Wed. June 18
Art Exhibit
PUTNAM --- The Putnam CT Arts Council will present “An Abstract Fantasy: An Artist’s Journey of Self Discovery,” featuring the art of Tabitha “Purrmage” Cummings, through June in the Corridor Gallery inside the Municipal Complex.
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present, in its Art @ the Library series, “Dimensional Work by Laura Salo” (quiltings). The display case will feature “Thompson Public Library Children’s Department Level Up at Your Library Summer Reading 2025.”
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret on Day Road will present an art exhibition, “Nature Reveals Itself," through June. Free admission.
Sat. June 21
Fine Arts Fest
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Arts Council will present its annual Fine Arts & Crafts Festival June 21 and 22 at the Municipal Complex front yard.
Rabies Clinic
DANIELSON --- Pet Pals Northeast is holding a low cost rabies clinic from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Quinebaug Valley Veterinary Hospital on Rt. 12. $15 cash per animal. Pre-registration and appointment is required: 860-317-1720. This is the last clinic until October. No walkins.
Celebration
PUTNAM --- 85 Main will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary June 21 and 22. It will feature throwback menu specials, giveaways and more. James Martin, chef and owner with partners Barry and Brian Jesserun, and 85 Main have won numerous state and national awards. A defining element of 85 Main’s culinary philosophy has always been its dedication to locally sourced ingredients. The restaurant has forged strong relationships with local farmers, and fishermen. Their forward-thinking vision helped lead local trends long before they became mainstream — including the introduction of alfresco dining and outdoor patio seating at 85 Main in 2008.
Sun. June 22
Exhibit
WOODSTOCK --- The Center for Woodstock History is presenting a photo exhibit, "Woodstock Through the Camera's Eye in Post-Civil War America," from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays. Check for updates: 860-928-1035.
Sat. June 28
Household Hazardous Waste
PUTNAM --- The Town of Putnam will hold a Household Hazardous Waste and Confidential Paper Shredding Collection Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Putnam Middle School. Putnam residents only. Bring ID.
Amateur Radio
THOMPSON --- The Eastern Connecticut Amateur Radio Association (ECARA) will be participating in the annual national Field Day event sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) the weekend of June 28-29. The members of ECARA will be operating from a portable Amateur Radio station they will set up at Gawron Farm, 200 Gawron Road from noon Saturday to noon Sunday. This exciting event showcases ham radio operators' ability to serve the community with emergency communication capabilities, and challenges ham radio clubs all over the country to contact as many other stations as possible in a 24-hour exercise. The public is invited to observe, learn about Amateur Radio and even participate hands on. It's open to all ages, family friendly, and refreshments will be available. Info: ECARA.net
Sun. June 29
Poetry Reading
ABINGTON --- A free poetry reading will be held at 4 p.m. at the Abington Social Library. Reading will be: Thompson Poet Laureate Steve Veilleux; novelist and poet Sarah Blanchard and poet Karen Warinsky, both Woodstock residents. The event is open and free to the public.
Free Concert
WOODSTOCK --- The Performing Arts of Northeast Connecticut, The Three C’s and the Loos Center for the Arts will present St. Luke’s Steel Band with Caribbean music at 5 p.m. at Roseland Cottage. Free. Bring chair or blanket.
Sat. July 12
Elks Anniversary
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Elks Lodge 574 will be celebrating its 125 Anniversary from noon to 3 p.m. with a Community Day at the Lodge on Edmond Street. All welcome.
Sat. Sept. 27
Pomfret Historical Program
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Historical Society will present “Jordan Freeman: Black Revolutionary War Soldier” performed by Kevin Johnson of the CT State Library at 3 p.m. at the Old Town House.
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Burrello wins Patrick Wood Prize
By the time Jotham Burrello received the Patrick Wood Prize at Rectory School’s graduation, he was already a super-star. The night before, he had won the drama award for being a philosopher, a dreamer, a newsboy, a villain, and a cat during his tenure on the Rectory stage. Early in the graduation ceremony, he won the Bigelow cup for his kindness and hard work. He was known for his generosity toward other students. He sat out part of a baseball game so another teammate could play. He asked students to vote for someone besides himself as the graduation speaker. He’d had enough time in the limelight as chair of the student council. But students voted for him anyway, and during the graduation ceremony, it was obvious why. He was funny, clever, and upbeat with high fives to his partner speaker and quotes from ninth-graders on how to succeed at Rectory. The crowded gymnasium applauded and cheered.
Patrick’s mother, Lisette Rimer, said, “It was an honor to present the Patrick Wood Prize to such a joyous and talented young man. He’s an academic standout and a performer in the best sense of the word. He is a gift to everyone.”
In addition to serving as student council president, Jotham was a day-student proctor, a student ambassador, and a mentor to a fifth-grade student. He played the lead role in the spring musical, Seussical. “He is a rare combination of scholar, musician, and athlete,” Rimer said. “Patrick’s gifts were many, and this young man is a thrilling representative of that legacy.”
Patrick Wood attended Pomfret School on a full scholarship and graduated as valedictorian in 2001 with perfect SAT scores. He graduated from Stanford as a math major with honors while earning his master’s in computer science. The Patrick Wood Prize was begun from the many donations that poured in after Patrick’s death in 2006. It supports local, meritorious students entering Pomfret School. Visit https://www.patrickwoodprize.org for more information on Patrick’s life and scholarship.
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Patrick’s mother Lisette Rimer, Patrick Wood Prize winner Jotham Burrello, and Jotham’s mother Kristin Burrello at the Rectory School graduation.
Spring athletics awards night
The Spring Athletics Awards Night, one of the final athletic events for the school year, was held recently.
Awards were given out by the spring program’s coaches and those who received All-State, All-Star, ECC Scholar-Athlete and Sportsmanship awards were all recognized.
Those athletes receiving Coaches Awards for their sport included:
Boys’ Volleyball: Varsity: Nathan Billings, Owen Budd; JV: Eli Hamilton. Boys’ Lacrosse: Varsity: Gunnar Basak, David Genay. Girls’ Lacrosse: Varsity: M.J. Castenada, Avery Crescimanno. Boys’ Track: Varsity: Christian Menounos, Colton Sallum; JV: Ramond Joachim. Girls’ Track: Varsity: Juliet Allard, Emma Weitknecht; JV: Addison Casteen. Girls’ Tennis: Varsity: Abigail Budd, Linnea Barlow; JV: Emma Mairson. Boys’ Tennis: Varsity: Tyler Chamberlin, Leo Larkin; JV: Rodrigo Diez de los Rios Beigveder. Unified Banana Ball: Varsity: Kyle Bain, Jessica Palmerino, Eric Wu.
Softball: Varsity: Ellary Sampson, Campbell Favreau. Baseball: Varsity: Kyle Grist, Logan Coutu; JV: Greysen Fuller. Girls’ Golf: Varsity: Isabelle Tedisky, Colbie O’Connor; JV: Finley Hamilton. Boys’ Golf: Varsity: Blake Hudock, Sam Clark; JV: Jimmy Zhang.
Those who received All-State and All-Star honors included:
Class L All-State and ECC Div.I All-Star in baseball: Brady Ericson; Class MM All-State and ECC Division I All-Star in Girls’ Track: Juliet Allard; Class MM All-State and ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Isabel D’Alleva-Bochain; Class MM All-State and ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Avery Plouffe; Class MM All-State and ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Lillian Morgis; Class MM All-State and ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Bella Amlaw; Class MM All-State and ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Emma Weitknecht; Class MM All-State and ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Elise Coyle; Class MM All-State and ECC Division I All-Star in boys’ track: Christian Menounos. ECC Div. I All-Star in baseball: Caleb Simoneau; Boys’ Volleyball Connecticut Volleyball League All-Star: Brayden Bottone; Boys Volleyball CVL All-Star: Owen Budd. ECC All-Star in girls’ golf: Reagan Scheck; ECC Division I All-Star in boys’ golf: Logan Rawson; ECC Division II All-Star in girls’ tennis: Wynter Worth; ECC Division II All-Star in girls’ tennis: Abby Budd; ECC Division II All-Star in girls’ tennis: Linnea Barlow; ECC Division II All-Star in girls’ tennis: Catherine Trudeau; ECC Division II All-Star in girls’ tennis: Delilah Kesselman; ECC Division II All-Star in boys’ tennis: Tyler Chamberlin; ECC Division II All-Star in boys’ tennis: Owen Murdock; ECC Division II All-Star in boys’ tennis: Daniel Jameson; ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Kira Greene;
ECC Division I All-Star in girls’ track: Ella Lidonde; ECC Division I All-Star in boys’ track: Eli Manning; ECC Division II All-Star in softball: Madison Bloom; ECC Division II All-Star in softball: Ellary Sampson; ECC Division II All-Star in girls’ lacrosse: Clara Dowdle; ECC Division II All-Star in girls’ lacrosse: Kaylee Saucier; ECC Honorable Mention in girls’ golf: Lilliana Moran.
ECC Honorable Mention in baseball: Tanner Graham; ECC Honorable Mention in softball: Maci Corradi; ECC Honorable Mention in girls’ lacrosse: Abigail Converse; ECC Honorable Mention in boys’ tennis: Adriano Peniche; ECC Honorable Mention in girls’ tennis: Gianna Musumeci.
The Eastern Connecticut Conference Scholar-Athletes for their teams were:
Girls’ tennis – Kennedy Xeller; Boys’ tennis – Heath White; Girls’ track – Kira Greene; Boys’ track – Chandler Folkerts; Softball – Avery Hardacker; Baseball – Tanner Graham; Girls’ Lacrosse – Avery Nielsen; Boys’ Lacrosse- Xander Miller; Girls’ Golf – Reagan Scheck; Boys’ Golf – Brady Hebert
The Eastern Connecticut Conference Sportsmanship Award recipients for their teams were:
Softball – Natasha Oatley; Baseball – Haydon Rowland; Boys’ Golf – Jayden Fuller; Girls’ Golf – Finley Hamilton; Boys’ Lacrosse – Gunnar Basak; Girls’ Lacrosse - Clara Dowdle; Boys’ Tennis – Adriano Peniche; Girls’ Tennis – Kerrigan Reynolds; Boys’ Track and Field – Colton Sallum; Girls’ Track and Field – Isabella Selmecki.
The girls’ golf team was celebrated for having the highest grade point average among the spring teams and the girls’ softball team was named best dressed for the evening.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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Knights of Columbus sets 133rd
anniversary celebration
PUTNAM — July 20 everyone is invited to celebrate the 133rd anniversary of Cargill Council 64, Knights of Columbus. The celebration will begin at 9 a.m. with a public, regular Sunday Mass at St. Mary Church of the Visitation.
This will be followed immediately, shortly before 10 a.m., the new St. Therese Parish sign outside, in front of the church will be dedicated. The sign was recently commissioned by and purchased for the parish by Cargill Council with generous support from St. Mary’s Circle 543 of the Daughters of Isabella.
Celebrations will conclude with a short, public memorial prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cemetery at the grave of Cargill Council’s first Grand Knight, Edward Mullan.
He served as the Catholic family fraternal group’s first elected leader, starting from its beginning, on July 26, 1892, and continuing in the position until 1895. Mullan died in 1916, at the age of 61. Council officials are holding the service at his grave, to symbolize all the council’s members down through the organization’s first 133 years.
The three events will be conducted by St. Therese Parish’s Pastor and Cargill Council’s Chaplain, the Very Reverend David P. Choquette.
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