As is tradition in Canton, participants in the 2017 Canton High School Senior Prom gathered at a private home for photos prior to the big event. Following the gathering, participants made their way to the Farmington Club the evening of June 2 to enjoy the prom.
Francesca’s Wine Bar and Bistro officially reopened its doors on Wednesday, Jan. 25.
The Nadeau family, which originally opened the restaurant in the fall of 2012, reopened the doors Wednesday.
In August of 2015, the family had sold the business to a different partnership, and the doors closed in October of 2016.
However, the Nadeaus have opened the restaurant again with original owners Francesca and Don taking a more minor role and their son Jonathan, who is also executive chef, as the primary owner.
However, Francesca and Don will still be a presence at the restaurant, especially for the next year.
“I feel like we never left, like it was yesterday,” Francesca Nadeau said Wednesday evening. “It feels so natural. It’s wonderful. It really is.”
See more at https://www.francescaswinebar.com or https://www.facebook.com/FrancescasWineBarAndBistro/
The Canton Middle School Drama Club presents Disney’s Aladdin Jr. at 7 p.m. Friday Jan. 27 and Friday, Jan. 28. Tickets are $5 for seniors, children and students and $8 for adults.
The show takes place in the auditorium of the Canton Middle/High School campus at 76 Simonds Ave. Buy tickets at the door or via www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2811936.
See more in this week’s edition of The Valley Press.
Photos by John Fitts
Canton Parents for Music sponsored a coffee house in the cafeteria of Canton High School Jan. 6. Fourteen different student acts performed. Attendance was free, but the organization raised nearly $300 from selling refreshments and accepting donations. The organization is looking to host additional coffee houses , potentially at other locations. Canton Parents for Music funds initiatives not covered in the Board of Education budget. Examples include artists in residence and music trip transportation costs. See more at www.cantonparentsformusic.org. … Continue Reading
The Christmas in Collinsville festivities, including a champagne walk, tree lighting, and horse-drawn carriage rides, proved popular Friday night. The event continues Saturday with activities that include visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus, face painting, a Gallery of Trees and the annual Collinsville Charity Craft Fair. … Continue Reading
Time and again, members of the Kids Care Club at Canton Intermediate School have learned how rewarding it can be to give back.
Not only did the club’s May of 2016 Mud Run generate enough to fund two bullet- and stab-proof vests for K9 police officers but the kids were recently treated to a visit from the recipients. … Continue Reading
Each year, the Stanton home on Dyer Avenue is transformed into a Halloween wonderland.
Andy Stanton has been constructing a display for the past several years, adding something new each time. In all it takes approximately four weeks to set up.
Stanton said it’s fun to decorate, entertain the kids and provide a neighborhood gathering space.
“It’s a fun time for the kids,” he said. “Everyone seems to like it.”
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COLLINSVILLE — The 23rd annual Collinsville Halloween Parade was held on Saturday, Oct. 29. The event is sponsored by the Collinsville Arts Initiative and donations can be sent to: Collinsville Arts Initiative Inc., 13 Cliff Drive, Avon CT 06001.
See more photos from our friends at Collinsville Press and at https://www.facebook.com/collinsvillehalloween/
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These photos our by Andrew Urban, who has lived with his family on Morgan Road since 1986. Urban works at Twin MRO, an FAA repair shop in South Windsor,. He is an amateur photographer who has submitted images to Aviation Week and Smithsonian online.
Sunrise from Morgan Road. Photo by Andrew Urban
By John Fitts
COLEBROOK — It’s been nearly 30 years that Canton Public Schools have sent kids back to nature.
Specifically the school district partners with the non-profit outdoor education organization Nature’s Classroom to offer sixth graders a near week-long experience. This year, some 135 students went to Camp Jewell, a sprawling paradise of more than 500 acres, complete with cabins, recreational areas, fields, a lake, hiking trails and farm animals.
While there, students participated in educational hikes, recess-like transition times, live performance skits, story times, group activities and outdoor classes that explore such areas as aquatic life, geology, biology, nature-based art, ancient skills, and haiku.
Students get to choose classes based on their interests and each incorporates elements of math, science, english, art and more.
“It’s all the disciplines we teach but it’s just in a whole different environment, with a different group of students and a different instructor,” said sixth-grade teacher Patrick Allen, who is also the district’s Nature’s Classroom Coordinator. … Continue Reading
