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2 The Record Thursday, July 22, 2021 North Country Residents Urge State To Deny Landfill Wetlands Permit

BY ROBERT BLECHL Staff Writer

WHITEFIELD — Residents from across the North Country turned out on July 14 to urge the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to deny a wetlands permit sought by Casella Waste Systems for a 137-acre landfill in Dalton. Prior to the DES hearing at White Mountains Regional High School to gather public input on the permit, some 125 residents with protest signs held a rally in front of the school to oppose the landfill and permit. Inside the school auditorium, an upward of 300 residents gath- ered. The vast majority opposed a granting of the permit, with some speaking citing the fines and violations Casella has incurred through the years in operating its landfill in Bethlehem and land- fills in other states. A large number, too, voiced distrust of the company’s environ- mental record and its ability to safely operate a landfill, and some were dubious that Casella would stop at 137 acres when it seeks to buy 1,900 acres of land beside Forest Lake State Park. Others noted that the 17 acres of wetlands and loss of five vernal pools would be the largest destruction of wetlands in New Hamp- shire in a decade.

Cyan A few residents also took aim at DES and questioned the depart- ment’s willingness to abide by its mission statement to protect the

Magenta environment and the state’s wetlands. Of the 59 people who spoke during the hearing that lasted near- ly six hours, just five expressed support for Casella and the permit. In presenting the company’s plan, Casella engineer John Gay, who said the proposed landfill site is near Pinetree Power and oth- Yellow Black

er businesses, faced a tough crowd and drew laughs when he said, PHOTOS BY ROBERT BLECHL “One of the things we liked about the site is it’s in an industrial area.” TOP: More than 100 North Country residents turned out to White Mountains Regional High School on Wednesday for The landfill would be safe and is near a ridge and would have a a rally to protest the proposed landfill in Dalton and urge the state Department of Environmental Services, which held double liner system, he said. a public hearing in the school, to deny a wetlands permit sought by Casella Waste Systems. BOTTOM RIGHT: Elise “This landfill will not have an impact on the water quality,” said Drake, of Franconia, joined more than 100 other area residents for a rally at White Mountains Regional High School Gay. “Can’t happen.” on Wednesday. BOTTOM LEFT: Deb Bassett, of Lyman. That comment also drew laughs and triggered one person to shout, “Didn’t it just happen in Bethlehem?,” referring to the 154,000-gallon leachate spill at Casella’s Bethlehem landfill that occurred in early May, flowing over the ground and into a deten- tion pond and going undetected by the company for two days. DES, whose officials said it could be the largest landfill leachate spill in New Hampshire, is investigating the incident. Casella plans a new three-phase landfill in Dalton (63 acres for the first phase and 35 and 39 acres for the second and third) after Bethlehem voters twice rejected the company’s proposal to ex- pand that town’s 61-acre landfill district by another 100 acres. The Bethlehem landfill is expected to reach capacity and close in about 2026. In seeking a new landfill site in the North Country, Gay said four locations were looked at, two in Twin Mountain, one in Shel- burne, and the one in Dalton, the latter of which he said is favor- able to the company. Most residents who provided testimony to DES, however, said it wouldn’t be favorable for the North Country. Opponents Swamp Supporters Erik Johnson, of Dalton, said when he heard about the Dalton landfill proposal he thought common sense would prevail. Instead, Casella has engaged in “false promises” and a “pseu- do-scientific marketing campaign” and is putting “profits over eth- ics” and “share prices over public health,” said Johnson, a member of the North Country Alliance for Balanced Change. The company’s violations and track record in Bethlehem, New See Permit, Page 3 A3

Thursday, July 22, 2021 The Record 3 same size. They only get bigger.” Permit Other residents, citing the U.S. Environmen- Continued from Page 2 tal Protection Agency, said all landfill liners eventually leak and a closed landfill still poses York, Vermont, Massachusetts and other states risks long after the trucks stop bringing waste. should be “red flags” and DES should encour- They encouraged DES to deny the permit and age Casella to find a better site by denying the protect the state park and surrounding area, in- permit, he said. cluding the Ammonoosuc River and nearby wa- Wednesday’s hearing also drew local law- terways, for current and future generations. makers, among them state Sen. Erin Hennessey, Sarah Doucette, a NCABC member from R-Littleton, and state Reps. Dennis Thompson, Whitefield, cited contaminated drinking wa- R-Stewartstown; Linda Massimilla, D-Littleton; ter wells in Southbridge, Mass., near a Casella Troy Merner, R-Lancaster, and Edith Tucker, landfill. D-Randolph. She called the company “an applicant with a Citing wetlands scientist and Antioch Uni- poor record of compliance who is not forthcom- versity professor Rick Van de Poll, Tucker said ing.” Van de Poll characterizes the proposed project Jo Beth Dudley, chair of the Dalton Board of as “perhaps one of the worst potential environ- Selectmen, said Dalton voters enacted emergen- mental disasters in the Granite State in recent cy temporary zoning two years ago, but Casella memory.” has not submitted a zoning application. Van de Poll said no comprehensive wetlands She asked DES to suspend the permitting PHOTOS BY ROBERT BLECHL evaluation or wildlife habitat impact studies process until the company submits one, and said The auditorium inside White Mountains Regional High School was mostly full with resi- have been completed and the project would per- that some of the information missing in its ap- dents who urged the state Department of Environmental Services, which held a public manently impact “seven times more wetlands plication for a standard operating permit, which hearing on Wednesday, to deny a wetlands permit sought by Casella Waste Systems for than the failed Northern Pass proposal.” DES put on hold following DES’s request for a landfill in Dalton. (Photo by Robert Blechl) Chris Quigley, of Lancaster, cited adverse im- more information, is missing in its wetlands per- pacts to tourism if the landfill is approved and mit application. who hauled trash for Casella before retiring, de- agement programs, which includes the wetlands, said Casella’s claim that New Hampshire has a Dalton select board member Tamela Swan fended Casella and said opponents have stated a alteration of terrain, and subsurface bureaus. landfill capacity shortage problem is not accu- asked that DES suspend the wetlands permitting number of falsehoods, among them that 100 trac- “This was an opportunity for us to hear you,” rate. process until Casella and landowner Douglas In- tor-trailer waste haulers would go daily to Dalton. said Trowbridge. “We’ve taken lots of notes and Cyan “The only solid waste crisis in New Hamp- gerson Jr. allow a site visit during the wetlands Casella’s September 2020 traffic study es- appreciate the opportunity.” shire is Casella’s, not ours, “said Tom Tower,” of growing season, when wetlands can be better

timates 52 of the big trucks daily, excluding Written and emailed comments regarding the Magenta Whitefield, another member of NCABC. studied. smaller local waste haulers. wetlands permit can be submitted to DES, the Wayne Morrison, of Whitefield, who said a Although the Dalton Conservation Commis- DES deadline of which, after Casella agreed, was ex- landfill would negatively impact the region’s sion was allowed a site visit in January, when it The hearing was moderated by Philip Trow- tended an additional month, from Aug. 13 to 4 health and quality of life, noted a Casella mailer was agreed that another visit would be needed in bridge, manager for DES’s land resources man- p.m. Sept. 13, he said. to abutters states that up to 49 percent of waste the spring, Casella denied the DCC a spring visit Yellow Black could come from other states. with its certified wetlands scientist, she said. “It’s good profit for Casella, it’s not good for To DES, Jon Swan, Dalton resident and found- the citizens of New Hampshire,” he said. er of Save Forest Lake, said, “I’m a firm believer He called the proposed site an “inappropriate, that a company’s past performance should serve in fact, terrible, site for a dump,” and to DES as a precursor of things to come … Based on said, “Our local residents and tourists need your my findings, this applicant has been involved in protection.” 64 lawsuits, cited for 42 environmental and op- Other residents said the Mt. Carberry landfill erational violations, paid over $9.25 million in near Berlin has ample capacity for North Coun- fines and settlements, and has been involved in try waste for many years to come if a Casella 16 accidents and deaths.” landfill is denied for Dalton. Among the last to speak was Eliot Wessler, Thompson said the only thing northern New an NCABC member from Whitefield, who not- Hampshire has to sell is tourism, and another ed the company’s claim that there would be no landfill would hurt it. water quality impacts. “It’s not our fault Massachusetts, Connecti- “Mr. Gay today said it can’t happen,” said cut, and Rhode Island are at landfill capacity,” Wessler. “What hubris.” he said. “It’s our fault if we allow that [waste] to Supporters come up here.” Scott Kleinschrodt, of Dalton, said the other Bonnie Boswell, of Whitefield, a fifth-gener- KIDS GOLF FREE IN JULY! businesses near Forest Lake have had no nega- Junior golfers age 15 & under can play the Mount Pleasant Course for FREE ation Boswell with a home by Forest Lake, said, tive impacts to the area and the North Country all month, including junior club rentals and cart. Must be accompanied by a “If Casella is allowed to build this dump, it will will need a place to put its trash after the Bethle- golfing or non-golfing adult. Book tee-time at (603) 278-GOLF [4653]. be a scarred land with a mountain of trash.” hem facility closes. The odor of a “mega-dump” can travel for “Trust DES to do its job,” he said. SCENIC GONDOLA RIDES NOW OPEN DAILY miles and that impact and others would reduce Robin Pilotte, of Dalton, said she toured the Enjoy a ride on the Bretton Woods Skyway Gondola and stop in for a beverage and a nearby home values, the highest of which are bite at the new Rosebrook Lodge! Rides offered daily, 10am-3:30pm. landfill in Bethlehem and was impressed. Advance ticket purchase recommended at brettonwoods.com. around Forest Lake, she said. “I do believe Casella is not going to do any Paul Damiano, of Whitefield, said landfills harm to that location,” she said of the Dalton FUTURE SKI PATROLLERS - SKI AND GET PAID! attract scores of birds and seagulls, whose drop- site. “I would like you to go ahead and approve Our Outdoor Emergency Care course will have you on your way to becoming a Ski Patroller. Online course begins Aug. 8. pings would cause algae blooms and other prob- it.” Learn more at brettonwoods.com/jobs. lems with Forest Lake. Dalton residents Tammy St. Cyr called for a Visit brettonwoods.com for details and additional offers! He also said the landfill would likely expand permit approval, as did Pam Kathan, who called Rates & schedules subject to change. Restrictions may apply on all offers. beyond its proposed size and operating duration the landfill “responsible growth in Dalton.” Rte 302, Bretton Woods, NH of 38 years. “They have the rules of the permitting process (603) 278-8989 “It could be hundreds of acres of additional to go by,” said Kathan. forest,” said Damiano. “Landfills never stay the Dave Leonard, of Whitefield, a truck driver brettonwoods.com A4

4 The Record Thursday, July 22, 2021 News Briefs

Alleged Drug Dealing, Guns Could Richardson 12-gauge shotgun, and a Rossi 20-gauge shotgun, all about six pounds of fentanyl and 11 guns. after previously having been convicted in 2017 of felony burglary According to the case summary, Adjutant remains in the Coos Land Man Decades Behind Bars in Essex County, Vermont, and subsequently prohibited from pos- County House of Corrections without bail and on preventative sessing firearms. detention. A Coos County couple who were among 10 people arrested in In addition to the special class felony count of conspiring with May in an intensive state and federal drug trafficking investiga- Adjutant and Laflamme between September and January to sell a Franconia: Public Hearing Scheduled tion are among the first of the bunch to be indicted, and each faces controlled drug, Flagg’s second special felony count alleges she decades in prison. possessed five or more grams of fentanyl on Jan. 28 in Stark with For Welcome Center, Town Property Amber Flagg, 32, and Russell Adjutant Jr., 30, both of North the intent to sell. Stratford, were indicted Friday by a Coos Superior Court grand According to the affidavit for arrest, New Hampshire State Po- A public hearing on the plans for a new welcome center be- jury on a special felony count each of conspiracy to sell a con- lice Trooper Bryan Tracy said members of the U.S. Drug Enforce- side Franconia Town Hall and potential uses for the vacant town- trolled drug and a special felony count of sale of a controlled drug. ment Administration from Manchester worked with a confidential owned parcel at 192 Main St. is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. July 26 at Each count carries a maximum New Hampshire State Prison source to make a controlled purchase of fentanyl from Adjutant Lafayette Regional School. sentence of 15 to 30 years. on Jan. 28 in Colebrook. Both are located at opposite ends of the Franconia village. In addition to his alleged drug dealing, Adjutant, who was pre- After going to Berlin for the drug, Adjutant and the source At the annual town meeting in April, voters rejected an article viously convicted of burglary across the river in Vermont, faces agreed to meet at Walgreen’s in Colebrook, where Tracy said Ad- asking them to raise $275,000 to build a new welcome center to more time behind bars for being a felon in possession of nine jutant sold three sticks of fentanyl for $900, a transaction he said replace the existing building that is aging. guns. was observed by police surveillance units. ($100,000 would have come from the buildings and mainte- Adjutant faces a total of 11 felony charges, including nine Class Later that afternoon, Tracy said police observed Adjutant back nance capital reserve fund, $25,000 from the Lafayette Recreation B felony counts of being a felon in possession of a dangerous in Berlin, entering a residence known for drug distribution. capital reserve fund, and $150,000 from taxation). weapon, with each count carrying a maximum prison sentence of Adjutant and Flagg were pulled over shortly before 6 p.m. that Since then, however, just a few days after town meeting, a do- 3 1/2 to 7 years. evening after Tracy set up to monitor traffic at the Stark fire sta- nor put up $250,000 for a new building, Franconia Town Admin- According to the indictments publicly released on Tuesday, tion and saw the car, being driven by Flagg, drift back and forth istrator Kim Cowles said Tuesday. Adjutant and Flagg conspired between Sept. 1 and Jan. 28 with a few times over the double yellow line, posing a danger for any “We’re still working on plans for the welcome center and we Dylan Laflamme, 26, of Berlin, and others known to a grand jury vehicles in the opposite lane. have a very generous person,” she said. “We’re working on some to buy and sell the opioid fentanyl. Tracy, now assisted by NHSP Trooper Charles Newton, pulled sketches and are looking at a single-story ranch-type building, Prosecutors said Adjutant and Flagg arranged on at least one over the car. with maybe a post-and-beam porch.” Cyan occasion to buy a quantity of fentanyl - five grams or more - from In the affidavit, he wrote that both Flagg and Adjutant were The new building will have public restrooms and space for the Laflamme, and on Jan. 28 Flagg drove Adjutant to Colebrook, highly nervous and a bladed weapon was in view in the driver’s Franconia Notch Area Chamber of Commerce and will eliminate

Magenta where Adjutant sold 29.9 grams of fentanyl, including any adul- side door. the need for the older white building, beside town hall and in the terants or dilutants, to a confidential informant working with law For safety, Tracy patted down Adjutant for any weapons. parking lot, that the chamber has used for many years. enforcement. He instead found $3,000 in cash. The new structure will go where the red building is currently, On Jan. 28 in Berlin, authorities said Laflamme sold Adjutant “[Adjutant] stated it was his rent money and he was not sure beside the ice skating rink, and will replace the red building and

Yellow Black and Flagg 236 grams of fentanyl, which Flagg intended to sell in how much it was,” wrote Tracy. “He guessed it was around provide space for a warming hut for skaters. Stark that day. $3,000. I found it unusual that someone would be carrying that The new welcome center will also have space for storage and Adjutant faces the second special class felony count of sale of much money and not know how much they had.” town recreation programs. a controlled drug after prosecutors said he sold five grams of fen- After Flagg was told by Tracy that his observations point to Ideally, if everything falls into place, the new center building tanyl to a confidential informant on Jan. 28 in Colebrook. the potential presence of illicit drugs in the vehicle and he could would be in place in autumn, and if not then, by next spring, said On the same day in Lancaster, prosecutors said Adjutant had in impound the car pending a search warrant, Flagg consented to a Cowles. his possession two bolt-action rifles, an American Tactical .22-cal- search of the car, which Tracy said contained powder and residue For the town property at 192 Main St., which the town took by iber firearm, Glock 26 9-mm handgun, two Smith and Wesson consistent with fentanyl. tax deed several years ago, one option is for the town to keep it, 9-mm handguns, a Palmetto .556-caliber firearm, Harrington and A K-9 search dog helped turn up drugs found in the center with input on uses gathered from residents, and the other for the console, and Tracy said Flagg had approximately 250 grams (25 town to sell it, she said. sticks) of fentanyl on her. “We are still very open to conversations to see what people are “Follow me on Facebook” Flagg and Adjutant were then transported to the Lancaster po- thinking for that,” said Cowles. lice station. A third topic of discussion will be about uses for the approx- In Stark, Adjutant said he wanted to cooperate with police for imately $109,000 that the town will receive in federal stimulus Maryanne’s “Premium” potential consideration for any pending charges, said Tracy. funding for the COVID-19 pandemic. “Adjutant confirmed he was on his way back from his source “Every community gets some money based on population,” Soft Serve ’n’ More! of supply in Berlin … ” said Tracy. “He acknowledged he had said Cowles. “They have criteria it has to meet and there’s defi- purchased the 25 sticks found on Flagg from that source of supply, nitely some flexibility in using it.” OPEN WED 4-8 PM & SUN 1-8 PM and that he had been hoping to purchase another 25 sticks as well, Qualifying projects include infrastructure, such as sewer and but the source of supply didn’t have it; he said that is why he had water, and high-speed broadband. Soft Serve Flavors Include: the large amount of money on him.” Adjutant said he had two storage units at Dick’s Self-Storage Littleton: School District To Present Vanilla Bean in Lancaster, with guns in one unit and a large amount of cash in the other, said Tracy. School Reopening Draft Plan Ghirardelli Chocolate “Adjutant said two of the firearms in the unit were traded to him for fentanyl,” said Tracy. “He said all of the money in the LITTLETON — For North Country schools, the post-pandem- Columbian Coffee storage unit was drug proceeds.” ic world hasn’t arrived just yet. After Adjutant consented to a search, seven guns were found In terms of current active COVID-19 case numbers, the region N.H. Maple in one unit and two more guns along with $18,000 in cash in the other unit, said Tracy. See News Briefs, Page 7 After the arrests of Adjutant, Flagg, and eight others, officials It is the “’n’ More” that makes with the office of the New Hampshire Attorney General said the arrests were the result of a months-long, multi-agency drug traf- ON THE COVER: More than 100 area residents urge my soft serve trailer so special. ficking investigation by the DEA, NHSP, and the attorney gener- DES to deny a wetlands permit for Casella Waste Sys- al’s Drug Task Force that spanned Coos, Carroll, Belknap, Mer- tems on July 14, 2021. (Photo by Robert Blechl) 446 Lancaster Road • Whitefield, NH rimack, and Rockingham counties and resulted in the seizure of A5

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6 The Record Thursday, July 22, 2021 Obituaries Bernice L. Quimby er-in-law and sister-in-law, James and 2020 at Lafayette Center in Franconia, Sylvia Patten; brothers-in-law, James N.H. April 20, 1928 - July 10, 2022 Davidson and Richard Williams; and A graveside service will be held on Bernice L. Quimby of Barnet, Vt., nephew, Paul Pearl. Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 11 a.m. in formerly from Monroe, N.H., died Survivors include Hazel’s five chil- the Pettyboro Cemetery, Bath, N.H. July 10, 2022 at dren, Richard Kendall of Monroe, N.H., with Rev. Lyn Winter as officiant. the age of 93. Linda Peak of St. Johnsbury, Vt., Rog- For more information or to offer an She was born er Kendall and partner Sheila Dodge of online condolence, please visit www. April 10, 1928 McIndoe Falls, William Kendall and rickerfh.com. in Barnet, Vt. wife Sandy of Wells River, Vt., Su- Ricker Funeral Home & Cremation to Fred and Ha- san Blaisdell and husband Steven of Care of Woodsville assisted with the ar- zel Quimby. She McIndoe Falls; seven grandchildren, rangements. lived most of her Kathy Kendall and partner Jason San- working career ville, Bethany Hale and husband Jeff, David Alan Shufelt in Bloomfield, Kevin Kendall and wife Tiffany, Chris Conn., where Kendall and wife Johnna, Nick Ken- Bernice Quimby A graveside committal service will be she worked at dall and wife Clarissa, Stacy Fadden held for David Alan Shufelt – born July Pratt & Whitney for 40 years. She was and husband Tom, and Kim Buxton and 24, 1936 in Franconia, N.H. and died instrumental in making the airlift of a husband Levi; sixteen great-grandchil- Feb. 25, 2021 in Whitefield, N.H. – on historic round barn “silo” across the dren, Paige Hale, Kendall Hale, Alaina July 24, 2021 at 1 p.m. at The Elmwood state of Vermont, which her grandfather Kendall, Alivia Kendall, Kaeson Ken- Cemetery in Franconia, N.H. Luncheon Fred “Silo” Quimby built to the Shel- dall, Declan Kendall, Kellan Kendall, immediately following at The Commu- burne Museum. Ainsley Kendall, Casey Kendall, Elliott nity House, 120 Main Street, Littleton, She was predeceased by her mother Kendall, Bailey Kendall, Cayden Ken- N.H. and father, a sister Irene Malon and her dall, Brantley Fadden, Blane Fadden, daughter Kathleen Malon. Lila Buxton and Hazel Buxton; a neph- She is survived by many nieces and ew, William Pearl and wife Gwen; two Richard “Rick”

Cyan nephews. nieces, Elouise Pearl and Jane Burrill Duane Daley There will be no services. and husband Rodney; two sisters-in- law, Dorothy Davidson and Grace Wil- Magenta Richard “Rick” Duane Daley, 85, liams; and many more nieces, nephews, died July 10, 2021 at his home in Little- Russell Elmer Pearl cousins, and their families. ton, New Hampshire. Born in Groveton, Calling hours will be on Thursday, Russell Elmer Pearl, 91, of Acade- New Hampshire, July 22, from 5-7 p.m. at Ricker Funer- to Raynold and Yellow Black my Lane, McIndoe Falls, Vt., died on al Home, 1 Birch St., Woodsville, N.H. Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Dartmouth Elizabeth Daley, A graveside service will be on Friday, Rick graduated Hitchcock Medi- July 23rd at 2 p.m. in McIndoe Falls cal Center, Leba- from Groveton Cemetery with Melissa Gould serving High School non, N.H. as Funeral Celebrant. Russell was and earned his Memorial contributions may be made Bachelor’s de- born in East to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Cen- Ryegate, Vt. on gree in biology ter, Cardiac Care Unit, One Medical and Master of Aug. 22, 1929 Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756. to Glen Wil- Education from For more information or to offer an the University of Richard Daley liam and Mil- online condolence, please visit www. dred (Edmunds) New Hampshire. rickerfh.com. In 1960, Rick married Joel Ann Pearl. He was Ricker Funeral Home & Cremation a graduate of “Jody” Duranty. Rick and Jody raised Russell Pearl Care of Woodsville is in charge of ar- four children - Jill, John, James, and McIndoe Falls rangements. Academy in 1947. He then attended Jennifer. Rick taught at Littleton High the University of Vermont, graduat- School for many years before serving at ing in 1953. Russell enlisted in the US Mary-Lu Schaller LHS’s guidance counselor for 38 years. Air Force, serving from June 13, 1954 Rick enjoyed music, skiing, golf, and through June 12, 1956, having attained A Celebration of Life for Mary-Lu most of all, his family and friends. the rank of First Lieutenant. Schaller will be held at All Saints Epis- Rick is survived by his wife, Jody; Following his honorable discharge, copal Church in Littleton, N.H. on July children Jill Gibson (William, de- he worked with Soil Conservation from 24, 2021, at 11 a.m. All are welcome to ceased), James (Linda), and Jennifer October 1956 through May 1958. On join in celebrating Mary-Lu’s life. In Fullerton (Rob); eight grandchildren; April 29, 1960, he was appointed as the lieu of flowers, the family is asking that and numerous cousins and family mem- Postmaster in McIndoe Falls and served memorial donations may be made to All bers. Rick was predeceased in death by until his retirement on April 26, 1996. Saints’ Episcopal Church, 35 School his parents; his son, John; and son-in- Russell enjoyed carpentry and loved St., Littleton, NH 03561, and to The law, William Gibson. cutting wood. Over the years, he raised Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust, 729 A service will be held 11 a.m., Satur- over 1,500 chickens. Main St., PO Box 191, Franconia, NH day, July 17 at St. Rose of Lima Cath- On June 26, 1976, he married Hazel 03580. olic Church in Littleton, New Hamp- Isabelle (Williams) Kendall and she shire. In lieu of flowers, donations may predeceased him on July 17, 2014. He Peter Slattery be made to St. Rose of Lima Catholic was also predeceased by his mother-in- Church. Arrangements are under the law, Ethel Woolson; brother and sister- direction and care of Pillsbury-Phaneuf www.northcountryhealth.org Peter Slattery, 83, of Bath, N.H., Funeral Home, Littleton. in-law, Merwyn and Eva Pearl; broth- passed away on Thursday, April 30, A7

Thursday, July 22, 2021 The Record 7 “I don’t want our reasoning to be random,” said St. John. “The lieved to be a 15-year-old female for sex, and two Class B felony News Briefs CDC and WHO [World Health Organization] have not always counts of attempted felonious sexual assault (AFSA). Continued from Page 4 agreed on this, and the NHDHHS [New Hampshire Department He also faced a Class B felony count for endangering the wel- of Health and Human Services] has not always agreed with them. fare of a child when he solicited the minor to perform a sex act on is looking healthy, but one school district is preparing for the We have to look at a blend of what’s there.” the Skout social media platform so he could watch. worst and hoping for the best as it factors into its draft school-re- The lack of agreement by state and federal health departments On Feb. 26, 2020, prosecutors said Courteau used Skout to opening plan new federal guidelines regarding schools and pre- makes the job of the school district more complicated, said St. communicate with “Emma” to set up a time and place to meet to pares that draft for public input. John. engage in a sexual act specified in their communication. One issue that drew strong comments by one parent and one “I think there’s no single source of truth so we should look at all Courteau agreed to travel to a specific location to meet the mi- school board member during the Littleton School Board’s meet- three recommendations,” he said. nor, and did in fact travel to Hannaford supermarket in Lebanon, ing on July 12 is if students will again be required to wear masks A complicating factor could be the district approves a reopen- said authorities. when the school year begins in a little more than a month. ing plan only to have the governor issue an emergency order in “Emma,” however, turned out to be Lebanon Police Lt. Richard The Littleton School District SAU 84 has six months to re-up- August that contradicts the plan, said St. John. Norris, who was acting undercover. date its reopening plan, which it must submit to the state, to reflect The first day of school is scheduled for Aug. 30. In an excerpt in the indictments, Courteau requested sex in the current conditions, said SAU 84 Superintendent William Hart. “As we get closer to the opening of school, we need to be as same Skout communication where “Emma” told him, “No silly On July 9, the U.S. Center for Disease Control issued new clear with parents and families as early as possible on what re- I’m only 15.” guidelines for schools, and SAU 84 school nurses and the admin- opening’s going to look like so it makes it easier for those fami- According to a narrative from the Lebanon Police Department istrative team will be reviewing them, he said. lies and those parents to plan,” said School Board Chairman Greg about Courteau’s arrest, the police department’s cyber crimes unit, “Things changed more than I expected them to in the report,” Cook. “Last year was difficult because we were in the mix of ev- which is an affiliate from the New Hampshire Internet Crimes he said. erything, so I think that parents and community members were Against Children Task Force, had been conducting an investiga- With the new federal guidelines, the district will begin to mod- frustrated, because it was one week away, two weeks away, and tion through the social media provider targeting people who were ify its reopening plan and will be issuing a survey to all stake- do they have to buy school clothes, do they have to buy masks, looking to sexually exploit children. holders that shows them the current plan, gives them questions do they have to buy something special for a home school thing.” The officer engaged in conversation with a male later identified for each section of the plan, and asks if they are satisfied with the Because the district knows that nothing will change dramati- as Courteau, who arrived at the location in Lebanon. plan, and if not, what are their recommendations, said Hart. cally pending something catastrophic happening, getting the plan Courteau was arrested and held without bail and on preventa- By Monday, July 26, the draft plan is expected to be ready for out as early as possible makes it less stressful and makes for less tive detention at the Grafton County House of Corrections. public viewing, followed by a public input session at the board’s anxiety for the community, he said. On the day after his Feb. 26, 2020 arrest, Courteau was released regularly scheduled meeting for Aug. 9. For the 2020-2021 school year, New Hampshire school dis- on a $25,000 unsecured bond, but prosecutors four months later “By mid-August, we will finalize our plan,” said Hart. tricts provided support for remote-learning students. filed a motion to revoke bail, according to the case summary. School Board Member Larry Blaisdell said it’s a good direction Cook asked for clarification on remote options for parents and After a hearing, bail was set at $10,000 cash in September. to move. students and what the plan is for the fall. Cyan “Realistically, we have to prepare for the worst and hope for If a family chooses to not send a student to school in the fall, See News Briefs, Page 10 the best,” he said. “Things look great right now, and, anecdotally, does it revert to the way it was two years ago when that counted Magenta summer school is going very well to date … We just hope that as home-schooling with no responsibility for the school district, Your Community Health Partner Since 1975 we don’t have to go through this all over again. We’ve learned he asked. some lessons and have to be prepared for it, either for a major “I think we need to clarify that because we did have several resurgence or whatever. I think we know a hell of a lot more than families up until the end of the school year who preferred to keep Yellow Black we did a year ago.” their children at home in a remote option,” said Cook. “I think we Hart agreed. need to see how we’re going to handle that.” ™‹–Š He summed up the CDC guidelines. Parent Heidi Hurley said everyone needs to get back to normal, “They’re essentially saying the most important thing is to get summer school is being conducted mask-less, and the thought ‡Ž‡Ǧ ‡ƒŽ–Š kids back into school face-to-face,” said Hart. “The CDC has fully about wearing masks in the fall is unacceptable.  Ǩ embraced that as a concept. It’s through that lens they’re giving She suggested having an emergency Plan B in place in the event their guidelines … The second piece is we should try to keep our COVID conditions change, but to begin the school year normally, kids three feet apart. If it’s impossible to do, then you could be as any other school year. looking at masking.” Hart said the CDC guidelines just came out and the district The CDC is now giving far more flexibility to schools in terms must review all of the recommendations and the advice it’s getting of local control, and a community that has very low numbers can and determine what’s reasonable. ACHS = Integrated Health Care have a much stronger role in setting policies than it had in the “All the people want to know is if things go south, what’s our past, said Hart. plan,” said Hart. “I’m with you 110 percent.” Primary Care “The other thing is they are really advocating getting vacci- Cook asked the board for a consensus to task Hart and his ad- nated,” he said. “It’s a huge support factor to have [for students, ministrative team with developing an announcement to families Behavioral Health teachers, parents, staff] … The more you get vaccinated the less with the intention of opening school up normally, without masks you would have to take mitigating strategies.” and without restrictions other than what is mandated by the state Dental & Oral Health As of Monday, the town of Littleton had zero active confirmed departments of education and health and human services, and ‡†‹ ƒ–‹‘ƒƒ‰‡‡– cases. with a contingency plan in place if COVID numbers rise, and (Neighboring towns were also reporting zero cases, though with worst-case scenarios through which the district can adapt its ‡Ž‡ǦŠ‡ƒŽ–Š‡”˜‹ ‡• Lancaster on Monday had five active cases, Berlin nine, and program. Haverhill anywhere from one to four). Hart agreed to have an announcement on or before Monday, ACHS accepts most major insurances, “At least right now, we are in a pretty good position,” said Hart. July 26, and then present the reopening plan during the board’s Medicare & Medicaid, and “Even with some of the variants, there seems to be emerging re- meeting on Aug. 9. search that the vaccination covers that. We will be trying to sup- ‘ơ‡”•ƒ•Ž‹†‹‰ˆ‡‡• ƒŽ‡ port people as a school system, maybe having vaccination clinics ˆ‘”’ƒ–‹‡–•™Š‘“—ƒŽ‹ˆ›Ǥ and that type of thing to support folks. The good news is the CDC Dalton Man To Register says get everybody back to school and take precautionary mea- As Sex Offender Call our NEW PATIENT Hotline sures only when necessary.” toll-free at 1.866.201.5076. School Board Member Matt St. John said he worries about A Dalton man must register as a sex offender as part of a plea presenting a compelling and clear fact-based rationale for why deal in a case that charged him with using a computer and social Ammonoosuc students do not have to wear masks inside school buildings during media platform to solicit sex with a minor. summer school but do have to wear them in the same buildings, In December 2020, Micah Courteau, 32, of Dalton, was indict- Community Health Services in hallways and cafeterias and other places, in the draft for Sep- ed by a Grafton Superior Court grand jury on a Class B felony Littleton • Franconia • Warren • Whitefield • Woodsville tember. count of prohibited use of computer services to entice what he be- 603.444.2464 • www.ammonoosuc.org A8

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Littleton’s Jeremiah “Jere” Eames, pictured here with his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and two of his three grandchildren, was honored with a commendation by Governor Chris Sununu and the Executive Council at their meeting at Cannon Mountain on July 14, 2021. (Photo by Katherine Fiegenbaum) Littleton’s Jere Eames Honored By Governor Sununu And Executive Council

in Littleton, he left for college, military “Jere’s signature word is ‘fabulous,’” BY KATHERINE FIEGENBAUM service, and work in the San Diego said Karen Keazirian, executive direc- Staff Writer restaurant industry. However, returning tor of Pollyanna of Littleton, Inc. “He to Littleton was always the goal. also says often that a rising tide lifts all Littleton real estate developer and community and civic leader “There were obstacles but, some way boats … he’s always looking to make Jeremiah “Jere” Eames was honored by Governor Chris Sununu or another, I made it back here,” he said. things wonderful for everyone.” and the Executive Council at their meeting at Cannon Mountain Eames, an early investor in the Eames served as president of the on July 14. Mount Washington Hotel, said he was Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce “Pretty much everyone in the Littleton area knows Jere,” said very proud to receive the commenda- and received the town’s Citizen of the Sununu. “It’s an absolute honor to have someone like this repre- tion with his family by his side. He said Year Award in 2002 along with his sent the state.” the town is “unbelievable” now. wife. Eames’ businesses, passed to him The governor read and presented Eames, who attended the “The main street and river district are by his mother and now run by his son meeting with his wife Yvonne, son Jack and his wife Viki (who vibrant, the downtown is preserved, and Jack, celebrated 100 years in operation now run the family business) and two out of his three grandchil- there are so many upbeat young peo- in 2021. dren, with a commendation. ple,” Eames said. A North Country flavor continued The document speaks of Eames’ dedication to preserving the Eames was chosen as an honoree by throughout the meeting: the opening town’s history while encouraging growth as well as his service Executive Councilor Joe Kenney, who prayer was given by Pastor James Anan to the area. hosted the meeting and whose district covers the northern two- of Elevate Church in Littleton, the pledge of allegiance was led by Eames, now “semi-retired,” told the crowd, which included thirds of the state. Paul Schirduan, USAF Veteran and member of American Legion state commissioners, staff, state senator Erin Hennessey, R-Lit- The commendation’s initial draft was written by Littleton’s Post 83 in Lincoln and entertainment was provided by the cast of tleton, and Littleton select board chair Carrie Gendreau, that he Barbara Ashley, who penned 20 paragraphs on Eames’ accom- the Weathervane Theatre’s rendition of “Hello Dolly!” lives at the exact same address that he did when he was a newborn plishments that had to be cut down to eight to fit the proclama- Two other honorees from District 1 were recognized by the 78 years ago. tion’s format. Ashley said the idea to nominate Eames for the hon- governor and executive council: Mike Henriques of Sandwich, “So to everyone who said I would never go anywhere: you or came from Benoit Lamontagne, North Country industrial agent retired head of school of Proctor Academy, and Donna Sargent of were right!” he joked. for the N.H. Division of Economic Development. Ossipee, a public servant for 51 years in social services. In contrast, Eames told the Caledonian that after his childhood A9

Thursday, July 22, 2021 The Record 9 Initial Options Presented For Cannon Mountain’s Aerial Tramway State Parks Proposal Would

guests enjoyed a trip to the top of the 4,080- proximately $350,000 a year to operate the Result In Paid Parking In Key BY KATHERINE FIEGENBAUM foot mountain by way of the attraction itself. tram, including general maintenance. Staff Writer Bryce told the Caledonian that the next DeVivo told meeting attendees that while Areas Of Franconia Notch steps for the project are to look for funding the tram was shuttered for almost 15 months FRANCONIA, NH — Cannon Moun- sources and decide on the best course of ac- during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state tain’s aerial tramway, which first opened in tion. park system lost around $1.5 million in direct BY KATHERINE FIEGENBAUM 1938 and was last replaced in 1980, is nearing John “J.D.” DeVivo, general manager of tram ticket sales and $1 million in associated Staff Writer the end of its lifespan. Cannon Mountain Ski Area and Franconia revenue. The attraction reopened on May 28 The future of the iconic attraction, “a source Notch State Park, who has spent the past 14 of this year. A proposal to charge for parking in key areas of Fran- of revenue and wonder,” was discussed at a years helping rebuild and revitalize the ski An estimated two years would be required conia Notch State Park is in the works. presentation during the Governor and Exec- area and state park with little impact on the to fully replace the tram, while replacing the If approved, fees would be collected at the Falling utive Council meeting held at Cannon’s Pea- state’s general fund, gave the presentation on primary system would likely take one sum- Waters/Old Bridle Path trailhead lot off I-93N, which body Base Lodge on July 14. the tram. mer and one winter season. has space for 133 cars, and at the Lafayette Place lot Three options exist, and estimates are very He told the crowd that the red and yellow While a gondola has been discussed, De- off I-93S, which has space for 22 cars. The two parking preliminary: approximately $10 million to cable cars, nicknamed “ketchup” and “mus- Vivo said it would not provide the same level areas are joined by an underpass and provide access to replace the primary system, including tram- tard,” are the park’s most iconic and historic of family or group experience “that makes the the notch’s most famous trails, including the world-re- cars, with an estimated lifespan of 20 years; asset. tram such a beloved feature and fixture.” The nowned Franconia Ridge Loop. approximately $20 million to overhaul the en- Cannon’s aerial tramway was the first in current system can hold 80 people per car. “The idea is to charge for parking when the hiker shut- tire system with a new, 100-passenger tram- North America. It began operations in 1938 He also noted that that the mountain’s tle is running,” said Philip Bryce, Director of the state’s way system and a potential lifespan of 40 to after being conceived five years earlier by a weather conditions would likely make a gon- Division of Parks and Recreation, said on July 16. 50 years; or an unspecified amount to replace U.S. ski team member. dola more difficult to operate than the tram- Franconia Notch has always been short on parking the tram with a gondola system featuring indi- The cable cars, which bring visitors up way system. during high season, and for years cars illegally lined the vidual cabins. to 4,080 feet in seven minutes, see between The Cannon Mountain Advisory Commis- sides of the narrow two-lane highway, posing a safety Cannon has been in preliminary talks with 100,000 and 120,000 visitors between May sion, which helps to advise on expenditures risk. All parking areas in the park are currently free of Doppelmayr Garaventa, an Austrian compa- and October, operating daily, and 45,000 to from the Cannon Mountain Capital Improve- charge. ny they have worked with before, about future 55,000 in the winter, operating four days a ment Fund — money that comes from the In late 2018, the state park began to pilot a hiker shut- options. The estimated remaining life of the tle that was expanded in 2019.

week. leasing of Mount Sunapee — will be meeting Cyan current tramway system is three to five years. According to DeVivo’s presentation, the for the first time since November 2019 on Fri- The shuttle ran continuously on weekends and holi- “It’s a lot of money and we really want to tram generates approximately $2 million in day. DeVivo noted that improvements to the days from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. from the large gravel park- think it through,” Phillip Bryce, director of the Magenta direct revenue for the state park system (just tramway will go far beyond the capacity and ing lot across from Cannon Mountain’s base lodge (just Division of Parks and Recreation, said after in the summer), as well as additional summer scope of the fund. off of exit 34C) down to Lafayette Place and the Falling the meeting. revenue from added visits to other paid state The first aerial tramway was built in the Waters/Old Bridle Path trailhead. The round-trip cost Wednesday’s meeting was the first public park attractions in the notch. 1930s for around $250,000, while the second was $5, paid in cash, and dogs were allowed.

presentation of options for the tram. Follow- Yellow Black He noted that N.H. state parks are self-fund- was completed in 1980 for around $5 million, While many utilized the shuttle during its operating ing the meeting, executive councilors, state ed, unlike in many other states. It costs ap- both with state funding. season — between mid-May and mid-October — Bryce commissioners, Gov. Chris Sununu, staff and said it lost the state $50,000 in 2019. Parking fees at the two lots would help to offset the shuttle’s cost. The shuttle is currently not in operation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. $3M Mittersill Performance Center On Track To Be Completed In September Bryce noted that while the lots themselves are within the park, hikers who utilize them are generally heading DeVivo emphasized that the club helps the nearby Mittersill Alpine Resort. up into the White Mountain National Forest, not enjoy- BY KATHERINE FIEGENBAUM to make sure ski racing is available to DeVivo told members of the Cannon ing the state park’s numerous (paid and unpaid) attrac- Staff Writer anyone in the North Country regardless Mountain Advisory Commission (CMAC) tions. of socioeconomic status. In addition, part- on July 16 that FSC represents around 500 The White Mountain National Forest currently charges FRANCONIA, NH — Construction is nerships between FSC, the Holderness season pass holders and is a great stimula- $5 for a parking day pass at their lots throughout the re- on schedule and on budget at the $3 mil- School, Plymouth State and the University tor of the North Country economy. Once gion. Annual passes are available for $30. lion Mittersill Performance Center, soon to of New Hampshire help expose local kids no longer needed, Ernie’s House will be- Bryce said that parking fees in the state park would be the new headquarters for the Franconia in the club to greater educational opportu- come a functional facility or potential likely be $10 to $15 per day, consistent with fees charged Ski Club (FSC). nities. restaurant space, if put out to bid. at state beaches on the Seacoast. “This has been a dream for so long,” “They may not be a racer forever, but “FSC takes Cannon to a whole other The current daily parking fee at Hampton Beach State said Eric Price, program director for FSC, they will be a skier,” said DeVivo. level,” said Thad Presby, of Presby Con- Park and Wallis Sands State Park is $15 per passenger on July 14. The club’s home base used to be Ernie’s struction, Inc. and a new member of the vehicle, and reservations can be made. Some parking Guests at the governor and executive House, located halfway across the moun- CMAC. spots at the beaches are set aside on a first-come-first- council’s meeting, held at Cannon Moun- tain from their training grounds. The ar- Cannon, an official U.S. ski team train- serve basis for season pass holders ($175 is currently tain last Wednesday, were invited to tour rangement required hundreds of kids and ing site, has twice been host to NCAA levied for a “Seacoast Parking Pass”) and those with a the site, set to be completed in Septem- their coaches to ski “across the grain” up skiing races, as well as numerous other state parks license plate, though reservations are still en- ber, with Tim Tapply, current president of to four times per training day. national and international competitions in couraged. FSC’s board of directors. The super-ener- According to Tapply, membership in the slalom, giant slalom and super-G. Price Bryce expects that Franconia Notch’s hiker shuttle gy-efficient building, located at the bottom ski club is now capped at 201. said the club expects to host many other will resume operations in 2022, and he plans to bring of Cannon’s revitalized Mittersill terrain, The Mittersill Performance Center, a high-level races with the addition of the the fee proposal before the legislature’s fiscal committee will be gifted to the ski area by FSC after “mini-lodge” and training center double Mittersill Performance Center. late this year its completion. the size of Ernie’s House, is located right The club broke ground on the center, John DeVivo, general manager for Can- where it should be: at the bottom of and which includes two levels and a basement, non Mountain and Franconia Notch State with views of the Taft Training Slope. The last August. Tapply said that FSC, which Park, spoke about the long partnership 9,200-square-foot center will be open to has no endowment, rose to the challenge between FSC and the ski area, as well as the public. to raise funds for the new building without the opportunities the club provides for area The design and color scheme of the new state funding. children. building was carefully designed to match A10

10 The Record Thursday, July 22, 2021 gas distribution. ing, but they also had live entertainment. It’s kind of neat that here News Briefs The goal is to ensure that legislation is developed through a fair we are two owners later and we are only the third owner.” Continued from Page 7 representation of the fire service and the different industries, said The center’s entertainment features theater productions, con- McQuillen. certs and more. Court records show Courteau spent more than half a year in the Each board member serves a five-year term. 2021 is also an anniversary for the property. Grafton County House of Corrections after his arrest. Allan Clark, chief of the Sugar Hill Volunteer Fire Department, “The last Parsons to live here was Frederick Parsons,” said Jor- As the case headed toward trial, Courteau, on June 2, 2021, is the volunteer fire department chief representative. dan. “It was 150 years ago on July 31 that he was born here. He announced he would plead guilty to the four charges, in a deal that Clark has served on the board since 2010 and was recently ap- was the last Parsons who was born and lived here.” allows him to avoid prison. pointed chairman of the board. While the pandemic postponed the historical plaque process, (Each Class B felony count carried a maximum of 3 1/2 to 7 McQuillen, who replaces a board member who recently retired, those at the arts center were far from idle last year. years in state prison). is the representative for a forest fire warden who is chief of a full- Saturday marks the first official opening of indoor activities at During a plea and sentencing hearing on June 30, a notice of the time fire department. the center in nearly a year and a half. requirement to register as a sex offender was filed with the court. Upon learning of the retirement and the soon-to-be-open seat, “It follows a massive effort to rehab the entire first floor,” said For the charge of unlawful use of computers, Courteau was giv- he reached out to Steve Sherman, chief of the New Hampshire Jordan. “The effort was intended to be just the theater room, but en a 12-month sentence in the Grafton County House of Correc- Forest Fire Protection Service, to say he was interested in serving. because we were going to be closed for so long we just kept go- tions, with 240 days credit for time served. “That’s how my name got put forward,” said McQuillen, who ing. We said let’s just keep focusing on the big work ahead of us For the first count of attempted AFSA with a victim age 13 to is a relatively new chief for Littleton Fire Rescue, having begun and get that completed the best we can.” 15, he was given a 12-month House of Corrections sentence with the job in December after working for the Londonderry Fire De- The center applied for several grants, as well as for assistance up to six months suspended on condition of five years of good partment for three decades. from the state for live venue funding and emergency funding, behavior and 39 days credit for time served, and consecutive to The Fire Control Board meets quarterly, and more often if there which was available during the pandemic and which Jordan said the sentence for prohibited use of a computer. is an emergency. helped with the GNWCA’s operating budget. For the second AFSA charge, Courteau was given a sentence Its next quarterly meeting is scheduled for Sept. 22. In addition to the budget was the thousands of dollars needed of 2- to 4-years in New Hampshire State Prison, all suspended The board reviews the National Fire Protection Association’s for the big job of electric rewiring, $20,000 for spray foam insula- on condition of five years of good behavior, completion of any Life-Safety Code 101, the code used by most states that is updated tion, and another $20,000 for new sheetrock. required counseling or treatment, and two years probation. every three years. As they had from the beginning, GNWCA donors rose to the For the count of endangering a child, he was given another 2- to “It covers most of the businesses and residences,” said McQuil- fore. 4-year prison sentence, all suspended on condition of good be- len. “I think the last adoption that the state of New Hampshire “We started with a matching fundraiser in February and said for havior and compliance with recommendations of a sex offender had was a 2008 adoption. We are looking at moving forward with every dollar raised we had a donor who would give us $2,” said evaluation. the most recent adoption. We will go through that and make a Jordan. “We raised $6,000 and so the donor gave us the $12,000, recommendation to the fire marshal’s office to look at what laws but then they just kept going for all the sheet-rocking, all of the Cyan Littleton Fire Chief Appointed and recommendations to adopt for the state so he can enforce that electric wiring, all of the spray foam insulation.” from his office and give the powers down to the communities.” The $6,000 raised from the February fund-raiser went toward Magenta To State Fire Control Board McQuillen is excited to serve. a new utility line installed in March that was also funded through “I’m honored to be a part of it and am looking forward to being a grant. LITTLETON — There’s a second North Country face on the able to participate,” he said. The building also has a fire alarm system, as well as new light- 11-member New Hampshire Fire Control Board — Michael Mc- ing on the entire first floor

Yellow Black Quillen, chief of Littleton Fire Rescue, who was appointed to the Great North Woods Arts “It’s so clean and bright and cheery on this whole first floor,” state board on July 14 by the New Hampshire Executive Council said Jordan. “Anyone in here before knows it wasn’t. It was a during the governor and council meeting in Franconia. Center Unveils Historic Plaque barn.” “It’s an advisory board for the state fire marshal’s office and History the governor, advising them on legislation and any problems that First a farm, then a tourist hotel, a religious campus, a shrine, For nearly four decades, from 1976 until its closure in 2014, arise, anything that would go into the fire code,” McQuillen said and now a regional arts center. the shrine on the east side of Route 3 was the site of the annual Friday. The Great North Woods Center for the Arts in Columbia is blessing of the bikes, drawing motorcyclists in the thousands to His name had been put forward in a nomination for the gov- housed on a property packed with history. Columbia each summer. ernor. On Saturday, that history was recognized with the unveiling of Before that, from 1843 to 1895 (after the first Parsons, Hezeki- Each of the 11 Fire Control Board members are chosen based a plaque denoting the property’s inclusion on the New Hampshire ah Parsons III and his wife, Margaret, set up a log cabin near the on specific experience and background — a manufacturing indus- State Register of Historic Places. Columbia-Colebrook line in 1789 after arriving from Connecti- try, storage of petroleum products, being a forest fire warden who The center applied for inclusion in 2018 and received the des- cut), the property functioned as one of the area’s largest and most is a chief or a volunteer or full-time fire department, fire insurance ignation in 2019. prosperous farms. underwriting, chief of a municipal fire department, a registered The plaque was expected to be unveiled in 2020, until the Still under the ownership of the Parsons family, who then con- architect, a chemical engineer, an electrical engineer, chief of a COVID-19 pandemic hit and derailed that plan and shut down verted their homestead into a hotel, it served as the site of the volunteer fire department, natural gas distribution, and propane operations for more than a year. Hampshire Inn, a tourist resort, from 1897 to 1917. But with the first indoor event in 16 months set to go this week- In 1922, the Oblates established it as a seminary for young men end, Saturday seemed like the perfect day to unveil the plaque, entering the priesthood, lasting until 1941. said Donna Jordan, grants writer for the GNWCA. In 1948, the Shrine of Our Lady Grace was established on the “We have it framed in a nice black frame right near the lobby grounds. doors so every time someone walks through the building they’ll be In its determination for meeting historical significance crite- reminded of the historic value of the property,” she said July 16. ria, representatives of the New Hampshire Division of Historical “It goes way back to the 1840s, when it was the Parsons Farm.” Resources wrote, “The shrine campus is significant for its contri- Before the arts center, the property along Route 3 was well butions to the social and religious life of French-Canadian priests- known as the Shrine of Our Lady Grace, then owned by the Ob- in-training … The property is also significant for its architecture lates of the Mary Immaculate, which purchased it in 1922 after and site development … The 1843 barns especially are important generations of Parsons family members had owned it. survivors of timber frames in Northern New Hampshire.” The shrine closed in 2014, leaving the fate of the property at In taking over the property three years ago, the GNWCA, that time unknown. formed in 2003 with a mission to develop arts opportunities in the The GNWCA’s 2018 acquisition was made possible through a North Country and find a permanent home for the arts communi- Established 1901 generous financial donation of Joseph and Sis Dugas, who then ty, got to work in transforming the buildings on the west side of donated the property to the center, making it just the third owner Route 3 — the original barns, farmhouse, workshop and pathways in its nearly 200-year history. sitting on 8 1/2 acres — into a multi-arts center. “The cool thing for us is the connection with the Parsons be- Future cause they had a big old hotel here called the Hampshire Inn,” As the GNWCA prepares for a normal 2021 season with the said Jordan. “That inn would entertain tourists and have fine din- See News Briefs, Page 11 A11

Thursday, July 22, 2021 The Record 11 Owner Jamie Lynn Ward relocated the restaurant in order to recreational trail that extends from the Littleton Industrial News Briefs run year-round (the Bath location was seasonal). Even though Park toward the Apthorp area. Continued from Page 10 her reasons were unconnected to the Brick Store, she saw first- Recently, the public works completed the grading and hand the effect of its closing. crowning and submitted it as in-kind work for the grant that first indoor event that took place this weekend, a new permanent “It’s a big impact,” she said. funded the project, said DPW Director Doug Damko. sculpture from a Connecticut River Artisan Group contest will be Built around 1824 and listed on the National Register of Concerns have been raised, though, including from Little- unveiled on Aug. 14 and will be installed along a cedar tree-lined Historic Places, the Brick Store is a popular tourist stop in the ton Police Chief Paul Smith, who said ATVs, which are not walkway near the south end of the theater building. spring, summer and fall months. When the store was in full authorized to use the new portion of the rail trail, are using This past weekend featured an indoor arts and crafts fair with swing, car- and busloads of people would stop in the quaint it, said Damko. more than 30 vendors. New England village. “The police would like to see physical barriers,” said Dam- “We usually have one arts and crafts show a year, but this year They would pop into the Brick Store, which was famous for ko. there are three, in July, August and October,” said Jordan. “And its smoked cheeses and meats and homemade fudge. While Hennessey said the hope is that signage will help resolve we have four concerts planned here and more are in the works … there, they would mill about the town common, walk the Bath the issue. And we aren’t going to forget our friends in Lancaster. The Great Covered Bridge, grab an ice cream or a bite to eat, and visit “It’s a shared-use trail, which includes biking,” said Hen- North Woods Center for the Arts has worked a lot with the Rialto Pursley’s gallery. nessey. “We will have to observe what the usage is and plan [Theatre]. They want to still do what they can for a concert or two Now, said Pursley, the once busy area is quiet. for it.” a year at the Rialto just like they always have.” And it could become even quieter if the two remaining busi- Although ATVs are prohibited from using the new rail trail As for its history, the center has an application in for a histor- nesses bolt for greener pastures. segment per state and federal rules, snowmobiles are allowed ical highway marker that would go along Route 3 in front of the “It’s down to very little, and it’s going to be less before long,” on it during winter. building. Pursley said. “I hope that somebody can buy it, and turn it around, After delays in the $1 million project to add new sidewalks “There are no markers in Columbia for anything historic and and make a go of it. And I hope they can do that very quick.” and other improvements on Cottage and Mill streets, Damko there’s plenty of historic property around here,” said Jordan. “If said that the project is at the end of its preliminary engineer- we can get a hold of that, we’d be the first one.” Littleton River District ing and will soon transition to final engineering and the ac- Jordan is married to Charlie Jordan, president of the board of quisition of easements. the GNWCA. Projects Advance The goal is to complete that this year and then send the Their son, Thomas Jordan, also serves on the board. project out to bid to get the best construction price and begin Donna Jordan said GNWCA is looking forward to carrying on LITTLETON — Littleton River District Redevelopment construction next year, he said. the legacy of the property, which she added is in a beautiful Great Chairman John Hennessey gave a friendly welcome to what The $1 million Cottage-Mill project is being funded with North Woods location. was the first in-person commission meeting in more than a a 20-percent town share and 80-percent federal grant, and 80 “They use that word ‘steward,’” she said. “That is really and year. percent of the project funding is for Cottage Street. truly what it is, being a steward of the property that you main- On July 15, commission members and town officials gath- The consultant recommended there be no additional park- Cyan tain and keep in good shape for the next round of ownership. So ered at the Littleton Opera House to provide an update on ing along Cottage Street (part of Route 302 and a state high- many donors have said to us they really see it as a big part of the projects in the heart of town, including active projects on way), which is something the New Hampshire Department of Magenta region.” Cottage and Mill streets and the new rail trail. Transportation didn’t want, said Damko. Hennessey provided an update on the plan to coordinate As for more parking, once the dilapidated barn adjacent to Brick Store Closing Has Ripple Effect arts and cultural programming with the recently formed Lit- the public parking lot off Pleasant is torn down, it will open tleton Cultural Arts Commission. up dozens of new parking spaces, said commission member, Yellow Black BATH — The village center has become something of a New Town Manager Jim Gleason, 14 weeks into the job, Chad Stearns. ghost town. also introduced himself. For arts programming, Hennessey said the cultural arts It starts with the Brick Store. Billed as ‘America’s Oldest “Jim and I had a one-on-one meeting a few weeks ago and I commission is far along, and two arts commission members, General Store,’ it has been closed since Christmas Eve. The shared the commission’s perspective,” said Hennessey. Scarlet Moberly and Andrew Lidestri, who are also new riv- suspected reason is a combination of COVID-19 economic and Gleason is aware of the projects and is up to speed, he said. er district commission members, will keep the river district staffing impacts. The parcel for Riverfront Commons, owned by Ron Murro commission updated. Then, last week, neighboring restaurant Jamie Lynn’s Kitch- and on the Littleton Area Senior Center side of the river, went The river district commission is focused on infrastructure, en announced plans to relocate to Woodsville. to a Yellow Book appraisal that should be submitted to the and when the Riverfront Commons gets closer to its engi- That leaves two remaining businesses. One is the American town in the next few days, said Gleason. neering phase, a discussion will be had on the best way to Heritage Gallery of Art run by artist Craig Pursley. He said The plan is for the town to buy the 7-acre parcel from Mur- build out the town commons to best serve the arts and other without the Brick Store generating a steady stream of tourists, ro. activities, he said. the future of his 17-year-old gallery is in doubt. Residents at the 2020 town meeting authorized a town “The town is doing well,” said resident and property own- “I’ve had very little traffic this year. It’s very sad,” he said. share of $175,000 toward the total $800,000 project that will er, Jere Eames. “If we can just keep that momentum going.” “There are very few people that stop, and the ones that do stop establish a town commons to provide green space and space to see the Brick Store. When they see it’s closed, they move for events and recreation. on.” The three-phased project will involve the acquisition of the EliminatesEliminates high Brick Store owners Scott and Becky Mitchell of Hudson property and site development, pedestrian-scale lighting, a could not be reached. parking area, development of utilities, and creating a commu- heatingheating bills.bills. They bought the Brick Store for $235,000 at auction in 2016 nity flex space for concerts and other events. Up ttoo $ * Also planned is a welcome center and restrooms in the red 2500 and re-opened it after a year-and-a-half closure in 2017. IInstantnstant RRebateebate The property includes three buildings: The Brick Store, an barn that will be renovated. In June 2020, the New Hampshire Community Develop- TThehe Classic EEdgedge is the perperfectffeect ccombinationombination ice cream shop (At The Hop), and Pursley’s gallery. of pperformanceerformance and valuevalue According to Pursley, the Mitchell’s had recently completed ment Finance Authority approved $575,000 in tax credits for an extensive renovation of the ice cream shop — putting in the project. • Easy ttoo operateoperate and easy ttoo mainmaintaintain new floors, ceilings, counters, seats and signage — and were Once the appraisal is in hand, Gleason said it will be sent to the funding source and then the town will acquire the proper- • EPEPA-Certified,PAA-Certified, clean-burclean-burningning poised to re-open in February but ran into staffing issues, he • SStainlesstainless modelsmodels available,available, ask about said. ty and send the project out to bid by autumn. our TTitaniumitanium SSerieseries After about 3 months of unsuccessful hiring attempts, the “This is the most valuable parcel in Littleton,” said com- Mitchells put the property up for sale, he said. It is listed for mission member, Dave Ernsberger. APPALACHIAN $1.1 million. Ernsberger thanked Murro for his support in leasing the “I think, had it not been for COVID, there would have been property to the town to hold events, such as the Littleton SUPPLY no problem,” Pursley said. Farmers Market and this summer’s two First Friday events St. Johnsbury, Vt. • 802-748-4513 OutdoorOutdoorrW WWoWoodood FurnaceFurnace with arts and crafts and music. The Mitchells also own the building that houses Jamie *Instant rebate of $2,500 off of select in-stock Central Boiler outdoor furnace models, available at participating dealers Lynn’s Kitchen. It too is for sale, separate from the Brick Store. The Littleton Department of Public Works has completed only. Savings shown is on an E-Classic 1450 model. See CentralBoiler.comCentralBoilerr..com its work on the rail trail, the former railroad bed now turned dealer for details. 16-3011 A12

12 The Record Thursday, July 22, 2021 Events Calendar Annika Earley Exhibit at Nightshade Contemporary

Have an arts, entertainment screening of comedy hit. 8:30 LITTLETON, N.H. — & culture event you’d like to p.m. Bethlehem Baseball Field, Nightshade Contemporary, a see here? Submit events at Elm Street, Bethlehem, N.H. new contemporary art gallery, caledonianrecord.com Free admission, registration has announced the premiere of — — — — — — required. For more information its fifth exhibition, Annika Ear- PRICE KEY: $ - Under $10; or to register visit bethlehem- ley: Love Is Worn Around the $$ - $10 to $29; $$$ - $30 to colonial.org Neck, on view through Aug. $49; $$$$ - $50 & up PERFORMANCE 15. — — — — — — Vermont Vaudeville: Hard- Maine-based artist Annika Thursday, July 22 wick-based troupe performs Earley makes multidisciplinary MUSIC its latest production, The New work about transformation and Lisbon Summer Concert Normal, featuring new come- the experience of being a wom- Series: Glen Comstock. 6 p.m. dy, stunts, music and more. 6 an. Her practice includes draw- Lisbon-Landaff Shared Min- to 7:30 p.m. Highland Center ing, printmaking, and sound istry, 25 Central St., Lisbon, for the Arts, 2875 Hardwick installation. Earley’s work con- N.H. Farmers market and con- St., Greensboro, Vt. For more siders power, gender, violence, cessions available. For more info visit highlandartsvt.org. and the measures women take info visit facebook.com/Lis- $$ to protect themselves. She uses bonmainstreeetinc Buyer and Cellar: Outra- the stories of women in Eu- Lake Morey Resort Water- geous comedy about the price ropean fairy and folk tales to front Concert Series: Chris of fame, the cost of things, and examine how their narratives Barron of Spin Doctors. 8 p.m. the oddest of odd jobs. Two reflect contemporary feminist Free admission. Lake More shows 2 and 7:30 p.m. Weath- issues of bodily integrity. Resort, 82 Clubhouse Rd., ervane Theatre, 389 Lancaster Earley’s most recent work Fairlee, Vt. For more info visit Rd., Whitefield, N.H. For more revolves around the 17th-cen- lakemoreyresort.com info visit www.weathervanenh. tury French fairy tale, Don- Cyan EVENTS org. $$-$$$ keyskin, by Charles Perrault. School Of Rock: Outdoor See Events, Page 13 In this tale, a king insists on

Magenta marrying his daughter. Horri- fied, the princess requests that he slaughter his prized, gold- dung producing donkey. To her horror, the king obliges and Yellow Black gives her the animal’s pelt and demands a marriage ceremony for the following day. Under Escape Pool, by Annika Earley. (Courtesy) * COVID-19 Protocol: Masks are required entering and moving around the cover of night, the princess the theatre. When seated, masks may be removed to enjoy the show. calls it, “a skin of shame,” is method of self-defense is not and the ever-present impulse cloaks herself in the donkey’s her key to freedom. By turning a fairy tale: women sometimes to escape. School of Rock pelt and escapes. herself into a lowly animal, she choose to escape the male gaze This work is about the dual- THURSDAY, JULY 22, 8:30 PM • FREE The princess’s decision to is free from an oppressive pa- by making themselves repul- ity of this attraction and repul- LOCATION: Bethlehem Baseball Field, Elm Street, Bethlehem wear, as scholar Marina Warner triarchal culture. This extreme sive or intentionally invisible. sion: filth and opulence fuse Director: Richard Linklater, Starring: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, PG-13 After the princess’s escape together and oscillate, which Curtain Call Film: Sparks Brothers Now Playing at Weathervane Theatre! in Donkeyskin, she lived for is perfectly encompassed in the FRIDAY, JULY 23, 7:30 a time in a hollow tree trunk, symbol of Perrault’s magical Director: Edgar Wright, 2 hr. 15 min., R (language) baking cakes and cooking donkey. “Women are often cast Tickets: $12, Members $10 soup. Earley is most interest- in clichéd, one-dimensional How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, ed in this decision: the prin- extremes, but be it princess or and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Featuring commentary from celebrity fans Flea, Beck, Jack Antonoff, Jason Schwartzman, and cess chooses isolation and hag, we all take daily measures many more. the feared forest over the per- to protect ourselves,” Earley July 24–28 Summer of Soul ceived glamour of her life as a says. SAT–TUE: 7:30, WED: 5:30 (BUDDY NIGHT). princess. The work in Love Is Annika Earley: Love Is Director: Ahmir-Khalib “Questlove” Thompson, Winner of the Grand Worn Around the Neck, a title Worn Around the Neck can be Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, PG-13 derived from a song in Jacques seen at Nightshade Contempo- Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred Demi’s 1970 film adaptation of rary, 4 Mill Street, Littleton, miles south of Woodstock, the Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Donkeyskin, focuses on two NH. Mount Morris Park. Includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & major elements: the magical For more information, visit the Pips, Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach and more. donkey that offered freedom nightshadecontemporary.com. Sandglass Theater presents: Punschi WED, JULY 28, 11 AM • All Tickets: $7 at the door, Group discounts for 5 or more Join Punchi, the hand puppet full of humor, adventure and zest and a comical cow that go on a rollicking chase, and a friendly giant Augustin. IT’S BLACK & WHITE Anniversary Classic: Big Night THURS, JULY 29, 8:30 PM • FREE LOCATION: Remick Park, Littleton Support your local newspaper or lose it... Director: Campbell Scott & Stanley Tucci, Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini, Ian Holm, Rated R Tickets & Info at BethlehemColonial.org SUBSCRIBE NOW: CALEDONIANRECORD.COM A13

Thursday, July 22, 2021 The Record 13 Bunch will precede Johannes iconic Bread & Puppet Cir- Events Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F cuses that began at Goddard Continued from Page 12 Minor. 4 p.m. Dow Park Pa- College in 1970. Stilt dancers, Beg, Steal or Borrow Brings vilion, Franconia, N.H. Free paper mache beasts, a riotous Friday, July 23 admission, donations appreci- brass band and more. A color- MUSIC ated. For more info visit north- ful spectacle of protest and cel- Rockin’ In The Park Con- countrychamberplayers.org ebration. 3 p.m. Bread & Pup- Bluegrass July 25 to GNWCA cert Series: The Brothers PERFORMANCE pet Theater, 753 Heights Road, Grateful Blues Band. Allman Vermont Vaudeville: Hard- Glover, Vt. For more info visit Brothers, Grateful Dead and wick-based troupe performs breadandpuppet.org. $$ COLUMBIA, N.H. — After over a year Youth Orchestra with whom he toured Eu- other blues/rock classics. 7 its latest production, The New EVENTS with no live performances, Great North rope and performed at Carnegie Hall. “Ro- p.m. Centennial Park, Main Normal, featuring new com- Back Roads Readings: Woods Center for the Arts in Columbia hosts land channels Vassar Clements’ fiddling style Street, Lancaster, N.H. Free. edy, stunts, music and more. Readings by authors Victo- its first concert of 2021 on July 25 at 2 p.m. so fully that you might close your eyes and Patrick Ross: Patrick Ross Two shows at 2 p.m and 6 p.m. ria Redel & Marie Howe. 3 with the Vermont bluegrass band Beg, Steal believe Vassar is in the house,” said GNWCA & The Fiddler’s Crew on New- Highland Center for the Arts, to 4 p.m. Highland Center for or Borrow. president Charlie Jordan. bury, Vt., town common. Free 2875 Hardwick St., Greens- the Arts, 2875 Hardwick St., Since its formation in 2013, Beg, Steal or Banjo player Luke Auriemmo and bassist admission. 6 to 8 p.m. boro, Vt. For more info visit Greensboro, Vt. Admission is Borrow has appeared at numerous festivals Fran Forim are founders of Vermont’s out- Joan Osborne: Gram- highlandartsvt.org. $$ free. For more info visit high- and venues in the northeastern United States. law bluegrass quartet, The Mud City Ram- my-nominated singer-song- American Idiot: Rock mu- landartsvt.org Known for its harmonies, instrumentals, and blers, who have haunted Lamoille County for writer. 7:30 p.m. The Flying sical based on Green Day’s Monday, July 26 tight musical interplay, the band has won nearly 20 years. Guitarist and singer Jeremy Monkey, 39 S. Main St., Plym- Grammy Award-winning PERFORMANCE band competitions at Podunk, Grey Fox, and Sicely fronts The Hillside Rounders with his outh, N.H. For more info visit multi-platinum concept al- Cinderella: Family-friend- Thomas Point Beach, hence being dubbed a father and uncle, and received The Times Ar- flyingmonkeynh.com. $$$- bum. Two shows 2 & 7:30 ly, kid-centric show presented “Triple Crown Bluegrass Band” by Bluegrass gus 2016 male vocalist of the year for their $$$$ p.m. Weathervane Theatre, by the Patchwork Players. 11 Today magazine. The quintet continues to “Lighting In A Bottle” album. PERFORMANCE 389 Lancaster Rd., Whitefield, a.m. Great North Woods Cen- perform on the heels of its debut album of Tickets and further information on this and The Good, The Bad & N.H. For more info visit www. ter for the Arts, Colebrook, original music, “Old Mountain Time.” other upcoming shows can be found at www. The Cool: Family-friendly, weathervanenh.org. $$-$$$ N.H. For more info visit www. The band is comprised of musicians from gnwca.org, the GNWCA’s Facebook page or kid-centric show presented Our Domestic Resurrec- weathervanenh.org. $ northern Vermont and New Hampshire. Man- by calling (603) 246-8998. by the Patchwork Players. 11 tion Circus: A brand new American Idiot: Rock mu- dolinist Geoff Goodhue released an album a.m. Weathervane Theatre, show in the tradition of the sical based on Green Day’s with J.D. Hutchison and Tim 389 Lancaster Rd., Whitefield, iconic Bread & Puppet Cir- Grammy Award-winning O’Brien on Howdy Skies re- Cyan N.H. For more info visit www. cuses that began at Goddard multi-platinum concept al- cords and is a member of The weathervanenh.org. $ College in 1970. Stilt dancers, bum. 7:30 p.m. Weathervane Brian Bowers Band. Fiddler Magenta Vermont Vaudeville: Hard- paper mache beasts, a riotous Roland Clark was a member wick-based troupe performs brass band and more. A color- See Events, Page 14 of the Boston Philharmonic its latest production, The New DINING ful spectacle of protest and cel-

Normal, featuring new come- ebration. 3 p.m. Bread & Pup- Yellow Black dy, stunts, music and more. 6 to pet Theater, 753 Heights Road, 7:30 p.m. Highland Center for Glover, Vt. For more info visit the Arts, 2875 Hardwick St., breadandpuppet.org. $$ Greensboro, Vt. For more info Sunday, July 25 & visit highlandartsvt.org. $$ MUSIC entertainment guide Disaster!: Earthquakes, tid- Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury al waves, infernos, and ram- Music Series at Dog Moun- CALL 603.444.7141 pant wildlife can’t stop an out- tain: Eclectic Brookyn-based rageous cast of characters from act The Blue Dahlia. 5 to 7 dancing, gambling and singing p.m. Dog Mountain, 143 Parks the night away aboard New Rd., St. Johnsbury, Vt. Free ad- York’s first floating casino and mission. Fore more info visit discothèque. 7:30 p.m. Weath- catamountarts.org/shows-and- ervane Theatre, 389 Lancaster events/levitt-amp-st-johns- Rd., Whitefield, N.H. For more bury-music-series/ info visit www.weathervanenh. Bethlehem Gazebo Con- org. $$-$$$ certs: Bluegrass artist New- EVENTS Found Grass. 6 p.m. Bethlehem Vibe Check: Littleton’s Gazebo, Main Street, Bethle- ONLY queer dance party. 7 hem, N.H. Free admission. p.m. The Loading Dock, 35 North Country Chamber Mill St., Littleton, N.H. Free Players: Playful and evocative admission. ID required for fantasies, dreams, and lullabies Topic of the Town BYOB. For more info visit the- by Britten, Golijov and Kenji FAMILY RESTAURANT loadingdocknh.com. Bunch will precede Johannes BREAKFAST • LUNCH Gift “Where People Saturday, July 24 Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F Never Leave DINNER Certificates Hungry” MUSIC Minor. 4 p.m. Dow Park Pa- Available Holly Furlone: Sing- vilion, Franconia, N.H. Free ★ Every Day is Senior Discount Day 60+ 10% er-songwriter. 5 to 7:30 p.m. admission, donations appreci- ★ Specials at Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Iron Furnace Brewing, 115 ated. For more info visit north- ~ NOW OPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS ~ Main St., Franconia, N.H. countrychamberplayers.org THURS-SAT 7AM-7PM • SUN 7AM-1PM • CLOSED MON-WED North Country Chamber PERFORMANCE www.thetopicofthetown.com Players: Playful and evocative Our Domestic Resurrec- Sun. 6am-noon • Mon.-Tue.-Thu.-Sat. 6am-2pm • Wed. & Fri. 6am-8pm fantasies, dreams, and lullabies tion Circus: A brand new 30 MAIN ST., LITTLETON, NH, 603-444-6721 by Britten, Golijov and Kenji show in the tradition of the A14

14 The Record Thursday, July 22, 2021 Brothers Grateful Plays July 23 In Lancaster The Blue Dahlia Plays LANCASTER, N.H. — On Friday, July 23, The Broth- In addition to music, Rebel Brewing Company will be sell- Dog Mountain July 25 ers Grateful Blues Band will play Rockin’ the Park July ing their homemade ice teas and lemonades. 23 at 7 p.m. Rockin’ the Park is an outdoor concert series at Centen- ST. JOHNSBURY — For those who enjoy diversity in mu- The Brothers Grateful is a five-piece band based out of nial Park in Lancaster on Friday nights in July. Bands play sic, frontwoman Dahlia Dumont and The Blue Dahlia take the Dummer, N.H., with its members all living in the North in the gazebo and all may bring a blanket or lawn chair to stage Sunday, July 25 at 5 p.m. at Dog Mountain as part of the Country. Each band member has decades of experience on enjoy the music while catching up with friends and neigh- Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series. his instrument and has a passion for music and performing. bors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move Blue Dahlia features French and English lyrics, French They play a variety of music from the jam band and blues to the Lancaster Town Hall. and Mexican accordion, klezmer violin, and the rhythms of genres. Their name is derived from the Allman Brothers The final Rockin’ the Park concert, with the Barnyard reggae, ska, and Latin America. Sensual jazz influences and Band and the Grateful Dead; they pay tribute to these art- Incident, will take place July 30. Rockin’ the Park is spon- French chanson can also be heard during their shows. The ists as well as blues artists from the early days of the style. sored by the Noyes Lecture Fund. band has appeared as an acoustic trio in intimate bistros in New York and Paris, and as an electric big band in venues and at festivals. Brooklyn nomad and singer/songwriter Dahlia Dumont showcases the broad multicultural influences of a life spent traveling from an early age. Her Eastern European heritage and years as an anthropology student and teacher in France and Senegal shaped her musical palette. In 2012, with ukulele in hand, she created The Blue Dahlia and has since released two albums, “The Blue Dahlia,” and “La Tradition Americ- aine.” Hosted by Catamount Arts, the Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series is funded in part by the Mortimer and Mimi Lev- itt Foundation of Los Angeles.

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