Montague student makes Dickinson College dean’s list

CARLISLE, Pa. — Montague resident Lenora Qiujing Dickson was named to the dean’s list at Dickinson College for the spring semester.

Dickson was a senior studying psychology at the Pennsylvania liberal arts college. She graduated high school from Four Rivers Charter Public School in Greenfield and is the daughter of Laurie Dickson of Montague.

All students earning a position on the dean’s list must have a grade point average of 3.7 or above on a 4.0 scale for the semester.

‘Local Birds in Colored Pencil’ exhibit on display

TURNERS FALLS — A new exhibit at the Great Falls Discovery Center will be on display from Aug. 1 to Sept. 2.

Artist Mark Majeski will display his drawings as part of his “Local Birds in Colored Pencil” exhibit in the Great Hall. He takes photographs of birds and plants, and then arranges them into collages as a guide for his drawings. Using this process, he emphasizes the coloration and behavior of commonly seen Massachusetts birds.

The exhibit can be viewed during the Great Falls Discovery Center’s open hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Artists sought for 2024 Wrapping Paper Edition

TURNERS FALLS — Starting in 2020, the Montague Reporter, a weekly nonprofit newspaper covering Montague, Erving, Gill, Wendell and Leverett, invited seven local artists to design pages to be used exclusively as wrapping paper during the holiday season. Artists are now welcome to participate in the 2024 Wrapping Paper Edition.

Artists from western Massachusetts and southern Vermont are invited to submit designs and proposals for wrapping paper pages in advance of the Sept. 1 deadline. Each artist will have the space of two full adjacent pages for their design, making a double page measuring approximately 20 by 22 inches. Artists may design in full color or in black and white in any style. The designs do not have to reference any holidays.

The paper offers a $200 stipend to each of seven chosen artists, thanks to several donors. The selected artists will also receive five copies of the Wrapping Paper Edition for their personal use.

The Wrapping Paper Edition will be sold between Thanksgiving and the end of December in local stores and online at a price of $5 each or five for $20. All proceeds support the Montague Reporter.

Artists may submit up to three designs at tinyurl.com/more-wrap by the Sept. 1 deadline. For those who can’t use the online form, send your name, address, phone number, and up to three images for a wrapping paper page to features@montaguereporter.org with “Wrap” in the subject line. For more information, including examples of previous winning entries and digital file preparation guidelines, visit montaguereporter.org/wrapping-paper-call-for-artists.

Erving looks to fill three positions

ERVING — The town is looking to fill one opening on the School Committee, one vacancy on the Board of Health and one seat on the Recreation Commission.

The Selectboard is looking to appoint people to fill these vacancies until the 2025 election. To be considered, an interested person must be a registered voter in Erving.

To express interest in serving, send a letter of interest that identifies the position you are interested in and that includes your name, address and contact information. An explanation of any relevant education, training, experience and other interests would also be helpful.

Letters of interest are due by Wednesday, Aug. 14. Letters can be mailed to the Erving Selectboard, 12 East Main St., Erving, MA 01344. Alternatively, letters can be emailed to volunteer@erving-ma.gov.