Wed. March 30
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- Ann C. Rosebrooks and Donna O’Scolaigh Lange will exhibit their work at the Vanilla Bean Café through the month of April.
Thur. March 31
Speaker
DANIELSON --- The QVCC Foundation will present Casey Sherman, best-selling author of eight acclaimed novels, at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $50 for event and dinner. 860-932-4174 .
Sat. April 2
Spring Tea
THOMPSON --- The Woman’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital will host a Spring Tea fund-raiser at 11:30 a.m. at Raceway Restaurant. It includes a make your own salad bar and a vintage fashion show. RSVP by March 28 and info: 860-377-9824.
Sun. April 3
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center on Day Road will present a Photography Contest & Exhibit (submission deadline March 15) through April 30. Opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. April 3. 928-4948.
Mon. April 4
Garden Program
S. WOODSTOCK --- The Quiet Corner Garden Club to sponsor a presentation, “How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring,” by Deb Lee, co-owner Woodland Trails Native Plant Nursery, at 6:45 at the South Woodstock Baptist Church on Roseland Park Road. Public invited. The regular QCGC meeting will be held separate from and following the presentation.
Tues. April 5
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
Caregivers Group
PUTNAM --- Saint Philip's Church on Grove Street will host a new support group for people providing care or support for a loved one or working in a care profession from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Meeting room is downstairs at rear of church on Pleasant St. Light refreshments and fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Free: 860-928-3510
Three C’s
WOODSTOCK --- The Three C’s Performing Arts for Kids will present “Henry & Mudge” at 10 a.m. at the Hyde Cultural Center. Recommended for grades PK-3. $4 per person (in groups of 10 or more) 928-2946.
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Art @ the Library will present the 13th Annual Thompson Community Art Show through April 29 at the Thompson Public Library. Reception is 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 6. Supported by the Friends of the Library.
Wed. April 6
Algae-control Workshop
WOODSTOCK --- The Eastern Connecticut Conservation District, in partnership with the Woodstock Conservation Commission, is hosting a workshop focused on methods to control algae in lakes, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Woodstock Academy Commons. Free. Snow date: April 7. Preregistration required: 860-928-4948
Thur. April 7
Travel Presentation
POMFRET --- the Pomfret Public Library will present “Travels in Patagonia: A presentation by Ann and Walter Hinchman,” at 7 p.m. at the library. Free. 860-928-3475.
Fri. April 8
Avenue Q
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “ Avenue Q” at 7:30 p.m. April 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23 and at 2 p.m. April 10, 17, 24. $23 and $20. 860-928-7887.
Sat. April 9
Chicken Dinner
POMFRET --- A Chicken Cordon Bleu Dinner benefiting ACS Relay For Life will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Pomfret Community School. Adults, $20; $10 for kids 10 and younger; kids under 4 admitted free. 860-974-1202.
Spaghetti Supper
QUINEBAUG --- The St. Stephen’s parish spaghetti supper and basket drawing will e held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the parish center. $10 for adults; $5 for kids 12 and younger.
Tues. April 12
Blood Drive
PUTNAM --- The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from noon to 5:15 p.m. at Matulaitis Rehab & Skilled Care on Thurber Road. Call 1-800-RED CROSS.
Wed. April 13
Blood Drive
DANIELSON --- The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Westfield Congregational Church on Main Street. Call 1-800-RED CROSS.
Sat. April 16
Steak Supper
EASTFORD --- The Eastford Independent Fire Company No. 1 Inc. will hold an all-you-can-eat steak supper at 6:30 p.m. at the firehouse. $20 per person. No tickets at the door. 860-974-0256.
Spring Fair
ASHFORD --- the Ashford Senior Center will hold a spring fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center on Tremko Lane. Bake table too. Spaces available with 6-foot table - $20. 860-428-6502.
Fri. May 6
First Friday
PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam downtown will present “Fun on the Lawn: A Kid’s Fair” from 5 to 8 p.m. as part of the downtown Putnam First Fridays celebration. Free. 928-4205.
Book Sale
PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam downtown will present a Book Sale from 5 to 7 p.m. May 6 and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 7. Proceeds shared with community charities. 928-4205.
Tag Sale
POMFRET --- The 62nd Annaul Windham County 4-H Tag sale will be held from noon to 6 p.m. May 6 and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 7. The auction is at 6 p.m.
Sat. May 7
Book Sale
W. WOODSTOCK--- The West Woodstock Library will hold a book sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is seeking donations for the sale. Hard cover and paperback books accepted! Looking for non fiction, fiction, gardening, cooking, children, vintage and collectible books. (No Reader’s Digest condensed books, text books, encyclopedias or magazines.) Book donations accepted until noon on May 5.Call for more info or to get address for monetary donations: 860 974-0376.
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PUTNAM — Thomas A. Borner, president and CEO of Putnam Bank, recently announced the hiring of Kim Brian Bushey to lead the commercial lending department as a senior vice president. “I’m pleased with the growth we’ve experienced at Putnam Bank, and adding this position to our commercial department, with Kim’s leadership and experience, is an important step in achieving our goals set forth in our recent capital raise and will fuel our expansion of lending in eastern Connecticut,” said Borner.
Bushey brings 35 years of commercial lending experience to Putnam Bank. Following graduation from Eastern Connecticut State University, he worked the first 25 years of his commercial banking career with Bank of America and predecessor banks. His experience included time in Credit Analysis and Underwriting, Commercial Real Estate, Special Finance, Asset-Based Lending and Business Finance. He worked the last nine years at Santander (formerly Sovereign Bank) in management positions in Underwriting, Asset-Based Lending and Business Banking which included managing the Business Banking team at Santander covering Connecticut and western Massachusetts.
In recent years, Bushey has been actively devoted to helping raise money and awareness in the fight against both ovarian and brain cancer and is looking forward to getting actively involved in all of the communities that Putnam Bank serves.
He has lived in eastern Connecticut his entire life and lives in Hebron with his wife Susan and their five children.
Bushey said, “I am very excited to join the Commercial Lending team at Putnam Bank under the leadership of Tom Borner and look forward to reconnecting with old customers as well as establishing and growing new relationships in the Connecticut market.”
Then
This is the boathouse at Roseland Park in Woodstock around 1900.
& Now
This is the boathouse in 2011.
Huh?
Typical New England. Snow in the "spring." More photos on page 6. Linda Lemmon photo.
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