Dr Damanjeet Chaubey, medical director of palliative care at Danbury Hospital, is scheduled to discuss author Atul Gawande's book, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, at Byrd's Books in Bethel, this Thursday evening, October 20, at 7:30 pm. It's a free book talk, if you can squeeze the short notice into your schedule. Call 203-730-2973 for information.flickr.com/photos/dickblumenthal/sets/72157675239023516.Donate bags of wrapped candy at the Parks & Rec office, 3 Main Street, and staff will see that it is distributed to Main Street residents by October 31.The Newtown Bee will be handing out candy to kids dressed in costume for 90 minutes, October 31, beginning at 5 pm. Stop by the 5 Church Hill Road office for our treats!shoe drive to benefit rescue dogs continues through the end of October. Bring gently used shoes to Your Healthy Pet, 61 Church Hill Road, and Companion Pet Rescue volunteer Michele McLeod will see that the shoes are turned in and become funds to help rescued dogs, as well as medical care for them.last week's Way We Were mystery photo. "I do not know whether or not the photo was a Newtown event, but I can tell you that the man leaning into the microphone on the far right is John M. Lupton of Weston, CT," Mr Guidera writes to us. "John was a Connecticut State Senator (a Republican) in the 26th Senatorial District for several terms in the 1960s and early 1970s. This may either be a Republican gathering or possibly a public meeting of a committee of the General Assembly held in a town hall somewhere to get public input. I was the State Senator in the 26th District from 1973 to 1979 and knew John Lupton well. Hope this helps." Indeed, it does, and our thanks to Mr Guidera.

Whoo? Whoo? Who was prowling about the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary this past Sunday evening? Lots of people hoping to hear some of our owl friends, that's who. As part of the Sundays at the Sanctuary event on October 16, participants met some of these nocturnal birds, and then hiked the property to see if any local owls could be enticed to give a hoot. Rumor has it, the area owls stayed mum - but may have thought it was a real hoot to listen to the owl apps that participants used to tempt a reply.

Marianne Muskus had a lot of nice things to say in nominating her friend Ellen Klausfor a Good Egg Award: "Ellen has been my neighbor and friend for over 35 years. She is a woman who has volunteered her time at Hospice, Kevin's Community Center, and many other organizations. She has been responsible for many fundraisers, her favorite being pancreatic research, and has helped many in the medical field. I feel very fortunate and blessed to have Ellen as a friend and neighbor all these years. She has always kept an attentive, watchful eye on me and my home. I always knew she was a very thoughtful and charitable person, but you can't imagine how shocked and surprised I was last week when I received from her the gift of a pair of brand-new hearing aids she was aware I was planning on getting in the future. There aren't enough words to thank Ellen for this wonderful gift. I hope by my recommending her for the Good Egg Award it would show how much I appreciate her and our friendship." Ellen, you are truly a Good, Good Egg!

It looks like Immaculate High School in Danbury, attended by a number of Newtown youth, had a successful first breakfast fundraiser. The first Annual Scholarship Breakfast raised $15,000 for its Adopt-A-Mustang Fund on October 7, which provides assistance to a deserving students whose families are in financial need as a result of authentic hardship. More than 150 supporters attended the event at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury, and heard from speakers Sister Clare Fitzgerald and 2012 IHS graduate Isaiah McCorkle.

Maybe you were lucky enough to be in Washington, DC, this past week and caught the exhibition in the Rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building. Hosted by Senator Richard Blumenthal, eight large murals, only on display through October 21, were "created by Connecticut students in partnership with the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation," we are told. The artwork highlights the value of social and emotional learning programs and reflect love, compassion, and forgiveness - the bedrock of the Choose Love Enrichment Program. The Choose Love Foundation was founded by Jesse's mom, Scarlett, after December 14, 2012, the day that claimed Jesse's life. View the murals at

Help your Main Street neighbors who will be hosting thousands of trick-or-treaters on Halloween - and footing the bill for all that candy they give out.

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Which reminds me: do you have a plan for carving a Great Pumpkin? Trinity Episcopal is hosting this year's Great Pumpkin Challenge. Drop off your pumpkin, and a $5 donation, Friday, October 28, between 3:30 pm and 7 pm; Saturday, October 29, between 9 am to 2 pm; or Sunday, October 30, between 9 am and 2 pm. Then look for the display on Halloween, out front of the church. Donations support the Hole In The Wall Gang summer camp for seriously ill youngsters.

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You were probably impressed by the huge full moon this past week - but hang on to your hats. The November 14 full moon is a Super Full Moon, with the moon at its closest point to Earth (less than 223,694 miles from Earth's center). I'm marking my calendar now; moonrise will offer the most spectacular view, which should be right around 5 pm that day.

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