Around Town

Beautification League, Garden Club Create Large Wreaths That Adorn Major Buildings through the Holidays

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More than two dozen volunteers from a pair of the town’s longest-serving and most hands-on nonprofit organizations gathered at the New Canaan Nature Center on Thursday to create the giant wreaths that adorn major buildings in town through the holidays. Officials say the New Canaan Beautification League and New Canaan Garden Club have collaborated for some 50 years to create the wreaths—an effort that’s also supported by the town in that public works supplies evergreen cuttings and mounts the creations each year. “It’s a tradition. This is really a tradition,” Beautification League President Faith Kerchoff said from the bustling, sunlit Sturgess Room, which smelled sweetly of the wide variety of evergreens used for the wreaths, including holly, arborvitae, spruce, boxwood, pine, cedar and juniper. Buildings that will get large wreaths include New Canaan Library, the Railroad Station, Police Department, Outback and Town Hall.

Around Town

SCROLL: New Canaan Ornament Collection

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Scroll through the gallery above to view some of the 100 hand-painted New Canaan ornaments that are part of town resident Faith Kerchoff’s collection (the oldest one is the Little Red Schoolhouse, from 1979). They depict New Canaan buildings, businesses and scenes from throughout the town’s history, and the full collection can be viewed in person at the New Canaan Historical Society. (They also will be on display at the 2015 Holiday Stroll downtown, to be held Dec. 4 and 5.)

For those interested in purchasing ornaments, the 2015 collection is now ready—see this flyer for details on ordering. All proceeds from the ornaments benefit the Historical Society.

News

Letter: ‘Thank You’ from New Canaan Beautification League

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To the Editor:

Over 400 donors contributed to the New Canaan Beautification League’s Annual Appeal this year. Their generosity funds the many NCBL projects that beautify New Canaan. We want to thank them along with the League volunteers who assembled the 160 hanging baskets and 9 planters downtown, and who maintain 29 triangles at New Canaan intersections. Walt Jaykus and the Department of Public Works hung and regularly water and fertilize the hanging baskets. You all helped to make New Canaan beautiful!

Around Town

Did You Hear … ?

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Town officials on Tuesday night approved plans for a new business’s sign and awning at 31 Vitti St.—known for two years as the home of Eclectic, which recently closed (locals may recall chef Robert Milano’s delicious cheesesteak, which recently made our Top-10 New Canaan Sandwiches list). With a planned launch about two weeks away, the new business at 31 Vitti, Good2Gourmet, according to its website, will offer convenient home delivery and curbside pickup from foods on its “tantalizing menu providing maxim flavors with minimum sodium and no additives.” Led by a renowned chef and founded by a mother of four, Good2Gourmet has joined the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce and defines its mission as providing “a variety of healthy and delicious dishes for the entire family.” Read more about the company here. ***

The male Maltese mix found on the night of June 15 on Lakeview Avenue is up for adoption as of Wednesday, June 24 through New Canaan Animal Control. He’s about two years old and Officer Maryann Kleinschmitt said she’s calling him ‘Finnegan.’ “Finn for short,” Kleinschmitt told NewCanaanite.com. “He is so cute.”

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The New Canaan Board of Education on Monday night bid farewell to two administrators who earned high praise at their final school board meetings.