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Summer Memories

By Bernadette R. Gentry

Hold on to your summer memories.

They will warm you when winter days come.

This summer did you watch the Olympics on tv?

Weren’t you amazed and proud of the United States’ athletes and those from all the other countries, too?

How beautiful their bodies responded to the challenges of their sports!

For me, synchronized diving was especially glorious to see!

Did the birds singing wake you at dawn with their sweet sounds of calling?

Did you travel to the Grand Canyon or other places in our country?

Did you stay close to home and see all that our beloved

Connecticut has to offer--from beaches, to museums, to rides on an Essex steam train?

Did you picnic or have cookouts with your family in your yard or at a park?

Did you swim or play baseball or basketball, or even just sit

outside contemplating the beauty or nature and the color of the flowers around you?

Did you take pictures with a camera or just with your eyes?

Which ever you chose, keep your summer memories close to your heart.

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By Penny Friedrich

My grandparents and I sat under the weeping willow that towered above their small farmhouse.

Sweat poured down our faces as we rested on their old Adirondack chairs. I brushed a bug off the arm of my chair, and the peeling paint stabbed my finger. A soft breeze swayed the willow’s drooping branches and carried the sweet scent of hay.

Grandma handed me a glass of iced tea. Drops of water raced down the side as the cool drink collided with the stifling hot air. I gulped the tea. It was weak but adequate to wash down the hayseed in my throat. I gazed at the barn where we just tucked away the hay bails. Wisps of hayseed blew out the open

door and sprinkled the lawn. The tar-papered roof stretched to the ground; the heat ripples waved above it.

“Have a seat,” Grandpa bellowed. His voice was strong like it came from somewhere deep within his soul.

Grandpa was a handsome man. His tan face was a testament to the hours spent outdoors. He had a full head of wispy, white hair and dark, bushy eyebrows. His white ribbed tank top was covered in hayseed and stained with tractor grease.

He pulled out a cigar, peeled off the wrapper, and lit up. Between puffs, Grandpa told his stories. The ones he had told me over and over. It didn’t matter. I liked them. I listened and watched the swirls of his cigar smoke drift away in the wind.

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The weeping willow still stood tall and proud near Grandma and Grandpa’s house. The Adirondack chairs gone, replaced by woven lawn chairs, the kind that fold and can be carried away, but the breeze still blew from the meadow below. The whole family was there. The date was set, planned, reserved. It was Grandma and Grandpa’s sixtieth anniversary. Their stunned faces as car after car pulled up to their house told me they had no idea. Cousins, uncles, aunts, and friends—they just kept coming! I walked there because I lived two houses away. Good thing because the yard looked like an auto dealership.

Grandma watched and smiled. She never talked much; Grandpa had that covered. She seemed pleased to have everyone all together. She cared so much about her family and always seemed to know what they were up to. Her family and farm were her life.

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“The Estate Sale starts at eight a.m., Be sure to get here early. It’s going to be busy and we need all the help we can get,” said Dad. I drove the hour from my house to my hometown. I dreaded this day, watching people pick over my grandparent’s things and carry them away piece by piece. Dad insisted I help, said it would help me cope with the situation. I parked at Mom and Dad’s and walked over. The sky was a flat grayish-white, like

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a ceiling. I felt as though it closed in on me and restrained me from leaving. The willow stood motionless, its branches hung lower than I can ever recall. The men had set up station at the tool shed, the women in the house.

My heart ached already.

I was assigned to a rickety card table.

Spread before me was an assortment of Grandma’s worn silverware, iced tea glasses, linens decorated with her embroidery, and several delicate blue willow dishes.

At day’s end, I paused at the living room doorway, stunned by the emptiness. I could still picture the floppy Christmas tree pressed up against the sliding door and the pine hutch hugging the paneled wall--shelves spilling over with pictures of seventeen grandchildren. I peered into the spare room where my brother and I slept when my grandparent’s took care of us. My footsteps echoed on the bare floor as I turned and headed to the kitchen. I paused to touch the staircase. How many times had I sat there watching Grandma work in her kitchen? She would dip her hand into her blue willow cookie jar and bring me two cookies; no one ever gave me two cookies. This was where she had me sit and swallow a tablespoon of sugar to cure my hiccups. It worked every time. I smiled as I thought about how Grandma called “herbs” “h-herbs” no matter how many times I corrected her. I loved how she mixed Slovak phrases in with English and wished I had learned more, but that opportunity was now lost.

Everyone left. I stood beneath the drooping willow. I missed my grandparents. I thought all those conversations under the willow tree would last a lifetime. I thought Grandpa would tell me his stories forever. I closed my eyes and saw my Grandmother’s weathered face, her faded red bandana, and worn flannel shirt. Her spry little hobble. Like she always looked when she walked up to the house after feeding the cows. She would spot me, pause, and straighten up, hand

on her side. A broad smile would cross her face and her warm eyes would squint, making me feel so welcomed and loved. There was a sparkle in those eyes and a sad knowing that only comes with wisdom.

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As I work in my garden, I feel them standing beside me. They were farmers; perhaps they guide me even now. I look up and see a hayseed drift by, glistening in the sun.

“Remember,” I whisper.

I know I will never forget my grandparents. Someday it will be my turn to pass along their stories to my own grandchildren.

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September

1952

By Clifton (Jerry) Noble, Sr.

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y mother, whom I have nicknamed “Hester” and I have lived since April 30 1949 in a Montgomery schoolhouse which we bought for $800 and made into our country home on Carrington Road. It has no running water or electricity, but I dug a well on two and a half acres across Herrick Road to the east. I run a survey party of two or three men for Massachusetts Department of Public Works and use my 1949 Plymouth to transport them and equipment. My journal records most of what happened.

September 3, Wednesday. Hester and I went up to Myron Kelso’s on New State Road this evening. He is in his 70s and had a birthday Monday, September 1st. His brother and wife from Wyben came up to celebrate at a two-day-late party. Also there were his sister Mrs. Miller and husband from Westfield.

Talk got onto early radios. Mr. Miller told of a time in the early 1900s when someone cut off a lot of wild cherry trees and stacked the logs near the Westfield River Paper Mill in Russell.

At that time the railroad was double tracked past the Russell depot and there was a siding to the adjacent freight house.

Someone asked a logging foreman what all that cherry lumber was for. He replied, “They say it’s going into radios.”

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friend Marion Shaw and friend Eileen Borland made a picnic lunch, and we took them riding up through Blandford, Huntington, Chester, Middlefield and home. We stopped only to have lunch.

Eileen said her one request was to walk by a brook, so, in Chester State Forest, we followed the trails beside Sanderson Brook and climbed up beside the Falls. Eileen said, “If we had more time I’d ask you to Eileen Borland at Sanderson Brook turn your head while I went in, then I’d turn mine for you.” Marion made a sketch of the high waterfall.

In North Chester, Eileen and I climbed down the ledges to the pools at the bottom of Glendale Falls (on the Clark Wright Road). Someone had shattered a bottle in the first one. This was farther down the brook than I had been before. The climb back was warm. Eileen shed sweaters. “If I take off my shirt, I go down to nothing,” I said. She smiled, “That’s all right.” I kept it on.

Saturday evening we went up to Bill and Irene Clark’s in Leverett to dinner. It was a wonderful visit. I saw his big vegetable garden and we walked up in the woods where I saw the tomb he inherited when he bought the place. Some joists are in poor condition but I think not actually unsafe.

Bill’s father, Larry Clark, is back from vacation on the Cape to run his state survey party. He found many changes. Private survey parties have been hired from the Ainsworth company in South Deerfield at $80 a day to take care of construction and bridge jobs. Gene Martin is chief of the Ainsworth party who replaced us in West Springfield. He knows absolutely no algebra or trigonometry. I taught him the elements of both which he will need for simple computations on the job.

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Uncle Ralph Emerson came Monday morning. He is quite put out because the girl, Ruth Bolton, just married and joined the Baptists in Springfield after his Advent Christian Church in Westfield had shown her years of kindness.

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Reddy

The Terror of Granville Road

By Marilyn I. Chunglo

When I lived in Ames, Iowa, I would take the bus each day to the Highway Commission where I worked as a draftsman in the Road Design Department.

Mr. Stoddard, an engineer at the Commission, caught the bus at the stop after mine. Waiting with him at the stop each morning would be his Irish Setter. The bus would come to a halt and Mr. Stoddard would get on. Mr. Stoddard’s dog would lope along beside the bus all the way to the Commission. It was over two miles, but I think the bus drivers on that run were part of the game. The bus never went very fast. When we arrived, Mr. Stoddard would get off the bus to be greeted by his Irish Setter who was all wiggles and tail wagging. They would walk to the building together. The dog would get his pat on the head, then Mr. Stoddard would disappear into the the building, and his dog would reluctantly turn and go home.

When Mr. Stoddard emerged from the building at four

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o’clock his faithful dog would be waiting for him outside the door. Again, he would wait with Mr. Stoddard until the bus came.

He would meet Mr. Stoddard when he got off of the bus at Lynn Avenue for their walk home.

I loved that dog! I thought if such devotion was a typical trait of Irish Setters, someday I was going to have one. It was years later but eventually I did have my own Irish Setter.

My husband, Chuck, had made friends with a man through business who raised Irish Setters. Chuck told him my story about Mr. Stoddard and his dog and my hopes of having one some day. Jim told Chuck that one of his dogs had just had a litter of pups and he would give him the runt of the litter. He would call in six weeks when the pups had been weaned and we could go to Connecticut and get our puppy.

Finally the day came. My son Cal was seven and daughter Tonie was five. They were quite excited. We had bought a new collar and leash.

When we arrived at the kennel Chuck introduced us to Jim, who took us through the kennel to see all his dogs. There were all sizes and ages, all beautiful. Afterwards, Jim said we could wait in the waiting room and he would bring us our puppy.

We hadn’t any more than been seated when a little puppy came running into the room, came to me, sat his little body on my foot and leaned against my leg. Jim came in and tried to pick up the puppy, but he growled and snapped. Jim said that wasn’t the puppy he intended to give us but there were times when dogs picked their owners. This was evidently one of those times.

We put our new collar on the little red head and attached the leash. Cal led him, or rather the led Cal, dancing and pulling all the way to the car. When the back door was opened the dog tumbled in. He got up on the seat where he sat regally in the middle. Tonie got in on one side while Cal got in on the other. All the way home, the puppy would look at Tonie, lean over and lick her face, then do the same to Cal. The two giggled while the puppy happily sat between them with a big smile.

When we got back to our house the puppy jumped out of the car like he knew he was home. He ran and played until he

was too tired to go any more. He found a spot, collapsed and took a nap but when he woke up he was ready to go again. That evening he crawled up into my lap and fell into an exhausted, happy, contented sleep.

We didn’t know what we were in for but there was never a dull moment with Reddy around.

Reddy loved people! If we went away he would go off and find someone for company. It wasn’t long before everyone in the neighborhood knew Reddy.

A born retriever, he brought home everything that wasn’t nailed down. The housewives in the neighborhood put out pans of edible scraps for any passing dog.

Reddy went around the neighborhood collecting the pans and bringing them home. One day I look out the window and here came Reddy running up the street carrying a big, black iron kettle with the handle in his mouth, the kettle swinging like a basket.

At first I tried to find the owners but it was a time consuming chore so I stacked the pans by the back door. The owners would drive in the yard and take what was theirs. About a week before Halloween the meter reader, Bud Beckwith from Granville, came to the house. He looked at the pile of pots and pans and asked, “Getting ready for Halloween?”

“Yes, Sir,” I answered. “A pot or pan for everyone.”

My next door neighbor, Marie Pixley, worked all week but had Saturdays off. That was her cleaning day. She would gather up her throw rugs and hang them over the outside banister.

When she went to get them they would be gone. She would

phone me. I would get them off of my back steps and return them.

Mrs. Pixley’s son was a ballistics expert. His hobby was collecting and restoring old guns. He had acquired an old Revolutionary Musket and had restored it to good working order. One Sunday he was down by the brook shooting the gun into the woods.

Hearing the shooting we all, including Reddy, went over to see what was going on. After telling us all about the gun, Frank asked Chuck if he would like to shoot it.

Of course Chuck said yes. He shot the gun.

Reddy dashed off to come back to Chuck when he couldn’t find any game. Chuck shot the second time. Reddy took off but finding nothing, returned again. After the third shot Reddy came back, frustrated, and bit Chuck in the leg.

I laughed. Chuck didn’t think it was funny but, of course, it wasn’t my leg. Reddy left a couple of punctures in the skin but nothing serious.

Our neighbors Irene Jensen and her husband Bob were invited to a wedding. Irene took her best dress and hung it on the line to air. She washed Bob’s best white shirt and hung it on the line to dry. When she went out to get the shirt to iron, the dress and shirt were gone. She called me. The dress and shirt were on my back step, miraculously, neither soiled nor damaged. Irene’s famous quote was, “If I didn’t love Reddy so much, I could really hate him.”

Reddy was the neighborhood love. He was funny. He was exasperating. He was a happy free spirit.

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By Frank Houlihan

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hose of us who live in the Westfield area are lucky to live near Stanley Park. Walking the grounds or just sitting, contemplating the beautiful, peaceful surroundings makes me feel there’s more to life than the numerous topics of negativity covered by the media.

As I sit on a bench in the park, it’s a pleasure to see parents walking with their children and dogs. Squirrels and chipmunks are running left and right looking for friends and food.

The leaves on the trees are rustling as a breeze passes on it’s flight to nowhere. The flowers are blooming, waiting for their next drink of water. Hopefully, they don’t have to wait too long. This summer rain is at a premium. The birds are whistling at each other hoping to attract attention from other birds, and some humans, especially those who have brought some bread crumbs. There are numerous species of birds to admire, as well as two water fountains, a clock tower and a beautiful flower garden all adding to the majesty of the park.

The pond and wooden bridge is always an attraction. Various ducks are on hand adding to the color of the surroundings.

Children love feeding the ducks. As you watch you would almost believe that the ducks understand what the youngsters are saying. Must be the power of bread crumbs.

If you enjoy music or shows, Stanley Park is the place to come on summer weekends. The price is right... shows are free.

I’m sure if you visit Stanley Park for first time, you’ll want to return as soon as possible. Sights are colorful and many, so be sure to bring your camera.

The park is a treat and is run by an outstanding staff who take great pride in its cleanliness and presentation.

On one of my visits, sitting on a park bench, the following words had come to mind:

Some Reflections from Stanley Park Sitting in the Rose Garden I notice,

That the clock tower keeps an eye on all.

And with the flowers blooming ‘til fall, I get up and move away.

And then I feel that I should stay.

The surroundings are a sight for sore eyes.

For the feeling is like winning first prize.

Heading for the exit I turn,

For I know that I’ll soon return.

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By The Southwick Historical Society, Inc.

ou know the old saw “Who was buried in Grant’s Tomb?” We have a mystery right in the Old

Cemetery in Southwick: “Who was buried in the Carr/Hastings tomb (grave lot)?” The answer to the former question is obvious; the answer to the latter is much less so.

Because there are no listings for either the surnames “Carr” or “Hastings” in the Old Cemetery book published by the Old Cemetery Restoration Committee in 1977, we know that the gravestone was erected since that year. Thanks to the efforts of Southwick Historical Society member Phyllis Bombard, an image of that gravestone is on the findagrave.com website.

“CARR” and “HASTINGS” are inscribed on one side; the other face reads: “HARRY S. CARR/ 1926-1978/ MOTHER/ LENA HASTINGS CARR/ 1891-1980/ AND HASTINGS FAMILY.” Five years ago, there was a tour of the Old Cemetery conducted

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by a member of the local historical society. In the group was Grace (Carr) Janik. As you can see, the two burials that were noted occurred in 1978 and 1980, but Grace knew that there were many others buried there. At our request, she made a list of her relatives who were not named. FRANCIS CREIGHTON HASTINGS (died Jan 29, 1899); CAROLINE MARIE HASTINGS (died Oct 10, 1916); FREDERICK BYRON HASTINGS (died Nov 10, 1949); and WALLACE HERBERT HASTINGS (died Sep 24, 1966) were on the list. Notice the wide difference in some of the dates of death: 1899, 1916, 1949, 1966, 1978, and 1980. Because there was no gravestone, it was difficult to know where the grave lot was. Grace told us a story about that stone. She said that, before one of the more recent burials could be done, a couple of the living family members went into the cemetery with the sexton and pointed out approximately where they remembered their family members had been buried. The cemetery worker drove a long sharp stick into the ground and discovered a vault, and on that basis, the new burial was performed nearby. After that experience and sometime after Lena Carr died in September of 1980, the gravestone was erected.

All those people and their dates of death could be confirmed using vital records or obituaries in local newspapers.

Now for relationships. Francis Creighton Hastings married Caroline Marie Granger, daughter of John and Lucia (Wilcox).

Frederick Byron Hastings and Wallace Herbert Hastings were two of their children. The parents both died in Southwick as did Wallace; Frederick died in Westfield. According to the 1900 U.S. Census of Southwick, Caroline had borne eight children, five of whom were still living. Lena (Hastings) Carr, born August 28, 1891 was their youngest child. (Lena had three children, one of whom was Harry who died two years before she did.) Lavinia, next to the youngest, was born in 1888 and married C. Leslie Hall in Southwick on June 19, 1912. He was the proprietor of a store in the center of town (where Country Colonial is now) for a while before moving his family to Holyoke (before the 1920 U.S. Census was taken). By 1940, LAVINIA (HASTINGS) HALL was a widow still residing in Holyoke, and two of her six children were living with her, including her youngest son who has in more recent years done extensive research on the Hall side of his family. That makes four of the Hastings children who lived beyond 1900 accounted for. The fifth child was GEORGE C. HASTINGS born in Southwick on October 15, 1867. He married Hattie E. Griffin, daughter of Duane D. & Nellie (Knox), in Westfield on December 20, 1893. George C. & Hattie and their son George Duane Hastings had already moved to Glendale,

Los Angeles Co., California by the time George C.’s mother Caroline died in 1916.

There were three more children of Francis and Caroline Hastings to be accounted for. Grace Janik gave us those names also: LILLIAN, JOHN CREIGHTON, and IDA BELLE. (She was not sure that they were buried in that grave lot.) Those children all died in the 1870’s: Lillian on July 9, 1870; John on January 27, 1872; and Ida on February 12, 1876. Cause of death: “Dropsy on brain,” now called hydrocephalus, water on the brain. In 1841, the town clerks of each town were required to send copies of the records of births, marriages and deaths that had occurred during the previous year to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Vital Statistics. The state copies from 1841 through 1915 are available in person at the Massachusetts State Archives at Columbia Point in Boston or online at the website of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Those copies have Lillian’s age at death of 9 months; Ida’s as 10 months; and John’s as 8 years and 22 days. Several years ago, Jay Holbrook and his wife Delene traveled around the state going into the offices of town clerks and taking images of the town vital records that were then reproduced on microfiche. In 2012, Ancestry. com put those images online. We checked those records and found that in the original records, John’s age at death was 8 months and 22 days. (When the record was copied for the state,

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Question:

My parents would like to leave their home to myself and my siblings. What is the best way for them to do this? Rick W

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Many parents would like to leave their home to their children. Unfortunately many of them do require a great deal of uninsured medical care and the house is usually sold to pay for these uninsured expenses.

We always recommend that you see an attorney who specializes in elder care planning. We stress a specialist as this is a very complicated field where the laws change frequently.

In addition, each state has its’ own laws, rules and regulations.

Some of the ways that have been used by some of my clients are as follows: Your parents can sell their house to you, reserving a life use for themselves. The way this works is: your parents would have the full use of their home during their lifetime as long as they live in the home. The price you pay for the home would be based on their life expectancy. The IRS publishes tables telling you what the life expectancy would be based on their ages. Say your parents were 70. If the IRS table said their life expectancy was 85 years and the current value of the home was $200,000, you would determine what you would pay for the home based on an interest rate which is set every month. We will assume a 3% interest rate: $128,372.39 at 3% equals $200,000 in 15 years. If your parents were to go into a nursing home during this 15 year period, every year they stayed out of the nursing home would decrease the value of the home for Medicaid purposes which would give you and your siblings that much more.

Another way would be to purchase long-term care insurance. Many long-term care insurance policies do not guarantee the premiums. It is very difficult to tell what future premiums will be. If a long term policy has a clause that states this policy is guaranteed renewable but the premiums may be increased on a class basis, you need to watch out.

In some cases when their spouse dies the surviving parent may cancel the long-term care policy due to the guaranteed loss of Social Security retirement benefits that were used to help pay for the long term care policy. If your parents pass away without using the long-term care insurance they will have transferred a great deal of wealth to insurance company.

Many families are choosing life insurance instead to protect the value of their home. Here are some of the reasons why: 1 Premiums are guaranteed.

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3 If your parents were not able to afford life insurance but you were, you would typically insure your mother for the following reasons: it’s a lot less expensive to insure women as women live longer generally. Nursing homes residents are 70% women 30% men. * A $200,000 policy on a female in good health would cost about $5200 per year depending upon when the policy matures.** The tax-free rate of return would be as follows: 10 years 23.65% ***, 20 years 5.88% ***, 25 years 3.17% *** The tax free proceeds could be used to buy back the home from Medicaid if your parents never went to a nursing home you could use the proceeds for your future potential medical care and a to leave a legacy to your children.

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The Southwick Food Pantry AN UPDATE! Where we are...

First and foremost, Our Community Food Pantry would like to thank all of those who have helped to make this a great 2012. But we’re not done yet! The Community Food Pantry’s Stomp Out Hunger campaign begins this September.

Our Community Food Pantry has been constantly adjusting its systems in the past year so that it can better serve its clients. This has been a team effort between its manager, volunteers, clients, and board of directors.

By consulting Rebecca Hart of the Westfield Food Pantry, seeing how the Northampton Survival Center and Springfield Open Pantry are run we have been able to gain a better understanding of the best practices for food pantries. In particular, Rebecca’s expertise has enabled us to establish a better standard of assistance and make educated decisions on moving forward.

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Instituting income and residency guidelines has resulted in the CFP serving those who truly are in need. We see fewer families, but we’re now more efficient and able to provide 40% more food to those that we serve. Not only are we providing more food, but we’re also providing a more complete meal incorporating meat and dairy into each client’s monthly supplies.

Establishing a better relationship with our clients allows us to learn more about them. We’re finding that the majority of families don’t come regularly. They are the working poor. They may have work that results in them being laid off every summer or winter, or just come around the holidays when money is tight. The families we serve are not given all the food that they would consume in a month, but rather our responsibility is to assist them with things that they still need.

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Lisa Dold has been a Peace Corp Vounteer in the Kingdom of Lesotho since August 2011 working with a special education school and training teachers. She will be finished with this project in the summer of 2012.

By Lisa Dold

Friday, December 4 Long Week

Over the last week my host family has killed 5 pigs, my school killed 9 geese and we got a Cow! Strange week for animals. Our cow was a donation from someone in Germany via Sentebale. The cow was promised several years ago, but never actually given to the school. Then we found out that the German donor would be visiting our school this week, so within a week Sentebale had the cow driven from South Africa and our principal had about 3 days to have a corral built, train a staff member to take care of the cow and prepare our school for the visitor. The cow is beautiful, a Jersey, and she is about to have a calf (which might be named Lisa :) She will provide milk for

our students and hopefully generate future income.

On Wednesday our school officially closed.

Parents came mostly on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning and they helped with washing blankets, cleaning and cooking. We had a parent meeting on Wednesday and I did a session about goals for their children. I really enjoyed meeting so many parents, a lot of grandmothers, and talking Seabata, not so happy with them about their children (mostly via translator and charades) Our visitors, the German donor and Sentebale CEO from London, came via helicopter on Friday. The families and staff were so excited, I have to say it was pretty cool to see them land in our school yard. They stayed for around an hour or two and our kids demonstrated some of their craft skills, gardening, and yoga. They were very nice and although they kept our kids at school an extra two days, seeing the helicopter and getting the cow were worth it! They also provide most of the fund-

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ing for our centre so we kind of have to be accommodating. After a tiring week I came back to school on Saturday morning to organize some things and charge my computer and I found that 2 students were still here. Both are double orphans but have teenage brothers that were supposed to come pick them up. One of the children is severely autistic and he seems just as happy to stay here and keep his routine in place. But the other student, Seabata, has only physically disabilities and he is very upset that he has not been picked up. He is very sweet and it is so hard to see him sad. We tried to have a fun day out in town, but he just really wants to go home to his brothers, around 7 hours away. We finally got to talk to his brother and he said that he just does not have any money to pay for transport. The school can give him money, but he has no way to get here to get it. Most of our school staff has to attend a workshop tomorrow so it makes the most sense for me to take him home.

It should be quite an adventure and I am happy that I will get to meet his brother and see another part of the country, Mohale’s Hoek. I am a little nervous because we can’t take his wheelchair in the taxis and I will have to carry him and his stuff twice when changing vehicles. He is little so it should be OK. Today, Sunday, when I came to school he greeted me with a huge smile and I know he is eagerly awaiting our trip tomorrow.

with my host family a little more this week. Yesterday we just sad in the yard together playing with the baby and playing some games with stones for a few hours at sunset. It was really nice, although I still get frustrated that my host mother and I are really unable to talk to each other because of not knowing each other’s language! Why am I so bad at learning languages?

Only two more days until Carrie comes to visit. I am so excited to have a friend here to travel around with. My blogs may take a break for a bit, but I will try to update after the holidays. After Carrie leaves I will have my parents and sister here for another 2 weeks. I am so happy that I have adventurous friends and family. Can’t wait to post some exciting new photos from new parts of Lesotho, Mozambique and South Africa.

Friday, December 9 Happy

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School is quiet this week. All students have now gone home, Seabata and I made it smoothly to his village and I really did enjoy seeing the southern part of Lesotho. My supervisor and I still go to work each day and we are busy trying to get estimates from builders for a few more classrooms at out school.

We are also working on getting the money to pay for them.

Otherwise I have been having a nice time hanging out

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The 31st Annual Granville Harvest Fair will be held Columbus Day weekend, October 6th, 7th and 8th. The three-day Fair runs from 10am until 5pm on Saturday, noon until 5pm on Sunday and from 10am until 5pm on Monday. There are no admission charges. The Fair has both indoor and outdoor venues and is held rain or shine.

The Harvest Fair stretches from the Granville Village School to the Town Green and includes over a hundred arts, crafts and food vendors. Free and paid parking is available throughout the Fair area. Free shuttle buses run continuously to all the venues: the Granville Village School, Granville Public Library, Granville Federated Church, Town Green and the Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation. Every Fair venue provides unique culinary delights, one of a kind arts and crafts and activities for the kids.

The Lions Club will be hosting their Annual Antique & Special Interest Car Show on Saturday from 10am to 3pm at the corner of Route 57 and Old Westfield Road (rain date: Sunday from noon until 4pm).

The historic town of Granville is set in the foothills of the Berkshires. Visiting the Fair gives you the opportunity to view the fall foliage of reds and oranges from the maple trees that line its roads. Tour the town and visit the many orchards and local artists of potters, visual artists, antique dealers and other home based enterprises.

From Springfield take Route 57 West, from Hartford take Route 189 North or from Westfield take Route 10/202 South to Route 57.

For additional information contact Donna Fillion at mgfdmf@comcast.net or by calling 413.627.1377.

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Non-profit news and events for area communities. Please send information by the 20th of the month in order to have it listed in this section. We will print as many listings as space allows. Our usual publication date is within the first week of the month.

Send to: Town Crier, Southwoods Magazine, P.O. Box 1106, Southwick, MA 01077, Fax: (413) 569-5325 or email us at magazine@southwoods.info.

Southwick Rotary Steak Roast at a new location

The GranvilleGreen Committee is sponsoring a fundraising pledge drive for the restoration of the walkway on the Granville Village Green, which is listed on the National Register of Historic places.

To help finance this project, the committee is offering pavers for sale, engraved with the verbiage of your choice, which will be placed in the border. Each 4”x 8” brick may be purchased for $50. Maximum 12 spaces per line includes letters, numbers, punctuations & spaces with a 3 line maximum. This is a unique opportunity to memorialize a loved one, honor your family name, or to celebrate a special date.

Brochures with engravement information and your pledge support can be picked up @The Granvillle Country Store, The Gran-Val Scoop, The Southwick Town Hall, The Summerhouse or @ Southwoods.

Pledge now. Funds will be collected in late fall.

The Southwick Rotary annual steak roast is scheduled for Wednesday, September 19, at 6: 00 p.m. The event will be held at the VFW Post 872, 151 Point Grove Road in Southwick.

Donations are $20 for adults and $10 for children.

The menu includes steaks and burgers along with a baked potato, salad, corn-on-the-cob, desert and refreshments. There will be a several raffle prizes awarded. Live music will be provided.

Advanced ticket sales can be purchased from any member of the Rotary Club or by contacting Bob Fox at Southwick Florist at 413 569 5962, or Joe Deedy at Moo-licious at 413 246 2277.

Proceeds from the roast will benefit Rotary community and youth programs.

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The annual Ski and Snowboard sale will take place on Friday, September 28th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and Saturday, September 29th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Southwick Town Hall, College Highway, in Southwick.

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Granville Harvest Fair VENDERS INVITED

Vendors and Craftsmen may request an application to participate at Fair at one of the following venues. Your request should include a #10 self-addressed stamped envelope. There will be no activities at the 1802 Old Meeting House this year.

The Town Green: Send your request to: Linda Blakesley, 397 Main Road, Granville, MA 01034 or call 413-357-6150.

The Federated Church: Send request to: Karen McLaughlin, P.O. Box 313 Granville, MA 01034 or call 413-357-9090 The Granville Library: Send your request to: Nancy Petersen, P.O. Box 222, Granville, MA 01034 or call 413-357-8806.

The Village School: Send your request to: Rene Ellinger, 33 Blandford Rd, Granville, MA 01034 or call 413-627-8859 The Drum Shop Museum: At the Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation Send your request to: Carol Jones, P.O. Box 325, Granville, MA 01034 or call 413-357-8814

SOUTHICK HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1982 30th Class Reunion

Southwick High School Class of 1982, 30th Class Reunion: will be Saturday, October 6th, 5:00 pm, Shaker Farms Country Club. If your personal contact information has changed in the last 5-10 years, update Danny Duval at danny.duval@gmail. com Any questions or how to purchase tickets, call Laurie Christiansen 860-217-0627.

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Saturday September 15th 2012 from 11:00AM – 2:00 PM. Stanley Park Childrens Pavilion. Free fun for the whole family.

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The Police Department will be doing finger print ID’s for Children, the Fire Department will be there, family zumba, Poi, and break dancing will be happening during the afternoon.

There will be a hula hooping contest, make a green bird feeder, the Schmonster’s will be there and so much more fun. There will also be lots of health information tables and free popcorn.

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the other side and with the future. She will talk about psychic mediumship and take questions. Due to the anticipated number of attendees not everyone can expect a personal reading.

Seating is limited and advance tickets can be purchased now by sending a $30 check payable to WHCP to Suellen Duga, 22 Wright St., Agawam, MA 01001. This event benefits the Westfield Homeless Cat Project. For further information, call Suellen at 413.563.5444 or Julie at 413.562.8118. For more info on Angelina Diana check out www.angelinadiana.com.

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September 2012 Dear Friends, The 187th Session of the General Court concluded with a number of accomplishments that will address problems we face every day. At the beginning of the legislative session, a commitment was made to balance the budget and do it without raising taxes. I was pleased to support two balanced budgets that did

By State Representative not raise taxes or implement fees on the Nicholas Boldyga hard working citizens of the Commonwealth. By working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, our efforts brought record amounts of funding for our schools, veterans, roads, bridges and economic development projects across Massachusetts.

The examples below are just few of the accomplishments throughout the session: Jobs: I have focused my efforts on making it easier for business owners to create jobs and get people back to work. I hosted a Jobs Forum with local officials, toured local businesses and personally contacted each and every business in Southwick. As a result, I co-sponsored a legislative JOBS package, which saw many provisions become law. These initiatives will protect small business owners from soaring health care costs, revitalize our manufacturing industry and make it easier and more affordable to do business in the Commonwealth.

Education: Improving education and increasing funding for our schools have been among my top priorities. I’m pleased to report that Agawam, Granville, Russell & Southwick received an increase in educational funding of over $3.5 million over the two-year session. I worked with the Massachusetts School Building Authority to bring greater financial support to school building projects. I successfully advocated for the passage of a bi-partisan amendment to increase funding for Advanced Placement Math and Science Programs. The amendment increased statewide funding from $1,000,000 to $1,750,000 and will ensure schools will be proportionately funded in the upcoming year. As a member of the Regional School Transportation Caucus, I advocated for Southwick’s increase of $185,134 in Regional School Transportation funding.

Veterans: I was honored to support a number of Veterans initiatives. The VALOR Act has made it easier for veterans to secure employment, housing and educational opportunities.

The Welcome Home Bonus Account provides up to $1,000 in bonus payments for residents returning from active deployment. These initiatives will help to ensure benefits for the 28,000 Massachusetts service-members currently deployed.

The Agawam Veterans Cemetery received an increase in funding of almost $400,000. Being one of only two such Veterans cemeteries in Massachusetts, increased funding for the cemetery is essential.

Seniors: Supporting Seniors during a struggling economy is crucial. This year $21 Million for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program was appropriated to help seniors. During the cold winter months, this funding will allow low-income seniors, working families and many other people to heat their homes. Additionally, $35 Million was allocated for Senior Care Adult Day Health programs for low-income seniors and the disabled. Adult Day Health centers provide care for seniors PAGE 30

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during the day when family members or other caregivers are not available. Finally, the ban on prescription drug coupons was lifted. Prescription Drug Coupons will make life-altering drugs more affordable for patients whose conditions can’t be treated with less expensive generic or over-the-counter medications.

Eliminating Government Waste: I am dedicated to reforming the welfare system and eliminating millions of dollars in annual fraud and theft. I voted to prohibit the purchase of non-essential items such as alcohol, tobacco, guns, lottery tickets and tattoos with welfare benefits (EBT cards). I also supported Pension Reforms that will make significant changes to the current pension system, saving the Commonwealth $6.4 Billion over the next 30 years. Due to Pension System reform and increasing the ‘Rainy Day’ Fund, Massachusetts was one of a few states in the nation able to increase it’s bond rating.

After hearing from a number of residents that have to be drugfree and pass drug tests at their place of work. They thought it was only fair that drug testing be necessary to receive any taxpayer-funded benefits. As a result, I put forward legislation to start the conversation around drug testing for welfare benefits.

There have been a number of successes throughout the session, but there’s much to be done. I will continue to make sure our community remains a great place to live, work and raise a family.

Thank you for allowing me to proudly serve as Your Representative. Please call me with any concerns. My home telephone number is (413) 569-5188. I’m always available!

Sincerely,

Nicholas Boldyga State Representative (413) 569-5188 Please visit my website www.NickBoldyga.com Nicholas A. Boldyga is completing his first term as State Representative, serving Agawam, Granville, Russell and Southwick. He is the Ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee.

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