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Milne Public Library Director Pat McLeod leafs through the obsolete and soon-to-be-dismantled card catalogue. (Photo By Linda Carman)

Fohlin show â€œAsk the Managerâ€ with Town Manager Peter Fohlin and three reporters from the local press will be shown on WilliNet/17 during the next week. The reporters who will question Fohlin are Susan Bush of The Berkshire Eagle, Carrie Saldo of the North Adams Transcript and John Krol of WMAW radio. â€œAsk the Managerâ€ will be broadcast on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 9 p.m. and repeated at 7 p.m. on Sunday and Tuesday of the following week. WilliNet is Williamstownâ€™s community access television service. Breakfast buffet American Legion Post 152, its auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion will host a breakfast buffet on Sunday, Dec. 14, from 8 to 11 a.m. at 117 Latham St. to benefit veterans and childrenâ€™s programs. The menu will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, toast, coffee, tea and juice. Donation: $5. Everyone is welcome. Principal search Parents and community members are invited to a meeting in the Mount Greylock Regional High School library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to offer input on the qualities sought in a new principal. On Nov. 5, Russell B. Norton, who has served as Mount Greylock principal since 1999, announced his intention to retire at the end of the summer. At Tuesdayâ€™s meeting, Superintendent Mark Piechota and members of the search committee will discuss the search process and solicit opinions regarding the characteristics parents and community members expect in a successful candidate. Those who would like to contribute input but are unable to attend the meeting are encouraged to e-mail their suggestions to imanners@mgrhs.org or mail them to Principal Search, Mount Greylock Regional School District, 1781 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown, MA 01267. The search for a new principal will begin with the formation of a 15-person search committee composed of members of the administration and the school committee, teachers, staff and students. The committee will review the suggestions to define the qualities that should be sought in a new principal. The position will be advertised in mid-December, and the application deadline will be Jan. 30, 2004. The search committee will interview semi-finalists in early February, and finalists will visit the school in early March. During these visits, each of the finalists will meet with students, parents, faculty and staff, and part of each visit will be a public interview. The superintendent will announce his selection of a principal in mid-March, and it is expected that the person chosen will begin to serve in July 2004. Library meeting The Friends of the David and Joyce Milne Public Library will hold their annual meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the Early Muses, who will perform a selection of choral music. Refreshments and a short business meeting will follow. Public meetings A schedule of public meetings in or about Williamstown, as provided by Town Clerk Mary C. Kennedy, 458-9341, from official postings. Meetings are held at the municipal building, 31 North St., unless otherwise indicated: Wednesday, Dec. 10, Recreation Committee, 9 a.m.; Mount Greylock Regional School Council, 4 p.m., school; Conservation Commission, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, Local Emergency Planning Committee, 9 a.m.; McCann School Committee, 7 p.m., school; Northern Berkshire Solid Waste District, 7 p.m., Adams; Community Preservation Committee, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, .Council On Aging, 3 p.m. Harper Center; Prudential Committee, 5 p.m., fire station. Tuesday, Dec. 16, Planning Board, 7:15 p.m. Harper Center Elder Services Nutrition Program serves hot meals. Call 458-8250 or 458-5156; 48-hour notice is appreciated. Voluntary donations for van transportation are 50 cents one-way from Williamstown and $1 one-way from North Adams. Service is available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1 p.m. bridge. Thursday, Dec. 11, 10 a.m. tai chi; 11 a.m. van to Wal-Mart; 11:30 a.m., lunch; 1 p.m., crafts; 3:30 p.m. knitting group. Friday, Dec. 12, 10:30 a.m. exercise; 11:30 a.m. lunch; 1 p.m. Bingo. Sunday, Dec. 14, 11:30 p.m. lunch. Monday, Dec. 15, 10:30 a.m. exercise; 11:30 a.m. lunch; 1 p.m. line dancing. Tuesday, Dec. 17, 9 a.m. oil painting; 9:45 and 10:45 a.m., van to Stop & Shop; noon Friendship Club Christmas Party at The Williams Inn. Deaths Elizabeth L. Hastings, 45, died on Friday, Nov. 28, at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. She was the daughter of Professor Philip K. and Elizabeth Hann Hastings of Williamstown. Death was the result of a fall from a horse on Sunday, Nov. 23. Ms. Hastings was born in Burlington, Vt., in 1958. She attended the Williamstown elementary schools, Mount Greylock Regional High School, Miss Hallâ€™s School in Pittsfield and the University of Utah. She was a trainer and breeder of Arabian horses at her ranch in Fruitland, Utah. Her Arabians were successful in many competitions in the western states. Among her main interests were mountain biking, skiing, rock climbing and animal rescue efforts. Besides her parents, she leaves a daughter, Laurel, of Fruitland, Utah; three sisters, Pamela Hastings of Wilton, Conn., Ann Cioffi of Troy, N.Y., and Mary Hastings of New York City; and her friend and partner, Barney Walker of Midvale, Utah. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be sent to The Berkshire Humane Society, 214 Barker Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201. John W. Peterson, 85, of Sweetwood 1611 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown, died early Saturday morning Dec. 6, at the Sweetbrook Care Center, where he was admitted three weeks ago. He was a longtime resident of Carbondale, Ill., where he was a well-known ophthalmologist. He was born in Duluth, Minn., on Dec. 21, 1917, a son of Elmer G. Peterson and Elizabeth (Johnson) Peterson. He attended schools in Duluth and earned a degree in medicine from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1943. He served an internship at Kingâ€™s County Hospital in New York City until he entered the U.S. Army during World War II, where he served in Cuba, Alaska, the Northwest Territories and London, caring for the wounded. Following his honorable discharge, he trained as an ophthalmologist at the University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago. He moved to Carbondale, where he established a practice in ophthalmology for over 35 years. He worked first at Holden Hospital and later at Doctorâ€™s Memorial Hospital there. He also practiced at Veteranâ€™s Hospital in Marion, where he ended his full-time career. Dr. Peterson was a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He enjoyed camping on the Gunflint Trail in Minnesota. He also enjoyed basketball, horseback riding and fishing. He moved to Williamstown in 2003. He leaves his wife, the former Alvina Pederson, whom he married on Feb. 22, 1944; three sons, Roger Peterson of Cedarburg, Wis., James Peterson of Adams and Charles Peterson of Simsbury, Conn.; two daughters, Karn Rosenburg of Cheshire and Joan Brownlee of Montclair, Va.; 13 Grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A sister, Elizabeth Silliman, is deceased/ The funeral will be private and at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to North Adams Regional Hospital, in care of the Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna funeral home, West Chapels, 521 West Main St. North Adams, Ma 01247, which is in charge of arrangements.

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Senior Golf Series Returns in September

Community submission10:26AM / Friday, April 12, 2024

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire County Fall Senior Golf series returns in September with events on five consecutive Wednesdays starting Sept. 18.

It is the 22nd year of the series, which is a fund-raiser for junior golf in the county, and it is open to players aged 50 and up.

The series will feature two divisions for each event based on the combined ages of the playing partners.

Golfers play from the white tees (or equivalent) with participants 70 and over or who have a handicap of more than 9 able to play from the forward tees.

Gross and net prices will be available in each division.

The cost is $55 per event and includes a round of golf, food and prizes. Carts are available for an additional fee.

Golfers should call the pro shop at the course for that week's event no sooner than two weeks before the event to register.

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