Woodstock Elementary/Middle
Monday: Hamburgers, fruit. Tuesday: Ravioli, green beans, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken Caesar salad/wheat rolls, fruit. Thursday: Hot chicken sandwiches, squash, fruit. Friday: Pizza, corn, fruit.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday: Taco salad, Mexicali corn, Tuesday: Chicken Caesar salad. Wednesday: Roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, squash, green beans, stuffing, warm apple crisp. Thursday - Brunch at Lunch: Scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, potatoes, strawberry slush. Friday: Putnam Special Pizza.
Putnam High
Monday: Black bean and rice veggie wraps. Tuesday: Ham, egg and cheese on whole grain English muffin. Wednesday: Penne primavera. Thursday: Crispy chicken sandwiches. Friday: Pizza.
Pomfret Community
Monday: Spaghetti meatballs, green beans. Tuesday: Hot dogs, carrot snacks, fruit. Wednesday: Shepherd Pie, veggie tray, cookies.  Thursday: Pizza, fruit tray. Friday: Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, fruit.

Wed. Dec. 11
Photo Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will host a nature photography contest exhibit and sale, "Nature in Focus," at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road through Jan. 1. 860-928-4948.

Nature Store
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will hold its 10th Annual Holiday Nature Store through Dec. 23  at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and noon to  4 p.m. Sundays. 860-928-4948.

Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will host a watercolor exhibit and sale, "Flights of Fancy" by David Stumpo at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road through Jan. 1. 860-928-4948.

Fri. Dec. 13
'Christmas Carol'
PUTNAM --- The Complex Performing Arts Center on Front Street will present "A Christmas Carol" at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 and 14 and at 2 p.m. Dec.  15. Cookies and Cocoa with the Cratchits one hour before show time each day, $5 per family.  Tickets: $18 adults; $15 students/seniors.  Reservations: 860-963-7170.

Carolers
PUTNAM --- The Woodstock Academy Hill Singers will carol through the streets of downtown Putnam from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
 
Sat. Dec. 14
Breakfast Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- The Putnam High School Music Association will present a Benefit ~ Fantasy Breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at St. Mary Church. All-you-can-eat buffet breakfast and photo with Fantasy Friends. $7 adults/ $5 for  kids 10 and younger, presale. At door: $10 adults; $8 kids. Tickets at  Putnam Public Library, Finders Keepers, Bottomless Pit of Treasure or emailing : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Outdoor Musical
E. PUTNAM --- The Crossway Church (formerly E. Putnam Community Church) on East Putnam Road will present "A Night in Bethlehem," an outdoor musical, at 6 and at 7 p.m. Free. 860-928-2193.

Santa Visit
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will present Santa and Mrs. Claus from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Montgomery Ward Building downtown. Free cocoa and cookies and candy canes.

Sun. Dec. 15
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will hold a Sunday Walk starting at 2 p.m. from the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Bring your binoculars and/or camera. Free to members; $5 for nonmembers.  860-928-4948.

Lessons, Carols
POMFRET --- Pomfret School will present its annual Evening of Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m. in the Clark Memorial Chapel. Refreshments follow. All welcome.

Choral Concert
N. GROSVENORDALE ---  St. Joseph Church on Main Street will hold a choral concert at 3 p.m. Post-concert reception. Free. All welcome.

Tues. Dec. 17
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a full moon walk at 7 p.m. starting from the parking lot of the Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary Trail wood on Kenyon Road. Members free. $3 for nonmembers.  860-928-4948.

Pops Concert
POMFRET --- The Rectory School will present a Holiday Pops Concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the P.Y. & Kinmay Tang Performing Arts Center. Open to public.

Fri. Dec. 20
Holiday Concert
ASHFORD --- Babcock Library is hosting the Northeast Connecticut Community Orchestra Holiday Concert at 7 p.m. at the library on Pompey Hollow Road (Rt. 44). All welcome. Free.

Sun. Dec. 22
Singing
EASTFORD --- The Congregational Church of Eastford and Eastford Baptist Church will present a night of singing at 6 p.m. at the Ivy Glenn. Refreshments served after at the Congregational Church of Eastford, 8 Church Road.  In case of rain, we will carol indoors at the church.  We will be collecting hats, scarves, mittens and gloves for folks in need. All welcome.

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New Board Members
The newest community members elected to the Community Foundation Board of Directors include, left to right: CPA and O’Connor Davies partner Marcia L. Marien of Norwich; Putnam Bank President and attorney Thomas Borner of Pomfret; and Elizabeth (Betti) Kuszaj of Brooklyn, executive director of the Northeastern CT Chamber of Commerce. Courtesy photo.



The Community Foundation has elected three community leaders to join the Board of Trustees: Marcia L. Marien, CPA, a partner in O’Connor Davies; Thomas A. Borner, attorney and president and CEO of Putnam Bank; and Betti M. Kuszaj, executive director of the Northeastern CT Chamber of Commerce.
“Each brings a unique set of skills and accomplishments,” said Board Chair Paul Nunes. “Together, their election continues the Community Foundation’s commitment to ensure meaningful representation across all the cities and towns of eastern Connecticut.”
Borner, who has practiced law in Putnam since 1979, has led Putnam Bank as president and CEO in 1999-2000 and again since 2006. He has been a member of its Board of Directors, including as chair and vice chair, since 1987. Since October 2005, Borner has also been of counsel to the law offices of Borner, Aleman & Davis, located in Putnam.
 Borner and his wife Kathy  are both active in the community. He served as a director of the Northeast Connecticut Habitat for Humanity, and the couple have worked on a number of national “builds” for Habitat for Humanity International.
As chairs of Day Kimball Hospital’s Annual Giving Appeal (and a member of the Board of Incorporators), the Borners helped to raise more than than $1.5 million.
Borner is also a past director of the Quinebaug Valley Community College Foundation and the Woodstock Agricultural Society, which operates the annual Woodstock Fair. He is a past president of the Putnam Area Industrial Corporation and a past advisory Board Member of the John Dempsey Regional Center in Putnam. The Borners make their home in Pomfret.
Elizabeth M. “Betti” Kuszaj has been executive director of what has grown into the 500-member, 10-town Northeastern CT Chamber of Commerce since 1982.
During her tenure, she has led home shows, festivals, legislative roundtables, seminars, and networking, among other activities. She also administered the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board grant for business services, and transitioned the Chamber through two mergers.
Kuszaj has served on several boards for multiple years, including: Day Kimball Hospital, Hospice of Northeast CT, Rotary Club of Putnam (including a term as president), the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, and the Northeast Economic Alliance. She and her family live in Brooklyn.
Marcia L. Marien, CPA, is a partner with O’Connor Davies, one of the nation’s largest CPA firms.
They join 16  current board members: Paul Nunes, Chair; Susan Pochal, Vice-Chair; Ruth Crocker, Treasurer; and Valerie Grimm, Secretary. Members are Frederic Anderson, Theresa Broach, Brian Carey, Samuel Childs, John Duggan, John LaMattina, Stephen Larcen, Dyanne Rafal, Mary Seidner, Lee Ellen Terry, Claire Warren, and Dianne E. Williams.