Amelia Park Arena to host tornado benefit golf outing
WESTFIELD – Amelia Park Arena in Westfield will be hosting a golf open to benefit The Salvation Army Tornado Relief Fund on July 25 at The Ranch Golf Club in Southwick. The event kicks off with a
noon scramble. The day includes golf, dinner and auction for $120 per golfer. The golf committee is also offering sponsorships
opportunities and looking for raffle prizes. “We are so excited to help out
with the area’s efforts to assist our tornado affected neighbors,” Carole Appleton, executive director of Amelia Park Arena, said. “Our committee, spear- headed by Jack Godfrey and Pat Garvey, are working hard to make this a great event.”
The Salvation Army Officers
and Emergency Disaster Services professionals and volunteers continue to serve first responders with hot meals and water at the State’s command centers located in the highly impacted areas of Springfield, Westf ield and Monson/Brimfield. Also in Springfield, a team is mobilized to provide food, water and emotional
and spiritual support to those in need. Throughout the region, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services’ teams are poised to continue providing services including food, shelter, clothing, a listening ear and essential supplies. Amelia Park Ice Arena is an ice arena/sports complex and memorial garden, financed by
Westfield philanthropist Albert F. Ferst, in memory of his wife Amelia. The Albert & Amelia Ferst Operating Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit entity, was formed in 1998, with the expressed purpose of building a recreational facility and garden in her memory. Those interested in being a
part of this event may contact Appleton at 348-6372.
Charter launches its new interactive viewing guide
GREATER SPRINGFIELD – Over the past few decades, American TV viewers have experienced an explosion of programming choices and video recording options. Charter customers have been at the forefront of that expansion of channels and programming, currently enjoying a selection from thousands of hours a week of digital, high-definition and On Demand programming. Charter customers in East
Longmeadow and surrounding towns are now experiencing the
latest, most comprehensive on- screen guide to programming, with the launch of Charter’s new Interactive Programming Guide (IPG), the beginning of a completely new customer experience. “Charter has so many
program choices for customers, and they needed a dynamic but easy-to-use guide to assist in navigating those networks,” Greg Garabedian, vice president and general manager of Charter operations in New England, said. “This new technology demon-
strates Charter’s commitment to providing the best for our Massachusetts customers, as well as for customers we
serve
nationwide.” Charter’s new IPG provides streamlined access to an advanced search of On Demand programming, more recording and saving options when used with Charter’s Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) and future customization choices as programming options grow even greater in the next several years.
The new programming guide, complete
with high resolution graphics, can seamlessly access On Demand programming options while customers continue to watch their favorite movie or program. The guide provides free previews of new movies prior to purchase, allows customers to organize favorite programs by genre or create folders for TV series. According to Garabedian, it
is important to gauge customer’s reaction and challenges in getting the most from the guide’s capabilities.
“In order to ensure that our
customers gain the most from this new guide enhancement, we personally interviewed customers in test households, sitting down with them in their homes to gather feedback regarding use of the new IPG.”
Charter new Interactive
Programming Guide is available at no additional customer cost. For more information,
contact Charter at 1-888-GET CHARTER (1-888-438-2427) or visit the company’s Web site at
https://connect.charter.com/newgu ide.
Springfield Libraries looking for more Summer Reading Club members
SPRINGFIELD – Summer time can be hot and hazy, but the hours and days will pass pleasantly when one takes part in Springfield City Library’s Summer Reading Club! Adults, teens and children can visit any of the branches to sign up and enjoy everything that the library offers, for free. This summer, participants can travel the world with a book in the
“One World, Many Stories” and “Novel Destinations” clubs. The Summer Reading Club will run through Aug. 6 offering fun parties, creative crafts, and raffles with cool prizes. Participants are sure to have a
great time making many new friends, in person or in a book. Recreational reading (in print and on CD) will be highlighted. For
SPRINGFIELD SLAMM READY FOR SUMMER SPRINGFIELD – Head Coach Dr. Steve Sobel of Longmeadow, announced that The Springfield SLAMM, one of the pro-am summer basketball teams in New England, will be playing in the Greater Hartford Pro- Am League this season as well as selected appearances in the Greater Springfield area. The team is NCAA sanctioned and
approved for inclusion of Division I basketball players and plans to have Jeremy Lamb and Michael Bradley of the University of Connecticut, Joe Trapani, a
those who’d like suggestions, the librarians will be glad to help. Interested parties can also visit the library’s Web site located at
www.springfieldlibrary.org, where they’ll find a wide variety of booklists as well as how to reserve any book, including those hot new releases.
The Summer Reading Club is sponsored by the Friends of the
recent graduate of Boston College and players from University of Hartford, the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst and Quinnipiac University. Gary Forbes of the NBA’s Denver
Nuggets played last year as well as UMass product Stephan Lasme. Jancy Cruz, former Commerce High
School star, will return as well as a few local players based upon upcoming individual tryouts. Also under consideration is the number one ranked high school junior recruit in the nation, Andre
Springfield Library Inc., the Boston Bruins, the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. For more than 150 years, the
Springfield City Library has provided public library service to area residents. Starting with a single central library in 1857, the Springfield City Library today
Drummond. The SLAMM reached the semi-finals
last year and Sobel said he “is looking to make another significant run to the championship in August.” The coaching staff for the 2011 campaign includes Assistant Coaches Ethan Sobel, Aaron Patterson, Ike Miller and Community Relations Director Charles Kittredge. Robert Zeller has been appointed director of player personnel. The SLAMM players will also continue to visit hospitals to do clinics as they did
maintains 10 neighborhood branches. Using state-of-the-art technology, the Library provides free and easy access to information and the opportunity for lifelong learning through a variety of programs and services, including Internet access at each location. Springfield City Library – A Brighter Future for Springfield Today.
last year at The Connecticut Children’s Medical Center for Children and their Families. There will also be basketball shooting clinics for junior high and high school players of all ages on June 25 and 26.
The SLAMM’s first game will take place
on June 29. For more information on specific age
group schedules and details, contact Sobel at
Info@DrSteveSobel.com
or 565-5000.
Enrollment is limited. A limited number of scholarships will be available.
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