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Scott Kuykendall, NHS President

I would like to take this opportunity to invite the public to participate in the Norwalk Historical Society’s Gingerbread House Workshop for the entire family on Saturday, December 8.

Wyatt Whiteman of Fairfield, who participated in the recent Colonial Harvest Festival at Mill Hill, and who is a practitioner of historic foodways and food preservation techniques, will lead the workshop. Participants will be able to create their own special gingerbread house to add to their holiday decorations. The house will be constructed of pre-baked gingerbread (not from a kit) and then decorated with icing and a wide range of candies and nuts.

Children aged 7 and above are encouraged to participate and build their candy land dream home, but attendees need not be a child to enjoy building their own gingerbread house! Children aged 7 – 10 will need an adult to assist them with their project, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.

The event will be held at Mill Hill Historic Park, 2 East Wall Street (at the corner of East Avenue). The cost per house constructed is $40 for Norwalk Historical Society Members and $45 per house for non-members. To see examples of houses that have been built, please visit the Events page of the NHS website at http://www.norwalkhistoricalsociety.org/NHSEventsExhibits.html.

For more information or to register, please call the Norwalk Historical Society at 203-846-0525 or send an email to info@norwalkhistoricalsociety.org. Please indicate the session you would like to attend – either from 9:00am-12:00pm or 1:00pm-4:00pm – how many houses you will be building, your name and phone number, and whether or not you are a member of NHS.

Space is limited and registration must be received by December 1, 2007, so call or email us today! All proceeds from the event will be used to fund the programs of the Norwalk Historical Society.

Hansel & Gretel

Scott, the link to see the houses is not working. It says “file not found”

Scott Kuykendall, NHS President

Whoops, sorry about that. Try this one: http://www.norwalkhistoricalsociety.org/NHSEventsExhibits.html

Adam Blank, Co-President of SFCYD

It’s Time to Celebrate the Holidays!
Please join the Southern Fairfield County Young Democrats for our annual holiday party on Wednesday, December 12th at the Black Bear Saloon in South Norwalk!

$30 minimum contribution includes open beer and wine from 6pm to 8pm and appetizers

Invite your friends! Email SFCYoungDems@gmail.com for more info or to RSVP

Anonymous

St Philips this friday night and sat,picture with Santa!

anon again

This was in today’s Advocate

Letters To The Editor
Thursday, November 29, 2007
To the editor:

It’s holiday time again, and while we are shopping for the biggest and best presents, our servicemen and service women are fighting a war to protect our freedom. Once again, in conjunction with Adopt-A-Platoon, I will be packing supplies for our troops.

I made a small, 30-carton shipment in September. The next shipment will be the second week of December with the help of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Frank C. Godfrey Post, American Legion.

I have shipped part of what we have collected for the troops, and have been collecting additional items throughout the past several months. But due to the high costs of shipping, I have been unable to send the entire collection. The Ladies Auxiliary has generously offered to help make this shipment a reality.

The unit we will be sending to has local ties; donations will be greatly appreciated by close to 3,000 men and women of the 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Savanna, Ga., and currently serving in Iraq. Those who would like to make a monetary donation or a donation of one or more of the items listed at http://www.webspawner.com/users/asoldierswishlist/index.html, should stop by the American Legion – at 60 County St. in Norwalk – before Dec. 2.

Cash donations are welcome to offset shipping costs.

Letters and cards are important. I ask residents to have their children write letters thanking our service personnel so that they know that they are appreciated. It doesn’t hurt to write more than one, as they will be given out randomly. Writers may include their names and addresses. That would give our soldiers a chance to write to someone back home if they can.

I thank supporters in advance.

Joanne T. Romano

Norwalk

just a tip

Hey Turf, you still have all those websites posted of candidates in the election. Looks like Romano has moved on to new things. I clicked on her link and she has turned her website into a shopping mall. Good idea, now I don’t have to go out to shop. You might want to put up the websites or e-mails of those elected so we can reach them when needed.

I hate malls

Nothing wrong with that at least she doesn’t sit back and feel sorry for herself. That sight has some good places to shop. I hate malls and christmas shopping so I guess i’ll check out some of those on the site and get everything delivered.

Anonymous

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What?

#8
What a bunch of junk! Turffie should remove immediately.

anon

#10-whats your problem? I looked at the site and there are some very good stores. So what’s the big deal? I agree the links for the candidate websites should be taken down though and replaced with contact info and e-mail addresses of elected officials. I wouldn’t call Jos.A Bank or Hanes or Alle’ junk stores so whatever you mean is just rediculous.

anon for now

I wonder what the deal is? Does Joanne get a percentage of whatever anyone buys through the site? I know that some non-profits work that way. I can’t believe that someone would commericalize their webpage for no return…makes no sense. It’s not like those are sites that are linked to her causes…

anon

Its not a political website. It is a personal domaine and it is a shopping place. when you have a personal domaine you can use your site for whatever you like within the guidlines of the hosting site. Obviously she must get commissions and pay taxes on what people buy which is a great home business or side business. Many people do this on the internet as a second income. But, I agree, unless turf wants to put it in a different spot it shouldn’t be with the elected officials.

Joanne

Boy I haven’t been to this site in a while but happened to hear that my name was popping up again so thought I’d check it out. Just so you know, I own that domain joannetromano.com so I am able to use it for personal or business information. Since I am no longer an elected official I didn’t see any reason to keep up a political website so instead I decided to start an online shopping site for peope like me who hate to go to the mall or department stores and hate to sit in traffic. Now, since I see someone has a problem (#10) I have written Turf and asked her to remove my link from this blog. Wouldn’t want anyone to be upset now. Happy Holidays All

anon again

Hay, no matter what you do someone is going to make stupid comments so why bother responding? By the way, nice website. Good Luck with it. If turf chooses to take down the link, she should also take down the candidates links since 3 of them didn’t get elec ted anyway.

Andrew

Awww, well, atleast I got the site bookmarked Joanne. Still love ya!

I’m hoping to have some people get some items over for the troops soon. Hope were able to send them a good amount for the holidays!

Just a question

Ok, I saw a posting for a shopping website and was all ready to come on today to do some shopping and now its gone. Anyone know where it went? After reading the comments above, I have to wonder why anyone would complain about a shopping site when many of us would rather not hit the malls or sit in traffic. Has everyone gotten so anti everything that they would actually ask for a site to be removed? I thought this was a site where everyone was welcome. I guess not! Bahhhhh Humbug! Hey turf, do you have that link or who can I get it from?

Anonymous

from 6 to 9 tonight St Philiphs is having their Xmass fair, this year they have some new things for the children . Come out and support the church like so many in Norwalk they give and do for others countless times during the year.

Sat all day as well for the fair

Anonymous

East Norwal Business assoc. was having something as well but I didn’t catch it in time from the news…………anyone know the details?

Anonymous

SUNDAY, DEC 2

American Legion Post 12 to memorialize CT
service men and women lost at Pearl Harbor at
11 a.m. rain or shine. Also collecting supplies for the troops.

St. Paul’s on the Green at 60 East Avenue,
Advent Procession with lessons and carols, 5 p.m.
Reception will follow. All are welcome.

Tree Lighting and Food Drive by 3rd Taxing
District at 6 p.m. at Fitch Park at Rogers Square.
Non-perishable food items may be donated at
event or during business hours at 3rd Taxing District
Electric Department at 2 Second St.

MONDAY, DEC. 3
Tree lighting at Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk,
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (actual lighting at 6 p.m.) Free
refreshments, entertainment, and visit by Santa.

Anonymous

discounts.
Gibbs College
holding toy drive
NORWALK— Gibbs College,
10 Norden Place, has
kicked off its annual toy
drive to benefit the Bridgeport
Hospital pediatric
patients during the holiday
season. The college is now
accepting donations from
the community. Toys may be
dropped off at Gibbs College’s
main lobby.
The event is sponsored by
Gibbs College’s Phi Beta
Lambda club at the Norwalk
campus. Leftover toys will
be placed in inventory and
distributed throughout the
year. Only new toys or
books will be accepted.
Candy shop to hold
doll raffle
NORWALK— Sweet
Rexie’s, a candy store on
Washington Street in South
Norwalk, is holding a raffle
for a chance to win a new
Samantha American Girl
doll. The contest runs
through Dec. 18. Entry
forms are available at the
store.
Holiday hours at Sweet
Rexie’s are: Tuesday
through Thursday, 10 a.m. to
6 p.m.; Fridays, 11 a.m. to 8
p.m.; Satudays, 10 a.m. to 9
p.m.; and Sundays, noon to 6
p.m.
For more information,
visit http://www.sweetrexies.com
or call (203) 853-2513.
Carver Center
toy drive
NORWALK — The George
Washington Carver Community
Center in now collecting
new, unwrapped toys
and gifts appropriate for
children up to 13 years old
from local organizations
and individuals.
Local organizations and
individuals are also needed
to volunteer their time to
wrap the presents, as well
as donate wrapping paper
and tape.
The gifts will be handed
out to local Norwalk children
during the center’s holiday
party on Dec. 21, from 6
to 8 p.m. The party will be
hosted by the 11th grade
class at St. Luke’s School of
New Canaan.
Those who would like to
donate a gift may drop by
the Carver Center now until
Dec. 17, at 7 Academy St.,
between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Call Janene De Souza at
(203) 838-4305 or e-mail at
janene@carvercenterct.org
with any questions.

note

Hey#12-she’s not commercializing her website. Its a shopping mall and a good one at that. Its an affiliate site where she makes a commission on what anyone buys. Its a work at home program that anyone who knows how to build a website can do. You just have to join all those stores as an affiliate. I looked it up online and that can be a very lucrative business especially with the stores she has. If I were her I’d advertize as much as possible.

Anonymous

After reading the above someone asked about the East Norwalk Business Assoc. I think I read that they are collecting food or something at the Tree lighting on Sunday. Rogers Square with Third Taxing

Worlds AIDS Day

December 1st is also Worlds AIDS Day.

http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/world/index.html

World AIDS Day

World not Worlds

here we go again

St.Philip Church
Annual Christmas Fair
Friday, Nov 30 5 – 10pm
Saturday, Dec 1 9am – 8pm
Free Admission

Come have your picture taken with Santa! Enjoy hot cocoa with your goodies from the Bakery along with a full menu from the kitchen.

Over 30 vendors plus a huge white elephant sale on the entire second floor.

Raffles for a Sony 40″ Flat Panel LCD HDTV
$1,000 Gift Card at Sunoco Gas Stations
$750 Gift Card for Shop-Rite
$500 Gift Card for WalMart
$200 Gift Card for Cooking Dinners
$100 Gift Card for Red Barn
$100 Gift Card to Italia
$100 Gift Card to Ash Creek Saloon

here we go again

,,,,,

Mr Greenpeace

To posting #12 I simply asked if we could have a thread to post on for the coming holiday. The owner of this site with no hesitation had it up before a refresh command could be used on this site. Well not maybe that fast but you get the idea.

I have always been supportive of all the private organizations in the city dedicated assisting all the residents.Enough said a rant you won’t get today.

community news on a media so many people are plugged into. thank you again Turfggrl, this thread among many others has helped others here in the city.

my editor has told me keep it short

Mr Greenpeace

Anonymous

SUNDAY, DEC 2

American Legion Post 12 to memorialize CT
service men and women lost at Pearl Harbor at
11 a.m. rain or shine.
St. Paul’s on the Green at 60 East Avenue,
Advent Procession with lessons and carols, 5 p.m.
Reception will follow. All are welcome.

Tree Lighting and Food Drive by 3rd Taxing
District at 6 p.m. at Fitch Park at Rogers Square.
Non-perishable food items may be donated at
event or during business hours at 3rd Taxing District
Electric Department at 2 Second St.

MONDAY, DEC. 3
Tree lighting at Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk,
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (actual lighting at 6 p.m.) Free
refreshments, entertainment, and visit by Santa.

barnstorm

OK, here’s a couple to add to your holiday plan-fest.

Wednesday Dec.6:30 pm Norwalk Tree lighting in front of City Hall…125 East Avenue. Caroling, Santa & co, The Norwalk Community Chorale, etc.

Saturday December 8th the Norwalk Community Chorale’s annual Christmas concert at the City Hall auditorium. Also 125 East Avenue.
I think the concert starts at 8:00. Doors open at 7:30. FREE

Mr Greenpeace

The Dec. 8 event will be the sixth Crafts for a Cause show since 2004, she said, with the teenage crafters already donating a total of $10,300 to a variety of causes, from the relief effort in Darfur to Alzheimer’s disease research.
“It’s nice because they can pick something that’s close to their heart,” said Marks, who noted that 100 percent of the proceeds go charity.

By word of mouth, each Crafts for a Cause event has attracted about 10 to 15 teenage crafters from Weston High School who are looking to contribute to a cause, she said. At Saturday’s show, 12 teenagers will be selling an assortment of crafts, Marks said, including hand-made cards, jewelry, knit scarves, purses and book marks.

“There’s a big variety,” she said.

Marks herself will be selling stainless steel serving pieces, such as pie servers, forks and spoons, which are wire wrapped with beads.

This year, as in the past, she is choosing to send her profits to the Connecticut Hospice, Inc., which assisted her grandmother, Paula Lavender, before she passed away a few years ago.

“They helped my grandmother so much, and I felt that if anyone else needed help they should receive it,” Marks said, referring to why she sends her craft-raised funds to the Branford-based hospice.

Marcel Blanchet, chief information officer for the hospice, said it’s incredible that a teenager like Marks has initiated such a fundraising event.

“Kids like this are what makes the world a better place,” he said.

Blanchet also said that the roughly $500 that Marks has raised since 2004 has gone to good use, providing some financial assistance to the hospice’s programs for terminally ill adults and kids.

“It goes a long way,” he said. “We stretch our dollars here.”

Besides the Connecticut Hospice, this year’s crop of crafters will also be raising funds for a number of other causes, including the New England Primary Immunodeficiency Network, breast cancer research, and the Weston Warm-Up Fund, which provides heating assistance to low-income families.

The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Norfield Grange, 12 Good Hill Road.

found this in the Hour

Mr Greenpeace

Tree lighting tonight at Stew Leanords 5:30

Menorah lighing wes night at Stews at 5 also

Norwalk city Hall tree lighting at 7 wednesday night.

The new foremat is nice Turfggrl

Anonymous

Greenpeace says the City Hall tree lighting is at 7pm, Barnstorm says its at 6:30pm, Who is correct?

musicbaby

Arts in Norwalk for December:
22 Haviland St., Gordon/Brown Gordon, thru Dec. 9, 852-6727;
Flow of Art Gallery, David Dunlop, “Inside New York,” thru Dec. 4, 838.0500
Rowayton Arts Center, Holiday Show, thru Dec. 24, 866.2744;
Silvermine Arts Center, Silvermine Celebrates the Holidays, thru Dec. 22, 966.5617
Flow of Art Gallery, Happy Hour every Friday, 5-7PM, 838.0500
Crystal Theatre, “Save Santa’s Workshop,” Sat. Dec. 8 at 6:30 and Sun. Dec. 9 at 2:00, Ben Franklin Theatre, 847.4850
South Norwalk Library, Connecticut Opera Music Program, “Deck the Halls,” 6:45-7:30 on Tues. Dec. 11
Silvermine School, Yale Spizzwinks, 9:30AM
Norwalk Orchestra & the Mendelssohn Choir, The Messiah, Norwalk Concert Hall, 8PM, 847.8844

Happy Holidays!

Mr Greenpeace

I’m sorry I could of been wrong on the time at city hall.

Anonymous

December 5, 2007: 7 to 9:00 pm, Wednesday. Know Your Rights under IDEA 2004: A discussion of Failure to Progress, FAPE – Free, Appropriate Public Education, and other pertinent topics, presented by Attorney Nora Belanger. In reading, only 16% of Norwalk special ed 4th graders performed at the proficient level on the CMT�s in ’05-’06, the 5-year average was 17%! In reading, only 14.3% of Norwalk special ed 4th graders performed at the proficient level on the CMT�s in ’06-’07 (5 year average was 16%)! How many students receiving special ed services in Connecticut are ‘failing to progress’ under IDEA 2004? What are their rights and what can you do about it? The forum will be held at Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT and is co-sponsored by NorwalkSEEKS.org and CACLD (CT Association for Children & Adults w/Learning Disabilities). For more information see http://www.NorwalkSEEKS.org or contact info@NorwalkSEEKS.org or call 203-846-2501.

About the speaker:

Nora Belanger, Esq. is a special education and disability rights attorney in Norwalk, Connecticut. She has a B.S. in Special Education, a Masters in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from Pace University School of Law. Attorney Belanger was a special education teacher and a Planning and Placement Team Coordinator over twenty years ago in a prior career. She has spoken to parents’ groups on the subject of special education law and parent’s rights. Attorney Nora Belanger is available for legal consultations, record review, attending IEP meetings, mediation, and due process. Nora Belanger, http://www.norabelanger.com or (203) 854-8597; 10 Wall Street, Norwalk, CT.

Far too many, parents with kids in special ed in Norwalk don’t realize that they have special rights under Federal law, the Individual w/Disability Act (IDEA 2004), their kids have a �right to progress’, it is a prosecutable right. A regular, typical kid, not in special ed, does not have the same protections or rights that a kid in special ed has. When a kid�s in special ed, it means that kid has an IEP (Individual Education Program). That IEP is about goals, objectives and progress. It�s a very powerful right.

To give you an example of how Norwalk is doing for it’s special ed kids, check out the link below and notice that our neighboring community special ed kids are reaching proficiency near/equal or above the rates of our general ed kids:
http://www.cmtreports.com/CMTCode/chartselections.aspx

barnstorm

My apologies for posting the wrong time for the tree lighting. It was 7:00. My lovely bride was telling me 6:30 because that’s when she had to be there.

Thanks Greenpeace.

And as long as I’m eating holiday crow, the Norwalk Community Chorale’s Holiday Concert is at 7:30 pm on Saturday December 8th.

At least I got the free admission part correct.

I’ll shut up and get back to my egg nog now.

Humanize our schools

Anonymous 37.

Are you familar with the recent Sandee Winkelman Supreme Court case against a Ohio school district?

The parent of an autistic child calls her school district “horrific” and accuses officials of “bullying” behavior. The Supreme Court justices ruled several months ago that parents of special needs children can sue a school district without a lawyer. The justices will allow any parent to represent themselves. Taxpayers pay $56,000 a year for one-on-one private instruction for the autistic child.

The No Child Left Behind Act taken literally for special needs children. One in 120 children are autistic.

Teachers and parents joining together to address horrific and bullying officials will send the message loud and clear to the corrupt trying to keep the controversial issue off the examination table at any cost. The suppression of teachers and parents are sparking dissent from auditoriums to online blogs. Stopping the abuse of power is the objective.

Happy Holidays

Landmark Supreme Court decision

The US Supreme Court ruled this summer that the makeup of a student body may NOT be based on race. The Seattle based case was on NPR.

What a day for parents all over the country

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/washington/01scotus.html

What a day for parents all over the country

“In an important disability case, the court ruled that parents of children with disabilities could go to court without a lawyer to challenge a public school district�s plan for their child�s education. Justice Kennedy�s 7-to-2 opinion said that a federal statute, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which guarantees a �free, appropriate public education� to all children, gives rights to parents as well. Justices Scalia and Thomas dissented from the decision, Winkelman v. Parma City School District, No. 05-983.”

Dr. Dave

Harvard Magazine’s main story for the January/February edition is Investigating Autism: Probing the roots of the devastating disorder. It states the number of cases is one in every 166 people have Autism although it has been reported to be more prevalent. The next topic is about girls and what has and hasn’t changed for women. The next page is about the Civil War and the invention of the modern death. The graphic nature of the pictures of dead soldiers is disturbing. The magazine is highly intelligent, thorough and has been around since 1898. I haven’t taken the time to read the article, but I will write about the autism section should I find something profound enough to share.