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Winnisquam Echo THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009 SERVING TILTON, NORTHFIELD BELMONT & SANBORNTON, N.H. FREE Bargain shoppers take on Black Friday Many say they will focus more on family than gifts this year BY LAUREN TINER Other shoppers filled the el an hour each year on Black [email protected] parking lots at 4:30 a.m. on Friday for their “traditional” After the turkey is served Thursday,while some slept in shopping trip together at the and fridges fill up with until 8 a.m., and still others Tilton Outlets. This was their mashed potatoes and stuffing decided to browse leftover fifth trip. leftovers, bargain hunters deals later in the day. Al- Petrella explained that are already mapping out a though each shopper had a this year her friends decided plan for perhaps their most different gift idea, or an amaz- to do a gift swap for one per- anticipated time of the year. ing sale find while looking for son at a $100 maximum in- The day after Thanksgiv- the perfect gift, every shop- stead of buying a gift for ing proved to be more than per we spoke with agreed everyone to save money. She popular this year, and techni- their holidays would focus said this rule went for the cally started at midnight last more on family than presents adults only since the kids will Thursday at the Tanger Out- this year. still see more than one pres- lets in Tilton for dedicated Shelby Curran and Court- ent, but not the usual bounty. shoppers who really wanted ney Vore from Amherst, “Hopefully we are spend- to get the most out of a long along with their friend Lind- ing less this year. We are es- day of sales. say Petrella from Hollis, trav- SEE SHOPPERS PAGE A10 PHOTO BY LAUREN TINER Vicki Roska from Massachusetts plans out her next shopping stop at the crowded Tilton outlets. Facilities Review Committee at a stalemate in Tilton BY DONNA RHODES [email protected] is to examine existing facili- term objectives, Northfield TILTON — A meeting by ties, equipment and person- Selectman Steve Bluhm of the Comprehensive Facili- nel, then develop a plan, the committee was asked to ties Review Committee found much like a town's master examine the documents and members in a stalemate as to plan, for the future of the de- compile them into one draft the direction they would like partment. proposal. to see the Tilton-Northfield Each of the five members On Monday evening Fire Department take in the of the committee drew up in- Bluhm passed out his draft coming years. dividual objectives as they and the debate continued. The charge of the com- envisioned TNFD in the next Phone conversations with mittee, as outlined by Fire 10 years. With some similar- committee members, he said, Commissioner Tom Gallant, ities but two distinct long- SEE REVIEW PAGE A10 New Hampshire ‘Survivor’ shares her story with fans BY MEGHAN SIEGLER PHOTO BY DONNA RHODES [email protected] Three-year-old Logan Ash was very excited to talk with Santa at the Belknap Mall on Friday. NORTHFIELD — Local “Survivor” fans were treated Santa listens to wish to a visit recently from Betsy Bolan, who spilled behind- the-scenes secrets about her time as a castaway on the cur- lists at the Belknap Mall rently-airing “Survivor: BY DONNA RHODES Samoa.” [email protected] Bolan, a part-time Camp- BELMONT — Neither ton police officer and mother rain nor wind nor the gloom of four,visited the Pines Com- of a storm could keep Santa munity Center in Northfield from brightening the day for in support of the Youth As- children at the Belknap Mall sistance Program of North- on Black Friday. His elves field, Tilton and Sanbornton. had set up a snowy scene to Though admission was free, get everyone in the holiday donations were accepted. mood where Santa sat ready Bolan said she understood to greet the children who how important it was for kids were out shopping with their to have places like the Pines. families. “It was a rough and rocky PHOTOS BY MEGHAN SIEGLER Three-year-old Logan Ash road growing up,” she said. Survivor Betsy Bolan chats with fan Aja Huckins after her talk at the of Newport had driven up to After being voted out two Pines Community Center. episodes in, many might INDEX think Bolan traveled a simi- Bolan was chosen once be- to get the time off from her ● lar road on “Survivor: fore to interview in Boston, job, so the news was in the Volume 3 • Number 48 PHOTO BY DONNA RHODES Samoa.” Bolan, however, re- based on the application she meeting minutes. “The whole Sisters Abby and Maggie Shute were all smiles when they discovered 20 Pages in 2 Section calls her time there as the trip submitted online. After that town knew.” Santa at the Belknap Mall. Local News...........................A2 of a lifetime. interview, though, she never Bolan flew to LA, then took Letters...................................A5 shop with his grandparents mas, too. “I was a huge fan for years heard back. This time, she got a 15-hour flight to Samoa. The when they stumbled upon jol- "Maybe he'll bring me a and years and years,” said a call and was flown to Los An- contestants arrived a week be- Editorial Page .......................A4 ly old St. Nick. Logan quick- (toy) gun. Or, maybe a little Bolan, who applied 13 times geles for a week, where she in- fore the game started and North Country Notebook .....A9 ly got in line to talk with San- saw or something like that," over six years before making terviewed with Jeff Probst. weren’t allowed to communi- ta and tell him all about the he speculated. it onto the show. “When my She was contacted three cate, for fear they would form Schools..............................A6-8 new truck he had just bought. Logan didn't seem to think youngest was 2, I was think- weeks later and told she had alliances. They received a Obituaries.............................A9 He said afterward that Santa the rainy day was any prob- ing, I need a vacation. It made the final cut. rulebook and an “Outdoor might bring him and his 9- lem for Santa. Of course, sounded perfect to me, be- “I couldn’t tell anyone I was Survival Guide” to read prior ©2009, Salmon Press, LLC. month-old sister Caitlyn reindeer and a sleigh would- cause there was no laundry going,” said Bolan, but she to the game. One suggestion Call us at (603) 279-4516 some other toys for Christ- involved.” had to tell Campton selectmen email: [email protected] SEE SANTA PAGE A12 SEE SURVIVOR PAGE A12 A2 December 3, 2009 LOCAL NEWS WINNISQUAM ECHO ■ Architect moves into design phase as LSBC work continues BY DONNA RHODES [email protected] Goudreau and Associates of one of the properties se- LaBelle then weighed in on "Regardless, the way borne by the district with spent time with chiefs and lected for consideration. the formation of a new com- Tilton is laid out from east to Tilton maintaining their 65 TILTON — Despite nu- deputy chiefs of the police That person has decided to mittee in Northfield that is west, this is a two station dis- percent responsibility. merous other committees and fire departments. After withdraw from negotiations considering whether the trict. A life safety building Adding a fire station would now considering the future hearing the types of person- on a sale or lease agreement, town should remain with the would still work. It makes a become a separate bonded is- of the Tilton-Northfield Fire nel, equipment and office but three other sites are still Tilton-Northfield Fire Dis- good deal of sense, and that's sue just like any other gov- District, the Life Safety needs each required, the ar- in the running. Research on trict or withdraw to form its why we are still going down ernment building and would Building Committee of chitects developed a draft for these locations as well as dis- own fire department. He said the road with it," he said. be repaid over time. Tilton continues moving for- how they would accommo- cussions with the owners are he appreciated the fact that LaBelle said he had heard "This is a phased ap- ward with its mission. date the two services. When- still ongoing. Northfield would want to of many misconceptions proach we're taking and the The charge to the com- ever possible, shared space It was further reported look into its own needs and about how the life safety fire department could be mittee last spring was to in- was used to keep costs at a that 61 Business Park Drive, felt it appropriate that they complex would be built and added on, whether as a dis- vestigate needs for a new minimum. the location originally pur- do so. Having investigated he wished to explain that trict or not. Either way, our Tilton Police station and the The next step for the proj- chased for a new police sta- response times, call volume Tilton's police station is just police department really possibility of a Life Safety ect, Consentino said, is for tion, is in the process of be- and other data from the one phase of a multi-phase needs this upgrade," LaBelle Complex, which would com- the architects to work the ing appraised. Consentino TNFD, however, he believes process. The land and sta- said. bine police and a fire station draft into viable floor plans.

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