I got so caught up in the aroma of all that good seafood last week at the Sandy Hook Firehouse that I must have lost all sense of time. The fire department was putting on its Lobster Fest on June 8 and 9, and I stopped in with Bee reporter Laurie Borst to take pictures of the big event. But we must have gotten carried away in our memories of lobster and melted butter when we put together our photo package about the event for last week’s Bee, because we named the event the 19th Annual Lobster Fest. It was, as one nice firefighting member of the company gently pointed out last Friday afternoon, actually the 20th annual celebration of all things crustacean (and steak).

And while I’m correcting the record here, I need to point out that last week I mentioned the incorrect date for the annual rabies vaccine clinic at Edmond Town Hall. The event is on June 23, and veterinarian Dr Brian Silverlieb and veterinary technician Mary Simpson from Mt Pleasant Animal Hospital will be in the gymnasium of Edmond Town Hall from 8 to 10 am for the annual clinic. The morning is sponsored by the Connecticut Veterinary Medicine Association.

Just when I was wondering how to fill my lazy summer days, I heard that Newtown resident Doug MacHugh is directing two dark comedies at Theater Three in NYC July 25 through July 28 at 8 pm and on July 29 at 3 pm. The Seventeenth of June and Mafia on Prozac are plays by Edward Allan Baker. If Doug’s name sounds familiar, it’s because he also directed the Mockingbird Trial at the Newtown Meeting House this past spring. I can’t decide if I should visit iaamproductions.org or pick up the phone and call 212-352-3101 for tickets. I guess I don’t want to dilly-dally, or all of the tickets will be gone.

Fifth graders at Reed Intermediate School in Peter Bernson’s and Carla Tischio’s cluster raised $4,100 for Heifer International through a “Read to Feed” fundraiser. The 45 students took pledges for the number of books read. The students read 406 books between February and June. They also practiced their letter writing skills, soliciting local businesses for donations.

Assistant Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia received word last week that after taking more than two years of training courses with the Connecticut Town Clerks Association, she is now qualified as a certified town clerk. The course of studies includes training in municipal records management, elections, land records, vital records, and sundry other duties. Congratulations, Debbie.

 Cross country bicyclists Arthur and Raleigh Upshur have been making steady progress since leaving San Francisco the first week in June. With two new bike wheels for Raleigh after a run-in with a car and some new cables for Arthur near Folsum (and a tour of the famous prison), the Upshurs have pedaled through the Sierra Nevadas and into Nevada. Dry, hot winds are brutal and at this point, the Upshurs are carrying at least five liters of water each to tide them over between water stops, which are 70 to 80 miles apart.

Kind-hearted, interesting people have populated their trek, though, offering them respite and encouragement along the way. Another bicyclist who carries a lawn chair and TV, a family biking to bring about awareness of global warming, and a thoughtful land owner who provided them with a camping spot and breakfast smoothies are among the many interesting folks they have encountered. And if you read French, sixencar.com is the site for a Belgian couple wandering about America in an old city bus with their four boys that the Upshurs came across last week. Coupled with fascinating stops along the way — a tree decorated with thousands of pairs of shoes in the desert, for instance — the trip is shaping up to be the kind of adventure they envisioned, it seems. No snakes in their bike shoes overnight, so far.

We’ve had the longest days of the year this week, which affords me ample opportunity for napping in the sun. Come to think of it, I’m getting more than a little drowsy, and the sunshine beckons. But I’ll be back, wide awake next week, so be sure to…

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