Norfolk/Wrentham June 2013

By PatriCk CoLeman

When your home is in Norfolk and you compete in Cow-boy Mounted Shooting, you need to be willing totravel...far. Last April, that's exactly what Paige Whitt did.She packed up her guns, loaded her trailer with Jammin'Loud, her eight year old quarter horse, and headed out onthe road to Tunica, Mississippi to compete in the 2013 Na-tional Championship. After the competition, she walkedaway with a new gun and $1,856.

Her sport, which has been called the fastest growingequestrian event in the world, requires precision with afirearm, a command of horse riding, and the spirit to doboth at the same time. "I run as fast as the horse will go,"Whitt says. "And I never say whoa."

The basic objective of the sport is to quickly navigateyour horse through a pattern of barrels and, at the sametime, shoot ten balloon targets with single action revolvers.The run is timed and the fastest riders win. These com-petitors embody the spirit of the old West, donning chaps,5-pocket denim jeans, button down long sleeve collarshirts, and cowboy hats. Some women wear dresses whilethey ride. “It’s similar to barrel racing but with a gun,”Whitt says.

At the National Championship, Whitt placed in three cat-egories. She came in 5th place, out of approximately 60entrants, in the Eliminator, third in her class, and she wonmost of her prize money in an event called Double Down.While doing well is great, what keeps Whitt in the sportgoes beyond prizes and placing well. “What I like about

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Heartfelt applause poured out ofthe stands at King Philip RegionalHigh School's football field. Theshow of admiration and gratitudewasn't for a sports team, but in-stead was for emergency respon-ders taking the first lap around thetrack as part of a three townBoston Strong Tribute. Therun/walk event brought togetherover 250 members of Plainville,Norfolk and Wrentham to re-member all those affected by theApril 15th bombings and raisedmore than $3,800 for The OneFund. "Tonight our three towns,stand together," said the event'smaster of ceremonies, Wrenthamselectman Joe Botaish. "We standfor each other and our neighborsin Boston and all our friendsacross the Commonwealth."

The evening was filled with emo-tional speeches from Botaish, StateSenator Richard Ross, and StateRepresentative Dan Winslow. Thosein attendance took tribute lapsaround the high school's track, withthe first one walked by emergencyresponders including Sgt. Dave O'-Connor from the MIT Police De-

partment. The second lap was inmemory of Lu Lingzi, MartinRichard, and Krystle Campbell, thethree victims of the bombing, andfor MIT Officer Sean Collier whowas killed in the days following theattack. The third lap was for the run-ners that never had a chance to fin-ish the marathon. "This was verymoving for me," said O'Connor

whose daughter attends King Philip-- the emotion of the tragedy still inhis voice. "I needed this right now.I'm really glad I'm here. It has beena long two weeks."

O'Connor was in uniform andbrought an MIT cruiser to the event.

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the sport the most is the people,”Whitt says. “The people are greatand they'll do anything for you.”

She also likes the family nature ofthe sport and marvels at kids thatparticipate in the event, albeit theyshoot from the ground. “I can't waitto go and see these kids get in thereand do amazing,” she says. “I 'drather see a kid win before me anyday...it's awesome.”

Whitt says it’s not uncommon forpeople to offer a competitor a horseif someone is having problems.She has seen others share theirguns. “The great thing about thesport is when you show up, andyou don't know anybody, they'llsay here's my gun, here's my hol-sters, here's my horse and if youwant to try it you're more than wel-come to,” she explains.

The gun part of the sport focuseson safety. The ammunition they useis only blanks and small embersthat fire out are what cause the bal-

loons to pop. This protects the par-ticipants, the horses, and makes ita sport in which kids can partici-pate.

Whitt was a child when shestarted riding at age five. Growingup in Alabama, she just watchedother riders and taught herself.Eventually she tried competing inBarrels, Poles, Showmanship andHalter. By the age of thirteen, shewas showing her skills at TeamPenning and Breakaway Roping,winning jackpots and saddles.Then one day a friend showed hera video of Cowboy MountedShooting. While she wasn’t too ex-cited about the costumes the riderswore, she thought it looked excit-ing, eventually giving it a try andbecoming hooked. “I thought itwas kind of crazy considering youhad to dress up in the old Westernsilver screen era clothing,” shesaid. “As soon as I tried it, I washooked.”

“I've done every Western thingthere is to do,” Whitt adds. “Cow-boy Mounted Shooting is so much

fun and it's so different and it's notpolitical because you're not beingjudged by judges. It's just you, thehorse, and the timer.”

Fortunately for Whitt, the cos-tumes are less crazy and she canwear clothes she enjoys more. Inaddition to competition, Whitt alsotrains horses at the Run and GunRanch in Norfolk and hopes to oneday offer lessons. But she is morethan willing to share info on thesport. The best way to reach her isto visit her web site(www.runand-gun.net). “I will be glad to helpanyone get in the sport,” she says.

The rest of the year will see Whitttraveling all over the country bothto expose her horses to the sportand to compete. This year she willride in events in New Hampshire,South Dakota and Tennessee, andeventually Amarillo, Texas for theWorld Championship.

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Event organizer Donna Morinmarveled at how the communitycame together. "This is so inspir-ing," Morin said as she watched

children, families and seniorstravel lap after lap around thetrack.

Morin got the idea for the eventshortly after the bombings whenshe heard of a similar run/walk

in another town. Theplans for the eveningtook shape after shespoke to Paul Schae-fer, Director of Fi-nance andOperations of KPHigh School, whosuggested studentsget involved. KPHigh School's Prin-cipal Lisa Oliveiraalong with staff andstudents from boththe high school andmiddle school alsojumped in.

KP Freshman Con-nor Zimmerman saidit was important that the studentshelp out. "We felt if we couldmake a difference, we should,"he said as he sold blue and yel-low ribbons that the KP StudentCouncil made and #BOSTON-STRONG bracelets.

"Everybody at KP is thinkingabout those affected by whathappened in Boston," said PaigeKucy, president of the studentcouncil. She worked a tablewhere people wrote messagesfor those affected by the tragedy."This shows our support."

Louise Mason, a Wrenthamresident for over 30 years, saidshe had to be part of the commu-nity event. "It's nice that peoplecan get together and think goodthoughts...positive things," shesaid.

Many families came to showtheir support. Wrentham's BryanAaron attended with his wifeErin and two children, Carolineand Katie. "I felt like I had to behere," he said as he walkedaround the track.

Mary Regnier also wanted toattend. She wore her blue andyellow Boston Marathon jacketthat she received for completingthe race before the bombs wentoff. She said the speeches andshow of community were help-ful. "They did a beautiful job,"she said in regards to Sunday'sevent organizers. "It makes iteasier and seeing everyone to-gether is just amazing...strengthin numbers."

Before people took to the track,both Ross and Winslow spoke oftheir admiration of the Americanpeople. Ross found pride in thekindness and caring that oc-curred after the tragedy. "Liveshave been changed forever.Lives have been lost and theworld will never be the same,"

he said. "I've been inspired bywho we are as Americans...whowe are as people. It is a great tes-tament to the way Americanspull together in times of diffi-cult."

Winslow spoke of the failureterrorists have in understandingthe reactions of Americans."People who would try to use vi-olence or intimidation or threatsagainst a democracy such asours, fundamentally fail to un-derstand the American spirit," hesaid. "Behind every American,are more Americans. When peo-ple try to intimidate or scare orfrighten or use violence againstus in a democracy, that doesn'tmake us back down that makesus stand up."

Music played throughout thetribute thanks to Botaish's sonJoseph. Shaw's of Franklin alsodonated five cases of water bot-tles and the Wrentham Lionswere on hand to help with park-ing and show support. "We're

happy to be part of this," saidSteve Langley, Wrentham LionsPresident and a Wrentham se-lectman.

The Boston Strong Tributestarted at 6 p.m. and people stillwalked and ran the track past7:30. The donations collectedfor The One Fund will be sent tothe charity this week. The sug-gested donation was $10 perfamily but most gave more. TheOne Fund was launched by Mas-sachusetts Governor DevalPatrick and Boston Mayor TomMenino to help the people mostaffected by the tragic events thatoccurred in Boston on April 15,2013. As of today, just under $31million has been raised.

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Students in competitive eventswere split into 8 "flights," labeledletters A-G, each containing ap-proximately 16 teams or individ-uals. Most events contained aminimum of 200 participants. Inorder to proceed to the finalround of competition, studentsmust be selected as one of the toptwo in their flight. The top twothat each judge selects from eachflight makes up what is known as"the Sweet Sixteen," the com-petitors who are called to stage asinternational finalists in the pre-liminary awards session.

The first surge of KP pridecame at this preliminary awardssession, when an astounding 9KP teams and individuals wereselected as international finalists.

Seniors Kristen Aucoin(Plainville) & McKenna May(Wrentham) - Financial LiteracyPromotion Plan event; LarissaGrace (Wrentham) & KatherineGenesky (Norfolk) - Learn andEarn Event; Shannon Poirier -Hospitality & Tourism Profes-sional Selling Event; Kellie Ma-honey (Norfolk) & CamilleGovoni (Wrentham) - Sports andEntertainment Operations Re-search; Erin McGuire (Wren-tham) - Creative Marketing Plan;Emily Harrington (Norfolk) &Meghan Garrity (Wrentham) -Hospitality Services Team Deci-sion Making Event; juniorsEmily Lambalot (Wrentham) -Entrepreneurship ParticipatingFranchise Event; KatherineLukes (Wrentham)- Entrepre-neurship Participating Independ-ent Event; and Molly Mallgraf(Wrentham) & Audrey Foxx(Wrentham) - EntrepreneurshipPromotion Plan.

A total of 24 Massachusettsteams/individuals advanced tothe finals, with KP representedby 9 teams. The finalists thencompeted once more, this timefor a chance to be called to stage

as a member of the TopTen during the GrandAwards session. Again,KP had a huge success

rate. Out of the 9 teams who hadreceived Sweet Sixteen status, 7were called to stage in the TopTen in the world in their event.They were: Kristen Aucoin &McKenna May, Larissa Grace &Katherine Genesky, ErinMcGuire, Kellie Mahoney &Camille Govoni, Emily Lam-balot, Katherine Lukes, andMolly Mallgraf & Audrey Foxx.Ten competitors from Massachu-setts were called as Top Ten in-ternational champions, and KPhad 7 out of that 10. Over thepast four years, KP has had atotal of 5 finalists.

This year broke all expectationsthat KP DECA advisor JamesDow had for the conference. "Iwould have been thrilled withtwo, I was shooting for two andwe came out with 9... I am sohappy for and proud of thesekids. They've really put theirheart and soul into their projects,and now all their hard work haspaid off," says Dow, with a hugegrin.

Not only did KP receive 9Sweet Sixteen and 7 Top Tennods, the most in the state of

Massachusetts, they received anoverwhelming amount of Certifi-cates of Excellence, awardsgiven to show exemplary per-formance and scores in one'sevent. 23 of 29 King Philip writ-ten projects received Certificatesof Excellence. KP has long beena huge contender at the Massa-chusetts State Career Develop-ment Conference, and has alwayssent many competitors to ICDC,but has struggled to place morethan two teams annually at theinternational conference. Be-cause of this, 2013 will foreverbe a huge banner year for KPDECA.

In a statement to the chapter,DECA President and Sweet Six-teen international finalist Shan-non Poirier commented on thechapter's success: "I'm so gladwe're finally getting the nationalrecognition we deserve. I am soproud of you guys,” she said.

The international conferencewas a perfect ending to an al-ready stellar year for the KingPhilip DECA program. We are soproud of our entire chapter, andwe look forward to welcomingthe class of 2015 into the KPDECA family’s tradition of ex-cellence next year.


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Wrentham School Committeeunanimously selected Dr. Christo-pher Martes as interim superin-tendent. Martes is the formersuperintendent of the FoxboroPublic Schools and currently in-terim superintendent of the NortonPublic Schools.

Pending a background check andcontract negotiations, Martes willbegin in Wrentham on July 1st toreplace Jeffrey Marsden who wasrecently appointed the new super-intendent of the Medfield PublicSchools.

Two other candidates were con-sidered. Michael Malone, formersuperintendent of the PlainvillePublic Schools and John Moretti,former superintendent of theMansfield Public Schools and cur-rently working for the Departmentof Elementary and Secondary Ed-ucation."We had 3 great candi-dates," said Wrentham SchoolCommittee Chair, Edward God-dard. "We were ecstatic to get Dr.Chris Martes to lead us next year."

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The voters of Wrentham re-elected Joseph Botaish and GailPratt to Wrentham’s Board of Se-lectmen. The two incumbents wonby beating out Planning Boardmember George Smith. "I'm veryhappy," Botaish said.

The Board of Selectmen racewas the only contested race.Turnout for the election was 23 %- higher than predicted and signif-icantly higher than 2012 when theannual town election only saw a 11% turnout. Town Clerk Carol Mol-

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“Reading in dim light isharmful to your eyes.”

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“Using computers can damageyour eyes.”

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“Wearing the wrong kind ofeyeglasses damages

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“Children outgrow crossed ormisaligned eyes.”

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“Learning disabilities arecaused by eye problems.”

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“Sitting close to the televisioncan damage children’s eyes.”False.Children can focus at closedistance without eyestrain betterthan adults. They often develop thehabit of holding reading materialsclose to their eyes or sitting right infront of the television.There is noevidence that this damages theireyes.

“People with weak eyes shouldavoid reading fine print.”

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“Older people who gain‘second sight’ may be developing cataracts.”

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Members of the New England Pa-triots Celebrity Basketball teamtook on an impressive lineup ofKing Philip faculty, business own-ers, and local elementary schoolstudents at the high school gymTuesday night. While the footballplayers scored the most points, thewinner of the night was the KPBooster Club, the host of the firstannual Patriot Celebrity Basketballevent.

Before the opening tip-off, theMC led the crowd in a solemn trib-

ute to the Boston Marathon bomb-ing victims Martin Richard, KrystleCampbell, and Lu Lingzi , the 264injured and MIT Police OfficerSean Collier who was shot duringthe manhunt for the bombing sus-pects.

The KP community showed itsBoston Strong mettle by followingthe example set by Bruins fans atthe April 17 game against the Buf-falo Sabres when it did its own un-accompanied rendition of theNational Anthem.

In true New England spirit, once

the game began, the fans cheeredloudly and gave their attention tothe matter at hand.

The KP All-Stars roster includedvice-principal John Gould, socialstudies teacher Andy Connors, boysvarsity coach and Division I basket-ball player Tim Clifford, children’sbook author Jeff Kinney ofPlainville, oral surgeon BobMoskal, and students Adian Ben-der, Jacob Mingles, and Brad andWill Kinney.

Cornerbacks Kyle Arrington andAqib Talib, defensive back DevonMcCourty, tight end Daniel Fells,running back Shane Vereen, and re-tired quarterback and Wrenthamresident, Scott Zolak, representedthe Patriots’ honor and were joinedby Ian Zimmerman and Wrenthamfirefighter Bobby Holst.

The KP All-Stars jumped to anearly lead. They traded buckets withthe Pats and managed to end a 19 –17 first quarter within two points ofthe lead.

KP’s offensive output dropped inthe second quarter scoring 14 pointsas they played and amiable foil tothe Pats athletic pyrotechnics whoadded another 25 on the scoreboardto end the quarter 44 – 31.

At half time the MC cranked upthe music as event goers queued upat the autograph tables, which alsoincluded Kinney who is best knownfor the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" se-ries of books and movies.

The autograph session was verywell managed. That atmospherewas festive and the lines movedquickly. People had more thanenough time to get signatures fromall six Patriots and Jeff Kinney.

The start of the third quarter forKP set the Kinney boys, Jeff, Will,and Brad and CJ Parker and AndyConnor against Zolak, Arrington,Talib, McCourty, and the offensivesurprise of the night Zimmermanwho played all four quarters andwhose double digit scoring effortput a smile on everyone’s face.

At the end of the third quarter theMC held a drawing for the raffleand announced the winners. Spec-

tators paid a dollar a ticket for anopportunity to win one of severalfootballs signed by all the Patriotsattending the event. With the musiccranked up, the winners were calledout onto the court to receive theirprize by airmail. All the Pats took aturn at hucking the ball to smilingfans. The game ended in a flurry ofalley-oops and dunks with a finalscore of 91 to 72.

KP Boosters hosted the event to“Fund our scholarships and specialprojects,” according to a letter fromBoard President Patty Bingel andmembers Kelly Foxx, Arthur Kee-gan, and Carysue Hogan.

Recent projects include donationsfor scoreboards and banners, equip-ment purchases, batting cages, andthe practice fields. They also hopeto raise money for an artificial turffield.

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The King Philip softball team justkeeps rolling along.

When new coach NormandBeauchemin replaced Jim Leonard,some may have thought the tradi-tionally strong program mightstruggle with the transition to a newsystem. That was wishful thinkingbecause KP, which was 13-2 after15 games, is in first place in theKelly-Rex Division of the Hocko-mock League and has once againqualified for the South SectionalTournament.

“My first year has gone well,’’said Beauchemin, who has wonchampionships at three otherschools. “The girls love to play soft-ball and I love to coach it. My sys-tem has been implementedgradually. What’s been exceptionalis our team’s all-around ability. Ouroverall defense is outstanding, ourinfield commits few errors and ouroutfield is strong. Pitching also hasbeen a big plus.’’

Warrior fans got a glimpse that

there wouldn’t be any slippage thisseason when KP defeated NorthAttleboro early in the campaign.

“We beat North, 6-1,’’ Beau-chemin said. “We were both un-beaten at the time and thatshowdown was a quality victory.What helps us is versatility. We canbe scrappy, swing a strong bat andsteal bases consistently. One areawe’ve worked on is relying onsmall ball to score runs when weface strong pitching.’’

Senior captain Anna O’Neill hasbeen a key cog in the Warriors suc-cess. The pitcher has a 9-2 record,is hitting .415 and leads the team inruns batted in (25).

“Anna has excellent control andgood velocity,’’ Beauchemin said.“She moves the ball well and hitsthe corners. Her fastball, drop andchange-up are all effective.’’

Freshman Kali Magane and soph-omore Renee Poirier are spotstarters who provide depth on themound. Magane, who also is usedas a courtesy runner, relies on lotsof spin, location and control.

Poirier, who starts at first base, uti-lizes a fastball and is adept at keep-ing the ball moving high and low.

The Warriors’ infield includesPoirier at first, senior captain ToriConstantin at second base, fresh-man Ashley Hussion at shortstopand junior Shannon Jones at third.

“Renee is hitting .400 and herfielding is good,’’ Beaucheminsaid. “Tori is an excellent hitter andshe’s outstanding in the field. She’sgot good range and a strong arm.Ashley is an incredible fielderwhose arm is strong. She’s very ac-curate with her throws. Shannonplays the bunt well at third and issolid in the field. She’s a consistent.300 hitter who’s now hitting at a.400 clip.’’

Junior Jordan Schaffer handles thecatching chores admirably. Beau-chemin likes her mechanics, espe-cially the way she blocks the plate.Her strong arm enables KP to keeprunners from stealing. She also hitsfor power.

The outfield includes sophomoreMaddie O’Grysek in left, senior

captain Breanna Schaffer in centerand soph Brianna Sebio in right.

“Maddie has a strong arm, isquick and fast,’’ Beauchemin said.“And, she uses her speed effectiveon the base paths. Breanna is outbest hitter with a .457 average.She’s fast, quick and also has astrong arm. She reads defenses ex-ceptionally well. Brianna reactswell in right. She’s an excellentfielder and a good, solid hitter.’’

Freshman outfielderChrista Wagner is a re-serve who often is usesas a courtesy runner.Called the “fastestgirl’’ on the team byher coach, Wagner isaggressive on thebases.

“Christa has tremen-dous speed and is asmart base runner,’’Beauchemin empha-sized.

The Warriors alreadyhave achieved one oftheir goals — to qual-ify for the tourney.They also hope toclinch first place intheir division.

“When the tourney ar-rives, I believe we can

advance and go deep,’’ Beau-chemin. “The South Sectional,however, will feature strong teamsbut we’ve kids who can help us ad-vance. My first year at KP has beenenjoyable. That’s because the play-ers are very cerebral. They think be-fore the action occurs.’’

Normand Beauchemin and theKP softball team have been a suc-cessful mix. And, it’s very likelythat the best has yet to come.

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Julie Pasquantonio guided theKing Philip girls lacrosse team toa 13-7 record last year, numbersthat were good enough to earn aHockomock League co-champi-onship with Franklin.

The third-year coach, whoseWarriors lost in the first round oftourney play last year to Walpole,is no stranger to lacrosse. She wasa four-year starter at KP and a two-time Hockomock League all-star.She played on three league cham-pionship teams and was a 2004choice as a Boston Globe All-Scholastic. She also was chosen toa statewide All Scholastic team.

Pasquantonio, who playedlacrosse at UMass-Amherst, andher sisters (Kelly and Mary) arelisted on the wall of all-scholasticsat KP along with coach MikeVitelli, who helped shape theschool’s tradition in the sport.

Pasquantonio is eager to keep theWarriors at the head of the class inlacrosse but that objective has be-come a major challenge since thesquad was 7-9 after 16 matchesand facing long odds to qualify for

tourney action.

“We’re working this seasonon building confidence andskills,’’ Pasquantonio said.“But, our goal is to make it totournament. To achieve that,however, we’ll have to defeatsome top notch opponents.Our league, especially, has be-come very competitive.’’

The coach, nevertheless, hasbeen pleased with her trio ofsenior captains — midfielderMalorie Knowlton, and de-fenders Alex Lynch, andSarah Mealy.

“Malorie played in allgames as a sophomore andshe started every game as ajunior,’’ Pasquantonio said.“She's a versatile player whohas built on her soccer baseand has become a solidlacrosse player and leader forus.’’

Lynch, a second-year player whowas vital to KP’s defense last year,has improved dramatically prima-rily because of her work off thefield.

“Alex is never content withwhere she's at,’’ Pansquantonio

said. “She’ll ask me after everygame ‘what can I improve on.’She's a team player and her posi-tive attitude permeates through theteam. This year, she’s a defensiveleader.’’

Mealy is a second-year playerwho started playing lacrosse last

season.

“Sarah’s hockey skillstransferred well tolacrosse,’’ Pasquantoniosaid. “She’s one of themost upbeat and posi-

tive players I've coached.She’s similar to Alex, alwayslooking for ways to improve.She’s been crucial to our de-fense this year.’’

Other key cogs in the War-rior attack include seniorsAshley Avery and ShannonEszlari. Pasquantoni ratesthe duo as “crucial contribu-tors.’’

“Ashley is dynamic andextremely athletic,’’Pasquantonio said. “She canplay whatever role is needed,whether it’s attack, defenseor midfield. She’s able to un-derstand her role and executewhat is needed. Shannon isalso a very dynamic com-petitor. Her endurance andimproved stick work havebeen very helpful.’’

Juniors will be counted onto bolster KP’s attack and

Pasquantonio has a duo that should

be major contributors. AliciaCuoco and Julianne Piatelli are atalented twosome.

“Alicia started since her fresh-man year and her innate lacrosseability makes her one of ourstrongest players,’’ Pasquantoniosaid. “She scores consistently in al-most every game and can be oneof the top players in the league andthe state.’’

Piatelli is a second year varsitystarter. She’s coming off of a fresh-man injury that prevented her fromplaying that year.

“Julianne is our feeder on at-tack,’’ Pasquantonio said. “She’s asmart player who goes for the bestshot. We’re counting on her for as-sists. Her field sense is excellentand she has a great ability to seeplays unfold.’’

The girls lacrosse season at KPthis spring has been challengingbut the players and their coachhave worked diligently. If thisgroup of dedicated competitorsdoesn’t achieve post-season tour-ney play, it won’t be for lack of ef-fort.


SportsKP Girls Lacrosse Team Honing SkillsDuring Up-And-Down Season

KP Coach Julie Pasquantonio from her playingdays at UMass-Amherst.

The King Philip-Walpole(KPW) U-14 Girls HockeyTeam recently defeatedBarnstable by a score of 1-0 tocapture the U-14A - SouthShore Conference (SSC)Championship. The game wastightly played with plenty ofgreat Goaltending and Defenseby both sides to keep this a lowscoring game. The gamewinning goal was scored byKPW with only 1:52 remainingon the clock which made for anexciting Championship finish.

Both this win andaccomplishment is extrameaningful for the KPW teamas a formal travel Girls hockeyprogram was just establishedthis season at selected age levelsalong with a Girls “in-house”program.

The KPW Girls team’s had anexcellent overall 1st yeartogether with a complete seasonrecord of 25-6-4. They alsofinished as SSC regular seasonco-Champions and earlier in theseason won the District 3 – TierIII Girls Championship andcompeted in the MA State

Tournament held in Canton,MA.

Team Members includeVanessa Botelho, AmandaJanowicz, Kate Shaughnessy,Kate Crowther, ElizabethFurfari, Caroline Wilkins,Brooke McCann, NicoleConnor, Kate Holmes, AllisonSmith, Bailey Turner, FrancescaBonanno, Anna Stone, & OliviaMcCarthy and is coached byPeter Furfari and Tom Connor.

Congratulations to the entireKPW Girls team for aChampionship season !

King Philip–Walpole U-14 GirlsHockey Team Wins South Shore

Conference Championship

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A typical high school softballgame line for King Philip’s MegRico included a lot of zeros, ahigh number of strikeouts and aminiscule ERA, but the formerWarrior is not in Wrentham any-more and things have changed forthe now Division 1 freshmanpitcher at George WashingtonUniversity.

Although the Wrentham nativehas had a relatively stellar fresh-man season with the Colonials,earning Atlantic-10 second teamhonors, being named to the AllRookie Team and earned A-10pitcher and rookie of the week(the first Colonial to do so), it hasbeen a trying first season. Ricohas posted a 3.06 ERA whilegoing 13-10 (her 13 wins and 5shutouts have tied a school recordfor a freshman) on the season allow-ing 88 hits, 65 runs (55 earned),while walking 121, striking out 133and holding opposing batters to a.198 average (second best in the A-10 and on pace to break the schoolrecord for a freshman). Impressivenumbers for a first year hurler byany means, but not even close to theyears she had while leading KingPhilip to back-to-back state titles.

“I knew what I was getting into asfar as the level change, but thebiggest change was the competition.It was definitely different coming toa city campus from Wrentham,” thecollegiate freshman said. “The over-all transition was easy due to mytravel team (The Rhode IslandThunder) and the coaches. Coach(Dave) Lotti prepared me well forcollege ball.”

As Rico knew what she was get-ting into playing college ball, GWCoach Stacey Schramm also knewwhat the Colonials were getting inthe right-handed pitcher.

“We knew that we were getting anall around athlete, one that was

feisty, intense and as passionateabout the game as I was as a player,”the GW Coach said. “She came in,pounded the strike zone as a fresh-man. She’s confident and tough asnails, but this is a whole differentlevel and she’s facing top qualitybatters all the way through thelineup – it’s a learning curve.”

Although Rico has taken the taskat hand giving nothing short of hertalent, Coach Schramm feels for thefreshman.

“We expected big things from her,but I really felt bad for her as the en-tire A-10 was talking about her.That’s a lot of pressure for a youngathlete,” Schramm said. “But to hercredit, she’s lived up to that expec-tation and every time she took themound there was a great chance forus to win the game that speaks vol-umes about her.”

Her coach may have felt bad forthe incoming freshman; Rico hashad no issues with putting the teamon her shoulders.

“That’s tough (expectations tobeing a savior), but it’s kind of al-

ways been that way throughhigh school. It seems that I’vealways been expected to do it,”Rico said. “I didn’t handle it toowell in the beginning, but I’vebeen adapting. I felt that I let mycoaches and teammates downthe way I started.”

That’s probably the furthestfrom the truth. The Wrenthamnative threw a no-hitter in hercollege debut, but still believesthat she had a rough start to theseason.

“That was probably the hard-est time of my life. While thehitters were definitely better,they weren’t hitting me hard,”she said. “I blame myself for mypoor start I was walking a lot ofbatters and then happened to giveup some timely hits.”

The right hander doesn’t like tomake excuses, but believes her poorstart came from the weight trainingshe was doing once she came toGW. Not use to the amount of liftingshe was doing to her upper bodyRico believes she lost a lot of flexi-bility, which is a main component toher delivery. Upon talking to thecoach, they decided to wean backthe lifting and from there she tookoff.

Last spring GW was slightlybelow .500 and went into the tour-nament as a Cinderella team. Thisyear with the addition of Rico to thepitching staff, the Colonials arelooking to make a bigger splash.

“Without a doubt, her personalityalone has changed this program,”the coach said. “I figured she’d helpour program, but didn’t think itwould take effect immediately.”

Despite all the accolations strewnupon her in her inaugural collegiateseason Rico believes she still has along way to climb the mountain be-fore reaching the top.

“I’m excited about my awards, butoverall I’m disappointed with myseason. My goal was to have a low2 ERA and win the Atlantic-10,”Rico said.

Maybe next year when she has ayear of collegiate ball under her beltwill she be able to reach those goals.With three years remaining whoknows how much better this ex-Warrior can get. Coach Schrammand her George Washington team-mates can only hope.


SportsRico Makes Jump to College

Meg Rico makes transitions to the collegegame.

Due to the generous support of the Friends of the Norfolk Coun-cil on Aging a very special event saluting the creativity and talentsof Norfolk seniors as well as local artists and crafters will be tak-ing place at the Norfolk Senior Center on Friday, June 7th.

Included in the art display and sale will be the diverse watercolorworks of those who have participated in the weekly classes at theSenior Center conducted by instructor Tina Addison (who willalso be displaying her own creations). In addition, the beautifuland colorful knit designs of the Senior Center’s very own“Knitwits” will be on exhibit right along with the works of a vari-ety of local artisans.

The all-day program (1 p.m. to 8:00 p. m.) will climax with lightrefreshments from 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. As there is no admission fee,visitors are simply encouraged to donate a canned or non-perish-able item for the local pantry. Transportation can be arranged forthose who request it in advance by calling the Senior Centerat 508-528-4430. For those interested in entering their own artwork or would like further information, please contact Tina Addi-son at(508) 369-6754 (cell) or email her at tinagoodfood@yahooo.

The Norfolk Senior Center is located at 28 Medway BranchRoad and is open Monday thru Friday from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.

Spring Art Show tobe Held at Norfolk’s

Senior Center

Senator Richard Rossserved as this year’sMaster of Ceremoniesat the Wrentham HollyClub’s 32nd annualfashion show, whichtook place at Foxboro’sLake View Pavilion onApril 10th.

“I thoroughly enjoyedworking with the Wren-tham Holly Club andbeing a part of this won-derful event again,” saidRoss. “The club sup-ports countless localcharities and programsthat serve many individuals andfamilies in need. The work thatthese women do to serve their com-munity is truly commendable andinspiring. I am so proud to partici-pate in this outstanding event.”

The Wrentham Holly Club, or-ganized in 1898, works to supportvarious social services and civic ac-tivities in the community. In addi-tion, the club is affiliated with theGeneral Federation of Women’sClubs of Massachusetts and theGeneral Federation of Women’s

Clubs, and seeks to increase soli-darity among women.

Proceeds from the show will bedonated to various local charitiesand programs, including the Wren-tham Public Health Nurses Fund,the Fiske Library Summer ReadingProgram, DECA, Wrentham Ele-mentary Schools, King Philip Sen-ior All Night Party, New HopeShelter, and the Wrentham SeniorCenter Meal Program, among sev-eral others.

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Senator Ross joins Chair of the Fashion Show,Connie Kellier and Co-Chair of the FashionShow, Michelle Kammerer.

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June 1Pancake Breakfast, FederatedChurch of Norfolk, corner ofMain St. and Route 115 acrossfrom Town Common, All you caneat for $7, seniors $5 or childrenunder ten free. Accessible to peo-ple with disabilities. For more in-formation, call (508) 528-0262.

The Wrentham Cultural Councilis sponsoring Arts on the Com-mon from 10 a.m to 4 p.m.

June 2King Philip Regional HighSchool Graduation

June 4Building Blocks, 4:30-5 p.m.,Norfolk Public Library, 139 MainSt., Norfolk, LEGO creationgroup for kids in K-5, who mustbe accompanied by an adult, con-tact Amy Reimann at (508) 528-3380, x5 or [email protected].

June 5Multi-Age Storytime, 11:15-11:45 a.m., Norfolk Public Li-brary, 139 Main St., Norfolk, drop

in storytime with songs, gamesand hands-on activity for kids2+with caregiver.

June 8Norfolk Community Leagueannounces they will host ascenic 5k fun run/walk inMemory of Taylor Manning.The run will take place on June8 th, 2013 at the Holmes Fields.Run will start at 9 a.m. withregistration opening at 7:30am. Runners and walkers canregister at www.racemenu.com.

Parking is free and all pre-reg-istered runners will receive a t-shirt. T-shirts for registrants afterMay 29th will be on a first come,first serve basis.

Community Day at Holmes BusYard, Myrtle St., Norfolk. A fam-ily friendly event, hosted by theLions but supported by local non-profit groups, Norfolk Recreation,Fire Department and others in-cluding vendors. Fun-filled daywith entertainment, games, rides,animal petting zone, touch-a-

truck, and fire foam diving! Park-ing is $ 5.00 per car load. 10 a.m.to 3 p.m.

June 9Sunday Spinners, Norfolk Pub-lic Library Community Room,139 Main St., Norfolk, 1-5 p.m.,Contact Kris Bent [email protected]

June 10Wrentham's Annual Town Meet-ing, King Philip Regional HighSchool beginning at 7:30 p.m.

June 11Building Blocks, 4:30-5 p.m.,Norfolk Public Library, 139 MainSt., Norfolk, LEGO creationgroup for kids in K-5, who mustbe accompanied by an adult, con-tact Amy Reimann at (508) 528-3380, x5 or [email protected].

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June 25Election for US Senate

June 27Wrentham Book Club, FiskePublic Library, 110 Randall Rd,Wrentham. 6 to 8 p.m.

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Electric Youth (EY), the interna-tional touring ensemble of talentedsinger-dancers trained at theFranklin School for the PerformingArts (FSPA), will take the stage atShowcase Live at Patriot Place inFoxboro on Sunday, June 16 at 6p.m. FSPA is pleased to offerprospective students a complimen-tary ticket to the concert as part ofthe school’s new All Access Passprogram. (Children ages 14 andyounger must be accompanied byan adult at Showcase Live.) Theconcert provides students with thechance to explore firsthand the funand excitement of arts experiencesand live performance opportunities.

Those interested in complimentarytickets should contact FSPA formore information and to schedule afree trial class or tour of the main fa-cility in Franklin or satellite locationin downtown Hudson.

EY’s Showcase Live concert isfamily friendly and suited to audi-ences of all ages, delivering two fullsets of high-energy music, includ-ing contemporary pop, classic rockand country hits. Backed by aneight-piece band of professionalBoston musicians, EY will enter-tain with fully choreographed per-formances of The Blues Brothers,The Beatles, Aretha Franklin,Green Day, Icona Pop, Lady Gaga,

The Script, Stevie Wonder andmore.

The Showcase Live event willkick off an exciting itinerary ofsummer performances for thegroup. Electric Youth will embarkon a three-week concert tour of theBritish Isles and France this August

at venues including Disney Paris.EY has toured Europe nine times,released five professional CDs andperformed on a Royal Caribbeancruise, on Fox-TV, and at FenwayPark, Gillette Stadium, MechanicsHall, Walt Disney World and theUnited Nations. EY 2013 debuted

to an enthusiastic audience atShowcase Live on February 10.

EY members are chosen by audi-tion for superior musicianship,stage presence and triple threat ac-complishments in voice, dance andacting. Electric Youth 2013 includesMadison Asgeirsson, 14, KendraDombroski, 14, Ali Funkhouser,17, Graham Hancock, 16, JocelynJones, 14, and Shaina McGillis, 14,from Franklin; Michael Fajardo, 14,from Hopkinton; Maddy Williams,14, from Medway and Jenna Mc-Dermott, 14, from Wrentham.

Tickets prices are $18 for loge and$28 for floor seats. To purchasetickets, call FSPA at (508) 528-8668 or visit online at www.electri-cyouth.com. Please contact FSPAfor full table reservations and boothseating. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. fordinner and best seat selection.

FSPA All Access PassTo Include Free Ticket to Electric Youth atShowcase Live

The Franklin PerformingArts Company (FPAC) raisedthe curtain on Gala 2013,Broadway Encore, on Satur-day, May 4 at Gillette Sta-dium’s Putnam Club inFoxboro. Broadway headlinersentertained in a one-night-onlyshow, bringing the magic of42nd Street to the Boston sub-urbs. The Gillette venue, a renownedsetting for world-class perform-ances, provided an exciting back-drop for the evening's festivities. Theevent benefits FPAC’s mission andsupports the development of a per-formance venue for expanded pro-gramming and communityoutreach.

Broadway stars Sara Jean Ford,Tyrick Wiltez Jones and NaTashaYvette Williams dazzled with sev-eral show classics. Having portrayedthe lead role of Christine Daae inBroadway’s The Phantom of theOpera, Sara Jean Ford delivered aglorious rendition of “Think of Me”from the musical, along with a hu-morous send-up of “Popular” fromWicked. Tyrick Wiltez Jones, a vet-eran of the Broadway casts of Fin-ian’s Rainbow and Hairspray and

the National Tours of A ChorusLine, Dreamgirls and Chicago, de-lighted guests with a medleyof tunes from NEWSIES and thepoignant “Bui-Doi” from MissSaigon, sharing the stage with FPACstudent performers and FPACalumni Andrew Holmes and CaitlinCassidy. NaTasha Yvette Williamsof Broadway’s The Color Purpleand The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bessperformed the showstopping “I AmChanging” from Dreamgirls andbrought down the house with thecomical “You’d Be Surprised” byIrving Berlin. Following the show,guests danced until midnight toBoston's popular R&B band SoulKitchen.

The evening honored two specialindividuals who have made signifi-cant contributions to FPAC and theFranklin School for the Performing

Arts (FSPA). Franklin’s TracyLane received the 2013 JanSmithers Faculty Award forher tenure as FSPA’s Assis-tant Director, Coordinator of

the Dance and DramaDepartments and In-structor of Drama andMusical Theater. WithFPAC, Tracy has cos-tumed shows, served asproduction coordinatorand performed on stage.Foxboro resident AmyBuliung was honored asFPAC 2013 Volunteer of

the Year, recognized for her dedi-cated contribution, enthusiasm andboundless energy behind the scenesat FPAC productions and events.

The Franklin Performing ArtsCompany thanks Gala 2013 VenueSponsors Phil Norment and Mau-reen Shiels, Production SponsorsKelly and Chris Schiavo and in-kinddonors Postal Center USA, Flowersand More of Walpole, Gillette Sta-dium, Peterson Party Center andDelux Tux. With the support of thelocal business community and themore than 200 friends of the arts inattendance, FPAC celebrated an ex-ceptional evening showcasing re-markable talent and enthusiasm forthe performing arts. For more infor-mation about FPAC, call (508) 528-8668 or visit www.fpaconline.com.

FPAC’s Gala 2013 ShinesBrightly for the Arts

The Franklin Performing ArtsCompany (FPAC) will proudlypresent the acclaimed, record-breaking musical Les Misérableson October 19 and 20. Open audi-tions for the production will takeplace on June 11 and 15 at theFranklin School for the Perform-ing Arts (FSPA), located at 38Main Street in Franklin.

With music by Claude-MichelSchönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kret-zmer and book by Alain Boublil,Les Misérables has enjoyed a sto-ried presence on the world stagefor 28 years and has earned thedistinction of being the world’slongest-running musical. Theshow’s enduring appeal can be at-tributed to its memorable charac-ters, moving score and epicstoryline. Based on the novel byVictor Hugo and set in 19th cen-tury France, the musical’s TonyAward-winning score includessuch beloved songs as “Bring Him

Home,” “Do You Hear the PeopleSing,” “I Dreamed a Dream,” “OnMy Own” and “One Day More.”FPAC is one of the first performingarts companies in the region to re-ceive the rights to present the fulllength award-winning musical the-ater classic.

Open auditions for FPAC’s pro-duction will take place on Tuesday,June 11 at 7 p.m. for ages 16 andolder. Auditions will be held onSaturday, June 15 for ages 9-15 forthe few child roles available andensemble roles where applicable.Audition times on the 15th are 11-11:30 a.m. for ages 9-10, 11:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. for ages 11-12,and 12:30-1:30 p.m. for ages 13-15. To audition, please prepare 16bars of a legitimate musical theatersong, not from Les Misérables, tobe sung with piano accompani-ment. No pop or rock. For moreinformation, call (508) 528-8668or visit www.fpaconline.com.

FPAC Slates JuneOpen Auditions forFall Production of Les Misérables

A message from the Class of 1983:

Come join your classmates to begin ouryearlong celebration of our 30th class re-union. We will be meeting at the NewportPolo Series in Portsmouth, RI on June

15th. Our class President, Therese, guaran-tees a good time had by all. Tailgatingstarts at 1 p.m. and the match begins at 5 p.m.

This is one of two functions we are plan-ning before the actual reunion in Novem-ber. Who knows, you just might enjoyyourself. To set the mood, Scott Kelly saidhe would read some Shakespeare to us all.Worth the price of admission right there.

$12 per person in advance or at the gate.More info on grills, chairs, food and carpools when we get closer.

For more information search King PhilipClass of 1983 on on Facebook.

King Philip Class of 1983 Gathering at Newport Polo Match

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The Norfolk Lions would like toannounce, that in response to theterrible events of Monday, April15, at the finish line of the BostonMarathon, the Lions of Massa-chusetts in conjunction withLions International are welcom-ing donations to a LionsMarathon Disaster Fund in prepa-ration for the coming days whenwe will be working to provide as-sistance to those injured and im-pacted by the events of that tragicday.

Lions anticipate that the needwill extend from those directly in-jured by the explosions, to thosefamilies who lost loved ones andto the first responders whoworked tirelessly attending to theinjured, witnessing the kinds ofinjuries normally seen on the bat-tlefield, not on the streets ofBoston.

The unfortunate and tragicevents of recent years from 9/11in New York, to Hurricane Sandyin New York and New Jersey andthe terror in Newtown, Connecti-cut have shown us the many kindsof assistance that Lions have andwill once again be called upon toprovide. The Lions of Massachu-setts stand ready to do its part tohelp those in need and on theirroad to recovery.

Donation checks can be madepayable to the MassachusettsLions Disaster Relief Fund andcan be sent to:

Council Secretary Richard BraksP.O. Box 546Templeton, Massachusetts 01468

All Lions clubs, locally withinMassachusetts and globally, havejoined in this effort. We welcomeyour donations.

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"Antiques Night," sponsoredby the Norfolk Council on Agingand the Friends of the NorfolkCouncil on Aging, will be heldonce again on Friday, May 31stfrom 4 p. m. to 8 p. m. at theNorfolk Senior Center located at28 Medway Branch Road, Nor-folk, MA 02056.

Bob Graboski of KingsburyAntiques, who has over 40 yearsexperience in antiques appraisal,will conduct his highly informa-tive and entertaining version ofPBS's "Antiques Road Show."Participants (observers are alsowelcome to attend this popularevent) will be charged a fee of

$5.00 for appraisals limited totwo items. Sorry, no stamps,coins, (unless gold), paintings,sports trading cards, heavy furni-ture, stuffed chairs, or bureaus.The rule of thumb is if one per-son can carry it in, it should beokay to bring.

Mark your calendar for thispopular event, especially if youhave a precious item you have al-ways wondered about, butmissed the previous "AntiquesNight" at the Center. Refresh-ments will be served. The SeniorCenter is open Monday thru Fri-day from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.

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Sheena Marie Acosta-Frizzell hasbeen selected as The United Re-gional Chamber of Commerce’s2013 Teacher of the Year. A fifthgrade teacher at Charles E. Roder-ick Elementary School in Wren-tham, Frizzell has been teaching atRoderick since 2007. She wasawarded with a $1,000 check fromBristol County Savings Bank andwill be celebrated at the Chamber’sSpotlight on Education Breakfastand will be nominated for the StateTeacher of the Year award.

Frizzell was nominated by parentKatie Agnello whose daughter wasin Frizzell’s class last year. In hernomination, Agnello writes “MissFrizzell brings 125% of herselfeveryday to her classroom and ob-viously loves being a teacher andloves her students. And they loveand respect her…She is every par-ent’s ideal teacher.” Agnello notes

that Frizzell goes above and beyondby moderating a weekly afterschoolbook club and a weekly MorningBreakfast Club. She also planned aMovie Night and a weekend Free-dom Train tour.

In her award application, Frizzellwrites “I wake up every day excitedto begin another adventure, know-ing that I will have 20 or more eagerfaces and keen minds ready to ex-plore. I do this, not for the money,the acknowledgment, nor the praise.I simply teach because that is whatI am, a teacher.”

Frizzell earned a bachelor of sci-ence degree in education and isworking towards a master’s degree.This year, Ms. Acosta-Frizzellearned a W.E.S.T. Grant which hasenabled her to implement the firstscience laboratory in the WrenthamElementary School System.

In a letter of support,Roderick School Princi-pal Stephen S. Grenhamwrites “As the principaland the person responsi-ble for evaluating theteachers within the build-ing, I would unequivo-cally state that Ms.Acosta-Frizzell is one ofthe most extraordinaryteachers that I have everseen. She is a modelteacher with a gregariouspersonality. Her out-standing leadership qual-ities make her aninvaluable member ofour school community.”

Frizzell was honoroedon May 23rd at at TheUnited Regional Chamber of Com-merce’s Spotlight on EducationBreakfast at Lake Pearl Luciano’s.The breakfast will also celebrate theachievements of the top ten studentsfrom the school districts served bythe Chamber as well as studentswho have earned scholarships dis-

tributed through the Chamber.

Sponsors of the breakfast are Bris-tol County Savings Bank, DeanCollege, Wheaton College, Cham-pagne and Bibeault, and PediatricDental Healthcare. The event willbe professionally photographedcourtesy of Andy Heller of Heller

Photography. In addition to scholar-ships awarded through The UnitedRegional Chamber of Commerce,Mansfield Bank will be presentinga scholarship. NCAS (NationalCollege Assistance Services) willalso be presenting Unsung HeroAwards.

Frizzell NamedTeacher of the Year

Bristol County Savings Bank presented Sheena Acosta-Frizzell with a check for $1,000for being named The United Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Teacher of the Year.

Norfolk’s Kathleen Burnsof Assumption College hasbeen awarded a FulbrightU.S. Student Programscholarship to Lithuania inPsychology, the UnitedStates Department of Stateand the J. William FulbrightForeign Scholarship Boardannounced recently. Burnsis one of over 1,700 U.S.citizens who will travelabroad for the 2012-2013academic year through theFulbright U.S. Student Pro-gram. The Fulbright Pro-gram is the flagshipinternational educationalexchange program spon-sored by the U.S. govern-ment and is designed toincrease mutual under-standing between the peo-ple of the United States and thepeople of other countries. The pri-mary source of funding for the Ful-bright Program is an annualappropriation made by the U.S.Congress to the U.S. Department ofState, Bureau of Educational andCultural Affairs. Participating gov-ernments and host institutions, cor-porations and foundations inforeign countries and in the UnitedStates also provide direct and indi-rect support. Recipients of Fulbrightgrants are selected on the basis of

academic or professional achieve-ment, as well as demonstrated lead-ership potential in their fields. TheProgram operates in over 155 coun-tries worldwide. Since its establish-ment in 1946 under legislationintroduced by the late U.S. SenatorJ. William Fulbright of Arkansas,the Fulbright Program has given ap-proximately 310,000 students,scholars, teachers, artists, and sci-entists the opportunity to study,teach and conduct research, ex-change ideas and contribute to find-

ing solutions to shared in-ternational concerns. Ful-bright alumni have achieveddistinction in government,science, the arts, business,philanthropy, education,and athletics. Forty-threeFulbright alumni from 11countries have beenawarded the Nobel Prize,and 81 alumni have re-ceived Pulitzer Prizes.Prominent Fulbright alumniinclude: MuhammadYunus, Founder, GrameenBank, and 2006 NobelPeace Prize recipient; JohnAtta Mills, President ofGhana; Lee Evans,Olympic Gold Medalist;Rita Dove, Poet; RiccardoGiacconi, Physicist and2002 Nobel Laureate;Amar Gopal Bose, Chair-man and Founder, BoseCorporation; Renee Flem-ing, soprano; Jonathan !Franzen, Writer; and DanielLibeskind, Architect. Ful-

bright recipients are among over40,000 individuals participating inU.S. Department of State exchangeprograms each year. For more thansixty-five years, the Bureau of Ed-ucational and Cultural Affairs hasfunded and supported programsthat seek to promote mutual under-standing and respect between thepeople of the United States and thepeople of other countries. The Ful-bright U.S. Student Program is ad-ministered by the Institute ofInternational Education.

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Wrentham SchoolsWin National

AwardsWrentham Public Schools received Bronze Awards from the USDepartment of Agriculture as part of its HealthierUS SchoolChallenge. Both Delaney and Roderick Schools join the ranks ofan elite group recognized for health, nutrition and fitnessexcellence. Only about 6 percent of 101,000 schools in the nationhave achieved HealthierUS status.

On May 3rd, at 11 a.m. Congressman Joseph Kennedy, USDARepresentative Bob Foley, MA Dept of Education Katie Millettand Wrentham Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden took part in aceremony in the Delaney School, Vogel Auditorium to honor theachievement.

The Challenge is a part of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let'sMove! initiative to end childhood obesity within a generation.Schools participating in the Challenge voluntarily adopt USDAstandards for food they serve at their schools, agree to providenutrition education and provide opportunities for physicalactivity. Challenge certification also includes monetary incentivesfor use by school food services - $2,000 for Gold Award ofDistinction, $1,500 for Gold, $1,000 for Silver and $500 forBronze. For more information about the Challenge, visitthe HealthierUS web site.

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Litigation is expensive. Costsin a litigated divorce can easily,and quickly, escalate into tens ofthousands of dollars, particularlywhen the issues in dispute in-volve custody, visitation, supportand division of marital assets.When all is said and done, oneparty (if not both) is often dissat-isfied with the outcome, eitherbecause the party is forced tolive by the terms dictated by ajudge or perhaps the party feltthat there was no other choicethan to sign an agreement thatthe party was not really happywith. The goal of mediation isto be a more cost-effective wayto approach divorce that leavesthe parties with an agreementthat they are both comfortablewith abiding by, mainly becauseit is the parties themselves thatcraft the terms of the agreement.

Mediation, in the context of adivorce, is a voluntary and con-fidential process where a neutralthird party assists a couple withface to face discussions about is-sues that are important to themand their family. The mediatorassists the couple in crafting so-lutions that best fit their goalsand needs. Generally media-tions take place over severalmeetings that usually run abouttwo hours at a time. Duringthese meetings the mediator willinitially look for background in-formation and will ask the par-ties to bring in any relevantdocumentation, such as tax re-turns, pay stubs and financial ac-count statements. As themediation moves along, the me-diator will guide the parties asthey discuss the issues and assistthe parties as necessary as theywork towards reaching agree-ments. Once the mediation iscomplete, the mediator can drafta Memorandum of Understand-ing which outlines the variousagreements that the partiesreached. A mediator that is anattorney may also, with clientapproval, draft a SeparationAgreement that the couple willultimately present to the Courtfor approval. The attorney me-diator can also assist the couplewith drafting additional paper-work that will be required by theCourt. It is important to notethat although a couple may reachan agreement to end their maritalrelationship, a Court must re-

view and approve any Separa-tion Agreement for a divorce tobe granted.

A divorce does not have to becompletely mediated. One ofthe benefits of mediation is thatit can be focused to address onlyone or two issues if that is whata couple needs. Other issues canbe litigated if that is what the sit-uation calls for. Where media-tion is a voluntary process, it canbe as limited or expansive as theparties want or need it to be.

By choosing mediation, you donot waive your right to have anattorney. It is not uncommon forone or both parties to have an at-torney review the terms of a Sep-aration Agreement that resultedfrom mediation before signingit. Some people even feel betterhaving an attorney by their sidewhen they go to Court for the re-quired divorce hearing where thejudge will review and hopefullyapprove the Separation Agree-ment. In addition, you are notprohibited from seeking relieffrom the Court if that becomesnecessary or that is what youchoose to do.

In addition to keeping costsand stress down, mediation isdesigned to keep people’s expo-sure to the Court as limited as

possible. Nobody likes to go toCourt, and couples with medi-ated agreements tend to spendless time in Court than coupleswho litigated their divorce. Me-diated agreements tend to standthe test of time longer than liti-gated agreements because theparties themselves crafted theterms. Mediation is not right foreveryone, but I feel that it is anunderutilized resource for cou-ples who are divorcing. If youthink that mediation might bethe right path for you please feelfree to give my office a call andset up a free thirty minute con-sultation where we can furtherexplore if mediation is right foryou.

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Sweatt Beach on Lake Pearl offWoolford Road is open to Wren-tham, Norfolk and Plainville resi-dents for swimming andrecreation. A hidden gem, the beachhas undergone renovations in thelast few years, thanks in part to var-ious Eagle Scout projects by localBoy Scouts and new fencing pur-chased with monies from the SweattFund.

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Wrentham Police Lt. WilliamMcGrath wanted to help in themanhunt for the second bomb sus-pect, and he wanted to representWrentham and his fellow police of-ficers. Without being asked or or-dered, he headed up to Watertownat 9 a.m. on Friday morning. "Iwent to Watertown representing theofficers of the Wrentham PoliceDepartment who weren't able to gowith me," he wrote via email Satur-day morning. "Though all of themsurely would have and without hes-itation. Regardless of what majorincidents occur away from Wren-tham, we still need officers inWrentham to handle the day to dayemergencies and routine calls."

McGrath's participation wasn't be-cause he was part of a specializedunit or response team but becausehis frustration had reached its peak.First it was the bombing, and thena police officer was killed and an-other was injured. He wanted tohelp. "I went simply as a police of-ficer to show support and offerwhatever assistance I could," hewrote.

Assist he did. McGrath foundhimself along with other officersbehind the Watertown house whereDzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second sus-pect in the Boston Marathon bomb-ings, was hiding in a dry dockedboat. "During that standoff, therewere groups of police officers tak-ing cover positions when childrenrequired evacuation," McGrathwrote. "It was at this point; I andother police officers quickly movedthe children out of the danger zoneto a safe place along the outsideperimeter."

McGrath humbly added, "I con-sider my actions with regard toevacuating the children to be rou-tine police work that any officerwould have done had he been in myposition. That is, after all, why wesigned up for this job."

In addition to McGrath, threeWrentham officers and two NorfolkPolice assigned to MetropolitanLaw Enforcement Council(MetroLEC) responded to Bostonin the hours after the Marathonbombing. Wrentham’s OfficerDavid Halloway, Officer Jon Col-iflores and Lt. Mike Robillard aswell as Norfolk’s Officer GlenEykeland and Detective NateFletcher responded to the tragediesin Boston. The Boston MarathonBombing investigation was a 24/7operation, requiring replenishmentsof personnel, among various otherthings, for a prolonged amount oftime.

With one bombing suspect deadand the other in custody, McGrath'sthoughts are for the people directlytouched by the horrors of April 15thand the ensuing days. "On a finalnote, my very minor role and par-ticipation in this incident was fulfill-ing as a policeman. I hope thefamilies of the bomb victims, theofficer killed and the officerwounded find a grain of comfort inknowing these terrorists arestopped. The thoughts and prayersof Wrentham are with them."

(This article originally appeared inThe Wrentham Times, www.wren-thamtimes.com)

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Your 401(k) offers tax-deductiblecontributions, tax-deferred growthof earnings potential and a variety ofinvestment options — so it’s a greattool for building retirement savings.Yet, like all tools, your 401(k) mustbe used properly to get the best re-sults. That’s why you should reviewyour 401(k) at least annually andmake whatever adjustments areneeded.

Depending on where you work,you may get some 401(k) review

help from your plan provider. But ifthat assistance isn’t available, youmight want to consult with a finan-cial professional to make sureyou’re getting the maximum benefitfrom your plan.

As you begin to review your401(k), your first question shouldprobably be this: “How muchshould I contribute?” At the veryleast, try to put in enough to receiveyour employer’s matching contribu-tion, if one is offered. If you don’t

earn this match,you are essen-tially walkingaway from “freemoney.” Beyond

this, though, the amount you put into your 401(k) might depend onwhat other retirement savings vehi-cles you have available. For in-stance, if you’re eligible, you mayalso want to contribute to a RothIRA, which offers tax-free growthpotential, provided you’ve had youraccount for five years and don’t starttaking withdrawals until you’re 59-1/2.

Of course, it’s not only how muchyou put into your 401(k) that deter-mines its success — it’s also howyou choose to allocate your invest-ment dollars. (Keep in mind thatasset allocation does not ensure aprofit or protect against loss.) Your401(k) may have a dozen or moreinvestment choices, such as stockfunds, bond funds and money mar-ket funds. To choose the right invest-ment mix, you’ll need to consider avariety of factors, including these:

• Your age — Generally speaking,the younger you are, the more ag-gressive you can afford to be withyour 401(k) investments, becauseyou’ll have decades in which toovercome the inevitable down peri-ods of the market. As you get older,

you may wish to invest somewhatmore conservatively, but you’ll stillneed some growth potential in your401(k) portfolio.

• Your goals — Everyone has dif-ferent goals for retirement. Youmight want to retire early and travelthe world, while your co-worker de-sires to work as long as possible andthen, upon retirement, stay close tohome and pursue hobbies. Becauseyou each have different goals, withdifferent income needs, you alsomay need to follow different invest-ment strategies within your 401(k).

• Your other retirement incomesources — If you have a variety ofretirement income sources — a pen-sion from another job, an IRA, aspouse with generous retirementbenefits — you may need to investdifferently, perhaps less aggres-sively, than if you had fewer optionsfor retirement income.

Apart from putting away as muchas you can in your 401(k) andchoosing the right investment mix,what else can you do to get the mostout of your plan? Here’s a sugges-tion: If you have worked at variousjobs and you have multiple 401(k)s,consider rolling them over them intoone account. You might save moneyon fees and reduce paperwork, but,more importantly, you’ll be able toconcentrate your resources and pur-sue a unified investment approach,with all your investment dollarsworking together toward your ulti-mate retirement goals.

As you can see, a 401(k) reviewand rollover can reward you inmany ways — so do whatever ittakes to maximize your 401(k)’sperformance.

This article was written by Ed-

ward Jones for use by your local

Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

Submitted by Mike Kerrigan Finan-

cial Advisor of the Plainville Ed-

ward Jones Office. He can be

reached at (508) 643-0601.


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Norfolk-based Happy FeatFundraiser recently donated $5,500 toFisher House Boston. Fisher HouseBoston is a comfort home for familiesof the military to stay while their lovedone is being treated at the VA Hospitalin Boston. Held on Friday, April26th at the Italian American Club inWalpole, the event featured music,food, drawings, and a silent auction.This fundraiser is quickly becoming"the event of the year" with tickets sell-ing out in less than 24 hours and over

120 women attending this year. HappyFeat, founded by Norfolk residentEileen Stetter, raises money for variouscharities. For more information, visitus on Facebook or email us [email protected]. Mark yourcalendars for next year: Friday, April25, 2014 at Lake Pearl Luciano's inWrentham.

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rience living as a family member inan American family. As a host fam-ily, you do what you would nor-mally do from July 7 - July 20 andjust plan to include one more per-son. No need to arrange for specialoutings. As of May 9th, there aretwo girls and three boys still waitingfor housing:

2 17-year old young men fromFinland

1 15-year old young lady fromGermany

1 16-year-old young lady fromRussia

1 17-year-old young man fromTurkey

RequirementsA parent or guardian will com-

plete a Criminal Offender RegistryInquiry (CORI) form in accordancewith Massachusetts State Law.This is a requirement for all adultswho interact with minors. Completea Host Family application form.Have a desire to host an exchangevisitor in your home for one or twoweeks.

You do NOT:

Have to speak a foreignlanguage to host an exchange visi-tor. All exchange students speakEnglish or have to have a youngperson of approximately the sameage as the exchange visitor living inyour home, though it is desirable asit will greatly enhance the hostingexperience.

Please contact Wayne Burt [email protected], a WrenthamLion, if you and your family havean interest in hosting one of theseinternational visitors. Find out moreabout MD 33 Lions Club YouthCamp by visiting http://md33lion-scamp.org/?page_id=2 where youcan get all the forms and informa-tion necessary for hosting one ofthese international youth visitors.

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We’re in a very strong sellers’market. What this means to themany buyers who are waiting forfresh inventory to surface is thatthey may not jump soon enough orhigh enough as each propertycomes on the market. There aremore buyers than there are activelistings to buy.

most buyers understand thatthe listing agent represents theseller. Everyone needs proper rep-resentation, and buyers need a buy-ers’ agent to guide them throughthe buying process.

With the great shortage of list-ings, many buyers are calling thelisting agents directly to viewproperties. The mindset of manybuyers is to call the listing agent di-rectly to see a newly listed propertyso that they may have an opportu-nity to view the listing and submitan offer. The buyer needs to un-derstand that dealing directly withthe listing agent leaves the buyer ina vulnerable position.

This is happening more fre-quently now that the market haschanged. Buyers are becomingfrustrated with repeatedly missingnew opportunities because the newlistings are selling so quickly.Many buyers are now focused onsecuring housing rather thanproper representation.

all buyers need a buyers’ agentfor proper representation. Allbuyers who venture forth on theirown without representation mustunderstand that the seller will bethe victor. Before you decide tobuy a home without a buyers’agent, consult a Realtor and have aconsultation about buyer agency.it’s a smart move, and it will giveyou an understanding of whatevery buyer needs when pur-chasing a home……a buyers’agent.

This article was written by:Barbara TodaroThe Kuney-Todaro Team RE/MAX Executive Realty inFranklin MA

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