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Buchholz Finishes8th In JuniorWorld RowingChampionshipsBy KEN HaMWEy

Chase Buchholz and his fam-ily left Norfolk in April, but thetown should be exceptionallyproud of what its native sonachieved at the Junior WorldRowing Championships in Bul-garia in August.

The 17-year-old Buchholz andteammate Breck Wagner fin-ished eighth overall out of 33countries in the double scullscategory, the highest finish by aU.S. tandem since 1970. Theduo qualified for the interna-tional competition by winningthree races at the Junior Na-tional Team Trials in Princeton.

Buchholz and Wagner wontheir opening heat comfortably,advancing to the quarterfinals,where the duo placed third be-hind Germany and Switzerland.The third place finish earned thepair a place in the semifinalswhere they took fourth. If they

had placed third or finished onesecond quicker, they wouldhave advanced to the A Finals.Instead, they competed in the BFinals, finishing second behindFrance and earning the tandeman eighth-place overall rank.

“We knew we were facingelite rowers, so our expectationsat first weren’t too lofty,’’ saidBuchholz, who’s in his senioryear at Moses Brown in Provi-dence. “But, after winning com-fortably in our heat, we realized

we could row on even termsagainst great competition.’’

Although Buchholz and Wag-ner were enthusiastically con-gratulated by other members of

Norfolk Native Competes In Bulgaria

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Norfolk native Chase Buchholz left, and his rowing teammate Breck Wagner proved that they could holdtheir own among the world’s top young rowers. Their team took 8th place overall of 33 countries participating in the Junior World Rowing Championships in Bulgaria.

By J.D. O’Gara

Its message is simple.

Etched on the smooth granite stone, thewords “Wrentham Remembers Septem-ber 11, 2001” stand out in the center, fol-lowed by “We Honor Those Who Serveand Protect Our Country.” Underneaththem are the four times that day thatAmerican lives were lost to terrorism, asuccession of violent and horrific actsthat gripped U.S. citizens as they realizedthat these were no coincidence. We wereunder attack.

The boy behind the new memorial thatstands in front of Wrentham Town Hallwas just four years old on September 11,2001. Troy Neubecker doesn’t remem-ber the day, but that didn’t stop him frommaking sure that Wrentham remembers.The Scout from Troop 131 was lookingfor a service project to help earn the rankof Eagle Scout, something that would bea substantial, permanent part of the com-munity. In speaking with the Chair of theBoard of Selectmen, Joseph Botaish, thegoal of his project became clear – hewould build a memorial.

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the U.S. National Team and itscoaches, and later recognized inthe magazine, the Norfolk nativeadmits “it was disappointing notadvancing to the A Final.’’

“No U.S. team has ever com-peted in the double sculls grand fi-nale at the world level, but wecame so close to qualifying in thesemifinal,’’ Buchholz empha-sized. “Breck and I, nevertheless,were proud to represent our coun-try.’’

The conditions in Bulgaria forthe 2,000-meter races turned outto be favorable for Buchholz andWagner, who attends the WheelerSchool in Providence.

“Conditions were normal,’’Buchholz said. “The water wasflat, no waves, and the wind wascalm. And, the temperature wasabout 90 degrees most of the time.Breck and I have teamed up forabout a year, but the world com-petition was a bit different, be-cause so many of our races weretight. A lot of boats were bunchedtogether near the finish. It forcedus to adjust our strategy.’’

Buchholz, who represents theNarragansett Boat Club in Provi-dence, trains three times daily inthe spring and summer and twicea day during the winter months.Now living in Providence (nearMoses Brown and the boat club),Buchholz knows he’ll soon befacing four years of collegiaterowing. A high honors studentand vice president of the studentbody, Buchholz is aware that hisrowing prowess is being moni-tored in the Ivy League.

“I’ll be considering either Har-vard or Princeton,’’ he said.“Rowing will be a major part ofmy college life, and I plan tomajor in either business or law.’’

Since Buchholz and Wagnerfared so well in Bulgaria, thethought of competing in theOlympics is a possibility.

“I’ll see how I fare in collegeand let that be the guiding force,’’Buchholz said. “It takes severalyears to sharpen one’s skills forthe Olympics and someone intheir late 20s or early 30s is reallyin his prime for Olympic compe-tition. A lot of dedication has to bein the mix.’’

Buchholz started rowing at age15 when he saw his uncle (AlexButterfield) compete. His mother(Elisabeth) thought rowing would

be a sport suited for her son’s 6-foot-3, 185-pound frame. Afterhis positive results in Bulgaria,turns out she was right.

Buchholz finished third inmen’s heavyweight double scullsand fourth in the quadruple eventat the U.S. Rowing Youth Na-tional Championships inOakridge, Tenn. Buchholz laternotched a second-place in theheavyweight double sculls at theJunior National Team Trials inPrinceton, N.J. His next five com-petitions ended without a blemish— first-place efforts in single,double and quadruple scullingevents.

Before going to Bulgaria, Buch-holz’s winning streak this year in-cluded a victory in Junior Adoubles at the U.S. Rowing ClubNationals in Indianapolis; a firstin doubles at the Head of theCharles Regatta in Cambridge; afirst in doubles at the U.S. Row-ing Youth Nationals in Oakridge,Tenn.; three victories in doublesat the Junior National Team Trialsin Princeton that qualified him forBulgaria; and victories in singles,doubles and quads at the U.S.Rowing Club Nationals in Cam-den, N.J.

Buchholz points to Barrington,R.I., resident Peter Wilhelm as hisrowing mentor. Wilhelm is amember of the Narragansett BoatClub and has worked closely withBuchholz.

“Peter has great knowledge ofthe sport and has rowed all hislife,’’ Buchholz emphasized.“He’s a veteran sailor and he’sbeen a positive force for me. It’sbeen an honor to bring homemedals and trophies to the Narra-gansett Boat Club. I enjoy manythings in life, but rowing is theonly thing I’m extremely passion-ate about. Winning a race createsgreat ecstasy, and it’s an honor tobe part of the oldest boat club inthe United States.’’

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The Norfolk Historical Commis-sion has scheduled a dedicationceremony for the new historicalsign, erected at Town Hill in Nor-folk this past summer. The new signdisplays a map of Norfolk’s towncenter and photos, each with astory, of all the buildings, standingand razed, that have occupied our

Town Hill and the surroundingstreets since Norfolk was first set-tled. The sign faces north and is onthe precise location of the town’soriginal Town Hall that dated backto 1800 and burned in December1922.

The dedication will take place at2 p.m. on September 30, 2012.

Historical Sign to be Dedicated September 30th

“Wrentham Works” Exhibit Open through FallThe Old Fiske Museumhosted an exhibit on Wren-tham Day, "WrenthamWorks: Yesterday andToday." The Cultural CouncilGallery features paintings, po-etry, sculpture, pottery, andother works reflecting the pro-fessions and passions oftoday's Wrentham residents.The Wrentham communityhosts a broad range of culturalinterests in the arts, humanitiesand sciences and a number of indi-viduals and professionals will berepresented in this unusual and ex-citing exhibit. Wrentham's rich his-tory in business and industry will

be highlighted In the HistoricalCommission Gallery, from thestraw hat industry to Weber DuckFarms to Crosby Valve and Gage.Discover other unique enterprisesthat have been and arecurrently part of Wrentham's her-itage. The exhibit will continuethrough the Fall and can be viewedby appointment (617-335-6121) or(508-384-3101) and at the Decem-ber 2 Open House, 1-4 p.m. Visitthe Cultural Council websitefor details and updates.www.wrenthamculturalcouncil.shutterfly.com

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In speaking about this project onSeptember 11, 2012, Neubeckertold the crowd that he went back toresearch the day. In viewing videofootage, the 15-year-old was trans-ported back to the grim day, andwhat struck him, he says, was thebravery of the men and womenwho stepped into harm’s waywithout hesitation, to save the livesof others. Neubecker wanted thememorial to be located in a placewhere Wrentham’s own safety of-ficers could see it. In addressingthe crowd, the teen credited Wren-tham for “the support and spirit ofcommunity that helped make thishappen.”

The evening opened with an in-vocation by Fr. Bill Owen, of St.Mary’s Parish. Elisha Bussiere,whose aunt, Judy Larocque, waskilled as a passenger on AmericanAirlines Flight 11, out of Boston,that day. Bussiere asked the hun-dreds in the crowd, “Do you re-member?” evoking the crisp, clearautumn day shattered by the eventsthat unfolded. Then she asked thegroup to “make 9/11 a day to stopand remember.”

Larocque was joined by herMom, Diane Marshall, Judy’s sis-ter. Marshall described her sister as

an amazing person, strong andcourageous.” She personallythanked the young Neubecker forbringing “this much appreciatedmemorial” to Wrentham andshowing “it is important to neverforget.”

Wrentham Fire Chief James Mc-Morrow followed Marshall’s sen-timents. Said McMorrow, “Wehave the privilege of accepting thehard work of a young man who didremember …” and thankedNeubecker for his efforts.

Wrentham Police Chief JamesAnderson spoke of how the com-munity rose up from the tragedy ofthe day. He spoke of people help-ing each other and the “patrioticspirit” that had overcome Ameri-cans in the aftermath of 9/11. Theday, and the memorial, he said,“remind us all of our pride and ourfreedom,” and how the events ofthat day reminded Americans “torespect and thank policemen, fire-men and our armed forces, whoconsistently run into harm’s way.”

The Police Chief’s remarks werefollowed by Joseph Botaish, whotalked about Troy’s spirit and howhe was more than willing to helphim in his effort. Senator RichardRoss noted that that the memorialwas “made possible from a hard-

working and determined youngman,” praising Neubecker for rais-ing over $20,000 and for helpingWrentham remember “all yearlong and each and every day.” Hepresented Troy Neubecker with anOfficial Citation from the Com-monwealth of Massachusetts StateSenate.

Gail Huff-Brown, wife of Sena-tor Scott Brown, continued Ross’sentiment, presenting Neubecker’sand his family with a flag that hadbeen flown over Capitol Hill.

After Troy unveiled the new me-morial, Boy Scout Nathan Perryclosed the ceremony with “Taps,”which was followed by militarysalute. As the crowd approachedthe memorial on a night as clearand beautiful as the one on thatfateful day, curious young childrenstepped up to trace the words on

their town’s memorial with theirfingers. Already, the monument

was speaking its message to gen-erations to come.

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On September 11, 2012, children of Wrentham wasted no time getting toknow a new memorial, remembering the events of 9/11/2001, and especially those who serve and protect us. The memorial was the result ofan effort by 15-year-old Troy Neubecker.

Wrentham residents and officials stepped up to shake the hand of theBoy Scout behind the new Wrentham 9/11 memorial. Troy Neubecker,who raised over $20,000 for the project, an effort toward his Eagle Scoutaward, greets residents as his proud Mom looks on.

Growing Skills forthe Stage – andSkills for Life

By JuDitH O’Gara

When Raye Lynn Mercerfounded the Franklin School forthe Performing Arts (FSPA) as apiano teacher 27 years ago, sheenvisioned a family-oriented en-vironment of excellence – a cen-ter of learning that would bringtogether the performing arts dis-ciplines of music, dance anddrama, with accomplished fac-ulty, extensive performance op-portunities and a flexiblecurriculum suited to individualstudents. FSPA, at 38 Main Streetin Franklin, has become all of thisand more. Indeed, Mercer did notanticipate what would make hermost proud of FSPA today: theschool's unique, student-centeredcommunity that equips kids withlife skills for years to come.

“I think that for all of us on staff,the life skills component of whatwe do is very important,” saysMercer. “FSPA promotes a sup-portive, but expectation-drivenenvironment. I believe that thelessons our students learn and thevalues we share, emphasizing re-

spect, kindness, motivation, disci-pline, and leadership make ourschool a great choice for extracur-ricular activities and for many, avery special place to grow up.”Some students begin at FSPA asvery young children and are in-volved until they receive adiploma at the school’s annualcommencement for the seniorclass.

Along with this personal growthcomes lifelong friendship.

FSPA Alum Catherine Weiss,has “done it all” at the school over11 years, taking dance and voicelessons and traveling to both Dis-ney and Europe with special en-sembles. Although FSPAabsolutely prepares its studentsfor the rigors of a life in the per-forming arts if that’s what theychoose, says the pre-law student,lessons learned are transferableno matter what students decide todo. Most important for her, saysWeiss, are the friends she madealong the way.

“All the friends that I’ve stayedreally close with are from FSPA,”says Weiss. “When you go to col-lege, you have a chance to choosewho to keep in touch with, andmy friendships from FSPA are theones I’ve really wanted to con-tinue … we’ve grown up together.We’ve traveled together. We’vehad a lot of life experiences thatpeople don’t normally have at ayoung age.”

“That’s a really nice aspect ofour community and a specialbonus to taking classes here,”says Mercer. “The students sup-port each other. Mentoring andpeer leadership happen naturally.”The school, says Mercer, is full of“positive energy, effort and fun.”Our approach to teaching the artsallows students at any age or levelto find a place at FSPA, whetherto pursue the arts seriously or to

take a class just for fun.

And children can begin early.The Little Music School is an in-novative curriculum developed atFSPA in which children as youngas 18 months learn to play thepiano. So unique is this approachthat FSPA traveled halfwayaround the world this year to in-troduce LMS, as well as musical

theater, in Hong Kong. Studentsfrom both countries benefitedfrom the international experiencethis summer, when Hong Kongstudents came and paired up withFSPA buddies for some creativeprogramming and a little sightsee-ing. “It was a terrific experiencefor kids on both sides of the pro-gram,” says Mercer.

FSPA has long given its studentsa wider view of the world. In1998, the school began bringingits premier youth ensemble, Elec-tric Youth, to Europe. Backed byan 8-piece band of Boston-areamusicians, the ensemble returnedto Austria and Italy this past sum-mer for the 9th European concerttour, which included a Fourth ofJuly performance at Aviano AirForce Base. Additionally, eachyear, FSPA student ensembles en-tertain audiences at Walt DisneyWorld, and, through a collabora-tion with Broadway Artists Al-liance of New York City, studentsalso have the opportunity to takemaster classes with Broadwayperformers, directors and castingprofessionals.

FSPA is also distinctly posi-tioned to offer an immersive, in-terdisciplinary musical theaterexperience. “What makes thisschool unique is that all aspects ofthe performing arts are availableunder one roof,” says Mercer.“We have unparalleled perform-ance opportunities for our stu-dents.” These includehigh-quality productions pre-

sented by the Franklin Perform-ing Arts Company (FPAC),through which professionalartists, amateur performers andstudents of the arts share a collab-orative and inspiring performingexperience. Private voice lessonsand group classes teach studentsconfidence, technique and musi-cality, while FSPA’s faculty of ac-complished musicians addsfirst-rate instruction in piano,strings, woodwinds, brass andpercussion to the mix. TheDrama Department offers actingand musical theater classes for allages with recreational curriculumor college and career preparation.And while FSPA’s classical Bal-let Conservatory provides pre-professional training andperformance experiences, theschool’s wide-ranging dance cur-riculum encourages other stu-dents to select from an extensiveroster of classes in ballet, tap,jazz, modern, lyrical and hip-hop.This fall students will have theopportunity to build their ownprogram and become a part ofFSPA’s exciting new programcalled Project Dance. “Ratherthan competing in dance, wefocus on technique, artistry andperformance,” says Mercer. “Pro-ject Dance is a way that we canprovide a complete dance experi-ence with a flexible curriculum.”

FSPA will bring its energy, en-thusiasm and excellence to down-town Hudson this fall, expandingto a new satellite location in thehistoric Odd Fellows Building.

The new location will expandFSPA’s reach to 75 towns fromthe 50 communities currently rep-resented by FSPA’s enrollment inFranklin.

Mercer emphasizes, however,that the school will maintain itsfamily-focused atmosphere.

“It isn’t just a place to takesinging and dancing and actinglessons,” says the director. “WhatI’m most proud of is the commu-nity we have built around the artsat FSPA. The culture and family-oriented environment are spe-cial.” Weiss agrees that the skillsshe’s developed over the yearswill always aid her in whateverpursuit she chooses. “You learn alot of great presentation skills, or-ganizational skills, and time man-agement,” says Weiss.

“We teach the performing arts,but we also impart life skillshere,” says Mercer, “and whetheror not students pursue the arts forcollege or career, they leave herehaving developed poise, self-con-fidence and an ability to commu-nicate and express themselves.These are all life skills that res-onate in any career. Our studentsleave here, I think, better people.”

To find out more about theFranklin School for the Perform-ing Arts, located at 38 Main Streetin Franklin and at 14 Main St. inHudson, visitwww.fspaonline.com or call (508)528-8668.


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Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) Director Raye Lynn Mercer is pictured with lead performersfrom both younger and older casts of FSPA’s SummerStage presentations of You’re a Good Man, CharlieBrown. SummerStage is a two-week theater program culminating in all-student musical productions.

Electric Youth, an international touring ensemble of young singer-dancerstrained at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts, performs in TodiSquare, Italy during their Summer 2012 three-week concert tour of Austria and Italy.

As of June 5, 2012 one hundredand twenty-one municipalities in

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Independent economic model-ing done for the state estimates thatfor a typical 2,700 square foot sin-gle-family home, building to theStretch Code specifications will re-duce electricity and heating costsby about $500 a year over theIECC 2009 base energy code,while only adding $130 to annualmortgage costs – a substantial netsavings beginning the first year ofhome ownership. (Extra construc-tion costs to meet the Stretch Codewould be about $3,000, out ofwhich the Massachusetts EnergyStar Homes Program will rebate$1,300, for a net cost of $1,700.When rolled into a 30-year mort-gage the annual cost is around$130.)

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First Annual Halloween Costume Resale October 3

By J.D. O’Gara

How many parents have spentgood money on a Halloween cos-tume their child had to have, onlyto see that costume sit new andpractically unused in the back oftheir child’s closet? The NorfolkCommunity League has turnedthis costume quandary into an op-portunity for parents to recycle,save a few dollars, and help theircommunity all at the same time.

The Norfolk Community Leagueis pleased to announce its first Hal-loween Costume Resale on Octo-ber 3rd, from 5-8 p.m. at theFreeman Kennedy School lo-cated at 70 Boardman Street,Norfolk. Halloween costumes willbe priced at $10 or less! All pro-ceeds will benefit the NorfolkCommunity.

According to Norfolk Commu-nity League fundraising co-chairRachael Cochran, donation boxesare available at both Norfolk ele-mentary schools, the FreemanKennedy School and the H. OliveDay School. Collections at theschools don’t just mean costumeshave to be for children, however.Both gently-used children’s and

adult’s costumes are welcome. Tomake arrangements for donationdrop off or for questions regardingthe sale please email [email protected].

“We’ve gotten a bunch of dona-tions,” says Cochran, who explainsthat all of the fundraising moneythat is raised by the NCL “is dis-persed back into our community –schools, the police department, li-brary… Local organizations canapply for a disbursement from theNCL. Our goal is to fundraiseenough money, so we can giveback to the community.”

Cochran is hoping this event willbe a win-win situation.

“Halloween costumes can be

very expensive, and instead ofthrowing them away, we thoughtwe would recycle,” she says. “Youdon’t want to just throw them

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For those searching for a cos-tume to buy, Cochran explains thatall of the costumes will be pricedat $10 or less. This could be a greatopportunity not only for Hal-loween, but also for any theatregroups or parents looking to ex-pand their child’s dress-upwardrobe.

The Norfolk Community Leaguedispersed $28,739 back to the Nor-folk Community from 2009 to2011, says Cochran, who has beeninvolved since 2001. Recipientshave included the Norfolk PublicSchools, usually for specific re-quests, organizations such as Nor-folk Together and the SantaFoundation, local sports teams, thepolice department, the fire depart-ment, the Norfolk Public Libraryand local preschools.

In addition to bigger fundraisers,Cochran says, the smaller, familyevents are designed to “make ourcommunity more tight knit.” Infact, on October 20th, the NCLwill once again host a professionalphotographer on town hill, whowill offer portraits. Proceeds willbenefit the NCL.


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• Start saving for the holidays. Itmay sound excessive to startthinking about the holidays inOctober, but Christmas is a lessthan 90 days away. Now is agreat time to create a holidayspending plan. For instance, ifyou plan to spend $300 ongifts, you should start saving$3-4 per day to get there.Stashing away cash in advanceallows you to buy gifts for

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• Teach children to save. Whenkids return to school, they oftenhave a renewed sense of focusand determination. Schoolsacross the country are incorpo-rating financial literacy into theclassroom. Take this opportu-nity to talk to your childrenabout money and the impor-tance of saving. Your effortswill be rewarded as your childdevelops an understanding offinancial principles and posi-tive financial habits. Har-borOneU in Mansfield has agreat free class called “PiggyBankers” that can help.

• De-clutter and donate. As sum-mer winds down and you startspending more time inside,take a hard look at all the stuffyou’ve been stockpiling. Sort-ing through clothes you nolonger wear along with elec-tronics and unused householditems can free-up space andeven make you a little cash.Sell items at a local consign-ment shop or donate them (bymaking a tax-deductible contri-bution).

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Twenty days before November6th, the date of the U.S. Presiden-tial Election, is October 17th.That’s the deadline to register tovote before it’s too late. Residentsmay register at their local townclerk’s office.

In Norfolk, of 6,418 registeredvoters, 1,061 voted in the primary.Six-hundred and forty of thosechose the Republican ballot, while421 leaned Democrat. Nonechose the Green Rainbow Party.

In Wrentham, of a total of 7,676,716 voters came to vote in the pri-mary election, and 309 of themtook Democratic ballots, while406 chose Republicans and onepicked Green Rainbow Party.

For the Presidential Election,polls will be open at the DelaneySchool in Wrentham from 7 a.m.until 8 p.m. In Norfolk, informa-tion on poll location was stillbeing confirmed at the time of thisnewspaper printing. Please con-tact the Town Clerk or visitwww.virtualnorfolk.org for polllocation information.

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Hundreds gathered at the newFreeman Kennedy ElementarySchool at 70 Boardman Street onthe sunny, Saturday morning ofSeptember 8th, to welcome the ad-dition of the new facility for 3rd to6th graders. The welcoming cere-mony included entertainment fromthe school’s young musicians, anda welcome from Principal Lisa Al-tham-Hickey.

Special guests included PriscillaChick, the daughter of Alvin J.Freeman, for whom both the Free-man Kennedy School and the for-mer Freeman Centennial Schoolare named, as well as the family ofU.S. Army Sgt. Adam P. Kennedy,a Norfolk school son who waskilled in combat in April of 2007.Altham-Hickey presented both theFreeman and the Kennedy familieswith a framed photo of the newschool.

“My Dad was such an advocatefor school,” said Chick, in a state-ment to the crowd. She told them“children are the future of all ofus,” and that her father would beproud to have his name associatedwith “another milestone for edu-cating the students of Norfolk,” aswell as to share the name of theschool with Sgt. Kennedy.

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David Kennedy, Adam’s father,said his hope for students would be“to be reminded of Adam, of theway he lived his life, with joy,laughter…honor.” He talked abouthis son’s successes in Cub Scoutsand in the military, and how heloved the fellowship of sports. He

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Women in Massachusetts haveone of the highest rates of breastcancer of all states. The inci-dence of female breast cancer

was higher in Massachusettsthan throughout the UnitedStates at 139.5 per 100,000 inMA versus 121.8 per 100,000nationwide, This rate is highestamong Caucasian women inMassachusetts, at141.2/100,000 followed by His-panic (125.1) and black (121).

The statistics aren’t all grim.The Commonwealth might have

a higher incidence of femalebreast cancer than average, butit has one of the lowest deathrates due to the disease, at 21.1per 100,000 vs. 22.5 per100,000. Locally, in NorfolkCounty, the death rate frombreast cancer averaged 22.1from 2005 to 2009 per 100,000,according to the National Can-cer Institute, using NationalVital Statistics.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month


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By combining the latest in computertechnology with workouts and train-ing plans designed by nationally rec-ognized trainers – including MichaelWood, Kathy Kaehler and Rob Parr –Koko FitClub has created a revolu-tionary approach to achieving andmaintaining physical fitness. Eachworkout is precisely customized toyour body and your strength level.And, Koko tracks all of your resultson your personal Koko key and auto-matically adapts each new sessionbased on your previous progress. Allof the thinking is done for you! And,

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Halloween is a time for costumesand candy. Americans spendroughly $6 billion per year on Hal-loween candy. After Christmas, Hal-loween is the country'ssecond-biggest commercial holiday.

Although many people like theconvenience of buying bags of pre-made candy, they will not have con-trol over the amount of sugar or theother ingredients that are being putinto these confections. This Hal-loween, celebrants may want tomake their own sweet treats to handout or share at Halloween festivities.

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• Cake pops: A revolution in dessert,cake pops can be made in twoways. The first method is bakinga cake and then crumbling it upinto a bowl. Then a container ofcake frosting is added, makingthe mixture moldable. The mix-ture is then formed into balls,which are put on lollipop sticksand dipped into melted choco-late. The second cake popmethod is to purchase pans orspecial waffle-iron-type devices

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A Place to UnwindThe King Philip Parents’ Network is pleased to announcethe purchase and installation of picnic tables for the KPschool community. With the help of parent volunteers, thepicnic tables were recently installed outside the doors of thehigh school cafeteria. Earmarked for use by the senior classduring lunch, they will also be available for the rest of thestudent body, faculty, and community to enjoy.

Join the King Philip Parents’Network for an entertaining nightof non-stop laughs as profes-sional comedian and hypnotistJim Spinnato brings his presenta-

tion of comedy andhypnosis to theKing Philip MiddleSchool auditoriumon Tuesday, Octo-ber 16, 2012 begin-ning at 8 p.m.Tickets are $10 andcan be orderedfrom the KP Par-ents’ Networkwebsite (www.kp-parentnetwork.org)or purchased at thedoor the night ofthe show. Enjoy afun night out with

other adults--friends, neighbors,and spouses. Light refreshmentswill be available for purchasestarting at 7:30 p.m.

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NCL is Now Accepting Disbursement RequestsThe Norfolk CommunityLeague has opened its Fall 2012Disbursement process. Applica-tions for monetary assistance arecurrently being accepted. Thecommunity groups, clubs, serv-ices, schools and other organiza-tions in the Town of Norfolk areencouraged to apply. Funds willreach awarded organizations inDecember 2012.

To download the request form(MS Word) or to complete an on-line application: visit www.Nor-folkCommunityLeague.org.

The application deadline is Oc-tober 15, 2012.

About NCLThe Norfolk CommunityLeague is a non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to enhancing the

quality of life for Norfolk resi-dents and strengthening commu-nity spirit by organizing social,family-based, fundraising, andcharitable activities. Membershipis a key component to making thishappen. NCL Members enjoy ac-cess to groups and clubs as awayto meet people in town and makenew friends. Membership dueshelp us plan events that are fun formembers and the community.They are also important for ourfundraising efforts that raisemoney we distribute to organiza-tions like Norfolk Public andKing Philip Schools, and the Nor-folk Fire Dept.

To learn more about NCL or tobecome a member, go tow w w . N o r f o l k C o mm u -nityLeague.org

Co-Sponsored by Norfolk Com-munity League and Norfolk Lions

The 12th Annual Haunted TrainRide and Spooky Maze, cospon-sored by Norfolk CommunityLeague and Norfolk Lions, willtake place on October 13th from5-8:30 p.m. at the Holmes Fieldson Myrtle St. in Norfolk. RainDate is Saturday October 27th.

Costumes are encouraged aswell as a canned good for donationto the Norfolk Food Pantry. TheHaunted Train ride is geared tokids from Kindergarten throughMiddle School. As the evening

gets darker, the ride getsscarier! There will also be food,music and fun to keep you enter-tained in line!

This popular event requires anadvance ticket.

Community groups interested inparticipating in the Haunted Trainride can contact the Committee.Any teens needing communityservice hours can also be utilized.Please send an email to [email protected] or contactTara Spellman at (508) 384-6354,Tracy Hilfrank at (508) 541-2388or Tom Grant at (508) 541-4108.

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Proposals for community – arts,humanities, and science projectsdue

October 15, 2012.

The Norfolk Cultural Councilhas set an October 15, 2012 post-mark deadline for organizations,schools and individuals to applyfor Local Cultural Council grantsthat support cultural activities inthe community. According toCouncil spokesperson, DeannaGrimm, these state grants can sup-port a variety of artistic projectsand activities in Norfolk – includ-ing exhibits, festivals, short-termartists-in residences or perform-ances in schools, workshops andlectures.

The Norfolk Cultural Councilwill also entertain funding propos-als from schools and youth groupsthrough the PASS Program, which

provides subsidies for Norfolkschool age children to attend cul-tural field trips.

The Norfolk Cultural Council ispart of 329 Local Cultural Coun-cils serving all 351 cities andtowns in the Commonwealth. TheLCC Program is the largest grass-roots cultural funding network inthe nation, supporting thousands ofcommunity-based projects in thearts, sciences and humanities everyyear. The state legislature providesan annual appropriation to theMassachusetts Cultural Council, astate agency, which then allocatesfunds to each community.

This year, the Norfolk CulturalCouncil distributed over $3,870 ingrants. Some of the 2012 grantssupported by the council included:

Norfolk Public Library – (DreamBig with Magic, Imagine That –

Celebrating Reading)

Norfolk Recreation Department– Summer Series Concerts

Stony Brook Wildlife – SpringOpen House

The Un-Common Theatre -(Pride & Prejudice, Young Per-formers – Disney Aladdin Jr.)

Shane Wood - Jazz Trio at theNorfolk Library

Norfolk Quill – Margo Ball, lit-erary workshops

For specific guidelines and com-plete information on the NorfolkCultural Council (NCC), contactNCC at email address [email protected]. Application formsand more information about theLocal Cultural Council Programare available online at www.mass-culture.org/lcc_public.asp.

Norfolk Cultural Council SeeksFunding Proposals

Norfolk Church PancakeBreakfast October 6The Federated Church of Norfolk October Pancake Breakfast willbe held at on Saturday, October 6 from 8 - 10 a.m. In addition toour famous homemade pancakes, ham, sausage and cinnamon rolls,we will cook omelets or fresh eggs to order. Fresh homemade biscuits, sausage gravy and hash brown potatoes will also be served.It’s all you can eat for $7, with a Sr. citizen cost of $5. Breakfast isfree for children under age 10. The Federated Church is located atthe corner of Main Street and Route 115 across from the Town Com-mon. The breakfast is served in the church vestry, which is handi-capped accessible. For more information, contact the church office(508) 528-0262.

KP Seniors Tara Stetter and Rose Garron takea break during latesummer KP activities

Comedy Hypnotist to Be Featuredin King Philip Fundraiser


Library Programs

The Dean College School of the Arts Presents

By Michael FraynProduced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. New York City

www.dean.edu/noisesoff

October 10 - 14, 2012Tickets from $5 - $20

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CabaretCabaret100 years on stage 1912-2012

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October 26, 2012October 26, 2012

an evening of dance, music and theatre

Norfolk Public Library139 Main Street, Norfolk, MA 02056

Phone: 508-528-3380

Some programs require registration.Register online at http://library.virtualnorfolk.org or contact AmyReimann, Youth Services Librarian at(508) 528-3380 x5 or [email protected] with questions.

October 1,No Girls Allowed! Boy-Only Book Discussion for grades 4-6, 3:30-4:30 p.m., First book Hatchet,by Gary Paulsen, registration re-quired, read book before attending

Ed Morgan Sing-AlongOctober 2, (first Tuesday), 10:30a.m., Join Ed for singing, dancing andan all-around great time. All ageswelcome.

October 4, The Mark of AthenaRelease Party, Grades 4+, 3:30-4:30p.m., The newest book in Rick Rior-dan’s Heroes of Olympus seriescomes out this week. Join us fortrivia, games and all things Demigod.Recommended reading: at least onebook from Percy Jackson or Heroesof Olympus.

October 9, Yoga for Preschoolers(registration required), 10:30-11 a.m.

October 16, Mission to Mars, forgrades K-2, 3:30-4:15 p.m., learnabout astronomy and take an imagi-nary trip though space.

October 23, Preschool Play &Learn (registration required), Sep-tember 25 (fourth Tuesday), 10:30-11:30 a.m., Ages 2 1/2 to 5 withcaregiver. Activities may include tac-tile play, movement, stories andcrafts.

Bookworms (Registration Re-quired), October 15 (3rd Mondayevery month), Grades 2-3, Monthlyparent-child book club for chapterbook readers. First meeting will dis-cuss I Was a Third Grade ScienceProject, by Mary Jane Auch. Pleaseread the book before attending.

Pumpkin Decorating Contest!(No carving, please!)Submit your entry from October 17-23

Voting period October 24-30

Anyone aged 3-18 can enter ourannual contest to how off a pumpkinand win cool prizes. Pumpkins canbe painted, dressed up or otherwisedecorated, but please DO NOTCARVE THEM! Visit the NorfolkPublic Library registration desk topick up an entry form and completelist of rules.

Weekly ProgramsBuilding Blocks LEGO Club,(Tuesdays, 4:30-5 p.m.), Children4+ with caregiver

Baby Time, (Wednesdays 10:30-11 a.m.), for babies 0-12 monthswith caregiver

Multi-Age Storytime, (Wednes-days, 11:15-11:45 a.m.), Age 2+with caregiver

On my Own Storytime,(Wednesdays, 1:30-2 a.m.), Age 3+,caregiver stays in building

mother goose on the loose,

(Thursdays, 11:00-11:30 a.m.), Age0-3 with caregiver

Picnic Playgroup, (Fridays,11:30-12:15 a.m.), age 0-5 withcaregiver

Come Haunt the NorfolkPublic Library in OctoberChildren’s Events and Monthly Programs

October 6Bugworks : A Living Lessonwith Crawling Creatures, 10:30or 11:30 a.m., Ages 6 and Up.Parents welcome to attend.Sign up to attend 50-minute ed-ucational and entertaining pro-gram which features liveinsects and other arthropods.Limited to 30 children. Regis-tration required. Tickets andsign-up sheets available at thecirculation desk. Program freebut canned-good donations ac-cepted for the Wrentham FoodPantry. This program is sup-ported with a grant from theSWEATT FUND.110 Randall

Rd., Wrentham, call (508)384.5440 or visit fiskelib.org

October 25Fiske Library Evening BookGroup, 6:30 p.m. Visithttp:/fiskelib.org and go to theadult activities page for thename of the book to be dis-cussed. 110 Randall Rd.,Wrentham, call (508) 384.5440or visit fiskelib.org

October 31Foreign Film, SWEATTmeeting room of Fiske PublicLibrary, 7 p.m., 110 RandallRd., Wrentham, call (508)384.5440 or visit fiskelib.org

October Events atthe Fiske Library

As Dean Bank continues its123rd year of serving the residentsand businesses of its communities,it continues to strive to help itscustomers live a better life by cre-ating financial products and serv-ices that improve their bankingexperience. The bank’s people,processes and technology arekeenly focused on the success ofits customers, and the results havebeen consistently positive since1889.

As one of the few remainingcommunity banks in the area, thebank is extremely pleased to intro-duce two new and innovative serv-ices. The first creates an entirelynew way for customers to bank,while the second is a throwback tothe “Good Old Days” of banking.Dean Bank has just launched abrand-new Mobile Banking prod-uct, available free of charge to allcustomers and has also installedtwo brand-new state-of-the-artcoin counting machines in itsFranklin and Blackstone branches.

Mobile Banking, available forDean Bank customers as a freedownloadable app for iPhone andAndroid devices and accessiblevia the web browser of all otherInternet-enabled mobile phones,gives the bank’s consumer andbusiness customers instant accessto their accounts from anywhere atany time. Bank customers cancheck balances, view account his-tory, transfer funds between ac-counts, pay bills and much more.Additional functionality allows in-formation to be viewed via textmessage, creating an even faster

method of obtaining account data.

Meanwhile, the coin counterswill provide customers and non-customers alike a convenient, fastand accurate method of convertingloose coin into currency. Coincounting services will be providedat no cost to consumer customersof the bank, while business cus-tomers and non-customers will beassessed a processing fee. Themachines can be found inside thebank’s Franklin and Blackstonebranches.

“Dean Bank enters a new era ofbanking with the launch of DeanBank Mobile Banking, while rein-forcing the concept of “Old-Fash-ioned” service with the installationof our two new coin counters”stated President and CEO WayneA. Cottle. “To be able to provideour customers with the newestavailable technology is gratifyingand exciting, no matter where it isdirected. The bank’s commitmentto technology has always been ourmission. We hope that customers,new and current, find both MobileBanking and our new coin ma-chines service enhancements thatstrengthen their relationship withus.” Cottle added.

Founded in 1889, Dean Bank ismutually owned financial institu-tion with assets of $225 millionand branch offices in Franklin,Blackstone, Bellingham, andMendon. As a member of theFDIC and a member of the SIF, allbank deposits are insured in full.Dean Bank is an Equal Housinglender.


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THE PURR-FECT CAT SHELTERPet of theMonth

This young, fun-loving pair of cats, "Margo" and"Chelsea," were left in a carrier and found bythe Animal Control Officer upon arrival at the ken-nel one day. Both were malnourished and flea in-fested. After a visit to the veterinarian and treatment,they arrived at the shelter with a clean bill of healthand are very eager to be part of a family. Margo isan orange tabby, full of energy and loves to play.Chelsea is a beautiful tortie, with a sweet personalityand a bit more laid back than her sister. Both arespayed, tested for feline leukemia and FIV, de-wormed, up to date on vaccines and micro-chipped. Applications for Margo and Chelsea or any

of our cats and kittens available for adoption can befound on our website www.purrfectcatshelter.org orby calling the message center at (508) 533-5855.

Do you have a love for cats and few hours twice amonth to volunteer? PCS is looking for volunteersto care for the cats at the shelter, particularlyon evening and weekend shifts. To volunteer youmust be over 18, have medical insurance and be ableto make at least a 6 month commitment. Training isrequired. For volunteer applications and more infor-mation please visit our website or call today. Volun-teer with the Purr-fect Cat Shelter and make adifference if the lives of homeless cats and kittens.

These Kitties Come in Halloween Colors

The Wrentham Board of Se-lectmen is pleased to announcethe acceptance of nominationsfor the 5th Annual "Town ofWrentham - Volunteer of theYear" award. This award isgiven to residents that have goneabove and beyond to volunteertheir time to the Town. Nomina-tions may be submitted to theBoard of Selectmen's office until

October 5th in two age groups,under 18 - or - 18 and over. Thewinners will beacknowledged at the November13th Special Town Meeting. Ifyou would like to nominatea resident that you think is de-serving of this award, visit theEvents page at www.wren-tham.ma.us and click the link tothe nomination form.

Nominations Soughtfor 5th Annual Volunteer of the Year

On Wednesday, October 10 the Norfolk and Mil-lis Garden Clubs will host an evening with localauthor Meg Muckenhoupt at the Norfolk Public Li-brary. Ms. Muckenhoupt will take visitors throughhighlights of her book Boston’s Gardens & GreenSpaces.

The Lecture, which will examine public spacesthroughout Boston’s historic and contemporarylandscape, will address topics such as the follow-ing:

The reasons Bostonians first created parks

Shifts in the philosophy behind public spaces overthe years

Ways that Boston’s newest parks balance thechallenges of contaminated sites, habitat preserva-tion, botanical interest, and community needs

The Lecture will take place in the Meeting Roomat the Library. It will run from 7-8:30 p.m., whichwill include time for questions. It is open to thepublic, but a donation of $5 is suggested for visitorswho are not members of either club.

For more information on the Norfolk GardenClub, visit http://gcfm.org/gardenclubofnorfolk orcontact Club President Martha Richardson at (508)528-3711 or [email protected].

For more information on the Millis Garden Club,visit www.millisgardenclub.org.

Norfolk and Millis Garden Clubs Host Talk on Boston’s Natural Spaces

Local author Meg Muckenhoupt will use her book Boston’sGardens & Green Spaces as the basis for her talk at the Nor-folk Library on Wednesday, October 10.

By KEN HaMWEy

Before the regular season gotunder way, Gary Pichel was opti-mistic about his first year at thehelm of the King Philip girls’ soc-cer team.

after all, the new coach, who di-rected Nipmuc regional to a pairof state championships, is a vet-eran at building and rebuildingsoccer programs with an eye to-wards elevating them to the toprung of the ladder.

Pichel, who also coached varsitysoccer at Hudson Catholic for ayear, served as an assistant atFitchburg State for two seasons. innine high school campaigns, histeams won 123 games, qualifiedfor the tourney ever year and cap-tured two state crowns. and, he’snever been involved with a pro-gram that had a losing record.

“We believe we’ll make it to thetourney,’’ Pichel said just beforethe Warriors’ season kicked off.“We just have to make the most ofour opportunities. and, if we stayhealthy, we could be in the huntfor a Hockomock League title.

Pichel’s optimistic outlook,however, was dealt a major blowafter KP’s first four games. Hisstarting goalie — Emma Piscitelli— suffered two fractures to hervertebrae, his key stopper —Makenzie Nickerson — re-injuredan aCL tear, and outside mid-fielder Kendra Primavera injured

her knee and will be sidelined afew weeks.

the Warriors, who defeated Mil-ford, 3-2, were 1-3 after four out-ings, losing to Sharon, Oliverames and Mansfield.

“Now we’ve got to changesome things and re-configure ourdefense,’’ Pichel said. “the in-juries are bad enough, but whathurts is not having lots of depth.the adversity we’ve been handedseems like a knockout punch, butwe’ll strive to find some an-swers.’’

the Warriors, who finished 5-8-4 last year, focused on condition-ing and offensive consistency inthe pre-season.

“in spite of our setbacks, we stillhave talent and good attitudes,’’Pichel said. “Our kids are hard-working and they’re fast-learners.there’s a desire to achieve at ahigh level.’’

Pichel’s previous success wasbased on teams that emphasizedball control, had surprising burstsof offense and played consistentlyon defense. He’s pleased with theWarriors midfield strength andtheir capable play in the backfield.

“Where we need to improve ison the offensive end,’’ Pichel said.“We’ll keep sharpening our shoot-ing skills, improve our accuracyand be better in one-on-one situa-tions.’’

the new coach likes both theskills and the leadership ability ofhis captains — senior midfieldersJane Bindel and rachel Patten andjunior sweeper audrey Foxx.

“Jane is our center midfielder,’’Pichel said. “She’s got great fieldpresence and foot skills. She’s anexcellent passer and playmaker.rachel will be on the outside andshe’s a great motivator whose footskills and speed are top-notch.She’s the hardest worker on thesquad. audrey is a field generalwho possesses strong footworkand speed. She lets the fullbacksknow where they should be posi-tioned.’’

“it was tough to lose Makenziebecause she’s a play-maker whohas one of the best shots on theteam,’’ Pichel said.

two sisters — Kelly and Court-ney Halnen — will be the key tothe Warriors’ success at fullback.Kelly is a sophomore and Court-ney is a senior.

“Kelly has no fear,’’ Pichel said.“She’s tall and strong and able tostop offensive drives. She antici-pates well, is quick and very in-stinctive. Courtney also has goodinstincts and is quick. She’s im-proved as a passer and works wellwith her sweeper.’’

Pichel likes his strikers’ abilitiesand firmly believes they’ll getKP’s offensive game in gear.Molly Bartlett is a junior and Mal-orie Knowlton is a senior.

“Molly could be one of the topscorers in the HockomockLeague,’’ Pichel offered. “Sheworks hard on her shots and canbe a capable sniper. She’s gotgood foot skills and is improvingevery day. Malorie has a cannonfor a shot and can really hinder agoalie. She’s tough and her pass-ing is an asset.’’

Junior Haley Keegan will takeover at outside midfielder for Pri-mavera, who was able to transi-tion quickly to offense at midfield.

“Haley has a strong shot, canpass and her footwork is good,’’Pichel said. “Getting Kendra backwill be a plus because she’s quick,can shoot and her foot skills areexcellent.’’

Senior Emily Hehn, who sawaction in five matches last year,will be in goal for the immediatefuture.

“Emily sees the field well, hasquick hands and cuts down an-gles,’’ Pichel said. “She also cankick effectively.

KP’s goals to start the seasonwere simple — improve everyday, have fun, qualify for the tour-ney and go deep once it starts.

those objectives became a bitmore difficult after key injuriesstruck during the team’s first fourgames. Pichel knows how to ad-just but the chances of qualifyingfor tourney play now carry longerodds.

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Four years ago King Philipsaw an overwhelming abun-dance of freshman athleteswalk through its doors. At thatpoint in time, no one couldhave imagined the amount oftalent that this freshman classwould provide Warrior athlet-ics over the next four years.

Gone from that talentedgroup are the likes of JakeLayman (basketball), MegRico (softball), Chris Allenand Stacey Wojcik (track andfield), Charles Ruffin (football)and Stephanie Nason (swim-ming), just to name a few.With the amount of talent thatleft King Philip this past sum-mer one would think that theschool would be on the downside of things, but Athletic Di-rector Steve Schairer is ratheroptimistic about the school’supcoming seasons.

“Last year we had nine Divi-sion 1 college scholarshipsawarded to King Philip ath-letes. I think in my first four

years as AD we were lucky ifwe had nine total,” Schairersaid. “Granted, we don’t haveall that talent right now, havinggraduated a very strong ath-letic class last year, but I don’tsee us trending downward.”

While the athletes may havemoved onto greener pastures,King Philip is still led by alarge majority of the coacheswho were able to get the bestout of those students on theplaying fields. While the two-time Division 1 State Softballteam lost a handful of keycomponents, the coaching staffremains the same.

“The softball may have lost alot of talent on the field, but Idon’t see them falling off thatmuch,” the Warrior A.D. said.“Jim (Leonard) has a systemthat has worked and overalltheir still solid. As good asthey'll be will really all comedown to their pitching.”

In addition to the coachesgetting the best out of theirplayers, high school sports

comes down to how bad theathletes want it and to what ex-tent they are willing to go toimprove themselves. KingPhilip has been extremely for-tunate over the past few yearsto have had such tremendousathletes don the green and golduniforms.

While a good number of thecoaches are still intact, KingPhilip has had a few changes.Gary Pichel, who has won twostate championships with Nip-muc, will be taking over thegirls soccer program, whileTim Layman will be the newvolleyball coach this fall. Onthe basketball courts SeanMcInnis will move over fromthe boys squad to the girlsteam and one of McInnis’ as-sistant coaches from two yearsearlier, Tim Clifford, will bethe new boys coach.

“The new coaches are al-ready bringing new and excit-ing programs, as well asenthusiasm to King Philip,”Schairer said. “The girls are al-

ready enthused with Sean’swinning ways and can’t waitfor the season, Tim (Clifford)coached this year’s seniors onthe freshman team four yearsago so the continuity stays andTim (Layman) brings a wholenew approach to the volleyballcourts and the girls seem to beresponding.”

One team Schairer sees tohave an impact this winter willbe the boys hockey team undersecond year coach MarkHomer.

“I think the hockey team isone to watch this year and weshould see improvement,” theKP A.D. said. “Coach Homerhas a year under his belt andhas a good feel for the teamand the rest of the league now.”

Although it will be thecoaching staff that will have tobe creative in developing gameplans, it will all fall on the ath-letes' shoulders to make thingshappen on the fields, in hopesof creating their own legaciesat King Philip.

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The local CYO Basketball pro-gram has been offering a safeand positive athletic environ-ment of strong competitive bas-ketball for many years. Overtime, the local division hasgrown to now include parishesfrom Franklin, Plainville, Nor-folk, Wrentham, Medfield, Nat-ick, Norwood, Needham,Westwood and Dedham. Theysupport 78 teams for bothCatholic and non-Catholic boysand girls from grades 5 through

12. A lot has changed over theyears but the primary mission ofthe program has always been toprovide the players a positive,safe and competitive experience.

Over the past 10 years, thearchdiocese of Boston has donea lot to implement training pro-grams and rigid structure to dra-matically improve the safety ofchildren. But the barrage of dis-turbing headlines forces the di-rectors of youth programs acrossthe country to take pause. Whilethe CYO Basketball program,like other Church programs, has

been focusing on child safety forseveral years, many of theparishes have taken steps duringthe off season to further fortifytheir current Player ProtectionPrograms.

One example is St Mary’s ofFranklin. Dave Benoit, Directorof Player Safety, said, “Themost important part of anyyouth program is the safety ofits participants and maintainingthe trust of their parents. Currentevents indicate there are thoseamong us seeking access to ourchildren that have evil inten-

tions. Our job is to do all we canto stay ahead of them. That’swhy we contracted a 25-year ex-pert in Child Abuse & Neglect,an instructor for the MunicipalPolice Training Council, to de-sign several enhancements toour Protection Program. Wenow have a 5-layered safety netthat expands on the archdio-cese’s requirements to includeadditional training and aware-ness seminars with personal in-terviews and background checksfor our coaches, coupled withplayer and parent involvement

and an atmosphere of open com-munication throughout the pro-gram.”

Yes, a lot has changed over theyears. As the upcoming seasonkicks off this month with tryoutsand team selection, it’s encour-aging to see the changes theCatholic Church has made totake such positive steps to leadin the protection and safety ofchildren. Parents should feel bet-ter knowing that the CYO Bas-ketball Program works hard toensure player safety and has acomprehensive safety net place.

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September 30Dedication of historic sign at

norfolk Town Hill, 2 p.m., Nor-folk Historical Commission

October 6Pancake Breakfast at NorfolkChurch, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m., All youcan eat for $7, seniors $5 or freefor children under 10. Located oncorner of Main St. and Rte. 115across from Town Common.

Bugworks: a living lesson

with crawling creatures,

10:30 or 11:30 a.m., Ages 6 andUp. Parents welcome to attend.Sign up to attend 50-minute edu-cational and entertaining pro-gram, which features live insectsand other arthropods. Limited to30 children. Registration re-quired. Tickets and sign-upsheets available at the circulationdesk. Program free but canned-good donations accepted for theWrentham Food Pantry. Thisprogram is supported with a grantfrom the SWEATT FUND.110Randall Rd., Wrentham, call(508) 384.5440 or visitfiskelib.org

October 10let’s laugh Today in Wal-pole, Walpole Library, 143School St., Walpole, 7-8 p.m.,Meets every second Wednesday,open to all ages. Enjoy thisunique exercise of simulatedlaughter combined with gentlebreathing that brings more oxy-gen to the body's cells. Led byCertified Laughter Yoga Teachersand Walpole residents, Linda andBill Hamaker. See www.let-slaughtoday.com or call (508)

660-2223 for more informationand other opportunities to laugh.PLEASE BRING A CANNEDGOOD FOR THE WALPOLEFOOD PANTRY.

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October 1312th annual Haunted Train-

ride and Spooky maze, co-sponsored by NorfolkCommunity League and NorfolkLions, 5-8:30 p.m., HolmesFields, Myrtle St. (advance tick-ets required). Volunteers sought.Please send an email to "[email protected] or con-tact Tara Spellman at (508)384-6354, Tracy Hilfrank at(508) 541-2388 or Tom Grant at(508) 541-4108.

October 14Fire Prevention Open House,

10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Wrentham FireDepartment, 99 South St., Wren-tham

Pumpkin Decorating con-

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Voting period October 24-30

Anyone aged 3-18 can enter ourannual contest to how off apumpkin and win cool prizes.Pumpkins can be painted,dressed up or otherwise deco-rated, but please DO NOTCARVE THEM! Visit the Nor-

folk Public Library registrationdesk to pick up an entry form andcomplete list of rules.

October 16comedian & Hypnotist Jim

Spinnato, fundraiser for KP Par-ents’ Network (www.kpparent-network.org), King Philip MiddleSchool Auditorium, 8 p.m., Tick-ets $10. Order online or at dooron night of show.

October 20norfolk community league

Photo Shoot, Norfolk TownCommon, Come take photoswith the family and raise somemoney for the community.

October 25Fiske library Evening Book

group, 6:30 p.m. Visithttp:/fiskelib.org and go to theadult activities page for the nameof the book to be discussed. 110Randall Rd., Wrentham, call(508) 384.5440 or visitfiskelib.org

October 27autumn Victorian Tea, 2-4p.m., Proctor Mansion Inn, 36Common St., Wrentham, fea-tures hot teas, hot mulled cider,specialty sandwiches, scones andother treats, $28.50 pp. Excluding tax and tip, advancetickets required. Call (877) 384-1861 or visitwww.proctormansion inn.com.

October 31Foreign Film, SWEATT meet-ing room of Fiske Public Library,7 p.m., 110 Randall Rd., Wren-tham, call (508) 384.5440 or visitfiskelib.org

October Calendar of EventsIt has come to the WrenthamLions Club’s attention that therehave been a series of calls made toWrentham residents regarding a do-nation to the Franklin Lion’s Clubfor a Las Vegas Night. When askedwhy they should donate to this eventinstead of their local club, they wereinformed by this professionalfundraiser that some proceedswould also be distributed to “areaLions Clubs.” The WrenthamLions Club expects to receive norevenue from this fundraising effort.

While the Wrentham Lions Clubapplauds our friends in Franklin forcontinuing their efforts to bring sightto the blind and to help otherFranklin related charities, the Wren-tham club wanted to clarify thattheir effort would not benefit yourlocal club.

We ask so much from our fellowWrentham residents in helping ussupport Wrentham related institu-tions such as the Wrentham FoodPantry, local youth and sports re-lated causes, the soon to be unveiledWrentham 911 Memorial, the LowVision Support group at the Wren-tham Senior Center and many oth-ers. The club appreciates yourgenerosity of spirit and finances, andwe are constantly impressed withyour support of our events and ofour mission.

Wrentham Lions charities fundresearch in the hopes that one day,a cure will be found for blindness.For more information about theWrentham Lions Club please visitour website at www.wrentham-lions.org.

Fundraising Calls toWrentham Residents

The United Regional Chamber ofCommerce is seeking nominationsfor the 2012 Person and Businessof the Year. The awards will be pre-sented at The United RegionalChamber’s Annual Dinner Nov.15.

The Person of the Year award isbestowed on a member who iscommitted to the overall mission ofthe Chamber of Commerce andwho has made a positive impact onthe community as a whole. TheBusiness of the Year award is pre-sented to a member companywhich has staying power as an es-

tablished business, increase in salesas an indication of continuedgrowth, and innovativeness ofproduct or service offered. Some ofthe criteria considered include em-ployees donating their time and tal-ents to community projects,fundraising, or other activities forthe betterment of the entire com-munity.

Find the nomination form atwww.unitedregionalchamber.org inthe resources tab or call (508) 222-0801, (508) 528-2800 or (508)695-6011 to request one.

Who Do You ThinkShould Be Named Personor Business of Year?

Franklin School for the Perform-ing Arts (FSPA) will present How toSucceed in High School Without Re-ally Trying, an all-student, originalmusical parody written by FSPADrama Instructor Nick Paone, onSaturday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. atthe Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium,224 Oak Street, in Franklin. Paonewill co-direct the production withFSPA Director Raye Lynn Mercer.

Based loosely on the Broadwaymusical How to Succeed in BusinessWithout Really Trying, the spooffeatures an entertaining cast of char-acters and a story told through fa-miliar pop and Broadway songs.The plotline follows 24 hours, atwarp speed, in the life of heroine,Finch, as she negotiates graduatinghigh school, winning a covetedscholarship to Old Ivy University,untangling a cheating scandal andleading jocks, nerds, Goths, and thepopular crowd to find commonground. Along the way, audienceswill meet high school football hero,Dan, social butterfly, Paige, poet andschool reporter, “Maggot,” aspiring’80s hair band singer Bram,brainiac, Colleen, and more.

Paone employs the structure of theclassical Broadway musical buttranslates that into a vehicle withcharacters, setting, dialogue andthemes that are relevant and relat-able to young people. In penning anoriginal work with an extensiverange of characters, Paone createscasting opportunities for a greaternumber of FSPA students. Paone’sHow to Succeed in High SchoolWithout Really Trying provides aunique opportunity for students tobring a new musical from the writ-ten page to the stage and to partici-

pate in that exciting evolution andcreative process.

Founded in 1985, FSPA providesextensive programming in music,dance and drama for students of allages and levels of ability, whetherfor recreational interest or seriousstudy. Fall registration is ongoingfor all programs, both at 38 Main

Street in Franklin or at the school’snew satellite facility at 14 MainStreet in downtown Hudson.

For more information about Howto Succeed in High School WithoutReally Trying or about FSPA pro-grams in Franklin or Hudson, call(508) 528-8668 or visit www.fs-paonline.com.


The Franklin Performing ArtsCompany (FPAC) will hold openauditions for Humbug!, an originalmusical retelling of Charles Dick-ens’ A Christmas Carol.Auditionswill take place on Saturday, Octo-ber 13 at 38 Main Street inFranklin and 14 Main Street inHudson.

Humbug! will be performed onSaturday, December 15 and Sun-day, December 16 at the ThomasD. Mercer Auditorium, 224 OakStreet, Franklin. The holiday mu-sical extravaganza will be per-formed with live accompanimentby a ten-piece professional band.Humbug! features musical hits ofevery genre and has become afamily favorite since debuting as

part of FPAC’s 2008 season. Thelarge cast typically includes some150 area students, community per-formers and professional artists.Nick Paone penned this originaladaptation and will co-direct theproduction with FSPA Founderand Director Raye Lynn Mercer.

Morning auditions will take placeat the Franklin School for the Per-forming Arts (FSPA) from 10:00-10:30 a.m. for students ages 6-8,10:30-11:00 for ages 9-11, 11:00-11:30 for ages 12-13, 11:30-12:00for ages 14-18, and at noon foradults. Afternoon auditions will beheld at FSPA-Hudson, the school’snew satellite facility in the OddFellows Building, beginning at3:00-3:15 p.m. for students ages 6-

8, 3:15-3:30 for ages 9-11, 3:30-3:45 for ages 12-13, 3:45-4:00 forages 14-18, and at 4:00 for adults.Students must be 6 years of age orolder on the audition date to par-ticipate. Beginners are welcome.Please prepare 16 measures of amusical theater or pop song.

A distinctive suburban non-profit arts organization founded in1991, FPAC presents quality per-formances while offering opportunities for professionalartists, amateurs, families and stu-dents of the arts to work togetherin a collaborative and creative environment. For more informa-tion, call (508) 528-8668 or visitwww.fpaconline.com.

FPAC Announces Auditions for HUMBUG!

FSPA to Present All-Student Original Musical Parody

October is healthy aging month,a good time to try out the weeklyexercise programs at the NorfolkSenior Center, located at 28 Med-way Branch Road and open Mon-day through Friday, from 9 a.m. to4 p.m.

Easy-Does-It Strength Trainingis conducted at the Norfolk SeniorCenter every Monday, Tuesday,and Friday from 9-10 a.m. A ca-sual but effective series of sit-down exercises clearlydemonstrated and easy to followwhether you are a senior, are post-illness, post-surgery, or just inter-ested in an active and healthy startof your day.

The Senior Center also has Yogaclasses ($2 per class) presented byJennifer LaFond, a certified Hatha

Yoga instructor as well as Tai-Chisessions ($2 per class) conductedby Paula Sullivan, a certified Tai-Chi instructor and Reiki Practi-tioner. Yoga classes are Mondaysat 10 a.m.; Tai-Chi, Tuesdays at 1p.m. The Center also has state-of-the-art Cybex Exercise Cyclesavailable just about anytime (aftera brief training session).

These are just a few examples ofthe many resources available atNorfolk's beautiful Senior Center.There are many more activitiesand services for Norfolk resi-dents. For more information onthe above or to receive a fullschedule of all Senior Center ac-tivities, call (508) 528-4430 or visitwww.virtualnorfolk.org/public_documents/norfolkma_coa/.

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October is an ideal time to planttrees, and this month look aroundWrentham’s soccer fields – youmight just see the members of thenonprofit Wrentham FOREST(Friends Organized to Restore En-during Shade Trees), digging in thedirt. Planting, and preserving, shadetrees is the group’s goal – and it’sone that co-founder Marge Immo-nen says remains true to Wren-tham’s history.

“If you look at old pictures (ofWrentham),” says Immonen,“Every street had massive trees lin-ing the streets, which is kind of in-teresting. The context of that is, thisis after everyone came here andcleared the forest. Obviously, theyfelt naked without the trees, and sothey planted them. It’s in town re-ports that they were always plantingthem.”

Immonen and co-founder Mau-

reen Osolnik began their nonprofitgroup as a subcommittee of the Con-servation Commission when Osol-nik was Chair in 2005. WhenOsolnik didn’t get reappointed, theychanged the name to the Friends ofWrentham Shade Trees.

“Our first and only action was weplanted 12 shade trees at the RiceRecreational Field,” says Immonen,who notes that the Wrentham DPWdug the holes for planting, and theowner of Green Trees Arbor Care, atthe time a volunteer, donated hisservices.

Later, says Immonen, the groupdecided to become an incorporatednonprofit, and that’s how WrenthamFOREST began.

“Fundraising is not our mainthing,” says Immonen, “planting isour main thing. We try to get dona-tions. The only trees we have fundedare the two trees in front of the FiskeLibrary – gingko trees.”

The group does see support fromthe Memorial Tree Fund, which, shesays, consists mainly of $10 contri-butions from Richard Ross for everyfuneral that he conducts for Wren-tham residents. She notes the Sena-tor Ross is a big tree lover, and thathe has a prizewinning pecan treeright in his back yard. WrenthamFOREST has had support fromother local groups, such as theWrentham Lions, who donatedfunds for trees just last year, says Im-monen.

Wrentham FOREST also hostedan Arborist Association came totown via a bike fundraiser – the Tourde Trees. During the event, the groupplanted two trees, donated by theowners of the Maples Rehabilitationand Nursing Center, in front of thefacility.

“It was a heartwarming day,” shesays, “so much positive energy.”

Wrentham FOREST has also

worked with Wrentham ElementarySchools’ parent organizations, help-ing them in their landscaping at theRoderick School. A year later thegroup headed back to the same siteto plant sycamore trees, a donationfrom Mary-Alice Raymond. Immo-nen says she was excited to recentlylearn the PTO has developed a land-scape committee formed after Wren-tham FOREST advised them anoverall landscape plan for school.

Immonen says FOREST can be agood resource for other groups look-ing to plant trees. Wrentham FOR-EST can act as a consultant to thesegroups.

“If they’ve already decided to doit,” says Immonen, “We can tellthem the best way to do it and aplace where they could do it.”

Altogether, the group has alsoplanted 36 trees over at the recre-ational fields. They’re eager to getstarted planting more.

“We’re very much in the present,”says Immonen, “but the world isbigger than the next five minutes.”Trees, she says, put things “into per-spective. The spiritual thing aboutlarge shade trees is they’re old. Theystand generations. They are historythat tie a community together.There’s a generation that planted thetree, and there’s a future generation,and there’s a community bonding,in a way.”

While planting is important, Im-monen also stresses the importanceof preserving old trees.

“Planting new trees is valuable,but preserving existing ones is justas valuable,Someone always stopsby on Wrentham Day to share astory of a lost tree that was plantedby someone in their family and re-moved without ceremony orthought about who planted it or towhom it represented something important

Wrentham FOREST Plans New Plantings for Fall

Men and women who have triedto sell a home are likely familiarwith the phrase "curb appeal."Curb appeal is similar to gettingready for a big date, only you'renot dressing yourself up to make astrong first impression. Instead,improving curb appeal involvesdressing your home up in thehopes it makes a strong first im-pression on prospective buyers,many of whom will have a strongopinion about the property beforethey even get out of their cars tohave a look around.

A home with strong curb appealcan entice buyers who are likely tobelieve that a home with a well-maintained exterior is likely tohave an equally impressive inte-rior. Homeowners who want theprocess of selling their home to go

smoothly can improve the prop-erty's curb appeal in a number ofways, many of which don't neces-sitate a substantial home improve-ment budget.

• Clean up. The most effectiveway to improve curb appeal isto clean up the property. Manyhomeowners are savvy enoughto remove toys and other itemsfrom the yard before showinga home, but cleaning up goesbeyond removing clutter fromthe property. Make sure allhedges are trimmed and re-move weeds, sticks and otherdebris from any flower beds.Lay mulch in the flower bedsand garden, as mulch preventsweed growth while helping thesoil retain moisture, resulting inmore attractive gardens tocatch a buyer's eye.

• Get an "edge" on other sellers.Edging is another easy and ef-fective way to improve curbappeal. Edge driveways, side-walks and other walkwaysaround the property, removingor trimming anything that ishanging over the driveway orwalkways. If the boundary be-tween your driveway and lawnis not distinct, consider in-stalling edging materials suchas stone or bricks. The edgingcan be level with the drivewayor elevated, but keep in mindthat elevated driveway edgingcan protect the lawn, prevent-ing kids from riding their bicy-cles onto the lawn or cars fromdriving onto it. Adding edgingis not a very difficult do-it-yourself project.

• Take to the trees. Many home-owners grow accustomed toovergrown trees around theirproperty and may not noticethat low-hanging, unsightlybranches are hiding the homefrom view. Buyers want to seethe house, so take to the treesand trim any branches thathang too low or obscure yourhome.

• Clean the gutters. Leaves andsticks hanging from the guttersare a red flag to buyers, whotend to associate clogged gut-ters with roof damage. Cleanthe gutters thoroughly beforeputting your home up for saleand keep them clean through-out the selling process. If yourproperty includes lots of trees,install guards to keep twigs andleaves out of the gutters.

• Make the home accessiblethrough the front door. Manyhomeowners enter their homethrough a side door or throughtheir garage. If you fall into thiscategory, keep in mind thatprospective buyers will be en-tering through the front door,so make this area accessible.Clear any clutter, such as over-

grown hedges, away from thefront door, and consider up-grading the door handle to amore modern feature. In addi-tion, make sure the lock on thefront door doesn't stick, forcingthe realtor and buyers to imme-diately struggle before enteringthe home. You want buyers andtheir real estate agents to get inand out of the home assmoothly as possible.

• Make sure all plants, includingflowers, are living. Dehydratedor dead plants and flowers areeyesores, and they will givebuyers the impression that youdidn't pay much attention toyour property. Make sure allplants are alive and thrivingand replace those that aren't.You can replant new flowers orplants or just use potted plantsinstead. When purchasing newplants, choose low-mainte-nance varieties that appeal tobuyers who want good vibrantplants but might not want to putin much work into the garden.

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