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5th Annual Friends of the Poor Walk in Franklin September 26 Walk Benefits Society of St. Vincent de Paul; Funds Stay in Franklin

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By J.D. O’Gara On September 26, 2015, from 9-11 a.m., the St. Mary’s Conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul will join other Conferences across the country by conducting its fifth annual, local Friends of the Poor® Walk. It invites local residents to come down and help make a difference for their neighbors in need. Walkers gather pledges. Pledges are collected at the time the pledge is made and turned in on Walk day.

“It’s our biggest fundraiser,” says 25-year St. Vincent de Paul Society member Helen Brunelle, one of the founding five members of the St. Mary’s group, and all of the pledge dollars from

All are welcome to get a few pledges and walk a few miles in the Fifth Annual Friends of the Poor Walk, hosted by St. Mary’s Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The walk will take place on September 26, from 9-11am and all funds raised will benefit people in need from the local area.

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their community service hours in. Garelick Farms sponsors the event with water and orange

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On August 12, 2015, the Franklin Community Coalition Against Opioid Abuse kept the momentum in the fight against addiction going by hosting a lecture by Dr. John Francis Kelly, Ph.D., an Associate Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, the founder and Director of the Recovery Research Institute at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the Program Director of the Addiction Recovery Management Service (ARMS) and the Associate Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine at MGH. Following Dr. Kelly’s presentation, a question and answer session with active participation from the audience and a panel, including Dr. Kelly, and Jonathan Cabezas, the Director of Services at Number 16 in

Wakefield, MA; • Brooke, a 39 year old recovering addict whose opiate addiction started in 2003; • Jennifer Rowe, a Norfolk County ADA, who has spoken frequently about scope of the drug issues in Norfolk County, particularly concerning opioid abuse; • Amy Leone, a LMHC with clinical practices in Milford and Upton, who works with those struggling with addiction, in the path of recovery, or those effected by others substance addictions; and • Dan Lynch, President of Lynch Wellness and Recovery Foundation, who has more than 20 years of experience in the field of addiction.

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The Wiz Casts Eases on Down the Road to St. Rocco’s Feast On August 20-23, the Star Players of Massachusetts and Dean College presented The Wiz at the Dean College Main Stage Theater in Franklin, Mass. Here, The Star Players’ Dorothy and Tin Man enjoy the famous fried dough at the annual Feast of Saint Rocco festival in Franklin.

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10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Historical Society grounds at 547 Washington Street, Holliston, (rain date Sept. 27) The event draws all types of crafters and unique vendors from all over the state, features apple pie, children’s entertainment, bouncy houses, various food vendors and 3-piece band Always in Season, as well as historic house tours.

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Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary’s 37th Annual Fall Fair, Annual Fall Fair 108 North Street, Norfolk, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A field full of over 40 crafters selling their handmade wares, music, children’s games and crafts, animal presentations, trail walks, our second annual duck derby, and more. Fee: $4 adult/$3 child; maximum $12 family For more information, or to reserve a space please call Stony

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Franklin Downtown Partnership Progressive Dinner to be Sept. 27 The Franklin Downtown Partnership would like to invite you out to dinner. Instead of choosing just one restaurant, why not go to four different eateries? You can by joining us for the inaugural Progressive Dinner on Sunday, September 27, in downtown Franklin.

Your culinary exploration will begin with appetizers at one restaurant, soup at another, an entrée at a third, and then dessert.

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Tickets are $50 per person, including tips and taxes. Beverages are not included. Choose your flight when you purchase tickets, which are on sale now through September 15 at Jane’s Frames, The Franklin Downtown Partnership office, and Emma’s Quilt Cupboard. Cash or check only.

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The Franklin Downtown Partnership is a non-profit, 501©3 organization made up of businesses, residents and community leaders working to revitalize downtown Franklin. The Partnership runs events such as the Strawberry Stroll and the Holiday Stroll, and is involved in streetscape and design efforts, greenspace and sculpture projects. For more information, please contact Executive Director Lisa Piana at downtown. franklin@yahoo.com, or go to www.franklindowntownpartnership.org.

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juice at stops along the route. The Knights of Columbus also are a great help on that day, she says.

The organization, which meets twice a month and numbers about 30 members (new members always welcome), exists for one purpose only, to help others in need.

“When a parishioner or someone is in need of assistance, two members visit with that person, usually in their home. They assess the situation and give immediate help, generally writing a check for rent, electric, or gas,” says Brunelle. The members will usually, right off the bat, gather some food from the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry.

“We always try to bring food from our food pantry as a goodwill gesture, and it also helps. The money that would be used for food could be used for something else,” says Brunelle. She adds that this season, the Society has two community garden plots on Forest Street, so when the vegetables are in season, they try to bring some along.

“All the help is confidential,” says Brunelle, who says that the Society gets calls from people who

need gas to get to work or a job interview, are young parents who need emergency shelter, people about to have electricity shut off, even one person who needed minutes on a phone so that they could hear back after a job interview. In addition to trying to help with emergency needs, the group also offers an 8-page packet of other resources to try. “We also have hope bags we put together for the homeless,” she adds, noting three new families had recently approached the Society with that problem.

Area businesses have been very helpful with some of these needs, says Brunelle. In cases where some folks were in desperate need of shelter, a couple of local hotels have offered the St. Vincent de Paul Society the discounted rate, with a full breakfast and full dinner.

“This gives people a couple days relief from ‘crisis mode,’” says Brunelle, who adds that the United Way has come through to aid the Society, as have parishioners, the church and local companies. such as Local stores, such as the Big Y, have helped, as have the Random Smile Project, the Franklin Interfaith Council, and

the YMCA even came through at one time allowing some homeless families to use their laundry facilities.

“Each one is doing their little part, and we all come together and it makes a difference in a person’s life” Rent and utilities are a constant need, says Brunelle, although she has seen an increase in the need for storage. Last year, the Society helped 286 families as of October first, 2014, answering 901 calls, and this year, as of the first week in August, they had helped about 230 families, answering about 831 calls, about the same number as this time last year. Still, it’s a jump from the 150 families they helped in 2007.

Brunelle says she sees money as the third thing people really need.

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she says. “You know how hard it is to ask for help, and you treat people as you would want to be treated. It’s so rewarding, I’m glad I’m a member.”

Registration for the Fifth Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk will take place on September 26 in Sacred Heart Hall, in the lower level of St. Mary’s Church, 1 Church Square, Franklin. The walk goes from the intersection of Church Square and Oak Street, down Oak to Iroquois Drive to the top of Iroquois Drive and then

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A Performing Arts Campus Grows Up in Franklin

For Director Raye Lynn Mercer, 2015 is a milestone year, marking both the 30th anniversary of the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) and the kickoff to the Franklin Performing Arts Company’s 25th season.

Founded by Mercer in 1985 and 1991, respectively, the school and company share a passion for quality arts education and programming, with a commitment to live music and a focus on youth development. Last fall, the non-profit Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) debuted a new theater, music and event venue, THE BLACK BOX. FPAC’s new home is located just behind FSPA, creating a dynamic performing arts campus in the heart of downtown Franklin.

Dedicated to the enjoyment of the music, dance and drama for all ages, FSPA offers wide-ranging and multi-level classes in all

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From the earliest ages, FSPA programming encourages learning through doing, while building skills, confidence and experience.

Mercer and Kim Rezendes created the Little Music School (LMS) at FSPA in 2005. Teaching children as young as 18 months to play the piano, the LMS program introduces children to music in a way they understand, through imagination, movement, play and peer interaction.

The innovative Mercer continues to develop new programming and expand opportunities at FSPA. The school launched a Musical Theater Conservatory last year to engage enthusiastic students at a high level in song interpretation and musical theater scene study while exploring possibilities for college and career. This fall, FSPA will introduce a new Dance Repertory Ensemble for students across many disciplines with opportunities to travel to NYC and Walt Disney World for classes and performances. Under the direction of Ballet Mistress Cheryl Madeux, FSPA has created a three-track ballet program to meet the needs of dancers ranging from those interested in recreational enjoyment and those dedicated to pre-professional study.

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WSN Celebrating 30 Years of Women Helping Women The Women’s Success Network started in 1985 when six women met over lunch to share their successes and struggles in their businesses. They were all actively engaged in trying to balance their commitments to family, to careers and to themselves. They knew that they would find better support with other women. The group decided to schedule some regular meeting times to help one another out. They wrote a press release to invite more women to join them, and they were amazed at the results. There were immediately over 50 responses. They saw that there was a need.

Thirty years later, the Women’s Success Network (WSN) continues to grow and flourish. On September 2nd, WSN will celebrate its 30th anniversary at Luciano’s Lake Pearl in Wrentham, Mass.

WSN remains focused on supporting one another and they have continued to execute their mission statement of “Women Helping Women, Professionally and Personally.” They offer a supportive environment for women to grow

their businesses and build strong and lasting relationships.

Additionally, WSN provides thousands of dollars in scholarships every year to help deserving women achieve their dreams.

WSN members are dynamic and supportive women who meet monthly for networking, dinner, and hear from speakers related to business or personal growth. Members have their business listed on the WSN website directory.

Businesses can promote their product or service at complimentary display tables. There are members-to-member discounts offered and many more benefits in being a member.

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Exsultet! Still Seeks a Few Great Sopranos Auditions to be Held September 14

By J.D. O’Gara Exsultet!, a chamber choir of 12 singers, aspires to be the premier women’s ensemble of the Metrowest area. It will hold open auditions this month on September 14, from 7 – 9 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Holliston, 725 Washington Street, Holliston. Entering its third season, it seeks vocally experienced singers who have an aptitude and the skill level to learn musically challenging pieces.

“They must be able to learn their music on their own before rehearsal,” says Richard Larraga, artistic director. “Typical for the

average community group is that you learn the notes in rehearsal.

We’re expecting them to learn the notes before rehearsal. We’re looking for women who want a musical challenge.”

Although Exsultet! has residence in a church, the group is not otherwise affiliated with any church or church group. In fact, singers come from a variety of faiths and backgrounds.

“We are not a church choir. We do perform a mixture of sacred and secular music of many different centuries and styles,” says Larraga. “We are musically flexible, eclectic and diverse.” In addition,

Exsultet!’s performances fuse dramatic prose with eclectic, yet artistically vibrant musical selections.

Exsultet!’s last performance, for example included “Ride on King Jesus” and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.” “Our musical fare runs a large gamut of musical styles. We don’t all into a typical pattern of serious in fall, popular in spring. We

do a mix at every concert.” The group presents two concerts a year, one in January and one in May, with occasional smaller performances at local events, as permitted. Upcoming concerts include an “Around the World” themed concert on January 23, 2016, featuring lullabies from around the world as well as a spring concert dedicated to first responders on May 21, 2016.

The group hopes to draw singers who not only sing well and know music, but whose voice blends well with other singers of the same caliber.

Potential singers will be able to download and review the audition piece on the group’s website at www.exsultet.us.

The group’s active season runs from September through May, with rehearsals on Monday evenings, from 7-9 p.m. including holidays except for Labor Day. Larraga also invites high school singers to come intern with the group.

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Franklin Constructs Beach Volleyball Court with help of Scout Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting and Recreation Director Ryan Jette are pleased to announce that the Town of Franklin has built a professional beach volleyball court at King Street Memorial Park.

The Franklin Recreation Department and Department of Public Works (DPW) have partnered with local Boy Scout, Jack Jenkins, to construct the court at the park on King Street, which is open year-round. It was ready for use beginning Aug. 20.

The 80feet by 50feet court features a Monson Slider Pole System with a pro-grade beach volleyball net that can be adjusted from eight feet to seven feet in height, and will also allow for badminton play.

Jenkins worked closely with the two Town departments throughout the entire project, from sod removal to the installation of the concrete volley-

ball poles. As part of his Eagle Scout program, Jenkins has dedicated over 100 hours of service to the project.

“We are excited to be able to offer volleyball and badminton for the first time to our residents. We know the court is going to be a popular area in our community,” Town Administrator Nutting said. “Jack Jenkins has been extremely dedicated to this endeavor and without the hard work from him and our Recreation Department and DPW, the court would not have come to fruition.”

Franklin plans to utilize the court for co-ed leagues and as part of its summer camp activities. For information about using equipment, please contact the Recreation Department at (508) 520-4909.

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TPC Boston Hosts Integration Initiative Golf Clinic [FRANKLIN, MA] – This summer, TPC Boston hosted two golf clinics for members of the Hockomock Area YMCA’s Integration Initiative. Participants were given tips from the best, receiving instruction in putting, chipping, and full swing from professional staff at TPC Boston.

Later, the newly trained golfers hit the links and played a few holes on the championship course, the same course that will host the best players in the world on Labor Day weekend for the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Among the participants were some of Franklin’s shining stars: Datta Baplata, Peter Willis, and Douglas McNulty. They were joined by Hockomock Area YMCA staff, additional members of the Integration Initiative, as

well as Patriots Legend Steve King and several other generous donors who support the Initiative.

This is the fourth year that TPC Boston has hosted these clinics. While many of the participants were golfing for the first time, some of the kids had years of experience and were excited to return. Hockomock Area YMCA President Ed Hurley observed how some of the participants “have been playing for several years now as a result of this experience.” The golfers from the Integration Initiative have developed their game so much that the Hockomock Y was able to start a 20-person integrated golf team in 2014, a program which is still going strong.

The day, however, was not over after the golfers finished the course. They were treated to some

pizza provided by Domino’s and then given a special surprise: tickets to the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston. Hurley smiled as he commented on how the kids would watch the best players in the world “and they can tell their friends they played on the same course.”

“I want to thank everybody at TPC Boston...for doing this again for us every year. It’s something the kids look forward to and we look forward to. It’s a great day for our Y and the kids and our Integration Initiative,” said a grateful Ed Hurley. The Hockomock YMCA is proud to have experienced another successful golf clinic thanks to TPC Boston and the Integration Initiative.

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More Massachusetts Charities to Use Specialty License Plates as Fundraising Tool Senator Spilka, Representative Roy advocated for initiative in state budget Last month, the legislature passed a budget for fiscal year 2016 that includes provisions to expand the opportunity for local charitable organizations to create and sell distinctive registration plates, Senator Karen E. Spilka (D- Ashland) and Representative Jeff Roy (D-Franklin) announced.

Senator Spilka and Representative Roy have been working since the 2013-2014 legislative session to lower the thresholds for charitable organizations to participate in the specialty license plate

program. Several Massachusetts organizations, including the PanMass Challenge and the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, have faced challenges in their efforts to create specialty license plates to raise money and awareness for their charitable causes.

“Local organizations are doing terrific work in our communities – from cancer research and treatment to housing and shelter assistance,” said Senator Spilka.

“Specialty license plates help raise awareness of these important organizations and are a useful fundraising tool. As the wife of a twenty-plus year PMC rider, I’m

especially committed to helping to support this worthy cause.”

“By lowering the initial threshold for specialty plates, we help charitable groups who are finding it difficult to raise money and keep their programs going,” said Representative Roy, a 13-year PMC rider. “The current system creates substantial obstacles for smaller nonprofit groups and now they will have a better opportunity to get their plates into production and increase the long-term revenue stream they need, all at no cost to the Commonwealth.”

The new provisions in the budget change state law to reduce

the number of pre-applications required for specialty plates to be produced from 1,500 to 750 applications. The budget also increases the time an organization has to sell 3,000 specialty plates before forfeiting a portion of their $100,000 bond from two years to five years.

Since its inception in 2003, the specialty license plate program has allowed participating charities to collectively raise close to $75 million. The MA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has raised over one million dollars since 2005. The Firefighter plate has raised $750,000 since 2007.

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stressed was that addiction is the top public health problem in the country, but in comparison to funds spent on prevention for other health problems, it has the lowest proportion of funding allocated toward prevention.

Addiction, he said, takes root in adolescence, with early exposure to alcohol a significant factor in increasing the propensity for addiction later in life. Delay of alcohol use until the 20s, he said, significantly decreases this risk.

Most addicts, he says, are able to achieve recovery, but the quicker the addiction is caught, the quicker the recovery, which is dependent on long-term management and support. Most who are addicted take 4-5 years before they will seek help and need longterm management and support, and it takes five years of recovery for that person’s relapse likelihood reaches 15%, or that of the general population. Half of addicts also have some other psychiatric condition.

Stigma of the condition worldwide is a significant problem, ex-

plained Kelly. He cited a WHO study that listed illicit drug addiction as the top most stigmatized conditions worldwide, with alcoholism the fourth. Kelly noted that the words used to describe addiction contribute to the stigma and studies have shown that how an addicted person is described, ie., a substance abuser vs. someone with a substance abuse disorder, dirty vs. clean, etc., has an impact on whether that person is treated with punishment or with treatment, when treatment is the best option.

Addiction, explained Dr. Kelly, “hijacks circuitry. When a person is addicted, they can’t sense the normal levels or reward,” he said.

“This dysphoria means people find it extra hard to stop using the only thing they remember will help them.”

Kelly noted that the burden of addiction is growing, a sentiment echoed by Jennifer Rowe, from D.A. Morrissey’s office, who pointed out that so far in 2015, 95 deaths have been attributed to opioid use, a significant increase over previous years.

Locally, on September 12, an opiate addiction awareness walk

will take place in Milford, entitled “Missin Matt Walk” and held in memory of Matt Bertuli, who died November 3, 2012 of a heroin overdose. The walk, writes his sister, Meghan, herself a recovering addict, is aimed at not only raising awareness of the widespread nature of this disease, but also to “change the stereotype that many have of a heroin addict that they are not just ‘bums on the side of a dumpster’ but human beings like you and me.”

The walk will begin at 11 a.m. at the Milford Town Park Bandstand on September 12, and the $25 entry fee benefits the Missin Matt Foundation, whose mission is to open a recovery center to aid those addicted and their families.

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Franklin Art Association Sept. 2 Meeting to Look at American Paintings The Franklin Art Association will meet Wednesday, September 2nd from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street. Refreshments and socialization will begin at 6:30. The program will continue with a presentation from Jill Sanford, entitled “America, An Artful Journey, an Art for Your Mind presentation.

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Dean College Names Rooke Director of The Center for Business, Entertainment and Sport Management Dean College, a private, residential college located in Franklin, Mass., welcomed John Rooke as Director of The Center for Business, Entertainment and Sport Management and Distinguished Executive Faculty in the Schools of Business and the Arts. The Center was created by Dean College as an academic partnership with the Kraft Sports Group (KSG). It will provide opportunities for students to gain insight from KSG officials, including executives of the New England Patriots, New England Revolution and Patriot Place.

“I’m thrilled to be a part of this initiative at Dean College,” said Rooke. “I am looking forward to working with the students to provide new educational experiences through our relationship with the Kraft Sports Group, including the Patriots and the Revolution.

The students at Dean will be the real winners here. It’s a chance to learn from professionals in the sports and entertainment industries.”

Rooke is an award-winning broadcaster and a member of the 2011 class for the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame. He has more than 30 years of electronic, print and new media experience in large and small markets as well as at the network level. For the past 26 years, he has served as the play-by-play voice for Providence College basketball. Additionally, he has served as the public address announcer for the New England Patriots for the past 22 seasons.

Rooke also serves as a featured columnist for Patriots.com and WEEI.com and has authored a book on the history of radio in Rhode Island entitled Rhode Island Radio (Arcadia Publishing, 2012).

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“Come OUT MetroWest and Celebrate” Dinner and Fundraiser OUT MetroWest is pulling out all the stops with its second annual celebration supporting LGBTQ youth! Join our fundraising gala for dinner, entertainment, and special, honored guest Senator Edward J. Markey.

Senator Markey will be recognized for his long-standing advocacy for the LGBTQ community, having led the charge to ensure that LGBTQ rights be an integral component of US foreign policy. Congressman Joe Kennedy III will serve as chair of the Honorary Committee, which also includes former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank, Representative David Linsky, Representative Alice Peisch, and Representative Chris Walsh. Top corporate sponsors of “Come OUT

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Dean College Children’s Center Preschool Exploration Open House September 4 Franklin, MA -- from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Parents of children 2 years old to 6 years are encouraged to bring their child to explore the school and learn about our program. Applications are being accepted for 5-day morning, 2-day morning, 3-day morning preschool programs or 4-day Pre-K program. Preschool begins on September 14, 2015.

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Finding Peace in Sobriety A Franklin Native’s Story of Addiction and Recovery

By Judy O’Gara “I had to go through all this pain to get where I am now. To me, pain is the greatest thing that motivates an addict to change.

Eventually the pain that using brought to my life was great enough to keep me in treatment.”

That’s according to 28-year-old Derek Getchell, who grew up in Franklin, played sports and never expected to become an opiate addict by the time he was in his early twenties.

“We all have a preconceived notion of what an addict is – of everything – and it’s not always the case.”

“I started drinking at a young age,” says Derek Getchell. “I had fun at the beginning, with no consequences,” says Derek. His habit, he says, started with just two five

milogram percocets. A friend suggested them on top of alcohol, to increase his high.

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Those two pills, with a street value of just ten bucks, in three months turned into a $30 per day habit four times a week, and it just kept getting more expensive.

“At the beginning, I could still work—could still function,” says Derek, who had just an inclination that he didn’t drink like other people did. “I was still in school.

I had a girlfriend. I was coaching football...” At the same time, he felt he needed the drug.

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drug, he says, he’d “feel physically sick, and then emotionally you just don’t know how to handle life.

What was soothing you is no longer there. You were at the top of the mountain, and then you go to the bottom. Your mind plays tricks on you that you need the thing that’s taking you away,” he says.

Getchell would tell himself that pills, that come from a doctor, weren’t as bad as heroin, but now, he says, “It’s no different if you’re taking Oxycontin or Percocet 30 out of the cabinet than if you are going on a street corner. They are highly addictive.”

Getchell didn’t tell anyone, drifting away from the people who cared about him most. He tried to kick the habit on his own.

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sober for three weeks, or a month at the beginning of this all, and then what happened was I had a lot of negative emotions - fear, resentment and self pity, and I kept going back to the drug as my solution to my problems,” he says.

His family knew something was wrong, and they staged an intervention.

“I finally had to confess to some people,” says Derek, who also lost his job. “I know what’s it’s like to live with an alcoholic, and I’ve been on both sides of it. I was very aware everything I was doing was wrong … but I was so addicted to the drug, I couldn’t stop.”

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“That was a breakthrough moment,” he says, when he realized he couldn’t do it alone. “It was the first time I’d ever resisted a craving that strong.”

“An alcoholic or an addict cannot control the amount they take.

It’s a progressive disease, and they don’t have the ability to stop on their own, and it’s shameful to admit,” he says. Now, he contends, “I certainly didn’t get sober on my own … Other people showed me the way.”

Nowadays, Derek is back to coaching football, working and taking classes.

“People have received me with open arms when I’m trying to do the right thing,” says Derek. “It feels like your life’s over when you know you need to stop, but it’s just the beginning, and things will get better one day at a time. And life will 100% return, and people will show you how to get back.”

He helps other addicts as well.

“They help me as much as I’m helping them,” he says.

His advice?

“Don’t let the things recovery gives you become more important than your recovery,” says Derek.

Pouring yourself into your work, for example, might seem like something that would be positive, but not if it’s taking you away from the recovery process.

He adds, “You’re not weak, you’re not less than. This isn’t an issue of willpower in my opinion, it’s a disease, and it’s 100% treatable. You gain an honest perspective of what alcohol and drugs do to you when you accept you’re an addict. The desire to use it will leave when you know what it’s going to bring you. Once you’re comfortable in your own skin, once you have peace in sobriety, you are no longer seeking the solution to your problems. It’s the best freedom in the world.”

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“You’re Not Alone” A Franklin Mom’s Story of Addiction (to her Sons’ Addictions) and Recovery by

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Kathy Getchell was exhausted.

“At first you try to hide it from everybody. I didn’t want anyone to know, especially my family. You think you can fix it, so you do everything for them, I don’t know how many detoxes I took them to.”

Kathy had two sons coping with heroin abuse, something she says is “a family disease.”

“You can be sicker than the addict,” she says. “You do crazy things. You follow them. You check on their phones all the time.

It’s a hard way to live. You finally kick them out, and they’re not allowed home anymore, that’s when they start to possibly hit bottom, and you pray that’s what happens,” she says.

“I was so mentally, physically, spiritually drained – every ounce of me…I couldn’t do anymore,” she says. At one point, even though both sons were sober at the time, Getchell says she just

cried for days. She had to tell someone. Once she started telling people and talking, she says, “that started freeing me. I felt this weight coming off my shoulders, and I could only have done that because I started going to these Learn to Cope meetings.”

Kathy actually learned about Learn to Cope from her son, Derek, who had gotten sober.

“You would go and sit in that room, you can relate so much to them,” she says. “You learn so much from them, how not to be an enabler, how to let (the addicts) face their consequences on their own, to let go of them,” she says, of the organization founded by Joanne Peterson, whose son is in long-term recovery. At first, she went to Brockton meetings, but was grateful when last year, Learn to Cope opened a location in Framingham. The group even has a website, learn2cope.org, that has a family discussion board.

“It’s like a 24-hour meeting, you go on there when you need

help. If you’re in a crisis, you can call them. That helped me tremendously,” she says.

The support group has helped Getchell understand that she was “addicted to my kids,” in her own words. “The constant fear, their addiction, the constant worry.

Every day your mind is on your children, and if they’re alive and if they’re ok and if you don’t hear from them, you don’t know if they’re dead or alive. That went on for quite a few years, and my family kind of figured out something was going on,” she says. Her family, she says, was “so supportive, I don’t know where I’d be if I didn’t have them.”

Kathy had never expected to have two children in recovery from opiate abuse.

“I could have said, my kids aren’t going to turn out that way,” she says, noting how she used to come home early from work to meet her boys from the bus. In fact, she had already dealt with issues from her husband, who was

an addict. Cutting her sons off was very difficult to do, she says.

“As a mother, your instinct is to protect your children, and then throwing them out on the street is so against your instinct to do as a parent, but that’s what’s best for them,” she says. “You have to say no to them. No living with you, no more money, but always, I would say, I love you.”

Now, Getchell says, her sons know she is very supportive of them in their recovery, but she understands that hers is separate from theirs.

“I’m healthier now,” she says.

In response to her son, Derek’s journey, she says, “We do have a better relationship because of that, because I’m doing my recovery, and he’s doing his recovery.”

Learn to Cope was so helpful to Getchell, that she has felt motivated to provide that sort of support for people in her own area of Franklin and surrounding towns.

“After our first Coalition meeting, I met this guy Jim, and he

started talking about his problems, and we started talking about getting a meeting in Franklin going.”

About 15 other people stepped up as well in wanting to form a support group.

This local support group will be called Community of Hope, and it will meet Monday nights at 7p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin.

The message Kathy hopes to impart to other parents and loved ones feeling the devastation of someone they love doing or going back to drugs is, “Don’t think you’re alone. There are so many people out there that are willing to help you. Don’t be afraid to walk into a meeting. I was petrified.”

“Doing this startup meeting in Franklin is something I’ve always wanted to do,” says Getchell, “and I feel wonderful leaving those meetings, knowing we have helped other people in that meeting. And they’ve helped me, too.”

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Bringing Our Veterans (All the Way) Home Old Guard New England Seeks Volunteers for Task in Laying Soldiers to Rest

By J.D. O’Gara Should all our country’s veterans be laid to rest with dignity and recognition of their service? Old Guard New England, a local group of volunteers (and motorcycle enthusiasts) thinks so.

Missing in America is a project many people might not have heard of, but it’s a project that struck the hearts of this group of folks in New England. Old Guard New England carries on the mission of Missing in America by identifying forgotten cremains of honorably discharged veterans and getting them to a proper resting place.

“These guys fought for our country and deserve more than to sit on shelves for the rest of

their days,” says Dave Cardillo, Webmaster, and Co-chair of the presentation committee for Old Guard New England, an organization comprised of veterans and non-veterans who strive to make sure all those who fought for our country are properly honored in their eternal rest. “ Yo u start off with whatever information they have on the cremains, and we make sure they get to a national cemetery,” says Bob Bolandria, Chair of the Executive Board of Old Guard New England. “Part of the veterans’ benefit is any veteran who gets an honorable discharge has the right to be buried in a national or state cemetery,” he explains, “but like so many ben-

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Old Guard New England began when Don MacNeil, its president and founder, got a call from Missing in America in Arizona.

“They said they were looking for people in my area,” says MacNeil, a veteran. What they were doing was locating unclaimed cremains of veterans and making sure they got a proper internment.

That was probably about 10 years ago now,” says MacNeil, who began his effort at a funeral home in Worcester, Mass.

“They had 260 sets of ashes in the basement,” he says. Of those, 18 were those of honorably discharged veterans. “It’s taken the full 10 years to get all of them (the vets) out of there.”

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land first has to do is research.

They contact Jefferson Barracks, part of the Department of Defense, says MacNeil, to verify social security information. They also research on ancestry.com “It’s a long process,” says MacNeil. “Once set of ashes could take us three days, or it could take us six months.” The oldest one, he says, was a brigadier general from the Spanish American War. How does this happen?

“The deceased could have been the last of a circle of family and friends,” says Bolandria.

The effort, he says, means something to him, and a lot of the other volunteers, both veterans and non-veterans alike.

Cardillo says he believes a soul doesn’t rest if not properly buried.

“I saw a lot of guys pass away, even in peace time, and it has to be done,” he says. “It’s my small way of giving back,” noting that it pains him to see these veterans without a proper burial.

“The group heads down to Bourne National Cemetery twice a year, escorting a bus full of vet-

erans from the Framingham Elks headquarters the Sunday before Memorial Day weekend. (They also do a cookout for veterans at the Holyoke soldiers’ home each August.) In December, they head down again to participate in Wreaths Across America. Not only do they help place wreaths, but also this year, Old Guard New England has been asked to provide a gun salute.

Veterans’ cremains, which have been identified, are either brought down to Bourne, or they are brought to a state cemetery in Agawam or Winchendon, say the volunteers.

“We do the full military salute, graveside,” says MacNeil.

“I like to think of it as that final leg home,” says Bolandria. “We’re bringing our veterans home.”

Old Guard New England is looking for volunteers to help them bring these veterans home, as well as donations. You can find out more information at www. oldguardne.org.

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September Programs at the Franklin Public Library Come to the Franklin Public Library. Sunday hours resume on Sunday September, 13th from 1:30-5 p.m., and homework help for students in grades 2-8 resumes on Monday, September 28th. Students and volunteers can pick up application forms at the main desk on the first floor.

Regularly Scheduled Programs, No registration required unless noted.

MONDAYS Move Along for ages 0 – 5 years old at 10:30 a.m.

This 30-minute program features music, movement, stories, instruments, and other interactive activities to encourage social skills and promote early literacy. Parents and caregivers are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Toddler Playgroup at 11 a.m.

Take a break and enjoy some playtime at this informal morning playgroup. The library will provide toys, music, and books for children who are accompanied by

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Krafty Mondays for ages 6 to 12 at 4 p.m.

A different craft will be offered each week.

Monday, September 14 Ductivities: Choose from our wide assortment of duct tape to make a personalized pen/pencil bag and a colorful name tag for your back pack.

Monday, September 21 Name your key chain. Create a unique key chain with lettered beads. Spell out your name, nickname, favorite sports team or whatever you choose.

Monday, September 28 Books to bookmarks & Books to pencil toppers. Upcycle book pages to make one of a kind bookmarks and pencils Tuesdays Get Ready for Kindergarten for ages 3 – 5 at 10:30 a.m.

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Story and Craft for ages 3, 4, 5, and 6 at 4 p.m.

Stories, activities, and a craft for children ages 3, 4, 5, and 6 who are able to attend “on their own.”

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Wednesdays Terrific Toddlers for ages 18 months to 3 years old at 10:30 AM Enjoy thirty minutes of interactive stories, songs, and activities for families and children from 18 months to age 3.

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Thursdays Story and Craft for ages 3, 4, 5, and 6 at 10:30 A.M. Stories, activities, and a craft for children ages 3, 4, 5, and 6 who are able to attend “on their own.”

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Special Teen/Adult Programs Adult Coffee and Craft, Saturday, September 12, 1 p.m.

Book Page Wreath! Learn how to recycle book pages into a unique wreath. Come in and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and a friendly chat while making this decorative wreath.

Comedy-Juggling Show with Bryson Lang, Sunday September 27 at 3 p.m.

Come enjoy a dazzling display of comedy, juggling and a touch of the bizarre!

Library Book Sale, Saturday, September 19th from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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The 25th anniversary running of the New England Forest Rally, July 17-18, featured 100-plus stage miles over two days of competition. The course consisted of dirt and gravel logging roads that are known as a favorite among competitors due to their challenging and technical demands. The New England Forest Rally will return to its base at Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine for the 26th running of the rally on July 15-16, 2016.

Courtesy of Pete Kuncis Driver Kris Gove, of Cranston, and co-driver Dan Downey, of Franklin, Mass., successfully piloted their 1988 BMW 325is to a zip tie finish at the New Hampshire and Maine Rallies. These two rally races are the regional

competitions that are a part of the two-day, nationally sanctioned New England Forest Rally.

The New England Forest Rally, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has established itself as one of the premier rally racing events in North America and is the

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FPAC presents Lost in Yonkers, directed by Nick Paone, on Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on September 27 at 2 p.m. Winner of the 1991 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Play, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Lost in Yonkers is

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Eddie takes to the road as a traveling salesman to pay back his debt to a loan shark, having borrowed to cover his late wife’s hospital care. Soon Uncle Louie, a smalltime hoodlum hiding from the mob, moves in. Reeling from the loss of their mom and left to contend with this strange new world in Yonkers, the boys embark on a scheme to make some quick cash and get their dad back. As told through the eyes of the brothers, Lost in Yonkers is a masterful work that’s full of heart.

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FPAC Announces 25th Season Open Auditions The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will hold open auditions for the hit musical comedy, The Addams Family, and three holiday productions – Tchaikovsky’s timeless ballet, The Nutcracker, and the original FPAC musicals, Humbug! and ’Tis the Season! The productions will be presented as part of FPAC’s milestone 25th season.

Open auditions for The Addams Family will take place at THE BLACK BOX, 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin, on Wednesday, September 9. Auditions will begin at 6:30 p.m. for boys ages 10+ and girls ages 13+ and will continue at 7 p.m. for adults. Please prepare 16 bars of a contemporary musical theater song. Callbacks (if needed) will be held on Thursday, September 10 at 7 p.m. and rehearsals will begin on September 12. For character breakdown, including descriptions, ages and voice parts, please visit www.FPAConline.com.

FPAC will present The Addams Family at THE BLACK BOX on October 24 at 7:30 p.m., October 25 at 2 p.m., and October 30 at 7:30 p.m., with two performances on Halloween at 2 and 8:30. The devilishly delightful musical serves up an original story based on the iconic characters of legendary cartoonist Charles Addams. Inspiring a TV sitcom, TV cartoon series and two feature films, Addams’ illustrations for The New Yorker spawned a pop culture phenomenon. His famously mot-

ley group – Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandma and Lurch – has a taste for everything macabre. Yet there’s a sweetness, charm and humor at the heart of their twisted and dark world. With book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, The Addams Family musical tests that world when outsiders – the respectable Ohio family of Wednesday’s “normal” fiancé – come to dinner, setting in motion a chain of riotous events one memorable night!

FPAC’s magical journey of The Nutcracker features more than 100 area dancers and special guest artists. Presented with live professional orchestra, The Nutcracker remains a highly anticipated and treasured part of the FPAC season, a popular holiday tradition for more than 20 years. Open auditions for The Nutcracker will be held on Sunday, September 20 at THE BLACK BOX. Students, ages 6 and older, from all area dance schools are welcome. Ballet attire is required. Audition times are 9:30-10 a.m. for ages 6 and 7, 10-10:45 for ages 8 and 9, 11-11:45 for ages 10 and 11, 11:45-12:45 for ages 12 and 13, 1-2 for ages 14+ (off pointe), and 2:45-3:45 for ages 12+ (pointe audition; must be on pointe for at least one year). Off-pointe callbacks are scheduled at 2-2:30 p.m., with pointe callbacks from 3:45-4:45. FPAC will present The Nutcracker on December 5 and 6

at the Franklin High School auditorium. ’Tis the Season! is an original large cast musical first presented

by FPAC in 1995. The upbeat, jazzy holiday extravaganza features members of the Kenny Hadley Big Band and contemporary arrangements of favorite holiday classics in musical styles including R&B, jazz, rock, Motown, gospel and Broadway. Humbug! is an original musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. A family favorite since debuting as part of FPAC’s 2008 season, Humbug! will be staged at THE BLACK BOX on December 11-13. ’Tis the Season! will be performed at the Franklin High School auditorium on December 19 and 20.

Open auditions for Humbug! and ’Tis the Season! will take place at THE BLACK BOX on Wednesday, October 7 and Saturday, October 10. Students must be 6 years of age or older on the audition date to participate. Please visit www.FPAConline.com for a breakdown of audition times by age group. Beginners and all levels are welcome. Please prepare 16 measures of a musical theater or pop song. A simple dance combination will be taught at the audition.

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Special Tribute Dinner Planned for Vets, Military Families A special tribute dinner is being planned to recognize all military members, veterans and their families, including Blue and Gold Star families while also remembering the heroes and victims of 9/11/01. This non- political event is to simply say “Thank You”, for your service and sacrifices.

This free tribute dinner will be held at the Double Tree Hotel, Beaver Street, Milford, MA on Friday evening, September 11, 2015 from 6-8 p.m. Help is needed to locate and invite military members, veterans and their families. If you know someone we should invite, please either send us their contact information or ask them to contact us directly.

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sent to Michael Shain, at info@thankstoyanks.org, or call (508) 330-8487. Michael Shain is a private citizen who feels strongly that a “Thank You” as a random act of kindness is due all our military families. If you would like further information visit www.thankstoyanks.org and feel free to “like us” on Facebook.

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LIVING HEALTHY Computer Vision Syndrome: Do You Have It? By: Roger M. Kaldawy, M.D., Milford Franklin Eye Center As our scholars are going back to schools and colleges, more and more time is spent every day using computer screens, and our eyes are paying the price. Research shows that 25 to 93% of computer users experience a problem so common there’s a name for it: computer vision syndrome (CVS). Symptoms of CVS include decreased or blurred vision, burning or stinging eyes, sensitivity to light, headaches and back and neck pain.

CVS is more common if we exceed 2 hours of continuous computer screen time a day. The most common causes of this syndrome include improper viewing angle or distance, glare on the computer screen, extended computer use, staring and uncorrected vision problems.

The good news is that these problems are easy to fix, and identifying and treating the underlying

cause usually eliminates CVS. Here what you can do: 1. Adjust your viewing angle Studies have found the angle of gaze plays a key role in CVS. The angle used for computer work is different from that used for reading or writing. As a result, the requirements for focusing and moving the eyes place additional demands on the visual system when using a computer. To achieve the best angle, the center of the monitor should be placed 20 to 28 inches from your eyes and 4 to 5 inches below eye level. Reference materials should be positioned so they can be seen without moving your head to look from the document to the screen.

2. Reduce glare Letters on a computer screen are not as clear as letters on a printed page. Your eyes will work harder if there is too little contrast between letters and background or glare on the screen. This can result in

sensitivity to light that can worsen under high-wattage fluorescent or flickering lights. Position your screen to avoid glare from overhead lights or windows. Close the blinds on your windows or switch to lower-watt bulbs in your desk lamp. If you cannot change the lighting to minimize glare, buy a glare filter for your monitor.

3. Rest your eyes When using a computer for an extended period of time, rest your eyes periodically to prevent eyestrain. Every 20 minutes, look away from your computer to a distant object for 20 seconds. This will give your eyes a chance to refocus. After two hours of continual computer use, rest your eyes for 15 minutes.

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normally blink about 18 times a minute, but computer users tend to blink only one-fourth as often.

This increases the chance of developing dry eye. To lessen this risk, blink more often, and refresh your eyes periodically with lubricating eye drops.

5. Get your eyes checked Uncorrected vision problems— farsightedness or astigmatism, problems focusing or coordinating the eyes and eye changes associated with aging—can contribute to eye strain and musculoskeletal pain. Even if you don’t need glasses for daily activities, you may need them for computer use. If you wear glasses or contacts and need to tilt your head or lean toward the screen to see it clearly, your lens prescription may not be right for computer use. Having the correct prescription can help prevent pain in the neck, shoulders or back resulting from contorting the

body to see the screen.

If the above measures don’t work, don’t put off seeing an ophthalmologist. If the underlying cause of CVS is not addressed, symptoms will continue and may worsen in the future. Your ophthalmologist can do a visual acuity measurement to determine how your vision is affected, test your eyes to find a prescription that will compensate for any refractive errors, and check how well your eyes focus, move and work together.

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LIVING HEALTHY Giving the Gift of Comfort: Volunteers Needed to Make Blankets for Patients Milford Regional Medical Center is looking for anyone who quilts, knits or crochets to donate their talents to make blankets to comfort patients.

Hand-made quilts and afghans are given to patients who are nearing the end of life. The blankets are placed on beds to provide comfort to the patients, and later often become a keepsake for families.

To donate quilts or blankets, contact Volunteer Services at (508) 422-2264 or email Jane Blackwood at jblackwood@milreg.org.

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Warrior Thunder Ride Outgrows Millis Space, Moves to Medfield Fundraising Event Takes Place September 12, Benefits Veterans’ Programs

By J.D. O’Gara The Sixth Annual Warrior Thunder Motorcycle Ride will take place on September 12, 2015, with kickstands up at 11:30 a.m. after registering, starting at 9:15 a.m. Since it has grown, the ride has moved to the Medfield American Legion Post 110, at 110 Peter Kristof Way, Medfield this year, from its former location of the Millis Amvets.

“We’ve moved from the Amvets, although they were phenomenal to us,” says Darren Bean, Warrior Thunder founder and organizer of the event, who says that the event has simply outgrown the space.

The motorcycle ride, 45 miles long, will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the fundraising event will include Blue Ribbon

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The ride costs $20 per rider and $15 per passenger and non-riders, which includes the barbecue.

All proceeds from this particular event go to the Fisher House, Boston, a home away from home where military families can stay while a loved one is receiving inhouse treatment at a local medical center.

“We’ve partnered with the Fisher House to do this event with the proper honor and dignity with which it should be done. It’s an open partnership to help each others’ mission, which is really the same mission, to take care of veterans and their families,” says Bean.

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The organization gives out grants to veterans and military in need of help, and it offers two scholarships to children of veterans and military families, one through a partnership with TJX and one with NH author J.H. Sanderson.

“We have individual grants that we do, which a person can apply for. We usually pay the bill collector,” says Bean.

WTFI is also involved in some new unique programs for veterans dealing with PTSD, depression and anxiety that are alternatives to traditional therapy.

“Veterans by nature are very proud people,” says Bean, a veteran himself. “They don’t like to talk about their issues. It makes them feel like they’re less than the person they are.”

“This past year, we started working with Rebuilding Warriors. They train working dogs to be working dogs for veterans with PTSD and physical disabilities,” says Bean. “We sponsored a German Shepard from a kennel in Massachusetts, named ‘Freedom,’ and they trained her for about nine or ten months. We turned her over to a local veteran who has PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It’s one of my favorite things we’ve done, because this one this one was just so wonderful, to see that this veteran who came back with some invisible scars is going to have a partner for the rest of his life to keep him calm in crowds.”

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program. WTFI is working with the organization on a healing program for veterans.

In addition to these programs, WTFI will be hosting a number of professionally-run programs, including yoga therapy, music therapy and art therapy for soldiers, many of whom, due to backlog at the VA, tend not to get the therapy they need following initial medication, he feels. WTFI is also involved in a prosthetic wrap program for veterans who have lost limbs.

Although the WTFI’s motorcycle run on September 12 is one of its biggest fundraisers, the group has also begun a golf tournament to raise funds. The next one will take place on June 9, 2016 at the Juniper Hill Golf Course in North Attleboro.

Bean says WTFI couldn’t do the work it does without some great volunteers and partnerships.

“Our golf tournament, I think we had 60 volunteers, volunteers who come back to us on a regular basis. Northeast Insurance Agency, they sponsor and their employees come out, and it’s the same thing

with TJX Companies, out of Framingham, they’re a sponsor for every one of our events and give us items to donate. Metronics from Mansfield sent us 30 volunteers.. They’re great sponsorships that last, and it’s a great network of friends and support that make it easy to do what it is we do.”

WTFI gratefully welcomes more volunteers and donors to its cause, accepting donations at its website as well as at Amazon Smile and Give Back America.

To find out more, visit www. warriorthunderfoundation.org or find them on Facebook. For more information on the September 12 motorcycle run, email darrenbean@warriorthunder.org “These people are my brothers and sisters, and I’m going to help them for the rest of my life,” says Bean. “We don’t want a pat on the back. We want people to join us. It’s about making everyone in the nation understand what these vets and their families have gone through, making them aware and part of the solution.”

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Calendar of Events September 1 End of Summer Celebration Concert with Midlife Crisis Band, Franklin Public Library, 5-7 p.m. Enjoy a fun evening of great Rock & Roll music on the Library lawn. Come dance and sing along to Motown, Maroon 5, The Beatles, The Boss, Southern Rock and much more! Bring your family, friends, picnic baskets, chairs, and blankets.

September 2 The Franklin Art Association meeting, featuring Jill Sanford, presenting “America, An Artful Journey,” an Art for Your Mind presentation, 6:30-9 p.m. at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street. Refreshments and socialization at 6:30.

For more information please visit our website at www.franklinart. org and www.facebook.com/ FranklinArtAssoc Women’s Success Network 30-year celebration meeting, 6-9 p.m., Luciano’s Lake Pearl in Wrentham, MA.To learn more or register by August 25th at https://www.wsninc.org.

September 4 Dean College Children’s Center Preschool Exploration Open House, Dean College Children’s Center, 144 School St., Franklin 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Parents of children 2 years old to 6 years are encouraged to bring their child to explore the school and learn about our program.

Applications being accepted for 5-day morning, 2-day morning, 3-day morning preschool programs or 4-day Pre-K program.

Preschool begins on September 14, 2015. For more information, email Faith at fnickolas@dean. edu or call 508-541-1598.

September 5 & 6 The St. Vincent DePaul Society of St. Mary’s Parish in Franklin “Rise and Shine” food collection. The Society is requesting back to school breakfast items, especially instant oatmeal, cereals, Pop-Tarts, protein bars, granola mix, maple syrup, corn muffin mix, peanut butter, juice boxes, and school snacks, as well as coffee and tea. Please no expired, damaged or open items.

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September 12 First Annual Missin Matt Walk, Opiate Addiction Awareness Walk, Milford Town Park Bandstand, 11 a.m., $25.00/ person. Includes a T-shirt & Bag filled with resourceful information, special guest speakers, information tables, proceeds to benefit the Missin Matt Foundation whose mission is to assist individuals and their families on the road to recovery by opening a recovery center. www.missinmatt.myevent.com Adult Coffee and Craft, Book Page Wreath, 1 p.m., Learn how to recycle book pages into a unique wreath. Come in and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and a friendly chat while making this decorative wreath.

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September 14 Exsultet! Auditions, 7 – 9 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Holliston, 725 Washington Street, Holliston.

Exsultet!, a chamber choir of 12 singers, aspires to be the premier women’s ensemble of the Metrowest area.

September 15 Brown Bag Workshop, The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, 42 Union St., Attleboro, “Communicating Your Messages on Video” noon to 1 p.m., free event, bring a sandwich. Overcome the discomfort of speaking on video. Donna Mac of DMacVoice & Media Communications will share with you the guidelines for preparing, recording and sharing your messages on video so you can reach current and potential customers.

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Increase your Medicare IQ. 6-7 p.m., Golden Pond, 50 West Main Street, Hopkinton. For those approaching your 65th birthday, over 65 and working or needing information for your parents. Presented by The Medicare Advisors. Refreshments served at 5:30pm. RSVP Jen Belesi (508) 435-1250, jbelesi@goldenpondal.com.

September 19 Library Book Sale from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Franklin Public Library, Also, from 9-10 a.m. classical music by Betty Kushner.

September 20 Open auditions for The Nutcracker will be held on Sunday, September 20 at THE BLACK BOX. Students, ages 6 and older, from all area dance schools are welcome. Ballet attire is required.

Audition times are 9:30-10a.m. for ages 6 and 7, 10-10:45 for ages 8 and 9, 11-11:45 for ages 10 and 11, 11:45-12:45 for ages 12 and 13, 1-2:00 for ages 14+ (off pointe), and 2:45-3:45 for ages 12+ (pointe audition; must be on pointe for at least one year).

Off-pointe callbacks are scheduled at 2-2:30 p.m., with pointe callbacks from 3:45-4:45. FPAC will present The Nutcracker on December 5 and 6 at the Franklin High School auditorium.

September 24 Genealogy Club – Last Thursday of the Month, 6:307:30 p.m., in the Franklin Library meeting room, free and open to all.

September 25 FPAC presents Lost in Yonkers, directed by Nick Paone, 7:30 p.m., Winner of the 1991 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Play, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Lost in Yonkers is a deeply moving and beautifully crafted coming-of-age story

by America’s great playwright, Neil Simon. Striking a balance between pain and humor, drama and comedy, Simon’s poignant play draws from his own experiences growing up in New York City. For additional information or to purchase tickets, call (508) 528-3370 or visit www.THEBLACKBOXonline.com.

WMRC Senior Expo, Franklin Senior Center, 10a.m. 1:30p.m.

September 26 St. Mary’s Conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, 5th Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., Walkers gather pledges. Pledges are col-

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September 27 FPAC presents Lost in Yonkers, directed by Nick Paone, 2 p.m. Winner of the 1991 Tony

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Franklin Flag Football Program Now One of Biggest in State

By Christopher Tremblay It was approximately 15 years ago when Franklin Recreation Department Director Ryan Jette decided to form a flag football league within the town. When the continued from page 31 and Drama Desk Awards for Best Play, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Lost in Yonkers is a deeply moving and beautifully crafted coming-ofage story by America’s great playwright, Neil Simon. Striking a balance between pain and humor, drama and comedy, Simon’s poignant play draws from his own experiences growing up in New York City. For additional information or to purchase tickets, call (508) 528-3370 or visit www.THEBLACKBOXonline. com.

Comedy-Juggling Show with Bryson Lang, Franklin Public Library, 3 p.m., Come enjoy a dazzling display of comedy, juggling and a touch of the bizarre!

Franklin Downtown Partnership’s Progressive Dinner, appetizers at one restaurant, soup at another, an entrée at a third, and then dessert. You can choose from two different flights, with each flight featuring four downtown restaurants.

Flights will be staggered to begin every half hour starting at 5:30 p.m. The evening will end on a sweet note with dessert at THE BLACK BOX with entertainment. Partici-

program first began Franklin had a mere four teams with 37 kids participating, today the program is considered one of the biggest flag football programs in the state.

Today the Franklin flag football pating restaurants are Artistry Kitchen, Bamboo House, Chinese Mirch, Hang Tai, Maguro House, Making Whoopie, The Cake Bar, and The Rome Restaurant. Tickets $50 per person, including tips and taxes.

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6th Anniversary of LET’S LAUGH TODAY in Franklin is on Monday, September 28th!

September 28 6th Anniversary of Let’s Laugh Today, Franklin, 7:308:30 p.m., Meetinghouse of the First Universalist Society in Franklin, 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin. Laughter Yoga, $5 donation to the church, $10 maximum per family. Please bring your water bottle. Led by Certified Laughter Yoga Teachers, Linda and Bill Hamaker.

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league boasts 36 teams comprised of 470 athletes and 115 coaches encapsulated within 5 age divisions (6 year olds, 7 year olds, 8-9, 10-11 and 12-14).

Jack Geromini, the Franklin flag football field coordinator, is entering his 13th season with the program believes the program has evolved because of two factors.

“A lot of mothers feel a lot more at ease with their kids playing flag football opposed to actually playing Pop Warner football,” Geromini said. “The numbers have continued to grow throughout the years, because of Ryan and what he does behind the scenes; I just put the kids on teams.”

Since its inception, the program has come full circle to where they are playing their games.

Originally, games were played at the Beaver Pond Field, but when the town decided to put a turf field Jette had to find an alternative place to call home during the fall. For a couple of years while the turf was being installed, the athletes were moved to the Remington Fields where there were no lights.

“It took a year and a half to redo the Beaver Pond Fields,” said Geromini. “Unfortunately they didn’t have lights, so we had

to bring in the lights and charge them up every night. Franklin is now fortunate enough to have two turf fields with a third one at the high school coming.”

In addition to giving parents a sense of hope that their children will not end up in the hospital with a serious injury, the program allows today’s busy parents to get to all of their kids practices and games. Unlike Pop Warner football, where they kids practice five days a week, the flag football teams play only twice a week leaving parents with three extra days.

“This program was developed to give the youth of the town an opportunity to get outside and do something instead of staying inside watching TV or playing video games,” Geromini said. “You’re having fun with other members of the town. When you start playing other towns, the games become too competitive, so we’re staying away from that. We’re here for the kids to have fun without contact.”

The season will get underway on Thursday September 10 and will continue on Tuesday and Thursday evenings during three sessions (5:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.). Teams will practice for the first three or four nights before taking part in a Pass, Punk and

Kick Competition and then the season will get under way hoping to get in 15 or 16 games depending on the weather.

Taking place on the Beaver Pond turf field, playing sideline to sideline, approximately 6 games will take place each session. The games, which will use on on-going clock, will be divided up into two 25 minute halves with a 5 minute breather in between them. Needless to say Geromini needs things to go smoothly to transition from one session to the next each night.

“We need to be extremely organized as were playing six games (12 teams) per session,” the Field Coordinator said. “We need to have them finish on time and get them out right away so that the next session can begin on time. If we’re not organized, it’s going to be total chaos.”

As part of their fee, the athletes will be given a reversible shirt, with one side being their home uniform the other their away. With approximately three coaches per team, they will also act as referees. According to Geromini, they tried using referees, but it provided even more bodies on an already crowded field.

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Franklin Sports Optimistic Outlook For Franklin’s Field Hockey Team

By KEN HAMWEY Staff Sports Writer It’s difficult for Lisa Cropper to refrain from being optimistic about Franklin High’s field hockey team this fall.

The veteran coach, who’s guided the Panthers into tourney play all five seasons that she’s directed the squad, has 22 players returning with different levels of experience, 13 of the 22 are seniors and three of them were Hockomock League all-stars last year.

The Panthers, who saw Mansfield dethrone them as KelleyRex Division champs last year, no doubt will be a bonafide contender to regain the division title and again battle for a sectional crown.

“We’ve got enough talent and experience to contend for the Kelley-Rex title,” said Cropper.

“I’m optimistic about our team and firmly believe we’ll contend for the division crown. We’ve got depth, experience, good chemistry and we’re a strong defensive unit that plays a solid possession game.

Where we can improve is finishing on the offensive end. We’ve got to take advantage of our scoring chances.”

Last year’s Panthers finished their season at 10-2-3, then drew a bye before losing, 1-0, in overtime to Dennis-Yarmouth in the sectional quarterfinals. Franklin will begin its journey to a tourney berth when it opens its season at home against Oliver Ames on Sept. 8.

“Since we don’t rely on one or two superstars, the keys to our success will be to play as a team, to stay healthy, and make sure our depth rises to the occasion,” Cropper said. “Even though I prefer an attacking style, I’m hoping we can use our depth and experience to be a possession team that controls the tempo and pace of a game.”

Franklin’s four senior captains — Taylor Reutlinger, Kenzi Pleshaw, Maddie Gendreau and Abby Egan — will be counted on to play vital roles this season.

Reutlinger plays midfield and is a returning all-star; Pleshaw is an all-star who patrols the backfield; Gendreau is a quality sweeper; and Egan can be utilized at midfield, forward or in the backfield.

“Taylor can run all day,” Cropper said. “She controls the midfield, has great endurance, is versatile and solid on defense.

Kenzi is fast, strong, can stick-handle and drive the ball. Maddie is a tiger on defense, very smart and strong. Abby can play anywhere on the field. She’s smart, can stick-handle effectively and she’s a calming influence.”

Two other dependable seniors are goalie Samantha Jones, a Hockomock League all-star last year, and forward Diana Griffin.

“Samantha is athletic, agile and instinctive,” said Cropper. “Her aggressive style makes her our anchor on defense. Diana has speed, has a strong shot and she can pass.”

Junior Dana Lewandowski (midfielder) and sophomore Kate Morse (back) are underclassmen who should be major contributors.

“Dana has speed and endurance,” Cropper noted. “She’s also feisty, fast and aggressive. Kate is very athletic and has good instincts.

She can drive the ball, too. If necessary, I could use her at midfield or forward.”

Three seniors and three juniors will be battling for starting jobs. They are seniors Maddie Egan (defense), Julia Jette (forward) and Kelsey McPhee (forward) and juniors Caroline Lounsbury (midfield), Kayla Marshall (back, midfield) and Alex Sullivan (forward).

Franklin Field Hockey Coach Lisa Cropper has a lot to be optimistic about this year, with 22 experienced players returning, 13 of them seniors.

“All of them saw varsity time last year,” Cropper said. “And all of them are good athletes and team players.”

Cropper, whose Panthers were Kelly-Rex Division champs from 2011 to 2013, isn’t shy about staying in shape for competitive field hockey. She tried out for the U.S. Over-50 Masters team and was selected to play in The Netherlands at the Masters World Cup Field Hockey Tournament last year. She was one of 17 players to compete in Rotterdam during a two-weeklong competition.

Cropper was a three-time all-American midfielder at the University of Connecticut and twice was a national champion — once as a UConn player in 1981 and again in 1985 as an assistant coach.

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Focus, intensity and mental toughness are attributes Cropper lists as crucial to be successful in field hockey. Her players at Franklin typify those traits and no doubt will rely on them as they seek to regain the Kelly-Rex Division title in field hockey.

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Tiny Trekkers: Saturdays, September 5th and August 19th, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Start your weekend off right with a fun and knowledgeable Stony Brook teacher on the trails learning about nature. Each day will have a special topic created to excite your child about the natural world.

There will be crafts, activities and lots of laughter. So come and join the fun. This month’s themes: Squirrels and Acorns/ Feathered Friends in Fall. Ages 2.9 to 6 with a parent. Fee: $5m/$6nm per person per session Raptor Identification Primer: Wednesday, September 9th, from 7 – 9 p.m. It’s a bird? It’s a plane? NO, it’s a hawk! But what kind? There are over a dozen birds of prey that migrate south for the winter right over our heads. With some good instruction and a little practice we can learn to reliably identify these amazing birds. Join master naturalist and exemplary teacher Jack Lash as he covers all the important points for raptor identification BEFORE the onset of hawk migration. You will come away with the knowledge and confidence that will set the stage for a fun and fulfilling experience.

This is the perfect way to prepare for a visit to Wachusett Mountain or Mount Watatic (or both) later in the month. Fee: $28m/$34nm per person Wachusett Mountain Hawk Watch: Sunday, September 13th, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Join us for our annual pilgrimage to the

Princeton area to watch thousands of hawks migrate south through Massachusetts on their way to warmer places. Researchers are on the mountain every day, counting broad-winged hawks, cooper’s hawks, peregrine falcons and many other species as they glide past Wachusett heights. This trip starts at the Wachusett Mountain State Reservation visitor’s center at10:00 am (call for directions).

Be sure to bring your binoculars, lunch, and layers of warm clothing. Fee: $16m/$20nm per person Mount Watatic Hawk Watch: Saturday, September 19th, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Join us for our annual pilgrimage to North Central Massachusetts for a chance to observe some of the thousands of hawks that migrate south through the area each fall.

This year we are headed to Mt. Watatic located on the MA/NH border. Our trip starts and ends with a moderate hike through a beautiful northern hardwood and hemlock forest. Mt. Watatic is one of the prime locations where hawk watchers monitor the passage of migrating hawks annually. Migrants may include broad-winged, coopers, bald eagle, American kestrel and peregrine falcon. We will meet at the Mt. Watatic parking lot located on Rt. 109 west of Ashby, MA approximately ½ mi. west of the intersection of Rt. 101 at 9:00 a.m. (call for directions).

Be sure to pack your binoculars, lunch, and layers of warm clothing. Fee: $16m/$20nm per per-

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Annual Fall Fair: Saturday, September 26th, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. We will have a field full of crafters selling their handmade wares, music, children’s games and crafts, animal presentations, trail walks, our second annual duck derby, and more…!

Fee: $4 adult/$3 child; maximum $12 family Downfall of the Moon: What is a lunar eclipse?: Sunday, September 27th, from 7:45 p.m.11 p.m. Join us this evening for a spectacle you will always remember (a full lunar eclipse!). We will not need our telescopes or binoculars to get the full impact of this rare event but we will have them on hand so that we can take a closer look. While watching the eclipse, we will have time to learn and practice some techniques for navigating from star to star in the night sky and to view other celestial objects that would normally be obscured by the light of the moon (full the following night). We will provide a snacks and warm drinks.

Minimum age 12.

Fee: $10m/$12nm per person Pre-registration is required for all programs (except as noted). For more details, visit the Mass Audubon webpage at www.massaudubon.org or contact us at (508) 528-3140. Register by phone, email (stonybrook@massaudubon.org), fax (508-553-3864) or in person. Stony Brook is located at 108 North Street in Norfolk.

The United Regional Chamber of Commerce’s will hold the first-ever Backto-School Pizza Palooza on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Sample pizzas from local pizzerias and vote on the best!

This event will also feature family entertainment from FUN Enterprises. The Pizza Palooza runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the North Attleboro Elks Outdoor Pavilion, 52 Bulfinch St., North Attleborough. Sample pizza to your heart’s content, soda and water provided!

Prepay in advance for $7 per person, $15 for a

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Call The United Regional Chamber of Commerce at (508) 222-0801 to register and prepay.

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Norfolk Haunted Train Ride Ticket Sale September 15-17 Cosponsored by Norfolk Community League and Norfolk Lions Saturday, October 17th from 5 until 8:30 p.m. at Holmes Fields on Myrtle Street in Norfolk.

Rain Date is Saturday October 24th.

Come join us a for a Haunted Train ride through the woods and a trip through the Maze.

Costumes are encouraged as well as a canned good for donation to the Norfolk Food Pantry. The Haunted Train ride is geared to kids from Kindergarten through Middle School. As the evening gets darker, the ride gets scarier! There will also be food, music and fun to keep you entertained in line!

This popular event requires a ticket. Tickets are $6 each with the proceeds going to worthy Norfolk causes through distributions from NCL and Norfolk Lions.

Tickets Sale will be Tuesday, September 15- Thursday, September 17th from 3-7 p.m. at the Norfolk Public Library. There are a limited number of tickets available, and they will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. No tickets will be sold at the event. You must have a ticket to enter the parking lot.

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