Gail Oparowski has made every day Earth Day along Obtuse and Currituck Roads. Gail, who travels those roads on her way from Pheasant Ridge to town, noticed how much litter accumulates on the roads. Rather than continue complaining about it, she took up her husband’s challenge to do something about it. She purchased a litter-grabber and trash bags, and when the litter builds up, Gail gets into high gear and “spends hours going up and down the street collecting and disposing of the litter that passersby have tossed out of car windows,” says a friend who is most appreciative of Gail’s efforts. “Not many are aware of how the litter on Obtuse Road magically disappears,” she adds. “I’ve caught Gail in the act, and am eternally grateful for her one-woman street beautification program,” says this friend, who thinks Gail is deserving of my Good Egg Award. Being in complete agreement, I hereby bestow the Good Egg Award upon Gail. You’ll have to play “eenie, meenie, miny, moe,” but there are two choral concerts on Main Street from which to choose this weekend. The annual spring Newtown Choral Society concert begins at 7:30 pm at Newtown Meeting House, Saturday, April 28. Across the street, Trinity Episcopal Church is hosting the Yale Alley Cats men’s a cappella singing group, beginning at 7 pm, also on Saturday night. What to do, what to do? I guess too much culture is a good problem to have. For more information on the Newtown Choral Society concert, “Phobias, the Music,” e-mail lel-choirs2@se-ltd.com. Call 203-426-9070 for info on the Alley Cats concert.

Jeanne and Jim Walker are among the Juniper Road neighbors who have spent the past year watching a rafter of turkeys grow up, and now their resident tom turkey seems inclined to increase the brood. Tom has spent several days strutting his stuff up and down the street, and last Friday he paused to flaunt his feathers in the Walkers’ backyard. I don’t know how the hens felt, but I’m pretty impressed.

Pam McLaughlin, the coordinator of the Soles4Souls shoe drive, continues to seek shoes of all shapes, sizes, and styles to be collected for a Nashville-based charity, which then distributes the shoes to victims of a natural disaster or those living in extreme poverty in the United States and abroad. The shoe drive continues until May 7, with drop-off locations at Hawley Elementary School, Head O’ Meadow School, Masonicare at Newtown, Middle Gate School, The Newtown Bee’s office, Newtown Middle School, Newtown Youth Academy, Reed Intermediate School, Sandy Hook School, and the McLaughlin home at 11 Reservoir Road. On top of all that, anyone who visiting the Earth Day Festival on Saturday (10 am to 4 pm at NMS) can recycle shoes there. Thousands of shoes have already been received from around town, reports Pam, and she is eternally grateful to the assistance from friends Maria Roy and Carol Zimmerman. For additional information contact her at 203-364-0615 or pammac2324@aol.com or Carol Zimmerman at 203-220-8573 or the5zs@aol.com.

May is bustin’ out all over already, so be prepared. In honor of May being National Foster Care Awareness Month, Edmond Town Hall will host a special screening of a film about overcoming adversities. Dr Jacqueline Harris, regional medical director, along with Danbury Department of Children and Families, will offer a free screening of the film Red Tails at ETH, Sunday, May 20, at 4 pm. The PG-13 film features Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding, Jr, and offers an action-packed story of the Tuskegee Airmen pilots of WWII. First Selectman Pat Llodra is expected at the event, and Dr Harris will offer brief welcoming remarks, with DCF staff on hand to share more information on the joys of foster care and adoption. Visit www.ctfosteradopt.com to learn more, or call the Danbury DCF office at 203-207-5100.

Dog lovers, it’s almost time for the third annual Strutt Your Mutt. Sponsored by Friends of Newtown Park & Bark and Newtown Parks & Recreation, this year’s event will be held in the area between Newtown and Woodbury Halls at Fairfield Hills on Saturday, May 19, from 9 am until noon. Cost is $25 per dog ($10 for each additional dog, and all dogs need to be leashed), payable the morning of the event or in advance through Friends of Park & Bark’s website (www.NewtownParkAndBark.org). Proceeds from the fundraiser — which will include vendors, raffles, contests, and for the first time, a hike from Fairfield Hills to the proposed location of the proposed Park & Bark site on Trades Lane — will continue to help fund Newtown’s first off-leash dog park.

On Tuesday, May 29, St Rose of Lima School will host its 12th Annual Golf Classic at Richter Park in Danbury. Proceeds from the event benefit the Church Hill Road school. The Golf Classic is open to all area golfers interested in playing a round of golf at the award-winning course. The $250 player fee includes greens fee, cart, skill prizes, breakfast, lunch at the turn, and an awards banquet featuring raffle prizes and silent auction items. Players are encouraged to register as soon as possible as this is a very popular, first come, first served event. To register or for additional information (sponsorship opportunities are still available), contact parent coordinator Tony Cirone at tcirone@ecllp.com or 203-798-2721, extension 100.

There is a lot of blooming going on, I’ve noticed in my wanderings up and down the streets of Newtown. If you have a special garden, or even a very special tree or plant in a garden that has a story to share, contact Nancy@thebee.com. The Glimpse of the Garden is a seasonal series in The Newtown Bee that highlights garden spaces in our town, and it’s that time of year. Maybe your garden has a tale to tell.

I’ve been doing my own unofficial poll, and here’s what I’ve found out. People who own cats that sleep with them are respectful of that honor to the extreme. No matter how uncomfortable a position they end up in to accommodate the cat snuggled in the bed, no matter if a leg falls asleep under the weight of a cat, no matter how close to the edge of the bed they end up because the cat stretches out… they don’t move or push the cat out of bed. An amazing number of people drag into work, weary and exhausted with the refrain, “I couldn’t sleep last night. The cat was on my leg and I couldn’t move.” I’m pretty sure we are not talking about cats that outweigh their owners, but just the garden-variety 8-pound kitty. Nonetheless, there is apparently an unwritten rule among cat owners, that if the cat is in your lap or sleeping on you, you cannot move.

The only move I’ll be making is to gather more news. So be sure next week to… Read me again.