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Hanna To make an appointment, please call 508-347-7007 Conveniently Located On Route 9 • (Corner of Greenville St. & Main St.) 419 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA 01566 (The Old Basketville Building) 284 Main St., Spencer 508-885-5511 Mailed free to requesting homes in Charlton, Charlton City and Charlton Depot Vol. VII, No. 38 PROUD MEDIA SPONSOR OF RELAY FOR LIFE OF THE GREATER SOUTHBRIDGE AREA! COMPLIMENTARY HOME DELIVERY ONLINE: WWW.CHARLTONVILLAGER.COM Friday, September 20, 2013 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE Making a difference DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS HELP MAKE “You only live once — but if you ANNUAL ‘DAY OF CARING’ COUNT work it right, BY MARK ASHTON once is enough.” VILLAGER STAFF WRITER The United Way of Southbridge, Joe E. Lewis Sturbridge, and Charlton (UWSSC) filled its seventh annual Day of Caring with service projects and activities that kept local volunteers busy and recipients well- served and satisfied. Some 170 volunteers (the biggest crew INSIDE ever) from businesses and organizations throughout the Tri-Community took part in the Wednesday,Sept. 11, day-long event, Almanac ....................2 which focused on nine sites and a variety Police Logs ................5 of hands-on projects. All three towns ben- efited from the volunteers’ efforts and Courtesy photo Columns ....................9 energy. Dick Vaughan throws the ceremonial pitch at the Aug. 26 Pawtucket Opinion ....................10 Karri Galonek, executive director of the Red Sox game. UWSSC, acknowledged the size of the Obituaries ................12 workforce with gratitude. The work proj- Calendar ..................12 ects began about 8:00 a.m. and officially Sports..................14-15 ended at 4:00 p.m., with thousands of dol- lars worth of volunteer time rendered. Right down Real Estate........B Sect. The range of projects this year put vol- Mark Ashton photos unteers’ interests and enthusiasm to the Cindy Bathgate of the Tri-Community YMCA test. At The Bridge, 74 Litchfield Ave. in paints railings at Camp Foskett in Charlton. LOCAL Please Read CARE, page A18 the middle THE FIGHT CONTINUES VAUGHAN THROWS FIRST PITCH AT PAWTUCKET GAME Amanda Collins photos AUBURN — BY CHELSEA DAVIS “They really kept it a good Charlton residents VILLAGER STAFF WRITER secret,” Vaughan said. Zachary, 12, and CHARLTON — A Charlton The vice president of the Sydney Roland, 8, resident recently (and sud- made origami rib- Pawtucket Red Sox, Michael bons and friendship denly) had the spotlight Gwynn, and Vaughan’s wife, bracelets to sell as shone on him last month, coordinated the surprise a fundraiser at the when he had the opportunity together so that Vaughan Central South to threw the ceremonial first would arrive shortly before County Relay for Life pitch at a Monday, Aug. 26 the game started at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. For Pawtucket Red Sox game. Vaughan had even been at the story and more “I got a real kick out of it,” the stadium earlier in the Local author photos, turn to said Dick Vaughan, the man day to watch batting prac- pages A16-A17! who threw the pitch not tice. profiled knowing five minutes earlier “Nobody gave it away,” Page A3 that he was even going to do it. Please Read VAUGHAN, page A13 SPORTS Glancing with the stars VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO WORK A LITTLE, CELEBRATE THE NIGHT SKY BY MARK ASHTON ous types of trail-building VILLAGER STAFF WRITER work, from spreading fine STURBRIDGE — It’s defi- gravel and cutting brush to nitely already a group effort, building a single-track trail. involving dozens, if not hun- Trail committees from the Rams win dreds, of nature lovers, hikers, towns of Southbridge, trailblazers, and other volun- Sturbridge, Holland, and wild one teers, but local organizers of Brimfield are involved in the National Public Lands Day event, in partnership with the Page A14 (NPLD) projects are still open Regional Grand Trunk Trail to suggestions. Committee, the Grand Trunk And even more help. Trail Blazers, the Friends of NPLD work projects are Sturbridge Trails (FrOST), OPINION scheduled at several area sites and the Brimfield Trail Courtesy photos on Saturday,Sept. 28, from 8:30 Association. Volunteers spread fine gravel along a section of a connector trail to the Grand Trunk Trail a.m. to noon and include vari- in a section of Brimfield adjacent to tornado-damaged areas last year. GET YOUR Please Read LAND, page A13 POINT ACROSS PAGE A10 Local libraries promote ‘savings for students’ of all ages POLICE LOGS BY MARK ASHTON within your easy reach that Library in Southbridge. “It’s resources “to anyone who on Columbus’ voyages to VILLAGER STAFF WRITER can bring you real-life sav- a time when our library has a library card. Students “the New World” can be ings and put the whole joins with the American can turn to the library for greatly enhanced by digging PAGE A5 It’s all in the cards, for just world (even the universe) at Library Association and materials (books, maga- into the library’s wealth of about anyone — especially your fingertips. public libraries nationwide zines, study materials, information on the subject; area “students.” It’s your library card, and to make sure that our stu- movies, maps, music, digi- and that science project Maybe you’ve already got it’s free. dents have the most impor- tized records – whatever), dealing with the eradication one. Maybe you can’t “September is Library tant school supply of all – a programs, and services that of yellow fever can include a remember if you still have Card Sign-Up Month,” notes free library card.” support academic achieve- nifty sidebar on the digging one, or just where it might Margaret Morrissey, direc- That card, says Morrissey, ment.” of the Panama Canal; and be, but there’s something tor of Jacob Edwards opens up all the library’s Thus, that history report Please Read LIBRARY, page A13 2 •THE CHARLTON VILLAGER• Friday, September 20, 2013 www.charltonvillager.com Library to host children’s book author ‘WHO WILL DANCE WITH ME’ TO BE FEATURED BY CHELSEA DAVIS Dance With Me,” will read her book to the Though she has been writing for several McKeon will also be selling and signing her VILLAGER STAFF WRITER children at 10:30 a.m. in the story time room. years, “Who Will Dance With Me” is the first book. She will also be making animal CHARLTON — A popular children’s book “I love seeing the kids’ reactions to the book that McKeon has published. masks from paper plates with the children. author is set to dance her way to the book,” McKeon said. McKeon graduated with a bachelor’s “Children are encouraged to attend in Charlton Public Library for a story time “Who Will Dance With Me” is the story of degree in theatre with a minor in writing their ‘tea party finest’ and bring their event on Saturday, Sept. 21. Rhino, attending a dance party thrown by from Rhode Island College. She has held a favorite stuffed animal,” read’s the library “We like to have local authors visit the the princesses of Wesalopolus and each variety of positions, including finance, but website. library,” said the library’s head of Youth turn him down to dance. is currently a personal care provider. Parents interested in having their chil- Services Molly Garlick. The book is described in a press release as McKeon has written other books in both dren attend the event must sign up prior to Emily McKeon, of Rhode Island, author of “a whimsically illustrated book for anyone children and adult genres and hopes to get the event in the Children’s Room at the the children’s picture book “Who Will who’s ever felt different.” them published soon. Anyone interested in library. The library website dictates that the Linda Clearwater illustrated the book and buying her book can find it at Booklovers’ event is appropriate for ages five and up but has been illustrating children’s books for Gourmet independent bookstore in Webster that “younger siblings are welcome” too. more than 20 years. or on Amazon.com. “It’s a good way to have [McKeon] get her “The kids love picking up the book after I McKeon also runs two blogs. book out there,” Garlick said. read it just to look at the illustrations,” “The Absentee Blogger is a writing blog For more information on the event, call McKeon said. “And I can’t blame them; I love about what’s generally going on in my life, the Children’s Room at the library at 508-248- the illustrations too.” and it’s more geared toward adults,” said 0452. Originally, McKeon said, the book was McKeon. “The Wide Writing World of Emily For more information on McKeon, visit written for her son and daughter. McKeon is my other blog which is more for her website at Three years ago McKeon’s son was in a children and shows any upcoming events theabsenteeblogger.blogspot.com. dance class, and when asked what the chil- that I may have. Nothing is booked yet but I 508-752-3909 dren wanted to be for Halloween, all the plan on speaking at some preschools coming Chelsea Davis may be reached at (508) 909- Owner On Every Job girls said “a princess,” and McKeon’s son up.” 4050, or by e-mail at cdavis@stonebridge- www.skyhooktree.com said, “A rhino.” Aside from reading the book at the event, press.com.