PHS girls
head for
States
By Shawn Bates
PUTNAM — The Putnam Lady Clippers punched their ticket to the state tournament and ECC last week when they hit the magic number for wins — 8.
They beat Lyman Hall 70-22 behind Kaleigh Lyons netting 20 points.
The Clippers scored 30 points in the first quarter and never took the foot of the gas.
Molly Mckeon added 15 and Abby St. Martin scored 13 to round out the Clippers’ high scorers.
In a pre-game announcement by Moe Coderre the team and school thanked three-year assistant and JV coach Ashley Espinosa for her time she gave to help coach Hogan mold this solid group of players to a tournament- caliber team. Espinosa coached her last home game that night and will head to The Rhode Island State Police Academy Jan. 14 to begin her training to become a trooper for the state of Rhode Island.
Boys
Jan. 4 the boys’ basketball team traveled to Windham to play The Whippets. The boys kept it close for the first quarter 19-20 in Windham‘s favor but the Whippets would pull away and lead by 10 at the half. The Whippets finished off the Clippers 86-65.
The Clippers are now 5-4.
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Then
This is the dedication of Rotary Park in 1976.
& Now
This is the same view of Town Hall through the new Big Ornament in Rotary Park.
Woodstock public schools
Monday: Hamburgers, baked beans, fruit. Tuesday: Meatball grinders, broccoli, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken tenders, fruit. Thursday: Hot turkey sandwiches, butternut squash, fruit. Friday: Pizza, zucchini, fruit.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday - Wolf Meal: Beef burgers with cheese, sherbet. Tuesday: Chicken bacon ranch flatbread, veggies with dip. Wednesday: Pasta, meatsauce, broccoli, sherbet. Thursday: Country chicken drummies, gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots. Friday - half day: Stuffed-crust pizza or homemade cheeseburger pizza, Caesar salad.
Putnam High
Monday: Cheese steak grinders or spicy chicken sandwiches. Tuesday: Rodeo BBQ rib sandwiches or bacon cheeseburgers. Wednesday: General Tsos chicken or turkey BLT panini. Thursday - Exams: Stuffed-crust pizza or spicy chicken sandwiches. Friday - Exams: Pizza or crispy chicken sandwiches.
Pomfret Community
Monday: Pizza crunchers, marinara, carrots, fruits. Tuesday: Chicken soft tacos, refried beans, fruits, strawberry shortcake bar. Wednesday: BBQ beef, three-bean salad, fruits. Thursday: Mac 'n cheese, broccoli, carrots, fruits. Friday: Cheeseburger deluxe, vegetarian baked beans, fruits.
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First Baby
It is a new year and one local family has something special to celebrate the beginning of 2019. At Day Kimball Hospital’s Burdick Family Birthing Center, Anastasia Rose Schacht was born at 1:11 a.m. on New Year’s Day to parents Ashley Barylski and Roger Schacht of Dayville. Anastasia is the couple’s second child. The healthy baby girl weighed in at 7 lbs. 13 ozs and measured 19.5 inches long, making her entrance into the world less than 20 minutes after arriving at the hospital. Anastasia is doing well, along with mom. Her birth makes her the first baby born at the hospital and in Eastern Connecticut in 2019. Courtesy photo.
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