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Travel into the Past
Wistariahurst, the Holyoke-based historical museum, and Brick Coworkshop, a collaborative art and design space in the Holyoke Innovation District, teamed up this spring to produce a traveling museum experience, comprised of installation space, protective cases for artifacts and objects, and a recording area where members of the community can document and share their memories. “We have a fantastic collection of objects, documents, photographs, maps, and multi-media pieces that we want people to be aware of,” said Wistariahurst Director Kate Preissler. “Our goal here is to physically take this material out into the city and use it to engage people the same ways we would at the museum. We want to interact with people who’ve never heard of Wistariahurst, those who can’t get here, and maybe even get some folks excited about history who would never before have thought that a museum was a place that would interest them.” Wistariahurst is working with several community partners and organizations to set up a schedule for the traveling museum after its debut this spring. Pictured at right: Holyoke City Historian Penni Martorell holds a ‘dandy roll’ once used to watermark paper products. At left: examples of some museum items that may travel.
Fit to Be Healthy
The annual Springfield College Fit Fest, held last week at the college’s Field House, recognizes National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day, an annual event of the National Intramural-Recreation Sports Assoc. More than 40 exhibits and activities representing Springfield College groups and area businesses addressed wellness topics including mental health, skin safety, nutrition, emergency preparedness, and healthcare. Attendees had the opportunity to receive a free chair massage, measure their body fat, participate in a functional movement screening, and learn about self-defense. Exhibitors included the Springfield North WIC Program, the Melanoma Foundation of New England, the American Cancer Society, the Springfield Department of Health and Human Services, the Boston Ski and Sports Club, and more. Pictured: 2016 Fit Fest organizers Kate (McMahon) Luscombe and Kristen Brosius, with a couple of canine companions, prepare for the festivities in the Field House.
Link to Libraries hosted “A Night of Passion” on April 5 at the Log Cabin, promoting childhood literacy with an evening of fine food and beverages. A host of area celebrities and business leaders — including Mike Mathis, MGM Springfield president and COO; Kevin Rhodes, Springfield Symphony Orchestra conductor; Spiros Hatiras, Holyoke Medical Center president and CEO; Delcie Bean, CEO of Paragus Strategic IT; Mick Corduff, executive chef and co-owner of the Log Cabin; and Amy Royal, founding partner of Royal, P.C., among others — served up their favorite food or drink, all donated by the Log Cabin and its owner, Peter Rosskothen (left, with Link to Libraries co-founder Susan Jaye-Kaplan). More than 500 people attended Link to Libraries’ biennial fund-raiser, which benefits the organization and celebrates what it has accomplished since 2008, including the donation of nearly 500,000 books to area schools and organizations, and how it intends to expand its mission in the years to come.
Marcotte Ford in Holyoke recently cut the ribbon on its new Marcotte Commercial Truck Center on Main Street. A host of city leaders, customers, and key stakeholders were on hand for the grand opening of the state-of-the-art facility, which the company believes will enable it to bring customer service to a new and even higher level.
MedExpress Urgent Care opened a new office in Chicopee on July 14. The facility, located at 1505 Memorial Dr., offers a wide range of medical services, including X-rays, minor surgery, occupational health, physicals, immunizations, medical evaluations, and treatment of colds, flu, infections, breaks, sprains, cuts, allergic reactions, and other conditions. On hand for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremonies were Chicopee Mayor Rich Kos and Greater Chicopee Chamber of Commerce Director Eileen Drumm (center); Elizabeth Toner, aide to state Sen. Jim Welch; Ernesto Cruz, aide to state Rep. Jose Tosado; and Richard Kosiaka from Citizens Bank, as well as a host of MedExpress employees, including Becca Deleporte, Viktoriya Gladysh, Angela Faulkner, Amy Biela, Ashleigh Ouimette, Mindi Richardson, Sandy Cyr, Zuleyka Dube, Kristine Laurin, Sarah Moses, Kristina Hawley, Ed Casaldi, and Dr. Dheeraj Taranath.
The Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable Foundation recently announced its ninth annual scholarship award program. This program replaced the Chicopee Savings Bank Medallion Scholarship Program, which was established in 1976 in conjunction with the nation’s bicentennial celebration. This year, the Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Scholarship Program awarded seven scholarships, each in the amount of $3,000, to graduating seniors from high schools within the bank’s market area. Pictured here with William Wagner, president of Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable Foundation, at the presentation ceremonies on July 23 are, from left, Juliana Vadnais, Ware Junior/Senior High School; Emily Doiron, Chicopee Comprehensive High School; Taylor Guertin, South Hadley High School; Krystian Jurkowski, Chicopee High School; Samantha Cross, Cathedral High School; Emily Sevigne, Ludlow High School; and Mihaela Sousa, Ware Junior/Senior High School.
