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All-Season Play
The recently completed 18-hole disc golf course at Crystal Pond Park is available year round. Photo by David Barlow.


EASTFORD/WOODSTOCK — Crystal Pond Park (formerly Nahaco) made great strides this year, thanks to hard work from volunteers.
Last July an 18-hole disc golf course was finished. The course is set throughout the many acres of the park.  Participants play throughout the year and now with the installation of rubber tee pads, players may enjoy the competitive sport throughout the snowy winter months.  
The dining hall rehab project was finished with the painting of the entire building along with the installation of new screens as well as the addition of padded chairs for rental activities.  The park was used for many weddings and other social gatherings throughout the rental season which has now come to a close.  The dining hall holds up to 150 people and with the addition of a 500-pound propane tank, local groups have used the fully functioning kitchen for various cooking and food prep activities.
Moving closer to the water, the cabin by the lake rehab project is in its final stage with exterior and interior painting taking place.  Local community members will be able to rent it soon. The cabin has been rehabbed with a new electrical system, walls, railings and deck which overlooks Crystal Pond.
In early November, Lindon Tree Service will be removing a handful of trees around the dining hall area.  The park was fortunate last winter when a giant Red Oak fell away from the building as a result of interior decomposition from ants.  
Lindon Tree Service has graciously offered over $2000 in service to complete this project.  This will also allow more sunlight into the area to promote the growth of grass and improve tree growth.  
The park commission thanked everyone who supported the park this year either through donations or rental use. They remind everyone that the gates are always open, until sundown. The park has a website: www.crystalpondpark.com
By Chris Mayhew,
Chairman,
Crystal Pond Park Commission
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Brielle Barlow, 5, of Eastford paints a pumpkin at the booth outside bankHometown.

‘Y’ It’s Not Scary
Angela Welch and her husband created the Village People “Y” people for the Putnam Scarecrow contest at the Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center. These scarecrows won the annual Scarecrow contest. Second was Day Kimball Hospital's Dr. Know Body and Putnam Bank took third with Octopi. There were 19 entries. Courtesy photo.

The Great Pumpkin weighed 1,846.5 pounds. On page 1 is juggler Jason Pipitone.

Ice Cream Quartet
Chowing down on ice cream from Riverview Ice Cream in Putnam are, left to right: Rita Mourad, 8; Minna Naddaf, 7; Niam Karant, 4; and Boutros Naddaf, 4.

 

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 963-0000.
Oct. 13
Nicholas Holmes, 36, Battey Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct, interfering with an officer.
Nicholas Holmes, 36, Battey Street, Putnam; possession of less than ½ oz. cannabis-type substance, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Joshua Choiniere, 37, Putnam Pike, Dayville; creating a public disturbance.
Darren Auger, 50, Powhattan Street, Putnam; creating a public disturbance.
Oct. 16
Alexander Deschamps, 18, Ware Road, Dayville; traveling unreasonably fast.
Andre Smith, 39, Battey Street, Putnam; failure to carry insurance, operating without a driver’s license.
Oct. 17
Brittany Birdsall, 20, Diane Drive, Moosup; traveling unreasonably fast.
Oct. 18
Michael McCartney, 45, no certain address; second-degree criminal trespass.

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