Community Corner

Boys Basketball Wins, Take a Hike, Beat the Chill With Chili

Boys basketball win brings them to state tournament. Enjoy Nzinga's Daughters, Schoolhouse Rock Live, and Harlem Globetrotters performances. Catch live comedy or beat the winter chill with a chili contest.

Last night Tolland High’s boys’ basketball team won its game against Fermi, 74-59. Even more exciting, the team qualified for the state tournament! You can read more on the game now on Tolland Patch.

Let’s also not forget the #6 girls’ team (15-5) who will be facing Ansonia on Tuesday night at home. Clear your schedules now for the 7 p.m. game, and show them your support.

We are immensely proud of all our Tolland Eagles, and we wish the ice hockey team good luck in their match against Newington-Berlin tonight. If you are looking to catch the action on ice, the teams play at 7:40 p.m. at Newington Ice Arena.

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If music and storytelling is more your style, Nzinga’s Daughters are performing at at 10:30 a.m. The witty musical Schoolhouse Rock Live is educating and entertaining audiences today at Hartford Children’s Theatre at 2 p.m. The Original Globetrotters will also be wowing a new generation of fans at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the XL Center. To find out why these are all activities you don’t want to miss, read up on them in this week’s .

Today’s forecast calls for a mix of sunshine and clouds, so if you bundle up, you can take also advantage of the outdoors before the snow predicted for tonight rolls in. So beat it—take a hike! Join the historic walk along the rails—the Cheney Railroad in Manchester, starting at 1 p.m.

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And if you want to grab some laughs, you can catch a full line up of comedy at Ellington Football Comedy Night in Vernon. You can find out about these great activities and more in this week’s .

As always, don't forget to check our events calendar for other ideas on how to spend your day and night this Saturday. That at , from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., certainly sounds like a tempting and tasty way to beat off the chill, doesn't it?

Last I wanted to report that the 4-year-old brown Chihuahua . She was last seen on Feb. 20 from the area of Merrow Road and Baxter Street. Her owners are still very concerned due to her aversion to the cold. If anyone has seen her or knows where she is, please contact Terry at 860-841-2037.


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