WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Golf Club will host its 15th annual Rally for the Cure Susan G. Komen event on Saturday, June 24.
Whether an avid golfer or completely inexperienced, this 18-hole two-person team event is open to anyone who wants to have a little fun on the golf course while helping to raise money to support breast cancer research.
“The event is open to all experience levels and abilities,” said golf club member and event organizer Ann Pickrell. “All of the proceeds go to the Koman Foundation local affiliate.”
Since 1982, the Susan G. Koman Organization has funded more than $920 million in research, and over $2 billion in medical care, community and provider education and psychosocial support in more than 60 countries, according to the organization.
The Koman organization sponsors charity golf tournaments as well as tennis matches and races, both nationally and internationally.
“The Worthington Golf Club is one of the only clubs in the region that I know of, that hosts this event,” Pickrell said, “so we have had people have come from places like Boston, Connecticut (and) Vermont to participate.”
Pickrell said the club has sent notices to other golf clubs in the region, but are also trying to cast a wider net to draw in people who may not necessarily be experienced golfers.
“We would like to reach local people who may like to take part in an event like this, but they might not have had an occasion to hear about it,” she said.
The tournament will include women’s, co-ed and men’s divisions with an 11 a.m. start time. The entry fee is $120 per team. Various prizes will be available, including $2,500 for the winner of a putting contest.
A cocktail party and hors d’oeuvre buffet will follow the tournament.
“Last year we had about 50 golfers, and the last I checked, we were at about 36,” Pickrell said. “There is still time for people to sign up, and we would love to have some more teams.”
Those interested in participating can sign up by calling the Worthington Golf Club Pro Shop at 238-4464.
The rain date for this event is June 25.
The Williamsburg Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the town’s “Complete Streets Policy” on June 19, at 7 p.m. in the Town Office at 141 Main St. in Haydenville.
“Complete Streets” refers to streets that are designed and operated to enable safe access for users of all ages and abilities, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, commercial vehicles and emergency vehicles.
For example, a complete street may include things like bike lanes, sidewalks, frequent crossing opportunities, traffic calming structures, accessible pedestrian signals, road shoulders and curb extensions.
Williamsburg’s Complete Streets policy will be integrated into the planning and design of all types of public and private projects, including new construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance of transportation facilities on streets and redevelopment projects.
Once in place, all transportation infrastructure and street design projects requiring funding or approval by the Town of Williamsburg, as well as projects funded by the state and federal government, will be required to adhere to the Complete Streets Policy.
Copies of the draft policy may be viewed online at www.burgy.org or in the Town Clerk’s office.
Public comment and feedback is encouraged.
A special Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 27, to see if voters will approve adding an additional 1.5 percentage points to the pay increase for all town employees who received 1.5 percent pay increase at the annual Town Meeting in May.
At that meeting, a few town employees received a 3 percent salary increase while the majority of employees got a standard 1.5 percent raise.
When voters expressed concern over the inequity, members of the Finance Committee explained that all of the salary increases represented requests made by the department heads, and as such, changes could not be made in those requests at the annual meeting.
It was then agreed that a special Town Meeting would be scheduled, in which residents could vote on whether or not the positions that received a 1.5 percent pay increase should be compensated at a total increase of 3 percent in order to achieve a standard pay rate for all employees.
The special Town Meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall.
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