GNJ 03-05-11 Pgs. 9-12

Great Northwoods Journal
March 5, 2011
Page 9
Happy Hiker
Story and photos by John Compton
Nameless destinations near Mt. Moriah
in the Carter Range
When going on a hike, it’s a
common practice to head off
toward a destination (mountain,
pond, waterfall, etc.) that has
been given a name and appears
on a map. However, one of the
most liberating things I’ve
learned over the years, is that a
destination doesn’t necessarily
need to be a named feature on a
map. For example, there is no
rule that obliges one to hike a
trail all the way to the top of a
mountain. There is complete
freedom to choose a particularly
nice spot that is located anywhere along a trail and let that
be your final destination. And,
for hikers who are experienced
in off-trail travel, a final destination might involve bushwhacking to a nameless peak or
pond.
Several nameless destinations near Mt. Moriah were the
focus of a recent adventure
undertaken by my friend Steve
and me, on a sunny February
day when the air temperature
never rose above freezing!
However, there was a time back
around 1895 when the temperature in this area was sizzling as
a raging forest fire consumed
over 4,000 acres in the Moriah
Brook Valley and along the
southeastern ridge of Mt.
Moriah. Fires such as this
cause tragic losses to flora and
fauna, and subsequent erosion
washes away much of the soil
that might have supported
reforestation. Every responsible
person abhors the devastation
caused by massive forest fires.
However, it is somewhat ironic
that the destructive fires of the
past served to create the views
that are now so enjoyed at popular destinations such as Mt.
Chocorua, Mt. Crawford, the
Moats, the Baldfaces, and many
others (including the nameless
spots that Steve and I visited).
We began our adventure on
the Stony Brook Trail which is
located on Rt. 16 just outside of
Gorham. This 3.6-mile trail
begins at an attractive footbridge over Stony Brook and terminates high up on a ridge at
which point there is a junction
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with two other trails, i.e. the
Carter-Moriah Trail, and the
Moriah Brook Trail. All the
trails we travelled had excellent
footing. On the days preceding
our trek, many other hikers had
tramped out these pathways
wearing snowshoes, and some
had even pulled a flat-bottomed
sled laden with supplies for
overnight camping in the
Moriah Brook Valley area.
However, the snow on either
side of the trails was very deep!
This was particularly evident
when we encountered signposts
along the way. The snowpack
elevated us such that we were
looking DOWN at the signs,
whereas normally they are at
eye-level or higher.
Once we reached the junction, we made a left turn onto
the Carter-Moriah Trail and
headed in the direction of Mt.
Moriah, although that was NOT
our destination. Our target for
this particular day, was a tier of
ledges that were made barren
by the forest fire of 1895. There
was no need to go off-trail to
reach our target. The trail passes directly over these ledges
which are located about 0.4-mile
from the Stony Brook Trail junction. There are some moderately
steep pitches along the way, but
for a modest amount of effort
you are rewarded with impressive views of the Northern
Presidentials, as well as a
unique view of peaks in the
Carter Range. Looking eastward from these ledges, there is
a magnificent vista of the vast
uninhabited area known as the
Wild River Wilderness. Another
prominent feature while gazing
eastward are the impressive
Baldface Mountains. (If you
want to read more about hiking
to these nameless ledges along
the Carter-Moriah Trail, there
are loads of details in a book
entitled “Snowshoe Hikes in the
White Mountains” by Steven D.
Smith.)
While visiting these nameless ledges, we studied the massive display of bare rock and
ledges located on the north side
of the Moriah Brook Valley. This
area would be our next and final
“nameless destination” on this
fabulous winter day. We began
this next phase of our trek by
returning to the trail junction
along the ridge. Here we picked
up the Moriah Brook Trail
The Post Office on Main Street in Lancaster was barely visi ble through the snowflakes, during the big storm onFriday,
Feb. 25.
(Photo by David Stickney)
which we hiked for a few tenths
of a mile, and then departed
from the trail for a bushwhack.
However, before leaving the
trail, we passed through an area
of low-growing scrubby vegetation. From here we got an awesome view of the gigantic south
cliffs of Mt. Moriah. It was a
scene more akin to something
that you’d expect to see in certain areas of the Western U.S.
rather than in the White
Mountains of N.H.!
Once we left the trail, we
were soon bushwhacking our
way through an attractive forest
of young birch. The birch forest
eventually gave way to areas of
mixed conifers as we approached the first of several
ledges that we visited along the
way. Since the bushwhacking
proved easier than anticipated,
we continued upward for a few
tenths of a mile to the crest of
the ridge where there is an enormous field of bare rock with only
a few widely scattered clusters
of conifers here and there. This
huge area was also a result of
the 1895 fire mentioned earlier.
It covers several acres and is
basically a wide-open space that
provides sweeping vistas which
are simply stunning! The ledges
we had visited earlier in the day
along the Carter-Moriah Trail
provided a great view into the
Wild River Wilderness. However, this massive field of bare
rock provided a view of the
Wilderness that had an additional grandeur since it was
more close-up and intimate, as
was also true for the gorgeous
view of the Baldfaces and surrounding mountains. We also
enjoyed the view looking back at
the cliffs and ledges adjacent to
the Carter-Moriah Trail where
we had been earlier in the day.
With so few trees to block the
numbing Arctic-like wind, we
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were quickly dissuaded from lingering for very long at this fascinating spot. In a way, this was a
good thing. It was late in the
day, and we didn’t have a lot of
time to spare if we wanted to
arrive back at the trailhead at a
reasonable hour. It was a reluctant departure, but we knew it
was time to go. We returned to
the Moriah Brook Trail by following the snowshoe tracks we
had created during our bushwhack up to the ridge crest.
Then, it was a simple matter of
linking up with the Stony Brook
Trail for the return leg of our
journey.
We arrived at the trailhead
shortly after the sun had set. It
had been a full and enjoyable
day. Although the destinations
we visited were lacking a name,
they certainly were not lacking
in beauty!
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Kristen Kennett
named to
Dean’s List
Kristen Kennett, Groveton
High School graduate Class of
2009, has been named to the
President’s List for her outstanding scholastic achievements at White Mountain
Community College in Berlin.
Kristen is the daughter of
Joseph and Melinda Kennett of
Groveton.
Janel Roberge
presents at
Aquatic Sciences
meeting in
Puerto Rico
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Janel
Roberge, a junior biology major
at Saint Michael’s College, traveled with her professor and students from another institution,
to the annual international
Aquatic Sciences meeting Feb.
13-18 in Puerto Rico. Ms.
Roberge, daughter of Janet and
Normand Roberge of Milan,
graduated from Berlin High
School before coming to Saint
Michael’s, located in Burlington,
Vt. (one of the top 10 college
towns in America).
Ms. Roberge presented
research that resulted from an
extensive Streams Project carried out in Vermont last summer, coordinated by Saint
Michael’s biologist, Dr. Declan
Roberge --------------------(Continued on Page 14)
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Letters to the Editor
If a person has no agenda, they have no opinion
To the Editor,
Much has been said lately of
personal agendas of those running for town positions. I guess
if a person had no agenda, it
would mean that he had no
opinion and didn’t want to have
one.
I have been involved in town
politics for over a dozen years.
Twelve years on the Zoning
Board and never once failed to
work in the best interest of the
town’s voters. My attendance at
selectmen’s meetings has, at
times, been better than that of
some selectmen. If someone
takes a position in town govern-
ment, then they owe it to the
public to attend and stay
informed of goings-on.
In my years of watching town
government, I have seen major
equipment purchases sent out of
town when local vendors could
have met the requirements just
as well, or better. I have seen
selectboards throw correspondence critical of, or not in keeping with their opinions, in the
wastebasket. Some selectmen in
the past have continued to support items that were proved not
to be favored by a majority of
townspeople, by a vote. Is this
the way a selectman should act?
Yes, the town boards should
work together, and for the most
part do, but let’s not lose sight of
why we do have boards and not
let one or two people make all
the decisions.
If elected, I will do my best to
carry out the majority’s wishes
and work in the best interests of
the town of Lancaster.
However, I will not be a
sheep, blindly following others
and rubber-stamping policies
that need looking into.
Sincerely,
Alan Savage
Lancaster
Would like the choice whether or not to use fluoride
To the Editor:
A recent announcement by
the federal government, that
acceptable fluoridation levels in
public water supplies will be
reduced due to the high level of
fluorosis in young children, has
prompted opposing opinion
pieces from former U.S. Health
Officer and Optometrist John
Meinhold of Portsmouth and
Gail Brown from the N.H. Oral
Health Coalition. Indeed, professionals will disagree, this has
been
clearly
established
throughout the years.
Therefore, it is up to the
layperson to choose whether
he/she believes in the alleged
benefits of fluoride or is more
concerned about the risks that
some believe exist. In recent
years, fluoride has become
accessible in myriad forms, in
most toothpastes, mouthwashes, by prescription and even on
the open market in a variety of
beverages...for those who wish
to ingest it. But here’s the rub:
Lancaster residents cannot
independently choose whether it
is in their water—this decision
has been made for the rest of us,
by others in the community. In
fact, in this land of so-called free
choice, we who do not want fluoride in our water, have no
choice.
Lucy K. Wyman
Lancaster
Stop Northern Pass Opposition Schedule
To the Editor,
For hundreds of N.H. residents who want their voice to be
heard by Governor Lynch,
President Obama, their Legislators and the Press, Wednesday,
March 9th, and Sunday, March
13, are great days. On March
9th, hundreds of Northern Pass
Oppositionists will converge
upon the Legislature to SUPPORT HB648 and HB649, and
to OPPOSE SB118. If you are
opposed to the Northern Pass,
then please join us at the
Legislative Office Building at
the 10:15, 1:00, and 1:30 hearings.
Sunday, March 13th is the
day before a week of local DOE
(Department of Energy) public
hearings where we can tell the
Federal government why the
Northern Pass is such a bad
idea for N.H. On Sunday, please
write a letter to the DOE about
why they should NOT approve
the Presidential Permit for the
Northern Pass. Your letter
should respectfully address the
environmental and economic
concerns that you have about
the Northern Pass. Anyone can
write to the DOE by writing to
Brian Mills, Brian.Mills@
WMRSD voters -----------(Continued from Page 5)
and substance abuse prevention
K-12 in public schools.
Unlike some school board
members past and present, I
have no conflicts of interest. I
have never been employed by
the school district and no family
member has been on the payroll.
I have never contracted with the
school district. None of my children are enrolled in the district.
I am a combat veteran and
college graduate and I believe in
public service.
We’ve put our trust in the
school board and the school
administration for far too long.
Please honor me with your vote
on March 8.
Brian R. Hardy
Dalton
hq.doe.gov). Please also consider
attending these DOE public
meetings in your area. Pembroke: March 14, 6-9 p.m.,
Pembroke Academy cafeteria;
Franklin: March 15, 6-9 p.m.,
Franklin Opera House; Lincoln:
March 16, 6-9 p.m., Mountain
Club on Loon; Whitefield: March
17, 6-9 p.m., Mountain View
Grand; Plymouth: March 18, 6-9
p.m. to be decided; Colebrook:
March 19, 1-4 p.m., Elementary
School.
Sunday, March 13th is also a
great day to make your orange
and black signs and put them on
your front yard. It’s the day to
get some orange ribbons around
your trees. Make your orange
signs, bows or ribbons and
adorn your windows, front
doors, and anywhere visible.
Ask friends who live on main
streets if you can put ribbons on
their trees. If you can’t find
orange, use red! Take pictures
and submit them to your local
newspapers or mail them to
your Legislators.
N.H. People Power is the only
way to stop the Northern Pass
from dividing N.H. in half with
their towering electric highway
to the South. We don’t have bil-
lions of dollars to fight their
well-paid lobbyists. We don’t
have the everyday presence in
front of our governor or
Washington officials, but we DO
have each other. We need to rise
up in large numbers to show
that this opposition to the
Northern Pass is not “just a few
people”, as the “Concord
Monitor” and Gary Long continually report. Everyone who is
opposed to this project can do
something to defeat those lies.
Besides participating in the
hearings and the Orange
Campaign, you can call or write
to Governor Lynch, Senators
Shaheen and Ayotte, your U.S.
Representatives, your N.H.
Senators and Representatives,
and Executive Council. They are
listening.
Residents
of
New
Hampshire, it is time to unite
and fight for OUR rights. The
Northern Pass is poised to
divide and scar our land forever,
if we do not rise up and speak
out against their hostile
takeover. What you do in the
next few weeks will be crucial to
win these battles.
Julie Moran
Colebrook
S u doku a nswers from Page 6
March 5, 2011
Support Peter Riviere for
Lancaster School Board position
To the Editor,
This letter is in support of
Peter Riviere’s candidacy for the
current Lancaster School Board
position. I have known Peter for
close to 13 years through youth
athletics, community volunteer
involvement and family connections. Peter is a champion for
improving the lives of Coös
County
residents—whether
building and maintaining a
community ice rink, advocating
for economic development or
serving as a school board member—when involved with a project he gives 110% plus!
The words I use to describe
Peter’s character and skill set
include: confident, competent,
committed and consensusbuilder. As you read through
this letter, I hope you will see
how each of these is demonstrated through action and hard
work. Being a public servant is
not easy, and the first qualification is to be present at the table,
followed by the willingness to
roll up your sleeves and accomplish the work at hand. Peter
Riviere has proven in many
instances his ability to do just
that!
Peter first served on the
White Mountains Regional
School District (WMRSD)
School Board for five years
starting in 2003 through 2008.
His tenure included a two-year
term, followed by a three-year
term. Highlights of his work
involved:
* Putting the brakes on the
budget by creating a proposal
that taxpayers could live with,
but continued to pay for the
business of education.
* Establishing a model that
provided more accountability for
teaching staff.
* Developing opportunities
for public input.
For those who know Peter, he
is not shy about putting it out
there. Conflict or not, he would
rather the public have a chance
to discuss it than hide behind
the door! During his school
board years, he and fellow board
members, worked diligently to
create public participation every
time a major shift or initiative
was set in motion. Examples of
this included: the Twin
Mountain Article 15 process,
development of the WMRSD
Athletic Policies, which also
involved a major community—
parent subcommittee to develop
the current Chemical Health
Policy and lastly, a year long
study—with a time frame—
involving several communityschool action teams that
explored health and wellness in
order to develop a federally
mandated policy as well as recommend model program for the
district.
Peter’s leadership experiences served as the foundation
for several initiatives that are
currently underway in our district. His work as Vice Chair of
the Facilities Committee initiated the cry for serious repair to
athletic fields and building
needs. He was also called on to
serve as Co-Chair of the Career
Technical Education (CTE)
Programs Update Project, which
provides innovative, state-ofthe-art technical education for
active learners. Lastly, he
chaired the Policy Committee,
which is a major part of the
school board members’ responsibility—involving updating and
developing policies for the district, in this case bringing all
policies up to the N.H. School
Board Association’s standards.
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Great Northwoods Journal
March 5, 2011
Pie contest ------------------ cream/custard, nut, or fruit.
Concert-----------------------
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tered the day of the festival
until 10 a.m. at the pie registration table—please don’t leave it
with a Festival volunteer at
another location.
5. The bottom of non-disposable pie plates need to be
marked with their owner’s
name, even if they will be picked
up the day of the Festival.
6. The complete recipe used
to make the pie is to be submitted at the time of registration,
along with the baker’s name,
address and phone number.
7. The baker needs to classify
his/her entry into one of the
three following categories:
8. The judging will begin at
10:30 a.m. The winner does not
need to be present.
9. The pie becomes the property of the Top of the Common
Committee, who will sell it
whole or in pieces after the contest winners are announced.
10. The baker will be asked
for permission to include their
recipe in a future “Maple Pie
Contest Recipes” booklet to benefit the Top of the Common
Committee’s
Restoration
Projects.
Any questions can be directed to questions@topofthecom mon.org or to Chris at 802-8926654.
Bus to Concord -----------------------------------------------(Continued from Page 1)
Pass, LLC is a private company
proposing a private large-scale
transmission line, which will be
financed by Hydro Quebec,
owned by the Province of
Quebec.
On the same day at 1 p.m.
there will be a hearing for HB
649 which states, “A regional
planning commission shall initiate an independent social, economic and environmental factfinding impact study regarding
the location and construction of
high voltage electric transmission lines upon receiving written notification requesting
intervention from a regional
governing commission (and has
determined that the) project has
significant potential to impact
the social, economic and environmental attributes of the
entire region.” Both hearings
will take place before the House
Science, Technology and Energy
Committee at the Legislative
Office Building in Concord and
people are urged to write out
comments which they can either
read to the committee or have
entered in the record. Two
Representatives from Coös
County, Rep. Rappaport and
Rep. Remick, are on this committee.
People should bring lunches.
After the hearings the buses will
stop, if people wish to buy a
meal. There will be no charge
for the bus trip, but donations
are welcome in order to defray
the cost, which is sponsored by
the Power Line Education Fund.
Reservations should be made in
advance for the trip by calling
246-3570 or by sending an email
to
infonorthcountrypower
line@gmail.com .
For more information on the
bus schedule and the pick up
point in Lancaster, the House
Bills, Northern Pass or opposition groups go to www.livefree orfry.org or email infonorth countrypowerline@gmail.com.
Harder times ---------------------------------------------------(Continued from Page 4)
the default budget and still not
hurt education.
The endless stream of
requests for more and more
money is extremely frustrating.
Not only with the amount of
money, but how it’s spent and
what you get for it.
The increase in health benefits alone is nearly a half million
dollars, yet there is no request
for the recipients to pay a little
more of the costs since that’s
only something like a mere four
percent on their part. Taxpayers
in this district pay the entire
cost of benefits for administrators. Yet there were no comparative costs on insurance as
promised, to see if there might
be a better deal. Also, there’s no
deductable like most working
folks have to pay out of pocket
before the insurance kicks in on
medical expenses. Personally,
we pay $1,200 a month with a
$1,500 deductible and a co-pay
for office visits. One $20,000
family policy through the school
cost the staff member $700 a
year. The rest is on us to pay.
Also, a two percent cost of living raise is built in for the
administration, yet the government says there was no increase
in cost of living and the social
security cost of living increase
was zero. That gift to the administration makes four percent in
the last two years. All to get an
education system that was hovering a half step from the very
bottom.
As we were told on those
administrative raises, it’s only
$30,000. ONLY? That amount of
money could pay a young
teacher for a whole year and
that would directly benefit students.
The education ship has
stopped going in the wrong
direction. The elected board
deserves credit for holding the
line on a more effective curriculum and for insisting on
improvement by the administrators. The ship is turning in the
right direction and the board
must stay the course. (Follow
through has been a downfall).
Much work remains. A 20 percent improvement in math still
means that 64 percent can’t do
basic arithmetic and 60 percent
can’t write. NECAPS and other
measuring sticks are about
knowledge, not about surroundings or bribery. Students need to
know how to decode words and
how to solve those problems presented on tests. The education
shortfall in the district cannot
be made up in one year, but it’s
a good start toward a better
learning process for our students.
At the polls on March 8,
please vote no on Article One
school budget and save nearly
$300,000 on an increasing budget and still move forward with
educating the students.
Arlene Allin
Lancaster
Love the snow!
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Dining Out & Having Fun
the theme of moving out of darkness and into light, from both a
spiritual sense, and from the
sense of the anticipation of
spring.
New Hampshire native Katie
Rose is a popular singer-songwriter who has performed
extensively around the North
Country. She has recorded two
CD’s, which will be available for
purchase, and is currently in the
studio working on her next
release.
The Nadeaus are a musical
family of nine children. They
have performed their brand of
Christian praise/worship/rock
music around Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont and
Massachusetts, and are regular
music ministers at churches in
northern New Hampshire and
Vermont.
A free-will offering will be
taken up to support the continued work of these local artists.
SOUP IN A BREAD BOWL SUPPER
before the Lancaster and Jefferson Town Meetings
Tuesday, March 8 • 5-7 p.m.
Homemade soup, chowder and chili will be ladled into
bread bowl, and served with Jello, pie and beverage at the
Odd Fellows Hall, Rte. 2, Jefferson
(across from Town Hall)
Adults $6 (under age 12 $3)
Enjoy a simple meal with your neighbors.
Sponsored by St. John’s United Methodist
Church in Jefferson
Auction ----------------------(Continued from Page 1)
8 a.m. The last bid will be taken
at approximately 6:45 p.m.
Winners do not need to be present to collect their winning bids,
but prizes will be available for
those attending the 7 p.m. Town
Meeting.
For more information about
the Silent Auction or to learn
more about the planning
process, one may call the High
School at 837-2528.
Riviere-----------------------(Continued from Page 10)
In 1980 USA Olympic Hockey
Coach Herb Brooks motivated
his players with a key speech
prior to upsetting the powerhouse Soviet Team. A statement
that I paraphase often from
Coach Brooks is…”This is your
time!” I believe our School
District is beginning on a journey of greatness based on our
current administrative leadership, quality teaching staff and
students who exceptionally
work hard every day. Granted
the road is steep and we are
starting the climb, but we are on
our way! Now is the time for a
school board representative
with confidence, competence,
commitment, and consensusbuilding skills to join the team
and keep moving us toward
greatness. On March 8th, please
cast your WMRSD School Board
vote for Peter Riviere!
Respectfully,
Heidi W. Barker
Lancaster
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, March 5
St. Patrick’s Roast Beef
Supper. All are invited! From 5
to 7 p.m. in the St. Matthews
Church Hall, 9 Jefferson Road,
Whitefield. Includes large
assorted dessert table, 50/50 raffle, silent auction and live
music. Cost: free will offering.
Info: 837-2558.
A free community Roast Pork
and Chicken Dinner sponsored
by a grant received from the
New
England
Charitable
Foundation and the Tillotson
Foundation, from 5 to 7 p.m. at
St. Francis Hall in Groveton. All
are come! Come meet friend and
enjoy some good food.
Sunday, March 6
Knights of Columbus and
Methodist Men are putting on a
breakfast at Carter Hall on
Church Street in Groveton from
7 to 10 a.m. All-you-can-eat for
$6.
Monday, March 7
WIC clinic, beginning at 9
a.m. at Coös County Family
Health Services, 54 Willow St.,
Berlin. For an appointment, call
752-4678 or 1-888-266-7942.
Tuesday, March 8
WIC voucher clinic, begin-
ning at 1:30 p.m. at Coös County
Family Health Services, 54
Willow Street, Berlin. For an
appointment, call 752-4678 or 1888-266-7942.
Soup in a Bread Bowl Supper
at Odd Fellows Hall, Rte. 2,
Jefferson (across from the Town
Hall). 5 to 7 p.m. Adults $6
(under age 12 $3). Sponsored by
St. John’s United Methodist
Church in Jefferson. Enjoy a
simple meal before the
Lancaster and Jefferson Town
Meetings.
Thursday, March 10
WIC clinic, 8:45 a.m. to 12:45
at Groveton Methodist Church,
Groveton. For an appointment,
call 752-4678 or 1-888-266-7942.
Friday, March 11
“From Darkness To Light”
concert featuring North Country
singer-songwriter Katie Rose
and gospel and praise band, The
Nadeaus. 6:45 to 9 p.m. in the
main church at All Saints
Church in Lancaster. The concert will highlight the moving
out of darkness and into light
from a spiritual sense, and in
anticipation of spring. Free-will
offering will be taken to support
the continued work of these two
local artists.
Saturday, March 12
This year's Annual Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast will be at
8:30 a.m. in the All Saints
Catholic Church Hall, 163 Main
St., in Lancaster (next to Rite
Aid). Cost: $6 for an ample
breakfast buffet, prayer service,
reflection, and music. $3 for
ages 17 and under. Sponsored
by the Lancaster Area Clergy
Association. Call 788-2083 for
more information.
Indoor Yard Sale at Christ
United Methodist Church Hall
in Lancaster. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Angel Food Ministry sign-up
day from 8-9:30 a.m. at Christ
United Methodist Church hall
in Lancaster. Info: Mary Jane
788-2219 or Gloria 788-3583.
Those wishing to sign up online
may go to angelfoodmini
stries.com to place order before
midnight on Sunday, March 20.
Food pickup will be on
Saturday, March 26 at the
Methodist Church Hall.
Monday, March 14
WIC clinic, beginning at 9
a.m. at Coös County Family
Health Services, 54 Willow St.,
Berlin. For an appointment call
752-4678 or 1-888-266-7942.
Tuesday, March 15
WIC voucher clinic, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Coös County
March 5, 2011
Family Health Services, 54
Willow Street, Berlin. For an
appointment, call 752-4678 or 1888-266-7942.
Wednesday, March 16
Free Community Lunch from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 18
Lancaster Road, Whitefield.
Enjoy soup, sandwiches, dessert, coffee and tea.
The Birds of Colombia. Birding in South America is
absolutely fabulous. Home to
about 3300 species, the continent offers every kind of topography from lowlands to Andean
peaks over 22,000 feet high. Not
only are the birds amazing, the
variety of life forms is endless.
Colombia has been off limits for
years due to their political and
drug-related problems, but
recently birders have returned
to see not only known species
but some new ones, too. Please
join Mary Boulanger at the
Rocks Estate in Bethlehem at 7
p.m., to see the slides and hear
the stories. If time permits,
some slides of Brazil may
appear! For more information
contact Mary Boulanger at 4446993.
Thursday, March 17 and
Friday, March 18
Stratford Public School will
be putting on “Murder by
Indecision”, the hilarious story
of world-renowned mystery
playwright Agatha Crispy at 7
p.m. both nights.
Saturday, March 19
Lunenburg’s 6th Annual
Maple Festival 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. at
Lunenburg Primary School. Full
day of family fun! Static and
interactive sugaring displays,
antique equipment, free door
prizes and contests, sugarhouse
tours, demonstrations, delicious
homemade meals throughout
the day. For more information
visit www.topofthecommon.org
Want to help? Call Chris at 802892-6654 or e-mail comments@
topofthecommon.org
Lancaster Open-Mic at
Christ
United
Methodist
Church Hall in Lancaster. 6 to 9
p.m. All musicians welcome.
Come and have a great time.
There is room for dancing. Fun
for all ages. $3 suggested donation to help with cost of hall.
Info: Lyndall 603-788-2660
Sunday, March 20
Reception for Fr. Ray Ball
from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Cabot
Motor Inn in Lancaster.
Monday, March 21
WIC clinic beginning at 9
a.m. at Coös County Family
Health Services, 54 Willow
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