413.786.7747 • Fax: 413.786.8457 • Facebook: @AgawamAdvertiserNews • Email: [email protected]A TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.com November 7, 2019 ❙ Vol. 41, No. 31 ❙ $1.00 www.agawamadvertisernews.turley.com ADVERTISER NEWS AGAWAM Q&A Many roles for Marine PAGE 2 SPORTS Playoffs to start at home PAGE 11 NEWS Church to celebrate 200 years PAGE 3 Stock up for winter at Rocky’s We’re Your Storm Shelter AGAWAM 10 Springfield St. rockys.com By Mike Lydick [email protected]A ngela Grout is a florist with a flair for writing. Her latest novel — her third book — was released earlier this month. Grout, who writes with the pen names of AM Grout, Cora Wang, Penning at 3am, and Angela M. Grout, moved to Agawam when she was in the second grade. She started writing poetry while a stu- dent at Clark School, then wrote short stories in high school. Since then, the Agawam Flow- er Shop owner has written nu- merous short stories and poems as well as contributed to maga- zines, newspapers, online sites and religious publications. She decided to write books after starting a short story one day. Nine hours later, Grout dis- covered she had written more than 200 pages. Her first nonfic- tion book, “Dear Baby, Get Out!” evolved from Grout’s pregnancy blog and was written to help pre- pare women for the final hours of their pregnancy. “An Angel’s Journey,” her first novel, merges reality and fiction. She based it on a girl who want- ed to work at her flower shop, but died before applying. Grout imag- ines the girl’s transition into the afterlife and trying to bring com- fort to her grieving mother. Grout’s new novel, “April Rain,” is her first mystery-thriller. In- spired by headlines about a miss- ing girl found dead in the woods, Grout thought about what could have happened, letting her imag- ination flourish. Writing books provides Grout with a formal place to explore grief and gives her the opportuni- ty to imagine the comfort persons could provide from the afterlife. Grout, 49, has experienced grief in many forms — from a miscar- riage that almost took her life to mourning too many friends who died before their time. “I’ve seen tragedy that causes life-long grief — both personally and professionally — but I prefer to focus on positive experiences,” she said. Grout added that she’s witnessed divine intervention and believes in miracles: “I also LOCAL AUTHOR New thriller flows from florid imagination Local florist and author Angela Grout holds copies of the three books she has published during the past four years. Her latest, “April Rain,” is a mystery-thriller that was released Nov. 1. PHOTO BY MIKE LYDICK Author to hold book-signing events This Saturday, Nov. 9, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Angela Grout will hold the first of two “April Rain” book-signing events at her flower shop at 430 Main St., Agawam. The second one will be Saturday, Dec. 7, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Autographed copies will be avail- able at the store for a special promo- tional price of $15 during November and at the December book signing. The book is also available at amazon.com. GROUT ❙ page 16 Voters roundly reject marijuana businesses By Michael Ballway [email protected]Agawam will have two new city councilors next year, after voters chose first-time candidates Ger- ald Smith and Mario Tedeschi Jr. at the Nov. 5 town election. “I’m very happy to have made it. I will do as good a job as I possi- bly can,” Smith said after learning that he had finished eighth in a 15-way race to capture one of the 11 seats. Tedeschi called his result — squeaking in as the 11th winner — “an awesome feeling, a little nervous at first, but a win’s a win.” e town will also have a new School Committee member, Dawn Dube, who polled ahead of half the incumbents, bumping TOWN ELECTION Smith, Tedeschi take seats on City Council ELECTION ❙ page 8 PHOTOS BY MICHAEL BALLWAY Gerald Smith, left, one of two new- comers joining the City Council after Tuesday’s election, campaigns out- side Agawam High School on Nov. 5 with his friends Lou Massoia, Gail Russo and Anthony Russo. Dawn Dube, center, who was elected to the School Committee as a first-time candidate, campaigns at Clark School on Tuesday with her mother Carole Schneider and fiancé David DeMatteo. ENERGY EFFICIENCY State grant to reduce town’s lighting, AC costs By Michael Ballway [email protected]Granger School, the library and DPW annex will receive en- ergy efficiency upgrades with the help of $201,133 from the state. All three buildings will see tra- ditional light bulbs changed to LEDs, at a cost of $34,696, $19,516 and $25,595, respectively. Work at Granger will also include up- grades to the climate control and air filter systems. Taken together, the projects are expected to pay for them- selves, through lower energy us- age, within three years. “at’s not only going to be a savings of $201,000, but also the ENERGY ❙ page 13
Angela Grout is a florist with a flair for writing. Her latest novel — her third
book — was released earlier this month.
Grout, who writes with the pen names of AM Grout, Cora Wang, Penning at 3am, and Angela M. Grout, moved to Agawam when she was in the second grade. She started writing poetry while a stu-dent at Clark School, then wrote short stories in high school.
Since then, the Agawam Flow-er Shop owner has written nu-merous short stories and poems as well as contributed to maga-zines, newspapers, online sites and religious publications.
She decided to write books after starting a short story one day. Nine hours later, Grout dis-covered she had written more than 200 pages. Her first nonfic-
tion book, “Dear Baby, Get Out!” evolved from Grout’s pregnancy blog and was written to help pre-pare women for the final hours of their pregnancy.
“An Angel’s Journey,” her first novel, merges reality and fiction. She based it on a girl who want-ed to work at her flower shop, but died before applying. Grout imag-ines the girl’s transition into the afterlife and trying to bring com-fort to her grieving mother.
Grout’s new novel, “April Rain,” is her first mystery-thriller. In-spired by headlines about a miss-ing girl found dead in the woods, Grout thought about what could have happened, letting her imag-ination flourish.
Writing books provides Grout with a formal place to explore grief and gives her the opportuni-ty to imagine the comfort persons could provide from the afterlife. Grout, 49, has experienced grief in many forms — from a miscar-
riage that almost took her life to mourning too many friends who died before their time.
“I’ve seen tragedy that causes life-long grief — both personally and professionally — but I prefer to focus on positive experiences,” she said. Grout added that she’s witnessed divine intervention and believes in miracles: “I also
LOCAL AUTHOR
New thriller flows from florid imagination
Local florist and author Angela Grout holds copies of the three books she has published during the past four years. Her latest, “April Rain,” is a mystery-thriller that was released Nov. 1. PHOTO BY MIKE LYDICK
Author to hold book-signing events
This Saturday, Nov. 9, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Angela Grout will hold the first of two “April Rain” book-signing events at her flower shop at 430 Main St., Agawam. The second one will be Saturday, Dec. 7, from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Autographed copies will be avail-able at the store for a special promo-tional price of $15 during November and at the December book signing. The book is also available at amazon.com.
Agawam will have two new city councilors next year, after voters chose first-time candidates Ger-ald Smith and Mario Tedeschi Jr. at the Nov. 5 town election.
“I’m very happy to have made it. I will do as good a job as I possi-bly can,” Smith said after learning that he had finished eighth in a 15-way race to capture one of the 11 seats.
Tedeschi called his result — squeaking in as the 11th winner — “an awesome feeling, a little nervous at first, but a win’s a win.”
The town will also have a new School Committee member, Dawn Dube, who polled ahead of half the incumbents, bumping
TOWN ELECTION
Smith, Tedeschi take seats on City Council
ELECTION ❙ page 8PHOTOS BY MICHAEL BALLWAY
Gerald Smith, left, one of two new-comers joining the City Council after Tuesday’s election, campaigns out-side Agawam High School on Nov. 5 with his friends Lou Massoia, Gail Russo and Anthony Russo.
Dawn Dube, center, who was elected to the School Committee as a first-time candidate, campaigns at Clark School on Tuesday with her mother Carole Schneider and fiancé David DeMatteo.
Granger School, the library and DPW annex will receive en-ergy efficiency upgrades with the help of $201,133 from the state.
All three buildings will see tra-ditional light bulbs changed to LEDs, at a cost of $34,696, $19,516 and $25,595, respectively. Work at Granger will also include up-grades to the climate control and air filter systems.
Taken together, the projects are expected to pay for them-selves, through lower energy us-age, within three years.
“That’s not only going to be a savings of $201,000, but also the
ENERGY ❙ page 13
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Agawam’s Christo-pher Lanski moved to town in 2003.
While he wasn’t always in town — he was on deploy-ment with the U.S. Marine Corps for most of the time between 2007 and 2013 — it has been the home for his family ever since.
Since retiring from the military seven years ago, Lanski has continued to serve his country, and town, as a police officer. In a career where he has served in a variety of roles from the lines of infantry to training the next gener-ation of American gunnery sergeants, Lanski had a va-riety of experiences during 22-year military career. Now retired, he has time to enjoy his family and travel. Lanski took a few minutes after finishing one his Po-lice Department shifts to discuss his time serving the country as Veterans Day approaches next Monday, Nov. 11.
Q: You did a lot of differ-ent things in the Marines. Was that something you were interested in doing or was it something they felt you had a lot of different skills and wanted to move you around?
A: “Those were things that I as interested in do-ing. In reference to going from one to the other, When I was part of the in-fantry they had, I guess you could call it, tryouts, for the reconnaissance battalion. It’s a special forces type of Marine. I took that test and actually made it, and then I became part of the recon-naissance team.”
Q: “What was your inspi-ration to join the Marines? Was it something you al-ways wanted to do? Had you had a family member serve in the Armed Forces?
A: “My grandfather was in the Army in World War II. I had some influence there and I always want-ed to do something in the military, so I figured if I was going to do something I’d do the Marines for the challenge and the cama-raderie. It’s not a myth. It’s a little tougher, as far as some of the standards, like physical fitness and the mental.”
Q: What is some of that training like? What are some of the tougher things they have you doing?
A: “You’re doing your three-mile run, which seems to be the longest of all the services. You’re do-ing your pull-ups, you’re doing your sit-ups. We also have a combat fitness test. It’s where you’re actual-
ly going through moving things around, lifting things around, simulating things that are in combat. You’re lifting, like, ammo cans that are simulated with weight, which is basically thing that you would be required to do, in addition to a physical fitness test. You have your obstacle courses, your com-petence courses. One thing we had to do as well was the Marine Corps martial arts program, where we actually go through the rankings of different belts.”
Q: Over your 22 years, how many times and where were you deployed?
A: “I did three big types of operations. The first two were back in the early 1990s. The operation was Provide Promise [in Bosnia and Herzegovina] and one was Restore Hope [in So-malia]. My last deployment was in Afghanistan for Op-eration Enduring Freedom. In between, I’ve been to Ecuador, Panama, and did
an operation in California with a joint task force type of thing for illegal drugs that were coming in from Mexico.”
Q: When you were on the deployments, which of the different roles you’ve had were you at the time?
A: “The California [de-ployment] was with the reconnaissance battalion. The Ecuador was when I was with the infantry. The two operations as far as So-malia … was with the infan-try. The Enduring Freedom was while I was with the Military Police.”
Q: Out of all the different hats you’ve worn over the years, does any one stand out as a favorite?
A: “I don’t know. They all have their own merits that I enjoyed.”
Q: Looking back over the years, what would you say was the most rewarding ex-perience or thing about be-ing a Marine?
A: “As a master sergeant … when I did my last three years as a staff instructor at the staff academy at Quan-tico, I was able to train and educate the gunnery sergeants. So being able to see them and develop and further their careers … and staying in contact with some of them and actual-ly following up with some of them and seeing where they’ve gone, as far as de-ployments and being pro-moted and moved on, was probably one of my greatest accomplishments.”
Q: What would you say the biggest challenge was?
A: “Being away from my family.”
Q: Which was for long, extended periods of time?
A: “Yes.”
Q: What is something about the Marines that someone would be surprised to learn unless they’ve been a Marine?
A: “When you think of people that I’ve talked to, as far as Marines, it’s ‘first to fight’ … but a thing people might not realize is we also went in to win the hearts and minds — whether it was a local population or anybody that was there. Say Afghanistan, for instance, there was a lot of humani-tarian efforts to help med-ically and work with them, as far as instruction in building a better life with the roads. Especially roads, disabling the IEDs. I’m not sure if a lot of people knew that as well. We’re there to actually help. Even when we’re there — Iraq, Somalia — it’s not always just go in and fire rounds.”
Q: For veterans like your-self, why is it important that we have Veterans Day and what does it mean when you see the community come out for the ceremonies and parades?
A: “I can probably speak on behalf of all veterans; we feel honored and just as thankful for the support as they are for your support.”
Q: When you’re not doing your police officer duties, what are some of your hob-bies or things you like to do for fun?
A: “It would be with the family and we do vacations or day trips, going out and exploring and seeing new things — states, countries
Q & AGAWAM
Officer drawn to Marines by camaraderie, serviceChristopher Lanski
Agawam resident since 2003
Service: 22 years in U.S. Marine Corps, current Police Officer in Agawam
Positions: Infantry, field artillery, 2nd Recon Battalion, mortarman, Military Police, re-curiter, instructor
Family: Wife, Silke, of 20 years this month, three children – Nickalas, Jakob and Kainoa
Favorite thing about Agawam: “With the family and I, when we have the opportu-nity, we go over to the School Street Park and we’re able to be with the community. They have a Summerfest and they have concerts on Wednesday nights out there and it’s right in our backyard basically, we can hear it, but we can just walk right over … spending time with the family enjoying the summer festivities.”
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Veterans Day ceremonies are Monday
Agawam will celebrate Veterans Day with a cere-mony at the Veterans Green this Monday, Nov. 11.
At 10:45 a.m., the Aga-wam Veterans Council will hold its annual wreath-lay-ing and speaking program at the Veterans Green, at the corner of Main and School streets in Agawam Center.
Mayor William Sapelli will deliver the keynote ad-dress.
Health Dept. has last-chance flu shots
The Agawam Health De-partment has a very limited supply of flu vaccine still available. Once gone, there will be no more until next year.
To schedule an appoint-ment, call Nurse Sherry at 413-726-9722.
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This program is free and open to the public, but space is limited and registration is required. To register, call 413.567-7800, e-mail [email protected], or register online at glenmeadow.org/events.
Welcome to Glenmeadow Learning, a series of free lifelong learning opportunities.
Environmental ResponsibilityTaking Steps to Protect our PlanetTuesday, November 19, 10 a.m.–noonAgawam Public Library750 Cooper Street, Agawam, MA
Tornadoes, fires, hurricanes, floods—signs that our planet is in revolt. Environmentalist Terra Missildine will speak about her mission to protect the Earth and why it’s important. She will outline what individuals, organizations, and legislators can do to bring about positive change and environmental healing. Terra will offer samples of earthfriendly products.
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and being able to make memories that we weren’t able to while I was gone, [while] I was deployed.”
Q: Do you have any particular spots or states you’ve discovered?
A: “Yeah, we just recently did a trip to Hawaii. That’s where my wife and I met. I was stationed out there for five years. We were able to go back to Hawaii 19 years af-ter meeting and bring our children there.”
Q: How many states have you been to do you think?
A: “A few dozen … it’s got to be at least half. You’re talking East Coast, West Coast and some in between; out there in the Pa-cific. I haven’t been to Alaska.”
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At its 10 a.m. service this Sunday, Nov. 10, Agawam Congregational Church will celebrate its 200th anniversary at 745 Main St., Agawam.
The church choir is hoping to be joined with 10 former choir members; Mayor Wil-liam Sapelli, state Rep. Nicholas Boldyga and state Sen. Donald Humason Jr., or their designees, will also present citations hon-oring the bicentennial.
The special recognition service will be followed from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a free luncheon of sandwiches, desserts and beverages in the church’s Fellowship Hall. A large, specially designed and baked cake with two pictures — one of the original ex-terior and one of the current exterior of the church — will be on the frosting.
On display will be a Civil War uniform replica provided by church member Steve Paul. Additional historic church mem-orabilia will be on display, according to church member and Agawam resident Dale Melanson, who is coordinating the event.
All are welcome to join in this milestone celebration.
The church will sell 200th Anniversary plaques commemorating the milestone. The back of the plaque gives a brief out-line of the history of the church. Anyone purchasing the $10 plaque will receive a church Organ Dedication Concert CD from May 26, 2001, by organist David Spicer.
Agawam Congregational Church, “a place to call home — a people to call fam-
ily,” is handicapped-accessible with a large parking lot. For more information, contact the church at 413-786-7111.
Editor’s note: This item was printed in last week’s newspaper with the incorrect date for the anniversary service. This Sunday, Nov. 10, is the correct date.
Church celebrates 200th this Sunday
Church member Dick Bassett shows the an-niversary plaque and 2001 Organ Dedication Concert CD, both on sale as part of Agawam Congregational Church’s 200th anniversary this weekend. SUBMITTED PHOTO BY ROBERTA PAGE
Alexis Anamisis, the young singing sensation from West Springfield, will perform next Wednesday at 141 Main Street Deli in Agawam.
Anamisis will the take the mic around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, singing some of her fa-vorite cover songs.
At only 11 years old, Alexis was in Myrtle Beach, S.C., singing at a dance competition. It was her first time singing in public. When she was in sixth grade, she created a Christmas CD and called it “Lexi’s Winter Wonderland,” with all sales proceeds going toward the Soupy for Loopy charity. In the eighth grade, Alexis created a second CD, “Lexi’s Love,” with all proceeds donated to Springfield’s
Shriners Hospital for Children.Since that time, Alexis has
appeared in the Dan Kane and Friends ensembles, as well as performing numerous venues on her own. She has sung the National Anthem and “God Bless America” for several sports teams in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Other venues have included the Iron Horse in
Northampton, at the Rays of Hope, and more.
Both of her CDs will be available at her 141 Main Street Deli performance, with proceeds continuing to go to her designat-ed charities.
For more information, text or call 413-530-8000.
Young singer to perform at restaurant
Alexis Anamisis
Developer to hold information session
Waypoint Residential is inviting resi-dents of Agawam and Feeding Hills to at-tend an information session this month about The Mason at Feeding Hills, a planned residential community on South Westfield Street.
At this event, the company will discuss how the project will benefit the commu-nity, and attendees are encouraged to ask questions. The information session will be held 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the clubhouse of Oak Ridge Golf Club, 850 S. Westfield St., Feeding Hills. Appetizers and refreshments will be served.
Heritage Hall bazaar, craft fair Nov. 16
The Heritage Hall Campus in Agawam will hold its annual Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16.
Jewelry, clothing, holiday decorations, homemade items, baked goods and more will be available from 70 vendors in all five buildings on the campus. Admission is free. Lunch is available. Entrances to the campus are at 462 Main St. and 55 Cooper St., Agawam. For more information, call 413-789-8332 or email [email protected].
Flag detail
Agawam Veterans Council Chairman Aldo Mancini, center, speaks with veterans about their vol-unteer efforts on Oct. 26 to place fresh flags and plaques at veterans’ graves at Agawam town cemeteries. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Volunteers replaced flags and plaques at the graves of veterans in five town-owned cemeteries in Agawam on Oct. 26.
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A year ago: All five branches of the Armed Forces were represented as Granger School held its first Veterans Day breakfast Nov. 9, 2018. Pupils adorned the school with flags and patriotic art, sang songs and recited poems as they honored veterans and active military members in attendance. The event was suggested by kindergarten teacher Lisa Beaulieu, who had attended a similar event at her children’s school in Suffield.Five years ago: School administrators said they would meet with the School Committee to review their proto-cols for public notification during emergencies. Several parents had expressed anger that they were not notified immediately of a bomb threat at Agawam High School
on Nov. 7, 2014, only learning about it in media reports three days later, following the arraignment of the sus-pect. School Committee members said they, too, did not learn of the threat until reading about it in the newspa-pers, and schools should inform parents more promptly to quell rumors.Ten years ago: The Oaks, a banquet hall on Suffield Street, announced this week 10 years ago that it planned to close by the end of 2009. Owner Thomas Sophinos, who moved his family business to the Georgian mansion in Agawam in 1988, said he had sold the property and decided to retire. The business had been in operation since 1899, originally in Springfield. Though the buyer was not named immediately, it turned out to be Insur-ance Center of New England Inc., which moved from West Springfield and is still headquartered at that site.
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• Screening is not recommended for everyone. Screening is recommended for those considered at high risk for the dis-ease, primarily current smokers or those between 55 and 80 years old who have a history of smoking. To learn more about your risk, take the lung cancer screening eligibility quiz at SavedByTheScan.org and speak to your doctor if you think you may be at risk.
• Awareness of lung cancer screening is critically low. Despite the lifesaving potential of screening, about 85 percent of those who qualify are unfamiliar with the low-dose CT scan, according to the American Lung Association’s fourth an-nual Lung Health Barometer.
* Screening is covered by most healthcare plans. Lung cancer screening is now covered by Medicare and most healthcare plans for those considered at high risk. However, according to the Lung Health Barometer, only 15 percent of those who qualify for screenings are aware that it is covered by Medicare and most healthcare plans at no cost.
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A much needed weekend away allowed me to take in the Maine landscape.
From the highway, subtle autumnal hues set the skyline off in its usual shades of raw umber and burnt sienna. While pretty, this woodland show did not spark my attention nearly as much as the wet-lands did. Winter-berry bushes (Ilex verticillate) were fully berried in bright red. And although I had
the urge to pull over at least twice to bring a bunch home for my Christmas planters, the lack of clippers and the fear of tres-passing kept the car on the road and in motion.
Almost every year I write about this native shrub because I love it that much. I won’t re-peat myself again, but will men-tion the rather unique charac-teristic akin to the plant and another that crossed my path last weekend. Both winterber-ry and bayberry are dioecious, meaning there are male plants and female plants of each of these species.
In the home landscape you need one of each for berry pro-duction; in natural conditions this typically happens on its own. There were a number of bayberry bushes (Myrica pen-sylvanica) growingwild, both at the edge of the woods and along
the shoreline. While its flowers are inconspicuous, and its fall color is nonexistent, I find the
scent of its leaves and its waxy gray berries really interesting.
Bayberry bushes grow quite tall, from five to 12 feet high. Because they sucker readily, you will often see them as dense hedges. You will also find young seedlings growing at the base of the plant too, where the berries have fallen
and sprouted. It has lush green leathery leaves that are quite aromatic, maybe pine-like? The plant is deciduous but often holds on to some of its foliage through the winter months. Grayish fruit is visible begin-ning in September and will last until spring if not consumed by thebirds first. We have bayber-ry in an ornamental planting at Old Sturbridge Village, and we are lucky if the berries persist a week, never mind months. I am fairly certain the chickadees are to blame. As mentioned, to get good fruit set at home, be sure you have a male and female plant. Reputable nurs-eries should offer them labeled as such.
Colonists made candles from the berries. Reportedly it took 15 pounds of berries to make one pound of wax. The berries would be boiled in wa-ter causing the waxy resin to
float to the surface where it was skimmed off.
Bayberry candles were pre-ferred to those made from tal-low because they burned clean-er, without making a lot of soot. The scent is also very pleasing. Colonist folklore states if you light a new bayberry candle on Christmas Eve, you’ll have health, wealth and prosperity in the coming year. The adage reads: “A bayberry candle burnt to the socket brings food to the larder and gold to the pocket.” One drawback is that the wax is very brittle. I can attest to that: My candle box has at least a cou-ple pure bayberry candles inside that have splintered and broken. Today most bayberry candles are a blend of other waxes.
Bayberry thrives in well-drained acidic soils in full sun or shade. Be wary of planting along the foundation though, or you will forever be pruning suckers. Save it for a hedgerow instead, perhaps along the road where winter salt spray won’t bother it at all. Just look where it grows!
Roberta McQuaid graduated from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts. For the last 28 years, she has held the position of staff horticulturalist at Old Sturbridge Village. She enjoys growing food as well as flowers. Have a question for her? Email it to [email protected] with “Gardening Question” in the sub-ject line.
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Dan Kane & Friends will take the Aga-wam Senior Center stage on Friday, Dec. 6, for a free concert of Christmas favorites and hits from the Great American Song-book. The concert is part of the 16th season of the Agawam Cultural Council’s Applause Series of free performances.
The concert begins at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:15. The Senior Center is at 954 Main St., Agawam.
Dan Kane and his Singers have featured some of the best vocalists in the Pioneer Valley for more than 30 years. Their sold-out Christmas concerts at the MassMutu-al Center and Springfield Symphony Hall have been a family tradition for many. They have been responsible for discovering and mentoring several of the top young voices in the Pioneer Valley, several of whom have
gone on to Broadway, and beyond.Production sponsors for “Dan Kane
& Friends — Hits of the American Song-book & Christmas Favorites” are Chris and Sue Catjakis and Mayor William Sapelli. The Agawam Cultural Council also thanks the Agawam Special Police, Elaine Carlson, OMG Inc, TD Bank, and Way Finders Inc. for their support as Applause Series season sponsors.
Additional information on each of the Applause Series events is available at the Agawam Cultural Council web site, www.agawamcc.org. The Agawam Cultural Council is an all-volunteer local partner of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency that provides some of its funding. More information is available at www.aga-wamcc.org.
Dan Kane & Friends will present holiday favorites and hits of the Great American Songbook at a free Applause Series concert in December. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Applause series continues with Dan Kane concert Dec. 6
Award-winning author and Agawam native Katherine Anderson is hosting an Adult Writer’s Workshop monthly at the Agawam Public Library.
The next workshop meeting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21. The workshop is open to writers of all experience levels and all genres.
Participants will learn the basics of self-publishing, find opportunities for sub-mission to magazines, literary journals and
presses. Writers will also assemble a port-folio and the basics of a query package for submissions and publication. There will be opportunities to workshop for peer and host feedback.
The workshop will met again on the third Thursday of December, and continue in 2020 on the last Tuesday of each month. Space is limited; to register, call 413-789-1550, ext. 4, or visit www.agawamlibrary.org.
Writer’s workshop meeting monthlyWESTFIELD — A few days after pre-
miering the locally produced “Jack Jonah” film in Agawam, Jack’s father Kirk Jonah will speak about “Fighting the Opioid Ep-idemic.”
Jonah’s talk is at Westfield State Univer-sity at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in Scanlon Banquet Hall at 577 Western Ave., West-field. He will discuss Jack Jonah’s story and the personal accounts of other addicts who have shared their stories with him.
He will also discuss the three waves of the opioid crisis and will share nationwide
overdose statistics and compare them to local town populations. Kirk founded the Jack Jonah Foundation, which works to help individuals and families impacted by drugs and educates the community to avoid future tragedies like Jack’s.
Jack Jonah, a West Springfield High School graduate, accidentally overdosed in 2016. At that time, he was studying biology and art at Holyoke Community College. A gifted artist and play writer, he wrote and co-directed “LABELS,” a play that received high acclaim from local writers.
Jonah to share history of opioid epidemic
Glenmeadow will offer an education program on protecting the planet from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Aga-wam Public Library, 750 Cooper St., Agawam.
“Environmental Responsi-bility: Taking Steps to Protect Our Planet” is the third and final program in the fall Glenmeadow Learning series, which provides free educational offerings to all local residents.
The presentation will be led by Terra Missildine, who will speak about how her mission to protect the Earth began and why it’s important for everyone to commit to doing so. Missildine will also outline what individuals, organi-zations and legislators can do to begin to bring about positive change and environ-mental healing. She will offer samples of earth-friendly products.
Missildine has had a lifelong passion for sustainability. While in an early iteration of a sustainable living program at the Universi-ty of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2005, she founded Beloved Earth, the first eco-friendly
cleaning company in Western Massachusetts.Since then, the business has blossomed
to support 18 team members and still op-erates by cooperative principles and the values of the triple bot-tom line: people, planet and prof-it. Missildine also helps to sup-port her sustainability and that of her family through running a small suburban homestead, where they grow a fair amount of their own organic food.
“Environmental Responsibil-ity” is free, but space is limited, and reservations are required. To register, contact Jazlyn Wanzo at [email protected]. For more information, or to register
online, visit glenmeadow.org/events.Established in 1884, Glenmeadow is a
nonprofit, accredited life plan community; it provides independent and assisted living at its campus at 24 Tabor Crossing in Long-meadow and expanded Glenmeadow at Home services throughout greater Spring-field. To learn more about Glenmeadow and its history and offerings, visit glen-meadow.org.
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The Agawam Historical Association will open the Thomas Smith House from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday Nov. 9.
This will be the last time this year that the house will open before it is closed for the winter. The open house will include old-fashioned children’s games. Refresh-ments will be served.
The house, at 251 N. West St., Feeding Hills, is the oldest existing house in Aga-wam (circa 1757). The Georgian-style farm-house was built by Thomas Smith in 1757 on land purchased from Matthew Noble, who acquired the property through a land grant from William Pynchon. Through the
centuries, the house has remained largely untouched by progress. There is no central heating, and minimal electricity was intro-duced in the 20th century. On the first floor, there are three fireplaces, a large kitchen, two parlors and a small bedroom. The sec-ond floor has four bedrooms and a storage space next to the chimney.
The property was purchased by the Agawam Historical Association in 2002 and was preserved and restored through grants, CPA funding and bank financing. The property, now a museum of 18th centu-ry everyday life, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Brianna Gaynor, left, throws color dust at runners in the fundrais-er color run to support Agawam’s elementary and middle school PTOs at School Street Park on Oct. 20. A story and more photos were printed in the Oct. 24 Agawam Advertiser News.
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Left: Howard Rogers, left, stands with granddaughter Aubree Plamondon after the run.
Kaylynn, left, and R.J. Lteif get their faces painted during the Oct. 20 event.
Students speed past as Kerry Rubio, left, and Cindy Litz throw color dust.
Runners throw packets of color dust into the air after race.
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All lunches served with fresh and chilled fruit. Instead of the main entrée, students can substitute a deluxe salad or the sandwich of the day.
AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh schoolers can also substitute a pizza meal for their entrée.Monday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day — no school. Tuesday, Nov. 12: French toast sticks, hash browns, turkey sausage, cinnamon roll; or ‘Big Mac’ burger, lettuce, tomato, sauce, curly fries, cucumber salad, apple turnover.Wednesday, Nov. 13: Chicken fillet wrap with assorted sauce, lettuce, tomato and cheese, side of coleslaw.Thursday, Nov. 14: Fresh assorted calzones, garden salad with light dressing; or pasta with meat sauce, garlic toast, seasoned vegetable.Friday, Nov. 15: Mozzarella sticks with dipping sauce, whipped potatoes, stuffed breadstick; or chicken parm sandwich, mozzarella cheese, spiral fries, Caesar salad.
AGAWAM JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLROBERTA DOERING SCHOOL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSMonday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day — no school. Tuesday, Nov. 12: Twin all-beef tacos, shred-ded lettuce, tomatoes and cheese, steamed rice, seasoned corn, churro.Wednesday, Nov. 13: Pasta with meatballs, garlic toast, seasoned broccoli.Thursday, Nov. 14: Rib-b-q sub, celery sticks, whipped potatoes, low-fat Doritos.Friday, Nov. 15: Ultra-grain stuffed crust cheese pizza, salad with light dressing, baked cookie.
BREAKFASTThe daily breakfast entrée menu was not available at press time. All breakfasts include assorted cold cereal, muffins and pastries, cheese sticks, fresh fruit and orange juice.Serving times: High school, 7 a.m.; junior high, 7:15 a.m.; Granger, 7:55 a.m.; Doering, 8:10 a.m.; Phelps, 8:20 a.m.; Robinson Park, 8:30 a.m.; Clark, 8:35 a.m.
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The GFWC Agawam Junior Women’s Club will host its annual Santa Claus event at a new time 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.
Families are invited to come to the Ro-berta Doering School, 68 Main St., Aga-wam, and enjoy sundaes and stories with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Santa’s helpers will be scooping ice cream for guests, with as-sorted toppings available (a lactose-intol-erant option is also available). There will also be coffee, tea and milk.
Admission is $5 for a child and $3 for an adult, and includes one free holiday book per child, a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, picture opportunities with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a story walk provided by the Aga-wam Family & Community Program, and a chance to drop off letters to Santa (in-cluding return address) for a personal reply in the mail. Other activities will include Christmas coloring and a “hot toy” raffle at $1 per chance.
Santa Claus to offer sundaes, stories Agawam High School wrestler Dylan Beddow, a multi-time Western Massachu-setts Champion as well as a state, all-state and New England medalist during his ca-reer for the Brownies, was awarded one of the inaugural Richard D. Molbury Wres-tling Scholarships.
The Molbury Scholarship was created following the untimely death of longtime Western Massachusetts wrestling official Rich Molbury this past spring. Molbury was a wrestling champion himself, and spent a considerable amount of his time giving back to the sport.
“Big Rich” officiated at all levels across New England for close to 40 years and he could often be seen either officiating or in the stands at Agawam home matches. He was also a regular visitor to the Aga-wam Youth Wrestling practices, where he demonstrated his cross-face-cradle tech-
niques, which helped make Molbury such an outstanding wrestler.
Molbury’s friends and family, led by fel-low officials Pete Clark of Westfield and Ed Henry of West Springfield, joined forces this year to kick off the inaugural Richard D. Molbury Cornhole Tournament. The event was a huge success, drawing over 200 family and friends. In anticipation of awarding additional scholarships next summer, the Molbury Cornhole Tourna-ment Committee is already planning next year’s family-friendly event for Saturday, June 13, 2020, at the Agawam Polish Club.
Dylan, a 2019 AHS graduate now at-tending STCC, was presented with a schol-arship along with West Springfield’s Shox Madjidov, who is attending Johnson and Wales University, at an awards ceremony at Pintu’s Indian Palace Restaurant in West Springfield on Sept. 24.
Pictured at the Richard D. Molbury Wrestling Scholarship award ceremony, from left, are Pete Clark, Lisa Clark, scholarship awardees Shox Madjidov and Dylan Beddow, Ed Henry, Karen, Ian and Erica Molbury, and Nicole Taylor. SUBMITTED PHOTOGRAPH BY MARC BREAULT
Wrestling star for Brownies awarded Molbury Scholarship
Bethany vendor fair to benefit missions
The Gifts & Good Taste Ministry at Bethany Assembly of God will host its 2019 Christmas fair, “A Taste of the Holidays,” in the church’s gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22-23. Lunch will be served 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Items available for sale will include handcrafted jewelry, unique and afford-able gifts, and seasonal decor from many vendors, as well as a bake sale and tag sale. Proceeds benefit missions.
Bethany Assembly of God is at 580 Main St., Agawam. For more information, visit www.bethany-ag.org.
Heritage Hall bazaar, craft fair Nov. 16
The Heritage Hall Campus in Agawam will hold its annual Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16.
Jewelry, clothing, holiday decorations, homemade items, baked goods and more will be available from 70 vendors in all five buildings on the campus. Admission is free. Lunch is available. Entrances to the cam-pus are at 462 Main St. and 55 Cooper St., Agawam. For more information, call 413-789-8332 or email [email protected].
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Tracy Wilkie off the six-member board. Mayor William Sapelli was re-elected with-out opposition.
Each of the officials elected Tuesday will serve a two-year term beginning Jan. 2, 2020, and continuing through the end of 2021.
Voters delivered a clear, nearly 2-to-1 majority rejecting recreational marijuana businesses in a non-binding ballot ques-tion. The City Council had asked voters to weigh in on the how they would like the town to proceed when the current tem-porary moratorium on such businesses expires at the end of 2019. The council has prepared two draft ordinances — one for a permanent ban on recreational mari-juana dispensaries, processing plants and commercial cultivation; one to amend the town’s zoning code to accommodate them — and will vote to adopt one of them before 2019 is done. A majority of councilors had said they would abide by whatever course of action the voters selected.
This week’s vote does not affect medical marijuana dispensaries, which are already allowed in Agawam. It also does not affect the private cultivation, possession and use of small quantities of marijuana, as legal-ized by a 2016 state referendum.
Town Clerk Vincent Gioscia said the voting went smoothly, with no disturbanc-es or mechanical failures at the polls.
New councilorsThough they were making their first
bids for elected office, Smith and Tedeschi have been in the public eye for years. Smith was a longtime teacher and baseball coach at Agawam High School, and owns a driv-ing school in town.
In a conversation on Election Night with Louis Russo, Smith recalled the advice he used to give to his baseball players to set a note on their nightstand asking: “What did I do today to become a better baseball player?” He said he plans to bring the same attitude of constant self-improvement to
his work as a councilor.“I’m going to work hard, every day,” he
said.Tedeschi is a co-owner of Allied Floor-
ing, Paint and Design, and has served on several volunteer appointed boards at Town Hall, such as the Planning Board and Stormwater Advisory Task Force. As he did on those boards, Tedeschi hopes to bring the perspective of a business owner to his work on the council, looking for govern-ment to run more efficiently.
“I always think there’s a little waste we can cut in our government,” he said.
Tedeschi also said he’d look to take “a proactive approach” to fundamental changes such as “term limits, charter re-view, looking at [Feeding Hills] sewers again.”
Paul Cavallo, who had the sixth-high-est vote total of the incumbent councilors, welcomed his new colleagues to the board and predicted they would fit in.
“I worked with Gerry for 30 years at the high school,” said Cavallo, a former AHS principal. “Gerry’s a real class act. Mario, I’m sure, will get along fine.”
Incumbents returnedApart from the two newcomers, the rest
of next year’s City Council will consist of incumbents re-elected from the current council. Incumbent council Vice President Cecilia Calabrese was the top vote-getter in Tuesday’s race, followed by Councilor George Bitzas and council President Chris-topher Johnson.
“It is a badge of honor” to be re-elected, said Bitzas. “I’ll continue to do my best for the town.”
Johnson said he looks forward to an-other term on the council and hopes his colleagues will retain him as council pres-ident.
“We’ve got a good team, between Bill [Sapelli], Cece [Calabrese] and myself,” he said. “I think it makes sense to try to keep the team together.”
Other incumbents re-elected, in the or-der in which they finished, included Gina Letellier, Anthony Suffriti, Paul Cavallo,
Robert Rossi, Dino Mercadante and Rose-mary Sandlin.
Missing the cutDouglas Reed finished 12th in the vot-
ing for the second election in a row, with just 85 fewer votes than Tedeschi. In a higher-turnout election in 2017, he had fin-ished 106 votes behind Robert Magovern; after two years on the council, Magovern dropped to 13th place this year, more than 200 votes behind Reed, and was the only incumbent councilor on the ballot who did not win re-election.
William Clark and Ruth Cosimini fin-ished 14th and 15th in this year’s vote.
Incumbent Councilor Joseph Mineo did not run for re-election.
School changeLike Smith and Tedeschi, Dube also en-
tered the campaign with some prior name recognition, as “Miss Dawn” to parents who know her as a private preschool teacher and administrator.
As a first-time candidate, she finished hundreds of votes behind the race leaders, incumbents Shelley Borgatti-Reed and An-thony Bonavita, but only a handful of votes behind third-place finisher Carmino Mineo.
“I’m excited and nervous,” Dube said on election night. “I’m excited to be part of a great team.”
Wendy Rua and Kerri O’Connor, finish-ing fifth and sixth, were also re-elected to the School Committee. Wilkie, in her first re-election bid after joining the board two years ago, finished last among the seven candidates, missing out on a second term by 40 votes.
No oppositionSapelli faced no opponent in his first
re-election campaign as the town’s chief executive. He said he expects his second two-year term will be like his first.
“We had a great council and we worked efficiently together,” he said. “We got a lot done. I see that going [on] with these two new councilors. They’re going to be a good addition.”
He said his top priorities for 2018 and 2019 — budget transparency, investment in infrastructure, efficient and respectful government in Town Hall and cultivating relationships with state officials — to con-tinue in 2020 and 2021.
Unofficial results of Tuesday’s town election, as reported by the voting ma-chines at each precinct. Incumbents are noted with asterisks (*). The top 11 City Council candidates and top six School Committee candidates were elected. Mayor William Sapelli was re-elected with no opposition. The non-binding ballot question asked whether Agawam should allow recre-ational marijuana businesses.
CITY COUNCILCecilia Calabrese* 2,401George Bitzas* 2,371Christopher Johnson* 2,316Gina Letellier* 2,255Anthony Suffriti* 2,187Paul Cavallo* 2,186Robert Rossi* 2,177Gerald Smith 2,167Dino Mercadante* 2,157Rosemary Sandlin* 2,137Mario Tedeschi Jr. 2,105Douglas Reed 2,020Robert Magovern* 1,784William Clark 1,692Ruth Cosimini 1,484
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Poll worker Charlene Pilon came to Precinct 2 dressed patriotically for Election Day.
Right: Anne Liptak checks in to vote at Phelps School on Nov. 5, assisted by Precinct 2 war-den Linda Uschmann, left, and poll worker Jane Sauter. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL BALLWAY
City Councilor Robert Rossi, center, campaigns outside Agawam High School with his sister Marie Nardi and brother-in-law Ray Nardi.
Shelley Borgatti-Reed, re-elected as the top vote-getter on the School Com-mittee, congratulates City Councilor-elect Gerald Smith on Tuesday night at Partners Restaurant.
City Councilors Christopher Johnson, left, and Anthony Suffriti, both of whom won re-election, wave to voters arriving at Clark School on Tuesday morning.
City Councilor Cecilia Calabrese, right, celebrates her re-election at Partners Restaurant with her sister Liz Spinella from Los Angeles.
City Councilor-elect Mario Tedeschi Jr., left, chats with voter Doug Paquette at Mayor William Sapelli’s victory rally Tuesday night at Partners Restaurant.
Michael Perry buys baked goods and raffle tickets from Jill Van Ness, supporting the Clark School PTO, after voting on Tuesday. Each of the town’s polling stations included a bake sale to support the local PTO or a youth sports team.
Poll worker Aldo Mancini, right, helps Feeding Hills resident San-dra Fleming insert her ballot into the voting machine at Agawam Junior High School on Tuesday.
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State Rep. Nicholas Boldyga, R-South-wick, and state Sen. Donald Humason Jr., R-Westfield, recently announced that they have secured funding for an emergency generator at Agawam Junior High School in the state’s fiscal 2020 budget.
Boldyga and Humason secured $90,000 for the installation of a new emergency generator. The generator will be used regu-larly during short-duration power outages but will also serve the emergency shelter at the junior high school, which can serve the community during storms and long-term power outages.
“It’s always great working with Sen. Hu-mason, Mayor Sapelli, and Superintendent Lemanski to improve Agawam’s schools and
safety initiatives” said Boldyga. “With the addition of the new generator, the junior high school will have a reliable power source during major storms and emergencies.”
“After speaking with Rep. Boldyga and Mayor Sapelli, we all believed the acquisi-tion of this equipment would better posi-tion the city in case of an emergency,” said Humason. “I am happy to have worked with my colleagues on this issue. We’re moving in the right direction and Agawam students and residents will both benefit from the new generator.”
State budget includes funds for AJHS emergency generator
State Sen. Donald Humason, left, and state Rep. Nicholas Boldyga, right, present $90,000 in state funds to Agawam Mayor William Sapelli for an emergency generator at Agawam Junior High School.
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From left, state Sen. Donald Humason, School Superintendent Steven Leman-ski, Mayor William Sapelli and state Rep. Nicholas Boldyga stand with the current generator at Agawam Junior High School.
Colleen applications are now available
Applications for the 2020 Agawam Col-leen Pageant are now available at the Aga-wam Public Library, Agawam High School, Cooper’s Gifts and Agawam Town Hall.
The colleen and her court will represent Agawam during many fun-filled events of “Irish season,” culminating in the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade on March 22, 2020. Ap-plicants must be young ladies from Aga-wam or Feeding Hills, between the ages of 17 and 22, unmarried, with no children, and have plans for higher education. They must also be of Irish descent.
The deadline for application is Dec. 31, 2019. The coronation will take place on Feb. 8, 2020. For more information, contact Colleen Committee Co-Chairman Mary Jo Safford at 413-789-6216.
Doctor to talk about healthy snacking
Healthy snacks for healthy minds will be the topic of a free discussion this month, “You Are What You Eat,” at the Agawam Public Library.
Dr. Brienna Miller of Baystate Chil-dren’s Hospital will give the presentation from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the Peirce Conference Room at the library, at 750 Cooper St., Agawam.
Among the topics to be discussed will be “More Nutrition in Every Bite,” “Healthy Snacks for Kids,” “What We Should Eat,” and “When We Should Eat It.” Refresh-ments and food will be served.
For more information on Baystate Chil-dren’s Hospital, visit baystatehealth.org/bch.
The Agawam High School boys soccer team put the exclamation point on a very successful season last Tuesday as they collided with Holyoke High School on a rainy, but balmy night.
Celebrating their seniors, Aga-wam was a bit slow-going, but quickly built a big lead and took down Holyoke 7-1.
Connor Montagna and Nate Mateus both scored two goals. Nick Lavrenchuk, Anthony Kry-kowski, and Vinny Romeo also scored as the Brownies did a great job spreading the ball around as the prepared for the playoffs.
Agawam missed the playoffs last year despite having a load of talent. The Brownies re-tooled and refined their approach and had 12 wins this season for a 12-5-1 record.
Also, for the first time in sev-eral years, Agawam captured the Churchill League title, which they clinched on Oct. 21 in a win over Belchertown.
To start the playoffs this year, Agawam will open at the No. 4 seed, and will host No. 5 Chicop-ee in the tournament. Chicopee is a similar team to Agawam in the respect they are a not a typ-ical “favorite.” Chicopee has the
advantage over Agawam with a 2-0 win on Oct. 5. It was the only meeting of the season between the two teams.
Coach Tom Smith said he is
very proud of his group and is looking forward to the playoffs, but acknowledge Chicopee High will be a very tough challenge.
“They are a good team and
they are very well-coached,” said Smith. “It’s definitely going to be a very good game.”
Agawam drops final conference game to HolyokeHOLYOKE – Last Fri-
day night, the Agawam High School football team lost its final matchup of the regular season to Holyoke 35-20. Agawam finishes the regular cam-paign 2-6 this season and will not make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. Agawam will par-ticipate in non-playoff games once again, and is set to travel to East Long-meadow Friday night at 7 p.m.
PHOTOS BY GREGORY A. SCIBELLIGriffin Levesque drops back and looks for an open receiver. Nicholas Thomson comes down after making a reception.
Thomas Caracciolo makes a run through traffic. The Agawam defense works together to make a tackle.
SOUTH HADLEY – A field of 15 teams enter the Division 3 girls soccer tournament, led by South Hadley, which is seeking its third straight Western Massa-chusetts championship.
South Hadley, which has not lost a regular season game since September 2017, is the only team that will receive a first-round bye in the tournaments, as brack-ets for all of the soccer tourna-ments were announced last Fri-day afternoon at Chicopee High School.
South Hadley (17-0-1) will await the winner of a first round matchup between No. 8 Hoosac and No. 9 Palmer. That game was set to take place on Nov. 5.
Also in the D3 tourney is Monson, which finished 12-4-2, received the No. 5 seed and host-ed Easthampton in their tourney opener. They will either host Pi-oneer or travel to Wahconah in the quarterfinals.
Division 1 girlsMinnechaug Regional lost just
one game all season and could have a rematch in the semifinals with the team that beat them.
Minnechaug, with a 16-1 mark, is the No. 1 seed in the Di-vision 1 tournament and the only team that will not play a quarter-final. With only seven teams, the Falcons will await the winner of the quarterfinal between No. 4 Agawam, and No. 5 Belchertown. Agawam enters the game at 10-6-2 while Belchertown squeezed in the tournament in the final two games of the season with a 9-8-1 mark. Agawam handed Minnechaug’s its only loss of the season, 1-0. Minnechaug swept Belchertown in two games this year.
Division 4 girlsThe Granby High High School
girls soccer team will seek to de-fend it Western Massachusetts Division 4 championship and are the No. 1 seed in an 11-team field. The Rams will face the win-ner of Duggan and St. Mary’s in the quarterfinals. No. 4 Ware squeezed into tournament with a win over Quaboag last week. At 9-9, Ware received the No. 4 seed and will face No. 5 Lee in the quarterfinals. The date and time of the game was not an-nounced as of press time. Path-finder squeezed into the playoffs at 8-7-3. They traveled to No. 7 McCann Tech on Tuesday after-noon.
Division 1 boysThe reigning, defending Di-
vision 1 state champion Lud-low Lions suffered a few losses this year, and were ranked No. 2 this year. Longmeadow received the top seed this year at 16-0-1.
SOCCER ❙ page 13
SEEDS ❙ page 13
Brownies conquer Knights, ready to host playoff against Chicopee
Cohen Manekas tries to stop the ball. PHOTO BY GREGORY A. SCIBELLI
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HOLYOKE – The 2019 Lady Cou-gars soccer team claimed the New England championship on Monday afternoon, defeating Bristol CC in a penalty kick shootout after 110 min-utes of scoreless soccer. Holyoke con-trolled possession of the ball for most of the game and outshot their oppo-sition while perfectly implementing a defensive strategy to keep Bristol’s potent offense from scoring. The penalty kicks went six rounds with Holyoke emerging triumphant by a 5-4 shootout score. The New England Championship is the HCC women’s soccer program’s eighth in a row and 12th in the past 14 years.
Lady Cougars’ goalkeeper Hannah Garon (Monson, MA / Monson HS) was superb in the shootout, saving two of the six penalty kicks she faced while also scoring as one of Holyoke’s shooters. Garon’s save against Bris-tol’s sixth shooter was a spectacular diving stop. Garon made two saves in the game before the shootout, earning her and the team’s tenth shutout of the season. Defensive midfielder Kay-la La Fortune (Holyoke, MA /Holyoke HS) was exceptional for the Cougars, tasked with preventing Bristol’s lead-ing goal scorer from receiving the ball and taking shots on goal. Bris-tol’s top scorer is leading the nation in NJCAA Division III with 47 goals and had scored in all but one of BCC’s
previous games. Against the Cougars on Monday, she was held without a shot on goal, thanks mostly to the ex-traordinary defending of La Fortune. The entire Cougar defensive line of Jessie Payne (Monson, MA / Monson HS), Kari Little (Amherst, MA / Am-herst Regional HS) and Gabby Petlock (Southampton, MA / Smith Vocation-al HS) played a strong game. Scoring in the shootout, along with Garon, were Petlock, Little, Gab Robert (Mon-son, MA / Monson HS) and Lizzy Zol-lo (Monson, MA / Monson HS).
The New England champion Lady
Cougars are 10-5-3 overall, 10-1-1 re-gionally, and 10-3-2 in NJCAA Division III. They will travel to Uniondale, NY on Saturday to play against Nassau CC in a district championship game kicking off at 5:15 p.m. The winner will advance to the NJCAA National Championship Tournament (Elite 8). The sides met earlier this year in Holy-oke with Nassau winning 1-0. Holyoke and Nassau have met in the district championship round in four of the last five years with the Lady Cougars winning last season and advancing to nationals.
The Holyoke Community College Women’s Soccer team captured the New England Championship on Monday and will play in a district championship game this weekend.
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Cougars capture New England title
WILBRAHAM – Please join us on Thanksgiving morning for the annual Wilbraham Turkey Trot - a five-mile road race up Monson Road. This an-nual tradition was started in 1980 and has grown in recent years selling out at 500 runners the past two years. The course starts in Woodland Dell Cemetery just up from race head-quarters at the Wilbraham United Church. Runners then make a left onto Main St. and head up Monson Road. Once summited, runners turn left and enjoy scenic views of the val-
ley from atop Ridge Road and enjoy the downhill along Mountain Road before turning back on Main Street to the church. The Race starts at 8:30 a.m. with bib pick-up beginning at 7 a.m. at the church.
The race focuses on providing a classic New England Turkey Trot with chip timing, pint glasses, and one big hill. New this year, the race will pro-vide free finish line photos for run-ners to share with family and friends around the Thanksgiving table. The race collects canned food items for
the church’s food pantry and benefits local sport and educational groups.
Registration is only $18 and avail-able online at www.WilbrahamTurke-yTrot.weebly.com or RunReg.com.
Residents are asked not to park on Woodland Dell or Main street on Thanksgiving morning and to avoid driving on the route until after the race has concluded at 10 a.m. Any traffic will be detoured downhill from Monson Road to Main along Ridge and Mountain Roads.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Thunderbirds (8-4-0-0) scratched and clawed their way back from a third-period deficit and defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (5-4-1-1) in a shootout, 4-3, to pick up a sixth consecutive win.
The two teams matched up evenly in most areas through the opening 20 minutes, with each club generating 11 shots of offense against starting goaltenders Philippe Des-rosiers for the Thunder-birds and veteran Dustin Tokarski for the Penguins.
The Thunderbirds got a quick start offensively for a second straight evening as Daniel Audette received a drop pass from Kevin Roy and fired a wrist shot through the wickets of Tokarski on the Thunder-birds’ first shot of the night to make it 1-0 at 1:52.
Penalties began to bog down the game flow over the first ten minutes, with the two teams combining for five minor penalties and two different stints of 4-on-4 hockey. With a power play chance past the midpoint of the period, the Penguins came back to tie the game as Joe Blandisi deflected a point try past Desrosiers at 10:19 to tie the game on Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s 10th power play goal of the year.
The Penguins continued pressuring into the closing minutes of the period, but Desrosiers ensured the Thunderbirds got to the intermission in a tie score with two splendid denials in the last 90 seconds. Jo-seph Cramarossa patiently curled the puck to the mid-dle of the ice and snapped a shot against the grain, but Desrosiers batted it away with the blocker. With a rebound heading right to Anthony Angello’s stick, Desrosiers got back in po-sition and recovered to his left to stonewall the second chance as well.
Desrosiers would have to be the T-Birds’ best play-er in the second period, as the Penguins outshot Springfield 14-3 in the mid-dle 20 minutes. Springfield
failed on a 5-on-3 chance to break the tie, as the Penguin penalty killers survived nearly 90 seconds of power play time from the T-Birds. However, the T-Birds netminder made sure the Penguins would not get a lead, as he an-swered chance after chance to keep the score tied.
The power play got a second chance to redeem itself in the closing min-utes. Aleksi Saarela drew a minor penalty using his speed and agility in the neutral zone, then snapped a right circle wrist shot into the far side of the net with just 24 seconds left in the period to give the Thunder-birds the 2-1 lead into the intermission.
The Penguins respond-ed to the late goal in the second with a pair of quick strikes early in the third. Stefan Noesen redirected a point shot past Desrosiers at the 2:53 mark of the third to tie the game. Just 20 seconds later, Blandisi added his second when he cashed in on a 3-on-1 rush to give the Penguins their first lead, 3-2.
Despite being outshot 30-10 in the final two pe-riods, the Thunderbirds refused to go away, and they tied the game at 13:28 of the final period. Aleksi Heponiemi danced around a check at the left circle and somehow found Owen Tippett with a cross-ice pass, and Tippett blasted it home to force overtime with his sixth goal of the season. A heart-stopping overtime produced chanc-es both ways, and Des-rosiers came away with an outstanding, sprawling save with the pad with the game on the line.
Desrosiers got the game to a shootout, where he kept five of six attempts out of the net. At the other end, Henrik Borgstrom scored in the opening round, and Tippett finished off the sixth straight win by snap-ping a shot past Tokarski on the blocker side. With one stop needed to seal the win, Desrosiers kicked out a forehand shot by Angello to preserve the win.
Shoot-out results in win for T-Birds
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SOCCER ❚ from page 11
One advantage for Agawam is they will have the home crowd behind them as the Brownies host the playoff game on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. The winner will go on to the quarterfinals, presumably to play No. 1 Longmead-
ow, though the Lancers must get by No. 8 Pittsfield in their own quarterfi-nals. The semifinals are scheduled for sometime early next week.
Longmeadow and Ludlow received the top two sees in the tournament. Agawam lost to both teams in the reg-ular season.
Agawam had a short hiccup in the
middle of the season, where four of its losses happened after starting out the season at a 6-0 clip. The Brownies rebounded after a short losing streak and won four of its last five games to complete the regular season. Their only recent loss was to East Long-meadow 2-1 on Oct. 25.
SEEDS ❚ from page 11
Ludlow is set to face. No. 7 Central to open the quarterfinal round on Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. Another good quarterfi-nal matchup is No. 4 Agawam (12-5-1) and No. 5 Chicopee (11-4-3). That game is also set for Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. in Agawam. Chicopee Comp quali-fied with the low No. 9 seed at 7-5-4.
They faced Pittsfield Monday with the winner going to Longmeadow for the quarterfinals.
Division 3 boysBelchertown boys soccer will at-
tempt to defend their title from the No. 3 seed. They went 8-4-6 this sea-son playing against several Division 1 opponents in the regular season. They will face the winner of Mahar
and Athol in the quarterfinals. South Hadley, at 9-5-4, traveled to No. 8 Easthampton for the first round. The winner goes to No. 1 Mt. Greylock.
Division 4 boysMonson enters the tournament
with a 7-8-3 record, but qualified via the 70-percent rule. The Mustangs are No. 5 and travel to No. 4 Gateway on Nov. 7 at 6 p.m.
PHOTOS BY GREGORY A. SCIBELLI
Vladislav Ziombkha makes a service pass toward the Holyoke goal.
Connor Montagna kicks the ball ahead of a Holyoke mid-fielder.
Nick Lavrenchuk readies to receive a pass. William Balzano makes a long throw-in.
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money we’ll be saving in energy costs,” noted City Council Dino Mercadante.
Mayor Willliam Sapelli said the Green Communities program has been a boost for the town, bringing additional state grants to Agawam since it was adopted in 2017.
According to grant documents, the new HVAC control system at Granger would result in an annual energy use reduction of 20 percent, at a cost of $111,109, to be funded en-tirely by the grant and energy compa-ny rebates.
Installing variable-speed fans on rooftop HVAC units — enabling them to run at lower speeds when only a small adjustment in temperature is needed — is also expected to reduce
energy use by 50 percent. The new system will cost $9,555, but is expect-ed to save $28,878 in energy costs ev-ery year.
The rooftop units will also be refit-ted with low-pressure drop air filters, which reduces the amount of energy required to move air through the fil-ter, a savings of 0.01 percent in energy use. Although the new filters are more expensive, they also last longer.
Granger will also renovate its walk-in refrigerator, for a 0.5 percent decrease in the school’s energy us-age, as well as $760 in reduced annual maintenance costs.
“This is a wonderful grant that allows for energy-saving upgrades,” commented City Councilor Gina Le-tellier. “All of these should save the town money in the long run.”
The council voted unanimously on
Oct. 21 to accept the grant.Agawam is eligible to apply for a
Green Communities grant every year. In 2017, the town received $207,970 for heating and air circulation con-trol systems at Clark and Doering schools.
Green Communities grants are funded by a $20 million annual pay-ment to the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a power plant emissions cap-and-trade pro-gram covering nine states. The state allocates payments to the cities and towns that have adopted certain en-vironmentally friendly practices and regulations.
Agawam became a Green Com-munity in 2016 when it adopted the “stretch” building code, which man-dates energy-efficient construction methods.
ENERGY ❚ from page 1
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Public NoticesAGAWAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
LEGAL ADThe Agawam Conser-
vation Commission will meet on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 6:00 PM at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper Street, Agawam, Mass. The purpose of this meeting will be to hear the Request for Determination of Applicability of Henshall for property located at 44 Keller Circle.
By Order of Henry A. Kozloski,
ChairmanAgawam
Conservation Commission11/7/2019
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial CourtProbate and Family Court
Hampden Division50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103(413)748-8600
Docket No. HD19P2075EAEstate of:
Kathryn Elaine CoglizerAlso Known As:
Kathryn E. CoglizerDate of Death: July 18, 2019
INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE
To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Charles Page of Enfield, CT, a Will has been admitted to informal probate.
Charles Page of Enfield, CT has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.
The es ta te i s be ing administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachuset t s Uniform Probate Code without super-vision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the admin-istration from the Personal Representative and can peti-tion the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includ-ing distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are enti-tled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminat-ing or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal pro-cedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.11/07/2019
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Hampden Probate and Family Court50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103(413)748-7758
Docket No. HD19C0335CAIn the matter of:
Julia Elena Colon a/k/a Julie Elena Colon
CITATION ON PETITION TO CHANGE NAMEA Petition to Change
Name of Adult has been filed by Julia Elena Colon a/k/a Julie Elena Colon of Feeding Hills, MA requesting that the court enter a Decree changing their name to:
Julie Elena ColonIMPORTANT NOTICEAny person may appear for
purposes of objecting to the petition by filing an appear-ance at: Hampden Probate and Family Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 11/29/2019.
This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance if you object to this proceed-ing.
WITNESS, Hon. Barbara M Hyland, First Justice of this Court.Date: November 01, 2019
Suzanne T. SeguinRegister of Probate
11/07/2019
HAMPDEN, Div.COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTSTHE TRIAL COURT
Probate & Family Court Dept.
HD 19E0045PPT o C h a r l e n e F .
Duquet te , o f Feed ing Hills, in the County of Hampden,and to all other persons interested.
A pet i t ion has been presented to said Court by Michael A. St. Jean of Shrewsbury, in the County of Worcester, representing that they hold as joint tenants an undivided part or share of land lying in Feeding Hills, in the County of Hampden, setting forth that they desire that all of said land may be sold at private sale or public auction for not less than One Hundred Eighty Thousand ($180,000.00) Dollars. and praying that partition may be made of all the land afore-said according to law, and to that end that a commissioner be appointed to make such partition and be ordered to make sale and conveyance of all, or any part of said land which the Court finds cannot be advantageously divided either at private sale or pub-lic auction, and be ordered to distribute the net proceeds thereof after full adjudica-tion of the equitable claims contained in said petition and supplemental memorandum filed with the Court.
If you desire to object thereto you or your attor-ney should file a written appearance in said Court at Springfield before ten o’clock in the forenoon on the sixteenth day of December 2019, the return day of this citation.
Witness , BARBARA M. HYLAND , Esquire. First Justice of said Court, this twenty-second day of October, 2019.
Suzanne T SeguinRegister of Probate & Family
Court10/31, 11/07, 11/14/2019
LEGAL NOTICEPUBLIC HEARINGT h e A g a w a m C i t y
Counci l Adminis t ra t ive Sub-Committee will con-duct a Public Hearing(s) on Monday, November 18, 2019 at 6:30pm, in the Teachers’ Cafeteria Room at the Agawam Junior High School, 1305 Springfield Street, Feeding Hills, MA. on Eversource petitions for permission to perform work on properties located on North Westfield Street and Colemore Street which could include relocation of a line of poles, wires, cables and fixtures, including the nec-essary sustaining and protect fixtures along and across the property.
Robert E. Rossi, ChairAdministrative
Sub-Committee11/07/2019
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial CourtProbate and Family Court
Hampden Division50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103(413)748-8600
Docket No. HD19P2068EAEstate of:
Jane Elaine LaPlanteDate of Death: 7/2/19
INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE
To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Debra A Pope of Agawam, MA, Susan J Winters of Springfield, MA a Will has been admitted to informal probate.
D e b r a A P o p e o f Agawam, MA, Susan J Winters of Springfield, MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.
The estate is being admin-istered under informal pro-cedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachuset ts Uniform P roba t e Code w i thou t supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts
are not required to be filed with the Court, but inter-ested parties are entitled to notice regarding the admin-istration from the Personal Representative and can peti-tion the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includ-ing distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to insti-tute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.11/07/2019
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court Hampden Probate and
Family Court50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103(413)748-7758
Docket No. HD19P2018EAEstate of: Jo Anna SalemiDate of Death: 08/03/2019
CITATION ON PETITION FOR
FORMAL ADJUDICATION
To all interested persons:A Petition for Formal
Adjudication of Intestacy a n d Ap p o i n t m e n t o f Personal Representative has been filed by Agawam Healthcare of Agawam MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.
The Petitioner requests that: Wanda P Ortiz of Lawrence MA be ap point ed as Person al Rep resenta tive(s) of said estate to serve With Personal Surety on the bond in an unsupervised admin-istration.
IMPORTANT NOTICEYou have the right to
obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appear-ance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 11/14/2019.
This is NOT a hear-ing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceed-ing. If you fail to file a time-ly written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.
UNSUPERVISEDADMINISTRATION
UNDER THE
MASSACHUSETTSUNIFORM PROBATE
CODE (MUPC)A Personal Represent-
ative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annu-al accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may peti-tion the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includ-ing the distribution of assets and expenses of administra-tion.
W I T N E S S , H o n . Barbara M Hyland, First Justice of this Court.Date: October 17, 2019
Suzanne T. SeguinRegister of Probate
11/07/2019
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial CourtProbate and Family Court
50 State StreetSpringfield, MA 01103
Docket No. HD18P0680GDIn the interests of: Carmen SanchezOf: Agawam, MARESPONDENT
Incapacitated Person/Protected Person
CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION
TO EXPAND THEPOWERS OFA GUARDIAN
To the named Respond ent and all other interested per-sons, a petition has been filed by Agawam Healthcare of Agawam, MA in the above captioned matter requesting that the court:
Expand the powers of a Guardian of the Respondent.
The petition asks the court to make a determina-tion that the powers of the Guardian and/or Conservator should be expanded, modi-fied, or limited since the time of the appointment. The orig-inal petition is on file with the court.
You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you
or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 11/21/2019. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the writ-ten appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearnce, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.
IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this pro-
ceeding may limit or com-pletely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named per-son has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.
W I T N E S S , H o n . Barbara M Hyland, First Justice of this Court.Date: October 24, 2019
Suzanne T. SeguinRegister of Probate
11/07/2019
AGAWAM CONSERVATION
COMMISSIONLEGAL AD
The Agawam Conser-vation Commission will meet on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 6:10 PM at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper Street, Agawam, Mass. The purpose of this meeting will be to hear the Request for Determination of Applicability of Consolidated Edison for property located on South West Street.
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Out & About is a community calendar for Agawam and neighboring towns. Free listings are available for non-commercial, non-political entertainment or educational events that are free to attend, or fundraisers that benefit a non-profit organization. Only events in Agawam or one of its immediate bordering towns, or events that benefit an organi-zation based in Agawam, will be listed. Submitted items should be brief, with only time, date, loca-tion, activity explanation, and contact information, and may be edited for length and style. Items may be sent to [email protected], fax to 413-283-7107 or mail to Agawam Advertiser News, c/o Turley Publications, 24 Water St., Palmer, MA 01069. The deadline for calendar listings is noon Friday, the week before that Thursday’s newspaper.
Friday, Nov. 8‘JACK JONAH’ PREMIERE SCREENING at Agawam Junior High School, 1305 Springfield St., Feeding Hills, 6:45 p.m. This film, based on the true sto-ry of a West Springfield family that lost its son to opioid addiction, was filmed in Agawam and West Side with a combination of professional and lo-cal actors. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 and support a national tour for the film. More info: JacksFilm.com.
Saturday, Nov. 9CHRISTMAS BAZAAR at Sacred Heart Church, 1061 Springfield St., Feeding Hills, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors and crafters will exhibit. More info: Joanne, 413-998-3454 or [email protected].
THOMAS SMITH HOUSE open house at 251 N. West St., Feeding Hills, noon to 3 p.m. Tour the oldest existing house in Agawam, circa 1757; enjoy refreshments and old-fashioned children’s games. This will be the last event before the house is closed for the winter.
ARM IN ARM CONCERT at Trinity United Methodist Church, 361 Sumner Ave., Springfield, 7 p.m. Per-formances by local musicians, poets and dancers will support Artists United Against Gun Violence. More info: [email protected], 413-737-5021.
Tuesday, Nov. 12KIRK JONAH TALK in Scanlon Banquet Hall at Westfield State University, 577 Western Ave., Westfield, 6 p.m. Jonah, founder of the Jack Jonah Foundation, named after his late son, will speak on the topic of “Fighting the Opioid Epidemic.” He will discuss Jack’s story and personal accounts of oth-er addicts, and describe the history of the opioid.
Wednesday, Nov. 13THE ELM-BELCHER MASONIC LODGE, 53 River St., Agawam, offers an all-you-can-eat spaghetti sup-per at a cost of $9 for adults, $5 for children under 12, veterans and first responders. All are welcome.
AUTHOR TALK in the Jasper Rand Art Gallery of the Westfield Athenaeum, 6 Elm St., Westfield, 6:30 p.m. J.L. Homan will discuss “Out Here in the Stars,” his memoir of a career on Broadway and international tours, the loss of his partner and the existential angst and irony of growing older and learning to let go. More info: 413-568-7833, ext. 111, or www.westath.org.
Saturday, Nov. 16HOLLY WREATH BAZAAR at Agawam Congrega-tional Church, 745 Main St., Agawam, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More info: 413-786-7111.
HOLIDAY BAZAAR AND CRAFT FAIR at Heritage Hall, 55 Cooper St., Agawam, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More info: Nicole Wallace, 413-786-8332 or [email protected].
Sunday, Nov. 17‘MAFIA, MEDIA AND ITALIAN AMERICANS’ lecture by Rocco Mesiti at the Italian Cultural Center, 56 Margaret St., Springfield, 2 p.m. Mesiti, a profes-sor of Italian culture at Western New England Uni-versity, will look at the history of organized crime, how it is portrayed in films and its effects on Italian Americans from the urban “Little Italy” to suburbia. Suggested donation $7. More info: 413-784-1492 or www.iccwm.org.
Monday, Nov. 18AUTHOR TALK with Andrew Lam at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St., Agawam, 7 p.m. Lam will discuss his new novel, “Repentance,” about a family’s dark secret against the backdrop of World War II. Books will be available for pur-chase and signing. More info: 413-786-1550, ext. 4, or www.agawamlibrary.org.
Wednesday, Nov. 20WHAT’S HIDING IN THE WOODS presentation in the Jasper Rand Art Gallery at the Westfield Athenae-um, 6 Elm St., Westfield, 6:30 p.m. Sally Naser of CR Wildlife Cameras will show how to start “cam-era-trapping” such animals as bear, beaver, bob-cat, coyote, deer, fox, moose, muskrat, otter and owl. More info: 413-568-7833, ext. 111, or www.westath.org.
Thursday, Nov. 21D.C. TRIP VENDOR FAIR at Agawam Junior High School, 1305 Springfield St., Feeding Hills, 5:30-8 p.m. Proceeds from this holiday shopping night sup-port the junior high school’s annual student trip to Washington, D.C., as well as other student activities.
Friday, Nov. 22A TASTE OF THE HOLIDAYS vendor fair at Betha-ny Assembly of God, 580 Main St., Agawam, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jewelry, gifts, décor, bake sale, tag sale. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds benefit missions. More info: www.bethany-ag.org. Continues Saturday.
BIZARRE BAZAAR at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St., Agawam, 3-5 p.m. Shop for new items donated by library patrons who have no use for them, including unused decorations, ugly sweaters, cookware, etc. More info: 413-786-1550, ext. 4. Continues Saturday.
Saturday, Nov. 23CHRISTMAS BAZAAR at St. John the Evangelist Church, 833 Main St., Agawam, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Parish Center will host many booths and a snack bar. Santa Claus will be available for visits 9-11 a.m. All are welcome.
HOLIDAY BAZAAR at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 699 Springfield St., Feeding Hills, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More info: 413-786-6133.
BIZARRE BAZAAR at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St., Agawam, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Con-tinued from Friday.
A TASTE OF THE HOLIDAYS at Bethany Assembly of God, 580 Main St., Agawam, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Continued from Friday.
Sunday, Nov. 24GENE CORDOVA AND FRIENDS at Bethany Assem-bly of God, 580 Main St., Agawam, 11 a.m. Per-formers will deliver the Gospel message of Jesus Christ through fun and laughter, ventriloquism, illu-sions, comedy and audience participation.
‘LUCKY TO BE ITALIAN’ lecture by Barbara Ber-nard at the Italian Cultural Center, 56 Margaret St., Springfield, 2 p.m. Bernard is a journalist and se-nior advocate from Holyoke. Suggested donation $7. More info: 413-784-1492 or www.iccwm.org.
Tuesday, Nov. 26YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT discussion at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St., Agawam, 6:30 p.m. Dr. Brienna Miller of Baystate Children’s Hospital will discuss healthy snacking.
Friday, Dec. 6SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS at Doering School, 68 Main St., Agawam, 6-8 p.m. All families are invited to enjoy sundaes, stories and a photo opportunity with Santa Claus, sponsored by the GFWC Agawam Junior Women’s Club. This event also includes col-oring activities and a story walk provided by the Agawam Family & Community Program. Admission is $5 per child, $3 per adult.
ONGOINGTHE TRADING POST consignment shop is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays at First Baptist Church, 760 Main St., Agawam. The Trading Post carries a variety of items, including clothes, shoes. handbags, jewelry, books, toys, household and gift items. Donations are welcomed during store hours. Saturday hours begin Oct. 5 and will run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., weekly.
THE AGAWAM ST. PATRICK COMMITTEE meets the second Wednesday of each month, September through June, at 6:30 p.m. in the Peirce Confer-ence Room at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St. For information on how to join, call Vera Conway at 413-786-3247 or email Rosemary Sandlin at [email protected].
AGAWAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 459 Mill St., Agawam, offers a free “Crochet Club” the first and third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. All are invited to join, including men and women and beginners to experienced crocheters. Drop-ins welcome. Hooks and yarn available if needed. For more information, call 413-786-7991.
Out & About
The Senior Center at 954 Main St., Agawam, is open weekdays, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more in-formation, call 413-821-0605. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a $3 suggested dona-tion; diners must register 24 hours in advance at 413-821-0604.
Lunch MenuMonday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day — no lunch. Tuesday, Nov. 12: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, fresh apple.Wednesday, Nov. 13: Chicken breast and pas-ta primavera, beet salad, baked good.Thursday, Nov. 14: Barbecue pulled pork on a roll, tater tots, braised cabbage, mixed fruit.Friday, Nov. 15: Baked fish Florentine, rice pi-laf, spinach, pineapple.
Daily EventsMonday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day — Senior Cen-ter closed.Tuesday, Nov. 12: Open knit, 9 a.m.; Strength to Go (see staff), 9 a.m.; computer help, 10 a.m.; Zumba Gold ($6), 10:15 a.m.; ladies-on-
The Agawam Library is hosting a Do-It-Yourself Festival of Trees this De-cember and all are invited to participate.
This unique event will feature “Christmas trees” hand-made from materials and objects that would not normally be considered for tree making, such as soda cans, egg cartons, craft materials, etc. Individuals, families, co-workers and teams of all ages are en-couraged to craft an entry and join in the fun. Trees can carry any appropriate theme, but should not con-
tain advertising. An Internet search
for “DIY Christmas Tree” would show what sorts of projects might be entered. For official guidelines and an entry form, stop by the library at 750 Cooper St., Agawam, or contact Adult Services Librarian Cher Collins at 413-789-1550, ext. 8851, or [email protected].
The December exhibit will include a festival recep-tion 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, in the lower level of the library. Refreshments will be served.
Library to exhibit DIY Christmas trees
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have a dear friend who survived being stabbed 19 times. The spiritual journey that came with her tragic event and the others con-tinue to be a source of my inspiration to write.”
When life experiences challenge her positive out-look, Grout uses her faith and Catholic roots to look for the positive impact.
“Reading and flowers provide a great source of healing,” she said. “I incor-porate these elements and experiences into my writ-ing; and in researching the art of storytelling, I discov-ered a way to write fiction.”
She’s inspired by authors like Nicolas Sparks, Judy Blume, John the Evange-list, and others. Their “pas-sion to pen their stories” by sharing moments in their lives provide meaningful lessons for Grout to reflect upon.
“Dear Baby, Get Out!” is a memoir in which she cherishes her pregnancy. Grout journalized the final hours and moment-to-mo-ment scenes of her preg-nancy and shared a blog with her family.
“It was hysterical and real — and honest,” she said. “Publishing it was my way to create a guide for
other moms-to-be who are struggling at 40 weeks.”
Grout has been a fea-tured author at local librar-ies, books, and women’s clubs. A guest recently for the first episode of “Bob’s Bookshelf ” on Westfield State University’s “Wow! It’s Tuesday” radio show, she will be a regular guest on the program.
Although she doesn’t have a preference for fiction or nonfiction, Grout wrote two novels because “stories that inspire my imagination just kept nudging me.” She said she has a “vivid” imagi-nation: “It can go from zero to 100 in seconds, but my intuition reminds me to re-search and explore reason-able options.”
“April Rain” takes place in a small town on a rainy day in April. The discovery of Jessica Briggs’ body un-ravels the innocent motives and guilty secrets of her loy-al friends.
“The story of Jessica Briggs is fiction — but sim-ilar events have happened like this in the world,” said Grout.
She added that “April Rain” was more difficult to write than her two previous books. It took three years to write and explore plot de-velopments. To improve the book’s fictional dialogue, Grout took a few playwrit-ing classes online and at the Springfield Museum, where she worked with an editing team to finalize the story.
She entertains readers while bringing them com-
fort and hope. She finds inspiration in flowers, dreams, and her life as a wife and mother.
“I often consider what-if possibilities and ‘Plan B’ scenarios,” she said.
A busy family life, as well as her own business, limits Grout’s writing time. She finds “bursts of sprint-ing time” in carlines, swim practices, rehearsals and at night when her kids are asleep. When she needs solitude for a project, Grout has several “secret loca-tions” where she goes to focus for a few hours when needed, especially in the editing process.
“I prefer writing sprints — 10, 20, 30 minutes at a time — which makes it con-venient when I have down time. Poetry and short sto-ries usually come to me in the middle of the night, so I jot them down then.”
She often dictates while designing flowers or scrib-bling ideas or inspiration into her notebook. Grout also participates in a week-ly writers’ group at the Springfield Museums.
“This provides me with tools, writing time, and a group of talented writers who share wisdom with their own words,” she said.
Grout adds that she “loves” the written word.
“I love to see my thoughts and ideas on pa-per. Even simple things like writing to-do lists, send-ing a card to a friend, or marking my calendar for an event. It brings a clarity that can be powerful.”
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7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12Agawam Junior High School
1305 Springfield St., Feeding Hills
Executive session, 6 p.m. (contract negotiations)1. Call to order2. Moment of silence3. Roll call of attendance4. Regular meeting — 7 p.m.5. Citizen’s Speak Time6. Highlights on Education: a. M.A.S.S. Certificate of Academic Excellence Awardsb. NSDC Academic Growth Student Leadership in Learn-ing Awardc. Cooler Communities Presentation — Susan Olshuff & Leslie Joseph7. Superintendent’s Notes8. Student Advisory Committee representative update9. Unfinished business: a. SCR-19-26, Approval of AJHS Trip to Washington, DC, from June 19 to June 22, 2020
10. Personnela. Introduction of new IT Director Stephen Woicik11. Business meetinga. Routine matters1) Approval of minutes2) Calendar/correspondenceb. Warrants/transfersc. Reports:1) Scheduled Reports:• AP & SAT Scores (paper report)• LPVEC Update — Andrew Churchill2) Subcommittee updates12. New business: a. SCR-19-27, Feeding Hills Music Academy Use of AJHS Auditorium for a Concert on December 7, 2019b. SCR-19-28, Work It Dance Challenge Studio Use of AJHS Auditorium & Cafeteria for Recital on March 7 & 8, 2020.13. Any other items that may legally come before the committee14. Adjournment
The Agawam Police Department responded to 434 calls for service from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. The department recorded two arrests in its public log.
Wednesday, Oct. 30Erving McLeod, 63, of 49 Knox St., Springfield, was
arrested at 2:28 p.m. on Silver Street on a warrant.
Friday, Nov. 1Paul R. Prentice, 43, of 42 Memorial Drive, Feeding
Hills, was arrested at 7:13 a.m. on Springfield Street on two warrants.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA
POLICE LOG
There are openings for one regular po-sition and one alternate position on the Agawam Zoning Board of Appeals effective January 2020.
These volunteer positions are appointed
by the City Council. Anyone interested in serving should contact Barbara Bard in the council office at 413-726-9716 or [email protected], as soon as possible.
Seats available on town Zoning Board
Santa Claus will visit St. John’s bazaar
St. John the Evangelist Parish will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar, with a visit from Santa Claus, later this month.
All are welcome at the bazaar 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, in the Parish Center at 833 Main St., Agawam. Many booths and a snack bar will be open. Santa Claus will be available for visits 9-11 a.m.
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MENARD GARAGE DOORS Spe-cializing in the best quality and selec-tion of insulated Haas garage doors. Sales, Installation, service and repairs of residential and commercial garage doors and openers. Fully insured. Free estimates. Call (413)289-6550, (413)626-1978 or www.menardga-ragedoors.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT
C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1 Call for all your needs. Windows, sid-ing, roofs, additions, decks, baths, hardwood floors, painting. All work 100% guaranteed. Licensed and in-sured. Call Bob (413)596-8807 Cell CS Lic. #97110, HIC Lic #162905
DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for all your exterior home improve-ment needs. ROOFING, SIDING, WINDOWS, DOORS, DECKS & GUT-TERS. Extensive references available, Fully Licensed & Insured in MA. & CT. Call GARY DELCAMP @ 413-569-3733
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A&M TUNE-UPSPush Lawnmowers, Riding Mowers
and Small Engine Repair. Work done at your home.
Call Mike (413) 348-7967
SNOWBLOWER & LAWNMOWERTUNE UP & REPAIR
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LANDSCAPING**ALL SEASON** Specializing in shrub trimming, pruning, design, deliv-eries, loader, backhoe, insured. Pro-fessional. Please call Bob (413)537-5789 (413)538-7954.
BOBCAT SERVICES Helping Homeowners with there outdoor proj-ects at affordable rates. Spread, Move, hauling. Dirt, sand, stone. Site clean up, Demo, Grading, Etc.$240/4 hour, $480/8 hour rental In-cludes operator/ bucket/ bobcat. Load/ travel fee for each location extra charge. Tony 413-301-2155
DAVE’S LAWN AND GARDEN, LLC- Landscape Design/ Mainte-nancePatio’s, Walkways, Retaining wallsFall Clean-ups/ Aerating/ OverseedingSenior Citizen/ Veteran’s DiscountCertified/ InsuredCall Dave (413)478-4212 for your free estimate.
FALL CLEAN=UP TIME Call G & S Landscaping for all your leaf remov-al needs. “You’ll like us mower”. 413-374-4091, 413-335-5233
PAINTINGRETIRED GUY WILL paint an average size room for $200. Quality work. Refer-ences available. Dave 413-323-6858.
PAVINGSTANLEY AND SONS PAVING Driveways, parking lots, sidewalks, sealcoat, crack fill, line striping. Over 30 years exp. Senior citizen disc. Free estimates. 413-246-7999 Rich
PLUMBINGGREG LAFOUNTAIN PLUMBING & HEATING Lic #19196 Repairs & Replacement of fixtures, water heater installations, steam/HW boiler replace-ment. Kitchen & Bath remodeling. 30 years experience. Fully insured. $10 Gift Card With Work Performed. Call Greg (413)592-1505
ROOFINGEXPERIENCED ROOFER WORKS alone, quality work, licensed. Best prices for sheds, garages, and ranches. (413)786-7924.
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS. All types of roofing, shingle, flat and slate. Call Local Builders (413)626-5296. Complete roofing systems and repairs. Fully licensed and insured. MA CS #102453, CT Reg. 0615780. Lifetime warranty. Senior Discount. 24 hour service. Veteran Discount.
SNOWPLOWING24 HOUR SNOWPLOWING/ SNOWBLOWING Service, Monson, Palmer, Wilbraham. Residential, Com-mercial, Apartments. Call or text now. Limited space available. 413-519-5439
TREE WORKATEKS TREE- Honest, quality tree service. From pruning to house lot clearing. Fully insured. Free estimates. Firewood sales. (413)687-3220
COMPLETE TREE SERVICE Free Estimates, Fully Insured. Residential, Commercial, Arborist Lic #5-4573,CT. 30 years exp. Prompt Services 413-324-3896 Duane Sr. 413-682-4381 Duane Jr.
DL & G TREE SERVICE- Every-thing from tree pruning, tree removal, stump grinding, storm damage, lot clearing and brush chipping. Honest and Dependable. Fully insured. Now offering a Senior Citizen and Veteran discount. Call today for free estimate (413)478-4212
H & H TREE SERVICE Fully in-sured. 15 yrs experience climbing. Skid steer work, land clearing. Call Dave. 413-668-6560 day/ night.
STUMP GRINDING
DL & G STUMP GRINDING Grind-ing stumps of all sizes, insured & certi-fied. Senior discounts. Call Dave 413-478-4212
CARS/TRUCKS WANTED!!! All Makes/ Models 2000-2019! Any Con-dition, Running or Not. Top $$$ Paid! Free Towing! We’re Nationwide! Call Now: 1-888-513-1505.
CAROL’S PET & HOUSE SIT-TING. The best care for your furry family and your home. Peace of mind is priceless. Rest easy and enjoy your time away knowing your pets and your home are in great hands. Visit carol-sphss.com to select the best package, a la carte, to suit your needs and your budget or call 413-519-5298
RETIRED RACINGGREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTIONSPAYED/NEUTERED, WORMED, SHOTS, HEARTWORM TESTED,
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HORSESHORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS offered year round at our state of the art facility. beginner to advanced. Ages 4 years to adult. Boarding, sales and Leasing also available. Convenient lo-cation at Orion Farm in South Hadley (413)532-9753 www.orionfarm.net
LEARN TO RIDE jump, show! Be-ginner to advanced. Qualified instruc-tors. boarding, training, leasing. IEA teams. Year round riding programs 860-874-8077 endofhunt.com
COOK WANTED for the East Long-meadow Council on Aging. Apply on-line at www.eastlongmeadow-ma.gov
HILLCREST PARK CONDOMINI-UMS is looking for seasonal winter help snow shoveling stairs. Reasonable rate of pay. 413-536-5868 or e-mail [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
Full time LPN & RN needed for West Springfield Office. Please call Maria LaPointe 413-858-4506
TOWN OF LUDLOW seeks a Pro-duction Asst. for Ludlow Community TV. Prefer experience in TV/video filming/production; must possess basic com-puter skills, have reliable vehicle, be able to work up to 19 hr/wk and able to carry up to 40 lbs. of equipment. $15.60/hr. non-benefitted position. See website for details and application: www.ludlow.ma.us. Deadline 11/15/19. EOE
COMMERCIAL RENTALS
PALMER DOWNTOWN SHOW-ROOM plus rear offices. See it any-time at 1009 Central St. (Off Main). $550 furnished 413-324-6321
PALMER PARK ST. (US-20). Great exposure, eight different space op-tions, each with it’s own character, 100’ to 1100’. $100 to $675, all utilities included. 413-324-6321
ROOMMATESROOMMATE WANTED FOR 2 BR apt or 2 BR Condo, Agawam, West Springfield area. email [email protected]
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WARM WEATHER IS Year Round In Aruba. The water is safe, and the dining is fantastic. Walk out to the beach. 3-Bedroom weeks available. Sleeps 8. Email: [email protected] for more information.
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AGAWAM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH745 Main St., Agawam413-786-7111office@AgawamCong.comwww.agawamcongregationalchurch.com
SUNDAY SERVICES at 10 a.m. Commu-nion on the first Sunday of the monthChurch school is in session and fellow-ship coffee hour follows the service. “A place to call home ~ A people to call family”
AGAWAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH459 Mill St., Feeding Hills413-786-4174The Rev. Ken Blanchard, pastorwww.agawamworship.org
BETHANY ASSEMBLY OF GOD580 Main St., AgawamMail: P.O. Box 422, Agawam413-789-2930www.bethany-ag.orgThe Rev. Richard E. Adams, senior pastor
WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Traditional 9 a.m. Sunday Contemporary 11 a.m.Christian Education offered during both services.Wednesday Family Night: 7 p.m.
CHURCH OF REDEMPTION50 Maple St., Agawam413-304-2313churchor.org
WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Services, 10 a.m. Sunday school for children and nursery for younger children Community Night: The first Sunday of each month at 5 p.m. Free dinner served.
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH370 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam413-786-1681jesussaves.7@comcast.netwww.faithbible-church.orgRick Donofrio, pastor SERVICES Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting and Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.
FEEDING HILLS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH UCC“An Open and Affirming Congregation.”21 N. Westfield St., Feeding HillsMail: P.O. Box 264, Feeding [email protected] Rev. Robert C. Donaldson, pastor
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIPChurch School 10:15 a.m.Worship Service 10 a.m.Infant and child care provided. Handicap accessible.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF AGAWAM760 Main St., [email protected] Rev. J. Willard Cofield Jr., pastor SUNDAY SERVICESWorship 9:30 a.m.Sunday School (grades K - 5)following Children’s Message until 10:45Youth Group meets at 11 a.m.Coffee & Conversation followingworship service
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH152 S. Westfield St., Feeding Hills413-789-2026www.hopechurchagawam.org
SUNDAY SERVICESWorship at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. (Kids’ Church for age 3 to grade 2, and nursery for younger children, available during both services)9:45-10:45 a.m. Bible classes for chil-dren and adults
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN CHURCH522 Springfield St., Feeding Hills 413-821-0937Bob and Barbara Olmstead, senior [email protected] WORSHIP SERVICESaturday evening Celebration, 6-8 p.m.Saturday evening Prayer, 5-5:45 p.m.One-hour classes for children ages 3 to 12 during serviceNursery available for younger childrenSmall group meetings in homes during the week (call or see website for more information)
MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH522 Springfield St., Feeding Hills413-478-9484David L. Short, pastor
Sunday Family Bible Study Hour, 9:45 a.m.Sunday Morning Service, 11 a.m.Sunday Night Service, 6 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 7 p.m.
SACRED HEART CHURCH1103 Springfield St., Feeding Hills 413-786-8200 www.SacredHeartFeedingHills.org The Rev. Steven Amo, pastor
WEEKLY SERVICESLord’s Day Masses: Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 7:15 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. Confessions: Saturdays, 3:15 p.m. Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. Special Devotions: Perpetual Novena to the Sacred Heart following the Friday 9 a.m. Mass
ST. DAVID’S EPISCOPAL CHURCHThe Rev. Dr. Harvey Hill, rector699 Springfield St., Feeding Hills413-786-6133 [email protected] www.stdavidsagawam.org
SCHEDULE OF SERVICESSunday 8 a.m. Rite I and Holy Eucharist10 a.m. Rite II and Holy EucharistSunday school and Nursery during 10 a.m. serviceCoffee hour following the 10 a.m. serviceHandicap Accessible
OFFSITE WORSHIPChurch without Walls, second Sunday of the month at 12 p.m. at Parish Pantry, West SpringfieldHoly Eucharist and distribution of bag lunches ST. JOHN’S CHURCHThe Rev. Michael Pierz, permanent administrator823 Main St., [email protected]
SCHEDULE OF MASSESSaturdays: 4 p.m. (English), 6 p.m. (Extraordinary Latin Rite)Sundays: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Weekdays: Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.CONFESSION: Saturdays: 3 to 3:45 p.m., or by appointment.
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The Friends of the Aga-wam Public Library’s 11th Open Juried Art Show opened this week and will remain on display until Nov. 29.
The art show is to ben-efit the Agawam Public Li-brary and to help recognize and encourage artists. En-tries compete for $1,450 in cash prizes.
An artist reception and awards ceremony is sched-uled for 7-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, with music and light refreshments. It is free and open to the public. The library is at 750 Cooper St.,
Agawam.The Friends of the Aga-
wam Public Library is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 tax-ex-empt organization whose mission is to support the town library by providing fundraisers, workshops and educational activities, and volunteer services. For further information, write to Friends of the Agawam Public Library, c/o Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St., Agawam, MA 01001. The Friends group is not con-nected to any local, state, or federal government agency.
Annual art show on display at library The Agawam Family and
Community Program has announced the following events next month. For all event registrations and ques-tions, email Erin Cosgrove at [email protected] or call 413-821-0597.
Coffee and Conversa-tion: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22, in the lower level at Agawam Congregational Church, 745 Main St., Aga-wam. All parents, grand-parents and caregivers can bring a topic to discuss, share their parenting ex-periences or simply enjoy adult conversation. Coffee and tea will be served. Free
childcare is provided. Watch Me Grow: 9:30-
10:30 a.m. every Tuesday, in the lower level at Agawam Congregational Church, 745 Main St., Agawam. This weekly drop-in program for children from birth to age 5 (with parent or caretaker) helps them meet and cele-brate their developmental milestones as described in the Ages and Stages Ques-tionnaire. Topics follow a five-week rotation, with ac-tivities focusing on the ASQ standards of communica-tion, gross motor, fine mo-tor, problem-solving and personal social skills.
Weekly Playgroup: 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Thursday, in the lower level at Agawam Congregational Church, 745 Main St., Aga-wam. Open to families with children birth to 5 years old, the drop-in playgroup has two age-appropriate rooms for children and a parent or caregiver to learn, explore and build friendships.
Learn, Play and Grow: 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, in the lower level at Agawam Congregational Church, 745 Main St., Aga-wam. Children aged 2-5, with parent or caretaker,
will do counting activities as well as arts and crafts. This month’s theme is “All About Me.” Participants will make fun crafts, including a self-portrait, and explore dif-ferent expressions. Advance registration is required.
Shake, Shimmy and Dance: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the lower level at Agawam Con-gregational Church, 745 Main St., Agawam. Parents and caretakers will partic-ipate with their children (birth to age 5) in exploring rhythm, beats, songs and movement. Advance regis-tration is required.
Homeschool, playgroup ‘all about me’
Christmas bazaar at Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Parish, 1061 Springfield St., Feed-ing Hills, will hold its annu-al Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9.
The bazaar features local crafters, a Christmas shop, bake sale, used book store, Vine and Branches gift shop and raffle with prizes. Food available for purchase includes Mrs. Murphy’s doughnuts, homemade mac and cheese, hot dogs, sausage and pepper grind-ers, French meat pies and beverages.
Turley Publications offers two types of
obituaries.
One is a free, brief Death Notice listing
the name of deceased, date of death and
funeral date and place.
The other is a Paid Obituary, costing $100, which allows families to publish
extended death notice information of their own choice and may include a photograph.
provides a death certificate and must be pre-paid.
Obituary Policy
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Bible study at Sacred Heart set to resume
The Wild Goose Bible Study, which takes place the second Monday of each month at Sacred Heart Church, will resume at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in the parish center at 1061 Springfield St., Feeding Hills.
For more information, contact Deb Briancesco, pastoral minister, at 413-786-8200, ext. 3.
