Network Amherst: The Lehrer Report

By Phyllis Lehrer

Published on October 30, 2009

It's Halloween this weekend and there is an extra trick. We lose an hour after all the treats are handed out to all the ghosts and goblins, cartoon and cinema characters that visit.

So remember to change your clocks, microwaves and other electronic devices Saturday night.

Another reminder: some children who go trick or treating on Halloween also collect for UNICEF. So if you want to contribute to that cause, have some spare change on hand. Thanks.

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Stuart Dickson of Amherst and Christine Lynch and Bruce Brewer of Hadley received 30-year service awards at the Central West Region of the Department of Developmental Services recognition event held in Palmer.

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November birthdays: Roland Chilton, Patty Appelbaum, Marcella Fletcher, Leonard Hines, Greg Bascomb ll, Lillian Smith, James Martin, Mary Beatty, Bill Elliott, John Langford, Douglas Looze Barbara Kelley, Missy Ehrgood, Michael Bousquet, Thomas Aldrich, Mary Ann Grim, James Soper, Claire Fitzgerald, Philippe Galaski, Elizabeth Hait, Amelie Geiger, Jeff Barnes, Peter Mishkin, Dorick Digenti, Shui-Hua Li, John Bell, Dhandapani Venkataraman, Meera Vaidyanathan, John Dawson, Stephen Dise, Nancy Edwards, Phillip Edwards, Mark Kislyuk, Francis Farrington, Louise Fordon, Linda Lawton-Jacobson, Judith Makepeace, Robert McCormick, Elizabeth Marshall, Susan Miller-Muhammad, John Montanari, Ruth Moon, David Mosher, Mary Noonan, Stan Rosenberg, Rita Plaza, and Wendy Pearson.

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Carina Antonino DiMare, the daughter of Joan Antonio and Charles DiMare of Sumner Mountain Road in Shutesbury, is attending Hampshire College this year.

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Jason Hebb, the son of Teri and Arthur Hebb of Mount Warner Road Hadley, graduated from Amherst College, where he majored in economics and political science.

Bogdan State, the son of Ioan State of Amherst, graduated summa cum laude with distinction from Amherst College, where he majored in history and sociology. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from Colegiul National Mihai Viteaz in Ploiestnir 8 in Romania.

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The ARHS Class of 1989 will hold its 20th reunion Nov. 27 and 28. The weekend begins with a social gathering at The Pub Friday night.

On Saturday there will be a tour of Amherst Regional High School from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be kid- friendly events and snacks during the tour.

The reunion reception Saturday night is at 8 p.m. at the Hickory Ridge Country Club with heavy appetizers and a cash bar.

If you know of any class member who hasn't received an invitation, have them check the details on Facebook: AMHERST REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF circa 1989 group.

Have you observed a random act of kindness, or something that was just plain funny? The Bulletin invites readers to send brief, true tales of life in Amherst to Network@gazettenet.com, for possible use in Phyllis Lehrer's weekly column. Please include your name.