1. Art and Diseño

Vol. X, No. 18
Complimentary
(860) 928-1818/e-mail: [email protected]
Friday, January 30, 2015
Green Valley
Crossing moves
to Front Street
This week’s
Quote
“Real joy comes not
from ease or riches
or from the praise
of men, but from
doing something
worthwhile.”
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
New church adds modern
INSIDE
A8 — Opinion
B1-4 — Sports
B7 — Legals
B5 — Real Estate
B6-8— Obits
B9-11 — Classifieds
LOCAL
twist to traditional beliefs
BY JASON BLEAU
NEWS STAFF WRITER
Jason Bleau photo
Putnam officials, state leaders and officials from the YMCA of Greater Hartford and Newell
D. Hale Foundation were among the many that officially broke ground for the new YMCA
coming to Putnam.
A dream come true
Putnam breaks ground
for Regional YMCA
BY JASON BLEAU
NEWS STAFF WRITER
Chubbuck named
2014 DKH
Employee of the Year
Page A3
LEARNING
PUTNAM — For several years, many
have led the charge to bring a Regional
YMCA to Putnam, a task that at first
seemed daunting, but now, after all the
hard work and anticipation, the dream
of many is coming to fruition.
On Jan. 22, the ground was officially
broken for the Regional YMCA nestled in the future location of Putnam
Regional Technology Park off of
Kennedy Drive. What started in 2007
and eventually evolved into a massive
community effort will officially become
a reality over the course of the next 18
months or so — and all hands were on
deck to celebrate the milestone.
State leaders, Putnam town officials,
representatives of the YMCA of Greater
Hartford and countless supporters and
contributors to the funding and realization of this dream were on hand to
celebrate the milestone, many touting
not only the importance of the YMCA
coming to the town and the region, but
also the massive effort and the amount
of dedication that it took to get to this
point.
Former Putnam Mayor Peter Place
was one of four mayors to oversee the
project and said that he was proud to
finally see it come to fruition with the
groundbreaking.
“It’s pretty cool because when you
think about
Please Read YMCA, page ­­­A11
PUTNAM — Despite the
changing times, religion
remains one of the staples of American society
today, and as the manner
and style in which people pray evolves, many
churches are following
suit to remain relevant in
society.
One of those churches
is Green Valley Crossing,
a parish denominationally affiliated with the
Southern
Baptist
Convention, but according
to Lead Pastor and Elder
Riley Prather, feels more
like a nondenominational church and is self governed. What began in 2012
after Prather was tasked
through his affiliation
with the North American
Mission Board to start the
church in Putnam by popular demand has evolved
into a fully functioning
church with a new home
at 95 Front St., the former home of the Complex
Performing Arts Center.
“We are a very con-
Jason Bleau photos
The new home of the Green
Valley Crossing church at 95
Front Street in Putnam.
temporary church,” said
Prather. “All of our songs
are some of the newer
Christian stuff. If we do a
hymn it’s in a very modern styling, so you have
drums, guitars, piano and
such. It’s very upbeat and
Please Read
CROSSING,
page
­­­A14
Haiti: A country
full of hope, joy,
and love
Page A5
Putnam, Thompson Fundraiser spells good fun for QVCC
receive state grants
S
B
$15K
Funding will help restore
BY OLIVIA RICHMAN
Financial Focus
historic structures
PUTNAM — The
Quinebaug
Valley
Community
College
Foundation’s
Sixth
Annual Adult Spelling
Bee
raised
around
$15,000 to aid the nonprofit
organization’s
goal of allowing all
residents of Northeast
Connecticut the oppor-
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BY JASON BLEAU
NEWS STAFF WRITER
Putnam and Thompson
were announced as two
of the eight towns awarded funding through the
State of Connecticut’s
B r o w n f i e l d
Redevelopment Grant
Program on Jan. 23,
allowing the towns to
move forward with
bringing new life to historical buildings within
their communities.
Thompson received
$218,000 from the more
than $2 million awarded
to towns throughout the
state. First Selectman
Paul Lenky confirmed
that the money would
be used for work on the
River Mill, a once bustling business facility in
the town.
“[Town Planner Mary
Ann Chinatti] did a lot
of work looking into this
and realized that the
River Mill has so much
potential for the town
of Thompson like it did
back in the day,” said
Lenky. “It was a very
busy mill with a lot of
business and provided a
lot of jobs. We need to
do some environmental
assessment for some of
the issues that are there,
and for people who want
to become tenants, that
does pose some questions and this is what
people want to know,
what impact does the
environmental part of it
have for people moving
in there.”
Lenky said the grant
would allow the town
to move forward with
inspections such as oil
tanks, lead paint and
other possible environPlease Read
GRANTS,
page
­­­A16
ee nets
NEWS STAFF WRITER
for foundation
tunity to attend QVCC
regardless of income.
The Spelling Bee took
place at the Putnam Elks
Club on Thursday, Jan.
22, and had 15 participating teams from all over
the community, from
banks to universities.
“We are lucky at the
college because we have
a lot of various community members who
support
everything
we do,” said Interim
Director of Community
Engagement Monique
Wolanin. “People in this
community value QVCC
and what it does for the
community. It’s a real
mix of people that community colleges bring
together.”
Complete with Gary
Osbrey (owner of WINY
1350 AM) as moderator,
each team took turns
spelling out words like a
traditional spelling bee.
A lot of the money that
was raised came from
the spelling bee’s “buy
back” option, where
teams could donate $100
to get another chance to
stay in the bee. There
was also a costume contest, raffles and even
dancing.
According to Wolanin,
it was a student who
was sitting on the QVCC
Foundation board who
Olivia Richman photos
First place: “Money Mavens” of Putnam Bank.
Please Read
SPELLING,
page
­­­A15
A2 • Friday, January 30, 2015
Villager Newspapers
Measles, the Depression and the Mexican-American War
Did you have the measles when you were young? I
remember having them over
Christmastime when I was in
second grade.
An article in the Jan. 22
Bulletin about measles at
Disneyland called to mind something I had recently read from 75
years ago in the 1940 Killingly
Annual Report. The report
of the Town Health Officer,
George S. Lambert, indicated that between July 1, 1939
and June 30, 1940, 173 cases of
measles, 48 cases of whooping
cough, and 16 cases of chicken
pox were reported In Killingly.
In addition there was
an epidemic of measles at the Goodyear
School where the
health officer made
two visits. Perhaps
some of you had measles at this time. A look
at the Town Report for
50 years ago showed
that only one case of
measles was reported
to W. A. Tanner, M.D.,
Acting Director of
Health for the 1965 fiscal year. Thank goodness children can now
be immunized against
this most contagious
disease.
Since the 1940 annual report covered a
year that was still part
of the Depression era,
I learned a number of
interesting facts about
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everyday life in the town at that
time. Killingly still operated
under a selectman and board
of finance form of government.
John Z. LaBelle, Arthur A.
Wells, and Marion C. Young
were in office as selectmen
prior to Oct. 2, 1939. Lee Bryne,
Arthur A. Wells, and George W.
Kent were elected selectmen at
the town meeting that year. In
addition to collecting property
taxes, the tax collector was also
designated as the old age assistance tax collector — James
B. Walsh followed by Joseph
S. Gareau. Appointed town officers that were different from
now included a town court, a
health officer, a tree warden,
and a dog warden. Lawrence F.
McClusky served as town manager after Oct. 2, 1939.
How many of you attended
a small district school when
you were growing up? Seventyfive years ago so did most of
the children in Killingly. The
Annual Report provided the following information about average attendance at the various
schools. Danielson Grammar,
357; Dayville, 113; Goodyear,
126; Attawaugan, 51; Ballouville,
48; Killingly Center, 26; East
Killingly, 44; Valley, 22; South
Killingly, 26; High School, 401.
Although some of these former
schools have been demolished, a
number still remain. A photo of
the Danielson Grammar School
can be found on p. 23 of Images
of America Killingly by Natalie
Collidge and Robert Spencer.
The old St. James School is on p.
27 of that same volume; Killingly
Center School (now the Grange)
is on p. 80; two Dayville Schools
on p. 85; East Killingly School,
p. 104; Valley School, p. 105; the
South Killingly School, p, 126.
The Attawaugan and Ballouville
schools can be seen on p. 83
of Images of America Killingly
Revisited by Natalie Coolidge.
Copies of that publication are
still available at the Killingly
Historical Center. Perhaps
someday some of these schools
will bear markers reflecting
their former use. J. Clifford Geer
was principal at the High School
(on Broad Street). I noticed that
the list of schools and staff for
1940 included both a Danielson
school where Edith Fuller was
principal and a Killingly school
(location?) with Eileen Germain
as principal.
Don’t forget
that the old St.
James School
also provided
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declared war, despite opposition from some northern lawmakers. No official declaration
of war ever came from Mexico.
“Meanwhile, U.S. troops led
by Gen. Winfield Scott landed
in Veracruz and took over the
city. They then began marching toward Mexico City, essentially following the same route
that Hernán Cortés followed
when he invaded the Aztec
empire. The Mexicans resisted
at Cerro Gordo and elsewhere,
but were bested each time. In
September 1847, Scott successfully laid siege to Mexico City’s
Chapultepec Castle. During
that clash, a group of military
school cadets — the so-called
niños heroes — purportedly
committed suicide rather than
surrender.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ends the Mexican-American
War
Guerilla attacks against U.S.
supply lines continued, but for
all intents and purposes the war
had ended. Santa Anna resigned,
and the United States waited for
a new government capable of
negotiations to form. Finally,
on Feb. 2, 1848, the Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed,
establishing the Rio Grande
and not the Nueces River as the
U.S.-Mexican border. Under the
treaty, Mexico also recognized
the U.S. annexation of Texas,
and agreed to sell California and
the rest of its territory north of
the Rio Grande for $15 million
plus the assumption of certain
damages claims.”
Although a number of men
from Connecticut served in
the Mexican American War, it
appears that only a few were
from Northeastern Connecticut:
Private Silas Bailey, Brooklyn;
Private George C. Edwards,
Thompson; Private Thomas
Gleason, Thompson; Private
George Howlett, Woodstock;
Private William H. Whitford,
Plainfield,
and
Private
Stephen Young, Canterbury
(Connecticut Men In the
Regular Army, Mexican War).
Note: Now that we’re in the
snowy season, if the weather is
bad, please listen to WINY or
call the Center to see if it is open
before you come.
Margaret M. Weaver is the
Killingly Municipal Historian.
For additional information visit
the Killingly Historical Center
Wednesday or Saturday, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. (or by appointment), visit www.killinglyhistory.org, or call 860-779-7250.
Mail for the Killingly Historical
& Genealogical Society, Inc. or
the Killingly Historical Center
should be sent to P.O. Box 6000,
Danielson, CT 06329. Margaret
Weaver may be reached at
margaretmweaver@gmail.
com. Note: Neither the Killingly
Historical Center nor I have
Caller ID. Please leave your
name and phone number when
calling. Thank you.
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education for many Killingly
and
Brooklyn
students,
although it was not included in
the town report.
I’ve been reading “A
Country of Vast Designs,” by
Robert W. Merry. It’s a biography about President James
Polk who was elected in 1844
and is subtitled James K.
Polk, the Mexican War, and
The Conquest of the American
Continent. I don’t recall studying much about the 1840’s in
school and have learned quite
a lot. At that time Killingly and
Northeastern Connecticut were
in the early years of the railroad
and small commercial districts
were beginning to evolve near
the depots. However, much of
the United States (which basically has the bounds following
the Louisiana Purchase) did
not have rail transportation.
Fighting a war in Mexico meant
difficulties in transporting
troops and supplies and a terribly long wait for news from
the front — often as long as a
month.
Polk had a vision that the
United States would stretch
“from sea to shining sea” and
he set about to achieve this
goal which ultimately impacted
many families from this area
who later settled in these new
lands.
The website www.history.
com/topics/merxican-american-war had the following
summary of the conflict. “The
Mexican-American War (18461848) marked the first U.S.
armed conflict chiefly fought on
foreign soil. It pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration
of U.S. President James K.
Polk, who believed the United
States had a ‘manifest destiny’
to spread across the continent
to the Pacific Ocean. A border
skirmish along the Rio Grande
started off the fighting and was
followed by a series of U.S. victories. When the dust cleared,
Mexico had lost about one-third
of its territory, including nearly all of present-day California,
Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New
Mexico.
“On April 25, 1846, Mexican
cavalry attacked a group of U.S.
soldiers in the disputed zone
under the command of General
Zachary Taylor, killing about
a dozen. They then laid siege
to an American fort along the
Rio Grande. Taylor called in
reinforcements, and — with the
help of superior rifles and artillery — was able to defeat the
Mexicans at the battles of Palo
Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
Following those battles, Polk
told the U.S. Congress that the
‘cup of forbearance has been
exhausted, even before Mexico
passed the boundary of the
United States, invaded our
territory, and shed American
blood upon American soil.’ Two
days later, on May 13, Congress
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p.m., Room A
Friday, Feb. 6
Board of Education, 7 p.m., Woodstock
Middle School
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Villager Almanac
Quotation
of the week
“Education is our future. It’s your future. It’s our
country’s future. We are never going to be able to
compete in a race to the bottom. We are never going
to win a race to the lowest wages or to the lowest
environmental standards or the lowest working conditions. That’s just not us. It’s not our country. That’s
why education is in the national interest. And that’s
why this proposal from the President is so inspiring
and profoundly important.”
- U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, commenting at
Quinebaug Valley Community College last week about
President Barack Obama’s plan to offer two free years of
community college to students.
At CT Audubon
Bird sightings at Connecticut Audubon Society Center
at Pomfret and Wyndham Land Trust properties for the
week of Jan. 19: Hermit Thrush, Golden-crowned Kinglet,
Belted Kingfisher, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser,
Common Merganser, Savannah Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing,
Carolina Wren, Robin, Bluebird, Pine Siskin, Purple
Finch. Visit www.ctaudubon.org.
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Chubbuck named 2014 DKH Employee of the Year
Accuracy Watch
Jason Bleau photos
Day Kimball President and CEO Bob Smanik
presents Employee of the Year for 2014
Barbara Chubbuck with her award.
BY SARA BRANDON
SPECIAL TO THE VILLAGER
Alexandria Warner, daughter of Richard T.
Warner who Chubbuck used to work with
in Anastasia and Pain Management, made
the trip from Florida to celebrate the honoring of Chubbuck who she called a “second
mother.”
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PUTNAM — On Friday, Jan. 23, the
flunked an exam, complete with fake
hours, leave a message in the ediemployees of Day Kimball Healthcare
paperwork.
tor’s voice mailbox. The editor will
(DKH) honored their colleague Barbara
In
her
current
position,
I’ve
seen
Chubbuck hugs one of the many employees
return your phone call.
Chubbuck for being named 2014
Barbara
dressed
up
as
a
cheerleader
that turned out to celebrate her Employee of
Employee of the Year.
for the Day Kimball Dragonflys volleythe Year award.
There was lots of laughter and some
ball, dodge ball, trivia and spelling bee
tears, and some (more) really great stocommunity-based competitions. She’s
ries; but let me back up a little bit as Barbara has been leav- been the coxswain for the Dragonflys
ing her mark on DKH for quite a while.
dragon boat team, complete with head
By most accounts, I’m a newbie at Day Kimball Healthcare dress and over-sized bullhorn. She’s
(DKH) having just passed my three-year anniversary in been a witch and leprechaun. She instiSeptember. At this past year’s employee awards dinner, 92 gated a “Where’s Pinky?” DKH-version
of the 1,400 employees celebrated a combined 1,870 years of of “you’ve been flamingo’d.” Her office
service. Forty-two of them surpassed the 20-year mark (it’s is peppered with photos and fun-inLocally Owned & Operated out of Southbridge
important to note those attending in this group were honored ducing collections. She introduced
for milestone anniversaries of 20, 25, 30, 35 40 and 45 years, “Happy Dude” at the 2014 Employee
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not years of service in between. Who knows how big the din- Appreciation Summer Picnic event,
ner party would have been?). Barbara Chubbuck, one of my which inspired the filming of our own
We’ve got a dumpster
favorite people at DKH, attended as one of seven celebrating employee-version of “I’m Happy” video
their 30-year anniversary.
craze. When she noticed employees takfor all your needs!
I wasn’t able to attend the dinner, but I am certain that ing things a step further, she inspired
wherever Barbara sat (or was wandering around the room), the human resources team to sponsor a
everyone knew where she was by tracking her laugh, and the “Dress Happy Dude” contest.
laughter of others. I know this because I often join Barbara
“Barbara has the unique gift of being
and a small group of regulars for lunch in the Day Kimball able to brighten your day with her disHospital cafeteria. I am often brought to tears by the stories tinctive laugh, a bright smile and the
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eyes that mirror the soul of a caring
“My nephew always asks me, ‘Aunt Amy, please tell me a person,” describes Human Resources
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It’s clear Barbara’s “can-do-keep-it-instories from Barbara and Amy’s many vacations together. perspective-there’s-always-somethingThey’ve literally traveled around the world together, so you good ” approach to life goes with her
can imagine the adventures they’ve shared.
everywhere: home to her family’s 1790
“I think my favorite story, which recently had my nephew dairy farm, out in the community as a
literally rolling on the floor with laughter, is the one about member/ former president of the Lions’
the waterslide,” adds Amy. In this story Amy tells of Barbara Club, founder/advisor of the Leo’s Club
visiting a water park with family and the kids convincing (also well known for hosting the annuPlace Your Order Before February 7th &
her to ride the waterslide with them as the accompanying al Haunted Barn fundraiser on her
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belly. After face planting into the pool, she stands up and is Girls’ Little League Team Manager. She
turning left and right trying to find the person who is call- founded the Day Kimball Wellwishers
Send Flowers for “Valentine Week”
ing her name. Barbara chimes into Amy’s rendition with, back in 1978, originally as a committee
“What? What?” demonstrating as she swivels in the chair at to support a coworker battling cancer.
Your beloved will smell the flowers
the lunch table. Amy continues that it takes a couple of min- She spearheaded the production of the
all week and dream of a beautiful weekend
utes before Barbara realizes her bathing suit top is down at 1989 DKH Variety Show, a sellout fundher waist. Apparently, the crowds were not sure whether to raiser sparked while she was hanging
laugh or throw her a towel. Her husband suggested they leave overnight with her American Cancer
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immediately afterwards to avoid any drama and when they Society Relay for Life team members.
Sayings…
reached the car discovered they’d locked themselves out.
As her former colleague retired emer“You
&
Me
=
Chemistry”
– Scientist Bear
Barbara doesn’t miss a beat when the story finishes and gency department nurse and long-time
continues, “What about that cruise we went on and I kept friend Barbara Domaleski shared at the
“Be My Honey” – Honey Bear
making up stories about you and introducing you to strang- celebration, “Barbara represents the
“Light My Fire” – Devil Bear
ers? Your mother thought you were going to come home very best this community hospital has
And many more!
married.”
to offer. Barbara embodies a spirit we
The laughter amongst my fellow diners builds and the sto- should all share.”
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One person adds, “Sara, you know you can’t put most of former coworker Linda Garcia introthis in any story you’re writing, right?” Let me just say to duces me to Barbara’s husband Alan
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The “family tree” covers all of Northeast Connecticut; Kevin
Bacon has nothing on the degrees of separation in this group
– in this community for that matter.
As Kathy Radel, biller in the finance
department, adds, “Barbara cries harder than the person in grief and then
turns it around so she has both of them
laughing harder than they were crying.
It’s the sign of a big heart.”
Employees recently shared their
stories about Barbara at the 2014
Employee of the Year Celebration hosted on Friday, Jan. 23 in the private
dining room of Day Kimball Hospital.
Barbara was selected by her peers from
the 12 employees of the month honored
throughout the year.
President & CEO Robert Smanik
said, “Well, the judges have spoken,
and you’re it. You represent what we
ascribe as the attributes we admire in
our employees. Somehow we managed
to surprise you at the Annual Meeting
earlier this month, although I’m not
sure how with all the people you know
and the connections you have! Know
that you are well beloved by your colleagues.”
Nancy Zamagni, RN, EMR Team for
Day Kimball Medical Group, said, “I
can’t think of one person who has had
more jobs in one institution than you.
We’re very lucky for it.”
In 1983, Barbara joined the Day
Kimball family as a part-time employee as she was also a full-time dairy
farmer at the time. The hospital schedule allowed her to work nights and
she started as the unit receptionist in
the emergency department. Over a
30-year span she worked with a series
of medical directors from the operating
room, anesthesiology (which at the time
included pain management), intensive
care unit, laboratory and NIC (non-invasive cardiology). Three years ago she
became the administrative assistant to
the human resources department.
“I tell people about my Johns: John
Athens, John Hall, John Modica, John
O’Keefe, and John Miller. I’ve worked
with some great people,” says Barbara
about her many positions and quickly
adds a litany of stories about the pranks
she’s played on her coworkers over the
years in different departments. I can’t
share them here so you’ll have to stop
by the cafeteria for lunch some time,
but let’s just say she tells one story
where she convinced a physician he’d
ask at lunch tomorrow, but I can’t
promise I’ll be able to share them.
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Senators pay visit to QVCC, talk Obama tuition plan
BY CHARLIE LENTZ
VILLAGER STAFF WRITER
DANIELSON — Senators Richard
Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy
know it won’t be easy convincing
their colleagues on Capitol Hill to
support President Obama’s plan to
offer free community college nationwide. Connecticut’s U.S. Senators —
both Democrats — visited Quinebaug
Valley Community College on Jan. 23
to endorse the proposal and gather feedback from students. It was the first
stop on a tour of community colleges in
their home state. Despite gridlock gripping Washington — with Republicans
in control of Congress — Blumenthal
said he’s hopeful.
“We’re working together on veterans issues, on military defense matters,
where I think we can set an example —
build on that example of bipartisanship,
working across the aisle — so that we
do more and more, on education, on
health care, and many other issues that
matter to people,” Blumenthal said. “I
think what gives me hope is that the
American people spoke in the last election and they said is ‘We’ve had enough
of inaction and gridlock and dysfunction. We want you guys to get things
done.’ And we have to listen.”
Blumenthal and Murphy came to
QVCC to listen. Many students spoke
of financial hurdles complicating their
quest for higher education. Murphy sits
on both the Appropriations Committee
and the Education Committee so he’s
well positioned to make an argument to
his colleagues.
“So I sit on the two committees in the
United States Senate that are going to
have jurisdiction over this proposal. We
have to authorize it in the Education
Committee and we then have to put the
money into it in the Appropriations
Committee. So I’m going to be in the
middle of this debate,” Murphy said.
“And so I wanted to come first here
to Quinebaug to hear from you about
whether you think this is a good idea
— and to talk to us about a little bit
about what this experience means to
you. Because in the end we’ve got to
sell this to our colleagues. And the best
way for us to sell this is to hear directly
from you as to the impact that this community college is having on you — to
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U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy.
hear about the impact that this school
is having on the community. We could
rattle off all the statistics that we want,
in the end it’s stories that are going to
move people.”
On Jan. 8 President Obama proposed
offering free community college nationwide, offsetting $20 billion in annual
tuition received by community colleges.
Blumenthal told the assembled students
said it would be money well spent.
“Education is our future. It’s your
future. It’s our country’s future. We
are never going to be able to compete
in a race to the bottom. We are never
going to win a race to the lowest wages
or to the lowest environmental standards or the lowest working conditions.
That’s just not us. It’s not our country,” Blumenthal said. “That’s why
education is in the national interest.
And that’s why this proposal from the
President is so inspiring and profoundly important.”
Federal funds for the plan would go
only to community-college programs
where most students graduate and
find employment or transfer to fouryear schools. Students also would be
required to attend at least half time,
maintain a 2.5 grade-point average and
“make steady progress” to remain eligible. Currently, there are approximately 8 million U.S. community college
students, according to the American
Association of Community Colleges.
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy visited Quinebaug Valley Community College on Jan. 23 to talk about
Those who attend President Obama’s proposal to offer two years free community college
full time pay an tuition nationwide.
average
tuition
of $3,800 a year. Blumenthal came to
QVCC to gather feedback on the plan.
“The reason why it’s important for
us to listen is we are going to have a
tough selling job. It’s going to be a tough
fight to get this done in Washington.
It’s a tough fight, I will tell you, to get
almost anything done in Washington,”
Blumenthal said. “But this proposal
comes with a price tag. The way I look
at it is it’s investing, not spending. This
proposal invests in America. It continues and advances that competitive edge.
Just as we need to build better roads,
better railroads — invest in that physical infrastructure — look around this
room, you are our human infrastructure. We need to invest in you.”
Many students told of how QVCC had
made a profound impact on their lives.
Blumenthal said he’d take their stories
of back to Washington.
“We can make speeches on the floor
of the United States Senate, with all of
the great rhetoric and generalities and
statistics,” Blumenthal said. “But you
know, at the end of the day, what really
convinces people is a face and a voice
— somebody who can tell a story, somebody who has a life experience that hits
home. Your life stories are what we
hope to bring back to Washington —
not only yours but all around the state
of Connecticut we’ll be meeting with
students to hear what the impact would
be on them.”
Blumenthal and Murphy both said
it would not be easy convincing their
colleagues — nothing seems easy in
Washington. Despite the long odds
Blumenthal said easier access to higher
education was worth a fight.
“That’s what makes this country
great. In many other countries, if you’re
not part of the wealthy ruling class,
you’ve got no shot. And in many countries — Japan or China — there are tests,
and if you don’t make it in the top .05
percent of scores, you’re out in the field.
We believe in unlocking all that human
potential, developing it,” Blumenthal
said. “Keep in mind — universal public
education — there was a time people
thought that can’t happen, we can’t do
that. Again, a select few went to high
school, everybody else had to work in
the mills or the field. This nation is
defined by its realization of dreams that
people thought were beyond our reach.
We believe in enabling more people to
do better and for their children to do
better — the American dream.”
Charlie Lentz may be reached at (860)
928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail at [email protected].
Two events on tap at QVCC
Charlie Lentz photo
From left, QVCC Alumni Director Cherie
Poirier, QVCC Interim Director of Enrollment
Services Susan Breault, and QVCC President
Dr. Carlee Drummer.
BY CHARLIE LENTZ
VILLAGER STAFF WRITER
DANIELSON — Quinebaug Valley
Community College has alumni who
have been there and done that — taking
their diplomas and using them to succeed
in the real world. Prospective students
aren’t there yet — but they hope to follow
in those alumni footsteps after they make
their graduation walk. QVCC is holding
events on consecutive days next week to
showcase the path to progress.
An Alumni Experience is scheduled
for Tuesday, Feb. 3. The event will bring
together six successful QVCC alumni
who will share their personal and professional experience to current students. An
Open House is scheduled for Wednesday,
Feb. 4, and is open to anyone interested in
attending the college.
Cherie Poirier, Associate Director of
Development and Alumni Director for
QVCC & Foundation, organized the
Alumni Experience. The event brings
together a half-dozen accomplished graduates who will share the benefits of their
college experience and offer advice to
current students.
“Alumni Experience is our opportunity to bring in former students of QVCC —
alumni who have become professionals
in our community to come in and speak
with present students about some of the
them.”
For those who are pondering attending QVCC, the college has scheduled
an Open House on Wednesday, Feb. 4,
and all prospective students and their
families are invited to attend. Susan
Breault, Interim Director of Enrollment
Services and Director of Marketing and
Communications, has helped organize
the Open House. The event is scheduled
for 6 p.m. and includes a complimentary
dinner.
“It’s really reaching out to prospective
students, high school students but also
any member of the community who’s
interested in coming to QVCC in the fall
of 2015,” Breault said.
The evening will include both a student,
faculty, and alumni panel. Prospective
students will get a chance to ask questions of panel members.
“We’re going to have a lot of representation from our faculty and staff,” Breault
said. “We’ll have faculty from early childhood education, human services, engineering, college of technology, from our
fine arts program.”
The $20 application fee to the college
will be waived for students applying on
Feb. 4. Prospective students can also register for the basic
skills assessment
for those who haven’t taken the SAT
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have about what happens after QVCC,”
Poirier said. “And also for them to share
their story about what brought them into
QVCC, what the difference was that we
helped them provide and become who
they are today.”
The alumni scheduled to speak on Feb.
3 are Bruce Bumpus from Web Industries,
who graduated in 1986; Linda Colangelo,
Class of 2003, from the Northeast District
Department of Health and also owner of
Creative Quill; Carla Demers, Class of
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of 2012, Westminster Tool Inc.; Mark
Light, Class of 2002, Willimantic Savings
Institute Bank and Trust Company.
The Alumni Experience showcases the
value of attending QVCC and a question-and-answer session with the alumni
is also scheduled.
“The reason they were able to become
who they are today is because of what
they experienced here at QVCC,” Poirier
said. “And that’s what many of the alumni that I’ve spoken with over the past two
years have told me over and over again
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Haiti: A country full of hope, joy, and love
BY SANGJOO KIM
WOODSTOCK ACADEMY CLASS OF 2016
SPECIAL TO THE VILLAGER
When someone asked me which country is the best place I have ever been
to, I would hesitate and say the Czech
Republic. Although the Czech Republic
is a beautiful country that I would like
to visit again, the Woodstock Academy
trip to Haiti in April 2014 shifted my list
of favorite countries. This past October,
I was excited to be invited to Haiti again
and of course, excitedly, I decided to
join the team.
Haiti is the most wonderful country
that is full of hope, joy, and love. It was
completely different from what I had
been hearing for 17 years. Especially
filled with joy and the best part of my
trips, was the HELO orphanage in Les
Cayes. HELO, founded by Elisabeth
Kennedy and Jean Phares Beaucejour,
provides Home, Education, Love, and
Opportunity to 54 children as well as a
school for more than 90 children.
Every single kid at HELO is surprisingly bright, warm, and loving. They
always greet people with kisses and
hugs. By the end of the trip, all the
team members (Annabel, Amy, Jessica,
Erin, and Sara) were exhausted from
doing activities like arts and crafts,
soccer, singing, and hide and seek. I
will never forget the beautiful smiles of
each child and their soft voices asking
“pote’m” (which means hug or pick
me up). Even hearing “chinwa” (which
means Chinese) from the kids, who
were teasing me since I was struggling
to explain that I am Korean!
Waking up every day listening to the
chickens, goats, and mosquitoes will
also stay in my heart, as it is reminder
of the beauty of the countryside and of
the country’s people. I am hoping that
I can go back again soon and I will be
looking forward to it.
For more information on HELO
please visit www.HeloHaiti.org or
email US Director Elisabeth Kennedy at
[email protected].
Courtesy photos
SangJoo Kim, a junior at Woodstock Academy, spent his holiday
break volunteering at an orphanage in Haiti.
Putnam Lions to host volleyball challenge
ConnecticutsQuietCorner
“Every Town Deserves
a Good Local Newspaper”
PUTNAM — The Putnam
Lions Volleyball Challenge
(PLVC) is on!
This event is a fun-filled time
for all participating Volleyball
players as well as the largest
fundraiser of the year for the
Putnam Lions.
This year’s tournament is
being held on March 14 and 15 in
the Pomfret School Strongfield
House located in Pomfret.
This facility is the best Indoor
Volleyball facility in Northeast
New England. The facility contains four courts which makes
all the teams active and in continual competition. Referees
are provided.
Co-Ed teams compete for cash
prizes and the coveted traveling PLVC trophy. Individual
prizes for raising pledge
amounts will also be awarded.
Complementary food, beverages, snacks and t-shirts will be
available to players.
Event slots fill quickly so
anyone interested in entering
a team is encouraged to contact
Lion Steve Faucher at [email protected] or 860-617-4142
or Lion Michael Hanrahan at
[email protected] or 860933-5793 for more information
and a Team Packet.
NOTHING TO LOL! ABOUT
Texting or browsing with your head bent forward over your cell phone
results in a hunched posture that can lead to neck pain. With your head
tilted forward and your shoulders drooped, extra stress is placed on the
cervical spine. In a neutral position, the head weighs 10-12 pounds.
Bending the head forward 15 degrees increases the force that the head
exerts on the neck to 27 pounds, a 30-degree tilt of the head places 40
pounds, and a 60-degree tilt exerts 60 pounds. Thus, it is easy to see how
a hunched texting posture could result in early wear and degeneration of
the cervical (neck) portion of the spine. Chiropractors are posture experts
who can help alleviate neck strain.
Chiropractic alleviates neck pain – Chiropractors addresses the
underlying cause of pain disorders, headaches, low back pain and sports
injuries by treating the cause, not covering the symptoms. We are trained
to restore the health of your spine and joints. We’re located at 21 South
Main St., Putnam, where we work to restore your health and guide you
in a personalized approach to overall wellness. Please call 860.928.2292
to schedule an appointment, and let us help you live life without pain.
P.S. To avoid neck pain, try lifting your cell phone closer to eye level and
casting your eyes downward to see the screen.
Weekly Crossword
January 30, 2015
Across
1. Bull markets
4. Pillow covers
9. High school formal
dance
13. ___ juice (milk)
14. Type of poem, e.g.
ode
15. Allotment
16. Public place in
ancient Greece for athletes
18. Small coins of
ancient Greece
19. Centers
20. Highest heaven
22. Slow-witted person
(British)
23. Marienbad, for one
24. “___ Maria”
25. “For ___ a jolly ...”
(contraction)
26. 007, for one
28. Head newspaperman
31. Crumbs
33. Diacritic mark over
German vowels
36. Enthralling novel
or play
40. Big test
41. Convene
44. Casual eatery
47. “___ rang?”
50. “Tarzan” extra
51. Charlotte-to-Raleigh
dir.
52. The “p” in m.p.g.
55. Leader born in
Georgia, Russia
57. Improbable story
(2 wds)
60. Medieval surcoat
61. Iron/nickel/carbon
alloy used in watches
62. Anesthetized
65. Industrious
66. Complain
67. Armageddon
68. European language
69. Cat calls
70. Undertake, with
“out”
Down
1. Person in a mask,
baseball
2. One who hunts illegal-
ly on another’s property
3. Musicians who perform individually
4. Makes smooth and
glossy
5. European mint used in
perfume
6. “A jealous mistress”:
Emerson
7. Entangles
8. Little rascal
9. Dock
10. Echo
11. Printed sheet of
paper folded three times
12. Nastier
15. Carry on
17. Parenthesis, essentially
21. Song of joy
22. Even if, briefly
27. Christmas season
29. Clinker
30. Any thing
32. Advance, slangily
34. “Dilbert” cartoonist
Scott Adams has one:
Abbr.
35. Easter flower
37. “To ___ is human ...”
38. Drug to treat
Parkinson’s disease
(hyphenated)
39. Understands clearly
42. Lacking vigor
43. Big ___ Conference
44. Happen to
45. Comparatively cockamamie
46. Individuals
48. Bony
49. 180’s (hyphenated)
53. Mournful poem
54. Back in
56. “Gimme ___!” (start
of an Iowa State cheer)
(2 wds)
58. Put on board, as
cargo
59. “Don’t give up!”
63. “___ do you do?”
64. “Silent Spring” subject (abbrev.)
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MPS students honored at CT Regional
Scholastic Art Awards
Courtesy photos
“The Tree that Came to Dinner,” by senior Caitlin Cryan, of Millbury,
Mass.
“Dream Land,” by Caitlin Cryan.
“Land of the ‘Free,’” by Shannon McMaugh,
of Foster, R.I.
THOMPSON — Three Marianapolis
students have been honored in the 2015
annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic
Art Awards, including three Gold Keys
and one “Best in Show.”
Marianapolis submitted nine pieces of
work created by Yidi Chen (’15), Caitlin
Cryan (’15), Xiaohua “Edward” Li (’16),
Shannon McMaugh (’15), and Jiaxin
“Charlie” Zhang (’15). All works were
selected by the individuals’ teacher and
were seen as the highest quality that had
been created this year.
Senior Caitlin Cryan, of Millbury,
Mass., was awarded the highest honor
that any Marianapolis student has ever
received in the competition for her digital photograph “The Tree that Came to
Dinner.” Awarded a Gold Key, American
Visions award nominee and “Best in
Show,” Caitlin’s photo was selected
as the top photograph of the regional
awards for the photography category.
Caitlin also received a Gold Key for her
digital photograph “Dream Land.”
The Scholastic Art Awards is the largest juried student art competition in the
state. Student artwork is juried by professional artists and university art faculty and is selected on merit for inclusion
in a statewide art exhibition held at the
Hartford Art School. Beyond the honor
of being selected for this high quality
exhibit, students may be awarded Gold
or Silver Keys and Honorable Mention
Awards in each of 17 media categories.
All accepted work from Marianapolis,
along with thousands of other pieces
from throughout the state, will be displayed in the regional gallery show at
“The Meeting House,” by Jiaxin “Charlie” Zhang.
the Silpe Gallery on the University of
Hartford campus. The show runs until
Feb. 6, and is open for public viewing
Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m., and weekends, 12 noon to 4 p.m.
The winners from Marianapolis:
Caitlin Cryan (’15) of Millbury, Mass.
received a Gold Key award, American
“Bizarre in Venice,” by Jiaxin “Charlie” Zhang, of Shenzhen, China.
Visions award nominee and “Best in
Show,” for her digital photograph “The
Tree that Came to Dinner” and a Gold
Key for her digital photograph “Dream
Land.”
Jiaxin “Charlie” Zhang (’15) of
Shenzhen, China, received a Gold Key
for his oil painting “Bizarre in Venice”
and a Silver Key for his pencil drawing
“The Meeting House.”
Shannon McMaugh (’15) of Foster, R.I.,
received a Silver Key for her digital photograph “Land of the ‘Free.”
WA teacher selected for magazine’s ‘40 Under 40’ list
WOODSTOCK
—
Woodstock
Academy Social Studies teacher and
Department Chairman Ms. Sara
Dziedzic, has been selected as a member of Connecticut Magazine’s 40
Under 40 Class of 2015.
Dziedzic, who’s in her 13th year at
the Academy, was featured on the 40
Under 40 list for her fantastic work
with Woodstock Academy’s non-prof-
it organization, Family Related
Effective Solutions for Humanity
(FRESH). Under her guidance,
FRESH has successfully raised more
than $35,000 for poverty relief and
awareness in the Quiet Corner.
“I’m nothing without the students
who sat in my classes, met on the
weekends, took risks, and had the big
ideas,” Dziedzic stated. “They make
me great. I’m so lucky to work at a
supportive school, where they are
willing to take chances if it benefits students and have the support of
great parents who trust me with their
children.”
In addition to her work with
FRESH, Dziedzic is the advisor for
the Academy’s nationally ranked
Model United Nations (MUN) Club
and MUN Travel Team, which won a
total of 35 awards last year, including
a delegation award at the University
of Delaware and a delegation award
at Nationals. She also travels internationally each year with students,
bringing them to new and different
countries, exposing them to different
cultures and ways of life. In April,
Dziedzic will travel with 46 students
to Italy and Germany for one week.
“I am so pleased that Sara is
being recognized for her extensive
commitment
to the students
of
Woodstock
Academy and to
the Academy’s
community
at
large,” Associate
Headmaster
Holly Singleton
commented.
Sara Dziedzic
“Sara does so much for her students,
going beyond the typical classroom
experiences. She inspires kids, challenges them, helps them to become
better people, and empowers them to
change the world.”
For
more
information
on
Woodstock Academy’s non-profit
FRESH or Model UN Club, please
visit our website at www.woodstockacademy.org. To see who else made
Connecticut’s Magazine’s 40 Under
40 list, please visit their website at
www.connecticutmag.com.
READING
NEWSPAPERS
IS A QUEST
LIKE NO OTHER
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EDUCATION NOTEBOOK
ENDICOTT COLLEGE
BEVERLY, Mass. — Endicott College
announces that Julia Francis Gilloran,
daughter of James and Elizabeth
Gilloran of Pomfret Center, has met
the requirements to be on the Dean’s
List for the fall 2014 semester. Julia is a
freshman majoring in Liberal Studies/
Education.
PUTNAM LIONS MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
PUTNAM — The Putnam Lions
Memorial Scholarships applications
are now available from Mrs. Lee at
the Putnam High School Guidance
Department or from Lion Al Cormier.
Lion Cormier can be reached at [email protected] or by calling
860-234-7098.
The $1,000 non-renewable scholarships are available to any graduating
senior or home-school student who is
a Putnam resident, regardless of high
school attended. The student does not
need to be affiliated with the Putnam
Lions and/or the Leo Club.
Putnam Lions Memorial scholarships are awarded based on academic
achievement, leadership, service and a
student’s statement.
The fully completed applications
are due in the Putnam High School
Guidance Department or to the Lions
Scholarship Committee by April 1. Late
or incomplete applications will not be
considered. Scholarships will be awarded in June.
CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE
CASTLETON, Vt. — Francesca
Iacobucci, of Woodstock, was recently
named to the Castleton College Dean’s
List for the fall semester of the 2014-15
academic year.
To qualify for this academic honor,
the student must maintain full-time status and a semester grade point average
of 3.5.
UNIVERSITY OF
MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH
NORTH DARTMOUTH — Kaitlynn
Thayer, from Woodstock, has been
named to the UMass Dartmouth Fall
2014 Dean’s list in recognition of earning a semester grade point average of
3.2 or higher of a possible 4.0.
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
WEST HARTFORD — The University
of Hartford is pleased to announce
Abigail Orn of Putnam has been named
to its Dean’s List for Fall 2014.
WEST HARTFORD — The University
of Hartford is pleased to announce
Matthew Baronowski of Thompson has
been named to its Dean’s List for Fall
2014.
WEST HARTFORD — The University
of Hartford is pleased to announce the
following local students have been
named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2014.
Gregory Roto, of Eastford
Zachary Bartolomei, of
Woodstock
Jessica Musto, of Woodstock
East
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
BRISTOL, R.I. — The following local
residents are among those to be named
to the Roger Williams University Dean’s
List for the Fall 2014 semester. Full-time
students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4
or higher are placed on the Dean’s List
that semester.
Sarah Gilloran, of Pomfret Center,
majoring in Architecture
Zachary Morin, of Woodstock Valley,
majoring in International Business
Garrett Ponte, of Woodstock, majoring in Undecided
Carly Quinn, of Danielson, majoring
in Engineering
Ian Waldron, of Danielson, majoring
in Media Communication
Emma Guillot, of Dayville, majoring
in Architecture
Mikayla Pasco, of Dayville, majoring
in Management
Carly Quinn, of Danielson, majoring
in Engineering
Ian Waldron, of Danielson, majoring
in Media Communication
Quinebaug
College
Valley
Community
DANIELSON — Area high school
students and community members
are invited to the annual open house
highlighting the strong faculty-student
relationships at Quinebaug Valley
Community College on Wednesday,
Feb. 4, at the Danielson campus. The
event will begin at 6pm and is open to
anyone interested in attending the college in fall 2015.
“QVCC: A Game Changer” open
house will provide students of all
ages the ability to hear about programs and courses the college offers
and meet one-on-one with the faculty.
After a welcome from QVCC President
Carlee Drummer, the highlight of the
event will be the student panel of current students and alumni. The panel
includes: Tyler Benkowski, current
student enrolled in the Advanced
Manufacturing Technology Certificate;
Teagan Brewster’13, graduated with a
degree in Fine Arts and is currently a
graphic designer at Kocheck Co. Inc.,
Putnam; Jesse Credit, current student
majoring in Liberal Arts & Sciences
with plans on becoming a doctor; Mindy
Deslandes’05, graduated with a degree
in medical assisting and also a graduate
of Windham Hospital Radiology program. She is employed at Day Kimball
Hospital as a radio technician; and
Nathan Hardt’12, currently attending
Nichols College and will graduate in
May 2015 with a degree in marketing.
Prospective students will be able
to talk one-on-one with faculty from
all program and department areas, as
well as staff from admissions, financial
aid, disability services and The QVCC
Foundation. The $20 application fee
will be waived during the open house
event for anyone who completes the
online application that evening. All
are encouraged to schedule their Basic
Skills Assessment testing appointment
MARY R. FISHER ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
WOODSTOCK
WOODSTOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Monday, Feb. 2: Baked potato, cheese
and bacon, broccoli, roll, fruit, milk.
Tuesday, Feb. 3: Fish sandwich, coleslaw, oven fries, fruit, milk.
Wednesday, Feb. 4: Bosco cheese stix,
marinara sauce, carrot sticks, fruit,
milk.
Thursday, Feb. 5: Hamburger, gravy,
mashed potato, corn, roll, fruit, milk.
Friday, Feb. 6: Pizza, three bean salad,
fruit, milk.
THOMPSON
Answer to Crossword
Monday, Feb. 2: Fresh baked pepperoni pizza, celery sticks with ranch
dip, carnival cookie, 100 percent orange
juice, milk.
Tuesday, Feb. 3: “Brunch for Lunch”
– Ham, egg, cheese, croissant, steamed
carrots, “Nutrition Surprise,” kiwi,
milk.
Wednesday,
Feb.
4:
Breaded
Mozzarella sticks, dipping sauce, brown
rice, garden peas, orange smiles, milk.
Thursday, Feb. 5: Chicken nuggets,
ketchup, Mac “n Cheese, steamed broccoli, applesauce, milk.
Friday, Feb. 6: Hamburger on a bun,
oven baked tater tots, ketchup, baked
beans, diced pears, milk.
THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL/
TOURTELLOTTE MEMORIAL
HIGH SCHOOL
Monday, Feb. 2: Chicken nuggets,
Mac ‘n Cheese, steamed broccoli, or
Fresh baked pizza, plain or pepperoni.
Tuesday, Feb. 3: Meatball sliders,
peppers, onions, shredded Mozzarella,
baked potato, warm lentils and spinach
or fresh baked cheese pizza.
Wednesday, Feb. 4: Enchilada snack,
refried beans, Mexicali corn, bread
stick or fresh baked cheese calzone with
dipping sauce.
Thursday, Feb. 5: Cheese Ravioli,
zucchini parmesan, roasted butternut
squash, warm pretzel or fresh baked
cheese pizza.
Friday, Feb. 6: Chicken cordon bleu
sandwich (breaded or grilled), lentil soup, yellow beans, or fresh baked
pizza, plain or meatball.
too. Pizza, snacks and drinks will be
provided in the new cafeteria.
In the event of inclement weather, the
open house will be held the following
week on Feb. 11 at 6om the Danielson
campus. For more information please
contact the Student Success Center
in Danielson at 860-932-4020 or www.
QVCC.edu/openhouse.
QUINEBAUG VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
QUINEBAUG
—
Quinebaug
Volunteer Fire Department is now
accepting applications for the Lt. George
W. Walker Memorial Scholarship and
the Chief Joseph Donovan, Sr. Memorial
Scholarship.
Requirements for application:
• Be a Thompson resident graduating high school senior pursuing higher
education.
• Scholarship applications will only
be considered if complete.
Non-compliance will void application.
• Students may apply for one or both
scholarships.
Each scholarship requires its own
application.
• Applications are available at most
area schools’ guidance offices. They
are also posted on the community
board of the Thompson Town Hall and
Thompson Public Library.
• Student deadline is March 27 to your
guidance office.
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
STORRS — The University of
Connecticut recently announced the
students who attained the Dean’s List
for the fall 2014 semester. To make the
Dean’s List, students must be taking at
least 12 credits, finish the semester with
a grade point average that is among
the top 25 percent of students enrolled
in their school or college, and have no
grade below a “C.”
Brooklyn: David Delashmutt
Brooklyn: Nicholas Anthony Godino
Brooklyn: Amanda Jane Slater
Brooklyn: Alexander Paul Tedeschi
Brooklyn: Minjong Yoon
Danielson: Zane Roman Cooke
Danielson: Ashley Morgan Dumaine
Danielson: Jon David Dyson
Danielson: Jackie Giraldo
Danielson: Jonathan Tyler Keeley
Danielson: Hollis Austin Smith
Danielson: Mackenzie Dawn Zapata
Dayville: Emma Michele Capron
Dayville: Catherine Taylor Conte
Dayville: Christine Adele Gagnon
Dayville: Katlyn Elizabeth Herrick
Dayville: Garrett John Soler
East Woodstock: Abigail Anne
Phillips
Eastford: Dylan John Davis
Eastford: Gunnar William Eubanks
North
Grosvenordale:
Lauren
Michelle Biernacki
North Grosvenordale: Andrew James
Coderre
North Grosvenordale: Ryan Caron
King
North Grosvenordale: Rachel Heather
Maryyanek
Pomfret: Diego Andres Briones
Pomfret Center: William Alexander
Harrington
Pomfret Center: Tess Marie Person
Pomfret Center: Sara Rose Tufts
Putnam: Sydne Leigh Andersen
Putnam: Lee Eleanor Prunier
Putnam: Peter Joseph Sabourin
Putnam: William Joseph Walsh
Thompson: Emily Autumn Baranow
Thompson: Lily Truman Orr
Thompson: Olivera Schmeelk
Woodstock: Jake Edward Almquist
Woodstock: Samuel Paul Beckwith
Woodstock: Richard Marc Bibeault
Woodstock: Cassandra Emma Canniff
Woodstock: Caitlyn Duquette
Woodstock: Casandra Marie Guilani
Woodstock: Eric Dale Howard
Woodstock: Rebekah Labak
Woodstock: Emily Joyce Lamarre
Woodstock: Jacquelin Nicole Lee
Woodstock: Cody William Resnick
Woodstock: Ian Slade Sorensen
Woodstock Valley: Nicholas Guy
Danforth
Woodstock Valley: Rachel Rebecca
Landry
A8 • Friday, January 30, 2015
P.O. Box 196, Woodstock, CT 06281
Telephone: (860) 928-1818
Fax: (860) 928-5946
www . villagernewspapers . com
Frank G. Chilinski
President & Publisher
Adam Minor
Editor
EDITORIAL
One-time
all star
As the Pro Bowl (the NFL’s all-star
game) plays in the background as I write
this, and the Super Bowl is still days
away, I’m reminded of a little known
fact — yours truly was actually a onetime all star.
Now, granted, I’ve never played for
a professional sports league, but back
in my high school days, I had a decent
jump shot, and could hang with some
players. My skills were about to be put
on display.
I was at a weekend retreat called
Word of
Life Snow
he
C a m p
inor ( w h i c h
is
also
etails h a p p e n ing this
weekend,
ADAM
by
the
MINOR
way
—
nice timing!). The
event always took place on Super Bowl
weekend. We would leave Friday afternoon and return Sunday night after
a delirious weekend of rallies, games
and activities, all on a campground in
northern New York, in the middle of
winter. Yeah, it was cold. Like, nose
hair freezing cold. You know what I’m
talking about.
Anyway, part of the weekend included
a 5-on-5 basketball team, and we had a
pretty good squad. I played small forward, but I spent a lot of time out on the
wing shooting jumpers when I was able
to get open. The games were quick, as
there were a lot of teams in the tournament that weekend, and they had to get
everyone fair playing time and opportunity to make the tournament.
Unfortunately, our team only played
a couple games that weekend, as we
got matched up against a team that
was much bigger and much faster than
us. We had no chance, but we did hit
some lucky shots, including a couple
three-pointers from yours truly, as after
the game (the score might as well have
been 50-0), we were walking dejectedly
off the court when a man in a polo shirt
with a whistle around his neck and holding a clipboard walked up to me.
“Adam Minor?” he asked.
I looked behind me to make sure he
wasn’t talking to another person named
Adam Minor that was somehow standing right behind me, and turned around
to see no one there.
“You’re on the all-star team,” he said
in my direction.
“What? Me?” I asked with genuine
surprise. “We just got killed.”
“Nice shooting kid,” he said to me.
“See you tonight.”
“Um, OK,” I murmured, still shocked
at my selection. My teammates were
happy for me, as I was one of only 15
players or so selected for the all-star
game played later that night in front of
hundreds of campers. Officials at the
camp made a big deal out of the game,
officially introducing us by name at
the rally before the game to raucous
applause and techno music, and then
again at the game. Somehow, I was even
chosen for the starting lineup.
I was representing my church at a basketball all-star game. At the time, I must
have thought I was pretty cool.
Things were about to get better.
The game went quickly, as we played
with a running clock. Only a few minutes in, I was starting to get winded.
These players were sprinting circles
around me, with fast break after fast
break. But on one possession, I circled
under the basket and found a route to
the right wing. The point guard knew
what I was doing and fed me the ball
right as I got to my spot. Without even
thinking, I squared up and launched the
ball toward the rim.
Swish.
I didn’t look around or wink to any
of my friends (looking back, I really
should have), but I could hear the crowd
erupt after the shot, particularly from
the section that housed my friends. It
was a very cool moment, and one that
I’ll never forget.
I never did get another shot that night.
In fact, if remember correctly, I don’t
think I even touched the ball again.
Perhaps the opposition feared my assassin’s eye and tightened their grip on
defense. More likely, I was promptly
substituted for after getting winded.
Regardless, I had my all-star moment.
Granted, it was in front of 400 people
instead of in front of 80,000 people, but
you know what? I’ll take it.
T
M
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Adam Minor may be reached at (508)
909-4130, or by e-mail at [email protected].
OPINION
Opinion and commentary from the Quiet Corner
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Kimball: Defending the United Nations
To the Editor:
For several years, following my retirement
from a 35-year career as a United Nations
staff member, I have read with increasing
concern opinion articles published by your
newspapers that misconstrue the goals of
Agenda 21 and make false accusations about
the United Nations.
I have not written earlier because I did not
wish to dignify the ludicrous fabrications
in these articles with a reply. However, a
minimum respect for the truth and the facts
should be required to merit publication on
these pages.
If readers wish to learn about the United
Nations, its goals and principles, they need
only read the Charter. To see how the ideals of the Charter are being implemented, I
would refer you to the UN’s website, www.
un.org, where ample accurate reference
information (without selective quotes, misquotes and misinterpretations, taken from
the John Birch Society and other extreme
right-wing publications) can be found about
the programs of the United Nations, including Agenda 21.
You may rest assured that the United
Nations has never advocated blurring state
or national borders, as most recently alleged
in your newspaper, nor does the United
Nations seek to “destroy our Constitution
and our Republic.” I am frankly astounded
that you continue to print false accusations
about an absolutely essential international
institution. The UN is not a threat to anyone’s freedoms, in fact it reinforces them;
but continuing to print extreme and baseless
opinion articles is a disservice to your readers and a threat to your newspaper’s integrity and credibility.
To the Editor:
Thanks to the efforts of Mrs. Betty Hale
and her son, Laurence, plus the YMCA of
Greater Hartford and the foresight of the
former mayors of Putnam, State Rep. Danny
Rovero, Mr. Viens, Mr. Place and current
Mayor Falzarano, northeast Connecticut and
specifically, Putnam, has finally arrived into
the 20th century.
Yes, the 20th century, because it has not
yet caught up to the 21st like the western
part of the state. This YMCA has been a long
time coming. I have been saying this since
the 1970’s, that northeast Connecticut needed
a swimming area. Most people do not know
that there were blueprint plans to install a
regulation swimming pool along with diving tanks at the Recreation Park in the 60’s
or early 70’s. Mr. Joe Alcott showed me the
plans at the time, but they never came to fruition. Why? Does anybody know?
Some of the top swimmers in New
England came from northeast Connecticut.
In the 70’s, Michael P. Tetreault, Michelle
Tetreault, Mark A. Tetreault and Steve Mann
of Putnam, Donny Walburg of Woodstock,
Danny Rybacki and I believe Julie Rybacki
of North Grosvenordale, all swam for the
YMCA in Southbridge, Mass., TRI-Y. The
Southbridge YMCA swim team was one of
the best in Massachusetts. They swam in
the YMCA league and most of them became
Worcester County All Stars, which encompass all the Y’s in the Worcester County. The
All Stars swam all over New England and in
the Virgin Islands. As individual swimmers,
they swam in the AAU league all over New
England. Michael Tetreault, was one of the
top back strokers in all of New England,
swimming against the best from every New
England state, and even Rick Carey, of New
York, who went on to become one of the
top swimmers in the world. Yet, these individuals were never allowed to swim in the
Connecticut High School Championships
because their high schools did not have a
swim team. Now thanks to caring individuals like the Hales and the mayors, plus
many others that I do not know, the northeastern Connecticut high schools will now
have a place to swim. Putnam and the surrounding communities should use the Y
to attract high-level corporations into the
area. Northeast Connecticut is well situated
between Providence, Worcester, Boston and
Hartford with good highways and rail lines.
The Quinebaug Valley can now start competing with western Connecticut and maybe we
will again have some of the top swimmers in
New England. Thanks again for making this
possible.
Mary Eliza Kimball
Pomfret
Thanks for making the YMCA possible
Paul P. Tetreault
Putnam
SOUND OFFS
Swindled by our own countrymen
SOUND OFF:
Has anyone given any thought as to why we
had a real estate boom and then bust?
Was it all a well-orchestrated plan to
promote socialism in our country by both
Republican and Democratic parties? Or are
our so-called leaders really that ignorant?
Consider why banks would grant loans to
those whom they should have known could
not repay in the long run, why? Because even
when small banks failed, they would be taken
over by bigger banks, and when the biggest
banks failed they would be bailed out by
the federal government with next-to-nothing
loans which were funded by folks like you
and me, the taxpayers.
With these low interest loans these biggest banks were allowed to gamble with our
money in the stock market, buying futures
in everything from oil to lamb chops thereby
setting the prices on these commodities and
setting them high, then profit taking calling
it an adjustment, while giving Joe Public the
idea that he was getting wealthy through his
401k. With these banks holding the notes on
properties from all over the country from
default, this allowed them set the prices on
these properties (low ball).
What this means, is that if you want to
sell your home, regardless of what it costs
to build something like what you have, the
prices have been set. Real estate agents have
to work with the banks in most cases, because
that is where the money is coming from.
Like the banks, the real estate companies are
being swallowed up by nationwide real estate
companies, and who are they? So now you
have got a handful of real estate companies
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Us!
handling the properties of what amounts to a
handful of banks (very large banks) that hold
the majority of the wealth in our country,
who are backed up by the federal government, with the low interest loans so that the
mice can play.
So where is the cat? You might ask. We the
taxpayers are the cat, and we are sleeping
in the sun on the couch, while the mice are
eating us out of house and home, literally.
Some want to blame the Republicans over
the Democrats, as in the Obamacare legislation, but who do you think owns the insurance companies, Republicans of course, who
also own big banks. What really gets me is
how these parties put on the show like good
cop, bad cop, like there is a good cop here.
These two parties are conspirators to which
Socialism is the end result.
So what is this Socialism? It is the plunder
of the productive to be squandered among
the non-productive. This might be OK if you
happened to be alcoholic on the state, or a
Wall Street gambler, a big bank executive
whose salary increases even when their bank
is being bailed out by the federal government,
or a two faced politician at any level. If you
are a hard working American citizen, whose
pay does not increase, do not work so hard
that you are sleeping on the couch the rest
of the time, while the mice can play, or you
will find yourself sleeping on a government
owned couch and you will be told when you
can sleep.
Next chapter, deflation. Everyone has to
wake up and speak out against this tyranny
or be controlled by it.
What’s On
Your Mind?
We’d Like to Know.
Email us your
thoughts to:
adam@
villagernewspapers
.com
Villager Newspapers
Lending
and
borrowing
“Neither a borrower nor
a lender be,” said Polonius
in an often quoted piece
from Hamlet.
I love the play, but have
never quite taken the old
man’s advice.
More
than
once,
I’ve
lent money
to others and
found myself
in a dilemma.
There
is a moment
when I am
certain that
NANCY WEISS
I am offering what can
only be a
short-term loan. When I
make the decision to lend,
I believe I am doing the
right thing. Of course, the
process is never simple.
When I was growing up,
access to capital was limited. It’s hard to remember what it was like before
credit cards. People lived
on the money they had or
if they went in to debt, it
was often to individuals.
Landlords got stuck on the
rent if people fell behind.
Storeowners ran tabs for
groceries until they were
forced to cut off credit.
People lent money to others.
When I was a young,
married
woman,
my
husband and I lived in
upstate New York. I had
my first real job as a high
school teacher. I took on
extra assignments that
paid small stipends and
I saved money. One day
the woman with whom I
shared homeroom duties
took me aside and told me
a sad story. Her brother
was going to be deported
and if he returned to the
Philippines, she was sure
he would be jailed. She
needed a loan to help him.
I gave it to her. She said
she would pay it back over
6 months. She didn’t.
Eventually she gave me
a few dollars at a time. I
decided not to count the
money, as it would disappoint me. It was never
going to add up to what I
had given her. I passed the
plain envelopes to my husband and asked him to do
whatever he thought best
with it. As we prepared to
move back to Connecticut,
the woman hosted an elaborate dinner party for us
that involved a great deal
of effort on her part. It was
a signal from her that the
debt was paid and we left
on good terms.
One hot summer day as
I was dropping our youngest daughter off at a camp,
a classmate of her’s, whom
I knew, was near the front
door in tears. She didn’t
have the money to pay
the two-week fee. I wrote
a check. She assured me
that someday she would
pay me back. I was happy
to be of help and left feeling good about myself.
Years later, I felt even better about her. One day I
received a check from the
girl, now a grown woman,
who never forgot her
promise.
Recently I sold an item
to another young woman.
She didn’t have enough
to complete the transaction, so I let her pay half
what she owned me. She
promised to pay within a
month. She was a lovely,
hard working person and
just needed a break. So
far, I’ve written, emailed
and called. No response. I
have a sour feeling about
the whole thing, but she
probably feels even worse.
I wonder how it will end.
Polonius is a fool, spouting aphorisms instead of
real wisdom. The classics
teach us about life. Some
may say I’m a slow learner, but what’s the point
of being human if not to
take a risk now and then
on the integrity of others?
Sometimes it just takes
longer to work out well.
Friday, January 30, 2015 • A9
­Villager Newspapers
An update on Putnam’s WPCA projects
tive.
Someone
In 2010 we
whose opinion
our
were operatI have respecting under a
ed since high
urn
state-enforced
school recentorder
ly commented
JAMES SHAW consent
requiring the
that there is
WPCA
town to do too
a lot of misinChairman
many things
formation out
to list before
there regarding the WPCA and what they would issue withdrawal permits for the
we are doing.
So this is my attempt Little River and the
to bring everyone up to Park Street well field.
Most people do not
date.
For all practical pur- understand that the
poses, the sewer plant State owns and controls
upgrade project is all the water above and
complete. The project underground and only
cost was in the $19 mil- permits other entities
lion range, funded by to use it. We are now
USDA loans and grants. permitted for the next
During construction 25 years for both sourcwe shifted money away es and have a safety
from a lavish admin- interconnection with
istrative building to Connecticut
water.
more practical purpos- During this process we
es, such as odor control, implemented several
energy efficiency, recir- water
conservation
culating gray water to measures that wastflush the system versus ed water in the past.
using potable water There are many beneand making the facility fits gained as a result
safer while improving of all the work done,
the work environment not the least of which
for the operators during is there should be no
the winter months. We more water shortages
are in full compliance in the summer.
with new state treatNot part of the origiment and discharge reg- nal plan but critical to
ulations and have added improving water sercapacity, which will vice in the town, we
serve Putnam’s future decided to take on a
economic needs. In the water pipe replacement
process we were con- project. This has been
tacted and are happy to engineered in three
serve the waste water phases based on age
treatment
require- and condition priorities
ments of Pomfret and and work should begin
hope that other towns soon. We plan to spend
will consider using our in the range of $14
plant as well (we have million on new pipes
had a relationship with and upgrades to the
Woodstock for years). Richmond Hill water
Selling this capacity tank and to add a manwill help to stabilize ganese/iron treatment
rates for the future, a process for the new
good thing for everyone well field. This should
involved.
help to improve the
While working on turbidly quality of the
the treatment plant it water delivered to each
quickly became obvious user. Please rememthat all the sewer pump ber that the WPCA is
stations needed upgrad- only responsible for the
ing too. Those changes plant and the pipes in
were engineered and the street. The rest is up
recently we issued a to the customers. You
contract to rebuild all should consider chang11 locations within the ing out your old iron
next year. It appears or galvanized pipes to
we can do that work your house if the pipes
without increasing the in the street are being
sewer rates because the improved in your area.
interest rates on the
Prior to 2010 the
loan for the plant were water rates had not
lower than we budget- been increased subed. We could afford to stantially in years (at
borrow more money. least 15) and we were
We have not done a operating in the red.
sewer pipe analysis yet Receivables overdue by
but we were able to pur- 120 days or more were
chase a new pump and in the $500,000 range.
flush truck that should Some folks had never
help to improve their paid their bills. After
functions for a while several public hearlonger as well as make ings and a town meetthe work of our mainte- ing, the town voted to
nance crew more effec- support the proposed
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rate increases necessary for liquidity and
essential to funding the
improvements planned.
We are now in good
shape financially and
the overdue receivables
have been reduced to
under $250,000 as a
result of a disciplined
collection
process.
The balance will not
be resolved until the
remaining homes are
sold or foreclosed. It
should be noted that
we have successfully
secured over $12 million in grant money to
help fund many of the
improvement projects,
minimizing the impact
to the ratepayers.
In 2010 the WPCA
commission did not
have enough members
for a meeting quorum
and was without effective management and
frankly, we provided
horrible customer service. Now we have an
excellent group of professional people on the
commission who have
volunteered their time
and are committed to
fixing the age old problems for the sole benefit of the WPCA customers and the Town
of Putnam. Rather than
hire a new Director at
the time, we decided it
was best to tackle all
the operating problems
with existing town staff
rather than introduce a
new unknown. With the
approval of the mayor
and selectmen, folks
like Jerry Beausoleil,
Doug Cutler, Paula
Lajeunesse and Melissa
Alden
stepped
up
to the plate and are
largely
responsible
for the improvements
achieved
to
date.
Throughout their learning curve the operating
folks, the people who
treat your water, maintain the distribution
system and operate the
wastewater treatment
plant have performed
flawlessly during a time
of confusion and radical change. They should
be commended for their
effort and results.
What
we
have
learned is that the
complexity of running
small municipal water
and waste water treatment plants and conformance to ever changing State regulations
and certified operator
requirements, is really
too complex for a small
town volunteer WPCA
commission. Even if we
could find a qualified
Director with all the
appropriate licenses
we would still be left
with all our eggs in
one basket. Therefore,
the WPCA commission
has decided to investigate the benefits of a
Public/Private partnership. This partnership
would provide the operating security and the
resources necessary
to support the investments made and expected in the future. The
idea is to hire a professional firm to oversee
and manage operations
while retaining current
operating employees
and the ability to fund
new projects using public money not available
to private firms. The
WPCA would retain
control over rates
charged to the customers through this process, but would have
professionals
available to guide future
actions. While one of
the objectives is to save
money, the real benefit
would be the expertise
brought to the table
that we don’t have now.
We are in the process of
evaluating three firms
for this resource but
don’t have specifics to
discuss at this time.
I have been involved
with the WPCA for
nearly four years. It
has been an interesting
learning experience for
me, having previously
spent my whole working life in the private
manufacturing world.
It takes a long time to
get things done in the
public world and with
that comes waste and
frustration. It costs
more to do things as a
result and unfortunately we pay for that in our
taxes and fees. I am very
proud to be associated
with most of the people
I have worked with in
this process. I think the
town’s people generally underestimate what
these folks do, particularly in times of crisis.
Throughout
this
term I have heard people complain about
the Putnam water and
complain about the
fixes. I guess there is
no satisfying everyone. However, one of
the best compliments
paid to the commission
recently came from a
woman I don’t know
when she whispered in
my ear appreciation for
the services we offered
and the quality of water
in Putnam, having just
recently moved here
from Pomfret.
Thank you to whomever you are.
Odd type: Silver and nickel 3-cent pieces
Courtesy photos
A nickel 3-cent piece.
In our last column on coins, we
started looking at some of the odd
denomination coins that the U.S.
Mint has made over the years, and
the reasons why these odd valued
coins were minted. It seems that
most coin collections have several
of these coins,
so let’s take a
look at a few
more.
Three Cent
pieces:
were
actually made
in two different
metals (silver
and
nickel),
and some years
saw these coins
reasures in both metals…why? The
in our
silver
3-cent
pieces
were
ome
made
from
1851-1873. The
nickel 3-cents
PAUL JOSEPH
were
made
from 1865-1889.
So there was a nine-year overlap.
The discovery of massive
amounts of gold in California in
1849 forced down the world market
price of gold, and had the reverse
effect of increasing the value of
silver, in comparison to gold.
The silver in coins became worth
more than the face value of the
coin. Thus silver coins were virtually unobtainable in everyday
commerce. Bullion buyers bought
everything they could directly
right from the mint. The bullion
dealers then melted the coins and
sold them overseas at a substantial profit. Meanwhile, common
folk hoarded whatever silver they
T
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A silver 3-cent piece.
could pull from circulation. This
hoarding, while not as prevalent
as the hoarding during the Civil
War, was, nonetheless, an omen of
what a nation’s citizens do whenever they are uneasy about the stability of that country’s economy.
Also at this time, a Congressional
committee under the leadership
of Senator Daniel Dickinson (NY)
was addressing the problem of
how to provide coinage to facilitate Post Office decision to lower
the cost for mailing a letter from 5
cents to 3 cents. Large cents were
cumbersome in one’s pockets. The
committee decided on the obvious, a 3-cent coin, most likely of a
base metal. However, the Senators
recalled previously failed coinage
that had a low amount of silver (25
percent) and were easily counterfeited. Dickinson added a clause to
the bill that called for a 3-cent coin
comprised of 75 percent silver and
25 percent copper. The bill became
the coinage Act of March 3, 1851.
The coin was designed by James
B. Longacre (who also designed the
Indian Head cent), and featured a
federal shield with a six-pointed
star. The coins were produced in
large quantities, were immediately released into circulation, and
remained in use for a long time.
This has resulted in most existing
examples being in low grades. To
remain unattractive to melters,
the coins were very thin and are
the smallest (in size) circulating
coins ever produced by the US
Mint. This has earned them the
nickname of “fish scales”. In 1854,
and then again in 1859, Congress
reduced the amount of silver in
the 3-cent pieces in order to keep
the silver below the face value of
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Keeping your distance
Guest
Commentary
JEFFREY A.
GORDON, M.D.
If one does not understand the basics of zoning regulations, then one
can get tripped up. This
applies equally for land
use applicants and for
Planning and Zoning Commissioners. One of those basic items is
a zoning setback.
As with anything pertaining to municipal government work,
the topic of setbacks can be made simple or complicated, and, as a
corollary, it can be explained to people simply or obtusely. I prefer
to keep things simple, whenever possible, and to try to find easy
ways to explain complicated topics to people.
A setback is a zoning concept whereby a building (such as a
house) or structure (such as a shed) is kept a certain minimum
distance away from some other item. The “other item” may be
another building or structure, a street or road, or a certain land
feature that is worthy of protecting (such as lakes, rivers, wetlands, or greenways). A definition of a setback used in Woodstock,
for example, is “The minimum required horizontal distance from
any street line or lot line to the closest point of the building, structure or structural projection and measured in a straight line, most
perpendicular to such street line or lot line”. It says a lot because
it is a legal definition used to make decisions about land use. In
simple terms, what it says is that there is a minimum distance
that must be maintained between a building or structure and some
other item, as measured in a direct straight line between them.
A picture is worth a thousand words. A graphic is included with
this piece that shows the setback concept.
The setback distance for any given land use situation is described
in various sections of your town’s zoning regulations. You can use
a large setback between an industrial building and a river or lake,
in order to protect a town’s water supply. You can use a small setback between shops and stores so as to enhance driving and walking to them in a commercial district. You can use varying setbacks
in residential neighborhoods, such as to minimize spaces between
houses so as to allow more houses (increased housing density) or
to allow small cottages on small parcels of lands (such as in a lake
area). These types of setbacks are horizontal setbacks, in that they
are measurements that lie on the land and affect the positioning of
buildings or structures on the land itself.
But, what if you have tall buildings in a city that are close to
each other? You may want to use a vertical setback rule. If all
skyscrapers were tall rectangles, then closely placed skyscrapers
would block out the sunlight and make for dreary, even dark,
streets and sidewalks. Not something aesthetically pleasing. So,
as skyscrapers rise up from the ground, at set intervals of height,
stepback distances are required. This allows for tall building, but
allows also for sunlight to reach the ground. It gives the buildings a
terraced look, with the upper parts narrower than the lower levels.
Setbacks can be flexible to meet the needs of different land uses.
However, for each type of land use in the same zoning district in
your town, the setback must be the same, so as not to disadvantage
one person over another when both people seek to do the same
permitted land use in the same zoning district. This is why some
municipalities create different zoning districts in order to have
different rules for different types of allowed land uses. For example, in Woodstock, the Community District encompasses nearly
all of the residential properties in town. The Lake District encompasses very small land lots with small houses on them. Using the
same setback rules for traditional housing and for small lakefront
houses would not work for the lake houses because the very small
lots would not be able to be compliant with the setback rules. By
having two different zoning districts, different setback rules can be
used fro these different housing situations.
Sometimes, a setback sets a maximum distance instead of a
minimum distance. A mailbox cannot be located too far from the
street, otherwise a postal employee cannot deliver mail while
being in a vehicle. An office or commercial building driveway may
not be desired to be too far from the road, because having too much
paved areas that are impervious to water drainage can lead to
unacceptable areas of stormwater drainage and pollution getting
into a town’s water supply. A house cannot be located too close to
a steep slope, because safety concerns apply.
A setback not only can serve a purpose to keep back intrusions
into protected areas, but also can serve a purpose to keep away
undesirable items, such as certain types of public or private infrastructure, or potentially incongruous land uses (industrial and
residential).
When one forgets about a setback rule, then one can cause unintentional problems. If a boundary line between two properties
is not noted, then it can be easy for one property owner to build
something too close to or over a neighbor’s property line. Once
discovered, the structure that is not in compliance with zoning
regulations will need to be moved or removed, or the property line
adjusted. Depending upon the structure or property line, this can
be expensive. How often have you read a story in the newspaper
that someone built a pool on or over someone else’s property, causing legal problems for both landowners? A simple, cost effective
thing to do is to check the zoning regulations and determine what
are the setback rules. It is a free thing to do for both property owners and for planning and zoning commissions.
the coin and avoid encouraging
their melting.
In 1864 the ongoing Civil War
encourage hoarding of all silver
coins…US, foreign, and even the
silver 3-cent pieces. To assist
everyday commerce, Congress
authorized the production of fractional currency. Unfortunately,
these notes or “shinplasters” were
not backed in bullion by the government. Mint Director James
Pollock was strongly opposed to
the use of nickel for coinage. It was
a hard metal that wrecked havoc
on coin dies. Nickel mining was
a monopoly under nabob Joseph
Wharton, who had many influential friends in Congress. After a
long political battle, Wharton’s
supporters secured enough votes
to pass the Mint Act of March
3, 1863. The Act received, which
called for a nickel 3-cent piece,
received widespread support in
Congress primarily because it
would eliminate the vastly unpopular paper 3-cent shinplasters.
Longacre resurrected a Liberty
Head design, with coronet, that he
had first proposed for the Indian
Head cent. He had essentially
taken that design from the Venus
Accroupie statue on display in
Philadelphia at the time. For the
reverse, Longacre simply used the
Roman Numeral III. Both sides
of the coin remained the same
throughout the coin’s mintage of
25 years. Banks provided depositors with the new nickel 3-cent
coin in return for the 3-cent paper
fractional notes. Over 17 million paper notes were retired in
exchange for the nickel coin.
In our next column, we’ll answer
some recent readers’ questions. In
the meantime, keep those great
questions coming.
Contact us! Paul, CAI, GPPA:
Grey Ghost Auctions & Appraisals,
508-943-6570,
pwogie@charter.
net; www.greyghostcorp.com; The
Dr. Jeffrey A. Gordon is Chairman of Woodstock’s Planning and
author conducts certified coin and Zoning Commission. This article does not reflect any official stateantique/collectible appraisals, on ment of the Commission. Check out www.JeffreyGordon.com.
site estate sales, auctions, and cleanouts.
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Changing jobs? Take your 401(k) and roll it
If you’ve lost your job, or
are changing jobs, you may
be wondering what to do with
your 401(k) plan account. It’s
important to understand your
options.
WHAT WILL I BE ENTITLED
TO?
If you leave your job (voluntarily or involuntarily), you’ll
be entitled to a distribution
of your vested balance. Your
vested balance always includes
your own contributions (pretax, after-tax, and Roth) and
typically any investment earnings on those amounts. It also
includes employer contributions (and earnings) that have
satisfied your plan’s vesting
schedule.
In general, you must be 100
percent vested in your employer’s contributions after 3 years
of service (“cliff vesting”), or
you must vest gradually, 20 percent per year until you’re fully
vested after 6 years (“graded
vesting”). Plans can have faster vesting schedules, and some
even have 100 percent immediate vesting. You’ll also be
100 percent vested once you’ve
reached your plan’s normal
retirement age.
It’s important for you to
understand how your particular plan’s vesting schedule
works, because you’ll forfeit
any employer contributions
that haven’t vested by the time
you leave your job. Your summary plan description (SPD)
will spell out how the vesting
schedule for your particular
plan works. If you don’t have
one, ask your plan administrator for it. If you’re on the cusp
of vesting, it may make sense
to wait a bit before leaving, if
you have that luxury.
DON’T SPEND IT, ROLL IT!
While this pool of dollars
may look attractive, don’t
spend it unless you absolutely
need to. If you take a distribution you’ll be taxed, at ordinary
income tax rates, on the entire
value of your account except
for any after-tax or Roth 401(k)
contributions you’ve made.
And, if you’re not yet age 55, an
additional 10 percent penalty
may apply to the taxable portion of your payout. (Special
rules may apply if you receive
a lump-sum distribution and
you were born before 1936, or if
the lump-sum includes employ-
er-sponsored plans typically
give you a limited menu of
investments (usually mutual
funds) from which to choose.
• You can freely allocate
IRA dollars among difJIM ZAHANSKY your
ferent IRA trustees/custodiINVESTMENT
ans. There’s no limit on how
many direct, trustee-to-trustee
ADVISER
IRA transfers you can do in a
year. This gives you flexibility to change trustees often
er stock.)
If your vested balance is if you are dissatisfied with
more than $5,000, you can leave investment performance or
your money in your employ- customer service. It can also
er’s plan until you reach nor- allow you to have IRA accounts
mal retirement age. But your with more than one institution
employer must also allow you for added diversification. With
to make a direct rollover to an employer’s plan, you can’t
an IRA or to another employ- move the funds to a different
er’s 401(k) plan. As the name trustee unless you leave your
suggests, in a direct rollover job and roll over the funds.
• An IRA may give you more
the money passes directly from
your 401(k) plan account to the flexibility with distributions.
IRA or other plan. This is pref- Your distribution options in
erable to a “60-day rollover,” a 401(k) plan depend on the
where you get the check and terms of that particular plan,
then roll the money over your- and your options may be limself, because your employer has ited. However, with an IRA,
to withhold 20 percent of the the timing and amount of distaxable portion of a 60-day roll- tributions is generally at your
over. You can still roll over the discretion (until you reach age
entire amount of your distri- 70 1/2 and must start taking
bution, but you’ll need to come required minimum distribuup with the 20 percent that’s tions in the case of a traditional
been withheld until you recap- IRA).
• You can roll over (essenture that amount when you file
tially “convert”) your 401(k)
your income tax return.
SHOULD I ROLL OVER TO plan distribution to a Roth
MY NEW EMPLOYER’S 401(K) IRA. You’ll generally have to
pay taxes on the amount you
PLAN OR TO AN IRA?
Assuming both options are roll over (minus any after-tax
available to you, there’s no contributions you’ve made),
right or wrong answer to this but any qualified distributions
question. There are strong from the Roth IRA in the future
arguments to be made on both will be tax free.
Reasons to roll over to your
sides. You need to weigh all of
the factors, and make a deci- new employer’s 401(k) plan:
• Many employer-sponsored
sion based on your own needs
and priorities. It’s best to have plans have loan provisions. If
a professional assist you with you roll over your retirement
this, since the decision you funds to a new employer’s plan
make may have significant that permits loans, you may be
consequences — both now and able to borrow up to 50 percent
of the amount you roll over if
in the future.
Reasons to roll over to an you need the money. You can’t
borrow from an IRA — you
IRA:
• You generally have more can only access the money in
investment choices with an an IRA by taking a distribuIRA than with an employ- tion, which may be subject to
er’s 401(k) plan. You typically income tax and penalties (you
may freely move your money can, however, give yourself a
around to the various invest- short-term loan from an IRA by
ments offered by your IRA taking a distribution, and then
trustee, and you may divide up rolling the dollars back to an
your balance among as many IRA within 60 days).
• A rollover to your new
of those investments as you
want. By contrast, employ- employer’s 401(k) plan may
provide greater creditor pro-
Financial
Focus
tection than a rollover to an
IRA. Most 401(k) plans receive
unlimited protection from
your creditors under federal
law. Your creditors (with certain exceptions) cannot attach
your plan funds to satisfy any
of your debts and obligations,
regardless of whether you’ve
declared bankruptcy. In contrast, any amounts you roll
over to a traditional or Roth
IRA are generally protected under federal law only if
you declare bankruptcy. Any
creditor protection your IRA
may receive in cases outside
of bankruptcy will generally
depend on the laws of your particular state. If you are concerned about asset protection,
be sure to seek the assistance of
a qualified professional.
• You may be able to postpone required minimum distributions. For traditional IRAs,
these distributions must begin
by April 1 following the year
you reach age 70 1/2. However,
if you work past that age and
are still participating in your
employer’s 401(k) plan, you
can delay your first distribution from that plan until April
1 following the year of your
retirement (you also must own
no more than 5 percent of the
company).
• If your distribution includes
Roth 401(k) contributions and
earnings, you can roll those
amounts over to either a Roth
IRA or your new employer’s
Roth 401(k) plan (if it accepts
rollovers). If you roll the funds
over to a Roth IRA, the Roth
IRA holding period will determine when you can begin
receiving tax-free qualified distributions from the IRA. So if
you’re establishing a Roth IRA
for the first time, your Roth
401(k) dollars will be subject
to a brand new 5-year holding period. On the other hand,
if you roll the dollars over to
your new employer’s Roth 401
(k) plan, your existing 5-year
holding period will carry over
to the new plan. This may
enable you to receive tax-free
qualified distributions sooner.
When evaluating whether to
initiate a rollover always be
sure to (1) ask about possible
surrender charges that may
be imposed by your employer
plan, or new surrender charges
that your IRA may impose, (2)
compare investment fees and
expenses charged by your IRA
(and investment funds) with
those charged by your employer plan (if any), and (3) understand any accumulated rights
or guarantees that you may be
giving up by transferring funds
out of your employer plan.
Disclosure:
Prepared
by
Broadridge
Investor
Communication
Solutions,
Inc. Copyright 2015. Senior
Vice President and Investment
Advisor, Jim Zahansky offers
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with Weiss & Hale Managing
Partners, Jim Weiss and
Laurence Hale.
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School district website to see overhaul
We now live in the
age of communication. From texting to
Twitter, on our cell
phones and tablets,
and on our televisions,
communication has
become paramount
with any organization
and every organization.
Communicating, sharing really, all of the information parents
and others in the community
demand and deserve from the
Thompson Public Schools has
increased exponentially in recent
years. The school board and I recognize and appreciate that. It’s
a main reason why as I write
this an overhaul of our Thompson
Public Schools website is underway.
In December, we put together
a team of about a dozen members of the Thompson commu-
nity, including
our technology
sk the staff, our communications
uper coordinator,
several principals
and
DR. MICHAEL
teachers, and
JOLIN
a
representative
from
the Board of
Education, Joe Lindley, to work
with a professional website developer to meet the needs of our
community. It’s a complicated
process — we have more than 250
individual pages on our current
website — and we’re mapping out
how best to organize the pages,
what information needs to be on
the home page and what information needs to be put in the right
area to make the website visitor’s
experience as simple as possible
to ensure you find what you need.
We’re also reviewing what social
media tools — YouTube
or Facebook for example
— that we want to use to
help us share important
information as well as the
stories of our students and
staff success.
A
S
Along those lines, we have
surveyed staff and in the coming
weeks will be sending out an additional short survey to parents,
seeking their input into what we
need to have and what we want
to have included in our website.
We recognize that the website is
our storefront window, we want
to be able to showcase the accomplishments of our students. We
also want to improve our ability
to provide our community and
others interested in our school
system with information you
seek that is easy to find and easy
to read.
We also want to make sure our
website information is available
on your cell phone, in an easy
to navigate display. Experts call
this a “mobile ready” website. It
is important because most people
use their phone as much if not
more than the computer to search
and find information.
Our goal is to have our new
website up in April, and to continue to improve it in the following
months. We are excited about this
project and hope you are as well.
We will keep you posted on our
progress.
DO YOU
WANT TO
BUILD A
SNOWMAN?
Courtesy photos
WOODSTOCK — The Newell family (Stephanie,
Benjamin, Sophia Rose, and Wesley Newell), residents
of Witches Woods Lake in Woodstock, were kind enough
to submit these photos during the eventful weather that
came through the area last week. Before Blizzard Colbie
(or Winter Storm Juno, depending on where you get your
weather reports) blanketed the Quiet Corner in more than 2
feet of snow on Monday and Tuesday, a smaller storm came
through on Saturday, Jan. 24, providing the perfect, wet
snow for an activity most fans of Disney’s “Frozen” would
recognize — do you want to build a snowman?
Friday, January 30, 2015 • A11
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Creative multipurpose tips
In today’s economy it’s
important to get the most use
out of the products you buy.
Thanks to some creative repurposing, many ordinary items
can do double duty all around
the house. Read on for some
unusual uses for everyday
things.
And remember readers, send
in your best tips and you’ll be
in the running to win a three
course Dinner for Two at the
Publick House!
***
Bamboo
Skewers:
Not
just for shish kabob or fruit
arrangements, a package of
inexpensive wooden skewers
come in handy! Use them to
test the doneness of cakes; to
easily turn doughnuts and
other foods when deep-frying;
and insert into cake layers to
invisibly stabilize a crooked
confection.
Wooden skewers are also
useful in the workshop. To
camouflage a narrow nail
hole, dip the end of a skewer in white glue, push it into
the wall, break it off and paint
over. The most creative use
of all? I once caught my niece
using one of the wooden sticks
as a hands-free Oreo dipper.
She just stabbed the middle
cream and dunked the whole
cookie into milk!
Take
the
Hint
KAREN
TRAINOR
***
Aluminum Foil: Hate to iron?
Place a sheet of tinfoil under
the ironing board cover (above
the foam but below the cloth)
to boost the heat of the iron
and get the job done more efficiently and quickly! Run out of
steel wool pads? Crumple up a
ball of tinfoil and use to clean
pans (not non-stick). And did
you wonder why grandma had
a sheet of tinfoil taped behind
the radiator? The shiny surface
reflects the heat and boosts the
warmth.
***
Vodka: Is your potpourri losing its scent? Toss in a capful of
vodka and mix it up to renew
fragrance in the dried flower
mix. Want your fresh flowers
to last a bit longer? Simply
add a few drops of vodka along
with a teaspoon of sugar to the
water in the vase. The vodka
kills bacteria, extending the
life of the blooms. And you
can whip up an effective air
freshener with vodka. To do:
In a spray bottle, mix together
six ounces water (distilled if
possible), one ounce of vodka,
and your choice of essential oil
(about 20-30 drops). Shake up
and spray!
***
Dental Floss: Hanging a picture and don’t have any wire?
Doubled up dental floss is
strong enough to substitute on
lightweight pictures; Are photos stuck together? Instead of
pulling apart, lessen the risk of
damage by gently shimmying
the floss between the photos to
pry them off. Swaging holiday
greenery? Green mint dental
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YMCA project finally breaks ground in Putnam
YMCA
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the growth in this area, pretty much, it was growth
out of catastrophic events that happened in the region,
so this is really special to put together everything and
have the YMCA be a part of the region,” Place said.
“It’s just very, very special. I couldn’t be any more
proud to see this happen today. It’s been a dream for
a long time.”
Current Mayor Tony Falzarano made his remarks
short and sweet, expressing the significance of the
YMCA to not only Putnam, but the Quiet Corner as a
whole.
“It’s not Putnam’s YMCA, it’s everyone’s YMCA in
the 10-town region,” Falzarano said. “I hope everyone
utilizes it to the fullest. It’s been a long process. [Those
involved] know the hundreds if hours of business the
committee has put into this building.”
The construction of the YMCA is estimated at
$14.6 million and fundraising efforts are still ongoing, but since the concept came to light in 2007 there
has been no shortage of generosity to help get the
efforts off the ground. Among the first major contributions was a $3 million commitment from the
Newell D. Hale Foundation in 2010 with the kickoff
of the capital campaign followed by a $3.745 million
Economic Development Grant from the State secured
by then-Senator Don Williams who also spoke during
the groundbreaking ceremony.
The former senator said the YMCA is a true representation of the old adage good things come to those
who wait.
“I never understood that actually,” Williams said.
“I thought it was a tactic and a trick to make people
more patient, but I can tell you this — the waiting is
over and the construction of the YMCA for northeastern Connecticut is underway. When you come to a
project like this it really takes courage and vision. You
have to believe that a region of the state, the people of
Northeastern Connecticut, deserves something like
a first quality YMCA. You all believed that we were
just as good as any other part of the state and that our
people were just as deserving of the best opportunities
for their health and their recreation. You got behind
this. You are people of courage and vision because you
made this happen.”
The new facility is expected to include a wide
variety of health and wellbeing services including a
gymnasium, a wellness center, a teen center and child
watch area, three pools including a whirlpool, lap pool
and warm pool, several different locker rooms, an
aerobics room and other features all centered around
exercise and healthy lifestyles.
One major supporter of the project, former
University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim
Calhoun, happens to know first hand how the YMCA
can change lives, having been involved with
his own local YMCA as a child after the loss of
his father, and discovering his love for basketball there before eventually becoming the head
coach of the Huskies and the honorary chairperson of Putnam’s Regional YMCA Capital
Campaign with his wife, Pat.
“We’re changing and altering the quality of
lives,” said Calhoun. “As you walk away from
here today, think about what you continue to
do to help our kids and our community, but
as much as anything else the changing of life.
My life was changed by the folks I met at the
YMCA and people were there for me when I
needed them so desperately. I’ve been astounded by what you people have all done.”
James O’S Morton, the president and CEO
of the YMCA of Greater Hartford, also compliment the people of Putnam for their commitment to the YMCA project, saying that
it shows a strong sense of community, but
he specifically pointed out the efforts of one
particular member of the Putnam community
who he called “the wizard behind the curtain,”
Town Administrator Doug Cutler. Cutler has
been involved with the project from the beginning and after finally seeing ground broken, he
found himself with a huge smile and a sense of
accomplishment.
“This is just fantastic,” Cutler said. “It’s
been a long time coming. I’m just happy to see
that so many things are finally coming together with the YMCA and the groundbreaking.
We’re starting work on the bridge (to the technology park) and the rest of the components of
the technical park. It’s a dream of so many people that’s coming together finally and we’re going
to see some great things
come out of this.”
The actual grand open-
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in 2007 has now become an unquestionable reality as
work has finally begun to bring a Regional YMCA to
Putnam and to the Quiet Corner.
Jason Bleau may be reached at 508-909-4129, or by
e-mail at [email protected].
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Claire’s Crockpot Chicken and Rice Supreme
SYDNEY’S RICE AND CHICKEN
1
cup chopped onions
4–6 boneless skinless chicken
breast fillets (about 11⁄2 lb.)
1⁄2
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1⁄2 tsp. coarse-ground black pepper
1⁄2
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1⁄2
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AND RICE SUPREME
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1
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1
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Green Valley Crossing brings modern feel to church services
CROSSING
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fun and not your typical pipe organ,
obviously. It’s real fun and edgy, kind of
geared more toward a younger crowd,
which is funny, because most of the
older folks that we have are those that
grew up in the 60’s and 70’s, the rock n’
roll era.”
Prather noted that the church does
bring in a lot of younger believers
as well, with the average crowd on
a Sunday services being around 75
people and more than 100 coming in
during the holiday services like Easter.
Prather explained that the church was
built with an awareness of the changing times and that while the message
remains the same, how it is taught and
presented needs to evolve.
“Jesus’ message has never changed,
but the methods have to. In order for
the church to stay relevant, specifically
in this culture, we have to be innovative,” Prather said. “Jesus himself was
innovative in his day. We utilize technology between the HD screen that’s on
the wall and the sound system. All of it
is technology we try to use as a way to
connect to people because, let’s face it,
sometimes people grow up in church
and they are very familiar with and
comfortable with the old school way of
doing things, but specifically, in this
town, and in this culture, the majority
of people don’t, so we wanted to create
an environment and a church that was
appealing to people.”
Prather revealed that money donated by the members of the church goes
completely towards maintaining the
building and the church and that donations are not expected, while they are
very much appreciated. He said he has
reached out to community leaders that
showed support for the new church
and the goal is to make the Green
Valley Crossing more than just another
church in the community, but rather a
fully functioning part of Putnam and
a location for get-togethers, meetings
and other activities, in addition to the
support groups and other offerings the
church already offers.
One of the church’s members, 63-yearold Irene Comtois, called the church her
“forever family” and said the church is
not about religion, per se, as that entails
a lot of rules and laws, but rather forming a relationship with Jesus Christ.
“Every single week (Riley) says the
Gospel and you never have any doubt
about what he is trying to say. It’s a
relationship. This is my forever family.
You have a mixture of people, but they
all want to be part of your life,” said
Comtois.
Before joining the Green Valley
Crossing, Comtois said she was a member of the Bible Fellowship Church
before it closed down and before that,
she was brought up Methodist and
Congregational and found Jesus, or
as she put it, He found her, in her
early 20’s. She said that past churches
she was at before the Bible Fellowship
Church did not preach the Gospel and
she felt like she was missing something,
but now she has found a new place to
worship that she feels is not only evolving with the times, but embracing the
best parts of the religion.
“I was at a church for over 13 years
but because there was no pastor and
just elders there wasn’t an authority.
You need to have that authority figure
and I know God is first but you need
someone who can shepherd over you.
I like the new concept. It preaches the
Gospel every single week and that’s the
most important thing. Everything else
is just layer upon layer, but you need
that relationship with Christ.”
Prather noted that while today’s values and perspectives are changing, his
church is proof that the value of Jesus
Christ and his word still exists and is
thriving. For those who question the
relevance of religion, he had this to say.
“Everybody worships something,” he
said. “It doesn’t matter who you are,
there is something you view as important and valuable and worth your time.
For some of us, that’s ourselves, so we’ll
spend money on our homes or cars or
education and invest into that. William
James, a sociologist at the turn of the
century, said, ‘The greatest use of a life
is to spend it for that which outlasts,’
so looking at that and the fact that we
believe Jesus is eternal and will ultimately outlast us we find our worth,
our value and our purpose through our
relationship with him.”
The Green Valley Crossing’s services
are held Sunday at 10 a.m. at their
brand new location at 95 Front Street
in Putnam.
Jason Bleau may be reached at 508-9094129, or by e-mail at [email protected].
Jason Bleau photos
The Green Valley Crossing utilizes a lot
of modern technology and methods in its
preaching of the Gospel and the word of
Jesus Christ, including music and video.
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Tilly is an outgoing lady who isn’t afraid to reach
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Tilly came to the shelter with her housemates Mia, Hailly, and Nutmeg.
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Tilly is laid back and playful, but her relative squishiness indicates she could
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If you would like to adopt Tilly and give her a second, and final, chance at a
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QVCC Spelling Bee sees $15K in support in 2015
SPELLING
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came up with the idea.
She wanted to do something fun and different
that engaged different
members of the community.
“It’s a unique event,”
said Wolanin. “All of us
may have competed in
spelling bees in grade
school. We are an institution of higher learning
so the words are very
challenging. It’s fun, it’s
learning.”
Besides raising $15,000,
Wolanin said the night
was also a success for
the QVCC Student Team,
who placed third — the
farthest they’ve ever
made it in the competition.
The QVCC Student
Team is made up of new
contestants each year.
This year’s participants
all didn’t know each
other, but that didn’t stop
Sondra Adams, majoring
in business administration, from having a blast
with her team.
“Once I got to know
who my teammates were
I was confident we would
get far,” said Adams,
who stated that she loved
her team. “I am happy
we got this far. I like the
challenge. Being here
and supporting people
that I’ve known and people that have helped me
grow to where I am today
— that’s what I like the
best.”
The QVCC Foundation
thanked Gary Osbrey,
his wife Karen, and the
Putnam Lodge of Elks
#574. They also thanked
all of the volunteers.
The QVCC Foundation
also had a shout out to
their sponsors – Rawson
Materials, Wheelabrator
and a private donor.
“I think this is absolutely amazing,” said Adams.
“So many students,
like myself, don’t have
enough money for school
as it is. The fact that this
community is so tightnit and comes together
to raise awareness and
money for everyone to
have an education is so
significant. It really is.”
To learn more about the
QVCC Foundation, con-
tact Monique Wolanin at
860-932-4174.
Olivia Richman can be
reached at 508-909-4132 or
by email at [email protected].
Olivia Richman photos
“The Loan Sharks” of Northeast Connecticut Health Care Credit Union, one of the “Best
Costume” winners, along with “The Dragonflies” of Day Kimball Healthcare.
Second place winners: “The Loan Sharks.”
About $15,000 was raised at the QVCC Foundation’s Spelling Bee, including donations from
Rawson Materials, Wheelabrator and a private donor.
“The Fighting Irish” of Notre Dame sang Notre Dame’s song.
During a short intermission, Gary Osbrey led everyone to stand up and dance to “YMCA.”
One of the more festive members of Day Kimball Healthcare’s “Dragonflies.”
Third place winners: QVCC Student Team – the best they’ve ever done.
Below: Monique Wolanin kept score of the spelling bee, while constantly cheering for each
team.
“JCS Wanna Bees” of Jewett City Savings
Bank.
WINY’s Gary Osbrey was the bee’s moderator.
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Quiet Corner towns receive Brownfield Redevelopment grants
GRANTS
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mental hazards that may be
contained on site. The town
hopes to learn what needs to
be addressed to help make the
building more appealing and
add to the tenants already on
site that take up a very small
portion of the facility, which
is privately owned. Lenky
revealed that the prosperity
owners had opportunities to
bring in tenants in the past,
but the condition of the building and the questions relating
to the safety and environmental awareness of the building
have led to issues sealing the
deals. “When you lose businesses that want to come into
your town that can occupy that
building it hurts a little bit,” he
said. “The Brownfield Grant is
going to help not only the town,
but the mill to bring in tenants
and establish them. There is so
much potential that mill can
bring to the town. Wouldn’t it
be good to see that mill back,
occupied like it was back in the
day when you had five or six
big businesses that took over
the whole place and kept people working?”
Putnam received a slightly
larger portion of the grant with
a $300,000 award that Mayor
Tony Falzarano said would add
to the funds already procured
to help bring new life to the
Belding Mill on Providence
Street.
“Prior to the Brownfield
Grant we got a $50,000 grant
to look at what we can do in
that building,” said the mayor.
“[Economic and Community
Development Director] Delpha
Very and her committee have
looked at that and they are
looking to use this $300,000
to fix that up, get rid of any
hazardous waste and material that’s there and extend our
downtown area from where it is
now all the way down Kennedy
Drive right to Beldings. That
will be the last piece of the
puzzle.”
Falzarano said the grant is
a great thing for Putnam that
only adds to the list of great
things going on in the town.
As the town’s leading figure he
is happy to see Putnam grow
and to see the Belding Mill be
reused rather than torn down.
“We’re utilizing state money
and we’re going to try and
take something that’s been
there forever, a mainstay in
Putnam since the 20’s and 30’s,
and bring something new to
that building,” he said. “It’s
time to see what we can do
to restore it, readdress it and
establish something in there
that goes along with our downtown and our redevelopment of
the whole area. I’m not one that
likes to knock down things and
start again. If you have a building that has a good foundation
and people know it’s there, fix
it up, restore it and renovate it
then move along.”
Jason Bleau may be reached
at 508-909-4129, or by e-mail at
[email protected].
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Police Logs
Editor’s Note: The information contained in these police logs was obtained
through either press releases or other
public documents kept by each police
department, and is considered to be the
account of police. All subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty in
a court of law. If a case is dismissed in
court or the party is found to be innocent,
The Villager, with proper documentation, will update the log at the request of
the arrested party.
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Joseph M. Thompson, 35, of 223 Route
Things are heating
up as Fire & Ice
Festival approaches
PUTNAM — As northeastern Connecticut sits
covered in a thick blanket of snow, Putnam is
busy preparing for the
hottest winter event in
our region — the 2015
Fire & Ice Festival.
On Saturday, Feb. 14,
downtown Putnam will
see over two dozen ice
carvings, fire torches and
pits, family and romantic
carriage rides, fire dancing performances, and a
chocolate sculpting and
molding contest.
For newcomers to the
Fire & Ice Festival, as
well as for those returning, 2015 will see some
creative additions to
the event. New for 2015,
visitors are invited to
the first ever Fire & Ice
Chocolate Contest. With
sculpting and molding
categories, the contest
will allow chefs, students,
and novices to show off
their talents. The contest will feature celebrity judge, Chef Roberto
Tschudin
Lucheme.
Owner of Middletown’s
Tschudin Chocolates &
Confections, Tschudin
Lucheme is a recent
$10,000 winner of the Food
Network’s “Rewrapped.”
Submissions and the
169, Woodstock, was arrested on an
order to incarcerate.
Thursday, Jan. 22
PUTNAM
Thursday, Jan. 22
Brian Gleason, 42, of 97 School St.,
Putnam, was charged with possession
of narcotics.
DANIELSON
Thursday, Jan. 22
Alvin Corey, 22, of 108 Maple St.,
Danielson, was charged with failure to
appear second.
Emily Briere, 31, of 12B Cook St.,
Danielson, was charged with breach of
peace, sixth degree larceny.
winning pieces can be
viewed at The Empty
Spaces Project Gallery at
114 Main Street throughout the festival.
With chocolate sculptures making a debut
at the 2015 Fire & Ice
Festival, the event will
also continue the tradition of professional and
amateur ice sculptures
decorating downtown
Putnam. Beginning at
10 am, there will be precarved ice blocks as well
as professional ice carving demonstrations by
Ice Matters of Cheshire.
As well, local celebrity
artists Nick Swearer and
Michael Saari will create works of art out of
individual 300-pound ice
blocks. The creative spirit of Northeast CT will
be on display as amateur
artists carve ice blocks,
sponsored by local businesses. From 11 a.m. to
3 p.m., family carriage
rides will give the perfect view of the many
ice sculptures dotting
the downtown streets of
Putnam.
As the sun goes down,
luminaria will fill downtown Putnam with an
ambient glow. Fire torches will help light the
way and visitors will be
wowed by Fire Dancer
Elektra as she performs
from 5pm to 9pm. There
will be plenty of ways to
keep warm, with dinner
and drink specials avail-
able at local restaurants.
Keepsake Fire & Ice wine
and pint glassware will
also be featured at select
eateries. For those who
want to make the evening
extra special, romantic
carriage rides will be
available for reservation from 5pm to 9pm.
Carriage tickets are currently on sale at WINY
1350 AM in Putnam —
advance reservations are
required.
Last year, the Fire &
Ice committee held a
contest to find a couple
with the most heartfelt
story of love and perseverance. This year, the
committee is lightening the mood and is in
search of a couple with
the funniest proposal
story. Thus far, dozens of
entries have poured in –
the couple with the best
story will win a romantic night complete with
dinner at Bella’s Bistro,
champagne with Fire &
Ice glassware, and a carriage ride.
It is sure to be another
impressive spectacle of
ice carvings, fire performances, chocolate sculptures, and so much more!
To learn more about Fire
& Ice, or to see how you
can participate, either as
a volunteer, an ice block
sponsor, or as a contestant in the funniest proposal contest, visit www.
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Healthful Eating While
Living Away From Home
Food Network host Sunny Anderson and Lauren Wyler cooking her winning recipe in an
Extended Stay America kitchen.
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Being away on business or vacation
can mean frequent unhealthy fast food
or expensive restaurants but one clever
cook has the perfect solution.
The winner of the national “Away
From Home Cooking Recipe Contest,”
Lauren Wyler, created a delicious
travel-friendly one that can be made
in Extended Stay America’s fully
equipped hotel room kitchens. Chosen
from entries from around the country, Lauren’s Baja Fish Taco Tortas
were taste tested by Food Network host
Sunny Anderson, who also creates recipes for the hotel chain’s “Away From
Home Cooking” cookbook.
BAJA FISH TACO TORTAS WITH
SMOKY CILANTRO SLAW
BY LAUREN WYLER
Ingredients:
2 cups shredded cabbage mix
2 tablespoons ranch dressing
1 teaspoon chipotle hot sauce
¼ cup cilantro leaves, roughly
chopped
2 ripe avocados, peeled and pit
removed
4 tablespoons salsa verde
1 lime
1 pound cod
1 teaspoon cumin
4 torta or bolillo rolls, split in half
2 tablespoons oil
1¼ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
THOMPSON
Directions:
1.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the shredded cabbage, ranch dressing, hot sauce, chopped cilantro and ½
teaspoon salt. Stir until the slaw is well
mixed.
2. In a small bowl, place the
peeled avocado, salsa verde and ¼ teaspoon salt. Using a fork, roughly mash
and mix together.
3.
Cut the lime in half. Take one
of the halves and cut it into wedges to
serve with the finished tortas.
4.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a
large skillet over medium high heat.
While the pan is heating, sprinkle the
cod with the cumin, ½ teaspoon of salt
and ¼ teaspoon of pepper. When the oil
is hot, add the fish to the pan and cook
for 3–5 minutes. Flip the fish and continue to cook for 3–5 minutes or until the
fish flakes easily and is opaque. Remove
the pan from the heat and squeeze the
half of lime over the fish.
5.
To assemble, place the halved
torta rolls on each plate. Spread each
of the torta bottoms evenly with the
avocado spread, divide the fish evenly
between each and then top each with
the slaw. Serve with lime wedges.
Ian Raymond Faucher, 27, of 126 Red
Bridge Rd., Thompson, was charged
with driving while intoxicated.
Saturday, Jan. 24
Russell Smith, 55, of Rte. 12,
Thompson, was charged with failure to
appear second.
KILLINGLY
Sunday, Jan. 25
Rolf Boman, 48, of 754 Cook Hill Rd.,
Killingly, was charged with criminal
violation of protective order.
PUTNAM POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Motor Vehicle Accident
PUTNAM — The Putnam Police
Department continues to investigate a
motor vehicle accident that occurred on
Jan. 23, at 12:54 a.m.
The accident occurred when a GMC
pickup truck, operated by Patrick
Yargeau, 27, of River Road, Putnam, left
Grove Street and struck a home located
at 11 Arthur St. Yargeau’s passenger
was Amanda Wish, 21, of Windswept
Drive, Woodstock.
The home at 11 Arthur St. is owned by
Gary St. Jean and Heather Molina-St.
Jean of the same address.
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CELEBRATING THE YMCA
PUTNAM — On Thursday, Jan. 22, State Sen. Mae Flexer (D-Killingly, center) and State Rep. Daniel Rovero (D-Killingly, right) joined YMCA Campaign
Counsel Ronald P. Coderre (left) at the groundbreaking of a new, 46,000-squarefoot regional YMCA located at 11 Kennedy Drive in Putnam. The $14.6 million project is benefitting from $6.7 million in state aid which will help pay
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great outdoors. Valentine Iamartino and her two sons, Christian and Alexander, along with family
friend Daniel Majiercik, all of Thompson, took advantage of last weekend’s Last Green Valley
group adventure hike up to The Tri-State Marker. Put in place in 1883, the granite marker marks
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Rebuilding project ongoing at Tourtellotte
BY CHARLIE LENTZ
VILLAGER SPORTS EDITOR
THOMPSON — With only one
player from last season returning to
Tourtellotte’s roster with any significant playing time at the varsity level
— coach Neil Bernier knew this would
be a rebuilding year for the Tigers. St.
Bernard defeated Tourtellotte 57-37 last
Friday to drop the Tigers record to 0-10.
Bernier knows wins and losses aren’t a
true measuring stick and he took stock
of the rebuilding process as the season
hit its midpoint.
“I’m trying to give everybody a look,
not just because I’m just trying to cycle
through everybody — to get them some
experience and see who wants to seize
the playing time,” said the first-year
coach.
Sophomore guard Evan Ware led
the Tigers with a team-high 12 points
against St. Bernard and has been one of
those players who has taken advantage
of his opportunity on a young and inexperienced team.
“Evan’s playing a lot because he’s
taken the initiative and seized the playing time,” Bernier said. “I think early
in the year the game was a little too
fast for (Ware). For a lot of my guys
the game’s just too fast for them at this
level. But we have to go with it, that’s
what we have.”
And yet Bernier has noticed improvement despite the lack of a victory.
“I can see in the last three, four games
— for Evan the game is starting to slow
down a little bit,” Bernier said. “He’s
starting to see things a little more, like
the pass he made down the court he
made to Furu (Sherpa), that’s something he wouldn’t have done a month
ago.”
Ware has given himself a head start
on running the team.
“He’s been more of our lead guy
now just because of practice and in the
games he’s starting to take command
of what’s going on out there,” Bernier
said. “And he’s starting to take ownership. Early in the year he’d get angry
and demonstrative with his anger.
Now he’s starting to understand that
he can use that anger and frustration
for good.”
Charlie Lentz photo
Tourtellotte’s Cody Weiss goes up for a shot against St. Bernard last Friday in Thompson.
Freshman guard Simon Silvia was
plucked from the junior varsity and
thrown into the fire when junior guard
Alex Angelo went down with an injury
at the beginning of the season. Angelo
returned to the lineup for the first time
against St. Bernard but Silvia has profited from his early baptism on the varsity. Silvia is playing on both the varsity and junior varsity.
“(Silvia) is a freshman. He’s a good
kid. He works hard. Now it just comes
Charlie Lentz photo
Tourtellotte’s Furu Sherpa operates on the baseline against St. Bernard.
Much has improved and much
down to how the speed equates to decision making. Because while he can remains to be worked on. The rebuildkeep up with the speed physically — ing process continues in Canty
he’ll even admit to me — he’ll say Gymnasium. The Tigers are next sched‘Coach the game’s moving too fast,’ ” uled to play host to Lyman Memorial on
Bernier said. “I’m trying to be careful Friday, Jan. 30, with tipoff set for 7 p.m.
“Now the weaknesses are being
with him because I want him to get
game experience but I don’t want his exposed — rebounding and defending
— every day it’s a new challenge of
confidence shot.”
Junior forward Furu Sherpa is a raw things we have to do,” Bernier said.
player with quickness and potential “We have to cross one hurdle and then
and Bernier has seen improvement get to the next one and try to tackle that
one.”
from him.
And Bernier gives all his players
“(Sherpa) has been able to do some
things. Now it’s just to the point where credit for sticking with it — especially
he understands a little more now when seniors Cody Weiss, Joey Donovan and
he needs to go to the basket, when he Alex Leveille.
“They’re not happy. No one’s happy.
needs to pull up, where he needs to position himself,” Bernier said. “A lot of But they haven’t quit. It would be the
times now it’s just a matter of finishing easiest thing in the world to just be
those (shots) off. The finishing is a work done with it. But I think a lot of them
in progress, shooting up over big guys, know the big picture. They know this
attacking them on the side, knowing wasn’t going to be solved in a month.
when they’re going to go for the block. ” They knew it probably wasn’t going
After missing almost the entire first to be solved in a season. The thing I’ve
half of the season, Angelo returned to been trying to stress to them is that you
the backcourt against St. Bernard but have to take the long view,” Bernier
said. “There’s some negativity and days
he has a lot of rust to scrub off.
“Today was (Angelo’s) first game they get down. But they have a good
back after a month. He started the sea- ability to start fresh every day. Every
son as our starting point guard. But in game they come in and they actually
the second game he broke his hand. believe we can compete today. We’re
He’s only been able to dribble with his learning because they feel like they’re
left hand, which is his weak hand. His getting better. That is the big plus that
conditioning isn’t there because he’s I have to deal with. I don’t have any
only had two days of practice,” Bernier quitters.”
said. “He’s our captain. He’s our startCharlie Lentz may be reached at (860)
ing point guard. It’s just a matter of
working him back into shape. I just 928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail at charwant to get him some piecemeal min- [email protected].
utes in here and get back up to speed
with us. Now I’ve just got to find a way
to integrate him. Because some of these
kids have been playing for a full month
and we kind of have somewhat of a rotation. He’s just got to work his way back
into that.”
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Putnam girls near to berth in state tourney
BY CHARLIE LENTZ
VILLAGER SPORTS EDITOR
PUTNAM — A win is a win.
Putnam’s 46-6 victory over Holy
Family last Friday at Putnam High
didn’t test the Clippers but the win
lifted their record to 6-7 and brought
them one game closer to qualifying
for the State Class S Tournament.
A minimum of eight victories is
required to earn a spot in the tourney bracket.
“We definitely needed the win,”
said coach Mandi Hogan. “We’ve had
a couple losses in a row so we definitely needed this one to pick the
girls up.”
Sophomore guard Alyssa Espinosa
scored xx points to lead the Clippers
and sophomore center Alyssa
Frederick added xx points.
The Clippers were within striking
distance of state tourney berth after
defeating Holy Family.
“We’re two games away,” Hogan
said. “But we still have a lot of work
to do. Nothing’s guaranteed.”
After missing most of the season
Putnam junior forward Makenzie
Livingston returned to the lineup
against Holy Family.
“Tonight we got a big boost,” Hogan
said. “Makenzie Livingston came
back from her broken wrist. Getting
her in shape and in tune with all the
plays and everything is going to help
down the stretch.”
The Clippers returned only one
starter from last year’s team — senior
forward Lynsey Dashnaw — and
coach Hogan said her inexperienced
players have set their sights on the
state tournament.
“We’re looking forward to it. The
kids are excited. Now we’ve just got
to work hard to get there.”
The Clippers are next scheduled to
play host to Norwich Tech on Friday,
Jan. 30, with tipoff set for 5 p.m. at
Putnam High.
Charlie Lentz may be reached at
(860) 928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail at
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Friday, January 30, 2015 B3 A solid force on defense for Centaurs
BY CHARLIE LENTZ
VILLAGER SPORTS EDITOR
POMFRET — Back in the day Doug
Gerrity was an 8-year-old peewee when
he started playing youth hockey at
Pomfret School’s Jahn Rink. Now he’s
a starting defenseman for Woodstock
Academy and at 6-foot-3, 195 pounds —
he’s not pint-sized anymore. Gerrity
is a physical force on defense for the
Centaurs.
“I enjoy playing the body and doing
the unsung hero kind of things,” said
Gerrity, a junior. “Whether it’s chasing
a guy down on a breakaway, preventing him from getting a good chance. Or
if it’s helping your goalie out — anything I can do to help the team prevent
goals from going in our net — I love it.
Defensively I think I’ve finally grown
into my body. I’m a big kid. I can play
the body and I won’t get hurt — so that’s
good.”
Woodstock coach Mike Starr said
Gerrity carries a powerful presence to
the ice.
“He’s brings a lot of leadership. His
size is intimidating to people,” Starr
said. “He skates well. He moves the
puck well. In front of the net — he’s
really hard to move — he defends well.”
Jahn Rink is Woodstock Academy’s
home ice and it’s a familiar sheet of ice
for Gerrity and many of his teammates.
The Centaurs roster is filled with players who started youth hockey with
Pomfret School’s Griffin ice program.
“First year I played with all my
friends growing up and it’s awesome, I
play with a lot of them on this team. It’s
great,” Gerrity said.
Woodstock is in just its second year
of varsity hockey. Gerrity said it’s fun
to be able to continue playing in high
Charlie Lentz photo
Woodstock Academy defenseman Doug Gerrity, white sweater, is a physical force for the
Centaurs.
school with his teammates from his
youth hockey days.
“That’s huge. I know a lot of students
before us our bummed out. They didn’t
have the same opportunities. So we play
with a lot of emotion. We play for them.
We play for each other,” Gerrity said.
“We really just want to make everyone
proud.”
Among the Woodstock players
Gerrity said he started out with in
youth hockey are “Lex Bosio, Jon-Luc
Cournoyer, Nathan DeLuca, Ryan
Black, Cal Wilcox, Connor Bavosi — I
apologize if I forgot anyone.”
Gerrity also plays baseball and he’s
a third baseman. He said the skills are
complementary between hockey and
baseball.
“Core strength is huge and both. And
I work on that mostly with your swing,
your slapshot — it’s really the same
movement,” Gerrity said.
Hand-eye coordination is paramount
in both sports and he works on that
constantly.
“Stick handling a lot, whenever I get
the chance I either stick handle a ball
or if I have ice available I’ll stick handle
on the ice. That’s huge for me,” Gerrity
said.
While swinging a hockey stick or a
baseball bat — Gerrity seems similarities with both actions.
“Really controlling my swing, I felt
more that I controlled my swing with a
bat. And I can control my shot accuracy
and the movement of the plane where
my stick went through. So I felt it’s
really the same — controlling with your
hands,” Gerrity said.
Playing third base requires quick
reactions and blocking the puck
demands equally quick reflexes.
“You have a half-second to respond
to the puck coming off the stick and
you half-second to respond to the ball
coming off the bat so it’s really the same
reaction time,” Gerrity said. “Quick
movement and good hand-eye is really
key.”
Gerrity played baseball in Norwich
last summer and also made a trip to
Florida last July to play in a baseball
showcase. He also plays hockey in summer league in Massachusetts.
“It’s a good equilibrium really,” said
Gerrity of his summer sports schedule.
“You get some time on the cold ice and
you get some nice hot sun out on the
baseball field.”
Gerrity is the son of Mike and Carolyn
Gerrity from Pomfret. His parents have
been chauffeuring him to Jahn Rink
since he 8 years old and although he’s
a junior in high school he still plays on
the same rink — with early-morning
practice sessions before school. Gerrity
is 6-foot-3, 195 pounds now and his goals
have grown along with him — the
Centaurs are hoping for a deep run in
the state tournament.
“We want to make it as far as we can.
We’ve been working really hard — getting up early for practices,” Gerrity
said. “It’s all coming together but we
still have some work to do.”
Charlie Lentz may be reached at (860)
928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail at [email protected].
Woodstock icers solid at season’s midpoint
BY CHARLIE LENTZ
VILLAGER SPORTS EDITOR
POMFRET — Woodstock Academy
hockey coach Mike Starr was disappointed with the Centaurs record
through nine games — and that’s a good
thing. In just it’s second year of varsity
hockey the team got off to a respectable
6-3 start — but Starr wanted better.
“We lost to NFA by one goal. We lost
to Staples by one goal. And then we
lost up in Pittsfield (Mass.) to Taconic
by one goal,” Starr said. “Realistically
right now we should probably be closer
to 8-1.”
The Centaurs defeated the Eastern
Connecticut Eagles 5-1 on Jan. 22 in
their ninth game. Sophomore winger Ryan Black scored three goals and
sophomore center Nathan DeLuca and
junior defenseman Doug Gerrity each
scored one goal.
Starr was tough to please after the
Centaurs victory. Black scored his first
goal just six seconds into the game and
the coach said his team shifted into
cruise control.
“I think (the early goal) worked
against us more than it worked against
them,” Starr said. “You score a goal six
seconds into the game and you relax.
You go into a relax mode. You think
it’s going to be a little bit easier than it
actually is.”
Gerrity scored 6:05 of the first period
and Black tallied his second goal at 8:42
of the opening period. The Centaurs
led 3-0 after one period. Starr was not
pleased with Woodstock’s effort in the
second scoreless period.
“Second period we came out kind of
slow, in a lull. We didn’t really forecheck very well,” Starr said. “The mes-
sage in the locker room between the
second and third period was just that
— ‘Let’s get back to our systems. Let’s
play our systems and skate hard and
finish the game strong.’ ”
DeLuca scored at 3:39 of the third
period and Black completed his hat
trick at 3:51 to push Woodstock’s lead
to 5-0. Kevin Close tallied at 6:57 for
the Eagles to complete the scoring.
DeLuca notched two assists and junior
Jordan Lamothe added one assist for
the Centaurs. Sophomore goaltender
Cal Wilcox made 23 saves.
Woodstock is next scheduled to play
at Suffield/Granby/Windsor Locks on
Saturday, Jan. 31, with a 6 p.m. start.
The Centaurs next home game is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5, against E.O.
Smith.
The Centaurs defeated the Eagles in
the ninth game of the season — scoring
and three goals in the first period and
adding two more in the third period.
But coach Starr was not happy — every
period counts.
“You take one period off and it can
come back to haunt you,” Starr said.
“We probably have the harder part of
our schedule coming up now. We play
Sheehan on Saturday, we’ve got them
twice coming up. We play E.O. Smith
twice. We play Joel Barlow. We’ve got
some pretty tough teams coming up.
And it’s really going to be a good test
for us to see where we are as we move
toward the playoffs. Overall, I do have
to remind myself that we’re only a second-year varsity program. That’s a our
sixth win tonight, that’s what we had in
total last year.”
Charlie Lentz may be reached at (860)
928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail at [email protected].
Charlie Lentz photo
Woodstock goalie Cal Wilcox makes one of his 23 saves against the Eastern Connecticut
Eagles.
Topliff to attend Converse College
WOODSTOCK —
Woodstock Athletic
Director
Aaron
Patterson recently announced that
Centarus
senior
three-sport
athlete Colleen Topliff
has been accepted
and will sign with
NCAA Division II
Converse College to
play soccer for the
Valkyries. Converse
College is located
in
Spartanburg,
S.C.
and
plays
in
Conference
Carolinas. Topliff
will be signing her
letter of intent on
Thursday Feb. 5 —
the National Letter
of Intent Signing
Day for soccer.
Courtesy photo
Woodstock’s Colleen Topliff will attend Converse College
Charlie Lentz photo
Woodstock Academy’s Bruce Dexter fires a shot with Pete Yapchawuk of the Eastern
Connecticut Eagles defending on Jan. 21 at Pomfret School’s Jahn Rink.
sports briefs
Freeze 5K run set for Feb. 7
The February Freeze 5K Run/Walk
is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 7, at Pomfret Community School.
Proceeds from the race benefit the
eighth grade class trip to Washington,
D.C. Cost is $25 individuals, $75 per family. Race-day registration will continue
until 12:30 p.m. at the school.
TriTown American Legion
Baseball players ages 13 through
19 interested in playing baseball for
TriTown’s American Legion junior and
senior programs can call Joe Lindley
at (860) 928-5527 or RPC Associates
at (860) 928-6772. Players must reside
in Eastford, Putnam, Thompson or
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TriTown is also looking for coaches
for both junior and senior programs.
Anyone interested in discussing the
openings should contact Lindley or RPC
Associates.
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A late bloomer takes root in Putnam
Charlie Lentz photo
Putnam High’s Alyssa Frederick didn’t start playing basketball until she was in seventh
grade.
BY CHARLIE LENTZ
VILLAGER SPORTS EDITOR
PUTNAM — Alyssa Frederick got a
late start on her basketball career but
she’s quickly making up for lost time.
Putnam High’s starting sophomore center began playing basketball just three
years but she’s holding her own in the
paint.
Putnam coach Mandi Hogan knows
you can’t coach height and Frederick’s
5-foot-11 frame makes up for a lot of
shortcomings through inexperience.
“I work with her a lot. I’m pushing
her. She’s my go-to player,” Hogan said.
“She’s in 10th grade. She’s our height.
Alyssa’s game has come total 100 percent around from last year.”
She started playing organized basketball in seventh grade. Her father, Lot
Frederick, and her stepmother, Joann
Aucoin, encouraged to go out for the
team.
“I just liked it. My step mom and my
dad asked me to play and I was like
‘Alright, I’ll just try it,’ Frederick said.
“They were very happy I stepped up
and was willing to do it.”
She had some initial misgivings but
grew to love the game.
“My seventh-grade year I was very
nervous but I got into it after a while,”
Frederick said. “My eighth-grade year
was when I started turning the corner.
And then now, my sophomore year, I’m
turning the corner again.”
She knows her height works to her
advantage but there was much to
absorb.
“Probably learning everything was
the challenge and trying to get used to
the team,” Frederick said. “And trying
to box out (to maintain position for
rebounds) and everything. It’s a lot of
work but I go for it.”
Coach Hogan has been challenging
her in practice.
“I try to push that — be aggressive —
your mentality, you want to be the first
one there for following a shot, rebounding, boxing out, sprinting the floor,”
Hogan said. “I want her to play like a
senior as sophomore.”
Coach Hogan has been tutoring
Frederick on the little things that add
up when playing in the low post.
“A lot of boxing out, getting rebounds,
(Hogan) teaches me some moves down
low and just taking it to the hoop,”
Frederick said.
She has to use her height to her
advantage when she’s boxing her
opponent out and battling inside for
rebounds.
“Stepping back and pushing your
butt into the other player. I just look
for my player and just push them out,”
Frederick said.
She was hesitant to shoot earlier in
her career but has become more assertive on the offensive end as the season
heads down the home stretch.
“Last year I was very nervous to
shoot, I don’t know why but I really was
— I think because I was a freshman,”
Frederick said. “This year I’m very
confident. I know my shot now. I know
my range. I’m more confident to take it
now. Coach has showed me a lot of good
moves.”
Coach Hogan is trying to expand her
range.
“I’m trying to develop her inside-outside game, eight to 10 feet. I’m happy
with those little jump shots for her,”
Hogan said.
Frederick said she has much to work
on over the remainder of the season and
in her junior and senior years.
“I need to work on driving it to the
hoop, taking more shots, boxing out,
being stronger, being more confident,”
Frederick said.
Her teammates have made the transition to being a starter easy.
“We’re becoming a family. We’re really, really strong together,” Frederick
said. “I think we just need to work
together more, trying to help out one
another, making wins.”
Hogan said she Frederick has a high
ceiling but said she can’t take anything
for granted.
“She’s got to work. It’s up to her.
That’s what I tell the kids. They’ve got
to put the time in and they’ve got to get
better,” Hogan said. “She’s got to jump
and get off her feet. She’s got to work
hard and pick up a basketball in the
off-season and work at it.”
Frederick took a while to pick up
a basketball. She’s not going to put it
down anytime soon.
“I love the sport,” Frederick said. “I
do regret not playing sooner but it’s
OK. I wouldn’t want to play any other
sport.”
Charlie Lentz may be reached at (860)
928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail at [email protected].
Tourtellotte stay unbeaten in ECC Small
UNCASVILLE — Senior guard Allie
Ablondi hit two big three-pointers
midway through the fourth quarter as
Tourtellotte outscored the St. Bernard
15-7 in the fourth quarter and overcame
a five-point, fourth-quarter deficit to
defeat the Saints 35-32 last Friday at St.
Bernard in girls basketball. The win
lifted the Tigers record to 4-0 in the ECC
Small Division, 12-3 overall.
Junior guard Abby Poirier scored a
game-high 10 points for Tourtellotte.
Ablondi finished with eight points.
Senior forward Jess Dodd scored six
points and grabbed 11 rebounds and
senior forward Deanna Lazzarra added
six points for the Tigers. St. Bernard’s
record fell to 2-2 ECC Small, 5-8 overall.
Tourtellotte
defeated
visiting
Ellis Tech 52-22 on Jan. 21 at Canty
Gymnasium. Freshman guard Maegan
Roy shot 100 percent from the floor
and scored 14 points with four steals
for the Tigers, Allyson Vandi scored
nine points, Poirier added eight points,
Sophia Prouty scored six points,
Christina Kopacz (eight rebounds) and
Olivia Padula both added four points
for Tourtellotte. Sarah Tellier led Ellis
Tech with eight points and Kristen
Light added four points.
WOODSTOCK GIRLS HOOPS
PLAINFIELD — Adrienne Lorange
scored 15 points to lead Plainfield past
Woodstock 49-28 last Friday. Olivia
Perry get 6 rebounds and 5 points to
lead the Centaurs.
Josh Gravel (S) 3:10. 152 Danny Selby
(ET) pinned John Vecchio (S) 1:29. 160
Shawn Devin (S) pinned Adam Vear
(ET) 2:22. 170 Logan LaRose (S) maj.
dec. Jared Rufo (ET) 10-0. 182 Vance
Upham (S) pinned Josh Wojcik (ET)
1:42. 195 Jason Calvi-Rogers (S) maj.
dec. Gavin Thoutte (ET) 9-1. 220 Andrew
Szymanski (S) dec. Steve Benson (ET)
5-2. 285 pinned Sam Palmer (ET) pinned
Jake Monson (S) 2:50
WOODSTOCK WRESTLING
File photo
Abby Poirer led Tourtellotte with 10 points in a win over St. Bernard last Friday.
Woodstock dropped to 6-8 and
Plainfield improved to 7-7 on the season.
ELLIS TECH WRESTLING
DANIELSON — Southington defeated Ellis Tech 38-33 on Jan. 21 at Ellis
Tech. The Golden Eagles record fell
to 15-6. At 106 pounds, Zack Murillo
(S) pinned Gavin Rickavy (ET) :26. 113
Shaun Wagner (S) pinned Amisadan
Cruz (ET) 1:56. 120 Baltazar Gonzalez
(ET) pinned Tim Budnik (S) :56. 126
Austin Abacherli (S) Dec. Anthony
Devanny (ET) 3-0. 132 Cole Blair (ET)
tech fall Kyle Solomon (S) 15-0. 138 Alex
Marois (ET) maj. dec. Austin Garuti
(S) 15-1. 145 Cyrus Smith (ET) pinned
WOODSTOCK — Ledyard defeated
Woodstock 59-16 at Alumni Fieldhouse
on Jan. 21. At 106 pounds, Bryton Kelly
(L) win by forfeit . 113- Ethan Hellwig
(W) fall 5:51 over Bo Nguyen (L). 120Derek Shultz (L) fall 1:39 over Ivan
Asikainen (W). 126- Samuel Cummings
(L) fall 0:41 over Jacob Murphy (W).
132- Christian Fogg (L) fall 3:18 over
Caleb Bowen (W). 138- Shane Forrs (L)
decision over Edwin Sandoval (W) 3-1.
145- Tristan Menard (W) major decision over Tanner Arnold (L) 14-5. 152Graysen DeLuca (W) fall over Collin
Crader (L) 1:57. 160- Dakota Grover (L)
fall over Riley McMahon (W) 3:31. 170Curtis Patsiga (L) fall over Conor Quinn
(W) 1:10. 180-Danny Contabo (L) tech
fall over Tyler Lajoie (W) 15-0. 195- Mike
Sullivan (L) fall over Cahan Quinn
(W) 4:56. 220- Daric Johnson (L) fall
over Cody Lajoie (W) 5:35. 285- Dwayne
Brown (L) minor decision over John
Zhao (W) 4-0.
Killingly Youth Wrestling hosts tourney
DAYVILLE — Killingly Youth
Wrestling hosted over 400 wrestlers
at Killingly High School last Sunday
for their annual Redmen Rumble
wrestling tournament. Wrestlers
from Connecticut, Rhode Island and
Massachusetts attended the event.
“We have a great club, and other
clubs have taken notice. Killingly Youth
Wrestling hosts one of the best tournaments in the State,” said KYW head
coach Ron LaBeef. “We attract great
wrestlers to our tournaments, and give
them a reason to come back each year.”
Come back, they did — Killingly’s
tournament was one of three youth
Jennifer O’Leary Cathell photo
Killingly’s Hayden Ferland wrestles William Henkle of Nieves Wrestling in Springfield, Mass.
Jennifer O’Leary Cathell photo
Killingly’s David Charron wrestles Cody Polian from CLCF, Cranston, R.I.
wrestling tournaments in the state on
Jan. 25 and more than 400 wrestlers
participated. The number of grapplers
participating was slightly higher than
the number of wrestlers who attended
this tournament last year.
Killingly Youth Wrestling Mighty
Might, Bantam and Intermediates
who won gold in the morning brackets included Ian Cathell, James Lake,
Anthony Listro, Logan Williams and
Brady Zadora. The success of these
wrestlers and their teammates helped
them to win a third-place team trophy
that morning. Wrestling and winning
gold in the afternoon Novice and Middle
School divisions were: Daniel Charron,
Michael Charron and Derek Turner.
For more information on Killingly
Youth Wrestling, visit their webpage at
www.killinglyyouthwrestling.net.
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Evelyn E. Capen, 87
W E B S T E R ,
Mass. — Evelyn E.
(Champany) Capen,
87, died Saturday,
Jan. 24, at the
Webster Manor.
She was the wife
of the late John W.
Capen, who died in
1980.
She leaves two daughters, Cheryl
Shays, and Rebecca Farren both of
Webster, and she had a daughter that
predeceased her, Diane Capen, also of
Webster. She also leaves a sister, Viola
R. Therrien of Webster, six grandchildren, Donald Denham Jr., Albert
and Jeffrey Denham and Michael
Bessette Jr. and Steven Bessette, and
Amanda Botelho, 14 great grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She also had a brother, Myrton
Champany, of Vermont, and two sisters, Leona Sumner of Connecticut
and Edith O’Brien of Claremont, N.H.,
and Marguerite Kapitulik of North
Grosvenordale, that predeceased her.
She was born in Randolph, Vt., and
lived in Webster for the past 40 years,
prior to that Oxford and Vermont. She
was a waitress at Vernon Stiles Inn in
Thompson, Conn., and retired in 1984.
She enjoyed the casino and spending
quality time with family and friends.
The family is appreciative of the
care from the CNA staff at Webster
Manor.
Calling hours were held Monday,
Jan. 26, in the Shaw-Majercik Funeral
Home, 48 School St., Webster, MA.
A guest book is available at www.
shaw-majercik.com where you can
post a condolence or a memory.
Nancy J. Marschall, 80
WEBSTER, Mass.
— Nancy J. (Lenz)
Marschall, 80, passed
away peacefully at
Lanessa Extended
Care on Tuesday,
Jan. 20.
She is survived by
her loving husband,
Frederick Marschall
III, with whom she enjoyed nearly
60 years of marriage; two daughters:
Stacey L. Moran and Kellee J. Tella,
both of Putnam; six grandchildren; 11
great grandchildren, as well as many
relatives and friends; she was predeceased by her brother, the late Robert
Lenz, of Stamford.
Nancy was born in Stamford, on
July 30, 1934, daughter to the late
Richard and Dorothy (Rothacker)
Lenz; just a few years after marrying
her beloved husband in 1957, she and
Fred moved to Webster in 1960. Nancy
came to befriend many people in the
area, and became an active member
of the community; she worked, for
many years, as an insurance adjuster for NGM Insurance; she belonged
to the Webster Fish & Game Club,
and served as a past president of the
Webster Emblem Club; she also attended Putnam Baptist Church.
Calling hours were held Jan. 23 in
the Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, 48
School St., Webster. The funeral service was held at the funeral home on
Jan. 24. Burial followed in Mount Zion
Cemetery. The family would like to
thank the staff at Lanessa Extended
Care for their care and their kindness.
Please omit flowers and donations may
be made in her memory to Putnam
Baptist Church, Church St. Putnam.
To share a memory or offer condolences, a guest book is available a
www.shaw-majercik.com.
Lucille J. Lalumiere, 85
PUTNAM
—
Lucille J. Lalumiere,
85, of Putnam, formerly of Danielson,
died Sunday, Jan.
18, at Matulaitis
Nursing Home in
Putnam with her
loving family at her
side.
Lucille was the wife of Gerard R.
Lalumiere, who died Oct. 8, 1994.
She was born July 3, 1929 in
Putnam, daughter of Alfred J. and
Eva (Laflamme) Beaupre. A devoted
Catholic, she was a communicant of
St. Mary Church of the Visitation in
Putnam, and St. James Church in
Danielson, and attended the Putnam
Catholic Academy. Lucille had made
her home in Danielson most of her life.
She was a perfectionist at knitting and
crocheting. She was known to many as
Memere Lu. Her greatest love was her
family, her children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren, they always
came first in her life.
She leaves her daughters Linda Hall
of Putnam, Diane Oppert of Thompson,
five grandchildren, six great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her sister
Irene LaBelle.
A calling hour was held Wednesday,
Jan. 21, at the Smith and Walker
Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam,
followed by a Mass of Christian Burial
at St. Mary Church of the Visitation,
218 Providence St., Putnam. Burial in
Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson.
In lieu of flowers donations may
be made in her memory to St. Mary
Church of the Visitation. Share a memory with her family at www.smithandwalker.com.
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Rose Donais, 87
PUTNAM — Rose
(Salvas) Donais, 87,
died Friday, Jan. 16,
at Westview Nursing
and Convalescent
Center,
Dayville.
It is with great sadness her daughter
announces her death.
She was the wife
of the late Roger Donais, who died in
2005. She leaves a daughter, Diane D.
Kipper, of Putnam. She also leaves
a brother, Paul Salvas and a sister,
Yvonne Paul, both of Quebec, Canada.
She was born in St. Roberts, Quebec,
and was the daughter of the late Joseph
and Florida (Petrin) Salvas and lived
in Putnam most of her life. She loved
swimming and swam with friends at
the Southbridge YMCA senior group.
She loved her vegetable and flower
gardening.
She attended barber school in
Hartford, becoming the first women
barber in Windham County. She was
a barber with her husband in Putnam
where they owned and operated
Roger’s Barber Shop for many years.
There will be a private graveside service at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Putnam.
All her many friends are invited to
the celebration of life on Saturday,
Jan. 31, at 1 p.m. at the Little River
Acres Community Hall, 207 Sabin St.,
Putnam, Conn. Please omit flowers
and make donations in her memory
to the future YMCA in Putnam, Conn.
The Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, 48
School St., Webster, has been entrusted with the arrangements. A guest
book is available at www.shaw-majercik.com where you can post a condolence or a memory.
Herbert A. Kummings, 86
D A Y V I L L E
—
Herbert
A.
Kummings, 86, of
Putnam Road, formerly of Florida, died
Saturday, Jan. 24,
with his family by his
side.
He was the loving
husband of the late
Joyce (Aubuchon) Kummings, Irene
(Corbett) Kummings, and Helen (Gile)
Kummings.
Born in Holyoke, Mass., he was the
son of the late Andrew and Isabella
(Gasching) Kummings.
Mr. Kummings was a proud veteran
of World War II serving for two terms
with the United States Navy aboard
the USS Waldron, USS W. Keith, USS
Grand Canyon, and the USS Arcadia.
He worked for many years as a
mechanical engineer at the Hartford
Civic Center. He enjoyed tennis,
working on his computer, and was an
avid ballroom dancer. He especially
enjoyed spending quality time with
his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Herbert is survived by two sons
David Kummings of
Bradington, Fla., and
Kirk Kummings of
W. Springfield, two
daughters
Karen
McGlynn of Dayville
and Kyle Kohlrush
of Westfield, Mass
;
three
sisters;
seven grandchildren
Douglas, Lindsey, Jeffery, Kristen,
Christopher, Alyssa, and Bethanie; 10
great grandchildren; and his faithful
pet tiger cat Libby.
He was predeceased by a son Douglas
Kummings; and two daughters Gail
Kummings and Lynn Schweitzer.
Relatives and friends are invited to
visit with Herbert’s family from 9 to
11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, in the
Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church
St., Putnam, followed by a funeral service in the funeral home at 11 a.m.
Memorial donations in Herbert memory may be made to St. Jude Childrens
Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place,
Memphis, TN 38105.
For memorial guestbook visit www.
GilmanAndValade.com.
Lawrence O. Houle, 81
BROOKLYN — Lawrence (Kingfish)
O. Houle, 81, died Saturday, Jan. 24, at
his home.
He leaves his wife, Kim Marie
(Brod) Houle. He also leaves six sons;
Lawrence and his wife Bev Houle, Ray
Houle, both of North Grosvenordale,
Jean Houle of South Dakota, Phillip
Houle of North Grosvenordale,
Daniel Houle and his life partner
Jim of Boston. He had one son that
predeceased him, Shawn Houle. He
also leaves four daughters; Virginia
Houle of Thompson, Laurel Houle
of Brooklyn, Valentine and her husband Joseph Iamartino of Thompson,
and two stepdaughters; Elizabeth and
Summer Barbeau and a daughter in
law Deb Ness of Lake Park, Minnesota
and a nephew Artie Paradis, one
daughter that predeceased him, Eva
Houle of Thompson. He also leaves two
brothers; Lionel and Fabyan Houle
of Webster, and one brother that
predeceased him, Armand Houle of
North Grosvenordale. He leaves eight
grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Three sisters also predeceased
him: Belva Paradis of Taftville, Leona
Larose of Fall River and Vivian Houle
of Clearwater, Fla.
He
was
born
in
North
Grosvenordale, son of the late Alcide
and Eva (LaFlamme) Houle and lived
in Brooklyn, Conn., and prior to that
Dayville and Thompson.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving
during Korea and was proud that he
was in the Blimp Squadron.
He was a construction worker his
specialty being concrete work, he
also did carpentry. He is a member of
American Legion Post 67. Larry also
enjoyed horse racing.
There are no calling hours. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, Jan. 31,
at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Church, North
Grosvenordale. Please omit flowers
and donations in his memory may be
made to St. Joseph Grammar School
Athletic fund, North Grosvenordale, or
to St. James Grammar School Athletic
fund, Danielson.
The Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home,
48 School St., Webster, is directing
arrangements. A guest book is available at www.shaw-majercik.com
where you may post condolences and
memories.
Stamo Karanikolaou, 69
DANIELSON
—
Stamo
Karanikolaou, 69,
of Danielson, died
peacefully at home
on Friday, Jan. 23,
surrounded by her
family.
She was born in
Spathari Arkadias,
Greece, on Dec. 2, 1945, daughter
of the late Dimitrios and Panayota
(Panga) Kostaras. She was the beloved
wife of Ioakim Karanikolaou. Mrs.
Karanikolaou moved to America
with her family in 1977 and worked at
Garrity Corporation for many years
and prior to that she worked at Lydall
Corporation in Dayville. She was a
member of the Holy Trinity Greek
Orthodox Church in Danielson and
loved to cook and sing.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her daughter Maria Haveles
and son-in-law Albert Basley of South
Killingly; her two brothers, Nikolaos
Kostaras of Danielson and Panteli
Kostaras of Greece; her sister, Maria
Kakava of Greece; grandchildren,
Stamatina Haveles, Christos Haveles,
Nikolaos Basley and Alekos Basley
and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday, Jan. 29, at The Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Water St.,
Danielson. Burial was in Westfield
Cemetery, Danielson. Calling hours
were held in Tillinghast Funeral Home,
433 Main St., Danielson on Wednesday
evening, Jan. 28.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the American Cancer Society.
To leave an online condolence please
visit tillinghastfh.com.
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Gerald H. Tetreault, 89
PUTNAM — Gerald
“Gerry” H. Tetreault,
89, of Putnam, passed
away peacefully at
Mansfield
Center
for Nursing and
Rehabilitation
on
Jan. 16, after a lengthy
but courageous battle
with Alzheimer’s dis-
ease.
He was born in 1925, son of Henry
and Dora (Gadbois) Tetreault. He was
predeceased by his wife Elinor (Joslin)
Tetreault, brother Paul, sister Phyllis,
and stepfather Joacquim “Jack” Bicho.
He is survived by his daughter Janice
Tetreault and son-in-law Brian Krystof
and special nephew Alan Joslin and his
wife JoAnne, along with several other
nieces and nephews and their spouses.
He made his home in Putnam, and
was a graduate of Putnam High School.
He was a veteran of World War II,
serving with the U.S. Navy as Gunners
Mate Third Class on the USS LST 601.
He was a member of the Putnam VFW.
He worked as a plumber, bridge builder
and foreman for Brunalli Construction,
a model maker at EB and Kaman
Aircraft, ending his career at Shaw
Stationers. Gerry was always there to
Alice M. Baker, 79
lend a willing hand
and to help out in any
way he could, quietly
and in his own gentle
way. He guided and
continued to teach
life lessons to the very
end. He accepted life
graciously for all it
had to offer and was
grateful for every day he was given. He
was a great source of strength, comfort,
inspiration and love to his family. He
will be so dearly missed.
His family would like to thank the
caring, kind hearted staff of MCNR
and DKH Companion and Homemaker
Services for taking Gerry under their
wings and befriending him.
Graveside services will be April 25,
at 11 a.m. in Grove Street Cemetery,
Putnam. There are no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made in his memory to Alzheimer’s
Association, 2075 Silas Deane Highway,
Suite 100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or the
Day Kimball Hospital Chaplaincy
Program, P.O. Box 632, Putnam, CT
06260.
Share a memory with his family at
www.smithandwalkerfh.com.
Jeanne A. Cofske, 72
THOMPSON
—
Jeanne A. (Levesque)
Cofske, 72, died at
her home Thursday,
Jan. 22, surrounded
by her loving family
after a long illness.
She was the wife of
24 years of Ralph W.
Cofske.
She leaves two daughters; Deborah
Gregoire of North Grosvenordale,
Lisa West of Florida, two step daughters: Christine Hatfield of Grafton and
Michelle Cristo of Charlton. She also
leaves a sister, Antoinette Seraphin, of
Woodstock, 10 grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
She was born in Southbridge, daughter of the late Fernhand and Jeanette
(Landry) Levesque and lived in
Thompson for the past 22 years, prior to
that Sutton and Southbridge. She was
an office manager for Parent Sanitation
in Danielson. Her family describes
her as “Gem” of a person. She enjoyed
crafts and reading in past years.
There will be a celebration of life
Sunday, Feb. 1, at the Valley Springs
Sportsmen Cub, 65 Valley Rd., N.
Grosvenordale, CT from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. with at service in the hall at 11
a.m. Omit flowers and donations may
be made to the charity of donors choice
in her memory. Burial will be in West
Thompson Cemetery at a later date.
The Shaw-Majercik has been entrusted with the arrangements. A guest book
is available at www.shaw-majercik.
com where condolences and memories
can be shared.
Theresa D. Bernier, 86
DANIELSON — Theresa D. Bernier,
86, of Danielson died Tuesday at Pierce
Baptist Home in Brooklyn.
She was born in Danielson on Feb.
5, 1928, daughter of the late Harry and
Claudelia (Chabot) Bernier.
Theresa worked at Union Engravers
in Putnam for many years. She was a
communicant of St. James Church in
Danielson. She is survived by her brothers, George Bernier of Webster, Mass.,
and Richard Bernier and wife Claire of
Putnam, her companion Joan Tucker of
Danielson, numerous nieces and nephews and her dog Katie.
A graveside service in Holy Cross
Cemetery will be held at a later date.
Theresa’s family would like to thank
the staff on level one at Pierce Baptist
Home for the excellent care she received
during her stay.
Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main
Street, Danielson is in charge of arrangements.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF Gloria A. Dubeau,
(15-00013)
The Hon. Leah P. Schad, Judge of the
Court of Probate, District of Northeast
Probate District, by decree dated January 21, 2015, ordered that all claims
must be presented to the fiduciary at
the address below. Failure to promptly present any such claim may result
in the loss of rights to recover on such
claim.
Brenda Duquette, Clerk
The fiduciary is:
Patricia Sadowsky
c/o WIlliam J. Monty, Esq.,
PO Box 266, Woodstock, CT 06281
Jan. 30, 2015
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF Sebrina M Heroux,
(15-00007)
The Hon. Leah P. Schad, Judge of the
Court of Probate, District of Northeast
Probate District, by decree dated January 20, 2015, ordered that all claims
must be presented to the fiduciary at
the address below. Failure to promptly present any such claim may result
in the loss of rights to recover on such
claim.
Brenda Duquette, Clerk
The fiduciary is:
Valerie Sandberg
c/o Alyson R. Aleman, Esq.,
Borner, Aleman & Davis, LLC,
155 Providence Street, PO Box 166,
Putnam, CT 06260-0166
Jan. 30, 2015
Town of Woodstock
Legal Notice
In accordance with the provisions of
Section 7-394 of the General Statutes
of the State of Connecticut, notice
is hereby given that: The Annual
Financial Report of The Town of
Woodstock for the Year Ended June
30, 2014, Prepared by MahoneySabol,
CPAs and Advisors, was filed in the
Office of the Town Clerk on January
26, 2015, and that the audit is open
for public inspection. Dated this 26th
day of January, 2015. Attest: Judy E.
Walberg, Town Clerk
Jan. 30, 2015
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF Janet Haines, AKA Janet
P Haines (15-00008)
The Hon. Leah P. Schad, Judge of the
Court of Probate, District of Northeast
Probate District, by decree dated January 21, 2015, ordered that all claims
must be presented to the fiduciary at
the address below. Failure to promptly present any such claim may result
in the loss of rights to recover on such
claim.
Brenda Duquette, Clerk
The fiduciary is:
David Haines
c/o Kenneth Barber, Esq.,
Kenneth Barber & Associates, LLC,
10 Summit Street, PO Box 88,
East Hampton, CT 06424
Jan. 30, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015 B7 WEBSTER, Mass.
— Alice M. (Gorski)
Baker,
79,
died
Sunday, Jan. 25, in
the
Transitional
Care Unit at Hubbard
Hospital after a
period of declining
health.
Her husband of 60
years, Norman R. Baker, died on Jan.
24, 2014.
She leaves three children, Deborah
A. Wood of Tampa, Fla., Patricia J.
LaPlante and her husband Joseph
LaPlante Jr., of Lisbon Falls, Maine,
and Norman M. Baker and his wife
Donna of North Grosvenordale; five
grandchildren, Crystal, Jennette,
Heather, Daniel and Tyler; two
great-grandsons, Anthony and Aaron;
nieces and nephews.
She was born in Webster, the youngest of the nine daughters of Frank and
Frances A. (Szeredy) Gorski and was a
lifelong resident. She graduated from
Bartlett High School in 1952.
Mrs. Baker first worked as a spinner
Rev. Herbert E. Pickett Jr., 97
CONCORD, N.H. — Rev. Herbert
Elmer Pickett, Jr., 97, passed away on
Nov. 26, 2014, at Havenwood-Heritage
Heights Retirement Community, in
Concord, N.H. after a period of declining health.
He was born on May 15, 1917, in
Baltimore, Md., the son of Herbert
E. Pickett, Sr. and Emily Ames
Pickett. He attended Gilman Country
School, in Baltimore. He graduated
Yale University in 1939, and obtained
his Divinity degree from Union
Theological Seminary in New York
City in 1942.
In 1942, he married Sarah (Sally)
Alice Geer. In 62 years of marriage
together, they raised five children who
all survive him. They are: Herbert
(Mac) and wife Nancy of Rollinsford,
N.H.; Emily K. Grice of Bainbridge
Island, Wash.; S. Alice Pickett and
husband R.P. Hale of Concord; David
G. and wife Donna of Vineland, NJ and
Paul J. and wife Autumn of Olympia,
Wash. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Pauline (Lawrence) and
Betty (Robert.) He has 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Legal Notice
Town of Thompson
Notice is hereby given that the contract between the Thompson Board
of Education and the Thompson
Association of School Administrators
for the period of July 1, 2015 through
June 30, 2018, mis on file in the office
of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 815
Riverside Drive, North Grosvenordale,
Ct.
Dated at Thompson Ct.
January 26, 2015
Jeffrey C. Barske
Town Clerk
January, 30, 2015
In a pastoral career of over 30 years,
he served with the Presbyterian
Church (USA) in Baltimore, Md.; Old
Forge, N.Y.; Rochester, N.Y.; Kingston,
Pa. He also served with the United
Church of Christ in Thompson (19651972) and New Preston. Through his
work as a church leader and spiritual counselor, he touched innumerable
lives.
He retired with his wife to Old
Saybrook in 1979 and then Chester
in 1992. In 2003 he moved to Concord,
N.H., to be near his daughter.
He outlived his parents, his wife
Sally and his two younger brothers,
Lawrence K. and Robert A. Pickett.
A memorial service was held
at Havenwood-Heritage Heights,
Concord, N.H., on Friday, Dec. 19. He
will be laid to rest next to his wife Sally
in the spring in Williamstown, Mass.
For those who wish to make a gift
in Herb’s name please make a donation to the Havenwood Community,
Ministerial Services or Recreation
Programs, 33 Christian Ave, Concord,
NH 03301, or to a charity of your choice.
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LEGALS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF Donais Rose, (15-00036)
The Hon. Leah P. Schad, Judge of the
Court of Probate, District of Northeast
Probate District, by decree dated January 21, 2015, ordered that all claims
must be presented to the fiduciary at
the address below. Failure to promptly present any such claim may result
in the loss of rights to recover on such
claim.
Brenda Duquette, Clerk
The fiduciary is:
Diane D Kipper
c/o Nicholas A. Longo, Esq.,
Bachand, Longo & Higgins,
168 Main Street, PO Box 528,
Putnam, CT 06260
Jan. 30, 2015
at Stevens Linen Associates in Dudley
for many years. She was also an assembler at Guardian Industries. She baked
cakes and pastries at the Webster Park
‘N’ Shop for several years before retiring.
She was a communicant of Sacred
Heart of Jesus Church. She enjoyed
traveling. Her children, grandchildren
and great-grandsons were her treasure.
The funeral will be held Saturday,
Jan. 31, from the Sitkowski & Malboeuf
Funeral Home, 340 School St., with a
Mass at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus
Church, 16 East Main Street. Burial
will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.,
Friday, Jan. 30, in the funeral home.
Donations in her name may be made
either to the Transitional Care Unit
at Hubbard Hospital, 340 Thompson
Road, or to St. Anne Elementary
School, 12 Day St., P.O. Box 818, both
in Webster, MA 01570.
For more information, visit www.
sitkowskimalboeuf.com.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF PETER J. TRUDEAU,
(15-00012)
The Hon. Leah P. Schad, Judge of the
Court of Probate, Northeast Probate
District, by decree dated January 21,
2015, ordered that all claims must be
presented to the fiduciary at the address below. Failure to promptly present any such claim may result in the
loss of rights to recover on such claim.
Janis E. Beltis, Clerk
The fiduciary is:
Gail M. Trudeau
c/o Gary D. Lavigne,
Lavigne, Mark & Rogers, LLC,
945 Main Street, Ste. 208,
Manchester, CT 06040
January, 30, 2015
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF MADELINE ZULKIEWICZ, AKA Madeline V. Zulkiewicz
(15-00014)
The Hon. Leah P. Schad, Judge of the
Court of Probate, Northeast Probate
District, by decree dated January 21,
2015, ordered that all claims must be
presented to the fiduciary at the address below. Failure to promptly present any such claim may result in the
loss of rights to recover on such claim.
Janis E. Beltis, Clerk
The fiduciary is:
Alan Scott Herman, Esq., PO Box
663, Putnam, CT 06260
January, 30, 2015
TOWN OF THOMPSON
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
LEGAL NOTICE
The Town of Thompson Zoning Board
of Appeals will hold a public hearing
on February 9, 2015 beginning at 7PM
in the Merrill Seney Room, Thompson
Town Hall, 815 Riverside Dr., North
Grosvenordale, CT for the following:
Variance 14-11: Brian LaBonte,
applicant. David LaBonte, Owner of
Record. For property at 58 Center
St., Thompson. Map 116/Block 13/
Lot 4/Zone R-40. Variance requested
for side yard setback deficiency of 18
feet.
Variance
14-12:
Scott
Parker,
applicant. Scott and Tracy Parker,
Owners of Record. For property at 12
Woodstock Rd. Map 29/Block 104/
Lot 22/Zone C. Variance requested to
locate liquor store within 1500 feet of
another establishment that dispenses
alcoholic beverages.
Variance 14-13: Carolyn Parker,
applicant. Cumberland Farm, Owner of
Record. For property at 854 Riverside
Dr. Map 169/Block 93/Lot 8-A/Zone C.
Variance requested to modify existing
Pylon Sign.
Files are available to review in the
Planning & Development Office, 2nd
floor, Town Hall.
At these hearings, interested parties
may appear and be heard, and written
testimony received.
Respectfully submitted,
Daniel Roy, Chairman
January, 30, 2015
February, 6, 2015
TOWN OF THOMPSON
At the January 6, 2015 meeting of
the Thompson Inland Wetlands
Commission the following actions
were taken: Application #IWA14026
approved with conditions, Raceway,
Golf Club, and Restaurant, LLC, 205
East Thompson Rd.
(Assessor’s
Map 137, Block 20, Lot 2) - maintenance of material stockpiles in upland
review area; Application #IWA14030,
Thompson Rail Business Park, LLC,
0 Reardon Rd. (Assessor’s Map 65,
Block 101, Lot 6C) - construction of
a temporary wetlands crossing using
blasting mats to facilitate construction
of a retaining wall approved under
application WAA14024.
Francesca Morano, Chair
On January 15, 2015 the following
wetlands agent approval was issued:
Application # WAA15002 approved
with conditions, River Junction Estates,
LLC., 0 New Rd. (Assessor’s Map 154,
Block 3, Lot 2A) - timber harvest in
upland review area.
Marla Butts, Wetlands Agent
January 30, 2015
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
“Shining a light on community events”
Woodstock Area Garden Club
February 2, 6:30pm • February meeting
First Congregational Church meeting hall,
543 RT. 169, Woodstock.
New members always welcome!
January 30, noon-7pm
Knights of Columbus Council 2087 will hold a fish fry in the Knights
Hall, 1017 Riverside Drive, North Grosvenordale. Fish and chips
($10); fried clams ($14); baked haddock ($11); scallops ($11);
combo platters ($11-14); and seafood platter ($17). 860-923-2967
[email protected]
January 31 and February 1
IHSP, 53 Grove Street, Putnam presents Souper Bowl of Caring.
Ask your youth to hold soup pots at your church doors to collect
dollars for food. And ask your worshippers to donate canned
goods or change. It will help us to provide food for families in
need. For info 860-455-3552
January 31, 5-7pm
East Woodstock Congregational Church will host a Ham & Bean
Supper. $10/adult, children under 10 eat FREE. Join us for ham,
baked beans, coleslaw, assorted breads, pickles, cake & ice cream.
For tickets call the church office, 860-928-7449, Rick Place 860-9282731, or email [email protected]
February 2, 10am-1pm
United Services presents a free 10-week Parent Project ® series
at United Services, 303 Putnam Rd, Wauregan for 10 weeks at
2-3 hours per class. Parent manual $20. Classes run from 2/2
to 4/13. No child care provided. To register call 860-564-6100,
email [email protected]. or visit www.UnitedServicesCT.org.
January 31, 8:30am-12pm
The HealthQuest for Heart Health event that was scheduled for
Saturday, January 24 has been rescheduled for January 31 from
8:30am to 12pm at QVCC Middle College in Danielson. Registration
for the event has been extended, so please take advantage of this
new opportunity to participate by calling Roberta at Generations at
860-774-7501 x. 2049.
February 3, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
United Services presents a free 10-week Parent Project ® series
at the Wauregan office, 303 Putnam Rd, Wauregan for 10 weeks
at 2-3 hours per class. Parent manual $20. Classes run from 2/3
to 4/7. No child care provided. To register or call 860-564-6100,
email [email protected] or visit www.UnitedServicesCT.org.
January 31, 7pm
A Benefit Concert featuring Bob Brandriff, Chris Berry, Claire
Thomas at the Central Village Congregational Church, 33 Main St.,
Central Village. Music will include your favorite Country, Broadway,
and Pop music. Tickets $10 adults, $5 children ages 5-12, and
children under 5 free. Price includes free refreshments. For info
860-564-8979.
January 31, 5:30pm
Soup n’ Silents – Featuring Clark Wilson, Hampton Congregational
Church, 263 Main Street (Route 97), Hampton. Church Phone
Number: 860-455-9677 Adults are $15, children 5 - 12 are $5, and
families are $30. Admission includes the dinner and movie.
January 31, 4:30-7:30pm
Boy Scout Troop 36 Moosup is having it’s annual Spaghetti Supper
fundraiser. Tickets available at the door for $8 adults-$6 Seniors.
(Includes Pasta with sauce, meatballs, salad, garlic roll, drink, and
dessert). Location is Moosup American Legion, 66 Prospect St.,
Moosup.
January 31, 5:30 pm
The First Congregational Church of Pomfret presents Potluck and
Movie night at the Pomfret Senior Center - featuring “The End
of the Spear.” This movie tells the real life story in which four
missionaries were killed by the Waodani tribe. Free; bring a dish to
share. For more info 860-928-7381.
February 4, 6pm
Free Pet Loss Support Group, at NECCOG Animal Services, 125
Putnam Pike, Dayville. We offer support and resources to help with
the loss of a pet. No fee/reservations required. Attend as often as
you like throughout your grief process.
February 6, 6pm
Bracken Memorial Library, 57 Academy Road, Woodstock, presents
their Author Series: Bee Ridgway will be discussing her novel The
River of No Return. For more information, call 860-928-0046.
February 6, noon-7pm
Knights of Columbus Council 2087 will hold a fish fry in the Knights
Hall, 1017 Riverside Drive, North Grosvenordale. Fish and chips
($10); fried clams ($14); baked haddock ($11); scallops ($11);
combo platters ($11-14); and seafood platter ($17). 860-923-2967
[email protected].
February 7, 1pm
The February Freeze 5K Run/Walk at Pomfret Community School.
Proceeds from the race benefit the eighth grade class trip to
Washington, D.C. Cost is $25 individuals, $75 per family. Race-day
registration will continue until 12:30 p.m.
February 7, 12noon
In Celebration of Take Your Child to the Library Day, The Friends of
the Killingly Library Present: Danny Magic, Killingly Public Library,
25 Westcott Road, Danielson. No registration required. Arrive early
for best seating.
This page is designed to shine a light on upcoming local nonprofit, educational and community
events. Submissions are limited to 50 words or less and are FREE to qualifying organizations,
schools, churches and town offices.
To submit your event contact: Teri Stohlberg at
860-928-1818 ext. 104, or [email protected].
Deadline for submission is Monday at Noon
OBITUARIES
Christopher J. Darnowski, 48
PUTNAM
—
Christopher “Chris”
J. Darnowski, 48,
of Putnam, died
Saturday, Jan. 24,
at Davis Place in
Danielson.
He was born July
12, 1966, in Danbury.
Chris is survived
by his wife Dawn and step-son Noah
of Woodstock; a brother Michael III,
and his fiancé Maryann of Webster,
Mass.; his mother, Phillis Jaeger of
Quinebaug, a nephew Michael IV, of
Dayville; aunts and uncles Constance
and Charles Stoll of Montville; Patricia
Adele F. Truedson, 101
WEBSTER, Mass. — Adele F. “Adela”
(Jezierski) Truedson, 101, formerly of
Golden Heights, died Saturday, Jan.
17, in the Life Care Center of Auburn.
Her husband, William Truedson,
died in 1987.
She leaves two nephews, Leon
Jezierski and his wife Pearl of
Thompson, and Robert Jezierski and
his wife Dorothy of Webster and several grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was preceded in death by her five
brothers Joseph, Louis, Victor, Frank
and John Jezierski and by her sister,
Cecilia Jezierski.
She was bornin Webster, the daughter of Boleslaw and Matilda (Reglinski)
Jezierski and was a lifelong resident.
Mrs. Truedson was a stitcher at
the American Woolen Company, at
Rochdale Knitting Mill and at Balding
Knitting Company in Thompson,
Conn., before she retired. She was
a lifelong member of Saint Joseph
Basilica.
The funeral was held Thursday,
Jan. 22, from Scanlon Funeral Service,
38 East Main St., with a Mass in
Saint Joseph Basilica, 53 Whitcomb
St. Burial was in St. Joseph Garden
of Peace. A calling period was held
Thursday in the funeral home.
Donations in her name may be made
to St. Joseph School Immediate Needs
Fund, 53 Whitcomb St., Webster, MA
01570.
For more information, visit www.
scanlonfs.net.
PUTNAM
—
Richard P. Bertrand,
64, of Bibeault St.,
died Thursday, Jan.
22, in Day Kimball
Hospital.
He was the loving
husband of the late
Maureen (Parker)
Bertrand. Born in
Putnam, he was the son of the late
Richard and Cecile (Hamel) Bertrand.
Mr. Bertrand worked as an auto body
technician for Precision Collision. He
was a car enthusiast and enjoyed fishing.
Richard is survived by his sons,
Scott Bertrand and his fiancé Tina
Erskine from Thompson, and Arron
Bertrand of Fredericksburg, Mo.;
his daughter, Shannon Harris and
her husband Richard of Dayville; his
sisters, Dorothy Therrien-Kulaga of
Thompson, and Sharon Berube of
Danielson; his grandchildren, Michael,
Austin, Juliette, Devon, and Davon.
As requested by the family, services
are private and have been entrusted to
the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church
St., Putnam, CT 06260.
For memorial guestbook visit www.
GilmanAndValade.com.
Richard P. Bertrand, 64
OBITUARIES are published at no charge.
E-mail notices to [email protected]
or fax them to (860) 928-5946.
Photos are welcome in JPEG format.
HERE & THERE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
PAUL PROVOST
Solo artist, popular classics and hits
Starting at 7:00 p.m.
308 LAKESIDE RESTAURANT
AND PUB
308 East Main St., East Brookfield, MA
774-449-8333
www.308lakeside.com
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
(6-week course)
PUPPY OBEDIENCE CLASSES
6:00 p.m.
To sign up email
[email protected]
KLEM’S
117 West Main St., Spencer, MA
508-885-2708 (Ext. 104) OPEN HOUSE AT
QUINEBAUG VALLEY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
6:00 p.m.
742 Upper Maple St., Danielson, CT
Call for information 860-932-4020
VALENTINE’S DAY,
FEBRUARY 14
PETER McNEANEY TRIO
Playing jazz, swing and
contemporary
Starting at 6:00 p.m.
308 LAKESIDE RESTAURANT
AND PUB
308 East Main St., East Brookfield, MA
774-449-8333
www.308lakeside.com
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
OPEN HOUSE AT
QUINEBAUG VALLEY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
742 Upper Maple St., Danielson, CT
Call for information
860-932-4020
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
THE CHURCH OF
THE RECONCILIATION
(Episcopal)
5 North Main St., Webster, MA
corsially invites Webster, Dudley
and Oxford
Veterans of all branches of service
to attend a FREE dinner at
Point Breeze Restaurant
6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Mr. Rich Miller Jr,
USAF OEF/OIF Veteran
Deployed to Iraq
Outreach Case Manager
Veteran’s Inc.
Please RSVP by calling
508-943-8714
(Please leave a message if
no one is available to answer)
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
ANNUAL FISHING TACKLE
REP DAY
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
See the latest gear.
Meet reps and experts!
Don’t miss the largest sale
and event of the season
For details contact
[email protected]
KLEM’S
117 West Main St., Spencer, MA
508-885-2708 (Ext. 104)
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
EASTER BUNNY PICTURES
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Children and pets welcome!
$5.00 donation to the
Spencer Lion’s Club
KLEM’S
117 West Main St.,
Spencer, MA
508-885-2708 (Ext. 104) and Joseph Studley of Naples, Fla.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by his dad
Michael Darnowski II.
He will be remembered for his love
of Jesus, fishing and playing his guitar.
Visit with his family from 5 to 8
p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Smith
& Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove
Street, Putnam. A Memorial Service
at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, at the
Calvary Assembly of God Church, 105
Southbridge Road (Rte. 131) Dudley,
Mass.
Share a memory with his family at
www.smithandwalkerfh.com.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
SPORTSMEN’S FLEA MARKET
Hunting, Fishing and Camping only
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tables: $10.00
Call 508-832-6492
AUBURN SPORTSMEN CLUB
Elm St., Auburn, MA
ONGOING RAFFLE
MEAT RAFFLE
First Friday of each month except
January
Early bird 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Start 7:00 p.m.
5 huge tables
AUBURN SPORTSMAN CLUB
Elm St., Auburn, MA
508-832- 6492 FREE COMMUNITY YOGA
Every Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Cash donations accepted
for P.A.W.S.
and nonperishable
food collected for
Daily Bread STRONG BODY/STRONG MIND
112 Main St., Putnam, CT
www.strongbodystrongmind.us
ROADHOUSE BLUES JAM Every Sunday, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
CADY’S TAVERN
2168 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, RI
401-568-4102 TRIVIA NIGHT
Wednesdays
7:00 p.m. -9:30 p.m.
HILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB
325 Pleasant St., Leicester, MA
508-892-9822
Local Events, Arts, and
Entertainment Listings
WISE GUYS TEAM TRIVIA
Every Tuesday, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
CADY’S TAVERN
2168 Putnam Pike (Rt. 44)
Chepachet, RI
401-568-41 02 KARAOKE
Every Friday and Saturday 8 p.m.-12
In the Veterans Lounge
Public invited
AMERICAN LEGION
TUTTLE POST #279
88 Bancroft St., Auburn, MA
508-832-2701 ENTERTAINMENT OR TRIVIA
every Saturday night
at 8:30 p.m.
CHUCK’S STEAK HOUSE
10 Prospect St. (Rte.20) Auburn, MA
508-832-2553
TRIVIA
Every Thursday night
at 7:00 p.m.
CHUCK’S STEAK HOUSE
10 Prospect St. (Rte. 20), Auburn,
MA
508-832-2553
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
FRIDAY NIGHT
HEXMARK TAVERN
AT SALEM CROSS INN
260 West Main St., West Brookfield,
MA
508-867-2345
www.salemcrossinn.com
Every Thursday is CHICKEN NIGHT
4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Family style baked chicken
with fries, pasta & marinara sauce,
salad and rolls
Adults: $11.75
Children under 10: $6.75
AMERICAN LEGION
TUTTLE POST #279
88 Bancroft St., Auburn, MA
508-832-2701 TRIVIA NIGHT
AT THE STOMPING GROUND
Every Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.
132 Main St., Putnam, CT
860-928-7900
Also, live music
five nights a week
(Wed.-Sun.)
TRAP SHOOTING
AT NOON Every Sunday
SPENCER FISH AND GAME
CLUB
155 Mechanic St., Spencer, MA
TRAP SHOOTING
AT 1:00 P.M.
Every Saturday
SPENCER FISH AND GAME
CLUB
155 Mechanic St., Spencer, MA
Running on Thursdays
HORSESHOES AND TRAP
SHOOTING
6 p.m.
SPENCER FISH AND GAME
CLUB
155 Mechanic St., Spencer, MA RAFFLE
MEAT RAFFLE
Every Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
AMERICAN LEGION
TUTTLE POST #279
88 Bancroft St., Auburn, MA
508-832-2701
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ARTICLES FOR SALE
010 FOR SALE
010 FOR SALE
010 FOR SALE
Angle Iron Cutter
For Shelving
‘05 HONDA
VTX 1300
BOSCH HAND
GRINDER
$25.00
Normally Sells For $700
$90 OBO
6600 mi., Candy Red,
New plugs, Battery
$5800/OBO
‘98 HONDA
1100 TOURER
New front tires, Brakes,
Battery
Trailer Included
$4500/OBO
860-923-9067
1977 GMC 2500
Custom built twin piston flat
head dump
Four way fisher plow
Excellent running
Many New parts
Needs minor body work
$2100
Porta Potty
Construction site
Excellent condition
$275
Call
508-341-6347
2-Wheeled Bikes
As is $20.00/ea.
Cannon Power-Shot
Camera 10x
$100.00
508-885-3136
860-888-5207
2004
HATACHI HD TV
51” Diagonal
Great reception
$100.00
Brimfield
413-245-9538 or
[email protected]
2008 JVC HD TV
56” DLP Projection
New Bulb & Bulb in Box
$300 or best offer
508-234-3460
2010 SEARS
RIDING MOWER
Bagger $100
SEARS GAS
TRIMMER
w/ supply of Lines
$50
4W296, HK Potter 2790
Call 5pm-8:30pm
508-867-6546
ARCHERY,
HUNTING
EQUIPMENT
AND
ACCESSORIES
In Excellent Condition
Call 508-764-6908
AUTO PARTS FOR
SALE
4 Yokohama Avid Tires
205-50-R17V
Less than 500-miles
$200/OBO
Audi Custom fit car
covers
A4 & A5
And
Weathershield Floor
Mats
Excellent condition
Call
Southbridge
508-764-9309
What’s On
Email Your Mind?
Us! We’d Like to Know.
Email us your
thoughts to:
adam@
villagernewspapers
.com
BEAUTIFUL
NATURAL SILVER
FOX JACKET
Valued at over $1200
Worn Twice
Asking $350/OBO
BOSE ACOUSTIC
WAVE MUSIC
SYSTEM
One of the Originals
With Cassette player
Sounds and plays fantastic
$350/OBO
4 SALE
BEDROOM SET
Michelin Pilot HX MXM4
approx 34K Miles
$100.00 Firm
5 TIRES WITH
RIMS
P205-65 R15 H approx 6k
Miles
$300.00 Firm
CALL
508-236-1256
860-334-5061
40’ CONTAINER
Side window and door
and wired for lights
inside and out
asking $2500
Call
413-245-9027
6’ LEER 700 TONNEAU
COVER
Fits Toyota Tacoma
Silver
$425.00
QUEEN SIZE BED
Oak Headboard
& Frame
9 DRAWER LOW
DRESSER
with
attachable full mirror
2 DRAWER NIGHT
STAND
FULL/QUEEN
MATTRESS
and boxspring
Like new
$400 Firm
Call Susan
508-347-9296
BLUE BIRD BOXES
Get your boxes ready
now for Early Spring!
$5 Each
Woodstock
860-481-9003
or
teristohlberg
@yahoo.com
Bridgeport 1.5HP
Lathe 32 between
Centers 14” Swing
Call 860-933-1444
Radial Arm Drill 13”
Column 4’ arm
ALPACA BEAN
Stack Rack
Natural Alpaca
Fertilizer
Pre-composted
Great for your garden
$10 per bag
Call
508-238-5233
ModB0500
$45.00
BOSCH B7000
CORNER SANDER
w/pads
$40.OO
BLACK&DECKER
VARIABLE SPEEED
JIG SAW
$18.00
508-461-9626
CEMETERY PLOT
Record Storage shelving 200 sections
Call
508-792-9950
Dining Room Set
Soild Maple
Table, 5 Chairs and Hutch
Asking
$275.00
China
Dinner Set
8 piece place setting
white background
w/pink roses
$50.00
508-789-0864
ELECTRIC
POWER CHAIR
MODEL JET 3 ULTRA
from Scooter Store
Excellent Condition
Home owner’s manual
Paid $6,000.00
Asking $4,700.00
Will negotiate
Please call Nancy at:
860-923-9375 or
860-614-8572
Double plot
1/2 price at
Electrical
Material
29 GALLON
FISH TANK
Industrial, Commercial,
Residential
Wire, Pipe, Fittings, Relays,
Coils, Overloads, Fuses,
Breakers, Meters,
Punches, Pipe-Benders.
$2200
with everything
$40.00
YOUTH BED
$35.00
508-892-4582
CHAIN SAW
HUSQVARNA
model 181
With 20” Bar
80.7 cc motor with power for
the bigger trees runs like new!
$450.00
Call
508-344-8081
Local
News
New Recessed Troffer
Flourescent 3-Tube
T-8 277V Fixtures
Enclosed
$56 Each
Call 5pm-8:30pm
508-867-6546
ENGAGEMENT
RING
FOR SALE
CHAMPION
PORTABLE
GENERATOR
Model 41135
6800 starting watts
550 Rotel Watts
2 years old, Never used
Paid $750.00
Asking $550.00
Call Gordon
508-234-3589
HOOVER
CANISTER
WINDTUNNEL
$150.00 or best offer
ORECK
$45.00
ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER
$50.00
Call
774-321-0662
COUCH
beige Couch
Contemporary
including 2 decorative pillows
in excellent condition asking
$200.
Call
508-987-2809
CROSS BOW
by WEIDER
Home Gym Barely usedcondition like new.
paid 1300.00
asking 600.00
Call after 3:00 pm
(860)779-3844
Ask for Shawn or Gary
or leave message.
010 FOR SALE
010 FOR SALE
010 FOR SALE
For sale
HOME MADE PINE
COFFEE TABLE
&
TWO END TABLES
$125.00
Johnson and Evinrude outboards,
New
Queen PillowTop
Mattress
with Box Spring
in Original Plastic $150.00
TOMATO AND
CUCUMBER CAGES
13” wide x 54” tall
Made out of concrete wire
Will last forever!
$4.00 each
860-774-4469
(Brooklyn)
FOR SALE
Used high speed lock stitch
sewing machine
Runs perfectly
Brother DB2-B714
with table 48”x20”x30”
Manual included
$325.00
860-928-4794
For Sale:
SEALY QUEEN
SIZE SLEEP SOFA
in pine green.
Four inch memory foam topper
and linens included
like new
$700
Call
860-779-0570
FOR•SALE
Razor Electric Dirt Bike
5’x8’ Utility Trailer
72 Yamaha D100 Trail Bike
Cedar Amoire
Sears Craftsman Riding
Mower
Lite Trailer Receiver
ANTIQUE LAMP JUG
$40.00
DROP LEAF
COFFEE
TABLE
$100
DROP LEAF CART
$85
SWORD SET
$65
END TABLE
W/DRAWER
$75
Call For Pricing
401-486-4051
GIRLS 18 SPEED BIKE
$100.00
CANOPY
3-IN-1
10FTX20FT
$135.00
MANY HARD
COVER BOOKS
SMALL COFFEE
TABLE
$40.00
please call
508-764-6843
FOR SALE
860-928-3972
ANTIQUE
CROQUET SET
$40.00
$150.00/OBO
Gold Framed Wall
Mirror
29x41”
$50.00
5’ Floor lamp
FOR SALE
electric wheelchair/bed,
old stamps, albums,
comic books, old
bedroom set, waterbed frame,
foldout loveseat.
CALL
(508)631-0756.
FOR SALE
Garage door
with all hardware-white
Paid $400.00
asking
$175.00
Four double pane windows
with frames
$50.00 a piece
LARGE FISHER
SPEAKER
$50.00
FULL LENGTH
MINK COAT
ELECTRIC CHORD
ORGAN
$75.00
Size Medium
Excellent Condition
$800 or BO
Call
508-234-8767
GREAT CANADIAN
CANOE
L=15’-W=36”
Weight=67lbs
with paddles, plus six life vests.
Favorite canoe for couples &
great family fun
asking $600
Call Charlie
781-801-8329
HARLEY DAVIDSON BLACK
LEATHER
boots size 8 Med ladies
New in Box
$100/OBO
WILSONS BLACK
LEATHER BIKER
JACKET
3”x5”
with frindge, size M
$150/OBO
Call Paul
774-241-0327
860-455-9918
For Sale
Lg.7 cu.ft. GE Gas Dryer.
6 yrs old, runs great.
Stackable plates incl.
Washer died.
Model#DCVH660GHGG
$200.00
508-981-9718
HEADBOARD
FULL ADJ.
Micro suede, oatmeal w.esp
wood trim
$125 OBO
TWO SUNROOF
KITS
$100.00
GOLF CLUBS WITH
BAG
$50.00
LARGE ANTIQUE
PICTURE FRAME
$50.00
PORTABLE PODIUM
$60.00
CALL
774-452-3514
HOUSE HOLD
ITEMS
Wood stoves
Refrigerator
E/Range
A/C Units
TV’s
File Cabinets
Book Cases
And much more!
508-451-8525
12 cups
$75 OBO
HONEYWELL
AIR CLEANER
86” Couch & 65” Loveseat
with matching pillows
rm sz, 15x20
$50 OBO
Call 508-765-0621
KIRBY SENTRIA II
VACUUM SYSTEM
NEW REDUCED
PRICES!!!
with carpet cleaning
attachment.
Six months old.
$600 firm.
Call 508-987-3677
LAPTOP
COMPUTER
PRO BOOK 45205
Intel Core I5
Windows 7
15” inch screen
Wireless mouse
Used very little
$200
Snapper Rear Engine
Riding Mower
Webster
Weekends only by Appointment
Call Liz
774-200-9417
Sears Carpet,Upholstery
Vacuum
$60
(2) HON Side Chairs
$30/ea
Mink Fur Jacket-(6/7)
$175/OBO
(2) Mid-back leather
office chairs
$30/ea
Bell motorcyle
helmet
Never used
$60
Beckett Burner
Control & Aquastat
$200
Craftsman Yard
Vacuum/Blower
Christin Dior Tux
$500
6.5hp Briggs & Stratton Engine
w/Chipper Chute
$300
Call 860-779-2616
LED R-30 INDOOR
FLOODLIGHTS
by Philips
12w = 65w
Instant on, very bright
plus dimmable
Lasts 22.8 years
Big box stores sell for
$26-$30
YOU PAY $15.00 each
or 4 per case $50.00
Call Keith
508-524-9328
LG HIGH-ENERGY
ROOM
AIR CONDITIONER
24,000 BTU
with timer, thermostat
and sleeve
Will cool 1500 sq. ft. area
Used one season
Retails $600.00
Asking $250.00
Pick up in Brooklyn
203-904-3784
LUMBER
Rough Pine - Dry
5% moisture - Sizes up to
2”x18”x10’ Furniture quality
$2.00 board foot or B.O.
508-476-7867
Leave message
MAGEE
Gas on gas
Kitchen Stove
White
$400.00
Call
860-928-6739
Moving...
SEARS
PRO-FORM
TREADMILL
Folds up, heavy duty
Reg. maintained
$200.00
or best offer
508-867-0368
Myers Convertible
Jet/Tank pump system,
7 Gal.
1/2h.p. with 50’ hose never
used
$175
774-297-9279
HOUSEHOLD,
ANTIQUES
&
COLLECTABLES
In box - never opened
$100
(3) Kincaid “Replica”
Paintings
$50
Lawn Mowers & More
www.ConnecticutsQuietCorner.com
Classic Star Trek
Figurine Set
15hp Briggs & Stratton Engine,
Electric Start, Twin Bagger
Home H2O Kooler with
hot faucet
COFFEE/
ESPRESSO
MAKER 82
For Sale
Schweiger Green
Southwestern
Price reasonable
Call 860-779-0022
ELECTRIC BASE
BOARD
$25.00
(Used only 5500 Miles)
195/65r/15
call
860-779-6089
Call: 508-410-7050
LAWN MOWER AND
VACUUM:
WOODEN DOLL
CRADLE
$15.00
FOUR COOPER
SNOW TIRES
508-885-6657
OLD END TABLE
$45
w/wide belt power
Incline and monitors
Great condition
$275.00
50” TV Stand with
Storage
Medium Oak
Also, I need motors,
parts - 1958-’85
Call
508-765-5190
Cobble Stones
1997 Riviera
2-30hp, several left from
last season
$200-$650.
END TABLE
W/2 DRAWERS
$50
Tread mill
Photos upon request
Call
508-892-1679
$50.00
010 FOR SALE
Color
$50.00
HUGE TV
1-800-536-5836
Clarity
$15.00
$75.00
TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL TOLL FREE
Mounted on Eikei Sportline
rims. Like new condition.
$600.00
COUCH
KENMORE
WHISPERTONE
VACUUM
CLASSIFIEDS
Diamond
Round Brilliant
1.09Cts
K
$2850 or best offer.
FOUND HERE!
Town-to-Town
Four 17” Low profile
Yokohama Tires
14k Gold
VS-1
Cleans Excellent
$100
Call 508-885-3136
4 TIRES 225-50
R17 93V
MAKITA RANDOM
ORBIT SANDER
ELECTROLUX EPIC
RUG SHAMPOOER
Call
508-867-0033
Bedroom set,
12 drawer dresser chest,
nightstands king brass
headboard.
Haywood Wakefield dining
room table, credenza. Dinette
table and hutch. Much More
take any or all. No reasonable
offer refused
Call 860-455-3379
LARGE SELECTION OF
ROUTER BITS
010 FOR SALE
Friday, January 30, 2015 B9 NASCAR
Die-Cast Models
They’re Back!
$5 And Up!
BRAND NEW SHIPMENT!
Blessings Farm
50 H Foote Road
Charlton
508-248-1411
2’x3’ $50/ea
Used once 42-44 long,
w/pleated shirt
$175/OBO
Cast Iron Christmas
Tree Stand
$25
Sunbeam Whole
House Humidifier
(on wheels)
$50
13’ Sunsetter
Awning Cover
Never Used
$30
14” Snow Chains
$20
15” Cable
Snow Chains
Brand New
$35
Used Engine
2002 Pontiac 3.4 ltr. V-6
$250
Antique-Kelvinator
Electric range
w/double oven, broiler
B/O
Call Ed @
508-479-9752
LET’S MAKE A DEAL!
NordicTrack Elite
14.7 Elliptical
2 years old, Like new,
Internet access, Paper work
Bought $1399
asking $850.00
Wii
w/Balance Board
Controllers, Games
Bought $500
Asking $250.00
Precious
Moments
Collection
and stands
28 pieces
508-867-2887
REGULATION POOL
TABLE
Needs new felt, $500
2 HARDWOOD
CHERRY
CABINETS
Glass Doors, Moveable shelves,
75”x30”x20” $500 for pair.
508-892-3275
REMOTE CONTROL
AIRCRAFTS
some with motors
Call George
774-241-0027
ROLAND ORGAN
MUSIC ATELIER
80G LUXURY
including bench and
owner’s manual.
Upper and lower keyboard
$500.00
508-867-9386
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010 FOR SALE
010 FOR SALE
ROUND KITCHEN
TABLE
USED ADULT POWER
CHAIR
204 WATER EQUIPMENT
ADULT POTTY CHAIR
with caravan trailer
Red & white
Very fast and fun!
w/4 chairs
$125.00
COFFEE TABLE
and 2 end tables
$50.00
ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER
w/end cabinets
10’ long, 74” high
$225.00
2 SWIVEL ROCKER
CHAIRS
WHEEL CHAIR
2 WALKERS
4 FIRESTONE TIRES
NEW TAKEOFFS
P24570R 16”
Asking
$3500.00
$25.00 each
Call
508-832-3029
ONE 2HP SEARS AIR
COMPRESSOR 220
VERMONT
CASTINGS RDV40
PROPANE STOVE
$100.00
ONE SUNBEAM GAS
GRILL
$50.00
ONE BARBECUE GRILL
$50.00
1-413-244-9510
SNAPPER
ROTO-TILLER
IR5003, Used Twice
Best Offer
25,000 - 36,000 BTU’s, direct
vent, thermostat, fan, hearth
pad. very good condition.
$550.00 or best offer.
Call
508-826-6108
WESLO
TREADMILL
20HP/100MPH
$70.00
BRINX SAFE
18X12 INCHES $50.00
AIR HOCKEY TABLE
TRAC VAC
61X33 INCHES $60.00
Model 385-IC/385LH
Used Once
Best Offer
55X30 INCHES $60.00
CALL
BEAR CAT
VAC-N-CHIP PRO
& VAC PRO
WOODSTOVE
Yotul #8
$1500
Weathertech
Floor Mats
Like New
$100.00/OBO
with 5HP Mercury
gas motor (2011)
only 10 hrs use
Trailer included plus seats & vests
Asking
$1,800.00
508-867-2551
16 FT. FIBERGLASS
SAILBOAT
with mainsail, jib and trailer
with new tires
$450.00
774-230-0753
17’ QUEST
PONTOON
50 HP Mercury four stroke
OB, Bimini, Canvas Cover
and Trailer.
Excellent Condition.
In the water in
Woodstock, CT
with 25 Horse Yamaha motor
Great seating, live well, etc.
In excellent condition,
very low hours on motor
$3200.00
Call 508-885-2884
2009 Trophy
18’ Walkaround
Porta-potty, VHF
Fish finder and GPS
Stereo with CD player
115 Merc
Caravan roller trailer
Approximately 500 hours
$18,000
CRAFTSMAN
SNOW BLOWER
508-347-3145
Webster, MA
508-943-1317
24” electric start
$350.00
100 GENERAL
260 ANTIQUES
Call
508-637-1401
107 MISC. FREE
Local
News
FREE OLD
RECLINER
Call
508-885-6570
FREE WOOD
PALLETS
FOUND HERE!
SNOWBLOWER
CRAFTSMAN
24” Electric Start
Brand New
$500.00
508-637-1622
TOOL SHEDS
Made of Texture 1-11
8x8
$775
8x10
$960
8x12 $1050
8x16 $1375
Delivered and Built On-Site
Other Sizes Available
CALL 413-324-1117
TREES FOR SALE
Evergreen Trees, Colorado
Blue Spruce, Potted Trees,
Silver Blue, 18”-22” tall
All 10 trees for $85
Norway Spruce, 3.5’
5/$99
Eastern Pine 5-7’ tall
5/$99
Excellent privacy
border/ornamental
Call 508-278-5762
evenings
TRUCK TOOL BOX
Half Ton
$80.00
HEAVY DUTY
ENGINE STAND
$80.00
GOLF CLUBS AND
BAG
$60.00
33 GALION
ALUMINUM GAS
TANK
$75.00
MILLER HIGH
FREQUENCY BOX
25’ tig Torch
and regulator
$600.00
860-455-8762
You pick up
Monday thru Friday
8am-noon
Stonebridge Press
25 Optical Drive
Southbridge
(located behind
Southbridge Hotel &
Conference Center)
109 MUSIC/ARTS
FOR SALE:
YAMAHA 461S
Acoustic/electric Guitar.
Kit Includes an Amplifier,
Microphone stand w/mic,
Guitar stand and music stand.
Distortion/sound effects box
and all cables included.
$400.00
ANTIQUES
1800’s Federal Dresser
w/ Mirror, Candle Holders &
Glover Boxes $1000
Hoosier w/flour & Bread Bins
$150
1950’s Kitchen Table
w/ Porcelain Top $150
Large lot of Hobnail, Kitchen
Ware, Tins & Advertisement
508-867-9667
265 FUEL/WOOD
Central Boiler E-Classic
1400/2400
OUTDOOR WOOD
FURNACE
Cleaner & Greener
EPA Qualified
25-Year Warranty
Call Today
508-882-0178
CrystalRockFarm.com
FIREWOOD
Call
860-779-7766
Cut, Split & Delivered
Green & Seasoned
GUITAR
Wood Lots Wanted
1970 GIBSON J50
Acoustic w/case
Great condition
$1800.00 o.b.o.
774-633-0832
MARCH 15Th
DONT MISS IT!
Record Show + Musicians
instrument Expo
at Dudley flea Market
Go to www.levtron.com
Sell your records
buy instruments
Sell your instruments
Buy Records
Call Paul
508-769-2351
284 LOST & FOUND
PETS
Did you find
your pet?
Or find a home
for one?
Call Ron
978-828-5389
SMALL UPRIGHT
WHITE LAQUER
PIANO
w/Bench
11 years old
Excellent condition
Paid $3700
Asking $1500
508-637-1168
130 YARD SALES
LET US KNOW!!!
Please call us so that we
can take your ad
out of the paper...
Town-To-Town
Classifieds
508-909-4111
WANTED
286 LIVESTOCK
Always Buying
Old Toys
BAGGED
SHAVINGS
Old Bicycles
$4.75 Each
Horse quality
3.25 size
-Pre 1980-
-1880s-1970sAlso parts & Accessories
& Literature
Cash Paid
1800-336-2453
$50.00 each
Brand new
774-633-0832
Route
169
Antiques
14’ STARCRAFT
ALUMINUM BOAT
BOAT FOR SALE
Gray, Front and Rear Fits
Jeep Liberty 2008-2012
Heavy duty 54” long
stainless steel
piano hinges
205 BOATS
(508) 885-4212
CALL 508-765-5763
HINGES
298 WANTED TO BUY
2004 ALUMINUM V14
TRACKER GUIDER BOAT
AND TRAILER
Mint condition
$500.00
295 BUILDING SUPPLIES
Call 774-244-6781
508-234-8297
$9750
860-614-4525
508-347-3145
185x65 R15
$50.00 each
Lightly Used
2000 SEADOO 720
FOOSBALL TABLE
Models 72085, 72285,
72295
Used Twice
Best Offer
SNOW TRACKING
TIRES
200 GEN. BUSINESS
Rock Valley Farm
West Brookfield MA
508-867-2508
884 Worcester St.
Southbridge MA
Looking To Purchase
Antiques
And Collectibles
Single Items
Or Entire Estates
We Buy It All
And Also Do
On-Site Estate Sales
And
Estate Auctions
CALL MIKE ANYTIME
774-230-1662
WANTED
Old Mopeds, Scooters,
Dirt Bikes
Any condition
Looking for projects
Cash paid
Call Travis
Leave message
774-242-9227
(We also sell)
WANTED TO BUY
BY COLLECTOR
Old comic books
1940s and up
Beatles memorabilia
1960s and up
Famous monster
magazines, Godzilla,
Frankenstein and
monster items,
Old toys and
advertising items
Call: 860-779-2469
WAR
RELICS
& WAR
SOUVENIRS
WANTED
WWII & EARLIER
CA$H WAITING!
Helmets, Swords,
Daggers, Bayonets,
Medals, Badges, Flags,
Uniforms, etc.
Over 30 Years Experience.
Call David
1-508-688-0847
I’ll Come To YOU!
300 HELP WANTED
310 GENERAL HELP
WANTED
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
Position: 16 hours per week.
Computer and interpersonal
skills are a must.
Skilled at Microsoft Office and
Excel; church or non-profit
experience beneficial. Send
resume and two references to:
[email protected].
CARETAKER/
HANDYMAN
for Southbridge Mass (1 hour
from Boston, Hartford,
Providence, 2.5 hours from
NYC ) for home on 10 acres for
maintenance/home
repairs/cleaning,
office/computer work, hosting
guests, errands, gardening,
grounds/pool maintenance.
Need well mannered,easy
going,responsible, dependable,
emotionally stable person.
Email resume/cover
letter with picture to
[email protected].
COUNTER SALES
Local HVAC heating Supply co
Experience preferred
Will train right person
Excellent benefits
Call Kevin
508-765-7900
NORTH
BROOKFIELD
EMERGENCY
SQUAD
per diem EMT positions
available
Please call 508-847-1889 for
further information.
310 GENERAL HELP
WANTED
TELLERS WANTED
Apply at the
Southbridge Credit Union
205 Main Street, Southbridge
514 Main Street, Fiskdale
Center at Hobbs Brook,
Sturbridge
732 Southbridge Street,
Auburn
EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled
www.
Connecticuts
QuietCorner.
com
TRI-VALLEY, INC.
is seeking to add dynamic
individuals to work with us in
our goal to keep elders and
younger disabled individuals in
their homes. We have the
following positions available:
RN, Clinical
Assessment &
Eligibility Program
Responsibilities include
screening clients for Nursing
Home, Adult Day Health and
2176 Waiver eligibility. The
CAE RN also assesses clients
in their homes for personal
care and works collaboratively
with care managers, clients and
providers of personal care.
Must have valid/current RN
license in the state of
Massachusetts. Must have
minimum of two years of
clinical experience. Valid
driver’s license and reliable
transportation are required.
Salary in low 40’s annualized.
Personal Care
Attendant (PCA)
Functional Skills Trainer - The
PCA Functional Skills Trainer
works with qualified candidates
to develop the skills necessary
to self-manage his/her care.
The position requires
experience working with
individuals with complex care
needs and their families.
Experience working with
MassHealth is also preferred.
Valid driver’s license and
reliable transportation are
required. Bilingual
English/Spanish preferred.
Care Manager
- The Care
Manager is responsible for
assessing for eligibility,
developing and monitoring
client care plans, and
maintaining a caseload within
agency standards. The ideal
candidate will possess strong
case management skills,
excellent communication skills,
both verbal and written, as well
as the ability to work with a frail
population and their families.
BA/BS in relevant field is
required. Valid driver’s license
and reliable transportation are
required.
Adult Family Care (AFC)
Supervisor - The AFC
Supervisor provides
day-to-day supervision within
the AFC department to ensure
the quality of services being
delivered. Must have a
bachelor’s degree or RN license
in the state of Massachusetts.
Must have a minimum of two
years recent experience
working with elderly or
disabled adults. Background in
supervision. Knowledge of the
AFC program and/or
MassHealth programs and
community supports. A good
understanding of the DD/MR
and elder population. Valid
driver’s license and reliable
transportation are required.
Personal Care
Attendant (PCA)
Administrative Assistant - Part
Time position 20 hours per
week. The PCA Administrative
Assistant performs secretarial
tasks for the Personal Care
Attendant Program. The
candidate must have strong
secretarial skills and
Experience in Microsoft Word,
Microsoft Excel.
Tri-Valley, Inc. is a
private not for profit
agency dedicated to
enabling elders and
individuals with
disabilities to remain
at home. We offer
competitive salary and
excellent benefits.
Please send resume
and cover letter to:
[email protected] or
mail to: Human
Resources, Tri-Valley,
Inc., 10 Mill Street,
Dudley, MA 01571.
AA/EOE
320 MEDICAL/DENTAL
HOME HEALTH CARE,
CNA’S,
personal care attendants needed
Part time
Work when you want
Days or weekends
Car necessary
Webster Southbridge
and surrounding towns
call Mon-Fri
8am-3pm
Independence Health
Care
508-767-1776
AA/EOE
400 SERVICES
402 GENERAL SERVICES
Call The
Junk Man
Snow Plowing
Trees Cut
Brush/Limbs
Removed
FREE METAL PICK-UP
Appliances,
Furniture, TV’s.
Construction
Materials.
Cellars/Attics Cleaned.
Small Building
Demolition,
Residential Moves.
Furnaces Removed
Dave
508-867-2564
413-262-5082
448 FURNITURE
QUEEN PILLOW TOP
MATTRESS SET
$150.00
I have a NEW Queen
Mattress w/Box
still in the
original plastic!
NAME BRAND
Call/text
860-916-5040
500 REAL ESTATE
505 APARTMENTS FOR
RENT
APARTMENT
IN
NORTH
BROOKFIELD
Large 3 bedroom
apartment located
on first floor
$950/Month
First-Last
Off Street Parking
508-868-7184
DUDLEY
Two Bedroom
second floor
off street parking
no pets, no smoking
$650/month
plus utilities
401-624-3897
FOR RENT
SPENCER
3 Bedroom
W/W Carpet,
W/D hookup
Residential area
Large Yard
Off Street Parking
Gas/Gas Stove
available now
First+Security
508-867-8707
Southbridge
1-Bedroom & 2Bedroom Apartments
Luxurious 3-Bedroom
Apartment with
Fireplaces available, 2
Full Baths
All include Heat/hot water
Modern
Appliances
2 apartments include off street
parking
Many Extras
Available immediately
Call: 774-230-0680
SOUTHBRIDGE
4 bedroom
De-leaded
renovated
Hardwoods
W/D Hookup
New Kitchen and bath
fixtures
New Furnace
Section-8 Ok
$1000/month
617-908-0744
SPENCER
Large one bedroom with one
car garage, new flooring and
paint in great location with
washer/dryer hookup and large
eat-in kitchen. No Pets, first,
last and security $725.00
month.
Call
508-397-9703
for showing.
505 APARTMENTS FOR
RENT
SOUTHBRIDGE
Second Floor
One bedroom
Range
available mid-febuary
Car Port
Heat and Hot water Included
$700/month
First-Last
Refrences
Call
between
10am-5pm
leave name and Number
508-765-5533
SPENCER
Two bedroom townhouse
1.5 Bath
Gas heat
Electric Apliances
Hookups
no pets
$500 security
First-Last
$765month
call
508-886-4312
WEBSTER
One Bedroom
Second Floor
Very Quiet
W/D Hookup
No Pets No Smoking
References
First and Last
$600/month
508-826-8505
546 CEMETERY LOTS
WORCESTER COUNTY
MEMORIAL PARK
Two grave plots:
Valor I (#291, Unit A,
graves 1 and 2)
Current value $8200.00
Offered: $5,850.00
508-499-7957
[email protected]
550 MOBILE HOMES
FOR SALE
Mobile Home 55+
Leesburg, FLA
Near the Villages
Updated
Move in ready
2 bedroom, 1.5 bath
on Lake Griffin
View @
www.lakesideterrace.net/
47wintergreen.html
$21,900
352-787-1949
575 VACATION RENTALS
CAPE COD TIME
SHARE FOR SALE
Edgewater Beach Resort
95 Chase Avenue
Dennisport, MA 02639
On the water
Studio (Unit 706)
Fixed week 33 (August)
Deeded rights
You’ll own it for a lifetime
& can be passed down to
your children and grand
children. Will entertain any
reasonable offer.
525 HOUSES FOR RENT
508-347-3145
SPENCER RANCH
STYLE HOME
Local
for rent prime location.
3 bedrooms,
1 bath,
1 car garage,
washer/dryer included.
Newly renovated.
Very warm and bright.
No pets.
$1375.00/Month
first+last-security
Heroes
call
508-397-9703
for showing.
546 CEMETERY LOTS
CEMETERY LOTS
AVAILABLE
Pine Grove Cemetery
Spencer, MA
Single lot $1000
Double $2000
Call Mike
774-200-6164
or
pinegrovecemetery
[email protected]
FOUND HERE!
RV in Co-op Park
$26,900
Woodstock, CT
Cemetery Plots
Worcester County Memorial
Park
Valor II Section
Graves 1 & 2
Valued at $7600
Asking $4000
508-885-6489
508-885-4278
CEMETERY PLOTS
Worcester County
Memorial Park
Paxton, MA
Garden of Gospels
1 plot #150
2 grave sites
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.
Asking $2200
Rte.25 197,
Woodstock, CT
Unit #5
386-576-6663
772-233-1555
WORCESTER
COUNTY
MEMORIAL PARK
THINK SUMMER!
2 plots
Garden of Heritage 2
vaults included
present value $8300
Asking $4500/OBO
Call
508-769-8107
or
508-764-2002
Worcester County
Memorial Park
Double plot
$2300.00
($4600.00 value)
Will pay transfer fee
508-248-3303
WORCESTER
County Memorial Park
Paxton, MA
Garden of Gospels
Near St. Matthew
Lot 73-C
Spaces 3 and 4
Asking $4000.00
Current Value:
$9200.00
508-885-4680
WORCESTER COUNTY
MEMORIAL PARK
Paxton, MA
Faith/Crypts
Lot 84C #1 Space
$1500
508-943-0671
South Dennis,
off Rte. 134:
Cozy 3 BR, (dbl, queen,
2 twins) 1 bath home with
full kitchen & microwave,
washer/dryer, screened in
porch w/ picnic table, grill,
cable TV. Outdoor shower.
On dead-end street.
Near shopping, theater,
restaurants, bike trail,
fishing, playground,
10 minutes from bay and
ocean side beaches.
Now Booking for
Summer of 2015
Off season rates available
Call Janet
at 508-865-1583
after 6 pm, or email
June at
[email protected]
for more information.
PHOTO REPRINTS AVAILABLE
Call for details 860-928-1818
Friday, January 30, 2015 B11 Villager Newspapers % Town-to-Town Classifieds %
700 AUTOMOTIVE
705 AUTO ACCESSORIES
4 Tires w/Rims
2009 midsize Ford
125/55R16
Will fit new Ford 5 lug pattern
$450.00
508-943-1740
JEEP CHEROKEE
RIMS (5)
17x7.5 rims
1 with mounted tire
Stored in garage
$300.00 or BO
508-867-5156
720 CLASSICS
1934 MERCEDES
500k, Heritage Replica,
Red, Tan Int.,
Rebuilt ‘79 Camaro
AC, 1000 miles since built,
Always inside
MUST SEE!
$19,750
860-774-5802
860-774-1932
[email protected]
725 AUTOMOBILES
720 FOREIGN AUTO
1993 FORD F450
‘01 VW BUG
Caterpillar Service truck
450 Dually
7.3 International diesel
5 Speed transmission
Service body
201,000 miles
International 2050
Rotating Crane
$2650
508-779-0194
2004 CORVETTE
CONVERTIBLE
Blue and saddle
26,281 miles on it
New tires and brakes
Asking $32,000
Call or text Paul at
774-641-4050
2005
FORD TAURUS
4-door, Air Condition,
Light Bronze color
133,000 miles
Good condition
$2,200
508-779-0194
2006 MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
1963
CHEVROLET
BISCAYNE
MUST SEE!
82,000 miles, one owner,
All-wheel Drive, V6, seats 7
Good Condition
Small
High Performance
V8
Automatic Overdrive
$18,000/OBO
2008 HONDA CIVIC EX
508-949-0771
1986 EL CAMINO
110,000 Miles
4.3 V6 Automatic 4 Speed,
Complete Tune up, New Tires,
Reconditioned Wheels,
Garaged, No Rust,
All Receipts
$7500 or best offer,
Trades Considered
860-774-1891
725 AUTOMOBILES
1988 FORD
MUSTANG LX
Conv. Black Ext. Black Top
Gray Int, V8
5 Speed
$4500/OBO
Call
774-272-5891
1998 VOLVO S70
190K
Many New Parts
Runs well
Will need some work
$1000/OBO
860-774-5587
$8,000
Ph: 508-949-2270
Black, 117k miles
4-door sedan
5-speed manual FWD
4-cyl
BRAND NEW TIRES
and REPLACED A/C
Moon roof and alloy wheels
EXCELLENT CONDITION
$10,495
508-887-0468
CLASSIC CARS
1975 Chevy Caprice
2-Door 95400 Miles
New Tires, Battery
Brake pads, Water Pump
Always garaged
Needs Restoration
Runs
$4500
1995 Chrysler LeBaron
Convertable 110000 miles
3 New Tires Battery
Good Body
interior needs restoration
Runs
$3000
Call
508-873-9257
740 MOTORCYCLES
Runs Great
DAVES
MOTOCYCLE
TRANSPORTING
1984 VW RDX
Convertible
service to Daytona, Sturgis and
Major events
we will get you where you want
to ride
$1950 or BO
860-753-2096
4-speed standard transmission
183,000 miles
$595.00
needs minor work
508-779-0194
740 MOTORCYCLES
1999 BMW
R1100R
space is limited
Licensed and insured
call David for pricing
today
508-320-3273
Charlton MA
FOR SALE:
2007
HARLEY DAVIDSON SUPER GLIDE
7500 Mi. Black.
Excellent Condition,
clean with many extras.
$8500.
21,800 mi,
Excellent condition,
with hard bags, Blue
$3500
508-735-2436
2000 HARLEY
DAVIDSON
Please call Bert
860-315-7609
2002 Polaris 700
Classic
$2500
2012 Mission Double
Trailer
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89500 Miles
Excellent Condition
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$7900
1992 GMC
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20,000 miles
Excellent Condition
1 Owner
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Chevy Trax a Strong Contender in
Sub-Compact Crossover Segment
Photo by Keith Griffin
The 2015 Chevrolet Trax is a sub-compact crossover that feels larger than its size.
BY KEITH GRIFFIN
The sub-compact crossover market
is about to explode in the U.S. and
Chevrolet is smartly positioned to take
full advantage. The Chevrolet Trax
is hitting the United States after two
successful years of global sales in 66
markets.
What makes it right for New England?
Good pricing, strong fuel economy, and
available all-wheel drive top the list of
its strong selling points. It also has a lot
of available technology not normally
found at its pricepoint.
The 2015 Chevrolet Trax is powered
by a 1.4-liter turbo engine rated at 138
horsepower and 148 lb-ft of torque. On
paper that doesn’t sound like much
but in 100 miles of driving around San
Diego I had no problems with acceleration and merging. It’s not going to win
any stoplight drag races but it’s also
not going to turn your knuckles white
merging on 93 North.
The six-speed automatic transmission is responsive under hard acceleration and never seems to hunt for the
right gear. The electronic power steering was also responsive and maneuvered the Trax well in tight parking
situations.
Another strong selling point is its
cargo capacity. It has up to 48.4 cubic
feet of cargo space with the rear seat
folded – and 18.7 cubic feet of storage space behind the split-folding rear
seatbacks. That’s more than Nissan
Juke and comparable to Kia Soul and
Jeep Renegade, its competition in the
segment.
The cargo area has a wide opening for
easily moving packages in and out. The
cargo cover also stores easily for when
you have larger items. Too many covers simply disengage and flop around
the cargo area, potentially becoming
deadly missiles in a collision.
One element of the Trax that is less
than endearing would be its multiple
storage compartments. There are 15
interior storage compartments including upper and lower storage in each
door, upper and lower glove box, upper
and lower center stack, left and right of
the center stack and left of the steering
wheel. It’s like Chevy had a competition among its designers to see who
could come up with the most ludicrous
storage compartment ideas.
Pricing is also another strong feature. The base LS trim level starts at
$20,995. It includes standard Chevrolet
MyLink infotainment with a 7-inch-diagonal touch screen, OnStar 4G LTE
with built-in Wi-Fi hotspot, segment-exclusive standard rearview camera system (excluding other GM vehicles),
rear fold-flat and front-passenger foldflat seats, USB port, air conditioning,
power locks and windows, power outside mirrors and remote keyless entry.
All-wheel drive is available for an additional $1,500, which is about as cheap
as you can add AWD to a vehicle.
The LT trim level starts at $22,445
and the LTZ at $25,030 (all prices are
before $875 destination charge). The
LTZ includes all the creature comforts
most drivers expect, including heated front seats, six-way power driver
seat, auto-dimming rearview mirror,
18-inch wheels, and rear park assist.
Adding those features to the LT trim
level adds $670 to the bottom line.
To be frank, the interior, while efficiently designed, leaves a little bit to
be desired. The interior gaps seemed
prominent. However, interior comfort isn’t an issue with the front seats
both accommodating and comfortable. The Trax is also a fairly quiet
car both under acceleration and at
cruising speeds thanks to an acoustic
windshield and other noise dampening
enhancements.
Fuel economy for the front-wheel
drive Trax models is 26-mpg city and
34-mpg highway, which is segment
leading, for a combined 29-mpg. AWD
drops those numbers to 24-mpg city
and 31-mpg highway for a combined
27-mpg. It’s a drop that doesn’t penalize you much with falling fuel prices.
According to the EPA, you’ll spend an
extra $100 a year.
This little compact also comes
packed with safety features such as10
standard airbags, including the segment’s only rear-seat-mounted thorax
air bags. Other standard safety features are ABS and electronic brake
force distribution, as well as cornering
brake control and brake assist. Rear
park assist is available on the LT and
LTZ trim levels.
The 2015 Chevrolet Trax is a good
choice for people who want the fuel
efficiency of a compact car but like
the tall seating position, high roof, and
cargo capacity of a crossover. Shop
it against vehicles like the Kia Soul,
Nissan Juke and Scion xB.
2015 Chevrolet Trax
THE BASICS
Price, base (with $875 destination):
$21,870 Fuel economy: 26-city/34-highway/29-combined Drivetrain: 1.4-liter
turbo Body: Two-row subcompact crossover.
THE SPECIFICS
Horsepower: 138 @ 4,900 rpm Torque:
148 @ 1,850 rpm Overall length: 168.5
in. Wheelbase: 100.6 in. Height: 65.9 in.
Width: 69.9 in. Curb weight: 3116 lbs.
THE GOOD
Fuel economy, cargo capacity, safety features
THE BAD
Interior gaps, plain wheel covers, frivolous
storage spaces
THE BOTTOM LINE:
The 2015 Chevrolet Trax is a rightsized crossover for empty nesters or
folks with two children. Its cargo capacity and fuel efficiency make it a compelling small vehicle choice.
Keith Griffin is a contributor to
About.com and BoldRide.com; he can
be reached on Twitter @indepthauto.
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