BOYLSTON

Eco-Tracking: with naturalist David Brown, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27; Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary, 690 Linden St. For information, call (508) 869-3434 or visit www.summerstarwildlife.org. This two-part program will use a slide presentation to introduce some of the basics of track and sign identification. Attendees will then head out into the sanctuary to look for evidence of wildlife. Dress for about two hours in the woods with warm clothes and snow-proof boots. Some travel will be off-trail, so bring snowshoes if needed. This program is suitable for reasonably fit adults and teens. Refreshments and beverages available afterward.

Taking Better Pictures: With Your Digital Camera, 10 a.m.-3p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30; Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive. Learn how to use your camera's special features to improve your photography. Cost is $60 for members, $70 for nonmembers. For information, visit www.towerhillbg.org or call (508) 869-6111.

Programs For Kids: at the Boylston Public Library, 695 Main St. For information, call (508) 869-2371. Story Time with Ms. Judy, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30. Toddlers and prekindergarten children are invited for stories, songs and crafts. The library provides toys, giant checkers, art supplies, a giant I-Spy, and iPads. Preschool STEM Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31. Preschoolers are invited to come for a STEM-themed story time and craft.

Winter Concert Series: at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive. Night's Blackbird, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4; Table for Two, 3 p.m. Saturday, March 10; George Crotty Trio, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18. Cost is $7 per person for members, $18 per person for nonmembers. For information, visit www.towerhillbg.org or call (508) 869-6111.

Timmy Anderson Memorial Fishing Derby: 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10; registration at Mudd Pond/Newton Lake off Mill Road. Registration begins at 6 a.m. and continues throughout the derby. Donation of $20 appreciated; children's derby is free for those 14 and younger. All fish must be alive at weigh-in. Cash prizes for largest fish by weight (bass and pickerel - $225 for first; $125 second, $75 third). Free hot dogs and refreshments at the registration site. Raffles will be drawn at 3 p.m. at the registration site. For information, find them under Memorialfishingderby on Facebook or email timmyandersonfishingderby@gmail.com.

Senior Citizens Society Events: A Valentine Bingo, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12; Boylston Town House, 599 Main St. Atlantic City Resorts Casino Hotel Trip, Tuesday, Feb. 20, through Thursday, Feb. 22. For information and reservations, call Ozzie at (508) 869-2745. St. Patrick's Celebration and Buffet Luncheon, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 15; Worcester Technical High School, Skyline Drive, Worcester. To reserve a seat, call Carol at (508) 869-6908. New members welcome.

Boylston Garden Club Meeting: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13; Boylston Town House, 599 Main St. Program is simple, basic coloring, with speaker Linda Brigham. For information, contact Mary Groleau at migrol@charter.net.

Baseball and Softball Registration: is open. Visit www.boylstonbaseball.org. Baseball is available for children ages 5-12 who live in Boylston or attend Boylston Elementary School or Tahanto Regional Middle/High School. Softball is available for children ages 5-12 who live in Boylston or Berlin or attend Boylston Elementary School, Berlin Memorial School or Tahanto Regional Middle/High School. Early bird registration discount available until Feb. 15.

Over 35 Basketball Program: 7-9 p.m. Mondays, through April 2; Hillside Gym, 221 Main St. Cost is $75 for the season. To register, visit www.BoylstonParks.org or call (508) 713-3031. For information, email ted.mcgahie@gmail.com. Be a part of the not-quite-over-the-hill-gang as they pick up teams each Monday night and enjoy an evening of basketball with exercise and fun. Sponsored by Boylston Parks and Recreation.

Line Dancing: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Beginners, 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, High Beginner to Advanced, 7-9 p.m. Fridays, Intermediate to Advanced. Cost is $8 at the door. 5-6 p.m. Sundays, Partner Dance, Beginner and 6-8:30 p.m. Beyond Beginner. Cost is $10 at the door; Boylston Town House, 599 Main St. For information, contact Linda at (508) 944-8031 or www.necountrydancers.com.

Special Education Services Child Find: is an effort to identify and provide services to Berlin and Boylston children with special education needs. Direct written inquires to Karen Molnar, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, Berlin and Boylston Public Schools, 215 Main St., Boylston, MA 01505, or call (508) 869-2837, ext. 1106. The Berlin and Boylston Public School Systems invite parents of public and private school-age children, ages 3-21, to contact the schools' special education office for information regarding the special education screening referral process, eligibility criteria for special education and special education services.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden: 11 French Drive, is offering Boylston residents free admission during regular hours in 2018. For information, visit towerhillbg.org or call (508) 869-6111.

Volunteers Wanted: Boylston Historical Museum, 7 Central St. Call Kim Foster at (508) 869-3125. The historical museum needs help setting up displays. Come and help and see interesting items from the vault.

WEST BOYLSTON

Italian Conversation Circle: with Italian speakers in the community and students from the College of the Holy Cross, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 27; Beaman Memorial Public Library, 8 Newton St. Call (508) 835-3711 for future dates. Participants are encouraged to speak only in Italian for the two hours the Circolo meets.

Health Assessment Survey: Fallon Health, UMass Memorial Health Care and the Worcester Division of Public Health/Central Massachusetts Regional Public Health Alliance are asking community members to participate in the 2018 Greater Worcester Community Health Assessment (CHA) Survey. Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CHAsurvey2018 to participate. A CHA is conducted every three years to help understand key issues that affect residents' health and assess the strengths of communities.

Nomination Papers: are available in the town clerk's office. The annual town election is scheduled for June 5. Any person over 18 who is a registered voter in the town of West Boylston is eligible to run for elected office. To be on the ballot, you must collect signatures from 40 voters registered in West Boylston on nomination papers and have the signatures certified. Nomination papers must be obtained from the town clerk's office by April 12 and returned for certification by April 17. A list of positions up for election is available on the town website.

Tax Preparation: Thursdays, Feb. 1 through early April, West Boylston Senior Center, 127 Hartwell St. Sponsored by AARP. For an appointment, call (508) 835-6916.

Blood Pressure Clinic: ask the nurse, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7; West Boylston Senior Center, 127 Hartwell St. No appointment necessary.

Bereavement Support Group: 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19; Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, 111 Worcester St. For information or to register, call Renate Isbell at (508) 835-3286.

Ask An Attorney: with attorney Nicholas Daviau, 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13; West Boylston Senior Center, 127 Hartwell St. Free. For an appointment, call (508) 835-6916.

Tech Thursday: 10-11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15; West Boylston Senior Center, 127 Hartwell St. David, a local technology consultant, will answer questions. Bring your portable devices for help and basic troubleshooting. First-come, first-served.

Happy Travelers Trips: Sunday, March 11, brunch at the Curtis House Inn and more, cost is $99. Sunday, April 8, Mystery trip, cost is $122. Saturday, May 19, “Something Rotten” at PPAC in Providence, R.I., with lunch at Spirito’s on Federal Hill, cost is $145. Sunday and Monday, June 24 and 25, trip to Long Island and the Hamptons, $399 per person, double occupancy. Sunday, Oct. 7, Apple Pie Festival, Hildene, Vt., cost is $100. For information, call Gladys Merrow at (508) 835-4312 or (508) 612-5312, or email glady2@verizon.net. Fliers available at the West Boylston Senior Center.

Winter Parking Ban: for West Boylston is in effect through April 30. No parking is allowed on the streets from midnight to 5 a.m. No parking allowed on the streets during daytime hours when it would hamper snow-removal efforts. For information, visit http://www.westboylston-ma.gov/node/41533.

Personal and Confidential Prayer: 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays (bimonthly); The Healing Room Ministry at Freedom Worship Center, 141 West Boylston St. For dates, visit www.freedomworshipcenter.us or call (508) 832-3322. The Healing Room provides personal and confidential prayer for emotional, physical and spiritual healing.

West Boylston Sewer Bills: can be paid online via UniPay Gold. Payments can be made using a credit card or checking account. Browse to www.westboylston-ma.gov/pay and choose "sewer" under the utility bills section. Also pay real estate taxes, personal property taxes, motor and trailer excise bills, parking tickets, dog licenses, and Water District and Municipal Light Department bills. For information, visit www.westboylston-ma.gov/node/34703.

Volunteers Needed: at the Wachusett Regional Recycle Center. The center has opportunities for volunteering Monday through Saturday, at all levels of physical activity. If you share a passion for reuse, recycling and reducing the waste stream, and can spare several hours a month or even every week, visit wachusettearthday.org or call (508) 464-2854. Leave a message with your name and a phone number.

Healthy Meals: are offered by the West Boylston Public Schools every full-length school day. Free and reduced meal benefits are available to qualified families. Apply for free and reduced meal benefits online at www.wbschools.com. For a paper application, write to West Boylston Public Schools, 125 Crescent St., West Boylston, MA 01583, download from the district website at www.wbschools.com, or pick one up in the main office at any school. Free and reduced meals may be applied for at any time throughout the school year.

Ongoing Weekly Activities: at the West Boylston Senior Center, 127 Hartwell St. 12:45 p.m. Mondays, Chair Yoga with Marty, free. 1 p.m. Mondays, Cribbage/Dominos, free. 10 to 11 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Low-Impact Exercise with Grace, free. 11 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Silver Sneakers Exercise, exercise varies, work at your own pace, donations accepted. 10 a.m. Wednesdays, Knitting Group, free. 10:30 a.m. Mondays, Gypsy Dancing, $5 donation. 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, Art Is 4 Every1 with Elaine Griffith, acrylic painting for any level, $12 donation. 1 p.m. Thursdays, Bingo, free. 10 a.m. Fridays, Wii Bowling, free. 2-3 p.m. Fridays, Tai Chi with Sifu Gary, $3 per class. For information, call (508) 835-6916.