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Geocaching 101 at Fountain Park by Dalton Zbierski Larger,” Said Michael Pelletier, Editor a Member of the Open Space WILBRAHAM – Last Satur- Committee TOWN The Wilbraham-Hampden PRSRT STD National U.S. POSTAGE Trail PAID Day PALMER, MA PERMIT NO. 22 Page 10 SPORTS ECR-WSS Boys lacrosse LOCAL POSTAL CUSTOMER beats Brownies Page 15 Dedicated to Improving the Quality of Life in the Communities We Serve A TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.comTIMESJUNE 17, 2021 www.wilbrahamhampdentimes.turley.com Geocaching 101 at Fountain Park By Dalton Zbierski larger,” said Michael Pelletier, Editor a member of the Open Space WILBRAHAM – Last Satur- Committee. day, the weather was ideal for a On June 12, the coordinates morning session of geocaching of each hidden item were entered at Fountain Park in Wilbraham. into the website geocaching. The three-hour activity on June com, and participants spent the 12 was coordinated by One Book morning tracking down each lo- One Community in conjunction cation. with the Wilbraham Open Space When geocaching, each par- Committee. ticipant replaces discovered “Geocaching is a game or a items with a new materials or hobby where people go out and trinquetes. hide items. Those items could One Book One Com- range from something very small munity is a local like a bison tube up to something that’s shoebox sized or even Please see GEOCACHING, page 7 Bright Spot photo submitted by Cynthia Hinckley. Teach, a Bright Spot Ready Buddy, enjoys spending time with children, as he sparks their interest for reading. Bright Spot ahead for Hampden library By Dalton Zbierski Bright Spot Therapy Dogs, among the most intriguing li- Editor Inc. was founded in 2004 by brary events scheduled for this current Executive Director Cyn- summer. While Hinckley will be HAMPDEN – Mark your thia Hinckley. Since its incep- unable to attend next Saturday, calendars; the Bright Spot tion, the operation has trained four highly-experienced vol- Therapy Dogs will be visiting over 600 therapy dog teams unteers will bring their therapy the Hampden Public Library and has visited more than 285 dogs to the library in the Town on June 26. The visit directly healthcare, educational and Hall on Main Street. business facilities throughout “It’s a family event so really correlates to the theme of the Geocaching photos submitted by Megan Harrigan library’s summer reading pro- New England. The June 26 appearance is The Pryor siblings enjoy an exciting morning of geocaching at gram, “Tails and Tales.” Please see LIBRARY, page 7 Fountain Park in Wilbraham on June 12. HISTORICAL WILBRAHAM The Auto Inn was across from Nine Mile Pond Hot-Footin’ it Across the Road By Charles F. Bennett Times Editor Emeritus Help from Joe Roberts Every once in a while, I go to the “Joe’s Wilbra- ham His- tory Photo Page” web- site (www. rocketrob- Vintage cars lined up in front of the Auto Inn across from the Nine erts.com/ Mile Pond Beach. DIGITAL COMMONWEALTH PHOTO wilbraham/ old.htm) to His son Greg carries on the rean War. Bathers at Nine Mile Pond would slip across the street to the Auto refresh my tradition maintaining the page. While looking at the photos Inn for a cold drink. DIGITAL COMMONWEALTH PHOTO I met Joe, a Korean War Army website during the long days of memory of Charlie Bennett historic plac- combat veteran, years ago when quarantine caused by Covid-19 early 1960’s. That group includ- which I will share with you. es in town and get some ideas I wrote an article in the Times I came across a postcard on the ed my father Francis J. Bennett 1911 Photo for another history column. Joe about his service for a Times site about the famous (or maybe of the Bennett Turkey Farm, his In a 1911 photo from the lived on Mountain Road in a Veteran’s Day issue. infamous) Auto Inn that was sit- pal Al Bartlett and a bunch of Digital Commonwealth files a house that is purported to be One fact that stayed with me uated across Boston Road from guys, now passed on, were part group of early automobiles are haunted, but that is another story. was that Joe carried an Army the Nine Mile Pond Beach. The of what NBC newsman and au- lined up in a row in front of the When I was editor of the Wil- M-1 rifle, made in the Spring- pond had sometimes been called thor Tom Brokaw called “The Inn. Under the photo is a hand- braham-Hampden Times the late field Armory throughout the war. Lake Manchonis. Greatest Generation”. written caption that refers to Joe Roberts gave us permission Times photographer Dave Miles The Auto Inn photo and Joe’s I tried to piece together a his- a 1799 tragedy across Boston to include many of his collection (“The Funny Hat Man”) also got notes brought memories of the tory of the Inn but could not find Road, which was called the Bay of website photos in our “Picture to know Joe because he and Joe Inn that was frequented by the much in my collection of history Path then. The caption refers to From the Past” weekly feature. had one thing in common. They younger age group of Wilbraham books or at the Wilbraham Li- both served in combat in the Ko- residents during the 1950’s and brary. But I did find bits a pieces Please see HISTORY, page 14 Page 2 The Wilbraham-Hampden TIMES June 17, 2021 NEWS ABOUT TOWN Brewing for the PMC By Dalton Zbierski “It was a full-on collaboration; he’s not Editor just on the sidelines,” said Field, of Kent. “He explained to me that every year he WILBRAHAM – Excitement is brew- rides in the PMC to raise funds for cancer ing ahead of Pan-Mass Challenge on Aug. research so we collaborated and brewed 7-8. The statewide event to strike out can- a beer specifically to help raise funds for cer holds special meaning for several lo- the PMC to help support cancer research.” cal community members. Together, Kent and Field created Mark Kent, a Wilbraham resident and “Wind at Your Back,” designed custom cancer survivor, has teamed up with Adam labels and are now selling the brew by Field of the Fieldcrest Brewing Company glass, can or growler. In addition to the on Boston Road in Wilbraham to create Fieldcrest clientele, the brew has been a “Wind at Your Back,” a beer whose pro- hit amongst Kent’s colleagues and fellow ceeds will benefit cancer research. members of Team Grodsky. The PMC is an annual bike-a-thon that Kent is not the only Team Grodsky raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer member to have battled cancer; Tom Ma- Institute. Teams must raise thousands of han also rides in the challenge each year. dollars to participate in the challenge, and Jeff Grodsky, Executive Vice Presi- every dollar goes to Dana-Farber. dent of Harry Grodsky & Co., has been This summer, Kent will participate left inspired. in his 22nd PMC. He will ride with “Everyone knows you’re doing it for a Team Grodsky photo submitted by Susan Kent Team Grodsky, a squad made up of his good cause,” said Grodsky. “Sometimes, [L to R] Jeff Grodsky, Adam Field, Scott Grodsky and Mark Kent will participate in the colleagues at Harry Grodsky & Co., a you don’t want to get out there and go 2021 PMC as a member of Team Grodsky. The teammates are shown here displaying Springfield-based provider of heating, ride 30, 40 or 50 miles but when you stop “Wind at Your Back,” a beer that was brewed by Fieldcrest Brewing Company to raise ventilating and air-conditioning services. and think why you’re doing it and that the money for cancer research. When Kent was struggling to defeat Tom rides 200 miles a year with us going cancer, he received critical support from through treatment, you really can’t com- Dana-Farber. By participating in the PMC plain about much.” “That was one of the reasons I decided and will help us support the PMC,” said each year, he pays the good will forward. The 2021 PMC will mark Team to go to work for them because they do Kent. “A lot of this credit goes to Adam, “One of the things about this event Grodsky’s 11th year participating. actively support the PMC. It’s been a big because he brews some very good beer, is we all know someone who has been Grodsky is confident that the team will part of my life,” said Kent. and his attention to detail and our careful touched by cancer if not ourselves. The eclipse an accumulative total of $2 mil- Biking has long been a hobby of execution of the recipe. It’s so gratifying emotions surrounding the event on the lion in fundraising, gathered over the past Kent’s and he recently crossed brewing a to be able to pour that taste right out of the day of the event are really remarkable,” 11 years. beer off of his bucket list. fermentation tank.” said Kent. Kent has participated annually in the Kent greatly appreciates Field’s sup- To learn more about “Wind at Your Ahead of this year’s PMC, Kent PMC with Team Grodsky since he joined port. He thanked the brewer for including Back,” residents can visit the Fieldcrest sought a new, creative way to raise mon- the company in 2016. During his inter- him in the process and commended him Brewing Company’s Facebook page. ey. He reached out to Field, and the two view, he noticed a Team Grodsky PMC on his vision.
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