I don’t know if “Happy President’s Day” is an appropriate greeting, but Monday, Feb. 21, is a holiday. Banks, schools, Town Hall and the Bangs Center are closed. Of course stores are open, and the Easter candy will be on display.
Good news — the doors at the Bangs Center are unlocked. You don’t have to knock on the door and wait for somepne to let you in. A crew was putting together the Senior Center newsletter on Monday.
Perhaps we could shortly look forward to having lunch in person in the large activity room again. If that begins volunteers will be needed.
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Before the holiday, you can enjoy the ice sculptures that will be on view on the Common, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19-20, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free and sponsored by the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce.
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The South Church is holding a takeout lasagna dinner Feb. 26 with pickup from 5 to 6 p.m. according to an email from church administer Chris Mortensen. Church moderator Jeff Bohne will no longer be the publicist for the meals to-go — thank you, Jeff, for all your help.
The menu includes beef and sausage as well as vegetarian lasagna, focaccia bread, salad and cannoli cake.
The price is $16. Call Chris to order 253-2977. There was no deadline to order in the email, but it is usually Wednesday noon before the Saturday pickup.
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The Amherst Historical society will begin its History Bites Series Feb. 25 at noon via Zoom. The topic is early Amherst College architecture with Blair Karin. It’s free.
The society last week presented its Arthur Kinney Conch Shell Award to the Bridges family for their efforts in preserving the Civil War tablets on display in the Bangs Center. A relative, William Harris, who lives in Texas, provided a wealth of information and stories. In one way Zoom is a benefit, as people from all over the country can participate in such meetings.
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Those who drive by University Drive/Snell and Route 9 have been seeing the construction on the three-story commercial/residential structure evolve. The windows are all in now and the focus will be indoors. We should be able to see the wallboard go up through the windows.
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There is usually a crossing guard for children near school sites. If you saw the picture of the bears crossing Route 9, you know they don’t need help. Thanks to the person who submitted the photo that appeared in the Gazette on Monday. If I saw four bears running in front of my car, my brakes would be pumped so fast, the air bag would probably go off.
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