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Jill Exley and Steve Gilman stand next to the 1924 Chevy Superior with their Best Pre-War trophy. The second car is a '30 Chevy Roadster.
1930 Model A. Expanded photo array Wed. night on our FB page: Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger. Linda Lemmon photos.
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By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — Perfect weather Aug. 11 brought perfect kid fun and perfect adult fun.
The Kids Zone for the Pluck-a-Duck fund-raiser was full of fun with games, crafts and the ever-popular celebrity dunk tank. The dunk tank raised more than $1,700 for Pluck-a-Duck. “Duck” tickets for the “drawing” from the secret pond sold smartly, too. Five years ago, according to chair Beth Markowski-Roop, there were 71 prizes. This year there was a record 130 prizes and final prizes. She added that 31 non-profits, in addition to the Make A Wish CT and the Putnam Business Association, were the beneficiaries of the raffle. The community really "rallied around" to support all the organizations, she said.
Also, in Rotary Park, alongside the Kids Zone and all around downtown Putnam, was the Main Street Car Cruise. Putnam Recreation Director Willie Bousquet said, conservatively, some 10,000 people attended — possibly as high as 15,000. “This rivals our top shows,” he said. He also estimated there were more than 2,000 vehicles taking part.
Putnam Police Department Captain Justin Lussier said the town used officers from Montville, Ledyard, Norwich, New London and Groton in addition to personnel from Putnam.
Trophies went to:
Best GM – Richy Bernardino; Best Ford Motor Company, Bert Berube; Best Mopar, Peter Reynolds; Best Non-Domestic, Geoff Dupont; Best Truck, Ben Maio; Best Paint, Ray Messok; Best Engine, Chad Chmura; Best Pre-War, Steven Gilman; Best Corvette, Bob Beaudry; Best Rat Rod, Donald Williams; Best Pro Street, Brett Chmura; Best Survivor, Chad Lamothe; Best Hot Rod, Shawn Densmore; Best Off Road, Richie Taylor; Best Truck Over 10K GVW, Harshaw Paving & Reclamation; Best Under Construction, Eric LeBeau; Best Jeep, Brent St. Louis; Most Likely to Outrun the Police, Jay Singer.
The winner of the Alan Joslin Award was John Cicerchia with a ’49 Ford coupe. The winner of the Tow Mater Award was Nelson Stalker.
The winner of the Mayor Award was Bob Fournier with a yellow 1956 Plymouth Belvedere convertible. Mayor Barney Seney said the restoration was spot on and he especially liked the spoke wheels. “Not too many do those anymore,” he said.
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