WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Agricultural Society, the organization that supports the annual Woodstock Fair, elected officers at its annual meeting.
Jeff Sandness of Eastford was re-elected as the Society’s president. Marc Allard of Killingly will continue to serve as first vice-president as will Steven Raheb of Pomfret Center as second vice-president and Gail White of Woodstock as treasurer.
Also elected to the executive board of the Society were Susan Webster (Woodstock) as secretary and Tim Walsh (Tolland) as a director at-large.
Bill Moseley (Woodstock) will continue to serve in that capacity as well.
The Society also elevated several life members to its Board of Directors.
Tom Angelo (Thompson); Emily Buell (Hampton); Sean Copeland (Woodstock) and Matt Godzik (Thompson) were elected to three-year terms and Susan Hibbard (Woodstock) will complete a 1-year term of a retiring director.
Re-elected to the Board of Directors were Allard, Lindsay Bellasario (Woodstock), Chris Mayhew (Woodstock), Diane Morin (Woodstock), and Kathie Puliafico (East Woodstock) to three-year terms.
Sandness thanked several directors who are not returning; Warren Carlow (Scituate, R.I.); Annette Hamilton (Woodstock); Susan Lloyd (Woodstock); Myra Pratte (Woodstock) and Douglas Young (Woodstock) for their long-time service to the Society on the Board of Directors and in other capacities.
The Woodstock Fair, Always Labor Day weekend, will celebrate its 164th year in 2024.
The Fair will open its gates on Friday, Aug. 30 at noon time and will run through Monday, Sept. 2.
The Woodstock Agricultural Society will be announcing the details of some major changes coming to the 2024 Woodstock Fair in the near future.
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Take part in exhibit
THOMPSON — The Thompson Public Library’s Art @ the Library is inviting participation in its March exhibit “Focus on Thompson: Our Favorite People,” a photo exhibit. Submission deadline is Feb. 21 and forms are available at the front desk. 860-923-9779.
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Scramble the Duck ready!
EASTFORD — Scramble the Duck, Connecticut’s accurate weather-predicting groundhog alternative, will forecast another six weeks of winter or early spring weather at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 2 at the Ivy Glenn Memorial in Eastford. For those not able to attend in person, the event will be livestreamed on Scramble the Duck’s website.
The event, called Duck Day, is a ceremony similar to other weather-predicting animals. If the sun shines and Scramble finds a shadow, he will forecast another six weeks of winter. If the day is cloudy and overcast and Scramble sees no shadow, he will predict early spring weather.
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Programs set
POMFRET — The Ragged Hill Woods Environmental Science Programs at Windham Tolland 4-H Camp on Taft Pond Road will present, Feb. 7 Salt Water vs. Fresh Water; Feb. 21 All About Sugar; and Feb. 28 The Solar System. $20 per session. Register: 860-974-1122 to register.