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Anthony Foley plays short stop.
Riley Klein
It was the first win of the year for the Mountaineers, who opened their season the day prior at Eastern Connecticut State University baseball stadium. HVRHS lost 7-3 against Nonnewaug High School in that one.
The game against Gilbert was played at Walker Field in downtown Winsted. Conditions were ideal for a day on the diamond – partly cloudy and about 65 degrees.
Chris Race pitching.Riley Klein
The fast-paced match moved quickly through the innings and remained scoreless through five. Cole Scacca was the starting pitcher for Gilbert and gave up no runs during his five innings on the mound.
HVRHS got on the board in the sixth inning when Carson Riva hit a double that sent Race home and advanced Wes Allyn to third base. In the next at bat, Wyatt Bayer brought them both home to put HVRHS up 3-0.
Gilbert scored in the bottom of the sixth inning with an RBI double by Jackson Decker.
Jerron Nirschel swings.Riley Klein
In the top of the seventh Anthony Foley launched a fly ball deep to center field, driving in two more runs for HVRHS. Race and Riva both logged RBIs in the inning to improve HVRHS’s lead to 7-1.
In the seventh inning, Gilbert scored the final run of the game: a one-run single by Ben Jacquemin that brought the final score to 7-2.
HVRHS tallied 11 hits total. Allyn, Race, Bayer and Hunter Conklin each collected two hits. Foley, Riva and Tyler Roberts got one hit each.
The result improved HVRHS’s record to 1-1 and Gilbert moved to 1-2. The Mountaineers hosted O’Brien Tech in their home opener on Wednesday, April 15.
Wyatt Bayer after hitting a 2-RBI double.Riley Klein
Noreen Driscoll views the works done by the late Herbert Kates at Saturday’s ‘Barns Abound’ event hosted by the Noble Horizons Auxiliary.
Ruth Epstein
“I love barns,” said Jean Saliter, who came up with the theme for the past two shows. “I want to adopt them all.”
Saliter said the silo she passes every day to and from work served as the inspiration for the art show. In her own painting, Saliter captured a white barn structure among the foliage.
One of the contributing artists was Marilyn Nichols of Millerton, whose bright red barn was pictured surrounded by grass.
“This is a remembrance of a barn owned by my aunt and uncle, Earl and Hazel Peck of Craryville,” she said. “I loved going there.”
Nina Mathus, a resident of Noble Horizons known for her whimsical artwork, didn’t disappoint. In one entry, titled “Dream of Old MacDonald’s Barn,” she depicted tiny animals floating on clouds.
“I had some climbing, some struggling and some just lying on the clouds,” Mathus said.
Another of her pieces was a three-dimensional barn birdhouse.
Pat Henley looks at the red barn birdhouse created by Nina Mathus.Ruth Epstein
Two sketches that drew a great deal of attention were created by American painter, illustrator and writer Herbert Spencer Kates (1894 to 1947). Submitted by Anne Longley, she accompanied the pieces with an explanation.
Longley believes they were made in the 1920s or 1930s. When Kates died at the age of 54, his brother Jerome put the works in storage where they remained for 40 years. Not until the mid-2000s, long after Jerome Kates died, were they discovered in his attic.
Longley purchased pieces from the collection a few years ago and when she thought about entering the sketches into the show at Noble Horizons, she realized they were in poor condition. Completed on gossamer-thin tracing paper, the sketches sustained numerous tears and had some missing tissue. Longley carefully cut away what damage she could and repaired a few tears and added color to minimize the deterioration.
“I believe the converted barn/house was done in Westchester County where Kates grew up,” Longley wrote. “The beautiful barn and outbuildings were likely sketched in upper New York state or possibly Connecticut — Kates spent time in Kent and nearby.”
The evening also featured a raffle and extensive array of hors d’oeuvres.
The Noble Horizons Auxiliary is made up of volunteers who fundraise to pay for special items for residents. President Teri Aitken, in her message in the latest newsletter, listed the many ways the organization is able to enhance the lives of residents because of strong community support. This includes flowers on dining room tables, new books and periodicals in the library, Netflix access, special excursions and the annual lobster luncheon.
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