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Rotarians Marc Archambault, right, and Bob Fournier take the top piece off the Putnam Rotary Club's 25-year old time capsule. For the club's 100th anniversary, a new time capsule will be buried. More on pg. 4. Linda Lemmon photo.
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Clockwise from top left:
It was very deep down
Marc Archambault secures a chain around the capsule.
Time capsule label
The cover before it was removed
Straps intertwined around tractor teeth helped.
Getting started with a pry bar
Time capsule, topside.
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
As part of the celebration of the Putnam Rotary Club’s 100th anniversary, the club’s time capsule was dug up from its home in the flagpole garden in Rotary Park May 10.
The time capsule was interred 25 years ago, in celebration of the club’s 75th anniversary. Then an engraved concrete “cap” was placed over it.
The plan is to open the “freed” concrete time capsule and have club members look over the contents at an upcoming meeting. Few in the club remember what as placed there 25 years ago.
Some of the items may go to the Aspinock Historical Society of Putnam for display; items may be displayed at the club’s 100th anniversary Gala June 3; some of the old items may go into the new time capsule and, of course, new items will be placed in the new one.
The removal required shovels, pry bars, straps and chains, and finally, a small tractor. It took Rotarians Bob Fournier, Marc Archambault and Tracie Lombardy, more than an hour.
It wasn’t easy: the cap piece had more than a foot of concrete and concrete debris attached to the underside. And there was some serious digging to get to the time capsule (in an urn vault).
Archambault remarked to Fournier, “I’m so glad you brought that tractor.”
When the dirt crust was removed from the capsule there were no markings or plaques on it. It wasn’t until the crew was putting the soil back into the empty hole that they found the plated aluminum capsule plaque in the dirt pile. The goldish plaque says: "Putnam Rotary Club /75th Anniversary/ Encased Aug. 8, 1998"
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Town of Pomfret
The Town of Pomfret adopted the following ordinance at the Annual Town Meeting of May 10, 2023: “Ordinance Amending Fees Payable Under State Building Code”. Said ordinance shall become effective fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Pomfret or July 1, 2023.
ORDINANCE AMENDING
FEES PAYABLE UNDER
STATE BUILDING CODE
Be it resolved by the Town of Pomfret that the schedule of fees payable under the State Basic Building Code, adopted by the Town of Pomfret at Town Meeting, on September 17, 1970, and last amended at a Special Town Meeting of April 5, 2005, be repealed and the following substituted therefore:
1. The fee for building permits for new construction, alteration, or reconstruction of buildings in the Town of Pomfret shall be $25.00 for the first $1,000 (or a part thereof) and $12.00 for each additional $1,000 (or part thereof).
The applicant shall be required to furnish the Building Inspector with estimates of cost of any proposed construction, alteration, or reconstruction. The Building Inspector may in his discretion require documentation of costs (including material, labor, or both) of construction after completion of permitted work and shall be entitled to access additional fees based on construction costs so documented. Said documentation may be required as a condition precedent to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
2. The fee for demolition of any building shall be $25.00 irrespective of the size of the building to be demolished.
Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut this 20th day of May 1971. Effective Date: June 10, 1971
Amended at Special Town Meeting: July 20, 1988. Effective Date: August 11, 1988.
Amended at Special Town Meeting: September 17, 2003. Effective Date: October 11, 2003.
Amended at Special Town Meeting: April 5, 2005. Effective Date: April 30, 2005.
Amended at Annual Town Meeting: May 10, 2023. Effective Date: July 1, 2023
Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut
this 15th day of May 2023
Cheryl A. Grist,
Town Clerk
‘May 17, 2023
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Town of Pomfret
The Town of Pomfret adopted “Amendment to Flood Plain Management Ordinance 60.3(D)” at the Annual Town Meeting held May 10, 2023. The ordinance shall become effective June 1, 2023, or fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Pomfret.
In Summary: The Flood Plain Management Ordinance 60.3(D), amended at a Special Town Meeting of September 17, 2003, was further amended to approve revisions to meet or exceed the minimum federal standards of 44 CFR 60.3 as provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as required for the Town of Pomfret to remain eligible to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. A copy of the adopted “Amendment to Flood PLAIN Management Ordinance 60.3 (D)” is on file in the Pomfret Town Clerk’s Office, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259.
This document is prepared for the benefit of the public, solely for purposes of information, summarization, and explanation. This document does not represent the intent of the legislative body of the Town of Pomfret for any purpose.
Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut
This 15th day of May 2023
Cheryl A. Grist,
Town Clerk
May 17, 2023
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Woodstock Public Schools
Everyday: Fruit. Monday: Hot dogs, baked beans. Tuesday: Mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce. Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, dipping sauce, mashed potatoes, carrots. Thursday: Bacon egg and cheese on English muffin, green beans. Friday: Pizza, green beans.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, cheddar Goldfish crackers, fruit. Tuesday - Wolf Meal: Beef burger with cheese, sherbet. Wednesday: Lasagna, broccoli, fruit. Thursday: Beef soft tacos, corn, fruit. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza, salad, fruit.
Putnam High
Monday: Waffle bar or spicy chicken sandwiches. Tuesday: Rodeo BBQ rib sandwich or bacon cheeseburgers. Wednesday: General Tsos chicken or chicken Caesar wraps. Thursday: Spaghetti and meatballs or calzone pizza boli. Friday: Big Daddy pizza or mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce.
Pomfret Community
Everyday: Fresh fruits, vegetables. Alt. Chicken patty. Monday: BBQ chicken flatbread. Tuesday: Popcorn chicken and smashed potato bowl with corn. Wednesday - Brunch for Lunch: Sausage egg and cheese bagel, hash browns. Thursday: Chef's choice. Friday: Pizza, carrots and cucumber slices.
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Senior Maya Orbegozo (in the hat) putts while teammate Sophie Gronski watches. Photo by Marc Allard.
The Woodstock Academy boys’ and girls’ golf teams are nearing the end of the season.
But there is still plenty to play for.
Namely, qualifying for the state tournament.
“I’m confident. I checked the standings and we have moved up two spots (in the last week) in the States. We’re still on the borderline of qualifying but we’re inside of it and if we can put good scores in for our last four remaining matches, I think we will end up in a good place and qualify,” said girls’ coach Earl Semmelrock.
The Centaurs boys are in the same boat.
On the cusp, inside the line, but needing some good efforts to finish the season.
“It’s not the win-loss record, it’s the scoring average that matters when you’re talking about getting into the state tournament,” said boys’ golf coach Rich Garceau. “We are 15th and 17 teams make it but our differential is seven strokes right now over the 17th team. We haven’t got to the point where we can throw out a score, like other schools already have. We can start doing that in our second match (this) week; we will be able to throw out the 202 that we put up at Shennecossett (Golf Club in Groton) in our first match. I think we’re OK, but we need to post a few more good scores.”
The Centaurs girls opened last week with a 212-228 win over East Lyme.
The win improved Woodstock’s record to 7-3 overall and 6-2 in the ECC.
Senior Maya Orbegozo led the Centaurs, as she has almost all season long, with a 44.
“She has been very consistent but, sometimes, she gets down on herself when it’s not going right. We’re working on the mental game,” Semmelrock said.
Sophomore Liliana Bottone has also been very consistent this year, shooting generally between 50 and 55.
Such was the case against East Lyme as she posted a 54.
“She’s been very steady. She’s improving. She’s hitting many more good shots, she just has to stay away from a few of the poorer ones. Her ball-striking is better, her shots are improving and she’s been really consistent in that 50-55 range. I think when she posts her first really good score, the floodgates might open,” Semmelrock said.
Ella Musumeci carded a 55 against the Vikings.
The Centaurs traveled to one of their least favorite courses, the Norwich Golf Course, for the girls Wildcat Invitational as well last week.
“It’s very different (from Quinnatisset). The greens are way smaller, the fairways aren’t as nice as Quinnatisset. It’s really just target golf. You put it on the green or you are in a bunker or a divot,” Orbegozo said.
Still, the Centaurs finished second, eight strokes back, 227-235, of host Norwich Free Academy.
Orbegozo carded a 53, good enough to tie NFA’s Madeline Smith for second, three strokes back of the medalist, NFA freshman Caroline Goderre.
That happened despite some difficulties on the bookends, the first and ninth holes.
“I was pretty happy with (her performance) at the end, but throughout the round I definitely had some holes where I was pretty disappointed. That’s the beauty of golf. You have some good shots and some bad shots. It’s really about staying mentally in it especially after the first hole,” Orbegozo said. “I just decided to play it hole-by-hole, shot-by-shot.”
Bottone finished fourth overall with a 55.
The nice thing with just a two-match week, there was time for practice for the Centaurs.
“We haven’t had much practice and that’s crazy to say because we’re almost at the end of the season but we’ve had match after match. It’s going to be good to get some work in at Quinny, have some matches here (four of their final six take place at home) and really see that consistency especially since Connecticut National (where two other matches will be played) is similar to Quinny. I’m hoping to see the scores go down because I know the seniors Ella and Shannon (Cunniff) and me, really want to make the States and our underclassmen are helping us to get there,” Orbegozo said.
The boys started the week with the Wildcat Invitational. Unlike the girls, who played nine holes, the boys played 18.
It’s one of the three tournaments all year that go the distance.
The ECC championship will also be 18 holes as will the state tournaments.
“The guys really aren’t used to it,” Garceau said. “It’s a rare thing, especially for the younger kids, to play 18 holes of golf. I had a few freshmen with me and the 18 holes of golf is a completely different mental game. You have to stay within yourself and Aidan O’Connor did a really good job of that as a freshman. He started out rough, pulled it together, and finished strong.”
The Centaurs finished tied for eighth with Stonington.
Don Sousa led Woodstock with an 84 while both Davis Simpson and Logan Rawson posted an 88. “I think we did well,” Garceau said. “Stonington has a really great team this year. We were close with NFA. We had a few stumbles, a couple of ‘blow-up’ holes and if it weren’t for those, we could have been a lot better off.”
The Centaurs returned on the following day at Quinnatisset for a match with Fitch.
“After playing 18 holes, they were tired when we got home, it was also breezy at Norwich. We came back against Fitch and played well. I had a couple of freshmen in the mix and Aidan shot a 44 which was fantastic,” Garceau said.
Simpson’s three-over par 39 led Woodstock (4-5 overall, 2-3 ECC Div. I) to a 7-0 win over the Falcons.
Logan Rawson was a stroke back followed by O’Connor and Don Sousa who posted a 45.
It was the only other match of the week and meant the Centaurs had time to practice.
For a change.
“It’s fantastic, Garceau said. “When it’s match-after-match, it’s sometimes hard to maintain your focus when you know there are things that you have to work on but you’re looking for a score. Practice is great because we can focus on the fundamental skills that we noticed at the Wildcat were not working, primarily around the greens. Not putting, but getting on to the greens, which caused us the problem. We can take a deep breath, relax a little, have a little bit of fun and work on the fundamentals.”
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
on the 12th hole at the Wildcat Invitational at the Norwich Golf Course last week.
tees off.
on the sixth hole at the Wildcat Invitational last week
Senior Maya Orbegozo tees off on the second hole
recently in a match at the Quinnatisset Country Club.
on the third hole of a match recently at the Quinnatisset Country Club.
Photos by Marc Allard.
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