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David Pogue to talk climate change at Bedford Playhouse

Join David Pogue — CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, seven-time Emmy winner, and author of “How to Prepare for Climate Change” — for a Bedford 2030 Community Climate Conversation at the Bedford Playhouse.

It’s a talk about the bright side of the climate crisis. Pogue will share 10 reasons to feel hopeful — and 10 actions you can take right now to help turn things around in our community. 

The Community Climate Conversation, presented in partnership with Bedford 2030, will be held Thursday, Jan. 23, from 7 to 8:15 p.m., at the Bedford Playhouse, located at 633 Old Post Road, Bedford. For tickets and more information, visit bedfordplayhouse.org/live-events/.


Model train show on display in Bedford Hills through Jan. 28

The Bedford Hills Historical Museum is hosting a “New Model Train Show” on the lower level of the Town of Bedford building located at 321 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills.

The display is open Thursday and Saturday through Jan. 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. 

Visitors can see the HO Gauge model trains run on the track in the village that was built by the late Dr. Robert Bibi of Katonah and donated by his wife, Maria, and reinstalled at the museum. With the guidance of our board member and train aficionado, Rick Carmichael, members of the Olde Newburgh Model Railroad Club installed the HO-gauge set at the museum where it remains on display. 

The museum says the new model train display is great for kids of all ages and adults, and it’s free of charge.


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Oct 4, 2024

Deborah S. Harper, musician and author of book on corgis

Deborah S. Harper

Deborah S. Harper of Pound Ridge, who sang around the world in her younger years and wrote what her family said is the definitive book on the Pembroke Welsh corgi breed, died Aug. 28. She was 92.

Harper was born in San Mateo, Calif., on April 22, 1932, the daughter of George Chaffee Stoddard Sr. and Mary Beatrice (Dingle) Stoddard. The family moved to Scarsdale when she was 9. 

Harper graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in music from Smith College in 1954. As a student, she sang and toured Europe with the Octavian octet. She met her future husband, Wallace Russell Harper Jr., when the Octavians and his Bowdoin College jazz group, the Polar Bear Five, were part of a 42-student group called “The Kids from Home” that toured the U.S. Air Force bases in Bermuda and the Azores.

After graduating, Harper worked in Manhattan for the RCA Record Company, writing liner notes. The two married in 1955 and were the parents of two children, Gordon Chaffee Harper and Emily Chamberlain Harper. While the marriage ended in divorce, they remained close friends until his death in 2022, the family said.  

Harper had many interests, including creating and collecting art (especially 18th century bird engravings); sewing, jewelry making and gardening. She enjoyed birding and volunteered as a conservation educator. 

She also was long involved with the Pembroke Welsh corgi breed since getting her first in1960. She produced many champions under her kennel name, Walborah; served the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America and the Mayflower Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club in various capacities; and contributed her fine scholarship and writing to the literature of the breed, including as author of the “The New Complete Pembroke Welsh Corgi” in 1994.

Harper was predeceased by both parents; her brother, George Chaffee Stoddard Jr.; her son, Gordon Chaffee Harper; and her former husband. She leaves behind her daughter, Emily Harper Erickson (Jon), as well as many relatives and friends.

A private service will be held to commemorate Harper’s life. Memorial gifts can be made to the Mayflower Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America Charitable Trust Inc. 

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