www.newhampshirelakesandmountains.com Publishing news & views of Lancaster, Groveton, Whitefield, Lunenburg & other towns of the upper Connecticut River valley of New Hampshire & Vermont [email protected] VOL. CXLIV, NO. 10 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011 LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE TELEPHONE: 603-788-4939 TWENTY EIGHT PAGES 75¢ Tillotson Corp. Fourth Consecutive Div IV Championship! directors select new owner of The Balsams By Edith Tucker The Balsams is currently [email protected] owned by the Tillotson Corp. of Lexington, Mass., that, in turn, is DIXVILLE — The directors of owned by the Neil Tillotson the Tillotson Corporation ap- Trust as directed by the will of pear to have selected the next the late Mr. Tillotson, who died owner of The Balsams Grand Re- on Oct. 17, 2001, at the age of sort Hotel and associated prop- 102. All Trust assets, or proceeds erties: Balville, LLC, a newly es- from the sale of Trust assets, tablished New Hampshire cor- must be distributed to charity poration. Because the Grand Ho- for the benefit of the North Coun- tel is held by a charitable trust, try. however, their decision will have Tom Deans of Conway, who PHOTO BY JONATHAN BENTON to be approved by the Director recently succeeded Grafton Cor- The Lady Eagles have done it again over the weekend named the top dogs in Division IV by besting Moultonborough in the final round. The of the Charitable Division, Anne bett as president of the Tillotson players hold up a number one for their Championship status as well as four fingers on the opposite hand for each year in a row they have held Edwards, of the State Attorney Corp., has responsibility for the honor. For the story look no further than page B1. General’s Office in Concord be- managing the sale of Trust as- fore the sale documents can be sets, and as Managing Trustee of readied for signature. the Trust, also has responsibili- A corporate document re- ty for accomplishing this for Biomass plants say PSNH is not as hamstrung as it claims cently filed on Feb. 24 under the charitable purposes. By Edith Tucker sidiary of Northeast Utilities, head- RECs (Renewable Energy Credits) mitted to the NHPUC,” Driscoll Balville name at the New Hamp- Mr. Deans was senior vice [email protected] quartered in Hartford, Conn., can, to PSNH over a three-year term at said. “Approval is not given by shire Secretary of State’s Office president of the N. H. Charitable in fact, negotiate contracts and a price that is reasonable and is PSNH but by the NHPUC, so it is lists Thomas Keane as its Foundation for many years be- BETHELHEM — Stakeholders submit them for approval to the N. similar to PSNH's price charged to not a question of what PSNH can Portsmouth attorney and fore his retirement, this follow- in the state’s independent wood- H. Public Utilities Commission customers.” unilaterally accomplish” as CEO Richard Ade, the chief financial ing 24 years of service from 1964 burning plants that generate elec- (NHPUC). And, besides, they say, Furthermore, Driscoll pointed Long suggested. officer and executive vice presi- to 1988 as the executive director tricity say that Public Service of the plants are not seeking a “sub- out, PSNH can negotiate and enter The law governing the state Re- dent of Ocean Properties, Ltd., of of the Appalachian Mountain New Hampshire’s president and sidy” in order to stay in business. into such a contract without any newable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Portsmouth, as the manager of Club in Boston, Mass. CEO Gary Long misstated the facts “Pinetree Power is not seeking change in legislative policy being also requires that the contract be the entity set up to “own and op- Four local men, general man- in an article published in this news- a subsidy,” said Mark Driscoll of required. “Present law is that all submitted to the NHPUC for ap- erate a hotel and related ameni- paper. Littleton, its plant manager. “We contracts in excess of one year for proval to see if it is in the "public ties.” Balsams, PAGE A18 PSNH, a wholly owned sub- have offered to sell our power and energy and capacity must be sub- interest," he said. In determining that, the NH- PUC would look to see if a con- tract would help realize the RPS’ Celebrating 100 years goals, including the continued op- eration of the wood plants. By Jeff Woodburn life proved to be very different. Contributing writer “A new contract would provide She studied music at New York for the biomass plants’ continued University and Columbia, and be- operation,” Driscoll continued. WHITEFIELD — Surrounded came an accomplished violinist The public interest also in- by family and friends from as far and later while working for Sper- cludes such factors as economic away as Colorado, Clotilde Arena ry Gyroscope on Long Island, development. celebrated her 100th birthday on N.Y., she set up a computer li- The continued operation of Saturday. Although confined to a brary for the Polaris submarines. just a single one of the four bio- wheelchair, Mrs. Arena munched In 1969, she came to White- mass plants that are under or on food, sipped punch, visited field along with her daughter and nearing threat of closure would with dozens of well-wishers and son-in-law, Annette and John mean retaining 20 direct in-plant with help from two of her great- ‘Bud’ McMahon and purchased jobs and between 100 to 120 indi- grandchildren blew out one over- the Kimball Hill Inn. As the inn’s rect jobs in the woods, plus all sized candle that sat on a large chef, her culinary talents were those who support these opera- chocolate-frosted cake. well admired. Bud McMahon re- tions by supplying tires, fuel, A resident of the Morrision members her prized dish, Veal Al- equipment, tools, and incidentals, Nursing Home, she somewhat re- la Marsalis. “Oh man,” he said he said. This totals about $10 mil- luctantly accepted the Boston with slow, mouth-watering em- lion a year per plant, Driscoll esti- Post cane, which is awarded to phasis. “Nana learned to cook mated. the town’s oldest resident, last the old way,” from her parents “You multiply this by four December. who came to the United States plants, and you’re talking about Born in New York in 1911 into from Sicily. the potential for millions of lost family of Italian immigrants, Mrs. Annette McMahon marveled dollars and lost jobs in New Hamp- Arena could hardly have imag- at her mother’s long and accom- shire if these plants close,” the ined what her future would bring. plished life, but it was her basic plant manager said. Those under In that year the average life span maternal convictions that she was just over 50. Women hadn’t most fondly recalls. “She took PHOTO BY JEFF WOODBURN PSNH, PAGE A12 yet won the right to vote and care of everything,” she said. Clotilde Arena was surrounded by family members at her 100th birthday celebration on Saturday. From the most young girls had only the For video highlights of party, left is Annette McMahon, Jim McMahon, Joyce Hutchings-McMahon, Lisa McMahon, holding Keb Hutchings- McMahon, Devin McMahon, Candice McMahon, John 'Bud' McMahon and, in front, Jude Hutchings-McMahon. most rudimentary education. Her go to www.WhiteMtNews.com. How the Northern Pass asks DOE Great Guildhall Swamp now has public access week went By Edith Tucker up more than half the project’s Spring is coming just around [email protected] cost. the corner …apparently the to drop Normandeau The chapter also tapped two GUILDHALL — “The Great private foundations that prefer to corner is a big one! Associates as EIS contractor Guildhall Swamp Natural Area in remain anonymous and has only — Weekly Market Bulletin the Northeast Kingdom is now ac- $17,000 more to raise. By Edith Tucker had been kicked up by the use cessible to the public for the first At one point, Binhammer said [email protected] of Normandeau in developing a time, thanks to The Nature Con- in an e-mail exchange, the chapter single body of environmental servancy’s purchase of 61.5 acres.” was worried that some 10 acres INDEX MANCHESTER — One issue data for both the federal EIS That was the brief announcement outside the swamp’s buffer might that has riled opponents of the process and the state permit- under the Vermont listing in have to be sold, subject to conser- proposed 1,200-megawatt high- ting process. In mid-February, Business Directory ...... B4 “Worldview: Where We Work” in vation restrictions. Now, however, voltage Direct Current power NPT had responded to some of the Spring 2011 “Nature Conser- the chapter is confident that that Calendar ...... B5 line that would bring primarily the public’s concerns and then vancy” magazine. won’t be necessary and that the re- hydropower from Quebec on Monday wrote that “This recent addition expands maining funds will be donated. Classified ...... B7-9 across the border at Pittsburg “…(w)hile we do not believe the conserved area, furthering the “We’re excited to be able to pro- and then south to Franklin has that the concerns … are well- PHOTO BY JON BINHAMMER Dining ...... A14 protection of a spruce-fir-tamarack vide access from the North Road been resolved. Officials at founded, we … have concluded Public access has now been swamp that represents one of the into the preserve, which will be Northern Pass Transmission that it is desirable to terminate acquired by the Vermont chapter of Editorials & Letters ...... A4-5 best examples of this natural com- open for hunting, hiking and nature (NPT) sent a letter on Monday … so that the EIS can be pre- The Nature Conservancy, making munity in Vermont,” the Vermont the 375.5-acre Great Guildhall study,” Binhammer continued. Obituaries ...... A2 afternoon to the U.S. Depart- pared, free of the public con- chapter points out. “Among the Swamp accessible to the public off “The swamp is a beautiful, flat, ment of Energy (DOE) asking cerns that have been voiced…” many species finding a home here the North Road. The chapter must mossy landscape that’s easy to get Real Estate ...... A15 that it terminate Normandeau NPT also asked DOE’s assis- are moose, snowshoe hare, and bo- still raise another $17,000 to wrap lost in, as there aren’t many land- Associates as its Environmental tance in promptly identifying Sports ...... B1-3 real forest-dwelling birds.” up its fundraising. marks, and it generally looks the Impact Statement (EIS) contrac- and transitioning to a new EIS. TNC’s total Swamp holding is same wherever you are. We rec- tor and as well as its Memoran- Seven EIS scoping hearing tiful bed of sphagnum moss just a 375.5 acres. ommend bringing a compass!” dum of Understanding outlining are scheduled next week. Both little more than a stone’s throw “It’s not really like a swamp,” A pull-off for three or four cars that role. Haverhill and Plymouth were from the Connecticut River.” writes Jon Binhammer, the chap- has been added at the entrance NPT acknowledged in its let- added to the original roster of The purchase was made possi- ter’s Director of Land Protection, in along the North Road, just a cou- ter some of the public concerns five: Pembroke; Franklin; Lin- ble largely through the Vermont a press release. “It is a wetland, but ple of miles from the village of about a conflict of interest that coln; Whitefield; and Colebrook. Housing and Conservation Board, you aren’t slogging through deep which provided $50,000 that made Guildhall. An inconspicuous sign water. Visitors will tread on a beau- marks the spot. A2 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH 9, 2011 ••• Harold B. Fulton Gloria J. Covell FRANCONIA — Harold “Hal” joyed camping in the White Moun- GROVETON — Gloria J. Covell, eling. Her greatest enjoyment was Germain and husband Ron of Lan- Bernard Fulton, 93, died peaceful- tains back in the days when you 64, died on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, sur- spending time with her grandchil- caster, Lorraine Knowlton and hus- ly at the Lafayette Center in Fran- could leave your camp all set up, rounded by her loving family at dren, especially on family trips to band Arnold of Bellows Falls, Vt.; conia on Feb. 27, 2011. go hiking for the day and find Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Cen- Disney World. She will be remem- many aunts, uncles, nieces, He was born in 1917 in Lynn, everything there when you re- ter in Lebanon. bered for her generosity and as a nephews and cousins. Mass. to Rowland and Ethel Ful- turned. Gloria was born in Lancaster on loving and caring person. Her father Alfred died in 1999. ton. He had a younger sister, Doris He and Betty loved to travel Dec. 24, 1946, the daughter of Alfred Family members include her Visiting hours were held on Feb. Ethel. Harold was active in the Sea and crossed the country several and Doris (Brien) Gagnon. husband Thomas R. Covell of 22 at the Bailey Funeral Home in Scouts and graduated from Lynn times to visit their children in Cal- She was a lifetime Groveton res- Groveton; two daughters, Tricia Lancaster. A Mass of Christian Bur- English High School. ifornia and Washington and see ident graduating from Groveton Gainer and husband James of Lan- ial was celebrated on Feb. 23 at St. He married Rena Elizabeth the sights in between. They visit- High School and working for a time caster, Trina Beattie and husband Francis Xavier Church in Groveton. “Betty” Lowe in 1940. Harold ed Alaska when Doug was sta- at Styles Drug Store. She was also a Shane of Lancaster; her mother Reverend Daniel Deveau, pastor, of- served in the Army and was sta- tioned there. The Grand Canyon secretary for Timberland Machine Doris Gagnon of Bellows Falls, Vt.; ficiated. tioned in Puerto Rico. The couple Harold B. Fulton and Yosemite were two of their fa- in Lancaster, and was employed 20 four grandchildren, Breanna Hurl- Donations in lieu of flowers may had three sons, Richard Wayne, vorite National Parks. Grandchil- years as guidance secretary at butt, who is attending Plymouth be made in her memory to the Nor- Lincoln Charles and Douglas where he worked for The New Eng- dren were a joy to Harold and he Groveton High School, a job she par- State College, Tyler Beattie, Spencer ris Cotton Cancer Center, One Med- Grant. The family moved to North land Telephone and Telegraph missed not having all of them clos- ticularly enjoyed, working with her Beattie and David Gainer all of Lan- ical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH Reading, Mass. when the boys Company as a claims adjuster. er. students. caster; a brother Alfred Gagnon and 03756. were young. Their home was the He was a charter member of After retiring Harold and Betty Gloria had many hobbies in- his wife Carol of Cumberland, Me.; Go to www.baileyfh.net for more family gathering place for warm, the North Reading Masonic moved to Dover where they were cluding knitting, sewing, gardening, three sisters, Oriole Hawksley and information or to send an online memorable Thanksgiving celebra- Lodge. He also began taking oil close to the ocean and the White puzzle-making, shopping and trav- husband Lee of Groveton, Theresa condolence. tions. painting classes and continued Harold commuted to Boston painting for years. The family en- Fulton, PAGE AA12 Columbia Battistelli FRANCONIA — Columbia “He- ter her children were raised, she sa and Joseph Battistelli and Sarah Maurice M. Foster len” (D’Angelo) Battistelli, 90, most went to work at Penn Emblem and Amanda Poekert; her sisters, ANTRIM — Maurice M. Foster, Heather, Jessica, Jason, Tina, Vir- recently residing at Lafayette Cen- where she made Boy Scout em- Sarah Thompson and Elizabeth We- 84, formerly of Williamson, N.Y., ginia and Adam; and 11 great- ter in Franconia, died quietly in her blems and rose to the position of su- lenc, and many nieces and died on Friday, March 4, 2011 at grandchildren. sleep on Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 after pervisor. Her Roman Catholic faith nephews. the Blossom View Nursing Home Maurice’s son David Allen Fos- a brief illness. She was two weeks was always central in her life, and Her loving husband, Joe, and her surrounded by his loving family ter, granddaughter Angela Vi- short of her 91st birthday. she was an active member of St. siblings, Angelo D’Angelo, Julia and friends. talone and son-in-law Bernard Helen was born in Philadelphia Raymond of Penafort Parish in the Richards, and Carl D’Angelo died Born in Gorham on March 12, Finch all died previously. on March 13, 1920, the eldest daugh- Mt. Airy neighborhood, where she previously. 1926, he is the son of the late Cyril Funeral service and burial will ter of Carlo and Rose (Martella) resided for 44 years. After the death Calling hours took place on Fri- and Marion Foster. Maurice mar- be held at the convenience of Mau- D’Angelo. She belonged to King of of her beloved spouse, she moved day, March 4, at St. Raymond of Pe- ried his high school sweetheart, rice’s family. Peace Parish and attended the Mas- to York, Penn. for five years, and nafort Church in Philadelphia, fol- Doris Hartford, and together they Memorial contributions in terson School. She was wed to then for the last seven years she lowed by a Mass of Christian Burial. created a home in Lancaster, honor of Maurice may be directed Joseph Battistelli on April 28, 1943 lived in the towns of Whitefield and Internment was held at Calvary where they raised their family of to the Blossom View Nursing and together they enjoyed 55 years Franconia. Cemetery, Conshohocken, Penn., two sons and three daughters. He Home, c/o the Rehabilitation or of marriage. She leaves her children, Rose following the Mass. built is own construction busi- Maurice M. Foster Activities Team, 6884 Maple Av- During World War II she worked and Tony Poekert of Dalton, and Vin- For more information, or to send ness, which he operated for many ner Christina Jeffery of Antrim; enue, Sodus, NY 14551, or to as a seamstress at the Marine Corps, cent and Rose Battistelli of Lees- a note of condolence to the family, years. In his later years he worked daughters, Judith Nortier and her American Cancer Society Re- making uniforms for the troops. Af- burg, Va.; four grandchildren, Tere- go to www.RossFuneral.com. for the Holt-Woodbury & Son Fu- husband Jim of Sodus, N.Y., Di- search, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma neral Home. Maurice’s passions anne Hadley and her husband City, OK 73123-1718. Frederick E. Phelps were his family, his construction Harold of Williamson, N.Y. and The Holt-Woodbury Funeral GROVETON — Frederick field. erly of Connecticut and Shirley of equipment and cooking. Karen Finch of Ontario, N.Y.; Home & Cremation Service in Ernest Phelps, 84, died on Thurs- Frederick was born in Jefferson Arizona; and his dear friend Nancy Maurice leaves his wife of 63 daughter-in-law Jennifer Foster; Hillsboro is in charge of arrange- day morning, March 3, 2011, at the on Oct. 7, 1926, a son of Frederick West of Lancaster. He was prede- years Doris Hartford Foster; son son-in-law Frank Vitalone; grand- ments. For more information, log Morrison Nursing Home in White- and Hazel (Ingerson) Phelps. ceased his wife Harriet, two grand- Craig Foster and his loving part- children, Stephanie, Stacy, on to www.holtwoodburyfh.com. Fred served in the U.S. Navy. He children Donald Wayne Phelps and worked for several years at Sar- Michelle Phelps and four siblings ALL NEW! gent’s Manufacturing He enjoyed Celest, Mille, Pricilla and Odell. fishing and going to camp, and es- Calling hours are private. A pecially loved his dogs Sarge and graveside service with military Diamond. honors will be held on Saturday, TOP FURNITURE His memberships included, the May 7, at 1 p.m. in the Starr King APPLIANCES - ELECTRONICS Groveton Moose Club, Groveton Cemetery in Jefferson. American Legion Fredonwarell Donations in lieu of flowers may WE DELIVER WITHIN 100 MILES - WWW.TOPFURNITURE.COM Post #17 and the John W. Weeks be made in his memory to the Cys- VFW Post #3041. tic Fibrosis Foundation, Northern Family members include two New England Chapter, 114 Perime- sons, Donald Phelps and his wife ter Road, Unit G&H, Nashua, NH Jeanette of Lancaster and David 03063. Phelps and his wife Margaret of Arrangements are under the di- Connecticut; two grandchildren, rection of the Bailey Funeral Home, Michael and Shawn Phelps; two Lancaster. Go to www.baileyfh.net great-grandchildren, Samantha for more information or to send an and Nicole Phelps; two sisters, Bev- online condolence. Roxanna M. White HANOVER — Roxanna M. Medical Center. During that time White, 63, formerly of Lancaster, she returned to college to be- died on Thursday, March 3, come a registered nurse. For a 2011, at Hanover Terrace Health- time she was also employed with care. Weeks Home Health. She en- Roxanna was born in Lan- joyed hunting and the outdoors. caster on April 30, 1947, the Family members include her daughter of Maynard “Mink” and husband Durwood White of Av- Jeanette (Fournier) Lewis. oca, N.Y.; a son Steven Bennett Roxanna was raised in Lunen- of Canterbury; a daughter Jen- burg, Vt. and was a graduate of nifer Beach of Dover; a stepson Lancaster High School. She Michael White; and two grand- earned a degree in nursing and worked many years at Weeks White, PAGE A12 Five Questions 1. Who wrote the book, "In- 2. What country is the terpretations of Dreams"? world's largest cheese produc- er?

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It is this broad appeal cou- approach emphasizes the impor- Hall at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March ments that anyone can play. pled with Don’s offbeat charm and tance of the environment and con- 16 to join the fun and participate Don has performed at The environmental message that have servation and illustrates how ef- in an evening of listening to and Kennedy Center & Lincoln Center, led him to perform in so many di- fortlessly we can incorporate creating sound and music with in- jammed at the Vans Warped Tour verse venues. The New York Times green practices in every facet of struments made from recycled ma- and Sundance Film Fest, written an has called him “a virtuoso percus- our lives and still have fun,” said terials. The concert and communi- opera with Norse gods and junk, sionist,” while Conan O’Brien said Frumie ty “Junkjam” are part of a week- had his music featured in two ES- his appearance on the Late Night Selchen, Executive Director of long North Country residency pre- PN television commercials. He has show was “A mind-blowing experi- the Arts Alliance. sented by the Arts Alliance of written a concerto for 300 pieces ence.” For the past decade the Arts Al- Northern New Hampshire featur- of junk and a full orchestra, and ap- “We’re particularly excited to liance has coordinated the Class- ing Vermont artist Donald Knaack, peared on Late Night with Conan introduce Don and his brand of room & Community Concerts pro- also known as “The Junkman.” O'Brien. His music appeals to a music making to North Country gram, which bring more than 150 From March 14-18, Don will of- wide range of audiences who re- audiences right now because high-quality performances and fer school assemblies, after school spond to the unique junk instru- March is Music in the Schools workshops annually to school and programs, a teacher workshop, ments as well as The Junkman’s month, and, because Don's pro- community sites throughout and community “Junkjams” em- background as a classically trained gram is about music and the envi- Northern New Hampshire, and partners through grants, corpo- New Hampshire Electric Co-op phasizing conservation and the en- percussionist. ronment, it also ties in really well making these programs easy to rate support, blockbooking and Foundation and TransCanada. The vironment and ways recycled ma- He offers infectious rhythms, with our year-long celebration of present and affordable for its local joint promotion. While most of the Arts Alliance is a nonprofit net- performers in this series are New work dedicated to promoting, sup- Hampshire-based, an important porting, and sustaining culture Bus heading to Concord on March 9 component of the program is re- and the arts throughout northern gion-wide residencies with out- New Hampshire. for eminent domain legislative hearings standing artists from other New Tickets for the concert and England states, spotlighting cul- “Junkjam” are $10 for adults, $5 for COLEBROOK and LANCASTER to take private land or property mental fact finding-impact study re- Concord and people are urged to tures or disciplines that are not students, $20 for families, and free — On Thursday, March 9, there will rights for the construction or oper- garding the location and construc- write out comments which they can well represented on the New for those five and under, and can be buses traveling from Colebrook ation of an electric generating plant tion of high voltage electric trans- either read to the committee or Hampshire artist rosters. be purchased at the door. The Lan- to Concord and stopping in Lan- or a private large scale transmission mission lines upon receiving written have entered in the record. Two Funding for the residency is caster Town Hall is located at 25 caster, to pick up anyone who is in- line.” Northern Pass, LLC is a private notification requesting intervention Representatives from Coös County, provided in part by the New Eng- Main Street, Lancaster, and is terested in attending two hearings company proposing a private large- from a regional governing commis- Rep. Rappaport and Rep.Remick, land Foundation for the Arts handicap accessible. on House Bills that opposition scale transmission line, which will sion…. (and has determined that are on this committee. through the NEA Regional Touring For more information call 323- groups believe can block Northern be financed by Hydro Quebec, the) project has significant potential People should bring lunches. Af- Program, with support from the 7302 or email [email protected]. The Pass. owned by the Province of Quebec. to impact the social, economic and ter the hearings the buses will stop National Endowment for the Arts Arts Alliance website at A bus will stop at 7:20 a.m. in Lan- On the same day at 1 p.m., there environmental attributes of the en- if people wish to buy a meal. There and the state arts agencies of New www.aannh.org has a complete caster in time to get to the first hear- will be a hearing for HB 649, which tire region.” Both hearings will take will be no charge for the bus trip, England, including the NH State schedule of The Junkman’s public ing at 10:15 a.m., which is for House states, “A regional planning com- place before the House Science, but donations are welcome in order Council on the Arts, and by the program. Bill 648. The bill states, “No public mission shall initiate an independ- Technology and Energy Committee to defray the cost, which is spon- utility may petition for permission ent social, economic and environ- at the Legislative Office Building in sored by the Power Line Education Fund. Reservations should be made MAHOOSUC INN in advance for the trip by calling Lunenburg selectboard reorganizes THE PERFECT VENUE FOR A COUNTRY WEDDING 246-3570 or sending an email to in- By Mike Fournier firmed their monthly meeting time individual roads up to the discre- Contact us to see how we can Contributing Writer [email protected] of 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday of tion of the town’s road foreman. om. help you plan your event! each month at the town office build- William Allin of Lancaster, part For more information on the bus Snowmobile Access via Corridor 19. LUNENBURG — The town’s ing, and designated the Caledonian- owner of the former American Tis- schedule and pick up point in Lan- Lodging*Weddings board of selectmen held their Record as their newspaper of sue paper mill complex in Gilman, caster, the House Bills, Northern Horse Boarding*Nordic Skiing March meeting on Monday record. They also authorized the stopped in to deliver a quick pres- Pass or opposition groups go to 877 Milan Road Route 16 • Milan, NH 03588 evening, welcoming new member town treasurer to borrow up to entation to the board informing www.livefreeorfry.org or email in- 603-449-6646 James Peyton and organizing for $400,000 to cover the costs of run- them that the owners have been email: [email protected] [email protected] www.MahoosucInn.com the coming year. As has been tradi- ning the town until tax receipts be- granted an Act 250 permit to extract om. tion, the member serving his final gin to come in. gravel from a portion of the prop- year on the board became the new The board listened to the con- erty along the railroad tracks bor- chairman, an honor that went to cerns of a resident logger who was dering the Gilman road, opposite Amos Bell this year. concerned about the possible post- the school. The intent is to level the The board reappointed all in- ing of town roads during mud sea- area to make it more attractive to cumbents to fill those town posi- son. After some discussion, the businesses considering locating at tions not filled by elections, reaf- board voted to leave the posting of the complex. Colonel Town Recreation hosts 50th Bob Lowe Tournament LANCASTER — Colonel Town will be hosting its 50th Annual Bob Lowe Tournament from March 11- 19. There are some special events planned to celebrate this special tournament. Anyone who has played in a previous Bob Lowe Tournament is encouraged to at- tend the Open House on Saturday, March 12, from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Dur- ing the open house, previous play- ers will be allowed to shoot around; there will be a memorable photo taken of all past players at 1:30. Special shirts will be avail- Germain’s Satellite LLC able for sale. There will also be a 603-788-4766 variety of half-time games played 48 Main Street • Lancaster, NH 03584 throughout the tournament. Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast is this Saturday LANCASTER — This year's An- nual Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast TT.R.D.R.DILLONILLON will take place on Saturday, March 12 at 8:30 a.m. in the All Saints Catholic Church Hall, 163 Main LLOGGINGOGGING,, IINCNC.. Street in Lancaster — next to Rite Aid. The cost is $6 for an ample P.O. BOX 296 • Anson, ME 04911 breakfast buffet, prayer service, 207-696-8137 reflection, and music: $3 for ages 17 and under. The prayer break- fast is sponsored by the Lancast- BERLIN LOG YARD er Area Clergy Association. For 7 Head Pond Road • Berlin, NH more information, call 788-2083. 603-752-0050 UNH Cooperative Extension to offer Is Opening and ServSafe Certification Currently Buying LANCASTER — UNH Coopera- tive Extension will be offering TREE LENGTH HARDWOOD PULP- ServSafe, a two-day food safety training program, designed to $38.00 TON share the latest science-based in- TREE LENGTH SOFTWOOD PULP- formation on food safety and best $35.00 TON UNH, PAGE A12 Also open and buying pulpwood Paws-a-tive and logs: Training & call for current specs and pricing Doggie Day Care Canine Good Citizen Evaluator N. Stratford Yard 603-922-5151 Behavior modification • Private and group lessons! 8 Week Dog Obedience Class W. Burke Yard 802-467-8784 starting Thursday, April 14th Will 4-week No Jumping Come to Your or Pulling Class All yards are open: Home! Sat. March 26th 9:30-10:30am 4-week Socialization Clas Monday - Friday: 6AM to 4PM Sat. March 26th 11:00-noon Preregistration for classes Required! Log Buyer: Garrett Paquette (603)788-5588 www.pawsativetraining.com A4 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH 9, 2011 ••• Editorial Roof clearing season Wonderful time of year The annual meeting season is a truly unique time of year. It offers a chance for all of us to reflect on how lucky we are to be part of the process — decision makers. Clear- ly anyone who has seen the evening news lately can attest the to fact that we are one of the lucky ones. While the annual town and school meetings can at times be contentious, trying or even downright boring at times, they are without a doubt our most basic form of democ- racy. We have the ultimate say in our level of services and tax rates. We debate and decide what we are willing to pay for, or do without. That amount of freedom to govern our- selves is not common in this world and not something we should take for granted. These many meetings started last week and in some parts of the county will continue into next week. The town meetings and voting consumed the better part of yester- day. Decisions will have been made as to who runs things for the upcoming year and how our tax dollars will be spent. Not everyone will have agreed on those things, but regardless of the outcome of any of them, our little corner of the world can be proud to still employ a government of, Photo by Edith Tucker by and for the people. Concerned about the weight of accumulated snow, Ed Sanders of Lancaster recently did a little neighborly Sunday afternoon roof raking on Summer Street for his neighbor, Nancy Hodgdon. A few minutes earlier he had used his specially fabricated long-handled rake to do his own.

READERS’FORUM Meeting will test North Stop Northern Pass opposition schedule Country concern To the Editor: Presidential Permit for the Northern ribbons around your trees. Make ple,” as the Concord Monitor and To the Editor: this project to attend this dinner For hundreds of NH residents Pass. Your letter should respectfully your orange signs, bows or ribbons Gary Long continually report. Every- I just learned that the meeting meeting. Let the department of who want their voice to be heard by address the environmental and eco- and adorn your windows, front one who is opposed to this project the department of energy from energy know how we feel about Governor Lynch, President Obama, nomic concerns that you have about doors, and anywhere visible. Ask can do something to defeat those Washington, D.C. is conducting the project. their Legislators and the Press, the Northern Pass. Anyone can write friends who live on main streets if lies. Besides participating in the on Thursday, March 17 from 6 to Contact Brian Mills of DOE in Wednesday, March 9, and Sunday, to the DOE by writing to Brian Mills, you can put ribbons on their trees. If hearings and the Orange Campaign, 9 p.m. at the Mountain View Washington, D.C., if you are plan- March 13, 2011 are great days. On [email protected]. Please also you can’t find orange, use red! Take you can call or write to Governor Grand in Whitefield is to be a test ning to attend and or speak. Call March 9, hundreds of Northern Pass consider attending these DOE public pictures and submit them to your lo- Lynch, Senators Shaheen and Ay- of the North Country people’s him at 1-202-586-8267 or email Oppositionists will converge upon meetings in your area: Pembroke, cal newspapers or mail them to your otte, your US Representatives, your concern about the Hydro-Quebec him at [email protected]. the Legislature to support HB648 and March 14, 6-9 p.m., Pembroke Acad- Legislators. NH Senators and Representatives, NSTAR electric project. Henrietta Moineau HB649, and to oppose SB118. If you emy cafeteria; Franklin, March 15, 6- NH People Power is the only way and Executive Council. They are lis- I urge everyone who is against Lancaster are opposed to the Northern Pass, 9 p.m., Franklin Opera House; Lin- to stop the Northern Pass from di- tening. then please join us at the Legislative coln, March 16 6-9 p.m., Mountain viding NH in half with their towering Residents of NH, it is time to unite Office Building at the 10:15, 1:00, and Club on Loon; Whitefield, March 17, electric highway to the South. We and fight for our rights. The North- In defense of Fire/EMS 1:30 hearings. 6-9 p.m., Mountain View Grand; Ply- don’t have billions of dollars to fight ern Pass is poised to divide and scar Sunday, March 13, is the day be- mouth, March 18 6-9 p.m. TBD; Cole- their well-paid lobbyists. We don’t our land forever if we do not rise up To the Editor: isn’t appealing to some, especial- fore a week of local DOE public hear- brook, March 19 1-4 p.m., Elemen- have the everyday presence in front and speak out against their hostile I am writing in defense of the ly when calls come in during sup- ings where we can tell the Federal tary School. of our governor or Washington offi- takeover. What you do in the next Twin Mountain Fire/EMS. I have per or in the middle of the night. government why the Northern Pass Sunday, March 13, is also a great cials, but we do have each other. We few weeks will be crucial to win these been a volunteer for about six I realize times are difficult, and is such a bad idea for NH. On Sunday, day to make your orange and black need to rise up in large numbers to battles. years. I became a volunteer after some belts need tightening, but please write a letter to the DOE about signs and put them on your front show that this opposition to the Julie Moran my husband hit a moose while on having sufficient resources for why they should not approve the yard. It’s the day to get some orange Northern Pass is not “just a few peo- Colebrook a motorcycle and TMFD respond- our public servants is like having ed. He was hurt quite badly and insurance on your home, or they saved his life. I chose to give health care insurance — you may back. We have responded to many not need it all the time but there Talk to parents, students and teachers calls involving residents of this will be consequences. At present To the Editor: that he would have two. During a awards for his behavior. I am not ents for their opinions and see town, some quite serious circum- we have well respected town ser- My son has attended the Lan- meeting with the principal my implying in any way that the how the school has benefited stances. Understandably we re- vants in our Fire and EMS. I hear caster School for four years. Dur- husband and I found out that the teachers of the Whitefield or Lan- their children. My son is proof spond to calls that are not resi- rumblings of utilization of mutual ing his time there he struggled school had decided to combine caster School are incapable of that the Jefferson School is a dents of the town, but these are aid. I don’t know if anyone speak- with his work. He had to repeat both third grade classes by re- providing a quality education. I great asset to the community. I calls to the ski area that directly ing of mutual aid has listened on the first grade and was put into moving the dividing wall and that am simply stating the fact that for strongly believe that if you close impact the merchants of Twin the scanner, but our response in special classes. He constantly two teachers would collaborate three out of his five years in it my children (at least) will strug- Mountain. They are the mer- Twin is usually within five min- had unfinished school work and in instructing this class. Not only school my son has struggled. He gle with the rest of their educa- chants’ bread and butter during utes. Response time will increase complained that everyone was was I upset that the school had has become a very confident tion. Please, as a mother I am ask- ski season. If they are not staying by at the very least 25 minutes, talking and he couldn’t finish. His failed to inform us (I had to find child. ing that you look into this further at one of the local motels, they are due to further travel time. grades were Bs and Cs. During a out from my son) but I also felt In my opinion, I would have to than just the financial end of at the condos at Bretton Woods Currently Ross covers Little- meeting with his teacher, she in- that this would not be in my son’s say the pros outweigh the cons things. Talk to the parents, the where taxes are paid to assist the ton, Franconia, Lisbon, Easton, formed me that she had a hard best interest. when it comes to our children’s students, and the teachers. As residents with the day-to-day ex- Sugar Hill, and sometimes Dalton time controlling her class, and My husband and I immediate- education. My intentions were to you have pointed out, there are penses of operating the town. and Bethlehem along with their due to that fact, a lot of her stu- ly enrolled him in the Jefferson send my son as well as my daugh- only 68 students in the school. It There are a handful of volun- own business of transfers and ap- dents struggled. School. Since attending this ter — who starts kindergarten in shouldn’t be too hard. Sending teers in the department, and ba- pointments to DHMC, LRH and At the end of his second grade school, my son has not needed September — to Jefferson until my son to the Jefferson School sically the same persons respond any emergency transfers. We have year, we were told that he would any special classes, has made the sixth grade. The committee was the best decision I made. because there is only a handful. a term called the “Golden Hour” have one teacher for third grade. honor roll the first semester, high that will be looking into this is- Brenda M. Bishop Most of us have full time jobs and in the medical field; meaning in My son, however, informed us honors the second, and received sue, I feel, should contact the par- Lancaster answer calls in our spare time. I the event of a heart attack the pa- personally work at least 50 hours tient must get to definitive care per week, and don’t always have within an hour for survival. At What is the real cost? the time or the energy to respond, present, we are 30 minutes away To the Editor: What is the real cost? Before the real cost? This Saturday, March 12, the but I do because I care. The fact from LRH. That is just transport, A couple weeks ago there was you answer, I would like you to If the county farm is closed and county delegation is meeting at the that we have two full time not including arrival time and a county delegation meeting where think on a few things. If the coun- inmates are not rehabilitated Berlin nursing home to finalize the Fire/EMS is a blessing to cover the preparation for transport. I cer- concerned citizens were able to ty farm looses $50,000 for one year through a work program, which rest of the yearly budget. Please daytime calls for those of us who tainly hope and pray that my speak on behalf of keeping the and yet rehabilitates one inmate, teaches responsibility, work ethic, call your representing delegate work during the day. loved ones or I are not on the re- county farm open. During this at the cost to the jail of $38,000 per and a trade; what happens next? and show your support for fund- We have many able bodied per- ceiving end of a delayed mutual meeting the delegates kept refer- year, how much did the farm real- This same inmate who could have ing the county dairy farm for the sons within the town that could aid. ring back to “the bottom line,” and ly lose? Now, I would like you to been the paragraph above could rest of this year. This would give certainly become providers, but Mary Devine the bottom line is the county dairy think about this $12,000 loss in a now be the next person to break time for an advisory council to get apparently the volunteer concept Twin Mountain farm is losing money. I brought up measurement that can’t be quanti- into your home, write a bad check, started to look for solutions dur- the point — as did a few others — fied. assault and hospitalize a friend or ing the years that milk price bot- of the rehabilitation factor. This is If the rehabilitated inmate not neighbor, introduce your child to toms out. something that the delegation did- only finds a job and becomes a re- drugs, be the drunk driver that kills Joyce Brady n’t seem to want to discuss. So I sponsible part of society, but even- you and leaves your spouse and Columbia am going to ask the question to the tually buys a home, he is now a tax- children with a funeral, etc… What Coos County taxpaying citizens. paying member of society. What is is the real cost? Farm Bureau President Established September 11, 1838 “All the news that fits” Unity should be the goal USPS No. 222580 Published every Wednesday at To the Editor: anger and hatred that helpful. Every person running for sonal level, Bonnie Moroney has 79 Main Street, Lancaster, New Hampshire 03584 I received an unfortunate let- he/she/they drafted and mailed any office at the town level is ded- dedicated so much of herself to Telephone: (603) 788-4939 ter in the mail last week from a (with the misuse of another’s re- icated and willing to donate time the town and helped so many Second Class Postage Paid at Lancaster, N.H. and at additional mailing offices. person or persons calling them- turn address) such a document. I and effort, and I appreciate all through her generous spirit that selves “Carroll Unplugged.” As am unaware of the allegations who are called to do that. Differ- I truly consider myself blessed to Frank Chilinski, President & Publisher one mentioned in the letter, I was and conspiracies referenced in ing opinions on how to achieve call her a friend. I pray for the uni- Melissa Grima, Editor certainly taken aback by the the letter and thus will not make town goals are part of the func- ty of the town of Carroll. Reporter, Edith Tucker childish nastiness of the letter. any effort to discuss them. I will, tion of a real democracy, and I en- Karen Moran News and Sports, Jonathan Benton I feel sorry for the writer who however, state that the “us vs. courage that. Carroll Advertising, Lisa Snowman apparently harbors so much them” tone of the letter was not Finally, on a much more per- Typesetter, Carla Allen Editorial Design, Angela Peets What can a kid do? To the Editor: lot older than me. Usually they are lifestyle where they can have a good standing approximately 135 to 150 Fax: 603-788-3022 • E-mail address: [email protected] What can a 15-year-old kid do in their 40s and older. My question childhood like mine. My parent’s feet tall and are triangularly shaped. Web site: http://www.cooscountydemocrat.com about keeping the New Hampshire is, why is it that we can’t make our generation won’t be living my life; I You might say, “Who cares,” or All advertising accepted with understanding that responsibility for errors landscape the way it was meant to decisions for ourselves, or at least will. “what is the big deal?” Look at our extends only to correction of the portion in which error occurs. be? I have realized that just sitting be heard from, considering it’s our The U.S. and Canada have de- history. Electricity was not created Postmaster: Send address changes to Coös County Democrat, around where I live watching the generation and beyond that will cided to bring hydroelectricity into here until the late 1800s. Power lines P.O. Box 29, Lancaster, N.H. 03584 land change right in front of me and have to live with the decisions the states. They have a project that have not been around for a long Subscription in County $36.00. Out of County $60.00. not being able to say or do anything “grown-ups” are making now? We involves building a power line time. The type of power lines that Circulation figures available on request. Publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertising at any time. about it is wrong. If you look at who should have a say in what we want through New Hampshire. These are would go from Canada through New is making the decisions for us as a to happen. When I grow up, I want not power lines that you see along Hampshire have not been around state and a community, they are a my kids to be able to have a good the road. These power lines are Kid do, PAGE A18 MARCH 9, 2011 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT A5 ••• North Country Notebook Snowmobiling’s few bad apples shouldn’t spoil the fine barrel

By JOHN HARRIGAN be half a dozen snowmobilers. And sponsible riders — and had slewed what happened was what almost all over Mike Godzyk’s Christmas COLUMNIST always happens: they slowed tree plantation. Here we have a down, took in the sight of me and landowner goodhearted enough to (Ed note: John Harrigan is on my trail garb and snowshoes, and allow trails to cross his land, at no hiatus this week, so enjoy this col- with friendly waves gave me a wide direct economic benefit to him at umn from the archives) berth and traveled on. all, and he gets damage to his liveli- both local and from away? That’s The other day I donned my I said “almost always happens” hood as thanks. Not far away, the (literally) million-dollar ques- pickerel-shaped Coös Snowshoes because over the years we’ve had someone pulled up most of the tion. (made right in Lancaster by Bill only a few bad encounters on the stop-signs on Trail 18, put there by There are 7,500 miles of snow- Novacek, using local wood and trails, once involving a surly bunch volunteer trail workers using do- machine trails in New Hampshire, hunters’ deer-hides) and clomped who berated us for even being nated materials. which is twice the mileage of state out of the main barn and across there on skis, and another even Across the river in Vermont, roads. More than 100 snowmobile the road to pack a trail so we could more unforgettable time when we meanwhile, a landowner in Walden clubs labor long and hard for the ski to one of the many snowmobile were cursed for trying to untangle closed a long-standing trail be- manpower and money to keep trails that crisscross private land a dog-sledding team. cause steadily mounting problems them clear, bridged and groomed in our region — one of them on our The old saying is that a few bad with rude, unappreciative, — and to forge the delicate rela- best hayfield. apples can spoil the whole barrel, (PHOTO BY JOHN HARRIGAN) scofflaw riders made him throw in tionships with landowners that We are fortunate to be able to and it’s true with just about any Snowmobile trails like this one that crosses a neighbor’s land (which we the towel. “We did a lot of soul- make it all possible. With registra- cross-country ski right out our recreational pursuit you can name, recently pastured) rely totally on the good will of the landowner and are searching first,” he said. “There are tions at around 61,000 and an al- back door and, by dint of the brief snowmobiling in particular. Per- maintained by hard-won snowmobile club funds and volunteers. a lot of good people in snowmo- most incalculable economic spin- snowshoe trail, reach the superbly haps it’s because many people biling. It’s too bad they have to pay off from each registration, snow- have an instinctive, gut-reaction gatherings to share cookouts and owned land) are so uncommon for what a few do.” groomed and beautiful network of campfires. Nowhere, ever, have we that they usually generate head- mobiling is a $1.2 billion industry. trails nearby. Because we use club- dislike for the activity to begin Most everyone involved in and Without willing landowners with, unfairly or not. Bad manners seen the much-hyped ugly trail lines, as is the case with plane benefiting from the huge snowmo- maintained trails for skiing and for confrontations between snowmo- crashes and hunting accidents. and hard-working clubs promoting the two machines we once in a and boorish behavior drive them biling industry knows the problem and enforcing basic trail manners right over the brink, because they bilers and skiers and other users Thus it was that snowmobilers, here. It’s mainly newer riders, while use, we maintain member- reportedly so much more common landowners and trail-users of all and respect, it will all crumble. And ship in all three local snowmobile are already on edge, ready to hate mostly younger riders, who are not as I waved back, and turned to and hyperventilate. in other, presumably hostility-per- stripe were dismayed by news ac- members of clubs and never have clubs. meated places. counts in the Colebrook area dur- head home through the woods, my When I reached the groomed But rarely have we seen rude- been, and are totally unschooled parting thought was that we can’t ness on the trails, and to the con- Rude behavior, vandalism and ing the past couple of weeks. in landowner respect, trail man- trail after 20 minutes of hard going abuse of landowners’ hospitality Scofflaw snowmobilers on Trail 7 let it happen. trary, we’ve had many a pleasant ners, and basic safety and com- — John Harrigan’s address: Box — nearly a foot of snow atop a (remember here that the trails re- had gone joy-riding off the marked encounter, ranging from friendly mon sense. How to reach these 39, Colebrook, NH 03576. E-mail: crust — I paused for a breather, ly almost totally on privately trail— a strict no-no among re- and along came what turned out to waves to brief visits to extended rogue riders, which to be fair are [email protected] Opinion Building New Hampshire’s energy future By GARY A. LONG service to our 500,000 customers competitively priced clean energy. Grafton counties; an estimated $5.4 be converted to alternating current week of March 14, in locations and ensuring that the state has the PSNH is negotiating a power pur- million annually in local tax pay- and sent to a substation in Deerfield, around the state. The DOE is also ac- The Northern Pass transmission power supply diversity and price chase agreement with Hydro- ments to towns in Coös and Grafton where it would connect to the New cepting written comments until April project to bring hydroelectric pow- stability it needs to build a strong Québec that would ensure PSNH and counties; an estimated $24.5 million England power grid. Most of the 12. We urge you to get involved and er from Canada into New Hampshire economy into the future. We view its customers receive additional val- per year in State, local, and county line’s route would utilize existing bring your ideas forward. Schedul- offers a golden opportunity to add the hydroelectric power that The ue through the purchase of a portion tax payments throughout New rights of way, but about 40 miles of ing and location details are available jobs and tax dollars to our state’s Northern Pass project will import as of this power for the next 40 years at Hampshire new rights of way would be needed on The Northern Pass project web- economy while also securing a long- absolutely essential to our ability to a price competitive with the current Your involvement is important. at the state’s northernmost tip. This site: www.northernpass.us. In the term source of reliable, competi- fulfill these responsibilities and to and future electricity prices in New Several steps need to be taken be- route was identified through a rigor- meantime, we welcome the oppor- tively priced clean energy. However, help the state meet its long-term England. fore The Northern Pass transmis- ous process that included discus- tunity for dialogue. Please call us no large-scale energy project — re- clean energy goals. Beyond the substantial power sion project can move forward, in- sions with state agencies and envi- with questions or comments at 1- newable or otherwise — comes A unique opportunity for New benefits, The Northern Pass project cluding detailed environmental stud- ronmental groups, the evaluation of 800-286-7305. completely free of tradeoffs or con- Hampshire — Most renewable ener- would also result in a significant in- ies, consultations with the public, a hundreds of potential route alterna- — Gary A. Long is President and troversy. gy comes at a relatively small scale, fusion of jobs and tax revenue to comprehensive review by state and tives, and environmental and engi- Chief Operating Officer of Public Ser- Some people are understand- at a premium price, and is heavily New Hampshire cities and towns. federal agencies, and the issuance of neering studies designed to mini- vice of New Hampshire and a repre- ably concerned about how a new dependent on weather conditions. The economic benefits of The North- government permits. mize environmental and social im- sentative on the Members Commit- transmission line would change In New Hampshire, we are fortunate ern Pass project to New Hampshire As currently proposed, The pacts. tee of NU Transmission Ventures, their landscape. Others are just as to live in close proximity to Canada’s include: an average of 1,200 New Northern Pass project calls for build- That said, the project’s proposed Inc., which owns 75 percent of North- concerned about the ability of their unparalleled hydroelectric re- Hampshire jobs per year during the ing 140 miles of direct current trans- route is not set in stone. The U.S. De- ern Pass Transmission LLC. He was city or town to fund schools and vi- sources. The Northern Pass project estimated three-year construction mission line in New Hampshire from partment of Energy (DOE) review is also a member of Governor John tal services, and welcome the boost offers us the rare opportunity to tap phase; more than $400 million in new the Canadian border to a converter just starting, and the first public Lynch’s Climate Change Policy Task that new tax revenue from The into a significant amount of reliable, local investments in Coös and terminal in Franklin. There it would meetings will take place during the Force. Northern Pass would bring to their communities for many years. Opinion In my 35 years of working in New Answers Hampshire’s energy industry, I have Trees Not Towers — Why we oppose the Northern Pass and why you should too seen more thorny problems and The answers for the five heated debates than I can count. By JANE DIFLEY newable energy systems at our especially those that use sustain- source of energy. Every proposal But what I have not yet experienced questions in the March 2 edi- For 110 years the Society for headquarters in Concord, and ad- able forestry to generate energy must be evaluated on its merits is a problem that has been impossi- tion were inadvertently omit- the Protection of New Hampshire vocated energy conservation and from biomass. and the impacts taken seriously. ble to work out. The lengthy federal ted. We are printing them this Forests has advocated the wise sustainable energy policies, we But we are not naïve enough In the case of the current and state review processes that will week in addition to the regu- use and protection of our natural are aware of the benefits of the to think that just because a pow- Northern Pass proposal, we find examine The Northern Pass are de- resources. Early in our history use of renewable hydropower. We er source or project is based in that the downsides far outweigh lar questions and answers. signed to encourage open dialogue the Forest Society led a national have supported policies to pro- renewable energy sources that it any potential positives. Our con- 1. Children's Activities and a free exchange of ideas. Any- campaign that ultimately result- mote the use of New Hampshire’s doesn’t have drawbacks or down- magazine. one wishing to get involved in the Opinion, PAGE AA7 ed in the passage of the Weeks own renewable energy sources, sides. There is no “perfect” 2. George process will have the opportunity to Act (a century ago this year) and 3. The equivalent of four- express his or her thoughts and con- the creation of the White Moun- Rural Ramblings cerns. On both sides of The North- teen cents. It was a 48-mile tain National Forest. We helped ern Pass issue are well-meaning, round trip by British rail be- the state create state parks at dedicated people who only want The consistency of February gives way to unpredictable March tween Leicester and Lough- Franconia Notch, Mount Monad- what they believe is best for their borough for a temperance nock, Mount Kearsarge and By JEFF WOODBURN communities — and their state. I dentally causes an inordinate one days, but also its weather. meeting. Mount Sunapee, and established COLUMNIST truly believe that by working to- amount of Fridays falling the 13th Even a record warm March does- 4. All were dyslexic. the first conservation easement gether we can find a resolution that My grandfather was fond of day of the month. It never tempts n’t ease or erase the unforgiving program in the state. We own 170 5. 39-21-33 will bring the many economic and warning people not to make rash us with warm weather, if anything snap of the whip back to cold forest reservations covering clean-power benefits to the state decisions in February. As months it’s consistent. weather. It leaves us genuinely 1. Sigmund Freud 50,000 acres and steward 800 while addressing our common con- go, he contended it was untrust- While my grandfather thought surprised, as if it doesn’t happen 2. U.S.A. conservation easements on cerns. worthy. Maybe so, but I never February was a pain in the neck, every year. Last week was a clas- 3. One 120,000 acres. As a subsidiary of Northeast Util- seemed to mind that short little I’ve always had a much lower sic example; we saw tempera- 4. Bird’s Eye When the Northern Pass proj- ities, the lead partner in the compa- month, that every four years opinion of March. It truly is a drag 5. Jurassic Park II ect was presented we listened to Rural,PAGEA8 ny proposing to import Hydro- gives us a leap year, which inci- — not only in time with its thirty- its proponents and carefully con- Québec power, PSNH has a vested sidered their arguments. We interest in The Northern Pass proj- thoughtfully analyzed the pros ect. But, as New Hampshire’s largest and cons of the project as it is electric company, we are also re- proposed. As an organization sponsible for providing reliable that has modeled the use of re- CASS INSURANCE INC. ‘Nanc’ & Michelle PO Box 406 • Newport, Vermont 05855 PERSONAL AUTOS, WORKMAN’S COMP. GENERAL LIABILITY AND EQUIPMENT HOMEOWNERS, SNOWMOBILES, ATVS 802.334.6944-Work 802.334.6934-FAX [email protected]

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Thirteen-year-old Ellen Moore, a 8th-grade student on vacation from the PHOTOS BY EDITH TUCKER Anastasia Keats, an 8th grade student on vacation from the Whitefield Lancaster School, was one of a dozen kids to enjoy the Dalton Fourteen-year-old Asa Pettit of Lunenburg, an 8th grader at the Gilman Recreation Department’s Saturday afternoon sledding party behind the School, turned out to sled on Saturday, thanks to the Dalton Recreation Middle School, enjoyed sledding in the sunshine on Saturday afternoon Dalton Town Hall. Department, that also served hot cocoa in the Dalton Town Hall. in Dalton. Caleb Interfaith Volunteer 10 two-family houses planned Caregivers annual behind now-shuttered motel meeting set for March 16 WHITEFIELD — Caleb Interfaith tleton, Twin Mountain and White- By Edith Tucker for the motel, which is zoned Res- [email protected] Volunteer Caregivers will be hold- field. Caleb utilizes volunteers to idential-Business. ing its Annual Meeting on Wednes- provide various services to Se- The remaining acreage, zoned day, March 16, from 12 p.m. to 1 niors. Some of the services that are CARROLL — Business part- Residential 1, would be subdi- p.m. at the Caleb office. Light lunch available through Caleb Caregivers ners Dave Scalley and Joe Gillis vided into 10 lots of 1.33 acres will be served. The Caleb office is are; friendly visiting, transporta- of Whitefield had their applica- each, on which 10 two-family located off the Whitefield Common tion, telephone reassurance, light tion accepted at Thursday’s Plan- houses would be built. at 38 King's Square, Suite 9. Caleb housekeeping, light chores and pet ning Board meeting for a major Each would be hold two three- Caregivers is a non-profit organiza- food assistance, to name a few. All 10-lot subdivision for two-family bedroom units of 1,500 square tion that enhances independent liv- of Caleb's services are provided homes, plus an existing commer- feet or a total of 3,000 square feet, ing for Seniors, age 60 and over, in free of charge. To find out more cial lot — Hunt, LLC — on 21.27 including six bedrooms. The de- the towns of Bethlehem, Dalton, about Caleb's Annual meeting, call acres on Route 3 South and Pa- veloper intends to have an indi- Groveton, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lit- the Caleb office at 837-9179. quette Drive. A public hearing vidual septic system on each lot, was then opened that will be con- but to tap into an eight-inch mu- tinued on Thursday, April 7, with nicipal main with an eight-inch Annual approval given input available from the town’s pipe and also include three fire consulting engineers, Provan & hydrants, approximately 500 feet Lorber of Littleton at the devel- apart. B W Land Co. concept plan opers’ cost. Because a slender strip of By Edith Tucker mental Services (NHDES) permit- Scalley and Gillis propose to land that is owned by an abutter [email protected] ting is already in place, and the subdivide the land behind the runs along the edge of most of state Division of Historic Re- commercial lot on which the for- this section of Paquette Drive, CARROLL — Unanimous ap- sources has agreed that the exist- mer Shakespeare’s Motel and however, the developer is re- proval was secured by Celebration ing one has no significant historic Restaurant is located. The motel questing a waiver from the Associates partner Michael value. was shuttered after the 2010 fo- town’s ordinance that specifies Brunetti from the Carroll Planning Later that evening, the Plan- liage season and is now being that an internal road without a Board for the B W Land Co annual ning Board voted unanimously to renovated. Professional Engineer secondary exit can only be 1,000 PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER concept plan update. A yearly require that hotel property owner Philip Beaulieu of Headwaters feet in length. Phil Beaulieu, P.E., of Headwaters Hydrology PLLC of Littleton presented presentation and vote is required CNL Lifestyle Properties undergo Hydrology PLLC of Littleton The developers’ plan shows plans on Thursday evening at the Carroll Planning Board for a major sub- to keep the agreement in force that a site plan review, likely at its April made the presentation, assisted an additional 450 feet for a total division off Paquette Drive that would include 10 two-family homes on lots the overall development can be 7 meeting. Board members said it by surveyor Gardner Kellogg, al- of 1,450 feet. The problem is that about 1.33-acres in size. The hearing will be continued on April 7. held at 1,400-plus-or-minus units. would be appropriate given that so of Littleton with co-owner the only point at which Paquette All sales, marketing and devel- the bridge will be an expansion of Scalley also on hand. Drive abuts the land that the de- distance in from the corner of two slight curves to serve as opment at Dartmouth Brook re- what now exists. Under the plan, approximate- velopers own is where a tennis Route 3 and the 19- to 20-foot “traffic calming” measures and mains on hold, Brunetti said. That Acting chairman Evan Karpf ly six acres would be designated court is currently located, a short wide Drive, Beaulieu explained. will include a subtle four-percent decision was made in July 2009 asked Brunetti to be sure that a The court would be removed to grade, Beaulieu said. when the current economic de- close eye be kept on the Dart- create the sole entrance. Road agent Gregg Hogan, Wa- pression squeezed down the sec- mouth Brook property to ensure ond-home market. Lube, Tire The developers propose to ter Department head Scott Sonja, that no stream-bank erosion or Oil ALL TIRE build a single 20-foot-wide road and Fire Chief Jeff Duncan had The planning and state and lo- brook-bed sedimentation take Rotation cal permitting of the mixed-use Vil- place during the spring runoff. & Filter 00 with four-foot shoulders to serve not indicated they had any prob- 95 $20. lage Common, as well as both the NHDES inspected the property $24. NOW OFFERS all 10 two-family dwellings. The lems with the plan as it has been cul-de-sac circle at the end would discussed with them. residential Stone Hill and Mount in the fall, Brunetti explained, not- be 100-feet in diameter with a 30- Beaulieu said that three major Pleasant Golf Area, could be ing that suitable stabilization ef- NH STATE INSPECTIONS foot center island. state permits would have to be ramped up over the next nine to forts had been made. 12 months, with an expenditure of The Board also agreed that it FREE 24-POINT INSPECTION Spokesman Beaulieu said that secured: stormwater, septic, and it would be a hardship if the de- for major site disturbance, in this up to $1 million, Brunetti said. had been in error is asking local velopers were not able to devel- case of more than 2.5 acres. “The market is picking up, how- business owner Mark Catalano, ront U-Haul Rentals Four F op all 10 lots and, in fact, that the All lots passed their perk ever,” said Brunetti happily. who also serves as a selectman, to End Wheel Two units are ready for devel- go through a third site plan review Cooper tires for Cars Alignment project would not be financially tests. Alignment viable. No further notice will be sent opment at Stone Hill and three of on property he owns in the Bret- 95 $69.95 $49. SUV’s • Heavy Trucks The property owner said that to abutters because the April 7 four units in the Presidential View ton Woods section of town on Condominiums could be devel- which an Irving Station-cum-gro- Come see us • We’re right behind the no one had discussed with her appointment is for a continued the possibility of buying some or public hearing, warned acting oped, one almost certainly. cery store plus a seasonal snow- NH State Liquor store in Whitefield, NH all of that property. chairman Dr. Evan Karpf. Other He agreed to place the new en- machine rental business operates 603-986-0535 or 603-837-8700 • [email protected] The road is designed to have Planning Board members includ- trance bridge on the concept plan out of a rental trailer. Both his ed Frank Maturo, selectman map, noting that he believes that counsel and the town’s counsel member Bonnie Moroney, Donna its construction is in the $600,000 agree that Catalano had satisfac- Foster, and Erik Bergum. range. torily completed a full site-plan re- N. H. Department of Environ- view, and the town’s code en- forcement officer should properly address any current difficulties. Catalano said that when he carefully reviewed the television recording of the meeting he had thought that all but the acting chairman were ill-prepared and, in essence, had made up rules. This makes an appearance be- fore the Planning Board a dreaded and fearful experience and also added to a businessperson’s ex- pense, time, and inconvenience. “I run four businesses, and the last thing I need is to be chasing ghosts,” Catalano said. “I hope this has been cleared up.” Planning board member Erik Bergum said that he did not mean to harass Catalano but was con- cerned about what would happen over time since the conditions specified in the special exception were very loose. Catalano said that he had al- ready put in place the suggestions that Bergum had consolidated in- to a single list and would be sure to add it to the file. By meeting’s end, the air ap- peared to be clear and a number of misunderstandings cleared up. MARCH 9, 2011 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT A7 •••

Jefferson boasts State Champion Big Tree in Randolph Forest JEFFERSON Wilma Corrigan | 586-4488 By Edith Tucker learned that I was updating the [email protected] Big Tree Register, he remem- As if we haven’t had enough season and the need to select a bered this tree, and we went out snowfall already, last week gave design for the 2011 Christmas or- JEFFERSON — Two large trees on snowshoes the other day to us a couple more days worth of nament to be constructed in time in the 10,000-acre town-owned find and measure it. It was a beau- white crystals to sparkle up the for sale. If anyone has an idea for Randolph Community Forest tiful sunny day in the woods with countryside, but Tuesday and a design, please send informa- have recently been nominated as hard snow making the snow- Thursday were beautiful, sunny, tion to JHS, PO Box 143, Jefferson Big Trees by forester Walter Wint- shoeing particularly good — one North Pole cold days to enjoy. NH 03583 to be considered. Oth- turi of Gorham and retired coun- of those days, especially at this The snowmobilers are having a er issues were nomination of of- ty forester Sam Stoddard of Lan- time of year, that are great to be blast and many mountain ficers and wishes to receive in- caster. out and about tramping through climbers are taking advantage of formation on Helen Merrill, as a Both trees are growing on the the woods with warm sun and a challenging trek up Mt. Starr booklet is to be constructed north side of Route 2 in the town cold snow.” King here in Jefferson, in this about her life and ambitions. of Jefferson, and neither had pre- The second nomination for a near zero weather. Just think, Anyone willing to serve as an of- viously been measured. County Big Tree is a white ash Wednesday, March 11, is Ash ficer is asked to come forward. The first, measured on Feb. 24, (Fraxinus americana). Wednesday, the beginning of the The next meeting will be held on is a new State Champion on the It is 2,500 feet or nearly half-a- Easter season. Yup! I believe April 5 at the Library. Meetings Big Tree Register — a quaking as- mile south of Pond of Safety Road spring will be in the air soon. are on the first Tuesday of each pen (Populus tremuloides) — on and requires crossing Stag Hol- Celebrations month. the north bank of Stag Hollow low Brook. The circumference of On Saturday, Feb. 26, Regina Farewell Brook. the main tree stem is 102 inches Corrigan’s family gave her an ear- Anyone wishing to say The circumference of the main at breast height or 4.5 feet. Its ly birthday treat by taking her to “farewell” to Fr. Ray should mark tree stem is 75 inches at breast height to the nearest foot is 99 the Mountain View Hotel for a the calendar for Sunday, March height or 4.5 feet from the feet, and average crown spread, fascinating dinner. This was the 20, from 1 to 4 p.m., to attend his ground. Its height to the nearest 30 feet. first time that she had ever eat- party at The Cabot and join in ac- foot is 102 feet, and its average Like the quaking aspen, the PHOTOS BY SAM STODDARD en at the hotel. Her husband, tivities, food, humor and more. Forester Walt Winnturi of Gorham crown spread, 42 feet. white ash is in “fair” condition Forester Walt Winnturi of Gorham daughters with spouses, and her Memories The biggest tree is determined with seams in its trunk that warn is standing by a quaking aspen in is standing next to a white ash in first grandson Beckett joined in On Saturday, Feb. 26, I hap- by a score calculated by adding of a failure in the next 10 to 20 the Randolph Community Forest in the Randolph Community Forest in the celebration. Happy birthday pened to catch a movie on tele- circumference in inches plus ver- years. the town of Jefferson that has been the town of Jefferson that has been Gina! vision that brought back an old tical height in feet plus one quar- “Back in January, I volun- nominated as State Champion on nominated as the Coös County Big On Saturday, Feb. 19, a very memory. The movie was “All ter of the average crown spread teered to update the register of the Big Tree Register. Tree. special ceremony was held in St. About Eve” with Betty Davis play- in feet. champion trees for Coös Coun- at [email protected] or George, Utah when Eugene Davis ing Eve, and my memory went It is located 450 feet south of ty,” Stoddard explained. “This Govatski and I found a new State phone 788-4961. Prusik will and Mekelle Cornwell exchanged back to the 1960s and 70s when Pond of Safety Road. listing has not been maintained champion black spruce (Picea arrange for volunteers to meas- wedding vows in front of 100 fam- I was the Red Cross Campaign The two foresters concluded for quite some time; however, mariana) along the new board- ure any potential champion trees. ily members and friends. Eugene Chairman for Jefferson, organiz- that the quaking aspen is in only having served as county forester walk at Mud Pond in Jefferson. It would be helpful if nominators is the son of Lori Corrigan and ing the material and those who “fair” condition since some for 20 years, I had a good idea “A baldcypress (Taxodium would make a preliminary meas- Dean Davis and grandson of Ru- were willing to go door to door seams in its trunk suggest that it where several champion trees distichum) planted in Jefferson is urement of the circumference of pert and Wilma Corrigan. Those for collection of donations for the may fail within the next 10 to 20 are located. I have visited the lo- the only example of this species the trunk in inches by wrapping attending the wedding from the organization. Lucy Chase Sparks years. This large quaking aspen cations of most of the trees on on the register for New Hamp- a tape measure around the tree at east were his mother Lori and a at the Chase Barn Playhouse of is only six points shy of the for- the register and determined their shire, so it is automatically a 4.5 feet above the ground. If the friend Frank Bartlett. The newly- Whitefield was the Area Chair- mer now-dead champion in current status. Several were State champion, even though it is tree forks or has an unusual bulge weds will be living near Salt Lake man for the campaign, and she Clarksville. found to have died, either by dis- only 21 feet tall! “We would like at that point, then the measure- City where Eugene is involved in with her husband had been Red “Walt Wintturi had previously ease or windstorm. With the help to add more champions to this ment should be made lower Forest Fire Training College and Cross workers in WW II in the bat- noted this tree during his forest of other foresters new champion register, so if anyone would like down.” grooming ski areas nearby. Con- tlefields. Lucy had many stories inventory,” Stoddard wrote in an trees are being added to the list. to propose new nominations, gratulations to Eugene and to tell the town chairmen about e-mail exchange. “When he “Recently, for example, Dave they may contact Brendan Prusik Mekelle, may they enjoy many Betty Davis coming to the Chase happy years together. Barn Playhouse during summers, generations. ern Pass, so our air quality will should demand that DOE also an- Dreams come true where she studied for different Opinion • We must safeguard our not significantly improve. We will swer more questions: Does im- Magical dreams can come movies she was to play in. Is (continued from Page A5) forests. The power line corridor host a 185-mile scar on the land- porting this power really benefit true if one dreams hard enough. there anyone out there who re- clusions are these: and 90- to 135-foot-tall towers will scape and reap few real benefits. New Hampshire or New England? Jodie (Paschal) Velie, daughter members those grand days in • We must defend conserva- permanently alter the lands they We understand that some of Should the power line be built en- of Jack Paschal, has wanted to be Whitefield? tion lands. This proposal for the cross, fragmenting forests, dis- our friends may disagree with us. tirely along existing transmission involved in the Iditarod Dog Sled Humor largest-ever power line in New rupting wildlife habitat, disfigur- There are those who believe that corridors? Can it be scaled back? Racing for quite some time, and Well, George of 03598, I be- Hampshire would cross and have ing communities and lowering for the goal of reducing green- Is the power even needed? Should the exciting event has come true. lieve we’ve had sort of an old detrimental impacts on thou- property values. house gas emissions we must the power line be built at all? On Tuesday, March 1, Jodie fashioned winter — now we need sands of acres of protected con- • We must promote a healthy pursue every opportunity to pro- Landowners and other citi- boarded a plane in Manchester, a slow heating up Spring so all servation lands. Some of these forest products industry. One im- duce power from renewable re- zens must speak out to the DOE traveling to Anchorage, Alaska to this good fertilizer doesn’t rush are lands owned by the Forest So- portant element of a healthy in- sources. Some would suggest and make sure the negatives of participate in working at some of off in a washout of terrain. — A ciety and many are private lands dustry is a market for the low- that advancing that goal is the proposed Northern Pass are the stopping shelters where care man is trying to cross the street. on which the Forest Society holds grade wood that comes from for- enough to turn a deaf ear to the not ignored or dismissed. The is given to dogs and equipment. As he steps off the curb, a car permanent conservation ease- est improvement harvests. Bio- legitimate questions surrounding Forest Society will tell the DOE it Jodie’s sister Erica Scales, who is comes screaming around the cor- ments. We have both an ethical mass energy has provided that the environmental impacts of has reached the conclusion that living in Juneau, has also been ner and heads straight for him. and legal obligation to defend market as the paper industry has electricity generated by Hydro- clearing the forest and erecting accepted to help in the operation The man turns around to go back, these lands, held in public trust, declined. Importing huge Québec. towers taller than the trees of the races. She was leaving on but the car changes lanes and is from unnecessary commercial amounts of power from Quebec We disagree. New Hampshire’s across 40 miles of scenic Con- Friday, March 4, for Anchorage. still coming at him. The man development and degradation. will jeopardize local renewable landowners and tourism industry necticut River valley landscape, Possibly, the two girls may get to turns around to go back, but the • We must protect New Hamp- wood energy markets, reducing should not be forced to accept through the most popular Na- work at the same stopping point car changes lanes again and is shire’s scenic values. The perma- the incentives for us to develop the permanent negative impacts tional Forest in the East, and over together. Jodie will be gone from still coming at him. By now, the nent protection of “places with home-grown renewable energy of the power line simply because rural communities all the way to her family for two weeks and will car is so close and the man so special scenic beauty” has been projects and threaten valuable the electrons in it come from a re- Deerfield is not the right way to be bringing back many stories to scared that he just freezes in the part of our mission since 1901. jobs in the forest products indus- newable energy source. deliver electricity to our region. tell them, along with photos. middle of the road. The car gets Our work is partly responsible for try. The US Department of Energy Everyone who cares about the Jefferson Historical Society closer, then swerves at the last the scenic landscapes that attract • We must fight for the New is tasked with preparing an ob- future of our cherished natural The Jefferson Historical Soci- minute and screeches to a halt millions of tourists to our state Hampshire advantage. There is jective Environmental Impact landscape should make his or her ety held a meeting at the Jeffer- beside him. The man sees a squir- every year and make tourism our no clear long-term public benefit Statement that looks at all these voices heard. son Public Library on Tuesday, rel behind the wheel. After rolling second-largest industry provid- to New Hampshire from the issues. DOE must consider all the Jane Difley is the March 1, after a two-month re- down his car window, the squir- ing tens of thousands of jobs. The Northern Pass project. As of to- alternatives to the proposed president/forester of the Society cess due to winter weather. Five rel looks at the man and says, route chosen for the Northern day the power will be exported to Northern Pass, including other for the Protection of New Hamp- members were present and dis- “See, it’s not as easy as it looks, Pass will degrade this foundation southern New England. No exist- possible locations that would shire Forests. She can be reached cussed the upcoming summer is it? resource and compromise the ing fossil fuel plant is slated for avoid this proposed scar on the at [email protected]. quality of life we leave to future elimination as the result of North- New Hampshire landscape. We

PRESIDENTS WEEK SALE! at’s Auto Sales, LLC P 590 Main St. • Gorham, NH 03581 • 603-752-1063 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4 V-8, Auto, A/C, Power Windows & Power Locks, Tilt, Cruise Sale Price SLT $8,999 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9am-6pm • Sat. 9am-3pm • Sun. Closed All payments calculated with 0 down unless otherwise stated. Rates are subject to change without notice; subject to credit approval. See sales person for details & restrictions. Not responsible for typographical errors. A8 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH 9, 2011 ••• Free Soup Night continues Maple Festival pie contest rules LANCASTER — Free Soup Night takes place every Tuesday LUNENBURG, Vt. — The trant need not be present. A first can be registered the day of the The judging will begin at 10:30 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Lancaster Lunenburg Top of the Common place prize will be awarded in festival until 10 a.m. at the pie reg- a.m. The winner does not need to through March 2011. Hot soup, breads and desserts will be avail- Committee invites bakers of all each of the three pie categories istration table — don't leave it be present; 9. The pie becomes able. Come for the hot food and stay for the warm conversation! ages, with residence in any state, — cream/custard, nut, and fruit with a Festival volunteer at an- the property of the Top of the to participate in their maple-fla- — and of those three winners, a other location; 5. The bottom of Common Committee, who will vored pie-baking contest. The best of show entry will be chosen non-disposable pie plates need to sell it whole or in pieces after the Buffet supper this Saturday contest is part of the daylong ac- and awarded a grand prize. be marked with their owner's contest winners are announced; STRATFORD — There will be a buffet supper on Saturday, tivities at the Lunenburg 6th There are a few “rules” to keep name, even if they will be picked 10. The baker will be asked for March 12, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Kimball Hall in Stratford Hollow. Maple Festival to be held on Sat- in mind as you prepare your spe- up the day of the Festival; 6. The permission to include their The cost is $8 for adults and $3.50 for a child, sponsored by the urday, March 19. cial maple-flavored pie: 1. The complete recipe used to make the recipe in a future “Maple Pie Con- Old Home Day Committee. Entries can be brought to the contest is open to bakers of all pie is to be submitted at the time test Recipes” booklet to benefit Lunenburg Primary School, 49 ages with residence in any state; of registration, along with the the Top of the Common Commit- Bobbin Mill Road, off Route 2 in 2. Real maple syrup or real maple baker's name, address and phone tee’s Restoration Projects. the center of Lunenburg, from 8 sugar needs to be one of the in- number; 7. The baker needs to Any questions can be directed Exemption increased, to 10 a.m. the morning of the Fes- gredients in the pie's recipe; 3. classify his/her entry into one of to questions@topofthecom- tival. Judging will begin at ap- The piecrust needs to be home- the three following categories: mon.org or to Chris at (802) 892- board increase denied proximately 10:30 a.m. The en- made, new this year. 4. The entry cream/custard, nut, or fruit; 8. 6654. By Mike Fournier the highway portion of the budg- Contributing Writer et, decreasing by $30,000 the Voters cut proposed school budget amount to be raised by taxes for LUNENBURG, Vt. — Voters two proposed projects, one a By Mike Fournier own high school that allows a fairly lengthy discussion, for- fraying secondary tuition costs Contributing Writer were generally agreeable to the bridge replacement and the other school choice once the student mer school board member Mal- also generated a fair amount of monetary requests made of them a repaving project. However, the reaches high school. Currently, colm Downing proposed an discussion, primarily because at town meeting on March 1, mak- $30,000 for the two projects was LUNENBURG, Vt. — Thirty- there are 65-70 high school stu- amendment to lower the pro- the true amount won’t be known ing only minor changes in the pro- voted to be spent from the revolv- eight voters casting paper ballots dents from town spread amongst posed budget by two and one-half until the end of the school fiscal posed general fund budget. They ing loan fund balance. decided the fate of the school 10 area high schools. The great- percent. The proposed amend- year, which ends June 30. The ar- did, however, turn down a peti- One other budget item saw a board proposed $2,816,771 budg- est number attend Lyndon Insti- ment generated another lengthy ticle did pass on a voice vote. tioned request to increase the se- decrease, as a requested $15,000 et the evening of February 28, and tute in Lyndon Center, Vt., which discussion. In Australian ballot voting that lectboard from three members to appropriation for the emergency 28 of those voters felt the budget provides busing from Lunenburg. When a vote was called for, a took place on March 1, Trevor five. They also saw fit to increase vehicle replacement fun d was needed to be cut. The citizens rat- The second greatest number are request was made for the vote to Colby was elected to the three- the property tax exemption for amended down to $10,000. ified a budget of $2,746,371. about evenly split between St. be by paper ballot. That vote re- year term on the school board veterans with a 50 percent or Following a lunch break, voters The proposed budget, up a lit- Johnsbury Academy in St. Johns- sulted in the budget being cut and James Peyton and Patrick greater disability from the current took up the two remaining articles tle over four percent from the cur- bury, Vt., and White Mountains $70,400 on a 28-10 vote. Carr were elected to the two one- $10,000 to $30,000. on the warning, one seeking to in- rent budget, rose primarily due Regional High School in White- The article on the warning ask- year terms on the board. None of It took about four hours to work crease the disabled veterans ex- to the projected number of high field, N.H. ing voters to authorize the school the candidates faced opponents through the 10-article warning, emption from $10,000 to $40,000, school students the town tuitions Following an explanation of directors to place all unencum- and Peyton and Colby were in- with no discussion of any article the other seeking to expand the out. Lunenburg is one of numer- the proposed budget by school bered funds into a reserve fund cumbents seeking re-election. until the general fund budget came board of selectmen from three ous Vermont towns without its board chair Deborah Thomas and for the purpose of partially de- up. The Essex County Sheriff’s De- members to five. partment saw its line item increase An amendment to raise the ex- Lenten Music concerts to be held at All Saints Episcopal to $7,500, the same amount ap- emption from $10,000 to $20,000, propriated by voters last year. Se- rather than the petitioned $40,000, LITTLETON — All Saints’ Singers under the direction of and Warren moved to Concord. vides accompaniment for many lectmen had made no recommen- passed after a fair amount of dis- presents a Lenten Music Noon- Judy Abbott. Judy Abbott, Director, gradu- North Country musical activi- dation since the department had cussion. However, before the next day concert series, beginning on The Pine Hill Singers, a group ated in music from Plymouth ties. not requested funding during the article came to the floor, a request Thursday, March 10. This noon- of 25 musical women from New State University. In addition to The full series includes the budget process. for reconsideration passed and day music series has been a pop- Hampshire and Vermont, have managing her family business, following performances: March In another law enforcement the amount was amended to ular musical feature for the ben- enjoyed singing together for Judy finds time and energy to 10, Pine Hill Singers under the di- line item, the town constable re- $30,000, which then gained ap- efit of Littleton and the sur- nearly 13 years. The Singers conduct, sing, and play flute in rection of Judy Abbot; March 24, ceived a $1,500 increase over the proval. rounding communities for al- were founded and directed by numerous North Country organ- Sue Openhowski, violin and Ele- amount recommended by the se- The final article, seeking to ex- most 20 years. Barbara Geissinger. Her husband izations. Anita Bonnevie, Ac- na Gott, piano; March 31, Amy lectmen, bringing the category to pand the board of selectmen, also Each concert begins at 12:10 Warren provided accompani- companist, graduated in music Mitz, mezzo soprano, Anita Bon- a total of $3,500, the amount actu- generated a fair amount of discus- with a short opening reflection ment as well as arranged music from the University of Maine. Al- nevie, piano; April 7, Warren ally paid for his services during sion, with the two current board and the session concludes at for the group. In 2006, Barbara though Anita has retired from Geissinger, organ; and April 14, the past year. That amount was members remaining at the meet- 12:45. The series will open with entrusted the direction of the public school teaching, she still Barbara Serafini, piano and $1,000 over the amount appropri- ing being split on the issue. The ar- a performance by The Pine Hill singers to Judy Abbott when she has private piano pupils and pro- Joyce Roy, organ. ated last year. ticle was defeated on a voice vote. Two adjustments were made to In contested races for town of- WMRHS second quarter honor roll fices, decided by Australian bal- LEGAL PROBATE NOTICE loting, incumbent town clerk and Grade nine Noyes, Gregory A. Spreadbury, Misty Ann Monahan, Chelsea M. Brittani M. Willey. THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE treasurer Patricia Scott defeated High honors — Nicholas F. Sarah E. St. Martin and Ashlee M. Payer, JoAnna J. Rasberry, Hanna Grade 12 Coos County Probate Court challenger Glenn Nelson, 185 to 84 Barker, Madison L. Brigati, Ethan Wetherbee. R. Rivard, Savannah Rose and An- High honors — Evan M. 02/08/2011 Thru 03/02/2011 for town clerk and 188 to 81 for Robert Call, Gillian P. McCreedy, Grade 10 drew T. St. Cyr. Driscoll and Peter J. Wilkinson; APPOINTMENT OF FIDUCIARIES town treasurer. Ryan T. Wilkinson and Kaitlin B. High honors — Helen E. Ja- Grade 11 Honors — Jesse L. Anthony, Ja- Wood; Honors — Brent S. cobs and Cynthia E. Wade; Hon- High honors — Joseph P. Bur- cob P. Barker, Brittany M. Bloom, Notice is hereby given that the following fiduciaries In the three-way race for the have been duly appointed by the Judge of Probate for Bilodeau, Amber Marie Bisson- ors — Karisa L. Bergman, Caitlin bach, Lisa M. Linzbach, Kelsie N. Bryana L. Bloom, Patrick E. Coos County. single selectman’s seat, challenger All persons having claims against these decedents James Peyton won with 118 votes, nette, Kayla Ann Bosse, Jennifer A. Berry, Alexandria Elaine Caou- Schanlaber and Eryn T. Voigt; Church, Bridgette E. Cook, Piper are requested to exhibit them for adjustment and all defeating incumbent Carol Dixon, Ann Burns, Jacinda R, Cinelli, Sha- ette, Christopher Z. Cass, Kaelin Honors — Spencer Allard, Amy Leigh Gunderson, Shelby L. In- indebted to make payment. niah-Rae Clement, Olivia Grace L. Chancey, Payton Ann Page Cur- Lorraine Belanger, Leighann M. gerson, Amber A. Johnson, Daniel Christenson, Evelyn C., late of Jefferson, NH. Janet with 84 votes, and challenger Deb- M. Christenson, 55 Sunset Paradise Road, Jefferson, Conway, Emily C. Cook, Andrew tis, Katelyn L. Dion, Hannah Leigh Bell, Kelsey H. Bennion, Jacob M. R. Johnson, McKayla L. Keeble, NH 03583. #314-2011-ET-00037 orah Amadon, with 68 votes. In the race for the lister’s posi- R. Force, Hannah Naomi Forcier, Gauthier, Paul A. Gesel, Akaylah J. Brady, Emily A. Brisson, Lindsey Brooke MacKillop, Kelsey M. Mc- Lunn, Carolyn H., late of Whitefield, NH. Glenn J. tion, incumbent Donald Parker Camille A. Frenette, Ashley M. Glidden, Ronald T. Gooden Jr., A. Desrochers, Jared P. Garey, Fie Cullough, Erin A. McGuire, Holly Lunn, P.O. Box 204, Whitefield, NH 03598. Gooden, Benjamin Thomas Hig- Corey A. Hall Jr., Coleton N. H. Hansen, Jacqueline V. Lowell, S. Mitton, Jacob R. Moyer, Eric P. #314-2011-ET-00022 prevailed with 143 votes. Chal- gins, Alexander Karl Husson, Bej- Hogan, Jaclyn C. Kleinschrodt, Mark C. Lufkin Jr., Kimberly Ann Nelson, Paul G. Orlando, Patricia Rosebrook, Sr., Edward E., late of Lancaster, NH. lengers Arthur Dinan and Judy Nel- Paul D. Desjardins, Esq., Russell, Desjardins & Fogg, son had 37 votes and 84 votes, re- namin H. LaFlam, Hunter Mason Laura Elizabeth Kopp, Cody K. McGee, Mathew R. Monahan, Bri- N. Spearin, Tessa N. Toohey, PLLC, P.O. Box 87, Lancaster, NH 03584. spectively. Lamphere, Erika Lynn Millett, Lanpher, Garrett Bryant McMann, anne R. Morneau, Siddharth Amanda V. Wetherbee and Cole #314- 2010-ET-00324 Hunter C. Morse, Adam Stephen Scott W. Merritt, Lisa C. Moll, Nigam, Marina Perricone and Alexander Whitney. Dated: 03/02/2011 Terri L. Peterson, There were no races for any of Register of Probate the remaining town offices. wasn’t enough, a foot of snow on Then, of course, the hose froze Oh, even beyond the snow and Rural Monday morning. solid and cracked and stayed that mud, March is still miserable. (continued from Page A5) Once, I succumbed to the al- way until nearly Memorial Day. While our scenery usually in- SOUP & tures swing a full 60 degrees in lure of a March heatwave and March also brings politics and spires, this time of year it is Chowderfest three days — from 15 below on hooked up my hose to clean the mud, which kind of go hand and daunting and unforgiving. It high- Friday to 45 on Sunday, and if that crusty mud and salt off my truck. hand. Vermont holds their town lights our failures. The yard Lancaster Congregational Church meeting one week before New around my house includes a Saturday March 12th • 6pm Hampshire, and I contend that it litany of broken things — fallen contributes to the vast philo- fencing, a mucked up driveway, SOUPS, CHOWDERS AND STEWS Waystack Personal Injury sophical differences between the various debris that usually is hid- Come sample them all - vote for your favorite! Frizzell two states. den by snow in the winter and Local politics has become par- greenery in the summer. Now, it’s Adults $5 • Children $3 Trial Lawyers Law ticularly contentious over the on full display. Proceeds to benefit the Sunday School Curriculum past few years, while mud season All this takes it toll on my oth- become increasingly less severe. erwise optimistic mood. March Try dozens of soups, stews, and chowders! (603)237-8322 • (800)479-3884 I don’t know about anyone else, is, after all, when cabin fever ulti- Vote for your favorite and see which chef wins the but I haven’t seen a real mud sea- mate takes hold. We can handle son in years. Possibly, this year the worst of winter, but come “Golden Ladle” this year. www.waystackfrizzell.com with all the snow, we’ll have a March, not one more dreary day. good old-fashion mud season. It There is some upside to it all, it would give us something inter- puts us in a perfect frame of mind esting to talk about —simply mak- to do our income taxes and go to ing it to town and back becomes town meeting. something of an achievement.

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The Town of Lancaster will receive Bids for the Williams Street Drainage Improvements project, until 2:00 p.m., prevailing time, March 25, 2011 at the Lancaster Town Hall (25 Main Street, Lancaster, NH 03584). The project generally includes installation of a new roadway drainage system along Williams St. including improvements to the unnamed stream inlet that discharges into the roadway drainage system. The project also includes full reconstruction of the road and sidewalks, limited water and sewer upgrades, granite curbing, and associated improvements. A copy of the Bidding documents may be examined and obtained from H.E. Bergeron Engineers, Inc., 2605 White Mtn. Hwy., PO Box 440, North Conway, NH 03860 (603)-356-6936, upon a non-refundable payment of $85 per set ($15 for regu- lar postage and $30 for US Postal Service overnight postage). A Pre-Bid conference will be held at the Lancaster Town Hall, Friday, March 18, 2011 at 2 p.m. All potential Bidders are encouraged to attend. MARCH 9, 2011 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT A9 •••

COURTESY THE PEACE CORPS Steven LaFrance of Stratford participated in a 50th anniversary “Passing of the Torch” ceremony on Saturday at the Kennedy Library in Boston, Mass.The engineer has made a 27-month service commitment and on March 14 will head to Mexico for orientation and training. Steve LaFrance joins the Peace Corps in Mexico By Edith Tucker passage. young program that began in [email protected] Peace Corps Director Aaron 2004 after President George W. Williams, the 18th director and Bush and President Vincente STRATFORD — Steve the fourth to have been a volun- Fox signed the Partnership for LaFrance fulfilled his duties ear- teer (1967 to 1970 in the Do- Prosperity Agreement. lier this week as the town’s minican Republic), was on hand The first formal partnership school and town meeting mod- for the 50th Commemoration was formed with Mexico’s Na- erator, and now he’s ready to ceremony as well as Caroline tional Council for Science and head off on March 14 to Quere- Kennedy Schlossberg, the Technology (CONACYT), to taro, Mexico, to keep a 27-month daughter of President Kennedy which LaFrance will be assigned commitment to the Peace Corps. who established the Peace to a location still to be deter- LaFrance, the former head of Corps on March 1, 1961, by ex- mined. The Peace Corps also has Horizons Engineering of Little- ecutive order. another partnership with the ton, will serve as an Engineering “It was a beautiful ceremony, Ministry of the Environment and Specialist from June 2011 to and it went off without a hitch, Natural Resources (SEMAR- June 2013, with nearly three just as planned,” said public af- NAT). months of orientation and pre- fairs specialist Elizabeth Cham- LaFrance will be in the tenth service training. berlain of the Peace Corps New group to serve in Mexico: PCM- On Saturday, LaFrance was England Regional Office, who 10. His instructional packet one of four new Peace Corps in- previously served as Senator says: “You will be one of the first vitees — one man and three John E. Sununu’s communica- Volunteers to pilot our rural, women — who participated in a tions director. community-based program, and “Passing of the Torch” ceremo- Throughout 2011, the Peace as such you will be a pioneer in ny at the John F. Kennedy Presi- Corps is commemorating 50 helping to define the program dential Library and Museum in years of promoting peace and and sites. As with any new job in Boston. friendship around the world. any country, it often takes some Three of the Ghana 1 re- Historically, more than 200,000 time to ‘learn the lay of the land.’ turnees of the original set of vol- Americans have served with the You can expect to work with unteers — Newell Flather, Va- Peace Corps to promote a better your counterparts, host agency lerie Stains, and Meryl Menon — understanding between Ameri- and your Program Manager to COURTESY PHOTO BY CLAIRE LYNCH bid farewell to LaFrance, Lauren cans and the people of 139 host develop the specifics of your job Molly Campbell is the Connecticut River Artisan Group (CRAG) artist of the month at the Interpretive Lynch, who is heading to Pana- countries. that make sense to both you and Center at the New Hampshire Welcome Center just North of Colebrook. ma, and Casey McDermott and Today, 8,655 volunteers are your host agency partners.” Sharon Forstbauer, both head- working with local communities ing to Senegal — participated in in 77 host countries. LaFrance a traditional Ghanaian Kente was chosen for Peace cloth ceremony used for rites of Corps/Mexico, a relatively

Stratford Public School Drama Program

Presents MURDER BY INDECISION Thursday & Friday, March 17 & 18 at 7 p.m.

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Groveton Voters Please support your schools Vote to Accept: The School Budget & The Teachers’ Contract 7:00 pm

Tuesday, March 15 Ryan Memorial Gym Thank you! The Groveton Teachers’ Association A10 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH 9, 2011 ••• Results from Measuring Up Survey of Northeast Utilities and Arts Education to be released this week GORHAM — The results of The report includes findings school; dedicated classroom NSTAR announce merger plans Measuring Up: the NH Arts Edu- from the 2008-09 school-by- space; plus schools' use of artists By Edith Tucker 2015.” In the Granite State, this place. cation Data Project will be re- school survey, plus recommen- in residence, grants and commu- [email protected] project is called the Northern The new NU will have dual leased this week in Gorham and dations and strategies for sup- nity arts resources. Arts disci- If all goes as planned, Public Pass project (see related arti- headquarters in Hartford, Manchester. Measuring Up, porting arts education. A total of plines surveyed included music, Service of New Hampshire cle). Conn., and Boston, Mass. which is the first statewide sur- 153 New Hampshire public visual arts, dance, theatre, cre- (PSNH) will be a smaller piece “NSTAR’s strong cash flows After the transaction closes, vey to collect information on stu- schools representing 84,840 stu- ative writing and media arts. One of a far larger pie in about a are very complementary to Mr. Shivery will become the dent access to the arts, includes dents — 43 percent of the stu- goal of the project is to help year. NUs’ attractive regulated in- non-executive chairman of NU findings from the 2008-09 school- dent population — completed schools make use of New Hamp- On Monday, PSNH’s parent vestment opportunities, miti- for 18 months. by-school survey as well as rec- the voluntary survey. The Mea- shire arts resources that meet company — Northeast Utilities gating the need for future equi- Thomas May would immedi- ommendations and strategies for suring Up project will provide their varied needs. (NU) — and NSTAR announced ty issuances which is a signifi- ately serve as president and supporting arts education. New Hampshire schools, policy The project is funded by the that their respective boards of cant benefit for our sharehold- CEO of the new NU and — after Bob Morrison, of Qudrant Re- makers, teachers, parents and NHDOE, the NHSCA, and the Na- trustees unanimously ap- ers,” he continued. “This merg- 18 months — also assume the search, lead researcher and data community leaders with an tional Endowment for the Arts, proved a definitive merger er, upon completion, will pro- role of chairman. analyst for the project, will pres- analysis of students' access to with grant support from the NH agreement designed to create vide a significant increase in The merger is conditioned ent findings from the survey at arts education. Both rollout Charitable Foundation and Lin- one of the nation’s largest util- the dividend for NU sharehold- upon, among other things, ap- both rollouts. Fiddler Patrick events are free and open to the coln Financial Foundation. The ities, with a total enterprise val- ers and will enable long-term proval by two-thirds of the out- Ross and his apprentice Dalton public. survey instrument, data tables, a ue of $17.5 billion. dividend growth opportunities standing shares of both com- Binette will play at the North The Measuring Up project is a list of participating schools, an Northeast Utilities will con- that are so important to all of panies, the expiration or termi- Country rollout at 2:30 p.m. on partnership initiative of the New executive summary, plus re- tinue to be the company’s our investors.” nation of any applicable wait- Thursday, March 10 at North Hampshire Department of Edu- sources for parents, educators, name. Thomas May, NSTAR’s chair- ing period under the Hart- Country Education Services in cation (NHDOE), the New Hamp- students and community leaders “The combination of NU and man, president and CEO, said Scott-Rodino Antitrust Im- Gorham. shire State Council on the Arts will be posted online at NSTAR will create a great New- in the same press release, “This provements Act of 1976, and re- New Hampshire artist, author (NHSCA) and the Arts Alliance of http://www.aannh.org/mea- England-based company, as- is simply the start. Together, views by federal and state en- and children’s book illustrator Northern New Hampshire suringupafter the rollouts. suring the regional benefits of with enhanced financial re- ergy authorities. Tomie DePaola will speak at the (AANNH). The survey, distrib- Pre-registration is encour- a locally controlled energy sources, complementary distri- These reviews will include rollout event on March 9 at 3 p.m. uted during the FY 2009 academ- aged for the rollout events. To company for years to come,” bution and transmission as- the Mass. Department of Public at the Currier Museum in Man- ic year, asked questions about RSVP for either of the rollout said Charles Shivery, chairman, sets, reputations for operating Utilities, the Federal Energy chester. The Gorham release will each school's curriculum; fund- events, go to president and CEO of NU in a excellence and talented em- Regulatory Commission be videostreamed so that those ing of arts education; arts edu- www.aannh.org/measuringup or statement filed with the U. S. ployees, we will be able to ac- (FERC), the Nuclear Regulatory interested but unable to attend cators' certification status; pro- contact Frumie Selchen, AANNH, Securities and Exchange Com- complish great things.” Cus- Commission (NRC), the Securi- can watch the event on their grams offered during the tradi- at 323-7302, or mission (SEC). “Our companies tomers will not experience any ties and Exchange Commission computers. tional school day and after [email protected]. already have a strong track merger-related rate changes, (SEC) and the Federal Commu- record of working together for the two CEOs said. The merger nications Commission (FCC). New England. is expected to produce long- The companies anticipate Seventh EIS scoping meeting set in Haverhill “We recently jointly execut- term net savings over time as a that all regulatory approvals By Edith Tucker cently added in Haverhill, p.m. on Saturday, March 19, at ed an agreement to invest $1.1 result of efficiencies, primarily can be obtained within nine to [email protected] specifically in response to a re- the Colebrook Elementary billion in new transmission through process improve- 12 months. quest of Senator Kelly Ayotte. School in Colebrook. lines to Québec, which will pro- ments, plus voluntary attrition The companies intend to A total of seven public scop- That is set on from 1 p.m. to 4 Members of the public are in- vide low-carbon hydro energy and retirements. The current seek shareholder approval of ing meetings have now been set p.m. on Sunday, March 20, at the vited to attend these meetings to power one million homes in terms of collective bargaining this transaction in early 2011. by the Department of Energy Haverhill Cooperative Middle to gain information about the New England, beginning in agreements will remain in (DOE) as part of the Environ- School at 175 Morrill Road, proposed High-Voltage Direct mental Impact Statement (EIS) North Haverhill. Current project and to make Skiing and Riding for a cause scheduled for March 14 and 19 preparation process under the In addition, the location in comments. DOE and project PINKHAM NOTCH — Skiers passholders — and includes lift mountain as they would nor- National Environmental Policy Plymouth of the sixth meeting personnel will be available for and riders capable of making a access for the day, a ticket mally with lap-counters situat- Act (NEPA). The meetings are has been changed in order to informal discussions. Informa- lot of runs skiing and riding all voucher valid for another day of ed in proximity to three of Wild- structured to assess the poten- accommodate more people. It tion on this project can also be day might consider participat- skiing/riding this season and cat Mountain’s lifts, the Ability- tial environmental impacts will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on obtained from DOE's project ing in two scheduled events participant gift bag, exclusive PLUS Inc. Ski-A-Thon is open to from its proposed action of Friday, March 18, at the Silver website related to the project at whose challenge also includes lift-line privileges while com- all levels of skiers and riders in- granting a Presidential Permit Center at Plymouth State Uni- www.northernpasseis.us. raising associated pledge dona- pleting the 48 runs — maximum terested in participating. An en- to the 1,200-megawatt Northern versity. 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For A seventh location was re- Whitefield, and from 1 p.m. to 4 mail at [email protected]. day, March 14, will challenge generously donated by Fischer more information and to regis- participants to complete at least and Rossignol awarded to the ter, visit abilityplus.org. 48 runs in a single day via the top fundraisers as well as bib- Wildcat Mountain, located famed Lynx Trail’s vertical de- raffle prizes for participants 100% within the White Mountain scent from summit to base. In that will conclude an awards National Forest in Pinkham 21 Jefferson Road, Whitefield, NH addition to the personal chal- pasta dinner held following the Notch, is home to New Hamp- 603-837-2646 lenge, the maximum number of event. 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$ 99 $ 99 3 ea. 13 ea. MARCH 9, 2011 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT A11 ••• District Court Log Drunk driving charges lead court blotter By Melissa Grima Lincoln Karl, 21 of Lancaster, 20 hours of community service [email protected] was found guilty of driving under within six months and complete the influence. He was fined $500, the ASAP within 90 days. LANCASTER — A Groveton and his license was suspended Justin Dowland, 22 of Grove- teen is facing multiple charges af- for nine months, with six months ton, was sentenced to seven days ter rolling his vehicle into the Up- suspended on the condition he in jail after he was found guilty of per Ammonoosuc River in a No- complete the Impaired Driver In- theft by unauthorized taking. He vember accident. Garrett Styles, tervention Program (IDIP). was also found guilty of receiving 18, was traveling on Northside Lindsay Lebrun, 28 of Jeffer- stolen property. A 30-day sen- Road on Nov. 25, at what police son, was found guilty of driving tence in the house of corrections say was an unsafe speed, when under the influence. She was was suspended for one year on he lost control of his vehicle. The fined $500, and her license was the conditions of good behavior 1999 Saturn left the road and suspended for nine months, with and payment of restitution. Ad- flipped over, landing in the river. six months suspended on the ditional charges of criminal tres- Styles pled not guilty on March 2, condition she complete the IDIP. pass and conspiracy against to charges of reckless operation, Jennifer Malanson, 33 of Lan- Dowland were dropped. unlawful possession of alcohol, caster, was fined $250 after she Jon Doyle, 20 of Lancaster, and two counts of driving under was found guilty of possession was found guilty of two counts of the influence, in front of Judge an altered inspection sticker. theft by unauthorized taking. He Stephen Samaha in Lancaster Seth McGovern, 34 of Boston, was sentenced to 30 hours of District Court. A trial is sched- Mass., pled not guilty to a charge community service, to be com- uled for May 4. of criminal trespass. A trial is pleted within 45 days. A seven Cody Braase, 18 of Stark, pled scheduled for May 4. day jail sentence was suspended not guilty to a charge of criminal Sarah Mount, 24 of Glaston- for one year on the condition of liability for the conduct of an- bury, Conn., failed to appear to good behavior. other. He is accused of aiding a answer a charge of driving after A charge of theft by unautho- Pictured, left to right, are CCDOC Superintendent Craig Hamelin, WMRHS students: Scott Merritt, Kory Bouthillier, minor in the commission of a suspension or revocation. A war- rized taking against David Glid- Stockton Hicks, Colton Hanlon, Travis Anderson, Erin McGuire, Anna Briggs, and teacher Lisa Perras. theft, by allowing him to leave FB rant was issued for her arrest. den Sr., 63 of Whitefield, was Spaulding with a jacket valued at William Nobaris, 38 of Lunen- dropped. Students educated through CCDOC tour $199 without paying. A May 4 tri- burg, Vt., was found guilty of Timothy Jones, 44 of Grove- WEST STEWARTSTOWN — As ences with the students. He ex- — including electronic monitor- al is scheduled. driving under the influence. He ton, failed to appear to answer a WMRHS students in Mrs. Perras’ plained and demonstrated the ing, court hearings via video con- Laura-Lynn Carpentier, 23 of was fined $500, and his license charge of driving after revoca- Business and Personal Law class entire process from the moment ferencing, and the inner work- Lunenburg, Vt., was found guilty was suspended for nine months, tion or suspension. A warrant were completing a unit of study an inmate is arrested and ings of the Control Center. of operating without a valid li- with six months suspended on was issued and bail was set at in criminal law, they had the op- brought to the facility, booked, Also working with the stu- cense and was fined $100. the condition he complete the $500 cash. portunity for a once-in-a-lifetime housed, fed, how the inmates dents were Corporal Dana Pre- Charles Depalmer, 18 of Lan- IDIP. A charge of failing to obey in- field trip to the Coös County De- spend their days, the opportuni- hemo, and Officers Matt Shan- caster, was found guilty of acts A charge of acts prohibited spection requirements against partment of Corrections in West ties available to the inmates, dis- non and Brian Cross. Scott Mer- prohibited. He was fined $350 against Cody Perreault, 17 of Russell Lasman, 74 of Jefferson, Stewartstown. ciplinary procedures, and the ritt, a Junior at WMRHS, said “I and his license was revoked for Maidstone, Vt., was placed on file was placed on file without find- Facility Superintendent Craig procedure for an inmate’s re- learned a lot about criminal law, 30 days. A charge of possession without finding for one year on ing for six months on the condi- Hamelin spared no area in his in- lease. Although the historic fa- but most of all, what Superin- of drugs (marijuana) against De- the condition of good behavior. tion of good behavior. formative and eye-opening tour cility was built in the early 1900s, tendent Hamelin showed us and palmer was placed on file with- He was also ordered to complete A charge of speeding against of the facility. He shared his crim- Superintendent Hamelin demon- said to us makes me never ever out finding for one year on the the alcohol and substance abuse Haralampia Panagopoulos, 27 of inal law expertise and his 20 strated how state-of-the-art tech- want to break the law and go to condition of good behavior. program (ASAP) and provide Brockton, Mass., was placed on years of incarceration experi- nology is utilized at the facility jail!” Joel Desroches, 23 of Acush- proof to the court. file without finding for one year net, Mass., pled not guilty to driv- Jereme Putnam, 26 of Grove- on the condition of good behav- ing under the influence. A May 4 ton, pled not guilty to a charge of ior. Alarm foils burglary attempt trial is scheduled. criminal mischief. A May 4 trial is Lucas Staples, 16 of Carroll, By Melissa Grima ported that he last saw the plate against him. Jessica Fenwick, 30 of Glas- scheduled. was found guilty of an original [email protected] on his vehicle when he stopped Charles Frenette Jr., 44 of Lan- tonbury, Conn., failed to appear A charge of unlawful posses- and youth operator violation for for fuel in Lancaster the previous caster was arrested on March 2, to answer a charge of driving af- sion against Erica Thompson, 18 having more than one passenger LANCASTER — Would-be bur- night. on a bench warrant for failing to ter revocation. A warrant was is- of Raynham, Mass., was placed in the vehicle he was driving that glars were stymied by an alarm On March 2, John Rundlett, 47 appear in Lancaster District sued for her arrest. on file without finding for one was not a member of his imme- system last week. Police were of Manchester, was arrested and Court. He was released on $350 David Glidden III, 22 of Lisbon, year on the condition of good be- diate household. He was fined called to an alarm at the Prospect charged with criminal mischief, personal recognizance bail and is pled not guilty to a charge of pro- havior. Thompson was also or- $100, suspended for one year on Street residence of Kevin Kopp at breach of bail, hindering appre- scheduled to appear in court on hibited sales. dered to complete the ASAP with- the condition of good behavior. 11:30 a.m. on March 1. When they hension, and obstructing govern- March 16. In a related case, Michael E. in 90 days and provide proof to His license was also revoked for arrived they saw what they de- ment administration. He is ac- On March 5, George Stamand, Glidden, 19 of Lisbon, pled not the court. 30 days, with 10 days suspended scribed as evidence someone had cused of damaging a door and 74 of Goshen, Mass., was turning guilty to a charge of unlawful pos- A Groveton teen was ordered for one year, also on the condi- tried to gain entry by kicking the then giving police a false name. He around in the parking lot at North session of alcohol. Both men are to complete community service tion of good behavior. door in, but were unsuccessful. was also arrested on multiple war- Country Ford on Summer Street, scheduled to appear for trial on as a result of charges of operat- Jimmy Wilkins, 46 of White- Lancaster Police Chief John Gar- rant out of Manchester with nu- when he struck a parked vehicle May 4. ing without a valid license and field, was found guilty of receiv- diner said that the perpetrators merous forgery and theft by de- belonging to Austin Sansoucy of A charge of simple assault unlawful possession of alcohol. ing stolen property. He was sen- were likely scared off by the alarm. ception charges pending in that Lancaster. The impact caused mi- against Raymond Johnson, 46 of The charges against Austin tenced to seven days in jail and His department is actively investi- jurisdiction. Rundlett was held on nor damage and no injuries were Jefferson, was placed on file Woodworth, 16, were placed on ordered to pay restitution of $100 gating the attempted break-in. $850 cash bail for arraignment on reported. without finding for one year on file without a finding for one year to Larry Savage within 60 days of Michael Johnson of Whitefield, March 3, before being turned over Glen Briggs reported on March the condition of good behavior. and he was ordered to perform his release. reported his license plate lost or to Manchester Police to answer 6, that his vehicle had been van- stolen on March 1. Johnson re- the charges they have pending dalized on Ingerson Road. 2011 New Hampshire Moose Hunt Permit Auction opens NH State Police Log CONCORD — The Wildlife Her- ber 15-23. Winners of last year's N.H. subject to the rules of the lottery, Troop F, Twin Mtn. itage Foundation of New Hampshire moose hunt auction raved about and will not be eligible to partici- Compiled by Melissa Grima reportedly stolen from the wallet struck the guardrail causing mi- officially opened its third Annual their New Hampshire hunting expe- pate in the auction. A portion of a [email protected] of a guest. nor damage. Moose Permit Auction on March 1. rience. All five got their moose. Win- winning bid may be tax deductible A case of harassment was re- Also on Route 3 in Stratford As the official nonprofit partner of ning bidders Jennifer and Ludwig as a charitable donation; potential On Feb. 21, a vehicle driven ported in Northumberland on on Feb. 25, Thomas Orino, 45 of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Boehler of New Jersey said this of bidders should check with their tax by Matthew Noonan, 18 of Mass- Feb. 22. Nashua, was stopped for a traffic Department, the Foundation is au- their 2010 hunt: "This moose hunt advisors to determine eligibility. achusetts, struck a vehicle driv- On Feb. 22, Eric B. Smith, 26 of accident in front of him, when he thorized to auction up to five per- was an absolutely incredible expe- Additional information on en by Vincent Patch, 18 of Glen. Webster, was arrested in Stew- was struck from behind by a ve- mits to the five highest bidders. Pro- rience. Having hunted throughout moose hunting in New Hampshire, Noonan had been backing when artstown on an electronic bench hicle driven by Dennis Goodwin, ceeds from the auction help sup- most of the U.S. and Africa several including rules, permits, licenses he struck Patch in the parking warrant. He is scheduled to ap- 33 of Stratford. No injuries were port critical fish and wildlife con- times, we compare this experience and a gallery of photos from suc- area at Wildcat Ski Resort in pear in Colebrook District Court reported. servation and education programs to those, and felt the challenge, in- cessful N.H. hunts, can be found at Pinkham’s Grant. on Feb. 23. A domestic dispute was re- and facilities of the N.H. Fish and trigue, and ultimate reward. Each of http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/H An incident of criminal mis- Stephen Guinard, 48 of Strat- ported in Stewartstown on Feb. Game Department. us harvested real trophy moose. unt_species/hunt_moose.htm. chief was reported in Success on ford, was traveling on Route 3 in 25. "Every year, the auction pro- Jen's measured 56 inches, 810 lbs. To learn more about the Foun- Feb. 21. that town on Feb. 25, when he A number of sex offender ad- vides the Foundation with a way to dressed, and mine was 58 inches, dation and how to help, visit A theft was reported at the slowed down fro a tractor trailer dress verifications were per- support Fish and Game programs 830 lbs. dressed. We rate this as one http://www.nhwildlifefoundation.o Town and Country Motor Inn in unit and jack-knifed his own formed throughout the region on and initiatives that are important to of our favorite hunts." The 2010 auc- rg, or call 545-4873. Shelburne on Feb. 21. Cash was truck and trailer. His vehicle Feb. 25 and 26. the people of this state. It is critical tion garnered 24 bids from 11 states, that we find ways to sustain wildlife with the highest bid at $8,600. The conservation, education and out- five winners came from New Hamp- reach programs, particularly for the shire and New Jersey. youth of New Hampshire who are Successful bidders in the 2011 the future stewards of our natural auction will need to show proof of a environment," said Steve White, previous hunting license or a cer- Foundation Chairman. tificate of completion of an ap- Deadline for receipt of auction proved hunter-education training bids is August 3. Bids will be opened program. Winning auction permit on August 5. To download an official holders will be able to harvest one bidder's packet, go to moose of either sex in a wildlife man- http://www.nhwildlifefoundation.o agement unit of their choice, and rg. Packets also may be requested will be responsible for purchasing by contacting the Foundation at co- their own 2011 New Hampshire [email protected] hunting license to accompany their g or calling 545-4873. moose permit. Individuals who re- The 2011 moose-hunting season ceive a permit in the 2011 New in New Hampshire runs from Octo- Hampshire moose hunt lottery are A12 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH 9, 2011 ••• lene Lewis died previously. Arrangements are under the White There are no visiting hours. direction of the Bailey Funeral (continued from Page A2) Services will be held at the con- Home, Lancaster. Go to daughters, Madeline and venience of the family. Burial www.baileyfh.net for more in- Jeanette. will be in Riverside Cemetery in formation or to send an online Her parents and a sister Ar- Lunenburg, Vt. condolence.

Richard Wayne Fulton (Kim), Lin- ball, and Jennifer Cudmore. Fulton coln Charles Fulton, and Douglas Family members who died (continued from Page A1) Grant Fulton; former daughters- previously include Harold’s par- Mountains. Harold went on seven in-law Margot Fusk and Jean A ents Rowland and Ethel Fulton; weeklong Windjammer cruises Fulton; grandchildren, Andrea sister Doris Ethel Wentzell and over the years and loved taking Hedges (George), Michelle Marie her husband William Wentzell; in- the helm. Photography and mod- Fulton (Carol), Carolyn Jean Ful- laws Charles Lowe and Kate el railroads were his other cre- ton, Ali Rene Fulton, Michael Lowe; brothers-in-law Leonard ative interests. David Fulton (Darlene); great Lowe and John Howard Lowe and In 2002, Harold and Betty grandchildren, Danielle Markie his wife Ethelmay; sister-in-law moved into the home of their son Fulton, Taylor Renee Hedges, Dorothy Lowe; daughter-in-law Lincoln and his wife Trudy in Ashlyn Jean Fulton, Michael Bri- Trudy Fulton; and niece Nancy Twin Mountain. After Trudy’s an Fulton (Brittany), Trai Nyberg, Yuknis. death in October 2010, Harold Anthony Nyberg and Seth Ny- Ross Funeral home in Little- was moved to Lafayette Center. berg; nieces, Susan Cudmore ton is in charge of cremation. Sign The family thanks the dedicated (Doug) and Susie Mahoney; the guestbook at www.RossFu- staff and Dr. Jeffreys for the lov- nephews, Charles John Lowe neral.com. At Harold’s request ing care and consideration he re- (Penny) and Laurence Howard there will be no formal service. A ceived while a resident. Lowe; and great nieces, Kim Cud- Celebration of Life Ceremony will Harold leaves his sons, more Hyatt, Sandra Cudmore Sa- be announced later.

PSNH mass plants are not, in fact, seek- the economic benefits that flow ing or proposing a subsidy or sub- from these plants that are strate- (continued from Page A1) sidies from PSNH. gically placed across the state in immediate threat are in Alexan- “PSNH can contract with us its rural areas. Driscoll maintains, dria, Bridgewater, Tamworth, and and the other three wood plants,” “All PSNH has to do is submit the Bethlehem. Driscoll stated, noting that con- contracts that we negotiate to the Driscoll maintains that the bio- tracts would preserve jobs and NHPUC for approval.”

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE LIBRARY Educational Foundation. Partici- Hampshire Extension Educator It was after interviewing President Warren Harding, right in boater, who was a guest for a week at Mount Prospect UNH(continued from Page A3) pants in the ServSafe training will in Family and Consumer Re- in Lancaster — seen here golfing in front of his summer house with Secretary of War John W. Weeks — that then- learn basic food sanitation prin- sources, is a nationally certified Coös County Democrat editor David White asked the former Congressman to rename his place Mt. Harding. practices in the industry. This in- ciples from receiving to serving, ServSafe Instructor, and will be depth training is critical for own- how to improve the quality of conducting the program in Lan- ers, food managers, chefs, and food served, lower costs, in- caster on April 5 and 12, from 9 90 years ago cooks who work in restaurants, crease profitability, and make a.m. to 5 p.m. Information about hospitals, or nursing homes, or sound decisions that will keep registering for the training is Secretary Weeks was urged to rename specialty food producers who customers safe. Participants available by calling the UNH Co- manage their own small busi- who successfully complete the operative Extension office in Lan- nesses. exam at the end of the training caster at 788-4961. Seating is lim- Mt. Prospect for Pres. Harding The ServSafe program is a na- will receive their industry-wide ited. Call soon to register. By Edith Tucker who had stayed for a week at his served from 1905 to 1913 as Con- tion-wide food safety certifica- recognized ServSafe Certificate UNH Cooperative Extension [email protected] summer home. gressman Weeks from the 12th tion program sponsored by the as food safety managers. is an equal opportunity educator While researching the 29th District of Massachusetts, where National Restaurant Association Sue Buteau, University of New and employer. LANCASTER — Trying to re- president’s visit to the White one of his best-known achieve- name mountains after Presidents Mountains, Rajala discovered an ments was shepherding the — and now First Ladies — has a article published on Aug. 14, Weeks Act of 1911 through Con- long history here in Coös County. 1921, in the “Boston Globe” that gress. Adams 4 was recently official- told this story, and, in turn, he e- The Weeks Act centennial is ly renamed for Mt. Abigail Adams. mailed Dave Govatski of Jeffer- being celebrated this year. Presi- There was a failed effort earlier son, who passed along the word. dent William Howard Taft signed last year to rename Mt. Clay after Back it the early Roaring the Weeks Act into law on March the 40th president, Ronald Rea- Twenties, Globe reporter M. E. 1, 1911. gan. Mt. Eisenhower was called Hennessy wrote about Democrat Elected in 1912, Senator Mt. Pleasant until renamed for editor White’s effort to get then- Weeks of Massachusetts served President Dwight D. Eisenhower Secretary Weeks to rename his from 1913 to 1919 and then was after his death. Some years ago a summer home Mt. Harding, in not reelected. He was a candidate Randolph summer resident even honor of his distinguished guest. for Presidential nomination at the suggested that Mt. Deception be “Mt. Harding would then take Republican National Convention renamed for President Richard its place with Mts. Washington, in Chicago in 1916, but, alas, did Nixon, but no official petition was Jefferson, Adams, and Madison in not favor women’s suffrage and ever submitted to the U.S. Board the geography of the White Moun- did not get the nod. on Geographic Names. tains,” Hennessy wrote. However, A graduate of the U. S. Naval Reuben Rajala of Gorham, ac- the reporter, said, “Secretary Academy at Annapolis, Weeks tive in the Gorham Historical So- Weeks does not favor the change, served from 1921 to 1925 as Sec- ciety, recently discovered that in so that squelches that idea.” retary of War in the Cabinets of August 1921 the then-editor of the John W. Weeks was a Lancast- Presidents Warren Harding and Coös County Democrat, David er native who started his political Calvin Coolidge. He attended his White, tried to convince then-Sec- career by serving as an alderman last Cabinet meeting in October retary of War John W. Weeks to re- in Newton, Mass., from 1900 to 1925. He died at his summer name Mt. Prospect for his house- 1902, and then from 1903 to 1904 home on July 12, 1926, on Mt. guest, President Warren Harding, as Mayor of Newton, and then Prospect.

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PHOTOS BY EDITH TUCKER Twenty-year-old Kevin Shannon of Groveton, a 2010 GHS graduate who is a St. Francis Xavier parishioner A community meal featuring roast pork slices and-or chicken tenders and lots of vegetables was cooked and and father of a one-and-a-half-year-old son, Hayden, volunteered at the community meal on Saturday at served by volunteers on Saturday evening at St. Francis Hall in Groveton. St. Francis Hall in Groveton.

Teenage volunteer Nathan Tetreault clears away plastic utensils, cups and Dave Johnston of Groveton, who retired from the paper finishing department After working in the kitchen, Sister Helen helped serve pies at the dessert plates at Saturday evening’s community meal at St. Francis Hall in of Wausau Papers about a decade ago, enjoyed catching up with friends and table at the very convivial community meal on Saturday evening at St. Groveton. Simone Cloutier, also of Groveton, looks on with amusement. family at Saturday evening’s community meal at St. Francis Hall in Groveton. Francis Hall in Groveton.The next one is scheduled on Saturday, March 26.

Bonnie Auger, left, and Pat Akesson, both of Groveton, volunteered to serve an array of delicious desserts at These first cousins — 4-year-old Isaac Noyes, left, of Stratford, 12-year-old Isabella Desilets of Groveton, 8- the community meal on Saturday evening at St. Francis Hall in Groveton. year-old Jasmine Noyes, and 8-year-old Katelyn Desilets — enjoyed chicken tenders at Saturday evening’s community meal at St. Francis Hall in Groveton.

By Edith Tucker Many family groups, some news, and some discussed up- Volunteers took some meals 280 meals were served at the first The next hot community meal [email protected] with three generations on hand, coming town and school meet- to the homes of those unable to of the community meals, and that featuring roast beef is scheduled GROVETON — A community filled the long tables. Former pa- ings in Groveton, Stark, and Strat- chance walking on sidewalks number was nearly matched on from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, effort, supported by a grant from per mill workmates exchanged ford. with melting ice. Approximately the second on Saturday. March 26, also in St. Francis Hall. the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to the Episcopal Dio- cese, is allowing five free hot community meals to be cooked and served at St. Francis Hall for the second year in a row. Parishioners from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, both in Groveton, as well as St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Lancaster and other volunteers from Con- necticut River Valley towns pro- vided a warm family-oriented at- mosphere on Saturday evening so people could share a main course of roast pork or a large chicken tender. They also buzzed with happy excitement that the Groveton High School girls’ bas- ketball team had earlier that af- ternoon defeated Moultonbor- ough 51-38, for its fourth straight Division IV title at Plymouth State's Foley Gymnasium. Flick- ering red lights from the fire en- gines and ambulances that es- corted the girls into town in cel- ebration shone on the painted concrete walls. The meal, served buffet style, featured lots of choices — cauli- flower and cashew salad, fruit salads, and tomato and lettuce salad, beets, corn, scalloped po- tatoes, rolls, olives and pickles as well as punch and coffee, topped off with a selection of cakes and apple pie with Cool Whip. A14 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH 9, 2011 ••• 1. 2. 3.

5. Winter Carnival at JES 4. PHOTOS BY EDITH TUCKER

1. First-grader Jackie Lowe heads down a snowy slope during Wednesday afternoon’s winter carnival at the Jefferson School. 2. Fifth-grader Hunter Heath and second-grader Jonathan Dean go sledding together at Wednesday’s winter carnival at the Jefferson School. 3. Special education para-educator Jessica Cyr stands up to teach Jefferson School students how to play games with a red-and-white cloth at Wednesday’s winter carnival. 4. Sixth-grader Tanner LaBounty enjoying bright sunshine and tempera- tures in the mid-20s at the Jefferson School’s winter carnival on Wednesday. 5. Second-grader Kaydren Savage finds wearing a warm rabbit hat makes winter play enjoyable during the Jefferson School’s winter carnival. Dining Entertainment

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By Edith Tucker (FCCLA) club members practiced [email protected] the presentations there are preparing for the state conven- WHITEFIELD — Students from tion on why it is important to fight preschoolers to the early grades obesity and reduce the number brought their teddy bears to the of fast food meals they eat. Whitefield School library-media Students marched around the center on Tuesday evening, Feb. spacious room holding their ted- 22. dy bears above the heads, and Some brought also brought a children of different ages mixed book, and many youngsters and mingled. spent time coloring pictures. Students, parents, teachers, Teachers not only read stories school board member Jessica aloud but also created a simple Ryan, and principal Ellen Tur- three-bar floor graph to quantify cotte enjoyed scoops of vanilla the bears’ height. ice cream topped with luscious Three Family, Career and blackberries, raspberries, and Community Leaders of America blueberries.

PHOTOS BY EDITH TUCKER

TOP LEFT: Three-and-a-half-year-old Morgan Forest of Lancaster brought her bear Tammy to the Whitefield School on Feb. 22 for the Bears, Books, and Berries program. Her mom, Christine Forest, is a spe- cial education teacher.

TOP RIGHT: Kindergartener Ayanna Ronish of Whitefield brought her favorite teddy bear to the Bears, Books, and Berries program on Feb. 21 at the Whitefield School. PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER Four-year-old pre-schooler Kennedy Overhoff, left, and eight-year-old BOTTOM: Two kindergarten students — Emily Quiones, left, of Twin Madison Overhoff, a third-grader, came to the Bears, Books, and Berries Mountain, and Hannah Ryan of Whitefield — greatly enjoyed the Feb. program on Feb. 21 with their dad, former WMRSD school board mem- 21st Bears, Books, and Berries program at the Whitefield School. ber Tim Overhoff of Whitefield. Their mom, not shown, spent time that evening working with three FCCLA students. Real Estate

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PHOTOS BY JONATHAN BENTON 1. Keeping up the mood at the pep-rally were a pack of Groveton instru- 4.4. 5.5. mentalists. 2. Eagle Ethan Emerson busts through a “Win!” banner at the start of Groveton’s pep-rally on Friday.

3.This group of spirited Groveton students helped organize Friday’s pep- rally with the majority of the group also on the student council: (from left to right) Kirsten Kingsley, Kelley Collins, Margaret Pelletier, Jessica Stanford, Vyktoria Boyle, Shauna Randall, and Gabrielle Lepine.

4. Groveton English Teacher Karen Blodgett gives Brittany Doolan some skin as she announces each of the Groveton players as a master of pep- rally ceremonies.

5. Siblings Terry and Talia Bedell compete in the main event of the Groveton pep-rally, a knockout competition between the boy’s and girl’s teams. With the sure fire shooting of Kelley Collins the girl’s team won. Real Estate

Owner’s Relocation AUCTION The Beal House Inn Restaurant & Bar 2 West Main Street (Route 18) • Littleton, New Hampshire Monday, March 28th at 1:00 p.m. Selling to the Highest Bidder Above $275,000. The Inn is comprised of 4 guest suites and 3 guest rooms all with private baths. There is a 101± seat fine dining restaurant and bar along with a well appointed owner’s quarters. The property will be offered in the entirety with the furniture, fixtures and equipment. Inspections: Monday, March 14th from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 22nd from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. For a property information package with terms and directions go to www.paulmcinnis.com

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Lic. #2089 – (603) 964-1301 – Ref. #11PM-15A-C Auction subject to all Terms of Sale. ©2011 Paul McInnis, Inc. MARCH 9, 2011 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT A17 ••• Swift Diamond Riders’ Snodeo draws a cheerful crowd

PHOTOS BY EDITH TUCKER ABOVE: Coleman State Park was abuzz with excitement on Friday, March 4, the first day of the 19th annual Swift Diamond Riders’ SnoDeo in West Stewartstown. RIGHT: A 44-inch wide 1923 Ford Model T antique snowmobile, built and restored in Ossipee, was much admired in the Annual Antique and Vintage Snowmobile Show at the Swift Diamond Riders’ SnoDeo in West Stewartstown.

PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests vice president of Communications-Outreach Jack Savage staffed a table at which stacks of “Trees Not Towers No Northern Pass” bumper stickers were available.

PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER Poore Family Homestead executive director Rick Johnsen lobbied on Friday against the proposed Northern Pass Transmission Line project at the 19th annual Swift Diamond Riders’ SnoDeo at Coleman State Park. BRING IN YOUR GOLD & SILVER – GET CASH TODAY

PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER Swift Diamond Riders’ president Kevin Drew cheerfully greeted ticket-buy- ing snowmobile riders on Friday afternoon who parked their machines out on the solid ice of Little Diamond Pond. By Edith Tucker mobiles, now so important to the [email protected] area economy. The Society for the Protection WEST STEWARTSTOWN — of New Hampshire Forests (SPN- Bright sunshine, a blue sky, and HF) and the Live Free or Fry group early afternoon temperatures in (opposed to the Northern Pass the mid-20s made a perfect first project) handed out pins, collect- day for the two-day Swift Diamond ed petition signatures, and handed Riders’ Snodeo at Coleman State out information on why they op- Park. pose the siting and construction of The day started off with dire transmission towers to carry predictions of only-slightly-above- 1,200-megawatts of high-voltage zero temperatures but, happily, Direct Current electricity generat- the weather predictors were ed in Quebec into New Hampshire. wrong, and the tents filled with Sleek and shiny new Yamaha, people enjoying themselves, lines Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, and Polaris mod- formed to test ride demo models, els were on display, although Arc- snow machinists zoomed onto the tic Cat was unable to make it. Ham- solidly frozen lake to park, and $25 burgers sizzled on the grille, and C-R helicopter rides were avail- coffee and soft drinks were avail- able. able. Swift Diamond president Kevin Executive director Gail Hanson Drew said that compliments were of the N.H. Snowmobile Associa- coming in hot and heavy for the tion, Trails Bureau chief Chris great trail conditions. Fears of boy- Gamache, and northern region cotting locals who were unhappy trails head Chet Savage of Gorham, with what at first appeared to be as well as the state Fish and Game the snowmobile club’s endorse- Department’s new Administrative ment of the proposed Northern Captain John Winsatt, who in Jan- Pass Transmission line project uary was put in charge of oversee- were calmed. In the end, Drew said, ing the Off-Highway Recreational the utility company paid the Vehicle (OHRV) Enforcement, Safe- agreed-upon lead sponsorship fee ty Education and Registration Pro- and then stayed away so as not to grams, were all on hand and chat- detract from the sport and snow- ting up the crowd. A18 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH 9, 2011 ••• say in what’s going to happen. You dollars per year. What you’re not companies just want to use us and and running we can never turn Kid Do hear about the things that the pow- hearing is what we don’t know put a scar on our landscape that back the clock. Balsams (continued from Page A4) er lines could do to help us and about them. will last a lifetime. What we are los- The next time you are driving (continued from Page A1) long enough to know what they make it better for us, but why is it Power lines have not been ing from this is our land, tourism, down the highway through the ager Jeff McIver, contractor Dan could do to harm us. It is a huge that we don’t hear the other side? around long enough to know and much more. What are the pub- Notch imagine seeing huge power Hebert, and successful auto risk that we are taking. These power lines are supposed whether or not they can cause lic health dangers of these power lines standing in the middle of dealer Danny Dagesse, plus Rick Why is it that we have no to create an average 1,200 jobs in harm to us. These power lines are lines? Are they worth risking hun- those beautiful mountains and Tillotson — one the late Mr. T’s choice as citizens in our own state New Hampshire per year during not going to us as a community, dreds and thousands of lives? No their colors. Do you want to say, sons — formed the Cold Spring to choose whether or not we construction. The local invest- they are going towards those big one actually knows what they will “Well there was nothing that I Management Company, LLC, in would like to have a 135-foot pow- ment in the Coös and Grafton industries that aren’t paying their do. I just don’t want to be the one could do about it,” or do you want order to bid on purchasing The er line going right through my Counties is $300 million dollars, share. In one newspaper article responsible for telling my kids why to say, “I did everything I could to Balsams. The foursome believed property or right next to it? My but is this to the people that live they said that New Hampshire al- they have serious health issues. I stop this tragedy.” that the hotel and associated family pays taxes just like every- near them? The local tax payments ready creates two times the elec- feel like we are selling our souls Keegan Doolan lakes, golf courses, ski area, one else. Everyone should have a are estimated at $3.4 to 4 million tricity that it uses. To me, these big and that once these towers are up Sophomore at WMRHS woodlands, and other amenities could be a good long-term in- vestment and also benefit local people by providing good jobs HE and land stewardship. TTHE Tillotson recently resigned CAR,CAR, TRUCKTRUCK && SUVSUV from Cold Spring, however, TWINTWIN when on Feb. 22 he learned that the directors had decided to not STATESTATE to tap Cold Spring as the next owner-operators of the Grand FORDFORDCHALLENGECHALLENGE ISIS ON!ON! Resort. “My purpose has always been to see that Neil Tillotson’s in- After a great start in 2011 I have challenged my sales teams to sell and deliver tentions for The Balsams and the 250 New Ford Cars, Trucks, and SUV’s by close of business April 30th. North Country are fulfilled,” he said in a press release. He had With your help, I am announcing the Car, Truck and SUV Challenge is on at Twin State Ford! hoped that by investing in Cold Spring he could help by con- tributing his knowledge and his 2011 FORD 2011 FORD passion for The Balsams, he ex- 3 REASONS plained. Tillotson understood, however, that being a would-be FUSION ESCAPE XLT investor as well as a director and TO GET THE sport appearance pkg, moonroof, Trustee of the seller, placed him SPORT AWD in a position of having a conflict sync voice activated, leather leather, moonroof, Sony sound, of interest in which he would CAR, TRUCK, have to give up any participa- 6 speed auto, reverse sensing $27,945 MSRP tion in making decisions about – 1,000 Ford Retail Cash The Balsams’ future. $31,055 MSRP AND SUV Steve Barba of Concord, for- – 1,000 Ford Bonus Cash – 1,000 mer president of The Balsams Ford Retail Cash – 1,000 Ford Credit Cash – 1,000 Corporation, was similarly ex- Ford Bonus Cash CHALLENGE – 1,000 Additional Discount in lieu of gas card cluded by a conflict of interest. – 1,000 Ford Credit Cash Tillotson said he was con- – 1,000 Additional Discount in lieu of gas card cerned that those individuals in AT TWIN $23,945 Total a position to make such deci- Total Savings sions had had little opportunity $27,055 Savings $4445 to gain an understanding of The $4000 STATE FORD! Balsams, of the resort hotel busi- ness, or of the surrounding com- munities that rely on the North * GET A $1000 DOLLAR Country icon for much of their economic livelihood. GAS CARD with the He realized, Tillotson said, that he needed to get back to the Stock #16510 purchase or lease of Stock #71739 table where decisions would be made about the future of this any new vehicle in property in Dixville, Colebrook, 2010 FORD stock at Twin State Columbia, and Stewartstown, 2011 FORD which includes The Balsams Re- Ford. sort and the Tillotson Rubber F-150 4X4 FIESTA Co., Inc. factory, at which he started in 1968 to work for his fa- CREW 4DR SE, sync voice system, ther. * TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR premium sound, 6 speed auto “I really feel sad about taking power equipment, 6 speed auto, TRADE! another step toward the end of 4.6L 3V, all terrain tires We are low on $16,660 MSRP the Tillotson family stewardship – 500 of this special North Country $33,990 MSRP used vehicles and we Ford Retail Cash place,” he said in the press re- – 1,000 Additional Discount in lieu of gas card – 2,500 Ford Retail Cash need your trade. Don’t lease. “(My father) Neil Tillot- son set up his Trust to benefit – 1,000 Ford Bonus Cash Total the communities within a 25- – 1,000 settle for less than $15,160 Savings Ford Credit Cash mile radius of Dixville, and I have – 1,000 Additional Discount in lieu of gas card your trade is worth! $1500 strived to honor and fulfill that trust. I am concerned about Total some rumors (about the buyer), $28,490 Savings * WE HAVE THE SELECTION! and I am concerned by what I don’t know about the process $5500 used to make this important de- Right now at Twin State cision.” Tillotson said he was Ford we have over 150 particularly concerned that the hotel might not operate in the new vehicles in stock winter months, as is the case with two of their resort proper- and on the way. ties — the Samoset near Cam- Stock #42121 Stock #53110 den, Me., and the Sagamore on Lake George, N. Y. From Newport Now, relieved from his con- Preowned Preowned flict, Tillotson is beginning to re- view materials received from 2007 FORD ESCAPE XLT $12,970 2002 FORD F-350 FLATBED $15,995 John Cornish, the attorney ne- 4WD, alloys, V6, power equipment #T186A ONLY 20,000 Miles, 4WD, V10, 1 owner #T271A gotiating its sale. 2011 FORD FUSION SPORT 2007 FORD F-250 The decision of the Tillotson AWD $26,998 CREW CAB XLT $23,988 directors is only one step in the 1 owner, leather, roof, loaded, 2,000 miles #T169A 1 owner, alloys, power. equipment #T19A sale approval process, however. Because the property is a Trust 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 2008 BUICK LUCERNE CXS $18,444 asset, the QUAD CAB ST $15,995 Northstar V8, leather, back up sensors #T207A Charitable Trust office of the 4WD #C179B 2007 HONDA ACCORD N.H. 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PHOTO BY JONATHAN BENTON PHOTO BY JONATHAN BENTON Makenna Burke busts her way past a Panther in the Division IV Coach Tim Haskins stands proudly with Seniors Jessica Pelletier, Kelley Collins, Jessica McKenzie and Brittany Doolan holding the Championship tro- Championship game on Saturday. phy on high, the fourth over the four years these girls have attended Groveton High School. Lady Eagles take fourth Championship Title in a row By Jonathan Benton Collins came away with a banged- four Championship games that shots. There was another Panther the game and the Eagles made generally show composure in end [email protected] up wrist, losing some use in her Groveton has won since she was a hiccup of two free-throws from Mc- their shots from the line to stay of game situations and once the PLYMOUTH — The Groveton dominant side. The untrained Freshman. Donald, but another Groveton as- ahead. The final point game hon- clock got down to two minutes girls added another Division IV viewer may not have noticed a dif- “It was alright, the adrenaline sault came as a rebuttal at the 4:07 ors went to Bedell with two free- while we were still ahead by dou- championship jewel to the North ference, however, as Collins fought kind of kicked in so I didn’t really mark. Wheelock pitched out a throws. ble figures I felt pretty good about Country crown on Saturday as through the pain and delivered a feel it,” said Collins on the injury. smooth three-pointer that was fol- “One thing about our girls is we our chances,” said Haskins. they single-handedly bested the phenomenal performance includ- “I couldn’t shoot outside really lowed by two more field goals from Moultonborough Panthers 51-38. ing going seven for nine from the so I moved myself down low and McKenzie. “We felt that they were proba- charity stripe. didn’t handle the ball because I In final quarter Moultonbor- GHS 11-6-6-15—51 Totals 17-16-51 bly going to play man-to-man be- “One thing we’ve seen from Kel- thought I was going to lose it since ough tried their hand at slowing MA 10-17-14-10—38 cause it worked well for them in ley over four years is when it’s I couldn’t dribble with my right down the clock and hitting some Moultonborough 38 the previous game,” said Grove- game time she’s ready,” said Hask- hand.” outside shots of which three three- Groveton 51 McDonald 5-3-14, Fuller 5-2- ton Coach Tim Haskins. “We did ins. “She’s played through bad an- The third quarter started with pointers hit their mark. However, Burke 1-3-5, Hall 1-2-4, 12, Hale 3-0-9, Uehlein 1-0-3: To- get to the basket a lot and shot kles and bad backs.” a four point run at the 7:34 mark starting Panther guard Megan McKenzie 5-2-12, Collins 5-2-12, tals 14-5-38 well from the foul line. Despite Collins started in each of the from McKenzie including two foul Uehlein fouled out with 4:34 left in Bedell 3-2-8, Wheelock 2-0-5: that, I thought Moultonborough did a very good job and their guards handled our pressure rea- sonably well.” White Mountains girls end run at semifinals Moultonborough came out strong in the first quarter going By Jonathan Benton before Belanger slipped in the 11-10, but would be held to single [email protected] Spartans’ second and final field digits in the following two cantos. MANCHESTER — The Lady goal of the quarter. At the 5:58 mark in the first quar- Spartans gave fans a team to be It was the fourth quarter ter Groveton was ahead 6-2 with proud of this season with their that the Regional girls came to Groveton hoops from Talia Bedell appearance in the final four, the play finally outscoring Camp- and Caroline Hall including two likes of which hasn’t been seen bell 13-11. The girls in blue and foul shots. The Panthers then since 1999, but all good things white switched to a hands on went on a nine point spin with 4:12 came to an end on Wednesday man-to-man offense which al- left in the quarter. It started with as they fell to the spirited lowed Belanger to make the a layup/foul from Morgan fuller Campbell 52-28 in the Division first hoop of the quarter at the and finished with two-three point- III semifinals. 6:33 mark. Olivia Conway then ers from Brittney Hale. The Eagles “Well we couldn’t defend landed a foul shot followed by stayed in the game with a free- their big girls down low and a two-point rebuttal from Shan- throw from Kelley Collins and a gave up too many easy bas- non Savard. With 5:12 left in the layup/foul three-point combo kets,” said White Mountains game White Mountains showed from Makenna Burke. Coach Gary Jenness. “We had a they would not go quietly as “It was great, the team is good good year.” they went on an eight point and all the players are excellent, it The lack of playoff experi- rampage split between Be- was a good year,” said Senior ence for the Regional girls was langer and Bennett. The honor starter Jessica McKenzie right af- part of their undoing as they of the last Spartan hoop of the ter the win. “We had good defense played uneasy and apprehen- season went to Conway. went to the hoop and our younger sive in the large Southern New “We knew they were going to girls stepped up: Talia, Makenna Hampshire University gym like play in our grill and the whole and Caroline.” paratroopers behind enemy thing was if we didn’t take care The second quarter was more lines. The Lady Spartans were of the ball then we were in trou- reflective of the Eagles’ talents also cut off from the support of ble,” said Jenness. starting at the 7:30 mark with a numerous fans and the White Bennett led the court with four point run from Jessica Mountains Spirit until the third seven offensive and 10 defen- McKenzie and Bedell that result- quarter due to multi-car pile up sive rebounds. The Spartans ed in a lead Groveton would hold on Interstate 93. weren’t too shabby from the for the rest of the game. The Ea- The Spartans were held to charity stripe at 50 percent go- gles broke away making eight con- single digits in the first three ing six for 12 while the Cougars secutive points with 4:05 left in quarters while the Cougars were 42 percent going five for the second quarter. A field goal scored double-digits in all four 12. came from Jena Wheelock and the quarters. other six points from Collins with The first half the Spartans two from the floor and two from spread one field goal each WMRHS 6-5-4-13—28 the foul line. Panther Ashley Mc- amongst players Mercedes Be- CHS 11-14-16-11—52 Donald caused a small ripple in langer, Chelsea Payer, Brennah the Eagles’ momentum with a two- Couture and Bry Bennett. White Mountains 28 pointer, but Collins still finished Campbell had just one more Belanger 5-2-12, Payer 1-0- up the quarter with two more free- scorer, but Cougar Kristen 2, Couture 1-0-2, Bennett 2-3- throws. Hrubowchak was hard to stop 7, Curtis 1-0-2, Conway 1-1-3: The phrase “single-handedly” PHOTO BY MELISSA GRIMA and pulled in ten points for the Totals 11-6-28 in this story’s lead refers directly half. White Mountains took 23 Spartan Bry Bennett fights her way to the net with three Cougars laying on the pressure Wednesday at the to Groveton Senior starter Collins Division III Semifinals. field goal shots and only sank Campbell 52 who led her team with a total of four while Campbell had a sim- Pettis 4-1-11, Hrubowchak 17 points this game despite play- ilar 25 attempts, but made ten starting Senior Emalie Colborn while the Cougars were 12 for board with a layup from the ing with a substantial disadvan- of theirs. who sat out with an illness. 28. Campbell continued their wily Payton Curtis. Cougar Eliz- 6-1-14, Framarini 2-0-4, tage — she had to learn to play Amongst other things the It was the second half that tear in the start of the third abeth Pettis was wide open Arnone 7-2-16, O’Donnel 1-0- southpaw. Due to a tumble in Lady Spartans were also down the Spartans hit more of their quarter with a nine point run from the outside to put in an- 2, Savard 2-1-5: Totals 22-5-52 Wednesday’s semifinal game the mid-range shooting skills of field goals going seven for 22 before the Spartans got on the other three-pointer and a layup Sports ~ Jonathan Benton - Phone: Office 788-4939 • Fax: 788-3022; email: [email protected] B2 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH 9, 2011 ••• Spartans flipped by Groveton girls have the Falcons in quarterfinals final word against Littleton By Jonathan Benton [email protected] By Jonathan Benton [email protected] PLYMOUTH — Arguably the toughest game of the Lady Eagles’ WHITEFIELD — The White season took place on Wednesday as Mountain boys had one of the they went head to head with Little- best seasons the basketball pro- ton, the only team to beat the girls gram has seen in as many years, in the purple this year, but rose up but the honeymoon was cut in the final minutes to win the Divi- short when the hosts in blue and sion IV semifinals 37-30 white faced a worthy adversary “They are a quality team and I losing to Bow in the fourth quar- knew they were going to give us all ter 46-39 on Friday. we could handle,” said Groveton “They are the most talented Coach Tim Haskins. “We were a lit- team in Division III and we tle tentative probably because they played with them for the whole were able handle those couple of game,” said White Mountains charges on Kelley in the first half Coach Mike Curtis. “In two years and that made us a little leery about we won 30 games, went to the going into the hoop.” quarters and the semis making It was repeat of last years’ semi- this one of the best two year finals in which Littleton was a step- runs at White Mountains. I’m ping stone into the final round for very proud of them.” Groveton. The Eagles put Littleton It was a close game through Caroline Hall gets a pat on the back before taking her final foul shots in a seven point in the first quarter against Littleton that cemented the win for the Lady Eagles on Wednesday. and through with only two that they never climbed out of and points separating White Moun- although the scored was tied four tains from Bow, 34-32 heading in- times the Crusaders never took the to the final quarter. The Region- lead. al boys tried their luck with po- The Lady Eagles started the tential three-pointers, but only game as the more confident team managed one from Conner Lane and outdid the Crusaders 9-2 in the who fouled out with 20.8 sec- first quarter. Groveton’s full court onds left in the game. The Fal- press was doing its job and Kelley cons waited out the clock while Collins broke the ice with a five making the foul shots in the point kicker, including a three-point- Spartans’ attempt to slow the er, to put the Eagles up 5-0 at the game down. Each quarter White 5:27 mark. Littleton didn’t get on the Mountains only had three differ- board until 27 seconds later on a ent scorers. Kelly Lavoie layup, but Groveton Bow also started the game worked the perimeter and went on strong putting the score 5-0 at a four point run with two hoops the 6:35 mark with two foul PHOTO BY JONATHAN BENTON from Jessica McKenzie. shots from Josh Faber and a Damon Ness launches above the Falcons for the shot on Friday’s quar- Littleton got their bearings in the three-pointer from Ryan Hill. terfinal game. second quarter to match the Eagles Griffin Roy was the first Spartan ner Hill. Ness pulled in two field pulling in five more points in- 9-9, but were still down 18-11 at half on the score board with two free goals this quarter and Villanue- cluding a three-pointer, the Spar- time. Littleton’s Julia Winn pulled in throws. The only Spartan to va sunk another three with five tans weren’t able to make the a layup buzzer beater to set the tone make a field goal in the first seconds on the clock to tie much needed launch ahead be- for the following canto. quarter was Damon Ness. things up 21-21 going into inter- fore the final stretch. The third quarter was Littleton’s This was one of the few mission. The foul shooting was strong strongest and Groveton’s weakest Jessica “the Postman” McKenzie puts away another shot against Littleton. games this year that a team had In the first minute of the third on both sides of the court with with the Crusaders making over two height in large quantities to quarter Ness went on a tear for the Spartans at 64 percent points for every one of the Eagles’. match up like mirror images either.” It was a very close game and four more points and a tempo- shooting seven for 11 from the From 7:40 to 4:40 left in the third pe- with White Mountains and com- Burke kicked off the fourth quar- could have been the Crusaders’ had rary 25-21 lead. Even with a line while the Falcons were 67 riod Littleton tied up the score 20- plicate the hosts’ rebounding. ter with a layup foul at the 7:25 mark. they made their shots. The actual spark from Yiram Villanueva percent going eight for 12. 20 with only a Collins field goal in It was in the second quarter She missed the ensuing foul shot, field goals were fairly even for both that time to deter them. Caroline but rallied for the rebound pulling sides with Groveton at 43 percent the Spartans stepped up their Hall then put up two baskets on a game coming out with five point in a higher net gain of four points. going 15 for 35 and Littleton at 27 WMRHS 7-14-11-7—39 6: Totals 14-7-39 back and forth to keep the score Littleton managed to catch up to percent with 13 more chances go- run to take the lead with 6:45 left BHS 9-12-13-12—46 tied 24-24 headed into the final can- till halftime. Roy tied the score Groveton 30-30 on a Taylor Glidden ing 13 for 48. Groveton turned over Bow 46 to. three-pointer, but not before losing the ball 19 times, but their defense with a field goal and Josbert Vil- White Mountains 39 C. Hill 4-2-12, R. Hill 6-2- “Our defensive strategy coming lanueva hit a three-pointer to starting guard Alyssa Keefe to foul held out while Littleton turned over Lane 1-0-3, Johnson 2-2-6, 15, Frolieks 1-0-2, Faber 3-4- in was that we were going to pack surge them ahead. The elation trouble a minute prior. the ball 11 times. Ness 5-0-10, Y. Villanueva 3-0- 11, Heinder 3-0-6: Totals 17-8- the middle and make someone like This would be the closest the Groveton kept it up from the foul was short lived as Bow made Glidden shoot from the outside and two three-pointers right after to 7, Roy 1-5-7, J. Villanueva 2-0- 46 Crusaders would get to the win de- line pulling in 43 percent of their by golly she did,” said Haskins. “We spite a major blow to the Eagles’ of- shots going six for 14 while Littleton regain the lead with one from felt Winn was their top player and Faber and the other from Con- fense with 1:40 left in the game. A didn’t hit the line as much at 38 per- we didn’t let her hurt us that much foul caused Collins to take a bad cent going three for eight. tumble on the pine boards that left her wrist in a bad state with the pain GHS 9-9-6-13—37 visibly on her face. With Groveton’s LHS 2-9-13-6—30 shining star stricken with a handi- cap her teammates stepped up their Groveton 37 game without missing a beat. Talia Burke 3-2-7, Hall 3-2-8, Bedell pulled in three points on a McKenzie 3-0-6, Collins 4-2- layup/foul combo and Hall had the 11, Bedell 2-1-5: Totals 15-6- steady hands to put in a field goal 37 and a foul to make the final four points of the game. Littleton 30 Collins led the game in scoring Glines 0-1-1, Horne 1-0-2, and rebounds with 11 for each as Winn 3-2-8, Glidden 6-0-13, well as four assists. Burke had four Keefe 2-0-4, Lavoie 1-0-2: To- steals and McKenzie had eight re- tals 13-3-30 bounds for the game.

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By Jonathan Benton By Jonathan Benton [email protected] [email protected] GROVETON — The 14th seed- WHITEFIELD — The Regional ed Eagles showed they had the boys met with an unexpected potential to make it to the final challenge in the first leg of the four on March 1 when they went playoffs on March 1 against the toe-to-toe with the third seeded 13th seeded Campbell, but the Derryfield and lost by only a four hosts rose up with four players point differential, 58-54. in the double digits for a high The Cougars collected points scoring 64-56 victory. from nine of their players while The preliminary playoff the Eagles utilized seven of theirs. match-up looked more like con- Making up over half of the Grove- test to see which team could ton score was the unstoppable score the most points in one Nate Smith with 31 points to lead quarter. The Spartans took off for the game. Smith came away with 20 points spread across five with ten rebounds while Cody players including three field Braase and Tyler Burt each had goals from Dan Johnson and four five. Burt stayed the team player from Griffin Roy. Campbell tried with seven assists. a more open approach on the The start of the game would court and spread the points have been decent for Groveton in amongst seven players with each any other venue with 14 points, having two or more points to but in this playoff game the their name. Cougars returned fire just as White Mountains stuck to just quickly to counter with 22 points. three showmen in the second The Eagles would almost crawl quarter with four points from out of this eight point hole by the Johnson, six from Ness and sev- end of the game. In the first canto en from Josbert Villanueva in- Burt made two field goals and cluding a three-pointer. The Smith three including a three- Cougars were also just as happy pointer. Derryfield had seven as the hosts to shoot from the points from Marty McCormick in- outside as Andy Lepine sank two cluding a banked three-pointer three-pointers and Josh Morgan and two field goals from Alex made eight points including a Zorn. Both teams stayed in the three-pointer. double digits per canto through- There were 14 of Campbell’s out the game. 19 points in the third quarter that The second quarter was more came solely from the evasive of the Eagles’ speed just short of Morgan including four three- Derryfield 12-10 even with a three- pointers. Morgan was the bread- pointer from Sean Irving. The winner for the Cougars totaling Cougars had threes of their own, almost half of his team score with however, with one from Anuj PHOTO BY MELISSA GRIMA 25 points along with six three- Dan Johnson rises above the situation yet again for a hoop against Vadalia and Zorn to stay ahead of pointers. In total Campbell made Campbell in the preliminaries on March 1. the boys in purple. nine three-pointers for the game, Groveton would finally get the the most the Spartans have had upper hand in the third quarter thrown against them all season. WMRHS 20-17-13-14—64 after the halftime game plan. It For White Mountains Ness pulled CHS 15-16-19-6—56 Campbell 56 was a heavy handed quarter as PHOTO BY MALLORY LANGKAU in ten of his team’s 13 points with Galvera 2-0-5, Josh Morgan Derryfield tried in vain to stop Tyler reaches up to stuff an attempted shot from Littleton on March 1. five more field goals. White Mountains 64 8-3-25, Munn 1-0-2, Jacob Mor- Smith, but merely gave him more The fourth quarter saw an en- Nelson 1-0-2, Lane 0-2-2, gan 2-4-8, Lepine 3-0-8, Wade 2- shots from the foul line and he GHS 14-10-15-15—54 core of the Spartan starting line- Johnson 6-2-14, Ness 8-0-16, Y. 0-4, Freson 1-0-2, Neild 1-0-2: went seven for nine that quarter DHS 22-12-12-12— 58 Derryfield 58 up to shut down Campbell to Villanueva 4-5-14, Roy 6-1-13, Totals 20-7-56 alone. Barret Lamp made three their first single digit canto of the Rivard 2-0-4, McCormick 3- Comeau 1-0-2, J. Villanueva 0-2- baskets for the Cougars. game. The charity stripe saw a 2: Totals 26-12-64 Smith continued on a rampage Groveton 54 1-8, Vadalia 3-2-9, A. Zorn 6-1- lot of action in the final quarter in the final quarter with ten points Marshall 0-1-1, Burt 2-1-5, 14, Coler 1-1-3, Davis 2-3-7, T. as the Spartans went seven for from five field goals. Keen ball Emerson 1-0-2, Smith 11-8-31, Zorn 1-0-2, Jenney 0-3-3, Lamp eight as well as two field goals handler and hardworking Ethan Irving 3-1-8, Bedell 2-0-4, 4-0-8: Totals 22-11-58 from Roy and one from Johnson #2 HEATING OIL Emerson also contributed a two- Braase 1-1-3: Totals 20-12-54 to win the game outright. The pointer, but eventually fouled out Spartans were very strong at 71 in the fourth quarter. The Cougars one-third of them for four points. were 52 percent from the line percent shooting 12 for 17 in to- themselves had 12 chances in the Groveton let up just 13 shooting 12 for 23 while the tal for the game while the final quarter from the charity turnovers while Derryfield turned Cougars were 48 percent going 11 Cougars had less chances with $ 9* Propane over the ball 11 times. The Eagles for 23. stripe, but only took advantage of 78 percent going seven for nine. 3.45 Available

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Send us your listings by 9 a.m. on Friday [email protected] to As luck will have it, local audi- Democrat, P.O. Box 29, Lancaster, NH 03584 ences will be able to see a profes- sional production of the leg- Wednesday, March 9 endary dance, performed by the 50 dancers of the Russian Nation- Drawing: Intro to Portraits, 6 to 8:30 p.m., al Ballet. Showtime is 7 p.m. on with Ed Kadunc. Six-week class, Mar. 9, 16, 23, Saturday, March 12 at Lyndon In- 30, Apr. 6 and 13. Students will learn to draw the human stitute Auditorium. face, specifically how to capture the contour of the human Performed in four acts to mu- sic by Tchaikovsky, “Swan Lake” face, its proportions, likeness, expression, etc. $150 plus was fashioned from Russian folk materials. $150 plus materials. To register call the Littleton tales as well as ancient German Studio School at 444-1066. legend. It tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse. The com- Throwing F, 1 to 4 p.m., with Alison Dodd. Six-week pany that will perform it, the Russ- class, Mar. 9, 16, 23, 10, Apr. 6 and 13. This class covers it ian National Ballet Theatre, was all, from basic throwing skills to creating advanced forms founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika and applying surface designs. $180, materials $30. To reg- during the late 1980s, when many came from the upper ranks of the assume artistic directorship of “Swan Lake” is being present- ister call the Littleton Studio School at 444-1066. of the great dancers and choreog- great ballet companies and acad- the company, which she contin- ed and produced by Kingdom emies of Russia, and the compa- ues to lead today. County Productions, working in raphers of the Soviet Union’s bal- Hand-building with Clay, 6 to 8 p.m., with Lilias Ide. let institutions were exercising nies of Riga, Kiev and even War- Fewer than 90 tickets remain association with Catamount Arts. their new-found creative freedom saw. available for the March 12 show. Local sponsors are helping to un- Five-week class, Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30 and Apr. 6. Bring your by starting new, vibrant compa- Today, the Russian National They are available at Catamount derwrite the program and support ideas to life with coiling, pinching and building slabs. nies. The Russian National Ballet, Ballet Theatre performs with Arts in St. Johnsbury or by calling discounted tickets for more than Functional, decorative and sculptural objects can all be dancers of singular instruction (802) 748-2600. Box Office hours 100 area students. For more infor- then titled the Soviet National Bal- made by hand-building. $100, materials $30. To register let, incorporated graduates from and vast experience. In 1994, the are 1 to 6 p.m., Monday through mation about the series or pro- the great Russian choreographic legendary Bolshoi principal Saturday. Online sales are avail- gram, contact Kingdom County call the Littleton Studio School at 444-1066. schools of Moscow, St. Petersburg dancer Elena Radchenko was se- able 24/7 at www.Catamoun- Productions producer at and Perm. The principal dancers lected by Presidential decree to tArts.org. [email protected]. Thursday, March 10 WIC clinic, 8:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Groveton Methodist Fireside Fiddlers will perform at Weeks Memorial Library Church in Groveton. For appointment call 752-4678 or 1- LANCESTER — “I wish we that everyone can own, so mu- fiddler I knew within 40 miles of everyone was in tune and I 888-266-7942. could get together like we used sic lovers can listen to these fa- Groveton and invited them over counted in each piece. Other to, and listen to some good old vorites over and over. to my house. We wrote out a list than that, there were no guide- Business Counseling, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Business nter- tunes.” Did you ever hear some- The library program is free of tunes we all knew and I hit the lines. I really wanted the session one say that? Or perhaps you’ve and open to all. Reservations record button.” The song list in- to feel as casual as it could be. It prise Development Corporation (BEDCO), 177 Main wished it yourself. Maybe you’ve would be appreciated so the Li- cluded such popular time-tested was a genuine glimpse into a Street in Berlin. Stewart Gates of the NH Small Business wished that those get-togethers brary staff can have an idea of tunes as “Old Joe Clark,” “Sol- house party that might have Development Center (NH SBDC) will be available to meet at someone’s house where the number of people who ex- dier’s Joy,” “Angeline The Bak- happened 200 or more years with entrepreneurs, by appointment only, for no cost busi- everyone just came to enjoy pect to attend. Those interested er,” “Tennessee Waltz,” “St. ago.” some good ole music could hap- may call the library at 788-3352 Anne’s Reel” and many more — The CDs were produced by ness counseling. Call 752-3319 for appointment. pen again. The Fireside Fiddlers with questions and reservation 22 in all. They were recorded in Patrick’s Wolftone Studios and is just that — a group of fiddlers requests. Patrick’s living room on March feature the stunning photogra- Throwing H, 6 to 9 p.m., with Alison Dodd. Six-week who were brought together at The CD, “The Fireside Fid- 14, 2010. The fiddlers on the phy of Heather Burkham. the request of Patrick Ross and dlers, Volume 1: Common Fiddle recording include Joyce Ball of “The project was inspired by class, Mar. 10, 17, 24, 31, Apr. 7 and 14. This class covers for the love of old-time fiddle Tunes of Coös County New Lancaster, Paul Cormier of Ran- the hard work and dedication it all, from basic throwing skills to creating advanced forms music, to play songs that were Hampshire,” will be for sale at dolph, Lyndall Demers of Lan- put forth by the Tillotson Center and applying surface designs. $180, materials $30. To reg- enjoyed many years ago, so that this concert for $10, and pro- caster, Gordon Gray of Grove- Committee,” Patrick said. “The ister call the Littleton Studio School at 444-1066. they may still be enjoyed today. ceeds will benefit the Tillotson ton, Charlie Jordan of Tillotson Center will be a the- Friends of the Weeks Memor- Center. The CD came about as a Clarksville, John Roberge of ater, museum and art gallery and ial Library in Lancaster will host result of a conversation between Groveton, Dick Rosser of Guild- will host nationally touring acts Kids Clay for children 5 through14 years, 3:30 to 5 p.m. the Fireside Fiddlers on Sunday, local fiddler Patrick Ross, who hall, Vt., and Patrick Ross of as well as local presentations. Introduction to handbuilding of creative pots, small sculp- March 27 starting at 1 p.m. If you today lives in Groveton, and Rick Groveton. Jean Theroux and Dal- Since December of 2008, funds tural pieces. Susan Gradual, instructor; $35 (inc. clay, enjoy old-time fiddle music, then Tillotson, chair of the Tillotson ton Binette have joined the have been raised to design and this is going to be a treat. Most Center Committee in Colebrook. group since the recording was construct the building." glazes, firings); 4 sessions on Thursdays, March 10, 17, 24 of the members of the group had In the hopes of helping to raise made. Fireside Fiddlers CDs are also and 31. FMI: call the Old Mill, Whitefield at 837-8778. played together at some point, needed funds to further con- “There was no rehearsal and available for sale at Fiddleheads but never until this idea was for- struction work on the center, no sheet music,” Patrick ex- at 110 Main Street in Colebrook Clay Bowls, 6 to 8 p.m., part of the Cabin Fever Craft mulated had they all played to- Patrick came up with the idea of plained. “Some fiddlers played and from the Tillotson Center gether at the same time. And the CD as a fundraiser. really old instruments and some Committee, P. O. Box 51, Cole- series, that chance to learn something new without com- now they even have a CD out As he recalls, “I called every were brand new. I made sure brook, NH 03576. mitting to lots of time. For young child/parent teams, teens, adults. This class will present basic handbuilding and drape molding techniques and ways to use them in two sessions NH Poetry Out Loud championship to take place at State House on March 10 and 24. Sue Gradual, instructor; $32. FMI: CONCORD — The finals for ed in Poetry Out Loud, a nation- High school champions and For additional information call the Old Mill, Whitefield at 837-8778. the 2011 New Hampshire Poetry wide program of the National En- their alternates in New Hamp- about New Hampshire Poetry Out Loud competition will take dowment of the Arts (NEA) in shire are offered merit scholar- Out Loud, contact Rodger Mar- place at Representatives Hall at partnership with the Poetry ship awards of up to $15,000 from tin, New Hampshire Poetry Out Friday, March 11 the State House in Concord on Foundation. In New Hampshire, both Southern New Hampshire Loud Contest, at 525-4715 or Men’s Breakfast Group, 7 a.m. at the Gorham/UCC March 17 at 7 p.m. Champions high school champions advance University and New England Col- Catherine O’Brian, New Hamp- Church, Main Street, Gorham. Topic: “Our Family from four regional competitions to semi-final competitions; stu- lege. At the state finals, Colby- shire State Council on the Arts at will compete at the state finals, dents who place in the top three Sawyer College will offer two 271-0795, Courts” with presenter Judge James Michalik, Retired, hoping for the chance to repre- positions at semi-finals compete scholarship awards. Champions [email protected]. Presiding Judge of Coös County Family Division. sent New Hampshire at the na- at the state championship. also receive donations of books The New Hampshire State Breakfast at 7 a.m., presentation at 7:30 a.m. Free will tional championship in Washing- Poetry Out Loud encourages from local bookstores. Council on the Arts is a publicly offering for the Ecumenical Food Pantry of Berlin. FMI: ton, D.C., where $50,000 in schol- the nation's youth to learn about The New Hampshire State funded agency within the New arships and school prizes will be the beauty and power of lan- Council on the Arts is the NEA’s Hampshire Department of Cul- 466-3496. awarded. guage through memorization and major partner for the state’s Po- tural Resources. It began in 1965 New Hampshire Speaker of performance of great poems. The etry Out Loud program. Other with legislation designed “to in- Still Life in Oil, 6 to 8:30 p.m., with Ed Kadunc. Six-week the House of Representatives program helps students master New Hampshire partners for sure that the role of the arts in class, Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8 and 15. Learn how to view William O’Brien will open the public speaking skills, build self- 2011 New Hampshire Poetry Out the life of our communities will event and welcome students. Vir- confidence and learn about their Loud include the Badger Fund of continue to grow and play an objects and interpret them with paint in regards to color ginia Prescott, host of New literary heritage. Competitors the New Hampshire Charitable ever more significant part in the combinations; perspective, light and shadow; contours; Hampshire Public Radio-pro- memorize and recite poems from Foundation, the New Hampshire education and welfare of our cit- positive-negative space; proportions; likeness, and more. duced “Word of Mouth,” will be hundreds identified by the NEA Writers Project, the Arts Alliance izens.” Funding comes from state $150 plus materials. To register call the Littleton Studio master of ceremonies. Atten- and the Poetry Foundation to of Northern New Hampshire, Ca- appropriations, the National En- dance at the state finals is free represent the breadth of great vanKerry Press, The Frost Place, dowment for the Arts and the School at 444-1066. and open to the public. poetry. Competitors are judged the Poetry Society of New Hamp- Conservation License Plate fund. This year, almost 10,000 New on the quality of their presenta- shire, Toadstool Book Shops, Learn more about the New Hamp- Kids Beginning Drawing, 4:30 to 6 p.m., with Ed Hampshire high school students tion, accuracy in reciting the po- Bagel Works and the Savings shire State Council on the Arts at Kadunc. Ages 9+, Six-week class, Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, from 35 high schools participat- em and its difficulty. Bank of Walpole. www.nh.gov/nharts. 8 and 15. This introductory class will explore observation and interpretation of subjects with respect to light and shad- Celebrate St. Patty’s Eve with Altan at PSU on March 16 ow, perspective, shape, negative space, inner-outer curves and more. $90 plus materials. To register call the Littleton PLYMOUTH — Renowned tal prowess with gorgeously deli- land and Scotland, the group has Weekly says, “Altan seamlessly Irish quintet Altan will bring St. cate vocals. Through the years, been honored with an official blends dazzling instrumental Studio School at 444-1066. Patrick’s Day excitement to Ply- audiences have been struck by Irish postage stamp, one of the prowess and the gorgeously del- mouth on March 16 for a 7 p.m. the genuine camaraderie and mu- highest honors bestowed upon icate vocals of Mairéad Ni Mhaon- Handwork Club, 1 to 3 p.m. An old-fashioned sewing cir- concert in the Hanaway Theatre tual respect among the members any living artist in Ireland. aigh.” cle where we can sit around a table together, sip a cup of tea at the Silver Center for the Arts. of Altan. Mhaonaigh was also named Tickets for Altan’s appearance The Boston Globe calls the musi- The seeds of the band lie in Donegal’s Person of the Year. at Plymouth State University are and share stories. At the beginning of each meeting we cians “the hottest group in the the music and fun of gatherings Altan has proven to be impor- $35-25 or adults; $33-$23 for sen- practice some stitches and then work on our own projects. Celtic realm.” and sessions in kitchens and tant ambassadors of the music iors and $25-15 for youth at the This class will continue if there is enough interest. During Altan plays the music of Done- pubs in Donegal where virtuoso and culture of Ireland. Band mem- Silver Center Box office, 535- gal and Northern Ireland, tinged music was heard in an atmos- bers accompanied the Irish Pres- ARTS (2787) or (800) 779-3869. these sessions we will concentrate on 12 basic stitches, with the drive of time-honored phere of respect and intimacy. It ident on state visits to Greece, Tickets are also available online which are used in redwork, crazy quilting and freeform Scottish music, and is perhaps is here that the band’s heart still Korea and Japan, and they were at silver.plymouth.edu. Speare embroidery. $10 each month; second Fridays, March 11 the most talked about and laud- lies, whether they are performing invited to play at the White House Memorial Hospital and New and April 8, 1-3 pm. FMI: call Stitch at the Old Mill, ed traditional group ever to on television in Australia or jam- by President Bill Clinton twice. Hampshire Public Radio are emerge from Ireland. ming with Ricky Skaggs on the Three Altan albums have won sponsors of Altan’s Plymouth Whitefield at 837-8778. Propelled by the acclaimed west coast of the U.S. the prestigious Celtic/British Isle concert. vocals of Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh “More than any Irish group, Album of the Year Award from the For general information about Minute To Win It Game Night, 6 to 8 p.m. at Whitefield and backed by double fiddle, this Donegal quintet is seen as National Association of Indepen- events at PSU, logon to School Gym. The public is invited and admission is $3. All flute, guitar, accordion and the keeper of the traditional flame,” dent Record Distributors and ThisWeek@PSU, lute-like bouzouki, Altan seam- according to the Boston Globe. Manufacturers. Altan has always http://thisweek.blogs.ply- proceeds go to “FCCLA Fighters” Relay For Life Team to lessly blends dazzling instrumen- A national treasure in both Ire- been a virtuoso band. Chicago mouth.edu. benefit The American Cancer Society. B6 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH 9, 2011 ••• A Century in Coös Compiled by Cathy Grondin 1911 meeting has been postponed by there will be plenty of chances and one Brownie troops will Falls in Pittsburg, New England of the U.S. Geological Survey for “Friday evening the Lancast- vote of the citizens of Lancaster. to laugh, and heartily, at the place samples of their work in Power reported a snowfall of 33 February are listed as above nor- er Academy girls and boys’ bas- This action was taken yesterday Opera House. The Tabernacle the windows of the Rialto the- inches in that same period, so mal for ground water, and ex- ket ball teams went to Whitefield without opposition. Owing to Society of All Saints Church has atre building.” there’s a lot of snow to melt and cessive for the surface runoff.” to play the High School teams of the condition of the roads which gathered a dozen of the town’s “The elementary students in come down the river.” 1991 that place. The Lancaster girls virtually made it impossible for best actors to present ‘Bringing Canaan, Vt., are now happily “A poorly attended White Headline: “Soldier’s wife, a were victorious by the score of the large number of voters in the Up Father.’ There isn’t a dull mo- housed in their new school Mountains Region School Dis- news junkie, spots her husband 13 to 4.” East part of the town to attend; ment in the three acts of this up- building which was started last trict meeting last week adopted on CNN tape.” Photo caption: Headline: “Save Notch! Plea it seemed advisable to postpone roarious comedy, a royalty play May and completed two weeks the board’s $1,570,043 budget af- “Cara Rideout and her daughter, to Public to Save the Crawford action.” that never fails to tickle the au- ago. The architects for the one- ter an attempt to cut $65,000 Jennifer, got an unexpected Notch and Prevent Disaster and “Nine basketball players from diences that witness as well as story brick building were Hea- from it failed by 24 votes. Only glimpse of their hero on a recent Dishonor.” Groveton and their coach are hear it.” cock and Platt of Philadelphia, 324 votes were cast from the five CNN broadcast. Now they’re 1921 talking of something a bit more 1951 Pa., and it was built by Hall Bros., towns in the region. Another mo- anxiously awaiting a look at the “Bert Lytell, who has always dramatic than the defeat in the “The Red Cross Mobile Blood of Randolph, Vt. It has six gen- tion to cut the budget by real thing.” made good, is to appear in the state championships at Durham. Unit will make its second visit to eral classrooms, a cafeteria, a $100,000 never came to a vote.” “LANCASTER — Four people big Metro feature, “The Price of They are relating how it seems Lancaster on Friday, March 16 multi-purpose room and an ad- 1981 were injured, at least one criti- Redemption,” the only photo to be cooped in an automobile in and will be located at the Lan- ministrative section, consisting “WHITEFIELD — The only re- cally, in a single car accident play of the week at the Lancast- Crawford Notch throughout the caster Community House. The of an office, teachers’ room and ally hot items at the Whitefield Monday shortly after noon on er Opera House. It is a soul stir- night, huddled together to keep hours of operation will be 10 health room.” town meeting attended by about Route 3 near the Mary Elizabeth ring drama of a man who con- warm and wondering if the snow a.m. to 5 p.m. Owing to the far 1971 10 percent of the residents were Inn when their car struck a tree.” quers himself. A new feature will would ever cease to fall and the greater demand that the Korean “If you tried to do any driving a chimney fire on Spring Street 2001 be the Ford Weekly and there winds repent and behave.” situation has brought about Thursday you don’t need a which caused quite a stir and a Headline: “Jefferson dig will also be an educational com- 1941 than expected, all quotas are 120 newspaper to tell you that the prolonged discussion concern- makes news again — Paleo-Indi- edy. Shows at 2:30, 7:30 and 9:15 Photo caption: “Selling the pints, therefore it is necessary northeaster that came into the ing whether to discontinue a an site yields animal remains.” at 15 and 25 cents, including the first sheet of 1941 Crippled Chil- to have 200 registrants. This will area made driving conditions 500’ section of Knot Hole Road.” “PLYMOUTH — Four in a row! tax. dren Easter Seals to Governor mean far more work than be- about as bad as they ever have “February’s unusual weather The Groveton boys captured an “Lancaster defeated the Robert O. Blood is little Nancy fore.” been. The N.H. Dept. of Public with accompanying floods and unprecedented fourth straight Gorham A. A. basket ball quintet Nay, six-year-old daughter of Mr. “New Hampshire, branded Works and Highways reported a ice jams may prove to be the Class S basketball champi- at the Opera House last Wednes- and Mrs. Harford A. Nay of Lan- last year as a member state in 13-inch snowfall from Wednes- proverbial blessing in disguise onship with a thrilling 74-73 day evening by a score of 51 to caster. Nancy’s father, a Dart- the American Tree Farm System, day night through Friday in the next summer, when thoughts overtime victory over their arch 22 in one of the fastest contests mouth graduate, is chief engi- already ranks third among the Lancaster area, and said it was traditionally turn to ground wa- rivals, the Colebrook Mohawks, ever played on a local court. In neer of the State Highway De- eastern states for number of accompanied by wind of gale ter levels. The ground water lev- before over 1,300 fans at Ply- spite of the big score made by partment, Northern Division. acres certified.” force that drifted highways and els an the surface-water runoff mouth State College on Satur- the home team the visiting Her mother is prominent in Lan- 1961 blinded drivers. Up at Moose as reported by the Concord staff day.” team’s remarkable passing and caster Club work.” “Lancaster Girl Scouts are occasional flashes of speed “It is quite necessary to take making plans to celebrate the made them a constant threat.” time out for a good laugh once 49th birthday of their organiza- 1931 in a while when there are so tion during Girl Scout Week, Mar. From Your Commissioner “For the first time in over two many causes for tears in the 12-18. On Saturday, representa- score years an annual town world and on Monday night tives of the four Intermediate Two Books for Farm and Forest Readers By Lorraine Merrill, N.H. Commission- and operated the saw at Turkey of losing the cows repeats again er of Agriculture Pond. Sarah Smith will give a in this most recent dairy crisis, talk on the women’s sawmill at when family members prevailed Two New Hampshire authors Weeks Memorial Library the New Hampshire Historical on Phyllis to quit trying to earn have recently published first Society at 30 Park Street in Con- a living at dairying. books that are sure bets for any- Navy at Guadalcanal is by James Mustard by Alan Bradley is the cord on April 7 at 6:30 p.m. Carol and her husband David one interested in farming and D. Hornfischer. A Secret Gift: third in a series. Yellow Lies by For as long as I can remem- have divided their time in re- forestry, and the people in- How One Man’s Kindness and a Susan Slater is another in her se- ber, I have heard older people cent years between Epping and volved. Trove of Hidden Letters Re- ries featuring Ben Pecos, set in talk about the hurricane of 1938, New Zealand, where she works In “They Sawed Up a Storm,” vealed the Hidden History of the New Mexico. Dark Fire and Rev- but I did not know that half of as a relief milker on several Sarah Shea Smith tells the story By Iris W. Baird Great Depression is by Ted Gup. elation complete the Shardlake the total 1,250,000 board feet of large grazing dairies. Anyone of a brave group of women re- At a time when people around Girl in the Cellar by Allan Hall mysteries by C. J. Sansom, at lumber salvaged was cut and who knows the Harveys will not cruited to operate a sawmill the world are battling each oth- and Michael Leidig describes the least until he writes another one. sawn in New Hampshire. This be surprised by the humor, built on Turkey Pond in Con- er, it’s warming to read I Shall case of a child kidnapped and A challenge for quilters is Su- truly was a staggering effort, grace and honesty of Clapp’s cord by the U.S. Forest Service not Hate by Dr. Izzeldin Abue- hidden for eight years before she per Quilter II by Carla J. Hassel. and landscape-altering event. story. Many a farm organization to help salvage the overwhelm- laish. His children were serious- was rescued. She calls these “challenging proj- Carol Harvey Clapp’s mem- meeting in Rockingham County ing supply of timber that had ly injured in one of the Israeli- Two books recently added to ects for the advanced quilter. oir “ ‘Til The Cows Come Home has been leavened — just when been downed by the 1938 hurri- Palestinian clashes, two of them the collection show that young Polly Bannister has assem- — the almost true story of a Bi- a speaker was starting to drone cane. It was 1942 and many men fatally. Rather than hate the Is- people who have autism can lead bled a collection of Blue Ribbon centennial Farm in Epping, New or pontificate — by Dan Harvey had gone off to the war. The raelis he reached out to them, productive lives and have some- Recipes from those which had Hampshire,” is a rich, layered ‘accidentally’ dropping a set of women were drawn from area and shared his medical skills as thing to offer the rest of us. De- been featured in the Old history of family and place. A pliers or other tools from his farms, or lured from low-paying well. veloping Talents by Temple Farmer’s Almanac home library. recurring theme of Clapp’s book pocket, sending them clattering work as waitresses, seamstress- Among new biographical Grandin and Kate Duff describe A gift which augments the col- is the loss of their dairy herd in to the floor. According to a re- es or jobs at the state hospital. works are Tough without a Gun: careers for individuals with As- lection of classics is The Colos- the federal Dairy Termination cent news article, Clapp’s book Some were young and had the Life and Extraordinary After- perger syndrome and high func- sus and Other Poems by Sylvia Program (known as the Whole has been the best-selling self- boyfriends in the army. Others life of Humphrey Bogart by Ste- tioning autism. Dr. Grandin joins Plath. Herd Buyout) in 1987. Rocking- published book at the Water were mothers with families — fan Kanfer, J. D. Salinger, a Life by with Sean Barron in Unwritten Another friend has given a ham County lost one-third of its Street Bookstore in downtown like Violet Story who rolled logs Kenneth Slawenski, and The Rules of Social Relations, Decod- very large collection of books dairy herds, including the Har- Exeter, which features many lo- and hefted boards. A mother of Soaring Bird: My Family’s Jour- ing Social Mysteries through the about art. These are of particu- vey’s herd of 100 milking cows, cal authors. Order the book six, Violet and her husband had ney through a Century of Biolo- Unique Perspectives of Autism. lar interest because they include to that program. Unlike many of from Water Street Books by a farm in Hopkinton. gy by Bernd Heidrich. The Oba- They point out that the particu- books on technique, costume, those farms, the Harveys did phone 778-9731, or e-mail: WS- The Forest Service found mas by Peter Firstborn traced lar skills and sensitivities of and fiber arts as well as the ones not sell their land for develop- [email protected]. their rural Rosie the Riveters the genealogy of his African fam- these people offer clues of value concerning famous artists. ment. But Carol, the eldest of Sarah Smith’s book can be were reliable workers and quick ily for, according to the author, to the rest of us. Space doesn’t permit a complete Dan and Louise Harvey’s eight purchased by sending a check learners. Sarah Smith, UNH Co- 27 generations. New fiction includes A Heart- list this week, but a few exam- children, still grieves the loss of for $20 made out to UNH Coop- operative Extension professor Along somewhat similar his- beat Away by Michael Palmer, ples will show the variety and the cows and the dairy enter- erative Extension and mailing and forest industry specialist, torical liens is Ghosts of Ever- The Union Quilters (in the Elm depth of the collection. prise that held the family farm to Forestry Information Center, got intrigued when she learned est—the Search for Mallory and Creek Quilts series) by Jennifer Pastels by Leslie B. DeMille is together as a team. Sister Phyl- 211 Nesmith Hall, 131 Main St, about the only such female-op- Irvine by Jochen Hemmleb, Lar- Chiaverini, and Mr. Darcy’s Se- an introduction to that tech- lis started milking cows again, Durham, NH 03824-3597. To or- erated sawmill in the country ry A. Johnson and Eric R. Simon- cret by Jane Odiwe, which is nique. For quilters there are sev- taking their uncle Phil Peter- der by credit card go to the from sawmill operator John Wil- son. The three authors were part book two in another series based eral books, including Quick and son’s smaller herd when he re- book website www.turkey- ley. John’s mother Laura filed of the expedition which did dis- on the characters in the Jane Easy Potholders by Ruth Swasey, tired in 1994. But the experience pond.com. cover Mallory’s body, though it Austin novels. The Complete Book of Seminole did not answeer the question of Among the new mysteries are Patchwork by Beverly Rush with whether he had reached the Fade-away Girl by Martha Lassie Wittman, and Happy End- summit before he fell. Grimes and Treachery in Death ings: Finishing the Edges of Your Celtic concert featuring Isley Mist Ceili set for March 16 Neptune’s Inferno – the U.S. by J. D. Robb. A Red Herring with Quilt by Mimi Dietrich. COLEBROOK — Get a jump clude a spotlight on the music many more. on St. Patrick's Day by attending from Cape Bretton Island. The event is sponsored by one of the Great North Woods The performers include the Great North Woods Com- Committee for the Arts' most Rachel O'Meara and Cindy Mar- mittee for the Arts and is a non- popular annual events, the Gael- tindill on flutes, Gerardine To- profit event. Tickets are $12 ic music celebration by Isley bin, Charles Jordan and Gordon each and available in advance at Mist Ceili. This year's concert at Gray on fiddles, Doug Farrar, Fiddleheads on Main Street in the Colebrook Country Club is Donna Jordan (and bodhran) Colebrook and at the door on set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, and Thomas Jordan on guitars, the evening of the concert. Ad- March 16, and will see the en- Nancy Southworth on cello, and mission includes a buffet pro- semble perform a host of jigs, Fred Bisshopp on accordion. vided by the Colebrook Country reels, hornpipes, airs, marches The program this year in- Club, which has served as hosts and more on fiddles, flutes, gui- cludes "The Silver Spire," "The to the GNWCA Winter Warmers tars, accordion, cello and 72nd Highlanders' Farewell to concert series for over five bodhran. Aberdeen," "Carolan's Wel- years. Funds raised by the GN- Isley Mist Ceili is comprised come," "The Swallowtail Jig," WCA, an all-volunteer organiza- of regional musicians who per- "O'r the Moor Among the tion, are applied to bring per- form the music of Scotland, Ire- Heather," "The Headlands," forming arts opportunities to land and the Celtic countries. "Stan Chapman's Jig," "Calliope the region. 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Show & Tell of quilting and and friends of alcoholics), 7 p.m., information, 444-1066. Whitefield from 10:30 a.m. to 12 ing home, 6 Terrace Street in fabric projects — Meet on first at the Trinity United Methodist p.m. and offers a chance to sew, Whitefield; and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Diabetes Support Group Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m. for a Church at 18 Lancaster Road Clay Open Studio, every Sun- share with others, or just social- every fourth Tuesday at the meets in Weeks Medical Center free to all free-for-all. Bring your (Route 3). Call for information day from 1 to 4 p.m. Clay studio ize. Terry Flaherty or Donna Sta- Berlin Senior Center in Berlin. Board Room, 173 Middle Street in latest creation and share it with 837-2083. time is available for current or laboin often available to help. Support for families with a mem- Lancaster, on the third Tuesday others. Beth will share the past students to continue work- Call ahead if special or very spe- ber with Alzheimer’s or other of every month. Meeting starts 7 newest patterns, fabrics, and Littleton Al-Anon meets ing on class projects or for inde- cific guidance is needed. There is form of dementia. More informa- p.m. gadgets in Stitch, the quilt shop. every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the pendent work. A monitor is avail- a small charge for those unique tion contact Tiffany Kenison, Tri- For more information, call Stitch Congregational Church. able to oversee the studio and to needs. Coffee, tea and cama- County CAP’s Alzheimer’s Health 1800s Ladies Club sewing cir- at the Old Mill, Whitefield, 837- answer questions. $5 per hour. raderie are available. For more Care Services, 1-800-700-7654 or cle meets on first Fridays from 1 8778. TOPS #NH51, Lancaster meets Call the Littleton Studio School information call 837-8778. 752-3336. to 3 p.m. at the Old Mill Studio in at Lancaster Ambulance Bay for more information, 444-1066. Whitefield. Learn about the quilts Strip Club offers lots of ways every Thursday. Weigh-in from 5 Bi-weekly events Jefferson Historical Society of the nineteenth century, their to use strips to create quick to 6 p.m. Meeting at 6:15 p.m. Metals/Jewelry Open Studio, Coös Quilters meet regularly meets on the first Tuesday of patterns and fabrics. There will quilts — a new method every Yearly registration, $26/adults. every Wednesday from 6:15 to 9 on the first and third Tuesdays in each month at Jefferson Histori- be demonstrations of tech- month or so. Annie Devin, in- Info: Gloria at 788-3583. p.m. Metals studio time available the Jefferson Town Hall from 1 to cal Museum, June – Sept.; Jeffer- niques, some talk and tea! 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PHOTOS BY ALISON MERION PADRON Knox sweeps 2wd win at 100 Acre Woods SALEM, Mo. — Mazda driver Holter, the 2010 Super Produc- day, Wyatt posted more blister- a challenge with extremely wet Wash. on April 30 and May 1. p4. Wyatt Knox of Franconia, N.H., tion Co-Driver Champion. The ing times for the win; pleased conditions, causing water cross- Knox and Holter will be racing Wyatt Knox would like to took his first National two wheel team’s finish boosts Knox in Na- with his stage times he said, ings and flooded stages after a the remainder of the season to- thank his sponsors Mazda, BF drive class win this past week- tional 2wd standings to second “there was one 11 mile stage that heavy rainfall; circumstance the gether including some Canadian Goodrich, Team O’Neil, Blanco end at Rally in the 100 Acre Wood just 2 points behind driver Dylan we finished in under 9 minutes, Team O’Neil driving instructor events, and are looking to build Basura Racing, Ogontz Group, based in Salem, Mo., the second VanWay. which is almost unheard of in could handle. on their successful first rally to- and S&S Precision for their con- round of the Rally America Na- Knox charged out of the start 2wd rallying.” The team finished Coming off the momentum of gether. tinued support. For more infor- tional Championship Series. The on Friday in the Mazda Speed3 to 3 minutes ahead of second place the first place class finish, the For a video of highlights on mation on Wyatt visit his website victory was greatly attributed to gain a lead on the field after the Chris Greenhouse and Brian team looks to prepare for the Wyatt Knox and Ole Holter’s race at www.wyattknox.com and for two days of clean driving by Knox first day of competition, putting Johnson and over 6 minutes in next event in the Championship at the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood further information or sponsor- and excellent in-car communica- the team in great standing for the front of VanWay in third. This Series on the west coast for the visit here http://mattjohnstonral- ship opportunities please email tion with his new teammate Ole second day of racing. On Satur- year’s race gave the competitors Olympus Rally in Ocean Shores, ly.com/RA100AW/Wyatt100AW.m [email protected].

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SAU #58 SAU #58 VACANCIES CO-CURRICULAR VACANCIES 2010-2011 2010-2011

Northumberland School District Groveton High School • Part Time Music Teacher • Middle School Baseball Coach

Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest, resume, Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest, and transcripts, certification and 3 letters of reference. resume. Please state why you wish to pursue position in your letter of interest. Carrie Irving, Secretary • SAU #58 15 Preble Street • Groveton, NH 03582 Carrie Irving, Secretary • SAU #58 Ph: 603-636-1437 • Fax: 603-636-6102 15 Preble Street • Groveton, NH 03582 Ph: 603-636-1437 • Fax: 603-636-6102 EOE EOE WHITE MOUNTAINS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2010-2011 School Year District • COTA (4-days/wk.) • School Board Clerk Lancaster Elementary School • Student Support Center Para-professional • MS Baseball Coach (contact Mr. Todd Lamarque, AD, directly) Whitefield Elementary School • MS Baseball Coach (contact Mrs. Janet Steinert, AD, directly)

Submit resume to Office of Superintendent of Schools ATTN: Roxanne Hartlen, Admin. Asst. 14 King Square • Whitefield, NH 03598 (603) 837-9363 • web site: www.sau36.org Positions Open Until Filled • EOE B10 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH 9, 2011 ••• Popular maple tours are back at The Rocks Estate BETHLEHEM — Maple tours With the 2010 opening of the the sugaring process, and a tour of a weekend-long North Country Chef Joe’s in Franconia. The April Conservation and Education Cen- are back on tap at The Rocks Es- N.H. Maple Experience museum, the museum. The first visitors to stay, The Rocks collaborates with dinner will be a fundraiser for The ter of the Society for the Protection tate this spring. Discovering the The Rocks also offers off-season the off-season program last year local inns to offer weekend vaca- Rocks. of New Hampshire Forests history of maple sugaring, partici- tours during the summer and fall. were a 4-H group from Montana. tion packages. Visit www.the- For more information, please (www.forestsociety.org). The For- pating in the process of tapping Visitors from June 1 through The interactive museum has quick- rocks.org/vacations.php to find visit www.therocks.org. For Maple est Society is non-profit member- trees and making syrup, horse- Columbus Day may visit the Maple ly proved popular, with bus tours participating lodging establish- Experience reservations and other ship organization founded in 1901 drawn wagon rides through the Experience for a virtual sugaring already booked for the fall. ments. The Rocks is also planning inquiries e-mail [email protected] to protect the state’s most impor- scenic Rocks property, and tasty experience, with a brief video For those looking to turn the a maple dinner in partnership with or call 444-6228. tant landscapes and promote wise treats have made these tours a fa- shown in the sugar house outlining springtime Maple Experience into Cabin Fever Maple Whiskey and The Rocks is the North Country use of its natural resources. vorite springtime tradition. “Last year, nearly 800 visitors participated in the Maple Experi- Prohibition era musical extravaganza ‘Chicago’ at PSU this weekend ence at The Rocks in just six days,” singing of the character Mary Sun- March 13 at 3 p.m. General information about said longtime Rocks Estate man- PLYMOUTH — Students in the rine Watkins turned her stories shine,” Nagorka said. Tickets are $19 for adults, $17 events at PSU is available at ager Nigel Manley. “We collaborate Department of Music, Theatre, into a play, which went on to in- Performances of "Chicago" are for seniors and $15 for youth at ThisWeek@PSU, with a number of other area busi- and Dance at Plymouth State Uni- spire two movies — a silent film scheduled for March 10–12 at 8 the Silver Center Box Office, 535- http://thisweek.blogs.plymouth.e nesses to provide a fun and edu- versity will present the musical in 1927 and a movie titled “Roxie” p.m., March 12 at 2 p.m. and ARTS (2787) or (800) 779-3869. du. cational program for visitors of all extravaganza "Chicago" on March in 1942 starring Ginger Rogers. "In ages.” 10-13 in the Hanaway Theatre at 2011, the students of Plymouth Maple tours at the 1,400-acre the Silver Center for the Arts. State University will experience Rocks Estate, owned by the Soci- "Chicago" has everything that "Chicago." They will perform the 2010 N.H. Trophy Fish winners announced ety for the Protection of New makes a Broadway musical great choreography and vaudevillian CONCORD — Don Miller, Fish- species, and 13 categories of "catch Game fisheries biologist in the Hampshire Forests, are scheduled — a universal tale of fame and for- style of Bob Fosse, and will tell eries Biologist and Trophy Fish and release" fish were represented Lakes Region, tied two existing for March 12, 19-20, 26-27, and tune, one show-stopping song af- these amazing stories," Hill said. Program Coordinator, has an- in the past year. Winners for 2010 records with his catch of a 9.5-inch April 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each ter another — “All That Jazz,” Featured roles in "Chicago" in- nounced the winners of the New include a new state record winter long, 12.48-ounce pumpkinseed. day. Reservations are recom- “Razzle Dazzle,” “Cell Block Tan- clude: Velma, portrayed by Hampshire Fish and Game Depart- flounder caught in Atlantic waters His father, James Viar, caught his mended. Visitors learn how to go” — and great dancing. Bob Fos- Brandee Peglow of Pelham; Roxie ment’s 2010 New Hampshire Tro- off the Rye coast, which weighed 3 record pumpkinseed in 2005, which identify the sugar maple trees that se choreographed the original portrayed by Amanda Teneriello phy Fish Program. For a full list of pounds, 1.44 ounces and measured tied the 1984 record of Marcel produce the sweet sap for making production and his style is strong- of Hudson; Amos, portrayed by winning anglers and their catches, 19 inches in length. LeBel. Three fish with the same syrup, hear the history of maple ly identified with the show. Mervin Marvey of Rustenburg, visit http://www.fishnh.com/Fish- Carter Lavoie of Loudon and weight and lengths — spanning 26 sugaring, and see part of the "Chicago," which is set in pro- South Africa; Billy portrayed by ing/trophy_fish_2010.html. Maurice Duhaine of Hooksett both years — and tied for State Record! process demonstrated at the on- hibition-era Chicago, portrays Andrew Freitas of Acushnet, New Hampshire's Trophy Fish caught and released 28-inch-long The fun of the Trophy Fish Pro- site New Hampshire Maple Expe- many dark elements common to Mass.; Mary Sunshine portrayed Program provides anglers with ex- Eastern chain pickerel and tied for gram is not just for adults, either — rience. the times: murder, exploitation, by Jason Faria of Hudson, Mass., citement and recognition in 22 top spot, while Michael Woods of three-year-old Jack VanPolen of The Experience is housed in a greed, scandalous living, treach- and Mama Morton portrayed by freshwater species and seven salt- Lisbon just beat out Joshua Robin- Franklin caught the winning black renovated historic building, which ery and corruption, while it looks Jennifer Roach of Highgate Cen- water species categories for both son of Dalton for the largest kept crappie with a 2-pound, 8.48-ounce features a working sugar house at some celebrities’ pathological ter, Vt. Each is a theatre arts ma- kept and released fish. The pro- smallmouth bass of 2010 from the catch. Way to go, Jack! and Museum featuring a collection need to be idolized. jor at Plymouth State. gram provides the opportunity for same lake. Both brought in a four- A listing of all entries, applica- of sugaring artifacts from the late The musical is based on a play Music Director Eva Nagorka enthusiasts of all ages to receive pound, four-ounce "smallie," but tion forms, rules, records and win- Charlie Stewart, a legendary sugar of the same name by reporter said two of the most challenging recognition and gives biologists im- Woods's measured three-quarters ners from past years can be found maker from nearby Sugar Hill. Maurine Dallas Watkins, who was vocal issues facing the perform- portant information on the state's of an inch more, giving him the win at http://www.fishnh.com/Fish- Fourth-generation sugarer Brad assigned to cover the 1924 trials ers are sustaining the breath fisheries over time. While informa- for 2010. John Viar, a N.H. Fish and ing/trophy_program.html. Presby will demonstrate the mod- of murderesses Beulah Annan and needed to produce the voice tion on record fish dates back to ern techniques of turning maple Belva Gaertner for the "Chicago while executing fast-paced dance 1911, the Trophy Fish Program was sap into sweet syrup. Tribune." numbers, and not pushing the created in the 1970s. Tajci ‘I Thirst’ to appear In continuing its tradition of PSU Director of Theatre Beth voice — over singing — in an at- "Over the years through the partnering with area businesses, Cox said the department picked tempt to be heard over the on- Trophy Fish Program we have re- The Rocks has again teamed up "Chicago" because it is a great stage band. ceived valuable data on fish popu- in Littleton on March 13 with the famous Polly’s Pancake dance show. “We are fortunate to Despite the often hard-driving lations not normally reported to LITTLETON — On Sunday, board. Tajci’s performance, ex- Parlor in nearby Sugar Hill to offer have contracted guest director vocal lines and extended upper- us," Miller said. "And almost every March 13, at 6 p.m., singer/song- ecuted with tremendous a tasty twist to the popular sugar- and choreographer Kevin P. Hill, range of many of Kander and year, a new state record is report- writer Tajci (Tai-Chee) will per- artistry and deep sincere spiri- ing program. Polly’s will offer an who is teaching the Bob Fosse Ebb's melodies, Nagorka said, the ed, which says a lot about the qual- form “I Thirst — the Crucifixion tuality, features Contemporary abbreviated menu at The Rocks dance style. Kevin provides our performers in PSU's production ity of New Hampshire's fisheries." Story” at Saint Rose of Lima Christian favorites such as Via from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day of students a work environment of Chicago are “selling their songs All successful applicants re- Church, 77 Clay Street in Little- Dolorosa, Tajci’s original songs, The New Hampshire Maple Expe- which they would encounter in with vocal strength and clarity yet ceive a "Trophy Fish" shoulder ton. The event features Tajci on Hebrew and Gregorian chants rience. Polly’s waffle and pancake New York,” Cox said. Hill’s resume a natural delivery required of this patch for submitting their catch in- keyboards, backed by electron- and Classic Hymns. A free-will mixes will be available for sale includes work on Broadway’s dynamic show.” formation. Then, each February, ic instrumentalist Denny Bour- collection will be taken at the again this season. Kingdom Ker- most recent revival of "Guys and “The actors in the principal the person who caught the largest chard and assisted by Janel end of the concert to support nels Kettle Corn of Lower Water- Dolls." Other credits include "Hel- roles have brought the vocal qual- fish in each species category is pre- Leppin on lights and sound- her ministry. ford, Vt., will also be onsite, offer- lo Dolly" with Carol Channing, ities of their characters to life: a sented with a special certificate. All ing fresh-popped corn in two vari- "42nd Street," "Dirty Rotten spunky Roxy, sultry Velma, ages and all legal methods of an- eties Original of course, Maple Ket- Scoundrels," "Kiss Me Kate" and piteous Amos, crafty Billy Flynn gling are represented. Snowy grin tle Corn. many others. and rough Mama Morton. Of par- Fifteen categories of "kept" Hill explains that in 1926 Mau- ticular note is the well crafted

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