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By GAIL SLUPATCHUK

Published: Feb 26, 2007 12:00 am

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ROSEMARY CONNORâS WORKS CELEBRATE 300 YEARS IN NEW MILFORD w/1 cut ran shorter, no pic

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NEW MILFORD, CONN. â Native born Rosemary Connor celebrates New Milfordâs, tercentennial with new paintings on exhibit at the historic 30 Bridge Street.

Her paintings will be on exhibit within this âGateway to New Milfordâ from March 8 until May 31 with an opening reception on Thursday, March 8, from 4:30 to 7 pm.

At the Bridge Street exhibit, visitors will be surrounded by tercentennial history as it is the first large commercial structure built in New Milford (1869â1873). Current owners, the father and son team of Jack and John Farley, have preserved the historic character of the original structure while converting it into a modern office building.

Connorâs new oils and watercolors depict the countryside in and around New Milford during the different seasons. The paintings capture varied moods of the land and reveal a keen sensitivity of place.

Connor studied with master painter Woldemar Neufeld for 11 years before receiving a BA from Pratt Institute. She has participated in numerous exhibitions in New Milford, East Hampton, N.Y., and New York City where she has had four solo shows at The National Arts Club.

Additionally, her work is displayed in international public, private/corporate collections and museums, including the New Milford Historical, New Milford Hospital and The New Britain Museum of American Art.

Connorâs paintings are available for sale and viewing during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm. For further information, 860-354-8433.

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TENNILLE AUCTION COMPANY TO HOLD FIRST SALE IN NEW BUILDING, MARCH 3

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SANDERSVILLE, GA. â For years, Tennille Auction Company held weekly sales in a 6,500-square-foot converted parts warehouse in Tennille, a small town in central Georgia. All that changes on Saturday, March 3, when the firm will hold a grand opening sale in a brand new building designed specifically as an auction house in nearby Sandersville. The sale will start at 7 pm at the new gallery, 519 Industrial Drive.

âWeâve always been a small auction company, flying under most peopleâs radar, but weâd like to be bigger and I think having this new building will help us go to the next level,â said Rusty Rhodes, owner-auctioneer of Tennille Auction Company. Rhodes said he designed the 6,500-square-foot building specifically with auctions in mind.

The inaugural sale will be worthy of a new facility. Headlining the event will be 13 pieces of pottery, most of them from Crawford County, Ga. In addition, many important furniture pieces and other merchandise will be sold from estates in the Northeast, mainly New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and New England.

âCrawford County pottery is rare and coveted by collectors. A guy drove all the way from Chicago just to see it,â Rhodes remarked. The pieces to be sold are early examples from a single-owner collection. They include whiskey jugs and storage crocks. All were handmade between 1850 and 1900. Six of the pieces have been signed, one by Henry Newton Long (signed as âHNLâ).

Other items expected to draw keen bidder interest include several pieces of Fostoria, as part of a nice single-owner collection; a dozen handmade antique Persian rugs, ranging in size from runners to room-size; about 30 Victorian chairs, most in original condition, all circa late Nineteenth Century; folk art and tramp art, including one piece made almost entirely from bottle caps; furniture items, smalls and collectibles round out the sale.

Previews will be held on Friday, March 2, from noon to 5 pm; and on Saturday, from 8 am until the start of sale. Sandersville is in the center of Georgia, about 60 miles from both Augusta and Macon, off Highway 15.

For online absentee bidding, visit www.auctionzip.com. For more information or for directions, www.tennilleonline.com or 478-552-0908.

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Considering showing proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections is an 80/20 issue. Also, explain why you would be against showing ID to vote? Just curious, if you entered a foreign country illegally, would you expect to be able to vote in that foreign countries elections?

This article notes that a “director of operations is largely the same thing as a town administrator.” But, the Charter states that “[t]he First Selectman shall be the Chief Executive and Administrative Officer of the Town...” So, it appears that Newtown already has a town administrator. Also, the Charter outlines some of the responsibilities of the Administrative Officer (i.e., First Selectman), for example, in sections 4-40 [employees], 6-05(b) [creating a budget], and 7-15(d) [purchasing]. Would the Director of Operations have any say over employee performance reviews and decisions related to hiring or dismissing employees? Would s/he be the one to work with individual departments when developing a budget? Would s/he be considered a purchasing authority? If not, then how will the position actually help reduce the administrative workload that the First Selectman now does? Also, will the position include enough leadership responsibilities to entice those with the skills that the town needs to offload those responsibilities from the First Selectman? Perhaps answers to these questions (and more) could be a part of the work of the next Charter Revision Committee.

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A very Happy Birthday to Mary Allen on this momentous occasion. During my time as First Selectman, I found great joy in participating in centennial celebrations at Stone Bridge and throughout Newtown. Providing a formal citation for a milestone like yours remains one of my proudest memories of public service.

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