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Portland Christmas Tree Pickup

Carl Guild -  Central Connecticut Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in East Hampton, CT
The town of Portland Public Works Department will continue it's annual Christmas tree pickup through Friday, January 18. Residents may place their Christmas trees at the curb or edge of the road (not in the road) for pickup. Residents may also bring trees to the Transfer Station located at Sand Hill Road, Portland, CT, at no cost.

Portland Girl Scout Camp Information Night

Carl Guild -  Central Connecticut Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in East Hampton, CT
Information about Portland Girl Scout summer camp will be discussed Jan. 30, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Trinity Church, 345 Main Street, Portland, CT. See what summer camp opportunities are available for your daughter, ages six and up. Camp directors, counselors and campers from some of the different Girl scout camps will be on hand. Girls in attendance will also have the opportunity to learn the Summer Fun Patch, after completing a few activities. Fore more information, contact Alicia at gsleader2237@juno.com or 860-342-0158.

Scrapbooking At Trinity Church In Portland

Carl Guild -  Central Connecticut Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in East Hampton, CT
A scrap-booking event will be held Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25 an 26. There will be set-up Friday night (6-11 p.m.). Leave your stuff and come back on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. to work some more. There will be scrap-booking in the lower level of Trinity Church, 345 Main Street, Portland, CT. Table room and snacks will be provided throughout the event. Come and go as you need; you may bring your own dinners or lunches, or there are local restaurants close by. Cost of the even is $25 ($15 for parishioners). Contact Alicia at gsleader2237@juno.com or 860-342-0158 for a registration form or fore more information.

Portland Senior Girl Scout Troop Hosts Super Bowl Grinder Sale

Carl Guild -  Central Connecticut Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in East Hampton, CT
Portland's Senior Girl Scout Troop 2745 is taking orders through Friday, Jan. 11, for their Super Bowl Sunday Grinder Sale. You can choose from turkey, ham, roast beef, homemade meatball or Italian Combo(pepperoni, salami, ham and provolone)sandwiches with choice of cheese-American, Swiss or Provolone. Cost is $6 fro half grinders, $11 for whole. Pick up will be from 4-5p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, in the parish hall of St. Mary's Church on Freestone Ave in Portland, CT. The troop is raising money for 2008 community service projects and group activities. To order, call Carolyn or Deb at 860-342-0293 or Katie and Maura at 860-342-2744.

Portland Historical Society Calendar Available

Carl Guild -  Central Connecticut Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in East Hampton, CT
The 2008 Portland, CT Historical Society calendar has arrived. This year, 12 Queen Anne style houses in Portland are featured. Queen Anne's are known fro steep cross-gabled roofs, towers, vertical windows, projecting wings, porches, balconies and multiple chimneys. They were a break from the simple square or rectangular Colonial style, and encouraged the growth of architecture to design these embellishments. One home included in the calendar was built by brownstone quarry magnate Erastus Brainard for his 3 middle-aged sisters, Mary, Corrine and Catherine in 1888. Built of brownstone, it was glowingly described in local papers as a design "in advance of anything ever before erected in town." Calendar copies will be available for $8 at the Ruth Callander House, Portland, CT on Sunday, Jan. 6, and are also available at the Town Clerk's office, the library, by mail to P.O. Box 98, Portland, CT 06480, or by calling 860-342-0303