Written by - Marianne Riess If you knew Fred Wierdsma, founder of the Putnam Indian Field School, February 29th took on a special meaning. It was his birthday, and it explained him. Having one birthday every four years kept him young at heart and in attitude throughout his life. Today is the second leap year since he died. We miss the fun he always provided everyone whose life he touched. Happy 88/22 in Heaven. Once There Was A...
Written By - Layng Martine, Jr. When my wife Linda was crippled in a car accident years ago, we had to adapt. Quickly. After the shock, the tears, the fear and the steep learning curve subsided, instead of thinking of all the things we could no longer do together...
What accomplishments in your life are you most proud of? List as many as you like. It’s hard for me to call much in my life my “accomplishments” because I feel so much is luck, accident of birth, and done with the help of other people. But I’m especially proud of each person in my family and feel we have helped each other pursue the life we each want. I’m also proud of the work I...
Layng Martine, Jr.’s first book, Permission to Fly, A Memoir of Love, Crushing Loss, and Triumph, inspires and captivates everyone who reads it. The book has already received sixty five 5-star reviews on Amazon to date! Every reviewer has awarded 5 stars. Layng will be reading from and talking about his book on Wednesday, September 18th - 6:30 PM at Christ Church, Greenwich, CT. Growing up in North Stamford and then Greenwich, Layng had some hilarious escapades...
Where do you live now? What have you been doing since college? I’ve Lived in LA for the past 6 years. Prior to that I was working in NYC for my father. After work and on weekends, I’d work with a couple of coaches in the voiceover industry. After a few months, I finally worked up courage to set out across the country and pursue a career as an actor in LA. It’s been a long...
Tell us about Upper Crust Bagel Company. What did you have to do to start it? After graduating from the University of Rhode Island, I was hired by Mobil Chemical Company. During the 6 years I was with Mobil, I had jobs in Logistics and Marketing and lived in Rochester, NY, Dallas, TX, San Francisco, CA and then back to Rochester. While in a long-term relationship with my future wife and business partner, Amy Guerrieri,...
Photo & Article by westchestermagazine.com If you come here and work hard, you can achieve anything. Our family is a great example of what America is all about,” says Hernan Hurtado Jr., sales manager at Mt. Kisco Smokehouse. The Hurtado family owns Mt. Kisco Smokehouse in Mount Kisco, as well as a successful second shop in Greenwich, doing a brisk retail businss and selling their smoked fish wholesale to top restaurants and stores throughout the region. Now smoking...
Hernan Hurtado, Jr. is co-owner of Mt. Kisco Smokehouse in Greenwich. His business is an offshoot of the original Mt. Kisco Smokehouse in (guess where?) Mt. Kisco, which was started in 2000 by his father, Hernan, Sr. and two uncles. Now that the business has expanded to Greenwich, Hernan, Jr. and his cousin William, Jr. run the new store which has received rave reviews from Greenwichites, some of whom have declared their hand-sliced Scottish smoked...
Memorial Service - Honoring the Life of Fred Wierdsma - Founder and First Headmaster of the Putnam Indian Field School Friday, March 31, 2017 4:00 PM Christ Church, Greenwich Fred’s family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Putnam Indian Field School for immediate repair and ongoing maintenance of the Smokey’s Bounders Play Area and Nature Trail which were created and maintained by Fred over the course of 40 years, and which provided generations of children with challenges,...
A Memorial Service for Fred Wierdsma will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 4:00 PM at Christ Church in Greenwich. A reception at the Round Hill Club will follow. Join Fred’s family and friends in a celebration of his life. Party with Moms archives about Fred...
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Tom Mahoney may very well be the most popular person on Block Island. All the people who live there know him. Mentioning his name always brings a smile and an “I love Tom,” whether you are talking to a waitress, a realtor, a storeowner, or a builder. Tom works in construction on the island during the week, building some of the beautiful new houses going up wherever there are ocean views. His claim to fame, though,...
Faith No More's Mike Patton, manager Tim Moss, Ipecac Recordings' Greg Werckman, Dan Boyle and Mike Bordin. Photo Credit RollingStone.com Article by Dan Epstein of RollingStone.com New York Rangers defenseman Dan Boyle has amassed a pretty impressive resume over the course of his 17 seasons in the National Hockey League. A savvy defender and power play specialist, Boyle won a Stanley Cup with the 2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning and a gold medal with Team Canada in the...
JD will be playing at Sundown Saloon this Friday @ 10 PM! Tell us how you became so in love with music and how long you have been pursuing it as a career? I have been passionate about music my entire life. I have been singing since I can remember and I began learning how to play the guitar before high school. I loved singing so much that during High School choir rehearsals my teacher had to continually reprimand me...
Jaymon Crabb is a professional tennis player from Australia. In 1996 Jaymon was a semi-finalist in the boys singles at Wimbledon. He played in the Australian Open singles in 1997, 2003 and 2004, in men’s doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon, where he partnered with his future wife, Bryanne Stewart in 2003 (Mom of the Week, June, 2015). Jaymon and Bryanne are currently based in the US. Jaymon is a traveling coach for Australian star, Lleyton...
Dr. Injae Choe is a practitioner of Sugi Acupressure, a form of Korean bodywork therapy he learned from his father, a world-renowned eastern medical doctor. It is a form of holistic medicine that integrates various treatment strategies to bring about lasting healing of the whole person. He uses his hands to “replace the need for needles in acupuncture.” Dr. Injae combines bodywork therapy with knowledge gained from his PhD in psychology to help clients gain self-awareness....
Born in Canada, Dan Boyle has played for the Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning (Stanley Cup winners in 2004), and the San Jose Sharks. In July 2014, Dan signed with the New York Rangers. They have been doing well ever since. Dan won an Olympic Gold Medal playing for the Canadian Olympic team at Vancouver in 2010. On March 4, 2015, Dan reached the 1000th NHL game plateau, and enjoyed a huge celebration of his accomplishment....
A star basketball player in high school and at the University of Tennessee where his father coached, Allan was drafted in the first round by the Detroit Pistons in 1993, and signed with the Knicks as a free agent in 1996. In the 1999 Eastern Conference Championship quarterfinals, Allan made the crucial shot at the buzzer in the decisive 5th game of the series to beat the Miami Heat. It was the first series in...
Fred Wierdsma - Educator, Sportsman, Friend, Father & Grandfather Fred founded and became Headmaster of The Putnam School in 1973, following years of being a beloved teacher and hockey coach at Greenwich Country Day School. Fred invented the famous Smokey’s Bounders Program. In 1978, when the school merged with Indian Field School, Fred took the helm for 23 years until his retirement in 2001. He remains there today as Development Officer, nature teacher and a fun...
For the past two years, Julien has managed Organic Planet, a popular Greenwich restaurant featuring organic, non-GMO, vegetarian and vegan dishes. Now he is embarking upon his dream job – to be a photographer and videographer. This is something Julien has wanted to do for years. He plans to focus on architectural and real estate photography and videography locally, and also on people and special events. Other interests of Julien’s include rock climbing, surfing, fishing, traveling...
It’s awesome to see one of our favorite players win his second green jacket in three years. Bubba fired a final round of 69 to hold off 20 year old phenom Jordan Spieth and win by 3. Oh yeah and Bubba drove it 366 yards on 13th hole! As Bubba said in his press conference he doesn’t play the game to make a living or to be considered a great player. He plays the game...
Chris is a former professional hockey player who wears many hats, especially his Party with Moms one. Chris has two main interests in his life; coaching young men the game of ice hockey and keeping the world hydrated with Sportwater. Chris is the owner and hockey director for CPS Hockey Development, a program that he runs out of Terry Conners Ice rink in Stamford, CT in the spring and summer. During the fall and winter Chris...
Meet Shawn, the winner of our Party with Moms and Sport Water NFL Championship Weekend Giveaway! Not only did Shawn pick the Broncos and Seahawks to win, but he was within 4 points of the total points scored by both teams. Now that's impressive, ESPN should hook this bro up with a sweet analyst gig. Shawn's already enjoying his fresh hoodie and the best water in the world! You can follow him on Twitter @shawngoldsmith...
