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Youngsters look over the list before heading out on the NOW scavenger hunt.
Gwynne and Hugo Baum, 2, of Woodstock
Joseph Kelly loved the inflatable slide.
Hannah Cusson of Eastford
Hale Y event
a success
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — The kids at the Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center’s Healthy Kids Day Oct. 23 thought it was an “excellent party,” according to Amanda Kelly, executive director.
Healthy Kids Day is a national YMCA event that typically happens in April at YMCAs throughout the country, she said. The focus is on inspiring youth and families with physical activity, outdoor fun and creative ways to learn and grow and to feel like they belong to something greater.
Healthy Kids Day usually happens in April but COVID threw a monkey wrench into that. There was no Healthy Kids Day in 2019 and this year, it was moved to October in Putnam. “While October is not the normal time for Healthy Kids Day, we felt that the timing was good to provide a COVID-safe event for our area children that would take place all outdoors.” About 100 kids attended.
Kelly said the Healthy Kids Day was being held in Putnam even before the Y was completed and was run entirely by volunteers.
And there were plenty of activities and vendors, she said. There were: two inflatables, slide and obstacle course from Henry’s Inflatables; music by DJ Drew Daley; archery’ Gaga; water safety; Bike Safety provide by Putnam Police Chief Chris Ferace and bike helmet drawing; a fire truck from Putnam Fire Dept.; Susie Sunshine making balloon animals; face painting provided by Heather Lebel; and a Scavenger Hunt on the River Trail provided by Northeast Opportunities for Wellness (NOW).
Kelly said the highlights were “definitely the scavenger hunt, the inflatables and archery which will be happening at YMCA Camp Cutler next summer! DJ Drew Daley, Susie Sunshine and Heather and her face painting, bubbles and dancing all added to the party.”
She added that “One YMCA member had her grandchildren visit from an hour and a half away and she thought it was a great event for children.”
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Papery pg 1 10-28-21
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Papery Bark
This tree doesn't even need colorful leaves to win a beauty contest. The bark is pretty enough. Linda Lemmon photo.
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psa pg 1 10-28-21
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PSA’s Cisse
commits
to SMU
Momo Cissé was one of three Putnam Science Academy prep basketball players to take an official college visit a few weeks back. And like his teammates – Barry Evans and DayDay Gittens – Cissé liked what he saw so much that he didn’t need to see or talk to any more schools.
The 7-footer from Dakar, Senegal, announced recently that he was committing to play next season at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
“I really like their program,” he said. “They have three big men who will be graduating this year, so I will have the opportunity to compete for playing time. The coach (Tim Jankovich) says he likes the way I play, that I can shoot 3-pointers, run the floor and block shots, and grab rebounds.
“I had other schools that were interested but I didn’t want to make the mistake of going somewhere that I wouldn’t have a chance to have playing time. Like I’ve said, the NBA is my goal.”
That may very well be, but now that this decision is out of the way, Cissé said he can focus on the next goal – helping the PSA Mustangs to a third national championship. While Jankovich may like Cissé’s outside game, PSA coach Tom Espinosa has enough perimeter players and will play his big man in the traditional way. And since the Mustangs started officially practicing on October 12 rather than having open gyms, Cissé has looked significantly better with the on-curt structure.
“He’s been playing well,” Espinosa said. “He’s doing all the things that PSA big men typically do, he rebounds, he protects the rim. He runs the floor really well, plays hard. Maybe SMU is going to use him differently, but whatever they do, they are getting a player who is really coming into his own now and I think just scratching the surface of how good he can be. SMU should be really pleased to have gotten him.”
Cissé said he felt excited when he came to his decision, but he felt the loss of his mother too. She passed away in 2017.
“When I decided that I was going to go to SMU, I was a little sad because I thought about that she won’t see me play,” he said. “But I know she is proud of me and I keep doing this for her.”
Stephen Nalbandian
Putnam Science Academy
Sports Information Director
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Legals pg 2 10-28-21
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Legal Notice
TOWN OF POMFRET
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
In accordance with the provisions of Section 9-226 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, notice is given that the Electors, the legal voters of the Town of Pomfret, Connecticut, are hereby warned to meet at the Pomfret Community School Auditorium, 20 Pomfret Street (junction of Routes 101 & 169), Pomfret, Connecticut, on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, from 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. to cast their ballots for the following:
(1) One First Selectman (Vote for One); (1) One Selectman (Vote for One, Two to be Elected); (1) One Town Treasurer (Vote for One); (2) Two Board of Finance Full Term (Vote for Up to Two); (1) One Board of Finance to Fill Vacancy for Four Years (Vote for One); (2) Two Board of Education Full Term (Vote for Up to Two, Four to be Elected); (1) One Board of Education to Fill Vacancy for Two Years (Vote for One); (2) Two Board of Assessment Appeals (Vote for Up to Two); (3) Three Planning & Zoning Commission (Vote for Up to Three); (1) One Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate (Vote for One); (2) Two Zoning Board of Appeals (Vote for Up to Two); (1) One Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate (Vote for One); (4) Four Constables (Vote for Up to Four, Seven to be Elected); (3) Three Library Trustees Full Term (Vote for Up to Three); (1) One Library Trustee to Fill Vacancy for Four Years (Vote for One); (2) Two Library Trustees to Fill Vacancies for Two Years (Vote for Up to Two).
The polls will be open for voting during said hours: 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the Pomfret Community School Auditorium, 20 Pomfret Street, Pomfret, Connecticut 06259.
Election Day Registration/Voting Will Take Place at:
Pomfret Town Hall, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
Absentee Ballots and EDR Ballots will be counted at the following central location:
Pomfret Town Hall, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center CT 06259
Notice to all ELECTORS, LEGAL VOTERS of the Town of Pomfret. Under Section 9-261 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, ALL VOTERS must present to the official checkers IDENTIFICATION when they go to the polls to vote. This may include the elector’s Social Security card, or any other preprinted form of identification which shows the elector’s name, and either the elector’s address, signature, or photograph; or on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State, the elector may write his residential address, date of birth, print the elector’s name and SIGN a statement under the penalty of false statement that the elector is the elector whose name appears on the official checklist.
Dated at Pomfret,
Connecticut
this 15th day
of October 2021
Cheryl A. Grist,
Town Clerk of Pomfret
Oct. 21, 2021
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF EASTFORD
WARNING OF ELECTION
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
The electors of the Town of Eastford are hereby warned to meet at their respective polling places in said Town on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, for the following purpose:
To Cast Their Vote for:
1 First Selectman
2 Selectmen
1 Town Clerk
1 Town Treasurer
1 Tax Collector
4 Board of Education Members- Full Term
1 Board of Assessment Appeals- Full Term
4 Constables
2 Library Directors- Full Term
1 Library Director- To Fill a Vacancy for Four Years
Notice is hereby given that the location of the polling place is:
EASTFORD TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
Lower Level
16 Westford Road
Voting Machines will be used and Absentee Ballots will be counted at the polling place.
The polls will be open from six o’clock (6:00) a.m. until eight o’clock (8:00) p.m.
Dated at Eastford, Connecticut this 25th day of October, 2021
Melissa M. Vincent,
Town Clerk
Town of Eastford
Oct. 27, 2021