General Interest

The Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center will host a Wilderness First Aid class by SOLO on Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. An optional CPR class also will be offered Saturday, March 20, from 5 to 6 p.m.

The Wethersfield Volunteer Firefighter’s Association will be holding their Fifth Annual Beer & Wine Tasting to benefit the Association's Scholarship Fund. The event will take place Thursday, March 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield Street.

Appetizers will be served, and raffle prizes available. Purchases of full or mixed cases of wine will receive a 5% discount, and 10% of all sales will go to the WVFA.

On Thursday, December 10, 2009 Police Chief James Cetran presented an award to a Rocky Hill police officer as well as an employee of D'Angelo's Sandwich Shop for their roles in helping to apprehend a dangerous armed robber.

On Monday, November 23, 2009 at 5:21 p.m. officers from the Wethersfield Police Department were dispatched to D'Angelo's, 1345 Silas Deane Highway for a report of an armed robbery that just occurred at that location. A white male reportedly pulled a handgun on an employee of the business and demanded money.

Dozens of scarecrows will once again line Main Street in the business section of Old Wethersfield. The thirteenth Annual Scarecrows Along Main Street runs from Sunday, September 27 through Sunday, October 25, 2009. This popular event draws visitors to the Historic District to see the many unusual and ingenious scarecrows built by children, families, adults, businesses and organizations.

In this Wethersfield Library program on Thursday, March 18 at 2:00 p.m., Susan Moores from United Way will offer suggestions about ways to remain positive while job hunting.

Please call the Library at (860) 257-2811 to sign up.

On March 22, State Historian and UConn Professor Walter Woodworth will present a multimedia exploration of "New England's OTHER Witch Hunt." A generation before Salem, New England was beset by another terrifying and deadly witch panic in Hartford and Wethersfield.

The Central Connecticut Health District is offering free blood cholesterol screenings for residents of Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield. The screening program has been made possible through a grant from the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

Nurses from the VNA Healthcare will conduct the screening on four days between the hours 8:30-10:30 a.m. as follows:

The Wethersfield Business and Civic Association (WBCA) has scheduled its 2010 Person of the Year Reception for Wednesday, March 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wethersfield Country Club. The cost for the event is $30.00 with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.

The WBCA has selected Ms. Judy Keane to be its 2010 Person of the Year in recognition of her service to the Town of Wethersfield through her efforts as President of the Richard M. Keane Foundation. A practicing nurse, Ms. Keane is a Wethersfield native who is the mother of five sons and five grandchildren.

Advance tickets for the Friends of the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center's annual spring dance now are available for $25 per person. The dance will be held on Saturday, March 27 from 7 to 11:30 p.m. at the Pitkin Community Center.

This program of the Wethersfield Library is an opportunity to network and share job related skills with others. The group will be facilitated by Nancy Stilwell, Director of Wethersfield's Social and Youth Services Department.

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. Please call the Library at (860) 257-2811 to sign up.