Schools are ready. Are you?

FALLS VILLAGE — It’s quiet now, but officials at Lee H. Kellogg are getting ready for the new school year, which begins Aug. 29. Teachers report back on Aug. 24.Principal Maria Bulson was pleased to report an initial enrollment of 87 students at the kindergarten to grade eight school, up from 85 last year.Two Kellogg teachers are celebrating 25 years of service: Jane McDermott (computers and math) and Eileen Gargan (third grade).Kindergarten orientation is Thursday, Aug. 25, 10 to 11 a.m., and includes a tour of the school, locker assignments, a snack and a ride in a school bus.Meanwhile, down the hill at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, students looking for the main office will have to turn left instead of right, as the main office has swapped places with the student assistance office.Julie Lang, executive secretary to new Principal Matthew Harnett, said the latter’s attempts to reach out to parents this summer has been successful, with many taking him up on his offer to meet and discuss the direction of the school. Parents can still take an online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/GD7HWFF.

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The Webb Family in the workshop. From left: Phyllis, Dale, Ben and Josh Webb, and project manager Hannah Schiffer.

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Magic Fluke Ukulele Shop and True Wheels Bicycle Shop are not only under the same roof in a beautiful solar powered building on Route 7 in Sheffield, but they are also both run by the Webb family, telling a tale of familial passion, innovation and a steadfast commitment to sustainability.

In the late ‘90s, Dale Webb was working in engineering and product design at a corporate job. “I took up instrument manufacturing as a fun challenge,” said Dale. After an exhibit at The National Association of Music Merchants in Anaheim, California, in 1999, The Magic Fluke company was born. “We were casting finger boards and gluing these things together in our basement in New Hartford and it just took off,” Dale explained. “It was really a wild ride, it kind of had a life of its own.”

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A five-time Grammy winner, Cray has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and earned The Americana Music Awards Lifetime Achievement for Performance. He has played with blues and rock icons including Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton and many more.

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