Town of Vernon, Connecticut

Registration for this event starts Monday!

🚨 URGENT: Food Donations Needed! 🚨

Cornerstone's Food Cupboard is in need of essential food items to support our community. If you’re able to help, please check out our "Most Needed List" or consider purchasing directly from our Amazon Wish List.

Drop-off Location:
📍 Community Kitchen, 15 Prospect Street, Vernon-Rockville
(Please indicate donations are for the Food Cupboard)

Amazon Wish List:
🛒 All items purchased through our Amazon Wish List will be shipped directly to Cornerstone. https://a.co/j4dTvPz

🙏 We are incredibly grateful for your continued support. Every contribution makes a difference in the lives of those we serve. Thank you for helping us fight hunger in our community!

This year we have started the Remarkable Roadrunners for a weekly spotlight! These students have showed our CRS Core Values and were great role models for their peers! 💚

Master Copies: Oil Painting – Arts Center East Instructor: Veronique Fournier-Wynne Dates: Mondays, September 30–November 4, 2024 Time: 5:00–8:00pm Cost: $243.00/$218.70 Register online or call 860-871-8222

This event is Sunday.

Only five days to go until the first of our autumn programs: The French Connection! Our guest speaker, Professor Vincent Pitts of Quinnipiac University, will explore General the Marquis de Lafayette's fame on both sides of the Atlantic. We hope to see you on Sunday, September 8th at 2 pm and don't forget to bring a friend!

Check out this interesting talk on the advances in marine biology right here in our backyards! When a local fisherman caught a large sea turtle in the 1950s, he displayed it to friends and family in Rockville, sparking an interest in his son in learning about and saving these creatures. The event will take place on Friday, October 11th at 6:30 pm at Union Church, 3 Elm Street, Rockville.

🍎 Exciting News for Our School Cafeterias! 🍏

We're thrilled to announce that our cafeterias are serving up locally grown apples from Johnny Appleseed's Farm in Ellington. Apples will be delivered every week to all 7 schools throughout the fall and available most days during the week. Don’t miss out on this tasty and nutritious opportunity!

Please join the Chief for a cup of coffee. Vernon Coffee Roasters

The Department of Revenue Services will be visiting the library on Sept. 18th from 10 AM to 1 PM. Stop by and get your CT tax questions answered!

Summer's ending but it doesn't mean the fun does! Join us select Sundays through fall for our Autumn Sunday Fun-Days - free Fall family fun with games, crafts, food, animal visitors, and more!

📢 Save the Date! Volunteers Needed for Soupfest 2024! 🍲

Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 6:30 pm for Cornerstone's 16th Annual Soupfest Fundraiser at St. Bernard Church Hall! 🌟

Join us for a delicious evening featuring soups from some of your local favorites:
🍜 Cornerstone's Community Kitchen
🍜 Monet's Table Restaurant & Catering
🍜 Mitchell's Restaurant
🍜 JRego's Gathering Place

We are thrilled to announce that the amazing team at Luann's Bakery & Cafe is generously donating the bread and desserts for the evening! 🥖🍰

Plus, don't miss the teacup raffle and silent auction, along with a special art contribution from the talented EPOCH Art students at VCMS! 🎨

This is sure to be a wonderful night of fun, community, and giving back. We need amazing volunteers to make it happen! 🙌

Interested in helping out? Contact Elisa at [email protected].

Let’s come together and make this the best Soupfest yet! 🥣❤️

September is National Preparedness Month, a time to remind everyone that preparing for emergencies and disasters can keep them, their families and their communities safe.

For more information: https://www.ready.gov/september

Join us on Tuesday, September 10 at 6 PM to explore the dark side of Connecticut's history! The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History will take a riveting look into past true crime cases of our state.
To register, visit our website at www.rockvillepubliclibrary.org/events

Vernon's K-5th graders will be voting for fun this election day! There is no school on November 5th, Registration is open for the Election Day Vacation Camp.

Daughters of the American Revolution members from Vernon, Tolland and elsewhere gathered Wednesday morning along Route 30 just east of Grove Street to mark the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Vernon on Sept. 24, 1824.

The French aristocrat and military officer volunteered his services to the General George Washington, his Continental Army and Washington’s staff during the Revolutionary War.

Lafayette made a tour of the United States in 1824-25, which included multiple stops in Connecticut. Lafayette’s day on Sept. 24, 1824 began in Tolland at Elijah Smith’s Tavern. He then traveled to King’s Stage House near the Tolland-Vernon line. Lafayette was traveling to Hartford.

During the Revolution, Lafayette served as a major general in the Continental Army and played a central role in securing French support for the American cause, and blocked British troops at the Battle of Yorktown to help secure victory for the Washington’s army and troops led by French General Rochambeau. Lafayette is considered a key figure in the war due to his military leadership and his ability to foster French involvement in the conflict.

Kathleen Osthus, regent of the Captain Noah Grant Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, placed a wreath at a marker commemorating Lafayette’s tour of Connecticut and honoring the men and women “who have served our republic with integrity and devotion.”

The Vernon Historical Society is hosting a program about Lafayette this Sunday at 2 p.m. at the society building, 734 Hartford Turnpike. Professor Vincent Pitts will discus Lafayette and his role in the revolution. The program is free, although donations are welcome.

Calling all abstract artists!

We are accepting submissions for our newest juried exhibit, "Moved by Abstraction," September 8, 11:00am-2:00pm and Monday, September 9, 3:00-6:00pm. Artists can enter up to 3 abstract pieces of any medium, including drawing, painting, sculpting, fiber art, and photography. There is a nonrefundable entry fee: $35 for 1 piece ($30 for ACE Members), $40 for 2 pieces ($35 for ACE Members), $45 for 3 pieces ($40 for ACE Members) Accepted pieces will be on display in the Eureka Gallery, September 12-October 21. We look forward to seeing your work!

Rehearsals for our 2024-2025 season start next week! 🤩 Save the dates for this season's concerts: https://vernonchorale.org/concerts/

2024 Rockville High School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Social is Sunday, Sept. 15.

The 2024 Rockville High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and social is coming up on Sunday, Sept. 15 at the Rockville High School auditorium.

The social begins at 12:30 p.m. and the ceremony at 2 p.m. All are welcome. Tickets are $20 and should be reserved prior to Sept. 9. People 12 and younger are admitted at no charge.

To obtain tickets, please contact Scott Smith at [email protected] or by calling 860-604-6618. Sponsors are also needed. If you are interested, please contact Smith.

This year’s honorees include:

• Louis J. Bazzano, a longtime coach and teacher, who will be posthumously honored with the 2024 John Williams Exceptional Service Award. Bazzano was a physical education teacher in Vernon for nearly 20 years and served as a junior varsity and assistant varsity baseball coach at Rockville High School.

• Jaime H. Mailloux, Class of 2000, was a standout tennis player and cross country runner. Already a talented tennis player when she arrived at RHS, she became the top player on the team as a freshman.

• Karen L. Miller, who served as softball coach at RHS from 1974 to 1997 and was a staunch advocate for girls’ sports during her time as a coach and teacher in Vernon.

• Steven R. Phelps, who served as director of athletics from 2004 to 2013, is being honored for his work have students achieve both in competition and in the classroom. He also began new sports programs and reinvigorated the unified sports program, which enables students with disabilities to enjoy the comradery of athletics and working as a member of a team.

• Edward R. Polanco, Class of 1992, was a two-way, all-state linemen on the Rockville High School football team. The teams on which he played dominated opponents in three straight 10-1 seasons that also saw the team win the Central Connecticut Conference East three straight times and a state championship in 1990.

• Jessica A. Mullen, class of 200, will be honored posthumously. She was a gifted athlete, earning letters in volleyball and softball, and an outstanding student, earning a sport in the top 10 percent of her class. In her senior year she earned the Allen L. Dresser Award for outstanding senior female athlete.

Only five days to go until the first of our autumn programs: The French Connection! Our guest speaker, Professor Vincent Pitts of Quinnipiac University, will explore General the Marquis de Lafayette's fame on both sides of the Atlantic. We hope to see you on Sunday, September 8th at 2 pm and don't forget to bring a friend!

Thank you to our friends at Community Voice Channel - CVC, who do so much important work for our communities, for their tremendous effort covering National Night Out.

Also thank you to Cloe Poisson for her wonderful photos.

You can watch the video CVC produced by clicking on the link below.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awz0Y3e2hdQ

Submissions are open for our new juried exhibit, "New England Bridges and Barns!"
Submit your artwork online by September 20: https://artscentereast.org/artist-submissions/

From the oldest covered bridge in Bath, New Hampshire, to the iconic to***co barns in East Windsor, CT or the site of the Nathan Hale Homestead, there is no shortage of hearty wooden architecture and historic structures throughout New England. This exhibit celebrates the unique architecture, history, and character of the New England landscape.

For inspiration, artists might want to check out this website: https://connecticutbarns.org/ cultivated by Preservation CT or any of the historic CT Landmark sites: https://ctlandmarks.org/properties/.

📢 Help Stock Cornerstone's Food Cupboard! 🥫

Our community is in need, and Cornerstone's Food Cupboard is looking for essential food items for distribution. If you're able to help, here’s how you can contribute:

📋 Review our "Most Needed List" to see what items we are currently in need of.

🛒 Shop from our Amazon Wish List to purchase items that will be shipped directly to Cornerstone. https://a.co/j4dTvPz

🏠 Drop Off Donations: If you prefer to purchase items yourself, donations can be dropped off at our Community Kitchen located at 15 Prospect Street, Vernon-Rockville. Please indicate that your donation is for the Food Cupboard.

Every contribution makes a difference! Thank you so much for your continued support. Together, we can help nourish our community. 💖

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