“Your Local Weekly Since 1868 A Tradition Worth Keeping” THE MessengerFree Our 149th Year Issue 25 June 23, 2017 Francestown's Ehrler joins Lake Sunapee Bank Donna Ehrler has joined Lake Sunapee Bank, a division of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, as Senior Vice President, Middle Market Manager. Her office is pres- ently located in the bank’s branch at 8 Loudon Road in Concord, New Hampshire. Ehrler is a board member of the Manchester Rotary Club, YWCA of New Hampshire, and the Francestown Improvement and Historical Society. Ehrler resides in Francestown, New Hampshire with her husband, Vincent, and they have Class President Nicholas Mayo welcomed all to the Hopkinton Graduation. an adult daughter, Nicole. Belmont Principal Sheila Arnold retires Be allergic to failure Belmont Elementary School Principal Sheila Arnold is retiring and is Hopkinton grads urged to "blow up" expectations finishing her Following a long standing tradition, the missing out on the journey because he was last course in 56 members of the Hopkinton High School’s fixated on the final destination and urged his preparation for Class of 2017 lined the center isle of the J.D. classmates not to do the same. “Don’t let one an examination Durgin Memorial Pulling Arena and "clapped- facet of your life become so overbearing that to become a in" the faculty to the graduation ceremony. it leaves you exhausted and drained – have a board-certified Class President Nicholas Mayo challenged balance,” he said. “You aren’t chained to one behavior the graduates to, “Make use of your actions thing; you have to try different things.” analyst. In leav- and words to make a personal impact on the Math teacher Lawrence Bickford, who ing, she urged world – no matter how big or small. You’ll be a delivered the commencement address, thought parents to: Continue to be your child’s more fulfilled and disciplined person,” he said. he was going to be a doctor. During his first number one advocate because, if not “As long as you have passion and drive, there’s semester at Dartmouth College however, he you, then who? She challenged the no reason the goals you set cannot be accom- realized that it wasn’t for him. school staff to "Remain committed plished.” While many of his classmates went on to and passionate and do not forget your Kevin Mackenzie, who shared salutatorian become doctors and lawyers, Bickford said he primary focus: the students.” honors with Samuel Needleman, urged his broke the mold, and followed his own path classmates to “Live everyday like you’re aller- despite the criticism he received for doing so. “I gic to failure, like the very thought that some- want you to find work that you love,” Bickford Postal Customer Postal US Postage PRSRT STD PRSRT Hillsboro, NH Hillsboro, PAID Permit #25 Permit one is better than you makes you feel sick.” said, “Set your bar high. Don’t settle; don’t do ECRWSS Visit us online at Valedictorian Aidan Molnar told how, at 3 mediocre work. You can’t do mediocre work if granitequill.com years old while visiting the zoo, he was so anx- you love what you do.” ious to see the polar bears that he passed by Concluding the event, the faculty lined the the other animals. Today, he said, he regrets aisle and clapped-out the Class of 2017. PAGE 2 | THE MESSENGER | JUNE 23, 2017 | WWW.GRANITEQUILL.COM Local history as Yesteryear reported in The Messenger June 17, 2016 Antrim woman rescued from Mount Washington Sunapee speed stop results in felony drug bust Renovations on Mary Haddad Bandstand completed Conservation Easement prevents Corvus acquisition June 19, 2015 Grassmere Town Hall lease under review Co-op eShop gives everyone H-'D's Heidi Welch named "unsung hero" Bow developer fined $12,000 by Attorney General access to all their Co-op favorites Weare Police investigating 2nd vandalism spree from the convenience of their June 20, 2014 smart phone or computer! 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Russell Durgin Sunapee man killed in Newport crash Newbury teenager faces life sentence for rape Peterborough Police subdue Antrim man with taser WWW.GRANITEQUILL.COM | JUNE 23, 2017 | THE MESSENGER | PAGE 3 Franklin graduates urged to emulate the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles For their final assignment, Franklin while at the school Costanzo said. “The tion, in which sailors set forth to explore High School Principal Carrie Charette Renaissance was a time of new ideas, a lands they had never previously visited, asked the 68 graduating senior students flourishing of art and culture, discovery Costanzo hoped the next chapter in their to analyze the song "Hall Of Fame' by and philosophy,” she said. “I hope that lives would serve as a sort of personal age The Script. The song, which later closed you were exposed to new ideas and made of exploration. “I hope you are leaving the ceremony, claims "The world’s gonna new intellectual discoveries. I hope that here with your own sense of adventure know your name, because you burn with you were challenged and lived all of your and set forth to seek out new experiences the brightest flame." She urged the class time to the fullest.” and take advantage of new opportunities to "Connect this lyric to your future and Noting that the Renaissance in Europe that come your way,” she said. “Go today continue to make us proud.” was followed by the Age of Explora- and embark upon your age of discovery.” Class officer Michayla Sharlow wel- comed all to the ceremony and was grate- ful that Franklin High was a small school, as it" has allowed us to get to know each other in a way that is not possible at a larger school.” Salutatorian Zoe Kaplan thanked her seven older siblings for helping to shape her, and thanked her parents for saving, “the best for last.” She also quoted Lebron James who said, "You have to be able to accept failure if you seek success." On behalf of her fellow graduates, Valedictorian Brianna Judkins said, "While we will hope to move on to bigger and better things, we will always hold a place in our heart for not only our friends in high school but the city of Franklin." In addition to being the Valedictorian, Judkins dominated the awards presenta- Salutatorian Zoe Kaplan thanked her parents. tions, receiving the Presidential Academic Excellence Award, the Martha Gilchrist Memorial Award, and the the Loyalty John Stark voters reject teachers' contract again Award. By a vote of 121-87 in Henniker and posal, teachers would have received a 2.11 English teacher Andrea Costanzo 180-127 in Weare, John Stark voters percent step increase each of the next two urged the graduates to emulate the rejected a new teachers' contract for the years, a decrease from the current contract Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who each second time. rate of 3.63 percent. Overall, the contract embodied a trait, be it passion, intellect Voters turned down a three-year would have cost taxpayers $329,248 over or good humor, that the graduates should contract at the annual meeting in March, three years, compared to the first rejected share. The turtles, named after Renais- but approved a warrant article allowing the contract’s projected cost of $382,393. Only sance artists, describe the sort of Franklin district to renegotiate cost items associated about 515 people turned out Tuesday to Renaissance the students had experienced with the contract. Under the current pro- vote on the second contract. MAY IS ONE-OF-A-KIND SOFA MONTH Don’t settle for a sofa some other store has in stock. 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