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. |
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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