Selectboard talks renaming 18 Jacobs Road building
HEATH — The Selectboard is considering renaming the former school building at 18 Jacobs Road that now holds municipal offices.
Some Selectboard members think the building should be named after people who were important to the town, while others think the word “Heath” should be included in the name. The board discussed soliciting suggestions using the Heath newspaper.
SHELBURNE FALLS — The Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club will hold a recruitment meet-and-greet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Sweetheart Restaurant.
The club is the founder and sponsoring organization for the Bridge of Flowers. Other club activities have included an annual holiday cookie sale at the village’s Moonlight Magic event that raises money for student scholarships.
The Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club has 75 members but is looking for new members and new ideas. Anyone who is interested in joining or learning more about the group is invited to come.
Members are expected to pay annual dues of $25 and to participate in club projects and activities. Any woman in the area is eligible.
Light refreshments will be served and a cash bar will be available. For reservations, call Mary at 413-625-9295 or Penny at 413-625-9639 so that organizers can plan for refreshments.
SHELBURNE FALLS — The Arms Library will host a talk on prescription misuse and substance use disorder on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.
Local library directors — Laurie Wheeler of Arms Library in Shelburne Falls and Chelsea Jordan-Makely of Griswold Memorial Library in Colrain — worked alongside Maureen O’Reilly, a community health educator and epidemiologist with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, to plan this event.
Tuesday’s discussion will include a lesson on how to identify an overdose, what to do and how to stay safe while waiting for first responders to arrive, according to a notice from O’Reilly. The talk will also cover the Good Samaritan Law, a way to protect the person who overdosed and the people who help. Participants will receive free Narcan, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, at the conclusion of the training.
RSVP by emailing either library. The Arms Library can be reached at armslibrary@gmail.com and the Griswold Memorial Library can be reached at griswoldmemoriallibrary@gmail.com. Registering in advance helps organizers plan how much Narcan they need to bring. The training will be led by Better Life Partners of Berkshire County that also serves the hilltowns.
Charlemont-Hawley Arts
Council seeks funding
proposals
The Charlemont-Hawley Arts Council is looking for funding proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities and science programs in 2023.
This local cultural council has roughly $11,000 to distribute to groups and individuals who are planning programs in the two member towns. According to council Chair Tinky Weisblat, these grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in Hawley or Charlemont including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies, performances in or out of schools, workshops, books and lectures.
The Charlemont-Hawley Arts Council gives priority to events taking place in, or created by people living in, its two-town district.
The deadline to submit applications is Saturday, Oct. 15. Applications may be filled out online at massculturalcouncil.smartsimple.com.
SHELBURNE — The Shelburne Cultural Council is looking for funding proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities and science programs in 2023.
To learn about the application process, eligibility and to apply before the Oct. 17 deadline, visit bit.ly/36Lxpsh.
According to a notice from Cultural Council Secretary Kate Whittaker, the council welcomes applications from local individuals and organizations whose programs provide a public benefit to Shelburne residents and enrich the community. This year, based on the council’s survey of Mohawk Trail Regional School students, it will give added attention to programs of their preference: art and art-making, theater and music.
HEATH — With cold weather approaching, the Selectboard has begun discussing either closing Community Hall or finding ways to winterize the space.
On Tuesday, board members announced they will consult the different committees to find out what events are planned for Community Hall, as well as find out the cost of winterizing the space. Two residents spoke during public comment, saying they hope the space will continue to be open in the winter months.