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Manager’s Memo

The weather has been so wonderful this summer; our pool has certainly gotten a lot of use. I wish it would stay like this all year round. My husband and I, his eighty-four year old Dad, and our two daughters just returned from a week in Virginia Beach, where it was extremely hot and humid. They are seeing temperatures they have not seen since the 1800s. One day we visited my husband’s cousin’s house for a cookout, his pool water was 94 degrees, it was like taking a bath. My pool has never seen that temperature, although a few days before we left for our trip it did get to 86 degrees, which is perfect for me. The trip was wonderful. We really needed to get away, needed the beach, sun and salty air. This was our tenth time visiting Virginia Beach and every year we stay with my brother-in-law Renee Tassone, and his family. They are always so kind for allowing the five of General Manager us to invade their home for a week. Even though our daughters are 20 and 21 years old, they still go with us, but it gets tougher every year for both of them to get time off from their jobs. Our youngest has worked at Big Y for the last four years - right now she works in the deli department, and our older daughter bartends at two local pubs while she is home for the summer. I believe my husband and I have become her best customers, and she makes a heck of a drink. I like to think she gets that from me. continued on page 3

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I hope all of you will have a chance to get away this summer, even if it is for a couple of days. Saratoga Race Course is open and is always a fun day trip. Saratoga is such a beautiful area with lots to do. We love to go there every year and bet on the horses. Although we never win, we always have a great time. We always bring a cooler stocked with beer and snacks (gluten free of course this year), do a little betting and a lot of people watching, which I love to do. Last year we saw Whoopi Goldberg. She was trying to leave but everyone kept asking for her autograph. She kindly fulfilled everyone’s request before she left, which I thought was very nice considering it was about 95 degrees that day. I hope you enjoy our Furry Friends section and this publication. As always we encourage your feedback. Feel free to send us your press releases to yankee@hersamacornma.com or berkshire@hersamacornma.com. -Renee Tassone, General Manager

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Norman Rockwell Museum Celebrates The Art of William and Jeanne Steig with SuperSteig Day

Stockbridge, MA, July 14, 2010- Norman Rockwell Museum will celebrate the art of acclaimed “New Yorker” and children’s book illustrator William Steig and his wife/creative collaborator Jeanne Steig, during SuperSteig Day, a family event to be held at the Museum on Saturday, July 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. Start the afternoon with a special tour of the exhibition “William Steig: Love & Laughter,” which features an amusing collection of original drawings by William Steig, and unique assemblages by his wife Jeanne. At 1:30 p.m., join actress Ann Undeland for a dramatic reading inspired by the art and stories found in such William Steig children’s books as “Shrek!,” “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble,” and “Alpha Beta Chowder.” At 2 p.m., meet artist Jeanne Steig in person for a trash-to-treasures art workshop for all ages. SuperSteig Day is sponsored in part by “The Albany Times Union,” and is free for kids 18 and under, and free for adults with regular Museum admission. On View Through October 31, 2010: “William Steig: Love & Laughter” Named the “King of Cartoons” by “Newsweek,” William Steig is renowned for his uproarious comic art and his best-selling illustrated children’s books and novels. During his lifetime, he kept America laughing with more than sixteen hundred drawings and one hundred seventeen covers for “The New Yorker,” and authored and illustrated

more than twenty children’s picturebooks, including much-loved, mischievous tales like “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble,” which earned the artist a Caldecott Medal; the ever popular “Doctor De Soto;” and “Shrek!,” which has inspired feature length animated films. William Steig’s original cartoons and beloved book illustrations will be on view in this exciting installation that honors the genius of an American master. Engaging 3-D works by Jeanne Steig, the artist’s wife and creative collaborator, will be also on view. Norman Rockwell Museum is located on 36 park-like acres in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Rockwell’s hometown for the last 25 years of his life. The Museum is open year-round. From May through October, hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; from November through April, hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Rockwell’s studio is open May through October, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Museum admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students, and $13.50 for seniors. Children and teens 18 and under are admitted free year-round through Kids Free Every Day, a gift to families from Country Curtains, Blantyre, and The Red Lion Inn. Visit the Museum online at http://www.nrm.org.

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Three New Trustees Join the BCD Board LENOX, MA (07/14/2010)(readMedia)-- Berkshire Country Day School, an independent school for students in preschool through ninth grade, is pleased to announce the election of three new members to its Board of Trustees: Dr. Lisa Kantor is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Lenox, MA. She is also known as “Elle Kay Cabaret,” and writes and performs solo cabaret shows throughout the Berkshires and beyond. Lisa is married to Dr. Herb Kantor and lives in Lenox, MA with their two daughters who attend Berkshire Country Day School. This past year, Lisa served on the Admission and Marketing Committee of BCD’s Board of Trustees. She also conceived of and performed in “Dangerous Women,” a four-woman musical cabaret at Shakespeare and Company, to benefit BCD’s financial aid fund. Previously, Lisa had served for three years on the BCD Parents Association, co-chairing the Program Committee and chairing the Lecture Series which brought programming of interest to the Berkshire Country Day School’s campus. Lisa has also served on the Board of HospiceCare in The Berkshires for several years, where she was a member of the Executive Committee as well as co-chair of sev! eral annual fundraisers. Lisa earned her Bachelor’s Degree at Tufts University and her Doctorate from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Paige Smith Orloff is a freelance journalist and writer for regional (Berkshire Living, Rural Intelligence) and national (Country Living, Culture) print and online publications. Her media career began at J. Walter Thompson advertising in New York, where she worked in account management. After earning an M.B.A. from UCLA, she moved

into film and television production, working for fifteen years developing and producing feature and television films, and holding executive positions at programmers such as HBO and Starz. Paige is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University. She lives in Spencertown, New York with her husband, screenwriter John Orloff, and two young children who attend Berkshire Country Day School. This past year, Paige served as an active member of the Admission Marketing Committee of the Board of Trustees. Mark Smith is the owner of Mark Smith Design, Inc. of Lenox, MA, a design firm doing all phases of architectural and interior work, including commercial and institutional with a concentration on residential projects. He is also a partner in Nine Partners Design of Philadelphia, PA, a firm specializing in custom designed and built furniture, built-ins, architectural components and objects; currently producing schematic designs and full scale models for furniture. Mark received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from City College of New York, School of Architecture and Environmental Studies; a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York; and attended Byam-Shaw School of Drawing and Painting in London. This past year, Mark was a member of the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees and was instrumental in helping to select the architectural firm that will be conducting BCD’s new master facilities planning process. Mar! k and his wife, Dorthe Hviid, live in Lenox, MA and are past parents of a BCD graduate. Mark is a returning BCD Trustee. Other officers include Claire Pollart, president; Ted Glockner, vice president; Laurie Schiff, secretary; and Kevin Sprague, treasurer.

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Greater Downtown Pittsﬁeld West Side Clock Shop

West Side Clock Shop has been located at 449 North Street for over 30 years. Specializing in the repair and sale of antique and modern clocks the shop is owned and run by Aldo and Nancy Battaini. This family owned shop was originally started by Atillio and Anna Forte. Aldo and Nancy bought the business from Atillio and Anna in 2001 and carry on the tradition of expert clock repair and sales of some of the most beautiful antique and modern clocks around. All repairs are done on site and they are the authorized repair center for Howard Miller, Ridgeway, German clocks, and Black Forest cuckoo clocks. They have a vast assortment of clocks for sale for every room in your home and the perfect gift for any occasion, from grandfather clocks to wall mantle and table clocks, as well as Black Forest cuckoo clocks, amazing wall art , hourglasses and Swiss music boxes. Take some time and come see the wonderous selection at West Side Clock Shop 449 North Street Pittsfield, Mass. (413) 442-5484.

Mike’s Maytag

When Mike’s Maytag was founded in 1992, Mike Spelman had already been repairing appliances for over twenty years. Originally with Harder Electric, Mike went on to open Mike’s Appliance Repair when Harder Electric closed. The Maytag Corporation ap-proached Mike and asked him to open a Maytag store in Berkshire County. The results, Mike’s Maytag Home Appliance Cen-ter, opened on North Street in 1992 then moved to Pittsfield Plaza and now to his present location on 14 Gordon Street. Since Whirlpool acquired Maytag in November, 2006, Mike’s now carries a full line of major ap-pliances, including Maytag, JennAir, Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool, Estate and Amana. Our products now include washers, dryers, gas and electric stoves, cook tops, wall ovens, microwaves and refrigerators. Mike’s Maytag has consistently been voted “Best in the Berkshires” nearly every year since 1998, and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Mike’s May-tag is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Gentiva Health Services Gentiva Health Services is one of the largest national Certified Home Care companies. The local office, situated in Pittsfield, covers all of Berkshire County, Karlyn Hinkley, Account Executive, reports. “We are one of the nation’s leading health care agencies. We provide skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and social work services to Medicare and Insurance patients who are homebound.” A patient needing skilled nursing care may access Gentiva’s home health care services immediately upon discharge from the hospital, when leaving a Skilled Nursing/ Rehab/Assisted Living facility, or if they develop a problem at home and the Doctor refers them. Patients may request Gentiva’s services and care, based on Doctor’s orders. Gentiva Health Services, as a full service home health care agency, offers cardiac and pulmonary rehab, certified wound care nursing and infusion services, as well as disease and pain management. Specialty programs provide a variety of activities to improve patient functionality. The Safe Strides Program works on balance related issues; Neurorehabilitation focuses on the patients with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and stroke. The newest Specialty Program, Low Vision, will assist patients with daily living skills made difficult by vision impairments. All Gentiva Clinical Staff are Geriatric Credentialed. Patient goals are established by the Clinician, Patient, Family and Doctor, working together to provide the best possible outcomes. Registered Nurses and continued on page 11

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‘Re/Imaging New York’ Opens at Studio21south

Studio21south in North Adams presents Re/Imaging New York, July 31 - September 6. As artists move deeper into the boroughs and beyond, their work explores new iconography at the City’s fringes. This show presents a vision of New York City for the 21st Century. New York City consists of several islands, and the means of traveling from one to the other is clearly a major factor in the lives of all the artists in the show. The show’s subject matter is diverse, but, curiously, each artist in “Re/Imaging New York” focuses to some degree on the intricate underpinnings of the bridges and elevated subway trestles which connect the boroughs. Interpretations of the theme range from graphic close-ups which verge on abstraction, to accomplished panoramas by Valeri Larko. Studio21south is especially fortunate to highlight the work of Ms. Larko, a mid-career painter whose extensive exhibition history includes an ongoing solo show at the Morris Museum, highlighting two decades of her past work. In the words Eric March, “Building” of Steven

Miller, Executive Director of the Morris Museum, “We take the train in and out of the city, or we pass through with our windows rolled up and the radio on, and we ignore the landscape because we think these are not aesthetically pleasing places to be,” Mr. Miller said. “But she finds peace and simplicity in these places that she then renders on canvas.” Indeed, Ms. Larko’s image of a string of houseboats along the coast of the Bronx is a window into the “city that never sleeps” that most of us never see. Another atypical subject in “Re/Imaging New York” is in Eric March’s painting of a half-finished condo building sporting garish yellow insulation — a familiar sight in the gentrifying neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens. The show is an ambitious one for studio21south, with much larger works than any of its prior exhibits. The North Adams studio-loft setting complements these paintings, with their gritty, industrial themes. As New York City expatriates, the gallery co-directors, Thor Wickstrom and Jaye Fox, have a particular personal interest in this show which connects their old hometown to their current Berkshire environs. Located in an historic mill loft, studio21south is an exhibition space featuring contemporary realism and formal abstraction, at 189 Beaver Street, (Route 8) in North Adams, Massachusetts, approximately 1 mile from Mass MoCA. Studio21south is a part of Downstreet Art, a public art project of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. “Re/Imaging New York” will be on view from July 31 through September 6. Opening reception, Saturday, July 31, 3-7 p.m. Open Saturdays, 1-5, Sunday, 10-1, and most weekdays and other times by appointment or by chance. 413-652-2141 studio21south@gmail.com.

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Woofstock

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Save the date, September 19, 2010 for Woofstock at the Berkshire Humane Society’s Bark in the Park. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at Burbank Park on Onota Lake for the 1.5 mile dog walk to raise money for homeless animals. Some of the fun games and contests will be: water retrieval - bring your dog’s favorite retrieving toy; costume contest - see if your dog is the best dressed at Woofstock; musical sits and downs - always a big hit for handlers and dogs; and much more! Prizes await the individual and team walkers collecting the most. For more information, call 413-447-7878.

Therapists will go to into a home and provide care appropriate for that patient’s specific needs. The primary mission of Gentiva Health Services is to improve the quality of life and patient independence through the delivery of compassionate care. The idea is not to do tasks for the patient, but to teach them how to be independent in their activities of daily living”, says Hinkley. Gentiva is dedicated to educating and empowering patients to take charge of their own health with the belief that providing patients with more and better information leads to greater independence and a reduced incidence of hospitalization. Gentiva Health Services delivers compassionate and high quality care in patients’ most comfortable environment, their own home.

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• BERKSHIRE COUNTY CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS • Monday

• 9:30 a.m. - Caregiver support group, for those who provide care to a loved one, sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. Phone: 413-243-1212 Lee Regional VNA Offices, 32 Park Street, Lee. • 6p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Knitting/Crochet North Adams Public Library, 74 Church St., North Adams. For information phone 413-662-3133 or visit www.naplibrary.com.

Tuesday

• 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Blood Pressure Clinic: Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Becket Board of Health, at the Becket Town Hall. Information: 413-243-1212 • 9:30 a.m. - Toddler Time. For one to two-and-a-half years. North Adams Public Library, 74 Church St., North Adams. For information phone 413-662-3133 or visit www.naplibrary.com.

Wednesday

• 9 to10 a.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Lee Board of Health. Phone: 413-243-1212. Lee Regional VNA offices, 32 Park Street, Lee. • 10 a.m. - Preschool Story Time. North Adams Public Library, 74

Church St., North Adams. For information phone 413-662-3133 or visit www.naplibrary.com. • 11 a.m. - 12. - Blood Pressure Clinic: Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Chester Board of Health, at the Chester Town Hall, Chester, MA. Information: 413-243-1212 • 6:30 p.m. - Bingo - Non-Smoking - Refreshments Available Progressive Jackpots. Info: 413-443-7135 - ITAM Lodge #564, 22 Waubeek Road, Pittsfield.

Thursday

• 10 – 11:30 a.m. – Blood Pressure Clinic: Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visitng Nurse Association, Inc. at the Stop and Shop, Merrill Road Pittsfield MA. Information: 413-243-1212

Friday

• 4:30 p.m. - Bingo - with food, Speedball, Horserace and Bingo Nut 2 Tickets. Weekly progressive game prize of $1,199, plus weekly door prize. St. Mary’s School, 115 Orchard St., Lee. • 6:30 p.m. – Bingo every Friday. Doors open at 4:30, games begin at 6:30. St. Mary’s School, 115 Orchard Street, Lee. 413-243-1079. • 6:30 p.m. – Bingo every Friday. Doors open at 4:30. Elks Lodge #487 in North Adams, Ma, 413-664-9039

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