Adams Lions Club Hosts Children's Halloween Parade

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Lions Club's annual, free children's Halloween Parade steps off at 3 pm Sunday, Oct. 27.
 
Children should gather at 2:30 pm in the parking lot of the Adams Community Bank on Center Street, across from the Adams Hometown Market.
 
The parade will proceed north onto Park Street, then turn right onto East Maple Street to the Adams Visitors Center parking lot, where the club will provide hotdogs and water to the marchers. Trick-or-treat candy will be distributed to children at the Visitors Center.
 
"We are pleased to host the annual children's parade, which Adams Lions launched in 1945," said Scott Kelley, Adams Lions Club Parade Chair.

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After More Than a Century, Heating Failure Puts Adams Turners' Future at Risk

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — For more than a century, generations have gathered for dances, community gatherings and bowling at Turn Hall, but that longtime tradition is now in jeopardy after the building's aging heating system failed.
 
The Adams community is known for rallying behind local people and organizations in times of need, and now Adams Turners is asking for that same support said Gail Burda, the group's financial secretary.  
 
The boiler, referred to as "the Beast" by board members, is as old as the building itself, which was constructed in 1902. It started out burning coal, was later switched to oil and then to gas President Virginia Fuller said. 
 
For several years, the nonprofit social club, a 501(c)7, has struggled with the aging system, with members periodically checking on it throughout the day during the winter to ensure it was still operating, she said. 
 
Now, "the Beast" has reached the end of its life but the Adams Turners don't have the funding to replace it, prompting them to establish a GoFundMe. 
 
At the time of writing, the GoFundMe has raised $1,750 and members have donated more than $2,500 toward the $30,000 needed to secure an additional $25,000 grant and $25,000 loan from American Turners, the national organization under which the club operates.
 
The nonprofit hopes to hire a contractor to install a multi-zone hydronic system, a project estimated to cost $81,443. The work would include new heating systems for the apartment, bar area, gym and bowling alley, along with new baseboards, gas lines, permits and other necessary fittings.
 
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