Waylandenews Executive Director Kim Reichelt is a member of the Wayland School Committee
Non-Profit Highlight
Who Says I Can’t
Mission: to address the psychological and physical impacts of disability by focusing on the restoration of self-esteem through the provision of equipment and coaching for re-entry into sporting and athletic activities.
Annual Town Meeting will begin on Monday, April 29. Details on the schedule for Town Meeting and information on electronic voting, available documents, etc. are online here.
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* Board pulls back on government overhaul. Selectmen postponed bringing a special measure to April Town Meeting that calls for a town-manager form of government, the latest delay on an idea that has been discussed for nearly 30 years. Monday’s move comes after some elected boards said the change would take away some of their decision-making authority established by state law.
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Developer to challenge town ruling on housing complex. Developer Steven Zieff said he’s not getting a fair shake after the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a comprehensive permit, loaded with conditions, to build 60 apartments at the former Mahoney’s Garden Center on Boston Post Road. One day after the ZBA’s 4-1 decision, Zieff on Wednesday said the board’s conditions and waiver denials are “burdensome” and exceed the panel’s authority. He said he feared the board is trying to kill the project by subjecting it to seemingly endless reviews by consultants.
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Golden Tones chorus marks its 30th anniversary. For 30 years, the Golden Tones chorus has delivered sweet sounds to audiences throughout MetroWest with a common theme: a passion for music and putting on a great show.
* Immersion: Spanish at Claypit Hill School. Claypit Hill School introduced a Spanish immersion program to a class of kindergarten students this year. Instead of teaching language traditionally using vocabulary lists and verb tenses, the students learn Spanish through repetition and exposure. According to class teacher Kerry Davis, the program has long been awaited by many parents.
How you can help…
You can access the announcements below on our website:
Wayland Elementary Schools’ PTO is looking for local talents, experiences and donations for the 2019 Backpack Auction. The Wayland Elementary Schools’ PTO is gearing up for the 2019 Backpack Auction. The Backpack Auction is the second part of the elementary PTO’s annual fundraising campaign in which the proceeds are divided between Claypit Hill, Happy Hollow, and Loker School. The auction is a chance for the Wayland teachers, staff and community to raise money for the elementary schools by donating items or their time for families to bid on. This silent-style auction includes items such as kids classes and lessons, camps, passes to local venues, tickets to sporting events, gift cards and special events with your favorite teachers. The Backpack Auction will take place in March. In order to make the event a success, we need you! You can share a hobby (knitting lessons, sports lessons, photography, baking lessons, etc.), your services (author, musician, athlete, artist, event planner, etc.), a donation from a Wayland business, event tickets, or even time in a vacation home. Please email Backpackauction2019@gmail.com with questions or donations by February 1.
Announcing Mini-grant Funding for Projects in Effective Teen Relationships & Violence Prevention, the Arts, and Community Service
Following the success of past years, The Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund is offering an exciting program to fund small projects in three areas: Effective Teen Relationships & Violence Prevention, the Arts, and Community Service.
In Lauren’s spirit and memory, small grants are now available for individuals and groups with dynamic project ideas in any of the above areas. Keep On Sparkling! Interested parties are invited to complete an online application by January 31, 2019. New applicants encouraged! Please visit www.laurendunneastleymemorialfund.org.
The Wayland Community Fund serves Wayland residents who need financial assistance. The WCF is a volunteer organization that provides assistance to Wayland residents in financial need, paying utility bills, rent, medical expenses and many other items. It pays bills, it does not provide cash. The organization was originally funded by a bequest from the late Suzanne Leavitt. Contributions from Wayland residents now provide sufficient funding. The WCF is staffed by five volunteers who cover all expenses. As a result, 100% of every contribution goes toward helping people in Wayland. Since its founding 20 years ago the WCF has provided more than $550,000 to Wayland residents in financial need. The Wayland Community Fund can be reached at 508-358-3624.More information on the fund, including who it serves, and how to donate, is available on the Wayland town website online here.
Meeting Schedule for The Week: See the Town Website’s Calendar online here. Please check the online calendar for the latest updates, as meetings noted below could have been updated (change in date, time or location) since we captured them. Also, some meetings could have been added since we collected the calendar information.
Please check the Town Calendarto confirm meeting times, locations and agenda. There can be updates from when we capture the schedule below.
Monday, January 14
* Board of Selectmen, 7pm. Agenda include: committee applicant interviews, presentation by Police Chief on anti-terrorism workshop, Annual Town Meeting article review
* Finance Committee, 7pm. Agenda includes OPEB FY20 recommendation, FY20 operating and capital budget updates, ATM article process, debt exclusion presentation, FY20 school operating budget
* Board of Health, 7pm. Agenda includes: local regulation addendum to new state food code, waiver request from local septic regulations (30 Davelin Rd), application for Body Art practitioner permit, request for more time to complete septic repairs (60 Shaw Dr), Shaw Drive subdivision, application to extend commercial building (533 Boston Post Rd), updates on 40B projects (24 School St, 113-119 Boston Post Rd)
* Recreation Commission, 8:15pm. Agenda includes: Oxbow Field project status update, Dudley Woods update, Loker Conservation & Recreation area turf field project article
* Trust Fund Commission, 5:30pm. Agenda includes: performance review of funds, status report of pending items with departing Treasurer/Collector
* Surface Water Quality Committee, 7:30pm. Agenda includes: Dudley Pond (pond outflow maintenance, plan to exit TMDL category 5 list), Heard Pond, stormwater flows in Lake Cochituate, Mill Pond
* Housing Partnership, 7:30pm. Agenda includes: decision about letter encouraging use of Town land for group homes, possible plans for 2019, updates on various projects (including: Trinitarian Church, Cascade and Windsor Place)
* Economic Development Committee, 8am. Agenda includes: River’s Edge update, Route 20 (water line construction status, paving and sidewalks, wastewater planning), Town Buildings renovations vs reuse, EDC overview of other WRAP committee parcels and buildings, 70-74 Main St renovation outreach, 130 Main St visioning, Town Center leasing progress (Giacamo’s opening, ArtsWayland), municipal pad and senior/community center update, Fresh Market/Whole Foods update (if any)
Announcements
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Lifelong Learners: An Independent Collaborative Spring Information Session. Lifelong Learners: An Independent Collaborative (LLAIC) is for adults who love learning, and want to do it in a friendly, fun setting without exams or pressure.You are invited to an LLAIC interactive information session on Wednesday, January 23 from 11:30am-1:30pm at Temple Shir Tikva, 141 Boston Post Road. You will hear about our program, learn about our spring courses, and experience some mini-classes. There will be refreshments and a raffle for a free course. Now entering its tenth semester, LLAIC, a secular organization, conducts classes and programs at Temple Shir Tikva. Its peer-led courses cover art, film, history, economics, science, music from opera to rock, and literature of all genres. Its affinity groups and activities include current events, book discussions, French conversation, and trips to live theater, concerts, movies, and New England tourist attractions.Find out more about us at www.llaic.org. Please let us know if you are coming by emailing llaic2014@gmail.com or calling 508-435-1205 and leaving your name and contact information. Or just show up at 11:30am!
The Wayland Winter Farmers’ Market takes place on Saturdays, 10am-2pm at Russell’s Garden Center though March 16. Special event days include New England Cheese Day (February 9) and Massachusetts Farm Wineries Day (March 9). The popular Farm Fiber Days will take place on Sundays this year with extended hours of 10am-3pm on January 27 and March 3. Contact Peg Mallett at pegm@russellsgc.com with any questions.
2019 Wayland World’s Fair, Saturday, January 26 at Loker School. Saturday, January 26, 1-3pm. Come experience cultures from six different continents. Sample tasty food, take part in family-friendly activities, and learn about a variety of cultures that make up our community while building community! All tickets available at the door; Proceeds benefit Wayland PTO $8/person or $20/family. Contact waylandworldfair@gmail.com with questions or to inquire about need-based reduced ticket prices.
Wayland Dads and the WCPA host Dads and Kids Drop-in Loker School, Saturdays, February 2 and March 9, 9-11am. Get out of your house and bring your kids Saturday morning and let them run around in the Loker gym. We open the gym, lay out the mats, empty the “ball” room, bring down the ropes and let the kids play. Dads have coffee & bagels (w/toaster oven) and great conversation while kids in preschool to 2nd grade burn off a little energy. The Drop-ins have proven to be very popular, especially on those cold mornings when Mom really needs a break!
An Evening with Greg O’Brien…inside the mind of Alzheimer’s. Wednesday January 23, at 5:00pm at Carriage House at Lee’s Farm. Please join us for an insightful presentation by Greg O’Brien, author of “On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s”. Greg shares his journey with early onset Alzheimer’s through the lens of an investigative reporter and journalist. Book signing following the program. Be sure to RSVP as seating is limited! By email: amy@carriagehousewayland.com or by phone: 508-358-2800.
Pegasus Summer Program Announces 2019 Dates. Pegasus, the district’s summer enrichment program, announces its session dates for 2019: Session 1, June 24 – July 12, and Session 2, July 15 – August 2. Online registration for the preschool – Entering Grade Six program will begin in late January, and the registration opening date will be announced in All Schools News. For general information about Pegasus, click here. Programming changes for 2019 are now on the website. Questions may be directed to the Pegasus line in the Wayland School Community Programs office at Loker School (508-358-8621) or email pegasus@wayland.k12.ma.us.
Wayland School Community Programs; Winter/Spring/Summer Offerings. Winter/spring enrichment programs offered through Wayland School Community Programs are registering now. The programs give children opportunities for after-school enrichment and include art, drama, yoga, Chinese Language & Culture, French, Spanish, chorus, and private music lessons. Please click here for additional information and links to all WSCP program websites/registration forms.
The Latest from the Wayland Library. The Library’s complete newsletter is online here. Below is a condensed version:
Programs for adults include:
* Tell your story of immigration. As we explore themes of immigration and refugees for the coming year’s edition of Wayland Reads (watch this space!), we’d like to hear from Wayland residents who have firsthand experience. If you would like to share your story in a public program at the Library in March, please contact MJ at mwright@minlib.net or call 508-358-2311.
* Author Talk: Other Worlds: Spirituality and the Search for Invisible Dimensions, Monday, January 14
* Introduction to the iPhone/iPad, Tuesday, January 15
* What is Ranked Choice Voting?, Wednesday, January 16
* Raising and Keeping Chickens 101, Thursday, January 17
* Exhibit Reception: Origami and More, Sunday, January 20
* Carl Hobart: How Rwanda Saved My Life, Wednesday, January 30
* Tech Help by Appointment
Baby and Pre-School Programs
* Weekly Storytimes
* Mother Goose Time (Infants-2.5 years),
Tuesdays, January 15 and 22 at 10:30am
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StoryVine (2.5 -5 years), Thursdays, January 17, 24 and 31 at 10:30am
* Inclusive Playgroup: Stories, Songs, and Sign.
Wednesday, January 23, 11:15am-12pm.
* Storytime at the Farmers’ Market, Saturdays January 19 & 26, 11-11:30am
* Brain-Building Storytime, Wednesday, January 16 and 30, 11:15am-12pm
School-Age Programs
* World Record Challenges, , Wednesday, January 16, 3:30-4:30
* Tech Petting Zoo, Thursday, January 17, 4:30-5:30pm
* Drop-in Family Game Day, Wednesday, January 23, 3-4:30pm
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Let’s Build: Strongest Paper Bridge, Wednesday, January 30, 3-4:30pm
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Girls Who Code for Grades 3 to 5. The Wayland Public Library is offering a Winter/Spring Girls Who Code club for girls in grades 3 to 5. This club will teach basic coding in an engaging and creative way to girls in the upper elementary grades. The club will meet every Monday, January 28 through April 8, (except for school holidays) and will be facilitated by a Wayland parent and other volunteers. The library will supply laptops for the girls to use during class. Girls who were in the fall session are welcome to register for the Winter/Spring club and new girls are welcome to join. Please register here or from the library’s online calendar. The mission of GWC is to help bridge the gender gap in technology fields. Questions? Email Youth Services librarian Pam McCuen.
Late Night Pizza Study Nights for Teens during Exam Week, January 22-24. Pizza at 5:30, the library will be open until 11pm.
Valeo Futbol Club registration open. The Valeo Futbol winter skills mini-champions league program is an in-house instructional league designed to meet the development needs of young, ambitious soccer players. $200 per session. Registration is online here, and the cost is $200 for 6 weeks. Click on the flyer image for more details – but note one correction from what’s on the flyer – the program starts January 26.
Announcements from Prior Newsletters
Preschool Open House at Bright Horizons in Wayland, Wednesday, January 30. Are you looking for the perfect fit for your preschooler’s early education? Join Bright Horizons at Wayland for a Preschool Open House to experience how our preschool program prepares children for school success. Explore our preschool classrooms and see our Signature Practices in action, learn more about our play-based approach to curriculum and learning, and meet with our engaging teachers. Bright Horizons is located at 321 Commonwealth Road. There’s no need to RSVP, we’ll see you there!
Wayland Historical Society is pleased to present PHYSICK AND CHIRUGERY: PRACTICING MEDICINE 1750-1850 with Tony Howes, MD, PhD on Sunday, January 27, 2:30pm at the Raytheon Room at the Wayland Public Library. Medical practice before the modern era in a town such as Sudbury (Wayland) was limited by a shortage of trained practitioners and by a dearth of knowledge regarding the cause and treatment of disease. Most people would often rely initially on folk or home remedies to treat symptoms of disease as described, for example, in ” The Frugal Housewife ” by Lydia Maria Child. However, if expert care was required they would turn to a country doctor such as Ebenezer Roby. Such a doctor was expected to differentiate between potentially fatal and self-limited disease and prescribe appropriate palliative remedies. He could dress wounds, set fractures and remove painful teeth. He may have worked with the military in the Revolutionary War and gained experience with amputations, wound care and removal of foreign objects as well as caring for men with contagious diseases such as smallpox and dysentery. Great advances were being made during this period which set the stage for many of the miracles of modern medicine and we owe a debt of gratitude to the caring country doctor and his long-suffering patients for providing the material that we now often take for granted. Refreshments follow the program.
Registration Open for Spring Baseball and Softball Programs
Calling all ball players! Registration is now open for all Wayland Little League Baseball and Softball spring programs. We have programs for kids ages 4-16 at every skill level with an emphasis on skills development, safety, and fun. So come on out and be a part of this growing program in Wayland! To learn more and to register, visit www.waylandlittleleague.org.
Register Today for Wayland Recreation Winter Programs
Registration is now open for all Wayland Recreation Department winter programs. We have a variety of options for anyone ages 2 to 102. Try a new sport. Uncover a hidden artistic talents. Develop a new skill. We have something for everyone! For more information and to register, visit www.waylandrec.com.
Y’ladim BaTeva Winter Open House, Saturday, January 26, 4-5:30. Looking for an alternative Jewish learning program? Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope is hosting a winter Open House for its Y’ladim BaTeva outdoor Jewish learning program and all are welcome to attend. Join us to learn more about this an innovative, outdoor Jewish learning program, as Rabbi Katy Allen leads a sample educational walk at Upper Mill Brook Conservation Area. Afterwards, we’ll reconvene indoors for hot chocolate and light refreshments, as we share more about the school and answer questions. We’ll close the day with a Havdalah ceremony. Please RSVP for the Open House at: Rabbi@mayantikvah.org. Complete details online here.
Wayland Youth Lacrosse Registration is Now Open for the 2019 Spring Season. Registration for the 2019 spring youth lacrosse season is now open for Kindergarten through Eighth Grade players. Wayland Youth Lacrosse is proud to offer the boys and girls in Wayland another season of playing lacrosse, one of the fastest-growing, most popular sports in Massachusetts. Our Town and Select Teams are comprised of student-athletes who have a wide-range of lacrosse skills, including new players who are just beginning their lacrosse game and skilled players who have been shooting on the net for years. All teams and levels are committed to developing the whole player and focus on teamwork as well as character and skill development. Select Teams offer players an additional competitive opportunity to take their lacrosse skills to the next level. The season runs from the end of March through early June with our Laxapalooza W-Day in the middle of May. For registration information, as well as practice and game times, visit www.waylandlacrosse.com. Late registration is open through March 15.
Golden Tones chorus celebrates 30 years of feeling good through singing!
If you enjoy singing and dancing to pop classics and show tunes, come to a rehearsal at the Wayland Senior Center. There are no auditions and no attendance requirements, only a friendly group of music-lovers from all over MetroWest. The chorus, now 30 years young, performs almost 50 concerts a year, many to disadvantaged audiences and also at community events and schools. To learn more, visit goldentones.org, or call 508-318-6318.
Join Sudbury Valley New Horizons Music
Love music? You know… it is never too late to go back to your instrument or start a new one! One of our members went back to his violin at age 87 after not playing for 70 years! He is 90 now and still playing! And, we have beginners in their 70s and 80s. Make a new year resolution and come play with us. We have a Concert Band (woodwinds, brass & percussion) and a String Ensemble (violin, viola, cello & bass) and range in age from 30-something to 90. Go to our website for more information, svnhm.org, or contact Diane Muffitt at muffitt@svnhm.org or 978-261-5065.
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Among upcoming events this week:
Wayland Elementary Schools’ PTO is looking for local talents, experiences and donations for the 2019 Backpack Auction. 
Announcing Mini-grant Funding for Projects in Effective Teen Relationships & Violence Prevention, the Arts, and Community Service
Lifelong Learners: An Independent Collaborative Spring Information Session. 
Wayland Dads and the WCPA host Dads and Kids Drop-in Loker School, 
Pegasus Summer Program Announces 2019 Dates. 
Wayland School Community Programs; Winter/Spring/Summer Offerings. 
Preschool Open House at Bright Horizons in Wayland, Wednesday, January 30. 
Wayland Historical Society is pleased to present PHYSICK AND CHIRUGERY: PRACTICING MEDICINE 1750-1850 with Tony Howes, MD, PhD on Sunday, January 27, 2:30pm at the Raytheon Room at the Wayland Public Library. Medical practice before the modern era in a town such as Sudbury (Wayland) was limited by a shortage of trained practitioners and by a dearth of knowledge regarding the cause and treatment of disease. Most people would often rely initially on folk or home remedies to treat symptoms of disease as described, for example, in ” The Frugal Housewife ” by Lydia Maria Child. However, if expert care was required they would turn to a country doctor such as Ebenezer Roby. Such a doctor was expected to differentiate between potentially fatal and self-limited disease and prescribe appropriate palliative remedies. He could dress wounds, set fractures and remove painful teeth. He may have worked with the military in the Revolutionary War and gained experience with amputations, wound care and removal of foreign objects as well as caring for men with contagious diseases such as smallpox and dysentery. Great advances were being made during this period which set the stage for many of the miracles of modern medicine and we owe a debt of gratitude to the caring country doctor and his long-suffering patients for providing the material that we now often take for granted. Refreshments follow the program.
Register Today for Wayland Recreation Winter Programs
Y’ladim BaTeva Winter Open House, Saturday, January 26, 4-5:30. 
Golden Tones chorus celebrates 30 years of feeling good through singing!
Join Sudbury Valley New Horizons Music
