ATHOL – VFW Post 650 plans to hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. in the DAV Hall at 47 Pine St. in Athol on March 7.
Nomination of officers for 2023-24 will be held. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month. Anyone with questions is encouraged to call Ron Ferguson at 978-798-8035.
AMHERST – At least 24 North Quabbin locals were named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the fall 2022 semester. In order to qualify, an undergraduate student must receive a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a four-point scale.
The list includes Catherine Grace Bezio, Dylan Olivia Burnett and James Loyd Scrimshaw Hornibrook, of Erving, Marianna Marie Mannino and Austin Douglas Paine, of New Salem, Colin Matthew Boyle, Astrid Elizabeth Conrod, Elizabeth Cross, Roger Alan Dirth, Riley John Drew, Alexandra Rose Fraser, Tabitha Marie Hayes and Ava Kathryn Liberty, of Orange, Timmothy Bovino, Todd Albert Chiasson, Caleb Scott Fritz, Amilah Rae Richards, Colby Soltysik, Danielle Dustin Swan and James Gardner Teele, of Athol, Dylan Michael Hatch and Nathan Michael Legare, of Petersham, Tori S. Hanks, of Royalston, and Thor P. Mead, of Wendell.
ORONO, Maine – Maddie Smith, of Athol, is one of 3,010 students recognized by the University of Maine for achieving dean’s list honors in the fall 2022 semester.
Of the students who made the dean’s list, 1,983 are from Maine, 957 are from 45 other states and 70 are from 25 countries other than the United States.
To be eligible for the full-time dean’s list, a student must have completed 12 or more calculable credits in the semester and have earned a 3.50 or higher semester GPA. Students with part-time status during both the fall and spring semesters of a given academic year are eligible for part-time dean’s list.
They must have completed 12 or more calculable credits over both terms and have earned a combined GPA in those terms of 3.50 or higher.
ORANGE – The Orange Senior Citizens Club plans to meet, weather permitting, at 1 p.m. at the St. Mary’s Church Parish Hall (located on the corner of West Myrtle Street and Cheney Street) on March 2.
The program committee has scheduled a special presentation, “Quick & Healthy Microwave Cooking.” The demonstration will be presented by Meredith Starr, nutrition coordinator at The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. Participants will learn about MYPlate and reading nutrition facts labels, microwave cooking safety, and will be shown quick and easy recipes to make in the microwave oven. The program is free. Light refreshments and beverages will be provided.
This is a regular monthly business meeting, and all members are invited to attend. Guests are always invited and new members are always welcomed. Any local resident 50 or older is eligible to become an Orange Senior Citizens Club member. Dues are $5 per year. The agenda includes minutes of the Feb. 2 meeting, the treasurer’s report, and reports from the fair, program and trip committees.
As outlined in the club’s constitution and bylaws, the meeting will be canceled if there is inclement weather and if school is canceled. The meeting place is being moved from the Orange Senior Center in order to allow time for the town clerk to set up equipment for the Annual Town Election on March 6.