Better Late Than Never

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BY BRENDAN BERUBE Staff The year 2019 is already shaping up to be one to remember in Bris- tol, and much more lies in store over the next 11 months as the town gears up to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its incor- poration on June 24, 1819. Established in 1770 by a group of intrepid set- tlers led by Colonel Peter Sleeper and Benjamin Emmons, the community know today as Bristol was formed from parts of Bridgewater and what was then known as New Chester (now Hill). The town derives its name from the extensive de- Courtesy Photo A glimpse back in time — the front page of the June 4, 1891 edition. posits its founders dis- covered of fine sand or birthed a proud manu- beauty of its shoreline on Reconstruction period clay — known as “Bristol facturing heritage which Newfound Lake, which that followed the Civ- Courtesy Photo sand” — similar to those R.W. Musgrove, founder of the Bristol Weekly Enterprise. saw the town become a has drawn visitors from il War, and celebrated local hub for the produc- far and wide for the better chemist Luther Atwood. found in Bristol, England tion of products such as part of two centuries. Luther C. Ladd, whom and used to make fine chi- paper, leather, woolens, Nathaniel S. Berry, historians believe was Voters increase budget na and pottery. Here, the flannel, bedsteads, and the 28th governor of the the first Union soldier sand was used to create piano stools. state of New Hampshire, to fall in battle during at Newfound a superior quality brick Today, the town’s econ- hailed from Bristol, as did the Civil War, was born marketed during the 19th omy is driven by its great- Benjamin Flanders, who and raised in Bristol, century as Bristol brick. est natural asset — the was appointed Governor and writer John Cheever Deliberative Session It was these bricks that unparalleled scenic of Louisiana during the SEE ANNIVERSARY, PAGE A11 BY THOMAS P. CALDWELL auditorium, they gave a Contributing Writer clear indication that they BRISTOL — Voters support school spending, at the Feb. 2 deliberative even if it means increas- session increased the ing taxation beyond the Better late than never bottom-line budget that amount allowed under will appear on the ballot the district’s 2 percent tax Lost letter reaches its destination decades after it was mailed for the Newfound Area cap. School District, hoping to By the end of the meet- BY DONNA RHODES restore funding for such ing, the final figure for [email protected] things as the late bus the operating budget was ALEXANDRIA – serving athletes and stu- $23,424,980, representing Bob and Edna Piehler dents in the after-school $58,488 more than the of Alexandria had the program, which admin- Newfound Area School surprise of their lives istrators had removed District Budget Commit- when Johanne Law- in order to have enough tee had recommended rence of the Bristol money under the tax cap spending. If voters reject Post Office dropped to take on the repaving that article at the polls off their mail two of the access road to the on March 12, the default weeks ago with an en- high school. budget that would take velope that took near- Prior to the amend- effect is even higher, at ly seven decades to be ments increasing spend- $23,562,107 — a figure that delivered. ing levels, voters over- exceeds the tax cap. “I handed it to them whelmingly rejected an The mood of the meet- and apologized for the amendment that would ing was established early condition and lateness have reduced the pro- when Bristol resident of delivery,” Lawrence posed budget by $1.2 mil- Don Milbrand introduced said with a smile. lion — a figure based on a successful amendment Piehler said the Donna Rhodes the amount of money to increase the amount letter was addressed Bob Piehler of Alexandria displays a letter that was mailed nearly seven decades ago from New remaining this year after that can be placed in the to the mother of his York City and delivered to his home two weeks ago. accounting for planned expendable trust fund for recently deceased expenditures such as building maintenance friend, and as execu- from New York City Post Office did some postal employee who teachers’ salaries. Last from the $200,000 pro- tor of the estate, all of to a Bristol resi- research on the Inter- saw the letter come year’s unassigned fund posed to $350,000. The their mail was being dent (whose name net and tracked down in, addressed to a res- balance at the end of the money would come out forwarded for he and he wished to exclude where to deliver it. It ident of RFD 1 in Bris- fiscal year was nearly $1.5 of any money remaining his wife to handle. from the story). A was amazing,” he said. tol. The envelope had million, and the district at year’s end and would “It was mailed worker at the Bristol Dawn Lever is the SEE LETTER, PAGE A11 on average has had more SEE DELIBERATIVE, PAGE A12 than $750,000 at year’s end. With the deliberative Danbury students continue tradition of Brown Prize Speaking contest session attracting enough voters to fill more than BY DONNA RHODES Donna Rhodes three-quarters of the [email protected] (Left) Winners of this seats in the high school DANBURY – On Jan. year’s Bertha Brown Prize Speaking Evening at Danbury 31, students at Danbury Elementary School were (left Elementary School INDEX to right, seated) Shaylynn continued a more than Fadden (first grade), Madison n 50-year-old tradition in Volume 6 • Number 6 Adams (third grade) and their school by taking Sophia Currin (second grade). Opinion...... A4-A5 part in the Bertha Brown Standing are Hayden Offen Towns...... A5 Prize Speaking Evening (left, fourth grade) and Trey that each year challenges Kierstead (right, fifth grade). Churches...... A6 their memorization and Arts & Ent...... A7 recitation skills. weeks of practice, on Principal Alison Monday, Jan. 28, the Pre- Health...... A9 Roberts said that begin- liminary Round took Business...... A10 ning in December every place during the school student in grades one day when the students Sports...... B1-B3 & B8 through five was asked were asked to recite their Classifieds...... B4-B7 to choose a poem they selections before their 20 pages in 2 sections would like to memorize teachers. A rubric was ©2019, Salmon Press, LLC. and later present to their used to score the boys Call us at (603) 279-4516 fellow students and fami- and girls on their perfor- email: [email protected] ly members. mance and the top four www.salmonpress.com After more than four SEE SPEAKING, PAGE A11 Local A2 NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 n Community forum encourages Bristol residents to get involved BY DONNA RHODES nity from folks who are lect Board. He began by “Why serve? This Rob Glassett of the plained their role and [email protected] already involved. saying it was a three-year is my 15th year, and I Budget Committee said said the most important BRISTOL – Residents Following introduc- elected position that not wouldn’t do it if I didn’t that committee is down- task they face each year of Bristol were invited tions from Library Di- only includes by-monthly enjoy it,” said Alpers. sizing from 13 to seven is to come up with a bud- to the Minot-Sleeper Li- rector Brittany Overton, meetings on the first and He listed the satisfac- members who will be get that will adequate- brary last week for a spe- Selectman Rick Alpers third Thursday of each tion of public service and elected for alternating ly fund the library and cial forum to learn more led off the evening by ex- month but may also re- doing what one feels is 1-2-3 year terms that will maintain their offerings about how people can plaining what is involved quire some emergency right as some of the ben- cycle through so all won’t to the entire Newfound take part in the commu- in being on the town’s Se- meetings and workshops. efits of the position. be up for re-election at the Community. same time. When asked “The library is a gath- why he served, Glassett ering place for the com- Newfound Regional High School honor roll said it was not only to be munity and a place of a part of the communi- life-long learning,” she BRISTOL — New- Huckins, Mackenzie ert, Nathaniel Hatch, Conor Van Lingen, Cao- ty but to make sure his said. “The Library Trust- found Regional High Jenkins, Lindsey Lacas- Evan Labonte, Kaileigh ilainn Voelbel voice is heard. ees are a great group of School has released its ses, Elsa McConologue, LeBlanc, Emily Lower, Grade 10 “The biggest accom- people!” honor roll for the second Kaylin Parker, Emma Caleb Moores, Jamie High Honors: Tiffa- plishment? When we Other committees rep- term of the 2018-2019 Sawyer, Bodhi Smith, Norton, Nathan Paige, ny Doan, Gretchen Mc- come up with a product resented that night were school year. Brin Watson, Cassan- Tristin Porter, Made- Gowan, Adele Meyer, and I’ve felt we’ve done the Cemetery Trustees Grade 9 dra-Marie Zick line Sargent, Abbey Madison Perry, Simon due diligence,” he said. where Richard Laflamme High Honors: Hayse Honors: Alexia Bas- Springer, Hannah To- Shedd Lucille Keegan of the explained the historic Broome, Dylan Collins, sett, Abigail Bauer, Mar- bine, Ashley Tomaso, SEE HONOR ROLL, PAGE A11 Library Trustees ex- SEE FORUM, PAGE A11 Connor Downes, Ryder garet Bauer, Margaret Downes, Logan Glid- Bednaz, Paige Blad, Ri- den, Luke Gordon, Julia ley Boynton, Noah Eck- Applications open for NHEC Foundation scholarships PLYMOUTH — Ap- the time of applying and munity menu at www. businesses in 115 New plications are now being must be either a NHEC nhec.com, or by calling Hampshire communi- accepted for six scholar- member or the child of a 1-800-698-2007. ties. The NHEC Founda- ships to be awarded this NHEC member. College The deadline for appli- tion, a separate, non-prof- year to New Hampshire and non-traditional stu- cations is April 22. it 501(c)(3) organization, Electric Co-op (NHEC) dents are eligible and wel- NHEC is a mem- has awarded more than members by the NHEC come to apply. Applica- ber-owned electric dis- $3 million to non-prof- Foundation. tions and guidelines are tribution cooperative its and charities in New The $1,500 scholar- available under the Com- serving 85,000 homes and Hampshire since 2006. ships, one of which is reserved for a student entering a vocational/ NH Electric Co-op sets Feb. 14 deadline technical institution, are meant to support the education and resulting ca- for board of directors nominations reers of NHEC members PLYMOUTH – Mem- says Steve Camerino, bers, Thursday, June 13. and their children. Ap- bers of the New Hamp- President/CEO at the The Nominating Com- plicants must be at least shire Electric Coopera- Co-op. “NHEC is a mem- mittee meets numerous a senior in high school at tive (NHEC) interested ber-owned, non-profit or- times to review the ap- in being considered for ganization, and serving plications and interview nomination to the Board on the board of directors candidates for the Board of Directors should sub- is one of the ways mem- of Directors. After commit their material to the bers have a direct impact pleting the process, they Nominating Committee on how this democrati- nominate a slate of can- by 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 14. cally controlled organi- didates to be included Application information zation is run. It is an im- on the ballot. The can- is available on NHEC’s portant and rewarding didates selected will be web site at www.nhec. job.” identified on the ballot as Valentines Day com/board-of-directors/ Board members are having been nominated director-election-process. elected to three-year by the Nominating Com- “The Co-op seeks terms. Four of the 11 mittee. highly qualified mem- seats are up for election If you or someone you Edition bers with diverse person- this year. Election ballots know are interested in al, professional and geo- will be sent to all mem- applying, contact Sha- graphical backgrounds, bers in May. Those elect- ron Yeaton at 536-8801 or as well as broad educa- ed will be seated at the [email protected] for a tion and experience,” Annual Meeting of Mem- candidate packet.

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A great way to promote your specials, menus, events, sales or coupons! Contact Lori Today! Courtesy [email protected] Exceeding expectations Keep the Heat On! Committee Chair, Martha Richards, presents a check to Plymouth Area 444-3927 Community Closet Board of Directors Chair, Paul Turley, with committee members present. The check is in the amount of $57,700, but the committee learned later that morning that the actual amount raised this year totaled $58,000.

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Every member of the remain calm here) there John Harrigan up on the cutting-room ride for half-fare. state Legislature is as- were no cell phones. A Business Car seat beckons: Plenty of room to change sitting floor. It is information I’m - The train is clean, signed to at least one So I’d make the long positions, a table for laptop or snack, and a food service car--- loathe to let go: quiet and comfortable, subcommittee. Often the trip down, sometimes featuring booths with tables and plenty of views---just a stretch - The train has free wi- and seats around 300. subcommittee work takes in four wheel drive, of- of the legs away. fi throughout. It’s about two and a half more out of the Represen- ten stopping to clear of how we treat coyotes three-toed, and pileated - Spacious seating” hours to Boston. There tative than the main job the windshield, and at (abysmally, as a matter woodpeckers, and the yel- is an understatement. are five trains a day. itself. last gain the environs of fact, worse than rats low-bellied sapsucker. You can actually relax in - Two railroad tracks At committee hear- of the Legislative Of- at the dump). At one I can easily under- these seats, stretch out, can carry as many people ings on the good and evil fice Building, and find a meeting, a commission- stand how a budding or- turn one way and sit on as 16 lanes of highway. of this bill or that, people parking spot, and in my er vowed, quite audibly nithologist, bent on mak- your leg, and then turn Nobody has yet found a from the general public heavy wolf coat huff and and proudly, that there’d ing all birds her field of the other way and do the more fuel-efficient way can put their names on puff my way to the sec- be no discussion on coy- expertise, gets hung up same. In sum, you can to move goods and people a “want to speak” sheet ond-floor hearing room otes as long as he held the on the woodpeckers and read a book very com- than a steel wheel rolling and indicate whether only to find a note on the chair. And people who never leaves. fortably, just like at home, on a steel rail. they support or oppose closed door: “Hearing had taken great pains to Their behavior rang- which you certainly can’t the bill. The chairman cancelled due to snow.” plan around kids and jobs es from nice to nuisance do shoe-horned into an +++++ calls forth speakers from So I would try to ratio- to be there were denied to nefarious. They are, airplane seat. alternating piles in an ef- nalize this, having just the opportunity to speak. for example, the sec- - If you want to take Perhaps it’s because fort to be fair. come down from Cole- New Hampshire Fish ond-worse creators of a cribbage board or just my grandfather Harri- Legislators make brook, and spend the day and Game has always messes around bird-feed- a deck of cards along gan was a 44-year track great efforts toward po- looking up friends and been known for its polite- ers, first honors going (we’re back on the train hand and section fore- liteness and decorum. relatives and feeling glad ness, fairness, and even to squirrels. (This is ac- now), each booth at the man for the Boston & In the New Hampshire that I’d never run for of- (can you believe?) sense cording to my own per- Downeaster Cafe has a Maine, or perhaps it’s be- House, after all, you’re fice. of humor. The commis- sonal single-site survey.) table. The food is frozen cause when I was spend- dealing with people of all sioners of late, however, The flicker is tech- fare, nuked and/or put on ing summers with the ages and from all walks +++++ have inexplicably left nically a woodpecker. the griddle, but it’s good. Harrigan grandparents, of life. You can be talking more than a few mem- I guess we can all just When Amtrak stocks up Lisbon had seven passen- with a small-town mer- Speaking of polite- bers of the public and go figure on that one. on hotdogs, for example, ger trains a day. What- chant one minute and a ness and decorum, what’s media with a foul taste But the best-known, or it buys the best (big, fla- ever the way, I’ve got an PhD the next. with the Fish and Game in their mouths, some- perhaps the most ro- vorful and juicy). undying soft spot for pas- The other thing you’re Commission’s rotten at- thing the hundreds of manticized woodpecker - Back at your seat, you senger rail to this day. bound to deal with is a titude toward the public? hard-working, good-hu- calling New Hampshire can use the fold-down ta- Most of all, I like the general ignorance of ge- Not the department, no, mored people who make home is the pileated ble from the seat in front way Amtrak lays it right ography. This can man- that’s doing its job fine, the department go can ill woodpecker, far bigger of you for reading, snacks on the line on the alleged ifest itself in, say, a de- although it’s perennial- afford. than the others and and lunch. And you have evil word “subsidy:” “As bate on how long it takes ly out of money. It’s the known for its strange a huge picture window with all modes of pub- to drive from the outer commission, the 11 peo- +++++ cry and dipsy-do flight. right next to your seat. lic transportation, the reaches of Pittsburg (our ple (one from each county It looks very much like its - Unlike many of Am- Downeaster requires on- Pittsburg, the one with- and one from the coastal In my search through slightly larger and mys- trak’s other trains, where going public financing.” out the “h”) to downtown area). desktop rubble I came terious cousin, the ivory the “scenery” features Concord (three hours, A couple of times citi- upon some notes I’d writ- billed woodpecker, which worse than awful trash This column runs in and that’s on a very good zens (in other words, tax- ten awhile back for a col- has long been considered and littering until you newspapers from Con- day). payers and voters) tried umn on woodpeckers. extinct but which dedi- get out in the country- cord to Quebec and parts Many’s the time when to ask questions or at New Hampshire is home cated birders insist has side, there’s no trash of Maine and Vermont. a particularly critical least broach the subject to five: the downy, hairy, been seen in the swamps along Maine’s tracks, Catch us on Facebook. 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Register by Feb. 15th BY MARK PATTERSON So how does all this who were using margin and conversely, they will Archery – March 5th, 19th & 26th Contributing Writer not all do poorly at the relate to the manage- or sold near the bottom Youth and Women only classes, Register by Feb. 28th I suppose we have all ment of your assets and did not recover. But if you same. Bull markets in eq- Youth Basket class – Feb 25th & 27th uities often give us a false heard the phrase” black investments? You cannot remember the bell curve, Ages 11 – 15. 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Markowitz, an duce the risk. This is very versified asset mix. Risk only white. But in 1697 economist, wrote about true today if you can ob- and your portfolios objec- Dutch explorers first saw mean-variance analy- tain real asset diversifica- tive will also determine a black swan in western sis. These phrases are tion. the asset mix. Is growth Australia. The sighting straight out of the statis- Unfortunately, what I your objective? Income? opened the door to the tics textbook and I’m sure see all too often, are mu- Capital preservation? All theories of statistical out- many of you are familiar tual funds with different these objectives can be liers happening when it with. But it is how they names, which would you managed in a properly was thought they could are applied regarding lead you to believe that diversified mix of low fee, Plymouth’s only tuition free public charter not. 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GENERAL LIABILITY AND EQUIPMENT Public Lottery closes March 8th HOMEOWNERS, SNOWMOBILES, ATVS Drawing: Mid-March 802.334.6944-Work 802.334.6934-FAX [email protected] A4 Thursday, Opinion FEBRUARY 7, 2019 From the Editor’s Desk n PET Whining about of the Week Roam with Montey! whining While Montey may adores food and trips not be the best at first to get chicken mcnug- impressions here at gets! He would love an We all know them – the whiners and the shelter, he is a sight active home with a big chronic complainers of the world. No to behold bouncing couch to curl up on with matter how silly or temporary a prob- around his kennel and you and a patient own- lem, they have to comment and com- talking up a storm. er that can give him plain to anyone who will listen. But, take him out of all the time he needs Traffic… the weather… the price of that kennel and he's a to build his confidence gas... the long line at the store… the calm gentlemen who is back up. He'll need an price of lettuce…too much rain… not happy to go for walks adult only home with enough rain… they never seem to run or cuddle up next to no other animals, but at out of material. you throughout the this point he deserves Why so much whining? What is the day. As a 10-year-old he to have his people all to benefit of having such a negative out- likes to take his time himself ! Montey can’t look? And why do these constant com- meeting new people, wait to spend his gold- plainers always need to share their but has a giant heart That person would find wonderfully with staff en with his people. For views with others? Do they want to as- and has been waiting that Montey makes the and volunteers and more information visit sure themselves that the rest of us unfor a long time for his ideal running/hiking blossomed into a warm, NHHumane.org or call derstand just how inconvenienced they human to find him. buddy! He has bonded happy, silly dog who 524-3252. are? Do they need someone to sympathize with them and validate their concerns? Or do they just like to hear themselves talk? Letters to the Editor The worst whiners are the ones who n complain about small things they can Sellers’ accusations are misleading actually change, if they really want to. To the Editor: cations given for all of these increases he mentions? But they seem to cling as hard to the ‘Bristol Taxpayers, here we go again.’ As if national Why doesn’t he want you to know this information? thing they complain about as much as and state politics using spin, fake news and misrepre- Does giving the public all the facts go against his agen- they want to be rid of it. sentation of facts is not bad enough. Must we now put da? Obviously, it’s not easy to find a new up with it in our local debates? The letter to the editor Let’s talk about the town Web site. Money was bud- job, or a new place to live, or a better by John Sellers on Jan. 17 is filled with misleading and geted last year to rebuild the town website. The project car. Those things don’t happen simply incorrect information. Throughout this piece, he gives was put off a year as part of the reductions last year. because one wishes they would. And numbers as percentages that are calculated on a false Basing the 351 percent increase on a line that was part many people do not have the means or basis to make them appear spectacular. He gives many of the reduced by postponing this project, rather than support or privilege to achieve them. misconstrued opinions and presents them as if they the proposed line from 2018, is just being dishonest All of this is understood. Those prob- are facts. However, the worst part are his outright false with the numbers for shock value. The town website lems are tough to deal with and not accusations that, in my opinion, are slanderous. I feel is outdated and hard to navigate, the public has com- easily solved. the public deserves to know the truth. plained to the Select board, and we would have liked But what about the person who chron- First and foremost, I know of no one on the Bristol to correct that last year. We are proposing to do so this ically complains about the drive-thru Budget Committee or Select board that has ever voted year. service at a fast food place, yet never for their own monetary gain! They are all Bristol tax- Now, let’s discuss the Special Warrant Articles “to parks and goes inside? Or tries another payers, and are not on the spending spree he insinu- the tune of $640,000.” First, this number is not yet fi- restaurant? What about that co-worker ates. The members take their positions seriously along nalized by the Select board. Second, the $640,000 is not who talks incessantly about how bad with their responsibility to spend the revenues to the only overstated, it neglects to mention that it is not the office coffee is, but never brings town wisely and in a way that provides the services all coming from taxes. The contingency fund ($25,000) her own? And the guy who likes to the town needs and wants. comes from the unreserved fund balance and $15,000 make sure everyone in line knows that Here are some examples of facts versus the skewed towards the police cruiser will come from the Police his time is precious and he just can’t be opinions given by John Sellers: Detail fund! Additionally, the CIP recommended addi- late to his meeting – couldn’t he have “The Select board gave themselves a 100 percent tions to the highway and fire equipment funds were left earlier? Couldn’t he come back lat- raise.” The truth is that the select board reduced their voted down last year. This short-sighted move causes er? Those are small solutions to small stipend by half as part of the nonspecific reduction the need to once again play catch up this year and illus- issues, yet the whiners seem to relish made to the 2018 budget. The Select board pay line trates the up and down spikes that the CIP recommen- the pain without fixing the problem. was restored to its traditional level in the 2019 pro- dations are designed to smooth out. So, we let them whine, and maybe as posed budget. I have lived in Bristol for 15 years and Yes, there are additional positions and hours for a kindness, acknowledge their prob- 2018 is only one of two years that the Selectmen were some positions in the budget and also a special war- lem and sympathize. If all they need not paid $3,000 per year. The other was during the 2008 rant article to add a firefighter. Bristol may not be or want is a listening ear, even for five recession. I was on that Select board. We took no pay growing in population, but it is growing. The planning minutes in line at the grocery store, for the year to keep the budget as low as possible in and zoning boards are busy. The Fire Department is let’s give it to them. hard times. The line was restored the following year. going on more calls. We are upgrading the transfer sta- If someone listens, at least that’s one Calculated by John’s formula, that was an infinite per- tion. If you don’t agree that any of the positions are less thing for them to whine about. centage raise! needed after listening to the request, then vote against “The Select board increased their expenses by 900 them. That is what town meeting is for. percent.” In the past, the Select board has pieced to- A final word about Town Meeting. Please ignore gether the funds to have a Christmas Luncheon for the his threat that you will be tied up for hours at town Town employees. This year they are placed in an ap- meeting. Ask yourself, do I have anything better to do propriate line. This was explained in the Department on the Saturday of town meeting? For me, the answer presentations and I think is an example of correct and is no. Town meeting happens once a year. Attending more transparent budgeting. Yet he portrays this and town meeting IS the most important thing I have to do so many other lines as outrageous! on March 16. It is important that everyone comes to John, as an elected member of the Budget commit- town meeting. Listen to the facts. Decide what is true tee, hears all the requests that the department heads and what is spin. Make an intelligent vote, not an emo- have made and their reasons for them. Presentations tional one. are done every year so that the Budget Committee Thank you. members can make intelligent decisions. Why has Don Milbrand he not made any attempt to convey to you the justifi- Bristol Time to start thinking outside the box To the Editor: repairs, etc.) when it should be used in other areas The Newfound Area [School District] Deliberative (school uniforms, new computers, tablets, software, Session was this past Saturday, and even though the late buses, etc.) where the students and teachers ben- SAU and school personnel got the word out that the efit. budget may be reduced and won the day, they lost the We need to start talking and start thinking outside battle, and our kids lost too. I heard plenty of reasons the box. Close Danbury, New Hampton and Bristol el- why not to lower the budget, including New Hamp- ementary schools. Remodel the middle school, build ton School must use the New Hampton Prep School, a middle school wing onto the HS and move the ele- Danbury, Bristol and the middle schools are lacking mentary students and the SAU office to the remod- in many areas as well. eled middle school. We got to stop wasting money and My amendment was to lower the budget by the kicking the can down the road for our kids to figure $1.2 million which was the same amount the SAU out what to do. had left over last year. Do not forget, the SAU kept the We have $43 million in facility needs, and doing the $800,000 that was supposed to be a one-time expense, above could save half that or more. We will all benefit and that is now rolled into the budget forever. Govern- from these ideas and others in the long run. We need ment schools should be looking for ways to be more to look out 30 to 70 years, not next year or the year af- efficient with less dollars. My motto on government ter. I would like the system to operate more efficiently spending is, spend money to save us money. for less money. Lastly, we must not forget, many in our Our kids and teachers deserve better. We have lost district have much less than we do or are on fixed in- 200 students over the past ten years, and have less comes. state revenue because of it. This causes us to use John Sellers more property tax money in areas (paving, building Bristol Opinion / Towns n NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 A5 Towns CADY Corner n n Groton (open to the public) – Tuesdays, Feb. 5 and 19 at What is Fentanyl? Ruth Millett 603-786-2926 7 p.m. at the Town House [email protected] BY DEB NARO Public Budget and drug- related deaths are of opioid-related over- gers of drug use early n Contributor now allowing the user to dose deaths in the coun- from their parents are Warrant Article Hearing Fentanyl is a powerful swallow, snort or inject try. Fentanyl enters the significantly less likely The next Select Board at the Town House, Feb. 5 synthetic opioid typical- it on their own. Fentan- brain very quickly be- to misuse substances Meeting is Feb. 5, with a at 6 p.m. ly used to treat patients yl works by binding the cause of its high fat sol- that lead to addiction. Public Budget and War- Hazard Mitigation who are in severe pain body’s opioid receptors ubility, just 2 milligrams Teaching your family to rant Article Hearing on Plan Meetings on Feb. 19 or to manage pain after in areas of the brain that can result in death. make smart and healthy that day at 6 pm at the and March 19 at 4 p.m. at surgery. This drug is 50 control pain, emotions Emergency personnel choices can help to keep Town House. There will the Town House to 100 times more potent and breathing rate. Ef- who touch or breathe your kids safe. Parent be a Select Board Meeting Road Committee Meet- than morphine and has fects include, euphoria, fentanyl may be in dan- for prevention by moni- after the Hearing ing on Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at been related to 309 of the drowsiness, nausea, ger. Opioids, especially toring and securing the The announcement the Town House 373 current drug related confusion, constipation, powerful ones such as amount of prescription on the Town Web site Conservation Com- deaths in 2018 according sedation, tolerance, fentanyl, have a strong drugs in your home reads as follows: mission Meeting on Feb. to the New Hampshire addiction, respiratory risk for addiction, their and work to control the Public Hearing on the 14 at 7 p.m. at the Town Chief Medical Examin- depression and arrest, use can lead to brain amount of prescribed Proposed 2019 Budget House er’s Office. According unconsciousness, coma changes that ultimately medicine that your child and Warrant Articles The Select Board Of- to the New Hampshire and death. lead to addiction accord- has access to. Do not al- The Groton Select fice will be closed Thurs- Center for Excellence, Fentanyl sold on the ing to Partnership for low your child to take Board encourages resi- day, Feb. 7. about 74 percent of all street can be mixed with Drug-Free Kids. their own medication— dents to attend the Public The Town Offices will overdose deaths have heroin or cocaine am- Naloxone is an opi- always dispense to your Hearing on the proposed be closed on Feb. 18 for involved fentanyl. The plifying its potency and oid receptor antagonist child. Use the local per- 2019 budget and warrant Presidents Day. high potency of fentanyl ultimately its danger. that helps to reverse the manent drop off points articles on Feb. 5 at 6 greatly increases risk of Many people addicted to opioid effects and works at Plymouth and Bristol p.m. at the Groton Town Hebron overdose, especially if a opioids as well as other to restore normal res- Police Departments to House, 754 North Gro- Bob Brooks 744-3597 person who uses drugs is drugs like cocaine are piration. Overdoses in- safely dispose of any ton Rd. The Select Board [email protected] unaware that a powder accidentally being poi- volving fentanyl should unused or expired med- meeting will commence n or pill contains it. soned by fentanyl-laced be treated immediately icines—this will prevent immediately following School Deliberative When prescribed by products. Street names with naloxone and may drug diversion and save the hearing. Snow date First Session Hearing a physician, fentanyl is for fentanyl or for fentan- even require higher dos- lives. will be Wednesday, Feb. 6 Feb. 2 often administered to yl-laced heroin include es depending on the se- For more information at the same time and lo- It was certainly nice patients via injection, Apache, China Girl, Chi- verity of the overdose. on prevention strategies, cation. to see a great turnout at transdermal patch or na White, Dance Fever, It’s clear that danger- please visit the CADY Draft copies of the the Deliberative Session. in lozenges. In its pre- Friend, Goodfella, Jack- ous substances like fen- Web site at cadyinc.org. budget and warrant arti- I believe a record number scription form, fentanyl pot, Murder 8, TNT, and tanyl can be mixed with If you or someone you cles are online at http:// of votes were cast during is also known as Actiq, Tango and Cash. other types of drugs and know struggles with ad- www.grotonnh.org. the $1.2 million budget re- Duragesic and Sub- The National Institute users may be unaware diction or substance use, The dates for filing for duction amendment vote. limaze. However, the on Drug Abuse reports of the risks, including please call 2-1-1 or the candidacy for the Town Other than essential per- non-prescribed fentan- that New Hampshire has death. Children who Doorway at LRGHealth- Elections is past, but if sonnel (School Board & yl contributing to these the second highest rate learn about the dan- care (934-8905) for help. you would like to serve Budget Committee mem- on a particular Board or bers and Supervisors of in some capacity for the the Checklist) casting Town, please get your four votes there were Letters to the Editor name out to the people in also seven townspeople n You helped Keep The Heat On! Town and ask for a write- voting for a grand total of in vote. We need capable 11 votes cast by Hebron To the Editor: to this cause. Many auctions had some- sistance. folks who are willing to voters. Thank you all for It is with the great- generous sources are thing for everyone and This region is fortu- serve their community. attending! est pleasure and ex- responsible for that in- Terri Dautcher of Hol- nate to have Alex Ray We have been asked citement to announce credible amount: over derness was skillful who so often gives and by the Transfer Station Hebron Fire that we surpassed our twenty-five restau- and determined as our gives to groups help- employees to please col- Department Third goal of $50,000, rais- rants donating food auctioneer to extract ing to improve many lapse/break down card- Annual Poker Run ing $58,000, at our re- for over two hundred the highest bids on lives. And Kali Foley, board boxes that are Saturday, Feb. 16 cent KEEP THE HEAT guests; 140 auction top notch items, espe- catering manager at brought in as the bins are Come join the Hebron ON event! Knowing items from area do- cially the hand crafted the Plymouth Com- filling too quickly and the Fire Dept's third annual that this region con- nors; more than fifty canoe donated by Su- mon Man Inn, went cost of using Town equip- poker run. All sites are tinues year after year sponsors donating gen- san Messinger and her above and beyond to ment to compress the accessible by automobile to support this fuel erous funds as a busi- late husband, Dr. John assure a seamless eve- boxes has become cost and snow machine. 1st assistance project ness or individual; the Messinger. It does take ning. Over twenty-five prohibitive and too time prize $100, 2nd $50, 3rd is so gratifying and excellent coverage of a village to make this restaurants donating consuming. $25. Prizes sponsored heart-warming. YOU this event through the event happen and we their marvelous food Remember that we by Bridgewater Inn, have made a difference Record Enterprise’s know the recipients of requires all of us to have use of the Hebron Sculptured Rocks Bed in so many people’s Editor, Brendan Be- these funds are very patronize them and Town Library for library and Breakfast and Plain lives by helping them rube; PRHS students thankful also. Our “pay it back” for their services. There is also a Jane's Dinner. We have to heat their homes helping that evening; partner, the Plymouth efforts. computer set up on the 50/50 tickets available and receive services use of the Common Area Community Clos- On behalf of so first floor of the Town from any fire dept mem- from PACC (Plymouth Man’s restaurant, staff et, pays an applicant’s many people and the House that may be used ber as well as Hebron Vil- Area Community Clos- and supplies, and then fuel bill without any KTHO committee, we by Groton residents at lage Store being sold now. et) during these cold a huge outpouring of bureaucratic strings thank everyone who any time the offices are (DO not need to be pres- winter months. enthusiasm and gener- and with dignity. Our made this event suc- open. The Hebron Li- ent to win) Sled sign up at The outstanding vol- ous spending from our committee approved cessful again. We are brary hours are Mondays, 10 a.m. at Hebron Fire De- unteers on the commit- attendees on January PACC to share these truly a caring and gen- 4 – 6 p.m.; Wednesdays, partment, Cars leave at tees that run this event 17 helping to fill up funds with their other erous region striving 1–5 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 11 a.m. Italian supper at 5 are to be commended those near-empty oil programs, like Meals to make life a bit eas- a.m. – 1 p.m. at Hebron Church adults for their once again tanks! for Many, the food pan- ier (and warmer) for $12 under 12 $6. Reserva- stellar commitment Our silent and live try, and financial as- others. Scheduled Meetings tions recommended but With gratitude, and Office Closures: not needed. All proceeds Select Board Work Ses- go towards a mannequin SB 306: Dispelling the fiction about Martha Richards sions –Tuesdays, Feb. 19 that can be used for many the Housing Appeals Board Chair at 6 p.m. and March 5 at different types of train- KEEP THE HEAT 5 p.m. at the Town House ing. Donations also ac- To the Editor: missed market oppor- Board decision can ON Committee Select Board Meetings cepted for this cause. Lack of affordable tunities and investors still elect to go to court. workforce housing is who want a prompt Housing Appeals Covering the a major crisis in New return on their capi- Board decisions will Newfound Lake Area & Hampshire SB306 ad- tal. Protracted legal be required within 180 dresses this issue by battles kill deals, and days of a local deci- Surrounding Communities establishing a Housing developers cannot af- sion, greatly expedit- Appeals Board whose ford to wait for lengthy ing the current appeal sole purpose is to save court proceedings that process and potential- time and money for all take years to resolve ly saving hundreds of parties when an appeal and consume the capi- thousands of dollars is filed in relation to a tal they’ve put at risk. for towns, builders decision rendered by a This bill preserves and other stakeholders local land use board. It local control of the across the state. And it Newfound does so by providing construction process will put us light-years an alternative process as well as its due pro- ahead of the current Landing to expedite the appeals cess rights, because appeals process which process, without relin- it doesn’t change how is a major cause of the quishing the ability of municipalities make shortage of affordable Alexandria • Bridgewater • Bristol • Danbury • Groton • Hebron • Hill • New Hampton local boards to make decisions, and it pro- housing for the citi- land use decisions, and tects a town’s right to zens of New Hamp- A community publication full of local news, sports & happenings. preserving the right of appeal any decision shire. all stakeholders to go by the Housing Ap- Call and email your to court. peals Board to the New State Senator. Tell Under current law, Hampshire Supreme them that New Hamp- FREE IN STORES! the only option if a Court. shire’s working people permit or variance is SB306 provides an need and deserve af- FREE ONLINE! denied is to sue in Su- efficient non-judicial fordable housing so we perior Court, at signif- alternative for towns, can sustain our grow- Reserve your ad space today! icant cost to towns, ap- developers, and others ing economy and en- plicants and abutters with standing to seek able everyone to bene- ONLY $7.00/pci alike. Lawsuits often a review. Just like the fit. Call Tracy Lewis at (603) 444-3927 delay housing projects Board of Tax and Land for years, effectively Appeals, the parties Sen. Bob Giuda Email: [email protected] killing them because of to a Housing Appeals Warren Churches A6 NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 n Churches n Ashland lead people to live and in attendance when the and community orga- 9:30 a.m. St. Mark’s Worship, 10am, Disci- Community love like Jesus and to church is open. If you nizations to serve the Church, 18 Highland St., pleship Hour, 11:30am. Church help others to do the can give a few hours to needs of all people who Ashland Nursery provided for all n same. this project, talk to Re- live near us. Our reach Thursdays, 11 a.m., services. Ashland Communi- If you have any becca Herr...744-6526 or extends around the with healing prayers, St ty Church is located at questions please don't email hatsherr@gmail. world through our work Mark’s, Ashland Wednesdays, 55 Main St., on Route hesitate to contact Pas- com. with other members of 6:30 p.m.: 3 in Ashland (across tor Ernie Madden at the United Church of Office Hours at 263 Adult Prayer and Bi- from Shurfine Market). any of the contact in- Location: P.O. Box Christ! Highland St., Plymouth ble Study, Youth Group Parking is available formation above. 424, 15 Church St., Bris- Tuesday 10 a.m. – 1 (grades 7-12), Master next to and behind the tol, NH 03222 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. – Club (Age 4 – grade 6). church. Real Church, Real Episcopal noon, Thursday 9 a.m. – 1 Nursery provided for all Pastor Ernie Mad- People, Real Simple Phone: 744-8132 Churches: p.m. services. den Holy Spirit, Phone: 536-1321 Phone: 968-9464 We look forward to Office Hours: Email: holyspiritnh@ Email: accernie@ seeing you on Sunday, Main Office – Mon- Plymouth myfairpoint.net Restoration hotmail.com and remember to just day through Friday - 9 St. Mark’s, Church, Website: ashland- come as you are. a.m. to noon Plymouth communitychurch. No perfect people al- Pastor's hours: Mon- Ashland Hill Village n (Assemblies com lowed! day through Thursday - Bible Church of God) 9 a.m. to noon and other Women of the Church n n Sundays: times by appointment All women of the Fridays, 7-9 p.m. Greetings from Resto- 9 a.m. - Early Wor- Bristol United Rev. Andrew's Home church are invited to be Reformer’s Unani- ration Church Plymouth, ship Service, followed Church of Christ Phone: 217-0704 a part of the ECW, which mous Recovery Minis- located at 319 Highland by coffee and fellow- (“the Church on Email: pastorbucc@ emphasizes friendship try or RU is held to help Street, Plymouth, NH ship in the church din- myfairpoint.net and generosity. Meetings those in addictive be- 03264. If you do not have ing room. the Hill”) might include speakers, haviors. RU is a nation- a home church we invite n 10:30 a.m. - Contem- Weekly Events: crafts, and/or ways to wide, biblically based, you to come and join our porary Worship Ser- We are handicapped Mondays: support efforts like the Christ-centered recovery warm and friendly fam- vice. Coffee and snacks accessible! A.A. Step meeting – United Thank Offering. program designed to res- ily here at Restoration are available in the 7:30 p.m. Angie Criscuolo is shep- cue, recover, and restore Church. Please feel free back of the sanctuary Our doors are al- Bible Study – 7 p.m. herding this fresh start. individuals through the to contact us at hello@ before the service. ways open wide to all Please speak with her or power of a new life found restorationchurch.cc.. Toddler Zone (for those seeking to find a Tuesdays: Deacon Maryan Davis in Jesus Christ. Our church phone num- infants - five years old) safe, but invigorating Bone Builders – about your potential in- One in four individ- ber is still the same, 536- and KidZone (for K-6th place for spiritual life, 9:30 a.m. terest in this group. uals struggle with ad- 1966. Our schedule has grade) are available growth, fellowship and Senior Crafts: 9:30 a.m. dictive behaviors and it changed to the following: during the Contempo- service. Wherever you Senior Luncheon –Noon Faith at Home crosses age, gender, race, Sunday: 10:30 a.m. rary Service. are on your spiritual AA Discussion – 8 p.m. Are you looking for a and class. It is estimated Morning Service Special Needs Class - journey, you are wel- way to deepen your fam- there are at least 25 mil- Monday: First and For teens-adults at the come here! Wednesdays: ily’s faith practices, espe- lion addicts in America. third Monday of the Contemporary Service. With a lively and com- cially if this is a season Addiction has taken its Month Participants meet in Sundays: mitted group, Morning when you find it hard to toll on our communi- Noon-2 p.m. Helping the sanctuary for sing- Pastor: Rev. Andrew Reflections will contin- attend Sunday services ties, economy, crime, Hands Food Pantry ing, and are dismissed MacLeod ue through the winter or Sunday school? Dea- health, income, and edu- Friday: Second Friday to their class at approx- Intergenerational months, as weather per- con Maryan Davis over- cation. Most importantly of the month imately ‪10:45 a.m. Service: 10 a.m. mits, with Rev. Andrew sees our “Faith at Home” though is how it affects 6 p.m. Food, Fun, Fel- Coffee Fellowship: moderating, on Wednes- program, which provides the individual’s family lowship Kidzone: Following service day mornings at 7:30 all-age-friendly materi- because each addict af- On Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, Debbie Madden Sunday School: 10 a.m. a.m.! als to folks in just those fects at least four others. we officially launched leads the K-sixth grade circumstances. In Ad- There is a mental and as Restoration Church class. Kids will love the Notes Fridays: Bone Build- vent, young families and physical side to addic- Plymouth. More details great videos and games Wheelchair accessi- ers – 9:30 a.m. at-home elders received tion, but there is also about this service will be that teach age appro- bility can accommodate make-at-home Advent a spiritual side to ad- included in the next arti- priate lessons in a lov- up to three wheelchairs Monthly Events: wreaths; the Epiphany diction. At HVBC’s RU cle. We also started a new ing atmosphere. in our Sanctuary! WIC (Women/Infant/ packet included chalk ministry we seek to pro- series entitled, Stories. Children) Clinic – 2nd for a house blessing and vide support and hope We will be continuing this Alcoholics * Please note that Monday at 8:30 a.m. prayer stars. Please con- to anyone impacted by series this week as well. Anonymous Group: services are being held nect with Deacon Mary- addiction through faith, We have our own worship Monday's at 8 p.m. in Fellowship Hall on Women's Fellowship an via the church office the church, and week- team during our services in the church dining Sundays at 10 a.m. until – Next meeting will if you’re curious about ly classes. Each night in our auditorium and room. further notice. be held on Feb. 14 at 11 being a “Faith at Home” the group does, TALK, then we watch as a Pastor a.m. in Fellowship Hall, family for Lent, which TALK, TALK. We first Nate Gagne preaches via It is our desire to The Christian Ed- followed by lunch at begins on Ash Wednes- talk to God through video during our service. help you understand ucation committee is BHOP! day, March 6. prayer and praise, then God's incredible grace, bringing a labyrinth to we talk to each other, Our Mission mercy and love. We our church during Lent. Choir rehearsal con- Thank you, and finally God talks to Statement: believe that you will It will be on loan to us tinues at 4 p.m. every Leadership Team us through a Bible study Just One More! love Ashland Commu- from March 12 to March Wednesday. Many thanks to all led by a trained leader. Everyone is welcome nity Church. We are 18. We are asking for who have served the Addicts and their fam- to all of our services. a friendly, loving, and help to put the labyrinth Ongoing: Episcopal Church as ilies are encouraged to The church is handi- caring church that down in Fellowship Hall Bristol Community elected leaders in 2018, attend to build godly re- capped accessible on the studies and shares the on Wednesday morn- Services is in need of and to the newly elected lationships as they work east entrance. word of our dear Lord ing, March 13, and roll spaghetti sauce, baked 2019 leadership team, towards victory. and Savior. it up on March 18. The beans, canned fruit, which includes co-senior Call 934-3500 for more Star King Our Vision is to be- labyrinth will be made jelly, and canned peas. wardens Joan Bowers information about RU. Unitarian come a church that un- available to the commu- Please help if you can! and Ruth Harlow, co-ju- churched people will nity Thursday through nior wardens Deb Hol- About Us: Universalist love to attend. Sunday, which means Our next church sup- land and Dick Osborne, At Hill Village Bible Fellowship Our mission is to we will need someone per will be a delicious joint treasurer Wayne Church, we desire to n pork roast with all the Trombly, and joint clerk “grow in grace, and in Starr King Unitari- fixin's, and will be held Paula Hancock. the knowledge of our an Universalist Fellow- on Saturday, Feb. 9! Our gratitude to the Lord and Savior, Jesus ship, 101 Fairground Rd., Holderness School and Christ” as He alone can Plymouth, is a multigen- How to Adults $9. Children its leaders, including meet each need. Join erational, welcoming con- $4. Serving 5:30 to 7 p.m. chaplain the Rev. Josh us for the preaching of gregation where different Take Out Available: 744- Hill, for hosting our joint God’s Word, singing of beliefs come together in 8132 Annual Meeting and wor- heart-warming hymns, common covenant. We Submit ship service on Jan. 27. and joyful fellowship work together in our fel- The ukelele band is with believers. HVBC is lowship, our community, Obituaries & having loads of fun! If Ashland Community a faithful church. We be- and our world to nurture you are interested in Breakfast lieve the Bible is God’s justice, respect, and love. Announcements joining, please contact The next Ashland Word, which is practical Debbie Doe. Community Breakfast for today. So, at HVBC we This week at To Salmon Press The band is getting will be from 8 to 9 a.m. seek to be faithful to the Starr King: Publications together once a week in Sherrill Hall Saturday, message of the Bible as Sunday, Feb. 10 on Wednesdays at 8:30 Feb. 23. Come join us and we bring the life chang- a.m. in Fellowhip Hall bring a friend! ing Gospel to our com- The Courage To Ask Obituaries and Announcements for lessons and practice. munity. We would enjoy Rev. Dr. Linda Barnes, of special events such as weddings, They performed on Sun- Worship Services the opportunity to minis- Worship Leader engagements, and anniversaries are day, Jan. 13, with anoth- Sundays: ter to you and your fam- William Gunn, Guest published FREE OF CHARGE in er scheduled for Feb. 10! 8 a.m. at Griswold i l y. Musician any/all Salmon Press newspapers. B.U.C.C. cooperates Hall, 263 Highland St., Please call 934-3500 with other churches Plymouth and speak to Senior Pas- Most of us don’t easily Obituaries can be sent to: tor Daniel Boyce, Associ- ask for help because to do [email protected] ate Pastor Andrew Hem- so entails risks and re- Wedding, engagement, and anniversary ingway, or Youth Pastor quires trust. The Sunday announcements are welcome at: Nathan Pelletier. You can we’ll delve into the spir- [email protected] also visit us at www.hill- itual and emotional re- villagebiblechurch.com wards that are ours when Photos are also welcome, but must be submitted in jpeg format. or our Facebook page. we gather the courage to Please contact Executive Editor Our address is 36 Cres- receive and provide help. HIGHEST PRICES PAID cent Street, Hill. Brendan Berube at (603) 279-4516, ext. 111 All US and foreign silver and gold coins, estate jewelry, Visit our Web site scrap gold, diamonds. Free oral appraisals. with any questions regarding NORTH COUNTRY COINS. Sundays: www.starrkingfellow- the submission process. Main St., Plymouth, NH 536-2625. Sunday school for all ship.org ages, 9 a.m., Morning 536-8908 Arts & Entertainment n NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 A7 Artistic Roots welcomes new visiting artists

PLYMOUTH — Ar- ested her. As a child, tistic Roots welcomes she collected pretty four new visiting art- rocks and played with ists: Marci Sadoque, jewelry, deconstruct- jeweler; Jess Bar- ing it and recombin- nett, painting; Gerald ing its parts. As an Ouellette, carvings adult, Mills was given and flutes; and Nancy a hand-crafted neck- Mills, beading. The re- lace and she took a ception for the artists good look at how it was is planned for Feb. 21 made, finding inspira- from 5-7 p.m., and all tion to try it herself. are welcome to attend. From lessons at a local Refreshments will be gem and mineral shop, served. she learned techniques The resin jewelry that helped to use a created by Marci Sa- variety of materials. doques is greatly in- Over time, Mills’ work fluenced from being evolved from seed bead a New Hampshire na- necklaces to pieces us- tive, who has always ing semi-precious gem- enjoyed adventuring stones, pearls, crystals, in the woods, follow- and several different ing old trails, animal metals. Since 1995, she tracks and streams. has been selling hand- More than 20 years Courtesy crafted jewelry and of experience as a sil- Gerry Ouellette is an amazing carver that is selling these beautiful loon family pieces as part of Artistic Roots Visiting Artists. doing custom work versmith and teaching The gallery will hold a Reception for the New Artists on Feb. 21 from 5-7 p.m., and all are invited to attend. Refreshments will as Brownie’s Beads jewelry making came be served. (based on an internet to an abrupt end for vals. We welcome her drawn words within several Loon carvings New Hampshire, she nickname) at artisan Sadoques after endur- unique style. paintings to emphasize that he calls "Wilder- trained to be an En- craft fairs in New En- ing a succession unfor- Jess Barnett ex- these themes. In her ness Family" and an as- glish teacher, a career gland and shops in cen- tunate incidents and plores the duality of latest pieces, she incor- sortment of flutes, all she pursued for 40 tral New Hampshire. events almost a decade personality within her porates hand stitching of which can be seen years. Stones and jew- Simple, wearable art is ago. Fortunately, her imagery. Since 2004, with colored thread, in the All of Ouellette’s elry had always inter- what she creates. fascination with sci- her artwork has trans- representing rebirth carvings and flutes are ence and experiment- formed from a Franz and redemption. priced very reasonably. ing lead to her discov- Kline-influenced stark Gerry Ouellette, So come by and take ery of epoxy resin's use of color (black, a former member of advantage of this in- versatility and the gray, white, and red) to Artistic Roots, has credible opportunity. rebirth of her creativ- the use of more fluid, worked in wood, craft- Nancy Mills grew ity, developing a new colorful, flora-esque ing Native American up in Medfield, Mass., line of jewelry she marks. Themes include flutes and carved birds. and moved to Westbor- first introduced to the longing, distance in re- An accident a couple ough, Mass., as a teen- public in the spring of lationships, loss, and of years ago left him ager, graduating from 2018 attending farm- remembrance. She unable to continue his WHS in 1968. At Plym- ers markets and festi- often uses painted or craft. He currently has outh State College in Pease Public Library offers a chance to view Sherlock Holmes through a different lens PLYMOUTH — The ics: “A Black Sherlock Professor Ann McClel- tor I. Wanta Sneeze’s Pease Public Library Holmes” (1918), a no- lan will provide a con- shady investors and will present “A Black table and yet forgot- textual introduction their subsequent ab- Sherlock Holmes: Race ten early 20th century to the film, focusing duction of Sneeze’s and History in Black ‘race film.’ on vaudeville, silent daughter, Sheeza. and White” Satur- Traditionally, film history, and the Robinson plays up the day, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m., a Holmes is instant- role of ‘race’ films clownish, comedic chance to view and dis- ly recognizable with in the 1910s. We will tropes found histori- cuss a rare all-black cast his deerstalker hat, then screen the short cally in late 19th and silent Sherlock Holmes meerschaum pipe, 12-minute film, after early 20th century film, right in Plymouth! and inverness cloak. which Dr. McClellan minstrelsy and vaude- According to the But what might a will facilitate a dis- ville, providing audi- Guinness Book of black Holmes look cussion about how ences with a laughable World Records, Sher- like? When Holmes early African-Amer- African-American ‘im- lock Holmes is the wannabe Knick Car- ican filmmakers and itation’ Holmes. The most portrayed fic- ter (portrayed by Sam audiences re-imag- (perceived) ridiculous- tional character of Robinson) is first in- ined Sherlock Holmes ness of a black man all time. While the troduced on screen, through the lenses of aspiring to Holmes’s Rathbones, Bretts, audiences immediate- race and nation. deductive greatness and Cumberbatches ly recognize Holmes’s Rather than an in- demonstrates the lim- receive the bulk of iconic deerstalker, but sightful deductive ge- itations America’s critical attention, one his character quickly nius, Carter bumbles racist past placed on cross-cultural adapta- veers from more tra- his way through his American filmmakers’ tion has eluded crit- ditional adaptations. investigation of inven- imaginations.

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Instead, it is be hard to take, but to express his or her talk about Alzheimer's fusion, mood swings, Once Alzheimer’s better to be open about chances are a loved feelings, which may disease or memory loss changes in personality, Has Been Diagnosed it, while reassuring one already knows include anger, frus- with a parent can be a difficulty completing How family caregiv- your loved one that that something is go- tration, and disap- daunting task for many certain tasks or find- ers approach a loved it is a fairly common ing on long before a pointment. Be aware adult children. For se- ing the correct word one to talk about an brain illness. Caregiv- doctor reaches a diag- of non-verbal signs of niors, the idea of being could also be caused Alzheimer’s diagno- ers should tell him or nosis and he or she has sadness, anger or anx- diagnosed with Alz- by a number of other sis can depend on the her that there is noth- the right to know what iety, and respond with heimer's disease can medical or psychiatric relationship with him ing that could have is happening. Here are love and reassurance. trigger fear, anxiety, or problems. Mention- or her. Are you close been done to prevent some suggestions on • Watch for signs of even grief. It’s no won- ing that a loved one’s enough to have a frank it, but there are things how to discuss the dis- clinical depression, der some adult children symptoms could be conversation, and will that can help slow the ease: which could result put the conversation the result of another the senior readily wel- disease and you will from being told that off, once they see the underlying issue may come your suggestions do your best to help. • Informing a loved Alzheimer’s is a ter- initial signs in their make him or her more and help? Or does he or Also, allay any fear of one may enable him minal illness, and con- loved one. What’s more, willing to visit the doc- she tend to keep things abandonment. While or her to participate sult with a physician if if the afflicted senior tor for a full examina- private, and could be- it’s scary to think of in making important needed. already has impaired tion and a proper diag- come embarrassed or losing memory and for- medical, legal, finan- • Find community judgment or memory nosis. self-conscious? Will he getting the family, it is cial, long-term care, support services. Sup- loss from the disease, it Family caregivers or she feel insulted? even more frightening and end-of-life deci- port groups for those may already be too late may also want to con- However family care- to think that the family sions. How involved he in the early stages for a rational, cohesive sider offering to go givers approach their will forget them. A loved or she is will depend of the disease can be conversation about it. to the doctor with a loved one, it is imper- one’s anxiety should be on the current state of helpful in expressing In any case, it’s wise to loved one as part of a ative for him or her to eased by telling him or the disease symptoms. emotions and con- approach the topic with morning or afternoon feel supported and en- her that no matter what • He or she may not cerns. great sensitivity and outing, such as going couraged during this happens, you will get be able to totally un- care. to lunch, shopping, or difficult time. through it together. derstand the diagno- Comfort Keepers® some other activity. An Researchers have sis, or may deny what can help. We have Taking A Loved One enjoyable event could found that families Discussing the you say. If so, accept compassionate in- to See the Doctor take the sting out of who don't discuss the Diagnosis this reaction for now, home caregivers who and avoid further de- are specially trained tailed explanations of to work with a fami- the disease until later. ly member who has Mid-State Health Center • You may choose been diagnosed with to disclose the diagno- Alzheimer’s and other sis at a family meet- dementias. Call your ing attended by your local Comfort Keep- welcomes Dr. Carolyn Haskell loved one, other fami- ers® office to discover ly members, a trusted all the services we can friend, or even a mem- provide assistance. Dr. Haskell joins Mid-State’s Plymouth Medical Provider Team ber of the clergy or a social worker. You also About PLYMOUTH — Mid- to welcome her to the may want to invite a Comfort Keepers State Health Center Mid-State team.” healthcare profession- Comfort Keepers is welcomed Dr. Carolyn Dr. Haskell added, al who works with a leader in providing Haskell to its team of “As a Family Prac- those who are cogni- in-home care consist- family doctors in early tice Physician, I’ve tively impaired. ing of such services February. Dr. Haskell is been trained to take a • Write up some sim- as companionship, providing medical pri- whole-person approach ple answers to a loved transportation, house- mary care services to to treatment and care. one's questions, or en- keeping, meal prepa- all ages in Mid-State’s I look forward to meet- courage them to speak ration, bathing, mobil- Plymouth office on ing new clients in the with his or her doctor ity assistance, nursing Boulder Point Drive. Plymouth community about concerns. services, and a host of Dr. Haskell received and providing them • Let them know additional items all her Bachelor of Sci- with quality, personal- that you will provide meant to keep seniors ence degree from Adel- ized medical care.” ongoing help and sup- living independently phi University in 1985, Mid-State’s Patient port, and do whatever worry free in the com- and completed medical Services team offers a is possible to improve fort of their homes. school at the New York stress-free process to their quality of life. Comfort Keepers have Institute of Technol- help families join our • Treat the person been serving New ogy’s College of Os- practice. Simply call as an adult, and don't Hampshire residents teopathic Medicine 536-4000 and we will downplay the disease. since 2005. Let us help in 1991. Dr. Haskell ensure you have every- As the dementia pro- you stay independent. worked at the Dart- thing you need to join gresses, remain open Please call 536-6060 or mouth-Hitchcock Clin- Dr. Haskell and make to the person's need to visit our Web site at ic, Tewksbury Medi- Mid-State Health Cen- talk about their illness www.comfortkeepers. cal Group, and Global ter your new medical and its implications com/plymouthnh for Care Medical Group as home. Please join us in such as their ability to more information. a Primary Care Physi- welcoming Dr. Haskell cian (PCP) and joins to the Mid-State team! Mid-State with many Mid-State is accept- Public Notice years of experience in ing new patients of all caring for patients. Dr. Courtesy Photo ages and encourages Town of Alexandria Dr. Carolyn Haskell Haskell is a board-cer- anyone interested in First Deliberative Session tified, highly-regarded remarked, “We are plement our existing learning more about Family Practice Physi- fortunate to have Dr. team of skilled, com- Dr. Haskell or any of Saturday, February 9, 2019 cian whose schedule is Haskell join our pa- passionate providers, Mid-State’s clinical at 10:00 am now open to serve fam- tient-centered practice. and continue our tra- team and services, to ilies and individuals in With nearly 30 years of dition of putting fam- visit them on the Web Alexandria Town Hall, the Plymouth region. experience, we know ilies and their needs at midstatehealth.org 45 Washburn Road, Alexandria CEO Bob MacLeod that Carolyn will com- first. We are delighted or by calling 536-4000. Business A10 NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 n TTThehehe RRRealealeal RRRepoepoeportrtrt RECENT REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Town Address Type Price Seller Buyer Bristol N/A N/A $46,000 Frank A. Schiller Paul Zareas Campton 40 Winterbrook Rd. Single-Family Residence $108,000 Evelyn K. Mayes Erica S. and Jamie L. Tuttle Plymouth 23 Tenney Brook Rd., Unit 5 Condominium $119,533 Dean Realty Management LLC Craig P. Sabbey Thornton Blake Mountain Road Residential Open Land $18,000 Allan and Carolyn Gravel Steven and Meganne L. Daly Thornton 2428 NH Route 175 Acc. Land Imp. $87,000 R. Stephen Loynd and Tamara H. Cocchiarella Elizabeth A. Jones Thornton 612 Upper Mad River Rd., Unit 7 Condominium $62,000 Michele L. Cloutier and Wilmington Savings Fund Society N./A Warren Studio Road Residential Open Land $140,000 Kimberly Bancroft Joseph S. Riscola and Jessica R. Riscola Warren 340 Swain Hill Rd. Single-Family Residence $120,000 Ryan and Stacie Mosher Maria A. Sanders Waterville Valley 28 Packards Rd., Unit 126 Condominium $121,000 Ray A. and Madeleine C. Webb Adam W. and Kathryn M. Hansen Wentworth N/A (Lot 13-4-1) N/A $65,000 Lamott Kennesson Bernhard Czeremin

usually the first listed in the deed. Sales might involve data from Department of Revenue Administration forms ABOUT THE REAL REPORT additional parties or locations. Prices are usually based is available at www.real-data.com or 669-3822. Copyright on tax stamps and might be inaccurate for public agen- 2011. Real Data Corp. In the column “Type”: land= land Here are recent real estate transactions in Alton and cy sales. Refer to actual public documents before forming only; L/B= land and building; MH= mobile home; and the surrounding areas. These sales summaries are in- opinions or relying on this information. Additional pub- COND=condominium. formational only, not a legal record. Names shown are licly recorded information on these sales, prior sales and M n M Scoops celebrates new partnership with Wicked Good Bakery

BY DONNA RHODES why not here,” said pies for sale and plans to ry Moose Tracks, there [email protected] Barnsley. offer slices of pie in the are sorbets, sherbets PLYMOUTH – Res- Wicked Good Bakery very near future. Making and frozen yogurt selec- idents, students and is a well-known business that deal even sweeter, tions as well. They also visitors alike have long in the town and people the crew at M n M Scoops serve frappes, old-fash- known that M n M Scoops have not only flocked will gladly add a scoop ioned ice cream sodas, is a great place to enjoy to their booth at local of ice cream on top for root beer floats, sundaes delicious ice cream and markets in the summer those who want to enjoy and banana splits. To other treats, but owner months but placed or- a slice at their shop. And, enhance their ice cream Maryann Barnsley is ders for their highly ac- starting this weekend, M selections, M n M Scoops pleased to announce that claimed wedding cakes n M Scoops will be open has four types of ice the menu has now ex- and other baked goods as on Saturdays and Sun- cream cones and more panded, thanks to a new Donna Rhodes well. days at 8 a.m. when the than a dozen toppings collaboration with an- Maryann Barnsley of M n M Scoops in Plymouth displays one of M n M Scoops will bakery will also have do- available, too. other local business. the many baked goods that are now available at her Main Street now be making it easier nuts available. And when the tem- “As of last week, location through a new partnership with Wicked Good Bakery. for people to enjoy their “The community has peratures dip, there are we’ve begun offering proached her to see if we “Coincidentally, we baking talents with fresh been so supportive about always all-natural hot some of the incredible could join forces.” both started our busi- supplies of cookies, pies having a bakery here soups and chili available baked goods from Sarah Plymouth, she said, nesses seven years ago. and other baked goods and we want to see it be to warm everyone up. Sleeper and her mom has not had a downtown Sarah was working out as their collaboration successful,” said Barns- Dedicated to the Jean of Wicked Good bakery for several years of her home, with a ful- grows. ley. “We think it will be a success of downtown Bakery,” Barnsley said. now so she was excited to ly equipped commercial “Their lemon squares good partnership.” Plymouth, Barnsley “I personally knew how bring fresh, local baked kitchen, but wanted to have already been flying Besides their cookies added that they not only phenomenal their triple goods back to Main have presence on Main off the shelf,” she said. and pies, Wicked Good employ both Plymouth layer cakes are so I ap- Street. Street, too, so I thought There are also whole Bakery will also be bring- State University and lo- ing in their own freshly cal high school students, baked breads, such as this year they are work- sour dough, banana and ing in conjunction with a cranberry. They will social marketing class at also continue to take the university, too. special orders through “It’s all about being a either their business or part of the community through M n M Scoops. where we all work and “This is really a win- live,” she said. win for both of us,” M n M Scoops is locat- With over 20 years experience, Dr. Kirschner Barnsley said. “It’s all in ed at 67 Main St. in Plym- keeping with what we do outh and open seven days combines cutting edge dental technology, and we’re happy to join a week beginning at 11:30 with a caring & gentle touch. up with someone who so a.m. Monday through many in the community Friday, and at 8 a.m. on We give our patients something to smile about! already know, too.” weekends. Besides now While that is just the supplying the shop with Call for an Appointment Today start of what Barnsley freshly made baked believes will be a great goods, other orders from Now Accepting: partnership, her busi- Wicked Good Bakery, ness will continue to located at 65 Cooksville serve their 32 flavors Rd. in Plymouth, can of ice cream from Bliss be placed by contacting Brothers, a Massachu- them at 219-6628. More setts dairy company that information on their spe- has been in business for cialty items and hours 90 years. Besides flavors of operation can also like Graham Central be found on their Web Station, Purple Cow, site, www.wickedgood- Moose Tracks and Cher- bakerynh1.com.

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Anniversary that point on be known dance is on tap for June Letter “From there I went however- when was it as the Bristol Enterprise, 22, followed by a Cele- into the probate re- mailed? FROM PAGE A1 FROM PAGE A1 and was eventually com- bration Dinner on June cords and I was able to After looking and inventor Thomas A. bined with the region’s 23 and a birthday party evidently been found in find out who the execu- through the old black Watson, who assisted Al- other leading weekly commemorating the date an old postal machine tor of the estate was,” and white snapshots exander Graham Bell in newspaper, the Plymouth of the town’s incorpora- that was being disas- she said. enclosed, he recog- developing the telephone, Record Citizen, to create tion on June 24 featuring sembled for scrap and Lawrence heard her nized his friend in one spent their summers the Record Enterprise. cake and music. had some slight dam- mention the Piehlers of them. Pulling out here. Things came full cir- The year-long cele- age from being caught name and told Lever the family photos he There is no question cle in the fall of 2012 with bration will culminate in the machine for so the couple is on her had for safekeeping, that Bristol has a histo- the introduction of the during Old Home Day long. One coworker mail route so she took he and his wife began ry to be proud of, and we Newfound Landing, the weekend, Aug. 23-25, suggested they send it the letter when she to sort through them. here at the Newfound first weekly newspaper with a special Bicenten- back to the Dead Let- set out on her rounds. At last they found a Landing are thrilled to since the heyday of the nial Parade, games, mu- ter repository but she After many years, the photo of their friend be a part of that histo- Bristol Enterprise to be sic, old time artisans & didn’t agree. envelope was finally at 10-years-old that ry. As the community’s dedicated exclusively to crafters, historical reen- “It had ‘Golden delivered and the Pie- matched his appear- source for local news, coverage of Bristol and actments, a community Anniversary Photos’ hlers couldn’t have ance in the anniversa- we ourselves are the in- its fellow communities service project at Inspi- written across the top been more surprised ry pictures. heritors of a legacy that along the shoreline of ration Point, a pancake of the envelope and I when she handed it “Doing the math, dates back to 1869, when Newfound Lake, and it is breakfast, and old time knew there must be ove r. we were able to deter- Isaac B. Gordon began our honor to join in the baseball game, and more! someone in the fam- “It was exciting to mine the date of the printing a 24-column, fo- fun and festivities lined Also in the works are an ily who would want deliver it. They were letter was 1950,” said lio style newspaper called up as part of the town’s ice cream social, scav- it,” Lever said. “There so puzzled when they Piehler. “These were the Bristol Weekly News, Bicentennial celebration. enger hunts, contests, a wasn’t a cancellation looked at it,” said Law- from his grandparents’ which lasted roughly a A wonderful time was time capsule, a communi- date stamped on it, but rence. 50th anniversary, so year until its offices were enjoyed by all who at- ty picnic and photo, and the postage was only One curious factor they must have been destroyed in a fire. The tended the official kickoff special commemorative two-cents, so I knew it is the address label was married around 1900. next attempt at a newspa- event for the celebration, items. had to be old.” from the now defunct It’s incredible to think per dedicated to local cov- the Winter in the Woods We hope that our read- She went on the In- Family Circle maga- about.” erage came in June 1878, festival hosted by the ers will join us this year ternet and found that zine in New York. Pie- The photos and en- when R.W. Musgrove, Slim Baker Foundation in celebrating the past the woman to whom hler said he can only velope have now been who owned a local print- on Jan. 19, during which two centuries of their it was addressed had speculate that perhaps tucked safely away ing office, began publish- participants enjoyed sled- community’s history and passed away several someone the family with the rest of his ing the Bristol Weekly ding, snowshoeing, and looking ahead to what the years ago. Her son’s knew worked there and friend’s property and Enterprise, which was other wintertime outdoor future holds. To stay up name was listed on the sent the photos from will eventually be re- such a hit with its target activities, along with co- to date on events, follow site Lever had pulled their office, or there turned to his surviving audience that what be- coa, cookies, and conver- the town’s Bicentennial up though, so she had been a story of the relatives. The experi- gan as a small, four-page, sation around a campfire. Committee on Facebook moved on to research- event in the magazine ence of receiving a let- 16-column publication Coming up on April at www.facebook.com/ ing that name. Again and they were return- ter dropped in a mail- gradually expanded, by 10, the bands and choirs bristolbicentennial or on she found that he, too, ing them. box nearly 70 years ago 1900, into an eight-page, from both Newfound the town Web site, www. had recently died but Since there was no though is something 48-column quarto. It was Memorial Middle School townofbristolnh.org. had been living in the date on the envelope, the Piehlers won’t soon also in 1900 that the word and Newfound Regional The committee can be area up until the time that left Piehler with forget. “Weekly” was dropped High School will present reached at bristol200@ of his death. a mystery to solve, from the title. Musgrove’s a special Bicentennial townofbristol.org or by pride and joy would from Concert. A community phone at 744-3354, ext. 136. Stacy Buckley, retired Grade finalists were Hai- Speaking DES teacher Mary Jane ley Fligg who received Honor Roll Hatch Honors: Kasey Bas- FROM PAGE A1 Ogmundson, and Caroll honorable mention, in Honors: Hannah Bab- ford, Jakob Bashta, Lily- high-scoring students Jewell of the Bristol El- third place was Tessa FROM PAGE A2 bitt, Lean Bunnell, Lillian ana Cloutier, Makayla in each grade level were ementary School Title Overlock, Taylor Hunton Honors: Jacob Blouin, Colby, Lexie Cote, Evelyn Coffin, Erika Crooker, then invited to take part One team, who collec- placed second and Mad- Mackenzie Bohlmann, Cutting, Carter Davis, Mackenzie Davis, Kath- in the final evening per- tively decided upon the ison Adams came in Autumn Braley, Mack- Emma Desmond, Isaiah ryn Drapeau, Elliot formance on Thursday. winners for each grade first. For the Fourth enzie Bucklin, Hunter Dokus, Danielle Duclos, Economides, Cole Frye, “Every seat in our level. Grade class it was Hel- Clark, Haley Dukette, Duncan Farmer, Maura Madison Gould, Nicho- multi-purpose room was The results of the ena Provencher receiv- Sadira Dukette, Adri- Geldermann, Caroline las Green, Greta Gruss, filled, with many family 2019 Bertha Brown Prize ing honorable mention, an Ehmann, Bailey Marchand, Brandon Mar- Matthew Libby, Deanna members standing for Speaking Evening were Dayvanee Huntoon who Fairbank, Owen Henry, coux, Kasandra McClay, Martin, Madison Mar- the event,” said Roberts. as follows. For Grade placed third, Curtis Mackenzie Jollie, Aiden Hayleigh Pabst, Alexis tin, Josiah Page, Madi- Each student who had One, Carter Fortier re- Seymour was second Kulacz, Jennifer Mac- Raimondi, Valentina son Paige, Jacob Pfister, moved on to the final ceived honorable men- and first place went to Donald, Tyler McLean, Raptis, Madison Royea, Aryn Prescott, Cheyenne round was called upon tion, third place went Hayden Offen. Finally, Meghan Murray, Olivia Michael Sylvain-Stott Reilly, Leslie Shattuck, one at a time to recite to Aubree Beasley, in fifth grader Janet Peter- Obara, Hannah Owen, Grade 12 Faith Smith, Jayden the poem they had cho- second place was Shia son got honorable men- Hayden Reynolds High Honors: Julllian Stubbs, Trinity Taylor, sen. Judging them that Fenton and first place tion for her class, Kason Grade 11 Buchanan, Hannah East- Mia Tomassetti, Naomi night was Newfound was awarded to Shay- Knight received third High Honors: Ashlynn man, Reid Wilkins Wade Area Superintendent lynn Fadden. In Second place recognition, Em- Grade, honorable men- malee Fortin finished their role is to evaluate not the Historical Society. ing the park, and also tion was given to Connor second and topping the Forum subdivisions, change of Its voluntary role is to urged volunteers to join Overlock, Alyssa Sey- list was Trey Kierstead FROM PAGE A2 use for properties, and to protect the historic build- them in that mission. mour came in third, Gre- who was awarded first aspect of his commit- ensure all follow zoning ings in Central Square Leslie Dion was on ta Riel took home second place honors. ment to the town. Bruce laws. While it can get a and the downtown sector hand to speak for the im- place and Sophia Currin Dorner also explained bit frustrating at times, by providing guidance portance of the Commu- finished in first. Third the role of the Economic he assured all that it is for building owners who nity Events Committee Development Committee, all on the best interest want to make renova- that organizes activities which is a multi-town lo- of the town. Town Ad- tions or repairs so that in the area, ranging from cal group now seeking to ministrator Nik Coates they maintain their his- summer concerts, Fourth bring a Business Incuba- added that the Planning toric presence. of July celebrations and tor to the area to promote Board has ben beneficial As for the Conser- Old Home Day to Hal- economic growth. in many ways. Last year, vation Commission, loween activities and “Our committee is he said, they added zon- Heaney said they work the Mud Season Mixer looking to make this a bet- ing regulations that now hand-in-hand with the Dance. ter place to live,” Dorner allow wineries in Bristol Department of Environ- “We’d love to have said. “I got involved in the and just two weeks later mental Services to en- more people — new ideas, committee because we some people came to the sure local and state laws new energy,” she said. pay a boat load of taxes town to apply for a per- and ordinances are met The Downtown Deco- so I got in the water to see mit. Brew Pubs were also so that natural resources rating Committee is the what I could do.” included in the changes aren’t destroyed. Like the hard-working men and Others sending rep- and have already proven HDC, the Conservation women that keep Cen- resentatives that night to be a positive economic Commission is also all tral Square looking great were the Energy Commit- impact. about preservation and year round. tee, Planning Board, Zon- Sandra Heaney was on she encouraged anyone Representative Steve ing Board and the Capital hand to explain the role interested in either or Favorite said, “If you love Improvements Commit- of both the Historic Dis- both of those areas to join seeing flowers blooming tee who each explained trict Commission and the them. in the spring, that’s the their role in the town and Conservation Commis- Barbara Greenwood committee I’m on!” how people could become sion, saying more volun- is part of the Kelley Park Beginning five years involved. teers are always needed. Committee, which has ago, the volunteers now Don Milbrand of the Heaney said the Historic the charge of maintain- SEE FORUM, PAGE A12 Planning Board said District Commission is The Rest of the Story A12 NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 n

fund the cost items in the Let’s give a vote of confi- eliminated in order to Deliberative new three-year teachers’ dence to the budget com- stick with the district’s FROM PAGE A1 contract, but they did dis- mittee: They looked at the capital improvement be less if the unexpend- cuss it, questioning how needs, and came up with program calling for the ed fund balance did not much of a raise the con- a good budget. and they repaving of Newfound allow it. tract provided. While the didn’t go all the way to Road. School Board mem- overall cost increase is 1 the tax cap.” Bob Brooks of He- ber Suzanne Cheney percent in the first year Levesque said that the bron offered a success- of Alexandria said the and 1.25 percent in the $1.2 million that remains ful amendment to add school board had tradi- second and third years of Thomas Caldwell in this year’s budget $21,000 for the outdoor tionally placed $60,000 the contract, individual Residents gather for the Newfound Area School District delib- serves to handle “fluctu- speakers that Superinten- into the trust fund and it teachers might receive erative session on Feb. 2. ations and incidentals” dent Stacy Buckley had put $100,000 into the fund between 1 and 5 percent, duction of school sup- staff are doing a great that come up during the proposed as a safety mea- two years ago. It placed with the average increase plies, elimination of an job,” Sellers said, “and year, such as special edu- sure to let students know no money in the fund being 3.8 percent. English-Language Arts the administration has cation costs. if something should last year, but she said it To put that into per- teacher, the late bus, and done a good job to save “There's no hidden occur making it unsafe currently has $330,000 in spective, English teacher other items. that money.” money,” he said. “For to re-enter the building. non-lapsing funds. Sarah Cutting said she is “The tax cap locks us However, he said, with grants, we estimate what Brooks’ amendment also “It’s been traditionally at the top of the pay scale down to a number that declining student enroll- it will be and sometimes added $5,600 for athletic used almost as an emer- and would get a $610 an- doesn’t meet our mini- ment, it is time for the we get money we didn’t uniforms which Coach gency fund,” Milbrand nual raise, or $2.37 more mum needs,” he said. school district to start know about. With ade- John Larson said would said. “I hope to keep put- per day. When Dana Torsey looking at the consolida- quacy aid, we get an esti- replace old uniforms that ting in a set amount and of New Hampton asked tion of resources. mate, but we don’t know don’t properly fit the ath- see them start using it how much remained of Milbrand spoke exactly what we’ll get. letes. for maintenance. At the Operating budget the current-year budget, against the amendment. We get tuition from out Another amendment, budget presentation, a School Board Chair Levesque said it is a lit- “Last year, I would of district. Sometimes a by a Bristol resident, re- number of people spoke Jeff Levesque of Groton tle more than $1 million, have supported this staff member leaves and stored the $31,888 for the on the disrepair of some introduced the budget which led to Bristol resi- amendment,” he said. we replace them with late bus that originally buildings.” article, saying, “What we dent John Sellers propos- “The budget committee someone lower on the was offered to transport Voters did not have had to do to get there was ing the $1.2 million reduc- and school board seemed scale. We look for greater students taking part the option of changing kind of depressing.” tion in the budget. to be out of control, but efficiencies, and there’s in the grant-funded af- the figure in the article to He described the re- “The teachers and now it’s come to today. money we save by operat- ter-school program, Proj- ing efficiently. But we’ve ect Promise. The bus also to local committees and caught all the low-hang- serves students staying Forum boards and were happy ing fruit. We budget a after school for band and FROM PAGE A11 to learn more about how year in advance and don’t athletic practices. not only plant, water they, too, might step up to know what we’ll be faced and weed the downtown make a difference. with.” Petitioned articles flowerbeds, they help “I didn’t know what A number of residents Voters also discussed place decorations for hol- everybody does so I spoke of the things the two petitioned articles idays and special events thought this would be district has not done and that grew out of the acri- throughout the square. a great opportunity to said that cutting the bud- mony of the past year fol-

“What we like to hear Donna Rhodes learn more,” said Deb get further would harm lowing the school board’s is people saying, ‘Wow! Members of multiple boards, commissions and committees Richardson. the students’ education. precedent-setting deci- What a difference,” he took part in a special forum in Bristol last week to explain their For those who want Cheney pointed out sion to include capital im- said as he encouraged roles and how more could become involved. Shown here from details on how much of a that the school budget has provement program ex- others to join them. left to right are Sandra Heaney, Leslie Dion, Steve Favorite, commitment each board, increased only 3 percent penditures in the default Finally, Janet Cote, Barbara Greenwood and Janet Cote. commission or commit- in the last eight years, budget. The board argued representing the Town With many special events things going on so pay at- tee entails, or would like and she said that, with that, because voters had of Bristol’s Bicentennial and enhanced annual tention and if you’d like to know how to join or more young people now previously approved the Committee for this year’s celebrations planned, to get involved, come on sign up for elections, Mi- deciding to stay in New replacement of the high 200th anniversary, said she said the committee board,” Cote said. not-Sleeper Library will Hampshire, the trend of school roof, which was she was appointed to the is still looking for more Those on hand for the have printed information declining enrollments is included in the CIP plan, committee two years ago volunteers to make 2019 forum said they attend- available with a synopsis likely to reverse. it was not a “one-time ex- as preparations for the a special year in Bristol. ed to learn more about of those that were pre- Sellers’ amendment penditure” as voters had anniversary year began. “There are all kinds of what it takes to commit sented at their forum. went to a ballot vote, re- assumed, but was part sulting in a 34-182 defeat. of ongoing maintenance Budget committee that could be included in member Don Franklin the default budget. of Hebron attempted to Because the school increase the budget by board held to that inter- $213,353 to fund the pav- pretation in the face of ing of the high school strong opposition from parking lot, an item on taxpayers, residents the capital improvement submitted two petitions project plan which the — one to give residents a school board had planned chance to vote separately to complete with mon- on large capital expen- ey from the building ditures, and the other to maintenance trust fund. transfer responsibility Having just increased for calculating the default the amount potentially budget to the budget com- going into that account, mittee. voters rejected Franklin’s Petitioned articles can- amendment. not be amended, so they That was when voters will appear as presented began restoring things on the March 12 ballot. the school board had Section B Newfound Landing Thursday, Sports Thursday, February 7, 2019 What’s Bear boys take third in WAR On Tap Broome leads Newfound girls with two top-10 finishes The local high school teams have a BY JOSHUA SPAULDING full slate of games on Sports Editor tap, including the al- GILFORD — The pine skiing and gym- Newfound alpine boys nastics state meets. put together a solid per- The Division III formance in Friday’s alpine boys and girls Winnipesaukee Alpine will be competing at Race, finishing third Gunstock on Mon- overall behind Belmont day, Feb. 11, at 10 a.m. and Kingswood. for the Division III Despite having only State Meet. three skiers, the Bear The Division II al- girls finished in fifth pine boys will be com- place. peting in their State The teams braved Meet on Monday, the single digit tem- Feb. 11, at Crotched peratures for the annu- Mountain at 10 a.m. al race, which features The Division II teams from around the alpine girls will be Lakes Region. They ran JOSHUA SPAULDING JOSHUA SPAULDING competing in their two runs of giant slalom Hayse Broome had two top-10 finishes in the Winnipesaukee Reid Wilkins skis for Newfound in the Winnipesaukee Alpine state meet on Tues- in the morning and two Alpine Race on Friday. Race at Gunstock. day, Feb. 12, at 10 a.m. runs of slalom in the af- at Pat’s Peak. ternoon. The ski jumping The Bear boys fin- State Meet is Thurs- ished with 353 points in day, Feb. 14, at 6 p.m. the morning giant sla- in Plymouth. lom, which placed them The gymnastics third. State Meet will be Matt Karkheck led taking place on Satur- the way for Newfound day, Feb. 9, at Pinker- with a time of 53.67 for ton Academy in Der- ninth place overall. ry at 10 a.m. Reid Wilkins was The Newfound al- right behind, finishing pine team wraps up in 10th place with a time the regular season of 54.88 seconds and Ja- on Friday, Feb. 8, at cob Blouin finished in Gunstock at 10 a.m. 11th place in 55.02 sec- JOSHUA SPAULDING JOSHUA SPAULDING The Newfound onds. Stephanie Norton was second for Newfound in the giant slalom Jacob Blouin skis through the Gunstock giant slalom course hoop boys and girls Tuan Nguyen round- Friday morning. on Friday. will both be hosting ed out the Newfound Newport today, Feb. scoring with a time of 7, with the boys at 5 1:04.86 for 25th place p.m. and the girls at overall. Bear girls sneak past Lakers 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, Jacob Pfister fin- Feb.12, the girls will ished in 35th place with BY JOSHUA SPAULDING first six points. Bailey be hosting Gilford at his time of 1:19.56. Sports Editor Fairbank hit the first 7 p.m. and the boys The Bears finished MEREDITH — In two baskets of the game will be at Gilford at 6 fourth overall in the close games, teams will and then Tiffany Doan p.m. afternoon slalom, with often turn to their best made it 6-0 with a hoop. The Newfound Laconia slipping up player to close things After the Lakers unified basketball into third. out. scored their first basket, team will be hosting Wilkins led New- On Tuesday, Jan. Madi Dalphonse drained Berlin at 3:30 p.m. to- found with his time of 29, Ashlee Dukette an- a three-pointer and the day, Feb. 7, and will 1:05.18, which placed swered the call for the Bears took the 9-2 lead to be at Gilford at 3:30 him 11th overall. Newfound Bears, scor- the end of the first quar- p.m. on Monday, Feb. Karkheck was next ing seven points in the ter. 11. On Tuesday, Feb. in 12th place, finishing final quarter to lift New- Bohlmann hit the 12, the team will host with a time of 1:06.05 found to a 40-37 win over first basket of the sec- Hanover at 4:15 p.m. and Blouin was the Inter-Lakes on the road ond quarter to stretch The Plymouth al- third scorer, putting up in Meredith. the Bear lead to 11-2 be- pine ski team wraps a time of 1:24.25 for 19th “Ashlee carried a lot fore the Lakers came up its season on Fri- place. of weight today without charging back, scoring day, Feb. 8, at Cran- Gabe Bauer finished Paulina (Huckins),” said 10 points in a row on five more at 10 a.m. in 28th place in a time of coach Kammi Williams. straight baskets to take The Plymouth 1:54.37 to round out the “She’s had games like the 12-11 lead. hoop boys will be scoring. that obviously.” Haley Dukette got hosting Sanborn at Pfister finished in Huckins, who has Newfound back in the 6:30 p.m. today, Feb. 29th place with his time been a force in the paint lead with a pair of hoops 7, and will be at Ken- of 1:55.74. along with Dukette as to put the Bears up 15-12 nett at 6:30 p.m. on The Bears finished the season has moved before the Lakers got an- Tuesday, Feb. 12. with a total of 699 points, along, missed the game other basket to make it a The Bobcat hoop which placed them be- with an illness, which one-point game at 15-14. girls will be at San- hind Belmont (759) and also forced Williams to Ashlee Dukette closed born at 6:30 p.m. on Kingswood (750) and make a change in the JOSHUA SPAULDING out the first half with a Mackenzie Bohlmann launches a shot during a win over Inter- Friday, Feb. 8, will be SEE ALPINE PAGE B8 lineup. pair of baskets and the at Coe-Brown at 6:30 “Mackenzie (Bohl- Lakes last week. Bears took the 19-14 lead p.m. on Monday, Feb. mann) learned all the liams said. “I thought Newfound came out to the halftime break. 11, and will be at Ken- plays for the five (center) she did a lot of good with the hot hand, as The Lakers came nett at 6 p.m. on Tues- Newfound before the game,” Wil- things.” they scored the game’s SEE HOOPS PAGE B8 day, Feb. 12. The Plymouth unified hoop team will seeking be hosting Belmont at 3:15 p.m. today, Feb. 7. JV softball The Bobcat Nordic ski team will be at Whitaker Woods at coach 10 a.m. on Saturday, BRISTOL — New- Feb. 9, for the second found Regional High Coaches Series race. School is looking for The Ke- a JV softball coach. arsarge-Plymouth If interested, please hockey team will be forward resume and at ConVal-Conant at names and phone 6:30 p.m. on Wednes- numbers of three ref- day, Feb. 13. erences to Peter Cof- The wrestling Bob- ran, Athletic Direc- cats will be at Salem tor at pcofran@sau4. for a 10 a.m. meet on org or call 744-6006 Saturday, Feb. 9. ext. 1507.

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JOSHUA SPAULDING JOSHUA SPAULDING Aidan Scribner works for a pin in action on Saturday morning in Plymouth. Charlie Comeau got the win at 106 pounds during Saturday’s Plymouth Invitational. Cleary, Comeau win Plymouth Invitational titles

BY JOSHUA SPAULDING sion stand and all mon- Ty Beauchemin, by a pin over a Concord dropped decisions to Panus lost to Concord Sports Editor ey raised from entry pin to move on to the wrestler and then got Campbell and Natick to in his first match be- PLYMOUTH — fees, food and admis- finals. In the finals, he a 3-2 win over anoth- finish things out. fore forfeiting his sec- While the Plymouth sion went to benefit the got a pin over a Camp- er Concord opponent At 113 pounds, Joe ond match. Eddie Camp wrestling team was a Bobcat program. Cleary bell wrestler to earn the before finishing up in Peters got a pin over wrestled at 195 pounds little shorthanded com- thanked all of the peo- championship. the finals with a loss to Mascoma to start and lost to Campbell ing into the Plymouth ple who helped make Cleary wrestled at Newport to finish sec- things then dropped de- and White Mountains Invitational on Satur- the day go smoothly. 138 pounds and started ond overall. cisions to Campbell and in his two matches. day, the Bobcats still The Bobcats came with a pin over ConVal At 120 pounds, Trev- ConVal. O’Reilly lost to At 152 pounds, Joe came out with some sol- away with two champi- and then got a pin of a or Randlett got pins ConVal to start things D’Ambruoso started id results. onships on the day and Concord wrestler. In the over wrestlers from then got a 6-4 win over with a pin of Natick Additionally, the finished in third place semifinals, he won an Mascoma and ConVal Portsmouth and a pin before dropping a 5-4 Bobcats were able to behind Natick, Mass. 8-4 decision over Camp- to advance his way of Mascoma before fall- decision to Concord. He raise money for their and Campbell. bell to move on to the into the finals and then ing to Tanner to close came back with a pin program, thanks in The two champion- finals against Natick dropped a decision to his day. over Newport before large part to the many ships for the Bobcats and emerged with a 7-3 White Mountains Re- James Philbin wres- falling to Souhegan. AJ people who helped out came from Charlie Co- win to earn the title. He gional to finish second. tled at 126 pounds and MacKay also wrestled along the way. meau and Joe Cleary. also was presented with Plymouth had one fell to Souhegan in his at 152 pounds and start- Coach Randy Cleary Wrestling at 106 the tournament's Most more top four finish, first match. He came ed with a pin of New- noted that there were a pounds, Comeau start- Outstanding Wrestler this one coming at 113 back and got pins of port before falling to lot of people who donated with a pin of a wres- award. pounds. Brock Tanner Mascoma and Natick ConVal and Kearsarge ed their time and tons tler from Natick then At 132 pounds, Nate started with a pin of a wrestlers before falling to close out his day. of food for the conces- defeated his teammate, Philbin started out with Campbell wrestler be- to Natick to finish his The Bobcats got fore falling to Natick bracket. two wins on Thursday to move to the consola- At 132 pounds, Ezra night in a home match tion bracket. He then Letourneau fell to Con- against Newport and beat teammate Zavier cord in his first match White Mountains. O’Reilly to move on to then got a pin of a Ke- Plymouth defeated the consolation finals. arsarge wrestler before White Mountains 53-24 He fell to ConVal in the falling to Concord. and Newport 60-16. consolation finals to Anthony Ciotti wres- The Bobcats are finish fourth overall. tled at 138 pounds and scheduled to be in ac- At 106 pounds, after losing to Natick in tion on Saturday, Feb. Beauchemin started his first match, defeat- 9, at Salem at 10 a.m. with a pin of White ed a Portsmouth wres- for the final meet of the Mountains before fall- tler to advance before regular season. ing to Comeau and falling to ConVal. finished with a loss to JC Gaumer lost to Joshua Spaulding Natick. Aiden Scribner Newport in Souhegan can be reached at 279- got a pin over Natick in his two matches at 4516, ext. 155 or josh@ to start his day then 145 pounds while John salmonpress.news. Bobcat boys pick up

JOSHUA SPAULDING Fifth place a pair of wins Plymouth’s Julia Ahern goes over the high jump bar on Sunday during the indoor track state championships at Dartmouth College’s Leverone Fieldhouse. Ahern cleared five feet to finish BY JOSHUA SPAULDING out at the end. ures with 13 points, fifth overall on the day amongst the Division II field. Sports Editor “It was a great defen- Robert Oliver fin- PLYMOUTH — The sive effort from pretty ished with 12 points Plymouth boys’ hoop much everyone,” Sul- and Palombo added team came through livan said, also noting 11 points. Shiv Patel Bobcat skiers play hosts at Waterville Valley with a strong week last his team went 17 for chipped in with eight BY JOSHUA SPAULDING Holly Hoyt rounded the top Bobcat, finish- week, picking up a pair 24 from the free throw points. Sports Editor out the scoring for the ing in 25.49 seconds for of wins, one at home line. Plymouth was tak- WATERVILLE VAL- Bobcats with her time ninth place. and one on the road. Jackson Palombo ing on Laconia after LEY — The Plymouth of 1:23.66 for 18th place. Shamberger was “It was a great week finished with 24 points deadline and Sanborn alpine team hosted its Holly Mason finished 14th in 26.06 and Hoyt for us,” said coach to lead the way for the on Thursday and Sulli- lone meet of the sea- 21st in a time of 1:25.45, was right behind in Mike Sullivan, noting Bobcats while Nick van noted that they are son on Friday, Feb. 1, Delana Welch was 22nd 15th place in 26.13 sec- that his team could’ve Qualey added 15 and both 50-50 games and welcoming Kennett, in 1:25.56, Maya Duarte onds. easily have won a game Owen Brickley fin- saying anything could Hanover and Pembroke finished in 1:29.22 for Welch finished in the previous week as ished with nine points. happen. to Waterville Valley Re- 28th place, Halle Kozak 27.34 seconds for 22nd well. “We played pretty On Friday night, “Hopefully we can sort. was 29th in 1:30.54, Tay- place overall. well on the road, which the Bobcats traveled to have a good practice The skiers skied two lor Maine finished 36th Mason was 23rd in is nice. Claremont and rolled on Monday and be pre- runs of slalom in the in 1:35.04, Rachel Foga- 27.73, Meier finished “We’re coming to a 38-19 win over Ste- pared to play them on morning and one run of rty was 28th in 1:35.95, 28th in 28.4 seconds, along, we’re getting vens. Plymouth led by Tuesday,” Sullivan slalom in the afternoon. Hallie Wheeler put up a Kozak skied to 29th in better,” Sullivan add- 33 points at halftime said. In the morning sla- time of 1:43.27 for 42nd 28.58, Duarte was 36th ed. and Sullivan was able The Bobcats will be lom, the Bobcat girls place, Aubrey King fin- in 29.12, Fogarty was The Bobcats opened to put the bench in to hosting Sanborn today, were led by Taylor ished 45th in 1:47.17, 39th in 29.94, Maine the week with a home close out the game. Feb. 7, at 6:30 p.m. and Shamberger, who Kiki Dodge was 47th in finished 42nd in 30.32, game against Manches- “Everybody played will be at Kennett for a placed 11th overall in 1:47.63, Zea McGarr fin- Wheeler was 44th in ter West on Wednes- and 12 people scored,” 6:30 p.m. game on Tues- 1:19.13. ished 50th in 1:52.63, Lo- 30.81, King placed 45th day, Jan. 30, and came Sullivan said. “We day, Feb. 12. Sumaj Billin was gan Wiggett was 51st in in 30.86, Davis was 50th out with the 71-57 win. showed up and took next in a time of 1:22.24 1:54.18 and Henna Da- in 32.09, McGarr was Plymouth led wire- care of business, which Joshua Spaulding for 14th place and Sam vis was 52nd in 1:57.16. 52nd in 32.57 and Wig- to-wire, taking a was nice.” can be reached at 279- Meier skied to 16th In the afternoon gi- gett was 53rd in a time 19-point lead at half- Qualey led three 4516, ext. 155 or josh@ place in 1:23.17. ant slalom, Billin was SEE BOBCATS PAGE B3 time and then closed it players in double fig- salmonpress.news. Sports n NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 B3 Brunt, Levesque pace Bobcats by Cardinals

BY JOSHUA SPAULDING put the hosts on top for Sports Editor good at 44-41. Daugh- PLYMOUTH — A erty hit another hoop to growing and learning stretch the lead to five basketball team has cer- but a three-pointer from tain benchmarks that Stevens kept them close can be pointed to as tak- at 46-44. ing steps. Levesque hit four free The Plymouth girls’ throws, the second two hoop team may have hit coming inside the final one of those markers minute, pushing the lead on Friday, Feb. 1, as the to 50-44. Olivia Littlefield Bobcats rallied from an converted a three-point 11-point second quarter play and Homer added deficit to take the lead a free throw with 16 sec- and then came through onds to go to give Plym- with key free throws outh the 54-44 lead. down the stretch to se- “At the end, our de- cure a 54-44 win over Ste- cision making showed vens. we’ve improved,” “Two teams at 3-7 Levesque stated. “We fighting for a playoff ran some of our sets bet- berth, so this is what ter than we have.” we expected to hap- The Bobcat coach not- pen,” said coach Dave ed that they had a plan Levesque. “In the first to shut down the Car- quarter we struggled dinals’ top threat and rebounds, but in the sec- thought his girls did a ond half, we put some good job executing that things together and hit JOSHUA SPAULDING JOSHUA SPAULDING plan, particularly in the some shots.” Jordan Levesque drives to the basket during her team's win Olivia Homer runs the ball up the court during action Friday second half. The visitors hit the over Stevens on Friday. against Stevens. “I was very happy first hoop of the game more buckets and then a three-pointer for the but Levesque and Brunt before Brunt hit two free with the way the girls before Jordan Levesque a three-pointer to go up Bobcats. After two Ste- each fed baskets, Brunt’s throws to put the Bob- kept their composure,” hit a basket for the Bob- 16-7 but Leia Brunt put vens free throws, the coming on a nice feed cats in front. Stevens Levesque added. cats and Molly Edmark back a rebound in the Bobcats began their from Gwen Merrifield to converted a three-point Brunt led the way for put back a rebound to final minute to make it comeback. tie the game at 24. play to take the lead back Plymouth with 18 points make it 4-2. Stevens 16-9 after one quarter of Olivia Homer start- The Cardinals were but Elaina Manson hit a and Levesque added 16 drilled a three-pointer play. ed an 8-0 run by putting able to hit a three-point- hoop to put Plymouth up points. and consecutive field The Cardinals drilled back a rebound and then er in the final seconds of by one. The Bobcats will be goals to go up 9-4 before a hoop and two free Brunt converted three- the half and took the 27- After a Stevens buck- in action on Friday, Levesque drilled her throws to open the sec- point plays in a row, 24 lead to the break. et, Amanda Daugherty Feb. 8, at Sanborn at own three-pointer to cut ond quarter, opening cutting the lead to 22-20. A Levesque three hit two free throws but 6:30 p.m. and on Tues- the lead to two. up the 20-9 lead but Stevens hit a hoop to started the second half a Stevens free throw tied day, Feb. 12, they will Stevens then hit two Brunt responded with put the lead back to four and tied the game at 27 the game at 33. Manson be hosting Kennett at 6 gave Plymouth the lead p.m. back but the Cardinals finished with the final PRHS 9-15-11-19-54 hoop of the quarter and SHS 16-11-8-9-44 the teams were tied at 35 heading to the fourth Plymouth 54 quarter. Daugherty 2-2-6, Mer- Daugherty hit a hoop rifield 0-2-2, Homer 1-1-3, to get the fourth quarter Levesque 5-4-16, Little- started but another hoop field 1-1-3, Brunt 6-5-18, from Stevens tied the Manson 2-0-4, Edmark game again. Levesque 1-0-2, Totals 18-15-54 followed with another hoop but a free throw Stevens 44 and hoop from the visi- Grenier 1-0-2, Miller tors put them up by a 40- 7-5-21, Tursky 1-1-3, Faro 39 score. 1-1-3, Pond 4-1-11, Rice Merrifield drilled two 2-0-4, Totals 16-8-44 free throws to put the Bobcats back on top but Joshua Spaulding can Stevens tied the game be reached at 279-4516, from the free throw line. ext. 155 or josh@salmon- A Brunt three-point play press.news. Lakes Region Lacrosse registration is now open

COURTESY PHOTO Final tuneup Officials and coaches also sought The Plymouth gymnastics team got in its final tuneup before the state championships, finishing third at a meet in Goffstown. REGION — Registra- lrlacrosse.org. If you Pinkerton took the top spot and Goffstown was second, with Spaulding, Central and Exeter all finishing behind the Bobcats. tion for Lakes Region have questions about the “I am so proud of this team,” said coach Carrie Kiley. “They have had more than their share of setbacks this season and Lacrosse is open now Lakes Region Lacrosse they still come out and give it their all for their school and each other.” The Bobcats will compete in the State Meet on through March 15 for all Club, registration, or Saturday, Feb. 9, at Pinkerton Academy. interested athletes. The you are interested in be- Lakes Region Lacrosse coming a lacrosse coach, Club is open to girls and e-mail lrlcreg@gmail. boys grades one through com. Practices begin Bobcats eight of all abilities who in mid-March and are FROM PAGE B2 reside in the Lakes Re- held 2-3 times per week. of 33.59. gion of New Hampshire’s Eight regularly sched- For the boys in the surrounding towns that uled league games occur morning slalom, Mike do not currently have on Sundays and an oc- Ouellette led the way a youth lacrosse pro- casional Saturday, be- with a time of 1:10.81 gram. Participants in- ginning April 7 through for seventh place over- clude residents of Alton, mid-June. Approximate- all. Center Harbor, Gilford, ly one half of the games Matt Clark was next, Gilmanton, Belmont, are held locally, while finishing in 10th place Meredith, Moultonbor- the other games require in 1:12.72 and Matt Lor- ough, Northfield, San- travel to host towns in rey placed third for the bornton and Tilton. The New Hampshire. Bobcats in a time of club is a member of the The Lakes Region La- 1:13.26 for 11th place. New Hampshire Youth crosse Club is helping Pete Wingsted round- Lacrosse Association the NH Youth Lacrosse ed out the scoring with (www.nhyla.org). The Association recruit offi- his time of 1:17.13 for club’s home field is the cials/referees for the 2019 15th place overall. Meadows Complex in season, this is a paid op- Jared King was JOSHUA SPAULDING Gilford. portunity ranging from 17th in 1:20.27, Milton Sumaj Billin and the Bobcat alpine skiers will finish the regular season this Friday. Lacrosse is a fast- $35-$65 per game. All la- Woolfenden was 22nd as well, finishing his jouan in 28.35 seconds, State Meet is Monday, paced spring sport; new crosse officials must be in 1:24.93, Sam Smith run in 24.25 seconds. Smith in 29 seconds, Feb. 11, at Crotched players are welcomed at least 15 years of age placed 23rd in 1:27.37, Clark was next with Borger in a time of Mountain at 10 a.m. and encouraged to sign by April 1. Training ses- Ryan Borger put up a his time of 24.48 and 29.97 and Dion in 33.4 The Division II girls’ up. Last year, more than sions are held around time of 1:43.14 for 34th Lorrey was right be- seconds. State Meet is Tuesday, 165 youth athletes began the state with a Lakes place, Garrett Dion hind in 25.08 to finish Coach Dan Leblanc’s Feb. 12, at Pat’s Peak at or continued the devel- Region course scheduled was 37th in 1:47.06 and as the third Bobcat. troops will wrap up the 10 a.m. opment of their skills, in Wolfeboro on Sunday, Remy Beaujouan was Wingsted was fourth regular season with sportsmanship and March 10, and March 17. 42nd in 1:59.64. again, finishing his run a trip to Cranmore in Joshua Spaulding knowledge of the culture For complete details on Ouellette had Plym- in 25.73 seconds. North Conway on Fri- can be reached at 279- and tactics of lacrosse. becoming a referee, go outh’s top time in the King was next in day, Feb. 8. 4516, ext. 155 or josh@ Registration can be com- to http://www.NHYLA. afternoon giant slalom 26.83, followed by Beau- The Division II boys’ salmonpress.news. pleted at http://www. org. Classifieds B4 NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 n

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By JOSHUA SPAULDING

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had been approved for credentials for the Tokyo 2020 Sum- mer Olympics. This will be my first time covering the Summer Olympics, as my past two Olympic COURTESY PHOTO THIS IS THE BUILDING where the Main Press Center will be experiences were during housed at the Tokyo Olympics. the winter months. This past week, I took ing for the trip is proba- that at some point I will the next step toward the bly different on my end set up a GoFundMe page trip to Japan becoming (I rely on lots of people and I’ve kept my Olym- a reality next summer. helping me out and pay pic bank account open at I filled out the forms re- for some of it myself), TD Bank in Wolfeboro. questing the accommo- pricing is a priority for Moving forward I will dations for the two-plus me and I looked around keep people advised if weeks for the Games. for what was the best they are interested. This isn’t a huge step, option. I found seven or Finallly, have a great since the accommoda- eight hotels with prices day, Elizabeth Adams. tions aren’t official until less than $100 a night and I make my first payment, then narrowed it down Joshua Spaulding is but this was indeed at from there, looking at the Sports Editor for the least a step forward how far they are from Granite State News, Car- heading toward Tokyo. the Main Press Center roll County Independent, Tokyo is different (which is where I’ve Meredith News, Gilford than the first two Olym- spent lots of time the last Steamer, Winnisquam pics that I attended. In two Olympics), and what Echo, Plymouth Re- Sochi in 2014, my ac- kind of amenities are of- cord-Enterprise, Littleton commodations in media fered at each hotel. Courier, Newfound Land- RC GREENWOOD housing were in what Our media housing ing, Coos County Demo- was essentially a hotel includes breakfast but crat, Berlin Reporter and To the hoop room. It was a room with I was also looking for The Baysider. He can be Spencer Lacasse drives to the basket during Newfound’s game with Inter-Lakes last week. a couple of beds and a a place that has a laun- reached at josh@salmon- The Bears fell 73-34 to the Lakers and dropped a 76-51 decision to Mascoma on Friday. bathroom. In PyeongC- dromat and/or laundry press.news at 279-4516, Newfound will be hosting Newport today, Feb. 7, at 5 p.m. and on Tuesday, Feb. 12, will hang in 2018, I stayed in service to make sure do- or PO Box 729, Meredith, be at Gilford at 6 p.m. what was essentially an ing that simple task was NH 03253. apartment, which had easy. Once I narrowed three different rooms, a things down, I had to se- common area, a kitch- lect three different choic- Hoops as the girls head to the en and two bathrooms. es for accommodations FROM PAGE B1 final six games on a Both had their advan- and once I did that, I filed seven-game win streak. tages and disadvantag- the forms online and sent charging out of the gate Ashlee Dukette led es, but in both cases, the them in to the organizing in the second half and the way with 16 points housing was located in committee. drilled a hoop and a for the Bears. the media village, with I then spent a little three-pointer to tie the The Bears came all of the media grouped more time looking over game at 19. through with a big win together. the manuals that were Fairbank put the on the road in Mascoma In Tokyo, the accom- available, checking out Bears up by two but on Friday. Newfound modation situation is the transportation sys- the hosts added anoth- used a 10-point run in much different. Instead tem (we get transit cards er hoop to tie the game the fourth quarter to of staying in a media in addition to the normal again at 21. After Dal- close out the 43-36 win. village, we will all be buses), the media cen- phonse hit a hoop, the “It was a close game staying in existing hotels ter services and more. Lakers answered again until Newfound made a throughout the city. The I must say, it’s getting a to tie the game at 23. run in the fourth, just Tokyo Organizing Com- little exciting thinking Ashlee Dukette put putting the lead out of mittee set aside rooms in about what could be a back a rebound to put reach,” Williams stated. numerous hotels for me- pretty awesome experi- Newfound up 25-23 but Dukette finished dia to stay in and when I ence. the Lakers came back with 21 points and 12 was approved for creden- I am grateful for all with two hoops in a row rebounds, inching her tials, the committee sent those that have helped to go up by a 27-25 score. closer to the 1,000-re- along a list of hotels. me make my first two However, Ash- bound mark for her I spent a bunch of time Olympic experiences lee Dukette drilled a career. Freshman Pau- last week pouring over a reality. It’s through three-pointer in the final lina Huckins added the different hotels, look- much generous support minute of the third quar- six points and nine re- ing to find what made the from many people that I ter, sending the Bears to bounds and Bohlmann most sense to me. In both have been able to travel the final eight minutes was solid off the bench Sochi and PyeongChang, to Russia and South Ko- with a 28-27 lead. with six points. my main priority was rea. I still haven’t decid- The Lakers hit JOSHUA SPAULDING Newfound will be Tiffany Doan drives through the traffic in the lane in action last pricing and Tokyo was ed how to make this trip the first basket of the hosting Newport on week in Meredith. no different. Since pay- work, but I am expecting fourth quarter to go Friday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 up by one but Ashlee seconds to go to make it man,” Williams said. p.m. and will be host- Dukette drilled anoth- a five-point game but the “They are leaps and ing Gilford on Tuesday, Owen finished in er three-pointer to put Lakers stayed in it with bounds from where Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. Alpine 1:21.05 for the Bears. the Bears up by two. A a hoop with 17 seconds they were at the begin- FROM PAGE B1 The Newfound girls hoop from Bohlmann to go to make it a three- ning of the season. NRHS 9-10-9-12-40 just ahead of Laconia finished with 442 points, stretched Newfound’s point game. “Their man-to-man ILHS 2-12-13-10-37 (696). Moultonborough which placed them fifth lead to 33-29 but the Lak- The Bears turned didn’t hurt us until rounded out the top five. behind Kingswood (761), ers sank another hoop to over the ball on the en- the last minute of the Newfound 40 Freshman Hayse Gilford (750), Moulton- cut the lead to two. suing inbounds pass game,” the Bear coach Dalphonse 2-0-5, Broome led the way for borough (695) and Laco- Ashlee Dukette and the Lakers had one added. Fairbank 3-0-6, Doan the Newfound girls in nia (691). drained back-to-back more chance to send the “That’s a team that’s 1-2-4, Bohmann 2-1-5, H. the morning giant sla- The Bears will be fin- baskets to push New- game to overtime but beat everyone in our Dukette 2-0-4, A. Dukette lom, finishing in 54.78 ishing up the regular found’s lead to 37-31 be- the tying three-point- league,” Williams stat- 7-0-16, Totals 17-3-40 seconds for fifth place season with another fore the Lakers drained er missed its mark and ed. “That moves us to overall. race at Gunstock on Fri- a basket with three min- Ashlee Dukette pulled fourth all alone in Di- Inter-Lakes 37 Hannah Owen was day, Feb. 8, at 10 a.m. utes to go to cut the lead down the rebound to vision III. I will take Durand 7-0-14, Brown 16th in a time of 1:00.26 The Division III State to 37-33. seal the 40-37 win. that.” 2-0-4, Burham 1-0-2, Har- and Stephanie Norton Meet will be held at Doan sank two free Williams noted that Williams noted at ris 2-0-4, Ambrose 4-0-8, finished in 1:04.9 for 21st Gunstock on Monday, throws with 1:52 on the she was pleased with the start of the season Gintof 2-0-5, Totals 18-0- place to finish out the Feb. 11, at 10 a.m. clock to put Newfound how the Bears handed she divided the season 37 field of Bears. up by six but with one to the Lakers’ man-to-man into blocks of six. She Broome skied to Joshua Spaulding go, the Lakers hit a hoop pressure. was happy to come out Joshua Spaulding can ninth in the afternoon can be reached at 279- to get the lead to four. “Bailey and Tiffany of the first group of six be reached at 279-4516, slalom with a time of 4516, ext. 155 or josh@ Bohlmann drained were able to handle the at 3-3 and the team won ext. 155 or josh@salmon- 1:05.87. salmonpress.news. one from the line with 32 pressure of the man-to- all six in the next group press.news.