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1 TheLoudon Ledger PUBLISHED BY THE LOUDON COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL JANUARY 2015 Inside This Issue… Loudon Police Officer Rescues 2 Town Office Hours Submission Policy 2015 Ledger Schedule Beloved Family Pet From River 3 Where to Worship in Loudon Emergency Management n Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Storm Update approximately 5:51 a.m., Officer Free Community Dinner AlekO Ladd was dispatched to Wales 4 Lois Sinclair Eighty Years Bridge Road for a report of a dog that Young! may have fallen over a cliff and into the 5 Police Department News river. Officer Ladd arrived to learn the On the Loose! dog was last seen near a very steep Thanksgiving Storm: Janice embankment leading to the river. Keeps People Up-to-Date Officer Ladd could not locate any Still Time to Sign Up For signs that the dog was in the river but Snowmobile/OHRV Safety after several minutes of calling the Classes dog’s name, the owner and Officer Ladd News From Loudon could hear a very soft bark coming from 6 Black Elementary School the river. It sounded like the dog was 7 PTA News further down the river. Officer Ladd 8 Maxfield Public Library News then proceeded to run down the road- 9 Holiday Season Comes Early way and made his way to the riverbank. to 118,000 New England He could not see the dog but decided to Children slowly make his way down to the river. 10 Between the Covers: A New Halfway down, Officer Ladd could hear Year… A New Beginning… the dog crying and saw a branch stick- Girl Scout News ing out of the river, moving. As he got 11 closer, he could see the almost fully sub- 12 Cub Scout News merged dog shaking uncontrollably. He NH Sno-Shakers News was unable to reach the dog to pull it to Officer Alek Ladd with Deborah Scappettuolo are shown here with Dinah. Ladd jumped in 13 Kids’ Corner safety, as there was an approximate 3- a freezing river to rescue Dinah. 14 What’s Cookin’: Make Your foot drop off into the river. Own Homemade Mixes At this point, Officer Ladd made the back up the steep embankment while Officer Ladd followed up with the 15 What’s In Your Trash? decision to jump into the river to carrying the animal. He decided to owner to check on “Dinah” approxi- 16 Legion Presents Check to retrieve the dog. Once he was able to crawl up the embankment to prevent mately 1 hour later before leaving shift. “Toys for Tots” grasp the dog, he yelled to the owner to sliding into the river. He eventually Ms. Scappettuolo shared that the dog Youngsters Earn Junior Black go back home, grab some thick blan- made it back to the residence and as - had stopped shaking and was doing Belts kets and stand by. Once Officer Ladd sisted the owner, Deborah Scappettuo- much better! n Lone Moose Seen was able to get out of the river with the lo, while she wrapped the dog in Snowman Fun dog, he was not sure he could make it several blankets and a heating pad. 17 Local Woman Hooking Rugs Over 30 Years — New Shop in Town! 18 American Legion News Recreation Committee News Loudon Fire Department Very Busy 19 Agricultural Commission News During Thanksgiving Storm 20 Bank Offers Ways to Protect rom 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26 until 12:00 nity to remind everyone that during these events, we are very Small Business p.m. on Sunday, November 30, the Loudon Fire Depart- busy and try to check on as many residents as we can, but we Real Estate: Avoid Common Mistakes mentF responded to 101 emergency calls! Calls ranged from still need your help. It is always a good idea for neighbors to trees and wires down to motor vehicle accidents, carbon check on neighbors and, if you know of someone who may 21 Cooperative Extension monoxide calls, and emergency medical calls. The fire need assistance, please call the station or 9-1-1 and we will Workshops department worked very closely with the Loudon Highway send a crew out to assist in anyway we can. Thank you to all 22 Food Pantry News Department and the Loudon Police Department to respond to of you for your patience and support during this storm. n Young at Heart News VNA News the needs of the residents. We would like to take this opportu- 23 Obituaries 24 Library Trustees Minutes Agricultural Commission Minutes Mission Statement… 25 Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes 28 Planning Board Meeting To provide a compre hensive source of information and education about business, Minutes government, and com munity organizations within Loudon in order to facilitate and 29 Zoning Board Meeting Minutes 31 January Calendar of Events encourage informed citizen participation. 2 Page 2 The Loudon Ledger — www.loudonnh.org January 2015 Loudon Ledger Submission Policy Town of Loudon Office Hours ll groups, organizations, individuals, etc. are encouraged to submit articles to the selectmen’s Office Loudon Ledger. Special events, landmark anniversaries or birthdays, “attaboys,” etc. PO Box 7837 • 798-4541 • selectmensoffi[email protected] areA all welcome. Selectmen meet Tuesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Building. Please note, however, that the Ledger will uphold its mission: Mon.–Thurs.: 8 a.m.–4 p.m. • Tues. evenings: 6 p.m.–9 p.m. To provide a comprehensive source of information and education about business, government, and community organizations within Loudon in town Clerk order to facilitate and encourage informed citizen participation. PO Box 7837 • 798-4542 • [email protected] We will also follow our Articles of Agreement, which are on file with the Secretary of Mon.: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. • Tues.: 3 p.m.–8:45 p.m. • Wed.–Thur.: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. State: The corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in any political planning/Zoning Board campaign on behalf of any political party or candidate for public office, nor PO Box 7837 • 798-4540 • [email protected] shall it sponsor or endorse any plan or proposition that does not facilitate The Planning Board Meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. or encourage informed citizen participation. in the Community Building. The Zoning Board meets the fourth Thursday In other words, any article submitted must present all sides of an issue in a factual, of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Building. unbiased manner so that the reader may form his/her own opinion based on the informa- Mon. through Thurs.: 8 a.m.–4 p.m. • Tues. 8 a.m.–7 p.m. tion presented. To paraphrase Eric Severard: “You should elucidate but not advocate.” Articles should be submitted to the Loudon Communications Council, P.O. Box 7871, tax Collector Loudon, NH 03307. They may be emailed to [email protected]. From there, PO Box 7844 • 798-4543 • [email protected] they will be forwarded to the Council for review before they are in serted in the Loudon Tues.: 3 p.m.–9 p.m. • Wed.–Thurs.: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Ledger. If you have any questions regardingI this policy, please contact Mary Ann Steele, chairperson of the Council, 267-6509. police Department: emergencies: 911 PO Box 7059 • 798-5521 • www.loudonpolice.com Mon.–Fri.: 8 a.m.–4:00 p.m. ALL ADS MUST BE CAMERA READY AND PAYMENT IS DUE WHEN PICKED UP. COLOR ADS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST- Code enforcement SERVED BASIS AND ARE SUBJECT TO UP-CHARGES. ADS NOT CAMERA PO Box 7059 • 798-5584 • rfi[email protected] READY WILL BE SUBJECT TO A 10% SURCHARGE. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Fire Department: emergencies: 911 PO Box 7032 • 798-5612 • chief@loudonfire.com “The Loudon Ledger” 2015 Schedule Black The Fire Department holds its general meeting on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Safety Building. To obtain a fire permit, please Fri. 12/19 Tues. 12/23 stop by the station weekdays between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. January 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: Fri. 1/16 Tues. 1/20 Fire permits for the weekend need to be obtained during these times. February 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: Fri. 2/13 Tues. 2/17 March 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: loudon elementary school Fri. 3/20 Tues. 3/24 7039 School Street • 783-4400 April 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: Fri. 4/17 Tues. 4/21 The School Board meets the second Monday of the month at 7:15 p.m. May 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: Call the Superintendent’s Office for meeting location. Fri. 5/15 Tues. 5/19 June 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: Fri. 6/19 Tues. 6/23 transfer station July 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: 783-0170 • selectmensoffi[email protected] Fri. 7/17 Tues. 7/21 August 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: Tues. & Thurs.: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Winter) Fri. 8/21 Tues. 8/25 Tues.: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. • Thurs.: 11 a.m.–7 p.m. (Summer) • Sat.: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. September 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: Fri. 9/18 Tues. 9/22 Loudon residents can purchase facility stickers at the October 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: Fri. 10/16 Tues. 10/20 transfer station for $4.00. See the attendant. November 2015 Ad & Copy Deadline: Council Meeting: Fri.