POMFRET — David May, an eighth grader from Pomfret Community School, has qualified to compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee. The contest will be held April 1.
This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which is now in its 28th year. School Bees were held in schools with fourth-through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school champion. School champions then took an online qualifying test. The National Geographic Society has invited up to 100 of the top-scoring students in each of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependents Schools and U.S. territories to compete in the state bees.
Each state champion will receive $100, the National Geographic book “The National Parks: An Illustrated History” and a medal, and will journey to Washington, D.C., to represent their state in the National Geographic Bee Championship at National Geographic Society headquarters, May 22-25.
The national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society.
POMFRET — On April 12 the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD), in partnership with the Pomfret Conservation Commission, will be host a free workshop on Septic System Care and Maintenance at 7 p.m. April 12 at the Connecticut Audubon Society Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road.
At this workshop, you will learn about common avoidable causes of system failures, what the signs of a system failure are and, if your system is in need of replacement, what funding options are available to help with this cost.
A free septic system record keeping file folder will be given to workshop participants that print, complete and turn in an ECCD Septic System Survey. You can download a copy of this survey by visiting the ECCD website at http://www.ConserveCT.org/Eastern, then click on Current Projects and then the Mashamoquet Septic Upgrades tab. The survey requires no site specific information, but will help us to better understand local opinions regarding septic tank maintenance and upkeep.
Also, at this workshop, you will learn about septic system replacement rebates of $2000 available for homeowners in special priority areas along Mashamoquet and Abington Brooks in Pomfret and White Brook in Pomfret and Brooklyn, where higher than allowable levels of fecal bacteria were found during an earlier water quality investigation. Is your home in a priority area? Visit the ECCD website http://www.ConserveCT.org/Eastern and click on Current Projects followed by the Mashamoquet Septic Upgrades tab.
For more information about this project or the workshop, feel free to contact Jean Pillo at 860-928-4948 ex 605, or you can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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Abington Cemetery
Association
Annual Meeting
A meeting has been called for Thursday, March 31st at 7:00 p.m. at the Pomfret Senior Center.
All lot owners are invited to attend Please remove winter decorations by April 15th or they will be disposed of by
the Cemetery Association
John Casey,
President
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Town of Putnam
WPCA
Water/Sewer
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The April 2016 billing of water and / or sewer collections for the Town of Putnam WPCA is due and payable on May 2, 2016.
Payments made after May 2, 2016, will be subject to an Interest charge of 3% (1.5% per month) or $2.00 minimum whichever is higher, according to Connecticut State Statute SEC. 12-146.
Mail must be postmarked no later than May 2, 2016, to avoid interest charges.
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Exhibit
Camille Frigon, left and Susan LaGrow, below, are featured in art exhibit. Courtesy photo
Academy pair
in art exhibit
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Academy junior Camille Frigon of Union, and Academy Photography teacher Susan LaGrow are being featured in the 72nd Annual Connecticut Artists Exhibition at the Slater Memorial Museum.
They competed against Connecticut artists of all ages for a spot in the show. Frigon’s work, “Transfiguration Of A Disintegrated Elegance,” includes several distressed and detailed photographs. She is the first Woodstock Academy student to be featured in the prestigious show.
LaGrow’s work, “Floating,” incorporates several pieces of bark floating in front of a blossomed tree. Her work won third place in the show. The exhibition is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and from 1 to 4 p.m. on weekends at the Slater Museum.
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