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Volume 118 No. xx © WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012 50 cents Lamontagne would help businesses, promote North Country values by Debra Thornblad a great need for improvements to bleshoot with, for example, per- [email protected] infrastructure, not just high- mitting issues. This person could BERLIN - Ovide Lamontange, a ways, but also access to broad- help new businesses network Republican candidate for gover- band. That's important for net- and provide leverage to spur eco- nor, visited the North Country working. nomic development here. Friday to talk about his plans for "We need to be able to track Lamontange also has experi- helping the area if elected. The business coming in from out of ence in healthcare through his state primary is September 11. state," he said, explaining, if involvement with Catholic Med- Lamontange is a fourth gener- there's a way to find out what ical Center and in education as a ation New Hampshire native. A businesses already exist in the past chairman of the state board Manchester resident, he has a state and the products they offer, of education. He is a former so- camp on Lake Umbagog and so then one in-state business can cial studies teacher. spends a lot of time up here and order from another in-state busi- He said he is very much a fed- is familiar with the issues in the ness, instead of from one out of eralist who believes in states' North Country. state. rights. He believes the job of Lamontange said he wanted As a former Chairman of the overseeing services belongs to to run for governor because he Board of St. Mary's Bank, Lamon- the states. has the experience, vision and a tange said he knows how impor- Lamontange is opposed to plan. "We need leadership," he tant access to capital is for both "ObamaCare" and would look for said. new an existing businesses, and a New Hampshire solution if If elected, Lamontagne said he has the experience to help. elected. He would seek a waiver he will have a statewide econom- Once the statewide economic of the maintenance of effort re- ic development plan put togeth- development plan was in place, quirement of Medicaid, which he er that, while branding the state Lamontange said he would name doesn't believe is the right an- as a whole, also looks at the state a business advocate. This per- swer for the healthcare needs of by region, each of which has its son would be a resource for busi- healthy individuals. own economic structure. ness to come to with questions PHOTO BY DEBRA THORNBLAD In the North Country there is and who would help trou- see LAMONTAGNE, page A7 Republican gubernatorial candidate Ovide Lamontange dropped by the North Country Friday. Gorham Middle School Kuster visits north country to talk about jobs vp choice student hitting all the right By Debra Thornblad [email protected] BERLIN/GORHAM - Ann notes in state competitions McLane Kuster, District 2 Demo- cratic candidate for the U.S. by Debra Thornblad [email protected] Congress, visited the Berlin SHELBURNE - Gorham Middle Gorham area last week to talk School students Max Sjostrom just about jobs in the area and said may be one the best singers in his she was amazed at the differ- age group in the entire state of New ence from a trip she took to the Hampshire. He has won first place North Country just two years in the Keene Idol contest earlier ago to discuss the same topic. this month, first place in the Sea- "It's been an incredible coast Idol competition in June, and morning already," she said, hav- ing already visited the Gorham was chosen to sing the National PHOTO BY DEBRA THORNBLAD Anthem at the Aug. 1 Fishercat's Paper and Tissue Company and Ann Kuster and North Country staffer Lucas Siebert game in Manchester. the Burgess BioPower plant un- Max said he has always liked to der contruction. seemed to be no hope," she That day she had already sing. His parents, Kris and Linda "Two years ago the conver- said. "This is the most positive seen the new tissue machine be- sation was about closing the trip in four years in terms of Sjostrom, said they can remember see KUSTER, page A8 him singing from the time he was plant. It was depressing. There jobs. about three years old. His first time singing in front of people was a sad occasion, the funeral of his grand- PHOTO BY DEBRA THORNBLAD father where he sang with his old- Max Sjostrom at the piano, where his love of music began. Word on the Street: er sister, but it was that experience that taught him he had the courage for the Soul. Included in one of the competition earlier this month. to get up and sing in front of peo- performances was Katie Rose, who The Family Resource Center in What did you do on your summer vacation? ple. was the junior country music artist Gorham was the recipient at a ra- It was after that that he decided of the year. dio station of a year of free ads. to start taking steps pursuing what "The producer of that group, They chose Max to be the voice of he loved to do with the eventual Alan Peale, had heard Max sing and those ads and he has been going to goal of it being his career when he invited him in," Kris Sjostrom said. Concord periodically to tape them. grew up. "He fit right in, even though most His love of music began with pi- The 12-year old is a member of were adults." ano lessons with Nancy Winsor of chorus at school and sang last fall He has also sung in a show at St. Jefferson. That's really where he at Gorham's homecoming bonfire - Kieran Arts Center and participat- got is foundation in music, his par- to a throng of adoring girls, his ed in two talent shows at his ents said. mother notes. school, where he took first place. Serious about a career in He has also participated in per- He also sang at the Miss Teenage singing, he has been taking singing ALL PHOTOS BY DEBRA THORNBLAD Cecile Clark Cheryl Pinette Sandy Pouliot formances produced by "The Vin- Berlin-Gorham pageant in 2011.. lessons for two years with Christi- tage Rose," a group of performers More recently he participated na Noyes, who is the chorus that come together to put on in the sixth annual Seacoast Idol teacher at Gorham High School, shows. They perform individually competition in Exeter on June 10 and is now beginning to study with with a variety of music types. Oth- where he performed the Tempta- Ellen Nordstrom, who is the vocal er local people involved were tion's "My Girl." He received first teacher at the Concord School of Randy Messineo, who also per- place among 18 contestants in the Music. formed at the art show at the 17 and under category and re- "I've been practicing a lot for Medallion Opera House last Friday, ceived first place in the 14 and un- and Michael Eastman, owner of Art der category at the Keene Idol see COMPETITION, page A7 Darlene Dube Jenn Blair Rob Larivee G & C authorizes $10 million loan by Debra Thornblad teacher at Hillside Elementary in Village and went to camp, where [email protected] Berlin. She took her kids to Disney she taught her granddaughter how guarantee for White Mtn. Tissue When this writer was in elemen- and went camping. She also helped to swim. tary school one of the first things organize the Stump the Hummer Darlene Dube is also a second By Edith Tucker Arnold, president of Old Town make the 10-year loan, represent- teachers asked us to do when we grade teacher at Ed Fenn. She en- [email protected] event, that was held last Saturday. Fuel & Fiber and Gorham Paper & ing partial financing, to White got back to school was to write an Rob Larivee is a physical educa- joyed 4-wheeling with her family at Tissue in a Thursday e-mail ex- Mountain Tissue, to facilitate the essay about what we did on our tion teacher at Ed Fenn. He said his Jericho Park and sending time at GORHAM — The Executive change. “The NH-BFA Loan Guar- purchase of a new tissue ma- summer vacation. I decided to turn summer was filled with projects camp. Council voted to authorize a res- antee demonstrates a commit- chine and related equipment for the tables around and asked a few that come under the general head- olution backing a $10 million loan ment on behalf of the community, the manufacture of tissue paper teachers at Hillside and Ed Fenn ing of "home improvments." He said at 6.50 percent interest for the county and state in support of for towel, bath and napkin tis- what they did this summer. he had many projects that needed CALENDAR . .A7 White Mountain Tissue LLC of 72 private industry to revitalize the sues. Several teachers were around to be done, including in the garden CLASSIFIED . .A13-15 Cascade Flats that was proposed economic opportunities in the NH-BFA executive director last week preparing their class- as well as the house. EDITORIAL . .A4 by the New Hampshire Business North Country.” Jack Donovan estimates that the rooms for the new school year. Cheryl Pinette is a reading spe- Finance Authority (NH-BFA) at HAPPENINGS . .A7 White Mountain Tissue, LLC, machine and related equipment Jenn Blair is a third grade cialist at Hillside.

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