Student wins art award
THOMPSON — Senior Tien “Thomas” Huynh of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was recently honored by the Connecticut Art Education Association at the annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards.
Thomas received a Gold key for his painting “Sweetness Kills.” He also received a portfolio scholarship in the amount of $20,000 per year to the Hartford Art School.
Thomas explained his artwork: “Fake words, plain compliments. Gradually, the ‘sweetness,’ bursting out from mouths, dips the world in word-based toxicants. The ‘sweetness’ poisons relationships and traps one’s mind in the incurable hallucination. Burying them in pride and the ambiguous, yet dominant, thoughts that they are perfect, so trying to improve is unnecessary. By utilizing darker shades of green and pink, my intention is to establish the feeling of danger and hazard that the object suffered from, caused by ‘sweetness.’ The opposition in lighting brings the focus point to the candy wrappers which represent the ‘sweetness,’ as if someone discovered the death of the pitiful victim who was poisoned in “sweetness.”
The replication of the crime scene is a reminder for every one of us that ‘sweetness kills.’”

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Honored
Jeffrey Reed of Putnam, center, is congratulated by Steve and Marge Townsend at QVCC. Courtesy photo.



DANIELSON — The Quinebaug Valley Community College Foundation has awarded $140,000 to current and future QVCC students in support of a debt-free education.  Students from northeastern Connecticut, Central Massachusetts and Western Rhode Island round-out the list of worthy recipients.
Monique Wolanin, QVCC director of institutional advancement, was excited about awarding a newly established full-scholarship endowed by Steve and Marge ’87 ‘88 Townsend. Wolanin said: “This year, for the first time in the Foundation’s 48 year history, thanks to the generosity of Steve and Marge Townsend, the Foundation awarded one full $5,000 scholarship to Putnam High School student Jeffrey Reed in recognition of his stellar high school achievements. This scholarship is renewable for year two, effectively providing Jeffrey the opportunity to earn his associate’s degree at QVCC free! Thank you to the Townsends and to the hundreds of donors who support the QVCC Foundation on an annual basis.”
Steve is a nationally recognized business leader who co-founded United Natural Foods (UNFI) in Danielson. A long-time member of the QVCC Foundation, in 2012 Steve was honored with emeritus status for his “extraordinary contribution to the Foundation’s mission.” Marge is an active community volunteer whose hard work and dedication has helped many.

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DANIELSON — After help from the public Troopers assigned to the Troop D Quality of Life Task Force May 2 arrested Karl Kievits, 28, at a Putnam motel on nine outstanding warrants.
Police said Kievits held eight warrants for second-degree failure to appear and one warrant for first-degree failure to appear for a total bond of $780,000 cash/surety.
A female that was present in the motel room held an active protective order against Kievits.  As a result, Kievits was arrested for domestic violence and charged with violation of a protective order and placed on a $5,000 cash/surety bond for the offense. 
The female victim of the protective order offense held and active arrest warrant for sixth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny. She was arrested and taken to the Waterford Police Department who held the warrant.
A third person in the motel room, Michael Derosier, 25, was held on two active warrants for first-degree failure to appear and second-degree failure to appear. He held a hardcopy warrant out of the Waterford Police Department for sixth-degree larceny and was arrested by Troopers and taken to the Waterford Police Department.

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