Bonus 1st Friday page 5-12-22
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1st First Fridays
The Putnam Fire Department, bottom, flew the flag high and showed families and kids the ins and outs of a fire truck.
Drummer from The Subliminals
Frederick Zangerl, 7, of Putnam
Centaurs pg 1 5-19-22
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Centaurs
softball team
qualifies for
ECC tourney
The Woodstock Academy softball team is now guaranteed to play in two postseason tournaments.
The Centaurs finished with a 6-2 record in ECC Div. II after an 11-1 win over Killingly May 12.
It guaranteed Woodstock Academy (10-8 overall) second place in the division and a berth in the ECC postseason tournament.
The Centaurs had already qualified for the Class L state tournament.
“It’s so special,” said winning pitcher Lexi Thompson. “Our team is so young this year so it’s really important for us to gain confidence for the years that follow. We’re all really happy.”
Thompson played a pivotal role in the win. She allowed just one hit. But it was a big one.
A home run to center field off the bat of third baseman and lead-off hitter Hannah Cozza of Killingly.
“I analyze every pitch I throw so I knew what pitch I threw and where I missed my spot. I know this team (Killingly) really well. I used to play with a lot of them and they are a really good hitting team. It was just a matter of hitting the corners and my spots, using my change up and keeping them off balance,” Thompson said.
Thompson did that extremely well the remainder of the game and her teammates didn’t let Killingly hold on to the lead for long.
Sarah McArthur singled and later scored on a Delaney Anderson sacrifice fly to tie the game in the bottom of the first.
Thompson, who had singled, then scored on an error to give the Centaurs the lead for good.
Liz Morgis who reached on an error, scored on a Madison Nichols ground out, to make it 3-1.
“You have a team like this, it’s pretty easy to be the head coach,” assistant coach Dave St. Jean said with a laugh. “You stay out of their way, let them make plays and they did a great job. It was a lot of fun to watch.”
St. Jean was filling in for head coach Jason Gerum who was with his son on a hockey trip to Canada last week.
Thompson made it easy on St. Jean as she gave up just the one hit and struck out 13.
She also called her own pitches.
“Nobody knows what she wants to throw more than she does,” St. Jean said. “Lexi has been incredible. She has been a leader for us all year and it wasn’t any different (against Killingly). She had a lot of strikeouts and fields her position really well, too.”
Thompson also shined at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two runs batted in.
Morgis and Nichols also drove in two runs while McArthur, Anderson and Jenna Bankowski added two hits to the attack.
It was Kaya Nichols in the spotlight May 13 in Uncasville.
The freshman gave Thompson a break in the pitching circle and posted her first high school victory with a 10-5, eight-inning win over the Saints.
Kaya Nichols pitched all eight innings and allowed just one earned run on seven hits. She also sent the game into extra innings.
The Centaurs had a 2-0 lead early and then a 3-1 advantage going into the bottom of the second. But the Saints wiped that out with three runs of their own in the second inning to take a 4-3 lead.
They raised that to 5-3 with a run in the bottom of the sixth. But Woodstock responded in the top of the seventh. Mia Pannone made it a one-run game with an RBI single.
After a foul out, Kaya Nichols stepped to the plate with two outs and two runners on and calmly delivered an RBI single which would send the game into extra innings.
The Centaurs scored five times in the top of the eighth to bring home the win. Thompson had an RBI double and both McArthur and Anderson added run-scoring singles in the rally.
The softball team opened last week with another divisional victory, 15-1, over Bacon Academy. The Centaurs were locked in a tight battle with the Bobcats leading only 3-0 going into the top of the fifth.
That’s when the Woodstock bats caught fire. Thompson and Anderson both singled with one out and first baseman Morgis cleared the basepaths with a drive to left field that allowed Morgis to round the bases herself for an inside-the park-home run.
Then Madison Nichols doubled, Pannone singled and Ainsley Morse drove in both with a triple to right to make it 8-0.
Emily Goodell walked and Bankowski followed with an RBI double. Goodell would be tagged out attempting to steal home but on the play, Bankowski advanced to third and then scored.
McArthur singled and Thompson, the winning pitcher, helped her own cause with a two-run inside-the-park home run this time to center field. Anderson followed with an inside-the-park home run of her own to make it 13-0.
The Centaurs finished with 20 hits with Anderson (3 RBIs) and Thompson each getting four. Morse finished with three hits and two RBIs.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
McArthur Slides
Woodstock Academy shortstop Sarah McArthur slides in head first to third base against Killingly as Hannah Cozza tries to apply the tag. McArthur was safe on the play.
Thompson Slides
Woodstock junior Lexi Thompson slides in safely to home with one of the 11 runs for Woodstock Academy against Killingly.
Thompson Pitching
Junior Lexi Thompson pitched a 1-hitter vs. Killingly and struck out 13 in an 11-1 victory. Photos by Marc Allard.
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Coming pg 1 5-19-22
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Coming to
a curb near
you …
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — New rules, reminders of some old rules and new prices are coming for the town’s trash and recycling program this July.
For any questions or more info, call the trash hotline at: 860-963-6818 or go to the website: www.putnamct.us.
Trash Stickers: The price of stickers is doubling. Blue stickers (for 30-35 gallon bags) will be $2. Yellow stickers (for 13-20 gallon bags) will cost $1.The appropriate sticker must be used for the appropriate sized-bag regardless of how full the bag is. The stickers are to be put on the top portion of the bag and the bags must be placed, by 6 a.m., at curbside as close to the road as possible. Stickers will be available at Modern Lumber, Stop n’ Shop, Global Fuel on School Street, the Town Clerk’s Office, the Putnam Public Library, the Sunoco Gas Station, Price Chopper and Putnam Supermarket.
How Many Stickers?
The number of $2 stickers for large bulky waste items: wood headboard and footboard set, 2; chest of drawers or bureau, 3; couch/loveseat/wood desk/recliner, 3 (remove metal frame from pull-out sofas and recliners); stuffed chair, 2; wood dining table (in pieces), 2; wood chair, 1; other wood furniture fewer than 50 pounds, 2; rugs, 3’ in length, rolled and fewer than 35 lbs., 1. The rules say only one item per household per week to be placed at curbside for collection. Tires require $3 worth of stickers per 16-inch or smaller rim size. Truck tires require $5 worth of stickers. They can also be placed in the shed outside the highway department gate anytime.
Metal Collection: For large metal and appliances the town will collect these items during the last full week in March and the last full week in August. Metal and large appliances should be out at the beginning of the week. No stickers needed. In addition, metal can be brought to the highway garage anytime and placed in the shed outside the gate.
Brush and Tree Limbs: Brush and tree limbs are collected the last full week in April and the last full week in September. No land clearing. According to the Highway Department, in the event of a major storm, the town will chip brush at curbside town wide as soon as possible. Leaves are vacuumed at curbside starting the last Monday in October until Dec. 1 or until interrupted by inclement weather.
Not Curbside: NOT available for curbside pickup: Mattresses, electronics, scrap metal and appliances. Electronics, which includes, TVs, computers, printers, monitors, stereos, VCRs, keyboards and mice can be placed outside the Putnam Highway Dept. on Fox Road anytime in the shed outside gate.
Mattresses and box springs should be clean and dry and they are accepted at the highway department from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon on the first and third Saturdays of the month. No mattresses are accepted on holidays.
Collections at the Highway Department are for Putnam residents only. Do not drop unauthorized items there. Cameras have been installed and violators will incur dumping charges.
Paint: Paint, in its original container with label and secure lid, are accepted at Sherwin Williams in Putnam. Spray cans of paint are not accepted.
Recycling – No Stickers Required: Newspapers/magazine, metal cans, cardboard, plastic bottles, glass – food and beverage, junk/office paper. The blue recycling bins are available at the town clerk’s office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursdays and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. No charge for recycling bins. Plastic bags and shredded paper should be placed in the trash.
Batteries: Rechargeable and alkaline batteries should be brought to the next town or regional HHW Event. Car batteries are accepted at many auto repair facilities and at Ross Recycling, 64 Tucker Hill Road in East Putnam.
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fish pg 1 5-19-22
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caption, page 1:
Jenna Taylor watches as her German carp gets measured. She won largest fish in the 6-9 age category. Family friend Wayne Burke holds the fish as Putnam Rotarian Marc Archambault measures it --- 29 inches. More photos on page 5. Linda Lemmon photo.
captions, page 5 from top:
Savanna Burke with her dad Wayne and Doug Porter, chair of the fishing derby committee. Courtesy photo.
Bryce Plouffle
Above: Willow Les Chandler
Left: Hailey Rourke. Courtesy photo.
Below: Trevor Bouchard. Marc Archambault photo.
Kids at Rotary
fishing derby
have a great time
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — More than 50 kids came to the banks of the Quinebaug River and had a blast at the 48th annual Putnam Rotary Club Noe Poulin Fishing Derby. When you added the cheerleaders (parents) there were more than 100 people at the event.
After registration, the kids lined the banks of the Quinebaug and started fishing. Awards in three age categories were made and then they were treated to lunch. This year everyone was encouraged to release their fish after they were measured
Awards went to:
Largest Fish – 13 – 15 years old – Trevor Bouchard (gray shirt) – 13” yellow perch
Largest Fish – 10 -12 years old – Hailey Rourke – (black shirt, jean shorts with sunglasses) 6 ½” bullhead
Largest Fish – 6 – 9 years old – Jenna Taylor – 29” carp
Largest Fish – 0 – 5 year olds – Savanna Burke – (yellow shirt, with Dad) 22” carp
Most Fish caught – Bryce Plouffle – (black T-shirt and WA hat) - several sunfish
Smallest fish (4” sunfish) – Willow Les Chandler.
The most unique catch - turtle – Izik Alfredo Santigo.
The carp that took off with one of the fishing poles didn’t hang around for his “prize.”
J. Scott Pempek, the Putnam Rotary Club president said: “It was a great event! I’m not sure who enjoyed it more, the kids fishing or the many Rotary volunteers watching the reactions of the kids when they got a bite and were reeling the ‘big one’ in.”
Major sponsor: WIN Waste Innovations which provided the seven major prizes, gift cards to local merchants and 10 additional gift cards as raffle prizes.
In addition: Runnings provided several additional gift cards; Rotarians Fred and Rande Chmura donated and cooked the food for the event; Marcy Dawley from Chase Graphics donated the photo shoot frame. Jenn Brytowski of Chase Graphics helped with the event flyers and with updated the banner for the event; Town of Putnam – use of the bandstand and sound system – closing of Bridge Street. Mayor of Putnam – Barney Seney and Selectman Scott Pempek (also president of the Putnam Rotary Club) opened up the event. Twelve Rotarians were also there to help that day.
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