Trading Post Paddle Days Festival

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: May 05, 2006 12:00 am

Will Return For May 12-14

NEW MILFORD â Looking for something different to do on Motherâs Day weekend?

The Trading Post will host its Fifth Annual Paddle Days Festival that weekend at Lynn Deming Town Park. The event will run from 9 am to 5 pm each day, rain or shine.

Admission is $10 for a one-day pass or $15 for a weekend pass, with free admission for kids under 12 and seniors ages 70-plus; and admission includes a BBQ lunch prepared by The Cookhouse Restaurant of New Milford.

The event is handicap accessible. A portion of the admission fee will support area organizations that help keep our lakes and rivers clean.

Paddle sports manufacturers, local artisans, vendors and clubs will all be participating.

Live music, a dedicated kids area and great deals on boats and paddling gear will Â complement the festive atmosphere. Attendees can also help build a full-sized, wooden boat.

Lynn Deming Town Park is on Candlewood Lake Road North, just off Route 7 in New Milford. Â For further information, phone The Trading Post at 860-354-3276, stop by the store at 314 Kent Road (Route 7), or visit Trading-Post-CT.com.

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Yikes, talk about not doing a basic level of research. As my kids would say, "bruh, aren't you embarrassed?" James Buchanan (its not spelled Bucannan, Steve), the guy who put a black family back into slavery was -- wait for it -- A DEMOCRAT. Abraham Lincoln, the fella that ended slavery, was A REPUBLICAN. Herbert Hoover, a Republican, did not unilaterally cause the Great Depression. The stock market crashed within the FIRST year of his presidency. The imposition of his tariffs sought to help American industry, when there was little work to be had. Yes, FDR, a Democrat, led us out of the Great Depression, but with a heavy assist from the war-based economy in the run-up and through World War 2. And yes, Herbert Hoover did meet with Adolph Hitler in 1938 - A FULL 5 YEARS AFTER HE WAS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. It was done as a diplomatic courtesy on the 20th anniversary of the end of World War I. Steve, if I were you, I'd ask the Bee to pull this Letter to the Editor.

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Looks like someone is getting the politics 101 course and is leaning heavily on the “status quo” and “stagnation” talking points, the reality is that our current First Selectman is only completing his first term in office. Hardly the entrenched, decades-long politician Bruce suggests. In fact, in just this one term, the current selectman has delivered meaningful progress — addressing core infrastructure, keeping budgets responsible, and ensuring that Newtown remains a strong and vibrant community. That’s not “stagnation.” That’s steady, thoughtful leadership in action. If Bruce were truly ready for a challenge, he would have answered my July questions on how to would handle large-scale protests and rallies at the flagpole? Our current First Selectman put forward an option for positive change, and was met with shouting from the mob. What would Bruce do differently? And just how responsive and open to real change will he be when facing that same kind of pressure, or would it not matter when clearly Bruce wants to play the partisan line?

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