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"Stewards of the Land" Holliston Farms Get Ready for Farms Day, September 8th BY ELIZABETH RICKETSON The above title was perfectly quoted by Donna Kramer as we discussed Farms’ Day, coming up September 8th, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., and the Holliston Agricultural Commission one beautiful summer day on Adams Street. Meeting with Donna Kramer is always a tremendous honor and pleasure, and this visit did not disappoint. With each visit, I have the great fortune of learning just a little bit more about this amazing woman. Speaking earlier in the week, with Tony Lulek, chairperson of the Holliston Agricultural Commission (formed in 2005), he immediately credited Donna for being instrumental in changing the town’s bylaws designating Holliston as a farming community. Approaching Donna’s office, located at Breezy Hill Farm, I noticed a sign that I had seen many times before, but today its meaning resonated even more with me. I had a better understanding of the posted sign that read “Farm Bureau Member.” The Right to Farm Bylaw, which already existed at the state level,
from and how it was produced; to reduce fossil fuel usage in food transport; and to support the continued economic viability of local agriculture."
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now was recognized and accepted at the town level. Signs were posted at every entrance to Holliston indicating that our town was in fact now a farming community. We have specific areas of Holliston zoned for agriculture. Donna stated “niche farming in the northeast has put us on the agriculture radar, making America productive and profitable." According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding Niche Farming: Many small and
mid-size farm operators compete successfully in today’s agricultural marketplace by supplying specialty farm products. Growing numbers of consumers and commercial buyers are interested in purchasing farm products with specific qualities. The local food movement is being buoyed by a host of social, economic, and environmental trends, including a desire to obtain fresher, higher quality food in season; to know exactly where one’s food comes
Donna emphasized that “the Holliston AgCom is a teaching tool and a liaison or mediator enlightening the community about farming.” Farms Day, is sponsored by AgCom, is an educational family day inviting the people to come out and see our farms. It is all about exposure to farming and emphasizing the importance of buying and promoting local farms. From educational movies on bees to the Holliston Community Gardens, practice and theory come together. Holliston Community Gardens have been a huge success “as natural as possible” adds Donna. The HCG began with only two plots and has now grown to sixteen. Anonymously and benevolently, two new plots were recently added . Donna recanted a
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Come Out and Celebrate! 22nd Annual Celebrate Holliston Parade & Field Day September 21st BY J.D. O’GARA What’s the best way to become acquainted with about 5,000 of your Holliston neighbors? Stop on by Celebrate Holliston’s 22nd annual field day on Saturday, September 21st, where over a third of the entire town gathers in one day. Each year, the town-wide celebration, created in 1991 to foster community spirit and help make residents and businesses aware of the many activities, talents and products available to them, begins with a parade at 9 a.m. The parade, says 2013 Celebrate Holliston co-chair Theresa Lamkin, will start lining up at 8 a.m. at the Placentino School. All facets of Holliston are welcome. The parade follows Woodland (which turns into Railroad Street, to Central Street up to the
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square, and then left on Washington to Goodwill Park, on Green Street. “You can communicate with Martha Ellis in advance if you want to be in the parade, or you can also just show up. We like to encourage people to contact her and let her know, but the more, the merrier!” she says. “Last year was a fabulous parade.” Lamkin, who’s volunteered with Celebrate Holliston for nearly a dozen years, notes that neighborhood floats were big in the past, but their presence has diminished a bit.
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“We would love to encourage that again,” says Lamkin. “Anything people want to do, to just have fun, to promote their business, anything that’s fun to look at, we love to have.”
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“The event itself takes hundreds of volunteers to orchestrate for the day,” says Lamkin. Just the committee head list itself, she says, is
over 35 people. “There are so many different aspects of all of it.” The field day portion of the festival will take place from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and area businesses, organizations, crafters and artisans are invited to participate to showcase their goods and services. Last year, we had the National Lancers, the only paid entertainment. They come in period costume,” says Theresa Lamkin, co-chair of Celebrate Holliston. “We’re pretty home-grown. Our bands are the school bands and local bands. We’ve had people who’d sit on flatbeds and play as they go (during the parade).” At the field itself, the center stage highlights local performers and will be filled with local talents.” Anyone interested in a booth should go ahead and drop a note to Carl Damigella, says Lamkin, although space fills up fast. “We really load the field to capacity. Last year we had waiting lists,” says Lamkin. “People should defi-
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nitely get an email to us ( cdamig@aol.com) and let us know. Lamkin notes that the field is packed with about 200 booths. “It’s a good representation of all of the community booths and commerce and even municipal offices in town. If you want to learn about Holliston, that’s the day to learn it. It’s all there.”
also holds a Citizen of the Year contest. This year, says Lamkin, the winners will be celebrated in a reception at Pejamajo’s the Thursday night before Celebrate Holliston’s field day. The Celebrate Holliston committee will choose the winner in first part of September, basing its decision on the citizens’ contributions to the town.
The event boasts an annual chili contest, coordinated by Lisa Zais (lisa.zais@verizon.net). Anyone who wants to enter can contact her or check www.celebrateholliston.com for details. In addition, says Lamkin, there’s a children’s pumpkin decorating contest and a baking contest. Decorated pumpkins can be brought to the library before field day or brought to the harvest tent before noon on the day of the event. Baked specialty breads, bars and cookies can also be dropped off for the baking contest to the harvest tent from 7 a.m. until noon on the 21st.
Lamkin adds that Celebrate Holliston also has “wonderful sponsors that support us year after year to make it the best event possible, and enable us to do what our real purpose is – to fund projects that benefit the community.”
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Roll into the Pumpkin Patch Fair at the Fatima Shrine BY J.D. O’GARA The Xaverian Mission League will hold its Pumpkin Patch Fair on Saturday, September 28th and Sunday, September 29th this year. The fair will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, 101 Summer St. in Holliston. The event benefits the Xaverian Mission League, and will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. “The purpose of the league is to assist the priests in whatever functions they need help with,” says Shirley Melle, who explains that the money raised supports the priests and upkeep of the shrine, as well as supports missionaries for the Mission all over the world. There are over 800 Xaverian missionaries, says Melle, whose goal is to support the poor all over the world. The Mission has missionaries in Japan, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, the Congo, the Philippines and other areas, she says. The Pumpkin Patch Fair will feature fall crafts, including fall wreaths, decorated pumpkins and more. Local farms, says Melle, help out, as a farmers' table will sell vegetables and pumpkins.
“We also sell hot dogs, so people can come and have something to eat,” says Melle. Bargain hunters may want to peruse what the organizers call “Grandma’s Attic,” a type of white elephant table. The Xaverian Mission, says Melle, a volunteer for the Xaverian Mission League since 1999, was founded by St. Guido Maria Conforte, who was inspired by the life of St. Francis Xavier to begin mission work in China. In addition to supporting the mission, says Melle, the Xaverian Mission League also helps out with “Mary’s Day,” each 13th of the month from May to October, during which visitors will walk the rosary, the largest in the world, following a mass given by the priests. Volunteers for the league help guide visitors to tables and serve refreshments. In addition, the volunteers help put on the annual banquet at St. Joseph’s Church. For information on volunteering for the event, or for other questions, call Shirley Melle at (508) 429-5361 or email shirley.melle@gmail.com.
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Historical Society Plans 33rd Annual Harvest Fair Event to Take Place September 22nd BY J.D. O’GARA
the barn and we peel the apples, and there’s another crew putting the apples in the pie crusts. Then they’re rolling out the tops. Then we bake pies all day Saturday in the barn and the house, so they’re nice and fresh…There is nobody that can make a pie better than us.”
If you stop by the 33rd Annual Holliston Historical Society’s Harvest Fair at 547 Washington Street on Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., you might want to beeline to the pies, before they run out. They only make about 125 to sell.
The Harvest Fair is also about the wares of the roughly 60 crafters, artists and antique dealers who attend. Items offered for sale by many artisan crafters from Holliston and other New England towns include wooden toys and “name trains,” vintage jewelry, handmade sweaters, chocolate candy, photography note cards, silver and beaded jewelry, carved wood items, cards, hats, doll clothes, hair accessories, silk and dried floral arrangements, Christmas ornaments, and col-
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“We have some very new crafters this year,” says Shirley Melle, who’s coordinating the event this year. “We have somebody doing metal craft, Steve and Brenda Pulaski of Specialty Metal Products –
something we’ve never had before. He has bears, moose all kinds of animals that are cut from metal. It’s very, very interesting.” “Another thing we have is someone who has a business called Dishes to Daisies,” Melle explains how the artist makes garden art out of recycled dishes. “We (also) have birdhouses; We have pottery, and the Little Beehive, which Melle notes brings a small beehive with him, and he sells the honey and beeswax wares. An artist who has really impressed Melle this year is Bruce Pratt. “He makes pens out of wood,” says Melle. “He does all kinds of wood objects, like wooden bowls and so forth. He has pens that he has made from wood from an 1821
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Mudville home, and he has donated one to our silent auction.” The silent auction features over 75 items, with many donated by local businesses, says Melle. It will begin at 10 and wrap up at about 2:30. In addition, the day will feature children’s activities, including a bouncy house, face painting, and live animal displays by 4H members. Melle, a life member and past president of the Historical Society, explains that the nonprofit has really taken pains to limit the amount of jewelry at the craft fair, striving for a variety of wares. Melle, whose husband, Frank, has also been the Historical Society president, (making them the only
“Every May, we have all the 3rd grade classes in Holliston come to the Historical Society, and we teach them the crafts and the lifestyle of someone in the 1830s.They make candles, they do cross stitch, play the games they played, simulate a classroom and make Johnny cakes over the fire. Sometimes we cover music, and in the past, we’ve covered the tools they used. It’s something that the kids always, always remember.” The Holliston Historical Society also presents programs “every month or every other month or so,” says Melle. “These are always free to the public, and you don’t have to be from Holliston and don’t have to be a member,” she adds. For more information about the Holliston Historical Society, visit http://www.hollistonhistoricalsociety.org.
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Artist Spotlight: Bruce Pratt BY J.D. O’GARA Medway woodturner Bruce Pratt is “attracted to the sounds of chainsaws like bees are to honey,” the artist laughs. “I have wood in the shed, wood in the back yard, wood in the garage, wood in the basement, wood in the living room. It’s everywhere. People who split wood for firewood like nice straight grain, I like the gnarly stuff, where there’s crotches, burls, injury to the tree anything that makes the wood interesting. It’s all about the grain and the color.” Needless to say, says Pratt, one becomes friends with local arborists and the town DPW, anyone who takes down trees. Like many men of my age, we took woodshop in junior high school,” say Pratt, also a scientist who formerly worked in the Biotech industry. “I was intrigued by it, but never able to do anything about it.”
Pratt says he started doing a different kind of woodwork, with a scroll saw, about eight years ago. The scroll saw has a small table with small reciprocating blade. Typically, it’s used to cut thin flat wood to make patterns or designs. Pratt became so involved with this type of work, he published several pattern article about it. Pratt, however, became frustrated with this type of woodwork. “It was relatively two-dimensional,” he says. That’s when he turned to his lathe. Since his college days, Pratt says, he’d been dragging around a very old lathe from move to move, but had never set it up. When he finally did, he realized it was too old to work well, so he bought a small lathe. “In contrast to flat work, you can go from start to finish on a piece in
a matter of a couple hours to a day or two,” says Pratt. “Gratification is more immediate than if you spend 3 months working on a desk or a cabinet or things like that.” Pratt felt so satisfied with this method, that four months later, he went out and bought a big lathe. “I basically never looked back,” says Pratt, who says he took classes in the medium early on rather than take a chance on unlearning bad habits later. Now, Pratt says, he creates “anything round or almost round. I do a whole diversity of things,” from coffee mugs to bowls and more. Pratt says he prefers to use fresh wood, turning green to the final product. Some woodturners, he says, use already dried wood. The way Pratt does it, he says is different. “For bowls it’s called twice turned. You turn the bowl oversized, and then let it dry and it will warp a little bit, and then you return it so it’s true and round. I figure, the wood has the last say in what it wants to do. I’d rather work with it, don’t fight it.”
Shown are pens Bruce Pratt turned from chestnut beams discarded during a renovation of an 1821 home in the historic Mudville section of Holliston. Pratt has donated one of these pens to the silent auction of the Holliston Historical Society’s Fall Fair, and he’ll sell the remainder at the fair, giving 10% of proceeds to the Historical Society.
Pratt has sold his items at The Gifted Hand, in Wellesley. He has also shown his work at the former Westboro Gallery. Nowadays, he does about 10 shows a year, including the Annual Holliston Historical Society Craft Fair. In fact, this year, Pratt, who only recently began turning pens in order to teach a class at Woodcraft, where he works part-time, has donated a pen made out of wood from a historic Mudville home to the Histo-
Medway woodturner Bruce Pratt says he is “attracted to the sounds of chainsaws.” Here, he is shown with a winged bowl he turned from yew crotch wood from pasture land being cleared in Sudbury (right), as well as a bowl made of red oak from a backyard tree felled by Hurricane Irene..
ical Society for its silent auction. “I met another artist/artisan, Bill Hammond, who was very much into the Holliston Historical architecture,” says Pratt. “I was over his house and his wife came and said they were renovating a house in Mudville and throwing out some wood. So we piled in his van and asked if we could take some. We subsequently found out the house was built in 1821, and that some of the lumber I got was chestnut, which is almost unavailable because of the chestnut blight. I thought it would be kind of cool to turn pens out of this historical wood to sell at the Historical Society Fair, and I donated a pen for the auction. I’m also going to donate 10% of the sale of those historic pens to the Historical Society.”
The pattern of Pratt’s pens almost have a three-dimensional appearance. The artist explains that the effect is called chatoyance— the shimmer when you look into something it sort of glistens and changes color. Bruce Pratt and his creations will be at the Holliston Historical Society Harvest Fair on September 22, the Needham Craft Fair at Needham High School on October 19th, the Northboro Junior Woman's Club. Harvest Craft Fair, Robert E. Melican Middle School. 145 Lincoln Street, Northboro, on November 2nd, the Newton Holiday Craft Show, at Newton City Hall November 23rd and 24th, and the Sherborn Friends of Council on Aging, 3 Sanger St, Sherborn, on December 7th.
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thought and action. Here, kids can express themselves and be challenged to articulate what they’re feeling.” The school itself was founded by Chris Roberts, who grew up in nearby Medway. After college and living in Philadelphia for years, he came back to the area and decided to put his love of the arts to work. His school offers individual and group music and studio art lessons for children of all ages.
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BY J.D. O’GARA Self expression. That’s what the Holliston School for the Performing Arts really teaches, says
Director Richard Larraga. “We teach here what you don’t get a lot of experience in in school – that sense of independence of
“I wanted to take my skills and offer a place for people to work and kids to grow. “Kids don’t realize that those music and arts classes are what’s going to help them in life,” says Roberts. “It builds up a different emotional intelligence.” Whereas the tradi-
tional school environment focuses on cognitive and linguistic skills, or as Roberts says, “passing the test,” the Holliston School for the Performing Arts works on skills that are “musical, spatial, kinesthetic, interpersonal…the way we relate to each other and intrapersonal, the way we relate to ourselves.”
Students, he says, can explore emotions evoked by pieces of music they work on, and they can engage with the teacher and each other on a deeper level, as well as see other adults working in the arts community as role models. Arts education, says Roberts, simply makes for better people. “I think, a lot of times people think, ‘I want this lesson to learn this piece of music, but the focus and discipline that’s required when you learn an instrument helps translate into being an excellent human being later on,” says Roberts. He adds that many of the programs are also physical, with an exercise component. Dance, for example, can teach a dancer his or her physical boundaries, literally how far they can push themselves before they fall over. What’s more, says Roberts, is that education in the arts teaches perseverance in learning a difficult piece of music or dance, for
September 1, 2013 example, which ultimately leads to a sense of accomplishment. “It’s all based on you, yourself, being able to have the patience with yourself,” says Roberts. “How do I take a break, focus, realign goals? How do I solve a problem or create an ability to go beyond a specific perception?” The Holliston School for the Performing Arts, now celebrating its 6th year engaging local students in arts education, has recently gained licensure through the Department of Early Education and Care. Holliston Public School children will have the opportunity to be bussed directly to after school arts enrichment programs in theatre, music, dance and visual art. “It’s really a matter of wanting to have great service for the community,” says Founder Chris Roberts. “Part of the licensing process is to ensure the quality of the programming, so people can see that the Department of Early Education and Care is overseeing what we do here … It’s a matter of building trust.” The school is also working toward combining different artistic disciplines for a well-rounded arts education. Roberts explains, for example, that musicians will work with those studying theatre and dance to provide accompaniment. Larraga adds that a current drumming circle allows dance students to do improvised dance to the drumming. Roberts says he is very pleased with the direction his arts school is headed, with its recent licensing and Larraga coming on as Director. “I just want to keep doing good work,” says Roberts. This month, from September 9th to 13th, the Holliston School for the Performing Arts invites prospective students and their families to drop on by their 1657 Washington St. location for an open house. The school holds singing, theatre, creative movement and ballet classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, theatre, drawing, painting and some music on Tuesdays, painting and some theatre on Thursdays and singing and theatre on Fridays. Those who wish to stop by are encouraged to reserve a spot and find an age-appropriate time to come by calling (508) 429-4772 or emailing info@hollistonarts.com. For more information, visit http://www.hollistonarts.com/.
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Blue & Gold Star Families Dinner Planned for September 11th For the seventh consecutive year, a special tribute dinner is being planned to recognize all military families, paying tribute to Blue Star and Gold Star families, veterans and to honor the heroes and victims of 9/11/01. This non-political event is to simply say “Thank You.” The dinner will be held at
the Medway V.F.W., Medway Mass., on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, from 6-8 p.m. Free child care is provided, and families are warmly welcome to attend. If you are a family that has a loved one in the military, or a Gold Star family, or a veteran, or a first responder, or if you know of a
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Purr-Fect Cat Shelter to Hold 15TH Annual Petwalk for Homeless Animals The Purr-fect Cat Shelter will hold the 15th Annual PCS PetWalk (rain or shine) Sunday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Norfolk County Agricultural High School, Route 1A, in Walpole. Bring your friends, family and well-behaved dog for an approximate 3-mile sponsored walk along the wooded paths of the Aggie campus. Walkers may register anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Participants meeting certain pledge levels will be eligible for prizes. Dogs will receive a bandana (a thank you from the kitties) and a goodie bag from our sponsor Especially for Pets. After your walk, join us back on the main field for booths, Especially for Pets Doggie Buffet, raffles,
agility course, demonstrations, games for people & pets, snacks, live music and much more! Sponsor forms and general PetWalk information can be found at www.purrfectcatshelter.org. If you are not quite up to walking the route, you are still welcome to come and enjoy the day. Stop by the registration booth with your personal donation and come on in and join the fun! If you are an animal related rescue organization, business, service, crafter or vendor and want to have a booth at the PCS PetWalk contact us at purrfectcatshelter@yahoo.com or call (508) 533-5855 for more information.
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Save the Date! Purr-Fect Cat Shelter Craft Show Oct. 20th Autumn in New England Craft & Vendor Show, supporting the Purr-Fect Cat Shelter of Medway, will be held at the Franklin Elks, 1077 Pond St, Franklin on October 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fifth annual event will feature over 40 displays of handcrafts, quality retail products and more. Special appearance by Nancy Castle, author of the Loogie the Booger Genie children's book series! Nancy will have books available and also do book signing. We are excited to have her join us! Free admission, free parking and lots of free FUN! Something for everyone!
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Become a Member of the Holliston PTSA Did you know that Parent Teacher Student Association memberships expire at the end of the school year in June? It may be time for you to renew or to join PTSA if you are not currently a member. PTSA depends on memberships to help run the great programs it’s able to offer our students, for example: Culture Connection programs for all students Pre-K through
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membership). You can join online, with payment through Paypal or download a membership form from www.hollistonptsa.org. If you have any questions regarding your membership status or no longer have children in Holliston schools and would like your name removed from our database, please contact therahims@verizon.net
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of two groups, a moderate aerobic exercise group or a high aerobic exercise group. The high-exercise group had to exercise hard enough to produce a sweat for 60 minutes a day, while the moderate group only had to exercise hard enough to produce a sweat for 30 minutes per day. The study was conducted for 13 weeks, and, by the end of the 13th week, the men who exercised for 30 minutes per day had experienced similar, if not better, results than those who exercised for 60 minutes per day. In fact, the men who exercised for 30 minutes lost an average of two pounds more body weight than those who exercised for a full hour. Researchers suggest that the men in the moderate group might have benefitted from having more energy throughout the rest of the day, while those in the 60minute group had little energy for the rest of the day and were less inclined to be physically active post-workout.
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Living Healthy as will applying mosquito repellents according to the manufacturer's directions. Some natural mosquito repellents, such as lavender or oil of lemon eucalyptus, may also be effective, but have not been tested. Make sure all windows have tight-fitting screens and as much as possible, drain standing water on your property, since mosquitos use standing water to breed.
West Nile Virus in the MetroWest Area Infected mosquitos found in Holliston and Medfield BY JANE LEBAK
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Massachusetts agencies have detected mosquito-borne illnesses in local areas, including West Nile Virus in Holliston and in Medfield in early August, and in late August, a Norfolk county woman was the first to succumb to Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Everyone is being encouraged to take reasonable precautions to prevent infection even as the State takes action to reduce the mosquito population.
Individuals who want to request mosquito control measures on their own property can contact their county's mosquito control project. Residents of Millis, Medway, Norfolk and Franklin can contact the Norfolk Mosquito Control Project at http://www.norfolkcountymosquito.org to request service on their property (or to request their property be excluded from spraying), and Holliston residents can make their requests at http://www.cmmcp.org
cephalitis, and anyone experiencing these symptoms should consult his or her primary care physician.
It's important to remember that although the State is taking precautions and urging individuals to do the same, the threat is currently low in this area. According to the Health and Human Services website for the State of Massachusetts(http://westnile.ashtonweb.co m) no humans have tested positive for West Nile Virus in 2013, and in 2012 there were only 33 confirmed cases with one fatality (http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/doc s / d p h / c d c / a r b ov i r u s / w nv provider-update.pdf).
The town of Holliston issued a warning on August 7th announcing that WNV had been found in in a surveillance trap set by the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project in Holliston off Water Street, and that they were cooperating with the CMMCP to reduce the mosquito population. Catch basins were treated that day to reduce the mosquito population, and additional traps were set. A list of Holliston areas to be sprayed can be found at http://www.cmmcp.org/HOLLISTON2013.htm.
Individuals who contract West Nile Virus may be completely asymptomatic or may experience headaches or muscle and joint pain which quickly resolves. Only 1% of those infected with West Nile Virus will experience central nervous system involvement with severe symptoms, similar to meningitis or en-
As of August 15th, the state's West Nile website, http://westnile.ashtonweb.com/index.asp, rated the risk of West Nile Virus as "low" in all Metro-West areas, while it rates the risk of EEE as "Moderate" in Framingham and Hopkinton, "Low" in Ashland, Holliston and Medway, and in Millis, Medfield, Norfolk, and
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Although West Nile Virus is a concern, it is important not to panic. Residents can monitor the state's threat level themselves at http://westnile.ashtonweb.com/in dex.asp in order to make informed decisions about travel and outdoor activities.
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Living Healthy The Lesser Known Benefits Yoga Tip for Being at Ease BY ADELINE ALEX We are a culture that likes to sit in chairs as compared to the floor or the ground. Chairs are designed to offer support. How much support are you able to receive from a chair. While you're reading this tip, allow yourself to take the "full support" of the chair. Let your weight lean down into the seat of the chair. Allow your whole back
to lean into the back of the chair. Take an easy breath in and out. Notice how your body is more able to release a layer or two of tension. Your body may even be letting go of an "ahh" sound. Support always allows you to be more at ease. Periodically notice if you are allowing yourself to lean into the support of the chair. You can reach Adeline Alex at Light of the Heart YogaÂŽ (www.lightoftheheartyoga.com) or (508) 380-6903.
Active people tend to have varying views on cardiovascular exercise, or cardio. Often done at the end of a workout, cardio rarely evokes a staid response from fitness afficionados asked to share their thoughts on this valuable type of exercise. Fans of cardio will admit they love the feeling they get during and after a rigorous round of this type of exercise, which includes activities like running, cycling and walking. But those men and women who dread their time on the treadmill, elliptical machine or stationary bike are likely to categorize cardio as a boring and uninspiring activity. But regardless of a person's opinion on cardio, there's no denying it offers numerous benefits, many of which even avid athletes might be unaware.
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Living Healthy Dry Eye Syndrome BY: ROGER M. KALDAWY, M.D., MILFORD FRANKLIN EYE CENTER If you find yourself using artificial tears often, like when you are checking e-mail or going outdoors for a run, it may mean you have a disease called Dry Eye Syndrome. Dry Eye Syndrome, also known by the medical name keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is a condition in which there are insufficient tears to lubricate and nourish the eye. Tears are necessary for maintaining the health of the front surface of the eye and for providing clear vision. People with dry eyes either do not produce enough tears or have a poor quality of tears. Dry Eye Syndrome is a common and often chronic problem, particularly in older adults. With each blink of the eyelids, tears are spread across the front surface of the eye, known as the cornea. Tears provide lubrication, reduce the risk of eye infection, wash away foreign matter in the eye, and keep the surface of the eyes smooth and clear. Excess tears in the eyes flow into small drainage ducts, in the inner corners of the eyelids, which drain in the back of the nose. Dry eyes can result from either inadequate tear production or poor quality of tears. Inadequate amount of tears – Tears are produced by several glands in and around the eyelids.
Tear production tends to diminish with age, with various medical conditions, or as a side effect of certain medicines. When the normal amount of tear production decreases or tears evaporate too quickly from the eyes (wind, dry environment) symptoms of dry eye can develop. Poor quality of tears – Tears are made up of three layers: oil, water, and mucus. If the tears evaporate too quickly or do not spread evenly over the cornea due to deficiencies with any of the three tear layers, dry eye symptoms can develop. People with dry eyes may experience symptoms of irritated, gritty, scratchy, or burning eyes, a feeling of something in their eyes, excess watering, and blurred vision. Advanced dry eyes may damage the front surface of the eye and impair vision. Treatments for dry eyes aim to restore or maintain the normal amount of tears in the eye to minimize dryness and related discomfort and to maintain eye health.
What causes dry eyes? The majority of people over the age of 65 experience some symptoms of dry eyes.
some symptoms of dry eyes. Gender – women are more likely to develop dry eyes due to hormonal changes caused by pregnancy, the use of oral contraceptives, and menopause. Medications – antihistamines, decongestants, blood pressure medications and antidepressants can reduce the amount of tears produced in the eyes. Medical conditions – persons with rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and thyroid problems are more likely to have symptoms of dry eyes. Also, problems with inflammation of the eyelid margin (blepharitis), inflammation of the surfaces of the eye, or the inward or outward turning of eyelids can cause dry eyes to develop. Environmental conditions – exposure to smoke, wind and dry climates can increase tear evaporation resulting in dry eye symptoms. Failure to blink regularly, such as when staring at a computer screen for long periods of time, can also contribute to drying of the eyes. Other factors – long term use of contact lenses can be a factor in the development of dry eyes. Refractive eye surgeries, such as LASIK, can cause the same.
How are dry eyes diagnosed? Dry eyes can be diagnosed through a comprehensive eye examination and testing of the quan-
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tity and quality of tears produced by the eyes.
How do we treat dry eyes? One of the primary approaches used to manage and treat mild cases of dry eyes is adding tears using over-the-counter artificial tear solutions. Dry eyes can be a chronic condition. The primary approaches used to manage and treat dry eyes include adding tears, conserving tears, increasing tear production, and treating the inflammation of the eyelids or eye surface that contributes to the dry eyes. Adding tears – Mild cases of dry eyes can often be managed using over-the-counter artificial tear solutions. These can be used as often as needed to supplement natural tear production. Preservative-free artificial tear solutions are recommended because they contain fewer additives that could further irritate the eyes. Conserving tears – An additional approach to reducing the symptoms of dry eyes is to keep natural tears in the eyes longer. This can be done by blocking the tear ducts through which the tears normally drain. The goal is to keep the available tears in the eye longer to reduce problems related to dry eyes. Increasing tear production – Prescription eye drops that help to increase production of tears can be recommended, as well as omega3 fatty acid nutritional supple-
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Living Healthy Backpack Safety Can Prevent Serious Injuries Trips and falls on the playground may account for the majority of injuries that send school children to the nurse's office. But backpacks cause their fair share of injuries as well. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates there are more than 7,300 backpack-related injuries per year. Children routinely carry more than the recommended weight in school backpacks and, compounding the problem, also carry their bags incorrectly. The American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical agencies recommend that a child's backpack should weigh no more than 10 to 20 percent of the child's body weight. However, this figure should be adjusted based on a child's fitness level and strength. That means that the average sevenyear-old second grader who weighs between 55 and 60 pounds should be carrying no more than 11 to 12 pounds in his or her backpack. A backpack that is too heavy may cause
• red marks on the shoulders or back from the straps • tingling or numbness in the arms and back • changes in posture when wearing the backpack, and • pain anywhere in the back. To compound these problems, which also may include nerve damage resulting from pressure on nerves in the shoulders, children should lighten their loads and carry backpacks correctly. The following tips are some additional ways youngsters can prevent backpackrelated injuries. • Carry only necessary items. Children should only carry what is required for that particular school day in their backpacks. If teachers routinely have students carry home many heavy books, parents can consult with the teachers to see if there are other options. • Distribute weight evenly. Items in the backpack should be spread out to distribute the weight across the entire back. Heavier items should be at the bottom of the
pack. • Use both straps. Using only one strap shifts the backpack weight to one side, causing the back and shoulders to strain. Many orthopedists have reported treating children with back or shoulder pain as the result of carrying backpacks incorrectly. • Choose the correct backpack size. The size of the backpack should match the scale of the child and should rest evenly in the middle of the child's back. • Lift safely. Children should lift their backpacks by bending their knees and lifting to protect their backs. There are some safety features parents can look for when purchasing backpacks. A padded back reduces pressure on the muscles and can be more comfortable, while compression straps make the backpack more sturdy. Additionally, reflective material on the backpack can make the child more visible to motorists.
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The Prana Center Finds a Unique Balance September brings Children’s Chorus Sign-Ups, New Beginner Yoga Class BY J.D. O’GARA Yoga, and acting. They’re a perfect fit, according to Roberta Weiner, who runs The Prana Center Yoga and Acting Studio, located at 21 Charles Street in downtown Holliston, behind the Public Library. The combination, says Weiner, a long time theatre director who’s practiced yoga for 30 years, “just grew organically.” The center began with just one show a year.
The Prana Center also offers acting classes and camps. This month, it’s accepting applications for the Prana Children’s Chorus (Grades k-4) and Prana Teen Chorus (Grades 5-12). The chorus, taught by experienced voice and piano teachers Anita Durette and Joanne, meets 8 weeks, culminating in a concert. Children involved learn music theory, vocal pedagogy and musical artistry.
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In the shows and camps, she says, “there’s no time to be teaching music theory or how to read music or go into as much detail as you might like, because you’re also doing the dancing and the acting,” says Weiner. With the chorus, she says, children can get this important training, “and they don’t have to worry about their feet. This I thought of as a fairly inexpensive way to get to learn some of that stuff.”
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“Yoga is the key to everything to me,” says Weiner. “It’s what makes you stronger in your mind and your body. I teach yoga to all the kids, and it gives them breath control. The yoga breathing that I teach is the same as the breathing techniques you would get in a private voice lesson. It also gives you focus, and you can’t be onstage and not focus. Meditation really helps with that,” says Weiner.
“It really can change the way you move through the world physically and mentally,” says Weiner. The Prana Center has a number of different teachers and offers yoga for all different levels. Weiner, who teaches yoga at the Holliston Senior Center, notes that yoga movements can be modified for all abilities.
Now, she says, in addition to a variety of theatre classes, the school is looking at its 45th schoolyear production.
“We really try hard, to make it teamwork,” says Weiner. “One year, they might be ensemble. One year, they might have a main part. They make friends, and they come, year after year.” The next production, which is full, will be the Wizard of Oz.
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Yoga, says Weiner, makes everything she does with the children possible.
Yoga also helps with the acting, she says, because it Shown are children in an August 2013 musical revue put on by The Prana Center. makes the body stronger The center offers more than one production a year, with extra classes for acting, movement and music. and more flexible, for dancing. Yoga also teaches the children relaxation, which, Then, she added a half-day camp, “It used to be, everyone could says Weiner, is a learned skill. and at parents’ request later made read music,” says Weiner, “but Anyone can visit the Prana Centhat a full-day camp. Then, she added a show.
Children sign up for productions in advance for their age groups, and once the show is full, auditions take place, says Weiner. “Everyone who auditions gets a part,” she says, and children sign up in advance in their age group. Children are given a variety of different roles in productions.
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“It can be confusing, what kind of yoga to pick. Honestly, I tell people to just try it,” says Weiner, who says most classes are accessible to everyone. Drop-in classes are $15, or a package of 10 classes is $125, or $25 classes for $250. Folks can find a class any day of
the week, says Weiner, “Yoga is for your body so you’re stronger and more flexible, but it’s also for your mind, so you can focus. It’s also for your spirit, if you want that,” Weiner adds. In fact, this month, the Prana Center will offer a new beginner series. Weiner encourages those who might be on the fence about starting yoga to do it, even if they have limitations. “Our feeling is, don’t wait. We all start with the body we have on a given day,” says Weiner The Prana Center is located at 21 Charles Street, Suite F, Holliston. Visit www.pranacenter.com or call (508) 429-3470.
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story that illustrates, on many levels, the benefits of local community farming: Camille Kent, a National Honor Society student at Holliston High School and her mother, Natalie, farmed two boxes at the HCG and in turn, Camille supplied the Holliston Pantry Shelf with the fresh produce they raised. Farming is growing in Holliston, and in Donna’s estimation women especially are making farming work again. The website for the Holliston Agricultural Commission can be found at http://www.hollistonagcom.org. Please visit the website
for complete information on all events and programs listed. In addition to being the AgCom Chairperson Tony Lulek is the owner of Little Bee Hive Farm in Holliston. While Tony looks forward to watching children feed his chickens on Farms’ Day his primary focus and passion is bee keeping. While Tony and I chatted about raising bees there was even a bigger conversation to be had concerning Honey Bees and Colony Collapse Disorder. According to Wikipedia: Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. Honey bees are critical to our food
source and Tony possess a wealth of information on this topic so stopping by Little Bee Hive Farm is a must do on September 8th. According to Tony the definition of farming has changed and people are farming small parcels of land. Tony looks forward to people attending Farms’ Day to “see and learn.” Tony’s hope, which he shares with the members of AgCom, is to raise public awareness since Farms’ Day is a fun and educational event. The day is filled with learning, as people visit each farm, they will be entertained and educated by the various farms discussing and displaying their individual specialties. Farms’ Day is a free event, a great family day
which is enjoyed by residents of Holliston and neighboring towns and communities. In fact, Tony mentioned that he is particularly proud of this event since other towns are modeling their programs after Holliston’s. In Holliston we have the “right to farm” and thanks to the hard work of many we do have choices when selecting the food we consume. Supporting all businesses in Holliston is critical to the community thriving and our farms are included in this philosophy. An important message from Tony is to buy local and support local farms. “People want to know what is in their food and where it is coming from.” While we don’t have
Page 17 farmer’s markets, our farms do have their own farm stands making local shopping very accessible. A note for your calendar is the day before Farms Day, on September 7, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. the 4th annual Country Fair Days Breezy Hill Annual fundraising event will take place. This event raises money for scholarships and financial aid for the client’s of the therapeutic riding program. Tickets are $25 and children under 12 are free. This will be another fun family day including hayrides, pony rides, dog agility and crafts for kids. Please visit http://www.bhfhorses.com for more information.
Kids’ Community Harvest Garden Bears Fruit BY J.D. O’GARA Last year, Lisa Zais had an idea, one she shared with Bill Suarez, of the Holliston Agricultural Commission. In an email to Suarez, Zais outlined her thought and passion to create a “children’s community garden that the kids (with supervision) could operate from beginning to the end themselves.” Zais envisioned children eating the bounty and sharing it, and most of all, learning to eat and live healthy.
Shown are young people from the Robert Adams Middle School’s “Green Team,” along with their adult mentors. This group worked together to help the Kids Community Harvest Garden bear fruit, and they shared the produce with the Holliston Pantry Shelf. Photo courtesy of Lisa Zais.
best in our area and how to care for the plants.” Photo courtesy of Lisa Zais.
Her email was met with a resounding, unanimous yes from the members of the Holliston Agricultural Commission.
The first “Kids Garden,” says Zais, was a learning year, with the bounty being shared with the Holliston Pantry Shelf. Zais hopes to keep making improvements to the garden, envisioning children and
“They thought it was a great idea,” says Zais, who then thought, “How will I get the kids interested?” Zais called upon John Harnutunian, Vice Principal for the Robert Adams Middle School, who put her in touch with Marie Cuevas and Brook Doire (Grade 6 Teachers) who together had organized a “Green Team,” comprised of 6th, 7th and 8th graders that met on Mondays afternoons. “The students were very enthusiastic and ready to make it happen,” says Zais. “They did a lot of research on which vegetables thrive
adults growing together. “With childhood obesity on the rise and the population trying to get a grasp on healthy eating, what better when than to start with our children,” says Zais, who believes more children eating healthy will eventually lead to “less illness.”
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This year, Lisa Zais’ idea for a Kids Community Garden came to fruition, thanks to the Holliston Agricultural Commission and a lot of hard work by volunteers and kids from the Robert Adams Middle School. Photo courtesy of Lisa Zais.
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Busy Month for the Timothy O’Connell Foundation September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and it promises to be a busy one for one Holliston-based charity, The Timothy O’Connell Foundation. “Not only is September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month,” notes Joanne O’Connell, who, together with her family, founded the Foundation in 2008 in honor and memory of her son Timothy, who died that year from acute myeloid leukemia at age 10 after a 16-month fight with the disease, “but it also happens to be the month in which Timmy was born and the month that he died, and so we try to have our fundraisers around those important dates.” The O’Connell family established the Foundation shortly before Timothy died, as a way to allow the many friends and wellwishers in the community who wanted to help somehow to do so by making monetary donations that the charity in turn directed to other non-profit organizations that shared similar goals, including the funding of pediatric cancer research and the provision of
cancer care and related services. “The community support was tremendous,” says Joanne, “and it hasn’t waned in the five years since Timmy has been gone. Everything we do—every event we hold, every fundraiser we put together—is strongly supported by Tim’s friends in Holliston and beyond. The generosity of the sponsors of all of these events, and the level of participation and enthusiasm, is always moving.” Joanne notes that since its founding, The Timothy O’Connell Foundation has raised and given as gifts and scholarships over $200,000. Organizations on the “front line” of treatment and research, such as The Jimmy Fund, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the National Marrow Donor Program, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital- Boston, have been recipients of the Foundation’s giving, and so, too, have organizations that provide less direct but no less important “treatment” to children and their families affected by cancer, including Camp Sunshine in
Casco, Maine, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Children’s Hospital League, SuperSibs! and Flashes of Hope. Earlier this year, the Foundation held its first “Orange Appeal” at Clarke in Milford, where nearly 200 guests enjoyed foods prepared by award-winning chefs Gordon Hamersley, Jody Adams, Dave Becker, Tom Fosnot, Michele Fadden and Dee Steffen, and beers, wines and cheeses from local sponsors. “Orange is the leukemia awareness color, and so we encouraged guests to wear orange. We couldn’t have asked for a better night or better support,” says Joanne. “We had a silent auction and a raffle, and our donors came through in a very big way.” The Foundation is hoping for similar successes with three fundraisers planned for September. First, Fiske’s General Store has offered to donate $5.00 to the Foundation for every new or renewed “Friends of Fiske’s” membership in its discount club, offering members 20-30% off
most items in the store. “We’re very grateful for this kind gesture by John Paltrineri and Fiske’s,” notes Joanne, and she encourages the community to sign up before the end of the month for the special deal. Second, Joanne and a team of bakers plan to bake 250 chocolate cakes, which volunteers will sell at St. Mary’s after Masses on the weekend of September 7-8. This will be the fourth year that the Foundation has held this particular fundraiser, and at $50 per cake, the goal is to raise more than $10,000. “The cake was Tim’s favorite, and so we thought baking and selling them on his birthday would be a great way to remember Tim and at the same time raise money for things that made a difference in his life. We’ve netted close to $10,000 from these sales in years past, and historically we’ve put those funds towards scholarships for Holliston students who intend to study medicine or nursing or other health sciences,” notes Joanne. Finally, the Foundation will be holding its third annual
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Sports New Field Hockey Coach Fuoco’s Arrival At Holliston A Big Plus BY KEN HAMWEY The new field hockey coach at Holliston High is no stranger to success. Kate Fuoco played on a dozen championship teams in field hockey and softball at the high school level, was an all-conference selection when she starred at Rider College, and coached a New Jersey field hockey squad to five division crowns during a seven-year stretch. And, it’s not surprising that the 30-year-old Fuoco still plays field hockey in an adult women’s league that faces off every Monday at Harvard University. “I’ve always been very passionate about field hockey,’’ said Fuoco, a New Jersey native. “As a coach, I enjoy inspiring my players, motivating them and making them as competitive as possible. My goal at Holliston will be to develop an elite team that will learn life lessons and be respectful of teammates and opponents.’’ Fuoco has replaced Melissa Dlugolecki, who has moved on as athletic director at Arlington. As a high school athlete at Morris Knolls High in Denville, N.J., Fuoco competed as Kate Conlon in field hockey, softball and indoor track. A forward and captain in field hockey, her teams won conference crowns, state sectional titles and one county championship. Six more titles followed in softball where she was a conference allstar.
Fuoco’s winning ways continued in college at Rider University where she was a two-time captain for a field hockey team that won November 4, 2009 four conference championships. A center-midfielder, she was chosen a Northeast Conference all-star as a senior and that 2004 championship squad was inducted into the college’s hall of fame three years ago.
Fuoco met her prospective players just before school ended for summer vacation. She was impressed with what she saw and what she learned.
“I was very pleased to meet the girls,’’ she said. “I discovered immediately that they’re ambitious, eager and excited to get started. I’m also anxious to start. I want to help this team get back to tourney After graduation in 2005, she November 11, 2009 play. I prefer employing an upwas hired to teach English and tempo offense and want to develop John Peters III coach field hockey at St. John players who are high-energy types Medway Country Vianney in Holmdel, N.J., nearManor the on offense and defense. Some115 Mollison Street Jersey Shore. times, however, a coach has to adjust to the strengths and 02053 “I Medwa coached aty,St.MJohn Vianney weaknesses of the roster.’’ for seven years and we were division champs five times and ranked Fuoco, who often attends clinics in the county’s top 10 every year,’’ and seminars on field hockey, is Fuoco said. “I developed a moti- acutely aware that the Tri Valley vating style and I also focused on League is a highly competitive cirMetro West Medical teaching the sport, always offeringCenter cuit. She knows her first year on constructive criticism.’’ the job may involve an adjustment 115 Lincoln St period. 01702 Framingham, M husMarried a year ago, Fuoco’s band (Michael) was promoted by “I’ve talked with the players Soverign Bank and the couple was about the opposing teams,’’ Fuoco required to relocate. Getting her said. “I understand the Tri Valley resume out, she was contacted by League has lots of balance and talSluggers’ Academy of Medfield ent. One aspect I’ll stress is that I and hired part-time to give field don’t want us to finish in the midhockey lessons at the indoor turf dle of the standings. We want Holfacility. “I got to know James Lagos, one of the owners, and Mark Hernandez, Holliston’s softball coach,’’ Fuoco noted. “They both informed me that Holliston was looking for a field hockey coach. I applied for the position and got hired in June. I’ll also be teaching English for about a three-month period for an instructor who’s on maternity leave.’’
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Budgeting for Health Care in Retirement BY RYLAND HANSTAD While the precarious long-term financial health of the Social Security system gets most of the press, the Medicare system is on an equally uneven footing. According to the latest report from the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees, Medicare is projected to exhaust its assets by 2029.1 In 2007, the latest year data is available, Medicare covered less than two-thirds (64%) of the health care services for beneficiaries age 65 and older. The rest of the costs were paid by the recipient, either out-of-pocket, via private insurance, or from other sources.2 And those costs can really add up. The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), a nonprofit organization that studies
employee benefits issues and trends, has estimated that a 65year-old couple who retired in 2010 needs to have saved at least $158,000 to have a 50% chance of having enough money to cover their out-of-pocket health care expenses and health insurance premiums in retirement. To have a 90% chance of meeting those costs, the total rises to a staggering $271,000. The projections for those nearing retirement are sobering. EBRI estimates that a 55-year-old man needs to save in the range of $109,000-$354,000, while a 55year-old woman should set aside $147,000-$406,000. How much you will need depends on a variety of factors, many of which may be out of your control. They include:
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Life Trust: More "Power" to You BY JENNIFER DELAND Most people think of a life trust, sometimes called a "living trust" as being like a will. Such trusts were first widely used in California in response to high statutory fees for probating a will in that state. But a life trust can do more than a will. A life trust can make your life easier, by al-
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Calendar of Events September 7 Holliston Senior Center Fall Fair, 150 Goulding St., 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Boasts giant yard sale (quality items still being accepted), bake sale, crafts by skilled artisans, proceeds benefit health and nutrition programs at the center. Country Fair Days Breezy Hill Annual fundraising event, raises money for scholarships and financial aid for therapeutic riding program. $25 and children under 12 are free, includes hayrides, pony rides, dog agility and crafts for kids. Visit http://www.bhfhorses.com for more information. September 8 Farm Day (raindate Sept. 15th), 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., activities vary by location, including free samples, petting zoo, jazz bands, fall games for kids, hay rides, tomato recipe swap, tractor show (Newfound Farm), beehives & chickens, blacksmithing demo, participating farms include Out Post Farm, MacArthur Farm, Newfound Farm, Little Beehive Farm, Arcadian Farms, Lil’ Folk Farm, Bullard Memorial Farm, KilKelly Farm,
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September 18 Healthy Breakfast Series Free & Open to the Public! At the Timothy Daniels House in Holliston, 10:00am -11:00 am. Guest Speaker will be Historian Gary Hylander.. The Topic will be "President Truman, and The Bomb 50" years ago...a discussion about how the decision was finally made. Continental breakfast will be served. 84 Elm Street, Holliston, MAfor info call Debby at 508-429-4566 or go to our website at www.rehabassociates.com/timothydaniels September 19 History Book Club, Holliston Public Library, 6:30 p.m., Discuss Five Days in London: May 1940 by John Lukacs. Hosted by Mary Miley. New members warmly welcomed.
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BY MARJORIE TURNER HOLLMAN The Jewish High Holidays are a season of repentance that begins with the celebration of the Jewish New year at Rosh Hashanah and culminates with Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. Besides the usual yearly observances, several area synagogues are also offering a Tashlich service. Visiting local waterways to toss bread on the waters “is an opportunity to symbolically cast your sins into the depths of the sea,” according to Rabbi Earl Kideckel of Temple Beth Torah in Holliston. High Holiday Service schedules and contact information are listed below. Rabbi Tom Alpert of Temple Etz Chaim in Franklin said, “Every-
one is welcome, and you should check with individual congregations for information. We hope anyone who is Jewish or has Jewish affiliation will feel at home at one of these services.” Temple Etz Chaim, a Reform Temple 900 Washington Street, Franklin, Mass., (508) 528-5337 www.temple-etzchaim.org Most services are held at the Franklin Federated Church (FFC) 171 Main Street, Franklin, MA Services held at Etz Chaim noted as TEC Wednesday 9/4 7:30 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah service (FFC) thursday 9/5 9 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Children’s service (FFC)
Celebrate Holliston Citizens of the Year reception, Pejamajo Café, September 21 22nd Annual Celebrate Holliston, parade at 9 a.m., lineup begins at 8 at Placentino School, field day at Goodwill Park from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. features area businesses, organizations, crafters and artisans, and homegrown entertainment on center stage, www.celebrateholliston.com or on Facebook
10 a.m. Rosh Hashanah morning Service (FFC) 3 p.m. Tashlich Choate Park, Main Street Medway, MA Friday 9/6 10 a.m. Rosh Hashanah service TEC 7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat service TEC Friday 9/13 7:30 p.m. Kol NIdre (FFC) saturday 9/14 Yom Kippur 9 a.m. children’s service (FFC) 10 a.m. Yom Kippur morning service (FFC) 1 a.m. Afternoon study session (FFC) 3:30 p.m. Afternoon, Yizkor service and Neilah Services(FFC) 6:30 p.m. Havdalah Break Fast (FFC) Temple Beth Torah, a Conservative temple 2162 Washington Street, (Rt. 16) Holliston, Mass., (508) 429-6268 www.bethtorah.org, email TBT@bethtorah.org Wednesday 9/4 6:30-7:30 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah
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and litigation. Topics such as child support, child custody, alimony, property division, and a presentation on avoiding financial pitfalls in divorce will also be included. Space is limited, so please register in advance by sending an email to Christine at cbussell@divorcecollaborative.com or call (508) 346-3805.
September 22 Holliston Historical Society’s 33rd Annual Harvest Fair, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Raindate, Sept. 29), Holliston Historical Society, 547 Washington St., (508) 429-5795, www.hollistonhistoricalsociety.org, on grounds of Asa Whiting House,features handmade New England crafts, antiques dealers, a silent auction table, food for sale in the barn, special activities for children, silent auction, tours by members of the Society in period costume.
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September 28 Pumpkin Patch Fair, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fatima Shrine, benefits the Xaverian Mission League, fall crafts, decorated pumpkins, hot dogs, Grandma’s attic and white elephant table September 29 Pumpkin Patch Fair, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Fatima Shrine, benefits the Xaverian Mission League, fall crafts, decorated pumpkins, hot dogs, Grandma’s attic and white elephant table
thursday 9/5 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Rosh Hashanah morning service 4-5 p.m.Young Family service 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tashlich Friday 9/6 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Rosh Hashanah morning service No Shabbat evening service Friday 9/13 6:15-6:30 p.m. Mincha 6:30-7:30 p.m. Kol NIdre saturday 9/14 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.Yom Kippur Service 4-5 p.m. Young Family service 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mincha 6:30-7:30 p.m. Neilah 7:30 p.m.Yom Kippur Final Shofar
Temple Ael Chunon, an unaffiliated temple 334 Village Street, Millis, Mass., (508) 376-5894 www.aelchunon.org Wednesday, 9/4 6:56 p.m. candle lighting Erev Rosh Hashanah thursday 9/5 Rosh Hashanah Friday 9/6 6:53 p.m. Candle lighting Rosh Hashanah Friday 9/13 6:40 Candle Lighting, Erev Yom Kippur saturday 9/14 Yom Kippur, 8:09 Havdalah
Colleen E. Cunnally, Esq.
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Lisa Zais, Executive Realtor
Residential & Commercial Realty Executives Boston West 21 Central Street, Holliston 508.353.1092 www.LisaZais.com
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Jenna and Nick ask, “We were planning on buying a single family home, however we recently saw a condominium that looks great. Which style is better?” It is not the style of the building, but rather the difference in “life style”. When owning a single-family home, for the most part, you are required to live by the rules of the city/town. The same is true with a condominium except that additionally you must abide by the special “rules and regulations” of the condominium documents. These rules can be clear and common sense or at times can be a bit “funky”. These rules may include which vehicles can be parked in your driveway, (which in fact may be a benefit as it will prevent your neighbor from parking a “junker” next to your place). Other rules may include the color of your drapes, which (if any) flag you
can display, if and when you can repair or paint anything outside (such as the deck or siding), and even whether or not you can place a swing set or “kiddie’s pool” in the yard. Most condominiums require a monthly fee that is paid to a common fund and administrated by a professional management Co. That company makes the day to day decisions based on the condo regulations and the condo board. So to a great degree you have less control, (unless you get elected to the board and vote). If you decide to go the condo route, please get a complete copy of the rules and regulation, and a current set of financial statements. Study and understand these documents, and then you will be better equipped to decide if that is the place for you and your family. Many times condominiums appeal to young people who are on the go and very busy building their careers, and older people who like the idea of no exterior maintenance, yard work or snow plowing. The style of ownership exceeds the style of the building.
home M A R K E T P L A C E It’s A Sign of the Times… as the market strengthens every month with new and resale homes selling for full list price or better, this is the ideal time for those who are over 55 in age to make the move to an active adult community. Many seniors were previously hesitant about selling their home in a buyers’ market.
that the existing adult communities will be “sold out” by the end of this year or the beginning of next year. Most of the adult communities have only a handful of condos remaining. The best time to purchase is during the final phase. The new homeowner will not need to “live with construction” for years to come!
now is the time to downsize. Resale homes are in great demand in our area, and we are working in an “extreme sellers’ market" with less than one month of resale inventory remaining. homeowners are in a good position to sell.
if you have thought of downsizing, this is the perfect time to call your buyers’ agent to provide a tour of the local new adult communities, and to provide you with a market analysis of your existing home. Everyone needs proper representation, and every potential buyer would be wise to call a buyer’s agent for proper representation when buying
new condos are selling well, and most of the active adult communities are building their final phase. What that means is
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new construction. It’s the smart thing to do!! this is just another sign of the times....
About the Author: Barbara Todaro is an award winning real estate agent with 35 years of experience and is the marketing agent for The KuneyTodaro Team. Barbara is a blogger on ActiveRain, Google+ and several other real estate platforms. Visit her website at www.todarosellsfranklinma.com. For commenting and further discussion, Barbara Todaro can be reached at (508) 520-9881.
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Mr. Capozzoli has been a Massachusetts real estate broker for 35 years. You are invited to submit your real estate questions by e-mail cappy@erakey.com or by phone (508) 596-2600. Cappy has been a resident of Medway for 20+years.
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Financial Planning for College As summer comes to a close it can only mean one thing: hundreds of thousands of college students from all over the nation and the world will be returning to the Commonwealth to pursue some form of higher education. And while most of those students are looking forward to learning new things, meeting new people, and crisp Fall afternoons tailgating (we’ll skip over the part about winter parking bans for now), many parents are pondering how, exactly, they’re going to pay for their kids’ four-year excursion to the land of higher learning. As a popular radio commercial so aptly puts it, “This is the time of year when the logo on the sweatshirt starts appearing at the top of the bill!” At Atlantic Capital Management, we help many families effectively plan and pay for college. In our experience, there is no “magic bullet” for college financing; like most other forms of investing, it requires planning, due diligence, and willingness to stay focused on the goal: paying for your kids’ educa-
tion without going broke (or bankrupting them) in the process. Below are some tips, gathered from our direct experience, for effectively planning for and managing the college funding process. It’s never too early to start: As with most investment scenarios, it’s wise to let the power of time and compounding work in your favor when it comes to college planning. The average yearly cost for a private four-year institution is now over $32,000. The sooner you can get started on saving for college while your children are still young, the more time you’ll have to make that money work for you. Invest what you can afford to, and make adjustments as life circumstances change. Do your research: Your kids aren’t the only ones who should be hitting the books. New college financing options hit the market every year, and you should take the time to keep up with the changes and implement them, as necessary, in your portfolio. “Tried and true”
instruments like 529 plans have been enhanced by things like the Coverdell “college IRA,” which allows for tax-free withdrawals for tuition, books, fees, and housing. Do your research, or consult your financial professional. Understand the financial aid options: Most families assume that they won’t qualify for financial aid. In reality, even the top-tier institutions give a large percentage of students some kind of aid. So if you’re facing a near-term tuition scenario, file that FAFSA as early as possible! Carefully evaluate your options for grants, scholarships, and loans. Many families can put together an effective “hybrid” college finance plan even when faced with a short time frame. Work closely with the financial aid offices at prospective schools. If you’d like to learn more about our approach to helping families pay for college, please call us at (508) 893-0872 to schedule a free consultation.
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William c. newell, certified Financial Planner (cFP®), is president of atlantic capital management, inc. a registered investment advisor located in holliston, mass. With Wall street access and main street
values atlantic capital management has been providing strategic financial planning and investment management for over 25 years. on the Web at www.atlanticcapitalmanagment.com.