Hello neighbor.
Our neighbor Martha “Marti” Barrett, who has just retired as superintendent of School Union 38 (Sunderland, Deerfield, Whately and Conway elementary schools, along with Frontier Regional), chose not to have a retirement gathering where the public could acknowledge her accomplishments and thank her for her years as superintendent, a teacher, a principal and a mentor, but instead went throughout the district to visit and personally thank and say “goodbye” to everyone she worked with for so many years.
She did, however, establish a scholarship that will go to a graduate who plans to go into education. You can donate to the Stephen M. and Martha H. Barrett Scholarship and help some of our young neighbors.
If you’d like to make a donation in honor and appreciation of Marti’s hard work, make a check out to: Frontier Regional School Scholarship Fund with “Barrett Scholarship” written on the memo line. Send to: Frontier Regional School, Office of the Superintendent, care of Paula Light, 219 Christian Lane, Whately, MA 01093.
If you have any questions, call 413-665-1155 and ask for Rhonda.
Thanks, Marti, for continuing to give to the youths in Union 38. And, thank you for your many years of service. Congratulations and have a great retirement!
JOIN GREENFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY’S summer reading program for adults, “18 for ’16,” and you’ll be entered to win one of three World Eye Bookshop gift certificates. For each of the 18 staff picks you read and review, you’ll get a ticket in the raffle. Registration begins on Tuesday at the library. There will be a summer’s end ice cream social on Aug. 27.
SHELBURNE FALLS MILITARY BAND will perform a free concert on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Shelburne Grange. The theme is “Americana.” The Ladies Aid will have an ice cream social there. The event is rain or shine.
BUCKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY will hold open houses on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. The Buckland Historical Society Museum, a former school house now housing three floors of artifacts and town records, is at 20 Upper St. in Buckland Center. The Wilder Homestead, a furnished 1775 saltbox with five fireplaces, a 1779 English barn with antique barn loom and a shoemaker shop, is at 129 Route 112 in Buckland. Call 413-625-9763 for more information.
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