Franklin Matters

Friday, February 17, 2012

Franklin art group hosts watercolor demo

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Franklin art group hosts watercolor demo

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The Franklin Art Association will host a watercolor painting demonstration, Wednesday, March 7, at their monthly meeting.

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Southwest Airline Tickets! Register by March 17th to be eligible to Win 2 for free!!

Hello everyone…TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!!!

· Register to walk or run in the 11th Annual HMEA Independence 5K Walk, Run, Roll, & Stroll by March 17^th at http://www.hmea.org and RAISE $100 ONLINE and you'll be eligible to win a pair of roundtrip Southwest Airline tickets.

· AND, You'll have an option to create your own 'customized' team or personal tee shirt on the registration site, www.firstgiving.com/hmea, too! A portion of the proceeds also benefits the programs at HMEA.

· PLUS, check out the prizes you will also be eligible to win by raising funds for your program/team… http://www.hmea.org/documents/Incentive_flyer.pdf …the more money you raise the bigger the prize!

Take Care

Doug MacPherson

VP, Development

Updated 2/18 - to correct link to flyer

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Wadsworth Diary - Feb 16, 1858

Very Pleasant & Cold 7 above zero Clowdy Very windy, & squally in afternoon Staid in store some. Cleared of the corn & c Jos measured boards all day, got them all masured. Went to Mancy Daniels with Sarah in afternoon. Staid till 8 in eve. Got home 9 ¼ Very pleasant & windy this eve.

In the 1850s, on a busy working farm in the southern part of Franklin, a man named George Wadsworth started writing in a journal about everyday events. When he filled that journal, he bought another, and filled that up too. Two dozen journals, and 27 years later, he had written about almost everything that can happen in a small New England town. His words were lost to history until 1986, when town resident Gail Lembo came across some of the journals at a yard sale.

From the Franklin Historical Museum website
http://www.franklinhistoricalmuseum.com/p/wadsworth-diaries_30.html

Give Peas a Chance! March 17

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Give Peas a Chance! March 17

via Growing In Franklin by Franklin Community Gardens on 2/15/12

Franklin Community Garden

Spring Celebration

and

Pea Planting Demonstration

Saturday, March 17th

@ 10 a.m.

Cost: Free

Location:

King Street Memorial Community Garden

located at King Street Memorial Park in Franklin

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Soccer for Smiles: 3v3 February vacation soccer tournament in Franklin

Hello,
I hope you don't mind this email but we are trying to spread the word to get more players and teams for this fun tournament for local charity. Please pass this along to any soccer players that you know in grades 1 through 12 ...

People in our own community need our help to put smiles on their faces!
Help us raise money for the RANDOM SMILE PROJECT and Team Isabella.

Come help others and have some fun!
Soccer for Smiles Tournament
February 21^st and 22^nd

Registration and information at: http://www.franklinsoccerschool.com/tournament

Join us at Carpe Diem Field on 34 Saxon Street in Franklin, MA, for a 3 vs. 3 soccer tournament on Tuesday, February 21 (for girls) and Wednesday, February 22 (for boys) .
The primary beneficiary will be the Random Smile Project (http://www.randomsmile.org ), an organization that helps people in need right in our own neighborhoods.
A portion of the proceeds will also be donated to Team Isabella (http://team-isabella.org/), founded for Isabella, a 5-year-old girl who is still recovering from an infection that caused severe brain damage a year ago. She was soccer player in FYSA and Franklin Soccer School.
Register a team with any of your friends (3-4 players) or sign up individually and we will place you on a team
$100 donation for every team or a $25 donation if you register individually
Anyone in grades 1 – 12 are eligible to play.
All teams will play in a round-robin style tournament within a 2 hour time frame
Tentative schedule can be seen at: http://www.franklinsoccerschool.com/tournament
For more info email tournament@franklinsoccerschool.com

"since at least the beginning of the year"

“We believe that granting certification based solely on the amount of funding level rather than the level of services penalizes our efforts to effectively and efficiently utilize resources,” Cynthia Dobrzynski, chairwoman of the Franklin Library Board of Directors, told Town Councilors at their meeting last night.

Dobrzynski pointed out that hours and services were not reduced by the significant cut, and that, in fact, the materials budget had been increased by $20,000 over the fiscal 2011 figures. The director also noted that library staff had planned since at least December to open on a sixth day of the week — Fridays, starting Feb. 24 — which is more than the five-day state requirement for Franklin.

The nearly 30 percent cut to the budget was made possible by reducing staff, upgrading technology and creating self-checkout, Dobrzynski said.

Franklin patrol officer commended for helping woman

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Franklin patrol officer commended for helping woman

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Geneva Doherty stood next to Patrol Officer James Mucciarone at the beginning of Town Council's meeting last night as the police officer received a Life Saving Award.