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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Former Minister Of Turkish Foreign Affairs To Speak
03:08PM / Friday, October 03, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN - Hikmet Cetin, Turkish politician and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, will present a lecture titled "Turkey, the EU, and Islam" on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m. in the Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall at Williams College.
Cetin has played an active role in the Turkish Parliament since the late 1970s. He was elected to Parliament in 1977, and served as the Minister of State and later as the Deputy Prime Minister.
In 1987, he joined the Social Democratic Populist Party after his former party, the Republican People's Party, was banned. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and in 1995 he was elected the Speaker of the Parliament.
From 2003 to 2006, Cetin served as NATO Secretary General's Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, a high-level position that includes management of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
He received his B.A. from the University of Ankara in 1960 and after joining the State Planning Organization (SPO), he received his M.A. from Williams College in economic development. Cetin also did work on planning models at Stanford University.
