Southwoods Magazine, Journal for Country Living November 2012 issue

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Around the thanksgiving table By Bernadette Gentry ......................... 3

Grandma’s Apron Author unknown ................................................................. 4

november 1952 By Clifton J. (Jerry) Noble Sr .......................................... 6

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A s we gather around our Thanksgiving tables with family and friends today, we feel richly Blessed.

In our thoughts we remember those other dear people who once shared this day with us.We give thanks to the Creator for the bountiful Harvest and for the Blessings in our lives.

For military families, having a loved one home bringsgreat happiness.We add a prayer for a safe return for those still serving inAfghanistan and other places away from home.Hopefully the weather has allowed all to maketransportation connections so we can be together.For those who cannot be here we make phone calls, sendcards, or reach out through E-mail or Skype.

The aroma of the roasting turkey connects us with otheryears and other Thanksgivings.The voices, love, and laughter of those days linger in ourhearts and minds.

As we sit down at the table, we express our thankfulness for the food so lovingly prepared, and for all who produce it.

We pause from the busy activity of daily life to acknowledgethose things which give our lives its greatestmeaning--family, friends, and even our beloved pets--allgifts to us from God.

No matter where we celebrate Thanksgiving--in homes, restaurants, community centers, military bases, nursinghomes, or hospitals, the time, love, and smiles we share,join us forever to each other and to those who have gone before us.Thank you, God, for the Blessings of this day.

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Grandma’s Apron

Grandma wore her apron to protect the dress un-derneath. She only had a few. It was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.

It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occa-

sion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

Grandma’s apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs from the chicken coop to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding plac-

es for shy kids.. And when the weather was cold Grandma wrapped it

around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent

over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.

From the garden, it car-

ried all sorts of vegetables.

Then, after the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron

was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.

When unexpected com-pany drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

It will be a long time before someone invents something

that will replace that old-time apron that served so many pur-poses.

They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many

germs were on that apron, but I don’t think I ever caught any-thing from an apron.... but love...

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By Clifton (Jerry) Noble, Sr.

W hile working for Jack Corcoran, Opt.D. in Fresno California I had nicknamed

my mother “Hester.“ This was because she man-aged my 16-year-old’s earnings so well. Doc C thought his wife, Myrtle managed money almost TOO WELL and nicknamed her “Hester.” Moth-er’s real name was Minnie Emerson Noble, but after we returned to Massachusetts in 1945 lots of folks thought it was “Hester.”

We lived in a $15-a-month cottage by the Westfield River in Tatham and sold show cards to Westfield and Springfield merchants while I worked almost full time at the Westfield Athenae-um for 75 cents and hour.

In October of 1947 I got permanent appoint-ment by Civil Service exam as rodman in the Survey Section of Massachusetts Department of Public Works. This paid a little more than $164 a month.

By 1952 I had advanced by exams to become

Chief of my own survey party and earned $77.01 a week from which 5% retirement ($3.85) and federal withholding tax ($10.20) were deducted leaving net take-home pay of $62.96. However, I had acquired a new 1949 black Plymouth and was paid 3 cents a mile to transport equipment and my two-man crew.

After getting a driving license when I was 21 I got a 1948 Crosley as my first car. It was blue, 4 feet wide and 12 feet long. With it Hester and I found an unused country schoolhouse in Mont-gomery and moved in April 30, 1949. There was no electricity, drainage or running water. I dug a ten-foot well on the lot across the road. (Inciden-tally our former West Springfield cottage went down the river in the 1955 flood.)

I had been keeping a journal record of events by lantern light in my attic bedroom, but neglected it for a few years after the end of 1952. For that time all I have to jog memory are daily accounts and job records.

Accounts show that I paid $1.95 to have snow tires put on, $6.45 for lubrication and oil change. 50 cents to fix a flat and $20 for a new battery. I re-corded everything I spent for the car, BUT never put down the price per gallon of gasoline. It be-ing winter we had to use the engine for heat es-pecially during lunch time. Thus I probably did not get much more than 25 miles to a gallon. I would spend $7.50 to drive about 300 miles. This

would figure out to be more than 60 cents a gallon. That’s as close as I can guess.

First class stamps were 3¢ each, daily newspapers were 5¢ and Sunday papers 10¢.

Other prices were 23¢ a quart for milk, 22¢ for bread, 77¢ for coffee, 31¢ for oleo, 20¢ for a pint of ice cream. 35¢ for oat-meal, 25¢ for saltines. 19¢ for marmalade, 31¢ for salad dress-ing, and 21¢ for canned vegetable soup. 30¢ Tums cost 25¢.

During the month I bought a belt for 65¢, gloves $1.25, jeans $3.79 and a jacket for $12. Why I needed a rake in November I don’t remember but I got one for $2.19.

This month we put roofing nails punched through red cloth to mark baseline every 50 feet along the center of Feeding Hills Road (Route 57) in Southwick. (Stations are every hun-dred feet so Station 10+00 is 1,000 feet from station 0+00.) From

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Baselines have to be put down side streets such as Birchwood, Fern-wood and Powdermill Road in order to design approaches that fit. Even the NY, NH, & H railroad had to be lo-cated a few hundred feet each side of Route 57, and, of course, the College Highway (Routes 10 and 202).

Louis Johnson, my chief when I first started work for the Department in 1947, is taking cross sections with his party from my baseline

My rodman for this month is James Cadigan. Jim also draws advertising pictures for the telephone book. The first half of the month my transitman was Eugene Winkler. and the last half was Ernie Rapisarda. Ernie is engaged to be married next June.

When my widowed mother lost our High Street house to mortgage foreclosure we rented a few rooms on Charles Street. I was 13 and a high school sophomore who would gradu-ate at age 16.(I was youngest in my class because my mother had taught me at home by correspondence with the Calvert School in Baltimore, Maryland, until my father died in 1936.) George Tague lived next door and became one of my best friends. He took our picture on the station platform the evening after 1942 grad-uation when we waited for the Lake Shore Limited to take us to Chicago on the first leg of our railroad jour-

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Christmas is always an exciting time. Reddy’s first Christmas with us I was busy decorating and wrapping presents. I took a piece of red ribbon and tied it around his neck. Everyone made a fuss over his bow and ribbon. After all, he did look quite dashing. After that, every year it was tradi-tion for Reddy to wear a red ribbon for the week before and the week after Christmas. When he lost his ribbon he would come and ‘tell’ me he wanted another ribbon.

Christmas Eve I would put all the presents under the tree before we left to go north to join Grandmother, aunts, uncles and cousins to exchange gifts, go to church and eat goodies. Among the presents under our tree were boxes of dog treats wrapped in paper and bows. At one time we also had a min-iature pinscher. This particular Christmas Eve when we got home and went into the living room we were greeted with

one of the world’s greatest messes. The dogs, Reddy and Gidget, had picked out their presents, shredded the wrappings, chewed open the boxes and had their own Christmas Eve party. They were so excited! They happily danced around us to show us what they had. It was really quite comical.

Chuck’s family came to our house Christmas Day. One year we made an ice skating rink. My sister-in-law decided to go skating after everyone else had gone in the house. She had one skate on and was putting on a heavy sock prior to putting on the other skate. As she was putting on the sock Reddy ran past snatching the sock and running off with it. She tried to catch him, one skate on one foot and the

other foot with just a nylon stocking. No one could catch Reddy if he didn’t want to be caught. He would stand still until the last split second. He was a genius at dodging. She finally gave up, took off her skate, put on her shoes and returned to the house.

Another one of Reddy’s tricks was to run past the kids, catching hold the tip of their mittens and run away with it. He would tease. When he got tired of the game he would drop the mitten and walk away. Other times, he would drop the mitten and stand guard. When your hand was a fraction away from the mitten Reddy would snatch it and run. He did the same thing with knitted hats.

Reddy had no sense when it came to cars on the road. It was his world and he expected everyone to play by his rules, and cars were invaders in his territory. He was hit any number of times but not seriously until his luck ran out. He was hit and the skin on his hip was cut and ripped away from his muscle. I took him to the Vet. He was sewed back together but part was left open to drain in case of infection. I walked him every cou-ple of hours through the day to keep him limber. He didn’t like walking. It hurt. I was afraid if I didn’t walk him he would be crippled. He would limp out of the house on three feet. His foot wouldn’t touch the ground until we had walked up and down the driveway several times.

One day I was busy and neglected taking him out on schedule. When I did take him, his leg was very stiff. He didn’t want to try walking. I kept coaxing him when all of a sudden he turned on me. But he immediately realized what he was doing.

He put his head against me and whimpered like he was cry-ing. I sympathized with him, forgave him, loved him with pats and stroking, then we resumed our walk. There were no more tantrums. I think he realized I was trying to help him.

Tonie and Reddy took walks in the woods. Way up on the hill in north-east corner of our property is a big rock. That was Tonie’s favorite place. She called it her thinking rock. Tonie probably did some thinking while Reddy thought up mischief.

Chuck’s brother had an old Chevy that had no trade-in value but was in excellent running condition. He brought it up to our house one day and gave it to Tonie Ann. She wasn’t old enough to get a license, but she was old enough to learn how to drive! Tonie drove the electric tractor so as soon as she learned how to start and stop the car off she went. She drove round and round the pasture until she felt she was ready to meet the challenge of driving around the roadway. It went up the hill, across the ridge and down the back hill which was a 45° angle.

Tonie took me for a ride one day. When we came to the back hill I would rather have been walking but since she had driven it dozens of times, I steeled myself for the decent.

Reddy would be waiting at the end of the driveway for Tonie when the schoolbus arrived. After greeting her he would dance her to the house. When she came in the house he raced to the Chevy. Back and forth he would run between the Chevy and the house until Tonie emerged. Tonie would open the door to the car and Reddy would scramble in. He loved to ride. The only time he got to ride in the family car was when he went to the Vet’s but this was shear joy. He would sit in the back seat. He would climb over the back of the front seat and sit next to Tonie. He would stand on the floor in the back with his head over Tonie’s shoulder or his head out of the window. He loved that car. He love that girl. He loved life.

Reddy loved milk! Periodically he would get milk hun-gry. He would go to the refrigerator and whine. Teasing him I would ask what he wanted and he would bark. I would open the door then ask again what he wanted. “Show me, Reddy?” Reddy would put his nose the bottle of milk. I would take out the bottle of milk and ask him if he was sure that was what he wanted. He would bark and dance. I would give him a bowl of

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He put his head against me and whimpered like he was cry-ing. I sympathized with him, forgave him, loved him with pats and stroking, then we resumed our walk. There were no more tantrums. I think he realized I was trying to help him.

Tonie and Reddy took walks in the woods. Way up on the hill in north-east corner of our property is a big rock. That was Tonie’s favorite place. She called it her thinking rock. Tonie probably did some thinking while Reddy thought up mischief.

Chuck’s brother had an old Chevy that had no trade-in value but was in excellent running condition. He brought it up to our house one day and gave it to Tonie Ann. She wasn’t old enough to get a license, but she was old enough to learn how to drive! Tonie drove the electric tractor so as soon as she learned how to start and stop the car off she went. She drove round and round the pasture until she felt she was ready to meet the challenge of driving around the roadway. It went up the hill, across the ridge and down the back hill which was a 45° angle.

Tonie took me for a ride one day. When we came to the back hill I would rather have been walking but since she had driven it dozens of times, I steeled myself for the decent.

Reddy would be waiting at the end of the driveway for Tonie when the schoolbus arrived. After greeting her he would dance her to the house. When she came in the house he raced to the Chevy. Back and forth he would run between the Chevy and the house until Tonie emerged. Tonie would open the door to the car and Reddy would scramble in. He loved to ride. The only time he got to ride in the family car was when he went to the Vet’s but this was shear joy. He would sit in the back seat. He would climb over the back of the front seat and sit next to Tonie. He would stand on the floor in the back with his head over Tonie’s shoulder or his head out of the window. He loved that car. He love that girl. He loved life.

Reddy loved milk! Periodically he would get milk hun-gry. He would go to the refrigerator and whine. Teasing him I would ask what he wanted and he would bark. I would open the door then ask again what he wanted. “Show me, Reddy?” Reddy would put his nose the bottle of milk. I would take out the bottle of milk and ask him if he was sure that was what he wanted. He would bark and dance. I would give him a bowl of

milk. He would noisily and sloppily slurp as he lapped up the milk until he got his fill. He would be satisfied until once again he would get his urge for milk. And again we would play our parts in the ritual.

Chuck planted potatoes in his gar-den and toward fall one of us would go out and dig enough potatoes for din-ner. As soon as he saw someone with a spading fork heading for the garden he would run up to the potato patch. Red-dy thought digging for potatoes was a real fun job. He also dug potatoes on his own. If we did not cover them up with soil they would turn green. When we dug at summer’s end Reddy policed the

rows. If we missed any he would dig them out.

We had Reddy for thirteen years. He died September 18, 1968 while Tonie was in her first year at Framingham State College and Cal was with the Seabees in Vietnam. I was home alone with Reddy with his head in my lap, stroking his soft, silky, red head. What a love. What a joy. God knew what he was doing when he made dogs, especially Irish Setters.


I visited my brother and sister-in-law some years back at Thanksgiving. In a vase on the sideboard was a big bunch of branches covered with red berries. Seems they were a gift from a friend. There is nothing I like better than a touch of red. I had to have some and I was able to find a bunch at a florist the next autumn, but other years they were impossible to come by.

There are seldom tags on floral items so it took me a few years to figure out the name of the bush that grows such beauti-ful berries. It is Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), a native shrub that you can find in swampy areas all over eastern North America.

A few years later, I stopped in at a local garden center one October day on my lunch hour and noticed that Winterberry bushes were on sale. 2 for the price of one! And there were a couple of varieties. So I bought one for my sister and one for my sister-in-law, who’s birthdays are in November, and (of course) one for myself. As I brought the little shrubs home, a nagging concern was on the back of my mind. What was it I knew about Winterberry?

Shame on the garden center for not telling me what I eventu-ally remembered. Winterberries are dioecious (separate male and female plants). A female plant needs a male pollinator to produce the attractive red berries.

In the meantime the gifts had been given and the bushes planted. Neither my sister or sister-in-law ever saw a berry. But

I was lucky. Perhaps a neighbor of mine has a male, or perhaps there are Winterberries in the woods near

my home (though certainly not within 40 feet of my bush, as recommended). I’ve had my Winterberry for 4 or 5 years, and I have a glorious number of berries enjoyed by

birds, and in arrangements for the holidays.I planted it within view of my kitchen

window, and it brings me untold pleasure in the dreary winter months.

Winterberry is a deciduous (loses its leaves), multi stemmed bush. I suspect mine is the common variety, which grows 6 to 15

feet and is equally wide. I prune mine when I cut branches for holiday decorating. Sometimes

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showy.Winterberry is native to swampy areas and

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It was the middle of the week and I had just ar-rived home from work. I pulled into the driveway and shut the car door. As I approached the house I heard an awful buzzing sound. Looking around I saw a number of bees flying around. I didn’t pay much attention to them for I live in a wooded area. There’s no telling what kind of bug you might see or come across.

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inside the walls! The noise was getting louder and louder. As we watched, horrified, bees started to come out from behind the walls. They kept coming and coming. It wasn’t long before they were in every room of the house!

I had to do something! So I went outside and cut down all the flowers that surrounded the house for I figured the flowers may have been the attraction for the bees to attack our home. Next, I got on the phone and called a local bee keeper!

He said that the flowers had nothing to do with the bees landing where they did. That was caused by the queen bee. She decided to settle inside our home and the rest of the clan just followed.

The bee keeper was on his way over to see what he might do to improve the situation, and my family was outside on the lawn. The food was on the table but the bees were in charge of our home.

When he arrived the bee expert viewed he situation and sprayed the inside walls with a compound that he said would slowly cause the bees to move on. Of course the one that had to move first was the queen. If she didn’t move we were in deep trouble.

Luckily for us, as we waited outside in the yard the bees slowly started to leave. The beekeeper had done his job well.

We had supper at a local fast food restaurant. While eating dinner we contemplated what the beekeeper had said before he left, “Hopefully the queen bee stays in flight to some other destination, for if she returns you will all be chased out of your home again.”

On that thought we were lucky none of us caught indiges-tion. After supper we returned home to a mercifully bee-free house. I hope that if the queen attempts to come again, just maybe she will lose her way!


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4 cups mashed cooked 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice butternut squash 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg4 tablespoons butter, 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry softened, divided cranberry sauce1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sliced almonds1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

In a large bowl, combine the squash, 2 tablespoons butter, salt, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Stir cranberry sauce until softened; spoon over squash.

Combine the almonds, brown sugar and remaining butter; sprinkle over cranberry sauce.

Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Yield: 8 servings.

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N ovember is the eleventh month of the year, and it was always a special time in our house

when we were growing up. My mother was a wonderful Thanksgiving cook. She made the best stuffing and sweet potatoes. The day after was not a day to rest as that was when the house was adorned with Christmas decorations. The stockings were placed by the fireplace, holiday pictures throughout the house were hung, and winter dishes, mugs, and glasses replaced the everyday wear.

We carry on those traditions in her memory. We savor her favorite reci-pes and ensure her prized decorations are shared and enjoyed.

She passed away from lung cancer in September 2011. Our family and friends were so surprised that she was diagnosed with lung cancer; she did not smoke nor did she work in an environment known to cause lung cancer.

As a non-smoker, she was like 15% of the more than 200,000 people who are diagnosed with lung cancer each year,

according to the American Cancer Society. And she was also like the 160,000 people who pass away each year from lung can-cer – the deadliest of all cancers. Lung cancer takes more people

each year than to breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined. Federal funding for lung cancer re-

search is only $1,490 per life lost compared to $6,340 for colon cancer, $10,795 for prostate,

and $21,640 for breast cancer.Even though the statistics are star-

tling, there is a great deal of research and hopeful opportunities in the fu-ture for those diagnosed with lung cancer – for those who are smok-ers, those who smoked and stopped decades ago, and those who never

smoked. One organization that is dedi-cated to decrease deaths due to lung

cancer and to help patients live longer and better through research, awareness, and ad-

vocacy in the National Lung Cancer Partnership. Its website is: www.nationallungcancerpartnership.

org.November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Please con-

sider supporting lung cancer awareness and research and help many other families celebrate future holidays together.

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month Eleven Things to Do in November to Support Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

1. Wear a white ribbon pin and share the facts about lung cancer when people ask you about your pin.

2. Go to the National Lung Cancer Partnership’s Face-book page and “like” it. Share it with your Facebook friends.

3. If you own a restaurant, create a special “white” en-trée or dessert for lung cancer awareness month.

4. Legislators, public officials, and school administra-tors can proclaim November lung cancer awareness month.

5. If you own a nail salon, offer a ‘pearlescent white manicure’ for lung cancer awareness month.

6. Join your co-workers to “white-out” lung cancer and wear jeans with white tops for a day.

7. Librarians, book store owners, and book club par-ticipants can order free lung cancer awareness book-marks from the National Lung Cancer Partnership.

8. If you are a medical professional, go to the National Lung Cancer Partnership’s website and order patient education materials to distribute to your patients.

9. Sponsor one hour of lung cancer research by mak-ing a $25 donation to the National Lung Cancer Part-nership.

10. Go shopping on November 15th from 4 pm to 8 pm at Chico’s boutiques in Holyoke, MA or Longmeadow, MA. Ten percent of the proceeds will benefit the Na-tional Lung Cancer Partnership.

11. Enjoy Wine, Cheese, and Chocolate at Tucker’s Res-taurant in Southwick, MA on November 27th at 6 pm and raise funds for lung cancer research. Tickets are $20 per person. Go to www.winecheeseandchocolate.eventbrite.com to order tickets. All tickets will be sold in advance.

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3. If you own a restaurant, create a special “white” en-trée or dessert for lung cancer awareness month.

4. Legislators, public officials, and school administra-tors can proclaim November lung cancer awareness month.

5. If you own a nail salon, offer a ‘pearlescent white manicure’ for lung cancer awareness month.

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It’s that time of year again! Halloween is behind us and Thanksgiving is right around the corner, it’s time to start think-ing about the holidays and shopping for gifts.

This year I have given it some thought and am going to try to do more of my shop-ping locally at small businesses in our area. It may be easy to sit at home and shop on the internet, but really, do I want to buy all my gifts that way? I will admit that there are cer-tain gifts I buy online only because I cannot find these specific items locally. But I love to actually see and touch the special gifts I am picking out for my family and friends. And if I can help out my local economy and support small local busi-nesses I feel so much better about my purchase!

There are so many opportunities to purchase gifts locally. If you need gifts for children, consider a local toy store. These

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shops have many unique toys, books and games that you’d nev-er find at Wal•Mart.

Here is a small sample of local toy shops: Necker’s in Simsbury, CT (www.neckerstoyland.com), A2Z

Science and Learning Store in Northampton, MA (www.a-two-z.com), A Child’s Garden in Northampton (www.achilds-gardennoho.com), KiddlyWinks in Longmeadow, MA (www.Kiddlywinks.com) and there are many more stores around.

Think outside the big box store for many if not all your gifts. To get you thinking here are some (but certainly not all) local stores that you might want to consider while doing your holiday gift shopping:

Country Colonial in Southwick, MA, Old Mill Pond Village in Granby, CT (www.oldmillpondvillage.com), Ezra’s Mercantile in Westfield, MA (www.ezrasmercantile.com), De-

mary Gardens in Southampton, MA (www.demareygardens.com), Cranberries Home Decor in Southampton, MA (www.cranber-rieshomedecor.com), Hidden Treasures in Agawam, MA (www.hiddentreasuresshop.weebly.com), The Seat Weaver in Westfield, MA (www.theseatweaver.com), BG Sport-ing in Westfield, MA (www.bgsporting.net), Pioneer Valley Hobbies in West Springfield, MA (www.pvhobbies.com), or The Museum

Store at the Quadrangle in Springfield (www.springfieldmu-seums.org).

There are many local small businesses in your town and in surrounding towns to purchase your holiday gifts. Local stores need our support to stay in business.

Be creative with your gifts. You could give a gift certificate for a massage, facial, beauty treatment or haircut, tickets to a lo-cal theater production, or a gift certificate for dinner or lunch at a local restaurant. Southwoods Printing offers gift certificates for business cards, copies and more. They offer custom recipe cards, note pads and custom calendars as well.

Do you have gardeners on your list? Then stop at your lo-cal garden store. Westfield Home and Garden, Sixteen Acres Garden Center and Randall’s Farm come to mind.

November and December are a great time to check out local Craft Fairs, these craft fairs offer many unique gifts for you to purchase. Check out several because there are differ-ent crafters at each of them. At the smaller fairs you can easily pick up something homemade like jam or pickles for a quick

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My co-worker likes The Northampton Winter Craft Fair to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters, Sat & Sun, Dec 1 & 2, 9:30-4:30 at Northampton High School. I try never to miss the Westfield Vocational Technical High School Annual Arts and Crafts Fair, Sun, Nov 25, 9 am - 3 pm, and the Wyben Craft Fair, Sat, Dec 1, 9 am - 3 pm at Wyben Union Church, 678 Montgomery Road, Westfield. Be sure to see our Town Crier listings in the back of this month’s Southwoods for more.

This year please consider starting a new tradition of shop-ping locally! It helps us all.

Ed Note: Our intention in mentioning the names of busi-nesses in this article is not to promote or recommend any business, but to give suggestions and remind our readers how many mall alternatives are nearby. In addition to those we mentioned, there are many more local businesses and stores in our area that would welcome your patronage.

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We recently moved to Southwick and I have to ad-mit, I instantly fell in love with this beautiful area.

The fall colors are spectacular every direction you drive or walk. You also still have the feeling of a small town. I find the people no matter where you go extremely friendly. It is so easy to connect when you are greeted with such friendly smiles. For us it is a town we never want to leave again. It make it so easy to want to support your local merchants and there are plenty. I find everything so close, especially the abundance of fresh produce and so much more. Where else can you go shopping and pass fields abundantly packed with orang-yellow pump-kins glowing in the sunlight. Where you see a bobcat cautious-ly walking out of the woods to survey its surroundings and quickly disappear again. I could sit forever on my patio and watch the squirrels getting ready for winter carrying one acorn

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“My Secret Hideaway” It was a wonderful place,

There is a lot of sunshine

Clouds just don’t last.

Children are playing

You can hear them squeal,

Mothers are smiling,

Just sitting around

Catching some sun,

It looks like fun.

There comes the neighbor

Taking his dog for a run,

Grandfather on his little chair,

You can tell that

His mind is not really there.

He is probably dreaming of times gone by,

The smirk on his face makes you wonder why.

The smell of fresh bread is all around,

The cat on the windowsill

Not making a sound,

There is Betty watering her plants,

When she is done

She just sits there folding her hands.

It is so peaceful,

Not a care in the air,

There are many a times

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Non-profit news and events for area communities. Please send information by the 20th of the month in order to have it listed in this section. We will print as many listings as space allows. Our usual publication date is within the first week of the month.

Send to: Town Crier, Southwoods Magazine, P.O. Box 1106, Southwick, MA 01077, Fax: (413) 569-5325 or email us at [email protected].

PET PHOTOS WITH SANTA The Friends of the Westfield Regional Animal Shelter dba

H.E.R.O.E.S. presents the 3rd annual Pet Photos with Santa on Saturday, December 1, 2012 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.* This fundraising event will be held at Westfield Feed & Supply, 288 Union Street, Westfield, MA. The cost for a 5 x 7 photo is $10.

All proceeds will be for the benefit of the dogs at the Westfield Regional Animal Shelter to help offset medical expenses, food supplies and other urgent needs. We look forward to seeing you and your pet. (Cats must be in carriers please.)

*Snow date Saturday, December 8. If in doubt due to weather conditions, please contact Westfield Feed and Supply @ (413) 562-3689.

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There is still time for applicants to the 2012 Fezziwig Faire, sponsored by Westfield on Weekends, Inc., The Business

Improvement District, and the YMCA of Greater Westfield, Inc. The fair will be held on Saturday, December 8thth from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the YMCA at 67 Court Street.

The fair provides serious craftspeople the opportunity to sell their unique wares during the ever-popular Dickens Days in downtown Westfield and promises to be the premiere craft fair of the 2010 holiday season. Spaces have filled quickly, with only a few remaining. Crafters who are serious about participation are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. At this time all slots for crafters selling jewelry are filled but other types of crafts are still being accepted. The Deadline for applications is November 16th.

This is a juried craft fair offering only hand-made crafts. The application fee is $35 for an 8’ x 6’ space. Those wanting a table can reserve one for an additional $10.

To obtain information and an application send a stamped, self-addressed, envelope to: Charlene, YMCA of Greater Westfield, Inc., 67 Court Street, Westfield, MA 01085 as soon as possible.




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CrAFTEr WANTED The Southwick Congregational Church is looking for Crafters for their annual Holly Bazaar on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Southwick Congregational Church, 488 College Highway, Southwick, MA. If you would like more information or a registration form please call 413-59-6362 or 413-569-5120.

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NASCAR-themed Fundraiser benefits local shelter. Get your engines started....Everyone loves watching a race! Slick cars, the pageantry, the pits, the roar of the engines. The NASCAR circuit has become a truly national sport. Seems like a good reason to have a PARTY. On Sunday, November 18, 2012, the Southwick Animal Shelter, along with the Southwick VFW and Rent A Center of Westfield, will host it’s second annual Racing for a Reason NASCAR Party to benefit the shelter, at the Southwick VFW, 151 Point Grove Rd. There will be Large Screen viewing of the Homestead 400, a fabulous Buffet with something for everyone, Cash Bar, Chinese Auction, Door Prizes, Games, and of course, lots of racing. Tickets are only $20.

The shelter relies on the generosity of its donors and sponsors to fund their operation of giving animals a best probability for a second chance. 100 percent of its operating

funds comes from individual donors, adoption fee revenue, special events, and sponsorships.

Tickets are available at the Shelter located behind the Southwick Police Station on Depot Street during regular visiting hours or by contacting Tracy, Southwick ACO/Shelter Director at 413-569-5348 x649, Email: [email protected]. Tickets may also be purchased by mailing payment to Attn: Animal Shelter. Town of Southwick, 454 College Hwy, Southwick, MA 01077. Make check payable to: The Town of Southwick, Animal Shelter Fundraiser. Memo: Racing for a Reason. Be sure to include return address to send your tickets to.

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Amputees Moving On is a support group sponsored by the YMCA of Greater Westfield. Meetings are the last Monday of every month at 6:00PM at Noble Hospital, 115 West Silver Street Westfield, MA 01085 in conference room A on the ground floor. There will be a different topic each month along with open discussion. For more information call Charlene Call

Member Retention/Wellness Director at 413-568-8631 x305 It is our mission to create a positive environment that

fosters support and helps educate amputees and their families as they adjust and move on, and to assist them in continuing to grow in spirit, mind, and body.


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Beautiful gift baskets reasonably priced from $5 - $25 will be available as follows:

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Our Lady of the Lake Church, Southwick, MA is having their Christmas Craft Fair Fundraiser on November 17th 9:00 am - 5 pm & November 18th 10:00 am - 3:00 pm in the Fr. Shea Hall, 224 Sheep Pasture Road, Southwick, MA. There will be a bake sale and raffles.

Crafters and Bakers welcome. Call 413-569-5428 or 413-569-0162 for more information.

How to HelpSuperstorm Sandy Victims

These organizations are accepting donations to aide the victims of Superstorm Sandy:

• The American Red Cross those wishing to make a gift can visit www.redcross.org or text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

• Through Nov. 17, Big Y customers and employees may donate to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief at all Big Y locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.

• Catholic Charites is accepting donations with checks made out to Catholic Charities, Dioceses of Springfield-Hurrincane Sandy Victims’ Fund, P.O. Box 1730, Springfield, MA 01102. You may also donate directly to Catholic Charities USA online at www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.

Visit http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/146064/8_ways_to_help_hurricane for other charitable organizations. The website lists organiza-tions such as: AmeriCares, Occupy Sandy, Gray Beards, ASPCA, Sean Casey Animal Rescue, Alley Cat Allies, and will link you directly to the organization’s websites.


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On December 11 at 9:00 a.m. Wreaths Across America will conduct a wreath ceremony as part of it’s Escort to Arlington at Stanley Park. This is a week long “Veteran’s Parade” between Maine and Virginia starting on December 9, 2012 in Harrington Maine, finishing on December 15, 2012 at Arlington National Cemetery.

Their mission is to spread their message about the importance of remembering our fallen heroes, honoring those who serve, and teaching our children about the sacrifices made by veterans and their families to preserve our freedoms. This week of events is made possible by thousands of volunteers who organize local ceremonies, raise funds to sponsor wreaths, and participate in the events.

Please join us on December 11 at 9:00 a.m. as Wreaths Across America will conduct a wreath ceremony at Stanley Park. This

is the first year in which Stanley Park will have the honor to participate. If you would like to assist us with this honor please call the Park at 413-568-9312 ext. 101 or 102 or check our website for details at www.stanleypark.org.

Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman, Morrill Worcester, in 1992.Their mission, Remember, Honor, Teach, is carried out in part by coordinating wreath laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.

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Thanks to everyone who participated in or visited NCCHP over the 31st annual Granville Harvest Fair. We had a great turnout despite the threatening weather. The Granville Quilt Guild display was a big draw at our location and the Westfield River Brewery was a popular new addition to the vendor list. We appreciate all the local support “Keeping The Drumbeat of History” alive for visitors of all ages touring the museum.

Some exciting news you’ll be hearing lots more about is that the NCCHP museum is part of a new one day e-philanthropy event taking place in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties on 12.12.12. By participating, NCCHP will be eligible for cash prizes and bonus matches. Check out the www.ncchp.org website for how you can help!

The NCCHP museum at the Drum Shop is located at 42 Water Street in Granville and is open for tours on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 12:00 – 3:00. Tours for groups of ten or more are available during the week by appointment (call 413-357-8814). Admission is free for NCCHP members; $5 for adults and $3 for children for non-members. www.ncchp.org


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Artisan crafts including jewelry, woodcrafts, tinware, pocketbooks, ceramics, maple and honey products and other crafts will be available. You won’t go away hungry when you visit our baked goods table and our ever-popular corn chowder luncheon.

EBENEzEr’S ATTIC FuNDrAISErEbenezer’s Attic fundraiser will be held on Nov. 10, 2012

at The Central Baptist Church in Westfield. We are featuring local crafters & artists, a baked goods sale, the new church cook book and a silent auction for hand decorated chairs. Bring your family and friends and come have a great time!

ymCA BASkETBAll PrOgrAmSThe YMCA of Greater Westfield is excited to announce

some changes to our winter basketball programs for the coming season! Players from the Gateway, Southwick and Westfield areas (as well as surrounding towns) are eligible. These successful leagues have been popular for many years and will include age appropriate competitive features! The new features of the leagues this year are based on the collaborative efforts between the three organizations – YMCA, Boys & Girls Club and Parks and Recreation - who offer youth basketball. The Y and the Boys & Girls Club will work together to offer two leagues to play on Saturdays as follows: ages 5 - 6 December 8 –

February 16 from 9:00 to 10:15; ages 7 - 8 December 8 - February 16 from 10:15 to 11:30. These two age groups will feature constant fun, quality instruction, highly active practices, game play, experienced supervision and positive values.

The older age groups will play in the Westfield United League, which is being led by the Park & Rec Dept. for players from all three organizations. These will begin the week of October 29 and will play Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the early evenings. Registration is accepted daily at the YMCA, 67 Court Street, Westfield until one week after the start of each league. Contact George Hart, Youth Sports Director at the Y by phone (568-8631) or by email ([email protected]) for more details or to request a flyer/registration form. We look forward to you being a player in one of these collaborative basketball leagues this season!


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Dear Friends,As we approach Veterans’ Day, I

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By State Representative Nicholas Boldyga

community please contact Richard Girard at the Agawam De-partment of Veterans Services at 413-478-4224.

There are a number of organizations and charities who take great pride in serving our veterans in Agawam, Granville, Russell & Southwick and across the Commonwealth. I thank them for making a difference in the community and encour-age everyone to reach out to these great organizations to lend a helping hand to our veterans.

There have been a number of successes for Veterans and their families throughout the session, but there’s much to be done.

Thank you for allowing me to proudly serve as Your Rep-resentative. Please call me with any concerns. My home tele-phone number is (413) 569-5188. I’m always available!

Sincerely,

Nicholas BoldygaState Representative

Please visit my website www.NickBoldyga.com for more information

Nicholas A. Boldyga is completing his first term as State Representa-tive, serving Agawam, Granville, Russell and Southwick. He is the Ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee.

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Southwoods Magazine, Journal for Country Living November 2012 issue