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Weekly Newsletter March23, 2016
In This Issue
Renewed Membership
YOUR Membership Listing on our Website.
Help Wanted...Roaring Oaks Florist,
Help wanted at the Moviehouse..
52 Main in Millerton, NY
Call for Artists!..
Remembrance & Celebration for Health Care Professionals.
Don't forget to Attend our BIG Event!!
Business After Hours
Join us for Easter at Morgan's...
Spring Tonic...
Scoville Memorial Library June Events
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 Renewed Membership
 
Crescendo, Inc.
Christine Gevert
Trinity Episcopal Church
484 Lime Rock Rd
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-4866

Rose Hill Kitchen & Bath, LLC
Matt, Mike or Betsy Devino
210 East Canaan Rd
Canaan, CT 06024
(860) 824-8051

Taconic Kitchen dba The Woodland
Robert Peters
192 Sharon Rd
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-0578

Thank you for your continued support!

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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.
Help Wanted
Roaring Oaks Florist, now located in Lakeville, CT is looking for new team members for our growing florist shop.  

Full Time Floral Designer: We are searching for a Full-Time Floral Designer who is experienced in all aspects of a flower shop including traditional and contemporary design. Candidate must be able to handle conditioning of flowers, maintaining coolers and have good customer service and computer skills.   Candidate must also be dependable, organized and efficient 

Part Time Delivery Driver - Store Clerk: Delivery drivers are the face of our company and the lasting impression as recipients accept their flowers or gifts from our shop.  Ideal candidate must have a clean driving record, familiarity with local delivery area, and ability to lift up to 30 pounds. This person will also help inside the store during non-delivery times.  Call us at (860) 364-5380 or stop in at 349A Main Street, Lakeville.
Help wanted at the Moviehouse
MANAGERS WANTED!
The Moviehouse, 48 Main Street, Millerton, NY 12546
 
Requirements: A passion for film, theater and cultural entertainment with enthusiasm for customer service; digital audio/visual knowledge, a clear focus and ability to multi-task are essential, with a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.
Will Train promising candidates.
 
Email your completed application along with your resume to: cheryl@themoviehouse.net
Phone: 860-435-2897

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 26: George Kirby (New Performer)

(518) 789-0252

Call for Artists!


The Sharon Historical Society & Museum announces 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.

For questions, call 860-364-5688 or email gallery@sharonhist.org.
Remembrance & Celebration for Health Care Professionals
 
Founders Insurance Agency

A Great Organization......

The Center for Humans and Nature recently invited me to write a commentary to the topic question, How can zoos and aquariums foster cultures of care and conservation?

I was delighted to do this and hope that you will both read my comment and get to know this organization - - - - and subscribe.  While you may not always agree with some of the published opinions and comments, they raise some of the most important conservation and nature related questions that need to be considered and discussed. 

I hope you will visit the Center for Humans and Nature at add it to your list of organization from which you want to receive articles.

www.humansandnature.org

Read my comment here: http://www.humansandnature.org/how-can-zoos-and-aquariums-foster-cultures-of-care-and-conservation-can-man-ever-protect-and-preserve-nature-in-a-controlled-environment

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

Salisbury Rotary Club
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 Jürgen Kalwa, an author, print, radio & video journalist and foreign correspondent for Germany's NPR equivalent, returned to our club as the 3/22 luncheon speaker, this time speaking about a recent trip with his wife to the country of Bhutan. He spoke about and shared a most interesting 9-minute video on one of the world's smallest countries, tucked away in the Himalayan mountains, and bordered by Nepal and India. Club VP Michele Gorat chaired the meeting.

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A taste of the Salisbury Rotary Club was present at Sunday's "Taste of the Tri-State" event sponsored by the Tri-State Chamber of Commerce at the Hotchkiss School.  The SRC was among dozens of vendors, area eateries and community organizations in attendance with displays.  Shown here are club members Kim Downey, Mona Staaf-Gunther, Michele Gorat and John Hedbavny.

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

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of the many benefits we offer for FREE. The same information is also included on our website.
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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
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Great Taste of the Tri-State Event

We had a wonderful day for the Taste of the Tri-State event this past weekend.  Thank you to everyone who participated and volunteered to help make this such a HUGE success.  We will have pictures to view on our website, so stay tuned.  Below is one of them.
And again, a very special THANK YOU to this years sponsors,
YOU ALL helped make this happen.

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 Business After Hours  
 

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.

Join us for Easter at Morgan's

CELEBRATE EASTER at Morgan's on Sunday, March 27th
Join us for our Easter Brunch Buffet from 11-3 for $32.95 + tax and gratuity. Our menu includes brunch favorites like made-to-order omelets and Berkshire Country ham on our carving table, but that's just the beginning. Our brunch menu also includes foraged mushroom soup, crêpes with duck confit, Allen Brothers short ribs with roasted root vegetables and much more. See the menu here and then call 860-435-9878 for reservations! Morgan's will also be serving a la carte Easter dinner from our regular menu from 5 to 9.

SAVE THE DATE: Friday, April 8th
COMPLIMENTARY WINE & CHEESE FOR MORGAN'S DINING CLUB MEMBERS
To celebrate our new Morgan's Dining Club offerings, we invite all Morgan's Dining Club members to join us on Friday, April 8th from 6:30 to 7:30 pm to sample the new wines we will be offering with our spring menu. We hope you will stay on to enjoy dinner and music by the TimeRider band who will play from 7:30 to 9:30. Save the date: Friday, April 8th!

New 2016 MORGAN'S DINING CLUB
We have rolled out a new program for our Morgan's Dining Club for 2016. Current members will receive a new card the next time you dine at Morgan's so please be sure to present your current card to your server. If you are not a member yet, please join! It's free and you receive discounts and specials all year every time you join us for dinner! See the new Dining Club program details

UPCOMING DINING EVENTS
Mother's Day Brunch Buffet | Sunday, May 8th, 11 am to 3 pm
Father's Day Brunch Buffet | Sunday, June 19th, 11 am to 3 pm
ENTERTAINMENT AT MORGAN'S
Fridays with the TimeRider band * 7:30 to 9:30 pm
Friday April 8th and every first Friday May through October more
Saturday Jazz with the Scott Heth Trio
Every Saturday from 7:30 to 9:30 more

WINTER HOURS
* DINNER is served 7 days a week from 5 to 9. (Extended weekend hours begin May 1st)
* LUNCH is served Friday & Saturday from 11:30 to 2.
* BRUNCH is served à la carte on Sundays from 11:30 to 2.
* NEW: Our Bites menu is served in Morgan's Lounge 7 days a week from Noon to 9 pm.
* BREAKFAST is served in Morgan's from 7 to 10 on weekends & holidays. We serve a complimentary continental breakfast for hotel guests weekday mornings from 6:30 to 9:30.


FOR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL (860) 435-9878 or 1-800-222-2909

HVRHS Press Release
HVRHS
PRESS RELEASE


 Building Bridges between High School and Work
 Through Partnerships with Local Businesses

Connecticut state law requires high schools to provide 'supported work opportunities' for select students. HVRHS Director of Pupil Services, Carl Gross, explains, "Region One goes beyond the state mandated work-study program by using a student's individual educational plan to identify their specific skill set needs to get and hold a job, thus increasing their chance of succeeding beyond HVRHS."
This year, seven HVRHS students are working at off-campus jobs for five to ten hours a week. Another dozen take periodic trips to local companies to learn about businesses and fields that interest them; last month a group of students interested in working with youths visited the Northwest Connecticut YMCA to talk with its Executive Director and staff members.
The Region One work-study program, run by Amy Bennett, helps students secure job placements and support. After acquiring first-hand knowledge of the challenges an employee faces at work, students receive coaching on how to balance what the employer wants with their own work expectations. The goal is to help each student gain experience, build confidence, and develop a resume while learning how to be a responsible employee.
Bennett says, "This year we are working with Geer Village, Time Out Foundation, Hamilton Book, Mizza's Pizza Restaurant, Berkshire Country Store, Roma Pizzeria, and Ed Herrington's so students have the opportunity to work in manufacturing, food preparation, and animal care. For several of the students, these internships have led to paying jobs. In addition to these placements, we're also helping the HVRHS Safety Committee. Our students help test safety equipment around the building, such as eye wash stands and fire extinguishers, to ensure everything is up to code and operational."


If you or your company is interested in offering a work or work shadow opportunity to a student, please contact Amy Bennett at HVRHS, 860-824-5123 x 216 or abennett@region1schools.org. As Bennett says, "The more work experiences we can provide, the more students we can help transition into productive members of our community."

Scoville Memorial Library Events March - April 2016
Weekly Programs

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 
ff-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

Unique Programs

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Lakeville Gallery Walk,  April 2
 
WHO: Argazzi Art, Somethins Gotta Give, Waterworks, White Gallery and Lakeville Interiors
WHAT: Combined gallery walk and tour celebrating art and new Waterworks Gallery and School
WHEN: Saturday,  April 2,  4:00-6:00pm.
WHERE: Main Street, Downtown Lakeville
CONTACT Lawrence Davis-Hollander  413-229-8316
 
LAKEVILLE, CT - An early spring spring art celebration and gallery walk will take place in Lakeville on Saturday April 2, 2016 from 4-6 pm.  The gallery walk will coincide with the opening of WaterWorks a new Lakeville art gallery and watercolor painting school founded by artist Leslie Watkins.  Waterworks is located at 325 Main Street in the Parish House of the Methodist church. Across the street the White Gallery will host its closing of its 2016 "Winter Warmer" exhibition. This rotating  group show features many represented artists of different styles and media.  Artists include Sarah Martinez, Harry Rich, Debra Losada, Carolyn Edlund, Nancy Lasar, Janet Iffland, David Dunlop, Frances B. Ashforth, Joan Jardine, Kate Stiassni and Avery Danziger.
 
Next door to the White Gallery, Somethins Gotta Give decorative arts gallery will feature its usual blend of finely crafted objects by local artisans in the tri-state area. There is fine made-to-order furniture, one of a kind ceramics and wood decoratives. Just down the road on Route 44, Millerton Road, Argazzi Gallery will continue its featured artists Winter Show with an array of paintings of both emerging and established artists.  Lakeville Interiors newly renovated retail shop on nearby Holley Street  will feature art by Great Barrington based artist Isha Nelson. There is a wide selection of fabrics, wallpapers, custom furniture, area rugs and carpeting  Their on-site workroom includes window treatments, pillows, slipcovers and upholstery.
 
Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served at some of the galleries 

Weekly Programs

Story Time with Miss Molly
Wednesdays at 10:30 am (April 6, 13, 20 and 30)
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


Thursday April 7 and 14th 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


Saturday April 2, at 4:00

Local author Frances Moulder presents "Exiting the Extraordinary: Returning to the Ordinary World After War, Prison, and Other Extraordinary Experiences". A talk and discussion sponsored by the Scoville Memorial Library in collaboration with St. John's Episcopal Church. Moulder's book explores the experiences and process of reintegration to society when the unusual has shifted people's lives. She will talk about what drew her to the topic, the problems she faced in the research process and the common nature of seemingly diverse extraordinary experiences. Moulder shares insights from her research about the difficulties people face when returning to the ordinary world and the strategies that returnees have used to deal with those challenges.

Frances Moulder was Associate Professor of Sociology at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, Connecticut then Special Lecturer in the Urban and Community Studies Program at the University of Connecticut, Torrington. She is the author of two previous books, Japan, China and the Modern World Economy, and Social Problems of the Modern World: A Reader. She was a community educator and organizer in low income communities and is the recipient of State of Connecticut Higher Education awards for designing a community research course and programs on intercultural communication.

Meets at St John's Episcopal Church, Main Street Salisbury

Saturday April 9

3:00

Saturday Book Club, "The Illuminations" by Andrew O'Hagan

Anne Quirk's life is built on stories-the lies she was told by the man she loved and the fictions she told herself to survive. Her beloved grandson Luke, has inherited her habit of transforming reality. When his mission in Afghanistan goes horribly wrong, he returns to Scotland, where the secrets that have shaped his family begin to emerge. He and Anne set out to confront a mystery from her past among the Blackpool Illuminations-the dazzling lights that brighten the seaside town as the season turns to winter.

Meets at Salisbury Town Hall, 1st floor


4:00

Passive House Design for New and Old Buildings presented by architect Hicks Stone. Passive house design seeks to use simple and inexpensive methods to reduce home energy consumption by 90%. The methods are based on building research conducted in the U.S and Canada and refined by German building scientists. Rather than using exotic and expensive mechanical systems, or incorporating unappealing aesthetic elements into building design, today passive house design is virtually invisible and only modestly increases the cost of construction, often less than 10% of the overall construction cost. Hicks Stone, a practicing Roxbury-based architect and a certified passive house designer, reviews the principles of passive house design, and discusses how these can be easily incorporated into both new and existing building construction. When put into practice, the cost of heating and cooling buildings will be dramatically reduced.

Hicks Stone is the founder and principal of Stone Architecture, LLC located in New York City area. He worked as a senior designer in the office of Philip Johnson and John Burgee Architects. Stone received his Masters of Architecture from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. His firm's principal focus is the design of single and multi-family residential housing, retail boutiques for luxury brands and cultural facilities. Stone is a son of the late American architect, Edward Durell Stone, and has written the first biography and monograph of his father for Rizzoli, "Edward Durell Stone: A Son's Untold Story of a Legendary Architect".

Meets at Salisbury Town Hall, 2nd floor


Saturday April 10, at 4:00

Poetry Potpourri: Readings in Celebration of Poetry Month
"Poetry is what gets lost in translation" according to Robert Frost, while the French poet Mallarme said "It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things. " Poetry is the language of life and made to be read aloud. In celebration of National Library Week and National Poetry Month Scoville Memorial Library is having its second annual community poetry reading. Share your poetic voice by reading a short poem of your own or a published poet, not to exceed two minutes in length. Sign up in the library, over the phone or send an email to scovlibn@biblio.org. Please get your choices to us by April 4 and include the name of the poem, author, your name and contact information. If you can send us a copy of the poem, preferably in digital form that would be helpful

Meets at Salisbury Town Hall, 2nd floor

Saturday April 16, at 4:00

Setting a Process in Motion: The Self Proliferating Landscape a lecture with Larry Weaner. Scoville Sustainable Backyard Series. Nature has spent thousands of years perfecting plants' abilities to reproduce and proliferate, and yet we often go to great effort individually placing every plant in our designed landscapes. How can we capitalize on the reproductive abilities of native plants and actively encourage planted as well as existing species to colonize our landscapes? Join noted landscape designer Larry Weaner as he explores principles and protocols for creating dynamic, ecologically rich landscapes where nature does much of the "planting." Detailed case studies will demonstrate how practical plant proliferation strategies can be applied at diverse scales, from the intimate garden to large multi-acre landscapes.

Larry Weaner has been creating native landscapes throughout the eastern United States since 1977. His firm Larry Weaner Landscape Associates has a national reputation for combining ecological restoration with the traditions of fine garden design. Larry is an active guest lecturer and instructor for horticultural and environmental organizations throughout the United States. In 1990, he founded New Directions in the American Landscape, an educational programming series with a national following.

Meets at Salisbury Town Hall, 2nd floor

Saturday April 30, at 4:00

Gone Fishing: Northwest Connecticut Fisheries and Waterways
Sponsored by the Salisbury Association Land Trust and the Scoville Memorial Library. Mike Beauchene, fisheries biologist at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), will discuss Connecticut's fisheries, focusing on local streams, rivers and lakes. He will talk about the management of recreational fishing and what it means for CT's environment and economy. Tracy Brown, from Trout Unlimited, will present an update on restoration efforts on Salisbury's Salmon Kill. Identified as one of the priority waterways by Trout Unlimited, Salmon Kill is part of their efforts to preserve and restore critical brook trout habitat and populations in the northeast, actions that will benefit fish and fisherman alike. This program is for anyone who wants to know more about our native fish and their habitats.

Meets at Salisbury Town Hall, 2nd floor

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)