Northwestern scholar-leaders named

WINSTED — Northwestern Regional Middle School students Dan Silverio and Marci Nelson were honored as outstanding scholar-leaders June 6 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington.The students were among 288 scholar-leaders from 144 middle schools honored at the awards banquet, which saluted one girl and one boy from each Connecticut middle school whose record of academic achievement, integrity and service is exemplary.Distinguished scholar Matt Cavedon from Harvard University  was the keynote speaker for the event, and the master of ceremonies was Scott Gray from WTIC News Talk 1080. The Connecticut Association of Schools and McDonald’s Owner Operators of Connecticut sponsored the banquet, with 1,425 students, parents and educators in attendance.

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Tuning up two passions under one roof

The Webb Family in the workshop. From left: Phyllis, Dale, Ben and Josh Webb, and project manager Hannah Schiffer.

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Magic Fluke Ukulele Shop and True Wheels Bicycle Shop are not only under the same roof in a beautiful solar powered building on Route 7 in Sheffield, but they are also both run by the Webb family, telling a tale of familial passion, innovation and a steadfast commitment to sustainability.

In the late ‘90s, Dale Webb was working in engineering and product design at a corporate job. “I took up instrument manufacturing as a fun challenge,” said Dale. After an exhibit at The National Association of Music Merchants in Anaheim, California, in 1999, The Magic Fluke company was born. “We were casting finger boards and gluing these things together in our basement in New Hartford and it just took off,” Dale explained. “It was really a wild ride, it kind of had a life of its own.”

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Robert Cray’s soulful blues coming to Infinity Hall

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Blues legend Robert Cray will be bringing his stinging, funky guitar and soulful singing to Infinity Hall Norfolk on Friday, March 29.

A five-time Grammy winner, Cray has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and earned The Americana Music Awards Lifetime Achievement for Performance. He has played with blues and rock icons including Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton and many more.

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