08/09/08 Greenwich Post News Links

Himes looks to fall with meet-and-greet at rails

No stranger to the morning Metro-North commute himself, congressional candidate Jim Himes came to the Greenwich train station Tuesday morning to talk to potential voters.

A regular commuter during his days working in New York City, Mr. Himes, a Cos Cob resident seeking the Democratic nomination in the state’s fourth district, laughed as he recalled how he once had the train schedule memorized as he sought to catch the 7:45 a.m. to Grand Central Station out of Cos Cob. But Mr. Himes wasn’t there just to think back to past commutes.

Mr. Himes doesn’t officially have the party’s nomination, but he is the convention-endorsed candidate in the primary election against petition candidate Lee Whitnum. The primary is Tuesday, Aug. 12. With a potential race against 21-year incumbent Republican 4th District U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays this November, Mr. Himes talked to morning commuters and passed out campaign literature in a quest for votes this November.

YW gets help recognizing young leaders

The YWCA recently received a $15,000 grant from The Fairfield County Community Foundation Fund for Women and Girls for its Domestic Abuse Services’ YNet Program. It is the third year of funding for this project, which has permitted YNet to include a leadership-training component.

“The YWCA appreciates the Fairfield County Community Foundation for honoring us with a grant and for recognizing the importance of our YNet Program for teens,” said Adrianne Singer, president and chief executive officer of the YWCA. “This grant will permit us not only to continue our program that trains high school volunteers how to recognize dating violence, but enables us to increase awareness campaigns that include participation in the Greenwich High School homecoming parade, Valentine’s Day events and silent vigils.”

For 12 years, the YWCA of Greenwich YNet leadership program has trained more than 200 high school volunteers to educate thousands of high school students on identifying and preventing dating violence....

Library staffer to head information services

Wynne Delmhorst of Riverside has been promoted to lead the Information Services Team at Greenwich Library.

As information services manager, Ms. Delmhorst will head a team of 40 librarians and staff in providing the latest formats including electronic databases, audio books and eBooks. Focus areas include health, business, music, local history, children and young adults. The team provides a range of programs throughout the year from the Shakespeare series with Bob Smith to the Foreign Affairs Book Club. Classes offered for public and staff in the Technology Training Center are a major component of information services. A new summer series, Spotlight Online, offers an in-depth look into popular Internet tools such as Facebook, Flickr, RSS feeds and Podcasts.

Ms. Delmhorst has more than 30 years of library experience. She started her library career in children’s services at The New York Public Library. She also worked at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Brooklyn College Libraries, Thomas J. Watson Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art before moving to Greenwich.

Her first involvement with Greenwich Library was as secretary of the Friends. She held various positions such as part-time cataloger and eventually became the first Peterson Business Services librarian, a position she held for 10 years. The Peterson Foundation provides enhancements to an already outstanding business collection. The most visible are programming, a community outreach to small businesses, nonprofit organizations, investors and women’s leadership. Many business databases, such as Morningstar Library edition, Value Line and Vault Career were added to the collection under Ms. Delmhorst’s direction....

Casino night benefits hospital

A moon-lit evening along the Long Island Sound provided the setting for the Monte Carlo Casino Night to benefit neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Greenwich Hospital.

Hundreds of Connecticut and New York revelers gathered at the Coveleigh Club in Rye, N.Y., for a festive night of dancing, dining, auctions and games of chance. The event took place July 11.

Guests walked around the grounds, decorated in pink and green, playing gambling favorites, bidding in silent auctions and shopping at a boutique with exquisite jewelry, handbags, scarves and other accessories. A live auction featured sports events, an airplane ride, sailing on a vintage ketch and other items.

Proceeds support the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, which cares for more than 300 premature and sick newborns a year. The NICU recently moved into new quarters to accommodate the growing number of babies needing specialized care.

Quinton Frieson, chief operating officer at Greenwich Hospital, thanked the event chairs and Monte Carlo committee members for helping to make the evening such a success. The event was sponsored by Families for Greenwich Hospital, a voluntary group of parents working to enhance pediatric and adolescent care in the community.

Event chair Elizabeth Handler, a NICU nurse whose two children also stayed in the NICU, thanked the audience.....

Chung is foiling the competition

Greenwich resident Isabella Chung parried her way to fifth place overall in the Youth 10 age group at the fencing Summer National Championships. During the 10-day competition, which started July 1 in San Jose, Calif., Chung competed against 38 other girls from all over the country. This nationwide tournament is the final event of the fencing season, which spans September to July

With this season finished, Distefano optimistic for next year’s squad

The Greenwich American Legion baseball team was hoping it would still be playing this week in the state tournament.

But that was before a number of key players decided not to return this year for one reason or another and the promise of a successful season quickly dissipated.

No wonder after winning only seven games, Post 29 was probably glad to put the 2008 season in its rearview mirror.

Chivalry lives

I’ve read 500 or so news stories about the problems on Metro-North and what the state is doing to solve them, but I’m never quite convinced, especially when I’m on the 6-something train, and we’re packed together shoulder-to-shoulder like compulsive shoppers at Greenwich Avenue sales days.

Artist shows 'new waves'

“Colorful Gondolas” by Robert A. Genna of Greenwich received honorable mention in the Photography category of the New Waves: Coastal Art exhibit at the Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave., Darien.

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