Thanks to China Central Television and NPR, I've seen how my larger - much larger - relatives deal with technology. The video "Chubby Siberian Tigers Hunt Electronic Bird Of Prey" (npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/23/516845664) proves that drones are no match for tigers - and at the speed these big cats took out (and tasted) a drone put into their space to entice them to exercise, it looks like drones might be the more endangered species.dylanswingsofchange.org/auctions. The auction ends April 30, and winners will be contacted directly by the person providing the service to arrange dates. Dylan's Wings of Change is a foundation that honors Dylan Hockley, a first grader who died 12/14. The foundation is dedicated to helping children with autism and other related conditions to achieve his or her potential. The Ragnar Relay is a team-run, nearly 200-mile course that starts in Hull, Mass., and ends in Provincetown, this coming May.The Newtown Bee. Submit your child's photo, name, age, and birthdate, along with a daytime phone number to eliza@thebee.com. See complete details in the Education section of the paper. Each week, a winner is drawn to win a cake from Tony. Submissions must be received by noon on Tuesday for the week's edition of the paper.The Bee last week to share a copy of a special program - one from 50 years ago. "The 5th Annual Festival of Song," hosted by the Newtown Rotary Club to benefit the Newtown Scholarship Association, took place almost exactly half a century ago, on March 11, 1967. The concert featured the United Nations Singers, and Dr Draper, who was Rotary president at the time, recalled that it was an event looked forward to by residents each year. "We had a packed house, I can tell you," said Dr Draper, adding that there was broad-based community support for the concert. Coverage of the event, in the March 17, 1967 Newtown Bee, indicates 400 people attended the Festival of Song.The Bee. Our advertising department walked away from the New England Newspaper & Press Association conference in Boston this past weekend with not one, not two, but three awards - two of which were first place. Congratulations to our sales staff! Congratulations, as well, to artist Kim Proctor, whose Christmas 2015 cover for The Newtown Bee won first place in the illustrations division at the conference.The Washington Post, had a familiar name: Brendan Smialowski. Brendan worked as a freelance photographer for The Newtown Bee in the 1990s, when he was a student at NHS. He has taken his skills to great heights since those days, photographing major events for several high profile journals. (I hope he doesn't have a photo of me with my paws tucked under, relaxing on the conference room couch in his files...)

Bubble art, house painting, a physical therapy session, tickets to Wicked, chauffeur service, four hours of lifting and lugging, a cabana "boy," a toddler pool table - who wouldn't want to win one of these? Support Dylan's Wings of Change and the Cape Cod Ragnar Relay teams by bidding in this online auction at

Ever feel like someone is watching you? Mark Taylor shared this photo he took of a tree at Fairfield Hills that he came "face to face" with recently. The sycamore is on Keating's Farm Road, says Mark.

The FAITH Food Pantry, 31 Pecks Lane, is running low on coffee. Donations of cans or bags of any size, any brand - regular or decaf - are welcome. You can bring the java (and any other donation) to the pantry any Tuesday between 10 am and noon, or Thursday evening between 6 and 7:30 pm. Monetary donations can be sent to FAITH Food Pantry, PO Box 53, Newtown CT 06470, allowing pantry volunteers to do the shopping for you.

I see that super forager Wildman Steve Brill will be leading a walk at 1 pm, Saturday, March 11, at Danbury's Tarrywile Park. Search for edible spring greens with this naturalist. Meet in the parking lot just to the right of the park entrance, not at the main parking lot. There is a $20 suggested donation for adults, $10 for children under age 12. Call 914-835-2153 by Friday morning, March 10, to reserve your spot.

Who wouldn't want a birthday cake from Bake n' Cakes in Southbury? Former Newtown Andrea's Bakery owner Tony Posca is now whipping up a cake for each week's Birthday Cake winner from

We heard it through the grapevine... Congratulations to Dr Kelly McGlynn of Moore & McGlynn Eye Care on Church Hill Road and her husband, Erik Ferjentsik. They are the parents of a healthy baby boy, born February 19.

Dr Thomas Draper stopped by

We are patting ourselves on the backs here at

We received a press release this week with some news from Berkshire Veterinary Hospital. "Newtown-based Berkshire Veterinary Hospital tasked audio branding specialist PHMG to construct customized on-hold messages, which will be played whenever customers call the business and are put on hold or transferred. The family-run firm wanted a sound which reflected its personable and friendly nature while also promoting its efficient, hands-on approach to veterinary care. Both a welcoming male and upbeat female voice were used to appeal to the broad audience, along with gentle and soothing music. 'At our practice, we pride ourselves on treating our customers like family and our on-hold marketing production shows them we care,' said Kasia Guzy, hospital administrator at Berkshire Veterinary Hospital." Sounds like music to my ears.

The press caught some photos this week of President Trump's counselor, Kellyanne Conway, getting comfy on the Oval Office couch, and the pictures raised some eyebrows and went a little viral. One of the photographers who captured the feet-tucked-back photo of Ms Conway, published in

There'll be no pussyfooting around the news in town this week, so be sure to... Read me again.