St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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By Chad Cooper North Adams SteepleCats 11:39PM / Saturday, July 05, 2008
NORTH ADAMS — The North Adams SteepleCats scored seven unanswered runs from the fifth inning on, pulling away for an 8-4 win over the Manchester (Conn.) Silkworms at Joe Wolfe Field on Saturday night.
The SteepleCats worked a two-out rally in the first inning as Kevin Carby walked and stole second. Paul Hoilman followed with a walk to put runners on first and second. On an 0-2 count to Cody Stanley, Carby broke for third, stealing the bag. The throw from catcher Mike Bourdon went off the glove of the third baseman, allowing Carby to score and put North Adams up 1-0.
Manchester jumped on Matt Sommo in the second, plating four runs to take a three run edge at 4-1.
North Adams needed until the fifth to work their way back into the contest as John Malloy and T.J. Greig led off the inning with back-to-back doubles, the second scoring Malloy to make it 4-2. Following a Kevin Carby walk, Paul Hoilman flew out to right, moving Greig to third. The next batter, Cody Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Greig and cut the lead to 4-3.
The 'Cats took the lead in the sixth as with two out, Greg Van horn walked followed by John Malloy and T. J. Greig getting hit by pitches. Kevin Carby stood in and delivered a sharp single to left, bringing home Van Horn and Malloy for a 5-4 North Adams edge. The SteepleCats would add an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Sean Parker to score Cody Stanley to go up 6-4. Two more runs came across in the eighth for the 8-4 final.
Matt Sommo (1-2) picked up the win for the SteepleCats going six innings, allowing four runs, two earned for the victory. Dayton Marze worked out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth and worked a scoreless ninth for his first save. Jordan Wolfe (0-2) took the loss for Manchester.
North Adams remains home for the next two games with Sunday being Pirate Night at Joe Wolfe Field. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m.
