Alert “06880” reader and native Westporter Seth Van Beever writes:
The unsung hero of every child in Westport on a snow day was John La Barca at WMMM. We listened closely to the alphabetical school closings announcements.
A snow day was all about going to Birchwood Country Club to go sledding.
Oh yeah. I remember. Every 10 minutes or so, John would start: Ansonia, Amity Regional, Bethel…
It was an agonizing wait. Who cared about Our Lady of Fatima? Did it even exist?
But then — right after “Weston…” we would hear “Westport.”
And all would be right with the world.
In addition to Birchwood, Winslow Park (pictured this past March) and Greens Farms Elementary School are great sledding spots. (Photo/Patricia McMahon)
