THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 GILFORD, N.H. - FREE COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY PHOTO The Personal Fitness class learned about CrossFit with guest COURTESY PHOTO Students do partner yoga in Gilford High School’s Personal instructors Sara Wentworth and Anna Cochran of CrossFit Students in the Personal Fitness class go snowshoeing. Fitness class. Juggernaut. Personal Fitness class teaches GHS students lifetime skills BY ERIN PLUMMER selves physically fit. In around 2009 and said she upper body strength, car- students will explore a cluding weights, ener- [email protected] the process, they assess brought her background diovascular fitness, and number of different fit- gy bands, and stability From hiking and their own fitness and and knowledge to the flexibility. This assess- ness options. Each week balls. Once a week they snowshoeing to strength find what works best for curriculum. ment helps them write will include strength will do yoga and other training and yoga, Gil- them At the beginning of their personal fitness training with students exercises focusing on the ford High School stu- Personal Fitness is the class, students will plans. working on every mus- mind and body. dents can explore their taught by phys ed teach- assess themselves on During the week cle group with tools in- SEE FITNESS PAGE A12 own personal fitness in a er Amy Tripp, who has special class. a background in per- Personal Fitness is sonal fitness. Tripp was a 12-week class at GHS a personal trainer and that lets students explore used to work at Laconia various opportunities Athletic and Swim Club. and ways to keep them- She started teaching Town Hall upgrades coming soon BY ERIN PLUMMER another system issue [email protected] that will be likely be Voter approved up- part of next year’s bud- grades to the town hall get discussion. are pending, though According to a re- COURTESY next year’s budget will cording of the March Winnisquam Dental supports Got Lunch program have to address an is- 22 selectmen’s meet- Gilford Got Lunch distributed new toothbrushes and toothpaste to every registered child in the Got Lunch Program. The sue with the phone sys- ing, Dunn said he was goal is to provide the children with the tools to practice healthy dental care twice daily. The dental supplies were generously tem. hoping they can solicit donated by Winnisquam Dental, located in Tilton. The program appreciates the continued support they have received from Last Wednesday, proposals for the hand- Dr. Derek Blackwelder and Dr. Kristine Blackwelder! For more information about Gilford Got Lunch, visit our Web site at Town Administrator icap accessible doors www.gilfordgotlunch.com Scott Dunn gave the soon. selectmen an update Installation of the on upcoming improve- new HVAC and water ments to town hall and systems will depend Grants, explorers, training among Gilford Police highlights the recycling center on the weather condi- BY ERIN PLUMMER training, and receiving to the selectmen. men a regular update on following voter ap- tions. [email protected] grants are some of the Last Wednesday, Po- the department. proval at town meet- The work will in- New personnel, com- highlights of a recent re- lice Chief Anthony Bean During the board's ing. He also addressed SEE TOWN HALL PAGE A12 munity involvement, port by the police chief Burpee gave the select- March 22 meeting, Bean Burpee reported to the board that 2016 was one of the department’s bus- Gilford Rotary Evening in Paradise encore this Saturday iest year, including 959 arrests. Thus far, 2017 is around the same, and The Gilford Rotary could surpass last year if Club will bring the Ca- numbers continue. ribbean to the Lakes Bean Burpee report- Region with a special ed that three police per- “Parrothead”event at sonnel have left the de- the Gilford Youth Cen- partment through two ter, Saturday April 1, resignations and one re- from 5:30 to 11 p.m. tirement. “An Evening in Par- The department hired adise” is presented by Officer Lance Rouse in All Metals Industries, the place of Officer Jim Lakes Region Dental Callahan. Rouse has Care, Watts Water been going through part Technologies, Fireside time training and will go Inn & Suites, Gilford through full time train- Home Center, Mere- ing in August. dith Village Savings The department Bank, General Linen, opened the testing pro- Gilford True Value, cess for new officers Laconia Daily Sun, 98.3 in March. He said they WLNH and 107.3 FM reached out to more than WEMJ will feature a COURTESY 30 individuals to ask Caribbean style Buffet The Gilford Rotary Club will bring the Caribbean to the Lakes Region with a special “Parrothead”event at the Gilford Youth them to take the written and desserts, special Center, this Saturday, April 1, from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Featured entertainment will be the “Island Castaways Band” from Cape Cod. test to go through the ap- island drinks, a silent to the tropical tunes of aways Band plays a fett and more recently who live the Margarita- plication process. Bean auction, 50/50 raffle, the “Island Castaways” tropical rock genre of by Kenny Chesney and ville lifestyle no matter Burpee said a total of 10 Corn Hole Game with band. music originally made Zac Brown. The band what the climate may people actually signed prizes, and dancing The Island Cast- famous by Jimmy Buf- is popular with people SEE PARADISE PAGE A12 up, six showed, and three SEE POLICE PAGE A12 A2 THE GILFORD STEAMER THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 Shop and DineDowntown in Concord We help make jewlery High end quality furniture www.beadit.biz [email protected] Spring has Arrived! Decorative accessories 146 N. Main St. Concord, NH 03301 Women's clothing And with the change in Jewelry Call Us! season, folks are thinking 603-223-0146 about changing the look High end quality consignments wanted of their homes. 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