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Granville Police slate meeting with residents By Greg Fitzpatrick Correspondent GRANVILLE – The Granville Police Department is gearing up to host their first public information meeting of 2018 on March 20 at 6 p.m. at the Granville Town Hall. The meetings, first begun in December of last year, were created to give the residents of Granville the opportunity to learn more about the depart- ment and the 16 part-time officers who patrol their streets on a daily basis. Those attending the session will also have the chance to ask questions and give their opinions and feedback, as well as voice their concerns about community matters. Chief Scott Flebotte initiated the meetings as a new community out- reach tool to increase transparency within the town. “We’re just trying to say “hey what’s important to you, what do you want in a police department,”” said Flebotte. “I just wanted to create a venue where people could voice their opinion without criticism.” During the meeting in December, Flebotte discussed new programs and tactics that the department has been implementing and also criminal com- plaints and other issues in Granville. Flebotte added that the format for the meeting on March 20 will be the same as the one in December. While Flebotte hopes that residents will be able to attend the March meeting he noted that he is also available to the community during his office hours. His hours take place every Monday night from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the police department.

The Southwick DPW has been working on patching up some of the potholes in town. (Photo courtesy of Greg Fitzpatrick) Pothole repair underway By Greg Fitzpatrick Correspondent SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Department of Public Works is continuing its work to locate and repair pot- holes that are appearing in streets throughout the town. Unusual weather conditions earlier this week, with two- consecutive days of temperatures rising past 60 degrees, followed by days of 40 degrees or under have contrib- Chief Scott Flebotte speaking to Granville residents at the public meeting uted to the problem. in December. (WNG File Photo) Probationer permitted pot By Carl E. Hartdegen In June, 2017, Matthew T. Danish, 32, of 19 tion was “continued to the original date” Correspondent Lockhouse Road, Westfield, had submitted to facts In December, Danish was again served with a WESTFIELD – When a city man admitted to a sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for charges of violation of probation notice and admitted to the probation violation during a hearing Friday at possession of a Class A drug, possession of a Class alleged violation when he appeared before Judge Westfield District Court his original probation order B drug and negligent operation of a motor vehicle William O’Grady for a hearing Feb. 16. At that was reaffirmed but probation conditions ordered brought by city detectives investigating narcotics hearing, his probation was again continued to the previously were modified. sales in the city. He was placed on probation until original date but this time the conditions were Marijuana use, which had been specifically pro- June 13, 2018, and probation conditions were modified. hibited in the original probation conditions, is now ordered. The only modification which was made lifts the allowed after those conditions were modified at the By August, Danish had been served with a viola- prohibition of marijuana use which had been spe- hearing to “exclude marijuana from drug prohibi- tion of probation notice and, at the subsequent hear- cifically included in the original conditions. tion”. ing in October, admitted to the violation. His proba- MATTHEW T. DANISH PAGE 2 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018 THE WESTFIELD NEWS

Second Church Installs Hesse as 16th Settled Pastor In an afternoon service yesterday, The Rev. Barbara B. Hesse was installed as Pastor of The United Church of Christ, Second Congregational, in Westfield, Massachusetts. The Installation followed an Ecclesiastical Council convened by the Hampden Association of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ (UCC). A reception afterwards completed the day’s celebration. During the Council assembly, pastors and delegates of the local association, as well as members and friends of the congregation and invited guests, heard Rev. Hesse reflect on her faith journey. She shared that her favorite Biblical passage is Matthew 5:16, “Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and give glory to your father in heaven.” She went on to say “in everything we think and say and do, we need to be a light of this world.” The Rev. Dr. Rob Gormley, Chair of the Association’s Committee of Church and Ministry and Interim Pastor of First Church of Monson, UCC, explained that installation confirms and celebrates the covenantal relationship among a local church, its Pastor and the UCC. He said that “Installation is a sign that these covenantal partners are committed to share mutually in the mission of the UCC and the ecumenical church.” In delivering a Pastoral Charge, The Rev. Elva Pawle, Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Westfield said to Pastor Barb she was happy to have her as a colleague and partner in the recently formed Westfield Partners in Ministry. She told Barb that she looked forward to working with her as they “minister to the spiritual needs of Westfield and the wider community.” Above, Rev. Elva Pawle, Pastor Barb, or simply Barb as she’s referred to by church members and friends, told her congregation that the search and call Pastor of the First process has been “a time of excitement and anticipation.” She added, “Now we need to discern what it is that God is calling us Congregational Church to do and what it is that God is calling us to be.” Barb proclaimed that the church “will be a beacon of hope in what can be a in Westfield, embraces dark and dreary world.” She continued, “We will shine the light of Christ for all to see.” The Rev. Barbara Hesse The Rev. Hesse became the 16th Settled Pastor to lead the congregation which traces its roots to 1856 when a group of First after her installation as Congregational Church parishioners set out on a “mission” to form a second Congregational church in town. Once located on the Pastor of the Second Westfield green, the congregation relocated, in 1962, to its new location on Western Avenue. Congregational Church Pastor Barb came to Second Church after more than a year-long search by the congregation. She began her ministry here on in town. At right, Rev. August 1 last year. Search Committee Co-Chair Karen Smith noted at the time “Barb is a loving and compassionate woman of Barbara Hesse is all God. Her passion for ministry has had us hooked since the first time we met her … we knew her enthusiasm was going to infect smiles after being us!” installed as the 16th Pastor Barb is a 2016 graduate of Andover Newton Theological School with a Master of Divinity Degree and a certificate in Settled Pastor of the Pastoral and Spiritual Care. She fulfilled her Ordination requirement for Clinical Pastoral Education by completing an eleven- Second Congregational week internship at Baystate Medical Center and is ordained as a Minister of the United Church of Christ. Church in Westfield. With an undergraduate degree in public relations from Syracuse University, Pastor Barb spent 30 years as a professional sales rep. She tells that, after 40 years as a member and leader of Elmwood Community Church in West Hartford, CT, she answered a lifelong call to ministry. Pastor Barb serves Second Church with what she calls “an attitude of gratitude.” In addition to her duties as Pastor of her church, Barb also serves Westfield State University as Protestant Chaplain.

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TONIGHT SUNDAY MONDAY French customs officials find stolen Degas in luggage on bus PARIS (AP) — French cus- 2009 while on loan from Paris’ delighted by the recovery of a toms officers have found an Musee d’Orsay. work “whose disappearance Light Rain. Partly Cloudy. impressionist painting by French Culture Minister represented a heavy loss for the Edgar Degas stowed on a bus, Francoise Nyssen said she was French impressionist heritage.” more than eight years after it was reported stolen. 37-40 48-51 The French Culture Ministry WEATHER DISCUSSION said Friday that customs agents in Marne-la-Vallee were sur- Rain late. Today, mostly cloudy. High 52F. Tonight, rain late. Low 34F. Sunday. periods of rain. High around 40F. Winds prised to find a work of art ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near bearing the signature “Degas” a half an inch. Sunday Night, Cloudy. Low 34F. Mon- inside a suitcase in the bus’ day, partly cloudy. High 51F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 luggage compartment. The 34-35 mph. Monday night, a mostly clear sky. Low 29F. Tues- ministry says none of the pas- day, sunny. High near 50F. sengers claimed the suitcase during the Feb. 16 search. Experts verified the artwork as Degas’ “Les Choristes” (“The Chorus Singers”), which today depicts a scene from Mozart’s This photo taken Thursday Feb. 22, 2018 and provided by opera “Don Giovanni.” French Customs shows a stolen painting by French painter 6:37 a.m. 5:34 p.m. 10 hours 57 Minutes The painting was stolen Edgar Degas. French customs have discovered an original from a Marseille museum in Impressionist masterpiece by Edgar Degas stolen in 2009 _ in a sunrise sunsET lENGTH OF dAY suitcase on a bus. (Marc Bonodot/French Customs via AP)

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Saturday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2018. There are 310 days left in the year.

n Feb. 24, 1868, the U.S. House of leased in the United Kingdom on the Blue Horizon label. Johnson won his second Daytona 500, beating his Hendrick Representatives impeached President Andrew Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr., who made a late OJohnson by a vote of 126-47 following his In 1975, the Congressional Budget Office, charged with pro- move to finish second. Danica Patrick, the first woman to win attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. viding independent analyses of budgetary and economic is- the pole, finished eighth. Stanton; Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate. sues, began operating under its first director, Alice Rivlin. One year ago: On this date: In 1983, a congressional commission released a report Vice President Mike Pence assured the Republican Jewish In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII issued an edict outlining his cal- condemning the internment of Japanese-Americans during Coalition meeting in Las Vegas that he and President Donald endar reforms. (The Gregorian Calendar is the calendar in World War II as a “grave injustice.” Trump would work tirelessly on foreign and domestic issues general use today.) important to the group, such as enacting business-friendly In 1988, in a ruling that expanded legal protections for parody policies at home and supporting Israel abroad. President Pe- In 1761, Boston lawyer James Otis Jr. went to court to argue and satire, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a dro Pablo Kuczynski of Peru said he and President Donald against “writs of assistance” that allowed British customs of- $150,000 award that the Rev. Jerry Falwell had won against Trump had a “cordial and constructive conversation” during ficers to arbitrarily search people’s premises, declaring: “A Hustler magazine and its publisher, Larry Flynt. their meeting at the White House. man’s house is his castle.” (Although Otis lost the case, his statement provided early inspiration for American indepen- In 1996, Cuba downed two small American planes operated Today’s Birthdays: dence.) by the group Brothers to the Rescue that it claimed were vio- Actor-singer Dominic Chianese (kee-uh-NAY’-see) is 87. lating Cuban airspace; all four pilots were killed. Movie composer Michel Legrand is 86. Opera singer-director In 1918, Estonia issued its Declaration of Independence. Renata Scotto is 84. Singer Joanie Sommers is 77. Actress Ten years ago: Jenny O’Hara is 76. Former Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., In 1920, the German Workers Party, which later became the “No Country for Old Men” won Academy Awards for best pic- is 76. Actor Barry Bostwick is 73. Actor Edward James Ol- Nazi Party, met in Munich to adopt its platform. ture, best director and best screenplay adaptation for Joel mos is 71. Singer-writer-producer Rupert Holmes is 71. Rock and Ethan Coen and best supporting actor for Javier Bardem; singer-musician George Thorogood is 68. Actress Debra Jo In 1937, Mexico observed the first holiday honoring its na- Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor for “There Will Be Blood,” Rupp is 67. Actress Helen Shaver is 67. News anchor Paula tional flag. while Marion Cotillard was named best actress for “La Vie en Zahn is 62. Baseball Hall of Famer Eddie Murray is 62. Coun- Rose.” Cuba’s parliament named Raul Castro president, end- try singer Sammy Kershaw is 60. Actor Mark Moses is 60. In 1942, the SS Struma, a charter ship attempting to carry ing nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel. Actress Beth Broderick is 59. Singer Michelle Shocked is 56. nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Romania to British-mandat- Movie director Todd Field is 54. Actor Billy Zane is 52. Ac- ed Palestine, was torpedoed by a Soviet submarine in the Five years ago: tress Bonnie Somerville is 44. Jazz musician Jimmy Greene Black Sea; all but one of the refugees perished. Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the final Sunday blessing of is 43. Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is 41. Rhythm-and-blues his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter’s Square. At singer Brandon Brown (Mista) is 35. Rock musician Matt Mc- In 1955, the Cole Porter musical “Silk Stockings” opened at the Academy Awards, “Argo” won best picture while Ang Lee Ginley (Gym Class Heroes) is 35. Actor Wilson Bethel is 34. the Imperial Theater on Broadway. was named best director for “Life of Pi”; Daniel Day-Lewis Actor Alexander Koch is 30. Actor Daniel Kaluuya (Film: “Get won best actor for “Lincoln” while Jennifer Lawrence received Out”) is 29. Rapper-actor O’Shea Jackson Jr. is 27. In 1968, “Fleetwood Mac,” the group’s debut album, was re- the best actress award for “Silver Linings Playbook.” Jimmie THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018 - PAGE 3

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Hope you all had a won- Advocating for Themselves. WRAFT initial- derful week and enjoyed the nice weather a ly formed one year ago this week to organize few days ago. residents affected by the PFAS contamination Granville: I want to start off this week’s update by in some of the wells near Barnes ANGB. Selectboard at 7 pm remembering my friend and colleague, Since then, they have been lobbying elected Assessors at 7:30 pm Representative Peter Kocot, who died aged officials, including myself, and state and fed- Planning Board at 7:30 pm 61 earlier this week. Rep Kocot, who lived in eral agencies to advocate for no-cost blood Northampton, was the consummate public testing and more education about the issue. It servant and served as a mentor and role was great to speak to the members of the Blandford: model to many legislators, particularly in the group about their continued advocacy work, Council on Aging Meeting at 4 pm Western Mass delegation. He was more than and to applaud them on the progress they Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm just intelligent and kind- his listening skills have made in a relatively short amount of Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm and knowledge of the issues was unparal- time. Congratulations, again, to everyone Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm leled. Rep Kocot had a certain way of mak- who has worked to hard to grow the organi- ing everyone feel comfortable and under- zation to what it is today- very impressive! Tolland: stood. He was truly an outstanding advocate Later that day was the Veterans Town Hall Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am for his constituents and the Western Mass hosted by the VA of Central and Western Board of Selectmen at 5 pm community at-large, and his presence will be Rep. John Velis Massachusetts. I can’t say often enough how missed more than I can say. important it is for the VA to do these kind of Chester: With this past week being school vacation, outreach events, and I’m very thankful that Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm the office was a little less busy than usual. Nevertheless, there they came to Westfield this week. I know many older Veterans Board of Selectmen Meeting at 6 pm were still a few highlights, including the 3rd Annual Wild feel that the VA doesn’t work for them, or that the hassle of Game Dinner and Fundraiser on Saturday hosted by New the application process isn’t worth the benefits they could Westfield: England Adventures. NEA is a local non-profit that seeks to receive. Many often don’t even know about the benefits avail- Historical Commission at 7 pm help Veterans connect with nature by providing free wilder- able to them from the VA. That’s why these kinds of informa- ness retreats to Vets and their families. Todd Crevier, the tional sessions are vital- even I learned a lot about the ser- founder, came up with this idea a few years back and has vices they offer and the improvements they’ve made recently really done some remarkable trips with local Vets. As a to their claims process. If you’re a Vet and you couldn’t attend Veteran himself, he found that reconnecting with nature on Friday, I highly suggest that you speak to a VSO or some- TUESDAY, FEB. 27 helped to heal some of his battle wounds, and I have to say I one at the VBA. As they said yesterday, not everyone will be couldn’t agree more with the mission of his organization. The eligible to get something, but if you don’t ask, you’re guaran- Wild Game Dinner was a huge success, and I am very much teed to get nothing! looking forward to working with Todd throughout the year to That’s it for this week, folks. As always, if you have any Tolland: help spread the word about his non-profit. questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to my Board of Assessors at 10 am On Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the first anni- office at (413) 572-3920 or [email protected]. Enjoy Board of Assessors at 10 am versary celebration for WRAFT, or Westfield Residents your weekend! WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28 Schools physically restrained Southwick: MS Talent Show Coming Up Agricultural Commission Meeting at 7 pm students 9,000 times last year Huntington – The Gateway Class of 2020 is orga- BOSTON (AP) — Public school officials in Massachusetts say Blandford: nizing a Talent Show for students at Gateway Regional Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm they had to physically restrain students more than 9,000 times last Middle School. Auditions have been held and performers Finance Committee at 7 pm school year, sparking outcry from some advocates who say the selected for the event, which takes place on Friday, March practice is dangerous and overused. 2 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Gateway Performing Arts Center. Districts were required to report cases to the state for the first Admission will be $2 per student and $4 per adult. Westfield: time last year as part of new rules meant to curb the practice. Come see middle school students sing, dance and per- ZBA at 7:15 pm Massachusetts education officials released the data this week in form a comedy act at Gateway on March 2! response to a public records request from The Associated Press. Among the 9,070 cases reported in the 2016-17 academic year, 244 resulted in injuries to students or staff, according to the data. And while most schools said they used physical restraint five times or fewer, some logged more than 200. Massachusetts education officials said they discourage com- parisons between schools because of differences in the programs they offer and the students they serve. “The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education continues to discuss with schools the need to carefully monitor, report and reduce the use of restraints,” the department said. Leaders of the Disability Law Center, a Massachusetts advo- cacy group, said the numbers of cases and injuries are “extremely disturbing.” Rules on restraint vary from state to state, and the federal gov- ernment doesn’t closely track the practice. The U.S. Education Department estimates physical restraint was used 22,000 times in public schools in the 2013-14 school year, its latest numbers, but advocates say it is widely underreported. Massachusetts state law forbids physical restraint in public schools except in emergencies, saying it can be used only as a last resort and if a student’s behavior poses an immediate threat. Rules that took effect in 2016 outlaw restraining devices, such as straps or belts, along with seclusion, the practice of confining students alone until they calm down. But the rules allow a variety of physical holds ranging from a bear hug to a restraint that’s used to pin a student face-down on the ground and has been blamed for asphyxiation deaths at some U.S. schools. Records released by Massachusetts include only broad details about the number of cases and don’t disclose the types of restraint that were used or the severity of any injuries. Statewide, the num- ber of restraint cases amounted to one for every 105 students, the data show, but in some schools it was far more common. At the John J. Doran Community School, an elementary school in the Fall River district, students were restrained 253 times, lead- ing to 19 injuries, the highest numbers in the state. More than three-quarters of the school’s 500 students come from low- income families, and nearly one-fourth have a disability, accord- ing to separate state data. The school’s principal, Eric Bradley, declined to comment. A group representing 42 schools listed in the data is asking the state to release more information for context, including the age of students and the type of restraint used. The group, known as the Massachusetts Association of 766 Approved Private Schools, represents private programs that receive public funding to serve students with disabilities. “We need more and better data,” said Jim Major, the group’s executive director. “Without that information you really don’t begin to understand what the data means.” Students with disabilities have been found to face restraint at higher rates than their peers, which some advocates say amounts to discrimination. The U.S. Education Department reported in 2016 that students with disabilities made up 12 percent of all students enrolled at public schools, but 67 percent of those sub- jected to restraint or seclusion. In Massachusetts, schools that frequently used restraint had varying populations of students with disabilities. At the William R. Peck School in Holyoke, which reported 180 restraint cases, nearly a third of the students have disabilities, well above the statewide total of 17 percent. By contrast, the Mary Fonseca Elementary School in Fall River, which logged 244 cases, reports that 12 percent of its students have disabilities. The state’s data don’t include details about students who were restrained, including their race, age or if they have a disability. Christine Griffin, executive director of the Disability Law Center, said the numbers suggest schools aren’t using restraint as a last resort for students with or without disabilities. 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To get the full effect of the PulseLine, listen to the calls at thewestfieldnews.com Ex-Trump aide pleads guilty, will cooperate in Russia probe WASHINGTON (AP) — A former senior adviser to President Donald Trump’s election campaign pleaded guilty Friday to federal conspiracy and false-statements charges, switching from defendant to cooperating witness in the spe- cial counsel’s probe of Trump’s campaign and Russia’s elec- tion interference. After school shooting, Florida The plea by Rick Gates revealed that he will help special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation in “any and all mat- ters” as prosecutors continue to probe the 2016 campaign, Russian meddling and Gates’ longtime business associate, one-time Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. leaders propose new gun laws With his cooperation, Gates gives Mueller a witness willing TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s governor announced interest of our communities,” Scott said. to provide information on Manafort about his finances and plans Friday to put more armed guards in schools and to make The governor’s plan made no mention of arming teachers on political consulting work in Ukraine, and also someone who it harder for young adults and some with mental illness to buy school grounds had access at the highest levels of Trump’s 2016 presidential guns, responding to days of intense lobbying from survivors of However, the Legislature’s Republican leadership proposed campaign. last week’s shooting at a Florida high school. letting teachers carry a gun if they have had law enforcement Gates, 45, of Richmond, Virginia, made the plea at the fed- Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his school safety proposals as teach- training. The legislators’ plan also calls for a three-day waiting eral courthouse in Washington. He stood somberly beside his ers returned for the first time to Marjory Stoneman Douglas period for most gun purchases, with exceptions. attorney and did not speak during his hearing except to High School since the shooting nine days ago that killed 17 Democrats said neither plan goes far enough. answer routine questions from the judge about whether he people. “Unfortunately, both plans omit a third, critically important understood the rights he was giving up. The shooting sparked an intense push to restrict access to piece of legislation Democrats have been and continue to push He admitted to charges accusing him of conspiring against assault rifles fueled by student activists who swarmed the state for: a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines,” the U.S. government related to fraud and unregistered foreign Capitol demanding concrete gun control measures. said state Senate Democratic Leader Oscar Braynon. He added lobbying as well as lying to federal authorities in a recent President Donald Trump said repeatedly Friday that he that recent mass shootings show that “so long as these high interview. Under the terms of the plea, he is estimated to face favored arming teachers to protect students, an idea many edu- powered weapons of war remain available for purchase these between 57 and 71 months behind bars and a possible fine cators rejected out of hand. killings will continue.” ranging from $20,000 to $200,000. Prosecutors may seek a “I am totally against arming teachers,” Broward schools Talia Rumsky, a 16-year-old Stoneman Douglas High student shortened sentence depending on his cooperation. Superintendent Robert Runcie said. “They have a challenging who was at school during the shooting, was among those who job as it is.” travelled to Tallahassee Wednesday to lobby lawmakers about The plea came a day after a federal grand jury in Virginia Scott, a Republican widely expected to run for the Senate, gun control. returned a 32-count indictment against Gates and Manafort, outlined his plan at a Tallahassee news conference. In addition She said Scott’s plan to make it illegal for anyone under 21 to Trump’s former campaign chairman, accusing them of tax to banning firearm sales to anyone under 21, the governor called purchase a gun is a start, but said she doesn’t think it goes far evasion and bank fraud. Gates is the fifth defendant to plead for a trained law enforcement officer for every school — and enough. guilty in Mueller’s investigation. one for every 1,000 students at larger schools — by the time the “This is a great first step and we appreciate it,” the sophomore The indictment in Virginia was the second round of charges fall 2018 school year begins. said. “But it’s not enough and we’re going to make sure they against Gates and Manafort, who were initially charged last Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, which has more know it’s not enough and is not solving our problems.” October with unregistered lobbying and conspiring to launder than 3,000 students, had one armed resource officer who never Trump told reporters Friday that schools need some kind of millions of dollars they earned while working on behalf of a entered the building under attack while a gunman was shooting “offensive” capability to deter and respond to attackers. pro-Russian Ukrainian political party. people inside, officials said. “If they’re not gun free, if there are guns inside, held by the Manafort continues to maintain his innocence. That failure was compounded by confusion about what was right people, by highly trained professionals, you’re going to see “I had hoped and expected my business colleague would being shown to police on school security cameras the day of the this end. It won’t be happening again. Our schools are essen- have had the strength to continue the battle to prove our inno- shooting and the lack of meaningful response to reports to the tially gun-free zones and that makes them very dangerous cence. For reasons yet to surface he chose to do otherwise,” FBI and local police that 19-year-old suspect Nikolas Cruz places,” the president said. Manafort said Friday. “This does not alter my commitment to might become violent, had guns and possibly would attack a On Friday evening, Marion P. Hammer, former president of defend myself against the untrue piled-up charges contained school. the National Rifle Association and longtime Florida lobbyist, in the indictments against me.” Florida’s House speaker called it an “abject breakdown at all issued an appeal to gun enthusiasts titled, “EMERGENCY In court filings over the past few months, Gates gradually levels.” Cruz is jailed on 17 counts of murder and has confessed ALERT! Don’t Let Them Blame You For Parkland.” She men- began to show the strain the case was placing on him and his to the shootings, investigators say. tioned several proposals they could support, such as “hardening family. A woman close to Cruz warned the FBI on Jan. 5 that he had our schools,” putting officers in schools and training volunteer He frequently pleaded with U.S. District Court Judge Amy rifles and said, “I know he is going to explode,” according to a teachers to use guns. But she said a three-day waiting period Berman Jackson for leniency in his house arrest to let him transcript of the tip to the FBI’s call center, which was obtained would not have stopped the Parkand shooter; bump stocks had attend sporting events with his four children. Even on Friday, Friday by The Associated Press. The FBI has acknowledged it nothing to do with it; and raising the age limit for gun purchases ahead of his plea, Gates had asked the judge to let him take failed to investigate the tip. The woman described Cruz’s short would be unfair. his children to Boston for spring break so they could “learn temper and said he had the “mental capacity of a 12 to 14 year After days of funerals for those killed in the attack, teachers about American history in general, and the Revolutionary War old.” She said Cruz posted pictures of weapons on social media began the emotionally fraught process of returning to the school in particular.” and he wrote, “I want to kill people.” Friday to collect belongings from classrooms that have been Gates’ plea comes on the heels of the stunning indictment Among other things, the governor’s $500 million plan would off-limits since the slayings. Following an orientation Sunday last week that laid out a broad operation of election meddling create a “violent threat restraining order” that would let a court for teachers and students, classes resume Wednesday. by Russia, which began in 2014, and employed fake social prohibit a violent or mentally ill person from purchasing or pos- Broward teachers union president Anna Fusco met with the media accounts and on-the-ground politicking to promote sessing a firearm or any other weapon under certain circum- teachers as they returned to campus Friday hailing them as Trump’s campaign, disparage Hillary Clinton and sow divi- stances. “incredibly brave and strong.” sion and discord widely among the U.S. electorate. The proposal would also strengthen gun purchase and posses- “I met with one that was grazed with a bullet ... she has a hole The charges to which Gates is pleading guilty don’t involve sion restrictions for mentally ill people under the state’s Baker in her arm and a bruise from her shoulder to her elbow that looks Act, which allows someone to be involuntarily hospitalized for like somebody whacked her with a bat and she’s like, ’I’m here any conduct connected to the Trump campaign. They largely up to 72 hours. Scott is seeking $50 million for initiatives that because we need to get things ready,” Fusco said. relate to a conspiracy of unregistered lobbying, money laun- include expanding mental health services by providing counsel- ——— dering and fraud laid out in his indictments. ing, crisis management and other mental health services for Fineout and Farrington reported from Tallahassee, Florida; But his plea does newly reveal that Gates spoke with the youth and young adults. Anderson from Miami; Freida Frisaro and Jennifer Kay con- FBI earlier this month and lied during the interview. That “No one with mental issues should have access to a gun. It is tributed from Miami; Kelli Kennedy from Parkland; and Jason same day, his attorneys filed a motion to withdraw from rep- common sense. It for their own best interest, much less the best Dearen from Gainesville. resenting him for “irreconcilable difference.” Gates served on the Trump campaign at the same time that The press Manafort, Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner met with a gather team of Russians in Trump Tower in June 2016. He was also around involved in the campaign when then-Sen. Jeff Sessions held a Democrat Rep. Carlos See Russian Probe, Page 5 Guillermo Smith for comments after the Republican The Westfield News leadership laid out their A publication of the Westfield News Group LLC school safety Flora Masciadrelli James Johnson-Corwin proposal dur- Director of Sales/ Multi-Media Manager ing a new Classified Manager conference at Marie Brazee the Florida Chris Putz Business Manager Sports Editor Capitol in Lorie Perry Tallahassee, Director of Ad Production Fla., Friday, Feb 23, Patrick R. Berry 2018. President (AP Photo/ Mark 62 School Street, Westfield , MA 01085 Wallheiser) (413)562-4181 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018 - PAGE 5

A bicyclist rides past a sign at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Police Logs High School on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 WESTFIELD in Parkland, Fla. Major crime and incident report Teachers and admin- Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 istrators returned for the first time since 9:13 a.m.: animal complaint, Westfield Animal Shelter, 178 the Valentine’s Day Apremont Way, the director of animal control operations shooting that killed reports a border collie dog was found on Russellville Road and several people. (Mike transported to the shelter; Stocker/South Florida 12:10 p.m.: incapacitated person, Russell Road, a motel Sun-Sentinel via AP) clerk called to report a customer who had damaged the room he rented the night before has returned and appears to be under the influence of drugs and refuses to leave, the responding officer reports the man was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital where staff reported that the highly uncooperative and belligerent man does not appear to be under the influence of any substance and may have been “faking it”, the respond- ing officer reports Steven J. Rodriguez, 24, of 52 Clarkwood St., Mattapan, was arrested on a warrant issued by Boston Municipal Court; 2:36 p.m.: found property, Western Avenue, a supervisory officer reports there is a mountain bicycle in the bushes at the corner of Western Avenue and Kensington Avenue, the bike was transported to the station for safe keeping; 11:13 p.m.: accident, King Street at Grand Street, a caller reports hearing a crash and looking outside to see that a pickup truck had struck a tree, dual response dispatched, the operator Police experts urge intensive was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital and the truck was towed to the police impound yard. training if teachers are armed The idea of arming teachers to take “What an individual officer or a team “I can’t imagine if I had a gun that out a shooter is alarming some law of officers will do in an active shooter was visible on me what that would do Court Logs enforcement experts, who say it takes incident calls on every aspect of their to anxiety levels. If anything right now, more than just being a good shot at a overall training and policing. And that’s I’m trying to lower anxiety levels in my gun range. one of the reasons why you’d be hard- classroom. I think that would just raise Westfield District Court They say it would require specialized pressed to find someone in policing them,” he said. Friday, February 16, 2018 and repeated training to teach educators who thinks it’s a good idea to arm Mo Canady, executive director of the the proper tactics and enable them to teachers,” said Rick Myers, executive National Association of School Nicholas R. Rheaume, 22, of 258 Rock Valley Road, conquer their fear and remain calm and director of the Major Cities Chiefs Resource Officers, urged every school Holyoke, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant guilty find- clear-thinking in a fast-moving, life-or- Association. to first get an armed officer posted ings for charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle and death situation. “Teachers’ training and expertise has before it considers arming teachers. assault with a dangerous weapon brought by State Police and “Simply putting a gun on the prem- nothing to do with police tactics — Those officers are highly trained, he the charges were continued without a finding with probation ises and hoping someone’s going to do shoot-don’t-shoot decision making, the said. Also, he said, arming teachers until June 15, 2018. He was assessed $300. the right thing with it is baseless,” said psychological trauma that accompanies could make it difficult for police rush- Michael L. Niquette, 59, of 349 N. Loomis St, Southwick Chris Grollnek, a former law enforce- violence, all the things that are built ing to the scene of a shooting to tell saw charges of assault and battery on a person older than 65 ment officer who specializes in security into what police officers deal with on a who the bad guy is. or disabled and intimidating a witness brought by Southwick issues, especially active shooter situa- daily basis.” “We see one person or six people police dismissed when the alleged victim asserted her marital tions. “All you’re doing is signing Around the country, in places like with weapons drawn in plainclothes — privilege and refused to testify. people up for PTSD.” Ohio and Texas, some schools post that could go bad in a hurry,” Canady Tykei T. Copeland, 21, of 11 Longview St., Springfield, The idea of arming teachers isn’t warnings that staffers are armed, while said. submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a new. Some schools around the country others keep potential attackers guess- The tactics for dealing with active charge of carrying a dangerous weapon on school grounds already allow educators to bring guns ing. shooters changed after the Columbine brought by Westfield State University police and the charge onto school grounds. Chris Cerino, a former law enforce- High School attack in 1999 in which was continued without a finding with probation until Aug. 14, But the notion is gaining momentum ment officer, now offers training to two students killed 13 people. At the 2018. He was assessed $300 and charges of assault and bat- after the shooting rampage at a high educators through his Cerino Consulting time, it was general practice for law tery with a dangerous weapon and malicious destruction of school in Parkland, Florida, last week and Training Group. The program has enforcement to wait for a team of offi- property valued more than $250 were not prosecuted. that left 17 students and adults dead. It taught 1,300 educators over five years. cers to assemble before going in to turned out the only armed officer on They spend 28 hours learning not just confront a gunman. duty at the school stayed outside rather how to fire a gun but such things as Since then, officers have been trained than go in to confront the gunman. ambush tactics, responding under to go in immediately — even if it’s a Facilities President Donald Trump suggested stress, and treating wounds. lone officer without backup. Continued from Page 1 even paying bonuses to teachers willing Students on occasion have left the Why the school resource officer to be trained to carry firearms at class within the first few hours after stayed outside rather than try to stop the as well,” Forrette said. schools. realizing they’re not cut out for it. Parkland shooter hasn’t been disclosed. “This position started because we had no inventory of Still, law enforcement experts note Cerino said teachers realize that the But one possible factor, law enforce- each of our buildings. Before that, it was the problem du that police are trained for months in the usual tactics taught in school — lock- ment experts said, is the limited daily jour. That was the first thing he did,” the Mayor explained. academy and then are put through drills downs and throwing books and other experience those officers have with He said the money for the position came from the facilities during their careers on such things as objects at a gunman — are simply “not high-pressure situations. cost in each department budget. Now they are starting to making split-second decisions in a cri- going to stop a determined killer with a Is it then unreasonable to expect edu- look at long term preventive maintenance, although they sis and dealing with the mentally ill. gun. And all that’s going to do is delay cators to perform any differently? are not there yet, he admitted. Experts who have spent careers on in the inevitable.” “Just being a gun enthusiast doesn’t Sullivan said they are looking at all the boilers, all the SWAT teams or other specialized units Christopher Albrecht, a fourth-grade mean you’re going to perform well roofs in the city, and the floors, windows and caulking in say it isn’t something that comes natu- teacher from Brockport, New York, and under stress,” said John Bostain, a for- City Hall, which needs to be maintained. “Maintenance is rally. It can take not just training but the state’s 2018 teacher of the year, said mer police officer in Virginia who now always the first thing that gets cut,” Sullivan said. real-life experience in pressure-cooker there is already high anxiety in schools travels the country training law enforce- They are also talking about a combined facilities depart- situations before the instruction takes with lockdown drills and fears of shoot- ment. “You can’t just tell people what ment. Sullivan said with the school department’s trades hold and they’re able to respond effec- ers. He said he is not convinced arming it’s going to feel like. You have to expe- people, and with Forrette’s expertise, “It makes a whole lot tively. educators is the solution. rience it.” of sense,” But, he added, “It won’t happen this year.”

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Org Sundays: Holy Eucharist at 8 am and 10 am the storm ceases and the plowing has Motorists who use the downtown Announcement of a Parking Ban is Wednesdays: Holy Eucharist and Healing been completed on the streets. core streets for business parking during reported by the following: at 12:15 pm Announcement of a parking ban is a snow ban must park in one of the • Local Cable Access Channel 15, done on the Local Cable Access city’s off-street parking lots. The off- • Tv Stations Wwlp 22, Cbs3, Channel 15, tv stations wwlp 22 and street lots are free during snow bans Abc40, & Fox6 This Week at Atonement wgby 40 and the local radio stations, from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. only. This action • The Local Radio Stations Office Hours: wmas, whyn, wnnz. will allow the streets to be plowed and • City Website - Cityofwestfield. Tuesday-Friday 9:30 am-12:30 pm When a parking ban is called motor- prevent motorists from being towed Org Sunday, Feb. 25 ists must obey the policy or they will be and receiving parking violations. • www.thewestfieldnews.com subject to towing and a parking viola- Motorists may call the following The Second Sunday in Lent tion. offices or go on the city’s website for 8 am and 10 am Holy Eucharist 11:30 am Outreach Meeting 2 pm AA Women’s Fellowship 4:00 pm Messy Church 7 pm Taizé (Ferst Interfaith Center at WSU) Russian Probe Monday, Feb. 26 Continued from Page 4 8-9 pm AA Meeting pair of undisclosed meetings with Russian ambassador to the ist and a member of Congress. Gates said the meeting did not Tuesday, Feb. 27 U.S. Sergey Kislyak. include discussion of Ukraine, when in fact prosecutors say it 9:30/10:30 am Music Together For a few months in 2016, Gates was indispensable to did. Trump, leading the ground effort to help Trump win the The charges don’t name the lobbyist or the lawmaker but 10:00 am Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Republican nomination and flying from state to state to secure filings with the Justice Department show Manafort and Vin 6:00 pm Holy Eucharist/Soup Supper Republican delegates in a scramble that lasted all the way until Weber of Mercury Public Affairs met with Rep. Dana Wednesday, Feb. 28 the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Rohrabacher, R-Calif., on that date as part of a lobbying cam- 12:15 pm Healing & Holy Eucharist But his power and influence waned once Trump fired paign on behalf of Ukrainian interests. 7:00 pm OA Meeting Manafort in August 2016 after The Associated Press disclosed Also Friday, Mueller’s team unsealed a new indictment how Gates and Manafort covertly directed a Washington lob- solely against Manafort that included an allegation that he, Thursday, March 1 bying campaign on behalf of Ukrainian interests. with Gates’ assistance, secretly paid former European politi- 6:30 pm Evensong Gates survived his mentor’s ouster, serving as the cam- cians to lobby on behalf of Ukraine. 7:30 pm NA Meeting paign’s liaison to the Republican National Committee and later The indictment accuses Manafort of paying the former poli- Friday, March 2 working on Trump’s inaugural committee. Gates also worked ticians, informally known as the “Hapsburg group,” to appear Saturday, March 3 briefly with the outside political groups supporting Trump’s to be “independent” analysts when in fact they were paid lob- Sunday, March 4 agenda, America First Policies and America First Action, but byists. Some of the covert lobbying took place in the U.S. The Third Sunday in Lent was pushed out of that job last year. The indictment says the group was managed by a former When he was indicted last October, Gates was working for European chancellor. Court papers accuse Manafort of using 8 am and 10 am Holy Eucharist Tom Barrack, a close friend of Trump. offshore accounts to pay the group more than 2 million euros. 2 pm AA Women’s Fellowship Friday’s court papers accuse Gates of lying to federal agents ——— 7 pm Taizé (Ferst Interfaith Center at WSU) about a March 19, 2013, meeting involving Manafort, a lobby- Associated Press writer Jeff Horwitz contributed. 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Daily Mass:Rev. Russell,8 a.m. Ronald Monday, mA f. sadlowski,01071-0405 Tuesday, WednesdayPastor and Chapel of SaturdaysDivine Mercy, 7:30-8:30 Litany, Rosary, Rev. frank lawlor - Administrator cTheentral second Baptist and church fourth Phone/fdeaconAX Fridaydavid 413-862-4418 Baillargeon Charismatic PrayerFriday Meeting: 3-3:34 Thursdays 7 p.m. Rev. christopherst. fedoryshyn,mary’s church Parochial Vicar 115Fridays elm st., of every westfield, month mA at 7 01085 p.m. Communion Prayermass Service: schedule: 8 a.m. Thursday Home and hospitalSt. Jude visits. Novena Please after call rectory 30 Rev. Bartlett daniel street, Brunton, westfield, in Residence mA 01085 Saturday Vigil at 5 p.m. - Wednesday 7 p.m. Mass WestfieldPhone study - and(413) discussion 568-0429 meetings Confession:Sunday Saturday MassSaturday at 4:15 8:15 to Vigil4:45a.m. 5p.m. andp.m. and 11:15 Sunday a.m. 7:30 to Anointing of the Sick. 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Meetingcorreia & WHYN (.560 on yourPastor AM christopherradio dial) at 7:30A. hazzard on Sunday morning. westfield, mA 01086 Eddie Martinez, another senior who is a part of S.A.D.D., was proud of the amount of money Pastor: Rick donofrio Bible Study - 7 p.m. Sunday - Adult Bible Study and Summer Sunday School http://www.secondchurchwestfield.orgUnited Church of Christ Adult Study Group. 413-532-0381 SecondUnited Congregational church of christ Church that was raised. He also saw the experience as an opportunity to connect with the younger kids Sunday School for all ages 9:30am Thursdayemail: http://www.mvbaptist.c - Visitation & Soul Winningom (Preschoolliving - High hope School) church 8:45 A.M. e-mail: [email protected] Pastor dan Valeri secondRev. congregationalBarbara Hesse, Pastor church in the school like the seventh graders. Worshipfaith Services Bible church 10:30am Sunday Morning- 6:30Worship p.m. - 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday Worship 10 A.M. office Rev.hours: Rosemary Rev.tuesday Barbara dawson, – f riday,hesse, interim 9 Pastor a.m. Pastorto 12 noon, Children’s Service 10:30am Saturday - Buss Calling & Tune in to the taped267 broadcast college highwayof our Worship Service over 487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814 “I’ve been going around talking to all of those kids (at the celebration on Friday),” said 370 shoemaker lane, Agawam, mA 01001 Sunday School & Adult Study - 10 a.m. 487 westernclosedWestfield, Avenue, monday. MA P. 01086o. Box 814, Fellowship/Refreshments-12:30amPhone - 413-786-1681 WednesdaySoul Winning Prayer - 10 Meeting a.m. & WHYN (.560 on yoursouthwick, AM radio dial) mA at 010777:30 on Sunday morning. Phonewestfield, - (413) mA 568-7557 01086 Martinez. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting and Bible Study 6:30 pm 413-569-1882 http://www,secondchurchwestfield.org Pastor: Rick donofrio Bible Study - 7 p.m. Sunday - http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org10E-mail: a.m., [email protected] Service and Sunday School for Ben Taglieri, the Vice-Principal of the regional high school, was satisfied to see where the Sunday School for all ages 9:30am Thursdaynew life - Visitation christian & Soul center Winning living hope churchliving -hope hope church for everyday living! preschool through high school. New Life Christian Center we are a church that proclaims a message of hope and Officee-mail: hours: [email protected] Tuesday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. first congregationalWorship Services church 10:30am of westfield 157 dartmouth- 6:30 p.m. street Pastor dan Valeri office hours:Sunday tuesday eveningClosed – -f YouthMondayriday, Program.9 a.m. to 12 noon, money raised is going. 157 Dartmouth Street healing for the hurts267 andcollege problems highway of everyday life 18 BroadChildren’s street, Servicewestfield, 10:30am mA 01085 Saturdaywestfield,Westfield, - Buss mA MA Calling01085 01085 & Phoneclosed – (413)monday. 568-7557 “That’s an awesome thing to do for Safe Passage,” said Taglieri. Fellowship/Refreshments-12:30amPhone - (413) 568-2833 senior Pastor.Soul Rev.Winning wayne - 10 d.a.m. hartsgrove through thesouthwick, message ofmA Jesus 01077 christ... Sunday – 10 a.m. Worship Service and Sunday School Senior Pastor. Rev. Wayne D. Hartsgrove [email protected] Phone - (413) 568-7557 The Vice-Principal was also happy to see the seventh graders have the chance to celebrate Wednesday Night fPrayerax - (413) Meeting 568-2835 and Bible Study 6:30 pm PhonePhone (413) (413) 568-1588 568-1588 413-569-1882 Sunday - 10 a.m.,forw estfieldpreschool Worship Alliance throughService church highand schoolSunday School for website: churchonthegreen.org newSundaySunday life Schoolchristian School 9:15 9:15 center am am living hope churchservice -time: hope 10 for A meveryday living! 297 RussellpreschoolSunday Road, evening through westfield, – high Youth school. Program mA 01085 their victory in the Penny Wars competition. firstemail congregational :[email protected] church of westfield SundaySunday157 dartmouth Service Service 10:30 10:30street am am we are a churchthursday that proclaimsfamily night a message 6:30pm of hope and SundayRev. Jordan evening Greeley, - Youth PastorProgram. office hours - mon through thurs 9:30am-4pm “I think this is a nice thing for them as a class,” said Taglieri. Office18 Broad Hours: street, Monday-Friday, westfield, 9a.m.-1p.m. mA 01085 Mid-WeekFamily Night Servicewestfield, on Wednesdays on WednesdaysmA 01085 at 6:30 at 6:30pm pm healing for the hurts and problems of everyday life Phone - (413) 568-3572 Tetrault also wanted to note that as the $1,000 is going to Safe Passage, the teacher runs her Rev.Phone Elva Merry - (413) Pawle, 568-2833 Pastor Lifes eniorGroupsYouth Pastor. on Night Thursdays Rev. is Fridays wayne and at Sundays d. 6:30 hartsgrove pm at 6:30 pm through the message of Jesus christ... Sunday - 9:30 a.m. - Bible Life a.m. for all ages, nursery Sara Popp,fax Church - (413) School 568-2835 Coordinator Life Groups Phoneeverywww.nlccwestfield.com other (413) Thursday 568-1588 at 6:30 pm [email protected] community care provided; 11 a.m.westfield - Worship Alliance and the church Word; 6 p.m - eve- own organization, called the Western Mass Distance Project, in which the money raised through- wAllanebsite: Taylor, churchonthegreen.org Minister of Music and everySunday other School Sunday 9:15 at am6:00 pm sepiscopalervice time: church 10 Am ning service. 660 college highway 297 Russell Road, westfield, mA 01085 out that project, also goes to Safe Passage. eWorshipmail :[email protected] Service : Sunday’s 10 AM Sunday Service 10:30 am thursday family night 6:30pm Rev. Jordan Greeley, Pastor The annual Hot Chocolate Run in Northampton is always a major event for Tetrault and her OfficeChurch Hours: SchoolMonday-Friday, Sunday 10 9a.m.-1p.m. AM Familynew Night life on worshipWednesdays center at 6:30 pm office hourssouthwick, - mon through mA 01077thurs 9:30am-4pm Phone - (413) 568-3572 ChildcareRev. Available Elva Merry - Handicap Pawle, Pastor Accessible Youth 118Night meadow is Fridays street at 6:30 pm Phone: 569-9650 Sunday - 9:30 a.m.word - Bibleof Grace Life a.m.church for all ages, nursery running team and that run has been able to donate $30,000 this year for Safe Passage. TracySara Gervais Popp,Fellowship Church Hour School 11 AMCoordinator Life Groupswestfield, every other mA Thursday 01085 at 6:30 pm http://www.southwickchurch.comsouthwick community care provided; 11 a.m.of - WorshipPioneer andValley the Word; 6 p.m - eve- It is safe to say that the celebration on Friday morning for the seventh grade, was the outcome Allan Taylor, Minister of Music and every 413-562-0344other Sunday at 6:00 pm Rev. J.episcopal taylor Albright, church Pastor 848 northning Road, service. Route 202 Worshipfirst Service spiritual : Sunday’s church 10 AM http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org Saturday Evening660 college Worship highway Service 5 p.m. westfield, mA 01085 of a great way to help raise money towards a great cause. 33-37 BlissChurch street, School springfield, Sunday 10 mA AM 01105 newPastor life Gene worship c. Pelkey center Sundayssouthwick, 9:30 AM, Service mA 01077 that blend (413) 572-3054 ChildcareRev. Available John s ullivan,- Handicap Pastor Accessible Sundays118 - 10meadow a.m. - Worshipstreet and contemporaryPhone: worship 569-9650 with traditional liturgy email:[email protected] and a family-friendly atmosphere word of Grace church PhoneFellowship - (413) Hour 238-4495 11 AM westfield, Sunday School.mA 01085 http://www.southwickchurch.com http://www.wordgrace.usof Pioneer Valley Sunday Service - 10:30 a.m., Sermon, Healing Service, Wednesdays413-562-0344 - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. KidZone:Rev. Childcare J. taylor and Albright, children’s Pastor ministry chet marshall, senior Pastor during the service 848 north Road, Route 202 Spiritfirst Communication. spiritual church Men’shttp://www.nlwcofwestfield.org and Ladies prayer groups Saturday Evening Worship Service 5 p.m. Sundaywestfield, Morning Service:mA 01085 10 a.m. 33-37 Bliss street, springfield, mA 01105 Pastor (call forGene schedules) c. Pelkey SundaysSign 9:30Language AM, Service Interpreted that blend Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Handicapped Accessible (413) 572-3054 firstRev. United John methodistsullivan, Pastor church SundaysChanged - Into10 a.m. His Image- Worship Class and contemporary worship with traditional liturgy email:[email protected] evening, 7 p.m. (A stephen’sPhone - (413) ministry 238-4495 church) (call Sunday for schedules) School. Women’sand Group:a family-friendly Thursdays atmosphere 9:30 to 11 a.m. Good coffee, fellowship and http://www.wordgrace.us Sunday Service - 10:3016 court a.m., street Sermon, Healing Service, Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. KidZone: Childcare and children’s ministry chet marshall, senior Pastor Spiritwestfield Communication. mA 01085 our ladyMen’s of theand Blessed Ladies prayer sacrament groups Parish light-weightduring discussion the service of faith issues. westfieldSunday evangelicalMorning Service: free 10 church a.m. 413-568-5818 127 (call holyoke for schedules) Road SignChildcare Language provided. Interpreted 568 southwickSunday Road, evening, westfield, 6 p.m. mA 01085 firstRev. United Bruce methodist t. Arbour church Changedwestfield, Into HismA Image 01085 Class Handicapped Accessible Rev.Wednesday david K. evening, Young, Pastor7 p.m. email:[email protected](A stephen’s ministry church) m(callailing for schedules)Address: Women’ssouthwicksouthwick Group: congregational congregational Thursdays 9:30 churchchurch, to 11 a.m. Phone - (413) 562-1504 worship service16 court : sunday’s street 10:30 a.m. P.o. 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Young, Pastor Deacon Paul Briere southwicksouthwickPhone congregational congregational - (413) 569-6362 churchchurch, Awana Children’s Program. email:[email protected] mailing Address: website: www.southwickucc.org Phone - (413) 562-1504 Grace lutheran church Pastoral Minister: Mary Federici email:[email protected] churchUcc of christ worship service : sunday’s 10:30a.m. a.m. P.o. Box 489 minister - Rev. Bart d. cochran Sunday – 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, 1552 westfield street, Parish/Religious Education Office: (413) 562-3450 488488 college college highway, highway,sunday P.P.oo. .Box Box 260, 260 sunday school: sunday 10:30a.m. a.m. westfield, mA 01086-0489 music - Roberta Kowal childcare available; 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School. Parish Fax: (413) 562-9875 10southwick, southwick,Am worship mmA Aservice 01077 – coffee hour: west every springfield, sunday 11:30a.m. a.m. Pastor: Rev. daniel s. Pacholec Administrative Assistant - elaina lempke westWednesday springfield - 7 p.m. church - Bible of Study.christ Phone:open Pantry 413-569-6362, sunday Childcare Available-HandicapmA 01089 Accessible www.diospringfield.org/olbsDeacon Paul Federici Administrative Assistant:Sunday minister Bart cochran 61 UpperFriday church- 6:30 p.m. street, - email:minister [email protected] – Rev. Bart d. cochran. Phone - 413-734-9268 DeaconMass Schedule: Paul Briere 10Phone AM Worship - (413) 569-6362 Service westAwana springfield, Children’s mA Program. 01089 website: www.southwickucc.org Grace wlutheranebsite - church PastoralSaturday: Minister: 4 p.m. Mary (Vigil) Federici email:[email protected] – the Available Voice choir Phone - (413) 736-1006 minister - Rev. Bart d. cochran http://www.gracelutheranonline.com1552 westfield street, Parish/ReligiousSunday: Education 7, 8:30, Office: 11 a.m. (413) 562-3450 10:15 AMNursery Sundaysunday Available School/Youth Sunday - 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Worship Service; 9:30 music - Roberta Kowal the Rev. John marquis, Pastor Monday-Wednesday:Parish 7 Fax:a.m. (413)Communion 562-9875 Service Thursday Group1010:15 every Am AM worship 2nd Church and service 4thSchool Sunday – a.m. - Bible Study. west springfield, Administrative Assistant - elaina lempke west springfield church of christ e-mail -pastorwhite@ & Friday: 7 a.m. lyn casey,11o 11pen AM AMoffice Pantry Coffee Coffee Admin. sunday HourHour m-f 9-1 Wednesday - 7 p.m., Bible Study. mA 01089 www.diospringfield.org/olbs Sunday 61 Upper church street, gracelutheranonline.com Saturday: 8 a.m. Miraculous Medal Novena minister3:303:30 –PM PMRev. O.A. O.A. Bart Meeting d. cochran. Phone - 413-734-9268 Mass Schedule: 10 AM Worship Service west springfield, mA 01089 music –TuesdayTuesday the Voice choir margit mikuski, Administrativewebsite - Assistant Confession:Saturday: Saturday 4 p.m. 3:15- (Vigil) 3:45 p.m. Nursery Available Phone - (413) 736-1006 6:30Nursery6 PM PM Scouts BellAvailable Choir [email protected]://www.gracelutheranonline.com HandicappedSunday: 7, 8:30, accessible. 11 a.m. 10:15 AM Sunday School/Youth Sunday - 10:30 wa.m.yben and Union 6 p.m., church Worship Service; 9:30 6:307 PM PM Boy Bell Scouts Choir theSunday Rev. Johnservice m arquis,- 9:30 a.m. Pastor Monday-Wednesday: 7 a.m. Communion Service Thursday Group10:15 every AM 2nd Church and 4thSchool Sunday An interdenominationala.m. - Bible Study. church our lady of the lake chruch WednesdayWednesday Tuesdaye-m ail– 9 -pastorwhite@ a.m. - Bible Study our lady& Friday: of the 7 lake a.m. church 11 11 AM AM Coffee Coffee HourHour 678 montgomeryWednesday Road, - 7 p.m., westfield, Bible Study. mA 01085 224 sheep Pasture Road 9-19-1 PM Henrietta’s Henrietta’s Thrift Thrift Shop Shop Open – open Wednesdaygracelutheranonline.com service - 6 p.m. Saturday: s8 heepa.m. MiraculousPasture Road Medal Novena 3:303:30 PM PM O.A. O.A. Meeting Phone - (413) 568-6473 southwick, mA 01077-1150 7 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal margit mikuski, Administrative Assistant Confession:Southwick, Saturday MA 3:15-01077 3:45 p.m. 7 PM AdultTuesdayTuesday Choir Rehearsal Rev. George Karl, Pastor Pastor: Rev. henry l. dorsch (413) 569-0161 Thursday Granville federated church deaconParish david Pastoral/Administrative Przybylowski (413) Staff 569-0161 6:306 PMThursday PM ScoutsBell Choir Sunday Worship and Sunday [email protected] Handicapped accessible. 6:30 PMMid-Week Scouts Service Meeting wyben Union church American Baptist Pastor: Rev.catechetical Henry L. Dorschleader: 569-0161 6:306:307 PM PM PM Boy BellT.O.P.S. Scouts Choir School at 10 a.m. Sunday service - 9:30 a.m. Friday An interdenominational church & United church of christ Deacon:lynda Rev. daniele Mr. David (413) Przybylowski569-0162 WednesdayWednesdayFriday Tuesday – 9 a.m. - Bible Study our lady of the lake church 9-1 Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open 678 montgomerySummer WorshipRoad, westfield, at 9:30am mA 01085 16 Granby Road, Granville, MA 01034 ReligiousBookkeeper: Education: RosemarieLynda Daniele Ricco 569-0162 9-19-19-1 PMPM Henrietta’s Henrietta’s Henrietta’s Thrift Thrift Thrift Shop Shop Shop Open– –open open Wednesday service - 6 p.m. Parish ssecretary:heep Pasture maxine Road matos 6 PM O.A. Meeting PhoneNursery - (413) Available 568-6473 7 7PM PM 6Adult PMAdult O.A. Choir Choir Meeting RehearsalRehearsal Phone - (413) 357-8583 (fri. 8Administrative amSouthwick, - 4 pm)(413) MA secretary: 01077 569-0161 7:30 PM A.A. 12 Step Meeting Bible Rev. 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Vacation Week is not just for kids WESTFIELD – Even the “big kids” took advantage of Pickleball is loud, laughable, friendly and a fun expe- Wednesday’s beautiful weather. rience. If you can walk, you can generally play Pickleball. Westfield Pickleball took its indoor program outdoors It is the fastest growing sport in the States and has to the Municipal Courts from celebrate the February finally made its way up north from Florida (the seniors thaw. They’ll move back indoors at the Boys & Girls brought it back home with them). Club from 8:30-11 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Look it up online or stop by the Boys & Girls Club in Fridays, beginning next week. Likewise, on Tuesdays Westfiled to see how it is played. There are close to 60 and Wednesdays from 3:45-7:45 p.m., the Westfield Park players in town players with that number growing week- and Recreation Department offers Pickleball at Highland ly. Pickleball is also played at the YMCA on Tuesdays Ave. School. and Thursdays at 10:45 a.m. Just what is Pickleball? Join in the fun, make many new friends and get a little Basically, it is another racquet sport (using a paddle exercise as a benefit. The “game” moves outdoors to the and Wiffle Ball) which is played on half of a tennis court Municipal Tennis Courts as the weather gets better. and with a partner as in doubles tennis. Games are about For more information on Pickleball in Westfield, con- 10-15 minutes long, fast-paced, and one of the most tact Nan Stolpinski at 413-626-3880. – Courtesy of Nan evolving social sports you may encounter. Stolpinski Championship bound Daytona 500 WESTFIELD – Top-seeded Westfield State University women’s basketball got 18 points each from freshman Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass) and proves to be junior Lucy Barrett (Williamstown, Mass) to defeat fourth seeded Worcester State University, 105-80 in Thursday night’s Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference semifinal game at the Woodward too challenging Center. By Chris Putz With the win, Westfield (18-7) heads back to the Staff Writer MASCAC championship game for the fourth straight Round and round we go. Which NASCAR driver in the Daytona year, and the Owls will be looking to win their third 500 stopped ahead of the pack, nobody knew. straight conference title. Westfield State University In our first Putz’s Ultimate Sports Challenge event of the season will host the MASCAC championship game Saturday (the Daytona 500), Austin Dillon claimed the trophy. No one against second-seeded Framingham State University, claimed our weekly prize. at 1:00 PM at the Woodward Center. Only one top three finisher was chosen in our contest, Denny The Owls ran out to an early 10-2 lead led by Hamlin, but because that was also my pick of the week it was sim- Chelsea Moussette’s (Southampton, Mass) early ply a tie. Better luck next time. eight points. Leading 12-8 late in the first quarter the Don’t fret though. There is still a whole slate of events upcom- Owls went on an 11-0 run forcing five Worcester ing, highlighted by March Madness/NCAA Final Four, all four golf turnovers in that stretch, which was capped by yet majors (beginning with The Masters April 5-8), the chase for horse another three-pointer from Moussette. racing’s Triple Crown, and – all new for 2018 – every Red Sox- “We shot really well today,” said Westfield State Yankees series through the summer. head coach Andrea Bertini. “I thought we were able ———— to run our pick and roll, and cut and move. Nothing PUTZ’S ULTIMATE SPORTS CHALLENGE drastically different from the last meeting, but early we did a good job of turning them over and getting SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: tempo I think that was really important because the pace off play and trying to keep them off the foul line MARCH MADNESS Sat., May 19 is our goal and we did a good job with that.” Westfield led 55-37 at the half, and 80-65 after NCAA Final Four HORSE RACING – three quarters. March 31 TRIPLE CROWN The Owls opened the third quarter with a trade- (Entry Deadline: Wed., Belmont Stakes mark three-pointer from Barrett, which sparked a March 14) June 9 quick 10-0 run that put the Owls ahead 90-65 with Westfield State’s Lucy Barrett drives to the hoop for two of her GOLF MAJOR 7:47 left to play. 18 points in the Owls 105-80 win over Worcester State in the Westfield shot lights-out from downtown all night MASCAC Semifinals. (Dave Caspole photo/WSU) Masters GOLF MAJOR as the Owls shot 62 percent (13-21) from behind the April 5-8 U.S. Open arc, to go along with overall field-goal percentage of 54 percent on the game. MLB June 14-17 Westfield also dished out 20 assists on 30 baskets. Red Sox-Yankees Series MLB “This is a great shooting team, maybe the best I have had in my time at Westfield State,” said Bertini, and they share April 10-12 the ball really well.” Red Sox-Yankees Series Moussette added 17 points and eight assists. Senior center Rebecca Sapouckey (Granby HS/Chicopee, Mass.) added HORSE RACING – June 29-July 1 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and junior guard Kierra McCarthy (Ludlow, Mass.) added 13 points to round TRIPLE CROWN GOLF MAJOR out five Owl scorers in double figures. Kentucky Derby The Open Championship For Worcester, junior Emily Carens (Northboro, Mass.) led with 21 points and five rebounds off the bench, while May 5 July 19-22 junior Kaitlyn Berkel (Waterford, CT) scored 17 points and 14 rebounds while junior Kate Surprenant (Pelham NH) added 16 points and five assists to lead the effort for the Lancers. MLB MLB Worcester finishes the season 13-14 overall. Red Sox-Yankees Series Red Sox-Yankees Series Westfield’s win sets up a rematch in the conference title game, as the Owls and Rams will meet in the conference May 8-10 Aug. 2-4 final for the third straight time. GOLF MAJOR Framingham was a 71-50 winner over Bridgewater State in the other semifinal game tonight. HORSE RACING – PGA Championship “Obviously Framingham is a really good team, they probably have three all-conference players and seniors on that team,” said Bertini. “You have two very good teams that are very familiar with each other, that are very competitive, TRIPLE CROWN Aug. 9-12 we’ve been 1-2 in the league for the last three or four years; it’s going to be a fun match up. They’ll be ready, our kids The Preakness will be ready, and we’ll see what happens for 40 minutes.” – Courtesy of Westfield State University Sports

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In this March 30, 2017, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers a question at a news confer- ence in Glendale, Ariz. Bank records and other In this Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, expense reports that are part of a federal probe into Michigan State’s Miles Bridges drives college basketball list a wide range of impermissible In this Feb. 10, 2018, file photo, Alabama guard Collin Sexton drives to the basket against during the second half of an NCAA col- payments from agents to at least two dozen players or Tennessee during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Tuscaloosa, lege basketball game against Wisconsin, their relatives, according to documents obtained by Ala. (AP Photo) in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo) Yahoo Sports. (AP Photo) Report: FBI probe docs list range of payments to top players New details of payments to athletes in a federal investiga- problem is that the NCAA’s model of amateurism doesn’t ball,” Barnes said. “I’m not surprised by any of it.” tion that has lurked in the shadows since first rocking college work. Lawyers for two of the 10 defendants arrested in the federal basketball last fall mark the latest threat to the sport’s basic “This problem can be solved if players are compensated,” cases said it was inappropriate for Yahoo to have the docu- foundation, showing the breadth of alleged corruption. Jackson said. “The NCAA is not capable of adequately polic- ments. Bank records and other expense reports that are part of the ing tens of thousands of athletes around the country.” “An effort was clearly made to embarrass some defendants investigation list a wide range of impermissible payments A balance sheet from December 2015 lists several pay- and cast aspersions on some current student athletes whose from agents to at least two dozen players or their relatives, ments under “Loan to Players,” including $43,500 to Dallas only ‘crime’ may be that their relatives didn’t reimburse an according to documents obtained by Yahoo Sports. Mavericks guard Dennis Smith, who played one season at agent for a single steak dinner,” said Jeffrey Lichtman, who The depth of the violations raises questions about the struc- North Carolina State in 2016-17. Another document says represents former Southern California assistant basketball ture of college athletics, a business funded primarily through Smith received $73,500 in loans. coach Tony Bland, who was fired last month after his arrest. college football and basketball, including $19.6 billion in TV N.C. State athletic director Debbie Yow said the school Bland is accused of receiving a $13,000 bribe for steering the money for the NCAA Tournament over the past 22 years — a disassociated itself from Miller in 2012. team’s players to Dawkins and a financial adviser when they hoops extravaganza American sports fans know as March Documents also said Brooklyn Nets guard Isaiah Whitehead became professionals. Bland pleaded not guilty in November Madness. received $26,136 while a freshman at Seton Hall, and Tim to charges related to bribery and wire fraud. NCAA President Mark Emmert said in a statement Friday Quarterman, now playing for the Agua Caliente Clippers of Dawkins attorney Steven Haney Sr. said the report doesn’t the allegations “if true, point to systematic failures that must the NBA G League, received at least $16,000 while a junior at mean Dawkins broke the law. be fixed and fixed now if we want college sports in America.” LSU. “In the most simple of legal terms; prove it,” Haney said in Yahoo said Friday that the documents obtained in discovery The story said the mother of Bridges received $400 in a an email. during the investigation link current players including cash advance. Current Kentucky player Kevin Knox, Carter Jackson said the NCAA or the schools would need to con- Michigan State’s Miles Bridges, Duke’s Wendell Carter and and Sexton are listed among players or families meeting or duct their own investigations as opposed to making any rul- Alabama’s Collin Sexton to potential benefits that would be having meals with former ASM Sports associate Christian ings based on the documents from the FBI probe. violations of NCAA rules. Dawkins. “They can’t just automatically accept the credibility of this Michigan State and Duke officials said Friday they didn’t Coaches and athletic officials at several schools, including document,” the Alabama-based attorney said. believe their players did anything wrong, and Alabama coach Clemson, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Southern Emmert said the NCAA Board of Governors and recently Avery Johnson said Sexton, who was held out of the season California, Utah and Wichita State said they did not know of formed independent Commission on College Basketball are opener for violating NCAA rules, will play Saturday against the alleged payments until Yahoo’s report was released, but committed to “making transformational changes” and will Arkansas. pledged to cooperate in any investigation. Several coaches cooperate with the federal prosecutors to “identify and punish According to the report, players over the past several years distanced themselves from Miller. the unscrupulous parties seeking to exploit the system through and family members allegedly received cash, entertainment “Personally, I welcome the scrutiny on the sport of men’s criminal acts.” and travel expenses from former NBA agent Andy Miller and basketball because the behavior of some agents, along with ——— his agency ASM Sports. Line items in four pages of docu- reports of other illegal recruiting activities, is hurting the AP sports writers Steve Megargee in Knoxville, Tennessee, ments released by Yahoo showed a wide range, including sport,” Utah athletic director Chris Hill said. Gary B. 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Find the latest Westfield News sports coverage on THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018 - PAGE 11 US gymnasts tell AP sport rife with verbal, emotional abuse They were little girls with compete when we were injured country wanted to train with the leg injury, Martha Karolyi dreams of Olympic gold when and was willing to keep your Karolyis. Capitalizing on this grabbed her by the back of the they started in gymnastics. secrets?” Larson said in court. demand, the couple launched a neck and told her to call her Now they’re women with life- It’s unclear what the Karolyis long — and profitable — rela- father. Dumitru Moceanu died long injuries, suffocating anxi- knew about Nassar’s sexual tionship with USA Gymnastics, in 2008, and his widow did not ety and debilitating eating dis- abuse and whether they took opening a new training center respond to requests for com- Larry Nassar appears in court in Lansing, Mich., in 2017. orders. any action to stop it. on a secluded tract of land out- ment. (AP Photo) They are the other victims of Martha Karolyi, in a deposi- side Huntsville, a town of less The pressure to stay thin, USA Gymnastics. tion given last year as part of than 40,000 in southeast Texas which included being called Thirteen former U.S. gym- the lawsuit against the Karolyis best known for the prison that “fat” in front of teammates, was nasts and three coaches inter- and numerous others, acknowl- houses the state’s execution also humiliating, Dominique viewed by The Associated edged that “in or around June chamber. Moceanu said. Press described a win-at-all- 2015” she received a phone call According to USA “You’re just hanging by a cost culture rife with verbal and from the then-head of the Gymnastics’ financial records thread by the time the Olympics emotional abuse in which girls national gymnastics organiza- reviewed by AP, the Karolyis rolled around,” she added. were forced to train on broken tion, Steve Penny, informing were paid at least $2.1 million. DARK PAST bones and other injuries. That her that the organization had Their true income is likely Aside from being known as Martha Karolyi instructs her charges. (AP Photo) culture was tacitly endorsed by received a complaint that higher because despite their the coaches who guided the sport’s governing body and Nassar had “molested a nation- long association with the non- Comaneci and Retton to victo- Bela Karolyi institutionalized by Bela and al team gymnast at the ranch.” profit organization, the Karolyis ry, it’s unclear what USA congratulates Martha Karolyi, the husband- The deposition was included are named in publicly available Gymnastics officials knew Dominique and-wife duo who coached in a Feb. 14 letter to two U.S. financial records for only 2000 about the Karolyis’ background Moceanu at the America’s top female gymnasts senators from John Manly, an through 2007. Martha Karolyi when they asked them to lead Centennial for three decades. attorney representing Larson was the national team coordina- the national team. Summer The gymnasts agreed to and other Nassar victims in a tor from 2001 to 2016, and USA Gymnastics would not Olympic Games speak to AP, some for the first lawsuit that seeks monetary prior to that her husband led the say if the Karolyis had been in Atlanta. time, after the recent courtroom damages and court oversight of team for nearly two years. vetted. But there were many red (AP Photo) revelations about USA USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics declined to flags, AP found. Gymnastics’ former team doc- Manly cited the deposition to say how much the Karolyis Six Romanians — four gym- tor, Larry Nassar, who recently accuse the sport’s governing were paid. The organization nasts, their choreographer and a was sentenced to decades in body of lying to Congress. canceled plans to purchase the team nurse, most of whom have Pozsar acknowledged he had their caloric intake could lead to prison for sexually assaulting In a timeline submitted to a ranch after the Nassar scandal never spoken publicly — told a tumultuous relationship with a lifetime of physical and emo- young athletes for years under congressional committee inves- broke. AP the Karolyis were physical- the Karolyis over the years. tional pain. the guise of medical treatment. tigating the scandal, the organi- At the ranch, the Karolyis ly and emotionally abusive to Still, he said he worked closely “Gymnastics is an aesthetic The Karolyis’ oppressive zation said it was told in mid- controlled every aspect of the gymnasts in their native coun- with them in Romania. The and athletic sport so there is style created a toxic environ- June of an athlete “uncomfort- girls’ lives, from their diets to try. gymnasts at the Karolyis’ train- sometimes pressure from ment in which a predator like able” with Nassar’s treatment, routines, former gymnasts told If anyone on staff objected to ing center had to go to school, coaches, judges and teammates Nassar was able to thrive, but that it was not until late July AP. They would search the the beatings, verbal abuse or where Pozsar’s wife was a to ‘not get fat’ or to stay lean according to witness statements 2015 that it decided to notify girls’ rooms, looking for snacks meager diets, they were fired, French teacher. He said he and because they believe it will in Nassar’s criminal case and a law enforcement “with con- that might be stashed away, all the Romanians interviewed his wife were so appalled at the keep them competitive and lawsuit against USA cerns of potential sexual mis- according to the lawsuit and said. gymnasts’ diet that they’d sneak enhance performance,” Binder Gymnastics, the Karolyis and conduct.” interviews with former gym- Gabriela Geiculescu, a for- the girls “chocolate bars” and wrote. “The facts show that others. Girls were afraid to That “timeline is incomplete, nasts. The Karolyis, their mer gymnast who trained with other food. these strategies have the oppo- challenge authority, Nassar was inaccurate and equally mislead- coaching staff and sometimes the Karolyis in Romania, said Limiting calories despite site effect and lead the athlete able to prey on vulnerable girls ing,” Manly said. Penny, the other visiting coaches would she believed the couple knew long, exhausting workouts was into unhealthy eating patterns and, at the same time, he didn’t former USA Gymnastics chief, publicly ridicule girls about they couldn’t treat U.S. gym- a way the Karolyis believed or even anorexia and bulimia.” challenge the couple’s harsh said in a statement that Martha their weight or bodies and force nasts as they had those in their they could delay the girls’ He also noted that extreme training methods. Karolyi was mistaken about the the gymnasts to work through home country. puberty, he said. training and severe dieting, “He was their little puppet,” timing of his call. devastating injuries. But she is still haunted by the “They did not want them to combined with delayed-onset Jeanette Antolin, a former Texas has one of the stron- Sara Tank Ornelas said that abuse. “You would get so hun- have their periods or develop puberty, could lead to “poten- member of the U.S. national gest child abuse reporting laws soon after she began training gry you would eat toothpaste,” breasts. It was a stigma,” he tially devastating” bone loss. team who trained with the in the nation, requiring anyone with the Karolyis in 1985 she Geiculescu, who now runs a said, adding that the Karolyis “We have the bodies of old Karolyis, said. “He let us train who has reason to believe abuse realized that the Bela Karolyi gymnastics program in had derogatory nicknames for people,” said Larson, now 25. on injuries. They got what they has occurred to immediately she had seen on television, who Nashville, Tennessee, told AP. the gymnasts. “They would call Ornelas is also plagued by wanted. He got what he want- alert authorities. Failure to do was “animated and acted like “And when you were injured them cows and say they were injuries and body-image issues. ed.” so is a misdemeanor punishable he loved kids,” was “not the you had to hide the pain or they fat. They would humiliate the She says she struggles with Young girls were virtually by jail time and a fine, said Bela that was in the gym.” would beat you.” girls.” “horrible arthritis” and low self- starved, constantly body Scott McCown, director of the “We were treated like a busi- Bela and Martha Karolyi met Beck, now an accountant liv- esteem. “I think it’s a habit from shamed and forced to train with Children’s Rights Clinic at the ness plan,” said Ornelas, now in college and opened a gym- ing in Australia, said the gym- being called fat and told I had a broken bones or other injuries, University of Texas at Austin, 44 and living in Wichita, nastics program together. At the nasts were so hungry that they’d big butt,” said the 5-foot-4, according to interviews and the and “any kind of sexual abuse Kansas. time, most gymnasts would scrounge for food in garbage roughly 110-pound former lawsuit. Their meager diets and is going to count.” Ornelas said she suffered 13 begin training at 10 or 11 years cans when they went into town. gymnast. extreme training often delayed The Texas Department of broken bones while training at old — even later. Worse, while they ate meager Years before the U.S. gym- puberty, which some coaches Family and Protective Services the Karolyis’ Houston gym But the Karolyis changed the portions, the Karolyis and staff nastics scandal erupted public- believed was such a detriment said it did not find any reports from age 11 to 15. sport. They began searching for members would often eat huge ly, one former gymnast-turned- that they ridiculed girls who about abuse at the Karolyi Being hungry was part of children in elementary school, plates of food in front of them, lawyer quietly sought to help started their menstrual cycles. ranch. life, she said. A typical break- believing that young girls were said Beck and the other the governing body change its USA Gymnastics declined to In the deposition, Martha fast was a measured amount of easier to build into champions. Romanians interviewed by AP. bylaws to better protect girls answer questions for this story. Karolyi said she did not discuss cereal. Lunch consisted of dry They started training When the Romanian team from possible abuse. The Karolyis didn’t reply to what she learned about Nassar tuna and a few crackers. Dinner Comaneci when she was 6. And heard the news about their Jessica Armstrong said she requests for comment, but their with anyone but her husband, was often a small portion of when the 14-year-old dazzled coaches’ defection, everyone researched USA Gymnastics’ attorney denied they abused her lawyers and the USA chicken and broccoli or rice. the world with her perfect 10 cheered, the gymnasts said. rules after her own daughter anyone. Gymnastics official who called Larson, who began training performance, the Karolyis were “We celebrated by buying wanted to join the sport. Some female gymnasts in the her. at the ranch when she was 10, on the map. chocolate and having a big Armstrong said she had been U.S. were subjected to abusive That raises questions about said she feared even drinking Comaneci, who now lives in chocolate party,” Beck said. sexually abused by a coach, training methods before the whether she violated Texas law. water because of possible Oklahoma with her husband, PLAGUED BY INJURIES who later was convicted of Karolyis defected from their The AP requested an inter- weight gain. She took laxatives fellow Olympian Bart Conner, Former gymnast Cathy child pornography, but never native Romania in 1981. But view with the Karolyis through daily for six years, she said. did not respond to AP’s requests Rigby, who at 15 was the told anyone. She wanted to other coaches and former gym- their Houston attorney, Gary The lack of calories and for an interview. youngest girl on the 1968 U.S. ensure her daughter was better nasts say the Karolyis’ early Jewell, who declined. Reporters intense workouts left the girls’ With the blessing and sup- Olympic team, said she protected, but said she found successes — starting with also visited the ranch, left phone bodies malnourished, delaying port of Romania’s communist “learned to be bulimic” in gym- loopholes in how coaches and Romania’s Nadia Comaneci messages and sent the couple a puberty. Studies have shown leadership, the Karolyis central- nastics long before the Karolyis staff were vetted. becoming the first woman letter, but they never responded. delayed puberty can cause life- ized gymnastics training in the arrived on the scene. Armstrong and another law- gymnast awarded a perfect Jewell said the Karolyis long problems such as osteopo- 1970s, opening a center in a The pressure to perform with yer developed proposed guide- score in competition — vali- didn’t know about any sexual rosis. Puberty was something to small town in Transylvania injuries also pre-dated the lines and got two dozen other dated the cutthroat attitudes that assault complaints involving be feared, Ornelas said, and where the country’s best gym- Karolyis, she said, but “when gymnasts, including Rigby, to fostered widespread mistreat- Nassar until Martha Karolyi girls who developed breasts nasts were required to train and Bela came here, other coaches endorse them. They sent the ment of American athletes at was contacted by a USA were ridiculed for needing a go to school. saw that they were winning and proposal to a USA Gymnastics the highest levels of women’s Gymnastics official in the sum- bra. Dana Beck was a 14-year-old thought, ‘This is the way you official in a May 29, 2012, letter gymnastics. mer of 2015. Jewell insisted the “If a girl started wearing a budding young gymnast in have to coach.’” but got no response. The Karolyis, who helped Karolyis didn’t abuse anyone bra, coaches would snap the bra Romania’s capital city And with each new success, “It’s clear they were not open USA Gymnastics win 41 and were cooperating with and the other girls would make Bucharest when she was picked the Karolyis’ methods became to changing the rules that would Olympic medals, including 13 authorities. He said he would fun of them,” said Ornelas, who to train with the Karolyis. institutionalized across the protect children from abuse,” gold over three decades, trained not discuss additional details trained all year between 1985 Then known as Dumitrita sport, gymnasts told AP. Armstrong said. hundreds of gymnasts at their because of ongoing litigation. and 1989, when she said a Turner, she said she didn’t want “It became the only way if In the wake of the Nassar complex in rural Huntsville, The Texas Rangers and the botched surgery ended her to go. While her own coach was you wanted to win,” said scandal, USA Gymnastics Texas, known as “the ranch.” local sheriff’s office are both career. verbally and physically abu- Jennifer Sey, a former member adopted new bylaws, which They selected gymnasts for the investigating the ranch, which The insults still sting, she sive, she said, she had heard of the U.S. national team who expanded the number of cate- national team and earned mil- is closed, and declined to com- said. “horror stories” about the did not train with the Karolyis gories of prohibited conduct to lions from USA Gymnastics. ment. USA Gymnastics recent- “I remember a coach yelling Karolyis. but with coaches in the 1980s include verbal and emotional But while the Karolyis are ly cut ties with the Karolyis, across the gym that I had a fat Beck said Bela Karolyi — a who she said followed the misconduct, bullying, hazing credited with dramatically and it’s unclear where the cou- ass,” she said. “I was 11.” burly man who towered over Karolyis’ abusive model. and harassment. improving the performance and ple is living. Antolin, the former member the tiny gymnasts — would American gymnasts inter- USA Gymnastics’ bylaws medal counts of the U.S. wom- of the U.S. national team, often strike her if she didn’t “do viewed by AP said they weren’t also say members “must pro- en’s team, gymnasts in the U.S. LIFETIME OF PAIN recalled one time when she was things his way” in practice. But punched or assaulted as the mote a safe, misconduct-free and Romania told AP that the Before 1984, the U.S. wom- about 15 or 16 “Bela grabbed she said her physical abuse was Romanians said they had been, environment” for gymnasts, couple were verbally, emotion- en’s gymnastics team had won my butt and told me to lose it.” nothing compared to what her but nearly all complained of participants, coaches, officials, ally and sometimes physically only one Olympic medal: A Antolin, one of the plaintiffs fellow gymnasts endured. constant emotional abuse. They volunteers and staff. Anyone abusive. bronze at the 1948 games in in Manly’s lawsuit, said her She recalled that one gym- also said they considered many violating misconduct rules A congressional committee London. Individually, U.S. personal coach was also abu- nast practiced so long on the of the Karolyis’ tactics — could be suspended or banned investigating the gymnastics women gymnasts didn’t fare sive, limiting her to 800 calories parallel bars that the blisters on including forcing gymnasts to from the sport. scandal said in Feb. 8 letters to much better. per day despite hours of rigor- her hands popped. Beck said work through serious injuries Sey said USA Gymnastics the Karolyis, USA Gymnastics So when the Karolyis arrived ous training. Bela warned the girl to keep — a form of physical abuse. accepted the emotional and and the U.S. Olympic in the United States and opened Nassar was seemingly the going and she did until her USA Gymnastics shares physical abuse of its athletes “to Committee that they were all their own gym in Houston in only friendly adult around, hands started to bleed. In pain, much of the blame for the abu- the point that it’s become invis- “at the center of many of these 1982, they began attracting gymnasts said, but he did noth- the young gymnast sobbed that sive environment, the former ible.” Now, it needs to aggres- failures” that allowed Nassar’s gymnasts who wanted to train ing to challenge the Karolyis’ “I can’t do this anymore.” gymnasts said. sively tackle the issue of physi- sexual abuse to persist for more with the coaches who catapult- behavior. What happened next stunned The organization’s executive, cal and emotional abuse, other- than two decades. ed Comaneci to fame. Dominique Moceanu, who Beck. “He beat her so long and board members and coaches wise “more young girls will be Former gymnast Mattie One of their first American competed in the 1996 Olympics, hard that she peed in her pants,” attended the Karolyis ranch and hurt.” Larson, who was molested by students was Mary Lou Retton, said the Karolyis used the threat she said. other gymnasiums. The gym- “There needs to be a cultural Nassar and was among the who was already a promising of her abusive father as a means Two Romanian gymnasts nasts interviewed by AP said it change,” Sey said, calling for nearly 250 who provided vic- gymnast when she decided to of control. If she didn’t perform and two former members of the would be nearly impossible for “zero tolerance for abuse of any tim impact statements during make the Karolyis her new to expectation or complained Karolyis’ staff confirmed this them not to have witnessed the variety — not just sexual abuse. his sentencing hearings, said coaches. She declined an inter- about injuries, she said, they account. verbal and emotional abuse and But I don’t think USA the doctor cleared her one time view with the AP. would threaten to tell her father, “You can’t imagine the bru- forced training through injuries. Gymnastics has the moral cour- to train at the Karolyi complex Retton’s success at the 1984 knowing that he would beat her. tality inside that building,” said In fact, former USA age to reset the sport.” on an ankle that turned out to be Olympics, where she won five A former member of the Geza Pozsar, who was the Gymnastics board member, Dr. Larson agreed: “It’s sad for fractured. medals, including a gold, Karolyi staff told AP that he Karolyis’ choreographer from Jay Binder, warned in a 2010 me to say this, but if gymnastics “Martha, did you keep Larry cemented the Karolyis’ reputa- witnessed a beating of Moceanu 1974 to 2002. He defected with report for the Federation of can’t find a way to keep athletes around because he was a good tion. by her father. them in 1981 when the International Gymnasts that healthy and happy, they need to doctor? Or did you really keep After that performance, hun- Once, Moceanu recalled, Romanian team was traveling forcing girls to work through shut it down.” him around because he let us dreds of girls from all over the when she complained about a in the U.S. injuries and severely limiting PAGE 12 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS Dear TV Sports Listings Saturday, Feb. 24 Olympics Auto Racing 6:30 a.m. Winter Olympics: Men’s Ice Hockey Bronze Annie 9 a.m. NASCAR Xfinity Series: Rinnai 250 Qualifying (FS1) Medal (NBCSN) 10:30 a.m. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Active 7 p.m. Winter Olympics: Women’s Curling Gold Medal By ANNIE LANE Pest Control 200 Qualifying (FS1) (NBCSN) 12 p.m. NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Folds of 8 p.m. Winter Olympics: Figure Skating Gala, Men’s Hope for those Honor QuikTrip 500 Final Practice (FS1) Bobsleigh 4-Man Final (NBC) with Eating Disorders 2 p.m. NASCAR Xfinity Series: Rinnai 250 (FS1) 10:30 p.m. Winter Olympics: Men’s Ice Hockey Gold Medal Dear Annie: I want your readers who think they may have an 4:30 p.m. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Active (NBCSN) eating disorder to know that they are not alone and that their Pest Control 200 (FS1) condition is treatable. 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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018: This year you often feel tense, and you use that stress to get energized. You will accomplish a lot while also learning how to express yourself more openly. If you are single, you attract several inter- esting potential suitors. Be wise, and refuse to push this person to be someone he or she is not. If you are DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker attached, you and your sweetie often draw different conclusions from the same statement. Recognize how very different your perspectives are, and learn to explain and understand where each of you is coming from. Take a lesson in sensitivity from CANCER.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Your frustration might come out in a positive way as you head out on a crusade to fix a problem. A family member might feel left out, and SCARY GARY Mark Buford probably wishes you were around more. You could be surprised and delighted by others’ actions. Tonight: Communicate actively. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Tension builds around a financial matter. You also could be concerned about news you hear or a call that comes your way. The other party clearly is upset and needs to talk. You might feel cornered. Know that you’ll see a situation change, given some time. Tonight: At a favorite spot. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You seem to be on top of your game. Crosswords Your finances are likely to get out of whack if you are not careful. Your frustration or anger with a dif- DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni ficult situation might encourage some spending. An element of excitement surrounds a friendship. Tonight: Pay your bills first. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You will be glad that you have chosen to head down a certain path. You seem to be full of fun. Lighten up a conversation involving an older friend or relative. This person has a way of sending chills down your spine before you even realize it. Tonight: Out until the wee hours. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You sense that you have a limited win- dow to make something you want happen. Others will be more receptive in the daytime. You’ll enjoy B.C. Mastroianni and Hart socializing and visiting with almost everyone who crosses your path. Schedule some personal time with a loved one. Tonight: Opt for cozy. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH All eyes turn to you. Others assume that you know how to bring people together for a fun time. Touch base with close friends and loved ones. Don’t forget to call a certain family member. Make plans to enjoy a fun afternoon and evening. Tonight: Let the party go on and on! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH One-on-one relating draws many peo- ple toward you. Look at the big picture to see what is going on around you. With some understanding, you will be less concerned about how things play out. Some of you might want to take a day trip. ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie Tonight: Expect to go till the wee hours. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH A partner practically demands more one-on-one time. How you see a certain matter now could be a lot different from how you had viewed it in the past. Your interactions promote a fresh per- spective. Your ingenuity punctuates your plans. Tonight: Try a new type of cuisine. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Others seek you out en masse throughout the day. You might feel overwhelmed by what is happening within your group of friends. Whatever is occupying your thoughts and taking up your time needs to be taken care of immediately. ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett Tonight: Schedule more bonding time. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You have a lot of ground to cover, which you will do quickly and efficiently. You could be overly excited when you consider your plans for later on. Someone takes a stand quickly and unex- pectedly, and you might have some difficulty understanding why. Tonight: All smiles. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You could be pondering a fun sugges- tion. Whenever you are in a discussion with some- Cryptoquip one, you seem to enjoy yourself. Your sense of humor comes out when dealing with an aggravating situation. Be realistic about how energized you are. Tonight: Time for fun! ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might want to examine what is going on around you. Someone you care about could be on the warpath. Know that you’ll need to deal with this person before you get your day start- ed. A loved one wants your time and attention. Tonight: Invite friends over for dinner.

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SPEED FREAKS QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE A few questions we had to ask ourselves Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers Does Austin Dillon’s win propel DAYTONA the No. 3 team to a new level in Did the needle move? 2018? THREE THINGS WE LEARNED GODSPEAK: This will have Chil- Sure it did. The Daytona 500, dress Racing pumped up, but 1. Theron’s hero practically by design, always drivers say “racing” starts with produces the type of spills Atlanta. Actress Charlize Theron met and thrills that have people KEN’S CALL: We’ve seen enough with the media before the Day- chatting the next day (or of these to know that the tona 500 and said she admires two). If it produces an enjoy- Daytona 500 is no harbinger of Danica Patrick. “The girl in me able winner, yes, it can move things to come for the rest of the secretly is, obviously, cheering the proverbial needle. This season. for her,” Theron said. “I just one seemed to produce two love that even my kids were winners: Austin Dillon and really impressed that a girl surprise runner-up Bubba Same question regarding Bubba was racing cars today, too.” Wallace, two energy-to-burn Wallace’s runner-up finish in the personalities who will each No. 43. 2. Buescher bonanza gather new fans this week. GODSPEAK: If Wallace can throw some of his personality With Austin Dillon taking So, good news for NASCAR? under the hood, he may win the the No. 3 to Daytona’s Vic- championship. tory Lane and Bubba Wallace Yes, at least temporarily. A KEN’S CALL: Same answer. But finishing second as a rookie, dramatic finish (as always) everyone with the No. 43 team Chris Buescher’s fifth-place with drama, theatrics and is insisting things will improve Daytona 500 finish was lost in a little controversy (poor throughout the schedule. That the mayhem. “That was awe- Aric Almirola) will do that. If would be nice, but we’ll see. some,” he said. “For us to even Bubba had won, there’d be be in contention to have a shot a whole lot more national was pretty neat.” media attention from the CUP STANDINGS usual suspects (morning and 3. Ford flops late-night shows, etc.), but 1. Ryan Blaney 58 all in all, the Daytona 500 2. Joey Logano 50 Ford dominated the conver- gave NASCAR something to 3. Austin Dillon 47 sation after its drivers won work with. 3. Darrell Wallace Jr. 47 the Clash and a 500 qualify- 5. Paul Menard 46 ing race. It didn’t show up 6. Michael McDowell 39 on the 500 race report. The FEUD OF THE WEEK 7. Denny Hamlin 37 highest-finishing Ford was the 8. Ryan Newman 34 No. 22 of Joey Logano, who BUBBA WALLACE VS. DENNY 9. Aric Almirola 33 rallied back from a lap-down HAMLIN: Wallace said 9. Chris Buescher 33 situation. Hamlin tried to knock him 11. Trevor Bayne 31 Actress Charlize Theron, who waved the green flag on the into the wall when the two 12. Martin Truex Jr. 30 — Godwin Kelly, godwin. Daytona 500, said she cheers for girl racers. [NEWS-JOURNAL/ were racing to the checkered 13. Alex Bowman 29 [email protected] GODWIN KELLY] flag. Hamlin said he had a 13. Clint Bowyer 29 flat tire. 15. AJ Allmendinger 28 GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: It 16. Kurt Busch 27 sure looked like a veteran 17. Jamie McMurray 23 trying to get the best of 18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 22 a rookie. “We had some 19. Kevin Harvick 19 THREE THINGS TO WATCH momentum and we beat him, 20. Kyle Larson 18 so it’s all good,” Wallace 1. Paybacks? said.

GODWIN’S PICKS The action at Daytona frayed FOR ATLANTA some nerves and fired up WHAT’S ON TAP emotions, which will likely WINNER: Martin Truex Jr. spill over the Florida-Georgia CUP SERIES: Folds of Honor REST OF TOP 5: Brad Keselowski, line this weekend. Keep an QuikTrip 500 Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Jimmie eye on Denny Hamlin and SITE: Atlanta Motor Speed- Johnson Bubba Wallace, who mixed way (1.54-mile oval) FIRST ONE OUT: David Ragan it up on the last lap of the TV SCHEDULE: Friday, prac- DARK HORSE: William Byron Daytona 500. And don’t tice (Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.), www.thewestfieldnews.com DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Cup forget, Austin Dillon forced qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 5 drivers will say this is the first his way past race leader Aric p.m.). Saturday, practice “race” of the season. Truex Almirola, knocking him out (Fox Sports 1, noon). Sunday, dominated the 1½-mile tracks in of the way to score the 500 Daytona 500 (Fox, coverage 2017. victory Sunday. “This one begins at 1:30 p.m., green is gonna hurt for a while,” flag, 2 p.m.) Almirola said. MOTOR MOUTHS XFINITY: Rinnai 250 PODCAST 2. Stage points SITE: Atlanta Motor Speedway There’s a lot to digest from Day- Martin Truex Jr. showed TV SCHEDULE: Friday, prac- tona. Can we do it in 30 minutes? the value of winning stages Austin Dillon turned Aric Almirola around to win the Daytona tice (Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m. and Maybe. when he piled up a stack of 500. Could payback be in Dillon’s future. [NASCAR GETTY IMAGES/ 3 p.m.). Saturday, qualifying playoff points that helped JARED C. TILTON] (Fox Sports 1, 9 a.m.), race Tune in online at him advance to the Champi- (Fox Sports 1, 1:30 p.m.) www.news-journalonline.com/ onship Round last November. 3. No rest which hops from Las Vegas daytonamotormouths Look for teams to make to Phoenix and Fontana, CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: some aggressive calls to There is no rest for the California. The Cup teams Active Pest Control 200 earn those extra points, weary Daytona Speedweeks close out this crazy segment SITE: Atlanta Motor starting with the race at competitors. The Cup Series with a visit to Martinsville Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway. teams report to Atlanta Speedway before having TV SCHEDULE: Friday, prac- Kevin Harvick finished ninth Motor Speedway Friday Easter weekend off. Whew! tice (Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m. and at AMS last year, but walked after nearly two weeks of 4 p.m.). Saturday, qualifying away with 48 points, third racing in Florida. After that, — Godwin Kelly, godwin. (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 a.m.), most. there is the West Coast Tour, [email protected] race (Fox Sports 1, 4:30 p.m.)

2018 SCHEDULE AND WINNERS April 29: Geico 500 at Talladega Aug. 12: Pure Michigan 400 May 6: AAA 400 at Dover Aug. 18: Night Race at Bristol Feb. 11: Clash at Daytona (Brad Keselowski) May 12: Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Sept. 2: Southern 500 at Darlington Feb. 15: Can-Am Duel at Daytona (Ryan Blaney and Chase May 19: All Star Race at Charlotte Sept. 9: Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Elliott) May 27: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Sept. 16: Las Vegas 400 Feb. 18: Daytona 500 (Austin Dillon) June 3: Pocono 400 Sept. 22: Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Feb. 25: Folds of Honor 500 at Atlanta June 10: FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan Sept. 30: Bank of America 500(k) at Charlotte road course March 4: Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas June 24: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Oct. 7: Delaware 400 at Dover March 11: Camping World 500(k) at Phoenix July 1: Chicago 400 at Chicagoland Oct. 14: Alabama 500 at Talladega March 18: Auto Club 400 at Fontana July 7: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Oct. 21: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas March 25: STP 500 at Martinsville July 14: Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Oct. 28: First Data 500 at Martinsville April 8: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas July 22: New Hampshire 301 Nov. 4: Texas 500 April 15: Food City 500 at Bristol July 29: Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Nov. 11: Can-Am 500(k) at Phoenix April 21: Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Aug. 5: 355 at the Glen, at Watkins Glen Nov. 18: Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead

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MARTIN BRAD DENNY KYLE CHASE KYLE BUSCH KEVIN JIMMIE RYAN AUSTIN TRUEX JR. KESELOWSKI HAMLIN LARSON ELLIOTT Middle name HARVICK JOHNSON BLANEY DILLON Still the Maybe next Making Mr. Hunch 0-for-78 is Thomas Happy to Picking up Oh so close A top-10 champ year headlines likes him at unplug the the pieces, keeper? already Atlanta plate literally We’ll see 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018 - PAGE 15

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