Hunan Taste on Elm Street is being evicted by its landlord, Connecticut Judicial Branch records show. According to a complaint filed Oct. 7 in state Superior Court, the restaurant at 23 Elm St. signed a five-year lease in 2018 at $12,500 per month, and has stopped paying rent. The eviction papers name Hunan On Water Elm Corp. as a defendant and were filed on behalf of the property owner by attorney Michael Lynch of Shelton-based Lynch Law Group LLC. Tax records list the property owner is Hugh Halsell.
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Last chance to register for the 45th reunion of the New Canaan High School Class of 1974. Sign-up for a golf outing at Silvermine Golf Course on Friday afternoon, Oct. 25. That will be followed by a casual get together at the Silvermine Golf Club. Saturday night, Oct. 26, will be a dinner at the newly renovated Roger Sherman Inn starting at 6:30 p.m.. For further information, check with Wendy Hilboldt at wendy.hilboldt@gmail.com or Beth Jones at bethapy@aol.com.
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New Canaan Police at 8:26 a.m. on Oct. 12 cited a 22-year-old Stamford man for possession of drug paraphernalia after coming upon him in a car parked along the shoulder of Smith Ridge Road with the hazard lights flashing.
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Fjord Fisheries on East Avenue failed an Oct. 3 inspection by a sanitarian with the New Canaan Health Department. Fjord was cited for violating a “food protection” standard because it had smoked salmon tartare dip at 59 degrees on top of a fish display, according to the inspection report. It was to have been re-inspected by Oct. 17, the report said. Other less serious violations cited include unclean shelving, no hand soap in the men’s room and soup container lids on the floor in the basement.
Nathan Clay. Contributed
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Two 2018 New Canaan High School graduates, Camden Nelson and Nathan Clay, are to serve two-year missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after completing freshman year at Brigham Young University. Nelson will enter the Mexico Missionary Training Center on Oct. 22, where he’ll spend six weeks learning Spanish and receiving training, and will serve in Huancayo, Peru. Clay will train at the Utah Missionary Training Center in Provo and serve in Mesa, Ariz.
Camden Nelson. Contributed
Nelson played for the varsity volleyball and basketball teams at NCHS. Clay was a member of the Honors Society and completed an internship for the biology department. Outside of school, he earned an Eagle Scout award and lead and participated in community service project including a food drive and organizing a thanksgiving dinner for those in need in Fairfield County.
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Here are some great upcoming events:
- Nod Hill Brewery Beer Dinner—6:30 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Gates, presented by CTBeer.com & Gates Restaurant.
- GetAbout Fall Fundraiser—5 to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at Woodway Country Club.
- League of Women Voters Candidate Forum—6:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Town Hall.
- Open House at King School—Nov. 3 for pre-K through 5th grade, at the school, 1450 Newfield Ave. in Stamford.
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New Canaan Community Preschool has hired former South School Principal Joanne Rocco as its educational adviser.
Luke Venner. Contributed
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Congratulations to Luke Venner of Elm Restaurant on being one of six chefs in the state to be nominated for this year’s Chef of the Year award by the Connecticut Restaurant Association. He’s the only chef to be nominated from Fairfield County, officials say. Elm also aced an unannounced health inspection on Oct. 2 with a score of 92 out of a possible 100 points.
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New Canaan High School volleyball team in Dig Pink T-shirts. Contributed
Finally, New Canaan High School junior Alexandra Gillespie held a fundraiser called “Dig Pink” on Tuesday during the Rams volleyball team’s game against Brien McMahon. “Dig Pink is an annual event created by the Side Out Foundation to raise money and awareness for breast cancer,” she said in an email. “High schools around the country dedicate a volleyball game to the event and play for the cause, aiming to raise as much money as possible for the foundation. My mom is the parent in charge alongside our head coach Kevin Marino. My mom had breast cancer when I was little so we’ve led the event every year since I was a freshman.” Plans for the game included a raffle, bake sale, T-shirts for sale, and reading of dedications of the players on both teams, with all proceeds going to the foundation.