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Woodstock Elementary/Middle
Everyday: Fruit. Monday: Hamburgers, carrot sticks. Tuesday: Waffles, sausage. Wednesday: Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, wax beans. Thursday: Tacos, refried beans. Friday: Pizza, salad.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday: Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, cheddar Goldfish crackers, fruit. Tuesday: Orange popcorn chicken rice bowls, broccoli. Wednesday: Hot dogs or mini corndogs. Thursday - Holiday Feast: Roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, special treat. Friday: Pizza, salad.
Putnam High
Monday: Waffle bar or spicy chicken sandwich. Tuesday: Pasta bar or bacon cheeseburgers. Wednesday: General Tsos Chicken or turkey apple cheddar cheese panini. Thursday - Holiday Feast: Turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce, sugar cookies or calzone pizza boli. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza or mozzarella sticks.
Pomfret Community
Every day: Fruit and veggies and Alt. Sunbutter & Jelly. Monday: Grilled cheese. Tuesday: BBQ chicken nachos. Wednesday: Shepard's Pie. Thursday: Sausage egg and cheese bagels. Friday: Pizza.

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Wed. Dec. 8
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present in its Art @ the Library and & Display Case “Textile Art Show” through Dec. 27. 860-923-9779.

 Holiday Nature Store
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road will hold its annual Holiday Nature Store from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 23. 860-928-4948.

Thur.  Dec. 9
Wildlife Presentation
WOODSTOCK --- The New Roxbury Land Trust will present “Wildlife and Connecticut’s Changing Landscape” at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom with Richard L. Taylor Jr., a Master Wildlife Conservationist, who will discuss the history of Connecticut's landscape from colonial times to the present and will highlight the impact on wildlife. Register and meeting link:  tinyurl.com/wafxtu6w.

Fri.  Dec. 10
‘White Christmas’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse on Front Street will present “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Musical” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, 11, 17 and 18 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 12 and 19. $25 for adults; $22 for seniors and students. 860-9287887. COVID policy described at www.thebradleyplayhouse.org.

Sat.  Dec. 11
Pet Food Donations
DANIELSON --- Pet Pals Northeast will be collecting pet food at its annual holiday pet food drive from 10 a.m. to noon at the Killingly Library. Dry and canned cat food most needed. Purina brands preferred. Cash donations welcome. 860-317-1720.

Santa!
PUTNAM --- Kids, Santa will be at his Workshop at Kazantzis Real Estate / Lehto Design Build on Main Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 11 and 18. This is one of the Putnam Business Association’s Light Up Putnam events.

Winter Festival
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Recreation Department will present the 2nd Annual Woodstock Winter Festival from noon to 4 p.m. There’s a craft corner at the Senexet Grange and the day kicks off with the Christmas Run at 9 a.m. at Roseland Park. Plus much more. For the map and more info, go to:  woodstockct.gov/recreation-department/pages/events

Sun.  Dec. 12
Concert
PASCOAG --- The Grace Note Farm on Jackson Schoolhouse Road and the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council will present Music at the Farm “Holiday Time Again” with selections from Traviata at 2 p.m. Tickets $30. 401-567-0354.

Wed.  Dec. 15
Blood Drive
PUTNAM --- The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 1 to 6 p.m. at Putnam Elks Club. 1-800-RED CROSS.

Fri.  Dec. 17
Caroling
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association’s Light Up the Season will present the Woodstock Academy Hill Singers from 6 to 8 p.m. in downtown Putnam.

Sat.  Dec. 18
Holiday Cookies
BROOKLYN --- Our Lady of LaSalette Church on Rt. 6 will sell Holiday Cookies by the pound from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church basement. Choose the cookies you want. Also a basket raffle. COVID compliant.

Wreaths Across America
PUTNAM --- The American Legion Post 13 and the VFW Post 1523 will present Wreaths Across America at noon at the Veterans Park. Rain location: Farmers’ Market Pavilion.

Sat.  Dec. 25
Merry Christmas!

Tues.  Dec. 28
Bird Watch
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road will hold a Winter Bird Walk starting at 1 p.m. Register:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. $10 CAS members; $20 nonmembers.

Thur.  Dec. 30
Nightingale Hike
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road will present “Hike Nightingale Forest South” at 9 a.m. at the Wyndham Land Trust. Register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. $5 CAS members; $10 nonmembers. 960-928-4948.

Sat.  Jan. 1, 2022
Happy New Year!

Sat.  Feb. 19
Wee Walk
THOMPSON --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Animal Tracking at the Robins Preserve” will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org.

Sat.  May 7
Wee Walk
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Salamander Search at the 3 B’s” will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org

Sat.  Aug. 6
Wee Walk
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Bats at Lyon Preserve” will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org

Sat.  Oct. 1
Wee Walk
WOODSTOCK --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Leaves and Mushrooms at Rapoport Preserve” will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org

Sat. Nov. 5, 2022
Dueling Pianos
PUTNAM --- Day Kimball Healthcare will present Dueling Pianos Presented By Foxwoods Resort Casino at 7 p.m. at Connecticut National Golf Club. Benefit: Day Kimball Healthcare At Home. More Info: daykimball.org/pianos

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Town of Pomfret
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION
The Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission will hold the following Public Hearing at its in-person meeting on December 15, 2021, starting at 7:00 PM.
1.  Town of Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission, Five Haven Road — need to opt out of the State regulations regarding ADUs and opt out regarding the number of parking spaces.  Once approved, need to go to BOS to be ratified and submitted to State.

A copy of the application is on file in the office of the Planning and Zoning Commission, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center, Connecticut. A copy of the file will be posted with the agenda on the Town website.

Dated this 18th day
of November 2021
Town of Pomfret
Planning & Zoning Commission

Lynn L. Krajewski,
Clerk

Dec. 1, 2021
Dec. 8, 2021

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Private William Webb, a Civil War soldier, performed by Kevin Johnson


By Donna Dufresne
Tenth graders in Killingly High School and the Arts at the Capitol Theater Magnet School (ACT) in Willimantic are taking part in a year-long study of the soldiers from the CT 29th Colored Regiment in the Civil War through a grant funded by The Last Green Valley.
The program, Out of the Shadows: Shedding Light on the CT 29th Colored Regiment, was designed by education specialist and historian Donna Dufresne. During the year-long enrichment program, students will learn to read and interpret primary sources as they research the local 29th Regiment soldiers of Nipmuc and African descent. Students will try to locate the places where the veterans of the 29th Colored Regiment lived, worked, and prayed, and place memorial markers at their gravesites.
The program was kicked off with a retreat at the Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp in Pomfret where students from both schools met and participated in collaborative team-building activities. The intent was for the students, who come from different learning communities, to get to know each other. Heather Logee, director of the 4-H Center, led the outdoor challenge activities.
One highlight of the student retreat was the dramatic interpretation of Private William Webb, a Civil War soldier in the CT. 29th Colored Regiment, performed by Kevin Johnson from the CT. State Library. Appearing in his Civil War Uniform, “Private Webb” captured the attention of the audience of teens and faculty as he told stories of the battles and the daily life of a soldier of African descent. He emphasized that he was fighting for the ideal of freedom and the hope of gaining citizen rights. After the performance, Johnson explained that he had found William Webb in the archives of the State Library, and pieced his story together based on primary sources such as military records, birth and marriage records, and other documents.
Since the retreat and performance, students have been learning how to analyze and interpret primary documents, photographs, and pictures. Recently, they were given the transcript of a letter written by a soldier from the 29th regiment. Joseph O. Cross’s letter to his “dear wife” lacks punctuation but is full of descriptive detail, including the long marches, and Rebel attacks. He describes one gruesome battle where his company was ordered to crouch behind a bank. From there, he witnessed men who were shot in the face, eyes, and arms being carried off the field passing his station. He also sends his wife a cotton boll instructing her to plant it in the early spring in a box (hot house) to protect it from frost. He describes his first feed of black-eyed peas from a bean “7 inches long”. He is sending his wife the little money he has left from his last monthly pay and laments that they have not been paid for a while. From the letter, students were able to derive the character traits of Joseph Cross, and a snapshot of his familial networks and community in Connecticut.
While reading primary sources, students learned about text evidence and reading between the lines to make inferences about individual characters and historical events. After analyzing the letter of Joseph O Cross, students examined drawings and paintings of some of the battles and places mentioned in the letter to build context. They also examined photographs of the 29th Colored Regiment.
Students will begin to identify, and write about local 29th Colored Regiment soldiers with the help of their teachers, (Joe Lewerk and Dale Maxwell), Donna Dufresne, and local historians.
Eventually, they will share what they learned through multi-media presentations and help to shed some light on the CT. 29th Colored Regiment through a wider lens of the Civil War.

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