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SPORTSAROUND THE HORN
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WEEKLY QUOTE“A nickel ain’t worth a
dime anymore.”— Yogi Berra
BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER
WINCHENDON — Toy TownElementary is moving forwarddespite
cutbacks. The school hasbeen working toward reaching thefederal and
state mandates for ade-quate yearly progress, and must doso as cuts
are made to the district.Principal J. Len Mackey seems to beworking
toward a positive attitudewithin the school.
Mackey said an award mechanismsystem was initiated last year at
TTEand would be implemented againthis year. Positive Behavior
Intervention Strategies is a behaviormodification program that
allows forstudents to receive kudos and oppor-tunities to win
prizes for good behav-ior and good effort.
“It’s a social curriculum that reallyteaches them and reinforces
man-ners, acceptance and responsibility.The kids have been going
throughthe process and really doing well.”
Mackey said the upper grades werereintroduced to the
expectations, andthe third graders all met and got atour of the
building and learnedwhat was expected in all areas.
Mackey said data is being looked at
and the school is figuring out what isneeded.
Though no new teachers have beenbrought into the school, and at
eachlevel, where last year there were twolevels with six teachers
each and onegrade level with five teachers, thisyear there will be
five at each gradelevel. As of Wednesday at 9 a.m. inToy Town
Elementary, there were 384students. Mackey said the numberswere the
same or slightly higher thanlast year.
There was not much said about two
BY RUTH DEAMICISCOURIER EDITOR
WINCHENDON — It began mod-estly enough with a dream to makea
home for those who needed one.Tom and Jamie Connor discoveredthe
wonderful Victorian in 1986,and the decision to make it into ahome
for others wasn’t a difficultone to make. But as it grew, andbecame
more than a cozy home,but a business, Tom told thosegathered last
weekend, it took on alife of its own.
“If you’d told me this would behere when we began in 1986 Iwould
have said no way. We boughtthis beautiful Victorian becausewe
wanted to help folks and webelieve they would have a home fortheir
rest of their lives,” said TomConnor, with his wife Jamie at
hisside.
The ceremony, taking place inthe new gazebo at the side of
theproperty, and in front of the newlyconstructed community rooms,
issurrounded by new gardens, shuf-fleboard courts, two
puttinggreens, a bocci court, walkingpaths…a small world of
leisureand comfort created by PlantscapeServices of Winchendon.
The parking lot of Broadviewwas lined with picnic tables,
whereseveral residents took a leisurelybreakfast while listening to
themorning’s speakers. The staff
BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER
WINCHENDON — Children andparents waited in anticipation forword
on whether school would becalled off on account of HurricaneIrene.
Word was out thatNarragansett had called off schoolfor two days,
and though manychildren were hoping for anextended vacation, many
parentswere hoping for the school year tofinally begin. The
all-call came
Sunday evening fromSuperintendent Brooke Clenchythat school
would commence asscheduled, and a collective sighcould be heard
throughout thetown.
There were few glitches to beginthe new year, and reports from
allschools were favorable. AtMemorial School first and
secondgraders filed off the bus to be greet-
BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER
WINCHENDON — On ThursdayAug. 25 the ConservationCommission
addressed one of itsmost complicated and controver-sial topics, the
Hillview BusinessPark construction by SageEngineering. No one was
presentto represent Sage during the dis-cussion.
The town counsel drafted anagreed upon covenant for the proj-ect
after Sage Engineering arguedover culvert replacement on a
roadcrossing wetlands. ConservationAgent David Koonce said Sage
hasfound a sticking point with the pre-pared covenant.
“The developer does not want togive the town permission to
enteronto private property to work onthe culverts in the event that
they(culverts) fail and he (owner) or hisdesignee is not there to
deal with it.He has made it quite clear he is notagreeable to that
provision.”
ConCom Chairman Scott Burnssaid the owner believed the
boardshould take him at his word and fixthe problem.
“That’s not a warranty!”Burns asked what would to hap-
pen if the owner did not fix theproblem with the culverts
within
30 days.“Does he want to bond the proj-
ect? I am sure he doesn’t want to dothat!”
Burns said the owner drew up acovenant he said was obviously
notprepared by an attorney.
Board member Kyle Bradleysaid, “I think he has proven thetown
really needs some oversightbased on his work and the workdone by
his company. I don’t thinkwe can trust him just say ‘I’ll fix itand
I’ll do it the right way’ becausehe has proven that he doesn’t
dothings the right way in my opin-ion.”
Member Steven Chace asked ifSage wanted advance notice to goon
the property. Burns said thetown was obligated to give theowner
notice.
Koonce said the town would give30 days after a written notice
wasdelivered to the owner before goingonto the property for
repairs. Hesaid that all expenses for repairswould have to be
charged to theowner.
Burns said that Sage wasadamant that the StormTechchambers used
as culverts wouldnot fail. He asked the board, “If hewas so
comfortable with that,
BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER
WINCHENDON — Although it appearedto be an uneventful hurricane
in the area,the reports of downed trees and floodingcalled into the
local police station tell aslightly different story. Those who
still havepower out because of the storm were stillwaiting
patiently for light as the paper wasgoing to press.
Board of Health Agent James Abare, whoheads the are emergency
response teamsaid, “It looks like we definitely fared betterthan
some communities out there. We hadminimal damage and some limited
poweroutages and localized flooding here andthere during the main
part of the event.”
Abare said National Grid expected tohave all those without power
up and run-ning by Sept. 1. As of Tuesday Aug. 30, 10percent of the
town was still without power.
“We did fairly well. It could have beenmuch worse after seeing
the pictures fromVermont and other areas with largerrivers.”
The winds began over night, and some byLake Monomonac were
without power asthey got up Saturday morning.
Turn To IRENE page A9Turn To SIGN page A9
Turn To SCHOOL page A12
Turn To BROADVIEW page A9
Turn To TOY TOWN page A9
Sign covenant or replaceculverts ultimatum
Irene givesToy Town
passing glance
Doneen Durling photo
Walden Whitham is a familiar face, and students are happy to be
serenaded as theygo to school. More photos on page 12.
Irene doesn’t fazeschool opening
Broadview dedicates new wing
Doneen Durling photo
Jamie and Tom Connor at the lectern welcoming the many visitors
to BroadviewAssisted Living last weekend.
Toy Town Elementary opens on positive note
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Winchendon Police DepartmentEditor’s Note: The information
contained in
this police log was obtained through public doc-uments kept by
the police department, and isconsidered to be the account of the
police. Allsubjects are considered innocent until provenguilty in a
court of law.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
12:07 a.m.: accident (High Street) summons:Shawn F. Tule, age 20
of 11 Town Farm Road,Winchendon: negligent operation of MV andleave
scene of property damage; 12:52 a.m.:ambulance (Mill Street)
transported; 1:21 a.m.:building check (Memorial Drive) secure;
1:27a.m.: building check (Lincoln Avenue) secure;1:32 a.m.:
building check (Murdock Avenue)secure; 1:35 a.m.: building check
(SchoolStreet) secure; 1:43 a.m.: building check(School Street)
secure; 1:47 a.m.: buildingcheck (School Street) secure; 1:54 a.m.:
build-ing check (Main Street) secure; 1:57 a.m.:building check
(Baldwinville State Road)secure; 2:02 a.m.: building check
(BaldwinvilleState Road) secure; 2:14 a.m.: building
check(Baldwinville State Road) secure; 2:52 a.m.:building check
(Hospital Drive) secure; 3 a.m.:building check (School Street)
secure; 3:04a.m.: building check (School Street) secure;3:35 a.m.:
building check (Grove Street)secure; 3:44 a.m.: building check
(GardnerRoad) secure; 4:07 a.m.: building check (BrownStreet)
secure; 4:20 a.m.: building check(Spring Street) secure; 6:06 a.m.:
officer want-ed (Krantz Road) spoken to; 8:04 a.m.: ambu-lance
(Webster Street) no FD service required;12:19 p.m.: officer wanted
(Brown Street) infotaken; 12:29 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street)
traf-fic citation issued; 12:41 p.m.: MV stop (MapleStreet) traffic
citation issued; 12:53 p.m.: MVstop (Maple Street) traffic citation
issued; 2:07p.m.: MV stop (Baldwinville State Road) trafficcitation
issued; 2:16 p.m.: MV stop (PleasantStreet) verbal warning; 3:20
p.m.: investiga-tion (Town Farm Road) report taken; 4:09 p.m.:911
call non-emergency (Elmwood Road) noPD service required; 4:28 p.m.:
ambulance(Glenallan Street) transported; 4:34 p.m.:ambulance (Pond
Street) refer to otheragency; 4:46 p.m.: general info
(PleasantStreet) advised officer; 5:03 p.m. disabled auto(Spring
Street) checked, secure; 5:18 p.m.: fireunknown type (Goodrich
Street) fire extin-guished; 6 p.m.: general info (Clark
Road)advised officer; 6:09 p.m.: general info (walkin) assisted; 7
p.m.: officer wanted (PearlDrive) info taken; 7:18 p.m.: general
info(Central Street) unable to locate; 8:12 p.m.:209A service
(Pearl Drive) served to defendant;8:17 p.m.: missing person
(Cummings Road)info taken; 8:56 p.m.: general info (Pearl
Drive)spoken to; 9:45 p.m.: investigation (HighStreet) report
taken; 11:43 p.m.: assist other PD(Alger Street) assisted; 11:51
p.m.: buildingcheck (Main Street) secure.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18
12:02 a.m.: building check (MurdockAvenue) secure; 12:04 a.m.:
building check(Spring Street) secure; 12:08 a.m.: buildingcheck
(Spring Street) secure; 12:13 a.m.: extrapatrols (Glenallan Street)
checked, secure;12:14 a.m.: building check (Memorial Drive)secure;
1:07 a.m.: general info (Green Street)info taken; 1:22 a.m.:
building check (SpringStreet) secure; 1:25 a.m.: building
check(Spring Street) secure; 1:28 a.m.: buildingcheck (Grove
Street) secure; 1:33 a.m.: trans-port (Spring Street); 1:42 a.m.:
building check(Spring Street) secure; 1:46 a.m.: buildingcheck
(Spring Street) secure; 1:51 a.m.: patrolinitiated (Central Street)
assisted; 2:29 a.m.:building check (Maple Street) secure; 2:38a.m.:
building check (Spring Street) secure;2:42 a.m.: building check
(Gardner Road)secure; 2:49 a.m.: building check (Gardner
Road) secure; 3:09 a.m.: building check(Memorial Drive) secure;
3:30 a.m.: buildingcheck (Hospital Drive) secure; 3:35 a.m.:
build-ing check (Spring Street) secure; 3:41 a.m.:building check
(Spring Street) secure; 3:52a.m.: building check (School Street)
secure; 4a.m.: building check (Main Street) secure; 4:11a.m.:
building check (Main Street) secure; 5:12a.m.: MV stop ( Gardner
Road) verbal warn-ing; 6:32 a.m.: disabled auto (Gardner Road) noPD
service required; 7:30 a.m.: general info(Glenallan Street) spoken
to; 7:54 a.m.: 911hang up (Banner Place) spoken to; 8:16
a.m.:general info (Main Street) spoken to; 8:31 a.m.:property
damage (Sibley Road) info taken; 8:55a.m.: summons service (Gardner
Road)served; 9:02 a.m.: property found (SpringStreet) property
returned to owner; 10:18 a.m.:911 hang up (Murdock Avenue) no PD
servicerequired; 10:28 a.m.: assist citizen (PearlDrive) assisted;
11:02 a.m.: investigation(Alger Street) unfounded; 11:37 a.m.:
officerwanted (Eagle Road) spoken to; 12:06 p.m.: lar-ceny
(Highland Street) assisted; 12:13 p.m.: sexoffense (Monadnock
Avenue) info taken; 12:20p.m.: animal complaint (Central Street)
referto ACO; 1:21 p.m.: general info (walk in) infotaken; 2:13
p.m.: assist other agency (GoodrichDrive) info given; 3:56 p.m.:
abandoned auto(Juniper Street) info taken; 4:33 p.m.:
accident(Walnut Street) info taken; 4:53 p.m.: accident(School
Street) info taken; 4:53 p.m.: fireunknown type (School Street)
assisted; 4:53p.m.: tree down (Royalston Road North) infotaken;
4:53 p.m.: investigation (CummingsRoad) report taken; 5:59 p.m.:
general info(Royalston Road North) refer to FD; 6:14 p.m.:general
info (walk in) info given; 6:48 p.m.:ambulance (Royalston Road
North) refusedassistance; 7:04 p.m.: automatic box alarm(Central
Street) false alarm; 7:07 p.m.: burglaralarm (Murdock Avenue)
checked, secure; 7:19p.m.: officer wanted (walk in) info taken;
7:26p.m.: brush fire (Hale Street) fire extin-guished; 7:31 p.m.:
burglar alarm (FrontStreet) checked, secure; 8:24 p.m.:
flooding(Central Street) refer to DPW; 9:25 p.m.: gener-al info
(East Monomonac Road) info taken;9:26 p.m.: suspicious other
(Spruce Street) nocause for complaint; 10:39 p.m.:
accident(Glenallan Street) MV towed; 10:43 p.m.: noisecomplaint
(Juniper Street) info taken; 11:44p.m.: officer wanted (Central
Street) spoken to.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
12:16 a.m.: building check (Main Street)secure; 12:23 a.m.:
building check (SpringStreet) secure; 12:35 a.m.: building
check(Gardner Road) secure; 12:49 a.m.: buildingcheck (School
Street) secure; 12:51 a.m.: build-ing check (Glenallan Street)
secure; 12:58 a.m.:building check (Main Street) secure; 1:09
a.m.:building check (School Street) secure; 1:23a.m.: building
check (Main Street) secure; 1:29a.m.: building check (Baldwinville
State Road)secure; 1:55 a.m.: building check (LincolnAvenue)
secure; 2 a.m.: building check(Memorial Drive) secure; 2:22 a.m.:
buildingcheck (Murdock Avenue) secure; 2:33 a.m.:building check
(Grove Street) secure; 2:38a.m.: building check (Hospital Drive)
secure;6:10 a.m.: disabled auto (Pleasant Street) infotaken; 9:40
a.m.: burglar alarm (JuniperStreet) false alarm; 12:33 p.m.:
burglar alarm(Elmwood Road) call canceled; 12:40 p.m.: offi-cer
wanted (Island Road) unable to locate; 1:09p.m.: animal complaint
(Baldwinville Road)refer to ACO; 1:11 p.m.: investigation
(CentralStreet) spoken to; 1:22 p.m.: property found(walk in)
assisted; 2:35 p.m.: ambulance (HydePark Drive) transported; 3:04
p.m.: investiga-tion (Island Road) spoken to; 3:23 p.m.: sum-mons
service (Beech Street) served; 3:39 p.m.:summons service (Glenallan
Street) served;4:55 p.m.: burglary, B&E (Glenallan
Street)summons: Jennifer R. Simonds, age 32 of 365West Monomonac
Road, Winchendon: fourcounts breaking & entering a building in
day-
time for felony andfour counts larcenyfrom building; 5:43p.m.:
animal com-plaint (Mill GlenRoad) refer to ACO;6:08 p.m.:
suspiciousauto (Bayberry Circle)unfounded; 6:52 p.m.:burglary,
B&E(Lakeview Drive)report taken; 7:04 p.m.:accident
(LakeviewDrive) info taken; 7:15p.m.: suspicious per-son (West
Street) goneon arrival; 7:58 p.m.:property found(Pleasant Street)
prop-erty returned toowner; 8:30 p.m.: dis-turbance (Spruce
Street) spoken to; 9:07 p.m.: investigation(Benjamin Street)
spoken to; 9:13 p.m.: vandal-ism (Gardner Road) info taken; 9:28
p.m.: sus-picious person (Summer Street) info taken; 10p.m.: MV
stop (Spring Street) verbal warning;10 p.m.: suspicious auto
(Spring Street) spokento; 10:09 p.m.: burglary, B&E
(WestMonomonac Road) info taken; 10:24 p.m.: bur-glar alarm
(Lincoln Avenue) unfounded; 11:02p.m.: animal complaint (East
Street) assisted;11:26 p.m.: patrol initiated (Waterville Plaza)no
cause for complaint; 11:36 p.m.: extrapatrols (Spring Street) area
search negative;11:44 p.m.: building check (Spring Street)secure;
11:47 p.m.: building check (SpringStreet) secured building; 11:59
p.m.: buildingcheck (Memorial Drive) secure.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
12:01 a.m.: building check (Gardner Road)secured building; 12:13
a.m.: building check(Murdock Avenue) secure; 12:21 a.m.:
buildingcheck (Spring Street) secure; 12:22 a.m.: build-ing check
(Murdock Avenue) secure; 12:30a.m.: building check (Maple Street)
securedbuilding; 12:31 a.m.: patrol initiated (FrontStreet) verbal
warning; 12:48 a.m.: buildingcheck (Baldwinville State Road)
secure; 1:05a.m.: assist other PD (phone) assisted; 1:22a.m.:
patrol initiated (Cross Street) spoken to;1:34 a.m.: assist other
PD (Page Avenue) trans-port; 3:03 a.m.: assist citizen (Hyde
Street) spo-ken to; 3:50 a.m.: ambulance (Teel Road) trans-ported;
8:20 a.m.: ambulance (Main Street) noFD service required; 9:27
a.m.: officer wanted(Otter River Road) assisted; 10:48 a.m.: MVstop
(Baldwinville Road) traffic citationissued; 11:03 a.m.: officer
wanted (LakeviewDrive) report taken; 1:37 p.m.: larceny
(RiverStreet) report taken; 4:40 p.m.: summons serv-ice (Lincoln
Avenue) served; 4:55 p.m.: officerwanted (Alger Street) assisted;
4:59 p.m.: sum-mons service (Baldwinville Road) served; 5:09p.m.:
general info (Mill Street) info taken; 6:21p.m.: noise complaint
(Central Street) spokento; 7:42 p.m.: intoxicated person (Spring
Street)gone on arrival; 11:12 p.m.: suspicious person(Baldwinville
Road) unfounded; 11:48 p.m.:noise complaint (Mill Glen Road)
services ren-dered.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
12:37 a.m.: noise complaint (CummingsRoad) services rendered;
12:57 a.m.: buildingcheck (Memorial Drive) secure; 1:08
a.m.:building check (Murdock Avenue) secure; 1:16a.m.: building
check (Main Street) secure; 1:50a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street)
verbal warning;2:38 a.m.: suspicious other (Mechanic Street)unable
to locate; 2:53 a.m.: general info (MillStreet) spoken to; 6:38
a.m.: traffic hazard(Memorial Drive) refer to other agency;
9:16a.m.: property found (West Monomonac Road)assisted; 11:26 a.m.:
fire unknown type (PearlStreet) refer to FD; 12:09 p.m.:
investigation(Island Road) assisted; 1:07 p.m.: disabled
auto(Gardner Road) assisted; 2:27 p.m.: investiga-tion (River
Street) info taken; 3:09 p.m.: ambu-lance (Lakeview Drive)
transported; 3:17 p.m.:general info (walk in) info given; 3:37
p.m.: fireunknown type (Baldwinville State Road) fireextinguished;
4:50 p.m.: building check (JoslinRoad) secure; 4:52 p.m.: ambulance
(CentralStreet) transported; 6:32 p.m.: general info(walk in) info
taken; 6:46 p.m.: summons serv-ice (Rice Road) served; 7:06 p.m.:
summonsservice (Town Farm Road) unable to serve;7:14 p.m.: summons
service (Old County Road)served; 10:04 tree down (Baldwinville
Road)services rendered; 10:30 p.m.: burglary, B&E(Hale Street)
info taken; 11:35 p.m.: buildingcheck (Spring Street) secure; 11:41
p.m.:assault (School Street) arrest: Darlene A.Abare, age 50 of 363
School St., Winchendon:A&B with dangerous weapon and
maliciousdamage to MV.
MONDAY, AUGUST 22
12:29 a.m.: disturbance (Mill Street) gone onarrival; 12:38
a.m.: general juvenile (MainStreet) summons served; 1:31 a.m.:
burglaralarm (Central Street) secured building; 1:45a.m.: building
check (Spring Street) secure;1:50 a.m.: building check (Spring
Street)secure; 1:53 a.m.: building check (SpringStreet) secure;
1:59 a.m.: building check(Spring Street) secure; 2:06 a.m.:
buildingcheck (Gardner Road) secure; 2:12 a.m.: build-ing check
(Spring Street) secure; 2:15 a.m.:building check (Spring Street)
secure; 2:18a.m.: building check (Spring Street) secure;2:30 a.m.:
suspicious auto (Central Street) spo-ken to; 2:33 a.m.: building
check (MemorialDrive) secure; 2:38 a.m.: building check
(MapleStreet) secure; 3:49 a.m.: building check (MainStreet)
secure; 3:51 a.m.: building check (MainStreet) secure; 3:55 a.m.:
building check(Baldwinville State Road) secure; 4:05 a.m.:building
check (Murdock Avenue) secure; 4:24a.m.: building check (School
Street) secure;
4:32 a.m.: buildingcheck (LincolnAvenue) secure; 4:39a.m.:
building check(Hospital Drive)secure; 8 a.m.: traffic
hazard (Lake Street) refer to DPW; 8:09 a.m.:general info (Water
Street) refer to DPW; 8:19a.m.: suspicious auto (Cottage Street)
spokento; 8:46 a.m.: MV stop (River Street) traffic cita-tion
issued; 9:42 a.m.: traffic hazard (HarrisRoad) refer to DPW; 9:47
a.m.: MV stop(Gardner Road) traffic citation issued; 10:05a.m.:
assist other PD (Toy Town Lane) mes-sage delivered; 10:34 a.m.:
investigation (FrontStreet) arrest, no further info provided;
11:23a.m.: officer wanted (Oak Street) spoken to;11:24 a.m.: 209A
service (Spruce Street) unableto serve; 12:12 p.m.: abandoned 911
call (Val’sWay) false alarm; 12:50 p.m.: investigation(West
Monomonac Road) info taken; 12:52p.m.: animal complaint (Main
Street) refer toACO; 1:11 p.m.: accident (River Street)
reporttaken; 1:38 p.m.: 209A service (Spring Street)unable to
locate; 2:08 p.m.: larceny (PearlDrive) spoken to; 2:18 p.m.:
investigation (HaleStreet) report taken; 2:22 p.m.: MV stop(Gardner
Road) traffic citation issued; 3:21p.m.: general info (phone)
advised officer; 3:57p.m.: ambulance (Memorial Drive) transport-ed;
5:07 p.m.: general info (walk in) spoken to;5:20 p.m.: MV operating
erratically (SpringStreet) advised officer; 6:01 p.m.: burglaralarm
(School Square) checked, secure; 6:14p.m.: MV stop (Central Street)
traffic citationissued; 6:55 p.m.: animal complaint (AshStreet)
gone on arrival; 7:46 p.m.: suspiciousperson (Spring Street)
transport; 7:52 p.m.:animal complaint (Clark Road) assisted;
8:49p.m.: suicide attempts (West MonomonacRoad) refused assistance;
8:56 p.m.: generalinfo (walk in) transport; 9:39 p.m.: 911 hang
up(Eagle Road) spoken to; 9:40 p.m.: officer want-ed (Front Street)
spoken to; 10:09 p.m.: assistother PD (Baldwinville State Road)
info taken;10:27 p.m.: suspicious auto (Central Street)spoken to;
10:42 p.m.: burglar alarm (FranklinStreet) checked, secure; 10:56
p.m.: generalinfo (phone) spoken to; 11:13 p.m.: intoxicatedperson
(Glenallan Street) unable to locate;11:40 p.m.: building check
(Memorial Drive)secure; 11:54 p.m.: general info (Spruce
Street)unable to serve; 11:59 p.m.: building check(Lincoln Avenue)
secure.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
12:03 a.m.: building check (Maple Street)secure; 12:06 a.m.:
building check (MurdockAvenue) secure; 12:09 a.m.: building
check(School Street) secure; 12:16 a.m.: buildingcheck (School
Street) secure; 12:22 a.m.: extrapatrols (Glenallan Street)
checked, secure;12:22 a.m.: building check (School Street)secure;
12:23 a.m.: suspicious auto (SchoolStreet) checked, secure; 12:26
a.m.: buildingcheck (School Street) secure; 12:30 a.m.: build-ing
check (School Street) secure; 12:37 a.m.:building check (Memorial
Drive) secure; 12:53a.m.: building check (Baldwinville State
Road)secure; 12:55 a.m.: building check(Baldwinville State Road)
secure; 12:59 a.m.:building check (Main Street) secure; 1:02
a.m.:building check (Main Street) secure; 1:11 a.m.:officer wanted
(Central Street) spoken to; 2:41a.m.: building check (Hospital
Drive) secure;3:35 a.m.: building check (Spring Street)secure; 3:46
a.m.: general info (walk in) spokento; 5:10 a.m.: suspicious other
(Mill Street) spo-ken to; 5:43 a.m.: suspicious other
(BelmontAvenue) checked, secure; 5:50 a.m.: generalinfo (Mill
Street) spoken to; 6:30 a.m.: generalinfo (Spruce Street) unable to
serve; 7:30 a.m.:MV stop (Glenallan Street) traffic citationissued;
7:40 a.m.: MV stop (Glenallan Street)traffic citation issued; 7:44
a.m.: larceny(Central Street) summons: Jeffrey A. Wimer,age 25 of
67 Montague St., Turners Falls: lar-ceny under $250; 8:04 a.m.: MV
stop (SchoolStreet) traffic citation issued; 8:34 a.m.:
extrapatrols (Spring Street) info taken; 10:25 a.m.:MV stop
(Gardner Road) spoken to; 10:35 a.m.:MV stop (Gardner Road) traffic
citationissued; 10:42 a.m.: 209A service (Spring Street)served to
defendant; 10:50 a.m.: ambulance(Mill Street) transported; 11:06
a.m.: MV stop(Gardner Road) spoken to; 11:39 a.m.: sum-mons service
(Beech Street) served; 12:29 p.m.:general info (Central Street)
report taken;12:47 p.m.: harassment (North Street) spokento; 12:52
p.m.: ambulance (Summer Drive)transported; 1:49 p.m.: officer
wanted(Goodrich Street) spoken to; 3:15 p.m.: MV stop(Maple Street)
summons: Angela M. Collier,age 33 of 148 Summer St. Apt. 2nd
Floor,Winchendon: unlicensed operation of MV,speeding, failure to
wear seatbelt; 3:35 p.m.:MV stop (Maple Street) traffic citation
issued;3:36 p.m.: automatic box alarm (Ash Street)false alarm; 3:39
p.m.: arrest (Pleasant Street)Kyle Lemere, age 19 of 648 Brown
St.,Winchendon: arrest based on warrant; 3:42p.m.: burglary,
B&E (Hale Street) info taken;3:56 p.m.: burglary, B&E (High
Street) infotaken; 4:05 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbalwarning;
4:10 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street)verbal warning; 4:18 p.m.: MV stop
(MapleStreet) traffic citation issued; 4:24 p.m.: illegaldumping
(Glenallan Street) info taken; 4:52p.m.: MV stop (Eli Drive)
traffic citationissued; 5:04 p.m.: fire unknown type (NorthVine
Street) fire extinguished; 5:14 p.m.: MV
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COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
WINCHENDON — TheUnitarian Univeralist Church ofWinchendon will
be holding aFREE community breakfast onSunday, Sept. 11th from
8-9:30 a.m.This will be held in its Parish Hall(lower level)
located at 126 CentralSt., Winchendon. Come and enjoya delicious
homemade breakfastand visit with your neighbors.Donations for the
work of thechurch will be accepted.
For more information, pleasecontact the church at 978-297-0554or
email [email protected].
OPEN HOUSE
WINCHENDON — TheReligious Education Committeeof the Unitarian
UniversalistChurch of Winchendon will beholding an Open House
onSaturday, Sept. 10 from 2-4 p.m. inthe Parish Hall (lower level).
Thisis a chance for you and your chil-dren to meet the Director
ofReligious Education as well asteachers and to learn about
thecurricula for the coming year.There will be crafts available
forthe children as well as refresh-ments. Currently there
areReligious Education Classes forall ages and nursery care
foryounger children is also avail-able. For more information,please
contact Tracy Gambill,
Director of Religious Education,at (978) 297-0554 or visit our
web-site at www.uuwinchendon.org.
EVENT AT BETHANY
WINCHENDON — The AndyNeedham Band will be at BethanyBible Chapel
of Winchendon onSunday, Sept. 11 as part of their“Simply Jesus
Tour”. A graduateof from Murdock Middle HighSchool in 2000, Andy
has sungwith both Raz the Praz andAriseWorship. The AndyNeedham
Band has led worshipevents throughout the northeastspecifically at
Inside-Out Soulfestfor 6 consecutive years and atCreation2011 in
PA. He has writ-ten over 30 songs, which are sungin churches across
the US. Theevent is open to the public and isfree of charge. An
offering will betaken. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m.For more info
call: 978.297.3880 orsee www.AndyNeedham.net
FALL FEST
WINCHENDON — The UnitedParish of Winchendon, 39 FrontSt., will
hold its annual Fall Feston Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m.-1p.m.
The Fall Fest will feature ayard sale, car wash and mum sale.There
will be a chicken barbecuefrom 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Takeouts will
be available. Please callthe church at (978) 297-0616 or 2506for
further information on tick-ets.
OWC
WINCHENDON — OperationWinchendon Cares on Saturday,Sept. 10 9-11
a.m. at AmericanLegion Post 193, School Street,Winchendon. Join us
to helppackage & write customs forms!Drop off your donations
andbring a friend along!
ROCKING BENEFIT FOR TY FIELD
WINCHENDON — Friday,Sept. 16 there will be a fundraiserat the
Winchendon AmericanLegion Post 193 for Tyler Field.Neon Alley, Dave
Baldini, FrancoO’Malley, Deacon Express, andThe LED Monkees share
the stagefor the rock your socks offevening.
Donation is $10. There will beraffles and more at the door.
Bethere or be square.
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
BOSTON — Senator StephenM. Brewer (D-Barre) announcedGovernor
Deval Patrick has fileda supplemental budget, beginningthe process
of closing the bookson fiscal year 2011. The spendingplan addresses
ongoing deficien-cies and allocatesfunding for the localshare of
costsincurred from theJune 2011 tornado andthe December 2008
icestorm.
“The Governor filed this plan,now it’s time for the legislature
todo the leg work,” said Brewer whochairs the Senate Committee
onWays and Means. The supplemen-tal budget allocates $10 million
tosupport municipalities affectedby the June 1 tornados, which
isexpected to fully fund the state’s25 percent share of
projectedFEMA reimbursements to be cou-pled with the 75 percent
federalshare, and $6.2 million for thelocal costs accrued in the
2008 icestorm. “I am going to fight tomake sure this funding is
includ-ed in the final plan. This moneyis a life-line to these
cities andtowns that are already stretchedthin and are struggling
to balancetheir budgets,” he continued.
The supplemental budget alsorestores $8.2 million for
theDepartment of TransitionalAssistance to fund their
clothingallowance, providing needy chil-dren with the full $150
annualclothing allowance. $9 millionwas also allotted as a
onetimeinvestment for theCommonwealth’s summer jobs
LEOMINSTER — Homeless animals arelooking for a second chance at
love, andAhimsa Haven and Petsmart in Leominsterare working
together to help them find it. TheWinchendon-based rescue group
will takepart in Petsmart’s National AdoptionWeekend Sept. 9
through 11. Volunteers fromAhimsa Haven will be on hand in the
storewith adoptable cats and dogs on Friday the9th from 2-8 p.m.,
Saturday the 10th from 11a.m.-7 p.m., and Sunday the 11th from 12-4
p.m.
As an incentive, cats above the age of oneyear will have a
reduced adoption fee of $50.Adopters will also receive free food,
samplesand coupons, all courtesy of Petsmart.
“Because we don’t have a shelter, events like
these help us to find homes for animals morequickly than just
showing their pictures onour website,” explains Ahimsa Haven
presi-dent Marjorie Twiraga. “Our partnershipwith Petsmart has
drastically increased thenumber of animals we’ve been able to
findhomes for.” Twiraga goes on to explain thatAhimsa Haven is a
no-kill, foster based rescuethat is run entirely by volunteers.
In addition to Ahimsa Haven’s cats waitingfor adoption in
Petsmart’s adoption room,there will also be dogs that are being
fosteredat the weekend-long event. For more informa-tion, please
contact Ahimsa Haven at (978) 297-2673; or Petsmart at (978)
514-9922.
About Ahimsa Haven
Ahimsa Haven is a 501(c)3 non-profit rescuegroup based in
Winchendon that’s dedicatedto rescuing, rehabilitating, and
re-homingcompanion animals.? Since our founding in1999, we have
rescued and placed numerouspets in homes throughout our
region.“Ahimsa” is a term taken from an eastern reli-gion which
means “To do no harm, in thoughtor deed, to any living creature.”
In addition toour rescue operation, we provide medical sup-port for
the animals at Winchendon AnimalControl. For more information or to
donate toAhimsa Haven, visit www.ahimsahaven.orgor call (978)
297-2673.
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COURIER CAPSULES
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reports.Although numerous safeguards are inplace to ensure accurate
reporting,mistakes can occur. Confirmed facterrors will be
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Or contact the editor at thefollowing email:
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Ahimsa Haven to participate in national event
The Winchendon Lake Association held a mammoth yard sale infront
of Mylec last Saturday, and the turnout was spectacular.
Betty Raymond and Marion May were greeted by Ed Bond, dressed in
his bikinggear. Bond recently biked during a benefit ride across
Idaho.
It was a beautiful day, and people found everything from kayaks
to casseroledishes on the long stretch of lawn.
Before the days of Gamebox, Gameboy, or Wii, there were games
for kids thatused only manual control. Here Candace and Evelyn
Haley are attracted to anold pinball machine found among the other
treasures for sale.
YARD SALE
ANNUAL FAMILY FESTEVENT
The Greater Gardner Chamber ofCommerce Working Women
Committeewill host the 9th annual Family Fest onSaturday, Sept. 10
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. atthe Red Apple Farm in Phillipston.
Theevent is co-sponsored by the Red AppleFarm and Workers’ Credit
Union andwill feature a variety of children’s activi-ties, musical
entertainment, hay rides,petting zoo, barbecue, apple picking
aswell as several business exhibitors andcrafters.
Also featured will be a face paintingbooth sponsored by C.M.
ChartierContracting, LLC, and balloons spon-sored by Workers’
Credit Union.
Limited exhibitor space is still avail-able. For more
information, contact theGreater Gardner Chamber of Commerceat (978)
632-1780 email: [email protected]
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WINCHENDON COURIER4 Saturday, September 3, 2011
Robichaud: jewel needs upkeep
O’Keefe: correcting errors
To the Editor:I am writing this not as an officer of the
North Central Bike Path Committee but as aconcerned citizen, as
our federal and state taxdollars have paid for this pathway.
Last week, David Antaya and I put in eightor more hours on the
Winchendon end of thepathway, David running a brush cutter,
cut-ting the brush, weeds and grass on the sides ofthe pathway; and
I manning a flat steel edgeshovel pushing back the sand, pine
needles,grass growing over the edge of the path, sometimes greater
than an inch deep. We havefound out that if this is not done, we
getgrowth that pushes through the hard top,which results in cracks
and breakthrough.
It seems to me this jewel of a recreationalfacility should be
part of Winchendon’s parksand recreation responsibility
upkeep.Winchendon is lucky it has the nicest part ofthe pathway
along Whitney Pond, which willbe even nicer when the next phase is
startedfrom Old Gardner Road over to the bridge atWhitney Pond and
Route 202; as that sectionwill have two bridges that will cross
theMillers River.
I am not using this as a finger pointing let-ter, but as a wake
up call to Selectmen and theTown Manager of Winchendon; that
theyhave a recreational facility that is all inclusiveand free to
use. It is not like one a selectivegroup, like a basketball or
volleyball playersmust use, like a gym, where a custodian mustbe
paid and be there. The pathway is all inclu-sive when you see
parents pushing strollers,kids on tricycles, people walking, some
handin hand, bicyclists, joggers, rollerbladers…allwho enjoy the
outdoors.
In Gardner, we are lucky that the upkeep of
the pathway is part of the Parks andRecreation Department, Mike
Gonyeo andstaff; and at times with the assistance of pris-oners,
who help in maintaining the trail.
We keep part of our trail plowed and sand-ed from the Green
Street entrance to theSkating Rink so walkers and runners have
asafe place in the winter to enjoy the outdoors.
But what really burns my buns was the sec-tion of the pathway
that ends at ClarkMemorial. Since that section has been com-pleted,
shrubs and trees have been uprooted, a$300 or $400 bench has been
completelydestroyed and 10-20 foot section of protectiveguard rail
pulled out and thrown into thepond with sections of fence broken;
an allnear a housing complex. Police and the townfathers should be
more vigilant.
It seems to me that a group or organizationcould get together,
or the town itself, wouldput a little effort in taking care of this
jewel ofa recreation facility before it is tarnished tothe point
that it is too costly or beyond repair.
Now I don’t want to hear that Winchendondoesn’t have the funds
or manpower. It tooktwo people, one of who is going to be 83
nextyear, and $75 to rent the brush cutter, the theNCBPC paid for
from donations received byCindy Boucher, my co-chairperson; from
pam-phlets people pick up at the trailhead kiosk.Cindy acknowledges
each donation with athank you note.
I know Winchendon can do better. Don’tprove me wrong.
LUDGAR A. ROBICHAUDCO-CHAIR, NORTH CENTRAL BIKE PATH
COMMITTEE
To the Editor:In his recent letter to the editor, Selectman
Bob Zbikowski, made numerous mistakes. Ihope they were mistakes
and his intentionwas not to try to confuse people. Since I
havejoined the Board of Selectman I have tried toreach out to Mr.
Zbikowski and have givenhim the benefit of doubt countless times
butmaybe that must now end.
Much of his letter was about how the evalu-ation score is; he
makes assumptions andoffers suggestions. Mr. Zbikowski does notlike
the TM contract so he continues toattempt to evade it and confuse
people withhis language. The process is that the numberis rounded
up to the nearest whole number.All of this parsing of 1.9xx this
and 2.1xx isjust Mr. Zbikowski again attempting to foolthe people.
The fact is that the evaluation forthe first time in many years was
conducted byall five Selectman and that all five Selectman’sscore
were quite close to each other, actuallyless than half a point
separates the highestfrom lowest. The Town Manager also gra-ciously
worked with the Board and changedthe conditions of his evaluation
to meet therequests of various Selectmen. A process thatworked so
well is being denigrated by one ofthe participants now, why?
Mr. Zbikowski then takes exception to myevaluation because I
have been on the boardfor less than a year. Again he fails to read
therules. The evaluation process states that
“Each member of the BOARD shall prepare aseparate written
evaluation”. There is norequirement listed that a member need
serveall twelve months. Mr. Zbikowski then reallyalters the truth
and facts when he states thatformer Selectman Ed Bond wasn’t
allowed toevaluate the Town Manager back in July of2009, he further
states that Mr. Bond had beenon the Board for nine months. The
truth is Mr.Bond was elected in May of 2009! Mr. Bondwas not a
selectman for 1 day of the evalua-tion period! Stop the lies! Mr.
Bond did nowrong with the evaluations yet you againunfairly drag
his name into a mess that youcreated. Didn’t you also tell me
before ourrecent meeting that you were not going to dothis?
Mr. Zbikowski you need to tell the truth andstop your games. You
make comments one dayand then alter them the next. Didn’t you
alsostate just two months ago that you wereresigning? Well we are
still waiting. Was thatalso now just another mis-truth or
mis-direc-tion?
Can anyone trust what you say now?As an elected official we must
above all fol-
low the law and be honest with the public.The people of
Winchendon have demandedthis of us and they deserve it!
BOB OKEEFEWINCHENDON
VIEWSOpinion and commentary from Winchendon and beyond
WINCHENDON COURIER
EDITORIAL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Pride of place
PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: FRANK CHILINSKIEDITOR: RUTH DEAMICIS
To the Editor:You won’t print this as usual but what the
heck!You state, put it in writing, I did you didn’t!
Fact of the matter is you do not have a graspof the first
amendment of bill of rights.Check out the ninth.
Back to the bike trail…pictures are at townhall (Mr. Kreidlers)
Selectboard (all) yournewspaper (check stories in past) list goes
on.I still say concern is too little too late! I signmy name, give
facts (first hand) spent near
twenty years about town. Have volunteered!Yes! Have run for
office. Attended town meet-ings and almost all board meetings.
Takenthousands of notes. Taken thousands of pic-tures. Collected
articles written in all localpapers. I read three per day, local
and region-al. Whats your problem with that. So my fairweather
friend? What’s your beef ?
RAY RADER SR.BALDWINVILLE
Rader: you won’t print this
Bohan: appreciate successful dayTo the Editor:The antique
Fireman’s Handtub Muster
was again a huge success. The WinchendonVeteran Firemen’s Muster
Association(W.V.F.M.A.) couldn’t have done it without theinvaluable
assistance of the Eugene M.Connor post #193 American Legion and
Sonsof The American Legion. The barbeque wasabsolutely delicious
with the roast ? chickendinners, roast corn, chilli, hotdogs and
ham-burgers. A big thanks is due to the Dufaultfamily for the use
of their property as over-flow parking; without it the muster
wouldn’tbe possible!
The W.V.F.M.A. owes Fire and Iron Station857MC the biggest debt
of gratitude for theirassistance in setting up, breaking down
andsecurity for the Muster, again the Musterwouldn’t be possible
without all ofyou…FIFL!
The W.V.F.M.A. is an all volunteer organiza-tion with no paid
employee or company offi-cers. As such we rely solely on donations
frompeople who support the Muster and local busi-ness’ who have
donated materials, time ormoney. The Muter is free and open to the
pub-lic and the W.V.F.M.A. would like to keep itthat way! This
year’s Muster cost a grand totalof $2,800…every penny in donations
counts.
Save the date for next year’s Muster August18th 2012. If you are
interested in donating fornext year’s Muster please make check
ormoney order out to W.V.F.M.A. P.O. Box # 94Winchendon, MA
01475
Sincerely,THE WINCHENDON VETERAN FIREMEN’S
MUSTER ASSOCIATION (IRS TAX I.D.# 32-0349932)
It was about what I figured itwould be. We’re susceptible
topower outages during normalthunderstorms, so it was
inevitable that a hurricane-turned-tropical storm would do usin,
and so it did. But it’s summerand we didn’t have to worry
aboutsitting in a dark, freezing house. Ofcourse, plenty of you who
are pre-sumably reading this had no out-ages at all, as numerous
friendshave not hesitated to tell me. Itwasn’t the best 35 hours
ever, but itcertainly wasn’t the worst, either.Truth be told,
though, it really wasno big deal. I finally made good useof the sun
porch. A lot of peoplehad it worse, and still do. Kudos goout to
National Grid for its effi-ciency. Considering the number ofcalls
they got, the company wasprepared and got crews out as soonas it
was safe. On a larger scale,kudos, too, to FEMA, (whose direc-tor
really did do “a heckuvajob”this time) and the other
federalagencies for being as pro-activeand responsive as they were.
Forthose of you who like to complainabout government who say
thatthe federal government is useless
and incompetent, Washington’sbehavior last week exposes
yourargument for the ridiculous non-sense it is. Did any
anti-govern-ment whiners notice that whilemaps kept showing Irene
inchingcloser to Florida, NOAA expertsrecommended dispatching
crewsto North Carolina, New York, andNew England instead. But by
allmeans, let’s cut funding for suchprograms. It’s so easy to talk
aboutbudget cuts, but do even dyed-in-the-wool conservatives really
wantto cut funding for say, hurricanetracking? My guess is that’s
anarea not even thought about whenfolks reflexively whine about
gov-ernment. Credit too to PresidentObama who was paying
attention,unlike his predecessor duringKatrina. For those of you
who
complained the media over drama-tized the situation well, I
guessnone of you have ever had to havebeen evacuated in the middle
ofthe night, as my family was duringHurricane Agnes in 1972. That
wasa storm where helicopters wereplucking people off roofs
threeblocks from my house. We experi-enced the same during
HurricaneDavid in 1979. No one who’s beenthrough that would ever
criticizewarnings as being over-hyped. Ifover-hyping saved a single
life,then it was well worth everymoment of air time.
The storm, of course, came atthe end of the weekend duringwhich
we moved Courtney intoher dorm at Franklin PierceUniversity. For
some reason, mypreview of that was omitted fromlast week’s
published essay butanyway, there we were on campusat 7:00 last
Saturday morning. Talkabout efficiency. Franklin Pierce,named after
the only Presidentfrom New Hampshire (though his1853-57 reign was
anything but asuccess), was the model of efficien-cy. Upperclassmen
and staff set upcheck-in tables right at each dorm,
and then carried luggage to theappointed rooms. We had to
donothing except watch and, basical-ly, wander around until
lunchtime.Not a bad deal, and far differentfrom the way things were
oh, some40 years ago, when I moved into mydorm. We carried our
stuff, in mycase, all the way up to the secondfloor. Or maybe we
took the eleva-tor. My dorm, unlike hers, had oneof those. I was
quite surprised tosee no elevator. Let’s say a kid onan upper floor
breaks their leg, Ijust casually inquired. This wasn’tthe time or
place to make a scene,of course, but I was curious. Theresponse:
oh, we just move themdownstairs. Ah, I said, okay, whilewondering,
do you move theirroommate and all their collectivestuff, too? I
have no idea how oldthese buildings are — from the out-side they
don’t look very old, butwho knows. On the other hand,these dorms
are inhabited, ofcourse by mostly healthy youngadults, right?
She tells me her first weekendwas great fun. She made
newfriends. She and her roommateredid their room. The
orientation
activities kept them busy, eventhough Sunday’s events
obviouslyhad to be either moved inside orcanceled. And then came
Tuesday,and the sudden jolting reminder ofwhy they’re all there in
the firstplace. Oh yeah, school. Academics.Real life, or at least
as real as it getswhen you’re sequestered away ona college campus,
interruptedtheir playtime. What a shame.Granted, that last was
tongue-in-cheek. Courtney’s a pretty goodstudent, and told me she
was bothexcited and apprehensive abouttaking classes which, to an
extent,were what she wanted to take. Theacademic challenge of
college, ofcourse, is the self-discipline to bewhere you’re
supposed to be, andget assignments done withoutteachers reminding
you day afterday about due dates. For most ofus, and I am sure that
she’ll be nodifferent, that takes some gettingused to. But this
week has been thebeginning of a great adventure, aweek that will
forever be linked toIrene. For me, I’m glad the week isdone. Happy
holiday weekend. Seeyou next week.
The aftermath
We’ve been duly reprimanded thisweek, if you read the letter to
theeditor from Mr. Robichaud ofGardner.
He says Winchendon has a dropped a ball,and that we aren’t
taking care of businesswhen it comes to the bike path. That he
andanother fellow came here to do a clean upproject because we
didn’t. He isn’t happyabout the conditions he is seeing there.
Excuse us?Does he know about the anonymous volun-
teer who has rebuilt that fence at least fivetimes? Does he also
know that area is a popu-lar fishing spot and we aren’t certain it
isvandalism for vandalism’s sake as much as itis the fishing
community attempting to getthrough the fence to the “old fishing
hole”and unfortunately knocking down the fencein the process?
Yes, there has been vandalism. And wehave pointed it out
repeatedly in the pages ofour paper. We don’t like it either.
We also don’t like the people who believethey are above the law
and DON’T clean upafter their pets out there. There is a
pooper-scooper law too that no one seems to abide by.So if we are
going to get testy let’s go thewhole hog here.
We agree the town as a whole should becaring for the area, maybe
we need a“Friends of the Bike Path” formally created.But if
everyone who USES the path did a lit-tle bit as they went along it
would all help.Take a plastic bag with you as you walk.Even a
grocery bag. Don’t litter, bring outwhat you take in; that sort of
thing.
And certainly, pet owners, be considerate,people in Boston
aren’t beneath coveringtheir hands in plastic and picking up
aftertheir pooch. If they can do it, you can do it.
As for the major vandalism, the fence andthe benches, we don’t
have a solution to that.It’s epidemic and getting worse. We
can’tkeep turning a blind eye, but we do have tocatch the
perpetrators in the act so to speak.
We have a lot of people more than willingto step up and help
with projects here inWinchendon. Case in point, last week’s cleanup
on Central Street, or the individual who iscleaning up the Welcome
to Winchendonsigns on his own (though service organiza-tions will
soon be involved in that), and thepeople who walk the streets
picking up litterwithout compensation.
Throwing a candy wrapper or theMcDonald’s bag out the window is
prettyeasy, and it’s just one so who will notice.Dropping the
losing lottery ticket as youwalk, the empty cigarette pack, tossing
thewater bottle under a bush instead of carry-ing it home.
A few stores have a trash container out-side: Cumberland Farms,
Mr. Mike’s, theIGA. It would be nice to have a few moredown Central
Street though the sidewalkmight be too narrow to accommodate a
verybig one; but that is just an excuse for some-one to toss
something instead of carrying it alittle further before discarding
it properly.
The bike path upkeep, whacking weeds islow on the list for our
concerns but keeping itlitter free, vandal free and yes, even pet
poopfree, would be a sure sign of pride of place.
JERRYCARTON
JOURNEYOF THE
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WINCHENDON COURIER 5Saturday, September 3, 2011
Complainers
The hurricane Irenecaught the attentionof a lot of people.
Whatever information wasavailable to those in the knowwas
sufficient to cause theMayor of New York City toorder the
evacuation of 300,000people, the President of theUnited States to
make two pub-lic appearances to discuss the storm, sent theU.S.
Navy’s ships out to sea, had Governorsdeclaring states of emergency
and closeddown various forms of public transportationand some
casinos in New Jersey.
We got lucky.Although there is over $2billion dollars of
reported damage so far, a lot of complainersare out and about,
and on the Internet, con-demning all the pre-storm hype.
Of course, these are the same people whocomplained that everyone
in New Orleansshould have been warned before the stormand that the
government was clearly not pre-pared to either predict or clean up
after
Katrina hit that area.Bottom line: the government
gets blamed if they ask us toprepare for the worst and theworst
does not happen. Theyget blamed if they roll the diceand do not
create early panicand then people get hurt andstranded.
For me, the early warningsand the opportunity to prepare
for what might happen, but does not, is consid-erably better
than being surprised by whathappens and having made no
preparations.
In the case of Katrina, the governmentfailed miserably.
In the case of Irene, the government per-formed admirably.
Many who sees it differently need to makean appointment with a
psychiatrist or psy-chologist because your issues need attention.In
the meantime, spare us your constant com-plaining.
The role of government includes protectingthe people. With Irene
they seem to have doneeverything just right.
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Summer is slippingaway too quickly. Itseems that my daugh-ter
came home from
Mississippi and participatedin a whirlwind of days filledwith
sunsets over the water,and then she was gone. Timescurried by
leaving a fewsigns behind that show;especially when I gaze in the
mirror.
When my husband and I got married, one ofthe last gifts we
opened was from my father. Itwas a beautiful wall clock of a dark
mahoganyencased in beveled glass with dark carved fili-gree around
its face. The brass pendulum wasas large as a softball, and the
clock wasdesigned to chime every 15 minutes. With theclock came a
not-so subtle warning from myfather. It wasn’t in writing…it wasn’t
needed.It wasn’t even vocalized, for I think he knew Iwould
remember his constant warning:
“Time goes by when you get this old. It goesby just like this,”
he would say as he snappedhis fingers with that half-grin and
twinkle inhis eye…the same one he would get whenever
he told me something helearned from experience that heknew I
would test.
The clock still winds andfunctions fine when I remem-ber to wind
it with its brass key,but the chimes have becomesilenced. I blame
them for notreminding me of time slippingby so easily, but on the
other
hand, I am grateful my attention has beendrawn to other things
like watching my chil-dren grow.
My daughter is in her second year of TeachFor America in
Mississippi. Last year it wasdifficult, and we sat in the cold
north trying tofigure how we could fix it for a daughter justout of
college thousands of miles away meet-ing challenges we couldn’t
comprehend. Shewas beginning her teaching career in a publicschool
with a 97 percent African Americanpopulation. Down the street was
an all whiteprivate school. The divide was more thanobvious. It was
115 degrees in the classroomthose first weeks, and many classrooms
hadno air conditioning. We learned from one of
Megan’s first conversations about the schoolthat there were
classrooms where some stu-dents had no desks. There were also
fewbooks.
As the year continued, conversations on thephone became strained
as we tried to pullnews from a brain overcome with exhaustion.In
her drive to develop curriculum, then for-mulate lesson plans, she
was getting aboutthree hours of sleep per night. The discus-sions
were much like talking to a balloon withits air almost drained.
There was little keep-ing her afloat. We discussed pulling her out.
Itreally was not our call. The year became a les-son in letting
go.
Fast forward to this year, and the differencea year can make.
Megan decided to return tothe hot and hellish south, much to my
dismay.This year teachers received two weeks of pro-fessional
development. They mapped out theyear. There was a big
administrationturnover, and many teachers were let go.
Megan was not happy with the administra-tion getting rid of
teachers. She said manywere community members, and they were tobe
replaced with Teach For America teachers.
But there is a big difference in the school,and it all came from
the top and trickled down.
During the opening day, students wereasked to take a piece of
paper and write whatthey hated about the school. All those slips
ofpaper were placed into a casket, and a funeralprocession began
from the school to the foot-ball field. The students did not miss
the sym-bolism. It was a celebration of a new way ofthinking and
doing within a high school thatneeded change more than most other
schoolsin the US.
The conversations with Megan inMississippi are still very
upbeat. There is evena suggestion that she may stay longer than
hertwo years. We are hoping she returns but timewill tell, and I’m
not going to rush time.
This week I began to wind the clock again,hoping that the chimes
wound too tight willsomehow miraculously release and warn meas each
quarter hour flies by. I still hear thetick of the turning gear
announcing eachpassing second, and I think of my dad, and
hishalf-smile and twinkle telling me, “It passesjust like that.”
Snap!
DONEENDURLING
THE VIEWFROM
HERE
JACK BLAIR
NOTES OFCONCERN
The U.S. housing market hasshown increased stability in
homesales during 2011 compared to theprevious year. Home prices are
up18% since their low in February.Signs of recovery remain mixedin
the economy — employmentand GDP came in less than expect-ed while
the strong points were inconsumer confidence and newhome
starts.
The debt ceiling has been raisedwithout any drastic changes
tooccur immediately.
Although this prevents a sud-den shock to a weakening recov-ery,
over the next year and a half,experts anticipate
considerablechanges in how the government spends andcollects money.
The uncertainty of what is tocome and how it will impact various
indus-tries will likely cause some to play on the safeside. The
good news is the governmentremains solvent and will be able to pay
itsbills without major disruptions.
Economic improvement typicallyspurs rising interest rates in
order torein in inflation. Although inflation hasbeen a source of
recent concern, the Fedappears confident it will remain in checkfor
the near term. Meanwhile, buyerscontinue to benefit from
historicallyfavorable buying conditions, and sellersare encouraged
by increased market sta-bility.
Excerpted from This Month In RealEstate, Keller Williams
Realty-August2011 Edition (Disclaimer: The abovedoes not constitute
legal or financialadvice or counsel and I make no claims,promises
or guarantees about the accu-racy, completeness, or adequacy of
theinformation contained herein.)
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Williams Realty serving the NorthCentral and Metrowest areas
ofMassachusetts. To Contact Darlene visitwww.DarleneRossi.com or
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REALESTATE
THIS WEEK IN REAL ESTATE
WinchendonCourier.com
program.“Massachusetts is moving forward and we
are coming out of the recession at a rate fasterthan the rest of
the nation. We should beproud that even after this final
supplementalbudget, the Commonwealth expects to end fis-cal year
2011 with a stabilization fund balancein excess of $1 billion.”
Brewer stated.
The bill will now head to the HouseCommittee on Ways and Means
before comingbefore the Senate.
WRITERS MEET
WESTMINSTER — Wachusett Writers andPoets Club (WWPC) will meet
at theWestminster Town Hall, 11 South Street, onMonday, Sept. 12 at
1-3 p.m. Members mayselect a topic from the list of topics
distrib-uted at a previous meeting or a topic of theirchoosing.
Dues are $1 per meeting. All writersand poets are welcome.
BOULDER COFFEEHOUSE
FITCHBURG — The Boulder Coffeehouseon Saturday, Sept. 10, 7:30
p.m., features
Lydia Fortune & Phil Nigro!Songwriting team Lydia Fortune
and Phil
Nigro share a few things in common. Both arepart of the
Worcester music scene; both havebeen performing publicly for more
than 40years and both began singing various forms offolk music in
the 1970s. Finally, both havedeveloped an eclectic appreciation for
a broadspectrum of musical styles including folk andcountry blues,
to jazz ballads and other con-temporary forms. Indeed, it is the
mutual loveof folk music that made this collaborationpossible.
Coming back full circle, these two seasonedsinger/songwriters
recently joined forces inJune of this year to produce seven new
folkinfluenced acoustic songs. They recently
opened for Roger Salloom and Charles Neville(of the Neville
Brothers) at a fundraising con-cert. Currently, they are making the
rounds atlocal and regional folk music open mics andperformance
venues such as the Folk’n A inWorcester, the Listening Room at
MindfullBooks and Ephemera, Jaffrey and the BoulderCafé in
Fitchburg.
Proceeds from the $5 suggested donationswill be split between
the host church andradio station WCUW 91.3FM out of
ClarkUniversity, Worcester.
The Boulder Coffeehouse is a smoke-free,alcohol-free, fair-trade
coffee, candlelit venuefor folk and other musical genres, located
atthe First Parish Unitarian UniversalistChurch of Fitchburg, 923
Main St. on theUpper Common. The show begins at 7:30.
Visithttp://xongsmith.webs.com/boulder.html oremail
[email protected] or call (978) 345-2661 for more details.
Suggested freewill donation is $5 at the door.Non-perishable
food goods are also encour-aged. Throughout the evening a
deliciousassortment of baked goods, teas, and fairtrade coffee will
be available. Email [email protected] regarding open mike
slotsin advance of the show.
Sound reinforcement is provided by JBSound. Soundboard
recordings of each per-formance can be requested by each
performerin advance for a suggested $3.
CAMP COLLIER REUNION
GARDNER — 5th annual Camp CollierReunion - Alumni and friends of
Camp Collierare invited to a reunion gathering onSaturday, Sept.
17th, at Camp Collier inGardner starting at 3 p.m. Events include
his-torical displays, an evening songfest, and timeto reminisce
with old friends. Please pre-reg-ister for optional meal of burgers
or hotdogs.For more information contact Chris Pera at(978) 632-4369
or visit www.campcollier.org.
CAPSULES continued from page 3
COURIER CAPSULES
Last chance for tickets!WINCHENDON — It’s nearly here and
they
are nearly gone. The annual Casino Royale galais Saturday, Sept.
10 and at last count there werefewer than a dozen tickets available
for this notto be missed event.
Every year the Winchendon HistoricalSociety outdoes itself with
this evening of ele-gance topped with a splash of vermouth. If
everthere was a chance to at least pretend to a dashof the roaring
20s, Edwardian elegance or theheight of dressing to the nines, this
is the nightto do it.
But at least come ready for some fun, a littletry at the tables,
a chance to catch up withfriends and an evening out in a beautiful
homeat 122 Pleasant St.
Tickets are $25 each or $40 per couple and areonly available by
calling (978) 297-2415.
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MONDAY SEPT. 5
Labor Day, CenterClosed
TUESDAY SEPT. 6
Angel Food Orders at10:30 a.m., Pool Games,Card
Games,Shuffleboard
WED. SEPT. 7
Walk In BloodPressure at 10 a.m., ChairExercise at 10 a.m.,
Yogaat 10 a.m., Pool Games,Bingo at 12:15 p.m.
THURSDAY SEPT. 8
Perkins School (LowVision Demo) at 10 a.m.,
Line
Dancing at 10 a.m., PoolGames, Shuffleboard,Card Games
FRIDAY SEPT. 9
Wii Games at 10 a.m.
MONDAY SEPT. 12
Wii Bowling at 10 a.m.,Book Discussion Group(all are welcome,
thismonth we are discussing“A Place Like Alice”) at12:30 p.m.
TUESDAY SEPT. 13
Pool Games,Shuffleboard, CardGames
WED. SEPT.14
Shopping at Target inLeominster (van leavesat 9:30 a.m.),
ChairExercise at 10 a.m., Bringa Friend to Lunch andBake Sale, Yoga
at 10a.m., Pool Games, Bingoat 12:15 p.m.
THURSDAY SEPT. 15
Music with “Country15 Dave” 10:30-11:30 a.m.,line dancing at 10
a.m.,Pool Games,Shuffleboard, CardGames
FRIDAY SEPT. 16
Wii Games at 10 a.m.
MONDAY SEPT. 19
Wii Bowling at 10 a.m.,Market Basket Shopping(van leaves at
noon)
TUESDAY SEPT. 20
Pool Games,Shuffleboard, CardGames
WED. SEPT. 21
Walk In BloodPressure Clinic at 10a.m., Chair Exercise at
10a.m., Yoga at 10 a.m.,
Bingo 12:15p.m.
THURSDAY SEPT. 22:
Line Dancing at 10a.m., Pool Games,Shuffleboard, cardgames
FRIDAY SEPT. 23
Wii Games at 10 a.m.
MONDAY SEPT. 26
Wii Bowling at 10 a.m.,Market Basket Shopping(van leaves at
noon)
TUESDAY SEPT. 27
Pool Games,Shuffleboard, Card
Games
WED. SEPT. 28
Walk In BloodPressure Clinic at 10a.m., Chair Exercise at
10a.m., Yoga at 10 a.m., PoolGames, Shuffleboard,Bingo at 12:15
p.m.
THURSDAY SEPT. 29
Line Dancing at 10a.m., Pool Games, CardGames, Shuffleboard
FRIDAY SEPT. 30
Wii Games at 10 a.m.
FITCHBURG—-Nicholas J. DeSimone, prin-cipal of Montachusett
Regional VocationalTechnical School, announces the honor rollfor
the fourth quarter of the 2010-11 schoolyear.
SPECIAL HONORS: Kayla Brault ofBaldwinville; Marissa Arseneau of
EastTempleton; Tasey Chartier of Phillipston;Kayla Nolette, Kendra
Payne and KaitlynMorris of Templeton; McKayla Safford andAngela
Tonet of Winchendon.
HIGH HONORS: Dale Belliveau, HannahCampbell, and McKenzie Lyons
ofBaldwinville; Kayle Nobrega of EastTempleton; Misty-Ray Smart of
Orange;Abigail Poirier, Amber Miller, AmberScaplen, Hunter Manley,
KrystalSzymakowski, Jake Hastings, Jillian Mantyand Vanessa
Montesdeoca of Phillipston;Amy Putney, Sydni Ayers, Michael
Persson,Joshua Roberts, and Gabriel Jarvenpaa ofRoyalston; Megan
Desrosiers, Stacy Hamel,Ashley Bailey, Eric Beland, Brandon
Byrne,Sophia DiDonna, Eric Hill, Jonah Bryant, andDavid Symonds of
Templeton; Cody Austin,Emily Bujold, Adam Christie, Kyle
Cormier,Marissa Cyganiewicz, Christopher Denis,Robert Labier, Amber
Uguccioni, NaomiBeauvais, Philip Tousignant II, Caleb
Bergeron, Mikel Cravatta, Rose Denis, AllisonDurling, April
Goodwin, Kiersten Bellar,Kelsey Bosselait, Jacob Michelson
andNicholas Varieur of Winchendon.
HONORS: Alexander Sanden and RyanLevesque of Baldwinville;
SamanthaAnderson, Kelly-Ann Kuszewski, ThoraStickney, and Catherine
Wilson of EastTempleton; Anastasia Anderholm of Orange;Joshua
Parker, Joshua Albert and EmilyLanglais of Otter River; Zachary
Boudreauand Justin Boudreau of Phillipston; AmandaPutney of
Royalston; Ian Duffin of SouthRoyalston; Jennifer Lepkowski,
JeffreyMitton, Misty Nolette, Bryanna Payne,Courtney Harkins,
Mannie Nogueira, JustinPucko, Taylor Wilson, Jordan
Alexander,Jacklyn Cartee, Timothy Cormier, PhilipGilbert, Sarah
Haley, Franklin Moschetti, andJoshua Poegel of Templeton; Ashley
Barlow,Steven Hosnander, Michelle Kalinowski, JuliaKime, Benjamin
LaFortune, BrittanyMartinez, Chelsea Sisco, Timothy Tonelli,Kaitlyn
Contois, Miranda Graham, HeatherLaBrake, Sarah Tousignant, Megan
Wiltshire,Taylor Caruso, Meaghan Chapman, TrishaRandall, Emily
Romano, Cody Caley, TabithaCantin, Taesha Contois, Sarah Gage,
CodyLafrennie, Spencer Uguccioni, and DillonWalsh.
WINCHENDON COURIER6 Saturday, September 3, 2011
MWCC announces auditionsGARDNER — Theatre at
the Mount at MountWachusett CommunityCollege will hold
auditionsfor CHILDREN OF EDEN
About the ShowFreely based on the story of
Genesis, “Children of Eden”is a frank, heartfelt and
oftenhumorous exmaination ofthe agoe-old conflict betweenparents
and children. Adam,Eve, Noah and the “Father”who created them deal
withthe headstrong, cataclysmicactions of their respectivechildren.
The Show ultimate-ly delivers a bittersweet butinspiring message:
that “thehardest part of love...is let-ting go.”
Director is Chris Casello,
music director is Dave Twissand choreographer isAmanda
Carpenito.
Auditions will consist ofsinging, dancing and coldreadings from
the script. Allshould prepare a short vocalselection that displays
rangeand abilities. All will betaught a dance combination -please
wear appropriateclothing/footwear.
*Singers should providesheet music - an accompanistwill be
provided. Punctualitywill be noted and appreciated!
Auditions will be held atMount WachusettCommunity College,
room182 on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2p.m. for children and at 7 p.m.for
adults and teens; Monday,
Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. for adultsand teens. Callbacks if need-ed
will be held Tuesday, Sept.13 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Performance dates are Nov.25, 26, Dec. 2, 3 at 8 p.m.; Nov.27
and Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.
Tentative rehearsal sched-ule: Children on Sundaysfrom 2-5 p.m.
(additionalrehearsals closer to produc-tion); Teen/adult
rehearsalson Sundays from 6-9 p.m. andTuesdays and Thursdaysfrom
7-10 p.m., beginningSept. 18.
For more information con-tact Professor Gail Steele at(978)
630-9162 or [email protected]
Character DescriptionsFather (baritone): “God.”
Very strong and commandingpresence onstage.Intimidating as well
as kindand gentle. Father “learns”how to be a parent as theshow
progresses.
Adam/Noah (tenor): Adamis obedient and unquestion-ing, almost
childlike at first -he grows from innocence tofatherhood. Noah is
obedientand strong, humorous andloving. We need to empathizewith
his situation as helearns to make decisionswhen Father no
longerspeaks to him.
Eve/Mama Noah (sopranowith belt): Eve is inquisitiveand daring.
She is willing tobreak rules in order to learnon her own. She ages
from
innocence to old age duringthe course of the first act.Mama Noah
is Noah’s wisewife. She has a rousing gospelnumber at the end of
showthat needs to bring the housedown!
Cain/Japheth (tenor): Cainis like his mother Eve, filledwith
curiosity and desire tolearn on his own terms. Hisinner angst and
anger leadsto the murder of Abel.Japheth is Noah’s youngestson who
is romantic, carefreeand in love with Yonah.
Abel/Ham (tenor/bari-tone): Abel is obedient likehis father,
Adam; innocentand cautious. Ham is Noah’sson.
Snake: played by a group
that dances and sings in fivepart harmony
Shem: Noah’s sonAysha: Shem’s wifeAphra: Ham’s wifeYonah
(mezzo): Noah’s ser-
vant girl. She is loving, inno-cent, brave and in love
withJapheth.
Storytel lers/Animals:these are the narrators of theshow. We are
looking for alarge ensemble of all shapes,sizes, ages and voice
types.Many opportunities for solos.The animals appear in boththe
first and second act.
Children’s Chorus: willplay animals and young chil-dren in
Adam’s family line;they also sing in the chorus
$2.7 million in grants for college access programs GARDNER —
Mount Wachusett
Community College has beenawarded two five-year TRiO
TalentSearch grants from the U.S.Department of Education
totaling$2.7 million. The projects will pre-pare 1,195 middle and
high schoolstudents in north centralMassachusetts for secondary
schoolgraduation and post-secondaryenrollment. Two-thirds of
studentswill be from low-income and poten-tial first generation
college families.
Beginning this fall semester, thecollege will receive $1,150,000
overthe next five years — $230,000 peryear to launch a new Talent
Searchprogram to serve 500 students annu-ally in the Athol, Ralph
C. Maharand Murdock school districts, andthe North Central Charter
EssentialSchool in Fitchburg. Additionally,
MWCC received continuation fund-ing for its existing Talent
Searchprogram. This program is enteringits 21st year and will
receive$1,656,805 ($319,768 in the first yearand $309,855 in years
two throughfive) to serve 695 students annuallyin Leominster,
Fitchburg andGardner.
“Expanding access to higher edu-cation, focusing on college
comple-tion and preparing an educatedworkforce with advanced skills
toenable business and industry tocompete in a global market are
para-mount to a fully recovered economyfor the U.S. and for
Massachusetts,”said MWCC President Daniel M.Asquino. “Community
colleges playa vital role in our nation’s economy,and we are
grateful for ourCongressional delegation’s contin-
ued support of students who benefitfrom these TRiO programs,”
hesaid.
“These two federal TRiO grantswill serve nearly 1,200 students
inseven area school districts, provid-ing them with the support
needed tobe successful in middle school andhigh school, and ready
to meet thechallenges and opportunities ofpost-secondary
education,” saidRebeccah Sonn, assistant dean ofAccess &
Transition at MWCC.“MWCC will be these students’ firstexpose to
college, as they are pre-pared through Talent Search pro-gramming
for the possibilities ofpost-secondary educations.”
Talent Search begins reaching outto students in the sixth
grade,preparing participants to chooseand succeed in a pre-college
curricu-
lum; receive help with academicweaknesses before their
importanthigh school years; and explorecareers and the higher
educationrequired to enter those careers.Middle school participants
receive aparent/guardian orientation; refer-rals to high quality
tutoring; gradespecific course advising workshops;an early college
preparation pro-gram; success skills workshops;STEM career fair and
after schoolcareer awareness program; comput-er instruction
program; andsocial/cultural enrichment trips.
As participants reach high school,the Talent Search program
providesthem with expanded depth, breadth,and range of services.
All highschool participants receive a par-ent/guardian orientation
and fol-low-up meetings; drop-in academic
tutoring and referrals; secondaryschool course selection
advising;personal and career counseling;guidance and assistance in
second-ary school re-entry, alternative edu-cation programs, and
GED; in-school workshops; parent/guardianworkshops; college tours;
e-mentor-ing; and social/cultural enrichmentopportunities and
trips. Freshmenand sophomores also have access tostate mandated
test preparation anda career fair. Juniors and seniorshave access
to SAT and ACT prepa-ration, Accuplacer preparation;dual enrollment
courses; advancedplacement exam preparation; a col-lege fair;
college admissions assis-tance; financial aid assistance;
andpostsecondary course selectionadvising.
Season begins Sept. 9Coach Rob Allard and one of his cap-
tains, Travis Arsenault, go over plans asnext Friday, the
Murdock Blue Devil 2011football team will celebrate its openinggame
against the Quabbin Regional HighSchool Panthers.
Allard is looking forward to a banneryear with many players
returning thatwill be key to the Blue Devil Success.
Captains this year are seniors DanielAntilla, Kyle O’Connell,
and Arsenault,who had a record season after rushingover 1,000 yards
in the 2010 Devil’s season.
Allard said this year a strength theteam will be counting on is
the offensiveline.
“There is a lot of experience up front,”he said.
Allard said on the flip side there is inex-perience in some of
the key positions, butit is a work in progress.
This year Junior Pat Connor will takeup the position of
quarterback . Connordid well as a defensive end last year, and his
step into the QB position makes him the cap-tain of the offense.
Allard thinks it’s a difficult move, but good fit.
Sept. 9th at 7 p.m, the game will be held on the Blue Devil home
turf.
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FILL ‘ER UPDoneen Durling photo
There once was a day when this lit-tle buggy would have full
service,with a windshield cleaned, oilchecked, tires filled AND its
small gastank topped off by a smiling man inuniform. Now, its owner
peers at theautomated receipt and wonders justhow far down the road
he can managebefore he must stop again for a refuel.The car was in
town for a rally atLang’s Old Car Parts.
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stop (High Street) traffic citation issued; 5:20p.m.: burglary,
B&E (Elmwood Road) reporttaken; 5:26 p.m.: MV stop (Maple
Street) trafficcitation issued; 5:33 p.m.: 911 hang up (TeelRoad)
spoken to; 5:54 p.m.: MV stop (MapleStreet) traffic citation
issued; 6:19 p.m.: MVstop (Maple Street) verbal warning; 6:36
p.m.:illegal dumping (Mill Glen Road) spoken to;6:39 p.m.: MV stop
(Maple Street) verbal warn-ing; 6:48 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street)
verbalwarning; 6:49 p.m.: summons service (Rte. 12)served; 6:55
p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) traf-fic citation issued; 6:58 p.m.:
burglar alarm(Monadnock Avenue) checked, secure; 7:11p.m.: burglar
alarm (Monadnock Avenue)checked, secure; 8:11 p.m.: officer
wanted(Front Street) spoken to; 8:17 p.m.: custody dis-pute (Ready
Drive) info taken; 8:40 p.m.: be onthe look out (town wide) advised
officer; 9:05p.m.: disabled auto (Gardner Road) assisted;10:12
p.m.: missing person (Cummings Road)info taken; 11:44 p.m.:
building check(Baldwinville State Road) secure; 11:57 p.m.:building
check (Memorial Drive) secure.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24
12 a.m.: general info (Spring Street) infotaken; 12:17 a.m.:
building check (LincolnAvenue) secure; 12:22 a.m.: building
check(Murdock Avenue) secure; 12:27 a.m.: buildingcheck (Spring
Street) secure; 12:28 a.m.: build-ing check (Spring Street) secure;
12:30 a.m.:building check (School Street) secure; 12:33a.m.:
building check (School Street) secure;12:34 a.m.: building check
(Gardner Road)secure; 12:36 a.m.: building check (Gardner
Road) secure; 12:44 a.m.: building check(School Street) secure;
12:45 a.m.: buildingcheck (School Street) secure; 12:47 a.m.:
build-ing check (School Street) secure; 12:50 a.m.:repossession of
a MV (Brown Street) infotaken; 12:55 a.m.: alarm type unknown
(HydePark Drive) assisted; 1:52 a.m.: gunshots heard(Alger Street)
unfounded; 3:38 a.m.: buildingcheck (Grove Street) secure; 4:14
a.m.: ambu-lance (Crescent Road) transported; 7:21 a.m.:ambulance
(Central Street) transported; 7:38a.m.: investigation (Beachview
Drive) spokento; 9:06 a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) spokento; 9:10
a.m.: alarm type unknown (Hyde ParkDrive) false alarm; 9:22 a.m.:
accident (MapleStreet) report taken; 9:31 a.m.: MV
operatingerratically (School Street) info taken; 10:04a.m.:
disabled auto (Spring Street) assisted;10:09 a.m.: investigation
(West MonomonacRoad) spoken to; 10:54 a.m.: summons service(Jackson
Avenue) served; 11:15 a.m.: vandal-ism (Monadnock Avenue) info
taken; 11:56a.m.: ambulance (Brown Street) transported;12:33 p.m.:
911 hang up (Spring Street) acciden-tal; 12:47 p.m.: traffic hazard
(Gardner Road)gone on arrival; 12:48 p.m.: intoxicated person(Beech
Street) assisted; 1:42 p.m.: ambulance(Pearl Street) transported;
2:40 p.m.: burglary,B&E (Central Street) assisted; 3:02 p.m.:
MVstop (Central Street) verbal warning; 3:29 p.m.:MV stop (Maple
Street) traffic citation issued;3:30 p.m.: 911 hang up (Crescent
Road) no PDservice required; 3:44 p.m.: be on the look out(town
wide) advised officer; 3:49 p.m.: MV stop(Maple Street) verbal
warning; 4 p.m.: MVstop (Front Street) verbal warning; 4 p.m.:
bur-glary, B&E (Railroad Street) info taken; 4:11p.m.:
investigation (Maple Street) info taken;4:12 p.m.: MV stop (Maple
Street) verbal warn-
ing; 4:15 p.m.: weapons violation (Hall Road)gone on arrival;
4:43 p.m.: weapons violations(bike path) info taken; 5:16 p.m.: MV
stop(Maple Street) verbal warning; 5:21 p.m.: MVstop (Maple Street)
verbal warning; 5:26 p.m.:MV stop (Maple Street) traffic citation
issued;5:32 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbal warn-ing; 5:42
p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbalwarning; 5:45 p.m.: MV stop
(Maple Street)traffic citation issued; 5:53 p.m.: MV stop(Maple
Street) traffic citation issued; 6:01 p.m.:MV stop (Maple Street)
verbal warning; 6:06p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbal
warning;6:41 p.m.: illegal dumping (School Street) infotaken; 6:42
p.m.: abandoned 911 call (NorthStreet) info taken; 6:43 p.m.: MV
stop (HighStreet) traffic citation issued; 6:51 p.m.:harassment
(walk in) spoken to; 7:06 p.m.:arrest (Maple Street) Ricci B.
Ruschioni, age30 of 56 Webster St., Winchendon: arrest basedon
warrant; 7:48 p.m.: general info (FrontStreet) info taken; 8:06
p.m.: disturbance(Front Street) arrest: Jay K. Hobbs, age 50 of134
Pearl St., Winchendon: A&B with danger-
ous weapon; 8:27 p.m.: harassment (Eli Drive)info taken; 8:30
p.m.: disturbance (FrontStreet) spoken to; 8:37 p.m.: disturbance
(FrontStreet) info taken; 11:08 p.m.: suspicious auto(Mill Glen
Road) checked, secure; 11:50 p.m.:animal complaint (Maple A Place)
servicesrendered; 11:54 p.m.: building check (SpringStreet) secure;
11:55 p.m.: building check(Spring Street) secure.
WINCHENDON COURIER 7Saturday, September 3, 2011
Walter A. ‘Slay’ Zablonski, 90TEMPLETON – Walter A.
‘Slay” Zablonski, age 90 of 56Elm St., Baldwinville,
diedpeacefully at his residenceSaturday morning, Aug. 27,with his
family at his side.
He was born inWinchendon on July 2, 1921,son of the late Anthony
and
Alexandria (Wojdak) Zablonski and had livedin Baldwinville for
most of his life.
Walter worked as a machinist in the mainte-nance department at
Baldwinville Productsfor 36 years until his retirement. He was
amember, past commander (1963 and 1964) andformer chaplain of Roger
P. Warfield Post 373American Legion in Baldwinville. Until
threeyears ago, Walter marched in local parades.He was a member of
Otter River SportsmenClub and was a past president of PulaskiGuards
of Baldwinville. He was the owner ofthe Elm’s Bait and Tackle in
Baldwinvilleuntil retiring last winter. His hobbies includ-ed
fishing, gardening and baseball, and espe-cially spending time with
his family.
During World War II he proudly served hiscountry for six years
in the United StatesNavy as a Gunners Mate First Class. Heserved
onboard the USS Lexington (CV-16),the USS New Mexico (BB-40) and
the USSNassau (CVE-16). He was awarded theAmerican Area ribbon,
World War II Victorymedal, Navy Good Conduct medal,
andAsiatic-Pacific Area ribbon. Walter was a 1939graduate of the
former Templeton HighSchool.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, L.Myrtle (Whitney)
Zablonski; his children,
Walter A. Zablonski Jr. ofAlburg, VT, Alan M. and hiswife Joyce
(Vandemark)Zablonski of Sheffield, Marc J.and his wife Nancy
(Foley)Zablonski of Athol, and AlyceF. LaDeau and her
fiancéeMichael Bouthot ofTempleton; his grandchildren,
Wendy(LaDeau) Sawyer and her husband Scott ofFort Edward, NY,
Daniel Zablonski and hisgirlfriend Bethany Brothers of
Templeton,Kevin and his wife Sherrly (Barillas)Zablonski of
Allston, Kelly Zablonski and herfiancée Adam Gelinas of Acton,
Laurie Novoaand her husband Victor of Toronto, Ontario,and Shane
“Rowdy” LaDeau and his girlfriendLindsey Brewer of Leominster; his
sister,Stella Stavley of Ava, MO, two great grand-sons, Ryan Sawyer
and Logan Novoa and twostep-grandchildren; Angelique Bouthot
andAmanda Mitchell. He was predeceased by hisbrothers, Anthony
Zablonski and LeonardZablonski and a sister Lodi Hiltunen.
Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 2from Stone-Ladeau
Funeral Home, 343Central Street, Winchendon followed by aMass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Vincent de Paul Church, 1 Forest
St.,Baldwinville. Burial, with military honors,will follow in
Greenlawn Cemetery,Baldwinville.
Memorial donations may be made to theScholarship Fund of Roger
P. Warfield Post373 American Legion, 3 Central St.,Baldwinville, MA
01436 or to Gardner VisitingNursing Association Hospice Program,
34Pearly Lane, Gardner, MA 01440.
Lorey G. Tourtellot, 88WHITE RIVER JUNCTION,
VT — Lorey G. Tourtellot, age88 died Aug. 18, 2011 atBrookside
Nursing Home inWhite River Junction.
Lorey was born Sept. 26,1923 in Gardner, the son ofLora A. and
Nellie (Cornberg)Tourtellot. As a young man, he
was welcomed into the light of the MasonicOrder by his father.
Lorey received an hon-orary diploma in 1943 from Cushing Academyin
Ashburnham prior to entering the ArmedForces.
In 1944 he attended Primary Flight School atRyan Field in Hemet,
CA. After enlisting in theUnited States Air Force he ultimately
achievedthe rank of 1st Lieutenant. As a B-25 pilot, heserved with
the 321st Bomb Group in Anconia,Italy and 366th Fighter Group in
Fritzlar,Germany fighting in three combat missions.Lorey was
assigned as personal pilot toBrigadier General Francis H. Oxx, had
addi-tional duty as prisoner procurement officerand had charge of
transportation of Germanprisoners on the base. Lorey received an
honor-able discharge from the Armed Forces in 1955.
Lorey was married to the love of his life,
Carolyn Brousseau, on May 6,1950 in Winchendon. They
livedbriefly in Ft. Lauderdale, FLbefore moving to Fitzwilliamwhere
he worked as an assis-tant manager for theFitzwilliam Ski Area.
Afterrelocating to Winchendon, heworked for Weyerhauser Paper
Company inFitchburg as a lab technician. In 1977, theymoved to
White River Junction, VT where heworked at Verax Corporation in
Lebanon, NHuntil his retirement. During his retirement,Lorey
focused his craftsmanship talentstowards becoming a popular
furniture restorerin the Upper Valley area.
Lorey is predeceased by a brother, Warren E.Tourtellot and a
sister Barbara Harrison. He issurvived by his wife Carolyn of White
RiverJunction, a son Lorey R. Tourtellot ofWakefield, a daughter
Judith Boyce of Canaan,NH and four grandchildren, Jocelyn,
Ethan,Lorey, and Jennifer.
Knight Funeral Home in White RiverJunction assisted with the
arrangements.Condolences maybe expressed in an onlineguest book at
www.knightfuneralhomes.com.
OBITUARIESNelson A. Davidson, 74
PHILLIPSTON — NelsonA. Davidson, age 74, ofPhillipston, went
home to bewith his Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ on Sunday, Aug.21,
2011 in BaldwinvilleNursing Home, Baldwinville.His wife and family
were athis side.
Nelson, son of the late William A. and AnitaM. (Demarest)
Davidson, was born in GreatBarrington, on Sept. 21, 1936 and lived
in thelocal area most of his life. He was saved bygrace on March
29, 2004. His first wife,Elizabeth “Betty” A. (Cox) Davidson died
in1997.
Nelson was