PUTNAM — Staff at Day Kimball Healthcare, with help and guidance from the artists at Artique – a Paint Bar in Putnam, have been volunteering their time to paint one mural of a local landmark each month for the last four months, to beautify one of the main stairwells at Day Kimball Hospital. The series of murals was completed this week.

The murals are based on photographs taken and submitted by DKH employees. Each mural represents one of the four seasons, and each has a unique story behind when and why the photo was taken as well as some special connections to those in the Northeast Connecticut community.

The project was spearheaded by DKH’s employee Wellness Committee in an effort to provide employees with a way to relax, unwind and get to know each other better outside of working hours, while also helping to beautify the hospital with art that has a strong community connection.

The first mural was painted in May and features a spring scene from the Putnam River Trail. The mural was based on a photograph taken by DKH employee Dennis Gagnon.

The second mural was completed in June and features a summer scene of the sunflowers at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold. The photo the mural was based on was taken by Abby Soriero-Durand, oncology social worker at Day Kimball Hospital.

In July the third mural was unveiled. It featured an autumn scene of Hibbard Farm in Woodstock. The original photo of the scene was taken by John Rondeau and submitted by Patricia Holland-Caprera, director of the Hematology/Oncology Department at Day Kimball Hospital. This mural is particularly special because Hibbard Farm has belonged to the family of Susan Hibbard, who also works in the Hematology/Oncology Department, for generations. This year, Susan celebrates 40 years of work and dedication at Day Kimball Hospital and her family celebrates 100 years of dairy farming at Hibbard Farm.

The final of the four murals was unveiled in August and features a winter scene from a river in Pomfret, based on a photograph submitted by DKH staff member Jessica Dingwell.

The public can see the murals in person at Day Kimball Hospital in the stairwell across from the cafeteria. 

 

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Legal Notice

Town of Pomfret

Board of

Assessment Appeals

Pursuant to Section 12-110 of the Connecticut Statutes, any person claiming to be aggrieved by the doings of the assessor for motor vehicles on the Grand List of 2014 may appeal therefrom to the Board of Assessment Appeals.  Such appeal shall be made in person along with the vehicle to the Board on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Pomfret Town Hall, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret, CT.

 

Sept. 9, 2015

 

 

PUTNAM — The talented work of students from the Quinebaug Valley Community College spring 2015 Illustration I course will be showcased along the Putnam River Trail, through September. In a collaboration between Annie Joly, QVCC professor and program coordinator of visual arts, and the Town of Putnam Department of Economic and Community Development, students created their version of nursery rhymes, in a variety of mediums, which are displayed on 13 kiosks along the pathway near the river.

Delpha Very, Town of Putnam director of economic and community development and director, redevelopment agency, said, “QVCC is a community partner in HealthQuest Northeast Connecticut, which is a regional collaborative health and wellness partnership working to make northeastern Connecticut a healthier place to live, work, learn and play, and this endeavor provided a great opportunity to showcase the talent of QVCC students and support the mission.” She added, “Getting children and their families out to exercise is important. This project has children running, not walking, to the next location.”

The River Trail Storywalk is a fun, educational activity that places a children’s story (a book that has been literally taken apart) along this popular and scenic walking route.  A Storywalk combines the benefits of physical activity, time outdoors in nature, literacy, and family time.

The QVCC students who participated included:

Kendra Borders,  Danielson, Hey, Diddle, Diddle, Adobe Illustrator

Julien Clancy - Sterling, Hickory, Dickory, Dock, Adobe Illustrator

Tyler Clough - Woodstock, There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Adobe Photoshop

Michelle D’Auria - Norwich, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Watercolor

Elizabeth Douglas - Woodstock, Little Bo Peep, Adobe Illustrator

Richard Duff - Danielson, Wee Willie Winkie, Adobe Illustrator

Sara Loizou - Norwich, Little Miss Muffet, Watercolor

Regina Morgan - Dayville, Simple Simon, Mixed Media Collage

Thomas Plitsas - Brooklyn, Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Adobe Illustrator

Ivy Roy - Dayville, Jack Be Nimble, Adobe Illustrator

Christopher Strout - Rogers, There Was a Crooked Man, Colored Pencil and Ink

Laura Walsh - Jewett City, Peter Piper, Adobe Photoshop

Mira Watterson - Pomfret, Little Boy Blue, Colored Pencil