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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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Berkshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Inc. will, at its 30th Anniversary Gala Luncheon, honor Mick Huppert, MPH of UMass Medical School and M. Phyllis Lord Diamond, RN (retired) with its 30th Anniversary Achievement Award. They are being honored by Berkshire AHEC for their roles in the founding and early support of the organization. Mr. Huppert’s early efforts established critically important ties, still in place today, with the UMass Medical School and Berkshire Medical Center.
He served on the Board of Directors for the first ten years of the organization. Ms. Lord Diamond served as the founding Board President for the first five years of the organization. She continued to serve on the Board for another five years. She was then the Dean of Nursing Education at Berkshire Community College. Guest speaker for the Gala luncheon, Dr. Rebecca Johnson, Chair of the Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories at Berkshire Health Systems, is a nationally recognized leader with a number of national medical organizations in her specialty, particularly in the areas of education and board certification.
All community members are cordially invited to attend this special event. The event will be Friday, May 1, 2009, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Country Club of Pittsfield, 639 South Street, Pittsfield, MA. A lunch will be served for a $25 fee. Interested community members who plan to attend the meeting are asked to RSVP by calling (413) 447-2417 or by visiting our web site www.berkshireahec.org for more information.
