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Bear Watch

Bear Watch
Lans Christensen pulled out his tape measure to try and get a sense of how large his nocturnal visitor was in Kent on March 23. Photo by Lans Christensen

KENT — Lakeville Journal photographer Lans Christensen had a visit at his home in Kent on Monday night, March 23, from what appears to be a large bear, based on the animal’s 10-inch footprint. The bears have emerged from hibernation throughout the region and have not been practicing social distancing; they have stopped in to visit several homes in The Lakeville Journal coverage area. Anyone who still has bird feeders in their yard might want to bring them in to keep them from becoming bear feeders.

— Cynthia Hochswender

Millerton News

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Toddler movement pilot demonstrates community-led approach for programming at NECC

Toddler movement pilot demonstrates community-led approach for programming at NECC

Kim Yarnell, right, leads a group of toddlers and parents in basic ballet lessons at the North East Community Center office on South Center Street in Millerton on Sunday, Oct. 11.

Photo by Nathan Miller

MILLERTON — The North East Community Center is a great place to get the wiggles out.

That’s the consensus from a room full of bouncing toddlers at the final weekly “Toddler Movement” class at the NECC office on South Center Street on Sunday, Oct. 11. The six-week dance lesson program was a pilot spearheaded by Millerton parent Kim Yarnell to provide some much desired social time outside the house.

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Millerton News celebrates 5th anniversary as nonprofit, honors community leader Dick Hermans

Millerton News celebrates 5th anniversary as nonprofit, honors community leader Dick Hermans

From left, Board Chair Dan Dwyer, Publisher and CEO James Clark, Estabrook Community Leadership Award recipient Dick Hermans, his daughter Suzanna Hermans and Jubilee co-chair Joan Osofsky at the annual gala Oct. 11.

Photo by Patrick Stachniak

The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News, published by the nonprofit organization LJMN Media, held their annual Jubilee gala at the Sharon Playhouse Sunday, Oct. 11, to celebrate five years of nonprofit ownership and honor Dick Hermans with the Estabrook Community Leadership Award.

About 200 attendees, including contributors, board members and staff, gathered in the Bok Gallery at the Sharon Playhouse at 49 Amenia Road to enjoy food and a live performance by The Joint Chiefs and pay tribute to Hermans.

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Amenia Harvest Festival returns for second year

Amenia Harvest Festival returns for second year

Amenia’s annual Harvest Festival will celebrate its second year of family fun with expanded activities. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

East Main Street (Route 343, east of the traffic light) between Fountain Square and Mechanic Street will be alive with food, music, and a variety of vendors. Watch for a magician roaming through the crowd to delight children, along with a Bounce House and face painting.

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Fall wagon rides

Fall wagon rides

Residents celebrated their Fall Festival at The Fountains by joining in an annual tractor-drawn wagon ride on Wednesday, Oct. 7. They were on the first of three scheduled rides throughout the day, where residents toured the former Hope Farms and campus of the Greer School that once stood on land that is now The Fountains. Narrating the tour was Marcia Berry, Housekeeping Director at The Fountains, whose mother-in-law, Jan Berry, attended Greer School.

Photo by Leila Hawken

Residents celebrated their Fall Festival at The Fountains by joining in an annual tractor-drawn wagon ride on Wednesday, Oct. 7. They were on the first of three scheduled rides throughout the day, where residents toured the former Hope Farms and campus of the Greer School that once stood on land that is now The Fountains. Narrating the tour was Marcia Berry, Housekeeping Director at The Fountains, whose mother-in-law, Jan Berry, attended Greer School.

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Millbrook Diner celebrates 35 years

Millbrook Diner celebrates 35 years

MILLBROOK — The Millbrook Diner’s owners, Debbie and Thanasi Theodoropoulos, celebrated 35 years of ownership this week, continuing a tradition of serving the community that began when the diner opened in 1929.

Known then as the Millbrook Deluxe Diner, it was purchased as a prefabricated structure and moved from Westchester County.

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Gift basket raffle underway at Amenia library

Gift basket raffle underway at Amenia library
Photo by Leila Hawken

AMENIA — Another in a series of seasonal gift basket raffles, the Amenia Free Library has a tempting array of baskets that can be won by purchasing raffle tickets at the library desk. On sale since Sept. 30, tickets are available singly for $5, or five tickets can be had for $20.

The drawing will be held at 3:30 p.m. during the Harvest Festival scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17.

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