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COMMUNITY

FREENovember 22, 2019

Vol. 49, No. 32

Viewpoints 6Calendar 7Granby 8Sports 9Education 11Seniors 12Business 13Public Notices 13Classifieds 14

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Early deadline for holiday editionTo our Readers:

With the Thanksgiv-ing holiday right around the corner we will be busy over the next sever-al days compiling content to be featured in the Fri-day, Nov. 29 edition of the Town Reminder. To ensure that our staff will be able to enjoy the up-coming holiday and spend time with their families and loved ones we will be running on an accelerated production schedule to complete the paper at an earlier juncture.

Any community sub-mitted content sought to be featured in the Nov. 29 edition should be emailed to Editor Wyatt Aloisio ([email protected] OR [email protected]) no later than 3 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 22 for consideration.

The staff with the Town Reminder and Turley Pub-lications would like to wish our readers a safe and happy holiday season.

South Hadley teams capture Championship wins

Subdivision plan would remove hilltop

By Walter HamiltonCorrespondent

SOUTH HADLEY – A grav-el business on Monday promoted its plan to shave as much as 45 feet of earth from the top of Dry Brook Hill and truck it off site in order to “grade” the topography and build up to 72 single-family homes atop the primary recharge area for the District 2 public wa-ter supply.

Chicopee Concrete Services began its defense of the North Pole subdivision plan at a Plan-ning Board hearing in Town Hall that would initially consist of an 800-foot road with four homes, plus another five homes along Hadley Street.

Consultant Robert Levesque, representing CCS, told the board the plan would require the sale and removal of thousands of truckloads of earth to provide a suitable landscape for homes on land that the company has ex-cavated for decades. Those ex-cavations have left steep slopes between the mined area and its surrounding property.

Levesque said the road would eventually connect with other roads throughout the 109-acre site owned by the company and others, including Phillip Lizotte, of 394 Hadley St.

Board member Brad Hutchi-son questioned the proposed lo-cation of a water retention pond, noting that large areas of the subdivision plan lacked detailed information, precluding an in-formed decision on the feasibil-ity of the project as required in subdivision regulations.

Hutchison asked, with the plan “to export 437,500 cubic yards of earth, why does it drain to the north?” rather than the

Turley Publications Staff Photos by Gregory Scibelli For the third straight year, South Hadley High School girls soccer has won the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Championship. The Tigers defeated Mahar in the finals last Saturday 7-2. South Hadley has yet to lose a game in 2019. Meanwhile the South Hadley High School football team pitched a shutout as they overwhelmed Chicopee 41-0 to capture the Western Massachusetts Division 7 Championship last Saturday afternoon. Read more about both wins on Page 9.

Clearing a path throughthe winter season

Sand for seniors program aims for resident safety

By Dalton ZbierskiStaff Writer

SOUTH HADLEY - The dangers associated with winter conditions extend far beyond icy roads. When temperatures drop below freezing, even the simplest of activities can quickly turn treacherous.

To ensure the safety of the

elderly this winter, members of the South Hadley TRIAD and S.A.L.T. Council have orches-trated the Sand for Seniors pro-gram for the benefit of locals. On Nov. 19, a team of safety officials traversed the town, delivering 60 five-gallon buckets of sand and salt to homebound residents.

“This year we had 60 peo-ple,” said Ofc. Steve Fleming. “Let’s face it, it’s hard to get a bucket filled with 50 pounds of salt and sand. [Seniors] really can’t go down to the DPW to get


SOUTH HADLEY - The South Hadley Public Library goes above and beyond to en-gage patrons of all ages. Each day, the facility is kept abuzz by a full schedule of activities.

One program in particular, Kid Knitters, is the newest ad-dition to the slate of programs offered and is beginning to gain traction.

“This is today’s version of

a knitting circle for kids,” said Youth Services Librarian Meg Clancy. The group meets every Thursday from 4-5 p.m. “Knit-ting is a great skill and is good for stress reduction. It’s also a lot of fun and gives you a sense of accomplishment.”

The club is open to all chil-dren aged 7-12-years-old. It stems from the library’s adult knitting group, which meets ev-ery Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m.

Retired kindergarten teacher Terri Reinhart launched the Kid

Knitters last month, introducing the craft to local youths.

“Working with children re-ally appealed to me. It’s very rewarding,” she said.

After decades of residing in Colorado, Reinhart recently moved to South Hadley. She joined the adult knitting group to meet residents and before ini-tiating the Kid Knitters.

“It’s very meditative; it’s something lovely to do,” said

Bricks of Imagination

Close knit and like minds

Submitted PhotoCollecting several buckets volunteers worked throughout the morning to deliver 50 pound buckets of salt to communty members.

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Monson Arts Council presentsits 41st Annual

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Local Pinups for Pitbulls chapter announces ‘Calendars, Cheers & Beer’ celebration

SOUTH HADLEY – The Massa-chusetts Chapter of Pinups for Pitbulls, an international not-for-profit organiza-tion has recently announced an upcom-ing fundraising event to be hosted in Easthampton.

The “Calendars, Cheers & Beer” party will feature an opportunity for guests to have their 2020 calendar au-tographed by calendar model and South Hadley native, Bryn Nowell. The event will also feature a dogs and Santa pho-to shoot until 7 p.m., provided by Julie Ann Blonaisz Photography along with raffles, and merchandise sales.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Abandoned Building Brewery located at 142 Pleas-ant St., Unit 103A in Easthampton.

Pinups for Pitbulls has published its annual fundraising calendar for the past 15 years. Featuring pinup style hair, makeup and clothing and a varying annual theme, calendar models include individuals and dog models who have been selected through an extensive ap-plication process.The 2020 calendar’s theme is “Fantastic Time Travel Adven-tures,” which includes iconic styles from the past and a glimpse into potential fu-ture styles.

The calendar release party is free to attend, and guests should be ages 21 and older. There is a $10 suggested donation for dog photos with Santa which will be offered until 7 p.m.

Bryn Nowell is Miss May in the 2020 Pinups for Pitbulls Calendar, along

with Tiberius, a crisis response and ther-apy dog from New Jersey. Nowell is an active volunteer with hopes of growing a western Massachusetts chapter and is also an award winning photographer, pet blogger and freelance writer in the pet industry. Her blog is called A Dog Walks into a Bar and can be found at www.adogwalksintoabar.com.

Pinups for Pitbulls is a not-for-profit organization with chapters throughout the country. Its primary aim is to help change policy and influence the decision of lawmakers regarding the implemen-tation of Breed Specific Legislation. It also helps to share information about adoptable dogs on behalf of rescue or-ganizations and works to help dispel in-accurate myths about pitbull type dogs.

SH-DTC announces monthly breakfast

gatheringSOUTH HADLEY—The South

Hadley Democratic Town Committee meets the first Friday of every month for morning coffee, and informal, friendly conversation at Tailgate Picnic Deli. The committee supplies the pastries.

The next breakfast meeting will be on Friday, Dec. 6. from 7:30 to roughly 9 a.m. Drop by when you can for as long as you can stay. Newcomers are always welcomed. Tailgate Picnic Delis is locat-ed on the lower level of the Village Com-mons; park and enter from the rear lot.

For more information about the SH-DTC, contact Chair Bill Foley at [email protected], or visit the committee online at southhadley-democrats.blogspot.com.

It’s Food for Fines time again

SOUTH HADLEY- South Hadley Public Library and Gaylord Memorial Library will be accepting non-perish-able food and household supply dona-tions from Nov. 19 to Dec. 1 in order to erase your overdue library fines. Do-nations will benefit Neighbors Helping Neighbors food pantry in South Hadley.

Donations cannot be applied to re-placement fees, and the library cannot accept expired food/products. Some needed items are canned fruit, canned protein, soup, chili, gravy, jelly, granola bars, cereal, pasta, coffee, sugar, baby food, toothpaste and toilet paper.

Please call 413-538-5045 if you have any questions about donations or want to check the amount of fines to be cov-ered. Donations will be accepted at both the South Hadley Public Library at 2 Canal St. and at the Gaylord Memorial Library, located at 47 College St.

WESTFIELD - The Western Massa-chusetts Council, Boy Scouts of Amer-ica recently welcomed Gary Savignano as the council’s Scout Executive/CEO. Savignano was selected after a nation-wide search and started on Oct. 1.

Savignano began his Scouting ca-reer as District Executive in the then North Bay Council in Danvers. He moved on to become the Senior District Executive and later Field Director with the Narragansett Council, Providence, Rhode Island. He served the Boston Minuteman Council as Program and Learning for Life Director, the Mon-mouth Council in Morganville, New Jersey as Assistant Scout Executive

and then was promoted to Scout Executive of the Ka-tahdin Area Council, Bangor, Maine. Savignano was most recently the Scout Executive/CEO of Nashua Valley Coun-cil in Lancaster.

A Scout in his youth, Savignano earned the rank of Eagle. An avid Boston sports fan, he enjoys cooking, trav-el, and spending time with his family. He and his wife Patricia have three grown children, all having been involved in Scouting and on camp staff, earning their Eagle rank and Venturing Ranger Award.

Savignano says that “One of my goals in every council I serve in is to make sure that every young person has an opportunity to join the Scout-ing program. There is no oth-er youth program that impacts the lives of young people than Scouting”

Headquartered in West-field, with offices in Pittsfield, the Western Massachusetts Council, BSA , serves over

4,000 youth in the four western coun-ties of Massachusetts, making Scouting available for all youth in kindergarten thru college sophomores.

Savignano selected as Scout Executive for the Western Massachusetts Council, BSA

Gary Savignano

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Saturday, November 30 – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.ST. PATRICK’S SOCIAL CENTER

Main and School Streets South Hadley, MA New and Unique Crafters – Raffles Galore

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MHCAM names new museum registrar & collections manager

SOUTH HADLEY - Abigail Hoover has been named the new museum regis-trar/collections manager for the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. Hoover joins Mount Holyoke from the Whitney Museum of American Art, where she was the registrar of the permanent col-lection. Hoover started on Sept. 9, 2019.

“I am thrilled to welcome Abigail Hoover to the dynamic team at MH-CAM,” said Tricia Y. Paik, the Florence Finch Abbott Director of the Museum. “She comes equipped with exceptional expertise and experience in all aspects of collections care. She is a much re-spected professional in her field, and the Art Museum will greatly benefit from what I know will be a skillful steward-ship of both the Art Museum and the Skinner Museum collections, as well as a thoughtful collaboration with faculty, students and staff.”

Hoover coordinated international outgoing loans, installations of the per-manent collection, conducted invento-ries and was the registrar for traveling collection exhibitions. She managed a five-year, $5 million collection project

in which all of the paintings, works on paper and sculpture at the museum were catalogued, digitized and researched. She is a member of the American Alli-ance of Museums, the Association of Registrars and Collection Specialists and the International Council of Museums.

“I am excited to be joining the staff of MHCAM,” said Hoover. “The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum’s commit-ment to use its collection and exhibitions to enhance the education of Mount Holy-oke students is impressive. I look for-ward to working with the Art Museum’s stellar permanent collection and helping steward its care and display to further the Art Museum’s mission. MHCAM offers a tremendous cultural resource to the College and its communities and I am delighted to be a part of this.”

Hoover holds an M.A. from New York University in visual arts adminis-tration. She earned a B.A. in art history and English literature from Northwest-ern University.

The Mount Holyoke College Art Mu-seum is free, open to the public and fully accessible.

Monday, Nov. 254:30 – 6:30 p.m. - Board of Health

Meeting, Selectboard Meeting Room, 116 Main St.

5-5:30 p.m. - Board of Health Public Hearing, Selectboard Meeting Room, 116 Main St.

Tuesday, Nov. 265-6 p.m. - Senior Center Building

Committee Meeting, St. Theresa’s Par-ish Hall, 9 East Parkview Dr.

Monday, Dec. 25 p.m. - FD2 Elmer Brook Commit-

tee Meeting, FD2 Meeting Room, 20 Woodbridge St.

6:35-6:55 p.m. - Public Hearing on SHELD Telecommunications Facility on Old Lyman Rd. and Willimansett St., Selectboard Meeting Room, 116 Main St.

Wednesday, Dec. 46-8 p.m. - Conservation Commis-

sion Meeting, Selectboard Meeting Room, 116 Main St.

Thursday, Dec. 56-7:30 p.m. - Cultural Council

Master Plan Subcommittee Meeting, Thirsty Mind, 23 College St.

Tuesday, Dec. 106-7 p.m. - South Hadley Cultural

Council Meeting, South Hadley Public Library Community Meeting Room, 2 Canal St.

Wednesday, Dec. 116-8 p.m. - Master Plan Update Com-

mittee Meeting, Town Hall, Conference Room 205 Planning and Conservation Dept., 116 Main St.

Thursday, Dec. 126-7:30 p.m. - Historical Commis-

sion Meeting, 116 Main St.

SOUTH HADLEY MEETINGS

SOUTH HADLEY - Join the staff of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum for this year’s Family Day festivities on Saturday, Dec. 7. Starting at 1:30 p.m., fol-lowing a family tour of the museum at 1 p.m., enjoy a variety of portraiture-inspired crafts, art scavenger hunts, button-making, storytime, music, yummy refreshments and of course, popcorn! Activities will con-clude at 3:30 p.m.

Free and open to the public, visitors of all ages are invited to join in and take part.

The Mount Holyoke College Art Muse-um is located on Lower Lake Rd. in South Hadley.

For more information please visit https://artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu/event/family-day-portraits-and-popcorn or contact the museum by calling 413-538-2245.


SOUTH HADLEY - It’s never too early to channel the holiday spirit. The annual Christmas in November Craft Fair will occur on Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside of St. Patrick’s Social Center on Main St.

Dozens of vendors will be in atten-dance, showcasing their talents while pre-senting fair-goers with a variety of items. Admission is free and parking will be ample.

Each vendor paid $35 to participate. Proceeds will benefit the St. Patrick’s La-dies Guild, the Neighbors Helping Neigh-bors Food Pantry and a scholarship fund

set up for graduates of South Hadley High School.

“It’s a perfect opportunity to pick up a Christmas gift for your friends or rel-atives,” said 85-year-old Connie Clancy, who organized the event. “Most of the items are very reasonably priced. It’s good for stocking stuffers; it’s good for gifts for ladies or men. We also have a lo-cal gentleman making syrup, which is a nice holiday seller.”

From clothing to ornaments and handbags to jewelry, the fair will feature a diverse assortment of goods and raffle items. Clancy previewed a popular, an-nual tradition that earned a resident $300 two years ago.

“A really big incentive to come is the

lottery tree. We have a tree that is loaded with scratch tickets, and there’s a $50 bill on top. Who ever wins it has already won $50, and we see what happens after they scratch,” said Clancy.

There wont’ be a good excuse to leave the fair with an empty stomach; Clancy listed a number of appetizing foods that will be available. Those who attend can expect to see hot dogs, hamburgers, sand-wiches, kielbasa dogs, grilled cheese and “an array of desserts” from the baked goods table.

Clancy filled up the vendor list months ago. Dozens of artisans have returned; many new faces are expected this year as well.

“There are new vendors each year to

add to the mix. The public also loves the fact that there are some who return each year; they’ll come looking for certain vendors. They’ve haven’t got-ten tired of them, which is a good sign. The vendors are happy and the public is happy.”

This year’s fair will be the last for Clancy, who served previously as the town’s former Library Director. She an-ticipates her “second retirement” and an-ticipates a memorable final ride.

“I’m very excited because this is the last year I’ll be in charge of it; it’s a lot of work,” she said. “Luckily, I’ve divided it up so that the people taking it over for me won’t have to do everything I do. They’ll be able to divide up the labor.”

Christmas arrives early at St. Patrick’s

MHCAM Family Day featuresportraits and popcorn

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Small viper 4. Some are covert 7. A waiver of liability

(abbr.)10. Speak out11. Retirement plan12. Small dog13. City in Iraq15. Car mechanics group16. Shrimp-like creature19. Majestic21. TV detective23. Central Canadian

province24. Causing to wind

around25. Wise man26. Knicks legend Willis27. Muscular

weaknesses30. John Stockton

compiled them34. South American plant35. To some extent

36. Where manners are displayed

41. Showy45. Fall down46. Shoelaces are often

this47. Disease-causing

bacterium50. Egg-shaped wind

instrument54. Sufferings55. One who noisily enjoys56. About blood57. Transaction verification

system (abbr.)59. Related through

female family members

60. Low velocity grenade61. “In Living Color”

comedian62. Veterans battleground63. Expression of creative

skill64. Midway between

northeast and east65. Patti Hearst’s captors

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peppers and onions 3. Orifice 4. Turned into bone 5. The Princess could

detect it 6. Bands of colors 7. Makes use of 8. Central African country 9. Lake in the Kalahari

Desert13. He was a “Chairman”14. Legally possess17. One point north of due

west18. Small peg of wood20. Stretch of swampy

ground22. Is indebted to27. Where you were born

(abbr.)28. A team’s best pitcher29. Cool!31. Female sibling32. This stimulates the

thyroid (abbr.)33. Reserved37. More prickled38. Forbidden by law39. One-time presidential

candidate40. A TV show has more

than one41. A place to stash things42. Defunct currency in

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SOUTH HADLEY – The South Hadley Public Library, 2 Canal St., has announced the following programs for November. For more information call 413-538-5045.

The library will be closed on Thurs-day, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 for Thanksgiving.

Children’s Room Programs

ONGOING

Toddler Time on Monday mornings at 10:30 a.m. and Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Mondays are presented by Bethany. Thursdays are presented by Meg. Both days include stories and an age appropriate craft for toddlers and preschoolers.

Babies, toddlers and their grownups are invited to weekly Rhyme Time on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Each session includes songs, stories and in-teractive dance for the youngest pa-trons.

Children ages birth through 5 along with their parent or caregiver are invited to playgroup on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Have fun with stories, songs and finger plays at circle time. This engag-ing activity is made possible with fund-ing from a Coordinated Family and Community Engagement grant and the Collaborative for Educational Services. This engaging activity is made possible with funding from a Coordinated Fam-ily and Community Engagement grant and the Collaborative for Educational Services.

Students struggling with Math As-

signements can receive help from tu-tors Yanny and Rainy Wortelboer on Mondays at 3 p.m. during the Math Homework Help Hour. Rainy, a high school honor student, and Yanny will help to improve confidence and math skills with geometry, algebra, and more. Tutoring continues to be avail-able throughout the school year.

The Kid Knitters group meets ev-ery Thursday from 4-5 p.m. offering participants the chance to learn how to knit. Terri Reinhart, assisted by Reisa Alexander, will instruct children ages 7 to 12. Older kids are welcome too. A supply of yarn will be available to choose from and no pre-registration is needed.

Adult Programs ONGOING

Knitting GroupTuesday nights from 6-8 p.m. All

skill levels are welcome to attend.

Free Amherst MethodWriters GroupHeld every Friday at 10 a.m. this

writer’s group is open to all levels and styles. Writers are encouraged to read their writing in a supportive environ-ment. This group is led by Linda Row-land-Buckley and Richard Buckley.

Food for FinesNov. 18- Dec. 18Both South Hadley Public and Gay-

lord Memorial Libraries will be ac-cepting food and household supplies to pay your fines. Donations will benefit Neighbors Helping Neighbors food pan-

try. Donations cannot be used to replace lost items. The library will not accept expired items.

Save the DateFrench Language Conversation CircleSaturday, Nov. 23 at 10:30 a.m. Improve your French language skills

by meeting local French language and culture lovers for conversation and fun. All levels are welcome.

Gaylord Memorial Library ActivitiesThe Gaylord Memorial Library, lo-

cated at 47 College St., South Hadley, has announced the following upcoming events. To learn more or to register, call 413-538-5047.

Children’s ProgramsLego TimeThursdays from 4-6 p.m. Let your creativity run wild and free-

ly construct to your heart’s content with the library’s extensive Lego collection. Ages 12 and under are invited to take part.

Family Frolic StorytimeFridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Songs, rhymes, stories, and games

designed to promote early literacy. Appropriate for preschoolers; all ages welcome. Storytime is followed by an open-ended art project.

November & December happeningsat the South Hadley Public Library

lower elevation area to the south where the company excavations have left a deep depression in topography.

“I want to see a grading plan for sub-sequent phases for total exports,” Hutchi-son said.

Levesque answered that the plan could change the location of the detention area. Town Planning Director Richard Harris demanded earlier in the hearing that the applicant must provide such feasibility in-formation at the next hearing scheduled for Dec. 16.

“You have to have it,” Attorney Lisa Mead, representing the town, told Levesque of the feasibility plan. “This board should have that information.”

The board and Harris also pressed Levesque to provide a timeline for com-pletion of the earth exports, stating that larger projects have been accomplished in 18 months. Levesque estimated a three-year timeline, during which 40 large grav-el trucks would traverse Hadley St. in both directions five days a week for three years, for a total of 30,000 truck trips that would also route past the Town Common and on connecting roads and highways.

The board has also received comments from the Board of Health, Conservation Commission, District 2 Water Department and Police Department.

In a telephone conversation with Sharon Hart, director of Public Health, Harris wrote that Hart “expressed con-cerns about the extent of excavation and possible fill activities at locations where percolation tests (for septic system suit-

ability) were conducted. She indicated that these activities could pose challeng-es or even impede installation of septic systems in these locations.”

District 2 Water Commission Chair-man Frank DeToma testified at the hear-ing that test wells installed by CSS under provisions of its earth removal permit of October 2006, were either destroyed or could not be located. The well shafts could provide contaminants a clear path-way to ground water which feeds the dis-trict’s wells.

“This is very disturbing to us,” DeTo-ma said. The company “has a heritage of ignoring procedures. This is another ex-ample of that. Once (septic systems are) built we have to be assured the septic systems have to be monitored” for their “long-term” 50, 60, 70 year operation, a “consequence of building in a water sup-ply area,” he said.

The company has been found to have operated a portion of its gravel mine without permits from 2010 until March 2019 when that operation was shut down by Building Commissioner David Gard-ner. Documents show CCS had excavat-ed 628,000 cubic yards of earth from that area, earning $6.2 million, based on a price of $10 per cubic yard.

The Conservation Commission, as did the board, questioned the need for massive excavation, and asked for alter-natives for road design and site layout that would result in less sand and grav-el being removed from the site. It also sought more documents regarding plans for the subsequent build-out to 72 homes and information on the use of fertilizers from future subdivision homeowners – a question, also extending to herbicides and pesticides – raised by board mem-bers.

Kevin McCaffrey, director of Gov-ernmental Relations for Mount Holyoke College, stated the board’s responsibility to protect the drinking water of 2,200 stu-dents, plus staff and faculty.

“Use the powers you have to ensure the concerns are addressed, so these enti-ties are convinced these sources are safe,” McCaffrey said.

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ANSWERS ON PAGF 11

Area parishes join together for ‘Lessons

and Carols’SOUTH HADLEY - On Sunday,

Dec. 15 at 3 p.m., Saint Theresa’s Church of South Hadley will once again host “Lessons and Carols”, The Nativity Story as told in Scripture and Song.

The one-and one-half hour program will feature nine short Bible readings interspersed with the singing of Christ-mas carols and hymns by the com-bined church choirs of Saint Theresa, Immaculate Heart of Mary and voices from area South Hadley and Granby churches.

Musical Director, Barbara Lissan-dri, organist at Saint Theresa’s, will ac-company the Ecumenical Choir which will be conducted by Daniel Mashia, director of music at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Granby. The event will also feature guest performers Suzanne En-glish and Courtney Sylvain, sopranos, Eduardo Diaz, tenor, and the Pioneer Valley Gay Men’s Chorus.

Focusing on the birth of Jesus Christ as a light to the world, the event will begin with the ancient chant “Cre-ator of the Stars of Night” as the choirs enter in with a candlelight procession and ends with the passing of candle-light to the entire congregation in a re-cessional of Joy to the World.

This free, family-friendly event will take place at Saint Theresa’s Church, 9 Eastparkview Dr., South Hadley. There is ample parking and the church is handicapped accessible. A gala recep-tion, hosted by the parish’s Hospitality Team will take place in te parish hall immediately following the concert.

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Live from West SideFriday, November 22nd

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.Karaoke at 7:00 p.m.

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Hall Rentalsfor any Event or Gathering

Black Cat Theater seeks performers for ‘Frozen Jr.’SOUTH HADLEY - Black Cat The-

ater, Inc. is seeking actors/actresses for the spring production of Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” directed by Dawn Larder with Greg Williams as Music Director. Auditions are open to all genders ages 10 to 18. Audi-tions will be held on Monday, Dec. 2 and Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in Kidder Hall of All Saints Church, located at 7 Wood-bridge St. in South Hadley.

Each named role will have a specific song they will be asked to sing from the show and there will also be short readings from the script. Those auditioning for the

Ensemble will also be asked to sing the be-ginning of “For the First Time in Forever.” All those auditioning will sing to recorded music accompaniment. For character list, sheet music, and audition backing music tracks see www.blackcattheater.pbworks.com, or email [email protected].

All candidates must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. All applicants should bring a short write-up of previous theater experience with them.

The following songs will be accepted for auditions. Please visit www.blackcat-

theater.pbworks.com for sheet music and and audition backing music tracks.

Anna - Do You Want to Build a Snow-man (sing measures 4-22); Elsa - Let It Go (sing measures 25-50); Olaf - In Sum-mer (sing measures 6-23); Hans - Love is an Open Door (sing Hans’ part measures 5-23); Ensemble - (Including the House-keeper, Butler, Handmaiden, Cook, King Agnaar, Queen Iduna, Pabbie, Bulda, Kris-toff, Sven and Oaken); For the First Time in Forever (sing all parts measures 4-23).

Disney’s “Frozen Jr”. is expected to be produced at South Hadley High School on

April 2–5, 2020. Rehearsals are on Mon-day and Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. start-ing Jan. 6.

If unavailable to be seen in person, please call 413-563-6023 or email [email protected].

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Reinhart. “The eye-hand coordination is a big thing. It also reinforces the idea of taking it step by step. Knitting is like reading, one word at a time; knitting is one stich at a time.”

The group is open to children of all skill levels. Nine-year-old McKenzie Da-vis looks forward to each week’s session. She described her affinity for the craft.

“My favorite part is seeing what ev-eryone else creates. You get inspiration and new ideas on what you might want

to make in the future. It’s very relaxing because you get sucked into what you’re doing,” said Davis.

Ten-year-old Hudson St. Pierre par-ticipates alongside his mother Karen. The fifth-grader has been knitting for nearly five years; his passion for the art form has grown continuously.

“It’s a lot of fun because you can make a lot of friends and [make] your own knit-ted buddy to be with,” said St. Pierre. “I like to build [small] things because my dream is to work at LEGO. With LEGOs and knitting, you have to use your hands.”

Reinhart has been moved by the ex-citement exuded by the Kid Knitters on a weekly basis. She listed several unique opportunities for growth that are associat-ed with the activity.

“One challenge that we can have is that with most classes at the library, you make a craft and take it home,” said Rein-hart. “With knitting, it takes a lot longer. It’s not an instant gratification; you don’t make a project a week. It’s something you work slowly at, which I really think bene-fits the children.”

While the Kid Knitters initially met in a private backroom, the program now oc-curs in the center of the library’s first lev-el. Reinhart made the decision to show-case the group to prospective members.

Clancy voiced her gratitude for Rein-hart’s commitment to facilitating the Kid Knitters. She’s also ecstatic that another new library program has found success.

“I just love the fact that we have such a complex number of offerings to meet the interests of the children,” said Clancy.

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SOUTH HADLEY - The 1st Con-gregational Church, UCC, located at 1 Church Street in South Hadley, will host its annual Holiday Bazaar on Sat-urday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In a boutique type setting, the bazaar will have tremendous collections of new and gently used Christmas items, which includes decorations, dishes, trees, de-cor, candles, linens, fresh greens hand crafted wreaths and gifts. Fill a contain-er of cookies from over 40 available va-rieties. The church’s pantry items will

include jams, fudge sauce, fruit and nut breads, cookie and soup jar mixes as well as herb mixes for sale.

Available for take out or eat in will be meat lasagna, butternut squash lasa-gna, turkey vegetable soup and desserts.

Come join the congregation to do your holiday shopping at bargain pric-es, in a great setting, where you will find some beautiful treasures and deli-cious food. And please bring your own bags as South Hadley has a no plastic bag regulation.

[L to R] McKenzie Davis, Karen St. Pierre, Terri Reinhart, Jackie Newbury, Hudson St. Pierre and Reisa Alexander attended last Thursday’s knitting session in the South Hadley Public Library.

Turley Publications Staff Photos by Dalton Zbierski[L to R] McKenzie Davis, Terri Reinhart and Hudson St. Pierre smile for the camera during last Thursday’s session of the Kid Knitters. Reinhart launched Kid Knitters not long after moving to South Hadley from Colorado.

Winedown brings together friends old and newSOUTH HADLEY – As part of a

monthly fundraising initiative the Gaylord Memorial Library is offering an opportuni-ty to locals to connect while enjoying a se-lection of wines. The monthy Wine Down is hosted the first Friday of each month from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Gaylord Memorial Library, located at 47 College St. in South Hadley, and sponsored by the Gaylord Me-morial Library Friends. The Wine Down offeres a great opportunity for locals to meet friends both old and new and to wn-joy one of South Hadley’s most magnifi-cent buildings.

Proceeds from the event help to spon-sor various child and adult programs at the library as well as building improvement ef-forts. For a cost of $7 per person attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy an assort-ment of available wines with light snacks provided.

The next Winedown event will take place on Dec. 6 and will be sponsored by Joanna Brown.

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“Winter driving a crash course

The first flakes of snow have fallen, bringing the wonderous charm of the approaching holiday season, but also

the annual danger of slick roads and icy hills in Belchertown and surrounding towns. It’s important to be safe and alert on the roads while traveling during blustery blizzards.

Avoiding being on the road during the worst parts of the storm is recommended, but not always possible due to work com-mitments or life emergencies. When out and about in dangerous conditions, sticking to main roads is safer than trying to save a few minutes cutting through side streets, which are more likely to be less traveled and un-cleared.

Bridges present a special challenge. Decks freeze before the roads leading up to them. Many exit ramps from Interstate 91 or Interstate 391 are bridges, too. Slow down gradually to avoid braking hard on ice.

Don’t try to out-drive the road conditions. Posted speed limits are based on dry pave-ment conditions. When the roads are covered in ice, slush, or a coating of snow, travel at appropriate speeds that allow control of the vehicle to be maintained. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation knows the im-portance of road condition knowledge and keeps a line open for Western Massachusetts residents to call from either cell or landline phones. Dial 413-754-5511, or 511 from a cellphone.

Travelling too fast can lead to accidents through braking. The time and distance needed to stop properly for anything in the road — pedestrian, animal or unexpectedly slowing car — increases in inclement weath-er, so plan accordingly with your speed and avoid tailgating other drivers going slow during storms. Trucks and heavier vehicles require more braking time.

The other component to stopping in time is vision. Not everyone has a garage, but when it’s cold, blustery, or snowing, it’s every driver’s responsibility to make sure all snow is cleared off the car. It’s the law. Clearing off the windows and mirrors of snow and ice lets the driver see what’s going on. Clearing the headlights, brake lights and turn signals is another obvious safety mea-sure. Clearing the roof, hood and trunk lid of loose snow — even though it’s a pain in sub-zero temperatures for folks who have to park outdoors — is a necessary courtesy for everyone else on the road.

One of the easiest ways to stay safe on the road, in any weather, is to avoid the need to speed by leaving extra early for appoint-ments and destinations. Don’t leave based on the typical time it takes to get to work, school, or social gathering; build in some ex-tra time, even if it means arriving 15 or more minutes early. It’s better to be safe than sorry and avoid the risk of feeling the urge to race the clock.

Staying safe on winter roads isn’t just for our safety, it’s for everyone who will be trek-king up and down the winding hills through snow, sleet, ice and rain. For many, it’s an annual routine, one of the elements to living in New England, but it never hurts for a quick refresher and think about what to do each time that lovely white powder is building up outside the window.

Glimpses of gratitude

Weeks before Thanks-giving store advertise-ments stack mailboxes

with headlined mails announc-ing: “Early Access Wednesday” or “Sneak Peak Doorbuster,” or “Pre-Black Friday Sales.” Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving when retailers of-fer bargains galore and introduce further Christmas holiday shop-ping.

I recall a year when Thanks-giving Day, arrived only one day after two home renovations were finished. Our kitchen was completed just before my father-in-law arrived to live with us in his newly created, in-law studio apartment. At 9:30 p.m., the night before Big Turkey Day, boxed dishes, pots and pans and cooking and eating utensils were unpacked and loaded into the old dishwasher’s cycles.

In less than 24 hours, four generations of family would travel, arrive and gather for dinner, so a pre-cooked turkey with side dishes had been ordered. (Sigh) A fami-ly first, but desperately needed. Desserts would arrive in full array by potluck.

Grandad arrived safely. Thanksgiv-ing was a joyous memory maker. His son, grandson and great grandson had driven thousands of miles bringing him back to New England. He loved his easy access apartment. He hugged his three great-grandchildren that he had only seen in pictures. And, as we sat together, holding hands around the old oak table, a Thanks-giving prayer echoed our deepest thoughts and gratitude.

While preparing earlier to settle Gran-dad into his galley kitchen area, we had bought a coffee maker at a nearby mall. But, then we noticed that it didn’t have an automatic, shut-off timer. And, we discov-ered that we also needed to get flashlight batteries.

Although Black Friday has ominous crowds, we needed to get a coffee maker with a safe, shut-off timer. So, off we drove on a mission to exchange and find. “Can you ex-change Dad’s coffee maker?” hubby asked, “I’ll run and find batteries.”

“Sure. The customer service desk

shouldn’t be busy. People are buy-ing gifts, not returning them.”

The lines weren’t long. But the clerks had been there since 7 a.m. A cashier stormed to the desk, slammed down signs asking, “Is everything in the store 30 percent off?”

The desk manager replied firm-ly, “That sale is off at 11 a.m. The sign reads 7 to 11a.m. only!” The cashier winced, “Some customers are being so rude.”

Then an assistant manager grabbed teetering items sliding off the count-er’s edge, “I’m glad I have Saturday off.” Tensions ping-ponged. “How can you have Saturday off, when I do?”

Finally getting up to the counter with my return, receipt, and new exchange in hand, I smiled and said, “Happy Day After Thanks-giving!”

“Um-m-m. Oh, thank you!” she said. And, ever-so-briefly pressures lessened.

Then, Black Friday had every aisle brim-ming with backed-up shoppers with crammed baskets. Lines were circling registers.

With exchanged coffee pot in hand, I waited for hubby in an open central aisle near an entrance. Then the unexpected happened. One scene totally transformed every previ-ous, hectic moment.

Three elders shuffled into the store wear-ing warm, thick, black coats. Two women with paisley scarves huddled on each side, assisting a tall, stooped man. Stopping in front of a stacked boot display, their faces beamed with delight as he reached for a pair of dark, softly-lined, winter boots.

“Ah-h-h!” he said, stroking the high-laced boots and hugging them close to his chest. As he did, both women kept nodding and smil-ing their approval.

That solitary moment was indelibly etched in my soul. Simple scenes can transcend any commercialism that is so easy to buy into. Although surrounded by solemn-faced con-sumers, my spirit grasped sacred moments: three grateful shoppers showing joy, awe, and appreciation for a basic need.

Whenever and wherever families and friends travel, and arrive safely to be togeth-er, let’s all treasure glimpses of gratitude.

By Joan E. B. Coombs

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FRIDAY, NOV. 22QUARTER PADDLE AUCTION:

Harmony House of Western Massachu-setts, a home for the terminally ill, has scheduled its annual Quarter Paddle Auc-tion at the Moose Family Center in Chi-copee. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with pad-dles purchased at the door and the auction beginning at 7 p.m. Participating vendors will include The Pampered Chef, Tasteful-ly Simple, Pure Romance, Mary Kay Cos-metics, and Tocara.

SATURDAY, NOV. 23WOMEN’S CLUB VENDOR FAIR:

Talented crafters and Vendors will display their merchandise in the St. Cecilia Church Parish Center, 42 Main St., Wilbraham from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The fair features the Women’s Club bake sale table and the raf-fle table full of great prizes including a lot-tery and money tree. The kitchen provides hot and cold lunches. The many crafters and vendors on hand will feature a variety of goods and wares for sale.

CRANBERRY FAIR: The 40th An-nual Cranberry Fair will be hosted at the First Congregational Church of Amherst, located at 165 Main St., from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. This great traditional holiday fair features baked goods, clothing, white ele-phant items, tools, books, toys, and a fan-tastic silent auction.

WEDNESDAY, NOV 27CCHS ALUMNI GAME: The Chi-

copee Comp Football Alumni Organi-zation will be hosting their 5th Annual CCHS Alumni Football game at 6 p.m. On the grounds of the Chicopee Comprehen-sive High School. This year’s game will honor Alex Ortix #36 and Command Ser-geant Major Hervey E. Constantine. For more information or to register, contact John Griffin at (413) 799-4570 or via email at [email protected].

FRIDAY, NOV. 29CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: The Saints

Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 30 Grattan St. in Chicopee, will hosts its annual Christmas Bazaar on Fri-day, Nov. 29 from 12 to 5 p.m.; Saturday,

Nov. 30 from 8 to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec.1 from 12 to 4 p.m.. Christmas items such including trees and wreaths, as well as a children’s corner, gift baskets, home-made Greek pastries, a giant raffle and more will be available. All proceeds sup-port the Parish.

GUIDED HIKE: Enjoy late fall with family and friends and go green on Black Friday with a hike through the Mt. Tom State Reservation. Approximately 2.25 miles on moderate terrain and rocky hills. Dress for chilly weather. The hike will take place from 1-2:30 p.m. and free to attend for all ages; children with adults. Rain or snow cancels. Call 617-699-2387 for up-dates. The hike will embark from 125 Res-ervation Rd. In Holyoke.

SATURDAY, NOV. 30CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR: The

St. Patrick’s Social Center annual Christ-mas in Novemeber Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. To 2 p.m. At the Social Center located on Main St. in South Hadley. In-terested crafters may request applications from Connie Clancy by mailing her at 73 School St., South Hadley, 01075. She may also be contacted at 413-533-1614 or by email at [email protected].

SUNDAY, DEC 1FESTIVAL OF TREES: The Histor-

ic Kellogg Hall will be open to the public once again as part of this year’s Festival of Trees hosted by the Granby Preservation Society. The Hall will be open from 2-6 p.m. on Dec. 1 and from 2-8 p.m. on Dec. 2 for public viewing of the sponsorerd trees, which will be raffled off at the conclusion of the event for the benefit of the Kellogg Hall Restoration Fund.

SATURDAY, DEC. 7GINGERBREAD: The annual Gin-

gerbread Fair will return to St. Peter’s Lu-theran Church, located at 34 Jarvis Ave. in Holyoke, this year on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join locals for an af-ternoon of crafts wares, baked goods and deli food items for sale, and gingerbread house making.

UCC BAAZAR: The 1st Congrega-tional Church, UCC, located at 1 Church St. in South Hadley, will host its annual

Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The botique will feature an assortment of gen-tly used Christmas items and decorations as well as an assortment of cookies and jams for purchase.

PORTRAITS AND POPCORN: The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum will be hosting Family Day festivities from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. featuring a variety of por-train style crafts, art scavenger hunts, but-ton making, story time, refreshments, and music. This event is free and open to the public for visitors of all ages. The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum is located on Lower Lake Rd. in South Hadley.

TUBA CONCERT: The 7th Annu-al Pioneer Valley Tubachristmas Concert will take place at 2:30 p.m. at the Mount Tom Masonic Lodge, 235 Chestnut St. in Holyoke. The concert is free to attend for members of the public with registration and rehersal taking place starting at 11 a.m. For more information please email [email protected] or visit www.tubachristmas.com.

SUNDAY, DEC. 15LESSONS & CAROLS: Saint There-

sa’s Church of South Hadley, located at 9 Eastparkview Dr., will once more partner with the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish to host this program featuring Bible stories and carols and Hymns performed by the combined church choirs. The performance will begin at 3 p.m. with a gala and recep-tion to immediately follow.

ONGOING WREATHS: The Friends of the South

Hadley Elderly are taking preorders for beautiful double-bound balsam wreaths with a bow just in time for the start of the holiday season/ Small wreaths (20-22”) are available for $15 and Large wreaths (25-28”) are $20. Both sizes will be available while supplies last. Wreaths can be reserved at the COA office or by emailing Kim Prough at [email protected].

SUPPORT GROUP: The Michael J. Dias Foundation sponsors a support group

for families and friends whose loved one is affected by an alcohol/substance use disor-der. The group meets every Tuesday eve-ning from 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. at Healthsouth 222 State St. Ludlow. All are welcome. If you have any questions please call Mau-reen at 413-563-6226.

AMERICAN LEGION: South Had-ley American Legion Post 260 meets at 5:30 p.m., on the third Monday of each month on the top floor of the Granby American Legion hall, located at 74 Pleas-ant St., Granby. New members are always welcome.

VETERANS ART SHOW: Begining Nov. 1 and running throughout the entire month the Brookfield Institute will host an art show and gallery entitled “Perspectives on Military Service” at the Art Works Gal-lery, located at 69 Main St. in Ware. Art pieces include expressions of any form of military service: artistic reflections about combat, boot camp, women in the mili-tary, the experience of the transition home or other aspects of life in the armed forc-es or as a veteran. For more information please contact Beverly Prestwood-Taylor by emailing [email protected] or calling 413-563-7282.

OVEREATERS ANNONYMOUS: Overeaters Annonymous, a 12-step, non-profit organization, will meet Tues-days at 5:15 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, located at 605 South St. in Holy-oke. Please enter the door off the driveway. For more information please call 413-783-4198 or visit the organization online at www.oawmass.org.

ART DISPLAY: An exhibit featuring watercolor paintings and artwork made by local seniors through the South Hadley Council on Aging’s watercolor class will be on display in the Selectboard Meeting room in the Town Hall for the remainder of 2019.

BOOK CLUB: Are you a book lover who finds pleasure in reading and discuss-ing books? The Granby Library invites you and anyone interested in joining the Library’s Girl’s Night Out Book Club. Join the group on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the library.

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that. They could buy salt in a store, but that’s at a cost. This is [free] in a se-cure bucket.”

Fleming credits Hampshire Coun-ty Deputy Sheriff Dave Fenton for introducing the idea to South Hadley. In Hampshire County, 15 towns par-ticipated in the initiative that brought over 700 buckets of sand and salt to seniors.

“For the senior citizens, even though they may not be driving, they have to go get their mail and have to go outside. Certainly, we don’t want any of them to fall down,” said Flem-ing.

Liaisons from the police and fire departments were also involved in Wednesday morning’s activity. Ra-chel Senecal of the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office and COA Director Leslie Hennessey contribut-ed as well.

It took a team effort to complete the task.

“We separated 60 locations into eight different sections. Roughly, ev-eryone had between seven and eight [destinations],” said Fleming.

Thanks to scrupulous preparation and a well-executed plan, the objec-tive was met in less than an hour.

“We came to the DPW and shov-eled off the sand into the buckets. Each individual that helped out had an assigned section, and we were completely done in 45 minutes. It went well,” he continued.

In 2018, ‘Sand for Seniors’ reached only 28 South Hadley se-niors. TRIAD and the S.A.L.T. Coun-cil, which exist to meet the safety needs of the town’s elders, improved tremendously upon last year’s results.

A sturdy “scooping cup” was in-cluded inside of each donated bucket. Fenton visited dozens of local busi-

nesses to accumulate the buckets; Fleming considered him to be vital to the project’s success.

“Deputy Sheriff Dave Fenton has been a great resource over the years for us. He’s a TRIAD liaison through the Sheriff’s Dept. You need a cooper-ative effort for this; it wouldn’t work unless you had that,” said Fleming.

Individuals who are unable to store their sand and salt indoors were given covered containers that once held cat litter. Other buckets formerly contained items such as pickles, said Fleming. He explained that they were thoroughly sanitized before being filled and delivered.

“Once collected, the buckets were taken back to the Sheriff’s Depart-ment, and the inmates helped out by cleaning them,” said Fenton.

Each delivery included a program highlighting numerous programs supported by TRIAD and the SALT Council. For more information, one can visit southhadley.org/334/TRI-AD.

With the deliveries came a unique opportunity for community outreach. Fleming spoke further on the day’s value.

“There’s people in town who are

homebound and don’t have anyone checking up on them,” he said. “Not only are we delivering the sand, but we’re giving a face-to-face [interac-tion] with a firefighter or police of-ficer to these people. I don’t think there’s anything better than that.”

Submitted PhotosVolunteers arrive to the DPW to collect sand for home delivery to senior residents around the South Hadley community.

Liasons went around town throughout the morning to meet with residents and deliver buckets.

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GRANBY – Next weekend the doors to the historic Kellogg Hall will open to the public for a brilliant display of decorated Christmas trees.

Each year the festival is hosted by the Granby Preservation Soci-ety to help raise funds to assist in the restoration of the Kellogg Hall building.

This family event, featuring a wide array of decorated trees made by local groups and businesses and placed throughout the building, will help to further aid in renovations. The hall will then be open for pub-lic viewing of the trees on the dates of Nov. 30, as well as Dec. 1 and 7 from 2-6 p.m. and on Dec. 8 from

2-8 p.m. The trees will be raffled off at the conclusion of the event with all proceeds benefiting the Granby Preservation Society Restoration Fund.

For more information please visit the Granby Preservation Society on-line at www.granbypreservationso-ciety.org.

GranbyBuilding brick-by-brick at GFPL

GRANBY - Fri-days in November at the Granby Library were for Lego build-ing. As part of the After School Lego Builders program kids got to delve into the huge selec-tion of library Lego to freestyle build.

Drop in the Granby Library on Friday, Nov. 22 from 3- 4:30 p.m. to join in the building fun!

Left to right: Annalise Patterson, age 12 of Granby, Alexis Lapite, age 12 of Granby and Riley Shane, age 12 of Belchertown show off their collaboration.

Submitted PhotosGarrett Pronovost (left) age 4 of Belchertown and Charlie Enyart (right), age 4 of Granby are busy at work on their creations.

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SPORTSTigers cruise to three-peatSouth Hadley’s offense led the way in the Western Mass. D3 finals

By Gregory A. [email protected]

SOUTH HADLEY - The South Hadley High School girls soccer team is never complacent, and is always looking forward and trying improve.

In the Western Mass. semi-finals, the Tigers could not fin-ish. When the Tigers started the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Championship game against Mahar Regional, they were able to finish an opportunity just one minute into the game.

Teagan Gawron’s first goal of the game got the Tigers go-ing, and they put up a crooked number in a 7-2 victory over the Senators last Saturday morning at Berte Field at Central High School.

For the Tigers, it was their third consecutive sectional ti-tle and the third time they have advanced to the state tourna-ment, which consists of just two

games.Earlier this week, the Tigers

successfully got past Central Mass. Champion Holy Name to earn the right to face Stoneham in the state championship game

on Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. at Foley Stadium in Worcester.

It also marked another reg-ular season in which the Tigers were not defeated in a West-ern Massachusetts match since

coach Rich Marjanski took over the program in 2017.

“We were definitely nervous from the semifinal game,” said Marjanski. “We are an offen-sive-minded team. And today,

we were able to come out and finish opportunities early in the game and establish a tone.”

He said one of the keys to

Offense ‘Careys’ Tigers to D7 championshipBy Bob Schron

Sports Correspondent

CHICOPEE – It was a sig-nature football game for both stars back Hunter Carey and the South Hadley High School football team Saturday. Carey scored four touchdowns and ran and caught passes for 166 yards to lead the Wildcats to a 40-0 victory over Chicopee High to win the Western Massachusetts High School Division 7 champi-onship at Chicopee Comp.

“Hunter is a special player,” said Tigers coach Scott Taylor after the victory. The coach, a Californian, had evaded the traditional post game Gatorade

Photos by Lisa Thomas-DuFresneCollin Mailhott heads the other way after making an interception.

Hunter Carey attempts to avoid a low tackle.Brock Fitzell covers the ball tight to avoid being stripped.


CHICOPEE – Not only was Granby High School girls soccer the four-time defending Western Massachusetts cham-pion, but the Rams had already defeated Ware High School handily 7-0 during the regular season.

But the Indians impressively held Granby to no goals for the first 63 minutes of the Western Massachusetts Division 4 semi-finals.

But the Rams would score with 17 minutes remaining and later added an insurance goal to advance to the Western Mass. finals once again 2-0.

Granby would go on to fall

Young, Croteau help Rams advance to WMass finals

Photos by Gregory A. ScibelliBriana Sosa socks a hit up the middle of the field.

Photos by Gregory A. ScibelliMaddie Doolittle heads the ball into the Mahar end of the field.

Please see TIGERS, page 10

Please see FOOTBALL, page 11

Please see RAMS, page 10

Jaiden Luis prevents the ball from going out of bounds.

Teagan Gawron gets set to send the ball toward the Mahar net.

Ali Parent possesses

the ball near midfield.


Tigers looking for third straight holiday winBy Gregory A. Scibelli

[email protected]

HOLYOKE – Two years ago, Chicop-ee decided to end its Thanksgiving rela-tionship with Holyoke in favor of playing inner-city rival Chicopee Comprehensive for the “Sword” on the holiday. Comp had a 17-year rivalry with South Hadley, leading Holyoke and South Hadley to go to a “Battle of the Bridge” on Thanksgiv-ing.

Now in its third year, the “battle” has taken place on both sides of the bridge, and the Tigers have won both matchups.

In last year’s game, the game-winning touchdown came shortly after punt with a minute remaining in the game. Hunter Carey, who has been a punt and kick-re-turn specialist on top of his running back duties, found a whole and went 36 yards into the end zone for a touchdown with 46 seconds remaining in the game. Just to keep the pressure added, Ben Watkins made a short run for the two-point con-version, requiring that of Holyoke if the Knights were able to make it into the end zone in those final seconds. Holyoke was unable to respond, giving the game to South Hadley for the second straight year.

The Tigers took the lead early in the third quarter when Tyler Mayer blocked a punt, and returned it to the end zone for a touchdown with 1:15 remaining. Follow-ing a two-point conversion, it was 14-7

Tigers.Holyoke answered right back, how-

ever, scoring in just over a minute thanks to a Jacob Swineheart touchdown re-ception. The extra-point kick by Aiden

Consedine made it 14-14.Carey made a 20-yard run early in

the fourth to give South Hadley a 20-14 lead, but Jaeden Alejandro caught a 30-yard pass from Fernandez to tie the game up 20-20 with 3:53 remaining in the game.

This year, the complexion this year’s game takes depends on a game taking place this Saturday afternoon between South Hadley and Leicester. If South Hadley wins, they would move on to the Division 7 state championship game on Dec. 6. As has been the case with other teams in state finals, South Had-ley could rest its starters to avoid risking injury on Thanksgiving.

Holyoke, meanwhile, struggled again this season. They went 3-7 overall, including a tough 1-4 in con-ference play this season. The Knights do have quarterback Gabriel Fernan-dez, who has been pretty good this season.

The next chapter of the bridge ri-valry starts at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning on the turf of South Hadley High School.

South Hadley’s defense blocks Holyoke’s Jacob Swineheart during last year’s matchup.

Photos by David Henry www.sweetdogphotos.com

Tyrell Braithwaite has Ryan Levrault leading him as a blocker.

South Hadley squeaks byMonson in semifinals


HOLYOKE – About the only good news with temperatures in the teens last Wednes-day nights was the fact there was no wind blowing like the night before.

And the news was not good for Monson High School girls soccer as they suffered a very tough loss in the semifinals of the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tourna-ment at Holyoke High School.

Shortly after halftime, Reese Carey scored the lone goal for the Tigers, giving them 1-0 edge. That goal held up as Monson gave South Hadley the game of their life.

Coach Eric Degnan has been very com-plimentary of South Hadley’s talent level and depth over the past couple of years. In the last couple of years, South Hadley has run roughshod over Division 3, including Monson, now a league opponent.

“They have a lot of talent and they can come at you a lot of different way,” said De-gnan. “They are also well-coached.”

Monson and South Hadley met in the Western Mass. finals last year and South Hadley easily won 4-0. South Hadley also had two overwhelming wins during the regular season and was undefeated heading into the semifinals.

The first half saw a lot of back-and-forth action, and Monson earned a corner kick early on. The Mustangs and their front line challenge South Hadley’s defense through-out the frame and nearly got a goal past Bridget Sears.

South Hadley’s defense was definitely up to the challenge, and continued to turn

away Monson’s aggressive attack.But Monson’s defense also performed

outstanding. They turned away a number of scoring chances by the Tigers, including a corner kick that was nearly headed in by Paige Marjanski, but Isabel Bailey inter-cepted it midway through the first half.

Carey scored the games only goal on a transition play, converting a pass up the field by Maddie Doolittle to make it 1-0 eight minutes into the second half.

The Tigers had some more offensive op-portunities deeper into the second half, but just could not finish.

Bailey, in her first year as starting goalie for Monson, had an outstanding game and made seven saves.

Monson finished the year 14-5-2. They defeated Easthampton in the first round and upset No. 4 Wahconah in the quarterfinals.

South Hadley’s victory was isolating Del-aney Parker, Mahar’s best player on the field.

“We focused a lot of our defense on her and tried to take her out of the game,” he said. “The game goes through her for them.”

The Tigers scored one minute into the game as Gawron took a pass from Paige Marjanski and re-directed it at the goal to make it 1-0.

“We were really excited,” said Gaw-ron. “We just wanted to get a goal quickly. It didn’t matter if it was me scoring it or someone else.”

Maddie Doolittle found the goal on her own in the 12th minute. She had a corner kick opportunity that curved right into the goal to make it 2-0. Less than five

minutes later, Gawron scored her second goal. She took a service pass from Lind-say Marjanski, and got a left foot on the ball and made it 3-0.

The Tigers would go on to take a 5-0 lead at halftime, and spent a great deal of the second half utilizing its bench with a large lead.

Mahar managed a goal a few minutes into the second half. But the Tigers an-swered that by tacking on two more goals to make it 7-1.

Gawron, Doolittle, and Reese Carey had two goals each. Lindsay Marjanski also scored once.

Mahar’s first goal was scored by Park-er, with Micalyn Mailloux scoring an un-assisted goal with eight minutes remain-ing in the game.

South Hadley is 21-0-1 heading into their state final matchup with Stoneham.

Teagan Gawron is closely guarded by a Monson defender during the semifinal games.

Paige Marjanski guides the ball into the Monson end.

Photos by Gregory A. Scibelli

Hailey Werenski heads up the right sideline.

TIGERS from page 9

in the finals for the first time in five years. Lenox gained revenged after two straight Division 4 finals losses and defeated Granby 3-0 last Saturday. Story and pho-tos from that finals matchup will in next week’s edition.

Granby, which dominated possession for the majority of the game, finally broke through with a goal in the 64th minute.

The Rams got on the score board in the 63rd minute when Nora Young overcame a double-team situation, turned with the ball, and shot it hard in the corner of the goal. Ware goalie Abigail Hayman had a great dive on the ball, but it was just out of her reach and the Rams had a 1-0 lead. But a little more than a minute later, the Rams grabbed their second goal, ending Ware’s hopes of an upset.

Kaeleigh Croteau made her way down the field and got a shot off from about 25 yards away, finding the upper part of the net and making it 2-0 with 16:12 remain-ing.

Ware, which squeezed into the play-offs this year after an undefeated 2018 season, made the semifinals for the sec-ond consecutive season. Last year, the Indians lost to a tough Lenox team, but stayed in the game through the second half.

The same was true in this game. Gran-by did dominate a lot of possession, but Ware’s defense did a great job keeping the Rams out of their goals for the entire first half. Hayman also did an excellent

job in goal, making a number of good de-cisions and cutting off some plays.

Ware’s offense had a few opportuni-ties on the Granby goal, but failed con-vert on them. They had a pair of corner kick opportunities in the first half, but couldn’t get the final touch for a goal.

Granby, which won 12 games this season, was the No. 1 seed in the tourna-ment, and advance to a final for the fifth straight year. Four years ago, the Rams had back-to-back Division 3 champion-ships. Realignment moved the Rams to Division 4, where they captured the title the last two years. Granby went to the state finals last season.

RAMS from page 9

Photo by Gregory A. ScibelliKaeleigh Croteau braces for a collision with Ware’s Olivia Vadnais.

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shower from his ecstatic team, stand-ing in the center of the football field on a windy, 30-degree sunny day. “He’s an amazing team player, willing to do any-thing he has to do to help the team win.”

Carey was jubilant about the victory.“We had a great week of preparation,”

Carey said. “We always say that a game like this is one during the week of prac-tice as much as it is in the game itself. We knew Chicopee would come out fired up. But they hadn’t been here before. We wanted to throw the first punch. But once we got the ball rolling, we couldn’t be stopped.”

Led by back John Vega (21-77), Gun-nar Sagan and Braden Tadeo, the Pacers did have their moments. Against inces-sant pressure, quarterback Steven Matta tried to keep the team competitive. How-ever, on this day, the Tigers were not to be denied. South Hadley dominated in all areas: Execution. Strategy. Speed. Power.

From the beginning of the game, South Hadley (8-2) was in charge.

In the first quarter, employing field position advantage, the Tigers effective-ly kept Chicopee pinned twice within its own 10-yard line. Against the wind, the Pacers punted but only out to their own forty. South Hadley immediately drove the ball downfield, only to lose the ball on a fumble on the Chicopee 13. However, this would turn out only to postpone the

inevitable: The Tigers scored after an in-terception by Collin Mailhott with Carey going on 4th-and 6. It capped an impres-sive 13 play-62 drive and set the tone for what was to come.

Chicopee coach Alex Efstratros sensed the trend, quickly. As the Tigers entered the red zone, he called two time-outs. But the Tigers scored anyway. Af-ter a second turnover, this time an inter-ception by Brock Fitzell, they then scored again when Carey broke through the mid-dle for a 17-yard touchdown. It was 14-0 and the gates were opening up fast.

“We had a good game plan going and thought in the beginning of the game, we were playing very well,” Efst-ratros said. “We threw two picks which were huge. If we go into halftime losing only 7-0, it means all the difference in the world.”

Instead, on the final play of the first half, it was the Tigers who added on. The turning point of the game came on yet an-other fourth down play. Leading by the 14-0 score, with time running out, South Hadley cashed. Running out of its patent-ed Double Wing but then suddenly switch-ing to the Wildcat, South Hadley execut-ed a trick play. Back Ethan Murphy took the direct snap, and then pitched it out to quarter-back Shawn M i t c h e l l . M i t c h e l l then passed

to Carey in the left corner of the end zone. It was 20-0.“It was the dagger,” said Taylor.Efstratios agreed the Tigers were just

too much.“I can’t deny it,” Efstratios said.

“They manhandled us.”It was far different from the first time

the teams played this season in late Sep-tember. In that game, the Tigers also led at halftime, 14-0. But the Pacers made a run at it before South Hadley regrouped

for a 31-14 victory. Chicopee (7-4) then went on to win five of its next six games. This included last week’s semifinal win over Frontier, 26-8.

But unlike the September game, the Pacers were unable to mount a rally against the Tigers, who obviously were on a mission last Saturday.

Again, as the second half opened, the harbinger on the first two series: The Ti-gers stopped Vega on 3rd-and 2. Another short punt by the Pacers gave the Tigers excellent field position on their 43.

On the next play, Carey swept around the right side and sprinted down the side-line for a 57-yard touchdown. It was 27-0 and in the back of their collective minds, the Tigers were already making plans for the state semis against Leicester.

“It comes down to the line,” said Car-ey, humble in the afterglow of his best victory. “They did a great job of estab-lishing themselves.”

“As we set every year,” said coach Taylor, “Our goal is to make the playoffs and see what happens. Every season has its ebbs and flows. We cannot be any more excited than we are right now. I’m thrilled for the kids. We’re going to give it our best shot and see what happens.”

FOOTBALL from page 9

Discussion persists over East Meadow enrollmentBy Wyatt Aloisio

[email protected]

GRANBY – Granby Public Schools Administrative leaders are close to a de-cision on how to address over enrollment issues at East Meadow School. Superin-tendent Sheryl Stanton anticipates a pro-posal will be brought before members of the School Committee next month on Dec. 3 for consideration.

“We’re framing the proposal around work done to date, how we’ve collect-ed data, feedback from the community. We’re still investigating,” said Stanton. She said there’s still a lot of unanswered questions and “We as the leadership team want to produce a proposal that is our best thinking around how to address the issue.” She added the proposal would be advocating for one option, but that the presentation would include looking at all available options and how they went about exploring the best solution.

The newly expanded East Meadow School was officially opened at the start of the 2018 school year following $32.5 million in renovations. It was originally designed to help the district facilitate a declining enrollment. For the 2020-2021 school year, however, the district will be faced with a capacity issue with more than 30 students joining the district. Ad-ministrators have noted previously that

the increase in students could jeopardize the target class sizes for the school, which is aimed to be 17-22 students per class in kindergarten through the third grade, and 20-25 students per class in grades four through six.

Original aspects discussed potential options including moving grade 6 class-es next door to the Junior-Senior High School, moving preschool courses else-where, and transforming art and music spaces into regular classrooms. Stanton and fellow administrators tasked with ex-ploring options to present to the School Committee began gathering community input and to seek further ideas hosting several focus group sessions in Septem-ber and October.

School Committee Chair Mike Simp-son inquired what would occur if the members of the committee failed to agree to a proposal at their meeting on Dec. 17. Stanton replied succinctly that a new solution would then need to be consid-ered.

“I think that there needs to be an un-derstanding of, if you don’t vote for a cer-tain option there aren’t a lot of options on the table. Basically the one that’s left is to do nothing” said Stanton.

Vice Chair Emre Evren said that he had hoped for a more collaborative effort to take place before coming to a vote on a proposal. “I was hoping we would get

gradually closer to that proposal collec-tively instead of waiting for a surprise to happen if that happens. I wouldn’t be happy if I have to vote down anything,” said Evren.

A hired architect conducted a walk-through of the building two weeks ago to make observations with Stanton noting the problem remains that the building would require three additional classrooms.

“If we needed one room we could probably adjust. Because we need three that makes it more challenging,” said Stanton, who said that the purpose of the architect’s report was to look at how the district was currently utilizing the space and find a way to adjust with possible renovations for larger spaces.

While she was anxious to see the find-ings of the Architect, Committee member Jennifer Bartosz questioned why they re-quired “outside eyes” to come in and help make a determination for re-invisioning the school. She advocating for the staff of the school doing the re-invisioning of the school.

“Take yourselves out of the equation, and not look at the rooms just because they’re being used this way. Empty it out and put it on a board again and try again from the beginning,” said Bartosz. She further added she understood the enormi-ty of the task, but echoed Evren’s sentin-ments and said she would not be looking

forward to receiving a “one option” pro-posal after receiving so much information to date.

“I want to see, in black-and-white, what our actual options are, and what the dollars and cents are tied to those options, so that when I’m voting I can vote with my head and not my heart and make a ra-tional decision,” said Bartosz

Stanton assured the committee they would see in the report how they thought through each of the options available to them, and that the intent of the report was to show how they came to their conclu-sions for each available option.

Regardless of the final decision for implementation, Bartosz pointed out that there would undoubtedly be budget im-pacts that would result and asked what the final date for the decision would need to be. Were the decision to involve reno-vations, Stanton said that it would likely mean a call for Town Meeting support for funding and that renovations would need to start as soon as school ended for sum-mer break.

“You need proposal time. You need bid time. We’re pushing it pretty tight if it’s a proposal for renovation that we’re looking at,” said Stanton.

The committee will convene to further discuss potential proposals at their meet-ing on Dec. 3. A final vote will then take place on Dec. 17.

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SOUTH HADLEY - A range of reasons exists to buy a wreath from the Friends of the South Hadley Elderly this Christmas season. The fundraiser’s pro-ceeds will be used to enhance the senior center experience for aging residents.

The double-bound balsam wreaths in-clude a bow; 20-22” wreaths can be pur-chased for $15 whereas those of the 25-28” dimension cost $20. Both sizes will be available while supplies last and all monies collected will benefit the Friends’ New Senior Center Building Fund.

The South Hadley Council on Ag-ing is in the midst of an unprecedented transition. The COA moved on from its location at 45 Dayton St. late last month and is currently leasing space at the St. Theresa’s Parish at 9 East Parkview Dr.

It is expected that the new center will be constructed and operational two within years. To allow for the project, the town bonded for $9.8.

As part of the initiative the Friends have pledged to donate $1 million. Friends President Kim Prough explained how exactly the wreath sale ties in.

“There’s a lot of needs for the new building that won’t necessarily be cov-ered by the budget in place. All that the Friends are doing will go directly back towards the new senior center and meet-ing the gap,” said Prough.

There’s ample reason for South Had-

ley seniors to be optimistic and excited for what lies ahead. The new center will support a variety of programs and activi-ties that the old one could not.

Fundraisers such as the wreath sale and Mother’s day flower sale are integral to the success of the Friends’ fundraising efforts. Prough assured potential custom-ers that the wreaths are in great condition.

“Last year was the first year that we did [the wreath sale]; we didn’t know what to expect. We increased our order twice; essentially you could say that we sold out three times. There’s a demand for this, and we can provide a quality product,” said Prough.

Wreaths can be reserved at the COA office or by emailing Prough at [email protected]. Pick up is sched-uled for Tues. Dec. 3 from 12-5p.m. at St. Theresa’s Parish, located at 9 East Parkview Dr.

As seniors adapt to the center’s tem-porary home, Prough expressed that its atmosphere is as lively as ever. Hen-nessey noted last month that “the center is wherever our members are.”

A number of volunteer opportunities exist at the center; residents can even contribute to the wreath sale by donating their time.

“We have volunteers that come to-gether in the morning to assemble the bows on the wreaths, which is very fes-tive. It’s right before the holidays, and there’s a lot of Christmas cheer; every-one’s in the spirit,” said Prough.

GRANBY – All activities take place at the Granby Senior Center, located at 10 West State St. (467-3239) and are free unless otherwise noted. The COA is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. No membership is required to take part in the activities/events. Anyone over 55 years of age is welcomed.

Lunch is served daily at 12 p.m. Res-ervations should be made by noon the previous day you wish to attend. The suggested donation is $2.25. Anyone over 60 years of age is eligible. Call the Senior Center to make your reservation. Transportation is available to Granby residents for $1 round trip.

Transportation is available Monday through Friday for Granby residents. This includes lunch, medical, activities and shopping. We travel to Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton, Florence, Chi-copee and all towns surrounding Gran-by. The Outreach Worker is available Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The S.H.I.N.E. Counselor is avail-able by appointment. Please con-tact the Senior Center for assistance. Please remember the Food Pantry is always looking for donations of pro-tein products, like eggs, fish and chick-en. The Food Pantry is closed during

Foot Care appointments until 1 p.m.

DAILY ACTIVITIESMonday, Nov. 25: 10 a.m. - Healthy

Bones & Balance; Noon lunch – BBQ Pork Patty, Noon – Rep. Carey’s Office Hours; 1 p.m. - Michigan Rummy; 1 p.m. - Adult Coloring; 1 p.m. - Zendoo-dle.

Tuesday, Nov. 26: 9 a.m. - SHINE by appt.; 9 a.m. - Newsletter Assembly; 10 a.m. - Easy Country Fitness; Noon lunch – Honey Mustard Chicken; Noon – Blue Ribbon Singers; 12:30 p.m. - Quilting/Needle Work.

Wednesday, Nov. 27: Noon lunch – Tex Mex Pasta; 1 p.m. - Progressive Rummy.

Thursday, Nov. 28: Happy Thanks-giving, Senior Center closed all day for the holiday.

Friday, Nov. 29: 10:30 a.m. - Easy Country Fitness; Noon lunch – Soup & Sandwich; 1 p.m. - Ballroom Dancing, $5.

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LUNCH IS SERVEDMonday through Friday, Served at

12:15 p.m. Call 413-538-5042 to RSVP for lunch at least 24 hour in advance. Suggested donation for lunch is $2.25 for 60 and older. Guests under 60 charged $6, per federal regulations. The monthly Birthday/Anniversary lunch will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26.

DAILY ACTIVITIES Mondays: 9 a.m. Gentle Yoga with

Michele (Starts Oct. 7 for 8 weeks), 10 a.m. Tai Chi $3, 10 a.m. Music Appreci-ation (free), 1 p.m. Color Me Calm (first and third Mondays of month), 1 p.m. Mah-jong (room 3), Pinochle (dining room) and Canasta (dining room).

Tuesdays: 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Big Y Shopping Trip. Call 538-5042 for more info and to sign up, 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Social Strollers (meet at COA). Begining Excercise, 10:30 a.m. Ava the Dog visits, 12:45 p.m. afternoon movie, 1 p.m. Bingo (room 2)

Wednesdays: Mini-bus to Memori-al Drive for shopping. Call 538-5042 for more info and to sign up, 9:15 a.m. Dance Class with Ashley, 10:30 a.m. Healthy Bones & Balance (free), 12-1 p.m. Trav-el Club, 12:15 p.m. Wellness that Works meeting, 1 p.m. Pitch (room 2), Mahjong (room 3).

Thursdays: 9:30 a.m. Water Color Class $3, 10 a.m. Begining Excercise, 10 a.m. Seated and Standing Yoga $3, 1 p.m. Chip Poker, 1 p.m. Quilting, 1 p.m. Scrab-ble

Fridays: 9:30 a.m. Social Strollers meet at Mt. Holyoke Talcott Greenhouse, 9:30 a.m. Healthy Bones and Balance (free), 10-11 a.m. Coffee and Conversa-tion with Leslie, 1 p.m. Bridge (room 3), Canasta (dining room), Cribbage (room 2), Knitting (library)

GROUPS Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support

Group: First and third Thursday of the month at 10 a.m., free

Blood Pressure Clinic with Town Nurse: The Second Thursday of the month from 12:30-2 p.m.Marge Bernard will be available at the center for blood pressure checks and to answer questions.

The Food Bank of Western Mass Brown Bag Program will be held the third Tuesday of the month from 10-11 a.m. in Room 3. Call Ann at 538-5042 ext. 206 for further questions.

Medical appointment transporta-tion: Call Ann, 538-5042, free.

Veteran’s Support group: Second Thursday of the month, 10 to 11 a.m., free.

Low vision group: Call Ann, 538-5042.

Brown Bag: Third Tuesday of the month. Call Ann, 538-5042.

SHINE/Medicare: Contact the SHINE main office located on Roosevelt, Springfield or call directly at 413-750-2893; or call Medicare at 1-800-633-4227

for more information. For South Hadley residents only.

Book Club: Monthly meetings the second Wednesday of the month. Begins Sept. 11.

NOTICES The South Hadley COA has moved and

will be temporarily located in St. Theresa’s Parish Hall at 9 East Parkview Drive. Fol-low signs to the COA entrance.

Fuel Assistance for the 2019/2020 season may be available to qualifying res-idents in need. Please contact Ann at 538-5042 ext. 206 for an appointment to learn more.

Sand for Seniors, offered by the COA and TRIAD, will supply seniors with a bucket of sand to be delivered to their home for stairs and walkways. Call 538-5042 to order your bucket. The deadline to order is Nov. 8 and buckets will be deliv-ered on Tuesday, Nov. 19 between 10 a.m. and noon.

100 Cups of Coffee Initiative: Direc-tor, Leslie Hennessey’s 100 Cups of Coffee Initiative. Goal is to meet with 100 new people in 2019. Call Leslie at 538-5042 to schedule a time to talk over a cup of coffee (or tea).

Holiday Wreath Sale by Friends of South Hadley Elderly: Pre-orders for beautiful double-bond balsam wreaths with a bow. Small Wreaths (20”-22”) are $15 and Large Wreaths (25”-28”) are $20. Call the COA at 538-5042 or email Kim at [email protected] to reserve your wreath. Pick-up date is Tuesday, Dec. 3 from Noon-5 p.m. Limited quantities are available in both sizes.

Transportation for South Hadley Residents: To and from the South Had-ley Senior Center is only $0.75 each way. In town Pharmacy, Grocery Shopping & Medical Appointments are $1.25 each way. Must Schedule Rides 24hr/Advance. Call 538-5042 for reservations.

The Memory Cafe will be on hiatus for the duration of the winter from Decem-ber through February and will will resume in March with a date TBD.

ONGOINGCOA Nutrition Program: The South

Hadley COA is not a Title III-C Nutrition Site. The congregate and HMOW lunches are prepared and delivered by WestMass Elder-Care through the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. Lunch is served in the dining room at 12:15 p.m. Please contact the Senior Center by 1 p.m. the day before to reserve your meal.

TRAVEL GROUP TRIPSTuesday, Dec. 15, 2019: Historic

Salem Cross Inn Luncheon with show and visit to Oakwood Farm Christ-mas Barn. The Salem Cross Inn was built in 1705. Experience a delicious, mouth-watering, homemade traditional New England fare for lunch with enter-tainment featuring a lively and uplifting performance by Ragtime pianist Gary. Included are stops at the Oakwood Farm Christmas Barn and Brookfield Orchards. Stroll through this historical Inn filled with American antiques, 200 year-old portraits, and fine furnishings from the Colonial and Federal peri-ods. Cost is $80. Call Susan Canedy at (413) 536-2106.

Submitted Photo by Kim ProughThis year’s Holiday Wreath Sale Fundraiser has begin in benefit of the COA and the South Hadley Senior Center.

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• Thursday, November 21 at NOON forThe Register, The Wilbraham-Hampden Times, Sentineland Chicopee Register

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FOR ALL PUBLIC NOTICES to run the week of November 25-29, 2019

SALE OF MOTORVEHICLES UNDERG.L. c.255 Sec. 39A

Notice is hereby given by Hampshire Towing, 650 New Ludlow Rd., South Hadley, MA 01075, pursu-ant to the provisions of G.L. c. 255, section 39A, that an auction sale on the web based site of sta.ibidsmart.com the following motor vehicles will be sold to sat-isfy our garage keeper’s lien thereon for storage, towing charges, care and expenses of notices and sale of said vehicles. Starting Monday, November 18, 2019 at 10 a.m. vehicles can be viewed a t h t tp : / / s t a . ib idsmar t .c o m . A L L B I D D I N G WILL END MONDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2019 AT 10 A.M. This is not an abso-lute auction we reserve the right to set a minimum on all auction vehicles. If a partic-ular vehicle is not listed on sta.ibidsmart.com call 877-88-WETOW for bidding in-structions.

The following vehicles are to be auctioned: 2006 Mazda 61YVHP80C465M64244Jeffrey G. Keene 18 Indian ParkChicopee MA 010131996 Toyota Corolla2T1BA02EXTC110143Linda M. Dematte 219 Belchertown RD.Ware MA 010821997 Toyota Camry4T1BG22K5VU772925 Mary T. Henczak 114 Andersen RdChicopee MA 010221997 Chevrolet C15001GNEC16R8VJ361882Melanie R. Anderson 230 White StSpringfield MA 011082003 Chevrolet Impala2G1WF52E639327441

William Ansanitis295 N. Main StS. Hadley MA 010752006 Nissan MuranoJN8AZ08W26W514820 Joseph W. Richards 1027 Sumner AveSpringfield MA 011181997 Toyota Corolla2T1BB02E9VC201873Nicko Johnson321 Belmont AveSpringfield MA 011082004 Nissan Quest5N1BV28U64N311188 Rebecca A. Robinson 43 Villa Parkway Springfield MA 011091994 Acura IntegraJH4DB7652RS006812 Andrew Rhodes 38 Montague Rd.Shutsbury MA 010722005 Nissan Sentra3N1CB51D75L465927James E. Colbert 702 S. Westfield St. apt. 302Feeding Hills MA 010302002 Chevrolet Impala2G1WF52E529220153Samantha L. Eastman 180 Marion St.Springfield 011092000 Honda Odyssey2HKRL1871YH524441 Jaime Alvarez- Vanegas 80 Damon RD.Northampton MA 010601999 Toyota Corolla1NXBR12E9XZ197861Sugeiry Rodriguez 85 Westminster ST.Springfield 011092003 Chevrolet Trailblazer1GNET16S736146609 Rose M. Rodriguez 89 Marlborough StSpringfield, MA 011092002 Ford E-250 ECONOLINE1FTNE24252HB44839Barbra Hamilton 22 West Street

New Salem MA 013351997 Honda Accord1HGCD5636VA194956 Paul Lamagdelaine28 Springdale AveHolyoke MA 0104011/08, 11/15, 11/22/2019

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ONCLASSIFICATION OF

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DECEMBER 3, 2019 AT 7:05 P.M.

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MASSACHUSETTSCONSERVATION

COMMISSIONNOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARINGThe South Hadley Conser-

vation Commission will hold a public hearing pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act MGL Chapter 131, Section 40 and the South Hadley local wetlands bylaw, to consider a Notice of Intent filed by Ledges Golf Club for general maintenance of the golf course at 18 Mulligan Drive, South Hadley, MA (Map 23 & 42; Parcels 1, 48, 71, 72 & 73).

The hearing will be held

on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 6:45 pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room of the South Hadley Town Hall, 116 Main Street. A copy of Notice of Intent is on file in the Conservation Commission office, Room 204, in the Town Hall, and is available to the public for inspection between the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday thru Friday, or by appoint-ment.

Any person interested or wishing to be heard should appear at the time and place designated.

Bill DeLucaConservation Chair

11/22/2019

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Trial CourtProbate and Family Court

Hampshire Division15 Atwood Drive

Northampton, MA 01060(413)586-8500

Docket No. HS19P0693EAEstate of:

Kenneth C MacDonaldDate of Death:

8/28/19INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICETo all persons interested

in the above captioned est ate, by Petition of Peti tioner Margaret J. MacDonald of South Hadley MA, a Will has been admitted to informal probate.

Margaret J. MacDonald of South Hadley MA has been in formally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being ad min-istered under informal pro-cedure by the Personal Rep-

resentative under the Mass-achusetts Uniform Pro bate Code without supervision by the Court. In ventory and accounts are not re quired to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the admin-istration from the Personal Represen tative and can peti-tion the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includ-ing distribution of asset and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to insti-tute formal proceedings and to obtain or ders terminating or rest rict ing the powers of Per sonal Representatives ap pointed under informal pro-ce dure. A copy of the Peti tion and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.11/22/2019

Business

Chamber celebrates Whiskey Barrel grand openingBy Dalton Zbierski

Staff Writer

SOUTH HADLEY – The members of the South Hadley and Granby Chamber of Commerce were on hand the evening of Nov. 13 congregating for their monthly Business After 5 event and to celebrate the grand opening of new local business, the Whiskey Barrel.

Dozens of residents breathed life into the pub at 21 Lyman St. last Wednesday. Upon arrival, they were greeted by friendly faces and a spirit of comradery.

“It’s a new business in an old location,” said owner David Isakson. “It’s totally re-modeled on the inside and freshened up. We have new TVs and a new bar top. It has a sort of rustic feel. It’s definitely worth coming to check out.”

The Whiskey Barrel earned the priv-ilege of hosting the initiative by joining the Chamber. In addition to paying a small cover fee, attendees were asked to bring a non-perishable food or monetary donation for the Food Bank of Western Massachu-setts.

Steven Laplante of ERA M. Connie Laplante Real Estate serves as a Director for the Chamber. He was proud to note that membership to the Chamber has nearly doubled in the past year.

“We’re growing momentum and add-ing events. The Chamber has a lot to offer; anything from awareness of local busi-nesses and services to the networking and

education opportunities. There’s more to it than one might think,” said Laplante.

Isakson is no stranger to running a business; he also owns Ebenezer’s Bar and Grill on Bridge St. Last Wednesday, a room full of vendors visited the Whiskey Barrel in support of his latest endeavor.

“It feels great to have it open. It took a while to get some of the remodeling, clean-ing and permitting done,” said Isakson. “It

took longer than we hoped, but we’re final-ly here and have a great crew. It’s working very well.”

The business conveniently lies along Rt. 33, which further motivated Isakson to pursue the venture.

“The location is great and easy to get to. It’s smack-middle in the center of South Hadley,” he said.

Soon, the Whiskey Barrel will add a

kitchen to its repertoire. Until then, the establishment will offer customers a “full gamete” of alcohol that includes numerous local craft beers.

“We do have quite a few top shelf whis-key brands available but just because we’re called the ‘Whiskey Barrel’ doesn’t mean we only serve whiskey,” said Isakson.

Laplante was thrilled by the turnout and looks forward to next month’s event. On Dec. 11, members will collaborate with the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce.

The gathering will be held at the Sum-mit View Banquet and Meeting House, lo-cated at 555 Northampton St. in Holyoke. All attendees are encouraged to bring a toy or monetary donation for Western Mass Toys for Tots.

“Being that South Hadley and Granby are small communities in comparison to a lot of our neighbors, when a new business opens up, it’s good to embrace it and en-joy its success. Being part of a small com-munity is being part of a small family, and we’re all here to encourage each other,” said Laplante.

On Nov. 13 inside the Whiskey Barrel, Laplante’s words were brought into exis-tence. Isakson considered the evening to be all he envisioned and more.

“It’s very satisfying. It’s nice to see be-cause we put the effort into it and a lot of time and energy into building something,” he said. “To have people come in, enjoy it, say how beautiful it is and how much they like the re-design, it’s a great feeling.”

Submitted PhotoWhiskey Barel owner David Isakson and South Hadley & Granby Chamber members cut the ribbon and officially open the Whiskey Barrel.


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HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS offered year round at our state of the art facility. beginner to advanced. Ages 4 years to adult. Boarding, sales and Leasing also available. Convenient lo-cation at Orion Farm in South Hadley (413)532-9753 www.orionfarm.net

LEARN TO RIDE jump, show! Be-ginner to advanced. Qualified instruc-tors. boarding, training, leasing. IEA teams. Year round riding programs 860-874-8077 endofhunt.com

TOWN OF LUDLOW seeks Director of Public Works/ Town Engineer with background in municipal government. Duties: plan, direct & supervise all programs/ activities of DPW including street/ storm drainage & winter main-tenance, sanitary sewer collection, waste disposal operations, capital planning, construction work and engi-neering. MA Registered Professional Engineer in good standing required; 5 years’ experience in Public Works management preferred; 40 Hrs/ Wk; Salary: $81,098 - $108,132. See web-site for details/application: www.ludlow.ma.us. Deadline: 12/6/19. EOE.

HILLCREST PARK CONDOMINI-UMS is looking for seasonal winter help snow shoveling stairs. Reason-able rate of pay. 413-536-5868 or e-mail [email protected]

PCA NEEDED FOR 98 YR old fe-male. 5pm-8am Wed. and as needed. Contact Karri 413-544-8356.

TOWN OF PALMERTHE PALMER COUNCIL ON

AGING is seeking a full time qualified/experi-enced Program/Volunteer Coordinator. This is a 37.5 hour benefited position with partial funding from a Grant. An associate degree in Recreation, Ger-ontology, and or Human Resource ser-vices is required with two years’ expe-rience with active adults. If interested please send resume and cover letter or email to Town Manager at [email protected] Town of Palmer is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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STORE FRONT, LOCATED IN INDIAN ORCHARD 26 Parker St. Close to MA Pike and I-291. Gas heat, good electric, $900. 1st, last. 413-478-3957.

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ALL REAL ESTATE advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” We will not know-ingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

APT FOR RENT Good location in Ludlow. Quiet. 413-547-8696, 413-406-9723

BONDSVILLE 2.5 BR DUPLEX Hardwood floors, fresh paint, new kitchen appliances, w/d, private cor-ner lot, off-street parking. $1,250 Pics available upon request. 207-500-1812

ROOM FOR RENT IN Wilbraham. Private bathroom, shared kitchen. Cool in summertime. $250/wk. No pets. 857-417-5824

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WARM WEATHER IS Year Round In Aruba. The water is safe, and the dining is fantastic. Walk out to the beach. 3-Bedroom weeks available. Sleeps 8. Email: [email protected] for more information.

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