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Westfield’s Anne-Catherine Schaaf Inducted in the Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society at College of the Holy Cross
Photo provided Get in the holiday spirit at one of three opportunities on Saturday, December 4, to make your own holiday decoration with natural greens at Audubon Community Nature Center.
Make Your Own Fresh Holiday Decoration at Audubon on Saturday, December 4 JAMESTOWN – You can celebrate the winter season by making a fresh holiday decoration with natural greens for your own home or as a special gift. Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) is offering three Decorating with Greens opportunities to make a small wreath, table decoration, or swag with beautiful natural greens. Workshop times are Saturday, December 4, 2021, 10-
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WORCESTER, MA – Anne-Catherine Schaaf of Westfield, majoring in Classics and Studies in World Literature, has been inducted into the Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society at College of the Holy Cross, the Jesuit honor society founded in 1915. Schaaf is one of 30 new inductees this year, who exemplify the society’s values
of excellence in scholarship, loyalty and service. Selection to Alpha Sigma Nu is one of the highest honors that can be given on a Jesuit campus. Candidates for membership are selected from the top 15 percent of their class, and from this group membership will be awarded to only four percent. Alpha Sigma Nu, the only
honor society permitted to bear the Jesuit name, encourages its members to a lifetime pursuit of intellectual development, deepening Ignatian spirituality, service to others and a commitment to the core principles of Jesuit education. Alpha Sigma Nu is one of 19 honor societies on the College of the Holy Cross campus.
Holiday tradition returns to SUNY Fredonia FREDONIA – After more than a year of unprecedented times, the State University of New York at Fredonia is welcoming back a 50-plus year holiday tradition, the Hanging of the Greens. Taking place in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room on Dec. 2 between 6 and 8 p.m., campus and community members are invited to partake in a variety of activities: creating crafts, watching musical performances and the lighting of a 20-foot holiday tree. The event is free with an optional cost for a build-a-bear activity. A variety of student clubs will engage in kid-friendly activities and SUNY Fredonia faculty and staff often bring their children to campus to experience the winter-themed festivities. Families have returned year after year to engage in the countdown leading up to lighting the tree, eating holiday-deco-
rated cookies, enjoying student-run a cappella groups performing, and more. Hanging of the Greens is “a great way for the community, students, and staff to celebrate the holidays together,” Elizabeth Shearer, president of the Spectrum Entertainment Board, said. Organized by Spectrum Entertainment Board and Campus Life, the Hanging of the Greens tradition began Dec. 2, 1970 — a day after the Williams Center, formerly known as the Campus Center, was opened. The community-oriented event has become one of SUNY Fredonia’s longest-running traditions and serves as a slice of holiday spirit. For more information, contact Elizabeth Shearer via email at eshearer@fredonia. edu, or message @SpectrumFredonia on Instagram.
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MYO Wreath continued from 1 grams. The program fee is $10 for adults, $7.50 for Nature Center members and children 3-15, and free for those two and under. Twelve-inch wire wreath frames are available for an additional $3. Paid reservations are required by Friday, December 3. They can be made by calling (716) 569-2345 during business hours or going to AudubonCNC.organd clicking on “Upcoming Programs.”Walk-ins may be accepted if there is room. Call for availability after the deadline: (716) 569-2345. To order a plain wreath of fresh greens to decorate at the class, call (716) 5692345 or click through AudubonCNC.org by Monday, November 22. Decorated wreaths are also available. Audubon continues to take into consideration regional data from both Chautauqua and Warren counties to make COVID-19 related decisions and to follow CDC recommendations at minimum. To review ACNC’s most up-to-date COVID-19 requirements, which include information on face
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This is such a special time of the year: Thanksgiving is a time "we gather together"and recount our many blessings. There is much for which all of us can be thankful, including the spirit of giftedness all around us. Look around in your surroundings, you will discover a treasure of giftedness. Recently, I was privileged to interview a number of seniors in one of our local high schools. Within our students, I saw a treasure of human giftedness brimming with exuberant potential. I am convinced that our future is in the best of hands! You know, one need only take a look at one's local surroundings and community environment. One will see an abundance of creative, resilient, and energetic giftedness at work. There are individuals, many of whom are talented laborers, human services personnel, retailers, teachers, and elected officials, all contributing unselfishly to the vibrancy of life. Truly, they are a gift to all of us. When viewing our everyday surroundings, one will see skilled construction workers, plumbers, electricians, engineering specialists, and experts in the various trades busily at work They are working untiringly to meet the needs of all of us. In our viewing scope, we see hard working farmers, food production, and food suppliers, striving to supply the nutritional needs of the population. Often, they work against overwhelming adverse weather conditions to cope with the ravages of drought, flood, cold, and heat. These folks make for the benefit of all. Truly, their contribution
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• Job creation: The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies says local businesses create the majority of economic growth. They employ millions of Americans by creating roughly twothirds of private sector jobs. Local business owners also tend to hire people who represent the demographics of the communities where the business is located, which may include historically underserved populations. • Diversity of products: Local stores tend to diversify their products and services to meet the needs of the local communities, whereas chain stores often stock their shelves based on national demands. • Personalized service: A small business owner may be more inclined to go to great lengths to make customers happy because the long-term success of the business depends on customers becoming repeat customers. • Personal connection: Knowing the people behind a business facilitates a connection not easily achieved with other companies. Customers may celebrate when a favorite business succeeds and look to spread the word about that business because they feel like they played a positive role in its success.
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