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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

BY MERYL E. WILLETTVILLAGER STAFF WRITER

DANIELSON — Paddlers willtake to the Quinebaug River inBrooklyn on Sunday morning,June 9, to participate in the ever-growing, 3rd Annual Paddle for aCure.

“The paddling community real-ly comes out and supports thisevent. It’s one of the only paddlingevents in the area,” said eventorganizer and CEO of Blue PineOutdoors in Danielson LanceCollins. “People look forward to it,and have been spreading the wordto other paddlers and friends since

we started.”Previously on the Five Mile

River, Paddle for a Cure has beenmoved to the Quinebaug River forthis year for the 4-mile paddle.Participants will arrive on Sunday,June 9, at 10 a.m. at Riverside Park,Greenway Drive, Brooklyn.Anyone who wished to participatewas given a sponsorship sheet.While there is no minimumamount required to take part inthe fundraising paddle, Collinssaid $50 is the goal.

“I don’t want to turn anyoneaway,” Collins said. “If you raise$10, then awesome, bring it down

and come out and paddle with us.The goal, however, is $50. Withthat, we give people an event T-shirt, a goodie bag, lunch and aticket to be put into a drawing towin a Prodigy 10 Kayak.”

Day Kimball Hospital is therecipient of any funding raised bythe event. Collins, with the help ofhis family and other communitymembers, puts on the event eachyear. He said donating to an organ-ization like DKH was important tohim because he wanted to makesure whatever money was raised

Reviewing the Rules


POMFRET — OnWednesday, May 29, theConnecticut Council ofMunicipalities presented aworkshop in Pomfret onRoberts Rules and parlia-mentary procedure.

Forty local leaders, townofficials, and staff mem-bers signed up to attendthe Municipal LeadershipTraining, which accordingto Pomfret First SelectmanMaureen Nicholson, is notoften offered in the north-eastern part of the state.

The ConnecticutConference ofMunicipalities (CCM) isConnecticut’s statewideassociation of towns andcities. CCM is an organiza-tion that celebrates thecommonalities between,and champions the inter-est of, urban, suburbanand rural communities.CCM also representsmunicipalities at theGeneral Assembly beforethe state Executive Branchand regulatory agencies,and in the courts.

Quiet Corner paddles for a cure this weekendEVENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR DKH ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Courtesy photos

Rebecca Collins holds a sign for thisyear’s Paddle for a Cure event.

Please Read PADDLE, page A10

UPWARD ANDONWARD

The last week saw gradua-tions from two different lev-els of education in the QuietCorner, as MarianapolisPreparatory School inThompson and QuinebaugValley Community College inDanielson each said goodbyeto their respective Class of2013. The Villager will havefull coverage upcoming highschool graduations in thecoming weeks!

For more from the QVCCceremony, turn to page A9!For more from Marianapolis,turn to page A17!


PUTNAM —Typically, art is what’sseen displayed in thestorefront of the Arts &Framing Gallery onMain Street in Putnam,but on Friday, June 7,for Putnam’s FirstFriday celebration,Caroll Spinney —known worldwide as BigBird and Oscar theGrouch on “SesameStreet,” will be featuredin the front window ofArts & Framing, signingprints and engagingwith the community.

A puppeteer andaward-winning artist,Spinney’s work is exclu-

sively available at Arts& Framing, and June 7will be his fourth timeappearing publicly at

the store.“I have fallen in love


PUTNAM — In the fall of2012, seven professionalsfrom Day KimballHealthcare, in conjunctionwith NNY Hope for Haiti,conducted a seven-day med-ical mission to providehealthcare to the people ofHaiti.

A second mission hasalready been planned forNov. 6-16.

Day Kimball HospitalNursing Director andDepartment of EmergencyMedicine and EMSCoordinator Ralph Mirosaid it was an honor and aprivilege to be involvedwith a medical mission likethe one in Haiti last year.

“We had approval from

the hospital to put thistogether,” Miro told theVillager last week. “Iworked with Dr. StevenWexler, and the catalyst forthe whole thing came froma master’s program I’mworking on. I had to comeup with a ‘breakthroughproject’ that would have alasting impact reachingbeyond the norm. I hadbeen to Haiti in 2002 withanother group helping tobuild a home, so I thought,‘Why not do a medical tripto Haiti?”

Then the concept beganto formulate. Dr. Wexler andMiro worked to establish ateam of experts in emer-gency medicine who would

‘Sesame Street’ legend todisplay art in Putnam

Courtesy photo

Caroll Spinney signs a drawing at a recent event, while a lit-tle boy and his mother peer in to get a closer look at the manwho plays Big Bird.

SPINNEY TO APPEAR, INTERACTWITH FANS AT FIRST FRIDAY

Please Read SPINNEY, page A18Please Read HAITI, page A10

Hope headedback to Haiti

Please Read CONFERENCE, page A10

TOWN LEADERS REVIEW TOWNMEETING PROCEDURES

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Duncan Forsyth addresses the inquisitive crowd.

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Marianapolis Student Council Vice President Caitlyn Faucher and President Jeremiah Knipe,both juniors, lead the graduating seniors into the ceremony.

Matthew Esmaieli smiles as he enters the Quinebaug ValleyCommunity College ceremony ready to receive his AA in lib-eral arts and sciences.

DKH STAFF TO SERVE ONSECOND MEDICAL MISSION

The mention of “blackcows” in the May 24 col-umn was the catalyst for adiscussion of Louie’s New

York Fruit Store and otherDanielson businesses at the May26 St. Joseph coffee hour.

Gary Wrobel reminisced thatthe store had a huge root beer bar-rel with spigots that dispensed theroot beer into heavy glass mugs.For 25 cents you could purchase ahuge bag of penny candy there, and you“had friends galore.” Gary thought that wasprobably the only place in town that soldpeashooters and peas at Halloween. TedSabourin mentioned that when the storewas open, there was always a peanutmachine outside the door, and you couldsmell the peanuts roasting. Gary thoughtthat was also one of the first stores in townto sell grinders.

Ted then added that Woodward’s DrugStore also had a soda fountain where youcould purchase cherry coke. That broughtforth the comment that in addition to thesoda fountain at the New York Fruit Store,

there were alsosoda fountainsin the fourdrug storesd o w n t o w n :Rudy’s Rexall( w h e r eD a n i e l s o nSurplus Salesis now located),Wo o dw a r d ’s(corner of

Center and Main), Bonneville’s and Morin’s(which later became Allard’s). How manysoda fountains can you remember from theother area villages or towns?

A few weeks ago Ted mentioned that theAmerican Legion had once been on the pres-ent Bousquet’s side of Furnace Street.During the above discussion he added thatat one time Chabot’s Welding had been locat-ed behind the present Bousquet building.Prior to housing the welding establishment,the building had once held a livery stable.

I’m always interested in the back issues ofthe Windham County Transcripts and amtruly grateful to Marilyn Labbe for tran-scribing so many. The aftermath and disrup-tion to daily lives due the train accident inConnecticut a few weeks back, was areminder how important that means oftransportation still is to many. So it also wasin Northeastern Connecticut from the 1840’sthrough the 1920’s. I thought you’d find thefollowing Transcript extract quite interest-ing.

“Motor Buses To Replace Trains. NoPassengers on Local Rail Line AfterSaturday. Passenger trains on theWorcester-New London division betweenNorwich and Webster, once crowded withbusiness and pleasure seekers on every one

of the several dailytrips, have finallysuccumbed to themotor car and, afterSaturday, will nolonger stop at theDanielson station topick up or leave theirever dwindling quo-tas of wayfarers.The preliminaryannouncements ofthe new timetablesto be effectiveSunday state that themorning andevening boat trains,once the pride of thedivision, will run nomore.

For severalmonths past thesetrains have enduredthe ignominy ofbeing run as mixedtrains, carrying bothfreight and passen-gers, with resultantdelay to the humantraffic and the mails.

Although no definite announcement hasbeen made, it is probable that the mail, bag-gage and express will be taken care of byfreight trains operated on approximatelythe same schedule as the defunct Nos. 709and 704.

Motor coach service by the New EnglandTransportation Company is anticipated totake the place of the north and south boattrains between New London and NorthGrosvenordale. Last week the public utili-ties commission granted a franchise to thiscompany to operate between Central Villageand North Grosvenordale and it already haslines between New London, Norwich andCentral Village. The buses are expected togive much better service to passenger trafficthan have the mixed trains.

Any local residents who pine for the olddays, before gasoline and rubber tires sup-planted the steam locomotive and itsromance on short haul passenger routes,may catch a fleeting glimpse of a passengertrain by watching the State of Maineexpress rush through on its nightly tripswith pleasure seeking New Yorkers en routefor the Down East coast resorts. This flyingwill hereafter pass through Danielson about12.30 a.m., somewhat later than the presentschedule.” (WCT 5/31/1928)

As summer arrives, a number of familiesreturn to their cottages at Alexander’s Lake.Younger residents of northeasternConnecticut might not know that it wasonce the source of drinking water for whatwas then the village of Goodyear, nowRogers. With that in mind, I thought you’dfind this article from 75 years ago interest-ing.

“Water supply for Goodyear Yet in Doubt.Fourth attempt now being made to get ade-quate flow… Bathing in Alexander’s lakeremains prohibited pastime. Three unsuc-cessful attempts have been made to obtainan adequate water supply for drinking anddomestic purposes for the residents of Goodsince the Layne New York Company beganoperations about fiveweeks ago. A fourthattempt is wellunder way and maybe successful. Thefirst two test wellswere abandonedbecause the drillersstruck a ledge. Thethird test wellappeared to be theanswer … but thewell was abandonedbecause the quantityof water wasdeemed insufficientto assure an ade-quate supply for theentire community.The fourth well isbeing drilled on theproperty adjoiningthe south side of theRogers PaperM a n u f a c t u r i n gCompany’s building… and has everyindication of solvingthe water problem ina short while. Lawstill applies. The res-idents of Goodyearare still using waterfrom Alexander’sLake for drinkingand domestic pur-poses. The openingof the lake watersfor bathing hingesupon finding an ade-quate water supplyin Goodyear. Thismeans that bathingin Alexander’s Lakeis not and will not bepermissible untiland ample source ofwater is obtained.The residents of thelittle village on thebanks of theQuinebaug are bris-tling and makingtheir minds knownin this respect. Theyask that peoplerefrain from usingthe lake for bathingpurposes until thedeal and wells arecomplete. Since theopening of negotia-tions between P. J.

Sheridan and Charles Ray, people arereported to have been bathing in the lake,assuming that it was permissible. The ban,however, has not yet been lifted.” (WCT6/23/38)

Reading the above article makes me curi-ous about the age of the oldest cottages atAlexander’s Lake. Does anyone know?

The past few weeks I’ve been working inmy gardens dividing perennials. Some ofthe hardest to dig (I went and purchased aturning fork) were the Jerusalem arti-chokes, which get seven to eight feet tall inlate July and have yellow flowers that thegoldfinches love. Supposedly you can eat thetubers, but I’ve never had the courage to try.Have any of you eaten them? If so, how didyou prepare them?

Have you been to Old Furnace State Parkor Ross Pond State Park lately? TheKillingly Conservation Commission willsponsor a walk there on Sunday, June 9,beginning at 1 p.m. Park at the Old Furnaceentrance, 539 South Frontage Road,Danielson. This 4 mile round trip hike willgo through a hemlock forest, up to a stun-ning view at the top of Ross’ Cliffs, down toRoss Pond, and back along ponds andstreams. Some rough trails. Mountain lau-rel should be in bloom. This is one of aseries of walks sponsored by theCommission the Second Sunday of themonth through October.

Margaret M. Weaver is the KillinglyMunicipal Historian. Thanks to GaryWrobel, Ted Sabourin, Marilyn Labbe, andDonna Bronwell (Killingly ConservationCommission) for information used in this col-umn. For additional information visit theKillingly Historical Center Wednesday orSaturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or by appoint-ment), visit www.killinglyhistory.org, or call860-779-7250. Margaret Weaver may bereached at [email protected]: Neither the Killingly Historical Centernor I have Caller ID. Please leave your nameand phone number when calling. Thank you.

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BROOKLYN — On Tuesday, May 21, stu-dents at the Brooklyn Elementary Schoolwere introduced to a brand new way of tak-ing out books with a “Little Free Library.”

The concept behind Little Free Librariesare becoming increasingly popular through-out the country, and even internationally. Inthe spirit of sharing, the idea is to take abook and leave a book. Anyone is welcome tobrowse, borrow, or keep books from theLittle Free Library, so long as whateverbooks are taken, are replaced by anotherbook. There is no recordkeeping, and notime frame for returning books. However, tosurvive, the LFL system does depend on peo-ple replenishing the supply by donatingbooks they no longer want, in exchange forones they would like to read.

Brooklyn Town Library AssociationPresident Wendy Harrington said the ideato install a LFL at the Brooklyn ElementarySchool was first discussed in October of lastyear. She explained that the idea received“overwhelming approval” from theBrooklyn Board of Education.

“It’s a nice book swap idea of good, used,children’s books,” said Harrington.

Each teacher from every grade level in theBrooklyn Elementary School donated booksto start off the collection. The venture isgeared to promote reading, literacy and asense of community that both the libraryand the school are hoping will catch firethrough the program.

“I have seen kids coming out here to usethe library already,” Harrington said. “Theafter school program is held here every dayand the Brooklyn Summer Recreation isalso held on these grounds. The BrooklynLibrary sponsors books for a reading roomduring the summer program, so we are hop-ing the Little Free Library would get usedthroughout the summer as well.”

The Little Free Library organization’swebsite provides tips and plans for people

looking to build their own LFL. The librarylocated in front of the Brooklyn ElementarySchool is 20 inches wide by 15 inches deep,and is mounted on a sturdy post proudly dis-played in front of the entranceway to theschool. The LFL loosely resembles a bird-house, but has a clear door on the frontwhere all books can be viewed and are clear-ly displayed.

“The library is always looking for newideas and programs to encourage and main-tain an interest in the public library,”Harrington said. “Hopefully the enthusiasmof students and parents will make this ven-ture successful, which could lead to otherBrooklyn Little Free Libraries in thefuture.”

The Brooklyn Elementary School LFL isregistered with www.littlefreelibrary.organd appears on an interactive map on theorganizations website which shows everyregistered LFL in the world. Each registeredsite has an official LFL number, photo andstory on the map.

“We are the first Little Free Library inthis area. We have applied to register withthe Little Free Library organization andshould be receiving our number and place-ment on the map soon,” said Harrington.

Harrington said the LFL located at the ele-mentary school is geared towards children,and if enough buzz is generated that thelibrary association might be able to buildanother Little Free Library someplace elsein Brooklyn.

“Maybe one for adults — we were consid-ering at an elderly housing complex,”Harrington said. “The idea is to bringtogether community as well as encouragereading, so it’s nice to have them in placeswhere many different people can partake. It

keeps the idea of ‘library’ alive. This issomething we can reach out to the childrenand reach out to them outside of the librarybuilding.”

Harrington said because of the economictimes, the cramped Brooklyn Public Libraryhas been unable to solicit enough supportand funding toexpand its currentspace. Because ofthe limited space,she said the libraryhas found it difficultto expand what pro-grams are able to beoffered, especiallygroup children pro-grams.

“This is a ‘pro-gram’ for childrenoutside of thelibrary building thatstill encouragesthem to read andshare that love ofreading with oth-ers,” saidHarrington.

There are nowmore than 2,500Little Free Librariesinternationally.

Meryl E. Willettmay be reached at860-928-1818, ext. 112,or by e-mail at [email protected].

A new way to read


Trading books, first grader Bella Graichen returns books to the Little Free Library. Using the service forthe second time, her mother said she thinks the Little Free Library is a “great idea.”

Bella and her mother look for a new book to takehome.

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BY CHARLIE LENTZVILLAGER STAFF WRITER

POMFRET CENTER — Ron Lewistook along his infant daughter,Ashley, to watch the birth of a litterof puppies in Brooklyn back onJune 7, 1990.

Although she couldn’t speak yet,young Ashley got to pick out a newmember of the family, a puppy laterto be named “Breezey.”

“She watched him being born,”Lewis said. “I was holding Ashley.She pointed to him.”

Twenty-three years later, Ashleyis an adult on the verge of 24 andshe’s out on her own. But Breezey isstill a fixture around the Lewis resi-dence. Breezey celebrated his 23rdbirthday on June 7. Using the stan-dard ratio of seven to one, Breezey’sdog age would translate to 161 inhuman years.

Breezey fought to stay alive andperhaps that accounts for his drive.Breezey’s mother died immediatelyafter the birth of the litter.

“I fed him with an eyedropperwith infant formula, did that for acouple of weeks,” said Lewis, 56,from Pomfret Center.

Lewis can’t account for Breezey’sunusual longevity. But he supple-ments Breezey’s dog food with sever-al servings of vegetables every day.He is a mix of German Shepherd,Siberian Husky and Corgi.

“He likes broccoli, he likes babycarrots, cucumbers, tomatoes. He’s

healthy. I go to the same vet all thetime, they say he’s healthy,” Lewissaid. “I walk him every day. He’s aspoiled baby.”

Breezey will break his diet and getthe canine version of a large choco-late cake on his birthday.

“Give him a two-pound primerib,” Lewis said. “With the bone,he’ll share it with me, he’ll get thebone though.”

Breezey’s not as spry as he oncewas — but it’s not easy being 161.

“When it gets rainy and raw anddamp, then he slows down,” Lewissaid. “He’s got a little arthritis but itdoesn’t hold him back. He’s mybuddy. He’s a survivor.”

Charlie Lentz may be reached at(860) 928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail [email protected].

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Charlie Lentz photo

Ron Lewis’ dog, Breezey, turns 23 years old on June 7.

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KILLINGLY — Theannual end-of-yearCareer Pathways cele-bration at KillinglyHigh School markedanother milestone forthe Learning for LifeFund and the CareerPathways program.

This year, 83 certifi-cates were awarded tostudents who had com-pleted one or multipleCareer Pathways duringtheir time at KillinglyHigh School.

“I think this year’sceremony was wonder-ful,” said School toCareer CoordinatorKaren Lagace, “Weadded alumni to the cel-ebration, and we held itat night.”

This year, alumni whohad participated inCareer Pathways andwent on to post second-ary school, or have sincefound employment intheir career pathway,were invited to come andspeak to the graduating sen-iors.

“We recognized them as Hallof Famers,” said Lagace. “Wehad one student from journal-ism, five came back who hadfinished a pathway in earlychildhood education, and oneperson who now owns theirown photography studio.”

The Alumni shared their sto-ries about what they did aftergraduating from KillinglyHigh School, and how theirchosen pathways had helpedthem to jump-start theircareer, and helped themthrough college.

“Adding in the alumni was anice addition to the celebra-tion,” said Lagace.

Michael Herklots, a 1998Killingly High School CareerPathways graduate, has helpedraise $330,000 for the school’sLearning for Life Fund since2005. Herklots uses annualevents to raise money andawareness for the CareerPathways program, and thisyear presented a check for$85,000 to the school.

“I was involved with CareerPathways as a student, but atthe time it wasn’t called that —it was the YouthApprenticeship Program. Mr.Brennan and Mr. NormanBarrette would go classroom to

classroom talking about theopportunity for job shadow-ing,” said Herklots whilereflecting on his first exposureto the program. “I thought itsounded like a great opportu-nity, so I shadowed Paul Smith,who was the music director atboth KHS and KIS for an entiresemester.”

Herklots said thorough hisshadowing experiences, whichwent on to include shadowingthe drummer from Tower ofPower and a Berklee professor,he decided to pursue perform-ance. After moving to Bostonto attend Berklee College ofMusic, Herklots would returnto visit KHS, and in 2005, aftervisiting Mr. Brennan, helearned grants and othersources of funding for theschool were running out, andthat programming was suffer-ing as a result.

“That May, I was turning 25and decided to throw a birth-day party. The first birthdayparty was not organized as afundraiser … it was just abirthday party. And, I lived in atiny basement studio, so Ispecifically said ‘no gifts,’ justbecause I didn’t have room. Ofcourse, people brought gifts,and I was struck with the ideaof raffling the gifts off to myguests, and I’d donate all themoney back to the KHS School

to Career Program to help withsome of the funding,”explained Herklots.

He then wrote everyone’sname on a business card andasked for $10.

“When I told them what itwas for, they started donatingmore money, and some saidthey’d send a check. By the endof that week we raised $2,500.That’s how it started. Thatsimple,” said Herklots.

Herklots has continuedfundraising for the KHSLearning for Life Fund fornine years. He said he person-ally feels educating young peo-ple is the most important thinganyone can do.

“We have an obligation asadults, and as a community, tobe sure that the opportunitiesfor those who follow us are bet-ter than those we had,” saidHerklots.

Hitting the $85,000 milestonewas a big one for the school,and was the largest donationmade by Herklots to date. Hesaid he is planning twofundraisers for next year, butafter that, it’s time for him toscale back. With more than$30,000 in donated products, anonline auction through chari-tybuzz.com, and the establish-ment of a donation sitethrough GoFundMe.com,Herklots said he pushes forsupport all year round, andwill continue to do so.

“So, next year is my 10th —

and I will do two events — but,after next year, I’m going tohave to scale back,” he said. “Iwill still continue to supportthe Learning for Life Fund,and will likely still fundraise,but just on a slightly smallerscale. However, I’m confidentthat through the support of thecommunity and alumni, we’llbe able to continue to growthese annual contributionsand continue to expand theCareer Pathways program andopportunities.”

Lagace said because of thePathways program, studentsare able to transfer into a col-lege institution and save thou-sands of dollars, as the pro-gram affords students theopportunity to receive collegecredit through their participa-tion in the program.

“We had one student whohad earned 13 credits towardscollege, he went on to attendWheelock and saved him$10,000. Now he is working inBoston at a school district,because he had so much expe-rience that he received here, atKHS,” said Lagace.

Agreeing with Herklots,Lagace said she appreciates allthe support he has given to theLearning for Life Fund overthe years, and that many stu-dents are inspired by him, andeven stay in contact with him.She said she hopes that alumniwill want to follow in his foot-steps, and give back to the pro-

gram.“A few alumni mentioned

wanting to hold their ownfundraisers, they want to tryand match what Michael hascontributed. He has inspiredso many to move forward andgive back, I think that’s impor-tant to sustain the program,”said Lagace.

She added that the CareerPathways program also helpsstudents to explore variouscareer options before headingto college, an experiences shesaid is priceless, as it affordsstudents the chance to explore,and change their mind if theyfind a certain area is not ofinterest to them.

“We have wonderful teacherswho are so invested in theirstudents, and they help thosestudents to find opportunitiesto meet other people in theircareer pathway. It’s an excel-lent program,” said Lagace.

Herklots said he is incredi-bly grateful for the opportuni-ty to give back to his highschool, and said even thoughhe now lives in New York City,Killingly is his hometown.

“I’ll always have that ‘madein Killingly’ tag, and I will beforever proud and grateful forthat,” said Herklots.

Meryl E. Willett may bereached at 860-928-1818, ext. 112,or by e-mail at [email protected].

Photos by Sarah Mortensen

All of the students who received certificates during the celebration.

Michael Herklots speaks to the crowd assembledat the Career Pathways Awards Night.

KHS Career Pathways program celebrates another banner year

WOODSTOCK VILLAGER • 5Friday, June 7, 2013

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he Kousa Dogwood is aneasy going medium-sizedtree that will make a finelawn specimen or even an

allees lining a driveway.Also known as Chinese

Dogwood, it demonstrates four sea-sons of strong ornamental inter-est. Hardy into USDA climate zone4b (-25F) it is a good option for us ineastern Connecticut.

The actual central flower issmall. The four bracts, whichappear like petals, are large, showyand act as landing pads for the pol-linating insects. On most selec-tions bracts are pointed. A tree isin full bloom affords a rendition ofa star-filled night sky. Flowersnearly cover the tree during themonth of June safely removedfrom threatening mid spring frosts.

The red matte-finish fruits standerect from the stems in late sum-mer and into the fall like stylizedstrawberries. They are actuallyedible with a rich golden-orangeflesh that is somewhat custard-likein texture with a pleasant sweettang. Just be careful - the rock-hardseeds at the core can break a tooth!All forms develop good fall foliagetones, which often overlap with theshowy red fruits. The trunksbecome increasingly impressive asthey age developing a most intrigu-ing flecking in cinnamon, tan andgray, beautiful in all seasons andespecially welcome in winter.

HEART THROB

Cornus kousa “Heart Throb” dis-tinguishes itself from most culti-vars in that as the June bractsexpand they soon become infusedwith pink.

The four stylized petals begintheir reign as with most otherforms, creamy with a touch of coolGranny Smith apple green. Soonthey develop a pinkish tone whichquickly enriches and deepens toglowing, rich pink-red. The shadeis beguiling, not insipid.

‘Heart Throb’ as with thestraight species will raise itsrounded crown upwards of 30 feetin time. The autumn leaves turnbronze-purple and when studdedwith the late crop of fruits makes aresplendently beautiful late seasonstatement. Its trunk is typical aswith the species and becomes strik-ing with maturity.

SAMARITAN

Cornus kousa “Samaritan”(“Samzam”) is a beautifully varie-gated form. Each lance-shaped leaf,strongly edged in creamy white,sports a medium grayish greencenter. I imagine this form as alawn specimen in front of a blue,red , brown or aged gray cedarshingle structure where it wouldbe a knockout. ‘Samaritan’, for avariegated plant, is a vibrant,robust grower topping off at about30 feet. It branches low and can bepruned easily into a single stemspecimen. Or one may allow someof the low branches to grow whichwhen they expand girth will givethis multi-stemmed tree greatcharacter.

Autumn color is striking. Thecreamy leaf margins turn pinkwhile the centers develop a cappuc-cino tone, a lovely light and warmcreamy brown to brown-purple.

Typical flowers are numerousand develop the interesting fruit,which, as with the fruit of all dog-woods — shrub and tree alike —are beloved by birds.

WOLF EYES

Cornus kousa “Wolf Eyes” isalso a variegated form but with onebig... or is it small difference? It is adwarf tree growing from only 6 to 9feet tall. “Wolf Eyes” is not a newform but its smaller size makes fora very useful four season elementfitting beautifully as a larger bonein the small garden. Upon closeinspection the large fully-sizedstarry flowers are also variegatedon this diminutive form.

It is called “Wolf Eyes,” I imag-ine, because its dangling leaveswith undulating creamy edges,sport green to gray-green lance-shaped centers artfully suggest thepiercing downward slanting eyesof a pack of hungry, glaringwolves!

It develops large, showy typicalfruit as the summer progresses. Asdays grow shorter and cool thefoliage edges, as with “Samaritan,”become pink-tinged with a warmbrown-bronze-purple centralflame.

All Cornus kousa are diseaseresistant, very much a plus whenone considers that we are only nowbeginning to see disease-resistantnative Flowering Dogwood selec-tions coming available.Anthracnose has decimatedFlowering Dogwood, Cornus flori-da, in our woodlands. There arealso available hybrids bred fromboth Cornus florida and C. kousathat exhibit good disease resist-ance. These hybrids tend to flowerintermediately between our nativeMay bloomer and the June flower-ing period of its Asian relative.

Kousa Dogwood is tolerant ofhalf shade for but for best growth,flowering and the happiest resultsite Kousa Dogwood in full sunplanted in fertile draining soil. Alldogwoods are very good wildlifeplants providing food and nestingsites for birds. They are importantfor beneficial insects, too.

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Pomfret Fire District holds annual meetingPOMFRET — The Pomfret Fire District held its annual meet-

ing on May 15, at 7 p.m., at the Pomfret Community School.At this meeting the budget for the fiscal year 2013-2014 was set

at 1 mil, which is the same as the current year. The fire districtalso elected a Board of Directors. The following were elected: J.Dennis Morissette, Tim McNally, Marcia Williams, JohnDinsdale, John Folsom, Derek May, Stanley Sheldon, RobertWood and Scott Davis. Alternates elected are: Lesa Landry, JamesFernstrom and Brett Sheldon.

It should be noted that Scott Davis is the current chief of thePomfret Fire Department, Derek May is an Assistant Chief,Robert Wood is a member of the Fire Police and John Dinsdale isthe Assistant Chief of the Pomfret Ambulance, James Fernstromand Brett Sheldon are Captains of the Pomfret Fire Department.

The Pomfret Fire District holds its monthly meetings the thirdWednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Pomfret Fire Station,67 Hampton Rd., Pomfret Center CT 06259.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Board of Education announces new superintendent

POMFRET — The Pomfret Board of Education is pleasedto announce the selection of Dr. Matt A. Bisceglia as super-intendent of schools for the district.

Bisceglia will take over the position on July 1.The board is thrilled to have someone with Bisceglia’s

strong character and vast experience coming to Pomfret.His proven record of leadership and innovation will enablethe district to successfully implement several key new pro-grams being driven from the state level, most notably theCommon Core initiative and the new teacher evaluation

process. The district looks to Bisceglia to continue to buildon the tradition of excellence that the outstanding staff ofPomfret Community School have built in order to improvethe academic achievements of our students.

The School Board is confident that Bisceglia will lead thedistrict in meeting the financial and programmatic chal-lenges of the future.

Bisceglia received a bachelor degree in Education andEnglish from Worcester State College, a master degree inEducation from Worcester State College, and his doctoratein Education from Nova Southeastern University. He beganhis career as a middle school teacher in Worcester, Mass.,area and also coached basketball, tennis, track, and softball.Next, he moved on to assistant principal and subsequently

to principal at both the elementary level and high school lev-els in Bolton, Mass., Charlton, Mass., and then at bothTourtellotte High School and Mary Fisher ElementarySchool in nearby Thompson. For the past seven years,Bisceglia has served as superintendent of schools inCromwell.

At this time, the Pomfret Board of Education would liketo express its deep gratitude to retiring Superintendent Dr.Richard Packman. We thank him for his dedicated serviceand vision for the district and wish him all the best in futureendeavors. As superintendent, Bisceglia will bring our dis-trict a well-rounded educational leader with a comprehen-sive background of professional experiences to help usmove the Pomfret into its next era.

Johnson & WalesUniversityPROVIDENCE, R.I. — BeauO’Brien of Thompson, graduatedfrom Johnson & Wales Universityon Saturday May 18 with aBachelors of Science Degree inNetwork Engineering from theCollege of Technology. Beau willbe pursuing his career by enteringFidelity Investments LEAPTraining Program In Raleigh,N.C., in July.

Eastern Connecticut StateUniversityWILLIMANTIC — EasternConnecticut State University’s123rd Commencement took placeat the XL Center in Hartford onMay 14. In all, 1,256 undergradu-ates and 41 graduate studentsearned their degrees.Kathryn Ledogar received aMaster of Science degree inElementary Education. Ledogar isa resident of Pomfret Center.Graham Cooper graduated MagnaCum Laude with a Bachelor ofArts degree in Social Work.Cooper is a resident of PomfretCenter.Lisa Dyer graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inAccounting. Dyer is a resident ofPomfret Center.Victoria Hulsman graduated withDean’s Distinction with a Bachelorof General Studies degree inPsychology. Hulsman is a residentof Pomfret Center.Cecily Iturrino graduated CumLaude with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in English. Iturrino is a res-ident of Pomfret Center.Jonathon Potrzeba graduated witha Bachelor of Arts degree inEnglish. Potrzeba is a resident ofPomfret Center.Christina Radlo graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree inEnglish. Radlo is a resident ofPomfret Center.Thomas Young received a Masterof Science degree in SecondaryEducation. Young is a resident ofEastford.Mary Lavallee graduated with aBachelor of General Studiesdegree in BusinessAdministration. Lavallee is a resi-dent of Eastford.Shanna O’Sullivan graduated witha Bachelor of Arts degree inVisual Arts. O’Sullivan is a resi-dent of Eastford.Katherine Sokoloski graduatedCum Laude with a Bachelor ofScience degree in PhysicalEducation. Sokoloski is a residentof Eastford.Colleen Abrams graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inAccounting. Abrams is a residentof East Killingly.

Dexter Briere graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inPhysical Education. Briere is aresident of East Killingly.Derek Andrews graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inCommunication. Andrews is a res-ident of Dayville.Jeannie Gardiner graduated witha Bachelor of General Studiesdegree in BusinessAdministration. Gardiner is a res-ident of Dayville.Andrew Gosselin graduated with aBachelor of General Studiesdegree in Communication.Gosselin is a resident of Dayville.Jenelle Provencher received aMaster of Science degree inElementary Education.Provencher is a resident ofDayville.Deborah Hegre graduated with aBachelor of General Studiesdegree in Sociology. Hegre is a res-ident of Dayville.Daasha Mallory graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree in SocialWork. Mallory is a resident ofDayville.Jessica Morrissette graduatedwith a Bachelor of Science degreein Biology. Morrissette is a resi-dent of Dayville.Leydiana Rosenberger graduatedwith a Bachelor of GeneralStudies degree in Management.Rosenberger is a resident ofDayville.Kyle Schmidt graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inCommunication. Schmidt is a resi-dent of Dayville.Tanya Seace graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inPsychology. Seace is a resident ofDayville.Matthew Young graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inEnvironmental Earth Science.Young is a resident of Dayville.Nancy Coolidge received a Masterof Science degree in EducationalTechnology. Coolidge is a residentof Danielson.Nina Jackson received a Master ofScience degree inReading/Language Arts. Jacksonis a resident of Danielson.Krissy Larrow graduated with aBachelor of General Studiesdegree in Social Science. Larrow isa resident of Danielson.Stacy Mesyna graduated SummaCum Laude with a Bachelor ofArts degree in Social Work.Mesyna is a resident of Danielson.Chelsea Poirier graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree inSociology. Poirier is a resident ofDanielson.Kriston Stipek graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inBiology. Stipek is a resident ofDanielson.Mark Tetreault II graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree inEconomics. Tetreault II is a resi-dent of Danielson.Matthew Upright graduated with a

Bachelor of Science degree inBusiness Administration. Uprightis a resident of Danielson.Alyssa Caponi graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inElementary Education. Caponi is aresident of Brooklyn.Alyssa Caponi graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree inEnglish. Caponi is a resident ofBrooklyn.Bria Bristol graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inPsychology. Bristol is a resident ofBrooklyn.Kyle Lacey graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inBusiness Administration. Lacey isa resident of Brooklyn.Kyle Manuilow graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inAccounting. Manuilow is a resi-dent of Brooklyn.Amanda Mlyniec graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inEarly Childhood Education andPsychology. Mlyniec is a residentof Brooklyn.Matthew Nemeth graduated withDean’s Distinction with a Bachelorof Arts degree in Music. Nemethis a resident of Brooklyn.Robert Reynolds graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree in History.Reynolds is a resident ofBrooklyn.Suzanne Slater graduated SummaCum Laude with a Bachelor ofScience degree in Early ChildhoodEducation. Slater is a resident ofBrooklyn.Suzanne Slater graduated SummaCum Laude with a Bachelor ofScience degree in Psychology.Slater is a resident of Brooklyn.Seth St. Jean graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inBusiness Administration. St. Jeanis a resident of Brooklyn.Colin Whiston graduated CumLaude with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Psychology. Whiston is aresident of Brooklyn.Kevin Cabana graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree inPolitical Science. Cabana is a resi-dent of Woodstock Valley.Elizabeth Goodwin graduatedwith a Bachelor of Science degreein Psychology. Goodwin is a resi-dent of Woodstock Valley.Holly Beeckman graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree in VisualArts. Beeckman is a resident ofWoodstock.Kevin Cabana graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree inPolitical Science. Cabana is a resi-dent of Woodstock Valley.Josh Dubinsky graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inCommunication. Dubinsky is aresident of Woodstock.Erika Enderle graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inAccounting. Enderle is a residentof Woodstock.Dean Frederick graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree inPolitical Science. Frederick is a

resident ofWoodstock.Nathan Gagnon

graduated Cum Laude with aBachelor of Arts degree in Historyand Social Science. Gagnon is aresident of Woodstock.Marcus Janetatos graduated witha Bachelor of Science degree inCommunication. Janetatos is aresident of Woodstock.Vanessa Kantorski graduated witha Bachelor of Science degree inEarly Childhood Education andPsychology. Kantorski is a resi-dent of Woodstock.Daniel Lombardi graduated CumLaude with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in Social Work. Lombardiis a resident of Woodstock.Nadine Menard graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inBiology. Menard is a resident ofWoodstock.Brittany Miskell graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inPsychology. Miskell is a resident ofWoodstock.Eugine Motovilov graduated witha Bachelor of Science degree inBiology. Motovilov is a resident ofWoodstock.Nicholas Orn graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inSport and Leisure Management.Orn is a resident of Woodstock.Christine Palacios graduated witha Bachelor of Science degree inBusiness Administration. Palaciosis a resident of Woodstock.Jessalyn Salisbury graduatedMagna Cum Laude with aBachelor of Science degree inElementary Education. Salisburyis a resident of Woodstock.Jessalyn Salisbury graduatedMagna Cum Laude with aBachelor of Science degree inMathematics. Salisbury is a resi-dent of Woodstock.James Stafford graduated CumLaude with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Computer Science.Stafford is a resident ofWoodstock.Edward Straub graduated CumLaude with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in Economics. Straub is aresident of Woodstock.Zachary Turini graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inSport and Leisure Management.Turini is a resident of Woodstock.Kara Wilk graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree in SocialWork. Wilk is a resident ofWoodstock.Janice Franklin received a Masterof Science degree in EarlyChildhood Education. Franklin isa resident of Putnam.Shelbie Greene graduated MagnaCum Laude with a Bachelor ofArts degree in English. Greene is aresident of Putnam.Danielle Holman graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree inSociology. Holman is a resident ofPutnam.Kelli O’Brien graduated MagnaCum Laude with a Bachelor ofScience degree in EnvironmentalEarth Science. O’Brien is a resi-dent of Putnam.April Piche graduated with aBachelor of Science degree in

Psychology. Piche is a resident ofPutnam.Kelsey Rybacki graduated CumLaude with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Sport and LeisureManagement. Rybacki is a resi-dent of Putnam.Kenneth St.Onge graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree in VisualArts. St.Onge is a resident ofPutnam.Kevin Wagner graduated MagnaCum Laude with a Bachelor ofScience degree in BusinessAdministration. Wagner is a resi-dent of Putnam.Stacey Fitch graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inBusiness Administration. Fitch isa resident of NorthGrosvenordale.Megan Kennett graduated CumLaude with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in English. Kennett is a res-ident of Thompson.Katherine Leboeuf graduatedwith a Bachelor of Science degreein Early Childhood Education andSociology. Leboeuf is a resident ofNorth Grosvenordale.Keegan O’Brien graduated with aBachelor of Science degree inCommunication. O’Brien is a resi-dent of Thompson.Jamie Pechie graduated with aBachelor of Arts degree inSociology. Pechie is a resident ofThompson.Thomas Przybylek graduated witha Bachelor of General Studiesdegree in Accounting. Przybylekis a resident of Thompson.

WILLIMANTIC — A number ofEastern Connecticut StateUniversity students were recentlyinducted into Eastern’s Kappa MuEpsilon Mathematics HonorSociety.Joseph Perreault (’13) ofBrooklyn, was one of theinductees. Perreault’s major isMathematics.

WILLIMANTIC — A number ofEastern Connecticut StateUniversity students were recentlyinducted into Eastern’s OmicronDelta Epsilon Economics HonorSociety.Edward Straub (’13) of Woodstock,was one of the inductees. Straub’smajor is Economics.

WILLIMANTIC — A number ofEastern Connecticut StateUniversity students were recentlyinducted into Eastern’s AlphaKappa Delta Sociology HonorSociety.Jeni Fillmore (’14) of PomfretCenter, was one of the inductees.Fillmore’s major is Sociology.Katherine Leboeuf (’13) of NorthGrosvenordale, was one of theinductees. Leboeuf ’s major isEarly Childhood Education.

WILLIMANTIC — A number ofEastern Connecticut StateUniversity students were recentlyinducted into Eastern’s Psi ChiPsychology Honor Society.Randi Jo Barton (’13) ofWoodstock, was one of the

Terms like the 99 percent and the“Occupy Wall Street” movementare more and more often heardin American popular discourse.

They point to an increasing dividebetween the affluent and poor and thehave and have-nots in our society.

We see it in our lives and in ourschools. Part of the problem is that fed-eral minimum wages have not kept upwith the increased cost of living.

In his new book entitled, “The GreatDivergence: America’s Growing InequalityCrisis and What We Can Do About It,”Timothy Noah states, “Since 1979, people inthe top 1 percent of income distribution havedoubled their share of the nation’s collectiveincome from about 10 percent to 20 percent.And, between 2009, when the ‘Great Recess’ended, and 2011, the top 1 percent saw theiraverage income rise by 11 percent as the

remaining 99percent ofincome earn-ers saw theirsfall slightly.”

Helping toexplain thesedisparities,Noah alsopoints to theinfluence ofthe rise of the

education class.As he states, “Since 1979 the income gap

between people with college or graduatedegrees and people whose education ended inhigh school has grown. Broadly speaking,this is a gap between working-class familiesin the middle 20 percent (with incomesroughly between $39,000 and $62,000) andaffluent-to-rich families (say, the top 10 per-

cent, with incomes exceeding $111,000). Thisskills-based gap is the inequality mostAmericans see in their everyday lives.”

Noah states that many Americans are will-ing to defend these inequalities as theybelieve in the Horatio Alger concept – thateveryone has the same chance to make it tothe top.

However, the data does not match theseexpectations. Only 6 percent of Americansborn at the bottom of the heap (defined as thelowest fifth in income distribution, i.e. thosewhose family incomes are about $25,000) evermake it in adulthood to the top (defined asthe highest fifth in income distribution, i.ethose whose family incomes are above$100,000).

Obviously, I have only touched the surfaceof the income distribution problem. Forthose interested in further related informa-tion, Noah’s book is a valuable source.

LEARNINGThe increasing divide between the affluent and poor

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In even the most close-knitclan, grief over a family mem-ber’s passing can bring tensionsto the surface, especially whenmoney is involved.

A TYPICAL SCENARIO

Throughout their marriage,John and Jane Smith had kept aclose eye on their finances.

Working with their financialadvisor, they’d saved and invest-ed carefully over the years, andthey planned to leave a sizableinheritance to their three chil-dren, Jack, Olivia and Harry.Unfortunately, though they hadprepared a will, John and Janefailed to outline exactly whowould get what. They namedJack, the eldest child, as the ben-eficiary on their life insurancepolicy and other accounts,assuming he would divide up thefunds equally. They left mean-ingful family jewelry to Olivia,because she was their lonedaughter, and gave Harry all oftheir artwork, since he loved topaint.

Because the children hadalways been so close and gottenalong so well, John and Jane fig-ured they would split everythingthree ways and, if someonewanted a specific item, they’dwork out an equitable arrange-ment. But things didn’t turn outas the Smiths had planned. Upondiscovering that he was the solelegal beneficiary of his parents’accounts, Jack decided to keepthe money for himself, using itto pay for the vacation house heand his wife had long dreamed ofbuying. In his view, Olivia andHarry had received their fairshare of the family estate andthere was no need to split themoney three ways. A familyinheritance feud ensued, withOlivia and Harry vowing neverto speak to Jack again.

TIPS FOR KEEPING THEPEACE

You may be thinking, “Thatwould never happen to my fami-ly!” But situations like this areall too common. To help preventinheritance conflict among yourchildren, consider these sugges-tions:

• Be realistic and communi-cate openly. Your children may

be expecting a significant inher-itance, one that could help thempurchase a home, pay for theirchildren’s education, or simplymake them rich. To avoid disap-pointment, it’s important to givethem a sense of where you standfinancially and to emphasizethat your finances may change,depending on medical expensesor other unexpected costs.

• Keep your documents up todate. Be sure to update your willand beneficiary designations toreflect life events such as mar-riages, divorces, new grandchil-dren, and so on. Keeping yourdocuments current will helpensure that you don’t uninten-tionally include someone who’sno longer part of your family orexclude someone you wish tobenefit.

• Address personal propertyspecifically and separately. Inaddition to your will, leave aseparate list of personalproperty with instructionsdetailing who should inheriteach item. The list shoulddescribe each piece of prop-erty you wish to gift, leavingno room for interpretation.

• Don’t task the oldest bene-ficiary with distributingyour assets. It’s not wise toleave one child to handle thedistribution of your assets,trusting he or she will do theright thing. If you want all ofyour children to inheritequally, put them all down asbeneficiaries.

• Give everyone a role.Dividing assets equally canhelp reduce conflict amongheirs, but it’s important tothink about the division ofresponsibilities as well.When you assign responsibil-ity for handling your estate,you’re making a statementabout whom you think iscapable and trustworthy.Consider how your childrenwill react and, if possible,assign everyone a role, even asmall one, to play in the deci-sion-making.

• Explain yourself. What

happens if you don’t want tosplit your assets equally amongyour children? Many parentsconsider this option if one childis financially successful whileanother is struggling. If youplan to distribute your assetsunequally, write a personal noteto accompany the will, explain-ing your reasoning. This mayhelp reduce any resentmentyour heirs may feel.

• Eliminate uncertainty with atrust. A common estate planningtool, a trust can help you man-age and control the distributionof your assets in the event ofyour death. Through a trust, youcan elect to distribute yourassets in increments if you passaway before your children aremature enough to managemoney wisely — for instance,one-third at age 25, anotherthird at 30, and the final install-ment at age 35. You might alsoconsider using a trust to hold adistribution until a later date ifyour child has financial prob-lems or creditor concerns.

PROTECTING YOUR LEGACY

Though the estate planningprocess involves many legal

responsibilities, it’s importantnot to lose sight of the personalaspects. If you plan to leave aninheritance to your children, besure to consider ways to reduceconflict once you’re gone. Bycarefully planning and settingexpectations ahead of time,you’ll help protect the most valu-able part of your legacy — yourfamily.

This material has been provid-ed for general informational pur-poses only and does not constituteeither tax or legal advice.Investors should consult a taxpreparer, professional tax advi-sor, and/or lawyer. Submitted by:James A. Weiss and Laurence N.Hale are financial advisors prac-

ticing at Weiss & Hale Financial,LLC, 697 Pomfret Street, PomfretCenter, CT 06259. They offer secu-rities and advisory services asinvestment adviser representa-tives of CommonwealthFinancial Network, a memberfirm of FINRA/SIPC, aRegistered Investment Adviser.The financial services team atWeiss & Hale serving individu-als, families & institutions can bereached at 860-928-2341 or viaemail at:[email protected]. Visitwww.weissandhale.com for fur-ther information. Plan Well.Invest Well. Live Well. (c) 2013Commonwealth FinancialNetwork.

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Summer is here, andthus begins the year-ly wedding season.No doubt, some of

you may attend a weddingshower this summer. Or,instead, you might be invit-ed to a baby shower. Youcould be the one planningsome kind of shower. Hereare some ideas on how youcan throw a fun gathering while also beingplanet-friendly.

The best way to send your “message”about an eco-shower is to send an e-mailinvitation or e-vite (www.evite.com).Obviously, you’ll use less paper, which isbetter for the planet. However, if you’relike me, you may prefer the paper invita-tion. Paper invites can be “eco-ized” bychoosing cards made from recycled post-consumer content or by making your own.Select cards that use soy ink, made fromsoybeans, instead of the traditional petro-leum-based ink. There are some invitesthat are plantable.

Once you’ve RSVP’d to the event, dig ahole, pop your invitation in, add a littlewater, and see your paper grow into wild-flowers. Seed paper from SwallowtailFarms is full of seeds, which will producewildflowers that attract butterflies(www.swallowtailfarms.com). In theinvites you can (re)mention that the guestof honor is into green living; invitees willget the hint when they select gifts for theoccasion (www.growinstyle.com).

Arrange to have the shower’s deliciousfood served on china with metal flatware. Ifthat’s not possible, try finding recyclableplastic plates and utensils. One greenbridal website, UBSI, recommends the use

of single-serve bambooplates and utensils.Bamboo is a quick-grow-ing, renewable resource.One recommended vendoris Bambu All-PurposeVeneerware (www.bam-buhome. com). Cloth nap-kins are the best choice,but if you’re hoping forsome fun festive, theme-

specific flare, go for it with the paper nap-kins. Limit the use of single-serve bottlesand cans. Fewer drink containers ensurethat the event uses less wasteful food pack-aging. Use punch bowls and pitchers withglass cups.

You can choose to serve organic, localfood. Purchase pies, tarts, or candies madewith fresh, native fruits or other local prod-ucts. Maple sugar candies are quite popu-lar for late summer/autumn gatherings.Patronize your local orchards or farmers’markets to get fresh, local, and in-seasonproduce. Remember how sweet, tasty, andrefreshing a just-ripe peach is? A fun partytheme is to really highlight one or two col-ors. Emphasize these colors, not only inyour decorating, but in the fresh, locallygrown, healthy food you dish up. For exam-ple, if red is the color, serve raspberries,red apples, tomatoes, cherries, red peppers,watermelon, rhubarb, and strawberries.Or if the theme hue is blue/purple, offerblueberries, plums, grapes, blackberries,eggplant, cabbage, or beets.

When decorating the tables, choose pot-ted plants instead of vases of flowers. Evenmore, select native, perennial bulbs, soguests that take home the potted flowerscan plant them in their yards and enjoythem year after year. Observing the flowers

each spring is a nice way to remember theoccasion.

Seeds, especially for native plants orflowers, are great party favors. When peo-ple plant the seeds, and enjoy the flowers orveggies that grow as a result, they arereminded about nature’s beauty, and theguests of honor. At one wedding shower Iwent to, the party throwers gave each guesta jar of locally made fruit jam. It was verytasty, and supported local growers! NewEngland maple syrup is another greatoption. Capitalize on the stereotypical nest-ing theme of showers and send guestshome with a small bit of bird seed held in asmall, recyclable box. Be sure to choosefeed that encourages native species, likethistle or sunflower seeds.

For baby showers, some green guruswrap their presents in baby blankets. Otheroptional wrapping paper ideas include fill-ing a laundry basket with baby necessitieslike baby food, diapers, toys, onesies, or,perhaps, using a diaper bag to hold yourother choice presents like board books, par-enting guides, or the ever-needed burpcloths. Both of these creative wrappingideas were used at my baby shower. For mywedding shower, my cousin built us a“cake” out of bath towels. Each layer was adifferent-sized towel, beach towel, handtowel, washcloth. She held the bundletogether with a fancy ribbon and put spark-ly decorations on top: festive and eco-friendly. Additional ideas include wrap-ping gifts in newspaper, like the cheerfulcomics section, or utilizing the event’spaper invitations into your packaging.Never underestimate the number ofreusable wrapping materials you havearound the house.

Shower activities can be eco-friendly, too.

A baby shower I just attended had a bunchof white cotton onsesies on a table with fab-ric markers. Guests were able to createtheir own special little t-shirt for the newbaby. It was fun and created perfect,reusable, unique clothing for the soon-to-be-born. During the same gathering, party-goers decorated small pieces of woodwhich will be building blocks for the newlittle one. Wedding shower eco-friendlyactivities include having guests writewords of wisdom or recipes on reusablepieces of paper for the bride-to-be. Thesecan be collected and placed into a binder,which the couple can enjoy from year toyear. At my wedding shower, each partygo-er wrote on a different colored, squarepiece of fabric. The pieces of fabric wereleft over from various sewing projects. Thecloth pieces were then crafted into a quilt.We use it all the time, and love reading thespecial messages written by friends andfamily.

Be sure to share these ideas with friendsor colleagues who may be throwing show-ers or any themed party this summer. Ifyou choose even one of these planet-friend-ly options, it’s a small step in the rightdirection. You never know, you may evenencourage party guests to make some moreeco-choices in their day-to-day lives afterattending your shower event. Congrats toall of the newlyweds and soon-to-be par-ents out there!

Liz Ellsworth grew up in Eastford, andholds a master’s degree in EnvironmentalEducation from Antioch University NewEngland and a B.A. in English from BatesCollege. She specializes in conservation andrecycling initiatives.

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I’ve visited some strikingoutdoor public spaces lately.

The High Line in New YorkCity opens up a view of urbanliving while giving visitors abreath of nature in the midstof intensity. A visit to CrystalBridges Museum in

Bentonville,Ark., plungedme into adeep gorge,where amuddy riverpools andebbs in thecenter ofm o d e r n ,organic look-ing buildingsthat show-c a s e

American art.On a hot day Quaddick State

Park in Thompson brought abreeze off the water, the smellof charcoal lighter fluid andthe thwacking sound of boyspassing a rubber ball back andforth. Each space providedpeople with a chance to relax,disconnect from technologyand breathe a little deeper.

Living in a rural area, it’seasy to discount the role ofpublic parks and recreationsites, but just because we cansee green spaces, doesn’t meanwe feel free to use them orcomfortable in them. Walkingalone on a country roadappeals to me and gives me thechance to savor the seasons,but I rarely do it. A friend, mycorgi and I tramp together onweekday mornings along spar-ely inhabited roads. We feelsafer together. When I don’thave a walking companion,the dog and I go to Putnam andwalk the River Trail, which iswell used and well main-tained.

I see heron, Canada geese, asmall flock of domestic ducksand other walkers as we get acloser look at the QuinebaugRiver. Without the trail, Iwould only observe the riverfrom a car window except fordays when I visit the Farmers’Market. I see people of allages, from those pushingstrollers to a few guiding walk-ers along the curving path.

Soon the trail will lead to thePutnam Dog Park and, beyondthat, the Regional CommunityY. Fifty-eight years after theFlood of 1955, the margin ofthe river welcomes pedestri-ans. Thank goodness someonehad the vision to put in apaved trail because without it,few would walk there.

According to the website,our little state has 107 stateparks, 32 state forests and 121public boat launches. Thelargest is Pachaug with 20,000acres! The “ smallest publiclyowned body of water for swim-ming”, according to aConnecticut Magazine article,is Pomfret’s ownMashamoquet State Park,where with hundreds of otherchildren, I honed my swim-ming skills with Red Crossinstruction. The pool of brownwater is less than an acre, butthe land around it is lacedwith trails.

Connecticut state parks arecelebrating their 100thanniversary. The first one wasSherwood Island in Westportin 1913. Public parks devel-oped in the face of urbaniza-tion and due to the energy andvision of Frederick LawOlmstead. Imagine the worldbefore air conditioning andhow much it meant to feel thecool breezes of the outdoors.

I served on the CT OlmsteadHeritage Alliance, whichfocused on the man whocoined the term, “ landscapearchitect”. Olmstead was agood businessman as his firmwith partner; Calvert Vaux didmore than 5,000 projects.Central Park is a standout, butthe Emerald Necklace, sixparks covering 7 miles in theBoston area, ranges from a zooto a highway median. It’s easyto visit.

People in Bentonville, Ark.,walking along a wooded traillook just like the folks I pass inPutnam. Public parks give usthe chance to mix and enjoybeauty in a fundamentallydemocratic way.

Perhaps you can walk yourown private property line andcall the space a park, but partsof nature are best enjoyedpublicly.

To the Editor:Honor, by definition, means honesty, integrity

and fairness — one who is considered honorableis one that can be trusted.

Once that trust is broken it never heals com-pletely.

Honor in the military is necessary, as their livesare at risk. They have to trust one another.

In business, honor is required to maintain agood relationship with the public. Less than hon-orable businesses soon go out of business.

It seems these days that honor is lacking in gov-ernment. The Internal Revenue Service, theAttorney General, the White House and somemembers of Congress have lost their integrityand honor. They can no longer be trusted. We havethe same problem at the state level.

It is sad that this nation, with its proud tradi-tions of honor for God and country, are no longerthe critical items that some public officials worryabout. The speeches given by many public offi-

cials these days are less than honorable and thevenues for these speeches are restricted so thatonly those that agree with them are allowed toattend. Their audiences are shrinking becausethese actions are less than honorable.

On the other hand when a speaker gives a proAmerican speech to an audience honoring thenation’s heroes that have given the ultimate sacri-fice on Memorial Day, there are those that dishon-or the speaker. They do not agree with the speak-er, which is their First Amendment right, but theyshould not dishonor the speaker with their over-heard public comments. Defending the traditionsof God and country is honorable.

For this country to survive we have to restorehonor in government. Actions will speak louderthan words.

HAROLD REEVESDANIELSON

OPINIONEDITORIAL

Opinion and commentary from the Quiet Corner

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The importance of honor

Take awalk

NANCY WEISS

Husbandand wife

As I sat last weekend at the wed-ding of one of my best friends,sipping lemonade and chatting

with friends, soaking in the joy of thebig day, I couldn’t help but be transport-ed to my wedding day nearly six yearsago, when I myself was on the other sideof the coin.

SO much work goesinto putting on a wed-ding. In that last sen-tence, if I could, Iwould make the word“SO” a whole lot biggerto emphasize just howmuch I mean what I’msaying.

From the moment Iproposed (and I suspectmaybe even beforethat, to an extent), wewere planning, plan-ning and planningsome more. Partyfavors, seating charts,

tuxes and dresses, the photographer, themusic, the rings, the license, the recep-tion venue, the theme and colors, thehoneymoon, and of course, the debate ofwho to invite and inevitably, who to snub(it wasn’t personal, I promise!) — it wasa ton of work, all for one day’s worth ofactivities.

At the end, of course, it’s worth everybit of time (and money) spent.

Last weekend’s wedding was fun andunique — an all-outdoor affair thatoozed with personality. The weather wasunseasonably hot, but the importantpart was that there was no rain — anacceptable sacrifice, I suppose. I wouldrather have heat than rain!

On my wedding day, we were similarlyblessed. It was a bright, perfect, cloud-less sky, 70 degrees with a slightSeptember breeze. The leaves werefalling, but it wasn’t to the point yetwhere the trees looked dead and dreary.The foliage was outstanding, and thebackgrounds to our outdoor shots werepretty spectacular.

The key to planning our wedding wasmaking it our own. Obviously, there areclassic elements that should remainclassic — the vows, the promise to Godto remain true, no matter what, untildeath do us part, and the entrance of thebeautiful bride. In our ceremony sixyear’s ago, the happy couple, after beingpronounced husband and wife, leftaccompanied by Smash Mouth’s versionof “I’m a Believer” — a fun, and differ-ent exit theme — but filled with person-ality.

There were many other small touches,too many to talk about in the confines ofthis column space. One example though— my wife and I struggled for a whileabout what to do for party favors, the lit-tle gifts people can take home from thereception to remember the wedding by.She could probably tell the story better,because, quite frankly, I hardly remem-ber what I wrote about last week, nevermind planned for my wedding favors sixyears ago, but whoever’s idea it was, itwas a hit, as many people tell us theystill have them to this day.

What are they, you ask? Magnets. Yes,you read that right! But these babiesweren’t just any magnets — these werepersonalized magnets I designed on thecomputer, with my wife’s face and myown ugly mug smiling goofily, with ourwedding date and the following mes-sage: “I went to Adam and Sarah’s wed-ding, and all I got was this lousy mag-net!”

There were lots of personal toucheswe sprinkled throughout our day, butthe key to our great wedding, and thewedding I attended last weekend, is thatyou make it your own. After all, at theend of the day, isn’t that what a weddingis all about? First, it’s the day to make alifetime commitment to your spousebefore your family and friends, and mostimportantly, to God, but it’s also a dayyou get to share a little bit of yourselfwith everyone you love, on the happiestday of your life. It doesn’t get much bet-ter that.

Adam Minor may be reached at 508-909-4130, or by e-mail at [email protected].

ADAM MINOR

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Credit union awards scholarshipsCourtesy photo

PUTNAM — At its recent 48th AnnualMeeting, NE CT Healthcare Credit Union Inc.President Jane Desrosiers presented $5,000 inchecks from the Bernard F. Smith MemorialScholarship program to deserving students.

The Bernard F. Smith MemorialScholarship was established by theBoard of Directors of the NE CTHealthcare Credit Union Inc. to honorour former Credit Union Director,retired Manager of the Day KimballHospital Business Office and friend.

He was a wonderful mentor, a familyman who believed in the value of educa-tion. We honor his memory with eachdollar we give to help others obtain edu-cation in the medical field or account-ing/business management field.

Three generations of Smith’s familywere present to congratulate the recipi-ents.

Pictured, front row, Mr. Smith’s fami-ly — Meryl Willett (granddaughter),Christine Smith (daughter), Lorraine

Smith (wife). Back row, recipients Deborah Cyr,Wendy Thurlow, Sandra Perron (accepting fordaughter Haley), Kayla Charette, SheenaFarner, Rebecca Hall and Anne Alves (acceptingfor son Christopher).

All Credit Union members who are continuingtheir education in the medical or accountingfields are encouraged to apply for the scholar-ships.


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Ellen Faith Barlow; A.S., Early ChildhoodEducationKatie Irene Daigneault; A.S., GeneralStudiesKristen E. Ellis; A.S., Medical AssistingDiana J. Haggerty; A.S., BusinessAdministrationTylor Dylan Herrick; A.A., Liberal Arts &SciencesJanice Kegel; HIMT Coding SpecialistCertificate; Medical Office Skills CertificateDesirée M. LaPorte; A.A., Liberal Arts &SciencesJarrod W. Larkin; A.S., General Studies,Criminal Justice CertificateJoseph E. LaVigne III; Machine TechnologyLevel I & II CertificatesJames C. Morgan Jr.; A.A., Liberal Arts &SciencesCristina Pelletier; A.S., Bus Administration:ManagementJason Richardson; Machine TechnologyLevel I CertificateMax Rockatansky; Machine TechnologyLevel I & II CertificatesDaniel M. Salliby; Machine TechnologyLevel I & II CertificatesAdam M. Schroth; A.S., ComputerNetworkingPatricia A. Tetreault; Early ChildhoodEducation CertificateJennifer Tewksbury; HIMT CodingSpecialist CertificateRayson Welch; Machine Technology Level I& II CertificatesShane B. Yater; Lean ManufacturingCertificate

EAST KILLINGLY

Jessica Lee Cusson; A.S., General Studies;Phlebotomy Certificate

EASTFORD

Joshua Adams; A.S., General StudiesAmanda D. Gaug; A.S., Accounting

NORTH GROSVENORDALE

Katlyn Marie Deslauriers; A.S., GeneralStudiesRenée Gisele Fitzgerald; A.S., AccountingNathan Prescott Hardt; A.S., GeneralStudiesJoshua Larkin; A.S., Computer NetworkingFrances Joan LeBlanc; A.S., General StudiesKelli Lyn Lefler; A.A., Liberal Arts &SciencesAmanda Michelle Roy; A.S., General StudiesSeth Santerre; A.S., General Studies,Criminal Justice CertificateAkanksha Vinay Sule; A.A., Fine Arts:Graphic Arts; Studio Art CertificateJennifer Whipple; Phlebotomy Certificate

POMFRET

Noah Charles Goodrich; A.S., GeneralStudiesDanielle L. Orszulak; A.A., Liberal Arts &SciencesAnthony J. Rondeau Sr.; A.S., GeneralStudiesCasandra C. Brown; A.A., Liberal Arts &SciencesBenjamin R. Cusson; A.S., General Studies;Phlebotomy CertificateGeoffrey Allen Gauvin; A.A., Liberal Arts &SciencesJoseph Michael Guilmette Jr.; A.A., Pathwayto Teaching CareersKaitlynn E. Holmes; A.A., Liberal Arts &SciencesVitaly Komarov; A.S., ComputerNetworkingMelissa Jen LePage; A.S., Early ChildhoodEducation

PUTNAM

Elizabeth Anne Adams; A.S., GeneralStudiesSarah Elizabeth Aldrich; A.S., HumanServicesCandice Jean Breau; A.S., BusinessAdministrationMelissa J. Brytowski; A.S., General StudiesJoseph G. Carvalho; A.A., Fine ArtsJonathan Compagnonoe; MachineTechnology Level I & II CertificatesOlivia Basak Ekinci; A.A., Fine ArtsNicole Graff; A.S., General StudiesAndrew R. Hesson; Machine TechnologyLevel I & II CertificatesFran Hutchins; Machine Technology Level I

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Derek R. Bleau; A.A., Liberal Arts &Sciences

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Chelsea R. Bentley; A.S., General StudiesJennifer Lynn Devaudreuil; PhlebotomyCertificateBrittany-Mae Kruzel; A.S., Early ChildhoodEducationWalter Hutchinson Milestone; A.S.,Computer NetworkingJean E. St. Denis; A.S., General StudiesDouglas E. Wolfram; A.S., BusAdministration: Management

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QVCC graduates urged to ‘take flight’ at commencementDANIELSON — The 41st

Quinebaug Valley CommunityCollege Commencement took placeThursday, May 30, at the QVCCamphitheater. Students were invit-ed to arrive early for a reception,and stepped out of the doors justafter 6 p.m. for the ceremony.Approximately 350 associatesdegrees and certificates wereawarded to this year’s graduates, arecord for the community college.

Among the speakers was StefanPryor, commissioner of Educationfor the State of Connecticut, repre-senting the Board of Regents. Pryorcongratulated the students and saidthey were about to launch into theirlife.

“When the moment for changearrives, don’t be afraid,” said Pryor.“Be sure to take flight.”

The QVCC Merit Award was pre-sented to Ray Coombs, president ofWestminster Tool, Inc. for his dedi-cation to the local manufacturingcommunity, helping to develop pro-grams at QVCC. Coombs wasthanked for his contribution to thecollege, and the students. Coombssaid during his speech that QVCCgraduates are doers, a quality thatwill take them far in life.

“You verbalize your dreams anddemonstrate your ability to act, but youovercome obstacles to finish what youstart, a quality that is essential to any-thing you do with the rest of your life,”he said.

This year’s graduation saw the firstQuinebaug Manufacturing Institute

graduating class.The 40th Reunion Class (Class of

1973) lead this year’s 2013 graduatingclass into commencement.

Virginia-Desi K. Dykstra was thisyear’s student speaker. A graduate ofWoodstock Academy, Dykstra began atQVCC with 13 credits, was a Dean’s List

student, was a member of Phi TeaKappa, and received an associatesdegree in Early Childhood Education.During her speech, Dykstra wrote apoem that she sang to say farewell toher classmates.

“Now I know, now I see — withwings, we will fly,” sang Dykstra.


Dr. Lynn Pasquerella graduated from QVCC and is now the president of Mount Holyoke College. Dr.Pasquerella was a speaker during the commencement ceremony.

Jeanice Allard decorated her cap for the 2013 QVCC commence-ment ceremony.

Class of 1973 banner bearers Rita Anand and Brian Rivard.

Quinebaug Valley Community College Class of 2013: LOCAL GRADUATES

Dr. Pasquerella motions for the graduating class to sit.


Local leaders convene, learn at CCM conference

The mission of CCM is to enable citiesand towns to do together what they cannotdo as well by themselves, to meet therevolving needs of local governments andtheir elected and appointed officials, toeffectively advocate municipal interests inthe Legislature, the Executive Branch, andother forums, and to promote progressive,responsive, effective and efficient local gov-ernment.

“I felt that this area could benefit from aconference like this one,” Nicholson saidlast week. “Most of the time people fromthis area would have to travel to Hartfordor some other distance, and that’s hard todo since we all work full-time jobs.”

The speaker, Duncan J. Forsyth, works inmunicipal law and government liability.The primary focus of his practice is in theareas of labor and employment law, zoning,land use and business litigation. He is a for-

mer assistant state’s attorney withConnecticut’s Division of CriminalJustice, where he was responsible for theinvestigation and prosecution of majorfelonies and acts of organized crime andpolitical corruption.

Forsyth started off the meeting dis-cussing what makes an effective meeting,going over topics like what constitutes ameeting, following the requirements of theFreedom of Information Act, and thenmoved into what is not a meeting.

Those in attendance raised their handsconstantly throughout the meeting, askingquestions, checking on various scenarios,all of which may or may not arise during ameeting situation, while others sharedtheir knowledge and expertise, filling inareas where Forsyth was unsure.

Pomfret Board of Finance ChairmanKenneth Kristal said he found the confer-ence to be very educational.

“Most of my questions were based onactual questions or issues that have comeup during Board of Finance meetings,”

Kristal said. “There are so many thingsyou have to deal with, and I field them tothe best of my ability, so this is the fill-in tomake sure what I understand and what thelaw requires … and correct anything that Imight have been doing wrong in the past.”

Topics like what items should be on anagenda, where that information is to beposted, executive sessions, when the publicshould be excluded, and special meetingswere all covered during the first portion ofthe conference.

“All of our boards and commissions canbenefit from this type of event,” saidNicholson. “They have such wonderfuleducational programs. I want to make itenjoyable for people. You know we have asenior advocacy commission, they don’tknow anything about Robert’s Rules. Sothis makes it easy and accessible for peopleto learn.”

CCM has been giving conferences for 47years, and provides no cost training forCCM members. Elected and appointed offi-cials and municipal staff utilize CCM

training to stay up-to-date on policies,issues, and requirements regarding pro-viding services to local residents as munic-ipal leaders.

Pomfret Zoning Board of Appeals mem-ber David Smutnick said he could applymany of the concepts discussed with otherorganizations he participates in too.

“A lot of meetings I’ve been to, the vastmajority of people don’t know RobertsRules, but all meetings should predicate onknowing those rules. It’s nice to know theguidelines,” said Smutnick.

Through conferences like the one CCMput on, Nicholson said she believes that it’sa great opportunity for various boards andcommissions to get together and shareideas, and anticipates holding similar con-ferences in the future.

Meryl E. Willett may be reached at 860-928-1818, ext. 112, or by e-mail at [email protected].

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Paddle for a Cure event expected to draw dozens to the water

would be used to help peoplelocally.

The paddle-a-thon typicallyraises a few thousand dollars thatis donated to the OncologyDepartment at Day KimballHospital.

“I started it in 2011, and thatwas just after my uncle Ronpassed away. He was the thirduncle I lost to cancer. I had losttwo grandparents also. That’swhat propelled me to start this,”said Collins.

Last year, the event raised$9,400 that went to purchase twovital sign monitors for the hospi-tal. Collins said he didn’t expectto raise that much money as itwas only the event’s second year.Pleasantly surprised by the sup-port and increased participationof last year’s event, Collins saidhe is looking forward to this year,and hopes it will generate evenmore money and awareness for

the hospital.“Our first year we had 24 pad-

dlers and our second year we hit77, which I would have neverimagined,” said Collins.

Collins said it was because ofthe Deary Memorial Cancer Fundthat his uncle was able to receivethe services and care he needed,while still being able to take careof his family.

“My uncle Ron was considered‘high risk’ and at that time heworked for himself. He couldn’tafford health insurance. It’s prob-ably why it took him so long to getchecked out. When we found outhe had cancer, it was too late,”said Collins. “He wasn’t receivingany financial support, but theDeary Fund was one of the onesthat helped out a lot. They gavegift certificates for fuel, and gro-ceries. He had two young kids, ithelped out a lot.”

Collins said it’s local organiza-tions like The Deary MemorialCancer Fund that really supportthe people in our area during the

most difficult times, and hebelieves those organizationsneed to be recognized andsupported, since they havethe most immediate anddirect impact.

On Saturday, June 1,another local establishmentstepped up to answer thecall to help raise money forPaddle for a Cure. OnSaturday, PYZZ in Putnam,pitched in and held a“Customers Take Over”fundraising event, wherelocal patrons were behindthe bar, pouring drinks andcollecting tips, all of whichwas donated to the Paddlefor a Cure.

“Brian Boucher saw a flierand liked the whole localtheme and asked if he couldhelp,” Collins said. “This is oursecond year working with PYZZand this year it was regular cus-tomers who were the celebritybartenders. It was awesome — weraised $1,035. It’s been really

great that Brian continues to holdthis event. Another customerwho wanted to remain anony-mous sent us a check for $1,000 ontop of the $1,035 we raised thatnight.”

On Sunday, more than 80 pad-dlers are expected to take to the

water for the 3rd Annual Paddlefor a Cure. For more informationvisit www.bluepineoutdoors.com.

Meryl E. Willett may be reachedat 860-928-1818, ext. 112, or by e-mail at [email protected].

PADDLEcontinued from page A1

Courtesy photos

Seventy-seven kayakers took to the water for the 2012 Paddle for a Cure — will you beout there on Sunday, June 9, for the 2013 paddle?

Day Kimball professionals to serve in Haiti mission

be a good fit for the mission. The group wasconnected with the non-profit organizationNNY Hope for Haiti out of New York, andthen Wexler and Miro began working onwhat medications and equipment would beneeded in Haiti.

“We talked about medications, how wewere going to obtain the medications, andhow we were going to fundraise to affordthem,” said Wexler. “I knew what medica-tions we needed, dealing with tropical dis-eases and underserved areas is not com-mon knowledge but it’s not unique either.”

Miro said NNY Hope for Haiti also pro-vided information that helped the teamestablish what items would be needed.

“We had a strong idea of what we wouldbe up against when we arrived, and we hada list of important medications. We werepretty much on target too, but we realizedvery quickly that we didn’t bring enoughvolume,” said Miro.

The medical mission is not fundedthrough the hospital, explained Miro. Allparticipating medical professionals paidfor their own trip, and in order to afford thenecessary medications, fundraisers wereheld.

“We initially purchased $2,500 worth ofmedications, but by the end of the tripmany of us were digging into our ownpockets so we could finish off the last clin-ic. In total, we probably spent about $3,000and we figured for this year we’re going toneed twice that,” said Miro.

Wexler explained that the group traveledto four separate locations during the week,setting up makeshift hospital rooms wherepatients could be seen. Upon arriving toeach location, he said hundreds of peoplewere lined up, dressed in their finestclothes waiting in the sweltering heat justto be seen by a healthcare professional.

“And that line never moved — it stayedthe same size throughout the day, no mat-ter how many people we saw, it was still atthe same spot. It was hard at the end of theday when we had to turn people away,” saidWexler.

Miro said one of the frustrations histeam experienced while in Haiti was theirinability to do “enough,” as Haiti has hugeproblems that affect health, infrastructureand the socioeconomic climate issues.

“At times it felt like we were putting aBand-Aid on a huge problem,” said Miro.“We did provide hope, healing and comfort.The people were so happy that we werethere to help. Even if we just gave them avitamin or a Tums.”

For this year’s mission the team is work-ing to create sustainability. One idea is toput in a water filtration system. The ideafor the system was generated while in Haitilast fall, as the team would wait for latenight tropical showers to pass through, sothat they could take a shower.

“These powerful driving rains wouldcome down, and we would go out and show-er. We thought, why aren’t they capturingthis water and filtering it for drinking? Wereached out to a couple of engineers, and inNovember we are looking to bring a verybasic way to filter the water,” said Wexler.“It’s easy to collect. When it pours its gal-lons upon gallons, more than a familycould drink in a single night.”

In recognition of the continued medicalsupport needed in Haiti, a team will bereturning in November. They will continuethe work started last year and will set upclinics during the visit, but will also con-duct education sessions on how to collectclean water supplies, including the devel-opment of a prototype water filtration sys-tem, which will be tested on this mission.The team sent out a request for a donatedambulance and American MedicalResponse has donated an ambulance,which will be shipped to Haiti this year andutilized by the team at the medical clinics.During the first mission, a critically ill

patient had to be transported to the hospi-tal from a clinic in the back of a pickuptruck.

The affiliation with the Hope for Haitiorganization was so well received that thegroup renamed the organizationNortheastern Hope for Haiti. The team for2013 has grown in size, and all of the 2012volunteers agreed to participate in the 2013mission. Moving forward, this year’s teamplans to expand their initiatives to includethe development of a permanent health-care clinic north of the city of Port AuPrince, which affords the Haitian citizensthe opportunity to provide sustainedhealthcare as opposed to intermittent care.

A Hope for Haiti Benefit Concert will beheld at The Golden Lamb Buttery, featur-ing Susan Lamb and Stef Scaggiari, withspecial guest Erin Christine on Sunday,June 9, at 5 p.m. The cost is $25 and 100 per-cent of ticket sales will be used to purchasemedications for the team’s next mission inNovember. For more information contactRalph Miro at [email protected] make all checks payable to: NNYHope for Haiti.

Meryl E. Willett may be reached at 860-928-1818, ext. 112, or by e-mail at [email protected].

HAITIcontinued from page A1

inductees. Barton’s major is Psychology.Colleen Popores (’14) of North Grosvenordale, was one ofthe inductees. Popores’s major is Psychology.Colin Whiston (’13) of Brooklyn, was one of the inductees.Whiston’s major is Psychology.Alexandria Kwasek (’14) of Putnam, was one of theinductees. Kwasek’s major is Psychology.

WILLIMANTIC — A number of Eastern ConnecticutState University students were recently inducted intoEastern’s Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society.Nathan Gagnon (’13) of Woodstock, was one of theinductees. Gagnon’s major is History and Social Science.Nathan Ellingwood (’13) of Brooklyn, was one of theinductees. Ellingwood’s major is Elementary Education.

St. Joseph High SchoolNORTH GROSVENORDALE — Calling all St. JosephHigh School grads and attendees — The Class of 1963 willbe hosting a “School Reunion” on Oct. 20, at the Knightsof Columbus Hall on Route 12, North Grosvenordale, firstto recognize our 50th graduation anniversary, and secondto bring together as many former students and graduatesof the high school for an afternoon of sharing memories,and stories of its history.If you attended, not necessarily a graduate, St. JosephHigh School between the years 1948 to 1968 and are inter-ested in helping/attending to make the afternoon, pleasecontact Yvette (Beaulac) Brisette at 860-792-1009 or LucilleLanglois at 508-789-9874. You can also help by contactingmembers of your class to pass on the above information.We will have a planning session in the near future.

NOTEBOOKcontinued from page A6 Pomfret Girl Scouts

receive highest honorPOMFRET — Natalie Dalimonte

and Kaitlin Lane, of Pomfret, haveearned the Girl Scout Gold Award,the highest award a girl can earn inGirl Scouting.

In order to earn the Gold Award,Senior and Ambassador Girl Scoutsbetween the grades of 9-12 spend atleast 80 hours researching issues,assessing community needs andresources, building a team, and mak-ing a sustainable impact in the com-munity. A Gold Award recipient’saccomplishments reflect leadershipand citizenship skills that set herapart as a community leader.

Natalie recruited a team of volun-teers to help organize books and reno-vate the Abington Social Library. Shecreated a blog so town residents couldview the process of the renovationsand hosted an open house for people tosee the new layout of the books.Through several surveys, sheincreased traffic to the libraries, par-ticularly among young children andWoodstock Academy students.

Kaitlin planted a garden to benefitthe Pomfret Food Pantry. She built ateam that weeded, watered, andpicked the produce for the food pantryand for the town’s senior center. Shecreated healthy recipe cards that werehanded out with the produce and shewill tend the garden in the future.Kaitlin is planning a career in thehealth industry with a focus of nutri-tion or personal training.

The Gold Award is the highestachievement a girl can earn in GirlScouting, meeting national standardsset by Girl Scouts of the USA. Since1916, girls have successfully answeredthe call to Go Gold, an act that indeli-bly marks them as accomplishedmembers of their communities and

the world. This year, 70 youngwomen from around the stateearned their Girl Scout GoldAward, an unprecedented numberand the most recipients in GirlScouts of Connecticut’s history.

Many of the Gold Award recipi-ents attended a special ceremonyon June 2 at the University of SaintJoseph in West Hartford andreceived certificates from GirlScouts of Connecticut and Girl

Scouts of the USA, as well as a con-gratulatory letter from Girl Scouts ofConnecticut CEO, Mary Barneby. TheGold Award recipients will alsoreceive certificates or letters fromGovernor Dannel P. Malloy andLieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman,President Barack Obama and FirstLady Michelle Obama, Secretary ofthe State Denise Merrill, United StatesSenator Chris Murphy, theConnecticut General Assembly, andAlpha Phi Omega, a national co-ed fra-ternity.

For more information about theGold Award or how to become a GoldAward volunteer or mentor, visithttp://www.gsofct.org/pages/GoldAward.php.

Natalie Dalimonte Kaitlin Lane

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SPORTSAlmquist signs on to track career with UConn

By CHARLIE LENTZVILLAGER SPORTS EDITORWOODSTOCK — High jumper

Jake Almquist is used to measur-ing his accomplishments in feet.But a short stroke of the pen mighthave been his most athletic accom-plishment to date.

Almquist is finishing up his sen-ior year at Woodstock Academyand has leaped 6-feet, 10 inchesthis season. But that lofty heightseemed unlikely when he was anunpolished freshman jumping 5-feet-4 — unlikelier still thatAlmquist would ever earn a trackscholarship to the University ofConnecticut.

As a youngster he dreamed ofcompeting at a high level andUConn athletes were those helooked up to. So it was surreal asAlmquist was on a pedestal ofsorts as he signed a letter of intentto attend UConn on a track schol-arship in a ceremony May 29 inWoodstock Academy’s BrackenConference Room.

“I’ve looked up to athletes likethis ever since I was a little kid,”Almquist said. “Just to be in one ofthe highest levels of sports, it’spretty amazing.”

Woodstock head coach LenSamborowski and assistant coachDave Gibeault have watchedAlmquist perfect his techniquesince his freshmen season.Almquist has also been coached byJoe Patrone, the formerWoodstock Academy jumper whoowns the school record at 6-10 andone-half. Much of what Almquisthas gleaned has come from theInternet.

“Basically I taught myself, I justlooked on YouTube and watched

other great jumpers, just tried toemulate their form,” saidAlmquist.

Samborowski said Almquistwas the first track athlete in hissix years of coaching who earnedan athletic scholarship to aDivision I school.

“He’s really a hard worker, gothis technique down, just being gift-ed with natural ability plus hardwork — he’s improved over a footand a half in the jump from thetime he was a freshman,”Samborowski said. “To get to the 6-foot-10 level, that’s pretty signifi-cant. It’s a good convergence ofvectors. Vector one being his ath-letic ability. He’s got good springsbut he’s just got good technique.He gets the full effect of thephysics of the Fosbury Flop — hegets his arm up. He gets his headback. He gets his body bent, theshoulders are over and he’s look-ing back. He gets that good flexibil-ity. He watched a lot of YouTube,he’s picked up on that. He’s been astudent of the craft. I’m proud toknow him. He’s a great youngman. To go to UConn on a scholar-ship for track is so significant andI’m hoping it will be a catalyst andimpetus for other track athleteshere at Woodstock.”

Almquist takes advantage of allthe modern tools that are avail-able.

“Technology helps up a lot. Mydad videotaped my jumps so Icould critique myself and see whatI need to do,” Almquist said.“Technology like that, just beingable to go on the Internet and lookat what other people are doing, ithelps.”

His recently set a meet record at

the Eastern ConnecticutConference Track and FieldChampionships with a leap of 6-feet-9. Almquist jumped 6-10 at theIrv Black Meet earlier this season.Those dizzying heights onceseemed unfathomable for a jumperwho stands just 6 feet tall. But he’sgotten used to getting airborne.

“It’s kind of funny some times. Ilook up and I’m jumping way overmy head. It’s pretty fun to know Ican just do that,” Almquist said.

“It’s pretty impressive when I justlook away for a little while and Ilook back at the bar and I go ‘Wow,that’s pretty high,’ ” Almquistsaid.

Almquist will major in kinesiol-ogy and realizes time manage-ment will need to be one of hisskills in college. He is the son ofRose and Kurt Almquist fromWoodstock.

“I’m going to really have to focusduring my college years and really

strap it down and work hard. Highschool is going to be nothing com-pared to balancing a D-I sport andacademics,” Almquist said. “It’sgoing to be tough. I think I’mready.”

When he first started high jump-ing in seventh grade he neverthought it would lead to a collegescholarship.

“It just started in middle schoolwhen I came out on a whim for thetrack team. I thought I was adecent runner,” Almquist said.“The first day we tried all theevents. I was pretty good at thelong jump but my coach thought Icould develop into something spe-cial in the high jump.”

He knows much work lies aheadat UConn.

“I’m going to be doing a lot ofweight training, squats, and alltraditional weight training likethat,” Almquist said. “I’ve neverreally worked out that much. I’m anatural jumper.”

His pursuit of a kinesiologydegree will allow him to branchout in a number of directions.

“Anything from athletic trainingto physical therapy, I want to hope-fully get into massage therapy,”Almquist said. “I like the field thatI’m going into in.”

It was all made possible by a lotof training and hard work —capped by the stroke of a pen.

“I wouldn’t have thought it waspossible,” Almquist said. “I’m herenow.”

Charlie Lentz may be reached at(860) 928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mailat [email protected].

Charlie Lentz photo

Jake Almquist takes a leap in practice.

BY CHARLIE LENTZVILLAGER SPORTS EDITOR

NEW BRITAIN — It seemed like only yes-terday that Alex Mayo was a freshman forKillingly High’s track team but he took hislast leap as a senior and ran his last race atthe State Open track and field champi-onships June 3.

Mayo capped his track and field career atthe Open, which mixed athletes from all

school-size divisions and competitors quali-fied at their respective state meets.

Mayo competed in the 100, 200 and thelong jump and finished seventh in the longjump with an effort of 20 feet, 10 inches.Demario Gray from Bloomfield finishedfirst with a jump of 22-9.

Mayo relished the chance to competeagainst athletes from larger schools and heenjoyed the chance to meet new competi-

tors.“It’s pretty nice that I get to see everyone

from all across the state,” said Mayo.The Open was a nice finish against fellow

Connecticut high schoolers and it seemedlike he was just a freshman not too long ago.

“Pretty quick. I can’t believe I’m a senior,”Mayo said. “I can’t believe I’m graduating intwo weeks.”

Mayo said it took a lot of hard work overfour years to reach the Open.

“I just thought as a freshmen I just seemedpretty average. I wasn’textremely fast,” Mayo said.“But it went fast. It was fun. Iloved it.”

He said there’s no secret tobecoming a good jumper or afast runner.

“I do a lot of jump work.There’s little things in sprintwork and little things in longjump you just need to per-fect,” Mayo said.

Mayo said he would attendcollege at Johnson and Walesin Rhode Island in the falland major in culinary arts.He said his track careerwould end in high school. Butit took plenty of patience toperfect his technique over hishigh school career.

“You have to work at it allthe time. You can’t just workat it at meets. You have towork at it all the time,” Mayo

said.Mayo said some of the lessons learned on

the track and the infield can be carried outof the stadium — and perhaps into thekitchen — as Mayo masters another arena.

“It helps with goals,” Mayo said. “Put agoal out there for yourself and try to get toit.”

Charlie Lentz may be reached at (860) 928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail at charlie @vil-lagernewspapers.com.

Mayo finishes up career with triple effort at Open

Just one team standsalone at the top of theModified Softball League.After four weeks of actionFoxy’s Gang is 5-0 with twowins last week. Wins overUniversal Fiberoptics /Mercer Monuments 8-3, thentoppled Capitol Bail Bond bya 15-11 score. In the remain-ing two games, DesmarisBros defeated 99 Restaurant/

JC Flooring in 8 innings14-13 and in the final gameA&A Management earnedtheir second win overDesmaris Bros 9-8.

Foxy’s took com-mand of their first contestin the 3rd inning with 4runs. Evan Jones homeredwith the winning hit andscored the winning run.Teammate Jeff Raymondfollowed with anotherhomer. Raymond had 3 hits,3 runs and 2 RBI to lead theteam. Jones, Mike FortinSr., and Jeff Fortin had 2hits each. M Fortin pitcheda 3 hitter for their victory.Universal tallied all theirruns in the 2nd frame, BenGagnon, Nick Cote and DaveMuir had the 3 hits.

A sac fly by MattMilliken drove in the win-ning run for Desmaris, withJarrod Larkin scoring the

winning run in the 8thinning. Dave Desmaris had 2hits with 5 RBI to lead theteam. Andrew Gosselin,Desmaris and Larkin had 2hits each. Jeff Jasmin wasthe winning pitcher. For the99 Restaurant / JC Flooringit was Chuck Broussard whohad the big blow with agrand slam and 5 RBI. ColeFowler had 4 hits.

In game threeFoxy’s came from 7 runsdown in the 1st inning. Theyput up a total of 10 runs inthe first two innings pullingaway for the win. ScottHubert pitched earning his4th victory. Mike Fortin Jr.led his mates with 3 hits and3 runs scored. Jon Dubeau,Evan Jones, Jeff Raymondand Hubert added 2 hitseach. Dubeau scored thewinning run on a fielderschoice. For Capitol BailBond, Ryan Dugas led the

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SPORTSWoodstock girls capture ECC league golf title

BY CHARLIE LENTZVILLAGER SPORTS EDITOR

THOMPSON — The WoodstockAcademy girls golf team cappedthe season by finishing first at theEastern Connecticut Conferencechampionships June 4 atQuinnatisset Golf Club.

The team finished the regularseason with an 8-1 league markand eased to the league crown atQuinnatisset, shooting a 211 totake first place. With a youngteam, Woodstock Academy seemspoised for a nice run.

“We’ve made some great head-way,” said coach Randy Weigand,in his sixth season. “We’ve playedsome really tough, tough teamsthis year.

Norwich Free Academy (223)was second, Bacon Academy (244)was third and East Lyme (274) fin-ished fourth at the ECCs.

Paige Cantu shot a 49 to leadWoodstock, Cantu’s score was thesecond best overall on the day.Katie Strickland of Norwich FreeAcademy shot a 44 for the overallbest individual score.

Also scoring for Woodstockwere Grace Yang (50) ElainaBecher (53), Sothea Semmelrock(59) and Joelle Morrone (61).

Cantu and Morrone are seniorsand will be missed.

“It’s pretty amazing how far

they’ve come,” said Weigand.Semmelrock is a junior and

Becher and Yang are sophomores.“Grace is a first-year player for

us from Asia and she has a hugeupside,” Weigand said. “Becher isa pure athlete and she wants toproceed to get golf to the nextlevel. It’s going to be interestingto see their progress over the nexttwo years.”

Tourtellotte freshman AbigailPoirier was the lone entrant forher school at ECC championshipsand shot a 56.

Charlie Lentz may be reached at(860) 928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mailat [email protected].

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Woodstock Academy’s five golfers atthe ECC championships were, from left,Sothea Semmelrock, Joelle Morrone,Elaina Becher, Paige Carito and GraceYang.

BY BENJAMIN R. KIPPSPORTS CORRESPONDENT

PUTNAM — Sophomore discus throwerJordan Rodriguez finished in seventh placeat the Connecticut Interscholastic AthleticConference Class S track meet. His throw,which ended up being his last throw of theseason netted a 118-foot-10.

“It was a personal record for him, his bestof the season,” said Putnam field eventcoach Curt Hull. “He bettered his best bytwo full feet. He looked awesome on his lastthrow, it came out a little bad and that mightof threw him off. As far as I’m concerned hestepped it up.”

The week before at the Constitution StateConference (CSC) meet Rodriguez had ahard time breaking 100 feet, but for whatev-

er reason he threw well a week later.“I think he was beating himself over it

and I think it motivated him to work harderfor the CIAC meet,” said Hull.

Since Rodriguez was the only Putnam ath-lete to compete in the CIAC meet, Hull hadthe opportunity to work one-on-one withhim.

“We did some different things between thetwo meets,” he said. “On Monday we justworked out and the next two days we justworked on footwork and we did about 200reps of just working on his spin. I just drewa circle in the parking lot and we went towork, and it paid off. Memorial Day Ithought he threw in the 120 foot range. Hehad a couple of bombs.”

During the meet, Rodriguez didn’t feel

that great and in warm-ups his throws wereoff while he couldn’t keep himself in thering. Hull didn’t think he’d have a good day.

“So many guys threw under their person-al best and he was one of the few that threwover his personal best,” said Hull. “He wasthe only guy that scored and he put Putnamon the map. He did awesome and he didgreat.”

At the beginning of the season, Hull did-n’t think Rodriguez had it in him to make itback to states like he did last year. Rodriguezdidn’t work out all summer, fall, and winterand at the beginning of the season, he was-n’t even hitting the 100 foot mark in histhrows.

“He was throwing around 80-90 feet,” saidHull. “He was discouraged because he was-

n’t at the level he threw at last season. Hecame out rusty and I know he felt discour-aged about it because of his early marks.”

Compared to the top five finishers,Rodriguez was less than 10-feet from secondplace.

“One kid out threw everybody and nobodywas going to beat him, but second througheighth place was up for grabs,” said Hull.

Hull is optimistic about Rodriguez islearning what it takes to become a betterdiscus thrower.

“I think he knows now how hard he needsto work in the off-season if he wants to getbetter,” said Hull. “At the end of last yearand this year he’s all about working out. Ithink he understands the importance aboutstaying with it.”

Putnam’s Rodriguez excels at in discus

BY BENJAMIN R. KIPP SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

KILLINGLY — Before the sea-son started for the Killingly girlssoftball team, making the stateplayoffs was almost a given.Four games into the season anda 3-1 record the Killingly Redgalswere more than on their way toexceed expectations. The nextnine games, almost told thestory of the season as they went2-9, and just about killed anychance to make the playoffs.

“It didn’t go as well as weplanned,” said current headcoach Bill Rahall. “We just hit abad stretch of nine games werewe just seemed to not get a win,or not get as many wins as wewould have liked.”

The Redgals were competitive,losing two games by one run andlosing two games by two runs.

“We lost some tough gamesand we were competitive againstteams in our division and evenagainst larger teams,” saidRahall. “We just couldn’t getgoing after going 2-9. We playedsome really good teams duringthat stretch. We still were com-petitive with those teams.”

The team struggled with a fewthings, but Rahall felt one thingstood out more so than others.

“We gave up to many runs toearly and once we got behind wehad a hard time to come backand over take the team we’replaying,” he said.

Taylor Dithesneau was theteams best pitcher, going 5-5 onthe season. Dithesneau finishedwith an earned run average(ERA) of 2.05. FreshmenHannah Guari went 2-2.

Offensively, the Redgals were

paced by Mikalya Pascoe whoplayed in 19 games and had anon base % of .441, slugging %.483 with a batting average of.361. Pascoe had 22 hits, with 12runs batted in. Jamie Leduc alsobatted well. Leduc played in all20 games, and had a on base % of.514, slugging % of .500 with abatting average of .355. Leducalso had 22 hits and led the teamwith 17 runs batted in.

“She (Mikalya) got our offensestarted a lot of times,” saidRahall. “She was a slap hitterand she did well for us and sheplayed left field for us as well.”

Freshmen pitcher KaraMayhew surprised Rahall thisseason. Mayhew played her atsecond base, short stop thirdbase, and even in the outfield.Even though Mayhew went 0-6on the mound this season Rahallwas impressed. Offensively shebatted .333.

“She played in 17 games as afreshmen at the varsity level,”he said. “Coming in and playingthe first five games, by the sixthgame she was starting. When Iasked her to pitch the first time,she went out there and pitched apretty good game.”

Rahall was hoping the offenseand the defense would have beenmore consistent. The defensegave up a total of 153 runs for theseason, and only 71 of those runswere earned runs.

“Off and on,” he said. “Attimes we played well and attimes we didn’t. We gave up tomany unearned runs and youcan’t win many games doingthat.”

Close calls don’t goKillingly’s way

Tourtellotte softball team has turnaround seasonBY BENJAMIN R. KIPPSPORTS CORRESPONDENT

THOMPSON — Last season theTourtellotte girls softball team fin-ished with a disappointing 4-16record. This season current headcoach Brook Nici expected a turn-around and the team finished with a14-7 record.

“It was a positive season for us,”said Nici. “I think we did the best ofwhat we had. The season record wasgood for the school and the program,and the girls deserved the credit.”

Early in the season, the ladyTigers were 9-5 while Nici felt thatthe team could have easily been 12-2.

“We had some losses to LymanMemorial, Plainfield, and St.Bernard the second time aroundthat should have easily been wins,”she said. “Those three games wegave away, and we also lost to

St. Bernard in the last inning. Ithought we could have won thosegames.”

Senior Ashley Gendreau carriedthe team all season.

“She was more confident and bet-

ter in her leadership skills,” saidNici. “This year she stepped up andlead by example and she was a muchmore positive leader with her team-mates.”

Gendreau pitched in the majorityof the games and this season she fin-ished with a 9-6 record and finishedthe season with a 2.70 eanred runaverage, while striking out 101strike outs, with 33 walks. Gendreaualso finished tops on the team in bat-ting average and runs batted in with34. Gendreau also had six home runswith two grand slams.

Junior Liz Coty played where everNici put her and didn’t complainone bit all season long. Last year shebatted in the mid .200’s for battingaverage, but this season she batted.360 on the season. Coty also movedfrom second base to shortstopbecause of an injury.

“She doesn’t get a lot of recogni-tion, and her defense was unbelevi-able this season,” said Nici. “Shereally stepped up and played well.She stole 24 bases this year, and shedid a lot damage.”

One thing Nici tried to instill onthis years team and at times it waslacking was the high level of intensi-ty.

“At times we had it and at timeswe didn’t have it,” said Nici. “I stillthink they lacked that killer instinctand drive to just put a team into theground. They didn’t show the excite-ment like I wanted them to. I needintensity for seven innings ormore.”

Nici was overall happy with theoffensive performance of the team,and as a team they scored ?? runs.

“From top to bottom we hit theball,” said Nici. “It wasn’t just onegirl it was the whole team. Everyonecould put the ball in play and hit theball in key situations.”

Freshmen catcher ChristinaKopacz hit .382 with four home runs,seven triples for the year and wasselected to the all-state team.Gendreau was also selected to theall-state team and was a first teamall-Eastern Connecticut Conferenceselection.

THOMPSON — Ryan Preece useda restart to take the lead on lap eightof the 30-lap Sunoco Modified fea-ture Thursday night and held off adetermined Todd Ceravolo througha series of restarts for the victory ina NASCAR Whelen All-AmericanSeries race at Thursday NightThunder at Thompson SpeedwayMay 30.

John Studley held off CamMcDermott for the Lite Modifiedwin. Rick Gentes took the lead fromChad LaBastie coming out of turnfour following a late-race restart andheld on for the Late Model victoryafter a back and forth battle withLaBastie that lasted most of the cau-tion-filled race. LaBastie scraped thewall in turn four just four lapsbefore the race conclusion and fellout of contention.

Scott Sundeen commanded theLimited Sportsman feature by lead-ing every lap and holding off a deter-mined Larry Barnett at the end totake the checkered flag.

A late race restart couldn’t stopEric Bourgeois from getting to victo-ry lane Thursday night in the MiniStock 15-lap feature.

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MONSTER MINI STOCK FEATURE FINISH (TOP-10):

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TUESDAY, MAY 27

Trace Vinal, 46, of 33 QuebecSq., Brooklyn, was chargedwith disorderly conduct.

THURSDAY, MAY 30

Kevin Denaker, 41, of 71B DaySt., Brooklyn, was chargedwith larceny 1st, defrauding apublic community.

DANIELSONWEDNESDAY, MAY 29

Amanda Bellisle Lee Smith, 30,of 88 Reynolds St., Danielson,was charged with violation ofprotective order.

FRIDAY, MAY 31

Michael Dowdle, 24, of 25BPotter St., Danielson, wascharged with violation of aprotective order.

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Jeffrey S. Silva, 24, of 132Franklin St., Danielson, wascharged with driving underthe influence.

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Randle Barton, 49, of 367Valley Rd., Danielson, wascharged with larceny 5thdegree.

PUTNAMFRIDAY, MAY 31

Randy Jean-Louis, 24, of 187Park St., Putnam, was chargedwith failure to appear 2nd.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1

Tammy Billings, 33, of 256AProvidence St., Putnam, wascharged with conspiracy tocommit larceny 6th.

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Tyler P. Day, 19, of P.O. Box 358North Grosvenordale, wascharged with breach of peace,paraphernalia.

THOMPSONTHURSDAY, MAY 30

Ronald Poitras, 63, of 285 W.Thompson Rd., Thompson,was charged with assault 3rd,disorderly conduct.

Cote Menard, 28, of 639Riverside Drive, Thompson,was charged with disorderlyconduct, criminal mischief.

Memorial Day TrafficSafety EnforcementInitiativeDANIELSON — During theMemorial Day weekend,Connecticut State Police TroopD Danielson directed addition-al Troopers to the roadways ofnortheastern Connecticut, inan effort to ensure the highestpossible degree of safety formotorists during the holidayperiod.Excessive speed, intoxicateddrivers, lack of seat belt usageand distracted driving need-lessly claim the lives of

motorists on Connecticut road-ways every year. Troopers uti-lized, and will continue to uti-lize, all of the resources attheir disposal to identify thoseoperators who violate themotor vehicle laws and driveunsafely on the roadway innortheast Connecticut. Thiseffort will continue through-out the summer. Troopers willcontinue to take strict enforce-ment action against thesemotorists to ensure our road-ways remain safe to travel.As a result of this MemorialDay Traffic Safety Initiativetroopers from Troop D issuedthe following enforcementaction — 230 motor vehicleinfractions, 75 written warn-ing, five drunk driving arrests.

PUTNAM POLICEDEPARTMENT LOGS

TUESDAY, MAY 28

Leland Lambert, 26, of 65Grove St., Putnam, wascharged with failure to appear2nd.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

Pamela Kurtz, 27, of 102Powhattan St., Putnam, wascharged with breach of peace,assault 3rd.

Melissa Messier, 23, 102

Powhattan St., Putnam, wascharged with breach of peace,assault 3rd, interfering withemergency call.

THURSDAY, MAY 30

Shane Herlihy, 19, of 28 CloranSt., Putnam, was charged withfailure to wear seat belt.

FRIDAY, MAY 31

Jason Martinelli, 18, of 39Black Point Rd., Webster,Mass., was charged with fail-ure to wear a seat belt.

Cayla Trudeau, 24, of 12 PorterPlain Rd., Thompson, wascharged with failure to wearseat belt.

SUNDAY, JUNE 2

Michael Marino, 27, of 296 Rte.,171 Woodstock, was chargedwith failure to obey controlsignal, operating under theinfluence, misuse of places.

Leland Lambert, 26, of 65Groveland Ave., Putnam, wascharged with disorderly con-duct.

Gabrielle Deojay, 55, of 112Thompson Ave., Putnam, wascharged with failure to wearseat belt.


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‘Particle Accelerator’ performers announced

PUTNAM — The line-up for theseventh annual “ParticleAccelerator: A Day of Music andHope” has been announced, andwill feature a diverse gathering ofpopular and emerging perform-ers.

The annual free music and artfestival will be held Saturday,June 8 at Rotary Park in Putnam,from 12 to 11 p.m.

Scheduled performancesinclude Nothing Left to Give,Frank Pace and the All-Stars, ThePapa Joe Show, White RoseConfession, Our Burgundy,Evoke, D.I.M., Santa Mamba,Slang Junkies, Synergy, AdamTrudel, Kala Farnham and ShaneHall and the TickleBombOrchestra.

The festival, held in memory oflocal musician Jack Young, Jr., isaimed at raising awareness andfunds for suicide prevention andlocal mental health programs. Inaddition to the concert, the fami-ly-friendly festival will also fea-ture art displays, children’s activ-ities and booths from local non-profit organizations providinginformation on various localbehavioral health and humanservices.

John Deary, an active memberof the “Quiet Corner” communi-

ty and owner of Deary’sGymnastics Supply, is serving asChair of this year’s event. Dearysays it’s a cause that is close to hisheart, having lost a sibling to sui-cide.

While the festival is free to thepublic, proceeds from sponsor-ships and donations to the eventgenerate critical funding to sup-port Mental Health First Aidtraining and other mental healthprograms administered byUnited Services, Inc., northeast-ern Connecticut’s nonprofitbehavioral health center.

United Services was the firstbehavioral health center in thestate to offer Mental Health FirstAid training, which teaches howto identify and respond to some-one in the midst of a mentalhealth crisis, to get them the pro-fessional help they need beforeit’s too late. United Servicesoffers the training free of chargeto first responders, educators,healthcare workers, and othermembers of the community. Lastyear’s Particle Accelerator raisednearly $5,000 for these programs.

To find out more about ParticleAccelerator and to donate, visitwww.particleaccelerator.org. Formore information about MentalHealth First Aid training andother behavioral health pro-grams available through UnitedServices, visitwww.UnitedServicesCT.org orcall 860-774-2020.

Alberts votes against ‘fiscally irresponsible’ state budget

HARTFORD — On an early Sunday morning, StateRep. Mike Alberts joined fellow House Republican col-leagues in voting against a two-year budget proposed byDemocrats which is comprised of a new 16 percent taxincrease on gasoline, hurtful cuts to Connecticut hospi-tals, and additional accounting gimmicks designed toargue that spending doesn’t violate the state’s constitu-tional spending cap.

The budget plan, which was passed along party linesjust after 5 a.m., includes a shift over the next two yearsof $6 billion in Medicaid spending outside the cap toescape a cap-breaching total of $44 billion in spending.This shift also circumvented a constitutional law thatdemands a two-thirds majority vote in the house toexceed the state’s spending cap — a move Republicansin the House criticized and objected.

The plan also cuts $500 million in funding for hospi-tals, which Alberts says will do great harm to thehealthcare providers in the area he represents- includ-ing Day-Kimball Hospital and Johnson MemorialHospital. Despite these selective spending cuts, thebudget includes a 10 percent increase in overall spend-ing, continues to borrow $750 million to pay for thestate’s day-to-day operating expenses and pushes back$400 million of debt payments which will increase inter-est payments in the state’s near future.

“Unfortunately, despite promises to start moving ourstate towards the right direction, we find ourselves vot-ing on a new state budget that increases state spending,increases taxes and employs the same poor accountingtactics that put our state in this bad position to beginwith,” said Alberts. “While I agree that our state shouldbe finding new ways to save money, cutting funding toour state’s hospitals will only hurt the quality of health-care provided to our residents — it’s fundamentallyflawed.”

The budget will continue to postpone the full imple-

mentation of GAAP (generally accepted accountingprinciples), and would sweep the state’s transportationfund into the General Fund, which Alberts and otherRepublicans say will delay the construction and repairof Connecticut’s roads and bridges.

“With this budget put in place, I fear our state’s econ-omy and finances will only continue to plummet,” saidAlberts. “We need to start looking at new, inventiveways to use tax-payer money wisely and more conserv-atively. On top of this, we need to make sure the policiesput in place will boost our state’s economic productivi-ty, and looking at this budget, I have seen no evidencethat our top priority lies with helping our businesses,building our state’s economy and improving our 8 per-cent unemployment rate.”

During the debate on the House floor, Alberts intro-duced an amendment that would improve the state’sfinances by having newly hired state employees transi-tion to a defined contribution plan — which would accu-mulate at least a 25 percent cost saving to the state. Theamendment would not have required current or retiredstate employees to switch their retirement plan; howev-er, it would have given employees the option to transfer.

“The biggest contributor to our state’s increasingdeficit is our current retirement plan for state employ-ees,” said Alberts. “With our current design in place, itis nearly impossible for our state to save money, espe-cially taking into account the high number of stateemployees in our small state. This amendment wouldgrant our state new hires the ability to contributetowards a more responsible, and still rewarding, planthat would save our state millions of dollars over a longperiod of time. Under the adopted budget in the secondyear of the biennium more than $1 billion is allocatedfor the state’s retirement plan.”

Despite the good intentions of the amendment, noDemocrats in the house supported the measure.

The budget bill passed on a party line vote of 95-48 at5:15 a.m. The 2013 session adjourned June 5 at midnight.

State Representative Mike Alberts represents the 50thGeneral Assembly District Towns of Brooklyn,Eastford, Pomfret, Union and Woodstock.


Marianapolis bids farewell to Class of 2013THOMPSON — Friends and

family traveled from all over theworld to celebrate and honorthe Marianapolis PreparatorySchool Class of 2013 during theschool’s commencement cere-mony Sunday, June 2.

Eighty-two graduates, whohailed from five different statesand eight different countries,received their diplomas. StateSenate President Pro TemporeDonald E. Williams Jr. was thekeynote speaker, and afterreflecting on his own experi-ences with the school, he leftgraduates with these partingwords.

“You have made it. This is amilestone day. You are nowgoing forward into adulthood —follow your dreams,” saidWilliams, who then identifiedfive characteristics that he saidwould help students achievejust that — “commitment, fore-sight, passion, courage andfaith.”

Valedictorian Emily Audet, ofWoodstock, addressed her fel-low gradates, and salutatorianCathleen Casillo, of Auburn,Mass., also shared a few words with herclassmates during the ceremony.

Special recognition was given to BrettSteward for his dedication to the school andfor his unwavering support.

The following students received awardsduring the ceremony:

John Kendratavich Memorial Award:Liangwei “Jerry” Huang

Louis Loffredo Award: Mingdanyang“Jerry” Wu

Marianapolis Service Award: JamesScheuritzel

Father Casimir Kuckell Memorial Award:David Ford and Sydney Latour

Mothers of Marianapolis Award:Liangwei “Jerry” Huang

Marianapolis Alumni Merit Award: LiamAdams

Father John Petrauskas Award: JamieBarrette

Liam Adams, Woodstock; Sohyun An,Korea; Noah Aubin, N Grosvenordale; SethAubin, N Grosvenordale; Emily Audet,Woodstock; Jamie Barrette, Thompson;Kylie Beauregard, Plainfield; CareyBerthiaume, Leicester, Mass; Eric Bordua,Thompson; Nicholas Borowski, Webster,Mass; Jose Felipe Capetillo, Mexico;Cathleen Casillo, Auburn, Mass; GengjiChen, China; Siman Chen, China; KaYanChu, China; Sang Heon Chu, Korea; LiyuanDing, China; Samantha DiStefano, Millbury,Mass; Alexander Dubovitskiy, Russia;Gianna Duncan, Millbury, Mass; Stephen

Edmonds, Attleboro, Mass.*; Nora Egesi,Silver Spring, MD; Henry Ellis, Grafton,Mass; Emily Emilio, Pomfret Center; YuxinFan, China; Alejandra Ferreiro, Mexico;David Ford, Charlton, Mass; ClaudinaFurtado, Dorchester, Mass; Andrew Gemme,Auburn, Mass; Ja Young Goo, Korea; JackHanrahan, Thompson; Hoang Nghia Hoang,Vietnam; Guohao Huang, China; KeerHuang, China; Liangwei Huang, China;Sarah Iaccarino, Auburn, Mass; TianchengJiao, China; Kai Kang, China; Ryan Kelly,Thompson; Patrick Kunkel, Webster, Mass;Sean Landry, Putnam; Sydney Latour,

Webster, Mass; Rachel LeBel, Oxford, Mass;Dadi Liu, China; Michael Mallory,Waterbury*; Olivia Mandile, Webster, Mass;Kaven Matyczynski, Dudley, Mass; Yeo-Kyoung Min, Korea; Sabira Moradi,Afghanistan; Nicholas Morrisette,Woodstock; Thien Nguyen, Vietnam; EmmaO’Connell, Worcester, Mass; JonathanPascone, East Killingly; Timothy Petrides,Plainfield; Robert Puszka, Cheshire*; ZhiZhenzi Qiu, China; Michael Rice, Plainfield;James Scheuritzel, Pomfret Center; GregorySenat, Elmont N.Y.; Yujia Shao, China;Shana Solomon, Worcester, Mass; Rebekah

Stolz, Oxford, Mass; Jennifer Trice,Uxbridge, Mass; I-Hsiu Tseng, Taiwan;Jacob Van Horn, Southbridge, Mass;Melissa Veshi, Webster, Mass; Tri Vo,Vietnam; Zibo Wei, China; Anna Werge, NGrosvenordale; Ariana Wood, Sutton, Mass;Mingdanyang Wu, China; Min Xiao, China;Fan Yang, China; Chia-Yi Yeh, Taiwan;Fangge You, China; Misitura Yussuf,Cumberland, R.I.; Nestor Zerpa, Pomfret*;Rebeca Zertuche Valdez, Mexico; ZiangZhai, China; Weiting Zhang, China; ShengyiZhou, China; Wenhan Zhu, China.

MARIANAPOLIS PREPARATORY SCHOOLCLASS OF 2013

Family and friends gather under the tent on the groundsof Marianapolis for the graduation ceremony.


Students from the junior class line up to greet the graduating seniors before entering into the ceremony.

Traditionally, seniors stop to ring the bell before their graduation. Headmaster Joseph Hanrahan smiles as he leads the Class of 2013 into the commencement ceremony.

Headmaster Joseph Hanrahan welcomes faculty, family and friends.

Salutatorian Cathleen Casillo approaches the podium to give her address.

State Senate President Pro Tempore Donald E.Williams Jr. was this year’s keynote speaker. Valedictorian Emily Audet receives her silver bowl award after giving her valedictory address.

The Marianapolis Service Award was given toJames Scheuritzel this year.

with Putnam,” said Spinney.“I’ve been a cartoonist all mylife and it has been nice beingable to make a living selling mywork. I have a lot of fun doingit.”

Spinney resides in Woodstockwith his wife Debra. Starting in1969, Spinney has voiced andperformed the role of Big Birdsince “Sesame Street’s” firstepisode, and still plays the roleof Big Bird as he looks forwardto hitting his 50th year with theshow.

“I think I’m holding up verywell,” joked Spinney. “I was inNew York last week with BigBird. I would love to make it to50 years.”

Spinney said before joiningthe cast of “Sesame Street,”Spinney spent nine years per-forming on the Boston broad-cast of “Bozo’s Big Top.”

“At that point, I thought Iwanted to become a teacher,”said Spinney. “Then the oppor-tunity to join the Muppets camealong. It was a completely newthing to have a regular educa-tional television show. I realizedlater on that I had, in fact,become a teacher anyway.”

Sheri Sochor, owner of Arts &Framing, said having Spinneyfrequent her store has been“exciting.”

“I have gotten to meet so manypeople from the area who come

specifically to meet him, andover the years I’ve developed afriendship with Caroll andDebbie,” said Sochor. “His workis so much fun, I am very proudand happy to be entrusted withMr. Spinney’s artwork.”

Spinney has received numer-ous awards for his work on“Sesame Street,” including theNational Television Academy’sLifetime Achievement Awardfor his work as a puppeteer who

created the cherished Big Birdand Oscar the Grouch. He hasalso been named a living legendby the Library of Congress, andhas won six Emmy Awards forpersonifying Big Bird and Oscaron “Sesame Street” for the past44 years.

Spinney has created a varietyof original drawings featuringBig Bird and Oscar. He paintsusing watercolors. Some of hisportraits are sweet, some are a

little odd, butwhen asked,Spinney saidhe enjoys put-ting Oscar andBig Bird in dif-ferent situa-tions, and thatis where getgets his inspi-ration from —everyday liv-ing.

“I’m just outand about andI think tomyself, “Oh,I’d like to putBig Bird inthat situa-tion,” Spinneysaid. “I likeputting BigBird and Oscarin all kinds ofsituations. It’sfun and peoplereally seem toenjoy it.”

The manwho has been acentral part ofso many livesover the yearsis well known

for being kind and sweet to hisfans. Instead of basking in theadmiration of his fans, Spinneyis known to reflect the apprecia-tion back onto them instead,and is known to be very unas-suming about his fame.

“There was a little boy whocame to see Caroll while he washere in December. The boy had asmall truck with him and Carolltook it and drew a small sketchon the car for the child,” saidSochor. “He is so delightful andkind to everyone who comeshere to see him.”

Currently, a documentarytitled, “I am Big Bird,” is beingmade about Spinney’s life. Thefeature-length documentarylooks deeper into the life of theman who inspired the creationof characters that influencedgenerations of kids.

“They are wonderful peopleputting this documentarytogether,” said Spinney. “Theyreally are, it’s a wonderful com-pany and they are such incredi-ble, clever, and kind young men.They have been going throughmy archives and I’ve been work-

ing with them for the past threeyears.”

Dave LaMattia, Chad Walkerand Clay Frost founded CopperPot Pictures in 2007. The threefilmmakers wanted to establisha company that would producemeaningful documentaries andother content, and are the onesworking on “I am Big Bird.”

Spinney said he enjoys partic-ipating in the First Fridays, ashe has become enamored withthe Quiet Corner, and enjoysspending time with members ofthe community.

“I get a chance to chat withpeople, and when I’m in the stu-dio there is no audience — it’s along-distance thing. I love thisregion, the ‘Quiet Corner,’ asthey say. I’m just a regular per-son who enjoys having good peo-ple around. That’s why I like ithere, that’s why I show my arthere,” said Spinney.

Meryl E. Willett may bereached at 860-928-1818, ext. 112,or by e-mail at [email protected].

Spinney: ‘I have fallen in love with Putnam’BIG BIRDcontinued from page A1

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Carol Spinney and his wife, Debra.

Meryl E. Willett photo

Sheri Sochor, of Arts & Framing, sits behind a series of watercolor prints drawnby Caroll Spinney.


With over 44 years experience in the field of Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy,Claudia Watson is proud to serve as the Rehabilitation Manager at Regency Heights.With the responsibility of overseeing daily rehab services, Claudia works closely withher staff of Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapists, ensuring that patients receivethe services that will help them reach their highest goals of functionality. Claudia’s roleinvolves communicating with staff, patients and families with the focus always on thequality of life for the patients at Regency Heights.

For Claudia, her relationship with Physical Therapy began at the age of twelve, whenher grandmother was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Claudia recognized that shecould make a difference in her grandmother’s life by adapting items in her home likeremoving the small rugs that made it difficult for her grandmother to walk, or addingcushions to seats to make the transition from sitting to standing much easier. Once shediscovered Physical Therapy, Claudia worked in a variety of settings before coming toRegency Heights, having spent time working at Acute Care Hartford Hospital beforeworking as a Physical Therapist for 21 years at a local Visiting Nurses Agency. Thisexperience allowed her to see the continuum of care a patient may experience, from ahospital to skilled care nursing facility to home care.

Motivation is often a crucial part of helping patients attain their goals and with patientsin need of both short-term and long-term care, maintaining a consistent level of motiva-tion can be challenging. For Claudia, it is often the little things that can make a big dif-ference in the daily life of a patient. Simple tasks, like being able to get in and out ofbed, dressing oneself, and using the restroom independently all combine to give patientsthe quality of life that they need to thrive. When a patient struggles with their therapy,Claudia works closely with them, giving pep talks and collaborating with them to writesmall, attainable goals to work on over time. As goals are accomplished, patients see apositive shift and renewed sense of hope in their rehabilitation.

Regency Height’s Rehab Gym features a variety of amenities, including newequipment, a kitchen and other items that patients can work with to relearn householdskills. Patients may also participate in larger group tasks, like a collaborative grouplunch. Each patient works on an aspect of the meal, while improving their hand-eyecoordination, balance and endurance. The result is a meal for the participating patientsand staff to enjoy, with the added benefit of allowing patients to socialize and acclimateto the Regency Heights environment.

For Claudia, Regency Heights is a team environment and together staff members work to create a place where quality of life is the mark of a winning facility. With herexperience and dedication, Claudia Watson is a Regency Heights Most Valuable Player.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 7Annual InternationalBazaar5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Free admission,free entertainmentFood, giant flea marketRides and games for the kidsMary Queen of the RosaryParish60 Maple St., Spencer, MAwww.MaryQueenOfTheRosary.org

First Friday atArts & Framing& The Sochor Art GalleryFeatured artist isCaroll Spinney112 Main St., Putnam, CT860-963-0105

Noah Lis5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Janine’s Frostee149 East St. (off Rte. 9)Ware, MA

SATURDAY, JUNE 8Annual InternationalBazaar12 noon – 10:00 p.m.Free admission, free enter-tainmentFood, giant flea marketRides and games for the kidsMary Queen of the RosaryParish60 Maple St., Spencer, MAwww.MaryQueenOfTheRosary.org

Annual Greek Festival11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.Free admissionClassic Greek cuisine

and entertainmentHoly Trinity GreekOrthodox Church80 Water St., Danielson, CT

Prudence Crandall MuseumLecture Series presentsCT Appellate AttorneyWesley W. Horton1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.$6.00 admissionCanterbury FirstCongregational Church6 S. Canterbury Rd.Canterbury, CT860-546-7800

Guy Bergeron5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Janine’s Frostee149 East St. (off Rte. 9)Ware, MA

SUNDAY, JUNE 9Annual Spring PicnicNoon – 6:00 p.m.Rain or shineFeaturing steamed clams,lobsters, Chicken BBQPolish and American foodsMusic by The Gold RushBand200 Sportsmen Club184 Sutton Rd., Webster, MA508-943-9722

Paddle for a Cure10:00 a.m.Riverside Park,Greenway Dr., Brooklyn, CTCall 860-774-6010 or go tofacebook.com/paddle-foracure

Donna Lee & Friends2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Janine’s Frostee149 East St. (off Rte. 9)Ware, MA

Annual Greek FestivalNoon – 5:00 p.m.Free admissionClassic Greek cuisineand entertainmentHoly Trinity GreekOrthodox Church80 Water St., Danielson, CT

FRIDAY, JUNE 14Murder Mystery Dinner“Tessie & Tommy’sRehearsal Dinner”?SalemCross Inn260 West Main St., WestBrookfield, MAAdvanced ticket salesrequired508-867-2345

Kyle Ray5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Janine’s Frostee149 East St. (off Rte. 9)Ware, MA

SATURDAY, JUNE 15Lyle Pierce & Guest5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Janine’s Frostee149 East St. (off Rte. 9)Ware, MA

FRIDAY, JUNE 21Paisley Rowland5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Janine’s Frostee149 East St. (off Rte. 9)Ware, MA

SUNDAY, JUNE 23Donna Lee & Friends2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Janine’s Frostee149 East St. (off Rte. 9)Ware, MA

MONDAY, JUNE 24Janine’s Frostee“Polish Night”Enjoy an evening with time-less classic Polish music,good friends and a delicious“Polish Plate” served atJanine’s149 East St. (off Rte. 9)Ware, MA

THURSDAY, JUNE 27Conor Nickerson5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Janine’s Frostee149 East St. (Rte. 9)Ware, MA

MONDAY, JULY 15Janine’s Frostee“Polish Night”Enjoy an evening with time-less classic Polish music,good friends and a delicious“Polish Plate” served atJanine’s149 East St. (off Rte. 9)Ware, MA

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First Fridays inDowntown Putnam, CTFirst Friday of every monthMay through OctoberLive music, art exhibitsDemonstrations, perform-ancesArt attacksEvents start at 6:00 p.m.

Aerobic Workout ClassesSaturday Mornings8:30-9:30$5.00 drop inSpencer Fish & Game Club155 Mechanic St., Spencer,MA

Live Music andEntertainmentEvery Friday nightTeresa’s RestaurantRt. 32, Palmer Rd.Ware, MA413-967-7601

Firehouse KaraokeWith Jim LapierreEvery ThursdayCarmellas55 South Maple St. (Rte. 9)Brookfield, MA

Wednesday NightCruising for CharityCar Show at KlemsJune 5-August 28Every Wednesday from5:00 p.m. till duskMusic and concessions100% of the profits go toMasonic Children’s Charity117 West Main St., Spencer,MAFull schedule atwww.klemsonline.com

KaraokeEvery Saturday 8 p.m.-12In the Veterans LoungePublic invitedAmerican Legion TuttlePost #27988 Bancroft St., Auburn, MA508-832-2701

Free Tai Chi in the parkEvery Wednesday5:00-5:30 p.m.Putnam Rotary ParkKennedy Dr., Putnam, CTCall Quiet KornerHealth and Wellnessfor more information860-576-0126

Karaoke and Dance PartyEvery Thursday andSaturdayTrivia Night and DJKaraokeEvery Tuesday 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.Live Country MusicEvery other Friday at 9 p.m.Sherwood’s Restaurant &Bar35 Rte. 171, SouthWoodstock, CT860-963-1230

Trivia NightEvery Wednesday7 p.m. – 9 p.m.Free to playFood and drink specialPrizesHank’s Restaurant416 Providence Rd.,Brooklyn, CT860-774-6071

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Live Entertainment FridayNightHexmark Tavern at SalemCross Inn260 West Main St., WestBrookfield, MA508-867-2345www.salemcrossinn.com

1st Thursdays areChicken Night4 p.m. – 9 p.m.Family style baked chickenwith fries, pasta & marinarasauce,salad and rollsAdults: $11.75Children under 10: $6.75American Legion TuttlePost #27988 Bancroft St., Auburn, MA508-832-2701

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FRIDAYJUNE 7

PUTNAM — Award winning muppeteerand artist, Caroll Spinney will be in the frontwindow of Arts & Framing, 112 Main Street inPutnam from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 7, rain orshine. One of Connecticut’s most belovedcelebrities has been awarded the NationalTelevision Academy’s Lifetime AchievementAward for his work as a puppeteer who createdthe cherished Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.

N. GROSVENORDALE — The Knights ofColumbus Council 2087 will hold its monthly“First Friday Fish Fry” from noon to 7 p.m.Friday, June 7 at the Knights Hall, 1017Riverside Drive, N. Grosvenordale. The menuconsists of fish and chips ($9); baked haddock

with baked potato and vegetable ($11); bay scal-lops ($11); platters — clams and bay scallops,fish with clams or bay scallops or baked had-dock and bay scallops ($13); and fisherman’splatters ($16). For more information, call 860-923-2967 or [email protected].

WOODSTOCK — “Our Flag - Betsy Ross” onFriday June 14, Flag Day, at The Inn atWoodstock Hill, 94 Plaine Hill Road, from 9:30 -11:30 am. Windham County Christian Women’sConnection Brunch $12. History of Betsy Rossby Madelyn Jaaskela. Flag folding ceremonyby American Legion Post #91, Moosup. Musicby Thomas Crumb, Pomfret. InspirationalSpeaker Jean Bisnet, Rensselaer, NY. Meninvited this month for a special Patriotic Day!Reservations for Brunch and free child mustbe made by June 7. Call 860-774-5092, 860-412-0014 or email: [email protected].

DANIELSON - The Friends of the KillinglyPublic Library will hold a 6,000-volume booksale at the library located at 25 Westcott Road,Danielson. It will start with a preview sale onFriday, June 7 from 4 to 9 p.m., KillinglyLibrary card holders are free all others willpay a fee of $5. There is no charge for the book

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KILLINGLY – Marjorie M. Keech, 98, for-merly of Killingly, died peacefully Saturday,May 25, 2013 at Windham Hospital inWillimantic.

She was born in Killingly on November 25,1914, daughter of the late John and Ethel(Pilling) Mellor.

She was the wife of the late Harold Leta.She worked as a nurse practitioner at Day

Kimball Hospital for several years.She loved to dance, play the violin, enjoyed

crocheting and knitting and was a member ofthe Westfield Congregational Church inDanielson.

She is survived by her grandchildren, JohnKeech, Darin Keech, Carla Richards, SeanKeech, Terri Keech and Michael Keech; ninegreat-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her sons, JohnKeech, Tommy Keech, Don Keech and JerryKeech; a sister, Ruth Brown and a grand-daughter Erica Keech.

There are no calling hours. Funeral ser-vices will be private. Burial is at the conve-nience of the family.

Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street,Danielson is in charge of arrangements.

THOMPSON, Conn. —Winifred G. (Baron)Adamuska, 89, passedaway Wednesday, May 29,2013 at Sandalwood RehabCare Center in Oxford.

Her husband of 56years, Martin R.Adamuska died in 2001.

She leaves a daughter, Beverly A. Vachon ofWebster; a sister, Bernice Falke and severalnieces and nephews.

Winifred was predeceased by brothers,Edward, Ben and Walter Baron and sisters,Jennie Pelletier, Clara Berthiaume andHelen Kretowicz.

She worked at the former Record shop in

Perryville and the former Treasure Island inWebster before retiring.

Beverly would like to thank all the staff atSandalwood for their wonderful care andlove given to her Mom.

There are no calling hours. A gravesideservice will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, inSt. Anthony Cemetery in Webster (everyoneto meet at the cemetery).

In lieu of flowers, contributions may bemade to: Sandalwood Rehab Care Center, 3Pine St., Oxford, MA 01540.

The Robert J. Miller Funeral Home andLake Chapel, 366 School St., Webster isentrusted with arrangements.

On Line Guest Book or to Share a Memory:RJMillerfunerals.net.

Marjorie M. Keech, 98Winifred G. Adamuska, 89

DAYVILLE — Audrey D. (Bailey) Burrell,70, of Dayville, CT, died Friday, May 31, 2013 atDay Kimball Hospital in Putnam

She leaves her husband of 38 years,Amedee A. Burrell of Dayville; two sons,Mark Burrell of Naugatuck, CT and JeffreyBurrell of Waterbury, CT; a daughter, LysaMolnar of Danielson; a sister, Barbara Jewellof Brewster, NY; six grandchildren and onegreat-grandson.

She was born in New York, New York,daughter of the late Horace and Margaret(Foldes) Bailey and lived in Danbury, CTbefore moving to the Killingly-Dayville areain 1988.

She was a retired sales clerk having workedmany years at Ridgefield Lumber Company.

She enjoyed doing embroidery.There are no calling hours. Funeral ser-

vices and burial are private. Please omit flow-ers. Donations can be made to Hospice andPalliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut,320 Pomfret Street, Putnam, CT 06260 or theAmerican Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street,Framingham, MA 01701.

Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, 48 SchoolStreet, Webster, MA is directing arrange-ments.

A guest book is available at www.shaw-majercik.com.

Audrey D. Burrell, 70 BROOKLYN – Harry(Kazimierz) ThomasPiotrowski Jr., 71, ofBrooklyn, died Saturday,May 25, 2013 at AppleRehab in Colchester.

He was born in Putnam,July 22, 1941, son of thelate Zygmunt and JadwigaWiktorja (Pawlowska)

Kazimierz.Mr. Piotrowski worked at Anchor Glass in

Dayville for twenty years.He attended Brooklyn Schools and Killingly

High School and was a Brooklyn resident formany years.

He was a communicant of Our Lady ofLaSalette Church in Brooklyn and had beenvery active in Mortlake Fire Department and

later at West Wauregan Fire Department. Hewas a member of the Grange and theWindham County Agricultural Society.

Mr. Piotrowski was married to the lateBarbara Surogora in Prosity Poland on May15, 1966 in the Church of the Holy Virgin; shedied in 1991.

Mr. Piotrowski is survived by his brother,Daniel Piotrowski of Woodstock; severalnieces, nephews and cousins in Poland andthe U.S. He is also survived by a close and lov-ing family friend, Susan Mailloux.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at OurLady of LaSalette Church, Brooklyn. Burialwas in Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson.

Donations in his memory may be made toOur Lady of LaSalette Church, 25 ProvidenceRoad, Brooklyn, CT 06234.

Harry T. Piotrowski, Jr., 71

Edith Couture, 93BROOKLYN — Edith

Couture, 93, of Brooklyn,died Saturday, May 25,2013 at Westview HealthCare Center in Dayville.

She was the wife of thelate James Couture.

She was born August 10,1919 in Lurgan, Ireland,

daughter of the late George and Sarah Elliottwho brought her as an infant to Manchester,CT.

She married James Couture in 1938 andthey lived in Manchester. They later movedto Babylon, NY where they lived for manyyears before retiring in Connecticut.

She was a continuous volunteer withRSVP and was a long-time member of theQuinebaug Valley Senior Citizens Center,Brooklyn; where she was active in the ArtClass taking first-place with many of herpaintings.

She leaves one daughter, Judith Couture

who resides in Thompson; one brother,Thomas Elliott and a loving niece MadelineFontel, both of Florida; and several nieces,nephews and friends. She also leaves manyfamily members in Ireland and Canada.

She was predeceased by two sisters andone brother, George Elliott.

She will be missed by her family andfriends.

She was made comfortable in her last daysby two close friends and excellent nursingcare from both Westview Health Care andDay Kimball Hospital. The family will beever grateful for all the kindness shown dur-ing this time.

Her funeral was held Friday, May 31 inTillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street,Danielson. Burial was in Bartlett Cemetery,East Killingly.

Donations in her memory may be made toThornfield Hall, P.O. Box 415, Thompson, CT06277.

PUTNAM – Georgette M.(Langlois) Coderre, 92,matriarch of the Coderrefamily, affectionatelyknown as Mother, Mom,Ma, Memere, Mem, Mrs.Coderre and Mrs. C, for-merly of Ballou Street,died Friday, May 31, 2013 inWestview HealthcareCenter.

She was the loving wifeof the late Paul R. Coderre.Mrs. Coderre was unitedin marriage to Paul R.Coderre, on November 11,1939, at the Corpus ChristiChurch in New York.

Born in Pawtucket, RI,she was the daughter of the late George andElise (Robitaille) Langlois.

Mrs. Coderre was a homemaker but, afterraising her seven children, she began volun-teering as a nurse’s aide at the Day KimballHospital as well as at many area nursinghomes including Westview.

Mrs. Coderre enjoyed playing cards espe-cially “Catch 5.” Mrs. Coderre was a memberof the parish family at St. Mary of theVisitation Church in Putnam and was a vol-unteer at the Day Kimball Hospital,Development Office, volunteering over 12,000hours.

Georgette is survived by four sons, RonaldP. Coderre and his wife Donna of Putnam,Maurice “Moe” Coderre and his wife Pam ofPutnam, Michael Coderre and his wifeJoanne of Woodstock, and Marc J. Coderre,Sr. and his wife Robin of Putnam; threedaughters, Diane Bates and her partner, PaulAldrich of Putnam, Dolores “Dee” Carnahanand her husband Rick of Woodstock andJacqueline LaFreniere of Waterford; elevengrandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildrenand several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her aunt and unclewho raised her from early childhood, Adelardand Pamela Lachapelle; four brothers,Etienne Langlois, Marcel Langlois, LaurentLanglois and Philippe Langlois and a sister,Marie Jeanne Beaupre.

A Mass of Christian Burial was heldFriday, June 7 in St. Mary Church of theVisitation, 230 Providence St., Putnam.Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests thatdonations be made to either St. Mary Churchof the Visitation, 230 Providence St., Putnam,CT 06260 or the Westview HealthcareRecreation Fund, 130 Ware Road, Dayville, CT06241.

The Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St.,Putnam, directed the arrangements.

For memorial guestbook visitwww.GilmanAndValade.com.

Georgette M. Coderre, 92CHARLTON — Robert

Walder Randall, 96, ofCharlton, formerly ofWoodstock, CT, passedaway peacefully on June 3,2013.

He was born inWhitman, on October 16,1916 to Ida May (Coots) andRay Allan Randall.

Robert graduated from Whitman HighSchool in 1934 and then went on to receive anaccounting and finance degree from BentleyCollege (University), Waltham.

Upon graduation he acquired employmentin Putnam, CT with Putnam Mills, Inc. wherehe was in charge of accounting and financialmanagement.

In 1940 he enlisted in the army to join theAmerican involvement with World War II. Itwas during this time that Robert met a youngenlistment office volunteer, Natalie MarieWinterburn, and married her on June 23,1943.

He sought to further his education at DukeUniversity with OCS studies and graduatedwith rank of second Lieutenant. His assign-ment was oversees in Asia being stationed inKuhn Ming and Shanghai, China.

After his discharge from the army, he set-tled his young family in Hoxie, RI. He becameemployed by Textron, Inc. where his dutieswere charge of company expansion and theimplementation of financial systems in newplants in the United States.

Although he was officially listed in theinactive reserves, he was recalled to servicein the Korean conflict. He then moved hiswife and two daughters to Putnam, CT wherethey would be closer to family.

In 1951 he returned to Putnam to becomeoffice manager of WinterburnManufacturing and Electrical Company. Heeventually purchased this company fromfamily members and under his directionexpanded usage of the patented DAZICElectrical Controls internationally.

As a successful businessman, Robertbecame a member of the Board of Directorsof the Citizens National Bank. He becameChairman in 1960 and served in this positionfor some 25 years while the bank expanded toserve the local Windham County population.He donated generously to Day KimballHospital, QVCC, Woodstock Academy, St.Philips Episcopal Church, Bentley Universityand twenty or so additional charities andphilanthropies. Bob deeply cared about the

value of education and gener-ously endowed funds to educateten family members thus allow-ing them a good foundation tosucceed in life. He was a lover ofclassical music and collectingcoins and stamps. He was amember of the Elks and withinthe last years of his life, joined the Masons.

He leaves his loving wife of 68 years,Natalie Marie (Winterburn) of Charlton; andhis daughters, Jennifer Jayne Male (Robert)of Tuxedo, NY and Cynthia Marie Trifone ofPutnam, CT. He also leaves three grandsons,Adam Trifone, Joshua Male (wife, Alison)and Jared Male; three great-grandchildren,Lila, Phoebe and Lucas Male and severalnieces and nephews.

A grandson, Zachary Trifone, sadly passedin July of 2002.

A Graveside Service was held on ThursdayJune 6, at the Grove Street Cemetery, 239Grove Street, Putnam, CT.

Donations may be made in his memory tothe charity of one’s choice.

The Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148Grove Street, Putnam, CT, directed thearrangements.

To share a memory “Light a Candle” atwww.smithandwalkerfh.com.

Robert W. Randall, 96

BROOKLYN – CharlesE. Hill, 85, died Friday,May 31, 2013 at home withhis family by his side.

He was the husband ofPaula (Mayotte) Hill; theywere married October 23,1971.

He was born inBrooklyn on July 7, 1927,

son of the late Iver and Ida (Mantari) Hill.Mr. Hill served in the U.S. Navy and was a

World War II veteran.He worked for many years as a journeyman

bricklayer and plasterer.He enjoyed his horses and German

Shepherds and was anavid sports fan.

Besides his wife, heis survived by hisstepchildren, WhendyGreenwood ofSterling and LouisPiette Jr. of CentralVillage; a sister,Evelyn Berris ofBrooklyn; a brother-in-law Noe Mayotte ofArizona; eight grand-children; many great-grandchildren and

several nieces and nephews.He was predeceased by his

stepdaughter. Nanette Dupont,his brother, Henry and two sis-ters, Kate and Helen.

There are no calling hours.Funeral services will be privateand at the convenience of thefamily.

In lieu of flowers donations in his memorymay be made to Masonicare Home Health &Hospice, c/o Masonic Charity Foundation ofCT, 74 Cheshire Road, P.O. Box 70,Wallingford, CT 06492.

Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street,Danielson is in charge of arrangements.

Charles E. Hill, 85

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TOWN OF EASTFORDINVITATION TO BID

The Town of Eastford is seeking ratesfor equipment and man power to performtree work throughout the town.

Quote specifications forms can beobtained through the Selectmen’s Office.Requests for these forms may be submittedby phone (860-974-0133), fax (860-974-0624), or email ([email protected]). If your company is interested inproviding quotes, kindly forward a quotespecifications form to: Town of Eastford,Board of Selectmen, PO Box 98, Eastford,CT 06242.

Quotes will be accepted until the closeof business June 21, 2013.June 7, 2013

TOWN OF WOODSTOCKThe Planning & Zoning Commission hasscheduled a public hearing for Thursday,June 20, 2013 at the Woodstock Town Hall,415 Route 169, 8:00 p.m., lower level, forthe following applications: #612-05-13Patrick Blomberg, Jr., Route 169 (Map7280, Block 29, lot 58A) – 1-lot subdivisionbetween 757 & 835 Rte 169;Woodstock Academy, 599 Route 169 and53 Herindeen Landing - Student HousingRenewals. Chair Jeffrey Gordon, M.D. June 7, 2013June 14, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF GARY R. WALKER(13-00072)

The Hon. Leah P. Schad, Judge of the Courtof Probate, Northeast Probate District, bydecree dated May 29, 2013, ordered that allclaims must be presented to the fiduciary atthe address below. Failure to promptly pre-sent any such claim may result in the loss ofrights to recover on such claim.

Janis E. Beltis, Clerk

The fiduciary is:

Jane Walker56 Westview DriveBrooklyn, CT 06234

June 7, 2013

LEGALS


PUTNAM – Barbara J.(LaBonte) Heath, 66, of113 E. Putnam Road, diedSaturday, June 1, 2013, inthe Day Kimball Hospital.

She was the loving wifeof Willard W. Heath.

Born in Rockville, CT,May 24, 1947, she was the

daughter of the late Theodore and Freeda(Janino) LaBonte.

Barb worked at Frito – Lay, Center Pizza,and most recently at Woodstock Line.

She enjoyed shopping, quilting, sewing,puzzles, and most of all going to the casinowith her husband.

Barbara is survived by her husband,Willard Heath whom she married onNovember 9, 1973, in Putnam; two sons, FredPeterson and his wife Margaret of Plainfield

and Travis Heath and his wife Tonya ofKillingly; five grandchildren, Shala, Amy,Tyler, Kyle and Kailey and her best friends,Mary Duhaime and Pat Savoie.

She was predeceased by a daughter, LynnPeterson; a brother, Theodore LaBonte and asister Rita Dinsdale.

Mrs. Heath’s family wishes to extend a spe-cial thank you to Dr. Day of Putnam for thekind and loving care that was shown toBarbara during her illness.

At her request funeral services are privateand under the direction of the GilmanFuneral Home, Putnam.

Memorial donations in Barbara’s memoryare asked to be made to the American LungAssociation, Suite 102B, 260 W. Exchange St.,Providence, RI 02903.

For memorial guestbook visitwww.GilmanAndValade.com.

Barbara J. Heath, 66

NEWBURYPORT, Mass.— John Davis Woodfall,99, formerly of HeritageRoad, Putnam, CT, passedaway peacefully onTuesday, May 28, 2013 atAnna Jacques Hospital,Newburyport, MA withhis family members at hisside.

John was born on December 16, 1913 inRutland, VT to Colin Baines and MarionDavis Woodfall.

He graduated from Rutland High School in1931.

John married Marian G. Woodis in 1942.Mr. Woodfall relocated to Putnam in 1938 to

begin his 45-year career in the textile indus-try. He started his career at Putnam Woolen,working there for nearly twenty years. Afterworking for several years in Woonsocket, RI,he later joined Hale Manufacturing where heremained when Hale merged with Monsanto.He retired after twenty years as the SeniorManager in Materials & Production Control.

As well as being an avid gardener and a HOtrain enthusiast, John was very active in thePutnam community. He was a member andformer Vice President of the AspinockHistorical Society, and a long-standing mem-ber of the Putnam Planning Commission,receiving a special citation for his manyyears with the commission. John was also amember of the Putnam School Board for sev-eral years. He was the former Treasurer and

Board member of Putnam Baptist Homes,Inc. until fully retiring at age 97 in 2011 whenhe moved to Amesbury, MA to spend hisremaining time with family including the cel-ebration of his 100th Christmas and 100thNew Years.

This year, he was awarded “Board MemberEmeritus” of the Putnam Baptist Homes, Incin recognition of his many years of dedicatedservice.

He leaves two sons, Colin D. Woodfall andhis wife Karen of Salem, NH, and Gordon G.Woodfall and his wife Joanne of Amesbury,MA; five grandchildren. Leslie Lanctot andhusband Dan of Plainfield, CT, ChristopherWoodfall of Wakefield, NH, Justin Woodfalland wife Janelle of Newburyport, MA,Nathan Woodfall of Rochester, NH, andMegan Woodfall of Saco, ME; one great-granddaughter, Reagan Woodfall ofNewburyport, MA; two sisters-in-law, IvaWoodis and Pauline Woodis and many niecesand nephews.

He was predeceased by his wife, Marian in1979; his sister, Ruth E. Woodfall in 1973 andhis brother, Colin C. Woodfall in 1996.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be madeto the Woodfall Memorial Fund, c/o TheCitizens National Bank, 182 Main St, P.O. Box6002, Putnam, CT 06260.

Service and burial were private.Arrangements by Smith and Walker

Funeral Home, 148 Grove Street, Putnam.To share a memory with his family, “Light

a Candle” at www.smithandwalkerfh.com.

John D. Woodfall, 99DAYVILLE, Conn. —

Genevieve E. Shippee, 95,of High Street, Dayville,died Friday, May 31, 2013at the Westview HealthCare Center.

She was the belovedwife of 68 years ofHoward E. Shippee. He

died August 27, 2009.She was born January 28, 1918 in

Providence, RI, daughter of the late ClarenceF. and Bertha G. (Nye) Williams, Sr. She hadmade her home in Killingly all her life.

She was a member of St. Alban’s EpiscopalChurch in Danielson, and had served on theAltar Guild.

She had worked for 14 years at WT Grant asa sales clerk.

She was a long time member of theKillingly Grange #112 and had served asPomona. She was also a member of theAmerican Legion Post 21 Ladies Auxiliary inDanielson.

She enjoyed crafts including crocheting.She had a great love for her family espe-

cially her grandchildren.She leaves her daughter, Lora Erskine of

Dayville; grandchildren, Ray Erskine ofDayville and Erica Willey and her husbandJustin of Killingly; a sister, Eunice Goodmanof Brooklyn; two brothers, Sidney Williamsof Southbridge and Donald Williams ofDanielson and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her son-in-law, TedErskine; siblings, Bertha Perry, LillianRondeau, Edith Steen, Eva Jodoin, HelenCausey, Ida Manuilow, Ernest Williams,Clarence Williams, Jr. and Arthur Williams.

Her funeral was held Wednesday, June 5from the Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home,33 Reynolds Street, Danielson, followed by aFuneral Service at St. Alban’s Church, 254Broad Street, Danielson, CT. Burial was inWestfield Cemetery, Danielson.

Donations may be made in her memory tothe ST Alban’s Church, Hospice of NECT, POBox 632, Putnam, CT; or Killingly Grange, 801Hartford Pike, Dayville, CT 06241. To share amemory with her family “Light a candle” atwww.smithandwalkerfh.com.

Genevieve E. Shippee, 95

WOODSTOCK, Conn. –Cindy M. (Long) Stafford,52, of Route 171, diedFriday, May 24, 2013, at theRose Monahan HospiceResidence in Worcester,after a long battle withcancer.

She is survived by herhusband of 25 years,

James H. Stafford of Woodstock; two chil-dren, James R. Stafford and Rebecca R.Stafford, both of Woodstock; her mother,Shirley (Evans) McKusick of Putnam; a sis-ter, Janice Braun of Florida; three brothers,Gary Glass of Massachusetts, Gregory Glassof Portland, CT, and Martin McKusick ofMassachusetts; and many nephews andnieces.

She was born in Manchester, CT, the daugh-ter of the late Elwood McKusick, and lived inOxford and Thompson, CT, before moving toWoodstock 14 years ago.

She graduated from Oxford High School in1979 and Fitchburg State College in 1983.

Mrs. Stafford was a medical technician atDay Kimball Hospital in Putnam and UMassMedical Center in Worcester for over 26years.

She enjoyed spending time with family andfriends. Her children were her pride and joy.

Her funeral was held on Tuesday, June 4,from Paradis Funeral Home, 357 Main St.,Oxford, followed by a Mass at St. Ann’sChurch, 652 Main St., North Oxford. Burialwas at St. Roch’s Cemetery, Oxford.

www.paradisfuneralhome.com

Cindy M. Stafford, 52

OXFORD – Paul A.Vigeant, 70, of WalnutStreet, died Tuesday, May28, 2013, at HarringtonHealthCare at Hubbard inWebster, after a battlewith cancer.

He is survived by hiswife of 52 years, Grace M.

(Stockman) Vigeant of Oxford; three chil-dren, Karen G. Perreault and her husbandAlan of North Grosvenordale, CT, ChristineB. Cioppa and her husband Theodore ofNorth Oxford, and Jeffrey P. Vigeant and hisfiancée Laurie Abbott of Oxford; a brother,Peter W. Vigeant of Charlton; a sister, MabelF. Zeveska of Auburn; three grandchildren,Danielle Lubomirski and her husband Romiof North Grosvenordale, CT, ChristopherPerreault of Dudley, and Savannah Cioppa ofNorth Oxford; two great-grandchildren,Olivia and Gabriella Lubomirski, both ofNorth Grosvenordale; and several nephewsand nieces.

He was born in Worcester, the son of thelate Adelphies E. and Mabel F. (Warner)Vigeant, and was a lifelong resident of

Oxford.He graduated from Oxford High School in

1961.Mr. Vigeant was a tractor-trailer truck dri-

ver for USF Red Star for 15 years, retiring in2002. Previously he worked for Wajer’sExpress in Dudley, Anchor Motor Freight,and various other trucking companies.

He was a member of the Teamsters Local170 and Local 4 for over 30 years.

Mr. Vigeant enjoyed traveling, cruises,playing cards, and reading. He had a greatrespect for nature, especially mountains andthe ocean, and was a fan of the New Englandsports teams. He was fond of his pets, espe-cially his cat Destiny and his new puppyBandit, and enjoyed spending time with hisfamily.

A funeral service was held Saturday, June1, at Paradis Funeral Home, 357 Main St.,Oxford. Burial was at North Cemetery,Oxford.

Memorial contributions may be made tothe American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St.,Framingham, MA 01701.

www.paradisfuneralhome.com

Paul A. Vigeant, 70

QUINEBAUG, Conn. — Kenneth W.Vinton, 88, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013at UMass/Memorial Hospital in Worcester,Mass.

Ken leaves 2 sons, and a brother, Donald P.Vinton and his wife Betty of Dudley andmany nieces and nephews.

He was born in Webster, a son of KennethD. and Grace (Grenier) Vinton and lived andworked in California for many years beforereturning here.

He was a World War II Army veteran andserved in the Medic Corps, receiving histraining at the Walter Reed Hospital.

Ken was a member of theQuinebaug Seventh DayAdventist Church.

He enjoyed sports, especiallybaseball and basketball.

There are no calling hoursand services will be private.Burial will be in Corbin Cemetery in Dudley.

The Robert J. Miller Funeral Home andLake chapel, 366 School St., Webster is assist-ing Ken’s family with arrangements.

On Line Guest Book or to share a memory:RJMillerfunerals.net.

Kenneth W. Vinton, 88

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sale on Saturday, June 8 from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. There will be an ongoingchildren’s reading/story time from 1to 4 p.m. On Sunday the sale will runfrom 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a $10 allyou can fill KPL book bag sale. Call860-779-5383 for more information.

SATURDAYJUNE 8

CANTERBURY — Friends of thePrudence Crandall Museum, Inc.received a grant of $ 3,050 fromConnecticut Humanities to presentthe first Prudence Crandall MuseumSpring Lecture Series titled, NoSmall Courage. The series will con-clude on Saturday, June 8 when CTAppellate Attorney Wesley W.Horton addresses the title of NoSmall Courage with his presentationon How State v. CrandallUnfortunately Supported theDecision in Dred Scott v. Sandford.Atty. Horton argued Sheff v. O’Neillto the CT Supreme Court that result-ed in the landmark decision in 1996regarding civil rights and education.The lecture will take place at theFirst Congregational Church, 6 S.Canterbury Road, Canterbury,across the road from the PrudenceCrandall Museum. Each lecture willbe followed by discussion and areception at the John Carter Houseat 5 S. Canterbury Road, next to themuseum and part of the museumcomplex. Ticket price for each lec-ture is $6 and includes admission tothe Prudence Crandall Museum. Foradditional information call themuseum at 860-546-7800.

WOODSTOCK — There will be anOpen House and farm tour from 1-3p.m. Saturday, June 8 at FairvueFarms, 199 Route 171, Woodstock.

Free guided tours. See the cowsbeing milked, tractor pulled ridethrough the cow barn, complimenta-ry ice cream, milk and cookies fromThe Farmers Cow. Fun and educa-tional for the whole family.

POMFRET — Celebrate Pomfret.We hope that you will join us at thePomfret 300th Anniversary Ball onJune 8 sponsored by the PomfretLions Club to be held at PomfretSchool. It promises to be a galaevening with dinner followed by anevening of dancing to the music ofthe Dick Campo Big Band. Activitywill begin at 6:30 p.m. and will con-clude at 11p.m. Tickets and informa-tion are available from EllsworthChase ([email protected] 860-315-7505), Richard Dunn([email protected] 974-2831), WalterHinchman ([email protected] 860-928-3355), James “Jiggy”Navarro ([email protected]).

DAYVILLE — There will be aYard Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday, June 8 at St. JosephChurch, Route 101, Dayville (Rain orShine). Lots of good stuff, food, bakesale and lemonade.

WOODSTOCK — Give the Boot toBlood Cancers at a Boot Drive from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at theWoodstock Volunteer FireAssociation Station 76, 399 Route 169(next to the Town Hall), Woodstock.

POMFRET —CelebrationsGallery & Shoppes invites you toattend CT Open House Day onSaturday, June 8. Sponsored by theConnecticut Office of Tourism, thisevent promotes art, culture, historyand tourism throughout the state. Itis free and open to all. From 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Celebrations will feature avariety of demonstrations, includ-ing artists painting “en plein aire”

on the Gallery’s expansive lawn andjewelry artists showing techniqueson the wraparound porch. Lots ofstuff happening inside too. Freshlybrewed specialty iced teas byHarney & Sons and Adagio Teas willbe available for purchase. Also, win-ner of CT Specialty Foods AwardsTea-riffic Ice Cream will be on siteselling their delicious all-natural tea-infused ice cream.

DANIELSON — There will be aYard Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday, June 8 at the WestfieldCongregational Church, 210 MainStreet (the big white church on thegreen) in Danielson featuringTreasures, Furniture, Antiques,Plants, Stuff, Friendly People andCookie Tent.

CANTERBURY — Finnish FolkDance Workshop at the FinnishAmerican Heritage Society inCanterbury. On June 8, a FinnishFolk Dance Workshop will be heldfrom 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the FinnishHall, 76 North Canterbury Road,Route 169), Canterbury. Two accom-plished dance instructors fromFinland will teach several Finnishdances including the polska, sottisi,hambo, mazurka and others. Theevent is being coordinated by Yalemusicology doctoral candidate,Lauren Frankel. Admission is $5 forboth participants and audience andlight refreshments will be served.Thirty spaces are available for stu-dents of all ages, including children.For more information or to reserve aspace, call Beverly Johnson at 860-974-2760.

SUNDAYJUNE 9

BROOKLYN — There will be aChicken BBQ, dine in or take out,from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9 atthe Moriah Lodge #15, 220

Providence Road, Brooklyn. The costis $10 per person. Public welcome.

N. GROSVENORDALE — TheAmerican Legion Family Post 67,Route 200, N. Grosvenordale, willhold an all-you-can-eat BREAKFAST(scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage,hash, home fries, beans and kiel-basa, French toast, toast, coffee,juice) plus “made to order” omeletsand Belgian waffles from 7:30 to 10:30a.m. The cost is $7 per person and $4for children 7 and under. Proceedswill benefit Legion programs.

MONDAYJUNE 10

PUTNAM — The men and womenof The American Legion Mayotte-Viens Post 13, Putnam, welcome allveterans who have served honorablyduring wartime to join them at 7 p.m.Monday, June 10 at the Putnam VFWPost 1523, 207 Providence St., forcommunity and camaraderie.

The June 10 meeting will include aswearing in ceremony, as we wel-come a new slate of officers for theupcoming year. Please consider join-ing us. For more information, [email protected].

EAST KILLINGLY — The Board ofDirectors of the East Killingly FireDistrict will hold its monthly meet-ing at 7 p.m. Monday, June 10 at theEast Killingly Fire Station, 1395Hartford Pike, East Killingly.

FRIDAYJUNE 14

DANIELSON — Danielson RotaryClub’s 20th Annual “Spyder BurkeMemorial” Golf TournamentFundraiser will be held Friday, June14 with a 1 p.m. Shot Gun Start.Contact Bob Chenail at (860) 923-0458or [email protected] for infor-

mation or registration.

SATURDAYJUNE 15

WOODSTOCK — There will be aWag-a-Thon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.June 15 at the WoodstockFairgrounds, Rt. 169, Woodstock.Sponsored Dog Walk andFundraiser. For Sponsorship formsand information, go to www.daykim-ball.org/wagathon.

WOODSTOCK — Woodstock’sTown Wide Tag Sale will be heldbeginning at 8 a.m. June 15. Sales areat homes, businesses, etc., rain orshine. Maps of tag sale locations arefor sale beginning June 1 at theTown Hall or at Garden Gate on Rt.171. Call 860-928-0208 for more infor-mation.

THOMPSON – The BibleFellowship Church, Route 131,Thompson is offering a “Car CareDay” for single ladies on Saturday,June 15. Designed to lend a hand towidows and single mothers withtheir car maintenance, the men ofthe church will provide a free oilchange and a basic check of eachvehicle that has an appointment.The church asks that every womanwho wants to have her car servicedpre-register by calling the church inadvance, before June 11, giving thedetails of the make and model of hervehicle. A former garage owner willbe on hand to supervise the men asthey check tires and fluids etc. Anyinterested ladies can pre-register forthis event by e-mailing the church [email protected]. To registerby phone, they can call 860-923-9512or 800-621-6807 and speak to PastorDennis Spinney. After registering,they will be given a specific timewhen their car will be worked on,usually for 20-30 minutes.

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$160

HAIER 4 cu,ft refrigerator

$110

HOSPITAL BEDcrank $50

REALISTIC DX100Receiver

$70

WOODWORKING TOOLS

815-222-9323

FLAT SCREEN ENTERTAINMENT

CENTER 19” w x 24” h x 54” lExcellent condition

$100.00with a 27” TV FREE

N/F/S

508-867-3729FOR SALE

• 4 Anderson patiowindows with frames

• Outside wooden door with glass and frame,

plus storm door

Best Offer860-774-5020

FOR SALE: GO-KART

T&M Chasis Yamaha Engine and Jackshaft. RACE READY!

Raced at Tri-state Race Track, Pomfret.

Also Tires, Racing Fuel. Generator.

Call after 4:30pm860-947-1211

$3,000 FOR ALL

FULL-SIZE FUTONOak with 2 drawers

9” Soft Touch mattress$250.00

STUDENT COMPUTER CHAIR

Black$10.00

COMPUTER DESKOaktone$25.00

Call 860-963-2318

Garden Wedding?Perfect straplessinformal wedding

dress:White with lace overlay.

Dress size 6-8, tea length in front, slight train in back. Would fit 5’2”-5’5” height.

$75Call: 508-765-5867Gas Log For Sale

Jotul GF200 LP Gas$650 OBO

Mini Kota Electric Fishing Motor36lb thrust, 5 speeds

$125 OBO

Fitness PowerRider

$100 OBO

Call: 508-943-2174

GE 5,000 BTU A/C$50

Jackie Kennedy Doll$75

Cash onlyCall: 860-774-7194


010 FOR SALE

GE ELECTRIC STOVEDouble oven/4 burners

Good shape, Working area on stove

Beige

Call Paul at508-756-0227

Got a truck?Phenomenal bargainsGas range, gas clothesdryer, air hockey table,

Maitlin Smith game table, piano. Boxes & boxes of

good items!!

All must go!!Buy some, buy all

508-341-8292headboard full adj.

micro suede, oatmeal w/esp. wood trim$125 OBO

Coffee/Espresso Maker

82-12 cups$75 OBO

Honeywell Air Cleanerrm. sz. 15x20

$50 OBO

Call: 508-765-0621HISTORICAL PIECE

OF LITERATUREA pictorial record of the

devastation from thetornado in Worcester on

June 9,1953

Published by Davis Press in Worcester

In original mailing sleeve$1,000.00

508-765-5072HOVEROUND

Used Once, New BatteryComes with book

and chargerExcellent Condition

$950.00or Best Offer

Call413-245-9651

HP PHOTOSMART PRINTER A636

Model #Q8637A ,$50.00

Or Best Offer508-347-3145

HUSQVARNAST121E

SNOWBLOWERNew last year

Used onceSelling for health reasons

$575.00508-612-9471

JEEP ROLLBAR$35.00

JEEP RADIALwith Aluminum Rim

$45.00

MILLER 300 SHOPSMITH WELDER

$450.00

‘74-’78 CAMARO HOOD$40.00

‘99 SIERRA TAILGATE$60.00

MARY STATUEwith base$75.00

401-486-4051Large Armoir

Great sewing/craft table$600 New

Asking $200

Rug6’x9’ Wool

Oriential design, antique cranberry

$125.00

Room Size Rug12’x13’ Jute & Wool

Natural color, twill binding$125.00

860-774-7316LARGE FISHER

SPEAKER$50.00

ANTIQUE CHAIR$75.00

LAMINATED FLOORING

400 Square Feet$375.00

SWORD SET32” Long$55.00

SMALL DROP LEAF TABLE ON WHEELS

$65.00

MANY RECORD ALBUMSMANY HARDCOVER BOOKS

774-452-3514LazyBoy Reclining

CouchGold ChenilleBrand New

$995.00774-200-1194

Like New Golf Balls For Saleall Kinds. Only 33 cents each

Also some Golf Clubs

Call 860 234-9377

010 FOR SALE

LOWREY ORGAN ROYALE

In beautiful, excellent condition. Selling for

fraction of cost. One family owned

$3500.00 or BOCall 860 974-1627

leave message

MachinistComplete Set

of Tools(2) Kennedy tool boxes

1”-6” Starrett mics,(4) interapid indicators

and much more!!

Call: 586-419-1040

MACHINIST TOOLSFor Sale

Call 860 963-2348Mamiya Medium

Format 711 Pro camera w/80mm F4 lens & super

wide 43 mm F4.5 lens with optical viewfinder, Both w/polar filter.

Almost new, in perfect condition

$1850.00 860 923-9407

MAPLE KITCHEN TABLE SETw/4 chairs$150.00

LIKE-NEW METAL BUNK BED

$125.00

TWIN BABY CARRIAGE$40.00

GARAGE-TYPE STORAGE TENTNew

$100.00

MAHOGANY HUTCH$150.00

QUEEN SERTA MATTRESSw/boxspring

$600.00

508-943-8107Maytag Neptune

Drying CenterElectric, lower section tumble

dryer. Upper section steam airflow wrinkle releasemotion lay-flat drying. Fragrance & humidity

control.New $1,200

Asking $500Call: 860-933-3678

MiscellaneousNASCAR collectibles

Over 300 items

Asking $600.00774 452-3613Mitutoyo 8”

Digmatic CalipierRebuilt$50.00

1 Solid Oak Rocking Chair

$50.00

10” Delta Compound Miter Saw with Bench

Locking Wheels$125.00

508 867-3729Most Beautiful

Wedding GownLong sleeved, beaded

bodice, size 4-6.

$200 Call: 508-885-6988

MOTORS1/2HP 230/460V

1725RPM, 56 Frame.$45 OBO

5HP, 230/460V1740RPM, 184T Frame/TEFC

$125 OBO5HP, 230/460V

3495RPM, 184T Frame/TEFC$125 OBO

4 Motor Speed ControlsHitachi J100, 400/460V

Best Offer

Call 5pm-8:30pm508-867-6546

NEW H D MEZZANINE

3500 sq. ft. 15 ft. highTons of load factorIncludes decking

66% offOnly $34,900.00

Call 774-696-3397Oak Dining Roomcolonial, 6 chairs (S. Bent)

90” table, 36” mirrored buf-fet, 56” lighted china closet.

$1,000

10 FishingOutboards

3-25HP$250-$500 each

Call: 508-885-6657Oak Pedestal

Tableand 4 round-back spindle chairs.

Oval with grey/blue tiled top. One Extension

Excellent condition

Asking $450.00 or BO Call 508 892-1783

010 FOR SALE

Old Trunks$45 Each

Student’s Desk& Chair

$50

Two End Tables$45 each

Call: 774-452-3514

ORIGINAL CAST IRON STOVEBlack, Great Shape

Waverly Heating Supply Co. Boston

Stove $5000.00 and your truck takes it

860-935-5424ORIGINAL SEQUOIA

NORDIC TRACK,Handmade Silk Screen,

Tins (some antique), Royal Dalton China,

Christmas Items, Gevalia Coffee Machines,

Original Paintings and other items

Call 860-455-6222

PANASONIC STEREO VHS

RECORDER/PLAYER$20.00

508-347-3145

PELLET STOVE FOR SALE

Enviro EF-111 Bay IVery Good Condition

$1,800.00Call Pete

508-864-2848

PLOW TRUCK1989 Chevy S10 4x4

with FisherQuick Switch Plow

$2,000 or best offer508-867-7388POOL TABLE

7FT ‘Dynamo’ Coin Operated

Good Condition

$650.00 OBO508-476-1334PORTABLE

PODIUM $30.00

RADIAL ARM SAW

$200.00

STEEL CABINET WITH GALLEY’S

$200.00

GLIDER CHAIR $50.00

OLD END TABLE $45.00

BENCH TOP W/ 3 FILING CABINETS

$125.00

CALL774 452-3514

POWER CHAIRRascal Turnabout

Power ChairGreat condition

$750.00 or best offer860 928-2693

PRESSURE WASHER6 months old

$200.00

Will deliver757-705-5106

Quoizel Pendant Light

Floral design deep redflowers with green leaves,

gold chain, three light bulbs, approximate diameter 18”.

$175Call: 413-245-9221Rascal Scooter

With LiftIn excellent condition,4 wheel deluxe model,brand new batteries,

weight capacity 450 lbs.

$1,800 OBOCall: 508-476-3058

Reloading EquipmentDies & Bullets

Weslo Treadmill $50.00

w/free exercise bike

16” Direct-Drive Craftsman Scroll saw

$50.00

Drill Presses

1/2hp & 1hp Motors

4 Drawer Steel Filling Cabinet

$25.00

(413)245-7011WHIRLPOOL WASHER

AND DRYER$300.00

TAPPAN ELECTRIC STOVE$150.00

Or best offer on allYou pick up

Call 860-428-5759

010 FOR SALE

RINNAI VENTLESS GAS/LP HEATER24,000 BTU, Remote

$500.00

(4) SNOW TIRESLike new,

Firestone Winterforce 225/70-15 $225.00

(4) FORD 4X4 FACTORY WHITE

SPOKE RIMS15x7 with center caps

$100.00

508-479-9752

Rough CutWide Pine Boards

in assortment of widths/lengths

$1.50/board foot

Mahogany Gold Cup Race Boat

26 ft Replica of 1926 race boat. 5-step bottom327 chevy engine.

Includes Trailer $65,000

Truck CapFiberglass, for 8’ bed. From a

Dodge pickup. Red $400/OBO

Call 508-259-8805Sears Gas Trimmer

with supply of lines$100

1974 Suzuki 100CC$1,000

Assortment of cameras & photo equipment

Call: 508-885-3136Series 1555

Med-Lift Power Recliner

Low volt motor, four years old, cranberry color.Excellent condition!!

Call: 508-476-7642

Sidekick Electric Scooter$450 OBO

Lift ReclinerSadly only used 2 months

Paid $550Asking $400 OBO

Call: 860-315-7090

SnapperRoto-Tiller

IR5003, Used Twice$900 or/BOTracVac

Model 385-IC/385LHUsed Once.$900 or/BOBear Cat

Vac-N-Chip Pro& Vac Pro

Models 72085, 72285, 72295. Used Twice

$1995 or/BO

Call508-765-5763

Solid Maple Head Board-Queen

$75.00 OBO

Queen-size Ecru Comforter w/shams and

matching pillows$40.00

Queen-size Green/RoseQuilted

Bedspread w/matching Toss

Pillows $50.00

Assorted Queen Sheet Sets

$10-$15/each

508 764-3736

Solid MapleDining Set

Table, hutch and 6 chairs.$800 OBO

Antique Man’s Highboy Dresser

$800 OBO

Harden Cherry4-Poster King

Bed Frame$800 OBO

Call: 508-207-0966STAINED GLASS

CHRISTMASBeautiful Tiffany Style

LampsSanta Clause or

Snowman available.Each lamp approx. 11” tall and has approx. 100 pc. of

cut glass.Lamps are new and still in boxes ready for gifting.

$21.99 each 860-299-5925

Stamp Collectors:Commerative mint sets,

first day issues, kids starter kits and more!!

Also stamped warshippostcards.

Call: 860-928-2677

010 FOR SALE

Stove &Refrigerator

21cu. ft.$135 each OBO

A/C’s:5,000 BTU

$40

8,000 BTU$50

Exercise Bike$75

Old 3000WGenerator

$75

Cherry Antique Dinning Table

$225

Call: 860-933-0281

TAN CAP FOR CHEVY S-10

$75.00

FISHER PRICE INTERACTIVE/TV HORSE

$25.00

2 AIR PURIFIERS$25.00 each

2 MICROWAVE CARTS$5.00 each

Call 860-923-9465

Technics organIncludes Stool and

User Reference Guide

From the very first noteyou play on the

Technics EA5 organ,you’ll marvel at their rich

authentic instrument sound. Like a well-tuned pipe organ, these instru-

ments are finely crafted to deliver robust sounds.

What’s more, their elegant-ly designed

wood-grain finish cabinet makes them fashionably perfect for your music

room. This organ is in very good condition and would suit anyone from beginner

through to moreexperienced players

A range of features includ-ing: *Upper keyboard 44 keys lower keyboard 44

keyspedal keyboard 13 keys *100’s of dynamic PCM

true to life sounds*Superb organ voices

including realtime Hammond style digital

drawbars*Easy to use large

LCD display* Large capacity

16-track sequencer* Built-in digital

disk recorder

Price: $1000 or B/O

508 266-0035or 508 612-9053

TimeshareMid January

White Mountains3BR/2 Baths, Kitchen,

Fireplace, LR. Close to ski areas, indoor pool, sauna,

hot tub, cross-country skiing, weight room.

Lifetime Deed

Asking $3500Call 860 974-0470

TTOOOOLL SSHHEEDDSSMade of Texture 1-11

8x8 $7258x10 $9008x12 $9758x16 $1275

Delivered AndBuilt On-Site

Other Sizes AvailableCall 413-324-1117

Trees for Sale

Evergreen Trees, Colorado Blue Spruce, Potted Trees,Silver Blue, 18”-22” tall.

All 10 trees for $85Norway Spruce 3 1/2’

5/$99. Eastern Pine 5-7’ tall 5/$99.

Excellent Privacy Border/Ornamental

Call 508-278-5762Evenings

Two KayaksFor Sale

1 - 15 ft Nantucket, Gray

2 - 13 ft Old TownCastine , Red

Both are ocean-going kayaks w/rudders, one seaters,

enclosed waterproof compartment Three layer polylink Both used only

twice. Like New

$1400/pair or $700/each

or BO

Call 508 259-8805

Two Professional Trombones

For SaleIn Good Condition

Call to Inquire508 278-3988

010 FOR SALE

VICTORIAN LIVING ROOM SET

Like newSofa and 2 chairs

$1,900Call 774-696-3397

WallensteinWood Splitter WX310 Model

3 Point Hitch Tractor Mount

$600.00/OBOCall 860 974-0481

WANTEDCash for your cell phones, iPods,

laptops & gadgetsPlus repairing for all of

the above

Call Access Wireless 860 928-28447 Providence Pike

Putnam, CtAcross from McDonalds

Women’s Clothing(3) Leather Jackets

2X, 1XL $50.00/each

Columbia Hiking Boots$25.00

Lands End Zero Degree Boots

$20.00

Black Dress Shoes4 pairs,

$10/pairall size 7 1/2

Red/BlackBoil Wool Jacket

2X$20.00

Klein Full-lengthBlack Wool Coat

2X$50.00

Call 508 764-3736WOOD PELLET

STOVELopi, Yankee

WorkingWell maintainedBaywindow front

Comes w/premium accessories, 4” vent pipe,

and approx. half palletof pellets

$2,000.00Call Jim after 6:15 p.m.

508-867-7976

WOODEN SWING SET

by Creative Playthings4-Swing Stations,

Monkey Bars, Sand Box, Fireman’s Pole,

Ladder to Club House(includes cover) & Slide

Will help disassembleWill need trailer

$1000508-892-4370

WOODSTOVE FOR SALEBetter ‘N Ben’s Fireplace insert

$400.00508 278-5835~Antiques~Hoosier Cabinet

Oak Round Table/chairsOak Hutch

Mahogany Secretary DeskMahogany HutchPie Safe Hutch

Oat Bureau2 Drop-leaf Mahogany Tables

Maple Rocker/GliderOak Book Seat

508-344-9555

100 GENERAL

105 BULLETIN BOARD

CARE NET of NECTNeeds volunteers!!

For more informationPlease call:

860-779-0218please leave message if

no answer

107 MISC. FREE

FREE WOOD PALLETS

You pick up. Monday thru Friday 8am-noon.Stonebridge Press 25 Optical Drive

(located behind SouthbridgeHotel & Conference Center)

130 YARD SALES

Community Yard Sale

Holy Trinity Church446 Hamilton St,

SouthbridgeJUNE 8 • 8:30-2:00

Booth Space for Rent $10

508-765-9559

THE ANNUAL MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE

AT THE TOP OF MORRIS STREET IN SOUTHBRIDGE

WILL BE HELD ON

SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013

Beginning at 9 a.m.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

RAIN DATE: Saturday, June 29

130 YARD SALES

SSCCRRAANNTTOONN’’SSSSHHOOPPSS

YYAARRDD SSAALLEE300 Rte. 169

South Woodstock, CT860-928-3738

www.scrantonsshops.com

Saturday, June 15thDealer setup:

6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.$20.00

Buying time:7:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Weather permitting!

For more information, please call

200 GEN. BUSINESS

203 SNOWMOBILES

2003 SKIDOO 600GRAND TOURING

And2004 SKIDOO

500SS LEGENDWith 2006 Karavan Tilt

Trailer. Low mileage on all. Excellent condition.

Asking $12Kbut reasonable offers

consideredCall 508-769-3167

205 BOATS

12 ft BASS FISHING

BOATmint condition

$450 OBO 860 576-5462

1995 Glastron 17ft Fiberglass Boat(open style) with 88HPEvinrude SPL outboard.

Includes trailer. Easily seats 8. Used in fresh water for

water skiing.

$5,000Call: 508-234-5676

1996 Sunbird Spirit

170spWhite, blue trim

Bow Rider-90hp Evinrude (1996) gas

AM/FM/Cassette Elec. TrimEasy-Tilt Trailer

$5,000 or B.O.

Call Barbara413-262-9521

1997 Lund 16’ft.Aluminum Boat20 hp. Yamaha MotorStar Galvanized Trailer

All 1997, freshwater or bay saltwater

$2700 or B/O508-347-3522

2008 Sea Ray185 Sport

Mercruiser 4.3L Alpha 190PHP. 50 hours, pearl

and black, many features.Outstanding condition with

trailer.

$18,000Call Mark:

781-801-40619 1/2HP Johnson

2 StrokeVery powerful, many new parts, prop, points etc...

$750will negotiate

Call: 860-481-0877Hand Crafted Custom Built

Cedar Strip CanoeProspector Design

16 1/2 feet longby 36 inches wide.

$3,200Call: 401-339-4598

OUTBOARD MOTOR

1976, 7 hp Eska Runs mint

$475 OBO 860 576-5462SEA NIMPH

V-BOWEAluminum

Bass Fishing Boat. Mint Condition$1000 OBO

860 576-5462215 CAMPING

2005 Palomino Pop-Up

Camping TrailerExcellent Condition

Garaged during off seasonsOne Owner

Used only 4 weeks a year Sleeps 6, 3 burner gas stove, small gas/electric refrigerator

$3995508-885-7680

Membership to Stateline Camp

Resortin Killingly, CT

Family activities, pool,playground, fishing,

expires 2045.$800 OBO

Call for details:508-476-7382

Check the resort out online at statelinecampresort.com

225 INSTRUCTIONS

NRA Certified Pistol Course

Getting Classes Together For

Mid & Late Summer860-377-5165

255 PHOTOGRAPHY

CameraPentex K1000 35mm, 50mm lens, Vivitar lens, 28mm wide angle, Series1 70-210 macro

zoom, 2x+3x converter.Vivitar flash & more.

Asking $450Call: 860-779-2246

260 COLLECTIBLES

HORSE LOVERSBreyer Horse ModelsLike new to gently used

Personal CollectionGreat Prices

Charlton Flea Market in Co-op Building

Saturdays & Sundays

Michelle 508-434-0114

260 ANTIQUES

NEW ENGLANDANTIQUES

11,000 sq. ft. gallery with 1000s antiques, art,primitives to modern

At 137 Schofield Ave.,Dudley (Rte. 12)

F/S 11-5, Sun. 11-3

265 FUEL/WOOD

FIREWOODCut, split, deliveredgreen or seasoned

Wood lots wanted

Call Paul508-769-2351

Got wood? Central Boiler EClassic

Outdoor Wood Furnace. EPA Phase 2 qualified,

burns own smoke, efficiencies over 90%.

508-882-0178 crystalrockfarm.com

WOODSeasoned, not split

$100 OBO Pickup only

860 576-5462

275 FLEA MARKET

DudleyFlea MarketAntiques, Collectibles

& GeneralOpen Every Saturday-Sunday

8am-4pm

Free Outdoor Spacewith Every Indoor SpaceNow Through Labor Day

COME Join USSomething For Everyone!

Behind BP GasAt Dudley/Webster Line

2 Acres, Indoors!

www.dudleyflea.com1-800-551-7767

GREATFLEA MARKET

Every Saturday and Sunday year round

Dealers, leave your stuff set-up in our secure facility

Dealer days every Wednesday and Friday, 12-6

Ever-changing array of cool, cool stuff

800-551-7767 dudleyflea.com

281 FREE PETS

(2) Male CatsCurrently Homeless

Due to Eviction

William is solid white with one green and

one blue eye.Jack is black and white.

These two are brothers, both are fixed, they are6-7 years old and arein desperate need of

a home!!

Call: 774-545-0330

283 PETS

Miss Duchess the Cat Needs a Forever HomeRescued, older spayed female, indoor/outdoor

house cat.Good with dogs

but not other cats

Pictures available508-341-0588

Powder-Puff PuppyToy Size

Long Haired Coat Hypo-Allergenic Breed. wonderful temperment

$800.00 For More Information

401-397-6499

PPuurree BBrreeddPPuuppppiieess

Over thirty breeds available.Health checked/guaranteed.

State licensed.www.laughlinkennel.comLLaauugghhlliinn KKeennnneellCall 508-987-7161


FIREARMS WANTED:Collector looking WWII US Firearms

M1 Garands, M1 Carbines, .45 Pistols,1911/1911 A1’s

TOP PRICES PAIDHave all necessary federal licenses

Call Wally At508-234-5860

298 WANTED TO BUY 298 WANTED TO BUY284 LOST & FOUNDPETS

Did you find your pet? Or find a home for one?

LET US KNOW!!!Please call us so that we can take your ad out of the paper...Town-To-Town

Classifieds508-909-4111

Found 1/8On Worcester St In Southbridge...All black male catGreen eyes, very lovable,

not fixed, definitely a house cat.

Call: 774-287-5043

285 PET CARE

FAN-C-PETMMoobbiillee

GGrroooommiinngg SSaalloonnVicki Kelley

PPrrooffeessssiioonnaallGGrroooommeerr

20 Years Exp.“We Go Right toYour

Door”508-987-2419

JJ && LLPPeett SSiittttiinngg

SSeerrvviicceeProfessional at Home

Pet Sitting and Dog WalkingMember of National

Association of Professional Pet Sitters

Established 1996Certified • Bonded • Insured

508-347-3826

Same OwnersTom & Camila

New Stuff!Reconnective Healing

Animal MassageAnimal Communication

As Always!Reiki/Feng ShuiNatural Foods

Flower EssencesAlpha Wave Music

BoardingIndoor/Outdoor Runs

SkylightsHeated/Air Conditioned

Day CareSupervised GroupsDaily/Weekly RatesLarge Play Yards

TrainingBasic - AdvancedGroup Or Private

New - Open Enrollment

GroomingBaths To Full Grooms

Certifications!PCSA Levels I & II

CPR CertifiedReiki Master

Lighterian Reiki VIIReconnective Healing IIICNDF Certified Trainer

Experienced, Caring StaffIndividualized CareAttention To Detail

508-987-0077205 Federal Hill Road

Oxford, MA

starwoodpetresort.com

286 LIVESTOCK

Bag Shavings$4.75 each

3.2 cubic feet kiln dried, small to medium flakes,

plastic bags

Rock Valley FarmW. Brookfield508 867-2508

297 CHILD CARE

Preschool Enrichment

ProgramOpen Registrations

Fall 2013Kennedy Donovan Center

Preschool Enrichment Program –

33 months to 4.5 years.

PEP is a developmentalplay-based program aligned to the Mass.

Curriculum for preschool. Provides opportunities to

explore, play, socialize and learn.

M-W-F 8:30AM-11:30AM.

Reasonable monthly rates. Staffed by qualified BA level

teachers with extensive developmental experience.

Call 508-765-0292 for more information or schedule a tour.

298 WANTED TO BUY

$ aaa

ROUTE169

ANTIQUES884 Worcester St.Southbridge MA

Looking To PurchaseAntiques

And CollectiblesSingle Items

Or Entire EstatesWe Buy It AllAnd Also Do

On-Site Estate SalesAnd

Estate AuctionsCALL MIKE ANYTIME508-765-9512

$$$Make Money

SellingYour Unwanted

Stuff!!!Quality Dealers Wanted

Best Deal Around.Clean, Indoor Flea MarketEvery Sat-Sun, 8am-4pm

Route 12Dudley

(Behind BP)

www.dudleyflea.com1-800-551-7767See You There!

WANTEDMopeds and Scooters

Any ConditionCall Travis

774 242-9227

WANTEDVERY USED

Kitchen CabinetsThe older the better. We are a kitchen refacing company and we use

these cabinets at home shows for

“BEFORE & AFTER”

Call between 9 & 5 M-For leave message

KITCHEN OPTIONS of NEW ENGLAND

508-987-3384or 860-749-6998

www.mykitchenoptions.com

298 WANTED TO BUY

WARRELICS

&WAR

SOUVENIRSWANTED

WWII & EARLIERCA$H WAITING!

Helmets, Swords,Daggers, Bayonets,

Medals, Badges, Flags, Uniforms, etc.

Over 30 Years Experience.Call David

1-508-688-0847I’ll Come To YOU!

300 HELP WANTED

310 GENERAL HELPWANTED

CRYOGENIC TRANSPORTATION LLC

is hiring Class A CDL DRIVERS

out of Bozrah, CT for our LOCAL positions! We offer competitive pay,

medical benefits for you and your family, paid training on

product handling, paid uniforms, paid vacations,401K & MORE! Requirements:

2 years tractor-trailer experience, Tank & Hazmat endorsements (or ability to

obtain) & safe driving record. APPLY NOW at TheKAG.com

or call (800) 871-4581

400 SERVICES

402 GENERAL SERVICES

CCaallll TThhee JJuunnkk MMaannTrees Cut

Brush/LimbsRemoved

WE NOW TAKEYOUR AUTOSFOR CASH!

Removal of Metal, Appliances,

Furniture, TV’s.ConstructionMaterials.

Cellars/Attics Cleaned.

Small BuildingDemolition, Tires.Leaves Removed.

Residential Moves. Furnaces Removed

Weekends also!Central Mass

and ConnecticutDave

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402 GENERAL SERVICES

FREEMetal PickupA/C, Refrigerators,

Washers, Small Trailers, Batteries.

WE PAY YOUTop Dollar For Your

AUTOSTRUCKS

Or TRACTORS

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442 LICENSED DAYCARE

***************Per CT General Statutes

19e-87b-5g,All advertisements for

Daycare Services in thestate of Connecticut must

include your license/registration number.

***************The Commonwealth of

Massachusetts Office of Child Care Servicesrequires that all ads

placed in the newspaper for child care (daycare) in your home include your license number.

448 FURNITURE

FURNITUREBedroom 1

Solid Brass Bed w/2 white laminate

bureaus/matching mirrors $1000.00

Bedroom 2 Oak

Armoire, Bureau/matching mirror,

cylinder waterbed, w/matching headboard

$1000.00

Dining RoomCustom-Made Racetrack

Glass Top Table6 chairs, buffet

$1200.00

Living RoomDrexel beige leather, 2 chairs, loveseat, couchLiving Room 3-piecesectional, brick color

$1200.00

Must be Seen508 278-7659

454 HOMEIMPROVEMENT

$Aerial Tree & Site$$Development$Tree landscape &

excavation specialist

Septic systems repaired and installed

Retaining walls

Landscape installation, etc.

Call Rick LaFleche860-382-5071

We also buy heavy scrap iron, trucks, farmequipment etc.

481 POOLS/SPAS

18 FT. ABOVE GROUND

POOLUsed only one season!

Moving must sell. Everything included

$1300.00Or Best Offer

Call 508-796-5192Leave Message

500 REAL ESTATE

501 REAL ESTATEWANTED

**************EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

**************All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to The Federal Fair Housing Act

of 1968, which makes itillegal to advertise any

preference, limitation ordiscrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap,

familial status (number of children and or pregnancy),

national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, or any

intention to make an such preference, limitation or

discrimination. Thisnewspaper will not

knowingly accept anyadvertising for real estate

that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby

informed that all dwellings advertising in this newspaper

are available on and equal opportunity basis. To

complain aboutdiscrimination call The

Department of Housing and Urban Development “HUD” toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E. area, call HUD ad 617-565-5308,. The toll free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275

505 APARTMENTS FORRENT

Townhouse Apartments

A Quiet Area w/ Good Schools

No Waiting List Today If You Have A HUD Voucher or CT RAP Certification &

Can Income Qualify

To Income Qualify You Must Be Able To Afford USDA Base Rent Of...

2 BR $655/mo3BR $791/mo

For applicants who canincome qualify

The Caleb Foundation will pay the security

deposit.Still Accepting

Applications ForSubsidized Units.

HUD & USDA

Call... 860.779.0876x128

The Village at KillinglyDayville Affordable

Housing599 Lindenwood Drive,

Dayville, CT 06241By App’t Please

Mon-Thurs 9-11, 1-3“This Institution Is An Equal

Opportunity Employer &Provider. Financed By

Connecticut Housing Authority, Equal Opportunity Housing.”

510COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS

SPACE FOR RENT

WEBSTER

6500 sq. ft.Cement floor, office,

2 loading docks, 3-phase power$2400/month

6500 sq. ft.3rd floor with large elevator

Very clean and brightReasonable

3500 sq. ft.Drive in ground level

Cement floors with office and 3-phase power

3600 sq. ft.Loading dockVery secure

$1500/month

3600 sq. ft.Cold storage

Cheap

Call owner508-753-3670

525 HOUSES FOR RENT

HHOOUUSSEE FFOORR RREENNTT

~Sutton~ Cape with

cathedral ceilings1 bedroom. den.

kitchen, living room, laundry

furnished /unfurnishedScenic road,

4 miles from 146/395

Applications being takenNo Smoking

No PetsFirst/Last/Security

$1150/mo508-865-4656

530 HOUSES FOR SALE

For Sale315 sq ft Cottage

in Narragansett, RILocated 1200 ft from state

beach on lease land in private area.

Open May to mid October. Newly renovated

most contents includedphotos available

$48,[email protected]

or call 860-928-6103

535 HOUSING WANTED

NEEDED:looking for a room to live in

around the Brooklyn to Woodstock, CT area for a

63 yr old man.Also needed: a barn or

garage area for storage

860 230-7438

546 CEMETERY LOTS

CEMETERY PLOTSWorcester County

Memorial ParkPaxton, MA

Garden of Gospels1 Plot #1502 grave sites

Current Value $9200Asking $3800

386-576-6663Leave message

Double Burial PlotIncludes bronze marker in

Hillsboro memorial Gardens Brandon, Florida 33511

$3,800

Call: 774-289-3622

DoubleCemetery LotIn All Faith Swedish

Cemetery, Worcester, MA.Lot #119 Section I

$1,400Call: 508-867-8350

WORCESTER COUNTY MEMORIAL PARK

Paxton, MAGarden of Gospels

1 plot (#85)with 2 grave sites

$4,000.00774-200-1194

546 CEMETERY LOTS

PINE GROVE CEMETERYWhitinsville, MA2 plots for sale

Yew Ave. section

Asking $2400.00Valued at $3000.00

508-476-3875WORCESTER COUNTY

MEMORIAL PARK Paxton, MA2-grave-plot

Section Heritage 1Asking $3,250

Call 413-245-4340Email: [email protected]

Worcester County Memorial Park

Paxton, MAPLOT FOR SALE

667BGraves 1 and 2 in

Garden of Heritage 2Value $6500Asking $4200

Call Lorraine 508-789-8188

Worcester County Memorial Park

Paxton, MA

Garden of Heritage(1) Grave

#121D plot 2

Asking $2,800Call: 508-476-1621

WORCESTER COUNTY MEMORIAL PARKS

Two grave plots: Valor I {#291 unit A,

graves 1 and 2}Current value $8200.00

Offered: $5,850.00508-499-7957

[email protected]

550 MOBILE HOMES

BrookfieldNanatomqua Mobile

Home Park (55+)Mobile Home For Sale.

Two Bedroom, 1.5 Bath. Large Kitchen & Living Room. Screen Porch

& Carport.Park Rent $120/MonthIncludes Taxes, Water,

Sewerage, Trash and Road Maintenance

CALL FOR PRICE774-262-7307

575 VACATION RENTALS

CAPE COD South Dennis, MA

*************Prime Weeks AvailableMemorial Day Weekend -

3 nights $375

6/1-6/8; 6/8-6/15 - $875/wk

6/29-7/6; 7/27-8/3; 8/3-8/10; 8/24-8/31 - $975/wk

On dead end street, very clean 3 bedrooms

(dbl, queen, 2 twins), 1 bath, full kitchen w/ micro, washer/dryer, 3 TV's

w/cable, screened porch w/ gas grill, outdoor shower.

Close to golf, bike trail, playground, tennis,

shopping, restaurants, theater, flea market, 10 min.

drive from bay & ocean side beaches.

Call Jan at 508-865-1583 after 6 pm or

email [email protected] for photos and more info.

CAPE COD TIME SHARE FOR SALEEdgewater Beach Resort

95 Chase AvenueDennisport, MA 02639

Across the street from the water

Studio (Unit 706)Fixed week 33 (August)

Deeded rights$9,000 Firm

508-347-3145

575 VACATION RENTALS

Cape CodDennisportClean 2 Bedroom

CottageCable TV. Close To Beaches, Golf, Bike

Trail, Shopping,Restaurants and Amusements.

Sorry, No Pets.Large Private Lot.

Great For Children!•••••••••

$595 A [email protected]

GREAT SUMMER RETREAT$30,000.00

Meadowside of Woodstock, CT

is a cooperative seasonal campground offering 100 owner owned sites, a lagre

pool, fishing pond, mini golf course, laundry,

sm. rec room, and pavilion.Season runs from

April 15-October 15. Weekly pump out is included

in annual fee which runs from $990.00 to $1320.00 per season depending on

when you payyour assessment.

This Unit#58 has a wonderful site placement with a back yard to house car and shed with rock garden and front

yard for nice lawn, small fish pond and more flowers.

Roof over (20x36) an 8 x38 trailer with two slide outs, screened porch (8x29) and front deck (8x16) all built in 1997. Unit has been com-

pletely redecorated to include ceiling fans, carpeting, floor-

ing and paint, has lots of storage and comes

completely furnished.25 Rte 197

See Craigs List for more pictures

Call 508-864-3008

RV in Co-op Park $30,000

Woodstock, CT

Seasonal campsite Meadowside of Woodstock,

Own your own lot. Trailer with add-ons which contain large family room,

two bedrooms, dining room, screened porch, vinyl siding, large shed, outdoor fire pit,

mostly furnished. Park ammenities: large

swimming pool, rec hall. pavilion, mini golf, bocci, horseshoes, fish pond, playground-low yearly

maintenance fees.

Rte.25 197, Woodstock, CT

Unit #5

772-233-1555

Villager On-line ConnecticutsQuietCorner.com

Villager On-lineConnecticutsQuiet

Corner.com

To place your ad today, or for more information, Call

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700 AUTOMOTIVE

705 AUTO ACCESSORIES

Ford 351Windsor Motor

$150

Rebuilt C6Transmission with

Transfer Case$200

1952 Chevy Power Train$200

1987 GMC PartsNice chrome front

bumper, heater core, misc.

Chevy 283 & 327 crankshafts

Call: 508-892-8481

720 CLASSICS

**1983 Classic** Mercedes Benz

300 TD Turbo Diesel

Excellent Leather InteriorRuns Excellent105,000 miles

New TiresAsking $2300

************************Call for more info

508-779-0194

1963 FordFairlane 500Rebuilt 260 V8, new

automatic transmission, floors and interior. New dualexhaust, paint and chrome

good.$8,400 OBO

Will consider trades and cashCall Chuck:

508-248-5928

1976 MGBRoadster

ConvertibleExterior bodywork newly

redone, 85,000 miles, comes with cover.

$5,000 OBOCall: 508-414-75741977 CORVETTE

COUPE TWhite/Red Interior,350 Auto,

AC, Tilt Steering, New Tires, Exhaust, Power

Steering Pump and Steering Control Valve

$6000 OBO 401 374-3374

1986 Camaro Z28305 V8, 700R4 overdrive transmission w/shift kit.83K miles, recent paint,new tires, newer brakes,T-tops. Runs well, needs

TLC, good driver.

$3,850

Call Dan:860-208-9707

‘68 FORDMUSTANGTrophy Condition

46,000 original miles289 Engine

$10,500appraised for $15,000

Also ‘47 FORD HOOD

860 974-0500

720 CLASSICS

‘87 OLDS CUTLASS SUPREME

w/442 packageMoon roof, air, 6 disc CD player,

Good tiresRuns great, looks great

Real clean V8 307$5500

774-239-1674

BEAUTIFUL 1993 REDSEDAN DEVILLE

CADILLAC61,000 original miles

Excellent condition 1 owner Always garaged, V8,

Front wheel drive, 4-doorA must see!

Paid $28,200 new $8,500 firm

Call 508-234-9955

BUICK 19324-door Sedan ST8

Series 50 Model 57

Make Offer(860) 779-1270leave message

FFOORR SSAALLEE 11995555 FORD

2 door sedan, 89,203 original miles

$6000.00Car is all original,

needs paint, new brake lines and

gas lines. Can be seen in Sturbridge, MA

813-389-1021 ask for Butch

For sale1986 CORVETTE350-AUTOMATIC

79K original milesRemovable top, black with

tan interiorNew wheels

$7,900 or B.O.

508-764-7193

725 AUTOMOBILES

1997 Ford ExplorerNeeds minor part to run

Invested $4000. in one year

Take it away for only $1500.00

774 452-3613

1997 MERCURY SABLE4 door, tan

132,000 miles300V6

Runs excellent4 new tires, battery$1,200 or best offer

Call 508-713-3066 or508-779-0194

1998 FORDWINDSTARMileage: 122486

Blue Book Value $2,985.00Good condition, well maintained

Freedom Lift Scooter Lift installed

7/13/2011Purchase price $3,795.00

Asking $5,000

Call 508-248-7930Leave message

2000CHEVY MALIBUBlue Book Value $3000. Great first car for young

adult but needs some work. Second Owner 132,000 miles

Call for additional details $2,000

860 455-5832

2004 BMW Z4Black with red interior,

2.5L engine, 21,000 miles

$16,500508-282-2884

725 AUTOMOBILES

2001 DODGE 2500

4-wheel drive w/plow138,000 miles

Needs transmission work$3500

1998 VOLVO V70

WAGONAutomatic $1000

860-377-5742

2002Chevy Impala

Runs good, but needs some TLC Silver 120,000 miles

Asking $2500Call 508 278-6304

2002 DODGE CONVERSION VAN

V/8 Overdrive Full power4 Captain Seats

Full Bench Seat (Bed) 74,000 miles$6000.00

Antique Glass Cabinet

Glass Door, Class Panels4 Drawers,Solid Mahogany

$250.00

860 928-3972

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER

2WD-AWD-4WD OptionsOne Owner, Garaged

Mostly Highway DrivenGreat Condition

$5200(860)315-7546

2004 FORD E250Customized

Handicapped VanPower Ramp, TV w/DVD. Power windows, mirrors,

and seats.New tires, brakes

and shocks.Totally customized interior.

MUCH MORE!34,000 miles

Excellent condition,

508-797-2206

2004 Pontiac GTOTorrid red with black leather

interior, 5.7L LS1 V8,automatic transmission,

73,000 miles.

Asking $10,900Call: 508-949-1816

2005 FORD FOCUSWhite Hatchback in excellent condition. Great Gas Mileage,

Good first car

$5000 or B/O Call 508 885-9962

2006 MALIBU For Sale

Only 43K miles, great condition. Gold exterior. Kept

in garage Second Owner

Asking $7,000.Call 860 974-1005or 860 377-5231

Serious inquiries only please

2008 Nissan Versa Hatchback

Silver, 4 door, 74,000 miles. In excellent condition,

one owner!

$7,995

Call: 774-217-8057or email:

[email protected]

725 AUTOMOBILES

2010 PONTIAC VIBE

(Toyota Matrix) 4-door, 5-speed, FWD,

Silver, 35 MPG, 99K Excellent condition $8,495.00 or BO 508-208-6042

‘53 Chevy Pick-up 3100Rounded windows.

Engine re-done. Asking

$24,000 508-278-6625

732 SPORTS UTILITY

2011 Bass Tracker

Pro 165 w/trailer40hp motor has only 8 hours

$11,000

2011 Polaris ATV-II

5PM, PPC, Camo30 hours.

Paid $9,000 Asking $7,000

508-278-6625

WOMAN’S 21 SPD, 26” BIKE

Excellent condition Asking $225 (negotiable)

Call 860-779-9097

740 MOTORCYCLES

1996 HARLEYDAVIDSON

883 SPORTSTERLow miles

$4,000774-402-4624

1998 Yamaha VStar 650

BlackLow Milage$1835.00

774-232-2999

2 MotorcyclesFor Sale

2007 Roadstar Warrior-

Metallic Gray, VERY LOW MILES, Samson Ground Pounders, Very Clean.

$7,000 OBO

2008 Yamaha FZ6-

600CC, Royal Blue, VERY LOW MILES, Very Clean,

Slider Guards.$5,200 OBO

Call: 908-242-2016or email:

[email protected]

2004 Honda VT750Fuel injected, shaft drive,

liquid cooled, full windshield, saddle bags, custom seat.

Excellent condition!

$3,000 FirmCall: 860-774-6334

2008 HondaCRF150F

Awesome red & whitedirtbike!!!

$2,000 OBOCall: 860-935-9374

740 MOTORCYCLES

2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500

13,360 miles $5,400 inaccessories beautiful bike

w/Corbin seat, Boss saddle bags, lots of leather and

chrome, must see!!

Sacrifice for $4,750860-774-6782

for photos and more info

91 Sportster883 c.c.’s

bored to 1200 c.c.’sLots of new chrome

Parts updateRuns strong

$3,400

860-382-3634

‘99 HD XL SPORTSTER 1200 CUSTOM

Excellent ConditionMany Extras

Must be seen, like new14 K miles

508-835-3609

Harley Davidson 2012 FLHTKElectra Glide

Limited 518 miles, radio,

heated handle bars. Speakers in passenger seat.

Asking $23,000508-278-6625

MID SEASON DEAL

2006 SuzukiBoulevard

Grey, VL800K, great bike, mint condition, under 2,200

miles (always garaged). Shield, saddle bags, and

sissy bar.

$5,500Must See!

Call: 774-329-9160

MOTORCYCLE2004 YamahaV Star 1100

ClassicExcellent condition, must be

seen to be appreciated. Like new, well kept

Asking $5,000Call: 508-347-5179

or774-230-5924

745 RECREATIONALVEHICLES

1997 35’Holiday

VacationerChevy 454 engine, 58,000 miles, (6) Michelin tires, queen bed, (2) TVs, Onan

7.0 generator, backup camera, (2) new batteries, hydraulic leveling jacks,

many extras,excellent condition.

$18,000Call: 508-892-4102

2003 CONDOR 33 ft CLASS A

MOTORHOME 8.1V8 Engine, Slide-out,Generator, Levelers,

33,600 miles. Basement Model, Loaded,

Very Good Condition.Selling because medical

$29,500 or BOCall 860 377-7807

745 RECREATIONALVEHICLES

22000077 MMOOTTOORRHHOOMMEE3311 ft. Class “C”Itasca Impulse

11.5 ft. slideout queen bedOwners are

non-smokers/have no pets

Only 14,136 milesMany extras

Asking $55,000.00Serious buyers call 508-320-2944

2007 MOTORHOME31 ft. Class “C”Itasca Impulse

11.5 ft. slideout queen bedOwners are

non-smokers/have no pets

Only 14,136 milesMany extrass

Asking $58,000.00Serious buyers call 508-320-2944

750 CAMPERS/TRAILERS

1994 DamonEscaper 32’ Fifth Wheel Camper

Great condition, real clean! New tires, custom orderdeluxe queen size bed

and microwave.Everything works!

$5,000Call: 508-335-2747

2003 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SUNOVA

MOTORHOME28 ft., Class A15,000 miles

Queen-size bed1 slide-out

Hydraulic leveling jacksOnan generatorBack-up camera

Non-smoking, no petsExcellent condition

Asking $30,000

508-943-5958

LAKESIDERV RESORT

Own RV lot for less than renting

Developers final phaseAll Lots 50% off

Camp, Canoe, Fish, Pool,Activity Center

508 989-8165

750 CAMPERS/TRAILERS

2005 JAYCOJAYFLIGHT 29 FBS

CAMPERBunkhouse in rear, Queen

bed in front. Table and couch fold out into double beds. Excellent condition.

Full slide-out. Stove, micro, stand-up separate shower, cable, awning, surround

sound, etc.

$12,000 OBO508-400-2073

Uxbridge MA

33’ Rockwood Trailer

with Double Lot in Brimfield Used 6 times

Largest Lot on siteOwn for life

$30,000Call 508 892-8027

MUST SELL!!!1997 Skyline

Camper Seaview Deluxe 40’

Furnished, two bump outs, very good condition, lots of

cabinet space, nice bath-room. Everything in great

working order!!

$6,000 Call: 860-974-8702

760 VANS/TRUCKS

1992 GMCDiesel TruckUPS Truck-Style,

Aluminum Grumman Body, Shelves. Rebuilt

Transmission/Motor,New Fuel Tank, Radiator,

Steering Box. Dual Wheels,11’ Area Behind Seats

Excellent Condition14,100GVWR

Call 5pm-8:30pm508-867-6546

2002 GMCSierra SLT

1500, Z71 off road package. Extended cab, Onstar, 5.3 liter V8, new

Mastercraft tires. 224,000 miles

$6,000 OBOCall: 774-922-2098

760 VANS/TRUCKS

2002 WhiteChevy Van

Express 2500

Best OfferCall: 774-482-0408

2004 NISSAN TITAN

Crew Cab w/Off-Road and Tow Package.

One owner Truck runs like new

Never off-road or plowed All service records

Flowmaster exhausts Deep water blue

211K highway miles $6995.00 or b/o

508-208-6042

3/4 ton CHEVY SILVERADO

4-wheel drive, 1986Selling for parts

$600 Firm Call Mike 508 832-2566 Please leave message

765 HEAVY EQUIPMENT

MichiganBackhoe

PayloaderDiesel, Runs Good

$9997Chevy Box Truck

UPS-Style$3500

John DeereSkidloader

Needs Motor Work

Let’s Talk, MakeAn Offer!

Call (508)347-7300

767 VEHICLES WANTED

ANTIQUE AUTO PARTS NEEDED

1937-1960Car and truck sheet metal

trim and exterior parts only No mechanical parts

whatsoeverAlso 1949-1951 Mercury

trim and sheet metal978-760-3453

Vehicle Needed!!If anyone has a car that

runs and can get a sticker and they want to donate it to an old man that needs a

car to get to the stores.Let him know he may be willing to give you some-

thing for the car.

Here is his number!!Call: 508-764-0594

CCCHECKHECKHECK UUUSSS OOOUT!UT!UT!

What you need, when you needit_every day in the classifieds!

Look in the classifieds first when you’re inthe market for a car, a home, a job, a pet or

almost anything!

To place your ad today, or for more information, Call

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BY KEITH GRIFFIN

Even just five years ago this phrasewould have been laughable: a $41,000 Kia.Automotive enthusiasts would havescoffed at the notion but that's allchanged with the introduction of the2014 Kia Cadenza. It's a game changer forthe brand.

And, after spending the day behind thewheel and as a passenger around DelMar, Calif., I can tell you that this is a lux-ury vehicle that's going to compete, muchlike the Hyundai Genesis, against vehi-cles costing thousands of dollars more.

OK, so technically the Cadenza is avail-able at a starting price of $35,100 (plus$800 destination and handling) but you'regoing to want to go all in and buy the top-of-the-line model. That's what I spent allday with and it's an outstanding piece ofautomotive machinery.

Lets get some of the descriptive infor-mation out of the way upfront. This isthe most powerful and technologicallyadvanced Kia sold in the U.S. (That's animportant caveat because the Kia Quorisis supposed to come to this market in 2014and it's even more upscale.)

As mentioned, this is Kia's most power-ful vehicle. It's equipped with a smooth-revving 3.3-liter equipped with gasolinedirect injection (GDI) technology thatimproves performance while producingfewer emissions, according to Kia. It hasa six-speed automatic transmission thatincludes a manual shift mode and paddleshifters flanking the leather and wood-wrapped steering wheel. And, the onlytime I used them was by accident whenturning. Paddle shifters continue tostrike me as a gimmick the averageowner won't use after the first month inthe car. Why would you? The six-speedtransmission does a better job.

One quick aside, though, is the six-speed transmission. It's up to the task butit seems out-of-place on a near-luxury car,especially when Chrysler has an eight-speed transmission. I know it's done forcost savings but fingers crossed that Kiahas a more advanced transmission in theplanning stages.

The V6 powerplant produces 293 horse-power at 6,400 rpm and 255 lb.-ft. oftorque at 5,200 rpm. The advanced all-alu-minum engine features dual continuous-ly variable valve timing for improvedfuel economy and performance, a main-tenance-free timing chain, a three-stepvariable induction system for enhancedtorque, and is designed to run on regularunleaded gasoline. That last one is animportant distinction. Other near luxurysedans are targeting premium fuel – yetanother area where buying a Kia is goingto ultimately save money.

Speaking of money, the MSRP is$35,100 for base model; $38,100 for basemodel with Luxury Package; and, $41,100for base model with Technology Package.The luxury package adds on things likeHID headlamps with Active FrontLighting System; 7-inch TFT LCD metercluster; a power tilt and telescoping steer-ing column (that should be standard on a

near-luxury vehicle and not an option);and a heated steering wheel among otherfeatures. The technology package addsthings like 19" alloy wheels withP245/40R19 tires (what wheels have to dowith technology I'll never know),advanced smart cruise control; blind spotdetection system and lane departurewarning system among other attributes.The wheels and the cruise control meritthe extra investment.

Frankly, design is not one of my strongpoints when it comes to reviewing carsbut the Cadenza stands out. The signa-ture grille and front fascia make Cadenzarecognizable as a Kia but that's not a badthing because Kia has done so much indesign in the last couple years. The pro-portions are spot on and don’t seemforced like other carmakers who seek tospread a standard look across vehicles ofdifferent shapes and sizes.

Flanking the grille are quad headlightsbehind crystalline lenses. The lower fas-cia is wide, lending to the Cadenza’simposing stance, and chrome trimaccents around the fog lights and grillemake the vehicle look a lot more costlythan it is. LED positioning lights and pro-jection beam headlights also seem very"un-Kia-like".

Allow me to borrow heavily from theKia press release on the Cadenza's interi-or because it says it much better than Icould: "The interior (is) complete withsoft leather upholstery and … accents of

wood and chrome. An elegant analogclock positioned between the automaticclimate controls lends a classic feel."Analog clocks should be a must for anycar. For some reason, they are simpler tocomprehend when driving and usuallyeasier to spot than a digital clock, whichtends to be located in difficult places onmost cars.

(For the latest new car news, follow meon Twitter at aboutusedcars. You can alsolearn about buying and selling a used carat UsedCars.About.com.)

VITAL STATISTICSWheelbase: 112.0 inchesLength: 195.5 inchesWidth: 72.8 inchesHeight: 58.1 inchesCurb weight: 3668 lbs.Engine: 3.3-liter V6 with gasoline

direct injectionHorsepower: 293 hp @ 6400 rpmTorque: 255 lb. ft. @ 5200 rpmEPA estimated mpg city/highway:

19/28Base price: $35,100As-tested price: $41,100Also consider: (a comparative vehi-

cle) Toyota Avalon, Nissan Maxima,Lincoln MKZ

Aut motive

Auto Review

2014 Cadenza Proves Kia Ready To Play atTop of the Near Luxury Class of Cars

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