SATURDAY, JUNE 22 AT 10:00 (Rain Date – June 23)
You are all invited to the official opening of the Beaver Brook Greenway located on the east side of Haydenville Road (Route 9) across from National Grid. Even if you’ve already checked out the area and the cool wildlife blind, there will be more to see at the June 22nd opening. Permanent, colorful and informative interpretive signs will be located along the trails highlighting points of interest. From the custom made wildlife blind you can look to Beaver Brook and perhaps spot a great heron, otter, or wood duck. Enjoy lemonade and cookies at the picnic table area. The City of Northampton purchased the strip of land in 2010. In the past few years it has been rehabilitated by the Broad Brook Coalition and Leeds Civic Association volunteers. The project has been funded by a Community Preservation Act grant. We hope you, your friends, and your families explore this new little jewel in Leeds.
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Devil’s Den to Lickingwater: The Mill River Through Landscape and History
Book reading by local author, John Sinton – January 9, 7:00, Leeds School Music Room Come meet John Sinton, author, historian, and proud “River Rat.” John’s presentation will focus on why our river area was a sacred and central place for the many tribes of the northeast. He’ll show us how the Mill River area was an essential resource for early Anglo American settlers, and will talk about how it powered our first industrialists. John will connect for us how different peoples and cultures have shaped and been shaped by the Mill River and it’s environment. There will be a Q&A after the presentation. More about John Sinton’s new book: It tells the multifaceted tale of the Mill River in West-ern Massachusetts, from its emergence after the glaciers 20,000 years ago to the present. Little escapes Sinton’s voracious historical appetite – the creation of the landscape, the dis-appearance and reappearance of native fish and animals, the Mill River as a Native Ameri-can crossroads, the contrast between English and Native ways of managing the land, the transformations wrought by war, floods and industrial disasters, the extraordinary role of the Mill River in the Industrial Revolution, and exceptional personalities from Sachem Um-panchala to Calvin Coolidge: all this is told through the arc of the Mill River’s history—beloved, abused, diverted, and ultimately reclaimed as an integral part of the landscape. Beautifully written and lavishly illustrated with maps, drawings and other images, Devil’s Den to Lickingwater will serve as an exemplar for readers and authors of local and public history, proving that local history is a reflection of the larger world. Sinton’s unique book is a delight for the eye, the intellect, and the heart. Copies can be purchased at Collective Copies or at the book reading.
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Tuesday, December 11th at 6:00 p.m. in the Leeds School Cafetorium
AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR NEIGHBORS OF LEEDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dear friends,
We are collaborating to reach out to the Leeds community to establish a plan with neighbors should the Leeds Elementary School ever be faced with a serious safety concern. This need stems from discussions happening in schools across the country on how best to react to an active shooter situation in school or on school grounds.
As you know, this is a tough topic to discuss with children because of the maturity level of the content, as well as the fear it incites. At the Leeds School, we have instructed our students to look to adults for direction and those directions may be, “run!” The obvious question is: run where?, and the obvious answer is: to safety. But where exactly is “safety?”
That is where you, neighbors, come in. We would like to invite you to become partners in the safety and well-being of the children. We envision that if an active shooter were to infiltrate our community, kids could run into the nearby neighborhood and knock on doors knowing that they are turning to safe locations and that they will be cared for until they can be safely reunited with their primary caregivers.
Please consider helping us to teach our students to trust our neighbors. Would you be willing to welcome strangers, whose average age is eight, into your homes and be willing to provide them with safety and a brief moment of social and emotional support?
Together, let’s start this discussion between Leeds Elementary School and you: our neighbors. We look forward to a dialog on how to best meet this need that we hope will never arise. Please join us on Tuesday, December 11th at the Leeds School Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m. to plan with us.
With thanks,
Sal Canata, Principal, Leeds Elementary School Alisa Klein, Ward 7 City Councilor
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GRAND OPENING – BEAVER BROOK GREENWAY IN LEEDS
SATURDAY, JUNE 22 AT 10:00 (Rain Date – June 23)
You are all invited to the official opening of the Beaver Brook Greenway located on the east side of Haydenville Road (Route 9) across from National Grid. Even if you’ve already checked out the area and the cool wildlife blind, there will be more to see at the June 22nd opening. Permanent, colorful and informative interpretive signs will be located along the trails highlighting points of interest. From the custom made wildlife blind you can look to Beaver Brook and perhaps spot a great heron, otter, or wood duck. Enjoy lemonade and cookies at the picnic table area. The City of Northampton purchased the strip of land in 2010. In the past few years it has been rehabilitated by the Broad Brook Coalition and Leeds Civic Association volunteers. The project has been funded by a Community Preservation Act grant. We hope you, your friends, and your families explore this new little jewel in Leeds.
Book reading by local author
Book reading by local author, John Sinton – January 9, 7:00, Leeds School Music Room Come meet John Sinton, author, historian, and proud “River Rat.” John’s presentation will focus on why our river area was a sacred and central place for the many tribes of the northeast. He’ll show us how the Mill River area was an essential resource for early Anglo American settlers, and will talk about how it powered our first industrialists. John will connect for us how different peoples and cultures have shaped and been shaped by the Mill River and it’s environment. There will be a Q&A after the presentation. More about John Sinton’s new book: It tells the multifaceted tale of the Mill River in West-ern Massachusetts, from its emergence after the glaciers 20,000 years ago to the present. Little escapes Sinton’s voracious historical appetite – the creation of the landscape, the dis-appearance and reappearance of native fish and animals, the Mill River as a Native Ameri-can crossroads, the contrast between English and Native ways of managing the land, the transformations wrought by war, floods and industrial disasters, the extraordinary role of the Mill River in the Industrial Revolution, and exceptional personalities from Sachem Um-panchala to Calvin Coolidge: all this is told through the arc of the Mill River’s history—beloved, abused, diverted, and ultimately reclaimed as an integral part of the landscape. Beautifully written and lavishly illustrated with maps, drawings and other images, Devil’s Den to Lickingwater will serve as an exemplar for readers and authors of local and public history, proving that local history is a reflection of the larger world. Sinton’s unique book is a delight for the eye, the intellect, and the heart. Copies can be purchased at Collective Copies or at the book reading.
LEEDS SCHOOL EMERGENCY RESPONSE MEETING
Tuesday, December 11th at 6:00 p.m. in the Leeds School Cafetorium
AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR NEIGHBORS OF LEEDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dear friends,
We are collaborating to reach out to the Leeds community to establish a plan with neighbors should the Leeds Elementary School ever be faced with a serious safety concern. This need stems from discussions happening in schools across the country on how best to react to an active shooter situation in school or on school grounds.
As you know, this is a tough topic to discuss with children because of the maturity level of the content, as well as the fear it incites. At the Leeds School, we have instructed our students to look to adults for direction and those directions may be, “run!” The obvious question is: run where?, and the obvious answer is: to safety. But where exactly is “safety?”
That is where you, neighbors, come in. We would like to invite you to become partners in the safety and well-being of the children. We envision that if an active shooter were to infiltrate our community, kids could run into the nearby neighborhood and knock on doors knowing that they are turning to safe locations and that they will be cared for until they can be safely reunited with their primary caregivers.
Please consider helping us to teach our students to trust our neighbors. Would you be willing to welcome strangers, whose average age is eight, into your homes and be willing to provide them with safety and a brief moment of social and emotional support?
Together, let’s start this discussion between Leeds Elementary School and you: our neighbors. We look forward to a dialog on how to best meet this need that we hope will never arise. Please join us on Tuesday, December 11th at the Leeds School Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m. to plan with us.
With thanks,
Sal Canata, Principal, Leeds Elementary School
Alisa Klein, Ward 7 City Councilor