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Vol. IV, No. 42 Complimentary (860) 928-1818/e-mail: [email protected] Friday, July 10, 2009 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE ‘Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.’ INSIDE A8-9 — OPINION A11 — SPORTS B1 — HOT SPOT B3 — RELIGION B3-5 — OBITS Fine time for the Fourth B6-7 — CALENDAR BY OLIVIA BRAATEN success, said Parks and VILLAGER CORREPSONDENT Recreation Director Willie LOCAL PUTNAM — Faced with the Bousquet. onslaught of rain Thursday,July 2 “We took it very seriously,” he — the originally scheduled date said of the decision to take the for Putnam’s Independence Day rain date. “When you’re dealing fireworks celebration — town offi- with what I would term a large Olivia Braaten photos quantity of money, you want to cials opted to postpone festivities Top left: Christine Navan, of Woodstock, joins father Ted Crandall, of Pomfret, for a to Sunday, July 5. pre-fireworks picnic along the Quinebaug River. Above: Classic rock band The Turn To FIREWORKS, page A16 As a result, the night was a huge Outriggers performed in Rotary Park. From left: Scott Shirshac at the keyboard, Burt Blair on lead guitar, John Hinckley on acoustic guitar and Pete Duperre on drums. 'Angels in disguise' watch over shop QVEC BY OLIVIA BRAATEN VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT PUTNAM — When Sandy considers Triad Fair offers DeLashmutt learned she had breast cancer, the Brooklyn woman seniors info, services was sure she’d have to close her page 2 antique shop — until “an angel in disguise” came along. moving DeLashmutt’s bad news added to SPORTS the family’s already challenging situation. Just months before, her BY OLIVIA BRAATEN VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT husband, Jim, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Doctors couldn’t Engineers will survey property remove the entire tumor, and with this month to determine whether a no cure, it wasn’t long before he potential site in Brooklyn may be was admitted to a rehabilitation an appropriate home for a new center in New London. The two facility housing the Quinebaug have four children, ranging in ages Valley Emergency from 11 to 18. Communications. If so, the dis- So that Christmas Eve, just after patch center, which handles 911 DeLashmutt got the call from her calls from 17 towns in northeastern Sports from physician, she drove down to her Connecticut, may be one step clos- er to moving from a 9-foot by 12-foot around the region Putnam storefront, Vintage to Olivia Braaten photo Tami Hamel (left) stands with Sandy DeLashmutt, owner of Vintage to Vogue. Hamel room to a proposed 5,000-square- foot building. page 11 Turn To DELASHMUTT, page A15 volunteered to keep the store running while DeLashmutt undergoes chemotherapy. For 35 years, the center has been based in the Danielson state police barracks. In addition to the dis- UR ETTER ATURE OUR BETTER NATURE patch room, QVEC uses three other THE WONDERS OF THE Despite bad economy, Thompson Speedway keeps pace similarly-sized rooms, mainly to QUIET CORNER store radio equipment. “We’ve tried to make do as long PAGE A5 Editor’s note: This is the final article as we possibly can,” QVEC OPINION in a series that has been running in the President Jeff Otto said, but the Villager since June 19, capturing the facility, he explained, is “grossly GET YOUR past, present and future of Thompson undersized.” POINT ACROSS International Speedway, as well as “People all around the state, for PAGE A8-9 showing the sights, sounds and life of years, have wondered how on earth the racetrack. we can do what we need to,” he WHAT TO DO said. A CALENDAR BY MATT SANDERSON Three dispatch consoles, with OF AREA EVENTS VILLAGER STAFF WRITER four monitors apiece, overtake the PAGE B6-7 THOMPSON — Throughout majority of the room’s space, America in every major sport, the which also includes a small admin- VILLAGE TRIVIA effects of the worst economic down- istrative desk, mini-refrigerator and not much else. With just How many crates did it take turn in 70 years has left its mark on ticket sales, luxury seats, advertising enough room to slip behind the dis- to transport the Statue of space, merchandise and concessions. patchers, Manager John Liberty from France to New Last October, stock traders on the DonFrancisco points to the bulky York in 1885? floor of the New York Stock Exchange air conditioner that runs around Answer on page 2. The Thompson International Speedway was packed Thursday night, June 25, full of Turn To SPEEDWAY, page A12 Turn To QVEC, page A12 local stock car racing fans taking it in on a night where it didn’t rain. A2 • Friday, July 10, 2009 PUTNAM VILLAGER Triad Fair offers seniors information, services VILLAGER ALMANAC BY BLANCHE GOSSELIN VILLAGER CORRESPONDENT UOTATION OF THE EEK PUTNAM — Despite menacing Q W inclement weather, the Putnam “We took it very seriously. When you’re dealing Triad Senior Fair held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1, at the with what I would term a large quantity of Putnam Middle School, drew a high- money, you want to make sure you get the best, ly motivated crowd. excuse the pun, ‘bang for your buck.’” Bus transportation was available for senior residents at Ella Grasso, — Parks and Recreation Director Willie Bousquet, referring to St. Onge and Bulger, Little River the decision to reschedule the fireworks to Sunday, July 5, from Acres, Crabtree Apartments, and the original date of Thursday, July 2 the Daughters of the Holy Spirit retirement home on 72 Church St. OPEN TO CLOSE Close to 40 consumer-friendly PUTNAM TOWN HALL (963-6800) exhibits offered visitors sample Monday through Friday.................................8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. products and oral and printed infor- mation on a variety of subjects: Town Clerk (963-6807): Putnam tax relief programs, DKH Monday through Friday.................................8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Home Care/Homemakers, Meals on Recordings accepted until 4 p.m.; office occasionally closed Wheels, Daily Bread Community between noon and 1 p.m. Kitchen, Connecticut Alzheimer’s Association, Connecticut Legal Water Pollution Control Authority (963-6819): Services, Northeast Communities Monday through Friday .....................................8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Against Substance Abuse, Connecticut Council of Problem Veterans Services ................................................9 to 11 a.m. Friday Gambling, the State’s Attorney Office, Midtown Fitness, banking Courtesy photos PUTNAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (963-6826) and more. Monday through Thursday ..............................10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Putnam Police Department, Above: At the Putnam Triad Senior Fair were People’s Bank employee Karen Kaylor, Police Friday .............................................................10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. the Fire Department, EMS and Chief Rick Hayes, People’s Bank Manager Dorothy Adams, Senior Resources Joyce Saturday...................................................................10 a.m. to 5 p.m. United Services all contributed visi- Gootkin, Deputy Police Chief Joe Froehlich, Police Sgt. Louis Cinque and (kneeling) K-9 Story Time: 4 p.m. Mondays, 11 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays Officer Brian Castle with Cero, Putnam’s police dog. Below: Caro Pacheco and Lisa Torzar, bly to the event. Police Chief Rick of the Putnam Police Department, help out at the Triad Senior Fair held July 1. Hayes, for example, greeted visitors PUTNAM POST OFFICE (928-4051) at the handicap-accessible entrance, Window: ical, personal handing out large plastic bags for Monday through Friday .....................................8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. care services the many “goodies” later collected at Saturday .................................................................8:30 a.m. to noon include assis- the various booths. tance in groom- “It was impressive to see officers Lobby/Post Office Boxes: ing, bathing, quietly carry food trays and milk Monday through Friday ..........................................6 a.m. to 5 p.m. dressing, shop- pitchers to the serving area at Saturday ....................................................................6 a.m. to 3 p.m. ping, transporta- lunchtime,” commented one of the tion to doctors’ seniors, enjoying her sandwich, offices — even to chips, cookie and coffee. “That’s ATTHEAUDUBON senior centers, if really public service.” that’s what the Week of June 29: Companies on display along the individual Bird sightings this week at Connecticut Audubon and middle school corridors showed a wants.” Wyndham Land Trust properties in the northeast corner of wide range of history, some founded Seniors who Connecticut: Purple Martins, Bank Swallow, Woodcock, decades ago, and others only within so wished were American Kestrels, Wood Thrush, Veery, Common Yellow the last few months. able to enroll in Throat, Cooper’s Hawk, Field Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Tree Jane Downing, owner of Home Triad’s “The Swallows, Catbirds and Black and White Warbler. Instead Senior Care, opened her Yellow Dot agency May 11. Program,” “The company has been in exis- OP HARDCOVER FICTION designed to T 10 tence for 15 years,” she explained. “I bring help in the 1. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen, Janet Evanovich had been actively networking to event of a dri- 2. The Help, Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn become one of the resources for nesses to reduce criminal victimiza- ving emergency. The process includ- 3. Shanghai Girls, Lisa See seniors in Windham and Tolland tion of the elderly and enhance the ed filling out a questionnaire, taking 4. Commencement, J. Courtney Sullivan counties. I decided to go with Home delivery of law enforcement ser- a photo and receiving a Yellow Dot 5. The Angel’s Game, Carlos Ruiz Zafón Instead Senior Care. Currently there vices to seniors using safety and sticker to be affixed to the back 6. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, Katherine are six other offices in Connecticut, awareness programs.” The TRIAD windshield of one’s vehicle.