Cinco de Mayo greetings for all our Mexican friends and neighbors. The day marks the military victory over Napoleon III in 1862.

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Reminder — take down your bird feeders.

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Nancy Blair of Amherst sent me an email about an open house at Cherry Hill with tours and children’s activities from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 4.

“We hope our Amherst — and beyond — community will learn about co-housing as a viable housing opportunity for a wide range of families. The occasion is to celebrate National Cohousing Open House Day, promoting an innovative model of Sustainable Neighborhoods,” she wrote.

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The ARHS Hurricane Singers, conducted by Todd Fruth, will perform Tuesday, May 7 at 7 p.m. at the South Amherst Congregational Church. The concert is part of the church’s Arts and Social Justice series to celebrate its 250th anniversary.

The concert is free but donations are welcome, according to an email from Bruce Penniman of Amherst.

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The Amherst Historical Society will debut its new exhibit “Cambodians in Amherst: A History of the Khmer Community” at the Strong House Museum on May 11 at noon.

In conjunction with the exhibit, the documentary, “Rebuilding the Temple,” will be shown at the Amherst Cinema Wednesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. A panel will follow the screening. Reserve tickets at the cinema.

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The ARHS Parent Guardian Group is selling 10-inch floral hanging baskets as a fundraiser in collaboration with the North Hadley Sugar Shack. The baskets are $25 and the money is used for grants to staff, scholarships and field trips, according to an email from Nancy Johnson.

To order,  email johnce34@gmail.com. You get to pick the basket you want.

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Condolences to the family and friends of Jane Price, who died at age 103. The most striking thing one noticed was her red hair. She kept the color and had shoes to match.

She taught English and was a department head for decades at ARHS.

She was active in the community and her church.

She was a voracious reader. We were in the LWV Book Group. And she was in others.

She was intelligent, funny, insightful, kind, gracious, decisive and generous.

She was loyal to her family and friends.

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