Waters Farm announces June 11th Open House

Waters Farm Preservation, inc. will be holding their June Open House on Sunday, June 11th from 12 noon - 3 p.m. with the tractor pulls beginning at 9 a.m. & the walking tour at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free.

The Sutton Preservationist 4-H club will be presenting “Learn to Show a Cow” which is open to children & adults. Meet their cattle, enjoy their petting zoo & more.

Meet with Kent Stowe of Hawk Hill Orchards to talk about the care of fruit trees. He will be in our small orchard by the Sutton Beauty apple trees that were developed at Waters Farm.

Meet Harvey Blythe of it’s Only Chemistry. Harvey maintains the beehives on the farm property. He plans to have a live hive available, depending upon weather conditions, as well as a variety of honey products and cold process soaps.

Ken Ethier, local historian, and board member of Waters Farm, will lead a guided walking tour of the Farm property beginning at 2:30 p.m. Tours start by the farmhouse. Sites include the granite quarry, charcoal pit and farm buildings. Please wear suitable shoes.

The Waters farmhouse will be open for tours of the 1757 home from 12-2 p.m. Come see the restoration work that has been completed on the hearths and beehive oven in the north Kitchen and Dining room.

The Antique Farm Tractor Pull will be running concurrently with the open house, beginning at 9 a.m. Participants & spectators are welcome.

Waters Farm is located at 53 Waters road in beautiful West Sutton. An allvolunteer, 501(c)3 nonprofit living history center. Volunteers are always welcomed. www.watersfarm.org.

Friends of Sutton Library Book Sale

The Friends will hold a Book Sale on Saturday, June 17th. Hours are 10 a.m2 p.m., rain or shine at the Sutton Public Library, 4 Uxbridge road. Book donations are welcome during Library hours from June 1st - 14th. Please, no electronics, encyclopedias, dirty or musty books. Help us support your local Library with museum passes, programs and more. Thank You!

ARMENIAN HERITAGE MONUMENT GROUNDBREAKING - Pictured (L to R) are distinguished members of the community and Armenian clergy honored to break ground and begin the construction of the Armenian Heritage Monument. Representative David K. Muradian, Jr., Timothy Wickstrom, Board Chair of UniBank, Michael Welch, CEO of UniBank, Jim Tusino, Guaranteed Builders Inc., Charles Ampagoomian, Jr. Northbridge Board of Selectmen Member, Russell Collins, Northbridge Board of Selectmen Chair, His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of US, Rev. Fr. Aram Stepanian, Saint Asdvadzadzin Armenian Apostolic Church and Rev. Fr. Mikael Der Kosrofian, Saint Asdvadzadzin Armenian Apostolic Church

PhOTO By: DANOLD AMPAgOOMIAN

Sacred spot to honor Armenian survivors

recently, a groundbreaking and site blessing took place at the future home of the Armenian Heritage Monument that is located at Pine grove Cemetery in Whitinsville. This monument will honor the Armenian immigrants who survived the Armenian genocide of 1915 and were welcomed to Whitinsville to build new lives. it will honor the past, celebrate the present, and edu- cate the future of the important legacy of the Armenian in Whitinsville and Blackstone Valley in a special place where the majority of immigrants and survivors have been laid to rest.