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Mailed free to requesting homes in Thompson Vol. IV, No. 42 Complimentary to homes by request (860) 928-1818/e-mail: [email protected] FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE FINE TIME FOR THE FOURTH ‘Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.’ INSIDE A8-9 — OPINION A12 — SPORTS B1 — HOT SPOT B3 — CALENDAR B4 — OBITS Christine Navan, of Woodstock, joins father Ted Crandall, of Pomfret, for a pre- B5 — RELIGION fireworks picnic along the Quinebaug River. LOCAL RAIN DATE WORKED IN EVENT’S FAVOR BY OLIVIA BRAATEN VILLAGER CORREPSONDENT PUTNAM — Faced with the onslaught of rain Thursday, July 2 — Olivia Braaten photos the originally scheduled date for Putnam’s Independence Day fire- Classic rock band The Outriggers performed in Rotary Park. From left: Scott Shirshac at the keyboard, Burt Blair on lead guitar, John Hinckley on acoustic Turn To FIREWORKS, page A16 guitar and Pete Duperre on drums. QVEC considers moving Thompson, A stroll through BY OLIVIA BRAATEN VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT Killingly Putnam highlights Engineers will survey property arts and more this month to determine whether a potential site in Brooklyn may be an Page A4 appropriate home for a new facility receive housing the Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications. If so, the dispatch center, which handles 911 calls from 17 towns in northeast- ARRA funds ern Connecticut, may be one step closer to moving from a 9-foot by 12- FOR ATTAWAUGAN foot room to a proposed 5,000-square- foot building. FIRE DISTRICT, For 35 years, the center has been based in the Danielson state police TEEG PROJECTS barracks. In addition to the dispatch room, QVEC uses three other simi- larly-sized rooms, mainly to store BY MATT SANDERSON radio equipment. VILLAGER STAFF WRITER Triad Fair offers seniors “We’ve tried to make do as long as Olivia Braaten photo Thompson and Killingly are two we possibly can,” QVEC President information, services Dispatchers Travis Irons (back) and Phil Lee work in the Quinebaug Valley Emergency of four eastern Connecticut towns Jeff Otto said, but the facility, he Page A2 Communications headquarters. Primarily based out of a 9-foot by 12-foot room in the slated to share more than $2.8 mil- Turn To QVEC, page A15 Danielson state police barracks, the dispatch center may soon move to its own facil- lion in grant and loan funding from ity in Brooklyn. the United States Department of Agriculture and the American OUR BETTER NATURE Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Announced by Congressman EXPLORING THE WONDERS Joseph Courtney’s (D-Conn., 2nd OF THE UIET ORNER The short racetrack lives on Q C District) office last Thursday,July 2, PAGE A5 the allotted funding stems from $63.8 DESPITE BAD million being handed out for rural OPINION development community facilities GET YOUR ECONOMY, THOMPSON funding throughout the country. POINT ACROSS “Communities in Connecticut are PAGE A8 SPEEDWAY KEEPS PACE facing significant financial chal- lenges during this economic down- WHAT TO DO Editor’s note: This is the final arti- turn, but none more than our rural cle in a series that has been running areas,” Courtney said in a state- A CALENDAR in the Villager since June 19, captur- ment. “These funds will bring new OF AREA EVENTS ing the past, present and future of jobs, improve infrastructure and PAGE B6 Thompson International Speedway, create future economic opportuni- as well as showing the sights, sounds ties for the area and are further VILLAGE TRIVIA and life of the racetrack. proof that the ARRA is working to put our economy back on track.” How many crates did it BY MATT SANDERSON With some projects considered take to transport the Statue VILLAGER STAFF WRITER more urgent than another, Killingly of Liberty from France to THOMPSON — Throughout is slated to receive a $300,000 loan to America in every major sport, the make way for an anticipated addi- New York in 1885? effects of the worst economic down- tion to the Attawaugan Fire Answer on page 2. The Thompson International Speedway was packed Thursday night, June 25, full of local stock car racing fans taking it in on a night where it didn’t rain. Turn To SPEEDWAY, page A12 Turn To STIMULUS, page A12 A2 • Friday, July 10, 2009 THOMPSON VILLAGER Triad Fair offers seniors information, services VILLAGER ALMANAC BY BLANCHE GOSSELIN VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT QUOTATION OF THE WEEK PUTNAM — Despite menacing inclement weather, the Putnam Triad Senior Fair held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1, at the “There’s a lot of real history here. Putnam Middle School, drew a high- We can go back into the early 1940s, where ly motivated crowd. it started prior to World War II. Racing at Bus transportation was available for senior residents at Ella Grasso, that time, general admission was 55 cents. St. Onge and Bulger, Little River Looking at things today, where it’s $55 for a Acres, Crabtree Apartments, and major event, that’s a financial change.” the Daughters of the Holy Spirit retirement home on 72 Church St. — DONALD J. HOENIG, OWNER OF THE THOMPSON SPEEDWAY Close to 40 consumer-friendly exhibits offered visitors sample products and oral and printed infor- mation on a variety of subjects: OPEN TO CLOSE Putnam tax relief programs, DKH Home Care/Homemakers, Meals on THOMPSON Wheels, Daily Bread Community Kitchen, Connecticut Alzheimer’s TOWN HALL Association, Connecticut Legal Monday through Friday ..................................8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Services, Northeast Communities ........................................................(Hours will vary by office.) Against Substance Abuse, LIBRARIES Connecticut Council of Problem Thompson Public Library/Community Center Gambling, the State’s Attorney Monday and Friday ............................................10 a.m.-5 p.m. Office, Midtown Fitness, banking Courtesy photos Tuesday, Wed., Thursday ....................................10 a.m.-8 p.m. and more. Above: At the Putnam Triad Senior Fair were People’s Bank employee Karen Kaylor, Police The Putnam Police Department, POST OFFICES the Fire Department, EMS and Chief Rick Hayes, People’s Bank Manager Dorothy Adams, Senior Resources Joyce 366 Thompson Hill Road United Services all contributed visi- Gootkin, Deputy Police Chief Joe Froehlich, Police Sgt. Louis Cinque and (kneeling) K-9 Monday-Friday ............................P.O. Boxes: 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m., Officer Brian Castle with Cero, Putnam’s police dog. Below: Caro Pacheco and Lisa Torzar, bly to the event. Police Chief Rick Window: ........................................8 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 3-4:45 p.m. of the Putnam Police Department, help out at the Triad Senior Fair held July 1. Hayes, for example, greeted visitors Saturday..........................................P.O. Boxes: 7:45 a.m.-noon, at the handicap-accessible entrance, Window ....................................................................8 a.m.-noon ical, personal handing out large plastic bags for Quinebaug care services the many “goodies” later collected at Monday-Friday ..................................P.O. Boxes: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., include assis- the various booths. Window: ......................................8:30 a.m.-1 p.m ., 2-4:30 p.m. tance in groom- “It was impressive to see officers Saturday...............................................P.O. Boxes: 8 a.m.-noon, ing, bathing, quietly carry food trays and milk Window, ..............................................................8:30 a.m.-noon dressing, shop- pitchers to the serving area at North Grosvenordale ping, transporta- lunchtime,” commented one of the Monday-Friday ........................... P.O. Boxes: 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., tion to doctors’ seniors, enjoying her sandwich, Window: ............................................................8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. offices — even to chips, cookie and coffee. “That’s Saturday ......................................P.O. Boxes: 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m., senior centers, if really public service.” Window: ....................................................................8 a.m.-noon that’s what the Companies on display along the Grosvenordale individual middle school corridors showed a Monday-Friday .. ..............................P.O. Boxes: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., wants.” wide range of history, some founded Window: ..............................................8 a.m.-noon, 1-4:45 p.m. Seniors who decades ago, and others only within Saturday ..................P.O. Boxes and Window: 7:30-11:30 a.m. so wished were the last few months. able to enroll in Jane Downing, owner of Home Triad’s “The Instead Senior Care, opened her Yellow Dot agency May 11. Program,” “The company has been in exis- designed to T THE UDUBON tence for 15 years,” she explained. “I A A bring help in the had been actively networking to Week of June 29: event of a driv- nesses to reduce criminal victimiza- become one of the resources for sen- Bird sightings this week at Connecticut Audubon and ing emergency.The process included tion of the elderly and enhance the iors in Windham and Tolland coun- Wyndham Land Trust properties in the northeast corner of filling out a questionnaire, taking a delivery of law enforcement servic- ties. I decided to go with Home Connecticut: Purple Martins, Bank Swallow, Woodcock, photo and receiving a Yellow Dot es to seniors using safety and aware- Instead Senior Care. Currently there American Kestrels, Wood Thrush, Veery, Common Yellow sticker to be affixed to the back ness programs.” The TRIAD are six other offices in Connecticut, Throat, Cooper’s Hawk, Field Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Tree windshield of one’s vehicle. All this emblem carries the words, “Local besides mine in Tolland.” Swallows, Catbirds and Black and White Warbler. information was then to be stored in Police,” “People’s United Bank” and According to Downing, Home the glove compartment, to alert first “Seniors.” Instead Senior Care has a very spe- responders to the scene of an acci- At the end of the four-hour ses- cific goal. dent or other help needed. sion, on the way out to the parking “We provide home helper and TOP 10 HARDCOVER FICTION As stated on the Senior Fair flier, lot, many seniors were overheard companionship services for seniors “TRIAD is a co-operative effort of expressing thanks for the enriching 1.