Tuesday, December 15th at 6:00 pm
at the Becket Athenaeum
for the showing of
"HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE"
THIS MOVIE IS RATED PG AND IS 135 MINUTES LONG
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE ATHENAEUM
Raffle Tickets for
Red Lion Inn Overnight Stay
and Dinner for Two
$10 a Ticket
to Benefit the
Center Pond Weed Project
Tickets available at Becket Country Store next to the Post Office, Action Sports & Travel on North Street in Pittsfield, or send a check to CPWP, PO Box 424, Becket, MA 01223.
The Center Pond Weed Project is a grassroots non-profit that has been hand-pulling the invasive weeds there since 2002. Our goal is to reduce and ultimately eliminate the use of chemical applications to this very beautiful and healthy lake.
Eurasian Milfoil and Curly-leaf Pondweed are the invasives within the lake. Scuba divers pull these plants out by the roots and remove the plants from the lake. Skimmers in canoes and kayaks skim the pieces of the plants that break off from the surrounding water.
Purple Loosestrife and Phragmites are the invasives along the shoreline. We found these before they had spread throughout the lake, and we are digging them out or cutting them every year so their numbers are decreasing.
This Project has had support from the Town of Becket at Town Meeting for many years, and more recently by the Center Pond Preservation & Protection Foundation. Last year we also received a grant from the Toxics Use Reduction Institute. This year we need additional support. The Red Lion Inn has generously donated a Gift Certificate for an overnight stay and dinner for two in their main dining room which will be good for one year.
We invite you to attend our meeting where we will do a slideshow of our Project and announce the results of our project to date, and draw the winning ticket:
Public Meeting November 16 at 7PM at Becket Town Hall
Any outright donations to help fund this project would be greatly appreciated. Please get in touch to find out how you can make a tax-deductible donation!
Thank You for your Needed Support !!!
centerpondweedproject@yahoo.com
Mercedes Gallagher, director (413) 623-2169 (after 10am)
HELP FUND NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR SUPPORT IN BECKET!
Dear Becket friends-
We have a rare opportunity to help our neighbors in need. The Central Berkshire Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation is offering a challenge grant to the residents of Becket. For every $1.00 that Becket residents raise, the CBF will contribute $7.00, up to a total of $14,000.
That means if we raise $2,000, we get $14,000, making a total of $16,000 that will be earmarked for emergency assistance to Becket residents who may be having financial problems.
The funds will be dedicated to the Neighbor to Neighbor program to provide various kinds of help- transportation, utility or medical bills, short term housing assistance, etc.
The terms of the grant are that we must raise at least $2,000 from at least ten Becket residents (hopefully many more!) and that it must be done by December 31.
Make your checks payable to the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and in the memo line write CBF- Becket. Every dollar we raise will benefit Becket residents.
Please mail your checks to:
Central Berkshire Fund
c/o Becket Town Hall
557 Main St.
Becket, MA 01223
CET seeks homeowners and businesses for Green Building Tour
Energy efficiency and solar technologies are among the highlights of the 2009 Green Buildings Open House Tour, slated for Saturday, October 3. During a time of heightened awareness about energy, this eighth annual green buildings event gives the public the chance to tour homes and businesses in the Berkshires to see clean, renewable energy at work and discover the ways people are conserving energy, saving money and protecting the environment.
Owners of homes or businesses that feature green building techniques and who are interested in participating in this year’s tour are encouraged to contact CET at 413-445-4556 ext. 25 or cynthiag@cetonline.org as soon as possible. Registration deadline to be included in the tour is September 1.
Help our small community thrive! Following are local services and businesses based in Becket and Washington. If you would like your business or service listed , send us an e-mail!
Alice Briggs Illustration
623-8890
www.alicebriggs-illustration.com
Becket Country Store and Café
623-5500
Bird’s Eye View Antiques
Specializing in iron gates, lighting, and country antiques.
Open May through October.
623-2029
Blue Moon Chimney Service
Chimney sweeping, relining, stove installations, caps, masonry repair.
“Sweeping since ’77!”
Douglas Reveley
623-0900
Bucksteep Manor
Inn and
623-5535
Bulzden Private Show Kennel
Leslea
Recreation, Lodging and Landscaping
623-0100
Cesco Plumbing
623-5323
Derrick Rodgers Horticulture Fruit Tree and Ornamental Pruning
Specializing in fine pruning of trees and shrubs, orchard restoration.
413-441-5366
Dream Away Lodge
623-8725
Grooming a Go-Go
Dog Grooming by Colleen O'Connor 623-5533
Real milk from Blue HIll Farm in Monterey
Contact Blanch Lennington
GrannyBsMilk@gmail.com
Homebuilding, Woodworking & Timber Framing Workshops.
623-6677
Jericho's Way Design-Joshua F. Lombard, Architect
Residential Renovations & New Homes
130 High Street, Becket
623-8890
jericho@berkshire.net
Kushi Institute
Macrobiotic Foods, and Programs, Workshops and Conferences.
623-5741
Paintings Restored and Repaired
M.P. Richard 623-0174
Pat Parkins
Garden of the Goddess
Organic fine gardening, design, installation and maintenance of ornamental gardens, vegetable gardens, espaliered fruit trees, herb gardens, water gardens and small or large fruit orchards.
Tina Sweet Massage Therapy
Swedish, Hot Stone, and Deep Tissue Massage
CranioSacral Therapy
60 or 90-minute sessions available by appointment
623-6133
Tom’s Everything Service
Masonry and Brick Work, Appliance and Furniture Removal,
413-623-8728 or 329-1019
Top Hat Services
John Lennington, Sr. Courteous, conscientious care for your trees and home.
413-634-5438
Also junk removal and clean-up jobs.
Mike 623-8728 or 329-6254