The New Uxbridge Times - November, 2015

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Small Business Saturday

Red balloons and window signage will welcome holiday shoppers to Whitinsville businesses celebrating Small Business Saturday, on November 28 from 10am until 5 pm. Community businesses will be offering free giveaways, special gifts, fun activities, discounts, coupons, and surprises for all ages during the day. This year, visitors will enjoy traveling by trolley to businesses that extend beyond the downtown. Children ages 4-10 are invited to participate in a coloring contest for prizes. Santa is even expected to make an appearance! Retail stores, restaurants, service providers, activity and entertainment venues are excited for this opportunity to thank patrons from the Blackstone Valley and beyond. "This is our chance to give back to loyal customers and to share with new visitors the many services available in our quaint and historic downtown," said Michelle Siefken of Art...Make It Real. “It's our hope to revitalize and reenergize a once vibrant downtown and to introduce the community to local small businesses,” added Christine Guanipa from Little Man Handbags. Punch Cards identifying participating businesses, activities, and free giveaways will be located in the former home of the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce Building at 110 Church Street on November 28 from 10 am-5 pm. Small Business Saturday is a national shopping day held annually in the United States on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. American Express conceived the concept in 2010 to ensure local, small business is included in the busy shopping time between Black

Centennial Celebration Committee appointed

DAR DAy o f  Se Rv ic e : The c aptain Job Knapp c hapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, celebrated the 125th Anniversary of its founding with a DAR Day of  Service  at  the  c orbin  c emetery  in  Dudley.  Above (left to right) Beverly Nelson of Douglas; Addie Healy & Sylvia  Gamache  of  Dudley;  and  c arolyn  Lavallee  of Whitinsville dressed in period attire for the event.  See complete story on page 20 Friday and Cyber Monday. Participating Whitinsville merchants invite you to like their Small Business Saturday Facebook page Shop Small

01588. For more information, contact Michelle Siefken at Art…Make It Real (508.450.7120) or Christine Guanipa at Little Man Handbags (508.341.6211).

Back in 2012, when the Millville Board of Selectmen appointed the Centennial Celebration Committee, May 1st, 2016 seemed barely a blip on a far-off horizon. It was a long way off, giving the committee the idea that there was plenty of time to plan centennial events and raise the funds to support them. Time does have a way of creeping up on us and now, here we are, in November of 2015, just months before those Centennial events are slated to begin. Since its appointment, the Centennial Committee has met monthly and now meets twice a month to work on specific events that are included in centennial planning. To date, the committee has sponsored three Community Family Fun Days in the Park and raised funds through Toll Days and the sale of Centennial T-shirts and bracelets. The committee, names old and new in Millville's history, Keith Wing and Jennifer Dean Wing, Co-Chairmen, Margaret Carroll, Honorary Chairman, Les Davis, Treasurer, Lois Salome, Secretary, Tina Cook, Police Chief Ron Landry, Adam Derosiers, Pam Dean Kobetitsch, Catherine Valacer Robinson and Caryn Vernon, have now moved into high gear, releasing a calendar of centennial events and embarking on a broad fundraising campaign. Opening the Centennial celebration year will be the Grand Parade, scheduled for May 1st, 2016, the actual Birthday of Millville’s inception! The parade, with floats, walking units and marching bands will step off from Providence and Central Streets, proceed down Central to Main, march down Main and will disband at the Blackstone town line. All town and local clubs, organizations, churches and neighborhoods are

invited to participate in the kickoff parade. Through the years, Millville has been famous for its entertaining shows featuring local talent on the local stage. The 2016 Centennial Celebration will present the Millville Memories Show, featuring the return of many of the same cast members who participated in the 50th and 75th anniversary celebrations in 1966 and 1991. The show is scheduled for June 24 and 25, 2016 in the Carroll Auditorium at Millville Elementary School. Also on the schedule of centennial events is a Concert in the Park with a fireworks display, Community Family Fun Day, Centennial 5K Road Race and the culminating event, the Centennial Banquet, which is scheduled for October 2nd, 2016 at the Imperial Ballroom, in Mendon, Millville's mother town. To offset the cost of Centennial events, the committee is beginning a four-pronged fundraising campaign. Town residents, former residents, local businesses and vendors who do business with the town are being invited to participate in all centennial events and are also invited to make a donation in any amount to help fund those celebration events. All donations will be publicly acknowledged and are tax deductible. Donations may be forwarded to Millville Centennial Celebration Committee, 8 Central Street, Millville, MA 01529 Anyone interested in participating in or helping with Centennial events should contact the committee at the above address or email: millvillecentennial@gmail.com or on Facebook at Millville Centennial Celebration.

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~ INDEX ~ Town News ..............Page  4 c alendar...................Page  19 Gift  Guide…………Page  21 Senior c orner ..........Page  25 Society .....................Page  31 School News............Page  33 Business News........Page  37 Sports.......................Page  41 c lassified .................Page 43


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