TOWN OF HEBRON WEEKLY MANAGEMENT REPORT

August 14, 2015

TOWN MANAGER: SELECTMEN BOARD/COMMITTEE DATES: Special Town Meeting – Thursday, August 20, 2015 – 7:00 p.m. - TOB Board of Selectmen – Thursday, August 20, 2015 – 7:30 p.m. - TOB LIAISON MEETINGS: Economic Development Commission – Monday, August 17, 2015 -7:00 p.m. – TOB (Stuart) RHAM Board of Education – Monday, August 17, 2015 -6:30 p.m. – Chorus Room (Watt) Parks and Recreation Commission – Monday, August 24, 2015, 7:30 p.m. – Burnt Hill Park (O’Connell) Open Space Land Acquisition – Tuesday, August 25, 2015 – 7:00 p.m. – Horton House (O’Connell) COMMISSION/COMMITTEES: Town of Hebron Health and Safety: We have worked 1 day without a work related injury or accident. DEPARTMENT NEWS Parks We are preparing the schools for opening day; trimming bushes, pulling weeds and general over all maintenance. We are also preparing fields for fall sports. The Park crew is working on a drainage project at RHAM fields. 2nd Annual Hebron Day Join the Parks and Recreation Department and community in celebrating all that the town of Hebron has to offer. Hebron Day includes a number of activities, entertainment, and vendors, from inflatable’s to pony rides, face paint, a photo-booth, bands, entertainment, local businesses, arts and crafts vendors and much, much more. Located at Burnt Hill Park, our 2nd Annual Hebron Day will be a fun farewell to summer! Location: Burnt Hill Park Date: Saturday, August 29, 2015 Time: 1pm – 6pm Fee: Free to all PREP The new School year starts on Wednesday, August 26th, 2015. The prep program has a very limited number of openings for the fall. PUBLIC WORKS This week the Public Works Department conducted tree removals on Skinner Road, Jones Street and Cannon Road. Catch basin repairs and tops were replaced as needed on Brian Lane and Karen Circle in preparation for a pavement overlay in the near future. Road side mowing

Page 2 – Weekly Management Report August 14, 2015 continues throughout town. Line striping was completed on Old Colchester Road and parking lot striping took place at RHAM High School.

On Wednesday evening the department hosted the DEEP in presenting a discussion for residents on the Emerald Ash Borer. This is an invasive beetle that has been identified in town is threatening the Ash trees. This was well attended and served as a step in educating residents in how they may want to handle this problem in the future.

LIBRARY The Douglas Library of Hebron is looking for reliable volunteers for a variety of projects! Currently, we are searching for some Young Adults that would like to help us steer our Young Adult activities and collections. We are looking for students currently going into 7th grade all the way through 12th grade. We will be having monthly meetings where were can plan events, discuss items for purchase for the YA Collection and help create a more user-friendly teen space. The time spent at these Teen Advisory Group meetings can be used as community service hours.

If working outside is more your speed we are looking for Young Adults (13-22) to work in our Community Garden. We have a variety of jobs that can be done in the garden (depending on what time of year); planning the next season’s crops, weeding, composting, seed starting, or winterizing. The items that are grown in the garden will be donated to the American Legion for their weekly luncheons. Additionally, over the course of the year we are always looking for reliable Young Adults to help us tidy up our library or help us run programs for children, YA and adults. So, if you are looking to get a head start on your required community service hours, or, are just looking for a great place to volunteer give us a call. Call and ask for Deb at 860-228-9312 or email info@douglaslibrary.org to discuss volunteer opportunities for you!

East Region representatives willtake their message to the massesin the coming months mixing insome healthy living informationwith those corn dogs and funnelcakes as end-of-summer townfairs and events get underway.Some have already started likeNorwich Night Out, right, wherepatrons signed pledges to neversmoke. Some are coming up likethe Hebron Fair Sept. 10-13,above, where Windham Hospitalwill provide health tests and in-formation to visitors.

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Three from East Region become H3W leaders / 5

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Windham Community Memorial Hospital The William W. Backus Hospital

Health care entities out inforce during fair season

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Summerscreenings

Workmen fromNorwich PublicUtilities havebeen upgradingthe natural gaslines that runalong the front ofthe hospitalparking lot. Thenew lines willprovide betterservice to manyparts of the city.The bulk of theproject should becompleted Fri-day, Aug. 14.

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About HospiTellHospiTell is published each Friday bythe Communications Departments ofThe William W. Backus Hospital andWindham Hospital. Employees, med-ical staff and volunteers can have Hos-piTell e-mailed to their homes bysending a request to virginia.james@hhchealth.orgTo submit news:E-mail: publicrelations@wwbh.orgFax: 860-892-6964Deadline: Wednesdays at noon

Gift Shop Items of the Week

BACKUS GIFT SHOP HOURS: MON. - WED. / 9:30 A.M. – 7:30 P.M., THURS. - FRI. / 9:30 A.M. – 6:30 P.M.,

SAT. / 9:30 A.M. – 4 P.M., SUN. / 1 – 4 P.M.WINDHAM GIFT SHOP HOURS:

MON. - FRI. / 9 A.M. - 4 P.M.

Backus: Alexander's Uniforms will bethe featured dealer for the next Backus Auxiliary vendor sale Friday,Aug. 21, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main lobby conference rooms. Itemsinclude uniforms, shoes and more.

Windham: Alexanders Uniforms will be the featured dealer forthe next Auxiliary to Windham vendor sale Thursday, Aug. 27, from 9a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the atrium.

All sales by each auxiliary benefits the host hospital!

Upcoming Auxiliary vendor sales

BACKUS

Good adviceA new book

from the“Chicken Soupfor the Soul”

series. Includ-ing a columnfrom our ownAlice Facente.

$14.95

Familiar faces The Windham Arts Council’s “Let’sFace It” exhibit is on display in the

art gallery off of the Atrium. Portraits are for sale in the Auxiliary

to Windham Hospital Gift Shop. 20% of proceeds go to the Auxiliary.

WINDHAM

A retirement party will be held forlongtime Windham Hospital Rehabil-itation Network Manager Brian Caw-ley on Friday, Aug. 21, from 5-8 p.m.

at Main St. Cafe in Willimantic. Allare welcome. For more information,contact Bobbie Maschka atbobbie.maschka@hhchealth.org.

Retirement party planned for Brian Cawley

The Next Thin’s In program begins Aug. 31. Whatever your weight loss goalsare “Thin’s In” weight reduction program will give you the tools you need tolose weight and maintain healthy eating habits.

“Thin's In” instructor Dianne Rubin combines balanced eating and behaviormodification, which will leave you feeling mentally and physically satisfiedand healthier.

Classes run for 10 weeks and begin Monday, Aug. 31, at the HHC East Sys-tem Support Office, 11 Stott Ave. in Norwich. The program costs $130. Regis-tration is required by calling 860-442-2280.

Next Thin’s In series begins Aug. 31

Dear Colleagues,Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a Chamber of Commerce

Business After Hours open house at our new Ledyard Backus FamilyHealth Center. Those in attendance were quite impressed — not justwith the facility, but with our staff.

This week, our partner, United Community and Family Services, cele-brated National Health Center Week, which recognizes communityhealth centers, with an eye-catching display on the Norwichtown green.

They also received their long-awaited FederallyQualified Health Center status.

This got me thinking about how far health centershave come over the years. Our staff is truly doing ex-cellent work at all of our health centers in the EastRegion, making us leaders in this outpatient move-ment.

On a national note, community health centersserve approximately 24 million people, or one in 14Americans, and the numbers are even higher if youinclude hospital-affiliated entities. They have come along way since community health centers were firstconceived in a pilot project during President Lyndon John-

son’s “War on Poverty” — every day health centers are providing agrowing number of high quality, affordable services.

Health centers have also come a long way here in Eastern Con-necticut — they are at the center of our population health man-agement efforts, and a key part of our Preventive MedicineInitiative. Whether it is a Backus Family Health Center, a Wind-ham Family Health Center, or a partner such as United Commu-nity and Family Services, they serve patients from allsocio-economic backgrounds, offering services such as primarycare, urgent care, diagnostic imaging, lab and, most recently, be-havioral health services.

Many of our health centers have been recognized as PrimaryCare Medical Homes, which means they meet a specific set of cri-teria related to population health management, ease of accessand convenience. These are the attributes we must strive for at atime when consumerism is becoming so much more a part ofhealth care. The days when people just went where their doctortold them to go are over — patients now consider cost, conven-ience and quality, which is something our health centers offer ona regular basis.

So, I’d like to recognize all our health center staff for all they do— the work you are doing is vital to our efforts to provide cost ef-fective care, improve access, enhance quality, reduce health dis-parities and manage chronic illness. Thank you.

That’s all for now,

Dave

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Dave’sDesk

Quality care is never very far away

1. Colchester Backus Family Health Center: 163Broadway, Colchester

2. Hartford HealthCare Medical Group FamilyHealth Center: Storrs Common Plaza, 1244Storrs Road, Storrs

3. Ledyard Backus Family Health Center: 2 LorenzParkway, Ledyard,

4. Montville Backus Family Health Center: 80 Nor-wich-New London Tpke., Uncasville

5. North Stonington Backus Family Health Center:82 Norwich-Westerly Road, North Stonington

6. Norwichtown Backus Family Health Center: 42Town St., Suite 300, Norwich

7. UCFS Colchester Behavioral Health Office: 212Upton Road, Colchester

8. UCFS Jewett City Health Center: 70 Main St.,Jewett City

9. UCFS New London Behavioral Health Office:351 North Frontage Road, New London

10. UCFS Norwich Health Center: 47 Town St.,Norwich

11. UCFS Plainfield Health Center: 120-122 Plain-field Road, Moosup

12. Waterford Backus Family Health Center atCrossroads: 196 Parkway South, Suite 201B,Waterford

13. Windham Hospital Family Health Center: 5 Founders St., Willimantic

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Tractor pulls, carnival rides and country music. You can tell it’s getting to befair season in Eastern Connecticut. Backus and Windham hospitals will be outin full force at several fairs andcommunity events this late sum-mer and early fall to ensure thatpeople mix-in a little healthy liv-ing with those corn dogs and fun-

nel cakes.Backus and

Windhamhospital clini-cians will be

offering free health screeningsduring several events throughoutNew London, Windham and Tol-land Counties. Screenings will in-clude blood pressure, glucose, fallrisk and balance and bone density.

“It’s exciting to see Backus and Windham working together to provide thesevaluable screenings to our communities,” said Community Health Nurse AliceFacente, RN who has spearheaded the effort. “We really work to identify thehealth needs of our community and provide appropriate screenings, real timeresults and referral to a provider if need be. Through these screening we hopeto empower people to take control of their own health.”

East Region freehealth screenings

HEBRON HARVEST FAIR

nWhere: Hebron FairgroundsnWhen: Sept. 11, noon-4 p.m.nWhat’s offered: Bone densityscans, blood pressure screen-ings

HEALTHY LIVING FESTIVAL

nWhere: Norwich Free Acad-emynWhen: Sept. 12, 11 a.m. to 3p.m.nWhat’s offered: Food demos,activity demos, meditation

TOTAL LIFE EXPO

nWhere: Mohegan SunnWhen: Sept. 19, 10 a.m. to 3p.m.nWhat’s offered: Bone density

CELEBRATE MANSFIELDFESTIVAL

nWhere: Storrs CenternWhen: Sept. 20, noon to 4p.m.nWhat’s offered: Blood pres-sure screenings, bone densityscans

KILLINGLY HEALTH& WELLNESS FAIR

nWhere: KillinglynWhen: Sept. 24, 11 a.m. to 5p.m.nWhat’s offered: Bone density

COLCHESTER 57 FEST

nWhere: Recreation Complex(Rec Plex)nWhen: Sept. 26, 4 am-8 pmnWhat’s offered: Blood pres-sure screenings

FALLS PREVENTION EXPO

nWhere: Groton Senior Cen-ternWhen: Sept. 30, 9 a.m. to 1p.m.nWhat’s offered: Fall risk/bal-ance screening

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COVERSTORY

Jeff Martin, left, a Radiologic Tech at the Backus Plainfield Emergency CareCenter, talks to Katelyn Caron about a bone density test she took as part ofthe free screenings provided by Backus at the Lebanon Fair Aug. 8.

Fair season brings achance to get healthyEast Region health workers will be on site for screenings

Participants signed pledges not tosmoke during the recent NorwichNight Out event.

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Backus Hospital’s Rx for Health program is off to a strong start in its fightagainst childhood obesity this summer. Six weeks into the program, 65 fam-ilies have already received prescriptions for fruits and vegetables to be re-deemed at local farmers markets. And for the first time in the five-yearhistory of the program, several local pediatricians have joined primary careproviders in the effort.

Under the program,providers for childrenwho are overweight orat risk of being over-weight write prescrip-tions for fresh fruitsand vegetables to beredeemed at the Nor-wich and VoluntownFarmers Market. Atthe market, familiesbring the scripts to theBackus Care Van andreceive $20 worth ofvouchers for freshfruits, vegetables,farm fresh eggs, orwhole grain bread. Aregistered dietitian ora healthy eating advocate is present to provide nutritional counseling to bothchildren and their parents. A family can visit the market up to five times, re-ceiving $20 worth of vouchers each visit.

“Having pediatricians Dr. Richard Lavoie, Dr. Ravi Prakash, Dr. Larry Galanand the Norwich Pediatric Group this year has helped make this programeven stronger. It gives us the ability to reach even more families, providerecipes and educate them about the importance of healthy eating habits,”said Community Health Nurse Alice Facente, RN.

Rx for Health scripts can be redeemed at the Downtown Norwich FarmersMarket every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. though Oct. 28. Scripts canalso be redeemed at the Voluntown Farmers Market on Sunday, Sept 20,from10 a.m. to 1 p.m in the parking lot of Voluntown Elementary School at195 Main St. (Route 138).

Eric Arlia, MBA, RPh, Pharmacy Regional Director; EllenCrowe, BSN, RN, CHCM, Regional Director, Clinical Excel-lence and Innovation; and Rev. Mary C. Horan, MDiv., Re-gional Director of Pastoral Care; completed training andhave been certified as H3W behavior trainers for HartfordHealthCare.

The three completed six 8-hour training sessions allow-ing them to facilitate H3W learning sessions for employ-ees in all of Hartford HealthCare regions.

Trainers are chosen by regional executive leadershipteams. All employees are required to complete H3WLeadership Behaviors Training.

There’s still time to join the Wind-ham Hospital Relay for Life team andsupport the fightagainst cancer. Therelay is scheduledfor Oct. 17-18 atEastern Connecti-cut State Univer-sity's baseballstadium. To join or donate to the teamgo to relayforlife.org/windhamct andselect join a team and select “Wind-ham Hospital Healers.”

The Healers will also be hosting afundraiser at Cassidy Hill Vineyard,454 Cassidy Hill Road, Coventry onSaturday, Aug. 29, from 6 - 9 p.m. Tick-ets are $25 per person, $40 per couplefor wine tasting, food, live entertain-ment and basket drawings.

For info or to purchase tickets, callBobbie Maschka, PT, at 860-456-6797or email bobbie.maschka@hhchealth.org.

Windham Relayfor Life fundraiser

Three from East Region certified as H3W Leadership Trainers

Rx for Health gains backingfrom local pediatricians

Agata Doorn, left, along with members of herfamily and some friends, looks over the fruitand vegetable selections at the Norwich FarmersMarket Wednesday. Agata and her family havebeen participating in the Backus Rx for HealthProgram this summer.

Congratulations to the A-4 staff ontheir recent publication in the NAON(National Association of OrthopaedicNurses) Journal on their research ti-tled “Effect of a Brief Massage on Pain,Anxiety, and Satisfaction With PainManagement in Postoperative Or-thopaedic Patients.” Great work!

— Crystal Rice, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager, A-4 Orthopedics

Orthopedic researchpublished

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Backus Café Menu

SATURDAY, Aug. 15

SUNDAY, Aug. 16

MONDAY, Aug. 17

TUESDAY, Aug. 18

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19

THURSDAY, Aug. 20

FRIDAY, Aug. 21

chicken tenders / chef’s choice / soup du jour / fiesta corn / mashed potatoes

pulled pork and cheddar wraps / chef’s choice / soup du jour / mixed vegetables / white rice

ENTREES: meatball grinder with onions and peppers / blackened salmon / quiche lor-raine / SOUPS: chicken tortellini / vegetable / SIDES: bermuda blend vegetables /brussel sprouts / french fries / rice pilaf

ENTREES: greek salad with chicken / ground turkey stuffed peppers / pesto tilapia /SOUPS: minestrone / broccoli cheddar / SIDES: caribbean blend vegetables / aspara-gus / mashed potatoes / wild rice

ENTREES: pot roast with gravy and horseradish / butternut ravioli with sage sauce /eggplant rollettes / SOUPS: split pea / cream of mushroom / SIDES: green beanswith roasted red peppers / baby carrots / mashed potatoes / garlic bread

ENTREES: cuban sandwich (ham, roasted pork, dill pickle, swiss, mustard) / keilbasaand kraut / chicken, broccoli and noodle casserole / SOUPS: portuguese with kale / cream of tomato / SIDES: corn / normandy blend vegetables / curly fries

ENTREES: fish tacos / general tso's chicken / chef's choice / SOUPS: rhode islandclam chowder / potato leek / SIDES: broccoli / sicilian blend vegetables / potatowedges / jasmine rice

The Backus cafeteria is open daily from6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.Hot food is served from6:30 - 10:30 a.m.; 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; and5 - 6:30 p.m.

DAILY FARE: A variety of hot paninis, cold wraps and pizza specials are available on a rotating basis

Discount movie ticketsnDiscount Lisbon Landing Digiplex movie tick-ets are available through Cathy Saunders in Diag-nostic Imaging or Donna McLaughlin in Food andNutrition. The theater has recently changed handsand is now CarMike Cinemas, and we are pleased to offer the ticketsfor $7.50.

About the EAGnThe EAG is a small team of employees who plan and coordi-nate fun and discounted activities for all employees. Contact the group by e-mailing Donna McLaughlin atdonna.mclaughlin@hhchealth.org.

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afeteria Menu

MONDAY, Aug. 17

TUESDAY, Aug. 18

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19

THURSDAY, Aug. 20

FRIDAY, Aug. 21

SATURDAY, Aug. 22

SUNDAY, Aug. 23

ENTREE: teriyaki and sesame glazed salmon / SOUPS: vegetarian lentil soup / soup dujour / SIDES:wild rice pilaf / peas / SANDWICH: deli buffalo chicken panini

ENTREE: meat or vegetable stromboli / SOUPS: chicken, barley and leek / soup du jour /SIDES: buttered shells / chef’s choice / SANDWICH: grilled chicken caesar pita

ENTREE: beef, shrimp or vegetable stir fry over rice / SOUPS: italian wedding / soup dujour / SIDES: white rice / sweet and spicy green beans / SANDWICH: fresh eggplantgrilled panini

ENTREE: marinated grilled flank steak with mushroom wine sauce / SOUPS: sausage,kale and potato / soup du jour / SIDES: chipotle cream au gratin potatoes / sautéedbrussel sprouts / SANDWICH: “not your normal” gluten-free grilled cheese

ENTREE: thai chicken satay with grilled pineapple / fish tacos / SOUPS: new englandclam chowder / soup du jour / SIDES: fresh broccoli / quinoa and cous cous blend /SANDWICH: fresh turkey with sliced apple, cheddar cheese and honey mustard

ENTREE: spaghetti with meatballs or sausage with garlic bread / SOUP: chicken veg-etable with rice / SIDES: chef’s choice / SANDWICH: cuban grilled panini

ENTREE: build your own burger bar / SOUP: beef barley / SIDES: sliced carrots / tatertots / SANDWICH: portabella and bleu with crumbled bleu cheese and mixed greens

The Sumner Cafeteria open from6:30 - 10:30 a.m.; 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; 2 - 2:30 p.m. and3 - 6:30 p.m.Hot food is served from6:30 - 9:30 a.m.; 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; and5 - 6:30 p.m.

BREAKFAST: Served weekdays only and includes a variety of hot items including oatmeal, cream of wheat, yogurt bar, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, homefries and a breakfast sandwich (Selection varies by day)

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Windham Hospital Foundation Executive Director ShawnMaynard and Volunteer Services Manager and JobShadow Coordinator Rebecca Putnam pitched in to helpgroundskeepers weed in front of the hospital’s ValleyStreet entrance this week. Anna Crawford (not pictured)also helped out.

Tuesday, Aug. 18, is National Soft Serve IceCream Day and the Backus Café iscelebrating.

Cool off with an ice cream sun-dae or milkshake at the BackusCafé. Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 1-3p.m. and 4-6:30 p.m.

Strawberry or hot fudge sun-daes will be featured along with

vanilla or chocolate milkshakes, and flavoredsmoothies.

Chill out with ice cream

Thanks to Patient Accountsfor going the extra mile

I would like to thank Charlsy Rogers in theBackus Patient Accounts Department for her assis-tance with my billing documents on Aug. 7.

I was experiencing serious medical issues andCharlsy went the extra step to help me.

Thank you and I am eternally grateful. — Richard Duclos, Plainfield

GENERAL STOREGeneral Store is a free classified ad section for the benefit of East Region employees, retirees, medical staff and volunteers.

We welcome your submissions by the hospital Intranet, fax (860-892-6964), mail or by e-mailing publicrelations@wwbh.org.The deadline for submissions to be included in each Friday’s HospiTell is Wednesday at noon.

HospiTellwill include community events for not-for-profit organizations based in eastern Connecticut that are open to the public and free of charge. We do not accept ads for real estate, firearms or personal ads. Please do not list hospital phone numbers or

hospital e-mail addresses for responses. You must submit your item weekly if you want it to appear more than one week.

To have HospiTell e-mailed to you, or for questions about the General Store, please call Ginny James, Backus CorporateCommunications, at 860-889-8331, ext. 4211, or e-mail her at virginia.james@hhchealth.org.

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FOR SALEFIRST CUT HAY— $6 per bale. Call860-933-3068.

ARMOIRE— Light oak, $125, picturesupon request. Call 860-367-1939.

MISC. ITEMS— Rogers silverplate sil-verware, Starlight Rose, 15 place set-tings plus extra serving pieces, $200.Unicorn lamp, $10. Fly Tying kit, $20.Typewriter stand, $10. Call 860-822-8578.

FREETALKING COCKATIELS— Two males,eight and nine years old, hand raised,three cages, dishes. Call 860-823-7266.

WANTEDCAREGIVER— Caring and reliable per-son to provide early morning care foran individual with disabilities, 6 to 10a.m., several mornings per week, per-sonal care experience, Central Village.Call 860-710-2944.

FALL DECORATIONS — Hay, pitchfork,overalls, wagon, metal wash buckets,etc. Items are needed for a photobackdrop at the Preston Congrega-tional Church Scarecrow Festival inSeptember. Call 860-237-2303 andplease leave a message.

ARTISTS — FACES at FAHS (Fine Artand Craft Exhibit and Sale at theFinnish American Heritage Society) isseeking artists and crafters for a Sat-urday, Oct. 3 event at the Finnish Hall,76 North Canterbury Rd., Canterbury.Indoor/outdoor spaces, $30 (post-

marked on or before Friday, July 31),free admission, handicapped accessi-ble. Call 860-974-2760 or email FACESatFAHS@gmail.com.

STS. PETER & PAUL CHURCH— Ven-dors wanted for the Kris Kringle Fair,Saturday, Nov. 14. $25 per table. Call860-887-9857.

CRAFTERS— Craft, Hobby and Prod-uct Show sponsored by the LebanonVolunteer Fire Department LadiesAuxiliary, Saturday, Nov. 21. Call 860-942-8283.

EVENTSMOVING SALE— Saturday, Aug. 15, 9a.m. to 4 p.m. at Route 12, Jewett City.Three piece living room set with re-cliners, lamps, two like new cribs withmattresses, one white, one walnut,futon, baby seats, household, bedding,more. Email greenstang06@gmail.com for pictures or questions.

ATTENTION RUNNERS— Saturday,Aug. 15, Sunday, Aug. 16, 9 a.m. to 12noon at Franklin Mud Run, GiddingsPark, Route 207, Franklin. Sign up atwww.ctfranklinlionsclub.com.

YOGA IN THE PARK SUNSETCLASSES— Beginners, ages 14 yearsold to adult Session I, Tuesdays, Aug.18, 25 and Thursdays, Aug. 20, 27. Ses-sion II, Tuesdays, Sept. 1, 8, 15 andThursday, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 5:30-6:30 p.m.at the Mohegan Park Lakeside Pavil-ion, Norwich. Cheryl Hughes willguide the evening practice. Four daysis $50 for Norwich residents, $60 fornon-residents, drop-ins, $10. Call formore information 860-823-3791.

CHICKEN BARBECUE— Saturday, Aug.

15, 4-6 p.m. at Voluntown BaptistChurch, 52 Main St. Dinner includeschicken, baked potato, corn, cole slaw,dine-in or take-out, adult dinner, $11,children under 12 years old $5. Callfor tickets 860-376-9485.

SINKING HOLES FOR CANCER— Sun-day, Aug. 16 from 3-8 p.m. at OdetahCamping Resort. Live entertainment,hotdog/hamburger, beverage, $10.Proceeds benefit the Jimmy Fund. CallKendra for tickets 860-822-9977 or860-608-3820.

FREE SAILBOAT RIDE FOR CANCERSURVIVORS— Thursday, Aug. 27,Thursday, Sept. 10, 1-2 p.m. Relaxationaboard the sailboat HADO, BrewersYacht Yard, South Yard, Westbrook.Non-smoking, non-perfume, spon-sored by the non profit Del Function.Call to attend 860-889-3424.

FUNDRAISING NIGHT AT CASSIDYHILL— Saturday, Aug. 29, 6 p.m. at 454Cassidy Hill Road, Coventry, CT. Bene-fiting Relay for Life of greater Wind-ham. $25 per person, $30 at the door,$40 per couple. Call for tickets 860-456-6797.

GRISWOLD RECREATIONAL PRO-GRAM— Starting Tuesday, Sept. 1 andthen every Tuesday and Thursdayfrom 6-7 p.m. Exercise class, low im-pact aerobics, weights, Pilates, bringmats and weights, open to surround-ing towns. Call for more information860-376-4741.

FALL FESTIVAL — Thursday, Sept. 10,9 a.m. to 4 p.m., yard sale and familycloset. Friday, Sept. 11, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.and Saturday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 7p.m., yard sale, family closet, needle-work, baked goods, general store,

games food, silent auction, books,CDs, DVDs, major raffle begins at 7p.m. on Saturday. All will be held atSaint Joseph Church, 11 Baltic Road,Versailles-Occum.

ST. JAMES CHURCH CEREMONY—Sunday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. at St. JamesChurch Poquetanuck, 95 Route 2A,Preston. Celebrate the rededication ofthe historic Bishop Samuel SeaburyWindow and honor Father DavidCanon’s 50 plus years of ministry.

LEE MEMORIAL CHURCH FUNDRAIS-ERS— One pound pecans from Geor-gia, $12. Streak-less cloths, $3, nochemicals, just water, reusable, pol-ishes. Proceeds benefit the church.Call 860-822-6595 or 860-908-9797.

PRESCHOOL/CHILD CARE — FirstLeaps Together, Ledyard is a smallfamily-oriented center proudly pro-viding outstanding early education inLedyard Center. Now Enrolling foropenings in our Fall programs, begin-ning Monday, Aug. 31. Full day andshortened day preschool program op-tions, after school programs, special-ized services. Visitfirstleapstogether.com and mentionthis ad and we will apply a $100 dis-count to your second month’s tuitionpayment for all new full time Septem-ber enrollment. Call 860-381-5537 fora tour.

ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL — Accepting reg-istrations for the 2015-2016 schoolyear. 10 School Hill Road, Baltic, fullday pre-kindergarten for children whowill be 3 and 4 years of age by Decem-ber, grades kindergarten througheighth grade available. Call 860-822-6141 or email sistermarypatrick@gmail.com.

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The Backus Hospital Auxiliary willhost its 12th annual Mini Golf Tourna-ment on Saturday, Sept. 19, at theKnolls and Holes Course at OdetahCamping Resort in Bozrah.

Registration starts at 10:30 a.m.

with the tournament kicking off atnoon. Awards will be presented at 2p.m. The event includes live andsilent auctions, refreshments and abuffet.

Tickets are $75 per participant and

can be purchased at the Backus Hos-pital Gift Shop, Backus OutpatientCare Center Gift Shop or by callingthe Backus Auxiliary at 860-889-8331,ext. 2259. Players must be 21 or olderto attend.

Auxiliary mini-golf tourney slated for Sept. 19