PUTNAM —Lori Hamilton, clinical coordinator in the medical/surgical department at Day Kimball Hospital, has been named employee of the month for October by Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH).
Hamilton, who began her healthcare career path during high school as a certified nursing assistant, has been a nurse for 24 years. Prior to joining Day Kimball in February 2000, Hamilton worked as an emergency medical technician and as a nurse in intensive care, emergency and acute rehab settings. In her role as clinical coordinator for the medical/surgical department, Hamilton is responsible for supporting the unit’s nursing staff, providing staff education, and assisting with direct patient care.
Hamilton earned an associate degree in nursing from Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester in 1996 and received a bachelor’s in education and psychology from Worcester State College in 1988. She was a recipient of the eastern CT’s Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing in 2010, a statewide nursing recognition program that honors nurses for their exceptional contributions to the profession. Hamilton currently lives in Oxford, Mass.
Day Kimball Healthcare’s employee of the month program is sponsored by Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket.
“The Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation and Foxwoods Resort Casino has been focused on taking care of the people that serve within our community, and we appreciate everything Day Kimball Healthcare does,” said Foxwood’s Director of Sponsorships and Partnerships Roy Colebut-Ingram. “Supporting meaningful employee recognition programs like that at DKH is just one way that we feel we can express our appreciation.”
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PUTNAM — Dec. 19 the “Wreaths Across America” ceremony will take place exactly at noon at the Veterans Memorial Park.
The community of Putnam along with towns throughout America will pause in a minute of silence in tribute and remembrance to the fallen, the Prisoners of War, the Missing in Action and to honor those who have served and are serving this great nation’s Armed Services.
The program is being coordinated by the Mayotte-Viens American Legion Post #13 and the Albert J. Breault VFW Post #1523. The members of the Legion and VFW are encouraging the public to attend the ceremony in accordance to COVID-19 guidelines.
Following the minute of silence at exactly noon, the program will open with remarks from Ronald P. Coderre, past commander of American Legion Post #13 and the singing of the National Anthem by U.S. Air Force veteran, Maurice Coderre. In the presence of the combined Honor Guards of the American Legion and VFW, wreaths will be laid in memory of those who served and are serving in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines. An individual wreath will be laid in remembrance of the 93,129 service personnel from all branches whose last known status was either Prisoner of War or Missing in Action.
Reflections will be offered by Putnam Mayor, Norman “Barney” Seney, American Legion Post#13 Commander Brian Maynard and VFW Post #1523 Commander, Hans Lowell.
The reflections will be followed by the tossing of a remembrance wreath into the Quinebaug River by American Legion Commander Maynard and Legion Commander Lowell. The ceremonial wreath tossing will be followed by Taps performed by Tyler Eddy, Putnam Citizen.
After the closing of the ceremony, the Honor Guard will disburse to local cemeteries and bridges where they will honor veterans by placing wreaths at each location.
The program is coordinated by the two service organizations in cooperation with Town of Putnam’s Recreation Department and will follow all COVID 19 guidelines.
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All Putnam schools are on remote learning.
Pomfret Community
Monday: Pizza, fresh fruit and veggies. Tuesday: French toast sticks, sausage, fresh fruit and veggies. Starting Wednesday: Winter Break!
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I will openly admit that I am not an everyday hair washer; not even prior to the COVID-imposed restrictions of staying home. Actually, hair professionals encourage their clients to skip daily hair washings in order to improve the overall health of their hair. I don’t skip hair washings because it improves my hair health — although that is a nice benefit — I skip daily washings because my hair is thick, curly and long, requiring both a washing and a conditioning. Each step in the process takes a lot of time and uses a lot of product, resulting in my need to not only maintain a significant supply of shampoo and conditioner but also to carefully plan the necessary amount of “get ready” time if a hair wash is needed.
Given all of this, I am very confused by the hair washing instructions found on the bottle of shampoo; step one: Wash. Step two: Rinse. Step three: Repeat. Repeat?
If I hand wash my dishes (which I often do), I do not first wash them a little bit, making sure that I have left bits of dried on food or lipstick stained rims of glasses so that they can dry and I can wash them again. I wash them thoroughly, removing any traces of prior use.
I’m quite certain that I do not follow this protocol because my parents raised me to be an overachiever but rather because my intent in the dishwashing process is to, simply, yield clean dishes. When I wash my hair, rest assured, my intent is the same, lathering and sudsing my locks so that all traces of hair products and physical activity have been removed. If I have effectively followed steps one and two of the hair washing process, why then, do I need to do it all over again?
Repeating something you have already done well not only requires more time, something I have already established that I am unwilling to give more of when it comes to washing my hair, but also, more use of resources, resulting in … more money.
If washing my hair one time requires a lot of shampoo, can you imagine what I would spend on shampoo if I washed my hair twice in a row? It’s like going out to eat and paying full price for a shrimp cocktail appetizer but insisting on receiving only two shrimps at a time only to reorder it again.
The repeat instruction on a bottle of shampoo leads me to believe that the shampoo manufacturers are trying to recoup the profits they lose from the hair professionals who recommend against daily washings … Luckily, I have mastered hairstyles which work when my hair is beyond its last hair wash expiration date, like a messy bun or, in extreme circumstances, a hat.
Seriously, if I don’t have the time, nor the inclination to wash my hair more than 3 times (or maybe only twice) a week, why would I ever redo something I just did.
I recommend that the shampoo companies save themselves some ink and remove their third step! Rinse-Repeat.
Rinse-Repeat.
Kathy Naumann, possessor of NATURALLY curly hair and the understanding that you can’t control everything!
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