cheshirecitizen.com
Volume 14, Number 35
Thursday, August 31, 2023
LAST SOUNDS OF SUMMER
Photo courtesy of John McDonald, Ball & Socket Arts, Facebook
Ball & Socket Arts invited “Sperry Creek” to play as part of their Concert Series on Friday, Aug. 18. The weather cooperated and the crowds that turned out to hear the soothing sounds of the band didn’t seem to leave disappointed.
Ball & Socket Arts celebrates a summer of progress Cheshire eight-year-old Mateos Barghout made a hole-in-one at The Farms Country Club on Aug. 4. Contributed photo
Barghout hole-in-one marks rarity at Farms Country Club By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff
Jim Hanlon has been the head golf pro at The Farms Country Club for 24 years and he never had a a day at the office quite like he did on Friday, Aug. 4. The course had two hole-inones that day included ace’s from a 55-year old Wallingford resident Kym Wilner and an eight-year old Mateo Barghout of Cheshire.
Wilner got her first career hole-in-one on No. 8 and shortly after Barghout got his on No. 13. “We’ve never had two in one day,” Hanlon said. “It’s very cool. As far as holes in one, there were some years where we had one or two in a season and other when we have four or five. So when you get two in the same day it’s a big deal.” Barghout’s ace on No. 13
was 129 yards that day. Barghout is a part of the club’s junior program in a Junior Member-Member Scramble. “There were kids on the No .14 tee and saw it go in,” Hanlon said. “He was thrilled. He is a really nice kid and is from a really nice family. It’s a cool thing to have happen during one of our junior events on Friday See Golf, A13
By Peter Prohaska Special to The Citizen
Ball & Socket Arts had a very eventful summer. A music series turned out to be a big draw for the Cheshire community. A recent show by bluegrass purveyors “Sperry Creek” was well-attended by guests who arrived early to set up seating and some elaborate picnic arrangements in the lawn next to the Red Building. On Friday, Aug. 25, funk and soul outfit “Thaddeus Black” brought a high-energy close to the summer concerts. Aug. 18 also saw the unveiling of a new mural that adorns the wall outside of Sweet Claude’s Ice Cream Parlor. The work depicts
several of the natural wonders found in Cheshire, such as Roaring Brook Park. Perhaps more importantly, it is the work of Nina Chang, an artist with a special local connection. Chang, now a student at Rhode Island School of Design, spent much of her childhood across the street from the Ball & Socket factory. Her parents are the owners of local favorite China Dragon restaurant. Chang was also instrumental in working with the Eli Whitney Museum to help restore the signage that now greets visitors coming to Ball & Socket Arts from West Main St. “It was very special for me to see what used to be an See Arts, A10