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Card Sharks Fatal Crash. Two Killed in Early Morning Collision in Littleton. See Page 4 A1 CLOSE TO HOME Card Sharks FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2018 Page 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Yellow Black Fatal Crash. Two Killed In Early Morning Collision In Littleton. See Page 4 A2 2 The Record Friday, July 13, 2018 What’s Inside Two Killed Friday, July 13, 2018 Vol. 10, No. 4 In Crash A two-car crash in the early morning hours of Monday claimed the life of a Littleton man and Georgia woman Bath w Bethlehem w Dalton w Easton and seriously injured three passengers. The incident closed w Franconia w Lancaster w Landaff w down a portion of Route 18 for six hours as police investi- Lisbon w Littleton w Lyman w Monroe gated. Sugar Hill w Whitefield w Woodsville See Coverage Page 4 www.caledonianrecord.com Summer is not the best of time to be without a con- tractor that picks up curbside trash put out by resi- Publisher Trash Piles Up After dents, but Northumberland has found itself without Todd Smith the service and, as a consequence, has had trash Managing Editor Pick Ups Stop building up along some of its streets. Paul Hayes [email protected] See Coverage Page 5 Cyan Advertising (Littleton) Sylvie Weber Magenta (603) 444-7141 (Ext. 1006) To help boost economic development, improve the busi- Fax: (603) 444-1383 ness climate, and attract more visitors, a committee is ad- [email protected] River Walk Planned vancing a plan to build a Gale River walk and Franconia Advertising (St. Johnsbury) art sculpture walk in the heart of town. Yellow Yellow (802) 748-8121 In Franconia Fax: (802) 748-1613 See Coverage Page 6 [email protected] Black Editorial Offices:263 Main St., Littleton, N.H. FYI On The Cover Interim Principal Appointed High School, had previously been a science teacher at Profile School in Bethlehem. In This Issue For Lancaster Elementary She comes into her new job after 24 years of teaching experience. News Briefs LANCASTER — Following the resig- On Tuesday, Sheehan said, “I am very hon- nation of the former Lancaster Elementary Page 6 ored that the school board has appointed me to School principal, the White Mountains Re- take this role at Lancaster Elementary School. gional School District SAU 36 School Board I was privileged, this past semester, to be able Obituaries on Monday appointed an interim principal for to work with the wonderful community of Page 8 LES. Lancaster students, teachers, parents and oth- “At last night’s school board meeting, the er local members. I look forward to increasing Get Out board appointed Ms. Kerry Sheehan as inter- positive community connections and a com- im principal for the 2018-2019 school year,” Page 12 mitment to success for our school.” SAU 36 Superintendent Marion Anastasia said In June, the school district announced it had Tuesday. “We will open a search for the 2019- selected Mark Pribbernow, who has a Mathe- Classifieds 2020 school year in December.” matics Education degree from PSU and began Page 15 Anastasia included Sheehan’s credentials — his teaching career in Lancaster, to be assistant a bachelor’s of science degree in Biology from LES principal, effective July 1. Cornell University; secondary science teacher After moving to Virginia for several years, certification in Life Science grades 7-12; mas- Pribbernow, an Army veteran who had co-pi- ter’s degree in Education from the Education loted helicopters, rejoined the Lancaster mid- From right, Ryan Hayes and sons Bret, Owen and Leadership program at Plymouth State Uni- dle school team as a math teacher. Joey of Woburn, Mass., take in the view from atop versity; principal’s certification; curriculum He is currently enrolled in the principal cer- administrator certification; and present enroll- tification program and a master’s in Education Mt. Washington on Monday, July 9, 2018. ment a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Stud- Leadership degree program. ies in superintendency at PSU. In a statement, Pribbernow said, “I am so Sheehan, who joined SAU 36 in 2017 as as- sistant principal of White Mountains Regional See FYI, Page 3 A3 Friday, July 13, 2018 The Record 3 CLOSE TO HOME 21 Jefferson Road, Whitefield, NH Card Sharks 603-837-2646 When I was 9 or 10, I beat an old asks to play some card game or anoth- 347 Main Street, Franconia, NH man at cribbage, high on a mountain. I er, and in these summer evenings that 603-823-7795 have no recollection of this encounter, seem to stretch long between dinner Prices subject to present stock. Some illustrations are but my father swears it happened, and and bed, we usually fit in a round or for design purposes only and do not necessarily depict SALE EFFECTIVE: so it must be true. two of something. featured items. We reserve the right to limit quantities and correct typographical errors. JULY 13 TO JULY 19 This was during one of my family’s Already, the children have devel- multi-day hiking outings when we’d oped a sense for card game strategiz- USDA Choice Sirloin Steak Tips Sweet Juicey Cantaloupes string days on the trail with a night or ing that often escapes me. They delight two at an Appalachian Mountain Club in holding the Queen of Spades and hut. Apparently, the old man was both giving her away at the perfect time in thrilled and surprised to have been Hearts, and they usually know some- $ 99 2/$ out-pegged by a little girl. Maybe he’d one is trying to “shoot the moon” 7 lb. 4 gone easy on me. I have no idea. BY MEGHAN before I do. They can often tell when The cribbage story is one of the tales MCCARTHY MCPHAUL someone is bluffing at Bull Poop and Whole Boneless Pork Loin Gatorade (7-9 lb. Avg.) (64 oz.) my family tells of these outings – along have learned to count ahead to see with my older brother’s disagreement with the which cards they should try to unload at which green spaghetti we ate one night and my younger turn. 2/$ brother filling his small, teddy bear-toting back- It is only at cribbage where I feel I have a slight $ 99 pack with rocks along the trail. So I remember it advantage, but I may be fooling myself here. My 1 lb. 3 without actually remembering. older daughter tallies each hand quickly in her head Chicken Legs, Thighs or Drumsticks Poland Springs Water I also don’t remember learning to play cribbage, and sometimes knows my score before I have fin- (Fresh, Family Pkg.) (.5 Liter, 24-pkg.) although I imagine this happened over a series of ished counting it out. Both she and her brother have winter nights spent in Franconia, where we came to beaten me in cribbage fair and square. (I have nev- ski on weekends – and where, when I was growing er been the mom who lets her kids win – except, ¢ 3/$ up, our television received only one or two chan- perhaps, when they were tiny and wanted to play 89 lb. Cyan nels, and that only if the cloud cover was aligned Candy Land, and I tried to organize the cards so 10 perfectly over the unwieldy antenna on the roof. the game wouldn’t last to the point of boring me Wild Caught Salmon Fillets Klondike Ice Cream Bars Magenta In the absence of television and smart phones to tears.) (24-27 oz.) (heck, back then we shared a party line with the Last week, the littlest one wanted to learn to play other half-dozen houses on our road), we either cribbage. She played against a sibling with my hus- read or played games through the long winter band’s help and was soon ready to tackle the game $ 99 $ 99 evenings and the occasional summer nights spent solo. In her first game on her own, she beat me, and 9 lb. Yellow at the house. There were rousing, post-supper, was on the way to skunking me before I managed 2 multi-generational rounds of Balderdash and Pic- to close the gap in the last hand. Deli Sliced Trimple M Roast Beef Xtra Laundry Detergent tionary and Trivial Pursuit when friends were over. I think there’s probably some educational value (75 oz.) Black And, apparently, quieter and more contemplative in the card-playing – basic math, planning ahead, contests over the cribbage board when fewer peo- having to choose what to keep and what to let go. ple occupied the living room. Mostly, though, it’s just a fun way to pass the time $ 99 $ 99 Despite growing up in the digital age, my chil- together – wherever we are. A deck of cards slips 6 lb. 2 dren have become quite the little card sharks in re- easily into a pocket or a purse – or a backpack. cent years. I will take very little credit for this, as I Later this summer, we have a two-night hut trip Seedless Whole Watermelon Yoplait Yogurt don’t have the patience to teach card games, with planned in the mountains with another family of (4-6 oz.) all their intricacies, to anyone. Some games I have card-playing friends. We’ll pack a couple of decks learned – or re-learned – along with the kids. of cards and our smallest cribbage board. Perhaps My husband has taught the kids to play Hearts one of the kids will challenge a stranger to a round, $ 99 10/$ and what we call Bull Poop (rather than the more and that will become part of the story we tell many 5 5 adult-language name for the game), along with a years – and many rounds of cribbage – from now.
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