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Knights of Columbus Mystical Rose Council 49 Deputy Grand Knight and Program Director Tyler J. Labranche holds Council 49’s 2013 - 2014 Star Council Award, right, and the council’s 1889 charter. Photo by John D. Ryan.
BROOKLYN — Mystical Rose Council 49, Knights of Columbus, of Wauregan, has earned the distinction of Star Council, one of the Catholic fraternal organization’s top awards, for the most recently completed fraternal year.
Connecticut Knights of Columbus State Deputy Thomas J. Vita said Mystical Rose Council 49 is one of only 19 local K of C councils in Connecticut to earn the Star Council Award in the last fraternal year, putting it in the top 10 percent among the 190 councils statewide. To earn the award over the course of the year, Council 49 members recruited five new members, successfully promoted the Knights’ fraternal insurance program and sponsored or participated in more than two dozen service-oriented activities in Wauregan, Brooklyn and Hampton.
The Council in Wauregan was founded in 1889.
Council 49 Grand Knight Clifford C. Soucy reeled off a partial list of Council 49’s activities, including putting on pig roasts for the parishes and fund-raising to help to buy a new ultra sound machine so local mothers could see their unborn babies, marching in Plainfield’s 2014 Memorial Day Parade, holding a memorial service for the council’s deceased members, helping to clean Sacred Heart Cemetery with local Cub Scouts, co-sponsoring a reception at Our Lady of La Salette Church in Brooklyn for Norwich Bishop Michael Cote, raising money for northeastern Connecticut’s Special Olympics team, and, just last month, hosting a regional event in Brooklyn where the Supreme Council gave away over 275 winter coats to needy, local children throughout Windham County.
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Wed. Dec. 10
Flu Clinic
BROOKLYN --- A Walk-in Flu Clinic for children and adults will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Northeast District Department of Health, 69 S. Main St.
Fri. Dec. 12
Musical Drama
THOMPSON --- High Pointe Church Worship Ministry will present “Come See the Lamb - A Musical Drama for Christmas” at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 and at 3 p.m. Dec. 13 at the church on Thompson Road. $5. Dec. 12 Show and dinner package is $15. 860- 935-0357
'Christmas Carol'
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse on Front Street will present Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12, 13, 19 and 20 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 and 21. Tickets: $17 and $14. 860-928-7887 or online at www.thebradleyplayhouse.org.
Caroling
PUTNAM --- The Woodstock Academy Hill Singers will be caroling in downtown Putnam starting at 5:30 p.m.
Holiday Concert
ASHFORD --- The Babcock Library will host the Northeast Connecticut Community Orchestra’s Holiday Concert at 7 p.m. in Knowlton Hall on Rt. 44. Free. All welcome.
Sat. Dec. 13
Wreaths
POMFRET --- The Wreaths Across America Pomfret Ceremony will be held at noon at the Pomfret Town Green Monument. All welcome.
Family Skate
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Recreation Dept. sponsors Family Fun Night at the ice rink from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the Pomfret School Ice Rink. Games on the ice led by professional skaters, holiday music, prizes, hot chocolate and a visit from Santa Claus! $3 for kids; $4 for adults. 860-974-1423.
Sun. Dec. 14
Lovefeast
BROOKLYN --- A Lovefeast in the Moravian Tradition will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Federated Church of Christ on Hartford Road. All welcome.
Candlelight Service
POMFRET --- Pomfret School will present a candlelight service, an Evening of Lessons and Carols featuring the Pomfret School Chorus and GriffTones at 7 p.m. in the Clark Memorial Chapel at the school. Refreshments follow in Common Room of the Main House. Parking available across the street from the chapel. Free. All welcome.
Christmas Event
BROOKLYN --- The St. John Lutheran Church on Providence Road will present “the Miracle of Jesus: A Christmas Event for Families,” from 2 to 4 p.m. There is a live Nativity and a Bethlehem marketplace and more. Call 860-774-0029 for reservations for the event tour starting times (every 15 minutes).
Scrooge
WOODSTOCK --- The First Congregational Church UCC on Rt. 169 will present “Scrooge’s Christmas” at 4 p.m. Freewill offering proceeds will go to the Pomfret Congregational church rebuilding fund.
Mon. Dec. 15
Concert
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Music Association announced the Putnam High School Winter Concert will be at 7 p.m. in the Putnam Middle School auditorium. Free.
Tues. Dec. 16
Photo with Santa
WAUREGAN --- United Services Youth Services on Putnam Road will host Pictures with Santa from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free. Space limited. Pre-register for one of 3 times slots: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; or 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. by calling 860-412-8652.
Sun Dec. 21
Breakfast
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 on Riverside Drive will hold a made-to-order breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. at the KofC Hall. 860-923-2967.
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DAYVILLE — Crystal Murray has been named employee of the month for November at Westview Health Care Center. She is the Rehabilitation Administrative Assistant and has been employed at Westview since May 2000. This is the third time within her employment at Westview that Murray has been honored with this award by her professional peers.
Murray received her CNA certification at Community College of Rhode Island in 1995 and began her career in health care as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Wrentham Massachusetts. She moved to northeast Connecticut in 2000 and started her prerequisites for nursing at Quinebaug Valley Community College.
She is a resident of Killingly and lives with her husband John and three sons Phillip, Jared and Nicholas.
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PUTNAM --- The Kochek Company of Putnam recently performed a hydrant flushing demo using Kochek’s Hydrant Maintenance products for the Putnam Water Pollution Control Authority. The demo showed how to safely flush, diffuse and de-chlorinate the hydrant water during an annual flushing campaign. The Hydro-Hitch line was used during this demonstration showing the ease of use of these products having storz and camlock connections. The benefits of using this line are; all the connections and accessories are quick connections and discharge is controlled and focused within the back portion of a utility vehicle. The Hydro-Hitch slides into the back of a class #3 hitch receiver.
Attending from Putnam Water Pollution Control Authority were Jerry Beausoleil, director of Public Works, Mike Blackmar, WPCA Maintenance Division Chief; Bill Dietz and Scott Lefebvre, Maintenance personnel. The Kochek Co. was represented by Greg Kozey, CEO, Charlie Kozey, President, Dave Matthews, director of Marketing, and Lou Thomas, Director of Corporate Sales, as well as the sales team.
Hydrant flushing is critical to the water main infrastructure within a district. Older mains have a tendency to build up scale and iron deposits restricting the water flow and available water for the customer and essential in an emergency. At the completion of the demonstration the Kochek Company donated over $ 4,000 in equipment to the Putnam Water Pollution Control Authority which included 2 complete Hydro-Hitch units, Aqua-D-Chlor and Steamer Port Diffuser. The Kochek Company previously donated 19 Storz Valves to the Town for use in the Industrial Park area. The valves allow the fire departments to attach fire engine pumpers to a hydrant in a more efficient manner.
“The Town of Putnam is very thankful for the donation to the Water Pollution Control Authority. The generosity of Greg Kozey and The Kochek Company will allow more efficient hydrant flushing and better control of the large flow of water during this process," said Beausoleil.
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Then
The employees of Bugbees stand in front of the store. This photo courtesy of the Putnam Redevelopment and Community Development office downtown. You are welcome to view old photos gracing the walls there.
& Now
This is the same area today.