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		<title>Americorps Land Steward Position at Hilltown Land Trust</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Landers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Application Deadline: June 14, 2012 The Massachusetts Land Initiative for Tomorrow (MassLIFT) The MassLIFT -AmeriCorps program was initiated and is managed by Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust as a collaborative effort of regional conservation organizations seeking to increase the pace of land protection across the Commonwealth.  Each year 20 AmeriCorps members serve in the program, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warner Farm Waterfall Hike May 28th, 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 28th, 2012 1 pm Google Map Directions Landowners Richard Fournier and Sarah Fournier-Scanlon will lead us through their woodlands to a lovely waterfall. On the way we will look for spring wildflowers and learn how a beaver swamp is important habitat. This hike is approximately 1.5 miles and relatively flat. Meet at Warner Farm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hike at the Strasburg Conservation land in Worthington, July 21, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 21, 2012 10 am Google Map Directions 1 – 2 mile hike through woodlands being restored to old growth characteristics. Meet at 175 Patterson Road, Worthington. Please RSVP to hlt@ttor.org or 628-4485 x2 so we can contact you if the hike is rescheduled due to heavy rain. Sponsored by the Hilltown Land Trust]]></description>
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		<title>Suggested Events for May 19th-25th, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discover fun and educational events happening this week in Western Mass, along with announcements, upcoming events, links, resources and the HFVS podcast. SUGGEST AN EVENT If you have a family friendly event or educational program happening in Western ...]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating the First Harvest with Shavuot in Western MA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shavuot: Celebrating the First Harvest The holiday of Shavuot celebrates two seemingly unrelated events &#8211; the gathering of the first harvest of the year, and divine revelation &#8211; the day the Hebrews received the gift of Torah at Mount Sinai....]]></description>
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		<title>Let’s Play: Monsters and Creative Free Play</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monsters Here are the results of my very informal pole of 5 kids on the subject of monsters: Monsters bite. They are white. No hair. Teeth. They live in caves. Monsters bite everything. Nice monsters don&#8217;t bite. They are small, tiny. Why? Because...]]></description>
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		<title>Community Service: Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Families Can Volunteer at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum Help to preserve local history and an important part of the evolution of transportation by volunteering at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum! The museum is home to trolleys, a pump car, and ...]]></description>
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		<title>Own the Night: Palmer Library Poster Contest for Teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Own the Night Teen are invited to showcase their art and design skills in the Palmer Library’s poster contest!  This year’s summer reading program theme is, “Own the Night,” and the library invites local high school students to create a poster...]]></description>
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		<title>Songs from South Africa this Saturday on the Hilltown Family Variety Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grenadilla’s Debbie Lan plays ‘Songs from South Africa’ on the Hilltown Family Variety Show this weekend. The Hilltown Family Variety Show presents Guest DJ Debbie Lan, from the award winning band Grenadilla, (pronounced “gren-a-dill-a”, the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Chester On Track Festival, ‘Just Around the Bend’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[23rd Annual Chester on Track Festival Saturday, May 19th, 2012 Chester, MA All aboard for Chester On Track, the 23rd annual railroad-themed family festival in downtown Chester, MA on Saturday, May 19 from 9am-4pm, rain or shine. This FREE event gathers...]]></description>
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