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LOCAL50 Years of

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SPORTSAround the

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WEEKLY QUOTE‘Astonishment is the root

of philosophy.’– Paul Tillich.

WINCHENDON —MassDevelopment has issued a $6.5million tax-exempt bond on behalfof The Winchendon School, Inc., acollege preparatory school thatserves 240 students in ninth gradethrough a post-graduate year. Theschool plans to use a portion of thebond proceeds to build a new dormi-tory, which will provide 62 new stu-dent beds in single and doublerooms, two apartments for singlefaculty members, and two apart-ments for families. First RepublicBank purchased the bonds.

“With an emphasis on small class-es and the teaching of essential

skills and learning strategies with-in a multicultural community, TheWinchendon School exemplifiesmany of the qualities that make theCommonwealth’s schools success-ful,” said MassDevelopmentPresident and CEO Robert L.Culver. “This low-cost financingwill help the School provide new liv-ing spaces for students and furtherstrengthen its college prep pro-gram.”

Bond proceeds will also refinanceprevious taxable debt, which helpedbuild a new ice arena in 2007.Founded in 1926, The WinchendonSchool’s location and class sizes of

six to eight students provide forserious study along with develop-ment of athletic, creative, and socialskills. School officials expect to cre-ate four jobs as a result of the expan-sion.

“The support that we havereceived from bothMassDevelopment and FirstRepublic Bank has been terrific,”said Winchendon SchoolHeadmaster John Kerney. “Theirefforts have provided the Schoolwith a flexible financing structurethat allows us to complete these twoimportant pieces in a series of ongo-

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BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER

WINCHENDON — While every-one has been busy with the thingsthat take up a life…shopping, eat-ing, watching the Pats win inChicago’s frozen tundra…a group ofpeople have been pulling together tomake Winchendon shine like a gem.

The Toy Town Partnership does-n’t seem to be a group of people thatneed many pats on the back. They

are a group that sees something thatwould look so much nicer if it wasdone, and they do it.

There is one project they are seek-ing help with funding.

Elaine Mroz, a member of TTPsince its inception has taken on thetask of keeping the Toy Town Horsein shape.

“It is the symbol of this town,”she simply says.

BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER

WINCHENDON — The PlanningBoard reviewed a site plan for a newCVS store to be constructed onCentral Street where the MathieuFord building now sits empty. GBCNew England came before the boardwith the plan that would include theMathieu Ford property and alsoproperties adjacent to it around thecorner and down Maple Street allzoned as Planned Development.

The plan includes a retailstore/pharmacy with a drivethrough window.

Attorney Mark Goldstein ofGardner came as a representative ofthose presenting the plan. He saidthey were proposing approximately13,225 square feet on the corner ofCentral and Maple streets. He said

the proposal would create some-where between 30 to 50 part time andfull time jobs in the town.

Goldstein said the constructionwould be done in three phases; firstthe layout, second the actual build-ing, and third the signs.

Gershman Brown Crowley, (GBC)of Lincoln, RI are developers.Jeffrey Galarneau of VHB inSpringfield is the project engineer.

Galarneau explained the pro-posed project would include a one-story building with more than 60parking spaces on site. There wouldbe a compactor at the rear of the siteand a loading door.

A rain garden would be includedon the side as part of the low impactdevelopment design. On the front of

BY RUTH DEAMICISCOURIER EDITOR

WINCHENDON — As is usual atthis time of year, the town’s treasur-er Joan Bousquet received theBoard of Selectmen’s blessing toborrow against the town’s stabiliza-tion fund in anticipation of unre-ceived revenue to meet necessaryobligations in the coming quarters.

End of year expenses and firstquarter expenses are often at odds

with revenue received both from taxcollection and from state and federalrevenue sources. Bousquet said bor-rowing from the town’s ownaccounts saved quite a bit in feesand in interest as compared to doingcorporate borrowing from lendinginstitutions for short term needs.

In addition, Bousquet asked theBOS to approve the necessary bondissue to allow the town to borrowfunds for the water extension proj-

ect as it goes forward. Some 42 per-cent of the funding is being borneby the USDA and the remainder willbe bonded. The approval was givenunanimously, with member EdBond abstaining.

Chairman C. Jack Blair agreed torepresent the BOS on the MARTadvisory board for the coming year.

Jim Hunt came before the board

BY RUTH DEAMICISCOURIER EDITOR

WINCHENDON — Nearly 2,000 votersturned out on a blustery winter’s day tocast ballots in the contentious recall racelast Saturday. A total of 1,860 votes werecast on Saturday, an additional 140 ballotscast absentee, with the result that bothEdward Bond and Burton Gould Jr. losttheir seats on the Board of Selectmen andKeith Barrows and Robert O’Keefegained seats.

Bond was defeated in all threeprecincts, but Gould kept his seat inPrecinct One by a narrow 17 vote margin;

not enough to hold onto a lead when theother two precincts were counted howev-er.

In each precinct, there were someblank votes, and some write in votes forundeclared candidates.

PRECINCT ONE total votes cast: 584Edward Bond, for recall: 306, against

recall: 273. Burton Gould, for recall: 282,against recall: 299. Jennifer Goodale: 70;Robert O’Keefe: 218; Paul Rice: 246; CliffLupien: 276; Keith Barrows: 242.

PRECINCT TWO total votes cast: 624Edward Bond, for recall: 402, against

recall: 213. Burton Gould, for recall: 381,

against recall: 236. Jennifer Goodale: 98;Robert O’Keefe: 291; Paul Rice: 179; CliffLupien: 227; Keith Barrows: 322.

PRECINCT THREE total votes cast:605

Edward Bond, for recall: 323, againstrecall: 269. Burton Gould, for recall: 304,against recall: 296. Jennifer Goodale: 66;

Turn To BOSpage A10

Turn To REFURBISH page A9

Turn To CVS page A9

Recall passes: O’Keefe and Barrows now selectmen

CHRISTMAS LIGHTSDoneen Durling photo

Spectacular holiday lights festoon this house on Prospect Street visible from over Hunt’s Pond and the center ofWinchendon. It would seem these lights are keeping an eye on the whole community and getting us all in the spirit ofthe season.

Other issues addressed at BOS

Engineers sent backto drawing board forCVS proposal

Partnership working tohelp make it all happen

Doneen Durling photo

Clyde the Toy Town horse is once again under the weather as he suffers from whatexposure to the elements can do to a fiberglass body and wood supports. Toy TownPartnership is raising money to refurbish the famous landmark once more.

The Winchendon School acquires funding

Doneen Durling photo

Keith Barrows and Bob O’Keefe congratulate oneanother on winning the recall election Saturday.

Turn To RECALL, page 9

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29

7 a.m.: info/general (Glenallen Street)referred to DPW; 7:24 a.m.: officer wanted(West Street) spoken to; 8:06 a.m.: investiga-tion (Hale Street) report taken; 10:36 a.m.:assist other agency/VNA (Spring Street)referred to FD; 11:51 a.m.: trespassing (NorthAshburnham Road) info taken; 12:35 p.m.:summons service (Benjamin Street) unableto locate; 12:35 p.m.: summons service(Brown Street) unable to locate; 12:49 p.m.:accident (Pleasant Street) report taken; 1:07p.m.: burglary, B&E (Lincoln Avenue) reporttaken; 1:45 p.m.: vandalism (North RoyalstonRoad) report taken; 2 p.m.: fraud (walk in)spoken to; 2:32 p.m.: burglar alarm (FrontStreet) checked, secure; 2:42 p.m.: attempt tolocate (Clark Road) info taken; 3:09 p.m.: bur-glar alarm (Front Street) no police servicenecessary; 3:10 p.m.: officer wanted (GardnerRoad) unable to locate; 3:59 p.m.: ambulance(Ipswich Drive) transported; 4:09 p.m.: inves-tigation (Elmwood Road) spoken to; 4:13 p.m.:illegal dumping (Hitchcock Road) info taken;4:57 p.m.: accident (Glenallen Street) reporttaken; 5:51 p.m.: MV stop (Glenallen Street)summons: Barry G. Mikels, age 51, of 159Glenallen St., Winchendon: operating MVwith suspended license; 6:19 p.m.: MV oper-ating erratically (Gardner Road) info taken;6:24 p.m.: officer wanted (Clark Road) infotaken; 6:36 p.m.: accident (River Street)report taken; 7 p.m.: fire, unknown type (OldGardner Road) spoken to; 7:17 p.m.: MV stop(Gardner Road) verbal warning; 8:04 p.m.:officer wanted (Front Street) spoken to; 9:46p.m.: warrant check (Independence Drive)warrant arrest: James Paul Montville, age42, of 71 Independence Drive, Winchendon;10:58 p.m.: building check (Front Street)secure; 11:02 p.m.: fire alarm (Spring Street)assisted; 11:49 p.m.: assist citizen (WarwickRoad) advised civil action.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

1:35 a.m.: harassment (School Street) spokento; 6:49 a.m.: officer wanted (NorthAshburnham Road) unable to locate; 7:30a.m.: burglar alarm (Spring Street) falsealarm; 7:50 a.m.: assist other PD (phone) infogiven; 8:32 a.m.: MV stop (Gardner Road)traffic citation issued; 10:05 a.m.: MV stop(Glenallen Street) traffic citation issued;10:11 a.m.: MV stop (Glenallen Street) trafficcitation issued; 10:20 a.m.: MV stop(Glenallen Street) traffic citation issued;10:35 a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) verbalwarning; 10:43 a.m.: ambulance (MainStreet) transported; 11:01 a.m.: wires down(Doyle Avenue) unable to locate; 11:04 a.m.:burglary, B&E (Railroad Street) report taken;12:33 p.m.: harassment (Pearl Street) referredto court; 1:51 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street)spoken to; 3:39 p.m.: harassment (PearlStreet) spoken to; 3:42 p.m.: officer wanted(Railroad Street) no police service neces-sary; 4:54 p.m.: suspicious auto (HarrisvilleCircle) spoken to; 5:07 p.m.: drug/narcotics

violations (Glenallen Street) advised officer;5:12 p.m.: property damage (NorthAshburnham Road) spoken to; 5:40 p.m.:assault (Pearl Drive) report taken; 5:59 p.m.:officer wanted (Alger Street) services ren-dered; 6:40 p.m.: disabled auto (Spring Street)no police service necessary; 6:42 p.m.: fire,structure (River Street) referred to FD; 6:50p.m.: unwanted party (Court Street) spokento; 7:11 p.m.: officer wanted (Alger Street)info given; 7:24 p.m.: suspicious person(Railroad Street) spoken to; 8:17 p.m.: acci-dent (River Street) arrested: Carl Harkins,age 57, of 36 Berkeley St., Somerville: OUIliquor, negligent operation of motor vehicle;10:07 p.m.: disturbance (Maple Street) protec-tive custody; 10:56 p.m.: burglar alarm(School Street) checked, secure.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1

12 a.m.: notification (Pearl Street) unable toserve; 12:08 a.m.: suspicious person (SpringStreet) no police service necessary; 12:39a.m.: missing person (Main Street) trans-ported; 4:42 a.m.: registration check (MapleStreet) info given; 7:42 a.m.: officer wanted(North Ashburnham Road) spoken to; 8:47a.m.: fire alarm (Central Street) referred toFD; 9 a.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) trafficcitation issued; 9:14 a.m.: MV stop (MapleStreet) traffic citation issued; 9:20 a.m.: childabuse (walk in) report taken; 9:31 a.m.:harassment order service (Pearl Street)order served; 9:48 a.m.: MV stop (SpringStreet) traffic citation issued; 10:22 a.m.:assist other PD (phone) info given; 10:28 a.m.:MV stop (Spring Street) summons: Scott A.Russell, age 50, of 365 North AshburnhamRoad, Winchendon: operating MV with sus-pended license; 10:57 a.m.: MV stop (SpringStreet) traffic citation issued; 11:09 a.m.: MVstop (School Street) traffic citation issued;11:31 a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) trafficcitation issued; 11:43 a.m.: MV stop(Glenallen Street) traffic citation issued;12:03 p.m.: ambulance (Hale Street) refusedassistance; 2:06 p.m.: 911 non-emergency call(Elmwood Road) spoken to: 2:30 p.m.: poweroutage (Gardner Road) referred to otheragency; 2:30 p.m.: larceny (Morse Avenue)report taken; 3:01 p.m.: fire alarm (PearlStreet) referred to FD; 4:25 a.m.: officer want-ed (Lincoln Avenue) spoken to; 4:30 p.m.: lar-ceny (Central Street) report taken; 4:38 p.m.:tree down (Mill Glen Road) referred to DPW;7:02 p.m.: ambulance (River Street) trans-ported.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2

12:40 a.m.: property found (walk in) infotaken; 1:02 a.m.: registration check(Elmwood Road) spoken to; 6:10 a.m.: animalcomplaint (RT 12) referred to other PD; 8:21a.m.: ambulance (Sibley Road) transported;8:24 a.m.: property damage (Spring Street)report taken; 8:30 a.m.: MV stop(Baldwinville State Road) traffic citationissued; 8:35 a.m.: animal complaint

(Woodlawn Street)

assisted; 9:03 a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street)traffic citation issued; 9:53 a.m.: MV stop(Maple Street) traffic citation issued; 10:18a.m.: MV stop (Baldwinville State Road) traf-fic citation issued; 10:36 a.m.: MV stop(Baldwinville State Road) traffic citationissued; 11:24 a.m.: investigation (FrontStreet) spoken to; 11:29 a.m.: MV stop (Street) spoken to; 11:35 a.m.: MV stop(Glenallen Street) traffic citation issued;11:45 a.m.: harassment (Central Street) spo-ken to; 1:13 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street)summons: Donna J. Warren, age 48, of 28Lafayette Square, Haverhill: operating MVwith suspended license, uninsured MV,speeding; 1:31 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street)traffic citation issued; 1:42 p.m.: MV stop(Maple Street) summons: Bryan M.Arsenault, age 25, of 17 Webster St.,Winchendon: unlicensed operation of MV,speeding; 1:49 p.m.: larceny (BaldwinvilleState Road) report taken; 2:23 p.m.: suspi-cious other (North Street) checked, secure;3:31 p.m.: warrant check (Summer Drive) nopolice service necessary; 3:49 p.m.: ambu-lance (Hospital Drive) transported; 4:19 p.m.:MV operating erratically (Spring Street) ver-bal warning; 4:46 p.m.: harassment (BrownStreet) report taken; 5:51 p.m.: assist otheragency (Spring Street) unable to locate; 7:56p.m.: stolen vehicle (Cross Street) no policeservice necessary; 8:04 p.m.: building check(Gardner Road) secured building; 8:21 a.m.:summons service (River Street) served; 11:34p.m.: registration check (Spring Street) spo-ken to; 11:38 a.m.: ambulance (CummingsRoad) transported; 11:51 p.m.: suspiciousauto (Main Street) spoken to.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3

1:53 a.m.: suspicious auto (Main Street) spo-ken to; 4:41 a.m.: noise complaint (GlenallenStreet) spoken to; 7:05 a.m.: officer wanted(walk in) assisted; 9:25 a.m.: MV stop (SchoolStreet) traffic citation issued; 9:30 a.m.: MVstop (Pleasant Street) arrested: Tara NicoleKinner, age 32, of 4 5th Street Apt. #9, Lowell:arrest based on a warrant, operating MVwith suspended license, no inspection stick-er; 10:23 a.m.: officer wanted (First Street)spoken to; 10:52 a.m.: welfare check, elderly(address withheld); 11:43 a.m.: ambulance(Hyde Park Drive) transported; 11:44 a.m.:officer wanted (Central Street) assisted; 11:46a.m.: domestic (Pearl Drive) info taken; 1:53p.m.: ambulance (Ash Street) transported,2:35 p.m.: ambulance (Lincoln Avenue) trans-ported; 2:39 p.m.: unwanted party (GoodrichDrive) arrested: Jeffrey Stephen Testa, age26, of 95 Rodiman Ave., Fitchburg: A&Bdomestic, A&B with dangerous weapon; 3:19p.m.: accident (Central Street) assisted; 4:22p.m.: info/general (West Street) assisted; 6:12p.m.: MV stop (Goodrich Drive) traffic cita-tion issued; 10:01 p.m.: suspicious auto(Spring Street) spoken to; 10:37 p.m.: suspi-

cious auto (Gardner Road) no police servicenecessary; 10:45 p.m.: building check(Gardner Road) secure; 11:24 p.m.: officerwanted (walk in) assisted.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4

1:03 a.m.: suspicious other (Mason Street)unfounded; 1:30 a.m.: info/general (phone)spoken to; 3:11 a.m.: suspicious auto (SpringStreet) assisted; 5:17 a.m.: info/general (WestStreet) info taken; 10:47 a.m.: neighbor dis-pute (Pearl Street) summons: Charles E.Derome, age 30, of 63 Pearl St., Winchendon:threat to commit crime; 11:08 a.m.: welfarecheck/child (address withheld) unable tolocate; 1:32 p.m.: info/general (Main Street)info taken; 3:24 p.m.: MV stop (Spring Street)traffic citation issued; 3:35 p.m.: MV stop(Maple Street) summons: Monica R. Couture,age 29, of 7 Pinewood Road, Montpelier, VT:unlicensed operation of MV, speeding; 3:48p.m.: ambulance (Elmwood Road) assisted;3:55 p.m.: MV stop (Central Street) verbalwarning; 4:04 p.m.: intoxicated person(Central Street) unable to locate; 4:19 p.m.:MV stop (Kemp Street) summons: Jeremy M.Blake, age 32, of 293 Pleasant St., Gardner:operating MV with suspended license; 4:23p.m.: suspicious other (Lincoln Avenue)report taken; 4:28 p.m.: 209A violation (walkin) arrested: Scott M. Morse, age 45, of 40Pearl Drive, Winchendon: violation of abuseprevention order; 5:16 p.m.: property found(Highland Street) info taken; 5:39 p.m.: ambu-lance (Hyde Park Drive) transported; 8:40a.m.: officer wanted (walk in) info taken; 9:57p.m.: accident (Hitchcock Road) MV towed,summons: Lauren C. Piangedosi, age 18, of54 Sylvan Road, Gardner: negligent opera-tion of MV; 11:17 p.m.: disabled auto(Gardner Road) info taken; 11:56 p.m.: MVstop (Lincoln Avenue) traffic citation issued.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5

12:15 a.m.: info/general (Front Street) spo-ken to; 1:27 a.m.: animal complaint (AshStreet) no police service necessary; 8:42 a.m.:lift assist (Ipswich Drive) referred to FD;10:20 a.m.: (Gardner Road) info/general;10:31 a.m.: ambulance (Mill Street) referredto FD; 1:12 p.m.: MV stop (River Street) traf-fic citation issued; 2:35 p.m.: info/general(School Street) info given; 5:57 p.m.: MV stop(Spring Street) traffic citation issued; 7:20p.m.: MV stop (Gardner Road1) traffic cita-tion issued; 7:53 p.m.: disturbance (FrontStreet) spoken to; 8:57 p.m.: suspicious auto(Main Street) gone on arrival; 9:53 p.m.: offi-cer wanted (River Street) spoken to; 9:58p.m.: suspicious other (West Street) infogiven; 10:33 p.m.: officer wanted (RiverStreet) call cancelled; 10:44 p.m.: suspicious(other) call cancelled (West Street) call can-celled; 11:44 p.m.: burglar alarm (IpswichDrive) checked, secure.

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support, flowers, food, cards and donations during our bereavement.

A special thank you to the American Legion Post 193 Honor Guard

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GARDNER —The Greater Gardner Community Choir is perform-ing a program featuring Vivaldi’s Gloria, and other seasonal pieces onSunday Dec. 19 at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 28 GreenSt. Diane Cushing is directing over 70 singers accompanied by a stringorchestra. Suggested donations are $10 for adults, and $5 for childrenand seniors. A reception follows the performance.

Selected recordings of GGCC past performances are available forpurchase at the concert. For more information on this year’s perform-ance or to inquire about the CDs, email info@ggcchoir.org .

REGISTRATION UNDERWAYFITCHBURG – The winter session at Fitchburg State University,

running from Dec. 28 to Jan. 14, continues a recent tradition of beingrun entirely online. Students can earn up to six undergraduate orgraduate credits in three weeks during the intensive online session.Registration for the online winter session is open until noonWednesday, Dec. 28.

The spring semester starts Jan. 19. Early registration has alreadybegun and late registration begins Jan. 7.

The complete schedules for winter and spring are available online atwww.fitchburgstate.edu/gce/reg. Students can also register by calling(978) 665-4196.

CORRECTIONWINCHENDON — The Courier wishes to recognize a donor of the

cement poured slabs that the cannons now rest upon at the AmericanLegion Park. Kevin Gauthier approached David L. Sevigny Inc. ofHale Street to ask about the cost of a cement base for the WWI cannonand the Revolutionary War Cannon. The company donated the slabsfor both to honor Winchendon’s veterans.

SANTA IS COMINGWINCHENDON — McDonald’s Dinner with Santa on Tuesday, Dec.

21st. Santa will be at McDonald’s from 5-7:30 p.m. and there will be pic-tures, prizes, fun during our Family Night.

WINTER FESTIVAL WINNERSWINCHENDON — The Friends of Old Murdock had a successful

weekend during the community Table Settings and Christmas TreeLighting that began Toy Town’s winter celebration Dec. 4. The Friendsseem to come out in full force during these community celebrations,and the wreaths and baskets donated for the event made the festivaleven more enjoyable, especially for the winners. All proceeds will beused to maintain the beauty of Old Murdock.

Basket winners were Sheila Thompson, Judy Blair, PriscillaJohnson, Allison Gormley, Jackie Ots, Angie Gallup, Dick Clark, DelMorin, Felicia Nurmsen, Allison Moisan, Laurie Keefe, Abby Parks,Denise Gilliland, Jean Joyal, Pam Boutwell, Kathy Rice, Rita Amenta,and Lila Dorval.

A beautiful commemorative chair from Parks with Old Murdockrepresented on the headrest was won by Donna Girouard. AlminaLawrence won a blanket made by Nancy Wilcox.

Wreathes created for the event and donated by the artisans werewon by Sandy Raymond, Jack Blair, Marilyn Abare (who won two),Jay Treshinski (two), Guy Corbosiero, Sheila Dorval, Lisa Gauthier,Doneen Durling, Karla Forgues, Ray Botti, Susan Gagne, AdriaKnight, Clem Choquette, Lorraine Hunt, Chris Murdock, PeggyOverton, Virginia Sibley, Betty Abare, and Deborah Avery. Lee Jacobywas the winner of the door prize.

Friends of Old Murdock thanked all who donated, and all who par-ticipated in the Friends of Old Murdock’s Winter Festival making itonce again a community treasured event.

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Templeton Common, will hold a Service ofLight on Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. TheChristian “Service of Light” or “BlueChristmas” service is designed to be a healingservice focusing the Advent hope on the com-ing of the baby as bringing new light into adark world. Recognizing that many peoplehave experienced personal loss, uncertaintiesof medical situations, changes in lifestylethat mean missing old traditions and piningfor past holiday memories, and come into theseason having difficulty finding the joy in it,the Service of Light focuses on restoringhope, remembering love, and finding peace.All are welcome to attend the Service of Lightto reclaim the Light, the ray of hope, the joy ofGod’s redeeming love, and the warmth ofGod’s peace. For more information, contactFirst Church at (978) 939-8688 orfirstchurch@net1plus.com.

CHRISTMAS EVETEMPLETON — First Church of

Templeton, located on Templeton Common,will hold its annual Christmas Eve Lessonsand Carols Service on Friday, Dec. 24 at 4 p.m.All are invited to come hear the story ofChrist’s birth and sing traditional carols incelebration of Christmas at this special serv-ice. For more information, contact FirstChurch at (978) 939-8688 orfirstchurch@net1plus.com.

NEWS BRIEFS

50 YEARS OFSERVICE

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At a joint holiday party with Lions, ArtisanLodge of Masons and Kiwanis, Dick Ladeau washonored for being a member of Kiwanis ofWinchendon for 50 years. Ladeau has also beena member of the Artisan Lodge of Masons andreceived honors from that organization earlierthis year. He is pictured receiving a plaque fromcurrent Kiwanis President Bruce Cloutier.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDEWINCHENDON —

Jacques and SherryVeilleux were blessedwith the birth of theirthird child on Dec. 15,2009. Precious little JudeLuc was born atBrigham & Women’sHospital in Bostonweighing three pounds,14 ounces. He was 17inches long.

He joined his brotherForrest, six years old;and his sister Emma,three years old.

Maternal grandpar-ents are MemereJeannette Beland andthe late Pepere GerardBeland of Templeton.Paternal grandparentsare Pepe` Pierre andMeme` Karen Veilleuxof Winchendon. DorisVeilleux is the paternal arriere grandmere`

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VIEWSOpinion and commentary from Winchendon and beyond

They’re predators. And cannibalis-tic. And the larger the target oftheir ire, even within their ownspecies, the hungrier they are, the

more determined they are to devour.Who are “they”? That’s easy. “They” are a

good number of Democratic Senators andHouse members, and who they seeminglywant to chew up is, of course, the President ofthe United States, and never mind that he andthey share the same party.

“Cave-in.” “Sellout.” Those were among theepithets hurled at President Obama last weekwhen he reached a deal that, yes, would extend

those 2001 taxcuts for incred-ibly wealthypeople, whichreally angeredhis critics onthe left. But inreturn, thePresident got aone-year exten-sion of unem-ployment bene-

fits, tax breaks for small businesses, a reduc-tion in payroll taxes, a special tax deal fordevelopers of wind and solar panels, and mostimportantly of all, a guarantee that taxesaren’t going to automatically rise for the mid-dle and lower class, (assuming you consideranyone making 250k ‘middle class’) on Jan. 1,as would have been the case had an agreementnot been reached. This, on balance, is a baddeal? Did you want your taxes jumping up in acouple weeks? Didn’t think so.

Sure, in the perfect, idyllic, world envi-sioned by those in Congress to the left of thePresident, there would be even higher taxes onthose folks making seven figures, but politicsis the art of compromise and reality, and thereality is that Obama did a pretty good job get-ting what he did given the current political cli-mate.

After the deal was announced, the howlingfrom the left suggested to me that the lessonObama took from the mid-term elections wasthat he, like every other first-term President,needs to woo and win the ever-increasing cen-trist independent voters, and this package wasaimed directly at them. That’s smart politics.Ronald Reagan had to agree to a tax increase.Bill Clinton signed a welfare bill. You get theidea.

It’s even possible that by the time the billactually got to a floor vote (scheduled forMonday), the disgruntled Democrats mighthave added some goodies of their own, so, bot-tom line: far from being a sellout or cave-in,this wasn’t a bad deal at all, and thePresident’s leftward critics need to recognizethat fact, stop the carping and whining, andlive in the real world.

That said, what was reprehensible lastweek, was Congress’ failure to repeal, “Don’tAsk, Don’t Tell.” It never fails to amaze me,though by now, it probably shouldn’t — theblatant hypocrisy of the conservatives whoconstantly claim to cherish individual free-dom above all, and consistently clamor forsmaller, less intrusive government, but thenturn around and support outright discrimina-tion. I don’t get it — who cares about some-one’s sexual preference or orientation?There’s an idiotic argument being advancedthat letting soldiers serve while being openlygay would be a, “disruption to the unit.” Thisimbecilic thinking is as despicable now aswhen it was used to rationalize racial segre-gation in the military. In an era of an-all vol-unteer armed forces, we should be gratefulthat people choose to serve, period. Gay andlesbian troops ought to have the right to serveopenly. To tell them they can’t do so is a dis-grace on the part of this government, and anaffront to the individual rights we all say wehold so dear.

The same argument holds when it comes tothe “Dream Act,” which would confer citizen-ship rights to the children, note, children, ofillegal aliens. You might have guessed therewould be, and there are, cries from the rightabout how dastardly an idea this is. Whateveryour position on adult illegal aliens, whyshould their innocent children suffer? For thematter, even in the case of adult illegals, I haveto ask again, as I have before: exactly what is itthat so badly frightens those on the right?Even setting that issue aside, we should beopening our national arms to these kids.

But there’s serious craziness out there. Iheard from someone this week who insistedthat President Obama is creating secret poli-cies to take away their right to freedom ofspeech and freedom of religion. Naturally, Iasked for some evidence of this. Equally natu-rally, I’ve not heard back.

30 years ago last Wednesday, John Lennonwas assassinated. When the iconic Beatle wassuggesting we, “give peace a chance,” implic-it in that song was the belief that we alsoought to be giving an equal chance to compas-sion, tolerance, and civility. In this poisonedpolitical climate, holiday time or not, thosesure seem to be in very short supply, don’tthey?

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EDITORIAL

LETTERS TO THE EDITORBack to work

PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: FRANK CHILINSKIEDITOR: RUTH DEAMICIS

To the Editor:On behalf of the United Winchendon

Committee, I wanted to take this opportunityto thank Winchendon residents that came tothe polls this past Saturday! I want to extendmy gratitude for all candidates on the ballotand wish to congratulate our newly electedSelectmen Keith Barrows and Bob O’Keefe.

As we have stated throughout the cam-paign, United Winchendon will not be dis-mantled, but will be continuing on our mis-sion, which is to ensure that every official inthe town of Winchendon demonstratesintegrity and professionalism, while uphold-ing all provisions of the town Charter. Townofficials, both elected and appointed, owe it totheir constituents to act honestly and ethical-ly while at the same time keeping the interestsof the entire town in mind at all times.

United Winchendon looks forward to work-ing together with every elected official, bothcurrent and future, in an effort to heightenawareness of local issues and to restore anethical, open and effective form of local gov-ernment that works for a better and moreprosperous Winchendon.

If you are interested in United Winchendon,please visit our website at unitedwinchen-don.com .

Again, thank you to the voters in the town ofWinchendon and to all candidates!

Respectfully,

TIM CARPENTER, CHAIRMANUNITED WINCHENDON

Carpenter: thank you from United Winchendon

Blair: personal congratulationsTo the Editor:I write to congratulate Bob O’Keefe and

Keith Barrows on their victory in the recentrecall election in the town of Winchendon.Both of these men will bring good experienceand insight to the deliberations of the SelectBoard.

I also want to thank Selectmen Burt Gouldand Ed Bond for their service to our town andfor their willingness to put themselves for-ward in electoral contests.

I am grateful for the candidacies of CliffLupien, Paul Rice and Jennifer Goodale. Theybrought ideas and effort to the contests andthey entered the arena of political life.

The voters of the town of Winchendonturned out in large numbers to register theirvotes on these contests. For a special electionthe turnout was wonderful and encouraging.

Seeing voters engaged in the process fromcampaigning to voting is always a good thing.

Democracy is alive and well and the votershave spoken. I urge everyone to pull togethernow and support the Selectmen as they tacklemany of the tough issues that face the town.

When evaluating the vote it is apparent thatthe town is split in many ways with referenceto many issues. The losing candidates accu-mulated a large number of citizen votes. Itfalls to the new Board of Selectmen to findways to work productively and effectivelytogether and to craft ways to serve all the peo-ple and to build consensus.

JACK BLAIRBOARD OF SELECTMEN

TOWN OF WINCHENDON

Iwas reading the columncalled Miss Mannersone day and the subjectwas the giving of gifts.

Specifically, she was refer-ring to the currently popularpractice of just giving cash.This brought back memoriesof my childhood and con-cerns I have for how thequick pace of life has causedmany to lose the importantparts surrounding the iden-tification, selection andpresentation of gifts to lovedones.

When I was a small child Ienjoyed being surroundedby a great extended family ofaunts, uncles and cousins.Since I was an “only child”this was really importantand as a group we got togeth-er every weekend. In addi-tion to those related byblood, really good friendswere also included.

On special occasions weall looked forward to receiv-ing gifts. The occasion mightbe Christmas, a birthday, oranother special occasion butone thing remained thesame: I never receivedmoney.

On these special occasionsthe people who loved mespent time thinking aboutwhat I might like that wouldfall within their budgets.They would take time to findthe right present. The shop-ping experience was part ofwhat made it fun for them.

Once an appropriate giftwas found, they had thewrapping to look forward to.They didn’t just grab a bag atthe drugstore, along with aHallmark card, and somecrepe paper for stuffing.

They usually found a box

at their home, somethingthat was just taking up roomon the shelf or in the attic.Then they would look in thespecial place where theykept pretty wrapping theyhad saved for special occa-sions. They would carefullywrap the box. Then theywould decide exactly whichribbon would work best andhow fancy the bow shouldbe. This latter decision wasusually related to whetherthe recipient was male orfemale.

When the shopping andthe wrapping was completethey would make the card.Sometimes they would cutand paste. Often they wouldjust write a really nice noteon their own stationery.Sometimes they wouldattach a “store bought” cardbut when they did this it wasalways clear they had gonethrough lots of cards look-ing for one that said exactlywhat they felt before makingthe decision not to maketheir own.

Finally, the gift would bepresented.

Often this occurred at aparty but sometimes theytook the time to come to thehouse, sit down to talk, andenjoyed watching me openthe gift.

The reader can see fromthe length of this descrip-

tion that to do it this waytook time. Time is precious.That is why giving of yourtime to someone you love isso important.

As an adult I have seenthis practice I describealmost disappear. In ourbusy, busy world we mightjust grab something, put it ina pretty bag, attach a“bought card” and hand it tothe recipient. I find thatapproach pretty disappoint-ing and it certainly providesvery little enjoyment for thegiver.

That said, the giftingapproach that really bothersme is the “bought card” withmoney in it. I have heard allthe excuses:

They can buy what theyreally want.

They really need cash atthis point in time.

I don’t have time to shopand wrap and this will haveto do.

I admit that I am not verygood at arguing with peoplewho think this way. Oftenthey are short of time. OftenI cannot argue that the recip-ient needs money. Who canargue that the recipient willget to pick what he wants asa gift.

But something is missing.The giving of time is miss-

ing.The fun of planning is

missing.The enjoyment of watch-

ing the surprise and pleas-ure when the gift is given ismissing.

When you really thinkabout it…don’t you miss the“old approach” too?

The Giving of Gifts

It is now back to work, but not justyet.People in Winchendon were torndeeply by the past few weeks of strife

over the recall election and the resultingbad feelings. There were accusations,deceit, attempts to discredit people fromboth sides, outright dirty tricks of allsorts played and neither side was entirelylily white in the whole fracas.

But now that it is over. Some will sulk,and some will soar.

At least for a while.Then, some will begin to plot again to

find new ways to get their way if they did-n’t get their way this time; and some willfind ways to further their way if they onlygot a part of what they wanted this time.

It seems to be human nature.Whatever we have isn’t enough of what-

ever it is. And whatever someone else hasalways looks better than what we have,and we resent what ever THAT is.

So we sulk, and we brood, and we moan,and we ponder, and we plot, and we planand we maneuver, and we may, or may not,make ourselves miserable or better off inthe long run.

In the meantime, at least when it comesto the sakes of the whole rest of the town,we may ignore the real needs that face us,and with the economy shaking us all pret-ty darn good right now, we’d better be pay-ing attention.

Because while in the past Mr. Kreidlerhas been able to say he has providedWinchendon with balanced budgets with-out cuts, and without using one time mon-eys, he can’t claim that any more. Noteven as of last year, or this year.

Because that is exactly what just hap-pened at the fall town meeting. He usedone time money; from dribs and drabs leftfrom projects, and from tax title sales, andfrom squeezing the school departmentbudget as tight as he could so he wouldhave money to keep running the town’sbudget until the end of this fiscal yearwith no more cuts to services. Notice wedidn’t say without any cuts anyplace, andwe suspect they are saving every littlescrap of paper they can to keep from buy-ing supplies and keeping an eye on over-time for everyone in every departmentand on the thermostats. But he doesn’twant to cut personnel this year, when thatmay have to be an alternative next year.

The budget process is just now under-way, and we know YOU have seen your gastank prices and your fuel oil price andyou’ve heard the electric company moan-ing about their needs to raise your rates sonow translate that to the town’s budgetand imagine what the next budget for thetown as a whole is going to look like.

We’ve drained the one time little pots ofmoney this fall. That’s gone. Using whatwe spent to buy 19th Hill to pay for street-lights all this time would have been goneby now too so quit moaning about thatwill’ya all ready. Fact is, the money goesthis far, and no further, but the bills stillhave to paid if you want the police there,and the fire fighters there, and the townhall open, and the transfer station openand the schools open. Start thinking aboutwhat you want and what you are willing tolive without; because that is next.

JERRYCARTON

JOURNEY

OF THE

HEART

Call of the wild:it’s a political

jungle out there

JACK BLAIR

NOTES

OF

CONCERN

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It was a raucous time at theAmerican Legion Friday afternoon asa drove of children attended theCommunity Action Christmas party,made favors with the newest stickybacked foam crafting materials, ate avariety of food, and received a bevy ofgifts in honor of the holiday season.

Executive Director Amy FeeleyKnuttilla said the community hadbeen more than generous this year,especially since the need was great,

and the children were very glad to beremembered.

Pizzas were donated by Gabby’s, thePolice Association and through pri-vate donations. The Police Associationwas kind enough to make other contri-butions including baked goods, papergoods, and some of the toys. Six oftheir officers volunteered to assist usin making the party go off, includingone very special officer, Santa. Othertoys were purchased through the gen-

erosity of Athol Savings Bank.Also involved was Spirit of

Christmas, who helps local childrenevery year.

Feeley Knuttilla said there is stilltime to make donations, and there arestill families who need items before theholiday next week, and there is stillsome need for food for holiday baskets.

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Keira Brady, Sophia Jean and Mackenzy Jean play with the foam craft materials and play with their new toys at the CAC party.

Aliyah Emerald, age 5, shows off her Snow White doll.

16-month old Thomas Cicolinni is quite excited over his variety of play things.

‘Tis the season

PIZZA ALA…COBS?Doneen Durling photo

There is nothing like the pleasure of enjoying a meal after a hard day’swork. And one meal enjoyed by most people is pizza, which the MeetingSchool in Rindge was happy to provide during a recent open house. Whatwas just a little different about the delectable treat was the oven inwhich it was baked, a cob oven, made of straw, sand clay, water andsometimes, cow manure. The oven door was constructed of wood. Thevery first pizza from the oven was cooked to perfection, and there weremany hands to help in the preparation. The school grows much of its own food, makes its own cheese, and thecommunity seems to be constantly busy between learning, chores, andfun. The cob oven is a new addition recently constructed outside the din-ing hall.Students and community members welcomed all and spoke of life andeducation in the community setting.

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Harry L. McCormack, 81

TEMPLETON — Harry L.McCormack, age 81, of 25Brooks Village Road,Templeton, formerly ofGardner, died peacefullyFriday morning, Dec. 10, athis residence.

He was born in Beverly on Jan. 4, 1929, theson of the late Keith and Lila E. (Smith)McCormack and had lived in Gardner formany years until moving to Templeton threeyears ago.

Harry was a retired district executive forNashua Valley Council Boy Scouts ofAmerica. After leaving his position as a scout-ing executive, Harry worked at George BentFurniture Company, Mohawk Wire inLeominster and then worked for several yearsfor Data Guide Wire Company in Gardneruntil his retirement at the age of 73.

Harry was a 1948 graduate of Beverly HighSchool and in 1959 received his Mastersdegree in business administration fromNortheastern University. He proudly servedin the United States Army during the Korean

War as a private first class. Hewas a member of Ovila CasePost 905 VFW and theAmerican Legion in Gardner.Harry was a former member ofFirst Baptist Church inGardner and was a member ofFirst Congregational Churchin North Leominster. Harry enjoyed classicalmusic and especially loved spending timewith his family.

His wife of 52 years, Betty M. (Murray)McCormack, predeceased him in 2005. Heleaves three children, Stuart K. McCormack,Linda G. McCormack of Westminster andSusan A. McCormack of Templeton, sevengrandchildren and one great granddaughter.

A memorial service will be held Thursday,Dec. 16 at 10 A.M. in Stone-Ladeau FuneralHome, 343 Central St., Winchendon. The Rev.Robert Johansen will officiate.

There are no calling hours.Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall

River.Memorial donations may be made to the

City of Gardner Animal Shelter, 899 WestBroadway, Gardner, MA 01440.

Carole Lizotte, 59RUTLAND — Carole Lizotte, age 59, of

Rutland, died unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 6,2010 at UMass Memorial Healthcare,University Campus, in Worcester.

Carole, daughter of the late Romeo J. andJoan L. (Marceau) Lizotte, was born inFitchburg Oct. 10, 1951 and lived in the localarea all of her life. Carole greatly enjoyeddrinking coffee and was a lover of animals.She attended the Life-Skills Program at theGardner Day Hab and enjoyed spending timewith her family and friends.

Carole will be sadly missed by her sister,Sandra M. Mullins and her husband Robert ofWinchendon and her brother, Robert J. Lizotteand his wife Eleanor of Fitchburg; onenephew, Jason; three nieces, Christine,Rebecca and Cambri and one great nephew,Jordan.

Family and friends are planning to honorand celebrate Carole’s life by gathering for aservice to be held in the Community Chapel ofLamoureux Fletcher & Smith Funeral Home,105 Central St., Gardner on Thursday, Dec. 16,2010 at 10 a.m. Burial will take place in St.Joseph’s Cemetery, Fitchburg. There are novisiting hours.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests thatcontributions in her memory be made to Life-Skills, Inc., Gardner Day Hab, 95 Mechanic St.,Gardner, MA 01440.

To share a memory or sign the online guestbook for Carole, please visit us online atwww.fletchercares.com. Arrangements havebeen entrusted to the care of LamoureuxFletcher & Smith Funeral Home, 105 CentralSt., Gardner.

Kenneth C. Gardner, 57EAST TEMPLETON — Kenneth C.

Gardner, age 57, of East Templeton diedpeacefully Thursday morning Dec. 9, 2010 inHealth Alliance Hospital, Leominster after anillness.

Kenneth was born in Winchendon March 2,1953 a son of the late Robert H. and ElizabethA. (Raymond) Gardner, and lived inWinchendon for many years before moving toEast Templeton.

For over 30 years Kenneth was an oil burn-er technician. Prior to his retirement in 2000he worked for Huhtala Oil Company. Kennethwas a houseman for the Winchendon FireDepartment for many years. He was also a vol-unteer with the Templeton Fire Department.He was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. Mostof all Kenneth loved building model airplaneswith his son.

Kenneth will be sadly missed by his belovedwife of 28 years Kathleen A. (Farr) Gardner;one son, Robert D. Gardner of East

Templeton; two daughters, Stephanie J.Gardner of Athol and Mary E. Gardner ofGreenfield; one step daughter, Grace A.Turner of Greenfield; one brother Richard H.Gardner and his wife Bonnie of Prattville,GA; four grandchildren; Emily Abram, RobynHolland, Richard Holland Jr., and RossHolland, and several nieces and nephews.

His funeral service was Dec. 13 beginning inthe funeral home with a funeral Mass follow-ing in Holy Cross Church. Rev. Joseph A.Jurgelonis officiated. Burial will be privateand at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers donations in Kenneth’smemory may be made to the AmericanDiabetes Foundation, PO Box 11454,Alexandria, VA 22312.

Fletcher-Hebert Funeral Home (fletcher-cares.com), 70 Pleasant St. Winchendon, ishonored to be assisting the family with thearrangements.

OBITUARIESShirley F. (Dragon) Boone, 78

GARDNER — Shirley F.(Dragon) Boone, age 78, of 59Eastwood Circle and formerlyof 121 Ryan St., Gardner,passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7,2010 in Legend Rehabilitationand Nursing Center followinga long illness.

She was predeceased by herhusband whom she loved and

missed very much, Reggie Boone, who died in2008.

Shirley was born on Jan. 29, 1932, inSheldon, VT the daughter of the late JosephDragon of New York and Doris (Fontaine)Dragon of Canada.

Shirley was a lifelong resident of Gardnerand was a member of Our Lady of the HolyRosary Church, Gardner.

Being such a gregarious person, she verymuch enjoyed working in retail. She workedat J.C. Penney, Grants Department Store andfor many years at Rich’s Department Store,from which she retired in 1993.

As a loving wife and mother, she possessedmany attributes; witty, fun loving, spirited,warmhearted and caring. Shirley had a realzest for life. She loved music, particularlycountry music and enjoyed watching movies.Shirley also loved to go shopping, flea market-ing and to yard sales. She enjoyed time withher family most of all.

Two passions filled her life – the love for herhusband and family and the love of animals.She owned Windswept Kennels where sheraised and sold German shepherds, Afghanhounds and Salukis. She was a member of theAmerican Kennel Club and the CanadianKennel Club. She traveled throughout NewEngland to show her Afghan hounds andSalukis. An innumerable amount of ribbonsand prizes were awarded to her in the showring. Shirley also participated in the presti-gious Westminster Dog Show in New York.

She will be sadly missed by her two daugh-ters, Debra Balins and her husband John ofBiloxi, MS and Jackie Lafond and her hus-band Anthony of Ashburnham; three broth-ers, Richard Dragon, Ronald Dragon and hiswife Kathy and David Dragon; five grandchil-dren, Jessica Allard and her husband Rob ofWinchendon, Zachariah Balins, Curtis Lafondand his wife Erin, Jennifer Lafond and RossLafond; four great-grandchildren, AmberBrown, Autumn Brown, Alexia Allard andMarshall Lafond.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec.11, 2010 from the Boucher Funeral Home, Inc.,with a Mass in Our Lady of the Holy RosaryChurch. Burial was in Green Bower Cemetery,Gardner.

Memorial contributions may be made to theGardner Animal Shelter, 899 W. Broadway,Gardner, MA 01440.

Jon Ronald Beauregard, 57MALDEN — Jon Ronald

Beauregard, age 57, of 181Kennedy Drive, Malden andformerly of Gardner, diedunexpectedly Saturday, Nov.27, 2010 in Melrose-WakefieldHospital, Melrose.

Born in Troy, NY on Dec. 28,1952 he was the son of the late

Ronald and Jacqueline (Forget) Beauregard.Jon graduated from Fitchburg High School

with the class of 1971. He attended MountWachusett Community College in Gardner,and was currently attending SuffolkUniversity.

Jon was a former U.S. Postal Service carrierin Gardner and previously worked at SimplexTime Recorder, Westminster as a materialplanner. He formerly owned and operatedColors Painting Company in Gardner with hispartner Billy Emma.

Jon was a United States Vietnam War Armyveteran.

He enjoyed all sports, and was a star hockeyplayer. Jon once played in an exhibition game

against the Old Time Bruins. Jon was also atalented baseball player.

He leaves two sons, Ryan A. Beauregard ofWinchendon and Derek J. Beauregard ofGardner; one daughter, Karissa M.Beauregard of Orange; his children’s lovingmothers, Pamela (Jurgelewicz) of Templeton,Lisa A. (Bernard) of Gardner and Karen M.(White) Beauregard of Orange; three sisters,Martha J. Cheesman of Lunenburg, Mary E.Hill of North Hampton and Anne C.Beauregard of West Springfield; two grand-children, Kahlil Beauregard and AcaciaBeauregard; two aunts, Celia Carbone andMarjorie Smith both of Gardner; two nieces,three nephews and several cousins.

Funeral services were held Dec. 10 in theBoucher Funeral Home, Inc., 110 NicholsStreet, Gardner. Burial was in St. John’sCemetery, Gardner.

Memorial contributions may be made to theMake-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts,One Bulfinch Place, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA02114.

Murdock National Honor Society inducts

WINCHENDON — Meredith Fournier,National Honor Society president, lead a cere-mony to induct seven new members.

According to information on NHS, fourmain purposes have guided chapters of NHSfrom the beginning: “To create enthusiasm forscholarship, to stimulate a desire to renderservice, to promote leadership, and to developcharacter in the students of secondary

schools.”Fournier began the traditional lighting of

the candle to signify the virtue of scholarshipafter defining what scholarship means. VicePresident Jocelyn Agnelli lit the candle ofVirtue to Service after defining it. TreasurerDominick Polcari lit a candle for Virtue ofLeadership. Secretary Alissa Desilets lit thecandle to honor Virtue of Character.

The 2010 inductees were senior ZakPerrault, and juniors Christina Barbaro,Connor Botko, Melissa De La Rosa, JoshEmerson, Jordan Harris, and KaraKomprathoum.

Teacher Diane Evirs is the Murdock NHSadvisor, and she joined Principal StevenMeyer in presenting pins and cards to theinductees.

Christina Barbaro presents her views.

Josh Emerson is a new inductee.

Doneen Durling photos

The newest members of the Murdock National Honor Society take their oath.

WINCHENDON COURIER8 Wednesday, December 15, 2010

SPORTSSPORTSCheer squad set to continue run

BY JERRY CARTONSPECIAL TO THE COURIER

WINCHENDON — They’ll bethere at the basketball games, root-ing the Blue Devils on, and theirpresence is unquestionably a posi-tive, but as the winter sports cam-paign gets underway, MurdockMiddle-High School’s varsity cheer-leading squad has a goal of theirown in mind — a third straight sea-son marked by a trip to States.

“That’s what we want,” notedCoach Amy Dupuis, whose fallteam, a unit with no seniors, wonRegionals, becoming the first

Murdock cheer team to reach thatlevel of accomplishment, this afterlast winter’s team qualified forStates as well. The secret?

“We have kids who just never stopworking,” said Dupuis. “Whenthey’re hurt, when they’re a littlesick, they still insist on showing up.Competitive cheering isn’t like theother sports, where you can send insubstitutes. We have our routine,and if one person isn’t there, itmeans we can’t practice that rou-tine. Obviously, we don’t want kidsto be here when they’re just too sick,but as a rule, we need everyone to

show up at practices.”But the dedication of her team

isn’t the only key to this continuedrun of success.

“We’re adding a couple of newmajor events in tumbling and jump-ing,” Dupuis revealed, and to thatend, “we’re really fortunate to stillhave Matt Landress,” as a tumblingcoach. Of the former juniorOlympian, Dupuis was enthused asever. “Matt’s such an amazingresource for us. I can’t overstate howimportant he’s been to our team.

“We’ve got really quality kids, too.I can’t emphasize enough what a dif-

ference that makes. It’s not that Idon’t tolerate backbiting or anyoneacting like a prima donna, it’s thegirls who don’t allow it. They under-stand, and they’ve decided amongthemselves that they’re a team, thateveryone matters the same, and noone’s going to stand out individuallybecause we can’t be successful thatway,” reflected Dupuis.

And so the preparation is under-way to make another run at States.“We’re excited. We’re going to beready when the time comes laterthis winter,” assured Dupuis. “Fornow, we’ll be at the games, and we’ll

be working hard every day. It’s goingto be a great season.”

The varsity team includes cap-tains Delaney Hoey and MontannaLaverdure along with CarlyAnderson, Hollie Biloudeau-Stacy,Gwen Briones, HannahCulverhouse, Ashley Dearden,Jocelyn Doyle, Kristin Gaudet,Kristin Nazzaro, Marckisha Pierre,Alexis Williams, and KatrinaWilliams

BY JERRY CARTONSPECIAL TO THE COURIER

WINCHENDON — In the days andweeks leading up to the start of theindoor track season, Murdock MiddleHigh School Coach Anthony Findleywaxed enthusiastic about theprospects for his boys’ team this win-ter, saying he couldn’t wait to seethem in action.

On Saturday, at the Don WoodsInvitational in Fitchburg, Findleyfinally got to unleash his squad, andthe boys proved to be exactly the jug-gernaut the coach had been expect-ing, turning in ten top-ten finishers injust eight events. Freshman KatieBurns led the way for a rebuildinggirls team with a triumph in the two-mile that qualified her for the stateevent later this winter.

But the focus was primarily on theboys, where the parade was led bysenior Seamus Fitzpatrick-Rys whoseeasy victory in the 300 meters (39.1seconds) qualified him for States inthe first race of the year. Fitzpatrick-Rys cruised home nearly three sec-onds ahead of runner-up finisherRyan Donnelly of Nashoba.

“Seamus is going to have a greatseason,” enthused Findley. “Todaywas just the beginning of what he’sgoing to do this winter.”

Fellow senior Ethan Goreckishared first place in the high jumpwith Fitchburg’s Connor Lemieux,and Findley called Gorecki’s effort, “a

good try, a good day.”Murdock came oh-so-close to hav-

ing another qualifier when TravisArsenault missed by one-tenth of asecond in the 55 meters with hisstrong overall fourth place finish.

Other boys top 10 included LiamFitzpatrick-Rys in both the high jumpand 55-hurdles, senior Nick Budka inthe two-mile, Dan Fournier and DanDenette in the mile, Fournier beingthe fastest freshman in that event;Kyle Blouin in the 600 meters, wherehe led all sophomores, Max Rocheleauin the 300, and Seamus Fitzpatrick-Rys in the 1,000.

“It’s been something like 10 yearssince the boys team won a league title,but I think that’ll change this season,”said Findley. “It’s a really strong teamin a lot of events, and we have a lot ofkids who can score points for us.

“Without sounding too confident,because you do have to go out thereand do it, a couple coaches from otherteams told me how impressed theywere with us. Our boys’ team turnedheads. That’s a great thing forMurdock track.”

Other boys who competed in vari-ous events included Jesse Devilis,Robert Peace, Travis Robichaud,James Charbonneau, Nate Macarelli,Killian Nutt, James Maynard, NicoAmenta, Kyle Morneau, Zach Lee,Jordan Provencial, Alex Emerson,Andy Polcari, Matt Galat, and JamesHuff.

Burns finished her run some 25 sec-onds in front of second-place finisherKayleigh Laughlin, who’s a junior atGardner.

“Katie did pretty much what weexpected of her, even though she was-n’t feeling real well,” noted Findley.The girls had two other top-tens.Sophomore Mariah Tenney was sec-ond in the 600 in 1:53:4 to Bromfieldsenior Mimi Narbonne, and freshmanFelicia Ingman placed seventh in themile.

Rachel Durgin just missed a top-ten, checking in 11th in the 55 meterhurdles. Other competitors on thegirls team this winter included Abbyand Danielle Amenta, Cassie Shawand Brittany Elliason, Nicole andCourtney Simmers-Swanson,Elizabeth Simmers, Selena Dupuis,and Victoria Swanson. This is thefirst track season for longtime softballplayers Ingman and Shaw and veter-an cheerleader Dupuis.

“Our boys’ team is deep, the biggestteam we’ve had here. For once, we’regoing to be the team with a lot ofdepth,” observed Findley. “The girlsteam is young. Nicole (Simmers-Swanson) is the only senior.”

This weekend Murdock meetsLittleton on Saturday and heads toBoston for the MSTCA WinterFestival at the Reggie Lewis AthleticCenter.

Boys’ team impresses and Burns qualifies Travel team wins, youngerteams split decisions

BY JERRY CARTONSPECIAL TO THE COURIER

WINCHENDON — As the middle school boys basketball team getsset for their home opener against North Charter Central today at 3:30,the undefeated girls seventh grade travel squad is getting ready to facealso-unbeaten Lunenburg on Sunday. Game time at Turkey Hill Schoolis 2:30.

Coach Tim Wilson’s team won its third in a row last Sunday with a41-33 triumph over Oakmont. Paige Anderson led the way with 19points and Margery Wilson added 12. Megan Skinner had eight, andRebecca Mackie contributed two.

“This was a total team effort,” said Tim Wilson. “In the second half,they came at us with a full court press and there were times when wehad some trouble with it, but we hung in there, and learned from it.”

Wilson noted that Tatum Mahoney, “was, as usual, really aggressiveon defense and caused some turnovers for us, creating some fastbreaks.

“Megan ran the offense in the first half, and in the second, we tookher off the ball and made her our first option.

“Rebecca took turns at point guard, too, It was a new position for herand she did very well. Catherine Niles is getting good at creating roomto get shots off.”

Said Mackie, “We’ve been working on the double teams and makingthat extra pass and it’s been working for us.”

The sixth grade boys dropped a close 45-41 decision to Quabbin withJared Nelson leading the way with 14 points and 10 rebounds. RyanKaminsky and James Anderson added eight points apiece. GabeAnderson scored five.

But that unit rebounded with a 39-18 triumph over Narragansett asNelson again topped the scoring with 10 points and James Andersonhad seven. Austin Caruso and Brad Berleid had six apiece. WillIannacone proved to be an outside force while Tom Becotte did thesame inside.

Leah Pelkey tallied 14 points as the fourth grade girls cruised pastWachusett, 26-3 and Cassie Skinner added six points. Coach DwaynePelkey said his team got “really great defense” from Julie Shelly, EmilySmith, Lindsey Smith, and Sam Pierce, and strong rebounding fromJess Neijadlik and Izana Alacantara.

“This is a fun group to watch. For 9 and 10 year-olds, they can playgreat,” said Dwayne Pelkey, who was even happier after his teamdowned Concord Carlisle, 30-10 with Leah Pelkey, Darby Tevlin, JulieShelly, Maria Polcari, Cassie Skinner, and Kelsey Crouteau all gettingin on the scoring.

Meanwhile, coach Tom Clinkscale has a roster of 20 on his middleschool squad. “We’ll get them all playing time, but most importantly,we’re going to be teaching fundamentals, how to see the court, how tospread the floor, and identify passing lanes,” said Clinkscale.

“The idea is to get these kids ready for the next level,” notedClinkscale, who coached as well when living in Orlando in a leaguesponsored by the NBA’s Magic before arriving in Winchendon almosttwo years ago. He’s assisted by his wife, Shannon. Daughter Cayla, ofcourse, played hoops for the Lady Devils the last two seasons beforegraduating last spring.

“This is a coachable group,” remarked Tom Clinkscale. “They havea good attitude and are willing to learn.”

After today’s contest, the young Blue Devils visit Bromfield nextWednesday, before a stretch of seven home games running intoFebruary.

We’ll get to the Patriots and their pre-dictable rout of another fraudulent NFCteam soon enough, but the place to startthis week is inside.

Over at Fitchburg last Saturday, in thevery first meet of the season, seniorSeamus Fitzpatrick-Rys and freshmanKatie Burns wasted absolutely no time inqualifying for States with easy wins in the300 meters and 2-mile, respectively.Nothing like taking care of business early,right? Granted, neither result came as any kind of surprise— Seamus is universally expected to have a truly great sea-son and Katie’s potential seems unlimited, but sometimesthe hardest thing to do in sports is actually meet stratos-pheric expectations. These kids cleared one hurdle over theweekend and deserve big-time congrats for doing so. And

speaking of hurdles, Travis Arsenaultmissed qualifying in the 55 hurdles by, ready,one-tenth of a second. Maybe this weekend?The boys’ team looks really loaded. OnSaturday, they compiled 10, top-ten placingsin eight events. An unbeaten season? It’s notan impossibility, but as the 2007 Patriotsproved, it’s awfully tough to do. Unbeaten ornot, this winter sure looks like it’ll be one toremember. As for your New EnglandPatriots, yes, at the moment, they are the best

team in the entire NFL. I don’t see how you can objectivelyargue otherwise, but I wouldn’t get all excited about beat-ing up on anyone from the NFC, unless it were Atlanta,New Orleans, or Philadelphia. Green Bay is terrible with-

The place to begin is inside track this week

JERRYCARTON

TALKING

SPORTS

TRADITION UPHELD FOR MISS MURPHDoneen Durling photo

On the day after Thanksgiving, a tradition has been upheld in years gone by as the Murdock field hockey alumni gather on the field in the freezing cold to play against the current field hockey team. It is a day of camaraderie and though the beginning may begin in head to head competition, as the game progresses, the women get a little colder and less competitive until it ends in cookies, cupcakes,cocoa and laughter. Each year Kathleen Murphy was an integral piece of the building the yearly game that brings the women of Murdock field hockey home time after time. This year those alumni were missing Miss Murph, andit would have been easy to let the tradition fade away since Miss Murph would not be hollering from the sidelines, but each of those alumna knew what the program meant to the woman with the funny hatsand the huge heart. Murphy helped to build a community, and there was no way the community would fold up and move…well except maybe to a place where the ground wouldn’t freeze underfoot. The annu-al Murdock field hockey alumni game was held on the new turf in the Robinson Broadhurst former skating rink, now the Robinson Broadhurst Field House, at the Clark Memorial YMCA. Field hockey CoachLois Girouard said the game was played in memory of Kathleen Murphy, and many attended to compete and meet.

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Robert O’Keefe: 268; Paul Rice: 196;Cliff Lupien: 254; Keith Barrows:281.

TOTALS FOR THE ELECTION

Edward Bond for recall: 1,031,against recall: 755. Burton Gouldfor recall: 967, against recall: 831.Jennifer Goodale: 234; RobertO’Keefe: 777; Paul Rice: 621; CliffLupien: 757; Keith Barrows: 845.

Following the election, O’Keefesaid the real work would need tobegin, to bring the town togetheragain and work toward commongoals and for the good of the entirecommunity.

“There’s work to be done. Weneed to get to it,” he said.

But organizers of the UnitedWinchendon political action com-mittee said they were not planningto disband, but saw a need to con-tinue to “watch dog” politics intown. Spring elections are less than

six months away, boards and com-mittees continue to need to meetstandards and “it’s always a goodidea to keep our eyes open.”

New selectmen were meeting at 4p.m. on Monday afternoon at thetown clerk’s office to be sworn inand will be in attendance at theBOS meeting Dec. 20. BOSChairman C. Jackson Blair said heintended to be at the swearing inceremony to welcome the newmembers.

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the site there will be a slopedentrance off Maple Street. They areproposing a privacy fence to screenresidents on Linden Street.

Galarneau said the drainage fromthe parking area would flow into aunit that would treat it for solids andfloatables left on the pavement. Thewater would flow into a storage unitlocated at the front of the store onCentral Street. The unit is able tohold water from a 50-year storm.

There is a planting plan with anopen space area. Lighting would beminimized as much as possible so itdoes not spill out onto the residen-tial side.

The building proposed was a flatroof building. The entry would faceMaple and Central streets. The drivethrough would be located on theother side of the building. Therewould be two colors of masonry; ared at the base and whiter coloredmasonry. The compactor in the backwould be for cardboard.

PB member Guy Corbosieroasked why the simple flat roofeddesign as opposed to other styles ofCVS.

“This seems to be one that I’veseen many times in Florida aroundshopping centers. Why this designinstead of the other one?”

The architect replied that all thestores are pretty much related infootprint

“However, the outward appear-ance of the building does vary some-times from town to town based oncertain requirements. As the start-ing point, CVS prefers us to come in,collect our comments, and thenaddress specifically not only withstaff but with the board on the

design of the building. This is thepreferred corporate building forCVS that they would prefer to buildhere.”

“I don’t think it fits inWinchendon,” said Corbosiero. “As Isaid, it might fit within a shoppingcenter or maybe down in Floridawith the sprawl they have downthere, but I don’t think it fits inWinchendon.”

The town manager and the plan-ner had already given an opinion onwhat would be a better fit for thedowntown area.

PB Chairman John White said, “Itseemed to me that you have taken anoff-the-shelf design that is intendedfor a highway location and haveundertaken to put it in a downtownlocation. There are a lot of peoplethat travel by car for sure, butCentral Street, according to our zon-ing, is a planned development areathat is intended for walkable uses,and our zoning clearly says thatbuildings will generally be close tothe street with sidewalks provided.They will also be complementary tothe other buildings in the neighbor-hood. We feel that this design youare showing us tonight is just notcompatible with the location youhave chosen in Winchendon.”

White said if CVS was building onRoute 140, the design presentedwould be appropriate. A buildingrecently constructed in Salisburywas much more appropriate for thesetting on Central Street accordingto the chairman.

PB member Bob O’Keefe said thearea was a mixture of commercialand residential with abutting prop-erty mostly residential.

“The design that is strictly of acommercial nature, as this designhere, really doesn’t fit in when youhave residential homes surrounding

it. I certainly would not want to livein those homes, so I would like to seea different façade.”

Attorney Robert LaFortunestepped forward representing theabutter Almy Corporation, ownersof Rite Aid. LaFortune explained hehad delivered a letter to the boardwith the purpose of urging theboard not to rush into granting thepermit, and to “carefully considerthe long term impact” of the project.He stated there are currently twopharmacies on Central Streetengaged in healthy competition pro-viding reasonable prices and goodservice. Both employ many peopleand generate taxes for the town.

The letter gave a dire forecast: “Ipredict that if the applicant suc-ceeds and goes forward with thisproject, through aggressive pricingin the short term, it will drive theexisting stores out of business andthen there will be no competition.Prices will go up and good servicewill decline. The initial new jobscreated will be lost and Rite Aid andFamily Pharmacy and the onevacant building at Mathieu Fordwill be offset by two vacant build-ings down the street. ForWinchendon, it will be a zero sumgame. The winners will be the CVSstockholders.”

LaFortune called the project a“Stealth box store.”

He said the zoning bylaw in 2006described a big box as over 9,000square feet. He said that in 2008 forsome reason it was increased to15,000.

“So here we have a design thathappens to fit within the 15,000. Iwould like to make the point that ifwe are looking at the best interestsof the town over the long haul, wewould hope that you would be delib-erate in your assessment of this

project, and I get the feeling tonightthat you are taking it seriously, andwe appreciate that.”

A letter from the town managerwas delivered to the board. In the let-ter James Kreidler points to meet-ings held to discuss the project.

“You will recall that all town’s par-ties at the table expressed concernabout the Type B building façadethat was in your preliminary docu-ments. You will further recall thatour clearly stated concern was thatsuch a style of buildings was clearlynot in harmony with the neighbor-hood architecture at the site.”

Kreidler reminded the developersthat neighboring buildings were ofcolonial design, and though the foot-print could be the same, it was hisunderstanding the “skin” could bealtered to match the neighborhood.Kreidler pointed to McDonalds onSpring Street, saying the town hadrequested it maintain a certain look,and McDonalds respectfully com-plied.

“On behalf of the town ofWinchendon and its historic down-town business district, I once againrespectfully request your reconsid-eration of the building style to beemployed at this very visible andimportant location in our town.Please help us accommodate youand your business plans whilesimultaneously remaining respect-ful of the architectural and histori-cal integrity of your new neighbor-hood.”

There was talk of signage andplacing a sign. White said he wouldstrongly personally oppose any signproposal for the site that does notconform to the bylaw. The previousFord sign on the Mathieu lot did notconform to current bylaws.

Corbosiero said a 24-foot sign pro-posed was just too much. White said

the limit is eight feet high. He saidsignage should be aimed more forpedestrians and not traffic consider-ing it is in a mixed use planneddevelopment area.

Board member Michael Carriersaid that the building should standfor itself.

“I don’t think we need all thatflashing light out there.”

Galarneau said the project engi-neers would take the commentsgiven by board members and otherstakeholders and try to come asclose as possible to satisfy concerns.

He said the final building woulddecide where project designers wentwith signage.

There has been no preliminarytown engineer’s report. White saidhe had spent time on the applicationby the project engineers and waspleased it was a virtually completeapplication, including a trafficstudy and storm water assessmentin detail.

“It’s better than any I’ve seenbefore.”

White said the town looked for-ward to jobs.

“I know the competition down thestreet won’t be all that happy, butthis is America and you have a rightas long as you comply.”

White said drainage issues needto be addressed. He also requestedthe building be brought closer to thestreet. He requested more trees andshrubbery. There was also a concernabout lighting and what would pro-tect the residents from light.

O’Keefe said that since abuttershad requested more time, he made amotion to continue the hearing toTuesday, Jan. 18.

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The present horse was created in 1988, and is a replica of the MortonConverse dapple grey sliding rocker horse that helped Toy Town solid-ify it’s nickname.

According to recorded history the original horse was constructedfor a parade in 1914 to celebrate the town’s 150th anniversary.According to records it is a four-time enlargement of the ConverseCompany’s No. 12 rocking horse.

The original horse rested at the town’s railroad station for 20 yearsas a landmark for travelers passing through Winchendon. In 1917 thehorse appeared in the Sunday edition of the “Boston American.” In1934 the horse was moved to the Toy Town Tavern property (now theWinchendon School) for 30 years. There are many senior citizens thatremember climbing on the horse for photographs. In 1964 the horsewas in the town’s bicentennial parade, and again was in the 1976parade during America’s bicentennial. Soon after, the horse wasignored and began to rot.

In 1988, artist Sherman LaBarge, formerly of Winchendon but nowliving in Fryeburg Maine, helped to create a new horse from fiberglassand wood. LaBarge was commissioned by the one time WinchendonChamber of Commerce and the Historical Society for the re-creationto the symbol that was a mark of civic pride. It took LaBarge 18 monthsto complete the new horse.

Inscribed were the words, “The horse that stands before you is asymbol of pride to the citizens of Winchendon that we wish to displayto all. As it once stood at the railroad station, it now stands at the junc-tion of two well-traveled roads passing through Winchendon for all tosee. With the help of modern technology and the shelter we hope thatpeople can enjoy the Toy Town Horse with us for another seventy-fiveyears to come.”

The horse now owns a place in the register of the SmithsonianAmerican Art Museum’s Inventories of American Painting andSculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location infor-mation on artworks by American artists in public and private collec-tions worldwide.

In 2007 a grant application to the state was denied for the restoration.LaBarge said the repairs would include fiberglass filling and

repainting. He said the horse seemed to be in pretty good shape but thebase is experiencing some rot. He is beginning to prepare for on siterepair in the spring. LaBarge said constant painting and maintenancewould have minimized the depth of repair.

LaBarge said he caught some of the damage just in time.“One of the supports had rotted out. If one support had fallen down,

the horse would have tipped.”LaBarge said the repairs would begin at the end of April when the

paint is more likely to dry. He said the value of the horse is between$80,000 to $100,000.

“That’s how much it would cost to replace it.”LaBarge still has family ties in Winchendon, so coming to repair the

horse will be a homecoming.Mroz said it would cost $4,000 for the repairs to the horse.“It will deteriorate more if not fixed up.”There has been a grant request sent to Robinson Broadhurst for

$2,000. The partnership is seeking donations to complete the rest of thefunding. Checks may be mailed to the tax collector’s office and shouldbe written to the Town of Winchendon. There will also be collectionboxes at the Athol Savings Bank, and at Town Hall.

Toy Town Partnership member Peter Newton has been working oncreating a scenic walking area where the Converse Gardens once grew.Newton has helped to create both an overlook garden from FrontStreet, and a walking path that incorporates original pieces from theConverse property in the design of the overall project. A waterfall wascreated, along with tree and floral plantings.

Newton is happy to report the Toy Town Partnership received agrant of $2,300 from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation.Newton said it is the first time the GWCF has funded anything inWinchendon, and it is a great way to help create the loop from FrontStreet for access to the road completed off Tannery Hill. People wouldhave the ability to enter the garden from the street across from theTown Hall, and would be able to walk through the garden overlookinga part of the Millers River where there is an abundance of wildlife,and loop back to the sidewalk to walk up Tannery Hill.

“Some positive news for the Converse Gardens. Small steps…Iknow,” said Newton.

That is how things get done in Winchendon.The Toy Town Partnership will meet Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 at the

Winchendon School from 7 to 9 p.m. It is an open meeting and all areinvited to attend.

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to ask for necessary approvals fornext year’s Max Performancetriathlon scheduled for July 7thin Winchendon. The state levelcompetition, in its fifth year, is afund raiser for Alzheimer’sFoundation and was given hardysupport by the BOS.

Owners of the HarbourRestaurant were given approvalto add live music to the restau-rant’s venue with the permit toexpire in December 2011.

Robert Shea, the constable whoserves necessary paperwork toresidents, came before the boardfor renewal of his appointment.His renewal was originally tohave been for three years, butbecause of a paperwork errorwas only for one year, then notscheduled for renewal in the pastyear with others. He is now ask-ing for a return to a three yearterm and that the paperworkerror be expunged.

Discussion by the BOS con-cerning whether a policy existedfor terms of appointment,whether such a policy shouldexist and whether Shea should beaffected by any changes to suchpolicies were finally resolved byrenewing his appointment toJune 2012 as that would have beenthe original date of his renewal.

Police Officer Martin Rosecame before the BOS requesting areview of his request for appoint-ment to the committee for the250th Celebration Committee.Rose was appointed to that com-mittee with Bond voting no to theappointment.

Rose also asked whether thereexisted a letter concerning hisactivities while in uniform andworking for a political actiongroup; which he denied havingdone. Blair, who said he was theone who had questioned TownManager James Kreidler as to

whether that rumor was true,said he had indeed heard therumor, had asked about therumor, but had no written proofof such a rumor and had beenassured the rumor was untrue.

“The complaint has beenproven false, the complaint wasabout your integrity and yourintegrity has been cleared. Yourname has been cleared and Ibelieve the matter has beencleared publicly, will that suf-fice?” asked Blair.

Rose said he felt it would, andthanked the BOS for its time.

Mike Holmes again asked theBOS whether action would betaken concerning rubbish beingdumped on Lincoln AvenueExtension and surroundingareas. He said now there was anoil spill in the area and he wasconcerned about further toxicwaste. Kreidler assured him pho-tos had been taken and cleaningwould begin in the area whentime allowed.

Selectman Beth Hunt saidthere was a continuing problemin the area and while the townhad done some cleaning in thepast, the problem was recurringand would continue to be a prob-lem.

Kreidler explained the disputedwater and sewer bill for Santino’sRestaurant had been resolved tothe satisfaction of all concernedonce the new automatic readmeter had been installed. Withtwo complete readings finalized,it is obvious the old meter hadbeen incorrect and an abatementwill be needed. As water andsewer commissioners, the BOSwas asked to grant the requestedabatement in the amount of$2,572.60.

Kreidler also described the newCVS pharmacy project to theBOS, gave updates on HillviewBusiness Park and said the solarproject lease is in its final stagesof negotiation.

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ing improvements to our campus andprograms.”

MassDevelopment, the state’sfinance and development authority,works with businesses, financialinstitutions, and communities tostimulate economic growth across theCommonwealth. During FY2010,MassDevelopment financed or man-aged 241 projects statewide represent-ing the investment of nearly $1.4 bil-lion in the Massachusetts economy.

In addition, the School has receiveda major gift and challenge in theamount of $1.5 million from an alum-nus from the ‘60s. The pledge, thelargest in the School’s history, willsupport the School in a number ofways with a significant portion specif-ically designated as a challenge tohelp the School attract other financialsupporters.

“This challenge comes at a dynamicmoment in the history of TheWinchendon School,” said Kerney.“We are extremely grateful for thisextraordinary pledge. The donor hasmade it clear that he is excited aboutthe School’s current momentum andour dedication to our traditional mis-sion of personalized, skills-based edu-cation in small classes. This gift willallow us to continue in our commit-ment to providing deserving studentswith an exceptional boarding schooleducation.”

A portion of the pledge is designat-ed to the construction of the new dor-mitory, which will be completed in thespring of 2011. The donor has also cre-ated a challenge to assist the School inachieving its goal of establishing abroader culture of donor support.The donor will do this through a com-mitment to match both gifts from new

supporters of the School and increas-es in gifts from those donors who havealready been benefactors of theSchool.

Additionally, this commitmentbrings with it the opportunity to sus-tain the School’s future in perpetuity.In conjunction with this gift, theSchool has established a formalplanned giving society in memory ofits founder Lloyd Harvey Hatch, whobelieved in a “custom-education” and“tutorial approach” for each student,a mission that the School stillembraces today with average classsizes of no more than eight students.Those friends of the School whoinclude Winchendon in their estateplans will be identified as members ofthe Hatch Society and will be recog-nized by the donor with a $1,000 gift intheir honor to the School’sScholarship Fund.

The concept of a challenge giftoccurred naturally for the donor, whohas long been a supporter of variouscharitable organizations and hashelped enhance the fundraisingefforts of those organizationsthrough similar gifts.

The donor recently expressed hisexcitement about the current direc-tion of the School – “It is thrilling tosee the original mission and values asestablished by Mr. Hatch and furthercemented by Bob Marr being carriedon today by a great staff and a vibrantstudent body. Given the challengesfaced by young adults today, theHatch/Winchendon education hasnever been more relevant. It is a pleas-ure to be able to help a School that isdoing such important work, and I willalways be appreciative of what myteachers did for me when I was at theSchool.”

The donor went on to add “I alsobelieve the need to increase donorparticipation is the vital next step in

ensuring that the School is well posi-tioned to continue this work foranother century. Winchendon is fastbecoming a 21st Century leaderamong small private boardingschools. It is my hope that the chal-lenge will inspire others and theirfamilies to contribute to this worthyacademic community.”

The new dormitory, in addition toproviding housing for up to 62 stu-dents and four or more faculty mem-bers, will create more gathering spacefor the School’s day-students whilealso bringing all boarding studentsback to the core of our campus. It willalso allow the School to increase thenumber of freshmen and sophomoregirls by providing additional livingspace.

“This gift is significant for manyreasons,” added Patrick Tevlin,Winchendon’s director of develop-ment. “It sends a signal that what isgoing on at Winchendon is bothimportant and exciting. People arestill giving to those organizations andinstitutions that matter to them most,and for this alumnus the promise ofWinchendon’s mission is enduring.The alumnus and his family knowthat the strength and resilience ofThe Winchendon School, like all ofindependent education, depends onphilanthropic support.”

Gifts given to The WinchendonSchool Achievement Fund are taxdeductable and may be earmarked tosupport a wide variety of areas, pro-grams or initiatives. If you would liketo participate in the “Challenge forthe Second Century” or have ques-tions on available ways to make a gift,please contact Patrick Tevlin,Director of Development at (978) 297-1223 ext. 158 or ptevlin@winchen-don.org.

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LEGALS

BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER

WINCHENDON — It is not a rumor. It is com-pletely true. Murdock has joined forces withGardner on ice, and the uniforms don’t look sobad. Last Sunday the team, whose currentmembers were once arch rivals, met others totest the water at a local jamboree on ice, andaccording to all that watched them play, theteam did well.

The uniforms were described as “sharp.”Although one might imagine that the orangeand black may clash slightly with the blue andwhite, someone actually designed somethingthat is more than doable. It’s sharp! TheGardner name is emblazoned in orange andblack in a slant across the front, and theMurdock name in big blue block letters rideson the athletes back just below the number. TheWildcat symbol is attached to the right shoul-der and the Blue Devil is sitting on the leftshoulder.

The team will be alternating home icebetween Winchendon and Gardner.

Coaches for the newly formed team are JimVacarelo, Mike Sevigny, and John Meany.

In the first scrimmage against Amherst, theGardner/Murdock team won 2-1.

The Gardner/Murdock hockey co-op was acost saving and program saving measure forboth schools.

The first game is December againstOakmont at Cushing rink 8 p.m. The first homegame is Dec. 18 against Groton at the Gardnerrink 5:30 p.m.

On May 10 the Gardner School Committeemoved to accept the recommendation of theAthletic Council and the Superintendent tosupport pursuing a cooperative with MurdockHigh School for the GHS boys’ ice hockey teamfor a two-year period. It was decided Murdockstudents would skate for Gardner High Schooland pay Gardner user fees. The cost for thehockey program would be shared proportion-ately.

There appears to be no vote on such a recom-mendation during a school committee meetingin Winchendon.

A pairing that could crank up the competition on ice

But in hockey, you are more likely to see the back of the jersey, and there it is Murdock’s name embla-zoned. Mixing the school colors of black, orange, blue and white was managed in a creative way.

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A front view of the uniforms shows Gardner across the chest.

Gardner’s name is prevalent if the skater is facing you.

out Aaron Rodgers, and the Giants are stun-ningly inconsistent. I was amused during theweek when some of you suggested the Bearsmight prove to be a tough test. I have to believe,though, that such concerns were just reflexiveimitations of coach-speak. No one in the NFCexcept those three teams I mentioned is anygood. Rolling over anyone else is not a big deal.And that holds equally true when the Ravensand Steelers do so as well. The Pats provedtheir mettle in wins over Pittsburgh andBaltimore, not Detroit and Chicago. I think weshould all agree on that. We can probably alsoagree on being something less than heartbro-ken to see the Jets lose again. I don’t have thesame visceral dislike of Rex Ryan that many ofyou do, but I can’t yet assume the Ravens are alock for the post-season, not with the defending

champion and on-a-roll Saints up next, so anyextra losses by teams like the Jets helps thecause. All that said, the road to the Super Bowlin Dallas clearly goes through the Razor, andwe know how infrequently the home teamloses there. Sure, there’s a long way to go, andI’m obviously rooting for someone else, butreality says New England is the team to beat.At least this week.

Speaking of Dallas, football lost a good onelast week with the passing of Don Meredith.“Dandy Don” was a pretty fair football playerto be sure, but his legacy, of course, was builtin the television booth during the originalglory days of Monday Night Football. Hisfolksy charm, simple humor, and sly, well-placed barbs made him the perfect counterpartto the often bombastic, sometimes pompous,and regularly over-the-top, though undeniablybrilliant, Howard Cosell. Those were the days,remember, when we all eagerly looked forwardto MNF, and it didn’t matter whether our team

was playing or not. Great memories. Great guy,who is gone too soon and very, very fondlyrecalled.

Meanwhile, as we all continue to wait, atleast we’re waiting as I write this on Monday,for Cliff Lee to stop playing Hamlet and makea decision, at least one knowledgeable observ-er doesn’t get why Carl Crawford is coming toBoston. The Washington Post’s Tom Boswell,who’s probably the most astute baseball colum-nist in the country, pointed out last week thatCrawford will now be playing 81 games in theAmerican League ballpark where he has actu-ally performed worse than anywhere else. Bozwasn’t denigrating Crawford’s overall talentbut the column was a comparison of whomight have spent smarter money, the Nats insigning Jayson Werth or the Sox inkingCrawford. I don’t think anyone doubts thatCrawford will be a really good player here, butgiven his Fenway history, maybe not the super-star that his contract money suggests. But then

again, there’s certainly been no baseball reces-sion this winter, and by the way, if you thinkWashington overpaid for Werth, or the Red Soxoverpaid for Crawford, and the Yankees orRangers (presumably) will overpay for Lee,and all three cases are true, just wait and seewhat the relatively middle-class Cardinalshave to pony up to keep Albert Pujolis nextwinter. St. Louis will have no options, theyobviously can’t let him go anywhere, so they’regoing to have to bite the proverbial bullet andopen the vault. There’s another argument forsome sort of salary cap, but don’t hold yourbreath.

One final note, the varsity boys’ basketballteam plays host to arch rival NarragansettFriday night. Tip off is 7 p.m. and a good sized,and much enthused crowd would be welcomedby Aaron Laliberte’s kids, who are aiming for athird consecutive post-season berth. See youthere.

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Caught in a quiet moment, Lorie Mathieu and Peg Corbosiero were among thevolunteers who made the afternoon a success for the Winchendon HistoricalSociety.

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The Murdock Whitney House hosted after-noon tea on Sunday, with music by JaneBurgoyne and her daughters and the housewas arrayed in its Victorian holiday finery.Murdock Key Club members Nicole LaBrackand Kara Komprathoum volunteered to helpHistorical Society volunteers serve.

A CAPPELLA IN OLD CENTRECHURCHWINCHENDON — The Winchendon School seems to have some wonderful tal-ent, which was showcased during a small gathering at the Old Centre Church.The church was opened for an unusual choral A Cappella presentation whichchoral director Debbie Maloney hopes will become one of the new Winchendontraditions every second Sunday of December. Students Sun Yuen (Amy) Hui, Phuong (Katie) Lai, Bolin Wang, Crystal Ngoje,Ying (Cassie) Wang, and Qian Yu (Iris) Zhang, sang in beautiful harmony songsof Christmas peace, greetings, and even a jazz version of Hot Chocolate. Theirharmonies melded well and it was an acoustic pleasure to hear in the smallchurch, even though the heat was off. When the students were done, hot choco-late was served in one of the Old Centre homes making it a warm ending forthe first of hopefully many years to come.