Bethel Daily Briefing: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

WEATHER from National Weather Service

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow, mixing with rain after 8am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light north wind.

DEEP THOUGHTS

Action expresses priorities.

Mahatma Ghandi

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Parent Seminar Series No Fee / Attend 1 or all!

Feb 15th Tech Savvy Safe Families: Internet Safety Tips & Social Media Guidelines 4 All Ages *Presented by Senior Assistant State’s Attorney, Richard Colangelo, 7-8:30pm at HVCASA, 69 Stony Hill Rd in Bethel

Mar 14th Teens n The Road: CT, Graduated Licensing Laws & Safe Driving 4 Life *Presented by Officer Chris McManus & Guest, 7-8:30pm at HVCASA, 69 Stony Hill Rd in Bethel

Please RSVP for all events, however drop-ins (203) 743-7741 hvcasa@snet.net

The La Leche League will meet at St Thomas Episcopal Church, 10 am, click for more information.  

Cooking Classes for Kids!, Today, 4:30 pm 13 Durant Avenue

Do you have a 6-10 year old who loves to cook (or eat)?  Chef Robin Grubard leads this six-week cooking class for  aspiring young chefs. Kids will get fun, hands-on cooking time that's more than just delicious - it's great reinforcement for math, science, problem solving and reading skills, too. Learning has never been so much fun!

For more information, click

The Bethel Action Committee will sponsor a President's Day Rally on Monday February 20 at the Old Town Hall from 12noon to 1:30p.m.

 The event will demonstrate  opposition to the Bd. of Selectmen's plan to demolish the building to provide 16 parking places for the Bethel Library.

The event will also promote the "All or None Public Alert Ordinance" that the B.A.C. is petitioning to a Special Town Meeting.

For information contact Billy Michael at (203) 743-2456 or bethelactioncommittee.org. 

Brad Rickerby Photos And Paintings in NY Show  An exhibit by former Bethel artist who works in two media will open at the Cherry Branch Gallery in Cherry Valley, New York, on 3 March 2012. Rickerby's work may be seen at his website, www.bradrickerby.com.  He also writes a blog: http://www.bradrickerby.wordpress.com.  The Cherry Branch Gallery is located at 25 Main Street in Cherry Valley, New York.  The Rickerby show will open on 3 March 2012 and run through 5 April 2012.  A reception for the opening will be held from 5 to 7 PM on 3 March. The artist will be attending.

New Business? Planning an event? Send in your announcements and we will let the world know!

MUNICIPAL MEETINGS:

Police Commission 6 pm, Bethel Police Dept, 49 Plumtrees Rd

Agenda New Business Item: Unity Bike Ride, MS Society Bike Ride, Bethyl Cycle Sport Club

Zoning Commission 7 pm, Denis J. Riordan Meeting Room (Conference Room D) unless otherwise noted, Agenda Items: Zone Change, Greenwood Ave

GARDENING HINTS from Old Farmer's Almanac

Keep this in mind while pruning. Fruit usually grows on the horizontal branches, rather than the vertical ones. Vertical branches may be trained to become horizontal by weighting them down for a few weeks. This may also be done in the summer.

TODAY IN HISTORY from On This Day

1758 - Mustard was advertised for the first time in America.

1764 - The city of St. Louis was established.

1799 - Printed ballots were authorized for use in elections in the state of Pennsylvania.

1842 - Adhesive postage stamps were used for the first time by the City Dispatch Post (Office) in New York City.

1879 - U.S. President Hayes signed a bill that allowed female attorneys to argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

1903 - Morris and Rose Michtom, Russian immigrants, introduced the first teddy bear in America.

1932 - George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on "The Guy Lombardo Show" on CBS radio.

1933 - U.S. President-elect Franklin Roosevelt escaped an assination attempt in Miami. Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was killed in the attack.

1946 - Edith Houghton, at age 33, was signed as a baseball scout by the Philadelphia Phillies becoming the first female scout in the major leagues.

1958 - "The Dick Clark Show" debuted on ABC-TV. Connie Francis, Pat Boone and Jerry Lee Lewis were the first performers to appear on the show.

1962 - CBS-TV bought the exclusive rights to college football games from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for a figure of $10,200,000.

1965 - Nat "King" Cole died of complications following surgery for lung cancer at the age of 48.

1969 - A Florida woman was arrested for impersonating Aretha Franklin during a concert at a club.

1985 - The Center for Disease Control reported that more than half of all nine-year-olds in the U.S. showed no sign of tooth decay.

1995 - The FBI arrested Kevin Mitnick and charged him with cracking security in some of the nation's most protected computers. He served five years in jail.

2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush approved Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a site for long-term disposal of radioactive nuclear waste.

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