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Woodstock Academy students
PBA's Earl Rosebrooks
Rotarian Roberta Rocchetti
Putnam High students
Woodstock Academy students

Rotarians, community plant spring bulbs
PUTNAM — Let winter be as dreary as it likes.
When spring rolls around, the combination of community spirit and a Rotary District 7890 grant and more than 1,000 flower bulbs will gloriously wipe out the winter drabs at Rotary Park.
Rotarians from the Putnam Rotary Club, community members and students rolled up their sleeves and put on their gardening gloves to plant 1,500 spring bulbs in October.
The bulbs chosen are all hardy to this region, will naturalize (meaning they will multiply and spread) and come back year after year.
Project coordinator, Rotarian Karen Osbrey, said: “The hardest part is waiting for spring.  But it will be worth the wait.”  People can expect to see the colorful display in early spring.  There will be white and yellow Narcissus (daffodils) and blue and white Puschkinias. 
Putnam Rotary Club President, Rick Place led by example and dug right in, along with his wife Mary.   Place thanked all of the volunteers who came out to help.   Rotarians and family members included: Roberta Rocchetti, Jonathan Tremblay and daughters Talia and Kaelyn; Pam Brown and husband George, daughter Emily Brown Mleko and granddaughter Ava Mleko;  Marcy Dawley, Kristin Willis, Anne Miller, Deborah Hoft, Scott Pempek, Gary and Karen Osbrey.   Rotarians were also joined by students from Woodstock Academy and Putnam High School, and the community at large.  From Woodstock Academy, International students included Lucy Chen, Aaron Hu, Jefferson Wu, Khe Nguyen, Tina Dang, Nguyen Cai and Daisy Li.  PHS students Lucas Perry, Jonathan Aier, Selena Cordero, Michayla Rugh and Nathan Barylski joined in the fun.   Dr. Steve Raheb, Earl Rosebrooks, Sue Morrison, Mike Morrill and Betsey Craaco also lent a helping hand. (photos courtesy of Gary Osbrey)

Volunteers
are needed
THOMPSON — The Thompson Conservation Commission and Thompson Together, Inc. were awarded a grant from The Last Green Valley, Inc. for the Thompson Cemetery Restoration Project.
This project includes the restoration of seven cemeteries located throughout Thompson.
Volunteers are needed to rake and remove brush and tree debris after the trees surrounding the cemeteries are trimmed.  Some stonewall repair as well as gate refurbishing is needed.
Call Norma O’Leary at 860-923-2969 to see in what ways you may help with this worthwhile project.

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Congratulates
Elizabeth Zachow of CorePlus Credit Union, right, congratulates a member of the Millionaire’s Club at St. Bernard School. Courtesy photo.


CorePlus Credit Union is sponsoring a Millionaire’s Club at St. Bernard School in Uncasville.  The students at St. Bernard School now have a new, engaging resource for developing their personal financial skills while enjoying competitions with other students locally, statewide, and across the nation.
The Millionaire’s Club is a complete financial skills program offered by CorePlus Credit Union and is designed for delivery at the high school level.  Clubs are provided seed grants, detailed 26-lesson curriculum, and faculty/student materials at no charge.  Clubs are also provided with entry into national competitions such as The Stock Market Game™ and The Personal Finance Challenge™.  Additional support materials add a fun, competitive edge to the Club’s activities.
Other Millionaire’s Clubs have produced State and National Personal Finance Challenge champions as well as first-place Stock Market Game™ competitors.
As the Club’s sponsor, CorePlus Credit Union will provide guest speakers on topics such as identity theft, selecting a financial institution, credit, lending, etc. while the core curriculum, developed by the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), is delivered by professional educators either in class or after school.