Donations welcome
POMFRET — Donations of household goods, furniture, toys, electronics, tools, etc. for the 62nd annual auction Windham County 4-H Auction of May 6 and 7 will be accepted at the lower level back entrance of the lodge on Taft Pond Road from April 18 through May 1. Call 860-974-3379 to schedule delivery at other times or to arrange for item pickup.
PUTNAM — Connecticut libraries are participating in the Connecticut Library Association’s Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program.
123 Connecticut libraries are proud to participate in the program this year. The Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program invites you to visit all of the participating Connecticut public libraries during the month of April.
The program is open to adults and children, and residents are encouraged to explore the amazing diversity of our public libraries. To participate, visit your local participating library (Brooklyn, Killingly, Mansfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson) to pick up your passport.
Each library will stamp your passport and give you a token gift. Take your passport as you visit other participating libraries. At each visit you must show your library card, and then the library will stamp your passport and give you another small gift.
If you visit at least five participating libraries and return your passport to a participating library by May 6, you will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $150 Visa gift card for adults (18 and up) and a $100 Visa gift card for children (under 18). This is a state-wide contest where four winners will be selected: one adult and one child from a random drawing from all who visited at least five libraries, and one adult and one child from a random drawing from all who visited the most libraries. The drawing will be held on June 1 and the winners will be informed by telephone and mailed their prize.
For more details and a full list of participating libraries, visit Facebook.com/passporttoctlibraries or ask your local librarian.
Woodstock public schools
Monday: Chicken patties on buns, fruit. Tuesday: Pizza, corn, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken Caesar salad, fruit. Thursday: Pasta, meatballs, green beans, fruit. Friday : No school - Parent Teacher Conferences.
Pomfret Community
Monday: Mozzarella sticks, dipping sauce, peas, fruit. Tuesday: Beef tacos, fruit cups. Wednesday: Hot dogs, veggie cups, fruit, cookies. Thursday: Mr. Fox's pizza, veggie cups, fruit. Friday: Chicken patties on rolls, fruit, dessert.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday: Hot dogs, baked beans. Tuesday: Crispy chicken sandwiches, veggie salad. (Middle School: Buffalo chicken sandwiches). Wednesday: Baked ziti with marinara sauce, roasted vegetables, Bosco cheese sticks. Thursday: Fiesta Taco Salad Bowls, Spanish rice, Mexicali corn. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza.
Putnam High
Monday: General Tsos Chicken, vegetable fried rice, broccoli. Tuesday: Sloppy Joes, carrots. Wednesday: Buffalo chicken salad. Thursday: Nachos Grande, corn, Spanish rice with black beans. Friday: Homemade calzone, salad.
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Academy will celebrate the beginning of a new initiative, WA Gives Back, at the Palmer Arboretum on April 1 and 2.
More than 150 Woodstock Academy students and employees will come together to help the Arboretum prepare for their Annual Open House later this spring. “Community service is a big part of The Academy and something that I believe is a vital part of our students’ education,” said Social Studies teacher and Initiative leader Sara Dziedzic. “Partnerships with local organizations like the Arboretum only solidify an important part of our mission: to encourage active investment in our community.”
Participants will help with spring clean-up as the Arboretum prepares for their Open House May 7.
“The Arboretum Committee is excited about having so many students and teachers from Woodstock Academy help with our Spring cleanup,” said Committee Chair Bill Brower. “This was a great winter for wind and we have enormous numbers of twigs, branches, and blown-back leaves to clear before mowing season. With so many students, we can also spread mulch and do some pruning, weeding, and removal of the last of the invasive species from the grounds.”
For more information on WA Gives Back or to share volunteer opportunities, Dziedzic at (860) 928-6575 or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . For more information on Woodstock Arboretum’s Open House, please visit their website at www.townofwoodstock.com.