www.newhampshirelakesandmountains.com SERVING THE NORTH COUNTRY SINCE 1889 [email protected] 123RD YEAR, 1ST ISSUE LITTLETON, N.H., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 75¢ (USPS 315-760) North Woodstock-based family remembers brother, sister By KHELA MCGANN Route 112. [email protected] Frank-Rand family ran Govoni’s restaurant since 1914 Lou’s two daughters WOODSTOCK — Lynda Frank Sanders and Fiercely loyal to family, Terry Frank Thompson and friends and community with Rita’s two sons, Gil and Paul a feistiness that seems to be Rand, grew up working in in every Italian’s DNA, the restaurant, which has Louis “Lou” Frank and his been closed for the past two sister, Rita Rand, left a legacy years but still has a chance of of civic commitment and reopening, the cousins said entrepreneurship in the Lin- recently. Wood area when they died They agreed that at least within months of each other 75 percent to 85 percent of last year. the restaurant’s business After 94 years of dream- was made up of repeat cus- ing up and participating in tomers. Though the menu new ventures — such as the eventually expanded, the Loon Mountain Ski Resort in family always stood by the 1960s and oil exploration Clementine and Melvina’s in the 1990s and 2000s — Louis “Lou” Frank passed away a original recipes for the pasta, little more than three months Rita Rand was the matriarch of Lou died Dec. 9, a little more PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FRANK-RAND FAMILIES sauce and meatballs, which than three months after his after his older sister, Rita. the Frank and Rand families, Govoni’s Restaurant in North Woodstock. took about 24 hours of prep big sister. which ran the much loved time for 4.5 hours of opera- Rita, who had spent more much-loved restaurant — Govoni’s Restaurant in North tale that proves hard work Govoni’s in 1914 — feeding a tion. Regulars appreciated than a decade working for died Aug. 28 at the age of 95. Woodstock. and devotion to family life simple meal of homemade the quality of the food and Sherman Adams — the Theirs is a classic “achiev- Mountains region and can lead to success. pasta, sauce and meatballs to knowing that they could developer of Loon Mountain ing the American dream” revolving around a family Their mother, Melvina, anyone — often loggers in always depend on it. — and a lifetime of running story set in New business that tied everyone and grandmother the early days — who hap- “There were no substi- Govoni’s — her family’s Hampshire’s White together for generations — a Clementine opened pened along what is now SEE FRANK-RAND, PAGE A10 A look back at 2011 as we hail the New Year By KHELA MCGANN tured media attention as it Here are The Littleton et by 964-794, but it was ulti- among others. the town’s government has [email protected] gained momentum and peo- Courier’s top five newsmak- mately up to the Board of By the beginning of April, honored the specifics of an LITTLETON — Welcome, ple protesting social and eco- ers for 2011: Selectmen to decide where some residents were furious amendment, even though it 2012. You have a lot to live up nomic inequality set up Even Budget Cuts Cost — the cuts would be made. about the cuts and claimed was only required to meet the to after all that your prede- camps and held rallies. Proposed in February and They did so by eliminating the selectmen were not bottom line of the budget. He cessor put us through. Throughout the year, the upheld by voters last March, positions in the highway, respecting the vote. argued that the cuts were not One hundred years from economic slump, which a $745,000 cut to the town police and fire departments A four-hour long, stand- in line with the sentiment of now, what will 2011 mean to Americans have struggled budget from $8.2 million to as well as the town manager, ing-room only selectmen’s the amendment, which history teachers and stu- with since 2008, continued $7.46 million has been a com- the tax collector and a trans- meeting turned ugly with focused on eliminating mid- dents? How will they sum up with a dreary housing and mon thread across many fer station employee. They residents shouting and dle-management positions, the year that brought a dev- jobs outlook. The federal Courier stories during the also reduced subsidies to the storming out of the Opera particularly in the police and astating earthquake to Japan government slashed spend- past year. The cut sparked a library and the Parks and House in frustration. fire departments. and the death of a man who ing, which has been passed boycott and the creation of Recreation department, Ward said that historically SEE LOOK BACK, PAGE A11 was on the United State’s along to the states, and then the Littleton Area most wanted list? Will the the towns and the taxpayers. Community Project in the Occupy movement be just a And lastly in December, spring, and has made town sentence in a history lesson North Korea’s infamous and school leaders cautious Littleton’s Officer Cote pursuing or will it get an entire chap- leader Kim Jong-il died — in developing and analyzing ter? which gives 2012 a jump- the budgets for 2012. ‘other career opportunities’ The beginning of the year start on being an interesting Local attorney Brien Ward saw the beginning of the end year as the world watches his made the motion during the Three officers have resigned in recent weeks for several Arab world lead- son, Kim Jong-un, take over. deliberative session to trim ers as a revolutionary wave (One can only hope the proposed budget by By KHELA MCGANN December. The news comes Interim Town Manager [email protected] of protests and clashes swept Charlie Sheen’s “winning” $745,000, and a suggestion less than a month after Fred Moody said that no one through more than a dozen meltdown and Kim was made to do that by elim- LITTLETON — The sev- Officer Michelle Soares’ last had expressed that they did- countries. The Tunisian presi- Kardashian’s divorce from inating 11 positions: the town enth Littleton police officer day and on the heels of n’t enjoy working for the dent was ousted in January, Kris Humphries after only 72 manager, the police captain, a in less than a year is resign- Officer Aaron Roberts’ resig- town, but many likely feel Egypt’s leader was forced to days and a $10 million fairy- police sergeant, a police ing from the police depart- nation, which was effective that they have to look out for resign in February, and in tale wedding won’t survive detective, a fire department ment, citing a “desire to pur- Dec. 28. However, Chief their best interest. Libya, a civil war began with the New Year.) captain, three fire depart- sue other career Paul Smith said the letter After the town budget protests in February and cul- Locally, there were several ment lieutenants, the plan- opportunities.” didn’t come as a surprise as was cut by $745,000 last year, minated with the capture and events that while they won’t ning and zoning clerk, the Officer Christopher Cote, Cote had earlier indicated a number of positions were death of leader Moammar be printed in history books assessing clerk and a high- who has worked for that he was looking else- eliminated, including two Gadhafi in October. beyond the Littleton area, way department employee. Littleton since 2008, will be where for employment. patrol officers, two firefight- In March, one of the they will surely have an The amendment passed 156- gone by the end of this Smith also said last ers, three highway depart- largest earthquakes ever impact for years and, per- 69. week, after handing in his Thursday that the replace- ment employees, one trans- recorded triggered a tsunami, haps, generations to come. Voters approved the budg- resignation at the end of ment for Soares — Officer fer station employee, the tax which devastated parts of Gary Hebert, who used to collector and the town man- coastal Japan, killed thou- work for the town — would ager. sands of people and put the be back to doing patrols by For this year, the town is world on alert as experts this week and the depart- proposing a budget of raced to fix crippled nuclear ment was hoping to make an $7,790,429 — according to power plants. announcement soon as to numbers given out before In May, Osama bin Laden who will be filling Roberts’ the holiday break in was killed by the U.S. — four position. December — while the months before Americans Town officials have said Budget Committee recently marked the 10th anniversary recently that job security voted to support the default of the Sept. 11 attacks. may be playing a part in the budget at $7,591,364. If the In the fall, the internation- police officers’ desire to seek default budget is passed, the al Occupy movement cap- out other employment town will likely have make options. SEE COTE, PAGE A10

PHOTO BY MICKEY DE RHAM Sunset after glow highlighting Mt. Garfield on December 26th from Route 117 in Sugar Hill.

Littleton, N.H., xx pages INSIDE 33 Main Street LOCAL INSIDE SPORTS ...... B1 COURT ...... A6 Montminy steps EDITORIAL ...... A4 FROM THE FRONT . .A10 AG approves CARTOON ...... A4 MILESSTONES . . . . .B10 down as Balsams REAL ESTATE . . . . .B11 OBITUARIES ...... A14 LETTERS ...... A4 Franconia chief easement sale AREA NEWS ...... A8 POLICE ...... A6 A3 A7 CLASSIFIEDS ...... B13 CALENDAR ...... C8 A2 THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 Local News Bob Greene is running in the Democratic Frank Grima to presidential primary to promote thorium step down as By Edith Tucker “I can’t let my 30-year-old [email protected] son and his wife think I just Chamber President sat on a couch and did noth- LANCASTER — Sixty- By Jeff Woodburn municipal governments. He ing to ensure our country’s five-year-old Bob Greene of [email protected] also owns Pine Needle Card Mountain View, Cal., has future,” he explained, FRANCONIA – After six Company. thrown his hat in the ring of adding the couple lives in years leading the Franconia Grima’s term ends at the a dozen Democratic hope- San Francisco. Notch Chamber of chamber’s annual meeting fuls to draw attention to the Greene envisions that a Commerce, Frank Grima has on Jan. 10, which will feature role he believes that thorium single or perhaps two or decided to step down. Comedy Central’s Juston could play in solving global three designs for a thorium During his tenure as McKinney. He said, current energy supply problems, reactor could be designed President, he grew the num- Vice President Bob Tortorice curbing global warming. and then put into mass pro- ber of chamber members as decided to step forward Greene envisions a world duction, just the way Boeing from 55 to over 200, broad- and run for president and Ed that would get its power produces commercial 747’s. ened the chamber’s focus Hoyle for the second spot. from liquid thorium fluoride “All fossil fuels would be and widely promoted As the Vice Chairman of molten salt reactors eliminated from our power tourism in the region. the Old Man of the Mountain designed to be fabricated as supply, allowing enough “I’m very proud of what I Legacy Fund, Grima has relatively inexpensive ship- electricity to be produced to did,” Grima said, “we had a been active in increasing pable container-sized mod- run cars on fuel cells,” he great team. It’s been a really public awareness for the new ules. said. positive growth spurt for the memorial. He will continue A native of Lowell, Mass., This new industry would chamber.” serve on this board and work who graduated from Lowell produce many thousands of Grima has recently taken on this project. A native of High School in 1964, Greene jobs, allowing the world’s a new position as Business Seekong, MA, his family earned a B. S. degree in supply of electricity to triple Manager for Business vacationed in the region physics from the Lowell by the year 2050, as experts Management Systems, Inc. before moving here perma- Technical Institute (now predict will be necessary. (BMSI), a company that sells nently in 1994. UMass-Lowell), earned a Greene said he entered computer programs to Ph.D. in physics from the the N. H. Democratic pri- University of Wyoming, and mary because it only costs joined Wang Laboratories. $1,000 to enter, plus a lot of Harsh winters cuts Greene said he believes it PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER energy, both of which he has. imperative that the U.S. and Recently retired physicist Bob A. Greene, Ph.D. of Mountain View, Cal., His sister, Priscilla the rest of the world wean who worked for Adobe Systems is running in New Hampshire’s Greene, lives in Nashua, and deer population, itself from oil, natural gas, Democratic presidential primary to draw attention to thorium that he his brother, Richard Greene, and coal, all of which release believes could provide a safe and inexpensive comprehensive energy built a camp in Pittsburg. hunt numbers climate-warming carbon solution, reducing the world’s dependency on declining reserves of Richard convinced him, he into the atmosphere. expensive, high-carbon oil and natural gas. Greene believes that thori- said, that he should join him By Jeff Woodburn harder by recent bad winters Thorium is the element um is a far better energy solution than uranium-based nuclear reactors, in opposing the proposed [email protected] than elsewhere in the state.” that is two below uranium burning coal, bio-fuels or building wind-and-solar farms. A native of Northern Pass Transmission BERLIN – Harsh winters In addition, Gustafson on the periodic table, Greene Lowell, Mass., Greene also opposes the proposed $1.1 billion HVDC (NPT) project that he curbed Coos County’s deer wrote in an e-mail exchange, explained. “Thorium is the Northern Pass Transmission project. believes would degrade the population and drove down “the antlerless hunting Internet of energy; it’s use forested landscape in Coös harvest numbers to a 10-year opportunity up north, partic- would change the world for explained in a Dec. 27 inter- ed by Alvin Weinberg, the and the North Country, sub- low. While the state enjoyed ularly in WMU-A was delib- the better,” he said. “The view at McDonald’s, 83 per- father of the light-water ura- stantially reducing its appeal a 14 percent increase in the erately reduced for the 2010 Chinese government said on cent of the radioactive waste nium reactor.” to tourists and its real estate number deer shot during this and 2011 seasons to reduce Jan. 25 that it would claim and byproducts generated The military in those Cold value. year’s hunt, Coos County the doe mortality rate and the intellectual property by thorium have a half-life of War years, however, was The presidential primary saw a large decrease over help speed population recov- rights to thorium. So it is only 10 years or less with the more interested in pursuing candidate believes he is the previous years. Only 684 ery.” He continued, “I also going to happen with or remainder, a half-life of energy solutions that would only one on either side of the deer were taken in Coos suspect that with lower deer without us. Are we going to about 350 years. “Thorium is allow it to make bombs, aisle who has climbed all 48 County, compared to 804 in numbers and limited doe cede another great American more manageable than ura- Greene said, adding that of New Hampshire’s rugged 2010. Statewide, 11,167 deer hunting opportunity, invention to others to sell nium, as proven in the 60’s thorium only supports 4,000-foot-high mountains. were shot by hunters -- this decreased hunting effort may back to us? All the ways in when a molten salt reactor peaceful uses. More information is avail- was the largest harvest in also have contributed to the which uranium is bad, thori- was set up cheaply at the None of the Republican able at four years. lowered kill.” um is good.” Oak Ridge Labs and run presidential candidates are http://www.Greeneforoffic It’s not a surprise, said Gustafson said further Uranium has a half-life of each day for four years,” he engaging in any meaningful e.org. Kent A. Gustafson, state Fish analysis is pending and will 350,000 years, but, Greene said. “That project was head- energy debate, Greene said. and Game Deer Project “shed more light on what Leader, “the northern deer happened, if not why.” Haverhill Corner Library announces population has been hit Dickens discussion series Sullivan promoted to HAVERHILL—The will be free and open to the first novel, “The Pickwick and two in the United Assistant Vice President Haverhill Corner Library public. Copies of the books Papers” became a popular States. Today, he is remem- COLEBROOK--First soon moved to Loan will celebrate the bicentenni- will be available to borrow phenomenon while still bered particularly for his Colebrook Bank has promot- Operations Assistant. She al of the birth of Charles in advance. being published as a month- colorful characters, vibrant ed Anne Sullivan to Assistant was made a Mortgage Loan Dickens with a winter book Born Feb. 7, 1812, Dickens ly serial and his career as a prose, insightful humor and Vice President/Residential & trainee in 2005 and a discussion series featuring was one of the most famous fiction writer was firmly concern with social issues. Consumer Loan Officer at the Mortgage Loan Officer the his works, the library has and popular writers of the established. “The bicentennial of bank's Colebrook main office. following year. announced. The series will Victorian era. The son of a Dickens wrote some of Dickens’s birth is an oppor- "When Anne joined the bank Founded in 1889, First begin with a discussion of clerk who was sent to prison the best-known works in tunity to reflect on his last- in 1997,” said bank President Colebrook Bank is a New “The Pickwick Papers” on for debt, Dickens spent part English literature, including ing contribution to English Loyd Dollins, “she brought Hampshire-owned, commu- Monday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. of his childhood working “Great Expectations”, “A literature,” noted John with her an extensive bank- nity bank, operating from The other titles to be dis- ten-hour days in an effort to Tale of Two Cities”, “Oliver Landrigan, a library trustee. ing background. Her prior offices in Colebrook, cussed are “David help support his family. Twist” and “A Christmas “His books have not only loan experience made for a Concord, Amherst and Copperfield”, “Bleak When the family’s fortunes Carol”. His public readings been consistently popular natural progression to the Portsmouth. Serving the House” and “Great improved somewhat, he was of his work were extremely since his own time, they Loan Department just a year banking needs of individuals Expectations”. able to obtain an education popular and he made a have also inspired numer- later. Anne has worn many and small business across the The book discussions will and eventually began a series of reading tours ous adaptations that have hats in our industry and that state, the bank is an SBA be held at the library and working as a journalist. His throughout Great Britain kept his stories and charac- experience has been invalu- Preferred Lender and has ters in front of readers in a able to us. And she has received the New Hampshire variety of forms.” amassed considerable knowl- SBA's Outstanding Partner For more information, edge of the mortgage lending Award for consistent and sus- visit the library’s web site at area." tained annual growth in SBA or call 989-5578. Colebrook Bank as a a FDIC member and an Equal Network Administrator and Housing Lender.

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EDITORIAL BORN ON THIS DATE (1-4) Presidential 85 Barbara Rush, Actress 82 Don Shula, Hall of endorsement Fame football coach Next week the eyes of the nation and 75 Dyan Cannon, Actress even the world will be on New Hampshire as Granite Staters partici- 72 Gao Xingjian, Nobel pate in the First-in-the-Nation Primary. Prize-winning author Many voters seem on the fence, not showing a great deal of enthusiasm for 69 Doris Kearns any of the candidates. Goodwin, Author, histo- For Democrats, the choice is easy: rian Support the incumbent, President 55 Patty Loveless, Barack Obama. On the Republican side Country singer it is not so simple and that makes things more interesting. 49 Dave Foley, Actor, Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt comedian ("NewsRadio") Romney has been in the lead for months, but voters still seem desperate 46 Deana Carter, for an alternative — there’s always Country singer another candidate pulling stronger or almost as strong numbers in the polls. Voters have lost faith in Obama, but ON THIS DATE they are not sold on Romney to replace (1-4) him. Romney has visited the North IN HISTORY: Country at least twice in the past year, 1896 Utah was admitted but three other Republican presidential to the Union as the 45th hopefuls have also done so: former New YOUR VIEWS Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson came here state. once and former Utah Gov. John The rest of the mediation story: 1948 Britain granted Huntsman and Texas Congressman Ron independence to Burma. Paul have been in the area several times. Notably absent from the region has been the settlement agreement does not guarantee 1951 North Korean and former U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich, Texas Bethlehem lower taxes or an end to legal battles Communist Chinese Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Rep. Michelle forces captured the city Bachmann. While that isn’t a reason to By Patricia Bonardi null and void. That will mean con- Bryan Gould, admitted to the of Seoul during the ignore them, it hasn’t endeared them to The people of Bethlehem tinued protection for our commu- Caledonian Record that if another Korean War. North Country voters either. The pur- deserve some certainty and pro- nity, our children and grandchil- company was able to get a law pose of the primary is to give voters a tection for their future. For that dren. passed that provided landfills 1960 Nobel Prize-win- very reason, our trusted and chance to evaluate candidates at close This is why I am voting no on with a tax exemption, Casella ning French author range, something that can’t be done if knowledgeable zoning and plan- January 17: would use that law to exempt Albert Camus died in a they don’t come here. ning board members drafted care- At a public meeting, the itself from Bethlehem taxes. So, of those who did visit here, who fully worded warrant articles to Selectboard admitted it had not According to Gould: “We car accident at age 46. limit commercial landfills to a 51- estimated what impact, if any, the does it come down to? We believe the (Casella) would be placed at a sig- 1965 Poet T.S. Eliot died two strongest candidates are Mitt acre Zone V (Article 1), and to settlement agreement would have nificant competitive disadvantage prohibit new landfills from being at age 76. Romney and Ron Paul. on anyone’s tax bill. if (rival) Waste Management located above an aquifer (Article Romney gets credit for endurance — Casella is offering Bethlehem could operate at reduced or no 1974 President Richard 2). Lawyers confirmed the war- only $0.25 -$0.75 cents a ton for he has held strong, but why is there property taxes, and we want the rants’ legal correctness, the voters new waste buried in NCES. Nixon refused to hand always another candidate neck and option to do that”. approved them, and they became Casella offered Hardwick, MA. over tape recordings and neck with him? Even though his com- There is no certainty or protec- law in 2005 and 2010. $4.25-$8.00 a ton. NCES’ landfill documents subpoenaed petitors have enjoyed a brief time in the The certainty and protection of tion in the “easement” on Casella- spotlight only to fall beneath the scruti- generates annual revenues of as by the Senate Watergate those laws so frustrated Casella much as $10 million. But Casella owned property. NOT ONE CON- ny of their own baggage, we feel there is Committee. Waste Systems’s agenda, that the will only pay Bethlehem just SERVATION GROUP approached something about Romney that is miss- owners of the NCES landfill $19,000 a year. Note: Hardwick, by the Town agreed to take 1995 The 104th Congress ing. responsibility for the easement. mounted repeated legal, political Mass. refused to change their zon- convened, the first In conversations on the street, many and PR campaigns to overturn the That puts the legal and financial ing as Casella requested, and entirely under North Country voters have said they laws. But their campaigns failed, eventually closed down their burden and responsibility on the want Paul but don’t believe the straight and the protections remained in Casella -owned landfill. taxpayers. The trusts’ concerns Republican control since talking Texan can win, despite his pre- place. Having reached an end NCES has repeatedly sued included the fact that land would the Eisenhower era; dicting years before every other politi- point, on October 17, John Casella Bethlehem; buried leachate be closed to all public use and Newt Gingrich was elect- cian the economic collapse that befell and his lawyers met secretly with pipelines outside the 51 acre legal posted against trespassing. There ed speaker of the House. this country in 2008. He has never voted our Selectboard and Planning footprint; received tax-abatements would be no environmental to raise a tax and voted against all of the Board for mediation. After just by claiming they were pollution- assessment of the property, even 1999 Former professional bailouts that have riled up Tea Partiers one day of mediation, the control facilities; reneged on its though it borders a landfill, and wrestler Jesse Ventura and Occupy Wall Streeters alike. His Selectboard signed off on a “set- previous agreements to pay the agreement provides no legal was sworn in as gover- prediction that the United States can no tlement agreement” that would Bethlehem $.50 per ton plus free fund for the Town to defend the nor of Minnesota. longer afford the economic cost of our allow NCES to expand its landfill access to their transfer station. easement against violations. A overseas commitments makes many by 10 more acres, shut down the Bethlehem is not alone. Casella spokesman for one Conservation 2004 Afghans approved a Republicans uncomfortable, possibly by Town’s new transfer station, and has been in legal and regulatory Trust recommended that the Town new constitution. the very truth of the assertion. For require the Selectboard to support disputes with Saco, Maine; insist that Casella provide a $1 decades he has been that rare sort of the settlement agreement. The Hardwick, Mass.; Wellsboro, Pa.; million bond or else the Town 2006 Israeli Prime politician who speaks what he believes Selectboard has done so at its pub- Holliston, Mass.; Hampton, would face paying any pollution Minister Ariel Sharon to be the truth and doesn’t flutter in the lic meetings, in a newspaper col- Maine; Seneca, N.Y.; and the cleanup costs in perpetuity. suffered a stroke and his umn, in an upcoming mailing. wind of public opinion. That could not States of New York, Vermont, Another Trust spokesman said a But the Planning Board, after a Massachusetts, and New powers were transferred be said of Obama or Romney. separate $1 million legal bond long public hearing on November Hampshire, (to name of few) for to his deputy, Ehud Republicans need to decide whether would be needed to enforce a 30, voted AGAINST the settle- violations of contracts, zoning Olmert. they want to play it safe with Romney potential challenge to the ease- or take a chance on Paul. The greatness ment agreement and AGAINST laws, and environmental regula- amending Bethlehem’s zoning ment. 2007 Rep. Nancy Pelosi, of our country, along with its conserva- tions. The State of Vermont fined laws to allow NCES to expand them $1 million for violating a The “settlement agreement” D-Calif., became the first tive institutions that balance power and from a 51 acre legal limit to 61 court order. Casella Waste does not guarantee lower taxes female speaker of the slow change reduces the enthusiasm of and no more legal battles…..it acres. NCES is scheduled to close Systems cannot be trusted. House. any chief executive. Powerful leaders permanently in 2018 – 6 years – The settlement agreement can- only guarantees 20 or more years like Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald when, by its own admission, it not be trusted. The deal is filled of trash. 2010 Dubai opened the Reagan change the political landscape, reaches capacity. with loopholes. Case in point: In Vote NO on January 17. world's tallest sky- even when their initiatives fail because And now it is up to you, the the settlement agreement, Casella Bethlehem is not for sale. they articulate a clear, optimistic and scraper, the 2,717-foot voters, to make a decision. Voting promised not to introduce legisla- gleaming glass-and- steadfast vision. This is what Ron Paul NO on January 17 to zoning law tion that would exempt it from Patricia Bonardi is a retired would do for our country and why we changes (Articles 1 and 2) will paying its Bethlehem property English teacher and a native of metal tower Burj Khalifa. support him. make the settlement agreement taxes, but Casella’s attorney, Bethlehem. 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THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 A5 Letters to the editor Methodist Church appreciates support An Open Letter to John Casella Thank you all in Littleton ment made it possible! that the community’s sup- As a shareholder in agree to speak only in sup- change? The dump fills up: and surrounding towns for The goal of the proceeds port of the fair is leading to Casella Waste Systems, I have port of such a good deal for sue for more. The decision in your support of our Family from the fair has been to the imminent opening of the to give you credit once again. our company and keep mum March would have put a stop Holiday Craft Fair this year start an Outreach Center to Outreach Support Center for Here was the Town of on their own thoughts about to the tradition that has at First United Methodist help meet the needs of our the community! Bethlehem; about to finally the whole scheme! (Is that worked so well for us. Bravo! Church in Littleton. We had local communities in the On behalf of the Outreach shut us down by winning the even constitutional? I guess Just when Bethlehem is that a most successful fair and form of clothing, etc. Team at First UMC lawsuit our NCES landfill my education about free close to winning after we your support and involve- It is therefore so fitting Deb Alberini filed years ago against the speech is lacking.) Sorry you fought them for 20 plus Town’s zoning laws. But couldn’t silence the Planning years, we get their own somehow you convinced the Board too. I understand they Selectboard to try to talk vot- Why I vote Democratic Selectboard to throw in the voted against everything: the ers into walking away from towel. I mean, if the town deal and any changes to the everything they did to stop In response to some dice, resulting in tragedies tax, combined with the waited only until March, it Town’s zoning laws. us. I honestly don’t know rather angry letters to the like Oklahoma City. Bush-era capital gains tax could have been all over for But now, as long as the how you managed that. It editor from Republicans Democrats don’t like reduction to 15 percent, have us. people of Bethlehem agree to sure would be fun to have a over the past two weeks, I taxes anymore than disrupted the system to the How in the world you got change their laws for us, we transcript of those secret would like to explain why I Republicans. But Democrats point where average the Selectboard to come up can keep piling our trash up negotiations! So, good job, am a Democrat. Liberal believe in a fair tax system— Americans pay a bigger per- with an agreement that in Bethlehem for decades. John Casella. I hope this bashing seems to be a sport not one that rewards greed centage of their incomes would throw away all the After all, in the past, every means we Casella sharehold- these days. Conservatives and excess. We don’t believe than billionaires. safeguards the town has put time we seemed to near the ers finally get a dividend seem to be angry and hurtful that giving money to the rich There are countless more in your way, I’ll never know. end of our acreage, we have from you. all the time, rather than look- will create jobs for us. We reasons why I am a liberal, And then somehow you even managed to expand anyway. Leslie Dreier ing for the human potential believe that the rich will be but one only has to look at convinced the Selectboard to Why should our formula Bethlehem that exists in all of us. really well off when we are the Declaration of Whether it’s the religious all well off. The premise Independence or the right screaming outside behind our progressive Constitution to see that the Voters of Bethlehem abortion clinics or income tax system is that the founding fathers were liber- In a letter to the editor on this easement is different; to compliance with the ease- Republicans complaining rich should pay more als. Phrases like “establish 12/21, Cheryl Jensen wrote prevent landfill expansion. It ment. This cost would not be about welfare recipients, because they have taken justice,” “promote the com- about the conservation ease- will not be difficult to per- burdensome in comparison gays or racial status, the advantage of the many bene- mon welfare,” “insure ment that is part of the settle- form regular visits to the site to the sums the Town has doom and gloomers rant fits of living in our country. domestic tranquility,” and ment reached between NCES and see that the landfill has spent on this litigation. and rave at those who are They are protected by our “created equal and endowed and the Town of Bethlehem. not expanded. Third, this is a “settle- different. A Republican with military and police. They are by their Creator” are all lib- Among her concerns is the Second, the Town can ment” of a lawsuit by the two a sense of humor is rare and given corporate charters by eral concepts. Think about burden of enforcement on the monitor the easement at litigating parties. If NCES what little humor is present government. They have that the next time a conser- easement holder to inspect modest cost. The Planning breaches the settlement in is usually at the expense of patent protection. With a few vative uses the Constitution and enforce the easement. I Board annually reviews the any way, the Town does not others because of their race, exceptions, they don’t send to justify being against some respect Cheryl and her dedi- file on each permitted gravel have to file a costly lawsuit. It gender, sexual preference, or their sons to fight our wars. government law or regula- cation to her role on the facility, conducts a site visit can petition the Court to economic situation. Right- But we no longer have a pro- tion. Conservation Commission and votes to renew the per- enforce the existing wing talk shows spew a gressive tax system. The Jim Forrest, but I disagree with her that it mit. I do not believe it would Settlement. This is much less litany of anger and preju- $108,000 cap on the payroll Franconia will be a burden to the Town. be a burden for the Planning costly than the current litiga- In fact, it will be MUCH less Board to add an annual visit tion. cost and effort than the cur- to this property. The review Please vote on Jan. 17. If Why the middle class votes Democratic rent litigation. could also be conducted by you have any questions on One of your readers asked with taxable income of more explains why so many of us First, no costly “environ- the Select Board, the settlement, contact the why the middle class votes than $1,000,000 per year, not in the middle class will vote mental assessment” needs to Conservation Commission or Select Board or visit the Democratic. The simple $100,000 cited by Mr. Starr. for President Obama and for be performed. Typically, con- a citizens committee formed Town’s Web Site www.beth- answer is that Democrats Mr. Starr goes on to say that other Democrats at the state servation easements are for that purpose. lehemnh.org. offer better approaches to Democrats favor energy con- and federal level in granted to protect special Of course, the Town can government, taxation, our servation (by promoting bet- November! natural features, water choose to hire an independ- Donald Lavoie way of life and our individ- ter light bulbs) and highway Carl D. Martland resources or wildlife found ent consultant to conduct the Bethlehem ual rights. Mr. Starr’s letter safety (by restricting cell Sugar Hill on the land. The purpose of site visit and review NCES distorts reality for political phone use while driving). I gain. The federal budget is agree. He says that less that $5 trillion per year; Democrats favor rights for the annual deficit in recent every one under the sun. I years was more than $1 tril- agree. We are ALL endowed lion only because the federal by our Creator with certain government acted to stimu- inalienable rights. late the economy, including Republicans favor certain funds for expanding Route rights for some, but they I93, improving water and work to restrict rights recent- sewer systems in Franconia ly gained by others (e.g. and upgrading the marriage equality and Ammonoosuc Family kindergarten in New Health Care Center in Hampshire) and that others Littleton. The federal gov- have always had (e.g. voting ernment also acted decisive- rights). It was not the ly to save GM and Chrysler, Democrats, but Karl Rove, actions still deplored by Roger Ailes, Fox News and Republicans, even after most Republican candidates who of the government invest- introduced the very wedge ment has been repaid and a issues cited by Mr. Starr to million jobs were saved. In convince people to vote the past few months, against their personal and President Obama has cer- economic interests. And tainly proposed taxing the finally, over the past week, rich to pay for jobs pro- we have had the spectacle of grams, infrastructure the Republicans in Congress enhancements and aid to fighting AGAINST tax cuts education. Kelly Ayotte and despite a potential cost of Charlie Bass joined their $1,000/year to the typical Republican colleagues in middle class New opposing all of these meas- Hampshire family. Tax cuts ures because of the accompa- are good only for the rich in nying tiny tax increase on the topsy-turvy world of the the very, very rich; those Republican Party! I hope this Democrats: Vote Jan.10 With all the hype and It is important for media circus surrounding Democrats to get out and the Republican primary this vote in this primary. We year, it would be easy to need to begin to rally sup- overlook the opportunity for port for the election itself in Democrats to vote in the November and we need to January 10th primary as indicate support for well. That’s right, President Obama going into Democrats, you can (and what will most likely be a should) vote on Jan. 10 to bruising campaign. register your support for Independents: you have a President Obama’s reelec- choice to pick up either a tion. Democratic or Republican There are 14 names on the ballot at the polls on primary Democratic primary ballot. day. It takes only $1,000 to get your name on the ballot and Chuck Phillips many folks seem to do it for Franconia their 15 minutes of fame. More Letters on page A13 Exercise Your Brain. sp Read The New aper. Studies show that reading keeps the mind sharp. Give your brain a boost. Subscribe to the newspaper and expand your mind with a world of information. THE COURIER Call 569-8924 to renew your subscription. A6 THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 Police & Court News / Local News 22-year-old arrested for criminal mischief, Police investigating a trespassing during military leave hit and run accident By MEG BROWN By KHELA MCGANN Woodsville, was arrested Dec. under arrest for criminal ments, Ingerson stole a after the revocation or sus- [email protected] [email protected] trespassing, Smith refused vending machine from EZ pension of her license. 19 on Route 302 in Bath for possession of a concealed LITTLETON — A North to comply with the trooper’s Wash Landromat in Natalio Ruiz, 37, of St. LITTLETON––A hit and orders and Favreau was Littleton on May 25, 2009, Johnsbury, Vt., was fined run accident that occurred weapon. An arraignment is Haverhill man received two being scheduled for a later fines of $620 after he was forced to use his taser on and the sentence was $124 for operating a vehicle Dec. 23 on Old Country Road him twice. deferred contingent on good Nov. 29 on I-93 in Littleton is currently under investiga- date. arrested for criminal tres- Gregory Torrey, 25, of passing and criminal mis- Smith was arrested and behavior and that he pay the after their license expired tion. The owner of the vehicle, jailed on the two charges, restitution. In addition to April 23, 2010. a Bethlehem man, sustained Vermont, was arrested Dec. 19 chief while in a drunken stu- on Route 302 in Bath for driv- por during a two-week but was eventually released. the 40 days in jail, he still Elizabeth Tiedeman, 29, no injuries but his vehicle was Of the $650 fine for the crim- has to finish paying the of St. Johnsbury, Vt., was damaged. Police are looking ing after the suspension of his leave from the United States license. An arraignment is Army last summer. The case inal mischief charge, $500 restitution. fined $240 for receiving for the person who caused the was restitution for the The sentence for a charge property stolen from damages. being scheduled for a later was heard in Littleton date. Circuit Court last week. landowner’s water tank. of conspiracy also was Aylakai on Nov. 21 in In other Police News: Other arraignments and brought forward so that Littleton. A sentence of 40 A case of simple assault Kevin Mullaney, 23, of According to court docu- Stewartstown, was arrested ments, a Monroe landowner trials in Littleton Circuit Ingerson will spend another days in the house of correc- and false imprisonment that Court last week included: 90 days in the house of cor- tions was suspended for one occurred Dec. 25 on Main Dec. 22 on Route 141 in called the police after he saw Franconia for possession of a stranger wandering James Caetto, 45, of Milan rections concurrent with the year contingent on good Street is currently under inves- failed to appear in court first sentence. On Dec. 9, behavior. According to court tigation by Littleton Police. drugs and misuse of plates. around his property and An arraignment is being witnessed him purposely Dec. 27 on two charges of 2009, he had helped to steal documents, Tiedeman is A case of conduct after an driving or operating a vehi- an infant car seat from friends with Perry-Mossey. accident that occurred Dec. 23 scheduled for a later date. knock over a water tank, Matthew Viano, 28, of which then rolled down an cle under the influence of Walmart in Littleton Giavanna Polito, 21, of on Old Country Road is cur- alcohol Sept. 4 on Interstate Angela Lemear, 18, of Bethlehem was fined $310 rently under investigation by Massachusetts, was arrested embankment. By the time Dec. 22 on I-93 in Franconia State police Trooper 93 in Franconia. A warrant Bethlehem also failed to for criminal mischief after Littleton Police. was issued for his arrest. appear in court Dec. 27 on a she threw a rock and broke A simple assault that for driving after the suspen- Matthew Favreau arrived, sion of his license and for dis- the landowner said he had Corey Crane, 31, of charge of unlawful posses- the windshield of a vehicle occurred Dec. 21 on Crane Newington, Conn., was sion of alcohol when she June 21 in Lisbon. The judge Street is currently under inves- obeying an officer. An arraign- found the stranger asleep in ment is being scheduled for a the bed of a pick-up truck on fined $103.33 on Dec. 29 on a was caught with a Bud Light suspended an extra $250 for tigation by Littleton Police. charge of driving 71 mph in on Jan. 22 in Bethlehem. one year contingent on good Four counts of criminal later date. his property. Charles Baker. 41, of When Favreau woke up a 65 mph zone Nov. 13 on I- Charlotte Perry-Mossey, behavior. mischief that occurred 93 in Littleton. 41, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., was Richard Regione, 42, of between Dec. 16 and Dec. 20 Whitefield, was arrested Dec. 22-year-old Kenneth Smith, 23 on North Peak Drive in the man’s speech was Sebastian Ingerson, 19, of fined $248 for shop lifting Bristol was fined $155 on on Meadow Street are current- Littleton was to start serving jewelry from Aylakai in Dec. 28 on a charge of driv- ly under investigation by Easton for the violation of a slurred and there was a protective order. An arraign- strong odor of alcohol on his 40 days in the house of cor- Littleton on Nov. 21. A sen- ing 76 mph in a 65 mph zone Littleton Police. rections beginning Jan. 3, tence of 40 days in the house June 3 on I-93 in Littleton. ment is being scheduled for a breath. Favreau said he later date. couldn’t get an answer from 2012, after the sentence was of corrections was suspend- Alfredo Roman, 30, of Troop F Smith as to why he was on brought forward because he ed for one year contingent Landaff was fined $620 for Derrick Adams, 58, of the Monroe landowner’s failed to finish paying on good behavior. driving June 19 in Lisbon property because Smith was $479.50 in restitution stem- Kelly Rigg, 35, of Berlin after the revocation or sus- “highly intoxicated.” After ming from a 2009 incident. was fined $310 for driving pension of his license. “Operation Santa” Favreau told him he was According to court docu- Nov. 22 on I-93 in Franconia successful once again Search on Mt. Washington leads to a happy ending LITTLETON -- The received from association Littleton Police Benevolent members as well as generous After over 50 hours with- acteristic of him to not check well-being. New Hampshire gratitude for the effort put Association is pleased to donations from citizens of the out any contact, the family of in, Deubner’s girlfriend Fish and Game reached out forth by the searchers. announce another successful community, this year, we an Ohio man was relieved to made a call for help. to members of the “Mt. Washington’s year for its “Operation Santa” were able to adopt three fami- learn that he was found alive Officials from New Appalachian Mountain Club, unforgiving and constantly program. Since the program lies and provide them with and well on a hiking trail on Hampshire Fish and Game Androscoggin Valley Search variable weather conditions was implemented in 2007, we items such as winter coats, Mt. Washington. were notified of the missing and Rescue Team, US Forest were a mitigating factor in have been able to give assis- snow suits, winter boots, hats, David Deubner, 67, of person report during the late Service Snow Rangers, and the decision to search today” tance anonymously at gloves, scarves, warm clothes, Montpelier, Ohio, had last morning of Dec. 29. After Mt. Washington State Park to stated Conservation Officer Christmas time to families in toys, cookware and gift cards spoken with family and conducting phone interviews assemble searchers capable Matthew Holmes. “We need within our community. for groceries. friends on the morning of with Deubner’s girlfriend, of performing well in harsh knew from speaking with Thanks to contributions Tuesday, Dec. 27, prior to daughter and ex-wife, as environmental conditions. Snow Rangers and staff from starting a solo multi-day hike well as taking into account Searchers began to cover Mt. Washington State Park on Mt. Washington. After the recent weather changes, areas on the Pinkham Notch that during the given time Musical Show to not hearing from Deubner it was decided that a search Side of Mt. Washington, frame, Deubner would have for over two days, and should begin for the purpose beginning at about 1:30 p.m. been subject to over an inch benefit Burch House knowing that it was not char- of confirming Deubner’s At approximately 3 p.m., vol- of rain, temperatures that fell unteers from the more than 40 degrees, and LITTLETON–Saturday, Woods, sing and play their Appalachian Mountain Club winds that gusted to over Jan. 14, at 2:30 pm, over a half original songs as well as a Have You Been Told located Deubner alive and 100 miles per hour. The dozen local musicians will be few classic covers. You Have Gum Disease? well on the Old Jackson Road weather conditions, coupled taking the stage at the All of the musicians hiking trail approximately a with the fact that is was not Littleton Opera House to involved wish that organiza- There is a Laser way to treat half mile from the Auto normal for Deubner to go so raise money for The Support tions like The Support Center severe gum disease without cutting or stitches Road. Deubner, who was long without a call to his Center at Burch House. The at Burch House would not very well prepared, was in family, prompted to us to entire family will enjoy enter- have to exist, but we are very the process of hiking back to take quick action”. tainment showcasing the tal- grateful for the existence of the Pinkham Notch Visitor’s During the post-search ent of local musicians from those much needed services Center, unaware that he was interview, Deubner related right here in the White to the North Country, and are the subject of a search. to officials that he had been Mountains, the Mount humbled by the opportunity During a subsequent inter- very careful to keep his gear Washington Valley, and to help the cause by raising view, Deubner explained dry, had decided not to make neighboring Vermont. up in voice. The mission that he had turned his cell an attempt at the Mt. 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Fax 603-444-9481 • 32 Main Street, Suite 104 • Littleton, NH 03561 THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 A7 Local News AG approves $850,000 easement sale on Balsams’ acreage

directed by the terms of the Utilities System- total, the offer will provide ing land, and together maxi- Balsams Resort and more SPNHF Trust instrument. The pro- Transmission and addressed more than $3 million to the mize revenue to the Tillotson than 7,000 acres of land,” posed sale to the Society to Tom Deans of Conway in Tillotson Trust for charitable Trust that can be redistrib- Muntz stated. “Northern fundraising comes after the successful his capacity as head of the purposes. If the offer were to uted to the residents and Pass is pleased that the sale of the Balsams Hotel Tillotson Corp., stated that be accepted, Northern Pass communities in the area for future of the Balsams Resort and the related property to Northern Pass would be said it would then look to essential health, social and is secure and that the new going well Balsams View earlier this willing to purchase the ease- find an appropriate partner economic services — in owners are committed to month.” ment for $850,000. The offer committed to conserving the keeping with the Trust’s maintaining the 300 jobs and By Edith Tucker Two Colebrook natives — also includes provisions of Balsams to hold the conser- objectives. tremendous economic value [email protected] Dan Dagesse and Dan the initial offer from vation easement. “This offer and the pro- the resort brings to the North DIXVILLE — A flurry of Hebert purchased the hotel Northern Pass to the Trust to Muntz said that NPT ject’s previous request to the Country. We look forward to activity on the future of the and its amenities immediate- purchase the utility right-of- believes that the project’s Attorney General regarding working with them in the forested lands surrounding ly surrounding the Grand way for $2 million and pro- purchase of the utility right- the sale of the utility right of future….” The Balsams marked Friday, Hotel. vide a $200,000 payment to of-way easement could co- way on the Balsams property Now SPNHF is now Dec. 23, the last day before The proposed SPNHF support medical services at exist with a conservation to SPNHF has no impact on engaged in raising the the Christmas break that deal differs markedly from the Colebrook Hospital. In easement over the surround- the completed sale of the SEE BALSAMS, PAGE A12 included a federal holiday the prior transactions con- on Monday, Dec. 26. cerning the sale of The Director Anthony Balsams, Blenkinsop pointed Blenkinsop of the Charitable out. “The proposed transac- Trusts Unit of the state tion involves the Trustees' Attorney General’s Office decision to transfer an asset decided on Dec. 23 that the to another charitable entity Tillotson Trustees had acted at a below market value rate, within the limits of their dis- not the sale or conversion of cretion and the Trust provi- an asset to a private for-prof- sions. He rejected the it entity,” his letter states. thought, that the Trustees NPT was established to be a had only a fiduciary respon- profit-making entity. sibility to maximize the total “The (land's owners) dollars that could be real- value the conservation ized. Blenkinsop was restrictions alone at approxi- responding to a challenge, mately $1.5 million," posed by officials of Blenkinsop’s letter said. "The Northern Pass Transmission fair market value of the right (NPT) LLC, to the legality of of way is at least $2.2 mil- the sale of a conservation lion. As such, under the easement to the Society for agreement with SPNHF, the the Protection of New (land's owners) would be Hampshire Forests transferring assets to the (SPNHF). NPT pointed out society worth more than $3.7 that their offer would have million for $850,000." yielded substantially more "The trustees have deter- monies to distribute to chari- mined that a transfer to table causes in the future. SPNHF is consistent with the “(W)e approve the purpose and terms of the Purchase and Sale (P & S) trust, and that it is in the best Agreement between the interest of the environment Corporation and SPNHF,” and economy of the North Blenkinsop wrote. “Our Country," Blenkinsop’s letter office reviewed the Purchase states. and Sale Agreement between That same day, an NPT the Tillotson Corporation project official notified the and SPNHF for the transfer Neil Tillotson Trust that it of the conservation restric- would be willing to pur- tions over approximately chase the conservation ease- 5,800 acres of land recently ment over some 5,800 acres sold to Balsams View, LLC, surrounding The Balsams as well as for a separate right should the sale of the ease- of way for hydroelectric ment to SPNHF not go for- transmission lines over a ward for any reason, includ- portion of the same land. ing its inability to obtain The Corporation is wholly rights to a utility right-of- owned by the Neil Tillotson way (ROW). Trust, which is in the process The letter dated Dec. 23, of distributing all of its assets signed by James Muntz as to charitable entities as president of Northeast A8 THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 Local News Screamin’ Boar Smokehouse Trout Unlimited opens in Littleton presents river By KHELA MCGANN come in, have fun and relax, restoration talks [email protected] and enjoy my barbecuing,” LITTLETON — Someone he said, adding that the on Jan. 12 is smoking in Littleton, but Screamin’ Boar offers lunch don’t worry, the kind that and dinner, family pricing we’re talking about doesn’t and seating for 100. By Edith Tucker Initiative for the Upper come with a Surgeon He also said to keep an [email protected] Connecticut River, will eye out for the restaurant’s General’s Warning. BETHLEHEM — The describe restoration efforts ads in order to stay up to On Dec. 9, Mike and Tina local chapter of Trout currently underway in the date with any new dishes Tuite of Littleton opened the Unlimited (TU) will host an Upper Connecticut River and specials. The Screamin’ Screamin’ Boar interesting hour-long pro- Watershed. Boar’s winter hours are Smokehouse at 40 West gram on river restoration Dianne Timmins, the 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday Main St. and are hoping to efforts and research in Coldwater Fisheries through Saturday, 11:30 offer locals and visitors a Northern New Hampshire Biologist for the state Fish a.m.-6 pm. Sunday (by pop- casual dining experience “in and because of a passion for came on board with the at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. and Game Department, will ular demand, said Tuite) a fun atmosphere.” the flavor of smoked prod- project and brought “all of 12, in the Knights of speak on projects assessing and it is closed Monday. All of the meat — pork, ucts. The restaurant also his homemade dressings Columbus Hall on Route 18. migration of trout within a Tuite said that he felt the beef, meatloaf and chicken plans to add smoked prime and stews.” The program will feature watershed. restaurant was a “great — is smoked for about 17 rib to the menu for Fridays Tuite, who used to own three speakers, who are all The program will provide place to watch football hours at a low heat using and Saturdays within the Littleton Home Decorating actively managing projects everyone a great opportuni- games,” though they also 100 percent hickory. That next two weeks. before it was purchased by to improve the aquatic habi- ty to ask questions of these do a lot of take-out orders. “really enhances the flavor,” Every dish at the restau- Aubuchon two years ago, tat of our streams, particu- three experts following the He said to call 444-ATE- said Mike Tuite, who has rant is homemade. While said he opened the restau- larly for the Eastern brook presentation. The Knights of ATE-ATE-ATE (8888) with been experimenting with Tuite is in charge of the rant “as a fun project and trout. Columbus Hall is one-half- any questions or to place an the cooking method for smoking, he said “lifetime not so much as work.” Colin Lawson, who is mile order. about 14 years as a hobby Littleton chef” Joe Howe “I want customers to TU’s New England Culvert south of Profile High Project Coordinator, will School. A map is on the speak on his efforts targeted chapter web site: Winter session begins at Littleton Studio School towards improving aquatic www.ammotu.org. connectivity in our water- More information is avail- Happy New Year every- of the week and at different begin in January. The handcrafted basket they sheds by improving culvert able by calling Dayton one! Did you make a reso- times. Introduction to Watercolor made. design. Goudie at 444-2793 or Bob lution to explore the right Kid’s Clay classes will class will be offered on four It’s the time of year to ful- Joe Norton, TU’s Project Ball at 586-4568. half of your brain? Or to also be offered. Instructor consecutive Thursday fill New Year’s resolutions. Coordinator, Home Rivers scratch that itch to be cre- Cecily Yarosh will teach mornings beginning on Jan. Whether you’re a serious ative and to make some- young people (10 and up) 5. On the same day, in the artist or a dabbler, the thing? If so, the Littleton the basics of throwing pots afternoon, a four-week ses- Littleton Studio School Studio School located on on the potter’s wheel, mak- sion in Still Life offers opportunities to Mill Street in Littleton has ing cups and plates. And Watercolor/Oil/Pencil will explore your creative side. some great opportunities in for the younger set, ages six begin. Classes for The complete Winter store for you. The 2012 and up, Cecily will lead a Intermediate/Advanced Schedule describing classes Winter Schedule has com- fun program on Jan.16 to Drawing begin on Jan. 11 scheduled from January plete information and can create a piggy bank from and will be offered for four through April can be be accessed at clay. consecutive Wednesday accessed at www.nhcrafts.org/littleton. If jewelry is your interest, evenings. www.nhcrafts.org/littleton. To whet your appetite, a Deb Fairchild will lead a Have you ever admired a Registration forms can be sampling of information on one-day program on handcrafted basket and downloaded and submitted classes offered in January is Saturday, Jan. 7 to make a wondered how it’s made? electronically. Or alterna- provided here. Peyote Stripe Bracelet. On Ray LaGasse, an artist with tively, the form can be In the Clay arena, potter Jan. 19, instructor Jean the League of New mailed or dropped off at the Alison Dodd is offering a Matray begins a class that Hampshire Craftsmen, will Studio at 21 Mill Street in “try it out” Throwing ses- will be offered on six con- lead a one-day workshop on Littleton. Education sion for participants 12 secutive Thursdays which Jan. 21 where participants Coordinator, Sally Syren, years and older on Jan. 4 for covers jewelry fundamen- can select the basket they can be contacted at 444-1066 just the cost of materials. tals. Students in this class want to make. Choices and can answer questions or Lakeway Cookie Ladies, (from front): Tammy Ross Smith, Jennifer Participants will get the feel will learn metalsmithing include a pack basket, mar- help with registrations. The Carbonneau and Angel Anan. The second graders at Lakeway of using the pottery wheel and will create lovely jewel- ket basket, double pie bas- School is a 501(c)(3) non- Elementary School gave the gift of cookies to the Littleton Area and forming pots. ry. ket, laundry basket or wool profit organization and Senior Center. The homemade cookies are included in Meals on Following that, Dodd is For those with an interest gathering basket. At the gratefully welcomes sup- Wheels during the holiday season. The mothers pictured here teaching a number of six- in drawing and painting, conclusion of this seven- port and help from volun- helped make it possible by packaging and delivering to the center. week sessions that are instructor Ed Kadunc is hour class, students will teers and donors. Lakeway has the BEST volunteers!! (Courtesy photo.) offered on a variety of days offering several classes that take home the beautiful

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Bitzer. as well as its massive scale, indication of enduring preju- their best. They were not What if a movie aimed to screen ‘The Birth of a Even at the time of its opened Hollywood’s eyes to dice? This Martin Luther made to be shown on televi- show the realities of life dur- Nation,’ long regarded as a release, the movie was the full potential of cinema King’s Day, decide for your- sion; to revive them, organiz- ing the Civil War and yet masterpiece of early cinema regarded as monumentally as an art form, exerting a self how far we’ve come with ers aim to show the films at used white actors playing but tarnished by racism and insensitive to issues of race, powerful influence on gener- a screening of a restored the Flying Monkey as they roles in blackface? What prejudice. depicting blacks as a sub- ations of filmmakers to print of this tarnished were intended: in top quality does it say if a movie was “Although ‘The Birth of a race inferior to whites and come. American classic the way it restored prints, on a large clearly racist, depicting Nation’ has been reviled for portraying Ku Klux Klan The film’s pervasive influ- was intended to be seen: on screen, with live music, and blacks as an inferior sub- its blatant and pervasive members as heroes. ence extended beyond the- the big screen, with live with an audience. species to whites, but was racism, it was a huge hit in Conceived by Griffith, a aters, at times in unfortunate music and with an audience. ‘The Birth of a Nation’ still a box office smash? its day and was accepted as native Southerner, as a saga ways. As an unintended con- The film stars Lillian Gish, will be shown in honor of Those are among the one of the landmarks of early of two families caught up in sequence, ’The Birth of a Mae Marsh, Henry Walthall Martin Luther King Day on questions posed by ‘The cinema,” said Jeff Rapsis, a the Civil War and its after- Nation’ inspired a revival of and dozens of other silent- Thursday, Jan. 12, at 6:30 Birth of a Nation’ (1915), the New Hampshire silent film math, many viewers and the then-dormant Klan, era performers. Gish, who p.m. at the Flying Monkey groundbreaking epic film musician who will perform a critics regarded the film as a which flourished anew in the died in 1993 at age 99, con- Moviehouse and from director D.W. 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FRANK-RAND planes appealed to him and interesting business risks,” did so even through the said Terry. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1) Korean War. In the 1980s and 1990s he tutes,” said Paul. Lou knew what he liked started dabbling in land Lou and Rita’s father, and knew what he didn’t. development and oil explo- Paul, was born in Italy He did not like rock ’n’ rations, helping to found (Paulo Franceschelli) and roll — certainly not The two companies — worked as a tailor and a Beatles — but he did like Stoneridge Management and mason. The family still has Notre Dame, and he really Petrobank Energy and the wool jackets and pants liked one of its former foot- Resources — that are still that he made from felt that ball players and coaches: flourishing today, said Terry. was discarded after being Terry Brennan, who Terry He remained involved with used to cover the rollers at says she was named after. Petrobank’s board meetings Franconia Paper Corp. While he was still overseas until he passed away. Both parents spoke only in 1945, Lou wrote home that His wife, Ruth Chatterton broken English, which he wanted his second born Frank, who helped with the meant Rita looked out for to be named Terry — no mat- furniture business, taught Lou from an early age and ter the gender. biology and home econom- which, perhaps, set the stage After the war, Lou stayed ics, and was on the local for the bond between the in the military and worked school board in the late ’60s two. out of the Pentagon until the and early ’70s, died in 2010. Though the brother and late 1950s. In 1959 he retired In 2009, Lou also estab- sister moved away from the as a colonel and was given lished the Louis and Ruth area for school, work and to the honorary title of Frank Professorship in start their own families, brigadier general. Neuroscience at North Woodstock was PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FRANK-RAND FAMILIES In his 40s by that time, Dartmouth/Hitchcock always home and never far Louis “Lou” Frank, who was a pilot during World War II and one of the original investors in Loon Mountain Lou’s career was actually Medical Center in honor of from their minds. Resort, died last month after 94 years of hard work and entrepreneurship. just getting started. When he Dr. James L. Bernat. The neu- While Lou went on to returned to New Hampshire, rologist, who Terry said Lou become the provider for the and everyone in town knew remembered that “it was a opinion he could do any- he worked in senior manage- adopted as his general families — he became the it — the local police chief rare weekend we didn’t thing — and he did,” said ment for a couple of different physician, holds the inaugu- father figure for Gil and Paul would say that Rita didn’t come” up to North Terry. companies but eventually ral chair of the professor- after their parents divorced speed while driving, “she Woodstock from wherever He graduated from came to realize that he want- ship. — Rita was the matriarch flew low.” they were living. He also had Woodstock High School in ed to be his own boss. Today, Clementine and and made sure all other Afraid of stopping lest she a reputation on the road as 1935 and then went on to Opportunity presented itself Melvina’s recipes continue needs were taken care of. stop for good as she grew there was no snowstorm big four years at the University in the form of two furniture to live on, and Rita and Both were forces to be older, Rita had an exercise enough to deter him from of New Hampshire where he companies, Patriot Pine and Lou’s children and grand- reckoned with. routine, did bookkeeping the family homestead on earned a degree in civil engi- Sprague and Carleton Inc., children have gone on to Rita moved back to the and drove until she was 94. Christmas Eve. neering. which he bought and ran for successful careers and con- area after the divorce, and When she was in her 80s she “No mater what, we had As World War II heated the next 17 years. In the tinue to contribute to the she juggled being a single still fussed over making to come home,” said Terry, up, Lou decided he wanted 1960s he also found an community. (Both Paul and mother, taking care of her meals for “the elderly” and recalling a time when he put to be a commissioned officer opportunity to be one of the Gil still live in the area — aging parents, running the would bake for weeks in chains on the tires for better so he joined the Marines. six original investors in Loon Paul served 26 years with restaurant and fulfilling the advance of Christmas and traction and was able to fly Then as the United States Mountain, which helped the the Woodstock Fire traditional duties expected Easter. by other cars that had gone needed more pilots to shuttle local economy after the Department, and Gil is on of women during that time. Lou strayed a little farther off the road. planes to areas that needed paper mill shut down. the Woodstock Board of She was always on the move, from home, but Terry “He was always of the them, he decided flying “Dad was always taking Selectmen.)

FRANK-RAND last year to make the line,” since as recent hires James Gardiner who was last Tuesday, it already was as through the military, can $745,000 cut. they were at risk for being deployed to Kuwait. actively advertising the posi- apply. The application is (CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1) In addition to Roberts, laid off after two patrol offi- Officer Cody MacKay, tion because the union available on the department additional cuts in order to Soares and now Cote, offi- cer positions were eliminat- who graduated from the agreed to wave the internal website, make up for increases in cers Joseph Priest, Kevin ed from the budget. Hebert police academy Dec. 2, is posting requirement. www.littletonpd.org, and things it can’t control, such LaValley, David Wentworth went on to work for now finishing up his field He said the department should be submitted to the as fuel costs. The proposed and Hebert resigned over Haverhill. LaValley’s resig- training and is a replacement would prefer certified offi- Littleton Police Department, budget also has yet to face the course of last year. nation soon after, even for Priest. cers, but anyone who is 21 attention human resources. the deliberative session, dur- Hebert and Wentworth though it came early, was Smith said that leaves the years of age or older with a ing which it was amended had resigned last spring “to expected, as he was a tempo- department short just one two-year college degree or avoid the unemployment rary replacement for Officer patrol officer, and beginning other relevant training, such

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LOOK BACK the Littleton Area the state Supreme Court. At a meeting following tlement agreement that vot- Construction began in Community Project War and Peace in the Sorlucco’s resignation, Dick ers will get to okay or nix August 2010, with the demo- (CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1) addressed a need for a forum LACP — Depending on who Massimilla said he had joined later this month. lition of a house and the Selectman Marghie to discuss issues that boiled you asked during its devel- the effort “on the under- Both supporters and removal of a parking lot to Seymour defended the deci- to the surface during the pre- opment, the Littleton Area standing that this was about opponents of the pact have make way for the new build- sion, saying she felt public vious months’ upheaval. Community project was reconciliation,” but that idea come out strong during infor- ing. The old Daisy Bronson safety was more important However, any blowback either a much-needed chance had been “marginalized” by mation sessions hosted by Middle School had been out than the services provided by was far from over as some for stakeholders to embrace the committee. the selectmen, as well as of compliance with the the Parks and Recreation Littleton residents alleged the their differences and form a “It goes 180 degrees away other meetings. Supporters Americans with Disabilities Department and the police department was unified vision for the town’s from why I’m here,” he said, see it as a chance to end a dis- Act, and the CTC’s earthen Chamber of Commerce. involved in the boycott as future, or it was a bait and adding that there were stake- pute with North Country roof was considered beyond Board of Selectmen retaliation for the cuts. switch. holders in the town who Environmental Services repair and the building had Chairman Ron Bolt said the On April 6, Jim The initiative began after a were not being included in (NCES) that they feel has a experienced water leaks for amendment was flawed from Sourgiadakis of Gold House few residents felt a forum the project and “until recon- chance of continuing on even years. New parking was put the beginning since the cuts Pizza — one of the business- was needed to bring together ciliation is dealt with, the war if the town wins its case in in where the old CTC had that were suggested did not es listed in the boycott — all factions of the community will go on.” Superior Court this March. been situated. add up to $745,000. asked the selectmen to initi- to discuss how the town Some project leaders said Meanwhile, opponents want During the open house, “It was rapidly conceived ate an independent investiga- could best move forward that the economic recommen- to see the dispute play out in school officials celebrated the and poorly executed,” he tion into the conduct of the after the $745,000 budget cut dations were a means to the courts after many years of fact that the buildings now said. police department, specifical- underscored a difference in improving discourse. LACP distrust and acrimony meet all fire codes and hand- Before the deliberative ses- ly Chief Paul Smith, Officer opinion over levels of service organizer Dave Ernsberger between the two parties. icap accessibility needs in sion, the Budget Committee Michelle Soares, who is now and taxes. By the time the ini- said that things got ugly in Supporters feel that the set- addition to providing more had recommended a $400,000 gone, and Officer Scott tial portion of the project the first place because the tlement terms —such as a cap natural light and extra space cut to keep the town portion Moodie. wrapped up last fall, the pro- town didn’t have enough on the height of the landfill, to move around. of the tax rate the same as the On April 13, the town said ject’s mission had been money, but if enough rev- free roadside pickup for resi- Clerk of the Works George year before. it would produce some docu- refined to focus on develop- enue is coming in, that will dents and a reduction in the Brodeur also said much of This year, the Budget ments concerning his request ing recommendations lessen tensions. town’s legal expenses — are the project was covered by Committee has recommend- but withhold others under an toward making sure the town By September the group worth changing District V state and federal funds, with ed staying with the default RSA exempting personnel remained “an ideal place … appeared to have resolved from 51 acres to 61 acres, but the community having to budget, which means, if information from right-to- to visit, live, learn, work, play some of its members’ con- opponents are looking for the chip in $2.2 million dollars, or that’s what voters choose, the know demands. and retire.” cerns, or at least agreed to loopholes in the agreement about 21.5 cents for every town will need to make addi- Sourgiadakis then turned What was one group even- move forward and wrap up — such as a conservation dollar spent. tional decreases to allow for to the Grafton County tually divided into three as the months-long project. easement on 37 acres belong- In Summary — 2011 has increases in things it can’t Superior Court, saying that the about 40 members identi- On Sept. 29 a comprehen- ing to the landfill. been a busy year with defi- control, such as fuel. Just the refusal to produce the fied specific concepts that the sive proposal for the town’s The settlement agreement nite highs, definite lows and before the holiday break at other documents had a “chill- community needed to work future was unveiled for the came after a closed mediation a few surprises to keep peo- the end of December, the ing affect on Sourgiadakis’ on: communication, the town public titled “Report to the session was held in October ple and newspapers on their default budget for 2012 was 1st Amendment guarantees” budget and economic devel- Citizens.” It covered every- between NCES and town toes. Unfortunately, the at $7,591,364, and the pro- under the U.S. Constitution opment. thing from the levels of serv- officials, and a memorandum spring’s rain storms and posed budget was at and under Article 22 of the By late August, a member ice for the fire and police of understanding was Tropical Storm Irene’s arrival $7,790,429. New Hampshire decided to resign over how departments, to student per- released a few days later. at the end of August didn’t The Boycott Blowback — Constitution. the results of a community- formance, town government, A special town meeting is make the “top five” cut, but Fallout from the March vote “It is simply behind [sic] wide 21-question survey marketing initiatives, rules of set for Jan. 17 to vote on the they should be mentioned to cut the budget included a belief that there are no were being handled. order for meetings and ways proposed zoning amend- nevertheless. Though the boycott by the State emails, faxes, letters or other Jerry Sorlucco, who co- of disseminating informa- ment changes, which will Littleton area was by no Employees Association (SEA) electronic communications chaired a sub-committee tion. make or break the deal. means hit as hard as parts of of 12 — originally 13 — relating to the boycott that do charged with looking at com- One of the earliest out- New Middle-High School Vermont and southern New Littleton area businesses that not … reference anything munication within the town, comes of the LACP was this and CTC — This past fall saw Hampshire, the extreme it felt were “pursuing profits other than personnel prac- said he felt it was “uncon- past summer’s piano project, the culmination of a project weather damaged roads and in lieu of … critical public tices or policies or an ongoing scionable not to allow the which brought media atten- that renovated parts of the had an impact on travel. Both services …” investigation in Littleton’s media and public access to tion to the town and enter- high school and revamped the Kancamagus Highway “These businesses’ activi- possession,” says the com- the survey completed by the tained visitors and locals the Career and Technical and Route 302 were closed ties are nothing more than plaint filed in mid-July. public at our request.” who would pause on their Center’s quarters with space for the better part of their latest attempt to pit By Sept. 2, Judge Peter Littleton Chamber of way down Main Street to for the middle school. September after Irene blew neighbor against neighbor so Bornstein issued an order, Commerce Board Chairman play a little ditty. An open house was held through. that businesses can profit,” which released only six addi- Jim Alden countered that the NCES Mediation Riles in October to celebrate the With only an inkling of said the SEA president in a tional documents that the results would be released, Some, Relieves Others — In completion of the $10.8 mil- what is to come in 2012 — newsletter announcing the town had not already given but “results” didn’t mean what the Bethlehem Board of lion, four-floor addition and presidential primaries and boycott. It pointed to the dis- Sourgiadakis. “raw data,” such as the sur- Selectmen say is an effort to renovation project that was general election, votes on tribution of fliers as evidence By mid-September the vey respondents’ word-for- give voters another chance to given the go-ahead by voters Littleton budget and of the business owners’ activ- businessman fired back with word comments. make a deal with a landfill in 2010. The green light was a Bethlehem landfill settlement ities. a “motion to search for and Mell Brooks, who co- company before a years-long relief as a warrant article had agreement — we can only By the end of the March, produce additional records” chaired the collaborative dispute heads to trial, in failed during town meeting say, “Best wishes for the New the union’s actions had back- and a motion for reconsidera- committee, said he was November they signed a set- the previous year. Year!” fired as the SEA appeared to tion. The latter request was proud of the way residents be the bad guy for targeting outright denied, while the responded and that there ® local businesses. It retracted Nov. 3 order on the motion were “nuggets of wisdom the boycott on April 11, three for additional records said and pearls of advice” in the weeks after being in effect. Sourgiadakis would be more than 1,500 comments. SEA president Diana Lacey responsible for the $4,180 Sorlucco also said the proj- attended a “general meeting” cost to search 22 hard drives ect was in many ways a bait at the Opera House in April for more documents relating and switch: He had thought and explained that the con- to his request. the project was about how to cerns raised in the boycott The latest development improve the political climate had been “responded to came Dec. 2, when within the community, but appropriately by the business Sourgiadakis’ attorney John that was supplanted by an community.” She said the Clifford filed an appeal of the economic agenda. Winter snow, ice union felt that the creation of superior court ruling with He wasn’t alone. Act now! Quantities Limited! got you down? When they're gone, they're gone! MATTRESS CLEARANCE SALE! Tire chains will get you up! IN STOCK GREAT PRICES FOR - Pickup Trucks - H-D TRKS - Tractors - Skidders

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Express has provided over health. Molar Express brings regarded by the public NCHC is a rural health $600,000 in free care to over the services of a hygienist health community,” said network based in Littleton 6,000 adults and children in right to the area’s schools so Frank. “They have a lot of that collaborates with health Coös and northern Grafton that children can receive the evidence-based data that and human service counties who would other- care they need without miss- supports their recommenda- providers serving northern wise be unable to afford den- ing a day of school.” tions that children who see a New Hampshire, including tal care. A majority of the Since it’s inauguration in dental hygienist on a regular the region’s five hospitals. care involved teeth clean- 2005, Molar Express has basis have better oral health Learn more at nchcnh.org or ings, fluoride treatments and worked closely with the and less tooth decay. 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Tyrrell writes a lot of his music and story- Month, NHFAPA will NHFAPA provides sup- rewards of foster and adop- offered at a fair price, with driven original lyrics. For further information, call 960-0636 or receive all donations collect- port to foster and adoptive tive care.” outstanding service. [email protected]. (Photo by Mickey de Rham.) ed at the checkout through families and children, as NHFAPA is launching a Located at the intersection the month, as well as $1 from well as helping to shape pol- fundraiser this month to sell of Cottage Street and Route each freshly made pizza pur- icy and support legislative advertising space to busi- 302 (exit 41 off I-93), the chased at the Co-op during initiatives related to foster nesses across the state to Littleton Food Co-op is open BALSAMS frame — until January 15 — Pizza and a Partner Night, and adoptive care. The develop a New Hampshire daily, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. All are (CONTINUED FROM PAGE A7) in which to raise $850,000, Jan. 13. organization works with Monopoly board game, welcome to shop the Co-op, we’re leaning more heavily “Since we started our some 30 families in the local which will be available for member or not. For more $850,000 needed to fulfill the than usual on the new Partner of the Month pro- area and hosts a support sale this spring. For more information or to become a terms of the P & S media, including online gram in 2009, we’ve worked group in Littleton, in collab- information about NH FAPA member, please visit Agreement. solicitations,” Savage said. with dozens of other area oration with the state and its work, or to learn www.littletoncoop.org. Communications Director “We’ve made it easier for non-profits to raise money Division of Children, Youth more about becoming a fos- Jack Savage said that fund- people to telephone the and help spread the word and Families. ter parent, visit www.nhfa- raising is going well and that Forest Society to make credit about what these organiza- “The support group offers pa.org or call 717-5899. many individuals and fami- card donations. Longtime lies spent time over the holi- active members, such as days discussing what size board members and former gift they can afford to give board members, are reach- SPNHF for this important ing out to their friends, North Country project. neighbors and other contacts “With only a short time- to ask for their help.”

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www.NewHampshireLakesAndMountains.com THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 A13 Letters to the Editor The choice is yours Magic at the Littleton Opera House This holiday season Now as a New Year’s gift, If we don’t speak up now On Dec. 9 and 10, some awwwing” took place, as the with the backstage backdrop brings the people of the Northern Pass is challenging when will we? If not now, amazing magic took place at theater goers took in the and masking for perform- North Country another year Tillotson Foundation when? the Littleton Opera House. wonderful Holiday decor ances. The electrical compo- of threat and intimidation by Trustees to allow the Forest Some North Country Close to 400 people filled the Creative Edge’s staff and nent of the performance Northern Pass (NP). Last Society to set up a conserva- towns have been working Opera House for Creative dancers created, but there venue has been improved year when we heard about tion easement at the Balsams with the Community Edge Dance Studio’s was more “ohhhing and but more necessary work this direct current power Hotel, recently purchased by Environmental Legal “Clara’s Nutcracker” on awwwing” at what a great and upgrades are needed for line, we didn’t realize that two local North Country Defense Fund to draft a self- Friday night and at venue the Opera House is, lighting and present day PSNH and Northern Pass men if the Forest Society can governing, human rights Saturday's Matinee. The once again for performances. electronics. Even with these would have such a deep bag raise $850,000 before mid sustainable energy ordi- magic in which we speak We wanted to take this needs, there is still some- of dirty tricks. January. This easement nance. We ask that you con- was not just the dancing toy opportunity to thank the thing truly unique about First, they made light of would not allow Northern sider signing a petition to get soldiers, snowflakes, rats, Town of Littleton and the attending or participating in the fact that the project was Pass to go through the prop- it on the town warrant and flowers, candy makers, committees involved in the a performance at the not needed; NH would not erty. Northern Pass is now that at meeting time approve clowns, Russian acrobats, restoration of the Opera Littleton Opera House. If benefit and that it was a mer- insisting that the Trustees this ordinance. It removes Spanish chocolates or the House. The Opera House is you get a chance to attend an chant owned (built by and should have used due dili- the decision making power growing Christmas tree. The truly a gem in this communi- event at the Opera House, as the property of Hydro gence (raise as much money from corporation to the local magic was use and enjoy- ty and having this in our old Uncle Drosselmeyer Quebec as private transmis- as possible for stockholders) town. We will make choices ment of the Opera House by backyard is a value that we would say, “There Will Be sion line.) and sold the easement to that affect our lives, not a whole new generation. hope more residents realize. Magic, I Promise”! Then, we learned that a them for $2.2 million dollars, Northern Pass. Preschool aged to adult There is, however, more Presidential Permit was totally ignoring the wishes You have three choices dancers took part in this work to be done. The Bette Ron Lahout needed and NP would select of Neil Tillotson, who regarding Northern Pass. Christmas tradition that is as Davis curtains are in very George Mitchell and pay for the “objective” requested the Foundation 1. Do nothing and get old as the Opera House sad shape and must be Litteton contractor required to con- benefit the people of the Northern Pass. itself. A lot of “ohhhing and replaced, desperately, along duct an environmental North Country. They have 2. Follow the usual impact statement for the asked the N.H. Attorney regulatory process (and Department of Energy General to interfere in this make no mistake; the NH Update on Liberty House, Homeless (DOE). Of course they forgot matter, fully expecting to Public Utilities Commission Veterans Shelter, Manchester to mention that this “objec- win again proving that the has NEVER turned down a tive” contractor had been only thing “green” NP deals commercial proposal) and Another year has passed Liberty House can purchase being dropped off for the hired by PSNH many times in is cash and not conserva- get Northern Pass or and 2012 is here. Our sup- $15 worth of food from the winter months, so if their are and would also be hired to tion. If they can stop this 3. Sign our petition, porters have been very gen- food bank. Thank you, you any drivers going to help NP through the N.H. conservation easement, who get this ordinance on our erous again this year. We did really well. Thank you to Manchester and want to Site Evaluation Permitting is to say they won’t use emi- town warrant and pass it. thank all of you for your “our voice” to you, LinWood drop things off to Liberty process, an obvious conflict nent domain for private Then we have a chance of support. Gifts and cards for CH3 Studios, student volun- House for us, give us a call. of interest. property owners and force stopping Northern Pass our Christmas vets and win- teers, Bryan and Suzzane You can still send Liberty Then we were told that if those who have granted because we have the right to ter collections of winter Flagg of Northcountry News House a check, a gift card we objected, our voices easements to expand the determine in the future, clothes, blankets and food and Mountainside Guide. from Walmarts, Hannafords, would be heard and over width? Isn’t this an attempt what is sustainable energy in were greatly appreciated. Salmon Press newspapers, Market Basket or Shaws. 2,500 New Hampshire resi- to utilize eminent domain our town. For those who contributed to White Mountain Shopper Mail to Liberty House. dents attended and more using a different name? We must start some- our “collection canisters” at and Penny Saver, thank you Remember the troops are than 250 testified at hearings Some of the people of the where. We ask you to join us. Waynes Market, Faddens .For our own Woodstock coming home. They will before the DOE only to learn North Country say enough. Become part of an effort to Store, Notch Express and Police Department and their need a job. God Bless. that our voices might be We ask you to join us. We save our communities, the Kancamagus Collectables, LinWood student helpers, On behalf of the Veterans heard but no one was listen- have seen what corporations North Country and New ‘thank you”, with all of your thank you. We are taking a of Liberty House, we wish ing. can and will do as they tram- Hampshire from the ravages donations, every penny, break through the long win- you all a Very Happy If you have been follow- ple the rights of “real human and greed of foreign power. dime and dollar added up to ter months and hopefully Healthy New Year 2012 ing the process, you will beings” and ignore our $1,100. Great job: couldn’t will again start to collect in realize that NP has promised “health, welfare and safety.” Valerie Herres have done it with out all of the spring for summer Roli & Nancy Leclerc not to, but then again may There is no benefit to us in Lancaster you. With every $1 collected, months. Things are still have to, use eminent domain this project. We will and con- and “take properties” tinue to lose jobs because of through while fighting tooth it. We don’t need the electric- and nail to kill N.H. House ity. Our property values Bill 648, which will preclude diminish. Towns will lose their doing just that. more of our tax base.

Town of Lincoln - Planning Board Notice of Public Hearings Proposed Amendments to the Lincoln LAND USE PLAN ORDINANCE

Public hearings will be conducted at the Town Hall Conference Room, 148 Main Street, Lincoln, New Hampshire on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 6:00PM and February 2nd (if necessary) The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the following amend- ments to the Lincoln Land Use Plan Ordinance proposed by the Planning Board:

1. To amend Article V Section B regarding including examples of what is considered a Temporary Sales Location. 2. To amend Article VI Section B regarding adding Veterinarian and Dog Kennels to the Table of Land Uses. 3. To replace all mentions of “Building Inspector” with “Board of Selectmen”. 4. To amend Article IV to include definitions for the following: a. Veterinarian & Dog Kennels b. Planned Unit Development 5. To amend Article V Section I (fences) to reflect the use of the fence rather than land. 6. Eliminate mention of BOCA and IBC. 7. To replace mention of “Building Permit” to “Land Use Authorization Permit”. 8. To replace mention of “Certificate of Occupancy” to “Certificate of Land Use Compliance”. 9. To amend Article VI-B (Board of Adjustment) to include sign specific Special Exception criteria. 10. To amend Article V Section A to include a revision to park- ing requirements related to time-share units. 11. Rezone Tax Map 108 Lot 021 from General Use to Rural Residential (submitted by petition).

The amendments are proposed for actions by voters of the Town of Lincoln by use at the 2012 Town Meeting, to be held on March 13, 2012.

Working copies of the proposed amendments will be on file at the Town Hall prior to the hearings. Copies of the final text of the pro- posed amendments may be obtained at the Town Hall after February 2, 2012 and will also be available for review at the polls on March 13, 2012. A14 THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 Obituaries Jeanette R. Bisson, 76 Mitchell Bedi Sr., 68 LITTLETON––Jeanette R. on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at LITTLETON––Mitchell gardening and especially time companion, Hannah Bisson, 76, of Littleton died Pillsbury-Phaneuf Funeral Bedi Sr. passed away spending time with his chil- Statkum of Whitefield and at home Thursday, Dec. 22, Home, 101 Union Street in Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 at dren and grandchildren. also by nieces, nephews, 2011 following a period of Littleton. Funeral services Littleton Regional Hospital. He is survived by his brother and sisters-in- law declining health. took place on Wednesday, He was born March 3, 1943, mother, Olga Bedi of and cousins. Jeanette was born in Dec. 28 at First United son of Gabriel and Olga Springfield, Vt.; brother A private family service Littleton on Jan. 14, 1935, the Methodist Church of (Neronsky) Bedi. He attend- James Bedi of Bethel Vt.; sis- will be held at a later date to daughter of the late James Sr. Littleton, 18 Main Street. ed Springfield Schools and ter Barbara Weaver of celebrate his life. and Ruth (Celley) Newton. Burial followed at graduated from Springfield Charlestown; two daugh- Contributions can be made She was educated in Glenwood Cemetery on High School in the Class of ters, Michelle Bedi of in his memory to the Littleton schools and West Main Street. 1961. Westminster, Vt. and Melissa American Cancer Society, 2 worked locally as well. She In lieu of flowers, dona- He worked as a self- Pouliot of Lyndeborough; Commerce Drive, Suite 110, was a proud citizen of tions in Jeanette’s memory employed roofer/contractor. two grandsons, Joshua Bedford, 03110. Littleton and lived nearly may be made to North He enjoyed hunting, fishing, Pouliot and Alex Picz; long her entire life there. Country Home Health & She enjoyed playing Hospice Agency at 536 Bingo and going camping Cottage Street, Littleton, Rebecca B. (Willey) Gerath, 72 and she adored her animals, Jeanette R. Bisson 03561. The family would like Rebecca B. (Willey) bage- especially with her Allentown, Fla., Lowell but she especially loved time to extend a very special Gerath of Dodge Hill Road cribbage partner Shirley Bragg (Felicia) of spent with her family. Vaughn Newton of Littleton thank you to the North Littleton and formerly of Leeman, and watching Birmingham, AL, and Jeanette is survived by and Willard Newton of Country staff for the excep- Memory Lane in Gorham sports on tv such as the Timothy Bragg (Natalie) of her husband of 31 years, Monroe; sisters, Betsy tional care and compassion died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 Army-Navy Game, Pensacola, Fla., David Ryan Kenneth Bisson, whom she Mardin of Lisbon and Edna Jeanette received. at Weeks Medical Center in Kentucky Derby, Winter (Martha) of Waukesha, Wis., married in 1980 while they Walker of Littleton; five Pillsbury-Phaneuf Lancaster, NH following a Olympics, and the Little Mary Murray (Noel) of were living in Wyoming; a grandchildren; eight great- Funeral Home is assisting short illness. She was 72. League World Series. She Lisbon, and Robert Ryan son, Joe Bisson and his wife, grandchildren and many the family with arrange- Born on Dec. 5, 1939 in was an avid Boston Red Sox (Sarah) of Hampton, Va. Nancy, of Littleton; daugh- nieces and nephews. She ments. To view an online Littleton, she was the daugh- Fan and enjoyed travelling Many extended family ters, Joanne Ingerson and was predeceased by her son, memorial or send a message ter of Arthur W. and Blanche around the area to “see what including cousins, great- her husband, Ernest, of David Newton and her of condolence, please go to (Page) Willey. she could see.” nieces and great-nephews. Littleton and Jennie Bisson brother, James Newton Jr. www.phaneuf.net. Rebecca was a 1957 grad- She is pre-deceased by her A Celebration of of North Stratford; brothers, Calling hours were held uate of Littleton High School husband Jeffrey Gerath Rebecca’s Life Service will and a 1959 graduate of (1987) and a nephew Charles be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Charles “Charlie” Cohn, 83 Concord Commercial Ryan. Jan. 7, 2012 at Fleury-Patry College in Concord, NH She leaves a daughter Funeral Home, 33 Exchange Charles “Charlie” Cohn golfer and a member of the Directors. with a degree in Executive Jennifer Gerath and her St, Gorham. There will be an died Sunday Jan. 1, 2012 in Crestwood Country Club in Besides his wife, Charlie is Secretarial Studies. fiancé Fred Corrigan of Open House at Margaret Lancaster. Rehoboth Massachusetts. survived by a daughter, Leslie She married Jeffrey C. Gorham and a son Seth Ryan’s home in Littleton fol- Born in Providence Rhode Charlie continued his love for Cohn, of Warren Rhode Gerath and they made their Gerath and his wife Debbie lowing the service. Island on Jan. 4, 1928, the son the game at the Mount Island. He is predeceased by a home in Gorham, NH where of Nashua. Calling hours will be held of Morris Cohn and Ida Washington course in Bretton brother, Jerome Cohn. they raised their family. Grandchildren: Megan from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. (Glantz) Cohn; Charlie mar- Woods. Considered by many Charlie was a wonderful sur- In addition to being a Gerath of Houlton, Maine, Friday, Jan. 6 at the funeral ried Beverly Levinson on the unofficial “Mayor of rogate father and grandfather homemaker, she was the Jeffrey & Christopher Gerath home. November 11, 1950. A gradu- Bretton Woods”, Charlie was a to a number of close family manager at the Community of Gorham, Will Thomson Memorial donations may ate of the University of Rhode member of the Bretton Woods friends at Bretton Woods. The Center in Gorham until its and Gavin McCormack both be made to either the March Island, he was a salesman for Mountain Host program and family will welcome callers closing. Then she worked of Nashua. of Dimes NH Chapter, 10 Providence Electric before a tour guide at the Mount from 9:00 AM to 10:15 a.m. at for a short period of time as A brother Bruce Willey Ferry Street, Suite 419, starting his own company Washington Hotel where he the Ross Funeral Home in a medical records clerk at and his wife Cheerie of Concord, NH 03301 or to the with Beverly, the Sales and was considered one of its great Whitefield, NH on Friday, Jan. Coos Family Health Center Pensacola, Fla. American Lung Association, Service Corp. of America. historians. He served on the 6. Calling hours will be fol- in Berlin. A sister with whom she 20 Warren St, Manchester, Charlie lived in Cranston Carroll Planning Board and lowed by a memorial service She was a 37 year member had resided for the past NH. and Providence Rhode Island was a Town Ballot Clerk for at 10:15 a.m.. of the American Legion cople of years, Margaret Her family would like to until moving to Bretton many years. He was Donations may be made in Ladies Auxiliary, Unit 82 Ryan and her husband thank the entire staff of Woods, New Hampshire in President of the Fairway Charlie's memory to the where she served as Charles of Littleton. Weeks Medical Center in 1998. Charlie was an avid Village Association Board of American Cancer Society President, Treasurer, and Nieces & Nephews: Lancaster, NH for the com- (American Cancer Society; Chaplain. She also held Barbara Chilcutt (Kevin) of passion, comfort, and care P.O. Box 22718; Oklahoma offices at the District and DeFuniak Springs, Fla., they received during her ill- City, OK 73123-1718 or State levels through the Craig Willey (Marina) of ness. www.cancer.org) or the OI years. Germany, Kenneth Willey Online guestbook at Foundation to help find a cure Her pastimes included (Nicole) of Jacksonville, Fla., www.fleury-patry.com. for Brittle Bone Disease. crocheting, playing crib- Cheryl Tuller (Dustin) of (Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation; P.O. Box 824061; Philadelphia, PA 19182-4061 www. or www.oif.org) For more information or to NewHampshireLakes send a private note of condo- lence to the family go to AndMountains www.RossFuneral.com .com Religious Directory Bring your Family to a House of Worship

BETHLEHEM Daily Mass: Tues. 5 p.m.; Wed. 8 a.m.; Thurs. 5 p.m.; ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH LITTLETON BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH WHITEFIELD COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH Fri. & Sat. 8 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon. & Wed. Infinite Respect – Radical Hospitality (KJV ONLY) 27 Jefferson Rd., Whitefield • 837-2469 BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN CENTER Pastor: Rev. David Kneeland 35 School Street, in Littleton New Hampshire 444-3414 Sunday School: 10 AM Office Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. Non-Denominational Email: [email protected] Morning Service: 11 AM www.cbc1816.org • email: [email protected] 1858 Maple St., Bethlehem • 869-5401 LISBON Holy Eucharist: All welcome to 8 AM and 10 AM services Evening Service: 6PM Sunday Worship & Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM Youth Group: 6 p.m. LISBON BIBLE CHURCH Food Cupboard: 9 AM Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Bible Study: Wednesday nights, 7:00 p.m. Men’s Breakfast: 8 AM 2nd Wednesday every month Dinner on Grounds: 1st Sunday of month Men’s Breakfast: 3rd Saturday of the month, 8:00 a.m. Pastor: Steven M. Palmer Non-Denominational with no Evening Service Dinner Bell: Tuesdays at 5 PM Ladies’ Circle: 3rd Thursday of the month, 1:00 p.m. 21 Woolson Rd., Lisbon • 838-6184 Contact: Pastor Ed Small, (603)444-2880 BETHLEHEM HEBREW CONGREGATION Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 9 AM to 2 PM Email: [email protected] Outreach ministries: Friends-N-Neighbors Thrift Conservative-Egalitarian Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Find us at www.allsts.org Shop and Food Pantry, 837-9044 Wednesday Prayer Meeting: 7 p.m. Web site: littletonbiblebaptistchurch.org 39 Strawberry Hill Rd., Bethlehem Rector: The Reverend Kurt Wiesner Pastor: Rev. Clifford W. Vendt Shabbat & Holiday Services Pastor: Russ Wing ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH Life Cycle Celebrations • Extensive Jewish Library Secretary: Patricia Laurino WHITEFIELD ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Religious School & Bar/Bat Mitzvah Training CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY Roman Catholic • High St., Littleton • 444-2593 Online Classes for All Ages Episcopal • School Street, Lisbon FAITH BIBLE CHURCH Masses: 4 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday 3 School St., Whitefield • 837-8849 Call 603-869-5465 or 603-823-7711 Sunday Worship: 9 a.m., and coffee fellowship Evangelical • Christ-centered • 355 Union St., Littleton Sunday Schedule: Pastor: Rev. Noel Bailey www.bethlehemsynagogue.org Sunday Worship: 8:00 & 11:00 a.m. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN CHURCH 9:00-10:00 AM Christian Education Classes Community Participation Welcome 70 Redington St., Littleton, NH 03561 Adult Class meets in the Sanctuary – Essential Marlena Fuerstman, Cantor CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Music: blend of traditional & contemporary Sunday School: (all ages) 9:30 a.m. Nursery care @ 11 AM 603-444-6517 • Pastor: Jim Anan Christian Doctrines DURRELL UNITED METHODIST Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Church: age 4 - Grade 4 @ 11 AM Sunday Services: 10:00 a.m. Junior & Senior High Class meet in parsonage Box 728 • 869-2056 at Lisbon Regional School Library Sunday School for all ages: 9:30 AM Wednesday: Bible Study at 6:45 p.m. Children ages K-5th grade meet in parsonage Morning Worship and Sunday School (Nursery, Children’s Church up to age 8) Adult Ministries & Small Groups: Friday: Catalyst Youth at 7:00 p.m. 10-10:25 AM - Coffee Fellowship for nursery through fifth grade at 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Study: 6 p.m. in private home For Bible Study and encouragement Lifeworks Christian Counseling: 10:30 AM - Morning Worship: Pastor: R. Kelly Harvell Wednesday Prayer Meeting: For Men & Women/Singles & Couples by appointment call 444-6517. Sermon Series on The Biblical Teaching of God’s 6:30 p.m. in private home NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD More information: www.nhfaith.com For our weekly Life Groups contact the church for Sovereign Grace Friday: SonShine Club (Oct.-Apr.) up to age 12) Contact us: [email protected] 475 Whitefield Rd., Bethlehem • 444-1230 Pastor: Tracy Davis, 838-5138 more information on times and days. (Nursery available – newborn-5 years) Call: 444-2763 Sunday Morning Praise & Prayer Service: 6:00 PM - Evening Workshop 10:30 a.m. Kids Korner (after music) & Nursery provided ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA CHURCH Pastor: Rev. Mac Starring SUGAR HILL Study and discussion on the morning’s teaching Sunday Evening Round Table Bible Discussion: 6:00 p.m. Roman Catholic • Highland Ave., Lisbon • 747-2038 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC 6:00 PM - Youth Group 6th-12th grade Wednesday Evening Book Study: 6:30 p.m. Lord’s Day Mass: 9 a.m. ST. MATTHEW’S CHAPEL 189 Main St., Littleton • 444-3376 Friday Evening Youth Group: 7 p.m. Pastor: Reverend Daniel J. Sinibaldi Episcopal • Rte. 117, Sugar Hill, NH Office Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. WOODSTOCK/N. WOODSTOCK For home groups call for time and location Sunday Services: 10:00 a.m. in July, LISBON-LANDAFF Email: [email protected] Food Pantry and Clothes Closet open: August & the 1st Sunday in September Monday 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Wed. 4:30-7 p.m. Web: www.1stconglittleton.org CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH Pastor: Jay Dexter THE SHARED MINISTRY Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. All are welcome. School St., No Woodstock • 745-3184 FRANCONIA Landaff & Lisbon, U.M.C Sunday School: 10 a.m. Refreshments following service. Wednesday Service: 6:30 p.m. Lisbon Congregational, U.C.C. Saturday: 7:30 p.m., AA Meeting SUGAR HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday Service: 9:00 a.m. FRANCONIA COMMUNITY Meeting in the brick church, Monday-Friday: Noon AA Meetings in Church Hall Priest in Charge: Teresa Gocha Main Street, Lisbon, through winter. Tuesday: 7 p.m., Al Anon Meeting Non-denominational • Pastor: Ned Wilson CHURCH OF CHRIST (UCC) Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. with child care Wednesday: 8 p.m., Big Book AA Meeting Rt. 117, Sugar Hill • 823-9908 PEMI VALLEY CHURCH 44 Church St (Box 237), Franconia 03580 and children’s Sunday School Pastor: Rev. W. David Weddington Adult Sunday School: 10 a.m. Rte. 3, Woodstock • 745-6241 Office phone: 823-8421 • Email: [email protected] Prayer Groups: As scheduled Child Sunday School: 10 a.m. (11⁄2 miles north of Exit 30 Web site: www.franconiachurch.org Bible Study: Weekly at the Parsonage FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. or 4 miles south of the light at Rte. 118 & Rte. 3) Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 1-5pm Pastor: Rev. Lyn Winter 18 Main St. Littleton • 444-5567 • [email protected] Wednesdays: Prayer Group, 6:30 p.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30am 838-5008 (Parsonage) Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 12 noon WHITEFIELD Sunday Service: 9:00 a.m. Choir Practice: Sun. 9:30am, Thurs. 7pm [email protected] Sunday Worship: 8 and 10 a.m. Pastor: Rev. John Muehlke Jr. Good Neighbor Food Pantry Hours: Tues. & Wed. 1-4pm Sunday School: 10 a.m. THE CHAPEL OF THE TRANSFIGURATION Pastor: Barry Jacobson LITTLETON (Nursery care provided at 10 a.m.) Thursday: AA, 8 p.m. (Located behind the Laconia Bank on Elm St.) WOODSVILLE OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CHURCH Rectory: 837-2724 • All Other Inquiries: 837-2552 BREAD OF LIFE CHURCH Pastor: Rev. Robert K. Schneider, 603-444-2152 Roman Catholic Join us in worship Sunday mornings at 9 a m. ST. JOSEPH CHURCH Main St., Franconia • 444-2593 Apstolic Pentecostal • 603-869-3127 LIGHT OF CHRIST FELLOWSHIP from July 5 to Sept. 6, 2009 Roman Catholic Mass: Saturday at 6 p.m. Sunday Worship: 3 p.m. Visiting clergy this year will include Keith Owen Advent Christian Church • 45 Lafayette Ave. 21 Pine St., Woodsville, NH Thursday Bible Study: 6:30 p.m. of Lakewood, OH, Ted Gulick, the Bishop of (next to Littleton Water & Light and Littleton Millworks) Lord’s Day Masses: Sat. 5:00 p.m.; JEFFERSON Pastor: James F. Sullivan Kentucky and Larry Handwerk of Kentucky. Adult Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Sun. 7:15 a.m.; Sun. 10:45 a.m. Come share in our second hundred years of JEFFERSON CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. and Bible teaching. Sacrament of Reconciliation: CROSSROADS CHURCH continuous service in Whitefield. Sat. 4:00-4:45 p.m. Meeting at the I00F Lodge on Route 2 Bible-Based • 1091 Meadow St., Littleton • 444-2525 Young children attend Sunday School during 752-6215 • Affilated with CCCC Contemporary Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. the message; nursery and childcare is available. TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Conservative Congregational Christian Conference) Men’s & Women’s Encouragement Group: ST. JOHNSBURY, VT Nursery care provided. Children's ministry and education. Worship Service: 8:30 a.m. Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. 25 Lancaster Rd., Whitefield Bible Study: Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Children’s Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Sing & Study: 6 p.m. Services: Sunday at 9 a.m. Time for Women: 3rd Wed. of month, 6-8 p.m. Weekly Bible Studies Pastor: Mark Bickford, 444-1381 Pastor: Rev. Kelley Harvell Corner of Cherry St. & Eastern Ave. Pastor: Mark Clements Rev. Dean A. Stiles Showing Love - Sharing Jesus VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH 802-748-2442 • All Welcome Website: www.crossroadsoflittleton.com (Meeting in the McIntyre School Apts. Auditorium) Sunday Services: 10:30 a.m. LINCOLN Email: [email protected] CHRIST CHURCH NCUUS (North Country "Church the Way it Ought to Be" Choir: 2nd and 4th Sundays ST. JOSEPH CHURCH Sunday School for all ages: 10 a.m. Children’s religious education program Anglican • 74 Cottage St., Littleton Unitarian Universalist Society) Roman Catholic • Church St., Lincoln • 745-2266 Worship Service: 11 a.m. and childcare available. Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m. 603-444-0002 (church) or 603-788-4171 (rectory) A Liberal Religious Community Call for locations of weeknight Bible studies Buddist Study & Meditation Group: Saturday Confessions: 4-4:45 p.m. Holy Eucharist: Sunday 9:00 a.m. P.O. Box 884., Littleton 03561 Pastor: Rev. Daniel Boyce • 603-846-5400 Meets 12 p.m. 2nd and 4th Sundays. Sunday Mass: 9:30 a.m. Rector: The Rev. Curt Hanners, Ph.D Information: 603-991-3133 • www.NCUUS.org [email protected] Minister: Rev. Brendan Hadash THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 A15 Local News Senior Menu Menu for Jan. 4-Jan. 11

Littleton Area begins at 12:30 p.m. Dora begins at 1 p.m. Senior Center Women’s Support Group meets at 1 p.m. Horse Meadow WEDNESDAY––Chicken Senior Center breast, rice pilaf, spinach, MONDAY––Creamed cranberry salad, tapioca chipped beef over potato, WEDNESDAY–– Salisbury pudding. The Bone Builders peas, fruit. The Bone steak. Music. meet at 8:30 & 10 a.m. Music Builders meet at 8:30 & 10 with Charles on piano a.m. Yoga begins at 1 p.m. THURSDAY––Turkey. Music begins at 11:30 a.m. Knitters with Bob Benjamin. Group meets at 1 p.m. TUESDAY––Rib-a-que, brown rice, zucchini, FRIDAY––Baked fish. THURSDAY––Meatloaf with coleslaw, Jell-O with top- gravy, potatoes, broccoli flo- ping. The Bone Builders MONDAY––Meat lasagna. rets, fruit salad. The Bone meet at 8:30 a.m. Art class Music with “Sweet Jamm.” Builders meet at 9:30 a.m. with Ed K. from 10-11:30 RSVP Knitters meet at 10 a.m. Cribbage tournament TUESDAY––Tuna melts with a.m. Music with John & Gary begins at 1 p.m. soup. Music with Eben on begins at 11:30 a.m. Food raf- accordion. fle begins at 12:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY––Cook’s choice! The Bone Builders WEDNESDAY––Hamburg FRIDAY––Fish with lemon meet at 8:30 & 10 a.m. Music Cordon Bleu loaf. Music pepper, brown rice, carrots, with Charles on piano with Phyllis & John. salad, dessert. 50/50 raffle begins at 11 a.m. Bingo with Littleton Regional Hospital has a surprise visit from Santa Claus and Councilor Ray Burton just before the holiday. Kinder Center joined the fun bringing many children and their families to join in on the fun of caroling with Warren West, CEO, Councilor Ray Burton, Santa Claus and Charron Sundman. Their visit New England Wire captures top to LRH was enjoyed by many. 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GGeett lloosstt in a good book... January Activities and Events For many, reading is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Taiji (T'ai Chi) classes -- Franconia and Littleton Whether you are caught up in a mystery novel or Reiki workshop -- Sugar Hill fascinated by a travel log, reading stimulates your Meditation -- Sugar Hill imagination and takes you into another world. Reiki Treatments A16 THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program gains attention By David Deen As background, people life. The health of the river is the 1972, the river has taken on a Virtually all of the tributaries to helping groups like the This year there has been an should know that we began the bigger and more important renewed life and major direct the Connecticut River are Watershed Council remove increased amount of discussion effort to restore anadromous issue. discharges of pollution have blocked and fractured by old those dams but it is a long slow about the Atlantic salmon fish 200 years after the fish had Just 60 years ago, the been reduced significantly. and unproductive dams that process. Along with dams, restoration program. The dis- been completely wiped out Connecticut River was called But those successes are only cause water temperature to improperly installed culverts cussions have focused almost from the upper river system. “the best landscaped sewer in part of the story. Problems still increase to harmful levels and that are not “fish friendly” can solely on the mistaken notion The number of salmon return- New England.” The river did abound in our watershed. break up the continuity of the and do provide barriers to the that low numbers of salmon ing is not the only issue for not support a thriving diversity Salmon do not spawn in the aquatic habitat. Old dams deny salmon reaching necessary returns are the only test of the Connecticut River Watershed of aquatic life and people used main river. They need access to the salmon access to the habitat spawning habitat. success or failure of the Council (CRWC). The issue is the river to boat, swim or fish at small cold-water tributaries they need to spawn successful- Pollution from roads, park- Connecticut River Atlantic the Connecticut River’s capaci- their own risk. Since the pas- with the right flow of water and ly. Over recent years, the ing lots, combined sewer over- Salmon Restoration Program. ty to support a range of aquatic sage of the Clean Water Act in the right gravel river bottom. Restoration Program has been flows, farm fields and rooftops still send harmful pollutants into our River at increasingly THEHE unhealthy levels. Air deposi- T PUSH IT, PULL IT, OR TOW IT tion from coal and trash burn- PUSH IT, PULL IT, OR TOW IT ing power plants still dump mercury and acid rain into the river. River bank riparian zones SALESALE ISIS NOWNOW ONON ATAT TWINTWIN STATESTATE FORDFORD are still cut down indiscrimi- nately and that opens the tree canopy over the river denying FORD FOCUS FORD it necessary shade, in stream WINTERWINTER structure formed by fallen trees ESCAPE and woody nutrients. ISIS HEREHERE There are tangible benefits of the Atlantic salmon restoration program beyond the number of AND NOW IS THE fish. The benefits include the increased knowledge we are TIME TO REPLACE gaining about New England’s largest river ecosystem to address the ongoing problems YOUR OLD VEHICLE mentioned above, the growing populations of other anadro- AND ELIMINATE mous fish; the infrastructure of hatcheries, fishways, labs and THOSE EXPENSIVE expert personnel and the singu- over 15 available over 15 available lar interstate, intergovernmen- REPAIR BILLS! tal and international coopera- with prices starting at with prices starting at tion focused on the Connecticut River. These are vital contribu- $18,690 $27,680 tions to the environmental well At Twin State Ford, being of our watershed and its before rebates or your trade before rebates or your trade related coastal ecosystem. We are making it as Beyond the number of fish, there is the community engage- simple as ment the Restoration Program FORD F-150 FORD F-250 has nurtured all along the River. Each spring hundreds of volunteers up and down the watershed show up and dis- 1,2,31,2,3 tribute salmon fry in selected tributaries to the river. Students to get into a new vehicle. in our elementary schools, with the help of nonprofit organiza- Bring you trade into Twin tions like Trout Unlimited, State Ford and you will get a sponsor “Adopt a Salmon” guaranteed minimun trade of programs that teach steward- ship for the River. 1000 towards any new in stock We all like numbers and car, 2000 towards any new in sometimes see high or low numbers as being the “be all stock suv or truck and 3000 and end all” of a story. But over 44 available towards any used vehicle in over 50 available number counts of Atlantic stock. oh , and if your trade salmon don’t tell the restoration with prices starting at with prices starting at story of the Connecticut River, is worth more , you will get or even the restoration story of $31,605 more. So hurry in and take $34,005 anadromous fish coming back advantage of our huge to the River. If the fish numbers before rebates or your trade before rebates or your trade are important to some people selection of vehicles. than we should look at all of the anadromous fish coming into the River not just salmon. This year at the first dam upstream from Long Island Sound in Holyoke, Mass., 244,000 American Shad passed over the dam and, of course, there is the species no one likes Dan Dunbar Aaron Hall Derek Limoges Ken Prescott Todd Robinson Dan Kelliher Ted Lint Byron Moore Gregg Williams but should, 19,000 Sea Lamprey. Sea Lamprey do not GET A MINIMUM TRADE ALLOWANCE OF $3,000 ON ANY USED VEHICLE! harm other fish in the Connecticut River because like From Newport all true anadromous fish they PREOWNED PREOWNED do not feed once they return to fresh water. The Lamprey 2010 FORD EDGE SEL AWD 2005 VOLVO S-60 SEDAN when they return to their natal Auto, Pwr. 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DrHughsDental.com SECTION INSIDE: Profile boys win Holiday tourney, B3 SPORTS B www.courier-littletonnh.com LITTLETON, N.H., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 SECTION B PAGE 1 Profile girls aiming for state ski crown By CHARLIE LENTZ [email protected] FRANCONIA — rom inside Ernie’s Haus at Cannon Mountain — Profile coach Steve Roberts grabs a chair, loosens his ski boots and Fgazes out the window on Gary’s Hill. In under two months the girls Division IV state championships will run down the same hill. It’s like- ly Roberts will be looking at another battle between Profile and Lin-Wood for the state girls crown. “It all depends on that one day here,” Roberts said. “Luckily the girls get a shot at going for it here on their CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER home hill. It means every- CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER Profile’s Kirsta Tortorice, left, and Paige Roberts are the two senior girls thing on this hill because Profile’s Paige Roberts is recovering from a knee injury and her return is pivotal to the Patriots hopes for a on the alpine skiing team. Gary’s is a hard hill to ski D-IV girls state alpine skiing title. and ski right.” each meet but the potential is slow start to the season. Last season Lin-Wood IV state meet and in the Meet rehab is going good for both have some guns left there there for fast finishes. (Tyler) Doyle looks good. He edged Profile for the title in of Champions last season. the girls.” but they also lost (state giant “We should be decent but looks really fast. And a cou- the Division IV state meet on Without Paige the Patriots On the bright side — the slalom champion) Liza I don’t want to go out on a ple freshmen coming in look Lin-Wood’s home hill, Loon have slim hope of winning injuries to Paige Roberts and Tetley. I haven’t really lost limb and pretend that we’re good like Quinn Malcolm Mountain. Two seasons ago the team title at states. Her Peterson will give younger anybody, I just have them going to be something we’re and Chris Seely looks strong. Profile’s girls claimed the healthy return is priceless to racers a chance to show their injured right now.” not,” Roberts said. “I except I’m expecting them to kind state championship when Profile’s chances. stuff under race-day pres- Profile’s boys team a lot out of (Tyler) Doyle. I of make us better,” Roberts the meet was contested at “Everything, basically sure conditions. includes senior Nick Robie, hope to see him win some said. “It is going to be a work Cannon. The girls state final everything. We’re going to “They’ll be seeing a lot of juniors Neville Morris, Tyler races this year. I think if he in progress. I’d like to see returns to Profile’s home hill be pretty young without action early in the year. It Doyle, Nick Christoffersen, can start to find the win- Luke (Golden) step up a lit- at Cannon Mountain Feb. 15 her,” coach Robert said. “I will kind of get (the under- sophomores Ross Branch, nings circle that the other tle bit. And this new boy and Roberts said his racers don’t think we’re going to classmen) ready for the state Luke Golden, freshmen kids will follow. I know Lin- Nick Christoffersen is going want to return to the top of see Paige until (a meet at meet and then all then older Chris Seely, Chris Chardon, Wood’s strong. And to see some time but we’ll the podium. That final step Cannon) the 20th of girls will be back by then,” Quinn Malcom, eighth- Derryfield will put a strong see, he’s inexperienced.” to the top won’t come with- January.” Roberts said. “We should be graders Asher Merrill, team out there and there will Perhaps Roberts won’t be out a push from senior Paige Profile’s girls team also pretty gelled up by the state Trevor Blampied, Nate be others that will show.” able to judge his team until Roberts, coach Roberts includes senior Kirsta meet. I know we’re going to Sampo, MacKenna Cisler, With poor snow condi- the competition begins. The daughter. Tortorice, junior Meg be a tough out.” Harrison Palmer and sev- tions through the New Year, boys first meet is set for Paige is recovering from Dowling, sophomore Mora Roberts expects another enth-graders Jake Raichle Roberts will withhold his Friday at Loon Mountain in surgery to repair her menis- Peterson, freshman Erica season-long rivalry between and Carter Merrill. opinion until the Patriots get Lincoln. cus on her right knee — the Seely, eighth-grader Hadley the Patriots and Lin-Wood’s Profile’s boys finished more time on the slopes. “I think we’re good and same knee she blew out her Starer and seventh graders girls team. fifth at the state meet last “Are we the fastest out solid. We’re great skiers — anterior cruciate ligament Izzy Holmes and Madison “I absolutely do, I do for year. Coach Roberts said the there — I kind of have to can we be great racers is the three years ago. Paige is cur- Opilinski. Peterson is recov- the next few years. Lin- boys team will evolve with judge and see, it’s been a SEE PROFILE SKI, PAGE BB4 rently rehabbing from sur- ering from an injured leg but Wood has some great skiers gery in late October and has- is expected to be ready early down there and a local com- n’t skied yet this season. this season. Peterson’s munity that supports it,” A new Mudroom Coach Roberts expects her to healthy return is pivotal as Roberts said. “Kind of the return to skiing until late well. The ski season kicks off same as up here. It’s a friend- January at the earliest — giv- Friday at Loon Mountain. ly rivalry. It keeps it going. in time for Mud Season! ing her a few weeks to pre- “(Peterson) should be eli- Any time you can get two or pare for the state meet in the gible and ready for the state three fast kids racing against middle of February. 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CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER The Littleton ski team: front row, from left, coach Laura Coleman, Nicole Young, Pat Sparks, Phoebe Lahout, Mahail Sourgiadakis,Tommy Read. Back row, from left, Matt Horne, Matt Nelson, Chris Hill,Tom Boivin,Walter CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER Berg, Hayden Lavoie and Garrett Millen. The seniors on Woodsville’s ski team include Taylor Morris, John Miller, Alejandra Herrera, Christopher Roy, Brenna Gilbert and Jordan Deppisch. Coleman takes over at Littleton By CHARLIE LENTZ get dismissed early — due Lavoie, Pat Sparks and Woodsville ski team [email protected] the weather unfortunately freshmen Garrett Millen, LITTLETON — Laura this year — we haven’t been Matt Nelson and eighth- Coleman returns to her alma able to get much training. graders Tommy Read and awaits first meet We’ve been doing dry land Mahail Sourgiadakis. mater this season to coach By CHARLIE LENTZ we don’t — that’s OK too.” freshmen David Bazzell, (training) in the interim — “There’s potential with the Littleton High ski team. [email protected] The girls team includes Jaden Dalton and Ryan May. Monday through Friday the boys,” Coleman said. But it will likely take some seniors Taylor Morris, Woodsville’s middle school we’ve been hitting up the “With the girls — numbers WOODSVILLE — The time to return the Crusaders Alejandra Herrera, Jordan racers are eighth-grader Chase weight room, doing condi- — unfortunately we only Engineers ski team has to the snow days of the ski- Deppisch, Brenna Gilbert, jun- Miller and seventh grader tioning which has been real- have two right now.” been waiting for Friday’s ing prowess that produced iors Katie Bazzell, Nara Eban Noble. ly nice.” The girls team includes season-opening meet per- the championship banners Burgess Laura Zimmerman, “Chris Roy should be the But Coleman is off to a senior Nicole Young and haps more than its oppo- that hang on the gymnasium sophomores Julia Bowman, top skier without a doubt. Roy good start with a large freshmen Phoebe Lahout. nents. To date, Woodsville wall. Louisa Noble and Cassidy should be our top performer recruitment of new skiers to Coach Coleman is a had only one team outing “It’s actually really nice to Townsend. Coach Edwards is and a definite candidate for the program. speech language pathologist on the slopes prior to the be able to come back and expecting a good season. the Meet of Champions. The “There was a lot of for the school district. She New Year — at Sunday coach the same school that “The ones to watch this exciting part is the potential recruitment. And the com- skied for Littleton High and River in Maine. So the you went to,” said Coleman. year are going to be Nara for John Miller, Mike Vogt, munity — parents wanted to graduated in 1999. She Engineers are likely looking Coleman want the Burgess, Julia Bowman, Jaden Dalton and Chris see the team continue this wants to grow the program. forward to Friday’s compe- Crusaders to be competitive Louisa Noble, Katie Bazzell Hunter — those were guys year so they recruited pretty “That’s the plan. We’re tition at Loon Mountain in and also introduce some of and Alexa Herrera — those that were all here last year. All heavily to make sure the looking at possibly develop- Lincoln. the newer skiers to a lifetime will be my strongest ones. All of these gentleman came into team would continue,” ing more of a feeder pro- The lack of snow doesn’t sport. of the returning members I their own by season’s end and Coleman said. gram down at Lakeway deter coach Scott Edwards’ “I’d say it’s a combination expect will contribute at a appear to be highly motivated The boys team includes (Elementary School in mission — kindling an of both. We’ve been fortu- higher level than last year sim- so far this pre-season. I expect seniors Tom Boivin and Littleton). Our hope is to interest in a lifetime sport. nate that the school system’s ply because they have another very good consistent results Spencer Owen, junior Chris start to get them younger “We haven’t changed. allowing us to go a half-day year under their belts,” from all four,” Edwards said. Hill, sophomores Walter and feed them into the high We focus more on building on Wednesday (for practice Edwards said. “My second “Second-year team members Berg, Matt Horne, Hayden school,” Coleman said. character and teaching the on Cannon Mountain) so we tier are going to be Jordan Kevin Cowles and Jacob Coleman knows the com- kids how to ski than we do Deppisch, Brenna Gilbert, and Dalton improved greatly dur- petition will be tough this on winning,” said Taylor Morris — they all came ing the season last year and I season. 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[email protected] THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 B3 Sports Profile boys capture Holiday tourney By CHARLIE LENTZ some big free throws too.” think,” Greenlaw said. “It’s [email protected] Senior guard Travis just hard-nosed basketball BETHLEHEM — Senior Greenlaw sank three three- most of the time. We’ve got forward Allen Komisarek pointers and finished with our hands full but we’re scored a team-high 22 points 12 points. Zach Burns added ready for the challenge.” and led four Profile players 11 points. who scored in double figures “(Travis) is finding that Lisbon 16-12-11-24 — 63 as the Patriots defeated range a little bit better,” said Profile 21-15-15-20 — 71 Lisbon 71-63 in the champi- coach Greenlaw said. onship game of the Profile “(Burns) is a scorer, he didn’t Lisbon Holiday Ball basketball tour- play a lot on the varsity last Andrew Knighton 5 2-2 nament Dec. 28 at Profile year but he was the leading 15, Chad Knighton 8 3-4 23, School. Senior forward Will scorer on the jayvee team. Garrett McGrath 4 0-2 8, Shillieto added 12 points and He’s certainly capable and Mike Heath 2 4-4 8, Cooper teamed with Komisarek to he’s getting stronger with Bryer 0 1-4 1, Zach Sweeney make a strong inside show- the ball all the time. He can 4 0-0 10. Three-point goals: ing. shoot but he can also go to A. Knighton 3, C. Knighton “I thought we got the ball the hole. If we can get that 4, Sweeney 2. Totals 22 10-16 inside pretty well in the sec- balance we’ve got a decent 63. ond half,” said Profile coach club if we can keep working Paul Greenlaw. on that defensive end.” Profile The Patriots played with- The Patriots begin Allen Komisarek 10 2-8 out senior point guard Jake January’s regular-season 22, Will Shillieto 6 0-0 12, Kelley, out with a sprained schedule by playing host to Travis Greenlaw 3 3-4 12, ankle. Sophomore guard Moultonborough Friday. Chris Ash 1 0-0 2, Zach Bailey Johnson filled in and “As people have said for Burns 5 1-2 11, Bradford ran the point well in addi- years the North Country Weekes 2 1-2 5, Bailey tion to adding five points — usually is a dogfight and Johnson 0 5-7 5. Three-point all coming from the foul line. even when you play a team goals: Greenlaw 3. Totals 27 “(Johnson) really stepped you don’t think is as good 12-23 71. up in this tournament,” you usually have your hands Greenlaw said. “And he hit a little more full than you

CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER Littleton girls keep on rolling Profile’s Bailey Johnson tries to get past Lisbon’s Chad Knighton.

By CHARLIE LENTZ [email protected] BETHLEHEM — No team Littleton girls win in the North Country — nor any amount of holiday break — can stop Littleton’s strong start this season. The Holiday crown Crusaders broke a one-week hiatus without basketball by By CHARLIE LENTZ defeating Lisbon 53-21 in the [email protected] opening round of the Profile BETHLEHEM — Holiday Ball basketball tour- Undefeated Littleton tuned nament Dec. 27. up for stretch drive of the Lisbon stayed close for regular season by defeating one half and trailed Littleton Profile 52-23 in the girls 19-13 at the halftime break championship game of the before the Crusaders deep Profile Holiday Ball basket- lineup eventually wore ball tournament Dec. 28 at down the Panthers. Profile School. Littleton (5- “In the second half I 0) begins its January slate thought we played better of the regular season with a defense,” said Littleton game at Lisbon Friday. coach Dale Prior. “And CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER “Every year we try to when we play better defense Lisbon’s Sydney Clement, dark jersey, is defended by Littleton’s Lindsey get to the break with the we create offense from our Glines. best record that we can defense so I thought they have. We take the break to played with a lot more ener- Littleton used a balanced little while to get the rust off. work on the things that we gy. I thought Lisbon — in the attack to pull away in the The Christmas break is need to work on,” said CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER first half — they outworked second frame — Glines almost like another presea- Littleton coach Dale Prior. Littleton’s Dori Horne, dark jersey, attempts to swipe the ball from us, they outrebounded us, scored a pair of buckets in son. We get to work on a lot “And then we come out to Profile’s Nicole Compo. they outhustled us, they did the quarter, Glidden added a of the things that we need to start the second half of the everything that they needed pair of jumpers, Keefe tallied improve on.” season and kind of get in 22-14 at the break. to do and we just came out three baskets from inside the that stretch.” “I just thought in the Littleton 16-6-12-18 — 52 really flat for the whole first paint, Winn scored a pair of Lisbon 6-7-5-3 — 21 After the win over first half we were just real Profile 6-8-6-3 — 23 half.” buckets and added a free Littleton 7-12-23-11 — 53 Profile, Prior said there was stagnant offensively — a Two Crusaders reached throw with 1:29 left in the much work to do to pre- lot of standing — and that Littleton double figures with senior half to stretch Littleton’s Lisbon pare for state tournament just played into their Lindsey Glines 2 0-0 4, guard Taylor Glidden notch- lead to 38-18. Littleton led Hannah Champagne 0 4- time. hands,” coach Prior said. Dori Horne 0 0-2 0, Maggie ing 13 points and senior 42-18 at the intermission. 10 4, Kayla Fifield 0 0-4 0, “Give Profile credit they “We weren’t getting inside Hadlock 2 0-2 4, Julia Winn guard Julia Winn scoring 11. Eight Crusaders worked Tori Rosebush 1 2-2 4, Jill packed it in a 2-3 and made the zone to break things 5 0-0 10, Meagan Bircher 2 Senior center Alyssa Keefe their way into the scoring Fifield 2 1-4 5, Sydney us shoot from the outside down.” 0-0 4, Taylor Glidden 3 2-2 added nine points and sen- column in scorebook in the Clement 4 0-0 8, Micaela but I just don’t think we Profile coach Chris Cook 8, Chynna Lowe 2 0-0 4, ior forward Lindsey Glines first round of the tourney. White 0 0-1 0. Totals 7 7-27 worked well together as a said the Patriots were com- Madi McNamara 2 0-2 4, chipped in seven points. “To have the games and 21. group tonight,” Prior said. petitive. Alyssa Keefe 5 0-0 10, Coach Prior said be able to come and compete “The ball didn’t move well “I told them they set the Bianca Verret 2 0-0 4. Totals Crusaders will play Lisbon and not just always have it in Littleton at times. Our post players bar, they’ve got to play like 25 2-8 52. again in a regular-season practice and that’s important Lindsey Glines 3 1-8 7, can improve. We’ve got that against everybody else game on Jan. 6 at Lisbon and — we saw it yesterday in Dori Horne 1 0-0 2, Julia plenty of things to work now, a great effort,” Cook Profile were careful not to preview practice, they had three days Winn 4 3-6 11, Meagan on. Even though our record said. “They didn’t give up Nicole Compo 1 2-2 4, too much of their offensive off in a row and it probably Bircher 1 0-2 2, Taylor says we’re 5-0 we still have for 32 minutes tonight and Cher Christnacht 2 5-6 9, and defensive schemes in wasn’t the best decision that Glidden 6 1-1 13, Madi a lot of opportunity.” that’s the big thing. We’re Ashlea Greenlaw 1 1-2 3, the holiday tourney at I’ve made as a coach — we McNamara 1 0-1 2, Alyssa Profile gave Littleton a going to hopefully carry Paige Coyle 1 1-2 3, Raya Profile. were a little sloppy and I Keefe 4 1-1 9, Bianca Verret. good test in the first half that into the second half of Kaplan 1 2-6 4. Totals 6 11- “We play Lisbon coming think it showed in the first Totals 23 7-21 — 53. and trailed the Crusaders the seasons.” 18 23. out of the (holiday) break so half,” Prior said. “It took us a we made a decision that we were just going to play man- to-man (defense) tonight whether it was full-court or halfcourt,” Prior said. “We didn’t zone or anything tonight, those are things we need to work on and we’re using this tournament to work on some stuff.” Littleton put the game away by outscoring Lisbon 23-5 in the third quarter.

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Derek (Roberts) is a round of the Profile Holiday big part of what we do Ball basketball tournament defensively and for Zach to Dec. 27. But the Panthers step in and let us execute, also got a big lift from junior and have to play a lot of guard Zach Sweeney, who minutes too. We had some tallied 15 points to help freshmen step up too — Lisbon pull away in the final John Brooks, Kyle Lyndes minutes. and Brice Fontaine all “Zach has been showing stepped up — but Zach signs of being a big contrib- played a lot of minutes and utor for us coming off the ate some time up so we had bench,” said Lisbon coach guys that really didn’t have Sam Natti. “He was chasing to make that many adjust- somebody the whole night ments.” — without his effort that’s a Littleton coach Trevor tough game to win.” Howard said the Crusaders Littleton led 48-47 after lost the battle inside the three quarters. Lisbon took paint in the fourth quarter. the win by outscoring the “We got killed under- CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER Crusaders 29-19 in the final neath. Once (Lisbon) got a Lisbon’s Kolonie Hudson dribbles past Pittsburg’s Kirby Judd. frame. Heath and Knighton little momentum in the both scored 18 points to pace fourth (quarter) we started Lisbon but Sweeney came becoming one-dimensional, Lisbon girls take up big. Lisbon was down just jacking three’s instead of one guard as junior Derek getting stuff going to the Roberts missed the game. hole,” Howard said. “It’s Holiday consy final Littleton was without its good to lose. I think it’s By CHARLIE LENTZ leading scorer — senior Sam good for the boys, there CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER did we did right — funda- [email protected] Brammer. Sweeney picked heads were getting a little Brett Hagan attempts a shot as Lisbon’s Garrett McGrath defends. mentally sound.” up the slack, received some big — 4-0 (record) at BETHLEHEM — Lisbon Senior point guard extra minutes of playing Christmas break. We get to built a big lead against Hannah Champagne (13 time and responded. play Lisbon (Jan. 6 at ballgame.” possessions. We pulled it out Pittsburg in the girls conso- points ) led the way for With the score tied 58-58 Lisbon) after the break so But Natti wouldn’t mind and it was nice to get a win lation final of the Profile Lisbon. Micaela White in the fourth quarter — that will be a little motiva- getting a boost from in a situation like that.” Holiday Ball basketball and added 10 points for Lisbon. Sweeney sank a layup off tion.” Sweeney in the rematch was able to use all of its line- Mikayla Nawojczyk scored a the fastbreak while getting Chad Knighton hit from along with every game Littleton 17-15-16-19 — 67 up in a 54-27 victory on Dec. team-high 10 points for fouled, and hit the ensuing the outside and Heath down the stretch of the regu- Lisbon 13-17-17-29 — 76 28. The holiday break is over Pittsburg. free throw to complete the worked his way inside for lar season. now and Lisbon coach Jamie three-point play and put plenty of short-range “We’ll have to play just as Lisbon Myers said the Panthers Pittsburg 5-6-10-6 — 27 Lisbon up 61-58 with 3:17 jumpers. Sweeney was the hard as we did tonight and Andrew Knighton 3 4-8 have a tough slate of upcom- Lisbon 14-16-5-19 — 54 left in regulation. third option on offense that get the same kind of effort 10, Chad Knighton 6 5-7 18, ing games as the stretch With Lisbon ahead by made it all work. Yet coach from everybody if we want Garrett McGratth 4 0-0 8, drive of the season begins. Pittsburg four points with 1:14 left — Natti said Littleton would to take care of business,” Mike Heath 8 2-2 18, Zach “Our next three games Kiya Dewitt 3 1-4 7, Kirby Sweeney sank the dagger have been a been different Natti said. Sweeney 4 5-7 15, Cooper (Colebrook, Littleton, Judd 2 0-0 4, Katelyn Kelsea with a three-pointer from team with Brammer in the And it’s always good to Bryer 3 1-4 7. Three-point Groveton) are the toughest 0 1-2 1, Taylor Ormsbee 1 1-6 the left wing to put the lineup. Most teams miss be tested. goals: A. Knighton 2, C. part of our season. We have 3, Sage Purrington 0 2-2 2, Panthers up 72-65. Coach their leading scorer. “I told the guys in the Knighton, Sweeney 2. Totals to be focused and really Mikayla Nawojczyk 5 0-2 10. Natti said Lisbon would “Because of what locker room even though it’s 28 17-28 76. ready to rally after the break Totals 11 5-16 27. have preferred looking for a (Sweeney) was doing the a tournament game we’re here. That’s a tough road.” better shot before Sweeney guys had enough confidence going to treat it just like it’s a Littleton Coach Myers substituted Lisbon hoisted his three-pointer. to do what they do,” coach regular season game,” Natti Josh Bogardus 8 3-4 21, liberally against Pittsburg in Calsea Bryer 1 0-0 2, “Hits a shot they may Natti said. “Especially said. “We don’t have Nick Whipple 8 4-5 20, Jesse the tourney consolation Kolonie Hudson 2 0-0 4, have been a little ill-advised against a team like Littleton enough experience yet — Ledoux 4 2-5 12, Freddie final. Hannah Champagne 6 1-1 as the shots winding down. — they’re easily the best top to bottom — to be able to Vasquez 2 0-0 4, Tom Quillin “Our goal was to get 13, Kayla Fifield 0 2-2 2, Tori I’ll tell everybody now that I team in the North Country run everybody in and out 1 2-6 4, Jeff Howard 1 0-0 2, everybody into the game,” Rosebush 2 4-8 8, Micaela told him to let it rip if he was right now — and not having and kind of take a night off. Brett Hagan 0 0-0 0, Conor said Lisbon coach Jamie White 5 0-0 10, Jill Fifield 3 3- open,” said Natti with a (Sam) Brammer was a huge They don’t know enough Soucy 1 0-0 2, Kyle MacKay Myers. “Win or lose the 4 9, Olivia Myers 0 1-2 1, grin. “He stayed within loss for them just because yet what capable of. Tonight 1 0-0 2. Three-point goals: game today, I wanted to Sydney Clement 2 0-0 4. himself and didn’t let things he’s a huge chunk of their our energy was up and I Bogardus 2, Ledoux 2. make sure that whatever we Totals 21 11-17 54. get out of hand. He’s a good scoring. The game would wanted them to take it as a defensive player and he have been totally different tournament atmosphere. stepped up big tonight.” with him. When we play Just go out and see what Natti said Sweeney’s them again (on Jan. 6) it’s we’ve got. We came out and PROFILE SKI We need to see if we can be tern and we can’t get out of going to be a totally different better racers.” it. We all get a little uptight. offensive and defensive con- it came down to a handful of (CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1) Now all they need is a big But middle of January it next thing,” Roberts said. “If snowstorm for optimum could be all white around I can turn a couple of those conditions. here and we’ll forget about guys into great racers that’s “We’ve had slow starts in it. I’m hoping for a blizzard. where my job comes in — the past. I’ve seen green How about a blizzard every I’ve got to coach them up. Christmases in my life, no race day? Then I say are I’m looking forward to an problem,” said Roberts, in chances are good. My kids interesting year. Coming his 17th season coaching the are good free skiers — I’ll right out of the game we’ve Patriots. “Sometimes we get give them that. We need to got a little bit of work to do. a little into this weather pat- make them better racers.”

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When you shop locally, you help yourself and all of us! Keep your dollars close to home—shop locally $10.95pci 3. for goods and services. THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 B5 Sports Profile boys knock off Pittsburg Profile tops Pittsburg By CHARLIE LENTZ By CHARLIE LENTZ of a true point guard and put [email protected] [email protected] Burnsie on the wing. And let BETHLEHEM — Burnsie play the point.” BETHLEHEM — With Pittsburg was no match for Coach Greenlaw said the Pittsburg within one buck- Profile in the opening round outside game opens up the et of tying it and the game of the Profile Holiday Ball inside for Komisarek and on the line down the basketball tournament. The Shillieto. And Komisarek stretch — Profile Patriots eliminated the ele- and Shillieto are counted on outscored the Panthers 8-0 ment of suspense early by to kick it outside if they are over the final five minutes racing to a 21-5 first-quarter double teamed. to take a 39-29 victory in lead en route to an 84-32 vic- “Will and Allen, we talk the first round of the tory on Dec. 27. to them a lot about knowing Profile Holiday Ball bas- After gaining a big lead when that double team is ketball tournament on early the Patriots were able coming and them getting an Dec. 27. to work on a number of dif- assist or two a game too,” “It was just nice compo- ferent goals to sharpen for coach Greenlaw said. “Allen sure on our end,” said the regular-season stretch had a beautiful pass — high- Profile coach Chris Cook of his team’s ability to CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER drive. low — to Burnsie tonight. Profile’s Kate Austin moves “We definitely wanted to Making that extra pass and hang on down the stretch. Pittsburg pulled within upcourt with Pittsburg’s Katelyn work on some different getting that little bit better Kelsea in pursuit. defensive sets and I think we shot is key.” a basket — 31-29 — on a did that fairly well tonight Sophomore guard Bailey pair free throws from big foul shots at the end — got a chance to work on Johnson made five assists sophomore forward Kiya there to put us up big.” man-to-man a little bit and and scored eight points. Dewitt with 5:10 remain- Christnacht hit 3-of-4 really have just been trying Senior guard Jake Kelley ing in regulation. free throws in the final to get back to running the dished out four assists. Profile junior guard minute to secure the victo- floor better which for the Kate Austin (eight ry. Profile freshman Paige most part we did a better job rebounds, four assists, Coyle made five steals and of tonight,” said Profile CHARLIE LENTZ/THE COURIER Pittsburg 21-23-17-23 — 84 seven points) sank a foul scored seven points. coach Paul Greenlaw. “It’s Profile’s Allen Komisarek guards Pittsburg’s Travis Chase. Pittsburg 5-1-14-12 — 32 shot to kick off Profile’s 8- Cook said it nice to be all relative I guess. But I felt 0 run. Sophomore forward missed a couple early,” you the balance because it tested down the stretch like there are plenty of things Brennan Landry 0 0-0 0, Nicole Compo scored con- Greenlaw said. “We actually gives people the ball where and to have the answers. to work on but definitely did Travis Chase 10 0-0 22, secutive buckets from started running the floor bet- they want it and when “During the holiday some good things tonight Robbie Major 1 2-2 4, close range — the last put- ter around that time. We they’re ready.” break we’ll take whatever and got to work on some Christopher Paquette 0 1-2 1, ting the Patriots up 36-29 changed our defenses a cou- Senior forward Will we can get,” Cook said. stuff.” Devin Rodrique 1 0-0 2, with 1:37 remaining. ple of times — they’re a pret- Shillieto scored 16 points “We were getting sick of The Patriots hadn’t Nicholas Remick 0 1-2 1, Compo had spent some ty young team, that threw and grabbed a team-high playing against ourselves played since Dec. 16 before Kyle Skidgel 1 0-0 2. Three- time on the bench with them off a little bit — we seven rebounds. Senior in practice so now that we they worked off some rust point goals: Chase 2. Totals foul trouble but came up were able to get some steals guard Travis Greenlaw get a little competition, it’s against Pittsburg. 13 4-6 32. big in the fourth quarter. there and get in the open scored 12 points on four good. Pittsburg’s scrappy “We hadn’t played in 11 “It was just one of those floor,” Greenlaw said. three-pointers. and we play them again days — we’ve been scrim- things — (Compo) was on Four Patriots scored in “We need that (outside Profile and we know what they’re maging the last couple of the bench most of the double figures led by shooting). (Travis Greenlaw) Jake Kelley 1 0-0 2, Allen going to bring, they’re practices to get them run- game with foul trouble Komisarek with 19 points. and Bradford (Weekes) and Komisarek 8 3-519, Will going to throw everything ning more into the game and for her to come out Coach Greenlaw said the Burnsie (Zach Burns) and Shillieto 6 4-10 16, Travis at us.” thing. We definitely were and get a couple of big Patriots play better when Will (Shillieto) — we just Greenlaw 4 0-0 12, Chris Ash Profile was able to hold itching to play,” Greenlaw baskets there at the end they distribute the ball and need one or two of those 0 0-2 0, Zach Burns 3 6-7 12, on. said. was huge but overall I was get everybody involved. guys to be hitting (from the Bradford Weekes 0 0-2 0, “For us to have that Senior forward Allen happy with our compo- “Four guys in double fig- outside) if we’re going to Bailey Johnson 2 3-4 8, Zach much composure down Komisarek sank a 15-footer sure and we played every- ures — (Kelley) and Bailey beat the good teams we’ve to Knowlton 4 0-0 8, Ian Baker 3 the final three minutes at the first quarter buzzer to body but one person today (Johnson) do a good job of have some of that,” coach 0-0 7. Three-point goals: there and pull away — just put Profile up 21-5. so it was overall a really finding people where they Greenlaw said. “I put Bailey Greenlaw 4, Baker, Johnson. shows what the potential “I thought we started hit- good team effort,” Cook like the ball,” coach (Johnson) in the starting line- Totals 31 16-30 84. of this group is,” Cook ting some open shots. We said. Greenlaw said. “That gives up tonight — kind of more The Patriots went inside said. for high-percentage shots after leading by just two Pittsburg 2-9-11-7 — 29 Littleton boys win consolation final points early in the fourth Profile 7-11-11-10 — 39 quarter. Compo made By CHARLIE LENTZ broke to a 14-6 lead against everyone and a lot of my Robbie Major 9 4-6 22, Chris those shots count. And Pittsburg [email protected] Pittsburg after one quarter as younger kids stepped up — Paquette 0 0-2 0, Tyler Kiley junior guard Cher Kiya Dewitt 2 1-2 5, Nick Whipple (team-high 21 Cody Verret, Cody Stone, 1 0-0 2, Devin Rodrique 3 0-0 Christnacht played well Kirby Judd 2 0-0 4, Katelyn BETHLEHEM — Littleton points) scored seven points Conor Soucy — the three of 6, Matthew Remick 1 3-4 5, inside down the stretch to Kelsea 2 1-3 5, Sierra Saari broke to an early lead — and Josh Bogardus added those younger kids played Kyle Skidgel 4 1-2 9. Totals earn opportunities from 1 0-0 2, Taylor Ormsbee 1 repelled a mild Pittsburg five points in the frame. very well for us in the sec- 22 10-16 54. the foul line. 1-3 3, Michaela Young 0 1- comeback effort — and Pittsburg clawed back ond half,” said coach “We recognized that 2 1, Mikayla Nawojczyk 3 second cut was wide open, pulled away to a 62-54 victo- and pulled within four Howard. “It’s good for them Littleton 3-6 9. Totals 6 7-16 29. (Pittsburg) wasn’t step- ry in the boys consolation points, 35-31, on Robby to be within a 10-point game, Josh Bogardus 4 3-7 13, ping in. We just wanted to final of the Pittsburg Major’s bucket with 4:02 left they’re not used to that type Nick Whipple 8 3-5 21, Jesse Profile make sure we that hit that Holiday Ball basketball tour- in the third quarter. Littleton of varsity pressure.” Ledoux 1 0-2 2, Tom Quillin Nicole Compo 2 0-0 4, second screener and we nament Dec. 28. Now that led 44-37 after three quarters 1 0-2 2, Brett Hagan 3 0-1 6, Cher Christnacht 0 6-9 6, were able to get it. We the holiday break is over, and Pittsburg failed to Conor Soucy 2 0-1 4, Cody Ali Kennedy 2 0-0 4, Kate either got it or we had foul Littleton coach Trevor mount a comeback attempt Pittsburg 6-15-16-17 — 54 Stone 2 0-0 5, Cody Verret 2 Austin 3 1-2 7, Marina shots afterwards — Cher Howard said the Crusaders in the fourth quarter. Coach Littleton 14-16-14-18 — 62 2-2 7, Kyle MacKay 1 0-0 2. Sellers 0 2-4 2, Paige Coyle Christnacht, fantastic job have a tough stretch of Howard was able to use a Three-point goals: Bogardus, 2 3-6 7, Raya Kaplan 1 0-3 from the foul line today,” games ahead. Littleton trav- number of different lineups. Pittsburg 2, Whipple 2, C. Stone, 2, Kelsey Rayburn 2 0-0 4. Cook said. “She hit some els to Lisbon Friday fol- “We were going to play Travis Chase 4 2-2 10, Verret. Totals 24 8-20 62. Totals: 13 13-25 39. lowed by games against White Mountains Regional on Jan.10 and Gorham on Jan. 13. Littleton senior guard Sam Brammer missed the Holiday tournament but returns for the rest of the reg- ular season. “We’ll get Sam back and be ready for Lisbon Friday. We’ve got to go one game at Remove a time. It was actually a bad time for us to take the your barriers.Remove Christmas break because we were playing so well,” coach Howard said. “We’re going your barriers. to set our goals for January, right off the bat we’ve got to go to Lisbon and we’re going to have our hands full.” Littleton (4-0 in its first four regular season games)

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John Harrigan Over my four decades or writing news stories, from wo phrases I wish In a tinder-dry, 1850 farmhouse all wrapped up tight for winter, you’ve Nashua to Manchester to got to think ahead about a nighttime fire. (John Harrigan photo) I’d never to have Lancaster and Colebrook, I to see (or write) can’t tell the number of times one on the fireplace mantle you can find the fire and again in news sto- a fire story referred to tene- in the living room, one in the have time to fight it while ries about acci- ment dwellers disabling kitchen, one in the Fish and someone calls 911. But in the Tdents and fires: “The driver smoke alarms (often because Game room (okay, call it a dead of night in the middle was ejected from the vehi- of fellow tenants frequently Guy Room or a Man Cave), of winter? Forget it, and get cle,” and “Fire officials said burning food) or the fact that one in the stairway, and one out. Somewhere just recently there were no working there were no smoke alarms upstairs. I test them at the I read that on average a fam- smoke alarms in the build- at all, private homes includ- This front doorway is the original and should not be uglified with a mod- beginning of the heating sea- ily has about three minutes ing.” ed. It boggles the mind. ern cold-weather add-on, and anything else, like a plywood shield, would son and several times dur- to escape a fast-moving fire. Seatbelts and smoke/heat Smoke alarms may not deprive the living room of light from the side windows, so it is protect- ing. Smoke and heat detectors alarms, the latter available necessarily save your home ed with heavy plastic that could easily be sliced through. (John Harrigan Second, although I have are plentiful and cheap. If for pretty cheap at any hard- or its contents, other than a photo) to weatherproof two key more people would use ware or department store, photo album or two and doors that would offer them and check them peri- can prevent such tragedy. Yet some clothing, but it can your lives, the most impor- fears, especially during win- escape routes, I design the odically, imagine how many many people remain wake you up and give you tant thing of all. ter when the house is but- barriers to they can easily be lives might be saved. unaware or indifferent about and your family time to get Fire in the middle of the toned up tight and safety sliced through or kicked out. their use. out of the house and save night is one of my greatest routes are made more diffi- Third, we know where the (This column runs in 13 cult. This is an 1850 farm- easy-to-grab clothing and weekly papers covering the house situated high atop a boots are, and there is a northern two-thirds of New hill, where if you don’t cover flashlight beside every bed. Hampshire and parts of Arrests made in illegal up with a lot of weather bar- Fourth, and this is equally Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom riers you are going to lose a important to the other three, and northwestern Maine. John lot of heat. we have a plan. Harrigan’s address: Box 39, First, I have five fire Fire extinguishers? Nice if Colebrook NH 03576, or hooli- moose and deer take alarms (smoke detectors)--- it’s summer or daylight and [email protected]) CONCORD — The major possession of deer. line at 1-800-344-4262. hunting seasons may be In Tamworth, Jose Confidentiality is guaran- over, but New Hampshire Andujar, age 32, of teed. Rewards are paid for Fish and Game Department Tamworth was arrested and tips that lead to arrest or Conservation Officers are formally charged with take citation. Poaching violations still busy responding to of moose during closed sea- range from the illegal take of reports of wildlife violations. son, taking a moose without game or fish to trespassing, In two incidents, one in a valid license, and illegal littering, theft or destroying Ossipee and one in possession of moose. property. When you make a Tamworth, three men have Information provided to report, please include as been arrested and formally Conservation Officers by much of the following infor- charged for several deer and sportsmen sparked the ini- mation as possible: Date; moose hunting violations: tial investigation. 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Thunderstorms are common occurrences, and when accompanied by strong Happy winds and bolts of lightning, they can be dangerous. Most of us know to take cover inside when a storm sets in, but how many of us know what to do after that? Thunderstorms are just as seri- ous as any other major weather event and should be treated as such. New Year! Here are some tips for preparing for and reacting to a thunderstorm: OUTSIDE: INSIDE: • Get off the water and seek shelter inside, • Secure any objects outside that could blow if possible. If not, find an open area and away and cause damage. Call for our Monthly Specials crouch down low with your hands on your • Unplug all major appliances, including tele- knees. Should your hair stand on end at visions and air conditioners. any point, be prepared for lightning to strike • Use a battery-operated radio to monitor the and remain in a kneeling position. weather and stay informed. • Stay away from trees and other tall objects • Wait out the storm in an area away from • Steer clear of power and telephone lines. windows, doors and fireplaces. • Avoid contact with anything that could • Avoid using electrical equipment and tak- serve as a natural lightning rod, like a bicy- ing a bath or showering since metal pipes cle, a set of golf clubs or a fishing rod. can conduct electricity. B8 THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 Calendar

every 2nd & 4th Wednesday. Health & Hospice Agency Old Mill Studio in scale. Franconia Community WEDNESDAY, Neskaya, 1643 Profile Rd., (Littleton Office). Please call Whitefield at 837-8778. Church, Franconia. For more JANUARY 4 Franconia. Call 823-5828 for 444-5317 for an appoint- information, call 823-8780 or more info. ment. Contra Dance, 7:30-10:30 [email protected]. Breakfast Club, a chance to p.m. every 3rd Friday of sew, share with others or just Taiji (T’ai Chi) First Thursday Wine each month. Professional Show and Tell of Quilting socialize. Most Wednesdays, Fundamentals and Form, Tasting, 2 p.m.- 6 p.m. and band and caller. Come for and Fabric Projects, first 10:30-noon. Terry Flaherty or 5:30-6:30 p.m. Experience first Thursday of each the music, come to dance. Saturday of the month, 9 Donna Stalaboin are often this ancient Chinese exercise month. Organic wines. Stop No experience necessary, a.m.-1 p.m. A free to all free- available to help. Call ahead form that cultivates balance in for a sample. St. J. Food children welcome and dona- for-all. Bring your latest cre- if special or very specific and inner harmony, pro- Co-op, St. Johnsbury, Vt. tions appreciated. Franconia ation and share it with oth- guidance is needed (small motes flexibility, muscle tone Town Hall. For more infor- ers. For more information, charge for those unique and general fitness. Qigong Practices for Body, mation, please see Franconia call Stitch at Old Mill Studio, needs). Coffee, tea and Instructor: Mary Sturtevant, Mind & Spirit, 6-7 p.m. web page at www.franconi- Whitefield, at 837-8778. camaraderie available. For M. Ed. Tuition is sliding fee Franconia Community anh.org. more information, call Old scale. Littleton Regional Church, Franconia. Mary Mill Studio, Whitefield at Hospital, New Medical Sturtevant, certified instruc- Friday Flicks, 8 p.m. Join us TUESDAY, 837-8778. Office Bldg. $60 for 5 classes. tor. Tuition by sliding fee for an after-dinner movie. JANUARY 10 Preregistration is required. scale. For more information, AMC Information Desk staff Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Call 444-9304 or email genin- please contact Mary at 823- picks the flick and you just Gentle Yoga Spring Series, Clinic, 10:45-noon. Linwood [email protected]. 8780 or email sit back and enjoy. AMC 8:30-10 a.m. every Tuesday. Senior Center. [email protected]. Pinkham Notch Visitor 103 Cottage Street, Littleton Meditation for relaxation, Center. (look for Gentle YOGA sign). Free Monthly Movie Night, every Wednesday, noon-1 FRIDAY, To register, contact 616-2019 4 & 7 p.m. Hosted by p.m. and 6-7:15 p.m. with SATURDAY, or [email protected]. Drop-ins Lincoln Public Library. Cindy Noyes. Drop-ins wel- JANUARY 6 welcome. Advanced reservations are come, no experience neces- JANUARY 7 required. Call 745-8159 to sary. Inner Truth Massage & Open House every Friday, Music, every Tuesday, 8-11 reserve your seat and find Healing Arts Studio located 1-3 p.m. Please stop by the Taiji (T’ai Chi) p.m. Also, ask about our out what film we are show- at 74 Cottage Street, Mittersill Alpine Resort, 193 Fundamentals and Form, 9- tango and salsa lessons each ing. Littleton. Please call Cindy Mittersill Rd., Franconia. 10 a.m. every Saturday. Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 Noyes of Thyme to Learn Ticket drawings to win a free Relax the body, quiet the p.m. Cannon Mountain View Yoga in the Gallery, every Wellness for more details at weekend stay. For more mind and achieve vibrant Motel and Tavern, Main St., Wednesday and Monday, 603-616-8827. information, please call 823- health through the practice Franconia. For more infor- 4:30-5:40 p.m. and 5:45-6:50 5511. of Taiji. Experience this mation, please call 823-8077. p.m. with Katrine Barclay. ancient Chinese exercise Drop-ins welcome. WREN, THURSDAY, 1800’s Ladies Club Sewing form that cultivates balance 2011 Main St., Bethlehem. Circle: 1-3 p.m. First Fridays, and inner harmony, pro- For more information, please JANUARY 5 July 1, Aug. 5. Learn about motes flexibility, muscle tone contact Katrine at 823-7441. the quilts of the nineteenth and general fitness. Foot Clinic, 1:30-3:30 p.m., century, their patterns, and Instructor: Mary Sturtevant, Dharma Yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m. North Country Home fabrics. $10 per month. Call M. Ed. Tuition is sliding fee ONGOING MONTHLY PROGRAMS AND MEETINGS

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be self sufficient. All programs are Wednesday of each month, 6 p.m., at Haverhill; 603-989-5500. HEALTH RELATED & free. Cottage Hospital, 90 Swiftwater Road, ◆ Pre-School Storytime, 11 A.M., [email protected]; Woodsville; 747-9156. every Thursday, activities and social www.alumnihall.org" SUPPORT GROUPS ◆ Reiki healing, 6:30-9:30 p.m., 2nd and interaction, at Lincoln Public Library. 4th Tues. each month; donation, $15, ◆ Diabetes support group, for people 745-8159 or [email protected]. ◆ ◆ Bereavement support group, 1-2:30 Littleton Quilt Guild, 7 p.m., 3rd at Thyme to Heal Herbals, 113 Main with Diabetes and their families, 2nd p.m.,1st and 3rd Tues., at North Thurs., at Littleton Community House St., Lisbon; 838-5599. Monday of every month, March- ◆ FREE G.E.D. prep classes and Country Home Health & Hospice, 536 Annex off Main St.; 444-7760. December, 7-8:30 p.m., at Cottage English as a Second Language Cottage St., Littleton; call 444-9221 or ◆ Caregiver Support Group, 10-11:30 Hospital, 90 Swiftwater Road, classes. Call Adult Learner Services at ◆ 444-5317. T'AI CHI CLASSES, every week a.m., third Thursday of every month at Woodsville: 747-9313. 444-6306 or email Mondays 5:30 - 7 p.m. , Wednesdays the Lyndonville, Vt., United Methodist [email protected] for more ◆ Diabetes Support Group meets on 4:30 - 6 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church (handicap accessible). Call ◆ Childbirth education classes, at information. 75 Bronson St., Littleton the second Wednesday of every Church, Littleton, Call Maggie 444- Riverside Life Enrichment Center at Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., Cottage Hospital month, at the Littleton Area Senior 5515 or Paul [email protected]. (802) 626-3900 or 1-866-926-3900 for Birthing Center, at 90 Swiftwater HISTORICAL Center, from 1 to 2 p.m. Beginners always welcome. more information. Road, Woodsville; 747-9145 Call for availability. SOCIETIES ◆ Support Center at Burch House, ◆ Survivors of Suicide Peer Support ongoing support group for women VETERANS Groups—Plymouth Region SOS ◆ Gentle Morning Wake-up Yoga ◆ Littleton Area Historical Society, and teens; call 444-0624. Group, meets 7-9 p.m. on the fourth ,Tuesdays, 8:30-10 a.m. All Saints Parish open Weds. Only, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Or by ◆ Rep. of State Vet Council available Thursday of the month beginning in Center 35 School Street, Littlton. For appointment, at 1 Cottage Street, ◆ NAMI support group for families 1st and 3rd Fri., 8 a.m.-noon, March at the Starr King Universalist more information, please call 444-1039 Littleton Opera House. living with mental illness, 7-9 p.m. American Legion Post, 4 Fellowship. Contact Marcia or email to [email protected]. 3rd Wednesday of each month, at All Ammonoosuc St., Woodsville, and VanderMast at 764-4352, evenings. ◆ Franconia Heritage Museum, 1-4 Saints Parish House, School St, 2nd and 4th Fri. at N.H. Employment ◆ Overeaters Anonymous Meeting, p.m. Friday and Saturday , Memorial Littleton;845-5554. Security Office, Littleton. Call 444- ◆ North Country SOS Group, meets 7- Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., All Day through Halloween, other times 2971 for appointment. 9 p.m. on the second Thursday of the Saints Episcopal Church House, School by special request call 823-5000. ◆ New mothers’ group, 10:30 a.m.- month at the Family Resource Center, Street, Littleton. Call 444-6541.Reiki noon, every Wed., Littleton Regional MISCELLANEOUS Gorham. Contact Diane Bunnell at Share, 10 a.m– noon, 2nd Saturday of ◆ Dalton Historical Society, 7 p.m., Hospital; 444-9335. first Thurs., at Dalton Town Hall; call 752-5984, evenings. SOS is for those every month. ◆ The Dinner Bell Meal will be served who have lost a family member, friend, 837-9120. ◆ Breast cancer support group/Rally at 5 p.m. every Tuesday (except July or co-worker to suicide. ◆ Discover the art of Reiki by receiving a Round, 5-6:30 p.m., 2nd Thurs. ◆ &Aug.) at All Saint's Episcopal Church, healing session. No experience need- Sugar Hill Historical Museum. monthly, North Country Home Health, 35 School St., Littleton. All are wel- ◆ White Mountain Dowsers, The sec- ed. Instruction and guidance provided. Closed for the season. For informa- 536 Cottage St., Littleton; 869-5441. tion, donation and membership, come to this free community supper, ond Monday of the Month (except Requirements: the willingness to take which is sponsored by our organiza- June-Aug Call for info) at the Starr time for yourself, have no expectations please contact Director/Curator Kitty ◆ Sight Services for Independent tions, churches and schools. King UU Church at 101 Fairgrounds and be open-minded. Please call Cindy Bigelow at 603-823-5275 or kit- Living, vision rehabilitation group, 1- Road, Plymouth, NH. For info call Noyes of Thyme to Learn Wellness for [email protected]. 3 p.m., 2nd Thurs. even months, at ◆ Emergency Food Cupboard, 9-10 Sandi Ruelke at 603-444-5494 or more details at 616-8827. Community House, Littleton. ◆ Bethlehem Heritage Society a.m., each Tues., Thurs.,Sat., 35 School Suzanne Schwartz at 603-726-3874. St., at All Saints’ Church, Littleton. Meetings start at 6 p.m. $5 donation. ◆ Children’s Thyme Meditation Class. Museum, Main Street, open daily, ◆ AA meetings: Wednesdays in October 5-6 p.m. Gain July 1-Labor Day, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., • St. Catherine’s Church, Highland ◆ Good Neighbor Food Pantry, 1-4 ◆ Spring herbal workshop series, 10 knowledge and confidence to create a Meetings held in the Visitor's Center Street, Lisbon. Mon. & Wed. 7-8 a.m., every Saturday, material fee “toolbox of life skills.” Enable children the third Friday of the month at 7 p.m., every Tues. & Wed., at Franconia p.m.; 838-2852. may apply, see specific workshop and to relax and wind down, connect with p.m.; call 869-3330 or 869-3409. Community Church of Christ; 823- • Littleton Congregational Church, M- registration required, at St. J. Food Co- inner guidance, listen to their bodies, 8421. F, noon and Sat., 7:30 p.m . Wed., 8 ◆ op, St. Johnsbury, Vt., 802-748-9498. give love and kindness, recognize and Friday night suppers, 6 p.m., at p.m. ; 444-3376 release stress. Inner Littleton VFW, 600 Cottage St. • Methodist Church Parish Hall, ◆ Chair Yoga for Wellness, 1-2 p.m., CULTURE & Littleton, Thurs., 8 p.m., 12-step; 444- ◆ Mondays, Littleton Area Senior Center. ◆ Truth Massage & Healing Arts Littleton Conservation 5567. Appropriate for all ages. Improve flex- Studio, located at 74 Cottage Street, RECREATION Commission meeting, 7 p.m., 2nd • Littleton Hospital, Sat., 8:30 a.m., AA ibility, balance and ability to reduce Littleton. Caregivers are requested to Mon., Littleton Area Senior Center off 12-step study group; 444-9000. ◆ stress. Call Katrine with questions at stay and participate.Please call Cindy Spanish class every Wednesday from Cottage St. • St. Rose of Lima Church, Littleton, 823-7441. Noyes of Thyme to Learn Wellness for 3 to 4 pm at Wendle's café. 297 Main Sun. 6:15 p.m., discussion 7:30 p.m.; more details at 616-8827. St., Franconia, NH.$10 each class. New ◆ Ammonoosuc Valley Softball 444-2593. ◆ Meditation class, Learn to quiet the students always welcome. Please call if board meetings, 7-8 p.m., 2nd • United Methodist Church, mind and the ancient art of breathing ◆ Healthy Living with Essential Oils. 9-10 interested: Isabel, 823-8163 isabel- Wed., public session at Littleton High Woodsville, Fri., 8 p.m., discussion; techniques to help reduce stress.The a.m. 2nd Saturday of every month. [email protected]. School. 747-3122. cost is $8 per class and group rates Learn the art of natural remedies with • Community Baptist Church, apply along with a military discount! a healthy non-toxic, Non-chemical ◆ Live performances, movies and chil- ◆ Civil Air Patrol, Mt. Washington Whitefield, Tues., 8 p.m.; 837-2469. Wednesday evenings from 6:00- based medicine cabinet using nature’s dren’s events, at Colonial Theatre, Flight, 6:30 p.m., 1st and 3rd Tues., 7:15PM. Grove Street, Littleton. first medicine – essential oils.Please call Main St., Bethlehem; 869-3422, CAP hangar, Mt. Washington ◆ Al-Anon meeting, St. Johnsbury Al- Please call Cindy at 603.616.8827 for Cindy Noyes of Thyme to Learn www.bethlehemcolon-ial.org. Regional Airport, Whitefield. Anon 7 p.m., every Tues.,Thurs. directions and more details. Wellness for more details at 616-8827. ◆ World dance, 6-7:30 p.m., every Wed., Kingdom Recovery Center (Dr. Bob's 6-8 p.m. every Sun., at Neskaya, 2243 ◆ The Ammonoosuc River Local birthplace) 297 Summer St. ◆ NCHRA meetings. 8-10 a.m., third Profile Rd., Franconia; all dances are Advisory Committee Meeting, Tuesday of each month at the Littleton taught, donation $0-$10; 823-5828. ◆ Al-Anon meeting, 10am Saturday FOR SENIORS 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., held on 1st Learning Center, 646 Union St. Uniteraian Universalist Church Cherry Wednesday each month, at the North Members are $7 and Non-Members are ◆ Whitefield Senior Center Meals, ◆ The Arts Gallery, 28 Main St., Lisbon, St., Country Council in Bethlehem. All $10. Call NCHRA Chair, Anne Quinn, at noon, Mon. at Highland House and fine art of the North Country. meetings are open to the public. [email protected] or 444-2464 x McIntyre Apts.; Wed. at McIntyre ◆ Al-Anon meeting, 7 p.m., every 132. Apts.; Mon., Wed., and Thurs., at ◆ Catamount Arts films, 7 p.m. week- ◆ Easton Conservation Commission Tues., at First Congregational Church McKee Inn, Lancaster, 837-2424. on Main St., Littleton; 444-3376. nights, Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, Vt.; monthly meetings, 8 a.m., 3rd ◆ Intuitive Channeling Group Alternates Friday between McIntyre Sat., 7 and 9 p.m., and Sun., 1:30 p.m.; Friday of every month, Easton Town Sessions, 6-9 p.m., explore the bene- and McKee. ◆ Cloverleaf Drop-In Center peer 1-888-757-5559. Hall, 1060 Easton Valley Rd., Easton. fits of Intuitive Channeling & Reiki in a support outreach, 3-9 p.m., Sun.- For more information, please call 823- compassionate and nonjudgmental ◆ Thurs., and 1-9 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 241 EDUCATIONAL Fraternal Order of Eagles, Sunday 5008. environment, at Neskaya, Franconia; Breakfast, 9 a.m.-noon, Adults Cottage St., Littleton; 444-5314. ◆ 249-6444. Literacy program, 7-9 p.m., Mon. $6,Children $3; Penny Social every 2nd ◆ PRAYER SERVICE Durrell Methodist and Thurs., N. Woodstock Town ◆ Al-Anon meeting, 7 p.m., every Sun., Sunday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Church 2057 Main Street Bethlehem, ◆ Brain Injury and Stroke Support Office; call 745-9971. at Old Mill Studio in Whitefield; call Tuesday,Bingo at 6 p.m., doors open at NH Every Wednesday, 7:00 PM We Group, 2nd Wed. every month, 6 p.m., 837-2083 for more info. ◆ 4 p.m.; Fri., Karaoke, 8 p.m.-midnight; Welcome Everyone! at the Ammonoosuc Community Toddler Tales, 9:30 a.m., Wed., at 444-5795. Health Center, 25 Mt. Eustis Rd., Littleton Public Library, Main St.; 444- ◆ Littleton Peer Support Group, 9 Littleton. Jackie 616-1468 or Steve 444- 5741. a.m.-4 p.m., Monday thru Friday, 46 ◆ Alumni Hall, year-round center for 2464 X9123. the fine & performing arts; heritage Cottage St., Littleton, tel./fax 444-5344. ◆ Pre-school Storytime, 9:30 a.m., We are geared around Mental Health interpretive center; Conn. River Byway ◆ Cancer support group, for cancer Thurs., at Littleton Public Library, and Recovery. To EMPOWER and facil- Visitor Center (June-Oct). Hall also patients and their families, 3rd Main St.; 444-5741. itate groups. To give tools so you can available for event-rental. 75 Court St, THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 B9

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He joins a First Quarter Christopher Chardon, Nov. 11 to Daniel and Stacey brother, Micah, and four sis- First Quarter Honor Role Honors: Timothy Gregory, Jared Simpson at the family's ters, Rebekah, Eliahna, Grade 4––Philip Bell, HIGHEST: Grade 7 – Gunter, Michelle Jackson, home in Lyman. Liam AnnaSophia and Naomi. Highest Honors: Meadow Raymond, Lyndsi Victoria Breen, Liam Hunter Leighton, Emily Grade 4- Aja Coulstring, Stone. Grade 5-–Jordan Demers, Vivian Gould, Meachen; Grade 10 – Andrew Eastman, Payton Bernier, Ryan Daly, Daniel Malachi Gregory, Adeline Mikaela Allen, Anna Bolton, MacKinnon, Iris Miller- Doyle, Issabella Hibberd, Henderson, Isabelle Holmes, Ross Branch, Morgan WEDDINGS White, Rylee Ruggles, Tevon Carly Inghram, Mia Lawlor, Connor Inghram, Jonah Brown, Travis Brown, Mika Safford, Ginn Sato, Adam LeClair, Timothy Kaplan, Alexandra Lawson, Dickinson, Luke Golden, Giovanna Spiotti. Grade 5- Lloyd, Kyle Norris, Dominic Jessica Marion, Carter Vanessa Guion, Katherine Hoitt & Kalmbach Wed ––Alana Bonilla, Jordan Raymond, Dylan Ridley, Merrill, Bethany Pelotte, Hesler, Zachary Knowlton, Brusseau, Calvin Dean Stone. Grade 6––River Caroline Polich, Robin Jenna O’Hara, Jacob Rivers, Flaskamper, Emily Kerivan, Baker, Keegan Christnacht, Roianov, Jayci Webb, Grant Spencer Shanshala, Emma Camden Stoloski. Grade Stuart Clifford, Lumi Workman; Grade 8 – Elyssa Williams; Grade 11 – Luke 6––Anna Bays, Sarah Cowell, Aidan Demers, Anneser, Trevor Blampied, Anneser, Matthew Balkau, Blampied, Paige Dufour, Skilar Emmons, Sheridan Caleb Bonilla, Allie Nicholas Christoffersen, Emma Rayburn, Dylan Garneau, Aamanda King, Butterfield, McKenna Cisler, Katie Higgins, Timothy Krol, Robie, Maja Sato, Cadence Dylan Laleme, Skyla Eevi Cowell, John Greene, Allison MacDonald, Caitlin Stoloski Paradise, Tracie Sherman, Marianne Hansalik, McLaughlin, Neville Morris, Mary Ubaldo. 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Call Daniel 934-6330 [email protected] Lakes Region CPA Firm (Wolfeboro, Fuel/Wood property. NH) seeks a per diem experienced tax 1-800-603-3320 LANCASTER — Cottage-style, Please visit our website preparer for our Wolfeboro office loca- www.clinicalcareertraining.com charming, first floor, one bedroom www.winnrentalsplus.com tion to help out during our busy tax N.H.DEPT. of Agriculture weights Land/Lots apartment, 2-private entrances, wash- season. Responsible for tax preparation & Measures Law requires: that er/dryer and appliances included. Close LITTLETON Pet Care cordwood (fire wood) must: to supermarket and restaurants, 3 Bdrm Garage Apt. Apt No Utilities of mostly individual and some corpo- LAND FOR SALE, North Haverhill, 1. Be sold by the cord or fraction of $650/month plus heat & utilities. included-$800/mo rate and non-profit returns. If this NH. New subdivision: 2 acre lot for a cord; Security Deposit required. No pets/no Lg efficiency apt with All Utilities position interests you and you would $28,500; 5 acre lot for $39,900; 12 acre DO YOU NEED 2. Contain 128 cubic feet per cord smoking. Call 603-788-2679 or 915- included-600/mo like to meet with us, please send your lot for $79,900. Other lots are avail- FINANCIAL HELP when stacked; 0259. resume to LMR, 10 Duprey Road, able. Beautiful location with paved with spaying or altering 3. Be accompanied by sales slip stat- WHITEFIELD North Conway, NH 03860. Email: roads and wonderful views. Call 603- LITTLETON - 2 bedroom, Main St. of your dog or cat? ing the amount of wood sold & the 1 Bdrm Apt Heat, Hot water & Gas [email protected] or Fax to 603- 747-8177or email jeff@coventry- Heat, utilities included. No pets. Call 603-224-1361 before 2 pm. price. for cooking included-$550/mo 356-2149. loghomes if interested. $700/mo Call Dan 444-7776. Classifieds TOWN TO TOWN / PUBLIC NOTICES B14 THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

Furnished Apartments BETHLEHEM - Nice 1 Bedroom NOTICE Apartment, weekly or monthly, fur- nished, all utilities included, reason- ably priced. $550/mo. $140/wk. Call TO THE VOTERS OF 444-6061. THE LITTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT Houses For Rent 2 bedroom Gambrel in Landaff, near The Littleton School Board will conduct a Public Lisbon. Yard, energy efficient. Recenty renovated, private driveway, $650 mth, Hearing pursuant to RSA 40 on the proposed water & sewer included. Call 747-2665, 2012-2013 School District Budget at the Littleton leave message. High School Cafeteria, 159 Oak Hill Avenue, LANDAFF - Modern, very cute 2 bed- Littleton, New Hampshire on Wednesday, room with added sleeping or work- space loft, one bath, log cabin style, January 11, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. All purposes and year round, large porch with great amounts of appropriations to be included in the views, small farm pond, full cement basement. 3 small garages, woodshed, 2012-13 Budget and the respective Warrants for 3.5 acres, private, oil heat, woodstove the 2012-13 Deliberative Session will be dis- possible, available now. No smoking, pets negotiable. $895/month. Call 1- cussed at this Hearing. 781-259-9124. LUNENBURG, VT - Conn. River Littleton School Board waterfront home. Large kitchen/din- ing, living & family rooms, 3 bedrms, 2 baths with jacuzzi. First & last months rent plus sec. deposit required, refer- ences. $850/mo. Call 802-676-3114. NOTICE WHITEFIELD Very nice 2Br, 2 bath, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT #35 mobile home with large screened porch. Easy to heat, in rural setting, SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF close to Mt. View Grand Hotel. 1 year BETHLEHEM, LAFAYETTE, LANDAFF, lease, $650/mo Security deposit plus utilities. No smoking, plowing includ- LISBON AND PROFILE ed. 603-991-3654 “DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS OF SPECIAL General Services ARTICLES FOR THE WARRANT” Salmon Press In accordance with RSA 197:6 upon the written has application of twenty five or more voters of the Eleven school district, you may present to the School Board a petition of a special article which will be Newspapers inserted in the school district warrant. The in N.H. deadlines for these petitions are as follows:

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Chiswick S LAHOUT'S APARTMENTS Chiswick K PlacePlace I REAL ESTATE RENTALS N 2 COREYS PARK UNION STREET, LITTLETON NEW MODERN APARMENTS www.chiswickplacerealestate.com C 603-444-8844 A • Washer/dryer hookups • Dishwashers N Chiswick Place Every year, more than 7,000 people die from melanoma, a form of • Heated • Nice Appliance C skin cancer that arises in the pigment-producing cells, melanocytes. Real Estate Rentals E Approximately 87,000 people will be diagnosed with it this year. R Melanoma is serious and there’s no better time to examine your • Modern Bathrooms • Trash Pick Up wishes you a skin for it than in May, Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and • Pet Friendly Merry Christmas P Prevention Month. and a very R Experts recommend you look for the following ABCDs in your self- E examination: Quality Living Happy New Year. V • Asymmetry: One half of a mole does not match the other. E • Border: The edges of a mole are ragged, notched or blurred. AVAILABLE IN LITTLETON AND BETHLEHEM This Office will be closed N • Color: The color of a mole is uneven or varies in shade. STUDIO, 1 AND 2 BEDROOM for the Holidays from T • Diameter: The size of a mole is larger than a pencil eraser. December 24th thru I These are the classic signs of melanoma. If you spot any of them, O make an appointment with your physician right away. The earlier 603-444-0333 www.lahoutspd.com January 2nd. N the disease is detected, the better your chances of recovery. LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES Classifieds THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 B15

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that for breach of the conditions set forth in a certain Mortgage Deed from TIM- Notice is hereby given that for breach of the conditions set forth in a certain Mortgage Deed from OTHY G. O’HARA and DOROTHY A. O’HARA, husband and wife, of 15 Geneva Road, South Yarmouth, ANNETTE LABONTE, of 76 Norseman Drive, Portsmouth, Rhode Island 02871, to JAMES W. POW- TOWN OF CARROLL Massachusetts 02664, to JAMES W. POWERS, INC., of P.O. Box 10084, Bedford, New Hampshire ERS, INC., of P.O. Box 10084, Bedford, New Hampshire 03110, having an effective date of April 13, 03110, dated September 6, 2001, and recorded in the Coos County Registry of Deeds, Book 972, Page 2007, and recorded in the Grafton County Registry of Deeds, Book 3404, Page 037 (hereinafter occa- 327 (hereinafter occasionally referred to as “Mortgagee”), and by virtue of power of sale contained in sionally referred to as “Mortgagee”), and by virtue of power of sale contained in said Mortgage, JAMES said Mortgage, JAMES W. POWERS, INC., holder of said Mortgage, for the purpose of foreclosing the W. POWERS, INC., holder of said Mortgage, for the purpose of foreclosing the same, default having DOG REGISTRATION same, default having been made in the conditions thereof, will sell at public auction on Friday, January been made in the conditions thereof, will sell at public auction on Friday, January 13, 2012, at 3:30 All Dog licenses are due by April 30, 2012 13, 2012, at 2:00 pm, at premises in Dalton, Coos County, New Hampshire, the premises described in pm, at premises in Littleton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, the premises described in said Mortgage said Mortgage as follows: as follows: License fees are as follows: A certain tract or parcel of land, consisting of 5.41 acres, more or less, situate in the Town of DAL- LOT #8, RIVERS EDGE AT WILLIAMS FARM, LITTLETON, NH TON, County of Coos and State of New Hampshire and depicted as Lot 1 on a plan entitled, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BELOW “Mountain Meadows, Forest Lake Road, Dalton, New Hampshire”, approved by the Dalton Planning Male or female - $9.00 A certain tract on parcel of land together with any improvements thereon, consisting of 3.39 Acres, Board on January 10, 1989, prepared by Colin F. Sutherland, L.L.S., and recorded in the Coos more or less, depicted as Lot 8 on a plan entitled “Right of Way Plan, Lands of James W. Powers, County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 66B (the “Plan”). Spayed or neutered $6.50 Inc., in the Town of Littleton, New Hampshire, Grafton County”, prepared by Richard C. Boulanger, TOGETHER WITH a right of way for pedestrian and vehicular traffic in common with others from LLS, and recorded in the Grafton County Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 12350. (The Plan) Current Rabies Certificates need to be Forest Lake Road over and across the Subdivision Road to the parcel of land conveyed herein. SUBJECT TO any and all existing utility easements as may affect the premises, including but not ALSO CONVEYING the right to pass and repass, as well as install necessary and appropriate utili- limited to the one hundred-fifty (150) foot wide utility easement depicted on the Plan. presented at the time of registration ties, over the 50’ wide Subdivision Road shown on the Plan. Each lot owner using the private road SUBJECT TO such land use change tax as may be assessed pursuant to RSA 79-A as a result of an will pay a proportionate share of the costs of maintenance, repair and snow removal. At a minimum, application for Current Land Use, recorded on November 24, 1993 at Book 2022, Page 876. Lots 2, 3, 4, and 7 will be dependent upon the Subdivision Road to provide access to their proper- Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 3:00pm ty. If the owners of Lots 1, 5 and 6 construct actual driveways off of Forest Lake Road, and are not EXCEPTING AND RESERVING to James W. Powers, Inc. the right to enter upon the lot to install or dependent upon the Subdivision Road for access, they will have no obligation to contribute for relocate utility lines, and the right to negotiate, execute, convey, or accept any and all agreements maintenance, repair and snow removal. and/or easements necessary to effectuate such relocation. Any such work installation shall be per- Tel (603-846-5494 formed in a good and workmanlike manner and without doing any unnecessary damage. James W. EXCEPTING AND RESERVING to James W. Powers, Inc., fee title to the Subdivision Road, and the Powers, Inc. and the appropriate utility provider shall be responsible for restoring the premises, as sole and exclusive right to convey, upon its election, the Subdivision Road to the Town of Dalton, near as is practical, to their original condition. or to convey an equal undivided fractional interest to the homeowners actually using the road for access. ALSO conveying a right of way in common with Lots 7, 9, and 10 over the fifty (50) foot wide right of way crossing Lot 7, as depicted on the Plan. Said right of way to include all rights as are usual- SUBJECT TO a certain Declaration of Covenants for Christmas Tree Acres dated February 2, 1998, ly associated with a public way, including the right to install and maintain utilities, and to use said THE LINCOLN-WOODSTOCK and recorded in the Coos County Registry of Deeds, Book 722, Page 834. right of way as a point of access for any further subdivision of the premises conveyed hereby. SUBJECT TO a right of way in favor of Public Service Company of New Hampshire as excepted and The cost of maintenance, repair, and snow removal with respect to said right of way shall be allo- COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT, reserved in a Warranty Deed from Mary H. Allan to Lawrence Richard Rogers and Ethel Davison cated as described in the deed. Rogers dated January 31, 1959, and recorded in Book 440, Page 376. SUBJECT TO the protective covenants for the benefit of each of the Lots shown on the Plan as more recognized as one of the Best Schools in NH, SUBJECT TO the restriction that the within conveyed Lot shall not be further subdivided. particularly described in the deed. and located in a year round recreational EXCEPTING AND RESERVING to James W. Powers, Inc., its successors and assigns, the right to MEANING AND INTENDING to convey the same premises conveyed by Warranty Deed from James grant utility easements necessary to provide for roadside utilities, and to convey the subdivision W. Powers, Inc., to Annette Labonte dated April 6, 2007, and recorded in the Grafton County setting in the White Mountains road, or any portion thereof, if and when it is accepted as a Town Road. Registry of Deeds, Book 3404, Page 033, to which deed reference is made for a more particular description. announces the following opening MEANING AND INTENDING t convey the same premises conveyed to Timothy G. O’Hara and Dorothy A. O’Hara, by Warranty Deed of James W. Powers, Inc., dated September 6, 2001, and Said premises will be sold subject to all matters of record including, but not limited to, all the terms effective immediately: recorded at the Coos County Registry of Deeds, Book 972, Page 324. and conditions contained in said mortgage and matters depicted on the plan referenced therein, any prior Mortgages, to any liens for unpaid real estate taxes existing at the time of sale, and to any other Said premises will be sold subject to all matters of record including, but not limited to, all the terms liens which take precedence over said Mortgage. and conditions contained in said mortgage and matters depicted on the plan referenced therein, any 1:1 SPECIAL EDUCATION prior Mortgages, to any liens for unpaid real estate taxes existing at the time of sale, and to any other It is recommended that all interested parties make an independent examination of records at the liens which take precedence over said Mortgage. Grafton County Registry of Deeds, Littleton Town Offices, or such other records as may be appropri- It is recommended that all interested parties make an independent examination of records at the Coos ate. County Registry of Deeds, Dalton Town Offices, or such other records as may be appropriate. PARAPROFESSIONAL EXCLUSIONS OF WARRANTIES: Except for warranties arising by operation of law, the conveyance of EXCLUSIONS OF WARRANTIES: Except for warranties arising by operation of law, the conveyance of the Mortgaged premises will be made by the Mortgagee and accepted by the successful bidder without Knowledge in autism and a the Mortgaged premises will be made by the Mortgagee and accepted by the successful bidder without any expressed or implied representations or warranties whatsoever. any expressed or implied representations or warranties whatsoever. bachelor’s degree preferred TERMS OF SALE: Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) cash, certified check, or bank check to be paid at TERMS OF SALE: Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) cash, certified check, or bank check to be paid at the time of sale, and the balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash, certified check or bank check the time of sale, and the balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash, certified check or bank check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale or deposit shall be forfeited. within thirty (30) days after the date of sale or deposit shall be forfeited. Interested parties should send transcripts, If the successful bidder fails to close the sale within thirty (30) days of the date of sale, or otherwise If the successful bidder fails to close the sale within thirty (30) days of the date of sale, or otherwise fails to perform according to the terms of the sale, through no fault of Mortgagee or its agent, fails to perform according to the terms of the sale, through no fault of Mortgagee or its agent, a letter of interest, a resume and Mortgagee shall have the right to retain all monies paid at the sale, and all other monies paid to Mortgagee shall have the right to retain all monies paid at the sale, and all other monies paid to three letters of reference to: Mortgagee in connection with the attempted purchase, as liquidated damages. Mortgagee in connection with the attempted purchase, as liquidated damages. Mortgagee reserves the right to bid upon and purchase the Mortgaged premises at the sale, to contin- Mortgagee reserves the right to bid upon and purchase the Mortgaged premises at the sale, to contin- ue the sale to a subsequent date that the Mortgagee considers necessary or desirable, to announce fur- ue the sale to a subsequent date that the Mortgagee considers necessary or desirable, to announce fur- Joanne Osgood ther terms at the sale, to reject any and all bids, and upon default or disability of the successful accept- ther terms at the sale, to reject any and all bids, and upon default or disability of the successful accept- ed bidder, to accept the next highest qualified bid without further advertisement. Mortgagee reserves ed bidder, to accept the next highest qualified bid without further advertisement. Mortgagee reserves Lin-Wood Public School the right to waive or reduce the amount of the required deposit to accept the deposit and/or the final the right to waive or reduce the amount of the required deposit to accept the deposit and/or the final P.O. Box 846 payment in an alternative form, and to extend the thirty (30) day requirements. payment in an alternative form, and to extend the thirty (30 day requirements. A copy of the original Mortgage instrument may be examined by any interested person at the law office A copy of the original Mortgage instrument may be examined by any interested person at the law office Lincoln, NH 03251 of Brian W. Ray, P.L.L.C., 11 South Main Street, Plymouth, New Hampshire. of Brian W. Ray, P.L.L.C., 11 South Main Street, Plymouth, New Hampshire. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE 603-745-2051 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PREMISES IS SITUATED, WITH SERVICE UPON THE MORT- COUNTY IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PREMISES IS SITUATED, WITH SERVICE UPON THE MORT- GAGEE AND UPON SUCH BOND AS THE COURT MAY REQUIRE, TO ENJOIN THE SCHEDULED FORE- Job Applications are available on our website GAGEE AND UPON SUCH BOND AS THE COURT MAY REQUIRE, TO ENJOIN THE SCHEDULED FORE- CLOSURE SALE. CLOSURE SALE. at www.lin-wood.org Dated at Plymouth, New Hampshire, this 16th day of December, 2011. Dated at Plymouth, New Hampshire, this 16th day of December, 2011. under the “Employment” section JAMES W. POWERS, INC. By: Brian W. Ray, Esquire JAMES W. POWERS, INC. The Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District Brian W. Ray, P.L.L.C. By: Brian W. Ray, Esquire PO Box 369, 11 South Main St. Brian W. Ray, P.L.L.C. is an equal opportunity employer. Plymouth, NH 03264 PO Box 369, 11 South Main St. (603) 536-2300 Plymouth, NH 03264 (603) 536-2300

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM For breach of the conditions set forth in a certain Mortgage running from Derek S. Brown and Tandy NEW HAMPSHIRE Brown to Citifinancial Consumer Services dated July 29, 2008, recorded in the Grafton County Registry of Deeds at Book 3539, Page 337, the original of which Mortgage is located at Citifinancial, Inc. f/k/a 2012 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Citifinancial Consumer Services, 6400 Las Colinas Blvd., Irving, TX 75039, and may be examined there dur- ing normal business hours, by virtue of Power of Sale contained in said Mortgage, Citifinancial, Inc., for JANUARY 17, 2012 WARRANT the purpose of foreclosing said Mortgage, default having been made in the conditions thereof, will sell To the inhabitants of the Town of Bethlehem, New Hampshire, Grafton County in New Hampshire, qualified to vote in Town the premises which are situated at affairs: 115 Cottage Street, Bethlehem, You are hereby notified that a Special Town Meeting for the Town of Bethlehem will be held at the Bethlehem Town Building Grafton County, New Hampshire, Meeting Room located at 2155 Main Street in said Bethlehem on January 17, 2012 from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm to vote on two pro- and described in said Mortgage, at PUBLIC AUCTION on Tuesday, the 24th day of January, 2012, at posed warrant articles to amend the Bethlehem Zoning Ordinance as follows: 11:00 a.m. on the premises described in said Mortgage and also hereinafter described, in the Town of ARTICLE 1: Are you in favor of the adoption of amendment #1, as proposed by the Bethlehem Board of Selectmen, to Bethlehem, Grafton County, New Hampshire; terms: Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) cash, bank amend the Town Zoning Ordinances to enlarge District V (the “Landfill District”) by ten acres by substitut- draft or other form acceptable to the said holder, to be paid at the time of the sale, and the balance of ing the language below for the part of Article V entitled “District V: (Landfill District)” [existing language of the purchase price to be paid within thirty (30) days of the date of sale at the firm of Cunningham, Article V is displayed in regular type; additional language being proposed is highlighted in bold type]: Machanic, Cetlin, Johnson, Harney & Tenney, LLP, Attorneys for said holder, 220 North Main Street, Natick, A building or structure may be erected, altered, or used and a lot may be used or occupied only for the fol- Massachusetts; the premises being described as follows: lowing purposes and in accordance with the following provisions after site plan review by the Planning Board and a building permit is issued by the Board of Selectmen. For purposes of this provision, “build- A certain tract or parcel of land, together with any buildings and improvements thereon situated in ing or structure” does not include a landfill cell (including its footprint, content and final grade the Town of Bethlehem, County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, described as “Map 205, Pcl. slope) or infrastructure for landfill gas management, leachate management, groundwater moni- 166.1, 566,924 sq. ft., 13.01 acres” on a plan entitled “BROWN FAMILY TRUST, Harold M. and Muriel toring, or storm water management which is approved by the New Hampshire Department of C. Brown, Trustees, Churchills Crossroad, Bethlehem, N.H., Bethlehem Tax Map 205, Pcl. 166, Drawn – Environmental Services. This District shall include the land lying within the area described as follows: December 2004 by Phoenix Hill Associates”, recorded in the Grafton County Registry of Deeds as Plan #11767, approved by the Town of Bethlehem ZBA on February 8, 2005 and by the Town of Bethlehem Zoning District V (61.00 Acres) as shown on attached map entitled “Zoning District V 61 Acres” and Planning Board on February 23, 2004 (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”). more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a granite bound at the southeast corner of land now or formerly of George Tucker, III, Together with an appurtenant right of way for all purposes across land of Bruce S. Brown and Clare and Daniel Tucker; thence N04°26’35”E a distance of 18.86 ft; thence running N05°15’03”W along a L. Brown shown on the Plan as “Map 205, Pcl 166.2, 798,028 sq. ft., 18.32 acres” to and from the tract woven wire fence a distance of 471.51 ft to a rebar monument; thence turning and running herein conveyed to the easement shown on the Plan which provides legal access for the owner of the N72°43’41”E a distance of 138.39 ft to a point; thence turning and running N10°59’38”E a distance parcel shown on the Plan as “Pcl. 165 n/f Flaskamper” to and from Cottage Street as shown on the of 542.21 ft to a point; thence turning and running N72°52’20”E a distance of 919.09 ft to a point; Plan. thence turning and running N46°30’07”E a distance of 100.68 ft to a point; thence running N34°41’55”E a distance of 53.49 ft to a point; thence turning and running N54°34’09”W a distance Together with and subject to all other rights of way and matters set forth on the above-referenced of 54.41 ft to a point; thence turning and running N35°31’46”E a distance of 32.50 ft to a point; plan of record. thence turning and running S54°34’12”E a distance of 53.80 ft to a point; thence turning and run- ning N34°08’42”E a distance of 118.12 ft to a point; thence turning and running N84°43’11”E a dis- For title, see deed dated 4/5/2005 recorded with Grafton County Registry of Deeds, Book 3124, Page tance of 79.88 ft to a point; thence turning and running N34°41’13”E a distance of 230.56 ft to a 907. point on the westerly sideline of Muchmore Road; thence turning and running S52°20’29”E by said Said premises are sometimes known as and numbered 115 Cottage Street, Bethlehem, New westerly sideline a distance of 51.92 ft to a concrete bound. Hampshire. Thence S07°12’05”E a distance of 14.29 ft along land now or formerly of George Tucker, III, Daniel Tucker, and Anna Miner to a rebar monument; thence continuing S07°12’05”E a distance of 206.05 The above-described premises shall be so sold subject to all easements, restrictions, municipal or other ft to a point; thence S06°39’59”E a distance of 234.27 ft to a point; thence S10°25’00”E a distance of public taxes, assessments, liens or claims in the nature of liens, outstanding tax titles, building, zoning 51.26 ft to a point; thence S06°48’25”E a distance of 122.97 ft to a point; thence S09°28’57”E a dis- and other land use laws and all permits and approvals issued pursuant thereto, and existing encum- tance of 54.89 ft to a point; thence S03°53’01”E a distance of 36.19 ft to a point; thence S08°53’30”E brances of record created prior to said Mortgage, if there be any. Said premises are to be sold subject to a distance of 57.17 ft to a point; thence S06°32’45”E a distance of 95.45 ft to a point; thence the right of redemption of the United States of America, if any there be. The successful bidder shall be S02°27’02”E a distance of 63.06 ft to a point; thence S05°04’13”E a distance of 39.06 ft to a point; thence S06°55’26”E a distance of 126.99 ft to a point; thence S09°30’57”E a distance of 33.79 ft to a required to sign a Memorandum of Terms of Sale. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the time and point; thence S06°28’52”E a distance of 69.64 ft to a point; thence S06°31’13”E a distance of 122.41 place of sale. ft to a concrete bound; thence S06°08’34”E a distance of 330.38 ft to a point; thence S06°59’45”E a The Mortgagee may amend or alter the terms of sale by oral or written notice before or at the auc- distance of 71.29 ft to a point; thence S04°14’39”E a distance of 37.45 ft to a point; thence S06°34’09”E a distance of 144.33 ft to a point; thence S07°02’02”E a distance of 140.93 ft to a con- tion sale. The Mortgagee may reject and accept bids at its discretion. The auction sale may be canceled crete bound. or continued to another date or time on notice by the Mortgagee. Thence S87°40’56”W a distance of 82.31 ft along land now or formerly of George Tucker, III, Daniel You are hereby notified that you have the right to petition the superior court for the county in which Tucker, and Anna Miner to a point; thence S82°51’40”W a distance of 53.63 ft to a point; thence the mortgaged premises are situated, with service upon the mortgagee, and upon such bond as the court S86°51’10”W a distance of 211.78 ft to a point; thence S87°35’22”W a distance of 447.91 ft to a may require, to enjoin the scheduled foreclosure sale. point; thence S86°09’20”W a distance of 154.37 ft to a point; thence S88°10’57”W a distance of 256.90 ft to a point; thence S86°15’28”W a distance of 190.76 ft to a point; thence N89°34’45”W a For purposes of the immediately foregoing paragraph, service upon the mortgagee shall mean serv- distance of 79.18 ft to a point; thence S83°36’21”W a distance of 60.98 ft to a point; thence ice upon such holder, Citifinancial, Inc. S88°47’16”W a distance of 182.23 ft to a rebar monument; thence turning and running N05°03’32”W a distance of 384.86 ft to the point of beginning. Dated at Natick, Massachusetts this 20th day of December, 2011. District V Permitted uses are as follows: CITIFINANCIAL, INC. 1. Landfilling shall be a permitted use in this District. f/k/a Citifinancial Consumer Services 2. Any accessory building or structure erected, altered or used in the normal course of landfilling are per- Present Holder of Said Mortgage, mitted provided such use is not injurious, noxious or offensive to the neighborhood, and provided how- By it Attorneys, ever that an incinerator within the definition of RSA 149-M:4(X)(a) (Supp. 2004) for the purposes of gen- CUNNINGHAM, MACHANIC, CETLIN, JOHNSON, erating power and or solid waste combustion is not a permitted use and is expressly prohibited. HARNEY & TENNEY, LLP (The Bethlehem Planning Board does not recommend this article.) By: Dana A. Cetlin ARTICLE 2: Are you in favor of the adoption of amendment #2, as proposed by the Bethlehem Board of Selectmen, to CUNNINGHAM, MACHANIC, CETLIN, amend the Town Zoning Ordinances by adding the language below to Article XVI, Part XI (“EXEMPTIONS”) JOHNSON, HARNEY & TENNEY, LLP [additional language being proposed is highlighted in bold type]: 220 North Main Street, Natick, MA 01760 J. The development and operation of a solid waste landfill within District V is exempt from all provisions of this Article 12/28/11, 1/4 & 1/11/12 (508) 651-7524 XVI (Aquifer Protection Ordinance). (The Bethlehem Planning Board does not recommend this article). B16 THE LITTLETON COURIER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

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