Warren Connecticut

Literacy volunteers have been having classes in Warren since last fall. The classes are held at the Warren Public Library on Tuesday evening. Marylyn Hendricks and Lucy Averill are tutors. Presently they are teaching five Ecuadorians to read, write and speak English.

If anyone is interested in becoming a literacy volunteer or English student, please call Literacy Volunteers On the Green at 354-0185.

The Warren Congregational Church will be holding its annual Chicken Barbeque on Friday, August 4, 2006 at the Warren Church Parish Hall with continuous servings from 5 PM to 7:30 PM. Dinner includes 1/2 chicken, sweet corn, macaroni salad, roll, desert and beverage and will be served to stay or “to go”. Donation $10. A note to parents with small children–one dinner will easily feed 2 children. Tickets are available in advance or at the door. For further information please contact the Church office (860-868-7106) or Ruth Cheney (860-868-7288).

The Tax Collector wants to remind all taxpayers that their tax bills are due by August 1. To assist with this, the Tax Collectors office will be open on Tuesday August 1 from 10:00 to 12:00. All other offices in Town Hall will be closed as usual.

Warren Woods was a spectacular background to a wonderful evening of music and relaxation.

Thank you to all who put in talent, time and effort to a very successful event.

The evening started with the Offbeats: Evelyn Williams, Nora Hulton, Virginia Small, Dave Reynolds, Pat Fraley, Diane Kinkade and Fumio Taniguchi. Their drumbeats and percussion got the evening off to a lively start. Aaron Kaufman played his wonderfully, breezy, beautiful style. Bruce Wheeler played some old and new favorites with his most adept guitar playing. The evening sun set with Bill Lauf’s music, lyrics and voice dancing down on all the concert attendees. All played with the fantastic sound set up by Marty Carlson.

Kids, and dogs, and picnics and good weather - What a great evening. Thanks to all who attended, worked and performed to support the library.

As reported this week in the New Milford Spectrum, a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day will be held in New Milford on September 9, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the railroad station parking lot. Those attending should enter from Bridge Street. This will be open to Warren residents with proof of residence and will be held rain or shine. All substances must be labeled and in their original containers.

Items that may be brought include drain or oven cleaners, old chemistry sets, metal polish, arts and crafts supplies, photo chemicals, floor cleaners, dry cleaning fluids, wood preservatives, wood strippers, septic system cleaners, paint thinner and chips from lead-based paints.
Eligible items also include rust preservatives, oil-based paints, transmission fluid, solvents or degreasers, sealant, antifreeze or brake fluid, engine and radiator cleaners, flashlight and other small batteries, dioxin silver or 2, 4, 5-T and kerosene.

Pesticides and herbicides in five-gallon or small containers, insect spray and rodent killers, pool chemicals, muriatic acid, no-pest strips, and PCB-contaminated items are also eligible.

Computers, printers, TVs fax machines and monitors will be accepted at no charge.

Residents are not to bring latex paint, asbestos, propane, freon or unknown gases, tires, infectious or medical waste, smoke detectors, explosives and highly reactive materials, garbage, gas cylinders, ammunition or fireworks, radioactive materials or controlled substances/drugs.

Additional information may be obtained from the New Milford Health Department at (860) 355-6035.

Solid waste and recycling pickups will occur on Friday each week from July 14, 2006 thru June 29, 2007 with the following exceptions. They will occur on the following Saturdays: July 8, September 9, November 25 and December 30, 2006 and January 6 and June 2, 2007.

The Warren Building Committee met on June 27, 2006 to review the latest drafts of plans for the new town office building. Members found the drawings to be near completion and offered only a few comments on the design and positioning of the building on the site off Cemetery Road.

Mr. Steven Whitaker of the firm of Ames and Whitaker warned the committee that costs for construction have risen sharply over the last year. He will work on cost estimates next in preparation for presentation to the town.

When the drawings and cost estimates are in final form, they will be posted on this site and made available at town hall. It is anticipated they will be available a week or two before a public hearing is scheduled and before the town is asked to vote on the project.

Work on the project will continue in July with test holes at the site and research on costs.

The next meeting of the committee is scheduled for July 26 at 7 pm.

The Summer Reading Program “Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales” is underway, with a great schedule of Tuesday(4:30 pm) events.

July 11th - Animal Origami Lessons with Karen Layman

July 18th - A visit with Meghan Tanner and her Farm Pets(live animals!)

July 25h - Goshen Story teller Lis Avnet shares Animal Tales

August 1 - Sharon Audubon Animal Menagerie - learn about live birds, reptiles and insects by comparing them.

August 8 - The Celebration of Summer Reading - Ice Cream, prizes and surprises.

As part of this program we will have an Ongoing Pet Photo Contest open to the entire town of Warren. Bring your funniest, most adorable, most beautiful, most unique pet photos to the library and share your favorite pet moments. We know that the residents of Warren have some unique and wonderful pets. All photos submitted will be posted on the bulletin board. Please submit the photo and label it with the pet’s name(and yours!) and address. Depending on the collection recieved there will be prizes(funniest, most unique, fuzziest, most feathers, etc.) This contest is open to the whole community. Share your paws, claws, scales and tails with our Summer Readers and the community.

Connecticut State Parks & Forest Day Pass Available at the library. A Connecticut State program entitled “No Child Left Inside” (http://www.nochildleftinside.org/) has made available to the library a pass that waives vehile entrance fees for one private passenger vehicle carrying up to 12 passengers or the per person fee to any Connecticut State Park or Forest that charges admission. This may be checked out for one week at the library. An accompanying book describes each park or forest in the state. Please check at the library desk.

The 2006 Connecticut Boating guide is also available at the library.

Don’t forget to pick up your summer reading at our ongoing book sale.

Happy summer reading!