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8th
Annual Blueberry Days of Summer
Kelso Homestead Blueberries
207 Bromley Rd
Chester, MA 01011
August 8, 2010 from
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Festival for the whole family
to enjoy. Blueberry picking, pie eating contest and bake-off.
Food, water balloon toss, animals, dancing doggies, live music and
Wingmasters - a program about North American Birds of Prey.
Tag Sales to Benefit The Littleville Fair
The Littleville Fair Association will be holding tag sales, every
Saturday, July 3 - 31, 2010, from 10 AM - 4 PM, inside the
Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds located at 15 Kinne Brook Rd. in
Chester. All proceeds from the sales will go to help fund the 89th
Annual Littleville Fair in August. Lunch will also be available.
Come and check out the large selection of new and gently used
items, plus an entire building of free goodies! Anyone wishing to
donate good condition items to the sale may bring them to the
fairgrounds during the hours of the sales, or call 413-667-3987 or
413-562-7833 for pick up in most local towns.
89th
Annual Littleville Fair
15 Kinne Brook Rd. Chester,
MA
August 6, 7 & 8, 2010
Admission: Adults $6.00,
Seniors $5.00, Children 10 & Under FREE
Gates Open on Friday at 4 PM. Saturday and Sunday at 8 AM.
~ All Weekend Activities ~
Exhibit Hall - Rabbits & Poultry - Food Concessions - Crafts &
Vendors -
Kids Midway with Bounce House and Water Slides - Entertainment -
Petting Zoo with Pony and Carriage Rides by Angel Mist Farm -
Raffles
Tag Sale.
~ Friday Special Events ~
5:00 PM ~ Bake Sale at the Tag Sale Area in front of the Dining
Hall.
5:00 PM ~ Hot Dog & Bean Dinner Served From the Fair Food Booth.
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM ~ Live Band “The Bum Steers” - Main Stage - With
Littleville Elementary School’s Own Mr. Knittle!
6:00 PM ~ 2 Classes of Oxen Draws.
~ Saturday Special Events ~
10:00 AM ~ 4 Classes of Oxen Draws.
11:00 AM ~ Youth Dairy Cattle and Beef & Steer Show.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM ~ Shuffles The Clown Balloons & Fun - Face
Painting.
2:00 PM ~ The Magic of Jeff Pychoza - Main Stage.
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM ~ Summer Buffet Style Dinner in the Dining Hall.
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM ~ Live Band “Shut Up and Dance” - Main Stage.
5:00 PM ~ FREE Kids Bike Giveaway - Tickets at Food Booth. Must Be
Present.
7:00 PM ~ 4x4 Truck Pulls.
~ Sunday Special Events ~
10:00 AM ~ Youth & Adult Sheep Show.
11:00 AM ~ Adult Dairy Cattle and Beef & Steer Show.
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM~ FREE Vision & Hearing Screen by Huntington Lions
Club.
12:00 PM ~ 3 Classes of Horse Pulls.
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM ~ Live Band “Cory and The Knightsmen” - Main
Stage.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ~ Shuffles The Clown Balloons & Fun - Face
Painting.
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM ~ Full Turkey Dinner in the Dining Hall.
5:00 PM ~ The Magic of Jeff Pychoza - Main Stage.
5:00 PM ~ Giant Exhibit Hall Raffle - Purchase Tickets All Weekend
at Food Booth.
* Schedule Subject to Change.
More Events May Be Added. *
For more information or to
request a vendor application, please call 413-667-3987.
WILD & SCENIC SATURDAYS JUNE – OCTOBER
East Branch Trail Days - Free workshops
The third Saturday from June to Oct. will find us at the start of
the East Branch trail, which happens to be the dynamic Chesterfield
Gorge. We will be training volunteers to look for macro
invertebrates, identify invasive species, recognize rock formations
and take beautiful photos that help us keep track of the health of
the river. Attend one or all of the trainings, pick out your
section and feel great about helping maintain our Wild and
Scenic designation. What does it mean to be Wild & Scenic? Visit:
www.westfieldriverwildscenic.org.
July 17th 9am. -1pm. Identifying Invasive Plants
with Julie Richburg
Aug. 21st 9am. -1pm. Photo Monitoring with Carrie
Banks
Sept. 18th 9am. -1pm. Macro Invertebrates with Mike
Cole
Oct. 16th 9am. -1pm. Orientation & map reading with
Bill Babcock
Limited space, call or email Meredyth Babcock to sign up for the
trainings (413) 623-2070
volunteer@westfieldriverwildscenic.org.
One step at a time down Glendale Falls
Is trail work and installing rustic stairs more your style? Join
us at Glendale Falls the first Saturday of each month, June –
October 9am. -1pm. Help protect and enhance the Trustees of
Reservation's beautiful Glendale Falls property by installing rustic
stairs and a woodland trail one step at a time.
July 3th 9am. -1pm.
Aug. 7st 9am. -1pm.
Sept. 4th 9am. -1pm.
Oct. 2th 9am. -1pm.
Walkin’ the Wild & Scenic Westfield River
It’s not too late to adopt your mile section
of Massachusetts first designated Wild and Scenic River. Over 78
miles in ten towns is recognized for its unique and
valuable resources. Be the eyes and ears on the river by adopting a
mile section and conducting a visual survey. It’s a great project
to do with friends and family. You might be surprised who is already
out there Walkin’ the Watershed. Video training is now available,
so you can train at your leisure.
Call or email Meredyth Babcock for a schedule, to sign up or get
updates.(413) 623-2070
volunteer@westfieldriverwildscenic.org .
Host a viewing of the Lurking in the Woods for your community.
The Westfield River Wild and Scenic Association is looking for a
few groups/communities interested in learning more about the spread
of the devastating invasive Long Horn Beetle. We need to work
together if we hope to stop it from spreading to our forests. Would
you be interested in hosting a lecture and showing of the film?
Contact Meredyth Babcock 413-623-2070. |
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Town Hall Information
P. O. Box 9
15 Middlefield Road
Chester, MA 01011
Ph: 413-354-7760
Fax: 413-354-2268
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Email:
selectmen@townofchester.net
Website:
www.townofchester.net
Selectmen meetings are
Mondays, 6:00 p.m.
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Carm's Restaurant
241 Route 20
Chester, MA 01011
Charlie's Garage
241 Rt. 20
Chester, MA 01011
Ph:
413-354-7740
Wed - Fri - 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat - 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sun - 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Closed Mon & Tue
Mass Call / Volunteer
Firefighters Assoc.
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Website:
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Chester Alumni and Friends Come Home
As over
150Chester High Alumni and friends gathered in town, one was heard
to comment “Where is Normal Rockwell when you need him?” The 108th
anniversary of Chester High School was indeed a picture of history,
nostalgia, and community/school spirit. The annual reunion and
meeting always draws a large number of people associated with the
former Chester High School, including Chester Residents who
graduated from Gateway after Chester High School closed in the late
1960’s. This year's meeting was held on June 26 at the restored
Chester Train Station.
Special recognition was given to Ralph Kenyon who was present for
his 74th reunion. Additional five year class attendees
included William Holmes and Rita Mitchell Phelps, Class of 1945;
Muriel Pease Boisseau, Edward Carrington, Rita Tracey Dempsey,
Phyllis Salvini Donovan, Elinore Markham. Paul Mitchell, Maurice
Pease, Fay Peltier Piergiovanni, Marjorie Morey Pulver, and Barbara
Gerrish Thomas, Class of 1950. The “half century” class of 1960
included Gerald Biggs, Robert Goewey, Shirley Libardi Guzzo, Joan
Hansbury, George Miller, and Paula Zisk.
Association President Walter Boomsma noted that these reunions are
“drifting in the direction of becoming as much a town event as a
school reunion.” Noting that the Chester Foundation handled most of
the meeting arrangements and food, he also pointed out that the
Historical Society also supported the occasion by offering special
hours for alumni to visit and arranging for a book signing by alumni
and author Phyllis Salvini Donovan. “We had lots of help setting up
and people who volunteered to stay and help clean up,” he said. “I
think this is proof that small town America is alive and well, at
least here in Chester.”
Election of officers was also held. Elected as President for his
sixth year was Walter Boomsma. Also returned to office were Vice
President, Robert Goewey; and Treasurer, George Morey, Jr. Judith
Davenport Olson and Edith Cooper Whitaker were elected to the Board
of Directors. After accepting Secretary Edith Whitaker’s resignation
with regret, attendees overwhelmingly elected Annette Fimbel
LaMountain as to the office.
Maurice Pease, Scholarship Custodian, announced scholarship awards
to Korey Whitaker, Caleb Robitalle, Steven Ellershaw, and Catherine
Donovan.
The Association has already started planning for the next annual
meeting, scheduled for June 25, 2011. Those associated with or in
some way connected with Chester and/or Chester High School are
encouraged to be certain the Association has current mailing
information by contacting Annette LaMountain, Association Secretary,
PO Box 206, Chester MA 01011. The Association also maintains an
informational web site at
http://chesterhigh.wordpress.com.
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