Office Hours, Events, and Hawley (sort of) in the News
Change in Office Hours
I, Tinky, will be in the office this coming Tuesday (September 22) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. instead of the usual noon to 4. If you need to see me at another time, please let me know; I’m sure we can work something out.
Pancake Brunch Senior Symposium
Hawley Seniors, mark your calendars! On Wednesday, October 7, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Federated Church on Route 2 in Charlemont, our own Council on Aging will host a pancake brunch. After you eat your blueberry and/or pumpkin pancakes, you’ll have a chance to talk to local groups that offer services to seniors, including LifePath. Pre-registration for this free event is requested, as you can see from the poster below.
Tech Conversation
On Thursday, October 1, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. the Tyler Memorial Library and Cyber Seniors will host an open discussion about Digital Privacy. All are welcome.
Help for HAY?
The Hawlemont, Agriculture, and You program at Hawlemont Regional School is looking for donations as fall gears up. Specifically, the program is looking for wood chips, compost, kitchen towels, a dish rack, and new canning jar lids. If you have any of these items to spare, drop them off at the school on Route 2 in Charlemont.
Some Fun News Stories
Peter Beck shares this recent article from The New York Times about something our road crew and Selectmen spend a lot of time discussing, culverts. The article cites research about our own local culverts from a scholar at UMass and interviews Megan Rhodes, a planner at the Franklin Regional Council of Governments. Megan calls culverts “that unsung hero of our infrastructure.”
And Ruth Gillan found this article in the online Family Destinations Guide that calls Hawley a rural paradise. I’m not sure whether the author actually visited Hawley. He appears to think that the Town Office and the Hawley Meetinghouse are adjacent, and he got me really excited about visiting something called King Philip’s Cave, where the Wampanoag chief lived shortly before his death, until I realized the cave is actually in Norton, almost 150 miles from Hawley.
Nevertheless, he captures some of our town’s charm and rusticity. I think many would agree with this statement about Hawley’s sense of community: “Everybody knows everybody which can be either comforting or terrifying depending on your personality.”
And who could resist the photo he includes of sheep from Meadowsweet Farm? (The photo below, courtesy of Meadowsweet, isn’t the one the author uses, but it’s pretty darn adorable.)
That’s it this week. Autumn will officially arrive on Tuesday so enjoy the last hours of summer!
Warmly,
Tinky Weisblat
Gal Friday
Town of Hawley
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