. The Rotary Club of Weston & Wayland invites kids (and their accompanying parents) to their annual Fishing Derby–a 40+ year tradition–on Sunday, April 23 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the Weston High School Pond. While the Owl has no clear idea of what kind of fish are in the pond, it is safe to imagine that it is free
Read more. Following on news of Weston High School’s newest club sport, Ultimate Frisbee, comes a new “academy league” (I just made that up but it sounds cooler) for kids in K-5th grade. This, as many folks know, is the sweet spot of learning to throw a frisbee like you mean it. A side bonus is that your resident border collie,
Read moreReally all I needed to write is BAKE SALE. But I shall add to it by saying it is a fundraiser for Wayland-Weston Rowing. Also cookies. Also WWRA needs new equipment. And you need cookies. Right now. Go right now. It is a fact that the Owl loves everything about rowing, and only wishes that her Owlets were rowers so
Read moreTonight’s Friday Night Lights opener is the first home football game of the Weston High School Wildcats, who will take on the Sharon High School Eagles (cool mascot, one must admit, but ‘cats win) at 7pm on Proctor Field. Weston fans are encouraged to wear black (hence the “blackout”) but can in fact wear any color except orange unless you are
Read moreThe Susan McDaniel Run for Lovelane is back in person in Weston (with a virtual option) this Sunday, June 12. This is one of the Owl’s favorite local 5Ks, and Owlets have also run the 1/2 mile Kids Fun Run as well though they are now way too old and sleepy to be bothered. Starting at the Town Hall and
Read moreWeston High School junior Aydin Abramson is organizing a 5k around the fields at Weston High School on Sunday June 5th from 10am – 12pm. The fundraiser is honor of his friend who passed away from cancer in fifth grade. All proceeds from the race are going to Starlight Children’s Foundation, an organization that strives to make severely sick children’s
Read moreAs the Owl mentioned in a post on May 12, June 4 is National Land Trust Day and Weston has a wonderful open space and land trust non-profit named Weston Forest & Trail Association. The Owl is a trustee, and head of the stewardship area, though is never ever trusted with a chainsaw or a truck. I do have a
Read moreSaturday, June 4, 2022 is National Land Trust Day! No, the Owl did not just make this up–though she definitely would if she had to. Weston is fortunate to have an open space guardian/land trust named Weston Forest & Trail Association, which got its start in 1955. You can read all about that in Pamela Fox’s From Farm Town to
Read moreAs mentioned earlier this week on the Owl (see post here), the Weston Reservoir at Ash Street is a unique and well-loved place for walkers, trail runners and dogs alike (no bicycles or horses, sorry). The slightly-more-than-two-mile loop offers views of the Reservoir, the deep woods and plenty of opportunities to fall over tree roots. While mostly owned by the
Read moreNOTE: Due to extreme cold predicted for this Saturday, this event has been postponed. This Saturday, January 15, Weston Conservation and Weston Forest & Trail Association (WFTA) are leading a clean-up focused Stewardship Saturday at the Weston Reservoir, aka the Ash Street Reservoir. Volunteers are invited, with escort, “behind the fence” on the south side of the Reservoir to pick
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