Five Things That Happened Over the Weekend

Prom Night

I hope all Avon High School seniors had a wonderful time at the prom. Avon Patch freelance photographer took some pre-prom photographs at Chrissie and John Desopo's early Saturday evening. If you have any other photos you want to share with your friends, please upload to the gallery.

National Trails Day

State-wide people took to the trails on Saturday for organized hikes. The Friends of the Heublein Tower barbecued and sold food and beverages to hungry hikers at the top of Talcott Mountain Saturday as part of its Spring Fling. Patch freelance photographer  took photos of Farmington Valley residents hiking. Upload any other photos you may have.

Geocaching

Geocaching involves using a GPS for an outdoor scavenger hunt to find various treasures, or caches. The Avon Historical Society, Unplugged Learning Project and Avon Land Trust organized a geocaching event in Avon that started Sunday at Fisher Meadows Trail.

Acoustic Night at the

Tonya Romero, Jo Syzmanski, Gabriel Gustafson and Laura Ganci performed at the Hessian Lion's monthly acoustic series on Saturday.

Bear Kills Dog on Stonefield Road Friday

Linda Jensen was gardening at a client's home on Stonefield Road Friday when a mother black bear killed her 5-year-old brown cocker spaniel, Max. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection officials tranquilized the 225-pound bear and her two cubs, and tagged them so they can track them when they are released back into the wild. Our condolences to Jensen, her husband, Robert Anania and their springer spaniel, Jenny. Jensen and Anania adopted Max from the Avon Canine Shelter in Nov. 2006. Animal Control Officer Beverly LaPlume brought Max to be cremated on Friday per Jensen's request.