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Leona Stark, 4, has a unicorn painted on her face by Simone Germaine. More photos on our FB page Wed.: Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger.

Reptile Shows of New England brought some "guests".

Arabella Hevy of Killingly got a duck at the Pluck-a-Duck booth.



By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — International Day April 20 was a great success, according to organizers.
The event, offered by the Putnam Business Association and the Town of Putnam, is designed to encourage visitors and residents to visit Putnam businesses.
Anne Miller of TEEG, co-chair of the event, said the goal is to push people into businesses. A “Passport” system was implemented: visitors picked up a “passport” that was then stamped by each business they visited. Prizes were offered. Miller said when she was gathering passports at the end of the day she asked people where they had visited and many said they had visited a new place.
Miller serves with co-chair Melissa Cozza of The Broken Crust. They are in their second year as chairs.
Willie Bousquet, director of the town’s Park and Recreation Department, said he thought the event went well this year.
Reptile Shows of New England was a big draw, Miller said.
Also popular was the half-hour bus tour of the downtown area conducted by the Aspinock Historical Society.
“We wanted to highlight businesses and get people in to see what we have here,” Miller said. “It was pretty busy.”

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