May 12, 2006 - Colebrook Chronicle

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The Colebrook Chronicle
COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2006
603-246-8998
VOL. 6, NO. 43
Hasen Burns Sworn In As New Stewartstown Selectman
By Donna Jordan
Stewartstown resident Hasen Burns was appointed this
week to fill the selectmen’s post
vacated on April 28 by Connie
Coviello.
Burns was sworn in at the
start of the May 8 meeting by
Town Clerk Rita Hibbard, with
Selectmen Chair Jimmy Gilbert and newly elected Select-
man Allen Coats looking on.
Burns also serves as the town’s
fire department warden. Burns
fills the post until the March
Town Meeting in 2007.
Coats said he thinks Burns
brings experience to the board
because he served two terms in
the past as selectmen. “He also
is well-known,” said Coats.
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Family Dollar Expected To Be A Tenant:
Interior Work Begins On
Former Clarkeies Building
On Monday evening, Stewartstown selectmen appointed Hasen Burns to the post vacated last week
by Connie Coviello. From the left, Hasen Burns, Selectmen Jimmy Gilbert and Allen Coats, Town
Clerk Rita Hibbard. Charles Jordan photo.
Millsfield Among Towns:
By Donna Jordan
Rehabilitation work has
begun at the former Clarkeies
Market building on Colebrook’s
Main Street. Work this week
included bringing into a dumpster old shopping carts, shelving and the like. Several local
businesses were on hand to
clean out the interior, including Poulin Sales and Norm’s
Heating and Refrigeration.
Large dumpsters from J. K.
Lynch Disposal sat in the parking lot near the store’s entrance
and were quickly filled.
The former grocery store has
sat empty for little more than a
year. Its former owner, Doc
Noel of Hampton, told the
Chronicle last week that he has
Will New Registration Mandates
Eliminate Some Small Town Polling?
By Donna Jordan
Area town clerks will be attending seminars next week to
train for the state’s new mandate on the voter registration
system. Called ElectioNet, the
system creates a centralized
voter registration system which
networks towns and state government. It provides voter identification and validation, detects duplicate voter names, it
allows the sharing of data with
other towns or counties, it provides an interface with the
Dept. of Motor Vehicles and the
Vital Statistics office, and much
more.
A letter addressed to town
clerks and supervisors of the
checklist notified election officials that their town’s voter
registration data should be
“totally scrubbed” and will be
“substantially converted from
eHarbor to ElectioNet.” ElectioNet is the name of the new
Statewide Voter Registration
System (SVRS). (ElectioNet’s
website lists New Hampshire as
one of three states currently
implementing its voter registration system. ElectioNet’s headquarters is in Bloomfield,
Conn.) The new system mandates the following: that all
voting districts have computer
systems; that all voting districts have suitable software
installed on their local com-
puter systems to allow the computers to be tied into the SVRS;
that suitable data connections
exist that would allow all voting district computers to be
networked in to SVRS; that
election personnel be trained in
using the computer systems,
software and networking; that
suitable support technicians be
available to diagnose computer
problems and to maintain those
computer systems and data
connections.
In the rural, mountainous
North Country, many towns—
especially the unincorporated
towns—do not have high-speed
internet service, computers,
Caitlyn Smith made friends with a Garter Snake found by students during the Sophomore Abenaki Project celebrated at Colebrook Academy on Tuesday. Kym Lambert photo.
Class Project:
Economics
Of Region
The Colebrook Academy Players presented the two-act musical “When in Rome” by Martin Fallose, with music by Bill Francoeur, in four
shows from May 4 through May 7. For more photos, see page 11. Kym Lambert photo.
By Kym Lambert
The economics of the Upper
Connecticut Valley were explored by the Colebrook Academy senior class this year.
They then spent several
weeks preparing 18 presentations which were given to faculty members over a three-day
period. Six groups, of two or
three students, were then selected to give a presentation on
Wednesday morning, May 10,
to the Colebrook Downtown
Development Association’s Eco(Continued on page 3)
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Hasen Burns
(Continued from page 1)
“There are a few people who
get up to speak at Town Meeting who people will listen to
when they get up to speak—
Hasen is one that they listen
to,” he said. “Jimmy and I had
talked about it one night right
after I was elected (this past
March). We thought of Hasen.
He has lived his whole life
here, raised his family here
and he knows the town and he
loves the town,” said Coats. “I
think he brings a lot to the
board.”
Burns and Coats were on
the Town’s Budget Committee
together several years ago, said
Coats, “so he knows about that
end of Town business too.”
Clarkeies
had to continue to maintain the
interior with a minimum
amount of heat so that it would
not deteriorate. Water had
been drained upon the store’s
closing in February of 2005, so
frozen pipes would not be an
issue.
Last week, Noel sold the
building to James Kaplan of
Summit Real Estate, a New
England-based company. While
it has not yet been publicly
announced, the Chronicle has
confirmed what many have
anticipated—that a Family
Dollar store will be located in
an 8,000-square-foot section of
the building. A second unit will
house another retail outlet
while a third, nearest the Main
Street side of the building, is
slated for office space.
Family Dollar opened its
6,000th store in February. The
first store opened in 1959 in
North Carolina. For its fiscal
year ending August 26, Family
Dollar plans on opening 400
new stores this year. Nearby,
Family Dollar stores are in
Lancaster, Berlin and St.
Johnsbury, Vt. The discount
store targets low– to middleincome locations and sells what
they call “Big Brands, Little
Prices.”
Mandates
town halls, fire departments,
etc. Wayne Urso, a selectman
Friday, May 12, 2006
for the unincorporated town of
Millsfield, is concerned that,
without the new system in
place, Millsfield will not be able
to conduct polling. “Millsfield
has a total population of about
18 people,” Urso wrote in a
letter to Assistant Secretary of
State Anthony Stevens. “Of
those 18 people, there are only
10 who are eligible and registered to vote on any given election. Millsfield has no town
employees, no town hall, no fire
department, no fax machines,
and there are no computers
that are considered Millsfield
property. Mail does not get
delivered to any residence in
Millsfield. There are no police
services other than those provided by the state.” Whenever
elections are conducted in
Millsfield, explained Urso, the
paper ballots are all cast and
counted about 15 minutes after
polls open. “All voters are
known to us,” said Urso. “There
has never been the case where
a stranger showed up at the
voting place and wanted to vote
in any election.” In fact, he explained, Millsfield once held
the honor of first in the nation
voting, rotating the position
with Dixville Notch.
Urso wrote his letter to Stevens last Friday, May 5, asking
Stevens if he can “appreciate
my dilemma when I see indications that we may lose our historic role in conducting local
elections due to mandates for
computers, networking, data
lines, etc., that simply could
not be provided by Millsfield
even if we had the financial
wherewithal due to a lack of
basic infrastructure that is
beyond our local control.”
Urso asked Stevens for any
suggestions he might offer on
how Millsfield could comply
with the new state mandates.
“We want to continue the historic traditions of conducting
elections in the absence of all of
the technology and infrastructure that seems to be mandated for a district that only
has 10 voters,” wrote Urso.
In the meantime, other town
clerks in the area—who wish to
remain off the record until they
have learned more about the
system during next week’s
training sessions—appear to be
as equally concerned as Urso,
saying simply that there is a
feeling that towns are being
forced into using the new system. However, it is anticipated
that, because the new system is
a mandate, the state would be
supplying the computers and
software, although an upgrade
of telephone lines is far into the
future for the rural North
Colebrook Academy seniors presented projects on the Upper Connecticut Valley area economics to the
Economic Revitalization Committee of the CDDA, with the winners receiving scholarships from the
Tillotson North Country Foundation, Inc. The winners are with their teachers and the committee
members, from left: Alicia Boire, Rick Tillotson, Doug Burns, Kayla Soucy, Beno Lamontagne, Kim
Lyons, Emily Freedman, Don Dickson, Bobby Gooch, Ginette White, Ron Patterson, Rosemary Mulliken and Eric Marsh. Kym Lambert photo.
Six groups of students presented their projects to the CDDA members on Wednesday morning. In the
afternoon, the students asked questions of the committee members about local economics, as Justin
Owen is seen doing here. Kym Lambert photo.
Country. “Phone lines to Millsfield are already at capacity,”
said Urso. “Even if we wanted
additional phone lines to support networking, voice communications, etc., we could not be
able to get them because Verizon has never installed the
infrastructure that would be
required for additional phone
lines to service Millsfield.”
Stevens explained to the
Chronicle that the system was
design for the small town as
well as large, with all towns—
including the unincorporated
towns—participating in the
creation of the program. “It’s a
system that is highly customized for small towns,” said Stevens. “We were very much
aware of the many small towns
in the state—in fact, we have
what we classify as 150 small
towns, so the design had to be
for them as for the larger
towns.”
Stevens said that 18 months
were spent in the development
and design process, which, he
said, fits everybody. “The
towns that are unable to get
onto the system are able to
work with other towns and get
tagged on. The authority still
rests with the supervisors of
the checklist and the town
clerks.” In essence, he is saying
that one town can elect to work
with the central system of another town.
Dial-up access, even at the
21 kbps generally seen in the
North Country, is also not a
problem, said Stevens. “The
system was designed to work
with the dial-up because there
are a lot of town officials working from home. They will be
able to work with a very high
security level—just as secure
as if they were at their town
hall. There are a lot of supervisors who work out of their
home where it’s more convenient for them.”
The new system is a federal
mandate under the 2002 Help
America Vote act. It is a statewide voter registration system
that every town or county in
the United States could use
Left: Crews began to clear out the interior of the former Clarkeies Market in Colebrook this week to make way for two new retail outlets. Right: Shelving and grocery carts
were loaded into a J.K. Lynch dumpster. Donna Jordan photos.
Mandates
and it has to be in place by
Sept. 12 of this year—in time
for the primary. “So we don’t
have much choice in that regard,” said Stevens. “Even an
unincorporated district—for
voting purposes—has to use
this. All they need to do is print
out a voter checklist from this
system and they have complied,” he explained. “It’s not
going to take more than a page
or two with 10 voters. If necessary, we can print a checklist
out here and mail it to the
town, and we can do the data
entry. If someone registers to
vote, they can register with
whomever Millsfield wants
them to register with—they
can select a town which has the
system, or we can enter the
date here at the state offices.
We’re trying to make the solution fit the situation,” he said.
Academy Project
nomic Revitalization committee. The committee was Eric
Marsh, Beno Lamontagne, Rick
Tillotson, Donald Dickson,
Doug Burns and Rosemary
Mulliken.
The presentations were on a
specific time frame of the area,
including one projecting for the
future of 2025. The class
worked with business teachers
Ginette White and Alicia Boire,
history teacher Ron Patterson
and technology teacher Richard
March, using various methods
to gather information and present their ideas. The day before
the presentation to the CDDA
they were critiqued on their
work and their presentation by
their teachers. The presentations were given points based
on a point system in five categories. These included content,
verbal skills, nonverbal skills,
creative and audience participation and delivery.
Two winning groups were
awarded with $500 scholarships, for each of the students
in the groups, by the Tillotson
North Country Foundation,
Inc. The winners were Kim
Lyons and Kayla Soucy, who
presented on the 1950s, and
Bobby Gooch and Emily Freedman who presented on the
1990s. The judges noted that
the points were very close for
all six of the groups.
Following lunch, which the
committee members shared
with the students, they gathered at the Colebrook Elementary cafeteria so that the students could ask questions of
the ER committee members.
The questions ranged from how
members started their business
and got into their fields to how
teenagers can get jobs to what
businesses they thought would
help build the local economy.
At the end of the session,
Lamontagne asked to turn the
tables on the students and the
committee asked them what
businesses would help convince
them to return after college.
The students’ answers included
malls, cinemas and other recreational places. When asked
specifically what they’d want in
regards to future jobs, the answer included a commercial
airfield and expansion to the
hospital, as well as technological businesses.
Town
COLEBROOK SELECTMEN
While holding a purchase
and sales agreement on the
Nugent 1910 Garage on Colebrook’s Spring Street, the selectmen received a report this
week from Morrissey Environmental of Lewiston, Maine,
outlining the steps and costs
for asbestos removal from the
building.
The Morrissey report noted
that suspect asbestos included
pipe covering, boiler covering,
firebrick, plaster, plaster board
and roofing. The total cost estimated for the removal is
$30,000, a cost that was not as
high as the selectmen said it
could have been.
In other town news, the selectmen agreed to extend the
rental agreement with the District Court for another nine
months; the agreement expires
in June. The District Court
needed more time in its search
for a new location.
—Donna Jordan
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Colebrook Town Manager Donna Caron swore in Dennis Bailey (at left) and Sam Bird (right) as Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) alternates on Wednesday, May 10. Donna Jordan photos.
Police And Fire Reports
COLEBROOK POLICE
On May 3, at 9:20 a.m., John
Taft, 53, of Hinsdale was arrested on a warrant out of
Rockingham County Court for
parole violation. Colebrook Police Chief Steve Cass said that
Taft was held at the Coös
County House of Corrections in
West Stewartstown in lieu of
$1,000 cash bail pending transportation south.
COLEBROOK FIRE DEPT.
On May 9, at 2:55 p.m., firefighters responded to a motor
vehicle accident on Route 3 in
Columbia, near the Columbia
Covered Bridge. Colebrook Fire
Dept. Information Officer Mike
Pearson reported that department members cleaned up
leaking fluids at the accident
scene.
N.H. STATE POLICE
On May 2, at 2:40 p.m.,
John McEwan of Errol was
operating a motor vehicle on
Route 110 in Stark when he
“fell asleep while driving and
he subsequently traveled off
the
roadway
into
a
ditch. His vehicle then struck a
culvert, rolling the vehicle and
coming to rest on the side of
the road,” stated Trooper Dennis Wade. Neither McEwan nor
a passenger was injured.
That evening, at 9:22 p.m.,
Hannah Colby, 19, of Colebrook
Court
was arrested and charged with
driving while intoxicated,
unlawful possession of alcohol,
and a double-yellow line violation. Trooper Paul Rella said
that Colby was released on
personal recognizance bail and
was scheduled to appear in
Colebrook District Court on
May 11.
VT. STATE POLICE
On May 6, at 7:30 a.m.,
Susie Bunnell of Bloomfield,
Vt., and her sister, Sandra
Caron of Colebrook left Corr
Hill Road in Lemington in
search of shedded moose antlers. A report from Vt. State
Troopers Paul Mosher, Owen
Ballinger, and Clark Lombardi
stated that the pair hiked most
of the day and became disorientated near the Blodgett Brook
area. Rainy and windy weather
set in, making things worse.
They were able to communicate
by cellular phone with relatives, reporting to them that
they were lost. Vt. State Police
Search and Rescue was notified
and was en route when the
women were able to find their
way out of the woods at approximately 5 p.m. The two
were prepared for the woods
and had the proper hiking attire, and were fine other than
minor bumps and bruises from
hard hiking. Vt. Fish and
Game personnel assisted.
By Bud Hikel
BEECHER FALLS
FIRE DEPT.
Beecher Falls Fire Chief
Steve Young reported a busy
week, with department members covering six incidents.
On May 4, at 8:50 a.m., a
medical emergency was handled in West Stewartstown.
Later that morning, at 11:50
a.m., firefighters responded to
a report of a brush fire in
Averill, Vt. It was found that
the fire was a permitted burn
which had not been reported to
the fire department by the fire
warden, and was under control.
On May 5, at 10 p.m., department members went to the
scene of a fire on Canaan Hill
in Canaan, Vt. Chief Young
stated that this fire was not a
permitted burn but was also
under control, and no action
was taken by the fire warden.
A half-hour later, at 10:30
p.m., firefighters were called to
River Road in Beecher Falls to
extinguish four old tires which
had been placed in the roadway
by pranksters and then set on
fire.
On May 8, at 3:15 p.m., a
medical emergency was handled in West Stewartstown.
That evening, at 6:30 p.m., department members assisted the
Pittsburg ambulance with a
motor vehicle accident on Route
3 above Pittsburg village.
By Kym Lambert
COLEBROOK
DISTRICT COURT
The Colebrook District Court
met on Thursday, May 11,
2006, with Judge Paul Desjardins presiding.
Arraignments
Hannah B. Colby, 19, of
Colebrook, pled guilty to driving under the influence in Colebrook on May 2. She was fined
$500, with a $100 penalty assessment and her license was
suspended for one year on the
condition she completes the
impaired driver intervention
program. She pled not guilty to
charges of yellow line violation
and transportation of alcohol;
these charges were placed on
file, without finding, for one
year on the condition of good
behavior.
Mark A. Smart, 31, of Sandwich, pled guilt to driving under the influence in Pittsburg
on April 22. He was fined $500,
with a $100 penalty assessment
and his license was suspended
for nine months. If he completes the impaired driver intervention program he may
reapply for his license in 90
days.
Roger Lanctot, 48, of Pittsburg, pled not guilty to unprivileged contact in Pittsburg on
May 9. Trial date was set for
June 15 and $100 cash bail,
with the condition of no contact, was continued.
Hearing
Michael G. Hannon, 43, of
Vernon, Conn., appeared to
make a motion to compel discovery on a charge of aggravated driving an OHRV while
intoxicated. The State has
made a motion to quash a related subpoena by his council.
No decision had been made a
press time.
Trials
Peter Carney, 44, of Stewartstown, pled guilty to simple
assault against Scott Estabrook
in Stewartstown on March 26.
He was fined $500, suspended
for one year on the condition of
good behavior including that he
pay $74 in restitution for medical expenses.
David R. Obomsawin, 57, of
North Stratford, pled not guilty
to driving while intoxicated in
Columbia on Dec. 17. He was
found not guilty.
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View From The
45th Parallel
Bringing Old Buildings Back To Life:
Walker House And Former Clarkeies
Rick Nadig deserves a community’s pat on the back
for the transformation he has made to the former Ruth
Walker House. Sure, many of us wished Sarah
Counter well when she endeavored to turn the former
home of Ruth Walker into a bed and breakfast a few
years ago. But, despite her best efforts, it just didn’t
work out. Enter Rick Nadig, who admittedly took flack
from the some of the public when he announced his
plans to turn the venerable building into a video/ice
cream shop. As Rick told us during our interview with
him a couple of weeks ago, he had struggled to save as
much of the old building as possible. But, as anyone
who has ever worked with old buildings knows, sometimes despite your best efforts you just can’t save everything. Some things are simply not structurally
sound once you get in with crowbars and hammers. In
the end, Rick saved a good deal of the architectural
integrity of the building and, more importantly, he appears to have placed a business in the spot that will
work—and is working.
Meanwhile up the street, a crew is beginning work
on the old Lambert’s/Prescott Farms/Clarkeies building—a building that once housed a garage and Colebrook’s earliest movie theater. We are glad to see that
this historic structure will be spared the wrecking ball.
And, again more importantly, the Family Dollar store
sounds like it will make a nice “fit” to our area. We
wish the crew good luck in the renovations—and if
they need any tips on how to do it right, they need only
to wander downstreet and get an ice cream or sandwich at First Run Home Entertainment and look
around while they’re there.
Charles J. Jordan
A Fitting Honor
Word was received this week that they’ll be naming
the recently fixed up Maidstone Bridge after Vermont
State Representative Janice Peaslee. It is a richly
deserved honor.
If it had not been for Janice’s urging and pestering,
there’s not a chance in the world that the old lifesaving span would be open. It had taken quite a
beating over the years and needed a lot of money and
manpower to put it back into operation, stretching
from Stratford across the Connecticut River to
Maidstone.
Those who own camps at Maidstone Lake now have
faster fire department and ambulance service because
of her efforts. And in these days of gas prices to
scream about, the amount of money to be saved from
this fine shortcut is more than just pennies.
I’m sure there are plenty of people who deserve a
tip of the hat for getting the job done, but it’s clear
that none of it would have materialized without
Janice.
Gene Ehlert, Lancaster Herald
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From the book Stewartstown Memories comes our “then” view looking down Mill Street in West Stewartstown. Today we see Solomon’s Store in the spot at the left. The Solomon and Daley families have
been involved in the local grocery business for generations. Their present store was built in 1969.
Letters
To the Editor:
I attended a recent Stewartstown Selectboard meeting
at which I brought up the subject of the ongoing practice of
turning residents’ property into
roadbed and the destruction
left in the wake of the East
Side Road Agent’s earthmoving
rampages.
The Selectboard (minus Mrs.
Coviello, who appears to have
relocated to a little town in
South Carolina), made an appointment to visit my property.
I was astonished when Jim
Gilbert, Allen Coats and
Landon Placey actually showed
up. Under the old regime, this
meeting would never have
taken place.
After the meeting, I was left
with a glimmer of hope that
Stewar tstown’s new selectboard will be more willing
to address issues that residents
bring up, rather than waiting
until the Town faces still an-
other lawsuit.
A number of residents have
visited Nancy Dodge’s property,
where it is unsafe to enter her
driveway with an ordinary car
due to massive ditching and
regrading of her lawn into a
super highway where a simple
country road will suffice.
I would rather spend tax
dollars to restore what was
clearly her lawn instead of
spending thousands defending
mistakes made by the Town
administration in the past.
On a different, but related
subject, it seems appropriate
that Mrs. Coviello be billed by
the Town for the massive cleaning that will be necessary before the old Town Hall is once
again fit for residents to use as
they had in the past for social
functions and the like. Former
Selectman Charles Stevens had
promised that he and his wife
would donate their time to
clean up Mrs. Coviello’s mess.
However, they seem to have
been overwhelmed by the task
as the condition of the Old
Town Hall is still a disgrace.
Judith Howcroft
Stewartstown
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In Recognition
CANAAN TEACHER
RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP
Canaan Memorial Schools
second grade teacher Myra
Ellingwood is one of 50 educators nationwide to be chosen as
a 2006 Horace Mann-Abraham
Lincoln Fellow. The announcement was made on Tuesday,
May 9, which was also National Teacher Day.
Ellingwood will travel to
Springfield, Il., for one week
where she will participate in a
variety of experiential learning, including classroom lectures, field trips and a tour of
the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Horace Mann Educated Financial Solutions and the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum had
teamed up to award the fellowships to study the life and legacy of the nation’s 16th presi-
Business
GRAMMY HAYNES’
DANDELION WORKSHOP
Those ubiquitous yellowflowered weeds which blanket
fields and lawns in the spring
for the most part evoke angry
responses to their dense obtrusiveness. But they can be a
useful crop which supply diverse and prolific products. Of
course, by now you know that
we are talking about the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
North Country herbalogist
Grammy Haynes will teach you
how to make dandelion wine
and lurch using old family recipes. Blanched dandelion
crowns au gratin anyone? Many famous chefs are
fond of dandelions and include
them in their world-famous
recipes. The Russians, Italians,
British and Europeans include
them as part of their meal
Planning.
In Peter Gail’s book, The
Dandelion Celebration, he
states that the Italians have
made them almost a national
dish. One in four American
cookbooks contain dandelion
recipes. Still, most Americans
find them repugnant, even
though they are reported to be
more nutritious than spinach
and broccoli. There are re-
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Any Blooming Thing
dent. Each Fellow receives up
to $800 to offset traveling costs
as well as hotel and meal expenses during their stay. An
additional $200 is awarded to
cover workshop fees, travel to
the various historic sites and
special events throughout the
five-day institute.
Ellingwood was judged on
her essay question responses
and her letters of recommendation. All of the teachers had
applied online for the fellowship. Ellingwood will be able to
use the experience in her classroom. She also has just completed her last course to receive
her master’s degree.
—Donna Jordan
ported to be over 600 recipes
representing 42 different ethnic
origins.
Grammy Haynes will impart
her knowledge of dandelion et
al to the participants of her
Dandelion Wine Making Workshop this month. Folks who
attend her workshop will learn
all the steps of rendering this
“weed” into fantastic dishes
and wine. The wine-making
process includes bottling your
own wine using the fun labels
provided so that you may take
the entire kit with you.
At 10 a.m. pick dandelion
blossoms and return to the
shop to sort and clean your
harvest and make wine. At
noon, after the wine is being
processed, lunch will be created
from dandelions. After lunch,
there will be a herbal walk followed by dandelion discussion
and tea and finishing up your
brew to take home until fermentation is completed.
The cost of the class is $100,
which includes one room at the
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Give Mom the gift of music!
XM or Sirius Satellite Radio
for car or home on sale!
Sunday, May 21, 2006
At Colebrook Rental (formerly)
29 Colby Street, Colebrook, NH
Preview at Noon
Auction at 1:00 p.m.
Jesse Carney, Auctioneer
Drop-off for donated items in good, usable condition will
be between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.
on Saturday, May 13, and May 20
At the Storage Kings Facility in
Colebrook near Agway
and Depot Street. Thanks!
Pickup for donated items can be arranged.
Please Contact:
Brad Brooks 603-237-4964
Palmer Lewis 603-237-8311 or 5728
Annie Hoffman 603-237-5116
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went up to my daughter’s log
cabin this morning to see if everything was alright. This is
located where the Seth Bunnell
house used to be years ago.
Seth farmed there a good many
years. The fellow that own the
land now is putting up gates to
keep people from driving all
over the fields.
I just looked out under the
birdfeeder and there were two
White-Crowned Sparrows feeding on the ground, male and
female. The bugs and the bees
are coming to life. The mining
bees are not serious pests. They
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pronounced “lasses” by many
rural Southerners. A girl from a
backcountry family went off to
the city and found a good paying job. Working to impress her
mother with her big city ways,
she invited her to come and
visit her at breakfast. The
daughter sat her mother down
to a stack of luscious pancakes.
She said to her mother, “What
do you want on your pancakes,
syrup, honey or molasses?” Her
mother’s indignant response, “I
ain’t had mo’ lasses yet!” Southerners not only liked the taste
of molasses, but it is also good
for their health. A pound of molasses has an energy producing
value of 1,290 calories.
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CANAAN
May 15-19
LUNCH: (All meals served
with choice of milk or juice.)
Mon., May 15: Pizza (cheese,
sausage, or pepperoni), tossed
salad, popcorn, ice cream.
Tues., May 16: Chinese pie,
green beans, roll, fruit. Wed.,
May 17: Diced chicken in
gravy, biscuit, peas and carrots, fruit. Thurs., May 18:
Corn chowder, egg salad/tuna
fish sandwich on wheat bread,
veggie sticks, strawberry shortcake w/whipped topping. Fri.,
May 19: Sloppy joe, hash
brown, tossed salad, apple
crisp w/whipped topping.
COLEBROOK
May 15-19
BREAKFAST: (All meals
served with milk and juice.)
Mon., May 15: Pancake, sausage. Tues., May 16: Waffles.
Wed., May 17: Cereal, toast.
Thurs., May 18: Pancakes. Fri.,
May 19: Breakfast pizza.
LUNCH: (All meals served
with milk.) Mon., May 15:
Ravioli, bread, gr. beans/pears,
chocolate cake. Tues., May 16:
Ham slice, potato-gravy, peas,
roll, pineapple. Wed., May 17:
Cheeseburger/bun, potato stix,
Carpenters
proved valuable services as pollinators. The bees are docile
and do not sting unless stepped
on, handled or threatened. The
bees here made a nest in a halfinch pipe, which I used to hang
the birdfeeder on.
I didn’t see Bill Cumming in
church today. I was wondering
if he got his rhubarb pie made.
My rhubarb is up, but it is not
big enough to use yet. I was just
thinking back about the old
days when people used to go out
and sit on the porch and read
the newspapers. Sometimes the
neighbors would stop by to see
how everyone was or just to
visit.
Since antebellum times, molasses has been a staple food. It
is in the South. Molasses was
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May 15-19
served with milk.) Mon., May
15: French toast sticks, syrup,
fruit. Tues., May 16: Scrambled
eggs, toast, fruit. Wed., May 17:
Bagel, cc/pb, fruit. Thurs., May
18: Cereal, yogurt. Fri., May
19: Oatmeal, toast. LUNCH:
(All meals served with milk.)
Mon., May 15: Chicken nuggets, m. potato/gravy, peas,
cookie. Tues., May 16: Broccoli
cheese soup, roll/butter, fruit,
pudding. Wed., May 17: Pork
taco, salad/dressing, oranges,
cake. Thurs., May 18: Chop
suey, garlic bread, m. veg, fruit.
Fri., May 19: Ham/turkey/
cheese on bun, potato chips,
fruit/pickle, shape-up.
STRATFORD
May 15-19
Mon., May 15: Scrambled eggs,
bacon. Tues., May 16: Cereal,
toast. Wed., May 17: Bagel,
sausage links. Thurs., May 18:
Fr. Toast sticks. Fri., May 19:
Breakfast sandwich. LUNCH:
(All meals served with milk.)
Mon., May 15: Mozz. Sticks,
salad, Bavarian crème. Tues.,
May 16: Taco hot pockets, fries,
salad or corn, cake. Wed., May
17: Baked chicken, potato or
rice, gravy, wheat roll, broccoli/
cheese, cranberry sauce, pudding/topping. Thurs., May 18:
Breakfast for lunch: breakfast
sandwiches, fresh fruit, hash
browns, juice, cookie. Fri., May
19: Pizza, salad or green beans,
juice bar, brownie, breakfast
sandwich.
STEWARTSTOWN
May 15-19
Mon., May 15: Waffles, syrup.
Tues., May 16: Walnut breakfast cookie, yogurt. Wed., May
17: Egg mcmuffin/sausage.
Thurs., May 18: Cereal, yogurt.
Fri., May 19: Bagels cc/pb.
LUNCH: (All meals served with
milk.) Mon., May 15: Chef Popcorn chicken poutine, peas pudding. Tues., May 16: Bologna
sandwich, tomato soup, corn
chips, fruit. Wed., May 17: Lasagna, roll, salad, bar. Thurs.,
May 18: Chicken chow mein
over rice, veggie sticks, fruit.
Fri., May 19: Macaroni salad/
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If It’s Friday
You Must Be
Reading
The Chronicle!
By Dick Richards
(802) 277-8890
THE RITE AID GIRLS
The girls at the Rite Aid
Pharmacy have long been
among my favorite folks. Their
quiet professionalism can only
be explained by their obvious
training on how to handle, for
the most part, an appreciative
public which knows that a
glitch in the computer or a
tardy call from a doctor will
have the effect that a customer
must be asked to wait or, on
some occasions, politely told
that their insurance no longer
covers their purchase.
Since my spouse and her
sister, Fimmie Ann Daley,
worked for many years at the
Colebrook House as waitresses,
I, on occasion, heard about clientele who were rude and
sometimes abrasive to a waitress who was in no way responsible for whatever grievance
was expressed by the customer,
who, after all, is considered
“right.”
This leads me to a recent
event at Rite Aid which I witnessed. A very large and uncouth individual with his lady
bulled his way to the checkout
desk and demanded that his
prescription be filled. On being
informed that they would need
a short time for his insurance to
be checked out, he told his lady
to wait and he would be back
shortly. He came back and demanded in a loud and abrasive
voice to know why his prescription was not ready and on being
told that there was a glitch in
the computer, he again toured
the store for a few minutes,
only to return and demand his
prescription. This time the nice
lady told him that his insurance no longer covered him.
He began to bluster, to no
avail, roaring that they had
been covered right along and
said to all and sundry that she
was making a mistake and he
would surely find out why. She
again told him that he must
take up his problem with his
insurance. He stormed out,
roaring that they had been covered right along so it must be
her fault.
For most of us in my age
group, we are grateful, especially in Vermont, that we have
Medicare or Medicaid, and most
of us know what it is like to
survive the recent foul up in
our coverage. We are forever
grateful to the girls at Rite Aid
for bearing with us and during
the computer glitch recently
experienced. After losing “Mom
and Pop” drugstores in Colebrook, we, of course, had to go
to Rite Aid. We certainly miss
the camaraderie we had known
from Don Dickson’s and the
Hughes’ drugstores. We could
always depend on them to
scratch to fill our needs. But
Rite Aid is progress and is it
now one of the busiest businesses in Colebrook.
The fact that we have only
one grocery store and one drugstore in town reminds us of a
time when Dean Gilky, George
Cummings, the A&P, Bryant’s,
John and Jo Rosi, Brainard’s
Drugstore, Royal’s, Weeks Tavern, Remick’s, Vancore’s Jewelry, Otis Woodard, Ben and
Batches Garage, Bush Hicks,
the Halcyon Theatre, Walt Keysar’s gas station, Henry
Fournier’s blacksmith shop,
Justiner’s and many other were
in business. They’re all gone or
have changed hands and we
miss them.
Be nice to those who wait on
you—we need them.
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Albert Riff samples his own cooking during Customer Appreciation Day, held for patrons at LaPerle’s
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Community News
CLEAN UP COLEBROOK
DAY IS TOMORROW
The Colebrook Downtown
Deve lo pm en t A s soc i a t ion
(CDDA) invites residents, merchants and community groups
to join in the volunteer effort
this Saturday, May 13, to help
“clean and green” downtown
Colebrook for a fresh new season.
To participate, sign in at the
CDDA office at 69 Main St. in
Colebrook, beginning at 8 a.m.,
for a public location downtown
to swe e p , p i c k u p o r
weed. Assignments will also be
given for sections of Route 3,
the CDDA’s “Adopt-A-Highway”
segment, from Northern Comfort to the Colebrook Village
Cemetery. Volunteers are asked
to bring their own rakes and
gloves, and any other personal
safety items they may
need. Contributions of sandwiches, water bottles and other
treats are also requested, as a
free lunch is planned as thanks
for those who work for the
morning.
For more information or to
pre-register, call the CDDA at
237-5011.
CANAAN ELEMENTARY’S
SPRING CONCERT MAY 25
On Thursday, May 25, at 7
p.m. in the Canaan Memorial
High School gym, students from
Canaan Elementary school will
present
their
spring
concert. Grades 1-6 will present
a variety of song, dance and
instrumental works demonstrating what they’ve learned
this year. The Elementary Chorus and Band will also perform.
The concert should last
about one hour and 15 minutes;
admission is free, but donations
to the music program are gratefully accepted.
CANAAN HIGH’S SPRING
CONCERT MAY 30
On Tuesday, May 30, at 7
p.m. in the school gym, the Canaan Memorial High School
Band and Chorus will present
their spring concert, with works
ranging from Mozart, Holst,
and Sousa to Grammy winners
A 60th wedding anniversary reception was held at St. Albert Hall in Riverside for Louis and Louise Bissonnette (shown in the front) on
May 6. Their children are shown in back, from the left, Alice Lyons, Robert Bissonnette, Claude Bissonnette, Cecile Worrall, Suzanne
Biron, Lynne Gray and Jane Frizzell. Donna Jordan photo.
Green Day. In that mix will be
themes from “Monty Python's
Flying Circus” and “Wallace
and Gromit.” As a finale, chorus
and band will combine to perform the R&B classic, “Knock
On Wood.”
As for all Canaan Schools
concerts, admission is free and
donations to the music program
are welcomed.
MOTHER’S DAY DINNER
IN PITTSBURG
On Saturday, May 13, 2006,
there will by a Mother’s Day
dinner at Pittsburg School from
6-8 p.m. to benefit the seventh
grade class. The menu will
consist of a choice of ham or
baked stuffed chicken, baked
potato, rolls, salad and a choice
of sherbet, Boston creme pie, or
ice cream puff.
Tickets are $12 for adults
and children under 12 will eat
for $9. Mothers will receive a
complimentary flower.
BIRD WALK AT UMBAGOG
WILDLIFE REFUGE
The Naughty but Nice Red
Hat Society of Errol and the
UNH Cooperative Extension
are sponsoring a bird walk on
Tuesday, May 16. There are
still migratory birds in the
area. The group will meet at 7
a.m. at the Umbagog National
Wildlife Refuge, which is on
Route 16 north of Errol. Wear
comfortable shoes, bring bug
Concerned citizens Bernard and Norma Covill spent their time last weekend cleaning up roadside
trash. They stopped in at the Chronicle’s office on May 7 to show us their haul, which included mostly
cans and bottles. Donna Jordan photo.
repellant, a bird book and binoculars. Friends of the Red Hatters are welcome to join the
group. Call Sharon Miller (4827771) if you have any questions.
AURORA GRANGE NEWS
Aurora Grange 235 met at
the Grange Hall on May 3,
2006, with Master Robert Gray
in the chair.
In the Youth report, Ann
Gray reported that the softball
and baseball teams at the
school are having a very good
season so far. Also, she reported
that the seniors had a wonderful time in New York City and
are now busily preparing for
graduation.
Don Mitchell, of the Legislative Committee, reported on
President Bush’s proposal to
the Senate to allow more oil
production in the United
States.
Chip Evarts gave a health
report reading an article that
women can lower their risk of
breast cancer by 69 percent by
drinking six cups of coffee a
day.
In the wildlife report, members mentioned hearing the
peepers and also seeing woodchucks and turkeys.
During the Lecturer’s program, Chip and Eddie Evarts
took turns reading poems to
honor our veterans in recognition of Memorial Day at the end
of the month.
Bernice Fish mentioned that
she has gone on to win the
cooking contest at Pomona
Grange and will now need to
provide an entry for the statelevel cooking contest.
The First and Second Degrees were worked on Eddie
Evarts during the meeting.
The next meeting will be on
June 7, 2006.
—submitted by Ann Gray
PILGRIMAGE SEASON
BEGINS MAY 14
The Shrine of Our Lady of
Grace in Colebrook will open its
Pilgrimage Season on May 14
(Mother’s Day). The staff of the
shrine will be at the service of
the pilgrims and tourists
through out the su mmer
months.
Every day of the season,
mass will be offered at 11 a.m.
and on Sunday also. When
groups are present, there will
be the Stations of the Cross at
1:30 p.m. and the Rosary at a
convenient time. Pilgrims are
welcome to visit the chapels
and various monuments for
their personal devotions. All
are welcome at the shrine.
COÖS COUNTY
NURSING HOSPITAL
Several residents gathered
on Monday morning to make
May baskets, fill them with
candy and flowers, and reminisce about the old customs of
making and delivering May
baskets on May Day.
Tuesday was Button Day.
Residents got together to sort
through a huge button tin and
to string some and sew some
into jewelry. Francis Reilly won
the Blackout game at “Button
Bingo.” Special Care Unit residents read out loud, danced,
went out for walks, told corny
jokes and played Yolf (indoor
golf) at the beginning of the
week.
Three-South residents celebrated Bing Crosby’s May
birthday by getting together on
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Community News
Wednesday to listen to his records. Some residents met to
make some decisions and plans
for activities during National
Nursing Home Week, which is
May 14-20 this year.
Elaine Bishop won the beanbag toss again this week.
Thursday afternoon was so
lovely that over 20 residents
spent the afternoon out on their
patio, visiting and listening to
old records.
Residents celebrated Cartoonist Day on Friday by making a collage of favorite cartoons and gathering to discuss
cartoons through the years.
Now many cartoons are drawn
with the help of computers. All
taking part enjoyed coffee or
cold drinks at the social.
Special Care Unit residents
went out for walks and rides,
played ball, enjoyed manicures
and reminisced this week.
Three-South residents enjoyed
eating lunch together on Saturday. Staff members gave manicures and served coffee in the
morning. Many watched a Lawrence Welk video on the widescreen TV on Saturday afternoon.
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
PLAN DINNER MEETING
The Coös County Democrats
will have a Dine out With the
Democrats Meeting on May 21
at Glen’s Chowder House at the
Cabot Inn in Lancaster.
The meeting will immediately follow dinner, which will
begin at 4:30 p.m.
All registered Democrats are
welcome and are urged to attend.
Contact Paul Robitaille at
466-2655 or Terri Jones at 8372143 for more information.
The Colebrook Academy sophomores spent Tuesday exploring various aspects of Abenaki life, including games and ceremonies. The day
ended with tug-of-war. Kym Lambert photo.
CHAPEL ARTS OF
NEW ENGLAND EVENTS
Chapel Arts New England, at
13 Glen Road in Gorham, facing
the Gorham Town Common, is
open for the season.
The following are upcoming
events:
On Saturday, May 13, at 7
p.m., will be a Contra Dance.
The caller is Harry Brauser and
music is provided by Shelburne
Addition. Suggested donation is
$5-10. There will be Contra
Dances the second Saturday of
each month, May through
October.
On Sunday, May 21, at 4
p.m., Chapel Arts New England
welcomes organist Suzanne
Ozarak of Montreal for a keyboard concert. Featured will be
works by Mozart, Scarlatti,
Shubert, Chopin and others. A
special guest, 14-year-old Angelica Tombs, playing the French
horn, will open and close the
concert. Suggested donation $510, free for students.
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
The seniors had baked
chicken for dinner on Wednesday. Theresa Cote filled in for
Roger Grenier. They had as
their guests Art and Ellie
Creon of Allenstown and Father Craig. Eddie Crawford,
Clair Young and Geneva
Parker entertained them with
music. The 50/50 winners were
Roger Grenier and Francoise
Bohan. Bingo winners were
Leatrice Bacon, Celine Chaloux, Yvette Beloin, Francoise
Bohan, Annette Shallow and
Jacquieline Guay. Blackout
went to Alcide Beloin.
Next week the menu will be
lasagna, coleslaw, bread and
rice pudding for dessert.
Sarah Frizzell takes aim as the C.A. sophomores got to try out
archery during their day of Abenaki activities. Kym Lambert
photo.
After a week of hard work preparing for the Pittsburg School’s Junior Prom, students had a grand time enjoying the fruits of their labors at this highly successful event, held
at the school on May 6. All the decorations were made by hand and a myriad of prizes were awarded, including an Ethan Allen side table. The theme for the event was “A
Walk In The Park.” Left: Bethany Dagesse and Luke Merrill; middle: members of the Class of 2007, Rachel Marsan, Melissa Colcord, Bethany Dagesse, Jake Kuncio, Joey
Lassonde, Shaun Lakin, Nathan Foote, Lincoln Judd, Zach Covill; Right: Cassandra Hunt and Nathan Lyons. Photos courtesy Courtney Major.
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Designed by
Suzanne Marchesseault
1455 RR 102, Canaan Vt. 05903
With Memorial Day
approaching, now’s the time
to honor your loved ones
with a unique headstone
floral arrangement.
Wide Selection of Crosses
Thank You UCVH & Clinic!
I would like to thank Dr. Peter Moran, Dr. Girish Luthra,
Dr. Bill Spina, the wonderful nurses & staff for the
outstanding treatment I received during recent illnesses.
Can’t say enough how fortunate we who live here are,
to have these wonderful facilities and
incredibly talented staff.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL, BENO LAMONTAGNE
Receiving their First Communion at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church Sunday Mass on May 7 were
Madison Dauphinais, Travis Gamache, Dylan Haynes, Erica Haynes, Kelsey Johnson, Jacob Parker,
Skyla Placey and Wyatt Sarette. They are shown above with their instructors, Rose James and Sister
Annette. Donna Jordan photo.
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New Licensed Nursing Assistants had their graduation day at the Coös County Nursing Hospital on
Thursday, May 11. From left, instructor Shelly Brown, Theresa Moody, Renald Mathieu, Ellen Guy,
Bella Brauch, Jennifer Bolens and instructor Roxanne Parisi-Graves. Kym Lambert photo.
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North Country Photo Album
Colebrook Players Present “When In Rome”
Photos by Kym Lambert
In the marketplace, the citizens of Rome sing “Long Live the Games,” just as the Princess is hoping to
put an end to them before she has to marry the last gladiator standing.
The Muses introduced the musical “When in Rome,” presented by
the Colebrook Academy Players in four shows last week.
“You’re gonna die,” sings Mininus (Nick King, right) to Gladius
(Carlos Kasse) accompanied by the Muse chorus, the night before
the battle.
The thief Gladius (Carlos Kasse, left) is forced to face gladiator Brudis (Clayton Barr, right) in the
arena in an attempt to help the princess.
Fellow thieves Mininus and Julia (Nick King and Kim Lyons, on left) as well as the Princess
(Christine Knapper, center,) try to convince the Emperor (Jeremy Bergeron) that Gladius (Carlos
Kasse, in faint) is the last gladiator standing, as the Princess’s Maid (Amanda Purrington, far right)
looks on.
Nick King and Amanda Purrington are caught in a dip during the
“Long Live the Games” segment.
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Colebrook School District
Kindergarten Registration
9:00 –12:00
Education
To be held at the Colebrook Elementary School Library
Please bring the following items with you: The child’s birth certificate, Complete Immunization record, a current physical exam or an appointment date for a
physical exam before the start of school: and proof of custody if applicable.
Any child who is 5 years old or who will be 5 before September 30 is eligible.
NOTICE
Town of Clarksville
Clarksville Town Office will be
CLOSED
Friday, May 12 to Friday, May 19, 2006.
Please plan accordingly to register vehicles and license dogs.
Thank you!
Hélène L. Dionne
Town Clerk/Tax Collector
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of a Licensed Professional Forester to assist the Council with a
proposed timber harvest of 160 acres of forested land on Carr
Ridge in Pittsburg, New Hampshire. The Council has scheduled the harvest to occur in the winter of 2006-2007.
Licensed Professional Foresters who are interested in performing this work should contact Mr. Mark Stevens, Land Agent
for the Department of Environmental Services, at (603) 2711961 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday for a detailed Invitation to Bid, including the
proposed scope of services. Mr. Stevens can also be contacted
by writing him at the Department of Environmental Services,
P.O. Box 95, Concord, NH 03302-0095. All bids are due by
May 24, 2006.
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working in environmentally sensitive areas similar to the site.
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Valedictorian Felicia Gilchris
Salutatorian TJ Ramsay
Third Honors Gwen Cook
STRATFORD ANNOUNCES
HONORS SPEAKERS
The faculty and administration at Stratford Public School
are pleased to announce its honors speakers for the Class of
2006.
This year’s Valedictorian is
Felicia May Gilcris, daughter of
Scot and Christiane Gilcris of
North Stratford. Throughout
her high school career, Felicia
has received numerous awards
for her consistently high academic performance. She was
inducted into the Mary Nugent
Chapter of the National Honor
Society in her sophomore year.
She has been treasurer of her
class for the past four years, a
member of the Honor Society, as
well as a participant in the varsity cross country, basketball
and softball teams. During summer of her sophomore year,
Felicia represented Stratford at
the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference (HOBY). She
was a member of the Granite
State Challenge team on
NHPTV in her sophomore year.
Felicia has also participated
in a number of community service projects where she helped
organize the Pennies for
Katrina, ran the Law Enforcement Torch Run benefiting Special Olympics, helped maintain
the trails at Nash Stream, and
she was involved in the School’s
elementary student “buddies”
program.
In addition, Felicia has excelled in all her academic subjects especially science and
math, which are necessary for
her intended career as a Physical Therapist. Felicia will be
attending Franklin Pierce College in the fall of 2006.
Timothy Wayne Ramsay, Jr.,
(TJ) is this year’s Salutatorian.
He is the son of Timothy and
Diana Ramsay of Brunswick,
Vt. He was recently inducted
into the Mary Nugent Chapter
of the National Honor Society in
his senior year. TJ participated
in many community activities,
including the Torch Run, the
MS Walk, Nash Stream maintenance and other community
service projects sponsored by
the school.
As an athlete, TJ has led in
cross country, in basketball,
making his 1,000th point in
January, and in baseball, where
he starred as a pitcher. In recognition of his athleticism, TJ
received the state’s All Conference Runner in 2004 and 2005,
as well as participating in the
state’s Meet of Champions in
2003, 2004 and 2005.
Academically, TJ has excelled in all
his subjects, while participating
in Project Lead The Way, a preengineering program. TJ will be
studying animation and graphic
programming in the fall at New
Hampshire Technical Institute
in Concord, and will participate
in the sports’ programs there.
Earning the Third Honors
spot this year is Gwendolyn
Cook, daughter of Jon and Margaret Cook of North Stratford.
Gwen has served as class president for the past four years,
served on the yearbook staff
from 2004-2006, helped produce
the school paper and worked as
a mentor in the buddy program
with the elementary students.
As an athlete, Gwen has
been active in cross country,
basketball and softball. She
received seventh place in the
Meet of Champions, beating the
school’s record in eighth grade,
and then participated again in
ninth grade. She also took part
in several drama productions.
Extremely active in community
service, Gwen has been a vital
part of Senior Meals for two
years, wreath making, painting
the paw prints leading to the
school, and she helped make
picnic benches for the school.
Gwen will be attending Lyndon State College in the fall,
where she will major in journalism.
Young left the meeting at 7:10
and the board returned to public session. The board then
voted to allow Andrea Young
and Dan Shallow to set up the
summer school program for
Grade 6 with the guidelines
that they feel are appropriate.
School Administrator’s Report: Principal Shallow discussed a proposed field trip for
Grades 4 and 5. He said that
the destination may need to be
changed. He discussed options
for other destinations. The
board voted to approve the excused absences on April 13 and
14 for two students who went
on a family trip during vacation. Shallow then discussed
the Respectful School program.
The board voted to approve expending funds for summer work
by staff on the Respectful
School program by a 3-1 margin.
Shallow discussed the National Honor Society, including
raising funds for the group to go
to the national convention. The
board said that it needs information on when and where the
national convention will be.
Letters have been sent to the
parents of 12 elementary students who may be retained.
Shallow reported on an aide
vacancy due to a resignation.
The Superintendent recommended having Brenda Wirein
fill the position for the rest of
this school year. The board
voted to approve having Wirein
fill the aide position for the rest
of the school year. Shallow reviewed potential attendance
issues which could result if students continue to be absent at
the same rate as they have
been throughout three quarters.
Superintendent’s Report:
Robert Mills discussed Senate
Bill 268, to raise the compulsory attendance age from 16 to
18. The N.H. School Administrators recommended that the
bill be sent to determine potential costs to the district and how
to build capacity into the bill to
provide alternative programs.
Business Manager’s Report:
Cheryl Covll discussed the need
to have a school bus driver instructor trainer for the school’s
drivers and any future drivers
it may hire. The board voted to
approve having David Covill
attend the school bus driver
training. Regarding the ballfield, Mills met last week with
Ray Lobdel, Dan Hebert and an
engineer for Horizons Engineer(Continued on page 13)
TOWN OF
COLUMBIA
The Town Office will be
closed on Monday, May
15, as I will be attending
a state elections workshop.
Marcia Parkhurst
Town Clerk
PITTSBURG
SCHOOL BOARD
The Pittsburg School Board
met on April 16, 2006. Present
were board members Willard
“Bob” Ormsbee, John Amey,
Neil Prehemo and Tanya McKeage; Principal Dan Shallow;
Robert Mills and Cheryl Covill
of SAU 7; member of the public
Andrea Young. The superintendent called the meeting to order
at 6:30 p.m.
Hearing of the Public: Andrea Young met with the board
to discuss summer school. The
board voted to go into nonpublic
session at 6:32 p.m. Andrea
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Education
ing. Hebert would like to start
working the beginning of June
in the non-wetlands areas. The
board voted to proceed with
signing a contract with Daniel
Hebert, Inc., for the work on
the ballfield. The school will put
out requests for quotes to fix
the front lawn. McKeage made
a motion to fix the entire lawn,
including the site of the former
Young House. The motion died
for lack of a second. The board
then voted to re-do the existing
lawn up to the site of the former Young House by a 3-1 margin. It was also reported that
the new maintenance person
started on April 10. Thus far,
the school has a $17,000 credit
in heating oil. Regarding the
after-school music program, the
board voted to approve Karen
Kidder-Prehemo and Judy
Roche to fill in for the instruction in the after school music
program. Cheryl Covill left the
meeting at 8:25 p.m.
The board voted to go into
nonpublic session at 8:25 p.m.
Dan Shallow left the meeting at
8:32 p.m. The board returned to
public session at 9:55 p.m. The
board then voted to accept with
regret James D. Shallow’s resignation as principal effective
at the end of his current contract.
The meeting adjourned at
9:58.
COLUMBIA
SCHOOL BOARD
The Columbia School Board
met on March 8, 2006. Present
were board members Kay
Soucy, Lisa Placy-Brooks and
Karen Riendeau; Robert Mills
and Cheryl Covill of SAU 7. The
meeting was called to order at 3
p.m. The superintendent requested nominations for a
chairperson. The board nominated and approved Lisa PlacyBrooks as chairperson. She assumed the chair for the rest of
the meeting and requested
nominations for a vicechairperson. The board nominated and voted to approve Kay
Soucy as vice-chairperson. The
following appointments or volunteers were named: N.H.
School Boards Association Delegate, Kay Soucy; N.H. School
Boards Association Alternate,
Lisa Placy-Brooks; Legislative
Delegate, Lisa Placy-Brooks;
Legislative Alternate, Kay
Soucy.
School Administrator’s Reports: The board reviewed the
written reports from Colebrook
Elementary School and Colebrook Academy from the April 4
Colebrook School Board meeting.
Superintendent’s Report:
Robert Mills discussed options
available in response to a request for a vocational program.
Business Manager’s Report:
Cheryl Covill discussed development of the transportation
contract and potential route
changes to stay on town and
state maintained roads.
Unfinished Business: The
Dangerous Weapons on School
Buses Policy was given a second reading. The board voted to
adopt the Dangerous Weapons
on School Buses Policy as written. The meeting adjourned at
3:35 p.m.
CANAAN MEMORIAL
SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
TERM FIVE
High Honors
Grade 12: Tylor Rancourt,
Audrey Reid, Kathleen Rodrigue.
Grade 11: Lise Chlebak,
Kristina Gray, Melinda Marquis.
Grade 10: Zachary Daley.
Grade 9: Brittany Blanchard, Airole Cummings, Emily
Mailloux, William Moody.
Grade 8: Jordan Noyes.
Grade 7: Nicolas Chlebak,
Rebecca Lienau, Amanda Marquis, Annick Marquis, Ashten
Stringer, Monica Vigneault.
Honors
Grade 12: Jessica Biron,
Jason Busfield, Blake Coderre,
Jonathan Cunningham, James
Day, Rebecca Dobson, Jasmine
Fuller, Leon Gadwah IV, Jade
Hann, Kalica Kenny, Eligah
Leclerq, Justine Madore, Jonathan Marchand, Claudia Marquis, Julie Patenaude, Cody
Peet, Jason Smith.
Grade 11: Karla Arias, Lisa
Chase, Andrew Coons, Karissa
Doyon, Kristy Gamsby, Alan
Jones, Travis Lynch, Mandy
Rancourt, Abby Young.
Grade 10: John Curtis, Connor Daley, Miranda Havalotti,
Melanie Rodrigue, Masson
Smith.
Grade 9: Patrick Brady,
Samuel Coons, Francesca Gadwah, Donald Lienau, Alexandra Madore, Paige Marchand,
Jeremy Westover.
Grade 8: Gabrielle Rancourt, Ashley Vigneault.
Grade 7: Raelene Begin,
Abigail Brady, Jasmine Brousseau, Krista Cotnoir, Courtney
Madore, Emily Pariseau, Eli
Smith.
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Card of Thanks
We would like to give thanks to the many individuals and groups
that helped our father during the final months of his life. The
care and support he received was a great comfort to him and his
family. Thank you to the staff of Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, Indian Stream Health Center, and the Orleans Essex VNA
& Hospice. Words cannot express the appreciation we have to his
care-givers Joanne, Yvonne, Anna and Evelyn. We wish to thank
everyone for the phone calls, visits, food, flowers and cards given
during this difficult time.
Thank you to Jeff Jacoby and the staff of the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home for all their help and kindness. Thanks to
Pastor Cheney for organizing a wonderful service and to those
who were involved.
Special thanks to the Ladies of the Assumption Church for providing such a delicious luncheon.
Dad was fortunate to be part of such a loving community. The
thoughts that so many shared with us will serve as pleasant
memories of his many family members and friends. Thank you
all once again.
Dr. Joel D. Mullins
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DR. JOEL D. MULLINS
Dr. Roger Sylvestre of
Clarksville is pleased to announce the arrival of Joel D.
Mullins, D.C.
Dr. Mullins is a graduate of
Life University in Marietta,
Ga. Dr. Mullins graduated
magna cum laude with a 3.7
G.P.A. He received the Life
Saver Award for his unrelenting perseverance, dedication
and support of Life University
and the spirit of chiropractic.
He was also bestowed with the
Certificate of Integrity and
Citizenship presented to a
member of the graduating class
that exemplifies the above
characteristics.
While at Life University, he
played rugby for Life on scholarship for three years. He has
gained first-hand knowledge of
the effects of chiropractic care
on the functions of the human
body. Dr. Mullins is eager to
provide quality care to North
Country residents. He is licensed with the state board of
chiropractic examiners of
Maine and New Hampshire.
A former Ohio resident, Dr.
Mullins is currently residing in
Clarksville. He is keeping regular office hours, Monday
through Saturday, and can be
reached for an appointment by
calling 246-7164.
~The Family of Victor Maurais, Sr.
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● Focus Group Discussion
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When: Thursday, May 25, 2006
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Reviews
Nonfiction
AMC Field Guide To The New
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edition, by Nancy G. Slack and
Allison W. Bell, AMC Books, 5
Joy Street, Boston, MA 02108,
softcover, illustrated, 290
pages, $16.95.
If by any chance you get
more adventurous and want to
scale some alpine heights,
bring along the AMC Field
Guide to the New England Alpine Summits (second edition).
Authors Nancy Slack and Allison Bell have created a neat
little guide book, with full-color
photographs, which is most
helpful in understanding the
flowers, plants and creatures
which can be found on New
England’s higher summits. The
alpine zones can be much
colder than lower elevations so
be sure to bring along a windbreaker and something warm
for underneath.
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—Donna Jordan
Nonfiction
AMC’s Best Day Hikes In The
White Mountains, by Robert S.
Buchsbaum, AMC Books, 5 Joy
St., Boston, MA 02108, softcover, illustrated, 290 pages,
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The Appalachian Mountain
Club (AMC), which has tens of
thousands of members, has
published its latest book, Best
Day Hikes in the White Mountains, by Robert S. Buchsbaum.
Buchsbaum has penned several
books (and accompanying updates) for the AMC, including
this writer’s favorite, Nature
Hikes in the White Mountains,
a terrific, pocket-sized paperback featuring 44 hikes which
are not demanding, nature-rich
and very inviting for children.
Day Hikes features 50 trails
ranging from easy to moderate
skills, and includes crosscountry skiing and snowshoeing destinations as well. While
we hardly donned the skis and
snow shoes this past winter, we
can always plan on another one
coming along for those who
enjoy winter outdoors. If you
are physically challenged or
want to take little tykes along,
then we recommend using this
book as a guide, with 15 trips
rated as easy or easy-tomoderate. The other 35 are
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rated moderate skill and 15 of
those include some challenging
or steep sections.
You don’t need to tackle
tough terrain to enjoy hiking,
and the 15 easy trips (one per
week) will take you from May
through mid-August. By then
you should be ready for the
moderate hikes. No matter
which you choose, they all offer
something worthwhile as a
treat—whether it’s wildlife
viewing, scenic viewing, old
logging railroad bridges, waterfalls or wildflowers.
In Day Hikes, there is an
easy-to-follow “At-A-Glance
Trip Planner” and we have
already marked out our destinations for this year. Just like
the gardener who mapped out
his planting arrangements in
January, ours is planned right
through the autumn season.
One added note—always
remember to be prepared for
emergencies when you go hiking. A day pack or small backpack will be sufficient, and
must include a small first aid
kit and matches. Don’t forget to
bring plenty of water. Bacteria
and viruses even in the beautiful mountain streams and
ponds can make you very ill,
unless the water is boiled first.
Buchsbaum includes a list of
the 10 essentials to carry on
every trip, plus a separate section on his suggestions on what
is needed if children come
along.
—Donna Jordan
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BRAKE FOR MOOSE: IT
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While the number of moose/
vehicle collisions has been stable at approximately 250 each
year for the last 10 years, that’s
little comfort if you’re one of the
people involved in a collision.
The N.H. Fish and Game Dept.,
the N.H. Dept. of Transportation and the State of New
Hampshire Highway Safety
Agency have joined forces to
make the public more aware of
the danger of moose/vehicle
collisions and how they can
help avoid a moose collision or
reduce the chances for personal
injury if a moose is hit.
“Moose are an important
and much loved part of our
state, but it can be dangerous
to encounter them on the road.
By following a few simple rules,
motorists can greatly reduce
their chance of a moose/vehicle
collision or the severity of personal injury if they do hit a
moose,” said N.H. Fish and
Game Moose Project Leader
Kristine Bontaites.
When driving on New
Hampshire's roads, keep these
points in mind:
—New Hampshire's moose
herd is approximately 7,000
strong.
—Moose vehicle collisions
happen statewide on all types
of roads.
—Moose collisions happen
most often from the months of
May through November.
—While collisions happen at
all times of the day and night,
most collisions happen at dusk
and during the night.
—Moose are dark brown and
hard to see against pavement.
—Don’t depend on “eye
shine” to alert you to a moose’s
presence.
To reduce the chance of a
collision—or the severity of
occupant injury if you do hit a
moose:
—Drive no faster than 55
mph and wear your seatbelt.
—Scan the sides of the road.
—Be able to stop within the
zone of your headlights.
—Use high beams whenever
possible.
—If you see a moose, slow
down, or stop if necessary, until
you have passed it or it has left
the road.
TROUT COUNT, WATER
QUALITY DECLINE
Intact populations of wild
brook trout survive in only
seven percent of their historical
habitat in New Hampshire.
These results reflect the condition of brook trout across their
entire Eastern range, according
to an assessment released today by the Eastern Brook Trout
Joint Venture, a coalition of
state and federal agencies and
several conservation organizations.
“Brook trout are the canary
in the coal mine when it comes
to water quality,” said Gary
Berti, Trout Unlimited’s Eastern Brook Trout Campaign Coordinator. “The presence of
brook trout in a watershed indicates that water quality is excellent. Declining brook trout
populations can provide an
early warning that the health
of an entire lake, stream or
river is at risk.”
The report, “Eastern Brook
Trout: Status and Threats,” is
the first comprehensive assessment of the status of brook
trout in the Eastern United
States. These beautiful fish
historically thrived in rivers
and streams stretching from
Maine to Georgia, but land use
pressures have fragmented
brook trout watersheds and
isolated the remaining populations.
Even with the decline, New
Hampshire is among the Northeast states with the strongest
brook trout populations. While
only seven percent of habitat is
documented as supporting intact populations of brook trout,
brookies are known to inhabit
another 70 percent of their historical range. The strongest
populations are in the Upper
Connecticut River system and
the Magalloway and Dead Diamond Rivers.
“We are already pursuing
many opportunities for conservation of remaining highquality habitat as well as restoration of impaired streams,”
said Steve Perry, Fish Chief,
N.H. Fish and Game Dept.
“Our collective challenge is to
protect our remaining brook
trout habitat and restore populations wherever possible.”
“Brookies can quickly respond to habitat improvements,” explained Tom
Spencer, the brook trout coordinator for Trout Unlimited’s
New Hampshire Council. “We
are already working on a collaborative project with multiple
state agencies to restore Nash
Stream, and we are collaborating with Fish and Game to enhance our scientific knowledge
of brook trout habits in the Magalloway and Dead Diamond
Rivers. By scaling up these programs throughout the state and
region, we will see wild brook
trout returning to our streams.”
This assessment represents
the first stage of the Eastern
Brook Trout Joint Venture’s
collaborative efforts to restore
brook trout habitat. The Joint
Venture was initiated in 2002
as a pilot program of the National Fish Habitat Initiative.
Participants include fish and
wildlife agencies from 17 states,
federal partners, conservation
organizations and academic
institutions. The results of this
assessment are being used to
develop state-by-state strategies for brook trout conservation and recovery, which will be
used for future management.
The full report, as well as
state-specific data and maps,
are available at www.brookie.org.
LEAVE FAWNS ALONE,
FISH AND GAME SAYS
With springtime wildlife
young now on the scene, the
N.H. Fish and Game Dept. has
issued a reminder that you
should not pick up any animals
you may find, especially fawns
(newborn deer) or moose calves.
“Remember—the
best
chance a young wild animal or
bird has to survive is with its
parents,” said Fish and Game
Wildlife Programs Administrator Mark Ellingwood. “Give
fawns, moose calves and other
young animals plenty of space
and leave them alone and in
the woods, where they belong.”
Late May through June is
the time of year when people
are apt to see deer fawns by
themselves. Seeing a fawn
alone does not mean that it is
orphaned or that it needs human help. It is normal for a doe
to leave her fawn alone while
she goes off to feed, typically in
the early morning and evening
hours. In many cases, the doe
will not return until nightfall.
Ellingwood notes that fawns
are not defenseless creatures.
Their cryptic coloration, tendency to stay perfectly still and
lack of scent are all adaptations
that help boost survival. The
absence of a doe at the bedding
site of fawns enhances fawn
survival as well. Does are easy
to detect because of their size
and scent; predators would
quickly key in on does in order
to find fawns, if the two associated with one another constantly. “Well-intentioned, but
misguided people who apply
human behaviors and attributes to wild animals often literally love our wildlife to death,”
said Ellingwood.
If you’re lucky enough to see
a fawn, count your blessings
and leave the area, he advises.
Your continued presence or
frequent visits will only contribute to the likelihood of the
fawn being abandoned or found
by a predator. Unless you can
verify that a fawn’s mother is
dead—please leave it alone.
Resist the temptation to continually check on the animal;
doing so only serves to further
separate it from the doe. If you
have questions, call your local
Fish and Game office before
taking any action.
Moose calves should also be
left alone and given plenty of
space, for all the reasons explained above. What’s more,
cow moose may aggressively
defend a calf and can prove
dangerous.
Note that it is illegal to have
in your possession or take any
New Hampshire wildlife from
the wild and keep it in captivity. Only qualified people with
a special rehabilitator’s permit,
issued through Fish and Game
headquarters, may possess any
wild animal.
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Obituaries
DOROTHY
“DOT” E. CLOGSTON
INTERMENT
PITTSBURG—Dorothy
“Dot” E. (Dalton) Clogston, 79,
of Pittsburg, passed away on
Monday evening, March 13,
2006, at her home following a
lengthy illness.
A graveside service will be
conducted on Saturday, May
13, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery, with
The Reverend Timothy McDowell officiating.
Expressions of sympathy in
her memory may be made to
the Farnham Memorial United
Methodist Church, c/o The Rev.
Timothy McDowell, P.O. Box
207, Canaan, VT 05903. 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 of
Colebrook.
AMY J. RILEY
INTERMENT
STEWARTSTOWN—Amy J.
(Sweatt) Riley, 80, of Stewartstown, passed away on Friday
morning, March 31, 2006, at
the Weeks Medical Center in
Lancaster.
An interment service will be
held on Monday, May 15, 2006,
at 11 a.m. at the Colebrook Village Cemetery, with The Reverend Randall Scheri officiating.
American Heart Association,
NH Affiliate, 2 Wall St., Manchester, NH
03101. Condolences may be offered to the
Colebrook.
ANNA M. BOISVERT
PITTSBURG—Anna M.
Boisvert, 88, of 69 Maple Mountain Road in Pittsburg, passed
away at the Coös County Nursing Hospital on Thursday, May
4, 2006.
She was born on April 21,
1918, in Manchester, the
daughter of the late Walter and
Anna (Anderson) Mehlhorn.
She attended Manchester
schools and was a graduate of
Hesser College. She married
Leon C. Boisvert of Hooksett on
April 24, 1947, and they lived
in Hooksett for 35 years.
Boisvert was first employed
as a medical secretary and office manager for Dr. Ezra
Jones, Dr. Carl Friborg, and
Dr. Don Webster, a three-doctor
orthopedic firm in Manchester.
After 21 years, she accepted a
position as executive secretary
to a Vice President of the New
Hampshire Insurance Company, later to become integrated into American International Group,
a world-wide
insurance group. She retired
from AIG in 1980.
While residing in Hooksett,
she was a member of the Hooksett Fire Dept. Auxiliary for
many years and was also a
member
of
the
Jay
Cees Women's Club. She served
the town of Hooksett as a Trustee of Trust Funds for 20 years.
Upon retirement, Boisvert
and her husband moved to
Pittsburg where they had built
a cabin in 1969. In Pittsburg,
she was a member of the
Pittsburg Ridge Runners and
an affiliate of the N.H. Extension Service. She was also a
member of the Retired Senior
Volunteer Program and the
Pittsburg Historical Society. She loved to travel and
enjoyed fishing, gardening, and
knitting.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Leon C. Boisvert of Pittsburg; two nieces,
Marlene Moore of Shelburne,
Vt., and Susan Mehlhorn,
of Port Ste. Lucie, Fla.; one
nephew, David Mehlhorn of
Litchfield; and four grandnieces and grand-nephews. She
is preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Harold
Mehlhorn.
There are no calling
hours. A memorial service will
be held on Friday, May 12,
2006, at 1 p.m., at the Farnham
Memorial United Methodist
Church in Pittsburg, with The
Rev. Timothy McDowell officiating. Burial will follow at the
Lake Cemetery in Pittsburg.
the Coös County Nursing Hospital, c/o Michelle Hyde, P.O.
Box 10, West Stewartstown,
NH 03597. Condolences may
be offered to the family online
by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com.
and Newman Funeral Home in
Colebrook.
JAY J. GOULD
GROVETON—Jay J. Gould,
83, of Stratford Road, Groveton,
died peacefully on Tuesday,
May 9, 2006, at Concord Hospital after a brief illness, with his
family by his side.
Born on July 11, 1922, in
Colebrook, a son of Elmer J and
Alice (Wright) Gould, he was a
resident of Groveton since the
early 1940s.
Jay was a U.S. Navy Veteran and served during World
War II. He was a member of
the Groveton United Methodist
Church. He was a member of
the VFW Post 6808 and American Legion Post 17, Groveton.
Before retiring, he was a
farmer, an entrepreneur, and
owned and operated several
businesses, including JJ’s Daily
Bar.
Jay loved spending time
with his family, including his
11 grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. He also
loved traveling, music, dancing
and was known for his great
sense of humor.
Jay is survived by his wife of
60 years, Bethany “Betty”
Gould of Groveton; his children,
Janice Gould and family of Norfolk, Va.; Wanda and Dan Dupuis and family of Ocean City,
Md.; Melanie and Steve
McMann and family of Groveton; Kyle Young of Alabama
and Bridget Cornwell of Maryland, the family of Gail Gould
and Joya and Randy Beaton
and family of Stark.
He is predeceased by his son
Eric on July 17, 2002; daughter
Gail on Oct. 28, 2002; three
brothers and two sisters.
Calling hours will be held on
Friday, May 12, 2006, from 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. at the ArmstrongCharron Funeral Home in
Groveton. Funeral services will
be held on Saturday, May 13,
2006, at 2 p.m. at the Groveton
United Methodist Church, with
Rev. Sherry O’Bara, pastor,
officiating. Burial with military
honors will follow in the Northumberland Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made in Jay’s
name to the Groveton Pool, c/o
Becky Craggy, Groveton Town
Office, 3 State St., Groveton,
NH 03582.
To send the family your condolences via the online register
book or for more information,
one may go to www.armstrongcharronfuneralhome.com.
GERTRUDE E. DEYO
LINCROFT, N.J.—Gertrude
E. Deyo, 102, of Lincroft, N.J.,
formerly of New Hampshire,
passed away on Thursday, Feb.
2, 2006, at the Care One in
Holmdel, N.J.
Calling hours and a funeral
service were held in Red Bank,
N.J. A private interment service will be held in the Colebrook Village Cemetery at the
convenience of the family.
the American Foundation for
the Blind, 11 Penn Plaza, Suite
300, New York, NY 10021 or
the Memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave.,
New York, NY 10021. Condolences may be offered to the
Colebrook.
HARRY E. BARNES, JR.
PITTSBURG—Harry E.
Barnes, Jr., 74, of Old Country
Lane in Pittsburg, passed away
at his home on April 25, 2006.
He was born on May 19,
1931, in Plymouth, Mass., the
son of the late Harry E. Barnes,
Sr. and Hazel G. (Cowdry) Barnes.
After graduating from high
school, he was a member of the
U.S. Naval Reserve. He was
married to Gwendolyn Mary
Caron on June 16, 1956,
and they were married for 35
years. They resided in Sunapee,
where he was employed by the
N.H. Electric Cooperative as a
lineman, and where they raised
two children. In 1988, he transferred to the Colebrook district
and he retired from line work
in 1991. He continued on a
part-time basis with the Co-op,
reading meters until 1995.
He was a member of the
Lake Sunapee Skin Divers
Club, twice being called upon to
search for and rescue drowning
victims. He also enjoyed
many years of diving in Lake
Sunapee with his wife and
friends, retrieving various
types of old boat anchors, and
he helped to find and recover a
very old Indian dug-out canoe
which was later sent to a local
place of historical interest. He
was a member of the Manorettes Dance Club of Newbury,
which performed at the Expo
'67. He was also a member of
the Lake Sunapee snowmobile
club, the Pittsburg Ridge Runners snowmobile club, and a
local motorcycle club. For
a time he also served as a Justice of the Peace. He enjoyed a
variety of other activities
throughout his life, as well,
including hunting, boating,
waterskiing, camping, music
and square dancing. He was
also an avid fisherman and
stocked his own trout pond behind his home in Pittsburg. He
will be especially remembered
for his love of get-togethers
with family and friends.
Barnes had a wonderful
imagination and a talent for a
variety of crafts in metals and
wood, and he truly enjoyed rebuilding a 1931 Model “A”
Ford and an antique Farmall
Cub tractor. He spent many
hours restoring and showing
gas engines.
After retiring in Pittsburg,
he kept himself busy mowing
lawns and snowblowing yards
for
his
friends
and
neighbors. He enjoyed a few
vacations with family in Tennesee and with friends to Arizona
and Missouri.
He is survived by a daughter, Robin Shepard and husband Gary of Sevierville, Tenn.,
and a son, Lance Barnes of
North Pole, Alaska; two
sisters, Barbara Fisher of
Wendell and Cora Betty
McCarthy of New London; five
grandchildren, William Barnes
of Charlestown, Jessica
Barnes Cole of Stilwell, Kan.,
Michelle Shepard Maynard of
Croydon, Travis Barnes of
Delta Junction, Alaska, and
Shane Barnes of Croydon;
two great-grandchildren, Cameron and Hunter Maynard of
Croydon, and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
There are no calling
hours. A graveside service will
be conducted on Tuesday, May
16, 2006, at 2 p.m., at the Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery on
Hill Road in Pittsburg, with
The Rev. Timothy McDowell
officiating. Condolences may be
offered to the family online by
going
to
w w w . j e n k i n snewman.com.
and Newman Funeral Home in
Colebrook.
Page 20
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK, of Meredith, County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire, with a principal place of business at 24 State Route 25, P.O. Box
177, Meredith, New Hampshire, 03253-0177, present holder of a certain Mortgage, (hereinafter referred to as “Mortgage”) from BEAR ROCK BEVERAGE, INC., of Bear Rock Road
and South Hill Road, Stewartstown, New Hampshire, 03597 (hereinafter referred to as “Mortgagor) to it, the said MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK dated April 12, 1996, and
recorded in the Coos County Registry of Deeds at Volume 857, Page 66, pursuant to and in execution of the statutory power of sale contained in said Mortgage and for a breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing said Mortgage and redemption rights of the said BEAR ROCK BEVERAGE, INC., and any person claiming by, through or
under it, the undersigned, MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK, will sell the premises described in said Mortgage at Public Auction on Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at 2:00 pm, the place
of sale being on the premises situate at Bear Rock Road and South Hill Road, in the Town of Stewartstown, County of Coos and State of New Hampshire, which premises are more
particularly bounded and described in said Mortgage as follows:
“A certain tract or parcel of land, with the building and improvements now or hereafter thereon, situate in the Town of Stewartstown, County of Coos and State of New Hampshire, more particularly
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Bear Rock Road, so-called, where said road is bisected by the southerly bound of land owned, now or formerly by Guy Placey; thence in a generally southeasterly direction along the west side of Bear Rock Road to the northernmost bound of a small field owned by Placey, now or formerly; thence west then south along the Placey line to the north side of South Hill
Road, so-called; thence in a westerly direction along the South Hill Road to the easterly side of a rotation hay and pasture; thence in a southerly, westerly and northerly direction around the edge of
the pasture to an iron pin; thence two hundred seventeen (217) feet in a westerly direction to an iron pin; thence two hundred ninety-seven (297) Feet in a northerly direction to an iron pin; thence two
hundred sixty-nine (269) feet in a westerly direction to an iron pin; thence two hundred eighteen (218) feet in a northerly direction to an iron pin located on the southerly side of South Hill Road;
thence along the South Hill Road in an easterly direction to a traveled driveway located east of the farm buildings on the property now or formerly of Claude Grondin; thence along the driveway to an
iron pin located to the rear of said buildings; thence on a bearing of North one (1) degree and 00 minutes East a direction of two thousand three hundred two (2,303) feet; thence in a generally east
direction to the southwesterly bound of land owned by Guy Placey, now or formerly; thence in a southerly and then northeasterly direction along the Placey line to the point of beginning.
The Grantees are given the spring rights to two (2) separate springs on land retained by Claude Grondin, one said spring located to the northeast to the conveyed parcel and the other said spring
located due west of said parcel.
The Grantees shall have the further right to lay and maintain a 3/4" pipe to each of these springs and the right to go upon the grantor’s land for purposes of maintaining the same.
The Grantor reserves the right-of-way over the within conveyed parcel to enter and go upon land that is retained by him.
MEANING AND INTENDING to describe and convey all and the same premises as described in and conveyed by Quitclaim Deed of Marilyn Lyons and Susan Hoag to Bear Rock Beverage, Inc.,
dated December 24, 1995, and recorded in the Coos County Registry of Deeds at Volume 853, Page 855.
REFERENCE IS MADE AND HAD for a more accurate description of the within conveyed premises to a plan entitled “Property Survey of Land Of Colon and Doris J. Chappell, South Hill Road,
Stewartstown, New Hampshire: dated June 6, 1990, prepared by Colin F. Sutherland and recorded in the Coos County Registry of Deeds.”
The within described premises are to be conveyed SUBJECT TO AND WITH THE BENEFIT OF all easements, rights-of-way, and restrictions of record, including but not limited to any state of facts which an
accurate ground survey may reveal, and all federal, state, and local ordinances, regulations, statutes and rules, including but not limited to statutes, regulations, rules and ordinances pertaining to or relating to
zoning, subdivision, landfill, buildings, water and sewerage.
The within described premises are also to be conveyed SUBJECT TO such tenancies and rights of possession, if any may exist, as have priority over the lien of the Mortgage being foreclosed. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to subordinate the lien of the Mortgage being foreclosed to any such tenancies or rights of possession.
Said premises shall be sold SUBJECT TO all unpaid taxes and unpaid bills for municipal utilities, and all mortgages, attachments, liens and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever entitled to precedence over the
Mortgage.
NOTICE: To the Mortgagor or any other person claiming a lien or other encumbrance or interest upon the premises:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE SITUATED, WITH SERVICE UPON THE MORTGAGEE, AND UPON SUCH BOND AS THE COURT MAY REQUIRE, TO ENJOIN THE SCHEDULED
FORECLOSURE SALE. THE FAILURE TO INSTITUTE SUCH PETITION AND COMPLETE SERVICE UPON THE FORECLOSING PARTY, OR ITS AGENT, CONDUCTING THIS SALE, PRIOR TO SALE, SHALL THEREAFTER BAR ANY ACTION OR RIGHT OF ACTION OF THE MORTGAGOR BASED UPON THE VALIDITY
OF THE FORECLOSURE.
TERMS OF SALE: Prior to the commencement of the sale, each bidder must qualify by paying as a deposit in cash or by certified or bank check or other form satisfactory to Mortgagee,
the Minimum Deposit to Qualify in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00); and the successful bidder must execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement prepared by the Mortgagee
immediately upon the conclusion of the sale. A copy of the proposed Purchase and Sale Agreement may be obtained from John J. McCormack, Esquire, 26 Main Street, Ashland, New
Hampshire, (603) 968-7894. The balance of the bid price must be paid in full in the form of cash, certified or bank check or other form satisfactory to Mortgagee upon delivery of the
Mortgagee's statutory foreclosure deed, on or before the twenty-fifth (25th) day after the date of sale, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE. If the successful bidder fails to complete the
purchase of the mortgaged property, the Mortgagee reserves the right to retain the deposit as full, stipulated, liquidated damages.
RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. The Mortgagee reserves the right to (i) postpone the foreclosure sale to such subsequent date or dates as the Mortgagee may deem necessary or desirable; (ii) bid upon and purchase the mortgaged property at the foreclosure sale without tendering the deposit; (iii) reject any and all bids for the mortgaged property; (iv) amend or change
the terms of sale set forth hereinabove by announcement, written or oral, made before or during the foreclosure sale and such changes or amendments shall be binding upon all bidders, and
(v) sell the mortgaged property to the second highest bidder(s) at the foreclosure sale for the amount bid by such second highest bidder in the event that the highest bidder fails to complete
the purchase of the mortgaged property in accordance with the terms hereof (or to the next highest bidder who desires to purchase the mortgaged property in accordance with the terms
hereof for the amount of such bid).
The within described premises shall also be sold in condition "as is" with no warranties, either expressed or implied, as to habitability or condition or otherwise.
A copy of the Mortgage may be examined by any interested person at the law office of John J. McCormack, 26 Main Street, Ashland, New Hampshire, between the
hours of 10 am and 4 pm during the business week. The original of the Mortgage may be examined at the offices of the Meredith Village Savings Bank at 24 State
Route 25, Meredith, New Hampshire, 03253, between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm during the business week. For further information regarding the sale, please contact
John J. McCormack, Esquire, 26 Main Street, P. O. Box 720, Ashland, New Hampshire 03217 at (603) 968-7894.
DATED at Ashland, New Hampshire, this ______ day of ____________, 2006.
MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK
By Its Attorney:
__________________________________
JOHN J. McCORMACK
26 Main Street - P. O. Box 720
Ashland, New Hampshire 03217
(603) 968-7894
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Rippling Brook Gift-Shop
Rte. 3, 1/4 mile south of shrine
THE UNIQUE GIFT SHOP OF
THE NORTH COUNTRY
Many new and different ideas for that special mom.
Also spring arrangements in hats, chairs, grapevines,
baskets, etc. A gift certificate from our shop
is always a great choice.
ANNUAL YARD SALE MAY 27, 28 & 29.
Phone: 237-5753
Hours: Mon-Sun 10-4 Closed Wednesday.
Visa & MC accepted.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
TO ALL
The following participated in the Mathieu’s Martial Arts Gup Belt Testing on April 22: front row, from
left, Tanner McKeage, Jossie Howlett, Crystal Royal; back row, from left, instructor Lynn Mathieu,
Jaye Keddy, Drake Cann, Master Renald Mathieu. Missing from photo are Kathy Frizzell, James
Frizzell, Marguerite Frizzell. Nancy Chase photo.
and
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spritzers, oils and soaps. Quilts of all sizes, baskets, dolls,
wall decorations such as photos, paintings and folk art.
We carry already much loved items such as linens,
kitchenware, dishes, prints and local area memorabilia to
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Rte. 114 ♦ 802-822-5258
Fresh Maine Steamers & Lobster
(Steamed or Baked Stuff)
Colebrook’s Nate Marquis throws a pitch in the double-header
against Pittsfield on May 6. The Mohawks won both games. Photo
courtesy Brenda Marquis.
Prime Rib Au Jus
Monterey Sirloin
with mushroom Cognac Sauce
FREE GIFT for the first 50 Mothers
to Visit our Greenhouse on
Mother’s Day
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84 Colby Street
Colebrook, NH 03576
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sat.
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Sun.
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Baked Stuffed Haddock
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Chicken Parmesan with Pasta
Children’s Menu
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Reservations Recommended
Hours: Monday 11 a.m.—close
Closed Tuesday
Wednesday—Sunday 11 a.m.—9 p.m.
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Part-Time position available for
a cleaning technician. Experience in window cleaning, carpet
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desirable. Could lead to fulltime position. Valid Driver’s
License required. Call 246-8649
for application. 5/19
SUBSTITUTE or Part-time
help needed at First Step Day
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the day care at 68 Parsons
Street, (Rte. 26) in Colebrook.
MOVING SALE
36” RCA Tru Flat TV. Panasonic Stereo Tuner/Receiver, w/
AM-FM-FM Stereo/Dolby ProLogic Surround Sound/Remote
Control. JVC Model XV5300
DVD/Super VCD/VCD/CD
Player. RCA Home Theater
VHS Player/Recorder, 4head
stereo. 5 External speakers. 1
subwoofer. Includes all cables,
wires, remotes. Everything is 3
years old. Asking $800 or b.o.
Call 237-9873. 5/19
MOVING SALE May 12, 13,
14. 71 Main Street, Colebrook.
Lots of Great Junk We Just
Don’t Have Room For. 5/12
HELP WANTED
Oil & Propane Technician.
Lewis Oil Co. of Colebrook is
seeking an experienced technician to join our professional
SERVICES
A l l e n D u dle y e le c tr i c a l
appliance and power tools
repair services, vacuum
cleaners, microwaves, VCRs,
etc. All makes. 1-802-277-4424.
TFN
4Ts HOME IMPROVEMENTS,
Kitchens, Baths, Windows,
Doors, Decks, Drywall, Basement Remodeling, Interior
Framing to Finish Carpentry.
Small jobs and building maintenance. Call Tom for free estimates at 237-8274. TFN
F.C. Washburn Carpentry,
from frame to finish. Homes,
garages, additions, decks, siding, remodeling, finish work.
No job too big or small. 603237-4359. Cell 603-631-0102.
GROVETON HIGH SCHOOL
SECRETARY TO THE PRINCIPAL
The Groveton High School is seeking a special person to work year
round as secretary to the Principal starting July 1, 2006. Postsecondary education and experience in a school related environment
are desirable. Excellent secretarial, computer (including data base
and word processing), organizational, “people” skills are required.
Previous administrative secretarial experience is preferred. Confidentiality is a must. Salary will be commensurable on experience
and educational background. Benefits and vacation time are included. Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and 3 letters of
reference to: Sherwood Fluery, Superintendent of Schools, 15
Preble St., Groveton, NH 03582 (tel> 603-636-1437).
Paquette’s Lawn Mowing Service—Fair prices with attention
to detail. Ask for Ronnie or
leave a message. 538-6745. 5/26
FOR RENT
For Rent: Newly renovated, 2
bedroom apt., in W. Stewartstown. $455 per month, heat
included. One months security
and references required. Call
Margaret at 603-744-9990. TFN
1 & 2 bed furnished efficiencies,
heat, elec., cable, phone included. Starting at $150 per
week. Call Carrie or Jim at
636-2479. 5/19
For Rent: 2 bedroom apt. upstairs. Refrigerator and stove,
wash/dryer hook-up, heated,
garage. No smoking inside, no
dogs. $500 month, call Annette,
802-266-8643. Leave a message
if no answer. 5/19
WANTED
WANTED: Antique TREADLE
Sewing Machines—Also HandCrank and Singer Featherweight Sewing Machines. Call
603-837-2363. TFN
WANTED TO BUY: Buying
Coin Collections. Large or
small. U.S. or foreign. Accumulations, old pocket watches and
old comic books. Call 802-2663551. 9/22
Good New and Used Items for
4th Annual Two Rivers Habitat
for Humanity Auction, Sunday,
May 21. 1 p.m. start. Preview
noon. 29 Colby Street, Colebrook, near Agway and Depot
Street. Drop-off for the items is
May 6, May 13 & May 20. 5/19
THE CHRONICLE
CAN NOW BE READ ONLINE!
VISIT US AT
WWW.COLEBROOKCHRONICLE.COM
A Critical Access Hospital
RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Radiology Technologist—Full-Time—Benefit Eligible. We are
looking for a qualified team player who is a registered graduate
of an approved school of Radiologic Technology. New grads
are welcome to apply. Must pass registry within one year from
date of hire. C.T. experience helpful, but will train the right
individual. This position will require rotational weekend and
on-call coverage.
A comprehensive benefits package is offered to all full-time and
eligible part-time employees: Medical; dental; short- and longterm disability; 403(b) Retirement; life, supplemental accident
and cancer insurance, and continuing education opportunities.
YOU CAN APPLY ON-LINE!
www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/ucvh/
Send your resume in confidence to:
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
Attn: Heidi Curtis
Human Resources
181 Corliss Lane
Colebrook, NH 03576
PH: 603-237-4971 Ext. 236
Fax: 603-237-4452
Heidi.L.Curtis@hitchcock.org
EOE
SAU #58
VACANCIES
2006-2007
Groveton High School
■Special Education Director
■Athletic Director
■Resource Room
STUFFED ANIMALS
Groveton Elementary School
■Kindergarten 1-on-1 Paraprofessional
Treat that special child, or that
special someone’s “inner child”!
Bring them to The Noah’s Ark
mini-workshop at the School
Daze Hair Salon. Or we can
come to you! Pick a friend, stuff
it, love it, and keep it forever.
(603) 237-8783. 5/12
Stratford Public School
■Science
■Kindergarten 1-on-1 Paraprofessional
Applicants must be certified (NH certification preferred)
Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest, resume,
three letters of reference, transcripts and certificate. Please
state why you with you pursue position in your letter of interest.
SAU #58
Sherwood Fluery, Superintendent of Schools
15 Preble Street
Groveton, NH 03582
Ph: 603-636-1437
Fax: 603-636-6102
Deadline: Until filled.
EOE
EOE
Sports
Rebekah Sylvestre
Page 23
DJ John is throwing a party and you’re
invited. Come to the Colebrook House
bar this Saturday—May 13-night for
John’s annual B-Day party
(doesn’t look 62 does he?) John will have
lots of free food, specials, and (of course)
great music to party to. Stop by and help
John forget how old he is.
A Colebrook Mohawk waits for her pitch in Wednesday’s game against Lisbon. Rebekah Sylvestre
photo.
Mother’s Day Special...
All moms will receive their entrée for 1/2 price!
Come to Cooper’s this Sunday for a great deal and
some great food. In addition to its full menu, Cooper’s will have a special dish—shrimp scampi—
available Sunday only. A complimentary glass of
champagne will accompany Mom’s meal. Treat
that special mom to a good time at Cooper’s.
Reservations (237-5521) appreciated.
Monday– Saturday: Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
(closed Tuesday) Sundays: Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
151 Main Street (just off the Lobby in the Colebrook House Inn).
Mohawk player Amy Fothergill collects a ground ball and
beats a runner to first base.
Rebekah Sylvestre photo.
Colebrook Mohawk Mark Largesse slides at first base to beat the
ball, but is thrown out. Rebekah Sylvestre photo.
NATIONAL
SENIOR HEALTH
& FITNESS DAY
And the
11TH ANNIVERSARY
OF
FOREVER YOUNG
Monadnock Congregational
Church
May 30, 2006
10 a.m.—Noon
“Get Moving…It’s a Step in the Right
Direction!”
EVERYONE IS INVITED!
Colebrook brings one home during a home game against Lisbon on
Wednesday. Rebekah Sylvestre photo.
We’re Your North Country
Sports Connection!
FUN, GAMES AND REFRESHMENTS!
Presented By
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Sports
Rebekah Sylvestre
VARSITY BASEBALL
Colebrook 18, Pittsburg 2
Colebrook played on Pittsburg’s home field on May 4.
Pittsburg scored its first run in
the first inning. Marcus Chase
was hit in by a fly ball sacrifice
by Hunter Judd. In the first
inning Eric Fothergill and John
Kenny brought in two runs for
Colebrook. Colebrook racked up
two runs in the third with Nathan Marquis and Mark Largesse. Colebrook brought in
seven runs in the fourth inning,
Eric Fothergill, John Kenny,
Ryan Call, Mark Largesse, Jeff
Richer, Bobby Gooch and Ryan
Rossito. Pittsburg brought in its
second run in the fourth inning.
Lincoln Judd brought in Hunter
Judd, both with back-to-back
singles. Luke Merrill was on
the mound for Pittsburg for the
first three innings. Hunter
Judd pitched for one inning and
Matthew Ormsbee finished the
game in the fifth inning. In the
fifth inning seven runners came
in for Colebrook ending the
game. Mark Largesse pitched
well for Colebrook and was relieved by Eric Fothergill in the
fifth inning.
Lisbon 6, Colebrook 0
Colebrook played a tough
team on Wednesday. Lisbon
traveled to Colebrook to play on
the Mohawks’ home field. Neither team could score a run in
the first inning.
In the second inning Lisbon
found a break and scored six
runs off two base hits and five
walks. Colebrook pulled out of
its pitching slump for the remainder of the game. After inning two, Lisbon was unable to
put any more runs on the
board. Colebrook did manage to
make two hits in its scoreless
game. Nate Marquis and Jeff
Richer each had a hit.
Colebrook Coach Tim Purrington feels that the team
played well over all. He said
that Lisbon had a good pitcher
and are a tough team. “When
you play a good team, you have
to do everything right, you can’t
walk people.” He was encouraged by the Mohawks’ defensive
play. “When we play defense
and don’t walk people, we play
very well. We’ll just keep working at it and hopefully settle
down,” said Coach Purrington.
VARSITY SOFTBALL
Colebrook 4, Lisbon 1
On Wednesday, Lisbon traveled to Colebrook.
The Mohawks started out
strong with a run in the first
inning. Amy Fothergill had a
base hit and Kayla Soucy followed her with a base hit. Jazmin Stevens hit a deep fly sacrifice to the outfield, bringing
Fothergill home.
In the third inning Amy
Fothergill again scored a run.
She was walked, stole second
base and Jazmin Stevens hit a
double, bringing Fothergill
home. Emily Lemieux then hit
Stevens in with a single. In the
sixth inning Catrina Howland
hit a double. The ball was
thrown out of play and
Howland went home for Colebrook’s final run of the game.
Lisbon was held at one run
throughout the game. Tanya
Smith pitched six innings for
Colebrook and Jessica Frizzell
closed the game. Colebrook had
eight hits against Lisbon and
two errors. Lisbon had two hits
and two errors. Lisbon also
gave up one walk and strikeouts three while Colebrook
struck out one batter and had
no walks.
Coach Bob Unangst was
pleased with his player’s performance, saying that “they did
what we asked them to do.” He
and the team will be focusing
its energy on the Groveton
game at home, tonight at 4 p.m.
TEN STAR
BASKETBALL CAMP
Final applications are now
being evaluated for the Ten
Star All-Star Summer Basketball Camp. The camp is by invitation only. Boys and girls ages
10-19 are eligible to apply. Past
participants include Michael
Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince
Carter, Jerry Stackhouse,
Grant Hill and Antawn Jamison. Players from 50 states and
18 foreign countries attended
the 2005 Camp. College basketball scholarships are possible
for players selected to the AllAmerican Team. Camp locations include Lyndonville, Vt.
For a free brochure, call
(704) 373-0873.
Mohawk Greg Raymond makes the pitch as Lisbon watches intently. Rebekah Sylvestre photo.
Many fans turned out to support the Colebrook Varsity Baseball Team at Wednesday’s game against
Lisbon. Rebekah Sylvestre photo.

May 12, 2006 - Colebrook Chronicle

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