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Wed. Dec. 21
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- Thompson Public Library Art @ the Library and the Display Case will present “The Textile Art Show” through the month of December. 860.923.9779.
Art Exhibit
PUTNAM --- “Conversations” Art Show is on exhibit through Dec. 31 at the Corridor Gallery at Putnam Municipal Complex on School Street. The works of Ann C. Rosebrooks and Donna O’Scolaigh Lang are featured. All welcome. Free.
Sat. Dec. 24
Service
PUTNAM --- Christmas Eve service will be at 11 p.m. at Living Faith United Methodist Church, 53 Grove St. All welcome.
Service
POMFRET --- The Christ Church (Episcopal) on Rt. 169 will have Christmas Eve Eucharist service at 4:30 and at 10 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 25
Merry Christmas
Warm Meal
PUTNAM --- The Living Faith UMC on Grove Street will host a Soup, Song & Story at 2 p.m. at the church. There will be a warm meal prepared by Bob Derosiers, head chef at the Crossings Restaurant. Free to all.
Sun. Jan. 1
Happy New Year!
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obits pg 6 12-22-22
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Margaret (Peg) Hyslop of Westmore, Vt., died unexpectedly on December 1, 2022. She was born January 29, 1943 In Putnam, CT.
She earned a degree in accounting and worked as an inside sales representative for Linemaster Foot Switch Co. for many years. After marriage in 1988 to her soul mate, Pete Hyslop, a new adventure awaited.
Together they created P & P Concessions and served customers with Pete’s Roast Beef for over 30 years.
They also founded “Above It All,” a hot air balloon company, providing scenic rides and took part in several proposals and weddings.
Peg was a very charitable person, donating blood, working to raise money for a camp for sick kids, and was always available to anyone that needed help in any way. She had a love for nature and wildlife. She especially loved frogs and this led to the naming of the home she and her husband built as Frog Hollow Farm where she enjoyed gardening, cooking, long walks and living in the peacefulness of nature.
She often said it is so wonderful to look out and see the deer, turkeys and the bears and not another house in sight. She rescued many birds after collisions with windows leaving the feeders. She nursed them back to health and was delighted to see them fly away. She also enjoyed snowmobiling, travel, and a scenic ride in the boat or Corvette.
Peg was a loving and kind soul. She would often remark, “We work together, we play together, and we love together. It doesn’t get any better than that.”
She will be deeply missed by her husband Peter, family, friends and the dogs that she rescued.
She leaves: Her husband of nearly 35 years, Peter Hyslop of Westmore; her daughter Rebecca Cord (Terri) of Jamestown, Ind.; son Bill Bergeron of New Bern, N.C., granddaughters Elyse Bergeron of Willington and Sadie Bergeron of North Brookfield, Mass.; father-in-law, Ronald Hyslop, Yarmouth, Mass., sister-in-law Janice Flagg (Clint) of Dennis, Mass.; sisters Betty Johnson of Woodstock, Lynda Bergeron of Medway, Mass., Kathy Johnson and husband Ken Gardner of Putnam; nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her daughter Robin Bergeron; fur babies Sparky and Bear; and her parents Herbert and Florence Johnson.
Peg did not want any formal services or to inflict sorrow on her loved ones and friends. There will be a Celebration of Life held on her wedding anniversary June 25, 2023, at Frog Hollow Farm.
Donations: Glover Ambulance Inc., 48 County Rd, Unit 64, West Glover, VT. www.gloverambulance.org; or Friends for Life Dog Rescue, 112 Pray Lane, Brownington, VT 05860.
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The Woodstock Academy girls’ basketball team passed another test on Saturday. The young Centaurs found themselves in a pitched battle with Amistad as the Wolves put down the first two baskets of the final quarter to climb within a point.
The Centaurs scored the next 12 points and posted a 51-38 win over Amistad to raise their record to 2-1 on the season.
“Every minute, no matter what is happening whether it’s positive or negative, is a learning opportunity for my youngsters. We got off to a decent lead and they came back, so there was a little struggle there. The pressure got on a little bit and that’s stuff that we will carry with us and, hopefully, be able to manage in a game in the future because of this one,” said coach Will Fleeton.
Forward Eva Monahan scored seven of her 13 points in the first quarter but got into a little foul trouble and wouldn’t score again until the final quarter. The forward hit a pair of free throws to put the Centaurs back up by three early in the fourth quarter and then added a pair of baskets to make it a seven-point, 41-34, advantage with 6 minutes, 7 seconds to play.
Freshman point guard Kaylee Saucier scored 13 of her team-high 15 points in the second and third quarters to keep the Centaurs ahead.
Earlier quite a few players had strong performances in a 51-27 win over non-league foe, Tolland.
The ball just wouldn’t fall for the Centaurs in the first quarter but there was a silver lining to the slim 10-6 lead. Woodstock took 20 shots compared to just seven for the Eagles (0-1).
“We were getting (the ball) inside, we just weren’t getting dividends from it,” Fleeton said. That changed in the second quarter.
The Centaurs scored 11 of the first 12 points including a 3-pointer by Saucier to open a 21-7 lead.
Tolland did come back a bit in the final 2 ½ minutes of the half, getting all four of its made baskets in that time span to cut the deficit to eight, 23-15, at the break.
But things truly came together in the third quarter. Sophia Sarkis scored 30 seconds into the quarter off an assist from Monahan.
After a Tolland miss, Monahan was on the receiving end of a no-look pass from Saucier and, after a Tolland turnover, returned the favor with a nice dish to Sarkis.
The Centaurs clicked off 13 of the first 15 points in the second half to double up the score on the Eagles, 34-17.
The Centaurs extended that lead to 20-plus by late in the quarter and never led by less.
Monahan finished with 17 points to lead the Centaurs to the win. Saucier finished with 13 points while Sarkis added 12.
Freshman Isabel D’Alleva-Bochain had three 3-pointers in her high school debut and finished with 13 points in the season opener early in the week for the Centaurs but the inside-outside punch of host Coventry proved to be too much as the Patriots prevailed, 49-32,
Forward Jianna Foran scored 20 points and guard Charlotte Jordan added 19 to lead Coventry to the win on its home floor. Leila MacKinnon added six points for the Centaurs while Saucier tossed in five.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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It was an up-and-down week for PSA’s boys’ Elite basketball team, and it ended on the up, as Thierry Lokrou fueled a comeback Thursday as the Mustangs bounced back from a dud of a loss by defeating IMG’s AA team, 68-63.
PSA trailed by as many as 14 in the first half and used an 11-0 run over the final few minutes to hit the semester break on a good note. Kory Shemwell hit two free throws late cap a comeback and seal the win.
“Sometimes the game is all about heart,” coach John Cavaliere said. “I thought the guys played really hard. They just figured it out, made plays, and stuck together. We got really good minutes from some guys who haven’t seen a lot of playing time. Kory hit those big free throws, Des Sanderson gave unbelievable minutes and hard work…we look forward to keep building next semester.”
Sanderson finished with four points, seven rebounds, and four steals, while Yhali Steinhauer had 20 points and five boards, and Travis Upchurch added 15 points.
A day earlier PSA lost 69-42 to Brewster despite 14 points, 10 rebounds, and four steals from Lokrou. Yhali Steinhauer had eight points and Travis Upchurch finished with seven for PSA.
Monday, Lokrou led a balanced scoring attack with 26 points, while Upchurch added 21, Steinhauer finished with 14, and Omari Anderson and Anthony O’Brien 13 points apiece.
PSA’s No. 2-ranked Prep team won both of its games last week. Mouhamed Dioubate had 20 points and 15 rebounds, Ben Ahmed had 17 points, 18 rebounds, and four blocks, and Will Lovings-Watts had a season-high 25 points in a 105-79 victory over Notre Dame-West Haven Monday, though coach Tom Espinosa did not like his team’s effort.
“We just wasted a game and an opportunity to get better. It’s honestly probably our worst performance of the year.”
It was better Wednesday, their final game before the semester break, in an 89-67 win over Northfield Mount Hermon.
Dioubate recorded his 10th double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Lovings-Watts finished with 17 points, Darryl Simmons had 15 points, six assists, and four steals, and Ahmed had nine points and 13 rebounds for the Mustangs (13-2).
The boys’ Varsity team won its lone game, dismantling Bartlett High School Wednesday, 73-13. Shane Sebastian-Smalls had 13 points, Hugo Bolumar finished with 11 points, while Vlad Vetrov and Max Shepel both had 10 points in the win.
PSA’s girls’ Select team won four games, starting with Wednesday’s 65-18 victory over Wilbraham & Monson.
Lola Lopez scored 21 points, while Helin Yoztyurk and Taija Lloyd finished with 13 apiece as PSA’s Select team cruised to the victory.
Rudy Pebane was the star of the show however, as she drained three 3-pointers in the second half for all nine of her points.
“The first three quarters, I was missing every shot and getting so frustrated,” Pebane said.
“It’s nice to see that I have supportive teammates, even though I complain so much. It just makes me happy and proud, and I just want to make my mother proud.”
PSA then went 3-0 at a showcase event Thursday and Friday.
The Mustangs beat St. Paul’s 43-34 Thursday behind 17 points from Brianna Mead, then won twice Friday – 76-33 over Lawrenceville (35 points for Mani Lopez, 12 points and 11 rebounds for Hailey Johnson), and 59-48 over Brewster (10 points and 14 rebounds for Johnson, 19 points and 10 boards for Mani Lopez).
Stephen Nalbandian
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Putnam Science Academy
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