Bebe Wood Returns to Ragged Mountain

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 FREE IN PRINT, FREE ON-LINE • WWW.NEWFOUNDLANDING.COM COMPLIMENTARY KYLE MATZKE — COURTESY Ninety-tree-year-old Bebe Wood, who was a ski instructor at Ragged Mountain for forty years, KYLE MATZKE — COURTESY took a nostalgic trip up the chairlift last week with friends and staff from Golden View Health On a trip to Ragged Mountain last Thursday, residents and staff of Golden View Healthcare Care’s Assisted Living program. Enjoying the ride that day were (left to right) Ski Patrolman Scott celebrated their assisted living program’s 20th year in operation by spending a few hours at Brown, Wood, friend Judy Hoeckele, Wood’s son Ken and Golden View staff member Kathy White. Ragged Mountain Ski Area where resident Bebe Wood was a ski instructor for four decades. Bebe Wood returns to Ragged Mountain BY DONNA RHODES one of the most famil- for 40 years, then a this place! They’re Wood that day was last week was a spe- [email protected] iar faces not only on volunteer Ambassador all like family to me,” Nursing Administra- cial one though. It had DANBURY – Last the slopes, but in the to the resort until her said Wood when she tor Rosemary Simi- been eight years since week, former Bristol lodge and everywhere recent move to Golden arrived last Thursday no, Assisted Living she had ridden a chair- resident Bebe Wood in between. She began View Healthcare’s As- afternoon. Administrator Hei- lift to the summit of took a trip back to formulating her lega- sisted Living program Golden View’s As- di Murray and a few the mountain, a jour- Ragged Mountain Ski cy at Ragged Mountain in Meredith. sisted Living program other members of the ney that had been rou- Resort in Danbury, as not just an avid ski- Now a spry 93 years is celebrating its 20th staff. Also along for tine to her since 1964. where, for more than er in the 1960s, but as old, Wood has skied all anniversary in 2020 the day were two of Hearing that, Golden five decades, she was a ski instructor there her life and misses the so both staff and res- Wood’s fellow resi- View made arrange- people and the resort idents have been find- dents, Glenn Haney ments with Ragged that was more like a ing fun ways to enjoy and Judy Hoeckele, Mountain’s Marketing SB2 proposal expected second home to her for their landmark year. A whose son Walter coin- Director Kyle Matzke so long. trip to Ragged Moun- cidently was a ski pa- for Wood to ride the lift “Isn’t this wonder- tain, they said, fit trolmen at Ragged for to the top of the moun- to spark debate ful? To think I taught their criteria perfectly. more than 20 years. tain one more time. her for 40 years… I love Accompanying For Wood, the visit SEE WOOD, PAGE A7 at Town Meeting BY DONNA RHODES amount remaining in Newfound students receive rave reviews at state music festival [email protected] the fund at the end of the BRISTOL — Seven dication settings for so- shberger were awarded Cassie Coffin and Dun- BRISTOL — After year would then lapse musicians from New- loists and small groups. an “A” (Superior) rating can Farmer) earned an the first session of this into the general fund. found Regional High Madison Nialetz, for their performance of “A” (Superior) rating year’s Town Meeting, Article 21 will ask vot- School were recently who sang “Sebben “Bouree” by Faber. Mol- for their performance when candidates for sev- ers to approve the place- awarded Superior and Crudele” by Caldara ly Lu McKellar received of “Ave Verum Corpus” eral openings in town ment of $44,000 into the Excellent ratings at the received an “A” (Supe- an “A” (Superior) rating by Mozart, while Au- government were select- Police Vehicle Capital New Hampshire State rior) rating, while Au- for her piano solo “Pre- tumn Braley received ed at the polls, Bristol Reserve Fund, which was Solo and Ensemble Fes- tumn Braley earned an lude in E minor” by Cho- an “A” (Superior) rating voters are now asked to established three years tival. The annual fes- “A” (Superior) rating pin, while Devin Hersh- for her oboe solo “Two reconvene for the second ago. Of that amount, tival, sponsored by the on flute for her perfor- berger was Awarded a Menuettos” by Bach. session of Town Meeting $10,000 would come from New Hampshire Music mance of the Scherz- B+ (Excellent) rating All of the students this Saturday, March 14, a withdrawal from the Educators Association, ino by Andersen. An for his flute solo “Ario- performed before a when 12 other articles on Police Detail Revolving and held this year at instrumental trio of so” by Bach. The NRHS Master Teacher, who the 2020 Warrant will be Fund and placed in the Plymouth State Univer- Brian Watson, Autumn Select Choir Madison evaluated and rated the presented for discussion vehicle capital reserves. sity, provides for adju- Braley and Devin Her- Nialetz, Autumn Braley, performances. and a final vote on each. SEE SB2, PAGE A7 This year, the Bud- get Committee will be presenting an operat- Harold Lloyd stars in “Why Worry?” on March 28 in Danbury ing budget of $6,812,436, down slightly from the DANBURY — He hypochondriac trav- selectmen’s proposal of was the bespectacled eling abroad who gets $6,829,480. There will also young man next door caught up in a local be a separate request to whose road to success uprising. establish a $25,000 con- was often paved with Thrown into prison, tingency fund for unan- perilous detours. Harold is forced to use ticipated expenses that He was Harold his wits to escape and may arise in the coming Lloyd, whose fast- rescue his nurse from year. That money is to paced comedies made the clutches of an evil come from the unas- him the most popular Revolutionary. signed fund balance and movie star of Holly- Regarded as one of not from taxation. Any wood's silent film era. Lloyd's most surreal See for yourself movies, “Why Wor- why Lloyd was the top ry?” features a cast INDEX box office attraction of that includes an actual n the 1920s in a revival of real-life giant—8-foot- Volume 6 • Number 11 “Why Worry?” (1923), tall John Aasen, dis- Opinion ........................A4 one of his best come- covered in Minnesota dies. during a national tal- Obituaries ....................A5 The Blazing Star SEE WHY WORRY?, PAGE A7 Towns .......................A5,6 Grange will screen COURTESY “Why Worry?” on Sat- Harold Lloyd has big shoes to fill in “Why Worry?” (1923), to Churches ......................A6 urday, March 28 at 7 be screened with live music on Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. at Town Meeting p.m. at the historic the historic Blazing Star Grange Hall, 15 North Rd. in Danbury. Business .......................A9 The show is open to the public with suggested $5 donation. this Saturday Blazing Star Grange BRISTOL Sports ............B1-B3 & B6 Hall, 15 North Rd. in paniment by Jeff immensely popular March 14, 9AM at Danbury. Rapsis, a New Hamp- throughout the 1920s, VOTERS Newfound High School Classifieds ...............B4-B5 The show is open to shire-based composer with fans following 18 pages in 2 sections the public, with a sug- who specializes in cre- him from one adven- Vote YES for SB2 ©2020, Salmon Press, LLC. gested donation of $5 ating scores for silent ture to the next. Call us at (603) 279-4516 per person. films. In the political sat- Vote YES to Rescind the Sewer Project email: [email protected] The screening will Lloyd's go-getter ire “Why Worry?” Har- Paid for by John Sellers www.salmonpress.com feature live accom- character proved old plays a wealthy Local A2 NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 n PSU recognized with Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification PLYMOUTH — total), involving more proactive in taking Plymouth State Uni- than 50 percent of all care of each other, versity (PSU) has been students (2,282 total). their neighbors and selected as one of only Student participation the wider world. The 119 U.S. colleges and in service projects has campus Communi- universities to receive increased substantial- ty Cupboard (Stu- the Carnegie Founda- ly in recent years due dent Support Foun- tion Carnegie Commu- to new programming dation food pantry) nity Engagement Clas- and implementation of and Swipe It Forward sification, an elective a new student leader- program (donations designation that hon- ship model. of dining hall meals) ors institutional com- The University’s help address student mitment to communi- community engage- food insecurity, and ty engagement. ment and active citi- community service The Carnegie Com- zenship competencies participation is a stu- munity Engagement are mapped to those of dent athlete require- Classification is the the National Associ- ment; students assist leading framework for ation of Colleges and area organizations de- institutional assess- Employers (NACE): voted to homelessness, ment and recognition Critical Thinking/ veterans, women and of community engage- Problem Solving; youth; and students ment in U.S. higher Oral/Written Commu- aid underserved com- education. It is award- COURTESY nications; Teamwork/ munities nationally ed following a process Plymouth State University has been selected as one of only 119 U.S. colleges and universities Collaboration; Infor- and internationally of institutional self- to receive the Carnegie Foundation Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective mation Technology through off-campus study, which is then designation that honors institutional commitment to community engagement. One of the pro- Application; Leader- trips and projects.

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