THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 GILFORD, N.H. - FREE Meredith Village Savings Bank’s “What’s not to ‘Like’?” Contest ends in a tie Belmont High School and Gilford High School both receive $3,000 arts grants BELMONT/GIL- dents and community FORD — Meredith members that voted Village Savings Bank and recruited votes for (MVSB) is excited to Belmont. Their commit- announce that their ment to this contest was “What’s not to ‘Like’?” truly a reflection of just Facebook Arts Grant how important and im- Contest ended in a virtu- pactful the creative arts al tie between Belmont are to the students in our High School and Gilford school.” High School. Throughout the con- Over the summer, test, Belmont and Gil- MVSB reached out to ford competed closely for local school adminis- the lead. Voting ended trators and asked how just before midnight on they could benefit from Dec. 29 and a rush of last an additional $3,000 in minute votes for both resources to support an school districts nearly arts program in their overwhelmed the voting school(s). The Bank re- application! More than ceived responses from 13,000 votes were col- nine school districts: lected during the voting Alton, Conway, Gilford, period, and Belmont and Inter-Lakes, Moulton- Gilford’s votes combined borough, Newfound, COURTESY made up nearly 86 per- Plymouth, Prospect Meredith Village Savings Bank has announced that their “What’s not to ‘Like’?” Arts Grant Contest ended in a virtual tie between cent of the total votes. Belmont High School and Gilford High School and both schools will receive a grant to fulfill their Arts education needs. Senior Mountain and Shaker “Belmont and Gil- Vice President and Marketing Officer Cindy Hemeon-Plessner (left of check) and Branch and Business Development Manger Becky Regional. The school Reposa (right of check) present Gilford High School with $3,000 Arts Grant. Gilford plans to use this donation to add lighting ford worked equally district’s submissions and sound to their Little Theatre/Choir Room. hard to gain support for were posted on MVSB’s the needs of their arts Facebook page (www. sue a $3,000 grant to both ings Bank for giving our our creative arts pro- Art Teacher. “And we’re programs and we were facebook.com/Mere- Belmont High School school the opportunity grams,” said Joe Cilley, especially thankful to so thrilled that MVSB dithVillageSavings- and Gilford High School to grow and strengthen Belmont High School all of the faculty, stu- SEE MVSB GRANT PAGE A9 Bank) for a three-month to fund the projects that voting period during they outlined in their which community mem- proposals. Belmont will bers were asked to vote use the grant to support Longtime Gilford librarian retires for the proposal that their creative arts pro- they thought was most gram and Gilford will BY ERIN PLUMMER family and found she Director Katherine Dor- library, the library was deserving of a grant. use their donation to [email protected] had more free time after mody as the volunteer moving into its new With the program add theatrical sound and Since 2000, Betty raising her family. coordinator. building. Using the ser- ending in a tie, instead lighting to their Little Tidd has worked at the “It’s kind of my sec- “When I was hired, vices of professional of awarding just one Theatre/Choir Room. Gilford Public Library, ond career after raising there were two volun- movers would cost the $3,000 grant, MVSB “We’re so thankful to spending more time be- a family,” Tidd said. teers, and I was the first library around $10,000. made the decision to is- Meredith Village Sav- fore that as a member Previously, she person that Katherine Instead Tidd rallied vol- of library boards. After worked as a paraprofes- had hired; she wanted unteers for the move and nearly two decades of sional in Laconia High me to expand the vol- oversaw the project as service, she is now retir- School’s library. She had unteer program,” Tidd the volunteer coordina- Multiple candidates ing from her position. also served as a library said. tor. Tidd’s last day at trustee and a member Now the library has “We were able to save running for selectmen, the library was Fri- of the Friends of the Li- around 60 volunteers. that money,” Tidd said. day, where friends and brary Board for the Gil- Tidd then took the po- Over the past 14 co-workers honored her ford Library. sition of librarian, a role years, she has watched budget committee for her years of service. Tidd started working she served in until her the library evolve great- BY ERIN PLUMMER other term on the budget Tidd said she had al- for the Gilford Public retirement. ly, especially with the [email protected] committee. ways had a love for li- Library in late 2000 after At the time Tidd advances in technology. Multiple candidates The remaining town braries. She has a large being hired by Library started working at the SEE RETIRES PAGE A9 are seeking a few spots offices have candidates on both the board of se- running unopposed. lectmen and the budget Thomas Space is run- committee. Candidates ning for another three- DJ shares stories from radio career are running unopposed year term as Trustee of BY ERIN PLUMMER and got his first radio job a large pile of recyclable a second time. Then he for the remaining town the Trust Fund. [email protected] in 1971. trash to raise awareness did another one where offices. Jack LaCombe will From comedy to trag- “I liked being in front for recycling. he was buried under The open period for also run for another edy to plain ridiculous- of people, even when I Before he did the 5,000 pounds of ice for filing for town office was three-year term as Trust- ness, radio personality was 3-years-old,” Morin stunt, he went under 48 hours in what looked from Wednesday, Jan. 21 ee of the Public Library. Mike Morin shared sto- said. “I would come from hypnosis to help him like a giant ice cube. In to Friday afternoon Jan. Diane Tinkham will ries from his 43-year ca- behind the curtains pre- manage being buried reality he was encased 30. also be running for the reer on the airways with tending I was a game for that long. During the in a Plexiglas box under Two candidates are second open spot on the an audience at the Gil- show host.” session his head and legs the ice. running for one three- Library Trustees. Daryl ford Public Library. Morin recalled stories were supported by two When the Tall Ships year position on the Thompson will not be Morin is known to from multiple stunts he chairs, he said under arrived in Boston in board of selectmen. Ex- seeking another term. local listeners from his has done on the air. suggestion he felt a light 2000, he was at a radio iting budget committee William Akerley is time with WZID and He has done three touch on his stomach. station in Nashua. He member Phyllis Corri- running to retain his retired last June after stunts that involved A few years ago he saw and an accomplice (a gan is seeking a seat on seat on the board of fire working in radio for 43 being buried alive. His a video of the hypnotist listener) reported on air the board as is exiting engineers and is run- years. first time he agreed to be actually walking across that the ships had sailed planning board member ning unopposed for an- He shared his stories buried in a box around his body. up the Merrimack River Dale Channing “Chan” other three-year term. from his long career as the size of a coffin under He did a similar stunt to Lowell (despite sev- Eddy. Current board Susan Leach is also well as other anecdotes eral bridges in the way) member John O’Brien running unopposed for from his daily life in “Fif- and docked at the Tson- will not seek another another a three-year ty Shades of Radio: True gas Arena. After the re- term. term as cemetery trust- Stories of a Morning Ra- port was played with his Six candidates are ee. dio Guy Being Wired, accomplice giving de- running for three seats Voters will choose the Tired, and Fired.” tails, he said the phones on the budget commit- candidates for town and Morin said his love “went crazy.” They did tee. Norman Silber will school district offices for radio started as a receive some complaints be seeking another term and also cast their votes child when he was living while someone actually on the committee and on town and school dis- in Detroit. When his par- went to the Tsongas Are- will be vying against trict warrant articles on ents started driving him na expecting to see the Sean Murphy, Joy Hall, town meeting voting on to school, he heard his ships. Harry H. Bean, J. Scott March 10. first morning how on the The story eventual- Davis, and Leslie Sura- Voting will take place radio and was instantly ERIN PLUMMER ly reached the Nashua nyi, Jr. In addition to at the Gilford Youth Cen- hooked. Mike Morin, the former morning show host at WZID, shares Telegram, who contact- Corrigan, Allen Voivod ter on Tuesday, March He majored in Com- a story about being hypnotized in front of an audience at the ed Morin. Morin told the is also not seeking an- 10 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.