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. CXLVII, NO. 29 WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014 LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE TELEPHONE: 603-788-4939 TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES 75¢ PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER Three generations of Forbes Farm family members who work full-time on the dairy farm in Lancaster — Allan “Mickey” Forbes Sr., center, grandson Mitchell, left, his dad, Scott, and Allan Jr. and his son Isaac — gathered by the milking barn on Wednesday morning after learning that they would be present- ed with the 2014 Green Pastures Award for New Hampshire PHOTO BY ED CRAXTON on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Big E in West Springfield, Mass. Northern Pass Opposition “Citizens’ Caravan” sends message to New England Governors/Eastern Canadian Premiers con- ference at the Mount Washington Hotel on Sunday. Forbes Farm named LNG plant developer says proposed state’s 2014 Dairy Farm of the Year project has been postponed BY EDITH TUCKER to six dairy farm families [email protected] from each one of the New BY EDITH TUCKER plex situation that re- officer (COO), confirmed a year — large enough England states. [email protected] cently developed, so I am that the project is on to cover about half the LANCASTER — The The judging tour to not thinking it will hap- hold in a Monday night town’s annual budget. Forbes Farm — New determine this year’s GROVETON — The pen as it was planned,” telephone interview. Townspeople said Hampshire’s largest winner from the Gran- $100 million Liquefied President-CEO Jon Free- Coleman said, how- they would welcome an dairy farm — has been ite State was held near Natural Gas (LNG) pro- man of the Northern ever, that he would do LNG plant after they named the 2014 Dairy the end of June, accord- duction facility that Community Investment his level best to fulfill heard Coleman speak Farm of the Year and ing Dairy Management Clear Energy, a pri- Corporation of St. Johns- his commitment to at length about his am- the 2014 Green Pastures Extension Specialist vately held Marlbor- bury said an e-mail in Groveton. bitious plans at a public Award will be presented Michal Lunak of UNH ough, Mass.-based start- reply to an e-mailed in- Clear Energy does not meeting. Freeman intro- to family members on Cooperative Extension, up company, said six quiry. “It was a great have a signed purchase duced Coleman and gave Friday, Sept. 12, at the who wrote the winner’s months ago would be concept for Groveton, and sale agreement, him and the project a Big E in West Spring- citation that serves as operation 24/7 in 2015, if the region and all of however, on any proper- strong endorsement. field, Mass. the basis for this article. all went as planned, has New England, and many ty in town. Coleman had predict- The September event Scott and Allan’s postponed the project. worked very hard to try Property taxes on the ed that up to 84 full-time ceremony will mark the great-grandparents es- “Unfortunately, the to make it work.” proposed project, if it well-paying plant-and- 67th time that the New tablished the Forbes project has been put on Evan Coleman, Clear had been built, were es- England Green Pastures hold because of a com- Energy’s chief operating timated at $1.7 million Project, PAGE A16 Awards will be presented Farm, PAGE A17 PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER Many of key participants stayed for a wrap-up press conference at Monday’s 38th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Ester Canadian Premiers, hosted by Governor Maggie Hassan. NEG/ECP Conference focuses on energy & economic growth BY EDITH TUCKER concluded the 38th An- passage of a resolution Eastern Canadian prov- partnerships are critical have laid out that we can [email protected] nual Conference of New promoting the group’s inces are linked, and as we work to expand ensure a stronger econo- BRETTON WOODS England Governors and collaborative economic further collaboration on opportunities, support my.” – Governor Maggie Has- Eastern Canadian Pre- development efforts, de- economic development job-creating businesses The NEG/ECP ad- san, other New England miers (NEG/ECP) on signed to help encourage and energy will help and keep our economy opted three non-binding Governors or their repre- Monday afternoon at the job creation throughout create jobs, protect our moving in the right di- resolutions on econom- sentatives and the East- Mount Washington Ho- the region on both sides natural resources and rection. This year’s ses- ic development, energy, ern Canadian Premiers tel. of the international bor- improve the economies sions were incredibly and transportation and or their representatives This year’s NEG/ der. of all our states and prov- informative, and I am air quality. pledged to strengthen ECP Conference culmi- “The economies of the inces,” Governor Has- confident that by focus- The economic devel- economic ties as they nated in the unanimous New England states and san said. “Our regional ing on the initiatives we opment resolution calls on the NEG/ECP’s Co- ordinating Committee Mt. Lake Campground adds two 100ft waterslides to establish and oversee a process to identify op- BY JONATHAN BENTON minute. portunities and chal- [email protected] Thrill seekers will Conference, PAGE A17 LANCASTER — shoot out into the camp- What started out as a ground’s new 2,200 simple pool renova- square foot pool that INDEX tion soon evolved into was a large upgrade Mountain Lake Camp- from their former that Business Directory ......... B6 ground’s local entry was 800 square feet. The Calendar ........................... B5 into the realm of water new pool opened just af- Classified .......................B7-9 park fun. ter Father’s Day. Editorials & Letters ....A4-5 “So far the reception It’s the latest addi- has been fabulous,” said tion to the campground Obituaries ....................... A2 Mountain Lake Camp- made by owners Bob Real Estate ..................... A16 ground owner Bob and Maria Cummings Sports .......................B1-5, 10 Cummings. who simply wanted to On July Fourth the renovate the pool while MLC debuted two en- also finding a way to closed fiberglass wa- draw in more custom- terslides that stretch to ers. It was a necessary PHOTO BY JONATHAN BENTON just under 100 ft each Nine-year-old Bryson Doucette of Amesbury, Mass. gives his experience at Mountain Lake and pump 100 gallons a Waterslide, PAGE A16 Campground’s new water slides two thumbs up on Wednesday. A2 COÖS COUNTY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014 ••• Patricia Holly Eastman Richard “Rick” Stanley Brown Sr. LITTLETON––Pa- is also survived by WHITEFIELD— who gained the most and wife Helen Brown, tricia Holly Eastman, her sisters: Theresa Richard “Rick” Stanley enjoyment from taking Aletha and husband Wil- passed away July 13, in (Teedee) Holly Leitner Brown Sr., age 61, passed care of his whole family. liam Chase, Arthur and Concord, surrounded by Glander of Madison, away at home July 8 He is survived by his wife Claudette Brown, family, after a period of N.J. and Susan Holly 2014 surrounded by his five children, Corrine Edith Brennan, Glenn declining health. Simmonds and her hus- loving family, following and husband Dana Glid- and wife Judy Brown, Patricia was born band, William of Bloom- a very courageous and den of Whitefield, Char- Laurie Brown, Paul and March 1, 1925, to Paul ington, Minn. as well as brief battle with cancer. lene and husband Rick wife Gail Brown, Kitty R. and Frances M. (Sul- cousins, nieces, neph- Rick was born in Young of Bath, Cathleen and husband Neil Gard- livan) Holly, in Lit- ews and friends from 1952 to Laurence C. and Husband Kenny Dil- ner, Mark Brown, Bet- tleton. She graduated coast to coast. She was Brown and Catherine boy of Groveton, Rich- ty and husband Kevin from Littleton High predeceased by her hus- L. Stewart Brown. He ard Brown Jr. and wife Lutz, George and wife School with the Class Patricia Holly Eastman band, Winton Eastman was raised in Hollis, Jen Brown of Canaan, Donna Brown and a of 1942, the Kather- in 1993. New Hampshire and and Nathan Brown of multitude of nephews ine Gibbs School and Club. Patricia was a Calling hours will be graduated from Hollis Whitefield. and nieces. Bradford Junior Col- member of the Indepen- held between 4:30 and High School. He then ob- He is also survived He is predeceased by lege. Patricia was a com- dent Insurance Agents 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, tained an associate’s de- by twelve grandchildren his parents Laurence municant of the Saint of New Hampshire and July 16 at the Pillsbury gree in Radio Broadcast- AJ Brown and Briana and Catherine Brown Rose of Lima Catholic the Insurance Women Phaneuf Funeral Home ing. He went on to marry Lennox, Megan Glid- his wife Patricia Brown, Church in Littleton. of Northern New Hamp- located at 101 Union Patricia A Studley on den and husband Bryan and three siblings El- The end of WWII shire. Patricia was also Street in Littleton. A January 1, 1975 in Wa- Gooden, Tim Dalton, eanor Gillotti, Natalie brought home her high a Paul Harris Fellow Mass of Christian Rites tertown Massachusetts. Stephen Dalton, Sa- Brown and Henry school sweetheart, Win- through the Littleton will be held on Thurs- He worked many years mantha Young, Meagan Brown. ton J. Eastman and Rotary Club. day, July 17, at 11 a.m. in manufacturing and Dilboy, Charlie Brown, Services were held they were married on Pat and Wint were at the St.