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Ribbon Cutting
Patty B's Golf Shack officially open. From left: Steven Gilman, Jill Exley, Pat Gilman, Jennifer Berk, Patrick Berk, Victoria Zagrodny, Chamber Director Elle-Jordyn Goslin, Selectman Dave Pomes and Town Administrator Elaine Sistare. Linda Lemmon photos.

Patrick Berk with his parents, Jennifer and Daniel Berk.


By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM --- The passion for a middle school activity resurfaced for Patrick Berk --- in the form of Putnam's newest business: Patty B's Golf Shack.
He played golf in middle school and then stopped in high school. When he picked the sport up again he saw that there was a market for the golf shack. It boasts 330 golf courses from around the world in the two state-of-the-art 3-D golf courses. The high tech equipment attached to the screens can analyze everything about a player's game. The business, at 26 Buck St. (just past Cargill Chevrolet's parking lot) can host events. Both bays can be rented, he said. And the doors can be opened.
The business will pursue set ups with local schools' golf teams and perhaps in the future, have a golf pro.
At the ribbon cutting last week, Town Administrator Elaine Sistare brought greetings from Mayor Barney Seney and said she was happy that such an overgrown and under utilitized building was now home to a business, especially important in the Special Service District.

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