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Weekly Newsletter March 9, 2016
In This Issue
Renewed Membership
YOUR Membership Listing on our Website.
Roaring Oaks-NEW location.
Print Master.
52 Main in Millerton, NY
Salisbury Rotary Club..
SVNA...wellness clinic's schedule..
Litchfield Bancorp...
Taste of the Tri-State SPONSORS...
Business After Hours
Spring Tonic...
Nobody Does It Better..
Press Release: Opening Reception for Northlights Art Show at SHS
BINGO PARTY TO BENEFIT THE WINSTED Y HOMELESS
Scoville Memorial Library June Events
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New and Renewed Membership
 

Renewed Members

Arnoff Moving & Storage
David N. Osterhoudt
5979 North Elm St.
Millerton, NY 12546
800-633-6683

Associated Lightning Rod Co. Inc.
Tammy or Rob Cooper
6020 Route 22
Millerton, NY 12546
(518) 789-4603

Elyse Harney Real Estate
Eva Yxfeldt
11 East Main St.
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-2200

National Iron Bank
Catherine Dougan
195 Main St.
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-2581

Salisbury Bank & Trust Co.
Mona Staaf-Gunther
5 Bissell St.
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-9801

Stor-it-all Inc.
Anne Veteran
325 Ashley Falls Rd
Canaan, CT 06018
(860) 364-5222

Thank you for your continued support!

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recent Multi-Media Friday, Issue XLVI
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Click here to read the lasted news from the
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YOUR Business Listing on our Website

Reminder to our members, as I continue to update and
 add pictures to our website.  I ask that you please take 
a few minutes to look at YOUR listing and please let me
 know if you would like to add, delete or make any other 
changes.  AND remember, you can add up to six (6) pictures, 
please send pictures as a jpeg file. 

Click here to view the complete list of members and click 
on YOUR listing and let me know of any changes.

If you have any questions please respond to this email or 
you can always give me a phone call at (860) 393-9171, 
my direct line at Litchfield Bancorp.
Special Email to Lime Rock Fans

Here's the truth: We've never done this before.
And what is that?


Sending an email to our entire fan base to solicit resumes for seasonal
employees to work at Lime Rock Park April through September.

Now please read this next sentence: We're doing this because we've
figured out we should only hire people who like racing, who want to
work at a world famous race track, where the hours can be crazy and
the work is not always easy.

The thing is, if you love motorsports, working here won't feel like
"work." You don't have to know what "Senna" refers to, or know
what GTLM means or what trail-braking is. But it helps!

Those are the kind of people we want here.
Needless to say, the work is rewarding, and those folks you're
shoulder to shoulder with are shiny happy people.

Here are some of the Lime Rock Departments that need 2016
seasonal employees:
Catering & Hospitality
Concessions
Facility Maintenance
Guest Services
Ticket Sellers
Hospitality
Parking

If you're one of us, send a resume to tracy@limerock.com,
and click here for the employment application form 

Thank you.
The Staff at Lime Rock Park

P.S.: If you're a "nine-to-fiver" just wanting a check, please
do not send a resume/application.
Roaring Oaks-NEW location

Print Master
52 Main in Millerton, NY 

52 main
Experience Spanish Tapas with with an American 
Flair...small plates of savory mouthfuls meant to
be enjoyed with others. Stop in and let your senses
linger at 52 Main is where can engage in lively
conversation, friendship and hospitality.
Every Saturday we have our Live Music Show @ 9pm!
No cover.  Tapas & Tunes - Come for the Fun!

Upcoming Musical Talents
Mar 12: Corey Rieman (New Performer)
Mar 19: Lone Wolf Trio
Mar 26: George Kirby (New Performer)

(518) 789-0252

Salisbury Rotary Club
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At the club's 3/8 luncheon meeting, Birgit Parajola spoke about, and showed photos from, her 18-day trip to Iran in April 2015.  A career-long professional travel agent, her insightful comments focused on the people, the culture, the economy and the infrastructure, noting she found that the people were most appreciative of tourists' interest in their country.  She emphasized that the people are not terrorists and that she and her group experienced no interference from the government.


 SVNA wellness clinic's schedule
  
Litchfield Bancorp

I hope you enjoy this weeks newsletter, with information and offers from our members.  
Click here to view our Website with more information. 
 

Reminder-as part of your annual membership dues advertising in the newsletter is one
of the many benefits we offer for FREE. The same information is also included on our website.
Please send all information to be included in the newsletter no later than Monday evening to be
included in the following Wednesday morning newsletter. Also, please send your information in
either a jpeg or pdf file, unless its a press release then a word doc. is fine.

 

If anyone has any questions, suggestions or comments please do not hesitate to contact me.
I can be reached at  sdickinson@tristatechamber.com or call me at (860) 393-9171 M-F my
direct line at Litchfield Bancorp.

If you are receiving this newsletter and are not yet members AND would like to advertise with us
FREE with membership, it's easy to join and for a very low reasonable annual fee. Please contact 
us for more information or respond to this email.  Check out our website at www.tristatechamber.com.

Taste of the Tri-State 

Only 3-days left to sign up!!

Taste of the Tri-State
Hotchkiss School Mars Athletic Center
    
Click  here to view and  
 
  
download the Trade vendor application!

Click here to view and download the Food Vendor application.

View the  complete list of vendors on our website.

Questions?  Give Sue a call at (860) 393-9171




 
 Business After Hours  
 
We will not be having a business after hours in March because we are in the
planning stages of our Taste of the Tri-State event on March 20th.  
I hope you can join us in participating or attending this great event.

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Our next Business After Hours will be hosted by:

Montes Health Nut Hut
51 Mechanic St., Amenia, NY 12545

Thursday, April 28th, 2016
5-7PM
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*If you are interested in hosting one of our wonderful business after hours 
events please contact Susan Dickinson at (860) 393-9171
or email sdickinson@tristatechamber.com.  
We are booked for 2016, so call now to schedule an event for next year.

Nobody Does It Better

Nobody Does It Better

www.DrDodman.org

Paw it Foward  
Chris P. Janelli
Executive Director, Center for Canine Behavior Studies
Director, The Simon Foundation, Inc. 

Sharon Historical Society News

Press Release: Opening Reception for Northlights Art Show at SHS 3/12

For Immediate Release

Contact: Gallery Committee,gallery@sharonhist.org or

Moira Conlan, Sharon Historical Society & Museum, 860-364-5688,
NORTHLIGHT ART CENTER STUDENT SHOW


Sharon, CT: The Sharon Historical Society & Museum is pleased to announce the opening of the next exhibit in The Gallery @the SHS, the 6th Annual Northlight Art Center's Student Show to be held at the Sharon Historical Society & Museum Art Gallery from March 12th until April 29th. Northlight Art Center was founded in 2010 by artist Pieter Lefferts. NAC, originally located in Sharon and now operating in Amenia, offers art classes for all ages taught by working professional artists in drawing, painting, photography and more.

The public is invited to attend the artists' opening reception on Saturday, March 12, from 5-7PM. Refreshments will be served. Come enjoy diverse artworks created over the past year by students of all ages, including drawings, pastels, watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings representing a wide range of subject matter. Many of the artworks will be available for purchase. All purchases support the Sharon Historical Society & Museum's mission.


The Gallery @the SHS is located in the Sharon Historical Society & Museum at 18 Main Street in Sharon, CT. Museum hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon to 4:00 PM, Saturday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. For more information and directions to The Gallery @the SHS, call (860) 364-5688. For additional information about the Sharon Historical Society & Museum, visit www.sharonhist.org
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Press Release 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Gallery Committee for The Gallery @the SHS, gallery@sharonhist.org

Moira Conlan, Executive Director, the Sharon Historical Society & Museum, 860-364-5688, director@sharonhist.org

The Sharon Historical Society & Museum Announces Call for Works
"Black & White/White & Black"
Juried Exhibition Open Call
The Gallery @the SHS - May 7 through June 24, 2016

SHARON, CT: The Sharon Historical Society & Museum is pleased to announce an open call for entries for its upcoming show in The Gallery @the SHS, "Black & White/White & Black", a juried exhibition and sale running from May 7 through June 24, 2016. The Gallery @the SHS invites artists to submit works that respond to, and reflect the artist's interpretation of, the theme "Black & White/White & Black". Artwork in any medium (e.g. Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Photography, Pastel, Ink, Graphite, Drawing, Print, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Assemblage, Fabric, Stone, Clay, Metal) and, subject to the Terms and Conditions, any subject matter, may be submitted for consideration. There is a non-refundable entry fee of $25.00 for up to two (2) works of art. The show's Judge will select the art to be exhibited and award cash prizes of $100, $75, and $50 to three pieces. In addition, guests who attend the show's opening night will have the opportunity to select their favorite work of art which will receive the "SHS Crowd Pleaser" award. Submissions must be delivered on Saturday, April 30. The Prospectus, Entry Forms and detailed Terms and Conditions are available on the Art Gallery page (follow the link under Museum > Exhibiting at the SHS) of the Sharon Historical Society & Museum's web site, sharonhist.org, or can be picked up at the SHS during regular hours.

BINGO PARTY TO BENEFIT THE WINSTED Y HOMELESS
Scoville Memorial Library Events March 2016
Weekly Programs

Story Time with Miss Molly

Wednesdays at 10:30 am  (March 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23th) 
Twice a week our 45-minute story time for toddlers and preschool aged children focuses on a different  theme through stories, singing and crafting fun!  The five early literacy practices are playing, talking, singing, reading and writing (scribble/draw) -- and we will be rocking them all! Bring your own snacks.

NOTE: Meets at Salisbury Congregational Church in the parish hall,
30 Main St, Salisbury, CT


Thursdays March 3 through April 14 at 10:00

Mark Scarbrough: Things That Go Bump In The Book: The Ghost Stories of Henry James and Edith Wharton
While dozens of writers in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century made careers out of writing about spooky goings-on, few took the craft to such heights--or perhaps depths-as friends and fellow writers James and Wharton.  Scarbrough leads attendees through readings and discussions of these scary short stories from the long course of their careers, stories that explore the supernatural, the unexplained, and the just plain bizarre. From an age that birthed Edwardian guilt, Freudian analysis, and a host of novel religious off-shoots from Christianity, things are bound to be not what they seem. Or perhaps exactly what they seem.

NOTE: Meets at Salisbury Congregational Church in the parish hall
30 Main St, Salisbury, CT

Monthly ProgramsSaturday March 12, 3:00

Saturday March 12th 3PM Book Club, "The Jaguar's Children" by John Vaillant
Héctor is trapped. The water truck, sealed to hide its human cargo, has broken down.  Over four days, as water and food run low, Héctor tells how he came from Oaxaca to this desperate place.  Both an outstanding suspense novel and an arresting window into the relationship between two great cultures,
Meets at Salisbury Town Hall
Main Street  Salisbury, CT 06068

Unique Programs
Saturday March 12, 4:00
Chickens Are Smarter Than You Think! Scoville Sustainable Backyard Series
Recent scientific studies and reviews confirm that chickens possess abilities far beyond those of  a mere "bird brain". These include various modes of  communication including language,  decision making, complex social structures, self control, emotions. and other cognitive abilities. Chickens are far higher in the pecking order than previously understood, in some cases on par with primates. Folks who observe their backyard chickens confirm that chickens are far more complex than most people realize. Join bantam keeper Leslie Watkins for an entertaining introduction into the fascinating world of chickens and learn what you need to do to begin keeping your own flock of chickens. Live chickens will be present to answer questions.

Watkins has been keeping an amusing flock of bantams for about ten years. Through careful observation and mutual admiration she has become a master chicken whisperer, and a respected member of the flock. She is also a painter (lesliewatkins.com) and a principal of Dandelion Gardening Arts dandelionsgardeningarts.com, a garden design and maintenance company.
Meets at Salisbury Town Hall
Main Street  Salisbury, CT 06068


Saturday March 19, 4:00

Era of Elegance: The Wallpaper Remains: The Rise, Fall and Preservation of Elegance in the Phelps-Hatheway House, Suffield,  presented by Lynn Mervosh, Connecticut Landmarks. The later years of the 18th century ushered in a period of elegance in Connecticut that seemed to openly contradict the ravages left by the War of Independence.  The Phelps Hatheway House in Suffield, CT offers evidence of this significant rise in both prominence and consciousness of the individual that would long endure. A close examination of the family history, architecture and decoration of this property tells a magnificent but nonetheless tragic tale of two families set during the time of our country's great emergence.

Dr. Mervosh is the first guide and site administrator for this exquisite property.  She holds a PhD in19th century European literature from the University of Pennsylvania and has worked at the Sterling Memorial and Beinecke Libraries at Yale and at the Wadsworth Atheneum.  In her free time, she loves to bake and garden, both at the Hatheway House and at her much smaller home down the street.
Meets at Salisbury Town Hall
Main Street  Salisbury, CT 06068

Scoville Events 
Lawrence Davis-Hollander
Adult Program Coordinator

Scoville Memorial Library  38 Main Street  Salisbury, CT 06068
860.435.2838 / 413.229.8316 (home office)