The winner of the Compo Beach Playground K-5 logo contest is …
Jack Burke. The Greens Farms Elementary School 5th grader designed the graphic that will be used as the Westport Rotary Club and Westport Young Woman’s League plan — and fundraise — for the renovation of the beloved kids’ spot. (Hat tip: Andrew Colabella)
Jack Burke’s winning logo.
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On Thursday, the Westport-Weston Community Emergency Response Team held a swearing-in ceremony at the Westport Library for 17 graduates of their course. Nine will join the local CERT team as volunteers.
For the first time, all 20-plus hours of training were held in Spanish. It was only the second CERT basic training class conducted in Spanish in the state.
Attendees learned a variety of emergency skills, including first aid, AED, CPR, disaster psychology, fire safety, traffic control, hazardous materials awareness, emergency shelters, light search, and rescue and terrorism.
CERT assists Westport and Weston Emergency Services during situations like snowstorms, floods, and other natural (or manmade) incidents.
To learn more about CERT, including upcoming classes, text or call Westport-Weston CERT president Mike Vincelli: 203-984-4051. Click here for their Facebook page.
CERT graduation and swearing-in ceremony, at the Westport Library. (Photo and hat tip/Frank Rosen)
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Some Westporters greeted yesterday’s snowfall by shoveling or sledding. Others stayed inside, with a fire and hot chocolate.
Many missed it entirely. This coming week is winter break for the public schools, so they were already at Vail, Antigua, and everywhere else.
This couple celebrated the snow a different way. Here was the scene at Sherwood Mill Pond:
(Photo/Matt Murray)
Hey … whatever floats your boat.
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The combination of flute and harp has been popular with composers for over 250 years.
On March 3 (2 p.m., Westport Library), flutist Elizabeth Mann and harpist Amy Berger offer “After the Dream.”
Joining them is Grammy Award-winning producer/guitarist (and Staples High School Class of 1971 graduate) Brian Keane. He has scored hundreds of films and TV shows, and produced over 150 albums. Keane is currently completing final edits to the soundtrack of Ric Burns’ 4-hour “Dante: Inferno to Paradise” for PBS.
He will talk with Mann, who has played on dozens of soundtracks, about composing for movies, and introduce his work for solo harp that he wrote for Berger.
The afternoon includes wine, courtesy of Jim and Mary Ellen Marpe.
Brian Keane, in his Connecticut studio.
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Claudia Sherwood Servidio captured this serene Earthplace scene yesterday, for today’s “Westport … Naturally” feature:
(Photo/Claudia Sherwood Servidio)
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And finally … happy 89th 91st birthday to Yoko Ono!
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Correction: today is Yoko’s 91 birth day.
Brian, very cool! Wish I could be there.