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The Putnam Lions Volleyball tournament raised more than $15,000. Pictured is winning team Division A King Cadillac GMC . Photo courtesy of Karyn DiBonaventura.


PUTNAM — On March 16 and 17, the Fourteenth Annual Putnam Lions Volleyball Challenge was held at the Pomfret School Field House. 154 volleyball players representing 21 teams participated in the two day event.
This annual event raised over $15,000 for the Putnam Lions Charity account, which will distribute over $30,000 to local and Lion related causes this year, including scholarships for Putnam students.
On Saturday, the A and B divisions played seven hours of volleyball. The A division winning team, sponsored by King Cadillac GMC in Putnam, was captained by Danielle Rivard from Bristol. They defeated the YAMS team, captained by Steve Iwanski from Dudley.
Winning in the B division, was Pain Train,  captained by Kevin Leahy of Chepachet. Lost Cause placed second. The captain of this team was Jen Devillez of Canterbury. This was a close contest as the final score was 26-24.
On Sunday, 12 teams participated in the Corporate Division to win the traveling trophy. In the final, the team of Putnam High School Swat team captained, by Lion Deb Pratt, defeated the Longmeadow Automotive team captained by William Anderson with a final score of 18-14. Other teams participating were Kenyon Industries, Gerardi Insurance (with two teams), Putnam Bank, Bank of America, Citizens National Bank, National Chromium, Frito Lay, Nextgen Security and Brookwood Laminating.
Lion Deb Pratt brought in the most pledges for this event with $600 in pledges, earning her $150 in gift cards to the J D Coopers Restaurant in Putnam. There were two other players that brought in over $300 in pledges: Carol Turner, who earned $100 in gift cards to J. D. Cooper’s, and Jen Devillez, who earned $100 in gift cards to 85 Main Restaurant. Players that brought in pledges earned gift cards to J.D. Coopers, 85 Main, Jalisco Mexican Restaurant, Gold Eagle Restaurant or Bill’s Bread & Breakfast.
All players enjoyed free food, drinks and a T-Shirt listing all of the Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsors. The largest sponsor, KARS of Putnam, was featured on the front of the shirt. The referees for this event were from the Putnam High School Women’s Volleyball team.

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Greetings. Here is a variation of a comfort food dish.  It’s sort of a grown-up macaroni and cheese prepared like pasta carbonara, but with salmon added in.

Pasta Carbonara with Salmon
4 slices thick-cut bacon   ~  1 clove garlic, minced
¼ cup dry marsala wine or dry sherry
½ pound boneless, skinless salmon fillet,
     cut into 1-inch  pieces  ~  2 tablespoons salt
½ pound pasta (penne or similar shape)
2 eggs  1 egg yolk  ~  ¼ cup heavy cream
1 cup freshly-grated asiago, loosely packed (3 ounces)
ground black pepper
Put 4 quarts of water in a pot to boil. Meanwhile, stack bacon strips and cut into 1-inch pieces. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, being careful not to burn. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
Add wine to deglaze pan and cook for another 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add salmon and cook for 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and set aside. Add salt to boiling water and stir in pasta. Return to a boil, and cook pasta according to package directions. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and egg yolk.
When pasta is done to your taste, drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.  Return pasta to the pot and immediately stir the eggs into the hot pasta. Transfer pasta and eggs to the skillet with the bacon and salmon. Over medium-low heat, add cream, gently stirring until heated through, 1 – 3 minutes.
If necessary, thin sauce with reserved pasta water. Stir in asiago and black pepper.

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Get degrees
BRISTOL, R.I. --- The following local residents were among more than 1,100 students from Roger Williams University to receive their degrees during the University’s Commencement ceremony held on May 19, 2012: Roland Bousquet, a resident of Pascoag, RI, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice; Robert Cardente, a resident of Chepachet, received a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice; Jillian Hanley, a resident of Danielson, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Paralegal Studies; Labrini Kridzelis, a resident of Putnam, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice/Psychology; Caroline Martin, a resident of Pomfret, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science.

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 Then
This the front of the Putnam Walmart last June. Putnam Town Crier file photos.

& Now
This is the newly expanded front March 16.