Past Issues of the Putnam Town Crier

 
 
On dean’s list
MANCHESTER, N.H — -  Two Pomfret Center students were named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Saint Anselm College: Nickolas Fulchino, politics, 2019; and Zoe O. Robb, international relations, 2017.
 
Honored
KEENE, N.H. — Nicholas St Jean of Woodstock was recently named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Keene State College. 
 
On dean’s list
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield College has named Tracy Paul of Putnam to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2015 term. Paul is studying Human Services (UG).
 
Honored
HARROGATE, Tenn. — Sherry Waterman of Woodstock  was named to the Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Deans List for the Fall semester of 2015. 
 
 
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Joan Kaczmarczyk explains the dog sled with part of her "crew" in the background. Below right: Sled runners. Below left: Running alongside students. Linda Lemmon photos.
 
 
 
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
WOODSTOCK --- Eagerness
From the Huskies to the students to the teachers, eagerness was the watchword last week when Joan Kaczmarczyk visited Woodstock Elementary School with her sleddog team. 
Reading teacher Nancy Zurawka saw a flyer for Moondance Huskies, Kaczmarczyk's sleddog team, last year. Having always been interested in the Iditarod race, she applied to the Woodstock Education Foundation for a grant to bring Moondance Huskies to the school. 
"The foundation was very enthusiastic," she said. "This is bringing enrichment to the kids."
She prepped the students for the visit with books about Alaska and the Iditarod.
Kaczmarczyk was eager to share her sled dog passion. She began in 1992, saying she had "loved Huskies forever."
"I was always talking about getting Huskies," she said. On a visit to the veterinarian she said she saw a sign posted about four Huskies being available. She took two of the dogs and then took the other two and shortly after that she got one more. "Those were my original five," she said. 
She likened her love of Huskies and sledding to standing too close to a vortex --- you get pulled in.
While the dogs were pulling at the tie up line, Kaczmarczyk explained the sled used for dog sledding, pointing out each part of the sled. She hooked up two of the six dogs she had brought to a rig with wheels --- since there was no snow --- to show the students how the dogs and sledding work.
She introduced the kids to Sugar, Spice, Lily, Sky, Lakota and Velvet. Some of the dogs are from Fairbanks, Alaska.
Each dog seemed eager to go for a run but only two were attached to the rig. Eager to run, the dogs ran up and down the field, along the line of students. 
 
 
 
The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs.  The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 963-0000.
Feb. 9
Felix De La Cruz, 25, Pomfret Street, Putnam; insurance coverage fails minimum requirements, evading responsibility, failure to display plates, operating  without a license.
Feb. 10
Deborah Rondeau, 51, Barlow Cemetery Road, Woodstock; failure to drive right.
 
 
Girls’ Wrap-up:
League 
tournaments 
take center 
stage
By Ron P. Coderre
The Eastern Connecticut Conference and Constitution State Conference tournaments featured the premier games of the week, as the teams that qualified were in action with mixed results.
The Putnam Lady Clippers pulled an upset in the CSC quarterfinal matchup.  Putnam seeded #6 upset #3 seed Bullard Haven.  In the ECC Plainfield won a first round game before falling in the quarterfinals to Norwich Free Academy.  Woodstock Academy and Killingly lost a play-in games in the ECC.
Tourtellotte and Ellis Tech closed out the regular season below the eight-win level necessary to play in the postseason.  The Lady Tigers won their final game of the regular season while the Golden Eagles went out on a losing note.  
Pomfret was the only prep school to play.  The Golden Griffins picked up two wins and dropped one.
On an individual note, Killingly’s Meagan Bianchi hit a milestone.  The senior, four-year starter passed the 1000-point plateau in a game against East Lyme.
Putnam Moves on in CSC Tourney
Putnam crashed the CSC party when it upset higher seed Bullard Haven in the quarterfinals 40-20.  The Lady Clippers jumped out to a 21-12 halftime advantage and used a big third period to ice the contest and move into the semifinals.  Olivia Braithwaite had 14 points and was immense inside for coach Mandy Hogan’s charges.  Alyssa Espinosa also reached double figures with 11points.
Earlier in the week the Lady Clippers closed out the regular season on a disappointing note losing to ECC opponent Wheeler 54-37.  Ashley Burke had a dozen points and Espinosa added 10 in the loss.  Putnam is 13-8 and 8-2 in the conference.
In the ECC, Plainfield posted a play-in victory, beating Ledyard 58-49.  The trio of Julie Jordan (21), Zoe Beaver (18) and Madeline Lorange (10) were the big guns for the Lady Panthers.  In the next round the team faced the unenviable task of playing Norwich Free Academy one of the top teams in the state.  The Wildcats prevailed in the cat fight 63-34.  Jordan with 16 was the lone Lady Panther in double figures.
In the final game of the regular season, Plainfield was forced to overtime before edging Woodstock Academy 53-52.  The big cogs in the win were Jordan with 17 and Lorange with a dozen.  Woodstock was led by freshman Ari Koivisto’s 15 points.  Plainfield is 13-9 as it awaits the CIAC Tournament.
Woodstock faced Stonington in the play-in round of the ECC Tournament and lost 63-53 in a well played game.  Down by three, 34-31 at intermission the Centaurs couldn’t quite muster the needed offense to pull off the upset.  Jamie Woods had a great game for the Acads posting 22 points.
In the final regular season game, Woodstock lost to Ledyard 43-26.  Woods had 12 and Koivisto 11 in the loss.  Woodstock is 10-11 as it awaits the postseason and finishes 2-8 in the ECC Large Division. 
Killingly opened the week with a 49-42 loss to East Lyme.  The highlight of the game for the Redgals came when senior Meagan Bianchi eclipsed the 1000-point mark for her brilliant career.  Bianchi ended the game as Killingly’s top scorer with 17 points.  Reagan Morin, who’s been coming on strong down the stretch and Ally Conde each had 11 points.
In its final game of the regular season Killingly beat Montville 57-51 as Bianchi turned in another stellar performance, scoring 20 points to lead the Redgals.  Morgan LeSage and Conde each chipped in 10 points in the victory.
In the ECC play-in round Killingly faced #2 seed Bacon Academy and fell 56-26.  Bianchi was the only double figure scorer for coach Mark Lowell with 12 points.  Killingly enters the CIAC postseason at 9-12 overall and finishes its ECC competition at 2-8 in the Medium Division.
Tourtellotte put the 2015-2016 season to bed with a convincing 56-26 win over St. Bernard.  Abby Poirier garnered game high honors with 19 points for Tourtellotte, which finishes at 7-13 and 3-7 in the ECC Small Division.
Ellis Tech lost its final two games of the season, falling to Cheney Tech 45-26 and 43-17 to Wheeler.  The Golden Eagles finish at 4-16 on the season and 2-8 in the CSC East Division.
Pomfret Only Prep in Action
Pomfret School enjoyed a good week winning two games before losing 75-45 to Tilton Academy, despite a 20-point performance from Alyzae Davis.  Corinne McPadden posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the 12-8 Lady Griffins.
Pomfret opened the week with a 68-35 victory over Cheshire Academy as four players hit double figures.  McPadden led the way with 19 big points, followed by Deja Ross with 15, Davis with 11 and Issy Forti with 10.
The Golden Griffins closed out the week with another big win, blowing out Kingswood-Oxford 71-49.  Ahead by three, 34-31 at the break, Pomfret outscored K-O 37-18 in the second half to pull away for the win.  McPadden, who enjoyed a great week, led the way with 20 points.  She was joined in double figures by Ross 15, Olivia Batastini 12 and Davis with 11.
 
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Honored
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The following local students have been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the fall 2015 semester: Seth Aubin of N. Grosvenordale, majoring in International Business; Shannon Eber of Danielson, majoring in Legal Studies; Julia Eddy of N. Grosvenordale, majoring in Game Art and Animation.
 
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