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BY JERRY CARTONCOURIER CORRESPONDENT

RINDGE — The overwhelm-ing majority of high schoolers who play sports see their ath-letic careers end with gradu-ation. Not a whole lot of them go on to play in college, but you can include Dom Allard, Murdock class of 2015, in that latter category.

Allard, who was a running back at Murdock High School,

is now a freshman free safe-ty for the Franklin Pierce University sprint football team, a squad which plays in a league with a 172 pound limit and opens its home sched-ule Sept. 26 at noon when the Ravens host Cornell.

“I really wanted to keep playing,” said Allard, who found himself being recruited by Fitchburg State as well as

BY GREG VINECOURIER CORRESPONDENT

ROYALSTON — In case any of you responded to erroneous headlines in a local publica-tion last weekend and drove to Royalston to help celebrate the town’s 250th birthday only to find the scenic town com-mon characteristically quies-cent, fear not; the three-day birthday party gets underway tonight. Festivities kick off with an art show and a 5K

walk and race. Fundraising and organizing

efforts have been underway since Jeff Newton, the chair-man of the 250th Celebration Committee, asked voters at a 2010 town meeting if they supported holding an anniver-sary celebration. Residents, obviously, responded in the affirmative.

Royalston bears the name of

BY: KEITH KENTSPECIAL TO THE COURIER

WINCHENDON — As the town has seen many chang-es over the last year on what has been a whirlwind adven-ture for both management and residents alike, part of that change included acting Town Manager Bernie Lynch appointing Al Gallant as the director of public works this past May 18. Gallant a long time Winchendon DPW employee has responded to answering the challenge at the helm with solid leadership, enthusiasm, a positive outlook, and also most importantly making an immediate financial impact by enacting cost cutting mea-sures that are already saving the town tens of thousands of dollars.

Gallant, a native of Royalston who owned and operated his own excavat-

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Saving the town of Winchendon thousands of dollars, DPW employees carefully mowed the top, back, and all steep sides of the old landfill. As the grass which was well over three to four feet tall in some places as seen in this photo using riding lawn mowers for scale, the grass was in dire need of cutting. Four DPW employees under the suggestion of DPW employee and Transfer Station Foreman Lee Rice to newly appointed DPW Director Al Gallant, mowed the entire landfill in less than one week, saving the town and taxpayers a whopping $5,295 by not contracting the work out. Seen in this photo mowing the back side of the old landfill from left to right are DPW employees Lee Rice and George Labarge.

Allard still on the gridiron

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The Royalston common is covered by tents as the town gears up for its anniversary this weekend.

Royalston to celebrate 250th

It’s good to be the Queen

BY TRACY GAMBILLCOURIER CORRESPONDENT

Winchendon native Jasmine Ready is royalty this fall. For the second year in a row, she has been cast as Queen Anne in King Richard’s Faire held in Carver on weekends in September and October.

Ready has lived in Florida for just under a year with her

husband Chris, 5-year-old son Nathaniel, and 3-year-old daughter Katie. She has a back-ground in early childhood edu-cation and taught preschool in Acton and Worcester. She loves being a stay-at-home mom now.

Ready had been a patron of the festival for several seasons. Her mother, Jacqueline Ellis of Winchendon, has been involved with the Faire for 15 years and

encouraged her daughter to be in the cast in 2005 when an actress couldn’t perform due to illness. Ready quickly learned her lines, slipped into costume and into her new personae, and has been a part of the show ever since. She has primarily been a villager and has played Lady Constance too.

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Belting out the songs is just a part of the royal duties. Jasmine Ready is the queen at the center of the line-up. Queen Anne (Jasmine Ready) with her royal teammate.

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“I enjoy the work. I enjoy the peo-ple,” shared Ready in a recent phone interview with the Courier. Ten weeks of rehearsal and performance time in Massachusetts gives her the added bonus of visiting family and friends in Winchendon.

She likes her role as queen. “Instead of saying ‘How are you today?’ I get to be more flowery and say, ‘How fare thee this fine morning’?” she said with a smile in her voice.

“It’s a fun show to be a part of,” she added, “It’s a magical site. The people make it magical too. It’s an amazing escape from life, from the everyday humdrum.”

The Faire, in its 34th year, is located on 80 acres of woodland. It has an isolat-ed feel to it that lends itself to a simpler time long ago. “If an airplane flies over-head, we say it’s a dragon,” said Ready flatly.

It takes hundreds of people to put on such a grand show. There are 25 actors in the village cast, 12 royal court mem-bers and dozens of variety acts who perform around the country. Directors, choreographers, costumers, the site crew, and others are busy behind the scenes ensuring an enchanting experi-ence.

“I enjoy creating magic for people, creating a sense of being somewhere else. People can forget their jobs and bills for a while,” Ready enthused. “I like to create that energy and I love working with other performers.”

Between 8,000 and 10,000 guests each

day, many in costumes, enjoy the live interactive entertainment for all ages. There are brave knights jousting on horseback and eight stages filled with song and dance, stunts and storytell-ing. Every Saturday afternoon, the King’s Stage offers themed contests and events. The Royal Court will perform a themed musical twice each day, called ‘Prom Misses’.

“When I’m backstage, just before I go on, all of the dance moves and lyrics are gone,” confessed Ready. “Then it all just falls into place. It’s amazing to me that each actor has all of their lines in their head, then we put it all together to create a show for people. It’s a thrill.”

Fantasy and wonder are scattered throughout the magical realm with minstrels, musicians, acrobats, giant puppets, wenches, and more. Patrons mingle with the King and his royal court, noble and not-so-noble subjects, and skilled performers. Shoppers can browse the 16th century village filled with the wares of more than 100 tal-ented artisans such as glass blowers, blacksmiths, artists, costumers, jewelry makers, and painters.

New entertainers this year include Draiku, the amazing aerialist duo; Topsy Turvey, acrobatic stunt mavens; Squire of the Wire, a high-wire com-edy and juggling act; Baba Yaga, the stilt-walking story teller; Princess Sing-Along; life-size Lady Tree; and Mis-Adventurers, a funny trio of singing swordsmen.

“It’s a beautiful sight. You can’t see everything in one day,” Ready asserted. “There’s so much to see.” Many patrons spend more than one day at the Faire.

Delicious food and drink abound.

“The food is amazing,” declared Ready. “There are enormous turkey legs – it’s ridiculous!”

Roasted corn, chicken, beer, mead, and wine are a few of the options. The kids will find favorites like pizza, hot dogs, and chicken tenders.

“The end of the season is a chal-lenge,” admitted Ready. “That’s when I get to put myself in a box, wrap it up with a pretty bow, place it on a shelf, and go off to my other life.”

Faire hours are 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday holidays, now through Oct. 25. Tickets are $29 for adults (12+) and $16 for chil-dren ages 4-11. Children under 4 are free, and parking is free. The Faire is located at 235 Main St. (Rt. 58) in Carver.

Special themes and events are sched-uled throughout the Faire’s eight weekends. Find out more at kingrich-ardsfaire.net, or on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram @KRFaire, or Pinterest.

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Wonder if he suffers from heartburn?

He’s fierce.

It’s no holds barred during the jousting.

A TREE GROWS...

Did you find it? The tiny tree is sprouting at the top of the Murdock building on Front Street. It is strug-gling mightily to survive, but will obvi-ously not make it without enough room for roots in the shallow space. Someone will need to climb to the attic and pull it from its home soon.

The world isn’t black and white.

So, why is your ad?

Say it in living color!

Photo by Mass Audubon Arindam Ghosh

A true prizewinning photo. Yours might be next.

LINCOLN — Mass Audubon reminds shutterbugs that its annual statewide photo competition, Picture This: Your Great Outdoors, is accepting 2015-eligible entries only until the end of this month. Photographers have until Sept. 30 to submit images to the contest, which each year attracts thousands of entries from hundreds of photographers of all abilities, ages, and backgrounds.

And September is typically a terrific month for outdoor photography, with lots of photo-friendly weather, and the foliage season starting to show its colors.

Picture This: Your Great Outdoors is divided into two age levels, 18 and Older and Under 18.

Submission categories include: People in Nature, Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Plants and Fungi, Landscapes and, new this year, Travel. Each entrant may submit up to five photographs, which must be taken in Massachusetts, at Mass Audubon’s Wildwood Camp in Rindge, or on a Mass Audubon-led trip (domestic or international).

One grand prize winner will be awarded a $250 gift card to redeem at a Mass Audubon shop or a wildlife sanctu-ary, in addition to being featured in Connections, Mass Audubon’s member newsletter. Up to 12 winners will win $100 gift cards and at least six honorable mentions will win $50 gift cards, all to be redeemed at a Mass Audubon shop or a wildlife sanctuary. Additional honorable mentions may be awarded at the discretion of the judges.

All submissions, regardless of original format, must be submitted online. Please visit www.massaudubon.org/picturethis/ for contest rules, submitting images online, and other details.

Mass Audubon works to protect the nature of Massachusetts for people and wildlife. Together with more than 100,000 members, we care for 35,000 acres of conser-vation land, provide school, camp, and other educational programs for 225,000 children and adults annually, and advocate for sound environmental policies at local, state, and federal levels. Founded in 1896 by two inspirational women who were committed to the protection of birds, Mass Audubon is now one of the largest and most prominent conservation organizations in New England. Today we are respected for our sound science, successful advocacy, and innovative approaches to connecting people and nature. Each year, our statewide network of wildlife sanctuaries wel-comes nearly half a million visitors of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds and serves as the base for our work. To support these important efforts, call 800-AUDUBON (800-283-8266) or visit www.massaudubon.org.

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Courier CapsulesUNITED PARISH FALL FESTUnited Parish Fall Fest at the church on Front Street is

scheduled Saturday, Sept. 19 9 a.m.-2 p.m. with a chicken barbecue: chicken, coleslaw, baked beans, brownie, soda or water for $10; church yard sale or rent your own table for $10.

Youth Group Car Wash: free will offering to help with their winter retreat and Grilled Hot Dogs $1; and mums.

WINCHENDON DEMOCRATSThe next meeting of the Winchendon Democratic Town

Committee will be held on Wednesday Sept. 23, 7 p.m. at 108 Ipswich Drive. In addition to the usual order of business there will be a report on the Democratic state convention.

Also, nomination papers for the democratic town com-mittee will be available to sign. It is important to sign these papers in order to have your name on the ballot in the March 2016 primary.

The State Committee has challenged town and city com-mittees to sign up 35 members on their committee, a cam-paign known as Drive to 35. To that end, if you would like to serve on our town committee, please attend this meeting.

For more information on the meeting or the committee please contact Mike D’Intinosanto at [email protected] or at (978) 270-2007. For general information on the Democratic Party please contact 617-939-0800 or [email protected].

AARP MEETINGThe Greater Gardner AARP Chapter meetings will begin

again on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the Gardner Senior Center. Massachusetts State President Sandra Albright will be our guest speaker. Everyone is welcome to come to hear what programs are being planned for YOU - our state’s senior citizens.

FREE TRAININGMount Wachusett Community College is offering free

day, evening and weekend training in September for recent high school graduates, veterans, adults and career changers interested in working in the region’s diverse manufacturing industry. Full scholarships are available through funding from a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.

The Industry Readiness Training program is designed for unemployed or underemployed adults, veterans and recent high school graduates. Students receive training in skills required for entry-level employment as technicians in man-ufacturing, validation, quality control, documentation and process operations.

Students who successfully complete the program earn a certificate of completion from MWCC, an OSHA 10-hour safety certification and the National Career Readiness cer-tificate.

An eight-week IRT program begins Sept. 14 and meets evenings and Saturdays. Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 9:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A six-week IRT program begins on Sept. 28. Classes will be held Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A two-week Quality Systems Training course begins on Sept. 14. Classes meet Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

All classes are held at MWCC’s satellite campus in Devens, 27 Jackson Road. Information sessions about the college’s manufacturing training programs take place at the Devens campus on Thursdays at 10 a.m.

The training program is made possible through a Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration. Manufacturing accounts for nearly 25 percent of the workforce in North Central Massachusetts, employing more than 14,000 people in the region. The demand for skilled workers continues to grow as a result of new opportunities and the retirement of older workers.

For more information about enrolling in the training program, contact career development coaches Christian Reifsteck or Meghan Koslowski at (978) 630-9883 or email [email protected].

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTKEENE, NH — Margaret Maloy of Rindge is studying

away at Universidad Pablo de Olavide in Seville, Spain this semester.

Margaret, a chemistry major, is a member of the class of 2017.

Keene State College is a preem-inent public liber-al arts college that ensures student access to world-class academic pro-grams. Integrating academics with real-world appli-cation and active community and civic engage-ment, Keene State College prepares graduates to meet society’s challeng-es by thinking crit-

ically, acting creatively, and serving the greater good. To learn more about Keene State College, visit www.keene.edu. Keene State College: Wisdom to make a difference.

CASTLETON, VT — Castleton University is excited to wel-come Lauren McMilleon of Templeton to the Castleton com-munity. Lauren is one of more than nearly 600 new students who have registered for the fall 2015 semester!

Castleton is small enough to be a community where every student matters, yet offers more than 30 academic programs, 27 intercollegiate sports, and over 40 clubs and organizations. The university stresses community service and provides exceptional programs for first year students.

RINDGE — Courtney Carton of Winchendon was among the graduates in the spring ceremonies at Franklin Pierce University with a BA degree in social work and counseling.

RELIGIOUS EDImmaculate Heart of Mary is signing up children for its new

CCD classes. For more information contact Mary Laflamme at the religious education office: (978) 297-2699. There is also a need for teachers and substitutes for the program; helping out before Mass on Sundays 8-9:15 a.m. Call the same number or the rectory at (978) 297-0280 for more information.

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The cost of zealotry

So here’s what I don’t get about Kim Davis, the devout Rowan County Kentucky court clerk. If she’s so steadfastly committed to her principles, and can’t in good conscience do the job to which she was elect-ed, as a Democrat, by the way, why hasn’t she resigned? That $80,000 per year salary can’t be a reason, can it? I suppose even zealotry has a price tag.

Here’s what I do get about Davis, her followers, and those who think like her — for folks who babble incessantly about God and Jesus and love — they sure seem to spend an awful lot of time judging, condemning and hating, don’t they?

These people would be more

at home in some Middle East theocracy than they are in a pluralistic America. Clearly, because they’re so busy judging, they have no respect for secular law or even the conservative

Supreme Court, at least not when SCOTUS is issuing rul-ings they deem offensive and not in line with some “high-er authority.” I especially like when they proclaim they obey only “God’s law,” as if they have a patent on determining what that is anyway.

That said, let’s make this clear, merely as an aside — it’s not just extremist “Christians” who go for this stuff — back in Baltimore, we had Jewish fam-ilies in our neighborhood who were every bit as fanatical.

The thing is — while we’re all free to practice religion in our homes as we see fit, when you’re a public official — you adminis-ter the law, or you quit. You

can’t cherry-pick which laws you think are okay enough to obey. Democracy doesn’t work that way. You don’t have any special message from some-where above which tells you it’s fine to discriminate. The bottom line: Kim Davis isn’t some glorious figure standing up for what’s right and noble and just. Kim Davis is George Wallace standing in the school-house door.

You don’t have to listen to me on this. Next week, the US is getting a visit from a Latin American priest and he, as you might have noticed, has lots to say about the way we treat one another.

As the worst refugee crisis since the World War II era engulfs Europe, Pope Francis is urging every parish to house one refugee family and has announced the Vatican will take two families. It will be interesting to see how many

follow his suggestion and even more interesting to see how ordinary Catholics respond to this. It’ll be interesting to see how everyone does — includ-ing those Christians who are always telling the rest of us just how saintly they all are. We’ll see. From my perspec-tive, it’s beyond astonishing to see refugees want to get INTO Germany and Austria. Talk about a reversal of history.

And while the German and Austrian governments deserve praise, (I can’t believe I would ever write that) and while the Hungarian government doesn’t, it’s hard not to think some of this has to do, at least in part, with our misguided Middle Eastern foreign policy decisions made since the turn of the century. We, after all, were the ones who destabilized the region with our impetu-ous regime change nonsense, this by the way, launched by a

President who campaigned for office pledging not to engage in nation-building, but who in the end, whether manipulated by neo-con advisors or driven by some bizarre competition with Daddy, significantly worsened an already messy situation. Oh yes, we’re absolutely partly responsible for this nightmare. So what now?

It is against this backdrop the second Republican debate will be held on Thursday. It would beyond breathtaking if we heard some rational poli-cy ideas from these would-be leaders of the free world. Aside from building more walls, of course. And about that wall the Donald wants to build? You’re a fiscal conservative. You really want to spend money on that? Seriously? What a mess.

Finally this: it’s September 11. Remember it in your own way.

Long may she reignHer Royal Highness, Elizabeth II,

Queen“ She has lived longer than any of her

predecessors, seen a dozen prime min-isters come and go and presided over six decades of British history — from postwar recovery to the death of Princess Diana and terror attacks on London.”-AP

On Wednesday she exceeded the rule of Victoria and become the longest reigning monarch.

Her father never expected to be King. When his brother abdicated to marry the American divorcee her father ascended to the throne. Neither he nor his wife ever expected to have to assume those duties.

While sad at the time, history will show that the Edward was not well suited to the position, was pro-German in World

War II, and cared so little for the duty that went with his privilege that he chose to marry a twice married American and abandon his people.

The UK was indeed lucky to get in his place the unassuming, duty driven, patriotic brother as King. And he brought with him Elizabeth, known to most of us as the Queen Mother, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret.

This family was steeped in tradition. They understood their special position and they never lost track of their duty to the Commonwealth nations.

Queen Elizabeth has not had an easy reign. Her children have not been as ded-icated as she to the idea of duty. And they had their own teenage bad behavior.

Nevertheless, the Queen has under-stood her duty since assuming the throne

in her twenties. She has been dedicated, hard working, and has carried out her royal responsibilities with a degree of dedication rarely seen.

Americans have difficulty understand-ing the British system. Many feel the monarchy is a ridiculous expense to the nation. Others understand that the Queen is the standard. Politicians, Prime Ministers come and go but the Queen is always there. Pragmatically, the royal family have been excellent for tourism. And she has been excellent at rallying the people and providing sympathy when required.

During the war, her mother was asked if the royal family would leave London during the bombing and seek safety elsewhere. Her response is remembered by all, it went something like this: the

King will never leave London, and I would never leave without him, nor would our daughters.

Most Americans have not had oppor-tunities to see much of how this pomp and circumstance serves England. My wife and I were the only American guests at the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey one year. This is when the heads of all the Commonwealth nations gather in the presence of the Queen. How we got there is of little impor-

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Editorial Your turn

Laboring under pretenses

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editor: ruth deamiCis

BY: DR. JOHN SALOVARDOSOne of the most difficult aspects of

reinforcing a suicide prevention mes-sage is making sure that folks hear it, aren’t afraid of talking about it, and share it with others. Mental health issues, and specifically suicide aware-ness have a history of being difficult topics to discuss in some communities. Many professionals working in the field feel that part of the solution to decreas-ing the negative stigmas of mental ill-ness, or specifically talking about sui-cide, is to have open discussion about it.

Suicide prevention efforts have been a focus for the north central and north Quabbin corridor in Massachusetts for some time now. The reason for this is that some of our communities in the north central region have experienced suicide rates that have been twice the state average. Collaborative communi-ty efforts, such as the Montachusett Suicide Prevention Task Force oper-ating out of Heywood Hospital, are linked to multiple state and commu-nity groups and organizations such as the Department of Public Health, the Department of Mental Health, the Gardner Police Department, the Patriot Riders, the Shine Initiative, Narragansett Regional Public Schools, and other school districts and region-al stakeholders invested in addressing suicide and mental health issues across the Commonwealth. Efforts of the task force make sure that individuals are hearing that volunteers in the north central region are working to address this issue throughout the year.

The task force promotes daily aware-ness messages in the communities. Some of these efforts can be seen in the assistance the task force provided to fund or acquire school screening tools during earlier fundraising efforts. In one effort alone the task force devel-oped and implemented a plan with the support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and local school dis-tricts that provided available outreach to over 12,000 students in the north cen-tral corridor.

Another effort of the task force is the annual Ride of Your Life Motorcycle event that took place at Monty Tech Regional Vocational School on August 16th of this year. This effort involved marketing and outreach that started more than a year in advance of the event, with the ride being the culmi-nation of that effort. This event has grown annually and has established a reputation of being a well-run event that brings in more than 200 individu-als to participate in activities and have

access to many regional positive mental health and veteran support resources in the area.

The ride is currently in its fourth year of planning and growing each year. These efforts are chosen to reach out and connect with many of the high risk groups such as veterans, first respond-ers, correction officers, healthcare pro-fessionals, specific social groups, and children. Each year as that the event expands we learn something new about the issues that folks face in the commu-nity.

This year the third annual event taught us firsthand of how difficult it can be for some families to openly address and acknowledge this issue. During the ride, a remembrance board was offered to family and friends to acknowledge those lost to suicide. Even though folks could voluntarily partici-pate, some of them found the act of writ-ing the name and displaying it difficult to complete. Though this phenomenon is not unusual, it did offer us insight into understanding how hard it can be for some folks to openly express the loss they feel.

This year more than 200 individuals participated in the ride with others participating in a memorial walk and cruise-in for classic car owners. There is a wealth of fellowship and positive sharing that is hard to measure in these events. The pride in the volunteers that work the ride is apparent from the point of when folks rally together at the beginning of the event to the emotional responses that people feel triggered by the sound of more than a mile long team of motorcycles thundering back to the main site. Those folks in attendance help show us if the outreach has hit the groups that we target, as we are not just reaching out to those that have been affected by suicide, but those that can help prevent it.

Help us to understand the issues on an individual and regional basis, and to understand where we can put efforts for the following year. For more informa-tion on the task force, visit www.suici-depreventiontaskforce.org. Discussions and analysis, as well as outreach through social media, community and radio ads, and grass roots efforts help us to continue spreading the word and share the message about suicide pre-vention. If you have a chance to hear, talk about, and participate in conver-sations at these events you will see the many positive aspects of your commu-nity’s efforts to create open discussions about enjoying life and increasing sui-cide prevention.

Revisiting suicide prevention End of the summer is here, though

the weather doesn’t seem to realize it yet. With the students in school in this weather the idea of global warming doesn’t seem so far fetched as at other times does it?

But we all swore last winter we wouldn’t complain about heat didn’t we? You remember that pretty clearly we’re certain; buried under mountains of snow and the cold. We took oaths to remem-ber the cold in the heat of summer and endure...

Because of course, as the Game of Thrones northers proclaim, winter is coming.

We are beginning the process of choos-ing a new town manager for Winchendon. The first couple of meetings have been held, and while some of the process is very much as it would be for hiring a CEO for a private corporation; what are your qualifications, what is your school-ing, what have you done in this situation or that, how have you handled yourself in these circumstances...

Yet there is much more to it than that.We are hiring a person to:represent the town as a face to the rest

of the statebe our economic advisor and our bud-

get go to person, the one who will have the handle on how the finances are best allocated; getting the most bang for our tax dollars

be interactive with not only the work-er bees and the supervisors of our town,

but with our townspeople themselves, whether they are the drones or the doers

have a finger on the pulse of the place, know when there might be fires to be put out before they become conflagrations, know ahead of time that the little mole-hills might become mountains

know how to work with state, federal and other local entities, regional folks to help us to help ourselves. No man is an island and neither is a town or its people

*understand the tax dollars that under-write the town and the schools are all one big pot, it isn’t us versus them, it’s us as one, and it needs to be addressed that way

and be a part of Winchendon in a way that makes us want to have them con-tinuing here

If you have some ideas about what should be researched for the next town manager, be certain to let us know as this committee continues its work. This isn’t going to be a quickly made decision; there will be quite a bit of research done. Even deciding which questions to ask to be certain the candidates are screened for just what it is Winchendon is seeking is being bandied about thoroughly.

This is, indeed, labor intensive even if it is a short-lived committee. It is hoped to have candidates to present to the Board of Selectmen in October for con-sideration. But that will be done after a duly conducted process, and if it takes a bit longer, it will.

JERRY CARTON

JournEY of thE hEart

JACK BLAIR

notEs of concErn

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ongoing calEndarSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12CASINO ROYALE: the annual casino

fundraiser to benefit the Winchendon Historical Society is scheduled 7 p.m.-midnight at 122 Pleasant St., the Orange Whitney House. Spend the eve-ning playing roulette, blackjack or the money wheel and pretend you’re James Bond or a Bond girl for an evening. Semi-formal/formal attire; cash bar, raffles, silent auction and hors d’oeurves. Tickets now on sale by calling (978) 297-2415, $25 per person.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13SCOUT DAY: Scout Day on Sunday,

Sept.13, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Clark YMCA field. This is a free event open to the public where one can learn more about Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venture Scouts, and Girl Scouts. Some of the fun activities will include a rock wall, bounce house, camping exhibits, and life-size board games.

FALL BALL: a back-to-school celebra-tion concert for the youth of Winchendon to kick off the new school year. Direct from LA with the #6 song on the Billboard

charts: ‘MYCAH’ with Devon Mycah & Lexii Lynn Frazier with special guest ‘Sweet Sacrifice’ the premier Evanescence tribute band: featuring Lish Ventura. It all starts at 2 p.m. at the American Legion, 295 School St. Advance tickets $15, at the door $19. More info on getting tickets will be available soon.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14SENATOR OFFICE HOURS: Tyler

Wolanin, district aide to Senator Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) will be holding office hours at the Winchendon Town Hall 5:30-6:30 p.m. Constituents and town officials are invited to meet with Tyler to express any concerns, ideas and issues they have. Walk-ins are welcome but to set up an appointment e-mail Tyler at [email protected] or call 617 722-1540.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18FISH FRY: the Winchendon Rod & Gun

Club hosts its monthly fish fry at the club on River Street. Fish & chips, clam strips, or chicken for those who aren’t fans of fish. Come on out 4-7 p.m. You won’t be sorry, it’s a great feed.

Editor’s Note: The information contained in this police log was obtained through public documents kept by the police depart-ment, and is considered to be the account of the police. All subjects are considered inno-cent until proven guilty in a court of law.

MONDAY, AUGUST 3112:47-1:21 a.m.: building checks, secure;

12:55 a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) verbal warning; 5:36 a.m.: MV operating errat-ically (Spring Street) unable to locate; 5:42 a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) traf-fic citation; 5:54 a.m.: MV stop (Gardner Road) traffic citation; 6:11 a.m.: MV stop (Gardner Road) traffic citation; 6:33 a.m.: vandalism (Front Street) report taken; 6:39 a.m.: MV stop (Eagle Road) unable to locate; 7:28 a.m.: patrol initiated (Elmwood Road) services rendered; 8:56 a.m.: MV stop (Ash Street) spoken to; 10:21 a.m.: general info (Sibley Road) info taken; 10:31 a.m.: ambulance (River Street) transport; 10:40 a.m.: animal complaint (High Street) area search negative; 11:21 a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) traffic citation; 11:31 a.m.: general info (phone) spoken to; 11:49 a.m.: burglar alarm (Mill Glen Road) false alarm; 11:54 a.m.: ambulance (Sibley Road) trans-port; 12:19 p.m.: FD call (River Street) info taken; 12:38 p.m.: property found (Central Street) returned to owner; 1:33 p.m.: extra patrols (Independence Drive) checked, secure; 1:55 p.m.: animal complaint (Ready Drive) refer to ACO; 2:13 p.m.: dog bite (Bayberry Circle) report taken; 3:13 p.m.: MV operating erratically (Spring Street) advised officer; 5:34 p.m.: harassment (Goodrich Drive) refer to court; 6:12 p.m.: ambulance (Lakeview Drive) assisted; 6:31 p.m.: liquor law violations (Summer Street) arrest: Timothy J. Gray, age 21 of 27B Pleasant St., Winchendon: public drinking town bylaw; 6:46 p.m.: ambu-lance (Pearl Drive) transport; 7:27 p.m.: investigation (Spring Street) info taken; 7:42 p.m.: ambulance (Glenallan Street) transport; 7:57 p.m.: suspicious MV (Maple Street) spoken to; 8:10 p.m.: investigation (River Street) spoken to; 8:26 p.m.: dis-turbance, fight (Baldwinville State Road) report taken; 8:45 p.m.: suicide threats (Ready Drive) removed to hospital; 8:45 p.m.: extra patrols (River Street) advised officer.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 112:31-3:16 a.m.: building checks, secure;

7:42 a.m.: vandalism (Monadnock Avenue) report taken; 9:36 a.m.: MV theft (Maple Street) report taken; 9:38 a.m.: animal complaint (Town Farm Road) refer to ACO; 10:39 a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) verbal warning; 10:53 a.m.: animal com-plaint (Main Street) assisted; 11:15 a.m.: extra patrols (River Street) services ren-dered; 12:46 p.m.: MV stop (School Street) verbal warning; 1:16 p.m.: officer wanted (Central Street) report taken; 1:33 p.m.: vandalism (Mill Glen Road) report taken; 2:06 p.m.: ambulance (Front Street) no FD service required; 3:05 p.m.: runaway (Ready Drive) transport; 3:51 p.m.: license plate missing (Hale Street) report taken; 5:09 p.m.: MV stop (Central Street) ver-bal warning; 5:17 p.m.: property found (Willoughby Avenue) services rendered; 5:21 p.m.: MV stop (Central Street) verbal warning; 5:40 p.m.: MV stop (Elmwood Road) verbal warning; 5:46 p.m.: officer wanted (Alger Street) spoken to; 6:02 p.m.:

ambulance (Lakeshore Drive) transport; 7:34 p.m.: officer wanted (Central Street) spoken to; 8:12 p.m.: ambulance (Central Street) transport; 9:17 p.m.: MV operating erratically (School Street) spoken to; 9:25 p.m.: disturbance (Central Street) spoken to; 9:37 p.m.: investigation (Central Street) spoken to; 10:30 p.m.: animal complaint (Mechanic Street) unfounded.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 212:18 a.m.: disabled MV (Gardner Road)

checked, secure; 12:33-2:49 a.m.: building checks, secure; 4:52 a.m.: fire, mutual aid (Commercial Lane, Rindge) refer to FD; 7:12 a.m.: ambulance (Mill Circle) trans-port; 7:19 a.m.: suspicious MV (Central Street) report taken; 8:08 a.m.: investiga-tion (Ready Drive) info taken; 8:27 a.m.: assist other PD (Pleasant Street) assist-ed; 11:46 a.m.: illegal dumping (Elmwood Road) refer to DPW; 11:56 a.m.: FD call (Lake Denison) fire extinguished; 12:30 p.m.: threats (Front Street) report taken; 1:19 p.m.: threats (walk in) spoken to; 3:39 p.m.: suicide threats (Glenallan Street) spoken to; 4:17 p.m.: ambulance (Pleasant Street) transport; 5:47 p.m.: MV stop (Main Street) verbal warning; 7:34 p.m.: MV stop (Gardner Road) verbal warning; 7:44 p.m.: burglar alarm (Spring Street) checked, secure; 9:16 p.m.: MV stop (Gardner Road) written warning; 10:06 p.m.: loitering (Central Street) gone on arrival; 10:46 p.m.: ambulance (Elm Street) transport.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 312:42-2:51 a.m.: building checks, secure;

2:06 a.m.: burglary, B&E (Pearl Street) unable to locate; 5:09 a.m.: DPW call (Franklin Street) referred; 6:13 a.m.: acci-dent (Spring Street) report taken; 6:22 a.m.: MV stop (River Street) written warning; 7:15 a.m.: summons service (Royalston Road North) served; 7:16 a.m.: summons service (Melanson Way) unable to serve; 7:17 a.m.: summons service (Goodrich Drive) served; 7:19 a.m.: summons service (Juniper Street) served; 8:05 a.m.: be on the lookout (Central Street) advised offi-cer; 8:09 a.m.: ambulance (River Street) transport; 8:30 a.m.: MV stop (Elmwood Road) spoken to; 9:09 a.m.: brush fire (Baldwinville State Road) extinguished; 10:41 a.m.: ambulance (Main Street) trans-port; 10:50 a.m.: traffic hazard (Spring Street) refer to state DPW; 10:56 a.m.: MV stop (Commercial Drive) traffic citation; 12:11 p.m.: extra patrols (West Street) info taken; 12:50 p.m.: investigation (Hospital Drive) spoken to; 1:08 p.m.: child welfare check (address not printed) services ren-dered; 1:18 p.m.: animal complaint (Harris Road) info taken; 3:32 p.m.: investigation (Spring Street) no PD service required; 3:40 p.m.: investigation (Mill Street) no PD service required; 3:49 p.m.: loitering (Hale Street) unable to locate; 3:51 p.m.: investi-gation (Murdock Avenue) info taken; 4:29 p.m.: investigation (Spring Street) info taken; 4:33 p.m.: general juvenile (Brown Street) spoken to; 4:52 p.m.: ambulance (Spruce Street) transport; 5:39 p.m.: MV stop (Highland Street) verbal warning; 6:11 p.m.: elderly welfare check (address not printed) spoken to; 7:31 p.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) verbal warning; 7:43 p.m.: ambulance (Brown Street) no FD service required; 7:53 p.m.: animal complaint (Gardner Road) unable to locate; 8:05 p.m.: transport (Gardner Road); 9:44 p.m.: fire mutual aid (Baldwinville) assisted; 11:26 p.m.: MV operating erratically (Spring Street) unable to locate; 11:34 p.m.: MV stop (Central Street) verbal warning; 11:41

p.m.: disturbance (Front Street) spoken to; 11:50 p.m.: MV stop (Front Street) arrest: Cody James Fischett, age 24 of 86 Park St., Gardner: OUI-liquor second offense, possess open container of alcohol in MV and negligent operation of MV.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 412:45 a.m.: disabled MV (Glenallan

Street) advised officer; 1:16 a.m.: MV operating erratically (Gardner Road) advised officer; 2:27 a.m.: assist other PD (Royalston Road North) assisted; 3:26 a.m.: repossession of MV (Brooks Road) info taken; 6:44 a.m.: officer wanted (School Street) refer to court; 6:46 a.m.: property damage (Baldwinville Road) report taken; 8:04 a.m.: extra patrols (West Street) ser-vices rendered; 8:05 a.m.: disabled MV (Murdock Avenue) info taken; 11:13 a.m.: ambulance (Lincoln Avenue) transport; 11:28 a.m.: summons service (Teel Road) unable to serve; 11:31 a.m.: summons ser-vice (Teel Road) unable to serve; 11:35 a.m.: suspicious other (Town Farm Road) report taken; 11:50 a.m.: assist motorist (River Street) assisted; 12:07 p.m.: ille-gal dumping (East Grove Street) report taken; 1:50 p.m.: extra patrols (West Street) checked, secure; 2:03 p.m.: sex offender registration (Colonial Lane) assisted; 2:48 p.m.: animal abuse (Central Street) unable to locate; 3:45 p.m.: investigation (Murdock Avenue) spoken to; 4:26 p.m.: MV operat-ing erratically (Gardner Road) spoken to; 5:30 p.m.: animal complaint (Front Street) refer to ACO; 6:09 p.m.: assist citizen (Central Street) assisted; 6:24 p.m.: drug, narcotic violations (Alger Street) spoken to; 6:43 p.m.: ambulance (Pleasant Street) transport; 7 p.m.: accident (Baldwinville State Road) report taken; 7:19 p.m.: ani-mal complaint (School Square) refer to ACO; 8:07 p.m.: animal complaint (Spring Street) refer to other agency; 8:24 p.m.: extra patrols (School Street) info taken; 8:44 p.m.: extra patrols (School Street) services rendered; 9:27 p.m.: assault (Juniper Street) report taken; 9:37 p.m.: keep the peace (Oak Street) call canceled; 9:58 p.m.: officer wanted (Glenallan Street) dispersed gathering; 11:19-11:48 p.m.: building checks, secure; 11:58 p.m.: acci-dent (Gardner Road) arrest: Jonathan Rodriguez, age 18 of 21 Greenwood St. #5, Leominster: OUI-liquor and negligent operation of MV.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 51:40-2:21 a.m.: building checks; 5:48

a.m.: MV stop (Gardner Road) traffic cita-tion; 6:08 a.m.: suspicious MV (Central Street) spoken to; 6:17 a.m.: ambulance (Old Centre) transport; 6:25 a.m.: MV stop (Hall Road) writ-ten warning; 7:54 a.m.: summons service (Stoddard Road) served; 8:40 a.m.: fraud (School Square) report taken; 8:52 a.m.: investigation (Spring Street) assisted; 9:15 a.m.: sex offender regis-tration (walk in) info taken; 11:59 a.m.: ambulance (Murdock Avenue) transport; 12:12 p.m.: summons ser-vice (Maple Street) unable to serve; 12:56 p.m.: inves-tigation (Beech Street) spoken to; 1 p.m.: ambulance (Front Place) trans-port; 2:01 p.m.: animal complaint (Maynard Street) refer to ACO; 2:18 p.m.: burglar alarm (Ash Street)

checked, secure; 2:20 p.m.: fire alarm (Central Street) false alarm; 2:22 p.m.: panic alarm (Oak Street) checked, secure; 2:30 p.m.: ambulance (Webster Street) transport; 3:34 p.m.: trespassing (Brown Avenue) advised civil action; 3:43 p.m.: keep the peace (Mill Glen Pond Road) refer to other agency; 3:47 p.m.: summons service (Elm Street) unable to serve; 4:27 p.m.: runaway (Whitney Street) returned to home; 7:57 p.m.: MV stop (Glenallan Street) traffic citation; 8:42 p.m.: civil com-plaint (Central Street) info taken; 9:04 p.m.: ambulance (Central Street) transport; 9:27 p.m.: general juvenile (Central Street) dis-persed gathering; 9:28 p.m.: suspicious MV (Elmwood Road) no PD service required; 11:06 p.m.: carbon monoxide incident (Ash Street) assisted.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 612:01-4:30 a.m.: building checks, secure;

12:13 a.m.: suspicious MV (Spring Street) report taken; 12:15 a.m.: suspicious MV (River Street) report taken; 2:30 a.m.: ambulance (Spring Street) no FD ser-vice required; 4:11 a.m.: assist other PD (Willoughby Avenue) assisted; 8:03 a.m.: accident (West Shore Drive) summons: Cassie L. Carter, age 32 of 24 New Athol Road, Orange: operating MV with license suspended and negligent operation of MV; 9:08 a.m.: ambulance (Jackson Avenue) transport; 9:17 a.m.: animal complaint (Harvard Street) refer to ACO; 9:33 a.m.: animal complaint (Metcalf Street) refer to ACO; 10:30 a.m.: animal complaint (Grove Street) refer to other agency; 11:22 a.m.: abandoned MV (Elmwood Road) spo-ken to; 12:20 p.m.: burglar alarm (Front Street) checked, secure; 12:37 p.m.: acci-dent (Front Street) report taken; 12:45 p.m.: road rage (Baldwinville State Road) unable to locate; 12:54 p.m.: disabled MV (Spring Street) info taken; 2:42 p.m.: ambu-lance (Chase Lane) transport; 3:32 p.m.: fire alarm (Pearl Street) assisted; 4:05 p.m.: larceny (Goodrich Drive) report taken; 4:57 p.m.: ambulance (Main Street) trans-port; 4:59 p.m.: property found (Central Street) returned to owner; 6:21 p.m.: suspi-cious person (Tolman Road) assisted; 7:12 p.m.: summons service (Teel Road) unable to serve; 7:24 p.m.: registration check (Spring Street) traffic citation; 7:26 p.m.: noise complaint (Chestnut Street) spoken to; 7:39 p.m.: summons service (Teel Road) unable to serve; 8:04 p.m.: noise complaint (North Ashburnham Road) unfounded; 9:10 p.m.: general info (East Street) info given; 11:11 p.m.: suspicious MV (Old Gardner Road) gone on arrival.


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Police log

Across1. Boot6. Brickbat10. Believed14. Designating the style of an earlier time15. ___ of the above16. ___ vera17. Change, as a clock18. Long, long time19. Fizzy drink20. Actor’s subdued talking meant to be overheard (2 wds)23. Kidded around26. Grace word27. An occupant who owns the home he lives in (hyph.)32. Minor33. ___ Island National Monument34. Western blue flag, e.g.35. Bell sound36. Camping gear40. Chip dip41. Print copies from (a stencil)42. Pertaining to the act of taking for yourself45. African capital47. Frightened48. Aquatic insects with paddlelike hind legs (2 wds)53. “Don’t bet ___!” (2 wds)54. Bow55. Nativity59. Clark of the Daily Planet60. “I, Claudius” role61. Indian coin62. Irascible63. Attendee64. Hard red wheat

Down1. “To ___ is human ...”2. Certain intersection3. “___ alive!” (contrac-tion)4. Metal cups mounted on a pole and used as

a torch5. Unstable6. Catch7. Balcony section8. Again9. Coordinate10. Annoyance11. One who runs away12. Veins of mineral ore13. Sweet, innocent children21. “Much ___ About Nothing”22. Bird venerated by ancient Egyptians23. Pith helmet24. The America’s Cup trophy, e.g.25. The “A” of ABM28. Quartet member29. Catch30. Of an arm bone31. Arnold in “Green Acres”35. “Wheels”

36. Atomic no. 2237. Arabic for “com-mander”38. “Scream” star Campbell39. Pigeon-___40. Bandy words41. Gruesome42. Temporary43. Comely44. A distinctive doc-trine or practice45. Came to

46. Flogged49. A loud, sudden, explosive noise50. Sundae topper, perhaps51. “God’s Little ___”52. God with a hammer56. Engine speed, for short57. Athletic supporter? (golf)58. “___ Town Too” (1981 hit)

Weekly CrosswordSeptember 11, 2015

tance. It was rather a great opportunity to see that great Abbey filled with dignitar-ies from all the nations associated with the United Kingdom.

Soon the royal trumpeters announced the arrival of the royal family, the organ began God Save the Queen and the pro-cession started. It was easy to see how the people loved their Queen and what a unifying source she was for the nation.

On another occasion my wife and I had tea with the Queen’s consort, HRH Prince Philip. It was a small gathering of nine people and we had the chance to see how caring the Prince was, how interested he was in charitable causes, and it made me wonder how hard it would be for a man of his competence and leadership abilities to always be in the shadow of his wife. Having said that, the two of them provid-ed Britain with four possible heirs to the throne.

On another occasion my wife and I had dinner with Prince Phillip and his reti-nue at the University Club in New York. Again, he shared his thoughts, his hopes for the world, and his commitment to helping British business interests in the U.S. It was an informal gathering and a chance to see royalty operating as normal people.

Some time after that my wife and I had lunch with Prince Andrew at an event in support of Outward Bound. That same evening we had dinner at the New York Yacht Club with the Prince.

The Royals, supported by the British people, spend a great deal of time travel-ing around the world in support of grand ideas, new inventions, and trying to help anyone British get a leg up on success

Our exposure to the British royal fam-ily was minimal, but provided an insight into the good works in which they are involved.

While I am not a fan of many members of the royal family, I am certain that Elizabeth had thrust upon her duty she did not anticipate, at a very young age, and I believe she has carried herself prop-

erly in all ways, has served as a wonder-ful monarch during difficult times, and I expect history will accord her the highest of honors and regards for her service to England.

“God save our gracious Queen!Long live our noble Queen!God save the Queen!Send her victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us,God save the Queen.

Thy choicest gifts in storeOn her be pleased to pour,Long may she reign.May she defend our laws,And ever give us cause,To sing with heart and voice,God save the Queen.God Save the

Queen.”

Well done Elizabeth, well done.

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(SEAL)COMMONWEALTH OF

MASSACHUSETTSLAND COURT

DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT

15 SM 005741ORDER OF NOTICE

TO:Heirs, Devisees and Legal or Personal Representatives of the Estate of Lillian A. Clapp Raymond C. Clapp Jill R. Macarelli Sherry J. Kiedaischand to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et. Seq.: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2006-WM3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-WM3 claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Winchendon, numbered 85 Eagle Road, given by Lillian A. Clapp to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as a nominee for WMC Mortgage Corp., dated June 28, 2006, and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 39309, Page 141, and now held by the Plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before October 5, 2015 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act.Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER Chief Justice of said Court on August 24, 2015.Attest:

Deborah J. PattersonRecorder

15-020104 / Clapp, Estate of, Lillian A./09/11/2015 September 11, 2015





TO:Gerald L. Devitto, Jr.Jody L. Devittoand to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et. Seq.: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-OPT5, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-OPT5 claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Winchendon, numbered 19 Otter River Road, given by Gerald L. Devitto, Jr. and Jody L. Devitto to H&R Block Mortgage Corporation, dated March 20, 2006, and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 38957, Page 390, and now held by the Plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before October 5, 2015 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act.Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER Chief Justice of said Court on August 24, 2015.Attest:


13-011760 / Devitto, Gerald and Jody/09/11/2015 September 11, 2015





TO:Nicholas E. Dillonand to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et. seq.: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2006-23CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-23CBclaiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Winchendon, numbered 32 Pearl Street, given by Nicholas E. Dillon to “MERS”, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a separate corporation that is acting solely as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender, “Lender”; its successors and assigns, dated June 16, 2006, and recorded in the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 39194, Page 206, and now held by the Plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before October 5, 2015 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act.Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER Chief Justice of said Court on August 20, 2015.Attest:


September 11, 2015

(SEAL) COMMONWEALTH

OF MASSACHUSETTSLAND COURT



TO: Edward P. Gray and Ana M. Grayand to all persons entitled to the ben-efit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act:, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 (et seq).:Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Winchendon, numbered 98 Glenallen Street, given by Edward P. Gray and Ana M. Gray to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Metropolitan Credit Union, dated July 11, 2005, and recorded in Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 36778, Page 44, and now held by the plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a com-plaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status.If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before October 12, 2015 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act.Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of said Court on August 31, 2015Attest: _____________________________ Deborah J. Patterson RecorderSeptember 11, 2015

LEGALS

ing company for 15 years and then previously employed by the Athol DPW before being hired by Winchendon, never once envisioned taking the lead at the very top. A knowl-edgeable mechanic, Gallant understands the costs of items which make things tick, along with possessing solid manage-rial skills. From project time constraints and working out in the field, to reading blueprints and managing staff, Gallant has immediately shown that he has knowledge and skills to do an efficient job while at the same time able to immediately start saving the town crucial budgetary funds.

Always looking for a way to cut costs and save money, Gallant emphasized he imme-diately began examining where any potential savings could be made and realized as soon as possible. Examining costs from the town transfer station, Gallant approached station foreman Lee Rice. After some discussion, Rice spoke the words Gallant was hoping to hear, “Al, there is no reason why when we have licenses we cannot transport the loads of rubbish and recycling our-selves, and reduce the weight charges as well as transpor-tation costs” said a dedicated

Rice. The town, which was pay-ing for a truck that virtually previously never left the yard, began turning its wheels for extraordinary savings.

The results were immediate-ly realized for the town.

“By having us transporting the loads with our own town truck, we have just cut the costs from $120 to $85 per ton!” added a very pleased Gallant. Cost savings were a solid 30 per-cent savings right off the top. Gallant then went on to add, “We have also made changes with electronic recycling and other items, saving the tax-payers even more money. By making these simple changes and transporting anywhere between five and 10 tons per week from the transfer station, we are saving the taxpayers as much as $360 per week.” The savings under Gallants new direction do not stop there!

Examining other costs gen-erated by both the transfer sta-tion and the old landfill which has been long closed, Gallant was not done looking for ideas. Once again when Gallant and Rice spoke yet another idea was realized. Looking at the cost of paying an outside contractor to keep the old landfill mowed at least once a year, the two discussed all available options. A very dedicated Rice said, “We have riding lawn mowers and we have man power on the clock, why don’t we just do it?”

After additional discussion between them, it was verified current law stated no reasons for preventing town employees from mowing the old landfill, and do not have to pay another party for the annual service. After a responsible discussion about any possible safety con-cerns, Gallant gave Rice and the idea the green light and the cost saving project was a go.

Upon utilizing up to four DPW workers per day, Rice along with several other town workers began the gargantu-an task of cutting many acres of tall grasses both on top, and all around all sides of the old town landfill. The group of diligent DPW workers exe-cuted the arduous task in just under one work week. The result once again realized by the town, a much needed sav-ings of $5,295 by not hiring an outside contractor and keep-ing the work in-house. Under Gallant’s direction and leader-ship, newly found savings for the community again became a reality.

As Gallant explained just a few of the projects DPW is involved in this year he enthu-siastically said, “The DPW is involved with assisting the project at GAR Park, we have recently installed new guard rails along the River Street Bridge, installed new raised crosswalks on Ash Street to slow down traffic and aid

pedestrians crossing the street at the Winchendon School, con-structed a granite garden in front of the large Toy Town horse at the intersection of Front and School streets, along with many other projects both completed and on the way in the future.”

Gallant also wanted to com-municate to the public the trees which were removed from GAR Park were verified by an arborist to be in various stages of advanced decay, and needed to be cut down and replaced. Gallant was also very pleased to add, “The extension of the bike and walking trail along route 12 is coming along nicely on schedule, and residents will soon be able to safely and thor-oughly enjoy it.”

The possibility of having to contract and outsource winter snow removal on public roads was previously examined this fiscal year. The DPW which has been understaffed for some time now recently experienced two new hires to replace some of its employee roster. Gallant was pleased to say, “We will now have a sufficient comple-ment of town employees to be able to adequately plow our public roads, and will not need to outsource any of the respon-sibilities. We are up for the challenge, and all the equip-ment will be up for the task as needed when nature comes calling.”

In a show of managerial leadership Gallant expressed, “My door at the office is always open for any questions or con-cerns. I work for the public, and this office cares about what is important to the resi-dents and taxpayers. I would also like to thank our acting Town Manager Bernie Lynch for having the faith in my abil-ities to appoint me to the posi-tion of director of public works, and I would also like to thank both the DPW employees and the public for their faith. We are here for you, and strive to provide the very best service possible. Our message and mis-sion is to approach everything we do with positive thinking, and we all thank you for your support.”

As for DPW employees, Gallant sat back in his office chair and took a deep breath and stated he wanted to make one thing very clear: “I want to make sure that everybody knows our DPW employees are the very best. I have great respect for what they are capa-ble of doing, and all they do. They are very good workers and are extremely dedicated and care about doing a great job. I am very thankful for all they do for the town of Winchendon, and me as their new director. I want them all to know that I thank them all for all their hard work, and that is it appreciated.”

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Isaac Royall, a businessman and slave-holder from Medford, who, by means of a land deal, founded the town in 1765. Covering some 42.5 square miles, it is among the largest municipalities in the state, area-wise The 2010 U.S. Census set the population at 1,258. The town was at its most populous in the mid-1800s, when it tallied more than 1,500 residents, dipping to a low point of 744 in 1930.

The original budget for the celebra-tion was set at somewhere around $60,000 but says Newton of the commit-tee’s efforts,” I’m betting it’s close to $90,000 we’ve raised.” Nearly all of the money has been collected by means of a series of fundraising events - such as dinners, barbecues, dances, tag sales, raffles - and through donations. He esti-mates the town has kicked in “maybe $7,500” since 2010. Some local business-es have also contributed time and mer-

chandise to the cause.Tonight’s art show features the works

of 35 Royalston artists. Some pieces may be available for purchase via nego-tiations with the individual artists.

Registration for the 5K walk/run begins at 5 p.m. Participants will step off at 5:30. Registration is $8, with all proceeds to be donated to the American Diabetes Association of Massachusetts.

Newton said he hopes to be able to make a significant contribution to the association.

Topping off tonight’s events is an “old fashioned town pageant” followed by a dance party on the common. The pageant features a film, original skits, poetry, personal memoirs, and songs.

A two-day craft show gets underway at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday morn-ings. Twenty-eight craft and tag sale vendors are expected to take part.

For $30, celebrants will be able to take a helicopter tour of Royalston. The flights are being made available by C-R Helicopters based in Nashua, NH.

Newton said the ride provides “an

amazing panoramic view” of the town.A parade scheduled for Saturday

afternoon will feature 71 marching units and a number of floats. Local firefighters will also take part, as will Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst) and state Representative Susannah Whipps Lee (R-Athol).

Saturday night will be topped off by a fireworks display put on by Atlas Fireworks based in Jaffrey. Newton said $7,500 was invested in the pyrotech-nic show.

An ecumenical church service will be held under the entertainment tent Sunday morning.

Local gardeners will then get a chance to display their homegrown veggies in a competition where the winners will go home with “bragging rights.”

To keep the kids entertained, a petting zoo, bounce house and face painting table will occupy parts of the common. Children are also welcome to perform skits at Friday night’s pageant.

Musical entertainment will fea-

ture local bands that include Legacy, Maple’s Jazz Band, and Richard Chase and Company.

If you get hungry for some good old American fair fare, the Royalston Fish and Game Club will be cooking up ham-burgers, hot dogs and chicken fingers. If you’re in the mood for something a little more “exotic,” Sun Kim, of Amherst, will be offering Korean cuisine. Fried dough and ice cream will be provided by the 250th Celebration Committee.

Events on Friday run from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday provides a full day of entertainment, food and fun from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Events run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

As part of the town wide celebration, Royalston’s Open Space and Recreation Committee, in conjunction with the Athol Bird and Nature Club, will be holding a series of five walks this fall to some popular outdoor attractions, including the Eagle Reserve Recreation Area and Royalston Falls. For more information call (978) 248-9491 or log on to atholbirdclub.org.

ROYALSTONcontinued from page A1


OBITUARIES

Allen Nordenstierna Clark, 83OTTAWA — The family of Allen

Clark is sad to announce his recent passing at the age of 83. He was prede-ceased by his parents Vera and Wilder Clark, and brother Merrill “Bud” Clark.

He is survived by his brother Dr. Crawford Clark of New York, sis-ter Louise Hamilton Hupe of British Columbia, and many nieces and neph-ews.

Allen grew up in Schumacher, Ontario and like most of the young men there his first job was working in the McIntyre Mine. In later years he followed in his brothers’ footsteps and attended Queen’s University. He spent a number of years working as a research assistant with the National Research

Council. One of his great joys was being a drummer in the Governor General’s Foot Guard band. He also enjoyed many hours at “the cottage” in the Gatineau area. Friends and family will remem-ber the delicious maple syrup from the trees he tapped there. Allen must also be recognized for the years of devoted care that he gave to mother Vera right up to her passing in 1988.

The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff at Montfort Renaissance and Extendicare Medex for the excellent care they provided to Allen.

Allen will be laid to rest at the Riverside Cemetery in Winchendon, Massachusetts near his parents.

Velma M. Auclair, 85WOONSOCKET RI

— Velma M. Auclair, age 85, died peaceful-ly surrounded by her family on Saturday, Sept. 5 in the Ballou Home in Woonsocket.

She was the lov-ing wife of the late Normand H. Auclair,

to whom she was married for 64 years. Born in Winchendon and a long-time resident of Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Duelio “Dewey” Dellasanta and Rita (Donati) Dellasanta.

Velma is survived by her four chil-dren, Gail Auclair and her husband Thom Goodwin of Bradford VT, Steven Auclair of Portland OR., James Auclair and his wife Debra of Woonsocket, and John Auclair and his wife Kim of Cumberland; four grandchildren, Adam and Heidi Strohl and Patrick and Brad Auclair; as well as her loving

sister Sandra Renaud and her husband Henry of Woonsocket, and their daugh-ter Lynn Hawkins and her family, all of Cumberland.

At age 41, Velma became a nurse and was proud to have worked at Woonsocket Hospital/Landmark Medical Center for over 20 years. She was also a gifted art-ist, seamstress, and a prolific cook. She loved nothing more than spending time with her family and friends. Along with her beloved husband Normand, she was actively involved in the lives of her chil-dren, grandchildren, niece and nephew, and her precious young grandnephews and grandniece.

Her funeral was held on Thursday, Sept. 10 from the Holt Funeral Home, 510 South Main St., Woonsocket, with a Mass of Christian burial at St. Anthony’s Church, 128 Greene St. Woonsocket. Burial followed in Resurrection Cemetery, West Wrentham Road, Cumberland.

Thomas Marshall Giardini, 68HARTFORD CT

— Thomas Marshall Giardini, age 68, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford. Born in Hartford, CT to Angelo and Mary Giardini, Tom

was raised in West Hartford with his three sisters Andrea, Marianne and Barbara. He eventually came to reside in Wethersfield and later Farmington.

Graduating from Northwest Catholic High School in 1965, Tom recently attended his 50th high school reunion. Following his graduation, he completed a post-graduate year at the Winchendon School and continued on to receive his undergraduate degree while simulta-neously enlisting in the 405th Army Reserve in West Hartford. Throughout his high school and college years, Tom worked for the Associated Construction Company, which his father established in 1942.

Tom had a love for family, travel, boating, food and wine, but one of his foremost passions was his company. Working alongside his father for 35 years, Tom was an incredibly dedicated employee of Associated for nearly 50 years. He served as president of the firm for over 30 years. His unabashed love of people and enthusiasm for construction led to a fulfilling career. He was also active in local and national contractor’s organizations, serving as Connecticut

chapter president of the Associated General Contractors of America, Connecticut Building Congress and Wethersfield Historical Society. He was slated to serve as chair of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Connecticut for 2016.

Throughout his time in Hartford, Tom made it a priority to give back to the community. He was a large supporter of education and the arts as well as other personal interests based in the metro Hartford area. Tom’s humor, boundless enthusiasm, drive, and passion for life and family will never be forgotten.

He is survived by Bonnie, his wife of 25 years, their two children Sarah and Thomas, his three sisters, Marianne, Andrea, and Barbara, his brother-in-law, Barry, and numerous nieces, neph-ews and great nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian burial was cel-ebrated Sept. 10 in St. Peter Claver Church, 47 Pleasant St., West Hartford. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford.

A scholarship in Tom’s name is being established. Please contact the execu-tive director of AGC, John Butts at 860-529-6855 for how to donate.

Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford was entrusted with arrangements.

Christy L. Harris, 30WINCHENDON —

Christy L. Harris, age 30, of 66 Willoughby Ave., died Sunday, Sept. 6th.

She was born in Gardner on July 26, 1985, daughter of Raymond A. and Martha J. (Cook)

Harris of Winchendon, attended Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School and later received her GED.

Christy had worked as a machine operator and fork lift operator. Her hob-bies were writing poetry and fishing. She greatly enjoyed spending time with her family.

In addition to her parents, she leaves two children, Aurie Celeste (Harris) Thompson and Anayia Rose Fairfield; her fiancé Shawn Fairfield of Marlborough, NH; a brother Joshua Harris and his wife Shannon of Winchendon; a sister, Rebecca Paul and her husband Randy of Winchendon and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Raymond A. Harris Jr., preceded her in death.

Graveside services will be held Friday, Sept. 11th at 11 a.m. in Riverside Cemetery, Glenallan Street. The Rev. Jay Lillie will officiate.

There are no calling hours.Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home

(stone-ladeau.com), 343 Central St., Winchendon is directing arrangements.

SEDALIA, MO – Margaret M. (Couture) Holt, age 84, formerly of Gardner, died peace-fully at her residence Saturday, September 5th, with her family at her side.

She was born in Franklin, VT daugh-

ter of the late Adelard and Rose Alma (Dragon) Couture and grew up in Vermont. At the age of 18, she moved to Gardner, where she lived for many years. She later moved to California and for the last 15 years resided in Missouri.

Margaret was a machine operator at Rival Manufacturing Co in Sedalia until her retirement. Previously, she worked as a machine operator at Independent Lock in Fitchburg and Computer Plastics while residing in California. She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Gardner and Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Sedalia. Her hobbies included dancing, crocheting and working with crafts. Her greatest enjoyment was spending time with fam-ily and her dogs.

She leaves her husband, Ellis Holt; her children, Donovan Callan and his wife Jacqueline of Enosburg Falls VT,

Nancy Bissonnette of Gardner, Colleen LeBlanc of Georgetown TX, Sara Budzik and her husband Robert of Baldwinville, Brenda Weidenhof of Gardner, Barbara Bushey and her husband Thomas of Gardner, Brian Callan and his wife Marianne of Baldwinville and Kelly Bernard and her husband Ronald of Baldwinville; a sister, Simone Sylvester of Enosburg Falls VT; 16 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She also leaves many nieces and nephews one being Carolyn Sangermano with whom she shared many special memories throughout her life.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday, September 14th at 10 a.m.. in Holy Spirit Church, 50 Lovewell St., Gardner. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, NH. at a later date.

Calling hours in Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home, 343 Central Street, Winchendon are Sunday, September 13th from 3 to 5 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations can be sent to the National Kidney Foundation, 85 Astor Ave #2, Norwood, MA 02062.

Margaret M. (Couture) Holt, 84

Claude B. VezinaLEOMINSTER —

Claude B. Vezina, age 69, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, with his loving wife and sons at his side after a five year battle with cancer. He passed away the same day as his mother, 45 years

later.He was born April 22, 1946, son

of Frank J. and Cecile E. (Boisvert) Vezina. He went to Leominster schools and owned and operated Vezina Crane Service for 28 years retiring due to his illness. He was in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1966-68 and was wounded in Vietnam. He was so proud to be a Marine.

He belonged to the Franco War Vets and Leominster Sportsman’s Club. He was a past skeet chairman and made improvements to trap, skeet, ranges and the cabin at the club.

He leaves his loving wife of 46 years, Linda (Cote) Vezina, two sons: Christopher Vezina and his wife Jodie of Athol and their triplets Jasmine,

Christopher Jr., Chelsea and son Jeremy; Curt Vezina and his wife Kim of Leominster and their son Logan; three step grandchil-dren, Joel Colburn, Jake Pierce and Khiana Pierce; a step great-granddaughter Grace Pierce; a brother, Marcel G. Vezina of Marco Island, FL; two sisters, Mariette Poirier of Winchendon and Monique Nowak of Charleston, SC; sister-in-law, Mary Vezina of Sanford, FL; his best friend, Ray Chaisson and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brothers, Lionel Vezina, Gabriel Vezina and Noel Vezina and a sister, Paula Sammett.

The funeral was held Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 from Brandon Funeral Home, Fitchburg with a Mass in Holy Family of Nazareth Church, 750 Union St., Leominster. Burial followed in St. Cecilia’s Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to , marchofdimes.org/giving.

FPU. “I like the whole sprint football concept — it’s more about speed and skill—- and as a safety you still get to hit people,” he laughed, wincing slight-ly at the recollection of being repeatedly pounded as a running back.

“And when I toured the campus at Franklin Pierce, I knew this was where I wanted to go,” he emphasized.

Sprint football enables Allard to continue to a career that began as young as five when he began playing Pop Warner. Dom was a running back from the beginning but grudgingly when he started. In those long ago days, Coach Chris Casavant asked the youngster if he was ready to carry the ball, and Dom said no, he’d rather just go home.

That, of course, wasn’t going to happen. Instead, after Coach Casavant insisted he tote the rock, Dom did more than just carry it — he dashed 80

yards to the end zone on his first possession and just like that, football didn’t seem like such a bad idea after all.

“When I younger, playing junior midgets, around 12 or 13, I liked playing with my friends. But as I got older, I really liked playing high school ball,” he recalled.

For his first two sea-sons on the Blue Devils, and football was always his favorite sport though he was a pretty good base-ball player as well, Dom’s dad Rob was his head coach.

“That was different, but really, it never both-ered me,” Dom remarked. “I thought he was always fair.”

Added Rob, “I don’t think I ever treated him any differently than any-one else. That wouldn’t have been fair to him or the other kids. But I always liked his atti-tude.”

Dom played his final two seasons under Andy Dupuis where he fre-quently led MHS in rush-ing, and was having fun, but college football, even sprint football, is a whole

different animal.Daily practices last a

couple hours and there are mandatory study halls, but the Ravens staff, led by head coach Pete Ewald, includes position coaches and ath-letic trainers. Practices are taped and film is bro-ken down in ways high schools don’t.

“It’s a lot more sophis-ticated, and we’ll get to play in real college stadi-ums,” he enthused.

Speaking of college, Dom is looking at market-ing and/or management while he’s playing ball, and Rob reminds, “it’s all about the education and football is just a bonus. But I’m glad he’s able to keep playing. Parents want their kids to be happy and playing foot-ball does that for him and that’s a good thing.”

Another good thing is the competitive nature of the game. “I like that. I like the athletic competi-tion. I like being part of a team. I like the speed of the game on this level,” Dom observed.

And so a new, larger stage chapter begins. “I’m excited to start,” he said.

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FinCom updated on techBY GREG VINE

COURIER CORRESPONDENT

WINCHENDON — The Finance Committee met Tuesday night and received an update on some of the improvements being made to the town’s computer system.

Chairman Tom Kane asked IT director Don O’Neil if he could “help us under-stand how the town’s doing. How well are we moving to meet the recommenda-tions of the DOR (state Department of Revenue).”

O’Neil said he was unable to provide information on the updating of the MUNIS accounting software system employed by the town to keep track of the municipal budget. Assistant accountant Callie Beaton was scheduled to appear with O’Neil to provide an update on the financial management review, but Kane said she was unable to attend.

O’Neil did say that a recommendation by the DOR that a computer be set up at the counter in the treasurer’s office had been completed.

“That was a big concern for the DOR,” he said. “It allows someone to stand and enter information while dealing with customers, rather than having to write down information, take it to their desk, and enter it there. Having the computer at the counter will allow for quick entry and less of a chance for mis-takes.”

FinCom member Bob Guenther told O’Neil he was “under the impression that a lot of our hardware is outdated.”

“As for software, all units are running Windows 7, which is becoming Windows 10,” the IT director said. “Regarding hardware, I hope to rotate the units we currently have, eventually replacing them with newer ones.”

“Will these newer ones fall in to the capital purchase plan?” asked Guenther.“I certainly hope so,” was the reply, “at least for the larger units. Peripherals

may not be included. Right now, if it’s working you don’t look to replace it until it breaks down. I’m looking to get away from that practice.”

O’Neil also informed the committee that the town’s new server is “ready to go.”

“I’m just waiting to hear from accounting regarding when they may be ready to go.”

O’Neil is also working to make sure all employees who need one are set up with a town email account.

“When I started, there were limited email accounts,” he said. “Now anybody should be able to get one. I’ve completed setting them up for the fire department, the police department is next, then town hall.”

“Everything is moving along,’ O’Neil concluded “We’re also working on emergency planning. For example, if a pipe burst and damaged the server or individual units, how would we respond? It’s part of a disaster recovery pro-gram.”

When asked about “acceptable use” policies, O’Neil said “that’s something that would need approval, eventually, by selectmen or the town manager, I believe. I’m currently looking at the policies in place for the Winchendon and Gardner school departments and sort of merging them together.”

In closing, O’Neil said he believes it would be advisable to establish an IT department budget.

“It makes a lot more sense,” he said. “It would be a whole lot easier, rather than trying to grab hours here and there from individual department budgets.”


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Cross country ready to run

Neither a winner or a loser he


WINCHENDON — A year of adjustment to a new coach and new sys-tem behind them, the Murdock Lady Devils took to the soccer pitch yesterday afternoon, hav-ing opened the 2015 sea-son by hosting the Ayer Lady Panthers and prior to that contest, Coach Jason Marshall had set some very definite goals for his team.

“We talked a lot in pre-season practices not just about working hard-er, but about refocusing and staying on task. We want our on-field disci-pline to be better this year,” he stressed.

More offense would

help too. Last fall the Lady Devils opened the season with two quick goals against Monty Tech and spent the next seven weeks struggling to score, netting only three more tallies the rest of the season.

So as a team, Marshall is hoping for more goals. And when it comes to goals, four is the magic number for senior MacKenzie Rushia. That’s how many scores she needs to tie Murdock’s all-time career record of 18 set by Ashley Perry.

“I’ve talked to Mac about it, of course,” said Marshall. “I promised her we’d do everything we can to help her get there — she deserves it

— but at the same time it’s a team game, and she understands that. It’s what makes her such a great kid. I told her there might be times she’d be playing a different posi-tion because that’s in the best interests of the whole team, and she never hesi-tated in saying she’ll do anything she needs to do to help us as a team. I mean there was no hesi-tation.”

“We asked the kids why they were here, what they wanted to get out of soccer and in her case, of course she said she wants those four goals, even better five, and who wouldn’t, but she also said she really likes being part of a team,” Marshall said. “She definitely puts

the team before herself.”“I think about it (the

record),” Rushia told the Courier one evening before a summer prac-tice, “but we’re a team first.”

That team includes Michaela Benedict, the former swimmer who Marshall says has shown significant improvement. “She came up to me one day during practice and I was afraid she was going to tell me she was going back to swimming, but instead she was so enthused about being here. She’s gotten so much better. She has a great attitude,” he said.

Attitude has never been an issue for energetic co-captain Hanna Seghir. “I finally feel good,” she

said at a recent prac-tice, which was music to Marshall’s ears because Seghir has battled inju-ries for a couple years. “A healthy Hanna can make a big difference for us,” he said.

In addition to Rushia and Seghir, senior Deanna Polcari is the third co-captain. “Talk about refocusing. She showed up this year ready to play and ready to lead,” Marshall said. He is happy, as well, with Deanna’s sister, Maria. “She’s got speed. She’s tenacious. Nothing intim-idates her, and that’s good to have on a team.”

As was the case last year, goalkeeping duties will be split between senior Phylicia Shippey

and sophomore Cera Harris, the latter of whom has had what Marshall termed a “nagging” foot injury, but Harris was expected to be ready for yesterday’s opener.

“The kids seem to like being together. I see them cheering for one anoth-er and you don’t see that on every team. It doesn’t guarantee results, but it can’t hurt, either,” observed Marshall.

The Lady Devils ros-ter includes Benedict, Brooke Harris, Cera Harris, Katelyn Hutton, Britney Jackson, Vicky Lemire, Marisa Losurdo, Deanna and Maria Polcari, Rushia, Seghir, Phebe and Phylicia Shippey, and Hannah Turner.


WINCHENDON — For Murdock track Coach Anthony Findley, the theme is always the same — regardless of the season. He wants athletes who want to be where they are, who are willing, even eager, to work hard, and he wants them to focus on getting better more than anything else.

But like any coach, Findley prefers winning to losing and as he surveyed the 2015 cross country campaign that began yesterday at Narragansett (Oakmont also participated), he thinks the boys team has a legitimate shot at a league title depending on how the Blue Devils fare when they face the Ayer Panthers.

“We barely lost last year,” Findley recalled, “and I think if we beat Ayer, we probably should win leagues. If we don’t, we’ll finish second.”

Murdock’s boys team is led by Jordan Manuel, and Findley said the junior keeps, “doing his thing. Jordan is

Jordan. He knows what he expects from himself and he knows what we expect of him and he just goes out and does it.

“We think he can be in the top five in Central Mass. Last year, running against older kids, he kind of surprised us with how well he did — it’s not easy for younger runners on that level, and no one works harder than he does, so as long as he stays healthy, he’s going to have another ‘Jordan year’.”

While Manuel is the undisputed “head of the team”, as Findley says, Tim Quinn, Dylan Lupien, JT Huff and Adam Digman are expected to make sig-nificant contributions as well. Findley added Steven Ingman is recovering from injury.

“The girls team will be interesting,” observed Findley about a squad with no seniors. Victoria Simmers-Swanson is the lone junior on the roster, and there aren’t any sophomores either. “Victoria sets a great work ethic, but for all of them, and this is again a young team,

this will be another year of improve-ment,” he noted.

Regan Hunnewell, Paige Demanche, Emily Roberts, and Rachel Legault have gotten some middle school experience (Roberts is a freshman) but are still younger than most of their competitors. “We could finish third in their league,” observed Findley, who’s excited about the prospects of newcomer Lexi Allard. “She’s a real runner,” he enthused.

Most of the season will be spent on the road. Murdock has just two home meets, on Oct. 8 and 16. “That’s just the way it is,” shrugged Findley. “We don’t do our own scheduling and I think they look at the year before and pretty much repeat that to a large extent. It is what it is. We don’t worry about that.”

Findley took over the track program for the 2009 winter season following the retirement of Alan Hallquist, so this is his sixth cross country campaign. “And I’m not going anywhere, either,” he noted. “Continuity matters.”

“We’ve got decent numbers,” he reflected, pointing out that 20-some kids showed up. “That reflects on that people want to be here and on our coaches, and I mean the Karvonens. Dick (assistant coach Dick Karvonen) is the distance coach. He’s the rock. He knows how to train them and get them competitive with one another. Mrs. K (Eha) — she does what she has to do for them to help have them prepared. Me — I do a lot of administrative work. I’m just the den mother,” laughed Findley.

Last Friday as practice ended and a holiday weekend loomed, Findley, den mother or not, reminded his troops to get their running in.

“Do your LSD this weekend,” he told them, eliciting giggles from the assem-bled athletes. “Long, slow distances. If you’ve been running five miles, make it seven. Remember, our races are all 3.1 miles. Anything worth doing is worth working for. We’ll see you Tuesday,” he concluded.

In the end, Tom Brady was neither convicted nor exoner-ated. In the end, it was all about legal process and what amused me as much as anything was all those nominally anti-union people applauding an outcome triggered by the actions of, you guessed it, a union. Irony rules again.

So that is finally done and a new season began last night. The fallout for commish Roger Goodell, beaten in court yet again? We’ll see, but Goodell keeps making his employers — the 32 owners — a whole lot of money, and let’s face it, that’s the common denomina-tor among the sheiks who own NFL teams.

And there’s never enough money so once again we’re hearing the drumbeat to return to Los Angeles, though I thought LA has been doing just fine in the fall with USC and UCLA football. Anyway, the Rams might return. The Raiders might return. The Chargers might return, yes the Chargers, who played that first AFL season of 1960 in Los Angeles. In fact, the Bolts are the only original LA team. The Rams started in Cleveland and the Raiders, of course, have been schlepping between

Oakland and Tinsel Town. In any event, here’s betting the ancient C o l i s e u m , which was host-ing Olympics as long ago as 1932, will be the home of an NFL team in 2016 as some new pala-tial stadium unaffordable for most fans is built. Best bet: the Rams.

If that does happen, St. Louis will have lost a second football team. The Cardinals, who came from Chicago to Missouri, have been in Arizona for a couple decades, but unlike Baltimore and Cleveland, true football towns which went into civic mourning when their teams skedaddled, St. Louis is, as everyone knows, a baseball town 365 days a year, and with good reason. I don’t think the NFL will be rushing to return and I don’t think the fans there, who bleed Cardinal red and did so even when the Rams reached a couple Super Bowls, will be all that crushed, either.

Ah, the Redbirds. The Cardinals appear to have yet another NL Central title in clear sight with the plucky

P i t t s b u r g h Pirates again chasing and the Cubbies behind them. All three teams look like probable post season partici-pants, Chicago arguably a year early, so that

leaves a spot for just the divi-sion winners in the East and West. The Mets entered the week four in front of the sud-denly resurgent Nationals and a three game series between those two is over by now. I’m writing on Monday and it seems fair to assume the Nats needed at least a pair of wins, and since they’ve already lost the opener, well, you get the picture. New York was besieged by turmoil surround-ing one of their aces, Matt Harvey, and an innings limit following his Tommy John sur-gery. The “Dark Knight” and his agent weren’t exactly on the same page with the organi-zation regarding Harvey going above 180 innings and early in the week, “discussions” were ongoing. The Dodgers seem to have put away the Giants in this non-even year, and in the AL, the Blue Jays and Yanks

were separated by a single game in the loss column earlier in the week and the Astros, talk about being a year or maybe two, early were trying to hold off the hot Rangers while the Royals had cruised in the Central. There’s still a lot to be decided in the stretch.

Also still being decided ear-lier in the week was the fate of Murdock’s boys soccer pro-

gram and over the holiday weekend, things weren’t look-ing too cheery. To me, the solu-tion seems obvious. Title IX works both ways. I’ve covered plenty of games when Murdock teams played co-ed squads. It’s not a novelty anymore and seems the rational way to give these boys who want to play a way to do so. But that’s just me. See you next week.

Courtesy photo

Tony Lafreniere is ready to take a swing despite the gloomy weath-er.

Family feels blessed by good turnout despite weather


WINCHENDON — It was a rainy Friday for the Lawrence “Pepe” Chagnon Memorial Golf Tournament last month. The number of golfers was down a little from last year but Pepe’s daughter Cyndee Lafreniere said the family was “very happy, very pleased.”

At times a light mist fell as participants played their rounds on the course and it began to downpour just after golfers finished and returned to the clubhouse for raffles, music, and a chicken barbecue.

“Those who played had a wonderful time. It was a great day,” said Lafreniere despite the weather. “We’ve gotten a lot of great feedback. People have said they really enjoyed themselves.”

This was the third year the Chagnon family hosted the tournament to raise money for college scholarships in Pepe’s name. Over the last two years thousands of dollars have been awarded to seniors from both Murdock and Narragansett high schools.

The family is already thinking about other ways to raise money to help more students. A spaghetti supper at each school may be in the near future.

Lafreniere added, “[My father] would be humbled to know we are doing this.”

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WINCHENDON — When the Murdock Lady Devils field hockey team took the field Wednesday for their 2015 sea-son opener at Maynard, there was a big change on the side-lines as Amanda Lawler has taken the helm of the program as the new head coach.

“I love field hockey,” enthused Lawler,a former player herself, “and want...to have a program where the young women want to stay at Murdock.”

She understands the project isn’t going to be easy. “Getting to know the players, breaking bad habits, and establishing a fun, energetic environment that fosters growth as a young woman as well as a student-ath-lete are all part of gaining a

winning culture. It’s multifac-torial, really,” she said.

As a new coach, Lawler wasn’t fully ready to commit to who will be playing where. “I will say I have some very strong leadership from my seniors and I also have some very fresh young talent in my sophomores and freshmen,” she stressed.

“Fundamentals,” she observed, “are a key to reor-ganizing a program. Getting down to the basics is what cre-ates a strong team and a strong program. Once you have estab-lished a baseline of skills and expectations, then you have created the building blocks to a successful program. Starting from square one is not only part of being a new coach, but also the reorganization pro-cess,” Lawler explained.

“I hope to be someone the players reach out to when look-ing to further their career as a student-athlete. As a former collegiate player, I am aware of what it takes to reach out as well as communicating effec-tively in exploring options for the best fit for both academic and athletic goals,” she noted.

Lawler addressed the issue that’s plaguing a lot of teams - losing athletes to school choice, most recently and significant-ly, to Sizer School among oth-ers.

“Having a strong team would certainly be an element to help keep students from leaving,” she remarked. “Having a pro-gram the girls WANT to be part of and enjoy being on the field would also help to keep students from transferring.”

As for using middle school

students on varsity teams, which the boys soccer squad had to do merely to field a team in 2014 and is almost certain to be doing again this fall, “in an ideal world, there would be enough girls to have three teams, but the reality is that’s just not feasible with the amount of athletes we have. This is not just our issue, as there are several schools in the area that are facing the same issue. However, regard-less of which team (varsity or JV/middle school), they have an important role. Learning the game, working hard, and pushing the other athletes is always a vital role of any new player, and that’s exactly what our middle schoolers are doing now,” Lawler explained.

Senior Haley Jandris will be the Lady Devils’ midfield

captain while fellow seniors Keley Brooks and Chandler Torres-Pagan will be defen-sive captains. Goaltending duties will again be handled by junior captain Alyssa LaBrack. Also on the varsity roster at press time are Justyce Gomez, Haley Knowlton, Anna Dexter, Maddy Bishop, Molly Murphy, Tiana Taylor, and Emily and Lindsey Smith.

Earlier this week, on the eve of her debut, on the eve of a new launch for the entire pro-gram, Lawler was upbeat.

“I’m excited. I think we all are. It’s going to be a process, but we’re going to grow togeth-er and have fun together,” she promised.

Field hockey gets a new start


WINCHENDON — Cub Scouts Pack 193 added a few more boys to their growing roster at a recent sign-up night. The American Legion on School Street hosted this engaging evening that included ice cream, bottle rockets, sailboat racing, making bird feeders, fish-ing, and Mega Jenga.

The rockets were the most popular activity on such a hot night because the water sprayed through the air each time a missile was launched.

Gannon Sweeney, age seven, and his five-year-old brother Blake created col-orful bird feeders with pop-sicle sticks. They reported that several hummingbirds like to visit their backyard and they hope to attract other birds too. Gannon is already a scout and Blake reasoned that he signed up “to have fun.”

Bryce Teixeira, a six-year-old first grader at Memorial School, paid part of his membership fee with his own money. He sold lemon-ade in front of his home in Athol this summer and his parents matched the money that he earned.

Two young teens in the pack are now den chiefs to help Fuller and other den leaders. Kyle Taft and Daniel Heim trained for the positions at the scout shop where they practiced leader-ship skills while performing skits, playing games, and

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