Volume 123 ■ Number 3 ■ www.newhampshirelakesandmountains.com THE RECORD ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 [email protected] ■ 603.536.1311 ■ 75 Cents Newfound School Budget ready for voters Marcia Morris School Auditorium last Operating Budget for sideration at the Deliberative date is Saturday,Feb. 11. creases to the amount of the [email protected] Wednesday evening, the FY2012-12. That figure, repre- Session of the Annual Dis- The budget and additional school budget to be raised by BRISTOL — Following a Newfound School District senting a $2 million cut from trict Meeting, which is sched- warrant articles, as amended taxation, a proposal for a fea- lengthy and wide-ranging Budget Committee voted to original school budget re- uled to take place on Satur- at the Deliberative Session, sibility study for adding a Ju- Public Budget Hearing in the approve the School Board's quests, will appear on the day,Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. in the High will go before the voters for fi- nior High , grades seven and Newfound Regional High recommended $21,597,525 warrant for the voters' con- School Auditorium. Snow nal approval by official ballot eight, as a wing to the New- at the polls on Tuesday, found Regional High School, March 13. School Board posi- and a feasibility study for tions for representatives creating four separate local from Danbury, Hebron and school districts, Kinder- Groton will also be on the bal- garten through eighth lot at that time. Should the grades, with a cooperative budget article, as amended, school district for Grades be defeated by the voters at nine – 12. Finally, there will the polls, the Default Budget be a petitioned warrant arti- of $21,700,092 will be enacted cle to rescind the provisions for the following year. of SB2, the official ballot, and School Board Chairman return to the School District Mary Campbell began last Meeting, which gives citi- week’s public hearing by in- zens a final vote at the annu- troducing the non-budget ar- al meeting, rather than at the ticles on the warrant. Addi- polls. tional public hearings on pe- Newfound School Budget titioned warrant articles will Committee Chairman Fran be scheduled throughout the Wendelboe shepherded the district in the upcoming department by department weeks. In addition to an Ex- presentation and public in- pendable Trust Fund article put session on the budget. At presented by the board, peti- the outset of the proceed- tioned warrant articles re- ings, she noted that the ceived by the deadline in- School Budget Committee clude a proposal to set a two had agreed to present the percent annual limit for in- NEWFOUND ON PAGE A12 COURTESY Help save a life On Jan. 28, Plymouth Regional High School students from the Community of Caring, OSSIPEE Club, and HOSA Club will join together to host our Fourth Annual Community American Red Cross Blood Drive. Collecting 100 pints is our goal! In addition to our blood drive, each donor will be entered into our raffle for an Adirondack Chair made exclusively by our own Woodworking Students and a coupon for a free pound of coffee from Dunkin Donuts. Additional raffle tickets are available for purchase. Community of Caring Club meets on Wednesdays at 2:50 p.m. in Room 208. All are welcome to attend. Please contact Veronica Barton or Cheryl Davis, Advisors of the Community of Caring Club at the high school, 536-1444, ext. 2003 if you have any questions about C.O.C. or if you have a community project our students could assist with. Ashland warrant nears completion COURTESY Johnny Winter, legendary torchbearer for Texas blues, will take the stage Marcia Morris will meet this evening, Gym for the Deliberative $2,683,460. at Plymouth’s Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center [email protected] Thursday,Jan. 19, to finalize Session of the Annual Town The warrant, as amended Saturday night. the budget number follow- Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Deliberative Session, ASHLAND—On Friday ing public input from the at 10 a.m. to consider 26 Arti- will go to the voters at the evening, Jan. 13, the Ash- hearing. cles on the warrant, includ- polls in March. Should the Blues legend Johnny land Town Budget Commit- Voters will gather at the ing the Proposed General voters fail to approve the Op- tee held its public hearing Ashland Elementary School Operating Budget of ASHLAND ON PAGE A13 on the 2012 Town Budget Winter comes to the and proposed money war- rant articles. The meeting McCormack announces retirement plans had been rescheduled from Flying Monkey the night before due to a By Erin Plummer will retire at the end of the administrative position — it snowstorm. The Meredith News school year. The announce- just happened,” McCormack PLYMOUTH — At 7:30 p.m. he could play blues that had The Budget Committee MEREDITH — The Super- ment was made by the Inter- said. on Saturday,Jan. 21, The Fly- just the right touch of rock in intendent of SAU 2 has an- Lakes School Board during McCormack, a resident of ing Monkey is excited to pres- it to appeal to both blues fans Index nounced he will retire. Tuesday’s meeting. Holderness, said he does not ent an evening of Blues Rock rock fans…not an easy thing ■ Superintendent Phil Mc- “It’s one of those things have any immediate plans af- with Johnny Winter and his to do, but that's always been Cormack has announced he you agonize over,” McCor- ter he retires. blues band. Winter's appeal, and if that CALENDAR OF EVENTS ..........B6–7 mack said. “I’m very proud The Board will soon begin Winter is a perennial fa- doesn’t get you, his Texas CHURCH NEWS ...............B11–13 and pleased with what’s go- the search process for a new vorite in New England, blues will knock you cold. CLASSIFIEDS ....................B14–17 ing on in both districts.” superintendent. Board Chair known for his scorching live Can you imagine playing HEALTH,SR., FITNESS. ......B8, B10 McCormack has worked in Richard Hanson said meet- shows and constantly shift- with Muddy Waters? Much OBITUARIES...........................A10 the Inter-Lakes School Dis- ings will be taking place be- ing between simple country less recording an album with OPINION ............................A6–7 trict for the past eight years. tween the Inter-Lakes and blues in the vein of Robert him? That's exactly what SPORTS ..............................B1–5 He has been in education for Ashland School Boards of Johnson, to all-out electric Johnny Winter did... record- TALK OF THE TOWNS..A8, A10–12 40 years, starting out as the SAU 2 to discuss McCorma- slide guitar blues-rock. ed the album "Breakin' It Up teaching principal for a ck’s retirement. Willie J. Lawes will open the & Breakin' It Down" with grades one through eight ele- “He’s been very gracious, evening. Tickets for this con- Muddy Waters. mentary school in Went- and he’s been working with cert start at $32.50. The clear link between worth. us to institute the process,” Winter burst on the blues British blues-rock and Amer- “I didn’t attempt to get an Hanson said. scene like the Lone Ranger; WINTER ON PAGE A12 Serving: Alexandria ■ Ashland ■ Bridgewater ■ Bristol ■ Campton ■ Danbury ■ Dorchester ■ Ellsworth ■ Groton ■ Hebron ■ Holderness New Hampton ■ Plymouth ■ Rumney ■ South Danbury ■ Thornton ■ Warren ■ Waterville Valley ■ Wentworth ■ West Rumney Local News A2 THE RECORD ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 ■ Ashland selectmen discuss fire station roof By David Ruell long. Volunteers in the local vide more information about in the school's computer lab. at establishing a facility in tive session will be held at 1 Contributor medical reserve corps, or- town government, showing Stewart reported that she this area. Plymouth, Thorn- p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, in ASHLAND — At their ganized two years ago, have what the various depart- and the town administrator ton and Ashland are being the school gym. Monday evening meeting, been trained to operate emer- ments and committees are had met with the Scribner considered as possible sites. Ingrid Heidenreich noted the Ashland selectmen dis- gency shelters, and have doing, and providing easier Memorial trustees to discuss After numerous com- that the selectmen's work ses- cussed the fire station roof, helped with several flu shot means for people to commu- putting a sign on the library plaints, the double doors at sions, held in the town office the regional public health clinics in local schools. She nicate with their local gov- grounds for South Main the transfer station have conference room on one network with the local coor- noted that Ashland is well ernment through the web- Street businesses. (Some of been re-hinged so that they Monday morning every dinator, the new town Web represented in the medical site. They would also like to these businesses are using swing both ways. Transfer month, are very cramped in site with the Webmaster, and reserve corps. The Ashland promote the town, providing the parking spaces in front of station stickers can now be the small room, and that heard the town administra- Fire Station, the town's emer- information for visitors, and the library for advertising, to purchased at the town office some audience members tor's report. gency operations center, is making the Web site more the displeasure of library pa- and the transfer station. have to stand outside the Town Administrator Paul now the regional emergency inviting. A contest for Ash- trons.) She said that the An ad hoc committee on room. She suggested moving Branscombe explained that center,or MACE, for the local land photographs to illus- Scribner trustees were defi- wreaths and banners has the work sessions to the he, Fire Chief Steve Heath network.