November 2, 2007 - Colebrook Chronicle

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The Colebrook Chronicle
COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007
603-246-8998
VOL. 8, NO. 16
Anger Expressed At Assessing Board Public Forum
By Donna Jordan
As they attempt to gain input on a draft manual outlining property assessment practices, the Assessing and Standards Board and the Equalization Standards Board held a
joint public forum on Tuesday
evening in Colebrook.
Around 100 residents from
Pittsburg to Whitefield attended the meeting, which
opened with input from the
general public on the draft assessing reference manual. But
the meeting was contentious
right from the start, with many
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ISHC Names Powell CEO
Kayleigh Burns, in front, and Sarah Whiting look over the carved pumpkins entered in the Halloween
festivities held at Stratford Common on Oct. 26. Donna Jordan photo.
The Indian Stream Health
Center (ISHC) has announced
that Shirley M. Powell of Hanover, Maine, who has been serving as interim Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) since June, has
accepted the position of full
time CEO.
Powell has served as an Independent Health Care Consultant, with particular expertise in Federally Qualified
Health Centers (FQHCs), for
nearly a decade. She has more
than 30 years of experience in
the health care field, having
served as the Executive Direc-
tor of the Bethel Area Health
Center from 1979 until 1988,
during which time she secured
Rural Health Initiative funding
Rudy Giuliani
In Area Today
Late yesterday afternoon,
the press office of the Rudy
Giuliani for President campaign sent to following sched(Continued on page 2)
On To Finals On Sunday:
Colebrook Boys Beat Derryfield, 2-0
By Liz Carney
The Colebrook boys’ varsity
soccer team eliminated Woodsville 6-0 at the quarterfinals
game at home on Oct. 29 to
advance to the semifinals on
Nov. 1. “We played very well,”
said Head Coach Rob Gooch,
“We came out with a lot of intensity and a lot of emotion.”
Colebrook will advance to
the finals game with the team’s
win over Derryfield 2-0 at the
semifinals game held at the
Merrimack Valley High School
yesterday. Colebrook will play
in the finals game on Sunday,
Nov. 4, at 4:30 p.m., also at the
Merrimack Valley High School.
Checkout the story and photos
of the quarterfinals game in
this week’s issue. Look for the
complete story and pictures of
the semifinals and the finals in
next week’s Chronicle.
Meanwhile, the Colebrook
girls’ varsity soccer team’s season came to an end at the quarterfinals game against WiltonLyndeborough, 3-1, on Oct. 25.
Head Coach Katie Keazer said
that she felt that her team nevertheless “played really well.”
For game coverage of the quarterfinals, see our story, which
begins on page 15.
The Indian Stream Health Center has named interim CEO Shirley
Powell as full-time CEO. Charles Jordan photo.
N.H. Public Radio Now
Has Colebrook Transmitter
Colebrook’s Reno Gilbert prepares to take control of the ball during Monday’s quarterfinals game
played against Woodsville on the Mohawks’ field. Colebrook won, 6-0, and heads to the finals on Sunday. Charles Jordan photo.
As part of its goal to broaden
its listenership around the
state, N.H. Public Radio has
recently added a transmitter in
Colebrook, appearing at the
105.9 FM frequency on the radio dial.
The appearance of the station on the air locally last week
was so sudden that even NHPR
hasn’t completed a press release announcing the signal.
NHPR brings news, talk shows,
information and entertainment
programming to the towns
north of Groveton.
NHPR signed on in August
1981 as WEVO broadcasting in
the Concord-Manchester area.
It was originally known as
Granite State Public Radio and
there were 500 members at the
time. Today, there are 15,000
members. In 1981, there was
one NHPR station, today there
are six transmitters and four
translators and, with the Colebrook transmitter, it assures
that NHPR can be heard in just
about every corner of the state.
NHPR-produced programs
like “The Exchange,” “The
Front Porch” and “The Folk
Show,” as well as national NPR
programming like “All Things
Considered,” “Fresh Air,” “A
Prairie Home Companion” and
“Thistle and Shamrock” are
now available in the Colebrook
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Assessing Board
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complaining that the draft
manual, which has been available for public review since
May, was not available to the
public as advertised and many
were concerned that the forum
was not properly advertised in
local newspapers to the public.
The Assessing and Standards Board had advertised the
Colebrook meeting in the Union Leader, where it was noted
that the draft manual was
available for review on the
state's Dept. of Revenue Administration website. However,
the manual was not uploaded
to the website until Friday,
Oct. 26—two days before the
Colebrook meeting. In addition,
noted those at the meeting in
Colebrook, the manual appears
to be “hundreds of pages long”
and the general public would
not be interested in printing
out such a large file.
In its defense, members of
the Assessing and Standards
board said that the manual is
available in hard copy to anyone from the general public
who would like to review it.
“This book attempts to explain
property taxes to all the folks,
including selectmen and new
municipal officials,” said Len
Gerzon, a public member of the
Assessing and Standards
Board. “We wanted to create a
book to try and take away some
of the mystery behind property
taxes. For example, no one understands what equalization is.
This isn't an atlas, but it is
something we hope will be a
tool.”
The Assessing and Standards Board, and the DRA,
have come under fire during
the past two years for allowing
a “view component” to be a part
of the figures which account for
property valuations. Last year,
Assessing and Standards
Board member Eric Stohl of
Columbia told the Chronicle
that the so-called “view tax”
was a “hot button issue,” and
many at the meeting this week
continued their “venting” onto
the board members. The view
of the Assessing and Standards
Board is that there is no such
thing as a view tax, but they
will call it a view factor or a
view component. A resident of
Orford attending the Colebrook
meeting said that his actual
land value was $22,000 and his
“view factor” was an additional
$200,000, causing many in the
room to gasp.
One Pittsburg resident, who
asked that we not use her
name, said that she and her
husband were forced to sell
their family homestead in Laconia after several new homes
were built next door, causing
the value of their home to increase. “Our taxes went from
$2,000 a year to $12,000. We
had to move out of the house
and rent it for eight weeks so
that we could make enough
money to pay for the taxes,”
she said. “And now, with our
Pittsburg property, we have
seen the value increase 38 percent in the past five years. I see
the mountain of work you have
done, but what's missing here
is the human factor. It has to
be weighed in somewhere—this
Friday, November 2, 2007
isn't just about numbers—it’s
about the pay scale here and
the culture.”
Others felt that the Assessing and Standards Board has
not understood how upset property tax payers have been with
the assessing process. Rick
Samson of Stewartstown called
for the resignation of the
board’s chairman, Betsey
Patten, asking that his letter
requesting her resignation be
included in the public records
of the meeting. “The basis for
this request is primarily your
total disregard, some might
possibly even describe it as
disdain, for the overwhelming
taxpayer feedback last year on
the contentious issue of the use
of a ‘view tax,’ or ‘view factor,’
if you will, in calculating property taxes,” wrote Samson.
“This method for artificially
inflating property tax levels is
very real and nothing short of
aggravating and unacceptable
to most affected New Hampshire property owners bearing
the ever-increasing burden to
support the services and educational needs of our fellow citizens.”
Philip Blatsos, the commissioner of the DRA, told Samson
and the few who were still in
the room at the end of the
three-hour meeting, “You need
to be talking to your legislators
and senators. They are the
ones who need to reduce the
amount of taxes needed. Your
selectboards are also the ones
who are in charge of why your
property taxes are too high. We
are responsible for assessing,
we are not responsible for the
budgets.”
Michael Krak of Whitefield
replied, “We need to make sure
the people you answer to are
aware that we are vehemently
opposed to this method of assessing.”
The next Assessing Standards Board meeting, which
the general public is invited to
attend, is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 26, at 6 p.m., in the
North Country Resource Center in Lancaster.
Powell
and coordinated a capital campaign which raised more than
$100,000 for a full-service
health care facility still serving
the greater Bethel community.
Powell subsequently served for
nearly ten years as the Volunteer Services Coordinator and
Community Relations Manager
of Androscoggin Home Care
and Hospice, Inc., the largest
home health agency in Northern New England, after which
time she returned to the field of
FQHCs.
As an independent consultant, Powell has assisted numerous non-profit primary
health care organizations
throughout northern New England to secure FQHC funding,
including Indian Stream
Health Center. She has extensive experience not only in
fundraising but also in organizational management, board
development, staff training and
community relations.
As with all FQHCs, ISHC is
governed by a Board of Directors made up of community
residents, the majority of who
are patients at the health center. “We are pleased to have
recruited an individual with
such an extensive background
in health care management,”
said Brenda Tibbetts, ISHC
Board President. “Ms Powell
brings a wealth of knowledge
and expertise to her position at
Indian Stream. Together with
our valued staff at ISHC, the
Board is confident that ISHC
will flourish in the years
ahead.”
ISHC is one of 11 FQHCs in
New Hampshire. ISHC serves
19 rural communities in Coos
County (10 towns), Essex
County (seven towns) and Oxford County (two towns). The
leadership staff and community board work together to
assure access to care to residents of these communities
from a practice site that is centrally in Colebrook, on the
same campus with Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital.
Giuliani
ule for the Republican candidate for today, Friday, Nov. 2:
2:30 p.m.: Rudy Giuliani
visits with local residents at
Northern Exposure Restaurant, 12 Main St., Errol, NH
3:45 p.m. Visits with the
voters of Dixville Notch at The
Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in
Dixville Notch.
From there, he goes to the
Town and Country Motor Inn
in Shelburne to address the
public at 6:45 p.m. and concludes his local visit by meeting voters at the Northland
Restaurant and Dairy Bar in
Berlin at 8 p.m.
Public Radio
area. Prior to the addition of
the new Colebrook transmitter,
the closest NHPR tower was in
Gorham and the signal in the
upper Coos was spotty at best.
A check yesterday of the station’s 105.9 setting showed
that it could be heard as far
north as Pittsburg.
“This new signal marks our
continued commitment to covering all of New Hampshire
and further connects NHPR
listeners in the North Country
to the rest of the state and the
region,” said NHPR President
Betsy Gardella on the radio
station’s website.
NHPR programming is also
available online at www.nhpr.org.
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Michael Krak of Whitefield was one of many North Country residents attending the latest public forum, held on Oct. 30, that was
hosted by the N. H. Assessing and Standards Board in Colebrook.
Donna Jordan photo.
Education
PITTSBURG
SCHOOL BOARD
The Pittsburg School Board
met on Sept. 10, 2007. Present
were board members Steve
Lord, Neil Prehemo, John
Amey and Willard “Bob” Ormsbee; Principal Mark Ekberg;
Robert Mills and Cheryl Covill
of SAU 7; members of the public Stephanie Dube, Rick Dube
and Megan Prehemo. The
meeting was called to order at
6:30 p.m.
Hearing of the Public: Rick
and Stephanie Dube met with
the board to discuss the Wellness Policy as it relates to student lunches. They left the
meeting at 6:46 p.m. Megan
Prehemo entered the meeting
at 6:47 p.m. to discuss materials from RESPONSE to Sexual
and Domestic Violence. The
material pertains to teenage
dating relationships. Prehemo
has suggested that the Education and Outreach Coordinator
for RESPONSE join the Teen
Task Force and that the materials be handles through that
group. Prehemo left the meeting at 6:53 p.m.
School Administrator's Report: Mark Ekberg discussed
input from Tammy Jeralds on
the previously discussed materials on teenage dating relationships. He notified the board
of a request from Eric Stohl to
remove the Bruce Stohl Scholarship plaque in order to have
a plaque with room for additional names. Ekberg presented two requests for family
vacations—one to Colorado
that would involve three school
days and one to North Dakota
that would be for five days. The
consensus of the board was to
approve the vacations within
the guidelines of the rules. The
Open House and Book Night
will be Wednesday, Sept. 12.
The eighth grade low ropes
course will be on Friday, Sept.
14. David Covill will be attending the NHIAA Annual Meeting. Senior Night will be held
this fall for information on
scholarships. Regarding the
Academic League, Sheli Judd,
David Covill and Tammy
Jeralds will share responsibilities. The board voted to approve the “Granite State Challenge” trip. There has been a
request to have a drug-sniffing
dog brought into the school.
This was approved by the
board.
Superintendent’s Report:
Robert Mills reviewed the
scores from the New England
Common Assessment Program
which determined adequate
yearly progress for Grades 3-8.
Pittsburg made adequate
yearly progress in both reading
and math. New Hampshire has
377 elementary and middle/
junior high schools, of which
191 failed to make adequate
yearly progress in reading or
math or both. Mills nominated
Kristin Brooks as the Academic
Behavioral Assistant, which
was approved by the board.
Business Manager’s Report:
Cheryl Covill discussed revisions in the Facility Projection
Policy. The board voted to approve the revised policy. Regarding Professional Development, Covill presented a request from Sheli Judd to attend a workshop on Texas Instrument’s next generation of
graphing technology on Oct. 56. The board voted to allow
Sheli Judd to attend the workshop. Covill submitted a request to schedule two JV soccer
games with Groveton. The consensus of the board was to approve scheduling the games.
Pike donated the asphalt for
filling in the driveway where
the trench for the generator
wiring had been dug. The N.H.
State Legislature passed bills
pertaining to health insurance:
HB790 extended medical and
dental coverage for eligible
dependents up to age 26;
HB437 permits same gender
couples to enter into civil unions and have the same rights,
responsibilities and obligations
as married couples, including
access to medical and dental
coverage, effective Jan. 1, 2008.
Unfinished Business: the
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Education
board decided to wait until the
next meeting to reach a decision on the School Board vacancy.
New Business: There was
discussion on unauthorized
individuals being in the food
preparation area. The board
voted to go into nonpublic session at 8:46 p.m. and returned
to public session at 9:25 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at
9:27 p.m.
COLUMBIA
SCHOOL BOARD
The Columbia School Board
met on Sept. 12, 2007. Present
were board members Karen
Riendeau, Kay Soucy and Lisa
Placy-Brooks; Robert Mills,
Cheryl Covill and Theresa Lord
of SAU 7. The meeting was
called to order at 3 p.m.
Special Reports: Theresa
Lord reported that tuition and
transportation for a student at
Country Day School may need
to be increased to five days per
week. Lord discussed a family
of four children and services
needed, including speech.
Superintendent’s Report:
Robert Mills noted that the
new Grades 7 and 8 English
Language Arts teacher is Sylvia Partridge, who has taught
in both California and Vermont. Regarding the Adequate
Yearly Progress, Mills noted
that Colebrook Elementary
School was deemed not to have
made adequate yearly progress
on the NECAP test from 20062007. They are a School In
Need of Improvement because
the Educational Disability subgroup has not reached the target index in math for two con-
secutive years. This past year
this group was 23 students out
of 190 who took the NECAP
test. The school’s index score
made the target, but because
one subgroup did not, the
whole school is labeled as inneed-of-improvement. This will
mean that a plan must be developed on how it will improve
the score of that trial group.
Business Manager’s Report:
Cheryl Covill reported that a
school treasurer’s workshop is
being held in Lancaster, presented by the Local Government Center. The fee is $15.
The consensus of the board was
to support the $15 fee for the
treasurer to attend. Regarding
Special Education transportation, Covill recommended staying with Coos Independent
Living. The board voted to stay
with Coos Independent Living
for special education transportation this year. Covill presented a request from Joyce
Brady for transportation reimbursement. The board felt that
they needed to wait for the
reimbursement to be received
by the district form the State of
New Hampshire. Covill reported that W.W. Berry Transportation has a new coordinator, Kathy Samson. Covill discussed a culvert that had been
replaced on a driveway. The
budget fund balance on June
30, 2007, was $160,045.75. She
discussed bills passed by the
state legislature: HB790 extends medical and dental coverage for eligible dependents
up to age 26, effective Oct. 1,
2007; HB437 permits same
gender couples to have the
same rights, responsibilities
and obligations as married couples, including access to medical and dental coverage, effective Jan. 1, 2008.
The meeting adjourned at
4:24 p.m.
Town
WILDFIRE MITIGATION
AND WATER PLANNING
The Town of Colebrook will
be conducting a series of Wildfire Mitigation Planning meetings over the next several
weeks.
In the first program of its
kind in the Northeast, North
Country Council and NC
RC&D will work together with
state and federal agencies to
produce two plans under a single planning process. These
planning processes are made
possible through grants from
the Federal Emergency Management Administration
(FEMA) and the town’s local
dues.
North Country Council has
been creating All-Hazard Mitigation Plans for communities
in the North Country for more
than five years. All-Hazard
Planning is important to reduce losses resulting from
natural disasters. The Federal
Government has mandated
that all local communities complete a local All-Hazard Mitigation Plan in order to qualify for
FEMA funding needed to abate
natural disasters when they
occur. Disasters that will be
addressed by the Planning
Team that will be formed include issues such as flooding,
hurricanes, drought, landslides
and wildfires. Colebrook’s current All Hazards Plan will also
be updated as a result of this
planning process.
New to the Council and the
North Country is a Wildfire
pilot program that the Council
has developed with the coordination of the U.S. Forest Service, DRED Division of Forests
and Lands and N.H. Homeland
Security Emergency Management. The ecological, social and
economic costs of wildfires are
escalating in the United States.
In 2005, federal agencies
alone spent $875,713,000 for
wildland fire suppression.
While large scale wildfires are
generally associated with western states, New Hampshire
reported 500 wildfires in 2006.
The Wildfire Mitigation plan
will be an addendum to the AllHazards Mitigation Plan that
will be more in-depth and take
the community through a sophisticated hazard planning
analysis mapping a number of
risk criteria to determine pri(Continued on page 5)
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Police And Fire Reports
PITTSBURG POLICE
On Oct. 26, at 10:39 p.m.,
Shawn McDonald, 18, of Colebrook was operating a 1989
Chevrolet northbound on Halls
Stream Road when, after a
deer ran into the roadway in
front of him, he lost control of
his vehicle, which struck an
embankment, causing the
truck to roll over. Pittsburg
Police Chief Richard Lapoint
said that neither McDonald nor
two passengers was injured;
the vehicle sustained moderate
damage and was towed from
the scene.
On Oct. 28, Sheridan
Rodrique, 59, of Pittsburg was
backing a 2008 Chevrolet
pickup in the parking area of
Metallak Lodge when his vehicle struck an unoccupied legally parked 1999 Dodge Durango owned by David Kurczy,
30, of Mendon, Mass. There
was moderate damage done to
the Rodrique vehicle and minor
damage to the Kurczy vehicle;
both were able to be driven
from the scene.
That same day, Elizabeth
Carney reported to police that
on Oct. 26 a person had entered her residence on Moose
Mountain Drive in Clarksville
using a key and had stolen a
Citizen’s Bank card. Chief Lapoint stated that “this matter
remains under investigation,
and anyone with information is
asked to call the Pittsburg Police at 538-7003.”
COLEBROOK POLICE
On Oct. 23, at 10:30 a.m.,
James Buffington, 49, of Berlin
was arrested on a warrant
from the Groveton Police Dept.
following an incident where a
runaway tire from a 2001
Dodge truck tire struck a vehicle in the Big Apple parking
lot. Colebrook Police Dept. Secretary Lisa McKinnon said that
Buffington was released on
$500 personal recognizance
bail and awaits a future appearance in Lancaster District
Court.
On Oct. 26, at 7:45 a.m.,
Jeremy Ladd, 26, of Stewartstown was operating a 2004
Ford Focus on Route 145 near
Beaver Brook Falls when his
vehicle struck and killed a deer
in the roadway. Ladd was uninjured; his vehicle, which sustained moderate damage, was
able to be driven from the
scene.
On Oct. 27, at 3:30 p.m., a
2004 Ford F-250 pickup owned
by Dominic Gilbert of Columbia
was reported to be off the roadway on Route 145, having sustained severe damage after
rolling onto its side. Police
found no one at the scene. Gilbert reported the vehicle stolen, and the incident is currently under investigation.
COLEBROOK FIRE DEPT.
On Oct. 27, at 3:30 p.m.,
firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle off the road on
Route 145. Colebrook Fire
Dept. Information Officer Mike
Pearson said that department
members provided traffic control and searched the area for a
victim.
On Oct. 29, at 5:33 p.m., a
call reporting smoke at a landfill off Titus Hill led fire personnel to the scene of a nonpermitted brush fire in the
area between Fish Pond and
Lime Pond. The fire, set by a
local landscaping company,
was ordered extinguished by
Fire Warden John Accardi,
which department members
did.
On Oct. 30, at 9 a.m., firefighters responded to a call
reporting a motor vehicle on
Main Street, but the called was
canceled by Colebrook Fire
Chief Brett Brooks while department members were en
route.
UCVH EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES
During the week of Oct. 2127, the Colebrook and Pittsburg ambulances responded to
15 emergency scene calls. EMS/
TRAUMA Coordinator Ed
Laverty said that the Colebrook ambulances responded to
seven 9-1-1 scene calls; five in
Colebrook, and one each in
Canaan, Vt., and Beecher
Falls, Vt. The Pittsburg ambulance responded to eight 9-1-1
scene calls; six in Pittsburg,
and one each in Clarksville and
By Bud Hikel
Beecher Falls. UCVH EMS
personnel also responded to
three requests for interfacility
transfers to the DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center. This
makes a total of 18 calls.
N.H. STATE POLICE
On Oct. 23, at 9:05 a.m.,
N.H. State Trooper Chuck Boutot assisted a Colebrook resident with that person’s semiannual sex offender registration.
On Oct. 24, at 6:35 p.m.,
state police responded to a motor vehicle collision on Route 3
in Stratford. Trooper Paul
Rella said that Matthew Howe,
22, of Colebrook was operating
a vehicle northbound on Route
when a deer crossed the road in
front of him. He was unable to
stop, and his vehicle struck the
deer. No injuries were reported, and the vehicle was
scene.
On Oct. 25, at 4:37 p.m.,
state police responded to a residence on Pleasant Valley Road
in Stratford for a report of
criminal trespassing and a domestic disturbance. Trooper
Boutot stated that, subse(Continued on page 10)
Court
COLEBROOK
DISTRICT COURT
Colebrook District Court
met on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007,
with Judge Paul Desjardins
presiding.
Arraignments
Eric Bingham, 33, of Island
Pond, Vt., pled guilty to Operating After Revocation in Stratford on Oc. 3. Bingham was
fined $150, plus a $30 penalty
assessment.
Douglas Cameron, 21, of
Colebrook pled not guilty to
Operating After Revocation in
Colebrook on Oct. 15. Cameron
also pled not guilty to Unlawful
Possession of Alcohol in Stewartstown on Feb. 20 and Failure to Appear in the Colebrook
District Court on April 19. A
trial date was set for Dec. 6.
Mark Coburn, 22, of South
Attleboro, Mass., failed to appear on a charge of Open Container of Alcohol in Errol on
Sept. 29. A bench warrant was
issued for Coburn’s arrest and
cash bail was set at $250.
Jennifer Frazier, 28, of Colebrook pled guilty to Speeding
at the Rate of 70 Miles Per
Hour in a 40-Mile-Per-Hour
Zone. Frazier was fined $200,
plus a $40 penalty assessment.
A charge of Operating After
Suspension was nol prossed by
the State.
John Gale, 38, of Plainville,
Mass., was unable to appear
due to a medical reason on a
charge of Open Container of
Alcohol in Errol on Sept. 29.
The arraignment was continued to Nov. 29.
Zachary Kirk, 21, of West
Stewartstown pled guilty to
Criminal Trespass in West
Stewartstown on Oct. 19. Kirk
was fined $500, with $250 suspended upon good behavior for
one year, plus a $50 penalty
assessment.
Justin Quigley, 33, of Whitefield pled guilty to Simple Assault and Criminal Trespass in
Stratford on Aug. 25. Quigley
was fined $500, with $250 suspended, plus a $50 penalty
assessment and 30 days at the
House of Correction suspended
upon good behavior for one
year on the Simple Assault
Charge. Quigley was found
guilty on the Criminal Trespass charge.
Fredrick Richard, 38, of Epping pled not guilty to Theft By
Unauthorized Taking and Receiving Stolen Property in
Stewartstown on Sept. 23. A
trial date was set for Dec. 6.
Lisa Starling, 32, of Colebrook pled not guilty to Operating Without a Valid License in
Colebrook on Oct. 10. The complaint was placed on file without a finding upon good behavior for one year.
Jakelene Stone, 22, of Stratford pled not guilty to Criminal
Mischief in Stratford on Oct. 3.
A trial date was set for Dec. 6.
Leah Wheeler, 39, of Colebrook pled guilty to Issuing a
Bad Check in Colebrook on
March 17. Wheeler was ordered to pay restitution in the
amount of $510.
Trials
A Probable Cause hearing
for Stephen Allen, 54, of Raymond on a charge of Operating
After Being Declared Habitual
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View From The
45th Parallel
The Way We Were...
Thank Goodness For Sports
Conversations we had this week with folks we ran
into included talk about how most people are going to
have a hard time getting through the winter with the
price of oil over $90 a barrel. The merits of pellet
stoves, getting one’s wood in early, pre-buying home
heating oil, putting up heavy drapes to hold in heat,
the disparity between gas prices locally and down below—everyone has ideas and feelings. As we head into
winter, we’re all clutching our wallets.
We also talked about the troubling news of the
planned closing of Wausau Paper by the end of the
year and the impact it will have not only on the people
of Groveton, but the entire North Country. It was
gloomy talk. We did manage to watch some of another
presidential debate this week on TV, but we didn’t
find much new to talk about after that, we’re sorry to
say.
But we did get into a few upbeat conversations and
they all had to do with sports. We watched along with
everyone else as the Boston Red Sox swept the World
Series and showed themselves to be a team of pros
who not only could be counted on individually, but for
giving a total team effort.
And locally we are rooting this week for two North
Country teams which are headed to the soccer finals
this weekend, the Colebrook Mohawks boys and
Groveton Eagles girls. Both vanquished their opposition in semifinal action. Way to go!
Thank goodness for sports.
Charles J. Jordan
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(Editor’s note: From time to time we’ll feature photos and historical text from Joan Cowan of the Canaan Historical Society. She sent along this photo and the following accompanying description.)
A rare view of the old covered bridge between Canaan and West Stewartstown was found in a set of
snapshots on file at the Canaan Historical Society. Most of the bridge pictures that have survived are
taken from downstream, but this one is taken from the power house site above the bridge. This picture was taken in 1927 and the bridge was washed out the following fall, in the Great Flood of November 1927.—Joan Cowan
Letters
Letter to the Editor:
When I moved to the North
Country a number of years ago,
I found that for the most part it
was much less expensive than
living down country.
I have to say the gas and oil
prices have made that theory
just that, a theory. I simply
cannot believe that the costs of
transportation can account for
the difference of 40 cents per
gallon between Manchester and
Colebrook.
I am pretty sure that I am
not the only one sick to death of
being ripped off by what I used
to think was the Big Oil companies, I have to tell you I think
that the distributors and gas
station owners are also making
a lot more than they should
be.
When the difference in
price is 10 to 12 cents a gallon
from one gas station to the
next, that’s nuts! The cost of a
barrel of oil is at an all time
high, oil which will take 90 to
120 days minimum to get from
the Middle East to the refineries and to anyone who might
distribute it in the North Country. But the price at the pump
goes up the day after they announce the per barrel prices.
It seems like it is time for
the State or Federal government to come up with a formula
that holds someone accountable
for overcharging us in advance. When companies like
Exxon-Mobil announce record
profits every quarter after the
per barrel price of crude oil
rises, something stinks.
If the governor and the legislature want to do something for
the North Country and the
scores of people becoming unemployed up here, how about
stopping the rip-offs instead of
promising job training and job
placement that they and all the
rest of us know don't exist.
No, I don’t expect them to do
any of that. I'm not a stupid as
they think we all are.
Dennis Thompson
Stewartstown
Letter to the Editor:
We now have listings of local organizations on the Organization Wall at the Interpretive Center at the Rest
Area.
We would like to have as
many local organizations as
possible make up a poster with
pictures of activities and
events. If your organization has
annual events, include a picture or two of each and under
the picture tell when that
event is held—like “first weekend of” whatever month,
etc. Then we can have a collection of the posters and if you’re
going to have one of your annual events the following
month, we'll put your poster up
in the Interpretive Center.
We have room to post two or
three posters at a time, so if
only one organization is having
an event that month, then we'll
fill the space next to it with a
poster from some organization
that just has on-going meetings.
We hope a lot of posters will
be made and dropped off at the
Chamber of Commerce office so
we can have a good “moving
display” under the organization
listings that are there now.
Ginger Jannenga
Great North Woods
Interpretive Center
Committee
Organization Wall
Dear Charlie and Donna,
On behalf of the Colebrook
Downtown Development Association, thanks for your coverage of last week’s Harvest Fair.
I’d also like to let you know a
few “behind the scenes”
things about the event.
As you may be aware, Harvest Fair is CDDA’s signature
annual event and the
only event which is also a fundraiser for our local Main Street
program. Though proceeds
were a bit less than last
year, I’m pleased to report that
we met some other objectives. First, the event “team”
of volunteers not only grew, but
had a terrific coordinator, Anne
Sullivan. Terry Hurlbert was
also a great help with all the
planning and countless details. We’re very pleased that
several local businesses supported the event as sponsors;
and hope that they will join us
again next year.
Guy LaPerle’s support of the
Chili Challenge added new fun
for all entrants and every
crockpot was completely
cleaned out. We'll be looking
for even more entries next
year! The live entertainment
by Red Gallagher added another festive new element,
thanks to the sponsorship of
The Great North Woods Center
for the Arts.
Each year, we try to get a
minimum count of attendance
and reach. This year, 335 people took the time to let us know
where they were from; and
listed nine states, two countries and 44 towns. This is important to the CDDA, because
one of our priorities is
“planting an impression;” especially on folks from other
places. Our initiatives are not
generally planned to give just a
Court
Offender in Pittsburg on Aug.
31 was continued until Dec. 6.
Katharine Delude, 18, of
Laconia pled not guilty to
Speeding at a Rate of 74 Miles
Per Hour in a 55-Mile-PerHour Zone in Colebrook on
Aug. 23. Delude was found
guilty and the case was placed
on file upon good behavior for
one year.
Daryn Emerson, 21, of
Colebrook pled guilty to Disobeying an Officer, Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated and Road Racing in
Colebrook on Sept. 15.
Charges of Operating Without
a Valid License, a Yellow Line
Violation and Operating after
Revocation were nol prossed
by the State. Emerson was
fined $750, plus a $150 penalty assessment on the Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated. Emerson’s license was
ordered revoked for a period of
18 months, he must install an
interlock device for a period of
12 months following reinstatement of his operating privileges and he was sentenced to
10 days, three days at the
House of Corrections and
seven days at the Multiple
DWI Offender Intervention
Detention Center. Emerson
was fined $500, plus a $100
penalty assessment and his
license was revoked for 18
months. The complaint alleging
Road Racing was placed on file
with a finding of guilty.
Kevin Henderson, 22, of
Pelham pled guilty to Criminal
Trespass in West Stewartstown
on July 3 and Failure to Appear in Colebrook District
Court on Aug. 16. Henderson
was fined $500 with $500 suspended and sentenced to 30
days at the House of Correction
suspended upon good behavior
for one year.
Winona Ladeau, 21, of
Barre, Vt., pled guilty to Operating after Revocation in Colebrook on Sept. 26. Ladeau was
fined $500.
Mark Preston, 47, of Twin
Mountain pled guilty to Speeding at a Rate of 56 Miles Per
Hour in a 30-Mile-Per-Hour
Zone in Stratford on Aug. 8.
The complaint was placed on
file with a guilty finding by the
State.
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Jennifer Landry
LANDRY PROMOTED AT
FIRST COLEBROOK BANK
First Colebrook Bank has
promoted Jennifer Landry to
the position of Operations Officer at the Colebrook main office. “This is Jennifer’s third
promotion,” said Jim Tibbetts,
bank President and CEO,
“owing to her outstanding administrative and management
skills. In her new position,
she’ll oversee both loan operations and deposit operations.”
Starting as a First Colebrook Bank Loan Operations
Assistant in 2002, Landry
moved up to Senior Loan Assistant/Operations and Administration three years later. By
late 2005, she was Loan Operations and Administration Supervisor. Landry studied at
Nashua’s Rivier College and
the University of New Hampshire in Durham. She resides
in Pittsburg, where she is a
Cub Scout Cubmaster and Den
Leader; she also serves as a
committee member for a Colebrook Boy Scout troop. Landry
is an active volunteer with the
orities in wildfire mitigation.
The third component of the
community planning process
will be guided by NCRC&D
through their Rural Fire Protection Initiative and support
the Wildfire Plan. NCRC&D
will develop a Water Resource
Plan that will identify, evaluate and map water resource
sites available, and prioritize
adequate water drafting facilities for local and mutual aid
fire personnel. The Water Resource Plan will provide additional analysis to assist in prioritizing projects within a community.
A planning team is currently being formed that will
address all these issues
through one planning process.
The planning team will establish priorities, collaborate on
activities, and increase public
awareness and participation to
reduce the hazard impacts
within communities and surrounding lands. The first official meeting will be held at 6
p.m. on Nov. 8, 2007, at the
Colebrook Town Offices. The
meeting will cover an introduction to the planning process,
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By Arthur Gould
RAINY WEEKEND
On Saturday, Oct. 27, Dorothy’s brother Edward and his
wife Barbara came up from
Cumberland, Maine, to see us.
We had not seen them for a
long time. It’s always nice to
get together and reminisce
about the old days and how
things are going downhill today. Our daughter Sharon
came over to see them before
they left to go home. Before
they left, our other daughter
Donna stopped in to see them
and to hear about the trip they
took to Colorado. They also
have a daughter and her husband who live out there. Edward and Barbara took a lot of
snapshots of places out that
way. They have a small travel
trailer they use when they go
on a long trip.
Dorothy and I had forgotten
about the chicken pie supper in
Canaan, Vt., at the Methodist
Church until our daughter
Donna reminded us of it. It was
raining so hard we didn’t know
if we should go or not. Finally,
we decided to go and Donna
went along with us. It’s a good
thing we wore our rain jackets
or we would have been soaked.
The chicken pie was very good
and the price was very reasonable. When we got ready to go
home, a nice man there had a
hard time opening the door for
us. I think the rain made the
wood in the door swell up so it
was hard to open. When we got
home, it wasn’t raining very
much. When we went to church
this Sunday, it was trying to
snow just a little. When we got
home from going to church it
was still spitting snow a little.
I was reading somewhere
that there are 212,000 starving
horses in the United States.
The cost of taking care of a
horse is from $1,800 to $2,400
annually. Years ago, when the
farmers had horses to do their
farm work, they also had a nice
driving horse to use when they
went to town to do their shopping or going to church on Sundays. This was before the roads
were plowed in the winter.
I hope my telephone bill
doesn’t go up anymore. Thirty
dollars a month is too much.
One fellow told me his telephone bill is $35 a month, with
no long distance calls. The electric light company says they
are going up also. I am wondering if everyone gets a lot of
junk mail like I do. Every day
we get three or four telephone
calls telling us they are going
to lower the interest rate on
our mortgage, which we don’t
have.
School Lunch
PITTSBURG
Nov. 5 – 9
BREAKFAST: (All meals
served with milk.) Mon.: Bosco
sticks, dipping sauce, applesauce. Tues.: Pancakes, syrup,
pears. Wed.: Assorted cereal,
toast. Thurs.: Waffle sticks,
syrup, peaches. Fri.: Blueberry
bagel, cc/pb, fresh fruit.
LUNCH: (All meals served
with milk.) Mon.: Sweet and
sour chicken on rice, green
beans, cornbread, chocolate
chip cookie. Tues.: Sliced turkey, ham, mashed potato with
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gravy, homemade roll, peas
and carrots, pineapple. Wed.:
Chicken patty with a bun,
tossed salad, potato puffs, pudding. Thurs.: Taco boats, tossed
salad, salsa and cheese, homemade cinnamon bun. Fri.:
Homemade pizza, carrot sticks,
fresh fruit, shape-ups.
COLEBROOK
Nov. 5 – 9
STEWARTSTOWN
Nov. 5 – 9
STRATFORD
Nov. 5 – 9
served with milk and juice.)
Mon.: Cereal, muffin. Tues.:
Scrambled eggs, toast. Wed.:
French toast sticks. Thurs.:
Funnel cake, yogurt. Fri.:
Breakfast sandwich. LUNCH:
(All meals served with milk.)
Mon.: Cheeseburgers, fries,
baby carrots, pudding and topping. Tues.: Tortilla wrap
(chicken or beef), fries or Spanish rice, corn, fruit cup, cookie.
Wed.: Shepard’s pie, wheat roll,
coleslaw, brownie. Thurs.: Corn
chowder, BLTs or Tuna Roll,
crackers, fresh fruit. Fri.: Hot
pockets, fries, green beans,
fruit cup, cookie.
CANAAN
Nov. 5 – 9
with choice of milk or 100%
juice) Mon.: Chicken fajita
wrap w/salsa sauce, tossed
salad, rice, fruit. Tues.: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, mixed
vegetables, bread, ice cream
cup. Wed.: Sloppy joes, hash
brown, sliced cucumbers with
ranch dip, sliced apple. Thurs.:
Wheat crust pizza, tossed
salad, pretzels, juice bar. Fri.:
Cheeseburger, pasta salad,
goldfish crackers, sliced
peaches.
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It Was
Only Yesterday
By Dick Richards
(802) 277-8890
FALL AND POLITICS
As I’ve said before, I’m always grateful when someone
mentions having read my column and the response from my
“Meanest Thief” story was
huge and positive. Many called
to mention their own “meanest
thief’ and some to wonder why
someone would steal from our
sister, Thelma Daley or from
our dear friend, Pearl Porter.
We went to the clinic for our flu
shots and were pleased by
those who we ran into there
who had read my stories. As
Elseia has more friends than
anyone I know and everyone
said “Hi,” our morning was
very gratifying.
The corn is cut and the
crows have deserted us for the
opportunity to scavenge the
corn spilled in the fields. I hope
we’ve mowed our lawn for the
last time this fall. The leaves
are losing their beauty and
soon will be gone as will the
leaf peepers. We were blessed
with a visit from our son and
his wife, Wayne and Paula
Chapple, up from Florida for a
short visit. They have gone
back now and we will tell
Wayne he missed the frost by
just a couple of days. He hates
the cold now and has become
quite a “wimp” when visiting
up north when it gets a little
cool. We ourselves have said it
would be nice to be able to hibernate like the wild animals
and only come out when it is
spring again, which is ridiculous and vain, of course.
Now and then we run across
someone who had the same
experience as we did in the
early 1940s and realize that
we, along with those individuals, are fast becoming the minority. We traveled a lot of
country that we most probably
would never have seen but for
the war. Although our generation had its share of pioneers,
new people bring changes and
ways of life and our country
early on welcomed those from
other nations who were seeking
freedom from an oppressing
regime or with the hopes to
practice whatever religious
beliefs were theirs at the time.
Although our constitution
guarantees our right to choose
a way of life and freedom of
speech, etc., the facts are, we
must be careful of over stepping our beliefs because those
in political power tend to step
on our way of thinking and
make change with military
force. The turn of events in
nations our ancestors escaped
from follows us and attempts to
force their way of thinking
upon us. We could and should
protect our own borders to preserve our freedom. At the same
time, it does not behoove us to
use force to inspire our way of
life politically or religiously on
other countries since our constitution guarantees us freedom to choose. Why should we
not let others choose their own
way of life while being very
careful not to allow them to use
force against our borders?
On a lighter note, as we
write this, our beloved Red Sox
have come through for us and
are now playing in the World
Series, having already won the
first game. We can just hope
they continue playing as well
as they did in the last few
games.
Northwoods Echoes
By Richard E. Pinette
OPERATION
SURVIVAL REMEMBERED
There are a number of our
readers who may recall the
winter of the deep snows back
in 1958. That spring there were
bumper stickers on many of the
North Country automobiles
which read “We survived the
winter of ‘58!” To this writer,
this brings back to mind the
feeding of starving deer from
the air by the Berlin squadron
of the Civil Air Patrol.
The story of the undertaking, which was dubbed
“Operation Survival,” is one
which is told in detail in our
book, Northwoods Echoes. That
winter, the deer in our woodlands were indeed having a
tough time of it. All winter it
had snowed and snowed. Now
the deer were confined to very
small deer yards where the
accessible natural feed was
about gone. The plight of the
deer was a gloomy one for sure.
A couple of the Civil Air
Patrol pilots flew over a couple
of deer yards in the area and
came back with photos of numbers of deer being confined in
small deer yards. Then a decision was made by the squadron
leader to make some air drops
of food to the starving deer. It
must be remembered that the
snowmobile had not yet come
into its own. The only way to
get feed to the deer was from
the air.
It was first planned to drop
small bales of hay into the deer
yards, but conservation officers
advised that hay had little nutrition value to deer. Not to be
easily discouraged, CAP members went to several grocery
stores to explain their deerfeeding scheme. The store owners responded with donations of
apples, carrots and other vegetables for the air drop into the
deer yards. A full pickup load of
the donated apples and vegetables arrived at the Berlin airport and the deer feeding from
the air for the starving deer got
started.
Using privately owned airplanes with the doors removed,
the deer feed was placed into
large-size special potato bags
made of strong paper instead of
burlap. The bags were air
dropped over the closest deer
yards at the Dummer Pond
area. It should be mentioned
that, at first, burlap bags were
used, but the bags were especially difficult to empty against
the air stream while in flight.
The paper bags conveniently
tore apart from the force of the
slipstream and the vegetables
and apples fell free from the
bags. As the apples and vegetables were caught in the slipstream, some of them smashed
against the tail section of the
airplane, making a mess as it
all froze to the surfaces. The
air drop continued nonetheless.
Then it happened. Large
apple orchard owners and others, even from downstate, read
about “Operation Survival” and
they called to donate large
amounts for use as deer feed.
In a couple of days, a large section of the airplane hangar at
the Berlin airport was filled
with fruit and vegetables waiting for the air drop. And about
the mess on the tail surfaces of
the airplanes: The change from
the burlap bags to the paper
bags took care of that problem.
The paper bags were torn open
by the slipstream only after
they had cleared the surfaces of
the planes. Printed on the large
paper bags were the words
“OPERATION SURVIVAL” in
bold letters.
Now all was in readiness for
a massive air drop the next
weekend, but there was yet
another problem. The Civil Air
Patrol pilots who were using
their own planes were also paying for the gasoline out of their
pockets. That problem vanished with an unexpected happening. Sportsmen and clubs
over a wide area started sending money to pay for the airplane fuel.
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St. Brendan’s
Christmas Bazaar
Sat., November 3 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
St. Brendan’s Hall
Tea, Crafts, White Elephant, Food, Raffles
Fun For All!
North Country Photo Album
At The Kiwanis Halloween Party
Photos by Thomas Jordan
Have your furnace
cleaned
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from Norm’s
Heating and Refrigeration.
24 Hour Service
“School girl” Victoria Socie and “Alice In Wonderland” Christine Knapper.
~SAU #58~
NOTICE OF MEETINGS
November 2007
Cody Richards gets a treat from Jessica Klee as
Don Dickson oversees the proceedings.
Jen and Alex Radun and Elizabeth
Mandilynn Howland get in on the fun.
and
STARK SCHOOL BOARD
Stark Village School
Wednesday, November 8, 2007
5:30 PM — Policy Worksession
6:00 PM — Board Meeting
STRATFORD SCHOOL BOARD
Stratford Public School Multipurpose Room
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 — 6:00 PM
NORTHUMBERLAND SCHOOL BOARD
Groveton High School Library
Thursday, November 15, 2007 — 6:00 PM
Some frightful and fancy folks went round and
round at one game.
Left photo: Looking the most cozy in costume was Matthew Crawford in blue fur. Right photo: Brad
Brooks gets ready to supply the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle with another ball at one of the many
games the Colebrook Kiwanians had in store for youngsters in the Colebrook gym on Halloween night.
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Community News
COOS COUNTY
NURSING HOSPITAL
The decorating for Halloween continues this week as
staff are decorating the doors
and hallways for the “Door Décor” contest. Staff members
and residents got together in
the Multi-Purpose Room to go
through Linda’s bag of goodies.
Everyone had a good time trying on masks and costume accessories while decorating for
the upcoming Halloween Party.
A few staff members have been
getting in the spirit by wearing
costumes to work. Residents
got a kick out off seeing staff
dressed as a cowboy, witches, a
colorful scarecrow, a devil and
enjoyed an interesting visit
with the original desperate
housewife. An attempt was
made to get Daisy the dog to
join in the fun by donning a
costume. Apparently, Daisy did
not enjoy displaying her “inner
witch” and very few were able
to see her in costume before
she worked her way out of it.
One of the pleasures we look
forward to in fall is comfort
food. One of the best comfort
foods is soup. Staff members
and residents enjoyed a Soup
Cook Off this week. Several
staff members brought in crock
pots full of their family favorites. Residents also teamed up
with staff members to make
Corn Chowder to enter in the
contest. They also helped make
cornbread, maple oatmeal
bread and biscuits to accompany the soup. Residents could
sample the soups for free while
staff members donated a dollar
to the Resident Council to sample all the soup and bread they
could eat. The judges declared
that all the soups were good
but their favorite was Diana
Jaffery’s Chilli Mac. Several
staff members put heart and
soul into making soup for this
event. Of course, it would not
have been a success if many
more had not sampled the
soups. Everyone is now busy
writing down their recipes to
exchange for the recipes of others.
Last weekend, residents
were treated to two music performances. On Saturday, Sally
Masson and her sister Judy
entertained with music and
jokes. The two could put the
original pickers and grinners to
shame. On Sunday, Angela
Cote’s sons entertained residents with Karaoke. Residents
from the Special caqre Unit
(SCU) were treated to Music
Time with Chris and Eric.
This week’s Blackout Bingo
winner was Theresa Perry.
Mindy led a large exercise
group. The residents of the
SCU played word games,
horseshoes and ball toss, went
for walks and enjoyed a puzzle
night.
A few ladies got together for
a Busy Hands Workshop in
which they made novelty gifts
for the upcoming Christmas
Bazaar and Woodworking was
done on the sun porch. SCU
residents worked on paper
crafts, painting on velvet, crocheted and worked on other
crafts.
A Chocolate Social was held
and World Pasta Day was celebrated with a Pasta Mania
Social. Origins and trivia were
enjoyed along with reminiscing. Halloween was the subject
of a reminiscing group in the
SCU.
All floors enjoyed the delivery of the local newspapers,
along with coffee and goodies.
Manicures and hand massages
were also enjoyed house wide.
The papers and other reading
aloud were enjoyed, some with
tea and cookies.
Residents awaiting their visit
with the hairdresser enjoyed a
Salon Social and residents celebrated their spirituality with
Catholic Mass with Father
Cheney, Rosary Circle with
volunteers and church services
with Pastor Clark.
NORTH COUNTRY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
There are still a few stubborn colorful leaves hanging on
and if you would like to preserve some of these beauties,
gather them while they are
supple and press them between
thick layers of absorbent cardboard. Place several stacks
between two heavy boards or
books and bind them tightly.
Store the leaves in a warm and
dry spot for about 10 days,
tightening the bindings as necessary. Display your leaves
under plastic in an album or
between layers of clear contact
paper. Several other ideas for
displaying your finished product might be place mats, bookmarks, picture frames or coasters.
“’Tis the season” events are
beginning to be scheduled and
on Saturday, Nov. 3: there is a
Christmas Bazaar at St. Brendon’s Catholic Church on
Pleasant Street in Colebrook,
as well as a Craft Fair at the
American Legion Hall in Canaan. These should whet your
appetite and inspire you get a
start on your Christmas shopping.
The Chamber really appreciates those who volunteer their
time and if you would like to
help out, call the Chamber at
237-8939.
—submitted by Joan Chase
STRATFORD OLD HOME
DAY SUPPER NOV. 3
The Stratford Old Home
Day Committee will be holding
a buffet supper at Kimball Hall
in Stratford Hollow from 5-7
p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. Cost
is $7 for adults and $3 for children.
PATRICK ROSS CONCERT
IN ERROL ON NOV. 16
An Evening of Music with
Fiddler Patrick Ross will be
presented at 6 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 15, at Errol Town Hall by
the Umbagog Area Heritage
Committee and the Errol Consolidated School.
The concert is part of a series of partnership programs
presented by members of the
Arts Alliance and supported in
part by a grant from the N.H.
State Council on the Arts. A
Winning a $100 cash prize for its scarecrow was the Stratford 4-H. Front, from the left, Nicolas Goulet, Eric Howarth, Sarah Whiting and Austin Lesperance. Back, Natalie Hakey, Jourdain Goulet,
Alicia Lesperance, Alexis Scott, Monica Couture and Ryan Laverty. Donna Jordan photo.
A ghostly pumpkin carving
entered in the contest. Donna
Jordan photo.
Little Ben ponders the idea of getting a bag of popcorn during the
night’s festivities in Stratford which also included hot dogs,
marshmallows and hot chocolate. Donna Jordan photo.
bake sale and coffee will be
offered by the Umbagog Area
Heritage Committee. Call 4823884 for additional details.
bers, with a core group of about
20 very active in the club. Officer positions come open for
nomination in March and the
Ski-Bees are actively seeking
new members to fill these positions. It’s a great volunteer
organization and fresh ideas
are needed.
The community is cordially
invited to join this progressive
volunteer
organization.
Monthly meetings are held the
first Tuesday each month, year
round, at 7 p.m. at the Colebrook Country Club on Route
26. Please join us! For more
information, call Michelle at
237-5566, visit www.colebrookski-bees.com
or
email
Rider@colebrookski-bees.com.
We also welcome new photos
and information for our web
pages!
COLEBROOK SKI-BEES
SNOWMOBILE CLUB
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Colebrook Ski-Bees will hold a
monthly meeting. Current topics for discussion will include
the current condition of the
club’s grooming equipment,
status of grooming operations
and operators for the upcoming
season, trail maintenance
needs and scheduling of work
dates, and discussion of Christmas party plans. Several other
topics will be brought up for
discussion as well.
The club is very excited
about the plans for the newest
event: The Great North Woods
One Lunger Snowmobile Series. The first competition in
the series is scheduled for Saturday, Jan 5, in Pittsburg, the
second competition is set for
Saturday, Feb. 2, in Colebrook,
and there may possibly be a
third one, to be announced as
plans evolve. An update of this
event will be available at the
Nov. 4 meeting as well. For
more information and rules,
visit www.thegreatnorthwoodssnowmobilerace.com.
Colebrook Ski-Bees currently has about 1,200 mem-
—submitted by
Michelle Hinds
FORUM ON IMPACT OF
MILL CLOSING ON AREA
Area residents are invited to
discuss their concerns about
the Wausau Paper mill closing
and participate in a community
dialogue.
The Groveton Regional Economic Action Team (GREAT) is
hosting a public forum on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 9:30 a.m. at
the Saint Francis Xavier Hall
on State Street in Groveton.
A facilitator from Mountain
Spirit Institute’s Sustainable
Communities Program will
assist town residents, businesses, economic development
and local organizations, town
boards, as well as any interested parties in moving positively beyond the crisis of the
closure of Wausau Paper.
The primary objective is to
allow area residents and those
most affected by the closure of
the mill to bring their concerns
and ideas so that we may reason together on how best to
overcome the barriers and challenges facing Groveton and the
surrounding communities.
Refreshments will be served.
COLEBROOK
SENIOR MEALS
Greetings from Senior
Meals.
For the month of October,
we celebrated the following
people’s birthdays: Hope Bolton, Sandi Ferrini, Pete Durno,
Richard Chapple, Phyllis Graham, Billie Brockney, Gordon
Frizzell, Glenn Perry and Arthur Creon. After dinner the
door prize winners were Phyllis
Graham and Glenn Perry. Arthur Creon won the 50/50
drawing. Many enjoyed the
Penny Sale. Thanks goes out to
Lidna Porreca and Leona Scott
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Community News
for helping out with the Penny
Sale.
Senior Meals will be hosting its Thanksgiving Dinner on
Nov. 8, at Colby Commons.
After dinner, from 2-5, flu
shots will be available at Colby
Commons. Senior Meals will be
closed Nov. 12 for Veteran’s
Day. On Nov. 29, Senior Meals
will celebrate both November
and December birthdays due to
the holidays and our Christmas
Dinner which will be held on
Thursday, Dec. 13.
Thanks for reading. Drop
by Colby Commons sometime.
Lunch is served TuesdayFriday at 11:30 a.m. On Monday breakfast is served from
9:30-11 a.m.
—submitted by
Colebrook Senior Meal
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
After dinner on Wednesday, the Canaan Seniors sang
“Happy Birthday To You” for
all the October birthday people. Ralph Graham won the
birthday prize, with door prizes
going to Yvette Jalbert and
Louise Bissonette.
Next week (Nov. 7), the
menu will be chicken rice soup,
assorted sandwiches, pickles
and chips and cake.
NORTHLAND LADIES
AUXILIARY UNIT 47
A reminder that the Auxiliary is having their annual
Craft Fair on Saturday, Nov. 3,
at the Legion Hall, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Craft tables, a
food sale and goodies will be
available, with a huge Thanksgiving dinner basket raffle.
Sports
kick 58 minutes into the game.
“We had our chances,” said
Coach Keazer, “Our first two
possessions down the field were
one on one with the keeper.”
Dana Smith had both of the
opportunities. The first shot
went wide the second went
right to the keeper. “We had
ome nice crosses that we didn’t
handle and shot wide.” Wilton
eliminated Colebrook 3-1.
Colebrook’s seniors Emily
Lemieux, Tanya Smith and
Sarah Frizzell played strong
the last several games. “Emily,
Tanya and Sarah are going to
be tough holes to fill next
year,” said Coach Keazer,
“Brooke and Dana played their
best game. Brooke took control
and Dana Smith had opportunities in the last 15 minutes of
the game. We played fairly
well— we just couldn’t finish.”
—Liz Carney
Police
quently, Steven Merchant, 25,
of Stratford was arrested on an
electronic bench warrant out of
Lebanon District Court. He
was arraigned on that charge
the next day, and no further
charges were made against
him.
On Oct. 26, at 3:35 p.m.,
Trooper Rella investigated a
report of simple assault that
happened at Camp E-Toh-Anee
in Stewartstown.
On Oct. 28, at 12:21 p.m.,
state police responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision
on Route 3 in Stratford.
Trooper Mike Cote reported
that Cody Lapan, 17, of Stratford attempted to pass on the
right a vehicle operated by
Ferron McKearney, 43, of
Stratford, thinking he was
turning left. McKearney was
actually turning right, and his
vehicle and was struck by Lapan’s. No injuries were reported, and both vehicles were
scene.
That evening, at 8:57 p.m.,
state police stopped Robin Burgess, 46, of Berlin for a motor
vehicle violation on Main
Street in Stewartstown.
Trooper Jesse Sherrill said that
Burgess was subsequently arrested and charged with operation after suspension. She is
scheduled to appear in Colebrook District Court on Nov.
29.
The CDDA and sponsors of the Harvest Fair chili contest announced the winners this week. First
place, Johanne Pouliot, second place, Lil Pearson, third place, Joan Bird. Shown, from the left, Anne
Sullivan, Linda Yorke, Sandra Riendeau, Johanne Pouliot, Monda Anderson and Guy Laperle. (He
was wearing his Red Sox shirt the day after the team won the World Series.) Donna Jordan photo.
BEECHER FALLS
FIRE DEPT.
On Oct. 26, at 10:30 p.m.,
department members were
called to the scene of a motor
vehicle accident on Halls
Stream Road in Pittsburg.
Beecher Falls Fire Chief Steve
Young said that firefighters
secured the scene and assisted
the wrecker crew.
Letters
one-time boost to local cash
registers, but to “inspire the
desire” to return to Colebrook
for shopping and other business or activities.
We’re already working on
plans for next year’s Harvest
activities and welcome comments, ideas and especially
some more volunteers. Moving
the date to an earlier weekend—possibly homecoming—is
also being considered and we'd
appreciate input from the community on this decision.
Sharon Pearson
Executive Director,
CDDA
To Advertise
In The
Chronicle
Call
603-246-8998.
The Chronicle,
Ashlie Cross showed the colored pencil drawing that she did with
other members of her class that was presented on Oct. 29 at the
Colebrook Public Library by Judi Calhoun of the Connecticut
River Artist Group. Funding for the class was provided by the Neil
and Louise Tillotson Fund of the N.H. Charitable Foundation. Pat
Klinefelter photo.
We’re
Everywhere!
Business
BALSAMS GENERAL
MANAGER SPEAKER
MicroCredit-NH has organized a workshop to provide selfemployed individuals and
small business owners with the
strategies that satisfy customers to turn them into regular
patrons. “Selling with Exceptional Customer Service” will
be held in Colebrook on
Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 2 to 5
p.m. at the Colebrook Public
Library.
Uwe Roggenthien, General
Manager of the Balsams Grand
Resort Hotel, will be the featured workshop presenter. He
will provide participants a
clear understanding of what
constitutes exceptional customer service, with a focus on
the
hospitality
industry. Additionally, Roggenthien
will offer strategies on how to
handle challenges that are not
always within your control and
how to manage dissatisfied
customers. The workshop will
also include tactics on minimizing stress to stay motivated.
“The goal of this workshop is
to empower the self-employed
with customer service techniques to increase business,”
said Joyce Presby, MicroCreditNH’s North Country Regional
Manager. “By using a variety
of these strategies, business
owners will be able to meet
customer needs in a way that
will have them returning time
and again.”
Registration for this event is
required. The workshop registration fee is $15 for MicroCredit-NH members and $20
for non-members. To register,
contact MicroCredit-NH at 1800-769-3482.
Outdoors
THIS YEAR’S MOOSE
HUNT DEEMED SUCCESS
New Hampshire’s 2007
moose season is being called a
success by N.H. Fish and
Game, with preliminary figures
showing that hunters took
about 479 moose. With approximately 675 permits issued, this
represents a statewide success
rate of 71 percent. About 70
percent was bulls, which is
typical, according to Kristine
Rines, Moose Project Leader for
the N.H. Fish and Game Dept.
The nine-day moose hunt
ended on Sunday, Oct. 28. In
2006, by comparison, hunters
took 449 moose for a statewide
success rate of 67 percent.
“Given the hot weather, I
was impressed that hunters got
this many moose,” said Rines.
“Moose aren’t partial to hot
weather and tend to move less
as a result, thus reducing their
visibility and vulnerability to
hunters.”
This year, the success rate
in all regions was higher than
last year, but lower than the 10
-year average. The Connecticut
Lakes region saw a success
rate of 86 percent, the North
region had 79 percent success;
in the White Mountains region
had a 63 percent success rate;
North Country Photo Album
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A Critical Access Hospital
Crime Scene Drill in Pittsburg
Photos by Rebekah Sylvestre
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital is accepting bids
for snow removal for the 2007-2008 season.
Bid packets can be picked up at the
hospital in the administration office,
181 Corliss Lane, Colebrook, NH 03576
Bid packets need to be returned to Jeff Lacoy
by November 14, 2007 before 4:00 p.m.
INVITATION TO BID
The Colebrook Downtown Development Association
seeks carpentry bids (labor-only) for the Williams Building Revitalization project. Bids may be for any or all of
the following interior renovations:
Pittsburg Police Chief Richard
Lapoint at command post.
1: Removal of non-bearing partitions; replacement
of ceilings; repair of sub-flooring; and renovation
of (4) restrooms (2 to ADA code);
2: Reinforcement of roof trusses;
3: Installation of (6) 1st floor replacement windows
For details, contact (603) 237-5011 or
cddamainstreet@ncia.net. A site tour will be held
on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 82 Main Street Colebrook;
at 9:00 am. Bids are due Monday, Nov. 12 by 9:00
am. Work must be completed by Dec.14, 2007.
Troop F K-9 Officer Jay Stephens and Colebrook Patrolman
Bridget Jeffers get ready to enter the drill.
The police command post housing the six-wheeler.
OPEN HOUSE
Weir Tree Farms
East Colebrook Road
Nov. 11 9 am - 4 pm
Come see our wreath decorating shop!
Many unique gift items and
Great North Woods specialty products
Pittsburg students flee the school building as part of the drill.
Students and staff
checked for weapons.
were
—FREE MOOSE WREATH DRAWING—
—REFRESHMENTS—
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT #7
School Board Meetings in November
Monday, November 5 5:15 pm
Stewartstown — Community School
Tuesday, November 6 7:00 pm
Colebrook — Elementary School Library
Wednesday, November 7 6:15 pm
SAU #7 Fall Meeting — Colebrook Elementary Library
Pittsburg — School Conference Room
Columbia — SAU Conference Room
Colebrook — Elementary School Library
Border Patrol assisted EMT Jill Young in removing a
“victim” from a hostile environment.
Fish and Game Officer Chris Egan releases the handcuffs on Trooper Michael
Schumann, who played the part of the
shooter.
Monday, November 26 6:30 pm
Pittsburg — School Conference Room
Clarksville — Clarksville Town Hall
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Echoes
The news of the deer feeding
had spread to a wide area and
sportsmen generously responded. The newspapers had
carried pictures of the hungry
deer as taken from the air and
that, too, prompted sportsmen
from the large cities to donate.
Many played a role in that operation. These included radio
operators, kitchen workers who
provided coffee and sandwiches
to the crews, volunteers who
filled the bags with the donated
items of food, and others to
include the pilots who donated
the use of their airplanes.
There were a few who thought
that eating frozen apples would
be bad for the deer, but most
reasoned that deer often eat
frozen apples.
Just what effect that Operation Survival had, we may
never know. Be that as it may,
all these 50 years later, it is
well remembered that the Berlin Squadron of the Civil Air
Patrol made one heck of an
effort to save the starving deer
in our Northwoods during the
deep snows of 1958.
Town
formally introduce the planning team and collect data necessary to begin the process.
The general public is encouraged to attend all meetings.
Information that would be
The Colebrook Downtown
Development Association
is grateful to the following businesses and volunteers for
their contributions to the 2007 HARVEST FAIR:
SPONSORS: The Great North Woods Center for the Arts and LaPerle’s IGA
CONTRIBUTING SUPPORT: First Colebrook Bank; Colebrook Feeds; Creative Natives,
Great North Woods Realty; White Wolf Realty; The Blossom Shop, Two Sparrows Orchard,
and The Balsams.
beneficial to the planning process includes valuable knowledge of fire and other natural
hazard history. Local sitespecific knowledge of and experience with the terrain, past
emergency issues, could save
lives, time and money during
emergencies.
If you are interested in participating or wish to be kept
informed of the process, contact
Donna Caron at 237-4142.
Hazard Mitigation Planning
is a preparedness tool. In an
effort to reduce some of the
costs of suppression and reduce
the incidents of potential
losses, the N.H. Bureau of
Emergency Management has
awarded both North Country
Council and NCRC&D funding
to assist communities in developing these plans. If you wish
to have your community participate in this process, contact
Dan Shallow at 444-6303, ext
16.
Auditions!
Pollyanna™
A World Premiere of a Classic Tale by
Littleton, NH Author Eleanor H. Porter
AUDITIONS TAKE PLACE AT SILVER CENTER
FOR THE ARTS
AT PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY
NOV. 4TH - 5TH - 6TH AUDITIONS!
CHILI CHALLENGE: Congratulations to the Winners of the Golden Ladle! 1st Place: Johanne Pouliot;
2nd: Lil Pearson; 3rd: Joan Bird. And thank you to everyone else who competed: Irene Bean,
Sharon Leicht, Martha Gorman, The Wilderness; Jen Poulin
Plymouth State University • Plymouth Elementary School •
Friends of the Arts in partnership with Pollyanna
of Littleton New Hampshire, Inc
VOLUNTEERS: Special thanks to Anne Sullivan, Terry Hurlbert, Sandra Riendeau, Tonya Rowe, Patti Craig,
and Linda & Tom Yorke; custodian Ron Estabrook; the members of the Colebrook Key Club who assisted
vendors with setting up; and our sincere appreciation to all who assisted with the success of the event.
Adapted for the Stage by Trish Lindberg • Music by William
Ögmundson, Kenneth Roberts and Cynthia Bizzarro • Lyrics
by Trish Lindberg • Musical Direction and Orchestral
Arrangements by Kenneth Roberts of Great Britain
Choreography by Michael David Stoddard and Amanda
Whitworth • Set Design by Jason Ardizzone-West • Lighting
Design by Jesse Riley • Costume Design by Terri Dautcher
Historical Direction by Karen Keazirian
Thank you to Bridget Freudenberger, Ellie Pearson, and our other anonymous donors
for the delicious apple crisps.
The CDDA also appreciates all of the local businesses who added “Scarecrows on the Streets”!
POLLYANNA OF LITTLETON ~ NEW HAMPSHIRE’S MOST
WELCOMING ATTRACTION
603.444.6158 POLLYNA@TOGETHER.NET
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The Rec Center
Recent Releases
Mark Okrant
OKRANT MYSTERY SET AT
MT. WASHINGTON HOTEL
Mark Okrant, a Professor at
Plymouth State University is
slated to release his latest
novel, I Knew You When (Oak
Manor Publishing, 2008), at
Mount Washington Resort in
Bretton Woods, on Saturday,
Nov. 3, 2007, from 8:30-9:30
p.m. Okrant will make a presentation in the Conservatory
on the main level of the Hotel,
then sign copies of his new
book.
Okrant is Professor of Geography and Tourism Development and Director of the Institute for New Hampshire Studies at Plymouth State University. He is also an author. In
this mystery series, Okrant’s
main character, Kary Turnell
is a university professor who is
drawn into investigations at
historic resort hotels.
I Knew You When is the
second book of this series. The
story begins when a friend’s
body is found in the shrubbery
at Mount Washington Resort.
The first book in this series, A
Last Resort, involves Kary
solving a mystery at the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in
Dixville Notch.
Okrant said, “Having the
opportunity, as an author, to
learn the inner workings of two
grand old ladies, the Balsams
and the Mount Washington,
has been a wonderful experience for me—and a terrific way
to kick-off this new series. My
publisher and I are already
looking for the next resort
where Kary will do his sleuthing.”
Okrant is the author of two
additional books: Judson’s Island, a murder mystery that is
set in a fictional community
along Maine’s coast, and Sleeping Alongside the Road, a retrospective on the American
motel industry.
Outdoors
the Central region, 62 percent
success; the Southwest region
saw 44 percent success; and in
the Southeast region, 30 percent of hunters got a moose.
A record 16,779 people entered the annual moose hunt
lottery last spring for a chance
to win a permit offering for this
fall’s hunt. Applications for the
2008 moose hunt will be available in late January on the
Fish and Game website at
www.HuntNH.com.
NORTH WOODS INVESTIGATIONS
P.O. Box 102 Colebrook, New Hampshire 03576-0102
Investigations - Consulting - Homeland Security - Risk Management
Frank Dumaine, CFE
Private Investigator
Licensed - Insured
Office: 603-237-8887
Fax: 603-237-8885
Cell: 603-738-1349
- Over 27 years of Law Enforcement experience
- Former NYPD
- Retired Chief Inspector, Deputy U.S. Marshal
- Justice of the Peace
- Notary Public
- Se Habla Espanol
Bruce Katz, DDS
—DENTIST—
Main Street
Colebrook, NH 03576
Phone 237-8919
Lifeguard Course
Nov. 3, 4 & TBA
$175.00
Red Cross Certification
———————————————————————————-
ADULTS $4/full day pass
Children & Seniors $2/full day pass
33 Rec Center R., Colebrook, NH 03576
603-237-4019
The announcement that Wausau Paper will
close its doors on Dec. 31 has shocked the region, but it is now time to TAKE ACTION !
Help us to help you.
There are renewable energy projects in the works for the region that
will provide jobs which have been held up by political red tape and
federal regulations. Plus there are projects for broadband and other ventures that require
better roads and cell service. Help us to send the word to Concord that the time is now to cut
the red tape and bring relief to the North Country. Please take part in a letter campaign by
writing to your Senators and/or Representatives and department heads in Concord BEFORE
Nov. 10, 2007.
A few simple sentences will due, such as: “The citizens of Coos County request that the
State of New Hampshire eliminate the issues standing in the way of upgrading the transmission
lines and bring cell phone service and broadband to the North Country. Plus, we declare that
we want renewable energy projects built in our region within the next year and ask for the
development of better communication between Coos County and the rest of New England, including better roads.
You can email, send by mail, or call your messages to the following individuals
at the following addresses. Thank you. The Groveton Regional Economic Action Team
Senator Gallus
Prospect St.
Berlin, NH 03570
752-1066
john.gallus@leg.state.nh.us
George Bald
PO Box 1856
Concord, NH 03302-1856
271-2411
gbald@dred.state.nh.us
Sen. Martha Fuller Clark
152 Middle St.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
271-6933
Martha.Fuller.Clark@leg.state.nh.us
Sen. John Sununu
60 Pleasant St
Berlin, NH 03570
752-6074
Sen. Theodore Gatsas
20 Market St.
PO Box 6655
Manchester, NH 03104
623-0220
Ted.Gatsas@leg.state.nh.us
Sen. Deborah Reynolds
5 Chaddarin Lane
Plymouth, NH 03264
271-3569
Deb.Reynolds@leg.state.nh.us
Mike Harrington
Public Utilities Commission
21 S. Fruit Street-Suite 10
Concord, N.H.03301
271-4042
Jim Garrity
State Energy Policy Commission
362-8250
Sen. Judd Gregg
60 Pleasant St
Berlin, NH 03570
752-2604
Beno Lamontagne
New Hampshire Business Resource Center
Bethlehem, NH 03574
444-3197
blamontagne@dred.state.nh.us
Rep.Frederick King
P.O. Box 146
Colebrook, N.H. 03576
237-8716
Rep. William Remick
26 winter Street
Lancaster, N.H. 03584
788-44
wremick@ne.rr.com
Rep. Eric Stohl
P.O. Box 75
Colebrook, N.H. 03576
237-4206
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Classifieds
FOR SALE
OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE
Classic boiler burns unsplit wood
and will heat your entire home,
garage, barn and domestic water
with no chimney. Works with existing heating system. Call (603)
237-8301. TFN
Propane for sale: 100 lb. tanks
filled for $65 and 20 lb. tanks filled
for $13.49. Costs have forced price
increase, but still a great deal! Call
BigRock Campground, 922-3329.
11/9
Quality Balsam fir, brush and
Christmas wreaths. 237-8965. 12/1
Hay for sale, $3 per bale. 2467164. 11/16
1995 Ford Ranger, 4x4, 5-speed,
149,000 miles. Clean truck. $2,550.
246-7164. 11/16
Firewood, green, $160 a cord. Seasoned, $250 a cord. Call 1-802-2663660. 11/2
One queen-sized mattress,
Whirlpool fridge, 18 cu. ft.,
three wooden bar stools
backs. Call 237-8041. Leave a
sage if not home. 11/2
$50;
$75;
with
mes-
Call 603-246-8998
stove. Both in beautiful, like new
shape and working condition. Stove
is only a few years old. Priced to
sell! Asking $200 for both; will
discuss price for pieces separately
with phone call to: 603-922-5253.
Please leave a message. 11/2
Int. Farmal H with a 5 watt wide
front end. Runs nice. Collectors,
this is the one. $1,700. 237-5340.
11/2
Int. Farmal H with narrow front
end. For parts or to use. $700. Good
to get out your stove wood. 2375340. 11/2
Oliver 550 with loader, runs good,
good tires, new batt., has live PTO
and 3 pth. $3,700. 237-5340. 11/2
John Deere backhoe tractor, model
310-A, cab, roll bar, strong hydrolics. $6,500. 237-5340. 11/2
SERVICES
Allan Dudley electrical appliance
and power tools repair services,
vacuum cleaners, microwaves, etc.
All makes. 1-802-277-4424. TFN
Sunny Valley Creations, website,
photography, graphic art. Business
Housekeeping
Bedroom set, Vaughn Basset Solids Collection, oak color. Queen
sleigh bed with mattress and box
spring; dresser with mirror, night
stand, 2 years old, great condition,
$1,750. Save $1,300. 237-5519. 11/2
$10 per hour
No job too big or small!
As needed or on a
regular basis.
Chug puppies—Shelty and pug
cross mix. Two females, two males;
three tan colored and one is black.
$400 each. Call 603-636-1349. 11/2
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE.
Please Call Vicki At
237-5334.
Appliances for sale: General Electric refrigerator and Kenmore
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Chimneys built, repaired and cleaned. All aspects of tile work: floors, kitchens,
countertops, baths, Jacuzzis, etc. Custom hearths for pellet, gas and wood stoves.
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PIANO TUNING AND REPAIRS:
Basic tuning, $50. Please call Rick
Erwin, at 603-255-7500, or Email:
habanero10@earthlink.net.
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Mohawk Robert Brunault has Woodsville on his heels during Monday’s quarterfinal game, but the southern team couldn’t overcome
the Colebrook powerhouse. Charles Jordan photo.
Sports
more of that in the second half.
We still scored a couple of
goals.”
—Liz Carney
COLEBROOK VS WILTONLYNDEBOROUGH
Quarterfinals
The Colebrook girls’ varsity
soccer team’s season came to
an end at the quarterfinals
game
against
WiltonLyndeborough, 3-1, on Oct. 25.
“I’m really disappointed,” said
Head Coach Katie Keazer, “but
we played really well.”
It set the tone for the game
when Wilton moved their
sweeper up front within the
first 10 minutes. The first goal
was scored by Wilton after
Colebrook keeper Emily Lemieux got a piece of the ball
then hitting the goal post and
in for the score. Wilton scored a
second goal after a corner kick.
The defense cleared the ball,
but Wilton got it right back at
the ten minute mark in the
first half of play.
Colebrook’s Brooke Stevens
had an excellent game. Stevens
scored the only Colebrook goal
off a McKenzie Brooks corner
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Sports
This year’s 2007 Canaan varsity cross country team are, front,
from left, Airole Cummings, Amanda Marquis, Melanie Rodrigue,
Katie Voigt. Back, head coach David Herr, Billy Moody, Joel Day.
Liz Carney photo.
CANAAN CROSS COUNTRY
TEAM AT STATE MEET
The Canaan cross country
team participated at the state
meet in Thetford, Vt., on Oct.
27. The already challenging
five-kilometer course was made
more difficult after torrential
downpours turned the trail into
a river of mud. “Our runners
posted some of their best times
this season,” said Head Coach
David Herr.
For the boys division Bill
Moody finished 39th with 24:55
and Joel Day 56th with 28:04.
For the girls Melanie Rodrigue
finished 41st with 30:50, Airole
Cummings 44th with 32:09 and
Amanda Marquis 45th with
33:54.
—Liz Carney
COLEBROOK VS
WOODSVILLE
Quarterfinals
Colebrook
eliminated
Woodsville 6-0 at the quarterfinals game at home on Oct. 29.
“They wanted to play well and
Sporting a Mohawk haircut, Eric Fothergill gets ready to boot it over a Woodsville wall. Colebrook
took this week’s quarterfinal game and heads south on Sunday for final action. Charles Jordan photo.
they did,” said Head Coach Rob
Gooch, “It was a total team
effort everybody went after the
ball really well. We have to
continue that at the semifinals
against Derryfield.”
Ryan Call had a hattrick in
the first half of play scoring
four goals for Colebrook. The
first came at the 15:14 mark
unassisted. The next two were
assisted by Reno Gilbert. Call
scored the fourth goal off a penalty kick 12 yards out unassisted with 1:01 remaining in
the first.
Defensively Colebrook gave
up five shots to Woodsville 10.
Keeper Brad Woodard made a
couple of nice saves. “Defensively, we bottled up the middle of the field,” said Coach
Gooch, “We knew where the go
to guy was and we marked him
so he didn’t do much in the
middle.
In the second half, Colebrook’s Reno Gilbert scored a
goal off a Nate Marquis throw
in with 23:09 on the clock.
Teammate Dalton Scott had a
goal of his own with 44 seconds
remaining in the game. Colebrook only gave up two shots to
Woodsville’s 10.
Colebrook
defeated Woodsville 6-0.
“With a 4-0 lead we played
more defense by clearing the
ball out of our end,” said Coach
Gooch, “We used the clock, the
wind and our lead to our advantage. The wind was pretty
strong so we tried to use a
short passing game. We played
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