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Ellsworth Station fêted at 50

SHARON — Although it happened more than a half century ago, the sight of the Euvrard family farm engulfed in flames is still etched in Brent Prindle’s memory. 

“They called it in, but by the time we got there, it was too late.”

Prindle, who today serves as treasurer of Sharon’s Taghhannuck Grange in Ellsworth, said that devastating blaze was the impetus back in the early-to-mid 1960s to add fire protection to Sharon’s rural Ellsworth District, situated about 3.5 miles from the Sharon Volunteer Fire Department’s main station...

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Memorial Day 2011

Thu, 06/02/2011 - 8:48am

Firefighter Barclay Prindle, above with Little Barc, smiled to well-wishers at Sharon’s Memorial Day parade Monday.

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At Sharon Center, help for children with special needs

Thu, 06/02/2011 - 8:26am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan
patricks@lakevillejournal.com

SHARON — The little boy went around the room asking everyone, child and adult, if they like spaghetti.
With considerable concentration, he noted each person’s answer with a hash mark under a smiley face (for yes) or a frowning face (for no).
The exercise involved interacting with others, basic mathematics and following directions — all challenges for the children in the Region One special education program run by Karen Ianucci at Sharon Center School.
Seven staffers work with 19 students who in terms of chronological age would be in grades pre-kindergarten through eight.

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Learning to care for baby birds

Thu, 05/26/2011 - 8:45am
By
Gwendolyn Craig

SHARON — Volunteers young and old gathered at Sharon Audubon on Sunday, May 22, for a training workshop that covered rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured and baby birds. Participants were 10 and older; those under 16 were required to have a parent or adult caregiver present.
Sharon Audubon’s resident crow, Princess, introduced the workshop by making as much noise as she could.
“She’s confused because there’s a room full of people not paying attention to her,” said Sarah Conley, an Audubon intern.

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Remembering Sharon’s veterans

Thu, 05/26/2011 - 8:44am
By
Gwendolyn Craig
SHARON — Memorial Day celebrations have always been important to the town of Sharon, and First Selectman Robert Loucks can attest to that. Loucks grew up in Sharon, marching in the annual Memorial Day parade as a drummer in the Sharon Center School band. Now, a U.S. Navy veteran, Loucks helps organize the day of remembrance. “It’s an important event that people need to be reminded of,” he said. “You know, freedom is not free.” Though towns across the country remember veterans once a year, it is memorials such as the Sharon Veterans Memorial that create a daily reminder.

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Sharon triathlon, June 25, a homespun competition

Thu, 05/26/2011 - 8:42am
By
Will Burchfield

SHARON — The third annual Sharon Sprint Triathlon will be held on Saturday, June 25, starting from the Sharon town beach at Mudge Pond at 8 a.m.
Organizer Matt Mette, who is also the director of Sharon Recreation and Youth, said he looks forward to attracting a local crowd for the mini-triathlon. The driving motivation behind the race, after all, is not to raise money, but rather, to bring together members of the community who share a passion for wholesome exercise.

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Hotchkiss at Hotchkiss art show

Thu, 05/19/2011 - 9:39am
By
Kara Wilbeck
karaw@lakevillejournal.com

SHARON — In 1893, Maria (Bissell) Hotchkiss donated the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon to the town.
More than a century later, the library will host its first exhibition of the art of the Hotchkiss family through the months of June and July. The art on display will be the work of DeWolfe Hotchkiss, the second cousin of Benjamin Berkley Hotchkiss, and his sons J.D. Hotchkiss, Ben Hotchkiss and Joel Hotchkiss.

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Dry weather at Trade Secrets — at least for a day

Thu, 05/19/2011 - 9:36am
By
Cynthia Hochswender
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SHARON — From a purely functional point of view, this might have been the best Trade Secrets ever.
The annual rare plant/garden antiques sale and garden tour to benefit Women’s Support Services in Sharon is now in its 11th year. Its maturity showed in the impressive level of organization and the ease with which everything happened, from vendors setting up their booths and wares to food sales and preparation in the indoor cafe (run again this year by The Farmer’s Wife in Ancramdale).

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Budget passes, mill rate now 11.35

Thu, 05/19/2011 - 9:00am
Parents turn out in force
By
Kara Wilbeck

SHARON — The large meeting room at Town Hall was overflowing with Sharon residents on Friday, May 13. All had come out to vote on the town’s budget for the fiscal year 2011-12, which begins July 1.
Many were there because of concerns that, if the education budget was rejected, the Spanish language program at Sharon Center School would be eliminated. A vigorous email campaign had been carried on during the week, encouraging parents to come out and vote “Aye.”

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Pills become worrisome in area drug mix

Thu, 05/12/2011 - 11:05am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan
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SHARON — The effects of addiction on families — and strategies for dealing with an addict in the family — were the subject of a free-wheeling panel discussion and presentation at Sharon Hospital Tuesday, May 3.
The workshop, “In Our Own Backyards: Teen Use, Abuse and Addiction,” was sponsored by Sharon Hospital, Housatonic Youth Services Bureau and Mountainside Treatment Center.

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Audubon program teaches how to handle baby animals found in the woods

Thu, 05/12/2011 - 9:44am
By
Kara Wilbeck
karaw@lakevillejournal.com

SHARON — Four animal-loving children and their five chaperones learned just about everything there is to know about baby animals at the Sharon Audubon Center on Saturday, May 7.
The program was led by Environmental Education Intern Sarah Conley, who started the afternoon off by introducing the children to the many animals that are housed in the main building.
In the first part of the program, the children (and the adults) learned what to do if they find a baby bird on the ground out in the woods.

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