Community Survey Reveals Notable Range of Opinions
Broad consensus and sharp disagreement By Wiley Wood Imagine gathering a large, random group of Norfolkians to discuss what’s good and bad about the town and asking them to suggest one or two things that need doing in the next ten years. A recent community survey did essentially that, but gathered the responses online. […]
Following Budget Cuts, School Board Decides to Cut Botelle School’s Strings Program
Liz Allyn Is Resigning as Music Teacher By Ruth Melville In response to a combination of rising expenses and a decreasing budget, the Norfolk Board of Education has decided to eliminate the strings part of music education at Botelle School. Until the upcoming school year, all Botelle students had, at the music teacher’s discretion, […]
Town Plan Undergoes 10-Year Revision
Focus is on downtown development By Wiley Wood A town plan, says the statute, is “a statement of policies, goals and standards for the physical and economic development of the municipality.” Norfolk’s is currently being revised by Glenn Chalder, of the Avon-based consulting firm Planimetrics, in conjunction with the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission […]
Wood Creek Bar and Grill Is a Role Model for Town-Wide Involvement
A Community Anchor By Colleen Gundlach The dream of many chefs is to own a restaurant of their own. It takes years of dedication, long hours and just plain hard work to achieve, yet is a goal that many never attain. For Heidi Dinsmore, co-owner of Wood Creek Bar and Grill, her hard work […]
City Meadow: Town Takes First Steps Toward Phase Two
By Wiley Wood The dragonflies like it. Pairs of brightly patterned skimmers chase each other around the pools in City Meadow Park, before disappearing into the long grasses. A lone visitor approaches on the walkway. “First time here,” he says in greeting. “They told me two people couldn’t walk abreast, but they must have […]
August, A Garden of Simples
Let thy kitchen be thy apothecary, and let foods be thy medicine. —Hippocrates By Leslie Watkins How nice to pinch a sprig of peppermint to add to your drink, or to collect basil and garlic from your garden for an impromptu pesto. Chives, parsley, and dill are wonderful plants to have close at hand to […]
No More Strings To the Editor: The strings program at Botelle, which will be eliminated from the curriculum next year, was something that made our little school stand out. My ten-year-old son started playing violin in second grade music class, then entered Liz Allyn’s string program in fourth grade. He loved it and had […]
Norfolk Lions Club Awards Scholarship
Five high school students were awarded scholarships from the Norfolk Lions Club this year at their high school graduation. They are Morgan Daley, Adeline Hester, Alexander Machowski, Carly Millard and Avery Nelson, who will all be continuing on to further education this fall. Parents and graduates were invited to a dinner held at the ambulance […]
Trail Runners Take to the Woods
By David Beers If you have ever seen a blur of colorfully dressed people running through the Norfolk woods in the evening, it is likely the Hill County Trail Runners. This informal Norfolk-based club gets together at 5:30 every Tuesday evening to run the many beautiful trails in and near Norfolk. Each week features […]
Firefighting From Behind the Front Lines
By C. J. Sosna On Saturday, June 30, a day when the temperature climbed into the 90s, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) was called out to a house fire on Torringford Road in Winsted. By the time they arrived shortly after 7 p.m., the entire roof was already in flames, and the heat […]
