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The University of Connecticut Serve, I.E Mailed free to requesting homes in Eastford, Pomfret & Woodstock Vol. VI, No. 33 Complimentary to homes by request (860) 928-1818/e-mail: [email protected] FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE Academy receiving “Faith is taking the first step, even when bids for sports you don’t see the whole staircase.” complex expansion BY JACK MELTZER in both the fall and spring, for out- INSIDE VILLAGER STAFF WRITER door purposes when you only have WOODSTOCK — Woodstock one field for each use, it obviously A8-9 — OPINION Academy’s Bentley Athletic puts a crimp in how much time each A12 — SPORTS Complex could soon see bids being of the teams get,” said Campbell, awarded for an estimated $2.5 mil- who added that in the past, if the B1 — HOT SPOT lion expansion that would add field was in high demand, The B3 — OBITS another athletic field. Academy had to use fields from Currently the Academy has one other schools such as Hyde School in HURCH ISTINGS B4 — C L multi-purpose field for their athletic Woodstock, and other complex’s B5 — CALENDAR teams. including the field at the Woodstock Courtesy photo Fairgrounds for soccer in the fall, The two companies bidding so far Eastford Elementary School fifth grader Isabel Barrett receives her plaque from and lacrosse in the spring. on the field expansion are Milton C. representatives from the Connecticut Tree Protective Association (CTPA) dur- Beebe and Sons Inc., of Storrs, and “The Fairgrounds has been very ing a ceremony as one of the winners of the “Arbor Day Writing Contest.” LOCAL Maverick Construction generous in allowing us to do that, Management Services, of Auburn, but that’s something that they don’t Mass. have to do,” said Campbell. “It would According to Academy Business obviously be better for us if we had and Facilities Manager, Joe all that located at one place.” All the right words Campbell, the expansion would be Campbell said the expansion is an addition to the existing field. slated to start near the end of this Campbell said that some of the school year. The construction is esti- EASTFORD STUDENT AWARDED new amenities the expansion would mated, at minimum, to be a seven- to bring include a new baseball field, eight-month process, which means FOR WRITING AT CAPITOL which would have an outfield that the construction would carry into would allow for multi-use soccer and next winter. BY JACK MELTZER Secretary Rita Smith, overall, VILLAGER STAFF WRITER lacrosse teams. In addition, there “Who knows what will happen the contest received several would be a multi-purpose soccer, weather wise, because the weather EASTFORD — On Arbor Day entries from all over the state, lacrosse and football field. will impact the field somewhat,” Friday, April 29, Eastford representing 32 schools. Campbell said the school offers Campbell said. “It might be spring Elementary School fifth grader Students in grade five from both junior varsity and varsity in time by the time the project is com- Isabel Barrett was congratulated across the state were invited to Gallery to host ‘Strictly nearly every sport offered at the pleted. Then, because of the need to in a ceremony at the Capitol in participate, and write essays or school, and in some cases they also make sure that the grass gets rooted Hartford as the winning entry poems of 200 words or less Fanciful’ exhibit have freshman level teams. from Windham County for an describing their favorite tree and “When you have that many teams, Turn To EXPANSION, page A15 Arbor Day Writing Contest spon- why. One winner was chosen sored by the Connecticut Tree from each of the seven counties. Page A3 Protective Association, of “I assure you, picking the win- Northford. ning entries was no easy task,” The assignment for the writing said Smith in a letter to Barrett SPORTS contest was to write about “My Favorite Tree.” Turn To BARRETT, page A15 According to CTPA Executive Anderson’s grand slam lifts Jack Meltzer photo Lady Tigers over Redgals The new 5,000-square-foot Connecticut Audubon Society Grassland Bird Page A12 Conservation Center is nearly complete and will be up and running at the end of June. EVERYDAY ECOLOGIST PAGE A5 Conservation center OPINION ET OUR nearly complete G Y Courtesy photo POINT ACROSS Dairy Farm, will open its doors. The cast of “The Music Man” rehearse at Woodstock Academy. The show will be run- PAGE A8 UPDATED FACILITY “The barn that was there was dis- ning this weekend. WHAT TO DO mantled and taken down board by TO SERVE VARIOUS board, and we recycled nearly all A CALENDAR EDUCATIONAL the pieces,” said CT Audubon ‘Music Man’ set to OF AREA EVENTS Director Sarah Heminway. PAGE B5 The 1895 barn was dismantled PURPOSES with larger timbers being reused in the new Grassland Bird open at Academy BY JACK MELTZER Conservation Center. Rose VILLAGER STAFF WRITER Construction, of Pomfret, was the BY JACK MELTZER Shows beginning May 12-14 will POMFRET — On Monday, June general contractor for the project, VILLAGER STAFF WRITER begin at 7 p.m., and Sunday, May 15, 20, after almost six years of plan- while Clifford B. Green & Sons WOODSTOCK — Beginning will begin at 2 p.m. All tickets are ning, the new 5,000-square-foot Construction, of Brooklyn, did the Thursday, May 12, and running $10. Connecticut Audubon Society site work. through Sunday, May 15, Woodstock “We have been rehearsing since Grassland Bird Conservation According to Heminway, the CT Academy will present Meredith early February, six to nine hours a Center, located on Day Road in Wilson’s renowned Broadway musi- Pomfret on the site of the Lawrence Turn To CONSERVATION, page A15 cal, “The Music Man.” Turn To ‘MUSIC MAN’, page A10 2 • Friday, May 13, 2011 WOODSTOCK VILLAGER QVCC Foundation awards $90K in scholarships VILLAGER ALMANAC BY CLARE HOPKINS “While QVCC is the most affordable Chinteshkumar Patel, Jewett City VILLAGER STAFF WRITER way to complete the first two years of • Rose Bove & Normand O. LaRose QUOTATION OF THE WEEK DANIELSON — The Quinebaug college, there are many students with Scholarship - $500: Hailey Quercia, Valley Community College economic barriers that prevent them Scotland “I am very proud of Izzy for her accom- Foundation awarded more than from pursuing higher education. • Hans Langhammer Family plishments … It was a beautiful sunny day $90,000 in scholarships to 85 students Thanks to the Foundation, many of Scholarship - $500: Haley Sweet, for her family and classmates to share in at its annual Scholarship Night cere- them are able to take advantage of the Jewett City mony on May 4. opportunities available at QVCC,” • Learning in Retirement her award.” The foundation, which seeks to said Huoppi. Scholarship - $500/each: Sarah Facer, - Eastford Elementary School science teacher Cindy Mead, com- raise funds for residents of northeast- The following scholarships and Brooklyn; Aaron Tumel, Hampton menting on the recent award given to Isabel Barrett for her essay ern Connecticut to attend QVCC, usu- awards were presented: • Liberty Bank Scholarship - in honor of Arbor Day. ally gives more than $100,000 to the • Altrusa International of $1,000/each: Maureen Avarista, college annually through scholar- Northeastern CT Scholarship - $1,000: Columbia ships and financial aid. Students Lucille Holmes, Willimantic • Rebecca Barton, Mansfield from all over the Quiet Corner were • Maria Angelos & George Lakatzis Center; Jessica Gagnon, Ashford; OPEN TO CLOSE awarded with scholarships ranging Scholarship - $500: Virginia-Desi Samuel Highsmith Jr., Willimantic; from $250 to $1,500. Dykstra, Brooklyn Kenneth Patenaude, Lebanon POMFRET According to Margie Huoppi the • Archambault-Beauchamp • May & Frank Messinger TOWN HALL scholarship application consists of Memorial Scholarship - $1,000: Alyce Memorial Scholarship - $500: Lisa Monday, Tuesday, Thursday . 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. an application, personal statement, Viens, Putnam McGrory,Griswold Wednesday. 8:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. transcript, and two letters of recom- • Richard C. Berry Memorial • Emil & Alice Miller Memorial Friday . CLOSED mendation and most scholarships are Scholarship - $1,000: Deborah Freligh, Scholarship - $500: Sara Facer, LIBRARIES available to incoming and returning Danielson Brooklyn Abington Social Library QVCC students. • Jens & Tomina Braaten – Sergeant • Robert E. & Sylvia M. Miller Monday, Wednesday, Thursday. 5-8p.m. “Some scholarships have specific Oscar Thompson Memorial Scholarship - $500: Danielle Dufour, Saturday . 10 a.m.-noon criteria, such as pursuing a degree in Scholarship - $500: Scott Clohecy, Woodstock Pomfret Public Library early childhood education, or study- Plainfield • Virginia Astales Moumouris Tuesday . 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ing in the business field, or being a • David T. Britland Memorial Memorial Scholarship - $500: Vikki Thursday. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. veteran,” said Huoppi. “Each scholar- Scholarship - $500: Jasmin Floyd, Wright, Danielson Friday . 2 p.m.-6 p.m. ship is unique. For the majority of Woodstock • Moumouris-Dykstra Family Saturday. 10 a.m.-2 p.m them, applicants must have a mini- • Burke Memorial Scholarship - Scholarship - $500: Ashlee Stevens, POST OFFICES mum GPA of 3.0.” $1,000: Miriam Larocca, Jewett City Woodstock Pomfret Applicants are screened by a com- • Rhoda L. and David Chase • Northeastern Connecticut Arts Monday-Friday . 7 a.m.-5 p.m. mittee from the foundation based on Scholarship & Education Fund Meaghan Streb, Danielson; Akanksha Saturday . 7 a.m.-noon Award 1 – Academic Achievement - Sule, Norwich the criteria of the scholarship. Pomfret Center (Murdock Road) $500: Rebecca Ventura, Coventry; • Northeastern Connecticut “Most of them are funded by busi- Monday-Friday . 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-4:45 p.m. nesses, organizations, or individu- Award 2 – Motivation - $500: Hannah Council Scholarship - $500/each: Jill Saturday . 8 a.m.-noon als,” said Huoppi of the scholarships.
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