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Winner
Cailyn Gallerani, left, takes part in the Pace for a Purpose. She won best costume. R. Jakowski photo.
Pace raises funds
POMFRET --- The recent annual Pace for a Purpose fund-raiser put the event's three-year total at $15,000.
Amy Jakowski said this year "We raised as much as the first two years combined and our goal next year is to match our three-year total of $15,000
The 8-mile cross country course with 38 optional fences raises money to benefit the local community. The money stays local, she said.
Tyrone Farm held the 29th annual Pomfret Hunter Pace and sponsors the Pace for a Purpose as an auxiliary event. The event supports Pace for a Purpose and the DKH Deary Memorial Fund.
New this year were fence sponsors and Jakowski said Cailyn Gallerani of Pomfret was instrumental in getting the 2013 fence sponsorships off the ground.
Jakowski said that $975 in donations were collected from the sales of door prize gifts and that will be given to the cancer fund in memory of Marie Sherman. She lost her battle to cancer this year. Marie was a familiar face at
the Putnam Farmers Co-Op. She supported many of our local equestrian events.
Jakowski said she retired in 2009 after 30 years in pharmaceutical research. "I decided I wanted to to start an equestrian fund raising event, where all the funds would go directly to benefit the local community. I met with Peter and Gene Deary. It is their passion for helping people and remembering those they lost that makes you compassionate and want to help too. "
She added that Helen Scanlon, equestrian artist and author, from Hampton has donated her talents to provide portrait of your horse and a copy of her book, My, Horse, My Heart as door prizes. Her business name is Sound the Bugle Studio
Leaf collections
PUTNAM — The Town of Putnam leaf collection will begin Oct. 28.
All leaves are to be piled on the lawn or edge of the property. Do not bag leaves.
Do not put leaves in the road, road gutter or on public sidewalks. This creates a safety hazard and road flooding during rain storms.
One leaf vacuum will canvas all roads west of the Quinebaug River and one vacuum will canvas all roads east of the Quinebaug River.
If you have questions, please call 963-6813.
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First Place
Diane Doyle, Jennifer McKay, Marcia Williams from The Citizens National Bank accept the First Prize trophy.
Second Place
Putnam Bank's Tom Borner, Katie Kovacik, and Brandy Hapgood accept the Second Prize trophy. Courtesy photos.
PUTNAM — Banks took top prizes in the Putnam Business Association’s 5th Annual Scarecrow Contest.
The PBA’s Scarecrow Contest this year featured more than 30 entries spread throughout the town for the Oct. 19 Pumpkin Festival. First place with an extraterrestrial theme went to The Citizens National Bank. Committee members Jo-Ann Chenail, Jennifer McKay, Dianne Doyle, Marion Lewis, Marcia Williams and Mike Guimont worked together to create their entry. If you visit after dark the display even features a green glow.
Second-place entry artistically designed and constructed by Katie Kovacik at Putnam Bank featured “Cat”astrophy. This cat was going after its Halloween prey!
Third place went to Beverly Brazeal who created Pretty Polly Picking Putnam Pears. Her entry is located near the Putnam Post Office.
“Many thanks to all who participated and to Karen Osbrey and Romeo Blackmar who helped serve as judges for this year’s contest which adds so much atmosphere and fun to the Pumpkin Festival,” said Linda Lamoureux, chairperson of the contest. “There were so many great entries with a lot of work put into each of them. Congratulations to the winners!”
The displays are located throughout downtown, on Providence St. and on Route 44.
Then
Rowing in front of the old AT&T building during the Flood of 1955. A second floor was added after the flood. Putnam Town Crier file photos.
& Now
This is the same section of Main Street in downtown Putnam today.