The surest sign of the holidays yet: Candlelight Concert tickets are available next week.
The 85th annual event — one of the most beloved of all Westport traditions — takes place Friday, December 12 (8 p.m.) and Saturday, December 13 (3 and 8 p.m.).
Since 1941, this annual gift to the Westport community showcases the talents of more than 200 students in Staples High School’s nationally recognized music program.
Tickets are available to the public starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2. Log on to www.staplesmusic.org. (Warning: They sell out quickly!)
There is no charge for Candlelight tickets. However, donations to support the music program are accepted.
Hundreds of students make Candlelight magic. (Photo/Kerry Long)
This year’s Candlelight promises a show filled with “reflection and joy — a celebration of timeless music and new beginnings.” Choral ensembles, and the symphonic orchestra and band, will offer a wide range of works, honoring the holidays in a variety of ways.
The program opens with Susato’s spirited “La Morisque,” and the treasured Candlelight processional, “Sing We Noel.”
That leads into “Ashlosha D’Avarim,” a musical setting of the Pirkei Avot verse that highlights the enduring values of truth, justice and peace.
The audience is then taken on a journey through vivid musical landscapes, from the brisk energy of Prokofiev’s “Troika” to the lush harmonies of Rachmaninov’s
“Bogoroditse Devo,” and the radiant optimism of Rosephanye Powell’s “Ogo ni fun Oluwa.”
A highlight of the evening is John Rutter’s “Gloria.” Over 200 students share the stage for this cornerstone of contemporary choral music.
Candlelight will also feature favorites performed by student-led ensembles.
The concert concludes with Leroy Anderson’s iconic “Sleigh Ride,” followed — as always — by Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” Alumni join the musicians on stage, for the rousing finale.
NOTE: In the spirit of the season, the Staples Tri-M Music Honor Society will again sponsor “CanDelight” — a canned food donation drive benefiting the Homes for Hope food pantry. Collection bins will be in the lobby before every concert.
This year’s poster was designed by art and music student Connor Yuan.
The honors keep coming for the Staples High School boys soccer team.
In addition to being state champions, they are ranked #1 in the nation by Max Preps.
It’s been more than 20 years since the Wreckers were rated that high. This week, they edged out perennial #1 St. Benedict’s Prep of New Jersey. What a kick!
Speaking of remarkable Staples achievements: Players actors, pit orchestra — even the box office — have all received lavish praise, for their part in the rousing success of “Les Misérables.”
The tech crew — set designers and builders, lighting and sound — have gotten well-deserved kudos too. The turntable was particularly impressive.
But here’s one more member who may have been overlooked.
Because he toiled — literally — behind the scenes.
Junior Theo Rowan spent all 10 performances on stage, but beneath the back bridge. He made sure that each turntable cue went according to plan.
A couple of times, it malfunctioned. Theo thought quickly, and solved the problems so the show could go on.
Bravo, Theo! You were indeed the “master of the house.”
Theo Rowan, on stage. (Photo/Kerry Long)
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Speaking still of Staples Players: 2024 graduate Cameron Mann has been added to Hulu’s “Foster Dade” pilot, Variety reports.
The show is a “sophisticated mystery set at an East Coast boarding school that explores privilege, scandal, sexuality, and masculinity amid the rise of social media, millennial anxiety and pharmaceuticals.”
Cameron has appeared on TV and movie screens in a number of roles, including “Mare of Easttown” and “Eddington.” He is a sophomore at the University of Michigan.
Fun fact: His mother, Jill Johnson Mann, grew up 2 houses from Aimee East, in a small Rochester, New York suburb. Aimee’s daughter Chloe East is also in the “Foster Dade” cast.
Class of 2003 graduate Justin Paul and his writing partner Benj Pasek are teaming up with J.P. Brammer to bring one of their favorite animals to the page.
People magazine calls their new book, “Axl the Axolotl Is Not a Frog,” a “funny and inspiring picture book about ‘learning to love and what makes you different.'”
Pasek and Paul — whose previous Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award-winning projects include “Dear Evan Hansen,” “La La Land” and “The Greatest Showman” — tell People: “We hope this character and the world he inhabits inspire readers of all ages to embrace and celebrate the things that make them uniquely themselves, in this first of hopefully many Axl stories to come.” Click here for the full story.
Justin Paul has not forgotten his Staples Players roots. Last year, he worked with the cast of one of his earliest shows: “James and the Giant Peach.” (Photo/Kerry Long)
Tacombi — Danny Meyer’s Mexican restaurant — appears to have closed. It opened near Stop & Stop just over 2 years ago, building on 11 locations in trendy New York neighborhoods.
Google says it is “temporarily closed,” but a recording on its phone number says “closed” — leaving out “temporarily.”
Meyer’s other Westport eatery — Shake Shack — appears to be doing quite well.
Westport psychotherapist Dr. Allyson Maida has published a new book.
“180: A Counterintuitive Method for Personal and Professional Change” is about brain function and behavior. Written in an easy, conversational style, it’s brief, to the point, and filled with relatable examples
The “180” comes from the fact that while people often promise themselves things will be different, somehow and somewhere, they tend to end up back (or close to) where they began.
Maida offers a 5-step guide to reshape brain connections rather than battling them, so real change can last. “for the most part, it’s all in your head,” she says.
And finally … Jimmy Cliff died yesterday. The singer who helped introduce reggae to the world was 81.
I was part of that audience. Shortly after “The Harder They Come” — the film he starred in — was released, it was shown at the Westport Country Playhouse.
That was my introduction to the Jamaican genre. Though Cliff’s fame was eclipsed by Bob Marley, that soundtrack remains one of my favorite albums of all time.
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On Thursday, Westporters will sit down to Thanksgiving feasts.
There will be turkey, football and naps. There should also be thanks. That’s the whole idea.
This week, I feel very thankful.
I am thankful that — decades ago — my parents moved to Westport. Growing up in this community has profoundly shaped my life. The teachers I had; the friends I made; the values I absorbed — all helped make me the person I am today.
I am thankful that some of those values — like giving back to those less fortunate — remain strong today. In just the past month alone, organizations like the Rotary Clubs roared into the breach when the Homes with Hope food pantry was overwhelmed. The Westport Firefighters Charitable Fund donated 1,000 turkeys to Bridgeporters. A&S Fine Foods prepared Thanksgiving meals for dozens more, and residents added pies to the meals.
Homes with Hope’s food pantry was full.
Just this past weekend, Staples’ Service League of Boys raised thousands of dollars for a Staples Tuition Grants scholarship honoring Perrin Delorey, an elementary school friend killed in an automobile accident 8 years ago.
Speaking of Staples: I am thankful that hundreds of students have the immense talent, energy, passion and pride — and countless adults inspiring and guiding them — to produce Players’ astonishing production of “Les Misérables.” The gift they gave 10 sold-out audiences is beyond measure.
I am thankful too that members of the Staples boys soccer program gave the entire town a lesson in maturity, commitment and hard work. Their state championship run this month was exciting, inspirational — and fun.
I am thankful that our municipal election this month drew dozens of smart, qualified and eager candidates. Our choices were difficult; there were many excellent men and women to choose from. I am thankful that turnout was the highest in years — and hopeful that it continues to grow.
I am extremely thankful for the Westport Library. Bill Harmer and his kick-ass crew have made an outstanding building into an even more outstanding town gem. From wide-ranging programming to a first-class media facility — augmented by staff members who know everything — it awes everyone who sees it for the first time. (Senator Richard Blumenthal, a frequent visitor, calls it simply “the best.”) I hope we never take our tremendous library for granted.
All day — and into the night — the Westport Library is a community gathering spot. (Photo/Michael Chait)
I am thankful that, just a couple of years after comingthisclose to closing, the Westport Country Playhouse has not only survived, but flourishes. They carry on our town’s rich arts heritage — and are joined by relative newcomers like the Westport Arts Collective and MoCA\CT. Not to mention other entertainment options like the Levitt Pavilion (a mere 5 decades old).
I am thankful for so many organizations that expand my mind and horizons, like StartUp Westport, and for groups like the VFW, which open their doors to all.
I am thankful for new businesses that have placed a big bet on Westport, like the Delamar hotel and The Clubhouse; for restaurants that are creating a statewide buzz, and for all the recent residents, who bring a fresh sense of vitality (along with young kids).They’ve chosen our town for all the right reasons — its schools, culture, beaches, amenities, beauty. ideals, and spirit of involvement — and they are making it their own. Just as my parents did, all those decades ago.
A move to make Westport more walkable and bikeable is being driven by new, young residents.
I am truly thankful for our first responders. Westport’s Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services are the best of the best. If you’ve needed them: you know. If you haven’t: someday: you will. And then you’ll be even more thankful.
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This guy is thankful he’s roaming the streets of Westport, not stuck in a supermarket case. (Photo/William Webster)
The 2-week, 10-show run of Staples Players’ “Les Misérables” has ended.
All those lucky enough to see it are talking about it.
They will be, for quite a while.
Rachel Markus speaks for many. She says:
Ten shows. Hundreds of costumes. Countless hours of rehearsals. Technical learning, testing, set building, painting, prop making, wigs, makeup, meals for 70+ students, rides to and from Staples, publicity runs, student and professional musicians providing the score, a successful food drive, and — by my estimate — over 8,000 tickets sold.
Ten thousand lives touched.
My gratitude is unbridled. To the firector and producers, to the entire Staples Players cast and crew, to the Players parents who volunteer in every imaginable way, and to the former Players parents who continue to show up — taking on major roles like costuming — simply for the love of theater, students, and the staff and advisors who guide them.
It truly takes a village.
Thank you to the local businesses and benefactors who donated funds and meals, helping make this production possible and giving students the fuel they needed to rehearse “just one hour more.”
Thank you to every patron who came, cried, cheered and celebrated the passion and dedication behind this majestic, epic run — one that rivaled professional productions. This community values the arts. It expects excellence, rewards it, and spreads the word when a show cannot be missed.
Staples Players’ “Les Misérables” was more than a testament to teamwork or the power of music and drama to move us. It was months of quiet, unsung sacrifices that culminated in roughly 1,650 minutes of transformation and transcendence. No one sat in a suburban high school auditorium — together, we were transported to 19th-century France, into a world of love, pain, loss, and revolution.
To everyone in 06880 and beyond who contributed to this unforgettable theatrical run: You are the heroes.
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The “06880”/Westport Downtown Association Holiday Stroll is less than 2 weeks away.
Over 50 merchants and vendors have already signed up for giveaways, promotions and more.
The 5th annual event (December 6, 4 to 7 p.m., Main Street and beyond) features all kinds of family fun, from Orphenians caroling to photos with Santa Claus, face painting, and much more.
Nômade returns with their much-loved s’mores. Savvy + Grace will again be North Pole center, for kids’ letters to Santa (all get answered!).
Toy Post offers small gifts for children. Adults will enjoy holiday cheer at Clarendon Fine Art and Lux Bond & Green; $50 off $150 or more at Southern Tide; up to 75% off at Shoe-Inn — and those are just a few.
Here’s the list — as of now. New specials are added daily.
Bartaco:Hot chocolate table
Bella Bridesmaids: $25 off per dress
Bloom Salon:Holiday treats, and discounted hair tinsel
Bridgewater Chocolate:Raffle for $50 gift card, with purchase
Candle Caboodle: TBD
Chait Gallery/Photography Studio: 20% off all artwork, portraits in studio; $200 for 1-hour session, includes 8×10 print
Clarendon Fine Art: Holiday cheer; live music by Warren Bloom
Cold Fusion: Free wrapped chocolates
Core Burn Pilates:Discounted group class and private sessions (booked on day of Stroll)
Courtgirl:15-30% off storewide
Eleish Van Breems:Raffles; cider in courtyard
Faherty: Refreshments and cool vibes
Fred: Gift with purchase
Gabriele’s: Buy $500 worth of gift cards; get $100 extra
J. McLaughlin: Handbag raffle 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; cookies and Prosecco in the afternoon
Naturino Kids Shoes: 25% off single pair
Nômade:S’mores, and free Advent calendar
Offline by Aerie: 10% off purchase; $25 off $125 if booking an appointment
Paper Source:Buy one; get 50% off holiday boxed cards
Rhone:Beverages; 15% off first purchase
Rowan: Buy 2 non-piercing pairs of earrings; 2nd is 15% off
Savvy + Grace:North Pole mailbox for letters to Santa
Shoe-Inn:Up to 75% off
Sorelle Gallery:20% off original artwork and prints all day; Champagne and holiday treats
Southern Tide:$50 off $150 or more
Splash of Pink:Gift with purchase over $200
Swarovski:TBD
Theory: Holiday sip and shop
Toy Post:Small gifts for children
Vince Westport: 25% off
W Hair & Color: Raffle for package of 3 blowouts
Walrus Alley:Happy hour, featuring Glüwein
West Elm: General promotions
West Out East: 15% off all accessories
Westport Book Shop: Gift with purchase of children’s picture books
Westport Centerpiece:Holiday gifts
Westport Country Playhouse:Raffle for prizes; discounts on tickets
Zoomin Groomin: 25% off any mobile grooming booked the day of the Stroll.
The Staples Orphenians return for the 5th annual Holiday Stroll.
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This weekend, with the strong support of the Westport community, Homes with Hope ensured that no family in the area goes without a Thanksgiving meal.
Supported by hundreds of volunteers of all ages, the non-profit provided 475 full Thanksgiving meals to individuals and families facing food insecurity
As the managing partner of Basket Brigade, Homes with Hope oversaw the preparation of 300 Thanksgiving baskets on Saturday. The CT Basket Brigade — which provides Thanksgiving meals to vulnerable families for many years — has expanded its reach beyond the greater Bridgeport and Norwalk areas. Each basket feeds a family of 6.
A few of the many turkey baskets …
On Sunday, 175 clients of the Gillespie Center Food Pantry picked up their own Thanksgiving meals.
Together, the effort will provide Thanksgiving dinner to more than 2,500 local residents. The meals include turkeys, pies, fresh potatoes and carrots, vegetables, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and more.
Homes with Hope thanks the volunteers, donors, Staples Service League of Boys, Builders Beyond Borders, Girls Scouts and other organizations at the Basket Brigade, and community partners whose generosity made the weekend possible.
… and the volunteers who helped prepare and distribute them.
If you were one of those who reserved them early: congratulations.
If you were among the many who scrambled (the action on social media was insane), or arrived early, hoping a seat would open up, you dealt with Players’ box office.
With their quick response time and professionalism, you may have thought you were dealing with a full-scale operation.
Nope. Despite the show’s professionalism, this is not Ticketmaster or TKTS. It’s high school.
Co-director Kerry Long offers this look behind the scenes:
“Dianna Betit and Sloan Jamali are our volunteer box office chairs.
Dianna Bettit (left) and Sloan Jamali, taking a quick break.
“They spent countless hours dealing with ticketing software; setting up seating charts; organizing ticket sales for cast and crew families; filling ticket requests from teachers, administrators and town officials; filling ticket requests from Players staff — and then creating ‘ticket magic,’ to squeeze as many people into the auditorium as possible when our show was not only sold out, but oversold as well.
“If you’ve been on Westport Front Porch the past couple of weeks, or shopped at Trader Joe’s or Walgreens or any number of places, you heard the scuttlebutt about getting tickets for ‘Les Mis.’
“Dianna and Sloan were the ones who handled all the requests, changes, etc. They have a great team of volunteers, but they were our intrepid (and totally volunteer) leaders.”
Thanks to Dianna, Sloan and all who helped — far from the stage lights!
With Thanksgiving guests ready to arrive — and plenty of tasks on the to-do list — Wheels2U reminds Westporters: They can bring company right to your house, then back again to return home.
Just download the Wheels2U app, then book a ride as the train approaches the station.
Wheels2U goes between the Saugatuck and Greens Farms train stations, and anywhere in Westport, from 5:30 to 10:30 am, and 4 to 9:30 p.m. this Wednesday and Friday. (Sorry — there’s no service on Thanksgiving day).
Veterinarian and Weston resident Jeff Feinman is about to publish “Path to Pet Wellness: The Holistic Vet’s Guide to Thriving Pets and Empowered Pet Parents.”
The guide is for “pet lovers who want their furry friends to live happier, healthier lives, to support their pet’s health naturally and confidently.
He explains how to:
Interpret your pet’s symptoms, especially ones that keep coming back, and respond to them meaningfully
Support healing with both conventional medicine and holistic traditions
Apply a “love-centered” approach to your pet that unlocks their natural healing ability
Make informed health decisions based on your pet’s physical and spiritual well-being
Whatever you did — getting ready for Thanksgiving, stringing Christmas lights, lighting a fire — odds are high it was not what these folks did, at Compo Beach:
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But — to mix metaphors — the pressure to live up to high standards is part of the ether here.
And — to mix them again — “there are a lot of very accomplished people here. Our kids swim in those waters. Even if the parents try to send a message that it’s okay” not to get all A’s, or be the captain of every team, “the kids interpret it that way.”
Dr. Timothy Schmutte
That’s Dr. Timothy Schmutte speaking. He’s a clinical psychologist who lives and practices in Westport, and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. His research focuses on suicide prevention.
He knows these waters. And he is keenly aware how treacherous they can be.
With 2 sons at Staples High School — and having taken part in numerous PPTs, IEPs and 504 meetings — “Dr. Tim” appreciates the mental health providers and opportunities in the Westport Public Schools.
But he knows what they’re up against.
The downside of growing up in a high-powered, high-achieving, high-expectation town is that there is an expectation that it’s normal, and good, for everyone to be high-powered and high-achieving too.
It’s natural for parents to judge themselves — or at least their parenting skills — by the accomplishments of their kids.
But when parents sense a red flag — that there’s something different or worrisome in their child’s life — they may call Tim.
“They present as a very convincing image of the son or daughter most parents would want to have. So we talk about life,” he says of his meetings with teens. They open up about how over-committed they feel. Advanced Placement and Honors classes; at least one sport; SAT and other tutors; studying to be an EMT — “these kids are juggernauts,” he notes.
On the surface, they seem to hold it together well. But as Tim digs deeper, he sees that they feel “overwhelmed. Stretched too thin. They feel they can’t pull back anywhere.”
They’re not suicidal, he says. “But they wish they could wake up without facing the crushing burden of their day. There’s a sense of ‘I don’t want to — or I can’t — go on this way.'”
The psychologist calls the cycle of school/practice/staying up until 2 a.m. to finish homework/school again “lather, rinse, repeat.”
“They’re trapped on a treadmill, at the highest speed,” he adds. “And who knows for how long? They can’t take a break until at least they’re admitted to college.”
For many, it’s “all work and no play.” Even the extracurriculars that are supposed to bring joy are seen as one more activity to check off, on the long slog to college, and then a good job.
(Of course, those job worries are real too. The looming disruption of AI exacerbates those already fraught decisions about majors and careers.)
So where do today’s teenagers find joy?
“That’s one of the first questions I ask,” Tim says.
“There’s usually a pensive pause. They have to really think about how they relax.
“A lot of them say, ‘I go to my phone.’ But that’s often just another level of stress.”
Besides, he says, “a lot of them don’t think they have the time, or the permission, to unwind, take a break and get off the treadmill.
Tim may ask, “Would it be the worst thing in the world if you dropped your club sport to have more time to relax, and live a more diverse life?”
It’s a way of “inviting kids to consider their lives. It gives them permission to have a conversation with their parents” about slowing down.
He points to 3 teens who did just that. All 3 called it “a game-changer.”
Teenagers need time to chill. (Photo/Gara Morse)
Tim does not want to alarm parents. But, he says, they may want to ask themselves, “Is my child over-stretched? Do you believe if they’re not at the 99th percentile in everything, that it would be a catastrophic failure?”
He notes the irony of saying all this while working at Yale — one of the most prestigious universities in the country.
But, Tim says, “There are not a lot of shiny, happy people there.” He calls his own academic pedigree “humble. You don’t have to go somewhere great to have a great life. And there is not only one shot at a good life.”
Plenty of Westport students do not get into their first choice college — or even their second or third.
Often, he says, his patients are “pleasantly surprised how much they enjoy” wherever they end up.
“They think back to the craziness of their junior and senior years.” They call it “much ado about nothing.”
“As much as they struggled with ‘average excellence,’ they did not see their own accomplishments, or feel pride, because of the unrelenting standards everywhere. Now they realize how excessive and unnecessary it was.” They feel “a tremendous sense of relief.”
It would be nice for parents to realize that too, as their younger children go through the process. Or for graduates’ siblings and underclass friends to understand those epiphanies.
But, Tim says, that hyper-competitiveness is “still in the air and water, all around us.”
Of course, some families realize the importance of “taking the foot off the gas.” He cites 2 fathers of teen patients, who began seeing a therapist themselves, to talk about their own feelings of parenting, expectations and life in a pressure- cooker town.. (It’s more common for women to take that step, Tim says.)
Dr. Tim Schmutte offers this message to area parents: “If you have a sneaking suspicion or concern about the well-being of your child — or if you wonder if they’re doing too much, or are not their usual self — honor that thought. Put feelers out.”
And for Westport teenagers: “B+ or B okay. You can have an amazing life at a place that is not your #1 school.
“This is not the end of a great journey. It’s only the beginning.”
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When Ralph Sheffer served as Representative Town Meeting moderator — from 1959 to ’69 — the handsome building on the Myrtle Avenue hill was Bedford Elementary School.
For the past 40 years, it’s been Town Hall. Once a month, the RTM meets in its auditorium.
Sheffer — the RTM’s 5th moderator, and at the time its longest-serving leader — now has a place of honor there.
He’s remembered with an old-fashioned iron sign, on the right side of the lobby.
That was last week’s Photo Challenge. Andrew Colabella, Sal Liccione (both RTM veterans), Tom Feeley, Patty Strauss (longtime town clerk) and Lynn Untermeyer Miller knew exactly where it is. (Click here to see.)
Ann Sheffer emailed privately. She knew too. But as the daughter of the honoree, she thought it would not be fair to chime in.
This week’s Photo Challenge is open to everyone. If you know where in Westport you’d see this, click “Comments” below.”
Staples Players’ astonishing production of “Les Misérables” concludes its 10-show run this afternoon (Sunday, 2:30 p.m.; click here for information).
Before the (spectacular) set is struck, however, it’s worth praising Players once again.
Today, kudos go to the tech crew: the young men and women who seldom get the credit they deserve, but without whom there would be no show at all.
These very talented, tremendously hard working, incredibly dedicated students build sets, oversee lighting and sound, create costumes, and do much, much more.
Once the play begins, it’s run entirely by students. They are responsible for keeping things moving smoothly — even when they go awry.
Colin Walker says, “I have the fortunate privilege of being the technical director. I get to be with these students on a daily basis. I see how hard they work. They make invaluable contributions to the success of the show.”
They sure do. Take a bow, “Les Mis” tech crew!
Staples Players tech crew, on set. (Photo/Colin Walker)
Jillian Elder’s Westport Holiday Lights Collection features local landmarks like the Cribari Bridge, Minute Man monument and Compo Beach cannons. Each piece is available on shirts, prints, mugs and totes.
New at the online shop: Westport Is my Happy Place. It’s a tribute to the town’s charm and creative spirit.
Esterina D’Amico, who was born in her parents’ Westport home, and was a lifelong resident, died Thursday, in Norwalk Hospital. She was 95.
Ester spent more than 40 years as an administrative secretary for PerkinElmer in Norwalk. She was a faithful parishioner of Assumption Church. She loved traveling the world, and was an accomplished skier.
She is survived by her brothers Anthony and Peter D’Amico; sister Geraldine Stauss; 17 nieces and nephews; and many grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was predeceased by her brothers Edward, Rudolph and Anthony, and sisters Adeline Coviello, Margaret Incerto, Mary Aldrich and Josephine D’Amico.
A funeral Mass of Christian Burial is set for Tuesday (November 25, 11 a.m., Assumption Church). Interment will follow in Assumption Cemetery on Greens Farms Road.
The family will receive visitors at Harding Funeral Home from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Condolences may be left online at www.hardingfuneral.com. Contributions in Ester’s memory may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
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