THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 GILFORD, N.H. - FREE Hannaford Helps program supports Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation The Lakes Region all of the background Scholarship Founda- work done to complete tion has been selected our mission to promote to be the Hannaford and encourage schol- Helps Reusable Bag arships and opportu- Program recipient for nities of higher educa- the month of February. tion among residents The Hannaford Helps of the Lakes Region. Reusable Bag Pro- Since 1956, we have gram, was launched been serving as a clear- in October 2015 and is inghouse to receive designed to support lo- scholarship funds from cal non-profits through various area donors. the sale of the reusable Presently we have over Community Bags. 250 donors that we Mr. Brian Burns, serve. We screen appli- Store Manager for the cations and distribute Gilford Hannaford scholarships for each store, told the LRSF of these donors and we directors that each are always working to month a local charity encourage new schol- or service organization arships to assist area is chosen as a benefi- students. For more ciary of the program by information about the local store. When a Lakes Region Scholar- customer purchases ship Foundation you one of these special re- can visit us at our Web usable shopping bags, site lrscholarship.org Hannaford donates $1 or give us a call at 527- to that organization. 3533.” COURTESY LRSF will be the fea- Lakes Region Scholarship Directors Switzer and Loughlin are all smiles following the announcement of the decision by Gilford Executive Direc- tured “cause” for the Hannaford to feature them as the Hannaford Helps “Cause” of the month for the month of February. Shoppers are encouraged tor, Paulette Loughlin month of February. As- to show their support by stopping in to purchase a specially marked shopping bag. Pictured: Lakes Region Scholarship Assistant added that she hoped sistant Director, Kar- Director, Karen Switzer (left), LRSF Executive Director, Paulette Loughlin and Gilford Hannaford Store Manager, Brian Burns (right). that many people in the area would stop in en Switzer said that port. and shop at the Gilford LRSF is very excited to Switzer said “These Hannaford during the be chosen for this pro- funds will go to our month and purchase a School deliberative gram and offered many Friends of the Founda- bag to take their gro- thanks to Mr. Burns at tion Operating Fund ceries home. Hannaford for his sup- which helps us get SEE SCHOLARSHIP PAGE A11 session Thursday Contested races for select BY ERIN PLUMMER High School auditori- in March. [email protected] um. Voters will have Article 2 is the to- The Gilford School the opportunity to re- tal school operating District's deliberative view, speak on, and budget of $26,396,272. board, Budget Committee session is this Thurs- make amendments to If this article fails the day, and voters will re- articles during the de- default budget will be BY ERIN PLUMMER ing will take place on year’s ballot for board view and decide on six liberative session with $25,517,333, the same as [email protected] March 12 where voters of selectmen and the different articles. the final warrant going last year with certain Town voters will will choose candidates Budget Committee. The school delib- to town meeting voting adjustments required decide on two contest- for office as well as de- Six candidates are erative session has on March 12. by law. ed races while the re- cide on warrant arti- running for a trio of been scheduled for Article 1 is the Article 3 is a to- maining town races cles. three-year positions this Thursday, Feb. 7 school district officers, tal appropriation of are uncontested. There are two con- on the Budget Com- at 7 p.m. in the Gilford which shall be decided SEE DELIBERATIVE PAGE A11 Town meeting vot- tested races on this mittee. Rick S. Not- kin, Dorothy Piquado, and Michael Dowe are running against incumbents Timothy D. Sullivan, S. Peter Karagianis, and Sean P. Murphy. For one three-year term on the board of selectmen, incumbent Gus Benavides will be running against Mark J. Laroque. The rest of the offic- es are uncontested. William Chris Ray, Jr. is seeking another term as Trustee of the Trust Fund. Alexis Jackson and Michael Marshall are both running for new three-year terms as li- brary trustee. For Fire Engineer, Jack Lyman is seek- ing another three-year term ERIN PLUMMER No one has filed for All the winning teams with some special guests gather for a big photo at the end of the 10th New England Pond Hockey Classic. the open position as Cemetery Trustee for a three-year term. That Big crowds, special events for 10th Pond Hockey Classic position will be open to a write-in candidate. BY ERIN PLUMMER and thousands of fans bat Blue New England day celebrations. borough, Gilford, and Town voting will [email protected] returned to the ice of Pond Hockey Classic Teams from as lo- Plymouth to teams take place on Tues- MEREDITH — More Meredith Bay for the for a weekend of hockey cal as Meredith, Cen- from as far away as day, March 12 at the than a hundred teams 10th year of the Lab- with some special birth- ter Harbor, Moulton- SEE POND HOCKEY PAGE A12 Gilford Youth Center SEE CANDIDATES PAGE A11 A2 THE GILFORD STEAMER ALMANAC THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Notes from the Gilford Public Library BY MARK THOMAS all kinds of charac- as side roles, or worse, story, readers can find 7-9 p.m. work on. Sign up at the Library Correspondent ters. To have a diverse as a caricature. By hav- books about experi- Join us every month library. “What is a ‘diverse’ shelf you need to eas- ing a diverse collection ences unlike theirs on for a different movie Spanish Camp, 3:30- book?” We get asked ily find books set in of books, we can guar- the same shelf to learn from another country. 4:30 p.m. about diverse books so places across the world antee that all readers about how others have This month's movie is Hola amigos! Spanish frequently that I think (even on other worlds! find at least a few books encountered the world. Still Mine, a PG-13 ro- camp will provide a ba- it’s time to talk about Go Sci-Fi). A diverse that speak to their ex- When we put “Read mantic drama from sic introduction to the it here. People ask be- set of books will have periences. It helps to a Diverse Book” on a Canada, based on a true Spanish language and cause they hear about characters of all races, affirm what they feel challenge, we are chal- story. The run-time is 1 culture. This will be ac- diverse books from cultures, languages, be- and what they believe, lenging you to read a hour and 42 minutes. complished through ac- places like Amazon, liefs, socioeconomics, while also offering lan- book by an author with tivities, stories, songs, NPR (and NHPR), the genders, and abilities guage to describe their lived experience that Friday, Feb. 8 projects, and games. digital library collec- portrayed authentical- experience. is different from your Social Bridge, 10:30 Grades one through tions, and national or- ly. Any writer knows Secondly, diversity own. We are hoping that a.m.–12:30 p.m. four. Sign-up required. ganizations like “We that it is difficult to au- on the shelves means you will engage with a Preschool Storytime, Nightly Knitting, 6-8 Need Diverse Books.” thentically portray a that readers can find character, setting, and/ 10:30-11:30 a.m. p.m. “Read a Diverse Book” diverse character with- stories that expand on or culture different from Come read, sing, Clickers Photography is also a frequent line in out lived experience, their own experiences. your own. Books are ex- dance, and make a craft. Club, 6:30-8 p.m. the Library’s reading which is why it is so Reading a good story traordinary in their abil- Ages two and a half to challenges and summer important that publish- driven by a character ity to convey emotion five *Sign-up required Wednesday, Feb. 13 reading programs. So, ers and libraries seek unlike you or in a set- and experience without Knit Wits, 1:30–2:30 Trustee Meeting, 8:30- what is it? out authors from many ting or culture that is actually living it. On our p.m. 10 a.m. We need to start by cultures and heritages. different from your shelves are many stories Conversational Ger- Line Dancing, 9-10:30 talking about diversi- Diversity on the own experience can than any one of us liter- man, 2:30-3:30 p.m. a.m. ty available from book shelves serves two pur- open your eyes to the ally cannot imagine, un- Check Out an Expert, vendors and on library poses. Firstly, readers, ways in which other til we read them. Let’s Monday, Feb. 11 10 a.m.-noon shelves. Diversity on kids most of all, want people live and how get to it. Fiber Friends, 10 a.m.- Teen Early Release the shelves means hav- to see themselves in the they see the world. 12:30 p.m. Pizza Making and Di- ing a wide range of characters of stories. It can be fascinating. Classes & Baby/Toddler Story- verse Media Party, 12:30- topics, perspectives, More than that, they It’s almost always fun. Special Events time, 10:30-11 a.m.