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ALL ABOUT KENTMotorcycles galore, a vastpreserve to explore, ancientcharcoal pits and more

DISCOVERKENTOCTOBER 2014CONNECTICUT

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Discover Kent 2014 Page 3

Contents October 2014

Up close and personal with motorcycles, riders......... page 4

East Kent Hamlet, preserved ........................................ page 11

e mysterious and historic arcoal pits.................. page 15

Running, in costume ...................................................... page 18

Small is beautiful ............................................................page 20

Kent town resources .......................................................page 22

Advertiser Index .............................................................page 22

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Contributing writers: Sam Rathbun, Connie Manes, Chelsea EdgarCover photo by Cynthia Hoswender;Photos contributed by the Kent Land Trust

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Discover KentBy Cynthia Hochswender

Even to other residents of Litfield County,

Kent can be a bit of a mystery. Whi is odd,

since its one of the towns with the most to

offer to visitors and locals alike.

In addition to the excellent public grammar sool,

there are three highly rated private high sools. e

Housatonic River flows through it, intersecting with

notable waterfalls, at Bulls Bridge and Kent Falls State

Park (featured on our cover in this issue; Katie Washer,

in the tie-dyed shirt, was there playing Frisbee with

her friend, Anika Bonwets). e Appalaian Trail

runs through it and runners from the Tri-state region

run through it as well, for the annual Pumpkin Run

(featured in this issue). But it is in some ways remote

from other towns in the area. Whether youre a visitorfrom a distant town or corner of the state, or a resident

of the nearby Northwest Corner, there is mu to

discover in Kent.


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Finding a little bit ofheaven, on two wheelsBy Cynthia Hochswender

For hose who aren yle afiionados, he bikes end oblur ogeher as one large maine, piloed by a person in

blac leaher. Bu loser examinaion reveals ha, as wihso many hings in lie, no wo yle-and-rider pairs are hesame.

On a reen lae summer afernoon, we ook a our

down Main Sree o a wih bikers abou heir maines,and abou why hey love o visi Ken. Tis is jus a smallrandom sampling; i you wan o learn more, sop a biker

and ask some quesions. When approaed wih respe,hey respond in kind.

Love them or hate them, motorcycles are a huge

part of the landscape in Kent, both on the curvy,

scenic roads and parked in the center of town.

Jeffrey BachandBristol, Conn.

2006 Harley-Davidson Night TrainJeffrey Baand and a riend had jus parked heir Harleys

and were preparing o do a litle shopping in he anique

shops on Main Sree on a sunny Sunday. Tey ride, heysaid, as ofen as possible, every weekend i hey an.

Ken is a avorie desinaion beause, Is a nie, quainown. We like he shops and he amosphere. We always ge

offee, we usually shop or aniques and espeially like TePrimiive Home.

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John Mraz

Stratford, Conn.

2005 Harley-Davidson 1200 Custom

John Mraz has been riding

mooryles or 35 years, and wasriding dir bikes or years beore ha.

Ken is a requen desinaion orhim, he said, beause I love he views

I see when Im riding, is a beauiullitle own. Te people are nie, oo. Ige a lo o waves as I ride by.

Alex Wlcek

Bridgeport, Conn.; 2006 Harley-Davidson Deluxe

On a reen Sunday, Alex Wlekwas riding a riends bike beause hisown was in he shop.

My bike is a 2006 Harley Road

King, bu i has a fla rear ire,

he said. I have wo ohers, a 1996Harley-Davidson Heriage Sofail and

a 1967 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead.Ive been riding sine I was 15 yearsold, so has 45 years.

I used o live in Ken, many years

ago, rom when I was abou 6 yearsold, in he las house beore he FieN Drum, and I also lived on he dirroad by Ken Falls. So oming bac

here is nosalgi or me.

I like being here because here arefewer people han in Bridgepor. I love

he roads, he scenery is gorgeous.And you can ge beter coffee han aKen Coffee and Chocolae.

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John James

Southington, Conn.

2012 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited

John James was in Kent with a small group o othermotorylers and said they are riders in reovery who

have been touring together or more than two deades.We send out a group text saying where were meeting,

and when. Today we met in Shelton and rode to Kent,whi we ofen do at this time o year. We stopped at

Kent Falls, Bulls Bridge and o ourse Kent Coffee andChoolate.

Although he has several bikes and has been riding or

three deades, James said that the Ultra Limited is his mainride.

Tucker StankusWaterbury, Conn.

2012 Harley-Davidson Sofail Slim

with a matte blac finishTucer Stankus is a youngster ompared to most othe other ylists who stop here, but hes old enough

to appreiate a good thing su as the town o Kent,whi he visits on rides in a group that is made primarilyo riends o his ather. He partiularly likes Kent Fallsand the many outdoor sulptures in town, espeially the

oversized animals o Denis Curtiss on Route 7.


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Motorcyclists

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Joe MaidaShelton, Conn.

2000 Harley-Davidson Road King

Kens a good plae o ake a break, sop a Ken Coffeeand Choolae and see some oher bikers. Enough said.

Sandra Valente

Naugatuc, Conn.

2014 Harley-Davidson Sofail HeritageCerainly here are women who ride heir mooryles

ino own, bu erainly hey are also in he minoriy, and

usually hey ome as par of a ouple or wih a larger(mosly male group). Sandra Valene has been riding forabou hree years, and goes ou wih a group, as par of aouple.

Her Sofail Heritage is a new ride, replaing smaller bikes

that she rode until she got the hang o the larger, heavier

macine.

When I was a kid, my unle would ake me ou and

le me ride on he bac of his mooryle, has when Ideveloped a ase for i, she said. Abou hree or four yearsago I ook he mooryle riding ourse so I ould learn how

o do i, and hen I worked my way up o his bike.Coming o Ken on weekends is one of he rewards for

puting in ha effor.Is so quain here, she said. Im a ounry girl and I

like being here, in he ounry.For informaion on he Conneiu DMV mooryle

safey ourses, go o www..gov/dmv/wp/view.

asp?a=805&q=463352.


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Nicholas LaHaraKatonah, N.Y.

2013 Triumph Daytona 675R

Niy LaHara is ombining businessand pleasure when he blazes throughtown on his streamlined, high-tec bike.

I have a company called Moto-Meets, he explained. We record theroads and share them on YouTube, to

help bikers find great rides.On Kent: Its seni, it has a lot of

good roads that lead to it and there aregood plaes to get lunc, offee and

coolate.

Charles J. EgervariOxford, Conn.; Aprilia RS V4

Tis is a rae bike, Charles Egervari said, standing beside his sleek, low bikeand wearing serious raing leathers. Im not a ruiser. Tis is a high-powered,fast bike. It puts out a lot of horsepower and has a lot of torque. It does very well

on raetras, and on roads like the ones around here. Were always looking forthe urviest, most winding roads.

I ride with a group that has similar high-powered bikes. We like DutcessCounty, and we like it here. Tis is always our last stop, and then we go home.

Kent is the mea, the heaven of motoryle riding. Ive been oming herefor 20 years or more. Tey even named a drink for us here, at Kent Coffee andChoolate. If you ask for the Bikers Usual, thats us. Its moca ie ream, a shotof espresso, some coolate. Its our invention.

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Motorcyclists

Steve Mastrianni

New Britain, Conn.; 2008 Suzuki Boulevard C50

Seve Masrianni was in Ken for he very firs ime when we spoke o him.Hes been riding for he pas 16 years, and has raveled all over he sae. Tis

ime he and a friend ose Ken beause is halfway beween New Briain andher home in New York sae.

Now ha hes seen i, hes sure o reurn.Is gorgeous here, he said. I was expeing i o be a litle more mom-and-

pop bu his is grea. Is like he Vanilla Bean Cafe, whi is a famous biker sopin Pomfre. Tere aren ha many plaes ha are so weloming o people who

ome and hang ou, and maybe happen o be on a mooryle when hey arrive.Tis has been very refreshing.

Tim Andrew

Naugatuc, Conn.

2000 Indian

Ken is he new Marus DairyBar, im Andrew said. Te famousmooryle hangou in Danbury

(nex o he Marus Dairy, near heDanbury mall) was he meeing plaefor many yliss. Te resauran

losed in 2011 and now, Andrew said,many bikers have made Ken heirsaring poin.

Andrew is a olleor of wo-

wheeled onveyanes and has abou20 mooryles. Te Indian he wasriding on a reen sunny Sunday is,

he said, my favorie when is nobroken.

Te ompany ha makes he Indianhas a somewha ecered hisory.

Is been in and ou of business, and isnow bac in produion for he fourhime.

Te Indian is a beauiful bike wih

a lassi look, he said. And Ken is abeauiful own wih a lassi look.


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Preserve has history, beauty and trailsBy Connie Manes

For more than 100 years this speialplae has drawn visitors eager to bereinvigorated and relax by its lear

falling waters, rugged terrain andpeaeful vistas. For many of them, theplae took hold in their hearts; even ifthey moved away they never forgot it.

How many of us have a plae like thata plae in nature that inspired ortoued us deeply in ildhood, thatwe wish we ould go bac to? What

is the value of ensuring that there

Tis year the Kent Land rust suessfully purcased a former Girl

Sout amp alled Camp Franis, with help from the town, private

donors and the Warren Land rust (a piee of the property is in

Kents neighboring town of Warren). It was a heroi effort that

has saved a property with histori and environmental signifiane.

Kent Land rust Exeutive Diretor Connie Manes desribes the

property and why it was so eminently worth saving.

ontinue to be su plaes for ourildren and grandildren?

Te East Kent Hamlet Preserve is

a 253-are property on the border ofKent and Warren. From the town-designated seni Kent HollowRoad one an see the beautiful 7-are

Beemon Pond, whi reeives theWest Aspetuc River from NorthSpetale Lake. At the south end of

PHOO BY ALEXANDER KEARNEY

Tis serene hawk is only one sample

of the many species of flora and fauna

that can be seen at the new East Kent

Hamlet Preserve.



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Kent, CT 06757

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he pond is a dam, and he river flows

ou of he pond ino a speaularravine and proeeds on is wayhrough he hollow.

Te Wes Aspeu is Class AA

waer, he leanes around andsupporing some of Conneius onlyremaining Easern brook rou habia.

Moving in o he preserve one findsmounain laurel groves, a neworkof old inerior roads and foopahs ofvaried opography, meadows, fores

and welands, and los of wildlife-viewing opporuniies. Visiors enerand park jus pas he pond and damnear a kiosk wih opies of a map of

he rail nework, and are enouraged

o explore on foo. No moorizedvehiles are permited pas he kiosk.

Te preserve is open dawn o dusk.Tere are no resrooms or runningwaer. All rash is arry-in, arry-ou.Dogs are permited on leash.

PHOO COURESY KEN LAND RUS

Te 253-acre preserve was until recently the home of Camp Francis, a Girl Scout camp

named for Ellen Francis Phillips, whose family created Phillips Milk of Magnesia.

Honoring the Girl ScoutsFrom 1930 up o February 2014,

he preserve was a Girl Sou ampused for summer amping by roopsin he Samford area. Over he years

he Sous made many improvemenso he amp, insalling lusers of

amping unis plaform ens,

pini shelers, ouhouses and ohersmall sruures used by he girls asheir ouposs in he woods. Some

of he Sous say in ouc hrougha Faebook group alled I Wen oCamp Franis, and here has been


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ommenary here on he Ken Land

rus aquisiion posiive, and wihexiemen ha he propery will beopen o he publi. Former Sous

have onaed us o send us heirongraulaions, share heir memories,and even o sing songs over hephone!

Tere were six larger buildingson he propery inluding he Soussaff house, a lodge, mainenane

building, ranger house, dining halland lake abin. Wih he exepionof he mainenane building andhe lodge, hese buildings have been

removed as par of he resoraionplan for he preserve. We havereained he bones of he saff

house and dining hall in he form ofhe imneys, as well as he saelyflagpole by he dining hall wih heGirl Sou finial aop.

We are aively working wih heKen Hisorial Soiey o olleand arive Girl Sou hisorialinformaion for poenial display and

ommemoraion in he fuure; hismay inlude a speial rail wihin hepreserve inerior.

The former town center

Prior o he Girl Sous, hepropery was he ener of aiviyas he hub of Eas Ken Hamle and par of he setlemen known as

Bromia (no o be onfused wihBromia Mounain). I was he sie ofKens firs iron forge in 1740, knownas Morgans Forge.

Morgans Forge made pig ironand never progressed o he level offurnae ha hey had in Flanders

(whi was a bloomer forge).Bu, wih he damming of Beemon

Pond, here were wo mills (an UpperMill and a Lower Mill, alled Bronson

Mills) a saw mill and a gris mill,reaing enough aiviy around heop of Ken Hollow Road o suppor

a sore, blacsmih, ur and posoffie. When he indusry level hadpeaked, he Beemons operaed a

fishery in he pond and ook onsummer boarders in heir home.

In he properys inerior, he

Barnums buil a farmhouse andinsalled a farmer here who used oneside of he house; he family used heoher side during he summers and

ame up from Naugauc for visisin he ounry. We have phoos andhe memoirs of Dorohy (Barnum)Vener, who has visied and who

joined us for he opening eremonya he Eas Ken Hamle Preservein Augus 2014. Dorohy, who is

now 101 years old, realls ha hergrandfaher buil a house on a longhillside wih fields sloping away infron of i. Beyond he house and

barns were hillsides foresed wihblac walnu and buternu rees,oaks, maples and hicories and afew grea gaun skeleons of he one

mighy Amerian esnu ree hahad suumbed o he bligh.

I remember playing in he

meadow beside he house, wherehere were wildflowers and beeshumming in he sun. Off o one side

was a wooded glen wih a umblingbrook. Tere my grandmoherinrodued me o lady-slipper, rillium

shy whie hepaia, yellow addersongue, Jac-in-he-pulpi and Indianpipe.

As imporan as his preserve was

and is o he Girl Sous; as imporanas i was o Dorohy Vener and herfamily, and o he original setlersof our ommuniy; i is equally

meaningful o hose of us who makeKen our home now.

Ken Firs Seleman Brue Adams

gave his remarks a he openingeremony wih his grandsons ahis side, surmising ha when heownspeople voed o onribue

own funds o his proje hey werehinking abou how a plae ha hadbeen ained for a deade or so wouldnow be open o us and our ildren,

forever.Tis means somehing o our owns

beause mos of us an remember

eiher going o amp here, working

PHOTO BY LAURIE DOS

Protection of this property was significant enough to bring Governor Dannel P.

Malloy out for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and official opening on Aug. 29, 2014.



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there, or at least dating someone who

worked there and then not going

there or a while.

On the day o the opening, a

large rowd ame through the gate to

ec it out. Lee Sohl played reveille

on a shiny new silver bugle. Te

mood was estive as we gathered

together in the meadow beside a tent

just in ase this would be the one

time it rained or a Land rust event

(it didnt).

We signed the guest ledger,

admired the trail map prepared by

volunteer John Baker and nibbled

Girl Sout ookies donated or the

oasion by Kents loal troop.Governor Dannel P. Malloy hefed

the giant sissors to ut the ribbon

along with Connetiut Department

o Energy and Environmental

Protetion Commissioner Rob Klee,

Kent Land rust President Bill Arnold

and longtime Kent resident Ky

Anderson, who until reently owned

Anderson Ares Farm adjoining the

PHOTO BY LAURIE DOS

A large group of hikers set off into the woods for a hike as part of the opening on

the East Kent Hamlet Preserve on Aug. 29. On a normal day, hiking groups are

more likely to include just one or two people.

preserve and taught horsebac riding

at the Girl Sout amp. Te rowd

o 200-plus eered, and went off to

hike the trails.


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Before there was iron, there had to be coalBy Sam Rathbun

Te hikers me up on a summerday in he shadow of he remnans of

he old iron forge on he grounds ofhe Conneiu Anique MacineryAssoaion and he Eri SloaneMuseum.

Smih explained he hisory of heiron indusry in he area as well as heproess of making iron from ore.

Before he iron here had o be hefire, whic was buil inside he furnaeover he ourse of several days unil ireaced he opimum emperaure for

smeling. Ten a preisely measured

Tis summer, the Kent Historial Soiety (KHS) foused on the

towns iron industry history. In addition to exhibits at the soietysheadquarters, there were two hikes led by former KHS Exeutive

Diretor Marge Smith, inluding one that shed light on the fasinating

story of how the caroal was made that powered the furnaes.

mixure of limesone, iron ore and

eiher oal or caroal was poured inohe op of he furnae.

One heaed properly, molen ironaumulaed a he botom of he

furnae, whic was hen funneled inoseveral cannels arved ino a sandasing floor in fron of he furnae.

One he molen iron ooled, i was

broken ino smaller piees, alled pigsor bars, and sold.

Smih also poined ou sone

remnans of a dam along he sreamand remnans of an old wheelhouseloaed along he bank. Te dam

redireed he waer ino a millraeha powered he waerwheel, whic

operaed pison-like blowing ubesha fored air hrough a pipe and inohe furnae. Te air helped he fire

inside he furnae reac he opimumemperaure needed for he smelingproess.

Te hikers hen piled ino ars

(whic of ourse made hem mooriss,for a momen, raher han hikers) anddrove o he norh end of he park,where Smih led hem along a pah

o he sies of old caroal moundsor pis loaed deep wihin hesurrounding woods.

Charoal was a fundamenalingredien in he iron-making proessbeause i burned hoter and leanerhan wood. However, caroal was



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Charcoal


no readily available and needed o be

made by workers alled olliers.Firs he olliers would build a

aroal pi deep in he woods byreaing a irular fla surae, 30 o

40 ee aross, wih drainage diesu along he sides. Ten hey wouldplae a pole (or agan) in he ener ohe pi.

Te agan, approximaely 4 inesin diameer, was surrounded by ariangular imney made o 18-in-

long spli wood. Te imney was henhal filled wih kindling. Around heimney hey saced verial rows o4-oo lenghs o wood, hree lenghs

high and many layers hic, unil hepile overed mos o he fla surae.

When he ollier was ready o

fire he pi, he pile was overedwih leaves and 1 o 3 ines osoil or sod o onrol he burn. Teimney was hen filled o wihin

a oo o he opening. Mos ofen

he pile was arged by droppingburning aroal ino he imney andovering he opening. However, i wassomeimes li rom he botom as well.

Te ollier and his assisans hado wa he pile areully o preven

blowous ha migh ause a flaming ohe pile.

Conrolling he oxygen going o hepile was a deliae mater. oo mumigh ause he pile o a fire, oo

litle ould resul in an unsaisaoryburn. Colliers ofen had o u or digholes a various spos on he pile as iburned o ensure he proper amoun o

air ould ge in.Someimes during he firs 24 hours

o he burn, he ollier was required

do wha was alled jumping he pile.Tis ask was exremely dangerous andrequired he ollier o limb aop hesmoking pile and jump on i o ompa

he wood and assure an even burn.As he burn oninued and he

smoke and seam began o subside,

long-ined aroal rakes were usedo rake he already produed aroalrom he op and perimeer. I hearoal made a inkling sound as i

ell, he ollier knew he had a goodba. Dir rom he ring was again

used o over he raked spos, and heburn oninued.

Te amoun o ime a single burnlased depended on he amoun andype o wood used. Te majoriy would

las beween hree and 10 days, wihea burn produing roughly 35 o 45bushels o aroal per ord o wood.

Iron, Wood and Waer; Essenial

Elemens or he Evoluion o Kenlosed a he end o Sepember buhe iron orge is open or visiors

all year. For direions, go o www.amainery.om.

o learn more abou he KenHisorial Soiey (and o learn more

abou he hisory o he own), go owww.kenhisorialsoiey.org.


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A 5-mile race with costumesBy Chelsea Edgar

And even i he doesn eel hispariular urge, he will a leas need

o saisy his uriosiy abou wheheris physially possible o run a 5-mileroad rae while preending o be agraphing alulaor. (Spoiler aler: I

is!)One o Kens premier ahlei

evens, he annual Pumpkin Run,

is a unique venue in whi su

experimens an be ried. Held onhe las Sunday o he monh (noehe proximiy o ha oher osumed

marahon o lae auumn: Halloween),i is a serious run ha rewardspariipans no only or heir speed

At some point in his life, every man feels the urge to onstrut,

say, a large ardboard replia of a Texas Instruments graphing

alulator, seure it to his cest with eletrial tape, and go for a

5-mile run.

bu also or heir ingenuiy and oroosing a osume ha is amusing

wihou slowing he runner down.Prizes are awarded in a number o

aegories, inluding o ourse asesmale and emale.Adverisemens

or he rae promise ha even iyoure no-so-blisering pae isnas enough o land you a spo on he

podium, your reaiviy jus may be

he ice.In 2013, osume winners inluded

he Tree Blind Mie or bes group

osume; a dapper-looking CapainHook or bes overall osume; andCruella de Vil and one Dalmaian or

bes amily osume.

Te number o raers hiting heourse in mufi has been inreasingevery year. In 2014, or he 38h

annual run (held O. 26), a speialprize was offered or he mos reaiveosume.

And has jus or he aduls.

Children are also enouraged o runin osume. For he younges runners,his migh seem like a perelynormal way o spend a Sunday

afernoon.Las year, in 2013, abou 15 Ken

Cener Sool sudens ran he 1-mileFun Run and also ompleed he

Kids Marahon, reaing heir goalo walking or running one mile eaday or 26 days. Te marahon is a

program sponsored by Ken CenerSool as a way o ge youngsers ogo ouside and ge some resh air and


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Tere is also a half-mile Fun Run

for he younges runners. Las year,

one very iny ompeior dressed as a

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Runners are no required o

wear osumes, of ourse, and hisyear here was a speial sarorial

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was designed by Ken naive Seh

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who draw his elevision show, Te

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More han 500 runners ake par

in he Pumpkin Run eac year. I is

sponsored by he Ken Chamber of

Commere as a way o atra visiors

o own. Is also a fundraiser, no jus

for camber projes bu also for loal

cariies.

In 2013, runners were invied o

join wo fundraising eams. One was

Julias Wings, whose pariipans raise

money for he families of cildrenwih life-hreaening blood disorders.

Te oher was Rae for Aydan, led

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Thinking small when it comes to retailBy Sam Rathbun

Here, the retail world is made up ofsmall businesses run by loal peoplewho are atering to the needs of their

neighbors. As at an earlier, simplertime, that sometimes means a shopperhas to go to several stores to get all

his or her errands done. But peopledont seem to mind; some even enjoythe opportunity it gives them to make

a shopping trip into an outing and aane to see some friends.Jacie Bergman, owner of Farm

Country Soup, is one of these smallbusiness owners. Loated in the

In todays day and age, big box stores rule the retail world. Drive

through any urban area and the roadways are lined with one-stop-

shopping emporia, the WalMarts and Lowes and BJs shopping

lubs. And then take a drive through Kent, and its like a trip bac

in time.

building that used to house Stroebels

bakery, Bergman elebrated her one-year anniversary in Kent in 2014.

Her shop provides the ommunity

with fresh artisan soups as well asspeialty foods and baked goods.Everything is farm-to-table andis freshly made ea morning by

Bergman and her staff.

She wasnt always a small-businessowner. Before she started FarmCountry, delivering soup to stores

and homes around the ri-state area,she spent the ealier part of her areer

delivering babies. She worked as a

delivery nurse in hospitals in NewYork and then moved up here to workat Sharon Hospital.

One day, she deided shed had

enough and wanted to try somethingnew. Shed always been an avidef, so she began making soups and

other prepared foods, selling them atfarmers markets around the area.

Her business has been growing,with a kiten in the Berkshires

where mu of the food is made fordelivery to area groery stores su asLaBonnes in Salisbury.

When asked what she loves most

about being a small business owner,Bergman replied, Te onnetionwith the people. Im able to use loal

farms and produers, and people knowwhere the food omes from. Sharing


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Lea Krebs was the friendly fae

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on a reent late summer day. She was

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made in the kitcen that day.

resh ood is hard o find.For Ira Smih, owner o Ken Wine

and Spiris, he onneion o heommuniy is also wha makes beinga small business owner so grea.

Smih has been in he wine and

spiris business or his enire areer.He has worked as a wholesaler, animporer, a reailer, and has reaedwine liss or resaurans in New

Haven and oher iies.In 1995, afer moving o Sharon

wih his wie, he was presened wih

an opporuniy o purase Ken Wineha he el he ould no reuse.

For Smih, is abou herelaionships he builds wih his

usomers. He personally grees ea

one as hey walk in he door. Hesbeen able o build grea relaionshipshrough he knowledge ha he and

his saff posses. He has wo rules oremployees: Youd beter know abou

wine, beer and spiris; and youdbeter no ever make somehing up iyou don know he answer.

Is also abou giving bac o heommuniy. Te greaes hing aboua own like Ken, he said, is hephilosophy o I will do all I an or

you, beause I know you would do hesame or me.

In a small ommuniy like Ken,when youre able o give bac, you

an aually see your effors move heneedle, he said.

Tis is why he has beome so

involved wih loal organizaions andgroups, providing wine or paries andevens so ha he money goes o heorganizaion, exaly where i belongs.

While he onveniene o getingeveryhing or eap in one sop a abig box sore will always be atraive,

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Kent Town Resources

www.townofkentct.org | Kent Hollow - South Kent - Macedonia

Advertiser Index

Annie Bananie Ie Cream/

Baounry Oufiters ...............................................................15

Atorney Meta Rehnberg, LLC ..........................16

Bain Real Esae .........................................................................9

Bulls Bridge Body Shop ...................................................8

Counry Clohes .....................................................................20

Earh Lore........................................................................................11

Foreign Cargo................................................................................6

Housaoni Hardwoods, In. .....................................9

J.J. Grogans ..................................................................................21

Ken Coffee & Choolae Company.............18

Ken rue Value Hardware ........................................12

Ken Wine & Spiri .................................................................5

Koblenz & Co. ...............................................................................4

N.M. Wason & Co. Wild Bird Supply...........3

Nicolas obin & Assoiaes Insurane............... 6

Panini Ca ....................................................................................14

Rolling River Aniques ......................................................4

Souh Ken Scool....................................................................2

Sundog Shoe & Leaher.................................................21

erson ....................................................................................................3

Te Gallery a Ken/

Te Ken Ar Assoiaion ...........................................11

Te Gif Horse o Ken ...................................................14

Te Ken Speialy Care Cener .........................17

Te Lakeville Journal Co., LLC ...........................23

Te Marvelwood Scool ..................................................7

Te Villager Resauran....................................................

8Union Savings Bank ..........................................................19

Upounry Servies .............................................................24

Webser Bank ..............................................................................20

University of Connecticut, Torrington Campus

..........................................................................860-626-6800

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Kent School........................................... 860-927-6111

Marvelwood School.......................860-927-0047South Kent School..........................860-927-3539

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

First Congregational Church.860-927-3335

Sacred Heart Church (Catholic)

..........................................................................860-927-3003

St. Andrews Church (Episcopal)

..........................................................................860-927-3486

Temple Sholom, New Milford

..........................................................................860-354-0273

OTHER KEY SERVICES

Kent Chamber of Commerce.860-592-0061

Kent Childrens Center(day care)

..........................................................................860-927-4168

Kent Community House...........860-927-4627

Kent Community Nursery School

..........................................................................860-927-1294

Kent Memorial Library...............860-927-3761

ELECTED OFFICERS

First Selectman

Bruce Adams ............................................860-927-4627

Representative in Congress (5th District)Elizabeth Esty...........New Britain: 860-223-8412

............................................Washington:202-225-4476

Representatives in

Connecticut General Assembly

Clark Chapin (30th district)

..........................................................................800-842-1421

Roberta Willis (64th District)

..........................................................................800-842-8267

United States Senators

Richard Blumenthal.....Hartford: 860-258-6940

............................................Washington:202-224-2823

Chris Murphy ...................Hartford:860-549-8463

............................................Washington:202-224-4041

Governor

Dannel P. Malloy ..................................800-406-1527

Note: Statewide electionsheld Nov. 4, 2014.

KEY TOWN SERVICES

Animal Control ..................................860-927-4783

Assessor (Mon. & Wed., 9:30-noon, 1-4)

..........................................................................860-927-3160

Building Department (Mon.-Fri., noon-3)

..........................................................................860-927-4556First Selectman (Mon.-Fri., 9-noon, 1-4)

..........................................................................860-927-4627

Fire Marshal (Tues. & Thurs., 3-4)

..........................................................................860-927-4556

Land Use (Mon.-Fri., 9-4 )..........860-927-4625

Park & Recreation (Mon.-Fri., 9:30-noon,1-2:30)

..........................................................................860-927-1003

Probate Court (Tues., 9-noon)..860-927-3729

Public Works(Mon.-Fri., 7:30-3:30)

..........................................................................860-927-4627

Registrars of Voters (Mon., 1-4) ..................................

860-927-1953

Resident Trooper ............................ 860-927-3134

Social Services/Municipal Agent(Tues., 2-5, Wed., 8-11, Fri 8-4,

Sat., 9-1 appt. recommended)........860-927-1586

Tax Collector (Mon., Tues., Wed.

& Fri., 9-noon & 1-4)........................860-927-3269

Town Clerk (Mon.-Thurs., 9-4, Fri., 9-noon)

..........................................................................860-927-3433

Transfer Station (Sat. & Sun., 8-3:30)

..........................................................................860-927-4627

Treasurer (Tues. & Wed., 1-4, Fri., 9-4)

..........................................................................860-927-0109

PUBLIC SAFETY

AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

Kent Volunteer Fire Department and

Ambulance

For emergencies .................................................................. 911

Other calls Fire ...................................860-927-3151

State Police Troop L, Litchfield

For emergencies .................................................................. 911

Other calls ..................................................800-953-9949

PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND

COLLEGES

Explorations Charter School, Winsted

..........................................................................860-738-9070

Housatonic Valley Regional High School,

Falls Village ...............................................860-824-5123

Kent Center School........................860-927-3537

Northwestern Connecticut Community

College,Winsted ..................................860-738-6300

Oliver Wolcott Technical School, Torrington

..........................................................................860-496-5300

Buy Locally, Live Locally

Locally owned businesses such

as those seen in the pages of thisdirectory give character to our

region and offer an alternative tothe chain stores that now seem to

control so much of the Americanlandscape. Please support thesebusinesses, and the people who

work at them. They drive the areaeconomy and improve the quality of

life for all in the Tri-state region.

Support your area businesses!


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