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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.

Kenneth Robert Heath Jr., 56, of Pittsfield

Kenneth was a member of the Tolland and Monterey fire departments, was in 4-H and Boy Scouts, and enjoyed fishing.

Joan Hewins, 88, of Sheffield

She was a vibrant 4-H leader to the Busy Kittens and the Hardworking Hornets, teaching the children the ways of homesteading including farming, sewing and cooking.

Bits & Bytes: Columbia County Fair; Festival of Books; Gregory Pardlo at Simon’s Rock; ‘Following the Ninth;’ scientists predict corona shape

Gregory Pardlo’s long-awaited memoir in essays is a meditation on fatherhood, class, education, race, addiction and ambition.

Richard ‘Rick’ Allen Boardman Sr., 57, of Sheffield, former fire chief

Rick volunteered for the Sheffield Fire Department for 32 years. In 2014, he received the Sheffield Kiwanis’ Lifetime Achievement Award.

Stephen M. Leining, 64, of Sheffield

He worked in forestry, then started and successfully ran an agricultural recycling operation at the north end of Sheffield.
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