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Wed. Dec. 9
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Birding Through the Years with Paint and Brush” through Feb. 1 at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. 860-928-4948.
Art at Library
N. GROSVENORDALE --- Art @ the Library will present an art exhibit, “Journey into the Four Directions” through Dec. 29 at the Thompson Public Library. Artist reception is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 7. Supported by the Friends of the Library.
Three C’s
WOODSTOCK --- The Three C’s Performing Arts for Kids will present “I’m Special, You’re Special) at 10 a.m. at the Hyde Cultural Center. Recommended for grades 4-7. $4 per person (in groups of 10 or more) 928-2946.
Flu Clinic
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Academy is partnering with the Northeast District Department of Health to host a Flu Clinic for Woodstock Academy employees and families and members of the surrounding community from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Woodstock Academy Health Office (in the Bowen building). All patients must register online and come to their appointment with a completed Influenza Immunization Consent form and insurance cards. NDDH will bill insurance companies for all patients. $30 without an insurance card. Pre-register by Dec. 4. (860) 928-0413
Thur. Dec. 10
Library Program
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Public Library will present “Black Bears in Connecticut” at 7 p.m. at the library Free. All welcome. 860-928-3475
Fri. Dec. 11
Fish Fry
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 on Riverside Drive will serve chowder, clam cakes, and fish at the Knights Hall from noon to 8 p.m. .Prices vary. 860-923-2967
'Wonderful Life'
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present "It's a Wonderful Life" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11, 12, 18 and 19 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 13 and 20. $19 and $15. 860-928-7887.
Sat. Dec. 12
Character Breakfast
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Music Association is hosting a Character Breakfast with an All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet from 8 to 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church on Providence Street. Photos with characters are $5. Advance tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for kids six and younger. Limited tickets at door: $10 for adults and $8 for kids 6 and younger. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.:
Wreaths Ceremony
POMFRET --- Wreaths Across America ceremony will be held at noon on the Green at the Veteran’s Monument. Complimentary coffee served to Veterans from 11 a.m.
Holiday Concert
WILLIMANTIC --- The Willimantic Orchestra, a community-based orchestra, will present its free Holiday Concert: "Through a Child's Eye." At 7 p.m. at Shafer Auditorium, ECSU. Admission is free, but donations are welcomed.
Wreaths Ceremony
PUTNAM --- The American Legion Post 13 and the VFW Post 1523 will present Wreaths Across America at noon in Veterans’ Park on Bridge Street. All welcome.
Sun. Dec. 13
Caroling on the Commons
POMFRET CENTER --- The First Congregational Church in Pomfret on Rt. 169 invites you to Caroling on the Commons from 6 to 7 p.m. Singing classic Christmas songs in front of a bonfire. All welcome.
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Sunday walk at 2 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free for members; $3 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Lessons Service
POMFRET --- Pomfret School will present An Evening of Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m. at Clark Memorial Chapel on campus. Refreshments follow. Park across the street from the chapel.
Caroling
POMFRET --- Holiday Caroling and Tree Lighting will be held at 5 p.m. on the Pomfret Green at the intersection of routes 44 and 169. All welcome. Refreshments at the Vanilla Bean Café immediately following.
Tues. Dec. 15
Exercise Group
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Senior Exercise Group will meet from 9 to 10 a.m. every Tuesday in the Woodstock Town Hall lower level meeting room. Free for all Woodstock senior citizens 60 and older. 860-974-1050.
Thur. Dec. 17
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “December Bird Walk” at 1 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sun. Dec. 20
Breakfast
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 on Riverside Drive will hold a made-to-order breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. $7. 860-923-2967.
Breakfast
N. GROSVENORDALE --- the American Legion family of post 67 on Rt. 200 will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. $8 adult and $4 children under 7.
Fri. Dec. 25
Merry Christmas!
Sat. Dec. 26
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Owl Walk” at 7 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
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Woodstock public schools
Monday: Hamburgers, fruit. Tuesday: Taco boats, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken Caesar salad, fruit. Thursday: Hot turkey sandwiches, butternut squash, fruit. Friday: Pizza, zucchini, fruit.
Pomfret Community
Monday: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, corn, pineapple cups. Tuesday: Hamburgers, baked beans, pears. Wednesday: Meatballs, ziti, green beans, celery cups/dip, fruit, cookies. Thursday: Pizza, broccoli, spinach/romaine salad, apples. Friday: Deli turkey on rolls, fruit, frozen dessert.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday: Sloppy Joes, corn, roasted garbanzo beans. Tuesday: Crispy chicken sandwiches. Wednesday - Wolf Meal: Beef burgers, sherbet. Thursday - Festive Holiday Gathering: Crunchy chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrot coins, cranberry sauce, special holiday treat. Friday: French bread pizza, salad with cherry tomatoes and cucumbers.
Putnam High
Monday: Macaroni and cheese, broccoli. Tuesday: Chicken parmigiana, roasted vegetables. Wednesday - Festive Holiday Gathering: Roasted chicken, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce. Special Holiday Treat. Thursday: BBQ chicken quesadilla, Mexicali corn. Friday: French bread pizza, Caesar salad.
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Coats for Kids
Recipients wait outside at Friday’s Knights of Columbus “Northeastern Connecticut ‘Coats for Kids’” program held at the Town of Brooklyn Recreation Department on South Main Street. Hosted by the recreation department and Mystical Rose Council 49, of Wauregan, eight local Knights of Columbus councils conducted the event, where they gave away more than 550 new and used coats and blankets to needy local children and adults. The Supreme Office of the Knights of Columbus donated almost 300 new children’s coats toward the effort, while the local councils spent months collecting used coats and blankets for adults. Photo: John D. Ryan.
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Donation
WATERFORD — Charter Oak Federal Credit Union has donated more than 700 pounds of food and $3,000 in funds to the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center in New London to assist the center with its Thanksgiving holiday food distribution efforts.
Charter Oak donates to the food center at Thanksgiving in memory of the credit union’s former CEO Larry Hertell. The annual “Turkeys for Larry” fundraising efforts began seven years ago, and since then those efforts have grown into a joint effort of the credit union’s Community Giving Program and its nearly 200 employees who collect food to donate to the New London-based food center.
This year, more than 700 pounds of food was collected from Charter Oak employees as part of the credit union’s annual “Fixins’ Food Wars,” which challenges each department to collect non-perishable food items that can be paired with a traditional Thanksgiving meal, such as stuffing, cranberry sauce, canned goods and other holiday food items.
Since the inception of Charter Oak’s Community Giving Program in 2009, the Waterford-based credit union has awarded in excess of $1 million to non-profits, charitable groups, and scholarship recipients in New London and Windham counties.