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Auburn High School (508) 832-7711 a Stonebridge Press Publication Pakachoag Comm (508) 943-4800 Newsstand: 75 cents www.auburnnews.net Friday, January 22, 2016 THIS WEEK’S FD responds QUOTE ‘Hard work’ pays to CO scare at “If only life could off for Rockets be a little more tender and art a little Heritage Plaza more robust.” OFFICIALS: INCIDENT A Alan Rickman REMINDER TO HAVE SYSTEMS CHECKED INSIDE BY KEVIN FLANDERS ers of the importance of NEWS STAFF WRITER CO detectors. CALENDAR .............A7 AUBURN — A recent On Jan. 9, the Auburn evacuation of several Fire Rescue Department OPINION ................A6 businesses due to a car- responded just after 10 SENIORS ................A9 bon monoxide scare has a.m. to 567 Southbridge prompted fire department Street, the Heritage OBITUARIES ............A7 officials to remind resi- dents and business own- Please Read CO RESPONSE, page A13 SPORTS ......... A10-12 EDITOR’S OFFICE HOURS AMS chooses MONDAYS 12-5 WEDNESDAYS 1-5 Project 351 rep FRIDAYS 1-5 Photos courtesy Mark Seliger, www.SeligerPhotography.com BY KEVIN FLANDERS LOCAL Auburn’s Luke Matthews drives past Quaboag’s defense for a layup. NEWS STAFF WRITER AUBURN — An eighth-grader from AUBURN EDGES QUABOAG IN NAIL-BITER Auburn Middle School recently joined Gov. Charlie Baker and fel- BY OLIVIA J. CAPPOLI low student leaders from SPORTS CORRESPONDENT across the state for a day AUBURN — The of community service in famed NFL coach Boston. Vince Lombardi once Eftihia Fotos, who has said, “The price of suc- been extremely active in cess is hard work, ded- local community service ication to the job and projects, was chosen by Courtesy photo Catching up with the determination that her principal to represent whether we win or lose, Auburn Middle School at Auburn Middle School ‘Doug Danger’ we have applied the the annual Project 351 cel- eighth grader Eftihia Fotos best of ourselves to the ebration. Held each year recently visited Boston to Page A3 task at hand.” by the governor, the event participate in Project 351. Hard work and unites a new class of stu- ership development for LOCAL dedication to the job dent ambassadors while the ambassadors, and powered the Auburn honoring the legacy of Dr. Fotos was thrilled to be High (3-8, 2-7 SWCL) Martin Luther King, Jr., selected. boys’ varsity basket- with a full day of team- “It is an honor to take Auburn’s Mark Louis, left, shields himself from Quaboag based service projects. part in this because I love defender Dylan Perry during an attempted layup. Please Read ROCKETS, page A10 The event kicks off a year of service and lead- Please Read AMS, page A14 Senior center presents program on Alzheimer’s disease The benefits of BY KEVIN FLANDERS program manager at St. what happens to the Additionally, the over the age of 65 have NEWS STAFF WRITER goats Camillus Health Center brain during different presentation included been diagnosed with AUBURN — Seniors in Whitinsville, provid- stages of dementia. She tips for caregivers who Alzheimer’s disease or Page A5 got a better under- ed an hour-long presen- also informed seniors may be helping a loved related dementias since standing of Alzheimer’s tation last Wednesday, about how to recognize one or a friend with 1999. disease and dementia Jan. 13, as well as half the many symptoms of dementia. The Tufts For the senior center last week during a spe- an hour of questions and Alzheimer’s disease, Health Foundation’s staff, it was important to SPORTS cial presentation at the answers. which include wander- healthy aging report host this first-time event, Auburn Senior Center. Grek offered an over- ing, aggression, and para- estimates that 14.5 per- Jadranka Grek, the view of the disease and noia, among others. cent of Auburn residents Please Read WALK, page A14 Seniors go out to Rockets rise lunch at Bay Path up, defeat Northbridge girls’ STUDENTS SERVE ‘BACKBONE OF basketball THE COMMUNITY’ Page A10 BY OLIVIA RICHMAN NEWS STAFF WRITER PINION CHARLTON — While the O Senior Center is closed, due to GET YOUR Town Hall renovations, seniors in town have found a new spot POINT ACROSS to socialize over lunch — Bay PAGE AX Path Regional Vocational Technical High School. Until the end of February, Bay Path will be serving $4 lunch for Olivia Richman photos seniors. Marilyn and Donald Norcross said they are “very pleased” with the meals “Bay Path is a big part of served at Bay Path. Said Marilyn: “They’re doing an excellent job. Being the communities it serves in the restaurant business myself a long time ago before I had children, I and we are always looking can see the good job these kids are doing.” “This is excellent,” said Virginia for ways to be helpful,” said Fowler. “The vegetables were nice, Superintendent John Lafleche. achieves both of those goals, ed Bay Path for our 42 years. not mushy. The pork was excellent. “At the same time, we want to plus we love senior citizens. They’ve always supported us.” The presentation was perfect. The get experience for the students They’re the backbone of the service was great. I’ll definitely be community and have support- 6 5652510391 9 in the work world. This project Please Read LUNCH, page A13 back.” 2 • THE AUBURN NEWS • Friday, January 22, 2016 Fishing derbies on horizon now that ice has arrived Now across the ice. Ice fishing, ice skating, that most and other outdoor activities on frozen THE GREAT ponds bodies of water covered with snow can and lakes hide the thin ice, that causes numerous OUTDOORS have life-threating accidents each year. Snow a fair also insulates the ice and prevents freez- RALPH amount ing causing many unsafe areas on the of ice on water. Dogs also need to be restrained TRUE them, from running loose this time of year. local Unsupervised pets running loose can sports- find themselves falling through thin men’s clubs are planning their annual ice, and it is also illegal to allow you fishing derbies. pets out with out supervision. The Uxbridge Rod & Gun Club will Everyone is still waiting for the stock their club pond with trout this results of the 2015 deer season in Saturday, and will open the pond to Massachusetts. A call to Mass. Fish & fishing for their annual ice derby on the Wildlife again resulted in very little following Saturday, Jan. 30, at 8 a.m., information this past week. They did for members only. acknowledge that they expected to see The Singletary Rod & Gun Club will a lower deer harvest when all of the stock trout in their pond this Saturday information is compiled. A preliminary and open to fishing for members on report on the 2015 deer harvest will be Sunday, Jan. 31, at 7 a.m. made available on Feb. 1. Reports of low The Whitinsville Fish & Game will deer harvest in neighboring states is open their freshly stocked trout pond on also being acknowledged. Jan. 30, at 8 a.m. for members and the The Mass. Jr. Conservation Camp Century Sportsmen’s Club in Auburn held each year is now accepting appli- Courtesy photo will have a trout derby at their pond on cations. The Singletary Rod & Gun Club Scott Shaw, 15, harvested a nice buck during last year’s deer season in Massachusetts! It Feb. 7. The fishing derby is open to the sponsors a couple of youngsters annu- scored a 158 in the Boon & Crockett record book. It sported a nice 9-point rack and weighed public with a $1,000 first prize for the ally. All they need to do is send a letter in at 138 pounds field dressed. The deer was estimated to be 4 years old. The youngster is largest trout caught with hourly cash describing why they would like to attend having the head mounted for his room by his uncle Brian Hughes, of Douglas! prizes awarded every hour. Food and the camp. Applications need to be post- other refreshments will also be avail- marked no later than Feb. 11. Contact able all day at all derbies. Ruth Granger at the Singletary Club Massachusetts closed on Jan. 15. The With the recent snow early this week for more information at 508-892 9301. birds were hard to locate this year, and and more snow predicted for this week- The two-week course teaches hunting, when they were, most were found in ALMANAC end, ice-fishing anglers will need to fishing, camping along with many more unhuntable areas. There are still not be extremely careful when navigating outdoor activities. The camp also pro- the amount of geese that resided in QUOTE OF THE WEEK vides the students the Valley in past years. Now that the final goose season reopened on Jan. 16, with an opportu- “We respond to a lot of carbon waterfowl sportsmen will be allowed a nity to pass there monoxide detector calls each year, five-bird bag limit if they are fortunate firearms hunt- and we would much rather respond enough to locate some birds in huntable er safety course. to a false alarm than have someone areas. This last season closes on Feb. 6. Other clubs and ignore it and end up dealing with a Major rivers are now holding geese as organizations serious situation. A lot of times peo- most open water is frozen. Waterfowl also sponsor a ple won’t even know they’re being hunters need to be very careful when few youngsters poisoned until they start feeling the hunting geese in rivers at this time of to the camp. The effects of it.” Worcester County year.
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