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Wed. June 21
Solstice
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust will hold its Summer Solstice event from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Duck Marsh Preserve.

Fri. June 23
Free Concert
WOODSTOCK --- Roseland Cottage and the Woodstock Recreation Department will present a Twilight Lawn Concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Bring a picnic or purchase food from the food truck.

Sat. June 24
Radio Field Day
THOMPSON --- The Eastern Connecticut Amateur Radio Association (ECARA) will be participating in the annual American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day June 24 and 25. The last full weekend of June is a field day to test the capability of the nation's FCC-licensed Amateur Radio operators to set up and operate stations under simulated emergency conditions to practice and demonstrate their ability to communicate during potential disasters. It has evolved into more than that; becoming part operating event, part social activity and part contest to see which stations and clubs can make the most contacts over the 24-hour period. ECARA will operate from Gawron Farm on Gawron Road in Thompson, and the public is invited to tour, observe and even participate. For info: ECARA.net.

Rabies Clinic
DANIELSON --- Pet Pals Northeast will hold a low cost rabies clinic from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Quinebaug Valley Veterinary Hospital on Rt. 12. $15 cash per animal. Preregistration and appointment is required. No walk-ins. 860-317-1720. This is the last clinic until October.

Sun. June 25
Concert
THOMPSON --- Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly will give a fund-raiser concert at 3 p.m. at Fort Hill Farms. Tickets: Benefits the Thompson Congregational Church, which is working to repair and restore its historic building which suffered a seriously damaging fire in 2016. $20 for adults; $5 for children. They may be pre-ordered by calling Fort Hill Farms at 860-234-1153.

Celebrate Gardens
WOODSTOCK --- Celebrate Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day with Roseland Cottage’s gardener from dawn to dusk. Croquet will also be available. No charge.

Sun.  July 2
Historic Eucharist
BROOKLYN --- In honor of Independence Day, the public is invited to an historic Eucharist at Old Trinity Church at 10 a.m. at 60 Church St., Old Trinity is the oldest standing Episcopal church in Connecticut. The service will feature a salute to American folk music officiated by priest-in-charge, The Rev. Dr. Gretchen S. Grimshaw. www.trinitychurchbrooklyn.org.

Tues.  July 4
Happy Birthday, USA!

Jamboree
E. WOODSTOCK --- The East Woodstock Congregational Church’s 67th East Woodstock Fourth of July Jamboree will start at 9 a.m. in the East Woodstock Common and feature old-fashioned fun, food and music and more.

Sun.  July 9
Touch-a-Truck
WOODSTOCK --- Touch-a-Truck will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Roseland Park with Bungay Fire Brigade, Muddy Brook Fire Department and Woodstock Vol. Fire Assoc. Station 76.

Sat.  July 22
Summer Fun
EASTFORD --- The Congregational Church of Eastford will present frog jumping, a band concert and a cookout, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Crystal Pond Park. Free.

Sun.  Aug. 20
Main Street Car Cruise
PUTNAM --- The Town of Putnam will present Putnam’s Main Street Car Cruise from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. around downtown and in Rotary Park. There will be more than 1,000 classic cars, live music and more, including the Kids Zone in Rotary Park with Bounce Houses, Photo Booth, Bella The Clown, Arts & Crafts Tent, and Face Painting. New this year is the Celebrity Dunk Tank --- donate $5 to take a shot at dunking local celebs (benefits the Putnam Business Association).

Sun.  Aug. 27
Cruise Fund-raiser
THOMPSON --- DKH will hold its Cruise, BBQ & Brew - Motorcycle & Car Cruise at 10 a.m. at the Thompson Speedway and The Black Dog Bar & Grille in Putnam. Benefits the NECT Cancer Fund of Day Kimball Healthcare. $35 registration. daykimball.org/cruising.

Fri.  Sept. 8
Golf Classic
PUTNAM --- The Day Kimball Hospital Centreville Bank Golf Classic will set off at 7:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Connecticut National Country Club. For info: daykimball.org/golfclassic.

Sat.  Sept. 30
BBQ
WOODSTOCK --- The Bungay Fire Brigade will host its fall 2023 Chicken BBQ from 4 to 6 p.m. www.bungay.com.

Sat.  Nov. 11
Dueling Pianos
THOMPSON --- The DKH Dueling Pianos fund-raiser will be held at 6 p.m. at the Raceway Restaurant and Banquet Hall. Benefits Day Kimball Healthcare At Home services of HomeCare, HomeMakers, and Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut. Food, drawings and more. Tickets $45, must be purchased in advance. daykimball.org/pianos.

Sun.  Dec. 3
Tree of Life
The DKH 34th Annual Hospice Tree of Life Ceremonies will be held at 5 p.m. in 11 towns throughout northeastern Connecticut. The purchase of memorial lights on each community's Tree of Life benefits Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut. For info: daykimball.org/treeoflife.

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Sr. Irene Fortier, 89, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit died June 9, 2023 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham.
Born Marie Alda Irene Fortier June 14, 1933, in Waterbury, she was one of 14 children of Arthur and Regina (Berger) Fortier.  She entered religious life in Putnam at the Holy Spirit Provincial House on Sept. 5, 1951 and made her religious profession there on Aug. 18, 1953.  She was then known as Sr. Albert Rita. Sr. Irene had just celebrated her 70th Jubilee.
She held a bachelor’s in education from the Diocesan Sisters’ College and a master’s in education from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
For 18 years she taught in schools staffed by the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Connecticut, California and Massachusetts. She served as director of Religious Education in various parishes in Massachusetts and Connecticut.  From 1978-1988 Sr. Irene was associate retreat director and the first woman to serve in that capacity at the Holy Family Retreat House in West Hartford under the auspices of the Passionist Fathers.  Following that, she was pastoral associate at Ascension Parish in Worcester and St. Peter’s Parish in Elizabethtown, Penn.  Returning to Connecticut, Sr. Irene served in various capacities in the Archdiocese of Hartford—instructor in Marriage Tribunal, archivist, director of the Office for Religious and co-director of the Haitian Ministry.  In 2001 she became the archivist for the US Province of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit.  At that time, she also assumed the responsibility for the Jubilee Choir and served on a number of Consultative Committees. Retiring in 2015, she joined the community at St Joseph Living Center in 2016.
She leaves the Daughters of the Holy Spirit spiritual family – her Sisters in community, the Consecrated Seculars and the Associates; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers and sisters Albert, Omer, Aurea, Rita, Stella, Sr. Regina, DHS, Armand, Therese, Lorette, Bella, Henry, Roger and Roland.
The Mass of Christian Burial was June 20 at Corpus Christi Parish/St. Joseph Church in Willimantic with burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Putnam. Donations: DHS Retirement Fund, P.O. Box 497, Putnam, CT 06260. Gilman Funeral Home and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.

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Honored
Those who received ECC Scholar-Athlete Awards were honored at the Spring Sports Awards Night recently. Photo by Collin Singleton/Woodstock Academy.

Honored
Those who received ECC Scholar-Athlete Awards were honored at the Spring Sports Awards Night recently. Photo by Collin Singleton/Woodstock Academy.



It is generally the last event on the athletic calendar at The Woodstock Academy.
There was only one student-athlete who received Class L All-State honors this past spring and that was sophomore Brady Ericson in baseball.
Ericson finished 6-0 on the mound for the Centaurs, giving up just four earned runs in 39 2/3 innings for an incredible earned run average of 0.70. He finished with 76 strikeouts and just 19 walks.
The sophomore also was second on the team in batting average with a .343 mark. He hit a team-best three homers and also led the Centaurs in runs batted in with 19.
The night also saw ECC All-Star, honorable mention, Scholar-Athlete and Sportsmanship Awards being recognized.
The finale is the Coach’s Awards given out by the individual program’s coaching staffs to deserving student-athletes.
There are two special awards given out for the evening.
The team grade point average award went to the girls’ track and field team while the girls’ softball team was declared by Woodstock Academy associate head of school Holly Singleton to be the best-dressed team in attendance.
The spring sports awards recipients are:
ECC All-Star Awards
Girls’ golf: Maya Orbegozo, Ella Musumeci, Liliana Bottone; Boys’ golf: Davis Simpson, Logan Rawson; Girls’ Tennis Singles: Ellie Bishop-Klee, Wynter Worth; Girls’ Tennis Doubles: Stella Atchinson, Paige Owens; Boys’ tennis singles: Cormac Nielsen; Boys’ tennis singles: Owen Rigney; Boys’ tennis doubles: Ryan Chabot; Boys’ tennis doubles: Quentin Paterson; Girls’ track:  Isabel D’Alleva-Bochain; Girls’ track: Bella Sorrentino; Girls’ track: Julia Coyle; Girls’ track: Juliet Allard; Girls’ track: Magdalena Myslensk; Boys’ track: Carter Saracina; Boys’ track: Christian Menounos; Boys’ track: Jared Eaton; Girls’ lacrosse: Lennon Favreau; Softball: Sarah McArthur; Softball: Lexi Thompson; Baseball: Kaden Murphy; Baseball: Eric Mathewson; Baseball: Marcus McGregor; Baseball: Carter Morissette; Baseball: Brady Ericson.
ECC Honorable Mention All-Stars: Baseball: Riley O’Brien; Softball: Madison Martinez, Elizabeth Morgis; Boys’ tennis singles: Tyler Chamberlin
 ECC Scholar-Athlete Awards: Girls’ Golf– Shannon Cunniff; Boys’ Golf –  Davis Simpson; Boys’ Tennis – Cormac Nielsen; Girls’ Tennis -  Emma Massey; Girls’ track – Magdalena Myslenski; Boys’ track–  Owen Tracy; Girls’ lacrosse – Abby Converse; Boys’ lacrosse- Zach Gessner; Softball –  Elizabeth Morgis; Baseball – Carter Morissette
ECC Sportsmanship Awards: Girls’ Lacrosse – Bryn Miller; Boys’ Lacrosse – Jacob Jurnovoy; Girls’  Tennis–  Kerrigan Reynolds; Boys’ Tennis – Diego Rodriguez; Baseball –  Jack Tyler; Softball–   Elizabeth Morgis; Girls’ golf – Sophie Gronski; Boys’ golf – Curtis Lefebvre; Boys’ track – Liam Wilcox; Girls’ track – Sophia Quinn.
Coaches Awards: Boys’ Lacrosse: Varsity: Zach Gessner, Ryan Wallace. JV: David Genay; Girls’ Lacrosse: Varsity: Lennon Favreau, Rori Mackenzie. JV: Madison Lavallee; Unified Kickball and Track: Tim O’Sullivan, Damien Redman; Boys’ Golf: Varsity: Don Sousa, Logan Rawson. JV: Roodney Yee; Girls’ Golf: Varsity: Maya Orbegozo, Ella Musumeci. JV: Liliana Moran; Baseball: Varsity: Jack Tyler, Joshua Hernandez. JV: Om Brown; Softball: Varsity: Delaney Anderson, Aubrey Rumrill. JV: Ellary Sampson; Boys’ Tennis: Cormac Nielsen; Girls’ Tennis: Stella Atchinson, Peyton Bentley; Boys’ Track: Varsity: Vincente Bastura, Jared Eaton. JV: Anthony Beaudreault; Girls’ Track: Varsity: Magdalena Myslenski, Bella Sorrentino. JV: Greysen Dery.
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director
The Woodstock Academy

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'Magic School Bus' Presented
Betty Hale, president of The Three C’s, and Tom Borner, president of the Putnam Area Foundation, join The Three C’s board members and the cast of the Magic School Bus at the Loos Center for the Arts. Photo by Jim Goodwin.


Local grant brings the arts to local students
WOODSTOCK — More than 600 local students were treated to a first-class performance of the ”Magic School Bus” June 5 at the Loos Center for the Arts.
The production was brought to local children byThe Three C’s a volunteer non-profit organization, dedicated to introducing students and teachers to the performing arts in a manner both entertaining and educational. Betty Hale, organization president, said “our mission is to provide professional theater productions ideally suited to reinforce curriculum while expanding the students’ understanding of the performing arts.”
The Putnam Area Foundation (PAF) donated $2,200 to The Three C’s to help fund their 36th season of professional theater. Tom Borner, president of the PAF, said, “It is gratifying to see the joy these live performances bring to the children. The caliber of the performance is top notch, and the actors seem to enjoy it as much as the children.”
Christine Marrier, a first-grade teacher in the Mason Road School in Dudley, said: “Thank you for a wonderful show today! The kids LOVED it.” We look forward to future presentations.
Look for future performances go to: www.thethreecs.org or the FB page.

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