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During the past tourism season, The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) worked with Witan Intelligence Strategies to update its tourism impact survey for the National Heritage Corridor. Since The Last Green Valley has its own unique geography (26 towns in Connecticut and 9 in Massachusetts) a customized intercept survey is required. Visitor interviews were conducted at 22 sites on different occasions during the summer and fall of 2013. The results were analyzed and compared with statistics gathered for the State of Connecticut.
The Last Green Valley visitors are 66 percent day trippers, compared to Connecticut’s 35 percent. In the past that figure was 74 percent, indicating a substantial increase in overnight stays to the region. The average spending per party per trip is $349, an increase of 25 percent from the 2010 baseline survey. Visitors make 5.5 trips per year to the region.
The economic value of each visiting party to The Last Green Valley annually is $2,477, an increase of 21 percent over the 2010 baseline. The total economic impact of tourism to the National Heritage Corridor is $278 million for 2013, based on documented attendance figures of 1.9 million people.
Ninety-five percent of visitors to The Last Green Valley said that they have been here before and 91 percent are likely to return. Those numbers are steady from 2010. Seventy-eight percent reported a high degree of satisfaction with their visit to The Last Green Valley compared to a 75 percent rating for the State of Connecticut.
“The results of the 2013 survey clearly support what we have been saying all along – The Last Green Valley has a loyal customer base and the tourism industry is steadily growing in the National Heritage Corridor,” said Charlene Perkins Cutler, TLGV executive director and CEO. “The really interesting fact emerging from the analysis this year is that 18-34 year olds have the greatest economic impact on the region, spending $426 per visit and making 8.7 visits per year.”
The Last Green Valley is a National Heritage Corridor – the last stretch of dark night sky in the coastal sprawl between Boston and Washington, D.C. A dynamic nonprofit organization, TLGV is a steward of that special place, working to celebrate our heritage, conserve our natural resources and respect our working lands.
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Calendar pg 4 2-20-14
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Wed. Feb. 19
Ice Cream Social
THOMPSON --- The Thompson Recreation Department will present a Senior Ice Cream Social at 12:15 p.m. Open to all local seniors. Pre-register 860-923-9440.
Art Exhibit
PUTNAM --- The Pomfret School Art Exhibit "Lindsay Lehmann - Photography by Pomfret Students and Faculty," will run through March 18 at the Silver Circle Gallery in downtown Putnam.
Thur. Feb. 20
Garden Show
HARTFORD --- The CT Flower and Garden Show will be held Feb. 20-23 at the Connecticut Convention Center. The UConn soil testing lab will offer free soil pH testing each day. Bring in ½ cup of soil. Free gardening handouts.
Bartender Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- The IHSP-Diaper Bank of NECT will hold a celebrity bartender night from 5 to 9 p.m. at Winners at JD Cooper's.
Fri. Feb. 21
'Odd Couple'
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present "The Odd Couple - Female Version" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 22, 28, and March 1 and 8 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 23, March 2 and 9. Tickets: 860-928-7887.
‘Chicago’
WOODSTOCK --- Drama students at Hyde School will perform Samuel French’s Chicago at 8 p.m. Feb. 21 and Feb. 27 in the Hyde School Cultural Center. The show is free (although donations will be accepted and refreshments sold), and is open to the public on both evenings.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present "Owl Walk" at 6 p.m. starting at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 928-4948.
Sat. Feb. 22
Tag Sale
PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam on Main Street will hold a winter tag sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations accepted. Snow date March 1. 860-942-4205.
Stuffed Potato Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- The Boy Scout Troop 21 dinner fund-raiser will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the St. Mary church Hall. $5. All you can eat. Takeout available.
Musical
POMFRET --- Pomfret School will present its winter musical, “In the Heights,” at 8 p.m. Feb. 22 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 23 in Hard Auditorium. The Feb. 22 performance will be preceded by an Empty Bowls supper at 5 p.m. in the dining Hall and the “Broadway Nights” cabaret at 7 in the Jahn Reading room. For information call 963-5260 or 963-5687.
Registration
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Little League registration will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Putnam Middle School gym. For information on fees, documents needed, contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sun. Feb. 23
Nature, Stew, Story
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present its fourth annual Stroll, Story, Stew & Song fund-raiser to benefit Trail Wood: The Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary. Call for info: 928-4948.
Fri. Feb. 28
Italian Dinner Cabaret
PUTNAM --- The Putnam High School Music Department will hold an Italian Dinner Cabaret from 5 to 7 p.m. in the PHS cafeteria. Dine in or out. $10 for adults (10 and older); $6 for kids 3-9 and seniors 60 and older. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sun. March 2
Train Show
CHESHIRE --- The Cheshire High School Band Parents Association will present a train show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school on Rt. 10. $6 for adults; under 10 admitted free. 203-265-7527.
Concert
WILLIMANTIC --- The Willimantic Orchestra will present its free Winter Concert, “And Ne’er the Twain Shall Meet,” at 3 p.m. at Shafer Auditorium, ECSU. Donations welcomed. 860.429.0864.
Thur. March 6
Art Program
POMFRET CENTER --- The Northeast CT Art Group will present Normand Chartier speaking about his life in painting, and working on Sesame Street project at 6:30 p.m. at the Grassland Audubon center on Day road. Free. All welcome. http://nectartguild.blogspot.com/
Fri. March 7
Day of Prayer
DANIELSON --- World Day of Prayer will be held at 1 p.m. in the Community Room of Maple Courts on Upper Maple Street. Handicapped accessible. (860) 928-0308.
Teen Weekend
POMFRET --- Winter Teen Weekend will be held from 5:30 p.m. March 7 through 9:30 a.m. March 9 at the Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp on Taft Pond Road. $50. Bring a friend that has not been to camp or teen weekend and one of you can come for $30. Preregistration required by Feb. 28. Call 860-974-3379 to register or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Menus pg 5 2-20-14
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Woodstock Elementary/Middle
Monday: Hot dogs, baked beans, fruit. Tuesday: Waffle stix, hash browns, turkey sausages, fruit. Wednesday: Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, beets, fruit. Thursday: Hot turkey sandwiches, butternut squash, fruit. Friday: Pizza, fruit.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday - Wolf Meal: Beef burgers, sherbet. Tuesday: Chicken and cheese quesadillas, Cuban black bean salad. Wednesday - half day: Baked ziti, meatsauce, roasted vegetables. Thursday: Ham and cheese wraps, green beans, pretzels. Friday: Putnam Special Pizza.
Putnam High
Monday: Turkey panini, three-bean salad with chick peas. Tuesday: Penne Primavera. Wednesday - half day: Ham, egg and cheese on whole grain English muffins. Thursday: Nachos Grande. Friday: Pizza slices.
Pomfret Community
Monday: Homemade chili, carrot and celery cups, peaches. Tuesday: Baked fish, macaroni and cheese, peas, applesauce. Wednesday: Baked potato with stuffing, pineapple cups. Thursday: Mr. Fox's Pizza, broccoli, carrot with dip, orange slices. Friday: Hamburgers or cheeseburgers, baked beans, veggie sticks, pears.
Bradley pg 6 2-20-14
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The Bradley Playhouse threw a soiree last weekend, as a thank you to and in recognition of the support of the community. The 112-year-old building recently underwent a top to bottom renovation after a piece of ceiling plaster fell into the balcony last year. The owner of the building, Thomas and Kathy Borner, went beyond the ceiling repair and restored most of the building. The playhouse thanked the Borners and all those who helped. They also thanked the community for its support of the theater with the gala. It was standing room only.
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Clockwise from upper left: The new ceiling, dome and proscenium from the upper balcony. Diane Pollard plays. Entertaining the guests. Klieg lights and view of the stage from up high.