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 40th pinning ceremony for graduates of Berkshire Community College’s associate degree in nursing (ADN) program was celebrated Tuesday evening, May 26, in the College’s Robert Boland Theatre of the Koussevitzky Arts Center. Susan Downey Luhrmann, RN, ANP/C, an adult nurse practitioner who works for Berkshire Health Systems Kidney Disease Clinic as a Clinic Supervisor, and a BCC alumni, addressed the students.
The ceremony, sponsored by BCC’s Student Nurse Organization, honored the following graduating students:
Adams: Rebecca Randall
Dalton: Alyce Miller
Great Barrington: Natasha Wallace
Hinsdale: Naomi Tiska
Lanesborough: Jill LaLonde, Renee Rougeau
Lee: Holly McMahon
North Adams: Theresa Cooper
Peru: Christine Drew
Pittsfield: Amy Armstrong, June Axt, Hilary Bashara, Amy Baumgartner, Gina Chavarria, Halley Cimini, Tara Condron, Steven Coons, Yuan Cooper, Simon Dembitzer, Wendy Furlong, Amanda Galvagni, Lisa Gold, Matthew Gottung, Kirstie Gregory, Sharon Hanson, James Harrington, Samantha Harrison, Kristine Heimann, Karen Lemieux, Racquel McBean, Amy McCann, LaSheika Moody, Emily O’Rourke, Abiola Osibanjo, Arindell Penny, Kimberly Ryder, Weslia Schmidt, James Stoops, Dana Tofani, Gloria Wisner, Glory Zuber
South Egremont: Amanda Parsons
Stockbridge: Rebekah Hickey
Williamstown: Lindsay Thompson
Connecticut: Carol Cox, Margaret Paine, Michelle Pelletier, Kelley Sullivan,
Rhode Island: Edith Nanfuma
Nine of the graduates are Berkshire Health System-supported employees and two graduates are Berkshire Healthcare-supported employees. In addition, nine LPNs took advantage of the ability to enter the nursing program in the second year.
For more information about BCC allied health and nursing programs, call the Admissions Office at (413) 236-1630.
