Right Place, Time
Marine One framed by American flags at Washington Monument as it leaves White House June 1. Seen during Woodstock Middle School 8th grade trip to Washington. Other sites visited: Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, WWII memorial, Pentagon 9/11 memorial, Arlington National Cemetery (including changing of the guard at tomb of unknowns and JFK’S gravesite), FDR, Martin Luther King and Jefferson Memorial. Museums included air and space, natural history, and American history, Holocaust museum. More than 80 kids plus teachers and chaperones went on the trip. Photo by Terri Creedon.
Inducted
WILLIMANTIC — A number of Eastern Connecticut State University students were recently inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, national honor society for the field of communication. Among the inductees were: Anthony DeLuca ’16 of Pomfret Center, who majors in communication; and Sara Morin ’17 of Dayville, communication.
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Winners
Members of the Rotaract Club pose with the top three teams of the tournament. Photo by Clarus Studios
THOMPSON — The Quinebaug Valley Regional Rotaract Club held its inaugural Cornhole Classic Tournament on June 4 at The Thompson Speedway and Raceway Golf Club.
The tournament, which is the first of its kind in northeastern Connecticut, is a fund-raiser to benefit the club and its non-profit partner, The Arc Quinebaug Valley, a nonprofit Human Services agency committed to supporting individuals with intellectual, developmental and other life-affecting disabilities.
“The Rotaract Club was very excited partner with The Arc Quinebaug Valley,” said Rotaract President Sarah Mortensen. “We see the positive impact The Arc has on the community and are proud to support them.”
Many local businesses supported the event with sponsorships and in-kind donations. Board sponsors, which received their own personalized set of cornhole boards and bags, included Artique, C & E Property Rentals, Fluid Coating Technology, Gerardi Insurance Services, Hilltop Contractors, Hometown Bank, Kaplan and Brennan Attorneys at Law, Loos & Co., and Meade Insurance Agency.
The event was also assisted by PAP Auto and the Killingly-Brooklyn Rotary Club as Score Card Sponsors, Rawson Materials as Bracket Sponsor, and The Loomis Team at RE/MAX as the “Swag” Sponsor. Materials and labor for the cornhole boards and printed items were generously donated by Eastford Building Supply, Kernel’s Cornhole, Gagnon Sign, and Chase Graphics. EOE Entertainment also donated their services all afternoon, providing music for the competition.
Cornhole Classic featured 27 teams facing off in a bracket-style tournament, with the top three teams winning cash prizes. In the final round of the competition, team “Siddown” comprised of Fran Murphy and Brian Mathews took first place and a cash prize of $250. The second-place team comprised of Paul Lapinski and Todd Johnson won $150 and the third-place team comprised of Jeremy Rocha and Steve Lewis won $100.
Award
Putnam Bank SVP & Branch Administrator Lynn Bourque, and AVP and Main Office Branch Manager Brandy Hapgood accepted the Quinebaug Valley Regional Rotaract Club’s Community Partnership Award from club secretary Jaclyn Thurlow during the club’s Celebration Dinner at CT National Golf Club in Putnam. Five thousand dollars in scholarships was awarded to seven local students. Courtesy photo.
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