Creatively Surviving in the Covid Age
The Gilson theater brings humor and creativity to the struggle Text and Photo by Colleen Gundlach Northwest Corner residents of the older persuasion will have memories of the old Strand Theater in Winsted. Back in the day, the Saturday afternoon “kiddie matinee” drew boys and girls to a double feature at the Strand for pennies, […]
June, Jewels
Text and Illustration by Leslie Watkins June 1 is an important date in the Icebox of Connecticut for two reasons. It means that the danger of frost is past and it’s safe to set out tender plantings. It’s also a time that welcomes the return of one of our most beloved garden visitors, the ruby-throated […]
Coronavirus: What is to be done?
By Richard Kessin By Richard Kessin We live in evolutionary competition with microbes—bacteria and viruses. There is no guarantee that we will be the survivors. The aphorism from Joshua Lederberg, a founder of molecular biology, is remarkable for its humility and for the challenge it defines. Before the germ theory of disease, which appeared in […]
Letters
An open letter to Ben Metcalf In late April the court ordered a site modification plan to be approved for your “warm mix asphalt plant” in North Canaan. So from one person who “believes strongly in protecting our environment” to another, I ask you, Mr. Metcalf, to act on what you believe. I have to […]
You Got Mail in the Icebox
By Virginia Coleman-PriscoPhoto by Marinell Crippen Botelle’s very own Rex Crippen, age 9, has advanced to the nationals in this year’s Invention Convention, after qualifying at the local and state levels. The Invention Convention is an opportunity for students to practice applying science and engineering skills, especially critical thinking and problem-solving. Crippen invented a product […]
Moose Calves Sighted on Beckley Road
Norfolk resident Jonathan Gold sighted this pair of moose calves with their mother not far from his front door on Beckley Road in the Grantville section of Norfolk. The pictures, taken in the first week of June, put to rest once and for all the question of whether Norfolk’s woods are host to a resident, […]
Eating From the Devil’s Buffet
Spring foraging expedition takes near-fatal turn By Wiley Wood A local family’s foraging expedition in late April for ramps, a kind of wild onion, ended with all three members spending the night in the intensive care unit at Sharon Hospital. It was late in the afternoon, and Bridget Taylor, intrigued by an article on foraging […]
Connecting to the Internet in Norfolk – Part 1
Text and Photo by David Beers You call home. You join a zoom meeting for work. You text your son. You skype your mom. You google a recipe. You log on to the work computer. You play Call of Duty with your cousin in Missouri. You check Facebook. You post to Instagram. The possibilities to […]
Garden in a Jar
By Susannah Wood A cold spring and pandemic woes have had many of us hankering for fresh greens. Of course, we’ve been cutting down on trips to the store, and so it was a lucky day when I noticed an unopened package of organic sprouting seeds on our pantry shelves. Since then we have been […]
College Students Roll With Punches During Covid-19
by Kelly Kandra HughesPhoto Courtesy of Bina Barstad When Norfolk resident Ellie Olsen moved into her dorm room at Boston University in September 2019, she felt terrified of the unknown. No one else from her high school had chosen B.U., and she had only met her roommate once before during orientation. Still, she felt ready […]
