Network Amherst: The Lehrer Report
By Phyllis Lehrer
Published on January 25, 2008
Applewood, a residential community in Amherst, had its own Museums 10 Bookmarks exhibit with works by and about residents as well as personal favorites. The display included works by Liza Trahan, Doris Hartman, Bob McClung and Francis Holmes as well as a 1743 family Bible printed in German in Pennsylvania. A photo of John Gavin was in an illustrated book on the space program.
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Air Force Airman Stephen Hanks, the son of Richard and Dawn Hanks, of North East Street in Amherst, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He studied the Air Force mission, organization and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises and special training in human relations. In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is a 2007 graduate of Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School.
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Dr. Mohammad Moini, a Hadley periodontist with more than 30 years of experience in dental specialty procedures, was inducted as a diplomate of the American Academy of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry at its 57th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, according to a prepared statement. The board's mission is to elevate the standards and advance the science and art of oral implantology/implant dentistry by encouraging its study and by improving its practice. To earn the title of diplomate, Moini had to pass a series of written and oral examinations as proof of his proficiency in implant dentistry and to present dental implant cases for review by a panel of implant dentists. The board presented Moini with a medal for his accomplishments.
He is a graduate of Tufts and Harvard School of Dental Medicine and was the first periodontist in New England to perform FDA-approved "Teeth in an Hour" surgery and the first periodontist in the United States to conduct double-arch "Teeth in an Hour" surgery.
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Another save the date: Feb. 16 for the annual Amherst Club Love Notes concert that benefit local charities such as the Amherst Survival Center, the Amherst Family Center, the Amherst Senior Center, Not Bread Alone, the Ann Whalen Wellness Program, Reader to Reader, Hampshire Health Connect, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, the Men's Resource Center for Change and Safe Passage.
The 7:30 p.m. program at Buckley Recital Hall at Amherst College includes Dee Waterman reading the poetry of Doris Abramson, who recently passed away.
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John Coull, former Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Director, has a new venture, "Plays Well With Others," consulting in people-based marketing, management and development for small businesses, nonprofits and communities, according to his business card. He spent a week in Sanibel, Fla., and didn't send me a postcard.
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However, Kathy Vorwerk Feldman, of Amherst, did send a postcard of a watchtower for the inner city in Beijing, China. She said she is having a fascinating time and is off to hike the Great Wall.
