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Catholic Church celebrates 100 yearsBY RUTH DEAMICIS

COURIER EDITOR

WINCHENDON — The history ofthe Catholic faith in Winchendon islong and varied. It includes worshipheld in a barn, held in a basementsanctuary while funds were raisedto complete a permanent structure.It includes the hard work and sacri-fice of the parishioners who wantedan edifice to reflect their devotion totheir faith.

In 100 years, automobiles havereplaced horses, the Internet hasnearly replaced the new standard in1908 of telephones, refrigerationand better standards of food produc-tion have replaced ice boxes and theImmaculate Heart of Mary Churchhas stood the test of time to remaina vibrant community.

Winchendon was a destinationand home for immigrants of manynationalities: French, Italian, Irish,Polish and Canadian among others.The one common denominatoramong these disparate people wastheir faith. As early as 1847 a Masswas celebrated in a railroad shanty.The town became a mission churchand a barn at the corner pf Locustand Central streets was renovatedand used as a chapel.

In 1864, at the close of the CivilWar, a long association withBaldwinville and Templeton beganwhen St. Martin’s Parish was givencare of the Winchendon mission. Atthat time, the name of ImmaculateHeart of Mary was given to theparish.

Quietly, parishioners set aboutraising funds to create a real homefor themselves, and a first move wasthe purchase of property at the cor-ner of Grove and Spruce streets. In1871, the first resident pastor, Rev.Denis Moran, took his place ascurate. Under his care, a basementsanctuary was created and serviceswere held there consistently. In 1880,

new pastor Rev. John Conway, addedfrescoes and both front and sidealtars in the space. But the econom-ic times were deemed too hazardousto undertake building the truebuilding.

In the meantime, a home for thepastor was built, using privatefunds collected within the parish.The rectory, finished in 1894, wasdescribed in the Courier at the timeas a “wonder” and a lengthy descrip-tion of its well ordered spaces wasprinted. Paneling, molding, highceilings, tight windows, plumbingand more were done with an eye todetail and quality.

Finally, in 1907, work began tobuild the brick church. But it wasfound the foundations laid in the1870s proved to be unable to supportthe new planned building, and theywere removed, a completely newbasement being used to build upon.

The funds for the new churchwere raised through the efforts ofthe parishioners, a few dollars attime, taken from the incomes ofhard working people in the variousmills and businesses in a thrivingWinchendon. The church was dedi-cated on Sept. 19, 1909 by BishopThomas Beaven, the Bishop ofSpringfield.

It became part of the new dioceseof Worcester when that entity wasestablished in 1930.

On Sunday, Sept. 20, the parishwelcomed the Bishop of Worcester,Most Rev. Robert McManus to cele-brate the 100 years of the building.

Rev. McManus was joined by thepresent pastor, Rev. Francis Robergein a Mass celebrating the churchand its history. Joining the clergy inthe celebration were many parish-ioners of IHM in various capacitiesincluding:

Inset: the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church originally included an open sided bell tower. Weather eroded the structureand it was removed. The larger photo is IHM as it stands today, 100 years after its dedication.

Bethany Bible Chapel welcomes new pastorBY DONEEN DURLING

COURIER STAFF WRITER

WINCHENDON — United Parish welcomedthe Reverend Calvin Miller as its new minister.Rev. Dr. James Sinclair joined his one time con-gregation to install their chosen minister.

Representatives from the United Church ofChrist, The American Baptist Church, and TheUnited Methodist Church to declare that theReverend Miller had met all necessary condi-tions for the installation to the office.

Rev. Sinclair said, “Calvin, seeing that youare called to ordained ministry by the grace ofGod and that the United Parish of Winchendonhas been led to call you as pastor and teacher,

BY DONEEN DURLINGCPIROER STAFF WROTER

WINCHENDON — The BethanyBible Chapel, located at 727Spring St., is a simple, neat,white building that sits acrossfrom a stable. Last December, theparish chose Thomas Clinkscaleto serve as pastor for the smallcongregation, and with thatchoice came a whole new out-look. Clinkscale noticed the pop-ulation of the parish was gettingolder, and he decided in order togrow, the church would need towelcome new families into thefold. He immediately began toform a plan for community out-reach.

“We are growing by reachingout to young families. The church

got older, and we needed to reachout to sustain the church.”

That outreach has offeredmany new things for the parishincluding family movie nights,and most recently a night wherecouples could view a movie withbabysitters caring for theiryoung ones.

The pastor is seeking to growhis congregation while assuringall that God loves them.

“It all begins with kids inchurch,” he said.

Invitations and advertisementswent out to the whole communityrecently for the movie Fire Proof,the story of a husband and his

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Michael Ellis of the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce wields the scissors towelcome Family Pharmacy to Winchendon


Shannon and Thomas Clinkscale are glad to be at their new spiritual home, BethanyBible Chapel.Pharmacy welcomed to Winchendon

BY DONEEN DURLINGCOURIER STAFF WRITER

WINCHENDON —The FamilyPharmacy at 117 Central St. is offi-cially opened after a ribbon cut-ting ceremony held on Friday,Sept. 18, with members of theGreater Gardner Chamber ofCommerce and dignitaries inattendance.

Diane Warner, DebbieMasciarelli, James Mullen, TomSullivan, Ellen-Jane Foley, MikeEllis, Elizabeth Penney, SharonSmiledge, Shaun Thompson,Michael A. Webb, Ellen Goderre,and others joined owner HamidMohaghegh for the ceremony.Others including Rep. Robert Rice

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Miller now pastor at United Parish

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Rev. Calvin Miller introduces his First Lady, ValorieMiller, during his installation at the United ParishChurch Sunday.

SPAGHETTI SUPPERWINCHENDON — A spaghetti supper to

benefit the Winchendon CAC is scheduledSaturday, Sept. 26 from 4-6 p.m. at theWinchendon Rod & Gun Club, River Street.Adults: $8, Children age 12 and younger: $5.Please bring a non-perishable food item to thedinner. Items will also be accepted at theWinchendon IGA. Come support your localfood bank and help those in need. Raffles andkaraoke too.

IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM

GARDNER — The Gardner AreaInteragency Team is holding a meeting Friday,Sept. 25 at 8:30 a.m. at the dining room confer-ence room A, Heywood Hospital featuringguest speaker Elisabeth Haddad of theCommunity Outreach program of the office ofDistrict Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. Haddadwill speak on keeping yourself safe from iden-tity theft and fraud.

HOPE PASTA FEASTGARDNER — The 10th annual pasta feast

to benefit HOPE is scheduled Friday, Sept. 25,

4:30-7 p.m. continuous service at the PACC,Kendall Pond Road West in Gardner Ticketsare available at the HOPE home, 20 Bartel Ave.(978) 630-4752 and at the door. Adults: $9, chil-dren: $4. Take out available.

PROJECT IN ROYALSTONRUNS FORWARD

BOSTON – Senator Stephen M. Brewer (D-Barre) announced the MassachusettsHighway Department will solicit bids begin-ning tomorrow for the project to resurfaceRoute 32 in Royalston. The estimated cost ofthe project if $4.9 million. MassHighway plansfor major construction to begin in spring 2010.

“I receive phone calls and emails from myconstituents regularly about the deplorableconditions of this road and I understand theirconcerns. I have traveled along this stretch ofroad numerous times and can attest that thisis the worst road in my 29 town district,” saidBrewer. “I applaud MassHighway for movingthis project forward to ensure that this road issafe for motorists and I look forward to thecompletion of this project.”

Ultimately, the project consists of roadwayreconstruction and related work from theAthol town line to the New Hampshire stateline. Funding for this project will come fromthe 2009 Transportation ImprovementProgram for the Montachusett MetropolitanPlanning Organization and the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

HIKE AT TULLYROYALSTON — The Eagle Eye Institute’s

7th annual Hike-a-Thon will be held on theTully Trail in Royalston on Saturday Oct. 3.Proceeds support innovative environmentaleducation programs that transform the livesof urban youth through hands-on exploratorylearning on the environment and careerbridging to natural resource fields. Call (617)666-5222 for more information or visit theirwebsite: www.EagleEyeInstitute.org .

FREE HEALTH FAIRGARDNER — “As We Age,” a free health

fair for seniors, will take place Friday, Sept. 25from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Mount WachusettCommunity College’s Fitness & WellnessCenter. Approximately 40 business represen-tatives and health care professionals fromnorth central Massachusetts will be on handto provide information about a variety ofhealth and wellness topics.

The events will also feature demonstrations,screenings, raffles, free samples and a ball-room dancing demonstration from 1 to 1:45p.m. presented by Dancers of CentralMassachusetts. MWCC Fitness and Wellnesscenter offers a variety of classes designed forall ages. For more information, call (978) 630-9212.

COMEDY NIGHTWINCHENDON — Where can one go to

hear the latest top Boston comics and have agreat time with friends without leaving ToyTown? On Sept. 25, the Winchendon PoliceAssociation will be presenting Comedy Nightat the American Legion Post 193. The event isthe first of many put on by the WinchendonPolice Association to give back to the commu-nity.

The Comedy Night starts at 7:30 p.m. withdoors opening at 6:30 p.m.. It will be theaterstyle seating, and is for those 21 and older.Tickets are $15, and there will be door prizes.

Area businesses have been extremely sup-portive, and the evening will be fun and filledwith laughter.

57th ANNUAL FERNCOL FAIR

BALDWINVILLE — The 47th annualFerncol Fair will be held rain or shine,Saturday, Sept. 26 10 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday,Sept. 27 10 a.m.-5 p.m. with fireworks by Atlas:Saturday Sept. 26 at 9:15 p.m. Rain date for thefireworks only: Saturday Oct. 3.. Craft vendorsselling unique items and specialty food, livemusic and other entertainment all weekend,homemade clam chowder, nachos, ice cream,kapusta and other great food, livestock andagricultural exhibits and demonstrations,hayrides, inflatable bouncer, penny scramble,

pony rides, daytime corn maze, face painting.Tours of Holstein dairy barn; cow flop con-test, sausage subs, t-shirts, K-9 demonstration,pumpkins, apples and other fresh produce forsale, Native American pow-wow and crafts. $5for parking with one free re-entry. TempletonDevelopmental Center at the junction ofroutes 2A/202 (exit 19 off rte.2) inBaldwinville. Call (978) 939-2161 for info.

COMEDY NIGHTThe Winchendon Lions Club hosts an adult

comedy night featuring hypnotist BruceJames at the American Legion. $12.50.Dancing to a DJ Silva Fox Entertainment, raf-fles and more. Dancing begins at 8 p.m., come-dy show at 9:15 p.m.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

ASHBURNHAM — Alexandra Krasowski ofRoyalston graduated with honors fromCushing Academy in May.

FALL FARM EXHIBIT & DEMONSTRATIONS

FITZWILLIAM HISTORICAL SOCIETYThe Amos J. Blake House Museum will be

the setting for an old-fashioned display ofperiod farm equipment and ephemera onSaturday, Sept. 26. Volunteers in old-timeclothing will depict life of yesteryear. In addi-tion, demonstrations of old-time skills, onceso common on Fitzwilliam farms, will beshown. We will offer wagon rides to those inattendance to add to the flavor of this specialtime. Live animals will delight the kids! Thisevent will coincide with the closing day of theFitzwilliam Farmer’s Market across thestreet. Come and make a day of it!

Museum hours will be 11 a.m.-4 p.m. andlarge pieces of antique farm equipment willbe on display in the back yard. This event, aswell as tours of the museum, are free to alland will proceed rain or shine. Refreshmentswill be served. We are a non-profit organiza-tion. www.fitzhistoricalsociety.org

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BY JULIA WHITE CARDINALBEALS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

The puppets are coming! On Wednesday, Sept. 30,

Puppeteer Laura Seviour (for-merly known as Kings WayPuppets) will be at town hall for apreschoolers’ program, begin-ning at 10 a.m. Seviour, fromHubbardson, has performedaround the area for more thanfive years, delighting audiences ofall ages. All are welcome. Asusual, preschoolers must beaccompanied by a responsibleadult.

This free program for pre-schoolers is sponsored by theBeals Memorial Library, in col-laboration with the CommunityPartnership for Children. It isfunded, in part, by a grant fromthe Massachusetts CulturalCouncil, administered locally bythe Winchendon CulturalCouncil. For more information,feel free to call the Library at (978)297-0300.

The Library’s fall series ofPreschoolers Story Hours hadbegun. These free programs forchildren ages 3-5 are held Fridaymornings beginning at 10:30.Each program includes approxi-mately three stories, and a craftproject, so each child has some-thing to carry home.

Toddler Time has also begunthe fall series. This free programis designed for children ages 3and younger. It features nurseryrhymes, little songs such as“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,”and we read a few books. The pro-gram emphasizes taking turns,numbers, colors, and the ABCs.Toddler Time begins at 9:45 andlasts a half hour.

More information is availableat the Library. Feel free to call.

The Beals Memorial Library isre-registering borrowers inpreparation for the switch to theC/W MARS automated circula-tion system. C/W MARS standsfor the Central/WesternMassachusetts AutomatedResource network. If you alreadyhave a library card from a C/WMARS library (such as Gardner,Westminster, Fitchburg, orLeominster) you will be able touse that card here inWinchendon. If you don’t have acard with a C/W MARS library,please register for one as soon aspossible. More information aboutborrowing from libraries usingthe C/W MARS system can befound on our website,www.winchendonlibrary.org.

Using the C/W MARS systemwill provide many benefits to bor-rowers. They can register tocheck their library account on-line, place holds (reserve) booksthey want to read, and evenrenew books. In addition, C/WMARS services include freedown-loadable audio-books andvideos. You can check it out atwww.cwmars.org.

Library Hours are Mondaysthrough Thursdays from 1-8 p,.m.,Fridays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., andSaturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

***** The Friends of the Library con-

tinue to hold Monday Night BookSales, in the basement of thelibrary from 6-8 p.m.. A largeassortment is still available atprices that range from 25-50¢.Patrons may also visit the BookSale during regular hours. Justlet the librarian know you wantto visit.

From the Librarian’s Book

AUGUSTWEDDINGHELDWINCHENDON — JanineEdminster, daughter ofMildred Edminster ofOrange and the late NoahEdminster, and JamesLaPointe, son of Richardand Elizabeth LaPointe ofWinchendon, were mar-ried Aug. 8.The bride’s brother, JackAslanian, led his sisterdown the aisle. Aslanianand his wife Lauren arefrom California.Sister of the bride, JoyceAslanian of Nevada,served as maid of honor.Following a trip to CapeCod, the couple is nowmaking their home inWinchendon.

Janine and James LaPointe

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Past Worshipful Master John “Zeke” O’Connell receives a gift fromthe new Worshipful Master Angel L. Suarez at the installation cere-mony held on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Artisan Lodge

Ahimsa changes annual fund raiserBY JERRY CARTON

SPECIAL TO THE COURIER

For the last several years, AhimsaHaven has celebrated the start ofOctober with their annual “RescueRun.”

But this year, things are different.The concept is the same — get peopleand their dogs out on that firstSunday in October to raise money forthe non-profit organization to build afacility to house and treat homelessdogs, but the specifics of the event arebrand new.

This time around, on Sunday, Oct. 4the Rescue Run will be known as the“Woof Walk”, a two mile trek aroundthe Winchendon segment of theNorth Central Parkway bike pathbeginning on Summer Street.

Registration ($10 for adults and $5for kids 18 and under) will start at

noon on Summer Street behind theClark YMCA, and the walk will takeplace between 1 and 3 p.m. Pre-regis-tration and other information is avail-able at ahimsahaven.org.

“We hope that changing this up thisyear will get even more people andtheir dogs out,” said event organizerNancy Regan.

“The trail is really beautiful, agreat addition to the community, andwe think people should really comeout and take advantage of it and at thesame time help us raise funds so thatwe can continue our work in helpinghomeless animals,” she noted.

Regan said that vendors will be onhand as well, passing out free dog andcat food . There will also be free prizesand snacks will be available as well.

“Over the course of the last year,Ahimsa has become more directly

involved in the community”, saidRegan. “We’ve donated food to theCAC. We’ve offered low-costspay/neuter options. We’re workingon a TNR project. (TNR: referring totrap/neuter/release for feral cats).

“In fact, we’d love to houseWinchendon feral cat free down theroad. But it’s, overall, important forus to be part of the communitybecause the community has alwaysbeen so generous to us,” she said.

To that end, Regan thinks thechange of format for the fall eventwill attract larger numbers of par-ticipants.

“This isn’t a race like the RescueRun looked to be to some people. Thisis a nice, leisurely walk around abeautiful trail. It’s a win-win foreveryone, and we’re excited aboutdoing it this way.”

The smallest guest at Casino Royale had to be Aimee, the petof Angela Papierski of Cambridge.

Don O’Neill and Bob O’Keefe were exceptional hosts as CasinoRoyale took place at their Victorian mansion.

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Ellen DeCoteau found the veranda to be a popular place as she served as dealer at the money wheel.

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Donna Shaugnessy and Judy Leong in their finery.

Serving as the roulette dealer, Don Comeau gavehis help to the event. Funds raised will help heat theMurdock Whitney House this winter.

Casino Royale raisesfunds for WHS

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in a number of scam reports to collect moneyfor various advocacy organizations, all tied tothe same street address and phone number.

Please be advised that this organization isnot affiliated with the Greater GardnerChamber of Commerce or the WachusettChamber of Commerce, nor is it affiliatedwith any other professional business organi-zations in Massachusetts.

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What a weekend in Winchendon. Ifyou weren’t part of one of the manycelebrations in this town this week-

end, where were you?It all started Saturday afternoon, when the

Artisan Lodge of Masons installed its newofficers for the coming year, and then held itsown banquet in celebration. Dressed in tuxe-dos and steeped in history and ritual, aMasons installation is a grand affair.Welcome to all the new officers who work sohard at various service projects inWinchendon. Some are well known, some areintentionally kept quiet. ‘Tis better to givethan receive and the Masons live that idiom.

Then Saturday night, the dress occasionscontinued as the Winchendon HistoricalSociety held its grand Casino Royale. A hugethank you goes out to Don O’Neil and BobO’Keefe for graciously allowing the party beheld at their house, the Orange Whitney man-sion. Decorated in the grand style of a turn ofthe century casino, more than 100 peopleenjoyed a festive evening with friends, joinedin the camaraderie and helped raise moneyfor the upkeep of the Murdock WhitneyMuseum. The Museum is a large house andrequires a lot of attention, and a lot of heat-ing oil, every year. Thanks to the efforts ofWHS members like the Casino committee:Don O’Neil, Donna Shaugnessy, PeggyCorbosiero, Joyce Beauvais and others, thefund raising continues.

Sunday morning was a milestone for twolocal churches. The Immaculate Heart ofMary Church celebrated its 100th anniver-sary amid all the pomp and circumstance of areally formal celebration. Watching theBishop arrive with his mitre and shepherd’scrook, the pageantry of people solemnly tak-ing their places at the front of the church, theincense, the fabulous music and it’s easy tosee why people love attending a Catholicchurch. No one quite meets that standard aswell. It is impressive. And it’s easy to see whyin the Middle Ages, when the majority of thepopulation couldn’t even read, the educatedclergy, the accoutrements and the Latin weremysteries to be held in awe. It was awe inspir-ing Sunday as well. A mention must be madethat some of the music used in the celebra-tion was composed by J. Gerald Phillips, theorganist for IHM, and we have to say the

pieces were beautiful.Also celebrating was the United Parish,

who welcomed Rev. Calvin Miller as its fullpastor. Rev. Cal has served at the UP before,but now he has the full blessing of the churchas its full pastor. He couldn’t be more thrilled,the congregation couldn’t be more happy, andit couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Welcome tothe clergy, Rev. Cal.

Then there were the sports events:Murdock beat Lunenburg, a first for the localfootball team. The soccer program at the Y isup and running, Pop Warner is in full swingand the weather has become positivelyautumn-like.

Get out and enjoy what Winchendon has tooffer.

This weekend, the Farmers’ Market will setup on both Thursday afternoon and Saturdaymorning in American Legion Park. A greatplace to get a few fresh veggies and meet yourlocal agricultural providers.

And the cribbage tournaments at theArtisan Lodge begin again Saturday, withsign up at noon and play beginning at 1 p.m.It’s mostly for fun, and players of all levelsare encouraged to take part. They’ll eventeach you how to play if you’d like to learn.

Where can one go to hear the latest topBoston comics and have a great time withfriends without leaving Toy Town? On Sept.25, the Winchendon Police Association will bepresenting Comedy Night at the AmericanLegion Post 193. The event is the first of manyput on by the Winchendon Police Associationto give back to the community.

The Comedy Night starts at 7:30 p.m. withdoors opening at 6:30 p.m.. It will be theaterstyle seating, and is for those 21 and older.Tickets are $15, and there will be door prizes.

Area businesses have been extremely sup-portive, and the evening will be fun and filledwith laughter.

Then on Saturday night, the Rod & GunClub hosts a spaghetti supper to benefit theCAC, and the Lions host a comedy night witha hypnotist at the American Legion. Thespaghetti feast is 4-6 p.m., the dance and hyp-notist event begins at 8 p.m. with the hypno-tist taking the stage at 9:15, So go eat spaghet-ti, then come and dance and laugh at theLegion.

Happy Autumn Equinox.

THE DEATH OF PROMISEIwatched the television with a

knot in my stomach......................It showed surveillance camera

footage of a happy and attractiveyoung woman going to work in a lab-oratory building on the campus ofone of the nation’s finest universi-ties.

It wasn’t after dark. It wasn’t aholiday. It was just a normal day andthe time on the camera read 10 a.m.

She walked with a happy surestep. After all, she was a youngwoman, capable and accomplished,soon to earn a PhD from Yale. Shewas engaged to a young man attend-ing Columbia University in NewYork. In fact, in just a matter of daysshe would wed her young man.

The surveillance cameras did notget the chance to record her exitfrom the building. She never cameout of that seemingly safe campusbuilding, into which she walked inthe broad daylight of a New Havenday, full of promise, excitement, andtrying to get in a little last minute

work.We do not know what happened to

her in that building. There weremany others in the building. Noneof them admit to any knowledge ofwhat happened to her, or even whereshe might have gone. All anyoneknew was that she never went home.

All her fiancé knew was that onthe day they were to be married hewas told her body had been found.She had been strangled and stuffedinto a wall in the basement of thebuilding.

Gone was the hope, the excite-ment, the happiness and the prom-ise.

In its place arrived fear, horror,death to dreams and a reminder that

we are often not safe even in whatwe consider to be the safest ofplaces.

It is every parent’s nightmare.It is why we must be eternally vig-

ilant not only for our own safety butfor the safety of those we love andthose with whom we work.

Yale is a sophisticated place. Thebuilding in which the womanworked could only be accessed withspecial swipe cards. Certain areaswithin the building could only beaccessed with special swipe cards.Surveillance cameras were in place.People who worked there had photoID’s.

To what end?The fickle finger of fate pointed at

young one young woman that awfulday.

And now we will not know whatshe might have brought to the worldaround her, what accomplishment,what happiness, and what discovery.

All we know is that someone a lotless promising, a person with darkthoughts, someone who wanted totake something away, took the life ofthis beautiful young woman.

How terribly sad it is.How awful things like this happen

as often as they do.Take care of yourself and those

you love my friends. It can be dan-gerous “out there.”

JACK BLAIR

NOTES OFCONCERN

Welcome to ostrich landI’ve never liked Jimmy

Carter very much. Idon’t think he was a

very effective President.I’ve always thought he wasarrogant, holier-than-thou,and, especially in recentyears, anti-Semitic. Sowhen I’m agreeing with orpraising Jimmy Carter,that’s a rare moment forsure.

But on one issue, Carter is right: a signifi-cant degree of the opposition to BarackObama is based very much on race, and aguy from Plains, GA would know about that.

So would I. I grew up below the Mason-Dixon Line. I went to schools and lived in aneighborhood that were segregated. Once,even after Maryland finally passed open-housing laws in 1967 (at the strong urging ofRepublican Gov. Spiro Agnew), when anAfrican-American family wanted to buy ahouse a few streets away, there was a move-ment in the community to pool resourcesand buy it just to keep them out. More thanone relative used the n-word in seeminglyevery other sentence. The owners of a local,highly popular amusement park closed theplace rather than de-segregate. The integra-tion of more than one swim club came at the

price of a whole bunch offamilies opting out. Andlet’s not even get into bus-ing. Yes, those were the badold days, but anyone whothinks that mindset nolonger exists has to be liv-ing under a rock.

There are, my friends,code words. SouthCarolina Sen. Lindsey

Graham, after the President’s speech twoweeks ago, said that Obama’s “tone” wasn’tpresidential. Aside from the fact thatGraham was wrong, in the South, saying anAfrican-American’s “tone” wasn’t deferen-tial or appropriate, is barely disguised codefor “uppity’. You can sit here inMassachusetts and tell me I’m wrong, but,I’m not. I lived it. I heard it every day.

Before he was elected to Congress, the nowfamous Joe Wilson, as a South Carolina statesenator, voted to continue to allow the Starsand Bars to fly over the state capitol. Talkabout divisiveness. What’s still amazing, ofcourse, is that it took into the 21st centuryfor that state to agree not to fly theConfederate flag.

I’m not singling out South Carolina. Therace issue surrounding this President, theattempts to de-legitimize him, are every-

where. It comes from the absurd “birthers”.It comes from the dopes who attend anti-Obama rallies with racial caricatures. Itcomes from the nitwits who scream about“socialism”, trying to portray Obama assome kind of other-worldly freak when he’sas American as baseball and apple pie.

Obviously, not every conservative, norevery Republican, are racist. There are plen-ty of liberal Democrats who are quietlyracist, too. And there are legitimate, philo-sophical reasons to oppose Obama and whathe wants to do and where he wants to takethe country without being racist. The major-ity of the opposition to him is, in fact, whol-ly legitimate. But to deny race as a factor isto play the role of ostrich. It’s that simple.

Yet, even the legitimate “working-class”opposition has me shaking my head. So now,to the issue of race as reason to be anti-Obama, we can add economics and class.But, should we? I don’t understand why somepeople think the way they do. I can onlyassume they aren’t doing their homework, orthey’re so caught up in their anger overwhatever it is they’re angry at the govern-ment about that they don’t even realize who’sactually on their side.

Between 2000 and 2008, the median incomefor people between 45 and 54 years oldDROPPED by $5,000. The region hit hardest?

The South. The overall national poverty levelduring that time rose to 13.2 percent. That$1.3 trillion in tax cuts during the Bushyears? 93 percent of it, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, wentto the wealthiest two percent of earners.Then there was conservative hero PhilGramm, Republican Senator from Texas,who, with help from lobbyists, rewrote thecountry’s securities laws so that good corpo-rate citizens like Lehman and AIG could, inthe words of columnist Timothy Egan,“reduce home mortgages to poker chips at atrillion-dollar table”.

Folks, if you’re a conservative and youthink “your side’s” movers and shakers careabout you — they don’t. Do you really believeRush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck and what’s-her-name from Alaska are the least bit inter-ested in your struggles? Not a chance.They’re on their side, period. You’re just aprop for them to stir up the masses and rakein the big bucks. You might listen to andcheer for and even vote for them, but I’m notsure why, because I’m guessing most of youaren’t in that top two percent of wage earn-ers in this country like they are. They’veforever been on their side, and their sidealone, and if you believe otherwise, well,then, welcome to ostrich-land.

JERRYCARTON

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GARDNER — The Greater GardnerChamber of Commerce announced MichaelEllis, president and CEO, will be leaving theorganization after 15 years of service, for newopportunities outside the chamber industry.

Ellis started with the Chamber in October1994 and is credited with adding a significantnumber of value added services to theChamber portfolio during his tenure.

“Mike had over 20 years collective experi-ence in economic and community develop-ment, and a real dedication to the work he didfor the Chamber,” remarked Ken Tomasetti,chairman of the Board. “Mike has taken theChamber to a whole new level. We appreciatehis time and commitment to the work he didfor the Chamber, and wish him the very bestin this new endeavor.”

Elizabeth Penney of Gardner, currentlydirector of member services and programsfor the Greater Gardner Chamber ofCommerce, has been appointed interim presi-dent and CEO effective Oct. 2 until the perma-nent replacement for Ellis has been named.

Penney joined the Greater Gardner

Chamber staff in March 1989, and has servedin various capacities including assistant pro-gram manager, program director, member-ship services coordinator, and director ofmember service and programs. Penney hasdemonstrated experience in the areas ofmembership and program development aswell as Chamber administration.

“We are very lucky to have such depth toour leadership and staff to be able to have Lizstep in during the interim to fill the void cre-

ated by Mike’s leaving,” noted Tomasetti. “Wehave every confidence in Liz, and know thatshe will continue the proud the tradition ofexcellent service we have to our member busi-nesses. Furthermore, her knowledge of thisChamber, of this area, of these membersmakes her the perfect person for the job.”

Ellis served as director of community devel-opment and city planner for the city ofGardner from 1993-94. Prior to being appoint-ed interim director, he served as the grantsadministrator and assistant grants adminis-

trator for the department. Ellis has taken aposition with Glacial Energy, a company thatspecializes in delivering reliable energy, thehighest quality service and economical prod-ucts to business customers.

The Greater Gardner Chamber ofCommerce has formed a search committee forEllis’s successor. The Chamber serves justfewer than 500 members in the GreaterGardner region.


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WINCHENDON — The AmericanLegion Post 193 installed its newofficers Sept. 13 just after officersand their families were treated to adelicious pork roast dinner with allthe fixings.

Selectman Burton Gould, a mem-ber of the American Legion for 52years, said he was happy to be invit-ed to speak and congratulate allthose installed. He said he remem-bered when the Legion was a two-story post on Central Street, andrecalled those who built the currentPost 193 on School Street. Gould wasintroduced as having been reelectedfor the 14th time, and as being theselectman to hold his seat thelongest in the history ofWinchendon. Gould told the veter-ans to remember what the politi-

cians in office have not done for vet-erans in recent years, and what they,as veterans have done so others “cansit on their duff.”

“I get elected,” said Gould,“because I do my job.”

State Commander Bill Barboursaid he was raised in an apartmentover a Legion post, and had alwaysbelieved in the camaraderie theAmerican Legion provided forWWI, WWII, and Korean veterans.He said a lesson was learned fromthe return of the Vietnam veterans,and it was the duty of the Legion tomake sure it never happens to areturning veteran again. He encour-aged Legion members to go out andwelcome home all those veteransreturning from wars…that theymay disapprove of the war, but notthe warrior.

Barbour said the goal is also tokeep membership at the post at 100

percent.There were many moments of

humor in the afternoon’s presenta-tion. Barbour came with a gavel thesize of a short handled croquet mal-let. He made reference to the minutesize of the Post 193 gavel as he pre-sented it to the new commandersArthur Gilbert (Post Commander)and John Bussier (Sons).

The Post 193 Woman’s Auxiliarywas installed, and though a few offi-cers were unable to attend theinstallation, there were Auxiliarymembers willing to step in for theirfellow officers. Patricia Maillet wasinstalled as president for her sev-enth term. Other 2009 Post 193Ladies Auxiliary officers are seniorvice president Deborah LeRay, jun-ior vice president Marion May, sec-retary Coral May Grout, treasurerMartha Page, chaplain Ida MaeGeorge, historian Jean LeRay,

Sergeant at Arms Carol Boroski,executive committee: Carol Bender,Rosalie Vaillancourt, GermaineBrooks, Betty Raymond, andRachel Grout.

Maillet presented Post 193Auxiliary member Marion Maywith the Massachusetts AmericanLegion Auxiliary member of theyear award for her unwavering vol-unteer participation.

New officers installed were: Post193 Commander Arthur Gilbert, andSons Commander John Bussier,Senior Vice Commander FrancisMurphy, and Sons’ SVC, BrianSmith, Post 193 Junior ViceCommander Jesse Algarin, Sons’JVC Kevin Murphy, Post 193Adjutant Ken Labrack, Sons’ Adj.Jason Ballard, Post 193 finance offi-cer David Johnson, Sons’ FO CurtFitzmaurice, Post 193 HistorianJohn Durling, Sons’ Historian Fran

Murphy, Post 193 service officerScott Gauthier, Post 193 ChaplainEdward Gandy, Sons’ ChaplainJohn Durling, Post 193 Sergeant AtArms Norman Coderre, Sons’ PeterMcConnell.

Installing officers were EdwardHajamain, state Commander BillBarbour, state Sergeant At ArmsDonald Temple, Sub District ICommander Norman Coderre,Norman Marzanotti of Post 429, LeoProvencher of Post 129 Gardner,District 2 Sgt. At Arms EdwardBezio, and Bernard Holloran fromthe Clinton post.

New Post Commander Gilberttold the assembly that he was proudto have been elected to serve theMassachusetts post that is in the11th place for participation. Gilbertstated the goal was to increase par-ticipation.

Pat Maillet was sworn in for the seventh year aspresident of the American Legion Post 193Women’s Auxiliary.

Post 193 installs new officers

New officers taking their oath included Senior Vice Commander Francis Murphy, and Son’s SVC, BrianSmith, Post 193 Junior Vice Commander Jesse Algarin, Son’s JVC Kevin Murphy, Post 193 Adjutant KenLabrack, Son’s Adj. Jason Ballard, Post 193 Finance Officer David Johnson, Son’s FO Curt Fitzmaurice, Post193 Historian John Durling, Son’s Historian Fran Murphy, Post 193 Service Officer Scott Gauthier, Post 193Chaplain Edward Gandy, Son’s Chaplain John Durling, Post 193 Sergeant At Arms Norman Coderre, Son’sPeter McConnell.


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Blue Devils make history with win over Lunenburg 7-0DONEEN DURLING

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LUNENBURG – The Murdock Blue Devilsmade history last Friday, and it will take alittle digging to find out the last timeMurdock defeated Lunenburg. The MurdockBlue Devils, beat Lunenburg’s Blue Knightsby a thin line score of 7-0 last Friday, and thewin has given the Blue Devils a whole newprospective on winning. Some recalled thelast win against Lunenburg was 1979, butthat hasn’t been confirmed as yet.

The two teams faced off on a perfect nightfor football, and in the cool of the evening asthe sun went down, neither team could movethe ball far enough to score.

The Blue Knights ran the ball at the start,but fumbled on the second play, to be recov-ered by James Harrington. Both teams hadtrouble holding the ball. While DominickPolcari was running it early on in the game,he fumbled but recovered. It wasn’t the lastfumble of the night, and it could be said thatLunenburg lost on the turnovers.

Travis Arsenault and Andy Ladeau keptthe ball moving, but the Blue Devils couldn’treach scoring position earlier in the game,and Blue Knights took possession of the balltwice inside their own 20.

Nick Chanthachack took down quarter-back Mike Xarras and stopped the play coldin the first quarter.

With two minutes left in the half, Murdockmoved within striking distance, of the goal,but Lunenburg kept its defense tight, and byhalf time neither team had scored.

It wasn’t until the fourth quarter whenJake Hunt took the ball in from the 13-yardline to score the only game touch down. PatCulverhouse kicked in the extra point, andthe score was 7-0 Murdock.

A fumble recovery by Dustin McCaw keptthe ball in the Blue Devil possession, and thegame ended with the first win in over 25years against Lunenburg.

The Devil defense was almost seamless,and the offensive line made headway in thesecond game of the season. Coach RobAllard told the team before they left the fieldthat he knew they could do it if they concen-trated on one play at a time.

Next week, Murdock will take on Oakmontat 7 p.m. on the Oakmont field next Friday.


It was blue and white Blue Devils against blue andwhite Blue Knights as Murdock faced off againstLunenburg

BY MARY C. BARCLAYROYALSTON – It’s a rare

event at the Village Schoolwhere children are specifi-cally uninvited and rareryet when punctuality is astipulation. Such are theguidelines, however, for therapidly-approaching Sept.30 curriculum night. Theprogram focuses on shar-ing specific details aboutthe Village School and itssuccessful program withparents of current andprospective students, aswell as members of thecurious (adults only!) pub-lic.

This annual event is pre-sented by educators andancillary staff who carepassionately about theirstudents, and is gearedtowards parents andguardians who are equallypassionate about the educa-tion available to their chil-dren. The entire staff of theVillage School, an inde-pendent day school for chil-dren in pre-school throughgrade six, will be on hand tospeak with guests andanswer questions.

Presentations willdemonstrate how the cur-riculum is designed to bothnurture and challenge chil-dren of all abilities, andallow guests to experiencethe manner in which learn-ing “scaffolds” through thevarious levels. First timevisitors can learn how thecarefully considered class-room practices create a safeand harmonious learning

environment.Parents of current stu-

dents ages four througheight, parents of prospec-tive students of any age andmembers of the generalpublic who interested inthe Village School learningenvironment are encour-aged to attend all sessions.Returning parents of stu-dents in upper grades mayfind it more appropriate toattend only the sessionsthat apply to their individ-ual situations.

The schedule is tightlymaintained for CurriculumNight. The classroom por-tion of the program for thec o m b i n ekindergarten/first gradeclassroom begins promptlyat 5:45 p.m. The combinedsecond/third grade class-room program startspromptly at 6:45 p.m. andthe combined fourththrough sixth grade class-room program will getunderway at promptly 7:45p.m.

Since no childcare isavailable on site for theannual Curriculum night,visitors are asked to makechild care arrangements inadvance.

Now in its 20th year, theVillage School bases its cur-riculum on kindness andcontact with the naturalworld. Children are encour-aged to question andexplore, to assist fellow stu-dents, and to celebrate theirown and others’ strengthsand differences as they

encounter rigorous aca-demic challenges. Studentshave graduated from theVillage School to traditionpublic schools, a variety ofprivate options as well ashome school. The firstVillage School graduateshave completed college andhave gone on to enjoyingtheir successful, contribut-

ing adult lives.Information about the

Village School, the upcom-ing ‘adults-only’ curricu-lum night and a wide arrayof open-to-all events includ-ing fundraising projectscan be found at www.vil-lageschool.to. Director RiseRichardson can be reachedat 978-249-3505.

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Mary Barclay PHOTOS:

REFINING TECHNIQUES – Royalston’s Village School art teacher,Renee Malowitz of Hubbardston (right) is shown helping fifthgrader Marnie Anair of Royalston refine her techniques in theprocess of marbleizing paper. The combined fourth through sixthgrade class recently participated in the project, producing end-papers that will be used to personalize each student’s journal.The Village School’s heavy reliance on hands-on learning will beone of the topics discussed September 30, at the annualCurriculum Night. Parents of current and prospective studentsare invited to attend; due to the scheduling and adult focus, par-ents are asked to attend this one event without their children.

Local students awarded academic honorsTwo students at Murdock Middle High School have earned

Advanced Placement Scholar awards in recognition of their excep-tional achievement on AP exams. The two students qualified for theAP Scholar award by completing three or more AP exams withgrades of three or higher. The AP Scholars are Alexis Jenkins andSarah McKellick.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) pro-vides motivated and academically prepared students with the oppor-tunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in highschool, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both forsuccessful performance on the AP exams. About 18 percent of the 1.6million students worldwide who took AP exams performed at a suf-ficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar award.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement basedon students’ performance on AP exams.

Through 37 different college-level courses and exams, AP providesmotivated and academically prepared students with the opportunityto earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in thecollege admissions process. Each exam is developed by a committeeof college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that ourexams are aligned with the same high standards expected by collegefaculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and researchinstitutions. AP is accepted by more than 3,600 colleges and univer-sities worldwide for college credit, advanced placement, or both onthe basis of successful AP exam grades. This includes more than 90percent of four-year institutions in the United States. Research con-sistently shows that AP students who score a three or higher on APexams (based on a scale from one to five, with five being the highest)typically experience greater academic success in college and highergraduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.

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Third annual Fungus Fair SaturdayATHOL — Interested in mushrooms? The Millers River

Environmental Center, 100 Main St. is putting the fun into fungusagain with its third annual Fungus Fair.

Respected mycologists from throughout New England will be onhand to share their knowledge. There will be morning and afternoonexpeditions into the local woods to identify and collect mushrooms.Regional authorities will give talks throughout the day on topics thatinclude a general overview of fungi, beginner’s mushroom identifica-tion, edible fungi and a libido enhancing fungus. At lunch time, enjoya wild mushroom cook-up.

The schedule is as follows:10 a.m.: welcome. 10:15 a.m.: morning forays leave; 10:30 a.m.: The

Wonderful World of Mushrooms, a discussion with George Davis; 11:30a.m.: beginners’ mushroom identification with Noah Siegel; 12:30 p.m.Get a taste of some wild fungi at theMushroom Cook-up; 1 p.m.: after-

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TEMPLETON – Barbara E.(Howard) Cheney, age 84, of 37Hospital Road, died peacefullyat her home on Friday evening,Sept. 18.

She was born in Putney, VTon Sept. 1,1925, the daughter ofFrank and Bernice (Perry)Howard, grew up in

Brattleboro, and had lived in Baldwinvillesince 1961.

Barbara was a 1944 graduate of NorthfieldSchool, Northfield, and earned her registerednursing degree from Maine Medical Center inPortland, ME. Barbara worked at theBaldwinville Nursing Home from 1979 untilher retirement in 1993. She developed its med-ical records system and worked in the activi-ties program. An active member of MemorialCongregational Church, she was a formersuperintendent of the Sunday School, chair-man of its Mission Committee and was a longtime member of the Ames Moore Guild.Barbara was an excellent seamstress, sheenjoyed playing the piano, and also served thecommunity as a Girl Scout leader.

She leaves her husband of 61 years,Leighton S. Cheney; four children, JanisCheney and her husband Stephen Crane ofBismarck, ND, Joyce D’Alelio and her hus-band Paul of Wakefield, Judith Castelluccioand her husband Charles of Reading, andHoward Cheney and his wife Jane ofWestfield. She also leaves nine grandchil-dren, Barbara and Johanna Crane, Michaeland Kristen D’Alelio, Brian, Natalie andDavid Castelluccio, and Allison and HannahCheney.

Funeral services will be held Thursday,Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. in MemorialCongregational Church, 4 Memorial St.,Baldwinville. The Rev. Robert Johansen willofficiate.

Calling hours in the Stone-Ladeau FuneralHome, 343 Central St., Winchendon will beWednesday, Sept. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made toMemorial Congregational Church, 4Memorial St., Baldwinville, MA 01436 or toGardner VNA Hospice, 34 Pearly Lane,Gardner, MA 01440.

Joan T. (Bourgault) Bateman, 79WINCHENDON – Joan T.

(Bourgault) Bateman, age 79,of 111A Ipswich Drive, diedpeacefully Saturday morning,Sept. 19, in Wachusett ManorNursing Home, Gardner.

She was born inWinchendon on Sept. 28,1929,the daughter of Henry L.

“Pat” and Grace E. (Gassett) Bourgault,attended Murdock High School, and was a life-long resident of Winchendon.

Joan worked for many years at the C.R.Bard Co, in Fitzwilliam until her retirement.She previously worked for several years atNew Hampshire Ball Bearing Co. inPeterborough, NH. Joan enjoyed reading,knitting, crocheting, doing puzzles and cook-ing. Her greatest enjoyment came from spend-ing time with her family.

Her husband of 57 years, Gordon R.“Giddy” Bateman, died in 2005. She leaves a

daughter, Linda J. Tenney and her husbandDaniel of Winchendon; a sister, Emilie M.Bourgault of North Miami Beach, FL, eightgrandchildren, three great grandchildren andseveral nephews and nieces. She was prede-ceased by a son, Barry W. Bateman, who diedin 2003; a brother, Richard H. Bourgault andtwo sisters, Evelyn Antil and Fern A. Lawsky.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday,Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. in Stone-Ladeau FuneralHome, 343 Central St., Winchendon. The Rev.Francis A. Roberge will officiate.

Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery,Winchendon.

Calling hours in the funeral home will beWednesday, Sept. 23 from 10 to 11 a.m.. preced-ing the funeral.

Memorial donations may be made to theWachusett Manor Nursing Home PatientsActivities Fund, 32 Hospital Hill Road,Gardner, MA 01440.

OBITUARIESRev, Maurice Rouleau, SSS, 79

DUBLIN, IRELAND — Rev. MauriceRouleau, SSS age 79 of Dublin, Ireland diedAug. 8, 2009.

Born in Gardner Nov. 22, 1929, he was theson of Lionel and Hermance (Houde)Rouleau.

He attended Holy Rosary School in Gardneruntil 1943, then Eymard Seminary in Suffern,NY, 1043-49. His novitiate with the BlessedSacrament congregation was in Barre 1949-51and the scholasticate in Cleveland, OH 1951-57.. He then attended Rosary College nearChicago, earning a Master’s in library sci-ence.

He was ordained as priest on Sept. 22, 1956.Assignments as teacher, librarian, and spir-

itual director were in Cleveland from 1957-61and Hyde Park, NY 1961-67. He served as deanof college at Symard Seminary in Hyde Park1962-63. He returned to Cleveland to serve as

spiritual director 1967-68. Then in 1968 hewent to Leicester, England as director ofnovices until 1976. He did pastoral work inDublin from 1976-81, then in Leicester, 1981-86.He was again in Dublin beginning 1986 in thedowntown Blessed Sacrament Chapel andremained there until his death.

While in England and Ireland he was oftenin charge as Superior of one of the communi-ties. When the region became a province in1987 he was thereafter frequently elected as aprovincial consultor and as the treasurer.

Fr. Rouleau was predeceased by a brother,Roland. He leaves a brother, Joseph Marcel ofWinchendon; and two sisters: Jeanne Cloutierof Keene, NH and Rita McKellick ofWinchendon. There are also cousins, niecesand nephews.

Funeral rites were held in Dublin.

Charles J. Prince, 85GARDNER — Charles J.

Prince, age 85, of 104 ChurchSt. formerly of Leominster,died unexpectedly Mondaymorning, Sept. 14 in HeywoodHospital, Gardner.

He was born in Leominsteron Feb. 4,1924, the son ofDoina and Leona (Bergeron)

Prince and had lived in Gardner for two years,after returning to the area from Clearwater,FL.

Charlie attended Leominster Trade Schooland worked as a foreman for EB Kingman Co.for 42 years until his retirement in 1998. Hepreviously worked as a foreman at RayPlastics, Winchendon. He loved antique cars,flying remote control airplanes and carving.

He leaves his wife, Marion M. (Lafreniere)Russell Prince; a daughter, Ruby A.Heffelfinger and her husband Charles ofLeominster; three stepchildren Carl R.Russell and his Maureen of Winchendon,Rodney A. Russell and his wife Karen ofHinsdale, NH and Darlene M. Russell of

Gardner; eleven grandchildren, Carol A.Heffelfinger of Charlotte, NC, Captain DawnL. Heffelfinger USAF of FL, Maurice R.Russell of Winchendon, Scott Russell ofFlorida, Paul Russell of Florida, ErnestRussell of Winchendon, Chad Russell ofLeominster, Tim Russell of Winchendon,Michael Fronte of Gardner, Matthew Fronteof Gardner and Nicholas Deveau of Gardner;two sisters, Doris LaCross of Leominster andClaire Tourigny of Leominster, as well asmany great grandchildren, many great greatgrandchildren and several nephews andnieces. He was predeceased by a brother LeoPrince.

Funeral services were held Sept. 18 in theStone-Ladeau Funeral Home (snow-ladeau.com), Winchendon. The Rev. FrancisA. Roberge officiated.

Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Winchendonwill be private.

Memorial donations may be made toShriners’ Hospitals for Children, 51 BlossomSt., Boston, MA 02114.

Barbara E. (Howard) Cheney, 84

LEOMINSTER — Peter J. Trainor, age 66,of Leominster passed away on Sunday, Sept.6, 2009, after a long battle with cancer at hishome surrounded by his loving family. Mr.Trainor was born in Worcester, the only sonof the late James J. and Mary E. (Loughlin)Trainor. Mr. Trainor graduated from St.John’s High School, Holy Cross College, andthe Boston College School of Social Workand completed doctoral studies at theUniversity of Massachusetts – Amherst. Heretired as vice president for academicaffairs at Mount Wachusett CommunityCollege in July 2008.

Mr. Trainor served for 39 years as a pro-fessor of psychology and dean of studentaffairs at the college while also having a pri-vate practice in marital and family counsel-ing at the Winchendon Health Center andaffiliated with Henry Heywood Hospital inGardner. The college recognized Mr.Trainor with a Summit award during its40th anniversary celebration in 2002, con-veyed an honorary doctoral degree inPhilosophy on him at its commencement inMay 2008, and established the Peter J.Trainor Leadership award in his honor. Mr.Trainor provided counseling services toarea nursing homes for over 30 years.

Mr. Trainor was well known in youth andhigh school sports throughoutMassachusetts serving as a longtime foot-ball, basketball, baseball, and softball refer-ee and umpire. He served for many years ascommissioner of the Mid-Wach boys’ bas-ketball league and Leominster Babe Ruthumpire in chief. Mr. Trainor refereed orumpired numerous District E and statechampionship tournament games in base-ball, football, and basketball. Mr. Trainorwas honored by the Massachusetts HighSchool Basketball Coaches Association dur-ing their Hall of Fame induction in 2005with the Presidential award for Service toBasketball and in 2009 by IAABO Board 208for his contributions to high school basket-ball and his fellow referees. Mr. Trainor was

a member of St. Leo’s Church inLeominster and served on the advisoryboard for St. Leo’s Elementary School. Forhis entire career, Mr. Trainor served onadvisory boards for non-profit social serv-ice agencies throughout centralMassachusetts.

Mr. Trainor celebrated his 42nd weddinganniversary with his wife Colleen (Trudel)Trainor in May. Mr. Trainor is survived bythree sons, David Trainor and his wifeDarlene of Tolland, CT, Michael Trainorand his wife Melanie of Prescott, AZ,Timothy Trainor and his wife Maribeth ofLas Vegas, NV, and one daughter ChristineTrainor Davis and her husband MichaelDavis of Chicago, IL. He was the proudgrandfather of 10 wonderful children, MaryElizabeth, Anne, and Jack Trainor ofTolland, CT, Turi, Collins, and HadleyTrainor of Prescott, AZ, Camille and JackKonopka of Las Vegas, NV, and Nicholasand Ronan Davis of Chicago, IL. Mr.Trainor leaves a sister Elizabeth Dumphyand her husband John of Georgia, hisbrothers-in-law, Richard Trudel and hiswife Lynn of Fitchburg, Robert Trudel andhis wife Angela of Leominster, GerardTrudel of Rumford, ME and his sisters-in-law Carroll Picucci and Bonnie Brown ofLeominster as well as several nieces andnephews.

Funeral services were held Sept. 11, 2009from the Silas F. Richardson & Son FuneralHome, 106 West Street, Leominster with amass St. Leo’s Church. Burial was in St.Leo’s Cemetery

The family requests that memorial con-tributions be made in Mr. Trainor’s name tothe Building Fund at St. Leo’s Church, 108Main Street, Leominster, MA 01453,Diversified Home Services - HospiceProgram, 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster, MA01453, or the Peter J. Trainor LeadershipAward at Mount Wachusett CommunityCollege, 444 Green Street, Gardner, MA01440.

Peter J. Trainor, 66

JAFFREY — The public is invit-ed to explore the Quaker faith withMonadnock Quaker Meeting onSunday afternoons beginning Oct.11. For those who are looking for aspiritual path for our time, theQuaker experience could speak toyou. “Quaker Quest” sessions willbe at Monadnock Quaker MeetingHouse, Route 202 and DavisonRoad from 2-5 pm. Admission isfree; childcare and refreshmentsare provided. For directions andfurther information, call (603) 242-9607 or see www.monadnock-friends.org.

Each session consists of a mix ofspeakers, discussion and hospitali-

ty. A session begins with threeQuakers speaking briefly on theweekly topic. Group discussionfollows, and the session closes withworship.

Schedule of sessions:Oct; 11: Quakers and WorshipOct. 18: Quakers and GodOct. 25: Faith in ActionNov. 1: Quakers and WorshipNov/ 8: Quakers and GodNov. 15: Faith in ActionQuakers are members of the

Religious Society of Friends, aChristian movement that grew outof the religious ferment of 17thcentury England. Quakers share acore belief that the Inner Light is

present in everyone. In the tradi-tion of historic peace churches,Quakerism promotes a testimonyof non-violence.

The traditional manner of wor-ship of Quakers (Friends) is gath-ering in silence, with no worshipleader. Worship may progressentirely in silence, or a participantmay feel led to offer a spiritualmessage. The paradox of corpo-rate worship in silence hasinspired a strong streak of mysti-cism among Quakers over the cen-turies.

Throughout its historyQuakerism has been in the fore-front of religious efforts to create a

more just and humane society.Quakers were prominent in thestruggles for abolition of slaveryand for women’s rights, and main-tain a special interest in visitingthose in prison, and in prisonreform. Quakers have been instru-mental in founding AmnestyInternational, OXFAM, andGreenpeace. The AmericanFriends Service Committee andthe British Friends ServiceCouncil, two Quaker serviceorganizations dedicated to provid-ing humanitarian relief and work-ing for social justice, were awardedthe Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.

There are more than 4,000 mem-

bers of the Society of Friends inNew England, and Quaker meet-ings are scattered throughout thearea. Regular worshippers atMonadnock Quaker Meeting comefrom all over the Monadnock andsouthern Merrimack Valleyregions of New Hampshire andnorth central Massachusetts.

A surprising number of peoplewho take the beliefnet.com surveyto determine a compatible faithgroup discover they are Quakers atheart.

For more information contact:Sandy Moyer at (978) 582-3300 [email protected]

Monadnock Quaker Meeting offers public “Quaker Quest” sessions

wife’s choice to commit to each otherthrough the trials of a relationship thatseemed to be faltering.

The movie was followed by a chal-lenge to participate in an eight-weekcourse on building and strengtheningloving spousal relationships.

Clinkscale said that ministering tothe family is important.

There has been outreach into thecommunity. Bethany Bible Chapel setup a tent to hand out water during thehot Summer Solstice race and event atthe Clark Memorial YMCA.

“We offered water just to cool peopleoff, and let them know we are here.”

The church gave out close to $1,000worth of water. People were invited topray in the tent. One requested prayersfor a son in Iraq asking God to bringhim home safe, while others asked topray for help finding a job.

On Family Fun Day, during the ChiliCook off, the ministry gave out back-packs and school supplies. It was thebeginning of quietly letting peopleknow about a caring parish on the out-

skirts of town.Clinkscale grew up in Framingham,

the son of the news anchorman BobClinkscale. He went to a high school onthe north side, and found a love in base-ball. He was a success at the game, andfloated through his studies, admittinghe could have been more attentive.

What brought him to ministry was afaith experience that changed his direc-tion forever.

Clinkscale has been ministering formore than 20 years. He has been pastorto congregations in Massachusetts andFlorida.

Clinkscale is a graduate of PalmBeach Atlantic University with a BA inbiblical counseling, and earned hisMasters of Divinity from ReformedTheological Seminary. He has alsotaught as a professor at Palm BeachAtlantic University while ministeringin Florida for seven years.

Clinkscale is married. He and hiswife Shannon have four children. Hemost recently ministered at LakesideBaptist Church in Apopka, FL.

Bethany Bible Chapel is cared for byits congregation who create a simpleplace of worship with gardens of flow-

ers and an open friendly atmosphere.Whatever the parish is doing, there issomething that has touched a need. Inthe eight months of Clinkscale’s min-istry, the congregation has increasedby 40 percent.

Worship is held Sunday Morningsbeginning 10:30 a.m.

“Bethany Bible Chapel considers theworship of God to be the single mostimportant act for which man was creat-ed. Worship is both a personal act and acorporate act. Therefore, our gatheringtogether on Sunday morning is a mostimportant event. We encourage fami-lies to worship together. Nursery careis provided for infants up to age two.”

An evening service is held on thefirst and third Sunday of each month at6 p.m.

Sunday School is held on Sundaymornings at 9 a.m, with Sunday BibleSchool classes offered for age twothrough adult. Nursery care is provid-ed for infants up to age two.

For more information on BethanyBible Chapel, phone: (978) 297-1493.Office hours: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

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are you willing to enter this covenant with its mem-bers who are one in Christ?”

Rev. Miller responded, “I am willing, and I promiseto serve this church faithfully, preaching and teachingthe word of God, administering the sacraments andordinances and filling the pastoral office with God andthis congregation as my help.”

The congregation rose to receive Rev. Miller as pas-tor and teacher, promising to assi9st him in ministryand give him their respect and support.

Representatives from area churches came to wel-come Rev. Miller as the United Parish minister. JohnWhite, representing the Unitarian UniversalistCongregation asked the new minister to help bring thearea churches together for the community’s sake.

It seems the Rev. Miller has been welcomed home.Having served as interim minister of the UnitedParish, he knows his congregation well, and seemswell loved by all. Rev. Miller resides with his wife,Valorie, in Winchendon. He is a teacher in theWinchendon public schools, and has two daughters,both married.

After the installation, smiling people gathered in thehall to celebrate and finally welcome their choice topermanent status.

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SPORTSSPORTSPerry and Clinkscale star as Lady Devils beat ‘Gansett

BY JERRY CARTONSPECIAL TO THE COURIER

TEMPLETON —You always likebeating your arch-rival (think RedSox — Yankees), and you especiallylike beating them at their place. Solast Wednesday was quite a joyfulday for Murdock’s girls varsity soc-cer team when the Lady Devils wentover to Narragansett and camehome with a 4-2 victory as AshleyPerry tallied all four goals and CaylaClinkscale made 32 saves in herfirst-ever game in goal. The victorywas the Lady Devils’ first since 2007,when, again at Narragansett, theyscored a 6-3 upset. Then a sopho-more, Perry tallied three times inthat contest as well.

But regarding last week’s win,“that was an excellent effort”enthused coach Tim Emerson. “Weplayed really well. The girls werepsyched and very excited anddeserved to be.”

Despite coming out on the shortend of a hard-fought 3-2 loss at sen-ior-dominated Abby Kelley on

Friday, the Lady Devils played wellagain, but it was the win at ‘Gansettthat highlighted the week. Perryhad that hat trick plus one. but sheobviously didn’t do it alone. SaraVose had a pair of assists and AliciaMarden contributed one as well.

“Everyone did a great job,” reflect-ed Emerson. “Ashley played excep-tionally well and we did a good jobmoving the ball and getting shotsoff. The girls up front kept the ballin play and our defense stepped up,too.”

“Cayla has excellent hands, andstopped many good shots.” headded.

The program’s improvement isevident. Last season saw 14 of 18players never having played on highschool level, if at all, and neitherPerry nor Clinkscale was on the ros-ter. Clinkscale, in fact, was still liv-ing in Orlando a year ago.

“I can’t say enough good thingsabout this group,” noted Emerson.“Their endurance is picking upevery day. Their skills are improv-

ing every day.”The Lady Devils were aggressive

throughout the contest, unfazed byplaying on the home field of theirarch-rival and were understandablyjubilant after the game.

As for Friday’s game, “I think wewere a little flat-footed early on,”Emerson observed. “We were reallysluggish in the first half but didbetter in the second half. Overall, itwas not a bad performance, but wewere probably really tired at the endof a long week.”

Perry added anther goal, her fifththe week, and sixth of the season, ona free kick, and Stephanie Goodwinpicked up the other score on anassist from Taylor Budka.

“They were a lot more experi-enced than us, I suspect,” Emersonnoted.

Having visited West BoylstonMonday, the Lady Devils host Ayerthis afternoon at 3:30 at AlumniField and St. Mary’s visits tomor-row for a 4 p.m. match. The LadyDevils are at Tahanto next Monday.

Meanwhile, the boys’ team battledto a 1-1 deadlock with Trivium anddropped a 3-1 game at Abby Kelleylast week.

The Trivium match, played at theClark Memorial YMCA field, wasessentially even through the firsthalf, though the visitors had gottenon the board once.

Murdock evened things in the sec-ond on a Zach Rocheleau goal withan assist from Jordan Harris.Goalie Jonah Parilla made 24 savesfor the Blue Devils, who dominatedthe second half but couldn’t quiteget the winning score.

“We did pick up a point (for thetie),” said coach Anthony Findley.“But this was a game we probablyshould have won. We had a lot ofmissed opportunities.”

On that count, Findley was right.Rocheleau and Brock Macarelliappeared to have chances to score inthe first half and managed shots ongoal, but Trivium’s defense was upto the task. During the second stan-za, the Blue Devils controlled the

action and kept the ball primarily inTrivium territory, but again, goodTrivium defense kept the scoreeven.

“Jonah did a good job. But wewere like a dog chasing a squirrel —getting close, but that’s all,” Findleysaid.

As for the Abby Kelley defeat, amatch in which Sam Burdsall talliedfor Murdock, “we played a decentgame, but they had more depth andthey were much more aggressivethan we were” lamented Findley.

“Sam scored because he wasaggressive, and that’s what we needeveryone to do. Jonah didn’t makeany mistakes at all. They were threesolid goals.”

Findley credited both Harris andEthan Gorecki with “really stronggames. Jordan was mis-matched alot and held his own.”

The boys were at LittletonMonday and host Ayer today, withan expected start time of about 5:30after the girls’ contest, and travel toAssabet Friday.


Pitching and defense. That’s the for-mula. The Winchendon-2 junior/sen-ior softball team scored 14 runs in twogames over the weekend and lost,twice, 6-4 to Gardner and 17-10 toAthol, both at the American Legion.Winchendon-1 scored three runs intwo games over the weekend and won,both times on the road, 2-0 at Gardnerand 1-0 at Athol.

The fun for W-1 began on a coldSaturday night in Gardner in a gamethat was scoreless through sixinnings. In the top of the sevenththough, Jill Schultze and BrittanyElliason managed to reach, advancedon a sacrifice bunt from KassandraSalcedo, and scored on MariahTenney’s bloop hit just past second.That was all it took. Felicia Ingmanthrew probably the best four inningsof her career to start the game, givingup just two hits while striking out six.Tenney came on for the last threeframes and recorded seven strikeouts.Not only did Ingman pitch an out-standing game, she made a pair ofoutstanding defensive plays as well.

The next afternoon saw anothernail-biter in Athol. This time, thingswere zeroed-out through five framesand in the sixth, Salcedo drew a walk,and stole second. A couple of passed

balls got her home and that was morethan enough for Tenney, who notched14 strikeouts while giving up a singlebase hit. Her performance was justabout matched by Maggie Lawacason,who also fanned 14 in a game com-pletely dominated by pitching.Schultze, who’s made a habit ofstrong defense this fall, made anexcellent play in the first with a niceover the shoulder catch.

W-2 managed just three hits againstGardner’s Megan Clark, MonicaPutko, and Amy Klayman (singlesfrom Elise Lemieux, Ashley Bridges,and Shannon LaFrennie) and thatjust wasn’t enough as Clark andKortney Kachian delivered strongoffensive efforts. Bridges did have a 3-1 lead when she left after the fourth,having fanned 10 Gardner hitters, butthe visitors solved Meghan Black andthe W-2 defense behind her justenough to seal the win, despite an out-standing grab in left by KelseyBosselait.

The nightcap on Sunday againstAthol was almost comedic. The visi-tors scored five in the top of the firstbut W-2 came right back with five oftheir own in the home first, withoutthe benefit of a base hit. Eight walksand several wild pitches got thingsback to even in an inning that tooknearly 40 minutes to complete.

It was 10-9 Athol after three, butthat’s when the visitors brought inthe experienced Tricia Hazen topitch. She gave up a sixth-inninginside the park homer to Bridges, whodrilled a shot to deep right center, butthat was all she yielded. Hazenchalked up 12 strikeouts and KaylaFontaine had an excellent day at theplate for Athol and even turned anunassisted double play when shesnared a liner off the bat of RachelDurgin and stepped on second toretire Bridges. The defensive high-light for W-2 was a diving catch in cen-ter from Myranda Bishop.

W-1 manager Tracey Tenney hadeffusive praise for her team.“Kassandra had a great weekend.She stole on her own to get in positionto score the run we needed. Feliciaand Mariah did everything they need-ed to do for us. Jill made some greatplays, again. We didn’t get manychances in either game, but we tookadvantage when we did get them,” shesaid.

Tracey Black remained upbeatabout her young W-2 squad. “No oneis hanging their heads. They’ve hav-ing fun. And they’re learning aboutthis level. That’ll help them a lot nextyear in regular season.”

Good hitting, fewer scores, limit softball teams

CLARK YMCA SOCCER KIWANIS: 4 PARKER GLASS: 0

Parker Glass played a great gameon defense with Anthony Divoli,Emma Landry, Brandon McKenzieand Alexia Allard playing with a lot ofdetermination. Despite the scoreViolet Richards, Aiden Gauthier andAriana Deery also moved the ball wellon offense with many opportunitiesjust missing the goal. Kiwanis was ledby the offense of Noah Michelson (3goals) and Logan Tamulen (1 goal).While Aiden Tamulen, Justin Manualand Owen Benedict proved to bedefensive all stars.

ONE STOP PLAZA: 2 GFA: 1

Defense was the name of the gameas One stop Plaza barely got by GFA.On offense One Stop Plaza was lead byJoseph Pervier (1 goal) AmberColcord (1 goal) and Courtney Darling(1 assist). While Kyle Hoegan, AnaWyeth, Sara Woodbury stood tall ondefense. Maria Bianchi scored by tak-ing the ball the length of the field forGFA

HUNGRY 4 PIZZA 3 SOLIDBENFITS GROUP: 1

In a close contest from the start

Hungry 4 Pizza took a 3-0 lead intohalf time on goals by Tyler Young andtwo by Andrew Colcord while Tyler,Kyle Mailhot and Brandon Woodburypicked up the assists. S.B.G came toplay in the second and with strongdefense by Makenzie Lundin, HunterMorris, and Cassie Skinner was ableto hold Hungry 4 scoreless. SamDrake scored for S.B.G. AdamDigman played outstanding team soc-cer.

NEPA: 3 BROOKS AUTO: 1

Brooks Auto jumped to an earlylead with a goal from Yasmine Seghirand with outstanding goal tending byDylan Romanowski was able to take aone-nothing lead into the half. Theoffense came alive for NEPA in thesecond half. With goals from JacobVanhillo and two from Matt Galatwhile Mackenzie Rushia was settingher team mates up all day.


WINCHENDON — After a dis-appointing 3-1 loss at Maynardlast Wednesday, Murdock Middle-High School varsity coach LoisGirouard said the Lady Devilsshould have won and promised abetter result on Friday when theMonty Tech Bulldogs came call-ing.

Girouard was prophetic asMurdock allowed a Bulldog goalin the first 64 seconds, but thor-oughly dominated the rest of theway and coasted to a 5-1 victory atAlumni Field in conditions alter-nately sunny, then cool and driz-zly and blustery.

Zoey Monahan led the scoringfor the Lady Devils as she talliedtwice, first connecting late in thefirst half, and then opening thescoring in the second stanza.

CaSandra Parkhurst, AmandaLeClair, and Ally Botko alsoscored for Murdock. GraceMaliska had a pair of assists andParkhurst and Botko had oneeach.

Although Monty Tech scoredthat quick opening goal, Murdockgoaltender Kassandra Salcedowas outstanding the rest of theway, making several nice saves,but she didn’t have a whole lot todo as the Lady Devils continuallykept the pressure on.

From the moment the Bulldogsscored until the final whistle, theLady Devils were in attack mode.It took just five minutes to eventhe game when Parkhurst took apass from Maliska and fired theball into the Monty Tech net tosquare the contest at 1-1.

Five minutes later, LeClairscored what would actually be thewinning goal as Maliska againfed the pass, and Murdock had alead they never relinquished.

Not content to sit on the lead,the Lady Devils continued toforce play in the Monty Tech zoneand it paid off with five minutesremaining in the opening halfwhen Parkhurst suppliedMonahan with a pass that

enabled the redhead to open upthe lead to 3-1.

Enthused by that score,Monahan, who was credited withMurdock’s sole goal at Maynard,scored again midway through thesecond half. A few minutes later,Brooks had a shot at the net, andmade the most of the opportunityto close out the scoring at 5-1 in agame that was every bit as one-sided as the score suggested.Coach Girouard noticed.

“Big difference from the otherday,” Girouard remarked after thegame. “We took advantage of ouropportunities. We’ve been work-ing on ball control, my assistantcoach, Julie Gordon has reallybeen helping with the drills, andwe’ve been working also on pass-ing, and it all worked for us.

“We took the open spaces well.We were really aggressive and wekept the ball in their end almostthe whole game,” she noted.

“I was very pleased with oureffort. The other day, we didn’ttake advantage of all the chanceswe had and we just scored onetime. We’ve made some lineupchanges, too. We had to movesome people around to get morescoring and that worked for us,too,” said Girouard, pointing outthat while the Lady Devils hadplayed well earlier in the weekboth in that loss at Maynard and aprevious 3-0 home shutout loss toTahanto, they weren’t able to geton the scoreboard enough.

“We just weren’t getting itdone,” she said, “but we camethrough well” as Murdock record-ed it’s first win of the season.

“It won’t be the last, either,” shepromised.

Having hosted LittletonMonday night, the Lady Devilstravel to Bromfeld on Fridaybefore returning home to facearch-rival Narragansett nextTuesday at 3:30.

“You always want to win yourrivalry game, but we’re not goingto think about that until after thisweek,” Girouard said.

Field hockey defeatsMonty Tech rivals


The skirmish is intense as Murdock faces off against Monty Tech.


Clark YMCA soccer program is in full swing with children of all ages learning the basicsand playing hard fought games.

noon forays leave; 1:15 p.m.: LebaneseViagra – Pleurotus ferulae and Ferulahermonis – a libido enhancing duo, atalk by Elinoar Shavit; 2:30 p.m.:Common Edible Mushrooms ofMassachusetts, a talk with NoahSiegel; 3:15 p.m.: table walk through,discussing the day’s finds. Prizes forthe finds of the day.

Speakers this year are:Elinoar Shavit is a contributing edi-

tor for medicinal mushrooms atFungi Magazine. She is a past presi-dent of the New York MycologicalSociety and a frequent speaker, in the

US and abroad, on the topics ofmedicinal mushrooms, desert trufflesand morels. Elinoar holds degreesfrom the Tel-Aviv University andfrom Columbia University. She hasbeen collecting mushrooms practical-ly from birth, first with her grand-mother and her mother and now withfamily and friends.

Noah Siegel is a nationally knownaward-winning photographer andmushroom identifier. He is drawn tofungi by its wide variety and unsungnature. He is co-president and a walkleader for the MonadnockMushroomers Unlimited in Keene,NH, and a trustee for the North EastMycological Federation. While most-

ly based in the northeastern U.S., hehas also sought mushrooms outthroughout the United States andCanada as well as New Zealand andAustralia.

George Davis has been fascinatedby fungi for over 40 years. He is aretired pharmaceutical analyticalchemist as well as a former presidentof the Boston Mycological Club andthe current chairman of itsIdentification Committee. He spendshis time examining secondarymetabolites of lichens using high per-formance liquid chromatography foridentification.

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SPORTSMurdock scores big in great week

We’ll get to Rex Ryan in aminute. First, though, lastweek was a good one here.

Coach Rob Allard’s football teamwent on the road and beatLunenburg 7-0. The girls’ varsitysoccer team went on the road toarch-rival Narragansett, and won, 4-2. The boys’ varsity soccer teampicked up an important point bytying Trivium, 1-1. The field hockeyteam surrendered a goal in the first64 seconds to another area rival inMonty Tech and then completelydominated enroute to a 5-1 win. Oneof our junior/senior softball teamsscored three runs in two games, andwon them both. Only cross countrywas left out of the excitement, andthat’s simply because they had nomeets last week. (Sorry Jordan andMolly and the rest of your team-mates.)

The Blue Devils fashioned a win-ning football record a year ago, andplayed strong defense in the narrowseason-opening loss to Hudson, buta loss is still a loss, so Friday’s result

was, obviously, far preferable.As for soccer, no one player can

win games by themselves. Soccer’snot golf or tennis, but what a differ-ence Ashley Perry has made to theLady Devils. After missing the 2008season, Perry has returned in stylein 2009, scoring six goals in threegames so far, including a four-packin Wednesday’s very satisfying winat ‘Gansett. And Cayla Clinkscalehas found a home in goal. She hadan amazing 32 saves in that game,the one the Lady Devils probablywanted more than any other on theschedule. And speaking of goalies,how about the job Jonah Parilla hasdone on the boys’ side, keeping the

Blue Devils competitive everygame?

Field hockey? Five goals is some-thing like a 49 point football out-burst. Position changes paid offagainst the Bulldogs, as the LadyDevils totally controlled the contestfrom start to finish, giving up thatone score and nothing more.

And the W-1 softball team? Twogames. 14 innings. Three runsscored. Two wins in the book.What’s the old adage about pitchingand defense? Felicia Ingman andMariah Tenney were brilliant on themound, but benefited from terrificdefense behind them, too. Now it’strue that fall ball’s not regular sea-son, but still, that was quite a niceweekend.

So it was a nice week overall.Even ticket prices were restored tolast fall’s level. Let’s hope this week,full of soccer, football, field hockey,softball, and , yes, cross country, aswell as forecasted excellent weather,will be just as fun as last week.

It was a fun Sunday, too, for the

aforementioned coach Ryan and theNew York J-e-t-s. He talked the talkand then to the consternation ofPats fan, Gang Green all walked thewalk. It’s early. It’s very early. ButNew England has come perilouslyclose to 0-2. Tom Brady has lots ofrust still, and I firmly believe thisteam is missing a lot of defensiveleadership.

You can’t put a price on that. Inthe final minute of Sunday’s gamein San Diego, the Chargers were lessthan 20 yards from pushing acrossthe winning score to beat theRavens, but on a fourth and two, thealways and forever leader of theBaltimore defense, yes, #52 himself,stuffed the Charger runner andsealed the win. Yes, Ray Lewis stillhas some gas left after 13 seasons,and the Ravens are alone at the topof the AFC North at 2-0.

In my pre-season forecast, I sug-gested that Drew Brees might throwfor 5,000 yards for the Saints. He’sover 700 in his first two games afterSunday’s blowout win in Philly. It’s

true the Eagles were withoutDonovan McNabb, but he doesn’tplay defense. Are the 49ers for real at2-0? Are the Broncos? I can’t seeDenver, but in the mild, mild NFCWest, Mike Singletary has SanFrancisco believing. And yeah, okay,Cowboys Stadium is impressive, butthe Giants are still, over the longhaul, the team to beat in the NFCEast. And if you’re counting, andwho isn’t, that’s 18 straight losses forthe Detroit Lions, although newcoach Jim Schwartz has 31 newplayers on his roster. His resume’says he’ll turn it around, but it’lltake some time. And I guess T.O. ishappy, at least for now after a solidgame Sunday when the Bills blastedthe Bucs.

Finally, the Sawx should justabout be wrapping up the AL WildCard any day now. The Rays implod-ed and it was the Rangers who hungin for along time this season. Texasfinally has some pitching and loomsa consistent contender now.

JERRYCARTON

TALKING

SPORTS

WINCHENDON POP WARNER ROUND-UPThe Winchendon Wolverines Jr.

Midget team took its 2–0 record on theroad to Fitchburg in a CMPWFL gameon Sunday. Winchendon came awaywith a 34–6 win and ran their recordto 3–0 on the season.

Kahlil Beauregard opened the scor-ing on a 32-yard TD pass receptionfrom QB Kevin Suchocki. JoshStevens caught the conversion passreception from Jordan Comeau tomake it 7–0 Wolverines. DominicAllard later scored on a 42-yard TDrun. Jake Shetrawski added the con-version run to make the score 14–0.

Fitchburg scored on a 20 yard inter-ception return just before halftime.The conversion kick was blocked by

Jared Stephenson and Drew Millerand the teams went into the half timeintermission with the scoreWinchendon: 14 Fitchburg: 6.

Allard continued his remarkableday by scoring on a 61 yard run earlyin the third quarter. Shetrawskiadded the conversion run to make thescore 21–6. Justin Doyle increased theWolverine lead to 28–6 with a 48-yardTD run. Shetrawski again scored on

the conversion run. Allard got looseagain in the fourth quarter to scoreon a 78-yard TD run to close out thescoring on the day and the Wolverineshad a 34–6 victory on the road.

Offensively, Beauregard had 32yards receiving and 57 yard rushing.Allard ended up with 208 yards rush-ing and Shetrawski had 104 yardsrushing as he ran hard all day. Doyleadded 102 yards rushing.

Miguel Muniz-Fuentes had 39 yardsrushing. The offensive line blockingwas solid all day behind Evan Drake,CJ Bilodeau, Alex Cota, Nick Swift,Drew Pelkey, Taylor Soles and ScottPloskonka.

Key plays in the game wereBeauregard knocking down a pass inthe end zone. Comeau had an inter-ception at end of game as Zach Lee hitthe Fitchburg QB right as he threwthe ball. Josh Stevens forced a fumblewith a hard hit. Jared Stephenson hadtwo forced fumbles and a QB sack.Zach Senecal had a big tackle on afourth down play to end a Fitchburgdrive. Comeau had a 20-yard scramblefor a first down to keep a second half

drive alive. Pelkey returned a kick 25yards to set Winchendon up for theirfirst score.

Defensive standouts includeStephenson, who finished with 11tackles. Miller had nine tackles.Shetrawski had

eight tackles from his middle line-backer position. Kevin Suchockiadded seven tackles as did Senecal.

Next week the Jr. Midget team willfinally have a home game taking ondivision rival North Middlesex.

Head Coach Andy Dupuis said, “Westarted out strong and had a brief letdown in the second quarter. Weplayed power football and dared themto stop us. They loaded the box withup to 10 players and we were still ableto run our offense. If you try to takesomething away from us, we will hityou with something else. We have afew more weapons in our arsenal thisseason and once we get warmed up,we are tough to stop. We haven’t let upa point in the second half all season.The entire team made me proudtoday.”

ATHLETES OFTHE WEEK

Jordan ComeauThe weather was pretty awful, rain-

ing and cold, but that didn’t preventeighth-grader Jordan Comeau fromwinning the overall home cross coun-try opener against Monty Tech in atime of 19:13.

“Jordan just keeps plugging awayand just keeps getting better,” saidCoach Alan Hallquist. “It wouldn’t besurprising at all to see him eventuallyset a course record somewhere.”

Comeau made quite an impressionwhen he began his cross country careera year ago, and, remarked Hallquist,“he’s just been outstanding since day one.”

Ashley PerrySenior Ashley Perry scored five

goals last week for the varsity soccerteam as the Lady Devils scored a bigwin at arch-rival Narragansett anddropped a narrow contest at strongAbby Kelley. Perry scored all four goalsagainst ‘Gansett, and added another atKelley. That offensive outburst gave hersix goals in the first 10 days of the sea-son.

“Ashley has really stepped up for ouroffense. She’s always in position andgets the job done,” said Coach TimEmerson. “She obviously makes a bigdifference for us”

WINCHESTER, NH — This pastFriday, Monadnock Speedway hostedtheir Friday Night Championshiprace for the Modifieds and OutlawPros. Todd Patnode of Richmond, NHtook the Modified title as Russ Herseyof West Swanzey, NH captured theOutlaw Pro Championship on a wildnight of racing. Winners of theFriday Night Special included JoeyKendall (Mini Stocks), Ed Brehio III(Super Stocks), Brandon Ovitt(Outlaw Pros) and Kirk Alexander(Modifieds). The enduro winnerswere Joe Ethier in the Full Size andMatt Gauffin in the 4-Cylinder.

MINI STOCKS

Dennis Wallace led the Mini Stockto the green. On lap three, a cautioncame out for rookie Jamey King. Onthe restart, Wallace held on as RonNormandin and Derek Bergquist fol-lowed closely for the top three. On lapseven, Bergquist took over the topspot as Joe Kendall worked his wayinto second. By lap nine, a battle forthe lead developed between Bergquistand Kendall as they ran bumper tobumper. Tim Jackson attempted tomake the pass on Beth Adams forfourth but was denied. At half way,Bergquist and Kendall continued tobattle as Jackson took the inside ofNormandin for third. Less than 10 togo, the leaders approach heavy laptraffic as Kendall took advantage ofthe lap traffic and moved into thelead. Five laps to go, Kendall andBergquist pulled away from the fieldfollowed by Jackson, Adams andDanny Fields. On the final lap,Kendall was shown the white flag asAdams worked to hold off Fields forfourth. At the checkers, it wasKendall followed by Bergquist,Jackson, Adams and Field.

SUPER STOCK

Super Stock field rolled onto thetrack with Andy Brooks Jr. on thepole. On the start, Brooks quicklytook the lead as Nancy Muni tookaway second from Dave Striebel. Lap10, Brooks remained the leader as EdBrehio III moved into the top five andattempts the inside of Kevin Ouellettefor fourth. On lap 12 the yellow flag

waved as Ouellette attempted to passa lap car as Scott Zilinski went to thehigh side causing it to be three wide.Contact was made between the lap carand Ouellette causing Ouellette tospin. On the restart, Brooks wasscored as the leader for one lap asanother caution came out as AustinBrehio made contact with JeffWright. One lap was completed andanother caution came out as contacton the front stretch was madebetween Bill Johnston and NickGravel ending the night for Graveland Zilinski. The field settled downand on lap 16 the new leader was EdBrehio III as Brooks settled in the sec-ond spot. Lap 20 Rookie Brehio IIIbegan to feel the pressure from MattMead who worked his way into thesecond spot. Brooks felt the heat fromJeremy Sorel for third. Two laps to go,the leaders approach lap traffic asboth Brehio III and Mead workedthrough it. Sorel made one last effortto the inside of Brooks for third. Atthe checkers, it was Brehio III fol-lowed by Mead, Brooks, Sorel andMuni.

OUTLAW PRO

Steve Gauthier was the early leaderin the Outlaw pro feature event fol-lowed by Aric Blanchette and BarryGray. By lap two, Mike Parks movedinto the top three and worked on Grayfor second. Lap five, Hersey movedinto the fourth position and looked tothe inside of Parks for third. Lap 10Hersey was on the move as challengedGauthier for the lead on the high side.In two laps, Hersey became the newleader as Parks continued to runthird. On lap 18 a caution came out forMatt Zenisky, Kevin Bolduc andEmerson Cayer. Bolduc took the mostdamage and to retire from the event.On the restart, Hersey felt the newchallenge from Bryan Baker for thetop spot as Gauthier held third. Onlap 22 the leaders approach a carentering onto the track from theinfield. Both Hersey and Baker triedto avoid the car causing both to gohigh. Hersey took a hard hit into thefront stretch wall. On lap 25 BrandonOvitt showed the way as the leader fol-lowed by Blanchette and Gray. Five

laps to go, Gray made the pass onBlanchette as Baker followed forthird. On the final lap, it was Ovitt fol-lowed by Gray, Baker, Cayer andBlanchette.

MODIFIED

The Modifieds came roaring ontothe track as Rusty Ball took the fieldto the green. The battle for the leaddeveloped early side by side as EricLeClair fought Ball for the top spot.Rob Williams, Dave Berube and JimBoniface follwed close behind. Lap 10the top five ran close as Berube tookover second as Boniface moved intothird. On lap 15 Berube took over thetop spot as Kirk Alexander ran closebehind in second. On lap 16 a cautionwas displayed as Williams and Ballmade contact causing a multiple carpile up involving nine cars. On therestart, Berube continued to lead asAlexander looked high for the pass.On lap 23 the Alexander won the bat-tle and took the lead as Berube settledinto second. Todd Patnode, BryanShumway and Vic Johnson followedfor the top five. Lap 35 Alexander con-tinued to lead as Berube held offPatnode. On lap 39 fifth place runnerVic Johnson went to the pit area giv-ing the spot to Ed Reed. Five to go,Alexander remained the leader withBerube and Patnode battling for sec-ond. At the checkers, it wasAlexander fir his fifth victory thisseason followed by Berube, Patnode,Shumway and Ed Reed.

This Saturday, MonadnockSpeedway will host the final event ofthe season. The Coca Cola SuperSaturday will include the champi-onship race for the Super Stocks,Mini Stocks, 4-cylinder and Full SizeEnduros along with the visiting toursof Pro 4 Modifieds, Allison Legacyand All Star Race Trucks. The specialevent will also have spectator races,big wheel races, the great school busrace and a demolition derby. Racetime is at 2 p.m.

For more information, call thespeedway’s office at (603) 239-4067 orlog ontowww.monadnockspeedway.com.

Patnode, Hersey crowned championsMONADNOCK SPEEDWAY

TICKET PRICESA surge in the number of students playing sports this fall at

Murdock Middle-High School has had the effect of bringing down tick-et prices for school games back to their 2008 levels.

That means admission to games that begin before 6:30 p.m. will be $3for adults and free of charge to students.

For night games, meaning the remainder of the Blue Devils’ homefootball schedule, it’ll cost adults $6 to get in and students will pay $4.

Athletic Director John Palumbo says the increased number of stu-dent-athletes for football, soccer, cross country, and field hockey isdirectly responsible for the return to last year’s prices.

“Since we have more kids participating in sports, we were able tobring the admission prices back down to where they were last year andthat’s a good thing for everyone,” he said.

ATTENTION CYCLING ENTHUSIASTSDo you enjoy cycling outdoors but have to start all over each spring?

Now you don’t have to! The Clark Memorial YMCA offers a variety ofindoor cycling classes including classes at 5 a.m. on Monday andWednesday, 6 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, 9:15 a.m. on Friday and6:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.

Our instructors provide motivating workouts that will keep theright muscle groups working and provide great cardiovascular exer-cise. This will keep you in good form during the winter months and itwill make the transition to outdoor biking next season much easier.

Come meet other cyclists in the area and keep up with your favoriteactivity all year around. Contact Veronika Patty at the Clark MemorialYMCA at (978) 297-9600 or check us out at www.theclark.com.

WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 23

Girls Soccer v Ayer: 3:30 p.m.Boys Soccer v. Ayer: 5 p.m.Thursday. September 24Girls Soccer v St. Mary’s: 4 p.m.Friday, September 25Football @ Oakmont: 7 p.m.Boys Soccer @ Assabet: 3:30 p.m.Field Hockey @ Bromfeld: 3:30p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

JV Football Scrimmage v MontyTech: 11 a.m.Monday, September 28JV Football v Oakmont: 3:30 p.m.Cross Country v Abby Kelley: 4p.m.Girls Soccer @ Tahanto: 3:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Field Hockey v. Narragansett3:30 p.m.

SPORTS BRIEFS

MMHS SCHEDULE


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for vendors for the upcoming market season.We are a producer-only market, and welcomeboth growers and craftspeople who have theirown items for sale. The Market is held onThursdays from 4-7 p.m., rain or shine, at theAmerican Legion Park on Front Street. Themarket runs through September. For moreinformation or an application, please [email protected] or call978-297-3453.

CAN & BOTTLE DRIVEAt Winchendon Animal Shelter. Drop off at

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LUMBERThe Murdock Middle High School is in need

of scrap lumber to make cold frames. It can beanything from 2ft - 4ft. If you have any pleasecontact Kent Forty at (978) 297-1256

YOUR FAMILY RECIPESThe Friends of Old Murdock are soliciting

favorite or family recipes for inclusion in acookbook, Old Murdock Cookbook. Pleasesubmit your recipes to Friends of OldMurdock, 52 Murdock Avenue, Winchendon,MA by Oct. 1. For more information call OldMurdock at (978) 297-3155.

YARD SALE ITEMS

Legion Auxiliary Sponsors Flea Market forLocal Charities

On Saturday Sept. 19 the American LegionAuxiliary Unit 38 of Fitzwilliam will be spon-soring an Indoor Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 2p.m. at the VFW Hall on Route 12 inFitzwilliam. The flea market will be held rainor shine. There will be great bargains, lots ofraffles and a great lunch when you’re hungry.Early birds: reserve your table by Sept. 5 foronly $10. All reservations after Sept. 5 will be$15. If you’ve got stuff to sell, now’s the time!Proceeds from the event will benefit local fam-ily charities. Hurry and reserve your tablenow. Contact Pat Kenney at (603) 585-3353 oremail [email protected] for reservations andmore information.

WINCHENDON HISTORICAL SOCIETYPlanning a fall yard sale at the Murdock

Whitney House to raise funds for oil bills.Seeking items for our sale, no clothing orshoes please. Drop off at the Courier office orcall (978) 869-1472 for more information.

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Church Fair & Flea MarketPlans are underway for this year’s Fall Fair

and Flea Market scheduled for Saturday, Sept.19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Church ofTempleton, located on Templeton Common.Vendors of Flea Market, Craft and BusinessItems are welcome! Spaces will be rented for$20 each. For more information or to reservevendor space, call 978.939.5973 or 978.939.2114or email [email protected]

YARD SALES

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Saturday 9 a.m.-? Tools, building materials,something for everyone. 83 Jackson Ave.

UPCOMINGOct. 3rd & 4th, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 341 West St.

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Deacons: Mark Carrier and JamesConnor; acolytes: John Connor andCharles Betourney; crucifer: BrianFredette; thurifer: DominickPolcari; lectors: Lindsay Kuchta andMary Bulger; leader: MoniqueConnor; Eucharistic ministers:Mark and Catherine Desmarais;mitre bearer: Craig Ashmore;crosier bearer: Chip Downing andbook bearer: Robert Defeo.

The music was provided by musicdirector and organist: J. GeraldPhillips with cantors: MargaritaChandler and David Tavares andtrumpeter John Pelko. The choirincluded: Theresa Beauvais, RitaBelletete, Margarita Chandler,Anita Cormier, Fran Davini, MattDefeo, Hulda Fitzgerald, JimMaybury, Tricia McConnell,Rosemary Reynolds, Cindy Robbins,Jacki Robichaud, Joan Robichaud,Susan Sawyer and David Tavares.

The program was designed byDebbie Gokey and printed byPerformance Press.

The pomp and pageantry, withmusic from Mozart and Bach to anoffertory psalm and a hymn com-posed by J. Gerald Phillips, weresplendent.

The choir and trumpet presentedthe following works before the serv-ice: Rejoice Today (G. Darst) , Here Iam, Lord (J.G. Phillips), Canon in D(Pachebel-Hopson) and Ave Maria

(Schubert) with duet by Chandlerand Tavares. The processionalhymn was Immaculate Mary.

The offertory music included:Ring Out Your Joy to the Lord (J.G.Phillips) and Praise Ye the Name(J.S. Bach).

During Communion the choir pro-vided: How Beautiful upon theMountain (J. Carter) and Ave Verum(W. A. Mozart).

The communion meditation:Panis Angelicus (C. Frank) and therecessional hymn: Hail Holy Queen.The postlude: Halleluiah by Handel.

Fr. Roberge delivered his homily ,thanking the many gathered forbeing part of the history occasion.

He said while taking great joy incelebrating the glorious church forits 100 years, it was not the buildingto be celebrated, but those whomade the church their spiritualhome.

“We are family. We have a connec-tion of family and it brings us backto this home, this church,” said Fr.Roberge.

And speaking of family, he wishedhis own mother, who was in atten-dance, a happy 90tyh birthday onthat date. He teased her, saying he’dasked the Bishop to attend for hersake, not for the celebration.

Most Rev. McManus, in his turn,teased as well, wishing “Mrs.Roberge a very happy birthday andI’m glad I could be here for you.”

Roberge said the congregationwent beyond the brick and stone tothe living stone: “Worship is what

we do here today, this is no ordinarySunday and yet it is an ordinarySunday.”

For month after month, he said,for 100 years, the congregation hascome together to worship, but therelationship is stronger than that.”We support one another, we have along tradition of celebrating histo-ry turned to mystery.”

The congregation might be cele-brating an historic moment, he con-tinued, but they weren’t re-enactingthe past.

“We are ever new, ever vibrant,ever life giving….living and breath-ing our faith.”

We are mindful, he said, of thehistory, but that was not the focus.

The celebration was followed by abuffet breakfast catered by FourStar Catering.

Among the other events plannedfor the 100 years recognition includecreation of a time capsule includinghistoric items such as photos, a St.Ann de Beaupre medal,and infor-mation from other celebrations.Theresa Beauvais created a scarfon which the time capsule will rest.

Books and booklets concerningthe history of the church are beingcreated with planning committee.The planning committee, which hasbeen working since January, includ-ed: Mark Carrier, Fr. Roberge,Robert Betourney, Marilyn Abare,Bea Boice, Joann Robichaud,Monique Connor, Esther Grimes,Anna Carpenter and Beauvais.

CHURCH continued from page 1

In 1963 Winchendon pastor Fr. Wilfrid Tisdell had an audience with Pope Paul VI.Tisdell was instrumental in providing many works of art for his parish.

and Selectman Burton Gouldalso came to celebrate theopening.

Mohaghegh said he hasalways been there to care for Winchendon residents, but now theywill have local access. He said in the past, pharmacies were always apart of the neighborhood, and he hoped the one on Central Streetwould become a part of the Winchendon neighborhood.

Ellis, president of the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce,said he is a customer of the Gardner Family Pharmacy, and saidboth he and his family were well served. This is the sixth pharmacyopened by Mohaghegh in the area.

PHARMACY continued from page 1 Tickets on sale for TAM’s“Forbidden Broadway”

GARDNER — Gerard Alessandrini’smusical spoof “Forbidden Broadway –Greatest Hits” was originally intendedas an avenue for unemployed actors toshowcase their talents. Now, twenty-seven years after the comedic musicalopened in New York City, Theatre atthe Mount in Gardner will present thecelebrated musical on Oct. 2, 3, 9, 10 at

8 p.m. and Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. on the stageat Mount Wachusett CommunityCollege.

The musical comedy is a revuespoofing many of Broadway’s majorhits, biggest stars, and infamous flops.Opening in 1982 at Palsson’s SupperClub in New York City, “ForbiddenBroadway” ran for 2,332 performances,and has subsequently been rewrittenseveral times to include parodies ofnewer shows.

The TAM cast will feature JulieCapone Smith, Joyce Baldwin, Marc

Clermont, Anthony Kirouac, ThomHardy, Kyle Carlson, Rachel Phaneuf,Jill Williams, Melissa Gates andChelsea Young. Husband and wifeteam Peter and Joanne Landry areDirector and Music Director, respec-tively; and Choreographer is AlisonLaverdiere.

Tickets for “Forbidden Broadway”are $20 for evening and $15 for thematinee and can be purchase by call-ing the TAM box office at 978 632-2403or online at http://theatre.mwcc.edu


MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OFREAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power ofSale contained in a certain Mortgage givenby Forrest W. Hyde, Jr. and Holly J.Seretto-Hyde to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc., dated October 4,2005 and recorded with the WorcesterCounty (Worcester District) Registry ofDeeds at Book 37723, Page 37 of which theMortgage the undersigned is the presentholder for breach of the conditions of saidMortgage and for the purpose of foreclosingsame will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00AM on October 1, 2009 at 125 RoyalstonRoad North, Winchendon, MA, all and sin-gular the premises described in saidMortgage, to wit:Land situated in the County of Worcester,State of Massachusetts is described as fol-lows:A certain parcel of land situated on theNortherly side of Royalston Road North inWinchendon, Worcester County,Massachusetts, bounded and described asfollows:Beginning at the Southwesterly comer at adrill hole in a corner of stone walls in theNortherly line of Royalston Road North atland of David L. and Wendy L. Fournier;thence North 10 degrees 22 minutes 13 sec-onds East, 267.61 feet to an Iron pin in theend of a wall; thence North 06 degrees 35minutes 15 seconds East, 77.78 feet to a drillhole; thence North 03 degrees 41 minutes 59seconds West, 102.97 feet to a drill hole;thence North 33 degrees 20 minutes 22 sec-onds West, 60.26 feet to a drill hole in theend of a stone wall at land of Shady BrookTrust, and preceding courses being all or par-tially by stone walls and Fournier land;thence South 82 degrees 42 minutes 52 sec-onds East, 440.47 feet to a drill hole in acomer of stone walls; thence South 80degrees 54 minutes 29 seconds East, 198.63feet to a drill hole in a corner of stone walls;thence South 25 degrees 33 minutes 17 sec-onds West, 149.37 feet to a drill hole; thenceSouth 25 degrees 04 minutes 04 secondsWest, 280.70 feet to a drill hole in the end ofa stone wall, the preceding 3 courses beingby stone walls; thence South 59 degrees 18minutes 30 seconds East, 104.13 feet to aniron pin: thence South 26 degrees 27 min-utes 42 seconds West, 57.80 feet to a drillhole in the end of stone wall on the Northerlyline of Royalston Road North, the preceding6 courses being by Trust land; thence South74 degrees 32 minutes 53 seconds West,142.11 feet to an iron pin; thence North 72degrees 43 minutes 15 seconds West,221.84 feet to a drill hole in the end of astone wall; thence North 71 degrees 53 min-utes 27 seconds West, by a stone wall191.49 feet to a drill hole in a corner of stonewalls and the place of beginning, the preced-ing 3 courses being by the Northerly line ofRoyalston Road North. Being shown on aPlan entitled, “Plan of Land Prepared forForrest W. Hyde, Jr., Winchendon, MA. Scale1 inch equals 40.00 feet, October 8, 2001,Edmond J. Boucher, PLS, 4 Jolly Road,Royalston, MA as Recorded in Plan Book773, Plan 75.Commonly known as: 125 Royalston RoadNorth, Winchendon, MA 01475The premises are to be sold subject to andwith the benefit of all easements, restrictions,building and zoning laws, unpaid taxes, taxtitles, water bills, municipal liens and assess-ments, rights of tenants and parties in pos-session.TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARSAND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of acertified check or bank treasurer’s check willbe required to be delivered at or before thetime the bid is offered. The successful bidderwill be required to execute a ForeclosureSale Agreement immediately after the closeof the bidding. The balance of the purchaseprice shall be paid within thirty (30) days fromthe sale date in the form of a certified check,bank treasurer’s check or other check satis-factory to Mortgagee’s attorney. TheMortgagee reserves the right to bid at thesale, to reject any and all bids, to continuethe sale and to amend the terms of the saleby written or oral announcement madebefore or during the foreclosure sale. If thesale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser at the sale shall be entitled only toa return of the deposit paid. The purchasershall have no further recourse against theMortgagor, the Mortgagee or theMortgagee’s attorney. The description of thepremises contained in said mortgage shallcontrol in the event of an error in this publi-cation. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE.Other terms if any, to be announced at thesale.Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,Inc., Present Holder of said Mortgage, By ItsAttorneys, Orlans Moran PLLC, P.O. Box962169, Boston, MA 02196, (617) 502-4100 (285 .7192 /Se re t t o -Hyde ) (09 /09 /09 ,09/16/09, 09/23/09)(168803)September 9, 2009September 16, 2009September 23, 2009

THE COMMONWEALTH OFMASSACHUSETTS

LAND COURTDEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT

(SEAL) Case No. 401643 To:Jeremy Abell; Justine Abelland to all persons entitled to the benefit ofthe Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

US Bank National Association, as Trustee

for Structured Asset Securities CorporationTrust 2007-EQ1claiming to be the holder ofa Mortgage covering real property inWinchendon, numbered 119 Laurel Streetgiven by Jeremy Abell and Justine Abell toMortgage Electronic Registration Systems,Inc., dated November 29, 2006, and record-ed with the Worcester County (WorcesterDistrict) Registry of Deeds at Book 40244,Page 347 and now held by the plaintiff byassignment has filed with said court a com-plaint for authority to foreclose said mortgagein the manner following: by entry and pos-session and exercise of power of sale.

If you are entitled to the benefits of theServicemembers Civil Relief Act as amend-ed and you object to such foreclosure you oryour attorney should file a written appear-ance and answer in said court at Boston onor before OCT 19 2009 or you may be forev-er barred from claiming that such foreclosureis invalid under said act.

Witness, KARYN F. SCHEIER, ChiefJustice of said Court on SEP 03 2009.Attest:

DEBORAH J. PATTERSONRECORDER

200905-1775-YEL

September 23, 2009THE COMMONWEALTH OF

MASSACHUSETTSLAND COURT

DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT(SEAL) Case No. 400734 To:Anthony J. Kellyand to all persons entitled to the benefit ofthe Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.SunTrust Mortgage Inc. claiming to be theholder of a Mortgage covering real propertyin Winchendon, numbered 413 West Streetgiven by Anthony J. Kelly to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc., datedJuly 26, 2007, and recorded with theWorcester County (Worcester District)Registry of Deeds at Book 41548, Page 364and now held by the plaintiff by assignmenthas filed with said court a complaint forauthority to foreclose said mortgage in themanner following: by entry and possessionand exercise of power of sale.

If you are entitled to the benefits of theServicemembers Civil Relief Act as amend-ed and you object to such foreclosure you oryour attorney should file a written appear-ance and answer in said court at Boston onor before OCT 19 2009 or you may be forev-er barred from claiming that such foreclosureis invalid under said act.

Witness, KARYN F. SCHEIER, ChiefJustice of said Court on SEP 01 2009.Attest:


200903-1147-ORESeptember 23, 2009

THE COMMONWEALTH OFMASSACHUSETTS

LAND COURTDEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT

(SEAL) Case No. 400951 To:Leslie F. Olinand to all persons entitled to the benefit ofthe Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.BAC Home Loans Servicing LP claiming tobe the holder of a Mortgage covering realproperty in Winchendon, numbered 71Glenallen Street given by Leslie F. Olin toCountrywide Home Loans, Inc., dated March10, 2004, and recorded with the WorcesterCounty (Worcester District) Registry ofDeeds at Book 33046, Page 254 and nowheld by the plaintiff by assignment has filedwith said court a complaint for authority toforeclose said mortgage in the manner fol-lowing: by entry and possession and exer-cise of power of sale.If you are entitled to the benefits of the

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act as amend-ed and you object to such foreclosure youor your attorney should file a writtenappearance and answer in said court atBoston on or before OCT 19 2009 or youmay be forever barred from claiming thatsuch foreclosure is invalid under said act.Witness, KARYN F. SCHEIER, Chief Justiceof said Court on SEP 01 2009

Attest:DEBORAH J. PATTERSON

RECORDER200904-0723-GRN

September 23, 2009THE COMMONWEALTH OF

MASSACHUSETTSLAND COURT

DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT(SEAL) Case No. 401345 To:Richard A. Quayeand to all persons entitled to the benefit ofthe Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. claiming tobe the holder of a Mortgage covering realproperty in Winchendon, numbered 22-28Jameson Way given by Richard A. Quaye toMortgage Electronic Registration Systems,Inc., dated August 19, 2005, and recordedwith the Worcester County (WorcesterDistrict) Registry of Deeds at Book 37109,Page 264 and now held by the plaintiff byassignment has filed with said court a com-plaint for authority to foreclose said mortgagein the manner following: by entry and pos-session and exercise of power of sale.

If you are entitled to the benefits of theServicemembers Civil Relief Act as amend-ed and you object to such foreclosure you oryour attorney should file a written appear-

ance and answer in said court at Boston onor before the 19th day of October 2009 oryou may be forever barred from claiming thatsuch foreclosure is invalid under said act.

Witness, KARYN F. SCHEIER, ChiefJustice of said Court on the 2nd day ofSeptember 2009.Attest:


200904-0949-GRNSeptember 23, 2009

Winchendon Zoning Board of Appeals Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Boardof Appeals will hold a PUBLIC HEARING onWed., 10/7/09 at 7:45 PM in the Town HallAud., 2nd Fl., 109 Front St., Winchendon, MA01475 on the application of Ian Ferguson,482 Gilmore Pd. Rd., Jaffrey, NH, on proper-ty located at 547 Central St., Winchendon,MA 01475 & owned by Thomas & JamieConnor (Map 2D3, parcel 9) for a variance of2’ to the side set-back to allow the construc-tion of a free standing Gazebo in an R10zone. A copy of the application is available atthe Dept. of P&D, Winchendon Town Hall. Allinterested persons should plan to attend.

Ellen DeCoteauPlanning Agent

September 23, 2009September 30, 2009

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE OFREAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Powerof Sale contained in a certain mortgagegiven by Bernard M. Allain and JacquelineAllain to Chase Bank USA, N.A., datedOctober 13, 2006 and recorded with theWorcester County (Worcester District)Registry of Deeds at Book 39991, Page 123,of which mortgage Deutsche Bank NationalTrust Company, as Trustee for JP MorganMortgage Acquisition Trust 2007-CH2 AssetBacked Pass-Through Certificates, Series2007-CH2 is the present holder, for breach ofthe conditions of said mortgage and for thepurpose of foreclosing, the same will be soldat Public Auction at 3:00 p.m. on October 16,2009, on the mortgaged premises located at258 Holly Drive, Winchendon, WorcesterCounty, Massachusetts, all and singular thepremises described in said mortgage,TO WIT:A certain parcel of land located inWinchendon, Worcester County,Massachusetts, shown as Lot 25 on a planentitled, ''Definitive Subdivision PlanPrepared for Roger Dines & Son of Land inWinchendon, MA.'' Dated July 5, 1983, byMichael S. Szoc, recorded with WorcesterCounty Registry of Deeds, in Plan Book 510,Page 96, to which Plan reference is herebymade for a more particular description of saidLot.Together with the right to use Holly Drive andEli Drive, as shown on said plan.Property Address:258 Holly DriveWinchendon, MA 01475Map 13 Parcel 98For title, see deed to Bernard Allain andJacqueline Allain recorded with said Deedsin Book/Volume 35937, Page 290 on March22, 2005.

For mortgagor's(s') title see deed record-ed with Worcester County (WorcesterDistrict) Registry of Deeds in Book 35937,Page 290.

These premises will be sold and con-veyed subject to and with the benefit of allrights, rights of way, restrictions, easements,covenants, liens or claims in the nature ofliens, improvements, public assessments,any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens,water and sewer liens and any other munici-pal assessments or liens or existing encum-brances of record which are in force and areapplicable, having priority over said mort-gage, whether or not reference to suchrestrictions, easements, improvements, liensor encumbrances is made in the deed.TERMS OF SALE:

A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00)Dollars by certified or bank check will berequired to be paid by the purchaser at thetime and place of sale. The balance is to bepaid by certified or bank check at HarmonLaw Offices, P.C., 150 California Street,Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail toP.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands,Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30)days from the date of sale. Deed will be pro-vided to purchaser for recording upon receiptin full of the purchase price. The descriptionof the premises contained in said mortgageshall control in the event of an error in thispublication.

Other terms, if any, to be announced atthe sale.

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUSTCOMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR JP

MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITIONTRUST 2007-CH2 ASSET BACKED PASS-

THROUGH CERTIFICATES,SERIES 2007-CH2

Present holder of said mortgage

By its Attorneys,HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C.

150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458

(617) 558-0500200903-1734 - RED

September 23, 2009September 30, 2009October 7, 2009

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE OFREAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Powerof Sale contained in a certain mortgagegiven by Jason W. Patterson and Elly T.Patterson to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., datedJune 2, 2005 and recorded with theWorcester County (Worcester District)Registry of Deeds at Book 36511, Page 259as affected by a modification agreementrecorded with said records at Book 43081,Page 16, of which mortgage Wells FargoBank, NA is the present holder, for breach ofthe conditions of said mortgage and for thepurpose of foreclosing, the same will be soldat Public Auction at 2:00 p.m. on October 16,2009, on the mortgaged premises located at5 Bluebird Road, Winchendon, WorcesterCounty, Massachusetts, all and singular thepremises described in said mortgage,TO WIT:A certain parcel of land situated inWinchendon, Worcester County,Massachusetts being shown as lot 40 on aplan of land entitled 'Benjarnin Hill EstatesWinchendon, Mass. Prepared by Joseph R.Henry & Associates, dated December 24,1986 revised March 26, 1987' which plan isrecorded with Worcester District Registry ofDeeds Plan Book 576,Plan 16; to which planreference is made for a more particulardescription of said parcel.Subject to the reserved rights, as set for thein deed dated October 25, 2001 and record-ed with said Deeds, Book 25114, Page 123,to enter and re-enter for the purpose of main-taining, repairing, and reinstalling, the exist-ing sewer line that crosses the granted prem-ises, provided that in each instance of entry,repair or re-installing, the land shall be putback into the condition it was in immediatelyprior to the commencement of the work.Subject to the rights and easements grantedby A.J. Maillet, Trustee of Quality HomesRealty Trust to Massachusetts ElectricCompany, dated October 8, 1987 andrecorded with said Deeds in Book 10899,Page 296.Subject to the rights and easements grantedby A.J. Maillet, Inc. to New EnglandTelephone and Telegraph Company andMassachusetts Electric Company datedNovember 2, 1987 and recorded with saidDeeds in book 10922, Page 207.Subject to the rights, restrictions andcovenants as set forth in Declaration ofProtective Covenants and Release by andamong Robert P. Smith et al. datedSeptember 16, 1994 and recorded with saidDeeds in Book 16619, Page 227.

For mortgagor's(s') title see deed record-ed with Worcester County (WorcesterDistrict) Registry of Deeds in Book 31761,Page 396.

These premises will be sold and con-veyed subject to and with the benefit of allrights, rights of way, restrictions, easements,covenants, liens or claims in the nature ofliens, improvements, public assessments,any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens,water and sewer liens and any other munici-pal assessments or liens or existing encum-brances of record which are in force and areapplicable, having priority over said mort-gage, whether or not reference to suchrestrictions, easements, improvements, liensor encumbrances is made in the deed.TERMS OF SALE:

A deposit of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00)Dollars by certified or bank check will berequired to be paid by the purchaser at thetime and place of sale. The balance is to bepaid by certified or bank check at HarmonLaw Offices, P.C., 150 California Street,Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail toP.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands,Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30)days from the date of sale. Deed will be pro-vided to purchaser for recording upon receiptin full of the purchase price. The descriptionof the premises contained in said mortgageshall control in the event of an error in thispublication.

Other terms, if any, to be announced atthe sale.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NAPresent holder of said mortgage

By its Attorneys,HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C.

150 California StreetNewton, MA 02458

(617) 558-0500200902-0953 - BLU

September 23, 2009September 30, 2009October 7, 2009

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