Winsted cops applauded

WINSTED — Winchester Police Chief Robert Scannell commended two of his officers last week for life-saving acts in the line of duty.In a brief ceremony at Town Hall, officers Christopher Skinner and Robert Varasconi received the Police Medal of Commendation for saving the life of a 37-year-old Winsted man on Friday, May 13.On that day, Skinner and Varasconi responded to a medical emergency, in which they found the resident not breathing and without a pulse. The officers performed CPR until EMT Brian Lamonte of Winsted Area Ambulance arrived and a defibrillator was administered. The patient was transferred to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital by New Hartford Ambulance under the care of Campion Paramedic Sean Bastedo. Charlotte Hungerford Emergency Department physician Eric Salk said the quick actions of the Winsted police officers and other emergency responders saved the patient’s life.

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Tuning up two passions under one roof

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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Robert Cray’s soulful blues coming to Infinity Hall

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Blues legend Robert Cray will be bringing his stinging, funky guitar and soulful singing to Infinity Hall Norfolk on Friday, March 29.

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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