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TORRINGTON — Center Subaru and the Litchfield Hills Northwest Elderly Nutrition Program teamed up again this holiday season to support Meals on Wheels.

Subaru’s Share the Love® nationwide event donates $250 for each new Subaru sold or leased to the customer’s choice of one of four national charities, including Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) which then distributes this money to local Meals on Wheels Programs.

Subaru team members joined the Litchfield Hills Northwest Elderly Nutrition Program with a Thanksgiving luncheon at the Sullivan Senior Center on Nov. 21; driving meals to the Lindley facility in Torrington and help deliver meals to Meals on Wheels clients on Nov. 23. On Dec. 11, the team helped provide a Christmas lunch at the Sullivan Senior Center. All money received in the past years has been used to purchase new trucks.

NRWIB opens satellite office in Winsted

WINSTED — The Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board has opened a satellite American Job Center on the campus of Northwestern Connecticut Community College, as of Jan. 2. The satellite office is intended to improve services to all the residents of the Northwest corner by shortening the travel time to the Torrington Office on Field Street.

Residents can apply for jobs, sign up for employment services, explore educational and training opportunities. The office will be open on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in The Goulet Building.

Executive Director Catherine Awwad said she was pleased that the NRWIB is able to reach deeper into the Northwest Region with the opening.

“Being able to deliver workforce services to residents closer to their own communities in the Northwest corner is wonderful,” she said in a statement. “Our partnership with NWCC has been very effective in delivering training options. Now we can expand our services, have one-on-one meetings by appointment for residents in the area. We can also better serve the student population at NWCC and assist them with job placement. This location will also allow us to host small employer recruitments closer to the employer’s facility. We are thrilled with the expansion and may expand it to more than one day per week based on the traffic.”

College President Dr. Michael Rook said, “Northwestern CT Community College is delighted to partner with the NW Workforce Investment Board on opening the satellite AJC. This will be a tremendous resource for the people in this community, who will be able to access services much more easily. In addition, our own students can also benefit from the services of the AJC while on campus. This is a wonderful example of how the WIB, the college and the whole community can benefit from collaborating to help the people of Litchfield County.”

To schedule an appointment or find out more information, call 860-496-3500.

Boaters to participate in annual show

MASHANTUCKET — When the Hartford Boat Show opens at Mohegan Sun January 16-19, 2020, the “unsalted” contingent will be represented in the throngs of visitors and exhibitors. Produced by the Connecticut Marine Trades Association (CMTA), the Hartford Boat Show leads the prominent Northeast winter boat show schedule. Powered by Evinrude/BRP, additional sponsors include Helly Hanson/Landfall, Renewal by Andersen, and KinderCare. The #unsalted designation is a moniker for those enjoying freshwater boating across the country; on lakes and rivers.

The CMTA represents the recreational boating industry across the state, which covers 618 miles of tidal shoreline, but also the state’s 3,000 lakes, ponds and reservoirs, including the 180 inland lakes covering 701 square miles and hundreds of miles of rivers offering varied opportunities to get involved in recreational boating.

The word Connecticut was developed from numerous spellings of the Algonquian word for “long tidal river,” with the state being named after the Connecticut River. The river cuts through the center of the state, creating the Connecticut River Valley. Popular unsalted activities include powerboating, sailing, water skiing, jet skiing, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, wake sports, scuba diving, paddle boarding, paddle boating, windsurfing, and beaching. Across the state, fishing options can test every skill level, with bass, perch, catfish carp, trout, northern pike, bluegill, pickerel, crappie, walleye and Atlantic salmon being the freshwater catches.

The Hartford Boat Show will feature more than 125 exhibitors – with 85 percent of those being Connecticut-based companies. Throughout the Hartford Boat Show, unsalted visitors will find fun family activities such as the new Passport to Safety Scavenger Hunt. Sponsored by The Seatow Foundation, safety fun facts will be scattered throughout the Show promoting safe boating through learning. In addition loaner life jackets will be available to children to wear around to show to help them learn about wearing a life jacket on any boat. The Summer Fun Demonstration pool will feature stand-up paddle boat training.

The Crazy Tourist portal lists the 15 best lakes in Connecticut in the following order: Squantz Pont (Fairfield County), Candlewood Lake (Fairfield and Litchfield Counties), Bantam Lake (Litchfield County), Lake Zoar (Fairfield and New Haven Counties), Lake Lillinonah (Fairfield and New Haven Counties), Lake Waramaug (Litchfield County), Lake Hayward (no powered engines allowed – Middlesex County), Crystal Lake (Tolland County), Saugatuck Reservoir (Fairfield County), Gardner Lake (New London Country), Mashapaug Lake (Tolland County),Mansfield Hollow Lake (Windham and Tolland Counties), Lake Saltonstall (New Haven County), Hope Brook Lake (New Haven Country), and West Thompson Lake (Windham County). VacationIdea magzine’s 2019 ‘Best’ rankings included Highland Lake (Litchfield County), Quaddick Lake (Mystic County), Amston Lake (Mystic County), Anderson Pond/Blue Lake (New London County), and Beach Pond Lake (New London County), among others.

Tickets for the Hartford Boat Show may be purchased at www.hartfordboatshow.com. Pre-show online tickets are $13. During The Boat Show, general admission is $15, with children under 12 accompanied by an adult admitted free. A Senior/Military one-day pass is $10. A Two Day Pass allowing access to the show any two days is available at $20. Group sales for groups over 15 people may be arranged by contacting CMTA Show Staff at 860-767-2645.