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Trunk or Treat
was a treat!
POMFRET — The weather was beautiful Saturday night for Pomfret Recreations annual Rec or Treat at the Pomfret Recreation Park, according to Recreation Director Carrie Wolfe.
Kids had fun going trunk or treating on the soccer field. It was sponsored by the Pomfret Community School PTO. They also had a sugar lab set up for children to purchase test tubes or stars to fill with sugar creations.
She said the Recreation Department had the craft table set up on the soccer field. The concession stand located in the white barn was very busy with food and treats for people to purchase. Flames could be seen from far away from the bonfire that the Pomfret DPW set up and the Pomfret Fire Department started.
She added the tractor was constantly running with “hayrides that brought smiles to many faces.” There was a fire pit for roasting marshmellows and there was music. The night ended with an outdoor Halloween movie.
She said many volunteers agreed that this was one of the biggest turnouts. “We believe we had over 300 people throughout the event. This event has been growing each year. I am so appreciative of the businesses that donated to this great community event. I am extremely grateful to the volunteers of the night. Recreation Commission members, Jen Hudock and her son Blake (Woodstock Academy volunteer), Jennie Mix, her husband Eric and her son Deven (Killingly High School volunteer), and Alexandra Smith. Other volunteers that I’m so thankful for are: Stephen Chouonard (Pomfret Constable), Lance Sistare (hayride operator), and my husband, Bill Wolfe and son Joseph Wolfe.”
She added, “I was pleased to see so many smiling faces and hear so much laughter in the park! The costumes were so great! I want to thank everyone that came out to this great community event! I hope to see everyone at our future programs!”
captions: Clockwise from top left: Jen Hudock (L) and Wolfe in costume. Pirate. Princess Charley Rotondo. Bonfire. Audrey Anderson. Linda Lemmon photos. More on FB on Wed. night.
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Groups commit to garden --- and to beauty
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — The project is blooming quietly.
Beginning this year a garden stewards program of sorts began, designed to sign on groups committed to beautifying a Putnam garden and keeping it beautiful.
Elaine Turner, president of the Quiet Corner Garden Club, said Economic Development Commission Director Mary Ann Chinatti, and Mayor Barney Seney approached her and the plan to bring beauty to Putnam — and have those areas cared for — began to jell.
Groups sign a memorandum of understanding with the town. The garden club serves as a consultant and the groups who sign on commit to planting and maintaining a garden space in town. Eight signed up this first year: Chace Building Supply, the Quiet Corner Garden Club, 85 Main, the Woman’s Club of Day Kimball Hospital, NOW, the Northeast Women and Girls Fund, the family of Robin Smith and the Jewett City Savings Bank.
Turner said those groups may consult with the garden club which would help them choose plants. Some groups the consultant doesn’t hear from and do fine and others might ask for help. The town gives each group a $200 stipend to use as they wish. Most buy plants and flowers with it and the town gives them a link to Prides Corner Farms where they can get plants wholesale.
Turner said members of each group that signed up are expected to commit to removing invasives , weeding, planting and maintenance. “We ask that they weed every couple weeks.”
It’ll take a few cycles for people to see what it takes, she said.
Asked what she liked best about the program, Turner said “the enthusiasm.”
One group, Chace Building Supply, took on creating and maintaining a garden at Miller Park. Turner advised them on the plant selection and it includes black-eyed Susans, coral bells, daylilies, coneflowers and sedums.
Kellie Suplicki, Chace kitchen and bath showroom manager and designer, said they wanted to be involved with a garden so they signed on wholeheartedly. Turner was impressed with Chace’s enthusiasm: “They just jumped in; they’re a great group.”
Suplicki is enthusiastic about caretaking and Chace went above and beyond, planting annual petunias for a long stretch of color. She added there’s ongoing caretaking including deadheading and now, preparing the garden for winter. “I feel passionate about the environment and having nice spaces for everyone,” she said.
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October was a very busy month for the Putnam Rotary Club’s Interact Club.
Books
Oct. 16, the Interact club presented the “Little Spot” children’s book series to the Day Kimball Hospital Children and Adolescent Behavior Center.
Day Kimball officials said: “Thank you to the Putnam Rotary Interact Club for its generous donation of the A Little SPOT book series to our Behavioral Health Child-Adolescent team. These books, written by Diane Alber, are focused on emotional regulation and help children learn to identify and manage their emotions, develop coping skills, and improve their life skills. Visual learning is especially impactful for kids, and this resource is a valuable addition to our clinicians’ therapeutic tools.
We are grateful to the Putnam Rotary Interact Club for stepping in to provide these essential resources when they were needed. Your support is making a meaningful difference in the lives of the children and families we serve.”
Toys
Oct. 19, the Interact Club manned a booth at Rotary Park at the Great Pumpkin Festival to raise money to buy toys for children at the Boston Children’s Hospital. The culinary department at Tourtellotte Memorial High School made chocolate chip cookies to sell and there was hot cider as well. The club raised $206.54.
Club advisor Roberta Rocchetti said: “Thank you to Sofia Thurber, June Ferraro, Pavanny Phav, Gianna Brinson and Serena Smith for this effort. We’re pleased with the generosity and support the community gave.”
Helped Racers
Earlier that morning, Paige Perry, Isabel D’Alieva-Bochain and Anthony Beaudreault assisted the children at the Tackle the Trail Jr. race beginning at the Putnam Lions Dog Park on Kennedy Driver and ending at the Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center.
For more information about the Putnam Rotary’s Interact club contact Rocchetti at 860-933-8603 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Book Donation
From left: Peter Neal, Director of Behavioral Health Services; Mickie Loucraft, Licensed Professional Counselor; Sherrie Wilkinson, Patient Care Coordinator; Savannah Nute, Licensed Master Social Worker; Larisa Zukic-Halilovic, Licensed Professional Counselor; Roberta Rocchetti, Putnam Rotary Interact Club advisor; Tayler Shea, Behavioral Health intern; Sofia Thurber, Co-President, Putnam Rotary Interact Club.
Park Fund-raising
From left: Interact Sofia Thurber, Gianna Brinson, Serena Smith, June Ferraro, Pavanny Phav. Courtesy photos.
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Wed. Oct. 23
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present Kevin Olson’s “Finding Beauty in the Abstract” at the library through October.
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. A reception will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24.
Fri. Oct. 25
Steak Dinner
PUTNAM --- Paws Cat Shelter will host a steak dinner fund-raiser from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus on Providence Street. Eat in or take out. Benefits the Paws Cat Shelter. $30 per ticket. Tickets limited: Knights of Columbus, Paws Cat Shelter, and Joseph Jewelers, School Street, Putnam. 860-315-1228.
Sat. Oct. 26
Trick or Treat
PUTNAM --- The Town of Putnam and the Putnam Business Association will present the Downtown Trick or Treat from 2 to 3:30 p.m. from Riverfront Commons to Union Square.
Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- Paws Cat Shelter is holding a raffle basket purr-looza from noon to 5 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus. Purchase tickets ahead: 860-759-9984. Winners must pick up their prize between 5 and 6 p.m. Oct. 26.
‘Pirates and Privateers’
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Historical Society will present, at 1 p.m., “Pirates and Privateers in Pomfret – The Hidden Stories of Nightingale Woods From Joseph Nightingale to the Higginbothams and Randalls.” Pre-register: 860-465 7228. Rain date: 1 p.m. Oct. 27.
Wed. Oct. 23
Musical Program
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library and the Thompson Historical Society will present a musical program, “Ovation Guitars & the Singer/Songwriter Movement of the ‘70s” with Jim Lenn from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the library. Register: 860-963-6826.
Sat. Nov. 2
Guided Walk
The Wyndham Land Trust is presenting a guided walk at 10 a.m. on the Elmwood Hill Ranger as part of Walktober. 860-465-7228.
Library/Audubon Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret and the Pomfret Public Library will present writer and naturalist Katherine Hauswirth, author of The Morning Light, The Lily White: Daily Dips into Nature and Spirit,” at 2 p.m. at the center on Day Road. She will discuss nature journaling and cover some history of the practice, especially in Connecticut and New England. Free. Book signing follows. Registration is appreciated but not required. 860-928-4948.
‘Them Bones’
BROOKLYN --- The Pomfret Historical Society will present, at 10 a.m., “Them Bones, Them Bones, Them Malbones: Tour of Old Trinity Church and the Burial Ground” built by Godfrey Malbone in 1771. History of the enslaved people who lived and worked his land from 1741 to 1779. A gravestone cleaning demonstration will follow for those interested in preserving colonial burial grounds and removing lichen. No dogs. Pre-register: 860-465-7228. Rain date: 1 p.m. Nov. 3.
Boot Drive
WOODSTOCK --- The fifth annual Winter Boot Drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Woodstock Trading Post on Rt. 169. Boots, socks or monetary donations will go to TEEG.
Cocoa for Coats
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Family Resource Center will hold Cocoa for Coats fund-raiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Putnam Farmers Market Pavilion on Kennedy Drive. Free cocoa. For a $20 donation or a new coat, you will be entered in a drawing. Make checks payable to Putnam Family Resource Center (put Cocoa for Coats in the memo line).
Sun. Nov. 3
Concert
CHEPACHET --- The Chepachet Baptist Church’s Music at the Meeting House will present the Aurea Ensemble at 2:30 p.m. in the church on Rt. 44. Refreshments follow. Free however a freewill offering will be taken. www.chepachetbaptist.org.
Sat. Nov. 9
Library Program
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library and Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Center will present “PT and Me: How Physical Therapy can Support Women,” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Registration limited: 860-963-6826.
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.
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.
Thur. Nov. 28
Happy Thanksgiving!
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.
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