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I am a fortunate person. I seem to be blessed with the means of measuring certain parts of my own progress. I don’t simply mean an increase in numbers on a paycheck, or a decrease in numbers on a bathroom scale. More ... "Television was the most revolutionary event of the century. Its importance was in a class with the discovery of gunpowder and the invention of the printing press, which changed the human condition for centuries afterward. More ... George W. Bush has this thing about laws—domestic or international—that disagree with him. He likes to operate outside their embrace or withdraw from them or try to repeal them. More ... The Ski Patrol (in rear) passed instructors Bret Clancy, Matt Busch and Tom Nash making snow angels at Ski Sundown on December 26. Photo/Robin Gourd. More ... Noble Horizons in Salisbury will host a lecture entitled "The Last Taboo, Incontinence" by Martha Klay on Friday, January 24 at 1 p.m. in the Life Long Learning Center in the Wagner building. More ... The Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington is sponsoring a free diversity training program with Dr. Julio Morales. "Building Cultural Competency, Providing Services to Latinos/as—A Case Study" will be offered on Friday, January 31 (snow date is February 7) from 9 a.m. More ... When the Tyler-Seward-Kubish Post 44 American Legion assembles at the All Wars Memorial on Route 202 in Bantam on Saturday, January 4, they will honor Civil War Army veteran Andrew McGurk as the January Veteran of the Month. More ... Freedom Ride is a newly established nonprofit, tax-exempt organization with a simple objective: to provide a completely free ride service to the folks in the communities of Canton and New Hartford who are unreasonably confined to their homes because of their physical status. More ... Following is a list of winners and participants in this year’s Christmas Decorating Contest sponsored by the Torrington Recreation Department. More ... Christmas tree pickup for Torrington residents will begin on Monday, January 13 and continue through Friday, January 17. Christmas trees will be picked up with separate trucks on the same day as the trash. More ... Registration for spring credit classes at Tunxis Community College, Routes 6 & 177 in Farmington will be held on Tuesday through Thursday, January 21-23 from 10 a.m. More ... Member's of the Classes of 1973 through 1976 at Oliver Wolcott Technical School in Torrington are planning a reunion for July 5, 2003. The Cornucopia will host a buffet, followed by dancing to the music of Soundbusters of Torrington. More ... Do you like to help people? Do you have a desire to help those in need? Then VITA may be just what you're looking for. The VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program is sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and provides courtesy return preparation assistance to people who cannot afford professional tax help, such as seniors, disabled, low-income and non-English speaking people. More ... The Mae Casali Bonvicini Scholarship Fund has been established at the Torrington Area Foundation for Public Giving. Created by the Mae Casali Bonvicini Charitable Foundation, the fund will benefit students graduating from Torrington High School who are pursuing higher education at either a traditional college or a technical school, who are in financial need and possess a satisfactory academic reco More ... Earthwatch Institute is offering fellowships to fund K-12 educators and administrators to join scientific research expeditions around the world. This year, more than 300 fellows will participate in one- to three-week field research projects, working with diverse teams of volunteers under the direction of renowned scientists. More ... Lombard Ford of Winsted is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded next spring to a local FFA senior who plans to attend college during the 2003-04 school year. More ... The board of directors of the Torrington Area Foundation for Public Giving has approved $1,000 holiday grants to each of the following area nonprofit organizations: Cookie Jar Fund of Barkhamsted; Colebrook Associates; Northwest Corner Fuel Bank of Cornwall; Falls Village Fuel Fund; Goshen Good Neighbors; Hartland Food Bank; Bronc Callahan Community Fund of Harwinton; Litchfield Fuel Fund; Pleasant More ... Sullivan Senior Center in Torrington has received a $500,000 grant from the State of CT Department of Economic and Community Development to allow for the purchase of the property next to the Senior Center. More ... Two Rensselaer architecture students have received awards in an international juried competition for their original design of a mobile HIV/ AIDS health clinic to be used in sub-Saharan Africa. More ... Creative Communications sponsors a poetry contest for students each year; ten winners in each age group are chosen. Thousands of poems are submitted by students throughout New England. More ... Christopher Coggins, faculty member in geography and Asian studies at Simon's Rock College in Great Barrington, has published a new book, The Tiger and the Pangolin: Nature, Culture and Conservation in China (University of Hawai'i Press, October 2002). More ... The Connecticut Light & Power Co. (CL&P) and Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (WEMCO), both subsidiaries of the Northeast Utilities System, have enrolled in Project Habitat, a wildlife enhancement program of BASF Agricultural Products that is designed to improve wildlife opportunities within rights of way. More ... Wisdom House, an interfaith retreat and conference center in Litchfield, recently appointed two new Advisory Board members. Rob Quigley and George Goens, Ph.D. More ... The Simsbury Public Library has made the list of the nation's top one hundred public libraries, according to the Hennen American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR) for 2002. More ... If you have an emergency in your home or business, can the emergency responders find you? A vital piece of information is your location. It is important that you have your house numbers visible so that emergency vehicles responding to your call for aid will be able to reach the scene in a timely manner. More ... Wisdom House, a retreat and conference center on East Litchfield Rd. in Litchfield, has announced the launch of an ambitious Endowment Fund to provide a permanent source of income for the center. More ... The Connecticut Bible Society is offering free bibles and scripture booklets to churches and ministries in Connecticut. Last year the Society made 44 awards, for a total of 3,120 free bibles. More ... |
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