Christ Church donates
to Daily Bread
Christ Church Pomfret recently presented a check to Karen Osbrey, president of the Board of Directors at IHSP. The money will be used to help with expenses at the Daily Bread Food Pantry in Putnam. The Church has been a long-time supporter of Daily Bread. Over the past few years, Christ Church has donated more than $5,000.
IHSP Daily Bread Food Pantry focuses on meeting the needs of food insecure families/individuals by supplementing their dietary needs with nutritious, healthy foods. One of the ways they do this is by providing guests with dairy, juice, and fresh/frozen fruits and vegetable coupons. When in season, guests also have the option of using Farmer’s Market Coupons at the Riverview Marketplace in Putnam. The coupons are distributed according to family size.
Food donations are always welcome. Items in continuous need are dry cereal, peanut butter, jelly, rice, canned or instant mashed potatoes, canned fruit, baked beans, vegetables, canned meats and tuna, soup, pasta and pasta sauce, crackers, and juice. Personal care items such as shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes (individually wrapped), toilet paper, and deodorant are also needed.
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Putnam High School honor roll
PUTNAM — The Putnam High School honor roll* for the third quarter includes:
Seniors
High Honors: Melodie Anderson, Lucien Canova, Lucas Carita, CoraRose Desrosiers, Brady Devlin, Robert Dion, Atiana Estes, Lily Goyette, Savannah Loiselle, Brandon Marcelonis, Pedro Ortiz III, Kaya Pernini, Jonathan Racine, Noah Rudman, Josephine Spalding.
Honors: Ava Briere, Aysaiah Chavez, Travis Fredette, Grant Hart, Kylie Howe-Barnett, Sophia Ionkin, Gianni LaPorte, Draven Levesque, Colin Martin, Kai Rosé Raymond, Jack Seiffert, Adam Sekula, Delta Wagner
Juniors
High Honors: Anthony Cosentino, Melanie Garcia, Caden Gluck, Logan LaFrance, Madison Lamothe, Isabelle Magalhaes, Evan Mailloux, Kaylee Mayo, Isabel Porter, Hailey Summers
Honors: Sawyer Britt, Brooke Champagne, Aaliyah Daughenbaugh, Lillian Ennis, Antonio Furtado, Olivia Hetrick, Ava Morrison, Emily Olecki, Clara Souza.
Sophomores
High Honors: Leah Benzie, Audrina Buzanoski, Nicholas Devlin, Maeve Gabbard, Joselin Garcia Osorio, Evan Garvey, Benjamin Gustafson, Jayce Jodoin, Gavin Matte, Cali McCaughey, Miguel Morente Uz, Kaydence Morris, Paige Perry, Kasyn Robillard, Kaylin Rodrigues, Esteban Suarez, Madison Thomas
Honors: Kaylee Borders, Ella Carota, Gabriell Cerasiello, Brynn Dignam, Aidan Martin, Aiden Membreno, Ana Carolina Oliveira, Madalyn Parquette, Joseph Vergoni
Freshmen
High Honors: Delanie Bernier, Danny Boriboun, Victoria Cancel, Mia Cosentino, Ayla Daniels, Avah Grimshaw, Elieana Ionkin, Sidra Jahangir, Aubrey Paquette, Jay Patel, Nathaniel Ramos, Rebekah Robbins Ferreira, Iyanah Ruiz, Jillian Spalding. Honors: Sydney Barber, Sadie Lee Furtado, Rae Neal, Rockford Snow, Calvin Wormley, Savannah Zegarra.
*High Honors – Five eligible courses with all grades 80 and above and a 90% or better simple GPA for the quarter. *Honors – Five eligible courses with all grades 75 and above and an 85% or better simple GPA for the quarter.
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President’s List
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Four local students were named to the Western New England University President’s List for the fall 2023 semester: Sarah Dubuque of Chepachet, majoring in actuarial science; Kaleigh Watts of Chepachet, majoring in actuarial science; Kirsten Deorsey of Woodstock, majoring in criminal justice; Matthew Weiss of Thompson, majoring in health sciences.
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DOUGLAS, Mass. — James Backofen, 55, of South St, died May 17, 2024, in Hartford Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara (Caswell) Backofen. Born in 1968 in Vernon, he was the son of Ann (Deskus) Backofen and the late Charles Backofen.
Jim served a combined 10 years in the United States military in both the Army and the Army Reserves. After an honorable discharge, he went on to obtain his forklift driver certification and worked for UniFi and Staples for many years.
Fond of being outdoors, Jim loved to spend his time at his campsite in Hideaway Cove. He enjoyed kayaking, attending field auctions, watching NASCAR and was arguably the biggest fan of the Miami Dolphins.
He leaves two daughters, Riley Backofen and Peyton Backofen of Plainfield; two brothers, Kenneth Backofen of Palm Coast, Fla., and Timothy Backofen of Wauregan; 10 step-children: Krystal Warblow, Josey Warblow, Trisha Paquin, Melissa Caswell-Racicot, Alana Racicot, Natasha Caswell, Gary Warblow, Kristen Knight, Amber Starh, and Ashley Quang; and 20 grandchildren.
Visitation is from noon to 2 p.m. June 15 in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St. Putnam. A reception will follow at Hideaway Cove Campground.
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