Bonni Brodnick Blog

March 28, 2010 "TALK OF THE TOWN" By Bonni Brodnick Y ou know we can put winter behind us when “Talk of the Town” puts out the words that the town pool will open on Saturday, May 29, followed by the 12th Annual 5K Road Race on Saturday, July 3, followed by Independence Day fireworks in the Town Park that evening. To learn more about upcoming seasonal activities, Pound Ridge Recreation Department has posted the 2010 Spring/Summer brochure on the home page of the town’s web site: www.townofpoundridge.com. In a continued effort to go green, there will not be a brochure-mailing so be sure to tell your friends to check out the website. Any ?s, call the Rec. Dept. at 764-0947or 764-3987. Oh-man-oh-man, spring is finally here! C arrie Sears , Pound Ridge Garden Club master gardener, offers a few seasonal tips: “If you haven't already cut some forsythia branches for forcing, now is a great time to do so. I brought some into the warm house a few days ago and put them ...

"Talk of the Town" By Bonni Brodnick L ongtime Pound Ridger Rose Krapowicz was regally fêted in February when she achieved her centennial birthday. Louise Paolicelli and Keri Dezell were behind the scenes organizing a terrific gift basket, and are grateful to our local merchants for helping to make Rose’s celebration that much more special with their generosity. The basket was overloaded with gift certificates for scrumptious meals from Billy Fortin at Blind Charlie's ; Jane and Frank at Dinardo's ; Steve Cioffi and Bruno DiFabio at Pinnochio’s Pizza ; and Philip Maniatty and David Schlack at North Star . Don’t go away … there’s more … a wash and set from Charles at Salon Perri ; two free lunches from Perry at My Goodness Deli & Café ; a manicure from Nails by Kay ; a protein shake mix and hand mixer from Joanne Davis at Curves ; chocolate chip and sugar cookies from Lori and Mark Sandler at Divvies ; a jar of honey from Plum Plums Cheese ; gardeni...

By BONNI BRODNICK T here’s something in the water. Alex Forrester , a freshman at Yale and one of Pound Ridge’s celebrated swimmers, was completely in her league when she participated in the Ivy Champs 2010, a women’s swimming and diving championship in Cambridge, Mass. The top Ivy League performers in each individual event and the top Ivy League team in each relay event earned selection to the All-Ivy League swimming and diving team. “Though the Yale team came in third, their individual performances were stunning, and positioned them for run at the championship next year (with recruits and returning athletes),” said Cynthia , Alex’s mom. “This may not seem like a big deal, but Harvard and Princeton have pretty much been the only ones at the table of late. The Cornell athletes did terrifically well, too.” In summary, Alex had a great meet: 6 wins (3 individual and 3 relays) and did times that will enter her in top 8 at the NCAA Championship Meet. Her 100 fly time at Ivy Champs of 52.58...