AGAWAM
March 19, 2009
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JANUARY 6, 2011
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Maintaining the status quo
Cohen hopes to ‘keep what we have’ in 2011
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Correspondent
AGAWAM — Mayor Richard Cohen saw
2010 as a year of getting many things done.
This year, however, Cohen hopes to see the
town simply maintain what it currently has.
“We are hearing a lot of doom and gloom
from the state level regarding the budget,”
said Cohen. “Remember, there is no longer
any stimulus money.”
With the state facing huge budget deficits,
Agawam will have to take a long look at its
budget in order to maintain level services for
fiscal year 2012.
“Right now the governor is preparing his
budget with a rumored $1.2 billion shortfall,”
said Cohen, adding, “That’s going to put a
burden on us to try and maintain our current
services.”
Cohen said he wants to make sure the
school district maintains its current level of
Spirit of giving shines at Robinson Park
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Correspondent
AGAWAM — Robinson Park
Elementary School’s “Season of Giving” is
a powerful movement that
sets a great example for
other schools in the town
and all over Western
Massachusetts.
Principal Cynthia Palazzi
said the tradition started
many years ago and is
something she is proud to
continue doing with the
students at the school.
The power of the tradi-
tion, which goes from
Thanksgiving on to
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SNOW WAY…
staffing so the children of the community
also remain unaffected.
The cost of doing business, however, is
not going away.
“Everything the people feel at home we
“We need to put
politics aside and
put the town first.”
George Bitzas
City councilor
feel here at town hall,” he said. “Our fuel
and energy costs go up the same as every-
one else.”
The mayor explained that many road proj-
Christmas, has motivated students and
made the school the winner of the “Mayor’s
Challenge” for two consecutive years.
Mayor Richard Cohen challenged the
four elementary schools in town to collect
as many toys as possible for the widely
recognized “Toys for Tots” campaign. This
year, Robinson Park filled seven boxes and
also had a few much larger gifts to add to
the pile.
“Our teachers even got involved and
held a dress-down day,” said Palazzi.
“They took the money raised from that and
bought a bike to be donated.”
It was the second bike donated by the
school community this year. Also included
in the gifts was a large Barbie
Dreamhouse.
The giving nature of the school starts
$1.00
BROWNIES
TAKE TWO . . . .12
Turley Publications photo by Connie Casagrande
ects were completed during 2010, including
the sidewalks near Six Flags, the Agawam
Senior Center, and paving on Main Street
and several other roads.
“We were lucky enough to get these proj-
ects done last year,” said Cohen. “And like
many other communities, 2011 is a good
year just to work at keeping what we have.”
City Councilor George Bitzas agreed and
said the budget is something he would like to
see the City Council look closely at during its
legislative sessions this year.
The main non-fiscal goal for Cohen is to
see business in Agawam continue to grow.
In 2010, 14 ribbon cuttings were held for
local businesses, including many small busi-
nesses, a trend Cohen wants to see continue.
“I plan to work with the Small Business
Assistance Center and the West of the River
Chamber of Commerce to keep this going,”
Please see 2011, page 2
with a food drive near Thanksgiving and
includes Toys for Tots and the “Giving
Tree” at the Eastfield Mall in Springfield.
Both Robinson Park and James Clark
Elementary School have held collections
for Toys for Tots in the past, but the
Mayor’s Challenge added a small competi-
tive edge to it.
“I think the kids enjoy the spirit of com-
petition even though it is all about donating
to charity,” said Palazzi. “But the competi-
tion also helps motivate them as well. The
kids get really into collecting the toys here.”
That passion for giving is the reason a
plaque with Robinson Park’s name is in the
school now for the past two years.
“We hope it will continue to stay in our
school,” she said.
The giving nature of the students and
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Business . . . . . . . .8
Education . . . . . . .9
Sports . . . . . . . . .12
Classifieds . . . . . .17
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Robbery
charges
pending
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Correspondent
AGAWAM — A Connecticut man is
being held in connection with the recent
robbery of New Alliance Bank in
Feeding Hills and other bank robberies in
the area, investigators said. Police here
will charge Gerund A. Mickens, 35, of 8
Greenbriar Drive, Bloomfield, Conn.
with last month’s robbery of the New
Alliance Bank at 5 North Westfield St.
Agawam Police Lt. Richard Light
said Monday that Mickens is the person
police believe is responsible for the rob-
bery that involved an undisclosed
amount of money being taken from the
branch in a Dec. 21 incident.
Light said Mickens is currently being
held by West Springfield police and is
awaiting traffic charges in that commu-
nity and Springfield.
“Once he has had his charges dealt
with in those towns he will be trans-
ferred to Westfield District Court to face
our warrant,” said Light.
In addition, two other suspects have
been taken into custody by Springfield
Police. Last week, officers arrested two
other males they believe may be con-
nected to the serial robberies after a
Citizens Bank in Ludlow and a TD
Bank in Springfield had also been
robbed. Jesus Ashanti, 34, and Yannick
J. Faris, 26, of Hartford, were the indi-
viduals taken into custody.
Springfield Sgt. John Delaney con-
firmed the arrest of the two men and
said that they are suspects in the string
of several robberies. But Agawam still
only possesses the warrant for Mickens.
Local police in several towns began
investigating Mickens after he was arrest-
ed in West Springfield two weeks ago to
see if he has a connection in what is now
being described as “serial robberies.”
Mickens, an African-American male,
wearing an Irish-driving cap and sun-
glasses, reportedly handed the teller a
note, which told her a robbery was tak-
ing place, Light said.
Please see ROBBERY, page 6
their parents is generous during the holiday
campaign for Toys for Tots. Children are
supported by their parents, who buy the
toys, which include trucks, dolls, and
games of all kinds and for all ages.
“We really work at promoting it during
parent-teacher conferences and we also
encourage the kids to get toys for all differ-
ent ages, not just their own,” Palazzi said.
Right before vacation, the mayor’s office
determined Robinson Park had collected
the most toys for the campaign again.
Palazzi said pride is a common feeling for
her as the school’s administrator.
“It makes you feel proud of your stu-
dents and this entire season of giving is
something that brings out the whole school
and that’s a great thing,” said Palazzi.
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Subdivision request denied
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Correspondent
AGAWAM — The Planning Board
denied subdivision approval for Tirone
Development at its final meeting in
2010.
The decision was made after several
months of a continued public hearing
that saw Tirone’s proposal — a four-lot
subdivision to be known as Mariella
Place — be picked apart by both town
officials and members of the public.
The Planning Board did grant a num-
ber of waivers for the project, but ulti-
mately decided the project was not in
the best interest of the town and denied
the request.
“They were not satisfied with the
plan that was presented,” said Director
of Planning and Community
Development Deborah Dachos. “They
also did not feel the sewer, which has
already experienced backups, would be
sufficient to support the subdivision.”
The decision was passed by a 2-1
vote, with planners Travis Ward and
Violet Baldwin in favor of the denial.
Mark Paleologopoulos cast the dissent-
ing vote.
Agawam Substation work part
of larger power grid picture
By Christopher Faille
Turley Publications Correspondent
SPRINGFIELD — Western
Massachusetts Electric Co.
(WMECo), a subsidiary of Northeast
Utilities (NU), has begun work on the
Greater Springfield Reliability
Project, a transmission upgrade that
includes work on the Cadwell
Switching Station in Springfield, and
on the Agawam Substation.
The project as a whole includes
work along the 39 miles of transmis-
sion right-of-way from Bloomfield,
Conn. to Ludlow, will cost $795 mil-
lion, and is expected to be complete
in 2013.
Christmas tree removal schedule
The Department of Public Works has announced that
Allied Waste Services will again provide a courtesy col-
lection of Christmas trees on the following days.
Routes 1 and 5 - Monday, Jan. 10
Routes 2 and 6 - Tuesday, Jan. 11
Routes 3 and 7 - Wednesday, Jan. 12
Routes 4 and 8 - Thursday, Jan. 13
Christmas trees seven feet or larger must be cut in
half and placed on the tree belt no earlier than 7 a.m. of
the collection day listed above. Trees in plastic bags
2011
he said. “I want to continue filling the space in the old
FoodMart plaza and add more businesses.”
One project the town could face due to necessity is the
town-wide replacement of the current phone system.
“Right now we are at a point where if a thunderstorm hits
AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS September 30, 2010
Correction
Dachos said the time was closing on The board also objected to the densi-
the Planning Board to make a decision ty of the development with four lots In a previous article in the Agawam Advertiser News,
due to the requirements of zoning that all contain very little usable yard the paper incorrectly stated the proposed Mariella Place
bylaws, so the public hearing was space. The properties being proposed subdivision had received a number of variances during
closed at the Dec. 16 meeting. have more wetlands than potential yard the public hearing process. Those were in fact waivers.
“They had to make a decision and space. The decision suggested submit- The paper also incorrectly stated the applicant was
file it with the town by Jan. 2,” said ting a plan that included fewer lots. seeking a special permit for the project when, in fact,
Dachos. Tirone Development planned to offer they sought subdivision approval. We regret the errors.
The decision states several reasons houses at a price between $350,000 and
for the permit’s denial. $400,000. Agawam Advertiser News will gladly correct factual
One reason is concern over the soil The board also found the homeown- errors that appear in this paper. Corrections or clarifica-
borings conducted. The decision states er’s association proposed by the appli- tions will always appear on Page 2. To request a correc-
the Planning Board is concerned the cant was not sufficient enough to tion, send information to Editor Jennifer Wroblewski at
elevation of the property will affect the address the many maintenance con- jwroblewski@turley.com or call 786-7747.
stability of the road and homes in the cerns listed, including the upkeep of the
subdivision. road leading into the subdivision. Part
“The high elevation could result in of the road would abut existing Federal
an ongoing maintenance issue for the Street properties.
Regular School
town and residents purchasing homes Prior to being denied by the Planning
there,” documents state. Board, the subdivision did receive an
Other problems with the proposal approved order of conditions from the
include the amount of the fill needed to
construct the road and homes. The
Conservation Commission. Tirone
Development has 20 days from the day Committee
board’s decision said nearby homes on the decision was filed to appeal.
meeting agenda
Federal Street, which the new subdivi- During the public hearings, which
sion would abut, would be adversely began in late August, many residents
affected by the job. Air pollution, dust, expressed concerns over several of the
noise issues, and possible structural issues listed by the Planning Board as Roberta G. Doering School
damage to the surrounding area were reasons for subdivision denial. 68 Main St.
also identified. Jan. 11 - 7 p.m.
1. Policy Subcommittee meeting - 6 p.m.
2. Call to order
3. Moment of silence
4. Roll call of attendance
5. Regular meeting - 7 p.m.
6. Citizen’s Speak Time
7. Highlights on Education: None
8. Superintendent’s Notes
Frank Poirot, an NU spokesman, 2013, but added that timeline is 9. Student Advisory Committee representative update
said that the project is designed to "allowing for bad weather and other 10. Unfinished Business:
improve service and reliability, contingencies.” a. SCR-10-31, Approval of AJHS trip to Washington,
specifically, "to improve the way we "In addition to its reliability bene- D.C. from April 16-19, 2011
can move electricity around in the fits, this project supports the region's 11. Business Meeting:
Springfield area." In the summers, economic health by improving access a. Routine Matters
especially, when air conditioning use to markets for electric suppliers and 1) Approval of minutes
is at its highest, this ability to move enhancing access to lower-cost and 2) Calendar/ Correspondence
electricity around has been an issue, renewable energy resources," accord- b. Warrants/Transfers
Poirot said. ing to Peter Clarke, the president and c. Reports:
The Agawam work is underway in chief operating officer of WMECo. 1). Scheduled Reports:
the southern end of town, near the The Greater Springfield Reliability * Technology Update - M. Feeley, Al Flynn, K. Poggi
Connecticut line. The groundbreaking Project is itself part of a group of 2). Subcommittee updates
took place Dec. 8. transmission-related projects called 12. New Business:
Poirot said NU cannot yet give a the New England East-West Solution, a. SCR-11-01, Adoption of 2011-2012 school calen-
very specific date for completion of together designed to improve the dar
the work in Agawam. He expects the power grid. b. SCR-11-02, Approval of 2011-2012 AHS Program
work will be completed some time in of Studies
c. SCR-11-03, Approval of AHS Class of 1980
Scholarship
13. Any other items that may legally come before the
committee
14. Adjournment
will not be collected. Also, it is not the responsibility of
the hauler to dig out trees buried in the snow due to
plowing or excessive snowfall.
The regular trash truck will not be collecting trees; a
separate truck will be running the collection on the dates
Tag sale
above. Should you wish to dispose of your tree prior to
or after your scheduled collection day, yard waste passes
for Bondi’s Island Landfill are available at the DPW
donations needed
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. WESTFIELD - Anyone who made a New Year’s resolu-
tion to clean out the attic, garage or basement may want to
donate unwanted items to the Westfield Homeless Cat
Project for its upcoming winter tag sale. Used furniture,
toys, household items, electronics, etc. are all welcome.
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us, we are praying it does not crash on us,” said Cohen. “It’s
something really may have to do.”
This no kill rescue desperately needs to raise funds to care
for unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens. Donations
For his part, Bitzas said the town and its residents are prior- may be dropped off at 1124 East Mountain Road,
ities. Westfield. For information or pick-up, call 348-9146 or
“I think we have to work extra hard to keep the taxes lower email denisesinico@hotmail.com.
for the people,” said Bitzas. “We need to put politics aside
and put the town first.”
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Author talk tells hidden Where is it?

history of orphans
By Sarah Platanitis
Turley Publications Correspondent
AGAWAM — On Dec. 14, Sr. Judith
Kappenman began her Author Talk series
event at the Agawam Public Library by read-
ing an excerpt from her book, To Dakota and
Back, The Story of an Orphan Train Rider.
The talkative group immediately hushed as
she read the lines from a letter written in
1903 by her grandfather:
"During all the lonely years of boyhood, I
had a longing in my heart. It must have been
for the mother's love that I never knew after I
was old enough to realize its worth."
To Dakota and Back is the compelling, fic-
tionalized account of John Donahue,
Kappenman's maternal grandfather.
Orphaned and abandoned at the age of 4 in
South Boston, Donahue and his older broth-
er, Tom, were taken, put on a train and deliv-
ered as workers to Dakota farms. Between
1854 and 1930, over 100,000 orphaned chil-
dren were sent from Boston, New York City,
and Philadelphia to rural areas in Texas,
Oklahoma, and the Dakotas as indentured
servants.
The narration delves deep into the mental
and physical burdens of a childhood spent in
homesteading territory. Donahue was isolat-
ed and miles away from others, including his
own brother. Hard work was reprieved in the
winter and spring when he was allowed to go
to school. Discouraged from reading when
on the farm, Donahue was determined to get
an education and even refused adoption so
that he could stay in school until the age of
16.
Kappenman described her grandfather as a
man resolved to make a better life for him-
self. Before settling into the career of a
teacher at age 23, Donahue was an adept and
skilled businessman and newspaper owner
who learned by doing. Even though his
childhood was bleak, he never gave up the
search for a partner who shared the same val-
ues as himself, that of of home, family, and
resolve. He found that in Bessie Craig,
raised two children, and created the family
that he never had.
"The novel is a beautiful story that ends
happily, a mix of fiction and fact," said
Kappenman. "Inspiration comes when you
have desire. The tough thing is piecing it all
together."
Kappenman, who serves as the director of
the Irish Cultural Center at the Elms College
in Chicopee, wrote the book over a period of
Each week on page 3 Agawam
Advertiser News will feature a photo of a
local building, item, sign, place or land-
mark and ask readers to pick their brains
to figure out where it is or even what it
is. Check here each week to test your
knowledge of the area where we live and
work. The photo will be from either
Agawam or Feeding Hills, but we’ll
always give you a hint or two.
The answer to this week’s “Where is
it?” will run in next week’s edition along
with the name of the first person to sub-
mit a correct answer and a new trivia
photo for you to consider.
E-mail answers to editor Jennifer
Wroblewski at jwroblewski@turley.com.
Turley Publications photo by Connie Casagrande
If the flag doesn’t give it away,
perhaps the letters on the brick
wall might. This patriotic place is
located somewhere in Agawam.
Do you know where it is?

Last week’s photo: That letter “B” can be found on the sign for a
local business located on South Westfield Street in Feeding Hills.
Correctly guessing last week’s photo is Shelley Schivley of
Agawam.

Turley Publications photos by Sarah Platanitis

Sr. Judith Kappenman (middle) with sister Sharon Baldarelli of Agawam
and niece, Kristin.

10 years. After retiring from teaching, she
agreed to write down the stories told to her
by her mother. She created a chronology and
conducted intensive research to fill in the
gaps, reading history books and searching
out Diocesan records both locally and in the
Dakotas.
Kappenman recounted her most exciting
research moment when she visited the farm
where her grandfather grew up. She said that
the most heartbreaking moments were when
she learned that her great uncle had lost four
children in infancy and that the brothers were
never again reunited with their younger sis-
ter.
Although an English teacher, Kappenman
took classes and workshops to develop her
narrative writing skills. Some of the writing
workshop pieces appear in the book, specifi-
cally as a fictional debate on the fate of
orphans and as a sentimental musing of time
just after the birth of Donahue's first child.
Letters, photographs, documents and news-
paper clippings left in her grandfather's trunk
also helped her to flesh out the story.
Lynda Kunasek, of Agawam, attended the
book talk.
"It was a wealth of information. Most
poignant was the fact that the children had no
rights and were traded like commodities,"
she said, adding, "The book is inspiring."
Sharon Baldarelli, sister of Kappenman
and an Agawam resident, enjoyed the
evening and was glad that the talk was well-
attended.
"I'm really excited about the book," she
said. "Judith does a fabulous job telling the
story of our grandfather, who took care of us
since we were young."

Sr. Judith Kappenman (right) talks with Ann Shea of Feeding Hills after
her author talk event at the Agawam Public Library on Dec. 14.
Page 4 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS September 30, 2010

Opinion
Resolve to
make a
difference
I
t’s that time of year again. With the pas-
sage of the New Year, most – if not all –
people are setting about making their res-
olutions for the next 365 days. These can
range from the practical (like losing weight)
to the far-fetched (learning a new language,
for example). But resolutions don’t always
have to be so hard to master.
Instead of setting your sights on doing
something to benefit only yourself, consider
this: why not resolve to help make your com-
munity a better place to live? There are no
shortage of local organizations that could use
volunteers: animal welfare organizations,
parent-teacher groups at local schools, the
Rotary or Lions club or groups like the West
of the River Chamber of Commerce often
welcome the assistance of other like-minded,
civic volunteers.
For example, the Agawam Lions Club,
which meets the first and third Wednesday of
the month, has done a great deal to benefit
the community, most notably through its
scholarship program for graduating high
school seniors and its donations to Mass.
Lions Eye Research.
Feeding Hills resident Warren Roberts, a
Lion since 1967, said that while at one point
the organization’s membership averaged over
350 people, today that number has dwindled
to just less than 100. Oftentimes, he said,
people feel like their lives are too busy with
work and family responsibilities to volunteer
their time. However, being a part of a volun-
My notebook’s always open
teer organization and giving back to the com- and raised in eastern Massachusetts on the gamut on topics from my BlackBerry obses-
munity provides a sense of satisfaction that
JOURNALING border of New Hampshire (in a town demo-
graphically similar to Agawam), my parents
sion (it has since died and been replaced by
an Android) and love of animals (I am a one-
Please see EDITORIAL, page 5
WITH JEN are originally from the Springfield area. My
grandmother, originally from Ludlow, is cur-
woman animal rescue organization) to fire-
fighters (my grandfather was a career fire-
rently living at a nursing home here and I’ve fighter in Springfield) and my favorite topics
learned a bit about the community through of all: books and music.

AGAWAM
Jennifer Wroblewski my visits to see her. More recently, my friend As a news reporter, I developed a pas-
Editor just bought a house in Feeding Hills, and I’ve sion for writing breaking news stories. I’ve
spent considerable time visiting there these covered armed robberies, fires, car acci-
Advertiser News last few months.
Professionally, I’ve been a reporter for the
dents, train accidents, arrests/arraignments
and more. I loved every minute of it and I

P
eople often ask me why I became a
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Publisher: about way of introducing myself. My name
Patrick H. Turley is Jennifer Wroblewski and as of this week, I
Executive Vice President: am the new editor of Agawam Advertiser
News.
Keith Turley
The good news is I’m not a complete
Vice President of Publications: stranger to the community. While I was born
Douglas L. Turley
Vice President of Manufacturing:
last five years. I started out as an intern in
Wilbraham before being hired as full time
reporter in Palmer/Monson, where I’ve lived
since 2006. I am a graduate of Western New
England College in Springfield, where I stud-
ied English literature and communications,
and was editor of the college newspaper.
Last year as an assistant editor at The
Journal Register, another Turley Publications
newspaper based in Palmer, I started writing
a column called Journaling with Jen, in
which I wrote about whatever happened to
be on my mind at the time. I’ve run the
hope to be able to do the same in Agawam,
if I’m able.
This week, one of the first phone calls I
fielded from the community was from a resi-
dent inquiring as to why the police depart-
ment arrest log hasn’t been published for sev-
eral weeks. Given that it was my second day
on the job, I couldn’t really comment on why
my predecessor opted not to run it, but I did
tell the caller that reinstituting the log is one
of my top priorities in the next couple weeks.
Please see JOURNALING, page 5

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Fundraiser draws packed
house
To the editor:
On behalf of everyone involved with the
Brian Litz Memorial Scholarship Fund, we
would like to thank everyone who attended
the fourth Annual Boys Basketball Alumni
Game, which was held Thursday, Dec. 30.
We had a packed house and raised just under
$2,000 from your generous donations at the
front door.
Special thanks to Athletic Director Dave
Stratton, Coach Dave Federico, Arden
D’Amours, Christine Lockwood, the
Agawam Police Department, Mark the custo-
dian, Ashley and Matt Lockwood, Kassie
Pepper, Christina D’Amours, the Shayda
family, the Boys Booster Club, Lisa
Efstratios, the Federico family, the alumni
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players and the current JV and varsity play-
ers. Without the efforts of these people, the
night’s festivities would not have been possi-
ble.
We look forward to another great event
next year as we will mark the fifth anniver-
sary of the scholarship fund and the alumni
game. Again, we thank you for your support.
Tim Lockwood, founder
Brian Litz Memorial Scholarship Fund
Happy New Year to all
To the editor:
The Parish Cupboard would like to sin-
cerely thank the local businesses that have
agreed to participate in our “Collection
Canister” project. Money from these canis-
ters will certainly help us continue to support
the needy folks of Agawam and West
Springfield.
Our thanks in Agawam and Feeding Hills
to Goodies, TD Bank, Cooper’s Curtains and
Gifts, McCarthy’s Liquors, Hampden Bank,
Azon Liquors, Geissler’s, Southgate Liquors,
and Waniewski Farm Store.
In West Springfield, thanks to the West
Springfield Credit Union, the EZ Marts on
Kings Highway and Morgan Road, Lyon’s
Package Store, Lally’s Pipe and Book, Elm
Market, Rotary Liquors, Cerrato’s Pastry
Shop, Hair East, Bertelli’s Liquor Mart,
Hampden Bank, Advanced Print and Copy,
Memorial Avenue Sunoco and Ye Olde
Butcher Shop.
Martha Tighe
Executive Director
The Parish Cupboard
September 30, 2010 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS Page 5

Sept. 11, 2001 and the War on Terrorism.
FAITH MATTERS Thirty-nine percent listed as second, the cur-
rent economic recession.
Here is how to thrive in 2011 and beyond
Rev. Earl E. with seven basic biblical principles:
Eisenbach, Pastor One: Start with yourself. You are the key.
Agawam Your attitude, your outlook, your spirit.
Congregational Church Nobody can do if for you. “If it’s going to be
- it’s up to me!”
Two: Get the faith advantage. You need a
positive outlook that only faith can bring.
Jesus wants His followers to be positive and
Thriving in 2011 hopeful. He said, “I have come that you
might live and have it more abundantly....that
My joy may be in you.” You need to believe
to be your best.
Fourth: Pay the toll to reach the goal.
“Everything nice has its price.” You have to
work hard to make things happen and not
wait around for something to happen.
Fifth: Get and keep connected with others.
You need other people in your life. Seek out
others who can assist you...inspire you.... You
need the counsel of those “in the know.” You
need the encouragement of those “on the
go!”
Sixth: Stay the course all the way. Quitters
never win. To succeed in life, you need to
stay with it. You need persistence. Jesus said,
“No one who puts his hand to the plow and
means a life of dedication to Him - the
Source of it all.
In 2011 and beyond, God wants the best
for you; we have to do our part; just try it.
A Prayer for the New Year:
Our God, we stand on the threshold of a
new year, full of expectations and apprehen-
sions; yet we are calm with the assurance of
Your loving concern and constant presence.
We would examine our past sins of self-con-
fidence and independence, and we open our-
selves to Your will. We come to You for aid,
for without You we are sure to fail. Give us
great courage and fortitude. Save us from
timidity and doubt. Open our eyes to the joy

A
recent NBC News Wall Street Journal
Survey compared the last 10 years to
other decades and 55 percent of
respondents answered either “a very bad
decade” or “one of the worst decades in
American history.” One of the reasons was
what Jesus said. With faith, all things are
possible.”
Third: Gain a lifting and enabling vision.
Look ahead. See what can be done. See what
can happen. See how your life might climb.
Have a vision that beckons you ...excites you,
looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God.”
Lastly: Give God the glory. Make the
most of your life for God. Let your supreme
act of gratitude be to give God the glory. You
do this as you align all your efforts and
accomplishments with the will of God. It
of simple pleasures. Give us noble tasks for
our energies. Help us to make this New Year
rich in growth, in vision, in service. We look
to You, O God, in the changing and flowing
of days. We trust in You alone for Your
mercy endures forever. Amen.

white meerschaum pipe our 10th grade
YESTERDAY’S English class had bought in 1961 for our
teacher, Joe Moriarty, as a farewell gift. Like
HOMETOWN NEWS a few other good teachers that year, Joe was
taking a job in Springfield. Agawam was not
settling with the teachers so Springfield was
looking like greener pastures.
By Walt Willard I hadn’t called Mr. Moriarty’s home in
Advertiser News Columnist about a year so it was time to call again to see
how he was doing. Mrs. Moriarty gave me
Mr. Moriarty the sad news that Joe had passed away in the
spring. If you did not have the privilege of
and Eddie having him as an English teacher at AHS,
maybe you had him at HCC, where he taught
Ed was a baseball teammate of mine on
the Chriscola Bears in Little League, the high
school team and Legion ball. He was always
the best hitter and many of us thought he
would make it to the majors someday. Ed
became a Tri County star baseball player like
his dad, who played under the name of Ed
Harrison. Ed Harashuk, Sr. had a pretty good
curveball he used to show us at practice. He
had used it when he pitched against the Red
Sox in an exhibition game a long time ago.
Ed Harashuk, Jr. nearly lost his life about
25 years ago when he almost drowned in an
Agawam swimming pool. He was an incredi-
ble athlete but never learned how to swim.
The unfortunate accident left Eddie disabled.
If you’d like to go visit Eddie at Redstone
Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in East
Longmeadow, I am sure he would appreciate
the company. Call me if you need someone
to go with you.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Walt Willard went to
AHS and taught math there for 16 years. He
can be reached at 786-7924. Call him. Walt
loves your feedback and any and all informa-
tion or tidbits you can offer.

for many years.

L
ast week, my wife and I were looking
for a spot on a shelf to put a col-
lectible. On the shelf was an old
Edgeworth tobacco tin. That was the brand
my grandfather, Pepe Tourville, smoked in
his pipe in Easthampton. My grandfather had
a barbershop on Pleasant Street in
Easthampton for about 40 years.
In the 1920s and 1930s, the shop had two
pool tables in the back and my dad told me
that former world champion pool player Ralph
Greenleaf played there one day when Ralph
came to see his son at Williston Academy. My
grandfather shot a pretty good game also. My
dad loved to tell me about the time his oppo-
nent broke and Pepe ran 150 straight balls to
win the match. An onlooker kidded the loser
saying, “I could have done that.”
Thinking about pipes reminded me of the
I asked Mrs. Moriarty about the white
meerschaum pipe. She told me that it was her
husband’s favorite pipe and that he loved to
tell the story about how he got it. The ‘63s,
who bought Mr. Moriarty his pipe, would be
proud to know that Joe Moriarty was buried
with his white meerschaum pipe.
This past week I was given a box of pic-
tures, programs and newspaper clippings
from the estate of Lorraine Harashuk, the
mother of Ed Harashuk ‘64, who went by the
name Ed Harashuk. Ed played halfback on
the AHS Football team in ‘63 and was an All
Western Mass baseball player. At AIC, Ed
was the leading ground-gainer on the ‘67
squad as a running back. He was also the
winner of the AIC Alumni Varsity Club’s
award in his senior year as the best defensive Joseph Moriarty Edward Harashuk
player.

equipped to successfully han- A. I was born in A. I am a Lutheran and active with my

By Warren dle their future lives and Springfield, Dec. 10, 1987. church in West Springfield.
Parker influence the lives of others. Q. Tell me about your Q. What do you consider to be some of
This young man, Brandon immediate family. your accomplishments?
Welker, epitomizes the type A. My father is Kurt, my A. I am an Eagle Scout. I have a black belt
of young people who help mother is Paula. I have two in Tae-Kwon-Do. I am happy to have gradu-
Brandon change negative ways of brothers, Garrett, 21, in the ated from college. I was captain of the
Welker thinking to more positive and Air Force, and Austin, 15, in wrestling team in high school.
enthusiastic thinking. high school. I am also very Q. What advice do you give to the young
Brandon recently graduated close with my grandparents. people?

Interesting Folks
from Cortland State College Q. Describe your child- A. Find something you really like to do
in New York and is employed hood. and put your all into it. Get all the education
as the fitness director at A. I had a really great you can, don’t take your schooling for grant-
Fitness First Health Çlub in childhood. It couldn’t have ed.
Feeding Hills. A few years been better, a wonderful fam- Q. And your advice to the elderly?

W
e do live in a different world and a
different society today than we did
50, 60 or 70 years ago.
Unfortunately, some of us senior citizens
have developed a negative and depressing
view of the way our country and our society
have gone. Things are just not the same!
Attitudes and values have changed, not
always for the best.
However, most of that way of thinking
changes for me when I volunteer to speak to
high school students. I do not lecture. We
have an enjoyable, open discussion pertain-
ing to making right choices.
In that event, I inform the students that rel-
atively soon they will be running the country,
making big and serious decisions that affect
the lives of millions of people. By learning
now, while young, they will be better
ago, I worked part-time at Turley Publications courtesy photo ily with a terrific home envi- A. I never thought about that but I’d rec-
that club and it was quite ronment. ommend you stay active.
enjoyable because of the very Brandon Welker Q. Tell me about your Q. Your thoughts about your future?
pleasant owners and most of schooling. A. Someday I believe I’d like to run for
the fine members. People who take the time A. I attended the Westfield Public Schools public office.
and spend the money to maintain and/or and graduated from Westfield High in 2006. After observing and listening to Brandon,
improve their health are wise in making that Then I went to Cortland State College, it becomes easier to think more positively
investment. majored in international studies and graduat- about our general future, for our country and
When I worked there, Brandon was much ed in 2010. ourselves. He is a real quality type of person
younger. At that time he impressed me as a Q. What has been your working experi- and we definitely need people like him in the
very likeable, personable kid. Like many ence? political arena.
other youngsters, he has been fortunate to A. I first worked for Arnold Tobacco in Though many politicians say one thing
have the advantage of further education and Southwick for eight years. When I was 15 I before they get elected and then do another
is now working with the potential of more did birthday parties at Fitness First. I was a after elected, I don’t believe that would ever
success and happiness. The power of one security guard at the dorms in college. I also be the case with Brandon. He is a steady,
person to benefit others should never be did an internship with State Rep. Don quality type person. I expect that Brandon
underestimated. Brandon has that power and Humason in Westfield. I started working full- will really be successful in whatever field or
that potential. time at Fitness First in January. vocation he pursues.
Q. When and where were you born? Q. What are your religious convictions?

Editorial from page 4 Journaling from page 4

negates the time commitment.
In the end, the town and its residents will be better served
by people willing to help others. The benefit of doing so is
doing something for the greater good while simultaneously
helping yourself. We challenge you to look at what commu-
nity organization you could best serve and consider volun-
teering your time.
I would also like to start a fire log made up of calls the
Agawam and Feeding Hills departments respond to each
week, but ultimately the decision to do so lies with the fire
officials.
In the meantime, I plan to get out into the community to
begin introducing myself to those “in the know,” town offi-
cials and department heads, school officials and parents,
community organizations, etc. I’ve always got a notebook
in hand (it’s the security blanket I hide behind in public) so
if you happen to see me wandering around town, feel free to
say hello. I’m always looking for a good story idea or photo
opportunity.
For stories or inquiries, I can be reached via e-mail at
jwroblewski@turley.com or at the Agawam Advertiser
News office at 786-7747.
Page 6 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS September 30, 2010

Robbery from page 1 Emery streets. The suspect got out of the van and ran into

Light said police believe the robbery is related to similar

incidents that have occurred recently in other towns
including Chicopee, South Hadley and Springfield.
Mickens was arrested by West Springfield police Dec.
23 after leading them on a short chase into Springfield
before crashing his car. West Springfield’s police log stat-
ed he was charged with failure to stop for police, operating
with a suspended license, and reckless operation of a
motor vehicle.
He was arraigned on those charges and is awaiting a
Jan. 25 hearing.
According to the West Springfield police log, West
Springfield police officers chased Mickens into downtown
Springfield where he crashed his vehicle, a silver
the nearby offices of Hampden County Physician
Associates, where he was arrested.
Light said Mickens would be arraigned on charges of
History of local
robbing the New Alliance Bank, but said he could not
comment on how the investigation led to the charges being
filed.
and federal
Mickens is also suspected of robbing a Florence
Savings Bank, this time going back to the fedora cap he
had allegedly used in many of the other robberies. He
responsibility for
entered the bank just before 10 a.m. and handed a teller a
note demanding cash.
Investigators said he left with an undisclosed amount of
bank security
money. A surveillance photo of the suspect showed a simi-
lar description as the man who robbed the bank in By Christopher Faille
Agawam. Turley Publications Correspondent

F
Chevrolet Traverse, at about 8:15 a.m. near Main and
ederal and state authorities both have jurisdic-
tion over bank robberies. Robbing a federally
insured institution is a felony punishable under

READER POLL
Compiled by Angie Jordan
Turley Publications correspondent
Jane Seaver of
Feeding Hills
"A Whole Foods market,
or a Trader Joe's. It would
be great for commerce, and
it would bring people from
all around. It would give us
a place to get healthy food."
Denise Einzig of
Feeding Hills
“We need to put more
money into the school system,
and listen to our children."
Svetlana Pirogova of
Agawam
"More places for children
to do activities. It isn't
always convenient to travel
to Springfield or other
places to find things for
them to do. When they have
breaks from school all they
have is the library."
Jen Riley of Agawam
“A Starbucks."
To submit a question for the reader poll, email aan@turley.com.
AGAWAM — The residents of Agawam and Feeding Hills United States Code title 18, section 2113 by impris-
are from a very strong community. Although it may be a onment for a period of up to 20 years, while under
small town, Agawam/Feeding Hills residents have many the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
opinions on what might make their town even better than it larceny is subject to punishment by imprisonment
already is. My question for this week’s Reader's Poll is, for up to five years, armed robbery for anything
"What is one thing that could be brought to Agawam/Feeding from five years to life.
Hills, that will make it an even better place to live?" In recent decades, by convention although not by
Here is what the residents had to say. law, bank robbery has more often been considered a
federal than a civil offense. In 1934, with Bonnie
and Clyde making some of the era's most sensational
headlines, and John Dillinger making others, the
Roosevelt administration declared that the New Deal
extended to law enforcement. It was in response to a
plague of gun-toting bank robbers that they created
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
To this day, when federal authorities make the
arrest, the federal courts are where the crime of
bank robbery is prosecuted. When local authorities
make the arrest, as is the case with Gerund
Mickens, who has been charged in connection with
Micky Neal of Joanne Freeman of the robbery of New Alliance Bank in Agawam, the
Agawam Feeding Hills local authorities may and often do refer the matter
Bring something more “I know the town doesn't to federal prosecutors.
than the Home Goods Store. want it but, I would love to Thus far, in the Mickens matter, there has been no
We need more retail." see a decent Ocean State Job referral, though proceedings are at a very early
Lot, like the one in Southwick stage.
or Westfield to go into the old The respective responsibilities of federal and state
flea market building on authorities have sometimes become a matter of leg-
Suffield Street. Or a decent islative deliberation. More than 40 years after
department store, some- Dillinger's death, the U.S. Senate Judiciary
thing...but not a Wal-Mart." Committee held a hearing on “Federal Law
Enforcement Policy and Practice Regarding Bank
Rita Aubin of Feeding Hills Robberies.” William J. Anderson of the GAO testi-
"A Christmas Tree Shop, or more stores there are just too fied at that August 1978 hearing that local police had
many empty buildings in town." taken a “clearly secondary investigative role” in
bank robberies across the country because of the
Bob Lloyd of Feeding Hills prominence of the federal authorities.
"A Boys and Girls Club. Our youth are our future. The sen- “Representatives of several local police agencies
iors have their center; the kids need something for them and it indicated the FBI's willingness to pursue bank rob-
would be a good complement to other businesses. Put this in bery investigations allowed them to use their
the area where the old FoodMart building is and it would be resources in other ways,” Anderson said.
good for business." In the new millennium, there has been some spec-
ulation, and at least anecdotal evidence, that this
Jennifer Bonfiglio of Agawam may be changing – that the state and local roles may
"An indoor sports arena. Something like Soccer City. That be becoming prominent, as federal court dockets and
would be cool and it would give kids things to do." enforcement go into new priorities such as immigra-
tion and homeland-security issues.

Registration opens Jan. 18 for Pan-Mass Challenge

NEEDHAM – The weather outside may be frightful,
but many cyclists from across the country are gearing up
to ride up to 190 miles in the 32nd annual Pan-
Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) to raise money for
adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-
Farber Cancer Institute. Online registration opens to the
public on Jan. 18 at www.pmc.org.
The 32nd annual event set for PMC weekend,
Saturday, Aug. 6 – Sunday, Aug. 7, will offer a new 25-
mile route, which will join 10 existing routes that range
from 47 to 190 miles. It will bring less experienced rid-
ers from Babson College in Wellesley to the high school
in Sharon.
“The new route will expand options for riders and
make the event more inclusive,” said Billy Starr, PMC
founder and executive director.
The one-day, 25-mile ride will take place on Sunday,
Aug. 7, of PMC weekend. Riders will be required to
raise a minimum of $500.
“Each year, we aim to improve upon the event and
encourage more people to ride, volunteer, or contribute
financially. Everything we do is in effort to educate the
public Dana-Farber’s groundbreaking research and its
compassionate, world class care and to show how their
support is critical to Dana-Farber’s mission,” said Starr.
During the past 31 years, the PMC has raised $303
million for the world-renowned cancer center and raises
and contributes more money to charity than any other
“a-thon” in the US. Cyclists hailed from 34 states and
six countries in 2010, and thousands return yearly to
ride in
For more information, or to register, visit
www.pmc.org, or call (800) WE-CYCLE.

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Families
McCauslands celebrate
60th anniversary
Harry and Marie (Nason) McCausland, of Feeding
Hills, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary
with a trip to Oak Ridge, Tenn. to visit with their oldest
son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Randy and Sue
McCausland.
Harry and Marie were married in Ashland, Maine on
Dec. 24, 1950. They have two sons, Randy of Oak Ridge,
and Rodney, of Feeding Hills.
They have two granddaughters, Tanya and Rev.
Anthony Cohron, of Jacksonville, Fla., and TJ and Rev.
Luke St. Clair, of Anderson, Ind.
They also have one great-grandson, Ethan Cohron, and
four great-granddaughters, Madalynn Cohron, Lauren,
Gracelyn and Jocelyn St. Clair.
Harry retired in 1992 from Feeding Hills Floor service,
which he owned and operated. Marie worked for Wallace
Turley Publications courtesy photo Mfg. for 31 years.
Harry and Marie McCausland. They reside on North Westfield Street in Feeding Hills.
K of C to host
fundraiser
The Agawam Knights of Columbus will host a ziti dinner
and ice cream social fundraiser Jan. 29 from 4-8 p.m. at St.
John The Evangelist Parish Hall, 833 Main St., Agawam.
The menu will include ziti and meatballs, salad, dinner roll
and beverage. Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for children 6 to
12, and free for children under 5. Ice cream will be available
for monetary donations or non-perishable food items.
Proceeds to benefit the Parish Cupboard of Agawam and
West Springfield.
Library to host teen
book club and swap
The Agawam Public Library will be hosting a “Teen Book
Club & Book Swap” Wednesday, Jan. 12 from 6:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. Students in grades seven and up will be able to
trade-in their new or gently used paperbacks or hardbacks for
books of equal value. This is a great way to clean out your
closets and bookshelves at home and make room for some
new books. An informal book chat will also be offered along
with refreshments. The person who brings in the most books
to swap will win a prize. To register or for more information,
call the library at 789-1550 ext 4.

Agawam Rotary to meet

The Agawam Rotary Club will meet Wednesday, Jan. 12
at Storrowton for its monthly club assembly business meet-
ing. The Agawam Rotary is a member of Rotary
International. As Rotarians, they sponsor local scholarships
and charities and raise money for local, national, and interna-
tional service projects, including the worldwide elimination
of polio and providing clean drinking water. For more infor-
mation on Rotary International, visit rotary.org.

Senior Center announces

upcoming seminars
The Agawam Senior Center recently released its upcoming
seminars.
Monday, Jan. 10, 12:15 p.m. in the Garden Room -
Sensible Senior Solutions.

‘Tappers’ celebrate The focus of this seminar is, “Reasons to partner with an
eldercare consultant.” Preparation meets opportunity when it
comes to eldercare planning. When your healthcare or hous-
21 years together ing needs change, the options are considerable. Sensible
Senior Solutions will cover a variety of topics, including
WEST SPRINGFIELD - Fifty “West Side Tappers” cele- options in elderly housing. Assisted living and continuing
brated the Christmas holidays and 21 years of being together care retirement communities in Western Mass are reviewed.
at the Monte Carlo Restaurant in West Springfield. They Discussions will include which type of facility would best fit
have entertained throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut and your changing needs. Options in homecare and personal care
Vermont, doing at least 25 shows a year. Top photo, back row will be reviewed as well.
from left, Eleanor Piccin, of Agawam, Betty DeMaio, of Wednesday, Jan. 12, 12:30 p.m. - Overlook VNA -
Feeding Hills, Vera Florek, Marilyn Taylor, of Agawam, Managing Medication.
Marge Bailey, Yvonne Ferraro and Lucy Seapark. Seated, This educational seminar will focus on the daily manage-
from left, Marie Stevens and Ed Veto, directors. Photo below, ment of medication and how to make it easier on yourself or a
back row from left, Gloria DeLude, Shirley Liquori and loved one to manage medication. All are welcome to attend.
Turley Publications courtesy photos
Joyce Cookman. Seated, from left, Eileen Romani, Marge
Daley and Lucille Drewnowski, of Agawam.

Local restaurants to participate

in Chefs for Jimmy
Chez Josef and Partners Restaurant and
Catering will be among the 30 area restau-
rants creating delicious fare at an evening
“Under the Big Top” with Chefs for Jimmy
at Agawam’s Chez Josef, Friday, Jan. 21
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The evening will fea-
ture a circus motif and participating restau-
rants and caterers will create dishes and
décor to compliment this theme
Chez Josef will be serving plantain-crust-
ed “big top” salmon, “aba daba” ginger citrus
beurre blanc pipette, carousel of root veg-
etable potage, and Jumbo’s lobster bisque at
the 21st annual Chefs for Jimmy. Partners
Restaurant and Catering will announce their
dish at the event. The evening also includes
dancing, a fantastic opportunity drawing, and
a silent auction. Presented by Winer Levsky
Group of UBS Financial Services Inc., the
event is held in memory of Neal Webber, a
long-time supporter of the Jimmy Fund.
Tickets to the event are $75 and are avail-
able only in advance. Order your tickets by
calling 800-52-JIMMY or online at jimmy-
fund.org/chefs-for-jimmy.

Notes from the Music Room

By Darcy Davis
The first batch of songs by George
Gershwin has been started by the
Memory Lane Chorus at the
Agawam Senior Center and they
include some of his earliest and
also a few of the very latest. This
is the period from 1918 to 1938.
The songs include “Love Walked
In,” “Our Love is Here to Stay,”
“Someone to Watch Over Me,” “I Got
Rhythm,” “Strike Up the Band,” “The
Man I Love” and “Swanee.” These are
all pretty well known and most likely
to make it to the final selection of
songs to be performed in March. The
chorus usually also finds a few not so
well known songs that deserve to be
rediscovered.
Page 8 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS September 30, 2010

Peterson graduates
from basic training Senior Center’s weekly calendar of events
Monday, Jan. 10: 8:15 a.m., Weight Training; 9:30 a.m., Seminar on Managing Medication: 1:30 p.m., Golden
Air National Guard Line Dancing; 11:30 a.m., Yoga; 12:15 p.m., Educational Ages Chapter 1 Meeting; 6 p.m., Guys & Dolls Pool Club.
Airman 1st Class Maxwell Seminar w/Sensible Solutions (Garden Room); 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 13: 9 a.m., Exercise; 9:30 a.m., Hearing
R. Peterson graduated from Bingo. Test (by appt.), Quilting; 10 a.m., PACE, Line Dancing 2;
basic military training at Tuesday, Jan. 11: 9 a.m., Sewing, Exercise, Knitting; 12:15 p.m., Bridge; 1 p.m., Pitch, Free Blood Pressure
Lackland Air Force Base, 12:30 p.m., Ladies Billiards 1:30 p.m., Mah Jongg, Movie Check; 1:30 p.m., Open Art; 2 p.m., Melody Band; 4 p.m.,
San Antonio, Texas. (“That Touch of Mink”); 2:30 p.m., Chorus; 4 p.m., Zumba; 5:30 p.m., Disability Meeting; 6:30 p.m., Pitch; 7
The airman completed an Zumba; 6 p.m., Beginners Line Dancing; 6:30 p.m., p.m., Autism Support Group.
intensive, eight-week pro- Evening Sewing Class. Friday, Jan. 14: 8:30 a.m., Tap; 9:30 a.m., Hand & Foot
gram that included training Wednesday, Jan. 12: 8:15 a.m., Weight Training, Yoga; Card Game; 10 a.m., Tai Chi; 11:15 a.m., Yoga; Noon,
in military discipline and 10 a.m., Beginners Yoga; 12:15 p.m., Overlook VNA Canasta; 1 p.m., Cribbage.
studies, Air Force core val-
ues, physical fitness, and
basic warfare principles and
skills.
Airmen who complete Turley Publications courtesy photo
Agawam Senior Museum program
basic training earn four cred-
its toward an associate in Airman 1st Class
applied science degree Maxwell R. Peterson Center lunch menu honors Dr. Martin
through the Community
College of the Air Force. Monday, Jan. 10: Corn chowder, ham salad sand- Luther King, Jr.
He is the son of Rich Peterson, of Agawam, and Denise wich, three-bean salad, oranges.
Peterson, of Southwick, and a 2009 graduate of Southwick- Tuesday, Jan. 11: Lasagna and meatballs, spring SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Museums’ Weekend
Tolland Regional High School. salad, peaches. Family Fun series will continue Monday, Jan. 17 with
Wednesday, Jan. 12: Pork chop, mashed potatoes, “Celebrate Black History,” an afternoon of activities
carrots, applesauce, apple crisp. which will include tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Thursday, Jan. 13: Shepard’s pie, Caesar salad, and famous African-American musicians.

Business
Chamber seeks
‘Woman of the Year’
nominations
The Professional Women’s Chamber, a division of
The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater
Springfield, Inc., is seeking nominations for the 2011
Woman of the Year. This award has been presented
annually since 1954 to a woman in the western
Massachusetts area who exemplifies outstanding leader-
ship, professional accomplishment, and service to the
community.
The nominee’s achievements can be representative of
a lifetime’s work or for more recent successes. Any
woman in the Pioneer Valley is eligible for nomination
and a chamber affiliation is not required.
Nomination forms are available at www.professional-
womenschamber.com or by e-mailing committee chair
Michelle Cayo at mcayo@countrybank.com.
Nomination documents are due Feb. 11.
pudding.
Friday, Jan. 14: Baked fish, rice pilaf, spinach,
applesauce.
Coin club to meet in West Side
WEST SPRINGFIELD - The West Side Coin Club will
meet Sunday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Church of the Good
Shepherd, 214 Elm St., West Springfield. A special featured
topic will be presented and discussed, as well as business
matters and special events. A small auction will take place
and refreshments will be available. Guests are welcome. For
further information, contact Peter Setian at 596-9871.
Red Cross, Dunkin’ Donuts launch ‘Give a Pint, Get a Pound’ campaign
REGION – To celebrate National Blood Donor Month and
help increase awareness about the need for blood, Dunkin’
Donuts and the American Red Cross are teaming up for the
fourth annual “Give a Pint, Get a Pound” campaign, which
provides a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee
to all presenting donors at Red Cross blood drives in
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New
York and Vermont during the month of January.
In addition, participating local Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants
are hosting blood drives throughout the month to collect
blood for patients in need. To donate blood during the month
of January call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit
Activities will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are
free with museum admission unless noted. Weekend
Family Fun programs are sponsored by TD Bank through
the TD Charitable Foundation.
“Black History Laser Tribute” by Prismatic Magic will be
presented at 1 p.m. Celebrate the contributions of African-
Americans in this musical retrospective that features toe-tap-
ping songs from legends such as Louie Armstrong, Cab
Calloway, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin.
The show evolves into a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr., with his powerful “I Have a Dream” address. The per-
formance ends with a medley of current pop artists of vari-
ous ethnicities who have been inspired by the musical leg-
ends featured earlier in the program.
redcrossblood.org.
Because winter is often a challenging time for blood col-
lections due to severe weather and flu season, the “Give a
Pint, Get a Pound” campaign helps boost blood collections
when patients need it most. The campaign achieved great
success last year, helping the Red Cross exceed blood collec-
tion. Over the past three years, Dunkin’ Donuts has provided
more than 100,000 pounds of coffee to presenting donors.
Coupons are redeemable at participating Dunkin’ Donuts
locations. Coupons are non-transferrable and not redeemable
for cash.

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2011 at 6:30 PM at the
Agawam Public Library,
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Agawam, MA. The purpose
of this meeting will be to
hear the Request for
Determination of
Applicability of Benoit for
property located on
Colonial Avenue.
By Order of Henry A.
Kozloski, Chairman
Agawam Conservation
Commission
1/6/11
The Trial Court time as the court, on motion
Probate and Family Court with notice to the petitioner,
Docket No. may allow) in accordance
HD10P2610EA with Probate Rule 16.
In the Estate of: Witness, Hon. Anne M.
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Late of: Feeding Hills, this Court.
MA 01030 Date: December 29, 2010
Date of Death: 11/01/2010 Thomas P. Moriarty, Jr.
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FOR PROBATE OF 1/6/11
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estate, a petition has been PLANNING BOARD
presented requesting that a The Agawam Planning

PATRONIZE
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2010-48) granting
WMECO locations for its
electric transmission and
distribution lines and relat-
document purporting to be
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AGAWAM dent be proved and
CONSERVATION allowed, and that Joan M
COMMISSION McMahon of Feeding
Board will hold a public
hearing on Thursday,
January 20, 2011 at 7:00
PM at the Agawam Public
Library, 750 Cooper Street,

These Local
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communications, and asso-
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certain public streets in the
The Agawam Conserva- Hills, MA be appointed Agawam, MA. The purpose
tion Commission will hold a executor/trix, named in the of this hearing will be to
public hearing on will to serve Without hear the petition of the
Thursday, January 13, Surety. Agawam United Methodist

Businesses
Town of Agawam. A copy
of the Petition can be ob-
tained from the Agawam
Clerk’s Office between the
hours of 8:30am and
4:30pm in the Agawam
www.vermetteauto.com Town Hall, 36 Main Street,
Agawam, MA.
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Agawam, MA. The purpose
of this hearing will be to
hear the petition of T. Russo
Jr. Construction Co., Inc.
for work to be performed on
Garden Street subject to the
Massachusetts Wetlands
Protection Act.
By Order of Henry A.
Kozloski, Chairman
Agawam Conservation
Commission
1/6/11
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Family Court, 50 State
Street, Springfield, MA
01103, (413)748-7758.
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thereto, you or your attor-
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appearance in said court at:
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o’clock in the morning
(10:00 a.m.) on: 01/26/2011
In addition, you must
file a written affidavit of
objections to the petition,
stating specific facts and
grounds upon which the
objection is based, within
thirty (30) days after the
return day (or such other
Church and Florida Towers
LLC for a request to
include property at 459 Mill
Street in the Town’s
Wireless Overlay District.
Copies of the proposed
zone change can be
obtained from the Agawam
Planning Office or the
Agawam Town Clerk's
Office between the hours of
8:30 AM and 4:30 PM in
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Main Street, Agawam, MA.
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In the Classroom
Elementary school
council to meet Jan. 20
The Benjamin J. Phelps Elementary School Council
will meet Thursday, Jan. 20 at 3:45 p.m. in the school con-
ference room.
Agenda items include reviewing the final version of the
bullying prevention and intervention plan and reviewing
the 2010-2011 School Improvement Plan. New business
includes the Phelps’ school vision, budget and recess
doorbell project.
For more information, call the school at 821-0586.

Snow Sports Club to

begin Jan. 7
The Roberta Doering School Snow Sports Club will be
starting Friday, Jan. 7 for six weeks. The students will leave
the school at 3 p.m. and return to the school for pick-up at
9:45 p.m. Parents of ski club participants should keep their
eyes on their email for helpful information and cancellation
information. The email information will also be posted on the
school’s website. There is a direct link to the ski club on the
home page. If anyone has any questions, contact Julianne
Rossi at 786-3744 or jrossi1@rocketmail.com.

Early release day

scheduled
The Agawam Public Schools will conduct a half-day of
professional development for all Pre-K through grade 12
staff members. Consequently, the following schools will be
released early that day since teachers will be attending vari-
ous workshops and training sessions.
Clifford Granger Elementary School - 11:50 a.m.
James Clark Elementary School - 12:20 p.m.
Robinson Park Elementary School - 12:20 p.m.
Benjamin Phelps Elementary School - 12:20 p.m.
Roberta Doering School - 11:50 a.m.
Agawam Junior High School - 11:20 a.m.
Agawam High School - 10:55 a.m.
ECC - 11:20 a.m.
All out-of-district, private placement students will be in
session. Students at these schools should report for a normal
school day.
PreK through grade 12 staff and students will return
Friday, Jan. 14.
Junior high students invited
to volleyball clinic
Agawam Junior High School students are invited to learn
the game of volleyball with Coach Pat Demers after school
on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:20 to 3:20
p.m. starting Monday, Jan. 10. The clinics will run through
March at the junior high on school days only. Students will
need to have a waiver completed before staying after school.
Waivers may be obtained in the school office. For more
information, call 786-3744.
‘Monster Creators’
The “Monster Creators” Junior First Lego League team from Robinson Park School present-
ed its project at the recent First Lego League competition held at Agawam Junior High.
Pictured with the team is coach Kerry Kennedy.
Agawam Schools' weekly lunch menu
AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL
Monday, Jan. 10: Baked chicken O’s with dipping
sauce, steamed white rice, seasoned green beans, fresh
and chilled fruit, mini Rice Krispie Treat.
Tuesday, Jan. 11: Mini pancakes with syrup for dip-
ping, baked potato rounds, sausage links, orange
wedges, juice cup.
Wednesday, Jan. 12: American chop suey with
parmesan cheese, stuffed breadstick, seasoned corn,
fresh and chilled fruit, Jell-O with topping.
Thursday, Jan. 13: Half day. No lunch service.
Friday, Jan. 14: Crispy chicken patty on a roll, baked
Cheetos, vegetable, fresh and chilled fruit, dessert.
AGAWAM JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Monday, Jan. 10: Baked chicken O’s with dipping
sauce, steamed white rice, seasoned green beans, fresh
and chilled fruit, mini Rice Krispie Treat.
Tuesday, Jan. 11: Mini pancakes with syrup for dip-
ping, baked potato rounds, sausage links, orange
wedges, juice cup.
Wednesday, Jan. 12: American chop suey with
parmesan cheese, stuffed breadstick, seasoned corn,
fresh and chilled fruit, Jell-O with topping.
Thursday, Jan. 13: Half day. No lunch service.
Friday, Jan. 14: Spicy chicken patty on a roll, baked
potato wedges, vegetable, fresh and chilled fruit,
dessert.
Turley Publications courtesy photo
ROBERTA G. DOERING SCHOOL
Monday, Jan. 10: Baked chicken O’s with dipping
sauce, steamed white rice, seasoned green beans, fresh
and chilled fruit, mini Rice Krispie Treat.
Tuesday, Jan. 11: Mini pancakes with syrup for dip-
ping, baked potato rounds, sausage links, orange
wedges, juice cup.
Wednesday, Jan. 12: American chop suey with
parmesan cheese, stuffed breadstick, seasoned corn,
fresh and chilled fruit, Jell-O with topping.
Thursday, Jan. 13: Half day. No lunch service.
Friday, Jan. 14: Hot dog on a roll with condiments,
Smart Food Popcorn, vegetable, fresh and chilled fruit,
cookie.
AGAWAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Monday, Jan. 10: Baked chicken O’s with dipping
sauce, steamed white rice, seasoned green beans, fresh
and chilled fruit, mini Rice Krispie Treat.
Tuesday, Jan. 11: Mini pancakes with syrup for dip-
ping, baked potato rounds, sausage links, orange
wedges, juice cup.
Wednesday, Jan. 12: American chop suey with
parmesan cheese, stuffed breadstick, seasoned corn,
fresh and chilled fruit, Jell-O with topping.
Thursday, Jan. 13: Half day. No lunch service.
Friday, Jan. 14: Hot dog on a roll with condiments,
Smart Food Popcorn, vegetable, fresh and chilled fruit,
cookie.

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College Acceptances:
AHS SENIOR BULLETIN
Abigail Asselin: UMASS-Amherst
Joe Laviano: Northeastern University; Worcester
Polytechnic Institute
Brandon Casey: Becker College
Lucas Santolini: Western New England College
Mariesa Negosanti: Emerson College; Newbury College
Kasey Martin: Becker College
Jessica Frawley: Kenyon College
Kayla Bertrand: Framingham State University
Taryn Doyle: Assumption College
Meghan Costello: Colby-Sawyer College; Anna Maria
College
Courtney Rivest: Iona College; MA College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences; UMASS-Amherst
Emily Roundy- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Matt Stelma- Northeastern University; Worcester
Polytechnic Institute; Western New England College
Jessica Colson: Elms College
Jenny Dudek: UMASS-Amherst
Ben Flythe: Wells College
Open Houses:
Check the college website for more information and to
confirm the date and time of the event.
Bay State College: Jan. 29
Culinary Institute of America: Jan. 7, 28
Johnson & Wales University: Jan. 29
New England Institute of Art: Jan. 19
Nichols College: Decision Day held Jan. 27
St. Joseph’s College: Jan. 21
Free Practice SAT Test: Take a free full-length practice
test and find out how you would score. Saturday, Jan. 15
from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Students
must sign up in the counseling department by Jan. 6.
FAFSA Massachusetts College Goal Sunday: Financial
aid professionals from Massachusetts colleges and univer-
sities will provides free assistance to students and families
in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA), the federally required form for students seeking
financial aid, including grants and loans throughout the
nation. This event will take place on Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. in
over 20 locations around Massachusetts, including Holyoke
Community College and Springfield Technical Community
College. For more information, call (877) 4-CGS-MAS or
online at www.FAFSAdav.org.
Wheelock College Decision Day: Held on campus
Saturday, Jan 29 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Students
should bring in their completed application, unofficial tran-
script and SAT scores to the appointment and leave with an
admissions decision. Students taking a college prep cur-
riculum with a GPA of 2.3 C+ or higher and a minimum
score of 450 on both sections of the SAT are encouraged to
attend Decision Day. Students must register by contacting
Jamie Coan at (617) 879-2204 or e-mail at jcoan@whee-
lock.edu. It is important to ask your counselor for the unof-
ficial transcript several days before it’s needed.
Scholarships:
See your counselor or visit the websites below for more
information or for an application. To see previous listings
of scholarships, view past Senior Bulletins on the High
School website for more information.
Christian A. Herter Scholarship: Open to sophomores
and juniors enrolled in a Massachusetts high school that are
legal residents of the state. Students that are selected for
this program must have overcome major adversity in their
lives. Awards are up to $15,000. Deadline: Feb. 15. Visit
http://www.osfa.mass.edu/default.asp?page=herterScholars
hip to apply.
Willaim R. Rooney Award: Open to high school seniors
on an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for the past two
years. Students must complete the Walter Barr Scholarship
application and submit a copy of the most recent IEP signed
by the applicant’s parents. A teacher or school counselor rec-
ommendation must be submitted. The application must be
renamed as the William Rooney award and not the Walter
Barr award. Completed applications should be mailed to
John Slasinski, 897 Converse St., Longmeadow, MA 01106
by Jan. 10. Please allow teachers or counselors two weeks to
write the recommendation so plan accordingly.
The Walter Barr application can be found at
http://www.horacesmithfund.org/scholarships/scholarship.jsp.
Burger King Scholars Program: Open to all eligible high
school seniors and Burger King employees. Visit
http://www.haveityourwayfoundation.org/bksp_scholar-
ship_eligibility.html to apply. Awards range from $1,000-
$25,000. Deadline: Jan. 10.
Fashion Institute of Technology Presidential Scholars
Program: Open to high school seniors interested in attend-
ing FIT. Deadline: Feb. 15. To apply, visit http://www.fit-
nyc.edu/2936.asp.
Visionary Scholarship Program: Open to high school
seniors. Awards: $1,000-$5,000. Deadline: Jan. 5. Visit
http://www.americancollegefoundation.org/college_plan-
ning/Register.aspx to apply. Use “Invitation Code” M2614
to apply.
Ronald McDonald House Charities HACER
Scholarship: Open to graduating high school seniors who
have at least one parent of Hispanic descent. Award:
Minimum of $1,000. Deadline: Jan. 28. Visit
http://rmhc.org/assets/RMHC-Scholarship-
PDFs/RMHCHACER2010-2011.pdf to apply.
Ronald McDonald House Charities SCHOLARS
Scholarship: Open to any graduating high school senior
regardless of race or ethnicity. Award: minimum $1,000.
Deadline: Jan. 28. Visit http://rmhc.org/assets/RMHC-
Scholarship-PDFs/RMHScholars2010-2011.pdf to apply.
Gates Millennium Scholarship Program: Open to
African-American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian
Pacific American or Hispanic American students with
demonstrated leadership, a 3.3 GPA or higher, planning to
attend college in fall 2011 and must also be eligible for the
Pell Grant. Deadline: Jan. 10. Visit www.gmsp.org to apply.
PDK Prospective Educator Scholarship Program: Open
to high school seniors who intend to attend college and
major in education. Applications available in the
Counseling Office. Deadline: Feb. 1.
KFC Colonel’s Scholars: Open to seniors with financial
need and an entrepreneurial spirit. Award: up to $20,000.
Deadline: Feb. 9. Apply online at
http://www.kfcscholars.org/.

Lower back injuries, shoveling go together

SPRINGFIELD — Oh, the aches and
pains of snow shoveling.
Winter in Western Mass. has already
seen its first major snowfall, but the beauty
of freshly fallen snow can quickly turn ugly
for thousands of people who sustain lower
back, neck, shoulder and wrist injuries each
year after shoveling wet, heavy snow.
“For those in good health, taking the
proper precautions and learning the correct
techniques for shoveling can go a long way
in preventing injuries before picking up a
shovel,” said Dr. Julio Martinez-Silvestrini,
staff physiatrist at Baystate Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation. “You should
avoid shoveling if you already suffer from
low back pain, have coronary artery dis-
ease, and are not used to strenuous physical
activity.”
While it is best to shovel freshly-fallen
snow before it becomes really wet and
packed down, Martinez-Silvestrini noted
the importance of warming up your mus-
cles before setting foot in the cold outdoors
to shovel.
“Take time to stretch your lower back
muscles with some gentle exercises and
consider walking for a few minutes or
marching in place,” he said. “You should
also drink plenty of water to avoid dehydra-
tion and refrain from any caffeine or nico-
tine, which are stimulants and may increase
your heart rate.”
Both Martinez-Silvestrini and the
American Physical Therapy Association
offer the following tips for avoiding back
injuries from snow shoveling.
• Lift smaller loads of snow, rather than
heavy shovelfuls. Take care to bend your
knees and lift with your legs rather than
with your back.
• Use a shovel with a handle that lets you
keep your back straight while lifting. A
short handle will cause you to bend more to
lift the load. Using a shovel that’s too long
makes the weight at the end heavier.
• Because the spine cannot tolerate twist-
ing as well as it can other movements, it is
important to avoid this movement as much
as possible. Step in the direction in which
you are throwing the snow to prevent the
lower back from twisting. This will help
you avoid the “next-day back fatigue”
experienced by people who shovel snow.
• If possible, push the snow away instead
of lifting it.
• Take frequent breaks when shoveling.
Stand up straight and walk around periodi-
cally to extend the lower back.
• Standing backward-bending exercises
will help reverse the excessive forward
bending that occurs while shoveling; stand
straight and tall, place your hands toward
the back of your hips, and bend backward
slightly for several seconds.
The good news, according to Martinez-
Silvestrini, is that most lower back pain
goes away within a couple days with self-
care including the use of over-the-counter
medications and gentle exercises provided
by a doctor or physical therapist to help
keep the muscles moving and speed the
recovery process.
He noted that there is sometimes confu-
sion over whether to use ice or heat after
injuring your back.
“Apply a cold pack as soon as possible
after the injury at least several times a day
for up to 20 minutes. Then apply heat after
two to three days to relax your muscles and
increase blood flow,” he said, adding
patients should consult their physician if
the pain persists after three days of self-
care.
Unfortunately, not all injuries are simple
strains.
“We see many patients in the wintertime
who suffer from herniated discs, which are
common to the lower spine,” said Dr.
Sherry Taylor, chief, Division of
Neurosurgery at Baystate Medical Center.
“When a disc is herniated or ruptured it can
create pressure against one or more of the
spinal nerves resulting in numbness or pain
in the lower extremities, often radiating
down the leg.”
For more information, visit
www.baystatehealth.org.

Smart Tan Certified

September 30, 2010 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS Page 11

Splash dance... Turley Publications photos by Connie Casagrande

T
hough it was a cool winter vacation for
many area residents, a number of local
children were given the opportunity to
get warm at Agawam Junior High School dur-
ing an open swim at the pool there. Children
were all smiles as they practiced their swim-
ming and diving skills, oblivious to the chilly
winter temperatures outside.

Madelaine Dickinson, 8, of Agawam, dives with perfect form into the super warm waters. Lifeguard on duty! Paige Moriarty, a junior at
Agawam High School, keeps watch over the
swimmers.

Free Floatin' away...Gabriella Dickinson, 7, of

Agawam, practices her floating skills.

Carley Crane, and her good friend Hannah Gates, both 10, of Agawam, decided on the buddy
system while swimming in the deep end.

Toweled off and tired from a great time, Karen

Spaulding and her son, Brandon, 7, of
Agawam, are ready to head home. Brandon
was excited to go home and play his favorite
Christmas present, a DS game.

Swimming sisters Sienna, 9, and Amy Patrick Kelly, 7, of Agawam, leaps his best Many residents enjoyed the warm free swim
Stefanick, 13, of Agawam are all smiles as they cannonball. time at Agawam Junior High School during the
enjoy the free swim. cold winter vacation.

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Brownies take two over Christmas break
Turley Publications photo by David Henry sweetdogphotos.com
Agawam’s Riley Hellstein (3) gets fouled by a Central player as she
goes up for a shot.
Brownies hockey have
merry holiday season
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Sports
Correspondent
AGAWAM – The Agawam hockey
team continues their dominant advan-
tage in the Fay Division and all over
the state.
Agawam downed Belchertown 5-3
last Thursday night and also traveled
to Bedford and took an independent
matchup, 4-3, during the Christmas
vacation week.
Coach Rich Feeley is very happy
with the progress his team is making
in keeping up with last year’s pace.
“We have had a very successful
week,” said Rich Feeley. “We were
looking for a challenge in the Bedford
game and I feel like we handled it
really well.”
Bedford is a Division 3 team in
Eastern Mass. and plays in the
SPO
SPORTS
AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS September 30, 2010
Girls hang on to
top Central
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Sports
Correspondent
AGAWAM – The Agawam boys basket-
ball team is starting to hold their own as
the team has come together to win their
past three games, capturing two wins dur-
ing Christmas vacation and then beating
Minnechaug Monday evening 69-60.
Against the Falcons Monday night at
home, Agawam got scoring from seven
different players, including four that fin-
ished in double digits.
For the Brownies, Ryan Labonte contin-
ues to be a spark plug in the offense. He
finished with an impressive 24 points,
including three 3-pointers.
They also received 13 points from A. J.
Efstratios and Drew Smith and Anthony
Wallace scored 12 points each.
The Brownies defense broke down a bit
in the second quarter, but Agawam
improved as the game went on, and held
Minnechaug to just 12 points in the fourth
quarter to stay ahead by a healthy margin.
Against Longmeadow last Wednesday
night, the Brownies also had an impressive Turley Publications photo by David Henry
58-44 victory at home over the Lancers. sweetdogphotos.com
Labonte had another 20-plus night with 21 Agawam’s Andrew Smith (15)
points to lead the Brownies to the win. releases a shot towards the bas-
Efstratios and Smith each had eight ket.
points for Agawam and Wallace added
eight points in the win. The Brownies received a great perform-
Agawam was held to just five points in ance from Jessica Frawley, a senior who
the first quarter before they started scoring scored 18 points. Samantha Howe also
in the middle of the game. They held contributed eight points.
Longmeadow to single digits in the final Both teams had a very defensive third
quarter to get the win. quarter before the offenses began exchang-
Agawam is now 4-3 this season and is ing more baskets in the fourth. The
back in action tonight hosting Cathedral at Brownies suffered two defeats against
7 p.m. Pittsfield before the holiday and also lost
The girls basketball team weathered to West Springfield in their first three
through their tough stretch to start the sea- weeks of action.
son and picked up their first win of the Agawam is now 1-3 and will try to con-
season, a 46-44 victory over Central last tinue on their winning ways when they
Thursday night. take on Holyoke Friday at 7 p.m. at home.
Agawam, playing on the road, took They travel to Ludlow Tuesday at 7 p.m.
advantage of some missed shots by the
Golden Eagles, a once prominent Division Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports corre-
I team, and held on for the victory in the spondent for Turley Publications. He can
closing seconds of the game. be reached at gscibelli@turley.com.
O'Keefe receives
All-League Honors
AGAWAM - Patrick O'Keefe, a junior at
Merrimack Valley. Considering four The Forman School in Litchfield, Conn.,
days off for the actual Christmas holi- recently received First Team All-League
day, Feeley said the team responded Honors for the Hudson Valley Football
well from the layoff. League.
Agawam scored near the end of the O’Keefe has been a three-year starter for
first period and then struck three times Forman, at tailback on offense and at the
in the second period, ending the peri- safety position on defense. He received the
od up 4-2. Feeley said goalkeeper award for his "lockdown defense" at safety
Devin Basile gave a stellar effort in this year.
goal. He also credited Steve The Forman Lions went 7-2 on the sea-
Buoniconti with a great game on son with their only defeats coming on a
offense. heartbreaking loss to eventual Hudson
Ben Belanger scored a pair of goals Valley League champions Fieldston, and in
for Agawam and Buoniconti added a the Super Bowl to Fieldston again. O'Keefe
goal and two assists. Agawam took is also an assistant captain on the Forman
advantage of three power plays in the hockey team and a three-year starter as a
second period to take control of the shortstop on the Forman baseball team. He
game. hopes to attend the University of North
Last Thursday, Agawam played a Carolina in the future.
Fay Division tilt against Belchertown. He is the son of Kevin and Dee O'Keefe,
The Brownies jumped out to a 3-0 of Agawam, and grandson of Carol Gee and
Turley Publications courtesy photo the late Tom O’Keefe.
Please see HOCKEY, page 14
September 30, 2010 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS Page 13

Lady Brownies break into win column

Boys roll over
Holyoke
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Sports
Correspondent
AGAWAM – After suffering a pair of loss-
es to start the season, the Agawam girls
swimming team picked up their first team
victory of the season by defeating winless
Holyoke two weeks ago 130-53.
The Brownies, competing at Agawam
Junior High School, got a pair of event victo-
ries from Michaela Vecchiarelli and Mariesa
Negosanti.
Negosanti won both the 100-yard and 200-
yard freestyle events. She captured victories
with times of 1 minute, 7.65 seconds in the
100 and 2:28.59 in the 200.
Vecchiarelli won the 50-yard freestyle and
captured the one meter diving event. She
won the one meter diving with a score of
123.85 and the 50-yard freestyle with a time
of 28.43 seconds.
Agawam won every event in the matchup
but two, and victories for Agawam came
from Molly Burns, Christa Hurley and
Kendra Matland. The 200-yard medley relay
also picked up a win with a time of 2:06.63.
Agawam also won the freestyle relay event.
The Brownies spent two weeks through
the Christmas holiday and were back in
action on Tuesday hosting Palmer. They are
next scheduled to face the Renaissance
School in Springfield Friday at 4 p.m.
The boys swimming team is off to a 2-1
start to their season and play on the same
schedule as the girls team. In their last meet,
they also soundly defeated visiting Holyoke,
140-32. They captured first place in all, but
event in a dominating performance.
Among victors for the Brownies were
eight different competitors. Both of
Agawam’s relay team were also victorious in
the meet.
For the Brownies, Anthony Vatousiou won
the 200-yard freestyle with a finish of
2:22.52 and Roger Bruso captured the 200-
yard individual medley at 2:38.91.
Ben Miller captured the 50-yard freestyle
at 26.16.
Adam Ardolino was a winner in the one
meter diving event with a score of 126.65.
Scott Laviano won the 100-yard butterfly
stroke with a finish of 1:11.76. Garrett
Greene won the 100-yard freestyle and Zach
Niziolek was the winner in the 500-yard
freestyle. Brian Benson was a winner for
Agawam in the backstroke.
The swimming teams are starting to show
a lot of promise in the early part of the season
and hope to continue their momentum head-
ing into the new year. Following their meets
this week, Agawam swimming will also take
on Chicopee Comp Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports correspon-
dent for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at gscibelli@turley.com.

The Week Ahead Brownies take top AGAWAM – The Agawam wrestling team hosted
the annual Phil Tomkiel Tournament at the high school
last week.
Thursday, Jan. 6
Boys Basketball
Cathedral at Agawam........................................7 p.m.
spot at Tomkiel The Brownies finished in first place with 187 points.
Here are pictures from the event.

Swimming
Agawam at Renaissance ..................................4 p.m.
Skiing
Agawam at PVIAC Meet #1^ ..........................5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 7
Girls Basketball
Holyoke at Agawam..........................................7 p.m.
Indoor Track
Agawam vs. Chicopee Comp* ........................3:45 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 8
Hockey
Agawam at West Springfield` ..........................4 p.m.
Wrestling
Agawam at Westfield Duals ............................8:30 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 9
Swimming
Agawam at Holiday Carnival Swim Meet# ....2 p.m.
Turley Publications photos by David Henry sweetdogphotos.com
Monday, Jan. 10 Agawam’s Eddie Melendez locks up his opponent.
Hockey
Agawam at Greenfield@ ..................................7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 11
Girls Basketball
Agawam at Ludlow ..........................................7 p.m.
Swimming
Chicopee Comp at Agawam ............................4 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 12
Wrestling
Minnechaug at Agawam ..................................7 p.m.

^ — at Berkshire East in Charlemont

* — at Smith College in Northampton
` — at Olympia Ice Arena in West Springfield
# — at Springfield College
@ — at Collins-Moylan Arena in Greenfield

Little League signups slated

AGAWAM - Agawam Little League signups for spring Turley Publications photo by David Henry sweetdogphotos.com Turley Publications photo by David Henry sweetdogphotos.com
2011 will be held Saturday, Jan. 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Agawam’s Ted Dobek grapples with the Agawam’s Patsy Basile tries to maneuver
at the Agawam Public Library. opposition in a standing position. his opponent off the top of him.
Registration fees will remain the same as last season, with
Instructional (5-6-years-old), $60; Minors (7-9-years-old),
AAA (9-12 years-old) and Majors (10-12-years-old), $80;
Juniors (13-15-years-old), $100.
For families with more than one child playing, the first
child is full price, second child is half price and any addition-
al children will be $20.
In addition to registration fees, there will be an additional
$20 fee for the pre-purchase of raffle tickets per child.
The raffle prizes will include one $500 prize, four $250
prizes and 10 $100 prizes. Prizes will be awarded opening
day. All raffle tickets must be received by the Agawam Little
League Board prior to opening day, April 30.
For more information, go to agawamlittleleague.com.

In-Town Soccer
signups scheduled
AGAWAM - The Agawam Soccer Association In-Town
Spring Soccer signups will be held at the Agawam Public
Library on the following dates.
Thursday, Jan. 13, 6-8 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 7, 6-8 p.m.;
Monday, Feb. 28, 6-8 p.m.
Cost is $75, Pre K (child must be 3-years-old); $75,
kindergarten; $85, U7 - U14. Turley Publications photo by David Henry sweetdogphotos.com
For more information, contact In-Town Soccer Vice Agawam’s Pat Hope tries to hold down his opponent.
President Cindy Drummond at cdrummond@wavespan.net.
Page 14 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS September 30, 2010

Falcons use
home energy to
top Manchester
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications Sports Staff Writer

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Falcons celebrated the

Agawam’s Todd Ruby (14) carries the puck through the neutral ice area.
Hockey from page 12
lead after a great first period. They held the score going
into the third, but fumbled a bit to start the period.
The Brownies ended up sealing the victory with a
Kevin Wheeler empty net goal with less than a minute to
play.
“We settled down with about 5:00 left in the game, said
Feeley. “We are starting to learn that we need to compete
for a full three periods of hockey and taking shifts off
allows for other teams to attack us.”
For the Brownies, Tom Matroni scored two goals, and
James Newsome and Corey Jenks each notched a goal
each.
Feeley also lauded the success of the first alumni game
in many years, which was played on Dec. 16. He said the
game featured 43 players from the past four decades and
drew out more than 100 people.
“It’s was our first alumni game in 30 years and I
thought it was a great success,” said Feeley.
Feeley also said this Saturday’s rivalry game against
West Springfield offers area hockey fans a great two for
the price of one deal.
On Saturday, Agawam plays against West Springfield
at 4 p.m. Fans can buy a single admission ticket and then
stay for the Springfield Falcons game scheduled for 7
p.m. A portion of ticket sales are donated to the Agawam
Hockey Booster Club.
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports correspondent for Turley
Publications. He can be reached at gscibelli@turley.com.
Come see why thousands of Agawam & Feeding Hills residents choose
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Turley Publications photo by David Henry sweetdogphotos.com
Agawam’s Cory Jenks (22) looks to make a
play up the ice with the puck.
new year with a 3-1 home victory over Manchester.
A very energetic crowd of 4,196 saw Springfield earn at
least a point for the sixth time in their last seven games going
4-1-0-2 in that span.
With just one minute remaining in the first period, the
Falcons took a 1-0 lead when Ben Guite won a faceoff
directly back to Nick Holden and his slap shot beat Jeff
Zatkoff giving the Falcons a one-goal lead after 20 minutes.
In the second period, Springfield built a 2-0 lead when
Cody Goloubef scored at 5:28 when he took a pass from
Trevor Frischmon and found the back of the net for his third
goal of the year.
With the Falcons holding on to a 2-0 lead, Manchester’s
Viatcheslav Voynov scored his sixth marker of the cam-
paign at 18:36 of the middle period cutting Springfield’s
lead to 2-1.
In the third period, Manchester had a chance to even the
score when Andrei Loktionov was awarded a penalty shot,
but Falcons goalkeeper Gustaf Wesslau (25 saves) made
the save and once again turned the momentum in the
Falcons favor.
Less than a minute after the penalty shot, the Falcons
regained their two-goal lead when Guite tallied his fifth
goal of the year on a nice setup from Matt Calvert and
Tomas Kubalik giving Springfield an insurance goal and a
3-1 advantage.
The win was coupled with two losses, one coming in over-
time and the other in a shootout.
The Falcons lost, 3-2, in a shootout to Adirondack on New
Year’s Eve afternoon.
David Savard scored his second goal of the season for
Springfield to tie the game at 1-1. Springfield then took a 2-1
lead when Maksim Mayorov scored his ninth of the season
later in the period.
Adirondack tied the game at 2-2 midway through the third
period.
After a scoreless overtime, the Falcons went into the
shootout for the second straight game. Mike Ryan scored for
the Phantoms in the second round and Luke Pither converted
in the fourth round helping the home team with the win.
The Falcons earned a point on Wednesday night drop-
ping a 3-2 decision to the Worcester Sharks in the
shootout at the MassMutual Center. The Falcons rallied
back from a 2-0 deficit.
The Falcons turned the momentum in their favor in the
second period and cut their deficit to 2-1 when Mike
Blunden tallied his 12th goal of the year at 13:41 pulling
Springfield to within a single goal. The Falcons continued
to carry the play in the second period and they almost
evened the score late in the frame when Nikita Filatov had
Worcester goaltender Alex Stalock beat, but rang the puck
off the crossbar.
In the third period, the Falcons continued to apply pressure
and it was Filatov sending Maksim Mayorov in on a break-
away early in the frame, but Stalock again made the stop.
Springfield pulled even at 12:22 of the third period when the
hard work of Nick Tarnasky and Trevor Frischmon paid off
with Frishmon knocking in Tarnasky’s rebound tying the
score at 2-2.
Neither team scored in the overtime, but the extra session
was filled with scoring chances and entertaining play. In the
shootout, Mayorov opened the scoring for Springfield, but

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Out & About
Send all community calendar items to
the Agawam Advertiser News at aan@tur-
ley.com, fax to 786-8457 or mail to 23
Southwick St., Feeding Hills, MA 01030.
Please list time, date and place of event,
contact information and a brief description
of the activity involved. Deadline for all
community submissions is noon on
Monday.
Friday, Jan. 7
CHET PASEK AND HIS QUARTET
will perform an evening of jazz standards
and Broadway show tunes with Barbara
Ween at the Agawam Public Library at
7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the
public. For more information, visit
agawamcc.org or call the library at 789-
1550.
THE SPRINGFIELD SCIENCE MUSE-
UM’S ROOFTOP TELESCOPE will be
open for public sky-gazing at 7:30 p.m.
The program will be held rain or shine. If it
is overcast, a planetarium show will be
presented in place of telescope viewing.
The Springfield Science Museum is locat-
ed on the Quadrangle at 21 Edwards St. in
Arts
More theatre at The Red Door this New Year
Kit and Kaboodle Stage Productions has
announced its mid-winter schedule of live
theatre opportunities for all ages. The popu-
lar, 21 year-old theatrical production compa-
ny operates out of the Red Door Theatre in
Feeding Hills and offers those who would
like to be a part of the group to participate
either by open auditions or registration for
theatre camps.
The season begins Sunday, Jan. 9 with
auditions for the Hilltop Players Family
Theatre production of the Broadway musical,
“The Wiz.” Auditions are from 7-9 p.m. and
are for ages 12 years to adult. Auditioners
should come prepared to sing. An accompa-
nist will be available. The show is an updated
take on The Wizard of Oz and starred Diana
Local resident publishes second book
FEEDING HILLS — When Frank J.
Andruss Sr. was 10 years old, little did he
realize that his love for patrol torpedo (PT)
Boats would open so many doors for his
future. He has exhibited all over New
England, featuring hundreds of rare artifacts
from the PT Navy. He has become friends
with many of these World War II officers and
sailors that sailed on these wonderful wooden
boats, and his name is known to many across
the United States, as the PT boat man.
Over the years, Frank has continued to
educate those who know little about this
specialized service. PT boats were the dar-
lings of the press, featuring wooden boats
that took on large capital ships. They oper-
ated in the dark and were armed with guns,
cannons, and torpedoes. Many of those
that served on these boats were chosen
because of their small boat experiences in
peacetime, and a large campaign was start-
ed to find those interested in volunteering
for this rugged duty. PT boats were not
even a part of the Navy’s fleet, and in the
beginning small boat builders were asked
to design these
fast torpedo-carrying boats. Built around
three Packard Marine Engines, the boats
could reach speeds of 41 Knots, with an
amazing ability to maneuver and operate in
as little as five feet of water.
Three major builders developed these
boats during the war which included the Elco
Naval Division, Bayonne, N.J., Higgins
Industries, New Orleans, La. and Huckins
Yacht Corporation, Jacksonville, Fla.
Andruss has always taken an active interest
in spreading the word about the boats.
“I feel it is the least I could do for these
brave men that fought on these boat,” he
said. “They slugged it out with large capital
ships, motorized barges, shore batteries, and
AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS
downtown Springfield. Free onsite parking
is available. For information about astrono-
my programs at the museum, call (413)
263-6800, ext. 318.
THE SWINGLES SQUARE DANCE
CLUB will hold a Mainstream Dance from
8-10:30 p.m. (early rounds from 7:30-8
p.m.) at the United Mittineague Methodist
Church, 800 Amostown Road, West
Springfield. Cost is $7 per person; singles
and couples welcome, spectators free. For
more information, call Dick Walker at
(413) 525-3324.
Tuesday, Jan. 11
THE AGAWAM SENIOR CENTER
will host a free movie at 12:30 p.m. (“That
Touch of Mink”). The public is welcome.
TECH TUESDAY SESSIONS are
offered weekly at the Westfield Athenaeum
through Feb. 15 from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
There is no need to register, just stop by.
Technology assistant Tegan Mannino will
go over common computer uses and
answer questions. Today’s topic is
“Microsoft Word: A How-To overview of
Ross and Michael Jackson in the movie ver-
sion. This lively show with such hits as “Ease
on Down The Road” and “Brand New Day”
will be presented March 17-20.
The Tiny Tales Theatre returns with its
audience participatory plays for the young
child every first Saturday of the month.
“Rapunzel” begins the series Feb. 5 and
“Prince Aladdin and Princess Jasmine” will
be presented March 5 with shows at 9:30
a.m. and 11 a.m. Many members of the audi-
ence are invited to don costumes and props
and join the troupe on stage to act out the
classic stories. Tickets are only $5 and reser-
vations are strongly suggested for this very
popular series.
Jazz and Java Cabaret returns Saturday,
planes, and did so without the benefit of any
armor for protection.”
The boats were made from many types of
marine wood, and because weight was a big
issue, no armor was added, thus giving the
boat its tremendous speed.
For most people, the exhibits would be
enough, but not for Andruss. He felt the need
to do more for the men of the Mosquito
Fleet. “I had always wanted to do a book
about those men and women who built these
boats in the factories.” Little was published
about this type of service and Andruss
jumped at the chance. His first book,
“Building the PT Boats” was picked up by
Nimble Books LLC, and was published in
2009. The book features hundreds of never
before published photographs, which made it
an instant hit with military readers.
Fred Zimmerman, owner of Nimble Books
was extremely happy with the outcome.
“Frank has produced a first class book on a
subject never really touched on before,” he
said. “His knowledge of PT boats is incredi-
ble and book sales have soared on our online
services.”
Shortly after Andruss’ first book was pub-
lished, Zimmerman approached him about
doing another.
“It was funny,” said Andruss. “I already
had something in my mind that I wanted to
do, so we went with it.”
The second book is another look into a
subject that little was done with. Titled “PT
Boats behind the Scenes,” this book touches
on several subjects, honoring those who
served behind the scenes, getting little credit
for their hard work. PT boats were a high
tech design and demanded constant attention
to keep them in operation.
Andruss touches on several subjects within
the book, including PT boat bases, PT boat
one of the most common word processing
programs.” For more information, call
(413) 562-0716.
Thursday, Jan. 13
THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS AT
THE QUADRANGLE will present “The
Story of Milton Bradley, Board Game King
and Inventor,” with George Burtch, vice
president of Global Integration, Hasbro
Games, Jan. 13 at 12:15 p.m. in the
Museum of Fine Arts, 21 Edwards St.,
Springfield. Admission is $4 ($2 for muse-
um members). Parking is free. For infor-
mation, call (413) 263-6800, ext. 488.
UPCOMING AND ONGOING
TECH TUESDAY SESSIONS are
offered weekly at the Westfield Athenaeum
through Feb. 15 from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
There is no need to register, just stop by.
Technology Assistant, Tegan Mannino, will
go over common computer uses and
answer questions. The Jan. 18 topic is
“Email: Learn how to create an email
account and use it to send messages.” For
more information, call (413) 562-0716.
Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. with local jazz ensemble
InterTrip and the Annual Valentines Cabaret
will run Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11 and 12
at 7:30 p.m. The unique, intimate, candlelit
table setting adds to an entertaining evening
of great music and comedy.
STaGE Children’s Theatre also will begin
its after school theatre camp Tuesdays and
Wednesdays from 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
beginning Jan. 18. Technical week is every
day after school from Feb. 28 to March 3 and
culminates with productions of “The
Fearsome Pirate Frank” Friday and Saturday,
March 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday,
March 6 at 2 p.m. The play continues the
pirate craze as a young Elizabethan actor
named Frank is cast to portray a pirate, but
tenders, repair training units, and the floating
equipment maintenance units. These were
highly trained men that serviced the boats
with everything from torpedoes to engines. If
a boat was hit in combat, the men would
repair the damage, getting the boats ready for
patrol. They provided sleeping quarters,
messing, carpenters shacks, engine overhaul,
metal shops, torpedo shops, fuel, cranes, and
other important and vital repairs for the boats
survival.
Another fresh look into a subject not cov-
ered before was the key issue for
Zimmerman.
“Because of Frank’s vast knowledge and
wealth of original photos, I decided we
would go with his second book,”
Zimmerman said. “We feel that this new
book will be another important piece of our
torpedo boat section, and already we have
heard a buzz from PT boat historians, who
can’t wait to get their hands on this one.”
Because the book’s front cover is very
important when it comes to promotion,
Andruss decided to contact his friend, Robert
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ADULT DROP-IN ZUMBA CLASS is
offered to adults 18 and older Jan. 25 at 7
p.m. Zumba is a fitness program that fuses
hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow
dance moves (no dance experience is nec-
essary.) An instructor from LHQ
DanceForce will lead the class. This pro-
gram is sponsored by the Agawam Center
Library Association and no registration is
necessary.
TECH TUESDAY SESSIONS are
offered weekly at the Westfield Athenaeum
through Feb. 15 from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
There is no need to register, just stop by.
Technology Assistant, Tegan Mannino, will
go over common computer uses and
answer questions. The Jan. 25 topic is
“Internet Searching: Tricks and hints for
finding what you want online..” For more
information, call (413) 562-0716.
A VALENTINE CHOCOLATE AND
JEWELRY FAIR will be held Saturday,
Feb. 5 at the First Congregational Church,
7 Somers Road, East Longmeadow
Saturday, Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be a raffle of items donated by
crafters. Admission and parking are free.
can’t remember his lines. A real band of
pirates enter and kidnap the acting troupe and
leading lady, Esmerelda. What makes the
story come alive is that the enemy pirate
crew is female and captained by the real cap-
tain Frank - a woman! Apparently, she has
received the “Blackmark” from her previous
crooked captain, who now pursues her in a
ghost ship full of zombie Pirates. This zany
spoof (of a particular popular pirate flick) is
sure to make for an exciting, swashbuckling,
madcap camp for all who climb aboard.
Applications and more information on all
productions are online at
Reddoortheatre.com or call the box office at
(413) 789-2026.
Turley Publications
submitted photo
Pictured here is a
PT-160 being refu-
eled at sea, a
behind-the-scenes
look typical of
what readers will
see in Frank
Andruss' new
book, "PT Boats
behind the
Scenes,” coming
out Jan. 31.
E. Pickett, who served on PT-167 during the
War and worked with sketch drawings and
oil on canvas.
“I wanted Bob to do something that would
reflect our story line, and I knew he could
come up with something that would make
the book pop,” Andruss said.
Pickett came up with two great paintings
that will be used for both the front and
back covers, and was proud of the fact that
Andruss has asked him to do so. “Frank
has done so much for our small group of
PT boaters over the years, this was the
least I could do for him,” Pickett said. “I
was tickled that he asked me to do this, and
I just hope my work will help his cause in
some small way.”
Prior to the book’s publishing date,
Andruss learned of his friend’s passing.
“I was contacted by Bob’s son who told
me he had passed away on Dec. 8,” Andruss
said.
Both of books can be purchased at
Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, or by con-
tacting Nimble Books LLC.
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Obituaries
ROGER N. BROWN
Roger N. Brown, 66, of Agawam, died
peacefully at home Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010,
surrounded by his family. Born in Chelsea,
Aug. 3, 1944, he was the son of the late Walter
E. and Lorette (Charpentier) Brown.
Following the
death of his moth-
er, he moved to
Agawam to live
with his father and
stepmother,
Dorothy Brown.
He graduated from
Agawam High
School in 1962
having excelled in
three sports. He
later served four
years in the U. S.
Navy, most
notably aboard the
USS Enterprise
during the Vietnam
War. He was honorably discharged in 1968. A
longtime employee of the Town of Agawam,
he first worked in the Parks and Recreation
Department and then as a foreman in the
Department of Public Works until his retire-
ment in 2002. Throughout his life he was an
avid Red Sox fan and an enthusiastic partici-
pant in fantasy sports leagues. He is survived
by his wife of 18 years, Karen M. (Mooney)
Brown; his son, Rick Brown and his wife
Nicole of Somers, Conn.; his daughter, Dr.
Melissa Brown; his grandchildren, Corey and
Samantha Brown; and his stepson, William
Bates of Agawam. He also leaves a brother,
Stephen Brown of Nashua, N.H. and his fami-
ly; a sister, Susan Demarest of Stuart, Va., and
her family; along with many family members,
friends, and his beloved dog, Dillon. There
were services as Roger requested that his body
be donated to Harvard University for medical
research. A burial at the Massachusetts
Veterans Memorial Cemetery will be held at a
later date. Donations in his memory may be
made to D’Amour Center for Cancer Care or
the Baystate VNA & Hospice, by going to
their website, foundation.baystatehealth.org or
by mailing to Baystate Health Foundation,
280 Chestnut St., 6th Floor, Springfield, MA
01199. Agawam Funeral Home was in charge.
ROSE M. HAYNES
Rose (Morris) Haynes, 89, of Agawam,
passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 at her
home. Born in Agawam, March 30, 1921,
she was the daughter of the late Joseph and
Jennie (Morassi) Morris. She was raised on
their farm in Agawam with three brothers
and five sisters, all who predeceased her.
Rose was a graduate of Agawam High
School, Class of
1939. She worked
and raised her
family in Agawam
with her husband,
the late Thomas
D. Haynes, who
died in 1988. She
was very proud of
her military serv-
ice, serving in
World War II with
the Marine Corps,
attaining the rank
of corporal. Rose
belonged to the
Women Marine
Association
WMA-2 Peg Parda Chapter, as well at the
American Legion Pioneer Valley Women
Post 463. She also developed a “History of
the Flag” program, which she presented at
area schools and clubs. She was a longtime
member of St. John the Evangelist Church
and worked with the church guild for many
years. Other activities included traveling with
the Over 60 Club, singing in the Memory
Lane Chorus, working at home with the roses
she loved and volunteering at the
Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
She is survived by a daughter, Carol D.
Gallup and her husband Brian of Holyoke, a
son, Thomas J. Haynes and his wife
Christine of Newington, Conn., a daughter,
Linda R. Childs and her husband Richard of
Highgate, Vt., a daughter, Patricia A. Haynes
of Agawam; her two grandsons, Nicholas
Gallup and his wife Ariane of Ludlow, and
Benjamin Gallup of Holyoke; and several
nephews and nieces. The funeral was at
Agawam Funeral Home with a Mass in St.
John the Evangelist Church. The burial fol-
lowed in Springfield Street Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the charity of
one’s choice.
ANTHONY R. MASSARO
Anthony R.
Massaro, 87, of
Feeding Hills,
died Friday, Dec.
31, 2010 sur-
rounded by his
family in the
Soldiers Home in
Holyoke. Anthony
was born in
Brooklyn and had
lived in Feeding
Hills since 1969.
He worked for the
United States Post
Office for over 20
years, retiring in
1978. He served
in the United States Air Force during World
War II and the Korean War. Anthony was a
communicant of St. George Greek Orthodox
Cathedral and was a longtime member of
A.H.E.P.A. He leaves his wife of 64 years,
Mary A. (Fotias) Massaro; a son, Alan of
Feeding Hills; a daughter, Adriane Hill, of
Agawam; a brother, Frank of Little Egg
Harbor, N.J.; and two granddaughters,
Danielle McManus and Abbey Massaro.
Funeral services were held at St. George
Greek Orthodox Cathedral with burial in the
Massachusetts Veteran’s Memorial
Cemetery. Agawam Curran-Jones Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial donations may be made to the
Soldiers Home, 110 Cherry St., Holyoke,
MA 01040.
NORMA J. PROVOST
Norma June (Lauritsen) Provost, 77, of
Agawam, died Dec. 26, 2010 at Baystate
Medical Center. Norma was born in
Springfield June 1,
1933, a daughter
to the late Caspar
and Caroline E.
(Kline) Lauritsen.
A lifelong resident
of Agawam, she
graduated from
Agawam High
School. Norma
retired as book-
keeper from
Mascaro Cabinets, Chicopee. Previously, she
was a bookkeeper for W.J. Cerveny Corp.
and Camfour Inc., both located in Westfield.
Norma was a member of the Agawam
Lioness Club and a proud member of the
Wives of the Agawam Firefighters. Norma
was predeceased by her husband, Adolphus
“Junior” Provost III on March 24,1987; and
her brother-in-law, Andy Anderson. Norma is
survived by two sisters, Shirley Harrison and
her husband, Richard of Agawam, and
Marion Anderson of Green Valley, Ariz.; a
sister-in-law, Joan Kane of Feeding Hills; a
brother-in-law, Armand Provost and his wife,
Dorothy of Agawam; four nephews and one
niece. Norma will also be missed by her dear
friends, Cindy and John Negrucci of Feeding
Hills. Funeral ceremonies were conducted in
the Colonial Forastiere Funeral Home,
Agawam. Burial followed in the Springfield
Street Cemetery, Feeding Hills. Memorial
contributions may be made to FIDELCO
Guide Dog Foundation, 103 Old Iron Ore
Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06002 or to the Rescue
Mission, 19 Bliss St., Springfield, MA
01105-2301.
DR. ROBERT E.
RAYMOND
Dr. Robert E. Raymond, 96, residing at
Amsterdam Nursing Home in New York
City, died peacefully Wednesday evening,
Dec. 15, 2010 of natural causes. He will be
remembered as an
avid educator and
competitor who
touched the lives
of his many stu-
dents and friends.
Born May 3, 1914
in Agawam, the
youngest son of
the late Charles
Raymond and
Nellie Raymond, he resided in New York
City since 2006. He was moved to NYC after
suffering a debilitating stroke from
Wolfeboro, N.H., where he and his late wife,
Peggy Raymond lived after his retirement
from Slippery Rock University in
Pennsylvania. A graduate of Agawam High
School, he attended and graduated from
Springfield University in 1937 with a
Bachelor of Science degree. With graduate
studies at the Hyannis Teachers’ College and
the University of Maine, he earned his
Master of Science degree from Springfield
College in 1953 and his Doctor of Education
degree from Boston University in 1968. Dr.
Robert Raymond received several honors
recognizing his years as a professor and the
director of athletics at Slippery Rock
University including Professor Emeritus of
Slippery Rock University and induction into
the Slippery Rock University Athletic Hall of
Fame. Earlier in his career he was the presi-
dent of the Massachusetts Schools Athletic
Directors’ Association, a NAIA Golf Coach
of the Year, a NCAA Golf Coach of the Year,
and the Director of Athletics of Slippery
Rock University. His years as an educator
included teaching and coaching positions in
Harwich (1937-1940), Bangor, ME (1940-
1946) with a leave of absence to become a
commissioned officer in the Navy teaching
survival training to enlisted men (1942-
1946), the University of Maine (Brunswick
Campus) (1946-1952), Methuen (1950-
1952), Milton (1954-1968) where he was the
director of Physical Education, and Slippery
Rock State College, PA (1968-1979). From
1952-1954, he lived with his family and
directed the year-round Girl Scout
Reservation Camp called Cedar Hill in
Rock University, he taught golf at several
golf clubs including the Province Lake
Country Club, NH and the Kingswood Golf
Club in Wolfeboro, N.H. He enjoyed all sorts
of competitive games becoming an avid
chess and bridge player. He pursued square
dancing for a number of years until a knee
replacement sidelined him. During his
younger years he held numerous camping
positions as both counselor and director,
waterfront director, city of Bennington, Vt.;
rehab counselor at a private camp in Weld,
Maine; waterfront director and guide at
Camp Natarswi, a Girl Scout camp in
Millinocket, Maine; director, State of Maine
Camp for Crippled Children; co-director of
the Four Winds Girl Scout Camp, Plymouth;
counselor at the wilderness camp,
Keewaydin, in Temagami, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Robert Raymond was a proud member of
the Bektash Shriners in the Shriners Clown
Unit. Known as “Bubbling Bob,” he enjoyed
marching with other Shriner clowns in many
parades, old home day celebrations, and
other community events throughout New
England. His specialty was tying balloon ani-
mals for children. He leaves his daughter,
Lynne Raymond Sakayama and son-in-law
Bob Sakayama of New York City; his grand-
children, Zebe Sakayama, Rue Sakayama,
Amy Persinger, Sara Persinger, Corey
Persinger Ford, Ben Persinger Ford, Martha
Persinger, and Tina Persinger; along with
various nephews and nieces. His older
daughter, Pat Persinger, and his wife of 59
years, Peggy Raymond, are deceased. In lieu
of a memorial service, a website,
www.truly1y.com, has been created. “In
Memoriam for Dr. Robert E. Raymond 1914-
2010,” was created to share some aspects of
his long, rich life with those people who
knew him.
RICHARD J. SYNER
Richard J. Syner, 82 a longtime resident of
Agawam, passed away on Monday, Dec. 27,
2010 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in
Agawam. He was
born in
Springfield Sept.
27, 1928, a son of
the late Robert
and Catherine
(Moriarty) Syner.
Richard was a graduate of Trade High
School. He proudly served our country in the
United States Marine Corps during World
War II. He was a member of the Greek
Orthodox Church of St. Luke in East
Longmeadow. Richard was employed as a
driver for various industries in the area and
he retired after many years of service. He
was an avid water skier and an active mem-
ber of the Pioneer Valley Ski Club of South
Hadley. He and his beloved wife Bea ran a
retirement business, Sunway Ocean Cruises,
giving them the opportunity to sail on almost
100 cruises and creating cherished memories
with family and friends. In addition to his
parents, he was predeceased by one brother,
Robert P. Syner in 2007; and his sister-in-law,
Marie Syner, Dec. 15, 2010. He is survived
by his beloved wife, Beatrice (Simos) Syner
of Agawam; three devoted children, James
M. Syner and his wife Karen of Springfield,
Richard J. Syner Jr., and his wife Karoline of
Springfield, Kathleen Syner Kalaitzidis and
her husband Christos of Agawam; eight
adored grandchildren, Christopher, Timothy,
Kasondra, Karisa, Katina, Nikos, Kaitlin and
Dimitri. Richard’s funeral was held at the
Greek Orthodox Church of St. Luke, East
Longmeadow. Burial and military honors fol-
lowed at the Massachusetts Veteran’s

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Waltham. Dr. Robert Raymond’s interests
Memorial Cemetery, Agawam. Colonial
extended to numerous outdoor activities
Forastiere Funeral Home, Agawam was in
including hiking, mountain climbing, canoe-
charge of arrangements. Memorial contribu-
ing, fishing, hunting, skiing, tennis, and golf.
tions may be made in his memory to the
He was a golf professional from 1951-1995
Greek Orthodox Church of St. Luke.
sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm for
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call Kevin 978-355-6864. Elementary and Secondary
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Master plumber LIC. NO. 10338.
Call Rick (413)533-3109.
Snow Removal
SNOWBLOWER REPAIR
at your home
Lawnmowers, snowblowers,
leafblowers, etc. tuned up and
repaired at your home.
Call 583-7977
SNOWPLOWING 2010-2011
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5244 Palmer, Wilbraham and
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Tree Work
KEN’S TREE SERVICE AND
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Landscaping/ stonework. Fully
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stairs, loves affection, does not
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HUMAN SERVICES PT
Candy – 2 y.o. brindle female, Residential Direct Care
Positions: Work with medically-
lively, confident, fun-loving, seems
involved women with
to be cat safe
developmental disabilities in
Hanzel - 2 y.o. red fawn male, Palmer; Second shift, asleep
easy-going, affectionate, fast overnights and weekends. Current
learner, excellent leash manners, First Aid, CPR and MAP desired.
seems to be cat and chicken safe Application to; Kim Puffer,
CHD/Meadows Homes, 112
Shane – almost 3 y.o. brindle Westfield St., West Springfield,
male, a bit shy and quiet, likes MA 01089.
people around, clean in the house,
does stairs PART TIME BARTENDER
needed. Apply in person. VFW, 41
Pelham Rd., Belchertown
Silvio – 3 1/2 y.o. red male,
friendly, would like other Greys for (413)323-9997.
company, would be a good
walking companion, does not THE BOARD OF Public Works is
seem to be safe with cats accepting applications for a PW-3
Mechanic position in the Town of
Taffy - 2 y.o. black female, loves Ludlow Department of Public
the outdoors, walks well on leash, Works. This is a permanent, full-
loves belly rubs, carries shoes time position, 40 hours per week,
and involves various mechanical
around the house, seems to be cat
safe work on gasoline and diesel
powered vehicles and general
Topper – 2 y.o. black male, repair and maintenance of fleet
and equipment. Applicants must
friendly, likes people, might be
have mechanic
good therapy dog, does not seem
experience/certification and
to be cat safe
possess a CDL Class B license
and a Hoisting Engineer's license.
Tully – 3 y.o. brindle male, lively,
Applications are available between
fun-loving, mischievous, would like
other dogs and people around for the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 4:00
company, does not seem to be cat P.M, at 198 Sportsmen's Road
safe and will be accepted until January
14th,2011 EOE/AA.
Warren – 4 y.o. red male, playful,
loves toys, could be only dog,
does not seem to be cat safe Real Estate
Whitey – 5 y.o. white/red male,
used to home life, would love to
have human companionship, likes
other Greys, cat workable
Call Mary (413)566-3129 or Claire
(413)967-9088 or see us January
8 at Petco, Hazard Ave. Enfield
and Dave's Pet Cty,
REAL ESTATE
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September 30, 2010
Buzzin’ from Town to Town
Turley Publications’ Community Marketplace
Real Estate
TOOMEY-LOVETT
109 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com
413-967-6326
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Begin it with a new home…
BELCHERTOWN: Located near
Common in the “Limited Business
Zone.” 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath
Colonial has a host of possibilities.
1.6 acres, town utilities. $325,000
EAST BROOKFIELD: Antique
Cape with potential, 2AC,
detached barn, fireplaced
livingroom, large heated
workshop, new 3 bedroom septic.
$145,000
WARE: Three bedroom, two bath
Ranch on the outskirts of town.
Nice level lot, central air, attached
garage, master suite and more.
Must see. $175,000
PRICE REDUCED
PALMER – $279,900
Custom Build home on an acre of
wooded privacy is truly unique!
This gorgeous home has authentic
country flair throughout! Wrap
around front porch welcomes you
into this spacious and open floor
plan. Living room with wood floor,
pellet stove and vaulted wood
ceiling opens to a huge loft
upstairs. Big country kitchen with
wood floor and hickory cabinets
opens into dining area with slider
to yard. First floor master with
slider to porch, full bath with
custom vanity and charming claw
foot tub. Two bedrooms and huge
bath upstairs make this the perfect
family home. Every Attention was
paid to detail in this one owner
home. Seller will consider trade!
PLEASE CALL FOR A PRIVATE
SHOWING.
413-589-7462
Find it
in our
Classified
section!!!
Classifieds
Real Estate
LEGENDARY SERVICE, EVERY
CLIENT, EVERY TIME!
BELCHERTOWN-Many updates. Flat , pri-
vate yard. Just steps away from
Swimming and Boating in Holland Pond in
the summer or skating in the winter!
100% move in ready!(70978662)
(70978662) $201,500
BELCHERTOWN-Colonial offering 3BR,
2+BA on a level .92 acre lot with Farmer's
Porch in S. Belchertown. Kitchen opens to
living room w/ Fieldstone fireplace. Stone
patio & garage (71168064) $285,000
BELCHERTOWN-Appealing hospitality.
Cheerfully congenial 4BR/2+BA Colonial
sited on 0.91 acres. Real roominess.
Hardwood flooring. Two-car garage.
(71169677) (71169677) $359,900
BELCHERTOWN-Casual, comfy townhome.
You must not miss this friendly 2-bedroom
charmer near bus. Central heat/air. Deck.
Here's a stand-out offering neat extras.
(71169679) (71169679) $169,900
BELCHERTOWN-Stylish simplicity. Enrich
your life in this 2-bedroom corner-lot
Ranch situated on 3.27 acres. Sun room,
hardwood flooring, pantry. Garage, deck.
(71170852) (71170852) $179,000
HOLYOKE-Terrific second floor recently
remodeled Condo that abuts City Park and
overlooks Connecticut River! Master bed-
room offers walk-in closet. Enclosed back
deck. (71161469) $91,000
PALMER-65x175 Barn , 20,000 sq.ft.,
(apo) , Indoor Arena, 9 Stalls, 300 Bale
Hayloft, water, electric . Trails for riding
and River views. Many income opportuni-
ties! (71173476) $199,000
Jones Group Realty
Offices
Amherst 413-549-3700
Belchertown 323-7295
Northampton 413-585-0400
Land For Sale
LOT- GRANBY, MA. Perced.
Ready to build. Approx. 1 acre.
$98,000. Call for more information
(413)530-5540.
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Land For Sale
WARE 5 ACRE ESTATE lot off
Greenwich Rd. Access road site
work complete. 260 ft Frontage
along brook. Secluded and quiet,
town water & Cable available.
Owner financing possible. Asking
$75K Call (508)839-1092.
Mobile Homes
DASAP MOBILE HOMES Sales
View all our new and used homes
at www.dasap.mhvillage.com
(413)593-9961. Servicing all of
Western Mass.
MONSON, PALMER RD, New
2009 14’x76’ $70’s. 2 BR, 2 BA,
gas heat, air, 25 yr. roof, Jacuzzi,
gorgeous kitchen. DASAP
(413)593-9961.
For Rent
ALL REAL ESTATE advertised
herein is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act, which makes it
illegal to advertise “any
preference, limitation, or
discrimination because of race,
color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin,
or intention to make any such
preference, limitation, or
discrimination.” We will not
knowingly accept any advertising
for real estate which is in violation
of the law. All persons are hereby
informed that all dwellings
advertised are available on an
equal opportunity basis.
BELCHERTOWN 1ST FLOOR
1.5 bedroom, utilities included
stove, refrig., central air, heat, off-
street parking. Ready now. 1st/
security 6011 (413)323-5730.
CHICOPEE. 2 BEDROOM, great
location, low affordable apartment,
off street parking. Call (413)221-
0613 for more information.
PALMER ONE BEDROOM apt.,
convenient location, hot water
included. No pets. $495/mo
(413)596-6286.
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Visit our web site to place your ad with the click of your mouse!
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For Rent
FOR RENT
All real estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes
it illegal to advertise any preference,
limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status (number of children and
or pregnancy), national origin, ancestry,
age, marital status, or any intention to
make any such preference, limitation or
discrimination.
This newspaper will not knowingly accept
any advertising for real estate that is in
violation of the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertising in
this newspaper are available on an equal
opportunity basis. To complain about
discrimination call The Department of
Housing and Urban Development “ HUD”
toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E.
area, call HUD at 617-565-5308. The toll
free number for the hearing impaired is
1-800-927-9275.
HOLYOKE 1 BR- $550, 3 BR-
$695, 4 BR- $745, utilities
separate 978-853-7843
LUDLOW 2ND FLOOR, 2 Sleeps 8. $3,000. Call Carol at
bedroom, heat included. No pets,
no smoking. (413)589-1058.
LUDLOW- 4 RM, 2 BR apartment
with 1.5 baths, gas heat, central
air, central vac. system, stove,
ref., washer and dryer- $900 plus
utilities. No pets or waterbeds. Call
(413)439-5995, (413)218-1750,
(413)583-3097.
PALMER THREE RIVERS.
Country Manor apartments, 1
bdrm., $590-$630 month; 2 bdrm,
$690-$730 month. All units renov.
w/disposal, dishwashers,
microwave, elec. range, carpets.
Parking, fishing and playground.
Cats okay. Call 413-283-9472.
PALMER. 3- 4 BR eat-in kitchen,
pantry, yard. Pet OK, off-street
parking. (413)289-9329 or
(781)235-1739.
PALMER. LG. STUDIO, NEW
APPLIANCES. Laundry on
premises, parking, w/w carpeting,
quiet, convenient location. 413-
454-1201.
You’ll find it
in the Turley
Three zones and a whole lot of coverage area!
Agawam Advertiser News • Barre Gazette • Country Journal
Chicopee Register • The Journal Register
The Ludlow Register • Quaboag Current • The Sentinel
Shopping Guide • Southwick Suffield News • The Holyoke Sun
Wilbraham-Hampden Times • The Town Common
Town Reminder • Ware River News
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For Rent
SOUTH HADLEY.
CONVENIENTLY located 2 BR
apt. $1,000; Efficiency apt. $625.
All inclusive utilities/ appliances. REMEMBER
Patio, parking, laundry. No pets
(413)536-4409. The
WHEELWRIGHT: PRISTINE 3-
STORY, 2-bdrm, 1,200 sq ft Deadline
duplex on quiet dead-end.
Completely renovated,
kitchen/baths/windows/hrdwd
new
to Submit
floors, washer/dryer hkup, off road
parking. $925/mo + utilities. 413- Classified
477-0932
Vacation Rentals Line Ads is
FOR RENT: ONE week at the
largest timeshare in the world.
Friday
Orange Lake is right next to
Disney and has many amenities at Noon
including golf, tennis, and a water
park. Weeks available are in
February, March, and April. Cost
for a Sunday week is $850
inclusive. Call Carol at 978-371-
2442 for more information.
WARM WEATHER IS year round
in Aruba. The water is safe and
the dining is fantastic. Rent a
Condo for a week or more in May
or October. Walk out to the beach.
978-371-2442 or email:
Carolaction@aol.com
Auto For Sale
2008 TOYOTA PRIUS 35k
country miles. Grey. Like new
$13,000 (978)257-1610.
Autos Wanted
$$$ AUTOS WANTED TOP Dollar
paid for your unwanted cars,
trucks, vans, big & small, running
or not. Call 413-534-5400.
AAAA DONATION: Donate your
car, boat, or real estate. IRS tax
deductible. Free pick-up/tow any
model/condition. Help
underprivileged children.
Outreachcenter.com 800-883-
6399.
DONATE YOUR VEHICLE LOVE
IN THE NAME OF CHRIST. Free
towing & non-runners accepted.
800-549-2791. Help Us Transform
Lives In The Name Of Christ.
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‘The Christmas Gift’

WEST SPRINGFIELD - During the 9:30 a.m. service on Sunday, Dec. 19, the children of Grace
Lutheran Church located at 1552 Westfield St. performed a Christmas pageant titled, “The
Christmas Gift.” In the play, which was directed by Susan Gross, a grandfather told his three
grandchildren the Christmas story while other children acted it out. Music was provided by
Martha Sienkiewicz and Austin Welker. Above, from left to right, are the grandchildren played by

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WEST SPRINGFIELD - of age or knowledge. Each class is
Mittineague Congregational Church’s
outreach mission for January is to help
support the Emergency Fuel Fund of
the Council of Churches of Greater
Springfield. Last year, the Council of
Churches was able to assist each of 283
families with 100 gallons of heating oil.
$ " " To date, only 89 families have been
assisted as money contributions have
been down and fuel costs have risen,
according to the council’s community
ministries.
At the 10 a.m. service on Sunday,
Jan. 16, the Rev. Paula Alexander, act-
ing executive director of the CCGS,
will be the guest preacher at
Mittineague Congregational. The
church’s Board of Outreach, on behalf
of the church, will present a check to
Rev. Alexander to put toward the emer-
gency fuel fund. Families are assisted
when their income and need are veri-
fied and their federal fuel funds have
been exhausted.
Also, starting in January, unique
Confirmation experience classes will be
offered at Mittineague Congregational
to students, parents and anyone who
would like to learn more about topics of
Bible Basics, Christian Worship,
Christian History and Church
Architecture. Classes will meet after
Sunday services on Jan. 23, Feb. 6 and
Feb. 20. Everyone is invited regardless
be included in the church’s annual
complete in itself and individuals may report, which will be ready for the Feb.
attend only the classes in which they 27 annual meeting.
have interest. Contact the Rev. Dr. Mittineague Congregational makes
Robert Gormbley at the church office if available its Fellowship Hall every
you would like to participate. Monday at 7 p.m. for AA meetings.
The Board of Religious Education Also, this month a UNICO dance will
thanks the following church school be held on Jan. 28 in the hall and Girl
youth for serving as Acolytes during the Scouts will meet at the end of the month
month of January: Britton Lawrence, in one of the church meeting rooms.
Austin Sawicki, Pallavi George, Crystal Handicap parking designations and
Mathew, Brett Abbott, Michael Abbott, ramp are located around the back of the
Tessa Chambers, Allison Mulvey and church building next to a large, paved
Katelyn Loring. parking area. Parking is readily avail-
A church leadership orientation for able, however, in the circular drive at
all church leaders and interested mem- the front of the building with two
bers will be held on Sunday, Jan. 30 at entrances immediately adjacent to the
noon in the Charles G. King Fellowship Sanctuary.
Hall. This year’s orientation will focus No matter who you are, or where you
on “Evangelism and Church Growth.” are, on life’s journey, you are welcome at
Reservations are requested by Mittineague Congregational Church, a
Wednesday, Jan. 26. United Church of Christ. Services are
All church officers and chairs of held Sundays at 10 a.m. For more infor-
boards and committees are reminded mation, call the church office at 734-
that 2010 annual reports should be sub- 1290, e-mail mittcong@comcast.net or
mitted to the church office by Feb. 1 to visit the church’s website at mittcong.org.
Catholic Women to meet Jan. 10
The Agawam Catholic Women’s Club of St. John’ Church will be holding
its monthly meeting Monday, Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fr. Joyce Room at the
church center. The public is invited to come and join in for an enjoyable night
at the movies, featuring “Prairie Home Companion.” Bring a friend.

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