Tatham School, June 2016 - West Springfield Environmental

Our 63rd Year, No. 44
West Springfield, Mass. – Thursday, June 30, 2016
Single Copy 50 Cents
New trailer
sales business
denied by ZBA
Food Bag
to go self-service
During Monday’s meeting, the Zoning Board of Appeals upheld the Building Department’s finding that a proposed new trailer sales business at 874
Memorial Ave. is not a permitted use
under the current zoning regulations for
a Business A (BA) zoning district.
The zoning ordinance states that the
purpose of a Business A district is to
provide areas for a wide range of retail
uses, services and commercial activities
of higher densities along primary roads.
As applicant Randy Rindels learned,
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WSHS mowing
procedure
resolved
Wrestling fan Ben Croteau, right, had to switch shifts with someone at his job in order to be able to attend the
AuthorTalk program and get a long awaited picture with professional wrestler Bob Backlund, left, who appeared
last Thursday at the West Springfield Public Library. (Photograph by Marc Breault)
WWE wrestler Bob Backlund visits West Side
Professional wrestler Bob Backlund
was at the West Springfield Public Library Thursday afternoon, June 23, as
part of the AuthorTalk program to discuss his new book called “Backlund:
From All-American Boy to Professional
Wrestling’s World Champion.” The
book details his journey into the world of
professional wrestling and the principles
he followed to get there.
Mr. Backlund is best known for his
By Paul Burdziakowski
WS RECORD Reporter
time with the World Wrestling Federation (now known as World Wrestling
Entertainment) when from 1978 to 1983
he was the world heavyweight champion and the face of the company.
Maybe just as impressive of an
achievement is the fact that in an industry that is full of temptations, drugs, and
alcohol, Mr. Backlund, at least in the
public eye, seems to have avoided those
pitfalls.
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During the Wednesday, June 22 Conservation Commission meeting, the
school district and the commission were
able to come to an agreement on a lawn
maintenance procedure which will allow
for more park-like landscaping around
the High School while still leaving a protective buffer along and around sensitive
wetlands.
Assistant Superintendent Kevin
McQuillan presented commission members with a diagram of the High School
property which showed what areas
would be mowed and when that mowing
would take place. The diagram was put
together with the help of an architect
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Tatham School's young scientists perform outdoor research
For Sophia Dietschler, catching water beetles and dragon fly nymphs from
the pond at Mittineague Park was the
perfect way for the third grader to celebrate her birthday.
Sophia, together with students from
two Tatham Elementary School classes,
participated in the Student Environmental Education Classroom (SEEC) field
By Julie Schlobohm
Special to the WS RECORD
trip to Mittineague Park, an annual event
for more than 300 third graders throughout the town. The hands-on research
experience is sponsored and funded entirely by the West Springfield Environmental Committee.
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State champs
honored with
July 4 parade
A special event to honor the high
school Division 1 baseball state champions – the West Springfield High School
Terriers – will take place on Monday,
July 4. The “Champions Parade” begins
at 10:30 a.m. at Veterans Field, and will
proceed left on City View Avenue, right
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Tatham students Audrey Canata, Veronica Cebula, Leilani Porter, Caden Weatherbee-Pike and Connor Renaud
from Ms. Morizio’s class begin their search for organisms as part of a Student Environmental Education Classroom
session held recently in Mittineague Park. (Photograph by Mary Anne O’Connor)