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Town Events, Jan. 2 - Jan. 9From The Chicopee Herald, The MetroWest Reminder and The Springfield Reminder
AGAWAM
AGAWAM CULTURAL COUNCIL
The Agawam Cultural Council (ACC) is meeting on Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St. The meeting is open to the public. This all-volunteer organization, appointed by the mayor and funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, is looking for new members. The ACC is charged with bringing engaging, entertaining, and educational events and opportunities in the arts, humanities, and sciences, to children and adults from Agawam and the surrounding communities.
HEALTH LECTURE SERIES
The Agawam Center Library Association is sponsoring a lecture series called "Eating Well in the New Year" with Vanessa Burgos, M.Ed., HHC on Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Burgos is a Holistic Health and Nutritional Coach certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. She offers both individual and group counseling. Burgos will offer two more lectures in March and May. For more information, visit her Web site at www.vanessaburgos.com.
CHICOPEE
SPAGHETTI SUPPER
The W.F. Davitt Ladies Auxiliary Post 625 located at 374 Front St. will hold their spaghetti supper on Jan. 3. They will be serving from 4 - 6 p.m. Cost: $4.50 for adults and senior citizens; $4 for children under 12 and $4.75 for take-out. No waiting in line. All monies are used for our veterans, cancer fund, hospital parties, National Home for Children and much more. Come and join us. We need your support. Sorry for the price increase but the food has gone way up.
YOGA CLASS
Feeling a little stress after the holiday rush? Try yoga. Starting in Jan. Chicopee Council on Aging will offer gentle yoga classes on Tuesdays from 2:30-3:30 p.m. The first sessions runs Jan. 8-29. The second session will run from Feb. 5-26. Most yoga poses can be modified or chair supported to fit an individual level. Sign up at the center at 7 Valley View Ct. For more info call 534-3698. Space is limited to 12 people.
IRISH CABARET
Spend the day at Venus DeMilo in Swansea, Mass., with the Chicopee Senior Travel Club to see Dublin's traditional Irish Cabaret starring Noel Ginnity and singer Paul Hennessy on March 13. Call the travel club Mon. - Fri., at 534-3698 from noon - 3 p.m. for further info.
FALCONS TICKETS
The Springfield Falcons are oncd again offering all Falcons home game tickets to now be available at the Chicopee Parks & Rec. Dept. Ticket price for children and adults is $11 per ticket. For every ticket purchased the Parks Dept. will get $1 back for youth activities. Home game schedules available at the Parks Dept. Office. For further information call the Parks & Rec. Dept. weekdays from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 594-3481.
FOXWOODS
A trip to Foxwoods, Jan. 9, leaving from American Legion, 452 Exchange St. at 7:15 a.m.; leaving casino at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $20; bonus is free buffet and $15 in keno play. For more info call Dot at 788-6835 from 4 - 5 p.m.
CHOLESTEROL TESTING
Keeping track of your cholesterol is important and to help you do this, on Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. - noon there will be a cholesterol screening done at the Chicopee Senior Center, 7 Valley View Ct. The screening does not require fasting and will provide total cholesterol results. Individuals are taken on a first-come basis and a donation of $5 is appreciated. To register, call 534-3698.
"LIVING AGAIN"
The grief process to the death of a loved one varies depending on individual circumstances. There are many emotions to deal with and learning how to cope with all that has happened can be very difficult. Support groups can provide you with ways to cope with your grieving and the needed support of others. A support group to help those who have suffered the loss of a loved one, no matter when, will meet Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Chicopee Council on Aging, 7 Valley View Court. The group is facilitated by Irene Remillard. For more info call Jared at 534-3698 or Irene at 594-6092.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Faith United Methodist Church, 191 Montcalm St. pancake breakfast Jan. 5, 8 - 10:30 a.m. Cost: $4, adult; $2, children. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee. The public is invited.
GREATER SPRINGFIELD
SHOW AND CASINO TRIP
The Dow Jones Retirees' Group has scheduled a trip to see "Love, Sex and the IRS" comedy at the Garde Arts Center in New London with a stop at Foxwoods Casino including a free buffet lunch on April 16. Pick up and drop off at Bob's Commuter Lot in Enfield, Conn. All are welcome. For more information contact Carol at 860-668-5822 or through email at a_garcia@cox.net.
RED SOX-BLUE JAYS
Red Sox - Blue Jays in Toronto Apr. 4 - 6. Reserved tickets to two games at Rogers Centre. Package includes roundtrip deluxe motorcoach, accommodations for two nights casino nearby, free time in Niagara Falls, baggage handling and room taxes. Proof of citizenship required (birth certificate and picture ID), no passport needed. Space is limited 12 reserved seats left. Call Frank Wotton at 532-0214. Departs at 6:15 a.m. from Plantation Inn, 295 Burnett Rd., Chicopee.
SEMINAR
A free seminar on the use of its research library will be offered by the French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 7, in Tolland. The seminar, open to all, will be in the society's library in the Old County Courthouse, 53 Tolland Green (Route 195), half a mile north of Exit 68 on I-84. Pre-registration is not necessary. For info: 860-875-8097.
CARS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
It's not too late to donate your car for your upcoming tax deduction, so if you wish to take advantage of the few days remaining, just call the Boys and Girls Club Car Campaign at 800-246-0493. Cars will be sold at auction and the proceeds will be used to help the local clubs. The 800 number can be called any any time. No restrictions.
HOLYOKE
TEEN BASKETBALL LEAGUE
The Holyoke Parks & Rec. Dept. announces sign-ups for Holyoke residents for the Teen Recreational Basketball League will take place in the department offices at City Hall on Jan. 3. Anyone interested may sign up from 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. and the cost is $15 for the season. Players may also register on Jan. 6 at the YMCA at 11:30 a.m. prior to the first evaluation session. A parent or guardian must be present to register. This is a co-ed league. No experience is necessary for teens aged 14 - 17.
SPRINGFIELD
CALL FOR CLOTHING PICK-UP
Big Brothers Big Sisters will be sending trucks throughout Hampden County for a free pick-up of donated used clothing and shoes in good condition. Items will be resold to Savers thrift stores or recycled as a fundraiser to support mentoring programs in the community. To find out when trucks will be in neighborhoods for pick-ups, call 732-7111.
THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON
Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Tolman Auditorium, Springfield Science Museum. Speaker: Sonya Vickers. There are few places as different from Massachusetts as the Brazilian Amazon. Warm yourself up in mid-January listening to what it is like floating down the Amazon. Vickers spent last summer investigating the biological diversity of Brazil while floating along the middle Amazon River, 1,000 miles from its source and 1,000 miles from the sea. It is a land without land, for the river covers the forest and flows through it. She swam with piranhas, then had them for dinner, fed pink dolphins, and photographed monkeys and birds. Come along on a nighttime photographer's hunt for caiman, the Amazon version of the crocodile. Discover how what goes on in this tropical forest actually affects Springfield. Visit www.naturalist-club.org.
BANKRUPTCY WORKSHOP
Atty. Steven Weiss, shareholder of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. will present a step-by-step process on "Bankruptcy & Reorganization Basics." During this workshop Weiss will share the basics of Chapter 11 identifying rules of the road and who may need relief, reorganization and liquidation, out-of-court workouts, first-day motions and asset protection. The workshop will be held Jan. 10 from 7:30 - 9:40 a.m. at the Colony Club, 1500 Main St.
HOME MODIFICATIONS LOANS
Loans (some with deferred payments) of up to $30,000 are available to make access modifications for individuals with disabilities. Homeowners can apply to HAP, the Region's Housing Partnership, for funds to construct ramps or make modifications to their bathrooms, kitchens or other rooms to allow people to safely remain in their homes. These funds are available to homeowners in Springfield, Agawam, West Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Northampton and Westfield. Call HAP at 233-1612 for more info.
BOAT MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Boating Basics Course at Lake Lorraine, 18 Lake Dr., Jan. 7, 14, 21 and 30 (all four classes required), 6:30 - 9 p.m. Pre-registration is required with MA Environmental Police, 508-759-0002. The primary purpose of Boat Massachusetts is to foster safe boat operation through increased awareness of required safety equipment, safe boating practices and legal responsibilities. Boat Massachusetts is offered to the public at no charge. Youths 12 - 15 years of age who successfully complete the course will be issued a Safety Certificate allowing them to operate a motorboat without adult supervision, as required by state law. This course will also satisfy the state requirements for personal watercraft users who are 16 or 17 years of age. All graduates will be issued a course completion diploma and a Safety Certificate. Taking the class as a family is encouraged and has proven to be highly rewarding.
"GREASE" TRIP
St. Mary's Church, 840 Page Blvd., is sponsoring a trip to the Warner Theater in Torrington, Conn., to see "Grease" on Feb. 17. A buffet luncheon at the Cornucopia Restaurant will precede the show. Tickets are $76 per person (includes the bus, driver's gratuity, luncheon and show). The bus will leave St. Mary's parking lot at 10 a.m. and return around 6:30 p.m. We will be attending the 2 p.m. matinee. Call Sylvia to make your reservation at 594-2757.
WESTFIELD
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Valid through Jan. 31. Alcoholic's Anonymous on Sundays from 8 - 9 p.m. in Conference Room A at Noble Hospital. Free of charge and all are welcome. Thursdays from 7 - 8 p.m. in the Fowler Wing at Noble Hospital.
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP
Diabetes Support Group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month. Next meeting is Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. in Conference Room A at Noble Hospital. Open to all with diabetes and their support persons. Call 568-2811 ext. 5139 for more information.
HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP
Hepatitis C Support Group meets the second Thursday of every month except August from 6:30 - 8 p.m. in Conference Room B at Noble Hospital. Next meeting is Jan. 10. For more information, please contact John Helin at 533-3472.
STROKE SUPPORT GROUP
Stroke Support Group meets the second Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Bronson Dining Room at Noble Hospital. For more information call 568-2811 ext. 5809.
OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS
Trigeminal Neuralgia and TMJ Support Group meets quarterly at Noble Hospital. For more information contact the local TN Support Group at 739-1789.
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