Probate Judge Diane Blick spoke to an audience at Noble Horizons for one reason only: to dispel worries about the probate process. In her third term as probate judge for Litchfield County, Judge Blick, known affectionately as the “judge on wheels” due to her habit of traveling to the homes of residents who need her […]
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“Don’t feed the bears,” was the key point in a presentation on black bears by Paul Colburn, a Connecticut Master Wildlife Conservationist, who spoke at Noble Horizons on April 29. The large and very engaged crowd was an indication that black bears have made their presence felt, frequently in our backyards. There were 6,600 reported
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Fifteen local elementary school students and a similar number of Noble Horizons residents had the good luck to work with seasoned theater professional Michael Berkeley for several weeks to prepare for a performance of “The Golden Age of Broadway: Bridging Generations” for a very appreciative audience at Noble on April 28. It turned out to
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December 2016 saw the return of former teacher Maura Wolf to Noble for a midday poetry appreciation class. She brought together a devoted group of readers and writers from Noble and the wider community. Maura selected poems that accomplish something special, specifically, igniting a passion in the reader for the special qualities of poetic language,
Jean and Bill McClelland wowed a capacity audience at Noble Horizons on November 5th with their polished presentation of show tunes by Oscar Hammerstein II and Stephen Sondheim. Pianist Bill set the pace of the hour-long show like the Broadway professional he is, while vocalist Jean contributed keen insight into the production histories of the
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During the summer of 2016, cottage resident Mimi Davis won two monetary prizes for paintings at two separate art shows at the Kent (CT) Art Association. One was “The Presidents’ Show, Sascha Maurer AWS Memorial Award for Watercolor” for Plaza Hotel at Holiday Time. The second was the “Members’ Show Award of Excellence, Any Medium” for Lily
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Salisbury Native, Plantswoman Kim Sherwood The thriller, spiller, filler dictum of effective container planting is flaunting its full midsummer flash in the two giant pots filled with towering curly willow, mandevilla, salvia midnight blue, coleus, begonias, sweet potato vine and a few other things, flanking the Wagner Terrace entrance. They were designed, planted and are
