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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Mammography Dispute The government's issued controversial new guidelines stating that women shouldn't get annual mammograms until age 50, rather than age 40.
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Corporate Melt Downs, Election Predictions, And Today’s Economic Influences
09:44AM / Friday, August 15, 2008
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at BCC provides twenty one continuing education courses on a diverse range of subjects and interests. You may choose to learn more about today’s most newsworthy social and political issues.
Who and what, for example, caused the devastating consequences of the failures of Enron, WorldCom, Bear Stearns and others; corporate giants created and made great by genius and wisdom but destroyed by a single-minded focus on reporting profits and reaping personal rewards? Tragic Business Failures will be presented by Larry Greenapple, a distinguished attorney in the field of corporate law and finance, starting on September 11th at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield.
Elections 2008 begins on September 17th at the Clark Auditorium in Williamstown. Paul Flaum, a noted lecturer, school superintendent and president of the New York State Council for Social Studies deals with significant previous elections, the Electoral College, negative campaigning, the primary process and the upcoming congressional and presidential elections.
An evening course, starting on September 25th at the Morris Elementary School in Lenox by Dr. Walker F. Todd describes The Shaping of the Modern World. It focuses on how the structure of the world’s economies evolved; the foundations of foreign exchange markets in the late 17th century, the great influence of John Maynard Keynes, World War II, major international economic conferences, financial crises and the evolving concepts of globalization. Dr Todd, a practicing attorney and Visiting Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research is a former member of the Federal Reserve.
Moderator James Cotter serves as guide and provocateur for an enthusiastic group of news junkies with strong opinions about current events in Today’s Headlines, starting on September 15th at Berkshire Community College.
Full descriptions of these courses, schedules, locations, and membership information are available in a catalog which can be obtained by calling 413-236-2190 or on line at OLLI@Berkshirecc.edu
