It's been a long time since I've been too hot, but when the temperature sailed up through the 70s earlier this week, I was ready to trade in my black fur coat for a T-shirt. People all over town were shedding layers of clothing and rolling up the
Itâs been a long time since Iâve been too hot, but when the temperature sailed up through the 70s earlier this week, I was ready to trade in my black fur coat for a T-shirt. People all over town were shedding layers of clothing and rolling up their sleeves, ready to believe that cold weather had finally given up on our little patch of New England and headed off to the Arctic Circle to wait out summer.
The Newtown Lions Club is hoping that people will be rolling up their sleeves this Saturday, joining club members in their annual effort to clean up Newtownâs landscape. The Lions have scheduled âLose The Litter Dayâ for this Saturday, April 28, from 9 am to 1 pm. Volunteers can select a road to clean up or be assigned an area on the day of the event. People can pick up trash bags at the Newtown Middle School any time on the day of the event, and drop the full bags off at the highway department headquarters on Turkey Roost Road. As always, a few âGolden Cansâ have been planted along the roadsides, and those who find them will win free movie passes at Edmond Town Hall.
Spring wouldnât be spring in Newtown without a big budget battle, and the tradition continues this year. Maybe itâs not such a good idea to schedule a town budget vote so soon after April 15, when the ink is barely dry on all those checks we write to the IRS. Thereâs no good time to vote for higher taxes, but the town fathers and mothers should realize that the end of April is a particularly frustrating time for taxpayers.
Once the budget does pass, local residents will start hearing from a new survey company asking questions about the quality of life and other issues involving Newtown. The survey has been offered to the town at no charge by resident Paul Lundquist of the Waterbury-based Harrison Group. Mr Lundquist hopes the results will not only help elected officials and town leaders better gauge the needs and concerns of the community, but will serve as a roadmap for the soon-to-be-seated long-range Strategic Planning Committee. The Board of Selectmen gave its official blessing to the project April 16.
Newtown High Schoolâs Interact Club is sponsoring a coed basketball game between faculty and students on the evening of Friday, April 27. The game will be played in the main gym beginning at 6. Teachers will battle against both boys and girls varsity basketball players to raise funds for the construction of residential homes in Haiti. Tickets are $5.
That NewtownREADS To Kill A Mockingbird Ham has shown up just about everywhere in town this past month, and the library staff members were hoping to add a real âHamâ to the list of jurors at the mock trial play this Saturday. The librarians approached former Newtowner and library board member Ham Brosious to sit on the jury, but unfortunately, he had to decline their offer. It seems his wintertime pastime of skiing left him with a couple of bones out of joint. Ham is recuperating nicely, said librarian Kim Weber, but it looks like the only ham that will be at the play will be the slices that make up part of the postplay Southern tasting. By the way, while the tasty snacks are only available after the sold-out evening performance, tickets are still available for the 2 pm performance of the mock trial of To Kill A Mockingbird. Call the library at 426-4533 to reserve a ticket.
Itâs time for a lot of kids to starting thinking about summer camp, and this year the Newtown Historical Society is again planning a Summer History Camp, which sounds like a lot of fun. Kids will take a trip back in time â before cellphones, even. The camp will be held July 16â20, 10 am to 1 pm daily at the Matthew Curtiss House, home of the Newtown Historical Society, 44 Main Street. To reserve a place, send a $25 deposit (which will be applied to the camp fee) to Newtown Historical Society Summer Camp, PO Box 189, Newtown, CT 06470 (Attention Gordon Williams). Include the childâs name, parentâs name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
He may have a youthful look about him, but Kevinâs Community Center founder Dr Z. Michael Taweh was recently inducted as the youngest member in the prestigious American College of Physicians (ACP). He was elected to the Fellowship as a result of recognition by peers for his professional accomplishments. I know heâs not a vet, but with his credentials, I bet heâd do a great job of helping me stretch out my nine lives.
Speaking of stretching out, I think I need a nap. But Iâll be back in a week, so be sure toâ¦
Read me again.