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Junior Girl Scouts Asking For Announcements Soccer Equipment Donations WEDDING

Pictured L to R holding donated soccer equipment: Lauren Kaltsas, Cailley Simmonds, Erin King, Hannah Whitney, Kelly Dellovo, and kneeling Courtney Otto

Our Junior Girl Scout troop the Middle East. We will be sending Mr. and Mrs. James Richard Grobecker 22725 from Amherst are work- our donations to children in Liberia. ing towards earning their Bronze If you would like to contribute you Award the highest award in Junior can find collection bins in the Am- On October 10th, 2008, Diane Margaret Nolan, daughter of Jack Girl Scouts. We are looking for do- herst Library, Clark, Wilkins, Mont and Beth Nolan of Amherst was married to Mr. James Richard nations of new and gently used soc- Vernon Village School, Amherst Grobecker of Salem. He is the son of Rich and Pat Grobecker of cer balls, soccer uniforms, cleats Middle School, and Amherst Con- Salem. and shin guards. We are work- gregational Church and inside the The was given in by her father. The double ring ing with a non-profit organization Hampshire Dome. The collection ceremony was performed by Father Agapit Jean of St. John Neu- called “Sports Gift”. Sports Gift re- bins will be at these locations until Mr. and Mrs. Scott Johnson mann Catholic Church in Merrimack. furbishes soccer equipment and de- May 5th. If you have any questions Megan Nolan of Amherst served as her sister’s maid of honor. livers it to under privileged children please contact Courtney Otto 672- Bridal attendants were Kathy Grobecker of Salem, sister of the throughout the United States, Afri- 4360. Thank you. Jennifer Buonamano, daughter of Arthur and Carol Buonama- groom, Kelly Cusack of Boston, MA, Katie Denehy of Wakefield, ca, Central America, Indonesia and no of Amherst was married to Scott Johnson, son of John and Di- MA, and Katie Donovan of Millis, MA. Junior was ane Johnson of Livonia, Michigan on January 24th in Fort Myers, Claire Nolan of W. Bridgewater, MA, cousin of the bride. Florida. The best man was Mike Grobecker of Merrimack. Ushers were Joanna (Cushing) Quigley, a fellow Souhegan High School grad- Timothy Groch of Salem, TJ Makkosian of Salem, Mike Cipria- uate, served as maid of honor to the bride. no of Salem, and Matt Cipriano of Salem. Junior Groomsman was SVTC Elects Board of Directors Jennifer is a 1998 graduate of Souhegan High School and re- Matthew McFall of Henniker, cousin of the bride. ceived her BS in nursing from Northeastern University. Jennifer is A reception was held Skymeadow Country Club in Nashua. On April 7th, the Souhegan Val- buses are subcontracted from the a nurse at Cape Coral Hospital in Cape Coral Florida. The bride graduated from Souhegan High School in 2001 and ley Transportation Collabora- Nashua Transit System. The fare is Scott graduated from Western Michigan State College and op- graduated from UNH Durham in 2005 with a BA in journalism. tive (SVTC) elected its 2009-2010 $2 each way, but vouchers are avail- erates a remodelling business in the Fort Myers area where they She is employed as a staffing consultant at Hollister Staffing in Board of Directors and Officers. able. Registration is required, and will reside. Boston, Massachusetts. Each of the participating communi- rides must be scheduled at least 48 The groom graduated from Salem High School, Salem in ties and the Granite State Organiz- hours in advance on weekdays. Reg- 2001 and graduated from UNH Durham in 2005 with a BA in ing Project (GSOP) are represented istration and ride scheduling can English teaching. He is employed as a marketing representative on the Board: Marcia Nelson, Mil- be easily completed by calling 880- for Universal Music Distribution. ford, chairperson; Janet Langdell, 0100 extension 1 Monday through After a at Sandals in Saint Lucia, the couple will Milford, vice-chairperson; Jim Be- Friday. live in Salem, Massachusetts. langer, Hollis, co-secretary; Dennie The Collaborative is working Townsend, Brookline, co-secretary; with the Nashua Regional Planning Ellen Groh, GSOP, treasurer; Car- Commission on long-term strate- olyn Mitchell, Amherst; and Ruth gic planning for affordable, handi- Heden, GSOP/at-large member. capped accessible transportation SVTC provides bus service for resources in the Souhegan Valley. If non-emergency medical transpor- you are interested in learning more ENGAGEMENT tation to any resident of Milford, about the service or about volunteer Brookline, Hollis and Amherst. The opportunities to keep the bus roll- bus operates on Tuesday, Wednes- ing in the Souhegan Valley, please day and Thursday for rides with- email SVTC at SVTCnewsletter@ in the four towns and to and from comcast.net or call Marcia Nelson Nashua. The wheelchair accessible at 673-8482.

Jim Rubens to Speak on Climate Change Legislation: April 29th at UUCM

MILFORD – Jim Rubens, a mem- In addition to his interests in glob- ber of the Union of Concerned Sci- al energy policy, Rubens is also con- entists (UCS), former NH State cerned about our local social and Senator and entrepreneur, will talk economic environment, and chairs about the pending Lieberman-War- the Granite State Coalition Against ner bill in the US Senate (“The 2009 Expanded Gambling, addressing an Climate Bill), which proposes a car- issue important for NH voters. bon emissions “cap and trade” sys- The public is invited to attend tem to reduce global warming. The the talk and engage in a lively dis- primary alternatives to this ap- cussion, sure to follow. This event proach are a “carbon tax”, and the is open to the public and will take Neukam-Sukenik “do nothing” approach, which is ad- place at the Unitarian Universalist vocated by a coalition of manufac- Congregation in Milford, 20 Elm Arja and Rande Neukam of Amherst announced the engage- turing and energy utility associa- Street with an optional pot luck sup- ment of their daughter Aria “Ilo” Neukam of San Diego, CA to tions, including the NAM (National per followed by the program begin- Mark Mathew Sukenik of San Diego, CA. He is the son of Maxine Association of Manufacturers), the ning at 7:00 PM. Those who have and Steve Sukenik of Lincolnshire, IL. U. S. Chamber of Commerce, and other supper plans are encouraged Ms. Neukam is a 2002 graduate of Souhegan High School and Robinson – Eaton the Edison Electric Institute. The to come starting at 7:00 PM for the a 2006 graduate of Appalachian State University (NC) where industry groups who oppose the bill speaker and discussion. she earned a bachelor of science degree in electronic media and Matt and Seonaid Eaton, formerly of Amherst announce the en- claim that it will hurt the US econo- Agenda broadcasting. She is currently employed as an associate producer gagement of their daughter, Jessica of Crested Butte, Colorado to my. The UCS maintains that a “cap Social Time: 6:00 – 6:30pm for Media Image Partners in San Diego. Mr. Brian Robinson of Crested Butte, Colorado. He is the son of and trade” approach is the best way Dinner: 6:30 – 7:00pm Mr. Sukenik is a 1988 graduate of Buffalo Grove High School Jim and Kim Robinson of Ellenville, New York. to prevent the worst consequences Speaker: 7:00 – 8:00pm (IL), and a 1993 graduate of Arizona State University (AZ) where Jessica graduated from Souhegan High School and Union Col- of global warming. he earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism. He is currently lege, Schnectady, NY. Brian graduated from Union College, Sch- the national sales manager for KGTV-ABC in San Diego. nectady, NY. An October wedding in New Hampshire is planned. A May 2009 wedding is planned.

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