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ã LOCAL NEWS LOCAL STORIES LOCAL ADVERTISERS ã E WARE REGION FOR 129 YE ING TH ARS SERV Vol. 130 No. 17 16 Pages USPS 666100 (Plus Supplements) $31 PER YEAR - $1.00 A COPY THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016 www.warenewsonline.com Lafayette elm tree dedicated By Lauretta R. St. George-Sorel Correspondent flags SCOUTS HELP RETIRE Turley Publications photos by Melina Bourdeau Boy Scout Ben Silverio, of Troop 281, puts rolled up flags into the fire to retire them. He helped to conduct the ceremony at Ware's American Legion alongside Marty Flynn. WARE – Inclement weather forced the Ware Historical Commission’s dedication of a new elm tree to be held indoors at the Ware Junior Senior High School gymnasium last Saturday afternoon. The tree had previously been planted in honor of General Gilbert Lafayette’s visit to Ware in 1824, replacing one that had provided shade for the general as he passed through town on an historic tour of the country. The original tree was about 320-years-old when it was felled during a severe storm. A three-member color guard of the Sons of the American Revolution marched into the gym, marking the opening of the dedication, with Kathleen Galford, treasurer of the Ware Historical Commission, serving as mistress of ceremonies. Standing at a podium flanked on either side by the American flag and the tri-colored, red, white and blue French flag, Galford introduced each speaker, beginning with Ware Selectmen Chairman John Carroll, who commended the members of the commission for all the projects they undertake, given their limited budget. Members in attendance, in addition to Galford, were Lynn Lak, chairman; Wanda Mysona, vice chairman; and atlarge members Cindi LaBombard and Tracy Opalinski. Not pres- Flags respectively retired By Melina Bourdeau Staff writer WARE – Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts performed a retirement ceremony by fire for roughly 4,000 flags at the American Legion Post 123 in Ware on Tuesday June 14. The scouts performed and lead the ceremony where they retired the flags by fire along with veterans and parents. This is the fifth year that Ware Boy Scout Troop 281 has performed the ceremony, but it has been performed at the American Legion for over 90 years. It is the largest ceremony of its kind in the state, according to the troop's Scoutmaster Daniel Flynn. See FLAG DAY, Page 7 Turley Publications photo by Lauretta St. George State Rep. Todd Smola (RWarren) gives remarks at the Ware Historical Commission's dedication of an elm to replace an elm that Gen. Gilbert Lafayette spoke under during a visit to Ware in 1824. ent were at-large member Martha Rohan and Secretary Judith Mosso. State Rep. Todd Smola (RWa r r e n ) c o n g r a t u l a t e d t h e commission.“This is a great moment in the history of Ware,” Smola said. “The roots of everything that the United States stands for is right here in the commonwealth. It’s a great day for the town.” State Sen. Anne Gobi (DSpencer) told the assembled guests that, as a former history teacher, she appreciated the significance of this event and that from her office at the State House she views the See DEDICATION, Page 7 New members inducted Pathfinder grads leave with diplomas, dreams Paist presents gold into Veteran’s Wall dollars to students By Colleen Montague Staff Writer WARREN – Four Quaboag Regional Middle High School and Warren High School alumni were recognized and added to the Quaboag Veteran’s Wall during the school’s annual Flag Day ceremony on the morning of June 10. Local veterans, school officials, and students gathered in the QRMHS auditorium around midmorning for the annual ceremony, led by Grade 9 students in teacher Jeff Robbins’ Pre-AP civics class. During the ceremony, students provided a history of and performance of the “Star Spangled Banner,” which officially became the national anthem on March 3, 1931, as well as a performance of Johnny Cash’s “This Ragged Old Flag,” to remind all that the flag is more than a colorful banner. The Quaboag Band played a variety, and some medleys, of songs, such as “America the Beautiful,” and students presented the different flags from each branch of service: United States Air Force, Navy, Army, Coast Guard, and Marines. Students Isabelle Greenlaw, Emily Floury, Carly Duff, Haylee Wetnicka, Alyssa Bettencourt, and Hannah D’Angelo also did a demonstration on how to fold the flag to be retired, which they then presented to Gary Lapine, Veteran’s Service Agent for Warren and West Brookfield. By Douglas Farmer Staff Writer PALMER — Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School District Superintendent Gerald Paist said he knew the Class of 2016 would go on to many and varied lives and careers. But at least they would leave the June 3 graduation ceremony a little bit richer, he said. After searching the U.S. Mint online for graduation gifts, he presented each of the 143 graduates with a gold Presidential Dollar, featuring former Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. After receiving their diplomas from Principal/Assistant Director Mary Jane Rickson and Pathfinder School Committee Chairman Michael Cavanaugh, Vocational Director Eric Duda and Academic Director Timothy Moriarty handed each of the graduates an envelope containing the coin. Paist offered some of Ford's words of wisdom, given in 1978 at Chicago State University. “The only soul really lost is one who gave up without trying,” he said. Likewise, Salutatorian Mallory Linn of Monson said that it was important for her fellow graduates not to give up on their dreams, no matter where they might be heading. She commented that she was scared to talk in front of the large audience, but the fact that she could showed how far her education and relationships at Pathfinder had taken her. “Maybe we want to start a business or start up a nonprofit, or See GRADS, Page 7 Former St. Mary’s parents open school at St. Aloysius By Eileen Kennedy Staff writer Turley Publications photo by Colleen Montague After receiving the school’s retired flag, Gary Lapine, Veteran’s Service Agent for Warren and West Brookfield, talks about the special ceremony that is held when and old, tattered, or torn flag is retired. “Of the 25 towns in my Senate district, this is the only high school that does this [kind of ceremony],” said state Sen. Anne Gobi (DSpencer), featured speaker along with State Rep. Donald Berthiaume Jr. (R-Spencer). “What we do at the end of a flag’s life is to treat it very much like a human, because it is a human—it is all of us,” said Lapine as he spoke about the ceremony See VETERANS, Page 5 GILBERTVILLE – Parents of students from St. Mary's School in Ware have banded together and are in the process of starting a new, independent Catholic elementary school in the former St. Aloysius School at St. Aloysius Church in Gilbertville. St. Mary's School closed this month, and although the search for a property that took a lot of twists, the parents eventually settled on St. Aloysius School, which closed in the 1970s, according to Roberta McQuaid, one of the parents driving the new school's creation. “We knew what a special place St. Mary’s was, and we did not want to lose that experience for our kids,” said parent Jennifer Knight. See SCHOOL, Page 15 Turley Publications courtesy photo by Dan McQuaid A group of parents and students from the former St. Mary's School in Ware are working together to start an independent Catholic elementary school at St. Aloysius Church in Gilbertville. They plan to refurbish the former St. Aloysius School, which closed in the 1970s. Inside this edition: ARTS FUN SPORTS Viewpoints................ 4 Obituaries ............... 11 Calendar ................... 2 Legal Notices ...12,14 Warren ...................... 5 Sports ....................... 9 Police/Fire ................. 6 Jazz in June St. Mary’s Carnival Indians fall to Hopkins Page 3 Page 5 Page 9 Connect with us WareRiverNews Page 2, Ware River News, June 16, 2016 Ware River News CALENDAR Obituary Policy Turley Publications offers two types of obituaries. One is a free, brief Death Notice listing the name of deceased, date of death and funeral date and place. 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Let them know you saw their ad in the Ware River News 2016 community corner UPCOMING to 5-year-olds, but younger and older children are also welcome. For more information call 413- 436-7690. The library is located at 934 Main St. STRAWBERRY SUPPER The United Church of Ware will hold a Strawberry Supper on Friday, June 17, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the church, 49 Church St. The menu will be ham, potato salad, green salad, homemade baked beans, rolls, drinks and freshly-picked sweetened strawberries on biscuits with real whipped cream. The cost is $11 for adults, $5 for children 6 to 12 and children under 5 are free. Each week the Ware River News digs into its submitted photo archives and selects a people photo to publish. We need your help to help identify those pictured. SOUP AND SHORTCAKE DINNER Friends of the Stone Church welcome everyone to a stone soup and shortcake supper on Friday, June 17, at 5:30 a.m. at the Stone Church of Gilbertville at 283 Main St. The group would like to thank the community for its ongoing support of the church's restoration, to provide an opportunity for people to exchange ideas about the space and to keep the community informed about the next steps. All are welcome and the dinner is free. Reservations are requested. Please call Judy Kohn at 413-967-7391 or email Cheryl Wolfe at a class= __cf_email__ href= /cdn-cgi/l/email-protection data-cfemail= fd8d9e8a92919b98c8cbbd9a909c9491d39e9290d3 [email protected] /a script data-cfhash='f9e31' type= text/javascript /* ![CDATA[ */!function(t,e,r,n,c,a,p){try{t=document.currentScript||function(){for(t=document.getElementsByTagName('script'),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute('data-cfhash'))return t[e]}();if(t&&(c=t.previousSibling)){p=t.parentNode;if(a=c.getAttribute('data-cfemail')){for(e='',r='0x'+a.substr(0,2)|0,n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)e+='%'+('0'+('0x'+a.substr(n,2)^r).toString(16)).slice(-2);p.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(decodeURIComponent(e)),c)}p.removeChild(t)}}catch(u){}}()/* ]] */ /script TOWN-WIDE TAG SALE The Proprietors of the Ware Center Meeting House and Museum are sponsoring a town-wide tag sale in Ware on June 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pick up free maps with the locations of sales available can be picked up at the Meeting House on Route 9 that morning. For more information, call 413-967-8304. SWIM LESSONS SIGN-UP Sign-ups for swimming lessons will be held at Reed Memorial Pool, located at 119 West Main Street, Ware, on Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Session I will go from July 11 through July 21, Session II will run from July 25 through Aug. 4, and Session III will run from Aug. 8 through Aug. 18. Price varies by level. Payment due upon sign-up. For more information please email John Piechota at a class= __cf_email__ href= /cdn-cgi/l/email-protection data-cfemail= c2a8b2aba7a1aaadb6a382b6adb5acada4b5a3b0a7eca1adaf [email protected] /a script data-cfhash='f9e31' type= text/javascript /* ![CDATA[ */!function(t,e,r,n,c,a,p){try{t=document.currentScript||function(){for(t=document.getElementsByTagName('script'),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute('data-cfhash'))return t[e]}();if(t&&(c=t.previousSibling)){p=t.parentNode;if(a=c.getAttribute('data-cfemail')){for(e='',r='0x'+a.substr(0,2)|0,n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)e+='%'+('0'+('0x'+a.substr(n,2)^r).toString(16)).slice(-2);p.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(decodeURIComponent(e)),c)}p.removeChild(t)}}catch(u){}}()/* ]] */ /script or go online at www.townofware.com. The pool will tentatively open on June 27. ROAD RACE The Warren Community Elementary School running club is sponsoring a four-mile road race run/walk and one-mile kids run on Sunday, June 19, at the school at 51 Schoolhouse Drive. There will be a free kids fun run at 8:30 a.m. followed by the fourmile race at 9 a.m. sharp. Race day check-in is between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. Registration can be done online at www.lightboxreg.com/wces-4mile-race. Pre-registration entry fee is $20 per person and $25 on the day of the race. Entries received before june 4 will get a commemorative t-shirt. There will be awards to the overall three finishers and the top three finishers in the 9 age groups. For more information please email a class= __cf_email__ href= /cdn-cgi/l/email-protection data-cfemail= 324551574140475c5c5b5c55515e475072555f535b5e1c515d5f1c [email protected] /a script data-cfhash='f9e31' type= text/javascript /* ![CDATA[ */!function(t,e,r,n,c,a,p){try{t=document.currentScript||function(){for(t=document.getElementsByTagName('script'),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute('data-cfhash'))return t[e]}();if(t&&(c=t.previousSibling)){p=t.parentNode;if(a=c.getAttribute('data-cfemail')){for(e='',r='0x'+a.substr(0,2)|0,n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)e+='%'+('0'+('0x'+a.substr(n,2)^r).toString(16)).slice(-2);p.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(decodeURIComponent(e)),c)}p.removeChild(t)}}catch(u){}}()/* ]] */ /script FREE SUMMER MEALS Be our guest at our summer outdoor picnic at Trinity Episcopal Church, Park and Pleasant, at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, June 21, July 19, and Aug. 16. The menu will include hot dogs, potato salad, dessert and cold drinks. This is a free community meal. Come join your neighbors for a delicious meal and conversation. For more information call Trinity Church at 413-967-6100. INTERACTIVE MUSIC PROGRAM The Young Men's Library Association will offer an interactive music program for children birth to age 5 with an early childhood educator from Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. on Thursday June 23. Children and their caretakers will be encouraged to participate in songs, play instruments and more. Call or come in the Children's Room to sign-up. Space is limited. This program is brought to you by a grant from the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. The library is located at Main and Church streets. FIDDLERS' CONCERT The Hardwick Historical Society invites you to an evening of “Fiddler’s Music from the Revolutionary Era.” Enjoy the melodies that brightened New England’s hearts and hearths over 200 years Email your answers by Monday at noon to a class= __cf_email__ href= /cdn-cgi/l/email-protection data-cfemail= 54313f313a3a31302d1420212638312d7a373b397a [email protected] /a script data-cfhash='f9e31' type= text/javascript /* ![CDATA[ */!function(t,e,r,n,c,a,p){try{t=document.currentScript||function(){for(t=document.getElementsByTagName('script'),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute('data-cfhash'))return t[e]}();if(t&&(c=t.previousSibling)){p=t.parentNode;if(a=c.getAttribute('data-cfemail')){for(e='',r='0x'+a.substr(0,2)|0,n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)e+='%'+('0'+('0x'+a.substr(n,2)^r).toString(16)).slice(-2);p.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(decodeURIComponent(e)),c)}p.removeChild(t)}}catch(u){}}()/* ]] */ /script Last week’s answer was Al Albrecht. Last week’s photo depicted an undated gathering outside the now destroyed Casino Theater in Ware. ago. Music and conversation will be provided by violinists Cynthia Kennison and Peter Ringo. Join the Historical Society at the Hardwick Town House on Thursday, June 23, at 7 p.m. The program is free but donations to the Society are always welcome. There will be refreshments, and the building is handicapped accessible. MEDUZDIO VISITS The West Warren Library is hosting Meduzdio! With song, dance, games and rhymes with Mary Jo Maichack, an award-winning singer/storyteller on Friday, June 24, at 1 p.m., at the Warren Senior Center, 2295 Main St. Come dance, laugh, clap, get happy and feel the joy of good,
