Unitarian Meeting House and Town Clock
Unitarian Meeting House and Town Clock
Tom Wyatt, Mari Rovang, Miryam Williamson, Pat Lemon, Nicol Wander, Michael Humphries, Deb Paulson, Janice Starmer, Sandy Renna, Suzanne Renna, Claudia Lewis, Betsy Alkins, Kerry Stone
The Warwick Arts Council is a town organization independent from Town government. It has sponsored art and cultural programs and events in the town of Warwick for over 20 years. Some of the programs it has put on include: Annual Art Shows, Blues Nights, Concerts (from Jazz to Classical to Jug Band), Warwick Film Club, Beatnik coffeehouses, narrative poetry evenings, Soup and Song gatherings, writing programs, slide shows, and school programs and scholarship support. The Arts Council has a project called "Wooden Fender" which sponsors local live music events. The Council and Wooden Fender also completed two grant funded programs to improve the acoustics and sound equipment at the Town Hall.
The Warwick Arts Council meets periodically during the year to plan events. For more info contact a member or Tom Wyatt at 978-544-3911, or tom@tomwyattphoto.com
Are you feeling the winter doldrums? Cabin fever? Wishing something exciting would happen? Blues night is the solution. Join us at the Town Hall for Warwick's annual night of great homemade pizza, live music and non-stop dancing.
At 7:00 Ottomatic Slim will take the stage. This band of veteran performers "stirs up the blues with a splash of R&B and a twist of rock". The band takes pride in always providing a top-notch show of high-energy, cutting edge, electric-blues. For years frontman / harp player Otto Lenz has been lighting up the Northeast and Canadian blues scene with explosive performances and receiving rave reviews. On lead guitar: Mike Patterson. Rhythm section: Matt McManoman on bass and Rich Blake on drums. Check out the band at http://www.ottomaticslim.net.
The doors open at 6:00 pm with a world-class pizza dinner provided by the Trinitarian Congregational Church. Choose from an amazing variety of pizza at $3/slice. Proceeds benefit the Church Mission Committee.
Concert suggested donation: Adults $5, Children Free. Proceeds support future Wooden Fender events. Wooden Fender is a project of the Warwick Arts Council - Matt Hickler, Jim McRae, and Alan Morgan.
Upcoming events in the Wooden Fender Winter Concert Series:
March 17: Singer/songwriter Richard Chase and Saint Patrick's Day Dinner by the Trinitarian Congregational Church
April 14: Trailer Park and dinner by the Warwick (Moores Pond) Beach Committee
There will be a weekly hour long (10:30-11:30) exercise program at the Warwick Town Hall on Tuesdays, starting October 11. The instructor will be Annie Hassett. This is totally FREE and offered in the morning just before Senior Meal. Both women and men are welcomed. Hopefully people available during the cold winter months ahead would like to become a little more flexible and the price is right.
Annie explains the finer points of an exercise to the participants
Anyone interested in working for the Council on Aging to do jobs for seniors in town should contact Carol Foote to get on the chore list. Carol's number is 544-6900 and you need to contact her even if you have worked for the COA before and wish to have your name remain in the list. Anyone 14 years or older, any adult or even senior citizens are encouraged to join the list. Money is available to pay for this from COA grant funds at the rate of $10-$12 per hour.
The Warwick Council on Aging receives funding from the state Council on Aging for the following programs. Seniors wanting more information should call the Warwick CoA's chairwoman, Carol Foote.
Blood pressure clinic is held every second Tuesday from 11:00 am til about noon at the Town Hall.
Helping Hands is a program that hires people to perform seasonal tasks for elders -- things like raking leaves, washing windows, stacking wood, and other inside or outside jobs. At present two people are enrolled, willing to work as their schedules permit. They are paid through the town.
More people are invited to enroll in the program. Some paperwork is involved; Carol Foote has the information.
Charlie Brown, vice-president, Martha Morse, secretary, Arline Lincoln, treasurer, Larry Carey, president
Next meeting is March 21, 2012.
The Warwick Historical Society met on December 21 for our annual "Yankee Gift Swap" event following a very short business meeting.
At our September 21 meeting Kady Woods reported in wonderful detail on her experiences in a two-week "Exploring New England" program sponsored by Smith College. The program focused on objects from the 18th and 19th centuries and included visits to Old Sturbridge and Old Deerfield, as well as a lot of time spent in the Archives at Smith College. After adjournment all enjoyed refreshments.
Warwick Historical Society meetings are open to the public: come and join us, just for the presentation if you wish or stay for the meeting after and refreshments. You don't have to be a member to attend the presentation or enjoy the refreshments afterwards. However, consider joining the society. The annual membership fee is only $10, $15 for couples. We are working hard to record and preserve Warwick's history, so your participation will be very welcome!
The Warwick Historical Society's mission is to record and preserve the town's long and colorful history, including its documents, records, photographs, artworks, and memorabilia. We are also building an audio and video archive.
Freddie Fellows, Liz Whipple, Deb Paulson, Bev Shepardson and Nadia Marti entering data
We are working hard to make our treasures accessible to the public: our museum, at 6 Athol Road, is open on Sundays during the summer months, and our collection is gradually being put online at http://www.whs.steamkite.com.
We meet quarterly on the third Wednesday of the month in March, June, September and December.
Rick Abbott, Dan Dibble, Clare Green, Pam Kimball, Steve Kurkoski, Janice Kurkoski, Claudia Lewis, Keith Ross, Janice Starmer
The heart of the Transition Movement is the belief that if we engage with enough imagination and ingenuity to unlock the collective genius of our communities, we can choose a future that is more satisfying, just and sustainable than what we have now. The aim of a Transition Initiative is to pull the community together to explore the practicalities of rebuilding local resilience and reducing carbon emissions.
Every individual has something valuable to give, and each person has a role in making our community what we really want it to be. We do not have all the answers, but by building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of skills and determination in our community, we believe the solutions will emerge.
Learn more about the Transition Movement at http://www.transitionus.org, or pick up a copy of The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience by Rob Hopkins at the library today.
Join Transition Town Warwick on Facebook!
What is a Transition Town (or village / city / forest / island)?
It all starts off when a small collection of motivated individuals within a community coming together with a shared concern: how can our community respond to the challenges, and opportunities, of Peak Oil and Climate Change?
They begin by forming an initiating group and then adopt the Transition Model with the intention of engaging a significant proportion of the people in their community to kick off a Transition Initiative.
A Transition Initiative is a community working together to look Peak Oil and Climate Change squarely in the eye and address this BIG question: "for all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change)?"
After going through a comprehensive and creative process of:
This results in a coordinated range of projects across all these areas of life that strives to rebuild the resilience we've lost as a result of cheap oil and reduce the community's carbon emissions drastically. The community also recognizes two crucial points:
The Warwick Women's Guild extends an invitation to join us at our February meeting, to be held on Tuesday, February 7th. Find us at the Town Hall at one o'clock, where we will be visited by Reva Reck. Reva will share her experiences with Wired West, and describe how the work they are doing will affect communication in Warwick.
Many thanks to Fire Chief Ron Gates and Lieutenant Brian Miner who spent time with the Guild at our January meeting. Information about our Fire Department was shared and questions were answered; interest in a follow-up presentation was expressed. Everyone can benefit from lessons in home fire safety and fire extinguisher use!.
The Guild still has a few cookbooks left. The cookbook, full of recipes from the best cooks and bakers in Warwick, costs $9.95 -- they are great Holiday gifts. Go here for details and ordering information.
If you would like to share a craft, travel or work experience, or any other subject with the Guild, please contact me at 978-544- 5218.
Meetings are normally on the first Tuesday of each month.
The Guild at Pat Lemon's house in August 2010
Beautiful note cards featuring the Warwick flag design are available for sale at $1.00 each, to raise money for the purchase of more flags for the Town. Contact Patricia Lemon at 978- 544-7463 for further information.
All women of Warwick are Guild members, so please join us at our meetings!
Here is the "Welcome to Warwick" sign in place!
If you would like to make a donation to help the Women's Guild defray the expense of the new sign, please send it to our treasurer: Mrs. Nancy Kilhart, 160 Flower Hill Rd., Warwick, MA 01378.
Services are in the Metcalf Chapel Sundays at 10:00 a.m., changing to 9:00 a.m. after June 15.
Follow this link to the church's very own web site. It will open in a new window. Dismiss the window to return here.
Michael Humphries and David Young
If you are 13 to 18 years old, you are invited to join the Warwick Youth Group program, to be held 2 days a month through the remainder of the school year. The group will be run by the students and managed by Michael Humphries and David Young with support from the Metcalf Chapel and the community.
PLEASE JOIN US 7th - 12th GRADERS. NEW PARTICIPANTS ALWAYS WELCOME.
Andrea Woods
At the end of each school year, the Foundation for Educational Excellence in the Pioneer Valley Regional School District makes it possible for families to recognize an outstanding teacher or staff person in their school who has made a difference in their child's educational life. For a donation to the Foundation in any amount, an individualized Certificate of Recognition will be sent to the honoree with the name of your child on it and noting their outstanding work. Simply send the name of the student and the name of the teacher and school to the Foundation for Educational Excellence, P.O. Box 56, Northfield, MA 01360 with your check and we will take care of the rest including sending an acknowledgement letter back to you.
F.E.E. has recently approved annual grants in the amount of $6,670 for the 2010-2011 school year. Educational enhancement programs will be held in all five District schools. Thank you for considering the Teacher Recognition initiative to build up an educator and support the important work of the Foundation.
The Foundation for Educational Excellence in the Pioneer Valley Regional School District is pleased to announce the winners of the annual raffle and that several Warwick residents were winners!! $1,692 was raised in the effort. Winners were:
PK Sanieski: Handmade Pottery Vase by Philip Galluzzo
Tony Galuzzo: Black and White Framed Photo by Patrick Galluzzo
Julie Severance: Brattleboro Country Club Gift Certificate for 18 holes of golf with cart for 4
Jared Woods: Brattleboro Country Club Gift Certificate for lunch for 4
Ruth Potee: Boxwood Tree donated by Fairview Gardens
Clyde Perkins, Jr.: Quilt sewn by Pat Messer and friends
Deb Benoit: Half Gallon of Maple Syrup donated by Severance Farm
Sheana Floran: Purrrfect Petzzz Toy donated by Cheryl Bachinski
Carol Drost: BeautiControl Luxurious Spa Treatments for Hands and Body donated by Barb King
Susan Renfrew and Sandy Dean: Gift Certificates to Foster's Supermarket
Rich Fitzgerald: Cutting Board from Michael Humphries Woodworking
Harvey Hoel: Gift Certificate for 18 holes of golf for 4 with carts to Crumpin Fox Club donated by A.R.Sandri
Ferne Bork: 12 week summer share donated by Picadilly Farm
PK Sanieski: Art work by Mary Jo Hauri and Kevin Slattery
FEE's funding of enrichment programs, projects, presentations, and guest speakers in the 5 District schools is made possible through generous community support. FEE wishes to thank all who participated in this annual fundraising event.
Nearly $6,000 in educational enrichment program funds were granted by the Foundation for Educational Excellence in the Pioneer Valley Regional School District for the upcoming school year. The Foundation's mission is to fund programs to enrich the educational life of the four elementary schools (Warwick, Northfield, Leyden, and Bernardston) and Pioneer Valley Regional School. They seek to fund programs in the arts, humanities and sciences that cannot be funded by the regular school budget.
2009-2010 Annual Grants are as follows:
There were three grants for programs at Pioneer Valley Regional School: Recycling and Wood Storage Shed.
This $750 grant will allow students to purchase materials and build an outside shed with consultation from a
local builder. "Rockin' Review Songs" grants $560 to support social studies students in utilizing software to
create and record songs that will allow them to listen to music and study academic content; and "A Mural for
the Masses" grants $500 for advanced art students to work with a consultant to create a mural in the school.
Warwick Community School will receive $1,500 for an "Exploring Rhythms of the World" grant. This project is a school residency program for all students with Marcus Santos and BatukAxe- enhancing students' understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity through musical experiences.
In addition to the 2008-2009 annual grants previously announced, ten $250 mini-grants were awarded this past school year for such diverse programs as yoga training, field trips, weather study and a rafting expedition.
The Foundation is also pleased to announce that Stephen Dyer was the recipient of the Annual FEE Senior Art Award. He received a cash award and his piece will be framed and hung at PVRS. The Foundation's first annual "Richard Martin Theatre Award" was presented this year to graduating senior Jennifer Hicks.
New members and supporters of the Foundation are welcome. For more information, contact one of the schools or Andrea Woods at 978-544-6844. Teachers in the PVRS District interested in applying for a FEE grant or interested community members can get more information at www.pioneervalley.k12.ma.us/fee .
Foundation programs provide enrichment to our children that make a REAL DIFFERENCE! Please help if you can. See photos below of the results of a previous year's raffle.
In the first photo, Warwick schoolchildren display their new t-shirts, created with a press purchased by the Foundation. In the second, Nora Dooley explains how a book is made, sponsored by the Foundation.
photos by Andrea Woods
The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District is holding its annual household hazardous waste collection for households and businesses on the morning of Saturday, September 24th. Pre-registration is required by September 16th. Collection sites are GCC Main Campus and Orange Transfer Station. To bring wastes to either of the sites, residents must pre-register.
Registration forms will be available at participating town offices and transfer stations and in ads in local newspapers. Starting in late August, online registration forms may be completed at: www.franklincountywastedistrict.org.
The collection is free for residents of the following towns: Athol, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Hawley, Heath, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Petersham, Phillipston, Rowe, Royalston, Shelburne, Warwick, Wendell, and Whately.
Gill, Orange and Sunderland residents must pay to participate in the 2011 collection. Businesses must pay for disposal costs. For business registration information, call (413) 772-2438.
This annual collection provides residents an opportunity to dispose of hazardous items such as fluorescent lamps, automobile batteries, motor oil, antifreeze, oil-based paints, stains, thinners, household cleaners, pesticides, pool chemicals, and other household chemicals.
For more information, contact the District office at (413) 772-2438, info@franklincountywastedistrict.org, or visit: www.franklincountywastedistrict.org. The website has a more complete list of items acceptable for the collection. MA Relay for the hearing impaired: 711 or 1-800-439-2370 (TTY/TDD). The District is an equal opportunity provider.
The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is a regional organization offering a variety of programming, products and services, both on the municipal and regional level, to member towns. It serves the 26 towns of Franklin County, the most rural county in Massachusetts, which is located in the upper Connecticut River Valley in the western part of the state.
The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) has created a survey to help obtain public input about transportation in the region. This information will be used for the update of the long-range Franklin Regional Transportation Plan. Specifically, the results of the survey will help shape the future of transportation in the region by providing future project ideas and guiding the direction of transportation in the county.
Public input is an essential part of the creation of the Regional Transportation Plan, and the FRCOG wants to hear the public's ideas for transportation improvements in Franklin County. The Transportation Plan, which was last updated in 2007, is a comprehensive document which provides the basis for future transportation planning in the region.
The Transportation Plan reviews current transportation infrastructure in the region and makes recommendations for future projects. Many parts of the transportation network are reviewed and discussed in the plan, including roadways, passenger rail, freight transport, airports, bus services, sidewalks, and on-road and off-road bike routes.
A draft version of the updated Regional Transportation Plan will be released for public review later this year.
The survey can be found online at http://www.frcog.org, under the section "What's New." It can also be found in hard copy at all town halls and libraries, on FRTA buses, and upon request by contacting me at 413-774-1194 ext. 110 or http://www.frcog.org or Maureen Mullaney at 413-774-1194 ext 108, trans@frcog.org.
Want to minimize the paper you receive from FRCOG, or do you prefer documents on paper? Let them know: fill out this form (in MS Word format only) and return it to FRCOG.
Regional Preparedness Program Manager
Franklin Regional Council of Governments
425 Main Street, Suite 20
Greenfield, MA 01301-3313
Phone: 413-774-3167 Ext. 118
Fax: 413-774-3169
E-mail: info@frcog.org
