Garden report: I harvested my potatoes. They are not large, smaller than a baseball but bigger than a golf ball. Volunteer morning glories are climbing and blooming on the dead hosta stakes. With the cooler weather I can do some weeding but first I have to find the flowers.
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The Amherst Public Schools and the town will sponsor a First Day Celebration, Monday, Aug. 25 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Kendrick Park. The event includes fire trucks and school buses, tables staffed by local community groups, the superintendent and principals, and free ice cream. The last will get me there. The sensory friendly part of the evening is from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
It’s free and open to the public.
What is interesting is if you go to the School Department website, there is no date listed for the first day of school. The best clue is seeing a school bus in your neighborhood.
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The next day Tues. Aug. 26, is the time for the big school to celebrate the start of the academic season. UMass will hold its annual Community Breakfast, in conjunction with the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Student Union Ballroom. The breakfast is open to the public. Tickets are $20 and can be reserved by calling 577-8102 or email: registration@umass.edu. If you pay at the door, the fee is $30.
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Lillian Gordon of Amherst told me her mother, Nellie, died last week. “As we never did anything for my father, (Glen) our plan is to have a celebration of life for both my mom and dad. This will take place at UMASS on November 22,” she wrote.
Details will be provided as we get closer to the date.
I saw Nellie every week at the Tai Chi class at the Bangs Center. She knew all the moves and was good at it. Condolences to the family.
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