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Five Things to Know Today
Fencing Championships, Starting Kindergarten, CCC Memories, Relatics
- Considerable cloudiness today, with the high temperature around 36F. Winds out of the southeast at 5-10 mph. Partial cloudiness tonight, with a low of 31F. Chance of rain Saturday or Sunday.
- State fencing championships will be held Saturday in East Lyme, and Ledyard High School will be looking to add to its impressive season. Congratulations to Kevin Midgley, who finished 4th in the Open Senior Men's Foil, and to Tim Jones and Matt Moriarty, who finished 10th and 13th, respectively, at the 2011 High School Individual states. The team finished first in the event, one point ahead of Guilford High School. Congrats also to Collin Duval and Austin Walker, who finished second and third, respectively, in the Open Senior Men's Epee.
- A State Board of Education proposal to raise the minimum age for children to start kindergarten failed to win approval in the legislature’s Education Committee Wednesday, effectively killing the plan for now. The committee co-chairman called redshirting "bad public policy."
- The Ledyard Historical Society Winter Meeting will take place tonight at 7:30 at the Ledyard Congregational Church Fellowship Hall. Author and historian Marty Podskoch will give a presentation on the history, lore and legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps in Connecticut. Do you have CCC stories to share? Marty is keen to meet you. Come and be part of local history. Look for more information at www.ledyardhistory.org. It is free and opened to the public.
- Curious about your family tree? Good. Carol Ganz works with the State of Connecticut History and Genealogy Department as a librarian. She will be at the Bill Memorial Library in Groton on Sunday at 2 p.m. to help people get started with their genealogy. All are welcome to attend.
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