THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018 FREE IN PRINT, FREE ON-LINE • WWW.NEWFOUNDLANDING.COM COMPLIMENTARY Minute to Win It event brings mothers and sons together in friendly competition BY DONNA RHODES The Elephant March [email protected] was another fun com- BRISTOL — At the petition where players third annual Minute to placed a nylon stocking Win It competition last on their head that had Friday evening, boys a ball in the toe, caus- and their moms had a ing it to droop down chance to spend time like an elephant’s working together as a trunk. By swinging the team when they com- “trunk” back and forth peted for this year’s with their head, the championship at Tap- boys had one minute to ply-Thompson Com- try to knock over two munity Center. rows of water bottles. Team Fire Dragon, “That was pretty comprised of Alexan- easy, but it was pret- dria residents Shevaun ty hard at the same Cazeault and her sev- time,” said eight-year- en-year-old Chase, said old Ethan from New they heard about the Hampton after he took event and decided to DONNA RHODES his turn. Fourteen teams of mothers and sons enjoyed a fun night out when they took part in the third annual Minute to Win It competition give it a try this year. Next up was a at Tapply-Thompson Community Center in Bristol last Friday. “We like to have a Marshmallow Toss mother-son date night part of the action. of Danbury, who was After a brief warm- an Oreo cookie from where team members now and then and this “I always came to partnered with her six- up exercise, the games their forehead to their had to throw marsh- just sounded like a lot the Daddy-Daughter year-old son Liam. began, each lasting for mouth without using mallows into a cup of fun,” said Shevaun. Dance when I was a The evening began exactly one minute. their hands; a fun- their partner gripped Other mom and son little girl. Now this is with each mother-son First up was a Cook- ny sight for all who with their teeth. teams from Bristol, something super fun pair creating a poster ie Face challenge watched, a bit tricky After a quick break Danbury, Hebron, Hill for moms and their to represent their team where team members for those who were do- for cupcakes and cold and New Hampton sons to do together,” before the action got took turns working ing it. SEE MINUTE, PAGE A11 were also excited to be said Lindsay Hogan underway. Area residents blast school board for delaying discussion on budget controversy BY THOMAS P. CALDWELL the matter was tabled on ment plan until after Contributing Writer March 12 and not even last year’s annual meet- BRISTOL — Five included on the March 26 ing, voters never had a weeks after Bristol res- agenda. chance to decide whether ident Archie Auger School administrators to approve it, a necessary questioned the legality say that Auger’s amend- step for an item to go into of including capital im- ment to add $800,000 to the default budget. A provement items in the last year’s operating former long-time school school district’s default budget to allow the dis- district employee, Auger budget, the Newfound trict to replace the high said a roof replacement DONNA RHODES Jason, Joe and Jeff Walker welcomed everyone to the Walker family’s 15th season of producing Area School Board is de- school roof was not a one- cannot be considered an maple syrup and other maple-based goods during the statewide Maple Weekend open house laying discussion on the time expenditure, which ongoing expense. last Saturday and Sunday. complaint, further alien- would prevent its place- If the school board ating taxpayers who say ment in the default bud- had addressed the issue Walker Farm welcomes visitors for Maple Weekend they feel they can no lon- get. Instead, they said the right away, it could have ger trust the board. roof repair was part of determined whether his BY DONNA RHODES more. New products of their goods last week- Selectmen from sev- an ongoing maintenance argument was valid and, [email protected] this year were maple lip end. eral member towns, as plan, so funding for other if necessary, corrected BRISTOL — During balms and even a maple While the sugar well as residents of the items in the capital im- the default budget before New Hampshire’s an- body scrub, which sold shack is not open to the district, attended the last provement plan can be the annual School Dis- nual Maple Weekend, out quickly. public on a regular ba- two school board meet- included in the default trict Meeting. Instead, the Walker Farm Sugar The family said they sis, their products can ings in hopes of getting budget each year going School Board Chair Jeff Shack in Bristol opened are always on the look- be found in a few local the board to admit it was forward. Levesque of Groton de- its doors for tours of out for new maple prod- stores and will be avail- wrong in its interpreta- Auger argued that, be- layed discussion until their operations, wagon ucts and was pleased able at their farm stand tion of what costs can cause the School Board March 12, a day before rides and sales of their with how much every- on Walker Road in just a legitimately be included had not formally adopt- the ballot vote and a date many maple products. one seemed to enjoy all few months. in the default budget, but ed its capital improve- SEE BUDGET, PAGE A11 Once again this year, there were not only jugs and decorative glass bot- tles of their syrup avail- Local students get a lesson in respect from PSU’s T.I.G.E.R. able, but maple breads, BY DONNA RHODES “Trust is big. Trust whoopee pies, maple [email protected] is truth. Trust is the mustard, maple cream, BRIDGEWATER — best thing anyone can lollipops, maple cotton Students from Bridge- do,” students heard as candy, fudge and much water-Hebron Village the program got under- School and Danbury way. School gathered at One of the popular INDEX BHVS for a special pre- performances in the n sentation from Plym- production was about Volume 5 • Number 13 outh State University’s building trust between Opinion ........................A4 TIGER Educational friends. One way to Theatre troupe last accomplish that is to Obituaries ....................A6 week where the chil- not talk about people Towns ..........................A3 dren had a lot of fun but behind their back nor learned some import- spread rumors about Churches ............... A3, A5 ant life lessons, too. DONNA RHODES them to others. Since 2002, TIGER Tony (Jakob Stone), Isabelle (Megan Daniel), Gigi (Megan Reid), Ella (Meghan Bailey) and Rick “The most import- Arts & Ent. ............ A6, A7 has been touring not (Dave Heard) of Plymouth State University’s TIGER educational theater troupe, finished on a ant thing that I’ve got only the state but the high note when they performed for the boys and girls of Bridgewater-Hebron Village School and to say is, you should Sports .............A13 & A16 nation and overseas as Danbury Elementary School last week. build trust each and ev- Classifieds ..........A14-A15 well to bring their mes- ute presentation, the threw in a few catchy The acronym TIGER, ery day,” Tony declared 16 pages in 1 section sages of kindness and characters “Tony,” “Is- Rap songs, too, that had they told the students, in his toe-tapping rap ©2018, Salmon Press, LLC. respect to school chil- abelle,” “Gigi,” “Ella,” boys and girls paying stands for “Trust,” “I Ac- tune. Call us at (603) 279-4516 dren. and “Rick” sang, danced, close attention to all they cept,” “Giving,” “(no) Ex- A fun Star Wars- email: [email protected] During their 45-min- performed skits and had to say. clusion,” and “Respect.” SEE TIGER, PAGE A11 www.salmonpress.com Local A2 NEWFOUND LANDING, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018 n Snow days pose challenge for Newfound district BY THOMAS P. CALDWELL cy Buckley asked the ly appealing to school superintendents also called off. told the school board. Contributing Writer Newfound Area School districts with winters speak with their bus Buckley asked the She also turned a BRISTOL — The Board to approve a such as this year’s. companies and road school board to allow scheduled early-release Newfound Area School plan to end school on The state requires 180 agents to learn the local the district to make day into an all-day pro- District has had nine June 22, rather than days of school, or 990 conditions. Sometimes up the teachers’ ob- fessional development no-school days due to carrying it into the fol- hours of instruction, a delayed opening will ligations by provid- day in which they were winter snowstorms, lowing week. By count- for students in grades provide the extra time ing them with a copy to focus on competen- just one behind the ing hours, rather than seven through 12. The needed to make sure of “The New Art and cies and grading. Shaker Regional days, the district can requirement for grades the roads are plowed Science of Teaching” Teachers also will be School District, where shave a couple of days one through six is 945 and treated, but, often, which they will have to required to attend the there were 10 snow off the schedule and hours. they will learn that it’s read prior to returning end-of-the-year barbe- days, and the school still meet the state re- Superintendents of- better to just call off to school in the fall.