds, theLegislature’s final budget had to accountfor a possible shortfall of $700 millionthat would have been filled by FMAP.

“We have completed a difficult, butprudent and thoughtful budget thatreflects the priorities of theCommonwealth and stays within theextraordinary fiscal limitations we arefacing as we continue to recover fromthis unprecedented global recession,”Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth, said. “I am proud of the coop-eration and collaboration that we havedisplayed as a legislative body during

this endeavor.”Many areas of the budget were reduced

to account for the possible loss of FMAP.More than 40 percent of budget lineitems receive cuts totaling $374 million,which comes on top of any reductionsthat may have already been taken duringthe budget process.

In addition to cutting state spending,the budget also relies upon a $100 mil-lion draw from the state’s rainy day fundand cancels a statutorily required carry-forward, which netted $95 million, toclose the gap. If the state does ultimatelyreceive federal reimbursement, thesemeasures will not be triggered.

In addition to the Veterans homeless-ness services, Kindergarten expansiongrants, and teen pregnancy preventionprograms that were included in the finalbudget after being pushed for by Sen.Moore, funds for the patient safety andmedical error reduction institute—theBetsy Lehman Center; a new Telehealthpilot program for home health aides toutilize remote medical technologies,thereby reducing costs; and appropria-tions for the Nursing and Allied HealthTrust Fund, which offers incentives forthose entering the nursing profession,were all secured in the final budget bythe veteran legislator.

The budget accord also includes meas-ures that were co-sponsored by Sen.Moore that increase transparency of statespending. The final bill requires the cre-ation of a one-stop, comprehensiveonline database to track all public expen-

ditures. Compiled and monitored by theExecutive Office of Administra-tion andFinance, the website will allow anyoneto access and review all public spending,contracts and procurements.

Additionally, the conference committeereport requires new information fromcompanies who receive tax credits,allowing the state to ensure it is maxi-mizing its efforts to support businessgrowth in Mass. There is a requirementfor the public disclosure of the results ofcertain tax credit programs, enhancingthe openness of these initiatives.

The budget also includes new measuresto require immigration verificationbefore an individual can receive stateservices. Codifying in law what hadalready been in practice in some areas,those seeking services in the followingareas will now be subject to verificationrequirements: MassHealth, unemploy-ment, transitional assistance, housing,and publically funded scholarships.

Earlier in this legislative session, theHouse and Senate passed a sweepingpension reform package to shutdownloopholes and abuses of the pensionsystem. The conference budget agree-ment builds on the earlier reforms byinstituting a cap on pension payouts andrequires Supreme Court Justices, theonly state employees who do not cur-rently contribute to their retirement, tocontribute to their benefits.

The bill now goes to the Governor forhis signature and/or potential vetoes.

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In one of the final meetings of theLegislature, the House of Represen-tatives debated a massive EconomicDevelopment Bill aimed at stimulatingthe Massachusetts economy. Includedin the original legislation was a provi-sion which would have granted a threeyear extension to all 40B permittedprojects regardless of whether workhad been initiated or if there were anyobjections from the host community.State Representative Jennifer Callahan(D-Sutton) filed amendments toremove this loophole and successfullynegotiated to strip the language fromthe final bill.

“After becoming aware of this gigan-tic loophole in the economic develop-ment bill I pushed to have this languagefixed to protect cities and towns fromdevelopers trying to end-run the sys-tem,” said Callahan. “Given the factthat the public is getting ready to weighin on the issue of potentially repealingthe Chapter 40B laws relating to afford-able housing permitting at the polls inNovember, I did not feel it was right forthe legislature to try to skirt thatprocess to block the public’s voice.”

Callahan was referring to a ballotquestion that will be placed on theNovember ballots asking voterswhether or not to repeal Chapter 40B.Chapter 40B was enacted in 1969 inattempt to expand affordable housing inthe Commonwealth. However, oppo-nents of the law say it allows develop-ers to skirt the local permitting processand existing bylaws at the expense of

local communities. Prior to debate on the economic

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ued to press for its removal, “In myyears on Beacon Hill, I have learned toalways get a second opinion when pos-sible,” she said. “In this case, challeng-ing the bill’s language on technicalgrounds proved successful. If leftintact I believe the legislation wouldhave indeed allowed developers toextend their 40B permits further under-mining the local approval process. Inmy opinion, this was to try to skirt theconsequences of the ballot questionshould it indeed pass.”

“It was most gratifying tosee Representative Callahan respondactively to my organization's concernabout the inclusion of a potential 40B

conflict in the Economic DevelopmentBill,” said John Belskis, Chairman ofthe Coalition for the Repeal of 40B. “Itreinforced our view that there areRepresentatives such as Jen that listenand respond to concerned citizens. Weare thrilled this language was strippedfrom the bill.”

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sideration is to speak with bothCongressman Richard Neal and JamesMcGovern to see what they suggest bedone to create an area more equally rep-resentative of the two states, one thatwill satisfy all concerned.

It was in October of 2006 thatCongress passed legislation to reautho-rize the John H. Chafee BlackstoneRiver Valley National HeritageCorridor Commission for an additionalfive years. While the Blackstone RiverValley retains its National HeritageCorridor designation permanently asdeemed by Congress, the federally cre-ated Corridor Commission sunsets inOctober 2011. The reauthorization leg-islation also required the Secretary ofthe Interior to conduct a Special

Resource Study (SRS) to explore thepotential for a permanent National ParkService (NPS) management presence inthe Blackstone Valley. The hope,according to Project Manager EllenCarlson of the National Park Service(Northeast Region) is to establish aNational Park in the Valley. The SpecialResource Study is managed by stafffrom the National Park Service.

As cited in the June Newsletter of theBlackstone River Valley SpecialResource Study (National Park Service,U.S. Department of the Interior), theProject Goals are:• Preserve, protect and interpretresources throughout the John H.Chafee Blackstone River ValleyNational Heritage Corridor that exem-plify the Valley’s nationally significantindustrial heritage for the benefit andinspiration of future generations.• Support the preservation, protection,and interpretation of the region’s land-scape features - both urban and rural,including the Blackstone River andCanal - that provide an overarchingcontext for the Valley’s industrial her-itage.• Educate the public about the industri-al history of the Valley and its signifi-cance to our nation’s past and present.

• Protect the substantial federal invest-ment that has been committed to keyresources and facilities Valley-wide.• Support and enhance the network ofpartners who will continue to engage inthe protection, improvement, manage-ment, and operation of key resourcesand facilities throughout the Valley.Also referenced in the extensivenewsletter is a significant remark aboutWhitinsville and Hopedale. “InHopedale and Whitinsville, examplesof elaborate workmanship are evidentin the many architect-designed civicstructures, parks, mill owner housing,and late period housing developed toattract and retain skilled laborers.” TheLinwood Mill, built in 1866, is alsonoted for telling “the story of industri-alization in the Blackstone Valley.”Neighboring Rhode Island is alsoacknowledged for “Being among theearliest industrial centers developed inthe Blackstone Valley, Old Slater Mill,Slatersville, and later Ashton werelinked by a tight network of financialand family connections.”

More information will be forthcomingas this exciting “Valley” project devel-ops and we will keep you informed.

Shop for name-brand items at a frac-tion of the price! This consignmentsale will feature quality name-brand,gently used children’s clothing, toys,baby equipment, nursery furniture,sports equipment, accessories andmuch more!

The sale will be at the OakhurstRetreat and Conference Center, 120Hill Street, Whitinsville on Friday,

August 20th from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.(Volunteer & Consignor Preview Sale),Saturday, August 21st from 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. (Public Sale) and Sunday,August 22nd from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00p.m. (Public 50% off sale). The eventis free and open to the public onSaturday and Sunday. For informationvisit www.dejavucouturesales.com.

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And how do you learn about the placewhere you live? The staff of the JohnH. Chafee Blackstone River ValleyNational Heritage Corridor has createdan on-line learning program titledBlackstone Valley 101 that guides usersthrough the history and heritage of theBlackstone Valley so they can betterunderstand the story that the Black-stone Valley represents to the nation.

“We developed Blackstone Valley101 to create a better understanding ofthe national significance of our valley.Life-long residents as well as those new

to the area will enjoy this overview ofthe valley story and many of the indi-viduals who have taken the programhave found that there were details aboutthe Blackstone Valley that they hadn’tknown prior to completing the pro-gram,” Valerie Paul, Blackstone Valley101 program developer, explained.

For example, did you know that theBlackstone Valley is home to the firstplanned mill village and the RhodeIsland System of Manufacturing? Thatthe valley is a great place to view andunderstand the “engineered land-

scape”? That its river drops 438 feet in46 miles? That the City of Worcesterbecame a port city in 1828? The answerto these and other questions can befound in the six modules of BlackstoneValley 101.

“The wonderful quality of an on-linelearning program is that anyone, any-where can take Blackstone Valley 101,”Paul added. “We have an amazing storyto tell that is unique to the country andthis is a powerful tool that helps all ofus understand and tell that story.”Blackstone Valley 101 is free and easyto access via any computer that is ableto access the internet. It takes about 45minutes to complete the course withchapters on: Where Industry Began,The People of the Valley, The Black-stone River, The Canal Story, Environ-mental Impact and Telling the StoryToday.

Blackstone Valley 101 is accessiblethrough the National Park Service website at www.nps.gov/blac. Successfullycomplete the course and you will besent a custom Blackstone Valley 101lapel pin to signify your accomplish-ment!

What is....Blackstone Valley 101?

Valerie Paul, program developer, shows arethaHunter of Providence the new Blackstone Valley101 Program.

Photographer Mike Zeis fromUxbridge, will demonstrate how tomake special photo prints using rice-paper decoupage and ink-jet transfer atthe August 5th meeting of the NorthernRhode Island Camera Club. The meet-ing will be held from 7 pm to 9 pm atthe Harris Public Library in Woon-socket, RI. Club meetings are open tonon-members.

Rice-paper decoupage and ink-jettransfer printing use an ordinary homeink-jet printer to deliver extraordinaryresults. In the decoupage demonstra-tion, Zeis will show how prints madeon fibrous rice paper can be used to cre-ate one-of-a-kind greeting cards. In theink-jet transfer demonstration, thephoto is printed on an intermediatenon-porous surface and then trans-ferred to damp watercolor paper, blur-ring lines and saturating colors.

Using mostly film cameras, MikeZeis takes portraits on commission.Between assignments, he finds beautyin old buildings and signs in NewEngland cities and towns. He hasamassed a large set of photographs ofhand-made vegetable-stand signs. Andhe takes his tripod and cameras into thewoods, where he took the wildflowerphotos that will be used in the printing

demonstration.Since 2005, the Northern Rhode

Island Camera Club has helped picture-takers in northern Rhode Island andnearby Massachusetts get more out ofphotography, through instruction,photo competitions, field trips, andmember photo exhibits at venues suchas the Vintage Restaurant and theMuseum of Work and Culture.

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WanderlustHIKINGBy Bob Haigis

One of the most rewarding things Peg and I havedone for most of our lives together has been hik-ing. We have tramped on some of the worldsfinest, most famous, and longest trails, and alwaysenjoyed the benefits we received from the effort.Most of the time it didn’t matter whether we didthe entire length, but we usually completed thesegment we set out to cover. We weren’t alwaystogether either on some of these jaunts, but still wedid our share of “together” trudging, sometimesunder terrible conditions.

All of our hiking wasn’t done in the woods; as Imentioned last month, we back packed in manycities and towns around the world; like this photoof Peg in Greece.

We started building our repertoire of trails con-quered while we dated, and later took the wholefamily on adventures to places like the Blue Hills,the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, and ofcourse the White Mountains. Once “emptynesters” we began world traveling, it seemed that

no matter where we went there was always a hillor trail nearby that provoked curiosity, and provid-ed exercise and enjoyment. One of my most mem-orable climbs alone was only a short distance, buta strenuous hike. It was in Delphi, Greece. Pegand I had wandered around the ancient site, andfantasized on how magnificent a place it musthave been when the original oracles held court.Sadly, earthquakes and wars have taken their tollon the site, and not much other than rubbleremains. The main attractions are the magnificentoutdoor theater which is mostly intact, and also theSacred Spring. Nearby was a temple to Apollo.

You really have to be there to appreciate theincredible views. The modern town is perched onthe edge of a cliff that drops straight down at leasta thousand feet to a sloping plain of miles of olivegroves. They stretch off to the visible sea proba-bly twenty miles or more away. Right across thestreet is the archeological site, and immediatelybehind the area where the theater is located, risesanother cliff, towering several hundred feetstraight up. Just around the corner of the bluff, isa more slanted slope which I figured I could scale.

Slowly I made my way up the grassy, cactus androck strewn slope accompanied by the usualincredible mid day heat that is always present insummer in Greece. It was an extremely difficult

climb, as the ground was very uneven and thespiny desert plants were everywhere.

I finally made it to the top, and before me lay aflat tabletop pasture. I recall there was only onetree in sight, and beneath it was a herd of goats,seeking relief from the intense sun. I gazed outover the ancient site below, and out to the sea. Ithought that on the plain below there must beenough olive trees to supply the whole world.

After I had rested, I headed back down the per-ilous banking, and didn’t go far before I foundmyself on a narrow trail that I could see led backdown to the bottom. I was never so glad to findanything on any hike as I was to find that narrowthread of beaten ground. I’m sure it must havedated way back to the ancient times of the old city,and was used by thousands of shepherds and theirherds over the millenniums.

A long and difficult trail in another part of theworld Peg and I did together, each of us bearing onour backs our share of necessities: It was one ofthe greatest undertakings we ever attempted.Several years ago, we agreed to take on the GrandDaddy of all hikes in this country – theAppalachian Trail. Actually, it was Peg’s idea.After much discussion, we agreed that it would besmart to try something a little tamer first. Thatway we could test our endurance, and then decideif we even wanted to take on the giant.

For our “test”, we settled on the Long Trail. Thispath runs from the Canadian border in Vermont,270 miles straight south through the GreenMountains to the Massachusetts line. AroundKillington it joins the Appalachian Trail. Asidefrom being a lengthy jaunt, the Long Trail has areputation for its ruggedness. In fact it has beencalled the “most rugged long distance trail in theU.S.” Much of the “ruggedness” is in the upper2/3 of its length: Peg and I can attest to that.

We began our planning in the year before weactually made the trek. We did lots of local hikingwith full packs in the Blue Hills, and nearbyDouglas State forest to get in shape. I recall thatfrom one afternoon of “practice” I got a case ofshin splints that were so painful I was out of workfor several days. We contacted family members

and friends to set up food and supply drops alongthe way. We always said that planning for a tripwas half the fun, but planning for this one wasway, way more than half, let me tell you.

We chose to start our walk at the northern end,and thus were immediately exposed to some of themost difficult the trail had to offer. If you recallwhat the weather was like last month around thesecond week or so, well it was just like that theday we boarded the bus from South Station inBoston for our trip to Newport, VT. It was so hotthat day that the bus we were on kept breakingdown, and had to stop to cool down. It wasrecorded as the hottest day in Vermont’s records.

The heat wave broke that night, accompanied bywild storms. Luckily we were in a motel in N.Troy and not in a tent. We escaped that one, butwe were to “get ours” later. The following morn-ing our host took us to the trail head, and after Imade a fool of myself straddling the internationalboundary, we hoisted our packs and off we went.I don’t recall much about that first day other thanit was wet and muddy from all the rain the nightbefore. I do remember being the only ones on thetrail, and having a shelter all to ourselves for thefirst night. So far, everything seemed to be goingwell. The next morning was one we won’t longforget.

Another major water dumper passed over thatnight, and when we awoke it was still pouring. Wemulled over the situation over a freeze driedbreakfast, and decided we should move out so asto keep to schedule. We donned raingear and offwe went.

It came down pretty hard up until noon or so,making footing treacherous on the rocky, muddytrail. Then, like somebody turned off a switch, thedown pour stopped, the sun came out and the windcame up. “Great” I said to Peg. “This will drythings out quickly” – and so it did.

We weren’t on the trail more than a couple ofdays before we realized two very important facts.The first we realized very soon was that there wasabsolutely NO place to camp or even rest comfort-ably on or near the trail between established camp

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Second on the list of ìproblemsî wasthe fact that hikers HAD to climb anddescend two mountains every day inorder to get to the next tenting spot orshelter. Being in good shape, the firstfew days weren’t too bad, but then wemet Jay Peak and Little Jay Peak.Somehow I missed the trail turn off notfar from the top, and as a result wewound up walking all the way to thebottom where a paved road ended ouragony. We had stopped for lunch at thetram head, and lingered a bit too long.By the time we reached the bottom ithad gotten dark, which resulted in thedecent being even more difficult. Tothis day I have toe nails that will neverlet me forget that error.

Another notable experience was inone of the camp areas. There was asmall cabin that provided great shelterfrom the elements, but it didn’t takelong to realize that it was infested withrodents. Peg didn’t even take a secondto make her choice – she would sleep inthe tent that night – outside! I wasn’t asdistressed as she about the little greymonsters, but I admitted later it was abit scary hearing them scurrying aroundall night and feeling them runningacross my blanket.

After 50 miles or so, we decided tocall it quits. The decision came right atthe first food drop. My vision was get-ting very blurry, which later turned outto be from a deficiency in diet. Peg wasreally beat from the Jay Peak fiasco,and like she said: “Hey, we tried it anddid great, but why kill ourselves.

Maybe we’ll do the Appalachian Trailsome other year”. So, we headedhome, got on our Gold Wing and rodeback up through the State and pickedup all our food drops. We still haven’tbeen back to the trail.

Another exciting trip we took wasmuch shorter, but just as interesting.We were in Costa Rica, and took a busride up to the Montverde Rain ForestPreserve. After walking around andenjoying the sites near the lodge, wedecided to take a hike on one of the jun-gle trails. We studied the trail map onthe wall of the building, and picked onethat looked short enough to do in anafternoon, but long enough to get a realfeel for a rain forest. I think the timeestimate was around two hours to com-plete the circular hike.

We were really impressed by the den-sity of the foliage, and the size of someof the towering trees around us. Likeon the Long Trail, there was no wayyou could wander off into the wilder-ness; it was just too thick. We hadbeen walking for awhile, when sudden-ly we heard the most incredible howl-ing and barking noises. We quicklydeduced that there must be a family ofhowling monkeys nearby. The soundmade the hair stand up on the backs ofour necks. Were they dangerous? Wedidn’t have a clue. Then it was crisistime. We came to a split in the trail thatwe hadn’t noticed on the map.

As we were well along in the timeframe to complete the trek, we didn’twant to back track and risk being out inthe dark, so judging best as we couldwhich was the direction we wanted tohead, we picked the left branch andstarted out. I knew it was getting late inthe afternoon, and I sure didn’t want tospend the night out here, so we just keptmoving, and listening for any sounds of

human habitation (and jungle crea-tures). We had chosen the right path,and in about an hour we were backwhere we had started.

There are many, many more hikingstories we have to tell, but not enoughroom here for them. Some of them areinteresting, some non-eventful, andsome border on tragedy: like my illfated solo hike on the Mid State Trail.On that one I took a tumble and waslucky I didn’t cave in the whole side ofmy head.

We don’t do many long hikes anymore, but we don’t need to. We haveenough memories of past expeditionsand those, along with all our other trav-els, to last us another hundred years.But, we wouldn’t have missed one ofthem for the world, no matter how dif-ficult they seemed at the time.

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Michelle Edelstein, at 36, is most like-ly one of the youngest Directors at aSenior Center in the Blackstone Valleyand she keeps seniors “Young atHeart,” too. Nancy Perry of Sutton, theMeals Site Manager for Tri-Valley atthe Center for six years said, with herdry humor, “I have houseplants olderthan she is,” and added that Michelle is“wonderful and has a tremendous

amount of energy, a ‘one-man band,’and doesn’t bug us and leaves us aloneto do our work because she has so muchwork. But she’s there for us when weneed her—always.”

Any Senior Center Director compre-hends the breadth and depth of dutiesrunning a Center; Michelle is no excep-tion. She arrives promptly at 7:30 amand leaves sometimes after 3:00 pm,but she’s always available “24/7” for

any senior in dire need. Among hertasks, not all enumerated here, are writ-ing an interesting “Sixty + News”monthly publication, teaching, counsel-ing, assisting with the Food Pantry atthe Center, overseeing class schedules,yoga, muscular strength/range ofmotion, blood pressure, knitting (The‘Hookers’), bingo, cribbage, pitch, Wiigames, computer lessons, movies, sup-port groups, breakfast and supper get-togethers, “Chatterbox”, the 1stMonday of the month morning sessionswith Selectman Mike Chizy, (anotherhuge fan of Michelle’s), speakers fromtown and beyond, entertainers such asthe Sutton Senior Center’s own‘Serenaders’ and out-of-town bookings,and the list goes on. Besides her “offi-

cial duties” as a Director, she can beseen doing the unexpected such asgoing into the kitchen to prepare some“Smart Taste” pasta prepared withRAGU low-fat sauce to have her stu-dents, all seniors, sample the tastefuldish during her new class on “HealthyEating for Successful Living In OlderAdults,”. Her six-week Tuesday after-noon course was planned for one hourbut everyone was so enthused about it,she thoughtfully added an extra halfhour—another example of how herenergy is boundless. During one of theclasses, a student had some questionsabout what foods have B 12 in them toincrease memory retention and avoidAlzheimer’s, and immediately after

class Michelle took extra time to sitdown at the computer to review thefoods with her. She always wants tohelp “on the spot” whenever possible,and keeps the battery forever chargedlike the “Energizer Bunny”.

Someone asked Michelle how shecame up with the idea of offering thisinnovative course on healthy eating.She responded that “It all came aboutbecause I took the course myself andthought it might be helpful to some ofour seniors, and I understand the diffi-culties in losing weight and how this isa nationwide problem.” She believesher students, in turn, will achieve theirproper weight and exercise, becomingdisciples of healthy eating and promot-ing living a fuller, healthier life.Michelle herself lost 30 pounds. She,firsthand, understands the strugglesinvolved in maintaining weight loss. Avegetarian, she unabashedly touts, withher enduring smile, eating “veggies,lots of them” each day.

One of the newest members to theCenter is Marie Hills of Manchaug.Sadly, she just lost a daughter, 34, todomestic violence, but was able to findcomfort in taking Fritzi Petrie’s 8-weekcourse on grief counseling. Fritzi is anurse, mental health counselor, and theOutreach Director at the Sutton SeniorCenter. Marie said “It helped me getclosure and during the last class I wasable to bring pictures of my daughter,

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the mother of two children. It also wasdivine intervention since, during thecourse, I found a pair of my daughter’sshoes in my house that I did not knowwere there and also her social securitycard and marriage certificate in mydesk that had never been there before.It was like my daughter saying ‘I stillexist and don’t want anybody to forgetme.” Marie also attends the Center’syoga and muscle strength classes which“help both body and mind.” She alsospoke enthusiastically about Michellesaying she is “fantastic and saysMichelle understands seniors and theirneeds and seems to know what youneed before you know it. She treats usall with loving care and keeps our dig-nity intact.”

What sparked Michelle to embarkupon her life career as a senior citizen’sadvocate? “I’ve been working withseniors for over 15 years back while inschool and while teaching at theYMCA and, on a personal level, I wasfortunate to grow up in upstate NewYork (Oneonta) where both my mater-nal and paternal grandparents livednext door and they lived long lives,dying at 99 years of age.” A big reasonmy husband, Adam, and I moved toWorcester is so I could be closer to myparents, Dick and Nancy Young inOtego, New York.

As mentioned, Michelle has incredi-ble energy matched with her ideas.

When posed the question about whereshe gets her ideas, she said her hus-band’s grandmother, “Nanny,” gave hermany ideas, particularly the one of the‘Battle of the Bands’ when she hadSutton’s high school band competewith the Sutton Senior’s band, TrinityOrchestra. “We made national head-lines with this event and we had lots offun hosting it.” Another significantevent held at the Center was a prom andthe impetus for that development wasthe discovery that a Sutton couple,Norma and Norman Baker, had neverbeen to their prom because Norm wascalled away during WWII. Michelleand the Sutton High School studentsmade it possible for them to attend theirfirst prom, with many others, at theSenior Center

One of Michelle’s goals is to eventu-ally build an addition to the Center forthe food pantry. “If we could have aseparate building, there would be muchmore privacy and it’s not just seniorswho come but young families, too.”Her goal is to raise $100,000. “I’m hop-ing a developer and workmen willcome forward to keep our costs low andthat residents and those living outsideof Sutton who want to help us willmake financial contributions to makethis dream a reality.” She said that the

summer months are more difficult forfamilies and kids out of school don’tget the free lunches and a parent has toget three meals a day on the table. Shealso said that the Town Administrator(Jim Smith) - “God bless Jim,” shespontaneously added - and Town Clerk(Laura Caruso) have done more thanthey needed to do in helping raisemoney by hosting a golf tournament.She also added that besides food items,(make sure to check expiration dates),there is a dire need for laundry deter-gent, personal items like toothbrushes,toothpaste, dish soap, Arm & Hammerproducts, feminine personal hygieneproducts (Kotex,etc), deodorant formen and women…. “It is a tremendousblessing to have the food pantry here.”However, Michelle asks readers to

please call ahead (508-234-0703)before bringing in food items such aschicken soup where ‘the cup runnethover’ to check to see if there is an abun-dance of one or two items and some-thing else might be needed.

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The Uxbridge High School Class of‘85 will be celebrating their 25th ClassReunion and welcomes all classesfrom the 80’s. The event will be heldat the Uxbridge VFW, Friday, August6th from 8 p.m. – midnight. Ticketsare $10.00 at the door and live musicby Audio Nation.

The Girl Scouts of Central andWestern Massachusetts and the MightyDux Girl Scout Service Unit recog-nized Uxbridge Cadette Troop 30301 ata Bronze Award Ceremony held at theUxbridge Senior Center on July 12th.The Girl Scout Bronze Award requireseach girl to learn the leadership andplanning skills necessary to followthrough on a project that makes a posi-tive impact on her community. Thegirls selected the Uxbridge Seniors asthe beneficiaries of their communityservice project. Troop 30301 organizedthe collection of used cell phones. Withthe generosity of our community, they

were able to donate 58 cell phones tothe Uxbridge Senior Center.

The award ceremony was held in con-junction with the celebration ofUxbridge joining Worcester CountyCommunity Triad. Triad is a communi-ty policing initiative between seniors,law enforcement, and service providersto increase safety through educationand crime prevention. The WorcesterCounty Sheriff’s department will assistthe Senior Center by having the phonesrefurbished to provide free access to the911 system.

The Cadette Troop 30301 would liketo thank Saver’s Bank and the

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Alternatives’ Executive DirectorDennis H. Rice has been awarded theprestigious Irvin Rutman Award by theUnited States Psychiatric Association(USPRA). The award ceremony tookplace at the recent USPRA AnnualConference in Boise, Idaho where Mr.Rice was presenting.

The Irvin Rutman Award, named forUSPRA’s founding president, is pre-sented to the executive director whodemonstrated innovative leadership inthe field of psychiatric rehabilitation, aswell as in the promoting of the missionof USPRA. Mr. Rice was nominated forthis national award by the Massa-chusetts Psychiatric RehabilitationAssociation (MassPRA).

In her letter of nomination, MassPRABoard President Lyn Legere said thatDennis Rice is “Always ahead of thecurve. Dennis emphasizes that mental

health services providers have aresponsibility to redefine our “commu-nity” for the larger social good.” Ms.Legere goes on to say that in “meeting

those challenges, Alternatives’ purposeand values were shifted from asking,“What do we need from the communi-ty?” to “What can we do for the com-munity?”

“I am very proud to be part of anorganization that tries hard to be mis-sion centered and value driven,” SaidMr. Rice in accepting this nationalaward. “It tries hard to give our staff thetools to take an innovation and translateit into a reality; tries hard to provide theskills and supports needed to haveevery individual we serve have a suc-cessful life, a satisfied life, a communi-ty life.”

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The Blackstone Valley HeritageMarkets began last year as a coordinat-ed effort between some of the valley’shistoric sites and a growing need tosupport the area’s farms and artisans.The Douglas Farmers Market is oneexample of this successful concept. It islocated on the grounds of the E.N.Jenckes Store Museum at the corner ofMain (Rt. 16) and Depot Streets inDouglas. The museum is owned andoperated by the Douglas HistoricalSociety and volunteers from the non-profit organization work to coordinatethe vendor space, program outreachand other aspects of the market. Themarket averages ten vendors a weekand consumer demand for fresh, local-ly grown food has evolved into a thriv-ing market that operates from 9 a.m. to1 p.m. every Saturday from Junethrough October. It offers a wide range

of in-season produce and fruit, freshbaked breads, meats, honey, eggs andgoat milk, maple syrup and artisanproducts.

The market offers occasional specialprogramming as well and will have amaple sugar tasting on August 7th andwill host its annual Dog Day on August14th. Customers are welcome to bringtheir four-legged friends to the marketfor a free treat! The Grey WhiskerPickers can sometimes be found strum-ming guitar and picking banjos by thebarn, too!

The E.N. Jenckes Store Museumdocents are available to give tours ofthe general store which is truly a histor-ical jewel of the Blackstone Valley.They are very knowledgeable andenjoy educating visitors about the his-tory of Douglas. Hosting the markethas created more interest in the store

museum and visitation has significantlyincreased over the past two years.

The Alternatives’ Heritage Market inWhitinsville is another example of thesuccessful melding of consumerdemand for locally made and grownproducts. This market is held eachSunday from August 1st throughSeptember 19th (excluding Labor Dayweekend) from noon to 3:00 p.m. at theAlternatives’ Community Plaza at 50Douglas Road. Here market coordina-tors strive to bring live music to eachevent so that a visit on a Sunday after-noon is a great shopping experience aswell as a terrific family experience. This year the market will also offer cut

flowers and produce grown at the adja-cent former Banning property where alocal nursery used to operate.Individuals and staff from Alternativesare working in partnership with theBannings to bring fresh flowers, toma-toes and other produce to the marketright across the street!Heritage Markets are also held on theGrafton Common on Thursdays from2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and at theDaniels Farmstead in Blackstone onSundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eachmarket is unique and has a variety ofproduce and selection of unique arti-sans. Blackstone Valley Heritage Markets isa program supported by the John H.Chafee Blackstone River ValleyNational Heritage Corridor Commis-sion. For more information, [email protected] orBlackstoneValleyHeritageMarkets.org.

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Daniel’s Farm Farmer’s Market be-gan July 11th and continues everySunday through October 3rd from11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Buy Fresh. Buylocal grown and local crafts. Pack aPicnic Lunch or buy from the grill –Sweet Temptations at Doris’ Kitchen.

Heritage Marketopportunities forvendors available

ValleyCAST! and Alternatives’ willopen their Heritage Market on Sunday,August 1st from 12:00 Noon to 3:00PM. The market will be held on theCommunity Plaza at Alternatives’Whitin Mill, 50 Douglas Road inWhitinsville. The market will run everySunday, except Labor Day weekend,through September 19th. In case ofinclement weather the market willmove indoors to the Singh PerformanceCenter.

Hosted by ValleyCAST!, BlackstoneValley Culture, Arts, Science..Together,this market will be a unique blend ofhistory and open air market offeringlocal fresh produce, food, flowers, artsand crafts, demonstrations, music andmore. The Plaza is surrounded by his-toric buildings including the original1826 Paul Whitin Mill and theSpaulding R. Aldrich Heritage Gallery,featuring on-going art exhibitions.

New this year will feature cut flowersand produce grown at the revivedBanning’s property. This is a communi-ty/Alternatives’ partnership with theBannings working with individuals andstaff from Alternatives’ WhitinsvilleVocational Service and residents of theapartments located in the 1826 Mill.“We’ve rototilled land that had beenfallow for some time and have plantedover 285 assorted flowering plants and

62 tomato plants,” said CarolynAlberts, Coordinator of EmploymentServices, Whitinsville. “So far ourplants are looking wonderful and we’realready getting flowers. We have tothank the Bannings as they have beenvery forthcoming with advice and sup-port for our new gardeners.”

Several local growers, artists and arti-sans have already signed on but there isopportunity for other local growers,crafters, artists and entertainers to jointhe Heritage Market. “We know that the

Valley is home to many small farmsand artists who are making honey,growing plants and flowers, makingsoap or other interesting items for sale,”said Dennis Rice, executive director ofAlternatives. “This would be a greatmarket for those people to share theirwares with the community.” For infor-mation regarding participation or toreserve a table, call Tom at (508) 266-6502 or visit us on the web atwww.alternativesnet.org.

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August is a perfect time for ice creamand baseball and on August 12th bothwill be featured at Waters Farm in his-toric West Sutton, Massachusetts.

Ranger Chuck Arning from the JohnH. Chafee Blackstone River ValleyNational Corridor will conduct a“Ranger Walk About” discussing therich history of baseball in theBlackstone Valley. An ice cream social

will follow. The cool delicious treatwill be priced at $ 3 for a regular sizeand $2 a small size - receive a discountif you are wearing anything baseball!The festivities will include children’sgames and complimentary house tours.

The “walk about and ice creamsocial” begins at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs.,August 12th. All proceeds will benefitWaters Farm, a historic farm in Sutton.

Ice Cream & Baseball at Waters Farm

Charter is partnering with the City ofWorcester and the Worcester CulturalCoalition for the return of the 2010“Out to Lunch” summer concertseries. The series is scheduled for everyFriday through August 27 at WorcesterCommon, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. This season'sseries will include expanded food offer-ings as well as artisans & crafters and afarmers' market. Enjoy live perform-

ances by sensational acts. All the con-certs are FREE and open to the public.

Charter’s high-speed business Inter-net operation, Charter Business is alsopartnering in the concert series spon-sorship.Performances include: August 6:Kalifa and Koliba-Afro Pop - Kolibablends the traditional music of WestAfrica with the contemporary sounds of

America. Bringing together musiciansfrom Africa and America, this Afro-popband presents a unique blend of tradi-tional and modern styles includingWest African Rhythms, Hi Life,Reggae, Ska, Zuke and more.Audiences don't just attend perform-ances of Koliba, they experienceKoliba.

Bandleader Mohamed Kalifa Kamara

is a Professor at Berkley College ofMusic in Boston and has traveled theworld playing Traditional West Africanand Afro-Pop music. Kalifa takes theaudience on a journey from ancientAfrica to modern, urban America with asound and beat that brings the audienceto their feet dancing and singing along.

August 13: AfterBurner-US Air ForceBand of Liberty’s Rock - Afterburner isthe United States Air Force Band ofLiberty's high energy rock band. Thissix member group brings an explosiveblend of classic rock, pop, and R&B totheir dynamic stage shows. The mem-bers of this versatile group are all activeduty military and are based out ofHanscom Air Force Base, Massachu-setts. They have appeared on nationalTV, headlined major festivals, andopened for artists such as CharlieDaniels, The Commodores, TheSubdudes, The Fabulous Thunderbirdsand Gretchen Wilson. The group alsoperforms countless concerts each yearthroughout New England, New Yorkand New Jersey, as well as performingoverseas for deployed armed forces.

August 20: Hat On, Drinking Wine-Roots Rock - The sound is American

roots, with traces of blues, folk, reggae,and traditional Irish music. You canhear your favorite HODW originals aswell as an eclectic list of covers fromartists like Bob Dylan, Van Morrison,Wilco, the Decemberists, the Pogues,and many more. The band’s lineup con-sists of Jarrett Conner on drums; JaredForgues on bass and mandolin; JimLang on piano, accordion, and tin whis-tle; Matt Robert on electric and acousticguitar, harmonica, and vocals; and EdWhalen on acoustic guitar and vocals.

August 27: Jason James-Rock N RollJason James and the Bay State HouseRockers play Rockabilly and are thewinners of the Worcester Telegram's2007 category for Best Rockabilly/Surfband. Jason can really rip up a bluestune! He always has a vintage guitarand is a great guitar player and enter-tainer. This is one interesting personand his band is a must see! Lots ofaction, great tunes, very soulful: onehard working band bringing greatmusic to enthusiastic audiences all overNew England.

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PromotingExercise forthe Elderly

By nicholas g. Kaltsas, esq.

I would like to make clear that I aman Attorney, not a physician. And anyincrease in physical activity and exer-cise should be discussed with yourphysician. However, I would beshocked if in the vast majority ofcases, your physician did not suggestto you that regular exercise wouldprovide you with a myriad of healthbenefits. Some of the benefits olderadults can expect include improve-ments in blood pressure, diabetes,lipid profile, osteoarthritis, osteo-porosis, and neuro-cognitive func-tion. Although almost all older per-sons can benefit from additionalphysical activity, most older-Americans are insufficiently active toachieve these health benefits.

Your exercise routine should consistof three components: aerobic exer-cise, strength training, and balanceand flexibility. You will want to dosome type of aerobic activity on mostdays of the week. Examples are walk-ing, swimming and bicycling. Youshould also do resistance exercises(also called strength training) 2 daysper week. Warm up for 5 minutesbefore each exercise session.Walking slowly and then stretchingare good warm-up activities. Youshould also cool down with morestretching for 5 minutes when youfinish exercising. Cool down longerin warmer weather.

If you are not already active, youshould begin slowly. Start with exer-cises that you are already comfort-able doing. Starting slowly makes itless likely that you will injure your-self. Starting slowly also helps pre-vent soreness. The saying "no pain,no gain" is not true for older or elder-ly adults. You do not have to exerciseat a high intensity to get most healthbenefits. And remember, exercise isonly good for you if you are feelingwell. Wait to exercise until you feelbetter if you have a cold, the flu oranother illness. If you miss exercisefor more than 2 weeks, be sure tostart slowly again.

Finally, it is important to wearloose, comfortable clothing and well-fitting, sturdy shoes. Your shoesshould have a good arch support, andan elevated and cushioned heel toabsorb shock. Whether an individualhas disabilities, or is a senior, anexercise routine can be customizedfor you so that you are able to reapthe benefits of a regular exercise rou-tine.

Attorney Kaltsas practices law atElder & Disability Law Advocates inWorcester and Framingham, Massa-chusetts and hosts WTAG’s Saturdaymorning talk show ”The SeniorFocus” at 11:00 AM. ”The SeniorFocus” can be heard on True TalkRadio -- 580 AM or 94.9 FM

Upcoming programs for the month ofAugust at Purgatory Chasm located at198 Purgatory Rd. in Sutton. All pro-grams are free and open to the public,children must be accompanied by anadult. For information call 508-234-3733JUNior NaTUralisTs

Friday August 6th, 13th & 20th 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.Nature walks, scavenger hunts andhands-on activities for budding natural-ists. Stop by, all ages with an adult, noregistration required. waTchiNg wildlife acTiviTy

Saturday August 7th 2:00-3:00 p.m.Find out about the wildlife that callsPurgatory Chasm and Sutton StateForest home. Discover what signs areleft behind and make your own tracks!

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Saturday August 14th10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Children’s Nature Workshop in partner-ship with Metacomet Land Trust. Thismonth we will discover “A Logs Life”and the importance of each stage in atree’s life. We may get to turn over old

logs, so please wear clothes that can getmessy!rock deTecTives

Sunday, August 8th 2:00-3:00 p.m.Sunday, August 15th Noon-1:00 p.m.Learn some simple clues that will help

you identify the rocks and minerals atPurgatory Chasm in this hands-on pro-gram, suitable for all ages. Meet atPavilion at Chasm entrance.kidleidoscope

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Mondays in August 10:30-11:30 a.m.Nature themed story and activity hourfor ages 3-5, Siblings welcome! Nature stories followed by an outdooractivity and craft. Pack a lunch andenjoy the playground! Children must be accompanied by anadult.

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Sunday August 22nd 4:00-5:00 p.m. Saturday August 28th - 4:00-5:00 p.m. Learn the history and mystery ofPurgatory Chasm! This program suit-able for families with children over 5,and all those willing to scurry over andaround boulders and rocks. Be sure towear shoes with good tread. Wet weath-er cancels.hikiNg beyoNd The chasm

Saturday, August 21st 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.Have you ever seen “Little Purgatory”?This fitness hike will explore sections ofthe park that are off the beaten path tolook for signs of flora and fauna foundin the shady Sutton State Forest. Sturdyfootwear, bug repellent, snack and waterhighly recommended.

August activities planned at Purgatory Chasm

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gfwC BlaCKstone Valley women’s ClUB of sUttonmembers are all smiles after “installation Ceremony held atthe grafton inn. (l to r) four new members, JaniceBigelow of sutton, linda Keegan of northbridge, meryllevine of westboro, President Connie Dwyer, sutton, whodid the installation, and sue Dicks of Uxbridge and existingmember sheila newman. the club was officially acceptedinto the general federation of women’s Clubs in January.the next meeting of the Blackstone Valley women’s Clubwill be on thursday, october 14th, 6:30 p.m. at its regularmeeting place, the Dudley gendron american legion Post,156 Boston road, sutton. newcomers from any town arewelcome to attend. for more information, call Connie at(508) 917-8415

Clubwomen of the GFWC Black-stone Valley Women’s Club are hostinga ‘Membership Picnic’ on Thursday,August 26th, 6 pm, at Oakhurst Retreat& Conference Center, 120 Hill St.,Whitinsville. This will be a fun time formembers and those women who have

been looking for a special way tobecome involved in doing good in theirrespective communities in theBlackstone Valley. For more informa-tion, contact the Coordinator of the pic-nic, new Club member, Meryl Levine at(508) 631-4035 or just come!

Women’s Club hostMembership Picnic

The Uxbridge Rotary Club waspleased to host Ashley Leucci, winnerof one of the Rotary Club’s 2009 schol-arships, at their weekly meeting inJune. Ashley is one of two scholarshipwinners from Douglas High School’sgraduating class of 2009. Ashley hasjust completed her first year atSavannah College of Art & Design inSavannah, Georgia, majoring inGraphic Arts and Advertising. Ashleyis a resident of Douglas and she tooktime out of her busy schedule to attenda Rotary meeting to share some of herfreshman year experiences with clubmembers.

Rotary Club President, Rick Petri,states: “Ashley is an example of(Rotary Club) scholarship money being

well spent. She is smart, bright… andon her way to success!”

The Uxbridge Rotary Club presentsscholarships each year to graduates ofUxbridge, Whitinsville and DouglasHigh Schools. The proceeds from theAnnual Golf Tournament along withother fundraising events held during theyear are used to fund the Club’s chari-table community programs includinglocal scholarships.

The Rotary Club of Uxbridge waschartered in 1926. They are a club thattruly believes in “Service Above Self”.If you would like to give some of yourtime to help your community, pleasejoin them for lunch in the TrusteesRoom at Unibank, 49 Church Street,Whitinsville any Tuesday at noon.

Rotary Scholarship awarded

Cortesa graduatesCathryn Cortesa ofUxbridge has recentlygraduated from As-sumption College,summa cum laude,with a double major inPsychology and Art.She was recognized bythe college for her sen-

ior Honors Thesis which explored thebenefits of art therapy in recovery fromtrauma. In addition, Cathryn wasawarded the Assumption CollegePsychology department’s annualAchievement Award. Cathryn plans topursue a Master’s Degree in Psycho-logy after gaining some hands-on expe-rience as a Research Assistant forLifespan at RI’s Butler Hospital.Cathryn is a 2006 graduate of UxbridgeHigh School. Her parents are Frankand Janine Cortesa of Uxbridge.

Free Car WashOn August 21st the North Uxbridge

Baptist Church is hosting another FreeCar Wash from 11am – 2pm. No stringsattached - no donations accepted, total-ly free. The church is located on thecorner of Rt. 122 and Hartford Ave. inNorth Uxbridge. The car wash is in theparking lot behind the church.

CathrynCortesa

Listed here are the current listing of sup-port groups sponsored by MilfordRegional Medical Center. For more infor-mation, call the contact number listed inthe individual listing. CANCER SUPPORT GROUPSbreast cancer support group – meetsthe first Wednesday of each month from1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the 2nd floor confer-ence room at the Dana-Farber/Brighamand Women’s Cancer Center at MilfordRegional. This group is for women whowould like to meet other women toexplore ways to cope with their diagnosis,its effect on their lives and to offer anopportunity to support each other.Registration is not required for thisfree group. For information, call AnnSullivan at (508)-488-3783.cancer bereavement support – meetsthe second Monday of each month from 7to 8:30 p.m. in the Woman’s PavilionConference Room, 4th floor, Hill HealthCenter at Milford Regional. These ses-

sions offer an opportunity for individualswho have experienced the loss of a loved-one or friend to cancer to join with othersto support one another and explore waysto cope with their loss and grief.Registration is not required for this freegroup. For more information please callMargie Gonzalez, LICSW at (508) 473-1190, extension 3119.general cancer support – meets thesecond and fourth Wednesday of eachmonth from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the 2nd floorconference room at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s CancerCenter at Milford Regional. These ses-sions offer an opportunity for individualswith cancer to offer support to one anoth-er and explore ways of coping with thestresses created by a cancer diagnosis andtreatment. Registration is not requiredand families are welcomed to attend. Forinformation call Ann Sullivan LICSW(508) 488-3783.head and Neck cancer support group

– meets on the third Wednesday of everymonth from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. in the sec-ond floor conference room at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s CancerCenter at Milford Regional. This supportgroup is for patients and families to helpthem cope with the changes in lifestyle,work and relationships diagnosis andtreatment may create. For more informa-tion, call Ann Sullivan at 508-488-3783.

GENERAL SUPPORT GROUPSbereavement support – this new groupwill start in fall, 2010. For more informa-tion, please call (508) 473-0862 and askfor Sarah Hubbell.breastfeeding is beautiful (BIB) – meetsthe first and third Thursday of the monthfrom 10 to 11:30 a.m. in PhysiciansConference Center A at Milford RegionalMedical Center. This group provides lac-tation support and encouragement andmother-to-mother peer support in arelaxed, informal environment. A lacta-tion counselor or consultant is available toanswer questions or address concerns.Pregnant woman are welcomed to attend.There is no cost to attend and registrationis not necessary. For more information,call (508) 422-2960.caregivers support group - meetsevery Tuesday from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.at the VNA of Greater Milford-Northbridge Area, 37 Birch Street,Milford. For individuals caring for lovedones affected by Alzheimer’s Disease orother memory disorders. For information,call (508) 473-0862 or 1-800-478-0862.This group is funded by the Central Mass.

Agency on Aging.celiac disease - It’s All About the Grain!– meets the fourth Thursday of the monthfrom 6:45 – 8 p.m. in PhysiciansConference Center B, located adjacent tothe main lobby. This support group is forceliacs who are looking for an opportuni-ty to share experiences, continue to learnabout the gluten-free diet and strategies tohelp live the GF lifestyle. The group isfacilitated by a registered dietitian. Formore information, call 508-422-2474.chronic pain support group – thispeer-based group is for those who sufferfrom chronic pain and would like to talkto others going through a similar experi-ence. The group meets on the thirdWednesday of each month from 6 to 8p.m. in the Women’s Pavilion ConferenceRoom, located on the 4th floor of the HillHealth Center at MRMC. The group isfree, but registration is requested. Formore information and to register, pleasecall Judy between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. at508-478-5981 or go to MRMC’s websiteat milfordregional.org.community birth loss support group

- for families who have experienced theloss of a baby through miscarriage or fetaldeath. Meets the second Thursday of themonth from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in theMilford Regional Women’s PavilionConference Room, fourth floor of the HillHealth Center. Call (508) 422-2273 formore information.diabetes support group – meets thesecond Thursday of each month from 6:30– 8 p.m. in Physicians Conference CenterB. The group is open and on-going for

adults with diabetes, their family mem-bers and friends. For more information,call (508) 422-2396.eating disorder support group – forparents and loved ones of teens and youngadults with eating disorders. For moreinformation, call The Center forAdolescent Health at (508) 482-5444.head Trauma support group – meetsthe third Thursday of each month from7:30 to 9 p.m. in Physicians ConferenceCenter B. For survivors and their familymembers and friends. Pre-registration isnot required. For more information, call(508) 422-2559.heartline - meets the first Thursday ofthe month at 7:00 p.m. in PhysiciansConference Center B at Milford Regional.For more information, call Stanley Jonesat (508) 473-4044.mother Talk support group – for newmothers with infants from newborn to 8months. Meets the first Thursday of themonth from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. inPhysicians Conference Center A atMilford Regional Medical Center. Thereis no cost to attend and registration is notnecessary. For information, call (508)473-1190, extension 5076.multiple sclerosis support group – aself-help group for people with MS, meetsthe second Wednesday of each monthfrom 3:30 to 5 p.m. in PhysiciansConference Center A, located adjacent tothe main lobby. For more information,

call Kay Grimes at (508) 533-8726.

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Just in time for summer family fun,the Museum of Work & Culture and theJohn H. Chafee Blackstone RiverNational Heritage Corridor announce

the introduction of six differentBlackstone Valley Adventure Packs.The Immigration Pack and the ValleyPack can be rented at the Museum ofWork & Culture and are filled with funand educational activities such as ascavenger hunt, old time games, and artprojects along with booksand recipes.

The goal of these adventure packs isto help young people and their familiesgain a new perspective of theBlackstone Valley’s history, environ-ment, cultural heritage and its industri-al past all while having fun and learn-

ing together. They are themed back-packs that are full of fun activities, craftprojects, information and more thatfamilies can use to learn about our val-ley together. In addition, each pack hasa guide booklet and give-a-ways aswell as maps, brochures and coupons.A family can use a pack to plan a wholeweek of activities for a summer adven-ture of their very own.

There are six different packs – theNature Pack, The Worcester HistoryPack, the Factory Town Pack, theImmigration Pack, the River Pack andthe Valley Pack. The Adventure Pack

program also created a “BlackstoneValley DeTour” map to highlight thesites where packs can be rented and italso points out some of the wonderfulpublic sites where pack adventurescould take place including the valley’sstate parks and the Blackstone RiverBikeway. The maps are available atpack rental sites, visitor informationcenters around the valley or visitwww.npw.gov/glac/forkids.

The Adventure Packs can be rentedat the Museum of Work & Culture forup to five days at a cost of $10 or at oneof our partner sites.

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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, onSaturday, August 14th from 8:00 am-2:00 pm. A rain date is set for Sunday,August 15th, same time frame.

Dealer spaces cost $8.00 each.Reservations are required ONLY fordealers needing to reserve tables. Toreserve tables, call the fund raiser chair-

man, Donald (Doug) Keniston at (508)529-6247.

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

Coffee, donuts and soda will be onsale from 8:00am. Proceeds of the fleamarket and crafts sale will be used forthe post’s improvements. There is NOadmission charge.

Flea Market and Craft Saleto be held at Upton VFW

Bryan and Scott Young have beenplaying music in the New England areawith various bands since they wereteenagers. Over the years, they havebeen members of Labrynth, Keeper,Crawl Space, The Jelly Fish Squad,SPATT, and Everdown. In the early90's SPATT was included in a compila-tion CD called Light From theUnderground by Word Records.Everdown went on to sign with Toothand Nail Records and recorded two fulllength albums in the late 90's. Currently, the Young brothers writeand compose original acoustic stylepraise and worship songs and play inlocal churches and functions. Bryan isa high school guidance counselor andresides in New Hampshire with hiswife and their two sons. Scott is direc-tor of student life at a Christian schooland resides in New Hampshire with hiswife and their daughter and son.These talented musicians will be at theCongo Bongo Cafe at the First

Congregational Church of Douglas forone night only - Friday, August 27th.Doors open at 7pm with the show start-ing at 7:30pm. Light refreshments willbe served. Tickets are $2.00 in advanceand $3.00 the night of the show. Thechurch is located across from theDouglas Town Common, just off ofRt.16.

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The Young Brothers come to The Congo Bongo Cafe

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• august 19th: around the Corner

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8:30 am - Grocery Shopping Lunch: Beef & broccoli1:30 Cards – All are welcome to joinin! Just Stop by! Bring a friend!4th / wednesday

Lunch: Honey BBQ Chicken5th / Thursday

8:30 AM Walmart Shopping Today!Lunch: Swedish Meat Balls. Richard Colahan on keyboard! 3-4 PM Free Yoga Class today! Allare welcome to join in! Bring afriend!6th / friday

Lunch: Pork w/mushrooms & musicalluncheon with Richard on keyboard! 9th / monday

Lunch: Veal Marsala10th / Tuesday

8:30 am Grocery Shopping Lunch: Turkey ala King1:30 pm – card games – All welcome11th / wednesday

Lunch: Beef Jardinere12th / Thursday

Lunch: Hot Dogs in roll w/bakedbeans. Music with Richard Colahan.1-2 PM Page Turners Book discussionGroup with Jane Granatino, UxbridgeLibrary Director If you love to talkabout books, good and bad, join us! 3-4 PM FREE! Yoga with MarilynJones, Instructor. All are welcome tojoin in at anytime! Bring a friend.13th / friday

Lunch: Penne w/Chicken & BroccoliRichard Colahan, on keyboard! 16th / monday

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8:30 am Grocery Shopping 10:30 AM Lunch: Pork with Apples1:30 pm – card games – dealer’schoice Bring a friend!18th / wednesday

Lunch: Salmon Boat2:00 PM – Gail Trubow, Fallon Rep.will be available to answer your healthinsurance questions. By appointmentonly. Please call 278-8622 to makeyour appointment. 19th / Thursday

Lunch: Sweet & Sour ChickenMusical Luncheon with RichardColahan on keyboard!3-4 PM – FREE Yoga Classes withMarilyn Jones Instructor20th / friday

Lunch: Vegetarian Chili 23rd / monday

Lunch: Honey Glazed Pork24th / Tuesday

8:30 am Grocery Shopping Lunch: Yankee Chicken Pie1:30 pm – card games – dealer’schoice 25th / wednesday

Lunch: Spaghetti w/meat sauce26th / Thursday

Lunch: Corn Chowder and Pollockloin w/newburg sauce. MusicalLuncheon with Richard Colahan onkeyboard!3:00-4:00 PM Yoga Classes Today –Join us any time, enrollment is open. 27th / friday

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The Mass Emergency ManagementAgency (MEMA) is advising people tobe cautious during this period ofextreme heat and recommends individ-uals seek relief in a cool and safe placeduring the warmest times of the day.Towards that end the Uxbridge SeniorCenter has been deemed an official“cool down” Center especially for theelderly and people with respiratory ail-ments. A note of caution: If youbelieve you, or anyone you are with, isexperiencing a heat-related medicalemergency such as heat stroke or heatexhaustion, promptly call 911, and ifpossible move to a cooler place. Oneway to avoid the extreme heat and savemoney on your utility bill at the sametime is to join us for lunch. We areopen M-F from 8:30 to 4:00 PM.Lunch is served at 12 o’clock nooneach day. Please call the director,Marsha Petrillo, at 508-278-8622 formore information concerning our lunchprogram and for tips to follow duringhot, humid weather. If you are in needof transportation to and from theCenter we will be happy to assist you.Please call 48 hours in advance toreserve your lunch and schedule yourride.

Uxbridge Seniors August events & lunch menu

Millie’s Kitchen was dedicated onThursday, July 15th, at St. CamillusHealth Center in Whitinsville. Thisnewly built residents' kitchen which islocated in the activity room is named inhonor of Millie Goss, a former residentat St. Camillus whose family was themajor donor for this project. It wascompleted through the fundraising ofthe "Evening at the MansionWinetasting Event" and through indi-vidual and business donations.

This project cost more than$20,000 and provides an area for meal

preparation and eating. This is a warmand welcoming place where the resi-dents can gather for morning coffee andfellowship, bake cupcakes or makesoup, and where families can come andprepare a meal to enjoy with their lovedones. Residents prepared some of therefreshments that were served at thededication.

In attendance were members of Ms.Goss’ family, staff, administrators andboard members of St. Camillus as wellas residents, their families and mem-bers of the fundraising committee.

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Sutton Centerhosts AugustBreakfast

Sutton Senior Center will be servingbreakfast on Friday, August 6th from 8to 9 a.m. On the menu will be pan-cakes and sausage, fruit, coffee/tea andjuice. The price is $3.00 per person.

Representative Paul Kujawski (D-Webster) is encouraging those in the8th Worcester District to participate inthe “Own Your Future” initiative. Theprogram, administered by HHS’Centers for Medicare & MedicaidServices (CMS), Administration onAging (AoA), and Office of theAssistant Secretary for Planning andEvaluation (ASPE), is designed to helpAmericans take an active role in plan-ning ahead for their future long-termcare needs.

“This is an aggressive approachtowards long-term care planning,” saidRepresentative Paul Kujawski. “I ampleased to work with the Common-wealth so that people can plan early,know their options, and take actionaccordingly so they can have theresources and information available tobegin planning for their long-termcare.”

The “Own Your Future” education

effort includes information on variousways to finance one’s long-term careand is part of an ongoing effort toincrease awareness about what publiclong term-care programs actually payfor, the risks of needing long-term careservices and how people can prepare topay for their long-term care.

Approximately 13 million Americansneeded long-term care in 2000. Thisnumber is expected to grow substantial-ly in the next 30 years as the populationages. The Census Bureau estimates thatthe percentage of the population 65 andolder will rise from 12.6 percent in2000 to 20.5 percent in 2040, and thepercentage of the population aged 85and older will rise from 1.6 percent in2000 to 3.8 percent in 2040.

Please visit www.longtermcare.gov/campaign/ma on the web, or call 1-866-752-6582 to request your Embrace yourFuture Planning Guide. TTY usersshould call 1-800-427-5605.

The importance of planningfor Long-Term CareRepresentative kujawski partners with his colleagues to raise awareness

oNgoiNg sUmmer programs

Walking Group ~ Monday 9 amWhole Foods ~ Monday 9-11 amBridge ~ Monday 9:00 amCribbage ~ Monday / Thursday 9:00 amManicures ~ Monday 9-11:00 amStretch & Flexibility ~ Tues/Thurs 9:00 amScrabble ~ Tuesday 9:00 amLunch ~ Tuesday/Thursday 12:00 noonBocce ~ Tuesday/Thursday 1:00 pmShopping Van ~ Wednesday 8:00 amYoga ~ Wed 9:00 am & Thurs 5:45 pmBingo ~ Friday 1:00 pmcaleNdar

Sunday, August 1st @ 2:00 pm: Senior Tea Honoring 90+Wednesday, August 11th @ 9:00 am: COA MeetingWednesday, August 11th @ 1:00 pm: “The Mellow Tones” and Ice Cream Social Monday, August 16th @ 11:15 am: Summer Safari. Kelly’s Roast Beef, NatickMonday, August 23rd @ 1:00 pm: Movie of the Month - James Cameron’s AvatarWednesday, August 25th @ 11:30 am: Dine-out Group - The Haywagon, Uxbridge2010 seNior ciTizeN of The year!

Congratulations are in order as this year’s 2010Mendon Senior Citizen of the Year award goes toone unassuming, yet deserving individual-- Mr.Peter Denton. Peter, a life-long resident ofMendon, was chosen from among several exem-plary nominees. Throughout the years he hasmade notable contributions on local appointedboards including the Mendon Planning Board, theCommunity Preservation Committee and theMendon Housing Authority, on which he stillserves. He is also a 35- year charter member ofthe Mendon Lions Club and has put in manycountless hours on Lions Club community proj-ects for the betterment of the town.

Please save the date and plan to join us as wehonor Peter, thanking him for his many contribu-tions to his hometown at an award luncheon spon-sored by the Mendon Lion’s Club on Sunday,September 26th. Call or stop by the MendonSenior Center to reserve your space. 90+ seNior Tea

The Council on Aging will be hosting a receptionhonoring Mendon seniors age 90 and over onSunday, August 1 at 2:00 p.m. Dessert and bever-ages will be served. Invitations for honorees andtheir guests will be mailed out mid-July. Call thecenter if you have any questions. iN sympaThy

The Mendon Council on Aging and The Friends ofthe Mendon Elders extend their heartfelt sympa-thy to the family and friends of the followingMendon resident: Albert Wilshireice cream social & mellow mUsic

The Hopkinton “Mellow Tones” will be returningto the Mendon Senior Center on Wednesday,August 11th at 1pm to entertain us…. come givethem a hand. Following their performance enjoya ‘make your own sundae’ social. Please stop byor call to register for this free event. Thank you.meNdoN food paNTry

SHAWS Rewards - Thank you to those of youwho participated in the SHAWS CommunityRewards program to help support the MendonFood Pantry. In total your receipts earned our foodpantry $347.28 over the past two years. Pleasenote we have received our pantry’s final paymentand SHAWS will be discontinuing this promotion.Thank you for your past receipts! Thank you alsoto Friends member Vivian Podsiadlo for facilitat-ing this program.

The Mendon Food Pantry is administered by the

Mendon Council on Aging and is located at theMendon Senior Center. The Food Pantry is openthe first Monday of each month from 9 am-12noon or by appointment to assist Mendon resi-dents, regardless of age. Residents who qualifyfor fuel assistance or SNAP (formerly foodstamps), or who receive aid to dependent childrenor are unemployed are eligible to utilize the FoodPantry. Referrals from area churches, social agen-cies or concerned citizens regarding families orindividuals in need will also be accepted. Also,the COA Van will deliver food boxes to qualifyingseniors and disabled persons who do not havetransportation. Please contact Amy at the MendonSenior Center to find out if you qualify.

To learn more or receive email updates from theFriends of Mendon Elders by sending us an emailwith your name to our new address: [email protected] vaN fUNd UpdaTe

Thank you Mendon! Our Friends’ Senior VanFund is growing! Recent donations includingDean Bank’s June 5th recycling promotion($164.03) and the Friends’ yard sale’s bake tableproceeds in the amount of $270.50 (wow!) haveincreased the Friends Senior Van Fund account toa balance of $7,823.58! meNdoN serve

Summer order & distribution dates for theMendon Serve Food Co-op are as follows:Wednesday, Aug. 11th with pick-up on Saturday,Aug 28 between 9-10 a.m. For more informationplease check out www.mendonserve.org News from shiNe

BEWARE of SCAMS – Do NOT give out yourpersonal information to anyone! You should NOTbe receiving calls asking for your personal infor-mation. This is FRAUD and should be reportedto Medicare. Please call the Mendon SeniorCenter and ask to speak with SHINE CounselorRobin Fletcher.iT is easier ThaN ever To save

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“Extra Help” program now allows more peoplewith Medicare to pay $2.50 for generics, $6.30 forbrand name drugs- Making ends meet shouldn’tmean going without your medications. If youhave limited income and resources, Medicare’s“Extra Help” program sets it up so you pay nomore than $2.50 for a generic drug and $6.30 foreach brand name drug. The Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services estimates that “ExtraHelp” can save participating seniors as much as$3,900 per year.

To qualify, you must make less than $16,245 ayear (or $21,855 for married couples). Even ifyour annual income is higher, you still may beable to get some extra help. Your resources mustalso be limited to $12,510 (or $25,010 for marriedcouples). Resources include bank accounts, stocksand bonds, but not your house of car.

There’s No Cost or Obligation to Apply-It’s easyand free to apply for “Extra Help”. You or a fam-ily member, trusted counselor or caregiver canapply online at www.socialsecurity.gov or callSocial Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY usersshould call 1-800-325-0778) and ask for theApplication for Help with Medicare PrescriptionDrug Plan Costs. All information is confidential.

If you need help on any aspect of your healthinsurance, SHINE offers free counseling. Call theMendon Senior Center at 508-478-6175 for aSHINE appointment. You can also reach a SHINEvolunteer by phone at 1-800-AGE-INFO (1-800-243-4636) If you get the SHINE voice mail, leaveyour name and phone number and a counselor willcall you back as soon as possible.

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Programs offeredto Sutton seniorsMonday, Aug. 2nd at 10 AM: Chatterbox Discussion Group. All welcomeThursday, Aug. 5th at 1 PM: Ice Tea SocialCool drinks & pastries. All welcomeFriday, Aug. 6th at 8 AM: Monthly BreakfastPancakes & Sausage. $3.00 p.p.Friday, Aug. 6th at 9 AM: Tax Exemptions Q & A By: Sutton Assessor’s OfficeMonday, Aug. 9th at 10:45 AM: SeminarVitamins & Supplements: Are they right for you?Thursday, Aug.12th at 1 PM: “Walking AroundHough Road” w/ Director Michelle. All invitedThursday, Aug. 19th at 1 PM: Traveloguew/Ross Whittier - “Travels to the Baltic Regions” Weekly FeaturesMondays 10 AM: Wii Video gamesTuesdays 10 AM: “The Hookers” knitting groupTuesdays 12:45 PM: Sutton Serenaders ChorusTuesdays 1 PM: CribbageThursdays 10 AM: Pitch,Free Exercise Classes on Mondays &WednesdaysFree Yoga Classes on Tuesdays & Fridays

special birThday celebraTioN

The Northbridge Senior Center will honor localresidents celebrating one hundred years or more ata reception on Wednesday, August 11th at 1:00P.M. Light refreshments will be served, entertain-ment will be provided. If you know anyone thathas reached this 100 or more years contact GailAnderson at 508-234-2002.shiNe

A Shine Counselor is available by appointmentonly, on Thursday mornings from the hours of9:30-11:30 A.M. Call for information or to sched-ule an appointment.falloN represeNTaTive

The Northbridge Senior Center will have a Repfrom Fallon Community Health (Senior Plan) onWednesday, August 11th at 10:00A.M. Anyonethat may have questions regarding their HealthInsurance can call the center.whiTNey place warblers

Entertainment by the Whitney Warblers ofBeaumont’s Whitney Place will provide entertain-ment on Thursday, August 19th at 10:30 – 11:30A.M. everyone welcome. Come and enjoy musicalmorning. Lunch is available at 11:45 A.M.However, a reservation is needed no later than11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 5th.moNThly birThday diNNer

The monthly birthday dinner will be on Tuesday,August 24th at 11:45 A.M. for anyone celebratinga birthday in the month of August, is invited toattend and bring a guest. Reservations are neededno later than 11:00A.M. on Thursday, August19th.caregivers sUpporT groUp

The Caregivers support Group meets on the fourthFriday of the month from 11:00A.M. – 12:00P.M.The next meeting is Friday, August 27th.New program seNiors oNly

The NAC Food Pantry located at 20 Highland St,Whitinsville will have a “Senior Day” on the 3rdWednesday of the month 10:00A.M. - 12:00P.M.beginning July 21st. This program is available toNorthbridge Senior residents 60years or over.Referral needed, contact Gail Anderson, Sr. CenterDirector, 508-234-2002 for more information.120 clUb

The Friends of Northbridge Elders, Inc will begin

the next 120 Club on Thursday, August 12th. Thisseries of twenty weeks will conclude in December2010. There is a drawing once a week ($20.00).The final drawing, consist of $400.00, $300.00,$200.00 and four $25.00 winners. This fundraiserheld twice a year helps to defray the cost forinstructors for various classes and activitiesthrough the Senior Center. Tickets are availablefor purchase in the office. Call for information.mall Trip

The Northbridge Senior Center Bus will go to theShoppes at Blackstone Valley, Millbury on Tues.,August 10th at 11:30 a.m. The trip will includeLunch at a restaurant of their choice, shopping inthe Mall, and on the return trip a stop at FoppemaFarm in Northbridge. Seats are limited, call tomake a reservation 508-234-2002.

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School News

Going for the gold against the bestfrom all over the country is no easyfeat. For the past several years, stu-dents from Blackstone Valley RegionalVocational Technical High School havereturned from competitions, confer-ences and high profile events with plen-ty of hardware and this year was noexception.

Three Valley Tech students secured agold medal and another student a silverat the recent 46th annual SkillsUSANational Leadership and SkillsConference in Kansas City, Missouri.For the second consecutive year, theValley Tech Community Service teamcaptured top honors and it was the sev-enth time in the last eight years thatValley Tech students recorded podiumfinishes at the prestigious champi-onships. The national SkillsUSA con-ference matches more than 5,000 stu-dents competing against each other in91 trade and technical fields.

Valley Tech’s Community Serviceteam, under the direction of Englishand History Team Leader RosemaryQuirk, won the gold for its school year-long cancer awareness campaign inmemory of former Valley Tech coachand teacher Ed Waters. The three-per-

son team included Elizabeth Belangerof Northbridge, Lacey O’Neil of Mil-ford and Erica Poirier of Blackstone.

Alysa-Rae Mello of Northbridge wona silver medal in Food & BeverageService.

Last year a different Valley TechCommunity Service team won the goldto match a gold medal in DentalAssisting and the bronze medalsbrought home by the four-personEntrepreneurship Team.

“We were very confident going outthere that we had a chance to do well,but winning the gold medal is sothrilling,” said Erica Poirier. “This wasa great deal of work and we were happyto help so many people with our proj-ect.”

Riley Jordan of Grafton finished inthe top 10 in the nation in Cosmetol-ogy. Also representing Valley Tech andthe Commonwealth at the nationalchampionships were ChristopherDelmore (Milford) and Joshua LaBonte(Milford) in 3-D Visual Animation;Christopher Downing (Millville) inAuto Service Technology; AndrewCardin (Sutton) in Welding, and HaleyBeaudoin (Northbridge) in TechnicalComputer Applications.

“We are exceptionally proud of theperformances of the 10 students whodevoted a tremendous amount of timeto prepare for these high-pressure com-petitions,” said Valley Tech SkillsUSAadvisor Michael Swanick. “We are alsograteful to their vocational technical

instructors and chaperones who helpedthem refine their knowledge and skillsduring the past two months.”

The Massachusetts contingent forSkillsUSA, with more than 24,000members, is the second largest staterepresentation behind only Ohio.

Valley Tech Students capture National Honors

Blackstone Valley tech’salysa-rae mello won a sil-ver medal at the recentskillsUsa national Champ-ionships in Kansas City,missouri. ms. mello compet-ed in food & Beverageservice.

the Blackstone Valley tech skillsUsa Community serviceteam won a gold medal at the recent skillsUsa nationalChampionships in Kansas City, missouri. Pictured from leftto right are elizabeth Belanger, erica Poirier and laceyo’neil.

GRADE 6High Honors: Abigail Cook, MichaelDunlap, Angela Epplett, Spencer Gor-man, Molly Hardiman, Sarah Jarosz,Christine Metzger, and William vonHein.Honors: Andrew Baker, Katelyn Baker,Joshua Casey, Soo Young Kim, DevinMorrill, Zachary Parretti, BradfordVecchione, and Jacob Wiersma.GRADE 7High Honors: Matthew DeVane andJamison Koeman.Honors: Katherine Caswell, MichaelCronin, Ian Haire, Peter Kaminski,Katelyn Vriesema, Elena Wassenar, andJulie Wiegers.GRADE 8High Honors: Diana Brown, MirelaCaron, Abigail Epplett, Jacob Guli-nello, Hanna Gulla, Leigh Hamlet,

Kate Monaghan, Evan Perkins, KevinPierro, Emma Quercio, Jacob Swaim,Rachel Treide, and Timothy VanderHart.Honors: Lauren Baker, Nathan Brook-house, Nathan Casey, Colleen Christ-man, Matthew Colonero, WilliamFredericks, Elizabeth Groot, ZacharyKulesza, Steven LaDine, JonathanPalczynski, Rachael Perregaux,Richard Santos, Mackenzie Thibodeau,Noelle Upham, Morgan Vander Baan,Samantha Violette, Megan Williams,and Amberly Wright.GRADE 9High Honors: Isaac Bates, RebeccaCaswell, Ana Fomin, Pegeen Kerr,Molly Stark, and Robert Vigeant.Honors: Robert Brodeur, Ashley Cook,Andrew Cozzens, Sean DeLeon, JamesDunlap, Alexandria Hay, SydneyHerndon, Caleb Holt, YoungSoo Kang,Maxwell Kuik, Elizabeth LaCava,Kathryn Rubin, William Rugo, GabrielSolano, Sara von Hein, and Sara Vono.GRADE 10High Honors: Julia Berkowicz, Jona-than Buma, Zachary Cook, ConnorDolan, Breanne Hamlet, Anna Hardi-man, Casey Johnson, Samuel Koop-man, Rachel LaDine, Joshua Lewis,Jake McGriff, Jessica Mitchell, EricMonroe, Brian Pierro, HannahPlantinga, Kristen Sullivan, andMatthew Vriesema.Honors: Laura Allen, Emily Barrett,Kyu Bin Cho, Sienna Clough, JesseDykstra, SaraBeth Hanny, Kyum Im,Heather Irwin, David Jassmond,Kathryn LiVigni, Nicholas Marino,Micaila Olson, Jun Sic Park, DeannaRistaino, Alison Sohigian, NathanSwaim, Aksel Thibodeau, LukeVandenAkker, Jenna Visgatis, andAmanda Williams.GRADE 11High Honors: Michael Bloem, StevenCesaroni, Kaitlyn Giatas, Tara Hebert,Matthew Hudson, Hans Miersma,Wesley Morawiec, Sara Perregaux,Emilee Pihl, Paige Salmon, HunterTetreault, Joseph Vadala, AnnalieseVander Baan, and Nicholas von Hein. Honors: Jessica Benson, GraceBogolea, Reed Bowden, BrittanyBuma, Emily Consigli, Mariah Curtis,Amy Garrey, Joy Malabanti, ThomasMonaghan, Hoon Na, DanielNordquist, Ryan Plantinga, AlexRubin, Ashley Shannon, AmySnitchler, Alexander Treide, MichaelWassenar, Philip Wassenar, and AnnaWoudenberg.GRADE 12High Honors : Hilary Banning, EthanBates, Andrew Dykstra, Jodi Ebbeling,Samuel Groot, Joy Gulla, RebekahHoward, Claire Kuik, Tian Lan,Catherine Malcolm, Stan McGriff,Arleigh McRae, Kelly Monaghan,Kristabel Stark, Hannah Swaim, AbbyVandenAkker, Benjamin Wood, andKendra Woudenberg.Honors: Emily Allen, SamanthaBroghamer, Matthew Finger, SamanthaFlint, Layne Harden, Megan Hennessy,Kouta Kobayashi, Karina Osswald,Jeffrey Pierro, Jan-Hendrick Pretorius,Julia Squiers, and Benjamin Thayer.

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HIGH HONORSGrade 8: Elizabeth Adam, Casey Arpin,Janet Haas, Sarah Hartshorn and LoganKasper Grade 7: Katherine WickstromGrade 6: Meaghan Bernard, Travis But-ler, Keryn Moriarty, Brooke Vesceraand Helen WickstromGrade 5: Faith Adam, Sam Malone andSamuel WickstromGrade 4: Zachary Boisvert, ColinHourihan, Ryan Hourihan StellaNoecker, Grace Rett and RobertWickstromHONORSGrade 8: Emily Brown and Brenna

MenchinGrade 7: Kayla Lyons, Hailey Kasper,Jacqueline Larrivee and Marissa RileyGrade 6: Haley Ante, Brittney Bou-dreau, Emily Braney, Leslie Nealon,Jenna Stamps, and John Paul SturnioloGrade 5: Annemarie Haas, BathabileKhumalo, Lauren Markey, and HannahWickstrom Grade 4: Rachel Adam, Isabelle Azize,Charlotte Beaudrot, Elizabeth Bernard,Francesca Deluca, Amanda Maccaline,McKenna Moors, James Richardson,Arianna Roland, Jarrod Sturniolo, RyanTonry, and Emily Whittaker-Smith

The Uxbridge High School Class of2010 are as follows: Joshua Babin,David Bazzett, Stephanie MarieBenoit, Meghan Bernier, Alanna NicoleBird, Jaclyn Dianne Blair, AlexanderMiguel Bliss, Jacob C. H. Bliss, RachelLeah Boatman, Tiffany Lynn Brandel,Patrick James Britt, Rebecca SusanBrule, Kyla Anne Burch, JeremiahDaniel Butler, Patrick Andrew Calnan,Derek Campbell, Marina Cekani,Andrew Chapin, Michael Chapman,

Zachary Benjamin Chauvin, KyleRegis Clifford, Jillian A. Coffey,Samantha Lynn Cogliandro, Jeffrey T.Copland, Lisa Victoria Copland,Samantha Kristin Copland, AngelaCorbett, Kelly Ann Cotter, NicoletteMary Dacus, Edward De Jesus, AshleyNicole DiLuca, Katelyn Marie RoseDionne, Devin L. Doppler,Richard W.Dufault, Jr., Nikki Lynn Eldredge,Joshua A. Ethier, Domenico A.Favaro,Dennis Oriel Flores, CharlesFrey, Wesley Alan Gabree, RebeccaGagnon, Jacquelyn Andrea Gianetti,Jacob P. Giroux, Amanda F. Godin,Jacob Hamelin, Cassey Lynn Harring-ton, Andrea Jane Hession, ChelseaElizabeth Hewett, John Shea Higgins,Kayleigh Bennett Hodgdon, Andrew P.Jordan, Tea Jovanovic, Arthur Kelley,Kymberly Nicole Kerr, MaxwellRobert Leary, Adam Paul LeBlanc,Daniel E. LeBlanc, Hailey NicoleLefebvre, Kimberly Leighton, Shaun S.Logan, Thomas M. Londergan, FeliciaNicole Lowing, Peter James Mannka,Patrick Michael McCrohan, JoshuaMcKearney, McKayla Carmen Moore,Nicole Mae Mussulli, Shawna Marie

O’Dowd, Matthew Brian O’Hara,Joshua M. O’Malley, Katelyn M.O’Neil, Jacqueline Ouillette, AnnaMarie Pascucci, Colby Petrillo, NathanPiechocki, Dana Robert Pilotte, PaulJonathan-David Plourde, JoshuaMatthew Poole, Alec S. Porter, BriannaGrace Prairie, Dana Ashley Renault,Bryana Marie Robertson, JessicaMargaret Rogers, Lachelle DawnRolandelli, Jennifer Ann Rosa, ShaneEdmund Ryerson, Laura EtienneSarrasin, Brittany Elizabeth Saucier,Tatiana Yvonne Schauer, Chelsea AnnSharrow, William H. Shean IV, StephenVictor Shenouda, Jason Brian Silbor,Julia Lynn Slattery, Alexis Ann Sottile,Ryan James St. Pierre, Brandan Stuart,Desiree Sylvester, Kyle ShaheedTatum, Nicole Elyse White, MelissaMarie Whittaker, Justin T. Wroe andSarah Elizabeth Zeis

Uxbridge High School Class of 2010

ElementaryPTO to meet

The first UEPTO meeting for the2010-2011 school year will be held,Thursday, September 2nd at 7:00 p.m. inthe Taft School Cafeteria. Monthlymeetings thereafter will be held on thesecond Tuesday of each month. Foradditional information about theUxbridge Elementary PTO please visitwww.uxbridgeschools.com, click TaftSchool or ELC, and follow the PTOlinks.

Our Lady of The Valley SchoolFourth Quarter Honor Roll

Whitinsville Christian Schoolannounces honor roll students

Whitin MiddleSchool Honor RollGRADE 8 HIGH HONORSAndrew Callahan, Lucas Hogan,Daniel Lemire, Luke Maloney, TylerNormadin, Mitchell Page, AbigailSawyer, Nicole SherlockGRADE 8 HONORSJoseph Adamson, Laurelyn Anderson,Devin Borjeson-Troupe, MaryBoucher, Reid Boutin, Benjamin Brule,Demetrius Chokshi-Fox, KaylaClinton, Thomas Cohen, JamesConnors, Tarah Corcoran, Elijah Core,Katherine Cota, Jack Coyne, ThomasCrudele, Madeleine Cullen, CarlyD’Amato, Rachel Demrest, LukeDerderian, Domenic DiBattista, JuliaDion, Christopher Ferrick, ThomasFlagg, Bryce Fournier, MartinaGhobrial, Michaela Giroux, KirbyGomez, Kaci Granger, MatthewHamel, Emily Hanson, Luke Higgins,Verity Hirsch, Hannah Holbrook,Alexandra Jameson, Kerri Jones, MarkJordan, Jonathan Klos, BrielleLafreniere, Mikayla LaLiberte, JoshuaLavigne, Theresa Loell, MariahLombard, Victoria Luccio, MickaelaLussier, Katherine MacDonnell, ShawnMacNeill, Patrick Malone,VeronicaMattson, Mary Morcos, Jared Mytych,Sean Nolan, Ryan Nulty, Amy Oleksyk,Jacob Peters, Katlyn Peters, BradyPhillips, Olivia Preservati, CourtneyRogers, Andrew Ross, Alyssa Rota,Marissa Rousseau, Kristina Sefakis,Jacob Simmons, Chrystina Smith,Hollie Sokoloski, Seleste Stahmer,Jared Stewart, Melissa Taylor, VictoriaThanthavongsa, Haley Toner, GillianToomey, Tyler Trahan, Julia Turgeon,Carey Twyman, Jacqueline Tysen,Vasilios Tzeremes, Molly Wallace,Katherine Wills, Samantha Wise,Kelsey Wojnowski, Amber YaroshefskiGRADE 7 HIGH HONORSCarly Alden, Pooja Amin, AbishekArokiadoss, Travis Brown, AbigailCentrella, Miranda Cox, Anna DuBois,Jessica FitzGerald, Emma Frey, MartaLeitao, Osvaldo Luna, SophieMakowski, Elizabeth Maloney, BriannaMorais, Mikayla Rooney, MeganSalemi, Lindsey Thiebault, SydneyVolpe, Alexandra WojnowskiGRADE 7 HONORSAnthony Abate, James Aldrich,Amanda Alves, Jon Arguin, BaileyBean, Alexis Berlinguet, PatrickBerthelette, Daniella Birri, JacobBodell, James Caffrey, SamanthaChamberlain, Emily Cole, PatrickCole, Joshua Cournoyer, NicholasCoutu, Connor Dailey, Samuel Danis,Elizabeth Davidson, VictoriaDesplaines, Casey Dionne, RebeccaDubovsky, Owen Dugan, LilliEbbeling, Alexandria Ekberg, ColinFiorentino, Jeremiah Frollo, CameronGallagher, Trevor Gardner, Kasey-LeeGariepy, Brittany Genest, SandraGhobrial, Thalia Gilbert, DanielGniadek, Zachary Grenon, DanielHaynes, Katherine Holt, NicholasHorne, Baron Horwath, John Hyland,Danielle Jolicoeur, Amber Jones, JarredKosiba, Lacie Kraich, Zoe Krouner,

Alexander Kuros, Daniel Lanoue,David Lozeau, Jessica Maloney, RyanManz, Brianna Matheson, Emily Melo-Coppinger, Melissa Morton, JocelynO’Brien, Emily Pascucci, AndrewPerry, Justin Pickering, John Piotrow-ski, Naomi Racicot, Cody Richardson,Adam Rielly, Claudi Daniella Rodas,Claudia Patricia Rodas, Jennifer Roy,William Russell, Kyle Semle,Kamaldeep Sidhu, Brandon Silbor,Isadora Silva, Erik Silveira, KatherineSkerry, Ian St.Pierre, Jake Taparausky,Nicholas Taparausky, Alexandra Teare,Lance Terlizzi, Timothy Tetreault,Michael Tominsky, Melissa Truett,Mackenzie vanLingen, Alexandra VanLoon, Branden Wagar, MatthewWagner, Courtney Walker, KaitlynWaters, Tyler WilconGRADE 6 HONORSDrew Abbott, Sofia Alves, BrooklynAnderson, Paige Anderson, DanielleAndrade, Lexxus Andrews, BrandonArsenault, David Auclair, NicholasAufiero, Craig Belanger, Joshua Bell,Rachel Bergeron, Paul Berthelette,Alexander Bianco, Corrine Bianco,Olivia Bianco, Brett Bibeault, CourtneyBond, Olivia Brochu, JacquelineCaffarelli, Lexi Campbell, HannahClark, Madison Clement, Abigail Cote,Allison Cotter, Timothy Cotter, SeanCreighton, Zachary Dagle, TylerDurran, Kassidy Elliott, MakenziEthier-Poliquin, Randi Fournier,Amanda Gentzler, Sarena Gervais,Emma Gilchrist, Dannielle Giroux,Austin Gonya, Ally Gordon, MelanieGoss Simonini, Kassidy Granger,Stephanie Graveson, Jesse Hanscom,Lyndsey Hebert, Shelby Hendee,Micheala Hillier, Jacob Irving,Nicholas Juliano, Erin Kalousdian,Emily Keeler, Cailee King, Sadie King,Patrick Klos, Jessica Lam, Ellie Lapan,

Taylor Lennox, Sara Lesack, RobertLizotte, Sophie Lynch, BrianMacDougall, Zackary Mages, BrittneyMatheson, Alicia Miller, HaileyMillette, Kerry Monahan, AmandaMorin, Hannah Muggeo, Beau Nestor,Douglas O’Brien, Kaylee Olson,Allyson Parabicoli, Christian Pasichny,Setu Patel, Marybeth Phillips, LucasPomeroy, Amanda Poulin, ChelseaProehl, Ryan Pulicari, MichaelaRandall, Sarah Reese, Kevin Reimer,Cory Rexford, Daniel Rice, RyanRiddell, Jared Robert, AlexanderRosado, Emily Roxo, Rachel Roy,Brittany Ruiz, Katherine Salzberg,Oliver Sawyer, Tori Selvidge, NicholasSimmons, Elizabeth Simonds,Cameron Stewart, Jocelyn Stokowski,Kyle Suchanek, Cameron Sullivan,Ethan Toomey, Devin Travaline,Thomas Travaline, Johsua Trottier,Casey Veinotte, Allie Volpe, SharonWallace, Taylor Walsh, Brent Whitlock,Meghan Wills, Maura Wilson, JacobWinner, Brendon Winters, LukaszWisniewski, Samuel Wojciechowski,Robert Wondolowski, Jackson WrightGRADE 5 HONORSStephen Ackerman, Calvin Aia, KyleAlger, Steven Alger, KyleArchambault, Helena Arnold, TaylaArsenault, Hannah Ayers, BlakeBatchelder, Trevor Benoit, AudreyBergeron, Olivia Birri, BrookeBlackburn, Melanie Boisvert, KrystenBoyer, Russell Bromann, Tayla Brown,Nathaniel Brule, Madison Bruneau,Callie Bucchino, Sara Budic, AaronBurke, Cameron Butler, MadisonCahill, Sasha Caissie, Olivia Caldwell,Joshua Callinan, Cara Ceramicoli, JackChapman, Abagail Chartier, KrystaCoates, Theodore Cole, AllisonColella, Julia Compton, SydneyCompton, Robert Cox, Kayla Dabney,

Christopher Dam, Stephanie Demetry,Alex Desjardin, Shannon Devine,Madysen Eames, Kristen Earle, EmilyEkberg, Autumn Elliott, VanessaFonseca, Morgan French, Mia Garland,Jaycee Garrigan, Joseph Garron,Connor Giles, Tristan Goddard, KirstinGrenon, Emily Guertin, Jillian Hamel,Ian Hogan, Lucas Horan, Emily Horne,Martin Horwath, Ethan Howe, JenniferHunter, Megan Jones, Kellen Kearnan,Matthew Kelly, Jennifer Kindl, JayceKnapik, Andrew Kuros, JacobLaLiberte, David Lamontagne Jr.,Tanner Landini, Jacob Landry, LaurenLapointe, Zackary Lapointe, MichaelLavallee, Grace Lemire, Lizbeth Luna,Caityln MacNeill, Nathan Manz,Alexander Martellio, Alexander

McCall, Timothy McCrohan, SarahMcGee, David McLaurin, ReginaMerritt, Mia Metcalf, Tyle Miller, RyanMorais, Samantha Morton, JustinMorvan, Corey Moss, Jake Murray,Taylor Nestor, Samantha Nolan, CodyNormadin, Nicholas O’Mera, ErinOstroskey, Haylee Ouelette, DanielPage, Ryan Paulino, Hector Petri, JakePiotrowski, Madison Poirier, LucianoPugleasa, Bryana Reardon, HaleyReese, Vicotoria Rondeau, MichaelRosa, Alison Sawyer, Alexis Schadler,Dana Schauer, Callie Selvidge, CorineShannon, Lauren Silbor, Ian Simmons,Michael Sims, Lauren Small, LeahSweet, Madison Tashjian, MichaelWalsh, Sophie Wiersma

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The Northbridge High School will behosting a trip to Europe in July 2011 inconjunction with the educational travelcompany ACIS! French teacher Mrs.Tubbs will be organizing the trip for allinterested NHS students, which will be10 days long, departing on July 11thand returning on July 20th. Travelers

will spend that time in London,England, Paris, France and Madrid,Spain. The website for the trip ishttp://www.acis.com/tripsite/?key=RFJjUDQ2SFYwTWplQVpPS2VvND0%3D and there will be an interest meet-ing mid-September for interested stu-dents.

European trip planned forNorthbridge H.S. Students

GRADE 9High Honors: Zoe Boyer, Thomas Bul-lock, Emily Cahill, Lindsey Centrella,Mark DeVries, Jillian Ebbeling,Gregory Ensom, Caitlin Francis,Daniel Haines, Jake Hession,Christopher Kelly, Richard Lanoue III,Daniel Larrivee, Rachel Lozeau,Christopher Mannka, Wade O'Neil,Kenneth Paulhus, Paul Peso, CollinProehl, Andrew Reardon, WilliamRobbins, David Roxo, MikaelaShanley and Allison VanFechtmann. Honors: Seth Blackburn, TimothyBouchard, Jennifer Cogliandro, PaigeConsoletti, Dezerae Corley-Tinio,Olivia Cormier, Bradley Couture,Amanda DiLuca, Hannah Ferris,Joseph Fitzgerald, Mitchell Goldman,Seth Gordon, Mickayla Holt, HannahKosiba, Debora Lopes, PatrictiaMontville, and Jonathan Robert. Honorable Mention: MeghanConsidine, Derek French, AutumnGetzler, Jeffrey Graveson, MitchellHarpin, Savanna Lawrence, KylePerry, Michelle Seagrave, JillianSylvester, Nicole Vendetti, andZachary Young.

GRADE 10High Honors: Cody Auclair, DavidBaker, Elizabeth Caccavelli, ChelseaCota, Carolyn Cote, John Cotter, MaryFrey, Corey Gomes, Erica Juliano,Kevin MacDougall, Jason Mannka,Haley Ostrem, Daniel Penza, Christo-pher Powloka, Grace Sharrow, KatelynStefanick, Lindsay Sweet, Emma VanLoom, and Benjamin Wright.Honors: Rachael Baker, Nicole Cool-brith, Nicolas Dilick, Lisa Donoughe,Jessica Koehne, Joseph Martino, AliciaMorales, Lauren Rogers, Casey Rota,Sara Shields, Samantha Sottile, andCiara Young.Honorable Mention: Victoria Basiner,Alexander Brule, Katelyn Chabot,Amy Clain, Hannah Cohen, Noel Cote,Molly Coutu, Rachel DeYoung, AlexDi Crescentis, Jerome Drane, RyanFredette, Cassandra Gala, Kara Gilbert,Taurie Gniadek, Jacqueline Goddard,Lauren Hammer, Christopher Hanson,Brandon Hetherington, Brendan Nolan,Kelsey Norberg, Emily Powers, Mat-thew Prairie and Danielle Worthington.GRADE 11High Honors: Christopher Bouchard,Benjamin Callahan, Daniel Cardin,Caroline Crudele, Kevin Desjardin,John DeVries, Emily Drywa, TaraFeeley, Allison Graham, SarahHennessy, Shannon Hennessy, MerylHoffman, John Jameson, LindsayLapan, Katherine Larrivee, NicholasMaloney, Shannon Morton, BriannaRice, Libbi Richardson, LaurenRobinson, Jamal Robert Suba, DanielTessier, and Anna Walsh.Honors: Matthew Bell, Steven Derder-ian Jr, Kelley Gallagher, Moriah Hicks,Shannon Hynes, Daniel Kolsoi, Kait-lyn Legg, Nicholas Lovett, KristoferMacNeill, Delancey McDonald, JaimeMcQuade, Brianna Perry, Krista Perry,Chelsey Peso, Kathryn Sherlock, andJaime St. Pierre.Honorable Mention: Joshua Cornell,Samuel Dubois, Raymond PembertonII, Kelsey Pepin, Jaclyn Truett, andLauren Winner. GRADE 12 Honors: David Bazzett, StephanieBenoit, Meghan Bernier, Rachel Boat-man, Rebecca Brule, Kyla Burch,Michael Chapman, Jillian Coffey,Jeffery Copland, Lisa Copland,Samantha Copland, Kelly Cotter,Ashley DiLuca, Domenico Favaro,Rebecca Gagnon, Andrea Hession,Kayleigh Hodgdon, Maxwell Leary,Kimberly Leighton, Peter Mannka,Patrick McCrohan, McKayla Moore,Katelyn O'Neil, Joshua Poole, JessicaRogers, Jennifer Rosa, Laura Sarrasin,Brittany Saucier, Stephen Shenouda,Melissa Whittaker, and Sarah Zeis. Honors: Alanna Bird, Jacob Bliss,Jeremiah Butler, Marina Cekani,Samantha Cogliandro, Dennis Flores,Jacquelyn Gianetti, Cassey Harrington,Chelsea Hewett, Kymberly Kerr,Nicole Mussulli, Joshua O'Malley,Brianna Prairie, Lachelle Rolandelli,Jason Silbor, and Nicole White. Honorable Mention: Kyle Clifford,Jacob Giroux, John Higgins, NathanPiechocki, Paul Plourde, Dana Renault,Bryana Robertson, Tatiana Schauer,Julia Slattery, Alexis Sottile, andDesiree Sylvester.

named to Dean’s listat snH University

The following students from Massa-chusetts have been named to the Dean’sList for the spring 2010 semester atSouthern New Hampshire University inManchester. To be eligible for thishonor, a student must compile an aca-demic grade point average of 3.0-3.49.

Robert Sideman of Hopedale. Major:Hospitality Business. Chad Randor ofNorthbridge. Major: Game Design andDevelopment. Elizabeth Burlingame ofUpton. Major: Marketing. BrandonRivett of Uxbridge. Major: BusinessAdmin / 3 Year Program. Harry Neff ofWebster. Major: Game Design andDevelopment

The following students have beennamed to the President’s List. To beeligible for this honor, a student mustcompile an academic grade point aver-age of 3.5-4.0.

Alicia Beane of Douglas. Major:Justice Studies. Nicole Faille of Dud-ley. Major: Advertising. Carol Schrem-ser of Dudley Major: Accounting. BrianSchremser of Dudley. Major: EnglishLanguage & Literature

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Cortesa National Merit Award Winner

Steve Cortesa of Uxbridge,recently graduat-ed from MountSt. Charles Aca-demy in Woon-socket. He hasbeen designateda National MeritScholar, an

award given to less than 1% of highschool seniors nation-wide. Steve willbe attending Worcester PolytechnicInstitute and plans to studyEngineering. He is the son of Frankand Janine Cortesa of Uxbridge.

Brown gains HighHonors at academy

Marcel G. Brown, son of Mr. andMrs. William M. Brown of Uxbridgereceived High Honors for the SpringSemester from Phillips ExeterAcademy, New Hampshire.

Harris graduates fromBoston University

Boston University awarded academicdegrees to 5,819 students in May 2010.Among the graduates was Michael P.Harris of Uxbridge who received aBachelor of Arts in Economics, SummaCum Laude.

riC’s Kyle allaireThirteen Rhode Island College Stu-

dent-Athletes Named to Little EastConference Spring All-Academic Team

The Little East Conference officerecently announced the honorees for theSpring All-Academic teams for the2010 season and 13 Rhode IslandCollege student-athletes were selected.

Student-athletes earned recognition onthe all-academic teams based on the fol-lowing criteria: at least a sophomore inacademic and athletic standing and aminimum cumulative grade point aver-age of a 3.3. The conference office hon-ored student-athletes in the followingsports: baseball, men’s & women’s la-crosse, softball, men’s tennis, and men’s& women’s outdoor track & field.Sophomore, Kyle Allaire of Uxbridge

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Uxbridge High School posts3rd Trimester Honor Roll

story anD PHotos By ConstanCe Dwyer

Despite a grueling economy, twobusinesses at the Hannaford Plaza inUxbridge are doing very well becauseof the sound managerial practices of itsowner, Susan Flynn. Before purchasingGraphics Ink (formerly Photosite) withher husband, Terry, in Nov. of 2007, sheworked in the Marketing & ProductDesign departments of a locally basedFine Jewelry Manufacturer where shedesigned jewelry and taught herselfgraphic design. When the company wasbought out, her husband noticed an adabout the Photosite business being forsale and thought this was the perfectopportunity for his wife, who has aBachelor of Science degree in BusinessManagement from Bentley Universityin Waltham. Graphics Ink employsScott Goguen, of Uxbridge, who hasbeen with the company since 2003.

Graphics Ink offers a myriad of serv-ices from graphics design, printing,signs, vinyl lettering, video/film trans-fer, slideshow creation and photorestoration to personalized photo booksand many other customized photo gifts.Other services include, scanning slidesand various sizes/types of film to digi-tal format. Through their online inter-net upload service, you can print, shareand preserve your memories. You caneven create your own online slideshowto share with family or friends. Or youmay choose to “wear your love” bybuying a solid sterling silver customphoto bracelet or other jewelry item. Inaddition, if you’re planning to get mar-ried and want your photo on cookies orother favors, that can be done, too! Youcan find even more ideas by visitingg r a p h i c s i n k m a . l i f e p i c s . c o m .“Amazingly, our business is up by 25%this year,” Susan was pleased to note,“and I believe that our success can beattributed to the diverse services thatwe provide to individuals and business-es alike.”

Through the generous advertisingdollars of our local businesses,Graphics Ink is also able to publish andprovide the local telephone directories,free of charge, to the residents of anumber of towns such as Uxbridge,Northbridge, Mendon, Upton andHopedale. In the future, if enough busi-nesses are willing to advertise, Susanhopes to be able to provide the sameservice to the towns of Douglas,Millbury, Sutton and Grafton. Anyoneinterested in advertising to help thesetown telephone directories become areality can contact Susan directly at(508) 278-3755.

A customer, Glen Morin of Uxbridgewho runs his own business, Multi-TaskCleaning Service, was stopping in tocheck on his business postcards andsaid, “Susan helps me with all my pro-motional materials, she’s pleasant towork with and goes over and above

with what you ask of her. The turn-around is very good and I like to dealwith local businesses.”

Susan’s other business, Ribbons, cur-rently located inside Graphics Ink,

started in Sept. of 2009. “Althoughthere are no sales numbers to comparethis year to last, business is going verywell and thanks to advertising in theUxbridge Times and word of mouth,the customer base is growing rapidly. Iam definitely pleased with its successso far.” Ribbons carries sterling silverand stainless steel jewelry and manyinteresting and unique gift items fromblown glass ornaments, vases, businesscard holders, hummingbird feeders,glass ‘rooters’ for plants, handmadeLittle Man bags, “made in the USA”by Christine Guanipa of Whitinsvilleand Beijo bags.

By far, the biggest attraction atRibbons is the Trollbeads™ line. Since1976, it is the first jewelry line of itskind. Using over 500 beautiful silver,gold and striking color murano glassbeads, the line allows you to createyour own unique bracelet or necklace.The beads are completely interchange-able, no tools are required, and so you

can match an outfit or any season of theyear. “The Trollbeads™ bracelet fits allcompetitor beads, so mixing andmatching is never an issue if you ownone,” stated Susan. Interchangeable

rings, earrings and pendants are alsonow available and fit all competitorbeads as well. Susan has a card file forTrollbeads™ collectors which docu-ments the beads they already own and awish list of the beads they would like tohave. This makes it easy for family andfriends to surprise them with a gift theywill treasure for years to come.

Another customer, Ginger Morris, ofWhitinsville, returned to Ribbons tofind a breast cancer awareness beadamong Trollbeads™. Ginger said thather late Mother, Florence Chalmers,who raised her family in Uxbridge,always said, “Shop local.” Ginger alsoreiterated how “helpful” Susan is andenjoys the convenient location next toHannaford Supermarket.

Soon, Susan will be looking for alarger space for Ribbons; she noted “I’dlike to remain in Uxbridge because Ihave so many wonderful customershere that have made my dream a reali-ty.” Her local customer base currently

extends as far as Woonsocket, R.I.,Grafton, Millbury, Hopkinton andMedway and includes customers inmany other towns in the Valley.

Hours of operation for both business-es: Graphics Ink: Mon., Wed., Thurs. &Fri. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Tues. 10 a.m. – 6

p.m., & Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Ribbons: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. &

Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Susan has a step-daughter, Ashley Flynn, 23, a Regi-stered Nurse and Ensign in the U.S.Navy, stationed in Maryland. She andher husband, Terry, reside in Millville.

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President and Chief Executive OfficerPaul R. Jalbert announced that itsBoard of Directors has appointedJoseph A. Coderre, Michael J. Coveand Daniel J. Finn as new members atthe annual meeting held on April 12,2010.

Daniel J. Finn is a registered pharma-cist and pharmacy manager at TargetPharmacy in Millbury. He is also an

associate instructor of Pharmacy at theMassachusetts College of Pharmacyand Health Sciences in Worcester. Finnwas former President and Manager ofFinn’s Pharmacy in South Grafton for20 years. He continues to excel in hiscareer and has won several awards

throughout the years including “MostValuable Pharmacist” in 2004 and“Team Golden Contribution” in 2004,

2006, 2007 and 2008. He is a currentmember of several organizationsincluding the Grafton Medical ReserveCorps and Grafton Historical Society.Finn resides in Grafton, MA with hiswife Maryanne and daughter Alison.

Michael J. Cove has been with J.F.

Cove Insurance Agency in Uxbridgefor over 11 years. He is a licensedinsurance agent and holds the title of

Treasurer of the company. Cove is veryactive in the community and is a mem-ber of several organizations includingthe Uxbridge Business Association, theBlackstone Valley Chamber ofCommerce and the Uxbridge HistoricalSociety. Cove resides in Uxbridge withhis wife Carol and son Finnegan.

Joseph A. Coderre joined SaversBank in 1985; in 1987 he assumed therole of Treasurer. Today he holds theposition of Senior Vice President andCFO. Coderre is a Member and pastBoard Director at Harrington Hospital,past President of the Tri-CommunityYMCA, and is a past President and cur-rent Foundation Chair of theSouthbridge Rotary Club. Coderreresides in Sturbridge with wife Darcy,son Nicholas and daughter Katie.

With offices in Southbridge,Uxbridge, Auburn, Grafton, Charlton,and Sturbridge, Savers Bank is a mem-ber of the Federal Deposit InsuranceCorporation (FDIC), the Federal HomeLoan Bank, the Co-operative CentralBank, and Massachusetts BankersAssociation.

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TV3 winsprestigiousTelly Awards

Charter’s award-winning Worcestertelevision station, Charter TV3, con-tinues to receive recognition through-out the New England TV industry,the latest coming with three BronzeTelly statuette awards.

The Telly Awards honor the verybest local and regional television pro-grams and commercials, as well asthe finest video and film productions,in addition to work created for theweb.

Charter TV3 won a Bronze Tellystatuette for Charter’s Friday NightFootball Frenzy, which highlightsmore than a dozen area high schoolfootball games each week throughoutthe season.

Charter TV3 also won a BronzeTelly statuette for CMass Foot-ball:10-weeks In, showcasing theopening ten weeks of the 2009 HighSchool Football Season. The thirdBronze Telly statuette was awardedfor Sports Talent Promos, a CharterTV3 series of promotional announce-ments featuring Charter TV3 Sports’Kevin Shea and Andy Lacombe.

The 31st Annual Telly Awardsreceived over 13,000 entries from thefinest ad agencies, production com-panies, TV stations, cable companies,interactive agencies and corporationsin the world.

“We are extremely proud of thishonor,” said Mike Marcy, Director ofLocal Programming for Charter TV3.“Since we were up against nationalnetworks in this competition, it cer-tainly speaks well of the team wehave here at Charter TV3. We takepride in the quality of local program-ming on Charter TV3 and our nightlynews, Worcester News Tonight,” Mr.Marcy added.

Charter TV3 programming has beenpublicly recognized through theyears, most recently receiving the2010 People’s Choice Silver TellyAward and five NECTA Awards in2010.

Charter TV3 has produced award-winning original local programmingfor the past 24 years. Produced byCharter Communications for the pastdecade, Charter TV3 reaches nearly180,000 households in CentralMassachusetts and parts of southernNew Hampshire, as well as in thetown of Shrewsbury, MA on Shrews-bury Community Cable.

Charter Communications andCharter TV3 are committed to beinga part of the communities it serves.For more information on CharterTV3, go to chartertv3.com

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Body Utopia is at it again with asummer long charity event. This timethey need your recyclable cans andbottles. They will be collecting cansand bottles throughout August. All themoney they get from the cans and bot-tles will be split in half and donated tothe Genesis Fund and Peace of Bread.The Genesis fund, located inWaltham, is a non-profit organizationthat raises funds to enrich the lives offamilies affected by birth defects,genetic disorders, and intellectual dis-abilities. Peace of Bread, located inWhitinsville, is a community soupkitchen that provides a free Kid’sSummer Lunch Program for the 10weeks of summer school vacation toassist families that are in need.

If you would like to donate any cansand bottles, you may drop them off atBody Utopia located at 10 River Rd.,Suite 104, Uxbridge any time. Therewill be a box outside the door if theyare not there. If you cannot make it tothis end of town there will be drop-offboxes at other locations. Please checkout the website, www.bodyutopia.net,for a list of drop off-sites. All cans andbottles must be redeemable inMassachusetts.

Join Body Utopia on Saturday,August 14th, for a Family Fun Dayfrom 11:00am to 3:00pm. This eventwill be located at the Hay-WagonRestaurant located at 504B WestHartford Ave, Uxbridge. There will befun activities for the whole family todo including face painting, glimmertattoos, princess table for princessmakeup, castle moon walk, arts &crafts, games, prizes and much more.Enjoy some food, ice cream, andmusic entertainment while you arethere. Admission is $5 per person. Atadmission, you will receive a ticketand each ticket will be worth 30punches and each station will be wortha certain amount of punches. If youbring at least 5 cans/bottles with youto donate to the can drive you will get1 free extra ticket. Please check outthe website for a complete list ofactivities and come enjoy a fun filledday with your family. All proceeds tothis event will be donated to theGenesis Fund.

Body Utopia looks forward to seeingyou at all the events. If you cannotmake it to any of the events and wouldlike to make a private donation youmay send a check to Body Utopia atthe above address. Call us at 508-278-5433 if you have any questions.

“We have had such a positive andencouraging response from the commu-nity!” says Paul Robinson owner ofPaul S. Robinson Photography Studio.The studio opened July 1st and is locat-ed at 2 South Main Street, Unit 101.The full service photography studio isowned by Paul and his business partner,Jacquelyn Garlett. Mr. Robinson is anaward winning photographer and agraduate of The New England Schoolof Photography. Paul is also an accom-plished photojournalist who has beenpublished in fifteen newspapers includ-ing the Boston Globe, Worcester T&G,Metro West Daily and Milford DailyNews. In addition, he has been pub-lished in several magazines includingParade and Readers Digest’s CountryExtra. Adding to his portfolio, he hasphotographed PGA greats Tiger Woods,Vijay Sing and Brad Faxon. Locally, hehas captured Red Sox slugger DavidOrtiz and Boston Celtics Captain PaulPierce.

Jacquelyn is a long time resident ofUxbridge and a graduate of LesleyUniversity with a Master’s Degree inBusiness Management. She retired

from Verizon in June 2008 after a 30year career as a manager and Instructor.

Until now, there has not been a retailphotography studio in Uxbridge sincethe 2007 fire at Bernat Mills. The own-ers look forward to serving the resi-dents of Uxbridge and the surroundingareas.

The studio offers many services. Toview Mr. Robinson’s portfolio, visit

www.paulsrobinsonphotography.com.Paul S. Robinson Photography is offer-ing a GRAND OPENING Special andthe studio is taking bookings for the falland 2011. In addition, Mr. Robinsonwill be offering basic photographyclasses starting in the fall. For detailscall (508) 278-5530 to book yourappointment or class. The studio’semail address is [email protected].

New Photography Studio Opens in Uxbridge

It is with great pride that BauerFinancial, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida,announces that Milford Federal Savingsand Loan, Whitinsville has earned itshighest 5-Star Superior rating forstrength and stability. The past fewyears have been extremely difficult forthe banking industry and the fact thatMilford Federal Savings and Loan con-tinues to excel in such areas as capitaladequacy, delinquent loan levels andprofitability, clearly indicates it is oneof the strongest banks in the country.

“With a full ten percent of the nation’sbanks now on the FDIC’s “problem”list and even more on ours,” notes

Karen L. Dorway, president ofBauerFinancial, “the fact that MilfordFederal Savings and Loan continues tonot just withstand the pressures, buteven excel in this environment, indi-cates its management is doing thingsright. Bauer’s stringent 5-Star require-ments haven’t changed, but the climatedefinitely has and the fact that MilfordFederal Savings and Loan has earnedthis prestigious rating sets it well abovethe competition.”

Milford Federal Savings and Loanwas established in 1887 and has beenserving the financial needs of its neigh-bors and friends for 123 years. It cur-

rently operates through four conve-niently located offices in Milford andWhitinsville, Massachusetts andWoonsocket, Rhode Island and can befound online at www.milfordfederal.com.

BauerFinancial, Inc., Coral Gables,Florida, the nation’s leading independ-ent bank and credit union rating andresearch firm, has been reporting onand analyzing the performance of U.S.banks and credit unions since 1983. Noinstitution pays BauerFinancial to rateit, nor can any choose to be excluded.Consumers may obtain star-ratings byvisiting www.bauerfinancial.com.

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The Premier Healthcare Alliance hasannounced finalists for the 2010Illuminating Excellence Award, whichrecognizes accomplishments andimprovements in foodservice operations.

St. Camillus Health Center’s FoodService Director Robert Toth is one often nationwide finalists for the Award.The Premier Illuminating ExcellenceAward recognizes accomplishments andimprovements in operations, including:resident satisfaction scores; documentedcost savings; activities that support thevalues and mission of the organization;participation in the Premier alliance;professional and community activities;and personal achievements in the lastyear. St. Camillus Health Center is a 123bed stand-alone, not-for-profit long-termcare facility that also provides short-termrehabilitation care.

The nomination is a result of thegroundbreaking food delivery system atSt. Camillus. With the St. Camillus sys-

tem, food is served to each resident of St.Camillus within 30 seconds of it beingplated. “This system is a 180 degree turnaround from the way many long-termcare facilities serve food,” says Toth.“With the traditional tray-line servicethat is present in the vast majority ofhomes, food could be plated for up to anhour before it arrives in front of the resi-dent. Food quality is improved, and res-ident satisfaction with meals is at an alltime high.”

Toth says that the award is an award forthe entire organization, not just him.“This award represents years of hardwork by staff in all departments at St.Camillus. This system does not work byitself – there are a dozen other ground-breaking initiatives underway at St.Camillus that makes us a special placefor people to live and work.”

For information on this award, or on St.Camillus in general, contact Admini-strator, Bill Graves at (508) 234-7306.

St. Camillus Director namedfinalist for Excellence Award

Orthopedic Surgeon welcomedDavid P. Magit, MD was recently

appointed to the active medical staff ofMilford Regional Medical Center. Hehas joined Drs. Abbot, Busconi,Pugleasa, and Riggert at UMassMemorial Orthopedics of Milford.

Dr. Magit earned his degree in medi-cine at Tufts University School ofMedicine, Boston, in 2001. He per-formed his surgical internship andorthopedic surgery residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT.Dr. Magit continued his training with asports medicine fellowship at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, Los Angeles,CA. He is a member of the AmericanOrthopedic Society for Sports Medi-cine and the American Academy ofOrthopedic Surgeons.

Appointments with Dr. Magit can bemade by calling 508-458-4300. UMassMemorial Orthopedics of Milford is

conveniently located up the street fromMilford Regional Medical Center at 91Water Street.

Susan Freund, RN from MilfordRegional Medical Center’s HomeHealth Department, VNA and Hospiceof Greater Milford, is an award recipi-ent. Each year Masspro and the Massa-chusetts Adult Immunization Coalitionrecognize groups, individuals or organ-izations for outstanding contributionstoward improving adult immunizationsin Massachusetts. This year, workingwith nine Boards of Health in her roleas the Clinic Nurse at the VNA, Susanorganized an immunization programwhich administered H1N1 to 6876 peo-ple in the community and 1839 doses ofseasonal flu vaccine. Because of herwork, the VNA was one of six organi-zations in Massachusetts recognized asachieving a 90% or more employeeimmunization rate. Currently, the Mass.rate is 58% - the goal 100%.

Immunizations do make a difference:

currently, health departments across thecountry are celebrating the 30thAnniversary of the global eradicationof smallpox considered by some histo-rians as the most significant single pub-lic health victory of the 20th century.

The VNA and Hospice of GreaterMilford provide home health and hos-pice services to 18 towns. Their 90+years of compassionate, expert careinclude wound/enterostomal care, med-ical/surgical nursing, rehabilitationservices and mental health care, socialservices, home health aides and tele-health monitoring. They also providebreakthrough technologies for swal-lowing and speech difficulties, pain,spasms, numbness and healing. Theirstaff is highly credentialed with all reg-istered nurses, rehabilitation therapists,certified nurses’ aides and licensedsocial workers.

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Saversawardsgrants

Savers Bank has always had astrong focus on the community andgiving back in any way they can.This year, as they celebrate their100th anniversary, they have taken ita step further by awarding 12 non-profit organizations with $1,910 eachin grant money. That amount seemsappropriate due to the bank beingchartered in the year 1910. Below are4 of 12 non-profit organizations cho-sen to receive a grant.

The Southbridge Cops n KidsProgram was created over 15 yearsago by the Southbridge PoliceDepartment in an effort to fightcrime, reduce fear and improve thequality of life in our neighborhoods.The program has proven to be verysuccessful and has reduced juveniledelinquency dramatically in the com-munity by over 80%. The grantmoney they received will be used forafter school activities and the sum-mer programs.

Apple Tree Arts was founded in1989 in Grafton for the purpose ofenriching the community througharts. One of the major events thatthey are involved in is the July 3rdConcert on the Common. The AppleTree Arts Community Chorus andfriends sang patriotic music with theClaflin Hill Symphony this year. Thisevent attracts over 400 people in thecommunity every year through livemusic. The grant money was used tomake this event happen.

Project Smile, located in Hopedale,has a mission to help bring comfortto hurting children. They accomplishthis through the donation of stuffedanimals, coloring books and crayonsand reading books for police and firefighters to give to children. Since itsfounding in 2003, they have collect-ed over 26,000 stuffed animals andwork with 156 police and fire depart-ments in New England. The grantmoney will help Project Smile withtheir mission and help them toexpand and reach a greater number ofchildren.

The Uxbridge Elderly Connectionhelps serve the Senior Center and thesenior citizens of Uxbridge throughfundraising and grants. They areinvolved in a number of differentactivities and programs throughoutthe year that assists elderly people,persons with disabilities and familiesin need. The grant will provide themwith a laptop computer and printer tomaximize their efforts and be able tobetter serve the community.

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On a weekend that saw drenching rain andscorching heat, the Uxbridge Green Monster13U AAU team was crowned tournament

champions at 11:30 p.m. Sunday night follow-ing a hard-fought Team Mass InvitationalTournament played in Holliston. A 90-minute

rain delay during the championship gamepushed the game to the limit, but despite itsthird contest that day, the Monsters held on andremained strong to the end. Facing the CentralMass Tornadoes, a team that had defeated theMonsters during their two previous meetings,Uxbridge wasn’t about to let that happen for athird time. Despite a deficit of four runs in thebottom half of the last inning, the team cametogether in its final attempt to rewrite history.With two outs, and runners on second and thirdbase, the Monsters mustered up enough runs onthree hits, a balk and some walks to take victo-ry from the jaws of defeat winning the game 7to 6. An unlikely comeback, it was a game thatsaw outstanding defensive play from both sidesto include a triple play by the Green Monsters.Because both teams were playing their fifthgame in a two day period, and this being thethird game of the day, the pitching labored.While the entire Monster team played out-standing, Jerette Hughes was awarded tourna-ment MVP pitching more than 14 innings,which resulted in two wins during the tourna-ment. Sam Danis was awarded defensive play-er of the tournament, catching more than 30innings in total.

The Green Monsters will be holding tryoutslater this summer for 2011 spring and tourna-ment seasons. For more information, contactPeter Fiorentino at (508) 278-0561.

Greenway Challenge2010 Charitable Non-Profit recipient named

The UniBank Blackstone River Valley GreenwayChallenge Steering Committee is pleased to announce theBlackstone River Watershed Council/Friends of theBlackstone as the 2010 Charitable Recipient. The SteeringCommittee recognizes the positive impacts to theBlackstone River and the region that are a direct result ofthe efforts of the individual members and the BRWC/FOBas a whole.

“We recognize the work the BRWC/FOB does throughtheir own efforts to restore the Blackstone River to its orig-inal beauty through ecological actions programs andthrough collaboration with other Blackstone Valley com-munity groups” stated Steering Committee Chair CharlesThompson.

The mission of the selected organization must be compat-ible to that of the UniBank Blackstone River ValleyGreenway Challenge, which is to promote the recreationalopportunities in the Blackstone River Valley. Working withpartner organizations, the Greenway Challenge supportsclean water campaigns, hiking and biking trails, wildlifeprojects, environmental education and development ofwaterway access. The BRWC/FOB’s mission matches theGreenway Challenge’s mission well. The selection commit-tee also felt that based on the past success of the efforts ofthe BRWC/FOB, the award money will enable futureprogress made by the group, its members and its partners.

Upon receiving the news of receiving the CharitableRecipient award, Joe Pailthrope, Treasurer of the Councilsaid, “The Blackstone River Watershed Council/Friends ofthe Blackstone is extremely honored and pleased to be cho-sen as the 2010 UniBank Blackstone River ValleyGreenway Challenge Charitable Recipient. Our councilspends thousands of hours every year keeping the RhodeIsland Blackstone River clean and safe for all citizens toenjoy. The Greenway Challenge is a diverse and wonderfuldisplay of recreation we have always enthusiastically sup-ported.”

In 2005, the Blackstone River Watershed Council and theFriends of the Blackstone, Inc. merged into a single largergroup in order to leverage the strengths and broader reachof both organizations. The non-profit, volunteer corpora-tion devotes its resources and efforts to the restoration andcontinuous preservation of the Blackstone River. Programsinclude; river education, river restoration including waterquality monitoring and cleanup events, fish passage andriver recreation. These programs are carefully crafted withthe protection, preservation and enhancement of the naturalhabitat of local river wildlife and creating recreational pro-grams for local residents and visitors to enjoy as a goal.

Recent projects of the Blackstone River WatershedCouncil/Friends of the Blackstone include; the 14th AnnualRiver Fest 2010 Canoe and Kayak Race held inWoonsocket Rhode Island, the installation of the signageand buoy system at the Pratt Dam in Cumberland RhodeIsland, completed design work for the Broad Street Fishladder and raised funding for two more, hosted and partici-pated in numerous cleanup efforts and continued waterquality efforts. In the past ten years that group has removed25,000 old tires in the Blackstone River and along its banksand has even assisted the Rhode Island State Police inretrieving old cars from the river.

For more information, visitwww.greenwaychallenge.org orcontact Event Coordinator,Barbara Dixon, UniBank GreenwayChallenge Request, One DepotSquare, Woonsocket, RI02895. Barbara may bereached at 401-762-0250ext. 30.

a worn-out Uxbridge green monsters team was named tournamentchampions in the team mass invitational. front row (l-r) JamallHughes, Dan lanoue, samuel Danis. Back row (l-r) Coach Peterfiorentino, Patrick finnegan, Colin fiorentino, Jason Colwell, austinlabastie, Jake taparausky, Kyle Koller, Jerette Hughes, Coach DonKoller, ian Vicera, Coach Dan labastie.

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Charter Communications recently held itsScholar Athlete Awards, now celebrating its26th year, and granted $13,000 in scholar-ships to 12 graduating high school seniors.Congratu-lations go out to the followingstudents who received scholarships duringthe awards presentation: Brian Ayers ofSouthborough/ St. Mark’s School: $2,000,Emily Lemmerman of Northborough/Algonquin Regional HS: $2,000, OfirNachum of Northborough/ AlgonquinRegional HS: $1,500, Julia Catalini ofPepperell/North Middlesex RegionalHS: $1,500, Brian Perron of Auburn/St.John’s HS: $1,000, Ryan O’Leary ofMillbury/Millbury Mem-orial Jr/SrHS: $1,000, Sarah Collins of Harvard/TheBromfield School: $1,000 SamanthaCopland of Uxbridge/ UxbridgeHS: $1,000, Tyler Brisbois of Douglas/Douglas HS: $500, Pablo Larrea ofWorcester/University Park Campus School:$500, Emily Davis of Hollis, NH/HollisBrookline HS: $500 and Nicole Hunter ofUpton/Nipmuc Regional HS: $500

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The local high schools in the Charter serv-iceable areas in Central and Western,Massachusetts along with the Towns ofHollis and Brookline, New Hampshirewere eligible to nominate one male and onefemale who are both outstanding academicand athletic achievers from their school.The nominations were submitted by coach-es, guidance counselors or athletic directorsfrom each school.

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Athletic Scholarships awarded to area students

Charter Communications 2010 scholar athlete winners: (l to r), tyler Brisbois ofDouglas Hs, ryan o’leary of millbury Jr/sr Hs, emily lemmerman of algonquinregional Hs, emily Davis of Hollis/Brookline Hs, sarah Collins of the Bromfieldschool, Brian ayers of st. mark’s school, Julia Catalini of north middlesex regionalHs, nicole Hunter of nipmuc regional Hs, ofir nachum of algonquin regional Hs,Brian Perron of st. John’s High school, and Pablo larrea of University Park Campusschool. not pictured: samantha Copland of Uxbridge H.s.

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McKeonGymnasts Titleat NationalChampionships

Twenty members of the Hopedalebased McKeon Dance & GymnasticsCenter’s gymnastics team recently com-peted at the AAU National Age GroupChampionships. The 4 day event washeld at Disney’s ESPN Wide WorldSports Complex July 1 through 4. Morethan 1500 athletes representing 39 statesparticipated. 2010 First Place Title win-ners for the McKeon Club were ArianaDeMarco of Milford scoring 9.7 on theBalance Beam, Lydia Grassey ofHopedale scoring 9.675 on the vault,Dominique Stevens of Milford scoring9.35 on the floor and Jessica Perkins ofMedway scoring a 9.0 on the vault.

Medalists for the McKeon Team wereLevel 8 Nicole Sherlock winning 2nd onvault, 7th on beam, 5th on uneven bars,4th on floor and 4th All Around. Level 7Colby Hall placed 2nd on uneven bars,3rd on vault, 6th on floor and 4th AllAround. In the Open Optional divisionBeam winner Ariana Demarco alsoplaced 6th on the vault, 3rd on floor and7th All Around. In the same divisionDayane Mota placed 9th All Around andAlyssa Kelly placed 6th on the floor. Inthe 11yr old Level 6 division Vault win-ner Jessica Perkins was also 4th on thefloor and 6th All Around. 10 yr oldLevel 6 Christina Spelaikos won 2ndplace on vault and 5th place All Around.11 yr old Level 6 Kristen Johnson place3rd on the uneven bars, 2nd on the floorand 7th All Around. 9 yr. old Level 5Jordan Remillard was 6th on the floor,6th on the vault and 10th All Around. Inthe11 year old age group Giana Lanzettaplaced 9th All Around and Emily Smithwas 7th on uneven bars and 9th AllAround. In the Level 4 competition 7 yrold Lauren Pearl placed 6th on unevenbars, 10th on the beam, 7th on the floor,3rd on vault and 7th All Around. 9 yr oldLevel 4 Kirsten Buddington-Davisplaced 9th on vault, 9th on beam and11th All Around, Kayla Salguerio place6th on the uneven bars and 9th AllAround, Lily Hetzel Place 11th AllAround and Molly Grassey placed 13thAllAround. 10 yr old Julia Alberto place14th All Around. Level 4 11 yr old vaultwinner Lydia Grassey also placed 6trhon the uneven bars, 6th on the beam,2nd on the floor and 4th All Around.Danirose Billings Placed 8th on thevault, 3rd on the uneven bars, 8th on theBeam, 8th on the floor and 5th AllAround. 12 yr old floor winnerDominique Stevens was also 7th onvault, 9th on uneven bars, 7th on beamand 6th All Around.

mcKeon gymnasts at national Championship in Disney

The kids will be back in school soonand it is your turn to have some fun. TheUxbridge Enrichment Program is offer-ing a 4-week adult drill and play tennisprogram on Wednesday mornings from9:00 - 10:30 a.m. beginning September8th (8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th and raindate of October 6th) at the UxbridgeTennis courts next to Taft School. JoinUSTA recreational tennis certifiedinstructor Mary Jo Murray to drill andplay while the kids are busy at school.

The session cost is $45. To register sendname, address, home and cell phonenumbers, and a short description of yourtennis abilities, along with a check for$45 (made out to Uxbridge AdultEducation), to Uxbridge High School,62 Capron Street, Uxbridge MA 01569attention Karin Knapik by September 1.This program is open to any adult, 18+.For more information email [email protected].

The Blackstone Valley Pop Warnerpresents its 1st Annual Wine and BeerTasting on Friday, August 13th from7:30 to 10:00 p.m. at Blissful Meadows,located at 801 Chockalog Road inUxbridge. The price is $25 per person or

$40 per couple prior to the event or $30per person or $50 per couple the night ofthe event.

For more information about the eventcontact Doreen at [email protected] or call 508-450-3860.

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Four Week Adult Tennis Program offered

Pack 150 Northbridge will hold aRegistration Night for new and return-ing scouts (for boys in grades 1 – 5) onThursday, August 26th at St. Patrick’sParish Hall from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Acopy of current physical with immu-nization record is necessary for regis-tration. The registration fee is $35.00.

Boys’ Life New subscription is $16.00and is optional. Check made payableto “Pack 150”. For questions or moreinformation, contact Tammy Bodwellat 508-234-2219, or Caryn Gagner at508-234-2020, [email protected].

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As mortgage rates have declinedagain, many homeowners will considerrefinancing their mortgage loan toobtain a lower interest rate and lowermonthly payments. By refinancing, theborrower pays off their existing mort-

gage and replaces it with a new one. The question most asked is, “Should

I refinance back into a 30-year loan?”There are two schools of thought onthis subject, and your mortgage con-sultant should work hand-in-hand with

your financial plans to determine whatworks best. One option is to take theroute of the “same payment” refinance,and actually pay off the loan faster andsave money on interest fees in the long-run. If refinancing results in a lowermonthly payment, the borrower canstill continue making the same paymentthey made in the original loan, and theextra money will be applied to the prin-cipal balance.

For example: Let’s say you have 25years remaining in your current loan,and you refinance back to a 30-yearloan with a slightly lower interest rate,resulting in a payment reduction of$200 per month. (Note: This is just anexample. The actual amount couldvary.) You could then take that extra$200 per month and apply it toward theprincipal on the new loan. At this rate,the loan will be paid off in 22 years and4 months, which is 2 years and 8months less than the original loan.

On the other hand, if the borrower’sfinancial planner is a proponent of best-selling author and investment guruDouglas Andrew’s philosophies (seeMissed Fortune), he or she may suggestinvesting the extra money in a side-fund that could earn a better rate ofreturn and grow to the amount of themortgage (and beyond) in even lesstime. This method provides excellentliquidity, but having more direct accessto this money may be too tempting forsome homeowners.

Regardless of the reason for the refi-nance, your mortgage consultant willneed to know what the existing loanscenario entails, review the homeown-er’s long-term goals, and provide acomprehensive spreadsheet that com-pares and contrasts the various loanprograms available. Bear in mind, refinancing to obtain alower interest payment could alsoresult in a lower deduction at tax time.The homeowner’s mortgage consultantand financial planner should workhand-in-hand with their mutual client’sbest interest in mind.

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