Category: Features

Veterans’ Voice

Art Sloane Operation Freedom Bird Healing Journey is currently raising funds for the 28th annual four-day Healing Journey; 50 combat veterans from all conflicts, along with counselors, will travel to Washington D.C. over the Veterans Day holiday. Operation Freedom Bird was established in 1988 to support combat veterans of all wars, suffering from post-traumatic stress…

Happy Anniversary: Stan and Anita Fagerstrom

Stan and Anita Fagerstrom

They met in a high school English class. The year was 1941. This October 10, Stan and Anita Fagerstrom, residents of Oakwood for the past 11 years, will celebrate their 72nd Wedding Anniversary. The Fagerstroms actually have spent most of their wedded lives together in the Pacific Northwest. They moved here after having lived for…

Daily Painting helps artists grow and sell

Pink Lily by Mary Van Deman

Mary Van Deman, Oakwood Artist Recently, I was introduced to the concept of selling my art online via www.DailyPaintworks.com. The website was established several years ago by artist Carol Marine and her husband David, and has grown to include top notch artists from around the world as well as emerging artists. Carol was one of…

Happy Birthday to you!

William “Bill” Johnson

William Henry Johnson, “Bill”, was born on Labor Day, September 2, 1940 at his home in Westbrook, CT. He is the second of four children born to Donald and Eileen Johnson. He attended Morgan High School in Clinton, CT where he participated in soccer, basketball, baseball, track, student council, and choir. He was also a…