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Land Trust protects 80 acres
Stafford
STAFFORD – The Northern Connecticut Land Trust has acquired 80 acres of upland forest near Roaring Brook in Stafford. The property abuts the Nipmuck State Forest and connects through the forest to the NCLT protected White Farm. The NCLT plans to name the new property Nipmuck Woods. Nipmuck Woods was purchased from the Stafford Fish & Game Club for $203,395. Funds were provided by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Cox Family Fund at the Boston Foundation, The Bafflin Foundation, the Fields
Pond Foundation, and friends of the NCLT. The NCLT plans to develop the old logging roads on the property into a network of trails that connect to the Nipmuck State Forest. When the trails have been completed and marked, the property will be open to the public for passive recreation. A map of the planned trail system is in the process of being created. NCLT is an all-volunteer organization serving Enfield, Somers, Stafford, East Windsor, Ellington, Vernon, and Tolland (northernctlandtrust.org). With this property, the NCLT now protects more than 1,600 acres.
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Stafford Veterans Corner
STAFFORD – The following items are notes of interest for Stafford veterans.
Stafford Veterans Honor Guard The honor guard is looking for new members. The guard meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Town Hall at 6 p.m., with drill at 6:30 p.m. Stafford Veterans Coffee Social Meets every Wednesday at Bonnie-Jean’s Kitchen, 107 W. Stafford Road, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Stafford Advisory Committee Town Hall Veterans Room - Oct. 19, 6 p.m.
AMVETS (American Veterans) Meets fourth Thursday of each month, American Legion, 26 Monson Road, 7 p.m. For details on this and the previously listed items, call Dana Dillon, 860-428-1009. Veterans Educational Training Social Day (VETS Day) Town Hall Veterans Room, Nov. 11, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Veterans Day Ceremony Wall of Honor, Olympic Circle Nov. 11 - 11:11 a.m.
VFW (Veterans of Foreign War) Post and Auxiliary meets first Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Bingo every Wednesday, doors open at 4 p.m., card sales, 5:30 p.m. calling starts at 6 p.m. Contact info: Stafford VFW, PO Box 238, Stafford Springs, CT 06076
American Legion Meets second Thursday each month, 7 p.m. Auxiliary meets second Monday each month, 6 p.m. Sons: meet second Tuesday each month 6 p.m. Bingo: every Friday, doors open 5 p.m., selling starts at 6 p.m., calling starts at 7 p.m. Cards: every Tuesday night Pool League: every Wednesday night. For details, call Cmdr. Mike Beaudin at 860-458-9392.
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