POMFRET —  On the weekend of June 1 and 2, Connecticut will host Connecticut Trails Day Weekend—the largest National Trails Day (NTD) celebration in the nation with 259 events scheduled in 152 towns on over 560 miles of trail throughout the state. Nearly every town in Connecticut will be taking part in this annual tradition, which will feature events for everyone, including hiking, biking, horseback riding, running, trail maintenance, kayaking, educational walks, bird watching, letterboxing, and more. These events are guided by knowledgeable volunteers from local hiking clubs, parks and recreation departments, state agencies, conservation organizations, historic groups, education programs, and land trusts.
At 11 a.m. June 2 join John Folsom and Maureen Nicholson at 147 Wolf Den Drive (The Wolf Den Campground office) for an outdoor adventure celebrating Pomfret’s 300-year history sponsored by Pomfret 300 Committee. This is one of five hikes offered in Pomfret over the weekend!
We will hike 4 miles past the historic Wolf Den and the Stephen Averill grave. The hike will involve three challenging up hills and some tricky footing. Please bring water and snacks.
Pomfret Walks:
June 1:
Sarantopoulus Property Hike. Saturday, June 1. 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Hike through this town-owned open space property with various terrain. Total distance will be 3 miles. Meet at Wrights Crossing Road #341 for a prompt departure. Sponsored by Pomfret Horse and Trail Association, LLC,  pomfrethorseandtrail.com). Rain or shine. Any change notices will be posted by the leader on the CFPA Facebook wall www.facebook.com/CTForestandParkAssociation by Saturday morning. Pre-registration is REQUIRED. Questions and to pre-register: contact leader Penny Foisey, (860) 963-7036, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..   Moderate walk, leashed dogs permitted.
 Air Line State Park Trail Educational Walk. Saturday, June 1. 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Tracing the Air Line State Park Trail— Come celebrate Pomfret’s Tercentennial, 300 years of interesting history, with an easy 3-mile walk along the abandoned railroad right-of-way from the Pomfret Audubon Center Barn to the site of the Abington RR Station. Learn about Needle’s Eye Road/ Bridge, the great Pomfret train wreck, Pomfret’s three RR stations, and the Mashamoquet Brook stone tunnel. Shuttling back to the Audubon Center will be worked out on the day of the walk. Meet at Connecticut Audubon Center at Pomfret, 218 Day Road (follow Audubon signs). Sponsored by Pomfret 300 (pomfretct.org). Rain cancels. Any change notices will be posted by the leader on the CFPA Facebook wall www.facebook.com/CTForestandParkAssociation by Saturday morning. Pre-registration is APPRECIATED. Questions and to pre-register: contact leader Walter Hinchman, (860) 928-5533, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Easy walk, leashed dogs permitted.
North Cemetery Educational Walk. Saturday, June 1. 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Take a nighttime walk through an 18th century graveyard by flashlight. In celebration of Pomfret’s Tercentennial, 300 fasincating years, this relaxing 0.5-mile outing will include narration about Pomfret history and colonial stone-carving. Bring a flashlight. Meet at the Pomfret Center Post Office parking lot on Route 44 near Woodstock Road (and Extra-Mart). Sponsored by Pomfret 300 (pomfretct.org). Rain cancels. Any change notices will be posted by the leader on the CFPA Facebook wall www.facebook.com/CTForestandParkAssociation by Saturday morning. Pre-registration is APPRECIATED. Questions and to pre-register: contact leader Leigh Grossman, (860) 208-4829. Easy walk, no dogs please.
Sunday, June 2
Mashamoquet Brook State Park Hike. Sunday, June 2. 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Come discover historic Wolf Den, recount General Israel Putnam’s exploits, and visit the Indian Chair rock formation and the grave of a Pomfret Revolutionary War Hero, Stephen Averill. This 4-mile hike will encounter three long, steep uphill climbs and uneven terrain. Please plan accordingly, and bring water and snacks. Meet at 147 Wolf Den Drive. Wolf Den Drive runs south from Route 44 near Averill Road and Route 101. Sponsored by Pomfret 300 (pomfretct.org). Rain cancels. Any change notices will be posted by the leader on the CFPA Facebook wall www.facebook.com/CTForestandParkAssociation by Sunday morning. Pre-registration is APPRECIATED. Questions and to pre-register: contact leader John Folsom, (860) 928-2004 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Challenging, for experienced hikers. No dogs please.
Aicher Preserve Hike. Sunday, June 2. 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Join us for a 2-mile trek on the largest Wyndham Land Trust preserve (nearly 200 acres) and a privately-owned property. The terrain will be rolling with abundant wildlife and many bird species. At the midpoint, we will stop to enjoy the “Fairy Pond” and then continue to a beautiful western vista from atop a grassy field. Most of the walk will follow a well-kept grassy path; expect some hills and possibly muddy terrain in tree covered areas. Meet at Weiss and Hale Financial, 697 Pomfret Street. Sponsored by Pomfret 300 (pomfretct.org). Rain cancels. Any change notices will be posted by the leader on the CFPA Facebook wall www.facebook.com/CTForestandParkAssociation by Sunday morning. Pre-registration is APPRECIATED. Questions: contact leader Karen Richmond, (860) 928-5580, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Easy hike.  No dogs please.

Acad band
to perform
WOODSTOCK — June 5 a group of Woodstock Academy band students will perform at the Westview Healthcare Center in Dayville.
The school band is part of a pilot program of the “Harmony Bridge” project founded by Michael Levine, leader of the world-renown music ensemble, Dallas Brass.  Levine’s intention behind the project is to connect generations through music and to help students learn about community service by having school band students perform at nursing homes and senior living facilities across the country on a regular basis.
The woodwind, brass and percussion students will perform in small ensembles and will play arrangements of classic American folksongs created especially for the Harmony Bridge Project by the Dallas Brass..
Though guided by their band director, Lauren Churchill, the students led the effort themselves, conducting after school rehearsals and practicing on their own time. In addition to being active members of the Woodstock Academy Music Department, these students participate in many activities within the school community including sports, student government, and various honors societies, often holding leadership positions within these organizations.  
The students participating in the project are: Gloria Knust, Angelique Cavagnet, Heather Tracy, Alex Tedeschi, Sean Falvey, Birch Brennan, Hayly Marshall, Grace Gregory, Alex Whitehead, Keenan Rivers, Austin Stone, Allison Hill, Richard Bibeault, Rachel Orlomoski, Nick Wolslegel, Michael Audet, Jessica Vernon, Angie Desjardins, Shaylin Albert, Lindsay Young, Lela Miller, Linzee Glennon, Michayla Thompson, Allison Kelleher, Paisley Gothreau, Noah Brisson, Jolisa Kirvin, Jacob Campbell, Kaitlyn Brady, Kylie Couture.

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And They're Off
Middle schoolers competing in the 100 take off from the starting line. Courtesy photo.



PUTNAM — The results of the middle school track meet on May 16 include:
Boys: 1st place Canterbury 48; 2nd place Putnam 39; 3rd place Pomfret Community
Long Jump: 1st place PMS  F. Tucker 14   2nd place PC  N. Alessandro 13.10  3rd place PMS Z. Lavoie  13.6  4th place C  R. Ferringo 13.2; Shot Put:  1st place PMS  M. DeCosta 33.2  2nd place C  S. Leo  28  3rd place C  V. Leo 26.3    4th place  PC  G. Alessandro  23.9; Discus: 1st place  PMS M. DeCosta 97.10  2nd place PC  N. Alessandro  80   3rd place C  A. Muniz  69.6  4th place  C  S. Leo  67; 1600:  1st place  C  J. Craig  5.40  2nd  place PMS  C. Holloman  5.45  3rd place  C  R. Rerrigno  6.05   4th place PC  J. Rogers  6.09; 400: 1st place C  J. Slowick 1.04  2nd PC  M. Koivisto  1.09  3rd place  C  R. Ferrignon  1.11  4th place  PMS  M. DeCosta  1.14; 100:  1st  place PMS D. Key 12.95  2nd place C  A. Muniz 13.14   3rd place PC N. Alessandro  13.53 4th place PC W. Schad  13.73; 800  1st place C  J. Craig 2.33  2nd place C  J. Slowick 2.36  3rd place  PC T. LeClerc  2.39   4th place  PMS V. Krivosheev  2.49; 200:  1st  place  PMS  D. Key 27.16  2nd place C  C. Aponte  28.09  3rd  place PMS F. Tucker  28.40   4th place  PC  N.Bouique  30.36; High Jump:  1st place  E. J. Owens  4.8; 4 x 4  A : 1st place C  Ferrigno, Leo, Craig, Slowick  4.42, 2nd   place PMS  Lavoie, Krivosheev, DeCosta, Holloman  5.08, 3rd place PC  Koivislo, Schad, Alessandro, Rogers  5.25; 4 x 4 B: 1st place  C  Parker, Bassett, Leo, Spruance  4.45, 2nd place  PMS  Nicol, Prunier, Kosaflook, Kustov    6.17; 3rd place  PC  Burque, Feragne, Wolanin, Murren  6.23; 4 x 1 A:  1st place  PMS  Lavoie, Miller, Tucker, Key  55.76; 2nd place  C  Muniz, Parker, Aponte, Dziuba  56.80; 3rd place PC  Koivisto, Chan, LeClere, Bourque  1.00.4;  4 x 1 B:  1st place PMS  Nicol, Kustov, Davis, Krivosheev  1.03; 2nd  place  C  Senat, Barron, Lambert, Brown  1.08; 3rd place  PC  Murren, Fahey, Pickett, Miranda  1.11.
Girls: 1st place Pomfret Community  59; 2nd  Canterbury  29;  3rd place Putnam 16    
Long Jump: 1st place PMS  R. Hultzman  13.5  2nd place C  S. Muniz 11.7   3rd place PC  J. Bates  11.2   4th place C  K. Rowett  11; Shot Put:  1st place  PC  N. Sleversky  25.9   2nd place  PMS L. Blackmar 24.4  3rd place  C  A. Pires  23.9  4th place PMS S. LeDuc  22.2; Discus: 1st place PC  J. Murphy 48.3   2nd place  PC  A. Koivisto  45.3   3rd place  C  G. Latour  44.10  4th place  PC  J. Semancik  44.4; 1600:  1st place PC  A. Corrigan  6.12  2nd place C  B. Post  6.31  3rd place PC  L. Brin 6.52  4th place C  S. Gillette 6.56; 400:  1st place  PC  K. Ballou  1.07  2nd place PC  J. Semancik 1.11  3rd place PC  J.  Roemer  1.13  4th place PC  A. Koivisto  1.13.4; 100:  1st  place PMS  R. Hultzman and C  S. Muniz 14.60  3rd place C  K. Allen  14.86  4th place  PC  J. Murphy  15.0; 800:  1st place PC  J. Semanick  3.30  2nd place  PC  L. Brin  3.14  3rd place  C  B. Barrett  3.14  4th place  PC  M. Slevinsky  3.15; 200: 1st place  PC  K. Ballou 30.32  2nd place PMS S. St. Jean  31.64  3rd place  C  D. Mcantire  32.45  4th place  C  E. Fritzsche  33.84; 4 x 1 A: 1st place PC  Koivisto, Jellison, Murphy, Roemer  1.02; 2nd  place  C  Allen, Mcantrie, Muniz, Pires  1.02; 3rd place  PMS  Golbranson, St. Jean, LeDuc, Hultzman  1.04; 4x1 B: 1st place  PC  Semancik, Gourlay, LeVine, Low  1.07; 2nd place C  Poehler, Latour, Belmonte, Rivera  1.09; 3rd   place  PMS  Vongvirath, Marynova, Dias, Orvos  1.15; 4 x 4 A: 1st place C   Corrigan, Jellison, Semancik, Ballou  5.14; 2nd place Allen, Mcantire, Muniz, Pires  5.27; 3rd place Vongvirath, LeDuc, Dias, Vongvirath  5.51; 4 x 4 B:  1st place PC  Gourlay, Bavosi, Ashwell, Staples  6.325.