April 5, 2013 - Colebrook Chronicle

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Colebrook’s Largest Circulated Weekly Newspaper
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The Colebrook Chronicle
COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013
603-246-8998
VOL. 13, NO. 38
Pickup/Tractor Trailer Crash In Milan:
One Killed In Head-On Crash, Colebrook Man Injured
A young woman lost her life
when her pickup truck collided
with a loaded pulp truck driven
by a Colebrook man on Rte. 110
in Milan on Wednesday afternoon.
The woman was driving a
1995 Dodge pickup truck east
on Rte. 110 toward Berlin when
she collided head-on with a trac-
tor trailer truck hauling logs,
which was headed westbound
toward Northumberland. A N.H.
State Police report stated that
the pickup truck appeared to
have crossed the center line,
crossing over from the east
bound lane to the westbound
lane, and collided with the pulp
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Conn. River Bank Erosion
Problem On Vt. Route 102
Molly Campbell of Columbia painted this mural on the barn near the historic Columbia covered bridge
for Francis Gray. Marie Hughes photo.
Molly’s Mural Evokes Farm Memories
By Marie P. Hughes
Nineteen-year-old Molly
Campbell has known Francis
Gray all her life because, as she
said, “When I was a little girl, I
used to deliver fresh eggs from
our farm to him.” Therefore,
when her aunt, Faye Riley, said
that Francis was looking for
someone to paint a mural for his
By Marie P. Hughes
For anyone driving on Route
102 between Guildhall and
Maidstone in Vermont, be
aware that you will run into
some construction.
TA McDonald, Inc. of Lyndonville has been hired by the
state to repair a badly eroding
bank on the Connecticut River.
The bank has been eroding for a
few years, but it has narrowed
the distance between the road
and the river, so it really needed
to be fixed before any serious
damage can occur.
Part of the difficulty in repairing the bank, is that it
comes in a bend of the river so
homestead, she suggested
Molly go and talk to him.
When they met, Francis
said, “I told Molly she was free
In Downtown:
Chronicle Opens Colebrook Office
In a move that has been
planned for a few years now,
The Colebrook Chronicle has
opened a new office in downtown Colebrook—a move, said
Publisher Donna Jordan, that
will provide a new convenience
for those looking to drop off
their advertising or photographs, to pick up a newspaper,
to look at back issues, or even
just an opportunity to visit with
the Chronicle staff to talk
about news stories.
Seated is Judge Paul P. Desjardins, Circuit Court Judge for Berlin,
Lancaster and Colebrook. In back, from left, Terri L. Peterson,
Gail Guile, Kathy Booska and Martha Kennett. Marie Hughes
photo.
Circuit Court Judge Paul
Desjardins Enjoys His Work
Members of the Colebrook Chronicle staff in the new office on the corner of Main Street and Titus Hill
Road in downtown Colebrook. Seated, Office Manager Tom Jordan. Standing, from left, reporters Angela Wheeler, Corey Bellam and Marie Hughes, Editor Charles Jordan and Publisher Donna Jordan.
By Marie P. Hughes
Although Judge Paul Desjardins covers the courts in Berlin,
Lancaster and Colebrook, he
claims, “I really love what I do,
and I especially like my time in
Family Court.”
It is important to note, his
case load averages about 20 to
25 cases on any given day, and
averages over 200 a week.
The judge handles everything from criminal cases, divorce proceedings and abuse
cases, besides family court. Yet,
one always sees a smiling Judge
Desjardins, quite relaxed, with
a definite knack for handling
one of the newest developments
in the family court—which is
having the children present. “I
enjoy dealing with juveniles,”
he said. “I like kids—I always
have, and I like to see people
make progress in their lives. In
many cases, especially with the
older kids, they can be very
articulate as to what they think
is best for them.” Children are
important to the judge. Judge
Desjardins and his wife, Rosalie, are the proud parents of six
children and eight grandchil(Continued on page 2)
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Friday, April 5, 2013
Head-On Crash
(Continued from page 1)
truck near the breakdown lane
on the west side of the highway.
As of 10 p.m. last night, police were refusing to identify
the drivers of these two vehicles, however numerous posts
on Facebook and a story in the
Berlin Daily Sun report that
the woman who died in the
crash was 22-year-old Holly
Ayotte, a graduate of Berlin
High School. The Berlin Daily
Sun reported that this information was confirmed by Ayotte’s
family of Berlin. Numerous
condolences were being offered
and confirmed by Ayotte’s
brother on his Facebook page
yesterday.
Lowe’s Garage confirmed to
the Chronicle that they hauled
the pulp truck from the scene
and that it belonged to Robert
“Goober” Hibbard. Friends and
family have also confirmed to
the Chronicle that the truck—
which was heavily burned after
the impact—was driven by
Hibbard, who received serious
injuries in the accident. Two
photographs posted on Facebook by Lowe’s Towing of
Randolph showed the fire damage to the pulp truck. After
consideration, the Chronicle
opted not to publish the photos
with this report as they were
taken after the vehicle had
been removed from the accident
site and did not add to the overall understanding of what had
taken place at the scene.
State Police reported last
night that the driver of a third
vehicle involved at the scene
was Jesse Coulombe, also of
Berlin. According to police,
Coulombe’s vehicle was heavily
damaged when he tried to avoid
the accident. Coulombe was
treated for injuries at the scene
by the Berlin ambulance.
It was at around 4:30 p.m.
on Wednesday that N.H. State
Police responded to the call of
the serious motor vehicle accident at the Berlin-Milan town
line—the initial report was of a
motor vehicle collision between
a tractor-trailer and a car.
When Troopers arrived, the
Milan Fire Dept. was already
on scene and fighting a fire
caused by the collision. Fire
fighters fought the fire for approximately 30-45 minutes.
Upon extinguishing the fire, it
was determined that a single
occupant was still in one of the
vehicles and determined to be
deceased. As reported earlier,
that person was said by family
members to be Ayotte. State
Police do not believe there were
any other victims in either the
Dodge or the pulp truck.
State Police reported that
the driver of the pulp truck was
treated at the scene by Berlin
Ambulance and released, however friends and family report
he was treated following the
accident at Androscoggin Valley
Hospital in Berlin. Following
the impact, the tractor trailer
was immediately engulfed in
flames and witnesses report
that Hibbard was lucky to get
out alive—noting that he
emerged through flames and
heavy black smoke.
Route 110 was closed to all
Left photo: Working on the Connecticut River bank that is eroding along Rte. 102, from the left, Garrett Graves, Mike Morris, Phil
Newland and in the backhoe is Larry Russin. The State of Vermont has hired TA McDonald, Inc., of Lyndonville to shore up the
bank. Right photo: Bank erosion needing repair. Marie Hughes photos.
traffic and reopened around
midnight while police investigated the accident and while
friends of Hibbard worked to
clear the road of the logs he had
been hauling.
According to the Berlin Daily
Sun, Ayotte is the mother of a
two-year-old son.
The cause of the accident is
still under investigation.
Bank Erosion
the work is difficult and delicate
at the same time. However, according to Garrett Graves of
Canaan, who is in charge of the
project, “It is a very steep bank,
and it is going to take quite a
bit of work before it can be secure.”
Mural
my uncle’s, in 1991, and although I was born and grew up
at the family farm on Harvey
Brook Road which my grandfather bought in 1901, I now live
here since moving from Dover,
where I taught middle school
English for 33 years.”
Francis also said that although he presently has no
dogs, he was glad Molly added
one to the scene because he
used to have dogs on the farm.
Molly credits her uncle
Dwaine Riley with framing the
mural which she produced on a
four by eight piece of plywood
using latex paints. Molly said,
“I am really glad that Francis is
so happy with the mural. I
loved doing it and it has
brought Francis and me closer
together.” Francis echoed those
sentiments when he stated, “I
had a great time visiting and
talking with Molly while she
was working on the mural, and
we have become great friends.”
Desjardins
to interpret it any way she
wanted, but the mural had to
have a little boy and his father
haying on the farm with a
wagon pulled by horses.” The
scene was a fond memory of
Francis because when he was
about six or seven, his mother
told him to go to the field and
help his father hay. Francis
said, “My father put me on the
seat between his legs and we
hayed.”
Molly said she loved being
part of the project, but because
she is living in Plymouth and
is in her junior year of college,
she had to work on the mural
sporadically for about three
months. Although she is only
19, and art is her first love,
after graduating from St.
Johnsbury Academy, she decided to pursue a degree in
English so she could have a
secure source of income. As
she said, “I would love to major
in art, but I need to have a
career to support myself and to
be able continue with my art.”
The mural is now on the
barn of the Gray house near
the Columbia Bridge, and
Francis is more than pleased
with the results. He said, “I
truly love the piece, and I did it
on a whim because my mother
bought this place, which was
dren.
Perhaps one of the reasons
Judge Desjardins can be so relaxed while traveling the North
Country has to do with his parents. His father was an executive chef in the area, at such
places as the Spalding Inn, the
Mountain View, and the Maplewood in Bethlehem where he
met the judge’s mother, who
was a waitress there. That
meant the family was in the
seasonal business of the grand
hotels, so the judge spent a
great deal of his teenage years
traveling between Whitefield in
the summer and Arizona in the
winter.
Before arriving in New
Hampshire, however, Judge
Desjardins grew up in Salem,
Mass. After graduating, Judge
Desjardins thought he would
follow in his brother’s footsteps
at the University of New Hampshire and become a political
science major, but he really did
not enjoy it, so since he loved
sports he thought something in
that field would be ideal.
However, after taking an
economics course, and having a
minor in psychology, he decided
he would pursue his degree in
law. Upon graduating from
UNH, Judge Desjardins attended the University of Dayton
and obtained his law degree
there. Even though he clerked
for one of the partners in a large
law firm in Ohio, he decided he
wanted to return to New Hampshire and see what the future
held. He credits Attorney Phil
Waystack with helping him decide to open his own practice
since none of the CV’s he was
sending out to various law firms
seemed to be getting him anywhere.
His first office was in the old
funeral home in Whitefield, and,
he said, “The only place my desk
would fit was where the caskets
always rested when people were
waked.” His practice did quite
well, but in 2000 he left Whitefield and opened up his practice
in the old Lancaster Courthouse.
One of the reasons for the
change was he replaced Judge
Walter Hinkley, who had retired
and began hearing litigation
cases in 1983-84.
In 1988,
Judge Desjardins was nominated Special Justice of Lancaster District Court by Gov.
Sununu; Special Justice to the
Colebrook Court in 1990 by Gov.
Judd Gregg; and Presiding
Judge in Colebrook by Gov.
Merrill in 1994. All of his appointments meant that Judge
Desjardins was spending about
three days a week outside his
office, and as he said, “Although
I loved my practice, my clients,
my staff, I was getting more
enjoyment sitting as a judge.”
Now, he spends two days in Berlin, two in Lancaster, and once a
month in Colebrook. Despite the
constant travel, Judge Desjardins said, “The time in the car
allows me to think about my
decisions and weigh evidence
especially if a case is not clearcut.”
Being a circuit court judge
for this area is a more efficient
way to handle the various cases,
and many of the cases especially
in Lancaster and Colebrook deal
with youngsters. Again, Judge
Desjardins said, “No matter
what the issue, I always like to
give everyone the opportunity to
say their piece. I want them to
know that I have been listening
and I am going to be fair. As for
children, one of the things I try
to avoid is putting kids in the
middle of a parental dispute. It
has always concerned me.”
However, he finds most children
are aware of what is going on
and tend to be very honest in
speaking about their situation.
Since much of the judge’s life
deals with people in stressful
situations, when asked how he
relaxes, Judge Desjardins
stated, “I am a sports fan, and I
follow all the Boston teams, but
my family and I spend about
two or three weekends a year at
the Fisher Cats’ games, which
are lots of fun, very inexpensive
and always end in a great fireworks display. Also, when we
are there, it is easy to interact
with the players before the
games.” Judge Desjardins
played adult soccer and basketball, continues to golf, and enjoys quiet times at a local campground where he and his wife
have a camper they can just get
away to and enjoy the experience. Very often, the judge will
find himself going there just to
think and relax because it is
such a peaceful and quiet place.
His children and grandchildren
often join him and his wife for
the experience, for cookouts,
games, and other activities that
keep them connected.
According to the clerks in his
office, “Judge Desjardins is always so positive that we enjoy
working with him.”
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Downtown Office
“We have been looking at
locations during the past two
years and recently inquired
about whether there were any
spots available in the historic
Williams Building on the corner of Main Street and Titus
Hill Road, which has been renovated by the Colebrook Downtown Development Association,” said Jordan. “In one
phone call, we quickly found
ourselves on the fast track of
setting up an office on the first
floor of the building, with the
North Country Chamber of
Commerce as our neighbors.
We got very lucky with the
quality of the other tenants in
the building, and are fortunate
to have such a professional office space available.” Besides
the Chamber of Commerce and
the Chronicle, other tenants
include Smart Energy of New
England, which consults with
customers on alternative energy, and Liebl Print Matters,
which is a downtown office for
Liebl Printing Company.
The CDDA has been working on the historic building for
several years now. It is considered one of the oldest buildings
in downtown Colebrook, and
works well with the Chronicle’s
interest in local history. “Our
main office has been inside the
historic Clarksville School
house at the corner of Rte. 145
and West Road, about nine
miles north of downtown Colebrook,” said Jordan. “We love
the history of the region, and
are thankful for the chance to
locate into this beautiful old
building.”
The Chronicle will maintain
its main office for producing the
weekly newspaper in Clarksville, and the phone number
will stay the same; the downtown office will be managed by
Tom Jordan, the son of Publisher Donna Jordan and Editor
Charles Jordan. Reporter/
photographers Angela Wheeler
and Marie Hughes, and Canadian Correspondent Corey
Bellam, will also be able to use
the office space as needed.
It is the people who need to
do business with the newspaper
who will find the downtown
office the most convenient for
dropping off classified ads or
photographs for social news
items and such. Even candidates running for political office
will be able to stop in for an
interview during election years,
rather than make the trek up
to Clarksville.
The new office is officially
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located at 82 Main St. The entrance to the office is from Titus
Hill—parking is in back of the
building or along Main Street.
The door to the office is the first
one on the left when walking up
the ramp—there is a number
four on the door. The Chronicle’s regular mailing address
will remain, as it has always
been, at P. O. Box 263 in Colebrook.
“We can’t thank the CDDA
board of directors enough for all
their help in making this work
for us,” said Jordan. “They
moved heavy file cabinets and
other items into a beautiful new
conference room upstairs and
are really coming along nicely
with their work in the building.
We have been following their
accomplishments for many
years in news stories in the
Chronicle, and are grateful to be
able to be a part of the tenants
in this building—which is now
completely filled for the first
time ever.”
Anyone who would like to
stop in and visit the Chronicle
is more than welcome. The staff
currently plans to be open from
10-2, Monday through Friday,
but these hours could adjust as
time goes on. The doors are now
open for those who would like to
stop by.
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Town
NORTUMBERLAND
SELECTBOARD
Although the agenda was
small, and the meeting less
than an hour, Barry Colebank,
Chairman of the Groveton Select Board, announced the
launching of the preliminary
website for the town. Colebank
was quick to say, “The website
is in its beginning stages and is
not fully functional as to all the
features we hope to have on it
as we continue to build it.”
Eventually the website will feature such information as meeting dates, agendas, minutes,
articles and news about the
area.
Said Colebank, “Our goal is
to tie up the site to Twitter and
Facebook. We began talking
about this two years ago, and it
is finally coming together.” The
site will also be a place to archive minutes and other pertinent information. Presently the
site may be accessed at
northumberlandnh.org.
Asked about a mill update,
Mike Phillips replied he had
sent a letter to Mike Stirling
two weeks ago, but has had no
reply from him. However, the
Dept. of Environmental Services told Phillips they had been
“back and forth with Mike Stirling about the asbestos abatement for Building Number 4,
but have said ‘yes’ to the issue.”
However, one of the citizens at
the meeting stated afterwards
he was afraid they (Green Steel)
were going to finish the part
they started and leave a big
hole and a mess.
In other business, the Board
discussed the hiring of two part
time employees for the highway
and sewer for the summer, and
they also discussed the need for
identifying paving projects
needing to be completed. Mike
Phillips also told the Board he
will be meeting with the supervisor of the transfer station in
Lancaster to see how they manage some of the issues relating
to cash flow. Phillips then will
have a written policy for the
Groveton Transfer Station so
cash flow will go smoothly and
receipts will be issued to users.
The next meeting will take
place on April 15, at 6 p.m.
—Marie P. Hughes
NORTHUMBERLAND
AWARDED CDFA GRANT
The N.H. Community Development Finance Authority
(CDFA) has approved Community Development Block Grant
awards. Among the projects
awarded a Block Grant in this
round is one to the Town of
Northumberland, a $500,000
Housing grant on behalf of
AHEAD for the rehabilitation of
the Groveton Housing Complex
for elderly and disabled residents
in
Northumberland. Plans call for the removal
of an underground fuel oil storage tank, life safety code upgrades, and major energy efficiency improvements. It also
requires relocating residents
one unit at a time so interior
and exterior can be completed.
Police, Fire, EMS Reports
COLEBROOK POLICE
On March 25, Colebrook police arrested Brexton Boudle of
Columbia on a charge of burglary.
N.H. STATE POLICE
On March 30, N.H. State
police arrested Claude
Arsenault of Orrington, Maine,
in the town of Stewartstown on
a charge of DWI. On March 31,
police arrested Sean Sweatt of
Maidstone, Vt., in the town of
Colebrook on an outstanding
warrant.
45TH PARALLEL EMS
Chief Robert Darling was
recognized by the National Registry of EMTs for 30 consecutive
years of National Registry certification. Only 4 percent of nationally registered EMTs
achieve this status. The second
session of Emergency Vehicle
Driver Training was held at the
45th station. The final session
will be in April and participants
will be training on a practice
course with cones to simulate
driving situations such as backing up in a confined space, parallel parking, serpentine driving
forward and backwards, and
driving through narrowing
lanes.
The following is the activity
report for March 24-30.
On March 25, at 10:58 a.m.,
the department responded to
Canaan, Vt., for a medical
emergency. At 1:28 p.m., the
department responded to Canaan, Vt., for a snowmobile collision.
On March 26, at 12:12 p.m.,
Pittsburg for an alarm activation. The ambulance was can-
The East Angus, Que., Fire Dept. responded to a house fire on Montgomery Street on Sunday, March
31. Upon arrival, they found the back section of the home fully engulfed. The dept. called for backup
from the Cookshire-Eaton Dept. The house was the home to three families. One of the residents reportedly was burned on his face and both arms. Witnesses at the scene said the fire was caused by a
French fry machine and this was confirmed also by firefighters. The injured man suffered second and
third degree burns and was taken to a Sherbrooke Hospital to be treated for his injury. Corey Bellam
photo.
celled while en route.
On March 28, at 6:14 p.m.,
Colebrook for a medical emergency.
Pittsburg for a medical emergency. At 12:22 p.m., the department responded to Columbia for fire standby. At 3:02
p.m., the department responded
to Colebrook for a medical emergency. At 2:06 p.m., the department responded to UCVH for a
transfer to Androscoggin Valley
Hospital. At 9:29 p.m., the department responded to UCVH
for a transfer to Androscoggin
Valley Hospital. At 10:30 p.m.,
UCVH for a transfer. At 7:15
a.m., the department responded
to Colebrook for a medical emergency.
UCVH for a transfer to Catholic
Medical Center. At 5:30 p.m.,
UCVH for a transfer to DHMC.
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View From The
45th Parallel
The Way We Were...
The stately First Baptist Church in
North Stratford on an early spring day.
Charlie Jordan took this photo 25 years
ago, in early April 1988.
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The historic Williams Building on the corner of Main Street and
Titus Hill Road is now home to a number of professional offices,
including the new downtown location for the Colebrook Chronicle.
Charles Jordan photo.
Chronicle Now Has Downtown
Colebrook Office In Williams Building
Just a note to invite all our friends and readers to
stop by and visit the Chronicle’s new office in downtown Colebrook—which joins our Clarksville office in
serving you. Many of you have been asking for us to
have a second location conveniently located in this
newspaper’s namesake town and we felt that the time
was right to make this expansion.
We are glad not only to be a part of Colebrook’s
newspaper history, but now we are firmly a part of the
downtown as well, a place where we’ve spent so much
time over the years covering stories and taking part in
civic activities. Now we have a place to hang our hat.
And we are glad to be doing it in a building with
such a historic past, the Williams Building. In the Kilburn Brothers’ stereopticon view showing one of the
oldest views of the downtown and taken some 150
years ago, the only building still standing today is
where the Chronicle can now be found in town, the
building on the corner of Main Street and Titus Hill
Road.
Our son Tom will be managing the new office and
we’ll start by being open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. If the need arises, will expand those hours. So
come on by and say “hello.”
Charles J. Jordan
P.O. Box 263 • Colebrook, NH 03576.
Tel. (603) 246-8998
Fax (603) 246-9918
email: editor@colebrookchronicle.com
web: www.colebrookchronicle.com
Downtown office in the historic Williams Building
on corner of Main Street and Titus Hill Road.
Editor: Charles J. Jordan; Publisher: Donna Jordan
Reporter/Photographer: Marie P. Hughes
Reporter/Photographer: Angela Wheeler
Sports Photographer: Tina McKenzie
Canadian Correspondent: Corey Bellam
Colebrook Office Manager/Video Editor: Thomas Jordan
The Colebrook Chronicle (founded 2000) is published by Jordan
Associates, established 1985.
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Guest Column
NH GRAND AT A GLANCE
(Editor’s note: The following
column is submitted by NH
Grand, a North Country marketing initiative.)
The North Country OHRV
Coalition was honored with the
Business of the Year award
from the North Country Chamber of Commerce at its annual
meeting. Presented by Governor Maggie Hassan, the award
was accepted by Harry Brown,
president of the OHVR Coalition. Congratulations to the
Coalition and all its volunteers
for this well deserved recognition for the determination and
hard work on making the 1,000mile-plus interconnected ATV
trail system—Ride the Wilds,
Coos County—a reality. This
project will allow tourists to
traverse the county and encourage economic vitality throughout the region.
NH Grand is assisting the
Coalition in marketing the interconnected trail system. The
logo has been designed, and
next steps include the development of common signage, easily
accessible maps, a website, and
the possibility of mobile apps.
NEARBY, a New Hampshire
tech startup that makes local,
online gift giving easy, will
waive the $150 setup fee for
local businesses and individuals
who sign on before April 30.
Products and services can be
added to wedding, baby shower,
and holiday gift registries. The
organizers hope to have a great
selection of North Country options: outdoor adventures for
any season, weekend getaways,
family excursions and wedding
packages, for example. To
watch a sneak peak of the
about to launch website, go to
www.youtube.com/watch?
v=075q8qO9Uqs. Email Allison
Grappone and Alyssa Buckley
to
sign
up:
happytohelp@nearbyregistry.com.
Work continues on the new
kiosk to be located adjacent to
the gazebo in Twin Mountain,
which is expected to be installed this spring. Also underway is a new informational kiosk that will be located at
Santa’s Village Guest Services
Center—also coming this
spring. A Groveton kiosk is expected to be installed this summer. Opportunities are available to obtain visibility on the
Groveton kiosk. Anyone interested
may
contact
nhgrand@ncic.org
or
info@greatnh.org.
Tall Timber Lodge and Rainbow Grill recently accepted the
Silver Trout Award from the
Basil Woods Chapter of Trout
Unlimited for their trout conservation efforts.
Congratulations to Joanne
and Peter Roy of the Northland
Dairy Restaurant and Dairy for
receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Androscoggin Valley Chamber of
Commerce.
Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel
has been granted 501(c) 3 nonprofit status for its NH Sled
Dog Rescue, History and Education Center. Keep an eye out
for a new Facebook page specifically for the Center that will
provide information on upcoming events/rescues and how
they’ll be able to do even more
for the sled dogs.
The Big Guy at Santa’s Village has some big news! There
will be three new Water Slides
at Ho Ho H20, and “Frosty’s
Freezer” ice cream shop is getting a remodel, including a new
menu.
North County businesses
that have spring and summer
photos that could be suitable for
upcoming ads, print materials,
and on the NH Grand website
are welcome to send highresolution photos to Pam Sullivan at nhgrand@ncic.org.
NH Grand’s Facebook page
has fans who hail from every
corner of the country. Coos
County businesses and organizations are invited to post images, events and information on
the page to help heighten
awareness of what they do. Post
at http://www.facebook.com/
pages/New-HampshireGrand/93809858801.
Service
LOCAL MAN YOUNGEST
SEEBEE AT ANNUAL BALL
Military members from the
Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force
and Army joined the Atlantic
Fleet Seabees of Gulfport, Miss.,
for the 71st annual Seabee Ball
at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center on March 23.
The ball was a grand celebration of the 71st birthday of the
U.S. Navy Seabees, 146th birthday of the Navy Civil Engineer
Corps and the 171st anniversary of the Navy Facilities Engineering Command.
The youngest Seabee present
for the event was Builder Constructionman Recruit Wade
Washburn of Bloomfield, Vt. He
is assigned to Expeditionary
Combat School (ECS).
With the decommissioning of
one East Coast Seabee battalion
and a regiment, along with the
closing of Camp Moreell in Kuwait, the primary hub for Seabee deployments to and from
Iraq and Afghanistan, the Seabees have experienced much
change over the past year. But,
even in the midst of change,
Seabees are still proud of their
heritage and say they would not
have chosen anything different.
Seabees have long been
known for being the first into a
Builder Constructionman Recruit Wade Washburn, assigned to
Expeditionary Combat School (ECS), was recognized as the youngest Seabee present during the 2013 Seabee Ball at the Gulf Coast
Convention Center on March 23. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Williams/Released.
hostile area and living in austere conditions, doing what
many cannot or will not, preparing a place for those about to go
into harm’s way.
Healthcare
UCVH IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH RESEARCH GROUP
Upper Connecticut Valley
Hospital announces its partnership with National Research
Corporation (NRC) to manage
and oversee the organization’s
patient satisfaction survey and
measurement process. NRC will
survey inpatients and emergency room patients beginning
in April 2013. Patients will receive a mailed survey requesting feedback in regard to how
the hospital met each individual’s expectations.
“We chose to partner with
NRC because by using an outside vendor to survey our patients, we will be allowed to
publicly report our results on
national comparison websites.
We also have heard loud and
clear from our patients about
the number of surveys that they
receive from us using an internal survey tool. Using an outside vendor for our inpatient
and emergency room patient
satisfaction surveys will help us
improve care while reducing the
amount of surveys being mailed
to patients,” said Charlie White,
Chief Administrative Officer of
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital.
For any questions regarding
these surveys, contact Kim
Daley or Laurie Cotnoir at the
hospital.
Roxie A. Severance,
FACHCA, CNHA
ROXIE SEVERANCE
EARNS CERTIFICATION
Roxie A. Severance, Executive Director of The Morrison
skilled nursing home and assisted living facility in Whitefield, has been awarded Professional Certification by the
American College of Health
Care Administrators, thereby
demonstrating a commitment to
high professional standards and
providing the best quality care
to consumers.
To become a Certified Nursing Home Administrator, one
must have two years of experience as an administrator, hold
a current NHA license, and
have completed 40 clock hours
of continuing education in the
two years before sitting for the
certification exam. Those who
earn the credential are privileged to use “CNHA” after their
name. To ensure continual competency throughout an administrator’s career, certification
must be renewed every five
years.
“The entire Morrison Board
of Trustees congratulates Roxie
on her achievement,” said Dave
Rodham, chairman of the board.
“She is a leader who continually
inspires those around her, and
earning this certification is evidence of her strong commitment
to our residents, their families
and The Morrison staff and of
providing the quality of care for
which we are known.”
Founded in 1962, the American College of Health Care Administrators is the only professional association devoted solely
to meeting the professional
needs of today’s long-term care
administrators. ACHCA’s mission focuses on advancing leadership excellence in long-term
care through the provision of
leadership education, promotion
of professional advancement
programs such as Fellowship
and Certification, and facilitation of leadership development.
The Morrison provides
skilled nursing, rehabilitation,
respite care, Alzheimer’s adult
daycare, long-term care and
assisted living services to 80plus residents. To learn more,
call 837-2541 or click on
www.morrisonnh.org.
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Left photo: Colebrook Elementary School held its annual Curriculum Fair on Thursday, March 21. The purpose of the fair was for students to showcase the work they have
completed thus far into the school year. Right photo: Also on display for the Curriculum Fair was a traveling art exhibit featuring Vincent Van Gogh. Eighth graders Hannah Potter, Brandon Crawford and Justin Collins were on hand to give guided tours to teach people about the piece. Angela Wheeler photos.
Builders Club members Christine Johnson and Madison Mercer
were available during the Colebrook Curriculum Fair to speak
with people about the different activities and the importance of the
Builders Club. Angela Wheeler photo.
COLEBROOK
SCHOOL BOARD
Because the annual school
meeting was just a month ago,
and many of the School Board
issues were discussed and settled, the Colebrook School
Board meeting that took place
on April 2 had a short agenda.
However, the big item was
the approval of all the teacher
nominations set forth by Superintendent Robert Mills. Since
the Board had the roster previous to the meeting, the members quickly made a motion to
approve and everyone voted in
the affirmative.
The one issue Mills did discuss around nominations was
the Title One Funding. Due to
sequestration, no one has been
given any information about
how much money will be funded
to this program; therefore, Mills
said, “We can’t guarantee a job
until we know what grant funds
we will have.” Unfortunately,
that funding will not be available by April 15 which is the
date for notification of teacher
positions, and besides that issue, all federal funding goes
through Concord, so the funds
may not even be issued until
late summer. Obviously this
lack of information makes the
Title One positions precarious.
Both principals Dan Gorham
and Joanne Melanson were also
renominated and approved for
the upcoming school year.
From the left are advanced Colebrook Academy art students Crystal Royal, Brandi Lambert, Maggie
Frizzell and Taylor Santangelo. These four students were chosen by art teacher Michele Johnsen to
compete in the Vans Custom Culture Shoe Design student competition. Each student designed a
blank Vans Sneaker in one of four themes: Art, Local Color, Extreme Sports and Music. The top five
finalists will be flown to New York City for an exclusive event where the winner will be selected. The
grand prize winning school will receive a $50,000 prize for their art program and the chance for their
shoes to be produced and sold in Van's retail stores. The four-runner up schools will also receive
money for their art programs. Courtesy photo.
Karen Montanaro, a dancer and performance-mime artist, award-winning choreographer, and innovator of “mimedance,” was artist in
residence at Canaan Schools last week. She taught interactive, creative, high-energy workshops of learning, reflecting and moving. Left
photo: Canaan teacher Todd Nichols, who is a volunteer fireman, is shown doing what he called the “fireman’s” dance with seventh graders. Right photo: Canaan sixth graders danced with the Kindergarten students. Donna Lapierre photos.
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The Pittsburg School National Honor Society hosted a Family
Math Literacy Night last week. Students set up five math activities that other students and parents could participate in. Cassidy
Dewitt and Delaney Daniels working on solving a Ken Ken puzzle.
Tammy Jeralds photo.
Cheryl Covill, Business Administrator, gave the Board an
update on the Middle School
Leadership Conference taking
place at Pinkham Notch from
April 11-14. She told the Board,
the district will cover half of the
costs and the students plus
grants will supply the rest of
the money so every student will
be able to attend. The conference is always a success, and
the students have benefitted
greatly from attending. The
first state music conference
Colebrook hosted was a success,
and although there was a loss of
$177.14 from what had been
projected, the Board quickly
agreed to cover that sum and to
add another $500 for future
projects.
The Colebrook School Board
will hold its next meeting on
April 16, at 7 p.m., in the elementary school library.
—Marie P. Hughes
COLEBROOK ACADEMY
HONOR ROLL
Highest Honors:
Grade 12: Josee Brunault,
Erica Cass, Cady Frechette,
Marion Fuller, Christopher
Hastings, Brandon Lambert,
Scott Neary.
Grade 11: Nicholas Bouchard, Elizabeth Collins, Alexis
Lamontagne.
Grade 10: Elise Fuller, Jessica Kennett, Sierra Malcolm,
Austin Steward.
Grade 9: Kayla Laro,
Brianna Zavala.
Honors:
Grade 12: Lindsey Baglio,
Leah Gottlich, Nicholas Hebert,
Jacob LaFrance, Frank Lind II,
Keenan Phillips, Brett Pike,
Jamie-Lee Uran, Jenessa
Voisine, Whitney Wells.
Grade 11: Kailin Belanger,
Emily Brosseau, Courtney Deblois, Taylor Inkell, Brandi
Lambert, Clancy Phillips,
During Family Math Literacy Night at Pittsburg School, Travis Chase teaches Carter and Spencer
Prehemo a new game called NIMS—where you started with 21 sticks and each player will take a turn
subtracting 1, 2 or 3 sticks—the object is not to be the last person with a stick left. Tammy Jeralds
photo.
Justin Siewierski.
Grade 10: Caitlin Bloomgren,
Dakota Fogg, Jessi Frechette,
Kensley Hammond, Austin Prusik, Kacie Riendeau.
Grade 9: Dylan Haynes, Erica Haynes, Benjamin Smith.
Pittsburg School was host to a Scholastic Book Fair this past week with a family night on April 2.
Families were encouraged to come into the school with their children to browse books and possibly
bring home an addition to their personal libraries. Angela Wheeler photo.
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Left photo: Instructor Alan Rowe leads the St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltones singers through a number of tunes—including gospel and popular songs—during a concert
hosted by the Great North Woods Committee for the Arts and held at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook on Saturday night. Right photo: The St. Johnsbury Academy Jazz
Combo performed several tunes, including “Topsy,” “Just the Way You Look” and “Four Brothers.” The evening was well-attended and it was crowd pleasing entertainment.
Angela Wheeler photos.
LONG TIME COURTING
CONCERT SATURDAY
Just a reminder that Long
Time Courting, a Boston-based
band featuring four women, is
coming to Colebrook tomorrow,
Saturday, April 6, for a 7 p.m.
show at the Tillotson Center.
The concert is hosted by the
Great North Woods Committee
for the Arts.
Long Time Courting offers
an extraordinary blend of neotraditional Celtic roots music.
Exquisite vocal harmonies combine with the formidable instrumental prowess of guest fiddler
Katie McNally, Valerie Thompson on cello, Shannon Heaton
on flute and Liz Simmons on
guitar.
The group’s latest CD is
“Alternate Routes” which features numerous vocal and musical tunes, including “Barbara
Allen,” “My Johnny Was a
Shoemaker” and the title cut,
“Alternate Routes.” This will be
their first performance in
northern New Hampshire since
the group was formed just a few
years ago.
Tickets for the concert will
be on sale at Fiddleheads, Main
Street, Colebrook, for $15 per
person, or at the door on the
night of the concert.
For more information on this
and other GNWCA musical
performances, visit the organization’s
website
at
www.gnwca.org or call 2379302 or 246-8998.
COOS COUNTY
NURSING HOSPITAL
A food sale sponsored by the
North Country Resident Council raised over $300 this
week. The money will be donated to the New Hampshire
Food Bank through Seniors
Aide New Hampshire. There
were many delicious goodies for
shoppers to choose from for
their Easter tables or simply to
munch on right away.
Residents were treated to
two live music performances
this week. Carolyn’s Friends
entertained them on Tuesday
and Ellen Sipe played for them
on Wednesday. Residents were
singing along and dancing in
Left photo: The Great North Woods Committee for the Arts donated the entire proceeds from a concert held on Saturday, March 30, in
Colebrook to the Tillotson Center Committee Building Fund. In presenting the check for over $1,000, GNWCA Vice-President Bette
Guerin, at left, thanked the St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltones, a youth choral group, for providing the benefit concert for the Center.
Receiving the funds on behalf of the Tillotson Center Committee was its Vice-President Sandra Riendeau, shown at the right. Middle
photo: Singer Lindsey Newton performed a rousing rendition of “Fever,” bringing in a substantial applause. Right photo: Nora Gair
belted out a version of “Paper Moon” that was right out of the big band era. Angela Wheeler photos.
their rooms for both performances. Live music definitely
provides a bright spot in their
day.
A Handiwork and Quilt Exhibit was set up on Monday. Residents and staff members provided the masterpieces
that were on display all
day. The highlight of the show
was a beautiful Celtic symbol
quilt made by a staff member. There were many other
beautiful items on display;
quilts, afghans, cross stitch,
baskets, jewelry, scarfs and
blankets. The ladies from the
Assembly of God Church of Columbia brought in a number of
beautiful quilts and afghans
which were displayed and later
distributed to residents to use
as lap quilts and to dress up
their beds. It was fun to discover the creative side of each
other.
Residents gathered to play
dice games this week. They
divided up into four tables to
play the game of their
choice. Two tables played
Yahtzee, one to play the camp
game and the fourth table
Long Time Courting, a Boston-based band featuring four women, is coming to Colebrook tomorrow,
Saturday, April 6, for a 7 p.m. show at the Tillotson Center. The concert is hosted by the Great North
Woods Committee for the Arts and will be the group’s first appearance in northern New Hampshire.
Tickets for the concert will be on sale at Fiddleheads, Main Street, Colebrook, for $15 per person, or at
the door on the night of the concert. Courtesy photo.
Community News
played Roll out the Memories. Yvette Beloin was the
lucky winner of the Blackout
Bingo game this week. In the
Special Care Unit (SCU), residents played I-Spy and Unit
Bingo.
The house sure smells sweet
as Dennis continues to boil
syrup from the maples trees out
front of the building. The residents of Three South enjoyed a
bird sensory program. The residents of the SCU talked about
gardens and worked on a spring
collage.
Easter crafts were worked on
this week and an Egg hunt was
enjoyed. SCU residents discussed Easter traditions and
made Easter bonnets.
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
The Canaan Seniors were
pleased to have Denise Carrier’s daughter Sylvie and three
children of Bermuda as their
guests. The 50/50 winners were
Georgette St Pierre and Ghislain Charland, who also won a
free dinner certificate along
with France Bissionette and
Suzanne Roy. Bingo winners
were Louise Bissionette,
Therese Gougeau, Emelda
Gosslin Alex Downy and Louisette Thibeault. Ghislaine
Charland won the Blackout
game.
Next week (April 10) there
will be a clinic for free TetnausDiptheria-Pertussus “Tdap” vaccinations from 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., in the downstairs of
the American Legion Hall. The
menu will be chicken pie,
mashed potatoes, vegetables,
rolls, with brownies for dessert.
PENNY SALE IN
GROVETON APRIL 20
The 51st Annual Penny Sale
of St. Marguerite d’Youville
Parish in Groveton will be held
on Saturday, April 20, at the St.
Francis Hall on State Street.
The event runs from 11 a.m.-7
p.m. and all drawings will begin
at 7 p.m. There will be games,
prizes, food and fun for the
whole family.
CRIBBAGE COHORTS
The Colebrook Cribbage Cohorts gathered at the Colebrook
Country Club for tournament
number 21. Those members
with at least 12 points were
eligible to receive points.
A total of three received
points from this tournament.
First place: Ralph Haynes with
13 game points, six wins, spread
of 23. Second place: Stanley
Mullins with 12 game points,
six wins, spread of 72.
Third place: Robert (Red) Fissette with 12 game points, sixwins,
spread
of
one.
Standings to date: Club points:
First place: Ralph Haynes with
140 Club points. Second place:
Mark Cramer with 137 Club
points. Third place: Annie
Laughton with 93 Club points.
Fourth place goes to Louise
Streeter with 91 Club points
Most skunks given is tied between Dennis Lunn and Mark
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The last swim meet competition of the season was held at the North Country Community Recreation
Center on Saturday, March 30, at 10 a.m. There were about 72 swimmers in all, with 21 from the
Otters and 51 from Saco Valley. Lori Uran photo.
Cramer, both with 16
Most skunks received is tied
between Mark Cramer and
Stanley Mullins with 12 each
Only three more tournaments remain for this season—
anything can change.
FREE FAMILY COURSE
ON MENTAL ILLNESS
Is there someone in your life
that is diagnosed with a mental
illness such as: Depression,
Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder,
Schizophrenia or PTSD?
Family-to-Family is an edu-
cational program that is free for
family members, partners and
friends of individuals who have
a mental illness. Have you been
struggling to understand their
illness and how to help them
and your family to cope? If so,
you are not alone.
In the Family-to–Family
course you will learn about
these illnesses and their treatments; how to improve communication with your loved one,
solve problems, get help and
take care of yourself. The course
is taught by local trained volunteers who are family members
of someone who has a mental
illness.
The Colebrook Family-toFamily class will start the second week of April, from 6-8:30
p.m. Class size is limited and
registration is required. To register, contact Lisa Whitaker at
359-3552 or email lisawhitaker97@gmail.com.
To learn more about NAMI
NH or the Family to Family
course go to www.naminh.org.
This class is available through
the generosity of the Neil and
Louise Tillotson Fund.
“JUST A FANTASY”
CRAG SPRING SHOW
Connecticut River Artisans
Group (CRAG), in collaboration
with Fiddleheads, cordially invites the public to celebrate the
new CRAG gallery exhibit “Just
A Fantasy” opening on April 12
with a reception from 5-7 p.m.
at Fiddleheads, 110 Main St. in
Colebrook. This exhibition highlights the many talents and
creative ways our artists interpret interesting themes like this
one.
The receptions are casual
and offer complimentary wine
and refreshments as well as a
chance to see the new exhibit,
meet local artists and learn how
each uniquely expresses their
interpretation of the current
theme. It’s an enjoyable evening
of art, conversation, fun and if
we’re lucky some impromptu
live music.
If you are an artist or artisan
(of any medium) and would like
more information about CRAG,
visit
www.connecticut-
During the NCCRC swim meet on March 30, Elise Fuller of Colebrook swam the 100 back stroke. Lori Uran photo.
After the North Country Community Recreation Center swim
meet, Olivia Ndegwa, left, and Ashley Uran each brought home
three ribbons for free, back and breast and two relays. Lori Uran
photo.
riverartisans.org. For more
information about exhibits and
schedules, and how to sponsor
an exhibit, contact Michele
Johnsen at 237-5500 or
art@michelejohnsen.com.
METALLAK ATV ANNUAL
MEETING APRIL 10
The Metallak All-Terrain
Vehicle (ATV) Club is holding
its second Annual Meeting
Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m.
at the Dancing Bear Pub in
Colebrook.
Reports will be given outlining its current fiscal condition
including the status of its
501c3 application, grants applied for and those that have
been granted, communications
utilizing social networking both
on Facebook and its webpage,
the status of the clubs trail
network, and a report outlining
the Ride In The Wilds, Coos
County’s 1,000-plus miles of
interconnected ATV trails.
In addition, a report will be
given on the status of the
North Country OHRV Coalition, of which the club is a
member along with 16 other
snowmobile and ATV clubs and
two Chamber of Commerces in
Coos County. Included in this
report will be an update on legislative action in Concord, the
marketing of the Ride the
Wilds, creating common signage
and kiosks for the system, mapping, and the status of grants
applied for and those that have
been granted.
At the annual meeting, the
club plans to seek volunteers
that are interested becoming
active in the clubs annual fund
raising campaign, working on
and administering group club
activities, and work on the
Grand Opening event of Ride
the Wilds on June 15 at Coleman State Park in Stewartstown.
All members are encouraged
to attend. Any potential new
members are also encouraged to
attend and membership applications will be available for those
wishing to join.
Individual
membership is $20 per year and
family membership is $ 30 per
year.
The membership year
runs from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 annually.
Community News
The Colebrook Recreation Department held its annual Easter egg hunt for local children at the North
Country Community Recreation Center last Friday, March 29. Angela Wheeler photo.
Left photo: Close to 1,000 eggs were scattered across the Rec. Center playground for kids to find. Right
photo: The Knights of Columbus hosted an Easter egg hunt on March 30, at the Our Lady Grace
Shrine in Columbia. Oliva Layman is pictured with her basket of eggs. Angela Wheeler photo.
Left photo: Ian Kennedy Groveton made out well at the Easter egg hunt held by the Knights of Columbus winning a few prizes as well as the candy. Right photo: Carter Wheeler won an M&M basket at
the Knights of Columbus Easter egg hunt last Saturday. Angela Wheeler photos.
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STRATFORD SCHOOL
SPRING CONCERT SET
Stratford Public School will
be hosting its annual Spring
Concert Will be hosting its annual on Thursday, May 2, at 7
p.m. All are welcome to this free
concert.
OHRV SAFETY COURSE
SET FOR APRIL 27
The North Country ATV
Club is sponsoring its annual
OHRV Safety Course. This is
required by law for anyone age
12 and over who does not have a
valid Driver’s License, to oper-
On March 25, Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown had a quilt and handiwork exhibit. Many beautiful quilts were on display. Everyone admired the impressive quilt done by Sandy
Harrington that had Celtic symbols on it, including Clara Elson shown here. Courtesy photo.
ate an ATV in the State of New
Hampshire. Class size is limited
so pre-registration is required.
Class and lunch is provided by
our club volunteers and instructors free. Parents welcome and
encouraged to attend.
Contact Ted Burns at 9223350. The date of the course is
Saturday, April 27, 2013.
Time for the sign-in registration is at 7:30 a.m. at 18
Washburn Road in North Stratford, the Stratford Nighthawks
Clubhouse.
NORTH COUNTRY
BUILDERS MEET APRIL 16
The North Country Home
Builders local chapter is holding its monthly meeting on
April 16th, 2013 at Brenda’s
Country Kitchen in Twin Mountain, with social/networking
starting at 5 p.m. and formal
program starting at 6 p.m.
Will feature “The Code Guys”
focusing on roof and floor loads.
This is a free informational
meeting to benefit the home
building professionals in our
area.
The North Country Home
Builders are also sponsoring a
State Building Code Review
Class which will be held in two
parts. The first class is April 24
and continuing on May 1. The
classes will be held at the Perras Function Room at 31 Perras
Road, between Lancaster and
Groveton on Route 3. The cost of
the classes is $225 per person,
which includes morning refreshment and a light lunch. Registration is required and applications are available at Perras
Ace Hardware in Northumberland, PA Hicks in Colebrook,
White Mountain Lumber in
Milan, Caron Building Center
in Berlin and Varney Smith in
Lisbon.
Any questions pertaining to
the Home Builders and the
Code Classes may also be directed to Claire Prosper, Executive Officer of the North Country Chapter, at 636-1391.
On Saturday, March 30, Thomas Halligan, Darcy Smart, Garrett Fuller and Joseph Allen, who are
students at Mathieu's Martial Arts in West Stewartstown, tested for new belts. Shown, front, from
left, Garrett Fuller and Thomas Halligan. Back, Master Lynn Mathieu, Carol Bouchard, Darcy Smart,
Jessi Frechette, Joseph Allen, Tyler Gallien and Master Renald Mathieu. Lori Uran photo.
Around The Region
The annual Easter Saturday sugaring off party was held at the McConnell-Lister sugar shack last
weekend in Quebec. Corey Bellam photo.
SUGARING OFF HELD
EASTER WEEKEND
Last Saturday, the community was invited to the McConnell-Lister Sugar Camp for the
annual Easter Saturday oldfashioned sugaring off and get
together. The fun all kicked off
at around 2 p.m. when the vehicles started coming in along the
winding road which leads in
from the highway.
The afternoon included sugar
on paddles cooked by Mark
Lister and also sugar on
snow.Then it was into the camp
where the table was lined with
all sorts of treats and in the
corner was the chili pot full of
some of the best homemade chili
ever tasted. Every year Bill and
Linda Noyes from Plymouth
come up for this special event
with homemade chili in hand.
–Corey Bellam
GET READY FOR SPRING
FEST AT THE MORRISON
Springtime! Time to throw
open the windows, plant some
seeds and enjoy the warmer
weather. It’s also time to clean
out those closets and garages
cluttered with unwanted treasures and odds and ends. Do a
good deed and donate those
items to the fifth annual Morrison Spring Fest, from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. on Saturday, May 11.
Funds raised this year from the
Yard Sale and Silent Auction
are earmarked for a 12-week
Summer Outing Program for
residents so they can take a
vacation from their regular activities.
On Easter Sunday the church hall under the Sawyerville Baptist
Church above the border came alive with the smell of cooking eggs,
bacon, sausages, ham and much more as a large crowd came in to
enjoy the Easter breakfast. Corey Bellam photo.
New this year is a wheelchair obstacle course/relay race,
with several $50 cash prizes. In
addition, Spring Fest will feature a dessert buffet; a kids’
corner with bouncy house,
penny raffle, bubble gum blowing contest and face painting;
live entertainment; a health
and wellness table; a job fair;
and food concessions
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“We have some wonderful
activities for folks of all ages
lined up for Spring Fest,” said
Deborah May, Activities Director at The Morrison. “Our Yard
Sale is always a hit, and people
love to bid at the Silent Auction
on the items donated by local
merchants and organizations,
such as passes to area attractions, gift cards and merchandise. Other activities, like the
dessert buffet and bouncy house
always draw a crowd. This year,
we are planning to use the proceeds for a Summer Outing Program for our residents. Residents will be taking a break
from their regular activities and
going on summer vacation with
all the area tourists. We will be
taking them to the Weathervane Theatre, up the tramway
at Cannon Mountain, to see the
bear show at Clark’s Trading
Post, to visit Santa and his
elves at Santa’s Village, and to
take part in the action at Six
Gun City, to name just a few of
the vacation activities we have
planned. Funds raised will provide admission fees and bus
transportation, as our wheelchair van is only able to transport four residents at a time.”
Donations of good used items
for the Yard Sale can be
dropped off at the Morrison, 6
Highland St., Whitefield, weekdays between 10 a.m. and 2
p.m., until May 3. Businesses
that would like to donate an
item toward the Silent Auction,
and anyone who would like to
volunteer to help on the day of
Spring Fest are also welcome to
call May at 837-2541.
RENOVATION OF
CHURCH COMPLETED
For many years the old Sawyerville Baptist Church has
looked the same but about eight
months ago the old church was
jacked up into the air and the
changes began. They dug out
the basement and replaced the
New look for the historic Sawyerville Baptist Church, following
eight months of renovations. The refurbished edifice was reopened
on Easter day. Corey Bellam photo.
foundation which enlarged the
church hall. The renovations
also included the installing of
handicap bathrooms, ramps, an
office for the Pastor and a complete change of the entry into
the church, as well as the addition of a modern kitchen. These
renovations would not have
been possible according to Pastor Michel Houle without the
help of God and a lot of hardworking church members. Some
who truly deserve a mention are
Mac Burns, Robert Burns, Austin Bailey, Richard Rothney,
Rubin Pradier, Ken Harmer, all
the church ladies and an endless list of hardworking souls.
Together everyone made this
church happen. The outside
work was expertly handled by
contractor Steve Harvey and his
workers. They put in many
hours to preserve the historic
look of the church. The grand
opening was Easter Sunday.
The opening service started at
10 a.m. with Pastor Michel
Houle welcoming all to their
newly renovated church. The
Sawyerville Baptists have held
their services at the Sawyerville
Community Center for the past
eight months and were happy to
return to their church for
Easter.
–Corey Bellam
TANNAHILL WEAVERS
COMING TO LANCASTER
Just a reminder that Scotland’s top-rated traditional
band The Tannahill Weavers
will be performing in a rare
concert at the Rialto Theatre in
Lancaster on Tuesday evening,
April 9, at 7 p.m. The concert is
hosted by the Great North
Woods Committee for the Arts
of Colebrook.
The Tannahill Weavers
group was formed in 1968 and
first performed at St. Peter’s
John Dawson, Theda Lowry, Shirley Morrison, Doreen Cairns and Lay Preacher Janice Hartwell during the Easter sunrise service at the Sawyerville United Church in Quebec last weekend. Corey
Bellam photo.
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Around The Region
Those attending the service at the Sawyerville Baptist Church on Easter Sunday
formed a friendship circle and sang songs. Corey Bellam photo.
Folk Club in Glenburn, Paisley.
They released their first album
in 1975 and are known as the
first band to introduce the
Highland bagpipe in a band
setting (it is traditionally played
as a solo instrument).
The Tannahill Weavers are
one of Scotland’s premier traditional bands. Their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with
fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads
and lullabies. The group’s music
demonstrates to old and young
alike the rich and varied musical heritage of the Celtic people.
These versatile musicians have
received worldwide accolades
consistently over the years for
their exuberant performances
and outstanding recording efforts that seemingly can't get
better...yet continue to do just
that.
The Boston Globe summed it
up when it noted, “Scotland’s
Tannahill Weavers play acoustic instruments, but the atmosphere at their shows is electric.
Advance tickets to the concert are available at the Rialto
Theatre for $20 or at Fiddleheads on Main Street in Colebrook. For more information on
the concert, or to reserve tickets, call 237-9302 or 246-8998.
Tickets will also be available at
the door.
For more information on this
and other GNWCA concerts in
the region, visit the organization’s
website
at
www.gnwca.org.
LUNENBURG FARM LIFE,
CIRCA 1870s PROGRAM
With the temperatures rising
and snow melting, our attention
is being drawn to the land. The
first thing that grabs our focus
is the mud! It’s a major indicator that the ground is indeed
warming, but in addition to the
occasional traveling challenges
it provides, it also signals that
gardens and fields will soon be
ready to be turned in preparation for seedlings and seeds.
The Lunenburg Historical Soci-
ety invites you to add to your
personal experience with the
land through their April and
May agricultural programs.
On Wednesday, April 17, the
Society invites the public to the
first of these programs,
“Lunenburg Farm Life, Circa
1870s.” This program will focus
on agricultural practices on a
19th Century Vermont farm,
based on the diaries of Lunenburg farm youth Edwin “Eddie”
Cole and others. The public is
invited to bring any oral history
or photographs from this time
period that they would care to
share.
The program will begin at 7
p.m. at the Alden Balch Memorial Library, which is on Route
2 just east of the center of Lunenburg. The library is accessible. Light refreshments will be
served after the program with
the monthly business meeting
following.
For more information: questions@lunenburghistoricalsocie
ty.org or Carol at (802) 8925914.
EARTH DAY EVENT
TARGETS TAR SANDS OIL
On Saturday, April 20, 2013,
concerned citizens and environmentalists will come together
in Randolph to draw attention
to the possibility of toxic tar
sands oil from Canada coming
Some of those who attended the Easter service in the newly refurbished Sawyerville
Baptist Church. Corey Bellam photo.
through northern New England
via the Portland Montreal Pipe
Line (PMLP).
This family-friendly event
will be held at the Durand Lake
Recreation Area, off Rte. 2 in
scenic Randolph. There will be a
potluck picnic and informational meeting at the picnic
shelter at noon. Following the
guest speakers, participants
will have the opportunity to
hike a section of the pipeline
route, which runs roughly parallel to Rte. 2 as it traverses
through scenic mountain countryside, including a portion of
Durand Lake. The public is invited.
Although much national attention has been given the the
Keystone XL Pipeline out west,
there is little public awareness
of the potential threat of tar
sands travelling through the
Northeast, although a number
of environmental organizations
are working to change that.
Scheduled speakers at the April
20th picnic will include representatives from 350.org, Sierra
Club, Audubon Society and
Trout Unlimited.
Participants are encouraged
to bring a dish to share at the
potluck picnic, and to dress appropriately for possibly muddy
conditions if they plan to hike.
The rain date in case of severe
weather is Sunday, April 21.
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Obituaries
Donald R. Coleman
DONALD R. COLEMAN
STEWARTSTOWN—Donald
R. Coleman, 78, of Stewartstown Hollow passed away unexpectedly at his home late Friday
evening, March 29, 2013.
He was born on March 26,
1935, in Meridian, Miss., a son
to the late Harold B. and Helen
A. (Carter) Coleman. He graduated from high school in Delmar, Delaware, and was later
drafted into the U.S. Army,
where he served for four years
during the Korean conflict.
After his military service,
Donald attended Northeastern
University on the G.I. program
and received his higher education in business administration
and computer programming. He later worked for the 7
-Up Bottling Co. in Boston for
13 years as a supervisor, and he
then went into business for himself as a contractor.
Don enjoyed the outdoors,
and he loved to hunt and fish,
go hiking and camping. He also
loved to cook, and he was a fan
of all different sports. He was
especially fond of children and
loved to be around them. His
smile and laughter will be
dearly missed by all who knew
and loved him.
He is survived by his wife of
14 years, Janice (Wheeler) Coleman of Stewartstown Hollow;
his step-son, Ross Riley and
wife Carmen of Canaan, Vt. and
their children Rachel and
Josiah; two step-daughters, Jill
Endsley and husband Bill of
Clarksville, Tenn., and their
children Megan and Joshua,
and Jana Sierad and husband
Courtney of Stewartstown; a
very special aunt, Lillian Coleman of Flomaton, Ala.; his siblings, Ralph Coleman and wife
Connie, Barbara Coleman and
Annette Mutchler, all of Delmar, Md., Eloise Bittner of
Maryland, Pamela O’Donnell of
Oxford, Pa., and Rosemary
Mammarella of Lancaster, Pa.;
as well as many nieces and
nephews. Donald is predeceased by siblings Harold, William and Orville Coleman, and
Madeline and James Ranck.
Calling hours were on April
2, 2013, at Jenkins and Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A funeral service was
held on Wednesday, April 3, at
Monadnock Congregational
Church in Colebrook. The Rev.
Rebecca Larson officiated. Burial with military honors will take place at the Stewartstown Hollow Cemetery
later in the spring.
Expressions of sympathy in
his memory may be made to the
Make-A-Wish Foundation of
NH, 814 Elm Street, Suite 300,
Manchester, NH
03101; or
online at www.newhampshire.wish.org. Condolences
may be offered to the family
online by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of Jenkins
and Newman Funeral Home,
Colebrook.
Carmine J. Fabrizio
CARMINE J. FABRIZIO
TWIN
MOUNTAIN–
Carmine J. Fabrizio, 79, died
suddenly at his home on March
28, 2013.
He was born in Brooklyn,
N.Y., on May 19, 1933, the son
of Anthony and Josephine
(Catuosco) Fabrizio.
Carmine was raised in
Brooklyn and graduated from
St. Catherine of Genoa and
Erasmus Hall. For many years
he served as a police officer for
the NYPD. Retiring in 1980, he
and his wife Ann moved to Twin
Mountain.
During the Korean Conflict
he served with the U.S.
Navy. He is a member of the
Knights of Columbus and the
National Rifle Association.
Family members include his
wife Ann (Sancineto) Fabrizio of
Twin Mountain and many
nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours were held on
April 1 at Bailey Funeral Home,
Lancaster. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated on Tuesday morning at St. Matthew’s
Church in Whitefield. Reverend
Matthew Mason, pastor, officiated.
Please go to www.baileyfh.net for more information or
to send an online condolence.
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Deer rediscovering increasingly bare ground this week. Marie Hughes photo.
TIME TO SIGN UP FOR
OHRV SAFETY CLASSES
Summer is almost here, and
Off Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV) education classes
are underway across the
state. To operate an OHRV in
New Hampshire, any person
age 12 or older must have either a valid Motor Vehicle
Driver's License or have successfully completed an approved Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV) Safety
Education class taught by volunteer instructors trained by
the New Hampshire Fish and
Game Department.
Additionally, all children
under the age of 14 must be
accompanied by a licensed
adult when operating an
OHRV, unless they are on
property belonging to their
parents, grandparents or
guardians.
Sign up soon if you or someone you know needs a class.
There is no charge for the
classes, which are usually completed in a single day. Parents
are encouraged to attend along
with their children. For a current class schedule, visit http://
www.wildnh.com/OHRV/
schedule.html. New classes are
added as they become available.
In addition to safety education, this summer Fish and
Game Conservation Officers
will be patrolling the trails to
detect and apprehend impaired
OHRV operators, enforce speed
limits, deter unlawful off-trail
riding and detect machines
with modified exhaust. These
ongoing initiatives will help to
keep the state's OHRV trails
safe for all outdoor enthusiasts
during the upcoming season.
TAKE DOWN
BIRDFEEDERS
While this past winter was
certainly not severe by New
Hampshire standards, it was a
more normal winter compared
to 2012. Nonetheless, spring is
here, the snow is melting fast,
and bears are getting active
across the Granite State. As
you celebrate the strong spring
sun, you need to be thinking
about removing your birdfeeder
until next winter. To help prevent bear visits, the New
Hampshire Fish and Game
Department recommends taking down birdfeeders from
April 1 to Dec. 1.
If you or someone you know
still needs convincing, just
watch the Fish and Game video
of a bear family taking down a
backyard birdfeeder at http://
youtu.be/aJ-_nDnQJ_w.
The New Hampshire public
needs to be proactive and take
action now to prevent attracting a bear to their home. Last
year was severe in terms of
conflicts between bears and the
public and resulted in a record
total of over 1,100 statewide
complaints, according to Fish
and Game Bear Biologist Andrew Timmins. This was predominately due to the fact that
most natural bear foods were
completely absent during
spring and summer. Droughty
conditions in 2012, coupled
with blossom-killing frost in
May, led to poor fruit
crops. Fall production of acorns
and beechnuts was not much
better.
The N.H. Fish and Game
Department has spent the past
20 years working to increase
public awareness to the fact
that bears are readily attracted
to backyard human-related
food sources. Despite that fact,
nearly 10 percent of the bear
complaints last year involved
bears at bird feeders. In addition, approximately 40 percent
of the complaints were the direct result of bears raiding unsecured garbage at homes and
businesses. These two common
food attractants accounted for
half of the total bear-human
conflicts in New Hampshire
during 2012.
"About half of the annual
complaints last year could have
easily been avoided by removing birdfeeders for the spring
and summer season and securing garbage," said Timmins. "Remove these two common attractants and do your
part to minimize conflicts. The
N.H. Fish and Game Department and your neighbors thank
you for your efforts."
Given that 2012 was a poor
food year for bears, natural
foods will be scarce this spring
until green-up occurs. Bears
will be readily attracted to bird
feeders that are still up. Your
location in the state and the
corresponding bear density has
little influence on the likelihood of attracting a bear to a
bird feeder. "It does not really
matter if you have two bears or
ten bears for every 10 square
miles in the area," said Timmins. "Bears are experts at
finding high quality food and
they will find it. Bear complaints are closely associated
with the density of food attractants in the area, not the number of bears."
Black oil sunflower seeds
are simply too high a quality of
food (high in fat and protein)
for bears to ignore. Natural
bear foods during spring and
summer are generally high in
carbohydrates and low in protein and fat. As a result, birdseed is high on the menu! If
bears have previously acquired
sunflower seeds at your home,
they will be back looking for
more. The best way to prevent
attracting bears is to remove
birdfeeders until Dec. 1 and
secure other household food
attractants.
Homeowners should take
action to reduce the chances of
a bear visiting their home.
Avoid encounters with bears
by taking a few simple precautions:
—Stop all bird feeding by
April 1.
—Clean up any spilled birdseed and dispose of it in the
trash.
—Secure all garbage in airtight containers inside a garage
or adequate storage area, and
put garbage out on the morning of pickup, not the night
before. If using a dumpster,
inform your dumpster company
that you need a dumpster with
metal locking tops and doors
that are inaccessible to bears
and other wildlife.
—Avoid putting meat or
other food scraps in your compost pile.
—Don't leave pet food dishes
outside overnight.
—Clean and store outdoor
grills after each use.
—Finally, never feed bears.
These steps will help to ensure that your backyard does
not become attractive to bears
and other wildlife, which is
important because it prevents
property damage by bears and
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Outdoors
because it keeps bears from
becoming nuisance animals.
For more information on
preventing conflicts with black
bears,
visit
http://
w w w . w i l dn h . c om /W il dl i fe /
Somethings_Bruin.htm.
If you have questions about
bear-related problems, you can
get advice by calling a toll-free
number coordinated jointly by
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services and
the New Hampshire Fish and
Game Department: 1-888-7492327 (1-888-SHY-BEAR).
TWO BEST TROUT
PONDS PROTECTED
Two of New Hampshire’s
best trout ponds will be protected in the latest effort to
ensure outdoor recreation and
timber jobs in the Androscoggin River Headwaters, The
Trust for Public Land and several partners announced today.
The ponds are in a 934-acre
property that The Trust for
Public Land bought for $2.475
million and then sold it to the
state.
"Greenough Pond and Little
Greenough Pond are two of the
only three remaining wild
trout ponds in the state and
they offer some of the best
trout fishing in New Hampshire," said Rodger Krussman,
New Hampshire director of
The Trust for Public Land.
The state will make the
property open to the public for
fishing and hunting. The property is also popular for snowmobiling, with more than three
miles of state-maintained snowmobile trails.
The ponds were purchased
from Plum Creek as part of an
overall effort to protect 31,000
acres of land in the Androscoggin Headwaters in the northern
end of the state. "The goal is to
ensure sustainable working
timberlands, protect water quality and wildlife habitat, and
expand access to public recreation lands – benefiting not only
the local communities in northern New Hampshire, but the
thousands of visitors to the region every year," said Krussman.
The Trust for Public Land, a
national conservation organization, has been working with
Plum Creek since 2007 in the
Androscoggin region. The 934
acres will create a new
Greenough Ponds State Wildlife
Management Area. Earlier,
7,400 acres had been purchased
by the federal government for
additions to the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge. Still under discussion are another
23,000 acres of conservation
easements on Plum Creek land,
meaning the company could
own it and produce timber from
it, but the land couldn’t be developed.
"Protection of the Greenough
Ponds is a high priority because
it secures access for anglers,
hunters, snowmobilers and paddlers in one of the most pristine
locations in the state," said
Glenn Normandeau, Executive
Director of New Hampshire
Fish and Game.
" P l u m
C r e e k
has helped conserve more than
1 million acres nationwide, and
we are pleased to partner to
conserve this New Hampshire
land that has exceptional ecological, wildlife and recreational
values," said Paul Davis, vice
president of Plum Creek's
Northern Hardwood region. "We
recognize the efforts of The
Trust for Public Land and the
State of New Hampshire in
making this conservation project successful."
The $2.475 million to pay for
the land came from a variety of
sources, including $650,000
from the New Hampshire Land
and Community Heritage Investment Program; $600,000
from the Open Space Institute;
$300,000 from the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s
Acres for America Program;
$100,000 from the Neil and
Louise Tillotson Fund of the
New Hampshire Charitable
Foundation; and other public
and private money. NH Fish
and Game contributed $675,000
to the acquisition from the Department’s fisheries and wildlife
habitat accounts and the Granite Reliable Power wind farm
mitigation fund.
Founded in 1972, The Trust
for Public Land is the leading
nonprofit working to conserve
land for people. Operating from
more than 30 offices nationwide, The Trust for Public Land
has protected more than three
million acres from the inner city
to the wilderness and helped
generate more than $34 billion
in public funds for conservation.
Nearly ten million people live
within a ten-minute walk of a
Trust for Public Land park, garden, or natural area, and millions more visit these sites
every year. Learn more at
tpl.org (http://www.tpl.org/)
Plum Creek is one of the
largest landowners in the nation and the most geographically diverse, with approximately 6.7 million acres of timberlands in major timber producing regions of the United
States.
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Classifieds
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Offering Produce & Products
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Open Tuesday-Saturday
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FREE Workshops
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4/6: “Organic Gardening 101”
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4/13: “Heirloom Seeds & Saving
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Presenter--Heather Bryant,
UNH Coop. Ext.
Thursdays 6:30 p.m.
4/11: “Growing Barley & Oats”
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TFN
Allan Dudley electrical appliance and power tools repair
services, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, etc. All makes. 1-802277-4424. TFN
Handmade walking sticks for
sale: 4-feet long, 5-feet long or 6
-feet long. All $15 each. 2 for
In my area, top prices paid for
your junk or unwanted vehicles.
Call Rusty Edwards. (603) 2375676. 6/28/13
Music Lessons: Guitar, Ukulele,
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-8 for $60/month, includes instrumental rental. All other
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Wanted
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Looking for a place in Pittsburg
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Would prefer full board situation.
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Looking for clean fill dirt. 200
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Farm Fresh
Fresh local Eggs, $3.60/dz,
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the Copper Leaf store. Located
in the green building between
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For Rent
Available now: 1 br. Apt.,
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garage and porch. Heated, hot
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Also
washer/dryer
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deposit. $175/week. Utilities not
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House for Sale
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Sports
The Pittsburg and Canaan Athletic Depts. And the new Yellow Jackets Booster Club hosted an athletic banquet for basketball players in Grades 3-12 on Wednesday evening. Helping to mark the students’ accomplishments was a beautiful cake. Donna Lapierre photo.
Bethany Ladd of Canaan School received an award for participating in basketball from Pittsburg Athletic Director David Covill during the awards banquet on Wednesday. Donna Lapierre photo.
UPCOMING BASEBALL
AND SOFTBALL GAMES
April 8, 2013: Colebrook at Profile, G/B 4 p.m.
April 8, 2013: Groveton at Gorham, G/B 4 p.m.
April 10, 2013: Colebrook at Lin
-Wood, G/B 4 p.m.
April 10, 2013: PittsburgCanaan at Lisbon, G/B 4 p.m.
April 10, 2013: Littleton at
Groveton, G/B 4 p.m.
April 12, 2013: Colebrook at
Littleton, G/B 4 p.m.
April 12, 2013: Profile at Pittsburg-Canaan, G/B 4 p.m.
April 12, 2013: Groveton at LinWood, G/B 4 p.m.
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Sports News To
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Canaan student Bethany Ladd and Pittsburg student Travis
Chase were recognized during the recent basketball athletic banquet for their participation in the All-State conference. Donna
Lapierre photo.
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