Barrett Bookstore Presents ‘The Ladies of Summer’ June 21 at Wee Burn

Board of Ed Considers Whether to Approve $5,000 Gift for Ox Ridge School

Kate Miliken and The Alternate Routes Inspire Center for HOPE Luncheon Crowd

Letter: Darien High School Principal Ellen Dunn Thanks Scholarship Donors

Students at Ox Ridge School Show Creativity at Maker Faire Event

Attempted Identity Theft and Almost $8,000 Worth of Charges on Credit Card

Darien Republican Town Committee Now Accepting Applications for Elected Offices

Free Seminar for Parents at Depot on Helping Students Transition to a New Grade

Stolen Store Reward Cards and Suspicious Activity in Parklands Drive

Police: Driver Had Opioid Pill in Car Stopped for Tinted Windows, Cracked Windshield

Robert Heslin, 71, Vietnam Vet, Pastoral Care Director at New Beginnings Community Church

DHS Fuel Cell Car Qualifies for Energy-Efficient Car Marathon in Detroit, Then Stops Short

John Collins, 78, Former President of Woodway Country Club

Art Reception Friday at Darien Library for Steve Fritsch

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Back by popular demand, Barrett Bookstore will host “The Ladies of Summer” evening 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21 at Wee Burn Country Club. It will feature three authors who have books coming out just in time for great summer reading. ________

— an announcement from Barrett Bookstore

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“This is the third year we have organized this evening,” said Sheila Daley, owner of Barrett Bookstore. “It is a lot of fun to hear the authors discuss the backstory of their new novels. The evening begins with wine and hors d’oeuvres on the terrace and a chance to meet the authors, followed by the authors’ presentation and a joint Q&A.

A proposed $5,000 gift for Ox Ridge School from a fifth-grader’s family was discussed by the Board of Education at a recent meeting. But the board had some qualms.

Luke Forshaw, principal at Ox Ridge School, said that the school was considering using the gift to improve the library/media center through furniture or equipment upgrades. However, the Board of Ed disagreed with that idea, as they saw several problems in accepting the gift. First, there was no definitive plan for the gift. Although Forshaw said the donation was going to be used for the library, there was no set plan, such as what the school would be buying, when the school would buy it, or even how the school would be using the gift.

Motivational speaker and entrepreneur Kate Milliken delivered an inspirational keynote address at the 2017 Center for HOPE luncheon last week. The event was held May 16 at the Wee Burn Beach Club in Rowayton. ____________

— an announcement from Family Centers’ Center for Hope

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Milliken learned she had MS in 2006, and shared personal accounts of her journey as she came to grips with her diagnosis. Upon learning of her condition, she saw a need for a moment-based, authentic platform to show others what it was like to actually live with an illness. She started the online support forum, MyCounterpane, not only as a vehicle to share her own struggles, but also to stimulate conversation and inspire others to educate the public on MS and other illnesses through short movies.

Ellen Dunn Darien High School Teen Drinking Substance Abuse 02-12-17

To the editor,

Darien High School would like to thank the many donors within the Darien community who offer generous scholarships to our graduating seniors. The scholarships were recently awarded at the Darien community scholarship ceremony to deserving seniors enabling them to achieve their college dreams.

The generosity of the Darien community means so much to the students, their families, and Darien High School. We offer our sincere thanks to the following businesses, civic organizations, groups, and families:

Darien Arts Center

Darien Chamber of Commerce

Darien Community Association

Darien Education Association

Darien High School Class of 1974

Darien Junior Football League

Darien Kiwanis Club

Darien Little League

Darien Masonic Club

Darien Old Timers

Darien Police Association

Darien Rotary Club

Darien Rowayton Bank

Darien Youth Hockey Association

Fairfield County Community Foundation

Mr. Joe Vano

Nielsen’s Florist

Noroton Fire Department and Henry Bennett Family

Performance Physical Therapy

Piedmont Associates

Rings End

Royle School and Roger Tamburro Family

Tokeneke School and MaryLee Fisher Family

U.S. Chemical

William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty – Darien

The Amanda Meloy Family

The Anne C. Cary Family

The Brendan Shay Family

The Bruno Family

The Carolyn Jean Rich Family

The Clem Miner family

The Dana Family

The Eileen and Tami Hanford Family

The Elizabeth and Peter Moley Family

The Emmons Family

The George Nelson Family

The Ginny Wright Family

The James Girard Family

The Joy Family

The J.R. Schoen Family

The Kazia Klimczak Family

The MacMannis Family

The Maglathlin Family

The Margaret Harrington Family

The Maybell Family

The Myles Beringer Family

The Scott and Jane Pelley Family

The Shannon Dunleavy Family

The Zangrillo Family

With gratitude,

Ellen L. Dunn

Principal, Darien High School

Ox Ridge Elementary School students built rockets, wrote code, and constructed amazing structures last week as part of the second annual Maker Faire. The Maker Faire event at Ox Ridge is reflective of a larger movement happening across the nation. According to the MakerFaire.com website, a Maker Faire is an all-ages event that is “part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new.” Maker Faire participants come to show what they have made and share what they have learned. The Ox Ridge event was held in the Library Media Center and included a number of stations for computing and building. Speakers and experts in computer coding and robotics were invited to inspire and instruct students across all grades, according to Principal Luke Forshaw (pictured above with students).

Someone put almost $8,000 in charges on the American Express card of a 39-year-old Darien woman, who also found that her mobile phone was changed to another provider, possibly in an attempt to get information about the credit card, police said. The woman reported the matter to Darien Police on May 9. She was able to fix the situation without losing any money. Police said there isn’t any evidence of local criminal activity.

The Darien Republican Town Committee is now accepting applications for these positions: The Board of Selectmen, town treasurer, tax collector, town clerk, Board of Finance, Board of Education, Board of Assessment Appeals, Planning & Zoning Commission, and constables. The Darien RTC plans to conduct interviews at its next meeting on Wednesday, June 14, at the Darien Town Hall. If you are a registered Republican in Darien and are interested in one of these positions, please complete an application (found on the”Get Involved” page of the Darien RTC website) and submit it no later than Friday, June 9, to Brent Hayes, Darien RTC Chair, at darienrtc@yahoo.com. — an announcement from the Darien Republican Town Committee

The Darien Depot, is proud to host a free seminar, “7 Skills All Students Need for a Successful Transition to a New Grade, open to all area parents. In this informative and highly interactive workshop, parents will learn seven evidence-based techniques as to how they can help their student stay focused, complete homework with purpose and crispness, achieve higher confidence, to get better results. This no-cost workshop will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at 7 p.m., at The Depot Youth Center 25 Heights Road, Darien, CT 06820. “We are pleased make this free presentation available to our parents, just at the time they are thinking about transitioning their student to the next grade,” says Pam Ha-Stevenson, Board Member. “This workshop will give parents support as to how they can successful transition their student to the next grade — and what to expect.”

The workshop is free, but registration is requested.

Several stolen store reward cards and a Triple-A membership card were found Monday, May 8 in the parking lot of Parklands Office Park. The cards belonged to a Milford woman who told police that her purse had been stolen from an office building in Orange earlier the same day. The victim’s credit cards were used in Norwalk and online that day. A building manager for the office park at Parklands Drive told police that between 5 and 5:30 p.m. that day, four suspicious people entered at least two offices in the building. (The office park now has one building in use, the other one is being torn down, to be replaced by a nursing home.)

Police are continuing to look into the matter, but they say they don’t know whether or not there’s a connection between the four people and the stolen cards.

Police found a prescription opioid tablet in a car after they stopped it for having a cracked windshield and windows that appeared to be tinted too darkly, Darien police said. Darien police gave this account (including accusations not proven in court):

At 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9 officers saw a green 2005 Nissan Altima with dark windows and windshield crack traveling on the Post Road at the Interstate 95 entrance near Exit 13. Police checked records and found that the license plate belonged to a Honda Civic, not the Nissan Altima. The driver — Tory Hinton, 32, of Fairfield Avenue in Stamford — said he had switched plates on his girlfriend’s car in order to take the Nissan to Stamford to be repaired. Hinton didn’t have registration or insurance papers for the car.

Robert “Bob” Michael Heslin, husband of Elizabeth (Spada) Heslin, passed away unexpectedly and suddenly on May 12. He was the son of James & Louise Heslin. Bob was a veteran of the Vietnam war. He worked for Aetna Health Plans for 27 years, and retired in 1996 as vice president. After his retirement, he and Beth became the owner/operators of Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems of Southern, Conn.

The Darien High School Fuel Cell Team put in a valiant effort recently at the 2017 Shell Eco Marathon held in Detroit. Out of 100 teams, only half — including the DHS team — passed the rigorous technical and safety inspection process to get on the track. The fuel cell car then was able to complete three laps, a distance of about three miles. However, due to technical issues, the team did not complete a valid run for placement. Overall, they ranked fourth in their division, beating out schools like Georgia Tech University and Queens University.

John D. (Jack) Collins, age 78, devoted and beloved father, grandfather, brother and uncle passed away in Naples, Fl. on May 10. A former longtime resident of New Canaan and a 16 year resident of Naples, Jack was born on Aug 31, 1938 in Syracuse, N.Y. to the late Bill and Kate Collins. He was the second child in a family of 15 children. He was a graduate of Le Moyne College where he received a bachelor of business arts degree in 1960 and pursued a career in accounting.

Enjoy Steve Fritsch’s artwork and have an opportunity to discuss his work with him at his reception 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, May 19 at Darien Library. His artwork will be on view in the Lower Level Art Gallery from May 16 to June 26.
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— an announcement from Darien Library

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About Steve Fritsch
After studying illustration and painting for five years at Paier School of Art in New Haven, Connecticut, Steve graduated and went on to exhibit his artwork at various art shows along the East Coast. In 1969, he married his wife Linda and accepted a position as art director with BBDO in New York City. In his free time, he painted and freelanced doing illustrations, cartooning, and finished art. Art direction and freelance kept him pretty busy.

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