Monday: No school - Columbus Day
Woodstock public schools
Tuesday: Fish sandwiches, cole slaw, fruit. Wednesday: Bosco cheese sticks, marinara sauce, fruit. Thursday: Hamburger, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, fruit. Friday: Pizza, cucumber cups, fruit.
Pomfret Community
Tuesday: Totally Taco Snax, corn, veggie cups, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, carrots, veggie cups, fruit. Thursday: Pizza, broccoli, veggie cups/dip, fruit. Friday: Hot dogs, veggie cups, fruit, cookies.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Tuesday: Italian meatball grinders, broccoli. Wednesday: Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots. Thursday: Fiesta taco salad bowls, Spanish rice, Mexicali corn. Friday: Putnam Special Pizza, salad with cherry tomatoes and cucumbers.
Putnam High
Tuesday: Baked Chicken Alfredo, broccoli. Wednesday: Nachos Grande, Spanish rice with black beans, corn. Thursday: Chicken Parm, autumn vegetables. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza, vegetable.
Wed. Oct. 5
Pomfret Seniors
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Senior Center will present its Walking Club at 10:15 a.m. on the Airline Trail. Open to all area seniors. 860-928-7459.
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center on Day Road will present “Love, Flowers and a Gentle Breeze,” works by Jonathan Fritz, through Oct. 30. Opening Reception, 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 9. 860-928-4948.
Thur. Oct. 6
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road will present “Bird Walk” at 8 a.m. Free for CAS members; $5 nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Pomfret Seniors
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Senior Center will present Yoga at 1 p.m. at the center on Mashamoquet Road. Open to all area seniors. 860-928-7459.
Farmers Market
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Thursday Farmers Market is open from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the Pavilion on Kennedy Drive. It runs Thursday through Oct. 27.
Fri. Oct. 7
First Fridays
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will present First Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m. downtown. New Orleans.
Concert
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen in Concert at 7:30 p.m. $20 in advance; $25 at the door at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. 860-928-4948.
Coffeehouse Program
KILLINGLY --- The RSVP Veterans Coffeehouse will present a program by the Natchaug River Young Marines at 7 p.m. at the Killingly Community Center.
Sat. Oct. 8
Concert
CANTERBURY --- The Canterbury Historical Society will present a free community concert from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and classic movie from at 7 p.m. at the Community Room of the Town Hall. Bring your own chair. http://www.canterburyhistorical.org/.
Land Trust Program
THOMPSON --- The Wyndham Land Trust will present a tour of the Robbins Preserve at 1 p.m. End of Fred Davis Road.
Apple Festival
DAYVILLE --- The 3rd Annual BIG-little Apple Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Killingly Grange Hall on Rt. 101. Festivities include: apple-based culinary delights; artisans and colonial craftspeople; basket raffle and gift market; cider, candy apples, mums, pumpkins; live folk, early rock and classic country music; “Salon de MacIntosh” art show. Free admission. 860-705-3643.
Farmers Market
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Saturday Farmers Market is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pavilion on Kennedy Drive. It runs Saturdays through Oct. 29.
Sun. Oct. 9
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center on Day Road will present a Walking Weekend Bafflin Bird Walk at 8 a.m. Free. 860-928-4948.
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road will present “Sunday Walk” at 2 p.m. Free for CAS members; $5 nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Tues. Oct. 11
Candidates’ Forum
DANIELSON --- The Arc Quinebaug Valley on Cook Hill Road and CT Community Nonprofit Alliance Road will host a candidates’ forum from 6 to 8 p.m. RSVP 860-774-2827.
Exercise Group
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Senior Exercise Group will meet from 9 to 10 a.m. every Tuesday in the Woodstock Town Hall lower level meeting room. Free for all Woodstock senior citizens 60 and older. 860-974-1050
Thur. Oct. 13
Town Market
CANTERBURY --- The Canterbury Town Market, Craftsmen/Artisans/Agriculture will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Canterbury Town Hall Parking Lot. No fee for vendors. 860-546-9693.
Putnam Seniors
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Senior Citizens Group meets at 2 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Putnam VFW. 1-774-318-0064.
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Chamber sponsors
senatorial debate
DANIELSON — The Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce (NCCC) is sponsoring a free debate between the candidates running for the 29th Senatorial District at 6 p.m. Oct. 17 at Quinebaug Valley Community College in the Robert E. Miller auditorium.
Incumbent, Mae Flexer (D) and challenger John French (R) have both accepted the Chamber’s invitation. Moderator for the program is Legislative Affairs Committee Chairman, H. Douglas Porter.
“It’s important that the general public and our membership, comprised of nearly 500 businesses from eastern Connecticut, have the opportunity to hear the candidates’ vision on issues affecting them. In addition, this debate will provide a platform for the Chamber to delve deeper into each candidates’ positions on behalf of our membership,” said Chamber President Rachael Johnston. Those individuals interested in attending should contact the NCCC at 860-774-8001 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Attendees interested in submitting a question for the debate may forward it to the same email address.
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Academy will honor alumnus John Vertefeuille ’91 with a Distinguished Service to Society Award at a reception at 3 p.m. Oct. 7 in Founders Court as part of The Academy’s Homecoming Weekend celebration.
After graduating from The Academy, Vertefeuille went on to earn three degrees from Johns Hopkins University and is now the Polio Eradication Branch Chief & Incident Manager at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He and his team are working alongside the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Rotary International, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to completely eradicate polio.
“What I love most about my job is the real opportunity to work with so many diverse populations,” Vertefeuille has said. “I’ve lived in and traveled to several countries outside of the United States. I find that everywhere I go there is this common belief that people want to see their children healthy and have opportunities to grow up and do amazing things.”
Some of his prior work includes leading the CDC’s team in Tanzania, leading the Global AIDS effort in Nigeria, leading a CDC team in Haiti after the earthquake, and battling an Ebola outbreak in Nigeria. Together with a group of local epidemiologists in Nigeria, Vertefeuille’s team worked with the local government to quickly bring in medical teams and set-up an emergency operation center. Rather than a large outbreak in a city with more than 20 million inhabitants, the team’s effort helped limit the infection to just 20 cases.
Vertefeuille will be speaking with students throughout the day and discussing his work at the 3 p.m. award reception. For a full listing of Homecoming Weekend events, visit: www.woodstockacademy/homecoming2016
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