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THIS WEEK’S NECCOG QUOTE Building up volunteerism ‘The best thing proposes about the future is HABITAT that it comes one day COMPLETES at a time.’ PROJECT IN regional INSIDE PUTNAM revaluations BY OLIVIA BRAATEN VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT A8-9 — OPINION HBY MATT SANDERSON PUTNAM — Walter Euskas VILLAGER STAFF WRITER A16 — SPORTS isn’t usually the source of com- A combined bill is currently being B1 — HOT SPOT motion in his Marshall Street debated in the state’s House of neighborhood. The Putnam man, B3 — CALENDAR Representatives to delay the imple- elderly but spry, typically quietly mentation of recent property reval- B4 — OBITS tends to his plants, which, for a uations, or the phase-in of a proper- B5 — RELIGION master gardener, is one of life’s ty, until 2011. Legislators are also greatest delights. looking closely at an initiative craft- One of his favorite spots to ed by the Northeastern Connecticut work used to be the sunporch at Council of Governments and Senate LOCAL the back of his house. Six years President Pro Tempore Donald ago, that sunporch was in such Williams’ office to bring regional serious disrepair that Euskas revaluation to land parcels in the 12- hired a lone carpenter to fix it up. town region of the Quiet Corner, Eight hundred dollars later, the primarily to bring municipalities carpenter was gone and the sun- what could be significant savings porch still untouched. from the traditional mandated hir- So Saturday,May 9, more than a ing of individual revaluation com- dozen helpers bustled into the panies every five years. neighborhood. The bill passed the state Senate Habitat for Humanity of last Wednesday,May 6, in a 31-3 vote, Northeast Connecticut had been and if it passes the House, it could Olivia Braaten photos looking for a community project. reach the desk of Gov. M. Jodi Rell Lowe’s co-workers Angela White and Jenn Trayner, both of Dayville, signed up for for approval. This initiative could be Turn To HABITAT, page A18 the Habitat project as soon as they heard about the opportunity. a first of its kind in Connecticut, if approved. “This idea was brought to me by Guilbault hired as members of the Northeastern new principal at Stimulus funds include $618k for West Thompson Lake Council of Governments as a way to help ease the burden on property BY MATT SANDERSON St. Mary School VILLAGER STAFF WRITER taxpayers and lower the cost of Page A6 revaluation for smaller towns,” HARTFORD — As part of the Williams (D-Brooklyn) said in a United States Army Corps of statement. “This allows small towns SPORTS Engineers’ comprehensive civil to cooperate regionally and save works initiative to create construc- hundreds of thousands of dollars. tion and maintenance jobs for I’m glad I was able to work with Connecticut’s natural and recre- selectmen of our local towns and ational resources, Gov. M. Jodi Rell glad they came forward with such a announced last Wednesday, May 6, good idea.” that several state lakes, rivers and In the combined bill’s language, other areas of flood control — towns that agree to delay their most including West Thompson Lake — recent round of revaluations and go will benefit from $5.6 million in fed- into a regional effort with NECCOG eral stimulus funds. will give revaluation figures of all Currently, roughly $618,000 is slat- land parcels of real property encom- Marianapolis’ Flores ed to fund contracts for the Army passed within the towns at the same signs on to play Division Corps of Engineers New England time period and not less than once for not only a complete evaluation of every five years, or annually revalue I ball historic and archaeological approximately one-fifth of all such resources at West Thompson Lake parcels over a five-year period. Page A16 eligible to be listed on the National

Matt Sanderson photo Turn To REVAL, page A15 Turn To LAKE, page A15 OUR BETTER NATURE Paddlers recently enjoy a leisurely afternoon on West Thompson Lake. XXXX PAGE A5 Marianapolis students do mission work in Haiti OPINION GET YOUR BY OLIVIA BRAATEN Daniels, who serves on the Board of POINT ACROSS VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT Trustees for the Gardner, Mass., PAGE A8 Four Marianapolis Preparatory nonprofit. The two arranged for School students recently returned Forward In Health founder Dr. WHAT TO DO from a week in Haiti volunteering John Mulqueen to speak to A CALENDAR with nonprofit Forward In Health. Marianapolis students during a school-wide chapel last October. OF AREA EVENTS The students, escorted by the school’s chief financial officer, Forward In Health’s mission is to PAGE B6 Courtesy photos Doug Daniels, joined 10 other area improve health conditions in VILLAGE TRIVIA students and chaperones for the Fonde Fred, Haiti, by building a April 21-28 trip. medical clinic. The group also Marianapolis What problem did Leonardo “Marianapolis has a real sense of leads student trips, giving youth girls teamed up da Vinci, Winston Churchill, urgency for community service,” the opportunity to work with a to paint at an Albert Einstein, Thomas Daniels said. The trip was simply local orphanage, nursing home and orphanage in Haiti while vol- Edison and Gen. George an offshoot of that passion. clinic. Daniels, also an emergency med- That’s what senior Anna unteering with Patton have in common? ical technician, heard about the nonprofit Forward In Answer on page 2. opportunity from his brother, Wes Turn To HAITI, A17 page Health. A2 • Friday, May 15, 2009 THOMPSON VILLAGER Source to Sea Expedition continues VILLAGER ALMANAC The exciting trek through the Little League Fields Complex and team. Payment methods are cash or Thames River Watershed continues Wayne Lafreniere Canoe Launch. check, and checks are made payable QUOTATION OF THE WEEK this week with more free, family- Check-in and day-of registration to Killingly Parks and Recreation. friendly events. The “2009 Source to will be held from 7 to 8 a.m., with a For more information, contact “A lot of people think Haiti is on the dark Sea Expedition: Connecting the mandatory pre-race meeting at 8:15 Killingly Parks and Recreation at side of the moon. We get it in our head Drops through The Last Green a.m. The race will start at 9 a.m. (860) 779-5390 or Valley” is proudly presented by The Enter a team of up to five mem- [email protected]. that it’s dangerous, and it’s not. Last Green Valley Inc. (TLGV) and bers or, for those weekend warriors, Following the race, a Quinebaug It’s a very polite society.” more than 80 partners. Thousands of try it solo. This sprint-style relay River Paddle will be held, with a new people have participated in this cele- race will have a mass start including water trail segment dedicated. — DOUG DANIELS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF bration of the water resources of the the following disciplines: .7-mile Paddlers will meet and shuttle at 11 local region. run, 2-mile paddle (choose kayak or a.m., with the ceremony and then MARIANAPOLIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL, WHO ACCOMPANIED On Saturday, May 16, take part in canoe; one or two team members the paddle starting at noon. FOUR STUDENTS ON A VOLUNTEER TIP TO HAITI WORKING WITH the Quaddick Lake Paddle in allowed for this leg), 1-mile “just This scenic but challenging THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FORWARD IN HEALTH Thompson, sponsored by the wheels” (skateboard, rollerblade or stretch of river winds through 5 or 6 Quaddick Lake Association. a non motorized scooter) and a 1- miles of mostly Class I and some PEN TO LOSE Beginning at 10 a.m., paddle from mile bike. Class II waters. Registration is O C Quaddick State Park to the north All teams and solo participants required. This event is limited to 20 THOMPSON end of the lake, which remains in must provide their own equipment boats. Paddlers must be at least 16 pristine condition, surrounded by for all disciplines of this relay race. years old and have their own boat TOWN HALL state forestland. Return to the state The first team or solo competitor and equipment, including life jacket Monday through Friday ...... 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. park for refreshments and an educa- across the finish line will take home worn at all times on the water. For ...... (Hours will vary by office.) tional session. Paddlers who so a $100 cash prize. A Coast Guard more information or to register, con- LIBRARIES choose will then take a leisurely pad- approved PFD and a helmet must be tact The Last Green Valley, which Thompson Public Library/Community Center dle to the south end of the lake and worn for participants performing sponsors the event, at (860) 774-3300. Monday and Friday ...... 10 a.m.-5 p.m. back. the kayak/canoe leg of the race. In Other events include Quinebaug Tuesday, Wed., Thursday ...... 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Registration is required. This addition, helmets are mandatory for Valley Fish Hatchery Tour in event is limited to 20 boats; children the bike and “just wheels” portion of Plainfield at 2 p.m. Saturday,May 16, POST OFFICES under 12 are welcome in the same the race. Participants must be 12 and 9 a.m. Sunday, May 17; 366 Thompson Hill Road craft as a parent. Paddlers must have years old, and anyone under the age Bakerwoods Family Day May 16 in Monday-Friday ...... P.O. Boxes: 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m., their own boat and equipment, of 18 must have a signed parent Ashford; Quinebaug River Paddle Window: ...... 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 3-4:45 p.m. including life jacket worn at all waiver form. from Plainfield to Canterbury May Saturday...... P.O. Boxes: 7:45 a.m.-noon, times on the water. For more infor- T-shirts will be given to all pre-reg- 17; and the Canterbury Landing cele- Window ...... 8 a.m.-noon mation or to register, contact Shirley istered participants and will be bration May 17 in Canterbury. Quinebaug Rafferty at (508) 579-4350 or available to purchase the day of the For more details and complete Monday-Friday ...... P.O. Boxes: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., [email protected]. The event. Pre-registration closed April Source to Sea event listings from Window: ...... 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m ., 2-4:30 p.m. rain date is May 17. 30. Day-of registration will be avail- April to June, please visit www.the- Saturday...... P.O. Boxes: 8 a.m.-noon, Also May 16, the Killingly River able only if the pre-registration min- lastgreenvalley.org (click on the Window, ...... 8:30 a.m.-noon Fun Race Day, sponsored by the imum of four teams has been met. Source to Sea logo) or contact Lois North Grosvenordale Killingly Parks & Recreation and For status updates for day-of regis- Bruinooge at (860) 774-3300 or e-mail Monday-Friday ...... P.O. Boxes: 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Economic Development depart- tration, please call (860) 779-5390. [email protected]. Window: ...... 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ments, will be held at the Danielson Day-of registration fee is $35 per Saturday ...... P.O. Boxes: 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Window: ...... 8 a.m.-noon Grosvenordale Monday-Friday ...... P.O. Boxes: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., DAR MEMBERS WIN Window: ...... 8 a.m.-noon, 1-4:45 p.m. Annual Fun Fest is Saturday ...... P.O. Boxes and Window: 7:30-11:30 a.m. FIBER ARTS CONTEST this weekend

NORTH GROSVENORDALE — The annu- al St. Joseph Fun Fest will be held from ALMANAC Thursday, May 14, through Sunday, May, 17, Week of May 4: with live entertainment, carnival rides, an Bird sightings this week at Connecticut Audubon and antique and flea market, chicken barbecue Wyndham Land Trust properties in the northeast corner of and poker run. Connecticut: Bobolink, Scarlet Tanager, Eastern Kingbird, Event hours are 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, 5 to Wood Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, Yellow-throated Vireo, 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and Prairie Warbler, Indigo Bunting, American Kestrels, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The flea market will Warbling Vireo, Field Sparrow, Blue-winged Warbler and run from 8 a.m. to close both Saturday and Worm-eating Warbler. Sunday.Fun Fest will be held on the grounds of the parish and St. Joseph School, on Main Street, North Grosvenordale. Entertainment will be provided by Yankee TOP 10 HARDCOVER FICTION Dogs on Friday,Synergy on Saturday,Dennis Polisky and The Maestro’s Men on Sunday 1. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, Alexander for a polka dance party. Bowdoin McCall Smith Amusements will run the carnival rides. 2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The chicken barbecue, hosted by the Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Knights of Columbus 2087, will be served 3. The 8th Confession, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro from noon until sold out Sunday under the 4. First Family, David Baldacci Courtesy photo tent at St. Joseph Church grounds, 18 Main 5. Sag Harbor, Colson Whitehead At the spring conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution St. Dinners include barbecue chicken, salad 6. The Help, Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn (DAR), Mary Brown (left), of Danielson, a member of the Anne Wood with dressing, green beans, roll and butter, 7. A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick Elderkin Chapter in Willimantic, and Mary Ellen Tomeo, of Pomfret, a and only 250 dinners will be sold. Soda and 8. Home Safe, Elizabeth Berg member at large, were awarded first place awards for their entries in beer will be available. Donation is $8 for 9. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson the Connecticut American Heritage fiber arts contest, Brown for a adults and $6 for seniors over 65 and can be 10. The Language of Bees, Laurie R. King Victorian style crocheted quilt and Tomeo for the cross-stitch of her purchased at the rectory and St. Joseph family's home in Thompson. Both entries are now competing in the School office, as well at the North The New England Independent Bestseller List, provided by DAR's northeast region competition. Grosvenordale branch of Citizens National Wonderland Books, Putnam, for the week ending May 3 Bank, or contact Mike Gisleson at (860) 428- 4211 (cell). Also on Sunday, the fourth annual St. TOP 10 PAPERBACK FICTION Joseph School Poker run will be held, with registration at 8:30 am., blessing of the rid- 1. Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout IT’S A ers at 9:30 a.m. and departure at 9:45 a.m. The 2. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri 65-mile ride will leave from the St. Joseph 3. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery School parking lot, 26 Main St., North 4. The Shack, William P. Young CRAPPY JOB Grosvenordale. Donation is $20 per bike/car 5. The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO and $35 with a passenger. Price includes 6. American Wife, Curtis Sittenfeld chicken barbecue and five-card poker hand. 7. The Secret Scripture, Sebastian Barry Prizes will be awarded for the best and worst 8. People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks hands. For more information, contact Scott 9. Still Alice, Lisa Genova DO IT. Antonson at (860) 935-5961 (home) or (401) 10. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz 439-0685 (cell). FIND A SEPTIC SERVICE All proceeds from the events will benefit The New England Independent Bestseller List, provided by ON OUR EASY-TO-USE St. Joseph School. Wonderland Books, Putnam, for the week ending May 3 ONLINE DIRECTORY. All local. QUOTE &TRIVIA All the time. FRONT-PAGE QUOTE: — Abraham Lincoln ConnecticutsQuietCorner.com

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Memorial room restoration begins soon AACCURACYCCURACY WWAATCHTCH The Thompson Villager is committed to BY OLIVIA BRAATEN 100-year-old trust fund left by building donors drafted ordinance and made additional sug- accuracy in all its news reports. Although VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT Jacob and Harriett Tourtellote should be rein- gestions to Groh during Monday night’s meet- numerous safeguards are in place to ensure THOMPSON — The process of cleaning and stated. The Board of Education proposed the ing. accurate reporting, mistakes can occur. restoring the Tourtellotte Memorial Room of fund be put into a new irrevocable trust with Superintendent Michael Jolin also present- Confirmed fact errors will be corrected at Thompson’s high school is moving quickly, 40 percent of funds dedicated to restoring and ed the school district’s newly crafted strategic the top right hand corner of page A3 in a Joe Iamartino reported during a “situation maintaining the building, 40 percent for non- plan, outlining mission and vision statements. timely manner. update” at the Monday, May 11, Board of recurring high school expenses and 20 percent In addition, Jolin said he is daily seeking If you find a mistake, call Education meeting. Iamartino, president of to be reinvested in the fund. information on how much stimulus money (860) 928-1818 during normal business the Thompson Historical Society,is serving as The Board of Selectmen instead crafted a may be available to Thompson schools. No hours. During non-business hours, leave a acting curator of the building. town ordinance that puts the money in a per- final numbers are available yet. message in the editor’s voice mailbox. The The alumni committee expects to receive manent municipal trust fund with no specific Other district activities involve subcommit- editor will return your phone call. state historical registration for the site next percentages assigned. First Selectmen Larry tee work on performance-based-pay guide- month. Preliminary cleanup of the memorial Groh said the goal is to enable a seven-mem- lines for school administrators. Thompson is room will begin next week in preparation for ber board of trustees to review and, if needed, the only district in Connecticut that has per- a June 20 alumni banquet. Painting is sched- modify the trust every 100 years or so. formance-based-pay measures built into con- PUBLIC MEETINGS uled to begin July 6. The seven members would include the first tracts. Jolin met with a possible grant source “Things are going at a very accelerated pace selectman, Board of Education chair, superin- this week for help on the project. THOMPSON for the Alumni Association,” Iamartino said. tendent of schools, Alumni Association presi- The board accepted resignations of high The group sought expert opinion from cura- dent, Historical Society president, Board of school Principal Stephen Mitchell, high Tuesday, May 19 tors throughout the state and recently applied Finance chair and town treasurer. Board of school teacher Judith Landin and middle • Board of Selectmen — 7:30 p.m., Merrill Seney for a preservation grant from The Last Green Education member Joe Lindley said because school teacher Harry Flegert. High school Community Room Valley. of their positions, those trustees would be teachers Cindy Ouillette and Sarah Healey • Conservation Commission — 7 p.m., Town Hall “There are only a couple of schools that heavily biased toward the school and, presum- requested maternity leave. Conference Room, 2nd floor have a collection like this,” Iamartino said of ably, inclined to protect the fund. Members also discussed how to handle its the artwork, books and furnishings valued at The ordinance is part of the annual town naming of facilities policy. Old and new lan- Wednesday, May 20 an estimated $1.5 to $3 million. “We certainly meeting agenda. The meeting will be held at 8 guage was blended, creating contradictions in • Economic Development Commission — 6 p.m., have one of the largest in New England.” p.m. Monday, May 18, in the high school audi- the existing policy. The matter will be further Merrill Seney Community Room The building is at the center of a town con- torium. investigated. • Housing Authority — 10 a.m., Housing troversy concerning how a recently expired Board of Education members reviewed the Authority Office • Renewable Energy Development Committee — 7 p.m., Town Hall Conference Room, 2nd floor Thursday, May 21 ‘High School Musical’ auditions this weekend • Board of Finance — 7:30 p.m., Library/Community Center PUTNAM — The Theatre of non-auditioners will not be per- secret passion for baking; Jason, • Other students — Jack Scott, • Library Board of Trustees — 2 p.m., Northeastern Connecticut at The mitted to sit in the auditorium the strong, silent type. the P.A. announcer, AKA the Library/Community Center Bradley Playhouse will hold audi- during auditions. They may, how- • The Thespians — Sharpay Velvet Fog of East High; Kelsi tions for High School Musical from ever, remain in the lobby for the Evans, president of the Drama Neilson, the mousey composer of Friday, May 22 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 16, and duration of the auditions. Club; Ryan Evans, vice president Juliet and Romeo; Wildcat cheer- • Northeast Connecticut Council of Government from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 17. Callbacks will be held at 6 p.m. of the Drama Club; James, an leaders; party kids; guests in ski- — 8 a.m., NECCOG offices Auditions will be held at the the- Monday,May 18, for those perform- earthworm expressionist; Susan, lodge flashback; fans/spectators at Wednesday, May 27 ater at 30 Front St.(Route 44). ers who are asked to return. Not overwrought with emotion; Cathy, the basketball championship game • Planning and Zoning Commission — 7 p.m., Those auditioning should be at receiving a callback does not nec- a little too eager; Alan, has a flair and the Science Decathlon; and Merrill Seney Community Room least 11 years of age by May 15. essarily mean that one has not for couture; Cyndra, has operatic other jocks, thespians, brainiacs • Recreation Commission — 7:15 p.m., Merrill Lead roles (Gabriella, Troy, been cast, just that he or she is not aspirations. and skater dudes. Seney Community Room Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, Taylor and being considered for one of the • The Brainiacs — Gabriella • The adults — Karaoke M.C., in • Redevelopment Agency & Small Cities Jack) need to be 16 years of age or lead roles listed above. Montez, the shy new girl at school; ski-lodge flashback; Ms. Darbus, Program — 7 p.m., Town Hall Conference Room, older. There are many other Character descriptions are as Taylor McKessie, president of the drama teacher; Coach Bolton, bas- 2nd floor named character roles (Kelsi, follows: Science Club; Martha Cox, has a ketball coach, Troy’s dad; Ms. Martha, Zeke, Ripper, etc.) as well • The Jocks — Troy Bolton, cap- secret passion for hip-hop; Tenny,chemistry teacher; modera- as 10 to 20 other young people of tain of the basketball team; Chad Kratnoff, a history buff. tor, science decathlon moderator. non-specified ages. Danforth, number two on the bas- • The Skater Dudes — Ripper, “Adults” muse be 16 or older. American Legion Post 67 Please come early to the audi- ketball team and Troy’s best has a secret passion for the cello; Call (860) 928-7887 for more infor- Rte. 200, N. Gros. CT 06255 tions and be prepared to stay if friend; Zeke Baylor, who has a Mongo, a little slow on the uptake. mation. necessary. 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BY MATT SANDERSON through the [street] light inventory to get a He said they are now anticipating an little more than salaries,” he said. “Unions VILLAGER STAFF WRITER better view of everything that was out $87,500 over-budgeted amount for next year have been cooperative in trying to lower the THOMPSON — The annual town meeting there.” on snow removal, due to the volume of serv- expected salary increase. We extended the for the public to hear the $22,371,371 com- This is the first move in Thompson, Groh ices used this fiscal year. teacher’s contract where the numbers in the bined general government and Board of recalled, to save energy costs like this. Groh said they did see significant savings union agreed to take no increase throughout Education budgets is at 8 p.m. this Monday He said they also saved money with the loss of about $28,000 in their health insurance the steps. The top people in step receive just 2 night, May 18, in the auditorium of of a position in the town assessor’s office, premiums from Blue Cross and Blue Shield. percent increase.” Thompson Public Schools at 785 Riverside which was, however, offset slightly by the Also, Groh said he and the town’s finance He said the Board of Education has not yet Drive. need to purchase new software for the office. director are wary of Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s 2009- reflected the Board of Finance’s proposed The budget referendum is slated for the fol- “Now with that update, it makes for less ’10 budget numbers, since the figures are cuts in its budget, but the Board of Education lowing Wednesday, May 27, from noon to 8 manpower,” he said. changing faster than can be reported back to does anticipate health care cost cuts, which p.m. at the town’s four polling locations: Groh added that roughly 20 non-union Thompson. will help the process significantly. District 1 at the Thompson Hill Fire Station town employees accepted no wage increases Board of Finance Chair Karen Jolin added that he offered to follow suit on Chase Road, District 2 in the Merrill for next year, while about another 20 union Charbonneau said the budget workshops and take a 0 percent salary increase. Seney Community Room in Town Hall, employees accepted a 1.5 percent wage have gone quite well in attempting to reach a “Also, we are looking at possible resigna- District 3 at the Quinebaug Fire Department increase, rather than a 3 percent increase. 0 mill rate increase. tions and retirements of teachers to reduce at 720 Quinebaug Road and District 4 at the He added that he took a $1,000 decrease in “Everyone was cordial, professional and staff, as opposed to laying off additional peo- East Thompson Fire Department at 530 his salary. willing to give opinions and listen,” she said. ple,” he added. Thompson Hill Road. “I’ve got to commend everyone who worked “Everyone’s done an outstanding job, given Earlier this year in budget talks, the board The $6,331,062 general government budget, on the budget,” Groh noted of the Board of the economy the way it is.” proposed to eliminate one paraprofessional at a 0.244 increase, being presented by the Selectmen, the Board of Finance, the Board The proposed $16,040,309 Board of position and two teaching positions and Board of Selectmen, has a few changes in the of Education and the union concessions. Education budget now reflects a 1 percent decrease the funding for substitute teachers last month and a half since the March 12 “The Board of Selectmen recognizes that not increase for 2009-’10, according to and overtime pay. Board of Finance public hearing. everyone can make the town meeting, so Superintendent of Schools Michael Jolin, “We encourage people to attend the annual First Selectman Larry Groh said they we’re pushing for referendum because we who still cites that health care costs are the town meeting, offer their suggestions and, of removed $12,500 from the street light budget want to see it go to automatic vote.” biggest contributing factor to the increase. course, please get out to vote,” said Jolin. in order to turn off 100 lights in Thompson to Groh said the town is still facing a glaring On Wednesday, May 13, he said they are still save energy on kilowatt-hours. $776,00 in lost revenue, and the major in negotiations with the school system’s Matt Sanderson may be reached at (860) 928- “It will be every other light on straight- increase to the budget this year is still health care bargaining unit to try to bring it 1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail at matt@vil- aways,” said Groh. “Intersections and dense- employee health care costs and fringe bene- down even more. lagernewspapers.com. ly populated roads will remain on. I went fits. “The cost of the health care increase is a Mansion At Bald Hill celebrates 1 year in business

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y husband and sister have Because they have become less both asked me, “Why do common, it is even more M people get so goopy over thrilling to see one now. bluebirds?” I think there are a Bluebirds are family ori- number of reasons why we become ented. The courting male fascinated and even addicted to this dotes on the female, waving his charming creature. wings, enticing her to select a nest site, and offering her treats. He courageously guards OUR the box during nest construc- tion. He delivers food to the BETTER incubating female and partici- ATURE pates equally in feeding N nestlings and fledglings. Both BET parents will die defending their young from House ZIMMERMAN Sparrows. Their song is enchanting. Contest Entry Form: May 15, 2009 The velvety undertones are “... Bluebirds are beautiful. Their so soft and gentle; they sing to Deadline: May 20, 2009 leisurely and buoyant flight pat- no one save themselves,” noted Photo by David Kinneer tern offers a slow-motion view of Kenny Kleinpeter. Clyde Todd An attentive male Eastern Bluebird offers a tasty cerulean blue feathers, making it (1940) said their song, “… like My guess for this week’s photo treat to his mate. seem as though the male “carries the gentle murmur of a flow- is:______the sky on his back” (Henry David ing brook in soothing cadence, Thoreau). awakens a sense of well-being and almost parental sense of ownership Bluebirds are considered har- content in each responsive listen- and satisfaction when we enable bingers of spring. As WL Dawson er.” successful nesting. Bluebirding penned in 1903, “How the waiting Bluebirds are friendly. They taps into problem solving skills and Answer to last week’s photo: countryside thrills with joy when seem to almost enjoy human com- creativity,scientific curiosity,and a Bluebird brings us the first word of pany. They display no fear of nest- love of nature and the outdoors. Connecticut Audubon Society, Pomfret Center returning spring.” Although they ing near human habitation. They Bluebirds remind us of both may overwinter in colder climes, tolerate periodic monitoring of the bad and good humans are they actively begin house hunting their nests as we peek in to see capable of. Almost all impacts to Who wants $25 cash in their pocket? Anyone? in February and March, signaling their fuzzy-headed hatchlings. bluebird populations, both negative The Villager has it to give. better weather ahead. Bluebirds do no harm. In the and positive, have been directly Bluebirds are associated with days before pesticides, farmers put associated with human activity. On Enter ‘What is It?’ now for your chance to win! hope, happiness and things we up nestboxes around their fields, as the negative side, there is the intro- love. They have probably appeared they were aware that bluebirds eat duction of House Sparrows and in more songs, poems and litera- many insects, and the fruit they eat starlings, pesticide use and loss of Name______ture than any other bird. In 1934, during the winter is not of the cul- open space. But on the positive side, tenor Jan Peerce made the tivated variety. While bluebirds grass roots conservation efforts by “Bluebird of Happiness” a nation- will compete for nesting sites and individuals and groups across the wide hit. It’s hard not to smile when defend their own abode, they do not continent are a shining example of Address______hearing about “Mr. Bluebird on My maliciously attack other birds, eggs the power we all have to make a dif- Shoulder” from the Disney film or nests. ference. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah. Attracting bluebirds is a chal- State______Zip______Telephone#______Bluebirds remind us of sim- lenging hobby. Since the number Bet Zimmerman serves on the pler times. They were not only of natural cavities has dwindled North American Bluebird Society Please mail your entry form to the Villager Newspapers, PO Box 196, Woodstock, CT 06281, abundant in the tunes of our youth, and competition from exotic Board and maintains several blue- attn: Editor, or drop off to the office at Faire Place at 283 Route 169/171 in but also in the countryside in the species like House Sparrows and bird trails in Woodstock with about Woodstock, in front of the Woodstock Fairgrounds. You may also fax your entry to days before suburban sprawl. Most starlings is severe, bluebirds 100 boxes. For more information on (860) 928-5946. All photos are of sights seen in and around Brooklyn, Killingly, Putnam, of us can clearly remember our depend on humans to survive and bluebirds, see www.sialis.org. Thompson, Woodstock, Pomfret and Eastford. Responses must identify the subject and first view of that flash of blue. thrive. Because of this, we feel an where it can be seen. Answers will be given the following week in the Putnam Villager, Thompson Villager and Woodstock Villager. At the end of each month, all entry forms with the correct answer will be included in a random drawing. One lucky winner will receive $25! NEWS BRIEFS One entry per person, please. Good luck! hosted by Linda Colengelo. “Dancing for Dreams” is a unique performance, as it is Dancers come together for the first time local performing arts have had the opportu- nity to work and perform together. benefit show Tickets are $15 and are available at the Bradley Playhouse, the Complex Performing Arts Centre and Body PUTNAM — The Complex Performing Arts Centre and by Design. For reservations, call the Complex Performing Body by Design, in conjunction with The Bradley Arts Centre at (860) 963-7170 or the Bradley Playhouse at Playhouse, will present “Dancing for Dreams” Saturday, (860) 928-7887. May 23, when eight local dance companies will come together to help fight cancer. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. at The Bradley Playhouse. Dancers from the companies will present orig- Shelter needs kitty litter inal work in all forms of dance to aid in the fight of cancer, and all proceeds will benefit the American Cancer KILLINGLY — Passion 4 Paws, a registered nonprofit Society’s Relay For Life. organization dedicated to finding loving homes for aban- Companies participating include Canty Dance Centre, doned, abused and homeless animals, is running a kitty lit- Turning Pointe Dance Academy,the Pomfret School Dance ter drive. Company, Arts at the Capitol Theatre, Grasshopper Arts, The organization desperately needs donations of Danceworks Dance Centre, Putnam Dance Centre and The scoopable kitty litter. Please drop off donations of any Complex Performing Arts Centre. The event is produced brand or size of scoopable litter at the Killingly Public by Marion Mauro of Body by Design in Woodstock and Library. directed by Nichola Johnson Mercier of the Complex Passion 4 Paws consists solely of volunteers. Jewelry Performing Arts Centre in Putnam. The evening will be made by the volunteers and animal toys are also on sale at Food & Fudge in Killingly. All the pro- ceeds raised from the sale go directly to ani- mal care. For more informa- tion, visit online at www.passion 4paws.org. A6 • Friday, May 15, 2009 THOMPSON VILLAGER LEARNING Guilbault hired as new principal at St. Mary School Mary R. Fisher Elementary School Monday, May 18: Hot dog in a bun, baked ILL BEGIN JOB AY beans, coleslaw, 100 percent orange juice, milk W M 26 choice. Tuesday, May 19: Baked mozzarella sticks BY OLIVIA BRAATEN “I saw in Steve a couple of VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT with dipping sauce, smiley fries, niblet corn, things I want in a principal,” diced peaches, milk choice. PUTNAM — “He asked me to Cloutier said. Their shared faith, Wednesday, May 20: Chicken patty on a roll, stick around. He said, ‘I’d like to Guilbault’s energy — “more ener- mashed potatoes, green beans, orange smiles, see you after Mass.’ I thought, gy than most,” Cloutier noted — milk choice. ‘This can’t be good.’” and his background as a special Thursday, May 21: Fish sticks, macaroni and That was the day, Steven education teacher were key. cheese, garden peas, diced pears, milk choice. Friday, May 22: Cheesy pizza slice, fresh gar- Guilbault continued, that the Rev. Still, Cloutier wasn’t sure den salad with Italian dressing, cookie, 100 per- Roland Cloutier asked him if he’d whether Guilbault would accept cent grape juice, milk choice. ever thought about being a school the job offer. principal. “I didn’t know what he would Guilbault recalled, “I said, say,” he said. “He looked at me Tourtellotte High School, ‘Sure, hasn’t everyone?’” kind of strangely.” Cloutier, pastor of St. Mary’s After the initial shock wore off, Thompson Middle School Church of the Visitation in Guilbault agreed. A big part of Putnam, had been acting as inter- his choosing to come onboard Monday, May 18: BBQ pork rib on a roll, mac- im principal of the church-affili- involved the good working rela- aroni and cheese, steamed broccoli, assorted ated St. Mary School. More than tionship he already shared with fresh fruits and salads. Tuesday, May 19: French toast sticks, hash 100 students are enrolled at the K- the church and the Board of brown patty, sausage links, assorted fresh 8 school. Education. In fact, as a board fruits and salads. In February, Cloutier received member, he oversaw the hiring of Wednesday, May 20: Taco salad (nacho chips, news the previous principal the last two principals. Olivia Braaten photo seasoned beef, lettuce, tomato, shredded would not be returning, due to ill- “I’m aware of what I’m getting Steven Guilbault will begin work as principal of St. Mary School May 26. cheese), Spanish rice, niblet corn, assorted ness. myself into,” he said. fresh fruits and salads. “I was in quite a quandary,” An average day, Cloutier Thursday, May 21: Popcorn chicken with zesty orange sauce, mashed potatoes, green Cloutier said. “It was such a blow, detailed, might include respond- beans, dinner roll assorted fresh fruits and sal- a real loss. I didn’t know what I ing to parent concerns, helping ads. was going to do.” teachers handle various situa- Friday, May 22: Stuffed crust pizza, fresh gar- Then that Sunday came. tions and, very rarely, discipline den salad with assorted toppings, assorted Cloutier eyed Guilbault and issues among students. fresh fruits. thought, “Huh, I wonder.” “They’re good kids,” Cloutier The two had shared a warm said. “Sometimes they just act friendship. Guilbault, born and like the children they are.” St. Joseph School raised in Putnam, was baptized, For Guilbault, the hardest part will be how his relationship with Monday, May 18: Cheesy bread, vegetable confirmed and married in the sticks and dip, dessert. church. He and his wife, a kinder- students will change, he said, in Tuesday, May 19: Chef or tuna salad, garlic garten teacher at St. Mary, even transitioning from a teaching role bread, dessert. brought their now 1-year-old son to that of an administrator. Wednesday, May 20: Chicken patty on a roll to be baptized in the church. “You’ll do all right,” Cloutier with lettuce, tomato and cheese; fries; pickles; They connected professionally assured him. dessert. as well. Six years ago, Cloutier The two meet and talk by phone Thursday, May 21: No hot lunches served; had asked Guilbault to serve on often, discussing how to make St. must bring bag lunch. Friday, May 22: Cheese ravioli, tossed salad, St. Mary’s Board of Education — Mary a premier educational cen- dessert. a role he readily accepted. That ter. had seemed an ideal fit. Guilbault Having seen seven principals had taught in Preston for three come and go during his tenure as St. Mary School years, at EastConn Regional pastor, Cloutier is pleased with Education Service Center for the good fortune of having “short- Monday, May 18: Hamburger or cheeseburger nearly a year, and, for the past six circuited” the new hire search on a roll, fries, peas, fruit, milk. years, at Pomfret Community this time around. Guilbault will Tuesday, May 19: American chop suey, garlic School. In the summers, he wears begin May 26. bread, green beans, fruit, milk. Wednesday, May 20: Hot dog in a bun, baked the title waterfront director at “Finally there’s a light at the beans, chips, fruit, milk (half day). Camp Quinebaug, a program for end of the tunnel that isn’t a Thursday, May 21: Sloppy Joe on a roll, green special needs kids and adults, train,” Cloutier said. beans, chips, fruit, milk. where he’s worked for 14 years. Friday, May 22: Cheese or broccoli pizza, salad, pudding, fruit, juice, milk. SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC Harvard H. Ellis Tech are encouraged to submit Monday, May 18: Beef and cheese in a tortilla with lettuce and tomato, peaches, milk. items for inclusion on the Tuesday, May 19: Baked chicken nuggets, rice, green beans, assorted fruit, milk. Learning Page. Wednesday, May 20: Pasta with meatballs, Olivia Braaten photo garden salad, mixed fruit, milk. The deadline is noon Monday. Thursday, May 21: Turkey or beef hot dog in The Rev. Roland Cloutier hands Steven Guilbault, incoming principal at St. Mary Send all items to the editor at a bun (2), oven-baked potatoes, pears, milk. School, his official nameplate. Friday, May 22: Chicken or cheese quesadilla [email protected] pizza, garden salad, assorted fruit, milk.

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round covers can be down- in look. Both have thick gray- Sweet Fern, Comptonia peregri- diameter of 4 to 6 feet but only right glorious while per- THE green needles that cloak decum- na is one tough customer! It will reach a height of 6 inches to per- G forming double duty utili- bent branches. ‘Hillside Creeper’ adapt itself to dry hardcore scrab- haps 12 inches in better condi- tarian work in your garden. There POTTING is a bit faster growing than ble in full blazing sun. An inter- tions. Bearberry is evergreen, are, of course, common selections ‘Repens.’ Both form very hand- esting native, it sports stems with with small and glossy tongue- of low-growing, wide-spreading SHED some, thick and virtually weed- coarsely notched and scalloped shaped leaves. A fine selection, junipers such as the Blue Rug proof mats. alternating pinnate foliage loosely ‘Massachusetts’ develops striking Juniper, Juniperus horizontalis WAYNE ‘Hillside Creeper’ will, as its resembling fern fronds. Sweet earthy-mahogany shades in win- ‘Wiltonii,’ which form blue flat-to- PAQUETTE namesake indicates, hug a slope, Fern spreads rapidly, fixing nitro- ter that act as a foil to bright red the-ground mats. But most of slowly increasing in diameter. gen in the soil as it expands its berries. The persistent fruits, last- these are guilty of overuse in ‘Hillside Creeper’ would be splen- domain. Comptonia will even tol- ing well into winter, develop from mundane and clichéd manners, didly used in this capacity with erate salty conditions on the heath-like pinkish white blos- much as hedges of Arbor Vitae the usual upright pyramidal form, other differently colored and tex- shore. Its delightful fragrance soms. Bearberry should be plant- have now made even the least this lovely shrub grows 5 to 7 feet tured ground-covering conifers. (hence the common moniker ed in impoverished sandy, acid judgmental gardeners roll their across but only about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 ‘Repens,’ the smaller growing of Sweet Fern) was not lost on early soils in full sun; it resents both eyes and sigh. However, there are or so feet tall. Wide-spreading, these two unusual forms of Scots settlers who stuffed mattresses overhead sprinkler systems and easy, more refined, uncommon this handsome four-season conifer Pines, would be an alluring with its dried pleasantly aromatic fertilizer. And though this is a ground covers that radiate excep- sports soft gray-tinted foliage. repeated front-of-the-border shrub plumes. This wily ground cover tough native, Bearberry is not tional interest, many through all ‘Grey Owl’ performs surprisingly in a foundation garden or includ- generally grows about 18 inches to always the easiest shrub to accli- four seasons. well in three-quarters open shade, ed as an element atop a wall with 2 1/2 feet tall, but in better soil mate. But if you can get it settled, Imagine your garden as a stage though is happier no doubt in full small-growing shrubs and flower- conditions could grow as tall as 3 in it is a worthy friend. set for a play, a play that unfolds sun. As she is a female form, this ing herbaceous plants in a rock feet. I have found colonies, In Act II, we’ll examine a garden through four seasons. Then spreading form of Red Cedar will garden setting. All Scots Pines dwarfed by desperate conditions, cartload of some very interesting ground covers set the floor of produce juniper berries the size of prefer draining soils in full sun growing only 12 to 14 inches high. and unusual floor coverings that your stage, enhancing the players chick peas studded among its and are drought-tolerant once Our native Bearberry, will set the stage of your sunlit — the shrubs and trees that are beautiful foliage. Planting one or established. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi can be garden upon which the actors will the actors. In this three-act play, more in fertile, draining soil as an The color gray is cooling, sooth- found growing on Cape Cod. And, move through each season. And we will examine some unusual underpinning to taller shrubs and ing. All three of the previously in that it can be found on exposed for now we’ll take our first inter- ground-covering woody plants small trees will produce a no- mentioned conifers can be used to beaches, it withstands salt and mission. that thrive under the stage light- maintenance statement of great create subtle and soothing, reflec- conditions that would be at best distinction the year round. Wayne Paquette is the owner of ing of the sun! tive patchworks with other calm- difficult for most plants. This Quackin’ Grass Nursery, located at A less common form of our Two ground covering Scots ing colors. Grays can be planted Blueberry and Cranberry rela- Pines also produce quite gray 16 Laurel Hill Road, Brooklyn. For native Red Cedar is Juniperus vir- with bright colors to tone down a tive’s branches scramble along the more information, call giniana ‘Grey Owl.’ Rather than foliage. Pinus sylvestris ‘Hillside raucous mix. ground. They will stretch to a Creeper’ and ‘Repens’ are similar www.QuackinGrassNursery.com. Public invited to dance LEARNING show, gospel concert POMFRET — Guests are invited to attend the Senior Dance Showcase at Pomfret School Thursday, May 21, in the library courtyard, and then the Gospel Concert Friday, May 22, in the Drama Club to perform ‘Pippin’ Clark Memorial Chapel. Both events will begin at 7 p.m. Titled “Outside Looking In,” the dance show is THOMPSON — A talented cast of stu- choreographed by nine students and performed dent performers will present the musi- by more than 12 female dancers and seven male cal Pippin at Marianapolis Preparatory dancers. For many of the students, this will be School at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15. their final performance on the hilltop. The play,first introduced in the 1970s, “The show promises to be riveting,” said Ellen is a fictional account based on histori- Guglietti, the students’ teacher. “There is a won- cal characters from the reign of derful variety of teen angst, strong female power, medieval emperor Charlemagne. The happy and joyous dance, an all-male piece and a play takes a whimsical look at riveting techno tango.” Charlemagne’s son Pippin’s desperate All are welcome to attend the show free of search for fulfillment. The original charge. In case of inclement weather, the per- screenplay is by Broadway legend formance will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 24. Stephen Schwartz. Check Pomfret School’s Web site at www.pom- The Marianapolis production is fretschool.org for details. directed by Bob Sloat, with music direc- The Gospel Concert is under the direction of David Giles and guest conductor Walter tion by Stephen Thompson and chore- Cunningham. The chorus and members of the ography by Leslie Snow. Admission is Pomfret School community, including faculty free. and staff, will perform songs such as “I Will Courtesy photo Follow Him,” “America America” and “Speak to The cast of “Pippin.” Left four, back to front: My Heart.” They will be joined by singers from Lillian Irwin, William Zhang, Gaelen Chinnock, the Dartmouth College Gospel Choir. The lively show will include ballads, hymns, an a cappella Christine Freije. Center three, left to right: Molly piece and an original arrangement by Rabuffo, Malcolm McGannon, Joy Richmond. Cunningham that fuses hip-hop with gospel. Right four, left to right: Christina Casillo, Andrea “The gospel curriculum of the chorus LaRose, David Rawls, Brendan Irwin. demands high energy and commitment from all singers and is an incredible opportunity for Pomfret students to work with a nationally rec- ognized Ivy League choir,” said Chip Lamb, the chair of the arts department. 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As graduation LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Lspeeches roll around and CHILINSKI BIRD JR. elated young people move from PRESIDENT & EDITOR -AT- LARGE the security of school, those PUBLISHER who have a mentor or two will Trudeau: Detailed information should be provided have a better chance to get STEPHANIE JARVIS ahead. They EDITOR may even To the Editor: union personnel. It appears that the expectation is have a better that everyone except school employees, who will not sense of The town of Thompson will be presenting the negotiate a salary freeze or reduction, should shoul- which path proposed town and school budget to us, the taxpay- der the pain of a tax increase. they want to ers, later this month at a town meeting and then at It may be appropriate for the Board of Education EDITORIAL take. referendum. It does not seem that the Board of to provide us, the taxpayers, with detailed school The term Finance has performed up to its usual standard of administration information, such as an organiza- “mentor” ensuring that the proposed budget is as lean as tion chart or detailed listing by sub-organization of comes from called for by the economic times we are presently all paid positions under their purview. This infor- the Greeks. Did officials living in, as potential budget cuts were left hanging mation should show the management structure and When without action. numbers of individuals in each paid category from NANCY WEISS Odysseus As an observer of the process over the past sever- janitorial staff to the superintendent. The informa- left for the al months, it seems that the first selectman and the tion should also show us the number of students Trojan War, he asked his Board of Selectmen has done a creditable job of falling within each sub-organization. Only then can ‘cry swine’? friend, Mentor, to take care of controlling budget increases by, among other we, the taxpayers, have an appreciation for the rea- his son, Telemachus. As it things, limiting wage increases with the coopera- sons behind the budget increase. turned out, Telemachus had to tion of management and union personnel. Without this detailed information, the school n the end, it was destined to be a no-win spend plenty of time fighting On the other hand, the Board of Education has budget should be resoundingly defeated! off his mother’s suitors. Life situation. again proposed a budget increase, even with an was hard on many levels. I apparent significant reduction in student enroll- A.R. (DICK) TRUDEAU In modern terms, we think If the Centers for Disease Control and ment. This increase does not include any wage NORTH GROSVENORDALE of mentors as select individu- Prevention (CDC) and health officials at all increase limits by either school management or levels of government had not issued some als who help others. Often they form of alert or advisory about the H1N1 mentor younger people. (“swine”) flu, the outcry would have been Green: Unequal taxation can’t be justified Mentors help their mentees deafening. understand the world, make When it didn’t immediately burst into the connections and provide guid- second coming of the Great Influenza of To the Editor: money. The money in question is not something ance in a manner that is differ- 1918, we got the flip side. owned by all of us that the state should distribute ent from a parent’s. The government “cried swine.” Some in our state government want to make our fairly. The money belongs to individuals. It was As a student, I was fortunate Not quite. income tax more “progressive.” This is not surpris- gained by individuals through ingenuity, risk and to have a number of mentors. ing. Progressive taxes are an efficient method of hard work. Others have no right to it. My property Health officials rightly issued an advisory In high school, several teach- wealth redistribution. They were a key component is the product of my labor and as such is an exten- about a flu strain that was killing people in ers and two different princi- of Karl Marx’s 10 steps to communist overthrow of sion of my life, to which I have the right, and no one pals pushed me to compete in Mexico at a time when vacationing the capitalist system. else. If I choose to give some to others, that’s great. contests, stretch myself intel- Americans were visiting that country in In a progressive income tax system, your tax rate If someone else takes it from me by force and gives lectually and try a little harder large numbers. They advised watchfulness goes up as your income goes up. The United States it to others, that’s theft. to get more done. and caution, warned against panic — which has a progressive income tax. You pay from 10 per- It follows that taxation itself is difficult to justify Although I attended a large in many cases fell on deaf ears — and cent to 35 percent, depending on how much you from a moral standpoint. And if taxation itself is university, a professor in my reminded the public about basic hygiene make. During the Depression, Hoover jacked the difficult to justify, how can we justify an unequal course major took me under practices. upper tax rate from 24 percent to 63 percent. FDR taxation? Is progressive taxation equal treatment his wing. When I graduated, How could they? raised it to 90 percent and proposed a further under law? he arranged a job interview Americans are a fickle bunch. The increase to 99.5 percent. Yes, you read it correctly.If The essence of taxation is forced labor. If you pay for me in New York City. He appalling lack of information or even gov- FDR had his way, folks would have been able to 35 percent of your income on income taxes, then came to my wedding and ernment acknowledgement of the 1918 pan- keep only 0.5 percent of any income over $100,000. you are basically working for the government from showed up on election night demic in many places cost who knows how Connecticut currently has a progressive tax, and January until April, and only after that do you get when my husband ran for many lives. We learned our lesson, that fore- some are proposing to increase the top tax rate to keep the money you earn. If we are all required state office. warned is forearmed. from 5 percent to 8 percent. to work for the state, why should some be required He was disappointed by my Somehow it all became exaggerated in How is this fair? I guess the argument goes like to work more than others? How is that fair? career choices, but until he recent years. A weather forecast calling for this: Some people have less money than they need. died, stayed in touch and more than 3 inches of snow can cause loaves Others have more than they need. Therefore, those BILL GREEN encouraged me. He was a true of bread to mysteriously disappear from with more ought to give some to those who have BROOKLYN mentor. While I was lucky to store shelves. A caution about H1N1 flu less. But this assumes we all have equal claim to the have him in my life, I was not caused Tamiflu medicine and cases of hand the only student he cared sanitizer to be snapped up at pharmacies in about. Tributes poured in many parts of the country in the past few Moore, Hijeck: Thanks for transition support upon his death. weeks. At some schools where pupils were Some churches encourage tested for the H1N1 flu and found not to have the selection of godparents as it, parents fearful of their children catching To the Editor: new Harrington HealthCare at Hubbard. The col- mentors and supporters for the virus kept them home until the “all laboration of employees between the Webster and religious and temporal con- The new Harrington HealthCare at Hubbard Southbridge campuses has helped make the transi- clear” was sounded. cerns. It’s a solid idea to add to would like to take this opportunity to publicly tion as smooth and efficient as possible. To this point, on this side of the border, the the core group of people per- thank the community for its support of our new, We are excited about what the future holds for flu has not caused the mass deaths many sonally invested in a child’s integrated campus. Our first official day as health care in the Southern Worcester County com- envisioned and, for that, they are ready to tar life. Harrington HealthCare at Hubbard was Monday, munity. Many of you have already noticed the At the church I attend, the and feather public health officials for May 4. Throughout the week, we remained busy — grounds being worked on and freshened up. This is “spreading panic.” baptismal service includes a and, as with any major move — days did not go by only a small step in what will be many necessary request to the congregation to But CDC acting director Dr. Richard without some technical “hiccups.” We wish to and positive changes to the campus. Digital mam- Besser correctly cautions that the sigh of support the child in his or her express our gratitude to our patients and visitors mography was installed on May 11. Webster is now life. As those assembled enthu- relief and public scoffing has come too soon. for their understanding and support as we worked proud to offer the gold standard of testing in breast siastically affirm they will, I It took almost a full year for the 1918 pandem- diligently to get everyone registered, treated and cancer detection. can’t help but wonder how ic to bloom into the killer it became. While cared for in an appropriate and timely manner. We have short- and long-term plans to increase many of us will even know the that is not certain to happen with the H1N1, On Monday, May 4, our outpatient department the efficiency of the Hubbard campus operation. child later on in life. By saying the illness has not had time to show its true saw a significant increase in patient volume — in We are looking forward to sharing this journey we will support a person in his colors. areas including our Emergency Room, Laboratory with all of you. or her life, at least we are mak- Mexican authorities were quick to declare and Radiology. We are exceptionally pleased that ing an effort. the emergency over in time for Cinco de Southern Worcester County is embracing the inte- ED MOORE, A friend who works at a Mayo celebrations. But the Southern gration and recognizing the wonderful quality of HARRINGTON HOSPITAL CEO local high school feels her stu- Hemisphere’s coming winter may be the real care they can receive right here in Webster, Mass. THOMAS HIJECK, dents are her mentors. In an testing ground. We would also like to express our thanks to the HARRINGTON HEALTHCARE AT HUBBARD interesting twist on the con- If it is really the fizzle we hope, we should wonderful, hard working and dedicated staff at the ADMINISTRATOR ventional, she believes certain be grateful for the alert and advice. If it students help her understand hangs on and bursts forth again, ditto. what is really going on. They We can’t think of a situation where too let her see with fresh eyes the much advice about a public health issue was Wesler: Elected should serve terms before any changes way the world looks and works possible. But we’ve seen the ugly side of from their perspective. panic when not enough information is To the Editor: under rule of law. Starting from scratch would be It is sometimes said that it offered. counterproductive to the referendum’s implied matters more whom you know The petition filed in Woodstock last week propos- intent. What right-minded person would put the than what you know when it ing a change in term length for members of the time and effort into running for public office with comes to finding jobs. While I Board of Education at first blush seems a reason- the knowledge that they could be tossed aside have rarely met anyone who LETTERS able one. Certainly a time commitment of six years should the latest political wind shift direction? It “got” someone else a job, I could easily dissuade an interested person from may also cause disillusionment amongst those vot- know many who were able to pursuing a seat. Four years will be more palatable, ers who intended their candidate to complete a six- get an interview or be given a POLICY especially in these complicated times. Balancing year term. chance to compete because of work and family and the necessary board time is a A more sensible compromise would be to allow the intervention of another. Letters to the editor are always wel- daunting task. A shorter term also affords current members to complete their terms and set Mentors can grease the wheels come, and may be sent to Villager Woodstock voters a more nimble say in what has the new limits for all future elections. Coupling this if not guarantee the outcome. Newspapers, , P.O. Box 196, Woodstock, been, and surely will continue to be, a thorny issue. with concerned citizens like Mr.Powers and his call Historically, boys often met Consolidating the board from nine to seven mem- for transparency and public engagement can keep their mentors through sports. CT 06281, or via e-mail at sjarvis@vil- bers may serve to streamline the process, especial- the spotlight on the most important matters. Girls brought up in the years lagernewspapers.com. Be sure to ly when buttressed with Craig Powers’ idea of hav- We all want an ideal education for Woodstock stu- following Title IX find mentors include a name and residence. Please ing public participation on subcommittees. It dents. Having this degrade into yet another game in athletics, too. For the less refrain from would be interesting to hear what current board of political mudslinging serves no one. And with- coordinated, the classroom, sending letters via members feel; could less people translate into more out doubt, we don’t want our kids caught in the mid- the neighborhood, church, clubs and hobbies may hold fax, and be sure individual work? dle of this game. Asking for new elections, though, sets a danger- the key to a connection to to supply a home ous precedent and in the minds of many will appear LEE WESLER someone with similar inter- address and to be a poorly veiled method of sacking the current WOODSTOCK ests and a willingness to be a phone number to board. Like it or not, these officials were elected guide in life. allow for confir- It’s one more gift in life to mation. Allow at know that one can be men- tored, can mentor someone least 48 hours for a response. Letters SOUND OFF POLICY else or can experience both must be submitted by noon Monday more than once in a lifetime. to ensure publication in the following In addition to the Letters to the Editor section, the Villager Newspapers offers an anonymous Life was tough during the Trojan War and pretty daunt- week’s issue. Every effort will be forum allowing callers to “Sound Off” about the hot-button issues and topics in their towns. The made to accommodate late submis- ing right now. A mentor at any “Sound Off” line can be reached 24 hours a day, at (860) 928-1818, ext. 150. Names may be omitted point in time makes life a bit sions, but inclusion can not be guar- for “Sound Off” calls only, although you may leave a name or initials. All comments should be better. anteed. The rules of good taste and made clearly and concisely,to minimize the potential for mistakes. Please remember that libelous libel will, of course, apply to all sub- comments, personal attacks and material that cannot be verified will not be published. “Sound Nancy Weiss resides in Pomfret and writes a weekly missions. Personal attacks will not be Offs” may also be e-mailed to [email protected]. We prefer that longer “Sound published. The editor retains the column for Villager Offs” be e-mailed. Be sure to label the e-mail as a “Sound Off” submission. All “Sound Off” sub- Newspapers. right to edit all letters. missions are due by noon on Mondays. We look forward to hearing from you! THOMPSON VILLAGER Friday, May 15, 2009 • A9 OPINION A newspaper state of mind

s far back as I can remember, although I’m still and done, will have forever appear. It’s been said newspapers And so long as you have legs, and a newspapers have been a part a little baffled as changed the way it does at least are going the way of dinosaurs, but determination not to let them atro- Aof my life. to how. some part of its business. the people saying that are largely phy,you have the ability to not only As a young boy, summer vaca- I work now out But I suspect there will always be those either getting their news walk again, but run — perhaps far- tions in New Hampshire, when of that familiar a print newspaper business. online or delivering the news ther than you thought possible. we’d spend a week or two with my brick building at That’s not being said out of arro- online. To ignore the effectiveness Newspapers aren’t dinosaurs. dad’s parents, always saw my 25 Elm St. in gance, mind you. There was plenty of another form of communication They’ve lost their footing a bit, but grandfather up and at ’em every Southbridge, of that in the heyday of newspa- is dangerous. there are examples out there of morning, making the drive to the lucky enough to pers, and still is if you look at the How do we know this? those that have acknowledged a county store to pick up the Boston have been there battle between the Times Co. and Because that is precisely the atti- changing climate in both business Herald and the local paper. BIRD’S for going on what the Boston Globe, where union tude that helped bring newspapers and consumer, and have made the As an older boy, having reached soon will be 11 members have refused to give up to their knees. There was an arro- adjustments. the age when the value of earning NEST years. Luckier, lifetime jobs and are balking at a gance, an ignorant belief that this No, I suspect online vessels and a dollar — and the fun of spending still, to have 23-percent pay cut. industry was the only viable news print newspapers and television it — became appealing, I had a WALTER BIRD worked with some Not out of a selfish desire to entity. Cable television and the will forge a complimentary rela- paper route. I’d deliver the of the most inter- remain gainfully employed, Internet have proven otherwise. tionship — a partnership, if you Telegram, pedaling like mad esting, arresting although please forgive me for that. When newspapers finally realized will, once it becomes clear that the around my neighborhood in and, yes, even peculiar people. I’ve worked since I was, gosh, 10 or it, they jumped like lemmings into competition doesn’t have to have Oxford, Mass. I lived on Shady Lucky to have forged professional so. Being out of work sucks, and I the world of electronic informa- one winner. When it comes to infor- Lane, so Old Worcester Road, Depot and personal relationships I know know that firsthand because my tion. Unfortunately,the waters had- mation, the more ways to get it the Road and other side streets were will stay with me and affect me wife is among the unemployed. n’t yet been tested. It eventually better. Now, closing a newspaper? part of the route. long after I close the doors here for No, I remain confident — if cau- became apparent that there was That would be a losing proposition I always tell everyone my first job the last time. tiously so — because so long as not yet a steady source of revenue and not good for anyone — even the was with the old Abdow’s Big Boy That moment, hopefully, is still there are people roaming this to be found for newspapers online. online types, believe it or not. in Auburn; in truth, my real first many, many years off, but let’s face earth, there will be an unquench- Arrogance? Absolutely. A stub- The venerable Boston Herald job was as a paper boy. it: The newspaper industry ain’t able desire for knowledge, for infor- born refusal to break from tradi- columnist, Joe Fitzgerald, wrote Somehow, it seems only fitting what it used to be. mation — for news. Now, however, tion? You betcha. the other day of the Boston Globe that, after watching my grandfa- The struggles newspapers face there are simply more ways to get But if it happened in newspa- fiasco: “You don’t have to like them ther settle comfortably into what are, pardon the pun, front-page all that, and they don’t involve pers, it can happen elsewhere. to root for their survival. You sim- we grandkids knew well was his news. Some, like the Seattle Post blackening the tips of your fingers. When you forget where you came ply have to love newspapers.” chair and thumb through the inky Intelligencer, have already conced- As such, the revenue streams for from and what it means to people, The betting here is there are pages of a newspaper, and later ed to that technological juggernaut newspapers have, if not completely you’re heading down a perilous plenty of folks who still do. toss them onto or into the porches known as the Internet. Others have dried up, at least branched off if path. of my neighbors, I would end up made other changes in the way many other directions. Are newspapers on their knees? Walter Bird Jr. may be reached at actually in the business. they deliver the news. I suppose That doesn’t mean the need for a Yes. When you’re on your knees, (508) 909-4107, or via e-mail at That’s precisely what happened, every newspaper, when it’s all said printed paper will completely dis- however, you still have your legs. [email protected]. Texting while driving unsafe all the time, every time

t wasn’t long ago that a friend of phones while working, that policy sation. And that requires the exact charged with the responsibility of mine told me a story about the apparently needed to be stricter. same concentration and physical transporting passengers on mass Iday she got off the public bus KRISTAL I, for one, can sympathize with hand movements as sending a text transit would also be charged with she had been riding and promptly the desire to text message while message. doing that safely. And if making picked up her cell phone to dial the KLEAR driving. I’ve wished I could do it a Yet many states have laws pro- sure no one carries a cell phone on number of the main office in number of times, though I do not. hibiting drivers from talking on the job is the answer, then that has charge of bus schedules and driv- KRISTINA But I’ll admit it’s tempting to shoot cell phones without hands-free my full support. ers. She’s not one to complain off a quick message while my car is devices … without considering that But what of the other drivers on often, but she felt compelled to do REARDON stopped in traffic at a red light. the danger of dialing can be just as the road? so that day: Mid-ride, the driver After all, it can sometimes seem severe as the danger of text mes- It would cause a major uproar, I picked up his phone and started “Leave it at home. Leave it in like a relatively harmless thing to saging while driving. The am sure, if any state even suggest- text messaging, as the bus began to your car. Leave it with a friend. do — no more time consuming Governors Highway Safety ed banning cell phone use altogeth- wobble back and forth over the dou- Leave it in a locker. But you are not than dialing a phone number. I am Association reports that only five er. And some hands-free devices ble yellow line in the road. She was to get on board that bus or [train or seriously rethinking the idea that states have full bans on handheld admittedly have voice activation afraid the bus might crash — and trolley] and have a cellphone on it is safe to shoot off that quick text cell phones (requiring drivers to features that allow the driver to that it would be the driver’s fault, your person or in the cab. Period. message while at that red light, use hands-free devices if they wish “dial” a number by simply saying a for either swerving into another This is going to be a zero-tolerance however, after this most recent to use their cell phones while driv- name or a phone number out loud. car or for being too distracted to policy,” he told the Globe. incident in Boston and the ing). And only 10 states have text But too many don’t. And in order swerve out of the way of an incom- His response came after the California train crash last fall that messaging bans for all drivers. Of for bans on handheld devices to be ing car. crash that luckily didn’t happen killed 25 people — including the those states with laws, only one effective, hands-free replacements At the time — which was only during my friend’s bus ride but did, conductor who was texting right New England state — Connecticut need to truly be hands-free. last week — she wasn’t sure that indeed, happen in Boston. before the crash — and injured 135. — has any formal statewide bans. For now, I guess it’s up to the anyone had really listened or cared During prime travel time for Even if we don’t work in public Connecticut bans both text messag- individual driver to make sure that about her complaint. I’m not sure commuters or those headed to a transportation, we share the same ing and handheld cell phones. he or she is driving safely — with- she could have guessed that only Red Sox game against the Tampa responsibility for keeping the road That’s one reason I am impressed out texting or dialing while driv- days later, in a different city and Bay Rays on Friday, May 8, a 24- a safe place to drive for ourselves with the MBTA’s ban on cell phones ing. state, a group as big as the year-old trolley operator hit anoth- and others. altogether, and I hope that other Otherwise, another incident like Massachusetts Bay Transportation er trolley after running a red light And although drivers who text public and private transportation the one in Boston could — and Authority would take measures to — and later admitted that he had while driving are often considered services — like the one my friend unfortunately,likely will — happen show they cared about such issues. been sending a text message to his dangerous, drivers who wish to was using last week — will think again, even if text messaging and MBTA general manager Daniel girlfriend at the time of the acci- talk on their cell phones while driv- about the benefits of similar bans. handheld cell phones are banned in Grabauskas said “he would ban on- dent. As a result of the crash, 49 ing are often not considered as dan- While text messaging may have our state. the-job possession of cellphones by people — including the trolley gerous. In their defense, they can been the culprit in this particular T operators and would fire anyone operator himself — were injured. use headsets or Blue Tooth devices case in Boston May 8, simply dial- Kristina Reardon writes a column caught carrying a phone, pager or While the Globe notes that cur- to make their calls hands-free, but ing a brief, 10-digit number could for Stonebridge Press and Villager similar device,” the Boston Globe rently, MBTA employees are not they do, all too often, have to dial a be the culprit next time. Newspapers. reported this past weekend. allowed to text or talk on their cell number before beginning a conver- It only makes sense that those LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Powers: Petition is democracy in action

To the Editor: ing their respective campaigns we can get answers to the myriad questions that remain With regard to the petition presented to the unanswered by this board. town of Woodstock to change the terms and Formal inquiry was made to both the RTC number of members on the Board of and DTC as to their positions. I have yet to Education: As this is being done entirely receive formal response from either entity; openly and will be settled by a machine vote, however, privately, many members of both people should view this as nothing more than town committees are expressing support. democracy in action. Lastly, it is obvious to any of us who have While some may view this as a tactical tried to recruit candidates for BOE (on both move to get rid of the current board, for those sides of the aisle) that the length of the cur- who have attended — though attendance at rent term (six years) is a deal breaker for BOE meetings is pathetic at best — or many.This can be verified by anyone involved watched the video tape on in either political party. If the initiative is woodstocktruth.com and woodstockctcoali- successful, I expect, though cannot guaran- tion.org over the past few years, they would tee, that more will be engaged to serve. At the see that the effectiveness of this board is very least, the level of awareness of the highly suspect at the very least, both in terms issues will be elevated, which is clearly in the of serving the children and the board’s rela- town’s long-term interest as well as that of tionship with other boards, the citizenry, the the children. Academy, etc., and perhaps that’s OK with So far, there is solid support for this initia- them as is their right to feel that way. tive from a wide bi-partisan group, as well as Current members who feel strongly that from two current board members who were this board is on the right track should run elected by very wide margins in the last elec- again, and I hope they do, as they should have tion, and I believe there will be a third — that nothing to fear but their records and could has to mean something. end up with more time than they have now if successful. It is certainly everyone’s right to CRAIG R. POWERS support them in that candidacy. Perhaps dur- WOODSTOCK NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK: PROBLEM SOLVED...

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(STATEPOINT) previous 13 years: and then trying them togeth- It’s time for summer fun for * Tie family outings to er. Pick some that take advan- you and your children. But books. Create an activity tage of the warm weather. don’t just ward off summer around a book that you read * Make summer car trips boredom — enjoy fun activi- with your child. Have the educational. Play games ties together that can keep child look at the pictures and where children count objects, kids’ minds sharp in the tell the story in his or her own match shapes or colors that process. words or create a song about they can see from the car win- “When school is in recess the book. Then, follow up dows. during the summer, parents with a related outing. If the * Sing with young children become their child’s primary book is about animals, take a every day to help them make teacher. But parents don’t trip to the zoo or the park. Go transitions. Make up songs have to be experts in family to the beach or a lake if the that talk about daily activities literacy to read effectively book has scenes taking place such as waking up in the with their children or mathe- near or on the water. morning, walking down the maticians to play games that * Have your children illus- street, going to the store or help them develop arithmetic trate stories and engage them going to the beach. This can skills,” says Sharon Darling, in dialogue about their art- help prepare them for partici- president and founder of the work. Keep an album of their pating in family activities and National Center for Family artwork so the family can even for making the transi- Literacy (NCFL). “There are continue to talk about it and tion to attend school. many things you can do so children can see their For more ideas visit together this summer that progress. www.famlit.org. can stimulate kids’ minds * Take advantage of the “Children imitate and emu- without them even realizing warm weather and grow a late their parents, so it’s they’re learning.” garden together. You don’t important they see parents Here are some suggestions need a large space, even a reading for pleasure and that for fun educational summer window garden will suffice. there are printed materials in activities from the NCFL and Pick flowers or vegetables the home,” says Darling. educators who have won the that will grow quickly so chil- “Parents are their children’s non-profit organization’s dren can see fast progress. first and most effective teach- Toyota Family Literacy * Bring science home by ers. It’s up to them to instill in Children can illustrate stories and keep albums of their artwork over the summer. Teacher of the Year over the borrowing science experi- them a lifelong love of read- ment books from the library ing, learning and thinking.” Keep Kids Reading To ‘Ticking’ Down to the Prevent ‘Summer Slide Height of Pest Season (SPM Wire) As temperatures rise, ticks can cause significant threats to Read Just One: If you match the your family’s health and your property. Typically living in trees right child to the right book in a and shrubbery, ticks are most prevalent in summer months, series, the reading habit will grow. warns the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) Teachers, librarians or booksellers Ticks can be brought into your home on your body or on your can advise you on the best series. pet and even can infest a home by nesting in cracks, behind base- * Books to Go: Audio books are boards and in places close to the floor. great for getting kids to experience Being vigilant is your best bet to help protect your family from more books through listening. They tick encounters this summer, say the experts at NPMA: also make car trips more bearable * Avoid tick habitats such as low-growing brushy vegetation and “are we there yet” is heard less along the edge of the woods or a trail. often. * Wear light-colored clothing; tuck pant legs into socks and * Start a Summer Book Collection: shirt bottoms into pants, to make ticks more readily visible. Just like collecting rocks or * Apply repellents with DEET to clothing and any exposed seashells, collect books with summer skin. themes. Put them in a fun box or con- * Check yourself thoroughly after you have been in known or tainer and take them out to celebrate potential tick-infested areas; finding and removing all ticks in a summer. timely manner is critical to preventing disease. * Tech It Up: Look for reading * If you suspect a tick infestation, contact a licensed pest pro- opportunities when your child is fessional to rid your property of these unwanted pests and pre- using the computer. Find books tied vent future infestations. to Web sites, such as “The 39 Clues,” For more information on ticks or to find a local pest profes- or visit Scholastic’s Summer sional, visit www.pestworld.org or www.WhatIsIPM.org. Challenge sie to read and earn points. Scholastic, together with The Juicy Barbeque Tips From National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University and Save the Children, is the ‘Raciest’ Chefs in the US launching the Scholastic Summer Challenge, a free Web site that gets (StatePoint) cooking will help keep the meat kids excited about summer reading. It’s barbecue season and back- moist and flavorful and will help Kids can visit yard chefs have begun firing up to keep the meat from drying out www.scholastic.com/summer to join their grills nationwide in the during the cooking process. the Challenge and other kids to never-ending quest for spicier, * A mustard slather can be used record their minutes spent reading, juicier and zestier fare. to thoroughly coat the meat to earn points for their team, play Also bellying up to the grill this help hold spices and seasonings games and read for a cause, with season are award-winning BBQ in place during preparation. donations going to Save the Pit Masters, who are serving-up * Pay careful attention to pork Children’s U.S. programs. hot tips and sizzling barbecue, and poultry when grilling; you Parents can explore the site to get alike, at innovative barbecue com- must make sure both meats are advice from education experts, and petitions at NASCAR events properly cooked through. find summer book lists and articles across the country. Armed with * Always grill in a well ventilat- in English and Spanish. dry rubs and tangy sauces, the Pit ed area, away from eaves and Check out these great books to get Masters will be competing in the overhangs that can trap toxic kids reading this summer: Prilosec OTC BBQ Shootout fumes. Series for tens of thousands of Those who are nervous about Ages 5-7 dollars in prize money and brag- being held back by their frequent ging rights — while sharing the heartburn or heartburn that * “Funny Farm” by Mark Teague Kids can beat ‘learning loss’ by reading four or more books each summer. spicy results with fans. occurs two or more days a week, * “Too Many Toys” by David National Champion Pit Master can start Prilosec OTC, the num- Shannon (STATEPOINT) Mike Davis of Lotta Bull ber one frequent heartburn med- Best of all, summer reading is * “Go, Go America” by Dan Barbeque in Oklahoma, who is ication, two weeks leading up to Summer is a time for kids to relax, inexpensive. Five books cost the Yaccarino participating in the Shootout an event — so they can dive in and but all that free time can have a seri- same as a tank of gas, or you can get Series, is sharing some of his enjoy the foods they love and the ous downside. Children suffer learn- them free at the library. Ages 8-10 secrets to keep your grill in high race day excitement. ing losses over the summer simply “Encouraging a love of reading is * “The 39 Clues” series by various demand no matter where you fire- Davis and other competing Pit by being out of school, an effect one of the easiest things parents can authors up: Masters will be firing up all differ- known as the “summer slide.” do to keep kids ahead of the curve, * “Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls” and it’s a perfect, low-cost summer * When cooking larger cuts of ent kinds of barbeque from These losses can create even wider series by Meg Cabot meat, always use an indirect heat Kansas City style to Texas style gaps between more and less profi- activity,” said Francie Alexander, * “Goosebumps Horrorland” series Chief Academic Officer of as a source. Using the direct heat during the Shootout Series. To cient readers. And the challenge of by R.L. Stine method will char the outside of watch televised Prilosec OTC maintaining skills gets greater after Scholastic, “You can take books any- where: on car rides or airplanes, or if the meat without allowing the BBQ Shootout Series segments, age eight when, studies show, read- Young Adults inside to cook properly. tune into SPEED TV.If you’re out ing frequency drops dramatically you’re not traveling this summer, * “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne take a trip through books!” * When grilling, use a “smoker” at the track on competition dates and continues to decline through the Collins box of aromatic hardwoods such you can visit the Prilosec OTC teen years. * Get Started and Carded: Just like * “The Season” by Sarah MacLean planning a vacation is part of the as mesquite, hickory or pecan to competition display to sample But kids can combat the “summer * “What I Saw and How I Lied” by give that distinctive wood smoked best-in-class barbeque and help fun, get kids thinking about books to slide” by reading four or more age- Judy Blundell flavor. support The NASCAR read over the summer. Visit the appropriate books each summer. * Use olive oil or any other cook- Foundation. library and get a library card, as kids Research indicates kids who do so For more information visit ing oil to coat the surface of veg- like “official” documents with their fare better on reading-comprehen- www.scholastic.com/summer. etables to add crispness and to For more information on the names on them. sion tests when they return to school hold on spices and seasonings. BBQ competition, visit than those who read one or no books. * Start a Series - Bet You Can’t * Using a spray or baste during www.bbqshootoutseries.com. A12 • Friday, May 15, 2009 THOMPSON VILLAGER HOME & GARDEN Tips To Make Your Home More Eco- And Budget-Friendly

(NAPS)—Making eco-friendly mode. For convenience, plug elec- choices may not only help the plan- tronics into a power strip. One et, it might help you save some switch cuts down on power and cash. What’s more, you don’t need reduces your energy costs. to spend a lot for a dramatic differ- • Use cold water to clean ence. Small changes can help you your clothes. Also, don’t overload save money and you can find just the dryer. Clothing will take longer about everything you need—from to dry and come out wrinkled. energy-efficient light bulbs to Consider hanging clothing on a biodegradable cleaning products— drying rack or line-drying them to help get you started at retailers outside on warm days. For an eco- such as Target. friendly fresh scent, use products Try these tips for a more energy- from the Method collection, avail- efficient and economically smart able at Target, that contain natural- home: ly derived, biodegradable ingredi- • Switch to energy-efficient ents that won’t harm your clothes LED lights. They last 100 times or the environment. longer than traditional incandes- • Cool off. During colder cents. Compact fluorescent light months, switch the thermostat to 68 bulbs (CFLs) use about two-thirds degrees while sleeping or when less energy, last up to 10 times away. Install a programmable ther- longer than their incandescent mostat to automatically raise and cousins and there are dozens of lower temperatures. Move the ther- options. mostat to an inside wall away from • Put a lid on it. Save energy windows and doors, so the heating while cooking. Covering pots with system is not responding to drafts fitted lids uses energy more effi- and cycling unnecessarily. ciently. Also, contain the heat by • Get in the (low) flow. using cookware that’s the same size Faucet aerators and low-flow show- as the burner. Reheat leftovers in erheads such as the Evolve Water the microwave, as it consumes less Lily Showerhead will significantly energy than a full-sized oven. For a decrease the amount of water you time-saving and energy-efficient use and you won’t feel a drop in meal, break out the Crock-Pot and pressure. They’re inexpensive, sim- let dinner simmer during the day. ple to install and you use less water This requires less energy than so there’s less water to heat. A full cooking across several burners or 1-liter water bottle or brick in the in the oven. toilet tank can minimize the • Unplug televisions and amount of water used for a flush. other electronic devices such as For more tips on how to make DVD players, toaster ovens and your home eco-friendly and to read mobile phone chargers when about the Target commitment to a they’re not in use. Electronic better environment, visit A few simple steps such as recycling plastic bottles can help you improve the ecology and your own economy. devices draw energy even when Target.com. they’re turned off or in standby Get Your Lawn In Shape For Spring And Summer

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But doing it your- * Sweeping: Just as you use a sweeper for see subtle bumps and grooves in your lawn. complete grooming system allows users to self and knowing what to do are two differ- indoor cleaning, apply the same idea out- Rolling the lawn at the start of the season is switch from one of these attachments to ent things. doors. Before your lawn can blossom, you’ll important for proper fertilizer and grass another in seconds without any tools. Plus, it “Many lawns emerge from the winter need to remove dead leaves, twigs and debris seed application, as well as precise mowing. saves on storage space by eliminating bulky months dry, barren and some even diseased, that have gathered. Instead of using a rake Lawn rollers attach to the back of a tractor platforms for each product. making a lawn care regimen an important or picking up debris by hand, save yourself and can be purchased at home improvement * Re-Seeding: To give your lawn a boost and part of spring cleaning,” says Mark Short, the backache and some time by using a lawn stores nationwide. You simply add water to repair seasonal damage, re-seed at the start vice president of product development at sweeper. For instance, Agri-Fab offers both a weigh them down. of the season. Use a spreader for even distri- Agri-Fab, a manufacturer of lawn and gar- push lawn sweeper for smaller lawns and a * Dethatching: Thatch is a layer of prob- bution to ensure the lawn grows evenly.Both den attachments. “The good news is there tractor-tow-behind model called the lem material that hides between layers of push and tow-behind spreaders are avail- soil. Thatch build-up can spread harmful able. 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What would the it’s difficult to penetrate, you need to aerate. birdbaths? Then you might addition of flowers and Have you ever walked want to hunt around for a grasses do to a mailbox on a through your neighborhood birdhouse mailbox, or at post near the street? How and paid attention to the the very least, add some about the post? Could it use mailboxes? While the bird decals to the sides of a fresh coat of paint or majority are probably tradi- your existing mailbox. stain? tional tunnel-shaped boxes Once you've got a feel for Mailboxes do not have to in various finishes and col- the mailbox you would like be boring. In fact, when the ors, there might be a couple to have, you can start shop- U.S. Post Office first started of more unusual ones. 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(NAPS)—There’s more to creating “The advantage of a rotisserie is a memorable backyard barbecue that the food slowly self-bastes as it than great food and a top- notch rotates and absorbs the flavors of grill. Having the right grilling the fire.” If your grill doesn’t have accessories at your fingertips can a rotisserie attachment, Weber help all your meals go from the offers them for both gas and char- kitchen to the grill to the table coal grills. faster, safer and tastier. Fire It Up Faster “Accessories can mean the differ- A chimney starter lets you start ence between ordinary results and the coals faster and more evenly. a brilliantly cooked meal,” said Look for a 5-quart chimney starter chef Jamie Purviance, author of capable of holding around 80 to 100 the new Weber cookbook, “Weber’s briquettes. Make sure it has two Way to Grill.” “They allow you to handles: a heatproof side handle have more control over the food for lifting the chimney and a and the flames so that you can take hinged top handle to provide sup- better advantage of grilling’s port when dumping hot coals onto potential.” the charcoal grate. Here’s a checklist of the top Baste Away grilling accessories recommended In the past, basting brushes were by Purviance: made of wooden or plastic handles Tongs Rule and synthetic or natural boar bris- Tongs are essential but you can tles. “Today, many are made of never have just one. Grillers should stainless steel with silicone bris- use two separate pairs when cook- tles that have beads at the tips to ing—one pair to handle raw food, a help load the brush with a sauce or second pair to remove grilled food. marinade,” said Purviance. “This Also, dedicate a third pair for rear- new high-tech style can also go ranging charcoal if necessary. right into the dishwasher.” Keep It Clean Upgrade Your Skewers Cleaning your grill can extend its A kabob set or metal skewers are life and enhance the performance. great alternatives to using bamboo Purviance recommends using a skewers, which need to be soaked solid, long-handled grill brush in water for 30 minutes prior to use The right accessories are essential for grilling success. with stainless-steel bristles to on the grill. The two-pronged clean off grates before and after Weber Style Stainless Steel grilling. Kabob set keeps food from Grill To Perfection rotating, allowing food to “If you have ever overcooked a fine cook more evenly. Create An Easy And Practical cut of meat, you know the impor- Rack ’em Up tance of a good digital thermome- A wire rib rack holds multi- ter,” Purviance said. An instant- ple slabs of ribs upright so read thermometer is necessary for that heat circulates around Backyard Bird Garden quickly gauging the internal tem- the ribs, cooking them even- perature of meat when grilling. ly, and allows the pork fat For the most accurate read, insert to drip down and away (NAPS) your garden and make bird- watching in your garden even while you’re the thermometer into the thickest from the ribs. Plus, it frees Gardening and birdwatching are easier. Consider a large pole feeder away.Wingscapes BirdCam is a weath- part of the cut and avoid touching up valuable cooking space and choose a high-quality birdseed erproof, motion-activated digital cam- any bone. on your grill. two of the most popular hobbies in the United States. You can combine mix that includes sunflower seeds. era that captures high-resolution pho- Make The Best Of Your Grill For more information Spread some of the seed on the tos and videos of birds. “If you want to cook large hunks of about grilling accessories both and may make money in the process by creating a backyard bird ground. You can view the images and videos meat—such as pork loins, whole and the cookbook, visit Birds like to splash in bird- baths on your home computer or TV. You chickens, turkey, duck and prime www.weber.com. garden. According to Michigan State University,a well landscaped yard can year-round. The key consideration is can also e-mail those images or video rib—a rotisserie attachment is a to select a shallow bath just an inch or clips or share them via good investment,” said Purviance. increase your home’s value by 5 to 11 percent. two deep and to keep it clean. Wingscapes.com, Flickr™, YouTube “Choosing what to plant to create a Photograph Birds While You’re or other social media Web sites. For bird garden is easy and takes only a Away more information, visit few steps,” says Wingscapes Birding You can enjoy watching all the birds www.wingscapes.com. Expert Stephen Kress, author and co- Hillside Gardening author of numerous birding books, including The Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds and The Audubon BY TRESA ERICKSON Backyard Birdwatch. What To Plant You've got a green thumb, and it certainly shows. Your home is You only need to consider a few filled with plants of all types, and your yard is lush with vegeta- basic plants to start your bird garden: tion. You've devoted many hours to creating a beautiful lawn and • A front row of wildflowers garden and have tackled almost every part of your landscape, and nectar-bearing flowers, such as except for that small hillside near the creek. You planted grass yellow black-eyed Susan and purple there, and you mow it regularly,but that's as far as you have gotten. echinacea. Consider adding 3-foot-tall As with any garden, selecting the right plants for the environ- stakes for vines, such as the hum- ment is important. There is a risk of erosion with a hillside, so you mingbird-friendly trumpet vine and will want to make certain that you select some plants that will help morning glory. keep the soil intact. Deep-rooted plants will work well for that as • Four or five taller flowering will some groundcovers. and berry-producing bushes, such as As you are selecting plants, take their light and water require- blackberry, blueberry, holly and win- ments into consideration. If the hillside is shaded and wet, then terberry. you will want to select plants that can grow in low-light, moist con- • Two small trees that produce ditions. If it is sunny and dry, then you will want to select plants berries and give birds a perch, such as that can grow in sunny, dry conditions. flowering dogwood, hawthorn, crab Once you have zeroed in on some plants for your hillside garden, apple or serviceberry. you will need to devise a plan for their placement. Since you are Feeders and Birdbaths dealing with a hillside and want to prevent erosion, you may want Feeders will also attract birds to Creating a backyard bird garden may add value to your home and increase your enjoyment. to try terracing. Using stone blocks or some other material, you can create a series of terraces in the hillside. The plants will sit flat on the terraces, allowing you to water them easily and more effi- ciently. If you have trees in your hillside garden, you may want to create a moat around the bases to prevent water runoff. A Natural Fix Depending upon the severity of the slope, you may need to take additional measures to prevent erosion. You may want to build a retaining wall or add some boulders or rocks, both of which will BY TRESA ERICKSON rocks. To add to the natural feel, you may want to put a retain the soil. To complete your garden, you may want to add a layer of sand on top of the river rock. few decorative touches, like a bench or a statue. Your lawn and garden is breathtaking. The trees and Now you can start placing the rocks. Again, for a natu- Gardens can be created on hillsides. It just takes a little time and bushes are trimmed, the grass is lush and the flowerbeds ral feel, you will want to use a variety of shapes and sizes thought. Put in the effort, and you're sure to be pleased with the are bright with color. Everything is immaculate, except of boulders, stones and pebbles. Try to place them as results. when it rains. Your lawn and garden deserves a good though nature has dropped them there and don't be afraid drink, but a few areas take in a little too much water and to rearrange them as necessary. In general, larger boul- remain muddy for days on end afterwards. In spite of your ders should sit close to the bank and smaller ones more best efforts, the drainage is poor in those areas and you're toward the center. You may want to create groupings of not sure how to fix it. boulders and stones on the curves and fill in the center and One of the easier fixes for areas suffering from poor any holes with stones and pebbles. drainage is a dry streambed. You create a streambed of Finally, add another layer of sand to fill in any remain- rocks in the areas where drainage is an issue, and when it ing crevices and hose it down lightly to lock it into place. rains, the curve of the bed moves the water out of the Your dry streambed is now complete. You may want to add problem areas and into a space where it will drain away some plants in and around the streambed for that natural properly. feel. This will soften the hard edges and add some color. To create a dry streambed, you first need to mark out the A dry streambed will not only direct water away from path of the streambed, making sure it incorporates the areas with poor drainage, but it will serve as a focal point problem areas and moves the water away from them. For a in your landscape. The next time it rains, you won't have to natural feel, you should vary the width of the streambed. worry about certain parts of your yard becoming muddy. 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For Your Stomach and Digestion (STATEPOINT) fiber cereal with skim your meat to be served on Eating out at restau- milk or non-fat yogurt. the side. rants without growing * Once seated in a * Eat slowly to allow (STATEPOINT) Web sites and well-known manufacturers your waistline can be chal- restaurant, drink a glass your brain to realize Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the when researching products. Bookstores and lenging, as you’re often of water. It will help you you’re full. Put your fork most common gastrointestinal disorders. The libraries can also be good resources. faced with fattening choic- feel fuller. down between mouthfuls. condition, with symptoms including abdomi- * Consider Probiotics: One area of growing es and have little control * Once the bread basket * Use moderation and nal pain, constipation and/or diarrhea, affects interest in managing IBS is probiotics, benefi- over what goes into your has been passed around, common sense. Don’t feel up to one in five Americans and is second only cial bacteria that aid digestion while strength- meals. with you ignoring it, ask guilty about leaving food to the common cold as a leading cause of ening the body’s natural defenses and support- Luckily, there are many the server to remove it. on your plate. workplace absenteeism in the U.S. ing a balance of healthy bacteria in the gas- ways to navigate a restau- The longer it stays, the * If you really want an IBS costs the U.S. healthcare system up to an trointestinal tract. Not all probiotic strains rant menu without pack- more tempted you’ll be to alcoholic beverage, bypass estimated $20 to 25 billion annually in direct are the same, and many probiotic products ing on the pounds, say dig in. beer and fancy cocktails and indirect costs. Beyond the physical effects, that tout health benefits are not clinically experts. * Order a soup or salad and choose a white wine IBS sufferers can feel embarrassed by unpre- proven to be effective. Strain, packaging, and “Over the past twenty first and tell the server to spritzer or a glass of dry dictable symptoms and be forced to limit manufacturing can all impact the effective- years there has been a dra- bring it as soon as possi- red wine. Limit yourself social activities. ness of a probiotic. matic increase in serving ble. This will keep you to one drink and then Although IBS affects so many people, the One probiotic that has promising clinical sizes at restaurants and an from sitting hungry while switch to club soda. causes of the condition are still unclear. There data in IBS is Bifantis (Bifidobacterium infan- abundance of food that is others fill up on bread. Go Consume alcohol with are many theories on what causes IBS — tis 35624). Bifantis is a unique, patented probi- high in fat or that has a for vegetable- or bean- food to slow the rate at including an altered immune response or an otic strain known to be isolated from a healthy high glycemic index rat- based soups, the chunkier which you metabolize it. imbalance of bacteria in the gut. human colon and has clinically demonstrated ing, meaning it contains the better. Avoid cream- * For dessert, fresh fruit Dr. Lin Chang, Professor of Medicine in the that, when taken regularly, it can help pro- certain carbohydrates based soups. Keep salad and berries without ice Division of Digestive Diseases at the David mote digestive health. Key clinical trials pub- that break down quickly dressing on the side. Then cream are your best Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Co- lished in “Gastroenterology” and the and flood the body with you can use a fraction of choice. If a birthday cake Director of the UCLA Center for “American Journal of Gastroenterology” sugar,” says Rick Gallop, what the restaurant would is being passed around, Neurobiology of Stress suggests the following found that Bifantis led to an improvement in bestselling author of the normally apply. Avoid share your piece with for people who are experiencing recurring the cardinal symptoms of IBS including new book, “The G.I. Diet Caesar salads which come someone. A couple of fork- abdominal pain, diarrhea and/or constipa- abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, and Clinic.” pre-dressed. fuls with your coffee tion: bloating. 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have about 44,000 parcels in the revaluation annually on an even a land parcel nowhere near an adja- Heroux said she believes the scope REVAL region, give or take.” ratio. Larger towns, he said, have cent residential or highways. They of the issue with regional revalua- continued from page 1 Filchak noted that other benefits more complex parcels that are clas- could use GIS.” tion is with the sizes of the different The bill would also allow a munic- to regional revaluation could bring sified as industrial, commercial, Chmura, who is also president of towns, and whether NECCOG can ipality that is currently being staffed employees in the region to retail, residential and so on, while the Windham County Assessor’s hire enough staff to effectively cover required by statute to conduct reval- NECCOG to perform a uniform smaller towns with less parcels do Association, said when Filchak first its 12 towns for a revaluation. uation to delay that process until at assessment town by town. not have as many classifications. approached her about regional “Those are definitely factors,” she least the beginning of the 2011 “Just like with [regional] animal “It keeps staffing at a minimum revaluation, assessors were opposed said. “You need to have deeper staff assessment year. Under current law, control, we’d be the first if and keeps costs predictable,” he said to the idea. and resources. You need enough towns and cities are on a mandatory, approved,” he added. “To the degree about balancing annual revaluation “We did not think the numbers he competent people to do these types five-year revaluation cycle. to have thing consistent, this can be ratios by large town to small town. was coming up with per parcel were of analyses.” Williams added that the better.” “Another element in this is with the possible,” she said. “If we go about Thompson First Selectman Larry Connecticut Conference of Filchak is optimistic that mem- hiring of the revaluation people, thinking very reasonably, doing it Groh said he think NECCOG and Municipalities is in support of the bers in state Legislature and admin- local assessors will be directly slowly and correctly, as far as I’m area assessors should investigate bill and testified in favor at a public istration indicate they are support- involved with that and we’ll set up concerned, this is a good thing for the proposal further and see how it hearing earlier this month. ive of this measure, as well as first an oversight committee to advise NECCOG.” goes. John Filchak, executive director selectmen of area towns look upon NECCOG on what’s working and Chmura said NECCOG assesses “It gives towns the opportunity to of NECCOG, said the bill’s process it favorably. what’s not. It’ll be done with them towns on a population basis and not stagger the existing locations,” he will slow down in the House due to With NECCOG conducting revalu- and not to them and try to create a per parcel, and towns that belong to said about the delaying of assessing the number of representatives want- ations, cutting out the middleman, win-win situation.” NECCOG pay a fee based on their certain land parcels in Thompson. ing to discuss the subject of region- or revaluation company,is the direc- Filchak added that the regional population. “The bill would allow us to adjust al revaluation. tive approach to regional revalua- revaluation proposal is directly tied “How would they divvy out for our revaluation process.” “We raised the issue six to seven tion. into the implementation of the geo- NECCOG?” asks Chmura. “Putnam Woodstock First Selectman Allan years ago,” he said. “It was not, at “We’ll go out and hire people with graphic information systems (GIS) is more complicated than Eastford. Walker thinks regional revaluations the time, in any kind of favor from certifications,” said Filchak. “The to area assessor’s offices. This is what makes doing ‘revals’ in would definitely save his town assessors. Even if the numbers look other part of the legislation is just “There’s a lot of overlap between one community more expensive money. good, it just wasn’t coming together. as critical, to restructure when a these two,” he said. than others. It’s not just demograph- “We’d like a first look at what it But, I think in part with the fiscal town does a revaluation on a five- Essentially, a GIS is digital map- ics and parcel count, but what kind could save us,” he said. “In our budg- crisis, something like this could save year cycle.” ping system database of area land of parcels.” et this year and last year was $83,333 tens to thousands or dollar on an Filchak said a lot of area towns parcels, topography and streets of Since the five-year revaluation for ‘reval.’ Doing it regionally, cost annual basis and more over time.” are stacked this year currently con- municipalities that use intelligent process is state mandated, towns estimates are about half to do it in- Filchak said regional revaluation ducting revaluations, such as maps to allow users to view whatev- don’t go at the same time, said house.” could save as much as 50 percent of Thompson and Brooklyn. He said er land features they want to in Chmura. Walker said that just by the the costs to towns to hire a revalua- one revaluation is scheduled in an order to help them solve a question “There are only so many revalua- “shear” number of revaluations, if tion company. Lowered costs to a area town in 2010 and none in 2011, they have on land use and develop- tion companies out there,” she said. it isn’t half the cost, it will still cost municipality’s revaluation costs following the current schedule. ment. “Some big cities all go in one year significantly less. He said could bring more positive numbers “To keep the workload at a steady Putnam Town Assessor Rande and none in another year.” Woodstock has 4,979 parcels. to grand lists and keep mill rates pace, it’s got to be more equally bal- Chmura said the GIS mapping sys- Sebrina Heroux, assessor for “It will be a great opportunity to down. anced,” Filchak reiterated, “to do tems would help all boards and com- Thompson, said the town is current- do this on regional basis,” he said. “Putnam was putting aside $40,000 about 8,000 to 9,000 parcels a year.” missions, not just for appraising ly in the process of a revaluation “The state wants towns to do more a year for this,” said Filchak, indi- Filchak said in the regional reval- properties. with Tyler Technologies, based out regional efforts.” cating that this proposal could be a uation, large towns, such as “GIS layers maps on a town,” she of Tolland. Matt Sanderson may be reached at $100,000 savings to the town. “We Killingly and Plainfield, and small said. “Say my Economic “We’re going to be wrapping that (860) 928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail at towns, like Pomfret, should face Development director is looking for up at the end of the year,” she said. [email protected]. $618k in stimulus funds slated for West Thompson Lake

This is equivalent to 6.5 inches of water covering its drainage Connecticut, visit www.ct.gov and click on the “Recovery” LAKE area of 173.5 square miles. link. continued from page 1 The dam is also located about 1,000 feet upstream from the Register or Historic Places, but also to issue contracts and pur- junction of the Quinebaug and French rivers. Matt Sanderson may be reached at (860) 928-1818, ext. 110, or chase orders to replace equipment on the property. Picnicking, hiking, boating, fishing, camping and hunting are by e-mail at [email protected]. “The Army Corps’ investment in Connecticut will pay enjoyed by 96,300 visitors annually to the Quiet Corner, tremendous environmental and economic dividends,” Rell said spending an estimated $1.51 million within 30 miles of in a statement. Thompson. The tourism supports 42 jobs in the commu- Rell said the Connecticut flood control projects met the crite- nities around the lake, said Dugan. The district recently ria under the guidelines of the 2009 American Recovery and completed construction of a new picnic shelter West Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including that they create immedi- Thompson Lake and it is popular for outdoor weddings, ate jobs, be executed quickly,and can be completed or have a key family reunions and other group functions. phase completed without additional funding. The campground at West Thompson Lake also opens Nationwide, the Army Corps’ $4.6 billion civil works stimulus for the season today, May 15. plan is expected to create or maintain more than 50,000 direct Dugan added that the district is assessing its projects construction industry jobs and 64,000 indirect jobs for support- and could not release a timetable for the work slated for ive services and businesses. West Thompson Lake or if the ARRA funds are current- In Connecticut, the Army Corps estimates that about 150 con- ly being used. struction and related jobs will be created or retained. According to Dennis Schain, communications direc- According to Timothy Dugan, spokesman for the New tor for the state Department of Environmental England District of the Army Corps of Engineers, they manage Protection, West Thompson Lake also contains a 200- 2,059 acres of land and water at West Thompson Lake stretching acre conservation pool that can reach about 13 feet deep. six miles from Putnam to the Massachusetts border. Schain added that the lake also consists of an earthfill “Limited funding is being allocated weekly [starting May 1] dike with a stone slope protection measuring 1,650 feet for all of our New England District ARRA projects,” he said. long and 30 feet high; a gated horseshoe-shaped concrete “That funding will allow us to get each project started and in conduit 254 feet long and 12 feet in diameter; and a side some cases carry us up to awarding a contract for the actual on channel concrete chute spillway with a 32-foot long L- the ground work.” shaped concrete weir. According to the Corps’ civil works spending plan for 2009, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has constructed $130,000 is slated for the archaeological evaluation, $333,000 dams, reservoirs, hurricane protection barriers and scheduled to issue a contract to conduct an “intensive cultural local protection projects to reduce flooding damages in resources survey” of West Thompson Lake for historical and Connecticut. The 12 dams built by the Corps protect archeological resources and $155,000 slated for contracts on wide regions of the state, which cost an aggregate total equipment replacement. of $79.1 million to construct. They own and operate eight The lake is located on the Quinebaug River in Thompson, and of the dams, while the other four are operated and main- construction of the $7 million Army Corps facility was complet- tained by the state. ed in 1965. Since that time, the facility has prevented more than For more information on West Thompson Lake, call at $40 million in flood damages. 923-2892 or visit online at The dam at West Thompson Lake is 2,550 feet long and 70 feet www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/wtl/wtlhome.htm. high and can impound a 1,250-acre pool capable of storing 8.3 For more information on the project list for the Army billion gallons of water for flood control, according to Dugan. Corps of Engineers, go to www.usace.army.mil/recov- ery, or for more information on the ARRA in Dining in the Quiet Corner Interested in advertising Dining Directory Please visit these local here? dining establishments! Call Stephanie today • The Gold Eagle at 928-1818 • Mrs. Bridge’s Pantry

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BY BRIAN AUSTIN climb out of. Lyman left town with a runner for Lussier to score, while McCall later moved to third base, inning with a single, advanced to VILLAGER SPORTS CORRESPONDENT 10-1 victory, with the two teams fac- the courtesy runner for Vigue later and scored once an errant pick-off second on a wild pitch and scored a NORTH GROSVENORDALE — In ing each other again two days later scored on a wild pitch. throw by catcher Jessica Mason few batters later on a Justine the first game of a home-and-home in Lebanon (results not available Some rain started to fall by the wound up in left field. LeBlanc single. The Tigers had two series this week, Lyman Memorial, with the game being after press third inning, but it did not slow Vigue, meanwhile, held the Tigers on with two outs (Vicky Jewell drew led behind the impressive pitching time). down the visitors. The Lions struck at bay for much of the game. For the a walk earlier), but Mason flew out of Emily Vigue, almost blanked Before the Tigers even got to the again in the fourth inning, adding first six innings, she only had to center to end the ballgame. Tourtellotte Tuesday afternoon, plate, they were already down 5-0 three more runs. Thais Caraganis allowed three hits and a walk. In the For Lyman, the victory was their May 12. It was not until the bottom thanks to an offensive explosion by had a base hit, stole second and bottom of the seventh, Vigue sixth in a row and 12th overall this of the seventh inning when the the visitors, jumping all over Tigers scored on an RBI single by Ashlee became far less untouchable, howev- season. The Tigers fell to 6-7. Tigers finally pushed a run across pitcher Stephanie Girourard. Haley Coutu. Coutu later scored on a base er. Alyson Santerre led off the the board, but Tourtellotte first suf- McCall led off with a base hit, and hit by McCall. McCall advanced to fered against six innings of a solid then scored on a Cailyn Walsh dou- third after two passed balls, and pitching performance. ble. Following her was a two-run then beat the tag at home after a Lyman Mem. (12-2): 5 0 0 3 0 2 0 - 10 Vigue only gave up the one run, home run to left-center by Chrissy weak grounder by Bourgoin. five hits and two walks, and struck Bourgoin. Tori Lussier and Vigue Lyman added two runs in the Tourtellotte (6-7):0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 out seven. Meanwhile, the Lions’ both followed with base hits, sixth, making a double-digit lead for offense was plenty sufficient to advanced to second and third, and the visitors. Coutu walked to lead off counter — a five-run first inning left later scored. Morgan Meese ground- the inning, stole second and then W – Vigue, L – Girourard the Tigers in a hole they could not ed to second, allowing the courtesy scored on a double by McCall. Marianapolis’ Flores signs on to play Division I ball WILL ATTEND NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY THOMPSON — It was just another spring playing college basketball is the fulfillment of in Springfield, Mass. But NJIT rose to the top coach Jim Engles. “Chris is an impact type of day for many,but for Chris Flores, Wednesday, a dream. “I still feel like I’m asleep,” he said for its academic fit and hungry, young player. His toughness, his work ethic, his over- April 29, was the fulfillment of a dream that he with a smile. Division I team. all presence on the floor were all factors, as has been working for since second grade when Flores, an honor student, said he chose The New Jersey Technical Institute’s well as his academic strength.” he first picked up a basketball. NJIT for its fit, academically and on the court. Highlanders boys’ basketball team (1-30 last Engles added that Flores “understands the Flores, surrounded by family, coaches and “I like the campus; the coaching staff is good. season) just completed its third season of challenges of succeeding academically as a teammates, signed his letter of intent to … I know it will be a challenge, but that is one Division I competition and is looking for more freshman and being able to contribute to the attend Division I New Jersey Institute of of the reasons I wanted to go there … so I can scoring power. team right away. Chris fits the mold of the Technology (http://www.njit.edu/) in push myself as an offensive player and in the “From a recruiting standpoint, we were type of player we need, and we’re very excited Newark, N.J., on a basketball scholarship. In classroom.” drawn to Chris’ talent,” noted NJIT basketball to have him at NJIT.” attendance were Flores’ parents, Amanda and Commenting on how this past year at Marco Banegas; his brother, Marco Banegas Marianapolis contributed to his dream, Flores Jr.; his Boston high school coach, Juan credited the school for preparing him and Figueroa; Marianapolis coaches Dave Vitale “pushing me a little harder.” His favorite class and Trevor Smith; and several Marianapolis this year was statistics, not a surprise for a team members. student who loves math and science. As far his Flores’ parents were beaming and “very, as basketball experience, he said, “I would rec- very proud” of him. Raised in Dorchester, ommend Coach Dave and Marianapolis to Mass., Flores first starting playing ball in sec- anyone looking to do what I’m doing.” ond grade on community center leagues and Marianapolis basketball coach Dave Vitale public school teams, where it was clear he not worked with Flores for more than a year, only had potential but was willing to work at recruiting him last winter and showcasing being the best. Flores worked his way up the him in the preseason when Flores had just ranks playing Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) recovered from a hip injury. Vitale described basketball for Metro Boston Basketball Club Flores as “very, very competitive.” Flores (Lena Park), coached by Maurice Vasquez, started in September playing some AAU tour- and excelling academically and athletically at naments and “seemed to take it to the next the competitive O’Bryant Math & Science level,” said Vitale, adding that Flores’ intense High School in Boston, where he was coached play caught the eye of some Division 1 and 2 by Juan Figueroa. schools right from the start. Figueroa characterizes Flores as a “tough, As the season progressed, Vitale said Flores’ hard-nosed player” who “plays with a lot of game continued to blossom. “Our schedule emotion.” was really tough on the kids. Chris was basi- “Chris loves the game of basketball. … cally the go-to-guy in 20 of the 29 games we Everything he does is either about school or played,” Vitale said. basketball,” Figueroa added. As an offensive In the Class B Division final against Tilton, player, Flores is always the heat of the action Flores scored 35 points. Marianapolis lost the and “shows up ready to go to war,” he said. heartbreaker in overtime, and Tilton went on Figueroa credited Flores’ mom for a lot of to win the national division title. Vitale his success, saying, “She did the work, and paused to think, leaned forward and stated Courtesy photo they have a great relationship.” with certainty, “Ask any number of people Marianapolis senior Chris Flores (center) celebrates his signing of a National Letter of Intent to NCAA After the signing, Flores spoke about how who were there, and they’ll tell you Chris was Division I New Jersey Institute of Technology with (left to right) former Boston high school coach Juan the best player on the floor during that game.” Figueroa, parents Amanda and Marco Banegas, and brother Marco Jr. Overall, Flores averaged 16.5 points per game for Marianapolis this season, including an amazing 52 three-pointers. The 6-foot, 2- inch shooting guard is ranked 18th in Connecticut and 76th in New England, accord- ing to the New England Recruiting Report. 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The need for missions work, how- “I just love the kids,” said Peters, HAITI ever, is great, he continued. who was also part of the medical continued from page 1 “People down there need every- team assigned to work in the well- Castronovo of Worcester, Mass., thing, every day,” he explained. ness clinic, passing out first aid post-graduate Josh Vital of The per capita income is about $1 supplies and medicines as pre- Keansburg, N.J., and juniors a day, most are unemployed and scribed by the doctors on staff. Careese Peters of Woodstock and sicknesses generally go untreated. Vital found himself involved in Nora Geraghty of Sutton, Mass., One of every three deaths is a all groups for perhaps obvious rea- wanted to do. child, while many others are sons. The son of Hatian-born So each set out to earn or raise orphaned. immigrants, Vital’s ease in trans- $1,250 to cover airfare, food, lodg- “The kids were so happy to see lating between Creole and English ing, travel and extra medical sup- us,” Geraghty said, recalling the was a big help. ply costs. Meanwhile, orientation team’s visit to a Sisters of Charity Vital had traveled to Haiti before, meetings were held with the stu- (Mother Teresa’s order) orphanage. but this trip, he said, opened his dents and their parents. Most heartbreaking, she added, eyes to a tremendous need. “A lot of people think Haiti is on was holding babies recently diag- “I definitely want to have a hand the dark side of the moon,” Daniels nosed with AIDS. Geraghty also in helping people,” he said. “I’d be said, so trip leaders reassured fam- taught English and sang to some of disappointed with myself if I did- ilies that any dangers of crime, the older kids. n’t go every year now.” civil unrest and sickness were min- Castronovo was given the task of Plans are already in place to imal. painting murals of Disney charac- make the trip an annual one for “We get it in our head that it’s ters in the orphanage, while Peters Marianapolis students. Daniels dangerous, and it’s not,” Daniels worked with disabled children, said the school may host a cross said of Haiti. “It’s a very polite teaching them how to play hand country race on the school grounds society.” games in the absence of toys. to raise funds for future trips. Marianapolis CFO Doug Daniels and a young friend.

POLICE LOG

Editor’s Note: The information contained in violation of probation and failure to these police logs was obtained through either appear in court. press releases or other public documents kept Sunday, May 10 by each police department, and is considered Michael E. Shong, 47, 16 St. James Row, to be the account of police. All subjects are Apt. A, Danielson. Charged with driving a considered innocent until proven guilty in a motor vehicle while intoxicated, having an court of law. improper registration than the one issued and insurance coverage failing minimum requirements. BROOKLYN Thursday, May 7 KILLINGLY Glenn D. Paris, 62, 1192 Brandt Hollow Road, Berne, N.Y. Charged with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated, possession of a Wednesday, May 6 controlled substance, possession of drug Jose Medina, 35, 34 Mechanic St., paraphernalia, interfering with a police Danielson. Charged with third-degree officer, failure to carry a driver’s license and assault, threatening and breach of peace. failure to drive in the established lane. Saturday, May 9 Saturday, May 9 Candace Hoffman, 36, 72 Kenneth Dr., John M. Biekert, 21, 24 Robert Ave., Dayville. Charged with two counts of sec- Danielson. Charged with possession of a ond-degree failure to appear in court. Dennis J. Willard Jr., 35, 72 Kenneth Drive, controlled substance, possession of a con- Josh Vital, son of Haitian-born immigrants, used his knowledge of Creole to teach English to Haitian chil- Dayville. Charged with third-degree trolled substance with intent to sell and vio- dren. lation of probation. assault and disorderly conduct. Richard R. Lambert, 29, 5 Quebec Square, Sunday, May 10 Brooklyn. Charged with disorderly conduct, Daniel A. Kish, 28, 57 Lynch Road, Apt. C-4, risk of injury to a minor and third-degree Chaplin. Charged with operating a motor criminal mischief. vehicle when the license or registration Travis M. Steele, 19, 51 Middle St., Apt. A, has been refused, suspended or revoked. Brooklyn. Charged with second-degree Roseland Vega, 24, 57 Lynch Road, Apt. C-4, threatening and breach of peace. Chaplin. Charged with issuing a bad check and fifth-degree larceny. DANIELSON PUTNAM Tuesday, May 5 Cynthia S. Robinson, 38, 81 Gay Head Road, Thursday, May 7 Canterbury.Charged with fifth-degree larce- Steven M. Richardson, 28, 2 Sprucedale ny. Road, Apt. A, Woodstock. Charged with Wednesday, May 6 third-degree robbery, second-degree Korey Lynn Clouatre, 19, 57 Elm St., breach of peace and sixth-degree larceny. Webster, Mass. Charged with first-degree Monday, May 11 criminal mischief. Jamie Field, 20, 184 Park St., Putnam. Thursday, May 7 Charged with threatening and breach of Kayla A. Dobson, 19, 24 Williams St., peace. Danielson. 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n Incredible view through a wall of windows in the Dining area, Ayour deck chairs, dock or hammock, all overlooking the lake. The rest is up to you… move right into this year-round home that has been insulated, vinyl-sided and a deck that leads you right into this two bed- room home. With the light streaming in from all sides through the double pane tilt-in windows, you feel right at home as soon as you walk through the door. The open floor plan is wonderful for entertaining, enjoy your company while in an updated kitchen with all appliances conveying: gas stove, refrig- erator, built-in microwave & dishwasher. You’ll be surprised at the amount of storage space that this 1088 sq. ft. home has to offer from a walk-in clos- et off the master bedroom, an attic with a pull down stairs, to the partial basement area where there is room for all your outdoor equipment. The garage at the driveway entrance offers privacy to this double lot with plenty of room for park- ing. A Turn-key home for the amazing price $245,500. This home is being offered through Loomis Real Estate, Donna DeArmond can be reached at 860-928-7991 x 14 or 860-753-1346. Come to the OPEN HOUSE, Saturday, May 16, 2009, 12 noon till 3PM.

LOOMIS REAL ESTATE Donna DeArmond 860-753-1346 25 PROVIDENCE STREET, PUTNAM, CT 06260 860-928-7991 860-928-7991 ext. 14 www.loomisre.com VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS Putnam Villager • Thompson Villager • Woodstock Villager • Killingly Villager "HometownOpe Service,n H Bigo Timeus Results"e Directory SATURDAY, MAY 16TH USDA, CHFA, Reverse Mortgage, Renovation/203k Loans BROOKLYN Direct Lender 377 South St. Noon-3pm $179,500 Loomis Real Estate/Glinda Stavrou (860)928-7991 x. 30 No Application Fee Brooklyn Common Condos Noon-3pm $183,000 Loomis Real Estate/Roger Mercier (860)928-7991 x. 51 Rates are currently mid to high 4% CANTERBURY Kelli Ritch/Mortgage Consultant 12 Hansen Rd. 1-3pm $249,900 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Martha Paquette (860)428-7619 and change daily. DANIELSON Freedom Mortgage Corporation 100% Financing Available 17 Highland Ave. 10am-Noon $249,900 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Bob Leonard (860)428-0026 Direct 860-412-0030 DAYVILLE Toll Free 888 612-0030 Please call 860-412-0030 for 25 Provost Ln. 10am-Noon $219,900 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Fred Gillette (860)428-7066 current rate and mortgage analysis! 1781 Upper Maple St. Noon-3pm $245,500 Loomis Real Estate/ Donna DeArmand (860)928-7991 EASTFORD 19 Westford Pike 11am-1pm $234,900- Prudential Connecticut Realty/Krystal Brule (860)315-2888 $269,876 EAST KILLINGLY 1410 Hartford Pike 2pm-4pm $169,900- Prudential Connecticut Realty/Krystal Brule (860)315-2888 $194,876 PLAINFIELD NSQC 94, Dayville, Conn. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 256 Lathrop Rd. 10:30am-12:30pm $199,900 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Martha Paquette continued from page 1 • Sweet — 8 p.m., Wolf Den, (860)428-7619 Mohegan Sun Casino, • Steve Willey — 8:30 to 321 Kate Downning Rd. 1-3pm $540,000 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Fred Gillette (860)428-7066 Uncasville, Conn. 11:30 p.m., TJ O’Brien’s, POMFRET Worcester, Mass. Sturbridge, Mass. • A Musical Journey from SUNDAY, MAY 17 • RAM — 9 p.m., Lucky’s, 4 Ruth Circle 1-3pm $289,000 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Katie Totten (860)456-6336 the ’70s to Today — 9 p.m., Foster, R.I. 36 Taft Pond Rd. Noon-3pm $305,000 Loomis Real Estate/Mary Popiak (860)928-7991 x. 54 Gilrein’s, Worcester, Mass. • Dana Lewis — 8 p.m., • Bronze Radio Return — 7 PUTNAM • Green Street Music Series Caffe Sorrento, Milford, p.m., Wolf Den, Mohegan 50 Richmond, Unit 15 1-12:30pm $189,900 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Donna Ogle (860)377-1837 (A tribute to U2 and R.E.M.) Mass. Sun Casino, Uncasville, 188 Heritage Rd. Noon-3pm $250,000 Loomis Real Estate/Liberty Watson (860)928-7991 x. 55 — 8 p.m., Lucky Dog, • Blues Jam — 2 p.m., The Conn. Worcester, Mass. Cannery, 12 Crane St., 168 Grove St. Noon-3pm $239,900 Loomis Real Estate/(860)928-7991 • Black Dog (Led Zeppelin Southbridge, Mass. THURSDAY, MAY 21 180 Woodstock Ave. Noon-3pm $154,900 Loomis Real Estate/(860)928-7991 x. 25 tribute) — 9 p.m., Crossroads, • Peter Mulvey — 7 p.m., 31 Charles St. Noon-3pm $234,900 Loomis Real Estate/Pete Everson (860)928-7991 x. 44 Route 20, Palmer, Mass. The Vanilla Bean Cafe, • Dana Lewis — 7:30 p.m., Heritage Pines Condo. Noon-3pm $184,900 Loomis Real Estate/Marcy Harney or Kim Hitchcock Caffe Sorrento, Milford, • Rob Adams — 8 p.m., Ugly Pomfret, Conn., $15. And Up (860)928-7991 x. 45 Duckling loft at The • David Foster & The Mass. THOMPSON • Rob Adams — 8 p.m., Ugly Whistling Swan Restaurant, Mohegan Sun All-Stars — 7 321 Quaddick Town Farm Rd. 1-3pm $235,000 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Bob Leonard (860)428-0026 Sturbridge, Mass. p.m., Wolf Den, Mohegan Duckling loft at The Whistling Swan Restaurant, 257 Reardon Rd. 10am--Noon $255,900 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Katie Totten (860)456-6336 • The Quakes with The Sun Casino, Uncasville, WOODSTOCK Creepin’ Cadavers, The Conn. Sturbridge, Mass. Murder Weapon, Soul • Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic 45 Grey Fox Landing 11am-12:30pm $899,000 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Jo Vickers (860)913-5548 Reapin’ 3 and Wicked MONDAY, MAY 18 (upstairs) — 8 p.m., TJ 21 Cornfield Pt. 1-3pm $169,000 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Mary Collins (860)336-6677 O’Brien’s, Sturbridge, Mass. Whiskey — 9 p.m., Mill Street • Open mic — 8 p.m., Dark SUNDAY, MAY 17TH Brews, Southbridge, Mass. • 2U (U2 tribute band) — 8 Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., MOOSUP • Humble Streak — 9 p.m., p.m., Wolf Den, Mohegan Southbridge, Mass. Sun Casino, Uncasville, The Pump House, • Josh Thompson — 7 p.m., 254 Green Hollow Rd. 1-3pm $309,900 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Martha Paquette (860)428-7619 Conn. PUTNAM Southbridge, Mass. Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun • Larry, Gerry and Dave, Casino, Uncasville, Conn. 25 Pleasant St. 1-2:30pm $269,900 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Donna Ogle (860)377-1837 the B&E Band and the PACC If you’re a live act who WOODSTOCK would like to be featured, Allstar Jam Band — 8:30 TUESDAY, MAY 19 356 Child Rd. 11am-12:30pm $417,000 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Cheryl Bryer (860)377-5071 p.m., PACC, 37 Harris St., know of someone else who is • Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic 29 Old Meadow Rd. 1-3pm $459,000 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Jo Vickers (860)913-5548 Webster, Mass. or simply want to let us know — 7:30 p.m., Greendale’s Pub, • Joel Cage — 8 p.m., The about an upcoming gig, e- 1166 Route 198 12:30-2:30pm $299,900 Prudential Connecticut Realty/Monique Maldonado Worcester, Mass. Vanilla Bean Cafe, Pomfret, mail me at (860)913-7414 • The Pete McNeaney Conn., $12. 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by the army to cook, clean and sew for the can comfortably meet together, study,use com- role in people’s lives. Through special pro- men. Using authentic 18th-century attire and puters, access information about veterans’ grams, house tours, exhibitions, and more, Colonial solder program gear,Bob will tell of the soldier’s life, a life that services and encourage each other in pursu- discover the technological and social changes includes 18th-century music performed ing their academic and vocational goals. that have taken place in the kitchen and why, to be held around the soldiers’ campfire. Camp follower QVCC graduate Jullie Patterson, a former for so many, this room still symbolizes Melodye will perform musical selections on a Marine who currently serves in the Air warmth and comfort. BROOKLYN — The Brooklyn Historical bowed psaltery. This stringed instrument of National Guard and is also a member of During the “Year of the Kitchen,” visitors Society will sponsor a program titled “The the zither family is a descendant of the QVCC’s G.I. Guardian’s group, said, “It’s a dif- get a glimpse of the Roseland Cottage kitchen, Life and Times of a New England Colonial psaltery mentioned in the Bible. It had fewer ficult experience to come back to school after with its early 20th-century coal-fired stove and Soldier” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the strings and was plucked or strummed rather serving in the military.You are juggling a job, copper water heater, during regular house Federated Church Chapel on Route 6. than bowed. family and other responsibilities. [The OASIS] tours. Special “Year of the Kitchen” programs Veteran historical re-enactors Bob and There is no charge to attend this program, is a place for veterans to decompress.” at Roseland Cottage include unique lectures Melodye Whatley will make history come and complimentary refreshments will be The event will begin with an honor color and tours, Victorian teas, a tasting of Bowen alive with their portrayals of a private serving served following the presentation. For more guard ceremony in the cafeteria, the pledge of family recipes and a book signing with in the Revolutionary War and his camp follow- information call (860) 774-7728. allegiance, several guest speakers and an invo- Jennifer Pustz, co-author of America’s er, perhaps the soldier’s wife or a woman hired cation by retired military chaplain Howard Kitchens, one of Historic New England’s lat- Flexer, father of state Rep. Mae Flexer (D- est publications. Danielson). After a brief ribbon-cutting dedi- The first program, “Decades of Dishes,” will QVCC to unveil OASIS cation, guests will get a look at the OASIS, be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16. located in a modular building behind the col- During this lecture and tour, learn about late LEGAL lege’s main campus. 19th- and early 20th-century ceramics and center For more information, please contact Donna what these objects tell us about the social his- TOWN OF WOODSTOCK DANIELSON — A special facility designed Albeke at 412-7211. tory of dining in America. The program At the May 5, 2009 meeting of the Inland to meet the needs of returning veterans will begins with an illustrated lecture about Wetlands and Watercourses Agency, the be officially opened Friday, May 22, at American and imported ceramics, highlight- following application was approved: #01- Quinebaug Valley Community College in ing changes in style, materials and manufac- 09-01 Roman & Lori Wajer, 555 Senexet Danielson. The ribbon cutting ceremony will Roseland celebrates ‘Year turing technology. Afterwards, tour rooms in Rd - construction of garage/workshop. begin at 2 p.m. in the college cafeteria. the house that the Bowen family used for Chair Mark Parker. The acronym OASIS stands for “Operation of the Kitchen’ entertaining and examine their collection of Academic Support for Incoming china, including pieces not regularly on dis- May 15, 2009 Servicemembers.” A two-year project of the play. General Federation of Women’s Clubs of WOODSTOCK — Historic New England will Program admission is $5 for Historic New Connecticut, partnering with the state present the “Year of the Kitchen,” a yearlong England members and $8 for nonmembers. Department of Veterans Affairs, QVCC’s celebration of the role of the kitchen in times Registration is recommended. Please call (860) OASIS is one of the first locations to open. past and present. 928-4074 to register. The OASIS was designed as a place where The kitchen — at times a harried work For more information on the “Year of the veterans, especially those returning home space and at others the sentimental heart of Kitchen,” visit www.AmericasKitchens.org. from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, the home — has always played an important LEGALS

NOTICE OF ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TOWN OF WOODSTOCK May 21, 2009 The Annual Town Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in town meetings of the Town of Woodstock, Connecticut, will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Woodstock Town Hall, 415 Route 169 in Woodstock. The Annual Town Meeting will be held to consider the following actions and to vote on the following resolutions: 1) To elect a Moderator; 2) To approve the proposed budget of the Town of Woodstock for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, in the amount of $ 20,945,464 as has been recommended by the Board of Finance and to appropriate said sum to meet the recommended expenditures; 3) To adopt a Capital Improvement Plan for a five-year period ending 2013-2014 as has been recommended by the Board of Finance; 4) To authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for State and Federal Grants; 5) To transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting; and 6) To adjourn. Please Note: Pursuant to Section 7-7 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Woodstock Board of Selectmen have on their own initiative removed the foregoing Item #2 for submission to the voters of the Town of Woodstock by referendum to be held on May 28, 2009 from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM at the Woodstock Town Hall.The vote will be a “Yes” or “no” vote on voting machines. Absentee ballots will be available at the office of the Town Clerk. Dated at Woodstock, Connecticut, this 7th Day of May, 2009 Allan D. Walker, Jr., First Selectman, Chandler Paquette, Selectman, D Mitchell Eaffy, Selectman Attest: Judy E. Walberg, Town Clerk VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 15, 2009 B5 QUIET CORNER ROUND-UP Putnam Bank Foundation donates to college fund

PUTNAM — The Putnam Bank tions make a meaningful difference for Foundation recently contributed $5,000 to the students who receive the scholarship the Three Rivers Community College awards.” Scholarship Endowment Fund, the sec- “We greatly appreciate Putnam Bank’s ond annual installment of its $25,000 investment in the college and in the com- pledge. munity,”said Sawyer-Jones. “We are both Thomas A. Borner, chairman and CEO community resources; Putnam Bank of Putnam Bank and president of the takes care of the financial needs, and we Putnam Bank Foundation, presented the are able to provide affordable education check to Dr. Grace Sawyer-Jones, presi- and training. Together, we are partners dent of Three Rivers Community in the vitality of the region.” College. The funds provide the college The original Putnam Savings Bank with scholarship opportunities to help Charitable Foundation was established further the education of deserving stu- in 1999 with a $300,000 contribution from dents. In return for the pledge, Three the bank. The Putnam Savings Bank Rivers Community College has named its Foundation was created in 2004 with a Information Technology Conference one-time allocation of $1.2 million from Room in Putnam Bank’s honor. monies raised during its initial stock “We are pleased to continue our sup- offering. In 2006, the two foundations port of Three Rivers Community were merged to form the Putnam Savings College,” Borner said. “Community col- Foundation Inc., now the Putnam Bank leges provide students with an affordable Foundation. To date, the combined foun- Courtesy photo alternative to the rising costs of higher dations have contributed more than From left, Thomas A. Borner, chairman and CEO of Putnam Bank and president of the Putnam Bank education in these challenging economic $150,000 to organizations in the commu- Foundation, presents Dr. Grace Sawyer-Jones, president of Three Rivers Community College, with a $5,000 times. We are gratified that our contribu- nities served by Putnam Bank. check, the second of five annual installments for Three Rivers’ Scholarship Endowment Fund. LEGALS B6 ☎ VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 15, 2009

OBITUARIES are published at no charge. E-mail notices to sjarvis@villagernewspa- pers.com, or fax them to (860) 928-5946. Photos are welcome in JPEG format. OBITUARIES Agnes Bernier, 91 Dora Cecere, 81 BROOKLYN — Agnes E. Bernier, 91, of Born April 25, 1918, in Brooklyn, she was WINCHESTER, Ky. — Dora (Richardson) Conn., Charles Stadig (who predeceased her), Grant Hill Road died Saturday, May 2, at the daughter of the late Victorien and (Stadig) Cecere, 81, passed away at 3:05 p.m. Andrew Stadig of Plainfield, Conn., and Haven Health Center in Danielson. Adelaide (Bernier) Chartier. She attended St. May 6 at the Winchester Center for Health Kathy Beaudoin of Dayville, Conn. She was a She was the wife of 67 years of Robert E. James School. and Rehabilitation in Kentucky. proud grandmother of 11, great-grandmoth- Bernier. They were married May 30, 1941, at Upon completion of her education, Mrs. A lifelong resident of Brooklyn, Killingly er of six and a foster mother to many. St. James Church in Danielson. Bernier worked in the textile industry as a and Plainfield, Conn., she was the daughter At her request, a memorial service will be In addition to her husband, she leaves two weaver for 34 years. She was a devoted wife, of the late George and Mary Richardson. held at a later date in Connecticut. All those brothers, Bernard Chartier of Dayville and mother and grandmother. She enjoyed She was raised in the Church of the whose own lives have been enriched by her Albert Chartier of East Killingly; two grand- sewing and knitting. A member of the Ladies Nazarene and had a strong faith in the Lord grace, kindness and compassion are invited children, Jean Paul Bernier of Pomfret and of St. Anne, she was a communicant of St. Jesus Christ. This was evident to all who met to join the family for a celebration of her Dawn Marie Sorel of Brooklyn; four great- James Church in Danielson. her, as she, a sole provider for many years, memory and her legacy. Those who wish to grandchildren; and many nieces and Following cremation, a Mass of Christian raised her six children, Lawrence Stadig of participate may contact Andrew Stadig, of 16 nephews. Burial was held Friday, May 8, at St. James Webster, Mass., Alayne Fleming of Basley Road, Danielson, CT 06239. She was predeceased by a son, Anthony C. Church in Danielson. Burial was in Holy Versailles, Ky., Ralph Stadig of East Haven, Bernier; four brothers, Henry, Leo, John and Cross Cemetery, Danielson. Gagnon-Costello Roma; and six sisters, Madeleine Brodeur, Funeral Home, of Danielson, was in charge Anita St. Germaine, Adrienne Beauchemin, of arrangements. Julienne Chartier, Cecile Chartier and Ellen E. Pasay Yolande Chartier. WILLIMANTIC — Ellen Pomfret School and had currently been a Elizabeth Pasay, 28, of visual arts student at Eastern Connecticut Amy Lee Wood, 42 Spring Street, died at home State University in Willimantic. She May 7 after a long battle expressed her creativity through drawing, THOMPSON — Amy Lee favorite, the Provincial House in Putnam. with mental illness. sculpting and painting in both oils and Wood, 42, died May 2, at her Her compassion for the sick and elderly was Born in Boston, Mass., acrylics. She enjoyed gardening and hiking home at Carriage Square always foremost, and her smile and laughter she was the daughter of and loved spending time with children. due to complications of dia- will be missed by many.She enjoyed painting Anne Burke, of Mansfield A memorial service was held Wednesday, betes. large and small statues, murals for class- Center, and Gary Pasay, of May 13, in the Johnson Community Room of She leaves her son, rooms and even a large scene for the Putnam Plymouth. the J. Eugene Smith Library on the campus Christopher Wood, of light parade. In addition to her parents, she leaves her of Eastern Connecticut State University. Dudley, Mass.; her parents, At her request, the burial will be private at father’s partner, Rett Maintanis, of Arrangements were entrusted to the Gilman Edgar and Louise Lavigne, the family’s convenience. Smith and Walker Plymouth; her mother’s partner, James Funeral Home. of Thompson; her sister, Lisa LaRochelle, of Funeral Home, of Putnam, is in charge of Soussounis, of Mansfield Center; and her Memorial donations may be made to the Putnam, and her two nieces, Robin and Sara. the arrangements. many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Ellen E. Pasay Memorial Fund, c/o Windham Miss Wood graduated from Tourtellotte Donations may be made in her memory to She was the maternal granddaughter of Area Arts Collaborative, Attn: Peter Memorial High School, attended Quinebaug the Community Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box the late Mary and Richard Burke. Polomski, P.O. Box 42, Willimantic, CT 06226. Valley Community College and graduated 874, North Grosvenordale, CT 06255. Miss Pasay was a 1999 graduate of the with a LPN certificate from the Windham To share a memory, “light a candle” at Regional Technical School. She worked at www.smithandwalkerfh.com. several nursing homes, including her Ethelyn I. Favreau, 88 Favreault, of Maryland; and a great-nephew, Barbara Tillinghast Jones, 88 PUTNAM — Ethelyn I. William Webster, of Central Village. Favreau, 88, of Ballou Street, Born Nov. 6, 1920, she was the daughter of SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Barbara T. Jones, peutic dietician for Roper Hospital in Putnam, passed away Charles and Mattie (Skinner) Paul. 88, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 2, Charleston, S.C. Mr. Jones also worked with Tuesday, May 5, at Day Mrs. Favreau worked many years at at the Presbyterian Home in Summerville, the Marriott Company they owned a Roy Kimball Hospital in Putnam, American Optical, retiring in 1983. She S.C., her residence for the past 18 years. Rogers Restaurant franchise in Newport, R.I. surrounded by her loved shared her love for the Red Sox with her fam- She was the wife of the late Ralph Jones, The Joneses retired to Mt. Pleasant, S.C., in ones. ily. She faithfully attended her grandchil- whom she married Oct. 9, 1964, in 1980. Eventually they moved to the She was the wife of dren’s and great nephews’ school and sport- Washington, D.C. He died in 1999. Presbyterian Home in Summerville, S.C., Norman Favreau, who died in 1969. ing events. Surviving family members include Diane where they enjoyed the friendship of many A loving mother, grandmother and aunt, A graveside service was held Tuesday,May Jones Richards and her husband Bill of acquaintances who lived in cottages similar she will be greatly missed by her son, 19, at Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam. Florida; and nephews Avery and Cynthia to theirs. Michael Favreau, and his wife Elizabeth, of Arrangements were handled by the Smith & Tillinghast of Canterbury, Andrew and Mrs. Jones volunteered numerous hours Pomfret; grandchildren Christopher Walker Funeral Home of Putnam. Elaine Tillinghast of Danielson, John and for the Alston Middle School Library and Favreau and Nicole Favreau of Pomfret and Memorial donations may be made in her Diane Tillinghast of Hampton, Wesley and Main Office in Summerville and was hon- Gabriele Hall of Pomfret; sister-in-law memory to the Hole in the Wall Gang Fund, Elaine Sargent of Wethersfield, and William ored for her extensive service by the state of Virginia Favreault of Maryland; nieces 565 Ashford Center Road, Ashford, CT 06278- and Edna Sargent of The Villages, Fla. South Carolina, which awarded its presti- Priscilla Golas of North Carolina, Norma 1720. She was predeceased by her brother, gious Palmetto Award to her in 2000. She also Webster and her husband Butch of Central To share a memory, light a candle at Richard A. Tillinghast, and sisters Frances volunteered time at the Home’s health center. Village, Patricia Webb of South Carolina and www.smithandwalkerfh.com. Tillinghast and Mildred Sargent. She leaves many friends from the Home and Brenda Seek of Maryland; a nephew, Paul Born April 23, 1921, in Danielson, Conn., Alston School, including Pat McTeer, who she was the youngest daughter of the late was her healthcare advocate and companion; Everett T. and Agnes (Bliven) Tillinghast of Home residents Dorothy Brown and Jean Danielson. Wattley; Alston Library coordinator Gin-G Constance E. Malboeuf, 83 Ms. Jones was a graduate of Killingly High Edwards; and Alston office person Nancy School in Danielson and Mary Washington Brown and staff. Also to be recognized for College in Virginia and received her master’s their caring love and support are the many WEBSTER, Mass. — (Biggett) Daniels, she was born in degree in dietary science from Columbia members of the Home’s health care nursing Constance E. “Connie” Framingham and raised in Webster. She was University, the first member of her family to staff who cared for Mrs. Jones during her (Daniels) Malboeuf, 83, for- a lifelong resident. attain that level of advanced education. final years in that unit. merly of Golden Heights, Mrs. Malboeuf first worked as a laster at Her career in dietary science and manage- Memorial services celebrating her life will died Thursday, May 7, in Webster Shoe Co. and then at Anglo Fabrics ment led her to many professional opportuni- be held at the family’s convenience. Webster Manor. Co. before retiring in 1985. Her interests were ties, including government food inspector Tillinghast Funeral Home, of Danielson, was Her husband of 46 years, crocheting, card playing and weekly shop- during World War II, cafeteria director for in charge of arrangements. Norman H. “Babe” ping trips. Windham High School, Dartmouth College Those wishing to donate to the Barbara T. Malboeuf, died in 1993. The family would like to thank the staff at food service director, consultant for a major Jones Memorial Fund to benefit Alston She leaves two granddaughters, her care- Webster Manor for their compassionate care food distributor in Pittsburgh, food produc- Middle School may send gifts to Treasurer giver Lisa A. Slauenwhite and her husband and attention to Connie. tion manager for the Marriott Hotel restau- Avery Tillinghast at 511 Brooklyn Road, Randall G. of Oxford, and Tammy J. The funeral was held Thursday, May 14, at rants in Washington, D.C, dietary director Canterbury, CT 06331. Malboeuf of Putnam, Conn.; five great- the Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, for the Rhode Island penal system and thera- grandchildren; two sisters, Rita Sokolowski with a Mass at St. Louis Church. Burial was and Ruth “Putsie” Hughes and her husband in St. Anthony’s Cemetery. John, all of Webster; nieces and nephews. Donations in her name may be made to She was preceded in death by her son, either the Webster Manor Patient Activities Clara Blanche Matteson, 94 Norman “Danny” Malboeuf, in 1999; by her Fund, 745 School St., Webster, MA 01570 or to sisters, Jane Dardeen and Theresa “Terry” the Webster-Dudley Boys and Girls Club, 55 PUTNAM — Clara Blanche Matteson, 94, Mrs. Matteson was born Oct. 17, 1915, and Gignac; and by her brothers, Roger and Oxford Ave., Dudley, MA 01571. passed away May 9 at Matulitis Nursing lived most of her life in Rhode Island. She Robert Daniels. Home. formerly lived at Ella Grasso before going to The daughter of Benjamin and Ruth She was predeceased by her husband, Matulitis. She worked for 20 years at the Warren Matteson; her two sisters, Josephine Ladd School in Rhode Island, a residential Lamoureux and Rowena Dumas; and a facility for the mentally challenged. nephew, Richard Dumas. She leaves two While living in Connecticut, she enjoyed Frances M. Freeland nephews, Joseph Dumas of North many years of travel with friends. Grosvenordale and Ronald Dumas of A graveside service will be held Saturday, SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. She was born in Springfield and was the Dayville, and one niece, Deborah Audet of May 16, in Rhode Island. — Frances M. (Patenaude) daughter of the late Cyrille and Bertha New Jersey. Freeland, 76, of (Grendolski) Patenaude. Southbridge, died Saturday, Mrs. Freeland worked at the American May, 9, at St. Vincent Optical Co. for more than 27 years as a quali- Norma Butts, 77 Hospital in Worcester, fol- ty control inspector. She was an avid garden- lowing a brief illness. er and especially enjoyed spending time with WOODSTOCK — Norma dren; 21 great-grandchildren and many dear She was the wife of her family. She also enjoyed yard sales and “Ma” Butts, 77, of Paine friends. Raymond E. Freeland, to flea markets. Road, Woodstock, passed She was predeceased by her sons, Gary whom she had been married for more than 42 Her funeral was held Wednesday, May 13, away Wednesday, May 6, Butts, Brian Butts and Robert Butts, and a years. at the Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home, with a with her family at her side brother, Walter Crabtree. In addition to her husband, she leaves a Mass at St. Mary’s Church, both in at home after a long illness. The daughter of the late Francis and son, Frank McLean, of Woodstock, Conn.; a Southbridge. She was the wife of Berdella (Brownlie) Crabtree, she was born daughter, Elaine “Cookie” Dimetri, of In lieu of flowers, donations may be made Richard Butts, who died in Jan. 5, 1932 in Putnam. Southbridge; a brother, Edward Patenaude, to Spencer Animal Control, 22 Norcross 2000. Mrs. Butts was a lifetime farmer beside of Springfield; two grandsons, Bryan and Road, Spencer, MA 01562. She leaves her children, Donna Corriveau her husband and was known as the Roast Paul Dimetri; and one great-granddaughter, of New York, Mav Butts of Woodstock, Chris Beef Lady. She was president of the PNA of Emma Dimetri. Butts of Dayville, Leo Butts of Grand Isle, Dudley and a lifetime member of PACC. Vt., Tara Lamontagne of Woodstock, Pam The funeral was private. Smith and Walker Adamuska of Thompson, Wendy Racine of Funeral Home was in charge of arrange- Quinebaug, Cory Butts of Grand Isle, Vt., ments. Tracy Butts of Woodstock, Karen Costa of To share a memory with her family, “light Send all obituary Hadley, Mass., Crystal Greene of Dayville a candle” at www.smithandwalkerfh.com. and Jonathan Butts of Woodstock; a brother, notices to the Francis Crabtree, of Arizona; 45 grandchil- Putnam Villager, P.O. Sitkowski & Malboeuf Box 196, Funeral Home Woodstock, CT 06281, 340 School Street, Webster, MA 01570 (508)943-1515 or by Serving families like our own e-mail to sjarvis@vil- Since 1933 www.sitkowski-malboeuf.com lagernewspapers.com. VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 15, 2009 B7 RELIGION Would government fund modern-day slavery?

mid the clamor of those teens) are doing it because they aided the most heinous assault mately. Let him give you a life of groping for government have no choice. Wouldn’t it be against the female gender ever dignity and self-respect by means Ahandouts are a couple of BEYOND rather hypocritical for America to devised in the pits of hell. … It is a of his unconditional love. unexpected petitioners. “… Adult- celebrate its decency and sensitiv- virus that kills intimacy, dignity, On Sept. 22, 1862, President entertainment moguls Larry THE PEWS ity to civil rights and then finan- reality and spirituality. It snuffs Abraham Lincoln issued the Flynt and Joe Francis said cially underwrite pornography? out the soul of everyone it touch- Emancipation Proclamation, Wednesday that they are asking Pornography is one of the es, because it reduces humanity to which freed slaves in Confederate Washington for a $5 billion federal JOHN largest industries of our day. a commodity to be used. … Gary states. We celebrate that legisla- bailout, claiming that the porn Morally speaking, it is just as Brooks, a psychologist who stud- tion, and we should. But, it is high business is suffering from the soft HANSON despicable as the slumlords, ies pornography at A&M time for emancipation from the economy. … The request, Francis sweatshop owners and slave University, has demonstrated that slavery of pornography. Men, said, was being made in a letter to traders of yesteryear. This indus- even ‘soft-core’ pornography has a treat your wives, daughters and Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and and the attractiveness of the try is dumping more toxic waste very negative effect on men girlfriends with respect and digni- Treasury Secretary Henry humans they traded, modern con- into the streams of society than because ‘it’s voyeurism — it teach- ty. Women, do the same for the Paulson. The $5 billion figure, he sumers browse magazines, all the factories in the world are es men to view women as objects men in your life. Emancipate your said, reflects the decline in U.S. movies and the Internet looking at dumping into our physical water- rather than to be in relationships mind. Emancipate children and adult-entertainment-industry rev- body parts and lewd behavior they ways. If the industry is waning, with women as human beings’” young people who are selling their enue from $18 billion three years can purchase. Those who pose are we would do well to let it fail. (the Pentecostal Herald). bodies and souls. Don’t buy the ago” (Kevin Modesti of the LA literally selling their bodies, and After all, any self-respecting soci- I Thessalonians 4:3 and I stuff and ask your government Daily News, Thursday, Jan. 8). those who watch often find that ety doesn’t encourage its citizens Corinthians 6:18 advise us to “flee not to underwrite those who do. Surely they jest! How could their minds and emotions become to parade their nakedness and fornication” (sex outside of bibli- That is all it would take to bank- such an inhumane industry even addicted (enslaved) to it. gawk at the nakedness of others. cal marriage), not because it is a rupt this whole system of slavery. be considered for government Admittedly, some of these sex Women should be especially forbidden joy, but because it is assistance? Pornography is a type objects are in the business of offended by this business. Many slavery. If you are bound by Bishop John W. Hanson is the of modern-day slavery; it enslaves their own free will. However, readers will agree with Raymond pornography, it might be an pastor of Acts II Ministries in the viewed and the viewers. Just many are doing it because of their Woodward who wrote: Women encouragement to know that Thompson. Please visit as prospective masters used to desperate financial straits, and who have failed to condemn many people have been set free. www.ActsII.org for more informa- look at the teeth, the muscle tone some (especially children and pornography have “unwittingly The key is to get to know God inti- tion on being set free.

OBITUARIES are published at no charge. E-mail notices to sjarvis@villagernewspa- pers.com, or fax them to (860) 928-5946. Photos are welcome in JPEG format. OBITUARIES Leonard A. Balcunas Sr., 85 Marvin L. Fox, 86 PUTNAM — Leonard A. of Oxford, Mass.; his daugh- DANIELSON — Marvin L. Fox, 86, of Ill., and was one of eight chil- Balcunas Sr., 85, of School ters, Paula Balcunas of Danielson, beloved husband for 63 years of dren of the late William J. Fox Street, died Sunday, April Putnam, Audrey Place and her Hope I. (Livingston) Fox, died at Day Kimball Sr. and Florence Mae (Lefebve). 26, at home. husband Richard “Pete” of Hospital Wednesday, May 6, due to heart fail- He resided in Maywood, Ill., He was the loving hus- Putnam, and Iris Stinson and ure. until he graduated from band of the late Ruth her husband Jeffrey of In addition to his wife, he leaves three chil- Proviso High School, and then (Lundgren) Balcunas. Carlisle, Pa.; his sister, Albina dren, nine grandchildren and five great- served in the U.S. Navy during Born in Worcester, Mass., Balcunas, of Leicester, Mass.; grandchildren: his daughter Shirley (Fox) World War II. he was the son of the late seven grandchildren and four great-grand- Thompson and her daughter Shannon of Mr. Fox was employed in the trucking John and Pauline (Troupis) Balcunas. children. Danielson, and her son William, wife industry, advancing to manager of White Mr. Balcunas owned and operated the He was predeceased by his brothers, the Samantha and daughters, Madison and Motor Co., until retiring to move to Lake Church Street Package Store. He also worked late Steven and Vito Balcunas; his sister, the McKenzie of Navarre, Fla.; his son Roy Fox Alexander in Dayville. He had part-time in the shipping department for Table Talk late Aldonna Buchyn; and his grandson, the and wife Beth (Glockner) and their children, security guard jobs and then worked at Bakeries. He was a World War II Army veter- late Leonard Balcunas III. Devon and Brittany of Hopedale, Mass., and Creamery Brook Retirement Village in an. He was a member of the Putnam Elks The funeral was held Thursday,April 30, at Seth of Portland, Maine; and his son Thomas Brooklyn at the front desk. Lodge and the Albert Breault VFW Post 1523. the Gilman Funeral Home in Putnam. Burial Fox and wife Marie (Mora) of Seekonk, Acting as a concerned citizen, Mr. Fox was He liked to fish and enjoyed collecting. He with military honors followed in St. Mary Mass., and their children Zebulon, wife involved in Killingly politics, voicing his began “recycling” long before it was fashion- Cemetery. Stephanie and son Bronson of New Bedford, opinion at town meetings. Since 1999, he had able. The family would like to acknowledge, Mass., Kyle of Los Angeles, Calif., Brian, his volunteered at Day Kimball Hospital, where He is survived by his sons, Leonard with grateful appreciation, the kind expres- wife Clarissa and sons Evan, Ethan and Nick he served for 3718 hours. Balcunas Jr. of Putnam and John Balcunas sion of sympathy shown by all. of Warwick, R.I., and Scott of Massachusetts. A celebration of life memorial service was He also leaves one brother, Gene Fox, and his held Friday,May 15, followed by presentation family; one sister, Marilyn (Fox) Hoffmann, of military honors, at Tillinghast Funeral and her family; and numerous nieces and Home in Danielson. nephews living around the United States. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory He was predeceased by four brothers, may be made to the Chaplaincy Fund at Day Lillian H. Brousseau, 92 William, LeRoy, Robert and Donald Fox, and Kimball Hospital, P.O. Box 632, 320 Pomfret one sister, Virginia (Fox) Boyle. St., Putnam, CT 06260. PUTNAM — Lillian H. Brousseau, 92, of most of her life and was a communicant of He was born March 14, 1923, in Chicago, Rhode Island Line Road, Putnam, died St. Mary Church of the Visitation. A member Saturday, May 9, at Haven Health in of the Putnam VFW Ladies Auxiliary, she Danielson after a long battle with loved gardening and working around her Alzheimer’s. home. Paul F. Guertin, 60 She leaves several nieces and nephews and Her funeral was held Tuesday, May 12, at was predeceased by her siblings, Yvonne the Smith and Walker Funeral Home, fol- PUTNAM — Paul F. Guertin, 60, of An avid fan of all UCONN Bonneville, Rose Basley, Gertrude Brouchu, lowed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Chassey Street, Putnam, died at home sports, Mr. Guertin was known Marion LaChance, Bertha Goulet and Mary Church of the Visitation, both in Thursday, May 7, surrounded by his loving in his neighborhood for his Adelard Brousseau. Putnam. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery in family, after a long battle with cancer. well cared for vegetable garden, She was born Aug. 6, 1916, in Whitinsville, Putnam. He was the beloved husband of Cindy in which he took great pride. Mass., and was the daughter of Adelard and Donations may be made in her memory to (Nieviedgal) Guertin. They were married He would share his vegetables Marie (Chasseau) Brousseau. the Alzheimer’s Association, 4 Broadway, Sept. 6, 1975, in Sacred Heart Church in with his family, friends and Miss Brousseau had worked for Belding Norwich, CT 06360. Thompson. neighbors. He also took great care of his Hemingway and Hale Manufacturing and as To share a memory with her family, “light In addition to his wife, he leaves his daugh- yard, enjoyed working outside and was a well a home health aide for Northeast a candle” at www.smithandwalkerfh.com. ter, Stacey Guertin, of Ledyard; his brothers, known Mr. Fix-it. He always had time for his Homemakers. She made her home in Putnam Robert Guertin of Putnam, Michael Guertin family and will be remembered as a loving and his wife Susan of Clinton, and Gary and caring husband, father and brother. Guertin and his wife Elaine of Thompson; The funeral was held Monday, May 11, at and several aunts, uncles, nieces and the Smith and Walker Funeral Home, fol- nephews, including a special aunt, Theresa lowed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Alexander of Putnam. Mary Church of the Visitation, both in Roy W. Rautio, 82 The son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth Putnam. Burial with military honors was in CANTERBURY — Roy W. Rautio, 82, of for 41 years, retiring in 1987. (Lamontagne) Guertin, he was born April 12, St. Mary Cemetery in Putnam. Elmdale Road, entered into eternal rest May A member of the First 1949, in Putnam. He had made his home in Donations may be made in his memory to 7, peacefully surrounded by his family,at Day Congregational Church of Putnam all his life. Hospice of Northeast Connecticut, P.O. Box Kimball Hospital in Putnam. Canterbury and the Finnish Mr. Guertin was a veteran of the Vietnam 632, Putnam, CT 06260. He was the beloved husband of the late American Heritage Society, Mr. War who served with the U.S. Army. He To share a memory with his family,“light a Gertrude Ellen (Hansen) Rautio, who passed Rautio was a charter member worked as a lead custodian at the University candle” at www.smithandwalkerfh.com. away in 1984. of the Canterbury Lions, of Connecticut for 25 years, retiring in July He leaves two sons, Robert W. Rautio of served as chairman of the Canterbury 2008. Brooklyn and John E. Rautio of Jewett City; Democratic Town Committee, was a member a daughter, Liisa Rautio, of Brooklyn; grand- of the Board of Finance, and served as con- children Robert, Donna, Karl, Ellen, Jack stable, a justice of the peace and a 4-H leader. Lillian J. Maki, 81 and Constance; many extended family mem- A memorial service was held at the First bers; and his cherished companion of many Congregational Church of Canterbury, on DANIELSON — Lillian J. Maki, 81, of Killingly High School 1947. years, Eileen Fritz. the green, with military honors. Burial was Katherine Avenue, died Tuesday, May 5, at Mrs. Maki was an accountant at various He was predeceased by a son, Karl Marc. in Dean Cemetery in Canterbury.Tillinghast Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. manufacturing companies and was last The son of the late William and Anja Funeral Home, of Central Village, was in She was the wife of Roy Maki, who died employed at Pallflex in Putnam. (Nyroos) Rautio, he was born March 15, 1927, charge of arrangements. Dec. 31, 1990. They were married Feb. 11, 1950. The funeral was held Saturday, May 9, at in Jersey City, N.J. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory She leaves her son, Larry R. Maki, and his Tillinghast Funeral Home in Danielson. Mr. Rautio served in the United States may be made to the Defibrillator Fund, wife Karen of Storrs, and her friends, Brigid Burial was in South Cemetery in Brooklyn. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict Windham/Tolland 4-H Camp, 326 Taft Pond and Richard Gore of Danielson. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memo- and was awarded the National Defense Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259. The daughter of the late Jennie Olson and ry may be made to Northeastern Connecticut Medal. After earning an honorable dis- Harry Bjork, she was born March 15, 1928, in Animal Rescue Inc., P.O. Box 362, Storrs, CT charge, he worked as an installer for AT&T New York City. She was a graduate of 06268. B8 ☎ VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 15, 2009 THE DEADLINE to submit calendar listings is Monday at noon. Send to Stephanie Jarvis at COMMUNITY CALENDAR [email protected] The calendar page is a free service offered for ily, which includes two sweet serial murder- listings for government, educational and non- ing aunts, Teddy,who has delusions of Teddy profit organizations. Send all calendar list- Roosevelt, and Mortimer, who desperately ings and happenings by mail at P.O Box 196, tries to sort out the mystery of frequently Woodstock, CT 06281, by fax at (860) 928-5946, appearing dead bodies. or by e-mail to [email protected]. All calen- FOURTH ANNUAL 90-BIRD DAY will be dar listings must be submitted by noon held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Connecticut Monday to be published in the following Audubon Society,189 Pomfret St. (Route 169), Friday’s edition. Villager Newspapers will Pomfret Center. The goal is to hear or see at print such listings as space allows. least 90 species of birds in nine hours or less. Many locations within a 10-mile radius will be visited. Bring lunch, drinks and a snack. Fee is $20 for CAS members and $35 for non- members. Registration is recommended. FRIDAY Call 928-4948 to sign up.

May 15 ‘PIPPIN’ WILL BE PRESENTED AT 7 P.M. MOM’S CLUB OF KILLINGLY & PUT- AT MARIANAPOLIS PREPARATORY NAM OPEN HOUSE will be held from 10:30 SCHOOL. THE PLAY, FIRST INTRODUCED a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Owen Bell Playground. IN THE 1970S, IS A FICTIONAL ACCOUNT Come celebrate the group’s fourth birthday BASED ON HISTORICAL CHARACTERS as the MOMS Club of Killingly and Putnam FROM THE REIGN OF MEDIEVAL EMPER- (MOMS = Moms Offering Moms Support). OR CHARLEMAGNE. ADMISSION IS FREE. Stay-at-home or part-time working moms who are looking for a support group that offers fun activities for both kids and moms SATURDAY ‘TWELVE ANGRY MEN’ TAKE TO THE STAGE are invited. There will be a clown, fun activi- ties and food. For more information or to May 16 Courtesy photo RSVP, please call Maureen at 779-0658. Mike Gallo, Seth Leary and Mark Leone play three of the jurors in Reginald Rose’s classic drama Donations of art and craft items being YARD SALE will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 “Twelve Angry Men,” being presented by the Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley accepted that day for the group’s community p.m. at the Federated Church of Charlton, 64 Playhouse, with performances May 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and May and 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 service project for the Hartford Children’s Main St., Charlton, Mass. Come and browse for adults and $12 for seniors and students and are available at Wonderland Books, 120 Main St., Hospital. for great treasures and bargains. There will and Victoria Station Café, 91 Main St., both in Putnam. Reservations may be made with a major also be a snack bar for treats or a quick credit card online at www.bradleyplayhouse.org or by calling (860) 928-7887. Tickets may also be ITALIAN DINNER will be held from 5 to 7 lunch. Proceeds will support the Youth available at the door. All seating is general admission. The Bradley Playhouse is a nonprofit com- p.m. at the American Legion Post 67, Route Group’s mission to Philadelphia. munity theatre located at 30 Front St. (Route 44) in Putnam 200, North Grosvenordale. Tickets are $8 per person and are available at the bar by calling PUTNAM HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2009 923-9203 or at the door. Take-outs will be PROJECT GRADUATION RAFFLE TICK- available. Proceeds will benefit fellow Post ET SALES will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 Legionnaires. p.m. at Rotary Park in Putnam. Please help the committee provide the PHS 2009 graduat- FAVORITE DOLL TEA will be held from 2 will lead a bird watching group to numerous THIRD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRA- ing class with a safe and alcohol-free gradua- to 4 p.m. at Sarah Williams Danielson locations in the area. Cost is $7 for CAS mem- TION/‘CELEBRATING CREATIVITY’ tion night. Raffle items include a 2009 Ford Daughters of American Revolution (DAR) bers and $15 for non-members. Meet at the EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION will Focus, 42-inch Panasonic plasma TV or a Chapter house, 36 Wolf Den Road, Brooklyn. Audubon Center at 189 Pomfret St. in be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at Celebrations $100 gas card. Tickets are $20 each. The raffle Admission is $10 per person. There will be Pomfret Center. Gallery & Shoppes, 330 Pomfret St. (Route has been extended to May 30, when the ticket door prizes, basket chances to include an 169), Pomfret Center. The exhibit, on display will be drawn at 4 p.m. at Putnam Rotary American Girl Doll Basket, a Parade of Dolls through June 28, will showcase a colorful Park. and doll clothes for sale. For reservations, SUNDAY and diverse art collection, including please call Doris at (860) 774-0667 or Madaline acrylics, watercolors, printmaking, oils, BOOK SIGNING with Putnam native Steve at (860) 774-4548. May 17 fused glass, hand-blown glass, photography, Tetreault, author of “The Bear Dogs of Japanese wood cuts, mosaics, mixed media Katahdin,” will begin at 10 a.m. at the ‘OLD-TYME COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS, MAY CROWNING CEREMONY, hosted by collage, jewelry, encaustics, pottery, textile Abington Social Library, 536 Hampton Road COMEDY VARIETY SHOW’ will begin at the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, in conjunc- art and more. Enjoy complimentary refresh- (Route 97 south at intersection of 44 and 97). 7:15 p.m. at the Senexet Grange, Route 169, tion with the Knights of Columbus Councils ments and the opportunity to meet the In this collection of anecdotal stores, Woodstock. The show will feature Chuck and of Putnam and Danielson, will be held at 2 artists at the opening reception. Guests will Tetreault describes his life as a new park Noreen Morgan, Paul Gallup, Real Gallant, p.m. at the Grotto/Arboretum at 72 Church also get to vote for a “Best of Show” prize; ranger at Maine’s Baxter State Park, a Pete Shields, Rebecca Curtis, D & The St., Putnam. Join the Sisters and the Knights the winner will receive three months free wilderness area of more than 204,000 acres. Sundowners, Tim St. Jean and more all-time to honor Mary in this very special way as partnership in the gallery.All are welcome to Books will be available for purchase. favorite guests. Donation is $5, and all pro- they pray for peace and justice in the world these free events. ceeds will benefit the Senexet Grange. and raise their hearts in song and prayer. ROAST PORK SUPPER will be held from Refreshments will be provided. In case of ‘ARSENIC AND OLD LACE’ will be per- 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the United Methodist YARD SALE, to benefit Children’s Miracle inclement weather, the ceremony will be formed at 7:30 p.m. in the Putnam High Church, 954 Riverside Drive, North Network, will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at held indoors. For more information, please School auditorium. Tickets are $8 for adults Grosvenordale. Tickets are $9 for adults and the Rite Aid Distribution Center parking lot, call (860) 928-0891, ext. 148. and $5 for students and will be available at $4.50 for children. Take-outs will be avail- 500 Forbes Road, Dayville. Table rental is $15, the door. The rollicking student performed able. A bake sale will also be held. or free if making a donation to CMN. To SALLY ROGERS AND STUDENTS will comedy is about the eccentric Brewster fam- reserve a table, call (860) 779-3731, ext. 5212. present a free concert at 2 p.m. at the Pomfret PET MICROCHIP Anyone who spends a minimum of $10 at the Town House in Pomfret. This event is spon- CLINIC, sponsored yard sale will be entered in a raffle for $100. sored by the Pomfret Historical Society. by Pet Pals Northeast, The drawing will be May 18, and winner will ERNEST JOLY a local animal rescue be notified. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 2087 CHICK- organization, will be EN BARBECUE will be served from noon & SONS, INC held from 2 to 3:30 ‘ARSENIC AND OLD LACE’ will be per- until sold out under the tent at St. Joseph p.m. at the Quinebaug formed at 7:30 p.m. in the Putnam High Church grounds, 18 Main St., North Let us take care of your Valley Veterinary School auditorium. Tickets are $8 for adults Grosvenordale. Dinners include barbecue landscaping needs Hospital, Route 12, and $5 for students and will be available at chicken, salad with dressing, green beans, Danielson. Cost is $30 the door. The rollicking student performed roll and butter, and only 250 dinners will be Manufactured Top Soil • Compost • Processed Gravel • Fill per animal, which comedy is about the eccentric Brewster fam- sold. Soda and beer will be available. Silt • Washed Concrete & Mason Sand • Crushed Stone includes microchip, ily, which includes two sweet serial murder- Donation is $8 for adults and $6 for seniors Grey Stone Dust • Grey Trap Rock implant and lifetime ing aunts, Teddy,who has delusions of Teddy over 65 and can be purchased at the rectory Roosevelt, and Mortimer, who desperately and St. Joseph School office, as well at the MULCH PRODUCTS registration with HomeAgain Pet tries to sort out the mystery of frequently North Grosvenordale branch of Citizens Dark Pine • Hemlock Blend • Red Cedar Blend Recovery Service. For appearing dead bodies. National Bank, or contact Mike Gisleson at Materials picked up or delivered • Credit Cards Accepted more information, (860) 428-4211 (cell). While at the barbecue, PUMPKIN HILL WALK, sponsored by the HOURS: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm • Sat 8am-12noon (starting 4/11/09) contact Pet Pals at enjoy the polka music of Dennis Polisky & (860) 546-1280. 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women who are interested in completing every Wednesday and Sunday thereafter LAND COLONIAL SOLDIER,’ sponsored CALENDAR their undergraduate college degree. To regis- through Sunday,Oct. 11, and by appointment by the Brooklyn Historical Society will be continued from page 8 ter, call (800) 495-7284 or (508) 248-5088, or e- throughout Walktober 2009. There is no held at 7:30 p.m. at the Federated Church mail [email protected]. admission charge for either museum. For Chapel on Route 6. Veteran historical re- 4:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit St. Joseph more information, call (860) 774-7728. enactors Bob and Melodye Whatley will Funfest 2009, which will be held Thursday, DISCUSSION OF ‘GIRLS OF TENDER make history come alive with their portray- May 14, through Sunday, May 17, at St. AGE,’ by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, a memoir ‘YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN’ will be shown als of a private serving in the Revolutionary Joseph School at Parish. For more informa- by a Connecticut author about growing up in at 1:30 p.m. at the Pomfret Senior Center, War and his camp follower, perhaps the sol- tion, call the rectory at (860) 923-2361. 1950’s Hartford, will take place from 7 to 8:30 located at Wolf Den Grange No. 61, 207 dier’s wife or a woman hired by the army to p.m. at the Killingly Public Library and will Mashamoquet Road, Pomfret Center. For cook, clean and sew for the men. There is no FOURTH ANNUAL ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL be led by Faye Ringel. This free program is more information, call (860) 928-7459. charge to attend this program, and compli- POKER RUN will be held today, with regis- sponsored by the Connecticut Humanities mentary refreshments will be served follow- tration at 8:30 am., blessing of the riders at Council as part of its Literature for a ‘BOLT’ will be shown at the Thompson ing the presentation. For more information 9:30 a.m. and departure at 9:45 a.m. The 65- Lifetime program and Friends of the Public Library, 934 Riverside Drive, North call (860) 774-7728. mile ride will leave from the St. Joseph Killingly Public Library. To register or for Grosvenordale. This movie is rated PG and is School parking lot, 26 Main St., North more information, call (860) 779-5383. 96 minutes. Registration is not required. BINGO will be offered at 1:30 p.m. at the Grosvenordale. Donation is $20 per bike/car Pomfret Senior Center, located at Wolf Den and $35 with a passenger. Price includes five- KILLINGLY HIGH SCHOOL SPRING KILLINGLY HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW Grange No. 61, 207 Mashamoquet Road, card poker hand and chicken barbecue. For SING, presented by the KHS choirs, will be OPENING will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Pomfret Center. For more information, call more information, contact Scott Antonson at held at 7 p.m. in the Killingly High School the KHS gymnasium. (860) 928-7459. (860) 935-5961 (home) or (401) 439-0685 (cell). auditorium. Admission is $3. ‘THE POWER OF THE PRESS 1858-1859: THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES’ will SATURDAY MONDAY WEDNESDAY be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Roseland Cottage, 556 Route 169, Woodstock, by May 23 May 18 May 20 Historic New England staff and guest lectur- er Dr. Manish Sinha. Admission is free to PUTNAM HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2009 CANCER SUPPORT GROUP OF EAST- LITTLE ONES STORY HOUR will be Historic New England members and stu- PROJECT GRADUATION RAFFLE TICK- FORD meets every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. offered at 9:30 a.m. at the West Woodstock dents, and $8 for nonmembers. Registration ET SALES will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 at the Congregational Church of Eastford, 8 Library, at 5 Bungay Hill Connector in West is recommended. Call Roseland Cottage at p.m. at Rotary Park in Putnam. Please help Church Road, Eastford. The group is open to Woodstock. It’s time to play, read, create and 860-928-4074 for more information. the committee provide the PHS 2009 graduat- all cancer patients, survivors, family mem- dance. Sitting still is not required! This pro- ing class with a safe and alcohol-free gradua- bers, etc. Those who are looking for a sup- gram is for infants to 5 years old age range. THOMPSON RENEWABLE ENERGY tion night. Raffle items include a 2009 Ford port group and have not found one that fits There is no registration or fee required; DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEET- Focus, 42-inch Panasonic plasma TV or a their needs are invited. For more informa- please feel free to just drop in. Please see ING will begin at 7 p.m. in the Merrill Seney $100 gas card. Tickets are $20 each. The raffle tion, contact Sandie at (860) 974-9925 or Carol www.WestWoodstockLibrary.org or phone Community Room at Thompson Town Hall. has been extended to May 30, when the ticket at (860) 684-2007. 974-0376 for more details. Guest speaker Paul LaFramboise, of will be drawn at 4 p.m. at Putnam Rotary LaFramboise Well Drilling, will present a 30- Park. ‘ON GOLDEN POND’ will be shown at 1 HOME SCHOOLERS STORY HOUR will be minute overview of geothermal systems for p.m. in the meeting room of the Thompson offered at 10 a.m. at the West Woodstock homes and businesses. A question-and- POLISH SUPPER will be held from 5 to 7 Public Library, 934 Riverside Drive, North Library, at 5 Bungay Hill Connector in West answer session will follow. For more infor- p.m. at the Congregational Church of Grosvenordale. For more information, call Woodstock. Students in pre-kindergarten mation, call Robert Paton at (860) 268-3058 or Putnam in the dining room (Livery Street (860) 923-9779. through fourth grade are invited for stories, e-mail [email protected]. entrance). Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for activities, games, songs and crafts. There is children 12 and under and will be sold at the no registration or fee required; please feel door, or call 928-4405. Take-outs will be avail- TUESDAY free to just drop in. The program runs THURSDAY able. through March 25. Please see May 19 www.WestWoodstockLibrary.org or phone May 21 974-0376 for more details. COMPUTER BASICS CLASS will be held at FOUR LECTURES ON REINCARNATION, 1 p.m. at the Putnam Public Library, 225 BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY lecture No. 3: “Edgar Cayce on Kennedy Drive, Putnam. This class will help MUSEUM OPENING for the 2009 season Reincarnation,” will be presented by Dr. those unfamiliar with computers develop the will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. with this year’s Robert Kirk from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Palmer Hall skills they need to use the computer, conduct special exhibit, “More Vintage Views of in the Woodstock Historical Society Building basic Internet searches, use an e-mail Brooklyn.” “More Vintage Views of on Route 169 in Woodstock. Admission is HEY account and create documents using word Brooklyn” is an exhibit of 19th- and 20th-cen- free and open to the public. processing. Please call the library at 963-6826 tury postcards and album photographs that YOU DON’T HAVE TO to register for these free classes. take visitors on a journey to Brooklyn’s past. SARAH WILLIAMS DANIELSON CHAP- CARRY THIS NEWSPAPER AROUND The handicapped accessible museum is TER DAR MEETING will be held at 1 p.m. EVERYWHERE, YA KNOW. BAY PATH COLLEGE INFORMATION located at 25 Canterbury Road (Route 169) at the Chapter House, 36 Wolf Den Road, SESSION about its One-Day-A-Week immediately behind the General Israel Brooklyn. The program will be “Birds in the Saturday College for adult women will be Putnam equestrian statue. The Daniel Quiet Corner,” presented by the Audubon GET YOUR THE WHOLE held at 6 p.m. at the Central Massachusetts Putnam Tyler Law Office, located behind the Society. NEWSPAPER ONLINE. 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Warranty. Always Been In Asking $1650 OBO Television - Ad runs in all 4 papers until you call us...w/up to 30 words - 22 House - Never Been International Harvester $250 THOMPSON VILLAGER Outdoors. Two-Row Corn Planter Solid Cherry Entertainment $2,800 Trailer-Type, With Center Call Ron 860-779-1371 Hydraulic Lift. Fits 27” TV, $200 1 Week $16.00 “All other” Classifieds - (RUNS IN ALL 4 PAPERS!) WOODSTOCK VILLAGER $800 OBO NEC 20” TV & VCR $75 2 Weeks $24.00 Athena Stereo 860-974-9811 Business ads, Help Wanted, Announcements, Speakers Call 508-943-3711 $ .00 After 6pm Real Estate, Animals, etc. 4 Weeks 40 KILLINGLY VILLAGER 3ft tall x 1ft wide, excellent Casio PCR255 quality, fantastic sound. 2 * All rates above are for up to 30 words - Ad will run in all four newspapers - The Killingly Villager,The Putnam Villager,Thompson Villager and Woodstock Villager. Cash Register Couch speakers. Asking $380 Like new Like New $200 for pair. $100 To use this coupon, simply write your ad below: Call (508)341-4659 Cushman Maple Dining 508-764-8330 Supply credit card info or check, or WE WILL BE HAPPY TO BILL YOU LATER! Beautiful Hardwood Room Set Cedar Chest & 4 Straight Chairs, Write Your Ad Here (or attach copy) Pub Table 2 Captain’s Chairs, ______4 Years old, Excellent Rocker 1 Hutch. Condition. Walnut Color ______Multi-Colored Cushioned $350 With 4 Matching Chairs. Top, Cherry Wood Cedar ______36” x 36” x 42” (Hope) Chest and Matching 860-774-8479 ______Originally Purchased At Rocker. Both In Excellent ______Raymour & Flanigan. Condition. GARDEN POND $275 OBO Asking PUMP Ad Will Run In: Putnam Villager, Thompson Villager, Woodstock Villager & Killingly Villager 508-868-1619 Cedar Chest $300 Name: ______Submersible, Filters Up Computer Rocker $200 To 1000 GPH. Address: ______Call 508-756-2607 Model Prima 906. Town:______Zip:______Phone: ______CPU, Printer/Scanner/ Copier-In-One, Windows New In Box. Email (Optional) ______Cherry Daybed Was $250 XP, Flat-Screen Monitor, With Twin Mattress Now $100 Mail or Fax to: Villager Newpapers-Town-To-Town Classifieds, 25 Elm Street, Southbridge, MA 01550 (Fax 508-764-7645) Desk (Great Condition) $300 Or email your ad to us at: [email protected] or call toll-free 1-800-536-5836 Asking $500 Peter (Woodstock) Call 774-200-1561 860-974-2881 860-974-3470 VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 15, 2009 B11

010 FOR SALE 010 FOR SALE 010 FOR SALE 010 FOR SALE 010 FOR SALE 010 FOR SALE Country Table Electrical Material Gym Equipment Kenmore Living Room MOTORS 50”x38”, In Good Condition. Industrial, Commercial, Marc X Platinum 3100 Refrigerator Furniture 1/2HP 230/460V Top Is Stained Pine. Skirt & Residential In Excellent Condition 20.6 Cubic Foot, Black, Top Best Offer For: 1725RPM, 56 Frame. Legs Are Distressed Wire, Pipe, Fittings, Relays, $250 OBO Off-White/Bisque Colored Coils, Overloads, Fuses, Freezer. Brand New, From FlexSteel Couch, 5HP, 230/460V 300 lb Olympic Weights Sears Warehouse. Energy Chair & Ottoman. 1740RPM, 184T Frame/TEFC With Hand Painted Red Breakers, Meters, Star Compliant. Berries (Very Pretty.) Punches, Pipe-Benders. With Bar La-Z-Boy Couch & Recliner. 5HP, 230/460V $100 OBO Price New $750 Two Drawers On The Side New Recessed Troffer 3495RPM, 184T Frame/TEFC Are Great For Extra Storage. TAKE BOTH FOR $300 Yours For $400 All Items High Quality, Flourescent 3-Tube 860-963-0685 Like New. 1/2HP 208/230/460V Originally Bought At T-8 277V Fixtures Call 860-933-6369 Sargent’s Country Barn Email For Photos Large Overhead Door-Opener Enclosed Kenmore [email protected] In Leicester, MA $56 Each Hand Pump 4 Speed Controls Asking $100 401-316-4793 Hitachi J100, 400/460V Call 5pm-8:30pm For Fuel Tank Washer & Dryer Steel Artist’s 508-867-6546 $95 Like New Call 5pm-8:30pm Call (860)429-6632 $100 Each Living Room Set 508-867-6546 File/Map Drawers Entertainment Call Phil 90” Sofa Cabinet Measures Center Hand-Beaded 508-234-3348 Love Seat Moving Must Sell 21”Hx41”Wx29”D Oriental Rug Contains 5 Drawers, 53”x53”, Has Two 20”x14” Wedding Gown Keyboard Garden Leisure 6 Seater Interior Dimensions Storage Compartments, Plus Size (18-20), Cathedral (Machine-Made) Hot Tub with lounger, 2”Hx38”Wx26”D. And A 40-Place CD Rack Train, Plus Bustle & Stand, Case and 2 Matching End-Tables $3800/BO. Cabinet Was Previously On Bottom. Tiara-Style Headdress & Chair Take The Whole Set For Weider Pro 9940 dual weight $100 Veil. Museum-Quality bench, $150. Painted. You May Paint It New, never been used. Top $1000 Or Best Offer Any Color To Match Your Call 508-248-3932 Preservation. Trampoline, $75. $600 OBO of the line. Bought at 508-867-9650 Space. A Simple Unpainted Gordon’s Music last fall. Paid Brand new computer Pine Wood Frame 17” High Entertainment 508-987-3781 over $600 will sell for $325 armoire, $450. 010 FOR SALE 010 FOR SALE Helps Raise Set Of Drawers. Center Heavy Duty 9’ Fisher firm. Machinist Tools Please call Included Is A 31”x31” Please contact Tool chest, also other odds Old Oak Rolltop Pro-Form XP 542 Paper Cutter. Solid Oak Wood, Custom Highway Plow and ends. (508)404-5470 Asking $500 Made. Custom Side Door (508)450-7150 Desk Treadmill One-way plow, set up for Call (508)234-8034 MUSIC $300 Serious Inquiries Only! For Tapes, Excellent backhoe or truck, $650. Kitchen Table Great Original Condition! Dukes Of Dixieland Record 54” Long, 30” Wide Oak Computer Armoire 508-765-5547 Condition. 62” Wide, Can Fisher Snow-Foil Type Heavy 4 Chairs & Farmer’s Hutch Mags With Tires Collection Fit Up To A 30” TV $600 $150 Duty 8’ Plow for truck $400 For E-Z-Go Golfcart Handel’s “The Messiah” 860-774-4019 $250 Firm $500 Terra Cotta Color Wing Chair Volume 1 & 2 Pine Bunk-Bed Dark Wood Curio Ask For Bob Plow For John Deere Desk & Dresser Built-In! 55” Wide x 77” Tall, Heavy Duty Hobart Meat $40 AND MORE 508-963-0714 Garden Tractor Make An Offer! One Room Window Needs Assembly. 18” Deep Grinder. Floor type with large Pecan Sofa Table $75 Air Conditioner $400 Glass Doors On Top, With bowl. $375 Green Plaid Loveseat $75 Truck Liner For 6’ Bed Hammond Organ Everything Must With Upright Leslie Speaker Siesta Brand Trumpet $100 Three Drawers Below. Briggs & Stratton 12HP Like-New 3-year-Old Lopi Rug (7’x10’) $25 $500 Go!! Vertical Riding Mower $1000 Electric/Acoustic Guitar Pellet Stove & Ash Vacuum w/Seashell Border Vinci Brand $100 Portable Dishwasher Engine, $95 $1600 860-774-2454 Steam Press Highchair with butcher block top, $250. 508-987-1504 SP660 Used 15” Monitor Mirrors, Lamps & 508-864-7159 $50 Farmers table with 5 chairs, $25 Neutron Cordless $50 $200. Oak cabinets, various Wall Hangings Mahogany White Crib Call (508)461-9097 Electric Mower Electric Waterfall Picture sizes, six pieces, $400. Call 508-943-3711 Pineapple 24”Wide, 4’Long Prom Dress Sale Mattress Included $300 Call (508)328-3438 After 6pm Comes With Rear Bagger, Current Gowns-Daughter is HO Scale Train Trimmer, Extra Battery, $50 508-885-2866 Headboard & Senior. Sizes 6-8. Originally Comes With Engines, Cars, Lace Wedding Mulching Kit, Extra Mat Massager priced from $200-$300. Farm Equipment Footboard Cutting Blade. Harrow Buildings And Accessories. 5-Motor w/Heat Some shoes and jewelry. Dental Chair Lots Of Time & Money Put Gown Full Sized With Rails & Slats. Paid $500 $50 Cash only. Electric operates well, Would Deere 5-Foot, 3-Point Into It! Pictures Available. Full-Length, Size 12. Fair To Good Condition Will Let Go For $250 $400 Wonder Portable Call (508)832-9981 be great for tattoo parlor, etc. Email: $200 (From 1900’s) 774-318-1130 Clothes Washer 3 to choose from. $50 each. Cultivator Toolbar [email protected] Brown Italian Asking $250 $20 Pub/Bar Set Call (508)987-3143 5-Foot, 5-Spring Tine, Or 774-402-1274 New 8 Foot Leather Jacket Table With Tile Top 860-974-0083 Mahogany Braided Edge 2 Hiller Discs, 3-Point Lifetime Folding $350 Medium, $200 4 Chairs 860-928-4584 Table With Center Wine Designer Home Stereo All Excellent Condition $100 Table Rack. Includes Two Lime Spreader 774-318-1024 Still In Box! Paddleboats Barstool Chairs, Tow-Behind, Ground Driven. Equipment 508-757-7796 Wedding Noon-6pm Paid $160 For Sale Beautifully Designed, $150 for Sale Maple Dining Will Take $100 FIRM Unique, Pirate Ship Fabric Still Covered In Dress 860-974-7099 LADIES Shaped Paddleboats. Plastic, Brand New. Excellent condition. Room Set Never Worn! DRESSER With Hutch Garage Heater Suitable For Everyone! Asking $400 FLAG POLE 2 Klipsch RF-5 floor 2Mark Brand, Christina Wu Strapless standing speakers. Large, With Mirror $300 Lots Of Fun! Please Call Gown with train. Size 8. Telescopic with gold top. Thermostatically Controlled. See Boats On 508-987-2798 Holds 2 flags, no rope. Yamaha RX-595 receiver, & 2 Armoires Stereo/CD With w/Hanging Brackets. Purchased at Kleinfelds Yamaha CDC-755 5 disc www.adventureglass.com NYC. Elegant beading $50.00 $1700 For All Speakers/Woofer & Remote Paid Over $600 Radio/Control Air FOLDING CREEPER cd changer, Sony RDC-W (Negotiable) $45 Best Offer! Asking $1000 Each with organza & silk/satin CD-R/RW, 4 component material. $700. for automotive purpose - sit (2)Sofas $150/$300 Or Best Offer Planes or laying position. $10.00 stereo cabinet. All Handmade 508-885-3136 Call Call (508)949-2528 Toaster-Oven 860-888-5207 (3) Ready to fly with Futaba 413-262-9990 components Black. *Glass Lead Chandelier 860-208-9224 transmitters and 4 cycle breaking power with Contemporary Style New $40 B.O. For All Will Deliver engines. Loads of misc. flight superb sound quality. $150 (Negotiable) New Diamond & building equipment. Diamond Bridal Pictures emailed on 508-278-2729 Flat Belt 508-892-1107 Ring Park Model RV Former member of Neds R/C Set request. 508-282-1026 club. PTO Pulley BEST OFFER! Size 5 1/2 white gold, .80 2002, 12x40 14K gold ring with 60pt. $80 Ladies’ Genuine carat total (1/2 carat center Call Bob (860)779-6484 diamont solitaire, plus 14K (508)868-1619 Maytag Atlantis (like brand new) on beautiful Aluminum Cross Black Shearling stone plus 6 small lot in campground can be surround with 16 small Natural Gas Dryer diamonds) paid $1500. Refinished Chairs diamonds. Includes Kay For Church, Cross Arm 6’, Sheepskin used for a full 6 months (15 Natural Or Painted Finish, Used only 6 months. Can be Asking $1000. April-15 October every year) Jewelers receipt 10’ High, 10” Surface, 7” HONDA converted to propane. $600 Some Decorated. Singles To Deep. Can Be Lighted. Fur Coat Call (860)928-4661 or Lot paid for until 2097. Sets Of Six. for $2227.92 Medium. Like New. Worn new, asking $300 or best Asking $800. $150 GENERATOR (860)234-3128 $48,000 Very Reasonable! 3000 Watts One Or Twice. Length 30” offer. Call Don (508)344-9499 Call (860)923-9894 Call 5pm-8:30pm (Collar To Hem), Shoulders Call (860)942-3033 New Snap-On 508-764-4493 508-867-6546 #EU3000ISA Dinette Set Like New, Super Quiet. 19”, Sleeves 25”, before 8pm. Harley Davidson Penn 6 wt. Flyrod Rolltop Secretary $1650 Bust 40-42” Seating For Four w/Glass Genie $250 OBO Memory Foam Collectors Edition New Condition Desk Top And Three Bar Stools. Push-Around 2006 THULE TRAILER 508-885-8940 Call 508-278-6419 $120 $350 Leave Message Authentic Toolbox (Enclosed) Black and chrome with Full-Size Rolltop Desk Call Matt at Arial Platform Lift Aluminum, Dual Axle, Piano Will Fit Through 29.5”Wide Landscape Therapeutic Harley logos & flames. 5, H x $200 774-278-1728 GVW 6000 lbs. 3, W 12 drawers. Must be Baldwin Spinnet With Doorway. 24’ Platform Model #C65X12238200, NASA Mattress Computer/Writing Table Height. 120V Hydraulic. Equipment seen. $4000 firm. Bench. Good Condition. $50 Dining Room Set Under 200 Miles. Queen, $399. Brand new in Contact Dale $950 $5250 Trailer plastic full warranty. Corner Student Light Oak, farm style. Table 1/4HP 208/230V 3-Phase (508)943-8692 after 6pm. extends to 60”. 6 chairs (4 6-Gallon Flood-Type Mike 860-935-0072 $995 OBO Call Tom (978)597-3033 Sauna Desk & Chair $50 sides, 2 captains). Matching Coolant System. Car Trailer New Woodmaster 48” Oak Bathroom Vanity mirrored/lighted china Finnleo, Portable, Comes $50 120V 6-Gallon Flood-Type Hot Tub Paid $2500 Men’s 5-Speed In 2 Pieces. Perfect cabinet, 73” tall x 13” deep $2300 OBO Planer/Molder 48” Mirrored Medicine x 30” wide. $800/OBO. Coolant System. ‘07 model; 6 person, 32 jets, Blue Bicycle With 18” Drum Sander For Two. Assembles with all options. Waterfall, Paid $130 Cabinet With Vanity Lights (860)928-1618 Call 5pm-8:30pm Aluminum Folding Attachment. 5HP Motor. In Minutes. Simply $35 aroma-therapy, lighting, with Staging/Scaffolding Asking $60 Plugs Into Standard Dining Room Set 508-867-6546 cover, full warranty. Brand Weighs 420lbs. 24” Oak Bathroom Vanity 2 Sections w/Platforms, Ladies’ One-Speed Household Outlet. $25 Table Is 78” x 42” - Girls Clothing new in wrapper. Cost $7000, On Wheels, w/Steps Also, 120A, 2HP, Shop $500 Light Oak, Six Chairs Of sell for $3800. 4’6”W, 7’3”L, 6’-12’H Red Bicycle Fox Vacuum With All Dark Pine Wash Stand Which 2 Are Captain’s. & Shoes Call (860)244-9544 $950 OBO Paid $110 Attachments, Hooks Up 508-347-5725 $35 Excellent Condition. Toddler Sizes Through 10/12 Asking $50 To All Three. Call 508-943-3711 Shoe Sizes 1-3 Inflatable Boat Call 5pm-8:30pm Piano $400 508-867-6546 Both Bikes Only Used Twice. After 6pm 860-774-7194 Gently Used & Brand New West Marine 9 Ft. Boat With Mint Condition. Great For X-Mas! Books/Manuals Included By Baldwin Many Styles & Brands Oars And Footpump. Large Capacity 860-774-2755 With Bench Rough Sawn 5x5x8 Ft. Dirt Bike To Choose From. Motorguide 47lb Thrust Asking $3500 OBO Excellent Condition Pine Timbers Call 508-943-2007 For Appt. Electric Motor. West Marine Washing Machine 2003 RM65 Suzuki $75 Men’s Bicycle Call John $500 OBO Air Dried, Two Years. Deep Cell Battery 508-943-6654 $8.00 Each Great condition, asking Girl’s White With Charger. Giant 6061 508-949-1051 $1200. Whirlpool Electric Dryer (2)25 Ft. & (2)18 Foot $495 $75 23” Frame, 24 Gears, Call (774)696-3360 Bedroom Set Call 860-230-8542 Shimano 105 Derailer. New! 8 American Piano Parking Lot Light Posts Headboard & Footboard, Maytag Dishwasher Black & Gold, Ridden Craftsman Maghogany, Werlitzer w/Double Lamps Disney Area Stay Plus 3-Drawer Dresser. Jackie Kennedy $100 Only 4 Times. Spinnet, With Bench. Good New $2000 7 Days, 6 Nights Good Condition. Original Cost $800 Replacement Condition. 508-764-8330 2 Adult Disney Tickets Asking $75 5 kW Generator Doll Used Twice! $400 Asking $350 Windows $800 Paid $750 774-318-1024 In original box by Franklin 508-764-9309 Includes Training Books Sell For $249 All Items “Or Best Offer” 9500 series. Low E, full Salon Equipment Mint. Includes accessories, screen, 6 over 6 grille. White 508-987-8885 Good For One Year Glass-Top 36” display case and stand. 860-928-3858 Men’s Burberry Call After 5pm For Sale 508-301-0266 vinyl, 34 1/4 x 48. Paid Mint Condition! Octagonal Table Certificates of authenticity. Prorsum $1400. Asking $50 Selling for $100 or best offer. Large Double $1000 or best offer. Picnic Table Price Reduced! Double Window Call (860)774-7194 Oak Queen Post Stainless-Steel Trenchcoat Call (508)779-0438 ask 7’11” x 29” $4500 New, Vetter High Pro 4 Size ? (40/42), Tan, Slightly Built To Easily Accomodate With Screens. Headboard/Footboard Jazzy Power Chair Sink for Justin Call For Information $50 Worn, But Good Condition. Handicapped Persons, 860-564-3771 Measures 76”Long Only Used Once! $100 Oak Bedroom Set Needs Staining. Gas 32” Fireplaces REDUCED! After 6pm 61”High Selling For $799 Queen bed and mattress, $50 Or B/O $50 each 774-230-9321 w/Faucet & Sprayer 860-974-9946 860-935-9240 $650 OBO 43” x 22” hutch, nightstand and Samsung 61” Freezer (17cu.ft.) $200 dresser with mirror. All in Marine Hemi 5’x8’ Oriental Rug $30 Jewelry $75 Men’s Skis excellent condition. Mattress Pipe Threader HDTV-DLP TV Engine Oak TV Cabinet $40 New 14K Ruby & Diamond Dynastar Skis & Boots, brand new. $1300 or BO. Toledo 999, Floor Model, with stand for sale for $1500. Size 10 1959 With Latham Blower 508-347-5782 Yellow gold cross pendant, 508-735-9493 Mahogany TV and On Wheels. Call (508)733-5047 for And Four Carburetors $300 or best offer. Also gem- $135 appointment. Golf Clubs & Bag stone rings & pendants, best 508-832-3118 Video Stand Angle Iron Cutter For $8000 OBO offers. Light-Weight $50. Shelving Santa Barbara Brand New, Never Used Call Shirley “Merits” Brand New 4W296, HK Potter 2790 Call 508-259-8805 Warrior Iron Set Scooter Spa/Hot-Tub 3-Iron To Pitching Wedge, (508)248-3005 Power Wheelchair Entertainment Center Snowblower Dresses & Black chrome and glass 49.5” Wide, For PTO 105 Jets, 7 Person. Upright Graphite Shafts John Deere 3235A Like new Therapy Lounge, Neck & Wedding, Prom, Cocktail. All $200 Electric asking $500 or BO. Fairway Mower McCullough 16” Chainsaw Foot Massage, 2 Additional brand new. PLUS Call (860)377-7549 or Old $50 New Hunter Golf Bag $6500 OBO Wheelchair Hercules 3000 Chair Lift (860)928-1135 Therapy Seats Plus Call (508)981-6762 For Sale Cooldown Area. With Full Club Dividers John Deere 2243 For Van Call 5pm-8:30pm $50 $500 Each Oak Bumper 508-867-6546 Waterfall/Volcano, Lights Electric Dryer Greens Mower (508)987-3143 Cost over $5500.00 (Different Colors). Starry Used 6 months, $100. 508-764-8571 $6900 OBO Will sell for $2000.00 Pool/Card Table Pool Heater Night Blue With Red Washer used holds x-large John Deere 220A Like New! Call (860)774-5114 6 Chairs. Maintenance Free Vinyl loads, $50. Solid oak kitchen Gorgeous Paid $1200 Extend your swimming Cabinet. One Year Old Walk-Behind Greens Mower Large Two-Level Light season. Aqua Comfort Heat table, 5 chairs, 2 leafs, $100 King Sized $2500 OBO Miscellaneous Selling For Paid $8000 New or best offer. Good condition Oak Coffee Table Pump for above ground pool. Asking $6000 wrought iron & glass coffee Bedroom Set Jacobsen Walk-Behind $125 Items $350 $1000 or best offer. 774-437-0163 Will Deliver table & end tables inlay 5 Pieces. Paid $6000 Greens Mower Broyhill Shaker Pine Call (860)928-1377 Call (508)864-8578 w/stone, very nice, $50. At Rotman’s Good Condition $250 OBO 8’ x 11’ Karastan Entertainment Center Oak Entertainment Apartment size freezer, $50. $1500 FIRM Vikon Fertilizer Spreader Pool Table Schwinn Works well. Moving Oriental Rug w/doors Center 8’, 3/4” Slate Brunswick, For 3 Point Hitch New Fringe & Electric Scooter Call (508)340-2098 Contact Laurie $450 OBO Fits 36” Or Smaller Oak King Bedroom Set Drop Pockets. 508-450-5740 Professionally Cleaned TV/DVD/Stereo Oak Table $3700 New. Needs new battery, $60. Electric Twin 508-764-8330 $350 Grandfather Clock $300.00 o.b.o. (3) Craftmatic Twin Beds Sell For $2250 Air Hockey table, $40. Hospital Bed Johnson Wood & Call Rich Breyer Model Horses Desk 860-887-5933 (508)764-6560 $700 Walnut, Winchester chime, $200. 508-826-2029 Older, For Collector Shredder Coal Furnace Exercise Bike Pride Brand Shopsmith Saw 1 Pair AR Designers Mother-of-the- Firebrick Lined, Shaker Living Room Couch (860)774-3309 Floor-Standing Speakers Bride Gown Oreck Vacuum & Combination With Attachments Grate, Ash Pan, Blower And Matching Chair For Sale $150 Size 8, Pewter color with System. Modine Forced Hot Shampooer Lift Recliner 1 Passive Subwoofer elegant beading, matching $650 Floral Design Fabric Singer Sewing Machine Includes Wood Lathe, $150 Wine Color, “Home” $50 jacket paid $700, Air Furnace And Much More! Only Used 3 Times Drill Press, Table Saw, asking $250. 1940’s Coca-Cola 170,000 BTU. Excellent And Converts To Sander. Ice Cooler 413-245-9001 860-974-1396 Cost $850 Chevy Prizm Wanted Call (508)885-4303 condition. Set up for natural $700 OBO Asking $500 Any Year. Must Have Very Lift-Top With Rack Body. gas. $600 or best offer. $250 Nordic Trac Oak Table 860-617-0182 Low Miles. Grooming Walk Fit Skier/Rower Call (860)774-3771 Shower Seat/Stool For Tub Will Consider A Civic 860-928-3972 Round With Four Chairs $25 Equipment $125 And One Leaf. Super Speedway 508-764-1439 Motorized Gazelle Exercise Equipment 1 Romani Grand Daddy Dryer Jane Fonda Non-Motorized $300 Tickets 1 Romani Clipper Vac Kia Rio Or Hyundai Good Condition High-Low Electric Treadmill Wheelchair Call 860-963-7880 $150 OBO New Hampshire (B&B Model) Accent Wanted $125 Pronto Sure-Step M91 Motor Speedway Hospital Bed 1 42 Inch Hydraulic One With Very Low Mileage Motorized, With Footrest, Old-Time Trunk Back Massage Chair Pad June 28th Race Like New! Grooming Table Auto, Air. ‘06-’08. Technalon Car Cover Hold 300-400lbs. Good Condition Good Condition All Seats Are Top Row, 1 Hydro Surge Bather Fits Car 16’-17’6” $50 With Scoop Mattress Will Pay Your Price $60 Holds Oxygen Tanks. Needs Straps 4th Turn. $500 OBO Asking $2500 For All For The Right One Asking $2000 Best Offer 860-774-0794 Call Bob 413-245-6182 508-987-2419 508-764-1439 508-885-9992 774-318-1024 508-234-2712 860-481-5570 508-943-8295 B12 ☎ VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 15, 2009

215 CAMPING 215 CAMPING 333 SURROGATE 333 SURROGATE 010 FOR SALE 010 FOR SALE 010 FOR SALE 010 FOR SALE MOTHERS MOTHERS Snapper Square Dancing Upright Imperial XBOX 360 NOW AVAILABLE Roto-Tiller Outfits For Sale Commercial Premium Surrogate IR5003, Used Twice Size Small & Medium. Freezer 20GB hard drive 2 wireless King-Sized Line Ads Paid $1295 Good Condition, All Colors. Excellent Condition controllers, 1 wireless Mothers $950 $10 A Set $150 headset, 2 games, (Skate & BIGGER SPACE!!! TracVac Call 860-774-5262 Halo). Excellent condition, 2 Needed 413-245-3429 month old. Asking $450 BIGGER TEXT!!! Model 385-IC/385LH for all. From MA & CT Used Once. State Quarters Call (508)278-3317 Established Surrogacy Program seeks Paid $1300 Un-circulated, rolled. Boxes Upright Piano Get Yourself Noticed! loving women to carry couples’ $1100 of 500. Starting at $21 Good Condition biological babies. 21-44, prior birth $150 experience required, non-smokers, Bear Cat Vac-N-Chip Pro per roll. Also Gold As Low As $10 Extra Presidential dollar rolls. 860-779-3749 100 GENERAL generous compensation. & Vac Pro Call for more Per Week 1-888-363-9457 Models 72085, 72285, information, Used Restaurant (Conditions Apply, Call For Details) 72295 107 MISC. FREE www.reproductivelawyer.com Used Twice (508)832-3029 or Equipment Melissa B. Brisman, Esq., LLC Paid $2772 (508)272-3433 77 Market St., 2nd Floor, Park Ridge, NJ 07656 10-50% Off Our FREE 205 BOATS 260 ANTIQUES $1900 Steam Radiator Purchase Price 45’ Storage Trailer 508-765-5763 Covers Refrigeration Must Be Moved 285 PET CARE 298 WANTED TO BUY 6 Burner Stove Before The Summer! 17 Foot Glastron Snow Tires 43” long x 40” high x 13” 508-885-3136 Route 169 deep, 37”x40”x13” and Convection Oven 4 P225-60-R17. Tires like Bar Top & Barstools 860-888-5207 Sierra 177 4.3 WAR RELICS new, winter ‘07. $300 or best 24”x40”x13”. All white, in Mercruiser I/O Antiques offer. good condition. Over $1000 Freezers & Call (508)234-7930 if new. All three for $400 Sinks FREE WOOD Only 156 Hours On 884 Worcester Call (508)832-5546 508-347-5503 Engine Street, WAR SOUVENIRS Snowblower PALLETS Power Steering, Trim Southbridge MA WANTED Snapper 8HP 26” $500 Stereo System Very Nice Control, AM/FM Radio, Onkyo Components With You pick up. Monday thru Soft Top, Mooring Cover, Looking to purchase WWII & EARLIER Washer Bose Acoustimas Speakers Oak China Closet Friday 8am-noon. antiques and CA$H WAITING! Maytag, Heavy Duty $100 w/Glastron Trailer, Skis, $350 Lighted mirrored back. Two Stonebridge Press Vest & Etc., Maintenance collectibles, single items I’ll Come To You At Dryer Call (508)943-0089 glass shelves on top, two 25 Optical Drive or entire estates. Your Convenience. drawers on bottom. Manuals and Supplies Whirlpool, Electric $100 (located behind Southbridge $8000 We buy it all also do New Owners! Over 30 Years Experience. Stove Measures Hotel & Conference Center) on site estate sales and Entertainment Center 72 1/2”H, 34 1/2 ”W, 17” D. For More Info Call Call: 1-508-688-0847 Solid Oak $100 Gas-On-Gas estate auctions. New Energy! All Calls Promptly $300 OBO Asking $450 109 MUSIC/ARTS 413-245-7501 Queen-Sized Bed Call (860)779-7838 Call anytime, Mike New Stuff! Returned. Solid Oak $200 Excellent Condition 508-304-3141 Let Me 508-765-9512 Triple Dresser w/Mirror Wedding Dress Boarding Winter Pool Cover $150 Technics Keyboard In sealed box. White with Help You! Luxury suites, Wanted Sterns & Foster Mattress SX-KN 5000 with bench and 1980 Galaxy walks, treats, & one on veil, worn once. $200 or 265 FUEL/WOOD 16’x36’ or New $400 stand. Programmed-excellent best offer. Record Your CD one playtimes available. Individuals/Groups Bowrider 16’x32’ With Stairs Computer Desk $100 condition. $800. Call (508)248-6601 Call (508)885-4777 Of All Kinds! 17’ Ski/Fishing., Fiberglass 2 Cords Of Wood 508-461-9477 Shop Smith $30/Hour Hull, I/O Merc Cruiser $125 Each Natural foods w/Accessories $500 Three 7 Foot Tall Weider Pro 240 (Block Rates Available) Engine. Includes Cover Must Be Removed Reiki Joiner/Planer $75 And Trailer. From Cellar Weight Bench Also: Good Condition. 508-769-6998 Flower Essences LCD Monitor 17” $75 Desert Cacti $500 each or best offer. With Exercera Vinyl Private & Professional Asking $2500 Feng Shui 300 HELP WANTED Maple Dresser Call (860)208-1320 or Barbell Set (150#) Drum Lessons 508-885-5549 Two w/Hutch $50 Each (860)963-0849 Brand New In Boxes Antique 1892 Daycare $75 Call Jim At Call 774-262-3336 Would be great for someone Sharp Recording Kitchen Daily/weekly rates 310 GENERAL HELP Leave Message with a Mexican restaurant Call (860)923-3833 Service 1980 Grady Wood Stove WANTED Sofa 508-765-0802 Magee Mystic Kitchen Training TOOL SHEDS White Wedding www.batcavestudios.com White 24’ Coal/Wood Stove. With Side 96 Inches Long, 8 Cushion, With 235 Johnston Motor Copper Water Reservoir. 6 Basic-Advanced Mixed Color. Very Good Made of Texture 1-11 Gown (Overhauled 2004) And Group or private 8x8 $625 Burners, Oven. Condition. Never Worn 130 YARD SALES Holes Claw Break-Away Good Condition Domino’s $199 OBO (Cash) 8x10 $800 Trailer. Standard Approx 30” Deep x 54” Wide. 508-347-3280 8x12 $875 Size 8, long sleeves beaded Moving Sale $2500 Pizza and lace. Terra mid length Electronic, Cabin. Experienced caring staff 8x16 $1175 Saturday, May 16th Many Extras. Needs Call Nancy Immediate Openings Solid Mahogany veil, cathedral veil, slip. Paid 508-867-3900 Tours 10am-4pm Delivered And $1400 for all, asking $800 or 8am-2pm Cosmetic Work. Now Hiring Drivers & Dining Room Built On-Site best offer. Call NO EARLYBIRDS PLEASE! $10,000 OBO Other times by appt. Inside Staff For please! Other Sizes Available (508)-365-8528 Furniture, Exerciser, Danielson, CT Pellet Stove Southbridge Location. Table Full-Time Or Part-Time w/Leaf(extends to 72"), Call 413-213-6708 Lots of Christmas Decor, 401-487-8677 Whitfield Tradition And Much More! 508-987-0077 Earn Excellent Money one-armed chair, Women’s & By Lennox While Having Fun! Five side chairs and Buffet Toro Commercial Teen’s Clothing 36 Dufault St 205 Federal Hill Putnam, CT Free-Standing, Cast Iron, Call Jared (62"wx36"Tx17.5 D) Lawnmower Times Are Tough, Money’s 2001 Aquatron Hunter Green Enamel Finish. Road Both pieces in excellent Pro-Line Series, With 44” Short. I Have An Array Of Replaced With Larger Stove. 508-765-0822 condition sell together for Deck And Trac Vac Clothes, All In Excellent Yard Sale 18’ with Trailer Completely Refurbished Oxford, MA $500.00 Condition. Handbags, Bimini top, depth fish finder. To New Condition. Works www.starwoodpetresort.com Collection System. Saturday, May 16th Excellent shape, maintained 860-935-5981 Great For Picking Up Boots, Sweaters, Etc. Perfectly, 6 Years Old. Driver LOW LOW Prices! 8am-??? my mechanic. Only 100 $1800 Grass Clippings And hours on boat. NADA value Valet Parking Attendant- Solid Oak Queen I’m A Call Away Call 508-234-8139 286 LIVESTOCK to work at several locations Leaves. 508-278-5745 481 Church Street $8630 before extras. Skis, Bedroom Set $1500 Putnam, CT towables all extras valued in Worcester, MA. 508-832-7414 over $1200. Buy now. Vermont Castings Bagged Shavings IMMEDIATE OPENING! F/T- $750. Lighted round curio P/T available. Potential to end table, $50. Iron twin bed, Women’s Burberry $7600. Kiln-Dried Pine Call (860)928-2477 Aspen Woodstove Paper Bags. earn $11 and more to start. $200. Steins, $25. Dolls, Tow Dolly Prorsum 16” Firebox, Glass Front, Top In Good Condition. 3.25 Cubic Feet Great benefits heath, dental, $25. 2 Bureaus $100 Each Trenchcoat 200 GEN. BUSINESS Or Rear Vent, Brick Lined. 401k plan, plenty of room for Call (508)867-9222 Swivel & Tilt, Steel Fenders, Needs New Top, Easily $4.75 Each (No Limit) New Tires & Bearings. Size 14L, Tan, w/Zip-Out growth! Applicant must be Lining. Excellent Condition. 2004 Sweetwater Available From Dealer. Pick Up In over 18, must be able to Solid Oak Set Asking $575 OBO 203 SNOWMOBILES Was $700 Retail 508-885-1071 $500 West Brookfield drive standard 48” round table w/18” Pontoon Boat $250 transmission vehicles, have extension, 66x48” oval, 4 Women’s Burberry 2002 Polaris Well kept, 20 foot, seats 11. Call 860-933-9184 Rock Valley Farm valid license, and prior matching chairs w/cloth Tractor Prorsum Edge X 25 Yamaha 4 stroke/< 100 508-867-2508 customer service experience seats, a corner hutch 185 Cub Low-Boy Electric Start, Reverse, hours. Asking $9750. 281 FREE PETS a plus!!! 26”Dx44”x78”H, $1500/BO With 6 Foot York Rake Dress Coat Call (508)344-3075 286 FEED Size 14 Petite, Brown, 2992 N. Maine Miles. FREE KITTENS Please contact us at Electronic Piano Runs Good, New Battery $2800 Or BRO 877-455-5552 or at: $2500 Excellent Condition. (7) 8-Week Old Kittens First Cutting Casio Model# CTK1000 $400 Of Various Colors. www.valetparkof w/stand, $250/BO. 413-563-0131 (Days) 1996 Skidoo MXZ 583 Hay For Sale america.com/employment 508-867-2426 (Evenings) 860-974-9946 2006 17’ Maxum Call or Leave Message Call (860)974-0236 3717 N. Maine Miles. 774-460-0049 No Rain Runs Great. Boat Excellent Feed Hay SOLID PINE Traditional Fruit Women’s Designer $1800 Or BRO with Karavan trailer bimini 283 PETS $4.50 Per Bale Wood Dining 508-949-7388 top w/boot cockpit & bow Southbridge Drivers HUTCH Clothing School Bus - P/T For Sale well covers power steering, AKC Beagle 508-764-6376 Room Table Shoes & AM/FM stereo, CD player w/4 Firewood Also Available! Free CDL Training! Mint/Lighted 3 Glass Top with 2 extension leaves, 2 2005 Arctic Cat Puppies No Experience Necessary 6’4”H x 56”W x 19”D speakers, mercruiser I/O Good Bloodlines, Adorable, arm chairs, 4 sides. Excellent Accessories 135HP motor. $15,500. Apply Online At: $250 Shoes, Sizes 5-11 F7 Snowmobile Smart, Well Socialized. 295 BUILDING SUPPLIES condition, $1300. Low Miles, Real Fast. (860)974-3334 or durhamschoolservices.com Call Kim Clothing Sizes 0-12 Great Family Dogs! 866-496-2726 508-347-5171 Traditional Fruit Wood 40 Plus Crates!!! (860)377-0574 Vet Checked. with Inlaid Entertainment 2005 Arctic Cat Harvey Windows Excellent Second Ready 4/15/09 New - Still Wrapped Armoire Hand Condition. 440 Z-Model Parents On Premises. Private Solid Teak $600. (2) Big 41 1/2 x 57 Lincoln Town Car Over 300 Pair Designer Snowmobile 2006 Bayliner Breeder. 3 Male, 2 Female. R.O. Double Hung, Dining Table Oak Computer Desk Jeans. $400 & $450 Wanted Rich natural color, oval with Many High-End Items. Like Brand New! 508-949-7040 Vinyl, White 2002 Or Later $200. 185 Runabout Both For $300 trestle base, 43”x70” with 860-974-9946 $7500 For Both 135 I/O HP w/extended swim Chuck Gander 30” attached drop Upright freezer 508-278-7835 508-335-1153 $50. 508-987-9313 platform, custom cover, Chinese Crested extension leaf. Women’s Escada trailer, coast guard safety Only $600 OBO. Craftsman Garden Tractor Arctic Cat package, used at most 20 Puppies 297 CHILD CARE Call (774)452-4631 baggers, mulcher and trailer. Coat/Jacket hours. $13,750. Hairless & Powder-Puff Mystery Shoppers Works great $600. Cashgora/Angora Wool, Snowmobiles Call (508)868-1972 Sweet, Loveable Toy Earn Up To $100 Per Day! Sony 50” XBR (860)974-9950 Gold Color. US Size 10 Or 2006 570 Panther Hypo-Allergenic Breed. Dr. Day Care’s Undercover Shoppers Projection TV 12, Excellent Condition. 2-Up, 579 Miles, For More Information Part-Time & Needed To Judge Retail & $400 Dining Establishments. $1100 or best offer. Automatic Start & Reverse 401-397-6499 Trees for 860-974-9946 Like New 2006 Polar Kraft Full-Time Rates Experience Not Required Lane 2 piece sectional Free Breakfast And Lunch. 877-787-6583 with recliner, $1000 or Sale 1996 ZR580 Kodiak V178 SC Lovebird Cages We Accept CT Care 4 Kids. best offer. Women’s Riding 2300 Miles, Real Fast Sled! Great Family Boat. Call (401)647-7421 Evergreen Trees, Colorado Tubing, Skiing, Fishing. Many Types, Includes A Queen size bed Blue Spruce, Potted Trees, Leathers Take Them Both For $5900 Variety Of Bird Toys. drdaycare.com Seeking Women with cherry wood Silver Blue, 18”-22” tall. Size Small Walter Dyer ◊ 17’8”, 92” Beam Breeding Boxes, Supplies frame, $700. 508-340-5334 Yahama F115 21-65 With Excellent Privacy Chaps, Medium Gloves, ◊ & Information. 298 WANTED TO BUY Call (508)347-2764 Border/Ornamental Fringe Coat With Two Liners 204 WATER EQUIPMENT ◊ Sips Gas All Offers Considered. Depression All 10 trees for $85. (Medium), Harley Helmet ◊ Trailers Easily All Calls Returned. For weight loss research Sound System (Small). 1994 Sea-Doo ◊ MinnKota Trolling aviary-amore.com study at UMass Medical Call 508-278-5762 Excellent Condition. (70lb thrust) High End Home Evenings Bombardier SP94 Spencer School. Compensation $275 CASH ONLY ◊ This Boat Is Loaded! 774-745-0173 $ provided. Theatre With 508-341-9282 With Trailer $16,000 ROSS RECYCLING (508)856-6557 Excellent Condition, Runs 508-527-3820 [email protected] Receiver Turntable Women’s Salvatore Great. Seat Just Recovered, Puppies For Sale We Pay More!! Pair McIntosh THX loud w/2 Speakers Low Hours On Jet Pump. All Health Guaranteed speakers, McIntosh THX Plays 45s & 78s & CD’s Ferragamo Has Been Winterized, Will First Shots & De-Wormed All Scrap Metals, center speakers, MX (Miller 100 Records Free Leather Blazer Need Cover. Family-Raised, With and Kreisel THX 71 Chris Craft 31ft Cars, Trucks $12 Jacket $1600 Lots Of Love. Batteries, subwoofer, Yamaha 508-234-3933 Call Deb Flybridge Cruiser RX-V3200 Receiver, Soft, Buttery, Now Available! Golden Brown Color. 508-965-7077 twin 327 engines sleeps 6, American Bulldogs Copper Wire, remote control. Rarely used. full head and shower, all Appliances... Paid $6000 Twin Bed Excellent Condition. 205 BOATS Basset Hounds With New Box Spring Size 6 Or 8 fiberglass. $7350. Asking $750 FIRM Call (508)333-1790 St. Bernards 64 Tucker Hill Rd. Call Ken (508)234-3042 & Mattress. $200 14 Foot V-Bottom (Docket#: H-12315) $250 All Registered Putnam, CT 06260 860-974-9946 Boat With Trailer $600-$800 Speedaire Air Call 508-949-8851 508-865-9860 25 HP Johnson Two-Stroke. 860-928-7165 Telemarketers Compressors Wood Stove Many Extras. Johnson Outboard www.stowefarm.com Twin Loft Bed Small, Pedestal-Style $1750 OBO Wanted 3 ph 30 & 80 gallon. Onan Motor Looking For Old Generators 5k W. Scale 1k By Broyhill With Glass Door. Black. 508-892-8898 Earn up to $10-$15 per hour Built In Desk, With Light. Will Fit 16 Inch Logs. 4H.P. around 1979 model, Pure Bred DeWalt Flexible hours lbs. Best offer on all listings. have service manual. Bought Call (508)347-1223 7 Drawers & Bookshelves. Good For Small Ranch Or 16 Foot between 9 a.m.-8 p.m., M-S $225 Workshop. on Ebay. Children bought a Puppies Radial Arm Saw 90 Mendon St. Spinet Piano and 860-779-2664 Excellent Condition. Whitewater Canoe new Mercury for me. Had Over thirty breeds available. (10 Inch) Bellingham, MA New Glass & Fire-Brick “Dagger Reflection” Model tune up at Action Marine. Health checked/guaranteed. 508-966-9416 Ran once. $400. The Older The Better. Bench TWO FIRESTONE This Winter Red, Good Condition. State licensed. Must Have Solid Cast Arm, $800. Country Blue plaid $300 $300 Call (860)5329 or cell www.laughlinkennel.com And Motor Must Run. LT/SUV TIRES (508)314-6373 loveseat and chair. $450. Size P235/70R16, 860-974-9946 860-774-2502 Laughlin Kennel Contact Neil At Wilson ladies clubs, bag, 325 PROFESSIONAL 1 week old. $250.00. Call 508-987-7161 508-341-8335 cart, $200. All excellent Trailer hitch fits Honda 16’ Hurricane Thank You! condition. Will consider Pilot - $100.00. Wood Stove reasonable offers. Vermont Castings Resolute Tri-Hull Larson 1997 Coin-operated electric dryer, Ford 2.3L I/O, trailer, $2500 Shih Tzu Puppies Our Reputation Call (508)867-8532 $250.00 $1595 Ski-Boat Musical 860-942-0368 Call 508-347-3292 Trolling Motor, 19 Foot, With Volvo Penta For Sale Instruments In Is Everything! Spinnet Piano Leave Message Electric Winch, Evinrude Engine. With Trailer. 2 Males, 1 Female. 2 Solid Carrie & Company Tanks, Bimini Top, $7000 Golds And 1 Gold Brindle. Any Condition (Steinert) '96 Conversion Van, 508-373-8413 Ready To Go Home. They CASH PAID Is Looking For A $1000. Sunfish sailboat Unique Bar Wooden Solid Oak with lighted Black Water Pipe, Have Had All Of Their Shots. sellyourmusicalinstruments.com Few Good People! w/trailer, $700. Jenny Lind Quilt Frame Gas Grill, Chiminea. They Are Paper Trained And • Full Or Part-Time 3/4 bed, $250. Sailboard & stained glass canopy, brass Local Affiliates: top and foot rail, 2 chairs, 3 Rail System - Folds 518-480-1143 Crate Trained. Very Well sail (new), $500. Dresser set, Mercury 5hp Socialized With Kids And Wonderland Comics • Beginner Positions $200. Player piano w/rolls, 72” high, 64” wide, 22” deep. Down. 2 Swing Arm 112 Main Street Available $1200 or BO. Dogs. Are Used To Being $600. Lexmark Lamps Included 1992 Sunbird Outboard Groomed. They Love To Be Putnam, CT Call (508)450-5836 (Ask For Dana) • License & References printer, $50. Quilting Area Is 18” x 72” perfect, $750. Held, Kissed And Hugged. Required. Call Karen (508)885-3192 For Photos, 19’ with trailer Force 4 rigid inflatable, alum. $700 860-963-1027 WANTED Use This URL: Cuddy cabin, fully equipped, 10ft dinghy, $300. Road king Please Call 860-377-9419 Gordon Music Apply In Person Welding Cable 1953 Worcester Junior www.flickr.com/photos/ low hours on engine. trailer (dinghy/jetski) 14ft, Or Visit 339 Main Street CarrieAndCompany.com $2 per foot. New. College Class Ring mlm7154/sets Very good condition. $7,900. perfect. $500. www.KingBuShihTzus.com Southbridge, MA 508-347-5589 Call (860)935-9193 508-791-7406 Call 860-963-7932 Call 508-885-3689 Call (860)881-9052 For More Information 508-765-9352 B13 ☎ VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 15, 2009

442 LICENSED DAY 501 REAL ESTATE 505 APARTMENTS FOR 505 APARTMENTS FOR 510 510 510 400 SERVICES CARE WANTED RENT RENT COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS *************** of 1968, which makes it illegal to advertise any Per CT General Statutes preference, limitation or Sturbridge Webster NOW AVAILABLE 402 GENERAL SERVICES 19e-87b-5g, discrimination based on race, Sturbridge Heights For Rent All advertisements for color, religion, sex, handicap, (Hall Road) Daycare Services in the familial status (number of OXFORD Brand New Two Bedroom 1000 Square Feet King-Sized Line Ads state of Connecticut must children and or pregnancy), Applianced Apartments. To Call The include your license/ national origin, ancestry, age, Starting At $845/Month 14,000 Square Feet BIGGER SPACE!!! registration number. marital status, or any New Also Available intention to make an such And Anything Two Bedroom, Includes In Between... BIGGER TEXT!!! Junk Man 454 HOME preference, limitation or Heat & Hot Water, discrimination. This Orchard Owner Will Give You Get Yourself Noticed! FREE BBQ Removal IMPROVEMENT Third Floor. First & Last. newspaper will not $895/Month Price You Can’t Refuse! Removal of Metal, knowingly accept any Hill Call (508)729-3429 508-753-3670 As Low As $10 Extra JJ’s Home advertising for real estate Appliances, that is in violation of the law. 1 & 2 Bedroom Furniture, TV’s. Apartments. Per Week Improvements Our readers are hereby 530 HOUSES FOR SALE (Conditions Apply, Call For Details) Construction Call Today For A Free informed that all dwellings 1 Month Free Rent advertising in this newspaper Sturbridge Materials. Estimate On Any Job! Two Bedroom Apartment Cocoa Beach Cellars/Attics are available on and equal Heat & Hot Water 508-887-1914 opportunity basis. To Included In Nice Duplex. Living Time Share 546 CEMETERY LOTS 550 MOBILE HOMES Cleaned. complain about Room, Eat-In Kitchen. First week in October on the WE OFFER Minutes From Mass Pike Small Building • Carpentry - Framing, discrimination call The Must Income Qualify beach, see the Rockets at Two Lots Mobile Home Department of Housing and SECTION 8 And I-84. Washer/Dryer Cape Canaveral. $2000. Demolition, Tires. Decks & Finish Hookups. Available At Worcester For Sale • Kitchen, Bath & Urban Development “HUD” CERTIFICATES Call (860)774-2755 County Memorial Park Leaves Removed. toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. WELCOME First & Security Deposit. Dayville CT Small Residential Basement Remodeling No Utilities Included. In Paxton. 12 Conrads Park • Painting - Interior & For the N.E. area, call HUD Non-Selected. Moves. Trees Cut ad 617-565-5308,. The toll Call $850/Month (860)774-8884 Exterior Available 5/1 Woodstock Asking $1200 For Both Brush/Limbs • Roofing free number for the hearing 508-987-8121 Completely Remodeled Or Best Offer Removed • Tiling impaired is 1-800-927-9275 508-882-9588 Split-Level Ranch. 4 508-867-0902 Mobile Home • Power Washing - Wood EHO Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths. Furnaces Removed & Vinyl 505 APARTMENTS FOR Large Family Room. For Sale • Gutters - Hung, Cleaned RENT Everything New. In Sturbridge Retirement Check-our-down-to- Two Plots Co-Operative. earth prices first! & Gutter-Guard Located On One Acre In Worcester County Installation Webster With Beach Rights To 44x23, 5 Rooms, 1 1/2 Baths Memorial Park, Paxton, MA (1068 sq.ft. Gross Living Weekends also! Bungee Lake. At Garden Of Heritage II We Are A Full Service Brookside REDUCED! $249,900 Area). Air Conditioning, NORTH VILLAGE $1500 OBO For Both Corner Lot, 2 Sheds. Central Mass Company Offering All River Mill Possible Lease Option 508-864-7159 Call 508-320-2175 For Appointment and Connecticut Aspects Of Interior Terrace 2 bedroom units 508-347-9370 508-347-7804 And Exterior Home $ $300 Off May Rent $ Village starting at $760!! WORCESTER COUNTY Improvements. N. Grosvenordale, CT 545 LAND/LOTS Mobile Affordable 2 Bedroom MEMORIAL PARK; Retiring? No Job Too Big Heat and hot water Think Of A Mobile Home 413-262-5082 Or Too Small! Apartments For Rent. Very Spacious Webster, MA Paxton, MA Spacious, Fully 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom is included. 2 adjoining lots. In A Beautiful Park In Beautiful Buildable Sturbridge. Applianced. Apartments Must income qualify. House Lot Asking $1500 or Best Offer A/C In Every Unit! for both call (508)867-3820 Two Bedrooms, One And 457 LAWN/GARDEN 1+ Acres. School Street, One Half Bath, Deck, Patio, LDER ARE ONE MONTH Section 8 Vouchers Webster, MA New Roof, New Windows, 412 E C Starting at $759 On Thompson, CT Line. ERVICES Accepted. Worcester County And Many Updates. S • Pool FREE RENT Town Water, Town Sewer. seerealtor.com Johnny K’s Rents starting at $525 Please call $100,000 Memorial Park, • Basketball Court 860-935-9266 $89,500 Yard *Must Income Qualify* (508)987-1595 Paxton 508-347-8791 Private Care • Playground Section 8 Vouchers 4 lots in the Garden of the Accepted 546 CEMETERY LOTS Cross, which is the oldest CNA Available Service • On-Site Laundry garden in the park. Value Sturbridge For Position Mobile Home 55+ Got Limbs??? • Heat/Hot Water •Recently Remodeled Cemetery Lot $7000, asking $6000. Full OR Part-Time Included! For Sale Will sell separately. 1 Bedroom, Ideal 30 Years Experience YARD & GUTTER Building Exteriors Call (508)892-8685 Location, Close To w/Dementia, M.S., INCOME LIMITS APPLY • Close to 395 Worcester County Memorial Webster Park, Paxton, MA. Everything. New Floors, Stroke, Etc. CLEAN-UP Section 8 Welcome • Adjacent to Riverside Carpets, Paint, Windows, Licensed & References ______Garden Of Heritage II, 609B, Worcester County 860-774-8534 Office Open From: Park 2 Lots (1 & 2) Shower, Cabinets & Option 1 Prospect $1500 For Both Memorial Park Counters. Newer Furnace, Monday-Friday •On-site professional Paxton, MA Tree & Limb Removal 9:00am to 5:00pm management and Call 508-347-3884 A/C & More. From Ice Storm Leave Message If No Answer Plots In Garden Of Honor. Washer/Dryer. ______Weekend & Evening maintenance staff Estates 2 Lots & 2 Vaults. 415 BUSINESS SERVICES Asking $2700 For All $37,500 Appointments Please call 1 & 2 Bedroom 508-347-7027 Option 2 Available Cemetery Lots 774-745-0026 Tree & Limb Removal + (860)923-3919 Apartments. Please Leave Message Your Success Raking Yard + Spring for more information for Sale Sturbridge Retirement Fertilization 1 Month Free Rent yoursuccessforever.com Worcester County Memorial 550 MOBILE HOMES Community (860)577-8055 ______Now Available: Park-Paxton, MA Completely Rebuilt In 2002. Brookside Terrace Historical Buildings 2 Lots (#408A) available in Logo Option 3 New Floors, Walls, Doors, 11 Village Drive the beautiful Garden of Valor 14x70 Mobile Windows, Kitchen Cabinets, Website Design Complete Yard Service - Seely-Brown Must Income Qualify Tree/Limb Removal, Southbridge,MA 01550 II. $5,000 for both. Home Bathroom. Carpeting On All Newspapers, TV & Web Ads SECTION 8 CERTIFICATES Call (508)987-0531 Floors Except Kitchen & Raking, Spring Through Village WELCOME W/56ft addition which Illustration Fall Yard Maintenance (508)764-7675 In Pomfret Center includes 24x12 den, 14x12 Bath. New Vinyl Siding. Photography & Scotts 4-Step Is Accepting Applications Call work room w/sink and 18ft 508-735-9639 Microsoft SQL Server: Fertilization, Bi-Weekly Douglas For Their Waiting List. CEMETERY porch w/handicapped ramp. Database Installation, Lawn Cutting Seniors 62 And (508)943-9567 Large hallways/doors, for Temporary ______Large Two Bedroom In Configuration, Maintenance, Elegant Older Home On Main Older May Apply. E.H.O. LOTS: wheelchair. New Storage Optimization And Street. Includes Washer & Please Call Two in the roof/windows. $98K plus Migration Services 508-887-1914 Dryer. Partially Furnished. 860-928-2744 Garden of Valor park share. Problems? Or Email at Worcester Memorial Bill, (508)347-5463 FREE 24/7 Support Separate Eating Area, Utilize This 14x70 Hardwoods, Plenty Of [email protected] Park in Paxton. Mobile Home! FREE Digital Promotion Storage! Parking Off-Street. For Information 510 $1500/best offer. Emails To Your Large Rooms, Plenty 500 REAL ESTATE No Smoking COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS Please call 1983 Mobile Home Existing Customers First/Last & Security Of Open Space. 508-885-5133 14’x70’, Liberty Brand. First $2500 FREE New Logo Design $750/Month Two Bedroom, FREE Delivery Of Your 501 REAL ESTATE Call Cliff 508-476-1700 All Remodeled With Takes It Away Southbridge (860)774-6989 Monthly Newsletters Into WANTED *Southbridge* 6700 Sq.Ft. Commercial/ Cemetery Plots at Attached Screenhouse. Your Clients’ Email Boxes N. Grosvenordale Retail/Industrial Space. Worcester County Park Share Included. FREE PowerPoint Beautiful area near Across From Dunkin Donuts $69,000 OBO Year Round Spacious Half-Duplex (E.Main Street), Memorial Park 508-867-5043 For Rent town central/post-of- fice, large, peaceful Great Traffic Area. Newly in Heritage I. 2 lots. $1200. or Winter 3 Bedrooms, 1 & 1/2 Baths. Renovated/Painted. Call (508)987-6180 433 CLEANING For Inquiries, Call 2-bedroom home on Snowplowing Provided. Brookfield Home 508-234-1510 private street, Call For More Information Nanatomqua Mobile This 1475 sq. ft. 2 appliances 860-928-4155 Two Cemetery Home Park bedroom 2 full bath, fully GO2DUMP Webster w/dishwasher, oil-heat, Lots (55 And Over) furnished, like new home ************** Two Bedroom Apartments fire-place, porch facing 2 Bedroom with 1-1/2 inside and out, is in a Foreclosure Cleanups Worcester County beautiful 55 and older Fixing - Paint - HVAC For Rent, First Or brook, nice yard, on/off Bath, Living Room, Large EQUAL HOUSING Second Floor, street parking. Sturbridge Memorial Park gated community. It’s Carpets - Flooring In Paxton Kitchen, Laundry Room located in Fort Pierce, FL., Landscaping OPPORTUNITY Large Living Room, Spring Rent Sale! With New Appliances, Large Kitchen, Porch, Please call 1/3 OFF just minutes from beaches Turn-Key Service To Clients ************** $900 For Each, And Door To Back Porch. and great fishing. Many Specs w/Trash Removal Off-Street Parking. (508)579-4809 Commercial/Office Space. $1800 For Both All real estate advertising in Section 8 Approved. NOW! Starting At REDUCED other extras. $79,900. 860-923-7808 www.geocities.com/ Make an offer. Or Email this newspaper is subject to For More Information gregnmargo/home $283 Per Month Call Cheryl $79,900 [email protected] The Federal Fair Housing Act Call 508-943-8807 508-248-0847 413-245-4181 508-868-4662 Call (508)779-0311

705 AUTO ACCESSORIES Truck Rails 1978 Corvette 1995 Toyota Supra 1985 Fire-Engine 1989 Lincoln 725 AUTOMOBILES 700 AUTOMOTIVE Chrome Tube For 8’ Bed Silver Anniversary Model Twin-Turbo, Stock, 6-Speed. Red Mazda RX7 Town Car Third Row Great Condition Limited Edition, Runs Original. 60k, 1.1L Rotary Engine. Tuned Up Engine. About 7k 1995 Buick $95 For Set Strong, Looks Real Sharp! Black-On-Black, Leather, Miles On Engine, Car In Good Bench Seat Excellent Driver. L82 Two-Owner Car. Mint Condition. LeSabre 705 AUTO ACCESSORIES For Ford Expedition Single Owner, 54k Miles. Running Condition. 4-Door, Fully Equipped. GM Chrome Engine, T-Tops. A/C, $50,000 FIRM Must Sell As I Am Not (Eddie Bauer) Tilt Wheel. Always Garaged, No Rust, Female Driven, New Battery, (3) Continental Tan Leather, Excellent Slotted Wheels 1973 Pontiac Able To Drive For Always Garaged. 15”, 5-Lug Bolt Pattern $7900 Sunroof. Medical Reasons. Contra-Track Tires Condition. Trans-Am Runs Beautifully. $2350 Size P245-65R17 Fits Model Years ‘97-’02 For Full-Size GM. Serious Inquires Only! Appx. 30 mpg(Highway). $200 Set Of 4 508-340-5334 4-Speed, With 455cu. White, $5000 Can be seen at 7 Church Rd 1979 Ford F-350 On Polished Aluminum $150 Burgundy Interior, Original, Premium Wheels, Excellent 860-935-0039 508-845-9237 in Eastford. 4x4 With Plow. 49k Original 454 Complete Matching Numbers. 90k. Asking $1100 OBO Miles. Some Rust On Bed, Condition, Lots Of Tread! $50,000 FIRM $100 Each GM Block 1984 Firebird SE 1986 Camaro Z28 860-974-1190 Good Frame. Or $250 For All With Fuel Injection H06, air, auto locks doors & 508-344-2660 305, 4-Bbl, Auto, Nice Body. $1650 Fits 2003-2008 Envoy, Tires & Rims $1200 Red Paint, Iroc Wheels, 978-760-3453 Trailblazer, Rainier & windows. Cast wheels, Flowmaster, KNN, Tints, 1990 Mustang GT Black custom rims and 508-259-8805 Ascender. Yokohama tires, 16x7, Chapman. Best offer. Antique Black CD/Amp, Racing Seats, Convertible 1995 Honda 508-347-9629 Tune-Up And More. Burgundy paint with Black 205/55R16C Call (617)872-3230 Jaguar $2500 OBO Accord 720 CLASSICS top. Runs/sounds great. Just Only $500! (4) 17 Inch Rims 1972 XJ6. Body, paint and 860-774-6567 tuned up. Everything works. Sell $275 or best offer. chrome nearly perfect, New Leave Message Runs Great With Tires 1953 Ford Ready for Spring/Summer For Listings Call (860)974-1043 Michelin pin stripe tires and cruising. $4500. 6 Lug 2-Door Sedan 1985 Buick many spare parts. 800-559-4138 xL273 $700 OBO Mild Custom, $11,000 1987 Cadillac Call Charlie Best Reasonable Offer. (401)523-5670 860-933-6369 Truck Cap Riviera Call Tom (Spencer) Brougham 1996 Oldsmobile 4 Cooper Weather 1955 Oldsmobile Must Sell My Beautiful, (774)745-0173 White, Sun Roof, Alarm, 1992 Dodge Ciera 6’ 4” Sedco, “Ford Style”, Navy Blue, good mechanical Master S/T Tires 4-Door Restored Pride & Joy! 725 AUTOMOBILES Alaways Garaged , 85k Miles Stealth Fiberglass Truck Cap. Front Original, $10,000 135k Original Miles. Pretty condition, a few cosmetic Steel Belted, 205/65 R15 $4,995 Red, Mint Condition. scratches. Asking $2400. Like New $150 & Side Sliding Windows, Blue With Black Landau $500 Police $6500 OBO 1975 Ford Flatbed 508-764-8330 508-347-3613 Call (860)928-2624 4 Cooper Weather Locking Rear Door, Clamps $1600 Roof. Plush Interior. Impounds! Master S/T Snow & Seal. Colored Red. Mechanically Good. Cars/Trucks From $500! 1997 Ford Groove Tires Taken off Toyota Tacoma 1953 Ford 3/4 Ton $2500 OBO For listings 1989 Camaro RS 1993 Cadillac Explorer XLT 225/55 R17 Extra-Cab. Pickup 508-476-1721 800-559-4138 ext. 3468 Fleetwood 85k Miles, Loaded, 350 Auto, T-Tops. One Owner. $3500 Like New $200 $400 Solid, Needs Restoration, Too Many Extras Florida car. 46k miles, $2500 1967 Mustang 508-867-2560 860-974-1349 $3000 regular gas; 17-18 in city Scott’s Riding Evenings Collection MUST BE SOLD! Coupe 27-28 highway. Fully loaded, Lawn Tractor 978-760-3453 1987 Chevy 289 C.I. 3 speed manual 1985 Merkuer Light Blue with Light 20HP, 48” Mower Deck, transmission, 63K original Blue leather interior. $6200. With Bagger. $800 Snowplow Monte Carlo LS miles, excellent condition. 5-Speed XRT4 Call (508)832-3029 or Truck Cap Sunroof (508)272-3433 860-382-5928 Western 7’ Steel Chevy/GMC, 1973 Green Light Blue, 2-door hard-top, $14,500 or best reasonable 5.0 V8 automatic, perfect offer. Serious inquiries only $2000 Good To Great Color Match “Pewter”. S-10, please. 1995 Geo Prizm 1997 Olds Regency VW Beetle velour interior, 1-owner, Call (860)428-9455 1967 GMC X-Cab, Fiberglass. Hi-Rise, 120K miles. Bought new at 110K miles, Red, 4 door Nice solid driver 105K Condition Recent Engine, Dump Truck sedan, recently, Sliders, Locks, Roof Rack Diamond Chevrolet. Very reconditioned, new starter, highway miles, loaded with Fits Tacoma 1997-2004 1981 Mercedes HM7700, V-6, 5-Speed & Brackets. Good Tires good condition, runs great. moonroof, needs nothing. $995 OBO runs great. $1999. Benz 240D 2-Speed Rear Moving must sell quick!! $300 Best Offer (508)347-9386 Original Owner $2500 $2500 or best offer. Asking $3500. 860-923-9047 (207)646-6288 $4,000 Call (508)341-4434 or 860-974-7099 413-245-3530 860-774-0587 (860)428-3478 (860)857-4168 Call (860)974-3022 B14 ☎ VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 15, 2009

725 AUTOMOBILES 725 AUTOMOBILES 725 AUTOMOBILES 732 SPORTS UTILITY 740 MOTORCYCLES 740 MOTORCYCLES 750 CAMPERS/TRAILERS 750 CAMPERS/TRAILERS 1998 Chevrolet 2000 Ford 2004 Nissan 1994 Jeep Grand 1994 Harley 2005 Honda VT750 *NEW LISTING* 2001 7000 lb Car Malibu Mustang GT Maxima SE Cherokee Laredo Shadow Spirit Camper Trailer New brakes and tires. $2700 Very Good Condition, 170k Miles, Engine Runs Davidson Mint Condition, Low 35 Feet Long, 8 Feet Wide Made by CarMate. Asking $13,500 OBO Dyna Wide Glide. 19K miles, Komfort Brand. or best offer. Candy Apple Red, 125k Miles. Great. Has Special Features. Mileage, Always Garaged. $1800. Call (860)753-1103 $8000 Recently Repaired. good shape, extra lights, Pearl Blue/Metallic Silver $4000 Leather Sofa and Love Pristine Condition! extra chrome, forward 860-974-0083 33,010 Miles. Troy-Bilt Roto Tiller $2200 FIRM Flame, Chrome Backrest. Seat Call Sarah In Dayville At controls. $7500. 860-928-4584 Black. Paid $1000, 1998 Ford Fully Loaded, Including 8HP, One Owner Call (508)864-3198 Asking $4500 OBO MagnaFlow Exhaust, $800 720-841-0455 Call 860-792-0506 asking $500. Contour LX AEM Intake, Lojack. 10 Foot Travel Treadmill by Sportcraft Blue. Reliable, Runs Great, Stored Winters. South Killingly has cupholder, $250. 133k. Good Tires, Serious Inquiries Only 860-774-4130 1995 Ford Explorer 1996 Honda 2005 Yamaha Trailer 2 Dog Pens Recent Brake Job. 860-923-9618 Excellent Condition, Heater, $50 for both. $1700 Or Best Offer Sport Utility Goldwing SE TTR90 Motorcycle A/C, Microwave, DVD, TV, 2004 Subaru 4WD, Automatic, V-6, A/C, Call (860)774-3989 or 508-892-9212 Excellent condition, must 3-Speed Transmission, Refrigerator, Sink, Stove. (860)617-1371 2001 Subaru Impreza WRX Tilt, Cruise, Power see, loaded. Asking $10,500. Electric Start. Purchased Sleeps 4-6. Windows/Locks. 138,500 Call Steve (860)963-9030 Brand New Off Showroom $3000 1999 Audi A4 1.8T All-Weather Edition, Sunroof, Miles. Dark Green, w/Grey 82k Miles. 19” Chrome Forrester Heated Seats & Mirrors. Floor, But Never Used. 860-974-0742 2001 Fleetwood Standard, Recent Brakes, Leather Interior. ZERO Miles On Bike. Wheels, Body Kit, Custom Custom Green Paint & AM/FM/CD/Cassette. A/C, Roof Racks. Looks Spoiler. 5-Speed. 1998 Harley Paid $2000 1982 Van Elkhorn Truck Paint, Plus Many Extras. & Runs Great. $3000 OBO Asking $1500 Asking $9,800 Asking $14,900 OBO Davidson Motor Home $5,500 OBO Call 774-289-3929 860-774-0757 I Have All Paperwork Camper or best offer 508-987-3244 Ask For Art 1200 Sportster 15,500 miles, 508-765-9431 19 Feet, Has Hot & Cold Like new, used only a few Or 508-764-7986 excellent condition, Water, Full Bath. 16 MPG (508)717-9244 times. Fits 6’ truck bed. registered, many extras! (City), 19 MPG (Highway). Queen, sleeps 4, all $7000 or BO 2006 Harley Heater w/Thermostat, 1999 Buick 2002 BMW 325ci 2005 Chrysler 1995 Jeep amenities, asking $8,700. Convertible Pacifica Wrangler 508-764-8754 Davidson Registered & Insured. Must see! Truck also Century Appraised At $6,500 available. Excellent Condition. AWD, 138k Miles, Mostly Black, Hard-Top, Solid & $4500 OBO 4-Door, Original Owner. 38,883 Miles. Automatic Clean. New Brakes, Exhaust, 1999 Harley Sportster XL883C Call (508)892-8861 $4500 OBO Highway. New Tires, Great White with saddle bags. 508-754-2323 Transmission With Sports Family Car, Well Maintained. 2 Sets Of Tires 508-277-5944 Shift Mode. Grey Leather (Winter/Summer), Davidson 2,091 miles. $6000. Also 2001 $6500 OBO Harley helmet, jacket and Heated Seats. Car Is Loaded. Photos Available Automatic, 6-Cylinder. Motorcycle 1985 Wilderness 1999 Buick Park Harmon-Kardon Sound $5000 gloves for sale. “Woodland Park” Call Bill & Andrea Dyna Wide Glide. Camper Beautiful Custom Design, System, Premium 860-377-0396 508-943-3005 18k Miles. Some Extras. Call (508)949-0621 Ave Wheels, Etc. Sleeps 6, Very Good 40’ Park Model Trailer. Loaded, like new, leather, 860-928-1064 $9000 $19,999 Call 508-943-5911 50cc Red SCOOTER Condition Sliding Glass Door 122K miles. $4500. Contact Josh 1998 GMC Jimmy All Original Paperwork, Entrance, Full Bath, Call (508)752-8683 Average 85 MPG. No 508-885-7085 2005 Ford Sport Utility 4D Reg/MC License For CT/MA. Lots of New Parts. 3 Slide-Outs, Sleeps 8 2000 Harley Great For City, Or RV-er’s $3000 or best offer Central Air 1999 Ford Focus Sedan V6 Engine, 4WD, Winter Insulation Package 4-Door, Automatic, 53k Automatic Transmission, Davidson XL883 Mint, Garaged. 860-774-0100 Escort LX 2002 FORD F-150 Only 75 Miles. Paid $47,000 New. Miles, A/C, CD/MP3 Player, 92k Mileage, Excellent Custom Asking $29,995 OBO 4-Cylinder, 4-Door, 5-Speed. 4-door king cab, extra clean. Red, Gray Interior, Keyless $1750 75,000 miles. 2 WD. Condition, Loaded. Pearl Blue, Screaming Eagle, 1989 24’ Terry 617-524-6220 Over 30 MPG. Excellent Entry, Power Windows & Asking $4995.95 Carb/Pipes, Forward Pegs, Pair Of Red Helmets Condition $8500.00 firm. Locks, Dependable, Great Travel Trailer Call 508-243-2157 860-928-6853 Drag Bars, Fat Boy Back Rim, $100 Retails For Over $3000 Gas Mileage. 21” Spoked Front Rim. Lots Excellent Condition, New 2002 12x40 Park $1,900 OBO Peter (Woodstock) $7500 NADA Book Value Of Chrome Added, 1,493 860-974-3470 Battery, Tires, & More. Model RV 508-754-2323 Asking $6800 2001 Chevy Miles, Flawless. Receiver & Sway Bars 2002 Lincoln LS 508-868-3043 (like brand new) on beautiful 1999 Ford Blazer LT Asking $5800 Dirt Bike Included. Must See To lot in campground can be Black/Tan, Leather, 40k, Second Owner, 6-Cylinder, 860-792-1168 Appreciate. used for a full 6 months (15 Mustang Fully Loaded, Chrome 2006 GT Mustang Electronic Shift-on-The-Fly 4 2003 Yamaha YZ 125 $3400 or best offer. April-15 October every year) 6-Cylinder Automatic, 94k Rims/Grill/Rocker Wheel Drive. Very Clean, 2002 Harley Barely Ridden, Never Raced. 508-885-6215 Lot paid for until 2097. Miles, White. Power Seats, Panels/Pillars, Convertible Runs Great, Needs Nothing! Excellent Condition. New $48,000 Windows, Locks & Steering. Brand New Snow Tires, Bright Red, Black 94k Miles, 22MPG. Davidson XL 1200 Renthal Handlebars & Grips. Call Don (508)344-9499 Very Good Condition. Top/Interior. Automatic, 49k Asking $6000 Dealer serviced, 5000 New Front Tire. 1990 Nomad Extra Set Of 18” Chrome Miles (Mostly Long Trips). $1800 Or Best Offer In Campground $4495 Rims with Tires. New 508-864-3846 original miles, many 2002 Citation Call 508-764-4570 Shaker 1000 Sound System. screaming eagle accessories. Call 860-928-1466 Sleeps 6, Screen & Rain Brakes Stored In Winter. Ford Red Black, lots of chrome, a Room On Deck, New 31Ft. Travel 1999 Ford Ranger Sharp Car! Mint! Anti-Theft & Lojack. 2004 Jeep must see @ $6500. Motorcycle Or Plastic Shed, 3-Burner Extended Cab Pickup MUST SELL! Call (860)774-7615 Trailer $13,500 obo Liberty Sport Scooter Gas Grill, Deck Funriture, $13,999. One owner, kept on V6, 4.0L 774-289-9074 $22,000 Or Towable With P/Jack. 131,780 Miles. Recent 508-987-0947 Silver, 49k Miles. Joe Hauler site, nice camper, includes Tuneup, Tires, Brakes. Excellent Condition. 2002 Harley Many Extras back ladder, spare tire, Runs Well. CD/AM/FM Radio. XLH 883 Sportster CARRIER Best Offer! awning, electric jack, sleeps $3500 2002 Lincoln 2006 Scion XB Asking $14,200 Off-Ground With Ramp & 413-433-1479 6, lots of storage, huge Still In New Condition! 9500 Miles, Crash Bars, (Book Value $6000+) Highway Pegs, Saddle Bags, Straps. Fits 2-Inch bathroom, queen bed, 1 large 860-923-1848 LS V8 Has 19k Miles On It. Carries 774-364-1133 Pickup Or RV Hitch. slide-out in living room & Platinum Warranty, Good Passenger Pegs & Pillion, 1991 Ford Tioga ***MUST SELL*** Or After 5pm Custom Grips. $225 dinette area. Pictures on 1999 Mercury Until 2012, Or 70k Miles. All 508-886-7184 Peter (Woodstock) Class-C Camper www.breezybendrv.com Luxury-comfort-style-all-in Options, 35-40MPG, Excellent Condition this Metallic Silver 2002 Ask For Linda Looks & Runs Great. 860-974-3470 25k Miles, Mint Condition. Call (508)987-1519 for Cougar Burgundy Exterior. Full Sized Bed In Back. Lincoln LS-Loaded with a V8. Excellent Inside/Out. Asking $4500 more details 92k, V6, 5 Speed, All Automatic transmission, A/C, 745 RECREATIONAL Sleeps 6 Options. College $12,800 2004 Subaru 860-617-7335 MUST SELL! power heated memory seats, VEHICLES Forces Sale power windows, power 508-943-5954 Forester XS $10,000 2003 Trail- $3800 OBO locks, power mirrors, CD, A/C, Sunroof, Etc. 2003 Kawasaki 1998 Kawasaki 860-935-9266 Call sunroof, leather interiors, 2006 Toyota Pictures & Details At Nomad Cruiser 508-476-3907 alloy wheels, alpine premium www.woodstock4sale.com 750 Xi Sport Jetski 26’, queen bunk house, light Corolla CE Red On Tan, 1500cc, 6300 Two seater, new battery and 1994 Class-A weight, stereo, micro, A/C, 508-335-1283 stereo, six disc CD, air bags Very Clean. Miles. Shaft Drive, Water ABS tilt wheel cruise control. Metallic Gray. Manual, 45k, Asking $11,000 recently serviced. Excellent Motor Home heat, 6 gallon hot water, Good Condition. 40 MPG. Cooled, Hard Bags, condition. Includes trailer tub/shower. $8000 firm. 2000 Chrysler This vehicle is in fabulous 860-428-4381 Windshield, Floor Boards 31 Foot Challenger condition, must see. If you REDUCED! and cover. $2500 or best M-310-Ford-460 Call (508)579-8141 Sebring Front/Rear. offer. Call (508)234-0252 are in the market for a $8999 740 MOTORCYCLES Excellent Condition. 20k Miles, Very Good Convertible Lincoln LS, don’t pass this 508-347-3280 1969 BSA 250cc Includes: Helmet, Condition. 2004 29’ 97k Miles, No Repairs one! Even and iPod Leather Chaps, Tourmaster 1998 Polaris ATV Asking $8000 Direct Connection... Ready To Ride. New Fork Tow Vehicle Available! Springdale Needed. Carfax Report 2006 Volkswagen Summer Jacket. Magnum 425, 4x4 Provided. $11,495 obo. Tubes & Gaiters, Speedo $7,800 508-832-3164 Cable, Battery, Tires & Paint. Complete $2000 Overhaul 5 Travel Trailer $3500 Firm Call 888-457-2333 Jetta (860)779-0414 Years Ago. Used Very Little Super slide, A/C, sleeps 6, 860-634-4632 Very Good Condition. Black, fully loaded, leather, 5 $2750 OBO Since. Needs Battery. 1995 Allegro Bay like new, $13,500. 2002 Mitsubishi disc CD changer, heated 860-974-1912 2003 Yamaha Asking $3000 28 foot diesel RV, 15,000 Call (860)753-0185 2000 Dodge seats & mirrors, sunroof, Afternoons & Evenings 508-885-3136 miles (original) sleeps 5, Caravan Gallant ES front, side & rear air bags. YZ125R 860-888-5207 $24,000. 2004 Sunliner Runs Good, Rear Quarter $14,900. Mint Condition, Garaged. Call (860)774-4331 59,600 miles, White, Dented, Replaced Engine. Call (508)949-6914 T2199 excellent condition. 1983 Suzuki Hardly Ridden. 2004 90cc Polaris $2400 $2000 Stable Jack, Patio Awning, Non-smoker, am/fm/cd, 508-987-2045 1100cc 1997 24’ Furnace, AM/FM/CD Player, recent tires. 2007 Dodge Call 508-254-8663 Predator ATV Motorcycle After 4pm & Weekends Excellent Condition, Dutchman Pop-Up Spare Tire, Outside Shower, Asking $3900. Monitor Panel, Skylight, TV (508)317-7092 2003 Ford Charger SXT Model GS1100G Or 508-248-5466 Aftermarket Lights, Brand Camper Only 1,400 Miles, Pearl-Coat Used Only 3 Years. Has And Leave Message New Battery, New Tires, Antenna, A/C, Enclosed Red, Grey Interior. 3.5L V6, Electric And Kick Start And Model 1007 Bathroom, Shower. 2000 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Since Been Kept In Storage. Sleeps 6 Azure Blue with Black Lots Of Toys. NO Bank Lien Excellent Condition. Runs Like New. Garage Kept. Unit Like New, Very Clean! Escort ZX2 leather. 18K miles, like brand $19,595 OBO Must Be Seen! 2004 Harley Comes With Kids Racing Great Condition. Heat, $8995 5-Speed, 86k Miles, new. Couple after Must See! Call 508-234-5012 Davidson Ultra Boots & Gloves. Refrigerator, Stove, Etc. 860-774-2984 Excellent Condition. market parts. $17,500. Sharon 774-287-2031 A $1600 Value $2700 $2000 Call (508)987-8486 Classic For $900 FIRM 413-537-0619 2005 Fleetwood 1987 Yamaha 5500 miles, $17000. Call 774-230-9583 Corvette 1988 “A REAL MUST SEE”, PaceArrow 37A Call (508)943-0242 Moving, Must Sell! Excellent Condition. New XV535 Motorcycle 1998 Lance Wanted 2004 Chevrolet 59,920 Miles, New Battery, Call Randy Motorhome Old Camaros Monte Carlo LS T-Top, Tires & Interior. Owner’s Manual, Service 508-765-5097 Squire 9800 18K miles, loaded, no 1967-1969 including parts, Black/Grey, Excellent Over $11k Invested. Manual Included. 2004 XL 883 Truck Camper pets/smokers. Two slide pieces in any condition. Will Condition, 43k Miles. Asking $7500 OBO $900 OBO 2004 Honda outs, tv’s A/C’s & furnaces. consider other models. $8000 1-508-943-1128 Call Robert Harley 11’ 3” A/C, electric jacks, 3 Electric awning & levelers, Call (860)633-0869 508-987-1350 1-508-341-3164 508-987-5167 Foreman burner stove/oven, sleeps 5, workhorse 8.1L Vortec w/5 Davidson 30 gallon propane tank, speed, lots of extras. 3400 miles, lots of Rubicon 500cc generator ready. Full dry Low $90’s. “very low miles and hours” bath, solar panel, 2 awnings, Call (508)885-4727 upgrades, mint double sinks. condition, handles must sell. baby on the way!!! used 25 times tops. $5000 or $6800 2006 Big Horn great. $7200 or best best offer. Call Mike (508)949-9174 offer. Won’t last long! Call (860)315-7167 Camper Call (508)347-8969 3200RL, 35ft Fifth Wheel. 2001 24 ft. Travel Two Slides, King Sized 2005 Honda Camper Trailer Bed, Fireplace, Lots Of 2005 Aquila 250 Rancher 4-wheeler Storage, Generator. All works, call for details! Like New! Cruiser 2x4, Army Green color, Call from 8am-7:30pm. extremely low mileage, used $34,000 OBO 356 miles, showroom Best time to call 860-774-4620 condition, bike can be seen mostly for yard work. 4pm-7:30pm at 364 Main Street, Oxford. Asking $2800 INCLUDES TRAILER (508)867-6124 $2700. SEASON SPECIAL! 2006 Camp Call (774)280-2630 Must Sell! Call (860)779-9756 $5,500 Out Truck Cap Gray, 6ft with sliding front window & side windows & locking back window. Used 2 months, brand new. Stored in heated garage. Fits 2005 Ford F-350 Truck Super Cab. $1100. (508)729-9177 32 Foot 2004 RV On Waterfront Lot On 1 1/2 Mile Lake, In Beautiful Resort Campground $39,999 508-989-8165 35’ Park Model Trailer Fully equipped, furnished with 10’x35’ attached enclosed room. Heated, A/C, friendly neighbors, large field, family activities, access to new built in pool, inexpensive comfortable living, located in Woodstock CT. Park open April-Oct. $40,000 includes lot. 2009 assessment and the R.E. Tax (508)278-7616 or (508)450-0689 B15 ☎ VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 15, 2009

750 CAMPERS/TRAILERS 760 VANS/TRUCKS 760 VANS/TRUCKS 760 VANS/TRUCKS 760 VANS/TRUCKS 760 VANS/TRUCKS 760 VANS/TRUCKS 767 VEHICLES WANTED Coleman Niagra 1985 Ford F-600 1994 Ford F150 1997 Chevy Tahoe 2001 Dodge 2003 Ford “California” High-top Mini Pop-Up XLT 4x4 Xtracab Beautiful Maroon & Grey Wheelchair Box Truck All Major Parts Replaced, Dakota Sport Ranger XLT 1967 F-250 Great Condition! Heat, Pickup Extended cab, Blue, 80K Long bed with liner, 3.0 liter Van Needed Inside/Outside Stoves, low miles, runs good, needs Good Tires, High Miles, Service Truck some new brake lines. $1000 Looks Good, Runs Leather. miles, very good condition, v-6, 5 speed auto, 26k , In excellent running Slide-Out Dinette, bed liner, like new. $6900 or excellent condition. $8900. with lumbertack. New Refrigerator, Inside/Outside or best offer. Excellent! V8, PW, Wife Got Another Car. engine, 6x6x10’ (enclosed). condition with fully Call (508)922-3936 $2500 Cash Takes It! best offer. Call (860)963-7458 Shower, Toilet, Lots Of PL, Cruise, 5-Speed, Call (860)779-7807 2-3 Motorcycle Trailer automatic wheel chair lift Storage. Sleeps 6-8. Cold A/C. Runs Strong Haulmark 2006 Harley and closing doors. 508-615-2540 2003 Isuzu NPU “Dyna” Street Bob, Black Asking $7500 1989 Chevy 1500 $2,900 OBO Please leave message 508-248-5620 2001 GMC Sierra 16 ft Box Truck cherry, 2000 miles. (508)764-2807 Short bed Z71 off road. 2003 Honda 1997 Dodge Turbo Diesel 4x4 12 foot, pungo 120, kayak Prowler Travel $1500 or best offer. TRX250 EX ATV V8 automatic transmission, with paddle, vest. Call (774)280-2480 Dakota Sport 4x4 power steering, power (951)522-0573 Junk Cars & Runs Great! Looks Great! Pick Up brakes. Runs great, very Trailer $2100 OBO Power everything, 122K 94,000 miles, loaded, Trucks Wanted miles, looks good, runs clean, 10 ft loading ramp. 1999 Model 27X 1989 Chevy Van leather, $15,500. $10,000. 765 HEAVY EQUIPMENT Paying $50-$300 CASH! 27 Foot Trailer, Sleeps 860-634-0581 good. Rhino spray on Call (860)753-0185 or No Title Needed! $900 bedliner. Call (774)230-1437 Seven With 2 Bunks. 774-289-1321 (860)779-1886 evenings CAT D8H Call Jess Auto Removal Full Shower/Bath. Excellent 1996 Chevy Asking $4000. 2003 Silverado Bulldozer Condition, Only 2 Owners, Call (508)867-3741 2002 GMC Safari 401-639-9398 Cable Blade - Power Shift We Pick Up Cars Rarely Used. 1990 Chevy S10 K3500 Pickup 4.3L, AWD/ABS/Cruise, 2500 HD Must Sell! 4-Cylinder, 50k Original 6.5 Diesel, Auto, 4x4, 8’ Bed, Crew cab, 6.0, auto, 4x4, Runs Good 7 Days A Week! Miles, 5-Speed, Red. 149k. New Batteries, Tires, 1997 F150 New Tires, Seats 8, Fr. $4800 4x2, third door, six Green, Clean grey, loaded, leather, $12,000 Please Call Allison Amazing Condition Front-End Bushings, Brake tonneau, chrome step, tow Lincoln Town Car $2000 Firm Lines, Bedliner, Fuel passenger, V6, 116K, A/C, $8000 (860)928-3477 860-942-3201 6-CD changer, power package, excellent condition. Call 860-928-0395 Tank/Pump/Lines, Engine 860-963-7484 Call (978)697-0706 Wanted Cooler Lines, Clean. windows/locks, tow 767 VEHICLES WANTED 2002 Or Later Wells, Maine $9000 package, runs great, one Chuck Gander 1992 GMC owner, always maintained, all 2002 GMC Safari 2005 40’ Breckenridge 860-779-2568 4.3L, AWD/ABS/Cruise, 97 Dodge 508-335-1153 Park Model Home Diesel Truck recent brakework done, very clean, some rust, New Tires, Seats 8, Fr. Conversion Van Enclosed Room Addition, UPS Truck-Style, 1996 Ford E-250 dependable. $4500. Green, Clean $ VEHICLES FOR PARTS Plus Screen Room & Deck. Aluminum Grumman Body, 3/4 Ton Heavy Duty, (508)277-7829 $8000 Excellent Shape Double Loft, Sleeps 10. Shelves. Rebuilt ROSS RECYCLING Fully Furnished & Transmission/Motor, Extended Utility Van. 860-963-7484 $4700 1987 Chevy 3/4 Landscaped. New Fuel Tank, Radiator, 75k Miles On Engine, 1998 Nissan We Pay More!! Meadow Ledge Resort Steering Box. Dual Wheels, 186k Original Miles. 2003 Chevy Or Best Offer Ton Pickup May-October 11’ Area Behind Seats Well Maintained. A/C, Frontier Pickup Call After 5pm Or All Scrap Metals, Had Fire In Engine $75,000 Excellent Condition Tool Shelves. Great For 4 cylinder auto, bedliner, Venture 508-278-6123 14,100GVWR Floor Coverings! $4700. 75K miles, in very good Weekends Cars, Trucks Compartment. Had $2100 Call (508)499-6748 condition. 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Tough To Think of a Jeep As a Seven-Passenger People Mover, But the Commander Is

BY KEITH GRIFFIN

Does an off-road vehicle really need to carry three rows of passengers? I guess so under certain circumstances, but I’ve never thought of Jeeps as people movers. Sure they can handle a family of five going to an off-road campsite, but does Jeep really need a vehicle that can handle seven? My verdict is no. But give the company high marks for trying extra hard to earn your business this year, just in case you are for some reason in the market for this kind of off-road vehicle. Topping the list would be the Commander now features an available 5.7-Liter HEMI engine capable of 357 horsepower and 389 lb.-ft. of torque. Jeep says it provides better fuel economy, improved idle quality and overall refine- ment, along with an 8.2 percent increase in horsepower and a 3.7 percent increase in torque compared with the previous generation engine. The new HEMI engine also gives driv- ers its fuel-saving multi-displacement system technology, which alternates between smooth, high-fuel-economy four- cylinder mode when less power is needed and V-8 mode when more power is in demand, according to Jeep. Fuel economy is rated at 13 mpg city and 19 mpg high- way. Remember, though, these fuel num- bers aren’t based on a truck full of people and their stuff. So, you’ll never see fuel The 2009 Jeep Commander looks compact from the outside, but on the inside it accommodates seven in three rows of theater style seating. numbers like this. rows are a pretty good arrangement. The rear-seat DVD player is located between you’ll probably do much better at the I liked this engine because it has gobs of seats are positioned theater-style: the sec- the skylights. My four-year old daughter dealer because of strong incentive pro- torque, yet it is remarkably civil to drive ond row is higher than the first; the third liked the skylights, but they weren’t a grams. around town in every day conditions. row is higher than the second. According selling point for me nor were they a point This Hemi is not going to light up any to Jeep, additional headroom is created of distraction. drag races, but it is a good engine. by raising the roof over the second row Safety isn’t as much a concern as it The 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 engines are by 3.15 inches higher compared with the would have been with older-model Jeeps (Questions and comments about this mated to a five-speed automatic transmis- first row, which produces a stepped effect. that were top heavy.The Commander has review and other automotive concerns sion. According to Jeep, this transmis- The second-row seats split 40/20/40; the standard electronic stability program, can be e-mailed to sion’s high torque capacity gives third row is split 50/50. The middle and brake assist, electronic roll mitigation, [email protected]. All queries Commander class-leading towing capaci- third rows fold forward to create a flat parksense rear park assist system, and are answered.) ty of 7,400 lbs., equal to that of the Jeep load floor for maximum utility. Behind side-curtain air bags with extended roll Grand Cherokee. The transmission fea- the third row is a storage bin, located in protection. I’m surprised the rollover rat- VITAL STATISTICS tures Electronic Range Select driver the load floor. ing from the government is only three Wheelbase: ...... 109.5 inches interactive shift control. The shifter pro- The model loaned to me by Jeep for a stars with the electronic stability pro- Length:...... 188.5 inches vides fully automated shifting when in week had the available CommandView gram. The frontal crash numbers are per- Width: ...... 74.8 inches the “Drive” position. Or the driver can skylights. These dual skylights of tinted fect at five stars for the driver and passen- Height: ...... 72.1 inches manually select each gear by simply mov- glass are packaged with the power sun ger side. No side crash numbers have Curb weight:...... 5204 lbs. ing the shifter left and right from the roof that is positioned above the front been developed yet. Engine:...... 5.7-liter HEMI V8 “Drive” position. This gives the driver the passengers. Standard on Commander The price of the Commander Overland Horsepower: ...... 357 horsepower ability to precisely match any on-road or Limited, the package expands the vehi- 4x4 is $45,710. The model loaned to us by Torque: ...... 389 lb. ft. off-road driving requirement – and it’s a cle’s sense of interior roominess as Jeep Jeep had the optional rear entertainment EPA estimated mpg city/highway: .13/19 feature I didn’t use once in a week of driv- puts it. The CommandView Skylights group that added $1720 to the bottom line Base price:...... $45,710 ing. You probably wouldn’t either. also have roller shades that can be used to for a total cost of $48,210 when the $780 As-tested price:...... $48,210 Admittedly I denigrated the need for block out light when desired. An optional destination charge was added. However, Also consider: ...... Acura MDX, three rows of seats in a Jeep but the three ...... Mazda CX-9, Ford Explorer B16 ☎ VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 15, 2009