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www.SalmonPress.com Publishing news & views of Lancaster, Groveton, Whitefield, Lunenburg & other towns of the upper Connecticut River valley of New Hampshire & Vermont [email protected] VOL. CL, NO. 34Z WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017 LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE TELEPHONE: 603-788-4939 THIRTY PAGES 75¢ Local businesses team up to spread kindness to Groveton BY TARA GILES ulations. The town of [email protected] Franklin was voted to be GROVETON — The the next feature. Several well known band Re- posts by Groveton resi- cycled Percussion has dents were seen on the recently launched a tele- band’s Facebook page vision show on WMUR pleading for the uplifting called ‘Chaos and Kind- event so we sprung into ness’ where they choose action. a recipient albeit a per- With that, the Coös son, town, etc. to show County Democrat, kindness. MOMS of Lancaster, This month, the show Speedway 51 and the featured the town of Ber- Groveton Fire Depart- lin after several votes ment joined forces to were cast choosing the spread some kindness North Country town as of our own. On Satur- one that could use some day, Aug. 12, all tickets uplifting. Recently, the for the speedway were town of Groveton was in reduced by three dollars the running to be high per ticket for all locals lighted on the show, but and children under the with roughly 2,000 peo- age of 11 were free. ple living in the town, it The crew, consisting was easy to see the votes of the Coos County Dem- CAROLYN TOWNE This crew, consisting of the Coos County Democrat, MOMS of Lancaster, Speedway 51 and the Groveton Fire Department spent would go in favor of the Kindness, PAGE A16 towns with larger pop- the afternoon of Aug. 12 spreading acts of kindness throughout the town of Groveton. Early Come to the 147th Lancaster deadlines for Labor Fair for food, farm, and fun Day LANCASTER — The LANCASTER — The offic- annual Lancaster Fair, es of The Coös County Dem- northern New Hamp- ocrat, located at 79 Main St., shire’s largest summer will be closed Monday, Sept. event, begins Thurs- 4 in observance of Labor Day. day, Aug. 31 and runs To ensure that our Sept. through Labor Day Mon- 6 edition arrives on local day, Sept. 4 at the Lan- newsstands and in subscrib- caster Fairgrounds. ers’ mail boxes on sched- Now in its 147th ule despite the holiday, the year, the Lancaster submission deadline for any Fair marks the end of press releases, letters to the summer by celebrating editor, and obituaries intend- the area’s agricultural ed for publication that week heritage with a variety has been moved up to Friday, of family-friendly activ- Sept. 1 at 9 a.m. Submissions ities and entertainment. are welcome in person at our offices or by e-mail to Man- There’s carnival rides aging Editor Brendan Berube and games, farm animal at brendan@salmonpress. competitions, top-notch news. music performances – Any submissions received this year’s headliner is after 9 a.m. on the 1st will be country music super- held for publication on Sept. group Sawyer Brown – 13. motorized competitions, For information regarding food, and special activ- the holiday deadlines for dis- ities for the kids. ATVs COURTESY play advertising, please con- Fair, PAGE A17 The annual Lancaster Fair, northern New Hampshire’s largest summer event, begins Thursday, Aug. 31 and runs through Labor tact Cathy Grondin (cathy@ Day Monday, Sept. 4 at the Lancaster Fairgrounds. salmonpress.news) or Liz Ball ([email protected]) in Sales at 788-4939. The staff of The Coös Hassan visits Weeks Medical Center County Democrat thanks our BY TARA GILES A $250,000 grant was readers for their cooperation [email protected] given to Weeks to begin with these changes in our LANCASTER — On a new Medication As- usual schedule, and wishes Friday, Aug. 18, U.S. Sen. sisted Therapy program. everyone a safe and happy Maggie Hassan trav- Those accepted into Labor Day. eled north to Lancast- the program must be a er, where she met with current patient in the members of the MAT Weeks system and must INDEX (Medication-Assisted go through an extensive Business Directory ......... B4 Treatment), as well as interview process to be board members and oth- treated. Their addiction Calendar ........................... B3 er faculty. must have originated Classified .......................B5-9 The MAT program at from prescription pain Editorials ......................... A4 Weeks is the only one medications to be con- Obituaries ...........A2 & A15 of its kind in the North sidered for the initial Country, and seeks to program. The estimate Real Estate ................A17-18 combat the growing fen- is that 30-40 will be par- Sports .............................B1-2 tanyl and opioid crisis. ticipating within the Hassan listened while first year. hospital administrators Weeks Medical Cen- TARA GILES discussed how the epi- ter Chief Medical Offi- U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan visited the Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster on Aug. 18, where she demic is affecting those cer Dr. Lars Nielson ex- met with staff and board members to discuss the new MAT (Medication-Assisted Treatment) program. Pictured, left to right: Sara Deroschers, Don Crane, Stan Holz, Lars Neilson, Mike Lee, here in the North Coun- Hassan, PAGE A20 try. Rebecca Weeks Sherrill More, Ph.D and Maggie Hassan. A2 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017 ••• George E. Carr, 92 James A. Cunningham, 91 AVERILL, Vt. — (the second eldest be- WHITEFIELD — er, Patrol Cutter 653, and George E. Carr, 92, of ing his favorite), and 3 James A. Cunningham, set about refurbishing Averill, Vt., passed away great-grandchildren and age 91, one of the last of it as a home away from on Friday evening, Aug. his niece Cornelia (Lan- the survivors of the sink- home docked in East 18, 2017, at the Coös fest) Provencher and ing of the USS Missis- Boston. He retired after County Nursing Hospi- husband Jack. sinewa, died peacefully 40 years with the Boston tal in W. Stewartstown. George was preceded at his Whitefield home City Schools in 1986 and George was born on in death by four of his early Friday morning, took up playing golf in July 12, 1925, in Canaan, children (John, Stanley, Aug. 4, 2017. The beloved earnest, most often with the only son of the late Edward Carr, and Jen- husband of the late Ethel his brother Ned joining Lewis and Alice (Gray) nifer Earls); also his sis- A. (Doerr) Cunningham, a group of senior golf- Carr. He attended local ter, Marion Lanfest, and he had been the devot- to safety. Over 60 of his ers in Andover. He soon schools and was a 1943 husband Joe, half-broth- ed companion of Ellen shipmates were not to started work on another graduate of Canaan Me- er Wilfred Gray, and (Power) Ineson for many survive. In later years World War II vintage morial High School. At numerous legendary years. he kept in touch with craft, a 65-foot Air-Sea 17 years old, he volun- friends with whom he Born in Roxbury, fellow shipmates, going rescue boat. At the time teered as a U.S. Marine raised some serious Mass. and raised in to reunions, being inter- he was employed as a se- following the Japanese “hell” throughout the Dorchester, Jim was the viewed by writers and curity guard at Perrini bombing of Pearl Har- caught at home in Aver- land. fifth of the eight children participating in a Dis- Brothers Construction, bor. George proudly ill. Right at home in the Calling hours will be of John and Mary W. covery Channel docu- where Ellen had worked served his country for woods, he took great on Thursday, Aug. 31, (Feeley) Cunningham. mentary on the sinking. for several years. another 35 years in the pleasure in maintain- from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Jen- His family was very ac- Jim served three more Jim and Ellen bought U.S. Army Reserve. ing a healthy sugarbush kins & Newman Funeral tive with Saint Peter’s years with the Navy, their home in Whitefield Following his mil- and recreational boiling Home in Colebrook. A Parish, and spent sum- and in 1946 was sunk yet in 1997 and added to the itary service, George at the social sugarhouse graveside service with mers in Derry at their again, though this time property as occasions returned home and on Canaan Hill, as well military honors will fol- summer camp on Big without loss of life. After arose. Soon, he had de- worked as a “Shovel as growing a wonderful low the next morning, Island Pond. He attended the war, he lived in West signed and engineered Operator” for Leonard vegetable garden. De- Friday, Sept. 1, at 11 a.m. Boston’s Mechanic Arts Roxbury, Mass., where his own nine hole golf Gray. In 1950, he began spite his age, George in the Alice Hunt Cem- High School prior to en- he became well known course just outside his working at the Beecher forever remained a boy etery in Canaan. A re- listing with the Navy in as a baseball player at back door and he loved Falls Division of Ethan at heart and his mischie- ception will follow at the February of 1944. Billings Field, so much it. They raised chick- Allen, and he retired 29 vous ways will continue American Legion Post 47 Jim served as a ship’s so that he was scouted by ens, providing eggs for years later as the yard to live through all that in Canaan. cook on the newly com- the Boston Red Sox.