THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014 GILFORD, N.H. - FREE Support for POW’s runs high during 26th Annual Freedom Ride BY DAN KANE their way through the the strength I need to Contributing Writer Motorcycle Week festiv- fight off this hopeless- GILFORD/MERE- ities at Weirs Beach and ness my captors see,” DITH — The Northeast on to the town docks in she said. “I have family Prisoner of War and Meredith, eventually who wait at home for Missing in Action Net- congregating at Hesky me with only tears of not work held its 26th an- Park, where the group knowing… With that, nual Freedom Ride last held a Memorial Vigil. our father in heaven, we Thursday, June 19, the Alicia Gorrell of Post 33 say please help us all.” longest running contin- American Legion deliv- Bob Williams, Viet- ual vigil in the United ered the opening prayer nam veteran and repre- States. from the perspective of a sentative leader of the Starting out in Gil- POW. group based in Manches- ford, the riders made “It is from God I ask ter, delivered the Pledge of Allegiance. Williams holds an awareness vigil of his own once a month Memories, life in Manchester. Steve Ainsworth and lessons shared at daughter Jessica sang the National Anthem to- fourth grade finale gether. BY ERIN PLUMMER lives. Host for the event Bob [email protected] Bolduc said she want- Jones recognized a very It was a night of mem- ed the students spend special guest, 92-year-old ories and life lessons for time thinking less about ex-World War II POW the fourth grade class middle school and more Wes Wells, before be- at Gilford Elementary about the future, coming ginning the rest of the DAN KANE School during their fina- up with a plan for the event. With some patriotic help from the Meredith Fire Department, participants in the 26th Annual le celebration last week. future and thinking of Town Manager of Freedom Ride honoring American prisoners of war overseas roll into Meredith. The fourth graders a where they want to be in Meredith Phil Warren GES will be going onto 10 years. then briefly spoke about own. POW’s remain alive in praise for Forrester and Gilford Middle School “As you enter middle the event. “All you here this eve- our memories, especial- her work in the State next school year. On school, begin to think “We’ve been honored ning are participating ly Thursday night here Senate. Tuesday, students gath- about why you do some- to have you here for 26 in a supportive gesture in Meredith. I want to “I think the veterans ered with teachers, ad- thing well, and less straight years,” he said. towards those who have thank you all for choos- in the area now rec- ministrators, and family about how you do some- State Senator and served us and our coun- ing to be here tonight ognize her name,” he members for the Fourth thing well,” Bolduc said. Meredith resident Jean- try,” she said. “While with us to keep their said. “If there’s a bill or Grade Finale celebrat- She also asked stu- ie Forrester then offered their whereabouts memory alive.” something to do with ing the students’ time at dents to remember the some thoughts of her may be unknown, our Jones offered his SEE RIDE PAGE A9 Gilford Elementary. relationships they made GES Principal Dan- in elementary school, ielle Bolduc shared les- but also branch out to Brick project gives kids hands on history lesson sons on life from this make friends in middle BY ERIN PLUMMER spring’s “One Book, One school. [email protected] School” book “Kenny “Learning and being In the 1830’s, Benja- and the Dragon.” She a good friend isn’t ev- min Rowe constructed imparted the lessons erything, but it is an im- his home with bricks including “people are portant lesson you have made from a vein of not what they look like learned here at GES,” clay in the woods by his on the surface” and “a Bolduc said. property. Nearly two problem is easier to Bolduc also urged centuries later, that vein solve when you have students to try hard and was used to make more people who care about try to take risks, saying bricks for the house, this you to figure it out.” more people will be im- time by a group of Gil- “I don’t think there’s pressed by their commit- ford Elementary School anything more import- ment to work hard than students as part of a liv- ant to your children by their intelligence ing history lesson. than to have you here alone. Fourth and second today on an educational “I have truly enjoyed grade Reading Buddies milestone,” Bolduc said. getting to know each worked together to make Bolduc added that and every one of you, bricks and install them students will want par- and I will miss you very around the herb garden ents to be there for them, much,” Bolduc said. in the back of the Ben- ERIN PLUMMER and she said parents are A number of students jamin Rowe House just A group of second and fourth graders lay bricks around the herb garden at the Benjamin Rowe important pieces in the shared their fondest feet from their school. House. The students made the bricks from what is believed to be the same vein of clay Benjamin success of their children. memories of their time The project was the re- Rowe used to make the house. She said teachers have at GES. sult of months of work In recent years, Alt- well. also been an important Harry Meehan said and research by second class and fourth graders ing said the two have The project was sub- part of the children’s SEE 4TH GRADE PAGE A9 graders in Diane Alting’s in Katie Bryant’s class. wanted to do a project to- mitted to the Gilford Ed- gether. Students in both ucational Endowment grades have been learn- Fund (GEEF) and re- Gilford Library kicks off summer reading program ing about the history of ceived funding. BY ERIN PLUMMER off at the Gilford Public On Monday, families reading program “Fizz, Gilford and the Benja- The students did re- [email protected] Library with the start of gathered at the library Boom, Read.” min Rowe House. search on the process A summer of reading, this year’s summer read- for the kickoff party “Fizz, Boom, Read” Thompson-Ames His- of brick making as well science, and fun kicked ing program. of this year’s summer is a nationwide reading torical Society Presi- as looking more into program that will focus dent Karin Landry said Gilford Village. Alting on science. research has shown a said the students did re- “We’re doing a lot of vein of clay found in the search and wrote essays experiments and a lot woods was likely the on their Chromebooks of different programs,” same vein that Benja- When it came time to said Children’s Librari- min Rowe used to form get the clay, the students an Tracey Petrozzi. the bricks that comprise went off a nature trail, This year’s summer his house. and a group of students programs will take a sci- “We decided that harvested the clay from ence theme in some way. we were going to try to the vein. The students “We talked to some of make bricks using the separated the clay then the local science teach- same clay that Benjamin formed bricks from ers; they’re just thrilled Rowe used,” Alting said, wooden molds made by with it,” Petrozzi said. saying the goal was for Alting’s husband. Each The Children’s Room the bricks to be part of mold had a double so stu- is now decorated in a the landscaping. dents in both fourth and science theme, with “I’m on board for any- second grade could work “green slime” banners thing that deals with Gil- together and use them. all over the room and ford; the community or The bricks were then many posters related to the history of Gilford,” fired in the school kiln. science themes. Petrozzi Bryant said. A week before the end said some of the science Bryant said her father of school, students from teachers from Gilford has worked with the his- both classes walked to ERIN PLUMMER Middle School and Gil- torical society and that the Rowe House with Paul Warnick with friends Jacqueline Nash and Leilani McMath entertain children at the Gilford ford High School helped influenced her to get in- adults, bringing around Public Library during the kickoff party for the “Fizz, Boom, Read” summer reading program. SEE READING PAGE A2 volved in the society as SEE BRICKS PAGE A9 A2 THE GILFORD STEAMER ALMANAC THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014 Notes from the Gilford Public Library BY MOLLY HARPER a community in turmoil lifetime on the stern of a India! Monday, June 30 – 4 p.m. Library Correspondent when the globalization lobster boat. But I was a Mahjong, 12:30-3 Line Dancing for My brother Jon of the fishing industry writer.” Friday, June 27 p.m. Beginners, 9 – 10 a.m. Keller was living in the reaches their boats, and After that realiza- Social Bridge, 10:30 Check – Out – An mountains of Montana, one lobsterman is mys- tion, Jon set to work. a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1 – Expert!, 10 a.m. – leading mule and horse teriously murdered. He stayed in that small, Knit Wits, 1:30-2:30 Rug Hooking, 10:30 noon.