Fall Mountain High School students are giving their production of "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder November 30 and December 1 and 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the school. Trina Carmody of Walpole, a Guidance Counselor at the school and teacher Bill Finnerty are directing, and several Walpole kids are in the cast. Might be a fun evening!
Had an interesting interview with Principal Tom Ferenc in connection with a story I'm writing about Fall Mountain's preparations for dealing with security issues in a modern high school. Security is clearly a complex, high-level concern, and school officials are very tuned into the kids and the issues. The story will appear in the Eagle Times in a week or two.
Sharon Boccelli, proprietor of Bocelli's on the Canal, the Italian eatery in Bellows Falls, the associated grocery and the auction house next door, has now opened Sharon Bocelli & Co. Antiques up Canal Street opposite the SoverNet office and next to The Village Printers. What a dynamo! Sharon told me she was working years ago on a General Motors assembly line and bought a $2 book on entering the antique business. In her first antique venture near Boston, she literally scavenged furniture other people were throwing out, restored it, filled a storefront, and sold it all! Then she discovered auctions and their ability to sell a whole store full of items in a few hours. That led to her becoming a licensed auctioneer. For several years now she has purchased entire estates and sold or auctioned them. Her first major auction was in Bellows Falls last week, and she expects to hold monthly estate auctions in her handsome hall next to the restaurant beginning after the first of the year. She moved to Bellows Falls a little over a year ago, stayed home in Westminster West for a year and then started creating businesses! Check THEM out!
Also had a good update with old friend Jim Mort, proprietor of Fat Frank's, The Wurst Place in Town, the terrific hotdog place on Main Street in Bellows Falls. All sorts of hotdogs, sausages, and great mustards. Pay him a visit when you get a chance! Jim, incidentally, will be opening a wine, beer and cheese store next to Frank's in the spring.
