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Hawley to K-9 Cyrus recommend on task with ‘no’ vote Ashfi eld police for schools Police dog holds his own
ASHFIELD—K-9 Cyrus, the Town to cast police force’s newest canine member, is making a big differ- deciding vote for ence here, it seems, including Mohawk budget his net of three arrests after responding with Det. Sgt. Steven Girard to a Hill Road party “out of control,” after being called at HAWLEY—The Hawley Fi- home for back-up by Sgt. Kris- nance Committee met briefly tina Nunez Saturday, Sept. 15. Tuesday, Sept. 4 and members “I was home and grabbed agreed to recommend a “no” K-9 Cyrus and we went over and vote on the Mohawk Trail Re- people started running all over gional School District’s operating the place, fi ve at me and Cyrus,” budget (assessment to the town) Girard said. “One individual, when the town meets to vote on it as soon as he saw K-9 Cyrus, for a second time Tuesday, Sept. handed me over narcotics that he 25 at a special town meeting. had in his possession. The other “We need to send a message individual finally came out of Cyrus to the state that business as usual the woods, where he was hiding, is no longer acceptable,” writes when he was told to come out or “Once you yell, ‘Come out, Lark Thwing, interim finance the K-9 would be released.” or I’m going to release the K-9,’ committee chairman, in a let- A third subject, who “gavepeople become very coopera- ter to the up rather than having to deal tive,” said Girard. “We’ve never press. “We District explores with the dog,” said Girard, washad to release Cyrus at all. He cannot new ideas for sav- arrested on misdemeanor and makes my job a lot easier.” continue ing money with felony warrants. Cyrus, as our human offi cers, to fund health insurance, In the short time that Cyrusis well protected. He wears a education group purchasing. has been part of the police force$1,400, donated bullet- and stab- with the Page 3. here, he has aided in a high-speedproof vest. existing motorcycle chase into Shelburne During the Ashfield Fall model. We all want an excellent Falls where one operator told Festival a raffl e to continue to education for our children and police that he would have run ifsupport his help will be held. we believe there must be a more the dog were released, as well asFor more information, see story economical approach that will on other occasions. page 2. accomplish that goal.” Selectmen here had been assuming that Hawley’s vote would not be needed as enough Heath woman makes other towns were likely to pass the latest budget proposal, but the cut for ‘Top Model’ such was not the case. Colrain SFI photo/Jeff Potter and Buckland both defeated theMohawk English teacher and alumna Lynn Dole, who has taught social studies and health overSarah the Hartshorne finds, as usual, an budget leaving it up to Hawley,years at her alma mater, at a ceremony honoring her for teaching excellence. the smallest town in the district, unusual way to stand out on premier episode to decide its fate. Because the town had missed By Virginia Ray the 45-day window to vote on ginny@sfi ndependent.net Museum recognizes ————— the budget, by default it could HEATH—Toward the end of have been declared a “yes” vote. introducing the more than 30 Hawley asked and received per- young women vying to be named mission from the Mohawk TrailMohawk teacher’s talent “America’s Next Top Model” on Regional School District Com- the ninth installment of her CW mittee for an extension to allow the special town meeting vote. Lynn Dole receives first annual award network television show, model The Mohawk District is now mogul Tyra Banks’ face took on a priceless expression — stunned, operating under what is called By Jeff Potter ment at the high school, “epito-a ceremony during the PVMA’s puzzled and somewhat alarmed a “1/12” budget which the Com- jeff@sfi ndependent.net mizes everything we want to fall Old Deerfi eld Craft Fair. — when one contestant vamped missioner of Education approved ————— honor in our educators,” said In addition to a medallion and on stage. at a 4.1 percent increase over BUCKLAND—When the Barbara Mathews, director of certifi cate, she received a heri- That would be Heath’s own the 2006-2007 school year bud-Pocumtuck Valley Memorial As-the Deerfi eld Teachers’ Center tage wool blanket with a design Sarah Hartshorne, 20, an Acad- get. The statute requires that asociation established an annualat the PVMA. inspired by a 1840s-era sample emy at Charlemont graduate. “1/12” budget be no lower thanaward for Educator of the Year, “She’s enthusiastic, energeticin the museum woven by Peggy Wearing a shirt, slouchy mens- the previous year’s budget, butthe organization that managesand has a good understandingHart, longtime Buckland repre- wear shorts — showing a bit puts no constraints on how muchthe Memorial Hall Muesum inof American history,” Mathewssentative to the Mohawk Trail of tummy — and heels, Hart- it can be increased. If DistrictOld Deerfi eld didn’t have to looksaid. Regional School Committee. Sarah Hartshorne, from Heath, shorne strode the catwalk with member towns cannot pass a far for its first recipient. Dole, 41, who lives in Ashfi eld With Dole’s family, friends a contestant on “America’s Next aplomb. budget by Dec. 1 the Department Mohawk Trail Regional Schoolwith her partner, Jane Shaney, aand colleagues seated at antique Top Model,” learns she has made But it wasn’t her attire, her of Education can step in and taketeacher and alumna Lynn Dole,longtime guidance counselor atdesks in a replica of an 18th- the cut at the end of the first walk or her beauty that raised continued on page 7 who chairs the English depart-the school, received the award at continued on page 7 episode of the reality show’s continued on page 6 ninth season.
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Overlooking theGlacial Potholes Shelburne Falls, MA Shelburne Falls, Seven daysaweekbeginningJune1 413-625-6789 SUMMER HOURS 10 a.m. –5 p.m. ce at (413) Shelburne Falls Independent September • 27–October 10, 2007 www.sfindependent.net• • page 3 Mohawk looks ‘out of the box’ to save more money School committee also releases superintendent’s annual evaluation By Don Stewart sional grant writers. Organized asavailable. Compiled by Personnelbuilding first used as tempo- don@sfi ndependent.net a 501C3, nonprofi t corporation, aSubcommittee Chairwoman Jen-rary classrooms for the Colrain ————— collaborative can also apply fornifer Williams, the document willCentral School) next to the BUCKLAND—Thinking out ofstate, federal and private grantbe sent to selectmen in Districthigh school, Fox was seeking a the box has brought two poten-funding unavailable to a schoolmember towns. consensus from the Committee tial cost-cutting measures to thedistrict. A central offi ce — with To protect privacy, Dupere as to how members stood on the Mohawk Trail Regional School a secretary and executive direc-removed those comments con-issue. District (MTRSD). Both were tor administering the needs oftaining names. School Com- Fox said that a Building Sub- introduced to the School Com-the Berkshire districts, as wellmittee members were asked tocommittee wouldn’t pursue the mittee at its Sept. 19 meeting atas Hampshire’s Gateway Districtevaluate the Superintendent matter further “if the Committee the Heath Elementary School. and, potentially, the Mohawk with a “0-5” rating system (a “3”is dead set against it from the The first, the possibility of District — already exists. would indicate acceptable, a “5”get-go.” joining a South Berkshire-based As to annual costs, Labrie excellent). Fox said that although the educational collaborative, couldsaid he was “going to guess it’s Performance issues ranged idea is just at the talking stage, provide significant budget re-going to be somewhere aroundfrom the his relationship withpreliminary suggestions are to ductions ranging from school $150,000 split 16 ways.” staff, community and the com-locate a salt shed on the property textbooks to the cost of special If the MTRSD School Com-mittee, to educational leader-and to remove part of the exist- education (SPED) transporta-mittee authorizes Chairman Bobship, business and finance and ing building, now used for school tion for students. The second, Aeschback to sign the collabora-personal attributes. storage, to create a structure transferring from the district’stive agreement, the DOE’s legal In all categories, Buonicontiwith a larger footprint. present staff and faculty healthteam would then review it beforereceived high marks. In his This prompted Shelburne insurer to a larger state-run com-activation. relationship with the Commit-representative Andrew Baker to mission, could yield a savings of Labrie, who has already mettee, with an average rating of ask, “Are we ripping down a good as much as $500,000 annually with half of the school commit-4.35, the anonymous commentsbuilding that could be used for without adversely affecting pre-tees interested in membership,ranged from “worked hard to something else?” Clockwise from top: Kathleen Grandison, M.D., D. H T.; Gordon vailing care. was confi dent that the program keep School Committee in- Buoniconti said that he didn’t Gieg, M.D.; Jane Willis, M.D.; Shirin Morris, R.N. could become a reality before formed” to “there were a few feel he had enough information Seeking price breaks the New Year. instances where [the Superinten-now to express an opinion, how- Early in the meeting MTRSD “I’ve yet to have anyone dent] could have better informedever, he did convey “worry about Physicals superintendent Michael Buoni-say ‘It’s not a good idea,’” he and prepared the Committee forthe proximity of the garage to conti introduced Westfi eld resi- concluded. decisions.” the children.” He added that Acute & Chronic Care for Adults & Children dent Richard Labrie, a consultant In community relations, withthere would also be concerns who represents himself as Public A sea change an average rating of 4.3, Com-about liability insurance. !CUPUNCTURE . .UTRITIONAL #OUNSELING . (OMEOPATHY Management Associates, LLC. With three motions unani-mittee members wrote that the Heath representative Pam For 16 years Labrie served as mously agreed upon by the Superintendent “Has gained thePorter doubtless expressed the executive director of the LowerSchool Committee, trust of the towns!” and that hemajority opinion in saying that Pioneer Valley Educational Col- Buoniconti was given a greenhas “Improved school committee/“it would be hard to commit to a G: laborative and was employed for N + # ' & "+ ( $)& # & & # + ( &(%$' ( '$!)(!, '-)&'$&#,$,!'' Sign up now & receive $50. Refer a friend & receive $50. & & # + ( &(%$' ((4 +,'(&('-"%2, +/# ,'(&#'#&.& %' + *.#+ & '- + '%#' '$#'!.'%#&#- #%%)2& '-,0#-"#&& #- &#%'(-#5 -#('( -+', -#(',' ,-+ %-#& .' ,-+', +,' ,(%.- %2'( ,3(.+,(+'2 ( 2 %, , (+%#&#- -#& ' 0 .,-(& +,0"(() '+ $+ " $#'! (.'-0#-"#+ - )(,#-0#%%+ #/ 1#,-#'! .,-(& +,0"( + + +# ' 0"(() ',+ $+ " $#'! (.'-0#-"#+ - )(,#-0#%%%,(+ #/ "-, (+2(.' 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A community’s grief Remembering one farmer’s place in a small town on the edge of heartbreaking change CHARLEMONT OE JUDD ’ S story about the funeral of Edgar JGould [On the Ridge, Independent , Aug. 2] got me thinking about Howard Thomp- son’s funeral in Heath 30 years ago or so. It was in January of 1978. People said of Howard’s service that there had never been so many people in that church before. The pews were full, and people were crowded around the edges of the sanctu- ary, spilling out through the Sunday School rooms and the vestibule into the front yard. Howard was there, too, of course, but more so than most people are at their own funer- als. The casket was open, as is still often the case in the coun- try, but what was different was that they had him sitting up a little bit. And you could hear a sound like a sigh passing back and forth as people saw and pointed out to each other the little smile on his face. It was a sigh of relief. I had left the Heath and Rowe churches to go to another parish earlier that year, and I was sitting there feeling sorry for myself and a little guilty about that. I was aware like everybody else that the pastor who was going to do the funer- al hadn’t known Howard, and we were all worried that the service might end up being for someone else. And I was sure it would be my fault for leaving. But, because of that little smile it seemed like Howard was in a position to offer the same kind wry commentary on this public gathering as he had on most others in Heath through his lifetime. The pastor said, “Howard was a friend of Jesus.” At rstfi there was a barely suppressed Photo courtesy of Ned Wolf titter going through the con- gregation at that, and then, Howard Thompson in the 1950s with his horses. be articulated. So I kept trying by golly, a nod of agreement! I to do more and more of it, but tittered and then agreed, too. they were and who their neigh- bors were. Howard Dickinson to no avail. At every meeting I knew why I’d tittered, but it says he didn’t know that’s what one of the Rowe deacons would took me a long time to gurefi they were doing, but I saw it bring the issue up. Finally, I of a whole way of life that out why I ended up agreeing ESSAY happen too often to doubt it. started to get pretty mad, and underlay and got articulated with what she said. I came to I’m infl uenced in how I think I came to one meeting ready in this business about pasto- for a showdown. If it came up think it was because Howard about him and his friendship ral calling that has plagued again I was going to quit — was such a natural comic and By Allan “Mick” Comstock with Jesus by the fact that I me and every other minister that’s what I was going to do! was personally saved by his I know every place we’ve because of his wry smile that and who their neighbors were. It did come up again, of foolery one night in a deacons’ ever lived, in every church we tittered and why we nallyfi was one of those characters Then, the two Howards would course, but one of the Heath meeting that was starting to we’ve ever served. (Although agreed with the pastor. communities once called forth begin to banter back and forth, deacons, Ken Stetson, must heat up. The Heath and Rowe of course, sometimes we just I want to say quickly that to save themselves from their getting louder and louder until have heard it coming, because, deacons met together, and don’t call enough.) Howard was not a foolish excesses, and thus the pas- the moderator would have to before I could respond, he early on in my ministry the Because they’d gone through person. The summer after he tor wasn’t far off the mark in try to gavel them down. began to talk about something Rowe deacons had begun to so many scenes like this one died, Carroll Stowe and I did claiming his friendship with They would pretty much he’d been thinking about for worry whether I was doing with Howard through the years, a memorial service for him the Savior. ignore him until he threat- quite a while. enough pastoral calling. people were already pretty at Heath Fair, and I, thinking For example, year after year, ened to order the constable to “I’ve been reading in my I hadn’t yet learned that much aware of how Howard about Shakespeare, called Howard and his best friend, remove them from the meet- grandmother’s diary,” he said, the issue of pastoral calling is had lived for them, which was Howard a “fool.” Carroll, who Howard Dickinson, would ing. Then, they’d shut up and “and she’d write, ‘Called on almost always a placeholder why so many of them showed loved Howard, got pretty mad stand at the back of town sit down, but not before people so and so, called on so and for something else that can’t up for his funeral. It shouldn’t at me for saying that. But the meeting not saying much. But forgot what they were arguing so,’ maybe two or three times be surprising, then, especially truth is, Howard did play the in the heat of argument people about and remembered who a week. I got to thinking that once his friendship with Jesus fool in the life of the town in began to forget who they were everybody used to call on was exposed, that some of us that Shakespearean sense. He everybody, but not anymore. It suspected he might have also doesn’t make sense to me that died for us (or maybe of us; the minister should be the onlysometimes it’s hard to tell the one who has to call on people.”difference, even with Jesus.) Howard Thompson picked Howard had gone to the him right up before anyone hospital with pneumonia and, else had a chance to say cured of that, came home to anything: “Y’know, Ken, I was die of a heart attack. More just thinkin’ the other day that than one person had joked it’s been a long time since you when they heard about how called on me.” They bantered he died: “Wasn’t it just like back and forth on this subject Howard to die of something for quite a while. The Heath he wasn’t sick of?” Some said deacons began to smile a little he died of a broken heart. I as this went on and on, but thought so, too, but at the time when I’d sneak a peek every didn’t know why I did. Now, I once in a while at the Rowe think I know why. deacons, I’d see them getting Howard was still dairy quieter and quieter. farming when I came to town. I didn’t know what was goingHe still worked his land with to happen, but when Howard a team of horses, Augie and and Ken were finished nothing Dick, and a Farmall Cub. He more was said on the subject milked 12 cows. It was semi- — then or ever again. subsistence farming. When he went out of farm- W ing a couple of years later and went to work for the town on the road crew, he said it was because it fi nally dawned on him that he’d become part of the cows’ economy instead of them being part of his, catch- ing in one of his jokes the HILE I KNEW right away the economic reality that was over- deacons saved my tail and whelming family farming all probably my ministry in Heath over the country. There were and Rowe, it took years for still 11 working dairy farms it to become clear to me that in Heath when I came here in Ken Stetson’s observation 1970. When I left at the end of spoke volumes about the radi- 1974 there were six. Now there cal dissolution of community is one. life — in Heath and Rowe and I think Howard was ashamed everywhere else — that had not to be able to keep the been taking place since his SFI photo/Jeff Potter farm going. Until he remar- grandmother’s day. ried, he was also trying to raise The diary revealed that three daughters by himself, Though Heath remains a remote town with sprawling vistas of open farmland and hills, “There were pastoral calling was just one thread in a fabric of neighbor- still 11 working dairy farms in Heath when I came here in 1970,” the author writes. “When I left at ing that had once knit together the end of 1974 there were six. Now there is one.” the life of every community. And it was grief over the loss continued on thef acing page Shelburne Falls Independent September • 27–October 10, 2007 www.sfindependent.net• • page 5 Preserving our small-town life Kennedy School of Govern- ment at Harvard released a study of the CPA that shows A legislator speaks to civic involvement in the Berkshirethat most of the Highlands benefi ts in these fi rst few years have ac- state level. I have every con- crued to wealthier, suburban WORTHINGTON civil dialogue with our neigh- fi dence that we will meet our communities back east. Not E ARE ALL so fortu- bors. Remember, we are lucky goal of ubiquitous broadband surprisingly, they were the nate to live where VIEWPOINT in the unserved towns by 2010. to live in communities where fi rst communities to adopt it, each of us has a voice and can W we do, and also to But we will need your help to and the evidence does show make a difference. have this evolving and grow- get there – so please become that there has been a transfer ing identity as a group of com- By Steve Kulik and stay involved in the effort. It is OK to disagree; in fact, of CPA funds from western it is an essential element munities that form a distinct direct democracy is always on Massachusetts to the eastern region within western Massa- that virtually all of the 38 S of our democratic process. display. communities that are using However, we also have the chusetts. Whether we live near But our wonderful system towns in the Highland com- ECOND : our work in the legis- the CPA. the Vermont border, the Con- munities region fall into this ability to participate in open of open town meeting can only lature to support agriculture To me, this is a strong incen-and civil discussions to reach necticut border, or somewhere work well if people partici- category. My colleagues and I and our forest industries. In tive for all of our towns to get in between, we share common have been working on this for collective decisions for the pate, and if it is supported by the past few months we have on board and adopt the CPA. benefi t of our communities. desires about the health and the active involvement of a a long time, and our efforts to provided fi nancial support for It is the only way that we can success of our own communi- work with previous governors It is up to us to participate broad cross-section of citizens our beleaguered dairy farm- assure that we get our fair of — and to take advantage of ties, and those nearby. who will give their time and on broadband have fallen on ers, and we are doing a lot to these funds to benefi t our own Some of us were born here. deaf ears. However, Governor our good fortune to live in the expertise to serve on a town support innovative marketing communities. Again, this is an Highlands region. 4 Increasingly, many more of us board or committee, or with a Patrick’s administration has and “buy local” programs. effort that will require strong have chosen to settle here and community organization such been a strong and active sup- citizen involvement at the lo- Organizations like CISA and Worthington Democrat Steve enjoy the virtues of rural and as the Highlands Communitiesporter of our efforts and has cal level, so I encourage you to Berkshire Grown are doing Kulik represents the First small town life. But whichever Initiative, the Hilltown CDC, a provided both leadership and great work to promote our do so. it is, we are lucky that we live cultural group, a faith orga- resources to the cause. Franklin District in the Mas- region’s agricultural economy, sachusetts House of Represen- in an area where our individu- nization, or human service Last year the legislature E which not only provides many tatives. He spoke these words al and collective involvement provider. created an Offi ce of Broad- jobs, but also preserves open in the life of our communities During last year’s cam- band Development as part of to attendees of the Highland space; their work provides us Communities Initiative’s Fourth can have a direct and positive paign for governor, I was very the state’s economic develop- all with more nutritious local impact on the quality of life inimpressed with how often ment agency, to address the Regional Conference, held Sept. foods. 15 in Huntington. The High- our hometowns. candidate Deval Patrick spoke needs of the many communi- Each of you can help to However,along with the of civic engagement and ties without universal broad- land Communities Initiative, a strengthen this effort by program of the Trustees of Reser- benefi ts of living where we do, volunteerism. I am especially band service. After taking participating as consumers, ACH OF THESE efforts, and vations, supports community ef- we face many challenges from pleased with how he has offi ce, Governor Patrick and by supporting the estab- internal and external forces begun to put those words into promptly fi lled the position many others, are not without forts to conserve the distinctive lishment of town agricultural potential controversy in each natural and cultural landscapes that can work to compromise action as governor. He has cre-and named a “broadband commissions and the adop- the health of our communi- ated an initiative focused on czar” to work with us to make of our towns. Some people likeof the hilltowns between the tion of right-to-farm bylaws. the CPA; others can’t stand Berkshires and the Pioneer ties. These can be state and civic engagement, and often statewide broadband a reality.You can also encourage federal programs and policies speaks of the importance of Just over a month ago, we it. Some people are hungry Valley, from Massachusetts to schools and other institutions for broadband, and others Connecticut. Information: that may be insensitive to the volunteerism and community joined with the administrationto increase their local food needs of small communities. involvement. I think this is be-and many local offi cials to an- couldn’t care less. purchasing. Through legisla- Whatever one’s position on They can be development ginning to pay off already, as nounce the state’s new Broad- tion, we have made it easier www. pressures that can dramati- I have noticed in the past few band Incentive Fund, which any issue, it is important to be for them to do so, and it helps involved in a constructive and highlandcommunities.org . cally change the landscape months an increased interest will provide funding for tele- build a more sustainable local and the sense of place in our among many citizens in what communications infrastruc- agricultural economy. towns. They can be the unwise goes on in their communities, ture and lay the groundwork At the State House, we are use of our natural resources and at the State House. for public-private partnershipsalso starting to work in a simi- — use that can threaten their As a legislator, and I think to bring broadband to every lar way to help the forest prod- sustainability and economic I can say this for all seven of part of the Commonwealth by ucts industry, which is going importance to our region. my colleagues who represent 2010. through a rough time in the But the good thing about the towns in the Highlands There is no question that market right now. We know these challenges that we face region, we welcome this. So rural Massachusetts has been how important our forests are is that we are all empowered much of what we do on Beaconabandoned by the private tele-to our sense of place, but they to do something about them. Hill directly affects you and com industry when it comes also sustain many jobs in our We all know that each our your communities every day. to broadband. This is why region. In the coming months small towns could not survive It may be the issue of funding we must invest public funds we will be working with the without the active contribu- for schools, or land protection, in building the network, the Patrick administration and tions of hundreds of individ- or fi nancial and technical sup- same way we have used public forest products industry to ual volunteers and part-time port for our farmers and forestfunds to build our transpor- strengthen this important nat- offi cials. Throughout the High-producers. It can be the qual- tation network of roads and ural and economic resource. lands region, such citizens ity of our roads and bridges, bridges. Both are essential to number in the thousands. I be-or funding for social and hu- our economy, and to our social T lieve that this volunteerism is man service programs. These and cultural well-being. one of our greatest strengths are just a few examples of the As we move forward with and allows each of us to play a issues that we, and many of this initiative, at a pretty role in determining what goes you, deal with every day. rapid pace over the next three HIRD , let me say a brief word on in our communities. years, I ask that each com- about the Community Preser- When I speak with col- I munity play an active role at vation Act. Several towns in leagues in the legislature who both the local and regional the area are actively consider- come from urban areas, they level. I would hope that each ing it or have recently adopted often decry the centraliza- town could have a broadband it. tion of political authority in committee, as many now do, I strongly supported its cities and the remoteness of to help with the demographic passage in the legislature in decisionmakers from the citi- and educational work that the late 1990s. Small towns ’LL MENTION JUST a few of zens that they represent. City needs to be done. We are luckythat have adopted it seem people that I know are often the initiatives we are working to have great organizations in very happy with it, as it allows amazed when I describe how on in the legislature right now Pioneer Valley Connect and them to invest new resources Town Meetings work, where which will benefi t from your Berkshire Connect to coordi- in important open space, hous- every citizen is a legislator input and involvement. nate this activity with you at ing, and historical projects. with a voice, often a very First is our work to bring the local level, and us at the As more towns participate, it infl uential one, and where high speed broadband service is an appropriate time for the to each of the 95 communi- legislature to take a look at ties that are currently either possible adjustments to the unserved or underserved by program that will improve it. modern telecommunications Recently, a report by the service. It is no coincidence SFI photo/Jeff Potter Kulik speaks at the conference. and though they loved him the foolishness of the fault- have learned the hard way that still went around the town. Thompson’s funeral. desperately, he wasn’t feeling fi nding was felt before we there is a sometimes painful Well, actually it mattered; As we were going out of the very successful at that either. forgot who we were and who initiation process to go throughin the end it was all that did church, all the dogs in Heath A Brush Reason enough for a broken our neighbors were and things before you’re accepted. I’m not matter. center — and for all we knew heart, but not the main reason, were said that couldn’t be sure the residents are aware I had a chance years later all the dogs across the whole with Fate 4 I’m convinced. It had to do unsaid. of doing this; it may be that to ask each of these men if town — began to howl. with what the community was Here’s what took me the the initiators emerge from the this had actually been said, longest to understand: Those community in the same de- and the ones who had alleg- AUGUST 8-30 experiencing as it lost farming. Rev. Allan “Mick” Comstock hurtful things weren’t said, pendable and mysterious way edly said the awful words both has retired after having served Featured artist because, by and large, they that the fools like Howard do ...answered, “I didn’t say it, but I for many years as pastor of the HEATH C HURCH , yoked in weren’t meant, at least not in called forth. was thinking it.” Charlemont Federated Church Jim Murphy those days with the community any personal way. It was as if Anyway, what followed The one to whom those and, most recently, as interim church in Rowe, was my rstfi they had a kind of indepen- was this new selectman and words were supposedly minister of Hartland First Con- Regional landscapes in parish. It was a gracious place, dent existence . . . as if they deacon’s initiation, in spades, shouted said, “No, they didn’t gregational Church in Hartland, but there was a pervasive sensewere emotions and words but also, I’m pretty sure, the say it, but at the time it felt to Vt. impressionistic style of sadness there, as if some looking for hearts and mouths painful initiation of a new era me like they did.” t great loss were being grieved. out of which to emerge . . . as in the life of the town. It was a near thing, and Right away, ministers being if the community itself sought The issues in both the these friends, and all the rest A small Gallery filled with large dreams! ministers, I was sure that what-to express the agony of its own selectmen’s meeting and the of us, were saved from great ever saddened my parishoners passing. deacons’ meeting were almost cruelty only by their long Hours: Thurs – Mon. 12 to 5ish was my fault; and, churches Probably because I’ve been identical. The selectmen were knowledge of each other and 20 State Street Shelburne Falls around churches for so long, arguing about whether the the regard in which they held being churches, they seemed I’ve come to believe that Town Hall should be renovat- each other. And to this day, liv- 413.625.2256 willing to let me take the groups have lives of their own ed. The deacons were arguing ing as we do without communi- blame. And you could see why that transcend the individuals about whether the church ties, all we have to protect us they might have, because still that make them up, and some should build a new parsonage. from cruelty is our knowledge in those days the hope was that things just well up and clamor It doesn’t really matter who of each other and the regard A College Preparatory Come See for Yourself each successive new minister for expression that can’t be was on what side; it mattered with which we have to work would somehow restore the attributed to any of those only that the issues were so hard to hold each other. Day School for Grades way of life that was being lost. individuals. powerfully symbolic of the Those men didn’t say those The Academy But since one after the other question of the town’s future unspeakable words, but never- 7 – 12 and Postgraduate we represented the impinging E and the church’s future that theless those were the words at Charlemont world instead, we could not, the argument took on mythic that went around the town and thus we bore the fault, ARLY IN THE WINTER before proportions — a battle, if only after the meeting, inhabited a burden we shared with the he died, two events, one in for a minute, of Titans in which our memories and imagina- Since 1981, The Academy has people forgot who they were tions, and undoubtedly got to other newcomers to town. the town offi ces and one in provided a rigorous, classical None of this was ever said, the church, occurred within and who their neighbors really Howard. Whatever was said, it’s were. clear something was broken education in a supportive and you have to understand. Heath a week of each other that il- lustrate this and also provide, And Howard Thompson was that couldn’t be fi xed in those creative environment. Our small is a gracious place. No one ever off in the hospital having pneu-twin conversations. Something said, “You’re at fault.” And I I’m pretty sure, reason enough size allows personal attention and for Howard to have died of a monia — if not right then, then died that couldn’t be restored. never said to myself, “This is in the weeks that followed, as And I think Howard died of a a strong school community. my fault.” broken heart. Three residents of the town word of these meetings circu- broken heart because his fool- For one thing, if it had lated through the town. ery could no longer save the The Academy experience provides ever been said out loud, the were involved. Two had lived there all their lives; one was community. a foundation for life-long learning, foolishness of it would have N been immediately obvious. a selectman and one was a involvement, independence deacon of the church. The third O And the irony was, and still had just retired there after and friendships. is, that, while we newcomers having come as summer person OBODY REMEMBERS what come seeking and soon learn all his life. He was eager to was really said, but what went F COURSE , something was to grieve the very way of life serve the town he had always around the town were that being born in those meetings, Contact SandyBrett WarrenCarey in in the the whose passing has caused such loved and had pretty much the terrible unspoken and also, because, in fact, the Town admissions of ceoffice for for information. information. sadness among the people who jumped in with both feet, unmeant words that could not Hall was renovated and the FinancialFinancial aidaid isis available.available. have always lived here, each of becoming a selectman and a be unsaid — if they were ever new parsonage was built, both us brings with us more of the deacon in the same year. He said — had been said in both gifts from the era that was change we all grieve. one of the fi rst people in both meetings and to the same new passing to ours. We can’t call these offi ces who wasn’t from resident: “We don’t want you inhow we live today “commu- 1359 Mohawk Trail Of course none of us was to Charlemont, MA 01339 blame. The dissolution of our one of the old Heath families. this town!” nity,” but it’s clear something Most of us who have come It didn’t matter that these very good is still struggling to tel: 413.339.4912 communities is a matter of fax: 413.339.4324 economic forces beyond the into one of these hilltowns three men had known each be born among us. from the outside and become other all their lives, that they There’s one more thing www.charlemont.org control of any of us or all of us [email protected] together. It had been Howard’s active in town or church affairs held each other with great re- that some of us, but not all of callin s us g as a fool to make sure pect and affection. The words , remember about Howard page 6 • Shelburne Falls Independent • September 27–October 10, 2007 • www.sfindependent.net CELEBRATING FALL Festival of the Hills on Sunday, Sept. 30 CONWAY—The 46th annualwagon, and a local favorite, thetions and the craft fair. Parkingmusic. Festival of the Hills will offer liveBaptist Hill Compulsory March-and admission are free. 1:30 p.m. - Seven Mile Line entertainment, exhibits, crafts,ing Kazoo Band, with its broom (formerly Conway Traditions). food, children’s activities and awaving, extravagantly (and, Live music schedule 2:30 p.m. - Janet Ryan and parade Sunday, Sept. 30 from 10we add for the sake of truth in 10:15 a.m. - Whately Green Straight Up, rock rhythm and a.m. to 4 p.m. in town center. advertising, quite ridiculously)with Kathy Chapman, classic folkblues. Since 1961 this U.S. Librarydressed band leaders. and rock. 3:15 p.m. - Joel Zoss Trio of Congress Local Legacy fair Exhibits, food booths, and 11:15 a.m. - Sue MacDonald featuring local hero singer/ has raised scholarship funds forkids’ activities will be open allwith Janet Ryan, jazz classics. songwriter. Conway students. day, as will special demonstra- 12:15 p.m. - Mawwal, world New this year is a display and fi lm connecting Conway’s senior citizens and high school seniors and more children’s activities, more exhibits and a used bookAshfi eld plans annual fall festival sale. The theme of this year’s ASHFIELD— Whether you alike will enjoy several book her second CD, “Fiddle Me Festival is Conway’s newly re-are partial to products that fea-sales, such as the one sponsoredThis.” stored covered bridge, one of ture those icons of fall—applesby the Friends of the Belding 3:45 p.m., North Country Line only a handful left in the state.and pumpkins—or simply enjoyMemorial Library. Dancers. Led by Pat Barschenski, A special dinner and concert the pleasures of a small town this troupe comes fresh from four inside the bridge on Friday willfair, the Ashfi eld Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 6 performances at the Big E. celebrate its offi cial reopening. which takes place Oct. 6 and 7 11 a.m., Lui Collins. This Ash- A full list of exhibitors and Popular events returning thisin the town center (Main Street/field resident is an interna-activities will be available on- year include the skillet toss, log-Rte. 116) offers something fortionally recognized recording site at the festival’s information splitting contest and the duckeveryone. artist and is teacher/director ofbooth in a program provided by race from the covered bridge Each year, thousands of peo-Hilltown Music Together and the Ashfi eld News. along the river that runs throughple tour over 50 arts and craftKids’ Jam. “New England’s nest fi Ashfield Fall Festival hours the village. exhibits, eat at a score of foodsinger/songwriter,” Dirty Linenare from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both The old-fashioned country booths, listen to talented localmagazine, 2006 days. Admission is free. Parking village parade starts at 1p.m. musicians, and catch up with 1 p.m., Illiterati. Classics fromis available in lots east of the and includes ox and horse teams,old friends. The festival is fam-the modern jazz repertoire, withtown center on Route 116. No tractors and orchard equipment,ily friendly, with many free ora little bossa nova. Featuring Lesdogs please. For more informa- hay wagons, fi remen charging up-low-cost children’s games and Patlove, Stefan Kostka, Levi Ow-tion: AshfieldFallFestival@gmail. hill pushing a vintage 1800s re fi activities. ens, Judy Williams, Tom Ulrichcom . Sarah Hartshorne, a contestant on America’s Next Top Model, in a Exhibitors include jewelers,and Tony Williams. publicity shot from the CW network. In the inset photo, Hartshorne woodworkers, glass blowers, 2:15 p.m., Radio Free Earth. removes paper from her nose during an interview with supermodel potters, yarn and fabric artists,This eclectic, rootsy band, led Tyra Banks and other judges for the reality television show. basket makers, metalworkers, by Josh and Kim Wachtel, plays student and a good writer,” heleather workers, instrument “crossover” music that mines theChurch says. “Her announcements at makers, furniture makers, pho-world’s songbook. With Jordan morning meeting were legend-tographers and painters. Russ and Ian Koss. ary. She would turn an announce- Model ______from front page A diverse assortment of food 3:30 p.m., Morris dancers. festival ment about a dance into a piecefrom the sweet (think fresh hotMorris dancers have performed eyebrows at that first moment. and a cover story and six-pageof performance art and bring thepumpkin donuts, fried dough at the festival for over 20 years.Saturday It was the white stuff hangingfashion spread in an issue of house down.” with maple cream, homemadeThis year’s performance features out of her right nostril. Seventeen magazine. Sizing her up fudge, blueberry cobbler, cara-Valley groups Juggler Meadow SHELBURNE—The First Con- “What’s that about?” asked Academy teacher Abe Loomis mel apples, hot applesauce Morris Men, the Rapscallions gregational Church of Shelburne Banks, as Hartshorne lifted hertaught Hartshorne in junior Banks and a few of her specialsundaes and apple pie) to the and Wake Robin. They will be guest judges, including runway hosts its annual fall festival hand to her nose and pulled English class and watched the savory (think belly-warming joined by dancers from all overSaturday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. out about five inches of what fi rst episode of “America’s Nextexpert J. Alexander and art di-soups and chili, baked potatoes,New England and Canada. rector Jay Manual (who couldn’t to 3 p.m. at the church on the appeared to be a thin strand ofTop Model.” crawfish pasta, macaroni and Mohawk Trail. accordion-pleated paper. “I think it was brilliant,” hestop smiling at Hartshorne dur-cheese, kielbasa grinders and Sunday, Oct. 7 ing the nose trick — at least not Enjoy browsing interesting Apparently this first impres- said with a laugh of Hartshorne’s other sandwiches) will be avail- 11 a.m., Reincarnation. A jazz from what the cameras showed), and unique items offered by sion, odd as it may have been, nose schtick. “I think it was very able from vendors throughout ensemble featuring Dia Silver-craft vendors, listen to music was good enough — along withreal and very Sarah and that itall seemed to have found her the festival area. stein, Rick Tutunjian, Jason compelling on several levels. and sample items from the bake her initial photo shoot and otherworked, because she got through The Pumpkingames, uniqueSchwartz, Bill Chapman and Joesale, featuring homemade pies, personality attributes — to get[to be a finalist]. I think that (Other judges include super-to this festival, will start at noonGreen. model Twiggy and photographer breads and many other items. her a coveted spot among the 13having the confi dence to pull a Saturday, Oct. 6. Teams of volun- Noon, James Delnero and Lost Bake an apple pie and bring women who will spend the nextstunt like that was brilliant.” Nigel Barker.) teer participants are recruitedMountain, a bluegrass bonanza. Banks categorized Hart- it to the table in the front of the many weeks primping, posing Loomis says that he remem- on the spot to race against each 1:15 p.m., Manfred Gabriel. church by 10:30 a.m. to compete and living together until one bers the dark-haired beauty toshorne’s body type as a “smallother in games that use pump-An hour of Celtic whistles and plus-size.” for the title of “Best Pie in Shel- of them is named the best andbe “a wonderful student, full of kins as props. fl utes. burne” and prizes sponsored wins numerous prizes, includinglife.” Manual said he loved her Tag sales, including “Mike’s 2:30 p.m., Zoë Darrow and the curves. by the Shelburne Falls Coffee a deal with Elite Model Manage- “Outside of class she was al- World Famous Incredibly HugeFiddleheads. Darrow, an 18-year-Roasters in our second annual ment, a $100,000 contract withways funny, always hamming it “I don’t think there’s a prob-12th Annual Community Tag old who performs traditional lem representing women who are pie-baking contest. Pies will be cosmetics company Cover Girl,up, but she was quite a serious Sale” will be held both days, andIrish, Scottish and Cape Bretontasted by a panel of judge includ- normal,” Banks said during thebargain hunters and bookloversfi ddle tunes, recently released elimination discussion. ing business woman Beth Lorenz, Asked by her colleagues what political columnist and radio The locally owned personality Chris Collins and The that would be called in the mod-NEWS AND NOTES eling world — a model who is, radio announcer Jay Fadanza. drugstore where life is like a Goldilocks fable, not large Expected entertainment BAKER enough to be traditional plus- includes the Coleraine City simpler, they know you sized and not waifi sh enough for Cloggers, Mohawk Select Chorus, traditional high-fashion — BanksNew book discussion Help vets pay Becki Ashenden and Chuck Kor- Pharmacy man, and a women’s barbershop by name, and there’s answered, “Real size.” Mondays–Fridays 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m. This incarnation of “Top Mod-group forming for new fl agpole group called the Chair City Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Pipers. There will be a food tent el” includes 13 women ages 18- BUCKLAND—Rev. Rich BUCKLAND—The American still a soda fountain Closed Sundays where homemade chili and corn 22, nine of whom are students.Fournier, new pastor of the Legion Post 135 has generously chowder will be available for Four fi nalists are from Connecti-Mary Lyon Church, will lead aoffered to take on the project of lunch will be available, includ- 52 BRIDGE ST., SHELBURNE FALLS • (413) 625-6324 cut or Massachusetts (one othernew book discussion group aboutreplacing the fl agpole in front ing home made chili and corn contestant is from the Boston The Hidden Gospel: Decoding theof the Buckland Town Hall, says chowder. area) and two are from New Spiritual Message of the AramaicTown Administrator Robert For more information, call York and New Jersey, making Jesus, by Neil Douglas-Klotz. Dean, but donations would be (413) 625-0127 or (413) 625- this season the most Northeast- Fournier has offered manywelcome. 2777. 50.,&)0& centric to date. Two women areeducation programs, workshops The new pole will be made from Texas and the other five and retreats both nationally andof fiberglass with an interior hail from California, Florida, 800%803,*/($0/4536$5*0/ internationally during the pastrope assembly. The entire project Georgia, Illinois and Indiana. 25 years. Meetings are Tuesdaysshould cost less than $2,000. The contestants are forbiddenfrom 7-8:30 p.m. at the Buckland “While the American LegionArms seeks t3&.0%&-*/(t,*5$)&/#"5)t'*/&'*/*4)803, by the rules of the game from Public Hall, Upper Street, start-is prepared to pay the entire cost, talking to the press until they’veing Oct. 2. I believe they would welcome part-time teen help 2VBMJUZ8PSL either been eliminated or won. “The Hidden Gospel is in any donations toward the cost of Hartshorne has a following onplain sight,” says the jacket the project,” Dean said in a letter SHELBURNE FALLS—The the Web at Facebook.com and, ofblurb. “We find it in Jesus’ famil- appealing to local businesses toArms Library invites applica- ."-*$$4 )*$ course, her alma mater friendsiar words newly translated fromhelp. tions from Buckland and Shel- believe she should win. Aramaic, the Middle-eastern lan- “If anyone wants to make a burne teenagers, preferably “Absolutely,” says Loomis. “Iguage he actually spoke. 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For more information, The Sister Stores call the library Monday from 3-7 Deerfield St. (Rtes. 5 & 10) p.m., Wednesday from 12-7 p.m. ANDY’S Greenfield, MA or Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 ( p.m. at (413) 337-4934. www.AndysOak.com Shelburne Falls Independent September • 27–October 10, 2007 www.sfindependent.net• • page 7 Teacher honored ______from front page Finished Beams, Boards & century classroom, Dot Lyman,day. I interviewed and was hiredset a number of objectives for Hawley Wide Pine & Building Materials special projects liaison for theon Friday. I got my plane tickether students from a given unit, Hardwood Bark Mulch Mohawk system, called Dole’s re-on Saturday.” underscoring the multiple skills ______from front page Flooring Dry Hardwood & Softwood Slabs turn to her alma mater 10 years Dole made it back to the coun-students can derive from a single action. Custom Sawing ago “an absolutely wonderful try just in time for the openingassignment: note-taking, sum- “Hawley has lived with experience.” of school, to fill in for a longtime marizing, examining a primary- ‘1/12’ budgets before, but Lyman, who nominated Dole Mohawk history teacher, the source document. never with one set above for the award, added that after alate Dennis Bushey, on leave to “I’ve become a better teacher last year’s budget number,” HALL TAVERN FARM reduction in staff last year forcedundergo cancer treatment. by learning what works for my Thwing writes. “The Finance RFD Mohawk Trail, Shelburne Falls remaining teachers to assume a When Bushey returned in students,” Dole said, adding that Committee urges all Hawley history class, “Lynn spent timeJanuary, Dole fi lled a vacant half-a number of her students over residents to attend the spe- Jay Healy (413) 625-9008 Jared Bellows (413) 834-1736 all year long with her history time position as health teacher.the years have had individual cial town meeting on Sep- background to help teachers put “I fi gured that the fact that I education plans, or IEPs, that tember 25 at 7 p.m. and vote together units.” did condom-use demonstrationsrecommend alternative methods your conviction. The turnout in Thailand qualifi ed me,” she of teaching kids who have trou- will be as important as the From Shelburne to said with a laugh. ble learning conventionally. Mohawk, the long way vote itself. Boston needs to Eventually Dole taught social Consequently, Dole takes hear you.” Dole, whose family has lived studies full time, moving to “multiple approaches” to lesson in Shelburne and in West CountyEnglish as teachers’ roles in theplans, and she often works with Knitting Classes for 13 generations, said the cere-school have shifted. She now fellow teachers to help students mony’s location at Memorial Hallholds dual certifi cation. look at a problem through mul-American Democracy program at Museum was particularly tting, fi tiple lenses. and in workshops and seminars since her family recently loaned Teaching by learning, “I might collaborate with at the PVMA, offered as part of an ox yoke — used with the fa- learning by teaching a French teacher to show the a U.S. Department of Education mous Avery Oxen of Buckland Dole said her students de-movie Indochine, ” she said. program for teachers of Ameri- — for the PVMA to exhibit. scribe her on evaluations as The French students can studycan history. She is involved with Having long envisioned a ca-“enthusiastic.” Imperialism, while her Englishan Ashfi eld nonprofi t for history reer as a teacher, Dole arrived “I am enthusiastic,” she ac-students can watch, contemplate,teachers, one that brings visiting at Mohawk after a long and knowledged. “I learn so much asreact and write about the lmfi scholars to the area. Beginner instruction available unconventional journey that a teacher. When you have to com-itself. Dole’s lesson plans often Teachers must accrue a mini- and private lessons by appointment. took her far from West County,municate to someone else, youcross-pollinate as she helps hermum number of continuing combining her intensely deep have to grasp the materials.” students look at “historic docu-education credits to remain local roots with exposure to lands Dole described her approachments as works of literature.” certified, and Dole “routinely 1 Deerfi eld Ave., Shelburne Falls (above A Notion to Quilt). and cultures worlds away fromin the classroom as “asking She has spent a great deal ofexceeds” that number, for a good small towns in West County. questions, and then helping time in workshops to hone herand simple reason perfectly con- Call 625-9191 “I know right where I was students seek answers to thoseskills and give her new teachingsistent with the award. when I decided to become a questions.” ideas. She has participated in the “Because I want to learn,” she for information and registration. teacher,” Dole said. “I was a ju- Dole said that she tries to Harvard University Media andsaid. nior in high school when I went to Japan. I was on a train going around a bend. It’s a strong, place-based memory.” A Cornell graduate with an Serving Your Community with undergraduate degree in history, Dole spent a year as a student Deliciously Healthy Foods teacher at Erving Elementary for over 30 Years! School at the suggestion of her father, builder George Dole, and joined the Peace Corps in 1989. Starting in 1991, she trained new volunteers for the federal program, learning teaching skills she eventually brought the Mo- hawk’s classrooms. From 1993-1995, Dole earned a master’s degree in geography Full Sit Down Deli U Artisan Bakery from Syracuse University, fol- Complete Vitamin and Supplement Dept. lowed by a stint teaching HIV Organic Produce U Natural Groceries U Local Cheeses prevention in Thailand. In August 1997, her mother, 144 MaiO4U (SFFOmFMEt Nancy Dole, of Buckland, spot- Monday–Friday, ted an ad for a long-term substi- ot4BUVSEBZo 4VOEBZo tute history teacher at Mohawk and thought of her daughter’s aspirations. “The ad was in theWest Coun- ty News on a Wednesday,” Dole said. “I made contact on Thurs- Another Bridge Dinner! Conway Covered Bridge Celebration “Get ready to be wined and dined under the roof of your own historical landmark!” town offi cials implore visitors to the offi cial Conway Web sitewww. ( townofconway.com), inviting them to join in for the offi cial dedica- tion and opening ceremony to the recently-reopened Burkev- ille Covered Bridge. The event will feature music, a catered dinner, and more on the bridge on Friday, Sept. 28 starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets available by calling 369-4235 x-2. MIRICK INSURANCE AGENCY Serving the community for over 26 years. Insurance Made Easy! AUTOMOBILE HOMEOWNERS CONTRACTORS BUSINESSOWNERS 28 BRIDGE ST., SHELBURNE FALLS, MA 413-625-9437 WWW.MIRICKINS.COM page 8 • Shelburne Falls Independent • September 27–October 10, 2007 • www.sfindependent.net Above: MMVII marks 2007 in fresh-smelling hemlock. Right: The barn awaits the cupola (see photo, page 1). A hemlock sprig is mounted to the barn peak as a way of honoring the spirit of the tree. Raising the barn Sustainable agriculture gains a new hoof-hold this Septem- ber as builders raise a barn to be used for a goat and sheep dairy at Sansha Farm on Creamery Road. According to Colrain’s Scott Barrows works designer and general contractor Will Elwell, the traditional a peg into the timbers. post-and-beam construction comes from native hemlock, will use passive solar heating, and is held together with 450 oak pegs. The one-and-a-half story project is capped with a gleaming copper-clad cupola, and, according to Elwell, marks the first barn raising here in 15 years. Tenant farmer Maribeth Ritchie says that the barn will be used in the production of goat milk and cheese, and as storage for her husband Derek’s organic produce and herbs. Ritchie, seen here with pet Isabelle, said that as far as she knows, hers will be the first certified organic goat dairy John Gould of in Massachusetts for 2009. The barn and farm are owned Buckland adjusts a mortise and tenon with traditional by Tamsen Merrill, who Ritchie credits as a sustainable- tools. agriculture visionary and steward of the land. Photos by John Snyder Brothers Allen and Theo Gabriel, ages 9 and 12, respectively, wait patiently for workers to set the cupola, for them the pieceFour hundred fi fty oak pegs do heavy lifting at the new barn on Sansha Farm. According to general contractor Will Elwell, there is no de resistance. reason the barn cannot last for centuries. Shelburne Falls Independent September • 27–October 10, 2007 www.sfindependent.net• • page 9 BUSINESS NEWS COVERAGE UNDERWRITTEN BY BUSINESS AND ECONOMY Ashfi eld store to offer lunch, more dinner Information available By Don Stewart the time to do it.” Doubtless one of the few don@sfi ndependent.net In Hynes, the former co- markets in the Commonwealth ————— owner of Bottle of Bread, Parati where you can buy candy for a about green forestry ASHFIELD—Nan Parati, whohas found an experienced hand quarter as well as purchase an purchased Elmer’s Store onwho “knows how to streamline $850 oil painting, the 172-year- Farmers with woodlots of their income from management Main Street in September 2005,and she knows how to make it old building has also been en- 20 acres or more are invited activities, and support the local has hired former Shelburnework.” livened with Parati’s scheduling to attend one of three meet-economy. We want to help farm- restaurateur Susanne Hynes to With no previous restau- of occasional jazz, string band ings offered in western Mas-ers maintain ownership of their manage a business expansion.rant experience, Parati, who music and poetry readings.. sachusetts to learn how joiningfarms and woodlots. Income from Before the holidays, Parati in-formerly designed concert set- With two well-established the Massachusetts Woodlands forestry activities can help. The tends to offer a luncheon menutings for pop music luminary dining places, The Ashfield Cooperative can increase farmSARE Program is making this fi ve days a week and to expandJimmy Buffett, began serving Lake House and Countrypie Piz- income through value-added, possible.” Friday night dinners to includebreakfast at the establishment za, already within a short walk green-certifi ed forestry. The mission of MWC is to two other evenings as well. on Memorial Day 2006. On any from Elmer’s, Parati was asked Meetings will be held from 7-9maintain the environment and Ashfield resident Marybusy Sunday morning more whether there was enough cli- p.m. at the following locations:character of western Massachu- Schjeldahl will continue asthan 100 patrons will dine entele to support a third. Tuesday, Oct. 16, Hilltown CDC,setts through the protection, en- chef. at the former grocery store. “I think there is,” she said. Chesterfi eld; Tuesday, Oct. 30, hancement and careful economic “We’d wanted to do lunch forThe expatriate New Orleanian “I really do...I think also the CISA Building, South Deerfi eld. development of the region’s a long time,” Parati said, speak-noted that routine day-trippers fact that Susanne comes from One meeting has already takenforests. All of MWC member ing from her home in Ashfi eld, from as distant as Connecticut Bottle of Bread will bring in Nan Parati place in Belchertown. properties are Forest Steward- “but everything that we’ve beenand Boston travel expressly to new people. I think we’ll bring The meetings are funded by aship Council-certifi ed, which is doing has taken up 100 percentthe Main Street landmark for in a lot of new people.” grant from the Sustainable Agri-the highest standard of forestry of our time and we didn’t haveits small town ambiance. culture Research and Educationin the world. Currently, the Coop- Program (SARE). The Massachu-erative has members in Franklin, setts Woodlands Cooperative Hampshire, and Hampden coun- (MWC) received the grant in ties. The Coop markets products collaboration with Communityincluding character flooring, Involved in Sustaining Agricul-grade lumber and post and beam ture (CISA) and the Universitytimbers, under the brand name of Massachusetts to help farmersHomeGrown Wood. OBITUARIES learn the benefi ts of responsible Visit www.masswoodlands.coop forestry and of marketing forestfor more information about the products through membership ingrant and meetings. To register the Massachusetts Woodlands for a workshop contact Emily Cooperative. Boss at (413) 397-8800, or email “As a group of landowners [email protected] . working together, the MWC has Beatrice Cohn, 89 Fairbrother. 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A Day of of Day A www.RiceCompanies.com page ACTIVITIES SPORTS & RECREATION ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT HILLTOWN BOOKS & WRITERS FOOD & DRINK SCIENCE & NATURE Shelburne Falls Independent TRANSITIONS page 11 • September 27–October 10, 2007 • www.sfindependent.net lifelife CALENDAR Ashfield farmer Alan Surprenant demonstrates the ideal size of a Baldwin apple. Ashfi eld orchard grows 30 varieties of apples SSnapnap of the FFruitruit ASHFIELD—The morning of that fruit,” he says. “I’ve beentrees of each kind, and I pick he says. “Here, people come back sun has yet to gain the tree linewatching this fruit since May. maybe one or two varieties and I get to watch them give it to Story and photos in Apple Valley, and Brook FarmRight now, these are great days,each week,” he says. “When I their kids, and they come back Orchard is soaked. Mist drifts just clear and cold at night, andstarted collecting apples in myeach week for something else, by Max Breiteneicher between the rows of wide trees.during the day the sun is color-nursery, I had root stock and Iand then each year.” Dew weighs down the long grassing the fruit. Some varieties thatstarted grafting the varieties. The sun is now casting oblique and drips off apples as heavy have a yellow background or aI wanted many from Ashfield, light across the orchard and Sur-short trunk. says. “The apple will grow mis- with it as their trees are with green background now have a some of them from right here prenant has fi lled a few wooden Surprenant says of his trees,shapen because, just like on our them. little red, what they call a ‘cheek’in Apple Valley, and some I gotcrates with apples. Pointing to a“Everybody looks different own skin, the scab doesn’t ex- Alan Surprenant weaves be-and those have all just come outfrom friends, and then I broughtcrate of smaller red apples, hehere, it’s just like going into apand, so the apple grows around tween the branches of a tree in the past week. It really makesin maybe a dozen or so varietiesexplains, “This variety doesn’tclassroom with a bunch of kids,it, so, nobody wants it.” laden with Liberty apples, snap-the fruit beautiful.” that I couldn’t find here, fromtend to size up, so that’s goingbecause they’re all different va- Scab is a fungus, and the ping them off at their stems and Surprenant planted this or-another orchard.” to the Ashfi eld Community Pre-rieties, so when you’re pruningspores can develop in dropped quickly stowing them in a clothchard 20 years ago. It consists of Today the orchard includes school, because these are the it can actually drive you kind ofapples and fallen leaves. The picking-basket strapped to his90 trees representing 30 varietiesmore than 7,000 varieties of right size for little hands.” nuts. If you’re pruning a row ofspores are then released by rain chest. of apples. apples and more than 2,000 Macs, which is how I learned, and blown by wind onto apple “I just love hearing the snap “So there are two or three grown here in the U.S. Surpre- Challenges you’re basically making almosttrees. There are a few things nant chose those that he did for Growing any kind of fruit inthe same cuts. Here, some treesSurprenant does to help his trees a few reasons. He wanted to havethe hills is no easy task. Applewant to have a central leader, avoid scab. fruit that ripened over the wholetrees take consistent attentiona main trunk’s called a central The first is gathering up all season, August to October, so hethrough the year to ensure a leader, with scaffolds, there’s onethe fallen apples around each After Apple Picking wouldn’t be forced to pick all thedecent crop. Surprenant says level, then an intermediary, andtree every time he picks. The apples at once. that his season actually beginsthen a top, and the whole thingsecond is to keep the grass in the My long two-pointed ladder’s sticking through a tree Also, he says, “I wanted to in the winter. Late winter is thewill be shaped more or less likeorchard long through the scab Toward heaven still. have an orchard that had lowerbest time for pruning apples, a triangle. That allows for a lot ofseason, May through June, which And there’s a barrel that I didn’t fill Beside it, and there may be two or three sprays, and lower inputs. A lotbecause they have been dormantlight penetration, and then youbinds up the spores. This pretty Apples I didn’t pick upon some bough. of that has to do with variety for months, and this lessens thealso get airfl ow by opening it up,much controls scab on the trees But I am done with apple-picking now. choices. Also, apples have beenchance of causing them injury.which dries things quicker. Youthat are naturally resistant to Essence of winter sleep is on the night, grown here for fi ve or six genera-Pruning is a yearly task, but tend not to get problems with disease, he says. To control scab The scent of apples; I am drowsing off. tions, and I feel like I’m helpingthat’s the only regular thing disease if your orchard dries outon those trees that are not dis- I cannot shake the shimmer from my sight continue something in the prac-about it, he says. Though applequicker after a rain.” ease-resistant, but only disease- I got from looking through a pane of glass tice of orcharding, and also bybuds only form on horizontal When spring comes, it bringstolerant, he says, “I use sulphur, I skimmed this morning from the water-trough, not letting certain varieties falllimbs, different apple varietieswith it a disease that is arguablywhich is an organic spray, on the And held against the world of hoary grass. into extinction, the ones that Irequire different pruning styles,the most common for apple or-disease tolerant varieties that It melted, and I let it fall and break. think are noble, that are worthsome preferring a long centralchards around here: scab. I have that I love, like Golden But I was well saving.” trunk, and others preferring “It really does look like a hu-Delicious, and Northern Spy, Upon my way to sleep before it fell, Having different apples everylarge lateral branches from a man scab, and ugly,” Suprenant continued on page 12 And I could tell week throughout the season, What form my dreaming was about to take. Magnified apples appear and reappear, spraying less than conventional Stem end and blossom end, orchards, and keeping noble And every fleck of russet showing clear. apples in circulation are all My instep arch not only keeps the ache, related to his role in Ashfi eld, It keeps the pressure of a ladder-round. Suprenant says. And I keep hearing from the cellar-bin “I feel like people have dif- That rumbling sound ferent roles in a community, and Of load on load of apples coming in. one of them for me, amongst For I have had too much other things, is growing apples Of apple-picking; I am overtired that I like for people, and try- Of the great harvest I myself desired. ing to do it in as healthy and as There were ten thousand thousand fruit to touch, ecological a way as possible,” Cherish in hand, lift down, and not let fall, he says. “It’s really my passion, For all and it’s a joy to watch people try That struck the earth, No matter if not bruised, or spiked with stubble, different varieties.” Went surely to the cider-apple heap Most of Surprenant’s apples As of no worth. reach people through the Ash- One can see what will trouble field Farmer’s Market, where This sleep of mine, whatever sleep it is. he sells his fruit every Saturday Were he not gone, from August to October. He al- The woodchuck could say whether it’s like his ways offers samples of whatever Long sleep, as I describe its coming on, he’s selling that week. Or just some human sleep. “I feel like because I sell at —R the farmer’s market directly, it’s different than a commercial grower who packs stuff and it’s OBERT FROST shipped away, off into the free market system that’s out there,”Crates of Liberty apples. page 12 • Shelburne Falls Independent • September 27–October 10, 2007 • www.sfindependent.net “It’s a very enjoyable thing these trees to live up to 100 for all of us, because we all haveyears. His side of Apple Val- a lot to share, and people are ley has heavy clay soil, and he totally open. One rowerg com- picked root stock that is well mented on how all the other suited to this water-retaining meetings he’d been to before, soil, stock that doesn’t mind, everybody was sort of playing in tree vernacular, having “wet close to the vest, because it’s like,feet.” Indeed, looking at the ‘If I’m your neighbor and you’retrees now, as they begin to dry growing apples, and I’m doingin the rapidly rising sun, their something better than you, I’mbranches like ironwood with not going to tell you because Iknots hard enough to cut Sur- want to sell my crop.’ That sortprenant’s fi nger as he picks, it of all-for-yourself kind of thing,seems they could live forever. and this has really got a different “Trees are a real long-term feel to it.” relationship, like friends, like This spirit of information children,” he says. “Especial- sharing is something Surprenantly if you’ve grafted them and hopes to expand more to the lo-grown them up from little babies. cal community. They’re there, and you can come “It’s actually happened hereback to them, and they’re going before, but I’m thinking of doingto be there next winter. You’re a yearly four-part workshop forwatching them change. homeowners who want to learn “Trees are on their own time about growing trees, or who have— that’s part of the perennial trees already,” he says. “So, oncenature of coming back to friends, each season get together and justif I can refer to them as friends, use this orchard as a teaching is that it’s not in nanoseconds. ground. I think that would be That’s one of the beauties of fun, a lot of people seem to getit; that’s a big attraction for my motivated by fruit trees, even passion.” just having a few of them around. It’s one of life’s pleasures.” Full cycle He adds that anyone is wel- When a wheel is turning, the come to come see the orchard,center rotates slower than the and find out what he means circumference. The relationship when he sells his apples as ‘eco-is a regular proportion, which logically grown’ at the Farmer’smeans that as you move a point Market. Though, he says, “Maybealong a spoke from the center to four people have asked me thatthe circumference, the speed of in 10 years. Usually they just rotation at that point gets faster look at them, and they’re hungry,and faster. and then they eat them, which is Watching Surprenant dance understandable.” around the solid, wide-rooted Surprenant surveys Brook Farm Orchard with his tractor in the foreground. tree, ducking and dodging to Ever improving pick the apples before it gets Surprenant is still learning too warm, it’s hard not to imag- Apples ______from fronthow page to grow apples best, eco-ine the tree as the center of the logically, and in response to thewheel and him as the circum- demands and vicissitudes of life.ference. The points between and Galas. If I didn’t like them “I spray at pedal-fall, and tencan hit the mice and voles thatis related to disease resistance,He says the perfect orchard isthese two are the grasses, the so much I wouldn’t grow them,days later. It worked, this year.are in the orchard easier, and and they’re kind of different practically impossible. birds, mice, fungi, insects, the and I’d have even less disease The timing is important. It wasthey do.” things, but the whole thing is this “The learning curve goes onFarmer’s Market, Ashfi eld, agri- pressure.” hard to do it if my daughter had working system. You’re alwaysand on and on. Two things keepculture — everything — moving The next thing to worry abouta softball game, or my son had Fruitful sharing trying to get the pieces to workit from being perfect: the humanat their relative speeds and yet is bugs. Out of more than 100 a track meet. So some years I’d The fi ne-tuning of these tech- well together, to end up with redin it, and the weather. Both thoseall relating to each other through insects that have been found tomiss it, because you could justniques and their timing in prac-fruit, or yellow fruit, or whatever,things are what they are, and youthis solid, silent, beautiful tree. live in apple trees, only a hand-miss a day, and they’re out, lay-tice have come with Surprenant’sthat’s really good to eat.” could call them perfect, as they Surprenant empties his pick- ful is destructive. Though theying eggs all night.” more than 30 years of orchard One of the spokes in that are. One of my neighbors, Danaing basket into another wooden can be quite destructive. There That sort of relative preci-work. wheel is a grower’s group thatClark — he grows apples, too —crate and moves on through the are no apple varieties that aresion also applies to fertilizing He began picking apples forSurprenant has been meeting says, ‘I never finish everything wet grass to a distant, fruit-heavy truly resistant to these pests, the trees, and to the care and Richard Clark, then worked 10with annually for 18 years. Its I’m working on, the season justtree. The sun is completely up Surprenant says. development of the grasses in years for a commercial grower inmembership is comprised of changes and I have to go on tonow. “So I try to use very well- the orchard. Plainfi eld before starting Brook growers from Pennsylvania to the next thing that’s of demand.’ Squinting into it, reaching up timed insecticide spray, which “There’s really a wide varietyFarm. Maine who come together to I’ve come to accept that I don’tfor this tree’s fi rst apple, he says, isn’t organic, twice, in May,” heof grasses, and they help fertilize Laughing at the unintendedshare ideas and techniques. fi nish everything that I’m doing.“I used to think I was a patient says. “From what I’ve learned,the trees – fescue, and clover, andpun, he says, “It just grew on “We meet in March up at It just keeps the whole thing person, but the trees have taught there aren’t a lot of benefi cial orchard grass, and nettle,” Supre-me. I got more and more into itStump Sprouts, in Hawley, whichmoving forward. me, brought me up to another or benign insects that have nant says. “I wait until aroundas I learned more about it, andhappens to be the center of the “The other thing is, so manylevel in, patience. Everything hatched out yet at that time ofthe summer solstice, which is all of the nuances and their re-universe,” he says. “What we things happen in our lives comes with time, and if you put the season, and because what I’mabout when scab season ends, lation to the whole. It’s a dance.do is total information sharing:beyond the apples, they just your heart and soul into some- using is broad-spectrum, I don’tand then start mowing. I’ll mowIt’s sort of like a wheel. Each ofwhat we’ve learned, and thingschange things, and that affectsthing, and you’re patient with want to feel like it’s hurting theit three or four times again, allthe spokes is related to the hubthat we’re trying. We fund it everything.” it — well, you get an orchard.” ecosystem. The timing has to dothe way until snowfall. The lastin the middle. It might go off onourselves, and Lloyd and Susan If the weather isn’t too ex- with temperature, and it has tomowing opens it up, so the rap-this tangent, like grass is related[Crawford] give us a really goodtreme for too long, and if life do with the stage of the apples.tors, hawks and turkey vulturesto the health of the tree, whichdeal up there. follows suit, Surprenant expects OUTDOORS AND NATURE ON THE RIDGE BY JOE JUDD IS UNDERWRITTEN BY happen to very good people. I understand when people ex- of the leading causes of hunt- perience “premature closure,” ing accidents in the sport today which is putting together clues is peer pressure! Keeping safe and responsible and coming to the wrong con- Think about it! As sports- could no longer hear the sound clusions. I know, because it has men and -women, we owe so of someone sloshing through happened to me! And anyone much more to each other than who hunts as much as I do will this. Having fun is great ... but SHELBURNE the wetness of the high grass. I approached my vehicle cau- tell you that it’s happened to knowing when it starts to go Y JOURNAL re- them, too. too far is very important. minds me that the tiously ... and only after I was ON THE RIDGE halfway home did my heart What we do in these situa- Keep this in mind, along Myear was 1994; the tions determines the outcome with other ways to keep the November day was filled with rate slow as I began to calm myself from possibly the most of our actions. And we bear a integrity of our sport at a very fog and drizzle. I had been By Joe Judd huge responsibility that is not high level: bow-hunting for deer on this harrowing experience I’d ever joe@sfi ndependent.net been involved in during my just meaningful but alsoman- • Be aware of the laws. less-than-perfect day, and datory if we are to continue to • Understand everything you now the magic hour, when it’s almost 40 years of hunting. Now, I’m certain this person hunt and participate in a sport possibly can about the game neither day nor night, was fast that has azero margin of error you hunt and your weapons of approaching. thought he heard a deer mov- ing through the wetness of the when it comes to releasing an choice. Mostly, I recall how the fog nario that, even today when I high grass. But he was at full arrow or pulling that trigger. In • Keep safe hunting prac- had really taken over the area, knife. My gait was steady as I think about it, makes my blood draw before he identifi ed the an instant lives can be changedtices high on your priority list leaving me with practically continually moved up through run cold. target, a task made even more forever on both sides of the as you prepare for another long zero visibility. As I read on in this familiar terrain, heading diffi cult due to the fog and issue. And in the worst-case season, and watch out for the my journal, the memories of back toward civilization. S low-light conditions. Even afterscenarios the results can be other guy when you’re afi eld. that day — that moment in deadly. • Assume that you’re never I recall the damp smells of TANDING THERE in this sea of identifying myself, he held at time — became crystal clear. a nearby orchard and how the full draw and did not move the alone in the areas where you fog I saw the form of another S hunt. I remember coming out of my slight breeze made my face person standing no more that bow to the side, which tells me moist as the condensation the adrenaline was owingfl and • Remember that, in most tree stand about half an hour 20 feet above me. The form was continued to build around me. the urge to harvest something cases, the woods we hunt are early that evening. that of another hunter with O WHAT CAN WE DO to keep My mind was already thinking was strong. I felt lucky to be , not our own private game pre- What was it that brought his bow pulled back at full about the next evening’s hunt walking through the door that safe and remain responsible serves. We share these woods me down and out of this time- draw and aiming straight down at all times while hunting? We with everyone during all times when instinct suddenly took toward me. evening, and when I told the tested stand earlier than usual over and I came to an abrupt story to my family, they felt thecan start by keeping the basics of year, and people have a right that evening? Well, this detail I I gasped and blurted out, etched in our minds of what it to feel safe when they’re ex- stop. I sensed something in “I’m a man,” yet the person same. can’t recall, but perhaps it was front of me, but in the low truly means to hunt safely and ploring God’s great creations, for no reason other than the just stood there holding the responsibly. whether it’s hunting season or light and thick fog I could see bow and arrow at full draw. I poor visibility. I started head- nothing. • Never shoot at movement not! ing slowly up the hill in the Seconds, which felt like hours, or sound. No matter what your opin- A few more cautious steps, passed, with this person still fading light with fog so thick and I found myself in a sce- • Identify your target, ions about this, it is a fact standing there with the bow which will alleviate costly that we all have to accept: you could cut it with a dull held at full draw. I again made SEARCHED through my mistakes and quite possibly The sooner the entire hunting myself known, this time in no journal for the details of this severe heartache for everyone community understands this — uncertain terms. At that point story so I could share it with concerned. with no exceptions — the bet- the person moved the bow to you as a new hunting season • Don’t let pressure from ter, as now more than ever we Welcome,J oe Judd, the side and relaxed the bow is just beginning; accidents your friends or from others need to recommit ourselves to from full draw. have already begun to happen. push you into doing something practice what we preach about to the pages of theIndependent I let out a sigh of relief as Let me say right up front that you know is not right. That’s safe hunting. the two of us just stood there I’m not here to judge anyone not saying a little friendly The very future of our sport looking at each other through or to make any assumptions ribbing from your hunting depends upon it! Arrowhead BarberShop the fog, the mist, and the last toward any particular hunting buddies is a bad thing, because Good hunting. rays of daylight. Not a word accident or any individuals it’s not. Just don’t let it get to Duane Graves was spoken between us as the involved in hunting accidents. the point where it could cause Joe Judd is a regular contributor person turned quickly and just I fully understand, rsthand,fi someone to be pushed beyond to the Independent. In the Arrowhead shops on the Trail walked away. I lost sight of how easily these accidents can what is reasonable. And if that Usually open Tuesday-Saturday, but if in doubt, him almost immediately, but occur. 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But you’ll fi nd a simple arrangement, in a lovely vase on a side table or in the foyer, CONWAY Cocktails in the garden: As most welcome in the depths apitalizing the seasons: summer quietly rounded the of winter. I like to toss a big The fi rst sunny days corner toward fall, I realized bundle of northern sea oats after a generous, and I missed my neighbors, being C in a raku vase in my upstairs too busy during high season to desperately needed, rain are hallway and weave a few wild, visit much. Also, the gardens so enlivening. The plants, after twiggy wreaths that refl ect the sulking for weeks, nearly stand were in abundance overdrive late-season landscape. at attention in the cool morn- mode, and I wanted to share. ings and thrust their owersfl A few phone calls later, the Harvesting seed: Collecting toward the gentler autumn sun, guests were invited to a late dry fl owers, branches, and pods season garden/cocktail party, as though to drink it in. is only one small step away Does it seem strange to an easy, enjoyable form of from harvesting your own seed entertaining for socially chal- anyone else that in the English to make a custom wildfl ower language we do not capital- lenged or socially reluctant blend. Some species that have gardeners like myself. ize the names of our seasons? lots of easily recognizable seed The days of the week or the Margaret, my new little and germinate dependably: neighbor, an early guest, owing name or your horse or dog are purple conefl owers, gloriosa capitalized, while the four to her school bedtime, came daisies or blac along with her dad, who I words that color, shape, and assume gets to stay up later. sometimes shove our existence Margaret had colored a picture in New England with so much of my little green house and power and persistence remain me in the gardens, wearing my in lower case. broad-brimmed straw hat. If When I began writing maga- you would like to see Marga- ret’s most excellent picture, it zine articles and this column a is right there on the door of my few years ago, I simply as- fridge. While we were hanging sumed winter, spring, summer, k-eyed Susans, out by the fishtank, everyone and fall were capitalized. When spiny spiderfl ower, Queen the editors faithfully corrected arrived at once and lledfi the Anne’s lace, and the many vari- my mistakes, I caught on. A house to overfl owing with live- eties of cosmos. quiet one-woman rebellion ly conversation. People slipped Store your seed in a labeled (where I insisted that “really, outdoors with their drinks to paper envelope, in the prover- 4 the seasons looked right capi- wander the gardens. the kettle with fresh, cold wa- bial cool, dark place. Come talized”) came to naught, so Hang your fl owers to dry in a cool spot away from direct light. Color and shape will change as they ter. Endlessly topping off the spring you can toss them on here we are. dry. kettle is bad form, according to Lilian R. Jackman owns Wilder a lightly cultivated patch of Hill Gardens ( Meanwhile, my daughter the Brits, who know their tea ground or sow the seed, mixed named my fabulous grandson the way we know coffee. While or singly, in a tray for setting BenHenry, with two capital let- the water comes to a boil, out out in a more controlled man- www.wilderhillgar- ters in his fi rst name. That boy THE VIEW FROM to the garden you go, to harvestner. Despite the instruction dens.com ), a perennial and flower is not only a force of nature your herbs — positively thrill- on many a can of overpriced nursery in Conway which offers himself in a Superman T-shirt, WILDER HILL ing when you’re barefoot on an wildfl ower seed mix, this is not retail and wholesale plants and he’s also a champion chicken unexpectedly cold, early fall a carefree project. Your “wild” cut fl owers, landscaping services, chaser. Last week I asked morning. garden will need to be weeded and more. Do you have garden- BenHenry if he planned to By Lilian R. Jackman Use a knife only if stems are carefully until the baby plants ing questions? Contact Jackman grow big enough to work in the woody; otherwise, bare hands lilian@sfi ndependent.net establish themselves. As the at [email protected] . Her gardens with me, and he said, are best. Nettles will bite, plants reseed from year to next column will explain how ”Sure, Gramma.” however, so you need gloves year you can tinker with the to dig and divide perennials, as The many exotic and beautiful for their stems. Fill your tea proportion of species, adding well as outline the steps needed Keep in touch: I am grateful to varieties of basil make inter- vessel — a generous cup, tea colors or selectively culling the to put the gardens to bed for the the gardeners and friends who from the soil itself. esting teas, either alone or pot, or mason jar all work well too-vigorous varieties. winter. have stopped me on the street, Things are slowing down in mixed with the milder mint- or — loosely with the fresh herb. the gardens now; the season in the coffee shop, or at the lemon-scented herbs. Take the boiling water off the The beauty of botany: If you farmer’s market to welcome meof rampant growth (of both In the medicinal vein, a stove a minute to calm down plants and weeds) is over. In can fi nd a little time to remind to the Shelburne Falls Indepen- blend of sage, blue hyssop, before you pour it over the or acquaint yourself with the dent. All comments, praise, this period of ripening and and thyme (or lemon grass) is leaves. harvest, you’ll fi nd plenty of basic botany of fl owers and the questions, and criticism are excellent for colds and aller- Fresh teas take more time to reproductive cycle from germi- time to take an aimless stroll gies. I have acquired a taste forsteep than dried. Give your tea in your gardens, a great way nation to seed production this nettles tea, useful for nourish- at least 10 minutes to mature. winter, I think you will be sur- to acquaint yourself with its ing the nervous system, and a welcome. It inspires (and awes Try the tea fi rst without sweet- prised how easily the plant will offerings. part of most herbal protocols ener, but feel free to add honey me a little) to know people are reveal itself to you. So many for the reproductive, immune, or maple syrup, according to reading the advice and trying questions about culture and Fresh herb tea: Before I get and nervous systems. That cov- your desires. it out in the gardens of West harvest can be answered with caught in the tasks of the day, ers a lot of bases. Initially an For more information about County. or at the end of a long one, a bit of informed observation. amber color, if the tea remains the details of making the me- The plants will talk to you, Please — check in with I like to make a pot of fresh on the counter overnight to dicinal teas consult an herbal; me come spring and let me herb tea: quite a different but the language they speak is become an infusion, the color for example,Rosemary Glad- botany. know if things are working animal from a tea made with will miraculously change to a star’s Family Herbal (Storey out as promised. I am about to dry herbs, however organic and This is a big clue for gift nautical blue-green. You might Publishing, LLC, 2001). givers: old botany texts can undertake a big no-till project nicely packaged. have to acquire a taste for this be found in used-book stores myself to reclaim an overgrown Easily grown favorites are tea, but you should notice an Drying flowers: Once the gar- and yard sales and of course, chocolate peppermint (a sharp, vegetable garden in Buckland, effect on your well-being. dens dry out from these recent over the Internet. The informa- sweet, dark-stemmed, and by so we can compare notes. The instructions for how rains, it will be prime time to tion is still mostly valid, and far the best variety), lemon to make fresh herb tea are pick bunches of material for the pictures and diagrams are balm, lemon grass (a tender pe- Some people prefer not to suprisingly simple. First, llfi drying. Even if you did not beautiful in their magically rennial from Central America), garden: Now, I feel like a bit of intentionally plant everlast- complex symmetry. A little and bronze or green fennel. a taskmistress for being a bi- ings likeSalvia victoria, globe science coupled with intuition, fl ower, or sweet annie, I’ll bet experience, and the advice and weekly fountain of instructions you’ll fi nd enough fall owers,fl to weed, compost, mulch, etc. example of the many amaz- seed pods, and grasses in your ing gardeners/farmers in West Sometimes I forget that not gardens or in the nearby eldsfi everyone has a primal urge to County will keep you sol- dig, or fi nds weeding a reliable to fi ll a big vase or to fashion a idly on the path to satisfying source of equanimity. Once in wild, seasonal wreath. gardening. Look to your hydrangeas, a while, I meet someone who Pull petals from echinacea ow- fl says, “Oh, I really prefer not chocolate-colored Siberian iris pods, Rosa rugosa hips, or the ers to prepare the seed pods for to garden,” which renders me drying. speechless for a moment. 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I mask out an ginny@sfi ndependent.net School will present an exhibit ofarea of a photograph to use as a ————— recent prints by Colrain artistreference, sometimes as small SHELBURNE FALLS—The Anita S. Hunt from Wednes-as two inches square, and then Massachusetts Review( MR ), a day, Sept. 26 to Friday, Oct. 26work freehand on the printing quarterly publication of litera- at the Geissler Gallery of the plate while looking at the photo. ture, the arts and public affairs, Stoneleigh-Burnham School, 574I try to capture the essence of has chosen Shelburne Falls resi- Bernardston Rd. in Greenfi eld. an image by working directly on dent Christin Couture to join the There will be an opening re-the surface of the plate without board of directors and creative ception with the artist on Friday,making intermediary drawings. team as art editor. “I was very Sept. 28, from 5:30–7 p.m. “As a printmaker, I have many pleased that she will be on the Hunt is a long time resident oftechniques and materials avail- board,” saidMR founder and Colrain. She studied art at An-able to choose from when decid- editor emeritus Jules Chametsy. tioch College in Yellow Springs,ing how to execute an image “I know her and her work for Ohio and at the School of the Mu-idea,” she continues. “Printmak- many years. She’ll play a very seum of Fine Arts, Boston. Sheing is not just one medium, but good role, because she brings a has been an active printmakeractually several very different very good sensibility and a long for more than 25 years. media under one heading. I pre- standing art intelligence and Her work is frequently shownfer to keep things simple and so knowledge and experience, and in curated exhibitions at regionalI gravitate to the materials and a long history in the field and museums, university art galleriesmethods that allow me to work she’s a serious artist. and art centers in New England,the most directly. I enjoy mov- “Her infl uence will be a goodLabor Day bash, and there are including recent group exhibitsing between various techniques, one because she has a unique bands that perform on a hay at the Duxbury Art Complex working both additively and style of her own. I’m looking for-wagon and musicians from all Museum, Wheaton College, subtractively, changing scale and ward to the fascinating injectionover the Valley come to perform, the Danforth Museum of Art, using different tools to discover of new material that she’ll bringso it’s a very fun, loud, raucous Vermont College, the Attleboroa range of possibilities, experi- to the magazine and new energy,party. I really am at home in both Museum and the Newport Art menting to fi nd the strengths and that’s always important.” worlds.” Museum. surprises within each medium. Couture, whose work has been Couture plans to remain on Christin Couture In 2007, featured on twoMR covers and the MTC board but to take on she had a solo one painting insert, brings 30 fewer duties there as she starts show of mono- years of experience as a visualto help plan theMR ’s 50th an- types at the artist, first exhibiting in New niversary exhibition and new Danforth Mu- York City in the late 1970s at issues of the quarterly. State awards funds to seum of Art in the Monique Knowlton Gallery, She said that being asked to Massachusetts who represented her work in join the magazine, she is “reallylocal cultural councils and exhibited the U.S., and in Mexico City atamazed and pleased.” a suite of six Galeria Arvil, who represented “What attracted me to MTC Grants totaling $503,360 have new drypoints her work in Latin America. • Rowe Cultural Council is, of course, their emphasis onbeen awarded to cultural organi- in La Biennale She has a BFA in painting - $4,000. bringing world-class music andzations, schools and communities Internationale from the University of Massa- Organizational Support I feel theMassachusetts Review in Berkshire, Hampshire and d’estampe Con- chusetts in Amherst and did post provides unrestricted operating is trying to do the same thing, toFranklin counties by the Mas- temporaine de graduate work at the Brooklyn funds to nearly 400 arts, humani- maintain very high standards,”sachusetts Cultural Council. Trois-Rivieres Museum School. She also studied ties, and science organizations Couture says. “People could The Local Cultural Council in Quebec, art history in Bologna, Italy, and with track records of excellence, think of that as elitist, but in (LLC) program is the most ex- Canada. Re- took classes at the Art Studens’ education and community ser- the world of the arts there reallytensive cultural funding system cent national League in New York City. Cou- vice. These organizations allow is only good, better, best —MR of its kind in the nation. This juried exhibits ture has had fellowships at children and adults in the state and elitist you could apply to grassroots network provides include: New MacDowell Colony, Yaddo and to experience everything from an heirloom tomato. When youfunding to every Massachusetts Prints 2007/ Fondation Karolyi. She is also theatre and music to visual arts look at the whole foodie thingcommunity through 329 LCCs Winter at IP- an author and illustrator of two and dance and to learn about his- going on, I think that’s a highlyand 2,500 volunteer members. CNY, New York, The Bradley Lately, I have chosen monotype children’s books published by elitist world, but it means good, tory and nature, new languagesInternational Print and Drawingand drypoint as the methods that The councils support community-and cultures. These three-year Farrar, Straus, Giroux. better, best. I like the fact thatbased projects that explore Exhibition (2005), The Boston best suit the imagery.” The publication has deep lo- grants must be matched 1-1 and their [’s] standards are so highlocal arts and history, expand Printmakers North American Hunt is a member of the Bos- cal roots but a broad appeal andand there’s history behind both. range from $2,500-$62,500. Print Biennial (2005, 2003), Park-ton Printmakers and the Past education and accessibility and Grant recipients of Organi- subscribers across the U.S. andMohawk Trail Concerts, 38 yearscelebrate diversity. side National Small Print Exhibi-President and an Honorary Life- zational Support funding here abroad. The five-college publica- and going strong and this, it’s Awards to Local Cultural tion (2007, 2005, 1995), BIMPEtime Member of the Monotype tion will be celebrating its 50th include: going to be 50 years and goingCouncils here include: International Print ExhibitionGuild of New England. Her work anniversary in 2009 with a major • Double Edge Theatre, Ash- strong. With this world, they’re • Ashfield Cultural Council (2006), Delta National Small is held in many private collec- exhibition of cover art at the fi eld - $6,000. like little pockets, little islands,- $8,000. Prints Exhibit (2004), Interna-tions and in the permanent col- University Gallery, at the UMass. • Earthdance Creative Liv- that need to be preserved.” • Charlemont-Hawley Cultural tional Miniature Print Bienniallections of the Portland Museum Fine Arts Center and numerous ing Project, Inc., Plainfield Current and former area Council - $8,000. at the Center for Contemporaryof Art (Maine), Smith College readings across the region. - $4,000. writers Holly Iglesias, Margaret • Conway Cultural Council Printmaking (2005) and The Min-Museum of Art, Arkansas State Couture lived in Amherst • Paris Press, Inc., Ashfield Robison, Genie Zeiger, Catherine- $4,000. nesota National Print BiennialUniversity, the DeCordova Mu- throughout the 1970s before - $6,300. Reid and others have been pub- • Heath Cultural Council (2004), among others. seum and Sculpture Park and the moving to the East Village in • Pilgrim Theatre Research lished inMR . - $4,000. For this exhibit, the artist Boston Public Library Print Col- 1980 and often previewed her & Performance Collaborative, For more information visit • Plainfi eld Cultural Council has selected 41 monotype andlection. She teaches workshops work in the Valley before exhibit- Ashfi eld - $2,700. www.massreview.org . - $4,000. intaglio prints completed withinand is currently affi liated with ing in New York. the last three years that shareZea Mays Printmaking in Flor- In 1993 she came to Shelburne a common thread. Inspired by ence, Massachusetts, a studio Falls and was a founding mem- frequent visits to her favorite facility dedicated to safer, non- ber of the Art Bank, the Bridge local swamps, ponds and streams,toxic and innovative printmaking Street community art center that these prints all explore the methods. Her work can be seen presented innovative programs abstract qualities of light and online at www.anitahunt.com. in theater, music, art and special Sound refl ection on water. This is the The gallery phone number events such as the legendary, fi rst area exhibition of this largeis 413.774.2711. Regular gal- one-day “Happening” in 1994. of Music body of work. lery hours are Monday-Friday, She now has a studio in the Art “My working process depends9 a.m.– 5 p.m. The exhibit and Bank building. Actors rehearse upon photography,” says Hunt ofreception are free and open to Her earliest foray into art for Ja’Duke’s her working methods. “I gatherthe public. events was the ‘5-College Dada/ upcoming images with my camera and Surrealist’ Festival’ in 1972. It production of translate them into printmaking. culminated in a grand surrealis- The Sound of The prints begin as deliberately • Neuromuscular therapy tic party surrounded by towering Music: Leeanna out-of -focus, black and white piles of sand at the Amherst town Albanese, fi lm photographs. In the studio, • Craniosacral therapy dump. I sift through the photo proofs Shelley Roberts, • Therapeutic massage Couture lives with her hus- Korynna Rankin, band, sculptor William Hosie. Fallon They continue to maintain their Guin, Eliza Jeanne M. co-op apartment in New York Sagan, Seamus and are active in making art. She Hawks, Gabe Lightfoot,LICSW has served on the board of direc- Duska. See PSYCHOTHERAPIST tors for Mohawk Trail Concerts, calendar for founded by the late Arnold Black dates and times. — and his wife, Ruth, for several 5 State St. years. Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 She said that she sees similari- 413-625-2828 ties of dedication to excellence 5 State Street, Office #7 on both boards, although they (Above McCusker’s Market) are also very different. William P. Ryan, PhD Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 “In a nutshell I’d have to say (413) 625-2648 it’s like Bach to the blues,” Cou- PSYCHOLOGIST [email protected] ture said with a laugh. “For one thing, the editor, Dave Lensen — (professor of comparative lit-ACT to present Juster/Black musical 5 State St. erature at UMass and host of P^]]bg`:kkZg`^f^gml Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 the weekly radio program MR2 A^k[Gnkl^kr Mondays at 4:30 p.m. on WMUA,adaptation of Phantom Tollbooth 413-625-2828 91.1 FM), is a saxophone player Hk`Zgb\@Zk]^gl and he sits in on a blues band TURNERS FALLS—Arena the Mountains of Ignorance. A Juster, an architect who for called The Reprobates and he Civic Theatre will present a musi-watchdog, Tock, accompanies many years had an office in also sits in with Ed Vadas Bluescal adaptation of “The Phantomhim. Shelburne Falls, penned story at Bishop’s Lounge. It’s a prettyTollbooth,” the beloved classic Eleven-year old Noah Lovingmore than 40 years ago and it Uncommonh andcraftedj ewelry hip crowd of heavy weight liter-children’s novel by Amherst of Amherst plays Milo. Cathy became a favorite with children ary people. They party in a dif-author Norton Juster, at the King of Leverett plays Tock. Theyand adults alike because of its Diverse New Books ferent way. Shea Theater Saturday, Oct. 13,travel to the Lands of Diction-clever wordplay and fantastical “It’s interesting because Sunday Oct. 14, Saturday Oct. 20opolis and Digitopolis, where characters. Juster’s book, The Objets d’Art we were invited to these two and Sunday Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. andKing Azaz (Dave Peck of Green-Hello, Goodbye Window, won PBE=>K variations of parties on the Saturday, Oct. 13 and Saturday,field) and the Mathemagician the prestigious Caldecott Book same weekend, and it hit home.Oct. 20 also at 7:30 p.m. (Garrett Keefe of Northampton)Award in 2006. ABEE Charles Fox [MTC president and The late Arnold Black, found-are at war over which is better; Bob DuCharme directs “The an attorney with an offi ce in Newer of the Mohawk Trail Concerts,words or numbers. Along the Phantom Tollbooth” with mu- @:K=>GL York City], who lives up in Heathcomposed the music for the newway, Milo and Tock encounter sic direction by Amy Crawford ANDERING in a beautiful, beautiful homeversion. Lyrics are by Sheldonthe Spelling Bee (Jodie Brunelleand choreography by Melanie W EbebZgK'CZ\dfZg overlooking the hills, had justHarnick. of Brattleboro, Vermont), the Reneris. OON a lovely gathering for a barbe- The story starts when Milo,Humbug and the Whether Man Reserve tickets by calling M cue, but it was the most eleganta boy who is always bored, dis-(Alan Maynard of Greenfi eld), (413) 863-2281, ext. 3 or buy Wednesday–Saturday 10:30–5 Hi^g[rZiihbgmf^gm barbecue I’d ever attended; very covers a car and tollbooth in the Demons of Ignorance (Su them at The World Eye Book Sunday 11–4 ,.*L'Labkdlabk^K]'% SPORTS NEWS UNDERWRITTEN BY Shelburne SPORTS FARM&GARDEN SPOTLIGHT ON SOCCER Boys’ soccer fi lls holes, moves with confi dence By Ashley O’Brien ashley@sfi ndependent.net ————— BUCKLAND—The boys’ var- sity soccer team at Mohawk Trail Regional High School battled the Golden Hawks of Hopkins Academy with disappointing, though not tragic, results when the Warriors went into the game with 13 players, then 14 appear- ing just after halftime. “We can’t afford any injuries,” says head coach Larry Pou- rier. “That will be our biggest problem.” And he could not be more correct, what with only one goal- tender and four midfi elders. The season so far has been a diffi cult one, as players started summer practices with the realization of just how many seniors had gradu- ated last year, leaving gaping Co-captain Redyn Keller makes a goal kick in the Mohawk girls’ varsity soccer game on Sept.holes 19. to fi ll. Mohawk won, 2–1. Nevertheless, these warriors have yet to encounter a harsh defeat. Their record is three wins and two losses. Mohawk girls’ soccer team “We’re doing pretty good,” says Co-Captain Jamie Green- berg, a senior, “but people will get into their positions better committed to excellence later on.” “Our prospective season looks SFI photos/Ashley O’Brien By Ashley O’Brien has already accomplished moregood,” adds Co-Captain C.J. Mohawk boys’ varsity soccer plays Turners Falls, Sept. 24. C.J. ashley@sfi ndependent.net this season than any other in theWilkins. “We played really wellWilkins dribbles toward the goal. ————— past fi ve years. With 12 gamesagainst Hopkins Academy. A lot BUCKLAND—Commitment. remaining in the season, the of our players stepped up and is senior John-Haven Chapman-field are mid-fielders Jamie It’s the single word to best de- team has the “attitude, chemis-did better than they had before.Cevasco supporting seniors Greenberg, right wing, and C.J. scribe the Mohawk Trail Re- try and desire to reach its goal,”Our passing was right on. It wasZakes Warner and Ken BradleyWilkins, left wing. Both are gional High School Girls’ varsity says O’Brien, a two-year varsitya team effort.” at left and right wing fullbacks.seniors and co-captains of the soccer team. player. Rounding out the starting Playing stopper is Feras Ham-team. The position of forward Five to six days a week for two “We consider ourselves to lineup is senior Kyle Dougherty,dan, a junior, directly positionedon the team was one left open to three hours a day the Lady be one team, one unit; we wina fi rst-year player and goalkeep-behind midfi elders Corey Dale,after the graduation of the 2007 Warriors sprint, jump, kick, pass together and we lose together,”er. The defense includes playersa newcomer and sophomore, assenior class. Starting are sopho- and dribble the ball along the says Keller.”If we can continueof skill and raw talent, both oldwell as Tim McCormick, senior. mores Dakota Keller and Cooper fi elds at Mohawk. to play as a strong unit, I reallyand new to the team. At sweeper Controlling the sides of the Marsh. Rounding out the bench It is apparent that all 17 team- believe that they Lady Warriors are seniors Zachary Alvord, a mates share a dream. will have a successful season.” fi rst-year player, and Cody Aus- “Our goal is to win 10-plus “I truly believe that the girls tin, who is also new to the varsity games,” says head coach Steven varsity soccer team at Mohawk team. Joining them is Junior Tomi, “This season has a poten- Coaches advise the Lady has potential to go far this sea- Zack Petco-Sands, defender. tial to be a promising one.” Warriors. son,” O’Brien says. “By achieving The boys fought valiantly Thus far the team has played our goal of 10-plus wins, we will against the Hawks, allowing just six games, snagging four wins.dominate the midfi eld. Starting not only have broken the bad one goal the entire game. The But what makes that so specialstrikers of the team are seniorluck streak of the past vefi years, fi nal score of 1-0 was in favor of to those girls? The answer is whatNicci Letendre and sophomorebut also will be able to take part the Golden Hawks, but displayed provokes their dedication. As anyMarissa Avery. Off the deep in the state tournament at the the true Warrior character of the local may say, the Mohawk girls’bench are sophomore Keeley end of the season. I can feel it Mohawk team. varsity soccer team has struggledHerbert, juniors Molly Taylor in my heart that these girls are “I think we will defi nitely pull in the last few years, what withand Catherine Moore, sophomorespecial; they are young, full of together and make tournament,” a severe loss of experienced Grace Ahrensdorf, Brogan Austinenergy and eager to push this says Greenberg. “Our best team seniors each year accompaniedand Allison Willis, both juniors.program further than it has ever effort was against Hopkins.” by diminished morale after Managing the team is Ashley gone before. If any soccer team each season. But this year is Chao, a former team member could do it, it’s them.” different; the girls have alreadynursing a knee injury. accomplished 20 goals and four Together these girls are the Virginia Ray contributed to thisCo-captain Jamie Greenberg heads the ball toward Turners’ wins — more than during the Lady Warriors, the team whichstory. defense. past few seasons. “This year we decided to set a goal of 10-plus wins so that we would not set a limit on our SCOREBOARD abilities,” says senior Co-Captain Redyn Keller, varsity veteran of Girls Varsity Volleyball 9/20 ...... Men - High Single, Brandon 9/20 ...... Men - High Single, Linwood fi ve years. MOHAWK BOWLING Tues., 9/11 . . H. Mohawk 2, Pioneer 3 Lively 118; High Triple, Doug Rowland 144; High Triple, This enthusiasm was not uni- Wed., 9/12 . . A. Mohawk 0, Mahar 3 Deane 311. Women - High Linwood Rowland 342. versal at the start of summer Boys Varsity Soccer Mon., 9/17 . . A. Frontier 3, Mohawk 0 Monday Mixed League Single, Joanne Gaulin 108; Women - High Single, Tara High Triple, Joanne Gaulin Herzig 108; High Triple, Deb practices, however,when the loss Tues., 9/18 . . .A Mohawk 1, Sci-Tech 0 Wed., 9/19 . . A. Mohawk 3, Athol 2 9/13 ...... Men - High Single, Brandon of seniors was blatant. The girls 288. Finck 291. Thurs., 9/20 . H. Hopkins 1, Mohawk 0 Boys Varsity Football Lively 119; High Triple, were left with what looked like a Howard Biltz 310. Women - Tuesday Men’s League Thursday Mixed League Girls Varsity Soccer Fri., 9/14 . . . H. Mohawk 49, Tech 16 “reconstructive year,” according High Single, Kerry McLatchy 9/13 ...... Men - High Single, Brian Lynch9/20 ...... Men - High Single, Josh Slysz 105; High Triple, Sarah Rae to Co-Captain Bethany Sterling, Thurs., 9/13 . A. Mohawk 4, St Mary’s 2 Boys Varsity Golf 149; High Triple, Brian Lynch 123; High Triple, Josh Slysz Goals for Mohawk by Marissa Avery, Alana 288. 388. 320. Women - High Single, another experienced veteran. Mon., 9/10 . . H. Mohawk 9, Smith 16 MacLeod-Bluver (2) and Brogan Austin 9/20 ...... Men - High Single, Bob Jillson Sandy Rowland 116; High After a few weeks of anxiety, the Thurs., 9/13 . H. Mohawk 15, Turners 10 Tues., 9/18 . . A. Mohawk 4, Greenfield 0 144; High Triple, Bob Jillson Triple, Sandy Rowland 309. team managed to gain a goalie, Mon., 9/17 . . H. Mohawk 16, Frontier 8 Wed., 9/19 . . H. Mohawk 2, Commerce 1 365. brand new to both the team Fri., 9/21 . . . A. Frontier 6, Mohawk 0 Wed., 9/19 . . A. Gfld 13, Mohawk 12 Scotch Doubles League and the sport in general. Eliza Thurs., 9/20 . A. Mohawk 19, McCann 5 Wednesday Mixed League Girls Varsity Field Hockey 9/20 ...... High Single, Kerri McLatchy Hollister, the 5’10” freshman 9/13 ...... Men - High Single, Brian Lynch and Chris Rice 110; High has “stepped up and saved us Wed., 9/12 . . A. Mohawk 8, W.Spfld 0 123; High Triple, Jeremy Triple, Dan Pulaski and Ron numerous times,” says Keller. Fri., 9/14 . . . H. Amherst 2, Mohawk 0 Gilbert 328. Women - High Weller III 290. Tues., 9/18 . . H. Mohawk 4, Athol 2 Mohawk scores compiled by “Getting Eliza as a goalie... Single, Deb Finck 139; High Thurs., 9/20 . A. Mohawk 13, Central 0 Ashley O’Brien [email protected]( ) Triple, Deb Finck 323. has been a Godsend gift to me personally, and to our team,” agrees Tomi. Defending Hollister is a brick wall of a defense, experienced and solid, with Keller as sweeper, eighth-grader Brittany Bagley at her right and sophomore Maddy Pat Beck, D.C. Oldenberg at the left. Ahead of the pack are stoppers Ashley DUMPSTERS O’Brien and Bethany Sterling, both seniors and co-captains. 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Look at artwork, enjoy SEPTEMBER readings, and learn about stories and art together.10:30 a.m. Free. Live music- Williams College Museum of Art, SHELBURNE FALLS Chris Jami- Main Street. Information: (413) son: 7 p.m. Free; tips appreciated.597-2429; www.wcma.org . Mocha Maya’s, 47 Bridge St. In- Art reception: formation: (413) 625-6292;www. GREENFIELD myspace.com/mochamayas. Prints: A Selec- tion of Recent Works by Western Mushrooms of Massachusetts printmaker Anita TURNERS FALLS New England: S. Hunt. 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Ston- John Root will introduce mys- leigh Burnham School, 574 Ber- terious and magical world of nardston Road. Information: (413) mycology, including life cycles, 774-2711;www.sbschool.org . habitats, ecological roles, and distinguishing characteristics of both edible and poisonous mushrooms. 7 p.m. Free. Great SATURDAY, Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue 29 A. Information: (413) 863-3221; SEPTEMBER www.greatfallsma.org. 5K Run/walk Matthew Leighton GREENFIELD GREENFIELD and health fair: Photo/Ja’Duke Productions retrospective re- Baystate Franklin Medical Cen-Ja’Duke Productions brings The Sound of Music to the Shea Theatre in Turners Falls from Friday–Sunday, Sept. 28–30 and Oct. 5-7. ception:Exhibit begins Septem- ter’s (BFMC) Spirit of Women ber 17. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Artspace, group will host the event to 15 Mill St. Information: (413) benefi t women’s health services 772-6811;www.franklyarts.org . 87 Marshall St. Information: (413)with general admission. Historicing, walks will last than about 60minutes, and about 2 miles over at BFMC. Entertainment, food, 662-2111;www.massmoca.org . Deerfield, Old Main Street. Infor-minutes, and about 2 miles over level pavement.8 a.m. Free. Great raffl es. . Baystate Franklin Medi- Craft class mation: (413) 775-7214;www. level pavement.8 a.m. Free. Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue SHELBURNE FALLS cal Center, 164 High St. Informa- for seniors: Birds of a feath- historic-deerfield.org. Falls Discovery Center, 2 AvenueA. Information: (413) 863-3221; tion/entry form (413) 773-2131. CHESTERFIELD Nikol Fiske will instruct on the er-supporting A. Information: (413) 863-3221;www.greatfallsma.org . art of stamping. Come make a wildlife habitat in your woods: May Flowers: World www.greatfallsma.org. 5th Annual Meet- FLORENCE framed fall craft.9:30-11 a.m. $2, NEW SALEM Learn about programs and or- premiere, inspired Music-Faculty recit- inghouse Mu- AMHERST includes supplies. Shelburne Senior ganizations that can help you by the writings of Haruki Mu- al: Works by Saint- sicfest: Music, raffl e, food and Center, 7 Main St. Information: manage your woods for birds rakami and the fi lms of David Saëns, Sessions, Kirchner & much more. 12-7 p.m. $12; 12 & (413) 625-2502. and other wildlife.10 a.m.-1 Lynch. 7 p.m. $10. Ordinary others. 8 p.m. $10; $3 for UMass under free. 1794 Meetinghouse, p.m. Free. Highland CommunitiesTheater, Artifacts 20th Century TUESDAY, Amherst students; $5 other stu- The Commons. Information: (978)Initiative, Chesterfield Senior Cen-Gallery, 28 N. Maple Ave. Infor- OCTOBER 2 dents, senior citizens and children 544 5200;www.1794meetinghouse. ter. Information: (413) 268-8219;mation: (646) 425-7668;www. younger than 18. UMass Amherst org. www.highlandcommunities.org. ordinarytheater.com. Department of Music. Informa- Nature@8: FRIDAY, TURNERS FALLS tion: (413) 545-2511;www.umass. 28 Live mu- Writing the 10 The Sound Early morning edu/fac/. SHELBURNE FALLS GREENFIELD TURNERS FALLS SEPTEMBER sic-Kristin Minute Play: A of Music: The nature walk over paved bike Hoffman; Wild-Wood: 7 p.m. One Day Immersion: 9:30 a.m.-3 classic story of the VonTrapp trails and village sidewalks. De-Calendar continues Live music- Free; tips appreciated. Mocha p.m. $49. Piti Theater Company,family. 2 p.m. $12; $10, under signed to be short but interest- SHELBURNE FALLS Swing Cara- Maya’s, 47 Bridge St. Information:Greenfield Community College, 12 or over 65. Tickets available ing, walks will last than about 60on the next page van: Acoustic Gypsy jazz group. (413) 625-6292;www.myspace.com/ Sloan Theater. Information: (413)online and at World Eye Bookstore. The band plays tunes mainly mochamayas. 625. 656;www.ptco.org . Ja’Duke Productions, Shea Theatre, from the brilliant Django Re- 71 Avenue A. Information: (413) Open Hearth Cook- Film-City 863-2281;www.jaduke.com . inhardt’s (Quintette of the Hot DEERFIELD SHELBURNE FALLS Club of France) repertoire of ing: Demonstra- Lights: tions will illustrate the role Charlie Chaplin’s classic re- Avanti Wind Quin- the 1930s-1950s. 8 p.m. Free; AMHERST tips appreciated. Mocha Maya’s,that changing seasons played in stored. Music by The Ambigui- tet: Darius Milhaud: 47 Bridge St. Information: (413)determining the menu, and how ties. 7 p.m. music; 7:30 p.m. film. La Cheminée du Roi René, Carl 625-6292; www.myspace.com/ fresh foods were preserved to $6/door; $4/kids under 12; $20/Nielsen: Quintet, Op. 43 & Irving mochamayas. last. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Included five tickets in advance. Pothole Fine: Partita. 4 p.m. $10; $3 with general admission. HistoricPictures, 51 Bridge St. (Memorialfor UMass Amherst students; $5 Music-5 O’Clock Deerfield, Old Main Street. Infor-Hall). Information: (413) 625-other students, senior citizens and GREENFIELD Belles: Five wom- mation: (413) 775-7214;www. 2896; www.shelburnefalls.com. children younger than 18. UMass an a cappella chorus.12-1 p.m. historic-deerfield.org. Amherst Department of Music. In- Free. Baystate Franklin Medical Dance-feed- formation: (413) 545-2511;www. Family Activity- NORTH ADAMS Center, 164 High St. Information: DEERFIELD forward: Mul- umass.edu/fac/. (413) 773-8557;baystatehealth. Print Basics: Learn tidisciplinary piece featuring the principles of printing, and trombone choir. 8 p.m. $10. 46th Annual Festival com/fmc. CONWAY how to produce books, broad- MassMOCA, 87 Marshall St. In- of the Hills: Parade, The Sound sides, and newspapers. Design formation: (413) 662-2111;www. kids’ activities, cider pressing, TURNERS FALLS and produce a printed picture massmoca.org. climbing walll, 10K road race, of Music: The '*/&'00%*4063"''"*3 classic story of the VonTrapp to take home. 12-4 p.m. Included logsplitting, skillet toss, food, with general admission. Historic Psychic Fair: oxen driving, disc golf, birds of family. 8 p.m. $12; $10, under LAKE PLEASANT 12 or over 65. Tickets available Deerfield, Old Main Street. Infor- Divination prey, blacksmithing, dancing, online and at World Eye Bookstore.mation: (413) 775-7214;www. methods include astrology, I- quilting, spinning, origami, ex- Ja’Duke Productions, Shea Theatre,historic-deerfield.org . Ching, hand reading, vibration hibits, crafts, music and more. 71 Avenue A. Information: (413) connection, and tarot cards.11 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Town of Conway. In- Made-by-Hand— a.m.-4 p.m. Free. National Spitualformation: (413) 369-4235;www. Performers 863-2281;www.jaduke.com . DEERFIELD Trades of the Past: Alliance, Thompson Temple (acrosstownofconway.com/festival.asp . Film-City Coopering with Neil Mucken- from post office). Information: SHELBURNE FALLS houpt. Silversmithing with Steve(413) 774-4705;www.thenational- 5th Annual Eastern Lights: DEERFIELD Smithers. Hat making with spiritualallianceinc.org Wanted! Charlie Chaplin’s classic re- . European Festival: stored. Music by Phillipe Simon Bill Wigham. 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Polish and Ukrainian knights, Included with general admission. Road race, walk pickle contest, pysanky Egg No Experience & Drum Students drum ensem- GREENFIELD ble. 7 p.m. music; 7:30 p.m. film. Historic Deerfield, Old Main Street. and health fair: exhibit & Ukrainian breadmak- $6/door; $4/kids under 12; $20/Information: (413) 775-7214; Cash prizes will be awarded to ing demonstation, music, dance, Necessary! www.historic-deerfield.org. five tickets in advance. Pothole top runniong fi nishers, water, demonstrations, shopping, and Follies 2007Rehearsal Dates Pictures, 51 Bridge St. (Memorial refreshments and free tee shirts of course, food. Anyone arriv- Harvest Festival will be provided to all runners. ing before 2 pm with their own Hall). Information: (413) 625- HOLYOKE for Group Numbers 2896; www.shelburnefalls.com. at Nuestras Raíces: Walkers with $50 or more in recipe pickles to enter in the Caribbean country experience. pledges will receive a prize and Pickle Contest will be admitted Sign Up/First RehearsalOct.: 14 Direct-to- Traditional roasted meats and a special prize will be granted free. 12-6 p.m. $5/adults; children SHELBURNE FALLS church sat- farm-fresh foods, Spanish music,to the individual with the most free. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial 4 to 6 pm ellite broadcast: “Out of Thin paso fi no horse demonstrations pledges. 9 a.m., registration; 10 Association, 8 Memorial Street. Ja’Duke Center for Performing Arts and pony rides, nature walks, Air: The Origin of the Species.”: a.m. health fair. $20 registrationInformation: (413) 774-3768; 110 Industrial Blvd, Turners Falls Shawn Boonstra fromIt Is Writ- games for children and canoe fee for runners; free for walkers.www.old-deerfield.org . ten TV program will explore rides. 1-6 p.m. Free. MIFA, Nues-Baystate Franklin Medical Center, tras Raíces Farm, 24 Jones Ferry164 High St. Information: (413) Follies 2007: Join Rehearsals Oct. 21, 28, and Nov. 4 some of life’s biggest questions: GREENFIELD Does God really exist? Where Rd. Information: (413) 540-0200;773-8557; baystatehealth.com/fmc . in the fun by sign- Rehearsal times: Women 2-4 pm www.mifafestival.org. do human beings really come ing up to be in a group singing Mixed Groups 4-6 pm from? What story does the fos- Fall Festival: Craft or dancing number, helping May Flowers: World SHELBURNE Men 6-8 pm sil record actually tell? What FLORENCE vendors, music, back stage, or attending a per- is the meaning of life? Four premiere, inspired dancers, lunch and bake sale. formance on November 10 or parts. 7 p.m. nightly. Through by the writings of Haruki Mu- Pies must be registered by 10:30 11. . Baystate Franklin Medical The Week of Nov. 5 Wednesday, October 01, 2008. rakami and the fi lms of David a.m. to enter the “Best Pie in Center, 164 High St. Information: Evening Assignments Greenfield High School Lynch. 7 p.m. $10. Ordinary Free. Shelburne Falls Seventh-Day Shelburne” contest.9:30 a.m.-3 (413) 773-8557;baystatehealth. Wednesday pm Run-Through without Costumes Theater, Artifacts 20th Century p.m. First Congregational Church,com/fmc . Adventist Church, Corner Ashfield Thursday pm Full Run-Through with Costumes and Clement streets. Information:Gallery, 28 N. Maple Ave. Infor-U.C.C., 22 Church Common Rd. (413) 625-6371;www.thinairevent. mation: (646) 425-7668;www. Information: (413) 625-9654. com. ordinarytheater.com. Performances: MONDAY, Saturday, November 10, 8 pm Blood & guts: A 11th Annual NEW SALEM TURNERS FALLS 1 Sunday November 11, 2 pm chance to learn Source to Sea SUNDAY, OCTOBER more about health care in a Clean-up: Each fall, we come 30 For More Information, contact Judy Fusonie at non-emergency situation. Re- together to haul tons of trash SEPTEMBER 413-774-2074 or email [email protected] from the Connecticut River and Nature@8: freshments and prizes will be TURNERS FALLS provided to all participants. its tributaries. We are seeking Early morning 200 volunteers, as well as pickup Live music- nature walk over paved bike Sponsored by: 6-8 p.m. Free. Baystate Franklin SHELBURNE FALLS AR inc. Medical Center, New Salem Publictrucks, gloves, bags, first aid Euphony trails and village sidewalks. De- Library, 24 South Main Street. equipment, and drinking water. Groove: 1 p.m. Free; tips appre- signed to be short but interest- Information: (413) 773-8557; 8:45 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Great Fallsciated. Mocha Maya’s, 47 Bridge baystatehealth.com/fmc. Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A. In-St. Information: (413) 625-6292; formation: (413) 863-3221;www. www.myspace.com/mochamayas. Film screen- greatfallsma.org. NORTHAMPTON 15th Annual East- ing-War Made DEERFIELD M[_]^jBeiiWdZ The Sound ern European Fes- Easy: Narrated by Sean Penn TURNERS FALLS and featuring Norman Solo- of Music: The tival: Picklers are urged to enter >[Wbj^o9b[Wdi[Mehai^ef mon. Discussion with Norman classic story of the VonTrapp both samples for judging as family. 8 p.m. $12; $10, under well as recipes to be included Solomon to follow screening. IJ:H96NHD8I#'(ÄCDK#&(+Ä,/(%E#B# Film website: www.WarMadeEa-12 or over 65. Tickets available in a recipe book. The festival syTheMovie.org.7:30 p.m. $8, online and at World Eye Bookstore.will celebrate with music, food, Ja’Duke Productions, Shea Theatre,and much more. . Pocumtuck available online or at the door. Free A^[ZhinaZX]Vc\Z9^Zi:mZgX^hZ 71 Avenue A. Information: (413)Valley Memorial Association, 10 Press, Academy of Music, 274 Main Management Friday, Sept. 28 & Saturday, Sept. 29 NORTH ADAMS seminar: Big 7:30 p.m. Bang, Little Bucks: Marketing GFK?FC< On a Budget and Nuts and Bolts: City Lights How to Manage Your Nonprofi t. G@:KLI THURSDAY, 4 The Buckland Historical Society’s annual OCTOBER Wilder Homestead Sampler will feature dem- onstrations and Colonial-era activities at the society’s 1775 saltbox. Open hearth cooking, The Geology of GREENFIELD basket making, weaving, spinning, antique Spectacular Plac- farm equipment, farm animals, music of the es: Plate Tectonics in Action: 1700s, cider pressing. Buckland Historical Come learn about the tectonic Society’s Wilder Homestead, Route 112, processes that formed geologic Buckland; Sunday, Oct. 7, 2–5 p.m. wonders and continue to shape the Earth’s surface today.2-4 p.m. $10. Greenfield Commu- nity College, Office of Community Education and Senior Symposia Program, 270 Main St. Informa-formation: (413) 597-2429;www. May Flowers: World Professor Emerita, UMASS, FLORENCE tion: (413) 775-1681;www.gcc. wcma.org. premiere, inspired Amherst. Werner Bundschuh mass.edu. by the writings of Haruki Mu- produced, directed, wrote, shot, Music-The rakami and the fi lms of David edited (and once acted in) The Hollywood BERNARDSTON BUCKLAND Mammals: Lynch. 7 p.m. $10. Ordinary documentaries for PBS, The Librarian comes to Catch them before they hiber- Theater, Artifacts 20th Century History and Discovery Chan- ¶ 9l\eGifm\Z_f Buckland: Banned Books week nate. 8 p.m. $10/$12 at the door. Gallery, 28 N. Maple Ave. Infor-nels. 4 p.m. $10; 12 & under free. will be celebrated with screen- Bernardston Unitarian Church,mation: (646) 425-7668;www. 1794 Meetinghouse, The Commons. English subtitles. Appropriate Sunday, Sept 30 Festival, Town Common and Townthe basics of web site design Preschoolers with guardians are for all ages. 8 p.m. $20; $10 stu- 10 am - 4 pm Hall. Information: (413) 628-4556;using Microsoft FrontPage. invited to join us for a reading dents and seniors. MIFA, War Me- [email protected]. Three sessions. Basic computer FRIDAY, of contemporary and classic morial Auditorium, 310 Appleton FESTIVAL knowledge required.6-9 p.m. OCTOBER 12 children’s books selected espe- St. Information: (413) 540-0200; Hilltown Community Develop- cially to connect to artwork on www.mifafestival.org. OF THE HILLS ment Corporation, 387 Main Rd. view. 10:30. Free. Williams College Information: (413) 296-4536; Museum of Art, Main Street. In- Film-Der- 10 K Road Race10 am Live Mu- SHELBURNE FALLS MONDAY, SHELBURNE FALLS 8 www.hilltowncdc.org. sic: Swing formation: (413) 597-2429;www. su Uzula: PARADE1 pm OCTOBER Caravan: Acoustic Gypsy jazz wcma.org. Kurasawa’s epic. Music by Kwa- Craft Fair10 - 4 The Real Mo- jmal (classic jazz).7 p.m. music; GREENFIELD group. The band plays tunes Skillet Toss2 pm zart?: One of the mainly from the brilliant Django 7:30 p.m. film. $6/door; $4/kids Nature@8: Logsplitting11:30 am TURNERS FALLS seminal composers in west- Reinhardt’s (Quintette of the under 12; $20/five tickets in ad- Early morning SATURDAY, ern music, Wolfgang Amadeus Hot Club of France) repertoire vance. Pothole Pictures, 51 Bridge nature walk over paved bike 13 Live music all day. Hay maze, bounce Mozart has been portrayed as of the 1930s-1950s. 8 p.m. Free; OCTOBER St. (Memorial Hall). Information: trails and village sidewalks. De-angelic prodigy, Dresden china (413) 625-2896;www.shelburnefalls. booth, petting zoo, pony rides, lots tips appreciated. Mocha Maya’s, more kid’s activities.Homemade candy, signed to be short but interest- courtier, and braying idiot. Can com. 47 Bridge St. Information: (413) pies, ice cream, fried dough, cider ing, walks will last than about 60the real Mozart be documented? Pudding Hol- 625-6292; www.myspace.com/ CHARLEMONT pressing, maple products, food booths. minutes, and about 2 miles over 2-4 p.m. $10. Greenfield Commu- low pudding Roots music mochamayas. NORTH ADAMS Weaving, sawmill & quilting demos. level pavement.8 a.m. Free. Great nity College, Office of Community contest: Part Frank Capra, part caberet: Matt Art, wildlife & raptor rehab, historical Falls Discovery Center, 2 AvenueEducation and Senior Symposia Julia Child, and all fun, the Munisteri will play the music Theater-Retracing exhibits, duck race, climbing wall, book- A. Information: (413) 863-3221; Program, 270 Main St. Informa- HOLYOKE pudding contest pays tribute to of Willard Robison.8 p.m. $14/ the steps of ‘Le Petit signing, used book sale,oxen team, www.greatfallsma.org. tion: (413) 775-1681;www.gcc. local history; in the 18th centuryadvance; $18/door. MassMOCA, 87 Chaperon Rouge’: French direc- disc golf, dunk booth and much more! two Hawley women went pot to mass.edu. tor/writer Joël Pommerat and Marshall St. Information: (413) pot to vie for the title “Pudding his Compagnie Louis Brouillard 662-2111;www.massmoca.org . Head.” Today’s finalists come center of Cardiac Risk Cho- will make their American pre- Rt. 116, Conway GREENFIELD from all over--committed cooks lesterol Screen- miere with a retelling of “Little Free admission & parking TUESDAY, who still want that title. Dona- ings: Fasting required for 12 Red Riding Hood.” French, with 9 tion requested for lunch.12-2:30 OCTOBER hours prior to being screened. English subtitles. Appropriate p.m. $10 entry fee. Merry Lion Test results will be forwarded to for all ages. 8 p.m. $20; $10 stu- Press, Federated Church, 175 Main participants and their primary dents and seniors. MIFA, War Me- Nature@8: St. Information: (413) 339-4747; TURNERS FALLS care providers.8:30-10 a.m. $7, morial Auditorium, 310 Appleton Early morning pre-registration required. Baystate www.merrylion.com. nature walk over paved bike St. Information: (413) 540-0200; Franklin Medical Center, 164 Highwww.mifafestival.org . trails and village sidewalks. De- Live music- St. Information: (413) 773-8557; SHELBURNE FALLS signed to be short but interest- Jonathan baystatehealth.com/fmc. Wire Monkey Dance’s ing, walks will last than about 60 HOLYOKE Keezing: 8 p.m. Free; tips appre- ‘Open Secrets’:Led minutes, and about 2 miles over ciated. Mocha Maya’s, 47 Bridge by Saliq Savage and Jen Polins, level pavement.8 a.m. Free. Great St. Information: (413) 625-6292; Wire Monkey creates highly Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue www.myspace.com/mochamayas. A. Information: (413) 863-3221; THURSDAY, physical and energetic work, enhanced by live music, video www.greatfallsma.org. 11 3rd Annual Buck- OCTOBER projections and a set which uti- BUCKLAND land Public Li- lizes steel scaffolding and other brary Pumpkin Festival and industrial materials.8 p.m. $15; Live music- Craft Fair: Crafts, exhibits, live SHELBURNE FALLS $10 students and seniors. MIFA, Stacy Rock: entertainment, food, demonstra- WEDNESDAY, Tree Studio, 108 Cabot St. Infor- 7 p.m. Free; tips appreciated. tions and activities. Indoor and 10 mation: (413) 540-0200;www. OCTOBER Mocha Maya’s, 47 Bridge St. In- outdoor spaces; only handmade mifafestival.org. formation: (413) 625-6292;www. items will be offered for sale. Just a 10-mile ride from Live music myspace.com/mochamayas. Rain or shine.10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Film-Der- Shelburne Falls! Class-Writing Fun- SHELBURNE FALLS Free to the public; $25 vendor’s fee. GREENFIELD su Uzula: Fridays and ny: Four Wednes- Watershed Buckland Public Library, 30 Up- TURNERS FALLS Kurasawa’s epic. Music by Star- days in October.7-9 p.m. $65. Wildlife: Dis- per St. Information: Pam Guyette Saturdays poli & Friends.7 p.m. music; 7:30 Piti Theater Company, Greenfieldcover refuge lands and the wild- (413) 625-2183. p.m. film. $6/door; $4/kids under Community College, Sloan Theater.life that depend on it. Geared 12; $20/five tickets in advance. Information: (413) 625. 656;www. towards adults. 7-8 p.m. Free. Theater-Retracing Pothole Pictures, 51 Bridge St. HOLYOKE ptco.org. Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 the steps of ‘Le Petit (Memorial Hall). Information: Avenue A. 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