This time of year, many of our maple syrup farmers are busy harvesting tree sap.  Making maple syrup is a long and laborious process but for Dawn Drum and her family, co-owners of Oweneco Farms, Lebanon, it’s fun and rewarding.   The history of maple syrup making on the Oweneco Farm dates back to sugar rationing during WWII.   We honor this tradition here.

Congratulations are in order for Keith Fontaine, VP and Chief Communications Officer, Backus Hospital, for being awarded the 60th Annual Citizen of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut.  If you know Keith, you know how dedicated he is to helping various community and civic organizations.  Mark your calendars for May 4th as an award dinner will be held in his honor.  More here.

March 4th was an historical day for the Mohegan Tribe as the Council of Elders announced their unanimous decision to appoint  Mohegan’s first Tribal Chairwoman Lynn Malerba to serve as Chief, a lifetime appointment and highest honor.  This position was vacant since the passing of Chief Ralph Sturges “G’tinemong” in 2007.  Lynn will be the 17th Chief in the Tribe’s history.  Story here.

Let’s salute First Lieutenant Michael Petersen, Mystic resident, here, now working logistical convoy operations at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.  “I have very strong ties to the area that I hope to return to very soon,” says 1LT Petersen, Convoy Commander 1404th Transportation Company.
 
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