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Check out some great deals in our area this week.

  • Jugglers perform and teach at library

Nothing to do on the day off from school on Thursday? Take your children, ages five and older, to the to see Joe Murray and Susan Kirby perform their comedy juggling act from 2 to 3 p.m. The Airborne Jugglers will perform and teach a juggling workshop following the performance.

  • Flu Clinic at

Get yourself prepared for the flu season by visiting the RVNA's neighborhood family flu and pneumonia clinic. This week, the clinic will be on Tuesday, September 27 at the Yanity Gym. Gold Card members can come between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.; open to the public from 12 to 1 p.m. Next week, the clinic will be in the Branchville Elementary Schoool Cafeteria from 4 to 5:30 p.m on Monday, October 3rd. Check RVNA's website for a full schedule. The clinics run through the end of December.

  • Secondary School Admissions Fair

is hosting a secondary school admissions fair on Wednesday, October 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ridgefield Academy gymnasium. Secondary schools from all over the area will be participating. For more information, visit RA's website or call 203-894-1800.

  • Cultural Festival in Ballard Park

On Saturday, October 1 (raindate October 15), the Ridgefield Arts Council is sponsoring a Cultural Arts Festival in Ballard Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be arts and crafts exhibitors, music, dance and more. Admission is free.

  • Free dog obedience training

Canine Manners is offering a free in-home dog training lesson, no purchase necessary. Call to schedule an appointment at 866-208-7441 or visit their website for more information.

Check back next week for more great deals!

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Civil War re-enactors from Company A of the 11th Connecticut Volunteers.
Lisa Buchman (Editor) May 17, 2013 at 11:20 am
This looks so great, thanks Elise! Just curious what are the age ranges of participants—do anyRead More local teens re-enact? Thanks for posting this as an announcement, if you also post it to our calendar, it will stay there until the day of the event. Just click on events at the top of the page. Thanks!
Richard Hastings May 8, 2013 at 03:39 pm
Dear Mr. Gladstone: Your comments provide for a great way of starting or continuing a discussion andRead More for that I am thankful. The fact which you cited provides for a compelling argument to further your position on "tort reform" regarding how medical malpractice awards have allegedly been steadily increasing, however it is contrary to the information provided to us by the United States government. The U.S Department of Heath and Human Services recently published its statistical findings which indicate that medical malpractice awards have steadily decreased over the past 11 years. (http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/servlet/DataTablesByStateServlet?selectedTab=Tabular&stateCode=US&tableNum=Table1) Further, according to the Institute of Medicine, preventive preventable medical errors kill almost 100,000 Americans every year and injure countless others. In fact, if the Centers For Disease Control were to include preventable medical errors as a category, it would be the sixth leading cause of death in America. One might surmise from this data that we have an epidemic of medical malpractice cases but not medical malpractice lawsuits. I would suggest that investigating ways to prevent these medical errors might provide for a more holistic solution to this systemic problem.
Porter Gladstone III May 6, 2013 at 05:03 pm
Im thinking of writing a book called "parasites, medical malpractice lawyers and theRead More exaggerations of claims." Or maybe "crash course--why personal injury lawyers are ruining this country." Medical malpractice awards have increased at a rate of roughly 12% per year for the last 40 years. When we are aghast at the cost of soaring college costs just consider that at this rate, the cost of Yale tuition would be 115,000 a year, as opposed to 43k. And remember we are all appalled at how fast that has risen. A crash course in how all of this parasitical work, costs all of us so dearly when we pay our taxes (medicare/medicaid) or insurance company.