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SPORTSAROUND THE HORN

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WEEKLY QUOTE“A nickel ain’t worth a

dime anymore.”— Yogi Berra

BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER

WINCHENDON — Toy TownElementary is moving forwarddespite cutbacks. The school hasbeen working toward reaching thefederal and state mandates for ade-quate yearly progress, and must doso as cuts are made to the district.Principal J. Len Mackey seems to beworking toward a positive attitudewithin the school.

Mackey said an award mechanismsystem was initiated last year at TTEand would be implemented againthis year. Positive Behavior

Intervention Strategies is a behaviormodification program that allows forstudents to receive kudos and oppor-tunities to win prizes for good behav-ior and good effort.

“It’s a social curriculum that reallyteaches them and reinforces man-ners, acceptance and responsibility.The kids have been going throughthe process and really doing well.”

Mackey said the upper grades werereintroduced to the expectations, andthe third graders all met and got atour of the building and learnedwhat was expected in all areas.

Mackey said data is being looked at

and the school is figuring out what isneeded.

Though no new teachers have beenbrought into the school, and at eachlevel, where last year there were twolevels with six teachers each and onegrade level with five teachers, thisyear there will be five at each gradelevel. As of Wednesday at 9 a.m. inToy Town Elementary, there were 384students. Mackey said the numberswere the same or slightly higher thanlast year.

There was not much said about two

BY RUTH DEAMICISCOURIER EDITOR

WINCHENDON — It began mod-estly enough with a dream to makea home for those who needed one.Tom and Jamie Connor discoveredthe wonderful Victorian in 1986,and the decision to make it into ahome for others wasn’t a difficultone to make. But as it grew, andbecame more than a cozy home,but a business, Tom told thosegathered last weekend, it took on alife of its own.

“If you’d told me this would behere when we began in 1986 Iwould have said no way. We boughtthis beautiful Victorian becausewe wanted to help folks and webelieve they would have a home fortheir rest of their lives,” said TomConnor, with his wife Jamie at hisside.

The ceremony, taking place inthe new gazebo at the side of theproperty, and in front of the newlyconstructed community rooms, issurrounded by new gardens, shuf-fleboard courts, two puttinggreens, a bocci court, walkingpaths…a small world of leisureand comfort created by PlantscapeServices of Winchendon.

The parking lot of Broadviewwas lined with picnic tables, whereseveral residents took a leisurelybreakfast while listening to themorning’s speakers. The staff

BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER

WINCHENDON — Children andparents waited in anticipation forword on whether school would becalled off on account of HurricaneIrene. Word was out thatNarragansett had called off schoolfor two days, and though manychildren were hoping for anextended vacation, many parentswere hoping for the school year tofinally begin. The all-call came

Sunday evening fromSuperintendent Brooke Clenchythat school would commence asscheduled, and a collective sighcould be heard throughout thetown.

There were few glitches to beginthe new year, and reports from allschools were favorable. AtMemorial School first and secondgraders filed off the bus to be greet-

BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER

WINCHENDON — On ThursdayAug. 25 the ConservationCommission addressed one of itsmost complicated and controver-sial topics, the Hillview BusinessPark construction by SageEngineering. No one was presentto represent Sage during the dis-cussion.

The town counsel drafted anagreed upon covenant for the proj-ect after Sage Engineering arguedover culvert replacement on a roadcrossing wetlands. ConservationAgent David Koonce said Sage hasfound a sticking point with the pre-pared covenant.

“The developer does not want togive the town permission to enteronto private property to work onthe culverts in the event that they(culverts) fail and he (owner) or hisdesignee is not there to deal with it.He has made it quite clear he is notagreeable to that provision.”

ConCom Chairman Scott Burnssaid the owner believed the boardshould take him at his word and fixthe problem.

“That’s not a warranty!”Burns asked what would to hap-

pen if the owner did not fix theproblem with the culverts within

30 days.“Does he want to bond the proj-

ect? I am sure he doesn’t want to dothat!”

Burns said the owner drew up acovenant he said was obviously notprepared by an attorney.

Board member Kyle Bradleysaid, “I think he has proven thetown really needs some oversightbased on his work and the workdone by his company. I don’t thinkwe can trust him just say ‘I’ll fix itand I’ll do it the right way’ becausehe has proven that he doesn’t dothings the right way in my opin-ion.”

Member Steven Chace asked ifSage wanted advance notice to goon the property. Burns said thetown was obligated to give theowner notice.

Koonce said the town would give30 days after a written notice wasdelivered to the owner before goingonto the property for repairs. Hesaid that all expenses for repairswould have to be charged to theowner.

Burns said that Sage wasadamant that the StormTechchambers used as culverts wouldnot fail. He asked the board, “If hewas so comfortable with that,

BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER

WINCHENDON — Although it appearedto be an uneventful hurricane in the area,the reports of downed trees and floodingcalled into the local police station tell aslightly different story. Those who still havepower out because of the storm were stillwaiting patiently for light as the paper wasgoing to press.

Board of Health Agent James Abare, whoheads the are emergency response teamsaid, “It looks like we definitely fared betterthan some communities out there. We hadminimal damage and some limited poweroutages and localized flooding here andthere during the main part of the event.”

Abare said National Grid expected tohave all those without power up and run-ning by Sept. 1. As of Tuesday Aug. 30, 10percent of the town was still without power.

“We did fairly well. It could have beenmuch worse after seeing the pictures fromVermont and other areas with largerrivers.”

The winds began over night, and some byLake Monomonac were without power asthey got up Saturday morning.

Turn To IRENE page A9Turn To SIGN page A9

Turn To SCHOOL page A12

Turn To BROADVIEW page A9

Turn To TOY TOWN page A9

Sign covenant or replaceculverts ultimatum

Irene givesToy Town

passing glance

Doneen Durling photo

Walden Whitham is a familiar face, and students are happy to be serenaded as theygo to school. More photos on page 12.

Irene doesn’t fazeschool opening

Broadview dedicates new wing

Doneen Durling photo

Jamie and Tom Connor at the lectern welcoming the many visitors to BroadviewAssisted Living last weekend.

Toy Town Elementary opens on positive note

Winchendon Police DepartmentEditor’s Note: The information contained in

this police log was obtained through public doc-uments kept by the police department, and isconsidered to be the account of the police. Allsubjects are considered innocent until provenguilty in a court of law.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17

12:07 a.m.: accident (High Street) summons:Shawn F. Tule, age 20 of 11 Town Farm Road,Winchendon: negligent operation of MV andleave scene of property damage; 12:52 a.m.:ambulance (Mill Street) transported; 1:21 a.m.:building check (Memorial Drive) secure; 1:27a.m.: building check (Lincoln Avenue) secure;1:32 a.m.: building check (Murdock Avenue)secure; 1:35 a.m.: building check (SchoolStreet) secure; 1:43 a.m.: building check(School Street) secure; 1:47 a.m.: buildingcheck (School Street) secure; 1:54 a.m.: build-ing check (Main Street) secure; 1:57 a.m.:building check (Baldwinville State Road)secure; 2:02 a.m.: building check (BaldwinvilleState Road) secure; 2:14 a.m.: building check(Baldwinville State Road) secure; 2:52 a.m.:building check (Hospital Drive) secure; 3 a.m.:building check (School Street) secure; 3:04a.m.: building check (School Street) secure;3:35 a.m.: building check (Grove Street)secure; 3:44 a.m.: building check (GardnerRoad) secure; 4:07 a.m.: building check (BrownStreet) secure; 4:20 a.m.: building check(Spring Street) secure; 6:06 a.m.: officer want-ed (Krantz Road) spoken to; 8:04 a.m.: ambu-lance (Webster Street) no FD service required;12:19 p.m.: officer wanted (Brown Street) infotaken; 12:29 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) traf-fic citation issued; 12:41 p.m.: MV stop (MapleStreet) traffic citation issued; 12:53 p.m.: MVstop (Maple Street) traffic citation issued; 2:07p.m.: MV stop (Baldwinville State Road) trafficcitation issued; 2:16 p.m.: MV stop (PleasantStreet) verbal warning; 3:20 p.m.: investiga-tion (Town Farm Road) report taken; 4:09 p.m.:911 call non-emergency (Elmwood Road) noPD service required; 4:28 p.m.: ambulance(Glenallan Street) transported; 4:34 p.m.:ambulance (Pond Street) refer to otheragency; 4:46 p.m.: general info (PleasantStreet) advised officer; 5:03 p.m. disabled auto(Spring Street) checked, secure; 5:18 p.m.: fireunknown type (Goodrich Street) fire extin-guished; 6 p.m.: general info (Clark Road)advised officer; 6:09 p.m.: general info (walkin) assisted; 7 p.m.: officer wanted (PearlDrive) info taken; 7:18 p.m.: general info(Central Street) unable to locate; 8:12 p.m.:209A service (Pearl Drive) served to defendant;8:17 p.m.: missing person (Cummings Road)info taken; 8:56 p.m.: general info (Pearl Drive)spoken to; 9:45 p.m.: investigation (HighStreet) report taken; 11:43 p.m.: assist other PD(Alger Street) assisted; 11:51 p.m.: buildingcheck (Main Street) secure.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18

12:02 a.m.: building check (MurdockAvenue) secure; 12:04 a.m.: building check(Spring Street) secure; 12:08 a.m.: buildingcheck (Spring Street) secure; 12:13 a.m.: extrapatrols (Glenallan Street) checked, secure;12:14 a.m.: building check (Memorial Drive)secure; 1:07 a.m.: general info (Green Street)info taken; 1:22 a.m.: building check (SpringStreet) secure; 1:25 a.m.: building check(Spring Street) secure; 1:28 a.m.: buildingcheck (Grove Street) secure; 1:33 a.m.: trans-port (Spring Street); 1:42 a.m.: building check(Spring Street) secure; 1:46 a.m.: buildingcheck (Spring Street) secure; 1:51 a.m.: patrolinitiated (Central Street) assisted; 2:29 a.m.:building check (Maple Street) secure; 2:38a.m.: building check (Spring Street) secure;2:42 a.m.: building check (Gardner Road)secure; 2:49 a.m.: building check (Gardner

Road) secure; 3:09 a.m.: building check(Memorial Drive) secure; 3:30 a.m.: buildingcheck (Hospital Drive) secure; 3:35 a.m.: build-ing check (Spring Street) secure; 3:41 a.m.:building check (Spring Street) secure; 3:52a.m.: building check (School Street) secure; 4a.m.: building check (Main Street) secure; 4:11a.m.: building check (Main Street) secure; 5:12a.m.: MV stop ( Gardner Road) verbal warn-ing; 6:32 a.m.: disabled auto (Gardner Road) noPD service required; 7:30 a.m.: general info(Glenallan Street) spoken to; 7:54 a.m.: 911hang up (Banner Place) spoken to; 8:16 a.m.:general info (Main Street) spoken to; 8:31 a.m.:property damage (Sibley Road) info taken; 8:55a.m.: summons service (Gardner Road)served; 9:02 a.m.: property found (SpringStreet) property returned to owner; 10:18 a.m.:911 hang up (Murdock Avenue) no PD servicerequired; 10:28 a.m.: assist citizen (PearlDrive) assisted; 11:02 a.m.: investigation(Alger Street) unfounded; 11:37 a.m.: officerwanted (Eagle Road) spoken to; 12:06 p.m.: lar-ceny (Highland Street) assisted; 12:13 p.m.: sexoffense (Monadnock Avenue) info taken; 12:20p.m.: animal complaint (Central Street) referto ACO; 1:21 p.m.: general info (walk in) infotaken; 2:13 p.m.: assist other agency (GoodrichDrive) info given; 3:56 p.m.: abandoned auto(Juniper Street) info taken; 4:33 p.m.: accident(Walnut Street) info taken; 4:53 p.m.: accident(School Street) info taken; 4:53 p.m.: fireunknown type (School Street) assisted; 4:53p.m.: tree down (Royalston Road North) infotaken; 4:53 p.m.: investigation (CummingsRoad) report taken; 5:59 p.m.: general info(Royalston Road North) refer to FD; 6:14 p.m.:general info (walk in) info given; 6:48 p.m.:ambulance (Royalston Road North) refusedassistance; 7:04 p.m.: automatic box alarm(Central Street) false alarm; 7:07 p.m.: burglaralarm (Murdock Avenue) checked, secure; 7:19p.m.: officer wanted (walk in) info taken; 7:26p.m.: brush fire (Hale Street) fire extin-guished; 7:31 p.m.: burglar alarm (FrontStreet) checked, secure; 8:24 p.m.: flooding(Central Street) refer to DPW; 9:25 p.m.: gener-al info (East Monomonac Road) info taken;9:26 p.m.: suspicious other (Spruce Street) nocause for complaint; 10:39 p.m.: accident(Glenallan Street) MV towed; 10:43 p.m.: noisecomplaint (Juniper Street) info taken; 11:44p.m.: officer wanted (Central Street) spoken to.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19

12:16 a.m.: building check (Main Street)secure; 12:23 a.m.: building check (SpringStreet) secure; 12:35 a.m.: building check(Gardner Road) secure; 12:49 a.m.: buildingcheck (School Street) secure; 12:51 a.m.: build-ing check (Glenallan Street) secure; 12:58 a.m.:building check (Main Street) secure; 1:09 a.m.:building check (School Street) secure; 1:23a.m.: building check (Main Street) secure; 1:29a.m.: building check (Baldwinville State Road)secure; 1:55 a.m.: building check (LincolnAvenue) secure; 2 a.m.: building check(Memorial Drive) secure; 2:22 a.m.: buildingcheck (Murdock Avenue) secure; 2:33 a.m.:building check (Grove Street) secure; 2:38a.m.: building check (Hospital Drive) secure;6:10 a.m.: disabled auto (Pleasant Street) infotaken; 9:40 a.m.: burglar alarm (JuniperStreet) false alarm; 12:33 p.m.: burglar alarm(Elmwood Road) call canceled; 12:40 p.m.: offi-cer wanted (Island Road) unable to locate; 1:09p.m.: animal complaint (Baldwinville Road)refer to ACO; 1:11 p.m.: investigation (CentralStreet) spoken to; 1:22 p.m.: property found(walk in) assisted; 2:35 p.m.: ambulance (HydePark Drive) transported; 3:04 p.m.: investiga-tion (Island Road) spoken to; 3:23 p.m.: sum-mons service (Beech Street) served; 3:39 p.m.:summons service (Glenallan Street) served;4:55 p.m.: burglary, B&E (Glenallan Street)summons: Jennifer R. Simonds, age 32 of 365West Monomonac Road, Winchendon: fourcounts breaking & entering a building in day-

time for felony andfour counts larcenyfrom building; 5:43p.m.: animal com-plaint (Mill GlenRoad) refer to ACO;6:08 p.m.: suspiciousauto (Bayberry Circle)unfounded; 6:52 p.m.:burglary, B&E(Lakeview Drive)report taken; 7:04 p.m.:accident (LakeviewDrive) info taken; 7:15p.m.: suspicious per-son (West Street) goneon arrival; 7:58 p.m.:property found(Pleasant Street) prop-erty returned toowner; 8:30 p.m.: dis-turbance (Spruce

Street) spoken to; 9:07 p.m.: investigation(Benjamin Street) spoken to; 9:13 p.m.: vandal-ism (Gardner Road) info taken; 9:28 p.m.: sus-picious person (Summer Street) info taken; 10p.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) verbal warning;10 p.m.: suspicious auto (Spring Street) spokento; 10:09 p.m.: burglary, B&E (WestMonomonac Road) info taken; 10:24 p.m.: bur-glar alarm (Lincoln Avenue) unfounded; 11:02p.m.: animal complaint (East Street) assisted;11:26 p.m.: patrol initiated (Waterville Plaza)no cause for complaint; 11:36 p.m.: extrapatrols (Spring Street) area search negative;11:44 p.m.: building check (Spring Street)secure; 11:47 p.m.: building check (SpringStreet) secured building; 11:59 p.m.: buildingcheck (Memorial Drive) secure.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20

12:01 a.m.: building check (Gardner Road)secured building; 12:13 a.m.: building check(Murdock Avenue) secure; 12:21 a.m.: buildingcheck (Spring Street) secure; 12:22 a.m.: build-ing check (Murdock Avenue) secure; 12:30a.m.: building check (Maple Street) securedbuilding; 12:31 a.m.: patrol initiated (FrontStreet) verbal warning; 12:48 a.m.: buildingcheck (Baldwinville State Road) secure; 1:05a.m.: assist other PD (phone) assisted; 1:22a.m.: patrol initiated (Cross Street) spoken to;1:34 a.m.: assist other PD (Page Avenue) trans-port; 3:03 a.m.: assist citizen (Hyde Street) spo-ken to; 3:50 a.m.: ambulance (Teel Road) trans-ported; 8:20 a.m.: ambulance (Main Street) noFD service required; 9:27 a.m.: officer wanted(Otter River Road) assisted; 10:48 a.m.: MVstop (Baldwinville Road) traffic citationissued; 11:03 a.m.: officer wanted (LakeviewDrive) report taken; 1:37 p.m.: larceny (RiverStreet) report taken; 4:40 p.m.: summons serv-ice (Lincoln Avenue) served; 4:55 p.m.: officerwanted (Alger Street) assisted; 4:59 p.m.: sum-mons service (Baldwinville Road) served; 5:09p.m.: general info (Mill Street) info taken; 6:21p.m.: noise complaint (Central Street) spokento; 7:42 p.m.: intoxicated person (Spring Street)gone on arrival; 11:12 p.m.: suspicious person(Baldwinville Road) unfounded; 11:48 p.m.:noise complaint (Mill Glen Road) services ren-dered.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21

12:37 a.m.: noise complaint (CummingsRoad) services rendered; 12:57 a.m.: buildingcheck (Memorial Drive) secure; 1:08 a.m.:building check (Murdock Avenue) secure; 1:16a.m.: building check (Main Street) secure; 1:50a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) verbal warning;2:38 a.m.: suspicious other (Mechanic Street)unable to locate; 2:53 a.m.: general info (MillStreet) spoken to; 6:38 a.m.: traffic hazard(Memorial Drive) refer to other agency; 9:16a.m.: property found (West Monomonac Road)assisted; 11:26 a.m.: fire unknown type (PearlStreet) refer to FD; 12:09 p.m.: investigation(Island Road) assisted; 1:07 p.m.: disabled auto(Gardner Road) assisted; 2:27 p.m.: investiga-tion (River Street) info taken; 3:09 p.m.: ambu-lance (Lakeview Drive) transported; 3:17 p.m.:general info (walk in) info given; 3:37 p.m.: fireunknown type (Baldwinville State Road) fireextinguished; 4:50 p.m.: building check (JoslinRoad) secure; 4:52 p.m.: ambulance (CentralStreet) transported; 6:32 p.m.: general info(walk in) info taken; 6:46 p.m.: summons serv-ice (Rice Road) served; 7:06 p.m.: summonsservice (Town Farm Road) unable to serve;7:14 p.m.: summons service (Old County Road)served; 10:04 tree down (Baldwinville Road)services rendered; 10:30 p.m.: burglary, B&E(Hale Street) info taken; 11:35 p.m.: buildingcheck (Spring Street) secure; 11:41 p.m.:assault (School Street) arrest: Darlene A.Abare, age 50 of 363 School St., Winchendon:A&B with dangerous weapon and maliciousdamage to MV.

MONDAY, AUGUST 22

12:29 a.m.: disturbance (Mill Street) gone onarrival; 12:38 a.m.: general juvenile (MainStreet) summons served; 1:31 a.m.: burglaralarm (Central Street) secured building; 1:45a.m.: building check (Spring Street) secure;1:50 a.m.: building check (Spring Street)secure; 1:53 a.m.: building check (SpringStreet) secure; 1:59 a.m.: building check(Spring Street) secure; 2:06 a.m.: buildingcheck (Gardner Road) secure; 2:12 a.m.: build-ing check (Spring Street) secure; 2:15 a.m.:building check (Spring Street) secure; 2:18a.m.: building check (Spring Street) secure;2:30 a.m.: suspicious auto (Central Street) spo-ken to; 2:33 a.m.: building check (MemorialDrive) secure; 2:38 a.m.: building check (MapleStreet) secure; 3:49 a.m.: building check (MainStreet) secure; 3:51 a.m.: building check (MainStreet) secure; 3:55 a.m.: building check(Baldwinville State Road) secure; 4:05 a.m.:building check (Murdock Avenue) secure; 4:24a.m.: building check (School Street) secure;

4:32 a.m.: buildingcheck (LincolnAvenue) secure; 4:39a.m.: building check(Hospital Drive)secure; 8 a.m.: traffic

hazard (Lake Street) refer to DPW; 8:09 a.m.:general info (Water Street) refer to DPW; 8:19a.m.: suspicious auto (Cottage Street) spokento; 8:46 a.m.: MV stop (River Street) traffic cita-tion issued; 9:42 a.m.: traffic hazard (HarrisRoad) refer to DPW; 9:47 a.m.: MV stop(Gardner Road) traffic citation issued; 10:05a.m.: assist other PD (Toy Town Lane) mes-sage delivered; 10:34 a.m.: investigation (FrontStreet) arrest, no further info provided; 11:23a.m.: officer wanted (Oak Street) spoken to;11:24 a.m.: 209A service (Spruce Street) unableto serve; 12:12 p.m.: abandoned 911 call (Val’sWay) false alarm; 12:50 p.m.: investigation(West Monomonac Road) info taken; 12:52p.m.: animal complaint (Main Street) refer toACO; 1:11 p.m.: accident (River Street) reporttaken; 1:38 p.m.: 209A service (Spring Street)unable to locate; 2:08 p.m.: larceny (PearlDrive) spoken to; 2:18 p.m.: investigation (HaleStreet) report taken; 2:22 p.m.: MV stop(Gardner Road) traffic citation issued; 3:21p.m.: general info (phone) advised officer; 3:57p.m.: ambulance (Memorial Drive) transport-ed; 5:07 p.m.: general info (walk in) spoken to;5:20 p.m.: MV operating erratically (SpringStreet) advised officer; 6:01 p.m.: burglaralarm (School Square) checked, secure; 6:14p.m.: MV stop (Central Street) traffic citationissued; 6:55 p.m.: animal complaint (AshStreet) gone on arrival; 7:46 p.m.: suspiciousperson (Spring Street) transport; 7:52 p.m.:animal complaint (Clark Road) assisted; 8:49p.m.: suicide attempts (West MonomonacRoad) refused assistance; 8:56 p.m.: generalinfo (walk in) transport; 9:39 p.m.: 911 hang up(Eagle Road) spoken to; 9:40 p.m.: officer want-ed (Front Street) spoken to; 10:09 p.m.: assistother PD (Baldwinville State Road) info taken;10:27 p.m.: suspicious auto (Central Street)spoken to; 10:42 p.m.: burglar alarm (FranklinStreet) checked, secure; 10:56 p.m.: generalinfo (phone) spoken to; 11:13 p.m.: intoxicatedperson (Glenallan Street) unable to locate;11:40 p.m.: building check (Memorial Drive)secure; 11:54 p.m.: general info (Spruce Street)unable to serve; 11:59 p.m.: building check(Lincoln Avenue) secure.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23

12:03 a.m.: building check (Maple Street)secure; 12:06 a.m.: building check (MurdockAvenue) secure; 12:09 a.m.: building check(School Street) secure; 12:16 a.m.: buildingcheck (School Street) secure; 12:22 a.m.: extrapatrols (Glenallan Street) checked, secure;12:22 a.m.: building check (School Street)secure; 12:23 a.m.: suspicious auto (SchoolStreet) checked, secure; 12:26 a.m.: buildingcheck (School Street) secure; 12:30 a.m.: build-ing check (School Street) secure; 12:37 a.m.:building check (Memorial Drive) secure; 12:53a.m.: building check (Baldwinville State Road)secure; 12:55 a.m.: building check(Baldwinville State Road) secure; 12:59 a.m.:building check (Main Street) secure; 1:02 a.m.:building check (Main Street) secure; 1:11 a.m.:officer wanted (Central Street) spoken to; 2:41a.m.: building check (Hospital Drive) secure;3:35 a.m.: building check (Spring Street)secure; 3:46 a.m.: general info (walk in) spokento; 5:10 a.m.: suspicious other (Mill Street) spo-ken to; 5:43 a.m.: suspicious other (BelmontAvenue) checked, secure; 5:50 a.m.: generalinfo (Mill Street) spoken to; 6:30 a.m.: generalinfo (Spruce Street) unable to serve; 7:30 a.m.:MV stop (Glenallan Street) traffic citationissued; 7:40 a.m.: MV stop (Glenallan Street)traffic citation issued; 7:44 a.m.: larceny(Central Street) summons: Jeffrey A. Wimer,age 25 of 67 Montague St., Turners Falls: lar-ceny under $250; 8:04 a.m.: MV stop (SchoolStreet) traffic citation issued; 8:34 a.m.: extrapatrols (Spring Street) info taken; 10:25 a.m.:MV stop (Gardner Road) spoken to; 10:35 a.m.:MV stop (Gardner Road) traffic citationissued; 10:42 a.m.: 209A service (Spring Street)served to defendant; 10:50 a.m.: ambulance(Mill Street) transported; 11:06 a.m.: MV stop(Gardner Road) spoken to; 11:39 a.m.: sum-mons service (Beech Street) served; 12:29 p.m.:general info (Central Street) report taken;12:47 p.m.: harassment (North Street) spokento; 12:52 p.m.: ambulance (Summer Drive)transported; 1:49 p.m.: officer wanted(Goodrich Street) spoken to; 3:15 p.m.: MV stop(Maple Street) summons: Angela M. Collier,age 33 of 148 Summer St. Apt. 2nd Floor,Winchendon: unlicensed operation of MV,speeding, failure to wear seatbelt; 3:35 p.m.:MV stop (Maple Street) traffic citation issued;3:36 p.m.: automatic box alarm (Ash Street)false alarm; 3:39 p.m.: arrest (Pleasant Street)Kyle Lemere, age 19 of 648 Brown St.,Winchendon: arrest based on warrant; 3:42p.m.: burglary, B&E (Hale Street) info taken;3:56 p.m.: burglary, B&E (High Street) infotaken; 4:05 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbalwarning; 4:10 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street)verbal warning; 4:18 p.m.: MV stop (MapleStreet) traffic citation issued; 4:24 p.m.: illegaldumping (Glenallan Street) info taken; 4:52p.m.: MV stop (Eli Drive) traffic citationissued; 5:04 p.m.: fire unknown type (NorthVine Street) fire extinguished; 5:14 p.m.: MV

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COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

WINCHENDON — TheUnitarian Univeralist Church ofWinchendon will be holding aFREE community breakfast onSunday, Sept. 11th from 8-9:30 a.m.This will be held in its Parish Hall(lower level) located at 126 CentralSt., Winchendon. Come and enjoya delicious homemade breakfastand visit with your neighbors.Donations for the work of thechurch will be accepted.

For more information, pleasecontact the church at 978-297-0554or email atgoverningboard@uuwinchen-don.org.

OPEN HOUSE

WINCHENDON — TheReligious Education Committeeof the Unitarian UniversalistChurch of Winchendon will beholding an Open House onSaturday, Sept. 10 from 2-4 p.m. inthe Parish Hall (lower level). Thisis a chance for you and your chil-dren to meet the Director ofReligious Education as well asteachers and to learn about thecurricula for the coming year.There will be crafts available forthe children as well as refresh-ments. Currently there areReligious Education Classes forall ages and nursery care foryounger children is also avail-able. For more information,please contact Tracy Gambill,

Director of Religious Education,at (978) 297-0554 or visit our web-site at www.uuwinchendon.org.

EVENT AT BETHANY

WINCHENDON — The AndyNeedham Band will be at BethanyBible Chapel of Winchendon onSunday, Sept. 11 as part of their“Simply Jesus Tour”. A graduateof from Murdock Middle HighSchool in 2000, Andy has sungwith both Raz the Praz andAriseWorship. The AndyNeedham Band has led worshipevents throughout the northeastspecifically at Inside-Out Soulfestfor 6 consecutive years and atCreation2011 in PA. He has writ-ten over 30 songs, which are sungin churches across the US. Theevent is open to the public and isfree of charge. An offering will betaken. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m.For more info call: 978.297.3880 orsee www.AndyNeedham.net

FALL FEST

WINCHENDON — The UnitedParish of Winchendon, 39 FrontSt., will hold its annual Fall Feston Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m.-1p.m. The Fall Fest will feature ayard sale, car wash and mum sale.There will be a chicken barbecuefrom 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Takeouts will be available. Please callthe church at (978) 297-0616 or 2506for further information on tick-ets.

OWC

WINCHENDON — OperationWinchendon Cares on Saturday,Sept. 10 9-11 a.m. at AmericanLegion Post 193, School Street,Winchendon. Join us to helppackage & write customs forms!Drop off your donations andbring a friend along!

ROCKING BENEFIT FOR TY FIELD

WINCHENDON — Friday,Sept. 16 there will be a fundraiserat the Winchendon AmericanLegion Post 193 for Tyler Field.Neon Alley, Dave Baldini, FrancoO’Malley, Deacon Express, andThe LED Monkees share the stagefor the rock your socks offevening.

Donation is $10. There will beraffles and more at the door. Bethere or be square.

SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET

BOSTON — Senator StephenM. Brewer (D-Barre) announcedGovernor Deval Patrick has fileda supplemental budget, beginningthe process of closing the bookson fiscal year 2011. The spendingplan addresses ongoing deficien-cies and allocatesfunding for the localshare of costsincurred from theJune 2011 tornado andthe December 2008 icestorm.

“The Governor filed this plan,now it’s time for the legislature todo the leg work,” said Brewer whochairs the Senate Committee onWays and Means. The supplemen-tal budget allocates $10 million tosupport municipalities affectedby the June 1 tornados, which isexpected to fully fund the state’s25 percent share of projectedFEMA reimbursements to be cou-pled with the 75 percent federalshare, and $6.2 million for thelocal costs accrued in the 2008 icestorm. “I am going to fight tomake sure this funding is includ-ed in the final plan. This moneyis a life-line to these cities andtowns that are already stretchedthin and are struggling to balancetheir budgets,” he continued.

The supplemental budget alsorestores $8.2 million for theDepartment of TransitionalAssistance to fund their clothingallowance, providing needy chil-dren with the full $150 annualclothing allowance. $9 millionwas also allotted as a onetimeinvestment for theCommonwealth’s summer jobs

LEOMINSTER — Homeless animals arelooking for a second chance at love, andAhimsa Haven and Petsmart in Leominsterare working together to help them find it. TheWinchendon-based rescue group will takepart in Petsmart’s National AdoptionWeekend Sept. 9 through 11. Volunteers fromAhimsa Haven will be on hand in the storewith adoptable cats and dogs on Friday the9th from 2-8 p.m., Saturday the 10th from 11a.m.-7 p.m., and Sunday the 11th from 12-4 p.m.

As an incentive, cats above the age of oneyear will have a reduced adoption fee of $50.Adopters will also receive free food, samplesand coupons, all courtesy of Petsmart.

“Because we don’t have a shelter, events like

these help us to find homes for animals morequickly than just showing their pictures onour website,” explains Ahimsa Haven presi-dent Marjorie Twiraga. “Our partnershipwith Petsmart has drastically increased thenumber of animals we’ve been able to findhomes for.” Twiraga goes on to explain thatAhimsa Haven is a no-kill, foster based rescuethat is run entirely by volunteers.

In addition to Ahimsa Haven’s cats waitingfor adoption in Petsmart’s adoption room,there will also be dogs that are being fosteredat the weekend-long event. For more informa-tion, please contact Ahimsa Haven at (978) 297-2673; or Petsmart at (978) 514-9922.

About Ahimsa Haven

Ahimsa Haven is a 501(c)3 non-profit rescuegroup based in Winchendon that’s dedicatedto rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homingcompanion animals.? Since our founding in1999, we have rescued and placed numerouspets in homes throughout our region.“Ahimsa” is a term taken from an eastern reli-gion which means “To do no harm, in thoughtor deed, to any living creature.” In addition toour rescue operation, we provide medical sup-port for the animals at Winchendon AnimalControl. For more information or to donate toAhimsa Haven, visit www.ahimsahaven.orgor call (978) 297-2673.

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COURIER CAPSULES

The Winchendon Courier is committedto accuracy in all its news reports.Although numerous safeguards are inplace to ensure accurate reporting,mistakes can occur. Confirmed facterrors will be corrected at the top righthand corner of page three in a timelymanner. If you find a mistake, call(978) 297-0050 during normal businesshours. During non-business hours,leave a message in the editor’s voicemailbox. The editor will return yourphone call. Or contact the editor at thefollowing email: rdeamicis@stone-bridgepress.com.

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The Winchendon Lake Association held a mammoth yard sale infront of Mylec last Saturday, and the turnout was spectacular.

Betty Raymond and Marion May were greeted by Ed Bond, dressed in his bikinggear. Bond recently biked during a benefit ride across Idaho.

It was a beautiful day, and people found everything from kayaks to casseroledishes on the long stretch of lawn.

Before the days of Gamebox, Gameboy, or Wii, there were games for kids thatused only manual control. Here Candace and Evelyn Haley are attracted to anold pinball machine found among the other treasures for sale.

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ANNUAL FAMILY FESTEVENT

The Greater Gardner Chamber ofCommerce Working Women Committeewill host the 9th annual Family Fest onSaturday, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. atthe Red Apple Farm in Phillipston. Theevent is co-sponsored by the Red AppleFarm and Workers’ Credit Union andwill feature a variety of children’s activi-ties, musical entertainment, hay rides,petting zoo, barbecue, apple picking aswell as several business exhibitors andcrafters.

Also featured will be a face paintingbooth sponsored by C.M. ChartierContracting, LLC, and balloons spon-sored by Workers’ Credit Union.

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WINCHENDON COURIER4 Saturday, September 3, 2011

Robichaud: jewel needs upkeep

O’Keefe: correcting errors

To the Editor:I am writing this not as an officer of the

North Central Bike Path Committee but as aconcerned citizen, as our federal and state taxdollars have paid for this pathway.

Last week, David Antaya and I put in eightor more hours on the Winchendon end of thepathway, David running a brush cutter, cut-ting the brush, weeds and grass on the sides ofthe pathway; and I manning a flat steel edgeshovel pushing back the sand, pine needles,grass growing over the edge of the path, sometimes greater than an inch deep. We havefound out that if this is not done, we getgrowth that pushes through the hard top,which results in cracks and breakthrough.

It seems to me this jewel of a recreationalfacility should be part of Winchendon’s parksand recreation responsibility upkeep.Winchendon is lucky it has the nicest part ofthe pathway along Whitney Pond, which willbe even nicer when the next phase is startedfrom Old Gardner Road over to the bridge atWhitney Pond and Route 202; as that sectionwill have two bridges that will cross theMillers River.

I am not using this as a finger pointing let-ter, but as a wake up call to Selectmen and theTown Manager of Winchendon; that theyhave a recreational facility that is all inclusiveand free to use. It is not like one a selectivegroup, like a basketball or volleyball playersmust use, like a gym, where a custodian mustbe paid and be there. The pathway is all inclu-sive when you see parents pushing strollers,kids on tricycles, people walking, some handin hand, bicyclists, joggers, rollerbladers…allwho enjoy the outdoors.

In Gardner, we are lucky that the upkeep of

the pathway is part of the Parks andRecreation Department, Mike Gonyeo andstaff; and at times with the assistance of pris-oners, who help in maintaining the trail.

We keep part of our trail plowed and sand-ed from the Green Street entrance to theSkating Rink so walkers and runners have asafe place in the winter to enjoy the outdoors.

But what really burns my buns was the sec-tion of the pathway that ends at ClarkMemorial. Since that section has been com-pleted, shrubs and trees have been uprooted, a$300 or $400 bench has been completelydestroyed and 10-20 foot section of protectiveguard rail pulled out and thrown into thepond with sections of fence broken; an allnear a housing complex. Police and the townfathers should be more vigilant.

It seems to me that a group or organizationcould get together, or the town itself, wouldput a little effort in taking care of this jewel ofa recreation facility before it is tarnished tothe point that it is too costly or beyond repair.

Now I don’t want to hear that Winchendondoesn’t have the funds or manpower. It tooktwo people, one of who is going to be 83 nextyear, and $75 to rent the brush cutter, the theNCBPC paid for from donations received byCindy Boucher, my co-chairperson; from pam-phlets people pick up at the trailhead kiosk.Cindy acknowledges each donation with athank you note.

I know Winchendon can do better. Don’tprove me wrong.

LUDGAR A. ROBICHAUDCO-CHAIR, NORTH CENTRAL BIKE PATH

COMMITTEE

To the Editor:In his recent letter to the editor, Selectman

Bob Zbikowski, made numerous mistakes. Ihope they were mistakes and his intentionwas not to try to confuse people. Since I havejoined the Board of Selectman I have tried toreach out to Mr. Zbikowski and have givenhim the benefit of doubt countless times butmaybe that must now end.

Much of his letter was about how the evalu-ation score is; he makes assumptions andoffers suggestions. Mr. Zbikowski does notlike the TM contract so he continues toattempt to evade it and confuse people withhis language. The process is that the numberis rounded up to the nearest whole number.All of this parsing of 1.9xx this and 2.1xx isjust Mr. Zbikowski again attempting to foolthe people. The fact is that the evaluation forthe first time in many years was conducted byall five Selectman and that all five Selectman’sscore were quite close to each other, actuallyless than half a point separates the highestfrom lowest. The Town Manager also gra-ciously worked with the Board and changedthe conditions of his evaluation to meet therequests of various Selectmen. A process thatworked so well is being denigrated by one ofthe participants now, why?

Mr. Zbikowski then takes exception to myevaluation because I have been on the boardfor less than a year. Again he fails to read therules. The evaluation process states that

“Each member of the BOARD shall prepare aseparate written evaluation”. There is norequirement listed that a member need serveall twelve months. Mr. Zbikowski then reallyalters the truth and facts when he states thatformer Selectman Ed Bond wasn’t allowed toevaluate the Town Manager back in July of2009, he further states that Mr. Bond had beenon the Board for nine months. The truth is Mr.Bond was elected in May of 2009! Mr. Bondwas not a selectman for 1 day of the evalua-tion period! Stop the lies! Mr. Bond did nowrong with the evaluations yet you againunfairly drag his name into a mess that youcreated. Didn’t you also tell me before ourrecent meeting that you were not going to dothis?

Mr. Zbikowski you need to tell the truth andstop your games. You make comments one dayand then alter them the next. Didn’t you alsostate just two months ago that you wereresigning? Well we are still waiting. Was thatalso now just another mis-truth or mis-direc-tion?

Can anyone trust what you say now?As an elected official we must above all fol-

low the law and be honest with the public.The people of Winchendon have demandedthis of us and they deserve it!

BOB OKEEFEWINCHENDON

VIEWSOpinion and commentary from Winchendon and beyond

WINCHENDON COURIER

EDITORIAL LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Pride of place

PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: FRANK CHILINSKIEDITOR: RUTH DEAMICIS

To the Editor:You won’t print this as usual but what the

heck!You state, put it in writing, I did you didn’t!

Fact of the matter is you do not have a graspof the first amendment of bill of rights.Check out the ninth.

Back to the bike trail…pictures are at townhall (Mr. Kreidlers) Selectboard (all) yournewspaper (check stories in past) list goes on.I still say concern is too little too late! I signmy name, give facts (first hand) spent near

twenty years about town. Have volunteered!Yes! Have run for office. Attended town meet-ings and almost all board meetings. Takenthousands of notes. Taken thousands of pic-tures. Collected articles written in all localpapers. I read three per day, local and region-al. Whats your problem with that. So my fairweather friend? What’s your beef ?

RAY RADER SR.BALDWINVILLE

Rader: you won’t print this

Bohan: appreciate successful dayTo the Editor:The antique Fireman’s Handtub Muster

was again a huge success. The WinchendonVeteran Firemen’s Muster Association(W.V.F.M.A.) couldn’t have done it without theinvaluable assistance of the Eugene M.Connor post #193 American Legion and Sonsof The American Legion. The barbeque wasabsolutely delicious with the roast ? chickendinners, roast corn, chilli, hotdogs and ham-burgers. A big thanks is due to the Dufaultfamily for the use of their property as over-flow parking; without it the muster wouldn’tbe possible!

The W.V.F.M.A. owes Fire and Iron Station857MC the biggest debt of gratitude for theirassistance in setting up, breaking down andsecurity for the Muster, again the Musterwouldn’t be possible without all ofyou…FIFL!

The W.V.F.M.A. is an all volunteer organiza-tion with no paid employee or company offi-cers. As such we rely solely on donations frompeople who support the Muster and local busi-ness’ who have donated materials, time ormoney. The Muter is free and open to the pub-lic and the W.V.F.M.A. would like to keep itthat way! This year’s Muster cost a grand totalof $2,800…every penny in donations counts.

Save the date for next year’s Muster August18th 2012. If you are interested in donating fornext year’s Muster please make check ormoney order out to W.V.F.M.A. P.O. Box # 94Winchendon, MA 01475

Sincerely,THE WINCHENDON VETERAN FIREMEN’S

MUSTER ASSOCIATION (IRS TAX I.D.# 32-0349932)

It was about what I figured itwould be. We’re susceptible topower outages during normalthunderstorms, so it was

inevitable that a hurricane-turned-tropical storm would do usin, and so it did. But it’s summerand we didn’t have to worry aboutsitting in a dark, freezing house. Ofcourse, plenty of you who are pre-sumably reading this had no out-ages at all, as numerous friendshave not hesitated to tell me. Itwasn’t the best 35 hours ever, but itcertainly wasn’t the worst, either.Truth be told, though, it really wasno big deal. I finally made good useof the sun porch. A lot of peoplehad it worse, and still do. Kudos goout to National Grid for its effi-ciency. Considering the number ofcalls they got, the company wasprepared and got crews out as soonas it was safe. On a larger scale,kudos, too, to FEMA, (whose direc-tor really did do “a heckuvajob”this time) and the other federalagencies for being as pro-activeand responsive as they were. Forthose of you who like to complainabout government who say thatthe federal government is useless

and incompetent, Washington’sbehavior last week exposes yourargument for the ridiculous non-sense it is. Did any anti-govern-ment whiners notice that whilemaps kept showing Irene inchingcloser to Florida, NOAA expertsrecommended dispatching crewsto North Carolina, New York, andNew England instead. But by allmeans, let’s cut funding for suchprograms. It’s so easy to talk aboutbudget cuts, but do even dyed-in-the-wool conservatives really wantto cut funding for say, hurricanetracking? My guess is that’s anarea not even thought about whenfolks reflexively whine about gov-ernment. Credit too to PresidentObama who was paying attention,unlike his predecessor duringKatrina. For those of you who

complained the media over drama-tized the situation well, I guessnone of you have ever had to havebeen evacuated in the middle ofthe night, as my family was duringHurricane Agnes in 1972. That wasa storm where helicopters wereplucking people off roofs threeblocks from my house. We experi-enced the same during HurricaneDavid in 1979. No one who’s beenthrough that would ever criticizewarnings as being over-hyped. Ifover-hyping saved a single life,then it was well worth everymoment of air time.

The storm, of course, came atthe end of the weekend duringwhich we moved Courtney intoher dorm at Franklin PierceUniversity. For some reason, mypreview of that was omitted fromlast week’s published essay butanyway, there we were on campusat 7:00 last Saturday morning. Talkabout efficiency. Franklin Pierce,named after the only Presidentfrom New Hampshire (though his1853-57 reign was anything but asuccess), was the model of efficien-cy. Upperclassmen and staff set upcheck-in tables right at each dorm,

and then carried luggage to theappointed rooms. We had to donothing except watch and, basical-ly, wander around until lunchtime.Not a bad deal, and far differentfrom the way things were oh, some40 years ago, when I moved into mydorm. We carried our stuff, in mycase, all the way up to the secondfloor. Or maybe we took the eleva-tor. My dorm, unlike hers, had oneof those. I was quite surprised tosee no elevator. Let’s say a kid onan upper floor breaks their leg, Ijust casually inquired. This wasn’tthe time or place to make a scene,of course, but I was curious. Theresponse: oh, we just move themdownstairs. Ah, I said, okay, whilewondering, do you move theirroommate and all their collectivestuff, too? I have no idea how oldthese buildings are — from the out-side they don’t look very old, butwho knows. On the other hand,these dorms are inhabited, ofcourse by mostly healthy youngadults, right?

She tells me her first weekendwas great fun. She made newfriends. She and her roommateredid their room. The orientation

activities kept them busy, eventhough Sunday’s events obviouslyhad to be either moved inside orcanceled. And then came Tuesday,and the sudden jolting reminder ofwhy they’re all there in the firstplace. Oh yeah, school. Academics.Real life, or at least as real as it getswhen you’re sequestered away ona college campus, interruptedtheir playtime. What a shame.Granted, that last was tongue-in-cheek. Courtney’s a pretty goodstudent, and told me she was bothexcited and apprehensive abouttaking classes which, to an extent,were what she wanted to take. Theacademic challenge of college, ofcourse, is the self-discipline to bewhere you’re supposed to be, andget assignments done withoutteachers reminding you day afterday about due dates. For most ofus, and I am sure that she’ll be nodifferent, that takes some gettingused to. But this week has been thebeginning of a great adventure, aweek that will forever be linked toIrene. For me, I’m glad the week isdone. Happy holiday weekend. Seeyou next week.

The aftermath

We’ve been duly reprimanded thisweek, if you read the letter to theeditor from Mr. Robichaud ofGardner.

He says Winchendon has a dropped a ball,and that we aren’t taking care of businesswhen it comes to the bike path. That he andanother fellow came here to do a clean upproject because we didn’t. He isn’t happyabout the conditions he is seeing there.

Excuse us?Does he know about the anonymous volun-

teer who has rebuilt that fence at least fivetimes? Does he also know that area is a popu-lar fishing spot and we aren’t certain it isvandalism for vandalism’s sake as much as itis the fishing community attempting to getthrough the fence to the “old fishing hole”and unfortunately knocking down the fencein the process?

Yes, there has been vandalism. And wehave pointed it out repeatedly in the pages ofour paper. We don’t like it either.

We also don’t like the people who believethey are above the law and DON’T clean upafter their pets out there. There is a pooper-scooper law too that no one seems to abide by.So if we are going to get testy let’s go thewhole hog here.

We agree the town as a whole should becaring for the area, maybe we need a“Friends of the Bike Path” formally created.But if everyone who USES the path did a lit-tle bit as they went along it would all help.Take a plastic bag with you as you walk.Even a grocery bag. Don’t litter, bring outwhat you take in; that sort of thing.

And certainly, pet owners, be considerate,people in Boston aren’t beneath coveringtheir hands in plastic and picking up aftertheir pooch. If they can do it, you can do it.

As for the major vandalism, the fence andthe benches, we don’t have a solution to that.It’s epidemic and getting worse. We can’tkeep turning a blind eye, but we do have tocatch the perpetrators in the act so to speak.

We have a lot of people more than willingto step up and help with projects here inWinchendon. Case in point, last week’s cleanup on Central Street, or the individual who iscleaning up the Welcome to Winchendonsigns on his own (though service organiza-tions will soon be involved in that), and thepeople who walk the streets picking up litterwithout compensation.

Throwing a candy wrapper or theMcDonald’s bag out the window is prettyeasy, and it’s just one so who will notice.Dropping the losing lottery ticket as youwalk, the empty cigarette pack, tossing thewater bottle under a bush instead of carry-ing it home.

A few stores have a trash container out-side: Cumberland Farms, Mr. Mike’s, theIGA. It would be nice to have a few moredown Central Street though the sidewalkmight be too narrow to accommodate a verybig one; but that is just an excuse for some-one to toss something instead of carrying it alittle further before discarding it properly.

The bike path upkeep, whacking weeds islow on the list for our concerns but keeping itlitter free, vandal free and yes, even pet poopfree, would be a sure sign of pride of place.

JERRYCARTON

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WINCHENDON COURIER 5Saturday, September 3, 2011

Complainers

The hurricane Irenecaught the attentionof a lot of people.

Whatever information wasavailable to those in the knowwas sufficient to cause theMayor of New York City toorder the evacuation of 300,000people, the President of theUnited States to make two pub-lic appearances to discuss the storm, sent theU.S. Navy’s ships out to sea, had Governorsdeclaring states of emergency and closeddown various forms of public transportationand some casinos in New Jersey.

We got lucky.Although there is over $2billion dollars of

reported damage so far, a lot of complainersare out and about, and on the Internet, con-demning all the pre-storm hype.

Of course, these are the same people whocomplained that everyone in New Orleansshould have been warned before the stormand that the government was clearly not pre-pared to either predict or clean up after

Katrina hit that area.Bottom line: the government

gets blamed if they ask us toprepare for the worst and theworst does not happen. Theyget blamed if they roll the diceand do not create early panicand then people get hurt andstranded.

For me, the early warningsand the opportunity to prepare

for what might happen, but does not, is consid-erably better than being surprised by whathappens and having made no preparations.

In the case of Katrina, the governmentfailed miserably.

In the case of Irene, the government per-formed admirably.

Many who sees it differently need to makean appointment with a psychiatrist or psy-chologist because your issues need attention.In the meantime, spare us your constant com-plaining.

The role of government includes protectingthe people. With Irene they seem to have doneeverything just right.

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A time for every purpose

Summer is slippingaway too quickly. Itseems that my daugh-ter came home from

Mississippi and participatedin a whirlwind of days filledwith sunsets over the water,and then she was gone. Timescurried by leaving a fewsigns behind that show;especially when I gaze in the mirror.

When my husband and I got married, one ofthe last gifts we opened was from my father. Itwas a beautiful wall clock of a dark mahoganyencased in beveled glass with dark carved fili-gree around its face. The brass pendulum wasas large as a softball, and the clock wasdesigned to chime every 15 minutes. With theclock came a not-so subtle warning from myfather. It wasn’t in writing…it wasn’t needed.It wasn’t even vocalized, for I think he knew Iwould remember his constant warning:

“Time goes by when you get this old. It goesby just like this,” he would say as he snappedhis fingers with that half-grin and twinkle inhis eye…the same one he would get whenever

he told me something helearned from experience that heknew I would test.

The clock still winds andfunctions fine when I remem-ber to wind it with its brass key,but the chimes have becomesilenced. I blame them for notreminding me of time slippingby so easily, but on the other

hand, I am grateful my attention has beendrawn to other things like watching my chil-dren grow.

My daughter is in her second year of TeachFor America in Mississippi. Last year it wasdifficult, and we sat in the cold north trying tofigure how we could fix it for a daughter justout of college thousands of miles away meet-ing challenges we couldn’t comprehend. Shewas beginning her teaching career in a publicschool with a 97 percent African Americanpopulation. Down the street was an all whiteprivate school. The divide was more thanobvious. It was 115 degrees in the classroomthose first weeks, and many classrooms hadno air conditioning. We learned from one of

Megan’s first conversations about the schoolthat there were classrooms where some stu-dents had no desks. There were also fewbooks.

As the year continued, conversations on thephone became strained as we tried to pullnews from a brain overcome with exhaustion.In her drive to develop curriculum, then for-mulate lesson plans, she was getting aboutthree hours of sleep per night. The discus-sions were much like talking to a balloon withits air almost drained. There was little keep-ing her afloat. We discussed pulling her out. Itreally was not our call. The year became a les-son in letting go.

Fast forward to this year, and the differencea year can make. Megan decided to return tothe hot and hellish south, much to my dismay.This year teachers received two weeks of pro-fessional development. They mapped out theyear. There was a big administrationturnover, and many teachers were let go.

Megan was not happy with the administra-tion getting rid of teachers. She said manywere community members, and they were tobe replaced with Teach For America teachers.

But there is a big difference in the school,and it all came from the top and trickled down.

During the opening day, students wereasked to take a piece of paper and write whatthey hated about the school. All those slips ofpaper were placed into a casket, and a funeralprocession began from the school to the foot-ball field. The students did not miss the sym-bolism. It was a celebration of a new way ofthinking and doing within a high school thatneeded change more than most other schoolsin the US.

The conversations with Megan inMississippi are still very upbeat. There is evena suggestion that she may stay longer than hertwo years. We are hoping she returns but timewill tell, and I’m not going to rush time.

This week I began to wind the clock again,hoping that the chimes wound too tight willsomehow miraculously release and warn meas each quarter hour flies by. I still hear thetick of the turning gear announcing eachpassing second, and I think of my dad, and hishalf-smile and twinkle telling me, “It passesjust like that.” Snap!

DONEENDURLING

THE VIEWFROM

HERE

JACK BLAIR

NOTES OFCONCERN

The U.S. housing market hasshown increased stability in homesales during 2011 compared to theprevious year. Home prices are up18% since their low in February.Signs of recovery remain mixedin the economy — employmentand GDP came in less than expect-ed while the strong points were inconsumer confidence and newhome starts.

The debt ceiling has been raisedwithout any drastic changes tooccur immediately.

Although this prevents a sud-den shock to a weakening recov-ery, over the next year and a half,experts anticipate considerablechanges in how the government spends andcollects money. The uncertainty of what is tocome and how it will impact various indus-tries will likely cause some to play on the safeside. The good news is the governmentremains solvent and will be able to pay itsbills without major disruptions.

Economic improvement typicallyspurs rising interest rates in order torein in inflation. Although inflation hasbeen a source of recent concern, the Fedappears confident it will remain in checkfor the near term. Meanwhile, buyerscontinue to benefit from historicallyfavorable buying conditions, and sellersare encouraged by increased market sta-bility.

Excerpted from This Month In RealEstate, Keller Williams Realty-August2011 Edition (Disclaimer: The abovedoes not constitute legal or financialadvice or counsel and I make no claims,promises or guarantees about the accu-racy, completeness, or adequacy of theinformation contained herein.)

Darlene Rossi is a licensed Real Estate Agentwith Keller Williams Realty serving the NorthCentral and Metrowest areas ofMassachusetts. To Contact Darlene visitwww.DarleneRossi.com or call 978-895-3770.

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THIS WEEK IN REAL ESTATE

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program.“Massachusetts is moving forward and we

are coming out of the recession at a rate fasterthan the rest of the nation. We should beproud that even after this final supplementalbudget, the Commonwealth expects to end fis-cal year 2011 with a stabilization fund balancein excess of $1 billion.” Brewer stated.

The bill will now head to the HouseCommittee on Ways and Means before comingbefore the Senate.

WRITERS MEET

WESTMINSTER — Wachusett Writers andPoets Club (WWPC) will meet at theWestminster Town Hall, 11 South Street, onMonday, Sept. 12 at 1-3 p.m. Members mayselect a topic from the list of topics distrib-uted at a previous meeting or a topic of theirchoosing. Dues are $1 per meeting. All writersand poets are welcome.

BOULDER COFFEEHOUSE

FITCHBURG — The Boulder Coffeehouseon Saturday, Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m., features

Lydia Fortune & Phil Nigro!Songwriting team Lydia Fortune and Phil

Nigro share a few things in common. Both arepart of the Worcester music scene; both havebeen performing publicly for more than 40years and both began singing various forms offolk music in the 1970s. Finally, both havedeveloped an eclectic appreciation for a broadspectrum of musical styles including folk andcountry blues, to jazz ballads and other con-temporary forms. Indeed, it is the mutual loveof folk music that made this collaborationpossible.

Coming back full circle, these two seasonedsinger/songwriters recently joined forces inJune of this year to produce seven new folkinfluenced acoustic songs. They recently

opened for Roger Salloom and Charles Neville(of the Neville Brothers) at a fundraising con-cert. Currently, they are making the rounds atlocal and regional folk music open mics andperformance venues such as the Folk’n A inWorcester, the Listening Room at MindfullBooks and Ephemera, Jaffrey and the BoulderCafé in Fitchburg.

Proceeds from the $5 suggested donationswill be split between the host church andradio station WCUW 91.3FM out of ClarkUniversity, Worcester.

The Boulder Coffeehouse is a smoke-free,alcohol-free, fair-trade coffee, candlelit venuefor folk and other musical genres, located atthe First Parish Unitarian UniversalistChurch of Fitchburg, 923 Main St. on theUpper Common. The show begins at 7:30. Visithttp://xongsmith.webs.com/boulder.html oremail xongsmith@gmail.com or call (978) 345-2661 for more details.

Suggested freewill donation is $5 at the door.Non-perishable food goods are also encour-aged. Throughout the evening a deliciousassortment of baked goods, teas, and fairtrade coffee will be available. Email xong-smith@gmail.com regarding open mike slotsin advance of the show.

Sound reinforcement is provided by JBSound. Soundboard recordings of each per-formance can be requested by each performerin advance for a suggested $3.

CAMP COLLIER REUNION

GARDNER — 5th annual Camp CollierReunion - Alumni and friends of Camp Collierare invited to a reunion gathering onSaturday, Sept. 17th, at Camp Collier inGardner starting at 3 p.m. Events include his-torical displays, an evening songfest, and timeto reminisce with old friends. Please pre-reg-ister for optional meal of burgers or hotdogs.For more information contact Chris Pera at(978) 632-4369 or visit www.campcollier.org.

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Last chance for tickets!WINCHENDON — It’s nearly here and they

are nearly gone. The annual Casino Royale galais Saturday, Sept. 10 and at last count there werefewer than a dozen tickets available for this notto be missed event.

Every year the Winchendon HistoricalSociety outdoes itself with this evening of ele-gance topped with a splash of vermouth. If everthere was a chance to at least pretend to a dashof the roaring 20s, Edwardian elegance or theheight of dressing to the nines, this is the nightto do it.

But at least come ready for some fun, a littletry at the tables, a chance to catch up withfriends and an evening out in a beautiful homeat 122 Pleasant St.

Tickets are $25 each or $40 per couple and areonly available by calling (978) 297-2415.

MONDAY SEPT. 5

Labor Day, CenterClosed

TUESDAY SEPT. 6

Angel Food Orders at10:30 a.m., Pool Games,Card Games,Shuffleboard

WED. SEPT. 7

Walk In BloodPressure at 10 a.m., ChairExercise at 10 a.m., Yogaat 10 a.m., Pool Games,Bingo at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY SEPT. 8

Perkins School (LowVision Demo) at 10 a.m.,

Line

Dancing at 10 a.m., PoolGames, Shuffleboard,Card Games

FRIDAY SEPT. 9

Wii Games at 10 a.m.

MONDAY SEPT. 12

Wii Bowling at 10 a.m.,Book Discussion Group(all are welcome, thismonth we are discussing“A Place Like Alice”) at12:30 p.m.

TUESDAY SEPT. 13

Pool Games,Shuffleboard, CardGames

WED. SEPT.14

Shopping at Target inLeominster (van leavesat 9:30 a.m.), ChairExercise at 10 a.m., Bringa Friend to Lunch andBake Sale, Yoga at 10a.m., Pool Games, Bingoat 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY SEPT. 15

Music with “Country15 Dave” 10:30-11:30 a.m.,line dancing at 10 a.m.,Pool Games,Shuffleboard, CardGames

FRIDAY SEPT. 16

Wii Games at 10 a.m.

MONDAY SEPT. 19

Wii Bowling at 10 a.m.,Market Basket Shopping(van leaves at noon)

TUESDAY SEPT. 20

Pool Games,Shuffleboard, CardGames

WED. SEPT. 21

Walk In BloodPressure Clinic at 10a.m., Chair Exercise at 10a.m., Yoga at 10 a.m.,

Bingo 12:15p.m.

THURSDAY SEPT. 22:

Line Dancing at 10a.m., Pool Games,Shuffleboard, cardgames

FRIDAY SEPT. 23

Wii Games at 10 a.m.

MONDAY SEPT. 26

Wii Bowling at 10 a.m.,Market Basket Shopping(van leaves at noon)

TUESDAY SEPT. 27

Pool Games,Shuffleboard, Card

Games

WED. SEPT. 28

Walk In BloodPressure Clinic at 10a.m., Chair Exercise at 10a.m., Yoga at 10 a.m., PoolGames, Shuffleboard,Bingo at 12:15 p.m.

THURSDAY SEPT. 29

Line Dancing at 10a.m., Pool Games, CardGames, Shuffleboard

FRIDAY SEPT. 30

Wii Games at 10 a.m.

FITCHBURG—-Nicholas J. DeSimone, prin-cipal of Montachusett Regional VocationalTechnical School, announces the honor rollfor the fourth quarter of the 2010-11 schoolyear.

SPECIAL HONORS: Kayla Brault ofBaldwinville; Marissa Arseneau of EastTempleton; Tasey Chartier of Phillipston;Kayla Nolette, Kendra Payne and KaitlynMorris of Templeton; McKayla Safford andAngela Tonet of Winchendon.

HIGH HONORS: Dale Belliveau, HannahCampbell, and McKenzie Lyons ofBaldwinville; Kayle Nobrega of EastTempleton; Misty-Ray Smart of Orange;Abigail Poirier, Amber Miller, AmberScaplen, Hunter Manley, KrystalSzymakowski, Jake Hastings, Jillian Mantyand Vanessa Montesdeoca of Phillipston;Amy Putney, Sydni Ayers, Michael Persson,Joshua Roberts, and Gabriel Jarvenpaa ofRoyalston; Megan Desrosiers, Stacy Hamel,Ashley Bailey, Eric Beland, Brandon Byrne,Sophia DiDonna, Eric Hill, Jonah Bryant, andDavid Symonds of Templeton; Cody Austin,Emily Bujold, Adam Christie, Kyle Cormier,Marissa Cyganiewicz, Christopher Denis,Robert Labier, Amber Uguccioni, NaomiBeauvais, Philip Tousignant II, Caleb

Bergeron, Mikel Cravatta, Rose Denis, AllisonDurling, April Goodwin, Kiersten Bellar,Kelsey Bosselait, Jacob Michelson andNicholas Varieur of Winchendon.

HONORS: Alexander Sanden and RyanLevesque of Baldwinville; SamanthaAnderson, Kelly-Ann Kuszewski, ThoraStickney, and Catherine Wilson of EastTempleton; Anastasia Anderholm of Orange;Joshua Parker, Joshua Albert and EmilyLanglais of Otter River; Zachary Boudreauand Justin Boudreau of Phillipston; AmandaPutney of Royalston; Ian Duffin of SouthRoyalston; Jennifer Lepkowski, JeffreyMitton, Misty Nolette, Bryanna Payne,Courtney Harkins, Mannie Nogueira, JustinPucko, Taylor Wilson, Jordan Alexander,Jacklyn Cartee, Timothy Cormier, PhilipGilbert, Sarah Haley, Franklin Moschetti, andJoshua Poegel of Templeton; Ashley Barlow,Steven Hosnander, Michelle Kalinowski, JuliaKime, Benjamin LaFortune, BrittanyMartinez, Chelsea Sisco, Timothy Tonelli,Kaitlyn Contois, Miranda Graham, HeatherLaBrake, Sarah Tousignant, Megan Wiltshire,Taylor Caruso, Meaghan Chapman, TrishaRandall, Emily Romano, Cody Caley, TabithaCantin, Taesha Contois, Sarah Gage, CodyLafrennie, Spencer Uguccioni, and DillonWalsh.

WINCHENDON COURIER6 Saturday, September 3, 2011

MWCC announces auditionsGARDNER — Theatre at

the Mount at MountWachusett CommunityCollege will hold auditionsfor CHILDREN OF EDEN

About the ShowFreely based on the story of

Genesis, “Children of Eden”is a frank, heartfelt and oftenhumorous exmaination ofthe agoe-old conflict betweenparents and children. Adam,Eve, Noah and the “Father”who created them deal withthe headstrong, cataclysmicactions of their respectivechildren. The Show ultimate-ly delivers a bittersweet butinspiring message: that “thehardest part of love...is let-ting go.”

Director is Chris Casello,

music director is Dave Twissand choreographer isAmanda Carpenito.

Auditions will consist ofsinging, dancing and coldreadings from the script. Allshould prepare a short vocalselection that displays rangeand abilities. All will betaught a dance combination -please wear appropriateclothing/footwear.

*Singers should providesheet music - an accompanistwill be provided. Punctualitywill be noted and appreciated!

Auditions will be held atMount WachusettCommunity College, room182 on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2p.m. for children and at 7 p.m.for adults and teens; Monday,

Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. for adultsand teens. Callbacks if need-ed will be held Tuesday, Sept.13 from 7 to 10 p.m.

Performance dates are Nov.25, 26, Dec. 2, 3 at 8 p.m.; Nov.27 and Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.

Tentative rehearsal sched-ule: Children on Sundaysfrom 2-5 p.m. (additionalrehearsals closer to produc-tion); Teen/adult rehearsalson Sundays from 6-9 p.m. andTuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 7-10 p.m., beginningSept. 18.

For more information con-tact Professor Gail Steele at(978) 630-9162 or atg_steele@mwcc.mass.edu

Character DescriptionsFather (baritone): “God.”

Very strong and commandingpresence onstage.Intimidating as well as kindand gentle. Father “learns”how to be a parent as theshow progresses.

Adam/Noah (tenor): Adamis obedient and unquestion-ing, almost childlike at first -he grows from innocence tofatherhood. Noah is obedientand strong, humorous andloving. We need to empathizewith his situation as helearns to make decisionswhen Father no longerspeaks to him.

Eve/Mama Noah (sopranowith belt): Eve is inquisitiveand daring. She is willing tobreak rules in order to learnon her own. She ages from

innocence to old age duringthe course of the first act.Mama Noah is Noah’s wisewife. She has a rousing gospelnumber at the end of showthat needs to bring the housedown!

Cain/Japheth (tenor): Cainis like his mother Eve, filledwith curiosity and desire tolearn on his own terms. Hisinner angst and anger leadsto the murder of Abel.Japheth is Noah’s youngestson who is romantic, carefreeand in love with Yonah.

Abel/Ham (tenor/bari-tone): Abel is obedient likehis father, Adam; innocentand cautious. Ham is Noah’sson.

Snake: played by a group

that dances and sings in fivepart harmony

Shem: Noah’s sonAysha: Shem’s wifeAphra: Ham’s wifeYonah (mezzo): Noah’s ser-

vant girl. She is loving, inno-cent, brave and in love withJapheth.

Storytel lers/Animals:these are the narrators of theshow. We are looking for alarge ensemble of all shapes,sizes, ages and voice types.Many opportunities for solos.The animals appear in boththe first and second act.

Children’s Chorus: willplay animals and young chil-dren in Adam’s family line;they also sing in the chorus

$2.7 million in grants for college access programs GARDNER — Mount Wachusett

Community College has beenawarded two five-year TRiO TalentSearch grants from the U.S.Department of Education totaling$2.7 million. The projects will pre-pare 1,195 middle and high schoolstudents in north centralMassachusetts for secondary schoolgraduation and post-secondaryenrollment. Two-thirds of studentswill be from low-income and poten-tial first generation college families.

Beginning this fall semester, thecollege will receive $1,150,000 overthe next five years — $230,000 peryear to launch a new Talent Searchprogram to serve 500 students annu-ally in the Athol, Ralph C. Maharand Murdock school districts, andthe North Central Charter EssentialSchool in Fitchburg. Additionally,

MWCC received continuation fund-ing for its existing Talent Searchprogram. This program is enteringits 21st year and will receive$1,656,805 ($319,768 in the first yearand $309,855 in years two throughfive) to serve 695 students annuallyin Leominster, Fitchburg andGardner.

“Expanding access to higher edu-cation, focusing on college comple-tion and preparing an educatedworkforce with advanced skills toenable business and industry tocompete in a global market are para-mount to a fully recovered economyfor the U.S. and for Massachusetts,”said MWCC President Daniel M.Asquino. “Community colleges playa vital role in our nation’s economy,and we are grateful for ourCongressional delegation’s contin-

ued support of students who benefitfrom these TRiO programs,” hesaid.

“These two federal TRiO grantswill serve nearly 1,200 students inseven area school districts, provid-ing them with the support needed tobe successful in middle school andhigh school, and ready to meet thechallenges and opportunities ofpost-secondary education,” saidRebeccah Sonn, assistant dean ofAccess & Transition at MWCC.“MWCC will be these students’ firstexpose to college, as they are pre-pared through Talent Search pro-gramming for the possibilities ofpost-secondary educations.”

Talent Search begins reaching outto students in the sixth grade,preparing participants to chooseand succeed in a pre-college curricu-

lum; receive help with academicweaknesses before their importanthigh school years; and explorecareers and the higher educationrequired to enter those careers.Middle school participants receive aparent/guardian orientation; refer-rals to high quality tutoring; gradespecific course advising workshops;an early college preparation pro-gram; success skills workshops;STEM career fair and after schoolcareer awareness program; comput-er instruction program; andsocial/cultural enrichment trips.

As participants reach high school,the Talent Search program providesthem with expanded depth, breadth,and range of services. All highschool participants receive a par-ent/guardian orientation and fol-low-up meetings; drop-in academic

tutoring and referrals; secondaryschool course selection advising;personal and career counseling;guidance and assistance in second-ary school re-entry, alternative edu-cation programs, and GED; in-school workshops; parent/guardianworkshops; college tours; e-mentor-ing; and social/cultural enrichmentopportunities and trips. Freshmenand sophomores also have access tostate mandated test preparation anda career fair. Juniors and seniorshave access to SAT and ACT prepa-ration, Accuplacer preparation;dual enrollment courses; advancedplacement exam preparation; a col-lege fair; college admissions assis-tance; financial aid assistance; andpostsecondary course selectionadvising.

Season begins Sept. 9Coach Rob Allard and one of his cap-

tains, Travis Arsenault, go over plans asnext Friday, the Murdock Blue Devil 2011football team will celebrate its openinggame against the Quabbin Regional HighSchool Panthers.

Allard is looking forward to a banneryear with many players returning thatwill be key to the Blue Devil Success.

Captains this year are seniors DanielAntilla, Kyle O’Connell, and Arsenault,who had a record season after rushingover 1,000 yards in the 2010 Devil’s season.

Allard said this year a strength theteam will be counting on is the offensiveline.

“There is a lot of experience up front,”he said.

Allard said on the flip side there is inex-perience in some of the key positions, butit is a work in progress.

This year Junior Pat Connor will takeup the position of quarterback . Connordid well as a defensive end last year, and his step into the QB position makes him the cap-tain of the offense. Allard thinks it’s a difficult move, but good fit.

Sept. 9th at 7 p.m, the game will be held on the Blue Devil home turf.

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There once was a day when this lit-tle buggy would have full service,with a windshield cleaned, oilchecked, tires filled AND its small gastank topped off by a smiling man inuniform. Now, its owner peers at theautomated receipt and wonders justhow far down the road he can managebefore he must stop again for a refuel.The car was in town for a rally atLang’s Old Car Parts.

stop (High Street) traffic citation issued; 5:20p.m.: burglary, B&E (Elmwood Road) reporttaken; 5:26 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) trafficcitation issued; 5:33 p.m.: 911 hang up (TeelRoad) spoken to; 5:54 p.m.: MV stop (MapleStreet) traffic citation issued; 6:19 p.m.: MVstop (Maple Street) verbal warning; 6:36 p.m.:illegal dumping (Mill Glen Road) spoken to;6:39 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbal warn-ing; 6:48 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbalwarning; 6:49 p.m.: summons service (Rte. 12)served; 6:55 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) traf-fic citation issued; 6:58 p.m.: burglar alarm(Monadnock Avenue) checked, secure; 7:11p.m.: burglar alarm (Monadnock Avenue)checked, secure; 8:11 p.m.: officer wanted(Front Street) spoken to; 8:17 p.m.: custody dis-pute (Ready Drive) info taken; 8:40 p.m.: be onthe look out (town wide) advised officer; 9:05p.m.: disabled auto (Gardner Road) assisted;10:12 p.m.: missing person (Cummings Road)info taken; 11:44 p.m.: building check(Baldwinville State Road) secure; 11:57 p.m.:building check (Memorial Drive) secure.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24

12 a.m.: general info (Spring Street) infotaken; 12:17 a.m.: building check (LincolnAvenue) secure; 12:22 a.m.: building check(Murdock Avenue) secure; 12:27 a.m.: buildingcheck (Spring Street) secure; 12:28 a.m.: build-ing check (Spring Street) secure; 12:30 a.m.:building check (School Street) secure; 12:33a.m.: building check (School Street) secure;12:34 a.m.: building check (Gardner Road)secure; 12:36 a.m.: building check (Gardner

Road) secure; 12:44 a.m.: building check(School Street) secure; 12:45 a.m.: buildingcheck (School Street) secure; 12:47 a.m.: build-ing check (School Street) secure; 12:50 a.m.:repossession of a MV (Brown Street) infotaken; 12:55 a.m.: alarm type unknown (HydePark Drive) assisted; 1:52 a.m.: gunshots heard(Alger Street) unfounded; 3:38 a.m.: buildingcheck (Grove Street) secure; 4:14 a.m.: ambu-lance (Crescent Road) transported; 7:21 a.m.:ambulance (Central Street) transported; 7:38a.m.: investigation (Beachview Drive) spokento; 9:06 a.m.: MV stop (Spring Street) spokento; 9:10 a.m.: alarm type unknown (Hyde ParkDrive) false alarm; 9:22 a.m.: accident (MapleStreet) report taken; 9:31 a.m.: MV operatingerratically (School Street) info taken; 10:04a.m.: disabled auto (Spring Street) assisted;10:09 a.m.: investigation (West MonomonacRoad) spoken to; 10:54 a.m.: summons service(Jackson Avenue) served; 11:15 a.m.: vandal-ism (Monadnock Avenue) info taken; 11:56a.m.: ambulance (Brown Street) transported;12:33 p.m.: 911 hang up (Spring Street) acciden-tal; 12:47 p.m.: traffic hazard (Gardner Road)gone on arrival; 12:48 p.m.: intoxicated person(Beech Street) assisted; 1:42 p.m.: ambulance(Pearl Street) transported; 2:40 p.m.: burglary,B&E (Central Street) assisted; 3:02 p.m.: MVstop (Central Street) verbal warning; 3:29 p.m.:MV stop (Maple Street) traffic citation issued;3:30 p.m.: 911 hang up (Crescent Road) no PDservice required; 3:44 p.m.: be on the look out(town wide) advised officer; 3:49 p.m.: MV stop(Maple Street) verbal warning; 4 p.m.: MVstop (Front Street) verbal warning; 4 p.m.: bur-glary, B&E (Railroad Street) info taken; 4:11p.m.: investigation (Maple Street) info taken;4:12 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbal warn-

ing; 4:15 p.m.: weapons violation (Hall Road)gone on arrival; 4:43 p.m.: weapons violations(bike path) info taken; 5:16 p.m.: MV stop(Maple Street) verbal warning; 5:21 p.m.: MVstop (Maple Street) verbal warning; 5:26 p.m.:MV stop (Maple Street) traffic citation issued;5:32 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbal warn-ing; 5:42 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbalwarning; 5:45 p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street)traffic citation issued; 5:53 p.m.: MV stop(Maple Street) traffic citation issued; 6:01 p.m.:MV stop (Maple Street) verbal warning; 6:06p.m.: MV stop (Maple Street) verbal warning;6:41 p.m.: illegal dumping (School Street) infotaken; 6:42 p.m.: abandoned 911 call (NorthStreet) info taken; 6:43 p.m.: MV stop (HighStreet) traffic citation issued; 6:51 p.m.:harassment (walk in) spoken to; 7:06 p.m.:arrest (Maple Street) Ricci B. Ruschioni, age30 of 56 Webster St., Winchendon: arrest basedon warrant; 7:48 p.m.: general info (FrontStreet) info taken; 8:06 p.m.: disturbance(Front Street) arrest: Jay K. Hobbs, age 50 of134 Pearl St., Winchendon: A&B with danger-

ous weapon; 8:27 p.m.: harassment (Eli Drive)info taken; 8:30 p.m.: disturbance (FrontStreet) spoken to; 8:37 p.m.: disturbance (FrontStreet) info taken; 11:08 p.m.: suspicious auto(Mill Glen Road) checked, secure; 11:50 p.m.:animal complaint (Maple A Place) servicesrendered; 11:54 p.m.: building check (SpringStreet) secure; 11:55 p.m.: building check(Spring Street) secure.

WINCHENDON COURIER 7Saturday, September 3, 2011

Walter A. ‘Slay’ Zablonski, 90TEMPLETON – Walter A.

‘Slay” Zablonski, age 90 of 56Elm St., Baldwinville, diedpeacefully at his residenceSaturday morning, Aug. 27,with his family at his side.

He was born inWinchendon on July 2, 1921,son of the late Anthony and

Alexandria (Wojdak) Zablonski and had livedin Baldwinville for most of his life.

Walter worked as a machinist in the mainte-nance department at Baldwinville Productsfor 36 years until his retirement. He was amember, past commander (1963 and 1964) andformer chaplain of Roger P. Warfield Post 373American Legion in Baldwinville. Until threeyears ago, Walter marched in local parades.He was a member of Otter River SportsmenClub and was a past president of PulaskiGuards of Baldwinville. He was the owner ofthe Elm’s Bait and Tackle in Baldwinvilleuntil retiring last winter. His hobbies includ-ed fishing, gardening and baseball, and espe-cially spending time with his family.

During World War II he proudly served hiscountry for six years in the United StatesNavy as a Gunners Mate First Class. Heserved onboard the USS Lexington (CV-16),the USS New Mexico (BB-40) and the USSNassau (CVE-16). He was awarded theAmerican Area ribbon, World War II Victorymedal, Navy Good Conduct medal, andAsiatic-Pacific Area ribbon. Walter was a 1939graduate of the former Templeton HighSchool.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, L.Myrtle (Whitney) Zablonski; his children,

Walter A. Zablonski Jr. ofAlburg, VT, Alan M. and hiswife Joyce (Vandemark)Zablonski of Sheffield, Marc J.and his wife Nancy (Foley)Zablonski of Athol, and AlyceF. LaDeau and her fiancéeMichael Bouthot ofTempleton; his grandchildren, Wendy(LaDeau) Sawyer and her husband Scott ofFort Edward, NY, Daniel Zablonski and hisgirlfriend Bethany Brothers of Templeton,Kevin and his wife Sherrly (Barillas)Zablonski of Allston, Kelly Zablonski and herfiancée Adam Gelinas of Acton, Laurie Novoaand her husband Victor of Toronto, Ontario,and Shane “Rowdy” LaDeau and his girlfriendLindsey Brewer of Leominster; his sister,Stella Stavley of Ava, MO, two great grand-sons, Ryan Sawyer and Logan Novoa and twostep-grandchildren; Angelique Bouthot andAmanda Mitchell. He was predeceased by hisbrothers, Anthony Zablonski and LeonardZablonski and a sister Lodi Hiltunen.

Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 2from Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home, 343Central Street, Winchendon followed by aMass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Vincent de Paul Church, 1 Forest St.,Baldwinville. Burial, with military honors,will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery,Baldwinville.

Memorial donations may be made to theScholarship Fund of Roger P. Warfield Post373 American Legion, 3 Central St.,Baldwinville, MA 01436 or to Gardner VisitingNursing Association Hospice Program, 34Pearly Lane, Gardner, MA 01440.

Lorey G. Tourtellot, 88WHITE RIVER JUNCTION,

VT — Lorey G. Tourtellot, age88 died Aug. 18, 2011 atBrookside Nursing Home inWhite River Junction.

Lorey was born Sept. 26,1923 in Gardner, the son ofLora A. and Nellie (Cornberg)Tourtellot. As a young man, he

was welcomed into the light of the MasonicOrder by his father. Lorey received an hon-orary diploma in 1943 from Cushing Academyin Ashburnham prior to entering the ArmedForces.

In 1944 he attended Primary Flight School atRyan Field in Hemet, CA. After enlisting in theUnited States Air Force he ultimately achievedthe rank of 1st Lieutenant. As a B-25 pilot, heserved with the 321st Bomb Group in Anconia,Italy and 366th Fighter Group in Fritzlar,Germany fighting in three combat missions.Lorey was assigned as personal pilot toBrigadier General Francis H. Oxx, had addi-tional duty as prisoner procurement officerand had charge of transportation of Germanprisoners on the base. Lorey received an honor-able discharge from the Armed Forces in 1955.

Lorey was married to the love of his life,

Carolyn Brousseau, on May 6,1950 in Winchendon. They livedbriefly in Ft. Lauderdale, FLbefore moving to Fitzwilliamwhere he worked as an assis-tant manager for theFitzwilliam Ski Area. Afterrelocating to Winchendon, heworked for Weyerhauser Paper Company inFitchburg as a lab technician. In 1977, theymoved to White River Junction, VT where heworked at Verax Corporation in Lebanon, NHuntil his retirement. During his retirement,Lorey focused his craftsmanship talentstowards becoming a popular furniture restorerin the Upper Valley area.

Lorey is predeceased by a brother, Warren E.Tourtellot and a sister Barbara Harrison. He issurvived by his wife Carolyn of White RiverJunction, a son Lorey R. Tourtellot ofWakefield, a daughter Judith Boyce of Canaan,NH and four grandchildren, Jocelyn, Ethan,Lorey, and Jennifer.

Knight Funeral Home in White RiverJunction assisted with the arrangements.Condolences maybe expressed in an onlineguest book at www.knightfuneralhomes.com.

OBITUARIESNelson A. Davidson, 74

PHILLIPSTON — NelsonA. Davidson, age 74, ofPhillipston, went home to bewith his Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ on Sunday, Aug.21, 2011 in BaldwinvilleNursing Home, Baldwinville.His wife and family were athis side.

Nelson, son of the late William A. and AnitaM. (Demarest) Davidson, was born in GreatBarrington, on Sept. 21, 1936 and lived in thelocal area most of his life. He was saved bygrace on March 29, 2004. His first wife,Elizabeth “Betty” A. (Cox) Davidson died in1997.

Nelson was