`Bud,' this field's for you; Town fixture tossed a curve.Byline: J.P. Ellery EAST BROOKFIELD East Brookfield is the name of the following places in the United States:
Brushing away tears, Charles "Bud" Fahey, a fixture in this community for decades, was caught off-guard Monday when Sheila Grant, a teacher and relative, announced that the athletic field at East Brookfield Elementary School elementary school: see school. off Route 9 has been named Fahey Field in his honor. Mr. Fahey, who had no idea of the pending dedication, thought he was there to throw out the first ball for a student-staff softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' game that day, but that was a bit of a hook to get him to the school. "I came to play ball this morning," Mr. Fahey told the students, faculty and friends in the school's gym and auditorium, as he fought to control his emotions and keep from choking Choking Definition Choking is the inability to breathe because the trachea is blocked, constricted, or swollen shut. Description Choking is a medical emergency. When a person is choking, air cannot reach the lungs. up. "I really want to thank everybody, especially the children," he said. Mr. Fahey has served for more than 40 years on the Spencer-East Brookfield School Committee, deciding months ago not to seek re-election this year. "Bud has bought a deep understanding to the board," said Sheryl Carpentier, another teacher at the school. "Many a day, Bud could be seen with the children chatting it up at lunch." She and Mrs. Grant spearheaded the effort to have the field dedicated to Mr. Fahey. They approached the People Interested in Education, a local parent group, whose membership agreed to pay for the dedication sign attached to the field's fencing fencing, sport of dueling with foil, épée, and saber. Modern Fencing The weapons and rules of modern fencing evolved from combat weapons and their usage. . After the ceremony, Mr. Fahey told a reporter that his longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective involvement in town activities always centered on the children. He's been a teacher, school committee member, coach, recreation committee member, supporter of the town's senior citizens, a firefighter and active in his church. "Bud has had a hand in everything in town," Ms. Carpentier said. He also served on the town's School Building Committee, responsible for the construction of the elementary school where Monday's ceremony was held. It opened about seven years ago. Mr. Fahey did get to throw out the first ball at the field, but because of the rainy rain·y adj. rain·i·er, rain·i·est Characterized by, full of, or bringing rain. rain  i·ness n.Adj. weather he did so inside the school. On the receiving end was his grandson, Cameron Fahey, a sixth-grader at East Brookfield Elementary. The dedication sign reads: "Fahey Field, dedicated to school committee member Charles `Bud' Fahey for 45 years of dedicated service to the children of East Brookfield." Mr. Fahey told everyone that the town has been fortunate to have dedicated people educate their children. "One thing we've had in this school system," he said, "is a great group of teachers." Oh, by the way, they did get the student-staff ballgame in, despite the weather. They played a Wiffle ball Noun 1. Wiffle Ball - (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts Wiffle ball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner version in the school gym, and the teachers won 10-0. ART: PHOTO PHOTOG pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. : T&G Staff/DAN GOULD CUTLINE: Charles "Bud" Fahey of East Brookfield addresses the audience at the baseball field dedication June 22 at East Brookfield Elementary School. |
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