Monthly Archives: December 2019

Old Lyme Girls Defeat Unbeaten Valley

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LYME/OLD LYME — The Old Lyme basketball girls defeated Valley Regional 41-34 last Monday, Dec. 30.  This was Valley’s first loss of the season and coach Don Bugbee commented, “The girls played extremely hard and stayed tough for the win against a very good Valley Team, who finished with a really strong fourth quarter comeback attempt.

Game highlights included Sam Gray scoring 14 points while taking four rebounds and three steals. Meanwhile, Emily Deroehn notched 12 points and took four rebounds along with four steals.

Old Lyme’s record in the Shoreline Conference is now 3-2.

Wildcat Boys Enjoy Strong Start to Basketball Season with Wins Over OS, Valley

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LYME/OLD LYME — Kirk Kaczor’s Old Lyme boys have started the season on a high note with successive wins at home against respectively Old Saybrook on Dec. 19 and Valley Regional on Dec. 30.

Old Lyme beat Old Saybrook 80-47 with Aedan Using leading the way for Old Lyme with 24 points 12 rebounds and seven assists.  Meanwhile, Brady Sheffield notched 13 points and John Almy 12.  Old Lyme had a total of 22 assists on 28 field goals.

Davis Brown paced Old Saybrook with 32 points.

In yesterday’s battle of Shoreline teams against Valley, the final score was 61-53.  Leading the Wildcats in scoring was Brady Sheffield with 26 points.  Aedan Using contributed a total of seven assists, five blocks, eight rebounds and two steals.  Ty Dean chipped in with a career-high nine points.

Valley was led by Cade Edsinger (18 points) and Gavin Grabowski (13 points).

Upcoming Events at Lyme Public Library Through March

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LYME — The following programs, which are scheduled at Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Rd, are free and open to all at. Registration at 860-434-2272 is appreciated.

Lyme Library Cookbook Club: The Hungry Fan’s Game Day Cookbook
Saturday, Jan. 11
1 p.m.

Just in time for the NFL Playoffs. Choose a recipe from this cookbook or share one of your own favorites.  The Cookbook Club will meet again Feb. 8, and March 14.

Backyard Birding with the CT Audubon Society Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center
Saturday, Jan. 18
2 p.m.

Fine tune bird-watching and identifying skills. If time and weather permit, attendees may go outside. Bring your binoculars.

Beyond Bicept: The Real Story of Rosie the Riveter, presented by Dr. Amanda Goodheart Parks
Saturday, Jan. 25
2 p.m.

Trace the journey from propaganda poster to feminist icon.

Prudence Allen: Secretary to Coretta Scott King. Sharing Stories of Time Spent with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his Family
Saturday, Feb. 15
2 p.m.

Raised in Connecticut, Prudence Allen supported equal rights for all, marched in civil rights marches in the 1960s, and joined Dr King and his family. She will share memories and stories of her time.

Endre (Andy) Sarkany, Childhood Survivor of the Holocaust
Tuesday, March 24
7 p.m.

Sarkany speaks to students about his personal experiences during the Holocaust, living under the brutality of the Soviet regime in Hungary, and finding a home in the United States.

Wildcat Girls Kick Off Basketball Season With Convincing Win Over Westbrook

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OLD LYME — The Lyme-Old Lyme High School Girl’s Varsity team started their season strongly last Friday beating Westbrook with a convincing 53-29 victory. Playing on their home court, coach Don Bugbee commented enthusiastically, “It was a total team effort by everyone on both the offensive and defensive side of the game.”

Captain Emily DeRoehn, a Junior, notched 15 points with eight rebounds and seven steals while Sam Gray, also a Junior, scored 10 points, with three rebounds and four steals.

Celebrate Miss Florence’s Birthday Party, Ode to New Year, This Afternoon at Flo Gris Museum in Old Lyme

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Balloons by the armful form part of the celebrations for Miss Florence’s birthday on Sunday.

OLD LYME — The Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme hosts Miss Florence’s Birthday Party Sunday, Dec. 29, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Florence Griswold was born on Christmas Day.

Visitors can share in this hands-on creative celebration of Miss Florence’s Christmas Day birthday. Birthday cake and fun celebratory activities, including balloon sculptures by April’s Balloon Creations, will be on offer to honor the woman who started it all.

Also on Dec. 29, the Museum celebrates Ode to the New Year with harp music by Faith Leitner. The harp was Miss Florence’s favorite instrument. Visitors can see the one her father brought back for her from England in the Florence Griswold House. Accomplished harpist Faith Leitner will perform in the gallery.

Both of these programs are included with Museum admission.

Faith Leitner will play her harp Sunday, Dec. 29, in the Florence Griswold Museum to celebrate “An Ode to the New Year.”

The Museum is located at 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, exit 70 off I-95 and is open year-round Tuesday through Saturday from10am to 5pm and Sunday 1 to 5pm. The Museum is closed Christmas and New Year’s Day. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $8 students, and free to children 12 and under.

For more information, visit the Museum’s website www.FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org or call 860-434-5542 x 111.