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Putnam Rotary Club volunteers installed musical instruments at the new Mary Fisher Elementary School playground. From left: Richard Naumann, Jonathan Tremblay, Karen Osbrey, Charlie Puffer, Emily Barnes, Joe Adiletta and club President Doug Porter. Linda Lemmon photo.
The Mission is Music
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
THOMPSON — The Putnam Rotary Club is more than halfway through its “musical mission” — bringing the gift of creating music to its five service area towns.
Rotarian Karen Osbrey, grant writer and program leader, said volunteers from the club Nov. 11 installed outdoor musical instruments in the playground just completed at the Mary Fisher Elementary School in Thompson.
It’s the third of five installations. When the Putnam Rotary Club was celebrating its 100th anniversary, one of the goals was to plant a musical garden in each of its five service area towns: Putnam, Woodstock, Eastford, Pomfret and Thompson.
The first set of outdoor musical instruments was installed on the River Trail in Putnam. Last year, the club members installed musical instruments in the playground at the Pomfret Community School.
Nov. 11 club volunteers dug holes and installed a xylophone-type instrument and some metal bongos at the recently completed school playground.
The instruments are funded by a Rotary District grant. She said the club received a $2,500 through a Rotary Foundation District 7890 Grant and the club pledged another $2,000.
One of the reasons the club put the Thompson playground next in line was that it was “shovel ready,” she said. The school district and the Mary Fisher Elementary School PTO had been working on plans for a couple years. Osbrey met with the principal, the school superintendent and the playground committee.
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Wed. Nov. 13
Art Exhibit
PUTNAM --- The Putnam CT Arts Council presents “Reflections of Past and Present – the Art of Jonathan Fritz” art exhibit through December in the Corridor Gallery in the Putnam Municipal Complex.
Art Show
POMFRET --- From Nov. 13 to Jan. 8 the Abington Social Library on Rt. 97 will host its first annual Community Art Show. The art show, titled “Gallery 1793,” can be viewed during library hours: 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Opening reception with light refreshments from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20. https://theabingtonsociallibrary.org/
Photography Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Wetland Birds Steven Rosendahl Photography Exhibition through Dec. 24. Free admission.
Photo Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Bird Walks and More” Amy Porter Photography Exhibition through Dec. 31. Free admission.
Thur. Nov. 14
'George Washington'
POMFRET --- Pomfret School Theater will present "George Washington Slept Here" at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15 in the Hard Auditorium. Free. Open to the public. 860-963-5230.
Sat. Nov. 16
Library Program
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library and Peace Islands Institute Connecticut will present “Coffee Tasting,” (Turkish coffee) from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Registration limited: 860-963-6826.
History Program
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Historical Society will present “New London: A Microcosm of American History” which includes: Slavery, The Real West Indies Trade and the Struggle for Freedom and Civil Rights 1637 starting with a Meet and Greet and Pomfret Historical Society updates with refreshments at 1:30 at the Pomfret Community Center. All welcome. Suggested donation: $5. For info: 860-465-7228.
Sun. Nov. 17
Exhibit
WOODSTOCK --- The Center for Woodstock History is presenting a photo exhibit, "Woodstock Through the Camera's Eye in Post-Civil War America," from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays through December. Check for updates: 860-928-1035.
Breakfast Fund-raiser
MOOSUP --- Mason Lodge #113 is hosting an all-you-can-eat breakfast to support Paws Cat Shelter on from 8 to 11 a.m. at 69 Prospect St. $10 per person includes full menu of breakfast foods and beverages. For info: 860-315-1228.
Thur. Nov. 21
History Program
THOMPSON ---The Thompson Historical Society and the Thompson Public Library will present “Lafayette Story and Thompson Lore About the Man of Two Countries” at 6 p.m. at the library. Free.
Sat. Nov. 23
Holiday Sale
ABINGTON --- The Abington Congregational Church on Hampton Road (Rt. 97) will hold a Holiday Craft & Bake Sale from 8 a.m. to noon.
Thur. Nov. 28
Happy Thanksgiving!
Fri. Nov. 29
Nature Store
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will hold its annual Holiday Nature Store starting Nov. 29 at the center on Day Road.
Santa's Coming
PUTNAM --- Santa Lights Up Putnam will be held at 4 p.m. in front of Jewett City Savings Bank in the Riverfront Commons. Free refreshments. Brought to you by Putnam Recreation Department, WINY Radio, Jewett City Savings Bank and the Putnam Fire Department.
Sat. Nov. 30
Craft Fair
ASHFORD --- The St. Philip the Apostle Church will hold its Christmas Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafts, bake sale and soup/sandwiches/pierogies available from the kitchen. Admission is free.
Sun. Dec. 1
Concert
CHEPACHET --- The Chepachet Baptist Church’s Music at the Meeting House will present the “Holy is the Night: Christmas Carols from Southern Europe” at 2:30 p.m. in the church on Rt. 44. Refreshments follow. Free however a freewill offering will be taken. www.chepachetbaptist.org.
Dazzle Light Parade
PUTNAM --- The 23rd annual Holiday Dazzle Light Parade will step off at 5 p.m. from Grove Street. Rain date: Dec. 8. Presented by WINY Radio, the Town of Putnam and Green Valley Crossing. 860-963-6811.
Sat. Dec. 14
Breakfast with Santa
PUTNAM --- The Danielson Veterans Coffeehouse will sponsor a Breakfast with Santa from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Putnam Municipal Complex on School Street.
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Bernard ‘Bud’ R. Graham
N. GROSVENORDALE — Bernard R. Graham, 73, of Carriage Sq., died Nov. 5, 2024, at home. Born in 1951 in Putnam, he was the son of the late Raymond F. and Doris (Bernard) Graham.
Mr. Graham worked as a programmer for Data General and EMC for over 25 years after which he was a dealer for Mohegan Sun Casino. He enjoyed classic cars.
Bernard was a member of the National Honor Society at Marianapolis and a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi at the University of Miami.
He leaves his sisters, Karen Graham-Hardell and Rae Ann Deslauriers, both of Bradenton, Fla., and his trusty companion, Gizmo. He was predeceased by his brother, Robert Graham
A private graveside service was held at St. Joseph Garden of Peace Cemetery in Webster. Valade Funeral Home & Crematory, 23 Main St., N. Grosvenordale.
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Kaylee Saucier in action in a recent game. Photo by Marc Allard.
Centaur girls’ soccer team heads to final four
After a difficult match for the offense for the girls’ soccer team in the Class L state tournament second round against Brookfield, there was a goal coming into the quarterfinal match with Masuk.
The third-seeded Centaurs wanted to challenge the 14th-seeded Panthers much more.
“We want a lot more offense,” said first-year head coach Andrea Danforth prior to the match. After having to survive in their first state tournament match, getting only one shot on goal in regulation and having to win on penalty kicks, 3-2, against Brookfield, the Centaurs found the road a bit less bumpy on Thursday in the quarterfinal.
Woodstock (14-4-2) scored a goal in each half and downed Masuk, 2-0.
The win sends the Centaurs into the Class L final four as they will meet seventh-seeded Sacred Heart Academy in the semifinal match.
Sacred Heart upset No. 2 Waterford, 2-1, in two overtimes to advance.
Senior defender Freya Robbie said, “It’s our senior year and we’re looking to get as far as we can and to get this far is a really amazing feeling.”
Masuk had a little better of the play early but the Centaurs did challenge a couple of times with Costa getting a pair of opportunities, one that hit the cross bar, another that sailed just over.
Having not scored in regulation since their win over Waterford in the ECC semifinals, the
The team had also been focused on its set corner plays prior to the match and that proved to loom large. With 7 ½ minutes left in the first half, the Centaurs were awarded one.
Costa, as is the norm, took it for the Centaurs from the right of Masuk keeper Kara Leandres.
“I place it basically in the same place every time and Izzy (Selmecki) got at the end of it and hit it with her thigh. It was good. We needed that,” Costa said.
At first, there was a little confusion as the ball hit Leandres before Selmecki nudged it in for her sixth goal of the season but the ball quickly came out.
“It definitely was a goal, the sideline ref had it but the central ref did not see it. They called it, though, and that is all that matters,” Danforth said.
The goal had to hold up for a bit but that was not hard for the Centaurs to accomplish as their defense was again steadfast.
The backs limited Masuk to just two second half shots.
Danforth said that defense has been crucial. Costa netted her 21st of the season with 11 minutes, 57 seconds left in regulation.
Robbie sent in a free kick that Macy Rawson re-directed over the defense and on to Costa’s left foot. She found the bottom right corner of the net to guarantee the Woodstock victory.
Earlier in the week, as Selmecki approached the ball for a penalty kick attempt, Brookfield keeper Gabriella Chronakas began to move to her right which was where Selmecki was shooting the ball. Her kick eluded Chronakas, going into the back of the net.
It proved to be the game winner as keeper Ellary Sampson stepped up and made a save on a shot by Brookfield’s Hannah Bulakowski to ice the Class L girls’ soccer state tournament second-round win.
The result goes down as a scoreless tie but the Centaurs prevailed, 3-2, in the penalty kick session to advance to the Class L quarterfinals.
Regulation play was, at times, a bit scary for the Centaurs in the second-round match as the Bobcats had the best of the play for the most part.
Outside of a lone Costa shot that was saved by Chronakas, the rest of the opportunities belonged to Brookfield (14-2-5).
The Bobcats took seven shots at the Centaurs goal with Sampson having to make stops on four of those, the most notable was a chance by Olivia Zezza that Sampson had to cover the ball on.
But the Centaurs were again outshot in the second half, 10-0, by the Bobcats.
The two teams battled through a 20-minute overtime session with only Brookfield getting a shot off which led to the penalty kicks.
Costa and Rawson did put the first two in the net which gave the Centaurs the advantage as Olga Mayen Perez hit the first for Brookfield but the second PK for the Bobcats hit the post.
The Centaurs also hit a post but Sampson kept the Centaurs in the lead when she made a save on a shot by Zezza.
Brookfield tied it at two. Sampson then stepped up and made the save that sent the Centaurs to the final eight.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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