Wellesley December 2011

Vol. 1 No. 8 Free to Every Home and Business Every Month December 1, 2011

Spelling Bee Is a Win For All

RESIDENTS START FUNDcontinued on page 3

PRESORTED STANDARD

U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDThe Sun Chronicle

34 So. Main St.

Attleboro, MA

CAR-RT-SORT

BY DAVE HALPERIN

A potential spelling bee dy-nasty in the making took homethe Wellesley Education Founda-tion-sponsored Wellesley Beetrophy in early November - theirsecond win in two years - but itremains to be seen if the trio ofspellers will shoot for the trifectaof triumphs next year.

"We might have to retire ontop," joked Stephanie Sheps ofTeam Butyraceous. "Maybe be-come spelling bee coaches."

Butyraceous, featuring Sheps,Stacy Braatz, and Sarah Desch-enes, claimed first place at theevent, but this year they neededall of their spelling moxie to cap-ture the win during a marathonfinal round against second-placefinishers the Spellbinders, com-posed of teammates Elaine Eliot,John Schuler, and John Dummer.

After both teams successfullynavigated through such dooziesas "myrmecology" and "chael-cedonyx" while missing "oleri-culture" and "warison" duringthe final round, Butyraceoussealed their victory by properlyspelling "irremeable," while forthe Spellbinders it was "wait 'tillnext year."

"We had actually done a lot of

practicing," said Schuler, notingthe reason for his squad's nearvictory, "but maybe not enough."

Spelling champions notwith-standing, the real winners of theWellesley Bee are the town'spublic school students, as thefriendly competition reaps six-figure bounties that the Wellesley

Education Foundation (WEF)uses to fund across the boardprogramming for the highschool, middle school, all sevenelementary schools, and PAWSPreschool.

WEF-funded programs andequipment and infrastructure up-grades include microbiology

equipment for biology educationand iPod Nanos for curriculumsupport at the high school, Read-ing Rocks literacy support forsixth graders, Teachers as Schol-ars programming in elementaryschools, and overhead projectors

SPELLING BEEcontinued on page 2

Fans of the Hardy School PTO cheer on their team. Photo by Dave Halperin

Also InsideAnnual Rotary Club

Thanksgiving Football Dinner

Babson Park Post Office update

Wellesley Youth Hockey

... And More!

In the Case ofEmergency...Wellesley resident startsfund for those in needBY RENEE REYNOLDS

When long-time Wellesley resi-dent Aliana Brodmann E. vonRichthofen lost her job in 2001,she wasn’t sure where to turn.

“I experienced a job loss, and ittook both a psychological and fi-nancial toll,” Brodmann E. VonRichthofen said. “I took pride inmy work and relied on the money.”

This experience led her to theidea of establishing a fund forthose who suffer a job loss and facecrucial expenses they cannot affordto pay as a result of economichardship.

“Most organizations exist toserve those who are chronicallydisabled or poor,” she said. “Thereis little help for those who are used

Tree & Landscape CompanyResidential • CommeRCial • industRial

BEHREND

781-237-9502www.behrendconstruction.com

Landscape Design & ConstructionLawn MaintenanceIrrigation ServicesMasonry: Patios, Walls & Stairs

DREAM... DESIGN... SAVE $1000! BUILD... ENJOY!

by Jan 28, 2012

at the elementary level.

"Without the Wellesley Educa-tion Foundation we would not beable to offer the programming thatwe do," said Superintendent ofSchools Bella Wong. "They takeus from good to excellent."

2011 marked the 26th year of theevent, which was held the eveningof Thursday, November 3 in theSprague Elementary School gym.Every year the event grows whilemaintaining a community feelingthat draws organizations, busi-nesses, and individuals to partici-pate and sponsor, yielding sixfigures worth of funds for Welles-ley schools on the strength ofMatching Donors Babson Collegeand Wellesley College. Additionalsponsors in 2011 included Cham-pionship Round Sponsor Need-ham Bank; Round Sponsors TheJohn Doran Family Foundation,

The Hitch Family, Johnand Janet Patillo, and RegisCollege; and 30 additionalSponsors and Friends.

"I love the whole commu-nity feel of it," explainedBee Co-Chair SusanClapham. "We've got highschool kids, we've got sen-iors, we've got alumni - it'sa total community event."

The competition, emceedby WCVB-TV's MikeDowling for the 22nd yearin a row, featured sevenrounds of preliminary com-petition, with each prelim-inary winner qualifying forthe championship round.Those early rounds in-cluded two winners fromthe high school ranks -teams of three from theWHS Student Congressand the WHS Girls' Volley-ball squad - along with the

Bates PTO, the Law Of-fice of David Himmel-berger, the Wellesley HillsJunior Women's Club, andthe aforementioned Spell-binders and Butyraceous.

And while Butyraceouswithstood the competi-tion, setting the stage for ashot at three wins in a rownext year, after their pre-liminary round win Shepsdid offer after did offer alittle advice for would-bechallengers. Pointing toher teammates, she saidthat winning takes "a littlestudying, some experi-ence, and a lot of love."

Page 2 Local Town Pages www.wellesleytownnews.com December 1. 2011

John Schuler, John Dummer, and Elaine Eliot of the Spellbinders took second place.

Members of the Natural Resources Commission. Photos by Dave Halperin.

SPELLING BEEcontinued from page 1

Joellen Toussaint

In 1966, Margaret McNamaraand a group of teachers in Wash-ington D.C. instituted the Readingis Fundamental program, an initia-tive for distributing books to un-derserved students across the city.Joellen Toussaint, Circulation As-sistant at the Wellesley Free Li-brary knew, however, long beforeMs. McNamara’s project, the ben-efits of reading. Born at Newton-Wellesley Hospital andgrowing-up in Bedford, very earlyon the Wellesley resident’s appetitefor books was insatiable.

“I cannot remember learninghow to read. I just always did,”Joellen said. “When I startedschool, I was already reading.”

Time passed and her readinghabits only grew. She recalls thatby the time she was a youngwoman her mother became con-cerned. “I remember my mothersaying once, ‘if you don’t get yournose out of a book, you’re nevergoing to get married.’”

Joellen chuckles and waves herhand in the air, dismissing the ad-monition. She knew her mother, a

woman of English/German de-scent and a trailblazer in her ownright, was teasing. “My mothercame to Boston University fromWest Virginia all by herself. Shemet my father, who was on schol-arship at Harvard.” Reading wasvery much a part of her life.

Joellen moved to Wellesley 45years ago, in 1966. She worked atThe Book Stall, a private bookstorethat operated in Wellesley for 60years, from 1981-1995.

BRIGHT LIGHTScontinued on page 5

52 Years of Sharing Our Love of Dancing

• Outstanding Facilities• Quality Faculty

Paulette’s Ballet StudioBallet • Pointe • Jazz • Tap • Hip Hop

Newton Studio190 Oak Street

Newton, MA 02464781-444-4057

Medfield Studio193 West Street

Medfield, MA 02052508-359-5192

visit us on the web at:

www.PaulettesBalletStudio.com

December 1. 2011 Local Town Pages www.wellesleytownnews.com Page 3

to having money, but are now fac-ing unemployment. I felt there wasno place to go for the middleclass.”

With the help of her husband andfamily, Brodmann E. VonRichthofen formed The Cata-strophic Emergency Fund, a

501(c)(3) nonprofit run solely byvolunteers.

The idea of the program is not toprovide continuous financial sup-port, but rather to help those whohave a sudden financial need,Brodmann E. Von Richthofensaid.

“Most of our requests are formedical bills, car repairs, orchild/elder care,” she said. “It isour quest to help them realize theycan move beyond the hurdle.”

Anyone living in New Englandwho is without a job and has beenrecently unemployed without ben-efits is eligible for assistancethrough the organization. Moneycomes from individual volunteers,who may submit payment throughThe Catastrophic EmergencyFund’s web site, as well as fromcorporations.

“We really have created a win-win situation, combining two setsof needs,” Brodmann E. VonRichthofen said. “First, we arehelping people who are unem-ployed move forward. Secondly,we are fulfilling a need corpora-tions that have been isolated due to

financial reasons may have, andgiving them the opportunity tocome onboard as corporate spon-sors or partners.”

Individuals who are in need of fi-nancial assistance can make re-quests through various financialagencies throughout New Eng-land. The requests are thenprocessed through a case worker,

who will submit the referralthrough The Catastrophic Emer-gency Fund’s Web site.

“We have four annual meetings,”Brodmann E. Von Richthofensaid. “It is then that we make thedecisions of who we need to help;there are limitations. We rely onthe evaluation of case workers andgo from there.”

According to Brodmann E. VonRichthofen, most requests submit-ted are for funds of up to $5,000.The money does not go to the in-dividual, she said, but rather paysfor the bills or goods needed.

While the organization is cur-rently serving those in New Eng-land, Brodmann E. VonRichthofen says it is her goal tospread the word and continue tohelp more people who are in need.

“In the next three years, we hopeto extend our organization to thosewho are in other states, and even-tually spread to the entire countryto help those in need,” she said.

To learn more about The Cata-strophic Emergency Fund, pleasevisit their web site at www.cata-strophicemergencyfund.org.

RESIDENTS START FUNDcontinued from page 1

The holiday season is fast ap-proaching and with it many localorganizations are “called to action”to meet the needs of families forwhom this time of year is particu-larly difficult.

For the third consecutive year,Needham Bank is conducting itsLocal Love Campaign – this yearpartnering with six regional agen-cies to bring comfort and joy tolocal children during the holidays.

From mid-November throughmid-December, the five branchesof Needham Bank will be hostsites for the Angel Tree Programsfacilitated by the Dedham YouthCommission, Medfield Youth Out-reach, New Falls Apartments,Riverside Community Care, TheWalker School and WestwoodYouth and Family Services.

The main lobbies of each Need-ham Bank location will hold a hol-iday tree, decorated with paperangels provided by organizations,bearing the requests of anonymouslocal children and teens who oth-erwise would not receive a gift forthe holiday. The public will be in-vited to visit the Bank’s branches,select one or more “angels” andpurchase the requested gifts; theparticipating organizations will

make certain that each gift is deliv-ered to the child intended to re-ceive it.

Also, during the 4th quarter, cus-tomers and non-customers will beasked to donate 5% of their changetotal when using Needham Bankcoin machines at all its branches.Needham Bank will match 100%of the donations raised over thisperiod with all proceeds to aug-ment the Angel Tree Program.Money raised from the coin feeswill go toward the purchase of giftsfor those angels that were notpicked up; if all angels are taken,the extra revenue will support theorganizations.

The program plays a vital part inensuring that underprivileged chil-dren in our communities share inthe joy of the season. Over thepast years, hundreds of local chil-dren and their families have bene-fited from this program.

I believe a feature article onNeedham Bank’s Local LoveCampaign in conjunction with theAngel Tree program will be ofgreat interest to readers throughoutour region – not only would itdraw attention to the needs ofmany within our communities, itcould also highlight the participat-

ing organizations and the numer-ous services they provide to thepeople who live in Dedham, Med-field, Needham, Wellesley andWestwood.

Additional information about theAngel Tree Program and its impacton our communities can be pro-vided by Dawn Alcott at MedfieldYouth Outreach at [email protected] andAmy Perna at The Walker [email protected] .

Over the next couple weeks, thestaff at Needham Bank will begindecorating the Angel Trees, pro-viding an excellent photo opportu-nity.

I hope you agree that this wouldmake for a compelling holidaystory, one that I believe your read-ers will remember during the hol-iday season and long after. Pleasedon’t hesitate to contact me for ad-ditional information.

Sincerely,

Iris Tomlak

Marketing Officer – Needham Bank

Direct: 781-474-5488 / [email protected]

To Whom It May Concern:

BY DAVE HALPERIN

Holiday vibes are floatingthrough Wellesley Square thiswinter in the form of music, Santa,shopping discounts, and holidaydecorations.

Those familiar with WellesleySquare's Holiday Stroll will recog-nize the annual event, scheduledfor Sunday, December 4, but theaddition of outdoor music is newthis year and will last throughoutthe holiday season via wirelessspeakers placed around the square.

"It's all about being festive andenjoying the holiday season," saidDemian Wendrow of luggage re-tailer London Harness and theWellesley Square Merchants As-sociation , which, this year, is tak-ing a central role in an eventtraditionally organized by theWellesley Chamber of Commerce.The commerce remains heavilyinvolved, Wendrow said.

The addition of music comes asa result of the Holiday Stroll'sgrowth. Last year 25 stores in thesquare participated; this year 43had signed up as of WLTP presstime, giving organizers the powerto purchase the expensive wirelessdevices.

At a recent meeting of theWellesley Square Merchants As-sociation, Wendrow announcedthe support of two property own-ers that chipped in money on be-half of their tenants, making themusic a reality. Berson-Wolfe Re-alty, represented by Jessica Wolfe,funded the participation of sevenbusinesses stretching from WasiksCheese Shop at 61 Central Streetto Coldwell Banker at 71 CentralStreet. And Harold Sheldrick,property owner for tenant Car-bonaro Photography, assisted withhis tenant's involvement.

As shoppers make their way

through the square that day, they'llenjoy not only the square-widemusic, but pictures with Santa, au-thor signings at Wellesley Books,and the additional festive music ofa harpist at Lynn Evans Potpourri,as well as other special discountsand offerings at individual storesthroughout the day.

Another benefit of the increasedlevel of Holiday Stroll involve-ment is that the raffle prize will belarger than anticipated.

Visitors who have their HolidayStroll card - readily available thatday - stamped by at least 12 of theparticipating stores will be eligibleto win at least $1,075 in gift cer-tificates, in the form of $25 giftcertificates from every store in-volved in the event. Shoppers willrecognize those stores by the redsnowflake in each of their win-dows.

Wellesley Square's Holiday Stroll - December 4

BY DAVE HALPERIN

With a legal border to one an-other, a high school football rivalryfor the ages, and a shared historygoing back 300 years, Wellesleyand Needham are now also theproud owners of matching trees

that symbolize their ties.

Two American elm trees, oneplanted in Needham and the otherin Wellesley, were donated by theWellesley Celebrations Commit-tee as part of the Town of Need-ham's 300th anniversarycelebration and were recentlyplanted along with plaques tocommemorate the plantings.

"It's very emblematic of thestrong historic ties the two townshave," said Needham's RichardCreem.

Needham was incorporated in1711 and included what is nowknown as the Town of Wellesley,which itself incorporated in 1880.

Tory DeFazio of the WellesleyCelebrations Committee said thecommittee was excited to have achance to commemorate Need-ham's milestone.

"The connection is the bond offriendship between the two towns.They were very pleased we took

the time and effort to help themout, and they helped us out in ourparade during Wellesley's Won-derful Weekend," he said, referringto Needham's 300th Anniversaryfloat that took part in that parade.

Wellesley's tree is located at 15Walnut Street, a place of signifi-cance that belies its current role asa parking lot for an office building.Back in the early 1700s, residentsof the area met at a tavern on theproperty - Benjamin Mills Inn - todiscuss separating from Dedhamto form Needham.

Needham's tree can be found infront of the Needham HistoricalSociety on Central Avenue.

"It points out our commonali-ties," Creem added. "What makesus a special town really transcendsthat border, and the plaque reallydemonstrates that."

BY RENEE REYNOLDS

On Tuesday, November 15, rep-resentatives of the United StatesPostal Service held a meeting inthe Olin Auditorium at BabsonCollege to field questions andcomments regarding the possibleclosing of the Babson Park PostOffice.

The Babson Park Post Office isone of 31 locations in the greaterBoston area undergoing a reviewthat will ultimately decide whetherthe branches should remain open.Post offices ended up on the list ifthey generated less than $600,000in revenue, recorded less revenuein 2010 than in 2008 and 2009combined and if there were five ormore locations within a two mileradius.

James Holland, Postmaster ofGreater Boston, led the meeting.The crowd of approximately 30was made up of Wellesley resi-dents, employees and Babson fac-ulty members – all of whomopposed the closing of the loca-tion.

Paul Kilduff, president of Amer-ican Postal Workers Union Local100, was one of the loudest oppo-nents of this proposition.

“The USPS has been voted themost trusted government agencyfor the past eight years, and that’sgoing to change,” he said. "Iwould never close a place thatmakes a profit, for one. Secondly,we are going to have Babson stu-dents, who are the future leadersof our country, be forced to walkmore than a mile to mail some-thing? It’s wrong; I’m aggravatedby this.”

Kilduff’s disdain was echoed byeveryone in the crowd. Still, whileHolland recognized the postalservice was making a profit, he re-iterated that is did not meet theguidelines of making at least$600,000 in revenue. Part of thereason for this, Kilduff said, is a lotof people are doing business else-

where – buying stamps online, atthe grocery store and so forth.

However, the elderly populationloudly voiced their concerns aboutUSPS using this as a deciding fac-tor, as many in the crowd voicedthey are not technologically savvyand rely on the post office to pur-chase stamps.

Elderly residents also said it isnearly impossible for them totravel to the alternate locations,such as the post offices on GroveStreet and Washington Street, be-cause of heavy traffic and a lack ofhandicap spaces.

Holland stated that each residentshould have received a question-naire through the mail that couldbe submitted, and that eventuallyeach questionnaire would be sentto Washington D.C. to make afinal decision. However, many inthe crowd stated they had receivedno questionnaire.

“I find it astonishing that somepeople haven’t got the question-naires,” said Wellesley residentFrancie Hawkey. “How are yousupposed to get everyone’s voiceheard if some people haven’t evenreceived them? Maybe we have allgot to stand outside the post officeand hand them out.”

Holland responded by saying themeeting was not the final decidingfactor, and that the post office willbe evaluated for 60 days before afinal decision is made.

The Babson Park Post Office hasbeen open for more than 80 years.


localtownpagesMedway & Millis

Published MonthlyMailed FREE to the

Community of WellesleyCirculation:

12,000 householdsand businesses

PUbliSheR

Chuck Tashjian

SaleS

Elizabeth Hebner

eDiToR

David Halperin

PRoDUCTion & layoUT

Dawna Shackley & Jessica Clifford

aDveRTiSing DePaRTmenT

508-533-NEWS (6397)Ad Deadline is the 15th of each month.

Localtownpages assumes

no financial liability for errors

or omissions in printed

advertising and reserves the

right to reject/edit advertising

or editorial submissions.

© Copyright 2011 LocalTownPages

protect your life-savings &

avoid nursing home poverty

Upcoming WorkshopsDaytime in Wellesley10 AM & 2 PMThurs, December 8Thurs, December 15

Helping Families Avoid Nursing Home Poverty

ESTATE PLANNING AND ASSETPROTECTION LAW CENTER OFDENNIS SULLIVAN & ASSOCIATES

Call 800-964-4295 (24/7) or Register online at:www.DSullivan.com

Workshop attendees will get access to our Alzheimer’s Resource Kit, FREE, sold nationwide for $197.

Member, LegalServices Network. A+ Rated

Trust, Alzheimer’s & Asset Protection PlanningReservations are required. Seating is limited.

Residents Speak On Possible Post Office Closure

A plaque commemorating Wellesley's gift to Needham.

The Trees that BindWellesley Celebrations Committee's donation to Needham

The American elm tree planted at15 Walnut Street.

50 Off $ Your next plumbing or heating repair*

Clip and save this coupon

800-633-PIPE www.rodenhiser.com

*Not valid on trip or diagnostic fees. This offer expires December 31, 2011.

Visit our website for more coupons and special offers on heating system

installations.

800-633-PIPEwww.rodenhiser.com

**Not valid on trip or diagnostic fees. This offerexpires December 31, 2011. Offer code OT-A-50

A plaque commemorating the sym-bolic tree.

“I like books and I like people,”she said with a smile. “You can in-teract with people when you’reselling books or at the library. Youcan help people by talking to themabout what they like to read ordon’t like to read. I enjoy tellingcustomers what to read,” she said.

When the bookstore closed in1995, she went to work for theWellesley Free Library (WFL),first at the Wellesley Hills branch,where residents became accus-tomed to her astute assistance. “Iused to alternate between thebranches, but now, with thebranches being supported by pri-vate funds, we (employees) haveall been moved to the main li-brary,” she said. “New England isunique in that we have a library inevery town.”

Incidentally, the Boston PublicLibrary (BPL), established in 1848and currently with 25 branches, isone of the largest library systemsin the United States. BPL was thefirst publically supported munici-pal library in the country. TheWellesley Free Library, withroughly 66 full- and part-time em-ployees, is indeed a participant inthis great tradition. As of August,2011, over 470,382 people hadvisited WFL and checked-out over454,088 books.

“Libraries realize that to stay inbusiness, they have to providemore customer service,” Joellensaid. “Shortly, we (WFL) will belaunching a Readers Advisory(which will translate into) morepersonal service. The Readers Ad-visory is still in the formativestage. Right now the reference de-partment is very helpful with as-sisting people,” she said.

According to the WFL’s website,the reference staff at the library hasanswered over 64,680 questionsthis year.

Joellen believes that reading isimportant at any age, but she is es-pecially keen on revealing thewonders of reading to children.“To young people I would say thatif you don’t read books, you’remissing a lot. Books can take youanywhere. If you’re lonely, bookscan be a friend.” She gestures withher hand as if revealing a secret. “Ifparents say ‘my child won’t read,’she continues, “I say to them thatyou just have to find the rightbook. If you find the right book forthem, they’ll go on after that ontheir own.”

Joellen says that there are manyways of engaging children in dis-covering the benefits of reading.Graphic novels are a place to

begin. “A long time ago there wereclassic comic books, for example,Helen of Troy. These looked likecomic books, but told literary sto-ries. So, if you start a child withthese books, they will move on.Even if children read the back ofcereal boxes, it is a start to read-ing,” she said.

The love of books and readingtranscends Joellen’s life beyondwork. For the past 10 years she hasrun the Wellesley Council onAging's book club. The book club,made up equally of men andwomen, meets every other week.“I bring in both fiction and nonfic-tion books and members selectwhat they want to read,” she said.“One of the wives is on the New-bery Committee (Book Award)and every December she comesand talks about nominated books.Yes, we also read young adult andmystery,” she added.

Joellen Toussaint has “no plansfor retirement.” She is active incommunity affairs and has been aTown Meeting Member since1970. The Precinct D residentsays, “I’m very interested in stateand national politics. I worked onthe World of Wellesley in the be-ginning, and now I go to their fes-tivals. One of the things I’m happyabout is that Wellesley is a diversecommunity. People from all overthe world live in Wellesley, and itis great.”

In addition to an active life ofwork and community involve-ments, Joellen still finds time totravel, and of course, read. “I go toAruba once a year and pay extra totake books. Usually, the nomina-tions for best mysteries come outaround that time, so I take all themysteries with me.”

In the middle of her education atSkidmore College, Joellen “got

married and had two kids,” shesaid. “I went back to school atBoston University, majoring inhistory and government, with aminor in drama. After graduationfrom BU, I had two more kids,”she said. Joellen, who bears a strik-ing resemblance to the moviegreat, Katharine Hepburn, addedwith a laugh, “I’m a frustrated ac-tress. I did a play about 20 yearsago.” Currently, Joellen deliversthe news on the local Wellesleycable channel, weekdays at 7:00p.m.

Joellen Toussaint lives in Welles-ley in her grandparents' home.“My father’s parents came toWellesley from Ireland. My fatherbecame a vice president at Eastco,a distributor of RCA andWhirlpool. The Toussaint’s,” sheexplained, “my husband’s grand-parents, are from Alcase-louraine,on the tip of France, next to Ger-

many.”

Joellen and her husband, whopassed away three years ago, hadfour children, two boys and twogirls who all grew-up in theWellesley school system. One ofher children lives in Minnesota,“and the other three are in callingdistance,” she said. “And there aresix grandchildren.” Just the men-tion of grandchildren brings a hugesmile to her face.

Joellen Toussaint is a BrightLight in Wellesley. Visit her at thelibrary for help with reading mate-rials or just to say hello. To Joellen,reading has always been funda-mental!

Bright Lights: Wellesleyites YouShould Know appears in each edi-tion of Wellesley Local TownPages. Please email Je'Lesia M.Jones at [email protected] withBright Lights' suggestions.


www.avitaofneedham.com

We’re conveniently located at:

781.444.2266

880 Greendale AvenueNeedham, MA 02492

Avita of Needham Proudly Offers:• Small Home-Like Neighborhoods

• Safe, Secure Setting• 24 Hour Care Staff

• Innovative Holistic Programs

Warmth, Kindness & Safety

Through the Winter MonthsJust one of the many benefi ts of living at

Avita of NeedhamIf you know anyone who may need a safer home environment,

call Gerry Gallin to schedule a tour

Call Today

to Lock in

2011 Rates!

Photo by Dave Halperin.

BRIGHT LIGHTScontinued from page 2

BY DAVE HALPERIN

Town Meeting Voices Approval

Wellesley Town Meeting votedrecently to approve several newmeasures.

While restaurants in Wellesleyhave until now needed at least 100seats in order to apply for alcohollicenses, Town Meeting decided toallow restaurants with 50 or moreseats the chance to apply for li-censes as well. Based on censusfigures, the town is allowed to

award 29 such licenses; 12 are cur-rently in use. The Board of Select-men is now responsible forcreating the specific details of thenew rules, which, in the form of aHome Rule Petition, will go theState Legislature for approval.

At recent meetings, talks focusedon restricting restaurants with 50-100 seats to the sale of beer andwine only.

Town Meeting also approved ameasure that will give WellesleyPolice the right to require finger-

prints from certain license appli-cants, including hawkers and ped-dlers. The fingerprints of thoseapplicants will be run through theFBI database. The measure is un-related to the aforementioned alco-hol regulations change, althoughapplicants for licenses to serve al-cohol would be subject to the fin-gerprinting.

Salvation Army at Roche Bros.Once again, Roche Bros. has in-vited the Salvation Army BellRingers to solicit funds at theirWellesley store during the monthof December. Town employees,members of Rotary and Kiwanis

Clubs, Key Club mem-bers, elected town offi-cials and folks from allover town volunteer toring the bell for onehour at a time every dayfrom 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.starting on Monday,November 28. If read-ers would like to partic-ipate in this worthwhileevent, which last yearraised over $22,000from this single Salva-tion Army bucket,please call DwinSchuler at 781-235-5615to sign up.


Serving Metrowest Area

Since 1872

Needham Oil & AirYour Home Environment Company

781-444-3600www.needhamoil.com

New Oil and Gas Customer SpecialsIncluding Discounts on oil and heating service

Call for Details

Servicing all Oil & Gas Heating EquipmentInstallation of Oil & Gas Equipment

Call Us Today

www.FeldmanFamilyLaw.comwww.MassDivorceMediator.com

www.MassCollaborativeDivorce.com

FELDMAN FAMILY LAW

Free complimentary 1/2 hour initial consultationConveniently located on Rt. 9 in Wellesley

Evening and weekend appointments available

LITIGATION, MEDIATION AND COLLABORATIVELAW

34 YEARS EXPERIENCEPersonal, Compassionate & Professional

Dedicated to providing the highest quality servicesin the area of divorce and family law.

(781) 235-3723888 Worcester Street, Suite 260, Wellesley, MA 02482

David B. Feldman [email protected]

News Briefs

Salvation Army volunteers outside RocheBros. last holiday season.

BY DAVE HALPERIN

In what could be called an infor-mation age update of a Wellesleytradition of helping those in need,the Wellesley Friendly Aid Associ-ation has joined forces with Mas-sachusetts-based NeighborBrigade, which matches peoplefacing challenges due to illness,surgery, or other short term issueswith volunteers in their communitythrough the web site lotsahelping-hands.com.

"Wellesley has a history of hav-ing a lot of people who are willingand able to volunteer their time tobenefit the community in one formor another," notes WellesleyFriendly Aid's Richard Winters,"and this is just another way ofchanneling that volunteerism."

Winters explains that launchingthe program comes from theknowledge that while we neverknow if or when tragedy is goingto strike, we can be prepared.

"Even though [the program]might not touch a whole bunch of

people directly... anybody can havetragedy happen to them and we allneed help once in a while in deal-ing with these tragedies," he said."We hope [residents] don't need us,but if they do, we hope they'llknow that we're here."

The specific seed for WellesleyFriendly Aid's partnership with theNeighbor Brigade was a difficultythat Winters witnessed in his ownfamily.

'My own brother's wife wassick... and he's down in New Jer-sey," Winters says. "He had thehelp of his church and otherfriends, but it was tough going forhim, being a caregiver 24/7, and heneeded help. It is very emotionallyand physically taxing for someonewho's a caregiver."

The services provided by theWellesley chapter of the NeighborBrigade include helping an indi-vidual or a family with errands,transportation to medical appoint-ments, providing weekly meals,dog walking, and light yard work.

Neighbors and friends helpingeach other with these kinds ofthings is not a new experience; thedifference with Neighbor Brigadeis that the internet has the potentialto ensure that more of those whoare in need get help through theLotsa Helping Hands website atlotsahelpinghands.com, whichprovides a way to coordinateschedules easily and efficiently.

"We have a pool of 28 volun-teers," Winters said, noting thatthey hope to grow that pool toabout 50 community members,"and we communicate with themthrough [lotsahelpinghands.com]when we need help... and we canspecify what the needs are, andvolunteers can sign up based ontheir own schedules."

Those interested in pitching in, orwho are in need of assistance,should contact Karen Mondell at781-235-3960 or [email protected]. Theorganization's website is atwww.wellesleyfriendlyaid.org.

"We have a group of volunteersin place, so now it's a matter of get-ting the word out that we're avail-able to families in need oftemporary support," Winters says.

Pictured above are Mary BarbaraAlexander, Pecan Chair for theSmith College Club West ofBoston, and Sturty Waterman ofthe Page-Waterman Gallery, 126Church Street in Wellesley, withdelicious pecans being sold at theGallery to benefit local studentsthrough the Smith College Schol-arship Fund.

Once again the Smith College

Club West of Boston is sellingpecans to benefit the Smith Col-lege Scholarship fund. Throughthis longstanding tradition, theClub has raised funds to providescholarships to local students whohave attended Smith College overthe years.

These are high quality, freshpecans that make great holiday,teacher or hostess gifts and are a

scrumptious way to support a wor-thy cause.

The pecans come in one-poundbags of Mammoth Pecan Halvesor in 12-ounce bags of deliciousChocolate Covered Pecans and areavailable after November 15 atPage-Waterman Gallery, 26Church Street. They may be or-dered for local delivery or UPSshipment for areas outside the localdelivery area by phone or emailfrom Mary Barbara Alexander at508 647-1631 or [email protected].

Smith College Club Holiday Fundraising

The Neighbor BrigadeComes to Wellesley

By Dennis B. Sullivan, Esq., CPA, LLM The Estate Planning & Asset Pro-

tection Law Center of DENNIS

SULLIVAN & ASSOCIATES

With the number of families af-fected by Alzheimer’s diseasegrowing daily, it is becoming vitalinformation for almost everyone tolearn how to manage this dreaddisease and its far-reaching rami-fications. Latest studies indicatethat the number of Americans withAlzheimer’s could double by 2020(9 million people) and quadruple(to 16 million) by 2050.What To Do

The first step is to tap availableresources and become informedabout the disease. One excellentresource is to attend one of our freeTrust, Alzheimer’s & Asset Pro-tection Workshops. In addition tocovering all the legal issues thatconfront the Alzheimer’s family,attendees will also receive accessto The Alzheimer's Resource Kit(sold nationwide for $197).Among other things, this kit in-cludes the latest breakthrough in-formation for the patient, family,and caregiver. To register for oneof these workshops, call 800-964-4295 (24/7) or register online atwww.DSullivan.com.Next, it’s important to build asupport network that may includeother families dealing withAlzheimer’s, relatives and friends.Individuals who are suffering frommemory loss and their familiesshould also address the health-re-

lated issues with their doctors.While there is no cure yet forAlzheimer’s, there are a variety oftreatment options and significantresearch continues.Another crucial step is estate andasset protection planning with areputable elder law attorney. Es-tablishing powers of attorney forboth health care and financial mat-ters is the only way a family mem-ber can legally make decisions fora loved one if he or she becomesmentally incapacitated. There aremultiple other legal issues to dis-cuss during the Alzheimer’s estateplanning process, and each indi-vidual’s needs vary.

How To Pay for Alzheimer's Care?

Medicare does not pay for long-term care if there is no possibilityfor improvement. Since diseaseslike Alzheimer's and Parkinson'shave no known cure today, reha-bilitation is not possible, soMedicare will not pay.Unlike Medicare, Medicaid willpay for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's,other dementia-related diseases, ora decline in functioning due to theaging process. You must, however,exhaust all your resources (includ-ing your spouse's) before you willbe eligible, that is unless you takesteps to protect your home, spouseand life-savings to avoid nursinghome poverty. To learn more, callour office 781-237-2815. In addi-tion, visit our website,www.DSullivan.com to download

our free elder guide The Massa-chusetts Elder Guide to Medicaid,Nursing Homes and Asset Protec-tion or watch our educationalvideo on How To Avoid NursingHome Poverty."

Take Control -Establish A Life-Care Plan.

With longevity, comes expense.Life-care planning is an integratedplanning approach that addressesthe health care, legal, and financialissues of aging and disability. The goals of a quality life-careplan include, maintaining thehealth and well-being of yourloved one; assessing long-termcare options in the home and out-side the home; identifying allsources of income available to payfor care; obtaining eligibility forpublic benefits programs likeSSDI, VA, and Medicaid benefits;protecting assets. The life-careplan also provides the services ofa Geriatric Care Manager (GCM)to assist with the development andimplementation of the plan. It alsoprovides assistance with livingarrangements and placements, co-ordination of available communityresources and working with thefamily to provide support, guid-ance, and advocacy.For more information or if youhave questions, please call our of-fice 781-237-2815. To learn moreabout how to protect yourself, yourspouse, your home and life-sav-ings from increasing medical andnursing home costs, register online

or call 800-964-4295 (24/7) to at-tend one of our Trust, Alzheimer’s& Asset Protection Workshops.Upcoming dates in Wellesley are

as follows:Thursday, December 8 @10AM & 2PM

Thursday, December 15 @10AM & 2PM


PIANO • GUITAR • DRUMACCORDION

Lessons FREEEvaluation

781-237-0554

Est. 1952 www.PaulMonte.com

Paul Monte [email protected]

Resources For The Alzheimer’s Family

BY JUDITHA. SWACK, PH.D.

Sally is a lively 80-year oldwoman who enjoys learning andusing mind-body techniques, gar-dening, and visiting her children,grandchildren, and other familymembers. Sally came to see me tokeep herself young, physicallyand emotionally.

From years of treating peoplewith HBLU, we have found thatmany of the symptoms and dis-eases of aging are actually causedby accumulated trauma in thebody. Sure enough, when wetreated Sally for all the physicalinjury traumas she’d ever accu-mulated in her feet, ankles, knees,shoulders, and neck, she was ableto walk beautifully with a bouncein her step.

One day Sally appeared in myoffice with a swollen index finger.A week earlier she had lightlybrushed the edge of her fingeragainst her dining room table, and

by afternoon it was burning, red,swollen to twice its size, and ten-der to the touch. Her primary carephysician, seeing nothing on X-ray but a little calcification in thelast joint and maybe some slightarthritis, told her he couldn’t ex-plain her symptoms and asked ifshe had gout (she didn’t). He senther to hand specialist that weekwho said the same thing (includ-ing the question about gout.) Theperplexed hand specialist pre-scribed an anti-inflammatorymedication and suggested that sheice the finger.

It has been my experience thatcalcification of bone signifies aprevious break or crack thathealed with excess bone because,due to trauma, the body couldn’tfeel when the healing was com-plete. I surmised that the burningfeeling was the body feeling angrywith her for being the one to causethe accident. Muscle testing re-vealed that at the age of 13, i.e. 67years earlier, she had slammedthat finger so hard in a car door

that someone else had to open thedoor to release her. In fact, herbody had developed a grudgeagainst her for hurting it (she apol-ogized). Within 15 minutes ofclearing the physical injurytrauma and the grudge, theswelling was down by half and thefinger was no longer burning, red,or sensitive to touch. “Oh my, thisis amazing,” she exclaimed whilerepeatedly poking the finger. Iapologized to the finger for over-looking it while we were clearinglarger traumas.

The moral of the story: Traumaremains in the body till you re-lease it with an appropriate tech-nique. Don’t wait till you are 80or have physical symptoms toclear trauma memories from yourbody. Healing trauma now willkeep you young!

HBLU, Inc., 56 Pickering St.,Needham, MA 02492

781-444-6940www.hblu.org •[email protected]

Copyright 2010 Judith A. Swack, Ph.D.

Youthening

Elenilda S AlmeidaCleaning houses, apartments, offices,

honest work and sincerity.5 years of experience and great references.

call for an appointment617-653-1971

[email protected]

Do You...

shop, eat and buy locally?

So do the readers

of this newspaper.

Make sure our readers see your Ad in this paper

direct mailed to every home and business in town.

Learn about our marketing for your

business, visit www.localtownpages.com

(508) 533-4588 • Wellesley, MA 02053

BY DAVE HALPERIN

Members and guests of theWellesley Society of Artists(WSA) met November 18 at theWellesley Free Library to see theFall Show's 43 works of art and toofficially recognize prize winnersduring the Annual Awards Recep-tion, co-sponsored by the library.

On display in the Wakelin Roomand spilling into the library's foyer,the works represented currentmembership of a 78 year old or-ganization that regularly displaysat the Wellesley Community Cen-ter. This year's winners demon-strated the diversity within thegroup, with paintings ranging

from the traditional to the abstractand everything in between.

Taking home First Prize wasDeborah Drummond's acrylicpiece "Advance and Shift", whichshe said was the result of her artis-tic process.

"I never have a real plan," shenoted. "It's movement and intu-ition... But it's a landscape."

Of winning first place, Drum-mond said, "It's fabulous. It's niceto have some validation, andthere's a lot of great art here, somaybe the judge just saw some-thing in it."

Before handing out the awards,

WSA president Yale Nicolls toldthe group that show judge DiannePanarelli Miller commented sev-eral times on the quality of art.

"She was incredibly impressedwith the work," Nicolls said,adding, "She had an especiallyhard time with the honorable men-tions because she just wanted tokeep going."

Other winners included BruceWood's second place piece "TowerCourt, Wellesley College"(acrylic) and Deanna Cryan's thirdplace winner "Bohemian Girl" (oilon linen). Geri Duffy, MichelleLavallee, and Sarah Alexander re-ceived honorable mentions, while

Shanti Kumar's "Very BerryStrawberries" (watercolor) tookhome the Margaret FitzwilliamAward and Frederick Kubitz's"Ocean Point-E. Boothbay, ME"(oil on panel) won the Helen Sher-man Award.

Wood's heavily textured "TowerCourt, Wellesley College" bringsthe Wellesley College campus tolife, as the air almost seems todance.

"It's my attempt at getting musicin there," he explained. "I'm atrained filmmaker and I alwaysliked the interaction between filmand music."

Wood is one of the group's newermembers.

"I recently moved back to thearea from Chicago, and I'm tryingto get restarted. This was a goodplace to get involved," he said, not-

ing WSA's standing in the artscommunity and its practice of vet-ting potential members.

WSA's mission is the support oflocal artists and the promotion ofthe arts in general in Wellesley, theformer of which is accomplishedin part through regular meetingsand demonstrations by visitingartists.

True to form, on the night of theFall Show's awards receptionmembers spent little time congrat-ulating one another and movedquickly to a demonstration inacrylics by artist Adia Arch.

"It takes an organization like thisto find the caliber of person youwant to learn from," said ThirdPrize winner Cryan.


24 Hour Emergency Service For Our Loyal Customers

Serving MetroWest families & businesses for 57 years.

Happy Holidays from

Medway Oil

508.533.6561 www.medwayoil.com

Oil Propane Coal 37 Broad Street, Medway

Your Total Home Comfort Company

“Serious Pickles for Serious Pickle People”

Great With Cheese, Meats or Right Out of The JarFells Market John Dewar Wasiks Cheese Shop Whole Foods Roche Bros RootCellarPreserves.com

www.RootCellarPreserves.com

Wellesley’s

R O O T C E L L A RPreserves

Excellent Hostess Gifts

A Show of Artistic IntegritySociety of Artists Fall Show and Annual Awards at the Library

Fall Show Award Winners during the Annual Awards Reception.

Arts In Wellesley

Third Place winner "Bohemian Girl"by artist Deanna Cryan. Photos by Dave Halperin.


BY DAVE HALPERIN

When Wellesley honored Veter-ans Day this year it honored notonly those who have served thecountry, but one man who servedveterans in the town for manyyears, former Veterans Affairs Su-pervisor Richard "Dick" Dillon.

In honoring Dillon, current Vet-erans Affairs Supervisor StanleySpears paid tribute to his predeces-sor, a man that he said showed himthe ropes and that visitors to his of-fice still ask for.

"When I tell them he's retired,sometimes they talk to me andsometimes they walk away,"Spears joked.

To demonstrate Dillon's effect onpeople, Spears read a letter writtenby a fellow veteran.

"Dick, you may be gone fromWellesley Town Hall, but you arecertainly not forgotten. You are aman of great integrity, I am proudto call you a Fellow Veteran," theletter states. "You were alwaysthere for all the Vets that came toyour office, patiently guiding themthrough the miles of red tape they

would have to go through to get tothe right government office, withthe right paperwork... You handledthe calls to your office with com-passion when the person on theother end was panic-stricken anddidn't know where to turn next.You always knew the next turn,and exactly how to get themthere."

The event at Town Hall broughtabout 75 people to the Great Hall,including veterans, residents, andtown officials and employees. Theceremony began with the tolling ofthe memorial bell, 11 times, inhonor of the eleventh hour of theeleventh day of the eleventh monthin 1918, also known as theArmistice of the Great War, WorldWar I.

The Tolling of the Memorial Bellwas followed by several other tra-ditions, including the Invocation,read by the Chaplain of the Veter-ans Council, John Tracey; noticeof the Prisoner of War/Missing inAction flag draped over an emptychair; and the Salute to the Dead,read by John Saunders of the Vet-erans Council. The poem "In Flan-

ders Fields" was spoken by U.S.Army Veteran Lorelei KettendorfKing.

Spears delivered a speech usingparts of the essay "What is a Vet-eran?" by Marine Chaplain Fr.Denis Edward O’Brien.

"Some veterans bear visible signsof their service: a missing limb, ajagged scar, a certain look in theeye," Spears said. "Others maycarry the evidence inside them: apin holding a bone together, apiece of shrapnel in the leg or per-haps another sort of inner steel: thesoul's ally forged in the refinery ofadversity. Except in parades, how-ever, the men and women whohave kept America safe wear nobadge or emblem. You can't tell avet just by looking. What is a vet?"

While Spears asked the questionof "What is a Vet?", showing thatanyone a person sees on the streetcould be a veteran of military serv-ice, the purpose of Veterans Day it-self was definitive. Those inattendance were there to honor allAmericans who have served.

Wellesley resident John Mac-

Donald, for one, said that recog-nizing Veterans Day meant recog-nizing his fellow servicemen andwomen, with whom he served for26 years during a military careerthat began in Vietnam.

"I'm here to pay a little respect tomy fellow shipmates who passedon, more out of respect for the oneswho aren't here," he said.

A Tribute to Vets, Dillon Among Them

Photos by Dave Halperin

BY RENEE REYNOLDS

Wellesley trainer Katie Boydisn’t afraid a shattering stereo-types. The former pageant queenhas transformed herself into astraight-talking, size 8 trainer. Hergym, the Miss Fit Club, is nowbeing featured on the Style Net-work’s reality show, Wicked Fit,airing Sundays at 9 p.m. Here,Boyd discusses her pageant back-ground and how her athletic up-bringing and competitive spiritbrought her to where she is today.

When did you start competing inpageants?

When I was 4-years-old. I don’tremember it a lot, but I was reallyinto dressing up, and I was reallygirly. I liked that you won a trophyat the end. I didn’t understand thereality of it all. I remember oneyear I was one of the runners up,and I didn’t win anything, so mymother gave me a doll to shut meup from crying.

So, it’s safe to say you werepretty competitive?

Definitely. I have been competi-tive my whole entire life, whetherit’s been with school or with

sports. These days I am com-petitive with my business. NowI am all about expanding mybrand.

When did you realize youwanted to be a trainer?

When I was 18. I had alwaysbeen active; I always went tothe gym. My dad was a profes-sional baseball player, so Icome from a very athletic fam-ily. One day, I was like, I canmake something of this. I canwork out and make moneyfrom it. So, right out of schoolI got certified, then I went toUMASS Amherst for ExerciseScience.

Why did you decide to open yourown gym?

I was let go from the gym I wasworking in in 2009 because theywere restructuring. I had somemoney saved up. The gym wasbought out and was replacing alltheir current trainers with newones. It was the best thing that everhappened to me. It gave me a lot ofguts when it comes to business.Now, when it comes to makingdeals, I’m not afraid. If I could get

through that, I can get throughanything.

Why did you go with a glam-orous sort of theme for your gym?

Let’s be honest, working outsucks. No one enjoys working out.It’s not that fun. What you get outof it is the big payoff, but that takestime. I wanted women to feelhappy when they walked into mygym. I wanted them to feel glam-orous and like they had a place oftheir own. I wanted the hot pinkequipment; something girly, fun. Iwant people to walk in and have a

smile on their face.

What is your diet/workout rou-tine these days?

Right now, because we’vebeen filming, the only real work-ing out we do is on the show. Iam trying to control my weightwith my diet. I eat five times aday and everything I eat has pro-tein. I don’t eat a ton of carbswhen I’m not working out, be-cause when you’re not workingout, you should lower your carbsa little bit. I believe in everythingin moderation. You can enjoychocolate, but don’t eat thewhole bar.

How did the idea for the showcome about?

Someone came to me andpitched the idea when the gymopened up. I think it’s because mygym is so different and I am suchan unorthodox trainer.

What makes you so unorthodox?

I am extremely tough, but I amalso very loving. I am not afraid totell it like it is. I tease my clients,but it’s to make them laugh. If theytell me they ate something they

shouldn’t, I will joke with themand say, seriously? But, next timethey go to eat it, they won’t. It’slike psychology.

What have you learned aboutyourself from watching ‘WickedFit’?

I am obsessive-compulsive andwant my schedule to run on time.Hollywood is like this whole otheranimal. You can’t control a lot ofthings and you’re at their mercy.It’s really made me change myselfas a person. I was way too uptightand drove myself insane. [Beingon the show] has helped me calmdown.

Is there pressure from being inthe spotlight?

I am not a zero by any means; Iam more like a size 8. Now that Iam on television, people see me asbeing big for a trainer. This is theproblem with our country. Peoplethink being healthy is being thin. Itry to teach all my women, youhave to love the body God gaveyou. If 90 percent of your life isabout starving yourself, or over-ex-ercising, that’s a horrible way tolive your life. I can smell an eatingdisorder a mile away. I won’t trainpeople like that. I will have themseek a counselor. I want to be abillboard for health.

Who Says Tough Can’t Be Glamorous?Wellesley Trainer is "Wicked Fit"

BY DAVE HALPERIN

The Philanthropic Touch Studioon Washington Street continues tofind creative ways to use its spaceto benefit local charities and artistsalike.

The massage therapy studio re-cently hosted an art opening forcollagist and encaustic media artistKarma Kitaj. In spite of takingplace on a cold and rainy night, theevent drew more than 50 visitorsthroughout the course of theevening.

"I started [making art] a yearago," Kitaj said. "It's very exciting.I never thought I'd be doing this."

Kitaj, better known as a lifecoach, psychotherapist, and author,believes that as we age we shouldcontinue to find new ways to ex-

press ourselves.

“One of the joys of reaching 60is the deep recognition that I don’tneed to impress anyone else… Ijust need to express myself in theways that appeal to me,” she haswritten.

The Philanthropic Touch Studiowas started by owner ElizabethAudley as a way to combine herinterest in massage with a desire tosupport non-profit organizations.The name Philanthropic Touch ap-plies both to Audley's interest inworking with clients experiencingstress, anxiety and depression, butalso to the charitable organizationsAudley has an interest in.

While a student at Wellesley Col-lege, Audley 's daughter was bornand, finding services for motherslacking at the college, she was in-

spired to found the Sisters' KeepersFund, which lobbies the school toimprove financial aid and enroll-ment policies for students with

children. The Philanthropic TouchStudio also partners with The OneFamily Scholars Program andCrittendon House, other charitable

organizations that support low-in-come women with children pursu-ing higher education andprofessional training opportunities.

During the Kitaj gallery event,one-third of the artist's 28 pieceswere sold, and a portion of the pro-ceeds went to the aforementionedcharities, as well as The GlamourProject and the Family NurturingCenter, the chosen charities ofMarilyn Feldman, who providedfree eyelash extensions for visitorsto Philanthropic Touch thatevening.

Audley said she is open to anyfuture events that assist the studio'smission of charitable support.

"I'm hoping to keep doing futurearts for charity events," Audleysaid.


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~

Skating School Classes (all levels)

start during the week of

December 5th

www.babsonskatingcenter.com

781-239-6056

Arts In Wellesley

Art for a Cause and Massage with a Message

From left to right, Karma Kitaj, Marilyn Feldman, and Elizabeth Audley.Photo by Beth Nast.

BY PETER ZIEGELMAN

a Z Fine arts

This past year has been a reallyexciting one with some great ex-hibits in our area museums. Exam-ples include the Dutch Mastersexhibit at the Peabody, the ChihuliGlass

exhibit at the MFA, the many finesculptural exhibits at the Decor-dova, the great craft exhibits at theFuller only to name a few. In addi-tion to this there were a multitudeof small artist exhibits at area li-braries and galleries as well as

artist open studios. All of theseallow the public to see some won-derful and creative art and craftdone by artists and artisans whohave made their art their life work.

The art shown in the past year hasenriched the viewer and hopefullyallowed them to see an integral partof the artists’ life blood. Every timean artist puts their work on viewthey open themselves up to critiqueand the hope that people go awayspeaking positively about theirwork. Some artists have workedmany years to hone their skills andto arrive at what you see today.

This can be an arduous task attimes and a lot of blood, sweat andtears can go into making a terrificartist.

Supporting the artists and artisansof today can make a big differencein how successful they can becomeand allows them to continue to cre-ate in an atmosphere where theyare compelled to be. At this time ofyear, it is especially importantwherever possible to support theseartists by giving gifts of fine art andhandcrafted one-of-a-kind items.This allows the artists to continueto work without interruption. Mostof these people have made their arttheir sole form of support so sellingtheir work is extremely important.

Buying locally done art andcrafts is a win-win situation. Firstof all, the buyer is getting some-thing very special and not massproduced and secondly, the artist ismaking a living so they can con-tinue to grow and produce greatthings in the future.

So while out and about and doingyour holiday shopping, considerbuying locally crafted items thatwill be embraced and rememberedwhile supporting the arts of NewEngland!

Have a healthy, happy holidayseason and as always, if you haveany questions about fine art, craftsor custom framing, feel free toemail me at [email protected].

Focus on Art in Retrospect 2011

� Unparalleled reliability. M.D.P.U. #1275

781-237-9505www.hmsmoving.com

High Quality Moving Services

BY RENEE REYNOLDS

‘Tis the season to be jolly! Un-fortunately, that can also mean it’sthe season to be searching for theperfect gift, waiting in long linesand coming home empty-handed.Instead, relax and feast your eyeson some great local suggestionsfor the guys and gals in your life –all for under $50!

The Gifted Hand

This shop at 32 Church Street hasseveral handmade selections, allmade in the United States, for avery reasonable cost. For moms,try “Mom’s Little Vase,” anadorable, small vase that will holdflowers the little ones pick fromoutside when the weather warmsup. For the business professionalsin your life, these handmade busi-ness card holders will help keepthem organized – and lookingfashionable!

Vase: $20; Business CardHolder: $40

Wellesley Booksmith

Aside from books for readers,this store at 82 Central Street has agift section in the back, full ofunique gifts. For her, “Mom’s OneLine a Day” is a great gift, witheach page containing space for herto write something memorablefrom each day. Whether it be aquote or a memory, it will be agreat tool for tracking all the thingsthat warmed her heart over theyears. For Sox fans, a travel-sizegame of Red Sox Yahtzee willscore a home run on game night.

Mom’s One Line a Day: $16.95;Red Sox Yahtzee: $17.95

Wellesley Holiday Boutique

This seasonal boutique, locatedat 67 Central Street, is full ofunique, locally designed items thatare perfect for the holidays. Forher, try a Couture Planet clutch orwristlet. This Boston-based,women-led company customizesbags based on events in the news-paper. Did your little one score thegame winning touchdown? Showthem the article, and they can turnit into your new favorite accessory.For him, try a handmade pillow,like this one. Perfect for the fisher-man in your family!

Wristlet: $38; Clutch: $48; Pil-low: $42

Wasiks Cheese Shop

Looking for a unique gift for thefoodie on your list? Look no fur-ther than Wasiks. This shop at 61Central Street features is a family-owned business specializing ingourmet cheeses. On a budget?Try the Ploughman’s Lunch bas-ket, featuring Wasiks CheeseCounter Crackers, a hunk of Eng-lish Farmhouse Cheddar, andCarol’s own Yankee Chutney.Yum!

Ploughman’s Lunch: $44.95.

Massage Envy

Male or female, there’s one thingeveryone on your list will want todo after the holidays: relax! Trygiving the gift of massage. At Mas-sage Envy, a 1-hour, introductorymassage is just $39. The 1-hour es-sential, therapeutic relief includeseither a full body massage or reliefof tension areas. Send that specialsomeone on your list down to 161Linden Street and let their holidaystress melt away.

Moms Little Vase

Mom's Little Vase is a great placeto store hand-picked gifts from thelittle ones.

Business Cards

Keep your business partnerhappy and in style with thesehandmade business card holders.

Moms One Line

Have someone sentimental onyour list? Mom's One Line a Daywill help her record all her favoritememories for the next five years.


Great Holiday Gifts For Under $50!

Why keep your favorite newspa-per stories in a photo album whenyou can wear them as a bag?Thanks to Couture Planet, nowyou can.

Fish Pillows

Impress the fisherman in your life with one of these cozy, locally de-signed pillows.

Ploughmans

Got a food lover to shop for? APloughman's Lunch basket forWasiks will fill their hunger thisholiday season.

Help the sports fan on your listenjoy the Red Sox again with thisBoston-based form of Yahtzee.

Yahtzee

News Bag

Photos by Renee Reynolds

By Dave Halperin

Visitors to the Clever HandGallery on 52 Central Street shouldbe forewarned: they may lose them-selves in the beauty of an array ofartworks. Courtesy of the gallery'snarrow passageways and stairwaysthat lead to additional rooms of art-work, they will be beckoned to ex-plore; time may disappear in thepresence of all that beauty.

But visitors may also find much oftheir holiday shopping accom-plished during those moments inthe gallery, perhaps regaining thatlost time.

With 20 member artists and an ad-ditional 30 artists with work dis-played on consignment, CleverHand Gallery is the little artists' co-operative that could, fitting count-less items in numerous mediumsinto a space that packs an artisticpunch belying its size.

"This is a great place. I save buy-ing all my gifts every year until Icome here," said Carol Scharff, arecent visitor to the store whomakes a point of stopping by everyNovember when she travels withher husband from New York toMassachusetts. "And it's nice be-cause you meet the artists."

Scharff was seen purchasing sev-eral pieces of ceramics from potterReme Gold, who was working amember-shift at the gallery.

"I get to work in the store and talkto people about art," Gold said."And I love to sell local artists'work... and we're all friends, so wesupport each other, and stay awayfrom Walmart."

The interplay between artists andshoppers and the communal spiritof members sets Clever HandGallery apart. Monthly meetings in-clude critiques of each other's work(just because a member is a mem-ber does not mean their work willmake it to the shelves; everything isjuried) have helped members' im-prove artistically and the entiregallery stay fresh.

"This is a very supportive environ-ment," says potter Ann Schunior."Many of us have been here foryears. We've grown up together pro-fessionally, and seen each otherthrough good and bad."

Wellesley silversmith and CleverHand member Linda Lutfy Claytonechoes those sentiments.

"I've developed lifelong friend-ships here, really deep and abiding.When you need someone all 20members come instantly to help,"notes Clayton, who explained thatjoining the gallery following herhusband's death several years agowas just the right move for someonewho was "a single person again. Itwas a way to find me again."

One of the oldest cooperativeartists' galleries in New England,

Clever Hand got its start in Sudburyin 1973 but moved to Wellesley 18years ago. Specializing in tradi-tional crafts, with a core body ofwork featuring jewelry, pottery andglass, the gallery also displayshandmade clothing, leather goods,children's items and products inwood and paper. In addition, every-thing is locally made, with one ex-ception - the gallery sells woodenboxes produced by Guatemala'sOnly a Child program, which pro-vides shelter and other essentials tostreet children, as well as training inhand carving.

Schunior says that the move toWellesley in 1993 changed CleverHand's outlook.

"The gallery has become muchmore professional, the work, theway we do things. And that changecame with coming to Wellesley,"she says. "We could get by being afolksy gift shop in Sudbury, butyou've got to live up to the standardsof Wellesley."

Moreover, the specific location ofthe Wellesley address created ashift, says Schunior: "The gallery inSudbury was located on the backside of a strip mall. We had plentyof parking, all the parking youcould want, but no people walkingby. Now we have no (dedicated)parking spaces but lots of peoplewalking by."

And those people, should theyenter the Clever Hand's front door,may wind up staying awhile, takingin all the brightly colored art, andleaving with a few gifts for friends,or treats for themselves.

"We want people to explore,"Schunior says. "Every time some-one comes in, they'll say that some-thing is new, and I'll say, 'No it washere before,' but they haven't seen itbefore because there's just so muchto take in."


841 Worcester Street • Suite 335 • Natick, MA 01760Email: [email protected]

Local References Given Upon Request • Bonded & Insured

508-655-7477Fine Residential Hardware • Deadbolts Installed • Locks Rekeyed

Safes Sold & Serviced • Over 20 Years Experience

Master Locksmith Joseph Magri, Owner

Est. 1972

Magri’sL CK & SAFE

Arts In WellesleyLose Yourself, Find Gifts at the Clever Hand Gallery

Photos by Dave Halperin.

ART OF REDESIGNTHE

INTERIOR AKEOVERS

BBH DESIGNS781 237 2866

M

REFRESH RETHINK RESTYLE

ART OF REDESIGNTHE

INTERIOR AKEOVERS

BBH DESIGNS781 237 2866

M

REFRESH RETHINK RESTYLE

2/1/20132/1/20132/1/2013


Santa Hayride

* Visit our country store for unique gifts,

ornaments and Christmas decorations *

508-655-0910309 Eliot St., Natick • www.WindyLo.com

* Hot Chocolate *

* Holiday Treats *

* Christmas Trees *

* Garlands *

* Unique Decorated Wreaths *

* Holiday House Plants *

Saturday December 3rd &

Sunday December 4th

12 noon -3 p.m.

BY ZACKARY LAMOTHE

Looking to take an excursion toenjoy the festivities of the Decem-ber holiday season? Residents ofWellesley are lucky to have manyoptions to choose from. From tra-ditional and religious holiday dis-plays and events to outrageous andfunky alternatives, the greaterWellesley area has something tooffer for all holiday activity seek-ers.

Chanukah Festivities

Wellesley’s Temple Beth Elohimis holding its annual ChanukahCarnival on Sunday, December 18from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. The event,geared towards families and chil-dren, in past years has featuredgames, prizes, face painting, amoon bounce, cookie decorating,food, and raffles. This event isopen to all members of the publicand is an exciting way to celebrateChanukah with the whole family!Temple Beth Elohim is located at10 Bethel Street in Wellesley.

Next door in Natick theHanukkah Hop will also be hap-pening on December 18. Thisevent is taking place from 10:00 to11:30 a.m. The events at the Hopare appropriate for children up to

second grade. Children will enjoycandle lighting, food, activities,games, and songs. This is happen-ing at Temple Israel Natick, lo-cated at 145 Hartford Street inNatick. The event is free, but thosewho are interested in going need toregister ahead of time onhttp://www.jewishboston.com/events/10331-hanukkah-hop.

Christmas Celebrations Beyond Wellesley

Starting with a traditional Christ-mas offering, the Fatima Shrine inHolliston, just twenty minutesdown the road from Wellesley, of-fers visitors beautiful Christmaslights draped around the groundsof the Catholic mission center. SoftChristmas music is played, as vis-itors walk among the statuary, cre-ating a serene and introspectiveholiday stroll. The grounds aredecorated with both secular and re-ligious imagery including nativityscenes, angels, and snowmen. TheFatima Shrine is located at 101Summer Street, in Holliston. Thelights are shining brightly allthroughout the month of Decem-ber from 5 to 9 PM. It is free towalk the grounds and enjoy theholiday spirit.

A much more bombastic lightdisplay is located only ten minutesfrom Holliston in the town of Mil-lis at the home of Kevin Meehan,

the owner of Imperial car dealer-ships. During the month of De-cember, his home, located at 60Causeway Street is transformedinto Millis Wonderland. Visitorsdrive through his driveway, which

is more like a small road. On eachside of the driveway are elaboratelight displays including Santa, toysoldiers, and even a Christmastrain! As the line of cars slowlysnakes its way through the scene,popular Christmas music is playedoutside, and the displays are sovast that holiday decorationsstretch as far as the eye can see. Inthe back portion of the Millis Won-derland is a series of moving holi-day tableaux under glass. The

scenes depicted include popularcharacters like Donald Duck andhis nephews, teddy bears, andSanta’s elves. For more informa-tion, log on to www.milliswonder-land.com, and make sure to look at

the gallery of photos to get a pre-view of what the display is actuallylike. The display runs from De-cember 2 to 25 from 6 to 10PMdaily. The event is free and all do-nations go to the Salvation Army.

Enchanted Village

Another classic Boston area hol-iday tradition is the Enchanted Vil-lage. The Enchanted Village is adisplay of animatronic figuresposed in holiday themed scenes.The Village was located in JordanMarsh in Boston’s DowntownCrossing for years. Since then itmoved to City Hall Plaza and thento the Hynes Convention Center.Today, Eliot Tatelman of Jordan’sFurniture stores bought the Villageand has resurrected it in his Avonstore. The Enchanted Village hasbeen a treasured part of New Eng-land Christmastime for years, andnow thanks to Jordan’s, will be formany more to come. Jordan’s Fur-niture in Avon is located at 100Stockwell Drive. A trip through thevillage is free for all ages.

Residents of Wellesley get toenjoy holiday cheer and celebra-tions of all shapes and sizes duringthe month of December. Do not letthis magical time pass you by!

Chanukah and MoreA Sampling of Area Holiday Activities

The Enchanted Village is a classicholiday tradition.

What’s the Story?Every time we speak, we tell astory or offer bits and pieces fromour continuously running life sto-ries. Whether it’s during a quicktransaction in the bank, an intro-duction of a colleague before apresentation, or the bedtime storyyou and your kids look forward toeach night, you are always tellingstories. And every story that hasever been told has the potential toeducate, persuade and ignite theaudience to react and respond; tocreate credibility and authenticity;and to potentially convey deepemotional impact.

Who tells the story, what it isabout, and when, where, why, andto whom it is told is what makesthe story unique, relevant and, attimes, timeless. But what are therules of the game when it comes to

just what makes up a story? Is it assimple as a clear beginning, mid-dle, and end?

We can make an educated guessas to how important delivery is inengaging an audience. Not justwhat you say but how you’re say-ing it sends out nonverbal signalsthat have the ability to change themeaning of your story completely.

Let’s go back over two thousandyears to the days of the Greekphilosopher, scientist, and father ofrhetoric, Aristotle. He set up a sim-ple system for gaining acknowl-edgement, validation, and “buy-in"of ideas and experiences. As com-municators we all think, organize,and ultimately deliver stories inonly three possible ways - pathos,logos, and ethos. We call it thepower PLE:

*Pathos is an appeal based onemotion. Advertisements tend tobe pathos-driven. Pathos refers toboth the emotional and the imagi-native impact of the message on anaudience, the power with which

the speaker’s message moves theaudience to decision or action.

*Logos is an appeal based onlogic or reason and supported bydocuments, data, facts, statistics,case studies, and scholarly docu-ments. Giving reasons is the heartof argumentation, persuasion andstorytelling.

*Ethos is an ethical appeal basedon the “character” and reputationof the speaker. We tend to believepeople whom we respect. One ofthe central problems of storytellingis to project an impression to youraudience that you are someoneworth listening to, an authority onthe subject at hand, and someonewho is likable and worthy of re-spect.

So now that you understand thefoundations of a story, you can ex-periment by mixing and matchingpathos, logos, and ethos. You canrelay scenarios and situationswrapped in a PLE and discoverwhat really makes people sit upand listen, then be moved to action.


Speech and the City

December 3 and 4Santa's hayride - Saturday,Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4, 12noon - 3 p.m. at WindyLo Nurs-ery, 309 Eliot St., Natick. VisitWindLo's for their Annual SantaHayride! Enjoy a festive ride,hot chocolate and holiday treats.Visit the nursery for Christmastrees, garlands and uniquely dec-orated wreaths, and the countrystore for gifts, ornaments,Christmas decorations and

penny candy! A one-stop fun af-ternoon for the entire family!

www.windylo.com.

December 4holiday Stroll

Visit Wellesley Square andenjoy special discounts, pictureswith Santa, outdoor music, andthe chance to win a raffle with agrand prize of more than $1,000

in gift certificates to participatingbusinesses.

December 5Cluster Development Public

Forum - The Planning Boardwill be holding a public forum todiscuss Cluster Subdivision De-velopment in Wellesley. The Pub-lic Forum is a chance to discussexisting and proposed develop-ment patterns in town, to see howplanning techniques can be usedto preserve open space and pro-vide affordable housing in athoughtful and design-drivenmanner. 8-9:30, Great Hall,Wellesley Town Hall.www.wellesleyma.gov, 781-431-1019 ext. 2232.

December 8From offender to entrepre-

neur, a benefit for Venturing out,a New England based non-profit

that teaches entrepreneurship toincarcerated men and womenwho want to create their ownbusinesses after their release. Thecenterpiece of the event is theBoston premiere performance ofThe Castle, a play written by andoriginally performed off-Broad-way by four ex-offenders. AtSorenson Center for the Arts,Babson College, December 8,7pm. Tickets online at BrownPaper Tickets or through Ventur-ing Out, or call 617-279-2421 x704. Tickets range from $15 forstudents, to $150 for patron-levelpremium seating and a pre-showreception.

December 9 and 16 and January 6

Comfort Food made easy, atthe Warren Building. Coldweather makes us crave comfortfood. Whether it’s a savory meat-

loaf, mac and cheese, or a bowl ofsoup, everyone has a special dishthat evokes memories. We willcook together to make a healthyversion of a comfort food, andthen will gather around the tableto enjoy our creation. Cost - $58Space is limited. Friday, Decem-ber 9, 2011 12:30 - 3:00 PM; Fri-day, December 16, 2011 12:30 -3:00 PM; Friday, January 06,2012 12:30 - 3:00 PM. WarrenRecreation and Health Building,90 Washington Street (Route 16).Call the Recreation Dept. at 781-235-2370 or go to www.welles-leyma.gov/recreation.

December 16movie - "The Holiday" at the

Senior Center. The Holiday(2006) Cameron Diaz, KateWinslet, Jude Law and JackBlack. Two women troubled withguy-problems swap homes in

each other's countries, where theyeach meet a local guy and fall inlove. Rated PG-13, 138 mins.12:45 p.m.

December 19Family music makers, 9:30AM at LINX, 141 Linden Street.Fun for the entire family! Thismixed-age family jam session ex-plores many different ways to bemusical with our original hits, tra-ditional favorites and songs youcan groove to. Children andgrown-ups delight in the magic ofthis musical discovery room. fam-ilymusicmakers.com.

December 29Snowman Workshop, 10:00AM to 12:00 PM, WakelinRoom, Wellesley Free Library.Bring the family and make a giantsnowman. We'll decorate theroom with our frosty friends.

Calendar of Events

New England

Ballistic ServicesInc.

Unwanted guns in your home?

Highest prices paid for yourvaluable firearms.

We will properly dispose of worthless items for free.

Call today for a confidential consultation

508-381-0230 • www.neballistic.com

Walk�in clinics for Wellesleyresidents

WHO: Children ages 3�18

WHEN: Wednesday, Novem-ber 9, 2011

TIME: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

WHO: Ages 3 and older


TIME: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

WHO: College age � 18 andolder


TIME: 10:00 – 12:00 PM

WHO: College age � 18 andolder

WHEN: Tuesday, December20, 2011

TIME: 10:00 – 12:00 PM

WHERE: Wellesley HealthDepartment

Annie F. Warren Recreationand Health Building

90 Washington Street (Route16)

Wellesley, MA 02481

Medicare accepted. Some in-surance plans for those 19 andolder are accepted.

Donations appreciated. Formore information, visit:

www.wellesleyma.gov/healthor call 781�235�0135.

Seasonal Flu ClinicsScheduled

BY DAVE HALPERIN

Understanding that Americansserving in the military overseas aresure to crave America's holidaytraditions, Wellesley Dental Grouphas once again easedtheir pain of home-sickness. With thehelp of candy dona-tions from elemen-tary schools andorganizations inWellesley and be-yond, the staff hassent more than 2,500pounds of Halloweensweetness to mem-bers of the U.S. mili-tary via the non-profitgroup CarePacks.

The donation drop-off event took placeon Thursday, No-vember 10 at thegroup's offices onSeaward Avenue.

"During the holi-days, it's good tohave a treat fromhome," said Dr. Fem-ina Ali, standing near a literalcandy mountain as area school-children dumped bags of Hal-loween leftovers onto a pile thatwas slowly taking over the office.

This fourth annual event has the

dual benefit of saving area youthfrom overindulgence in candy asthey share the wealth with others.

"Our goal is to get rid of thecandy from our children, to save

calories and cavities," Ali said.

In addition to the Sprague, Fiske,Upham, and Bates elementaryschools - and elementary schoolsin Westwood and Dover - candywas also received from the Council

on Aging, the Mother's Forum, theNewcomers Club, The WellesleyFood Pantry, the Town of Welles-ley Health Department, and TenAcre Country Day School, amongothers

Many area residents also stoppedby, including Wellesley residentKerrie Grover of the WellesleyHills Junior Women's Club, whobrought her young ones' extra Hal-loween treats.

"The kids don't eat it, so if we cangive it away to the troops overseas,great," said Grover, who noted that

her brother is overseas so sheknows from experience that "theylove anything from home."

Furthermore, saving the troopsfrom the dangers of their owncandy-related tooth decay, Welles-ley Dental Group sends oral hy-giene products along with thecandy; and proving that no matter

how large the delivery of candy, it'sthe thought that counts, elementaryschool children also wrote cards totheir new pen pals overseas.

"Thank you for fighting the badguys," reads one letter written by alocal five-year-old. "Enjoy theCandy! Happy Halloween."


AYLOR RENTAL.•Party Rentals

•Equipment Rentals•Tent Rentals

• Propane Refills

Hours: 7:30 - 5:00 Mon. - Sat.26 Washington St. Wellesley Hills

$2 off Propane

Refill

10% off Any

Rental(781) 237-4156(800) 794-7989

The Sweetest of Care PackagesWellesley Dental Group collects Halloween Candy for U.S. troops

Students from the Bates School, along with their Principal David Ieong (second fromright) and Dr. Femina Ali after making their Halloween donations to the troops.

508-596-2600 • www.Skylimo.com

AIRPORT•

WEDDINGS•

SPEcIAl EvENTS•

BUSINESS

Drs. Ejaz Ali and Femina Ali hold up a sign made by Halloween candy donators The Upham School.


Thanksgiving: A Football FeastMouthfuls of School Spirit!Pep Rally Features 2nd Annual Pie Eating Contest

A Storied RivalryWellesley, Needham Tangle for 124th Time

BYMIKE STOLLER

Two days before the 124th rendi-tion of the Wellesley-Needhamfootball rivalry game, the teamswere already celebrating the age-oldtradition at the annual Rotary ClubPre-Thanksgiving Football Dinner,held Nov. 22 at the Wellesley Com-munity Center. Each year, the hometeam hosts the event, which honorsthe seniors from both squads. Thisyear the keynote speaker was long-time Boston sports media guy andformer New England Patriots gen-eral manager Upton Bell.

“Not since 1776 has there been agathering like this,” Bell opened histalk to the some 120 guests on hand,including current and past playersand coaches, and administrativestaff, from both schools. “We haveboth sides here.”

Bell, who was general manager ofthe Patriots in the early '70s and latergained fame as local sports talkshow host, reminisced about his

own life in sports andrecalled the inspirationhe got from his leg-endary father, Bert, aformer NFL commis-sioner and an originalco-owner of the Philadelphia Ea-gles. He humbly recounted his lastgame as a high school basketballplayer, when he missed the game-winning shot against his team’snemesis rival, but reminded theWellesley and Needham seniorsthat it’s about the camaraderie andthe special memories – which hisfather preached about so heavily –that matter more than the wins andlosses.

“[My father] never missed one ofmy games [and] he wasn’t the kindof dad that said, ‘Why didn’t youmake that tackle?” Bell said. “Hesaid, ‘Forget the game. It’s okay tomake a mistake.’ He was a listener,not a talker.”

Bell, who said he still keeps in

touch with a few of his formerteammates, spoke of the need towork together, and that regardless ofthe game’s outcome, the messageis, “You want to come back and saythat was the greatest moment ofyour life.”

And so it will hopefully be justthat as Wellesley and Needham rev-eled in one last hurrah off the field,the annual get-together for thesetwo towns that have so much en-riched history between them.

“It’s a celebration of youth andhigh school athletics, and the com-petitive spirit,” said Michael Price,interim president of the Wellesley

Rotary Club, whichsponsors good worksprograms, such as thelocal food pantry, thehousing project, andWellesley LittleLeague. “It’s a cele-bration of the twostrong and historiccommunities thatgoes back manyyears; two communi-

ties that stood by each other and thecontinuation of it with this [annual]dinner.”

As for the game, Wellesley en-tered last Thursday’s tilt with a 59-55-9 edge over Needham, whichwas on course to clinch a playoffberth with a win on the holiday. Thestakes weren’t as high for the 2-8Raiders, but the anticipation of thegame between these two rivalsnever hinged on records.

“It means a lot to both teams,”Needham head coach Dave Duffysaid. “We have a chance to make theplayoffs, and if they beat us it makestheir season. Both teams have agreat bunch of seniors.”

“We’re excited to play,” longtimeWellesley coach Bill Tracey said.

“It’s a good way to cap off the sea-son, and it’s always a playoff at-mosphere full of emotion. It’severything you want. It’s the lastchance for the seniors to come to-gether.”

The seniors honored at last week’sevent included, from Wellesley:Matt Pini, Capt.; Andrew Vascon-celles; Alex Perconas; CallenRaveret, Capt.; Dan Elfman, Capt;Dan Wilkins; Cole Bouley, Capt.;Jack Dario, Stephen Richards; andMason Griffin; and from Needham:Nick Santaniello; Ben Fuller; DrewBurnett, Capt.; Ian Riley; PhilComma; Dan Cavanaugh; JacksonGillenwaters; Mike Vespa, Capt.;Dan Pierce; Graham Finley; ConorElcock; Zack Nussbaum; JamesArnao; Patrick Curran; StephenFarlo; Tyler Cox; Rory O’Connor;Zach Van Dyke; Peter Madsen,Capt.; Dan Hecker; Mark Riley,Capt.; and Chris Roper.

Also included among the dinnerattendees were Wellesley High prin-cipal Dr. Andrew Keough, Need-ham High principal Jonathan Pizzi,Wellesley athletic director JohnBrown, and Needham athletic di-rector Micah Hauben.

Junior Erin Morton (left) and history teacher Lauren Berenson.

The Wellesley andNeedham high schoolfootball teams squaredoff once again onThanksgiving morning inthe longest-running ri-valry of its kind, witheach hoping for braggingrights and Needham hop-ing for a playoff berth.

The Raiders got off to astrong start when quar-terback Matt Pini found Dan Elfman for ashort pass, which Elfman promptly took 65yards for a touchdown that gave the Raidersthe early 6-0 lead.

But Needham came right back on a 15-yard touchdown run and extra point, andthey never looked back, eventually winning42-18.

Photos by Connie Main

Dine, then DuelWellesley, Needham FootballTeams Supper Together

Photo Left:Drama Specialist StephenWrobelski comes up for airon his way to victory.

Photo Right:Had enough? SophomoreSean Matthews took thirdplace.

Photos by Caroline Fahey

The pre-Thanksgiving game pep rally atthe high school featured the second annualPie Eating Contest, brain child of the Stu-dent Unification Program.

Drama Specialist Stephen Wrobelski tookhome top prize, followed by 2nd place win-ner, senior Chandler Hartnett and 3rd placewinner, sophomore Sean Matthews.

Wellesley's Matt Pini, quarterback;Dan Elfman, running back; ColeBouley, defensive end; and CallenRaveret, linebacker.

BY DAVE HALPERIN

What started in the 1940s as atradition for the few and luckycontinues today as an event for thepeople and by the people. The an-nual Wellesley Cotillion will beheld on Saturday evening, Decem-

ber 3 in the Dorothy Quincy Suiteat Boston’s Back Bay Event Cen-ter.

Back in those early Cotilliondays, the dance was an exclusiveevening set aside for members of aspecific dance class. Thanks toprogress, all Wellesley HighSchool juniors and seniors, andhigh school juniors and seniorswho live in Wellesley but attendother schools, are now invited tothe event each year, and are al-lowed to invite freshmen, sopho-mores, and out-of-townupperclassmen. Everyone attendsfor free, thanks to the support ofbusinesses and individuals.

The styles of music, dance, anddress have also changed over theyears.

"They probably had a stringquartet when it first started, and

girls would have been dressed inwhite and boys in all black tie,"said Cotillion Publicity ChairMaryliz Levy. "Today it is dressy...but it's not long dresses, and [thegirls'] shoes come off the momentthey hit the dance floor."

These days the event features aDJ and light show that casts sightsand sounds across a wide dancefloor.

"The kids are all dancing up anddown like a flash mob," Levy said,recalling the 2010 Cotillion.

The Cotillion's dance and fashionevolution, however, hasn't de-tracted from a core focus of the

event, Levy noted. The Cotillion,she said, is a chance for youngpeople to practice formal event be-havior that includes going througha receiving line of parent-chaper-ones.

"It's all done as a gift to the kidsto get them ready to graduate andmove on to more adult formalevents... That day volunteers areworking from dusk until well aftermidnight," Levy said, explainingthat volunteers take on the set-up,clean-up, and planning responsi-bilities that make the event happen.

It's those volunteers, with an as-sist from the continued financialsupport of parents (there are toomany to name here) and local busi-nesses like Roche Bros., the Lin-den Store, and others, who"literally transform this emptyspace into this sparkly white win-ter wonderland," Levy added.

In short, the Cotillion is a rareevent, one held for high school stu-dents not by school administrators,but by an entire community of vol-unteers and supporters.

"There really isn't anything that'squite like this on the high schoollevel," Levy said. "It's quite differ-ent and extraordinary."


NEEDHAMBANK.COM 781-237-0210

MAKE THE HOLIDAYS SPECIAL FOR A CHILD IN NEED WITH OUR ANGEL TREE.

Help us give back to the Wellesley community by choosing an angel from our Angel Tree. Inscribed with a gift from the wish list of a local child, each angel carries the true spirit of the holidays on its wings. Please stop in and pick up an angel anytime on or after November 8th, wrap the present and return it (with the angel attached) to our branch on or before December 17th. You’ll quickly discover there’s nothing more rewarding than getting the perfect gift for a perfect stranger.

BE AN ANGEL.TAKE AN ANGEL.

HELP US GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.This holiday season, all service charges for our CoinMax coin machines will be donated to the families of the New Falls Apartments and Riverside Community Care.

458 WASHINGTON STREET, WELLESLEY

It's Cotillion TimeThe Uniquely Wellesley Dance Arrives December 3rd

$3.799

Suburan Oil


Xenophon ’98

Tutoring• SAT & other

Standard Test Prep

• Classes at NESA (New England Sports Academy):

Chess, Math, Geographyand others upon request

ContactNicholas P. Sterling, Ph.D.

Phone: 781-733-0849

email: [email protected]: www.xenophon98.com

School NewsSponsored By

BY DAVE HALPERIN

In what was the last theatricalperformance at the 1938 WellesleyHigh School, the performing artsdepartment did something manyschools might find hard to pull off:for its matinee performance ofHairpsray, the play's understudiestook over the show's central roles.

"We have such a ridiculousamount of talent here that we de-cided to have an understudy per-formance," Hairspray Director andWHS Drama Specialist StephenWrobelski told the Saturday mati-nee audience. "It is amazing to seethe work the understudies do everyyear, and it's a tribute to the talentwe have - not every school can dothis."

Wrobelski later said, "Before, theunderstudies would just sort ofmemorize their lines, but nowthey're getting a chance to synthe-size the work they've done."

Playing the role of Tracy Turn-blad for the performance wasLydia Tuffy, while Piers Conwayplayed Corny Collins; BrendanMilway appeared as Edna,Madeleine Beimford as PennyPingleton, Julia Rufo as VelmaVon Tussle and Olivia Sanabria asAmber Von Tussle; AndrewManey played the role of LinkLarken; Delaney McCormick tookthe stage as Seaweed J. Stubbs;and Jackie Wiley took on the role

of Motormouth Maybelle. Otherunderstudy performers includedWeston Jacoby (Wilbur Turnblac),Torie Davids (Prudy Pingleton),Joy James (Dynamite #3), JalenEugene (Gilbert), Joy James(Cindy Watkins), Conor Chinitz(Brad), Harry Cramer (Sketch),Danile Gillooly (Mikey) and AnnaMorrison (Darla).

Hairspray the musical featuresmusic by Marc Shaiman, lyrics byScott Wittman and Shaiman, andis based on the 1988 John Watersfilm Hairspray. The musical firstopened in 2002, ran for over 2,500performances, and won eight TonyAwards.

According to Wrobelski, Hair-spray allows audiences to take alook at the cultural and politicalclimate of the 1960s without "be-coming preachy or didactic."

"Instead it allows us to vicari-ously relive the changing attitudesof the younger generation as theyexperience the music, fashion,fads, and politics of the time," hewrote in his director's notes.

Wrobelski further explained thatthe character of Tracy Turnbladdemonstrates how a certainamount of thoughtful rebellion canhelp young people find them-selves. "While Tracy is not readingbanned books, but delighting in theprohibited dance moves of theday," Wrobelski wrote, "the fol-

lowing John Water's quote is oneof my favorites: 'It wasn't until Istarted reading and found booksthey wouldn't let us read in schoolthat I discovered you could be in-sane and happy and have a goodlife without being like everybody

else.'"

"Here's hoping that we all find away to be insane, happy, and havea good life without being likeeverybody else," Wrobelski added.

The first production at the 1938

WHS building was Other People'sHusbands, directed by LouiseJoyce. The old school has had along and storied career, but per-forming arts students and facultywill find technical advantages inthe new high school, which isscheduled to open for business inFebruary 2012.

"The new space will present bet-ter acoustics, improved rehearsalfacilities, a new dance studio, anda recording booth," Wrobleski toldreaders of the Hairspray programguide. "The students will be thegreatest beneficiaries of our newhome. Not only will they reap thebenefits of rehearsing and per-forming in the new space, but theywill gain proficiency using moderntechnology, preparing them fortheir experiences in college and be-yond."

According to Wrobelski, the in-augural production at the new highschool will feature 2012's one-actimprovisational play. Each yearstudents and faculty create an im-provisational piece and perform itat the high school after Februaryvacation, before taking it on theroad to festivals. Last year the cre-ative process - which Wrobelskisaid is the result of "a lot of im-provisational work and sketchbuilding" - yielded a play about analien invasion in the 1950s.

Hairspray Completes High School's Stage RunFinal Performance Included Matinee with Understudies

Photos by Dave Halperin

BY DAVE HALPERIN

After losing Catherine King, theBay State Conference's fastest 50-and 100-yard freestyler, andTiffany Chow, school record-holder in the backstroke, to gradu-ation, 2011 was supposed to be arebuilding season for Raider swim-

mers and divers.

"People are coming up and mak-ing cuts for states and sectionals,"Coach Jen Dutton said of her soph-omore-dominated squad duringthe regular season-ending BayState Conference [meet] on No-vember 6 at Wellesley College.

Dutton credited the team's groupof seniors and, in particular, its trioof senior captains for helping andguiding the team's freshmen andsophomores. "They've done a re-ally good job this year being reallyaccessible to everyone, and I thinkit shows in the [race results] thisyear," she said.

Kicking off the BSC meet atWellesley College were the divers,including the Raiders sophomoreAlly Kelleher, whose 180.5 thatday earned her 11th place in a fieldof 40. Because of early regular sea-son scores Kelleher had alreadyearned a spot in the Sectional Fi-nals in and the State Finals later inNovember.

"She has a very strong gymnas-tics background and is just superathletic," explained Diving CoachKelly Tonole, "and she's extremelycoachable."

Also competing as divers wereBailey Siber, who came in with a144.65, and Caroline Kelliher, who

earned a 106.8.

"I've been very fortunate to havea lot of talent," Tonole said.

After an intermission followingthe diving competition, swimmersfrom Bay State Conference teamssquared off in a series of races.

Wellesley got off to a strong start,as the "A" Medley Relay unit

recorded a season-best time of201.48, good enough for sixth inthe conference. Bay State swim-ming powerhouses Framinghamand Walpole topped that event andmany other events that day, but thebeauty of swimming is that ath-letes and teams have the chance tocompete not only against oppo-

nents, but against theirown previous scores.

"We're very excitedabout that time [in theMedley]," Duttonsaid.

The performancedemonstrated theteam's improvementover the course of theseason, which Cap-tains Carolyn Gee,Cara Skelly andMaura Boyce saidwas the result ofteamwork and strongcoaching.

"The unity," Boycesaid when askedabout what character-ized this year's swim-mers. "We've reallycome together over thecourse of the season."

"And the coaches push us towork hard, and really know whatto do in terms of the swimming,"said Gee, while Skelly added thatthe team's coaches also have aknack for the psychological as-pects of coaching. "They help usunderstand what is in our control,and what isn't," she said.


Wellesley Sports

• Budget billing• 24-hour in-house service department• Service contracts

CALL TODAY AND MENTION THIS SPECIAL: 781-894-2878

5 Clark St. Waltham

New Customer Special$25 Off Every Oil Delivery For A Year

*Or 10 deliveries, whichever comes first

2011/2012 FRIENDS AND FAMILY REFERRAL PLAN!This heating season, we will be offering you and any friend/family member 100 FREE gallons of oil. Simply share this offer with your relative, friend or neighbor and both of you will receive 25 FREE gallons of oil on your next 4 deliveries.

Please feel free to call the office if you have any questions at 781-894-2878.





www.Flahertyoil.com

“One Call Does It All”

(781) 239-1268

Junk RemovalRubbish Removal

Weekly Pick-Up $50.00 a month

Since 1987

Michael Zaccaria Wellesley

TRUCKINGZACCARIA

Wellesley High School Swimmersand Divers Make Waves

Swim Team Captains Cara Skelly, Carolyn Ghee, and Maura Boyce during the Bay StateConference meet. Photo by Dave Halperin.

BY PETER SHANLEY

Youth sports is all about winning.

A child should select a certainsport by three or four years old,begin practicing 365 days a yearimmediately, and compete in cut-throat travel leagues by around sixyears old.

Not so fast, says youth sportsspeaker and former professionalbasketball player Bob Bigelow.

“Youth sports has nothing to dowith developing better athletes. Ithas everything to do with develop-ing better kids,” Bigelow told acrowd at the Wellesley MiddleSchool (WMS) auditorium onNov. 9 that included participants inand guests of Wellesley YouthBasketball. A basketball clinic runby Bigelow followed the discus-

sion.

The event preceded the start ofWYB's season and helped set thetone for an organization dedicatedto supporting its young athletes.

The solution to the winner-take-all mentality in youth sports islong term athlete development orLATD, Bigelow said. The UnitedStates is the lone developed coun-try that does not practice this phi-losophy. This entails allowingchildren and teenagers to matureas athletes and not cutting themfrom teams until, at the earliest, 16or 17 years old.

Bigelow told the oft-repeated an-ecdote of Michael Jordan beingcut from his varsity basketball

Teaching the Basketball TeachersWellesley Youth Basketball WelcomesFormer Pro for Hoops Discussion

BASKETBALL TEACHERScontinued to page 20

Sponsored By


It’s easy to see why we’reconsidered one of NewEngland’s finest healthcareproviders, offering Post-SurgeryRehabilitation along with Short& Long Term Skilled NursingCare. All within Small, Home-Like Settings...

Riverbend of South Natick34 Lincoln St., S. Natick, MAThomas Upham House519 Main St., Medfield, MATimothy Daniels House84 Elm St., Holliston, MAVictoria Haven House137 Nichols St., Norwood, MA

Medicare/Medicaid Certifiedwww.rehabassociates.com

For more information about our facilitiesor to schedule a tour contact

Kathy ReebeCommunity Liason

508-648-7087

team as an undersized sophomore.Jordan would then have a growthspurt, make the team the next year,

and become one of the greatestplayers in the history of the game.

He also related his own story ofbeing a 6-foot freshman who hadnever played organized basketballbefore. Bigelow was given the op-portunity to develop and graduatedWinchester High School as a 6-foot-6 basketball star.

“No one gave a crap about my

basketball abilities as a freshman,but someone had the good sense towait,” said Bigelow. “No one inAmerica waits anymore.”

According to Bigelow, on April

1997 a great chasm was createdbetween LATD and short-termthinking in the United States. Thatmonth was when Tiger Woodswon the Masters golf tournamentand the American public was inun-dated with images of Woods’ fa-ther drilling him in golf as a threeor four year old.

“More, more, more, younger,younger, younger means better,

better, better later, later, later,” saidBigelow. “That is a philosophy thatdrives youth sports into a wall. It isa crock and a myth. And that iswhat I fight every day of my life.”

When asked why they playsports, children respond that thetop reasons are having fun, devel-oping skills, and exercising, withwinning landing around number12. If given a choice between play-ing on a losing team or sitting on awinning team, kids want to play,Bigelow said.

But as one ages, winning be-comes more important, so adultstend to rank it high among their

lists. That creates the problem ofparents pushing winning while thekids are attempting to enjoy them-selves.

Bigelow has a simple statementto those parents and coaches thatare overbearing: “Shut up. They donot need your advice or guidance.”

Youth sports, he says, is aboutexploration and making mistakes.And he strongly believes that cut-ting children from teams at anearly age is wrong.

“Trying to rank athletic ability atan early age is horrible,” saidBigelow.

The best solution is to adapt soc-cer's philosophy: the game is thebest teacher.

BASKETBALL TEACHERScontinued from page 19

BYTIM DAVIS

In recent years, tragedy in thenews has influenced perceptionsof youth hockey in New England,as overzealous parents have en-gaged in violence in communityrinks.

But in Wellesley, youth hockeycouldn't be more different fromthe impression these reportsmight create. The program is anexample of excellence and sports-manship that serves as one of themost popular youth programs inthe state while being a beacon ofsupport and dedication for localyouth.

Julie Perry, current WYHAPresident, has continued the workof her predecessors, emphasizingthe importance of safety, learning,and fun to as many as 500 younghockey enthusiasts.

“As an organization safety is anumber one concern for us,” saidPerry of a program that has beenproviding youth hockey opportu-nities since 1961, and not just forWellesley residents, but for thosefrom surrounding areas whereage-appropriate programs maynot exist.

“My son was at the learn-to-play stage, and in Weston theydidn’t have a youth hockey pro-gram,” said local hockey parentand coach Ed Weiss. “We hadoverwhelmingly heard from peo-ple in Weston incredibly favorablethings about the Wellesley pro-gram.”

WYHA offers opportunities forchildren ages 4 ½ to 18 to strap onskates, and with so many players,the program requires more than100 volunteers to field the 28teams.

Besides stressing safety, sports-manship is also taught and em-phasized by the coaches andvolunteers, along with makingsure the kids have fun first andforemost.

WellesleyYouthHockey

Wellesley Sports

“Really, the dedication by theparents and coaches is just to makesure the kids have fun," said Weiss.“That is the number one rule atevery practice.”

Also penetrating the news inhockey circles, as well as othercontact sports, is the issue of con-cussions. WYHA and Perry haveinitiated a policy known as the Im-pact Test, which is a baseline testfor athletes who have suffered ahead injury. The test measurescognitive ability and has served asa standard for all town athletes tofollow.

“We have taken several steps toreact to [the concussion issue], andone of those is a new policy within

our program,” said Perry. “Westarted educating coaches on howto handle concussions, as well asparents and players. We hope thisis an overall contribution to thetown, not just for those who playhockey, but other sports as well.”

And Wellesley hockey does notonly serve boys. WYHA has

started to meet the increasing de-mand and interest of local girlswho want to strap on the skates, achange that has coincided with theincreasing popularity and im-proved skill of girls' hockey on thehigh school level.

Wellesley resident Peter Mullin,who coaches a girls' under-19 teamin Wellesley, has noticed tremen-dous growth in the girls' game.

“If you watched the girls' [highschool state championship] sixyears ago, compared to today it’snot the same game,” said Mullin,a 16-year volunteer of WYHA.“The difference between the boys'and girls' game at the high schoollevel is getting smaller.”

On the under-19 team, girls arelearning the fundamentals of howto move the puck and control thepower play.

“They work hard,” said Mullin.“We show them what good hockeylooks like and to try to emulatethat, as opposed to statistics, andwe're trying to make them goodscorers and passers.”

Mullin, whose 20 year old sonwent through the WHYA program,now has a 12-year old daughterwho plays and who started severalyears ago in the learn-to-play pro-gram. Mullin is a former presidentof the league and has devotedcountless hours serving as a coachand administrator.

In recognition of all he has donefor the program, Mullin was hon-

ored at the Matt Brown Gala thispast September and given the MattBrown Unsung Hero Award. It's anaward that Mullin humbly andmodestly discussed.

“It was kind of out of the blue,"Mullin said. "I've always knownMatt Brown’s story and I was atthe Beanpot Game last year whenhe was in attendance. He is really

an amazing kid.”

Mullin went on to reflect onBrown, a former Norwood HighSchool hockey player. “Ourhockey kids have to always re-member to support a kid like that.You can’t forget something likethat, and when you meet him he issuch a nice kid.”


Photos by Tim Davis

1-877-262-6462

Call us today for a free estimate, special offers and great financing! The best for less!!

www.coanoil.com

Season’s Greetings Get up to $2,075 in Rebates!!Coan Clunker Heating Systems Replacement Program

Wellesley Sports

Do You...

shop, eat and buy locally?

So do the readers

of this newspaper.

Make sure our readers see your Ad in this paper

direct mailed to every home and business in town.

Learn about our marketing for your

business, visit www.localtownpages.com

(508) 533-4588 • Wellesley, MA 02053

BYDOUGMASTERS

Shortly before my Mom died,my five-year old son said to hersuddenly during a big family din-ner, “Nana, I’m going to miss youwhen you die.”

You could have cut the tension in

the air with a knife, but my Momdidn’t miss a beat and said, “I’llmiss you too. I’ll miss you all.”She died a couple of months laterafter a long battle with cancer.

Mom was never one to mincewords, and most children aren’t ei-ther. I’m very thankful that we got

to say goodbye to her,and that my childrenhad the opportunity toget to know her. I alsolearned a lot about my-self and about human

nature over the last few years.

As the holidays are upon usagain, it’s time to be thankful forall the wonderful people in ourlives. It’s the perfect opportunityto stop, for just a minute, and ac-knowledge the love you feel inyour heart for someone special.It’s probably been a long timesince they heard it. For it seemsthat the everyday minutia sapsmore and more of our time and en-ergy, and there’s rarely a momentto enjoy a good conversation witha great friend or loved one.Months or even years can go byand before you know it, peopleyou truly care about have fallen outof touch and become long lostfriends.

Sure, there’s Facebook and other

BY DAVE HALPERIN

With the latest U.S. Census fig-ures requiring the town to add avoting precinct, one of the out-comes is that all of Wellesley's 240Town Meeting Member seats willbe open for election. Moreover, atleast one current seat was available

as of WLTP press time in mid-No-vember, due to members leavingmid-term.

Put another way, opportunitiesexist for residents to join the town'sversion of this uniquely participa-tory form of government. TownMeeting is a legislative body

whose members serve staggeredthree-year terms. They vote on be-half of their precinct during theAnnual Town meeting in Marchand any Special Town Meetingsthat may arise.

As former Town Moderator andcurrent Town Meeting MemberHeather Sawitsky says, "You havethe opportunity to shape the qual-ity and type of our interactions asa community."

Town Meeting, adds Town ClerkKathy Nagle, "is the basic buildingblock of how our town is gov-erned. Town Meeting is who de-cides how much money is spent onour town services. All of our capi-tal and infrastructure projects gothrough Town Meeting as the firstgatekeeper for providing amenitiesand services for the town."

With that in mind, WLTP askedseveral longstanding Town Meet-ing members and public officialsto answer the question "Why runfor Town Meeting?" and to speakfreely about Town Meeting in gen-eral.

Note: the following comments

have been edited for length and

continuity.

John Schuler, Precinct D:As aperson who has lived all of his life,not only in town but in the samehouse, I guess my upbringing lentitself to the ritual of giving back tothe community in which youplanted your roots.... It seemed tome that growing up during the De-pression there was a lot of pulling

together, because even in Welles-ley, people had quite a diverserange of economic circumstances.Just like today, people had lostjobs, and had to look to neighborsto keep themselves going.

Town Clerk Kathy nagle:

Town Meeting is the only place tohave an active role where you haveyour opinion heard... It's old fash-ioned New England discourse,with the nuts and bolts of towngovernment... The most influentialarea for Town Meeting is on zon-ing because it's a 2/3 vote.

The goal of [Town Meeting'smembership] is to have a broadcross section of the town involved,to hear all of the viewpoints fromlongstanding residents of the townto newcomers to retired people tobaby boomers to kids who havefinished with school.

heather Sawitsky, Precinct F:

People who haven't participated ina Town Meeting format, the con-cerns that I hear most frequently isthat they don't understand Robert'sRules of Order or parliamentaryprocedure. But we don't useRobert's Rules, and some townshave different degrees of motionsand we have none of that, so youcan jump right into it as a citizenand have no problem with that.

People also worry about gettingto know all the issues... and wehave the Advisory Committee tohelp with that. The Advisory Com-mittee is made up of 15 people thatthe Moderator appoints... and theywrite up a book [before Town

Meeting meets] that sets forth asummary of all the issues involved,how they voted, and why.

Why be a Town Meeting Mem-ber? It's fun... And my observationover the years is that the things thatare decided on the local level havean immediate and direct impact onthe people in the town.

Joseph grignaffini, Precinct a:

I think that anyone who is going tobe in this town should give back ...And the amount of time that youput in is not that great.... Some[members] just go to meetings,others put in a lot of work prepar-ing for Town Meeting, and that'sthe kind of Town Meeting Mem-ber we like to have, not someonewho just has one issue in mind, butwho sees the big picture.

Tory DeFazio, Precinct F: Peo-ple are committed to being mem-bers for a number of reasons... Butit's a system of government thatworks... There are issues that arebrought up, discussed and re-solved, and that's what makes it in-teresting.

Beginning December 1, 2011through January 20, nominationpapers for Town Meeting candi-dacy are available from the TownClerk at Town Hall. Prospectivecandidates must acquire 50 signa-tures from town residents from anyprecinct. For more informationvisit http://www.ci.wellesley.ma.us/Pages/WellesleyMA_Clerk/run-for/ or call the Clerk's Office at781-431-1019 ext. 2252.


Visit us online at www.MartialArtsNewEngland.com

Easton School447 Turnpike St.Easton, MA 02375(508) 238-6040

[email protected]

Braintree Headquarters119 Hancock St.

Braintree, MA 02184(781) [email protected]

Wellesley School40 Abbott Rd.

Wellesley, MA 02481(857) 205-5775

[email protected]

Adult: 18+

Ninjas: 2.5-5 Children: 6-10

Juniors: 11-17

3 Months Only $99.00!

SSppeecciiaall ssiiggnn uupp rraattee jjuusstt ffoorr YYOOUU!! Use coupon code NEWSUMMER12

when registering for an upcoming event:

Cox Providence Rhode Races Half Marathon May 6, 2012 ~ Providence, RI

Mooseman International Triathlon June 2, 2012 ~ Bristol, NH

®

Marathon & 1/2 June 3, 2012 ~ San Diego, CA

June 3, 2012 ~ Lake Tahoe, NV

Hyannis Sprint I Triathlon June 9, 2012 ~ Hyannis, MA

----------

Would you like to travel to SPAIN? Still accepting participants for the

April 22, 2012

An unbeatable offer with great personal rewards! Complete the endurance event of your dreams while raising funds in the fight against blood cancers. The unique Team In Training (TNT) program provides the coaching, training and travel opportunities to make your athletic goals a reality. Join the thousands of walkers, runners, cyclists and triathletes who cross the finish line

For more information, please call 508-810-1341 or 800-688-6572 (toll free) to speak with a member of the TNT staff

or visit www.teamintraining.org/ma

Looking for a Few Good Town Meeting MembersElections For All 240 Seats To Be Held in March 2012

Take Some Time and Tell Them You Love Them

We are fully licensed, registered, insured, and bonded10% Local Pages Discount, please mention promotion WINTER

when you make your appointment

We have reputation for quality. A Rated on Angie’s List, Look us Up

Ice Dam SolutionsWinter Roof Clearing

Roofing

Roof & Gutter Repair& Maintenance

Doors & Windows

DecksPainting & Finishing

Gutter Cleaning

Ferrimy ConstruCtion1-781-609-rooF

Oustanding Service for All your Exterior Home and Business NeedsCall us for your Winter Roof Clearing to help extend the life of your roof,

avoid leaks, and prevent damage from Ice Dams

Masters Touch in Medfield hasbeen providing quality buildingand home improvement service inthe Massachusetts area since 1997.Founded by Doug Masters andstaffed with a talented group of ar-chitects, interior designers, projectmanagers and expert craftsmen itis little wonder that the small en-terprise started fourteen years agohas blossomed into one of theareas most respected and success-ful businesses.

“We pride ourselves on not onlythe final result but the entire expe-rience,” Doug says. “Creating aneasy-going, approachable environ-ment was always of paramount

importance to me. We want ourcustomers to feel comfortable rightfrom the beginning of their projectbecause for most folks your homeis your most prized possession.”

Although competition in thebuilding and home improvementindustry is fierce, Masters Touchstands above the rest. Whetheryou are designing and buildingyour dream home or completelyrefurbishing your existing home,Masters Touch is up to the task.They also have a home care divi-sion that specializes in roofing,painting, windows, and exterior re-pairs.

The Showroom, located in theMasters Touch head quarters inMedfield center on Route 109(only a fifteen minute drive fromthe Wellesley area) features every-thing you’ll need for your project.

“We’re truly proud of our Show-room,” Doug maintains. “Peoplecome in and are immediately putat ease because everything youneed is right at your fingertips.From cabinetry, counter tops,flooring, window treatments, car-peting, paint samples, you name itwe have it in our showroom.”

The showroom is also where youcan meet the staff and discuss yourplans over a cup of coffee and justrelax. Let’s face it, undertaking ahome design and improvement jobof any size can be a daunting,stressful task and the people at

Masters Touch want you to feel asense of relief as you begin yourproject.

“We provide free consultations,”Doug continues, “so you can sitback with our team and we willshow you just what can be donewith no pressure tactics. We’refully licensed and insured and havean extremely high customer returnrate which we are very proud of.”

Masters Touch is located at 5Janes Avenue (Route 109) in Med-field Center. You can visit theirwebsite at masterstouchweb.comor call for more information, or toset up an appointment, at 508-359-5900.

The Masters Touch experience isone you will truly enjoy so whenplanning your next project stop bythe Showroom and let their team

turn your existing home or yourbrand new home into one you’vealways dreamed of.

if there is anything else i can

do just let me know!

Doug mastersmasters TouchPO Box 171

Medfield, MA 02052508-359-5900 ext. 201Fax 508-359-4042


WE BUILD SATISFIED CUSTOMERS!ARCHAMBAULT CONSTRUCTION5C OLD CENTRAL TURNPIKEFRAMINGHAM, MA 01702

[email protected]

All phases of building & remodeling

custom homes, kitchens, basements & baths

licensed & insured

references available

781-237-0328

www.Grignaffini.com

Doug Masters, owner of Masters Touch

Masters Touch

Masters Touch Showroom, Medfield Center

“social media,” an occasionalemail, and that yearly “holidaycard,” but that just doesn’t fill thevoid. We’re sorely lacking gen-uine human interaction these days,and it’s getting worse. Every dayI see groups of teenagers textingeach other from three feet away in-stead of simply talking to one an-other!

As time passes, and my businesshas grown to a customer list ofthousands and my Facebook“friends” list has grown to includehundreds of old and new acquain-tances, I’m reminded of just howgrateful I am to have a particularlysmall list of best friends and aclose-knit family that I love dearly.Lately, I’ve been bombarded withconstant reminders of how fleetinglife can be. It seems not a monthgoes by without an old acquain-tance or a customer of mine pass-ing away. Sometimes they arepeople I knew very well, othertimes simply pleasant folks I metjust a few times.

I’ve actually started to read thelocal obituaries just so I can keepmy customer list updated. A rathermorbid activity I’ll grant you butone I feel is important because Icare about my customers and theirfamilies. I read about people who“died suddenly” and others, likemy Mom, who died after a longbattle with an insidious disease andit all becomes so personal for me.Sometimes it’s sadly frustratingbecause I wish I had just that onelast fleeting moment to tell thatperson how much I cared aboutthem and how, in a small or grandway, they enriched my life.

This holiday season, I hope wecan all find the time to really con-nect with the people we love. Setaside some time to have lunch withan old friend, take your Mom orDad, son or daughter or anotherrelative out for coffee, and let themknow how much you cherish yourrelationship with them and howmuch you love them. Sure, itseems like there’s always tomor-row, and boy that buzzing phoneneeds attention right now, but re-member, not everyone gets thechance to tell someone they lovethem before time slips away or tosay goodbye before it’s too late.Make someone’s day, invest moretime in your relationships, and youwill be giving yourself and him orher the best holiday gift ever.

Note – this is a reprint of an arti-

cle from last year, but since this is

a new paper I’ve decided to share

it with you this year.

Happy Holidays

[email protected]

We publish the 1st of every month.

Advertisement and editorial

deadline is the 15th of each month.

[email protected]


Mirrors | Auto Glass | Table Tops

Plate Glass | Picture Frames

Shower Enclosure | Insulating Glass

Call us now! (781) 237-0100 / (508) 651-1600158 East Central Street, Natick, MA 01760Open 8 to 5 Mon - Fri., Sat. 8 - 12July & Aug Closed - Saturdays

MacNeil GlASS CO. iNC.

Serving Wellesley for more than 55 years.

Recycle Packing Materials

Preserving New England’s Architectural Integrity and Craftsmanship for Generations™

Your construction goals achieved with creativity, efficiency and cost effectively, for more information call 781-237-9508

!

Documents

Wellesley December 2011