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MASSIVE HOUSE CLEANING SALE!!

$0.50 ¢ to $100 !!! Complete home furnishings!! Furniture, lamps, tables, dining room, bedrooms!! Complete room accessories!! Priced to sell! Many Items NEW!!!  594 Main Street Becket MA – fenced yard across from Becket Country Store & Café.  Every Sunday in May.

16TH ANNUAL DEERFIELD RIVER CLEAN-UP

Zoar Outdoor will once again be sponsoring the American Rivers National River Clean-Up Week on May 31 - June 8th. Schools, local civic groups and paddlers will be cleaning up the banks of the Deerfield River during this national effort to keep our water resources clean. Less than 3% of all the Earth's water is fresh water, only 1% of the Earth's water supports all humans and creatures that do not live in the oceans. Our rivers and streams should be considered extremely fragile. It is for this reason that we are in search of volunteers to help beautify the banks of our own Deerfield River.
The National River Cleanup Week mission is to raise public awareness of the magnitude of trash accumulating in our nation's waterways and to develop a constituency for clean waterways.  Since 1992, over a half million National River Cleanup Week volunteers have collected trash nationally from over 95,218 miles during 4,623 cleanups. "Last year alone, more than 600 tons of trash was removed from our rivers by National River Cleanup Volunteers," said Rebecca Wodder, President of American Rivers. "That's roughly equal to the weight of eight Space Shuttles." Tom's of Maine has generously agreed to be the presenting sponsor of National River Cleanup 2008.
As in past years, Zoar Outdoor is committed to sponsoring this effort and is coordinating cleanup efforts along the Deerfield River.  There are several opportunities to get involved. On May 31st, the Appalachian Mountain Club will be leading a clean up from 10 am - 1pm along the Monroe Bridge section of the river. On Sunday, June 1st and Saturday, June 7th Zoar Outdoor will be conducting clean ups of the Fife Brook section from Florida to Shelburne Falls.  On these days volunteers will be walking along the river, so sturdy shoes, long pants and gloves are suggested.
Interested individuals or groups who would like to volunteer can contact Philip May of Zoar Outdoor at 1-800-532-7483 or e-mail at Philip@zoaroutdoor.com.

New Trolley Season includes Free Ride for Moms on Mother’s Day

The Shelburne Fall’s Trolley Museum 2008 season is underway – with rides, attractions and fun for the entire family.
As a special thank you to Mom’s, Mother’s can ride for free on Mother’s Day, May 11th !
Trolley Number Ten, the original trolley which ran across the historic Bridge of Flowers, will once again make its familiar “ding-ding” of the bell a sound that echo’s across the village and the Salmon Fall’s Glacial Potholes. The museum is situated just above the Bridge of Flowers and the Deerfield River in the former Buckland rail yard. Its growth and success over the years has been attributed to its easy proximity to the downtown area of scenic Shelburne Falls, as well as the many attractions and rides on both Trolley Number Ten and other working railroad equipment.
Children of ALL ages can ride the beautifully restored 1896 trolley car on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, from Saturday May 3rd until early November. Hours are 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  In July and August, the museum will also be open Mondays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Some very interesting activities are planned for the May of the 2008 operating season:

Saturday May 3, 2008 - Opening Day.  Weekend operations begin 11am-5pm. Come see our updated Visitors Center.

Sunday May 11, 2008  - Mother's Day.  Mothers ride free when accompanied by a child of any age. 

Admission to the Trolley Shop and the Visitors Center and grounds is free. Tickets for a 15-minute ride on the trolley car, with interpretive talk on
the history of the trolley, the Bridge of Flowers and the Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway, are $2.50 for adults, $1.25 for children ages 6-12,
children 5 and under are free.  Your ticket is good for rides for the remainder of the day.  Members always ride free!
The Visitors Center, Car barn and Trolley Stop museum store may be open at other times and other days by chance.  They will provide a complete tour, including trolley rides for your school, group or party, outside of the scheduled hours and/or days for a fee. See their Group Reservation page for more information. On the web at: http://sftm.org.

Memorial Hall Events

RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOT  -  Sunday, June 8, Memorial Hall,  Shelburne Falls, 7:30 pm

Ramblin' Jack Elliott is a true American original. Born Elliott Charles Adnopoz, the son of a Brooklyn doctor, Jack has since the early 50s personified the footloose, carefree, hitchhiking, sing for your supper troubadour. He is Woody Guthrie's spiritual heir and an early inspiration to two generations of fledgling folkies, including his pal from Greenwich Village days, Bob Dylan. He's a singing cowboy who numbers rodeo stars, range hands, buckaroos, and cowboy poets among his friends and admirers, as well as fellow freethinkers as various as Tom Waits, Robert Duvall, Sam Shepard, and the late Jack Kerouac.  ($22 advance / $25 day of show).

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