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Bird Man - Rotary Park. More photos on page 5. Linda Lemmon photos.
Sculpture Affair
runs to Sept. 4
PUTNAM — The town of Putnam and the Putnam Arts Council have kicked off its two-month long “Sculpture Affair” in the Business District and along the Putnam River Trail. Artist Dale Rogers, the man who created the town’s current sculptures, Bird in Hand (Rotary Park), 4 People (River Trail) and Big Dog (entrance to dog park) installed more than 20 sculptures for people to enjoy while walking in our community.
There are Woodland Animals for the youngsters, Symbolic pieces of Love for the young at heart and sculptures that make you stop and think while you roam the fanciful streets of Putnam. Families and friends are walking to stay healthy during these unprecedented times. What better way to spend a day than to walk Putnam and see the beautiful, solid, large 3-D sculptures that combine the love of abstract geometrics with organic lines and figurative appeal.
The best way to enjoy the Sculptures is to use our excellent “Sculpture Affair” Map – Guide that you can acquire at our Putnam restaurants and businesses. Also you can go to the WINY 1350 am / 97.1 fm Facebook page along with the Discover Putnam and Town of Putnam Facebook pages and the Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger Facebook page. Websites to find the guide are winyradio.com, putnamct.org and discoverputnam.com.
This wonderful “Sculpture Affair“ is powered by Putnam Bank (a division of Centreville Bank), Price Chopper Supermarkets, and Wheelabrator Putnam Inc. These major sponsors have helped Putnam Create exciting events in the past and within the CT COVID-19 guidelines this will be a terrific opportunity to safely enjoy Putnam.
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The Putnam Rotary Club recently awarded scholarships to eight local seniors. All the scholarships are $4,000 each.
The Putnam High School scholarship winners included:
— Zoe Hetrick with the Ray & Vi Brousseau Scholarship. She plans to major in physical therapy at the University of Rhode Island.
— Justin St. Martin also won a Ray & Vi Brousseau Scholarship. He will be attending Landmark College and will major in computer science.
The Tourtellotte Memorial High School winner is:
— Robert Gatzke. He was awarded the John O’Brien Scholarship. He plans to attend the University of Massachusetts and will major in political science.
Five students from Woodstock Academy won scholarships including:
— Grayson Walley who will attend UConn, majoring in mechanical engineering.
— Emma Redfield won a Ray & Vi Brousseau Scholarship. She will major in the STEM field at UConn.
— David May also was awarded a Ray & Vi Brousseau Scholarship. He plans to attend Northeastern University and will major in mechanical engineering.
— Tessa Houlihan won the Ray Brousseau Scholarship. She’s heading for UConn where she will major in mechanical engineering.
— Emma Durand was awarded the A. Leon Archambault Scholarship. She will major in nursing at Fairfield University.
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Brayden Cutler, a senior at Tourtellotte Memorial High School was recently elected president of the Putnam Rotary Club’s Interact Club. He is a National Honor Society member, a Tri-M Music Honor Society member, a member of the TMHS concert band, a peer tutor, and the captain of the indoor track, outdoor track, and cross country teams. Cutler is planning on majoring in political science.
At the Interact Induction, he said: “I would like to see the Interact Club continue with the bell ringing for our local Salvation Army in December, and I participate in the Relay For Life. I would also like to do many other events that would help our community here in northeastern Connecticut, and help with the Special Olympics.”
The Interact Club will resume its monthly meetings the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month beginning in September.
The Putnam Regional Interact Club is open to students from schools in Thompson, Woodstock, Pomfret, Putnam, grades 7 - 12. For more information about the Interact Club contact Roberta Rocchetti at 860-933-8603.
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President’s List
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Three local students were named to the Bryant University President’s List for the fall 2019 semester; Audrey Chase, Class of 2021, Pomfret Center; Taylor Chamberlin, Class of 2021, Pascoag; and Joshua Turner, Class of 2023, Pascoag.
On dean’s list
Anna Grace Murphy has been named to the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester at Elon University.
Murphy is the daughter of Mr. Raymond F. Murphy III and of Putnam and Ms. Emily J. Murphy of E. Woodstock.