Take a Friend Home for the Holidays
Some familiar Norfolk faces—more than two dozen of them—have turned up downtown for the holidays in the form of photographic portraits by Bruce Frisch. Mostly taken over the years on assignment for Norfolk Now, the group captures some classic moments and people. Robin Yuran and Rich Dann celebrate the library’s fifth star with champagne; David […]
Honoring Norfolk’s Veterans
On Friday, Nov.12, Botelle students and staff paid tribute to veterans at the annual Veterans Day assembly. K-2 students (above) sang three songs; the school band and chorus were also featured. The 5th and 6th graders led the assembly, highlighting the history of Veterans Day, the Armed Forces and Norfolk’s Veterans Memorial. Because local veterans couldn’t […]
Family Fall Festival
Photo by Jude Mead Face and pumpkin painting, hay rides (courtesy of John Auclair), spooky stories and apple cider—the annual after-school fall festival at the Norfolk Library on Friday, Oct. 22, had everything you could ask for on a autumn afternoon in New England.
Eileen Fielding of the Sharon Audubon Society: A Lifetime of Watching Birds
It’s Only Natural Text By Jude MeadPhoto by Michael Moschen If anyone knows about birds, it is Eileen Fielding. She started volunteering at an Audubon sanctuary in Massachusetts when she was 13. Today, with a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Connecticut, she’s the center director for the Sharon Audubon Center. […]
The Library’s Kelly Kandra Hughes is Keeping Norfolk Engaged
Community in Action Text by Janet Gokay MeaPhoto by Heath Hughes Mention Kelly Kandra Hughes, the Norfolk Library’s community engagement coordinator, to most of the library’s patrons and the first response usually is, “Oh, she’s done so much for this town!” And indeed, both she and her husband, Heath, who works as the office manager […]
How a Norfolk Man Came to be Chased by Bears in the Ozarks
A Look Into Norfolk’s Past Text by Andra MossPhoto Courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society Grand adventures are often thought to be reserved for the young. One early Norfolk resident, however, embarked at the somewhat ripe age of 38 on an epic journey into the wilds of the Missouri Territory. His traveling companion became a […]
Tour de Forest Rides Again
Photo by West Lowe Fifty-one riders of all ages showed up for this year’s annual Tour de Forest, a 13-mile bike ride over dirt and paved roads, past lakes and fields throughout town, and on into Great Mountain Forest. Saturday, Oct. 9, was a good day for a bike ride, overcast but with no rain. […]
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Photo by Shaw Israel Izikson/winstedphoenix.org On Nov. 11, traditional Columbus Day, a group of Norfolk residents gathered together to celebrate the new federal holiday, Indigenous Peoples’ Day. After meeting at noon on the village green, the group walked in procession to “speaker’s rock” in Barbour Woods, where they offered songs, poems and prayers in honor […]
Cultural Enrichment Programs Return to Botelle as COVID Restrictions Loosen
Getting Back to Normal By Ann DeCerbo On Oct. 13, Botelle students gathered on the gym bleachers for “The Wacky Science Show” with scientist Mike Bent. As promised, the show delivered the “magic of theatre, attention-grabbing comedy, and scientific truths” that thoroughly engaged and entertained the audience of children and their teachers. The interactive science […]
Town Landfill Solar Farm on Track for Construction
By Dave Beers In 1995, the town landfill was full, and a request to the state for a landfill expansion was denied owing to concerns over groundwater contamination. The following year, the transfer station as we know it today was built. Many still endearingly still refer to it as ‘The Dump.” Twenty-five years later, the […]
