PUTNAM — The first marking-period honor roll at Putnam Middle School includes:

Principal’s List

Grade 8: Morgan Blackmar, Emma Ciquera, Montana Cook, Cole Davagian, Lauren Deery, Victoria Dias, Kaitlyn Eddy, Ezra George, Kira Horan, Sierra Mainville, Maggie McKeon, Simon Morente Uz, Jeffrey Reed, Katia Ruelas-Santana, Lydia Taft, Jenna Tatro, Madison Toutant, Mariah Travisano 

Grade 7: Mirabelle Bates, Haley Cutler, Rachel Farnsworth, Zoe Hetrick, Molly McKeon, Ellie Morissette, Andrea Prochowski, Jillian Romagnano,  Anthony Sonner, Melayna Titchen

Grade 6: Evelyn Allen, Nathan Barylski, Emma Braithwaite, Johnathan Carita, Mark Caswell, Laylah Chavez, Jackson Dias, Anna Ionkin, Sarah Keith, Julie Morris, Brooke Peloquin, Emma Rudman, Abby St. Martin, Aidan Stewart, Sybaljan Tahirova

First Honors

Grade 8: Olivia Allen, Kayla Anderson, Lauren Blackmar, Paige Brennan, Jacob Clinkscale, Emily Cournoyer, Gabriel Desrosiers, Jewelia England, Anna Farland, Kira Fontaine, Elizabeth Foss, Bryce Hosaflook, Kylye-Annmarie Kupiec, Kayla MacDonald, Katy Maryanov, Thomas Masso, Mya Meadows, Evan Nicol, Pari Patel, Courtney Pringle, Sebastian Ramos, Megan Sessums, Megan Shippee, Kaitlin Slivkoff-Zamora, Alexa Steinbrick, Alexander Strom, Aislin Tracey, Jacob Tremblay, Jane Vongvirath, Jillian Williams, Christian Yorz 

Grade 7: Samantha Barylski, Autumn Bocash, Malaki Fitzgerald, Kyle Haynes, Michael Ionkin, Hayley Kuhn, Emily Langlois, Kayleigh Lyons, Steven Merritt, Janete Morente Uz, Jordyn Poole, Hannah Smith, Justin St. Martin, Jacob Tatro, Jennifer Tilley, Noah Tomkins

Grade 6: Greyson Anderson, Joseph Barnett, Shelby Brayton, Emma Brock, Chiara Cinque, Kaylyn Daigneault, Sage Foster, Amber Holman, Tre Johnson, Ethan Key, Jack Lomax, Scott Martel, Trent Menard, L. Yojana Morente-Mendez, Mackenzie Peloquin, Violet Pietrowski, Edward Prestas, Michayla Rugh, Tyler Shippee, Bethany Smith, Haley Syrjala, Alexis Thompson, Alison Tourtellotte, Morgan Toutant, Emily Zmayefski

Second Honors

Grade 8: Adrian Bachand, Trinity Bailey, Kobie Bates, Aidan Bernier, Mackenzie Blackwell, Julz Burdzel, Shelby Charbonneau, Delaney Cross, Troy Davis, Devin Diamond, Michael DiColella, Seyla Dodge, Kayleigh Gauvin, Angelina Gould, Trenten Haddock-Gould,  Haley Houghton, Logan LeBlanc, Reily Lemire, Michael Mard, Chelsea Minaya-Torres, Jasmine Paulhus, Alexander Prunier, Hunter Touchette, Samuel Williams 

Grade 7: Joe Andujar, Coby Babbitt, Zoey Beaudreault, Ariana Bianchi-Bisson, Tanner Clark, Austin Desrosiers, Maxwell Dionne, John Espinosa, Toni Field, Noah Franco, Jillian Gray, Sydney Grilo, Shayla Haggerty, Faith Johnson, Christa Lord-Pinkston, Ryan Metivier, Jade Montpelier, Anthony Navedo, Jasmine Neal, Charlotte Nichols, Megan Nicol, Joshua Porter, Hunter Roberts, Mackenzie Saucier

Grade 6: Abbigail Anthony, Dylan Bemis, Alexandra Coderre, Samantha Dempsey, Harley Field, Cassandra Frankiewicz, Jaden Garcia, Shaylyn Grilo, Darian Hernandez, Donovan Houghton, Alex Hutchins, Randy Johnson, Colby Livingston, Mackenzie Oleszewski, Logan Paul, Abbigail Pelletier, Jamie Petre, Connor Picard, Joseito Ruiz, Jack Rumsey, Joshua Southwell, Oscar Steinbrick, Maggie Wojciechowski.

 

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Employee of month

PUTNAM — Hematology/Oncology Administrative Coordinator Lisa Briere has been named employee of the month for November at Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH). 

As administrative coordinator, Briere helps to facilitate the flow of hematology/oncology patients through the DKH system. 

Briere began working at DKH in 2001 on the Medical/Surgical floor and cross-trained in the Intensive Care Unit. She also spent one year as a mental health worker in the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Briere entered her current position in 2008

Briere, who was born at Day Kimball Hospital, which is part of the DKH integrated system, lives in East Killingly. She has one daughter.  Briere is a member of the DKH “Well Wishers” and is a DKH team captain for the “Woodstock Relay for Life.” 

 

 

 

Fire &

Ice Fest

is set

PUTNAM — Although northeastern Connecticut is known for chilly temperatures during the winter, things will be heating up Feb. 14.

Sponsored by the Putnam Business Association, the Fire & Ice Festival will return to the downtown streets. The public is invited to attend this festive winter event, complete with ice sculptures, horse & carriage rides, luminaria, fire torches, live music and more.

The Fire & Ice Festival is a collaborative effort between the Putnam Business Association, local merchants and community volunteers. With its humble beginning as an event created to give people in the Quiet Corner something to do during the quieter winter months and a way to bolster traffic for the downtown businesses, the Fire & Ice Festival has grown into a signature event for Putnam. 

The 2014 event included more than 20 ice sculptures, live ice carving demonstrations by both professional carvers and amateur artists streets lined with glowing luminaria and restaurants featuring Valentine’s Day-themed specials with collectible Fire & Ice glassware. 

From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 14 there will be family-friendly activities, including family carriage rides from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., fun photo boards, and ice carving throughout the Main Street area. A new addition to the festival for 2015 will be a chocolate contest, hosted at The Empty Spaces Project Gallery at 114 Main St. Creations by chefs, students, and novices will be on display throughout the day. As the sun goes down, luminaria will fill downtown Putnam with an ambient glow. Fire torches will help light the way and romantic carriage rides will set the mood from 5 to 9 p.m. There will also be fire dancing performances.

Over the upcoming weeks and months, be on the lookout for more information on carriage ticket sales, restaurant specials, and radio contest on WINY 1350 AM to win a romantic evening for two lucky sweethearts. Dark and milk chocolate bars will also be on sale throughout Putnam while supplies last, with prizes tucked into select candy bar wrappers.  To learn more about Fire & Ice and other Putnam Business Association events, visit www.discoverputnam.com.