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Centaurs
finish 3rd at
Class S state
championship
It has not been a typical gymnastics season for the Woodstock Academy girls.
But all is well that ends well. Such was the case on Saturday.
The Centaurs revived some of their past magic and posted a third-place finish in the Class S state championship at Jonathan Law High School in Milford.
“The girls are beyond happy,” said coach Kasey Tocchio. “We just wanted to go and do as well as we could and we did that.”
The Centaurs finished with a 133.175 total which put them just behind first-place Daniel Hand of Madison (140.275) and Killingly (138.0).
The key for the Woodstock resurgence was the return of Olivia Aleman.
The junior, who has not competed due to injury since the first meet of the season, had been working out at Deary’s Gymnastics in Danielson for the past week prior to the state championship.
“We’ve been adding things over time and she just did amazing. She just wanted to do this for her team and I’m so proud and happy that she was able to do it for herself,” Tocchio said.
Individual results only count toward the team score, there is no individual all-around medalist in the state championship competition but had there been, Aleman would have won it.
She finished first in the individual scores in the floor (9.525) and bars (9.425) competitions, was second in vault (9.2) and was fourth best in beam (8.850) after an uncharacteristic fall.
“Right back to Olivia standards,” Tocchio said with a laugh.
Allie Boyd finished with an 8.7 on the beam and an 8.350 in the floor competition; Livia Gerum had an 8.3 in vault and an 8.150 on beam and Emma Long added an 8.650 in vault.
 “We had some amazing beam and floor performances, they just really held it together as a team,” Tocchio said. “Emma did a new vault so her score in that improved tremendously. Even before Olivia came back, this team has held its own. We beat Stonington twice before heading into this meet so we knew we could do it. The kids have stepped up enough and adding Olivia was just a bonus for everyone.”
The third-place finish did make up a bit for the fourth-place finish in the ECC championship two weeks before which ended the Centaurs’ 13-year reign atop the conference.
“This group is beyond deserving of this. I was tickled to death for them. It was our hope to try and do that and to come back from ECC’s is something really special,” Tocchio said.
Aleman, who came into the season as the defending ECC champion, was still not ready to compete when the league championship was held two weeks before.
“I think this was so good for her to get out there and have one last hurrah. She can’t compete in the State Open because she doesn’t have enough scores this season. I think she needed this for herself and I cannot wait for her senior year,” Tocchio said.
The state championship meet was also the final competition for the team, as a whole, as it did not qualify for the State Open.
Gerum will compete as an individual in the beam and vault competitions.
But there is plenty of hope for the future.
“Everybody is coming back and we know we have two freshmen coming in, too. I’m hoping it will be a very good, productive year,” Tocchio said.
Hockey
Taking it all in with a smile. It was Senior Day on Saturday for the boys’ hockey team.
And Centaurs boys’ hockey coach Mark Smolak was happy with the group he saw gathered on the ice and not only for their accomplishments with the stick in their hands.
“It’s not even about the team aspect, it’s about watching their growth as individuals and humans during their time here in this program and making sure they are leaving behind a good legacy. Each one care about that. They are dedicated to our team, our school, our community, They are better people today than when I met them four years ago, that’s all I care about,” Smolak said.
The boys’ hockey coach saw eight of his players; Alex Gessner, Noah Sampson, Troy Daviau, Thomas Blevins, Donny Sousa, Jared Nielsen, Sam Lescault, and Ryan Wallace recognized prior to the contest.
“It was very special. I have been a part of this organization for four years, it means a lot especially with my family here. I wanted to perform for them, it was Senior Day, the last game of the (regular) season and it’s States time now,” Sampson said. “I’m going to miss the coaches, the boys, the fans, everything about this rink. These have been my boys since Day 1. I remember my freshman year, skating at Norwich because of COVID, the times were rough. We only played six games but we all fought through it together and here we are now.”
Sampson and his teammates didn’t waste any time when it came to performing Saturday.
The Centaurs came out quick and posted an 8-1 win over Notre Dame-Fairfield.
The win meant the Centaurs finished the regular season with a 10-10 record and second-ranked in CIAC Div. II.
Sampson came out on the ice flying, the team captain getting the puck on a breakaway just 42 seconds into the contest and sending it past Lancer goalie Brandon Bayusik to give the Centaurs the early lead.
Woodstock failed to capitalize on a 5-on-3 power play moments later and incurred a penalty of its own just moments after Notre Dame-Fairfield successfully killed off its two penalties.
The saying all year has been the Centaurs are better short-handed than on the power play and it proved out again as Sampson got another breakaway opportunity and flipped a back hand into the net for the 2-0 lead just 4:37 into the game.
“I was talking to him after the second goal and I told him, ‘There were like four straight games where you had 8-10 breakaways and didn’t cash in on any of them.’” Smolak said with a smile.
Sampson agreed, “I’ve been snake bitten all year so those breakaways helped a lot to get my confidence back for States.”
He and the Centaurs weren’t done yet. But they did have to endure a quiet period.
After the second Sampson goal, Notre Dame-Fairfield (3-16) settled down a bit and even took it to the Centaurs a little, outshooting them at one point in the second period, 16-3.
“One of the things that was causing us problems is that we started to run around a little bit. We had to get focused on our system again and be sure we were in the right position and, even though they had a lot of shots, I don’t remember any key scoring opportunities from the middle of the house which is what we’re focused on,” Smolak said.
All of the Lancer shots, however, were turned away by junior goalie Devlin Mansolf.
The Centaurs found the target again late in the second period when Keegan Covello scored his first goal of the season off a Gessner assist.
Junior Maxx Corradi then put home a power-play goal off a Wallace assist with five seconds to play.
Brady Lecuyer, Daviau, Corradi and Sampson all tallied in the third period for the Centaurs.
The Centaurs also played two other games last week.
They downed Burrillville, R.I. on the road, 4-1.
Sampson got one of his three hat tricks in the last week and a half in the win and Lecuyer also scored. Corradi had two assists in the game while Landon Murdock, Lescault and Gessner all added assists.
Woodstock also traveled to Simsbury where it fell short to the Div. I Trojans, 5-3.
The Centaurs opened a 2-1 first-period lead on goals by Corradi and Lecuyer but Simsbury responded with four unanswered goals between the second and third periods to end a three-game win streak for Woodstock.
Sousa had the final goal for the Centaurs with nine seconds left in the contest.
Sampson finished the regular season with 22 goals and 20 assists while Corradi added 19 goals and 18 assists and Sousa, who had to sit out Saturday due to concussion protocol, had 15 goals and 15 assists.
The Centaurs now get to sit until March 5 when they will host a state tournament first-round game.
If the season ended on Saturday, they would host Farmington Valley but teams still have games to play and the rankings could bounce around a bit.
“Knowing that we are the home team, it will be ‘let’s see who we are playing’ and we will have a week to prepare for that team whether that be on the ice or in video sessions, assessing our own game, assessing our competition, and just seeing where we’re at so we can put our best foot forward,” Smolak said.
Div. II just went through a shakeup as former top-seed East Haven had to forfeit 14 of its wins due to the use of an ineligible player. It dropped the co-op team down to No. 16 but it’s possible the Yellowjackets could move up to No. 15 making them the Centaurs first-round opponent.
“It doesn’t change anything. If they are the 1, 15 or 16 seed, if you’re going to win, you have to play the best and beat the best. We knew going into this that if we were going to win, we would have to go through them, we would have to get through Cheshire and any of those other teams in the top six. It doesn’t change anything except maybe the round we have to play them in. We’re not focused on that right now,” Smolak said.
Boys’ Basketball
It’s never easy for a team to be without its leading scorer especially at tournament time. Such was the case for the Woodstock Academy boys basketball team last week.
Junior center Brady Ericson had to watch from the sidelines as the Centaurs played in the ECC Div. 1 tournament.
Woodstock went in as the eighth-seed, meaning it had to participate in a play-in game against No. 9 Ledyard Wednesday.
Even without the 6-foot, 6-inch Ericson, who averaged 15.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and almost two blocks per game, the Centaurs were able to pull it together and posted a 47-38 win over the Colonels.
The reward was a game the night after, on the road in Uncasville against top-seeded St. Bernard.
There was to be no upset as the Saints cruised to a 74-39 win.
“It was a minor tweak. He came down in the Windham game and stepped on someone’s foot for a little ankle sprain.” coach Donte Adams said of Ericson’s absence. “It’s getting better day-by-day but the turnaround was kind of quick from Windham to the ECC tournament so we decided to see if we could compete without him and save him for States.”
The Centaurs (10-12) were able to do that. They rolled out to a 16-4 lead over the Colonels who finished the season with a 5-16 mark.
“I told these guys, even though (Ledyard) came back a bit, it’s really hard to win a playoff game no matter who you are playing against. Guys are going to come out and give you their best. I knew the guys were ready to play and I wasn’t worried about the offense, I knew we had to make some stops defensively,” Adams said.
Junior Garrett Bushey led the Centaurs with 13 points. Hunter Larson and Teddy Richardson both scored seven points in the win.
Unfortunately, the Saints were another animal.
“I just told the guys to show up on the bus and be ready to play. The best thing that we could do was to go out and give it our all and the guys really played hard. I would have loved to win but the goal is just to keep getting better,” Adams said.
The Saints led, 24-11, at the end of the first quarter and were up at the half, 42-20.
Ty Grudzien and Amyre Grey each finished with 15 points for the winners while Curtis Marshall added 12.
Bushey led Woodstock with nine points; Richardson added seven.
The Centaurs will next step on the floor in a competitive game on March 4 in a first-round CIAC Div. IV contest.
The seedings have not been officially released by the CIAC but if the rankings hold true, Woodstock will be the 26th-seed and will travel to Hartford to play No. 7 Weaver (16-4).
“I don’t really know too much about them. You can’t go by regular season record. In the playoffs, everyone is 0-0. What I can expect is that they will play hard. This is one-and-done. I expect that they will be gritty. I expect even more from my guys. We’ve won 10 games this season, no one can take that away, give yourselves a pat on the back but the job is not done. We have a chance to continue and do something special,” Adams said.
Adams said, once he knows that it is locked in with Weaver, he will start watching film and get to know their personnel.
“When you say ’Weaver’, quickness pops into my head. I don’t know if it is the name of the school or what but quickness is what I think of and we will have to keep them on their toes, change defenses, see if they can make the adjustments,” Adams said.
The nice thing for the Centaurs is the week and a half off to get the bumps, bruises and Ericson fixed.
“We’re going to work hard, give them a little break but there will be a quick turnaround. We’re not going to be sitting around and prepare for the last two days. You have to treat this like a whole new season with the mindset being, ‘I want to play in that last game, the championship game,’” Adams said.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy

Girls Gymnastics:  The Woodstock Academy gymnastics team (from left to right) Emma Long, Rhea Desota, Livia Gerum, Olivia Aleman, Angelina Auger and Allie Boyd was all smiles after a third-place finish in the Class S state championship meet at Jonathan Law High School in Milford Saturday. Photo by Kasey Tocchio/Woodstock Academy.


Boys Hockey Senior Day: Eight members of the Woodstock Academy boys’ hockey team (from left to right) Ryan Wallace, Sam Lescault, Jared Neilsen, Donny Sousa, Thomas Blevins, Troy Daviau, Noah Sampson and Alex Gessner were recognized during Senior Day festivities at the Jahn Ice Rink at Pomfret School Saturday. Photo by Collin Singleton/Woodstock Academy.

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The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs.  The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 860-963-0000.
Feb. 13
Joshua Morse, 35, Steere Drive, Johnston, R.I.; operating while registration suspended, misuse of registration.
Feb. 15
Amanda Murnane, 43, Griggs Street, Sutton, Mass.; operating under the influence, following too closely.
Feb. 16
Stephen Jordan, 41, Pleasant Street, Plainfield; sixth-degree larceny.

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Joyce Rita Duff
BROOKLYN — Joyce R. (Baker) Duff, 83, beloved wife of Omer Duff, died Feb. 11, 2024, with her family at her side.
She was born Dec. 18, 1940, in Putnam, daughter of the late Henry and Viola (Benoit) Baker. She was the youngest of four and a self-described “tomboy” with a great love for basketball and dancing. Joyce attended St. Mary’s school and graduated from Putnam High School in 1958.
While out dancing, she met a handsome Marine named Omer Duff, and they quickly fell in love. They would go on dates to Alexander Lake and dream of one day living there. They were able to fulfill this dream and share the lake’s beauty with their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Her love and dedication to Omer and their family remained through their almost 65 years of marriage.
Joyce was a longtime successful Real Estate Broker who began and operated her own business. She was a dedicated member of the Putnam Rotary for 10 years and enjoyed giving back to the community in her unique and cheerful manner, even serving her turn as the organization’s president. She enjoyed spending time with her family and hosting family and friends for picnics and pontoon boat rides at the lake.
Towards her retirement, she and her husband enjoyed living at Alexander’s Lake and eventually became snowbirds to Northport, Fla. She enjoyed watching the UConn Huskies, baking delicious dishes, and caring for her prized flowers. Ultimately her faith in God inspired and directed her loving and energetic approach to life.
She leaves her husband, Omer Duff; a son, Kevin Duff (Martha Duff); a daughter, Kathleen Cerino (Joseph Cerino); a brother, Donald Baker; her grandchildren, Mary, Christina, John-Paul, Angela, Theresa, Matthew, Michael, Joseph, Raymond, and Meghan; her great-grandchildren, Cecilia, Daniel, Emma, Zelie, Gabriella, Therese and Magdalene. Joyce was predeceased by a brother, Roger Baker; a sister, Dorothy Nachajko and by her granddaughter, Lisa Cerino.
The Mass of Christian Burial was Feb. 17 in St. Mary Church of the Visitation, Providence Street, Putnam, with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Gilman-Valade Funeral Homes and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.

Ruth T. Bates
DAYVILLE — Ruth T. Bates, 90, of Dayville, died Feb. 11, 2024. Born in 1933 in Putnam, she was the daughter of the late Tamy and Angela (Mila) Stilu.
Ruth grew up in the Manhasset Village section of Putnam, helping out at her father’s store, Stilu’s Market, which was eventually destroyed by the Flood of 1955.
Ruth was a graduate of Putnam High School, Class of 1951, where she was a cheerleader and basketball standout. She met her high school sweetheart, Bob, and they were married on July 1, 1951.
After raising her family and returning to the workforce, Ruth worked as a secretary at Putnam Grammar School. She later joined Rogers Corporation, where she was employed as a marketing coordinator for 21 years. She earned   her associate’s degree in science at QVCC in 1982 and her bachelor’s in business administration from Nichols College in 1986.
After retiring, Ruth moved to Bonita Springs Fla., where she lived for more than 20 years, returning to Connecticut in 2020 and taking up residence at Westview Commons in Dayville. Ruth enjoyed reading, going for walks, shopping, her Maxine Calendars, and spending time with her family and friends both here and in Bonita Springs. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her and will be remembered for her kindness, dedication, and the love she shared with her family.  
She leaves her sons Michael and his wife, Denise of Putnam, Marc (Skip) and his wife, Tori of Brooklyn, and Alan and his wife, Janet of Putnam ;grandchildren Jody, Jason, Brittany, Ryan, Glenn, Alissa, Eric, and 16 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Robert (Bob) Bates, and her brothers Triani Stilu and Demetri “Jim” Stilu.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 24 at the Putnam Congregational Church with burial in West Thompson Cemetery later. Donations: Putnam Congregational Church. Gilman Funeral Home and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.

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Above: Que Duncan. Right: Kate Lipatova. Tom Netzer photos.

Coach thinks they 'found the hot hand naturally'
PSA’s Elite boys’ basketball team put its offensive firepower on display last week, scoring more 100 points in all three of its games, winning two of them and dropping a close one.
The biggest story was Jalen Claude scoring a school-record 47 points while making a school-record 12 3-pointers Saturday afternoon in a 121-112 win over The Newman School.
Claude, who arrived at PSA at the start of the 2021-22 school year and is now in his postgrad year, had five 3s and 21 points in the first half, then continued to pour it on in the second half to help PSA (18-7) stay ahead of Newman, which also shot it well from deep.
While Claude did his thing from the outside, Carter Mungin had his way on the inside, finishing with 23 points. Sebastian Fermin added 15 points, DJ Germann had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists, and Javelle Epps added nine points and 10 boards for PSA.
“As a coach, you want to try and run some plays for the hot hand,” coach Nick Schmidt said, “but with our motion offense, our guys make their own reads. Sometimes you just have to let them go and trust them to make the right play. I thought we did a good job of doing that and found the hot hand naturally.”
A day before Claude had 27 points and Mungin went for 18 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and three steals as PSA turned a 12-point game at halftime into a 120-70 laugher over South Shore Christian Academy.
PSA was up 43-17 with seven minutes left in the first half before South Shore closed on a 21-7 run to get back in the ballgame. It was 50-42 in the first minute of the second half when PSA went on a run of its own (17-4 over the next five minutes) to take control.
Fermin finished with 20 points, and Epps had 18, while Jude Gonzalez added seven points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals and Mike Olorunsola chipped in five points, five rebounds, four assists, and three steals for PSA.
Mungin began his strong week Wednesday with a 24-point, 10-rebound, five-assist showing in a 110-106 loss to We Believe Academy. Germann added 23 points, five rebounds, five assists, and five steals, while Fermin and Epps both finished with 16 points for the Mustangs.
The Prep team won a pair of games, giving them 25 wins for the 10th straight year (not including the truncated COVID 2020-21 season in which the Mustangs went 18-3). PSA slogged its way to an 89-68 victory over Lee Academy Friday night, as Que Duncan had 11 points, five rebounds, six assists, and four steals. Oswin Erhunmwunse finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, Justin Johnson scored a team-leading 17 points, and Fallou Gueye had 16 points, six boards, five assists, and drew two charges for PSA.
It was a much more dominant performance Saturday, as Ben Ahmed had 19 points and 14 rebounds in just 12 minutes and PSA rolled to its most lopsided win of the season, 131-80 over Reason Prep. The Mustangs had six players score in double figures and 13 registered at least six points as they never looked back after jumping out to a 20-2 lead just four-and-a-half minutes into the game.
Amdy Ndiaye finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds, Gueye had 11 points and four assists, Erhunmwunse tallied 10 points and three blocks, and Duncan had nine points and a season-high 10 rebounds. Noah Mendy chipped in with 12 points, and Tony Williams added 10. Derrick Morris grabbed seven rebounds and Mousa Loum had eight as everyone had a hand in the win.
The boys' Varsity team won its lone game of the week, topping Rocky Hill 70-40 Thursday behind Ilan Da Silva-Alp’s 14 points. Carlos Garcia, Shane Sebastian-Smalls, and Amyas Hall-Chiari each scored 11 points while Nikita Badrajan added nine for PSA, which won its fourth straight game and improved to 13-9.
The girls' team split its two games, beating Pomfret Prep handily on Saturday, a win that came on the heels of Wednesday’s 66-42 loss to Blair Academy, one of the top teams in the country.
Kate Lipatova had nine points and eight rebounds in that one, but it wasn’t enough as PSA struggled to make shots. Alba Granell had 11 points to lead the Mustangs (11-16).
Stephen Nalbandian
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy

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Wed.  Feb. 21
Quilt Exhibit
PUTNAM --- An exhibit by Laura Salo, “The Year Through Quilts,” runs through March 30 at the Corridor Gallery in the Municipal Complex. The show is sponsored by the Putnam Arts Council. PutnamCtArtsCouncil.com.

Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Edwin Way Teale Artists-in-Residence Program’s “Trail Wood Reflections” exhibit, written and visual works inspired by residencies during the summer of 2023, will run through March 2 at the Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road. 860-928-4948.

Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Library at the Thompson Public Library will present, as part of its Art @ the Library and Display Case series, “Hippie at HeArt,” artwork by Wendy Hicks through Feb. 28. A reception will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12. 860-923-9779.

Thur.  Feb. 22
Bird Walk
PLAINFIELD --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Plainfield Fish Hatchery Bird Walk at 9 a.m. $10 for CAS members; $20 for nonmembers. Register: 860-928-4948.

Fri.  Feb. 23
‘Little Women’
PUTNAM --- The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley Playhouse will present Little Women at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23, 24 and March 1, 2  and at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 and March 3. Tickets are $23 for adults and $20 for seniors, students, veterans and first responders. Reserve:  www.thebradleyplayhouse.org.

Sat.  Feb. 24
Owl Walk
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present an owl walk at 7 p.m. $10 for CAS members; $20 for nonmembers. Register: 860-928-4948.

Baked Potato
PUTNAM --- Boy Scout Troop 21 will hold a Baked Potato Buffet fund-raiser from 5 to 7 p.m. in the St. Mary of the Visitation Hall. $10 per person.

Poets at Large
POMFRET --- Poets at Large will host a spoken word and poetry performance from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vanilla Bean Café. $10 admission. For info or to sign up to take part: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Sun.  Feb. 25
Fund-raiser Dinner
PUTNAM --- Putnam - Paws Cat Shelter is hosting a pasta dinner fund-raiser from 5 to 6:30 at Knights of Columbus on Providence Street. Eat in or take out. Tickets are $15 each and are available at the Paws Cat Shelter in Woodstock, Knights of Columbus in Putnam and Joseph Jewelers in Putnam. 860-315-1228.

Sat.  March 2
Prayer Service
DANIELSON --- The Danielson United Methodist Church, 9 Spring St., will be holding a World Day of Prayer service written by Christian Women of Palestine. The program starts with a Palestinian luncheon at noon, followed by the service of scripture and song around the theme, "Bear with one another in love". 860-779-2018.

Wed.  March 6
Floral Design
POMFRET --- A Floral Design Night at Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp, Taft Pond Rd, will be presented from 6:30 to 8 p.m. $70. You get a beautiful floral centerpiece to take home, snacks. Benefits the Dam Repair Fund.  Preregistration:  860-974-1122.

Sat.  March 9
Breault Program
PUTNAM --- The Aspinock Historical Society will present a special talk on Putnam native Henry Breault at 10:30 a.m. at the Municipal Complex. Presented by Ryan C Walker Navy Veteran Ph.D. candidate at the University of Portsmouth. Breault received the Medal of Honor on March 8, 1924. He saved his shipmate, Lawrence T. Brown during a collision between the USS O-5 and United Fruit Company's Abangarez on Oct. 28, 1923. The O-5 was in a disabled submarine status for over 30 hours while the Panama Canal Zone community moved earth and water to save him. After the rescue, Brown reported that Breault's selfless decision to close a hatch saved his life. Breault continued to serve in the USN until his death on Dec. 5, 1941.

Art Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Arts Council will be hosting a unique fund-raiser called “Art Heist” with doors opening at 5 p.m. at 112 Main St. Tickets are $50 each and one ticket allows the ticket holder to "steal" one piece of artwork off the walls.  Starting at 6 p.m. the first ticket called will have their choice of any piece donated.  The second ticket called can steal from what was not "stolen", and so on. Benefits arts council programs, scholarships and grants. For info and tickets: www.putnamctartscouncil.com/art-heist

Sun.  March 10
Fund-raiser Dinner
PUTNAM --- Chrome N’ Steel Veteran Riders will hold a roast beef dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Putnam Elks. Dinner at 6. Benefits CNS Fund-raisers. 860-942-0061.

Sat.  March 23
Easter Bunny
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Parks and Recreation Department will present “Greet the Easter Bunny” at 10 a.m. at the Municipal Complex. Recommended for ages 10 and younger. Photos, free chocolate bunnies and the Putnam Little League will offer an Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn (inside in case of inclement weather) for a minimum $3 donation. All proceeds benefit the Putnam Little League.

Sun.  March 24
Open House
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Open HHHouse, Taft Pond Rd. will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Meet the director & other camp staff, take a camp tour, registration materials available. 860-974-3379.

Sat.  April 20
International Day
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will present International Day.

Fun Run
POMFRET --- Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Camper Scamper 5K Race/Walk and One Mile Kid Run.  Kids Race at 9:30; adult race at 10; walkers after runners. Last Mile Race Management.  Register by March 31 to receive discount and free T-shirt.  Adults $30/kids $10.  Preregister: www.4hcampct.org. Benefits the Jim Logee Campership Fund.

Sat.  May 18
Fairy Fest
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will present a Fairy and Magic Fest.

Sat.  June 22
Arts Fest
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Fine Arts and Crafts Festival will be held June 22 and 23 at the Municipal Complex.

Sat.  July 6
Fireworks
PUTNAM --- Fireworks will be held around the Putnam Rotary Park. Rain date is July 13.

Sun.  Aug. 11
Pluck a Duck
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will present Pluck a Duck Aug. 11 and 12.

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