Centaur pg 1 8-24-23

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Centaur Golf
Classic feasts
on fine
weather
The saying goes that a bad day on the golf course is still better than a good day in the office.
It’s even better with a good day on the golf course.
Such was the case recently at the Quinnatisset Country Club in Thompson which, once again, hosted the Woodstock Academy Centaur Classic Golf Tournament.
“This was Year 11 and it was probably the most perfect weather day that we’ve ever had. We always hope that it doesn’t rain, even 95-100 degrees is better than rain. But there was a good breeze, the temperature was perfect in the low 80’s and the sun was out. It was a marvelous day for golf,” said Woodstock Academy director of alumni relations Brad Favreau who organized the event.
Not only was the weather great, but the turnout was as well with 37 foursomes taking to the course to participate.
“The course was in great shape despite some heavy rain a couple of days before. It was beautiful as always,” Favreau said.
That meant some low scoring.
The quartet of Ryan Salvas, Phil Baldwin, and Brendan and Jared Meehan went low, finishing with a 19-under par 53 in the scramble-format tournament.
“That team was a wagon,” Favreau said. “They had some big hitters in that group. They knew the course, which is always helpful, plus they had some guys who knocked some putts down.”
The team of David Ryan, David Josephs, Greg Hoaglund and Michael Luzzi were second, five strokes back.
Lynn Converse took home two prizes as she finished with the longest drive for the women on the 12th hole and also knocked it closest to the pin on the 13th hole, coming within 14-feet, 6-inches.
Chad Schofield had the longest drive for the men on the fifth hole and Sam Sondak was closest to the pin on the seventh, putting his tee shot within 3-feet, 8-inches of the cup.
Unlike last year, however, there were no hole-in-one shots that went down.
“It’s a great day getting together with alumni, donors, and sponsors,” Favreau said.
The money raised by the tournament goes to the Woodstock Academy athletic department.
Among the items that have been funded by the tournament include netting on the Bentley Athletic turf field to help prevent the different athletic balls from being lost in the woods and jackets for ECC winners, things that fall outside the normal athletic operations budget.
“It’s always a great day. Everyone is happy when they leave. It was another success,” Favreau said.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy

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Paul Kelly:  Paul Kelly, an honorary trustee of The Woodstock Academy, attempts a putt during the Woodstock Academy Centaur Classic Golf Tournament recently at the Quinnatisset Country Club.

Golf Carts: There were plenty of golf carts traversing the Quinnatisset Country Club as 37 foursomes took part in the Woodstock Academy Centaur Classic Golf Tournament recently.

Putting practice: Time on the putting green also means time for a little conversation as a trio of golfers participating in the Woodstock Academy Centaur Classic Golf Tournament recently at the Quinnatisset Country Club took time out to catch up. Photos by Sam Romero/Woodstock Academy.

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Gardeners pg 1 8-24-23

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Gathering to Honor Departed
Last week, the Quiet Corner Garden Club, friends, and town officials dedicated the Providence Street Municipal Garden to those gardeners who have passed. Expanded photo array Wed. night on our FB page: Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger. Linda Lemmon photo.


Gardeners
honored
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — “In every season may this garden welcome neighbors and friends, drawing us in, in kindness and gratitude” said Quiet Corner Garden Club President Elaine Turner as the club and town dedicated the Providence Street Municipal Garden, in memoriam for passed club members.
For a long while the garden club took in donations for passed club members and they had nowhere to plant those memorial plants/trees.
“We’d had conversations for four years,” she said. She decided that she’d be the club president who got things done.
She said they wanted to make the wish come true – for a memorial garden honoring club members who had passed.
A committee of 10 got to work on it and Turner spoke with former Economic Development Director Delpha Very. Turner told Very the club would like to redo the “neglected” garden on Providence Street, at the town parking lot there.
Very’s response? “You have no idea how long I’ve waited to hear that.”
With town money and some town labor and lots of club labor, plants were chosen and ordered and there was a “planting party” a few months ago – complete with art (a whimsical metal dragonfly around flowers by Dan Durand).
The club is now setting its sights on a long strip of ugly between the South Main Street town parking lot and South Main Street.
Turner said the top considerations in planning any garden is plant selection and maintenance. They chose tough plants that are always showing color in every season. For the Providence Street garden, Turner said, she and current Economic Development Director Carly DeLuca spent “an entire morning” ordering plants.
Mayor Barney Seney spoke at the dedication of the memorial garden, saying, “I (the town) can pay for the plants but without volunteers’ help, it won’t happen.” The town is completely on board with the next project, the South Main Street garden project. He said he’s all about beautification and art for Putnam. “This is what we need,” he said. “Thank you all and I appreciate it.”
In her memorial garden dedication speech, Turner said: “We dedicate the Providence Street Municipal Garden, lovingly designed, planted and maintained by the Quiet Corner Garden Club, to our club members who have passed but live on in our hearts, in the flowers, the trees, the gentle breezes and warming sun.
The garden was dedicated to: Emily Allard, Bunny Baur, Rita Bernier, Margot Cassedy, Robert Choiniere, Theresa “Terry” Desmarais, Amy Driscoll, Rita Etchels, Jean Fairfield, Majel Gee, Ellen Geer, Susan Godfrey, Doris Harper, Lillian Hutengs, Marjorie James, Peg Koerner, Hazel Kosche, Claire LaPorte, Robin Leo, Martha “Martie” MacLaren, Dorothy Matthias, Eleanor Page, John Papini, Dorothy Porter, Mary Roberts, Mary Larson  Seney, Nancy Sheldon, Christine Southam, Marjorie Stanton, Jeannette Truman, Margaret Upham, and Fannie Lee Wahatalo.

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It pg 1 8-24-23

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'Duck Master'
Abby Poirier of Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center corralled all the Pluck-a-Duck "contestants." The fund-raiser brought in more than $24,000. More photos on page 4 and expanded photo gallery Wed. night on our FB page: Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger. Linda Lemmon photo.

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Above: Krupa Shah, owner of Putnam Spirits, left, gives a $200 donation to Beth Markowski-Roop for the Pluck-a-Duck fund-raiser. Top right: Jenn Lowell gets ready for another dunking in the Pluck-a-Duck Dunk Tank held Aug. 20. More photos on page 8. Expanded photos Wed. night on our FB page: Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger. Linda Lemmon photos.

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Last Two 'Ducks'
Mayor Barney Seney, left, and Thomas Borner, president of the Putnam Business Association, went into the Hale YMCA pool to fetch the last two ducks in the annual Pluck-a-Duck fund-raiser. Expanded photos Wed. night on our FB page: Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger. Linda Lemmon photo.



'It’s so heartwarming
how the community
embraces this event'
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
Records were broken yet again during this year’s Pluck-a-Duck fund-raiser, according to Putnam Business Association Pluck-a-Duck chair Beth Markowski-Roop.
The number of ducks sold for this, the fifth year of the fund-raiser, was 6,758, she said, smashing the record by a stunning 1,300.
She said the 17 non-profits earned themselves $11,610. Non-profits sell duck tickets and get to keep half the amount they raised.
Donations are still coming in and Roop believes the grand total to the Putnam Business Association will be around $24,000.
New this year and likely to return every year was a Dunk Tank at the “duck’s” Kid Zone during the Main Street Car Cruise the day before the ducks went for a swim in a secret location. “It was so heartwarming,” she said. “No one said ‘no’.” The Dunk Tank raised more than $1,500.
The top 10 winners included: 7500 Watt Generac Generator with Electric Start. James Mansolillo; $500 VISA Gift Card. Sharon Barnes; 25 Tons Sand Stone Gravel with delivery. Ruth Richardson; 6-Month Family Membership Hale YMCA Youth & Family Center. Joe Blanchard; Newport RI Getaway, Justin Ryan; Yeti Cooler with $50 Gift Card, Richard Tremblay; Foursome round of golf with carts at Connecticut National Golf Club, Judy LaRoche; $250 Gift Card The Inn at Woodstock Hill, Terry King; Foxwoods Getaway, Jill Exley; Round-trip airport transportation to Bradley, Logan or T.F. Green for 4 passenger in Chevy Suburban, Michael Maturi.
Roop said the committee works for six months on the fund-raiser with the busiest months being March, April and May.
“We would not be able to coordinate such a detailed two-day event if it wasn’t for the tireless efforts of our small, but mighty volunteer Pluck A Duck Committee, that includes: Lynn Converse, RE/MAX Bell Park Realty; Jennifer Lehto, PBA Coordinator; Ashley Grant, Gerardi Insurance; Jo-Ann Chenail, TEEG; Rosemary Carminati, Healthy Connections; and Tayler Shea, NOW.
She also thanked Event Sponsors including: Jewett City Savings Bank – Media Sponsor; Byrnes Agency – Top Cash Prize Sponsor; Event Sponsor – Hale YMCA Child and Family Center; # Of Ducks Sponsor – Westminster Tool; Arts & Crafts Tent Sponsor – Tom & Kathy Borner; Duck Mobile Sponsor – Centreville Bank; Wall Of Wishes Sponsor – Day Kimball Healthcare
Celebrity Dunk Tank Sponsor – WIN Waste Innovations. The top three celebrities that raised the most funds will have a $100 donation made in their name to the charity of their choice; Jennifer Brytowski, Chase Graphics; Andrew Morrison, Real Custom Training; and Carly DeLuca, Town of Putnam Economic Development Office).
Other sponsors: Mid-Stream Mallards Sponsors – Berkshire Bank, Gerardi Insurance & Linemaster; Kids Zone Sponsor – Colonial Health & Rehab of Plainfield and The Learning Clinic ;Bounce House Sponsor – Castinetti Realty Group; Photo Booth Sponsor – Creamery Brook Village; Lame Duck Prize Sponsors – Hope Lodge Venue and New York Pizza Company; Final Prize Sponsor – Putnam Rotary Club; Go Shopping! Sponsor – Christopher Heights Assisted Living Community of Webster; Refreshments Sponsors – Soleil Bakery & Foster Corporation.
The 2023 Pluck A Duck Corporate Duck Winner was Luxe & Nature Apothecary/Taraesthetics.
“We also appreciate the efforts of Putnam Spirits who created a unique way to support the PBA Pluck A Duck Raffle Event. For the month of July, owner Krupa Shah donated 10% of sales for a Terranoble Sauvignon Blanc to the PBA Pluck A Duck Raffle Event, yielding a $200 donation,” Roop said.
“It’s so heartwarming how the community embraces this event,” she added.

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