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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30 Williams College Students Win Phi Beta Kappa Nominations
01:33PM / Monday, January 26, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Williams College has announced the election of 30 members of the Williams Class of 2009 to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society. Election to Phi Beta Kappa is granted to the top five percent of the Williams Class of 2009 at the end of their junior year.
At the end of the senior year, students in the top 12.5 percent of the class, excluding those already elected, are eligible for election.
The students elected at the end of their junior year (listed in name, major, hometown format) are:
Kristin E. Bergethon, chemistry, Dover, Mass.
Josiah R. Boivin, biology and women and gender studies, East Lansing, Mich.
Huajie Cao, computer science and physics, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Anouk B.C. Dey, political science, Toronto, Canada
Mary E. Haas, biology and chemistry, Fairbanks, Alaska
Helen C. Hood, biology and religion, Amherst, Mass.
Marius C. Iordan, computer science and mathematics, Bucharest, Romania
Katherine R. Ireland, economics and history, Boston, Mass.
Jeffrey I. Kaplan, philosophy, Paramus, N.J.
Tengjian Khoo, physics, Penang, Malaysia
Daniel O. King, mathematics and physics, South Berwick, Maine
Molly M. Klaisner, literary studies, Hartland, Wis.
David F. Kleinschmidt, mathematics, Glenburn, Maine
Madelyn H. Labella, English and psychology, Franklin, Mass.
Iris Lee, chemistry, Madison, Wis.
Patricia G. Ludwig, economics and mathematics, Charlottesville, Va.
Owen L. Martel, English, Honolulu, Hawaii
Caitlin A. McGugan, Chinese, economics, and mathematics, Niwot, Colo.
Edward S. Newkirk, mathematics, Charlottesville, Va.
Peter S. Nurnberg, economics and mathematics, New York, N.Y.
Natee Pitiwan, mathematics, Washington, D.C.
Susan A. Raich, history, Oakton, Va.
Sarah D. Riskind, music, Needham, Mass.
Anna B. Scholtz, contract major, Waverly, Iowa
Richard M. Stone, economics and philosophy, Cross River, N.Y.
Kenneth J. Taubenslag, chemistry and English, Wheeling, W. Va.
Hoai Chung Truong Pham, Chinese and economics, Binh Dinh, Viet Nam
Evan J. Weintraub, Chinese, Woodbury, N.Y.
Matthew C. Wellenbach, classics, Bryn Maw, Pa.
Kyle A. Whitson, computer science, Albany, Ore.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society was founded in 1776 as a nationwide organization honoring students of the highest academic achievement at the college level. Williams College is recognized for its excellence among the country's Phi Beta Kappa chapters, of which there are 270 nationwide.
