May
2 , 2003 July
5 Parade to Mark South Hadley's 250th Anniversary
When
Mary Lyon sought a location for a women's seminary in 1830, South
Hadley's residents contributed more money than any other town
for its construction ($8,000), cementing the bond between South
Hadley and the institution that would become Mount Holyoke College.
Both town and gown have benefited from the relationship, which
is never more evident than when faculty don academic regalia to
march with South Hadley organizations and schoolchildren in the
annual Memorial Day Parade.
Now marking its 250th anniversary, South Hadley has invited the
Mount Holyoke community to participate in several more celebratory
events this year, including a parade on July 5. The event will
begin at 10 am at the Mosier/Middle Schools on Mosier Street and
proceed south on Route 116 for about two miles. Included in the
250th anniversary parade will be Mount Holyoke's public safety
vehicles and newly restored fire engine.
All faculty and staff
members and their families are welcome to become part of the parade.
Those interested in participating should contact Linda Young at
lyoung@mtholyoke.edu.
This
Truck Will Keep on Trucking
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Photo:
Fred LeBlanc
Mount
Holyoke's renovated fire truck with the Facilities Management
staff who worked on it.
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Purchased by the College
in 1941, an "International Convertible" fire truck was used by
the Mount Holyoke's fire brigade to fight fires in South Hadley
Fire District #2. "Several of us still with the College served
on this brigade and rode this truck to the station or even occasionally
to a real fire," says HVAC utilities specialist Russell Boudreau.
"Russ Billings, Dave Perrault, Mike Hurley, and I all took this
truck out many times." Although the truck was taken out of service
in the mid-1980s, the College fire brigade still exists under
the direction of greenhouse manager Russell Billings.
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Photo:
Fred LeBlanc
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At the suggestion
of John Bryant, director of facilities management, the truck was
recently restored, with much of the work being done by Mount Holyoke's
own staff, including heating and cooling specialist Paul Guillotte,
equipment mechanic Roland Racine, and carpenters Bill Conz, Charles
Hommes, Mike Lazier, Michael Russell, and Paul Masse.
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