Church to present Christmas Cantata

TORRINGTON — The Cantata, “Let The Whole World Sing” by Joel Raney along with excerpts from Handel’s “Messiah” will be presented by the Ecumenical Crossroads Choir and Orchestra under the direction of Ken Beyer, on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 835 Riverside Ave., Torrington.

There will also be a Carol Sing led by the Crossroads Worship Band.

A free will offering will be taken for local missions. A reception will follow the performance.

For further information call 860-482-4705 or 860-496-1289 or email: beyermusic@snet.net.

Barkamsted holding kindergarten registration

BARKHAMSTED — Barkhamsted residents who have a child who is eligible for dindergarten for the 2018-19 school year are asked to call the school at 860-379-2729.

Children must be 5 years old by December 31, 2018. Officials said, “Our 2018 budget process starts early and enrollment does impact our budget projections.”

Pinewoods player reaches final in tournament

TORRINGTON — Harwinton resident Alexis Mucha reached the final of the 12 & Under Level 6 (A High Level Tourney) USTA tennis tournament held at Pinewoods Health and Racquet Club in Torrington recently.

The 12-year-old won her quarterfinal match over Waban, Ma.'s Anjali Reddy, 6-0, 6-1, and then pulled out a tight match in the semifinals, 6-3,7-6 (2), over Stamford's Emily Sherman. She gave a good fight in the first set of the finals but lost, 7-5, 6-0, to Waterford’s Sarah Hage.

Pinewoods has tennis tournaments almost every weekend this winter for juniors and adults; for details, call 860-4829424, or go to www.pinewoodsclub.com.

— Submitted by John Torsiello

Food bank seeks volunteers

TORRINGTON — Friendly Hands Food Bank is looking for people to be part of its board of directors.

If interested, call Maureen “Mo” Hubert at 860-482-3338, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or stop by Friendly Hands Food Bank on 50 King St., Torrington.

‘Drop in’ for volleyball games

LITCHFIELD — The Litchfield Parks and Recreation Department is again hosting “Drop-in” Volleyball on Tuesday nights at the Litchfield Intermediate School Gym from 7:30-9 p.m. All interested players should just show up ready to play. Teams are selected on a weekly basis and will rotate around the courts to try and play all other teams in the gym that night. There is no charge. Men and women of all ages and abilities can have lots of fun and get some exercise during those long winter months by playing “Drop-in” Volleyball. All participants must sign a waiver to play. Go to www.townoflitchfield.org and click on Departments, then click on Recreation Department and then click on registration forms, click “Volleyball Form” and print, fill out the form, sign it and send it into Litchfield Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 12, Bantam, CT 06750.

For more information, contact Litchfield Parks and Recreation at 860-567-7569.

Community project applications wanted

TORRINGTON — The Torrington Chapter of UNICO National will accept applications for community projects until Jan. 31, 2018.

Community projects funds are made available to nonprofit and public agencies.

Applications and criteria can be obtained by mailing a request to John Ciesco at 199 Main St. Torrington, CT, 06790, email ciesco@optonline.net or call 860-489-3660.

Enrichment classes available for adults

TORRINGTON — Foothills Adult & Continuing Education, a program of EdAdvance in Litchfield presents Enrichment evening classes for Adults over 18 years of age at Torrington High School. Still time to register for American Sign Language, Lithuanian History and Culture, Ukulele, Yoga, Meditation, Rain Gardens, Working with Google Docs, Decorating Rooms that Work, Stained Glass Workshop, Gentle Yoga for Seniors, Financial Strategies for Retirement, Pinterest, Autumn Paint Party, Create Your Divine Dream Team, Native Plant Gardening, Cribbage, Social Security Planning, Sustainable Gardens, Fitness Fusion, Home Buying, Zendoodles, Extreme Couponing. Call 800-300-4781 for more information.

Knitters asked to make little red hats

WALLINGFORD — The American Heart Association and The Children’s Heart Foundation recently launched the third year of Connecticut’s Little Hats, Big Hearts. The program that dons newborns with knitted red caps raises awareness of heart disease, the number one killer of Americans, and congenital heart defects, the most common type of birth defect in the country. All babies born at participating hospitals during the month of February will receive a hat.

The American Heart Association is asking for volunteers to knit or crochet red baby hats to distribute to participating hospitals. Participation is easy, go to http://www.heart.org/littlehatsbighearts to find knitting patterns, participating AHA offices and more. For Connecticut, hats may be dropped off of mailed by Dec. 15 to American Heart Association, ATTN: Little Hats, Big Hearts, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492.

Donated hats should be made with yarns that are red, cotton or acrylic, medium to heavy weight, machine washable and dryable. For any questions about Little Hats, Big Hearts in Connecticut, contact Lisa Neff, Lisa.Neff@heart.org or 203-2952954. The AHA is also accepting donations http://www.heart.org/ littlehatsbighearts to support the program, including yarn, for those who would like to contribute but don’t knit or crochet.