Christmas Spirit Comes to Alton Light up Night Brings Community Together to Celebrate
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T-Wolf girls fall in opener: See page B1 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 COVERING ALTON, BARNSTEAD, & NEW DURHAM - WWW.NEWHAMPSHIRELAKESANDMOUNTAINS.COM FREE Christmas spirit comes to Alton Light Up Night brings community together to celebrate BY CATHY ALLYN ing cold.” Contributing Writer The pleasant weath- ALTON — Tempera- er this year meant the tures were unseasonably hayride, sponsored by warm on Saturday, but Alton Home and Lum- the reason had nothing ber Center, was a big hit. to do with weather pat- The merrily decorated terns. As far as it was trailer with its mount- possible to tell, it must ed Christmas tree and have been because of the strings of lights navigat- number of ovens turned ed through the streets of up to 350 degrees to bake town, allowing passen- cookies. gers a great view of dec- Alton’s Light Up orated houses. Night included a host Kathy Viel bundled of activities, which the her family under a blan- community took full ad- ket. “We’ve come ev- vantage of. But at all of ery year for the past 12 the venues there were years,” she said of the vast arrays of home- event as she bounced made cookies of every along on a bale of straw. description. That must “There’s so much to have taken a lot of ovens. do that we always miss No doubt the attitude the actual tree lighting of the participants and because we’re some- the happy carolers who CATHY ALLYN where else.” sang around the commu- SANTA CLAUS focuses intently on Logan King, 4, who, in between bites of a cookie, wasted no time in telling the North Pole Her granddaugh- nity tree helped warm toymaker that he would like a toy robot for Christmas. The jolly old elf assured him, "We have lots of sizes" at the workshop. A ter Kali Viel, who just visit to St. Nicholas was one of many activities that made up Alton's Light Up Night on Dec. 5. the air, too. Good will, turned 10, spoke of past apparently, is toasty. cooperate. He and other cookies, hot cocoa and reminiscing about past the tent outside so it hayrides when she spied Dale Schaeffner could members of the Com- games for the kids. years. wouldn’t blow away.” the Grinch off in the tell you about previous munity Church of Alton Visitors entered past “One year it was so Last year was driz- woods, and Jingles the Light Up Nights when were stationed at the a lovely display of lumi- windy,” Schaeffner said, zly and other Light Up Elf led riders in Christ- Mother Nature didn’t Gilman Museum, with naries and folks started “we had to weigh down Nights have been “freez- SEE ALTON, PAGE A12 Leaking roof tops Prospect board’s discussion Superintendent also brings good news BY DAVID ALLEN Once again the school al. The board reviewed Contributing Writer board explored possible wording changes that ALTON — The Pros- strategies for passing the Department of Ad- pect Mountain High the roof warrant arti- ministration made to School Board returned cles at annual school potential warrant arti- to the topic of the leaking meetings in Alton and cles the board might ul- roof at its Dec. 1 meeting. Barnstead. Should they timately use. They also Superintendent Robert bring warrant articles wondered if placement Cullison reported that for $480,000 to the voters of the warrant article all leaks had now been in both towns for the full (first, middle, last) might fixed in a way that will $960,000 cost of the fix; make a difference in how integrate with the full ask for half the cost this the citizens will vote. No roof repair. He empha- year and half again the final decision was made. sized that each year next year; put the fund- Superintendent Culli- funding is denied for the ing in the school operat- son brought several full project, the total cost ing budget; or some com- encouraging pieces of COURTESY PHOTO of fixing the roof increas- bination of two of these financial information. es. three options? The cafeteria food ser- It’s all Greek During the last three There was consensus vice is operating with Marjorie Mohr of New Durham reads the Baysider next to a column from the Temple of years, the board has among board members a small surplus, and Apollo at Delphi, Greece during a Sept. 2015 trip. If you have a photo of you with The been forced to squeeze that whichever path rentals of high school Baysider in a unique location, send the photo and pertinent information to baysider@ over $200,000 out of oth- they ultimately select, space to outside groups salmonpress.com. er parts of the budget they are committed to had brought in almost to plug leaks that left being as transparent $21,000 during the year, unfixed would lead to as possible to the vot- far more than budgeted. mold growing in sever- ers about their propos- SEE PMHS, PAGE A11 Planning board makes al parts of the building. That would not only be a health hazard to stu- dents and staff, it would Meet superintendent CIP recommendations create an even more ex- pensive repair situation. BY MARK FOYNES bring some predictabil- penses for things like candidate Contributing Writer ity in budgeting for big personnel, photocopies INDEX BARNSTEAD — The ticket items. and paper towels. t town’s enmeshed in a Ultimately, the town Capital expenditures Wednesday at ACS far-reaching endeavor is looking to tighten its account for those by Volume 9 • Number 50 to forecast major expen- belt expense wise in this schools, the highway de- ALTON — The encouraged to attend, ditures over the next area to help keep the tax partment, public safety, Business .......................A7 Alton School Board ask questions of the six years through a new rate as low as possible. the library and the parks Churches ......................A8 invites the public to candidate and fill out a Capital Improvement At last month’s planning and rec department. The Classifieds ..............B6–B9 a 'Meet Ms. Pamela survey once you have Plan. And the planning board meeting, several historical society’s an- Stiles, Superintendent met Stiles. board’s made its recom- members referred to res- nual allocation of $5,000 Editorial Page ..............A4 Candidate' night on The Alton School mendations. idents’ tax bill reactions had been previously re- John Harrigan ............A13 Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Board is also pleased CIPs allow local gov- as “sticker shock.” duced to $1. Letters ..............A4-A5, A7 5:30 p.m. in the Alton to announce that ernments to forecast A CIP committee ini- Town officials looked Obituaries ....................A8 Central School cafe- Principal Cris Black- where they believe tiated a process where to set numbers based Sports ...................B1 - B5 teria. Refreshments stone and Special Ed- they’ll encounter future town departments sub- on six-year averages of will be served from ucation Director Jenn demands and growth mitted numbers related capital expenditures in 26 pages in 2 sections 5:30 to 6 p.m., at which Katz-Borrin have both involving assets such to big ticket items such each of these areas. This ©2012, Salmon Press, LLC. time there will be a accepted a three-year as buildings, infrastruc- as police cruisers and approach helps flatten Call us at (603) 569-3126 question and answer extension to their cur- ture and equipment. building projects. These the overall tax rate - pre- email: [email protected] period. The public is rent contracts. Additionally, CIPs expenses are on top of venting potential spikes www.salmonpress.com allow municipalities to ordinary operating ex- SEE CIP, PAGE A12 A2 THE BAYSIDER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 Barnstead board sounds optimistic tone toward small business BY MARK FOYNES Contributing Writer Fire Chief Shawn truck bed-liners. Unger consists of a number in town. He said this is fellow members nodded BARNSTEAD — Mulcahy spoke next stressed that his wa- of buildings, many of a potential impediment in agreement. Brainstorming the to “explain and edu- ter-resistant product which have large bays to his efforts since a lot Since many of the types of businesses that cate” the board about has applications for with retractable doors of his businessmen “ar- kitchen’s products would enhance opportu- cisterns. At the previ- homeowners, boaters, that can accommo- en’t behind a desk, but would be based on goods nity and be in keeping ous meeting, the board or anyone wanting to date larger vehicles. they’re out on the floor grown and raised by lo- with the town’s charac- wondered if the town provide a protective Dudek envisions a mix moving around.” He cal farmers, Allen said ter were key topics of taking ownership of layer between a valued of plumbers, diesel me- said moving a matter of the concept aligns well discussion at the Barn- them would represent a asset and the elements. chanics and others. a few feet impacts recep- with the Master Plan. stead Planning Board’s liability. Mulcahy said Unger said he’s es- While he seemed to tion. Many board mem- The document says Dec. 3 meeting. that the town already sentially looking for appreciate the board’s bers concurred with attracting businesses The discussion be- owns cisterns on pri- a “home base” since welcoming tone, Dudek this assessment. that promote the town’s gan, however, with vate property in the in- much of his work is asked if there could be Dudek envisions his rural character and ag- the continuation of terest of public safety. done on-site for clients.