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BY SCOTTMAIER
Even with the support of a closegroup of friends and family, theprocess of coming to terms with,and ridding one’s self of cancercan be such a drain that in itsplace there is left a mental knotthat must still be untied.
Gayle Ward, a Franklin resident,and breast cancer survivor, willtell you that even with all the sup-port available, there is still thevery important task of dealingwith your own thoughts and emo-tions, all too often put off in orderto deal with the physical manifes-tations of the disease and treat-ments.
Gayle was diagnosed withbreast cancer on December 24,2009, after a benign cyst led herto seek a more focused checkup,where a last-minute ultrasound re-vealed a malignancy.
For the Wards in 2009, the holi-days were a very tense time, fullof questions and pressure. Gayleand her husband decided to an-nounce her breast cancer severaldays later, and the tough journeybegan.
A little over a year later, lookingback on a supportive family, hotmeal nights organized by her
neighbor Gail Irwin, and a whirl-wind of doctors visits and treat-ments, Gayle found herself luckyand grateful for the tight networkof personal and professional peo-ple in her life. But she noticedsomething she hadn’t expected…
After a year of putting all her en-ergy into treatments, appoint-ments, and trying to keep as closeto a normal schedule as possible,she had not found the time or ap-propriate outlet for her mental andemotional well-being.
The solution came in the formof a program, introduced in Julyof 2010, at the Franklin CountyYMCA. The Livestrong programwas recommended to her by herbreast surgeon, Dr. Renee Quar-terman.
Although Gayle admittedly isnot a big ‘group joiner,’ when shegot the same recommendationfrom her radiologist as well as heroncologist, she decided that shereally needed to look into it.
The program, headed by severalYMCA staff members, is exactlywhat Gayle has needed to help hersort through over a year’s worth ofconcerns and uncertainty.
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CSAs: ConnectingConsumersto LocalCropsNow's the Time toInvest in Commu-nity-SupportedAgricultureBYANNE PARKER
It's winter time, and Donna Gali-peau is eager to start planting seedsat her Bellingham farm. By March,she will probably have severalseedlings already growing in thehigh tunnel -- a type of greenhouse.By summertime she will havetomato, squash, basil and a varietyof greens ready to be picked up atTrolley Crossing Farm, which sheand her husband own. Galipeau isamong several local farmers whooffer a community supported agri-culture program.
Community Supported Agricul-ture (CSA) is an innovative way toconnect consumer and grower,each making a commitment to the
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other. Consumers and farmerswork together: While the farmergrows and nurtures vegetables,consumers share the cost of sup-porting the farm. Members arecalled shareholders and investmoney before the season starts.Once harvest time arrives -- usuallyJune through October -- investorsare rewarded with fresh produceeach week.
As a member, you purchase aseason’s worth of produce in ad-vance. A "share" could cost be-tween $500 to $600 on average.People typically buy shares anytime from December throughMarch. One share provides enoughvegetables for two to four peopleeach week, depending on yourhousehold’s eating habits.
CSA is taking root all around thenation. In 2007, there were 12,549farms in the U.S. offering CSA. InMass., more than 127 CSA pro-grams are currently listed with theDept. of Agricultural Resources."They have increased significantlybased on demand," said ScottSoares, commissioner of the Dept.of Agriculture Resources. "Wehave seen that many CSA's oftenhave waiting lists because of the in-terest from people. This is the righttime to be signing up. The earlierthe better."
Before the season even starts, afarmer needs to purchase seed, fer-tilizer, propane, equipment, andhire people to help plant. "It offsets
their costs for production to get theinvestment up front. It's great forthe farmers and great for the com-munity members," said Soares.
Starting this season, GratefulFarm in Franklin will be offeringCSA shares in addition to itsGreenbucks program and selling atfarmers markets.
Each week, when you arrive atthe farm to pick up your produce,there will be information tellingyou what everything is and whatquantities you are to take.Throughout the season people haveopportunities to visit the farm. Peo-ple are always welcome to partici-pate if they wish to learn moreabout how their food is grown.
"People really like to come outand see the farm," reports BeckyCalberg, CSA marketing directorfor Grateful Farm. A weeklynewsletter tells shareholders whatto expect in their share and pro-vides recipes.
The vegetables in the share varyweekly as the seasons change. "Inthe spring, you get a lot of greensand broccoli. The summer is moretomatoes, eggplant and peppers. Inthe winter is squash and onions,"said Calberg, "We usually growquite a variety."
The cost of one share is $525 for21 weeks; from June to October atGrateful Farm. To reserve a share,people can make a deposit of $100by March 15. They must pay thebalance by April 30.
Since the 1990s, Grateful Farm
has offered a similar programcalled Greenbucks, and it has beenvery successful. Investors who putin $100 for instance, would receive$125 worth of produce. With theGreenbucks program, people get tochoose the foods they want weekto week. "With CSA, you get a sur-prise," says Calberg. "It's a way forpeople to get involved and get adiscount."
White Barn Farm in Wrenthamwill offer 60 shares of their har-vest for 2011. Shares cost $625 andcan be held with a $125 deposit,which goes toward the full pay-ment. Full payment at once pro-vides the farm with the workingcapital it needs when it needs itmost. But they will accept twomore equal payments, due by Feb-ruary 1 and March 15, 2011. Har-vest time is in early June and runsuntil late October, for a total of 22weeks.
Some farms may require some oftheir shareholders to work. At Trol-
ley Crossing Farm in Bellingham,they have offered a CSA programsince 2009, says owner DonnaGalipeau. People typically invest inthe winter and must be fully in-vested by April. They ask that peo-ple to do some work at the farm. "Iuse the farm as a learning tool,"said Galipeau. "I want people to putin the energy so they can createtheir own garden."
It helps with the labor involved inthe farm, but she said it also is aneducation for families. She askspeople to help plant seeds, compostand mix, and harvest. "It's an edu-cation for children. I want to helpthem to connect with the earth andsee what it takes to grow some-thing."
When looking into CSA, if the in-vestment is more than you wish,ask about half-share investments.Some farms may allow you to pickup every other week. Or, split thecost of your investment with an-other family; you may be able to al-ternate weeks that you pick up.
Tangerini's Farm in Millis offersa CSA program also. For 20 weeksof vegetables, it costs shareholders$650 ($625, by check). They alsooffer a half-share for $380 ($325,by check) for produce every otherweek.
People generally pick up on adesignated day and time at thefarm. White Barn Farm has pick-
up days on Tuesdays and Fridays.You choose which day to sign upfor and then pick up at their road-side stand 3 pm - 7 pm on your day.If you can't get to the farm, TrolleyCrossing Farm makes their pick-ups more convenient when youvisit their stand at a farmers mar-ket. They have their produce eachweek at the Franklin Farmers Mar-ket in the summer, said Galipeau.If someone wants to pick up theirshare, they will arrange to have it atthe market which runs on Fridaysfrom noon to 6 p.m. if they can't getto the farm, she said.
CSA is a win-win situation. "It'sgreat for the farmers, and great forthe community members," saidSoares. "With so much interest inaccess to locally grown food fruitsand vegetables and meat and dairyproducts, we have seen an incredi-ble increase in demand from peo-ple to be members of a CSA," hesaid. "But also supporting yourlocal farmer and local producersties into community characteristics.Agriculture ties into the quality oflife. More and more people see thatsupporting your local farm sup-ports the character of the commu-nity. It gives them the ability to getgreat local wholesome foods andproducts."
CSA is not for everyone, how-ever, says Erin Barnett, director forLocalHarvest. "Many CSA's lose10-40% of their members at year'send," she says in an article on theirwebsite. "For some members, thenecessary culinary creativity be-comes a burden instead of a joy.Others find they don't actually cookas much as they thought, or hopedto. Still others get a bad case ofgreens fatigue." Based in SantaCruz, Calif. LocalHarvest is asource for information on organicand local farms.
Community Supported Agricul-ture is a great way to support yourlocal farmer, your community andyourself.
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An important component oflandscaping is the use of lime. Soilcan be acid ("sour"), or alkaline("sweet"). The soil is acidic whenthe pH is below 7.0, and our soilsare usually acidic. Many residen-tial landscaping problems can besolved or avoided simply by ap-plying lime each year.
Many plants cannot thrive or sur-vive if the pH is too low, but limehas many other benefits. Applyinglime to your lawn and garden issynonymous to people taking vi-tamins, as it contains calcium andnutrients such as magnesium, zinc,and iron, and others. Seasonal useof lime improves the flow of waterthrough the soil and improves soilmoisture retention. Lime is also amild insect repellent, but does notseem to bother earthworms.
Many homeowners either do notuse lime, or more commonly, donot use enough. The typical quar-ter acre of grass needs about 400
pounds per year, at a cost of onlyabout $50 if purchased in 40pound packages. Lime can solveand prevent many gardening prob-lems and reduce your need forchemical fertilizer, pesticide, andherbicide applications designed tomaintain or restore your lawn orgarden.
A common misconception is thatlime "burns" your lawn. However,browning can occur by the misuseof weed and feed products or pes-ticides, or the chemical reactionsbetween different lawn chemicals.However, the most common causeof burning is excess sun and lackof water, or severe misuse of anylandscaping product. Never mixlime with fertilizers and alwaysapply separately.
Lime is essential for flowers,shrubs, and vegetable gardens, al-though it varies based on planttype. Some plants like more acidicsoil, while other like less acidicsoil. Garden centers can guide you
on the needs of any particular plantand will test your soil pH for a feeor sell home testing kits. How-ever, pH can vary on your prop-erty, so test a few different spots.
An effective way to apply lime togardens is by mixing it with mulchor working it into the soil aroundyour plants. Like all gardeningsupplements, keep lime off theflower and shrub leaves.
Lime is generally harmless ifused properly, but like any lawnproduct, it should be handled withcare. The pellet form is safer thanthe powder, as the powder couldbe inhaled if the wind blows dur-ing application. Be sure to weargloves and shoes during applica-tion and avoid walking in the areafor a period of days afterward.
It is best to water thoroughlyafter a lime application. Try totime your application when rain isin the forecast, or use outdoor irri-gation, but be sure to comply withthe local outdoor watering rules.
Lime is a natural geologicalproduct and is basically ground uprocks, so it does not dissolve in soilquickly. It should take a fewmonths to degrade into your soilas its components get absorbed byyour plants and grass slowly.
Lime is generally available allyear, but the large bulk economi-cal packages are only available inthe Spring. The best time to applyis in the springtime and early au-tumn, and it is safe to store in acool, dry place for an applicationlater in the season. Although theuse of lime is most common in thespring, it could be applied any-time.
Avoid using "quick lime" as thiscan contain chemicals designed tospeed up the breakdown of thelime into your soil which is un-necessary. Lime should be viewedas a long term annual investment,not a one time quick fix. Asidefrom beautifying your garden,adding lime to your landscapingpractices will reduce the need forchemical fertilizers, herbicides,and pesticides. The benefits oflime are cumulative and should berepeated every year for the best re-sults.
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Ms. Brown has worked at DeanBank since April of 2007 and hasheld previous Deposit Operationspositions at Capital CrossingBank, Lighthouse Bank and theFederal Home Loan Bankthroughout her banking career.She is a graduate of StonehillCollege in Easton, Massachusettsand currently resides in Braintree,Massachusetts.
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“We are not about makingthings that look and feel cheap,”says Hall. “Savvy business own-ers, teams, and people in general,want high quality, and that’s whythey come here,” he says. “Any-body can screen-print shirts,”says Hall. “You’ve got people ingarages and basements callingthemselves screenprinters, butI’m a branding expert. Everyone
else has a catalog. I have a show-room. People want to feel, touch,and see it before they buy it. So,here we are,” he says.
Hall has outfitted fighter Riverawith gear as well as jackets forhis team. The Thredz logo hasalso adorned Turner Motor-sport’s championship BMW M3GT car at the 24 Hours of Day-tona. In addition to this cuttingedge clientele, Hall’s client rosterruns the gamut from local sportsteams, including Franklin YouthHockey and Franklin YouthLacrosse, to local contractors, tothe University of Miami and For-tune 100 Companies.
“People seek us out, usually be-cause they’ve been referred tous,” says Hall. “There’s no onein the greater Metrowest area thathas my level of expertise, or theextent of product offering that wedo. We are an award winning,precision screen-printer and em-broiderer. We do things that otherpeople don’t including specialtyprinting, water based printing,things with a retail look and feel.Sporting goods stores and signshops simply can’t do that.”
Hall says technology haschanged when it comes to hisbusiness. He offers die sublima-tion, a highly specialized
process, and he can imprint prod-ucts from seam to seam. Hisstate of the art equipment in-cludes a 14-head automatic pressand 50 heads of embroidery. Healso offers all over, water-basedink discharge processes, whichallows for a softer feel on the fab-ric, and he has won an industryaward for a recently designedand printed shirt. “The quality ofour work speaks for itself,” saysHall.
Hall got his start in the world of
office supplies, where he workedfor over 25 years. Along the way,Hall was introduced to a sisterbusiness, the promotional prod-ucts industry, which became “themost profitable and fastest grow-ing division in that company”under his supervision.
The young entrepreneur de-scribes that time as the moment“the light bulb went off.” Hetaught himself the industry, anddetermined pretty quickly “Icould probably do this on my
own.” Figuring his time was“now or never,” Hall left his po-sition and launched Thredz Un-limited out of a bedroom in2006. Then, he had 14 cus-tomers. Now, often working over70 hours a week, he has over800, growing at a rate of 2-3 newcustomers a week.
Hall says he now gets inquiriesof all kinds from businesses,teams and leagues that want pro-fessional looking merchandise,and he imprints “virtually any-thing & everything, not just ap-parel. We also do banners,signage, mugs, drinkware, pens,trade show incentives, in short,apparel, goods and gear for busi-nesses, teams and events.
“We’re new. We’re cool. We’redifferent, and we do things thatno one else does. And if you callor come into the shop, we’ll takethe time to explain it to you, andto show you. I’m big on thewhole customer experiencething,” says Hall.
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By J.D. O’Gara
“It’s a good thing, or we would-n’t be doing it,” says Wendy Rowe,Chair of the Medway Public Li-brary’s Board of Trustees, which inJanuary opted to end its intermu-nicipal agreement (IMA) withFranklin. “(The partnership) wasworth trying, but when somethingdoesn’t work, you have to give upon it and try the next (solution).”
Rowe maintains that Medwaywas “trying to job share an execu-tive position, working around thescheduling of other jobs.” Rowerefers to Felicia Oti, who is paid 14hours of her time a week as Direc-tor of the Medway Public Libraryand is also Director of the FranklinPublic Library, and MargaretPerkins, who lives in Medway andworks 19 hours a week as Assistantto the Director, but who is also areference librarian in Holliston.
The Trustees would like to seePerkins hired as a full-time LibraryDirector, insisting that, due to a dif-ferential in salaries (Oti earnsmore), the change, even includinghealth insurance, would add littlecost and provide more hours ofprofessional service by a proven,MLS degreed administrator.
According to Rowe, “there werea lot of organizational difficultiesbecause of – inefficiencies. You
shouldn’t try to fill an executive po-sition with two part-time people,”she says.
“The selectmen in our town reallywanted it to work,” says Rowe,“but we’re (the Library Trustees)doing what’s best for the libraryand for the town. We know whatwe need to serve the town the bestwith the library, and this is not theright model -- not the most effi-cient, not the least expensive, andnot the best.”
“The Library Board of Trustees isworking as a little fiefdom,” arguesMedway Selectman Dennis Crow-ley, who points out that unlike mosttown offices, the library does notanswer to the town administrator.Crowley, who feels that theTrustees never truly gave regional-ization a chance and consistentlyshot down Oti’s efforts, says that ifa full-time Director position isagreed upon, “We feel they oughtto post it and see who’s out there,but they already have somebody inmind.”
Rowe counters that, before thepossibility of the IMA withFranklin came up, “The Trusteeswere planning to have Perkins beour Acting Director. It was clear bythen she was quite capable,” asPerkins had been hired as a con-sultant and had undergone a rigor-ous interview process for the
position filled by Patrick Marshallin 2004. “If this were a union posi-tion, and it’s not, then the process isthe first thing you do is advertiseinternally, and if there is a qualifiedperson for the job, you hire them,”says Rowe.
Budget is a huge concern forMedway’s library. After the li-brary’s budget was cut to a third,$107K in FYO7, the MedwayPublic Library lost it certification,as, Rowe says, it was unable to stayopen at least 32 hours a week. A$250K grant (thanks to Jim Vallee,says Rowe, and which will last forfive years), helped the library makeits way back to certification.
Still, says Rowe, Trustees haveconcluded that the IMA is notmaking the budget impact hopedfor at the onset, and no state incen-tives for the regionalization havematerialized.
“We still don't have enoughmoney to operate with this munic-ipal budget,” she says, “and we arestill buying most of our books andother materials with donations.”
The Library Municipal Budgetfor FY11 was $208K, and thisyear’s will be the same. This doesnot include the $60K for regional-ization. The library would then berequesting more funds appropri-ated to its own budget to make up
the Director’s salary and the clean-ing costs it would not be takingfrom the regionalization article.Rowe produced a budget proposalthat showed the Trustees’ plan ulti-mately saving the town moneyabout $9,575.
Dennis Crowley, is clearly disap-pointed with the Board’s decision.“In the long term, we do not thinkindividual town libraries can sus-tain themselves financially. Therevenue we raise every year is notsufficient to support a paid posi-tion. We think regionalization ofthe library is a way to economize.”
Crowley says that as an electedofficial, it is his duty to do whattaxpayers want. He says he has re-ceived about five written letters infavor of ending regionalization, butthat he estimates 20 or so peoplehave come up to him in person fa-voring regionalization.
“If you look at the track record ofthe last two years, they never reallygave it a chance, so we really don’tknow,” says Glenn Trindade, Med-way Selectman since 2005.Trindade points to the minutes ofTrustee meetings (available at thetown website), where he says Otihad “made numerous recommen-dations to utilize resources in bothcommunities, and again do morejoint programming, that fell onDeaf ears.” One proposal Oti rec-ommended, he says, would haveextended library hours withoutadding additional costs, butTrustees voted it down, because itwould have meant changing theshifts that people work.”
“The struggle we have,” saysTrindade, “and this is for all de-partments, is how do we not justfind the money, but then, it’s a one-time funding source. We can’t findthe revenue…to recur. Now, if
we’re going to make an investmentin people, we need to be able toknow that that money is there nextyear as well. It’s not just about nowor next year. It’s about 5 years or10 years down the road.”
“What we saw, with this oppor-tunity to regionalize withFranklin,” says Trindade, “was away we could now leverage theiradministrative expertise, in theform of their director, and now letus focus the rest of our money onservices and being able to providemore hours and access to the li-brary. They had another vision.”Trindade expresses frustration atwhat he says was the Trustees’ un-willingness to work with Franklin,a sentiment not reciprocated.
“From my perspective, Franklincontinues to be ready, willing andable to continue to be a partner inthe municipal agreement,” saysJeff Nutting, Franklin Town Ad-ministrator. “Apparently, the Med-way Trustees are struggling withthe idea, although the FranklinTrustees have always fully en-dorsed it.”
“The big picture is, I think, citiesand towns have to learn to do a lotmore of this, to share resources andexpertise when it’s appropriate.”
“We’re trying to shake hands andpart friends,” says Rowe, who saysthe Medway Public Library haslearned from the experience. “Youreally need someone in charge,during the day, when you reallyneed it, to have ownership. By thetime July 1 rolls around, we willknow whether Margaret is 19hours a week and is just keeping usafloat, or whether she’ll be ap-proved to be our full-time directorand will help us get all those won-derful things from our long-termplans done.”
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In December, when the world-fa-mous Radio City Rockettesbrought their holiday spectacularto Boston, professional dancersfrom New York City were not theonly ones taking the stage at theWang Theater. Patti EisenhauerDance Center was also invited toopen the show for the famous“Christmas Spectacular” thatevening.
Eighteen dancers from PEDCrepresented the dance studio in theopening number for the show. “Tobe asked to open for The Rockettesis an incredible honor,” said studioowner Patti Eisenhauer. “We are soproud of the girls’ performanceand are still so excited to have beenasked. We danced to ‘Let it Snow.’The Rockettes provided the music,but my daughter Ashley and I cho-reographed an amazing arrange-ment.”
The circumstances that ledPEDC to the Wang Theater stageare an honor in itself. Joe Lanteri,an official with the New York CityDance Alliance, invited the 13- to17-year old PEDC dancers to per-form with the Rockettes.
Lanteri had seen the PEDCdancers in past regional and na-tional dance competitions andknew they would be perfect for theRockettes performance.
“We are also very happy to havebeen able to support the New YorkCity Dance Alliance College Fundfrom the ticket sales,” said Eisen-hauer. “It is great that some of themoney is going back to the youngdancers that may not be able to at-tend expensive workshops in NewYork City,” said Eisenhauer.
The young dancers opened forsome of the most legendary jazzdancers there are. The Rockettesare known for theatrical dance rou-tines, intricate formations, andamazing kick lines "Our dancersknow it is a real honor to be invitedto be on the same stage as TheRockettes. They were very ex-cited,” added Eisenhauer.
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Classes run for a twelve-weekperiod, during which participantsand their families can use YMCAfacilities for free, and the sessionsare broken into both a physicalregimen of exercise, and a groupdiscussion approach to alleviatingcancer-related stress and anxiety.
According to Gayle, the mem-bers of her group all have similarattitudes and abilities, and theircommon experience with cancerallow them to help each other on alevel that may be beyond even theclosest friends and family mem-bers.
The classes, sized between sixand twelve members, dependingon interest and scheduling, will runthroughout 2011, with the nextcourse beginning in mid-spring.
The Livestrong program thus farhas been a hearty success. Partic-ipants have become so close thatthey continue to work together reg-ularly, long after the program’s fin-ish, and many have even been
asked to act as a liaison to newgroups.
In fact, Gayle now considers her-self something of a promoter forthe program, wholeheartedly will-ing to help and introduce new orpotential participants.
The importance of mental well-being should not be forgotten incancer treatment, especially whenyou consider the focus on physicalsymptoms that goes hand in handwith a cancer diagnosis and treat-ment regimen.
Support from others with com-mon experience is key, and theLivestrong program at the YMCAshould be considered by anyonestruggling with physical or emo-tional effects of the disease.
For more information on theLivestrong program at the FranklinYMCA, contact Leanne Danielsenat (774) 235-2729, or email her [email protected].
If you would like to discuss theholistic experience of the program,Gayle Ward can also be reached [email protected].
YMCA PROGRAMcontinued from page 1Patti Eisenhauer Dancers perform
with The Radio City Rockettes
Students from Franklin’s Patti Eisenhauer Dance Center were honored toopen for the world famous Radio CityRockettes this past December.
The Franklin Downtown Part-nership announces a calendar fullof events and festivals for 2011that includes a Beautification Daythis spring, the Strawberry Stroll,the Harvest Festival and the Holi-day Stroll. The Partnership alsohas set its General Meeting datesfor the year and invites all busi-nesses and residents to attend andlearn more about what’s happen-ing in and around downtownFranklin.
The Partnership and the FranklinGarden Club will brighten up thedowntown center for spring withits annual Downtown Beautifica-tion Day on Saturday, May 21.Volunteers are needed to help plantmore than 1,200 flowers in down-town center, and community serv-ice hours are available for students.Due to the economy, the club isonce again reaching out to busi-nesses and residents for donationsto help offset the cost of flowers aswell as winter decorations. Allcontributions are tax deductibleand greatly appreciated! ContactEileen Mason at [email protected] about sponsorship and vol-unteer opportunities.
The annual Strawberry Stroll is
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The annual Harvest Festival, thePartnership’s largest event, is setfor Sunday, October 2. Each yearthis festival draws more than 4,000visitors. Angie Grant is the newcrafter chair and the co-chair ofthis year’s festival. More informa-tion will be posted on the FDPwebsite in March. Please contactAngie Grant at [email protected] if you are a new ven-dor and would like to be put on theregistration distribution list.
The third-annual Holiday Strollis scheduled for Thursday, De-cember 1. Carolers, a visit fromSanta, store discounts and refresh-ments will set a festive holidaymood downtown.
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General Meeting dates are set forMarch 17, May 19, July 21, Sep-tember 15 and November 17.These Thursday meetings are heldat the Dean College Campus Cen-
ter at 8:30 a.m. All interested busi-nesses and residents are invited toattend and learn about the Partner-ship’s efforts and what’s happen-ing in downtown Franklin. Theorganization now
has over 140 members and en-courages Franklin businesses andresidents to become members. Acomplete listing of all events,meeting dates, volunteer opportu-nities and contact information canbe found on the Partnership’s web-site, franklindowntownpartner-ship.org.
As a non-profit 501(c)3 organi-zation, the Franklin DowntownPartnership depends on sponsorsto fund these events. Any business,organization or resident interestedin becoming a sponsor or a mem-ber of the Partnership should con-tact the Executive Director [email protected] (774) 571-3109, or visit thedowntown office at 9 East CentralStreet. New members are alwayswelcome!
The Partnership’s mission is tostimulate economic developmentdowntown to create a positive im-pact throughout the area. Somepast FDP projects include thebronze sculpture in front of theHistorical Museum, downtownsigns, green space and workingwith town officials on thestreetscape project.
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BEAUTIFICATION DAYSaturday, May 21st
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The Franklin School for the Per-forming Arts (FSPA) will offer anew program of one-week campsfor the school’s 26th annual sum-mer session. The menu of per-forming arts camps includes CampGLEE, Rock and Jazz Instrumen-tal Camps, Dance Camps, Voice,Acting and Musical TheaterCamps and a Creative Kids Campfor young children.
In addition to the new one-weekcamps, FSPA will conduct aneight-week session of weekly les-sons and classes in the Music andDance Departments. The school’sannual SummerStage musical the-ater program will feature a two-week format and an all-studentfull-length production of Disney’sBeauty and the Beast. Registrationfor all summer programs beginsMarch 7th.
Inspired by the popular Fox TVshow, Camp GLEE will be heldJuly 25 through 29. The FSPAstaff will lead students in grades 5-12 in the staging of popular songsincluding “Jump,” “Defying Grav-ity,” from Wicked, “Hello/Good-bye,” and Journey’s “Don’t StopBelievin’”. GLEEKS will be di-vided into glee club teams andlearn choreography for the songs.The camp will conclude with aGLEE competition and celebra-tion on the final camp day.
For the first time, FSPA will offersummer Instrumental Camps formusicians of all ages during whichstudents will have the opportunityto jam with talented area musi-cians and learn from several well-known Boston professionals.Rock Camp, to be held July 5-8,
will be under the direction ofbassist and arranger Mark Ponia-towski of the Berklee School ofMusic and drummer KennyHadley. Jazz Camp will run Au-gust 1-5 under the direction ofHadley and saxophonist ArnieKrakowsky. Both instrumentalcamps will conclude with a per-formance.
For musical theater enthusiasts,FSPA will offer Broadway Camp,July 18-22 and /or August 15-19for grades 1 – 6. Triple ThreatCamp, geared toward musical the-ater students in grades 5-9 withperformance experience, will takeplace August 16-18 and will focuson performance skills in a masterclass format.
A Musical Theater Audition In-tensive is offered for high schoolstudents August 16 -18, providingvaluable preparation through par-ticipation in mock vocal, danceand acting auditions. This pro-gram offers an extraordinary op-portunity for students planning toaudition for college musical the-ater degree programs.
For younger children, CreativeKids Camp will engage and enter-
tain campers ages 5-7 with dramagames, theater activities, singing,dancing and crafts from August15-19. The youngest campers areinvited to Little Music Camp ses-sions including Rattles andRhythms (ages 1 and 2), Wee Play(ages 3 and 4) and Do Re Me!(ages 5 and 6) with FSPA’s LittleMusic School Director KimRezendes July 18-22 and/or Au-gust 1-5.
Teen intermediate and advanceddancers in grades 7 – 12 will focuson various contemporary genres inJazz Dance Styles Camp, July 11 -15. Young beginner dancers areinvited to a Dance Camp July 18-22 to be introduced to the fun of alldance disciplines.
Young singers in Grades 3-8(boys voices unchanged) are ableto enjoy a one-week Voice CampAugust 15 – 19 to develop tech-nique and confidence. VoiceCamp concludes with a recital.
To register for camps, Summer-Stage or any other summer pro-gram at FSPA, call The School at(508) 528-8668.
For further information, visit on-line at www.fspaonline.com.
Spotlighting area performers, theFranklin Performing Arts Com-pany (FPAC)’s production of Lit-tle Women-The Musical will bepresented Friday, March 11 at 8p.m. with a dessert buffet at inter-mission, and Saturday, March 12at 3 p.m., following an afternoontea served at 2:15 p.m. at theFranklin Country Club, 672 EastCentral Street in Franklin.
Little Women will take the audi-ence on a journey back in time tomeet the beloved characters Meg,
Jo, Beth and Amy, growing up inpoverty during the Civil War.Based on the 1868 classic, heart-warming novel by Louisa May Al-cott, Little Women – The Musicalwas originally performed onBroadway in 2005, with a book byAllan Knee, music by Jason How-land and lyrics by Mindi Dick-stein.
FPAC’s production of LittleWomen features professionalssharing the stage with talented am-ateur and student performers from
the MetroWest area. Accompani-ment for the musical features aprofessional ensemble of Boston-area musicians conducted by Hal-lie Wetzell.
The March sisters of LittleWomen will be portrayed byCatherine Weiss of Franklin as Jo,Avery McStay of Franklin as Meg,Callie Liljeberg of Wrentham asAmy and Meghan Dean ofFranklin as Beth. Shauna Martinof Franklin and a member of theVoice Faculty at the Franklin
School for the Performing Artswill appear in the role of Marmee.Jef Mettler of Westborough willplay Laurie. Other cast membersin Little Women include NickPaone of Franklin as ProfessorBhaer, Pat Dutton of Franklin ofJohn Brooke and Kellie Stamp ofFranklin as Aunt March.
Members of the ensemble areJamie Delloroco, Emily Dufour,Greg Dutton, and Ali Funkhouserof Franklin; Kaylyn Venuto ofHopkinton; Lindsey White ofMansfield; Amanda Flynn ofPlainville; Sasha Gardner ofSharon; and Lindsay Tomas ofWrentham.
Little Women-The Musical is
under the direction of Nick Paone,with musical direction by HallieWetzell and choreography by Kel-lie Stamp. Production coordinatorsare Raye Lynn Mercer and TracyLane.
Tickets for the show, which in-clude a dessert buffet at intermis-sion on Friday evening andafternoon tea before the matineeon Sunday, are $35 for adults and$30 for students and seniors.
Tickets are available by contact-ing the FPAC box office at (508)528-2887. Reservations for dinnerprior to the Friday performance areavailable by contacting theFranklin Country Club at (508)528-6110.
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March 1
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Reader is Best for Me? 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Franklin Public Library, Li-brary Meeting Room, includesdemonstration of downloading Over-drive ebooks available from Minute-man Library Network and FranklinPublic Library. Register by calling(508) 502-4940, ext. 1
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Paul Steen, 7 p.m. Monthly meetingwill feature the professional fromMass. Horticultural Society’s MasterGardener’s Program and instructor atTower Hill Botanical Garden, as hespeaks on repotting indoor and outdoor plants. Episcopal Church,Pleasant Street.
Adult Book Discussion - Frida, byHayden Herrera, Franklin Public Li-brary Community Room, Sponsoredby the Friends of the Franklin Library
March 2
Friends of the Franklin Library
Meeting, 7 p.m., Franklin Public Library Community Room, For information, call (508) 528-6624.
March 11Little Women, Franklin PerformingArts Company, 8 p.m. $35 adults,$30 students & seniors, FranklinCountry Club, 672 East CentralStreet in Franklin, Tickets at FPACBox Office, (508) 528-2887
March 12Jimmy Tingle, Circle of Friends
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Little Women, Franklin PerformingArts Company, 3 p.m.. $35 adults,$30 students & seniors, FranklinCountry Club, 672 East CentralStreet in Franklin, Tickets at FPACBox Office, (508) 528-2887
March 16
Franklin Recycling Committee
Meeting, 6:30 p.m., MunicipalBuilding, Room 106. Volunteers wel-come to help plan for Franklin’sEarth Day, April 16
March 17
Franklin Downtown Partnership
Meeting, Open to all, 8:30 a.m.,Dean College Campus Center, con-tact: [email protected]
March 26Ballet Story Classics, 3 p.m., pre-sented by Franklin School of Per-forming Arts, Thomas D. Mercerauditorium, Horace Mann MiddleSchool, tickets available at the Spot-light Shop, 34 Main Street or by call-ing (508) 528-2887. $18 for adults,$15 for students/seniors, and $10 forchildren 6 and under.
March 27Helmet Fitting/Weigh-In/Paper-work Drop-Off Day for all FranklinPop Warner Football and Cheerlead-ers from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at theFranklin HS Auxiliary Gym.
Opera for Kids, Franklin School ofPerforming Arts Recital Hall, 3 p.m.,Third concert in FPAC Family Con-cert Series, Free
March 317th Annual Spring for StudentsAuction, 7 p.m., Tri-County Re-gional Voc. Technical High School,$10, proceeds to benefit student activities. For info, visit www.tri-county.tc and click on the “Tri-County Auction Page” link, orcontact Kim Zogalis at [email protected] or Michael Garland [email protected].
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The Friends of the Franklin Li-brary (FOFL) will be holding itsmonthly meeting on Wednesday,March 2, 2011 at 7 p.m. in theCommunity Room of the library,lower level. Members and the pub-lic are welcome to attend the meet-ings. Come meet the Board ofDirectors and hear about the excit-ing events planned for the library.FOFL is always looking for newideas, opinions and comments tohelp make its efforts more success-ful.
We have lost our space to storeand sort donations for our semi-an-nual book sales due to renovations.
Come to the meeting and give usyour ideas for new ways to fundthe many programs at the library,including free passes for admissionto museums, the zoo, the aquariumand several other venues.
The Friends of the Franklin Li-brary is a non-profit organizationdedicated to the support and en-hancement of the nation’s firstpublic library. Meetings are heldthe first Wednesday of each month,September through June. Mem-bership is open to everyone.
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The Friends of the Franklin Li-brary sponsors a monthly bookdiscussion group. It is open to all,with no fees, and meets at the li-brary on the first Tuesday of eachmonth in the Community Roomon the first floor.
Books are available at the adultcirculation desk and can bechecked out for the month prior tothe meeting. The selections aredecided by the group, and discus-
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March 1, 2011Frida by Hayden Herrera
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The FUR BOWL will be heldSunday, March 6, 2011 at RyanFamily Amusements, 1170 MainSt. (Rt. 109), Millis. Bowling be-gins at 4:30 p.m. Bowler check-inand registration will begin at 4:00p.m.
Bowl as an individual, or gatherwith family, friends or co-workersand make up a team of 5 players.
A registration fee of $20 perbowler will include: 2 games ofbowling, shoe rental, refresh-ments, and a chance to win one ofseveral raffle prizes.
All ages and skill levels are in-vited to participate. Prizes will beawarded in a variety of categories.
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The amount of snow Mother Na-ture has unleashed on the New Eng-land area this year makes it difficultto be thinking of spring and its fa-vorite pastime – baseball. However,while the snow is accumulating out-side baseball has been taking placein Milford at the Sports Center onCenter Street.
Worcester native and formerBoston Red Sox catcher Rich Ged-man is bringing his expertise to thearea to education the youth on a pas-sion of his - baseball.
Gedman, who spent 11 of his 13seasons with the Sox organization,was recently appointed the hittingcoach of the Lowell Spinners, a RedSox Class A affiliate. He was calledup to the big leagues in September 7,1980 to pinch hit for Carl Yastrzem-ski. Over his career with Boston,Houston and St Louis, Gedman was.252 hitter with 88 HR, 382 RBI andwas named to the All Star team ontwo occasions (1985 and 1986).
Signed by the Red Sox in 1977 outof Worcester’s St Peter-Marian HighSchool at the age of 17 Gedman willalways be remembered in Red Soxhistory. On April 18, 1981 he was
the catcher of Pawtucket’s 3-2, 33-inning win over the Rochester RedWings; on April 29, 1986 he was be-hind the plate for the first of RogerClemens 20 strikeout performancesand was part of the World Seriessquad that lost to the Mets.
Prior to becoming the hittingcoach at Lowell Gedman was themanager of the Worcester Tornados,where he met Milford High Schooland Assumption College alumniChris Colabello. Together the twostarted putting on baseball clinics.
“I met Chris at Worcester. I wasdoing a clinic and he did me a favoras a player, hoping to get more peo-
ple to come,” Gedman said. “To-gether we’ve been putting on theseclinics for about five years now.We’re looking for that diamond inthe rough.”
Although it’s Gedman’s name onthe clinics, Colabello is the one thatputs everything together.
“We teach them everything we canabout baseball. When winter comesthere’s not a lot of places to go andpractice,” Colabello said. “Baseballis a game of imperfections, so we’retrying to teach them the nuances ofthe game.”
According to Gedman the Milford
Sports Center allows them to pro-vide that service to those willing toimprove their game.
“We’re doing it to help the kids;we’re not here to break the bank. Ihope that the kids are able to getsomething out of our clinics, moreimportant learn to play the game theright way,” Colabello said. “Mybiggest enjoyment is being aroundthe younger kids and help them tounderstand the game better. Baseballis a lot different than they think it is.”
When Gedman and Colabellowere growing up you stayed outsideplaying baseball until the lightscame on, this way you were contin-uously playing to get better. The in-
door clinics during the wintermonths hopefully will be able tohelp those athletes that are seriousabout bringing their game to thenext level.
“Repetition allows you to build upthe skills, the leg strength and theability to be mobile,” Gedman said.‘It doesn’t matter how many gamestake part in, the game doesn’tchange – the ability changes.”
The Milford Sports Center offersthe Gedman Baseball Clinics (6-week sessions) from Octoberthrough April. For more informationcontact them at (508) 473 – 8300 orvisit them online at milfordsports-center.com.
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BYANNE PARKER
On a chilly afternoon in Febru-ary, Pack 29 cub scouts were in-side Tri-County High Schoolheating up the place. They racedtheir pinewood derby cars on awooden track across the school'scafeteria floor.
The Pinewood derby trophy wasawarded to the fastest car of theday. All the boys are winners insome way or other. While only onecar will win the trophy for beingthe fastest, each group gains a tro-phy for other attributes besidesspeed.
Cars are judged for best theme,craftsmanship, and best paint job.
There were five races for the dif-ferent age groups: the Tiger Cubs,Wolf Cubs, Bear Cubs, and Webe-los. The Open Division is for scoutfamilies and siblings to enjoy achance to race.
The Pinewood Derby race hasbeen around since 1953. It hasevolved over the years into a fam-ily-bonding time. Usually, the cubscout will team up with a father or
older adult and build the car out ofa rectangular block of unfinishedpine. They must carve, shape, de-sign and paint the car. They addsmall weights to the underbodyand tweak the wheels until theycreate car that weighs no morethan 5 ounces. They are weighedin on race day and registered bythe Cub Scout pack leaders.
The scouts and the crowedcheered as the cars raced down a4-lane wooden track more than 30feet long. The race time is meas-
ured and most racers get from startto finish in less than 3 seconds.The difference between first placeand second place could be1/1000th of a second -- yes, onethousandth. The difference be-tween first and fourth place couldbe 1/10th of a second!
Franklin has five Cub Scouttroops: Pack 17, 29, 92 and 99 and126. Cub scouts are for boys ages7-12. Boy Scouts are for boysages 12 -18. The town also hasfour Boy Scout troops: 2, 29 and
99 and 126.
At 101 years old, the Boy Scoutsof America now has more than 50million members. The Boy Scoutsof America incorporated on Feb-
ruary 8, 1910. President Taft be-came the first honorary presidentof the BSA; the first honoraryvice-president was Theodore Roo-sevelt.
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Tiger Cub Scouts from Pack 29 hold up their trophies and cars at the end oftheir race.
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BY J.D. O’GARA
Like digging in the dirt, design-ing a landscape, potting plants, en-joying homegrown veggies or justmaking Franklin a prettier place tobe? Head on over to the FranklinGarden Club to meet a group offolks who dig gardening, just likeyou do. According to NancyRappa, this year’s president of theGarden Club, the group meets onthe first Tuesday of each month, at7 p.m. at St. John’s EpiscopalChurch, at 237 Pleasant Street, andthey’re always looking for newmembers.
The next meeting, on March 1,will feature speaker Paul Steen,who will talk about repotting bothindoor and outdoor plants. Steen ispart of the Massachusetts Horti-cultural Society master gardenersprogram and an instructor at TowerHill Botanical Garden.
The March meeting will alsochallenge attendees to a plant-growing match. Rappa will handeveryone at this meeting a mysterypackage of seeds (only she knowswhat’s inside), and novice garden-ers will be charged with growingthe healthiest plant they can fromthose seeds by the May meeting.Prizes will be awarded in May forthe heartiest results.
The Franklin Garden Club has
been in existence for 24 years.Right now, says Rappa, who thisyear took over club president re-sponsibilities from Jean Roche, theFranklin Garden Club has about25 paid members. Each month’smeeting generally features aspeaker or activity, but Rappa saysthe group has a lot of civic in-volvement as well.
“We do a lot for the town,” saysRappa. “We maintain one end ofthe common (near St. Mary’s),where we plant and take care ofwatering. We do help the Down-town Partnership with plantings onthe bridge. We also give a $500scholarship for any Franklin oreven surrounding town studentwho is pursuing horticultural pro-gram in the future. We also have alot of fun,” says Rappa.
Garden club members also go onfield trips, says Rappa, and theyvisit each other’s gardens to both
admire and help each other out.Each year, in December, they planan auction to raise money for theirscholarship fund. Members workwith younger students as well.
“We give a pine tree seedling toevery first grader in the town ofFranklin,” says Rappa. “We try topromote conservation.” The retiredteacher says her group does this inconjunction with Agway, on Cot-tage Street. In general, she says,the Franklin Garden Club tries “todo all of our shopping and buyingin Franklin.”
Looking toward spring, Rappasays the group plans to show meet-ing attendees how to make Hyper-tufa in April. These are planters,about the size of a shoebox, whichare made with dry sand, cementand peat moss. “They look great ifyou make two to three of them andfill them with succulents,” saysRappa.
Rappa suggests that gardenerseager to end winter and welcomespring cleanup would be wisest tofocus on cleanup. “There will betons of pruning to do,” she says.“Prune back anything that’s beenbroken.”
Holly Lorusso, who has been atStobbart’s Nursery – FranklinFlorist for 27 years, has some sug-gestions on how to go about this,and some other suggestions forgarden preparation this month.
“Fruit trees and grape vines canbe pruned now. Spraying themwith a dormant oil will suffocateegg masses laid in the fall,” saysLorusso. I spread my fireplace/wood stove ash around the base ofmy fruit trees & lilacs. Hardwoodash contains calcium, zinc, copperand other minerals that will perco-late down to the roots.” Lorussoalso recommends brushing thesnow off trees and shrubs to pre-
vent the breakage of branches.
Lorusso explains that rather thanlook at the calendar, New Englandgardeners should pay attention totheir yards’ climate conditions.“With this year’s extra snow, gar-dens will tend to be wet. It is im-portant to keep drains clear fromdebris, so gardens have adequaterun off.”
Home gardeners will also wantto lime in early spring, andLorusso says this can be done righton top of the snow. Once the snowis gone, gardeners can remove fallleaves and dead plant material, andwhen the ground thaws and ismanageable, they can divideperennials and transplant shrubs.
For more information on theFranklin Garden Club, contactNancy Rappa (508) 528-3823 orTreasurer: Deb Degrazia (508)528-0643 or [email protected].
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It started small, but then, mostwonderful things do have small be-ginnings. In 1985, the then Directorof the Franklin Senior Center, CarolLarue, attended a Council of AgingMeeting in Fitchburg, Mass. At thismeeting, she learned of a committeewhich was formed to assist and aidthe Fitchburg Seniors, and how othersenior centers could adopt and em-brace the concept, especially in therealm of cut-backs in town and citygovernment funding for seniors. Thisnew concept was a 5013c, tax ex-empt, entity called the Friends ofFitchburg Seniors.
Carol returned to Franklin withcopies of the filings from the Fitch-burg center and clear instructions onhow to form a Friends group. Invita-
tions were sent out from the FranklinSenior Center to a number of Townresidents asking for volunteers to getthis new organization started.
At first, meetings were heldmonthly. A Board of Directors wasformed, by-laws enacted, and appro-priate forms and applications filedwith the State and with the FederalGovernment to obtain 5013c status.
The work done in those first fiveyears was simple and profound:How to make life easier and betterfor the seniors of Franklin.
Dues were the primary source ofincome. Dinners were held, nominalcharges were assessed for the din-ners, and there were many who vol-unteered for the cooking and theclean up. During the first years, the
decision was made to provide boxesof food for seniors who may need alittle extra assistance over the holi-days.
At this time, the Friends ofFranklin Elders formed what wouldturn out to be a long-term mutuallybeneficial relationship with the sec-ond grade classrooms of the Ben-jamin Franklin Classical CharterSchool. Initially, during the drive forcanned foods for the holiday baskets,the children would collect boxes andboxes of canned goods. BetweenThanksgiving and Christmas, thesecond graders would walk over tothe senior center and decorate theboxes, which would be delivered tothe seniors, whose names were pro-vided by neighbors, or friends orMeals on Wheels personnel, or visit-ing nurses. The kids always had agreat time decorating the boxes –donuts and cider and chocolate milkwere provided to assist their creativejuices. To this day, there was onlyone decorated box which was re-moved from the delivery route, re-moved because the little boy hadwritten on the side of the box “Restin Peace.”
To thank the second graders, theFriends every spring holds an icecream social for the young volun-teers. Ice cream and all the toppingsare available for the kids, as the offi-cial thank-you from the Friendsgroup to the kids who helped makeeverything work. Of course, after we
fill them with ice cream and choco-late sauce and enough candy top-pings to overwhelm anyone, we thensend them back to school for the restof the day.
The makeup of the Friends hasgenerally been female, althoughthere have been some males whohave ventured forth in joining. In theearly years, the Friends sponsored afree dinner for all paying membersonce per year as well as a cook-out atthe Rod and Gun club for the mem-bers. We always tried to have somesort of entertainment available forthese dinners as well.
The friends meeting changed fromonce per month, to a set number ofmeetings per year. The focuschanged from providing holidayboxes of food to providing gift cer-tificates and often small live plants.Because of changes in informationsharing, lists of people needing as-sistance could not be provided. Asmembership grew, and without anew senior center, dinners becamedifficult to do, as the old senior cen-ter only held a much smaller numberof people.
The Friends provides the postagefor the mailing of the Franklin Con-nection, which is sent to every sen-ior in Franklin. "Memorials" in theConnection allows people to honorloved ones and has been a continu-ing source of pride and income.Franklin Connection newslettersfrom the 1990s to the present areavailable at the Historical Museum.
The Friends would also reach out
to various groups in Town asking formonetary support for the Friends,and these groups always assisted.During these years, a trip committeewas formed, as such day andovernight trips were provided at ex-cellent prices, for adventures here inMassachusetts as well as other NewEngland states. This also was asource of income for the Friends.
When the town, at long last, de-cided to fund and build a new seniorcenter, the Friends group began theirdrive for funds to support this newbuilding and provide sources andmaterials not included in the costplans of the town. This drive was ex-tremely successful. The Friendsraised over $55K in the outfitting ofthe new center. The Friends grouppurchased: the pool table, the baby-grand piano, the fitness equipment,the outdoor lawn tables and chairs,the rocking chairs, the art work – thecounters, and shelving for the giftstore, and the beautiful AngelinaWood watercolor of the town com-mon that greets everyone upon en-tering. The Friends, who also watchpennies, sent a group to the closestsecond hand store “CommoditiesMarket” in Wrentham. From therethey purchased the library clock, var-ious prints and paintings and tables.It was wonderful fun assemblingitems which would become part ofthe center at a reduced cost, as wellas paying for the catering for theopen house. The Friends currentlypay for the part-time cook for thecafé and for the free coffee for every-one who comes in to the center. Dur-ing the fund raising for the center,bricks were sold, dedicated with spe-cial names, which are now part of thefront patio of the center.
The 15-year-old Friends groupcontinues to meet. The Friends areasked to continue to contribute for allendeavors which assist Franklin sen-iors to have a place to come to andfor items and programs which willmake their life a little bit more com-fortable and enjoyable.
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Each of these streets have numerousside streets and byways. Some be-come shortcuts for those in the know,others become dead ends. Others runalong farmland and then to suburbandevelopments or vice versa. The rail-road tracks cross in downtown whereWest Central becomes East andwhere Main St begins. The train startsfrom Forge Park and makes a numberof stops long the way east intoBoston.
During the 1970’s, i495 camethrough opening up two entrances toFranklin (King St and W Central).While the train had been here foryears prior to i495’s arrival, the con-fluence triggered the attractiveness ofthe area for growth and Franklin’spopulation exploded. Two majorgrowth spurts occurred, one duringthe mid-late 1980’s and again duringthe mid-late 1990’s. Significant de-velopments transformed farmlandinto suburban neighborhoods.
Restrictions were placed on housingpermits but it was too late. The growthhad already happened. Since 2007when housing values peaked, theeconomy has slowed then recessedfurther hindering the growth in the
area and increasing the budget crisis.The latest school enrollment projec-tions are showing declines in studentpopulation for the foreseeable future.There may be a hidden benefit in thisif the growth does decline as some ofthe pressures from a growing schoolpopulation would subside. How ac-curate are the growth projections?Only time will tell. This first year theforecasted kindergarten numbers al-ready are below the current registra-tions (projected 396 versus 400 actualas of 2/15/11 for school year 2012).
Why? Local realtors will tell youthat the Franklin area remains attrac-tive with good housing stock, lowproperty taxes, excellent transporta-tion options, and a highly qualifiedschool district.
With the economy slow, excise taxrevenues are down and there is lim-ited growth in new buildings (both
commercial/industrial and residen-tial). State aid will see further cuts, orif we are lucky, the amount Franklinwill receive will remain at last year’slevel. The expense side of the budgethas seen a number of ‘out of the box’thinking attempts (for example, re-gionalization of services with Belling-ham on the animal officer and withMedway on the Library and Recre-ation programs) as well as significantreductions in personnel.
The Franklin budget deficit is ex-pected to be in a range of $4-6 millionwith no white knight in the form ofFederal stimulus money to save theday. Franklin’s voters will need to de-termine to increase their own contri-bution to the budget. The Statecurrently pays approx. 54% of theschool budget. Franklin has enjoyedthis shift as they used to pay 70% ofthe school budget.
The time to become informed isnow. According to the current budgetcycle, sometime during March theTown will draft their budget proposal.They are waiting for Beacon Hill todetermine the local aid number. TheSchool Committee has already votedon their budget of $52.4 million. ‘Al-most level service’ in that this budgetcuts 14.3 positions from the schoolswhich will result in further increasesin class sizes. The Finance Committeewill begin to hold the budget hearingswhere each department will come for-ward to talk about their services andtheir budget request. Once the Fi-nance Committee approves a budget,it will go to the Town Council for theirbudget hearings and ultimate vote.
If the Town Council is faced withmaking significant reductions in serv-ices to balance the budget, they arelikely to put it to the voters to have our
say. Which is only fair! Let the ma-jority rule. WE should determinewhat level of services we want andwill pay for.
Hence, Franklin voters will likelyface another crossroads in May orJune. The voters will need to followthe roads, side streets and by ways toend up at the High School to cast theirvote. Will they determine to increasetheir property taxes to keep the cur-rent services or will they say ‘no’ andremove additional services?
Steve Sherlock took the title of“Community Information Director”.He serves in this capacity as a volun-teer. While Franklin really does needa Community Information Director, itcan’t afford one. He produces a dailynewsletter called Franklin Matters. Ifdaily is too much info, you can sub-scribe to a weekly summary atFranklin Matters Weekly.
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Tri-County RVTHSStudent Nominatedfor MVA SecondaryAward NOMINATIONKory Hoyt of Walpole, son ofTina and Harley Hoyt and a seniorat Tri-County Regional VocationalTechnical School, has been nomi-nated for the Annual Massachu-setts Vocational Association(MVA) Secondary Award.
“We are very proud to nominateKory for this year’s MVA award.He is exactly the kind of studentthis award recognizes and he rep-resents our school in the best pos-sible way,” noted Barbara Renzoni,Tri-County Superintendent-Direc-tor.
Massachusetts students enrolledin state-approved vocational tech-nical career programs are eligible
for nomination. The award is givento an outstanding secondary stu-dent who shows commitment tovocational/technical and academicsuccess, and demonstrates goodcharacter and leadership skills inschool and the community.
Founded in 1930, the MVAworks to support and preserve vo-cational and technical education inthe state of Massachusetts. TheMVA Secondary Award, estab-lished in 1994, will be presented onApril 2 at the Annual MVA Ban-quet in Hyannis. The winner willreceive $500.
An Electrical Wiring Technologymajor and honors student, Hoytplans to study electrical engineer-ing in college. His classroom stud-
ies and hands-on training at Tri-County have made him adept at theinstallation and repair of electricalwiring, testing equipment, andmotor control systems, and the in-stallation of conduits, circuit break-ers, and other electricalcomponents. Over the summer,Hoyt performed electrical andmaintenance work at Tri-County,and from November to January, heworked as an apprentice electricianfor a local electrical contractingcompany.
As President of Tri-County’s Na-tional Honor Society chapter, Hoythas helped to organize schoolfundraisers and volunteer work. Inaddition to his work with theschool’s National Honor Society,Hoyt is a member of the school’s
Math Team, is Treasurer of theClass of 2011, Captain of the CrossCountry and Track Teams, and wasvoted Most Improved MayflowerLeague All Star. He serves on theTri-County School Council andStudent Council and has been therecipient of the Cougar CultureAward, given for outstandingschool spirit, for two years. He hashad perfect attendance since start-ing at Tri-County in 2007.
“I am happy to be nominated forthis award,” said Hoyt. “It recog-nizes my good grades and involve-ment at school. I’m involved in alittle bit of everything and I’mproud of my honors grades for thepast three years since it reflects myhard work,” he added.________________________
Eric Sorenson WinsOutstanding Voca-tional Technical Student Award Tri-County RVTHS senior EricSorenson of North Attleboro, sonof Anita and Benjamin Sorenson,has won the Annual OutstandingVocational Technical StudentAward.
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BY CHRISTOPHER TREMBLAY
What started out as a favor to afamily friend five years ago hasturned Tri-County Regional Vo-cational High School’s JeffGeikie into a perennial wrestlerin the state of Massachusetts.
“I began wrestling in the 7thgrade at the North Attleboro mid-dle school when a friend askedme to try it out,” Geikie said.“Now, I just can’t get enough ofit.”
The Cougar grappler is cur-rently wrestling in his third yearfor Coach Steve LaPlante on theTC varsity squad. Through 10matches this season the NorthAttleboro resident has compiledan impressive 8-2 record with 8pins in the 140 pound weightclass. His two setbacks havecome at the hands of last years135-pound State Champion andthe runner-up.
“At 8-2 he’s right where hewants to be. Jeff knew that goingup against the state champion hehad his work cut out for him,” theTri-County Coach said. “Luck-ily, he wrestled these guys earlyon and has gotten it out of theway and can now work on get-ting better. Jeff knows what heneeds to get better and will haveanother shot at Hampshire’sFrank Weir (last year’s runner-up).”
While most wrestlers havesome sort of wrestling techniquesthey like to use, Geikie says hehas no signature move once hesteps into the circle on the mat.
“I do a little of everything. Iusually go with whatever my op-ponent gives to me and exploitthat,” the junior said. “I just wantto go out there and wrestle myhardest and hopefully break myopponent’s spirit. I don’t focuson the time – if you start doingthat then you’re going to spendless time paying attention to thetask at hand.”
During his freshman year,Geikie wrestled in the 125-poundweight class where he went on tofinish fifth in the sectionals. Thefollowing year as a sophomorehe finished with a 21-9 record,grabbed a fourth place finish inthe sectionals and went on to fin-ish sixth in the Division 3 Cen-tral State Tournament. Geikiealso has been named to theMayShore League All-Starsquad both years.
Although the past two seasonswould be considered a success,
Geikie is not all that thrilled atwhat he has accomplished duringthose seasons.
“My freshman year was ok, butI was really disappointed withmyself. I wanted to make theStates. (top 4 in the sectionals ad-vance into the State Tournament),he said. “I don’t want to givepeople the idea that I was overlycocky, but that was the goal I setfor myself and I was determinedto make it a reality.”
Prior to his sophomore year atTri-Country, Geikie set out tomake his previous year’s goal areality. Following his freshmanyear he continued to practice inthe off-season, attended wrestlingcamps and trained that muchharder in order to be able to ac-complish that goal. He not onlymade it to the State Tournament,but qualified for the All-States,where he went 0-2.
“In addition to getting to thestates, I finished high enough toadvance to the All-States,”Geikie said. “Despite my finish Iwas happy to make the trip andgain valuable experience. Withtwo more years I need to get backthere and improve, I’ll just needto work that much harder.”
It’s hard to guess what Geikieis capable of doing after workingthat much harder than he did inthe previous off-season. CoachLaPlante definitely believes thathis wrestler has a shot a winningthe sectional championships thisseason, and what he does afterthat is anybody’s guess.
Jeff Geikie: Versatility Keeps ThisTri-County Wrestler on Top
Tri-County Wrestler Jeff Geikie sayshe adapts his technique to gaincontrol over different opponents.
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Tri-County Regional VocationalTechnical High School’s MollyMarcotte had been a three-sportathlete until this year, when a jobbecame of the importance. TheSeekonk native had been involvedin volleyball, basketball and soft-ball until this year, her junior yearat the Franklin school. With theimportance of earning money, bas-ketball became the odd sport out,at least for now.
Marcotte began playing softballin the sixth grade and didn’t evenentertain the idea of playing vol-leyball until she came to Tri-County. Although only playing thesport for three years, volleyball hasrisen to the top of her likes.
“Softball had always been mynumber one sport, but volleyball isnow my passion,” Marcotte said.“I like the way that the team workstogether as one and how I feelwhen I play. There’s much moreenergy and a connection with theteam in volleyball.”
As a sophomore, her first year onthe varsity squad, Marcotte foundherself playing opposite or theteam’s second hitter, this yearshe’s moved over to become anoutside power hitter, a position thatgives her a thrill.
“As an opposite, you get to moveall over the court, but as a powerhitter you get to spike the ball andthat’s just an amazing feeling,” shesaid. “In reality, it really doesn’tmatter what position I’m playingas long as I’m on the court tryingto help our team win.”
While playing both sports for theCougars, Marcotte is coached bythe same individual, Howie King.And although King would muchrather she the junior playing soft-ball he knows that she’s an excep-tional athlete both on the court andin the field.
“She’s a great athlete that doeswell in both sports, that’s whyshe’s a captain as a junior,” thecoach said. “She probably couldhave been a softball captain as afreshman. She’s that dedicated anindividual; she’s always the first topractice, the last to leave and doeswhat ever is told.”
At a mere 5’ 1” Marcotte is notall that big on either stage, however
she doesn’t let her height disad-vantage get in her way. Accordingto King, the junior is a great diggerthat doesn’t let anything hit theground in her vicinity and whenputting the ball over the net she hassome intense power. In softball sheuses her speed to make up for herlack of size.
“Molly is an everyday player thathas played just about every posi-tion on the field since joining theteam as a freshman; she’s never re-ally had a home. She’s probablybest suited for the outfield with herspeed, but I may have to use her atthird base this season.” King said.“At the plate she’s a slap hitter thatuses her speed to her advantage.She hits for average and doesn’thave to hit the ball out of the infieldto get on base.”
Speed has helped the juniorwhile patrolling the outfield. In acontest against Bristol-Plymouthlast year the left-fielder made acatch that not only King thoughtwas phenomenal, but left the op-posing coaches as well as the um-pires in awe. A catch that Marcottesays was lucky.
“Yeah it’s a great feeling whenyou make a fantastic catch, but inall seriousness, I still don’t knowhow I made that catch. I knew thatif I didn’t make that play, we losethe game,” she said. “When thatball was hit I said to myself, ‘Ohmy gosh don’t screw up this play.’It was hit way over my head and Iknew that I couldn’t reach it withmy height, so I just took off run-ning, put up glove and somehow itlanded in it.”
Although Marcotte may believeit was pure luck that the ball endedup in her glove that afternoon, hercoach and teammates don’t buy itfor a second. They all know that itwas her athleticism that allowedher to make the spectacular play.
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exemplify the ideals and leader-ship that proudly represent voca-tional technical education for the21st century.
As an Auto Technology student,Sorenson is skilled in general ve-hicle maintenance, basic electricaltroubleshooting and repair, wheelbalancing and alignment, partsidentification and ordering, andhas experience working with do-mestic and foreign vehicles. He iscurrently employed as an entry-level Technician at Franklin Fordthrough the school’s CooperativeEducation Program, where he isresponsible for everything frommultipoint inspections to the main-tenance of rental vehicles.
“I wanted to take Auto Tech atTri-County because it was some-thing different,” Sorenson ex-plained. “I knew I would be taking
high level math courses and had aninterest in Engineering, but Iwanted to vary my knowledgebase. I walked in not knowing alot, and worked very hard to get upto speed and I’m very proud of allthat I have accomplished,” headded.
Sorenson has excelled as an AutoTech student and has been recog-nized in 2008, 2009, and 2010with the Outstanding Shop StudentAward and most recently tookhome a first place trophy at the atthe Massachusetts State AutoDealers Technology Student Com-petition. He also won a gold medalat the district SkillsUSA Competi-tion in 2010.
Sorenson plans to continue hiseducation at a 4-year school study-ing Business Management. “I feelthe skills I’ve learned in Auto Tech
will help me be better at managinga business. Knowing first-handhow things really work will keepme in touch with workers. I thinkgoing to a vocational school andlearning the practical aspect is sohelpful. You get to see a wholeother world,” he said.
Sorenson will be honored at thestatewide Outstanding VocationalTechnical Student Award Banquet,held at Mechanics Hall in Worces-ter on Thursday, April 14. TheOutstanding Vocational TechnicalStudent Award is presented by theMassachusetts Vocational Associ-ation (MVA), a nonprofit organi-zation founded in 1930 that isdedicated to the support andpreservation of Vocational/Techni-cal and Career Education at boththe secondary and postsecondarylevels.
Tri-County RVTHS will hold its7th Annual Spring for StudentsAuction, “Lucky 7’s,” on Thurs-day, March 31, beginning at 7 p.m.All proceeds benefit student activ-ities at Tri-County, making theauction the most importantfundraising event of the year forstudent clubs and organizations.
Members of the community, in-cluding businesses, organizations,and individuals, are invited to sup-port the success of the auction by becoming sponsors, makingdonations, or attending the event.The United Regional Chamber of Commerce has once againstepped up as the auction’s Plat-inum Sponsor.
Sponsorship opportunities areavailable in five tiers, beginningwith:
Gold Sponsors ($300), who re-ceive a full-page ad in the auctionprogram, 10 complimentary tick-ets, and a company banner dis-played during the event.
Silver Sponsors ($200) receive ahalf-page ad and 5 complimentarytickets,
Bronze Sponsors ($100) receivea quarter-page ad and 2 compli-mentary tickets,
Sapphire Sponsors ($50) receivea business card ad, and
Blue and Gold Club Sponsors($25) have their company or or-ganization name listed in the pro-gram. Sponsorship forms areavailable on the Tri-County Website. Sponsor ads must be receivedby Friday, February 25; those re-ceived later than that date will beprinted on a separate supplementto the program.
New items, gift certificates, orservices may be donated for boththe silent and live auctions that will
take place during the evening. Nodonation is too small, as items maybe combined into larger gift bas-kets. Donation forms are availableon the Tri-County Web site andmay be dropped off or mailed tothe school by Tuesday, March 1.
Tickets are priced at $10 per per-son and can be purchased in ad-vance from the Dean of StudentsOffice or at the door on theevening of the auction. Admissionincludes a delicious hors d’oeuvrebuffet prepared by Tri-County’svery own Culinary Arts students.
For more information, visitwww.tri-county.tc and click on the“Tri-County Auction Page” link,or contact Co-Chairs Kim Zogalisat [email protected] orMichael Garland at [email protected].
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Tri-County Medical Associates2010 SpecialistsPublication Franklin Town PagesSize 3 column x 10 (6” x 10”) Black and WhiteCreated 1/18/11 (REVISED 2/15/11)
Tri-County Medical Associates provides a full range of clinical and specialty services, ranging from women’s health to ear, nose and throat surgery. In addition to providing acute and primary care, you can also visit a Tri-County specialist to meet all of the health care needs of you and your family. To learn more about a speciality service, please call one of the offi ces listed below to make an appointment.
Here’s a list of our speciality services offi ces & providers.
Breast HealthRenée L. Quarterman, MDTri-County Breast SurgeryMilford, MA 508-482-5439
Ear, Nose & Throat SurgeryMark Wallace, DOJoseph Wilson, MDTri-County Ear, Nose & Throat SurgeryMilford, MA 508-478-0555
EndocrinologySamir Malkani, MDTri-County EndocrinologyMilford, MA 508-473-6320
Infectious DiseasesRanjan Chowdhry, MDBellingham Medical AssociatesBellingham, MA 508-883-0600
Obstetrics &GynecologySamuel Zylstra, MDBlackstone Valley OB/GYNWhitinsville, MA 508-234-6260
Brenda Coutinho, MDTri-County OB/GYNMilford, MA 508-482-5405Hopkinton, MA 508-482-5405
Pulmonary, Critical Care & AllergyJane Curl, MDFrederick Curley, MDTheresa Glidden, MDMichael McCormick, MDKathleen Richard, MDLung, Allergy & Sleep SpecialistsHopedale, MA 508-482-5401
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Sleep MedicineKathleen Aras-Richard, MDTri-County Sleep CenterMIlford, MA 508-381-6590
RheumatologyThomas Conley, MDTri-County RheumatologyFranklin, MA 508-541-2199
Thoracic SurgeryCiaran McNamee, MDTri-County Thoracic SurgeryMilford, MA 508-634-0345
UrologyMitchell Bamberger, MDSanjaya Kumar, MDTri-County UrologyMilford, MA 508-482-5411
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FOOTBALLAll football players must come to the Helmet Fitting/Weigh-In/Pa-perwork Drop-Off Day on Sunday, March 27, 2011 from 8:00 a.m.– 12 p.m. at the Franklin HS Auxiliary Gym. Football Players mustbe weighed in Shorts, T-Shirts, Sneakers on March 27th to be ableto accurately break up teams.
CHEERPlease plan to attend Sunday, March 27th to have your child fittedfor both her uniform and practice tee shirt ($10 each). We will havesample sizes of both available and ask that you have your daughterwear a swimsuit or leotard under her clothing to facilitate the fittingprocess. The practice tees will be the same as the 2010 season so ifyou have a tee shirt that is stain, tear, and fade free there is not a needto purchase incremental tees. For new parents, we recommend pur-chasing at least 2 tee-shirts to reduce your laundry time!
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