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 Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff 02:58PM / Wednesday, May 13, 2009
ADAMS, Mass. — There was a ruckus in the Martischnigs' back yard on Wednesday morning when a family of bears decided to take a nap in their maple tree.
A barking dog woke up William Martischnig around 1:30 a.m. "He barks at everything that's not supposed to be in the yard," said Martischnig on Wednesday, pointing to the empty kennel next to the garage. "He barks at skunks, at raccoons. That's what I thought it was."
But the dog kept barking, so Martischnig got up at 5:30 to see what was going on. It wasn't a skunk, and it wasn't a raccoon. It was a mama bear and four — yes, four — little cubs. Very little cubs.
The Martischnigs had a perfect view of the cubs from the second-story deck on their Quaker Street home.The cubs fell asleep in the big maple tree they planted 32 years ago; mama took up residence in the big birch behind the pool.
The dog was taken away to keep from annoying the bears, who spent the morning peacefully sleeping, ignoring the traffic and people in the densely populated neighborhood a stone's throw from the wooded slopes of Mount Greylock.
Martischnig and his wife, Pam, said they talked to police and the animal control officer, who both said there was little they could do. Just leave them alone, they advised.
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According to the state Division of Wildlife and Fisheries, black bears usually give birth in January to one to four cubs and emerge from their dens in mid-April. Young wildlife should be left alone and bears will send their young up a tree for safety. Attacks by black bears are rare: leave them alone, and they'll normally move off on their own. MassWildlife has information on living with black bears, including a downloadable booklet here.
Once the cubs woke shortly after noon, mama bear got down from her perch and tried to encourage them down from the tree. First one, then two, then three.
But No. 4 cub stubbornly refused to descend, instead scampering to a very high, very slim branch, and forlornly calling for his mom and siblings. When mama bear seemed to tire of the nonsense and headed for the treeline, the delinquent cub quickly dropped to the ground and scampered after his family.
How beatiful,nothing like mother nature and it's wildlife to take your breath away.
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on: 05-14-2009
Great Story, I Love the photos that Linda Haas of Berkshire Studio takes. She also has a nature site www.berkshirevalley.com I have seen her work on IBerkshires before with the fire in Adams.
LOOK OUT TRANSCRIPT... IBerkshires is on the job!!!
from: Lisa Tower
on: 05-13-2009
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