Thur.  April 15
‘Gnome Night’
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Lodge of Elks on Edmond Street will be holding a “Make a Gnome Night” starting at 6:30 p.m. $25 per person. Benefits CT Children’s Medical Center. Call 860-928-3901 for reservations.

Sat.  April 17
Foodshare
PUTNAM --- The Danielson Veterans Coffeehouse, the Town of Putnam, the Putnam VFW Post 1523 and the Putnam American Legion Post 13 will host a Foodshare at 9 a.m. at the Putnam Elementary School. It is open to all towns. Almost 1,500 30-pound boxes of food are due to be distributed. Drive-thru. Masks must be worn by all.

Race/Walk
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Camper Scamper 5K Race/Walk and 1 Mile Kid Run will begin with registration at 8 a.m.  Go to www.4hcampct.org for more details and registration forms.

Town Wide Clean-Up
POMFRET --- Celebrate Earth Day by participating in the Town Wide Clean-Up. Choose your street or request an assignment from the Green Team.  They will be available at the Pomfret Community School on the 17th to hand out trash bags and orange vests. For info: www.pomfretct.gov/.../april_2021.green_team_best...

Ziti, Meatball Dinner
PUTNAM --- Boy Scout Troop 25 of Putnam will host a ziti and meatball dinner, take out only, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus on Providence Street. $10. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tues.  April 20
Nature Camp
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a nature camp from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 through April 22 for ages 8 to 12. For info and registration, call 860-928-4948.

Sat.  April 24
Putnam Beautification
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association is spearheading again Putnam Beautification clean-up from 8:30 a.m. to noon, starting in Putnam Rotary Park. Rain date May 1. Gloves, trash bags and water provided.  Meet back at Rotary Park for lunch --- grilled hot dogs, chips. Masks required. Groups, schools, individuals all encouraged to sign up; 860-963-6834. Trophies awarded.  Funded in part by The Last Green Valley and the Town of Putnam.

Car Wash
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club’s Interact Club will hold a car wash fund-raiser from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hale YMCA. Benefits the club’s International Heifer Project.

Rabies Clinic
DANIELSON --- Pet Pals Northeast, a local animal welfare organization, is holding a low cost rabies clinic from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Quinebaug Valley Veterinary Hospital, Rt. 12, Danielson/Plainfield town line. Cost is $15 cash per animal. Pre-registration and appointment is required. No walk-ins. 860-317-1720.

Wed.  April 28
Blood Drive
WOODSTOCK --- The Putnam Rotary Club and the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the fieldhouse at Woodstock Academy on Rt. 169. Appointments need to be made online  via APP or by calling the 1-800-733-2767. Redcrossblood.org. When making your appointment use the code:   woodstockacademy    

Fri.  April 30
Sale/Auction
POMFRET --- The Windham Tolland 4-H Camp will host a sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 30 and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 1 at the Horse Camp on Taft Pond Road. Preview their online auction items while you are at the in-person sale. The online auction runs from April 30 through May 8. https://www.biddingowl.com/WindhamCounty4HFoundation.

Sat.  May 1
Town-Wide Tag Sale
POMFRET --- The 15th Annual Pomfret Town-Wide Tag Sale will be held May 1. To register or for info call 860-972-3714.

Sat. May 1
Food Drive
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Proprietors will be hosting a monthly collection of non-perishables, the first Saturday of each month, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Pomfret Senior Center. Looking for items such as: Granola bars, breakfast bars, cereal, pasta, soup, crackers, chips, tuna fish, juice, canned vegetables, (shampoo, soap, razors, wipes, diapers for all ages, Kleenex, toilet paper and laundry supplies. Also looking for volunteers and organizations to help. VisitPomfret.com

Sat.  May 22
Celebrate Spring
WOODSTOCK --- The Palmer Arboretum will present Celebrate Spring from 1 to 4 p.m. The free event includes tours, bird watching, birdhouse making, painting with Elaine Turner and NE Art Guild and a kids’ scavenger’s hunt. Register: https://form.jotform.com/210594569831161

Fri.  June 12
Golf Tournament
KILLINGLY --- The Killingly-Brooklyn Rotary’s 28th annual Nick Haines Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at Connecticut National Golf Course. Benefits local charities. For info: 860-230-3530.

Fri.  July 2
Red, White, Blue Celebration
KILLINGLY --- The Killingly Parks and Recreation Department will present the Killingly Red, White & Blue Celebration and Fireworks from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Owen Bell Park. Whiskey Boulevard will entertain from 7 to 9:15 p.m.

Fri. Aug. 6
Rotary Golf Tourney
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club will host the Ronald P. Coderre Golf Tournament fund-raiser at the Connecticut National Golf Club.

Thur. Aug. 19
Bike Night
KILLINGLY --- The Killingly Parks and Recreation Department will present Killingly Bike Night downtown. Rain date Aug. 25. Benefits the Killingly-Brooklyn Rotary Club, TEEG and the Killingly Parks and Recreation Department.

Sun. Aug. 22
Pluck-a-Duck
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association’s fund-raiser, Pluck-a-Duck will be held today at a secret location. For info, contact the Putnam Business Association.

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New leadership, new excitement. Youthful enthusiasm.
It poured out of Jason Tata when he talked about the Woodstock Academy boys’ lacrosse team’s first scrimmage against Ledyard early last week.
“I love what I’m seeing,” Tata said. “There is the intensity factor that these kids are bringing and I love that. Talent can only bring you so far. You need that drive and that intensity. The talent is here, but we also have that intensity x-factor.”
He hasn’t been away from it for too long as a player.
The Marianapolis prep grad played lacrosse for four years for the Knights before moving on to play at the Division II level for the University of New Haven.
So he returned to his alma mater and coached for three years in Thompson before the opportunity presented itself to be a head coach at Woodstock Academy.
Tata takes over for Michael Noel who led the Centaurs to an 8-9 record when they last played in 2019.
Favreau finished with 43 goals and 29 assists, the leading scorer for the Centaurs as a sophomore in 2019 before being forced to take a year off from the game due to the pandemic.
“I’m pumped especially with not having a season last year. It’s a big change coming on to the field this year,” Favreau said.
Tata said he feels bad for those seniors who never got the chance to play last year and for the current crop of seniors, many of whom are unlike Favreau, missed out on a key year to be recruited to play in college.
“I want to give these guys an opportunity to play at the next level and losing that (junior) year hurts,” Tata said.
Tata said he will rely on his captains, Favreau, Scheuritzel, Gabe Geyer and Colin Liscomb for leadership.
All told, the Centaurs have 11 seniors on the turf this season.
The seniors will see their share of playing time but Tata is also working with his sophomores and juniors, looking toward the future.
Tata has been happy with what he has seen both offensively and defensively, but he is also clearly impressed with Liscomb, who was named second team All-State as a hockey goalie, in net for the Centaurs.
The Centaurs will be playing a rather normal schedule with games against mostly Southeastern Connecticut teams who comprise the majority of Division 1 boys’ lacrosse in the ECC.
“We want to win games, but more importantly, I want these guys to become a family. I want that brotherhood.” Tata said.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy


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DAYVILLE — Westview…alive with the “The Sound of Music!”  Elisabeth von Trapp, granddaughter of Maria and Baron von Trapp, will present a private concert May 7 at Country Living at Westview Commons.
In addition to the residents of the brand new independent and assisted living facility on Ware Road, the concert will be simulcast to the nursing home residents at Westview Health Care Center.  This neighboring skilled nursing facility has a closed-circuit hospitality channel to relay the show to patient rooms.
Country Living officials said: “Her arrival at this pivotal point in our lives is certain to inspire all who hear her stories and songs. As we all begin to emerge from the extraordinary challenge brought by a global pandemic, she has many encouraging melodies to impart.  For over a year, the themes of distance and being away from our loved ones have dominated our airwaves.  Elisabeth’s performances provide a much sweeter offering for the atmosphere; reminding her audiences about the power of music to bring us closer.”
Born and raised in Vermont, Elisabeth’s signature sound is a result of her own life as well as that of her family.  She learned about classical and symphonic compositions from her parents and music teachers while also discovering contemporary American singers and songwriters through her own explorations.  Her father Werner von Trapp (second-oldest son of the Trapp Family Singers) maintained a lifelong love of playing guitar and singing, and Elisabeth continues his legacy in these arts.  
Broadway Live Productions, LLC, a local live performance production company in Woodstock Valley is producing the event and owner of Broadway Live Productions David T. Panteleakos is delighted to know that world-class performer Elisabeth von Trapp sounds the return of high-quality talent provided to the people residing in this quiet corner of Connecticut. “After the year we have all endured, there is such a longing for a return to normalcy for all of us and this event is a perfect transition back to live performance,” said Panteleakos. “Elisabeth’s own experience and stories that she inherited through her family provide a perfect symbolic connection for overcoming a dark and challenging time. We are all so very excited to hear Elisabeth perform and look forward to many more concerts and productions in the near future in northeastern Connecticut.”

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