Roudenbush Field Trips for Grades 1 to 8
Sign Your child up now for a day of fun! On Tues., July 20 we will leave Roudy at 9 a.m. returning at 2:30 p.m. and visit the SEE Science Center in Manchester NH. This hands-on science discover center has over 75 interactive science exhibits where kids will have fun learning by doing. $25 includes everything including lunch at Caesario’s Pizza.
On Thurs., Aug. 5 we will board our bus to Wingaersheek Beach in Gloucester. For only $30 your child will enjoy a full day at the beach 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Every child will want to go to Canobie Lake on Thurs Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. returning at 5 p.m. $50 for the full day includes lunch.
Join Roudy on Thurs Aug 19 for a great day at Water Country in Portsmouth, NH. We will leave at 8:30 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. $60 includes unlimited
fun and lunch.
Bouncing Babies Mother’s Group – for ages 6 to 12 months designed to promote overall development for babies. Puppets, songs and other props will be used to encourage your child to interact and explore their environment. Aug 13 to 27, 3 Fridays from 1 to 2 p.m. $55/$52.
Sports Mania for ages 7-12 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and Micro Mania Soccer for ages 4 to 6, 9 a.m to noon. Come join the fun at Roudenbush on July 19 to 23, Mon thru Thurs.
Animals! Animals! Animals! (grades 1 to 3) – kids will draw and paint a variety of animals in the habitats and learn to sketch and shade many types of animal textures. Paste, acrylic, watercolor and color pencils will be used to create fur, wrinkles and smooth skinned creatures. Runs August 9, 10, 11 from 10 to 12:30 p.m. $97/$94.
Baby Signs – Sign, Say & Play (Ages 7 mo to 2 years) – Instructor Judi Cole brings you this important program for parents and their babies. Highlight signs that are most important in the lives of babies and introduced play activities that reinforce language, cognitive and social-emotional skills. Starts July 19, 6 Mon., 11 to noon.
Kindermusik Adventure for Toddlers Ages 18 mo. to 3 yrs. Each week your and your toddler will make a themed craft with plenty of time for singing, dancing, instruments and more. Creatures At The Ocean begins on July 19 and run for 5 Mondays 10:30 a.m to 11:15 a.m.
Sciensational Workshops bring you Egyptian Dig for ages 6 to 11 Mon., thru Fri., Aug 9 to 13 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. we will go back in time with a hands-on archaeological experience. Or, join us in the mornings that week from 9 a.m to noon for BlowFish Robocraft ages 7 to 12. Your Blowfish Robocraft has a motor and you will learn how its gears and circuits work. You will also get to design and build other robots that can perform many tasks. Sign up soon on line.
Roudenbush Adult Social Day Program We can assist your elder loved one staying at home as long as possible, but with support. Our program runs 5 days per week from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a minimum of 2 days required; transportation service is provided by a private van. For more information, please call 978-692-0803
Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main St. Westford MA. For more details call (978)692-5511 or visit www.roudenbush.org
Westford Band Concert
The Nashoba Valley Concert Band will offer a free concert at the bandstand on the Westford Town Common on Sun., July 18 at 5:00 p.m. No rain date. The NVCB plays a wide variety of music, from Sousa marches to classical favorites. Bring your dinner, your blankets and chairs, spread out on the grass and enjoy the evening. The NVCB is sponsored in part by the Westford Cultural Council and th Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Upcoming Events at Nara Park
Indian Hill Jazz Quartet
Free concert, donations welcome. Thurs., July 22. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: NARA Park Amphitheater, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton. For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.indianhillmusic.org
The Chicken Slacks
Free Concert! See the band featured from the hit movie “Bride Wars.” Donations welcome! Thurs., July 29. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way,
Acton For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.chickenslacks.com
Children’s Concert Night
Free Concert featuring Toe Jam Puppet Band, donations welcome. Thurs., Aug. 5. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton. For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.toejampuppetpband.com
Summer Stock
Wizard of Oz by Starz n’ Lightz Production—Free, donations welcome. Date: Fri. & Sat.,, Aug. 6 & 7. Time: TB. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton. For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.StarzNLightz.org
Beach Party Luau
Free Concert! Donations welcome. Thurs., Aug. 14. Time: 3-7 p.m. (Beach admission required for swim), Free concert and games. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.sixtiesinvasion.com
Marionette Show: The Dragon King
Free event0, donations welcome, Thurs., Aug. 5. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.toejampuppetpband.com
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass
Free event, donations welcome. Thurs., Aug. 26. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton. For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov or www.blackstonevalleybluegrass.com
Acton Day
Free event, donations welcome, Sun., Sept.12. Time: TBD. Location: NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton. For details and updates visit: www.acton-ma.gov
Adult Synchro Team Skating
The Colonials Open Adult Synchronized Skating Team is hosting Free Tryouts on Fri., Aug. 6th from 9:15 to 10:15 p.m. - or by appointment on any other Fri., evening in Aug. The skating team is coached by former national champion, Amy Boucher at the Nashoba Valley Olympia Rink, Rte.. 111, Boxboro, MA. For more information call Amy Boucher at 978-592-5786 or e-mail her at amy.boucher@colonialfsc.com or team member Bonnie Linscott at 603-205-0985.
Weekly team practices begin in September on Fri., evenings from 8:25 pm to 10:25 pm. Men and women over age 19 are welcomed and should have basic skating skills of forward and backward crossovers, mohawks and three turns. Skaters will need to become members of USFSA or ISI. Come and learn circle footwork, intersections, wheels, blocks, lines and presentation. If you are interested in giving synchronized skating a try, come join us. Current team members will be there to welcome you. The Team competes locally and at Easterns with occasional travel involved. We hope to see you on the ice!
Ellen Racine, 102 Whitney St., Northborough, MA 01532 508-393-2343. The Colonials Open Adult Skating Team is a non-profit organization.
Volunteers Needed at Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry
It's summertime, and with schools closed, individuals on vacation, and plant shutdowns--plus our ever-increasing client base--we need volunteers at Loaves & Fishes, both during open pantry sessions and at other times. Loaves & Fishes is the largest food pantry in North Central Massachusetts, providing food, clothing and referral services to over 600 families a month. You don't need to volunteer for more than two sessions a month, but we could sure use your help. Here are some of the volunteer opportunities that are available. (lease note that volunteers must be 16 years of age or older.)
Pantry Sessions - The pantry is open every Wed., and Fri., from 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; the second Tuesday of each month from 6 p.m.-8 p.m.; and the first and third Sat., of the month from 8:45 a.m.-11 a.m. During those times, we need people to help stock the shelves with food, distribute food to clients, and stock the clothing room and distribute clothing.
At other times, we need the following: Office Help: Data entry and answering the phones. Community Outreach/ Comm-unications: Grant writers, community group liaisons, fundraisers, marketing assistance. Event Planning: Team/committee members and event leaders. Maintenance - indoor (windows, etc.) and outdoor (grounds upkeep, weed control, mowing, etc.). if anyone is looking for a special project, we have some beautiful wooden benches outdoors that need reconditioning, our outside doors need to be painted, and the walkway railings need to be reconditioned. Drivers: Both for regular pickups and deliveries in our service area (Littleton, Ayer, Groton, Shirley, Harvard and Devens), and "on-call' as needed for unscheduled pickups. Gard-eners: If you are available to pick up fresh produce from area gardens, let us know! If you want to join our "gleaning" team - volunteers who go to various gardens and harvest the produce for us (usually a last-minute thing), you'd be very welcome.
Finally, our Backpack Team is looking for people who can help assemble backpacks for school children of all ages; our goal is to provide a backpack for every child of every client who needs one. Last year's efforts were exceptionally successful because of the many donations we received and our Backpack Team's hard work. If you can sponsor a backpack drive at your company or community, make a donation for backpacks and/or supplies, or would like to help assemble the backpacks, we welcome the help!
Obviously all of these opportunities exist all year, so please join our "family" of volunteers and help your neighbors in need. For more information, or to sign up for a specific project, please call Gail Wilson at 978-772-4627, or e-mail her at tohelp@loavesfishespantry.org.
Well Adult Eye Clinic Littleton
Nashoba Associated Boards of Health and D’Ambrosio Eye Care Inc. will hold a Well Adult Clinic on Tues., Aug. 10th from 11-12 at the COA Meal Site, Shattuck St. Littleton. The clinic will include a free Vision Screening. Blood Pressure and Pulse will also be taken. No appointment is necessary. For further information, please contact 978-772-3335 ext 333.
Well Adult Clinic Harvard
Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, in conjunction with the Harvard Board of Health, announces that a Well Adult Clinic will be held on Tues., Aug. 17th from 1–2 at the Hildreth House, COA, 15 Elm St. Harvard. Drop in for Blood Pressure, Pulse Screening and Diet Teaching. No appointment is necessary. For further information, please contact Nashoba Nursing Service & Hospice at 978/425-6675 or 1-800-698-3307 or visit us at www.nashoba.org
The Alchemist by Al Thomas, Too Many Grasshoppers: Not Enough Ants
I think we all know the story of how the industrious ants worked all summer long storing food for the Winter while the grasshoppers ate everything insight and made no provisions for the future.
Sound familiar? Like the European economy? Like Greece? Like our economy?
Winter is coming and the ants are doing their best, but th grasshoppers are eating the food faster than the ants can produce.
In Financial Land that is called a deficit. The way our grasshoppers are being fed is with more and higher taxes. We give our grasshoppers free housing, food, free health care and all the amenities the ants have to work for including cars, color TVs and just about anything they ask for. And it is never enough. Our poorest grasshoppers are considered rich by the poor in other parts of the world. And why?
Their free market system is kept in chains by the rulers. The reason the USA has become the world leader and the place ever person in the world aspires to come is because of the capitalistic system, the free market. All of history has shown that when people are allowed to keep the fruits of their own labor they all prosper.
During the Stalin days where central planning proved to be a failure the tiny plots of the peasants produced more food than government farms. When the government gets out of the way the entire economy grows and prospers.
One by one we are seeing the European countries that have confiscated the incomes of their successful entrepreneurs (ants) go deeper and deeper into debt because they are producing more grasshoppers than ants. Ultimately the grasshoppers will have eaten everything.
We can feed more grasshoppers if we can have more ants working, but there are few jobs now for the ants. The Big Central Planner says borrow more money and make new jobs. Build bridges. Fix sewer pipes. Problem is those out-of-work ants have not done any work like that. They are all pencil pushers an computer nerds; they have never worked with their hands. Make them do work says the Big Central Planner. So they train them for jobs that aren’t there.
Doing something, whatever that is, may not produce anything. The money goes to waste as no permanent job is created. It is called priming the well. Getting something started. Trouble is, it is a dry well.
Now we have a catastrophe. The grasshoppers are eating the ants. They are pouring tax syrup on them that slows their productivity. At some point they stop producing. The ants leave the country to find a place where there are fewer grasshoppers. Grasshoppers have only themselves left to eat.
Al Thomas' book, "If It Doesn't Go Up, Don't Buy It!" has helped thousand make and keep their stock market profits is SOLD OUT. A limited subscription to his advisory letter is available on the web site www.mutualfundmagic.com
Lucky Horse Equine Rescue Open House
Join us for our MEET AND GREET OPEN HOUSE on Sat., July 24 at 185 Century Mill Rd, Bolton, MA from 3 to 4 p.m. Come learn what Lucky Horse Equine Rescue (LHER) is all about. Meet the LHER rescued horses, see them under saddle, learn about adoptions and fostering, classes and training – as well as volunteer opportunities.You are also invited to stay and audit our Natural Horsemanship class taking place at 4:30 p.m. in the indoor arena. The Meet and Greet is a great way to meet us, and more importantly, the horses and foals!. Lots of cute noses to pet and great photo ops. Stop by to hear all the latest news, activities, events and opportunities for volunteers, both old and new. Join us for this fun and informative afternoon. LHER is a 501(c)e nonprofit organization. For more information visit our web site at www.LuckyHorse.org.
FaithWorks Employment Support Network
Date & Time: Thurs., July 22nd, 7 - 9 pm. Location: St. Catherine's Parish Center Mezzanine, 107 North Main St., Westford.
FaithWorks is a faith-based support group for unemployed and employed men and women in the Merrimack Valley. Since its founding a year ago, parishioners of St. Catherine's in Westford, St. John's and St. Mary's in Chelmsford, St. Anne's in Littleton, and a number of other churches have been involved in developing the program. Members of all area churches are welcome. Meetings are held monthly, combining prayer, networking, and practical job search and career skills in a spirit of fellowship.
The next meeting will begin with networking and refreshments at 7 pm, with the program starting at 7:30 featuring Stacey Renna from the Career Center of Lowell presenting "The Do's and Don'ts of Your Job Search - How the Massachusetts One-Stop Career Centers Can Help." Stacey assists organizations with hiring needs and helps promote federal and state funded workforce development programs. Stacey also works with job seekers who qualify for these positions to help them prepare for the interview process. She brings first-hand knowledge of what it takes to land your next opportunity and how to conduct an effective job search. Please join us and bring a friend. For information, contact Terry Drula at terrydrula@comcast.net or at 978-314-6309.
Littleton Origami Group
The Littleton Origami Group (LOGS) will give a workshop on origami in the Children’s Room of the Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main St, Concord on Wed., July 21 at 7 p.m. This popular program is part of this year’s summer reading club Go Green @ your library and is for children age 10 years and up. For more information about this event that is sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library please call (978) 318-3358 or visit the Library website at www.concordlibrary.org
The 4th Annual Ultimate Fitness Challenge and 5k Trail Run for Charity
The 4th Annual Ultimate Fitness Challenge and 5k Trail Run for Charity will be held at Teamworks (formerly Acton Indoor Sports) in Acton on July 31st. All proceeds benefit the Franciscan Hospital for Children in Boston, a pediatric residence hospital that offers services to families regardless of ability to pay.
Registration for the unique 5k Trail Run, which winds through state owned conservation land, begins at 9 am or runners can pre-register on-line at teamworksacton.com. The run is open to adults, and children (under 14 accompanied by an adult) and will release in 3 separate heats. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers in each category.
The Ultimate Fitness Challenge which is unlike any other fitness fundraiser in the state, consists of 5 events, including the 3 person bobsled push, relay medley and med ball throws for distance. Teams of 3 compete in 5 different divisions, youth through men’s and women’s open.
Grilled food will be available for sale as well as raffle tickets for prizes such as Red Sox and Patriots tickets, Paul Pierce memorabilia and a host of other great items. Bring the family to run, compete, swim and support a great local cause. Pre-register or find out more information by going to www.teamworksacton.com and clicking on the challenge link or email tammyn@twcenters.com.
United Church of Christ of Boxborough Welcomes an Interim Pastor
The United Church of Christ, Congregational in Boxborough has a new interim pastor, Rev. Wendy Miller Olapade, starting on Aug. 15th. Rev. Miller Olapade comes to the Church as an ordained minister with a wildly varied professional background, including marketing and sales management, business consulting, and business process re-engineering, graduated from Boston University - School of Theology, in 1995 with a Master of Divinity, Cum Laude. She was recognized while at BU-STH with awards for Leadership & Community Building and Excellence in Scripture Reading and Preaching. Rev. Miller Olapade completed her Clinical Pastoral Education at Mass General Hospital, Field Education at Church of the Covenant in Boston and was ordained by the Metropolitan Boston Association of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ on Pentecost in 1996.
Rev. Miller Olapade is the very proud mother of Alexander (age 16) and Aaron (age 10) Olapade and is married to the Reverend Simeon O. Olapade. The Boxborough Church will celebrate welcoming Rev. Miller Olapade after their Rally Sunday service on Sept., 12th. All are invited and welcome to attend the service and meet Rev. Miller Olapade.
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