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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VNA and Williamstown Commons to host two-part discussion
03:24PM / Wednesday, October 21, 2009
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - The VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire and Williamstown Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center will sponsor a two-part discussion on end-of-life planning in October and November. The sessions will include experts on end-of-life care including healthcare workers and clergy.
The first discussion will be held Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the VNA & Hospice Community Room, 535 Curran Memorial Highway in North Adams. Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 5:30 p.m.
Leading off the event will be keynote speaker Amber B. Jones, M.Ed., a consultant to the Center to Advance Palliative Care, hospices, and hospitals. She has extensive experience with end-of-life issues and is an advocate for patients, their loved ones, and the providers who care for them.
Ms. Jones will speak and lead local panelists and experts in end-of-life care, including Robert Jandl, MD, an internist and president of Williamstown Medical Associates; Beth Mougin, a social worker at the VNA & Hospice; Billie Allard, RN, vice president of patient care services at North Adams Regional Hospital; Janet McClelland, hospice coordinator at the VNA; Joyce Brewer, administrator of Williamstown Commons; and the Rev. David Anderson.
The second discussion will be held Thursday, Nov. 12, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Williamstown Commons, 25 Adams Road in Williamstown, with hors d’oeuvres served at 5 p.m. Williamstown Commons administrator Joyce Brewer will moderate as local panelists and experts in end-of-life planning discuss legal requirements, healthcare proxies, how to think about end-of-life wishes, and how to engage reluctant family members in the discussion. Panelists will include attorney James Sisto; Ronald B. “Skip” Durning, Jr., MD, chief hospitalist at North Adams Regional Hospital; licensed social worker Jane Wilson from Williamstown Commons; and retired physician Erwin Stuebner, MD.
Both programs are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is requested; call 413-458-2111. Continuing education credits are pending.
