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Birch Ridge Officially Preserved Forever Salmon Press helping Make A Wish See page A3 THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019 COVERING ALTON, BARNSTEAD, & NEW DURHAM - WWW.SALMONPRESS.COM FREE Community effort yields new playground BY CATHY ALLYN their children. partment’s overall bud- Contributing Writer At the Smith ball get, which covers people NEW DURHAM — fields, an A frame swing of all ages. “There is nothing there. set, there for years, was Accruing the money When teams from other removed a while ago due needed takes time, and towns come to play on to safety and insurance safe equipment is expen- our fields, it is embar- concerns. A slide for two sive. Low maintenance rassing that we have to five-year-olds sat for- equipment is even more nothing for them or lornly next to a monkey expensive. It looked as their siblings to do.” bar climbing structure, though children would “I wind up driving and that was it. have to wait several them to Wolfeboro for Someone needed to years to have something that little playground do something, and, for- to play on. there.” tunately for the kids in Then a number of “There’s a spinning town, a group of parents volunteers who serve as thing, like a merry-go- did. coaches got together. round; we call it the For years, the Parks “We wanted some- wheel of death. All the and Recreation depart- thing with little or no bigger kids are trying ment budget included maintenance,” Dana to slide down this little funds for a new play- Berry said, “and we slide and pushing little ground, but everyone wanted to give the kids COURTESY PHOTO A REAL community effort has gone into funding, designing, and installing a playground kids out of the way.” knows how slowly mon- their swings back. We for the Smith ball fields in New Durham. Entire families have volunteered their time (and Parents in New ey can amass. During also needed bigger slides strength) to complete the project for the children’s carefree days of summer. Here, workers Durham have long be- that same time period, for the older kids.” position the new swing set. moaned the lack of a there had been little or decent playground for no increase in the de- SEE PLAYGROUND, PAGE A10 Birch Ridge officially preserved forever 2,000 ACRES OVERLOOKING MERRYMEETING LAKE NOW A COMMUNITY F OREST, COMMUNITY CELEBRATION PLANNED FRO JULY 13 NEW DURHAM — ation land and wildlife enthusiasts who wished east Land Trust of New all - forever. Our sincere Coldrain Pond. The for- There’s a lot to celebrate habitat in New Durham to protect the land from Hampshire (SELT), the thanks to all who sup- est offers 13 miles of trails in the Lakes Region this has slipped through the development. Now, Merrymeeting Lake ported this project and for hikers, cross-country week. For more than a fingers of many neigh- through partnership Association (MMLA), put in the hard work to skiers, hunters and bird- decade, critical recre- bors and local outdoor efforts of the South- and Moose Mountains make it a reality.” ers. And, it offers critical Regional Greenways Laurie Smith, in- habitat for wide-ranging (MMRG), these 2,000 coming president of the species such as moose, acres are conserved Merrymeeting Lake As- bear, deer, and bobcat, Downing’s Landing forever as Birch Ridge sociation added, “The as well as solitude along Community Forest. Merrymeeting Lake As- Coldrain Pond where According to Ron sociation’s mission is in the spring common closing Aug. 5 Gehl, New Durham Con- to protect and preserve loons can be seen feed- servation Commission pristine Merrymeet- ing. Chair, “We’re thrilled ing Lake. This purchase Those who know this FISH AND GAME UPDATING PUBLIC BOAT that efforts begun over is a huge step forward.” land, cherish it. When a decade ago have final- Birch Ridge Commu- the land became avail- ACCESS IN ALTON BAY ly come to fruition for nity Forest rises over able in summer 2018, ALTON — The New temporary coffer dam to com/access. this jewel of a conserva- Merrymeeting Lake the Merrymeeting Lake Hampshire Fish and upgrade the single-lane The New Hampshire tion project. This land with views of Mount Association put down a Game Department ramp to a double-lane Fish and Game Depart- represents the classic Molly and Mount Bet, non-refundable payment purchased Downing’s ramp with a central sea- ment’s Statewide Public natural character of our across the winding to purchase the proper- Landing in November sonal dock. This year’s Boat Access Program town, and the communi- snowmobile corridor 22. ty. They then reached 2012, creating the first closure is expected to is funded through boat ty can now rest assured It filters clean water to public boat access area last through Columbus registration fees, which that it can be enjoyed by Merrymeeting Lake and SEE FOREST, PAGE A12 on Lake Winnipesau- Day, and will curtail all are combined as match kee. To better serve the access to the lake associ- dollars with federal residents and visitors ated with the property. Wildlife and Sport Fish of New Hampshire, the From Aug. 5 through Restoration funds to fa- department will begin a the completion of Phase cilitate boat access op- full refurbishment of the I this fall, there will portunities in the state. facility this summer. To be no opportunity for Fish and Game’s Facili- accomplish this, the fa- shorebank access or ties and Lands Division cility will be closing on launching any type of acquires land for public Monday, Aug. 5. water craft to ensure a water access sites, refur- The project will be safe and effective work bishes existing sites, and completed in two phases site. Please check the builds new public boat and will be finished in project’s status using the access areas. For more 2020. Phase I will use a New Hampshire Fish information on boating and Game Department’s access locations in New Statewide Public Boat Hampshire, visit www. INDEX Access Program’s web fishnh.com/access. t page at www.fishnh. Volume 13 • Number Business .......................A7 Early deadlines Churches ......................A8 Classifieds ..............B6–B9 moving forward Editorial Page ..............A4 John Harrigan ............A13 MEREDITH — Due to printing schedule changes, Letters ..........................A4 the weekly editorial deadline for The Baysider will COURTESY PHOTO Obituaries ....................A8 be changing to 4 p.m. on Mondays starting with the Baysider on the Adriatic Sports ...................B1 - B5 issue of July 11. Please note that all letters to the edi- tor, photos, press releases and obituaries must be in 24 pages in 2 sections Linda and Britney Haney crossed the Adriatic on an 18-day tour of Croatia, Montenegro, our offices by 4 p.m. on Monday for inclusion in that Bosnia and Slovenia. Dubrovnik’s Old Town, The Bay of Kotor, Sarajevo’s war torn city, © week’s paper. 2019, Salmon Press, LLC. 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