Vol. VIII, No. 43 Complimentary (860) 928-1818/e-mail: [email protected] Friday, July 19, 2013 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE Getting ready, getting in shape for the gridiron “In great affairs men show themselves WPTP HAWKS HOLD as they wish to be YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP seen; in small things they show themselves BY CHARLIE LENTZ ranging from 6-year-olds to 13, VILLAGER SPORTS EDITOR as they are.” Dominic was too busy learning PUTNAM — Dominic Kollbeck some of the basics of the game to Nicholas Chamfort didn’t seem to mind the 90- notice the camp coincided with a degree heat as the “WPTP Let’s heat wave. Get Ready for Football Camp” got This was the first year of the rolling for the first of five sti- camp for 13-year-old Joseph fling sessions on Monday, July Bogoslofski. He hadn’t played INSIDE 15, at St. Marie Greenhalgh football in five years but decided Complex’s practice field. to give it another try. The camp A8 — OPINION “Being in shape helps out for gives him a head start before reg- A12 — SPORTS the beginning of football sea- ular practice begins in a couple Charlie Lentz photo son,” said Kollbeck, 10, from of weeks. B2 — CALENDAR Youngsters drill during a preseason football camp at the St. Marie Greenhalgh Woodstock. Like the rest of the campers, B3— OBITS Complex practice field on Monday, July 15. Please Read FOOTBALL, page A11 B4 — RELIGION B5 — CLASSIFIEDS Protecting the LOCAL great outdoors WYNDHAM LAND TRUST SEEKS AWARENESS, PARTICIPATION BY MERYL E. WILLETT species,” said Williams. Blumenthal SPECIAL TO THE VILLAGER “I’m going to do whatever visits Kochek The summer is known I can to preserve that for luring people to spend space and foster addition- Page A3 time outdoors, and in the al preservations.” Quiet Corner, there are In an effort to introduce several alluring options the public to some of the SPORTS to choose from. preserved spaces, the The Wyndham Land Wyndham Land Trust Trust has dedicated its held a Summer Solstice recourses to preserving Party at the Duck Marsh Photos courtesy Danielle Bernier open space in the Quiet Preserve in Pomfret on Showing off their new muscles at the end of the weeklong camp. Corner, and to date, has June 21, and celebrated successfully protected 41 the longest day of the parcels in 10 towns, total- year with friends and fel- ing almost 1,800 acres. low land trust members. The land trust was first The Wyndham Land From kids to ‘Lil BEASTs’ incorporated in April Trust aims to engage in 1975, and the first parcel and promote the preser- protected was in 1977. vation and conservation PROGRAM SHOWS LOCAL CHILDREN Wyndham Land Trust of natural resources in President Ben Williams Windham County, for the BENEFITS OF FITNESS, HEALTH said the entire organiza- benefit of the general tion is very passionate public. Those resources BY MERYL E. WILLETT but CrossFit 860 is look- bells, doing squats and about the natural world, include water resources, SPECIAL TO THE VILLAGER which is why they work to swamps, woodlands, and ing to change all of that dead lifts to the point of raise funds, obtain new open spaces, and the plant WOODSTOCK — For by launching a new sum- exhaustion. You’ve proba- members, and encourage and animal life they con- some kids, summer time mer camp called “Lil bly even seen packs of the public to utilize the tain. Natural resources is an excuse to play extra BEAST.” CrossFitters running up Thompson Bike Club protected spaces through- also include scenic, natur- video games or eat lots of CrossFit has been and down the roads, Page A12 out the year. al and historic sites. ice cream. sweeping the nation — sprinting up hills, jump- “I am very committed “There are spaces the The recent heat wave thousands of people are ing rope, or maybe caught to the preservation of public can use — in hasn’t exactly prompted choosing CrossFit rou- them in the middle of open space, particularly if Pomfret there are 812 much want for additional tines over a typical gym Turn To CAMP, page A18 FINANCIAL FOCUS it is significant to the pro- physical activity either, setting, swinging kettle tection of endangered Please Read SUMMER, page A10 PAGE A7 NANCY WEISS PAGE A8 Keeping seniors connected NECCOG hopes GUILLOT EARNS HONOR FROM to get ahead of THOMPSON SENIOR SOCIETY BY CHARLIE LENTZ job and Guillot was coming changes VILLAGER STAFF WRITER caught off guard when THOMPSON — she was called before BY CHARLIE LENTZ Killingly, Union, VILLAGER STAFF WRITER Michael LaFontaine the gathering to receive Canterbury, Plainfield and had to tell a white lie. her honor. The next six months will Sterling. Visit our website with It was the only way to “This was a total likely be critical in deter- Changes are coming to your smart phone or tablet keep Clarice Guillot shock,” Guillot said. “I mining the shape of region- the alignment of regional device! from learning about the don’t do anything for al government in northeast governments in Just scan the “QR code” award she was about to glory. This was just Connecticut for years to Connecticut and NECCOG below with your device and receive from the absolutely overwhelm- come. invited chief executive offi- instantly be linked to our Thompson Senior ing for me.” John Filchak, executive cers from other towns to a website, www.villagernews- Society. LaFontaine said the director of the Northeast special meeting in its papers.com, where you can “I told her someone choice was easy for the Connecticut Council of offices in Dayville on June read the PDF versions of else won it,” said inaugural year of the Governments (NECCOG), 28 to discuss the implica- our newspapers! It’s as easy LaFontaine, president award. Guillot is the said the council would soon tions. Representatives from as that! of the society. organization’s record- go through some important Hampton, Scotland, The subterfuge was ing secretary but she changes that will have last- Chaplin, Windham, needed shortly before does much more. ing effects. Mansfield, Coventry, Guillot was named LaFontaine felt the “Whatever’s done — Columbia, Lebanon, Person of the Year by Charlie Lentz photo need to establish the we’re probably going to be Willington, Voluntown, the society and present- Michael LaFontaine, president of award to acknowledge locked in for 20-some Griswold, Sprague, Lisbon ed with a plaque at the the Thompson Senior Society, pre- her contributions. years,” Filchak said. “It’s a and Franklin attended the group’s summer picnic sents Clarice Guillot with the soci- “We need to single big deal.” June 28 meeting. luncheon at the ety’s Person of the Year Award. out one person that has The 12-town NECCOG The state’s Office of Knights of Columbus gone above and beyond currently represents Policy Management is con- Hall on Sunday,July 14. LaFontaine’s lie did the Woodstock, Eastford, ducting an analysis of the Please Read SENIORS, page A18 Putnam, Pomfret, Killingly, Thompson, Brooklyn, Please Read CHANGE, page A18 A2 • Friday, July 19, 2013 PUTNAM VILLAGER The story of ‘Lieutenant Lyon’ ast week, while I was looking ly thrown upon the track, and the breaking of the at Holy Cross Cemetery in Danielson CT. Dascoli began his through the “Deaths and coupling of the last car caused it to escape the same umpiring career in the Eastern Shore League in 1946, then Obits 1848-1878” that Marilyn KILLINGLY fate. Lieut. Lyon and Sergeants McDonald and moved to the Canadian-American League in July of that year. He LLabbe had extracted from the AT 300 Fuller, and the private, who were manning the then worked in the International League from 1947 through July Windham County Transcripts, the brakes, were instantly killed. They had gallantly 3, 1948, when he moved up to the NL.” (www.baseball-refer- word “Harrisburg” seemed to jump exposed themselves to danger and lost their lives, ence.com) out from one page so I stopped to read MARGARET but saved those of the occupants of the last car. Recently, I spoke with Mo Girard who said that she liked read- the entry. WEAVER Lieut. Lyon had lived in Hartford, and was recently ing about the old grocery stores and had several from Brooklyn I thought I’d share it with you. employed in the office of the Christian Secretary.He that she remembered. The first was near the junction of Routes “Lieutenant Lyon, a native of this was a member of Captain Hawley’s company for the 6 and 169 that is now the consignment shop Pockets Full. In the county, and nephew of the late three months term.” (September 19, 1861) 1940’s one side was Mott’s Grocery Store and the other was the General Lyon, was killed by the rail- Now many of you who are newcomers to the area Brooklyn post office. Eventually a new building was constructed road accident in Maryland, which we noted last week. In compa- may be unfamiliar with General Lyon who was referred to in the for the post office and Mott’s moved to a building on Route 169, ny with members of the Harris Cavalry,two companies of which above article. A native of northeastern Connecticut (b. Ashford), but after a few years it closed. In the same time period a second were recruited in Hartford, he started on Saturday, 7th Nathaniel Lyon was the first Union general to be killed in the store was located farther west on Route 6 past the town hall and September for Washington, from Staten Island.