A Memorial Day Salute to our Veterans

It is that time of year again--the gateway to summer. But first, as has been the tradition since 1868, just after the Civil War, we will pause Monday and reverently recall the valor and sacrifice of those who fought and died to keep America free. Memorial Day will follow a familiar rhythm when the annual parade steps off at 9:00 a.m. from the Town Hall parking lot and marches to the Village Green, where the color guard will fire a salute. The parade then proceeds down Route 44 to Memorial Green, where there will be speeches and another salute. The Region 7 marching band will provide the music. At noon, the Norfolk Fire Department will hold its annual Five-Mile Race under what are predicted to be clear, blue skies. But that is not all that is happening this week. For those who keep on top of municipal affairs, there will be three meetings, the Workplace Health & Safety Committee, the Board of Selectmen and a New Firehouse Project Review. Read on to see what else is on the calendar as gray skies clear up and Norfolk prepares to put on a happy summer face.

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Teddy Bear Wellness Check Friday

Miss Eileen will hold a Teddy Bear Wellness Clinic at the Norfolk Library Friday from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.. Does your buddy have a broken arm, a belly ache or just need a checkup? Children are invited to bring their favorite stuffed friend for a wellness check up and to enjoy meeting other friends on the library lawn. Nurse Eileen will be there with helpful hints to help your special stuffed animal. If it's a lovely evening, families may want to picnic after the event on the library lawn.

New World Trio Presents Chamber Concert Sunday

The New World Trio will present a Memorial Day chamber music concert Sunday, May 29, at 4:00 p.m. at the Norfolk Library. The trio presents wide-ranging concerts of both classical and contemporary chamber music. Founded in 1985 by violinist Anhared Stowe, New World has held residencies at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, The Hartt School, the Warner Theatre in Torrington and St. John’s Episcopal Church. Joining New World will be guest violist Aekyung Kim. The program includes Piano Quartet in E flat Major, op. 47 by Robert Schumann and the premiere of a new work commissioned by New World Trio and composed by Stephen Gryc. Gryc will be present to introduce the piece. For more information and to register for this free concert, click here or call 860-542-5075, ext. 2.

Hub Presents How to Turn Ideas into Action

The Norfolk Hub will present a Northwest Connecticut Community College Entrepreneurial Center event on how to turn creative ideas into physical products that can be manufactured with a consumer-grade CNC machine Tuesday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.  In this small business seminar, participants will learn how to use V-Carve to take text, images, patterns and shapes and convert them into tool paths that can be cut, etched, lasered or milled. This seminar is taught by Erick Royer, CEO of Stepcraft, a U.S.-made three axis CNC machine company based in Torrington. To register, click here.

Removal of Trees Announced

The Town will prune/remove trees between the Town Hall property and the buildings along Station Place and John Curtiss Road over the next 10 days or so. The work is being done in response to a 2020 Town Center Study that determined that more parking is needed in the village center and that individuals should be able see Town Hall from Station Place when told there is parking and an electric vehicle charging station there. Large oaks, maples and beech trees will remain. Any person, firm or corporation objecting to the pruning can appeal in writing to to Norfolk Tree Warden Matt Klimkosky by June 4. He will hold a public hearing at a suitable time and place. Direct correspondence to [email protected].

Lions Club Announces Pancake Breakfast

The Norfolk Lion’s Club will hold a Pancake Breakfast Saturday, June 4, from 8:00 until 10:30 a.m. in the Botelle School Cafeteria, 128 Greenwoods Road East. Prices are: age 13 and older, $6; 12 years and younger, $3.

Municipal Meetings

There are three meetings next week, the Workplace Health & Safety Committee, Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.; the Board of Selectmen, WEdnesda, at 4:30 p.m., and a New Firehouse Project Review, Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall. Remember, things change and sometimes meetings are cancelled, so check here before you head out the door.

And Coming Up Next ...
A colorful week will follow the Memorial Day celebrations. School children from Region 7 towns have been invited to a Midnight Glow Dance Party at Botelle Elementary School; dancer, storyteller, and drummer Iddi Saaka will offer an interactive program exploring Ghanaian culture at the Norfolk Library and the Ivy League of Comedy will make 'em laugh at Infinity Hall. The Book Group led by Mark Scarbrough will discuss Louise Erdrich's LaRose while Robert Cray will bring his funky sound to Infinity Hall. On a more serious note, First Selectman Matt Riiska will discuss the current status of trash disposal and recycling hurdles facing Norfolk in a Hub Talk. Municipal meetings include the Inland Wetlands Agency, the Historic District Commission, Board of Education, Farmers Market Committee, Economic Development Commission and Rails to Trails.
Visit the town website's calendar for all the other events planned. And, be sure to visit Weekend in Norfolk's YouTube channel where you'll find tours, music, art, kids' activities and a lot more.

For municipal meeting dates and other information, click here.