PAGE A11 Types Are Needed

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Playoff time at Prospect Mountain: See pages B1-B4. The Baysider THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009 COVERING ALTON, BARNSTEAD, & NEW DURHAM - THEBAYSIDER.COM FREE Blood Drive Monday at Alton Central ALTON — In this time of Thanksgiving, the Red Cross wants folks to remember that one way to give thanks for good health is by giving blood. This holiday season, while most are with family and friends, there are pa- tients in hospitals awaiting surgery or other treatments. Many of these patients will ■ Timber Wolf pride COURTESY require a blood transfusion. Why not give a little bit of The entire staff and student body at Prospect Mountain High School gathered together to show their Timber Wolf pride in this photo, taken for the school’s 2009-10 yearbook by Capt. Mike Viscariello and a team of volunteers from the Alton Fire Department. yourself to those who will be truly thankful for it in their time of need? Residents of Alton and School board approves $9.7 million preliminary budget the surrounding communi- ties will have the opportuni- BY BRENDAN BERUBE keep the replacement sched- and integrate technology into the meeting, but listened in The board also voted Mon- ty to give thanks for their Staff Writer ule on-track. the classroom, giving stu- on the budget discussion via day night to add $4,206 to the good health when the Red ALTON — Following a fi- At the urging of board dents an opportunity to en- speakerphone) suggested proposed Special Education Cross bloodmobile comes to nal look at the Alton School member Maureen Smith, hance the digital portfolios that the board meet McLeod budget in order to proved the Alton Central School on District’s proposed operating McLeod said that teachers the state Department of Edu- halfway by adding four of the para-educators with an extra Monday, Nov. 2. The blood budget for the 2011 fiscal year, use computers daily to check cation requires them to have PCs she requested (a total of day of workshops, and added drive, sponsored by the Al- school board members voted their e-mail, create slide by the time they enter high $3,200) back into the budget. another $5,063 for the purpose ton Centennial Rotary Club, Monday night to approve a shows, post homework as- school. St. Cyr’s motion passed, of bringing in a certified ESL will run from 3:45 to 7:45 p.m. preliminary grand total of signments and grades on Board Vice Chair Jeff St. bringing the total Technology and donors with all blood $9,743,457. their respective Web sites, Cyr (who was unable to attend budget up to $221,114. SEE SCHOOL PAGE A11 types are needed. Pointing out that the total Donating blood is safer to- approved by the board did not day than ever. There is ab- include Alton’s share of the From Salerno to Stark and beyond during WWII solutely no chance of con- operating budget for Pros- tracting any disease from pect Mountain High School, giving blood, as a sterile nee- Superintendent Kathy Holt Alton resident recalls experiences on the front lines — and at home dle is used and discarded af- said the bottom line figure BY BRENDAN BERUBE shots, and trenches are successful in pushing Ger- cold, rainy weather. ter one use. represented an increase of Staff Writer stripped away,even bitter en- man forces north onto the Shortly after celebrating For more information on roughly 2.2 percent over last ALTON — Allan Gur- emies can sometimes find “boot” of Italy until the in- his 19th birthday on the front giving blood, call the Ameri- year’s elementary school ney’s most treasured sou- common ground. vasion stalled near the can Red Cross Blood Center budget. venir from his military serv- Gurney,a native of Brock- coastal town of Anzio amid SEE ALLAN PAGE A12 at 1-800-262-2660. Much of that increase, she ice during the Second World ton, Mass., was a 17-year-old added, stemmed from rising War isn’t a helmet or a medal, high school student when the costs for health insurance but rather a piece of artwork United States entered the and transportation. that hangs on his living room war in the wake of Pearl Har- The board’s final review of wall. bor.Swept up in the patriotic the proposed budget (which Flanked on one side by a fervor of the time, he left they had discussed in-depth portrait of former president school to enlist, and was in- during a series of work ses- Franklin D. Roosevelt, and ducted into the Army at the sions prior to Monday night’s on the other by an image of age of 18. meeting) centered primarily Gurney’s personal hero, After 13 weeks of basic on the Technology portion, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, a training, Gurney’s company and Holt’s decision to cut hand-drawn pencil sketch of was sent off to Europe as part $6,400 out of the computer the 85-year-old Alton resi- of the 45th Infantry Division replacement line in an at- dent as he appeared in his (which became known as the tempt to keep the request early 20s greets visitors with ‘Thunderbird’ division after level-funded. a warm smile. replacing its original in- Technology Director Pam For Gurney,who says that signia, a traditional swasti- McLeod explained that she even the small taste of war ka, with the mythological had originally budgeted for he was given as a private on bird in order to avoid confu- eight replacement PC work the front lines of the Allied sion on the front lines). stations (totaling $6,400) and invasion of Italy was enough Following its arrival at 20 thin client laptops for for him, the drawing (given Oran on the Mediterranean classroom use (a request that to him by a German inmate coast in North Africa, Gur- COURTESY — GEORGE MURPHY ■ Holt also level-funded by at a prisoner-of-war camp in ney’s regiment was trans- cutting $7,150) in an effort to Pennsylvania) represents an ported to Sicily to reinforce Framing the bay important lesson — that the Allied invasion of Italy. An overhanging tree branch frames the fall scenery around Alton Bay during a beautiful October afternoon. when the explosions, gun- The Allies, he said, were INDEX Board asked to look at Strafford Town Hall as example ▼ BY BILLY PERKINS this type of building is more design of the new building, Grillo said that he would Volume 5 • Number 44 26 Pages in 2 Sections Contributing Writer fiscally responsible and well which would require a War- not want them to “blow it out BARNSTEAD — With within the means of the rant article to be passed by of proportion,” though. Business........................A7, B6 talks of building a new town town,” he said. voters at next March’s Town Even if the board decides hall dominating discussions Grillo also reported that Meeting. not to put a Warrant article Churches.............................A8 in recent years, Selectman the Town Hall cost Strafford Board Chairman Dave out this year, he said that the Classifieds .................B8 - B11 Phil Grillo presented his col- around $445,000 to build. A Kerr urged his colleagues not idea of the building would leagues on the Barnstead similar building, he said, to jump the gun on the matter, still be worth investigating, Editorial Page......................A4 Board of Selectmen last week would now cost between however,noting that a former adding that Strafford has of- Local with what he called a “rea- $500,000- $600,000. Strafford selectman reported fered to host an open house at John Harrigan .....................B7 sonable” proposition for a “In my opinion, it’s the per- to him that the town hall is their Town Hall for Barnstead Letters.................................A4 new infrastructure. fect building for our Town “inadequate” for the future residents. trick-or- Grillo explained during Hall,” he said, adding that it needs of the town. Board Vice Chairman Jim Police Logs........................A10 the board’s Oct. 20 meeting would be easy to expand with Kerr, who was on the Barnard said that he likes the that he had recently been giv- the design. school board when the town idea of having an open house. Public Notices .....................B9 treating en a tour of Strafford’s newly During the 2008 Town was proposing to build its Selectman Gordon Preston Sports ..........................B1 - B5 built Town Hall by its builder, Meeting, voters overwhelm- own high school, said that one concurred, saying that it is ©2009, Salmon Press, LLC. as well as the town’s adminis- ingly rejected a proposal to of the key matters the board worth investigating further. times Call us at (603) 569-3126 trator. build a $3.3 million, 13,000- looked at was if the building “If we go overboard, it will email: [email protected] The 3,800-square-foot square-foot municipal build- had enough space to properly be problematic,” he warned. www.salmonpress.com Alton: Saturday, Oct. Town Hall, which opened ing. That building would have serve the future needs of the The town owns several 31, 4:30 to 7 p.m. last June, was built by housed the town offices, as town. acres of land behind the Town Time to set your Whitcher Builders and runs well as the police station. He added that he felt that Hall where the proposed Barnstead: Saturday, on a geothermal heating and The town currently has selectmen should involve building would be built. clocks back, Oct. 31, 4 to 8 p.m. cooling system.

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