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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"The Israeli-Palestinian Tragedy - Any Hope for Peace" at Williams College
04:03PM / Friday, October 24, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass - Ambassador Philip Wilcox '58, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace in Washington, D.C, will focus on "The Israeli-Palestinian Tragedy - Any Hope for Peace," at Williams College on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 2:45 pm in Weston Hall, room 10. The event is part of the International Studies Colloquiums and is free and open to the public.
Wilcox formerly served as U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem, and at U.S. embassies in Laos, Indonesia, and Bangladesh.
Previously, he was a special assistant to the undersecretary for management, deputy director for U. N. Political Affairs, in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs; deputy assist secretary of state for Middle Eastern Affairs; and served as principal deputy assistant secretary of state of intelligence and research and as ambassador at large and coordinator for counter terrorism.
He is the recipient of the Department of State's Meritorious, Superior, and Presidential Honor Awards. He received his B.A from Williams College and a law degree from Stanford Law School.
The Foundation for Middle East Peace is a non-profit charitable and educational organization dedicated to promoting a just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that brings peace and security to both peoples.
