On my mailbox yesterday (yes “on” not in) was a flyer about an upcoming Community Forum on Monday, February 6 at 6:30 pm with members of the Weston Education Association, aka the teacher’s union. The forum will be held in person in the Community Room of the Library, as well as available on zoom. The Owl has little humor this
Read moreOn Thursday, January 26, the Weston PTO sponsored the Global Diversity Fair (GDF) for the elementary school population–that is Field, Country and Woodland Schools. I will continue to say that Weston has the cutest named elementary schools on the planet, but really needs work on Middle and High Schools. I think it’s time to go for corporate sponsorship like the
Read moreFolks, if you don’t know what happens when a great organization or committee does not get enough good volunteers, let me tell you. Def Leppard happens. The Music Committee at the Weston Public Library is looking for new members and if they don’t find them, the Owl will have to get in there and change the mission to all 80s
Read moreSo far at the Art & Innovation Center (the old library at 356 Boston Post Road), the Owl has taken several classes and enjoyed them all. Acrylic painting, more acrylic painting, drawing, Cricut creative design and t-shirt making, and just last week, bracelet making. All have been fun to learn, and the double benefit comes in with the social interactions
Read moreFor those of you who have never spent time with author Doug Tallamy either by zoom or in person, here is your next chance. This Wednesday, February 1, from 7-8:30 pm by zoom, you can hear about why oaks are the best trees on the planet and how the willful cutting down of any oak has been expressed by Mr.
Read moreAre you thinking about a Citizen’s Petition for our upcoming May town meeting? In case you didn’t know because you grew up in a place that didn’t have these, a Citizen’s Petition is defined as an “article brought by a citizen (rather than by a Board or Committee of the Town) to the Town Meeting. Any voter may bring a
Read moreIn case you all think that the Owl cares only for Wildcat Sports, guess again! While neither of the Owlets followed a musical path (to the intense relief of their third-grade violin instructors), I am amazed and thrilled that we have such musically talented kids in our schools. And talented teachers, if I forgot to mention that, which I did
Read moreAs the Owl has mentioned, it is worth joining Facebook or perusing Instagram (you can see posts without joining) just for the new Historical Society posts. Instead of heading out to buy a new double oven (the last of the kitchen appliances to die in the last two years), I started catching up on a couple of missed days of
Read moreNow, as most Westonians know, we have two publicly-accessible-ish (soon, JST, soon) Taverns in town. While the JoSTice (the Josiah Smith Tavern at 358 Boston Post Road) gets most of the attention as the Community occasionally LOSES its collective mind on Facebook about the costs, the lease, the use, and the lack of restaurant, there’s another tavern down the street
Read moreThree years ago, our wonderful Weston Media Center (located on the lower level of the Art & Innovation Center) recorded video valentines for residents who wanted to surprise and delight their loved ones, their favorite public employees or volunteers or whoever deserved a smile on Valentine’s Day. Video valentines are back this year and I can hardly wait for the
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