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Need something to do? Litchfield County full of weekend events
Spring brings busy weekends, and towns across Litchfield County are popping with things to do today and this weekend. Among them:
TODAY
LITCHFIELD [Dash] The Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club will dedicate a telescope at the group’s monthly Star Party today at 7:30 p.m. in the A.B. Ceder Room at the White Memorial Conservation Center, 80 Whitehall Road.
The telescope, a 10-inch Dobsonian type, was donated to the club by Jules Lloyd of Southington in memory of his son, Aric. It will be used for public viewing events and star parties along with the 16-inch telescope housed in the observatory at White Memorial.
The observatory is operated by the club and the Mattatuck Astronomical Society.
The event is one of the 2012 Star Party series, held the third Friday of each month through November. There will be a talk on binoculars and telescopes, followed by star gazing, weather permitting. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For information call 860-361-9195.
TORRINGTON [Dash] the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education’s Performance Lab students will present a world premiere performance of “The Beautiful Empire of Ordinary Kings” at the 68 Main St. theater.
Show dates and times are today and Saturday, at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Written and directed by Isabel Carrington, the theater’s director of education, the contemporary coming-of-age story features hit music of popular contemporary artists. It’s the last summer before a group of longtime childhood friends will go their separate ways into the real world of college and careers.
But what happens that summer, through an unexpected turn of events, will end up making brave souls out of timid ones and will bring these friends closer than they ever thought possible.
Tickets are $12.50 and can be purchased by calling the box office at 860-489-7180 or online at www.warnertheatre.org.
TORRINGTON [Dash] A special “Pasta for Patriots” dinner to salute all veterans and their families will be held today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 152 Litchfield St.
The benefit is sponsored by Leadership Northwest, a professional development program of the Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. It will feature a pasta dinner catered by Alfredo’s Deli, a 50/50 raffle and other raffle prizes.
Funds raised will be donated to the Veterans Service Office in Torrington, which benefits local veterans and their families.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under. To purchase tickets, call Amy Jock at 860-393-9143 or email to jock[AT]ctmutual.com, or Ernie Daly at 860-738-5564 or email to ernie. daily[AT]alcoa.com.
SALISBURY [Dash] The Salisbury Forum will present “Race France to France: Leave Antarctica to Starboard” today at 7:30 p.m. in the Seifert Theater at Salisbury School, 251 Canaan Road.
Rich Wilson, international lecturer and solo sailor, was the second American in history to complete the perilous around-the-world, non-stop sailing race, the Vendee Globe 2008-09. He was the only American, only asthmatic and the oldest skipper in the fleet.
The primary purpose of his voyage was K-12 education. In the early 1990s, Wilson founded sitesALIVE! that creates school programs that connect K-12 classrooms to adventures and expeditions worldwide. During his sailing race, he published a 15-part weekly series about his voyage that reached 250,000 students and 7 million readers of newspapers in the United States and other countries.
By Wilson’s voyages, as well as partnerships with schools worldwide, sitesALIVE! has produced 75 full semester, interactive programs for K-12 students.
The event is free. Call 860-435-5700 for information.
SALISBURY [Dash] The eighth annual Housatonic Valley Regional High School “Blue and Gold at The White” art show will be held today through Sunday at The White Gallery, 342 Main St.
Special gallery hours for the exhibit are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all three days.
An opening artists’ reception is today from 4 to 7 p.m. A broad spectrum of mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, drawings and mixed media collage will be exhibited. The White Gallery, John Borden-Sotheby’s International Realty, Deano’s Pizza, Peter Beck’s Village Store, The Sharon Women’s Club and framing by Frames on Wheels are sponsoring the event.
For information call 845-373-7456 or visit www.thewhitegalleryart.com.
SATURDAY
LITCHFIELD [Dash] The Litchfield Historical Society will host its annual Family Day on Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Litchfield History Museum, 7 South St. Admission is free.
Activities will include a bandage rolling race, music, Civil War-era refreshments and a historical scavenger hunt around Litchfield center.
Participants can discover what life was like in Litchfield and on the battlefield during the Civil War in conjunction with the museum’s new exhibition, “The Hour of Conflict.” Re-enactors from the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery will tell tales about Civil War camp life and answer questions.
All visitors may participate in a family-friendly Civil War scavenger hunt around the Litchfield Green. Those who complete the hunt will receive a prize!
Throughout the afternoon, local musical group Free Thought will be performing British and Scots-Irish songs adapted by American soldiers during the Civil War.
The museum and Tapping Reeve House and Law School will have free admission.
For information, call 860 567-4501 or visit www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org.
WINSTED [Dash] A pasta supper and silent auction will be held Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the First Church of Winsted, 95 North Main St.
The menu will comprise ziti served with meat or vegetarian sauce, salad, rolls and butter, homemade desserts and beverages. A preview for the auction, which will feature several gifts and gift certificates, will begin at 4:45 p.m.
Proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund. Dinner tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for children ages 12 and under.
For information and seating reservations, call 860-379-1778.
NEW HARTFORD [Dash] A “Gathering on the Green” flea market festival will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the green between St. John’s Episcopal Church, 42 Church St., and Route 44.
There will be bargains, live music, hamburgers, hot dogs and snow cones for sale. Ten-foot-by-10-foot spaces are available for a fee of $25 for vendors offering antiques, collectibles and crafts as well as food items.
Donations of furniture, books, jewelry, linens, toys, tools, housewares, bric-a-brac and similar items in good repair can be dropped off at the church. Call 860-379-3062 or 860-379-2455 for information and updates. Proceeds will benefit the church and local community outreach.
SHARON [Dash] The last in the series of “On the Road” bus tours around historic Sharon sponsored by the Sharon Historical Society will take place Saturday.
Brent Colley will lead “Peaks, Corners and Valleys.” He will be showing participants a part of the town’s past with stops at sites of interest in Amenia Union, Sharon Valley and on Jackson Hill.
His tour will begin with a short introduction at the historical society’s building, 18 Main St. Reservations are necessary.
Tickets are $15 per person. Email sharonhistoricalsociety[AT]yahoo.com or call 860-364-5688 for tickets and information.
NEW MILFORD [Dash] The Silo Gallery at Hunt Hill Farm’s new exhibition “Entitled Women” will run from Saturday through June 24, at the gallery, 44 Upland Road.
The exhibit features four female artists: Bette Alexander, Bascove, Jill Cook and Sheryl Shakinovsky. In addition, the Silo’s New Talent Gallery will feature art students from The Arch Bridge School of The Wellspring Foundation.
An opening reception to meet the artists and view the exhibition will be held Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. Guests can sample wines from Hopkins Vineyard and light appetizers from The Silo Cooking School.
On June 24 at 2 p.m., the exhibiting artists along with The New Talent Gallery Arch Bridge School art students will participate in a “Gallery Talk.” They will share insights into their artistic history and their individual technical processes, followed by a question and answer period.
The opening reception, talk and exhibition are free and open to the public.
Call 860-355-0300 or visit www.hunthillfarmtrust.org for information.
GOSHEN [Dash] The Goshen Garden Club will conduct a plant sale on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Church of Christ Congregational, 5 Old Middle St. at Route 63 and the rotary.
The club will have a large selection of vegetables, herbs, annuals, perennials and hanging baskets. Homemade bakery items also will be sold.
The event will be held rain or shine. For information call 860-491-3820.
WASHINGTON, Conn. [Dash] The Humane Organization Representing Suffering Equines (H.O.R.S.E.) will conduct a spring open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 43 Wilbur Road facility.
The nonprofit rescue organization will offer pony rides for small children, a boutique and tack sale, free hourly tours on the hour, a raffle and a silent auction.
Attendees will have a chance to tour the farm and meet the 28 horses who live there. Pony rides will be available for small children at a cost of $5 per ride.
All of the horses available for riding have been rescued and returned to full health.
For information call 860-868-1960, email to horsectinfo[AT]gmail.com or visit www.horseofct.org.
WASHINGTON, Conn.[Dash] The 2012 Relay for Life of Shepaug Valley will be held Saturday from 6 p.m. through Sunday at 6 a.m. at River Walk in Washington Depot.
Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature event that brings community members together for a common cause to raise money for cancer research, to provide services for cancer survivors, to provide education regarding cancer and for advocacy.
Individuals or teams, typically 10 to 12 members, will collect monetary pledges in support of the event. There is a $10 fee per person/team member that gets the team member an event shirt and then they will be officially registered.
Team members solicit donations and take turns walking around the track during the night of the relay and are asked to raise a minimum of $100. There are numerous other ways to assist the event if not walking in the relay.
Opening ceremonies begin at 6 p.m. and the luminaria ceremony at 9 p.m., where candles and bags are lit in honor, remembrance and memory of those who have or had cancer. For information, email to Kyla Peters at kyla4relay[AT]gmail.com or call Susan Zappulla-Peters at 860-355-8830, or visit www.RelayForLife.org/ShepaugValleyCT.
KENT [Dash] On Saturday members of St. Luke’s Lodge No. 48 will offer a barbecue lunch to benefit the KCS Scholarship Fund. The barbecue will take place at Kent Center School from noon to 2 p.m.
The menu includes half a chicken, homemade potato salad, garden salad, baked beans and dessert. Coffee, soda or bottled water is also included. Lunches are available to eat in or take out and will be $10 for adults, $6 for children aged 6-12 years old and free for children under the age of 6.
Tickets are available from scholarship committee members and members of St. Luke’s Lodge, or at the door on the day.
Proceeds from the barbecue will benefit the KCS Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarships for the post-secondary education of Kent Center School graduates. For information, contact Carol Spelbos at 860-927-3497.
WOODBURY [Dash] An elegant dinner party fundraiser to benefit the Glebe House Museum and Gertrude Jekyll Garden will be held Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the museum and garden, 49 Hollow Road.
This year’s festive dinners celebrate the Marshall Children Education programs. The honorary chair for the event is Anne Slattery, executive vice president/retail banking at Webster Bank N.A., who served on the board of directors at the museum and has supported the museum and garden for many years.
Cocktails and a live auction will begin the evening. Guests then will attend one of 10 elegant dinners; most dinners will include eight guests.
Cost per person is $150, which will support innovative educational programs, maintain and preserve the museum and its collections and support the renovation and maintenance of the garden, the only extant work in the U.S. by England’s most important garden designer, commissioned in 1926.
For information and reservations, call museum director Judith Kelz at 203-263-2855 or email to ghmgjg[AT]snet.net.
TORRINGTON [Dash] Leadership Northwest, a professional development program for business leaders of the Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, will sponsor a 3-on-3 basketball tournament Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Torrington YMCA, 259 Prospect St.
Proceeds will benefit the Winsted YMCA homeless shelter. The tournament mission is to raise awareness, provide support and improve the quality of life for the residents of the shelter.
Teams will comprise up to three players with the fee $15 per player. There will be prizes and giveaways to participants.
Anyone interested in playing should call Joel Gibson at 860-489-5015, Jemeli Grocki at 860-482-3506, Colleen Suppa at 860-379-7561 or Kathy VanOrmer at 860-567-6430 for a registration form.
Those unable to participate may send donations in care of the NW CT Chamber Education Foundation and mail to: NW Chamber of Commerce, 333 Kennedy Drive, suite R101, Attn: Anita Rosa, Torrington, CT 06790.
BRIDGEWATER [Dash] The Roxbury-Bridgewater Garden Club will hold its annual Plant Mart on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bridgewater Firehouse, 100 Main St., Route 133.
The sale will feature perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetables and “steppables,” many dug from members’ gardens or grown for the sale.
In addition there will be prizes and garden boutique items.
The sale is the club’s only fundraiser and supports an annual scholarship and community outreach projects at town schools and senior centers. Email to Marilyn Mehr at marilynmehr[AT]earthlink.net for information.
TORRINGTON [Dash] The Connecticut Civil War Round Table will hold its second of two May meetings on Saturday at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 835 Riverside Ave.
Ira Spar will lecture on “Treating the Wounded.” He will examine the surgical methods of the day and the duties and responsibilities of regimental surgeons.
The Round Table is an organization of Connecticut people with an active interest in the Civil War. Guests are welcome.
For information, call (860) 489-1618, email to bpavlik[AT]mac.com or visit www.ctcwrt.org.
WINSTED [Dash] A penny auction will take place Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 296 hall, 114 Colebrook River Road.
Doors will open at noon. The VFW post is hosting the event.
For information call 860-379-3489.
HARWINTON [Dash] The Harwinton Public Library will hold its annual Plant, Book and Bake Sale on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the library, 80 Bentley Drive.
The event will feature locally grown plants, homemade baked goods and a large selection of inexpensive, gently used books for all ages. There will also be a raffle of gardening, reading and baking-related items held in the bake sale room.
Donations of plants and baked goods will be accepted at the library during regular hours in the days preceding the sale. Funds raised will support library programs.
For information, call the library at 860-485-9113.
WASHINGTON, Conn. [Dash] An indoor and outdoor gardening program will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Institute for American Indian Studies Museum Research Center, 38 Curtis Road.
Dawn Cloud Alter, herbalist and founder of the Connecticut chapter of the American Herbalist Guide, will show how to create an herbal windowsill garden. Participants will learn the basics of how to turn a kitchen window into an organic “farmers market.”
Cloud Alter will discuss the importance of composting and crop rotation for outdoor gardens. Each participant will leave with their own herbal garden of four different herbs. All materials will be provided.
The fee is $15 for institute members and $20 for nonmembers. Payment is required in advance.
For information and reservations, call 860-868-0518 or visit www.iaismuseum.org.
WINSTED [Dash] The Highland Lake Watershed Association will conduct its fourth annual tag sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Resha Beach at the lake. If rain, the event will be held in the parks and recreation building.
All proceeds will benefit the association, a nonprofit organization devoted to protecting the lake watershed.
Volunteers are needed to help with setting up and acting as cashiers, monitors and restocking clerks.
For information or to volunteer, call co-chairs Jean Labich at 860-738-0167 or Jackie Mulvey at 860-379-0268.
TORRINGTON [Dash] First Congregational Church, 835 Riverside Ave., will conduct a tag sale on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit church activities and the Youth Mission trip. For information call 860-482-4705.
HARWINTON [Dash] The Lewis S. Mills High School Project Graduation program will sponsor its annual tag sale and bottle drive from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Harwinton Fairgrounds, 150 Locust Road.
Entrance fee is $1, or $5 for early bird entrance from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Ages 12 and under get in free.
Those wishing to donate items can drop them off Thursday and Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. No clothes, encyclopedias, paint, computers or TVs are needed.
Cans and bottles also can be dropped off May 17 to 19. Those wishing to conduct their own tag sales and be included on an area map of sales produced by Project Graduation can do so for a $20 donation.
Tickets also will be sold Saturday for a May 27 pancake breakfast at Applebee’s in Torrington. Tickets are $5.
The Harwinton and Burlington recreation departments also are selling breakfast tickets.
SUNDAY
LITCHFIELD [Dash] The Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Inc. will host its monthly breakfast Sunday from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the firehouse, 12 Knife Shop Road.
The regular menu will consist of choices of french toast, pancakes, sausage, eggs, home fries, coffee, tea and juices for $5. A hungry man’s special including all of the items will be available for $6. Children’s portions also will be available for $3.
Proceeds benefit the firehouse fund. For information, call 860-283-9303 or visit www.northfieldfire.org.
LITCHFIELD [Dash] The Prayer Shawl Guild will meet Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in the St. Michael’s Episcopal Church library, 25 South St.
Both expert and beginning knitters, as well as crocheters, are invited to join. Extra yarn and needles will be available and lunch will be provided.
Rhonda Jaacks, of Harlequin Farm in Lakeville, will offer knitting instructions to beginning knitters of all ages. Jaacks raises Finn sheep[Dash]highly prized for their superior wool[Dash]on a small sustainable farm where she spins her own wool.
Prayer shawls are created in response to answering the need for comforting others. Blessed shawls will be donated to local residents who are hospitalized, in nursing homes or in hospice care.
Also, Reginald Harrison, a Vietnam War veteran, will be bringing prayer shawls and a member of the guild with him as he regularly visits wounded war veterans.
For information, call 860-567-4456.
NEW MILFORD [Dash] The New Milford Historical Society and Museum, 6 Aspetuck Ave., will open for the season on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. with a new exhibit “Heirlooms from the Attic: New Milford Historical Society’s Finest.”
The event will include a gallery tour of the exhibit with curator Lisa Roush. Bob Coppola will entertain children with early American toys and games, such as Jacob’s Ladder, tops, cup and bowl, kaleidoscopes, the buzz saw and more.
There also will be old-fashioned games such as the hoop and stick, “Game of Graces” and blacksmith puzzles.
For information, call the society at 860 354-3069 or email to nmhistorical[AT]gmail.com.
WASHINGTON, Conn. [Dash] A beekeeping and gardening program will be held Sunday at 1 p.m., at the Institute for American Indian Studies Museum Research Center, 38 Curtis Road.
Workshop participants will learn how to attract the pollinators to gardens or become a backyard beekeeper. Howland Blackiston, author of “Beekeeping for Dummies” and a member of the Connecticut Backyard Beekeepers Association, will share his 25 years of experience as a backyard beekeeper.
Seating is limited and payment in advance is required. Costs are $10 for institute members and $15 for nonmembers.
For information and registration, call 860-868-0518 or visit www.iaismuseum.org.
TORRINGTON [Dash] The American Folk Musicians Association will sponsor a country and western dance Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Cornucopia Banqueting Hall, 371 Pinewoods Road.
Northeast Country will be the band. A cash bar will be available.
Admission is $11 each and the event is open to the public.
For information, call 860-689-1967 or 860-489-5446.
KENT [Dash] The Kent Historical Society’s Sunday Series will continue Sunday at 2 p.m. in Kent Town Hall with a presentation on artist Rex Brasher. The program will feature Deborah and Melode Brasher, grandnieces of Brasher. Rex Brasher has been called the 20th century Audubon for his realistic paintings of birds in their natural settings. From 1911-1960, Brasher made his home near Kent. He was also a founder of the Kent Art Association.
Brasher decided at age 8 to paint every bird in North America, only better than Audubon had painted with the birds he first killed. Like Audubon, for years his financing was unreliable, some of it gained from wagering on race horses. The 1929 Depression collided with his sale of the “Birds and Trees of North America,” his multivolume work of 874 different species. The year 2012 brings multiple efforts to revive the work and life of this great artist.
Deborah and Melode Brasher know their uncle’s art and stories well, as they spent time with him until they were in their 20s. The Brasher sisters will bring their memories of Uncle Rex, his life story and some of his paintings. Melode’s long teaching career was at Kent Center School and Deborah’s at the Renbrook School in West Hartford. The program will last about an hour followed by refreshments. There is no admission charge although contributions are welcomed.
LITCHFIELD [Dash] An author talk will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Litchfield History Museum, 7 South St.
Author and historian Hugh Howard will discuss his newest book “Mr. and Mrs. Madison’s War: America’s First Couple and the Second War of Independence,” a history that recounts the story of this often forgotten but important conflict.
In conjunction with the war’s bicentennial, Howard recounts the story of the War of 1812 through the eyes of the first couple.
Howard is the author of several books on history and historic preservation, including “The Painter’s Chair: America’s Old Masters Paint George Washington,” “Houses of the Founding Fathers” and his award-winning memoir, “House-Dreams.”
This lecture is free, but registration is required. Call 860-567-4501 to register or visit www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org for information.
The event is co-sponsored by the Oliver Wolcott Library. Books will be available to purchase courtesy of The Hickory Stick Bookshop in Washington Depot.
TORRINGTON [Dash] The Torrington Warriors youth football cheer and dance program will have registration on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Torrington Armory, 153 South Main St. Participation is open to young people of Torrington, Harwinton, Burlington, Winsted, Goshen, Norfolk, New Hartford and Litchfield, ages 5 through eighth grade. Additional communities may be eligible.
For information call 860-459-9206 or visit www.torringtonwarriors.org.
PLYMOUTH [Dash] The Plymouth Community Food Pantry is inviting residents to assist its team in the seventh annual Connecticut Food Bank Walk Against Hunger scheduled Sunday at 2 p.m. at Library Park, 373 Grand St., Waterbury.
Money the team raises for the food bank will be credited to the pantry’s shopping account at the food bank’s warehouse, allowing the pantry to purchase bulk at wholesale costs, said Erin Kennedy, food pantry director.
The team’s goal is to raise $500 to help alleviate hunger in Connecticut, according to Kennedy. Participation on the team will help the pantry feed more than 300 families who visit the food pantry, she continued.
For every $10 donated, Kennedy said, the food bank can distribute $50 worth of food at wholesale value and in addition, 95 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to the Plymouth pantry.
For information, call the food bank at 203-469-5000 or the food pantry at 860-584-1750, or visit www.PlymouthFoodPantry.org.
LITCHFIELD [Dash] A fly casting class will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. on the lawn in front of the A.B. Ceder Room at the White Memorial Conservation Center, 80 Whitehall Road.
Frank Schildgen, of Trout Unlimited, will be the instructor. No experience or equipment is required.
Registration is free. For information, call 860-489-5622 or 860-567-0857, or visit www.whitememorialcc.org.
NORFOLK [Dash] The Northwest CT High School Jazz Festival will take place Sunday at 1 p.m. at Infinity Hall, 20 Greenwoods Road East.
High school musicians from The Gilbert School and Northwest Regional District 7 will be performing. Band director Jared Catty and his band will make a special appearance. Tickets are $20 and $25. For information and tickets, call 866-666-6306 or visit www.infinityhall.com.
PLYMOUTH [Dash] The third annual Plymouth Car Show will take place Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Terryville High School, 33 North Harwinton Ave.
Registration is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $10 per vehicle. Dash plaques will be given to the first 150 entrants.
Spectator admission is free. There will be 1950s and 1960s music and beverages and hot dogs for sale.
The vehicles will be judged by participants and spectators. The top 25 cars will receive awards at 3 p.m.
No alcohol, burnouts or pets allowed. Proceeds will benefit the high school’s drug- and alcohol-free after graduation party scheduled for graduation night.
The THS PTSA After Grad Committee is sponsoring the event. Rain date is June 3.
Call 860-314-2777 for information.
LITCHFIELD [Dash] The Prayer Shawl Guild will meet Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in the St. Michael’s Episcopal Church library, 25 South St.
Both expert and beginning knitters, as well as crocheters, are invited to join. Extra yarn and needles will be available and lunch will be provided.
Rhonda Jaacks, of Harlequin Farm in Lakeville, will offer knitting instructions to beginning knitters of all ages. Jaacks raises Finn sheep[Dash]highly prized for their superior wool[Dash]on a small sustainable farm where she spins her own wool.
Prayer shawls are created in response to answering the need for comforting others. Blessed shawls will be donated to local residents who are hospitalized, in nursing homes or in hospice care.
Also, Reginald Harrison, a Vietnam War veteran, will be bringing prayer shawls and a member of the guild with him as he regularly visits wounded war veterans.
For information, call 860-567-4456.
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Sign-ups and More – Times
Mad River Youth Soccer Sign-ups
The MRYSL fall recreational sign-ups for players 4-17-years-old will take place on: May 12, 10 a.m. to noon at the Joyful Healer Church in McKinleyville; May 22 from 5-7 p.m. at the Arcata Community Center; May 20 and May 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hoopa Soccer Field. For mor information and registration, visit www.mrysl.com or phone 707-822-3333.
City of Eureka Coed Slow-Pitch Softball
An organization meeting will be held on Thursday, May 17 at the Adorni Recreation Center at 6 p.m. for the league which begins July 9 and continues through mid-September. Team fees are $500 for the competitive division and $400 for the non-competitive division, plus $10 non-resident fee per player living outside Eureka City limits. 12-game season. For more info., call Steve Enes at 441-4245.
Eureka Junior League Football Cheer
Eureka Junior League Football Cheer will hold sign-ups at Sport-n-Cycle on May 19th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on May 20th from noon until 3 p.m. Ages 8-13 are welcome. Our website is leaguelineup.com/ejlf. For more info., leave a message at 440-5756 or 362-6259.
Mad River Wood Bat Softball League
The Mad River Softball Association is hosting a general managers organizational meeting Wednesday May 23 at the Arcata Community Center’s teen room from 6 to 7 p.m. for the 2012 adult Wood Bat Softball League which starts
the first week of June. We will also discuss whether to include Metal Bat and Coed divisions. For more information contact Richard Marks at (707) 445-3432 or e-mail Samoafog@aol.com.
Boys Girls Clubs 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
The Boys Girls Clubs of the Redwoods will host a youth 3-on-3 basketball tournament on June 9. There are two divisions, grades 6-8 and grades 9-12, and the tournament will take place at the club’s Eureka Teen Center at 3015 J Street. The $60 registration fee includes T-shirts for participants (max. of 4 per team). For more info. or registration forms, phone the club at 707-441-1030 or visit www.bgcredwoods.org.
Crabs camps
Humboldt Crabs offer four sessions, running from June 18 through July 12, for youth ages 8-14 and an advanced camp, July 16-20, for kids 12-15. Cost for all camps is $85 per child, with family discounts available. Camps run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, please contact Crabs board member Roger Lorenzetti at 707-499-9075 or rogerjean56@gmail.com.
CR Men’s Basketball Summer Camps
The first camp is a Shooting Camp, from July 9-11, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. This camp is for boys heading into grades 7-12.The cost is $70. The second camp is a Fundamental Camp, from July 16-19. This camp is for boys heading into grades 3-8. The cost is $100. The camps will be directed by Barry Mendenhall, Assistant Basketball Coach at CR. The staff will include Head Coach Mora, and current and former CR players. For more information, please contact Barry at 476-4245 or visit the CR Athletic website at www.redwoods.edu.
Humboldt Swim Club Try-Outs
HSC holds try-outs the second Tuesday of each month from 6 to 6:30 p.m. at the Arcata Community Pool. Parents must be present with their child. Please arrive 10 minutes early so your child is prepared to swim. For more information, call Coach Cameron @ (707) 227-4055.
Sports bulletin board: Find something to do
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Looking for a way to get active in the York County area? Here’s a list of programs, tournaments, classes and tryouts that are going on now. Want to be a coach or volunteer? Scroll to the bottom to see who’s looking for help.
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3 on 3 basketball tourney Saturday at Andrews
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Andrews University students, in association with the Public Relations Student Society of America, will host a 3 on 3 basketball tournament on Saturday to raise funds for Polly’s Place Home and Healing Center.
The tournament will begin at 9 p.m. Saturday and will be held at the basketball courts behind Andrews University’s Meier Hall.
Polly’s Place, in Niles, provides consultation, financial support, education, resources, evaluation and research in domestic violence and family violence.
There is a $5 fee per player on each team for the tournament. There is no cost to attend but donations are welcome. To register for the tournament, e-mail jmegan@andrews.edu.
Dickinson, ND hosting tourney
Posted: Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:00 pm
The Dickinson (N.D.) Area Chamber of Commerce will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament May 5 and 6.
The tournament is open to fourth graders through adults.
Registration forms, available online at www.dickinsonchamber.org, are due by April 23. The entry fee is $75 per team.
For more information, call the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce at 701-225-5115 or send an e-mail to kristi@dickinsonchamber.com.
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Stet 3-on-3 tourney March 31
Stet High School will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament Saturday, March 31 beginning at 8 a.m. in its gym. Registration is $50 for teams, ages 18 and under and $60 for teams over age 18 for those who sign up before March 28. Early registrants receive a free T-shirt. After March 28, teams pay a $10 late fee. Limit is five people per team.
E-mail Coach Drew Neir at n…@stetk12.org for more information or to register.
Sports chatter (3-21)
Lutheran West High School has hired Dave Stupka as the school’s new head football coach. Stupka brings a wealth of experience to Lutheran West and a record of success. The past three seasons, he was the head football coach at Midpark High School and is the former head coach at St. Peter Chanel High School. Highlights of Stupka’s career include being named the Division V Ohio Coach of the Year in 2006, the Division V district Coach of the Year in 2006 and the North Coast League Coach of the Year. He was the defensive coordinator at St. Peter Chanel in 2001, when Chanel won the Division V state championship. His 2006 and 2007 teams at Chanel qualified for the OHSAA playoffs, and his 2006 team won the North Coast League championship.
North Olmsted
Online registration is open for Mayor Kennedy’s Run on Sept. 23, 2012. All proceeds go to scholarships for high school seniors who reside in North Olmsted. Please visit www.hermescleveland.com to register.
The Bay Men’s Club will be holding a recycled sporting goods sale on Saturday at Bay Middle School, and needs donations. Items sought include soccer and baseball cleats, shin guards, baseball and softball mitts and similar equipment. Items can be donated at either Bay Lanes or True Value Hardware in the Bay Square Shopping Center. All will be cleaned and repurposed as a fundraiser for the club’s scholarship program. Unsold items will be donated to area youth programs. For more information call Sean Riley at 440-463-1254 or e-mail sriley31@sbcglobal.net.
Olmsted Falls’ 17th Annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held April 14 at Olmsted Falls High School. There will be nine divisions open to ages 10 and older, male and female, as well as an open division for recreational and competitive teams. Registration form can be found at www.ofathleticboosters.org. Entry fee of $80 and registration form is due by April 5. Please contact Dave Kurz at 440-263-0051 or e-mail him at dktribe@cox.net with any questions.
North Olmsted High School is looking for an assistant baseball coach. Contact Tim Murphy at tim.murphy@nocseagles.org.
Magnificat High School is seeking a junior varsity soccer head coach and a JV-B soccer head coach. Contact varsity coach John Fenix at jfenix@magnificaths.org.
Westlake High School seeks an assistant boys track coach in charge of pole vault and jumps. Contact Tony Cipollone at cipollone@wlake.org or call 440-835-6354.
Olmsted Falls High School is seeking a girls soccer head coach. Visit http://www.ofcs.net and select “Employment Opportunities” to start the application process.
Rocky River High School is seeking an assistant girls soccer coach. Interested applicants should contact athletic director Mark Wagner at 440-356-6802. Apply online at rrcs.org.
Sweetbriar Women’s Golf Association has membership openings for its 40th year of continuous play of 18 holes every Tuesday from May through September. Please contact Lyn at 440-933-0872 or e-mail LWilhoite@aol.com for information and application.
The Lake Erie Crushers are set to host open national anthem auditions for the fourth time at All Pro Freight Stadium. Auditions are open to the public and will be held from 4-6 p.m. April 24. Registration will be held at All Pro Freight Stadium, and singers will audition in order of registration. Participants will be asked to sing a part of the anthem (they can choose which part) for a panel of Crushers staff members. Last season, the Crushers selected more than 35 out of 70 audition participants to perform before games. Participants who are selected will be contacted by the Crushers over the course of the season to schedule their performance dates. Anyone with questions may contact Michael Keefe at 440-934-3636 or e-mail mkeefe@lakeeriecrushers.com.
Northwestern 3-on-3 basketball tournament nears
The 18th Northwestern 3 on 3 basketball tournament will be held March 31 and April 1 at Northwestern High School in Maple.
On Saturday, there will be separate boys and girls categories for grades 3-4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
On Sunday, there will be divisions for boys/girls in grade 9, 10 and 11-12 and Men’s A, Men’s B, Women’s Open and Men’s 30 and over. A dunk contest will be held on Sunday afternoon.
The entry fee is $36 per team and is due by March 27. Forms can be obtained on the web at www.ifan.tv or in Superior at Holiday Station Store in Itasca, the YMCA and Globe News; and in Ashland at Sports Stuff.
Call Mike at (715) 364-2606 or e-mail mike@oulu.us for more info.
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Edwards 3-on-3
The 5th annual Austin Edwards 3-on-3 tournament is Saturday at the Superior Middle School. This year’s event is expected to include 100 teams.
Opening ceremonies are at 8 a.m. with games beginning at 8:45 a.m.
Northwestern 3-on-3
The 18th annual Northwestern 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held March 31 and April 1 at Northwestern High School in Maple.
On Saturday there will be separate boys and girls categories for Grades 3 and 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. On Sunday, boys/girls grade 9, 10, and 11-12 and Men’s A, Men’s B, Women’s Open and Men’s 30 and over.
A dunk contest will be held on Sunday afternoon.
Entry fee is $36 per team and is due by March 27. Forms can be obtained on the web at www.ifan.tv or in Superior at Holiday Station Store in Itasca, the YMCA, and Globe News and in Ashland at Sports Stuff.
Call Mike at 715-364-2606, or e-mail mike@oulu.us for more info. This tournament is dedicated to the memory of Ryan Stowers.
Tony G 3-on-3
The 8th annual Tony G. 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is April 21-22 at the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus in the Mertz Mortorelli Gym Field House.
Proceeds will benefit the Tony Gigliotti Scholarship Fund, which benefits a legal studies student at UWS, Hunger Takes No Holiday, the GEARS program at UWS and the Honor Flight.
The cost is $40 per team and the deadline to signup is April 12. All teams are guaranteed three games and T-shirts will be awarded to championship teams. Checks should be made out to Ton G 3 on 3.
Admission is a donation of $1 and concessions are available.
Division on Saturday, April 21 include: Co-ed 3rd-4th grades; 5th-6th grades; 7th-8th grades; and 9th-10th grades. Sunday’s divisions are: 11th-12th grades; Ages 18-30; “A” Competitive; “B” Competitive and 30-and-over.
For more information contact Mark Johnson, 218-428-7438; Mike Raunio, 218-269-0708; or e-mail: TonyG_3on3@yahoo.com.
Information may also be found at www.tonyg3on-3.com.
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Senior Olympics return to Williamson
Senior athletes of all ages and skill levels across the state will once again converge on Williamson County for both the district- and state-level 2012 Tennessee Senior Olympic games.
Area seniors ages 50 and older are invited to showcase their athletic abilities at the Greater Nashville District Senior Olympics, scheduled for Apr. 30 to May 5 at locations in both Williamson and Wilson counties.
Individuals will compete within five-year age groups, starting at age 50. Participants who are 49 years old are eligible to participate in the district and state games as long as they turn 50 before the end of 2012.
Events offered are badminton, basketball skill events, 3 on 3 basketball, bowling, golf, horseshoes, pickleball, shuffleboard, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and track and field.
All participants in each event at the district level will advance to the state competition July 13-19, 2012, in Williamson County.
“The games are designed to promote camaraderie and teamwork among fellow senior athletes, all while emphasizing the fact that exercise is important at any age,” said Christine Dewbre, executive director of the Tennessee Senior Olympics, in a press release.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, presenting sponsor and a long-time supporter of the Tennessee Senior Olympics, helped establish the games in 1981.
Joining BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee as sponsors are Williamson County Parks and Recreation, Walgreens, Del Webb at Lake Providence, Mature Lifestyles and Silver Sneakers.
The deadline for the Greater Nashville District Senior Olympics registration is April 13. For information or an application, please call Angela Nutt at 931-682-6876, e-mail at gnseniorolympics@gmail.com, or visit the event Web site, www.tnseniorolympics.com.
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