Medw Millis PRST PAID STD - Local Town Pages · Uveitis.” In 2008, the artist’s vi-sion began to deteriorate. By 2009, she was legally blind. “I couldn’t see, so I had to

BY J.D. O’GARA

If you’re out doing yourSaturday morning shop-ping on November 16th,you might want to takethe opportunity to helpyour neighbors havesomething to celebratethis Thanksgiving. That’sthe day Medway CubScout Pack #748, boysfrom first grade to sixth,will be "Scouting forFood!" from 8 a.m. to 2p.m. at Shaw's/Star Mar-ket in Medway. Pick up abag from a scout at theentrance, fill with non-perishable food items &drop off with the scoutsbefore you leave. All do-nations will benefit theMedway Village FoodPantry to help local fami-lies & individuals in need.

“Scouting for Food is anational event that cubscouts all over the country par-ticipate in,” says volunteerSharon Ross, who is the mother

of a third-grade Cub Scout.“Typically, we’ve done it theweekend before Thanksgiving.

This year, we’re doing it twoweekends before, to give thepantry enough time to evaluate

what they have and get itout to the families.”

Items, she says, don’thave to have anything todo with Thanksgiving. Infact, says Ross, the pantryhas a wish list.

“Sometimes things youwould never even think of– toothpaste or laundry de-tergent – that we wouldtake for granted. Those arethe things that almostnever get donated to foodpantries, and stuff for kids’lunches.” Ross says thatsometimes, items such aspasta and rice are availablethrough the GreaterBoston Food Bank, butother things, like individ-ual containers of apple-sauce or other kids’ snackitems, aren’t.

“Whatever they get,they’re grateful for, butthings like pasta they can

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Last year, these little boys got a big surprise when local residents not only took part intheir Scouting for Food Drive, but also donated 40 shopping carts full of groceries.This year’s drive will take place on Saturday, November 16th, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. atShaws/Star Market of Medway.

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actually buy at the food bank,”says Ross, who says that she’snow changed the types of dona-tions she gives to the foodpantry. “It’s things like paperand diapers that they don’t get alot of donations for. Think ofwhat you need. It’s the samethings they need.”

Last year, the drive filled about40 grocery carts.

“The boys were just flabber-gasted at the response,” saysRoss, who says that last year’sdrive took place the Saturday be-fore Thanksgiving.

“We actually had to have thefood pantry open up that day (toaccommodate all of the dona-tions), and the boys got to go tothe food pantry and sort it,which really brought it home forthem.” For these young boys,

says Ross, this drive al-lows even the littlestscouts to learn to helptheir community bysimply handing peoplebags and asking for do-nations.

“It was just adorablewatching them lastyear,” says WillowHowlett, Cub Scout vol-unteer, who also workswith the Medway Vil-lage Food Pantry.Howlett says she hopesthe boys help sort againthis year, especially “ifthey get the quantitythey did last year. It wasoverwhelming!”

Howlett adds that typ-ically, the food pantrysees about 55-65 fami-lies on a weekly basis.On the week of this interview inOctober, however, the pantryhad served 68 families, repre-senting 168 individuals. The

number, she says, has been in-creasing.

“Two years ago, we would planfor 50 families a week,” says

Howlett. “Now, it’s not uncom-mon for us to see close to 70.”Howlett notes that the foodpantry will get a lot of the

Thanksgiving-relateditems, including 100turkeys, from the foodbank, as well as boxes ofstuffing, gravy and cran-berry sauce. “One of thethings the food drivegives us is great variety,”she adds. “Different peo-ple think of differentthings when they go foodshopping. It’s alwaysthings you never thinkof.”

“People actually filledthe bags,” says Ross,who says she, too, wasamazed. “Just abouteverybody did it.”

As for the impressionof the event on the youngscouts, says Howlett, “Idon’t know if they un-derstand hunger, but I

think they understand not beingable to have something, and theylove the idea of giving and help-ing.”

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No one knows that life is unpre-dictable more than Medway artistJudith Moffatt. Working with3D cut paper for 25 years,Moffatt has illustrated over50 children’s books andtextbooks, as well as anumber of toys andgames for children. Afew years ago, she foundherself unable to pro-duce the art she hadspent a lifetime creating.

“I am among a very smallpercentage of people whoseSarcoidosis is affected just intheir eyes,” says Moffatt. “I haveUveitis.” In 2008, the artist’s vi-sion began to deteriorate. By 2009,she was legally blind. “I couldn’tsee, so I had to find something elseto do,” says Moffatt, who says theexperience was a real turningpoint, a new beginning.

“First of all, I never thought Iwould lose my ability to make art,but when it finally did happen tome, I was in a better place,” shesays.

With therapy, and by being herown tireless health advocate,Moffatt has regained much vi-sion, but in the meantime, shechanneled her creative energyinto writing a 100-page book onthat exploration with the help ofspeech to text technology. “Mylife changed,” says Moffatt,who flew out to Pennsylvaniafor a writer’s course with

Peter Jacobie. “I spent a coupleof years unable to illustrate,making me think what my alter-natives would be.”

Her book entitled In the Blink ofan Eye, now com-pleted, and her visionimproving, Moffatt setabout creating illustra-tion for the book witha new medium.

“I started paintingwith thin tissue paper,”says Moffatt. “It was afreeing kind of stylethat was easier on myeyes than the cut paper,which was very exact-ing,” says Moffatt. Thetissue work createdwonderful floral pat-terns, but the artistfound limitations in themedium when it cameto creating humanforms. As her close-upvision improved, shereturned to pen andink.

Then, this past summer, a classshe took at Rhode Island School ofDesign helped her to rediscovercolored pencils. The combination

will help her create a workthat “will be like a graphicnovel, scrapbook and mem-oir of that whole fouryears,” says Moffatt.

“My story is writtenwith sort of a fairytaleflair to it,” says Moffatt.“But when the princeand the princess get mar-

ried, that’s not truly the end.I decided to end it by sayingthat in spite of this, what I

learned from my whole experienceis that I’ll always find some sort ofoutlet for my creativity, and thatwas a big lesson for me.”

Tied into Moffatt’s work on herbook is her work with mandalas.Having had taken a Zentangle®class, Moffatt was inspired to in-corporate designs into her own penand ink drawings. This led her tobegin creating mandalas.

“I taught a couple of friends howto make them,” says Moffatt, whofound she was drawn to teach peo-ple to make the circular, meditative

designs. “It’s very medita-tive to just draw in lines,color in the shapes and justwatch it grow. It was justreally exciting.” Moffattbrought her mandala classto RISD, where she’d beenteaching various classes forabout 12 years. This fall,she also brings it to theMedway Community Edu-cation. Moffatt is evenworking on an adult color-ing book with her man-dalas.

Moffatt origi-nally studied artat the Art Insti-tute of Boston,focusing on children’sbook illustration. It wasalmost 12 years beforeshe’d apply her love forcut paper illustration to achildren’s book, butwhen she finally did, shefound her niche. Despitethat success, she says,“It’s very exciting to bedoing something differ-ent. Because of this vi-sual journey I went on, itopened my eyes to somany different things …a whole new world forme experimenting withdifferent mediums, dif-ferent styles, differenttechniques. “

Judith Moffatt lives with herhusband and fellow artist, BillHoffman, and their dog Lulubelleand cat Tinkerbelle. Some of herframed art can be seen at FiveCrows, in Natick, and at theWood Shed, in Franklin on PondStreet. Moffatt also belongs to aFreelance Artist Network (FAN)of about 35 area artists who meetabout once a month. Moffatt’s artcan be seen at http://judithmof-fatt.com/, and some of her art-work can be purchased on Etsy athttp://www.etsy.com/shop/MsMoffatt.

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Medway artist Judith Moffatt, who has illustrated over 50 children’s bookswith her 3D cut paper designs, faced a turning point a few years ago thatled her to explore different mediums, designs and her own creativity.

Moffatt teaches others how to create their own mandalas atRhode Island School of Art &Design (RISD) and will offer acourse through MedwayCommunity Education.

BY J.D. O’GARA

First comes Thanksgiving, thencomes Medway’s Annual Christ-mas Parade! The Saturday afterturkey day takes place on No-vember 30th this year, and that’sthe day the 21st annual MedwayChristmas Parade will kick off at5:30 p.m., beginning on HollistonStreet, to Main Street. Theevening, complete with a visitorfrom the North Pole, will light upwith a fireworks display atChoate Park following the pa-rade.

“Our Christmas parade is now21 years old. It has turned out tobe such a tremendous tradition.The nice thing about it is itdoesn’t matter who you are. It’sfun for all ages all backgrounds.It’s nice to offer the Christmasspirit to anybody and everybody,”says Richard Parrella, who addsthat the event is 100% privatelyfunded.

The 2013 parade will honorWayne Vinton, former MedwayFire Chief and one of the originalfounders of the Medway Christ-mas Parade, as its Grand Mar-shall.

“Wayne’s been very involvedwith the Masons and has been in-volved with the community hiswhole life,” says Parrella.

With Medway’s tercentennialyear, a lot of events have takenplace in town, says Parrella. Busi-

nesses, he says, have been verygenerous donating to the year’sevents, but help from businessesand other factions of the commu-nity is still needed to fund the$8,000 to $9,000 annual holidayevent. The annual Christmashouse tour, a past fundraiser forthe parade, will not take place thisyear, he says, but the MedwayChristmas Parade will hold afundraising booth at St. Joseph’sCraft Fair on November 23rd. Ifenough funds do get raised, hesays, residual money is donatedto fund a band for the MemorialDay Parade.

“The Parade Committee is verythankful to all the businesses andorganizations that have stronglysupported the vast majority of thecosts of last year,” says Parrella.He hopes that others who haven’thad a chance to pitch in do so.“Even a small contribution is sig-nificant,” he says.

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Medway resident Lau-ren Gwozdz is headed toHaiti on January 11th –for the third time, as a“Britsionary.” Gwozdzwas inspired to offer herhelp to people in Haitiby the story of BritneyGengel, a Lynn Univer-sity student who per-ished in the 2010 Haitiearthquake. Just hoursbefore her death, Gengelhad texted her mother,“They love us so muchand everyone is sohappy. They love whatthey have and they workso hard to get nowhere,yet they are all so appre-ciative. I want to movehere and start an orphanage my-self.” Now, Be Like Brit is a U.S.registered, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (www.belikebrit.org),which operates a 19,000 squarefoot orphanage in Grand Goâve,Haiti.

“I followed the story,” saysGwozdz. “Brit’s father was on thenews, and he had such a presence.They thought they were going tofind her and bring her back …Then, last July, he was on the newsagain, and they said something like,like us on Facebook and I did.”When she learned volunteers wereneeded, Gwozdz decided to submitan application. She went there lastOctober.

Gwozdz joined hundreds of col-lege students and other volunteersoffering service work.

“On the first trip, the orphanagewas not open yet,” says Gwozdz.Volunteers, she said, finished build-ing furniture to be used by the chil-dren, and they stayed in thebuilding where the children wouldbe, she says. The orphanageopened up in January.

“I felt like I had to get back to seethe completed work,” saysGwozdz, who headed back to Haitiin May. This time, she had differentthings to do, including helping torebuild a resident’s home. She saysvolunteers also have time to im-merse themselves in Haitian cul-ture. She is impressed, she says, by

how happy the Haitian people are.

“It’s really a wonderful country.Haiti is the poorest country in thewestern hemisphere, but when youlook beyond the devastation and

poverty, you see a worldof faith, hope, love andheavenly beauty,” shesays. “The smiles on thepeople’s faces. They wakeup every day with thesame smile, despite thefact that they live in suchdevastation. We’re facedwith miniscule problemscompared to what theyhave, but we complain,and they complain aboutnothing. It’s truly amaz-ing.”

“In Haiti, all orphansare not true orphans.Their family situationcould just be so dire thatthey come to the orphan-age,” says Gwozdz. Shepoints out that children

stay in touch with their familieswith regular visits and that one oftwo directors and all caregivers areall Haitian. School is a privilegenone of the students have experi-enced before coming to the orphan-age.

Gwozdz is fundraising for hernext trip. She’s recently held abooth to raise funds at a local Oc-toberfest, and she has a fundraisingpage https://www.z2systems.com/np/clients/belikebrit/campaign.jsp?campaign=8&team=80&fundraiser=36173. She’s also sellingbracelets through the ApparentProject (www.apparentproject.org).Funds raised from the bracelets,made in Haiti from recycled cerealboxes, go to the Haitian artisans

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Lauren Gwozdz, of Medway, was inspired by the story ofan orphanage built in memory of Britney Gengel, a LynnUniversity student who was killed in the 2010 earth-quake in Haiti. Gwozdz is fundraising for her third trip tothe country as a “Britsionary.”

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“We’re training balance dogs forpeople who need help with stairs,standing up, walking on uneventerrain, all sorts of balance issues –really basic needs.”

Rossetti worked as a trainer forNEADS (National Education forAssistance Dog Services) for sev-eral years, teaching inmates atMCI Pondville, Norfolk and BayState how to train service dogs.Smith volunteered with NEADS.After Rossetti left NEADS tobegin her own dog obediencetraining business, she says shemissed the service aspect of whatshe does. Rossetti, who retiredfrom her position as Milford’s K9officer due to a traumatic brain in-jury and body trauma she sufferedin 2005, herself has a service dog,Hawk.

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that we walk. It’s not just having abig dog to lean on. It’s a dog thatknows your pace and knows yourmannerisms and is comfortablewith that.” Rossetti says that whena dog is placed, she will train at theclient’s home.

In addition to being physicalaides, Rossetti says that servicedogs help clients psychologically.“It’s a way of sort of bringing peo-ple to you rather than pushingthem away. If you go somewhere,and you see somebody in a walkeror wheelchair or what have you,I’ve heard parents say, ‘Don’tbother that person, she’s sick,’ butthe dog is a way of further includ-ing that person in the community,drawing them in.”

In fact, going out into the com-munity is important training forMaverick and Merlin, to get usedto being in all sorts of environ-ments.

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Right now, says Rossetti,B.A.S.K.’s nonprofit status ispending, but, she says, it’s impor-tant for her to be able to gift thedogs she trains.

“We went into this saying we’renot charging for the dog … I’macutely aware that people who areliving on a fixed income can’t af-ford $10,000 for a dog. We raisemoney as best we can, and we findwonderful people to volunteer,”says Rossetti. The organizationholds various fundraisers, andHopkinton jewelry artist ChrisTaylor (www.fiddles t icks-glass.weebly.com) has donated anumber of his works to the cause.

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BY JANE LEBAK

In the wake of two bicyclistdeaths in local communities, manybicyclists are taking a fresh look atsafety on the roadways, and manydrivers are reconsidering how theyview bicycles on the road.

Holliston is still reeling from thetragic loss of Emilee Gagnon, a21-year-old cyclist and cancer sur-vivor who was riding cross-coun-try to raise money for multiplesclerosis when struck and killed byan SUV in Ohio. Meanwhile, inHopkinton, thirteen-year-oldShayne Desroches was killed onhis bicycle by a young driver.These tragedies highlight the vul-nerability of cyclists on our road-ways, and the mutualresponsibility of cars and bicyclesto share the roads safely.

Nancy Dubin, owner of Hollis-ton's Lil' Folk Farm, says Emilee'sdeath has changed her perspectiveon shared use of the roadways."The family is very good friends ofours," says Dubin. "It's awful whensomething like this happens. Itmakes you more aware of yourown actions, more responsible. We

all try to be responsible drivers,but we all have lapses, and thisbrings in the way we should bedriving: that cars can causeharm to people."

The National Highway Traf-fic Safety Administration's sta-tistics for 2011 (the last yearavailable on their website) saysthere were 337 cycle accidents,with five fatalities.http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811743.pdf

Bicycles are allowed by lawto ride on the roadways. Bicy-clists are considered vehicleoperators, and as such, they arerequired to obey the rules ofthe road. Bicyclists must ridein the same direction as thetraffic and must wear a helmet.

Drivers should be aware thatbicycles, while travelingslower than cars, are legally al-lowed to take the full lanewhen necessary (and in someareas, riding a bike on the sidewalkis illegal). Remember, that evenwhen a bicycle lane is present,bikes are allowed to ride in the traf-fic lane anyhow, and faster cyclists

may prefer to do so because bikelanes tend to accumulate debris.Other tips for drivers can be foundat http://sameroadssamerules.org/tips/car-tips/.

A thorough andpractical websitefor bicycle safetyfrom the cyclist'sperspective is

Michael Bluejay's Bicycle-Safe.com, also known as HowNot To Get Hit By Cars. Thesite details ten of the mostcommon types of automo-bile/bicycle accidents (andhow to avoid them) as well asadvice about using a light onyour bike and how to ride as ifyou were invisible. For exam-ple, the site details "the rightcross" accident, in which a carpasses a slower-moving cyclistand then makes a right turn infront of the bicycle, not realiz-ing there won't be enough timeto get out of the cyclist's path.Drivers as well as bicyclistsshould familiarize themselveswith the most common typesof accidents.

Respectful sharing of theroadways has many benefits tocommunities, according to thePedestrian and Bicycle Infor-mation Center (http://www.bi-

cyclinginfo.org) includingless-crowded roads, safer streets,reduced pollution, and even in-creased property values.

in addition to wearing helmets

and following the rules of the

road, cyclists should take pre-

cautions to increase their own

safety on the road:

- being predictable to the cars onthe roadway

- choosing routes that might notbe the shortest if it means stayingoff busy roadways

- when necessary for safety, get-ting off the bike and walking itacross a busy intersection

drivers can contribute to bicy-

cle safety by taking precautions

of their own:

- giving cyclists at least two feetof clearance while passing

- never passing a cyclist to makea right turn in front of the bike

- exercising patience when wait-ing to pass a slower-moving cyclist

As the communities of Hollistonand Hopkinton have experienced,it takes only a momentary distrac-tion to result in tragedy.

Nancy Dubin adds, "Whenyou're driving, and your phonerings, do you need to look at it?No. They're bad habits. We canstop them, but for a long time, notjust a few days."

Waking Up and Sharing the RoadwaysA Necessary, Fresh Look at Motorist/Bicyclist Safety on the Road


Plays about ItalianAmericans aren’t al-ways about the mob.In the case of FranDeVasto’s LosingYour Pants, a com-edy to be producedon Friday, November8 and 15 and Satur-day, November 9 and16 at 7:30 p.m. atMillis High SchoolTheater, it’s justplain about onecrazy, yet loveable,family.

The play centersaround the family ofJoey (Ed Quinlan),his wife, Lisa (DoveQuinlan) and theirson Pat (Noah Day),who dresses“gangsta” and wantsto be “different, like everyoneelse.” Their lives, and especiallythe diet of their dog, Bruno, isturned upside down by the re-turn of Mama (ChristineVozella), who’s been away toItaly for six years and routinelyconverses with the ghost of her

deceased husband, Vincenzo(Robert Orsi.) All of them, andJoey’s brother Sal (Jake Dig-gins), convinced the mob is afterhim, are looking forward to thewedding of Joey and Sal’s sisterAngie (Rebecca Hoell) to Nicky(Bob Maibor), or is it Nikki

(Guthrie Morgan)? They arejoined by Sue (Cynthia Small),Joey’s ex-girlfriend, who is pro-viding the flowers for the wed-ding, aided by her boyfriendTom (Scott Day), Lisa’s ex-boyfriend and FBI agent.

Surprises pop up,with the promise ofextended family, andextended laughter,to come.

The play waswritten by CapeCod playwright,Fran DeVasto andhumorously pres-ents the charactersand their situationsbeing a part of alarge Italian family.The playwrightbased the play onhis own familymemories and ex-periences.

“I sort of writewhat I know, ItalianAmerican tradi-tions, parochialschools,” saysPlaywright FranDeVasto, whogrew up inSomerville, Mass.

and now lives in Cape Cod.“The mother, Mary, is prettymuch modeled after my grand-mother who I grew up with.Eighty-seven years in this coun-try and she still ‘talka like this,’”he jokes. “Her character is mod-

eled after real stuff that she did.”

The play will be directed byMarty Black-Eagle of Framing-ham. DeVasto, in fact, will travelto Millis to take in Millis thespi-ans’ interpretation of his work.

“I’ve done a lot of directingand a lot of acting,” says DeV-asto, who’s written about sevenchildren’s plays with the Peri-winkle Players in Wellfleet.This, he says, is his first “adultchildren’s play. It’s kind of afarce. It’s got everything but thekitchen sink.”

“For me to write it and let it go,it’s kind of difficult, but it’s giv-ing people a creative outlet.They can take your bones andmake the monster they want,” helaughs, adding that what the playis really about is “families mixedtogether in crisis. Family is oneof the most important things youhave going in your life, andthat’s pretty much what the playis all about.”

For further information and topurchase advance tickets, go towww.millistheatre.org.

Tickets are priced at $13 foradults and $10 for seniors andstudents. Tickets will also beavailable at the door.

Love – Italian StyleMillis Theatre Group Presents DeVasto Comedy Losing Your Pants

The Millis Theatre Group will bring crazy, loveable and Italian to Millis with its rendition of Losing YourPants, by Fran DeVasto, on November 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th. Shown, first row (l-r) Cynthia Small, ScottDay, Noah Day, Rebecca Hoell, Bob Maibor; Row 2 – Bob Orsi, Christine Vozella, Guthrie Morgan; BackRow – Ed Quinlan; Not pictured: Jake Diggins, Dove Quinlan. Photo by Kristen Day.

BY J.D. O’GARA

What people don’t realize, saysAdrian Collins, co-owner of OutPost Farm, is that all year long, thefarm prepares for the Thanksgiv-ing holiday.

Of course, there are the turkeys.That goes without saying. Thou-sands of the birds are raised at thefarm each year on a diet of grain,with plenty of water and light. Butturkey’s not the only dish servedthat last Thursday of Novem-ber.

“We grow everything hereand process it right on thefarm,” says Collins. That in-cludes apples, pumpkin andsquash for pies, corn forbreads, tomatoes, greenbeans, potatoes, and more.Most of the side dishes anddesserts sold at the farmstand are a farm to fork pro-duction.

As the Thanksgiving holi-day approaches, things get alittle crazy, something co-owner Paula Hale calls “organizedchaos” the few days before theholiday. Out Post, she says, has itdown to a science. “Every year, wetry to improve, to make the process(at farm stand) go quicker and getpeople in and out.” Time wasshaved off the process when cus-tomers started listing sides theywanted, and employees would justfill the order. Hale points out, how-ever, that the farm is well-stockedin anticipation of the holiday.

“People think you’re going to runout of things, like gravy or pota-toes, but we’ll have it,” she assures.

The farm, which has just four full-time employees, ramps up its hol-iday staff to ensure everything getsmade and customers served.

Collins explains that freshturkeys are the biggest sellers, al-though frozen are available. Cus-tomers order in advance,requesting a certain size, and thefarm tries to fulfill those orderswithin two pounds. For those whodon’t want to or can’t cook themeal, Out Post Farm will even pre-

pare the turkey itself, and the sides.

Sixty years ago, Out Post Farmbegan as a chicken and egg farm,but when the egg industry movedsouth, the Farm switched to pro-ducing fresh turkeys for the area.In 1970, 50 more acres were pur-chased in order to grow fresh pro-duce.

Adrian Collins, a long-time em-ployee, purchased the farm fromCharlie Nickerson in 1996.

“I just enjoyed working withCharlie, and when he retired Iwanted to keep it going,” saysCollins.

Long-time em-ployees Paula Haleand Kevin Drakepartnered with himabout five years ago.

“I’ve always lovedworking here,” saysDrake, who beganworking at the farmat age 14. “I went

away to college and have had a fewother jobs, but I love being here,what we do, seeing the farm grow.I love what we put out.”

All of this produce, says Drake,is grown naturally.

“We don’t use any synthetic fer-tilizers,” he says. “We use our ownturkey compost instead of fertiliz-ers.”

Out Post Farm also offers thelocal community a chance to par-ticipate in Community SupportedAgriculture. Local folks can pro-duce CSA shares in colder months,thus investing in the farm. Share-holders are then promised aweekly portion of the farm’s har-vest from mid-June through Octo-ber, a deal for in-season produce atnear wholesale cost. If poorweather conditions or somethingelse negatively affect the crop, thefarm can sustain its operations andmove forward. The win-win situa-tion also saves the CSA share-holder money on produce,providing them with seasonalvalue, and local folks learn aboutlocally grown produce and theirseasonality.

Once the Thanksgiving rush, andsubsequent Christmas rush, ends atOut Post Farm, says Collins, cus-

tomers can enjoy mouthwateringprepared delights such as turkeyand chicken sandwiches andwraps, as well as hot and savorychicken and turkey dishes to takeout. In late winter and early spring,the farm will cycle once again,starting seeds and preparing for thecoming year.

Out Post Farm is located at 300Prentice Street. It is open everyday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., closedonly on Thanksgiving, Christmasand New Year’s Day. They can bereached at www.outpostfarm.netand on Facebook, or at (508) 429-5244.


Thanksgiving Time atthe Turkey FarmOut Post Farm Prepares All Year Roundfor the Holiday Season

BY JANE LEBAK

Your phone rings, and it's an au-tomated call telling you to say offRoute 109 due to a water mainbreak. Or an incoming text alertsyou to a missing child, what hewas wearing and the number to

phone if you've seen him. In thepast ten years, the police have beencalling us, and the technology isonly improving.

Originally known by the brandname "Reverse 911," emergencynotification has become an impor-

tant tool in public safety. Local po-lice departments have embracedthese community notification sys-tems for alerting individuals to po-tential problems, and sometimes toask for the community's help.

"It is an invaluable tool on thoserare occasions when somethinghappens and you have to get theword out there," says Millis PoliceChief Keith Edison. Millis has hada community notification systemfor several years. "We can use it foranything from a lost child or some-body with Alzheimer's who's gonemissing."

Medway's Police Chief AllenTingley agrees. "We're very, veryhappy with it. We've used it severaltimes for impending storms."Other reasons the community no-tification system might be utilizedwould be for road closings, watermain breaks, or even a chemicalspill.

The weather is a chief factor inusing emergency alert systems, butit's helpful in criminal investiga-tions as well. "We used it once in acriminal matter where we weresearching for an individual who'dbroken into a home. We madephone calls to everyone in that areato assist us in turning their lightson and to let us know if they sawanyone in that area. It worked quitewell," says Tingley.

In late August, Norfolk used theiremergency notification system toalert residents to be on the lookout

for an individual with Alzheimer'swho had gone missing. The mes-sage went out to residents of Millisas well, the two towns working incooperation. Because of the re-verse notification system, the miss-ing individual was located.

Reverse-notification technologyhas improved since its initial ap-pearance. Many systems nowallow individuals to select themethod by which they're alerted."The most optimum result of com-munity notification is to get infor-mation to the individual as quicklyas you can, not necessarily to theirhome phone," says Chief Edison."Traditionally everyone got thecall at home, but if you're at workor out shopping, you don't find outuntil you come home and get yourphone." To that end, individualsare encouraged to use their town'spolice webpage to give othermeans of notifying them: cellphone numbers, email addresses,and phone numbers where theycan receive text messages.

"You're not limited to one num-ber," says Chief Tingley. "You can

list house and cell numbers andemail. Obviously, you could endup getting four messages for oneincident, but there's no limitation."

Costs are very reasonable for theprotection the services provide."We contract with the company forthree years," says Chief Tingley ofMedway's community notificationsystem provider, Blackboard Con-nect. For $8,900, the town of Med-way has unlimited calls, a surveymode, a public information mode,an emergency mode, and allowsfor the ability to limit messages toone specific area of town if theneed pertains only to a specificarea.

Residents of Medway can signup for the notification system athttp://BlackboardConnect.com, orthrough a link on the police depart-ment websites. Millis residents canenter their contact informationwith Code Red athttps://cne.coderedweb.com, andHolliston residents can do thesame at https:townofhollistonpor-tal.bbcportal.com.

For many local families, thechoice is clear: Only a real andfresh tree will do for the holidays.Deerfield Tree Farm has the fresh-est trees anywhere. Set on 10acres of land, you will find a trueNew England Tree Farm experi-ence. When you come out to thefarm you will find a wide varietyof fir trees, Fraser, Balsam, Ko-rean, and Concolor, along withseveral varieties of Spruce, all areavailable and cut from ourfield. Choose and Cut trees arefirst come first serve and there isno pre tagging. Choose and Cuttrees sell out in about the first twoweeks after Thanksgiving, socome early for best selection

What makes Deerfield Treefarm different from the rest?Besides having choose and cuttrees, We also have a wide selec-tion of fresh cut trees with sizes upto 12'. Not all fresh cut treescome from Canada or North Car-olina. Deerfield Tree Farm getsall there fresh cut trees from alocal tree farm. These trees are cutonly a day or two before beforeThanksgiving, (not months in ad-vance, as most parking lot standsdo). The difference is, DeerfieldTree Farms trees will last well pastthe holidays, into March if you letthem. We even gets trees deliv-ered after Thanksgiving, andagain these trees are cut just a dayor two beforehand. So even if you

are a little late picking out yourtree your sure to find a real, andespecially fresh Christmastree. Cash or check only, andprices range from $30 - $80 for 6-8' trees.

For those with a green thumb,We also sell live trees, balled andburlap, with price range from $60- $100. Live trees can be insideand decorated for about 5 days,then brought outside and plantedin the yard. With enough space,and a little time, you will end upwith a live, growing record of allyour Christmases past.

We hope to see you this Christ-mas Season.

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and Means CommitteeBoston – Senator Richard J. Ross (R-Wrentham) was appointed theRanking Member on the Ways and Means Committee for the remain-der of the 2013-2014 Legislative Session by Senate Minority LeaderBruce E. Tarr. Senator Ross will continue to serve as Minority Whip.

“This appointment is a true honor, and a responsibility that I amproud to accept,” said Senator Ross. “This represents a new opportu-nity to better serve the residents of the Norfolk, Bristol and MiddlesexDistrict, while continuing to work with my colleagues in support ofthe advancement of the Commonwealth.”

Please contact the office of Senator Ross with any questions or con-cerns at (617) 722-1555 or [email protected].

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The Chic Boutiquetoday announced that ithas opened the doors ofits new shop in Medwayas it enters its 10th year.Owner Amy Darst tookthe summer off while hernew shop, which is visi-ble now along Route 109next to Restaurant 45,was built for her.

The Chic Boutique isnot a “young boutique”says Darst. She tries toshowcase items and out-fits that befit the typicalMetrowest woman. Shetypically is dressing customerswho are busy local ladies whodress nice and sincerely adorethe unique, stylish offerings atThe Chic Boutique.

She has successfully oper-ated her business with aunique flavor, call it Servicebefore the Sale. This meansthat Amy is often called uponby her customers to “dress

them,” and she seems to al-ways be able to put together astunning ensemble for her cus-tomers, or direct them to thesingle item to complete theirlook. Service before the Saleand her customers love herfashion sense.

“I am so excited to be back.The other day, one of my longtime customers wrote to me

that she needed to comein so I could get herdressed and ready for aspeaking engagement atthe Waldorf Astoria inNew York City. I havedone this many timesfor my customers,dressing them for acompany party, wed-dings, special dinnerand dancing dates and awhole host of otherevents.”

“It is so fun,” saysDarst, who thinks of herChic Boutique as “a

place to play adult dress up.”

While located at 45 MilfordRoad (Route 109), the ChicBoutique now also offers on-line shopping on their website.For more information, call(508) 533-4225, check out herwebsite atamyschicboutique.com or hervery active Facebook page.

The Chic Boutique Opens in Medway!

What is theMillis FilmFestival?

The MillisFilm Festivalis an opportu-nity for resi-dents of Millisand adjacenttowns to pres-ent their shortfilms to an au-

dience. It’s a celebration of ourlocal filmmakers. It is scheduled tobe held on March 1, 2014, in Mil-lis.

Each of the categories for narra-tive, documentary and animationwill have a student and adult andstudent level award; there will be aseparate general category for Mid-dle School entries.

Who can submit a Film?

If you live or work in Millis,Medfield, Medway, Norfolk, Hol-liston or Sherborn you can submita short film. The person submittingthe film must have had a majorcreative role in the production ofthe film/video.

What kinds of Film Areyou looking For?

We are looking for any genre andstyle of short film of 3-5 minutes.(Middle School entries can beshorter than 3 minutes.) Be it nar-rative, documentary, experimental,or silent--we’ll take them all, butthey must be suitable for an audi-ence of all ages. Films cannot useothers’ copyrighted material(music, pictures, video clips).

Who decides Which FilmsWill be screened and Winsthe Awards?

The Millis Cultural Council is or-

ganizing the Millis Film Festival.Members of the council will viewthe films and determine their eligi-bility. All eligible films will bescreened at the festival. We willalso appoint a Film Festival AwardCommittee, who will vote on theeligible films and decide theawards. There will also be an au-dience award, determined at thefestival.

What’s the submissionProcess?

Your submission should includethe following:

• Post your film on YouTube andsend us the URL. Please tag yourvideo Millis_Film_Festival.

• Send us a completed applica-tion form; you can request a formby emailing us at [email protected], or pick oneup at the Town Clerk’s office or atthe library.

• Include the Entry Fee (payableby check to“Millis Cultural Coun-cil”):

• $10 student entrance fee

• $20 adult entrance fee

Submit the above materials to tothe Millis Cultural Council at: Mil-lis Cultural Council, 900 MainStreet, Millis, MA 02054

When Are submissionsdue?

All materials must be post-marked on or before January 15.

Who do i contact forMore information?

If you have questions or needmore information please contactthe Millis Cultural Council at(508) 376-1295 or [email protected].

Q and A on the MillisFilm Festival


GOLDEN POND PRESENTSA free lecture series for the community

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Lectures are held on Saturdays from 9 to 11 am

9:00 - 9:30 Complimentary Breakfast9:30 - 10:30 Presentation 10:30 - 11:00 Questions & Answer Session

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MARK YOUR CALENDARSNovember 9 Successful Interventions for Challenging Behaviors

Learn about how taking care of an individual's immediate need can produce a decrease in unusual behaviors. Receive tips on how to redirectpeople with dementia as the behaviors are occurring. Discuss prevention,validating feelings, and finding the humor in everyday situations.Presentation by Mal Allard LPN, Their Real World (CEU’s available)

November 23 Smooth Transitions – Household Downsizing and Estate DispersalHave STUFF? This will be a humorous discussion about identifying, then using or moving-out, belongings that collect within our homes. There is no time like the present to put our things to good use even if that use is no longer with its current owner. Presentation by Ann Newberry, Smooth Transitions

Visit our website for a complete listing of our Saturday Morning Lecture Series

Please RSVP 508-435-1250 or call with questions.

The Friends of the Millis PublicLibrary are very pleased to dedi-cate the Director’s Room inhonor of Tricia Perry, current Di-rector of the Millis Public Li-brary. This dedication is inrecognition of her commitment tothe Millis community and tirelessefforts in making the dream of anew library a reality. For over adecade many people have con-tributed significant time, moneyand talent to bringing the new li-brary from the planning stage tocompletion. One person whostands out in the process is Tricia.As Director for the past fouryears, she has shown leadershipand resourcefulness in planningthe construction of a new build-ing while juggling the many chal-lenges of running a full-servicelibrary. With her calm demeanorand positive attitude, Triciahelped make the vision of theNew Library—as a welcominggathering space and resource forthe whole community to enjoy—a reality.

Perry Honored with Dedication Teen Movie Night atMedway Library November 1The Friends of the Medway Library will be hosting a Free Teen MovieNight at the Medway Library on November 1, 2013 at 7 p.m. If you area Hunger Games fan, please join us by watching the first movie in thetrilogy before the new one is released in November. Please sign up atthe library or email the Friends at [email protected] will be accepted but we prefer you to sign up so that we canprovide enough treats for everyone. Movie is rated PG-13 and runs for142 minutes.

Medway Lions Bottle/Can Drive November 23The Medway Lions will conduct its monthly bottles and cans collectionon Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 starting at 9 a.m.; proceeds are usedto support community services. Redeemables should be placed at curb-side by 9 a.m., brought directly to Medway Oil on Broad Street by 11a.m. the morning of the drive, or placed anytime in the Lions Bottles andCans shed in front of West Medway Liquors on Main Street. The Lionsthank residents for their support.

The Friends of the Millis PublicLibrary will hold its Annual FallBook Sale and Family Fun Day onSaturday, November 2nd from 9a.m.-1 p.m., at the library, rain orshine. This is the first book salebeing held in the Roche Bros.Community Room at the new li-brary, located on 961 Main St. inMillis.

A large selection of adult andyoung adult fiction, non-fictionand children’s books in hardcoverand paperback will be on sale, plusCDs, DVDs and special finds!Prices start at 25 cents.

New this year is a Friends of theLibrary preview and sale for cur-rent members being held on Fri-day, November 1st from 6-8 p.m.in the Roche Bros. CommunityRoom. New membership applica-tions will be accepted that night.

Donations of the above itemswill be accepted for this sale.Please bring donations inside theFriends Room of the library dur-ing regular business hours:Mon.12 - 8 p.m.; Tues. & Wed. 10a.m. – 8 p.m.; Thurs. & Fri. 10a.m.- 4 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m.-3p.m. Please no VHS videos, textbooks or magazines.

The event will include free fam-ily-friendly events such as story-times, face painting and more.Come join the fun!

Proceeds help support the pur-chase of museum passes and pro-grams for the library. The Friendssponsor 3 book sales annually. Formore information, call (508) 376-8282.

Friends of the MillisLibrary Book Sale andFamily Fun Day

BY J.D. O’GARA

The Millis LionsClub was chartered 68years ago, but this yearis the first time they’vewelcomed a woman,Lauree Ricciardelli, tothe one-year post aspresident. Being awoman has little to dowith why she waschosen, however.

Ricciardelli, whomoved to Millis withher husband, Kevin in1980, began her vol-unteer work beforeshe had children,through the Oak TreeLeague. She would goon to have three chil-dren, Joe in 1984,Nick in 1989 andAnne Marie in 1992,and although shechose stay-at-homemotherhood over hersystems engineer position, shewas anything but idle.

Not only did Ricciardelli get in-volved in fundraising for the homeand school associations at all lev-els, but she also spearheaded theeffort to beautify the Clyde FBrown school grounds.

“It was so barren,” says Riccia-rdelli, “I started a beautificationcommittee. We enhanced thewhole front of the school, rototill-ing the whole thing. JeannieMayer was there. We made a signfor Clyde Brown and then a signfor the school on Main Street.”

With the front of the schoollooking better, Ricciardelli set herpenchant for getting things doneto heading up the effort to build aplayground at the Oak GroveFarm in 1991.

“There was no place in town totake your kids to go to an actualplayground,” says Ricciardelli. “Ahundred acres of property thetown owns we secured ... It tookus two full years of unbelievablyfun fundraisers, and everythingelse was donated,” she says.

Later, in 1998, Ricciardelli did itagain, this time at the town parkoutside the Clyde F. Brown Ele-mentary. This effort to build aplayground, walkway and basket-ball court took four years of rais-ing funds, she says.

Clearly, Ricciardelli had noproblem tackling great big proj-ects.

“I just love to be able to giveback to the community, and Ithink I work as hard as anybodyinvolved,” says the Millis Lions2013-2014 president. “The more Igot involved, the more people Iknew. I think if the leader has en-thusiasm, then you can really getmore involved.”

On the Millis Historical Com-mission, Ricciardelli was instru-mental in bringing theRevolutionary War Reenactmentto Millis a few years ago and wason a committee that picked a newpolice chief in the 1990s. A mem-ber of the Millis Garden Club forfive years, she also taught CCDfor 9 years at St. Thomas Church.As her children got older, she alsogot involved as a scout volunteer.

“I was a den leader for both mysons in Cub Scouts, and I was aPack Leader as well. Then I wentinto the Girl Scouts when I had adaughter, for 12 years,” says Ric-ciardelli, who also served as theMillis Girl Scout Coordinator. Notjust any Girl Scout leader, Riccia-rdelli’s troop visited Savannah,GA, raised money and took them-selves to Europe, and six out of 12of the girls achieved their Goldawards for projects enhancingOak Grove farm.

Ricciardelli be-came a memberof the MillisLions just fiveyears ago.

“I didn’t wantto join untilwomen joined,”says Riccia-rdelli, who saysthat with herkids all out ofcollege now, andher now workingas a special edu-cator, she feltshe couldchoose how tostay involved inher community,and she chosethe Millis Lions.

“All along,with all of theprojects that Iwas involved in,the Lions have

always donated to the projects,and I had known them for so long,that I really did want to becomepart of this group,” says Riccia-rdelli, who adds that the group hasmore female members, now, and

that the goal is to get more womeninvolved district wide. “I also likethat the Lions are international,not only helping locally but glob-ally, in eye and hearing research.”

As this year’s Lions president,Ricciardelli also hopes to honormore community volunteers, aswell as “find fundraisers that raiseenough money so that we cankeep giving back.”

In fact, this month, the Lionshave a Comedy Night fundraiserscheduled for November 22nd, atPrimavera Ristorante. Nights likethis fund efforts like the annual

Senior Citizen Dinner, an annualgift for the town’s oldest residentsthat incorporates the help of Millishigh students, on December 8th.The Lions will also provide theMillis Council on Aging with aTV and workout videos, to helpthe town’s seniors stay fit.

Ricciardelli is up for the taskahead.

“I just think I’m a very high en-ergy person, and it makes me feelbetter to give than get, to see aproject through to fruition makesme feel really great.”


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Night Nov. 22Don’t miss The Millis Lions Comedy Night featuring local leg-ends Tony V and Ira Proctor. The laughter will begin at 8 p.m.(doors open 7 p.m.), at Primavera Ristorante, 20 Pleasant St.,Millis. Admission is $35 pp, and the night will include $5 prizeballoons, duck-duck prize and 50/50 raffle. Call Debbie at (508)

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All proceeds from this event will benefit local Millis LionsClub charities.

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Eye Injury Facts and MythsMen are more likely to sustain aneye injury than women. Most peo-ple believe that eye injuries are mostcommon on the job — especially inthe course of work at factories andconstruction sites. But, in fact,nearly half (44.7 percent) of all eyeinjuries occurred in the home.More than 40 percent of eye injuriesare caused by projects and activities

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You might think that the familyhome is a fairly unthreatening set-ting. However, medical statisticstell a different story: nearly half ofall eye injuries each year occur inand around the home, and home-based injuries are increasing eachyear.

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Common Eye Injury Risksin the House:• Using hazardous products andchemicals such as oven cleanerand bleach for cleaning and otherchores (accidents involving com-mon household products cause125,000 eye injuries each year).

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In industrialized countries, closeto 20 percent of people aged 40and under are infected with thisbacterium, and if affects close to 50percent of people over the age of60. Studies show that 20 percent ofthese people will develop an ulcerduring their lifetime.

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Charitable giving means differentthings to different people. Whilesome associate donations withmoney, clothing or other tangiblegoods, donations also can includevital parts of our bodies.

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HairCancer patients facing radiationand chemotherapy treatments maylose their hair. Losing one's haircan affect self-esteem. Certain or-ganizations accept donations ofhuman hair, which they fashioninto wigs for those who have losttheir own hair to cancer and otherdiseases. Burn victims also benefitfrom hair donations. The organiza-tions Locks of Love and Wigs ForKids are two not-for-profit groupsproviding hair replacement solu-tions for those affected by hair loss.The cosmetic company Pantenehas their own "Beautiful Lengths"donation program that also acceptshair donations.

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Turtle Trekkers: Saturdays, No-vember 2nd and 16th, from 10:30a.m. - 12 p.m. Start your week-end off right with a fun andknowledgeable Stony Brookteacher on the trails learningabout nature. Each day will havea special topic created to exciteyour child about the naturalworld. There will be crafts, activ-ities and lots of laughter. Socome and join the fun. Thismonth’s themes: Animals of theNight/Turkey Talk. Ages 2.9 to

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Whooo’s Out There OwlProwl: Friday, November 15th,from 7 – 9 p.m. Explore the fas-cinating world of owls at StonyBrook. We’ll take a look at whatmakes these critters so special,practice our owl hoots and thenhead out on the trail to look andlisten. Although we’ll be search-ing for owls and we may hear, oreven see, Saw-whet, GreatHorned, Barred or EasternScreech Owls, we will be on theprowl for other nocturnal crea-tures as well. After the walk we’llhead back to the Nature Center toshare our discoveries and warmup with some hot chocolate. Fee:$11 per person; member discountrate $8

Pre-registration is required forall programs (except as noted).For more details, visit the MassAudubon webpage at www.mas-saudubon.org or contact us at(508) 528-3140. Register byphone, email [email protected], fax (508-553-3864) or in person. Stony Brookis located at 108 North Street inNorfolk.


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Montessori Open HouseWoodside Montessori Academy, 350 Village St in Millis will be holding an Open House on

Saturday, November 2nd, 10 a.m. -12 p.m. for prospective families and students who would like to getinformation about preschool, kindergarten, elementary or middle school. Faculty, parents, studentsand alumni will be available for questions and to give tours. Please join us to see how a Montessori

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Each classroom will be hosting an in-session open house on Monday November 4th 9:30 –11 a.m.The in-session is an opportunity to see a classroom in action and to see the variety and complexity of

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On November 21st John Par-rella, CPA will be the featuredspeaker to discuss the” Tax As-pects of Obamacare…What ItMeans to You and Your Business.”This is certainly a timely topic andone that ALL businesses mustcomprehend by their next tax fil-ing.

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Originally, football was not onChris Ahl’s radar when he en-tered high school in Millis.However, while playing for thebasketball team during his fresh-man season, football coach DaleOlmsted saw something in theyoung athlete that he thoughtwould translate to the footballfield.

“His freshman year, he didn’tplay for us, we approachedhim,” the Millis-Hopedale foot-ball coach said. “As a pointguard for the basketball team,we liked his quickness and lead-ership characteristics.”

While he may have been a de-cent point guard on the basket-ball court, his diminutive size(5’4” and 150 lbs.) was some-thing that put a lot of fear intohis opponents on the footballfield. Unfortunately, for the Mo-hawk opposition Ahl was not allthat he appeared to be.

“Chris was a tough gritty kid,who was a special team’s leaderfor us that first year,” Olmstedsaid. “We really didn’t expect allthat much from him, but once heput the helmet and the shoulderpads on, he won me over. Hisnever let his size get in the wayto what he could accomplish; heproved to everyone that he couldplay.”

Like most boys his age Ahljoined the local Pop Warner pro-gram where he played corner-back, a position he would playinto his high school career. Uponbecoming a defensive back forthe varsity squad, Ahl was not

about to let his size deter him,nor where the taunts from theopposing receivers.

“I was lining up against 6’1” orso receivers, so I just had tomake sure I was in a better posi-tion and be instinctive to whatwas coming,” Ahl said. “Grow-ing up, I was always underesti-mated because of my size. Iliked proving people wrong.”

Following hiss o p h om o r ecampaign onthe footballteam, he wasasked to be-come a two-way starter. Inaddition to hisdefensive back po-sition, Ahl wasasked to try and fill thevacancy left by runningback Jim Perkins.

“I guess the coaching staffthought that I would be a goodfit. It was a bit of a change car-rying the ball, I just needed tolearn how to read the holes,” Ahlsaid. “As an offensive player Iwas now using my defensiveskills to figure out how I wouldcover the play and then made thecuts to avoid being tackled.”

As a first year running back,Ahl racked up 1,400 rushingyards, while scoring 10 touch-downs, something he wants toimprove upon this year as a vet-eran back.

“My first thought, after the sea-son ended, was that I needed toadd some weight and muscle,”he said. “The weight has made

me better, but my size will stillhelp me as I have an advantagehiding behind the line.”

Coming into this year, the sec-ond year back was looking toimprove upon his numbers, es-pecially his touchdowns, from ayear ago. Through the first fourgames of the season, he looks tobe in good shape. Ahl rushed for1,400 yards last fall leading Mil-lis-Hopedale to an 8-4 recordand a playoff berth; thus farthis year he has 700 yardsand 7 td’s in the Mo-hawks first fourgames. If he kept upthe pace, he wouldconclude his seniorseason with 21 td’sand 2100-yards;right where hewants to be.

“I would like tobreak the Millis rush-

ing record,” Ahl said “As for theTri-Valley League, there havebeen only three athletes thathave rushed for over 2,000 yards– I’d like to be the fourth. I re-ally think that I can hit that num-ber, especially behind thisoffensive line, you can’t ask foranything more from them.”

Coach Olmsted loves havinghim in his backfield and stronglybelieves that Ahl has helped tomove the foundation of Millis-Hopedale football forward.

Chris Ahl was recruited to theMillis-Hopedale football teamafter Coach Olmsted liked whathe saw -- his speed and his lead-ership. So far, Ahl has provedthat great things come in smallpackages.


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Medway United won the BoysU11 A Division of the 2013 Nat-ick Columbus Weekend Tourna-ment.

The team went 5-0 in the tour-nament, winning their 3 groupstage games: 2-0 v Norwood, 4-

3 v Acton-Boxboro, 2-1 v Lud-low. In the play-offs they beat avery strong Acton-Boxboroteam (they made it as the wild-card team), 3-2 in the semi-fi-nals, and in the final they beat avery physical Canadian team,FC Anjou from Montreal, 3-2.

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Shown, from left to right in back row: Coach Mike Newman, HeadCoach Tim Fagerson, Coach Jamie Carpenter, Coach Tom Perugini; mid-dle row left to right: Jake Eddy, Troy Newman, Tyler Chiplock, Ben Da-fonte, Andrew Benedetto, Cam Carpenter, Luke Fagerson; front row leftto right: Gabe Miranda, Evan Casasanta, Alec Morlock, Christian Perug-ini, Andrew Corbett.

BY KEN HAMWEY

Brett Angel has the perfect back-ground to be coaching football atDean College.

The 6-foot-1, 290-pounder starred atguard and tackle forfour years at MillisHigh, where he wasa two-time Tri Val-ley League all-star.After graduating in2007, Angel en-rolled at Dean anddidn’t waste anytime piling up acco-lades. He was anall-star choice twicein the NortheastFootball Confer-ence, and he alsowas named an all-American by theNational JuniorCollege Athletic As-sociation.

Angel then earneda scholarship to Northern Michi-gan and he often started for theWildcats both years, playingguard, center and fullback.

“I’ve got no regrets with the waymy football career has unfolded,’’the 24-year-old Angel said. “Lastyear, I coached the defensive lineat Dean, and this year I’m workingas offensive line coach and alsothe strength and conditioningcoach. I played for (head coach)Todd Vasey at Dean, and now it’sa pleasure to work on his staff.He’s a great motivator, and he de-mands discipline.’’

Angel was a success at all levelson the gridiron, but winning sea-sons didn’t come easy. At Millis,he labored through four losingcampaigns. Dean was a winningvenue and at Northern Michigan,he played on a pair of 6-4 squads.

“My best effort in high schoolcame in my first game as a senior,playing for new coach Dale Olm-sted,’’ Angel recalled. “We beatArchbishop Williams, 2-0, and Iblocked a field goal attempt astime was running out. I also had agood game in the line on offenseand defense.’’

Olmsted still remembers thatgame vividly.

“I couldn’t watch the kick, so Ifocused on our opponent’s

bench,’’ Olmsted said. “Brett wastruly a special player — a leaderwho was knowledgeable, strongand talented.’’

After dominating at Dean, Angeltransitioned quickly to roles atguard, center and fullback atNorthern Michigan, a Division 2university that plays in the GreatLakes Athletic Conference againstthe likes of Michigan Tech, Find-lay (Ohio), Saginaw, Grand Valleyand Wayne State.

“I had a good outing againstFindlay in my junior year atNorthern,’’ Angel said. “I was thelead blocker in the backfield frommy fullback slot. I had a decentday blocking their linebackers.’’

Angel’s size and ability couldhave led him to an NFL draftcombo his senior year, but a nag-

ging back injury got in the way.

“Thinking about getting a shot atthe NFL always was in the back of

my mind,’’ Angel noted. “But, Ihad back issues that limited me. Idecided to focus more on academ-ics.’’

Angel plans to continue workingdiligently at Dean, imparting allkinds of knowledge to young andupcoming offensive linemen.

“Brett was part of two bowlteams at Dean,’’ Vasey said. “He’sa great role model for the currentplayers. He coordinates film videoand also works on the players’strength and conditioning. He’s inhis third year with us, and he’sdoing a great job.’’

So far, Dean players havelearned their lessons well, compil-

ing a 5-2 record after seven games.

Angel hopes to someday be-come a position coach and astrength and conditioning coach atthe Division 1 level. “That’s mygoal, and we’ll see what hap-pens,’’ Angel said.

For the present, however, Angelwill teach the attributes that he re-lied on for success. Things likemental toughness, passion for thegame, sound technique and play-ing in pain. He’ll also emulatecoaches like Olmsted, ChuckGrant (Millis A.D.) and Vasey.

“Coach Olmsted helped me a lot,especially with my college deci-sions, and Chuck enabled me tolearn about being mentallytough,’’ Angel emphasized. “Toddtries to help his former players byadding them to his staff. He also isrespected by so many people.’’

Now living in Franklin andcoaching in familiar territory,Angel is taking advantage of hisdegree in physical education, andhis future no doubt will involvesome big challenges that likelywill unfold at big-time collegevenues.

Brett Angel will be prepared.


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Children model Revolutionary War uniforms with Hands on History's Denis Cormier, Sep-tember 28 at Medway Public Library. This program was supported in part by a grant fromthe Medway Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cul-tural Council, a state agency. You can find more information about Hands on History on their

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The Friends of the Medway Li-brary will be hosting a freescreening of the HBO documen-tary Koran by Heart on Thursday,November 7 at 7 p.m. This 90-minute film tells the story ofthree 10-year-old children, fromthe Maldives, Senegal and Tajik-istan, who have committed theKoran to memory. They are partof a challenging but exhilaratingworldwide competition in the artof recitation. They are judged bythe rhythm, pronunciation, andmelody of the passages. This filmgives viewers a better under-standing of the diversity of Mus-lim beliefs as well as thesimilarities of all children who

are precocious and enthusiasticabout new experiences.

This documentary is part of aBridging Cultures grant receivedby the Medway Library from theNational Endowment for Hu-manities in cooperation with theAmerican Library Association.The film will give a better under-standing of Muslim cultural her-itage throughout different regionsof the world.

Sign up at the library or call(508) 533-3217 so Friends canbe sure to have enough refresh-ments available. However, walk-ins are always welcome.

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Medway veterans are invited toattend a Veteran’s Day ceremonyhonoring Medway service mem-bers and veterans, sponsored byVFW Post 1526 and chaired byColonel Michael Matondi. TheVeterans Day Ceremony willbegin at 10:45 a.m. at the VFWPost 1526 on Holliston Street in

Medway. This should be noted asa change from the original cere-mony site, which was to be heldat Matondi Square. The meal, afull course turkey dinner, is free toMedway service members, veter-ans and an accompanying guest.The public is welcome to attendfor a nominal fee of $8.

Please contact Frank Saunders [email protected] or by call-ing (508) 533-2925. Reservationsmust be made by Monday, No-vember 4th if you wish to attend.

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Put yer boots on and come havesome fun, y’all! In November, onNovember 6th and November13th, learn 3-4 dances while sup-porting two great causes – Taylor-Sack.org and Secret Santa – for alocal family in need. The eventsfor both adults and teens, spon-

sored by both Katie O’Connelland Gold’s Gym, will take placefrom 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Gold’sGym, 27 Milliston Road, Millis.The cost is a $5-$10 donation. Formore information, [email protected].

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Medway Community Educationis pleased to highlight our new FallBrochure, offering more than 60classes and trips. Our Departmentis designed to serve all area resi-dents. The programs provide theopportunity for educational andcreative development incorporat-ing academic, vocational, career,and enrichment courses for allages. We are excited to introducemany new classes this fall, as wellas all-time favorites.

Our fall programs for preschoolaged children include arts andcrafts, yoga, sports developmentclasses, and swim lessons. Forolder children, we offer an after-

noon program at Medway Com-munity Farm, a Red Cross babysit-ting course, and home alone safety.Our youth sports and fitness pro-grams include a multi-sportcourse, karate, archery, swimming,running, and ice skating, as well asa new program featuring “Sportsfrom Around the World.”

A variety of programs are avail-able for teens and high school stu-dents, with our First Aid and CPRcertification course, driver educa-tion classes, college PSAT, SATand ACT prep courses and a classto assist students in the collegesearch.

Adults can choose from fitnessprograms to new classes in geneal-ogy research, Reiki 1, drawingfundamentals, cooking, and holi-day crafts. Also available areclasses in CPR and First Aid certi-fication, digital photography, aswell as iPad and iPhone skills. Ourbusiness and finance programs in-clude a new QuickBooks courseand informational programs aboutthe stock market, Social Security,debt management, college prep,and college financing. Our depart-ment also offers an exciting daytrip to New York City, and Bostontours of the North End and China-town.

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On Tuesday evening, November19th, noted psychiatrist Dr. FullerTorrey will speak on his ancestor,Reverend Charles Torrey, a promi-nent abolitionist from Medway andson-in-law of and student of Rev-

erend Jacob Ide of the CommunityChurch. Reverend Torrey workedwith the Underground Railroad inWashington, D.C., Virginia, andMaryland, and died in a prisoncamp for his efforts. Dr. Fuller

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uated from Arlington CatholicHigh School with the Class of1988. Jim attended NortheasternUniversity in Boston and then re-ceived his Degree in FuneralHome Administration from the In-stitute of Funeral Service in Hous-ton, Texas. For over 20 years hehad been a managing funeral di-rector with his family's FuneralFirm at their locations in Walthamand Belmont. He is a licensed fu-neral director and embalmer inboth Massachusetts and Texas.

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ObituariesFLOSSIE E. (WAITE) JOHN-

SON, of Millis, died Wednesdaymorning, September 11, 2013, at theMetro West Medical CenterLeonard Morse Campus in Natickafter a period of declining health.She was 90. The daughter of the lateEdwin and Flossie (Saltmarsh)Waite, she was born in Millis andhad been a resident for most of herlife, living in Norfolk for a short pe-riod.Mrs. Johnson had worked dur-ing War Time at the McGregorInstrument Company in Needhammanufacturing hypodermic needlesand syringes critical in the medicaltreatment of soldiers. She was amember of the Church of Christ, theMillis Historical Society and theRockville Chapel Association. Mrs.Johnson was predeceased by herhusband, John “Bert” B. Johnson in2002 and was the sister of the lateKenneth Waite and Carlene Perry.She is survived by her children,Peter E. Johnson, Penny Diotaleviand Robert “Bobby” Johnson all ofMillis and her sister, Myrtle Puring-ton of Colerain and Edwin “Bud”Waite of West Roxbury and hergrandsons, Justin and Jonathan Dio-talevi. Those wishing may makememorial donations to Edwin Perry,c/o Rockville Chapel Assoc., 183Pleasant St. Millis, MA 02054.Please visit"www.robertsmitchell.com for ad-ditional information.

BrIAN A. TEAguE, of Milliswhere he has been a resident for thepast 7 years died Thursday, Septem-ber 26th 2013 at the Lahey Clinic inBurlington surrounded by his lovingfamily. Born at the Norwood Hos-pital in 1951, he was the son of thelate Francis “Frank” Teague andLouise M. (Santoro) Teague. A for-mer lifelong resident of Medfield,he was employed by Sears Roebuckand Company of Natick since 1999as the Primary Maintenance Tech-nician. His previous employmentwas with the Clean Beer Companyand later formed his own companycalled the Draft System Serviceswhere he was known as “the BeerGuy”. Brian was a member of theformer MetroWest Chapter ofHarley Owners Group (HOG) andMedfield Marauders, He leaves hislong time companion Lyn (Hedges)O’Neill, his cherished daughter CariTeague of Medway, a sister LauraTeague of Medfield, 3 brothersMichael Teague and his wife Janieof OK, Stephen Teague of Medfieldand Robert “Bobby” Teague and hiswife Debbie of Lynn as well as 2nieces Jennifer Weissman andDanielle Cevallos.

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November 1Spotlight on Seniors, SilverScreen Matinees, 2 p.m., MillisPublic Library, 961 Main St.,Millis, movie directed by AntoineFuqua features Gerard Butler,Aaron Eckhart & Morgan Free-man. Visit www.millislibrary.orgor call (508) 376-9292 for moreinformation.

Free Teen Movie Night, Med-way Library, 7 p.m. If you are aHunger Games fan, join us inwatching the first movie in thetrilogy before the new one is re-leased in November. Walk-insaccepted but signups preferredat the library or email theFriends at [email protected].

Friends of Millis Public Li-brary Preview & Book Sale, 6-8p.m., Millis Public LibraryRoche Bros. Community Room,Millis Public Library, 961 MainSt., Millis. Visit www.millisli-brary.org or call (508) 376-9292for more information.

November 2Friends of the Millis Public Li-brary Book Sale & Family Fun,9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Millis Public Li-brary, 961 Main St., Millis. In-cludes great selection of booksand more, facepainting by MillisMiddle/High students and story-times on tarp. Visit www.millis-library.org or call (508)376-9292 for information.

All You Can Eat Breakfast Sat-urday November 2, 8:00 – 10:00a.m. Federated Church of Nor-folk, 1 Union Street in Norfolkcenter. The menu includes madeto order omelets, made fromscratch pancakes, ham, sausage,hash brown potatoes, caramelFrench toast, and mini cinna-mon rolls. Adults $7, seniors &children $5, & children under 10eat for free. The meal is servedin a handicapped accessibleroom. For more information,please call the church office508-528-0262.

Admissions Open House, 10a.m. – 12 p.m., WoodsideMontessori Academy, 350 Vil-lage St., Millis

2013 Second Annual NewEngland Laughter Yoga Confer-ence, 9 a.m. –5 p.m., VFW Post7272, 940 South Main Street,Bellingham. Workshops withNE laughter professionals willinclude Gratitude, the Psychol-ogy of Laughter, ImprovingYour Gibberish, and adding Joy-ful Tai Chi movements to yourlaughter. Open to all! $45 in-cludes all the workshops andlaughter sessions, morning cof-fee, snacks, and other beverages.Bring your own bag lunch or we

can order you a lunch. Therewill also be laughter merchan-dise for sale. See www.let-slaughtoday.com, [email protected] for a registration form, or call(508) 660-2223.

November 4In-Session Open House, 9:30-11 a.m., Woodside MontessoriAcademy, 350 Village St., Mil-lis

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Teen Advisory Board (T.A.B.)Meeting, 6-7 p.m., Millis PublicLibrary, for 7th-12th graders,help make decisions for your li-brary, Millis Public Library, 961Main St., Millis. Visit www.mil-lislibrary.org or call (508) 376-9292 for more information.

Spotlight on Seniors – HandsOn Bridge, (beginners wel-come) 7-9 p.m., Roche Bros.Community Room, Millis Pub-lic Library, 961 Main St., Millis.Visit www.millislibrary.org orcall (508) 376-9292 for more in-formation.

November 6Country Line Dancing, Gold’sGym, 27 Milliston Road, Millis,7:30-8:30 p.m., learn 3-4 danceswhile supportingTaylorsack.org, $5-$10 dona-tion, for more info., contactKatie O’Connell, [email protected], sponsored byKatie O’Connell & Gold’s Gym

November 7Clicquot Club Book Group, 2-3 p.m., Millis Public Library,961 Main St., Millis. Visitwww.millislibrary.org or call(508) 376-9292 for more infor-mation.

Film Screening: Koran byHeart, 7 p.m., Medway PublicLibrary, presented by theFriends of the Medway Libraryas part of a Bridging Culturesgrant from the National Endow-ment for Humanities in cooper-ation with the American LibraryAssociation. Sign up at the li-brary or call (508) 533-3217 soFriends can be sure to haveenough refreshments available.

Spotlight on Seniors – HandsOn Bridge, (for those with someexperience) 7-9 p.m., RocheBros. Community Room, MillisPublic Library, 961 Main St.,Millis. Visit www.millisli-brary.org or call (508) 376-9292for more information.

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Screen Matinees, 2 p.m., RocheBros. Community Room, MillisPublic Library, 961 Main St.,Millis. Visit www.millisli-brary.org or call (508) 376-9292for more information.

Losing Your Pants, comedy byFran DeVasto, 7:30 p.m., MillisTheatre Group, Millis HighSchool theater, 245 Plain Street,Millis, Adults $13; Seniors &students $10, visit www.mil-listheatre.org for more informa-tion or to purchase tickets.Tickets also available at door.

November 9Losing Your Pants, comedy byFran DeVasto, 7:30 p.m., MillisTheatre Group, Millis HighSchool theater, 245 Plain Street,Millis, Adults $13; Seniors &students $10, visit www.mil-listheatre.org for more informa-tion or to purchase tickets.Tickets also available at door.

Open Mic Night at Overflow-ing Cup Coffeehouse, MillisChurch of Christ, 142 ExchangeSt., Millis

November 11Thank You Veterans

November 12LEGO Club (grades K-4), 4-5p.m., Millis Public Library, 961Main St., Millis. Visit www.mil-lislibrary.org or call (508) 376-9292 for more information.


November 13Country Line Dancing, Gold’sGym, 27 Milliston Road, Millis,7:30-8:30 p.m., learn 3-4 danceswhile supporting Secret Santa –for a local family in need, $5-$10 donation, for more info.,contact Katie O’Connell,[email protected],sponsored by Katie O’Connell& Gold’s Gym

Millis Reads Community Dis-cussion, 7-9 p.m., Roche Bros.Community Room of MillisPublic Library, 961 Main St.,Millis. Visit www.millisli-brary.org or call (508) 376-9292for more information. Book isHow Children Succeed, by PaulTough. All are welcome to jointhe conversation!

November 15Losing Your Pants, comedy byFran DeVasto, 7:30 p.m., MillisTheatre Group, Millis High

School theater, 245 Plain Street,Millis, Adults $13; Seniors &students $10, visit www.mil-listheatre.org for more informa-tion or to purchase tickets.Tickets also available at door.

Spotlight on Seniors – SilverScreen Matinees, 2 p.m., RocheBros. Community Room, MillisPublic Library, 961 Main St.,Millis. Visit www.millisli-brary.org or call (508) 376-9292for more information.

November 16Mother Goose on the Loose,for ages 0-3 with caregiver,10:30 a.m., Millis Public Li-brary, 961 Main St., Millis. Visitwww.millislibrary.org or call(508) 376-9292 for more infor-mation.

Losing Your Pants, comedy byFran DeVasto, 7:30 p.m., MillisTheatre Group, Millis HighSchool theater, 245 Plain Street,Millis, Adults $13; Seniors &students $10, visit www.mil-listheatre.org for more informa-tion or to purchase tickets.Tickets also available at door.

Holly Fair, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.,Federated Church of Norfolk,Corner of Rte. 115 and Main St.,call (508) 528-0262 or visitwww.fcon.org for more infor-mation.

TEAM HOYT at the MillisPublic Library, Roche Bros.Community Room, 1 p.m., RickHoyt, born a spastic quadriple-gic with cerebral palsy, uses awheelchair, but has lived a veryfull and amazing life. He, alongwith his dad, Dick, have formed“Team Hoyt,” and they havecompeted around the world inover 1,100 athletic events in thelast 34 years. RSVP: (508)376-8282

November 18Spotlight on Seniors – HandsOn Bridge, (beginners wel-come) 7-9 p.m., Roche Bros.Community Room, Millis Pub-lic Library, 961 Main St., Millis.Visit www.millislibrary.org orcall (508) 376-9292 for more in-formation.

November 19Medway Historical SocietyLecture, features psychiatrist Dr.Fuller Torrey on his ancestor,Reverend Charles Torrey, 7p.m., Medway Senior Center, 76Oakland St. Medway. CharlesTorrey was a prominent aboli-tionist from Medway, whoworked with the UndergroundRailroad and died in a prisoncamp for his efforts.

November 21Medway Business CouncilMeeting: John Parrella, CPApresents “Tax Aspects of Oba-macare…What It Means to Youand Your Business,” 5 p.m., Cof-fee Sensations, The program isopen to all area businesses. Toregister email [email protected] by Nov.14th. Light refreshments.


November 22Spotlight on Seniors- SilverScreen Matinees, 2 p.m., RocheBros. Community Room, MillisPublic Library, 961 Main St.,Millis. Visit www.millisli-brary.org or call (508) 376-9292for more information.

Millis Lions Comedy Nightfeaturing Tony V and Ira Proc-tor, 8 p.m. (doors open 7 p.m.),Primavera Ristorante, 20 Pleas-ant St., Millis, $35 pp, plus $5prize balloons, duck-duck prizeand 50/50 raffle. Call (508) 816-6732 for tickets, all proceedswill benefit local Millis LionsClub charities.

November 23St. Joseph’s Annual ChristmasBazaar and Bake Shoppe, 9 a.m.– 3 p.m., St. Joseph’s ParishCenter, 145 Holliston St., Med-way

Medway Lions monthly bot-tles and cans collection, re-deemables curbside by 9 a.m.,brought directly to Medway Oilby 11 a.m. or placed anytime inthe Lions Bottles and Cans shedin front of West MedwayLiquors.

November 25Spotlight on Seniors – HandsOn Bridge, (beginners wel-come) 7-9 p.m., Roche Bros.Community Room, Millis Pub-lic Library, 961 Main St., Millis.Visit www.millislibrary.org orcall (508) 376-9292 for more in-formation.

November 30Medway Christmas Parade,5:30 p.m., beginning on Hollis-ton Street to Main Street andending at Choate Park, Northpole visitor and fireworks to fol-low. 100% privately funded. Do-nations sought. Visitwww.townofmedway.org fordetails or send donations toMedway Christmas ParadeCommittee, 36 Alder St., Med-way, MA 0205.

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By JeffRey SChweitzeR

Estate planning can be compli-cated, and it’s not uncommon forpeople to make mistakes withtheir plans. But financial advisorsmake errors, too, so here are themost common mistakes I have en-countered from other financial andestate planners.

1. improper beneficiary desig-

nations

I frequently see advisors improp-erly completing beneficiary desig-nations. Examples: notchanging the beneficiary due to di-vorce or a death, or listing a special

needs child or grandchild directlyas a beneficiary, rather than a trustFBO (for benefit of), thereby af-fecting their eligibility for SocialSecurity disability benefits.

2. not changing asset titles to

trusts

Incorporating revocable livingtrusts into a client’s estate plan butforgetting to update all the ac-count titling to the name of thetrust. Not changing titles createsproblems that include having topay additional probate costs, los-ing the private nature of settling theestate, etc.

3. incorrectly assuming clients’

goals

Many advisors assume a client’smain goal is to save estate taxes,for example. However, when re-ally connecting with a client, wemight find that taxes are only asmall aspect of theirobjectives. Sometimes, in listeningto the client, we realize that theirfears are more about their heirs’ability to manage the inheritanceas well as decisions such astrustees, etc.

4. naming minor children as

account beneficiaries

Letting clients name minor chil-dren outright as primary or contin-gent beneficiaries of life insuranceor retirement plans. Whenminor children inherit, a courtmust appoint a guardian who mustbe bonded and must file a labori-ous annual accounting with thelocal court.

5. Wrong choice of executors

and trustees

Naming a financial institution assuccessor executor/trustee aftersurviving spouse or instead of sur-viving spouse. In some cases, thisis to the detriment of the spouseand other beneficiaries becauselarge institutions usually followtheir fiduciary responsibilities witha less personable approach thananother trustee could provide.

6. Failure to address medical

directives

Many attorneys will draft ahealth-care power of attorney(POA) and living will. If thetwo documents co-exist, they mayconflict since the POA allows an-other to make decisions whilethe living will already states whatis to be done. Absent statutory (ordocument) direction, health-care providers may experience aconflict in what to do.

7. ignoring state estate and in-

heritance taxes

Many states follow the federal $5million-plus exemption for taxableestates, but the states do not alwaysexempt this larger amount. For ex-ample, in Massachuetts, estatesover $1,000,000 that are not left tothe surviving spouse are subject toa Massachusetts estate tax.

8. Failure to address asset pro-

tection

Most couples fear losing their as-sets to nursing homes. For couplesnearing retirement, strategies thatprotect assets should be explored.Strategies include lifetime creditshelter trusts, life estate deeds, gift-ing and other techniques thatmake assets available for use butbeyond the reach of creditors.

Jeffrey Schweitzer can be foundat Northeast Financial StrategiesInc (NFS) at Wampum Corner inWrentham. NFS works with indi-viduals and small businesses pro-viding financial and estateplanning, insurance, investmentsand also offers full service ac-counting, bookkeeping, payroll, in-come tax preparation, and notarypublic services. For more informa-tion, stop by the office, call Jeffreyat 800-560-4NFS or visit online- www.nfsnet.com.

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