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ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: Umbrella holder features famous admiral, F2 IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: Root cuttings create identical new plants, F5 PROJECT OF THE WEEK: Chaise your cares away, F6

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Terry and Kim Kovel | Antiques and Collecting

Umbrella holder features famous admiral

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mbrellas were invented more than 4,000 years ago in China.

They were used for protection from sun, not rain. Umbrellas became fashionable in the 16th century, when women made use of umbrellas for sun and sometimes for rain. There were few waterproof coverings, and the hoodie wasn’t created until the 20th century.

Umbrellas were hard to store, but they were useful and needed. Large Victorian houses had an entrance hall and a new piece of furniture, the hall tree, was created.

It was a tall mirror with a decorative frame with hooks to hold coats, hats, boots and wet or dry umbrellas. Designers made vases, wire cages and other imaginative holders, shaped like people, animals, tree stumps and more, to store umbrellas. Most were made of iron or ceramics.

CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.

Decoy, duck, wood, carved, old mottled dark paint, lead weight, Cleve Dabler, Barnegat Bay, N.J., c. 1935, 7 by 17 ½ inches, $65.

Jewelry, necklace, pendant, rhinestones, shades of blue, oval center stone, smaller stones surround, silver link chain, Schreiner, c. 1960, pendant, 2 inches, $280.

Bank, Devil with 2 Faces, cast iron, black paint, A.C. Williams, c.1906, 4 ½ by 3 ¼ inches, $315.

Advertising clock, Ringling Bros. Circus, Next Free Show, paint on board, stylized sun, rainbow band, white arrow hands, 1960s, 24 by 24 inches, $500.

Cut glass punch bowl, Champion pattern by J. Hoare, notched & scalloped rim, full cut skirted base, American Brilliant Period, 12 by 12 inches, $805.

Furniture, table, tavern, William & Mary, cherry, ash, oak, inlaid compass star, oval, turned legs, New York, 20 by 38 by 28 inches, $960.

Moorcroft pottery vase, Leaves & Berries, shaded yellow, red & orange, burgundy ground, bulbous, tapered neck, flared rim, signed, 10 inches, $1,000.

Baseball card, Joe Tinker, hands on knees, Cubs jersey, Piedmont, T206, 1909-1911, $1,260.

Toy, locomotive, whistler, tin, black & red paint, openwork wheels, bell, clockwork mechanism, Ives, 8 ½ by 10 inches, $1,845.

Doll, French Fashion, bisque swivel head, brunette mohair curls, jointed wood body, wool walking suit, boots, 15 ½ inches, $3,000.

This iron figure representing Horatio Lord Nelson is part of an iron umbrella holder made for the front hall of a Victorian house. Few collectors today would recognize the man as a British naval hero who lived from 1758 to 1805. (COWLES

Designers made vases, wire cages and other imaginative holders, shaped like people, animals, tree stumps and more, to store umbrellas. Most were made of iron or ceramics.

platform topped by two griffins holding a higher platform The most elaborate wooden with anchors and a 4-footstands included carved bears, high statue of a man in miliwhile those made of cast iron tary uniform. He had a folded were often statues of famous royalty, military men or representations of nature.

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Napoleon’s navy and change history. Nelson died in 1805.

Although he was married, he had a scandalous affair with Lady Hamilton, who was also married. It was wellknown and is mentioned in many history books as one of the great romances. This Victorian painted iron umbrella holder depicting Admiral Nelson sold for $600. The white bar keeps the umbrella upright near the admiral.

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made by several manufacturers in different shapes and with different designs, though most included the map. Some include the year 1915, which was the year the Panama-Pacific International Exposition was held in San Francisco to celebrate the completion of the canal. The plates were often made as advertisements for a store.

If you can read the mark and advertising on the back of your plate, you can find out more of its history. The plates sell for about $10 to $20, but one with a crack is almost worthless.

Civil War were popular until the early 1900s. Robert E. Lee spoons were made with many different scenes in the bowls. Old Blandford Church was used as a Confederate hospital during the war.

Those with enamel decoration or commemorating a major event sell for more. A Robert E. Lee spoon picturing the Battle of Gettysburg sold recently for $168. A sterling silver spoon is worth its “melt down” value, or more if it has historic importance.

Most sell from $20 to $45.

mation about my Robert E. Lee spoon. The handle has a full-length figure of General Lee standing on a pedestal, holding his sword beside him. The bowl has “Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, Va.” in raised letters and is etched with a picture of the building. The back of the spoon says “CSA” and “sterling.” The back of the bowl is monogramed with script initials.

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Q. I’d like to know what Q. I’d like some inforan octagonal plate with a map of the Panama Canal in the center is worth. The map is surrounded by a circle with faces of the presidents of the United States from George Washington to Woodrow Wilson. It says “Old Glory” above the circle. There is advertising on the back of the plate. It has a little crack.

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This plate commemorates the completion of the Panama Canal. Work was started in 1904 and the canal was officially opened Aug. 15, 1914, during Woodrow Wilson’s presidency.

Variations of this plate were

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Silver souvenir spoons commemorating historical events or important places were first made about 1889.

Spoons commemorating people and events in the

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were published by Truman and Smith, a small publishing company in Cincinnati in 1836 and 1837. McGuffey’s brother, Alexander, compiled the Fifth and Sixth Readers in the 1840s. McGuffey Readers were revised and re-copyrighted in 1879, 1901 and 1920. First editions of books sometimes sell for high prices. Your book is one of the revisions, not the first edition, and sells online for $10 to $20 depending on condition.

Q. What is a firkin? I

keep seeing them listed in “McGuffey’s Sixth Eclectic antiques auctions.

Reader,” copyright 1879?

A firkin is a cask for ale William Holmes or beer. It held a quarter of McGuffey (1800-1873), a an imperial barrel of beer, professor at Miami Univera little more than a quarter sity in Oxford, Ohio, was of a U.S. barrel. Firkins were the author of McGuffey’s originally made of wooden Eclectic Readers. The first staves held together by iron four readers and a primary hoops. Modern breweries

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use stainless steel or aluminum containers. The firkins in antiques sales are probably made of wood and more than 100 years old.

Tip: Is it cut or pressed glass? Feel the edges of the design on the glass. Cut glass has sharp edges; pressedglass designs are molded into the glass.

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Species of mason bee are effective pollinators and are among wild bees most likely to use bee nests. (MACE VAUGHAN / XERCES SOCIETY)

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don’t live in hives or nests, though they will gather in bundled tubes, one to a tunnel, to shelter and raise their young.

Whether you make your own bee house or buy a readymade one, Mizejewski and Holly Walker, plant health

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I find these small, harmless wild bees and wasps enormously entertaining as they flit about and feed on nectar and pollen. I can’t distinguish all the species, but I know they are valuable and of no bother to me. Moreover, I draw great satisfaction in feeling that I have helped create an environment where these winged wonders can thrive.

Other gardeners go further, and they put out nesting tubes for bees — bee houses or bee nesting boxes or bee hotels, call them what you will — and they are an effective way to draw certain bee species to your domain.

There are pitfalls and there is disagreement, too, as to how they should be managed,

but on balance bee houses offer a great way to invite this hidden universe into your landscape. At the very least, putting a bee house in your garden offers a constructive and educational distraction from pandemic blues, especially in households with young children.

The bee house ranges from something as simple as a few hollow reeds bundled together to elaborate framed structures that you can buy. And yes — unlike slotted butterfly houses (remember those?) — they actually work.

Everyone is familiar with honeybees, an Old World bee long established in North America, but the bees that are drawn to bee houses are principally species of mason and leafcutter bees.

There are approximately 3,600 species of wild bee in the United States.

The most conspicuous type of these, the beleaguered bumblebee, doesn’t inhabit bee houses but nests together in the ground, old mouse nests and even tussocks of grass.

For the most part, wild bees “are small, they’re dark and they’re in the background,” says Jennifer Hopwood, a conservation specialist with the Xerces Society. “But they’re still out there, and it’s important to support them when we can.”

Most wild bees nest in such terrestrial places, but about a quarter of them inhabit tunnels in decaying wood, fallen logs or in hollowed-out stems, making them potential tenants for the bee house, says David Mizejewski, a naturalist with the National Wildlife Federation and author of “Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife.”

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Lee Reich | In the Garden

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Root cuttings create identical new plants

UICK! BEFORE THE last remnants of your oriental poppies or bleeding hearts dissolve into the ground, mark their locations. Sure, the roots will push forth new, green leaves in autumn, but by then it will be too late. Too late to make root cuttings, that is.

Root cuttings are a very easy way to multiply favorite varieties of perennials that have fleshy roots and go dormant in midsummer. Perhaps you have a poppy that’s a particularly appealing, soft shade of pink; root cuttings can create identical, new plants. Perhaps there’s nothing special about your bleeding hearts, but you just want more of them.

So let’s get our hands dirty and multiply that luscious poppy of yours. Start by grubbing out some roots. How much grubbing you have to do depends on how many new plants you want. Dig up a whole plant and you’ll have enough new plants in a year to warrant your hanging out a sign reading “Poppy Nursery.” If you want only a few plants, just root around in the ground alongside your plant with your bare hands and/or trowel. Either way, you’re going to come upon some pencil-thick, fleshy roots.

Line up the roots in front of you, keeping the ends that were farthest from the plant’s stems — the distal ends — all

are facing downward, and you roots are stirring. And then, when autumn is just around need deeper pots or flats. the corner, sprouts will appear.

A third alternative is to That’s your signal to remove split the difference: Slide the the glass or plastic covers, to cuttings into the potting soil move the plants to bright light, at a 45-degree angle. This and to start squeezes a lot Nothing obvious paying attention of cuttings into a small space will happen for a to their water and there’s no few weeks, but rest needs.

Once plants are need for as deep assured that below growing strongly, a pot or flat full of soil. But you ground those roots separate them do still need to are stirring. And with minimum disturbance to know which end then, when autumn new roots. Pot is up.

With cuttings is just around the the plants up or planted, water corner, sprouts will individually space them out and cover the appear. That’s your in a nursery bed pot or flat with Keep an eye on where and when your bleeding heart plant dies a clear sheet of signal to remove where you can back to the ground because that’s when you can dig up a few them for plastic or glass. the glass or plastic coddle pieces of root to make whole, new plants. (LEE REICH PHOTO) a while longer.

Then set it in a bright spot, such covers, to move the By early fall, facing the same direction. Give could lay the pieces down hori- as the north move them to plants to bright zontally and a couple of inches side of your the roots a rinse so you can permanent light, and to start their apart, then cover them with a see better what you are doing, homes out in the house or near an paying attention to garden. Or keep then cut them into 3- to 4-inch half-inch of soil, in which case indoor window. lengths. Keeping track of which you didn’t have to keep track You don’t want their water needs. them in individual pots, ready of which were the distal ends. end is which is easier if you the cuttings in for your spring make all cuts on the distal ends To squeeze more cuttings into direct sunlight, less space, poke them vertically or they’ll cook, but you do want nursery sales. on a diagonal, and all cuts on and a couple of inches apart the other ends squared off. them where you’ll remember to Any gardening questions? into the potting soil, then cover keep an eye on them.

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Droege says. Sounds like a straws, because they won’t wick moisture away from the great summer project to do nests, says Samuel Ramsey, with the kids.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE F4 an entomologist who lives Hopwood says one comand beyond, you can collect in Washington, D.C. He had mon tenant is a wasp that the tubes in the fall, disman- lines its tunnel with blades of as many as 10 clusters of tle them carefully to examine grass that stick out of the end tubes in his suburban home the hibernating cocoons and conspicuously.

— he recently moved — and discard the pupae that have Other considerations: The attracted mason bees, leafdisease or parasites. The cutter bees and yellow-faced tubes should be at least 6 keepers are then stored in a bees. “There’s inches long to The tubes should quite a diversity cold, sheltered spot — not allow for a sufbe at least 6 inches of native bees,” indoors — over the winter ficient brood so they can emerge in the chamber, and long to allow for he says. “They tend to be overspring. Other experts say they should be a sufficient brood looked.” you don’t have to go to such secure so they bother to be a successful chamber, and they Insect hotels don’t blow native bee guardian; replacaround in the should be secure incorporate bee tubes but offer ing tubes every year or two is wind. Place so they don’t blow materials and sufficient. them below habitats for a Harvesting and cleaning an overhang around in the wider range bamboo is laborious, says to keep them wind. of desirable Sam Droege, a biologist at dry but not invertebrates. This breadth the Patuxent Wildlife Retoo close to the ground to search Center in Maryland, minimize predation. Position of function may make managing the bee tubes more but reeds and grasses are them to face the morning easier to collect. As sturdy, sun, so the bees can warm up difficult, and, in my experihollow-stemmed grasses, early in the day and get about ence, these mega structures don’t age well without repair miscanthus, pampas grass their work. and maintenance. and the weedy reed named What shouldn’t you do?

Walker is not gung-ho on phragmites are well-suited Some experts advise against the old practice of simply to the task. Tie off the stems, assembling bee houses that drilling holes into blocks of cut them to the desired are too large, because the wood because of the diffilength (a saw is good for this) concentration of bees will and bundle them. “You can invite disease, parasites and culty of keeping them free of make them into sculpture,” predators. Don’t use plastic SEE BEES, PAGE F7

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arrive. “Absolutely,” Ramsey estimated 25,000 individual ground. This leaves old, says. “Every single year.” bees annually. hollow stems standing that An organization formed to Bee houses are a small the bees will use during the CONTINUED FROM PAGE F6 help pollinators, Pollinator part of what you can do. The spring. Ironweed, Joe Pye bee diseases and pests.

Partnership, gives a plan for best way to harbor wild bees weed and the aptly named But others are more a homemade bee hotel on its is to garden with them in bee balm are all good perenrelaxed about this. Droege nials for this use, she says. website, pollinator.org. mind, which is to say avoid says grab a portable drill The new spring growth of These insects pose little or using pesticides, plant lots and bits between 1/16 inch the perennials will soon hide no threat to people. Even the of herbaceous perennials and 1/2 inch and go about the ones with effective stingers and grasses, and let fallen the old stalks. garden making holes. Avoid Some experts advise against assembling bee houses that are too large, pressure-treated wood, live because the concentration of bees will invite disease, parasites and trees and Uncle Harry’s rowboat. “People tend to get predators. Don’t use plastic straws, because they won’t wick moisture very rigid about what these away from the nests, says Samuel Ramsey, an entomologist who lives bees require, but it’s very in Washington, D.C. straightforward,” he says.

“Drill holes, give them a lot Some ecological gardeners don’t have the nest-defend- branches lie to give these of options.”

For spring-nesting mason ing aggression of social spe- insects the sort of natuwill leave top growth after it bees, the best time to put up cies such as honeybees or ral habitat they used long fades in October, but Droege a bee house is in late winter, yellowjackets, experts say. before bee houses were says this is of little value to but other bee species will Ultimately, the bee houses dreamed up. wild bees unless the stems use the tubes throughout the may be more for our beneDon’t be too tidy. In her have been damaged or cut, fit than the bees’, because growing season, so there is garden in Omaha, Hopwood so they can gain access. “I these creatures are around no bad time to install one. cuts back her perennials tell people, cut everything anyway. Droege says an It may take a while for the and grasses in winter at six off at a foot in the fall, and acre of land can support an bees to find it, but they will to eight inches above the then you have got a whole

source of open stems for bees to choose next year,” he says.

Many bee species rely on specific native plants for their pollen needs, so the gardener should consider planting those for them.

These would include native willows and dogwoods and plants within the daisy family, such as asters, rudbeckias and goldenrods.

By welcoming all wild bees, we get a practical benefit: They are good at pollinating garden plants, so we get fruit and vegetables and seeds and berries.

But placing a bee house by the kitchen window and observing these creatures, even when one species preys on another, simply adds to our understanding of nature. “There’s just no downside to opening up our world,” Hopwood says.

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ASHFIELD Janet L. Castleman to Darius Marder, 876 Beldingville Road, $380,000.

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Cameron A. Schmitz and Jonathan W. Sessions to Jess E. Schulte and Lucy Damkoehler, 34 South St., $205,750.

Robert C. Herrick, Lea J. Herrick, “aka” Lea J. Derrick, to Judith Griggs, 37 Deane Road, $234,900.

Abaz Cecunjanin to Leanda Marie Fontaine Gagnon, 30 Deane Road, $215,000.

BLANDFORD Lawrence Charest and Linda Charest to Michael Delnero, Albano Drive, $25,000.

CHESTER Mark F. Jerusik and Nancy A. Jerusik to Richard Raymond, Ingell Road, $46,000.

CHICOPEE Green Fields Inc., to Ryan P. McEwan, 17 Sunnyside St., $341,300.

Joseph R. Rosinski to Victor C. Colon Vazquez and Kiara L. Arvelo Ruiz, 20 Thomas St., $255,000.

Kenneth A. Stacy to Joseph R. Webber and Rachel A. Senecal, 306 Bostwick Lane, $270,000.

Alliance Real Estate Solutions LLC, to Miguel A. Rodriguez-Cortes and Elsie Velazquez-Mendez, 292 Frontenac St., $275,000.

U S Bank Trust, trustee, and LSF9 Master Participation Trust, trustee of, to Seweryn W. Grabowski, 41 Fernhill St., $131,000.

William J. Snow III, and Angela J. Snow to David R. Larkin, 30 Cherryvale St., $287,000.

Peter H. Rowland and Jillian K. Hanson to Susan Teasley, Cole Street, $30,000.

DEERFIELD

GOSHEN Susan C. Bourque and Christine M. Shelton to David A. Damsky, 30 Lake Drive, $135,000.

GRANVILLE David A. Guarco, representative, trustee, Rosetta Guarco, estate, Rosetta Guarco Revocable Trust, trustee of, and Michael B. Guarco to 478 Main Road LLC, 478 Main Road, $67,500.

Patrick W. Whyte, trustee, Laura M. Whyte, trustee, and Whyte Family Trust to Bruce David Tyler Jr., Michelle Sutton Tyler and Michelle S. Tyler, 2 Indian Pipe Drive, $698,000.

Margaret Waskiewicz and Margeret Kopec to Gary M. Dupuis and Elena C. Dupuis, 15 Shattuck Road, $129,000.

HAMPDEN Christopher E. Hagen and Songae Hagen to Daniel Berg, 50 Woodland Drive, $220,000.

Theresa Y. Beane to Matthew Eaton, 228 Allen St., $217,000.

GREENFIELD

John A. Carney and Joanne M. Carney to Timothy F. Markowski, Leon F. Markowski and Karen R. Markowski, 77 Stillwater Road, $80,000.

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James M. Mott Jr., and Kymberly Mott to Georgiana C. Gibson-Daw, 228 Maple St., $227,000.

Kevin J. Aliengena and Lisa M. Aliengena to Rebecca L. Walsh, 549 Parker St., $339,000.

Seth M. Fiore to Kimberly Lord, 51 East Circle Drive, $326,000.

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2019 Castle LLC, to Mikhail Stournine, 28 North St., $16,000.

Michele Detour and Mary E. McEHATFIELD neany to Alexander James Fullerton, 179 Green River Road, $204,900.

Ervin K. LaClair to Northeast Noah Modie and Rebecca Tishler to Christmas Tree Farm LLC, Depot Carl Nathaniel Woodruff and Mia Road, $100.

Lorelei Kortebein, James Street, SEE DEEDS, PAGE F9 $4,500.

CUMMINGTON

Kwan-Jin Jung and Kyung-Sook Jung to Jhih-An Yang and Yu-Wen Wang, 50 Hickory Hill, $385,000.

Josephine M. Fontaine and Josephine Fontaine to 809 College Highway LLC, 227 North Liberty St., $245,500.

Karen P. Bishop, trustee, and Cote Convertible Trust to Maureen A. LaVallee, 8 Colonial Ave., $215,000.

Noah Modie and Rebecca Tishler to Noah Modie, Rebecca Tishler, Mia Lorelei Kortebein, James B. Richards, Kathleen A. Strub-Richards and Carl Nathaniel Woodruff, James Street, $3,000.

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Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Edward Smith to Edward Smith and Brandon Smith, 201 Southwick Abraxas Realty Trust to Lisa Hawrylow, 51 North St., $285,000.

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LEGEND: The rate and annual percentage rate (APR) are effective as of the publication date. The APR may increase after consummation and may vary. Payments do not include amounts for taxes and insurance. The fees set forth for each advertisement above may be charged to open the plan (A) Mortgage Banker, (B) Mortgage Broker, (C) Bank, (D) S&L, (E) Credit Union, (BA) indicates Licensed Mortgage Banker, NYS Banking Dept., (BR) indicates Registered Mortgage Broker, NYS Banking Dept., (loans arranged through third parties). “Call for Rates” means actual rates were not available at press time. All rates are quoted on a minimum FICO score of 740. Conventional loans are based on loan amounts of $165,000. Jumbo loans are based on loan amounts of $424,100. Points quoted include discount and/or origination. Lock Days: 30-60. Annual percentage rates (APRs) are based on fully indexed rates for adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs). The APR on your specific loan may differ from the sample used. Fees reflect charges relative to the APR. If your down payment is less than 20% of the home’s value, you will be subject to private mortgage insurance, or PMI. FHA mortgages include both UFMIP and MIP fees based on loan amount of $165,000 with 5% down payment. VA mortgages include funding fees based on loan amount of $165,000 with 5% down payment. The Republican does not guarantee the accuracy of the information appearing above or the availability of rates and fees in this table. All rates, fees and other information are subject to change without notice. The Republican does not own any financial institutions. Some or all of the companies appearing in this table pay a fee to appear in this table. If you are seeking a mortgage in excess of $424,100, recent legislation may enable lenders in certain locations to provide rates that are different from those shown in the table above. Sample Repayment Terms-ex. 360 monthly payments of $5.29 per $1,000 borrowed ex. 180 monthly payments of $7.56 per $1,000 borrowed. We recommend that you contact your lender directly to determine what rates may be available to you. To access the NMLS Consumer Access website, please visit www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org. To appear in this table, or report any inaccuracies call 413-788-1050.

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Water heater maintenance often overlooked

By Michele Lerner

Special To The Washington Post

After months with everyone in your household staying at home, your appliances are probably getting more of a workout than usual. Although many homeowners have a maintenance contract on their heating and air conditioning system, they don’t always pay as much attention to another essential appliance: the water heater.

We asked Dustin Bowerman, director of corporate training and product support for Bradford White, a water heater manufacturer, for advice on how to keep a tank-style water heater in good working order.

“Equipment like water heaters can be costly to repair or replace, but just like an oil change for a car, proactive maintenance can keep these systems running better for a long time to come,” Bowerman wrote in an email.

Many maintenance tasks require a skilled professional, but there are some things homeowners can do themselves, Bowerman said. First, he recommends reading the water heater manual to understand how often maintenance needs to be done.

When homeowners purchase a new water heater, they may be able to sign up for a maintenance plan, Bowerman wrote.

Some contractors also offer a water-heater-only plan or a plumbing system maintenance plan.

According to Bowerman, a professional maintenance plan typically includes: • Checking or replacing the anode rod, which helps prolong the life of the tank • Checking or replacing the temperature and pressure relief valve, a safety device located on the top or side of all water heaters • Inspecting the main and pilot burners if the water heater is gas-fired

• Cleaning inside the main burner assembly • Inspecting the vent system • Draining the water heater tank “This is a task some homeowners may do themselves, but it should be performed during regularly scheduled professional maintenance, too,” Bowerman wrote.

Home Depot recommends draining your water heater every six months, while consumer review site Angie’s List and heating and plumbing contractor Cropp Metcalfe recommend draining it annually. If you live in an area with hard water, you may need to drain your water heater more frequently. If you notice that you run out of hot water more frequently than in the past, it may be time to drain your water heater tank.

A water heater can run less efficiently or even fail eventually if water isn’t drained regularly, wrote Bowerman, because sediment from the water settles to the bottom of the tank over time. On an electric model, the sediment will cover the heating elements.

“If homeowners decide to drain the water heater themselves, they need to proceed with caution,” wrote Bowerman. “Follow the directions in the owners manual and remember that the water coming from the heater will be extremely hot.”

Homeowners should also inspect their water heater to look for water around the base or along connection points to the water pipes. Water in those locations may indicate a leak, wrote Bowerman, in which case a plumbing professional should be called to do a more thorough inspection.

“The average life span of a water heater is 10 to 15 years, but with proactive maintenance, homeowners can ensure their water heater will make it to the upper end of that time frame,” wrote Bowerman.

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Deeds CONTINUED FROM PAGE F8 Harold A. Butson to Linda Conz, 115 Elm St., $305,000.

Heather M. Pedersen, personal representative, Teresa M. Strong, estate, and Teresa Margaret Strong, estate, to Jason W. Shea, 166 Main St., $465,000.

HOLYOKE Edward C. Brunelle to Alex W. Rodriguez and Marina Kantarovich Rodriguez, 11 Sherwood Terrace, $227,500.

Jahjan LLC, to Carmen M. Maldonado and Pedro D. Polanco, 342 Maple St., $97,850.

Michael E. McMahon III, to Kristen Isham and Matthew Guenette, 44 Sterling Road, $355,500.

Michael Siciliano to Daniel Rose, 283 Linden St., $206,000.

MJ Homes LLLC, to Nelson R. Amalbert, 2-4 Rene Drive, $349,000.

HUNTINGTON Jeremy A. Scribner, trustee, 76 Russell Road Realty Trust to Jeremy A. Scribner and John A. Scriber IV, 76 Russell Road, 76 Laurel Road, and Route 20, $100.

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Alyssa M. Paull, 476-478 Fuller St., $216,000.

MONSON David Meurisse, representative, and Robert G. Freeman,estate, to Lauren J. Fograshy, 16 Lower Hampden Road, $170,500.

MONTAGUE Joshua J. Stoddard and Vickie E. Stoddard to Scott A. Deluca and Laura A. Deluca, 32 Center St., $176,000.

Jacqueline N. Krause to Patricia Ann Kroll, 495B Federal St., Unit 1B, Covered Bridge Condominiums, $187,000.

MONTGOMERY Linda M. Kirby to Roman Katalnikov, Pineridge Road, $80,000.

NORTHAMPTON Sandra Carrasco, Sandra Singler, Sandra Carrasco, trustee, Sandra Singler, trustee, Karl J. Singler, trustee, Karla J. Singer, Singler Family Bypass Trust, Karl J. Singler Trust and Sandra Singler Carrasco Trust to Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc., Potash Road, $8,500.

James E. Gillespie and Amy E. Gillespie to Sarah Kosofsky and Jessica Kosofsky, 185 Cardinal Jeremy A. Scribner, John A. Scriber Way, $479,500.

IV, and Keri Marie Scribner to Ivy McClaflin, trustee, Ivy J. Henry E. Thomas and Debora J. Tessier, trustee, and David H. Thomas, 76 Russell Road, and 76 McClaflin Irrevocable Trust to Laurel Road, $15,000.

Harvey A. Ashman and Linda J. Doucette-Ashman, 176 Turkey Hill LONGMEADOW Road, $457,500.

James M. Klatte and Jennifer L. Klatte to John R. Dineen and Catherine Simonoko, 110 York Drive, $335,000.

Carl J. Mahaney and Claire E. Cox to Marsha L. Pelletier, 21 Stoddard St., $167,000.

Northeast Enterprises Realty Kevin J. Korney and Leslie A. Danio Partnership and Donna C. Bowles, partner, to Jeffrey Michael Cook to Robert R. Danio and Elizabeth and Oona Cook, 39 Butler Place, F. Danio, 75 Lawnwood Ave., $320,000. $200,000.

Robert R. Danio and Elizabeth F. Danio to Stephen J. Baciak II, 30 Barbara Lane, $373,000.

LUDLOW Andrew T. Zrakas and Kristen R. Bousquet to Theodore A. Suzor Jr., and Charlene M. Suzor, 21 Ronald St., $207,600.

Bank of America to Raev LLC, 14 Bucknell St., $181,125.

Rita Hogan to Wayne F. Hayes and Pamela M. Hayes, 318 Colonial Drive, $392,500.

Stephen M. Schneider, representative, Jon E. Schneider, representative, Lee J. Schneider, representative, and Leland P. Schneider, estate, to Jordan W. Paull and

Michael Salvatore Silipo and Lydia Gardner Hemphill to Dana J. Nestor and Kristina E. Fernandes, 178 West Farms Road, $397,000.

NORTHFIELD Edward M. Orcutt Jr., and Leann M. Orcutt to MTGLQ Investors LP, 40 North Lane, $249,678.38

ORANGE Chester W. Britt and Jacqueline A. Britt to Emma E. Richardson, South Main Street, $25,000.

Huong Le to L E Real estate LLC, 30 Main St., $100.00

PALMER

Gary H. Fountain to Nichelle Marie Liquori, 267 Burlingame Road, $225,000.

John V. Desroches to Thomas G. Hadley, 1542 Park St., $189,500.

Mireille Bolduc to Aimee Beth Fyfe and Sheila Lee Fyfe, 4063 Main St., $230,000.

Pamela A. Mercier to Alexander James Demos, 2022 Quaboag St., $168,000.

Patrick Stephen Pica, Patrick S. Pica and Brianna Pica to Dylan Carvalho and Aimee Leonard, 26 Oakland St., $250,000.

Paul Brandt Jr., to Benjamin Roy Belden, 1069 Baptist Hill Road, $256,500.

PELHAM Karl P. Donfried, Katharine E. Donfried and Karen E. Donfried, attorney-in-fact, to Lynn Whitmore, 123 North Valley Road, $572,000.

PLAINFIELD June M. Lynds to Alix Daguzan and Emily C. Reid, 23 Mountain St., $298,000.

Ellen Gallerani to Susan G. Allen and David K. Allen, Grant Street, Campbell Street and North Street, $100.

SOUTH HADLEY Michael Brown and Meredith Brown to William P. Barry and Monica M. Barry, 14 San Souci Drive, $490,000.

Joanne K. Wanat, personal representative, to Jeanne J. LaFrennie, estate, to Daviau & Robert Properties LLC, 80 Pine Grove Drive, $219,000.

Arthur L. Chartier and Linda M. Chartier to Stephen A. Chartier and Michael R. Chartier, 18 Upper River Road, $100.

John W. Dietel, executor, John W. Dietel, John Wendell Dietel, executor, John Wendell Dietel and Judith L. Dietel to Sean Patrick Morrisawa-Reilly and Anna Lillian Fox, 45 Bardwell St., $119,000.

Timdee Rainey Investments LLC, to Dawn L. Blyda and Billie-Jo Blyda, 3 Woodcrest Lane, $550,000.

Anthony B. DesJardins and Antonietta Santaniello to Angela J.Snow, 2 Valley View Drive, $415,000.

David A. Ansanitis, personal representative, and Linda C. Dondley, estate, to Diana Valenzuela and Iztayub Valenzuela, 295 North Main St., $257,000.

SOUTHAMPTON John D. Kent, trustee, and J. D. K.

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Deeds CONTINUED FROM PAGE F9 Nominee Realty Trust to Christina Kent, 378 College Highway, $157,000.

Christopher J. Graham and Sharon Graham to Kevin B. O’Donnell and Angela R. O’Donnell, 102 Gunn Road, $610,000.

SOUTHWICK

to Kelvin N. Karanja, 103 Fern St., $275,000.

to Jose Goncalves, 30 Prince St., $43,000.

Jenna T. Collins and Matthew Fortini to Ryan M. Collins, Francis P. Collins and Yumiko Soma Collins, 31 Winterset Drive, $233,000.

Robert C. McElligott and Diana L. McElligott to MNB Builders LLC, 13 Notre Dame St., $125,000.

Jennifer M Darcy-Guertin and Douglas C. Guertin to Alfred J. Long, 1427 South Branch Parkway, $220,000.

Jill C. Monson-Bishop and Jill C. Monson to Luz Ayline Vega Hernandez, 86 Russell St., $175,000.

Johnny Rivera, Chelsey L. Rivera and Chelsey Lynn Wiater to Heather Marie Touchette and Cody James Fontaine, 149 Eddy St., $201,000.

Jean McGivney-Burelle and Michael Burelle to Debra G. Winnie and Glendon Scott Griffin, 77 Mort Vining Jon A. Sandman and Kathleen A. Road, $461,000.

Sandman to Debra DiStefano and Charles DiStefano, 23 Washington Road, $319,000.

SPRINGFIELD Adeleke Thomas and Ehimwema Thomas to Pedro A. Joubert Collazo, 88 Benton St., $251,900.

Kristen I. Isham to Omar Almodovar, 76 Russell St., $220,000.

Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and KerBank of America to RWM Real Estate muel Realty Trust, trustee of, 98-100 Investment LLC, 889 Worthington St., $77,000.

Borgy LLC, to Andrea Punch, 180 Garvey Drive, $182,000.

Carlos M. Lopez to RJL Mass Realty I LLC, 100-102 Edendale St., $195,000.

Dana J. Hachigian, Loren D. Patten, Loren D. Garfolo and Lisa E. Grenier to ciation Federal National Mortgage Association, 28 Intervale Road, $172,586.

David Elias to Gissel Santiago, 869 Worthington St., $148,510.

Derek J. Pelkey, Nicole A. Pelkey and Nicole A. Martins to Kaelin Elizabeth Reilly-Evans and Kaelin Reilly-Evans, 69 Yorktown Drive, Unit G-103, $200,000.

Elke H. Davidson and Wayne Davidson to Tyler M. Feinstein and Shannon C. Hastings, 258-260 Roy St., $250,000.

Ernie Estrada to Victor L. Vazquez and Maria Velez, 802 Newbury St., $175,000.

Frank D. Roda to Joseph R. Loranger, 34 Navajo Road, $170,000.

Frank J. Tift to Rehab Home Buyers LLC, 120 Patricia Circle, $85,000.

Ismael Roque to Ismael Roque and Hilda Roque, 147 Lexington St., $100.

Ivette Diaz to Roshanda Yates, 69 Prentice St., $185,000.

James F. McCarthy Jr., to SA Capital Group LLC, 134 Ellsworth Ave., $108,000.

Ruth B. Burstein, David H. Burstein, Judith E. Osburn and Jeffrey A. Burstein to Suzanne Aubrey, 20A Halifax Court, $175,000.

Sarah K. Delisle, Sarah Dziedzinski and John W. Delisle Jr., to James J. Ryan and Jessica B. Ryan, 206 Prentice St., $196,000.

Sean D. Mangan and Brenna Sorel to Robert P. Hanrahan Jr., and Barbara E. Hanrahan, 132 Hudson St., $171,500.

Stephen J. Sicard and Stephanie Sicard to Lionel Alsina, 32 Malibu Drive, $205,000.

Thomas E. Fournier and Cindy M. Fournier to Sheng-Shiang Peng, 197-199 Westford Ave., $198,000.

SUNDERLAND Jason W. Shea to Michael Kline and Carrie Kline, 50 South Silver Lane, $281,500.

TOLLAND

WALES Jeffrey Phil Vannais, estate, Janis M. Waine, representative, Janis M. Vannais, representative, and Janice M. Vannais, representative, to John Grasso Jr., and Shanon Grasso, 185 Union Road, $500,000.

WARE David J. Tworek, trustee, Patricia A. Tworek, trustee, and Tworek Living

Laura A. Stevens, representative, and Mary E. Aveyard, estate, to Margarita Otero, 31 Pasadena St., $155,000.

Liliya Bogomaz, Liliya Derevyanchuk, Liliya Vasilchenko and Dmitry Bogomaz to Miguel A. Carrasco Carrasco and Joimary Acevedo Cotto, 132 Lucerne Road, $169,000.

Lorraine M. Strain and Joseph R. Strain to Ann Hughes, 220 Birchland Ave., $212,800.

Mamba Capital LLC, to Catherine Sanchez, 35 Daytona St., $246,600.

Martin Figueroa to Angel L. Gonzalez, 148 W Canton Circle, $188,000.

Matthew J. Whitley to Siam Williams Investment Group LLC, 299 Belmont Ave., $82,000.

James Johnson and Lynn Johnson to Sarah Henry, 21 Burr St., $130,000.

Matthew R. Dintzner and Eric T. Woodsides Dintzner to John B. Barron, 849 Dickinson St., $260,000.

James Ngugi and James G. Ndungu

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Tizeta G. Fikremarim and Yirga Mihretab to Osagie Efosa Omo, 127 Dickinson St., $250,000.

TL Bretta Realty LLC, to Oleksiy Zhyboyedov and Yuliya Abramov, 40-42 Kent Road, $299,000.

TM Properties Inc., to Luis Enzo Izquierdo, 125-127 Alderman St., $228,000.

Valley Castle Holdings LLC, to Nolava LLC, 19 Yale St., $297,500.

VDS Properties LLC, to Malissa Naylor, 52 Bircham St., $340,000.

Victor C. Colon and Kiara L. Arvelo to Limaries Alvarado, 809 N Branch Parkway, $195,000.

Vincent Barry Shorte to Edmanuel Collazo, 89 Maynard St., $164,000.

Yumi Sarno to Sean Mangan and Brenna Sorel, 24 Washington Road, $205,000.

WESTFIELD Ann L. Szymanski to Andrew Landrau, 36 Harvard St., $172,000.

Citizens Bank to Katie R. Fredette, 84 Ely St., $200,000.

Oak Ridge Custom Home Builders Inc., to Kara M. Krupa, 10 Canterbury Lane, $400,000.

Joan W. Konefal and Stanley H. Konefal to Petro Levchyk, 63 Gary Drive, $510,000.

John F. Hoyt and Kyong S. Hoyt to Michael S. Knurek and Tiffany H. Knurek, 8 Whitaker Road, $390,000.

University Housing LLC, to Courthouse Square LLC, 27 Washington St., $1,700,000.

YRC Inc., to Huse Family Realty LLC, 160 Falcon Drive, $975,000.

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Thomas G. Newell and Susan E. Newell to Christine D. Johnson, 103 Superior Ave., $209,000.

Revitalized Properties LLC, to Theodore E. Fydenkevez, 232 Ashley Ave., $242,500.

Tammy A. Peatman to Stephen Sicard and Stephanie Sicard, 962 Russell Road, $305,000.

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Mario A. Sotolotto and Catherine Sotolotto to Brian E. Rolph, 290 Rogers Ave., $530,000.

Jonathan Queenin and Lisa Queenin to Matthew Christy, 188 Munger Hill Road, $380,000.

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Jackie Tang and Xueling Tang to Hasan M. Roumieh, 46 Hampden St., $215,000.

Wayne Simeone and Joanne Simeone Walide Soufane to Michael J. Poirier, to Brian K. Falcetti and Deborah 57 Bonair Ave., $259,034.

C. Falcetti, 331 Hartland Road, $156,000.

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Derrick K. Rowtham, Noreene D. Rowtham and Noreen D. Rowtham to Jhoan J. Mendez Melendez, 14 Middlesex St., $100,000.

Diep T. Lam and Hanh T. Nguyen to Noel Soto-Cruz, 20 Alderman St., $230,500.

Roberto Felix to Katherine Felix, 144 Fenway Drive, $165,000.

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Bethany A. Allum and Bethany A. Camp to Sarah Ann Spellman, 2205 Boston Road, Unit A9, $214,900.

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Trust to Michael Tworek, 185 West St., $160,000.

WENDELL Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc., to Whetstone Wood Trust Fund, Bancroft R. Poor and Jared A. Chase, trustees, Jennison Road/New Salem Road, $236,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD Dasare Properties LLC, to Palpum Raw LLC, 191 Baldwin St., $1,250,000.

Donna M. Benoit, representative, and Ilene Elizabeth Matteson, estate, to Patriot Living LLC, 129 Cayenne St., $70,000.

Emilio Joseph Sherry, representative, Catherine Mary Sherry, estate, and Catherine M. Sherry, estate, to Meghan Provost and Abel Alvarado-Reyes, 167 Althea St., $176,500.

David A. Deluca and Diane L. Deluca to Ronald A. Michalski, trustee, Ann P. Michalski, trustee, and Ronald A Michalski Revocable Indenture of Trust, trustee of, 118 Cherry Drive, $352,000.

Dennis R. Roberts, representative, and William R. Roberts, estate, to Felix Y. Malinkevich, 115 Chilson Road, $535,000.

Jillian C. Daigneault to Jon Sandman and Kathleen Sandman, 2205 Boston Road, Q165, $187,000.

Marshall T. Moriarty and Sandra F. Moriarty to William Christopher Lynch and Ann McCracken Lynch, 2205 Boston Road, Unit C-25, $190,000.

Michele Thomas Agahigian to Jeffrey William Hamer and Katelin Bolduc Hamer, 42 Stonegate Circle, $439,000.

Richard Schroll and Caryn Garfield-Schroll to Steven Michael Crochiere, 288 Burleigh Road, $289,900.

Rita Lindsey, Rita Lindsay and Edward Lindsay to Ryan Diederich, 20 Maynard Road, $15,000.

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PALMER lrg 12x19 furnish rm incl dish TV., microwave, refrig $150/wk.

1st/last req (413)321-9334

PEACEFUL, PRIV, SPACIOUS HOTEL ROOM. Sgl person, working locally. Off Rte 147, Nr Big E. 413 781 2300

Professional Service Directory in Print and Online Place your service ad 24/7. Call (413) 788-1234 or go to: www.MassLive.com

Driveway/Paving

SUMMER SPECIAL ASPHALT PAVING

Call Henry at 413-301-3501 • Resurfacing •

• Site Work • • Seal coating • Free est • All Work Guarantee •

Masonry/Concrete

Trash Removal

Tree Work

ABC Masonry & Basement Waterproofing STOP ALL WATER LEAKAGE Brick, block, stone, stucco, concrete, chimneys, foundations, hatchways, New & repair.

Basement windows, sump pumps, and damp proofing. Lic 120263 569-1611 or 413-374-5377

AAA Call - We Haul We Take it all

K & J TREE SERVICE

Merchandise

Articles for Sale

#1 US DUCK STAMP MINT $125.00.

Stamps Wanted.

Call Ron 413-896-3324

CALL 1-413-531-1936

attics, garages, cellars, yards, Demolition & Bobcat work brush removal , etc.

Fast, reliable, reasonable and insured.

Call 413-525-4542

LIVE WEBCAST ONLY

Lawnmowers & Snowblowers

TROY-BILT Gas lawnmower 1/yrs old easy start $250; TROY BILT snowblower 24in $350; (413)782-0223

Auctions

AARON POSNIK & CO. INC. Indust & Comm. Auctions 31 Capital Dr. W. Spfld.

733-5238 www.posnik.com

Antiques/Collectibles Appliances Articles for Rent Articles For Sale Audio Building Materials Cameras Camping Equipment Clothing Coins and Stamps Construction Equipment Do-In-Yourself Materials Electronics/Compuiters Fitness Equipment Flea Markets Forklifts and Equipment Fuel Furniture, Etc. Good Things To Eat Hot Ticket Items Jewelry Lawn & Garden Lawnmower & Snowblower Machinery & Tools Med. Equipment Sales/Wanted Miscellaneous Musical Instruments Office Equipment Pools, Spas & Accessories Professional Equipment Restaurant Equipment Seasonal Snowmobiles Sports Television Tickets Video Vintage Clothing Wanted to Buy Wood-Burning Stoves

413-289-4817;508-344-8482

WE LOADED IT ALL

(413)567-7738

Auctions FREE SUGAR GLIDERS (2) (413)461-5558

• FREE ESTIMATES • STUMP GRINDING

AAA

$300

Rotties Pups - Avail August 4 Males, 3 females.

Tails docked - $1000 each Call 413-589-0314

• FULLY INSURED

junk & trash removal, appl. demo, closings, attics, bsmt. V/MC/CK. Free est.

Ins. 10% Discount w/AD

Trash Removal

Articles for Sale

Exotic Animals

PALMER - 1BR ALL APPLCS STOR/LDRY IN BSMNT. CTRY LOC. NO PETS. NO SMOK. 1ST LAST SEC $800.

BRETON EST. 413-283-6940

CALL THE PROS

LADIES BIKE

GERMAN SHEPHERD pups purebred, blk&silver born 4/16/20; vet checked, 1st shots, (4) Males $1150/ea.

Call 413-544-9049

Apartments/Condos, Unfurnished

0-1-2 BEDROOM AGAWAM FREE HEAT & UTILS No pets. 413-786-6323

SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2020 | F11

DouglasAuctioneers.com

ESTATES-ANTIQUES 413-665-2877

MORTGAGEES’ REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS TO BE SOLD ON THEIR RESPECTIVE PREMISE

FRIDAY JULY 10, 2020 12:00 PM - SHEFFIELD, MA 454 SHEFFIELD PLAIN A/ K/A 454 NORTH MAIN STREET - DEPOSIT $5,000 TERMS OF SALES: DEPOSITS IN THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED ABOVE ARE TO BE PAID BY THE PURCHASER(S) AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF EACH SALE BY CERTIFIED OR BANK CHECK. ALL BALANCES DUE ARE TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SALE. OTHER TERMS, IF ANY, TO BE ANNOUNCED AT EACH SALE. CALL OUR AUCTION SCHEDULE LINE AT (617) 964-1282 FOR A LIST OF THE CURRENT DAY’S AUCTIONS AND VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.commonwealth auction.com FOR CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED SCHEDULING INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL SCHEDULING INFORMATION COMMONWEALTH AUCTION ASSOCIATES, INC. (617) 964-0005 MA LIC 2235

MA LIC #107

PUBLIC AUCTION WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH AT 11:00 A.M SECURED PARTY SALE

• 2 LOCATIONS • ILLINOIS & MASSACHUSETTS • DISTRIBUTION CENTER & WAREHOUSE • • CROWN FORKLIFT & REACH TRUCK • • (165) SECTIONS PALLET RACKING • • PALLET WRAPPER • • SUPPORT & OFFICE EQUIPMENT • • SPA & SALON EQUIPMENT • FURNISHINGS • 2820 GALVIN DRIVE ELGIN, ILLINOIS 37 WAREHOUSE STREET SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

ON-SITE FORECLOSURE AUCTION

CHICOPEE-3BR HOME 25 Dayton Street TUESDAY, JULY 7 @ 10:00AM

TERMS: $10,000 deposit by bank check payable to the person attending the auction & balance due in 30 days. Accuracy not guaranteed. Additional terms announced at sale. Visit web for more info.

Wear a mask and social distance when attending our auctions.

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TO BE SOLD BY LIVE INTERNET BIDDING ONLY LIVE ONLINE BIDDING ONLY AVAILABLE AT WWW.BIDSPOTTER.COM SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE PICTURED BROCHURE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.POSNIK.COM

TERMS OF SALE: 25% DEPOSIT CASH, WIRE TRANSFER OR CERTIFIED CHECK 15% BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES ON ALL PURCHASES OTHER TERMS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT TIME OF SALE INSPECTIONS: MONDAY, JULY 13TH & TUESDAY, JULY 14TH – 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL OUR OFFICE AT INFO@POSNIK.COM

Aaron Posnik

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655 MA Auc. Lic #161 • PA Auc. Lic. #AY000241L

www.posnik.com • E-Mail:info@posnik.com

FRI, JULY 10, at 6 PM

GENERAL ESTATE AUCTION (PREVIEW 8AM – 6PM)

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MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION On the premises

1:00 p.m. on JULY 10, 2020 at

33-35 PROSPECT STREET, EAST LONGMEADOW, MA Assessor’s Map 1D 27/157/0. Business Zoned 2-Story Office Building. Land Area +/- .13 Acre

Mortgage Ref.: Hampden Co. Registry Deeds Book 17539, Page 533

TERMS: $5,000.00 deposit to be paid at the time of sale by certified or bank check. Balance paid within 21 days.

Additional terms to be announced at sales.

Brian Shea, Esquire, Attorney for Mortgagee 67 Hunt St., Ste. 107, Agawam, MA 01001

DAVID W. YOUNG, AUCTIONEER MA License No. 477

F12 | SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2020

THE REPUBLICAN | MASSLIVE.COM

THANK YOU

AMERICA for Another Great Year

Team Member Kara, her daughter Naraya and their neighbor Kaylee from the story.

OPEN LETTER TO AMERICA After three months of hearing about “worst case scenarios,” “the new normal,” and listening to Americans criticizing Americans it is refreshing and heartwarming to see all kinds of ordinary citizens coming together to help and inspire one another during a global pandemic.

I came to America for economic reasons and fell in love with a warm, optimistic and loving country that offered hope to a young Irish immigrant. For the last 6 years Yankee has taken out full pages in local newspapers to express my gratitude to a country that has provided me so much, while pointing out what some might not notice, especially during these last few weeks.

Ger’s wife Anna showing the famous Jake the ins and outs of his new iphone.

For example, a Springfield covid-19 nurse returns home at midnight after a 12 hour shift to see her home in flames. A Yankee Home team member Kara Mainville steps up to take in the nurse’s daughter who lives on her street, who is now temporarily without a home. The community rallies and comes together to help this family rebuild by generously contributing to their Gofundme page.

Americans looking out for Americans.

Then there’s the unstoppable, 85 year old Ruth Willemain continuing to push forward with her dream of building Harmony House, a home where people could live out the last few days of their lives with dignity. Part Mother Theresa, part Clint Eastwood she rallied and inspired the many volunteers at great personal risk. She plowed forward with her handmade purple mask, social distancing all the while. I am incredibly honored to be a part of a truly inspirational person’s dream. The local community volunteering and donating their resources during this crisis is a testament to America.

Cut off from my homeless friend Jake (theJakeStory.com) for 3 months all the while following Philadelphia death tolls and wondering if he made it. Then a collect call, Jake warning me and my wife Anna not to come down. His explanation of what was going on in his hometown, not knowing it was global, warmed my heart, grounded me and made me count my blessings even more.

As Yankee Home has grown over the years we have received many calls and letters from these yearly July 4th pontifications, none more poignant than from Jerry Lucey. Now framed in our office, he wrote an impassioned letter reiterating my views of America. He recalls returning from Vietnam and getting spat on while marching down Tremont Street in Boston. This didn’t stop his love of his country. Nor I guess will a pandemic.

The wonderful board of Harmony House meeting at Yankee all dedicated to Ruth’s mission.

This immigrant’s view of America remains unchanged. While not perfect, this country we call home is still that optimistic, warm and loving place he set foot on decades ago.

Thanks for reading. Thank You America. Happy July 4th, and God bless her as She rebuilds.

Ger Ronan (President)

THANK YOU AMERICA SPECIAL

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$ INTEREST $ DOWN $ PAYMENTS UNTIL 2022

WINDOWS

413-362-7631

BATH

DOORS

ROOFING

SIDING

* Offer expires 7/15/2020. Financing offer based on approved credit. Green Sky Plan #2531. Subject to credit approval.

Applies to new installation of doors, windows, baths, roofing and siding. May not be combined with any other offers.

Interest is deferred till 2022. Offer not to exceed 10% of total job. Offer must be activated by a Yankee Home design consultant, during the first visit only. Some restrictions apply. M A # 1 6 0 5 8 4 • C T # H I C . 0 6 7 3 9 2 4 • R I # 3 3 3 8 2