PHS pg 1 11-22-23
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PHS senior and artist Pedro Ortiz
PHS senior & artist leaves lasting mark
Putnam High School senior Pedro Ortiz is leaving his artistic mark on the Putnam community.
Ortiz has been an active member of the arts community for years and it is on full display in his senior year.
He was the first student to join Elaine Turner of the Northeast Art Guild to contribute to the much talked-about Boxcar Children mural she designed on School Street adjacent to the museum.
The mural includes all 19 original book covers and Ortiz was given the honor of working on one of the first book covers.
Art is a passion for him. When asked why he connects with art, he said: “Art is a way to express my emotions and thoughts without having to say a single word. I believe that everyone should have a creative escape.” He was recently honored by the Putnam Board of Education as their November Pride of Putnam Award recipient.
In addition to showcasing his skills on the new Boxcar Children mural, Ortiz shared his original artwork Nov. 21 at Putnam High School at its Fall Arts Festival. Also he is sharing his work Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at his Senior Capstone exhibit. His exhibit will follow a gallery walk format, conveying the message that, according to Ortiz, “There’s no right way to do art. There are no mistakes.”
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Because pg 2 11-22-23
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As many of you know, I fly fairly frequently. Further, I really enjoy flying, mostly because I like plugging in my headphones so that I can tune out the rest of the world going by. I like to watch a funny TV show, play the trivia game or listen to some music.
But what I love best, is watching a movie. Truth be told, watching a movie on an airplane is one of my favorite things to do. My headphones are noise cancelling and I have my own private screen with easily accessible volume and pause button controls. Plus, I never use the Wi-Fi on the plane, making me inaccessible on an 8-hour flight and, therefore, free to be totally present to enjoy the two or three movies I choose.
In the past, whenever I watched a movie on a plane, I would typically select an action or comedy, and NOT a drama, so that my fellow passengers wouldn’t see me cry. However, I discovered that a good comedy, sometimes, would make me laugh out loud, and nobody seemed to be bothered. But still, I stayed away from dramas because I am a movie crier (yes—I even cried at the theater during the last Harry Potter movie). Yet, as much as I can embrace crying in a crowded theater during the movie, I take comfort in knowing that everyone else in the theater is watching the same movie and I am, rarely, crying alone, like I would be, on a plane. But that all changed a few months ago when I decided to watch…The Whale
I was a captive audience of one in watching this movie and I could not stop my tears from flowing freely and often. I am quite sure that I went through my whole pocket of tissues as the depth of struggle the character portrayed in the movie was so intense and felt so real in my isolated and focused viewing, that the tears started early on and did not fully end even after the credits were rolling. What was even more interesting to me, however, was that my husband, sitting right next to me, didn’t seem to notice my constant crying. Further, upon walking to the bathroom after the movie ended, it appeared that my fellow passengers also didn’t seem to notice that I had just spent the past 90 minutes bawling my eyes out.
Dare I admit, as long as I had been quiet, no one seemed to really care about what I was doing in my seat, let alone how I was feeling. And then I realized…neither did I! As long as my fellow passengers are not causing a ruckus, I, too, don’t care what it is they do in their seat, and I certainly do not notice if they feel sad and cry. Upon returning to my seat after refreshing myself in the restroom, I realized that my movie genre options were now wide open. If I wanted to watch more dramas and, perhaps, be moved to tears, so be it! And that’s when I decided that airplanes needed to up their snack choices for passengers…
Popcorn! Popcorn!
Kathy Naumann, possessor of NATURALLY curly hair and the understanding that you can’t control everything!
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legals pg 2 11-22-23
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Town of Putnam
Zoning Commission
Legal Notice
The Town of Putnam Zoning Commission held a hybrid meeting on November 15, 2023, at 7:00 P. M. in Room 201 at the Putnam Municipal Complex, located at 200 School Street, Putnam, CT. resulting in the following:
Docket # 2023-09 Putnam River Road, LLC- request for rear lot approval for property located on the easterly side Modock Road. Town Assessors Map 43, Lot 10 (Lot 8 of the 11-lot re-subdivision) Zoned AG-2. APPROVED
Docket # 2023-10 285 River Road, LLC request for rear lot approval for property located at 285 River Road Town Assessors Map 43, Lot 8 (Lot 4 of the 11-lot re-subdivision plan) Zoned AG-2. APPROVED
Rawson Materials-300 River Road-Excavation permit renewal-Bond 241,904.00. APPROVED
Patricia Hedenberg, Chairperson
Nov. 22, 2023
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menus pg 2 11-22-23
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Woodstock public schools
Every day: Fruit. Monday: Hot dogs, baked beans. Tuesday: Mini pancakes, sausage, hash browns. Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, carrots. Thursday: Beef and cheese nachos. Friday: Pizza, broccoli.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Every day: Fruit. Monday: Chicken sandwiches. Tuesday: Cheese-filled twisted bread, marinara, broccoli. Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, broccoli. Thursday: Beef soft tacos, corn. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza, salad.
Putnam High
Monday: Orange chicken bowls or spicy chicken sandwiches. Tuesday: Tuscan grilled cheese or bacon cheeseburgers. Wednesday: Chicken burrito power bowl or chicken wraps. Thursday: Cheesy beef tots or "Wild Mike's" cheese bites. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza or buffalo popcorn chicken basket.
Pomfret Community
Every day: Grilled cheese, Yogurt Fun Lunch, Sunbutter & Jelly. Monday: Egg and cheese breakfast tacos, hash browns. Tuesday: Spicy or plain chicken patties. Wednesday: Hot dogs. Thursday: Chicken cutlets over egg noodles, green beans. Friday: Pizza.
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