The New Uxbridge Times - Jan 2013

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Uxbridge • North Uxbridge • Linwood • Douglas • Northbridge • Whitinsville • Sutton • Manchaug JANUARY 2013

Uxbridge Community Gardens applications available for 2013

WARM & FUZZY FUN - Michael Caffrey, of Uxbridge, enjoys a puzzle during the Pajama Night at the Uxbridge Library. See story on page 3.

Would you like to join the Uxbridge Community Gardens this spring? Applications for new gardeners will be available on January 2nd at the Uxbridge Free Public Library, the Uxbridge Senior Center and at the Uxbridge Town Hall. An application can also be downloaded from the Community Gardens page on the Uxbridge town web site (www.uxbridge-ma.gov).

The Community Gardens are located on town-owned land on Sutton Street adjacent to the Youth Soccer League fields. A garden is available to any resident or taxpayer of the town of Uxbridge. The fee is $20 per 20' x 25' plot per season. There are also some double plots (40' x 25') for $40 per season. The gardens are totally organic; no chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides may be used. For more information pick up (or download) a copy of the Ground Rules, Organic Gardening Guidelines and Release with your application.

The deadline for 2013 applications and payment is March 8th for both new and returning gardeners. New gardeners must include a signed appli-

Rotary to host 10th Annual Wine & Chocolate Tasting The Rotary Club of Uxbridge has announced the date for their 10th Annual Wine & Chocolate Tasting Event featuring Live and Silent Auctions.

Please mark your calendar to save the date for this popular fundraising event to be held at Blissful Meadows Golf Club, 801 Chockalog Road, Uxbridge, on February 9, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. This year’s event will include two floors of Wine and Beer Selections courtesy of Lynch’s Riverview Wine and Spirits, an assortment of Chocolate Desserts and Candies, Hot and Cold Hors’ D’oevres, live and silent charity auctions and much more.

The funds raised by the club over the past year have provided scholarships to high school graduates in Uxbridge, Northbridge, Douglas and the Christian School, warm coats and hats to children in need in our community, aid to local food pantries and senior center, sponsorship of CPR Classes at the local Fire Department, and funds for

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the purchase of a camera for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UMass Memorial Hospital, just to name a few. It is the goal of the Rotary Club of Uxbridge to continue to make a difference here in the Blackstone Valley and also around the world, through an affiliation with Rotary International. With the support and generosity of the community, they will continue to provide a helping hand wherever they see a need.

You can show your support by simply attending the event! Or, if you choose, you can sponsor the event by placing an ad in their program book or by donating an item for the auction. Sponsorship opportunities are: Silver Sponsor Business Card Ad $25, Gold Sponsor Half Page Ad $100, Platinum Sponsor Full Page Ad $500. Sponsors will also be listed in the program as an Auction Sponsor for any item donated to the auction. For more details on how you can become a Wine and Chocolate Sponsor please call 774-481-1246.

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Tickets are $30 in advance and any tickets that are remaining the day of the event will be sold at $35 at door. Hope to see you there! Tickets make a great Valentine’s Day Gift! Tickets will be available for purchase from Rotary Club Members, online at www.uxbridgerotaryclub.org at Lynch’s Riverview Wine and Spirits, and Blissful Meadows Golf Club. Wine ordered the evening of the event will receive a special 20% discount. In the event of inclement weather, it will re-scheduled to a later date.

The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at the Valley Café on Church Street in Whitinsville.

Meetings are on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. and all other meetings are at noon.

Please drop in to one of the meetings if you are interested in learning more about Rotary and how you can become a part of this group dedicated to “Service above Self”.

cation and release with their payment. Returning gardeners need submit payment only. Please make your check payable to Uxbridge Community Gardens and mail to Uxbridge Community Gardens, Town Hall, 21 South Main Street, Uxbridge, MA 01569.

The Gardens are operated solely by volunteers and receive no funding from the Town. Individuals and businesses interested in making a donation to the Gardens will find information on the Town of Uxbridge web site under Committees/Community Gardens. For additional information email uxbridgecommunitygardens@charter.net or contact Barbara Hall at 508278-5004.

"Anything Goes" Photography Show Attention all photographers who enjoy capturing the beauty of our world! The 2nd Annual "Anything Goes" Photography Show will be showcased from January 11th-31st at the well known Alternatives Gallery at 5 S. Main St. in Uxbridge. Participation in the show is open to members and non-members. There are no restrictions in size, content or method. Cash prizes will be awarded by juror A. Cemal Ekins PhD. There will be a 20 percent commission taken on all sales for the non-profit Alternatives. The fee for 3 submissions is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Signup is via their website at http:// www.bvaa.org/BVAA/Submissionform.html.

Come be a part of this exiting and entertaining event. The opening reception will be held January 11th from 5-8:00 p.m..

The January meeting will feature Damianos' Photography presenting "What's Wrong With This Picture". The meeting will be held January 15th 6:30 - 9 p.m. at the Whitin Community Center, and is open to the public. Interested participants can e-mail images to classes@damianosphotography. com Title BVAA holds. Partial support for this program has been provided from Alternatives and the Mass. Cultural Council.

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Letters to the Editor

Thank You from the Toys for Tots Holiday Party The members of the Uxbridge High School Holiday Outreach Committee want to say thank you for all those who sponsored or participated in this year’s Toys for Tots Holiday Party. The party was held on November 30th, from 5:308:30PM, at the new Uxbridge High School and it was a great success.

Hundreds of children and adults participated in a number of activities including basketball, bowling, cookie making, and of course, the Amazing Maze.

Many enjoyed the free food and snacks (much of it provided by the Uxbridge First Night Committee) and music was provided by DJ Angel of Bellingham.

Santa, as always, generously gave time with children during his busy season.

Well over one hundred UHS students helped create and work at the party. As a result, hundreds of new toys were col-

lected, along with numerous gift certificates and free passes, which have gone directly to Uxbridge’s Adopt-an-Angel program.

We can’t thank this community enough for its incredible generosity during such tough economic times. As times have gotten tougher, you’ve given more. We, as a group, feel privileged to be a part of this community.

If you have any questions or comments about the party or Holiday Outreach Committee, please contact Hurley S. Silbor at 278-6240, or Pam DiBattista at 278-9448. Both can also be reached at Uxbridge High School at 278-8633.

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After reading the article in the November issue about Ms. Casey who knits blankets and slippers for Veteran's in the hospital we shared the story with our Daisy Troop. The group of 5-7 year old girls were about to march in their first Veteran's Day Parade and reading this article to them

was a perfect example of other ways they could help thank the Veternas. The girls were inspired by the article and collected/bought yarn that they were able to donate to help Ms. Casey continue her amazing work knitting. It was wonderful to see the girls put their ideas into action. We would like to

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Collecting bikes for Africa Village Congregational Church of Whitinsville continues its Bikes going to Africa collection drive for all nearby towns. Do you have any old/newer mountain, road, BMX, adult or kids bikes? Bikes to be fixed if needed and reused. Most bikes will be going to Ghana Africa where they are very much needed.

Bikes for Africa is offering a home or business pick up service. Please email: J. wood36@yahoo.com or call 508-277-6728 to arrange a day and time. This is a free event.

Bikes provide power and opportunity, allowing people to lift themselves from poverty. Riding a bike is four times faster than walking, the only choice for millions of Africans.

People with bikes get to schools, markets, farms and health care in one-fourth the time, improving their lives and economic futures.

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Award-winning lecture series in Whitinsville The award-winning January Series of Calvin College is coming to Whitinsville. From January 3rd through January 23rd, Fairlawn Christian Reformed Church will be one of 38 remote webcast locations worldwide to broadcast one of the nation’s leading lecture and cultural arts series.

The 26th-annual January Series will feature a lineup of nationally acclaimed speakers including threetime Emmy award-winning broadcaster Cokie Roberts, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn and the Army’s first active-duty blind officer Captain Scotty Smiley, to name a few.

The experts will cover a wide range of today’s most relevant topics, offering Christian perspectives on improving immigration policy and why business matters to God. They will also provide an insider’s view of the political climate in Washington D.C., discuss the history of the inaugural address just days prior to the 2013 Presidential Inauguration and predict what the future of farming will look like as the world population is expected to reach nine billion in 2050. For a full list of speakers and topics visit www.calvin.edu/january.

“Whatever’s happening in the world, we are talking about it,” said Kristi Potter, director of the January Series since 2007. “The speakers we bring in are tops in their field and many of them offer Christian perspectives.

Part of Calvin’s mission is to teach us what’s going on in the world and show us how we can affect it. The January Series offers us another platform to do just that.”

The January Series lectures will be video streamed live at Fairlawn Christian Reformed Church (305 Goldthwaite Rd., Whitinsville) from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EST Monday through Friday. The lectures are free and open to the public.

In 2012, total attendance between on-campus and remote sites soared to nearly 40,000. Since remote sites were added in 2008, viewership of the January Series has more than doubled and the number of remote sites offering the series has more than tripled.

“Remote sites are not just listening to the speakers, but they are talking about the ideas being presented," said Potter. "At many of the sites, groups meet afterwards to discuss the lectures. There’s a real community aspect that is being fostered.”

For more information, feel free to contact Ellen Stahl at 508-234-2838, ext. 200.

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Pajama Night at the library Snow! Sledding! Hot chocolate! Ice skating! Snow angels! Santa Claus!

These are just a few of the things local children said they enjoyed about winter at a holiday-themed PJ Night at the Uxbridge Free Public Library. The event was facilitated by Amy Cowen and participants enjoyed listening to stories read by Mrs. Cowen about winter, snowmen, Santa Mouse, St. Nick, and Christmastime. The Children’s Room was transformed into a magical place of icicles, candy canes, colored twinkling lights, a little Christmas tree, and festive reindeer thanks to help from

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Library Pages Emily Roxo, Ben Brule, Lindsey Centrella, and Emily Keeler.

For more information or a complete list of the Library’s children’s activities please visit www.uxbridgelibrary.org or contact Deb Young at (508) 2788624 x104.

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Sheriff’s Inmate Service Program lends a hand to Uxbridge Committed to making a positive difference both inside the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction and in the community Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis has been providing inmate work crews to assist budget strapped cities and towns all over Worcester County. The WCSO Inmate Community Service Program provides cost free labor to municipalities and non-profit organizations by non-violent, non-sex offender individuals who have earned a place in the program and under Sheriff Evangelidis the inmate work crews have been very hard at work.

Since taking office in January of 2011, the Sheriff has more than tripled the size of the Inmate Community Service Program providing Worcester County communities with an impressive three million dollars in savings with over 1,000 work projects completed. Another plus from the Sheriff’s expanded program, inmates benefit as well by learning job skills and a sense of self worth and dignity that comes with from a productive days work while the recipients, hundreds of local

non-profit organizations and municipalities from throughout the county have had projects completed by the inmate work crews that they could not have afforded otherwise. Most recently, the Sheriff’s inmate work program spent a number of days in the town of Uxbridge assisting with the set up of the 15th Annual Uxbridge First Holiday Night festivities and parade held on Saturday, December 5th.

“As Sheriff it is always a pleasure for me to spend time in the beautiful Blackstone Valley, and today I am thrilled to be here in Uxbridge at River Bend Farm with the inmate work crew as they assist town officials with the set up of the 15th Annual Uxbridge First Holiday Night and Parade which is a wonderful family event.”

Evangelidis continued “In addition to recently helping with this project, our inmate work crews have also completed painting and renovation work for the town’s Housing Authority providing Uxbridge with well over $10,000 in savings. As Sheriff I can not think of a better program where both the inmates and the community benefits.”

Steve Anderson, ed Danis, Bill Morton, WCSo officer Michael Brennan, Worcester County Sheriff Lew evangelidis, Holly Galleraini, Tom Bellacque, Bob Ambrosino & Len Beaudoin pictured at River Bend Farm during the set up of the 15th Annual Uxbridge First Holiday Night completed by an inmate work crew provided by the Sheriff.

“We truly appreciate Sheriff Evangelidis providing the Inmate Community Service Program to help us with

the enormous task of setting up for our 15th Annual Uxbridge First Holiday Night and Parade. The Sheriff’s inmate

work crew did an outstanding job decorating River Bend Farm and we are very grateful for the many thousands of dollars this program has saved us in labor and maintenance costs.” said Uxbridge Holiday Night Director Tom Bellacque.

For more information on the Sheriff’s Inmate Community Service Program please contact the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office at 508-854-1938 or visit www.worcestercountysheriff.com

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A new walk-in medical clinic has opened inside the CVS store in Uxbridge on 323 North Main St.. State Sen. Richard Moore (D-Uxbridge), UMass Memorial Senior Vice President Dr. David Fairchild and CVS Pharmacy representatives recently took part in a ribbon cutting to mark the opening of Uxbridge’s first MinuteClinic.

Several additional MinuteClinic locations opened in Worcester County in mid-December last year. With the openings, there are more than 30 clinic locations in Massachusetts.

MinuteClinic nurse practitioners specialize in family health and offer services for acute ailments such as strep throat and ear, eye, sinus and bronchial infections. Minor burns and skin conditions are treated, and common vaccinations such as influenza, tetanus, pneumonia, pertussis and Hepatitis A & B are also available.

The Uxbridge MinuteClinic is open 7 days a week with no appointment required and most health insurance is accepted.

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Our approach to weight loss surgery is different...

It’s not just about what you lose; it’s about what you gain.

At The Center for Weight Loss Surgery at Milford Regional, it’s not just about surgery; it’s about a whole new approach to living your life. That’s why we named the program FreshStart. If you feel like you’ve tried everything to lose weight, yet still struggle with serious weight problems and the health issues they create, we encourage you to take time and learn more about our supportive approach to successful weight loss surgery.

We’ve built an incredible team of professionals, including bariatric surgeons, nurse practitioners, dietitians, behavioral health counselors and physical therapists that are committed to walking with you through your weight loss journey. And our partnership with UMass Memorial Medical Center, a leader in bariatric surgery, ensures the highest standards of quality and care.

Attending one of our free information sessions is your very first step.

To register, visit milfordregional.org/freshstart or call 508-422-2285.

Free Information Session

Thursday, January 10 6:30-8:30PM

It’s a great way to better understand the different types of weight loss surgery and determine if this is the right choice for you. We will answer all of your questions and explain how FreshStart will guide you through this very individual process.

It’s time for a fresh start in your life!

Milford Regional Medical Center Physicians Conference Center adjacent to the main lobby Visit milfordregional.org/freshstart to register or call 508-422-2285.

Future sessions will be held on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30-8:30PM as follows...

February 14, 2013 March 14, 2013 April 11, 2013 May 9, 2013 June 13, 2013 July 11, 2013

August 8, 2013 September 12, 2013 October 10, 2013 November 14, 2013 December 12, 2013

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oBITUARIeS Gurciullo UXBRIDGE - Christine A. (Kearnan) Gurciullo, 91, of Uxbridge and formerly of Milford, died Nov. 18th, at the Lydia Taft House in Uxbridge after a period of declining health. She was the widow of the late Biaggino M. Gurciullo who died in 1974. She was born in Milford, the daughter of the late George and the late Mary Ellen (Kilroy) Kearnan and lived in Milford before moving to Uxbridge (7) years ago. Mrs. Gurciullo attended the former St. Marys parochial schools in Milford and was a longtime communicant of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Milford. She was employed for over (40) years as an independent cleaning service provider. She is survived by a daughter, Ann Marie Sullivan and her husband, John, of Spartanburg, SC; and a son, Angelo M. Gurciullo of Windsor, CT; granddaughters, Danielle and Brianna Gurciullo both of Meriden, CT; a sister, Margaret Tolenti of Hopedale, and sisters-in-laws, Angelina Stornanti of Roslindale. and Adele Kearnan of Milford; brothers-in-laws, Anthony Gurciullo of Hyde Park and Anthony Mussulli Sr. of Milford.

In addition, she is survived by four generations of nieces and nephews too numerous to mention. Christine was pre-deceased by four siblings, Lawrence Kearnan Sr., Clare Francis Kearnan, Mary Eleanor (Kearnan) Mussulli, and Walter Kearnan Sr.

Schotanus UXBRIDGE – Stuart Schotanus, 90, of Uxbridge, died Nov. 20th, in the Lydia Taft House in Uxbridge. He was the husband of the late Helen (Bardier) Schotanus who died in 2005.

Born in the Netherlands, on April 11, 1922, he was the son of the late Raymond and Froukje (DeJong) Schotanus.

In 1923, he came from the Netherlands to the United States. Prior to moving back to Uxbridge for the past 2 years, he lived in Northbridge, Uxbridge and

Grafton for more than 50 years. Mr. Schotanus had been employed as a machinist for the David Gesner Co. in Worcester until his retirement in 1987 and during his retirement, he worked for J & S Motors in Whitinsville. Mr. Schotanus enjoyed travelling with his late wife and her family. He loved all sports and his two German Shepherds, Fritz and Dutchess.

He is survived by three grandchildren, Kimberlin F. Marshall, William Lambert and Tammy Lambert; 7 greatgrandchildren and one great-greatgranddaughter. He was predeceased by two daughters, Joanne Y. Judkins who died in 2011 and Florence T. Reed who died in 2006 and two brothers, Bert Schotanus and Hessel Schotanus and one sister Bertha Gjeltema.

Royer UXBRIDGE - Theresa C. (Lafreniere) Royer, 82, previously of Linwood died Nov. 25, at St. Camillus Health Center,. where she had been a resident for the past 2 years.

Born in Whitinsville on Sept. 21, 1930 she was the daughter of Louis and Emma (Carrigan) Lafreniere and lived in Linwood and Uxbridge all of her life.

Mrs. Royer worked as a Practical Nurse for St. Camillus Nursing Home. She later worked for Sears & Roebuck Catalog Store in Whitinsville; Louis Fashions, and in the cafeteria at Blackstone Valley Technical High School. She was educated at the Good Shepherd School and was a long time member of Good Shepherd Church.

She enjoyed gardening, plants, antique shopping, and flea markets.

She is survived by her devoted husband Joseph H. “Harvey” Royer of 63 years; 3 daughters Ann Marie Williams and her husband Joseph of E. Dennis, Paula A. Azizi and her husband Ali of Danielson, CT, and Lisa M. Bernard and her husband Kenneth of Uxbridge; 4 grandchildren Lindsey Bernard, Courtney Bernard, Sarah Azizi, and

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Stephen Royer Jr. and his wife Danielle; 1 great granddaughter Lillian Mae Royer; 2 brothers Wilfred Lafreniere of Uxbridge and Leo Lafreniere of Manchaug; a sister Jeannette Pouliot of Whitinsville; and many nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by 2 sons Paul Royer and Stephen Royer and was sister of the late Adrien Lafreniere, Yvette Lafreniere, and Evelyn Vincent.

Doyon DOUGLAS - Mary E. (Mikolaycik) Doyon, 55, died Nov. 27 at home surrounded by her loving family after a long illness.

Born in Whitinsville on Feb. 24, 1957 she was daughter of the late John P. Mikolaycik and Betty (Vodden) Mikolaycik. Mary has lived in Douglas all of her life and was a member of St. Denis Church. She was an avid Patriot’s fan, loved to travel to Arizona and was a great advocate for the Vietnam Veterans. She worked as a Data Center Manager for Commerce Insurance before retiring in 2004.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by her daughter Rebecca DoyonLavallee and her husband Jeremy with whom she lived; 2 brothers James Mikolaycik and Thomas Mikolaycik and his wife Darlene all of Douglas, her close companion Charles “Chuck” McCammon of Mesa, AZ, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, and great nephews, and nieces, and her beloved cat Bruschi. A brother John Mikolaycik predeceased her in 1992.

Brown DOUGLAS - Frederic H. Brown, 76, died Nov. 27 after an illness.

Born in Schenectady, NY on Feb. 21, 1936 he was the son of Howard and Marion E. (VanDeCarr) Brown and had lived in Douglas for the past 10 years.

Previously he lived in Uxbridge and Shrewsbury. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Framingham and Whitinsville for almost 40 years before his retirement. He served in the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Coast Guard as a Master Chief where he served collectively for 39 years. He enjoyed hiking and was a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club.

He is survived by his wife of 10 years Sheila A. (Dagger) Brown; a daughter Gail Bellefontaine and her husband William of Malden; 6 step-children Leisa Meade and her husband Dana of Douglas, Cheryl Porcaro and her husband Kenneth of Shrewsbury, Janine Perron and her husband Donald of

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Shrewsbury, Christine Gurney, Michael Cenedella and his wife Michelle of Webster and Susan Serra and her husband Mark of Douglas; 12 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; a sister-inlaw Joyce Brown and a son-in-law Patrick Potachniak. He is predeceased by a daughter Cheryl Potochniak and a brother Arthur Brown.

Rachwal UXBRIDGE - Kathryn M. (Curran) Rachwal, 62, died Nov. 30 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after an illness.

Born in Marlboro on June 29, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Robert G. and Lauria M. (Langlois) Curran and spent her childhood in Framingham before moving to the Linwood/ Uxbridge area in 1973. She was educated in the Framingham School System. Kate had a very strong Catholic faith and belonged to several prayer groups. She also was a member of St. Mary's Church and sang in the Choir. She enjoyed all types of art. She also enjoyed crochet and knitting, receiving an award for crocheting the “Our Father” prayer.

She is survived by her loving husband of 42 years Mark J. Rachwal; 4 children Jason M. Rachwal and his wife Rana of Franklin, Gabrielle V. Kogut and her husband Chet of Seekonk, Mary Frances Rachwal and Andrew J. Rachwal both of Uxbridge; a brother Robert Curran Jr. and his wife Lynn of Hopedale, Christopher Curran of Worcester, Mark Curran of Marlboro, and William Curran and his wife Gemma of Uxbridge; 7 grandchildren, Jacob, Sean, Anjli, and Evan Rachwal and Adam, Jared, and Jessica Kogut; several cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends. She was predeceased by 2 brothers; Joseph and Michael Curran; and a sister-in-law Jean Curran.

Gniadek NORTH UXBRIDGE - Annie J. (Jacobs) Gniadek, 85, died Dec. 3, at Lydia Taft House of Uxbridge. Her husband of more than 54 years, Rudolph J. “Rudy” Gniadek died in 2003.

Born and raised in the New Village section of Whitinsville, Ann was the daughter of the late Orris and Sarah (Doey) Jacobs. She was a long time homemaker who always put her family first. Ann was a devoted member of the United Presbyterian Church of Whitinsville. Her golden years were spent traveling, getting out of the house, and dining out always with Rudy and

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friends. Her yard was always colorful with flowers and her bird feeders were always filled. To anyone touched by the hearts of Ann and Rudy, their family would like you to feed “her” birds, share a meal with those you love, and honor the memory of Annie’s life in any manner God’s spirit leads you.

She will be dearly missed by her two sons, David and his wife, Robin Gniadek of Uxbridge and Jeffrey and his wife, Diane Gniadek of Northbridge. She was also a proud grandmother of Julie, Steven, Daniel, and Joshua. She is also survived by her brother, Francis Jacobs and his wife, Joyce of Linwood along with many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 5 sisters and 3 brothers; Velma Roberts, Elsie Liberty, Gladys Langurand, Isabelle Bianco, Margaret Jacobs and Alfred, Archie and Stewart Jacobs.

Matkowski BLACKSTONE - Frances G. (Kuczek) Matkowski, 95, of Blackstone, died Dec. 4, in the Blackstone Nursing Home where she had been a resident since 2005. She was the wife of the late Joseph Matkowski who died in 1973.

Born in Millville in 1917, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Zych) Kuczek and was one of five children. Mrs. Matkowski was one of the first residents of the Joseph Early Village in Blackstone in 1980, where she served for many years as president and treasurer for the Village seniors.

She planned many excursions and activities for all the residents and seniors. Mrs. Matkowski once worked in the former Ilona Worsted in Millville and the former Cullins Nursing Home as a cook and nursing aide. She later retired from Worcester State Hospital where she was a dietary supervisor for many years. Her hobbies were cooking, travel, crossword puzzles, gardening and watching the Red Sox. She ran many Club 45 dinners for St. Paul’s Church in Blackstone, where she was a member.

She is survived by her children Maryann F., wife of Donald Fiske of Milford; Joseph and his wife Jacqueline (Casavant) Matkowski of Bellingham and Antoinnette, wife of Gerald Verfaille of North Smithfield; a sister Emily Hardy of Maryland; 5 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, one great, great-grandson, and many nieces and nephews.

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UXBRIDGE - Patricia A. (Taft) Greenhalgh Hauge, 89, of Webster and formerly of Uxbridge, died on Dec. 5, in the Oakwood Nursing Home, Webster. She was the wife of the late Merton R. Greenhalgh who died in 1958 and the late Cornelius J. Hauge who died in 1967.

Born in Uxbridge, on April 15, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Robert and Silda (Cnossen) Taft and was a lifelong resident of Uxbridge prior to moving to Webster in 2009. She was a graduate of Uxbridge High School, class of 1940 and graduated from David Hale Fanning Trade School in Worcester in 1960. Mrs. Hauge was an LPN and visiting nurse for the Uxbridge Board of Health (which later became the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Milford-Northbridge Inc.) for 28 years before retiring in 1988.

Mrs. Hauge was a lifelong member of the North Uxbridge Baptist Church.

She is survived by two step-sons Cornelius J. “C.J.” Hauge of Ohio and Peter S. Hauge of Marlborough, MA; three brothers Ernest Taft of Clarksburg, MA, Kenneth Taft of Newport, RI and William Taft of Wells,

WHITINSVILLE - Mary I. (Clapp) Fox Rivet, 92, formerly of Lake Terrace, died, Dec. 5th, at Beaumont Nursing Center after an illness.

Born in Grafton on June 24, 1920, she was the daughter of Harry R. and Ada E. (Whitney) Clapp. She was a graduate of Grafton High School, where she played varsity basketball, and a member of the Grafton Grange. She was 1942 graduate of the Waltham School of Nursing. She retired from the St. Camillus Hospital in 1982. She got the most joy in just spending time with family at gatherings, being a homemaker, after-school tea and talk fests with her grandchildren, and the few trips that she and Cliff were able to take.

She was predeceased by her first husband of 19 years, Harry J. Fox, who died in 1961, and her second husband of 37 years, Clifford N. Rivet, who passed away July 9, 2012; sisters Alice Faber, Ruth Hultin, Florence Kniskern, and Jean Canty; brothers, Harry “Skip” Clapp, Jr., and Ralph Clapp; a daughter, Elizabeth A. Fox; a granddaughter Kimberly Dawe, a step-grandson Donald Corkran, and sons-in-law Joseph Dawe and Leo Dalbec.

She is survived by a son, William H. Fox and his wife Juanita, of Webster; two daughters Mary Beth Dawe of Whitinsville, and Jean Dalbec of Leicester, her grandchildren Jonathan Dawe of Whitinsville, Jolene Dawe of Eugene, Oregon; Kevin Dawe of Worcester, and Emily and Zachary Dawe of Whitinsville; step-grandchildren Ronald Corkran of ME, and Gerald Corkran and Darren Corkran of Webster, several great and great-great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews, all of whom she was very fond.

ME; 9 grandchildren; 13 great-grand children, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two half-sisters, Pearl Rawson and Dora Hamer and one step-son Thomas C. Hauge of Uxbridge who died in 1992.

Cugno WHITINSVILLE - Sandra L. (Di Salvo) Cugno, 76, formerly of N. Uxbridge died, Dec. 10th, after an illness, at the St. Camillus Center where she was a resident for the past 2 years.

Born in Boston on Dec. 12, 1935 she was the daughter of Charles and Margaret (Area) DiSalvo and lived previously in Douglas and Hopkinton before moving to Uxbridge. A deeply religious Catholic woman Sandra was a lifelong member of the Third Order of Mary and belonged to the Espousal Center in Waltham. She loved organizing and attending retreats for many different charity organizations including volunteering for the homeless, the St. Francis House in Boston, and the Marist Brothers House in Framingham.

She was primarily a homemaker but enjoyed arts and crafts of all kinds and at one time taught ceramics. Sandra had a lot of moxie with a good sense of

humor, laughing and joking with her friends. She loved the Italian Opera and old movies. Family was extremely important to her. She was an exceptionally good cook and loved eating out.

She is survived by a son John A. Cugno of Uxbridge, a daughter Nicole L. Falconer of Tustin Ranch, CA; a granddaughter Ariyna E. Cugno; a brother Thomas DiSalvo of Oceanside, CA; a sister Constance Coyne of Manchester, CT and several nieces and nephews. Her husband of 31 years Brigader General Arthur F. Cugno passed away on June 13, 1994. A brother Anthony “Nino” DiSalvo also predeceased her.

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Mr. & Mrs. Harvey observed their 41st wedding anniversary on January 23, 2012. Mrs. Harvey enjoyed raising her family, gardening, arts and crafts, and astronomy. She was also an avid Patriots fan.

In addition to her husband Roger, she is survived by two daughters; Emily Costa and her husband Rich of Uxbridge and Laura Turner of Newport, RI, two grandchildren and an extended family in California.

Harvey HOPEDALE - Nancy L. (Allen) Harvey, 65, of Hopedale died, Dec.11th, in the St. Camillus Health Care Center, Whitinsville. She was the wife of Roger B. Harvey.

Born in Los Angeles, CA, on July 23, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Earl and Dale (Melton) Allen. She was a graduate of Riverside College, CA. Mrs. Harvey was employed as a Registered Nurse for the Milford Regional Medical Center many years

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Tree Recycling in Uxbridge Boy Scout Troop 25 will be picking up Christmas trees for recycling in Uxbridge on Saturday January 5th for a $10 donation. all proceeds will be going to The People First Food Pantry in Uxbridge. Call (508) 278-7363 to schedule to your tree pickup.

The Blackstone Valley United Methodist Church in Whitinsville will host a clothing swap on Saturday, January 5th from 9 a.m. to 11a.m. They will accept men's, women's and kid's clothing, shoes and accessories in good condition (no rips or stains, please). If you're looking to stretch your clothing budget or get rid of some clothes that just don't work for you anymore, this is the event for you. You don't have to donate to bring something home and you don't have to bring something home in order to donate. Everything is free.

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Help support Northbridge Operation Graduation 2013 Please support Operation Graduation 2013 at the following events: January 12th - a pub style TRIVIA game at the Polish Club in Uxbridge.

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Chinese Culture presentation Join us Thursday, January 3rd at 7:00 pm at the Whitinsville Social Library for a presentation on Chinese culture, its grace, wisdom, and the virtues, as interpreted by the Shen Yun Performing Arts company.

Shen Yun is a unique dance company whose mission is to revive 5,000 years

of Chinese culture. In this slideshow & audio presentation, you will go on a journey to China from ancient times to today. At the end of the presentation, you will have a better understanding of China and the Chinese culture of Shen Yun. Free and open to the public.

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Library book discussion The next meeting of the Douglas Library Book Group will be discussing Jim Fergis’ The Wild Girl: the notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932 on Tuesday, January 8th at 6:30 PM. When Ned Giles is orphaned as a teenager, he heads West by joining the 1932 Great Apache Expedition on their search for the kidnapped son of a wealthy

Mexican landowner, but Ned's growing feelings for an Apache girl soon force him to choose allegiances and make a fateful decision that will haunt him forever. Call the Library 508-476-2695 for a copy of the book. New members welcome. Homemade refreshments, inspired by the title being discussed, will be served.

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Beginning in late November each year, the flu affects millions of us.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says this germy bug costs businesses nearly $10 billion in employee medical visits every year.

Keep your employees healthy by maintaining a clean and productive work environment. The CDC has made it easier with a free employer tool kit, "Make It Your Business to Fight the Flu".

Here are some tips to help protect employees and customers as much as possible.

Acquire products that ward off germs. Hand sanitizers, tissues and disinfectants are all products that can aid employees in keeping the workspace clean. Make them readily available throughout your workspaces.

Advise employees to stay home.

While sick employees may deem it necessary to attend work, their presence will only expose healthy employees to contagions. If employees are sick, they should stay home for at least 24 hours after they no longer show symptoms. Consider creating a leave policy that allows employees to work from home should they (or their children) fall ill.

Enforce good hygiene in the work place. Institute the cleaning of shared equipment such as phones and computers, and wipe down common areas with disenfectant regularly. Remind employees of the importance of washing their hands, as well as covering their mouth when sneezing and/or coughing. Encourage them to "sneeze in their sleeve", rather than into their hand, to reduce the spread of germs.

Promote flu shots. Search for onsite flu shots through your local hospital, retail pharmacy or other health care provider, or consider reimbursing some or all of the cost for employees to receive the shot on their own.

Hold a health fair. Contact your local hospital to see if they provide health fairs for employers. If your business isn't large enough, you can possibly team up with others in your building, office park or neighborhood. If you are in a retail location, you can invite the community as well.

You can also contract the coordination of an on-site health fair with a company specializing in the service.

Be the example. It is important for the employer to follow the same advice being given to the employees.

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Mitten Tree gives and receives warmth YWCA Rhode Island will be collecting new mittens, gloves, hats, scarfs and other warm clothing until January 5, 2013.

The cold weather is upon us and YWCA Rhode Island is again displaying a Mitten Tree from now until January 5th. A Mitten Tree holds mittens, gloves, hats, scarves, socks and other warm clothing on its branches, typically for children. Anyone who is in need of these items is welcome to them.

“Our mitten tree has been a tremendous success over the few years. We know that many children benefit from this project during the winter season,” says Deborah L. Perry, YWCA Rhode Island president/chief executive officer.

“We are inviting community members to assist in providing warmth to those in need during this holiday season by adding an item to the tree.”

All donations are warmly welcomed.

Please leave labels/tags on for information regarding clothing materials and sizes. To learn more, stop by YWCA Rhode Island at 514 Blackstone Street in Woonsocket or call 401-769-7450.

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Additionally, the winner of the Uxbridge Free Public Library's Teen Advisory Board Raffle basket was Kaylee Kach. Proceeds from the raffle donation will go toward funding new purchases in the Children’s/Young Adult Library. Congratulations Kaylee!

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Local Author tells of turning tragedy into triumph “Look Forward,” a new book describing how 37 year old Bobby Dixon, a resident of Southern Worcester County, survived a serious traffic accident in November 2009 that left his body shattered. None of the first responders or ER doctors thought Bobby would wake up from his coma, let alone overcome the odds and survive.

Bobby Dixon was seriously injured when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a minivan driven by a young man who previously had his license to drive restored after suspension. It occurred on West Boylston Street in Worcester near Quinsigamond Community College. The 2009 accident, which left Bobby a wheelchairbound paraplegic, was followed by a long recovery and rehabilitation. That experience involved Bobby and his father doggedly working through, and around, financial obstacles and bureaucratic hurdles to get the services needed to return to some semblance of “normal” living.

“Look Forward” is the true story of how Robert Dixon and his son, Bobby, overcame adversity

together. It’s a chronicle of courage, commitment, self-exploration and faith. What they learn along the way is how a fragile relationship between father and son can become one of the most unbreakable bonds. They also learned how to navigate an often confusing system of motor vehicle laws, health care, rehabilitation, and recovery with the help of some caring emergency responders, physicians, and legislators.

The book, published by C&R Press of Chattanooga, TN, is available through Amazon. com in both print and Kindle editions. Proceeds from the book, which was released on November 15th, will assist with Bobby’s daily needs as he continues to adjust to life without the use of his legs. Bobby is now able to live independently.

“My hope is that every reader will come away from this book with realization that the world is full of caring people and that what we have in common is more powerful than our differences,” Bob Dixon said. “What we’ve learned from this continued on page 11

LooKING FoRWARD - Constituent service is a hallmark of Sen. Richard T. Moore’s, D - Uxbridge, public service. Senator Moore recently joined with authors Bobby Dixon (seated) and Robert Dixon, to present a copy of their new book, “Look Forward,” to oxford Public Library Director Timothy Kelley. Bobby Dixon, whose accident and recovery are the story line of the book, is a resident of Southern Worcester County. Sen. Moore is cited in the book for the assistance provided to Bobby by the senator and his staff.

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Drop Everything and Read The Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School and their NJHS (National Junior Honor Society) in conjunction with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Governor Patrick, participated in a Family Literacy Night for families of Blackstone and Millville during Massachusetts Family Literacy Month. Here are some of the numbers: One 8th grade NJHS student sent a DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) message to 555 middle school families through reverse 911. At 7:02 p.m. - The first family began their 30 minutes of Drop Everything and Read. At 8:47 p.m., the last family began their 30 minutes of Drop Everything and Read.

Eighty-four Hartnett families participated in this, the first ever NJHS DEAR Family Literacy Night. Three hundred and thirty-six children and adults from the BMRSD District participated and read for thirty (30) silent minutes; three hundred and eight different reading titles, across all genres read; a mother read to a four month-old baby; an eighty-seven year-old Grandfather read The Bible.

Congressman James McGovern’s office as well as Massachusetts State Senator Richard Moore. Both officials and their staffs delivered on their commitments. Both gentlemen and their staffs are a model of what people should expect from those they elect.”

Author Bob Dixon entered the United States Air Force in 1970 at age 18.

When he left it in 1978, he spent the next 14 years in night school to earn his Associate’s degree from Quinsigamond Community College and a Bachelor’s degree from Worcester State University. Along the way, he worked for Honeywell and other major corporations as an employee or consultant in supplier management, global sourcing, and quality.

In December 2010, Bob founded The Military Civilian Career Coaching Connection (MC4), a LinkedIn group that partners pro-bono coaches and mentors with U.S. military veterans to help them successfully transition into civilian careers. He’s been featured on numerous national media outlets and has been a guest speaker at many college campuses. Currently, Bob lives with his wife in New Hampshire. On weekends, he’s likely to be found on a John Deere tractor, or golfing.

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Mother, Tracie Robeau, young daughter, Adrianna Robeau, Hartnett Middle School 7th Grader, Caleb Robeau, Hartnett Middle School 8th Grader, Alex Robeau, and Hartnett Middle School 8th Grade National Junior Honor Society Member, Saralynn Spear. The family won four eReaders, Nooks and four Barnes and Noble Gift Cards from the Bellingham Barnes and Noble for participating in the NJHS Hartnett Middle School Family Literacy Night.

experience is that if you dwell on the past, you will always be a victim. It’s important to realize that you can’t relive and change what’s happened, only move on looking forward,” he added.

After commending U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern for his assistance with federal programs during Bobby’s recovery, the Dixons write (on page 94) in their book, “For issues at the state level, we eventually reached out to Massachusetts State Senator Richard Moore. Senator Moore and one of his staff, Sean Riley, were incredible in their support and their genuine caring for Bobby. Not only could we tell Bobby that his most pressing financial and medical needs would be taken care of, but there were benefits for his daughter, Halie, as well.”

Among the many individuals, agencies, and institutions thanked by the Dixons for their assistance with the response to Bobby’s accident and the recovery that followed, the book’s acknowledgement section states: “We reached out for help to U. S.

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First Holiday Night Committee Thanks public and sponsors Thank you from the Uxbridge First Holiday Night Committee. The 2012 Uxbridge First Holiday Night parade was a GREAT success!

Congratulations to our winners in the float division judged by our Parade Marshall Peter Ostroskey; 1st place the Itchy Fish by Greg Gilmore of Uxbridge, 2nd place Eastern Security and Safe of Mendon driven by Roger Lavellee and 3rd place was the Bethany Community Church from Mendon driven by Jim Revell along with 1st place winner in the Fire Truck division went to our neighboring town of Mendon.

Uxbridge First Holiday Night is supported in part by a grant from the Uxbridge Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state

agency. Our committee and events thrive on the partnership of community, local business support, fundraising, and volunteers like YOU. “Volunteering can be an exciting, growing, enjoyable experience. It is truly gratifying to serve a cause, practice one’s ideals, work with people, solve problems, see benefits, and know one had a hand in them”. - Harriet Naylor Thank you to all who volunteered during the year, all local and surrounding community supporters who attend our community events and a BIG thank you to 2012 sponsors.

Additionally, Santa always has room in his workshop for helpers and elves who would like to participate in the 2013 Uxbridge First Holiday Night parade on Saturday, December 7th. Contact us to join in on the holiday cheer!

Fresh Start – There is Life after Divorce CeNTRAL DISTRICT MUSIC QUALIFIeRS - eleven members of the Whitinsville Christian High School Music Department recently qualified for this year’s Central District Senior High Music Festival to be held on January 19th, at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. Musicians are chosen to participate following their audition in late November. The musicians are: Front Row (L to R): Julia Thayer (orchestra), Abby epplett (orchestra), Kathryn Rubin (orchestra), Sarah Sullivan (Chorus) and Mickey Cronin (Band). Back Row (L to R): Morgan Dzicek (Chorus), Michael Dunlap (orchestra), Billy Fredericks (Chorus), Isaac Bates (orchestra), and Yijie Yan (orchestra) Not pictured: Billy von Hein (orchestra).

A new divorce recovery support group will start up on January 15th at the Pleasant Street Church in Whitinsville. Called “Fresh Start – There is Life after Divorce,” this program is for men and women who are separated or divorced and living single again. The group offers support, encouragement, friendship and hope.

Each meeting includes a topical video followed by small group discussion, refreshments, and social time. The program continues for 12 weeks and is free and open to all.

Meetings begin Tuesday, January 15th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Pleasant Street Christian Reformed Church, 25 Cross Street, Whitinsville. Contact the church office at 508234-5268, e-mail info@pscrc.org, or visit www.pscrc.org for more information and to register.

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Moore tapped for compounding pharmacies commission Panel to advise on improved oversight Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, has been appointed by Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth, to serve on the Special Commission on Compounding Pharmacies. The 10-member group is charged with examining best practices in other states regarding oversight of compounding pharmacies that produce injectable medications, and to advise on changes needed in federal and state laws or regulations to assure the public’s safety.

In October, an outbreak of fungal meningitis was linked to the New England Compounding Center (NECC), a company located in Framingham, where unsanitary conditions are believed to be the cause of contamination of injectable steroids linked to 36 deaths and a growing 474 illnesses nationwide.

“The crisis spawning from the lacking oversight at NECC is an unprecedented travesty,” stated Sen. Moore. “No patient’s safety should be at this type of risk. Our work will ensure that gaps in regulatory oversight of this industry are filled in order to prevent this situation from happening again.”

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“Thank You” On behalf of the Northbridge Association of Churches Food Pantry, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to our community for coming together in a variety of ways to show support for this important ministry. Through your actions, you have shown what it means to “love your neighbor”.

We are sincerely grateful for the many generous financial and food donations from our local

Deval Patrick formed the Special Commission and charged it to examine best practices in other states and explore potential changes to laws and regulations to fill the regulatory grey area between state and federal oversight.

As a member of the Special Commission, Sen. Moore joins Christian Hartman of Oxford, an expert in pharmacy practice and patient safety who will chair the Special Commission, along will fellow representatives from the Legislature, experts in pharmacy practice, regulatory affairs, and patient safety.

Already, the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy has passed emergency regulations to enhance the state’s oversight of the compounding industry.

The Special Commission’s work will complement those actions.

The Special Commission’s recommendations will be due by December 31, 2012. The Commission will draw from investigations by the Department of Public Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, while examining the best policies in other states. The Commission is also directed to coordinate with any relevant action taken by the federal government.

For more information on Sen. Moore’s public health and patient safety efforts, visit www.senatormoore.com, or follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/senatormoore.

churches, schools, businesses and families, as well as for the numerous events which were held to benefit the pantry.

Our deepest appreciation goes to our faithful volunteers who help us to assist an average of 100+ families each month. Many of these families are coming to the pantry for the first time, and it is our hope to show them the love of Christ.

We humbly ask for your continued prayers and support as we head into the new year. If you wish to send a donation, checks should be made payable to: NAC Food Pantry, c/o Senior Center, 20 Highland St., Whitinsville, MA 01588.

MacLeod awarded scholarship Liam MacLeod, a 2012 graduate of the Blackstone Valley Technical High School, is the 2012 recipient of the "Barbara Jones Memorial Scholarship".

He is the son of Mary Ellen and Donald MacLeod of Millbury.

Arthur Jones, Barbara's husband, presented Liam with the scholarship award at a luncheon at Janet's Hilltop in North Grafton. Liam is majoring in Culinary Arts Management at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. The "Barbara Jones Memorial Scholarship" was established in 2006 in memory of Barbara Jones to provide financial assistance to local high school seniors pursuing careers in the restaurant and hospitality fields.

Barbara had a long distinguished

Liam MacLeod and Arthur Jones June Stefancyk at designsbyjune@yahoo.com for more information.

career managing and hostessing at area restaurants and in Keene, NH. Interested applicants for the 2013 scholarship can contact

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Douglas Library to host Home Brewing Program Have you ever thought about brewing your own beer or wine? If so, then this program will answer your questions and give you an introduction on how to set up and brew your own beer, wine and mead.

On Thursday, January 17th at 6:30 p.m., the Douglas library will host a Home Brewing Program, featuring Mike Greenslit, a local home-brewer and maker of mead. A basic overview of home brewing will be presented.

SUPPoRTING oUR TRooPS - Jeff Hilditch assistant manager of Hannaford's Milford and Michael Shain also of Milford, founder of Thanks To Yanks. Annually they team up for the holidays to donate Hannaford's gift cards to the families of local veterans.Thanks To Yanks holds an annual dinner of appreciation on 9/11 to pay tribute to the sacrifices that military families make.For additional information on Thanks To Yanks,please visit thankstoyanks. org,the next event planned will be a free family magic show Sunday February 10th in Milford for all families and especially the families of those deployed.

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Moore named to Council of State Governments Board Sen. Richard T. Moore, D Uxbridge, has been appointed by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) to serve during 2013 as a member of the Executive Committee of the bi-partisan Council of State Governments (CSG). The appointment was announced by NCSL President Terie Norelli, Speaker-elect of the New Hampshire House of Reps. and NCSL Executive Director Bill Pound.

Sen. Moore is a 2000 graduate of CSG's Toll Fellow Leadership Program and has been an active participant in CSG's Eastern Regional Conference.

He is a past national president (20102011) of National Conference of State Legislatures.

"Organizations such as CSG and NCSL both have solid reputations for providing policy research and information sharing that benefits those who are elected (or appointed in the case of many judicial officials) to serve in state

DAR AWARDS NIGHT Ken Warchell was the guest speaker at the Annual DAR Good Citizen Award's night on December 5th in Douglas. Mr. Warchell portrayed Paul Whitin with an entertaining history of life in the valley in the early 1800's.

Four students received the award. Nicole Defazio, Northbridge High School, Amanda Maguire, Douglas High School, Danielle Combs, Blackstone Valley High School, Molly Stark, Whitinsville Christian School.

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Starter kits will be available for purchase. Bring questions! If there is enough interest, a multi-week, in-depth course will be offered after this program.

This program is free and open to the public although seating is limited.

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"Participation in these organizations helps me to better serve the people who send me to Beacon Hill," he added.

Founded in 1933, the Council of State Governments is the nation's only organization serving all three branches of state government. CSG, with national headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, is a region-based forum that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy. This offers unparalleled regional, national and international opportunities to network, develop leaders, collaborate and create problem-solving partnerships.

The Governing Board and Executive Committee oversee the business affairs, policy and program development of CSG. Together, the Governing Board and Executive Committee are the main decision-making body to which all other CSG committees, task forces, regions, affiliates and staff report, and also give final authority to CSG's policy positions and resolutions.

The Governing Board includes 55 governors and two legislators, one from each chamber, from each of the 50 states and five territories.

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Students serve the community Each year, Valley Tech works to expand the learning environments of the students while also providing valuable cost savings for each of its 13 member communities. One such project currently in progress is the building of a pavilion on the grounds of Marion’s Camp on Lake Singletary in Sutton. Drafting students prepared the plans for the project, Construction Technology students are building the main structure, and the Manufacturing Technology/Welding students are engineering decorative supports that will also provide stability to the structure.

Valley Tech requires that all outside projects of this nature provide learning experiences pertinent to the curriculum, be safe environments for the students, and not displace jobs available to local business and industry. The school is selective in the process to be sure that all towns can take advantage of the skills of the students through community projects of this nature.

Sutton Building Commissioner John Couture, commented, “This is a valuable learning experience for the students of Valley Tech, offering realworld construction lessons. It also allows the Town of Sutton to complete the project at about half the cost of a project of this nature would normally cost.”

When complete, the pavilion will be used to host picnics, concerts, and other events in a fresh air environment providing a valuable resource to the town.

Education Foundation hosts Trivia Night

CAMP MARIoN PAVILIoN: Valley Tech Construction Technology students work to build a pavilion on the grounds of Marion’s Camp on Lake Singletary in Sutton. When complete, the pavilion will be used to host picnics, concerts, and other events in a fresh air environment providing a valuable resource to the town.

Do you have a spouse, friend or neighbor who knows a little bit about a lot of things? If so, come on down to the Uxbridge Progressive Club on Saturday, January 12th and test your knowledge, share some laughs and have a relaxing night out close to home! The UEF is sponsoring a Trivia Night on Saturday, January 12th at 7PM at the Uxbridge Progressive Club, 18 Whitin Street, in Uxbridge. Proceeds will benefit Uxbridge School Grant and Scholarship Programs.

Admission is $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Light Refreshments, Cash Bar, 50/50, Scratch Ticket Baskets.

Team Trivia Challenges coordinated by Wise Guy Trivia.....prizes awarded!

Table teams will be formed on site, and all are welcome to play or just sit back and have fun.

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School offices. Contact Judi Lanoue at the central office, 508-278-8648, ext.

113, Michelle Taparausky, 774-8235519 Linda Kuros, 508-904-2581, or the Progressive Club, 508-278-9800 for tickets or more information.

The Uxbridge Education Foundation (UEF) is a non-profit organization established by a group of concerned Uxbridge citizens to improve the education of the students in the public schools. Proceeds from events allow the UEF to provide grant funding and scholarships to the Uxbridge Schools and its students. Since its inception in 2004, the UEF has awarded almost $70,000 in grants and scholarships. If you're interested in learning more about our organization or would like to become involved, please contact Kate Travaline, President, jktravaline@verizon.net, 508-278-0028.

Endurance fund-raiser ‘Pedal to End Cancer’ The American Cancer Society’s Spin for Hope, a three-hour indoor cycling fund-raising event, has a new name Pedal to End Cancer. event is scheduled Sunday, March 4, 2013 at participating health clubs throughout New England.

Since Pedal to End Cancer started in New England in 2005, more than $2.2 million has been raised for the fight against cancer. What started with six clubs raising $100,000 grew to more

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The new name is the only major change to the event for 2013. As in years past, the funds raised will support the life-saving mission of the American Cancer Society.

For more information on Pedal to End Cancer and to find a participating club, visit pedaltoendcancer.org, or call Aaron Ladd at 508-270-4665.

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Innovative School prepares to open September 2013 Public Charter School granted preliminary approval in Rhode island Rhode Island has received the goahead from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) for a groundbreaking online charter school designed for at-risk high school students.

The Sheila C. “Skip” Nowell Leadership Academy Charter School will combine online studies with classroom work and is aimed specifically at students whose family responsibilities interfere with their attendance at high school. That includes teenagers who are pregnant or already parents, who are responsible for taking care of other family members, who are victims of domestic abuse or who lack family support.

“We are trying to solve a problem for a specific demographic of students that everyone would agree is underserved and difficult to address in mainstream education, and we are doing so in a very pragmatic way,” said Deborah L.

Perry, CEO of YWCA Rhode Island.

The Board of Regents has granted preliminary approval, which means it approves of the concept and design for the charter school. In coming months, YWCA will work with RIDE to make sure the program meets state rules and regulations; YWCA staff also will be looking for classroom sites. Final approval from the Board of Regents is anticipated in April, and the goal is to open the school in September 2013.

The regents’ action also means the YWCA is eligible to apply for a $50,000 federal Charter School Program grant to cover the steps toward the final approval. The agency may also apply for up to $300,000 over a threeyear period to pay start-up costs.

What makes the Nowell Academy unique is that in addition to the online coursework, which makes the school schedule flexible, it will provide a host of support services including day care

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mined by the data collection system built into NovaNET as well as through teacher evaluations and standardized testing such as the New England Common Assessment Program (NE CAP), the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT and PSAT).

The Nowell Academy already has garnered support from the Providence and Central Falls school departments, educational and social service agencies, teen parents and more than 50 individuals and organizations involved in developing the Statewide Plan to Reduce the Rates of Teen Pregnancy and Support Young Families.

Although the Nowell Academy is being established by YWCA Rhode Island, it will become its own operation, led by a head of school and governed by a board of directors.

Barbara Sokoloff Associates, a development and community planning consulting firm in Providence is providing professional expertise to make the YWCA school vision become a reality.

YWCA Rhode Island is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. For more information, visit www.ywcari.org or call (401) 769 - 7450.

for students’ children. Finding suitable child care is a major obstacle for young parents who want to continue their education.

The charter school also will offer family planning services, health and nutrition workshops, and preventive health care for infants and young children, as well as employability and vocational training and access to higher education for its students.

The academic program will follow the NovaNET curriculum, nationally recognized for its success in improving school performance by students who need an alternative path to graduation.

All students will receive a computer with wireless capability so they will be able to access the program every day of the week, any time of day.

Each student will have an individualized education plan, but everyone will be required to spend at least 15 hours a week with teachers and fellow students at one of the brick-and-mortar sites.

The plan calls for sites in Central Falls and Providence during the first year, eventually expanding to a total of four centers.

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Wellness Assessment Day at BVT Valley Tech’s Post-Secondary Practical Nursing (LPN) program recently hosted an Aging Well Assessment Day at the school. The day-long clinical activity focused on health assessments of older adults living in the community independently and with chronic illness. Fifteen patient volunteers were each given head-to-toe health assessments including lifestyle, health and family history questionnaires along with a physical assessment of numerous body systems including the heart, lungs and skin.

Information gathered by the students created a real-life learning environment helping the students understand the needs of older adults and how to help them maintain their health and independence. Throughout the course of the assessments, Practical Nursing students apply knowledge and skills emphasized in the practical nursing curriculum.

The Aging Well Assessment Day activity was created in response to a call from the National League for Nursing for nurse education to shift toward better preparing students to advance the health of the nation’s elderly population. By focusing on goals such as the promotion of clinical decision-making in real-life encounters with older adults, the activity prepares students to manage and coordinate care in all health care settings.

The learning activity is an important career ladder initiative resulting in collaboration with students in the PostSecondary Practical Nursing program and Valley Tech’s high school Health Service program students along with their respective instructors. Additionally, Valley Tech’s Culinary Arts students assisted with food preparation and service providing lunch for all.

Valley Tech’s Practical Nursing Program has Full Approval Status from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and has been awarded initial accreditation by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).

Additionally, the Program is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC) Commission on Public Schools Committee on Technical and Career Institutions.

The program curriculum is designed to assist graduates in passing the challenging National Council Licensing Examination for Practical Nurse (NCLEX-PN). Valley Tech’s 60-week program includes 1,090 hours of instruction including 945 hours of nursing courses and more than 540 hours of clinical practice instruction.

The program is currently enrolling applicants. Interested candidates should refer to Valley Tech’s website for information atwww.valleytech.k12. ma.us or call the LPN Program Office at 508-529-7758, Ext. 3122.

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THE MONEY TREE

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by Bob Haigis When I was growing up, my generation had some pretty strict guidelines to follow. Our parents and other authority figures made sure we KNEW that if we didn’t pay close attention to their admonishing we were sure to be doomed to hell fire for all eternity (or something worse). Most of us grew up hearing (over and over again) such lamentations as: “a fool and his money are soon parted;” “don’t count your chickens until they hatch;” “actions speak louder than words;” “cheats never prosper.” There were hundreds of these little one liners to guide us, but I won’t bore the youngsters of today with any more while they laugh themself’s sick wondering where I ever got all this nonsense. I’m sure most of my generation has already forgotten many of them (like me).

One admonishing I haven’t mentioned above, I recall clearly because I probably heard it at least once a week or so for years, beginning when I was around six or seven. What usually provoked the reprove was my requesting a nickel for a Coke or candy bar, or when a little older perhaps twenty cents to go down to the Wellesley Community Playhouse with my friends to see the latest cartoons and kids flick. With a stern look on mom’s or dad’s face I heard that song again: “Absolutely not Bobby. What do you think - money grows on trees?”

With sadness clouding up my otherwise great day, I would usually sulk to my room, or seek out Shep (my dog) and go someplace to think of something else to do. Of course there was no answer to my parents reply for funding: Money doesn’t grow on trees! Or then again – does it? Peg and I recently discovered in western Mass. something I wish I had seen way back then and could remind my parents that indeed, there is such a thing as a “money tree”.

We discovered this amazing bit of “nature” on a trip just off the famous Mohawk Trail in Greenfield. We have made this excursion many times in the past, while visiting friends and many of the places of beauty in the area such as: The Bridge of Flowers in nearby Shelburne Falls, the Dam and Conn.

River crossing bridge at Turners Falls, Deerfield Academy, and much more.

The area is really quite remarkable in that no matter what time of year you visit, there is always something to see.

This particular trip in the fall we did a little foot travel in and around the area in that I call North Greenfield. There are several motels and a nice restaurant there, which we have patronized on other occasions.

In our wandering we started walking along a strip mall. I turned my head, and there it was. I nudged Peg, and we were looking at the rear of a massive twenty five ft. high tree stump that had the appearance of a redwood complete with massive mushrooms growing on the sides. From that angle, we weren’t sure just what we were looking at. I just knew it looked VERY real. It

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seemed obvious that the tree shouldn’t be where it was, standing at the edge of a roadway adjacent to a shopping mall.

It would have been cut down long ago.

So we wandered over to investigate.

The “stump” is so realistic, that it wasn’t until we were very close that we realized that it wasn’t what it appeared to be at all. We walked around to the front and it was at that point we realized that we had been fooled by “Mother Nature” and it was a great joke as the sculptor did a fantastic job. Here was a real “Money Tree”.

If you would like to see this marvel, it is located in the Big Y Plaza on Rte. 2 West just off I-91 in Greenfield. It is owned by the Greenfield Savings Bank, and must be the talk of the town, as well as an eye catcher to travelers like Peg and myself. I did a little research, and learned the following.

Back in early summer of 2008, a press release from The Greenfield Savings Bank through the Boston Globe announced that GSB was going to “officially debut tomorrow an ATM that’s built into a 25-ft. tree – a gnarly and Disney-esque money tree…” The idea was the “brainchild of bank president and CEO Rebecca Caplice…to

add a bit of entertainment to an every day errand”. It was designed by a nearby firm – Holbek Co. of Orange, MA that specializes in that type of art form.

After discussion on other forms for the tree, the present one was selected. It was the hope of the Bank that they were doing something different and unique to attract business. Rebecca, you certainly did! I recall that I got a “donation” from the oddity just to prove my parents wrong, and I think there is plenty left for others to see for themselves that such things in fact DO exist.

As you can see from the photo, the ATM is very neatly and tastefully set into the stump, and easy to use. All you need to partake in the abundance is a little piece of plastic that gets inserted into a slot. Put in a few secret numbers, push a button and the “green” flows out. As I took mine, in my heart I thought I heard something like: ‘Well Mom and Dad, see there really is such a thing as a money tree.’ If I am ever short a few dollars, I know exactly what tree to go to so I can replenish. I wonder if there are any more of them that I haven’t found yet scattered about.

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Upton receives Bertonazzi Newly elected officers announced Polish american Social & Civic Corp 2012 Citizenship Award The winner of the Senator Louis Bertonazzi Foundation Outstanding Citizenship Award for 2011-2012 is the town of Upton, with an average voting percentage of 29.90%.

In one of the closest finishes in years, Upton voters nosed out Westborough and Mendon, (the last award winner), by less than 1 percentage point. The award is won by the town that turns out the highest percentage of registered voters who actually voted in the five 2011-2012 elections.

The three top finishers were followed closely by Bellingham, Northbridge, (a past winner), Auburn, Hopedale, Grafton and Milford.

The purpose of the citizenship contest is to incentivize communities to look more carefully at how they exercise the hard earned freedom to vote that has been handed down to them by the courage and sacrifice of so many who came before them.

As a result of their victory in the 19 town contest, the Upton town clerk and Board of Registrars will receive a check for $1,000 to be used as they see fit to increase future voter turnout. The

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Upton Board of Selectman will be presented a plaque to be displayed for the next two years in the Upton Town Hall.

And the people of Upton will receive a huge banner proclaiming Upton to be the “Best Voting Community 20112012” to be displayed as they see fit.

Arrangements will be made through the Upton town clerk to make the presentations at an Upton Board of Selectmen meeting in January.

The Senator Louis Bertonazzi Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of Dr. Carl DiGregorio, Chairman, Michael Diorio, Treasurer, Atty. David Bertonazzi, Clerk, and members Cynthia Casey, Gail Crimaldi, Tom Cullen, Joseph Nigro, Pat Niro, Stanley Jones and Louis Bertonazzi, Ex-Officio.

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My friends at the shelter are working on crate training me which should help me relax when I am left alone. I would also like to be in a home that does not have any small children as I love to jump up and give kisses, sometimes this tends to scare small children.

If you think I could be a fit for your home, please stop by the shelter to see me soon. My adoption fee is $225.00.

There are no same day adoptions, an application must be filled out onsite before an adoption is approved. We are located at 90 Webster on Rt. 16 in Douglas Mass, near the Douglas State forest. For adoption process information, please contact Douglas Dog Orphans directly at (508) 476-1855.

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A Job Search Workshop for people who are unemployed, underemployment, or facing the prospect of job loss will take place the evenings of January 17th and 24th in Whitinsville. The workshop is also geared to people who are in a job, career, or profession that “just doesn’t fit” or are employed but would like to improve their work search skills.

The two-part workshop is free of charge and open to the public. It is for anyone interested in gaining fresh, relevant work search skills and is open to learning in a Christian context.

Topics include Views of Work and Life, the Financial Emergency, Beginning the Job Search, Networking, Writing the Resume, and Interviewing. The instructors and facilitators for the program are professionals who have personally experienced job loss and transitions.

Lyn Baird has experienced two extensive periods of unemployment and bumpy industry changes. She currently manages development and maintenance of a line of software products for Acxiom Corporation.

Rob Dandrade is a member of the job support ministry for the Faith Community Church of Hopkinton and is an engineering program manager at Hewlett Packard. He was unexpectedly laid off from Fidelity Investments, and said that working with their outplacement agency made him realize that his past job searches were based on many incorrect assumptions.

Rick Frazier lost his job three times through corporate downsizing and today works for Hewlett Packard as a business development manager. He also leads the Marketplace Ministry at his church.

Wende H. Malster works in an executive search firm, focused in the area of Human Resources.

Part I of the Job Search Workshop will take place Thursday, January 17th, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 pm. Part II will take place Thursday, January 24th, also from 6:30 pm. to 9:00 pm. The classes will be held at the Pleasant Street Church, 25 Cross Street, Whitinsville. 508-234-5268, www. pscrc.org.

To register, send your email, name and phone number to Judy at office@pscrc.org.

Uxbridge Blood Drive scheduled January 28th Receive a Free Pound of Dunkin Donuts Coffee when you donate blood at the following blood drive: VFW, Route 16, Uxbridge.

Monday, January 28th between 2:00-7:00 p.m.

Walk-Ins are welcome. Appointments are preferred by calling 800-RED CROSS (800-7332767) or online at RedCrossBlood.org.

The A.A. Sherman Camp 18 Sons of Union Veterans Fifes & Drums recently played for the National Parks Service in Hapers Ferry, West Virginia. Local members of the band are Richard and Paul Benoit, Tom, Peter and David emerick and Carmin Calabrese, all from Uxbridge and Tyler and Josh Trahan from Sutton. The group recently attended the 149th Anniversary of the Gettyburg Address.

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Calendar WEEKLY

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SundayS BINGO Knights of Columbus 70 Prescott Rd., Whitinsville Doors open at 4 pm MondayS PITCH PARTY 6:30 pm at the Uxbridge Senior Center on South Main Street TueSdayS ROTARY CLUB MEETING 12:15 pm at Unibank, 49 Church St., Trustee’s Room P.A.C.E. CLASS…FREE! People with Arthritis can exercise 10 am in the Community Room at Lydia Taft House.

Call Paulette 508-476-4467

WedneSdayS FREE POOL VFW, Post 1385, Uxbridge 508-278-7540 ThurSdayS “COMMUNITY BAND” Practice 7:30 pm at Whitin School on Granite St., Uxbridge WaLK For WeLLneSS Clear your mind, meet new people and get healthy & Walk the trails at Pout Pond Call

Nicky at 508-278-3558 nickydabrosca@hotmail.com

SaTurdayS Ladies Auxiliary MEAT RAFFLE 5 pm at VFW Post 1385 Hall, Rte. 16 in Uxbridge MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Whitinsville Community Center, Church/Hill Sts. 4th Floor Conference Rm. Men from all area towns are invited. 508-234-8185

info email edalynne@hotmail.com or call tina Beauchaine at 508-234-8131.

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23rd Wednesday

14th Monday 4th Friday Senior BreakfaSt 8-9:30 aM St. John’s episcopal Church 3 Pleasant St., Sutton. french toast and bacon, juice, coffee or tea. this month is free.

Handicap accessible. for more info call 508-865-3103 or 508-277-9822

5th Saturday ClotHing SwaP 9-11 aM Blackstone Valley United Methodist Church, whitinsville. everything is free.

Please use the driveway between the law office and Dominos and come in through the Church’s back door. items can be dropped off the night before 6-7 PM or the morning of the swap. for

aMeriCan legion MontHly Meeting 7 PM american legion Hall, 59 Douglas St., Uxbridge

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tHiMBle PleaSUreS Meeting 7 PM Unitarian Universalist Church, Maple St., Mendon. guest speaker ginny radloff will have her trunk show featuring Judy niemeyer patterns. guests are welcome $5.00 fee. for more information: www.thimblepleasurs.org.

BlaCkStone Valley Heritage QUilterS Meeting 7 PM St. Patrick’s Church 1 Cross St., whitinsville. guest Speaker Jessica ledger with her story called “the Selvedge Queen”

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Inauguration Day

Mill Church Cafe announces lineup Located at 45 River Street, Millbury Friday, Jan. 4th • Chris Jensen Chris is a gifted, unabashed singer/songwriter/worshiper.

Friday, Jan. 11th • Fire of Revival Friday, Jan. 18th • Small Names Small Names is based out of Springfield.

Their ministry is focused on reaching people through Worship, Psalms and spiritual songs.

Friday, Jan. 25th • John Polce John Polce brings a sweet spirit of praise and thanksgiving to the altar as a solo singer/songwriter and guitarist.

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Zophie Greenwald took 1st and 2nd place in the 6 - 8 year age group at a recent Student art exhibition. The winning pieces where: First Place “arctic Tundra” done in pencil and Second Place - “Who are you looking at?” a Zebra done in Pastels.

The art Show was sponsored by the hopedale Cultural Council. Zophie lives in uxbridge with her parents and her sister addie.

olivia Picotte, 12, is a homeschool student in uxbridge. For her Public Speaking class, she recently researched, wrote, memorized and delivered a 5 minute speech on the heifer International Charity. She collected and donated $142.00, and raised awareness about the work of this important worldwide organization. Great job olivia!

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~Society ~ Engagement Announcement

Bible Study for women starts series

Lukowski & Bjorkman

All women are invited to join Coffee Break, an informal community Bible Study, on Tuesday mornings starting January 15th, from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m., at the Pleasant Street Church, 25 Cross Street, Whitinsville. Participants do not have to know anything about the Bible to come. This series will study â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peter: The Making of a

Paul and Susan Lukowski, of Northbridge, are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Amanda Grace Lukowski to Randy James Bjorkman Jr of Attleboro. Randy is the son of Kerry MacDonald of Attleboro and Randy Bjorkman Sr. of Framingham.

Amanda is a graduate of Framingham State University and is currently in school for her MBA at New England College. Randy is a graduate of Bridgewater State University and currently works in Framingham as a staff accountant. The happy couple has purchased a home in Whitinsville. A May 17th, 2014 wedding is planned in Boston.

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Genealogists Calling All Singers!

The Greater Milford Community Chorus, directed by welcome Uxbridge resident Dan Zabinski, invites all those with a love singing to come join them in preparation for their Spring new members forConcert in early May. There are no auditions but you must The January meeting of the Worcester Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. will be held on the first SATURDAY morning, January 5th at the Zion Lutheran Church which is located at 41 Whitmarsh Avenue (Greendale Neighborhood) in Worcester, For directions you can go onto: http://worcesterchapter.wordpress.com /2012/08/22/how-do-you-get-therefrom-here/.

There will be a short meeting and followed by â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Smartest and Most Capable Ever Known: USS Constitutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crew During the War of 1812â&#x20AC;? presentation. For more than a decade, the USS Constitution Museum has researched the lives of Constitutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s War of 1812 crew. Join us as Constitution Museum Research Historian Matthew Brenckle presents some of the common seamenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newly discovered personal stories.

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The meeting is open to the public, free for members and $3.00 for nonmembers. Attendees are encouraged to bring along a friend(s) as well as their own coffee. Yearly membership in the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. is only $25.00 for an individual and $30.00 for a family living in the same household.

Questions? Contact: Nancy Schultzberg, Publicity Chairperson, at 774573-9529. For more information about the Worcester Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, visit their website: www.massachusettssocietyofgenealogists.org or www.msog inc.org

be over 18 and be able to carry a tune. Singers come from over nine area towns. Open enrollment for new singers are the first 3 Wednesdays of the new season, January 9th, 16th and 23rd. Rehearsals are held Wednesday evenings from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at Memorial Hall Cultural Center, 30 School Street, Milford. For more information contact Linnea Silvia, President at 781-504-7300.

The GMCC is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Community Use Program and the Milford Cultural Council, which is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Uxbridge Supports Our Troops proudly invites the community to a benefit event to help support local troops stationed stateside and abroad. The event will be held on Saturday, January 26th from 6-11pm at the Uxbridge V.F.W. (Rte. 16, Uxbridge). A donation of $12 per ticket is welcome. A fun evening consisting of dinner, dancing, and raffles is being planned. Please come and ring in the new year by showing support for our troops! All proceeds from this event directly ben-

Thimble Pleasures Guild to host speaker Local quilt guild, Thimble Pleasures will hold their January meeting, on Thursday, January 17th at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Maple St. in Mendon.

Guest speaker Ginny Radloff will have her trunk show featuring Judy Niemeyer patterns. Guests are welcome for a $5.00 fee.

For further information please visit www. thimblepleasures.org.

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“Boot Camp” offering something for everyone It is almost 8 p.m. on a Monday or Wednesday night. Cars start filling the Community House parking lot and trickle out onto Court Street. The town is quiet except for this dedicated group that assembles these nights to participate in “Boot Camp”, a circuit-based exercise class run by Rachel Howe, owner of Momentum Fitness. This class has been running strong for 5 years now, offering people of all ages, fitness levels and goals a chance to come together and get a great work out in at a time that works with their busy schedules.

Rachel originally started this class as a way to give stay-at-home moms and working professionals a way to make the most of their exercise time. Having earned a degree in personal training and nutrition in 2008, Rachel knew that the most effective type of exercise combines cardio and strength training using

The “Boot Camp” Group intervals. She created this circuit-based class to enable everyone – regardless of their current fitness level – a way to work out at their own intensity and maximize their results in the quickest time. Another bonus? It is constantly

changing to keep things fun, keep participants motivated and, most importantly, to keep them on track towards their goals.

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“Within the last few months I have lost 27lbs and roughly 6 inches overall. I also dropped from a size 12 to a size 4 in pants! As much as I have lost I have also gained. I have gained much stamina and endurance hitting goals I thought were out of reach.”

Rachel is passionate about helping people feel and look their best. Along with the Boot Camp, she also offers a program called “4 Weeks to Fabulous” that combines her nutrition expertise along with small group training for a completely customized program. In addition, Rachel serves as a fitness consultant to a local fitness manufacturer.

She was recently featured on the box cover of one of their products that is currently being sold in stores across the country, including Kohl’s. Rachel is also involved with an empowerment program for girls called Girl Power.

This program encourages girls to feel empowered, confident and make good decisions. This program is offered through many school enrichment programs as well as through the Community Partnership program with the Girl Scouts.

If you are interested in hearing how any of these programs might work for you, Rachel encourages you to take the first step and contact her directly. She can be reached through email at: rachel@gainyourmomentum.com or through the web site at www.gainyourmomentumcom

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Senior Corner Northbridge Senior Center January Calendar and Events Hours Of Operation: Monday – Thursday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Friday – 8:30 a.m – 1:00 pm HOLIDAY CLOSING The Northbridge Senior Center and Tri-Valley Nutrition Site will be closed on Monday December 31st, and Tuesday January 1st, in observance of the New Year Holiday.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Northbridge Police Department announces a new Emergency Notification system: .Code RED. This system will notify you directly of any emergency information that you should be aware of.

Please note (You must have a computer to register with the police department) the website is www. northbridgepolice.com click on the Code Red and enter your information. If you do not have a computer, contact the Senior Center for more information. 508-234-2002.

VOLUNTEER MEDICAL DRIVERS The Northbridge Senior Centers Volunteer Medical Driver program is in need of drivers to take local senior residents, to out of town medical appointments. Any time that you could give to this much needed, and

appreciated service would be most welcomed. Drivers are reimbursed once a month for their miles. Please, call the center for more for information 508-234-2002. Your help is most appreciated. Thank you.

SENATOR MOORE The Northbridge Senior Center will host Senator Michael Moore on January 14th From 12:00-1:00pm. Come and have lunch (if you prefer) at 11:45am, or just come and meet Senator Moore.

FALLON REPRESENATIVE The Northbridge Senior Center will have a Fallon Rep (Senior Plan) on Monday, January 28th at 10:00am.

Come join other seniors who may have questions or concerns regarding your insurance coverage.

information or to schedule an appointment.

120 CLUB The Friends of Northbridge Elders, Inc will resume the 120 Club the first week in February 2013. However the coordinator will be available the month of January for current members to purchase their ticket, or anyone that would like to purchase a ticket for $20.00 to be eligible to enter the weekly drawing to win $20.00. This second half of the 120 Club will run for twenty weeks concluding in June. For the final drawing of $400.00, $300.00, $200.00 and four winners of $25.00. This has been a successful Fund Raiser that helps to fund various activities and programs at the center.

VETERANS AGENT Ron Tetreau, Director of Veterans Services will be available to meet with those having questions regarding benefits they may entitled to.

Everyone is welcome to come and meet Ron. Call the center for more information on when the next meeting will be.

ASK THE NURSE The Northbridge Senior Center Ask the Nurse Program will conduct a vital signs clinic on Tuesday, January 8th and Tuesday, January 22nd, 11:00am -1:00pm. Come and meet Pat Wallen, our RN, she is available to answer any questions concerning your medications, or any other health issues you may have.

SHINE A Shine Counselor is available by appointment only. Call for more

WORCESTER TRINITY SYMPHONNET The Northbridge Senior Center will

11 AM “New Year At Noon” celebration w/singer Linda Jean 7th • Monday 10 AM - Chatterbox Discussion Group. All Welcome 10th • Thursday 1 PM – Movie & Snacks “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” Family Movie Rated PG 30th • Wednesday 11 AM – Presentation on Osteoporosis and Bone Density (Bone Density testing available) WEEKLY FEATURES Mondays – 9:30 AM Tai Chi FREE classes every Monday.

All Welcome Mondays – 12:45 PM Men’s Poker Club All Welcome Tuesdays – 12:45 PM “ Sutton Serenaders Chorus” All welcome to join.

a guest. All birthday participants are eligible to win a plant to be raffled.

Reservations must be made on Friday, January 18th, no later than 11:00 am

CAREGIVERS GROUP The Northbridge Senior Center’s Caregivers group meets on the fourth Friday of the month. The next meeting will be on Friday, January 25th, at 11:00 am. If you are currently caring for a family member or close friend, come and join others who share your compassion

ATTENTION SENIOR CITIZENS The Town of Northbridge Property Tax WORK - OFF PROGRAM is available for local seniors, who qualify and have appropriate skills, to volunteer their services to the town.

They are then matched with volunteer positions that have been offered by various Town Departments. This new program can help you reduce the cost of your property taxes and you will be helping the town as well. This program will begin in January 2013.

MONTHLY BIRTHDAY DINNER The Monthly Birthday dinner will be Tuesday, January 22nd, at 11:45 am. Anyone celebrating a birthday in January is invited to attend and bring

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host Mr. Lee Bartlett and The Worcester Trinity Symphonnet on January 22nd at 12:45pm . All are welcome to come and enjoy a wonderful time listening.

Tuesdays - 2 PM “Boost” High Impact exercise group Tuesdays – 1 PM Cribbage.

All welcome Thursdays – 9 AM “Boost” High Impact exercise group Thursdays – 10 AM Pitch Thursdays – 1 PM NEW 1st & 3rd of each month DARTS!!

BINGO every Wednesday & Friday @ 1 PM Fridays - 9 AM “I’m Sorry” Card Game Free Exercise Classes Mondays & Wednesdays (Range of Motion) Free Yoga Classes Tuesdays & Fridays Free Computer Classes Wednesdays & Thursdays.

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Uxbridge Senior Center Programs, Events & Lunch Menu for January 2013 Lunch pick up begins at 10:30 am each day with lunch at 11:30. Please call the Senior Center at 508-278-8622 to reserve your meal and also to arrange for transportation to lunch, shopping and for medical appointments.

The Senior Center will be closed on the following dates: January 1st, New Years Day and January 21st, Martin Luther King Day. No meals will be served on these days.

The Senior Center is a drop off site for the People First Food Pantry.

Donations are accepted Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm.

COMPUTER CLASSES – Classes have resumed on Mondays and Fridays from 3pm to 4pm. Do you have a new Iphone, Ipad, tablet or Nook but aren’t sure about all you can do with it?

Please call the Senior Center at 508278-8622 to enroll and get further details. Classes are geared to individual needs.

SENIOR CENTER WISH LIST – The Senior Center would greatly appreciate any donations of decaf and regular coffee, sugar and Splenda packets, foam cups, stirrers, cascade for the dishwasher, dish detergent, sponges and all purpose spray cleaner for the tables. These things are not covered in the budget.

We thank you very much for your help.

NaviCare SCO will be at the Senior Center on the first Monday of every month at 2:00pm. NaviCare SCO is a Senior Care Options program.

NaviCare helps you get the most out of your Medicare and MassHealth standard benefits and offers you extra services that can help you stay healthy at no extra cost to you. You are eligible if you are 65 years old or older, you have Mass Health Standard and you live in Worcester County.

WELCOME OUR NEW BEREAVEMENT COUNSELOR – Are you dealing with the loss of a loved one, losing a job or your home or just need to talk to someone? Please call the Senior Center and make an appointment to talk to our new bereavement counselor, Dr. Carl Schultz. Dr. Schultz comes to us with impressive credentials. He is available for people of all ages by appointment. All sessions are free, private and confidential. Call the Senior Center at 508-278-8622 to make an appointment.

NEW WEBSITE – Now you can go to the new Council on Aging website and get all the news from the Senior Center.

There is up to date information on programs and classes, the weekly lunch menu, as well as fuel assistance and open enrollment for Medicare Supplemental insurance. Check us out at www.uxbridge-ma.gov. Go to departments and click on Council on Aging.

MOBILE OPTICAL SHOP COMING TO UXBRIDGE SENIOR CENTER Anywhere Optical is a mobile optical shop that comes to your door. Lisa Trainor, the optician from the company

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FALLON COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN - The Senior Center wishes to thank Fallon for their generous donation to our food and transportation programs which are funded through grants and donations. We appreciate their continued support.

YOGA CLASS – Yoga class will resume on Thursday, January 10th. You must call the Senior Center to register before Wednesday, January 8th. $30 for the six week class is due at registration.

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION POTLUCK - On Monday, January 7th at 6:30 pm, Barbara Hall and Marsha Petrillo will hostess a potluck dinner for the volunteers for the Community Gardens and the volunteers at the Senior Center.

MENU: 1st / tuesday HAPPY NEW YEAR! Senior Center is closed, no lunch served.

2nd / Wednesday Lunch – Chicken marsala, mashed potatoes, green beans and sugar free Jell-O 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Anywhere Optical 3rd / thursday Lunch – Ham casserole, roasted potatoes, peas and fresh fruit.

4th / Friday Lunch – Baked fish, rice pilaf, mixed vegetables and ice cream and cookies.

3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Computer classes, call 508-278-8622 for more information.

7th / Monday Lunch – Vegetable Alfredo with penne pasta, mixed vegetables and fresh fruit.

2:00 pm – NAVICARE SCO 3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Computer classes 6:30 pm – Volunteer Appreciation Potluck 8th / tuesday 8:30 am – Pick-up begins for grocery shopping at Hannaford’s.

Lunch – Beef stew, buttermilk biscuit, green salad and apple cake.

9th / Wednesday Lunch – Roasted chicken, apple stuffing, mashed potatoes, butternut squash and fresh fruit.

10th / thursday Lunch – Swedish meatballs, egg noodles, Brussels sprouts, and sugar free pudding.

12:30 pm - Pick-up begins for WalMart shopping.

1:00-2:00 pm – Yoga class, all are welcome to join. Fee is $30 for six weeks.

11th / Friday Lunch – Baked fish, roasted potatoes, broccoli and sugar free Jell-O. 3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Computer classes 14th / Monday Lunch – Lasagna, garden salad, Italian bread and sugar free pudding.

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8:30 am – Pick-up begins for grocery shopping at Hannaford’s.

Lunch – Shepherd’s pie, peas, whole wheat bread and bread pudding.

2:00-3:00 pm – Page Turner with Jane Granatino, Library Director. If you like to talk about books, good and bad,join us. Share some of your favorite reads, talk about what makes a classic and discover new authors this book discussion is for You! New members are always welcome, just stop by!

16th / Wednesday Lunch – Mediterranean chicken, orzo, mixed vegetables and fresh fruit.

17th / thursday Lunch – Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, creamed corn and sugar free Jell-O. 1:00-2:00 pm – Yoga class, all are welcome to join.

18th / Friday Lunch – Baked fish, jasmine rice, peas and carrots and ice cream.

3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Computer classes 21st / Monday Martin Luther King Day Senior Center closed, no lunch served.

22nd / tuesday 8:30 am – Pick-up begins for grocery shopping at Hannaford’s.

Lunch – Baked macaroni and cheese, peas, whole wheat bread and peaches and cream.

23rd / Wednesday Lunch – Chicken Romano, penne pasta with sauce, salad & sugar free pie.

24th / thursday Lunch – American chop suey, peas, whole wheat bread and fresh fruit.

12:30 pm - Pick-up begins for WalMart shopping.

1:00-2:00 pm – Yoga class, all are welcome to join.

25th / Friday Lunch – Baked fish, baked potatoes, mixed vegetables and sugar free pudding.

3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Computer classes 28th / Monday Lunch – Vegetable soup, grilled cheese sandwich, garden salad and sugar free pudding.

3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Computer classes 29th / tuesday 8:30am – Pick-up begins for grocery shopping at Hannaford’s.

Lunch – Beef Stroganoff with egg noodles, green beans and pineapple angel food cake.

30th / Wednesday Lunch – Chicken and dumplings, roasted potatoes, broccoli and sugar free Jell-O 31st / thursday Lunch – Hot dogs on a roll, baked beans, coleslaw and birthday cake.

1:00-2:00 pm – Yoga class, all are welcome to join.

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Helping Grandparents of Jewish Interfaith Families The Grandparents Circle comes to Central Mass It’s no secret that intermarriage rates in the North American Jewish community are higher than ever before. When an interfaith couple has children, the grandparents often feel unsure of how they can cultivate the religious identities of their grandchildren, especially when it is not always clear as to how the children will be raised. The Jewish Outreach Institute (JOI) has partnered with the Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts (JFCM) in bringing a program called the Grandparents Circle to the Jewish Community. It offers Jewish grandparents the skills and techniques to nurture, and in some cases, establish their interfaith grandchildren’s Jewish identity. The program, piloted in Los Angeles, is rapidly expanding to new communities across the country, and this winter it lands in our community.

“I’m excited to bring Grandparents Circle to my community,” says Mindy Hall, Director of Outreach for JFCM. “Grandparents have such a strong influence on the religious identity of their grandchildren, near or far. This course will help them share Judaism with their grandchildren in an engaging and interesting way and meet other grandparents with Jewish interfaith grandchildren.”

The Grandparents Circle program is funded by JFCM and supported by partnering organizations including: Beth Tikvah Synagogue and B’nai Shalom in Westborough; Congregation

Agudat-Achim in Leominster; Congregation Beth Israel, Temple Emanuel and Temple Sinai in Worcester; and both the Worcester and Boroughs Jewish Community Centers (JCC). The Grandparents Circle is a 5-session educational course that meets once a week.

It will be offered as both a morning and an evening session at the Worcester JCC, 633 Salisbury Street, Worcester beginning January 2013.

The Grandparents Circle also offers a national email discussion listserve for all grandparents, including those who have not yet taken the course or live in a city where it is not offered. The listserve provides a supportive online community of peers from across the country to share their experiences, thoughts, and questions.

Jewish Outreach Institute National coordinator of Grandparents Circle Marley Weiner, explains that “the Grandparents Circle provides a safe, open-minded environment where people can share their achievements, express their concerns, and acknowledge their challenges. It serves the Jewish community’s needs by empowering grandparents who might be questioning their role in regard to their grandchildren who are being raised in interfaith homes. But more importantly, it gives grandparents the tools to help ensure that their family’s Jewish identity is carried on for another generation.”

The program is free of charge and open to all grandparents whose grandchildren are being raised in intermarried homes. First evening session

begins January 8, 2013; first morning session begins January 9, 2013. Go to http://jewishcentralmass.org/Section.as px?id=3492 for additional program information and to learn about other Jewish Interfaith Outreach programming scheduled for this winter/spring 2013.

The Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts (JFCM) is the local arm

of the Jewish Federations of North America dedicated to the preservation and enrichment of Jewish life locally, nationally and abroad.

The Jewish Outreach Institute (JOI) is an independent, national, trans-denominational organization reaching out to unengaged and inter-married Jewish families to provide an inclusive and welcoming Jewish community.

For more information, contact: Mindy Hall, Director of Outreach, Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts at (508)756-1543 or mhall@jfcm.org or Andrea LeVine, Communications Associate, Jewish Outreach Institute www.joi.org at (212) 760-1440 or Cell: (818)720-4648 ALeVine@JOI.org

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Mendon Senior Center January Highlights Backyard Bird Feeding tips and identification Feeds n' Needs will host a free talk on "Backyard Bird Feeding Tips and Identification". Harlan Hyde with Aspen Song, a leading distributor of premium bird food, will discuss basic bird feeding tips. The discussion will also cover the five subsets of seed eating birds including the identification of several birds in each subset as well as seed preferences. This talk will be presented twice on Thursday, January 3rd.

The first begins at 10:30 am at the Mendon Senior Center, 62 Providence Street in Mendon. The second will begin at 6:00 pm at Feeds n' Needs, 109 Uxbridge Road in Mendon. Please call 508-244-4230 for more information or if you are interested in attending either seminar.

Sign up is requested for both talks.

Please call the Mendon Senior Center at 508-478-6175 to register for the morning program. Wall calendars with monthly coupons off bird seed will be given to the first 25 attendees at each talk. Please join us for this informative event on the ever popular past time of

bird watching.

Fraud alert Given the intense desire of scam artists to obtain very valuable personal information, we cannot remind you enough NOT to give out you social security number (or any other pertinent personal information, e.g., date of birth, address, etc.) over the phone to callers.

If the person is insistent, Hang Up the Phone. Then call/contact: the Social Security Administration (1-800-7721213) or www.socialsecurity.gov Medicare (1-800-633-4227) or www. medicare.gov, Elder Services in MA (1-800243-4636) or www.800ageinfo.com If you did NOT initiate the call, Hang Up The Phone. Do not trust toll-free or other numbers from the party that called! If you want to confirm telephone numbers on-line, you should use web-sites that end in .gov. You can or should also call: the local police business line (non-emergency) the Better Business Bureau (1-877-485-5906) or www.bbb.org; MA Office of Consumer Affairs (1-888 283-3757- toll free, in MA only) or www.mass.gov/ocabr the

Senior Center - to help it tell others about your concern Don't become a victim! Join us for a safety update by the Mendon Police Department on Thursday, January 31st at our Pizza Party at noon. Please call 508-478-6175 or stop by the Senior Center to register for this program and luncheon. Luncheon cost: $3.00 p.p. ongoing PrograMs: Walking Group - Monday 9am (weather permitting) Whole Foods - Monday 9-11 am Wii Bowling - Tuesday/Thursday 1 pm Bridge - Monday 9am Computer/Technology Class – Tuesdays 3 pm Cribbage - Monday/Thursday 9 am Shopping Van - Alternating Wednesdays 8 am Stretch & Flexibility - Tues/Thurs 9 am Panera Bread - Wednesday 9-11 am Chair Yoga - Tues/Thurs 11:15am Yoga - Wednesday 9am Lunch Club - Tues/Thurs12:00 noon T'ai Chi - Wednesday 10:15pm Hand & Foot Cards- Tuesdays 1pm Pitch League - Thursday 7pm

new sessions starting yoga & t'ai Chi ~ Register Now! Wednesday Mornings There are limited spaces in our ongoing Wednesday morning classes with a new session beginning January 2nd.

Yoga is held at 9am and T'ai Chi classes begin at 10:15am. The cost for each six-week session is thirty-five dollars for seniors made payable to instructor Faith Kennedy of Hummingbird Holistic Center. Classes are held at the Mendon Senior Center, 62 Providence Street, Mendon. Please call 508-4786175 for availability. If you're not sure if one of these disciplines is right for you, you may audit your class for free.

All ages are welcome; however class size is limited with seniors having preference.

Chairyoga Come give this relaxing, healthy discipline a try on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:15am. Please stop by or call the Mendon Senior Center at 508-4786175 to inquire about this subsidized weekly program (donations welcome) also taught by instructor Faith Kennedy.

March day trip Women of ireland ~ March 15th Sign up now for a special St. Patrick's Show, Women of Ireland at the Venus De Milo in Swansea. One of the greatest Irish shows of our time, this live performance blends song, music and dance making it the hallmark of one of the greatest Irish shows of our time!

This show features both male and female dancers and singers from that magnificent show Riverdance and embodies the spirit of the hit show Celtic Women. Bus departs the Senior Center Friday morning, March 15th.

Cost per person is $80 and includes transportation, luncheon (choice of corned beef & cabbage or baked haddock), driver's gratuity and show.

Please call 508-478-6175 or stop by the Mendon Senior Center to register.

Reminder: File of Life emergency information cards are required to be carried by all travelers and are available from the Mendon Senior Center prior to the trip.

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2013 travel offerings rhode island Flower show Thursday, Feb. 21st Help banish the winter blues-come enjoy the Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show -celebrating 20 years!

We had such a positive response to this accessible, imaginative exhibit last year and have been invited to once again join our neighbors from Hopedale to attend opening day Thursday, February 21st. Bus transportation is available from the Mendon Senior Center at 9:30am (following an initial departure from Hopedale) and will return at approximately 2:30pm. The group rate cost for admission and round trip transportation is $16.00*. Enjoy lunch on your own at one of the many food court venues. Mendon Senior Center members, please stop by or call the center at 508-478-6175 to register.

Please make your checks out to the Friends of Mendon Elders. Payment is required to secure you space by February 14th. You may also register and pay directly with the Hopedale Senior Center at\ 508-634-2208. *Discount is based on a minimum of fifteen people.

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The price per person double occupancy is $365.00 and includes 3 nights lodging and 6 meals: 3 breakfasts and 3 dinners. This tour features an evening guided memorial and monument tour and a two full-day guided tour of Washington DC including WWII Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Smithsonian, the Lincoln Memorial eth NEW Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial and much more! Stop by the Mendon Senior Center to register for this trip of a lifetime or call coordinator Sue Carlson 508/473-6614 for further information. $75.00 deposit due upon sign-up and final payment is due by February19th.

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School News BVT Student Ambassadors visit district middle schools When conversing with Valley Tech students about their school it becomes abundantly clear that they hold a tremendous amount of pride in their school community. So, when Valley Tech ventures out into the community to educate 8th grade students throughout the District about the opportunity awaiting them at Valley Tech, the nationally recognized system sends their biggest advocates - student ambassadors. Throughout October these student ambassadors have been visiting middle schools throughout the Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District. Often times these students are returning to their hometowns to talk about their school. Their job as student ambassadors is to be open and honest with other students about what Valley Tech means to them and the opportunities it can provide to interested students. With industry and service occupations dictating greater and greater skills within their ranks, these student spokespersons face new challenges. In total Valley Tech sent 40 student ambassadors into the community for middle school presentations this year.

In introducing a group from Valley Tech at a recent presentation at Milford Middle School East, Principal Mrs. Nancy Angelini stated, “Representatives from Blackstone Valley Tech are here today to present you with an opportunity - An opportunity to achieve your dreams of excellence, and an opportunity to pursue a path to excellence.”

The Valley Tech delegation to Milford Middle School East included students Saulo Gomes, an Automotive Technology student from Milford; Lauren Melanson, a Health Services student from Milford; Anthony Young, a Culinary Arts student from Blackstone; and Kelly Wright, a Cosmetology student from Milford. The students discussed numerous topics including why they chose to come to Valley Tech, the wide variety of activities they are involved in at school, and their plans for the future after graduating from Valley Tech.

Valley Tech junior Kelly Wright introduced herself stating, “I chose to come to Valley Tech because I wanted to challenge myself not only academically, but in a particular field of study.”

Wright went on to tell the students that she plans to become a licensed esthetician and massage therapist while working in a salon after she graduates from Valley Tech. Her extracurricular activities at school include Fashion Club and Model UN. Director of School Counseling, Mrs. Elizabeth Hennessy who moderated the Valley Tech student-run presentation, addressed the Milford 8th graders stating, “With any big decision in life it is

important to gather all of the information possible to help you make the right decision and I encourage you to do just that. We want to help you decide if coming to Valley Tech is the right decision for you by providing you with as much information as possible.”

At the end of the presentation Milford students were able to ask questions that were answered by the student ambassadors.

Interested students were asked to sign up for Valley Tech tours. Tours are arranged through the school counseling office in Valley Tech’s 11 sending middle schools. More information can be found on the school’s website at www.valleytech.k12.ma.us.

STudenT aMBaSSadorS: (l-r) Valley Tech director of School Counseling, Mrs. elizabeth hennessy, together with student ambassadors Lauren Melanson from Milford, Kelly Wright from Milford, anthony young from Blackstone, and Saulo Gomes from Milford. In total Valley Tech sent 40 student ambassadors into the community for informational middle school presentations this year.

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Uxbridge Pre-School and Kindergarten Registrations Pre-school registrations will be held on January 23rd, 24th and 25th from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Earl D. Taft Early Learning Center, 16 Granite Street, Uxbridge. No paperwork is needed at this time. If you have any questions, please call the Taft school office.

Kindergarten registrations will be held on January 23, 24 and 25, 2013

from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Earl D. Taft Early Learning Center, 16 Granite Street, Uxbridge. Please bring your child's birth certificate, proof of Uxbridge residence (a recent utility bill that shows your name and street address) and your child's current immunization records. Please call 508-2788643 if you have any questions.

Dollars for Food helps communities Dollars for Food is a program that was started by Jeanne Laliberte, a Teaching Assistant in the Life Skills classroom at the Blackstone-Millville Regional High School. The Life Skills class consists of a small group of students with disabilities who focus on such daily living skills as household chores, money management and working in the community. The students in this classroom collect monetary dona-

tions from staff throughout the school district. Each week the students shop for toiletries, fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs and meat. The last Thursday of each month the students finish lastminute shopping for perishable items, then head to the Food Pantry, located at St. Paul’s Church in Blackstone. Once there, the students deliver the items, stock shelves and fill the refrigerator.

Back at the school, the students help send out an email to staff informing them exactly how their donation was spent and also thanking them for their generosity.

The Dollars for Food program, which would not be possible without the contribution of the school staff, has allowed the Life Skills students to enhance their skills of counting money, purchasing items and budgeting within a variety of stores. Most importantly, it has helped these students that helping others is a very valuable life skills lesson.

BVT honored by College Board Officials State education officials recently announced that 46 Massachusetts public school districts were named to the College Board's 2012 AP District Honor Roll, including Blackstone Valley Tech in Upton, for expanding access to Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum and maintaining or improving the percent of students scoring 3 or higher. Valley Tech is the only vocational technical high school in the state to earn this distinction. According to the College Board, more school districts from Massachusetts earned a spot on the honor roll than any other state in the nation. In total, 539 districts across the U.S. and Canada were selected for the 3rd annual AP Honor Roll.

Valley Tech’s results of the most recent administration of Advanced Placement (AP) testing showed students receiving qualifying scores of 3 or greater increased by 128% over results from 2011. Additionally, student enrollment numbers in the challenging AP courses offered at Valley Tech grew by more than 90% this past fall.

The AP program at Valley Tech itself has continued to grow with the addition of AP Computer Science for the 201213 school year. This is in addition to the already diverse AP offerings that include AP U.S. History, AP Calculus, AP English Language, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Biology, and AP Physics. These high-level courses are offered in addition to the comprehensive dual track education uniquely offered through a vocational education.

"I am proud of our students and teachers for continued progress in

boosting participation and performance on AP exams," said Governor Deval Patrick. "We will continue to expand our efforts to help even more students enroll in these rigorous college preparatory courses that will help prepare them for success in the classroom and beyond."

"It is encouraging to see an increasing number of districts offering AP course options and more and more students taking and succeeding in these courses," said Education Secretary Paul Reville. "We must now accelerate our efforts to ensure all students are taking advantage of challenging coursework that will prepare them for success in college and career."

The Patrick-Murray Administration and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education have developed a number of initiatives to ensure that all students are prepared for success in college and career and have the necessary skills to fill open jobs in Massachusetts and our increasingly global economy. Governor Patrick has begun to implement a plan to unify the state's fifteen community colleges into a strengthened statewide system.

The Governor's Gateway Cities Education Agenda has also focused attention on early career education as a means to better connect what students are learning in the classroom to meaningful employment beyond school.

Through these initiatives and others, the Administration is setting new expectations for college and career readiness that will align the Commonwealth's educational system with those of competitor nations

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“The rigors provided through AP courses provide the perfect complement to the quality preparation for career, college and military offered through a Valley Tech education,” stated Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick, Superintendent-Director of the Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District.

The College Board bases inclusion on the AP District Honor Roll according to the following criteria: 1. Increased access to AP courses by • At least 4% in large districts • At least 6% in medium districts • At least 11% in small districts 2. The percentage of African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian /Alaska Native students taking AP exams must not have decreased more than 5% for large and medium districts and 10% for small districts.

3. Performance levels were maintained or improved when comparing the percentage of exams scoring 3 or higher from 2010 to 2012.

School delay & closure information The weather in New England is difficult to predict. At Valley Tech, communication with parents, staff and the general public is of the utmost importance.

School delays and school closures are broadcast across a wide range of media ensuring the broadest level of communication possible.

In addition to telephone notification sent to parents and staff of this important information through the One-Call automated telephone message delivery system, the following media will broadcast school delay and closure information: TELEVISION: Channel 4 (WBZ TV) Channel 5 (WCVB TV) Channel 7 (WHDH TV) Channel 56 (CW TV) Fox25 (WFXT TV) Channel 10 (WJAR TV) Rhode Island Broadcasters Assn.)

RADIO: 580 AM (WTAG Radio) 96.1 FM (WSRS Radio) 104.5 FM (WXLO Radio) 1490 AM (WMRC Radio) 1030 AM (WBZ Radio) ONLINE: Telegram & Gazette (www.telegram.com) WBZ (www.WBZ1030.com) WBZ TV (www.wbztv.com) WCVB (www.thebostonchannel.com) WHDH (www.WHDH.com) Fox25 (www.myfoxboston.com)

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Whitinsville Christian School posts Honor Roll GRADE 6 HIGH HONORS Aaron Bell, Rachel Cozzens, Sam Dykstra, Tyler Gorman, Alex Romine, Christian Swaim, Tyler Toothman, and Bobby Whiton.

HONORS Will Boa, Gabe Brookhouse, Grant Buurma, Benjamin Casey, Nathan Haire, Kateri Hart, Abby Karns, Sarah Killoy, Rebekah Lashley, Christina Leduc, Daria Pedersen, Emily Schneider, and Justin Tulley.

GRADE 7 HIGH HONORS Heidi Albright, Jacob Belanger, Zack Bergeron, Julia Bobe, Jacqueline Cloutier, Joshua Cook, Ava Dussault, Briana Fleming, Abby Greer, Katelyn Lashley, Grace Malabanti, Elizabeth Marder, Shannon Morrill, Drew Quercio, Brianna Smith, Duncan Sutherland, Jake Violette, and Tatiana Wiersma.

HONORS Colin Casamento, Esther Fomin, Sarah Haire, Luke Hassinger, Julie Kaminski, Ari Kasper, Paul May, Jackie Rose, Allison Salamack, Elizabeth Sender, and Rose Thayer.

GRADE 8 HIGH HONORS Peter Casey, Heather Cornwell, Emily Cutler, Adelaide Dykstra, Danielle Harvey, Naomi LaDine, Jonathan Leduc, Hannah Mercer, Jacob Vander Hart, and Noah Zeyl.

HONORS Lauren Bek, Bianca DiVitto, Abby Graves, Charlotte Herndon, Katrina Holm, Sidney Johnson, Maura Kulesza, Emma Lancaster-Huggins, Kade McCann, Nicholas O'Toole, Libby Quercio, Veronica Rios, Colin Swaim, Christopher Tulley, Aiden Van Tol, Mikaela VandenAkker, and Katie Wilcox.

GRADE 9 HIGH HONORS Andrew Baker, Michael Dunlap, Angie Epplett, Spencer Gorman, Molly Hardiman, and Sarah Jarosz.

HONORS Katelyn Baker, Luc Booz, Owen Brookhouse, Jarrod Buma, Casey Chilton, Abby Cook, Grace May, Stefani Moore, Michaela Perkins, Lia Stanley, and Billy von Hein.

GRADE 10 HIGH HONORS Angela Bobe, Katie Caswell, Lydia Hong, Kate Killoy, Jamison Koeman, Lizzy Petrocelli, Sarah Poquette, Josh Schneider, Haley VanderSea, Katie Vriesema, Elena Wassenar, and Julie Wiegers.

HONORS Mirela Caron, Jordan Dion, Renee Marinone, Innaray Oliveira, Jack Randall, and Jacob Van Dyke.

GRADE 11 HIGH HONORS Diana Brown, Claire Chen, So Jung Choi, Matt Colonero, Hunter Darling, Abby Epplett, Billy Fredericks, Steven LaDine, Matthew Leduc, Evan Perkins, Kevin Pierro, Emma Quercio, Joy

Rizzo, Jacob Swaim, Mackenzie Thibodeau, and Rachel Treide.

HONORS Rachel Andrews, Daniel Blais, Nathan Casey, Colleen Christman, Montana Darling, Daniel Gandek, Elizabeth Groot, Jake Gulinello, Hanna Gulla, Zach Kulesza, Kate Monaghan, Richard Santos, Sarah Sullivan, Graham Tienhaara, Schuyler Van Tol, Morgan VanderBaan, James Walden, and Megan Williams.

GRADE 12 HIGH HONORS Bob Brodeur, Andrew Cozzens, James Dunlap, Ana Fomin, Cami Huizenga, Young Soo Kang, Pegeen Kerr, Liz LaCava, Ji Young Na, Kathryn Rubin, Annika Schultz, Molly Stark, Julia Thayer, and Robert Vigeant.

HONORS James Anderton, Isaac Bates, Becca Caswell, Ashley Cook, Micah Curtis, Antonio Estrella, Kelley Finger, Paul Hamlet, Sydney Herndon, Caleb Holt, Max Kuik, Abby Lamoureux, Willy Rugo, Amarillys Santos, Olivia Smith, Sara von Hein, Sara Vono, and Nicole Wiegers.

SanTa’S heLPerS - (left to right) 8th grader emma Myers, 8th grader Matthew Papineau, 8th grader daisy Leclair, 8th grader Gabby Cochrane, and 7th grader Lucas Laliberte in the principal's office surrounded by 412 Toys.

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First Trimester Honor Roll at McCloskey Middle School GRADE 8 HIGH HONORS Krysten Boyer, Krysta Coates, Emily Guertin, Martin Horwath, Jennifer Hunter, Matthew Kelly, Lauren Lapointe, Zackary Lapointe, Sarah McGee, Mia Metcalf, Samantha Morton, Nicholas Patella, Haley Reese, Alison Sawyer, Corine Shannon GRADE 8 HONORS Stephen Ackerman, Kyle Alger, Steven Alger, Kyle Archambault, Victoria Archambault, Helena Arnold, Franchesca Azize, Blake Batchelder, Trevor Benoit, Audrey Bergeron, Nicholas Bernier, Olivia Birri, Brooke Blackburn, Melanie Boisvert, Angelia Bonollo, Russell Bromann, Nathaniel Brule, Madison Bruneau, Callie Bucchino, Sara Budic, Cameron Butler, Madison Cahill, Sasha Caissie, Joshua Callinan, Nathan Campbell, Lucais Cannalonga, Olivia Cassidy, Cara Ceramicoli, Jack Chapman, Abagail Chartier, Theodore Cole, Allison Colella, Julia Compton, Sydney Compton, Cameron Cyr, Kayla Dabney, Alex Desjardin, Thalles DeSouza, Shannon Devine, Sarah Donnelly, Madysen Eames, Kristen Earle, Emily Ekberg, Vanessa Fonseca, Celeste Fredrickson, Morgan French, Emily Fresolo, Jaycee Garrigan, Connor Giles, Tristan Goddard, Rosa Gonzalez, Jillian Hamel, Nicole Hewett, Ian Hogan, Lucas Horan, Ethan Howe, Meghan Jones, Kellen Kearnan, Jennifer Kindl, Jayce Knapik, Andrew Kuros, Tanner Landini, Jacob Landry, Emily Lavallee, Grace Lemire, Lizbeth Luna, Julian MacDonnell III, Caitlyn MacNeill, Nathan Manz,

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by Constance dwyer Known for his willingness to debate as a young child, Kevin Quinlan was often told that he should become a lawyer. His aspiration came true as a young adult, after leaving the U.S. Army, at which time he was fortunate enough to earn a full scholarship to New England School of Law (now New England Law Boston), from which he graduated cum laude. His areas of focus include criminal defense and motor vehicle matters, both in Uxbridge District Court and elsewhere throughout the state. He also handles divorce, child custody, and “other matters by agreement.” His office is conveniently located in downtown Uxbridge at 2 South Main St, on the second floor, just above the barbershop at the intersection of Routes 16 and 122.

Attorney Quinlan expressed his appreciation for Attorney Henry Lane of Lane & Hamer in Whitinsville.

“Henry is very knowledgeable, especially regarding land use and municipal law, and during my time with Henry, I learned a lot about the actual practice of law, including the myriad forms, statutes, cases, court rules, standing orders, fee schedules, and many, many other things that you just don’t learn in law school.”

The troubled economy, Attorney Quinlan noted, is having an effect on divorces because couples tend to fight more about financial difficulties. This can lead to a separation, but many of these same couples simply cannot afford the divorce process, or the outcome of a divorce, which can be devastating financially. Because of this, when he is representing a person who is seeking to dissolve his or her marriage, he tries to find “creative ways to help” them.

In his practice of criminal law, he deals with cases ranging from OUI (Operating Under the Influence), to B&E (Breaking and entering), and drug possession. He also has a “fair amount” of cases involving victims of domestic violence, which Attorney Quinlan stated is often because of “someone having had too much to drink.” In response to a question about representing guilty people, Attorney Quinlan responded that “it’s better that 10 guilty people go free than one innocent person be punished. When I ‘get someone off’ on a criminal charge, due to a ‘technicality,’ it serves to educate law enforcement. This results in the future protection of the rights of the innocent citizens of our community.”

He added, “I go to court to protect the innocent.”

In his private life, he is one of those rare individuals who does not have a

television. “I’m a huge reader. To just sit in front of a TV, flipping channels, doesn’t do it for me.” To relax, he enjoys fly fishing, and can spend hours at that sport. “Many times people honk when they see me, for example, at Arcade Pond in Whitinsville, on the Blackstone River, or at other areas in the Blackstone Valley. In fact, prior to our interview in December, he had just returned from 10 days of fly fishing on Martha’s Vineyard!

For any legal matters that his practice might assist you in, the Whitinsville resident invites you to call him for an appointment at (508) 723-6384. His work hours are flexible. He says that his cell phone “rings at midnight and this keeps me on my toes.” He also has a website: attorneyquinlan.com.

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Taylor joins UniBank as V.P. Commercial Loans Christopher Watson, Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending at UniBank recently announced that Marina Taylor has joined UniBank as Vice President, Commercial Loans. In this position, Ms. Taylor is responsible for business development and managing a commercial lending portfolio.

Prior to joining UniBank, Ms. Taylor was Assistant Vice President at Middlesex Savings Bank and Citibank, N.A. She has been formally credit trained by ABN AMRO Bank. She is a Board Member with Dress for Success, Worcester and a volunteer with the Worcester Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. She has her Bachelors of Science in Accounting.

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Uxbridge Fire Fighter and Paramedic has recently been noted for his many accompolishments. In October, 2012, he graduated from EMRI (Emergency Medical and Rescue Institute).

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He completed the Massachusetts District 7 Recruit Training Program in 2009, receiving the “Award of Excellence” in the program and became a firefighter. In 2010, he became an Emergency Medical Technician – Basic, and completed the American Heart Association Core Instructor course in 2012. Congratulations Mike!

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Alternatives honors volunteers with awards Robin Henry and Robin Chapdelaine cited for exceptional service

Oldest Individual served by Alternatives; Vera Fletcher awarded

Robin Henry and Robin Chapdelaine were recently honored at Alternatives’ 36th Annual Thank You Reception.

Alternatives, one of the region’s largest human service providers, helps people with disabilities build meaningful lives in the community – lives that include real homes, real jobs and real relationships. Henry was selected as a “Rookie of the Year” for her work as a counselor at one of the organization’s homes for individuals with developmental disabilities in Northbridge. Chapdelaine, who joined Alternatives in 1994, received an “Unsung Star” award for her work as an overnight counselor at a home for people with mental illness in Milford.

At Alternatives’ 36th Annual Thank You Reception, the organization honors staff, individuals served and organizations that have made significant contributions during the past year. Over 600 people attended at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough. This year, they also took time to honor the oldest individual currently receiving services from the agency; nonagenarian Vera Fletcher.

She was presented with the “90 Incredible Years, an inspiring life” award.

Community Leader Gauthier presented Unibank Award Alternatives presented Frances Gauthier with the Unibank Community Building Award. This award is named for UniBank, one of the premier community banks of the region and a supporter of Alternatives for over 30 years.

The award is given to an organization or individual who has used their talents and resources to strengthen our communities. It is Alternatives’ most prestigious community award.

This year’s recipient is Frances Gauthier. Fran and her late husband Ken grew up in the town of Northbridge, had 6 children and always valued their community. As a community leader, Fran has quietly devoted thousands of hours to helping others, from Girl Scouts, to establishing the Peace Team at Beaumont Nursing Home, to volunteering at St. Patrick’s Church on the Remembrance Committee.

In presenting the award Alternatives’ Volunteer Board Chair Robert Paulsen said,“Fran embraces neighbors, friends, and organizations and reflects the true meaning of community. Now, after 40 years of service, Fran has finally decided to retire. What a legacy she has left!”

Carolyn Mitchell, a past recipient of the UniBank Award nicely summarizes Fran’s achievements, “I am so pleased that Fran is receiving the UniBank Award, as she deserves it in so many ways with her dedication, commitment, expertise and loving care.”

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Her energy and charismatic personality make those around her smile, laugh, and realize that age is just a number,” explains Mundell.

West Boylston Volunteer At Alternatives’ 36th Annual Thank You Reception, the organization honors staff, individuals served and organizations that have made significant contributions during the past year. Over 600 people attended at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough. This year, Paul Leonardi of West Boylston was honored with a Community Beacon Award. This award is presented to a volunteer whose activities support Alternatives’ mission and values.

Paul Leonardi volunteers at the Alternatives West Boylston House. In the past year, Paul has organized a pizza party, held a bake sale to benefit Alternatives’ Valley Friendship Tour fundraiser, helped plant a vegetable garden and even painted the entire program making it feel even more like a real home.

“I was at the house doing some repair work for the landlord’” says Paul. “I was a little hesitant to go at first but I got to know the residents and they were really nice people. I realized I wasn’t doing anything to give back to others, spending time at the house with everyone has made me a better person.”

Danielle Hardy, Alternatives’ Program Coordinator at West Boylston House says, “It’s not every day that you meet someone like Paul. He is a friend to all and, by connecting with everyone on an individual level, has made a difference in their lives.”

“Volunteers like Paul make an enormous contribution helping Alternatives fulfill its mission of helping people with disabilities find their place in the community,” says Alternatives’ Executive Director Dennis H. Rice. “We congratulate Paul on his award and we thank him for his dedication.”

Alternatives helps individuals with disabilities build meaningful lives in the community – lives that include real homes, real jobs and real relationships.

Last year, Alternatives provided services to over 1200 people in 55 residential, employment and day programs throughout Central Massachusetts. For more information about Alternatives, call 508-234-6232 or visit www.alternativesnet.org

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Communicate for career success

By Laurie Schloff Resolve to be an effective communicator in 2013. This route to work success costs nothing and requires no special equipment. Whether it’s impressing at the job interview, standing out at the next team meeting or negotiating a conflict between colleagues, communication research reveals that the number one skill you need to succeed is in your power: being the best speaker and listener you can be. So if you’re contemplating a gym membership for the new year, consider developing your communication muscle as well. Here are the five top resolutions for communication and career growth for the new year: 1. Strive for speaking success. One of the most satisfying ways to move ahead of the career curve this year is to stand out as a good public speaker. The evidence is clear: Those with the best communication abilities are more likely to find jobs and get promoted. In 2012, President Obama certainly realized the impact of speaking well after the first presidential debate. His sleepy performance led to a dip in his poll numbers, until more rigorous preparation got him back on track for debate number two. Even if you’d rather pet a piranha than approach a podium, consider taking a speaking workshop, finding a coach, or joining Toastmasters in 2013. Start with stating your opinion at meetings, even if you disagree with another participant, as long as you are courteous. Even better, get on the agenda, so that you can control the topic.

Business leaders appreciate employees who take a stand versus a back seat at meetings. So, to rephrase an old expression, the speaking wheel gets the grease!

2. Ask for what you deserve at work.

Yes, there are folks who are lucky in love and lucky in work in career. The rest of us realize that a great opportunity doesn’t fall into our lap, nor does Prince or Princess Charming knock on our door to rescue our careers for us.

This year, resolve to get up the nerve to ask for that raise, promotion or challenging assignment.

Asking for something increases your chances of achieving your goal.

Ladies, pay close attention to this since female workers are more reluctant to ask for more pay or a better position than are their male counterparts. This tendency may play a part in gender disparity in wages. When you make a realistic request, you aren’t nagging. And when you state your case, you aren’t bragging. You are simply stating facts and career aspirations. So, make the move to move ahead in 2013.

3. Praise yourself and coworkers.

Stellar communication in the new year should include a focus on others.

Studies indicate that both you and the person you compliment will feel a sense of well being when you offer sincere praise. The more specific the comment, the better. It shows you are a good observer and reinforces what you admire in your colleague. Others will sing your praises when you are genuine and generous in offering yours. As a

bonus, use positive self talk -- a sentence you say inside your head -- to compliment yourself for handling an inflexible coworker or tough project at work well. For example, you might tell yourself, “I’m proud that I didn’t act frustrated with Jules when he wouldn’t chip in for the office party.” One wise communication expert observed, “The most important talking we do is the talking we do to ourselves.”

4. Resolve to be concise. We live in the age of TMI (too much information). Workers are exposed to thousands of ideas a day, and that doesn’t include the billboard on the way to work, and the notes kids bring home from school. You can avoid adding to the information complexity by sharing a point in 30 seconds or less, stating your main ideas in headline fashion, and leaving voice mail messages under ten seconds – yes, ten seconds, maximum! An old communication expression works as well in 2013 as it ever did: Be Brief, Be Bright, and Be Gone.

5. Cut yourself communication slack.

No one speaks perfectly. Even people who talk for a living like Katie Couric, Anderson Cooper, and Oprah make mistakes. Speech research indicates that we make a verbal error (like ums and ahs) in up to three percent of our words. Having the “so what -- everyone goofs – it’s no big deal!” attitude goes a long way in creating communication confidence. One TV reporter said at the beginning of the 6 o’ clock news, “This is the frightly, rather, the nightly news,” recovering quickly and smoothly. That’s the “so what” attitude in action! Of course, planning ahead for key work meetings with notes and practicing minimizes mistakes and ensures that your speaking strengths will be remembered long after a faux pas is forgotten.

The workplace has never been more competitive to enter or succeed in.

With all the focus on technology, person-to-person communication still remains the critical ingredient for winning the job and achieving your career goals. Make 2013 your year to talk your way to the top. Put at least one of these resolutions to work with daily practice, and note the positive comments and results. Bravo in advance!

This new year will have the best communication kick-off possible.

Laurie Schloff is a Senior Coaching Partner with Brookline, Massachusetts-based The Speech Improvement Company. Visit her online at www. speechimprovement.com.

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Sports Shorts Picard signs Letter of Intent to play NCAA Division 1 Softball On NCAA National Signing Day, November 14th, Blackstone Valley Tech hosted a ceremony honoring senior Business Technology student Isabella “Bella” Picard from Upton. Ms. Picard signed a Letter of Intent formalizing her commitment to St. Joseph’s University, an NCAA Division I college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she has been offered a full scholarship to play softball.

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Sutton’s Cardin competes in Las Vegas On November 14th, Andrew Cardin, a Sutton resident and 2011 graduate of Blackstone Valley Technical High School, was named as one of the top 3 competitors in the United States who will be asked to compete to represent the U.S. in Germany in the summer of 2013 at the World Skills Competition. Andrew and his instructor, Mr. Dan Rivera, traveled to the Fab Tech Show in Las Vegas, NV, sponsored by the American Welding Society to compete. Andrew and 5 other competitors from across the country were chosen from the National Skills USA competitions in June 2010 and 2011 held in Kansas City, MO. Twenty-two competitors originally took part in the trials that lead to the top 6 competing in Las Vegas.

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& Gazette First Team All Star list. The Beavers qualified for MIAA Division 3 Central Massachusetts Girls Softball Tournament in the last three seasons, advancing to the Central Mass Finals in the spring of 2012 and the quarter finals the prior two seasons.

Surprisingly, her first sport of choice had been soccer when she began at Valley Tech. She was recognized for accomplishments on the soccer field as a 4 year league All Star and 3 year Central Massachusetts All Star.

An integral part of being a successful student athlete is achieving in the classroom. Ms. Picard excels in both her academic and career technical studies and has been a very active member of the school community at Valley Tech. She has served hundreds of hours of community service through the school and through church mission trips to the Dominican Republic, New York City, and the state of Maine.

Ms. Michele Denise, Athletic Director at Valley Tech conveyed a message she had received from St. Joseph’s Softball team Head Coach Terri Adams stating, “We are excited that Bella will continue her academic and athletic career on ‘Hawk’s Hill.’ We are getting a gifted athlete, a good student and a fabulous person.”

Ms. Picard will major in marketing in the School of Arts and Sciences at St. Joseph’s University next fall. She is the daughter of Michelle and Russell Picard of Upton.

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Players sign autographs to support Jimmy Fund Baseball fans have a chance to meet the newest Boston Red Sox players and up-and-coming minor leaguers on Saturday, January 19th as they sign autographs at the Jimmy Fund’s “New Stars for Young Stars VIII.” The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at

Jillian’s Boston, and includes a buffet lunch, sports memorabilia sale, opportunity drawing, silent auction and bowling. Tickets are available in advance for $89 per person, and VIP tickets are $250 per person. New Stars for Young Stars is presented by the

Jimmy Fund Council of Greater Boston. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to jimmy fund.org/new-stars or call 1-800-52JIMMY. All proceeds from the event go to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund.

Scouts thank community for their success Cub Scouts from Uxbridge’s Pack 25 would like to thank their community neighbors and businesses for supporting their 2012 Popcorn Show and Sells. The pack was able to sell popcorn outside Walmart, Koopman Lumber and Hardware, Savers Bank and at Hannaford Plaza. The sale was very successful and the Pack is very proud of the money they raised - about $800 - to send popcorn to the military serving our country.

All sales support the Pack’s activities for the coming year including the annual Blue and Gold Banquet, Pinewood Derby, a much anticipated trip to Coco Keys, patches, pins, books, and so much more. Individual Scouts can earn credit towards

overnights at area museums and many great prizes. Fully 70 percent of every popcorn sale comes back to support local Scouting.

Thank you, Uxbridge, for your support of Scouting. Pack 25 looks forward to satisfying your popcorn needs!

If you haven’t gotten your popcorn yet please contact Tara Corcoran 508-2784163.

Pack 25 is chartered out of St. Mary's Church in Uxbridge, and is still taking registrations for the 2011-2012 year, which has just gotten underway. For more information, contact Committee Chair Jason Andolina at 508-2785357.

Taking the mystery out of how to build muscle We have already established the super high importance of building muscle, so lets move right into it. It's vital to your health and longevity. Muscles consist of different muscle fiber types. Some for strength and others for endurance.

We are talking about the so called type two fibers, the strength fibers. Training is different for your needs and fiber types. Here we are talking about building your strength fibers. These strength fibers (white fibers) are the very first to wither and atrophy from non use. We need these muscle fibers the most because they give us so much in return.

Without these fibers you would be headed in a direct line of travel for a nursing home.

The theory of building muscle tissues is straightforward, push or pulling a heavy object over time acclimates that muscle to do so easier and easier each time as your particular muscle gets bigger and stronger to meet the demands imposed on them.

Muscle fibers can and will grow in between your training days. Your body wastes no time in changing itself to protect itself from these stresses it recognizes as dangerous to the body. Starting out two to three times per week is fine, as you get stronger you can reduce to twice per week, as stronger muscles need more stimulation, and more stimulation requires more rest in between work outs.

Adding more weight/resistance on a progressive scale keeps your muscles working harder and harder, resulting in stronger and bigger muscles.That is the goal!

Diet alone does not enhance the attractiveness of your body, but in scientific fact takes away muscle, and makes you look sickly and weak. Nice smooth rounded contours, with your muscles pushing out against your skin is what eliminates your wrinkles; it makes your skin look tight strong and youthful.

Putting constant pressure on your muscles forces it to respond. However, using the same weight for the same number of reps. every work out puts the brakes on growth and strength. You will not grow bigger or get stronger beyond this point, no matter if you continue faithfully going to the gym, it won't happen. You will just maintain, if not drop back some. That's why it's called progressive training. You must push your muscles to progress. They are made just for that, they will gladly respond to your efforts, over and over.

Your goal should be to build as much muscle as your ability allows. The bigger your muscles the stronger they become, and with that comes all the benefits. The benefits are so profound they cannot be duplicated by any medications of any kind. This demonstrates the power of your body from within.

It is not uncommon to double your strength inside of 6 months, doubling your strength gives you double the protection. However, you can easily do more if you choose to. Most people want to continue forward.

So the bigger the muscle the more protection you have , and the longer it will take for you to reach frailty. If you are at baseline, and get sick or injured then frailty comes rocketing in as the big guy on the block. You are building up your defense barriers when you build muscle. The more muscle you have the stronger and more impenetrable you become to illness, and to stave off frailty, which no one, no one is immune to.

The theory of building muscle is straight forward. Two to three times per week, settling on two as you advance for forty five minutes to an hour.

Machines and free weights are the norm. Use all the machines available over time. Variety is key, change your routines often, if you don't you will not progress properly. Way to many people just do the same things over and over, so boring, and unproductive to say the least. Train with a trainer if available. If not train with a partner, you get double the results. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Keep track of your work outs and progress, ask for opinions on it.

You must push your muscles often to get them to adapt to a new strain. After several months you can start to think of going beyond basics to continue with your progress. You don't have to, but if you can, you should as the pay back for you will double. Going beyond basics translates to incorporating different forms of exercise, thus subjecting your muscles to new strains of effort that it must adjust to.

Practices like these for example: Forced Reps.

Negative Reps.

PreExhaustion, Post Exhaustion, Cluster Sets, Circuit Training, Training to Failure, Compound sets, Constant Tension, no Lock Outs, Partial Reps. and on and on it goes. These are designed effective means of progressing forward when you have reached a plateau or sticking point. Reaching this level of training means you are on the right track for ultimate gains. Don't just settle for the basics, you are going to the gym anyway so think always of improving yourself, never settle, for you will be ignoring your potential.

The gains you will achieve incorporating these new techniques far surpasses just the basics. My goal is to position you to the utmost of your ability.

With proper training you can surprise yourself. Your body has alot of reserve built in to compensate for your extra efforts. So you need then to find ways to bring out your full potential, this is regardless of your age. Anyone can improve immeasurably.

John allegrini "Trainer Elite" "Health Coach Adviser" (ACSM) American College of Sports Medicine Certified www.feelgoodfitness1.com

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