This contest
will be all it’s
'quacked up'
to be
Putnam students are invited to enter the Pluck-A-Duck Extravaganza’s Create-A-Card contest.
Pluck-A-Duck Chairperson Beth Markowski-Roop said, “In 2021, the Pluck-A-Duck event was excited to include our local artists creating unique duck-theme art that was displayed at local businesses for our “Duck Trail. We are excited that the 2022 Pluck-A-Duck Extravaganza includes a “Feeling Ducky Greeting Card” activity where young ducklings in attendance(on Aug 21) can color a card that will be distributed to local Senior Centers and veterans organizations, making our local seniors and veterans feel just ducky!”
She added,” The PBA Pluck-A-Duck Committee wanted to continue involving our local artists in this yearly fund-raising event, and decided to have this year’s art-activity involve our young artists. We will have one student’s design printed on hundreds of the printed greeting cards, that is sponsored by Gerardi Insurance and other local businesses, and even reward the winning design and student with a $100 VISA Gift Card! An exciting way to involve the youth in our Putnam community.”
The artist must incorporate a rubber duck into their greeting card’s theme and design. Greeting cards should be black and white line drawings created similar to a coloring book design. The selected design will be featured on hundreds of our Feeling Ducky Greeting Card. Each interested artist should create a sketch of their greeting card design and email as a PDF to; Beth Markowski-Roop at
Some rules: Each greeting card design should fill an 8 1/2” x 11” sheet of paper with a landscape orientation. The paper will be folded in half to create the card, so the right half of the paper will be the front panel of the card and the left side of the paper will be the back panel of the greeting card.
3. All artists must incorporate a rubber duck into their greeting card theme and design. The greeting card design must be created in a color-your-own style.
4. We ask that you submit your name, a title of the piece and a few sentences about the inspiration behind your chosen theme to include for promotion (will be included on the Pluck-A-Duck event page) and added inside each greeting card. For privacy purposes, the full name of the artist may not be included.
For more details call Markowski-Roop at 860-324-8309.
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Will help create
'workforce pipeline'
PUTNAM — Day Kimball Healthcare, which recently received $5 million from the state, plans to use the funding to help create a new workforce pipeline for critically necessary health care personnel and to mitigate some of the hospital’s revenue losses suffered during the two-year COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are extremely grateful for the support of Senator Flexer and Representative Boyd to be able to create a brighter future for the hospital,” said Day Kimball Health Care CEO Kyle Kramer.
He added: “This funding means the world to us, and it would not have happened without our partnership with Senator Flexer and Representative Boyd. They are our angels in Hartford.”
One the final day of the 2022 legislative session, state Senator Mae Flexer and state Representative Pay Boyd (D-Pomfret) announced that the state budget approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate included $5 million for Day Kimball Hospital.
Flexer said: “If the pandemic of the past two years has taught us nothing but this, it’s that health care matters. Immediate, quality, local health care matters to all of us."
She added: "And with this infusion of state aid, Day Kimball Healthcare will be able to continue providing quality, immediate health care to people here in the Quiet Corner. I don’t think the importance of having Day Kimball here can be overstated. With health care services being cut across our area, Day Kimball’s role is more vital than ever. The pandemic caused dramatic revenue losses to Day Kimball, and this money will help stem some of these losses and help Day Kimball Healthcare build an even stronger workforce in our region moving forward. I’m proud to have partnered with Representative Boyd to have secured these critical dollars.”
Boyd said: “As hospitals in rural areas have made decisions to stop offering certain medical services to patients, this $5 million in state aid will ensure Day Kimball Hospital will be able to continue providing high-quality, comprehensive care to residents in northeastern Connecticut."
He added: "I am proud to have worked with Senator Flexer to secure these critical funds and will continue working to keep medical care within reach for our residents.”
Woodstock Elementary/Middle
Everyday: Fruit. Monday: Baked potato, broccoli. Tuesday: French toast sticks, red potatoes, turkey sausage. Wednesday: Chicken tenders, black beans. Thursday: Rigatoni, meatballs, green beans. Friday: Pizza, carrot sticks.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday: Macaroni and cheese, broccoli, fruit. Tuesday: Hot dogs or mini corndogs, baked beans, fruit. Wednesday: Mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce or pizza boli, broccoli, fruit. Thursday: Fiesta Beef Nachos, fruit. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza, salad, fruit.
Putnam High
Monday: Homemade meatball Parm grinders or spicy chicken sandwiches. Tuesday: Popcorn chicken bar or bacon cheeseburgers. Wednesday: Mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce or turkey apple cheddar cheese panini. Thursday: Cheesy Beef tot-Chos or pizza boli. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza or mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce.
Pomfret Community
Everyday: Fresh fruit and veggies, Alt Sunbutter and Jelly. Monday: Chicken patties on rolls. Tuesday: American Chop Suey. Wednesday: Sausage, egg and cheese on bagels. Thursday: Turkey and cheese on rolls. Friday: Pizza.
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Legal Notice
TOWN OF EASTFORD
A certified list of Democratic and Republican party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Eastford for election as Registrar of Voters will be on file with the Office of the Secretary of the State, 165 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, and copies thereof will be available for public distribution
A Primary will be held August 9, 2022, if the required primary petition(s) for opposition candidate(s) is filed, pursuant to Sections 9-382 to 9-450 of the Connecticut General Statutes, not later than 4:00 p.m. on June 7, 2022. Petition forms, instructions and information concerning the procedure for filing of opposing candidacies, including schedules, may be obtained from: Kathleen Healey, Democratic Registrar of Voters and Toni Doubleday, Republican Registrar of Voters, at 16 Westford Road, Eastford, CT.
Johanna H, Wolfe,
Municipal Clerk of Eastford, CT
May 19, 2022
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