March 22, 2013 - Colebrook Chronicle

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COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013
603-246-8998
VOL. 13, NO. 36
House Fires In West Stewartstown And North Stratford
Fires hit the North Country
this week, with two families
losing their homes within 12
hours of each other—one in
West Stewartstown and another
in North Stratford.
On Tuesday morning, about
10:45 a.m., the Beecher Falls
Vol. Fire Dept. was called to the
home of Bruce and Sally Biron
on Fort Hill Road (just off Rte.
(Continued on page 2)
A fire ripped through the Biron home in West Stewartstown on Tuesday. Charles Jordan photo.
Gov. Hassan Attends Chamber Dinner
By Marie P. Hughes
The North Country Chamber
of Commerce (NCCOC) held its
annual dinner meeting at Log
Haven in Millsfield on Thursday, March 21, with 120 people
in attendance.
President Peter Rouleau was
introduced by Butch Ladd, one
of the Directors, who was the
Master of Ceremonies for the
evening. Rouleau welcomed
everyone to the evening and in
a letter at each person’s place
said, “We are embarking on a
season of change. Change is a
good thing when coupled with
an accurate assessment of the
situation, adequate resources,
knowledge and commitment.”
Female Quartet Long Time Courting
Coming To Tillotson Center April 6
Long Time Courting, a Boston-based band featuring four
women, is coming to Colebrook
on Saturday, April 6, for a 7
p.m. show at the Tillotson Cen-
ter. The concert is hosted by the
Great North Woods Committee
for the Arts, a local arts organization bringing a variety of music to venues in Colebrook and
Lancaster.
Long Time Courting offers
an extraordinary blend of neotraditional Celtic roots music.
Late Tuesday night and throughout the early hours of Wednesday,
crews battled a blaze at the Willey home in North Stratford.
Charles Jordan photo.
Errol Crash Claims Life Of
Connecticut Snowmobiler
A Connecticut man lost his
life last weekend as a result of a
snowmobile crash in Errol.
At approximately 2 a.m. on
March 16, 2013, a call was
made to 911 reporting a snowmobile crash three miles into
the woods from 7 Islands Bridge
in Errol. Errol Fire and Rescue,
N.H. State Police and N.H. Fish
and Game responded to the
scene. The scene was located on
13 Mile Woods trail, approximately two miles north of Millsfield Pond Road in Errol.
Maidstone Man Faces
Multiple Drug Charges
Last Friday, March 15, the
Essex County Sheriff’s Dept.
responded to Maidstone Lake
Road where they had executed a
search warrant at the home of
William McNeely, 60.
During the search, officers
with the Essex County Sheriff’s
Dept. and a Vt. State Police
canine seized about 11 ounces
of marijuana, about 450 Oxy(Continued on page 17)
Former Emerson Outfitters
Building On Auction Block
The all-female band Long Time Courting will perform in concert in Colebrook on Saturday, April 6, at
the Tillotson Center. Courtesy photo.
By Marie P. Hughes
As many people have noticed, the Emerson building on
Route 3 is now up for auction by
Freedom Realty Exchange
(FRE). In order to bid, a potential buyer must put down a bid
deposit of $10,000.00, and offer
a sealed minimum bid of
$499,000 for the property that
was appraised on Sept. 14,
2010, at one million, forty five
thousand dollars ($1,045,000)
by Richard E. Marquis of Marquis Appraisal Associates, Inc.
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Fires
(Continued from page 1)
3) where a caller reported a lot
of smoke coming from the
home. Fire Chief Steve Young
said that when crews arrived,
they found smoke coming from
the southern end of the building and fire coming from the sill
area.
“We expected there was a
basement fire to start with, and
shortly after we got there the
windows on the main level blew
out of the south side of the
building and also the sliding
glass doors, which were also on
the main floor,” Chief Young
said. Firefighters observed
what Young described as a tremendous amount of black
smoke and heat-charged smoke
coming out of the front door.
“Then we just attacked the fire.
Some of the guys entered the
building to fight the fire and
some attacked from the outside,” said Chief Young.
“It was just a good job by
everybody involved. Rob Darling from the 45th Parallel
EMS helped coordinate because
we were shorthanded.” Backup
help arrived when the Pittsburg
Fire Dept. sent an engine and a
tanker and Colebrook sent an
engine and tanker, as well as
crews. Chief Young noted that
“All the towns in the area work
so well together and mutual aid
is so important; each department is working together plus
the 45th parallel. That’s what
makes the emergency services
work so well—everyone is on
the same page,” he said.
Chief Young said the fire has
been ruled accidental, and the
family lost their dog in the fire.
“We are not positive how it
started—there was a wood
stove in the area, but where the
fire was low and burned out in
that part of the building, we
can’t tell how it started, so it’s
an accidental ruling.”
He said that while half of the
home had no water or fire damage, it did have tremendous
smoke and heat damage. “The
insurance company has been
great—they were able to meet
with the homeowners quickly to
get that process started,” said
Chief Young. “They pretty
much lost everything; what
wasn’t burned, there is heat
and smoke damage, which contributes to the loss.” He said
the family, which includes two
young children, are been staying with other family members
for the time being.
Around 11:18 p.m. that night
the Stratford Hollow Fire Dept.
was called to a structure fire on
Farnsworth Road (just above
North Stratford village). Crews
from Colebrook, Groveton and
Lancaster assisted the Stratford Hollow Fire Dept. in fighting the fire, which claimed the
lives of several puppies and
dogs. Stratford Hollow Fire
Chief Charles “Chuck” Stinson
said there was a shed/dog kennel near the front of the home
where he was told that two or
three litters of puppies and five
or six dogs were located. Chief
Stinson said that the shed/
kennel appears to be where the
fire started, but he can’t be
sure. “That’s where the heavi-
est damage was when we got
there,” he said.
Chief Stinson said that the
department was told by the
homeowner, Dennis Willey, that
he saw a flash of red, went to
investigate, and discovered the
fire. “He tried to put it out himself, and then his son tried to
help, but they couldn’t put it
out,” said Stinson. “In the
meantime, the clock was ticking” on the fire. “A female called
911, and when we arrived, we
had a well-involved structure
with partial collapse on the
front half of the building,” said
Stinson. “We decided to fight
the fire from the outside before
going in because the structure
was so far gone when we arrived. We had to play it safe.”
Crews cleared the scene at 5
a.m.—about six hours later,
said Stinson. “Once we got in
there and knocked it down, we
had to rip into the walls and
roof—or what was left—to make
sure it was all out.” The structure was a complete loss. But,
said Stinson, a house next
door—just about 12 feet away—
didn’t receive any damage.
The evening was very cold
and very snowy, and Stinson
said he expected the driveway
going up to the burning home
would be a problem. “But there
was enough snow on the road
that we were able to get right
up. And there was a hydrant we
could use right at the foot of the
driveway. We had roughly 30
firemen on the scene,” he said.
The 1921 home was owned by
Dennis and Tina Willey.
Posts by family and friends
on a Facebook photo posted by
the Chronicle resulted in several comments from those who
were concerned for the families
who lost their homes on Tuesday morning and Tuesday
night. For the fire in North
Stratford, one person wrote,
“My heart is heavy for the family. Heroic work that these firefighters do for people.” Another
wrote, “I feel so sorry for my
mom and my brother. They lost
everything.” Her brother, she
said, only has the pajamas he
was wearing that night, and his
hands are burned and cut. “And
my stepdad was burned on his
face and hands,” she said. “I
thank the firefighters and my
cousin for controlling it so others didn’t have to go through
this tragedy.”
Dozens of messages were
posted to the Biron family offering concerns and offers of help
on the loss of their home and
belongings on a picture of the
fire posted by the Chronicle on
its Facebook page on Tuesday.
On Wednesday evening, the
Beecher Falls Fire Dept. was
called out to what Chief Steve
Young described as a routine
chimney fire at the Jeff and
Laurna Noyes residence in
Ethan Allen Park in Canaan. “It
was a hot chimney, so we went
up to the roof and dropped a
weight and a brush into the
chimney, which knocks a hole
into the creosote, and then we
cleaned it out from the bottom.
It was just a very little smoke in
the house so no damage to the
house,” he said.
Friday, March 22, 2013
On Tuesday evening, the Stratford Hollow Fire Dept., assisted by Colebrook, Groveton and Lancaster,
battled a blaze that consumed a home on Farnsworth Road. Several dogs and puppies were lost in the
blaze. Charles Jordan photo.
Fire crews roll out more hoses to battle the blaze at the West Stewartstown home of Bruce and Sally
Biron on Tuesday morning. When firefighters arrived there was heavy smoke and fire showing from
the sills of the home. Charles Jordan photo.
Errol Crash
The victim was identified as
56-year-old Louis Voegeli, Jr.,
of Woodbury, Conn. Voegeli was
last in line in a group of four
traveling south. Voegeli failed
to negotiate a left turn and hit
a tree.
A press release issued by
N.H. Fish and Game the following the crash reported that the
cause of the crash was still under investigation, however alcohol did not appear to be a factor.
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The Beecher Falls Vol. Fire Dept was assisted at the scene of a fire
which destroyed a home in West Stewartstown on Tuesday morning by Pittsburg and Colebrook Fire Depts. Charles Jordan photo.
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Left photo: Betty and Fred King of Colebrook were seated with Governor Maggie Hassan at her table during the North Country Chamber of Commerce Dinner. Middle: Governor Hassan answered questions from the audience at the Chamber dinner. Right: Joan and Don Dickson are all smiles after being presented the Volunteers of the Year
Award at the North Country Chamber of Commerce Dinner on Thursday, March 21. Marie Hughes photos.
Gov. Hassan
Later in the evening, Sharon
Cleveland, newly elected Secretary, outlined some of the
changes and how the Chamber
plans to bring them about by
soliciting help from the businesses and by going back to
basics. C levela nd stated
NCCOC would be redeveloping
the Board structure and reestablishing the Chamber’s primary focus. As part of the
change, NCCOC has submitted
a proposal to the Tillotson fund
to help the Chamber work with
experienced consultants to develop a three year comprehensive plan including leadership
and redefining goals.
New President Jonathan
Auction Block
Although the actual building
and surrounding parking area
comprises, 5.20-plus acres,
there is actually a total of 44.20
acres, and those additional
acres are forest land in current
use. In a feasibility study dated
Oct. 7, 2011, and sent to North
Country Investment Corpora-
tion (NCIC), it said, “We do see
the potential for a Grand Adventure presence at the building, albeit in conjunction with
other activities which will enhance and support one another.” For example, the study
mentions the ideal place for a
climbing wall which would attract many people along with
outdoor activities and other
types of indoor activities. However, the study also notes the
seven percent decline in population and the closing of the mill
which might make the building
a hard sell.
On the other hand, because
of its proximity to Canada, and
the rest of the North Country,
the study says, “The Emerson
Building with the right mix of
uses could become a destination
for the area.” The study is over
30 pages long and suggests various scenarios from one tenant to
multi-tenant use, but all would
require resources from outside
the community.
As reported in a January
2009 issue of the Colebrook
Chronicle, Brian Emerson, the
owner the building stated, “The
decision to close and relocate
was prompted primarily by the
severe economic downturn being experienced throughout the
country, especially in Northern
New England.” Although Emerson had hoped to consolidate
some of the sporting business
with the Emerson Hardware
store which was a 77-year-old
business, his plans did not come
to fruition since when Groveton
Paper Board closed the Wassau
plant, the fall-out became widespread and both businesses
steadily declined.
According to Emerson,
“People stopped spending
money, and despite taking drastic measures of cutting as much
as we could, even our staff, we
could not sustain the business.”
Taxes were too high to pay, and
the First Colebrook Bank,
which held the mortgage, took
over the ownership of the building.
Kelly Landgrove from LFC
Communications, Inc., in Newport Beach, Calif., said, “We
have just started the campaign
to sell the property since the
bank has done everything it can
possibly do at this point. We
have sent the information
throughout the United States
and Canada.” The bidding will
remain open until April 18, according to Landgrove, and then
one or two scenarios will occur.
All bids will be given to the
bank and its Board will decide
who gets the bid, or several of
the bids will be about the same,
and the bidding will go back to
an open bidding on the Internet
so each of the bidders will have
a chance to bid against each
other.
For anyone interested in further information, the website is
www.FRE.com/157M1, which is
a direct link to the Emerson
property.
Police, EMS Reports
POLICE CALLED TO
PIPER HILL YESTERDAY
Local residents reported seeing several state police troopers,
including reportedly Troop F
commander Todd Landry, heading north into Colebrook late
Thursday afternoon—leaving
everyone to wonder why there
was such a large police presence
in the North Country.
Initially, the Chronicle was
told by a Troop F dispatcher
that they could not provide any
details. In the meantime, residents of Piper Hill in West
Stewartstown reported to the
Chronicle that the state troopers were on the hill near Griffin
Road, along with Pittsburg Police Dept. and its rescue sled,
Fish and Game and its rescue
sled, and Colebrook Fire and
Rescue with its rescue sled.
This newspaper was told by one
resident in the area, who wondered if it was safe to be in their
home, that state police told
them that an individual was
having a personal problem and
the public was not in any danger.
By 6:45 p.m., when the
Chronicle arrived at the scene,
we were in time to see an entourage of state police and rescue
sled pulling down Ladd Road,
leaving the area. There is no
official word as of presstime on
what caused the substantial
response of emergency workers,
however, when leaving the detail, none of the officers or
emergency personnel appeared
to be in a hurry or concerned.
A subsequent call last night
to Troop F indicated that police
had indeed been called to the
scene for an incident, but that it
“did not turn out to be as dire”
as originally believed. We were
told that the inaccessible location of the situation necessitated bringing in rescue sleds as
a precaution. Once again, we
were told that at no time was
the public in danger.
45TH PARALLEL EMS
The following is the activity
report for March 10-16.
On March 10, at 6:18 p .m . ,
the department responded to
UCVH for a transfer to DHMC.
On March 12, at 8:12 a.m.,
Colebrook for a medical emergency. At 8:18 a.m., the department responded to UCVH for a
transfer to DHMC.
UCVH for a transfer to Androscoggin Valley Hospital.
At
9:36 a.m., the department responded to Colebrook for paramedic intercept with Groveton
Ambulance. At 7:51 p.m., the
department responded to Colebrook for a medical emergency.
At 8:07 p.m., the department
responded to Canaan, Vt., for
fire standby. At 10:56 p.m., the
department responded to Columbia for a medical emergency.
Weeks Medical Center for a
transfer to DHMC. At 11:03
a.m., the department responded
to Beecher Falls, Vt., for fire
standby. The ambulance was
cancelled while en route. At
6:03 p.m., the department responded to Colebrook for a
medical emergency.
Colebrook for a medical emergency. At 8:55 a.m., the department responded to UCVH for a
transfer to Littleton Regional
Hospital. At 4 p.m., the department responded to Colebrook
for a medical emergency.
UCVH for a transfer to DHMC.
At 2:38 p.m., the department
responded to UCVH for a transfer to DHMC.
Where The North Country Connects With The World!
The former Emerson Outdoor Outfitters building in Groveton is now on the auction block through
Freedom Realty Exchange. Marie Hughes photo.
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View From The
45th Parallel
The Way We Were...
Last week the editor may have
jumped the gun a bit by heralding in his editorial the arrival of
Mud Season. No sooner had we
announced its coming than the
ground froze right back up and
it snowed like the dickens most
of the ensuing week. Well, readers can be assured that Mud
Season will once again rise to
the surface shortly. Meanwhile,
Editor Charlie Jordan dug into
his files this week and came up
with the image at the left he
took during a bumper crop year
for mud back 25 years ago. It
shows Hughes Road in Colebrook in March 1988.
Fires
Over the course of our many years covering our region, we have unfortunately seen hundreds of families
loses their homes to fire—and these remain among the
hardest news events to cover. We’ve seen firsthand local fire crews fighting to save homes in all sorts of
weather conditions, but most have been during the
winter months when wood stoves or other heating apparatus are in full gear. And despite peoples most
careful attention, fires still happen.
This week in the course of just 12 hours we saw two
families lose their homes. Nothing can seem worse to a
family than suddenly be without your home, especially
during the cold months. Not only did both local families lose most of their possessions in fires this week,
but they also lost pets.
We posted information about the fires on the
Chronicle’s Facebook page along with photos shortly
after both fires. A remarkable heartfelt outpouring of
expressions of compassion by people were quickly
posted from all over for these folks who so suddenly
found their lives turned upside down.
More than one person said to us this week that the
loss of ones home is among their greatest fears—it rips
at the very security that anchors our lives. Fortunately
these families escaped personal harm, but their tragedy is no less considerable. But they know that their
friends and neighbors, and a lot of people who don’t
even know them, are pulling for them and better days
will return.
Charles J. Jordan
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Letters
Dear Editor,
Having failed to buffalo the
towns of Newark and Brighton
Vt., into a destructive agreement to blast open the Seneca
ridgelines for useless industrial
wind turbines the boys at
Eolian Renewable Energy (aka
Seneca Mountain Wind, foul
cronies of Colebrook’s Dan
Ouimette) have set their sights
on snowballing the people in
the Unified Towns and Gores
(UTG).
The Eolian boys have
showed up at two meetings of
the UTG making proposals
that, while insulting to those
who understand the drawbacks
of industrial wind, reek of green
ink on paper to the UTG Board
of Governors (the BOG). But
what’s the deal?
Newark has spent tens of
thousands trying to keep Eolian
out and keep their town clean.
They did so to protect their own
people and to protect the
neighboring towns as well. The
people of Brighton made it clear
in a formal poll and in the
wording of their town plan that
it was a no-go to industrial
wind. Brighton thanks Newark
for their diligence and help. But
Eolian’s deal included the UTG
in its desperate last attempt to
trash the Seneca Mountains
and now the UTG’s BOG is
dealing in the dark with
Eolian?
Since Eolian showed up the
BOG doesn’t even want their
meetings recorded anymore.
Newark and Brighton will still
feel the terrible impacts of
ridgeline destruction if the
UTG’s BOG continues to cozy
up to Eolian. This is not about a
town’s right to govern itself, it’s
about a number of communities
being affected by the poor decisions of a few.
It’s time the people of the
UTG took a real good look at
what the BOG has been dealing
with. I applaud the people of
Waldo County Maine and Antrim, who had sense enough to
send these Eolian devils packing. I hope there is some of that
good sense in the UTG as well.
Kathleen J. Nelson
Island Pond, Vt.
Town
NORTHUMBERLAND
TOWN MEETINGS
After Moderator Keith Young
began the annual town meeting
with “The Pledge of Allegiance,”
the first order of business was
presenting the Employee of the
Year 2012 award to Officer
Aaron Gibson. Since he was
unable to attend, Chairman
Barry Colebank presented the
award to Chief Platt, who accepted it on his behalf. Then the
election day results were announced, and Jim Weagle was
once again chosen as a selectman with a total of 209 votes to
Willie Wilson’s 87. Other officers were reported in last
week’s Colebrook Chronicle.
The first real discussion,
lasting about an hour, centered
on Article 2 which was “to appropriate $217,350 for the renovation of the Groveton Paper
Board Building” which was to
come from various funding
sources including a combination
of a loan/grant from USDA.
After much explanation about
various aspects of the move including the $20,000 needed for a
qualified architect, plus additional space for the police department, the citizens voted in
favor 112 and against 34 for a
total of 146 votes. As if validat(Continued on page 5)
Town
ing their decision, the Select
Board received the preapproval
from USDA to go ahead with its
plans. The first will be hiring
the architect, as part of phase
one according to Mike Phillips.
Chairman Barry Colebank had
previously responded to concerns about the police department having adequate space at
the building, and the voters
were told moving the police
department was not part of the
phase one plan.
The voters also heard the
need to make the building
handicap accessible, and it
would be part of the architect’s
plan to decide what would be
the best route, either an elevator or a ramp. If the second
floor will be utilized, the means
of access would make a difference. However, preapproval of
the $150,000 grant is good news
indeed for the townspeople because, as explained by the
Board, renting the present
building comes up for renewal,
and in the end, owning a building rather than renting will
save the town a great deal of
money.
Part of phase one will consist
of acquiring of the building;
phase two will consist of design
which will consider all the office
space needed for town officials,
ambulance and police areas. As
Phillips said, “The more we
think ahead, the easier the
transition. Even though we
don’t plan on moving the police
department yet, we need plans
for the future. Also the lease
for our present space comes up
for renewal at this time next
year.” The bottom line of the
move reportedly is to make
things better; to have a presence on Main Street; and to live
within the town’s means. Phillips also assured the voters that
phase two will be a town decision and plans will be presented to the citizens since
there will be several meetings
before the actual work can begin. However, the Board hopes
by next year’s annual meeting,
the offices will be at their new
location.
Articles four and five passed
as read, and article six which
appropriated $1,866,135.00 to
the operating budget of the
town. In Article 7, which
passed, the elderly exemption
which had been modified
passed easily, as did the next
three articles. Article 11 which
had to do with placing $68,000
in the Municipal Office Building Capital Reserve Fund was
tabled until after the ballot vote
of Article 3. Once the votes
were tallied, the article passed
as read.
Many of the next articles
had to do allotting funds to
various organizations and programs, for example, Senior
Meals: $14,000; Tri-County
Community Action: $4,225;
Northwood Hone health and
Hospice: $12,759; and other key
agencies for a total of $40,403.
This article passed as read.
When the article was read
about stabilizing repairs to the
Old 1799 Meeting House, some
discussion arose about the
grant of $9,000 being applied
for by the town. The voters
were assured if the grant money
was not awarded, the money
will not be raised, so the article
passed. The town also voted to
appropriate $1,500 to the
Groveton Chem-Free Graduation Fund and $2,500 to the
Groveton Cal Ripken Baseball
program.
Article 23 which
would have discontinued the
right-of-way of Old Route 3 over
Tax Map 227, Lot 26 was tabled, but at 3:30 p.m., Barry
Colebank made a motion to reconsider the article and amend
it to read, “To authorize the
selectmen to discontinue the
right of way of Old Route 3 over
Tax Map 227, Lot 26 and adjoining lots which were given to
the town by the state of NH.”
In a hand held vote, the article
passed.
The other article which was
passed over was petition Article
24 which would have established a Northumberland Fall
Fest Fund. Article 27 was
amended to raise and appropriate the exact amount of
$30,213.58 for the Conservation
Fund rather than the approximate amount of $30,000 as written in the original article. This
article was then approved; however, Article 28 which allowed
the conservation commission to
expend conservation funds to
“qualified organizations” (land
trust) failed. All other articles
passed as read, and Barry
Colebank called for a motion to
adjourn at 3:45 p.m.
As a follow-up to the town
and school meetings being held
on Saturday, Barry Colebank
told those in attendance at the
Mar. 18 Selectmen’s meeting
about the results of the evaluations. Colebank said he was
very pleased that 80 percent of
the respondents favored the
new format, and noted the numbers, especially at the school
meeting were quite heartening,
and as a whole, everyone who
attended seemed very pleased.
Colebank also expressed his
thanks to all those who worked
so hard to make the day a success.
—Marie P. Hughes
NORTON POSITIONS
STILL VACANT
Following its town meeting
this month, the town of Norton,
Vt., was left with several important vacancies that were not
filled during the annual election. Because of this, a special
town election has been called
for all day on Tuesday, May 14,
which is the earliest date the
special election can be held.
In a letter to residents
mailed this week, the two select
board members, Rosario Poulin
and Kenn Stransky, noted that
the three major town office vacancies that were not filled included one selectman, one auditor and one listor. Because
there are now only two select
board members, two auditors
and two listors, any tie vote
facing these boards cannot be
broken until a third person is in
place. During town elections, it
states in the letter, “either the
vote winner was never interested in serving and declined
the electorate or no single person obtained the minimum
votes required to be sworn into
public office.”
The special election to fill the
three positions will be held by
secret paper ballot and the select board is asking that Norton
residents interested in holding
public office should fill out a
petition that is included with
the letter, plus the signatures of
six registered voters, and the
petition turned in to the town
office by April 7, 2013. The positions are, Selectboard—three
years, Listor, three years and
auditor, two years.
STRATFORD TOWN, SCHOOL
MEETING RESULTS
Here are results for Stratford
Town and School Meeting:
Town
Selectman 3-year:
Tim Brooks 56
Micky Miller 4
Treasurer 3-year
Wendy McMann 62
Auditor 1-year
Reba Nadeau 5
Trustee of Trust Funds 3-year
Wilson McMann 2
Trustee of Trust Funds, 2-year
6 people with one vote each
Library Trustee 3-year
Dana Cassell 50
Article 3: Combine Town Clerk/
Tax Collector
Yes: 56
No: 6
Stratford School
Moderator: Mike Lynch 12
Clerk: Darlene Curley 5
Treasurer: Wendy McMann 57
Board of Education 3-year:
Tom Allin 53
Board of Education 1year: Mike Martin 3
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Pittsburg High School ended its annual Winter Carnival last Friday with the ever exciting mock rock,
pie eating contest and other exciting events. The staff really got into the spirit of the week with their
performance of “Iko Iko” sung by Aaron Carter. Angela Wheeler photo.
Left photo: Brennan Landry looks to judges for conformation that Ian Pfaff has completely finished his
chocolate cream pie for the pie eating contest during the last day of Pittsburg's Winter Carnival. Right
photo: The Pittsburg senior class performed three different songs by Maroon 5 for the mock rock. Angela Wheeler photos.
Pittsburg’s sophomore class performed their interpretation of Katy Perry's song “E.T.” for the mock
rock. Members of the class dressed up as angels, the devil, DNA and aliens, which are all characters
mentioned in the song. Angela Wheeler photo.
CONGRESSIONAL
ART COMPETITION
This week, Congresswoman
Annie Kuster announced that
New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District will participate in the 2013 Congressional
Art Competition. Every year,
participating students from
New Hampshire and across the
country submit their artistic
work for a chance to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.
“Every spring, the Congressional Art Competition gives
high school students in the
Granite State and across the
country a chance to showcase
their incredible artistic talents,”
Kuster said. “I’m pleased to kick
off this year’s competition, and
look forward to sharing our students’ work with all who visit
the U.S. Capitol.”
The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to pro(Continued on page 7)
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Colebrook Kindergarten students were proud of their leprechaun hats they made for St. Patrick’s Day
recently. Teacher Joan Coats said they all thought it was fun to have orange hair—although one student has natural Irish colored curls. Joan Coats photo.
vide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage
and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents.
Since then, over 650,000 high
school students have been involved with the nationwide competition.
The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school
students in the Second District.
The over-all winner of the district’s competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S.
Capitol and the exhibit in
Washington will also include
artwork from other contest winners nationwide.
Each piece can be no larger
than 28 inches high, 28 inches
wide, and four inches deep, including the frame. Artwork selected as the winning piece will
be required to be framed and
must still adhere to the size
guidelines. All entries must be
original in concept, design and
execution.
If a student would like to
enter this year’s Congressional
Art Competition, a school representative (art teacher) should
contact Dawn Pollinger of the
Kuster staff at 226-1002 or via
email at dawn.pollinger @mail.house.gov.
For additional information,
you can also download the Student Guidelines and Student
Information and Release Form
from the following address at
http://www.house.gov/content/
educate/art_competition.
BLOOMING READERS
PROGRAM IN PITTSBURG
The Pittsburg School library
is sponsoring its annual spring
reading incentive program.
Blooming Readers has been
designed to motivate students
in Grades K-6 to read by rewarding their reading accomplishments with praise, recognition, and a coupon for one small
free ice cream cone.
The library has designed a
reading rewards program that
will run from March 31-April
20, 2013. Thanks to Moose Alley
Cones of Pittsburg, the program
will offer a prize of a coupon for
one free small ice cream cone at
their ice cream shop. Any student in Grades K-6 who has
read a minimum of 100 minutes
a week for the three weeks of
the program will receive an ice
cream coupon; this translates to
a minimum of 300 minutes
spent reading for these three
weeks. Students in Grades 3-6
will be expected to read books
on their own.
In addition to reading alone,
students in Grades K-2 can
count minutes if they look at
books or have an adult or older
sibling read to them for the required time. Students will have
a tracking chart to record the
number of minutes read each
day and the total number of
minutes read each week. The
chart will be signed by parents
and the student and returned to
the Pittsburg School library
anytime between Monday, April
22 and Friday, April 26, 2013.
Pittsburg School is hoping
that everyone will enjoy Blooming Readers and the magical
world that reading opens for
everyone. Questions can be directed to Ann Gray in the school
library.
ELEMENTARY SPORTS
PUT BACK IN BUDGET
By a vote of 78 to 65, for the
petition Article 7 requesting to
return $18 000 for elementary
sports back into the budget,
Groveton voters passed the petition, despite the School Board’s
request to cut the program.
After much impassioned discussion back and forth at the
school’s annual meeting on Saturday, March 16, attended by
168 people, the citizens overcame any opposition to the proposal. According to arguments
concerning everything from prevention of childhood obesity to
adding fourteen cents to the tax
base, Heidi Brooks asked, “If we
keep cutting, how are we going
to entice people into our town
and our schools?”
Dave Hurlburt, School Board
Chairman, asked, “How are you
going to feel when you get your
tax bill?” He went on to explain
although the taxpayers think 14
cents a thousand is not much, if
the Board starts adding 14
cents here and another 20 cents
there it will add up to a budget
which would be impossible to
present to the public. Other
people making comments included Diane Birt who said, “I
don’t see the necessity of elementary kids going for away
games.”
While Lisa Perras asked,
“How much more are we going
to take from our kids?” to which
Mike Phillips responded, “It’s
about a smarter way to fund
sports.” That suggestion
brought up parents asking to
transport their children as some
of them do for field trips and
either charging a nominal activity fee, to pay as you go, and to
have a volunteer staff. However,
no matter what Carl Ladd, Superintendent, explained about it
not being an easy decision especially in the light of cutting a
full time maintenance person,
in the end, the voters prevailed
and passed the article. When
Ladd was asked how he felt
about the decision he said, “I
feel very sad that sports became
more important than someone’s
livelihood being at stake. All
four of the maintenance people
were at the meeting, and they
support the town and the
schools, but cutting one of their
positions was never even discussed.”
Article 4 which was to appropriate five million, eight hundred forty-two thousand, three
hundred eighty-six dollars
($5,842,386.00) for the support
of the schools was voted on by
secret ballot because of a petition submitted to the Board and
signed by Nancy Merrow, Susan
Wilson, Diane Berube, Sandra
L. Cross, Sharon Frizzell, and
Joe Berube. However, one citizen went on record expressing
disappointment that one of the
names on the petition was that
of a School Board member. Also,
Amanda King asked, “If the
school population and number
of teachers are going down, why
are school costs going up?”
Superintendent Ladd said
they had eliminated as much as
they could, and no SAU personnel were benefitting from the
budget. The vote for the budget
passed with 97 for and 69
against. The previous article
concerning teacher raises
passed with a show of hands
even though it did elicit some
discussion. The townspeople
were also told that teachers
were saving the town a great
deal of money because they
voted to pay more for their insurance each year of the three
year contract. The Board has
put a cap on what they will pay
for insurance; that is, a one person health insurance will cap at
$7,500; a two-person plan at
$15,000; and a family plan at
$20,000.
As Elaine Connary said, “I
have taught in other school districts, and a cap on health insurance is major.
Insurance costs are rising
every year, and the teachers
agreeing to pay above the cap is
unheard of and a great deal for
the town of Groveton.” All of
the other articles were passed
by a show of hands as well, and
moderator, Barry Colebank
called for an adjournment in
just under two hours.
One other order of business
took place at the end, when
Chairman David Hurlburt wel(Continued on page 8)
Canaan's Kindergarten and Grade 1 class learned to tap a maple tree in Fletcher park recently. Courtesy photo.
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comed new School Board Member Saran Holden who defeated
incumbent Ron Caron at the
election on Mar. 12. Holden is a
graduate of Groveton schools,
and after spending many years
away down state and in New
York State working in mental
health and social work, she
said, “My husband and I are
retiring in Groveton, and we
want to raise our grandson, now
our adopted son, who is 14
years old here and have him
attend Groveton schools.” Holden also stated she is a bit overwhelmed with all that serving
on the Board will entail, but she
is ready for the challenge.
—Marie P. Hughes
TEACHING FELLOWSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Louise Tillotson Teaching Fellowship of the New
Hampshire Charitable Foundation is adding professional development scholarships to its
annual award program for
North Country educators. The
Foundation is now accepting
applications for the fellowship
and scholarship programs.
The Louise Tillotson Teaching Fellowship is now in its
sixth year, The Louise Tillotson
Teaching Fellowship was established to honor and celebrate
North Country teachers in public education. The fellowship is
available to K-12 teachers in
North Country public schools
with a preference for teachers in
Coos County.
Each year, the fellowship
provides one to three teachers
with awards ranging from
$10,000 to $15,000 each. A selection committee will award
fellowships based on candidates’
commitment to public education, breadth of experience,
demonstration of innovation in
education, creativity in solving
problems, communication skills
and ability to inspire educators
and students in the North
Country.
Fellowship applications are
available on the Foundation’s
website at www.nhcf.org/
tillotsonfellowship. Completed
applications are due Monday,
April 22, 2013. Applications will
be reviewed and a small number of finalists will be invited to
a personal interview in May.
The Louise Tillotson Fellowship Selection Committee includes: Peter Benson, New
Hampshire Charitable Foundation;
Raymond
Burton, Executive Councilor
(District 1); Rolanda Duchesne,
United Way and former North
Country Board member of the
New Hampshire Charitable
Foundation; Katharine Eneguess, President of White
Mountains Community College;
Robert Mills, Superintendent of
SAU 7; Irene Mosedale, retired
educator; Susan Wyman retired
educator; Gail Paine, former
New Hampshire school board
member; Richard Bond, Linda
Bennion and Judy Jacques, educators and former award recipients.
Professional Development
Scholarship
Program
The fellowship committee’s new
scholarship program is for professional development and continuing education for North
Country teachers. Scholarships
are available to K-12 teachers
in North Country public schools
with a preference for teachers in
Coos County. Scholarship funds
can be used for continuing education expenses, as well as
workshops, tuition, and conferences in support of professional
development. Candidates can
apply for up to $1,000 by submitting an online application at
www.nhcf.org/tillotsonscholarship. The application
deadline is Monday, April 22,
2013. Candidates may be contacted for more information
regarding their application.
For more information on the
fellowship or scholarship programs contact Peter Benson at
603-225-6641 ext. 1271 or
pb@nhcf.org.
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation manages a
growing collection of charitable
funds created by individuals,
families and corporations, and
awards approximately $30 million annually in grants and
scholarships. Based in Concord,
the Charitable Foundation roots
itself in the communities it
serves through regional advisory boards. More information
is available at www.nhcf.org or
by calling 225-6641.
TEACHERS WOPRKSHOP
ON ARCHAEOLOGY
Educators interested in incorporating archaeology into
their classrooms, including as a
way to reach Common Core
state standards, are invited to
participate in the workshop
“Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter,” on Friday, April
19, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center in
Laconia.
Presented by the N.H. Divi-
sion of Historical Resources, the
N.H. Dept. of Transportation
and the N.H. State Conservation and Rescue Archaeology
Program (SCRAP), this teacher
workshop offers interdisciplinary lessons in how archaeology
can bring history, art, language,
mathematics, social studies and
scientific inquiry in the classroom.
N.H. State Project Archaeology coordinators Sheila
Charles and Tanya Krajcik will
lead the workshop. N.H. State
Archaeologist, Dr. Richard Boisvert will give a presentation on
archaeology in New Hampshire.
The workshop includes:
—A copy of “Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter,” a
national curriculum guide for
archaeology that is endorsed by
the National Council for the
Social Studies.
—Hands-on
guidance
through lessons which include
the process of archaeology and
issues in the preservation of
historical resources.
—Information about New
Hampshire’s unique archaeological record.
—Many hands-on activities
and classroom-ready materials.
—Guided tour of Prescott
Farm.
Cost for the workshop is $45;
preregistration and prepayment
are required by April 5. To learn
more and to register, visit
www.nh.gov/nhdhr and click on
the “Project Archaeology” link
on the right.
The workshop is part of New
Hampshire’s “April is Archaeology Month” celebration, which
will include lectures, tours and
professional development opportunities.
For additional information
about the Project Archaeology
workshop, contact Tanya Krajcik, tanya.krajcik@dcr.nh.gov,
271-6568.
Healthcare
ISHC NEW PHARMACY
OPENING SOON
Indian Stream Health Center will be opening an on-site
pharmacy that will offer pharmaceuticals at reduced cost to
all Indian Stream Health Center patients. The pharmacy, set
to open in early May will be
staffed by two pharmacy technicians and a pharmacy manager.
Audie Porter will join the
Indian Stream Health Center
Pharmacy as a full time pharmacy technician.
Audie has
been a pharmacy technician
since 1985, first working at
Dickson’s Pharmacy until 1998,
when Dickson’s was purchased
by Rite Aid. Audie has worked
at Rite Aid since 1998 and
earned her certification in 2007.
Jill Gregoire, Director of Quality Improvement for Indian
Stream Health Center notes
“We are pleased that Audie has
chosen to work with us, she has
great customer service skills
and her expertise and professionalism will be a true asset
for our new pharmacy.”
Billie Paquette, who has
April Allin, RPh., will join Indian Stream Health Center as
Pharmacy Manager. Courtesy
photo.
North Country Photo Album
North Country Music Festival
Photos by Angela Wheeler
The Colebrook Elementary School gymnasium was filled to the brim last Thursday evening for the
North Country Music Festival which drew an audience from eleven different schools.
The SATB North Country Chorus sang a beautiful African song with male soloists and the accompaniment of a bongo drum.
Conductor Thomas Untersee of Lin-Wood directs the band at this year's Annual North Country Music
Festival held in Colebrook. Right photo: Colebrook Academy choral student, Erica Haynes performed a
solo during the song “Somebody to Love.”
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Left photo: Conductor Andrew Tobin directs the senior band at the Groveton School Spring Concert on Wednesday evening at the school. The seniors played several traditional orchestral numbers. Right photo: Students in the Groveton School junior band played a rendition of “Low Rider.” Thomas Jordan photos.
GROVETON HIGH
TALENT SHOW TONIGHT
Groveton High School Student Council will be sponsoring
its annual Talent Night activities on Friday, March 22, at 7
p.m. in the Ryan Memorial
Gymnasium. Admission is as
follows: free for children under
5, $2 for senior citizens and for
students (bring your student
ID), and $3 for all others. Proceeds from admission will benefit the GHS Student Council.
The purpose of Talent Night
is to compete for “prom points.”
These points are accumulated
throughout the year, as the
classes compete in various competitions. The 11th and 12th
grade classes are accumulating
these points to decide who will
be crowned King and Queen at
the prom, and the ninth and
10th grade classes are competing for Prince and Princess honors. Students will be performing skits and choreographed lip
syncs. There will also be an
open talent category, and this
year’s prom candidates in both
the Senior and Junior Divisions
will be asked to compete
against one another in
“candidate games.” Past candidate games have consisted of a
toilet-paper-wrap and a marshmallow toss.
Candidates will be decorating donation boxes that will be
available for community members to put any spare change in
as they enter Talent Night.
The amount of money in each
box will be counted up at the
end of the night, and added to
the points that each class earns
for prom points, so community
members are encouraged to
place their donations in the box
of the class that they wish to
gain the most points. The
money collected in the boxes
will go directly to the Groveton
Food Pantry.
“Talent Night will be a great
night of fun competition and we
invite any and all members of
the community to attend,” a
school press release noted. “We
hope to see you there!”
COOS COUNTY
NURSING HOSPITAL
Ever hopeful that spring is
just around the corner, residents worked on spring crafts
to decorate their rooms or give
as gifts. The Canaan sixth
graders joined us Monday
morning to decorate Easter
Bonnets and worked on string
eggs. Everyone had a great time
visiting and being creative.
In Lucky Prize Bingo, winners chose from scratch tickets,
small stuffed animals or lucky
charms. Eva Stevens and Nina
Thomas both choose cash prizes
when they shared the Blackout
Bingo victory. In the Special
Care Unit (SCU), residents
played the Alphabet game, unit
Bingo, a word game and worked
on puzzles.
A Rainbow Cocktail Party
was enjoyed. The tables were
draped with tablecloths in a
rainbow of colors and the room
was decorated for Saint Patrick’s Day. Residents indulged
in their favorite beverages while
munching on fruit cocktail,
Irish Pub cheese and crackers
while they danced and moved to
lively Irish music.
Residents worked hard on
decorations for the car and van
for the Saint Patrick’s Day parade. They fashioned shamrocks
and a complete corned beef and
cabbage dinner. A staff member
shared a scrapbook of her trip to
Ireland with residents.
Ellen Sipe provided lively
entertainment for residents in
the family
room
this
week. SCU residents played
The Sons of the American Legion Squadron 47 held a celebration for its 25 th anniversary last Saturday
in Canaan to show appreciation to its charter members and to show how far they have come along in
the 25 years. They were chartered on March 7, 1988 with 19 charter members and currently have 96
charter members. From the left are Nicholas Hurley, North Area Commander for Detachment of VT.,
Heny Cleveland, Bob Rice, Jeremy Delong, Haven Haynes, James Gilbert, Peter Bunnell Richard Norris, Micah Rice, Dennis Johnson, District 2 Commander Richard Hurley, Cecil Hikel, and National
Vice Commander John Waite of the Eastern Region. Angela Wheeler photo.
Name that Tune, Sounds Like
and watched “The Lawrence
Welk Show” together.
Shuffleboard was introduced
this week. Residents had a
great time and look forward to
playing again. Ball toss was
played in the SCU.
SCU residents made peanut
butter and discussed peanut
butter facts. They also discovered the Grand Canyon.
TALENT SHOW IN
COLEBROOK TONIGHT
The Colebrook Academy Key
Club is hosting its second annual Talent Show tonight,
March 22, at 7 p.m. The event
will be held at the Tillotson
Center in Colebrook. Admission
to the talent show is $3 for students, $5 for adults and $7 for a
family of four or more.
All proceeds from the talent
show will go to charities, including COPI, UNICEF and Camp
Sunshine.
GROVETON THRIFT
SHOP’S EASTER SALE
To celebrate Easter and the
anticipation of spring, the
Groveton Thrift Shop is offering
community shoppers a halfprice sale from Tuesday, March
26 through Saturday, March 30.
President Margaret Dingman is
happy to announce that the
shop is now able to resume
Tuesdays hours as the staffing
difficulties that required Tuesday closings during the winter
have been resolved.
With warmer weather on the
way, this half price sale provides shoppers with bargain
prices and a fresh stock of
spring clothing for all the family. Neighbors in Lancaster and
Colebrook invited to visit Groveton and to benefit from this
sale, as well. Among the recent
donations to the Groveton
Thrift Shop for which Dingman
has expressed appreciation was
a generous contribution of clothing from the thrift shop in Colebrook.
As in the past, hand-knit
items, jewelry and a few other
“specials” are excluded from the
sale; however, every visitor is
invited to choose as many as 10
free books from the expanded
collection. Browsers are always
welcome. The volunteer staff
welcomes shoppers Tuesday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9
a.m. until 12 noon.
CRIBBAGE COHORTS
The Colebrook Cribbage Cohorts met at the Colebrook
Country Club for tournament
19. Eleven members were present. Those members with
at least 12 points were eligible
to receive points.
A total of five members received points from his tournament. First place: Ralph Haynes
with 19 game points, eight wins,
sp re a d o f 1 7 5 . S e c o nd
place:
Robert Fissette (Red)
with 14 game points, seven
wins, spread of 75. Third place:
Nathan Donnell with 13 game
points, six wins, spread of 25.
Fourth place: Louise Streeter
with 12 game points, five wins,
spread of 551. Fifth place: Mark
Cramer with 12 game points,
five wins, spread of 23.
There are only five more
tournaments remains for this
season. It has been decided that
we will not have any fun nights
until the end of the season.
Club point standings at this
point are: First place: Mark
Cramer with 125. Second place:
Ralph Haynes with 110.
Third place: Annie Laughton
with 93. Fourth place: Louise
Streeter with 91. Fifth
place: Dennis Lunn with 78
In the next five weeks, anything can change.
GOOD FRIDAY
ECUMENICAL SERVICE
The Christian churches
throughout the world are beginning the week of the year
known as Holy Week on Mar.
24, Palm Sunday. Services will
be held in all churches during
this week, but in order to accommodate those who wish to
participate in a Good Friday
service, the local clergy have
gathered and planned a one
hour ecumenical service to be
held at St. Stephen’s Episcopal
Church from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
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The service will consist of meditations on the Seven Last
Words of Christ, and the reflections will be given by clergy
from various denominations. In
days long past, many schools,
businesses and churches observed a closing or quiet time
from the hours of 12 noon to 3
p.m. in order to commemorate
the Crucifixion of Christ. However, since this custom is no
longer held in most places, the
clergy in the area have decided
to use most people’s lunch hour
for those wishing to spend time
in prayer and reflection.
All are invited to attend this
service and to participate in one
of the Christian community’s
most solemn days.
—Marie P. Hughes
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
After dinner on Wednesday,
the Canaan Seniors played
Bingo. The winners were Georgette St. Pierre, Germaine Turgeon, Rollande Ma rquis,
Pauline Jalbert, Fayonne Kavanaugh, Mauris Jalbert, MariePaule-Marchand and Adrienne
Roy. Blackout was won by Mauris Jalbert. Rollande Marquis
and Alice Durno won the 50/50.
Celine Chaloux and Georgette St. Pierre won the free
meal drawings.
Next week (March 27) will be
the Easter dinner, with ham,
pineapple, potatoes, gravy,
vegetables, bread and birthday
cake, with ice cream for dessert. For reservations, call Suzanne Roy at (802) 266-8989 on
or before 10 a.m. Tuesday.
APPLE TREE PRUNING
WORKSHOP APRIL 13
Plan to come to the farm of
John and Nancee Harrigan in
Colebrook for an apple tree
pruning and care workshop on
Saturday, April 13. The farm
boasts several older trees that
the Harrigans hope to reclaim
as productive farm residents.
Bill Lord, UNH Cooperative
Fruit Specialist Emeritus, will
be on hand to lead the workshop. In addition to learning
how to prune these older trees,
Lord will discuss pest management, fertilizing fruit trees, and
will demonstrate grafting techniques.
John Harrigan is best known
for his weekly column on all
things country that appears in
the N.H. Sunday News. In addition, he writes a weekly column that appears in the 13
weekly papers of the Salmon
Press.
This apple tree workshop
will run from 10 a.m. until 1
p.m. or when all your questions
have been answered. Bring a
bag lunch—refreshments will be
provided.
The Harrigan Farm is situated at 386 South Hill Road in
Colebrook. For more information, contact the UNH Cooperative Extension office at 7884961.
FINAL VINTAGE RACE
OF SEASON RESULTS
The Great North Woods Vintage Race Series sponsored by
LaPerle’s IGA held its final race
in the four race series on Saturday March 16 in Pittsburg on
Farr Road.
The Pittsburg race venue
received an additional few
inches of snow the night before
the race. The Pittsburg Ridge
Runners grooming crew did an
outstanding job moving snow,
which was depleted from temperatures in the 50s and the
rain earlier in the week, to create a race track which could
hold up for a day of intense racing for the series Championships. A press release stated
that “a great job was done by
the dedicated grooming crew to
insure the racers would have
the best racing conditions.”
Racers were greeted by
morning temperatures in the
single digits with a very hard
packed track to challenge their
riding skills. There were 150
race entries competing in the
fifteen divisions. The youngest
racers, starting at age five, competed in the 120 cc division and
the top division was the free air/
fan 440 cc modified division.
After the race series awards the
three top drivers from all of the
divisions were crowned.
“This race concluded the
sixth season of vintage races,”
the release stated. “The Great
North Woods Vintage Race Series sends out a special thanks
to LaPerle’s IGA for being this
year’s main sponsor, all of the
racers and spectators who supported the event, and to all of
the volunteers who continue to
make this race series a success.”
Single pure stock
First, Jake Radzik, Sutton,
Mass. Second, Ronnie Leroux,
Irasburg, Vt. Third, Bryan
Parker, Pittsburg.
250cc
First, Eric Pothier, New Boston. Second, Woodie French,
Henniker. Third, Peter Sherba,
Ellington, Conn.
295cc
First, Chris Morin, Goffstown. Second, Eric Pothier, New
Boston. Third, Billy Rioux,
Pittsburg.
400cc
First, Brian Daigle, New
Boston. Second, Chris Morin,
Goffstown. Third, David MacLean, Colebrook.
Outlaw
Boston. Second tie, Don Leavitt,
Lisbon. Rob McQueen, Pembroke. Third, Eric Pothier, New
Boston.
Twin 295cc
First, David Mihachik, Allenstown. Second, Spencer
Landry, Pittsburg. Third, Mike
Pothier, Bedford.
340cc
First, Billy Rioux, Pittsburg.
Second, David Mihachik, Allenstown. Third, Spencer
Landry, Pittsburg.
440cc
First, Rob McQueen, Pem(Continued on page 14)
The Canaan Memorial High School drama crew will be putting on the play “Stranded” on both Friday
and Saturday night starting at 7 p.m. The cast includes, front, from left, Merrick Marchesseault,
Joshua Lindor, Madison Rodrigue and Brittany LaFlamme. Back, Esther Carr, Luke Belleville, Mallorie Biron, Noah Reese, Alexis Delong, Kaylin Pettit, Meagan Pariseau, Kevin Arias and Sierra Cotnoir. Angela Wheeler photo.
Left photo: Madison Rodrigue, playing an island native, uses a telescope to check out the group of marooned party that has landed on the island. Right photo: The stranded crew gather around Noah Reese
playing Nealson Peabody, the smartest 10 year old on the face of the planet, while they attempt to
contact the Coast Guard about their situation before his laptop unexpectedly crashes. Angela Wheeler
photos.
Left photo: Miles Osborne, a candidate for presidency played by Sierra Cotnoir, tries to chat up Isabelle Comings, who is reigning Ms. America played by Meagan Pariseau, despite being stranded on an
island. Right photo: Mr. Baldwin, played by Luke Belleville, and Dwayne Jordan, played by Kevin
Arias, cook some “fish sticks” over the open flame during the Canaan play “Standed”. Angela Wheeler
photos.
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The fourth and final race in the Great North Woods Vintage Snowmobile Race Series took place last Saturday on Farr Road in Pittsburg. Left photo: Racers line up at the
starting line and rev their engines, ready to go. Right photo: The last turn of the race track allowed for some racers to catch some air before crossing the finish line and
checkered flag. Angela Wheeler photos.
Two sets of Pittsburg brothers collected a booty of trophies during the Vintage Snowmobile race series held this year in Pittsburg and Errol. The fourth and final race was
held last Saturday, and the season trophies were also handed out that day. From the left, Matt Remick finished second in the 340 Free Air on Saturday and tied first for the
season with Keith Landry (also of Pittsburg); Nick Remick came in fourth for the day in the 14-17 youth and second for the season; Brennan Landry took third for the day
and first for the season in the 14-17 youth; Spencer Landry received several trophies in several categories. Keith Lassonde photo.
From the left: Palmer Lewis, Jim Tibbetts, Stephanie Lyons, Bret Lyons, Nils Granquist and Bruce
Lyons helped prepare the corned beef and cabbage dinner at the Monadnock Congregational
Church. Marie Hughes photo.
Rev. Rebecca Larson serves waiting patrons with the family style
St. Patrick's Day dinner. Marie Hughes photo.
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On Saturday, March 16, Colebrook Girl Scout Troop 13131 helped set up for the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at the Monadnock Congregational Church in Colebrook. Emily Mullan, Jayden Hodge, Kalie
Patenaude, Janessa Hodge, Jessica Falconer and Sara Samson. Jennifer Falconer photo.
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Sarah Cummings of Colebrook took this updated view of the Balsams in Dixville Notch recently.
broke. Second, Billy Rioux,
Pittsburg. Third, Jake Radzik,
Sutton, Mass.
Free Air Stock
First tie, Keith Landry,
Pittsburg. Matt Remick, Pittsburg. Second tie, Bobby Riley,
Colebrook. Peter Sherba, Ellington, Conn. Third, Woodie
French, Henniker.
MOD
Boston. Second tie, Scott Copeland, Strafford. Don Leavitt,
Lisbon. Third, Jake Radzik,
Sutton, Mass.
Youth 10-13 years
First, Malcolm Larcocque, St.
Johnsbury, Vt. Second, Mathew
Mason, Groveton. Third, Alexus
Call, Groveton.
Youth 14-17 years
First, Cole Leroux, Fryeburg,
Maine. Se cond, Brennan
Landry, Pittsburg. Third, Nick
Remick, Pittsburg.
Powderpuff
First, Tracy Beacgesne, Allenstown. Second, Heather
French, Henniker.
Kids 120cc Stock
First, Paxton Call, Groveton.
Second, Sophie, Grondin, Canaan, Vt. Third, Josh Connolly,
Hampton Falls.
Kids 120cc Mod
First tie, Donimic Hutchinson, Wilton. Nathan Streeter,
North Weare. Second, Luke
Shannon, Groveton. Third, Josh
Connolly, Hampton Falls.
“FRESH”—A SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE FILM
North Country Marketplace
and Salvage announces a local
co m m uni t y scre e ni ng o f
“FRESH,” a feature documentary film by Ana Sofia Joanes
that celebrates the food architects around the country who
are boldly reinventing our food
system with sustainable agriculture initiatives.
The movie will be shown at
the Tillotson Center on Carriage Lane in Colebrook (near
the post office) beginning at 7
p.m. on Saturday, March 23.
“FRESH” tells the stories of
real people, connecting audiences not with facts and figures
or apocalyptic policy analysis,
but with examples of personal
initiative and concrete ways to
engage in a new food model.
The Marketplace—an indoor
farm stand that opened last
June in Colebrook—and its supporters, feel that the film is a
good example of what has happened to the farming industry
and how there is a tremendous
need to take a “fresh” look at
how our food is being produced. Therefore, they say, they
would like to share this educational documentary with the
public in the Tillotson Center
theater, where a brand-new
sound system and movie screen
have been installed for a true
movie theater experience.
The evening will begin at 6
p.m. in the lobby with an hour
to meet local farmers and growers, followed by the screening of
the film from 7-8:10 p.m. Afterwards, viewers are encouraged
to meet back downstairs for
discussion and conversation
with the farmers until 9 p,m.
Cost of tickets is $5 each and
will cover venue rental and
movie licensing expenses. Tickets will be available at North
Country Marketplace and Salvage, 104 Colby St., in Colebrook, during its open hours of
Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
and Saturdays, 9 a.m.–12 noon
or by calling 631-1221 to reserve a seat.
Community News
Three members of the same family celebrate their wedding anniversaries on the same date: Feb. 16.
From left, Faith and Mike Angevine, married 22 years; Connie and John Angevine, married 50 years;
Glenna and Frank Rancloes, married 66 years. The combined total for the three couples is 138 years of
wedded bliss. Courtesy photo.
From the left, Murray Duke, Dawn Duke, Rev. Rebecca Larson, Wayne Hall, Jr., and Shirley Roberts get ready to wash the dishes after everyone finished enjoying the St. Patrick’s Day meal at the
Monadnock Congregational Church in Colebrook. Marie Hughes photo.
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Newly elected Groveton School Board member Saran Holden receives a warm welcome from Chairman Dave Hurlburt. Marie
Hughes photo.
A large turnout for the Groveton Town and School meetings on Saturday, March 16, showed how important the issues were to residents. Marie Hughes photo.
Healthcare
worked at Indian Stream for
nearly six years, will continue
part time in an administrative
support position for Indian
Stream’s Women’s Health and
Family Planning Programs, and
assist in the pharmacy as a part
-time pharmacy technician.
Billie has been enrolled in the
pharmacy technician program
at Penn Foster and will be completing that program by the end
of April. Patients will continue
to see Billie at the Women’s
Health and Family Planning
Programs. Gregoire states that,
“Billie will be a tremendous
support in the pharmacy particularly because of her expertise with our Electronic Medical
Record system and her general
knowledge of ISHC operations.”
April Allin, RPh. (Registered
Pharmacist), will join Indian
Stream Health Center as Pharmacy Manager. April has been
a pharmacist for 16 years during which time she owned a
pharmacy in Groveton from
2002-2005. For the last four
years, April has worked for the
North Country Health Consortium managing the Workforce
Development Program. “April
comes to us with terrific pharmacy experience. In addition,
she is familiar with Federally
Qualified Health Centers and
working with non-profit health
care providers,” said Gregoire.
Indian Stream Health Center can offer medicines at a reduced cost because the Health
Center has been a certified 340
(B) provider for five years while
working initially with LaPerle’s
Pharmacy and, most recently
Rite Aid, to establish a local
Drug Discount Program. 340B
Drug Pricing Programs are
managed through the Federal
Health Resources and Services
Administration Office of Pharmacy Affairs. The Federal Office of Pharmacy Affairs emphasizes the importance of comprehensive pharmacy services
as being an integral part of primary health care. Additionally,
Vito Rella, RPh., has been recruited to assist Allin on a per
diem basis. “I am pleased that
we have been successful in putting together such an experienced team to manage our 340
(b) pharmacy program,” reports
Gregoire.
“With the current economic
climate and cost reductions in
both federal and state funds,
this on-site pharmacy and the
continuation of the 340(B) program are vital to the community and its most vulnerable
residents,” said Shirley Powell,
Chief Executive Officer.
John Fothergill, Medical
Director, states. “We struggle to
ensure that patients get the
medications they need, at a
price they can afford. We hope
that this pharmacy, and our
continued participation in the
340(B) program, will enable us
to meet this challenge.”
The pharmacy start-up is
supported by a generous grant
from the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
Another grant, secured in a
competitive grant process came
from the Health Resources and
Services Administration to assist with pharmacy construction and renovation costs.
Indian Stream Health Center is a federally qualified
health center serving the needs
of Coos County, New Hampshire and surrounding areas
including Maine, Vermont, and
Canada with a mission to provide excellent preventive, acute,
and wellness-focused health
care to residents within its service area regardless of a patient's ability to pay. Indian
Stream focuses its resources to
maximize the quality of life of
area residents in a cost-effective
and efficient manner.
WHOOPING COUGH
CLINIC IN CANAAN
A free Tdap (TetnausDiptheria-Pertussis) Vaccination Clinic will be held for anyone over 11 years of age on
Wednesday, April 10, 2013,
from 10:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. at
the Canaan Senior Center Meal
Program at the American Legion on Kingsley Road in Canaan, Vt.
The Vt. Dept. of Health has
launched a vaccination campaign in response to a significant outbreak of Pertussis
(Whooping Cough) in the state.
Having an up to date vaccination can help protect you and
those with whom you come in
contact.
This clinic is co-sponsored by
the Newport office of the Vt.
Dept. of Health, who are providing a nurse and staff member to
administer the vaccine, and by
the Area Agency on Aging for
Northeastern Vermont whose
members of the Neighbor to
Neighbor AmeriCorps program
will register and assist participants attending the Clinic.
AmeriCorps members promote
the health, well-being and independence of seniors and adults
with disabilities.
Pat Paine, State Health Insurance Assistance Program
(SHIP) Regional Coordinator
and Kim Rivard, Elder Justice
Specialist from the St. Johnsbury office of the Agency on
Aging for Northeastern Vermont will also be available at
the Canaan Senior Center during the clinic hours to provide
information and answer questions regarding health insurance and protecting older adults
from neglect and exploitation.
For more information about
the clinic, contact Victoria or
Patty at the Agency on Aging
via the Senior HelpLine at 1800-642-5119.
Drug Charges
codone pills, four packets of
heroin, about 35 Alprazolam
(Xanax) pills, a digital scale,
and several thousand dollars in
cash, along with other items.
McNeely was will appear in
Essex Superior Court on May 9
to answer to charges of possession of marijuana, possession of
heroin, possession of a regulated drug(s).
An investigation continues
and additional charges may be
pending.
Gov. Hassan
Brown will be actively working
on the changes with Peter
Rouleau who will be VicePresident and Yvonne Nanasi,
Treasurer. A new position of
Assistant Director was created
and is being filled by Paul Nugent.
After a buffet dinner, Ladd
introduced Senator Jeff Woodburn who presented the Volunteers of the Year Award to Donald and Joan Dickson of Colebrook. Both of them were well
deserving of the award as the
audience listened to all the activities they volunteer for, and
the ones such as litter cleanup,
they do of their own accord.
They have long been two of
Colebrook’s most respected citizens and were also awarded the
titles of “Mr. and Mrs. Mayor of
Colebrook.”
Senator Woodburn introduced Governor Maggie Hassan
by telling those present she
really has concerns for the
North Country because as
Woodburn said, “She cares and
she has placed us at the center
of some of the state’s issues.”
The first thing the Governor
said was, “I love being in the
North Country. I will continue
to work for you and to stop here
as often as I can to make sure
your voices are heard.” As she
continued her speech, the Governor discussed the budget she
has put forth for the state saying, “I have put forth a balanced
budget focusing on innovation
and requiring no state taxes.”
Although the budget has
$500,000 in cuts, the Governor
has brought back 90 percent of
the money cut for state colleges
and 100 percent of the money
previously cut for the Community Colleges because higher
education is a priority in good
paying jobs and innovative businesses. Also, there will be no
tuition increases for the next
two years so more students will
have access to college. The Governor hopes these monies will
be a source to help achieve creative and innovative businesses
in technology, math and science.
As part of the state’s commitment to education, the budget
will protect the
K-12 adequacy funding.
Other points in the budget
deal with clean energy, travel
and tourism, affordable, quality
health care, and international
alliances. The Governor told the
group the Federal government
will be sending the state two
and a half billion dollars to expand Medicaid services which
will help create 700 new jobs
and save New Hampshire 90
million dollars. Hassan stated,
“Republican and Democratic
Governors across the country
say the Affordable Health Care
Plan is a good deal, and I
agree.”
Honoring veterans and meeting the mental health challenge
are also provided for in the
budget, as is the hiring of 15
State Troopers to provide for
public safety. Finally, the Governor told about the 80 million
dollar High End Casino which is
part of the budget because it
will provide 2,000 jobs when it
is being constructed and 1,000
thereafter. She promised to
dedicate millions of dollars a
year to the North Country to
help fund priorities and fix infrastructure to attract businesses.
Hassan said, “If we don’t act,
we will lose $75 million a year
because our people will go to
Casinos elsewhere.”
Finally,
the Governor said, “I believe the
approach we have taken is the
way we can grow our economy.
We must lead the way to build a
strong and innovative New
Hampshire. Make sure your
voices in the North Country are
heard loudly and clearly so we
know what you need and how
we can help.”
In other business of the
Chamber, Harry Brown was
awarded the Business of the
Year award for his enabling of
the snowmobile connections
through the North Country. In
his acceptance remarks, he
asked the Governor to be present at the ribbon cutting to
open the 1,000 miles of trails on
June 15, 2013 at Coleman State
Park. She told him she would
be there. Brown thanked everyone involved and made a special
mention of Ted Burns of North
Stratford who was so instrumental in helping make the
trails a reality. The President’s
award was given to Gloria Bunnell, who has helped at the
Chamber since the 1990s. Although she was not there to
receive the award, Betty King
accepted it for her and assured
the group Bunnell would be
very pleased. Finally, Shirley
Powell won the 50/50 drawing of
$180 and she returned right
back to the Chamber.
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NEW NORTH COUNTRY
COUNCIL DIRECTOR
The new executive director of
the regional planning organization in New Hampshire’s North
Country has extensive experience in the economic development of the region.
The board of directors at the
North Country Council unanimously selected Jeffrey Hayes
to succeed Michael King, who
stepped down earlier this year.
Hayes has worked for the North
Country Council for 16 years as
the economic development director.
“A few of the well-known
projects that he has had an integral role in bringing to fruition include the Northern For-
est Sustainable Economy Initiative; the Coos Economic Action
Plan; the landfill gas pipeline to
Gorham Paper and Tissue; the
Mountain View Grand rehabilitation in Whitefield; the creation and expansion of the Dartmouth Regional Technology
Center in Lebanon; the Coos
Wood Availability study and the
New Hampshire Living Wage
Study,” said Benoit Lamontagne, chairman of the NCC
board of directors. “His knowledge, experience and leadership
are going to be important assets
to the council as we move into
the future.”
The North Country Council,
founded in 1973, is the statedesignated regional planning
commission and federallydesignated economic development district for the northern
third of New Hampshire, serving 51 communities and 24 unincorporated places.
“SPRING INTO WINTER”
AT LISBON GALLERY
“Spring into Winter,” displaying the work of area photographer Mark Winter, will open
at the Lisbon Arts Gallery this
March.
An artist reception,
open to the public, will be held
on Saturday, March 23, from 68 p.m. at the 28 Main St. location. The show will be on display through April 9.
Winter is known for his technical and artistic renderings in
35 mm, medium and large format conventional black and
white film imaging. To that, he
has added digital explorations
and HDR explorations of a wide
range of subjects.
The new show will include
images of his work spanning
over 30 years of experience as a
professional photographer
based in Littleton and Lisbon.
In addition to his own work,
Winter is the photographer for
the Weathervane Theatre in
Whitefield.
A former assistant to noted
New York photographer Dorothea Kehaya, Winter studied at
the School of Visual Arts before
moving to the North Country in
the 1970s. Once here, his studio
photography perfected the techniques and hand-printed images
for which he is known. His own
Winter Studio and Gallery is
also in Lisbon. For more information, reach him at 991-0826
COOKSHIRE FAIR
FUNDRAISING LUNCH
On Tuesday, March 12, the
Cookshire Fair Board held its
annual fundraising lunch and
afternoon of cards at the Bury
New image by Mark Winter is one of many that will be on display
at Lisbon Arts Gallery, Main Street, 838-2300. An Artist Reception
will be held on March 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will remain on
display through April 9.
Community Center. Everyone
started arriving and before long
included over 60--all awaiting a
lunch of soups, sandwiches and
other goodies. Before the lunch,
Erwin Watson, Master of Ceremonies for the event, welcomed
everyone to the lunch. After
everyone’s appetite was filled
from the homemade soups and
sweets, it was time for the many
drawings and the cards to begin. There was only one thing
missing from the day and that
was Mac Fraser. Mac used to
meet the crowd at the door of
this event for many years and
he wasn't able to be there this
year. A while back he took sick
and is now residing at a retirement home in Huntingville,
Que. It felt strange not to see
his grin and he was very
missed.
–Corey Bellam
IRISH SPIRIT
IN BURY
Last Saturday afternoon the
St. Paul’s Rest Home in the
quiet little town of Bury, Que.,
came alive with the Irish spirit.
The fun and song started at 2
There were some 60 or so who attended the annual fundraising lunch held by the Cookshire Fair
board. Corey Bellam photo.
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p.m. with Jean-Guy Trepanier
at the piano playing some good
old Irish tunes that got all the
residents and close to 20 guests
singing and tapping their feet.
Then it was time for Madeline
Irving to take over the piano.
She sure got the place rocking
with Irish tunes and everyone
singing their heart out.
Every year for many years
this special little rest home
holds this event for the residents and by the looks of the
smiles on their faces one could
see it was a huge success.
–Corey Bellam
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
AT THE HUT
Last Saturday, the sound of
Country music was drifting
through the air at the Hut in
Lennoxville, Que. It was the
annual St. Patrick’s Day Music
Jamboree, which kicked off at
11 a.m. with the serving of Irish
coffee to put all in the true
spirit of Ireland. The music
started at 1 p.m. with many
local bands and musicians, like
David McBurney, Dave Bessant, Rodney Bray, Ron Haselton, Art Little, Dareth Fowler,
Peter Mackey, Wendall Pehleman and many others entertaining throughout the day.
This annual event honoring
St. Patrick’s Day has really become a tradition. The bands
continued well into the evening
with the band Night Train taking over at around 9 p.m. for the
evening of music. The place was
packed to capacity all afternoon
and was still rocking at midnight—with everything finally
winding down at about 3 a.m.
–Corey Bellam
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
AT PHARMACY
St. Patrick’s Day has become
a real tradition at the JeanCoutu Pharmacy in Lennoxville,
Que. This tradition all started
30 years ago when Don Patrick
and his wife Jackie owned and
operated the store. Back then it
was called Patrick’s Pharmacy.
The name on the sign has
changed a few times but the
tradition hasn't and it has
grown into a big celebration
which includes musicians entertaining a packed house every
year. This year was no different
-- Pharmacy Manager Thelma
Doherty started contacting musicians a few weeks ago to see if
they were able to come perform
and, before long, close to 15
were on the list for the day.
The fun all kicked off at 10
a.m. in true Irish style with
music and a little Irish in the
coffee for those who wanted to
warm up the Irish in them. The
day included musicians such as
Elmer and Sheila Andrews,
Russell Nutbrown, Wyatt Savage, Steve Aulis, Jan Graham,Wayne Nutbrown and
Grant Taylor along with many
more. This lively group kept
everyone’s toes tapping and
singing throughout the day. The
pharmacy also hosted a donation basket for the Bishops Col-
lege Refugee Fund. This fund
brings students from all over
the world to Lennoxville to attend the college and start a
completely new life. At the end
of the day the basket contained
$308 and the pharmacy
matched it to total $616. This
will help start a learning experience for some lucky child that
wants to further his or her education at Bishops College.
–Corey Bellam
HOMEMADE
EASTER EGGS
During the past week the
ladies of St. George's Anglican
Church in Lennoxville, Que.,
have been getting into the
Easter spirit.
For many years now the ladies of St. George's have been
making their famous homemade
Easter eggs and this year is no
different. The ladies have been
mixing up the ingredients for
the eggs in the morning and
forming them. Another group
comes in after lunch and dips
them in chocolate. The eggs
then need to harden until about
4 p.m. when the artists come in
to decorate the eggs. The
Chronicle visited the Church
and was greeted by the smiling
faces of Judy Brown, Juanita
Patton and Emily Patton. We
were surprised to find out there
was three generations working
on the eggs. These three put the
final touches on the eggs by
decorating them to perfection.
We were told there were a little
over 1,200 eggs that were made.
The eggs are then sold at local
businesses and also the church
members take orders for these
very tasty treats. They are
made in many flavors, including
maple walnut, cherry, chocolate,
peanut butter, vanilla, almond,
coconut and peppermint. When
we asked which was the biggest
seller we were told peanut butter, though the others come in
a very close second.
Canadian correspondent Corey Bellam shot this photo of several door right outside his front door recently. Corey Bellam photo.
Emily Patton and her grandmother, Judy Brown, hard at work decorating eggs. Corey Bellam photo.
–Corey Bellam
SMALL AND BEGINNING
FARMERS OF N.H
Year-round grower and chef
Joe Buley will talk about Growing Winter Greens Above the
Notch from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
on Saturday, April 20 in Lancaster.
The workshop is designed to
help growers in the North
Country and Northeast Kingdom meet the challenges of a
very cold climate and a short
warm growing season. The day
will start with discussion of
ideal high tunnel design and
layout for production of winter
greens, then move on to yearround production, cultivar selection, timing of plantings and
growing techniques. The workshop will be shaped by the
needs of participants, with
plenty of time for questions and
problem solving and includes
lunch featuring Joe’s Soup and
salad featuring greens from his
winter growing operation.
Cost is $10 for members, $15
From the left, Ferne Mc.Connell, Judy Brown and Juanita Patton work on making homemade Easter
eggs at St. George’s Anglican Church. Corey Bellam photo.
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for non-members. For further
inform a t ion
visit
www.beginnerfarmers.org or
contact Sherry Young at newsletter@sbfnh.org or 746-5233.
PRESERVATION
CONFERENCE
As the state recovers from
the worst recession in two generations, community leaders
will gather in Plymouth on
March 22 for the biennial statewide preservation conference,
Historic Buildings for the Next
Century: Preservation’s Role in
a Sustainable Future.
The
event is sponsored by the New
Hampshire Preservation Alliance in partnership with Plymouth State Unive rsity.
“Preservation activity including
labor-intensive rehabilitation
work, community investment
that improves areas of downtowns and neighborhoods, and
preservation of landscapes that
draw visitors and businesses
are all critical to the state’s
competitive advantage,” said
Jennifer Goodman, executive
director of the Preservation Alliance. She notes that another
group on campus on March 22 is
tackling issues around another
key resource -- water.
Who: Featuring Alex Ray,
founder/owner of the Common
Man Family, Governor Maggie
Hassan, Senator Jeanie Forrester, and leaders in sustainable
design, historic site management and community development
What: gathering of over 150
preservation advocates, commu-
nity planners, architects, and
leaders of heritage and historic
district commissions, as well as
staff and volunteers who work
in museums, historic sites and
historical societies. A “TED
Talk” format will explore trends
in history, agriculture, arts and
conservation. Other top topics
include new business models for
historic sites, effective strategies for public participation in
development projects, preservation solutions for mid-20th Century buildings and recent student work. Walking tours of
local preservation successes
including the new Museum of
the White Mountains, Plymouth
Town Hall, Plymouth Senior
Center and the Flying Monkey.
When: Friday, March 22,
2013, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Heritage Commons,
Plymouth State University,
Plymouth, NH
New Hampshire communities are dealing with the effects
of changing demographics and
land use patterns as well as
tight state and municipal budgets.
Common issues include
rehabilitating municipal landmarks, protecting rural landscapes and investing in the revival of older downtowns. "This
is the perfect time to be emphasizing the connections between
preservation, economy and sustainability," said Ken Viscarello,
chairman of the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, and
this conference will provide new
perspectives and practical
strategies for how preservation
can play a key role in building a
Two male grosbeaks visited a feeder recently, a sure sign of spring. Corey Bellam photo.
Grant Taylor, 94, and store manager Thelma Doherty shared a St. Patrick’s dance at the Jean Coutu
Pharmarcy celebration of the holiday. Corey Bellam photo.
Erwin Watson spoke recently about a very special teddy bear that
was perched up on the stage in a lawn chair with an Irish drink
close by. One day while checking out a local paper Erwin noticed a
garage sale at the home of Edna Lister. Erwin is not a garage sale
type of person but he and his wife Murial went to the sale. Erwin
was poking around and found big bags of teddy bears and this one
bag with a homemade bear in it. He asked Edna how much for the
whole bunch. Erwin then asked about this homemade one and
was told that her mom, Voilet Lister, had made that one from
scratch a long time ago. This perked up Erwins ears because Voilet
Lister was a very active member at the Cookshire Fair for many
years. Erwin brought the bear home and named him Murphy. Murphy now is a part of the Watson family in Bury, Que.
Corey Bellam photo.
Grant Taylor, Wayne Nutbrown and Jan Graham were among the musicians entertaining for a St.
Patrick’s Day music event at a pharmacy in Lennoxville, Que. Corey Bellam photo.
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Madeline Irving at the piano in the St. Paul’s rest home in Bury, Que., where residents enjoyed some
Irish music in honor of St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Corey Bellam photo.
The band Night Train helped round out a night of music honoring St. Patrick’s Day at The Hut in Lennoxville, Que., last weekend, with everything wrapping up about 3 a.m. Corey Bellam photo.
From the left, musicians David McBurney, Willy Fisk, Dareth Fowler on drums, Wayne Nutbrown and
Dave Bessant at the St. Patrick’s Day celebration at The Hut. Corey Bellam photo.
strong future.”
Historic preservation activity
has many primary and secondary benefits, according to the
Preservation Alliance. Its laborintensive nature creates highpaying jobs and contributes to
local economies. Visitors seeking historic sites or heritage
activities stay longer and spend
more than other types of visitors. Civic leaders emphasize
that good stewardship of natural, cultural and historic assets
helps attract and retain businesses.
The Preservation Alliance is
collaborating with Plymouth
State University to present the
conference. The Plymouth location highlights preservation
activity in the town as well as
providing a showcase for Plymouth State University’s new
graduate degree in Historic
Preservation.
Students and
faculty will be presenters in
several conference sessions.
Optional activities at the one
-day event include walking
tours of the new Museum of the
White Mountains, The Flying
Monkey Theater, Plymouth Regional Senior Center (the former Boston and Maine railroad
station), Town Hall and the
Daniel Webster Courthouse.
The day-long conference concludes with a reception at the
historic Common Man Inn &
Spa in Plymouth.
Sponsors of the conference
include Bedard Preservation &
Restoration, Community Development Finance Authority,
First Period Colonial Preservation/Restoration and Elizabeth
Durfee Hengen Preservation
Consultant; Fifield Building
Restoration & Relocation; Green
Mountain Window Company;
Ian Blackman LLC, Restoration
and Preservation; The MacMillin Company, LLC; Priestley
Lightning Protection, LLC; and
Samyn D’Elia Architects, PA.
Citizens Bank and WMUR-TV
Champions in Action program
and Public Service of New
Hampshire are additional generous supporters of the Preservation Alliance’s educational
activities. Organizational partners for the conference include
AIANH, New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources,
New Hampshire Historical Society and PLAN NH.
For more information about
this release, please contact PSU
Media Relations Mgr. Bruce
Lyndes, 535-2775 or blyndes@plymouth.edu or Jennifer
Goodman, N.H. Preservation
Alliance,
224-2281
or
jg@nhpreservation.org.
SLEEPING BEAUTY”
BALLET COMING TO AREA
Kingdom County Productions
and The Burklyn Arts Council
will present The Russian National Ballet performing the
acclaimed classic story ballet,
“Sleeping Beauty,” with music
by Tchaikovsky. Showtime is 7
p.m., Wednesday, March 27, at
Lyndon Institute. Tickets are
now on sale at the Catamount
Arts Regional Box Office; by
calling (802) 748-2600; or online
at KingdomCounty.org.
“The Sleeping Beauty” prmiered in January 1890 at the
Mainski Theater in St. Peterburg, with choreography Marius
Petipa. The ballet became a
crowning jewel of Petipa's career and is often considered the
finest achievement of the classical ballet. It is a grandiose and
refined blending of the traditional mime, expressive pas
d'action and spectacular divertissements in a lavish setting.
Tchaikovsky was delighted
with the invitation to write the
music for a ballet based on
Charles Perrault’s well-known
fairy tale. A baby princess, condemned at her christening by
an evil fairy to prick her finger
and die on her 16th birthday, is
saved by the gift of the good
Lilac Fairy, who declares the
princess will only sleep until
awakened by the kiss of a
prince. The fairy tale, replete
with a king and queen, fairies
both good and evil, a beautiful
princess and dream prince,
magical stage effects, and
courtly splendor, lent itself perfectly to the full evening ballet
that was Petipa’s pride. The
Sleeping Beauty is a supreme
demonstration of the challenge
of Petipa's style—steel point
work, sharply accented spinning
turns, soaring leaps, high extensions, brilliant battery (beats in
the air), daring lifts and, in addition, it gives a fairy tale plot
lavish stage treatment.
Drawing on artistic traditions of the Kirov and Bolshoi
troupes, the Russian National
Ballet was founded in Moscow
during the transitional period of
Perestroika in the late 1980s,
when many of the great dancers
and choreographers of the Soviet Union's ballet institutions
were exercising their new-found
creative freedom by starting
new, vibrant companies dedicated not only to the timeless
tradition of classical Russian
Ballet but to invigorate this
tradition as the Russians began
to accept new developments in
the dance from around the
world. The principal dancers of
the company came from the
upper ranks of the great ballet
companies and academies of
Russia, and the companies of
Riga, Kiev and even Warsaw.
In 1994, the legendary Bolshoi principal dancer Elena
Radchenko was selected by
Presidential decree to assume
the first permanent artistic directorship of the company. Ms.
Radchenko has focused the
Company on upholding the
grand national tradition of the
major Russian ballet works,
with a repertory of virtually all
of the great full works of Petipa.
The March 27 performance is
presented and produced by
Kingdom County Productions
and the Burklyn Arts Council
working in association with
Catamount Arts. For more information contact KCP artistic
director J a y C r a v e n
(jcraven@marlboro.edu).
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and Newman Funeral Home,
Colebrook.
OBIT
Andrew Jackson Congdon
ANDREW
JACKSON CONGDON
LANCASTER—Andrew
Jackson Congdon, 94, died
peacefully on March 17, 2013,
surrounded by his loving family.
Andrew was born in Jefferson on Oct. 16, 1918, the son of
Alexander B. and Sue Congdon. Andrew’s dad worked for
the railroad so the family had to
relocate often but he finished
his education at Whitefield
High School. He worked for
Roberts Motor Sales, Thompsons Manufacturing for 38 years
as a machinist, and in his later
years opened Lancaster Machine Shop, where he retired
after 16 years in 1991.
Prior to his service in World
War II, he was a volunteer of
the Aircraft Warning Service. On May 24, 1944, he
enlisted in the Navy, serving in
the Pacific on the ship USS Key
and was honorably discharged n
Jan. 9, 1946. He was a member
of Lancaster Volunteer Fire
Dept. for 38 years, serving as
Assistant Chief for four
years. He was a member of the
Kiwanis Club for 40 years,
where he served as president,
treasurer and as trustee.
His wife, Mildred, predeceased him on March 21,
2011. He is survived by his
daughters Lucy Berry of White
River Jct., Vt., and Ann Lavers
and husband Richard of
Fitchburg, Mass.; five grandchildren, Michael Lavers of Falmouth, Mass., Kevin Berry and
wife Rachel of Roslindale,
Mass., Stephanie Franz and
husband Eric of Norfolk, MA,
Brian Berry and wife Lesley of
Claremont, and Richard Lavers,
Jr., and wife Christen of Concord ; and nine great grandchildren, Alexis Berry,
Timothy Berry, Mathew Franz,
Eric Franz, Nolan Franz, Grace
Berry, Jacob Berry, and James
Lavers and Anna Lavers.
Visiting hours were held on
Wednesday at Bailey Funeral
Home, Lancaster. A funeral
service was held at the Methodist Church in Lancaster on
Thursday, March 21, 2013. A
military burial will be held at
Calvary Cemetery in the spring.
In lieu of flowers donations
may be made to the Lancaster
Fire Association, 25 Main St.,
Lancaster, NH 03584.
Please go to www.baileyfh.net for more information or
to send an online condolence.
Lise M. Pariseau
LISA M. PARISEAU
CANAAN, Vt.—Lise M. Pariseau, 71, of Canaan, Vt.,
passed away at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook very early on Tuesday,
March 19, 2013, after a short
battle with cancer, and with her
children at her side.
She was born in Coaticook,
Que., on Jan. 22, 1942, daughter of the late Armand and
Jeannette (Champagne) Riendeau. She was raised in Canada, and later moved to Canaan
where she raised her family.
Lise loved to garden and
loved canning the things she
grew in her gardens each year.
She loved to attend Broadway
shows, enjoyed camping, and
loved to attend all the local yard
sales. She was a dog lover her
entire life. Lise was a traveler,
and she looked forward to her
annual trips to California to
spend time with her son and his
partner. Her greatest joy in life
was spending time with her
grandchildren.
She leaves behind her three
children, Marcel Pariseau and
his partner Brian Moore of Los
Angeles, Calif., Michel Pariseau
and his wife Patty of Canaan,
and Julie Pariseau of Beecher
Falls; the father of her children,
Raymond Pariseau of Beecher
Falls, Vt.; her three grandchildren, Corey and Emily Pariseau, and Olivia Ndgewa;
three brothers, Camile Riendeau and his wife Simone, JeanLouis Riendeau and his wife
Suzanne, and Jean-Marc Riendeau and his wife Rose, all of
Nashua; a sister, Pauline Dupuis and her husband Laurent
of Hudson; as well as numerous
nieces and nephews.
There are no public calling
hours. A memorial Mass will be
held on Saturday, March 23,
2013, at 11 a.m., at St. Albert’s
Catholic Church in West Stewartstown, with The Rev. Craig
Cheney officiating.
Expressions of sympathy in
memory of Lise may be made to
one’s choice of the Vershire Center Activity Fund, 24 Depot St.,
Colebrook, NH 03576; or to the
Beecher Falls Volunteer Fire
and Rescue, Factory St.,
Beecher Falls, VT 05902.
Condolences may be offered
to the family on-line by going to
www.jenkinsnewman.com.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of Jenkins
BETTY MAY WILLIS
(LIZOTTE) MAHURIN
POWNAL, Maine—Betty
May Willis (Lizotte) Mahurin,
87, formerly of Groveton, died
peacefully at Maine Medical
Center in Portland on Thursday, March 14, 2013.
Born in Newport, Vt., on Dec.
2, 1925, a daughter Maud
(Willis) Lizotte Spaulding and
Leon Lizotte, she was raised in
Groveton and has lived in
Maine with her daughter Pam
and family since 2006.
She was a graduate of Groveton High School in 1944. After
graduating, she worked at University of New Hampshire, doing printing and supplicating
for the Dean of Liberal Arts,
and later at Campbell Envelope
in Northumberland.
Betty is survived by her
daughter, Pamela DeMerchant
and husband Gerald “Jerry;”
grandchildren Rhonda, Jerry
W., Brian and Joel; greatgrandchildren Miranda, Matthew, Brenna, Kera and twins
Kayla and Brady, all living in
Maine; daughter Sue LaBounty
and husband Gary; grandchildren Peggy, Jon and Angela;
great-grandchildren Shane,
Tanner, Derek, Danielle and
Tatum, all living in Colorado.
She is also survived by her
brother, Jerry Cook and wife
Desiree, and great-niece Payton
of Naples, Maine. She was predeceased by her husband of 54
years, Shepard “Shep” Mahurin,
on July 17, 2000; her mother,
father and step-father.
Calling hours will be held on
Saturday, March 23, 2013, from
12 noon to 2 p.m., at Armstrong
-Charron Funeral Home in
Groveton. A funeral service will
follow immediately after at the
funeral home, with Pastor
Aaron Cox of the Groveton
United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be later this
spring in the Northumberland
Cemetery.
To send the family your condolences via the online register
book, one mat go to www.armstrongcharronfuneralhome.com.
sudden illness on Tuesday,
March 19, 2013.
Tom was born on May 8,
1947 in Washington, D.C., the
so n of Ade le El izabe th
(Piskadlo) Ordzie. He graduated
from Lawrence Catholic Central
High School in 1964 and Boston
College in 1968. After graduating college, he moved to Lancaster until 1976, when he moved
to Wemyss Drive.
Before retiring, he taught
English at Groveton High
School for 34 years. He loved
the Boston Red Sox and made
12 trips to Fenway Park every
year. He loved playing the guitar, golfing and softball. He
used to coach baseball and was
a member of the White Mountain Dart League and was
proud of his 2-Ton 80s.
Tom is survived by his wife
of
19
years,
Denise
“Dee” (Sawyer) Ordzie of Groveton; his mother, Adele Ordzie of
Groveton; two children, Leora
Gardner of Orange Park, Fla.,
and Jesse Ordzie of North Andover, Mass.; one grandson,
Deven Gardner; two step-sons
Jason Welch of Guilford and
Quinton Welch of Twin Mountain; six step-grandchildren,
Allyssa Welch, Lukas Welch,
Nick Welch, Patrick Welch, Tyler Welch and Lexi Welch.
Calling hours will be held on
Friday, March 22, 2013, from 46:30 p.m. at Armstrong-Charron
Funeral Home in Groveton. A
funeral service will follow at
6:30 p.m. at the funeral home,
with Fr. Daniel Deveau of St.
Francis Xavier Church officiating.
To send the family your condolences via the online register
b o o k, o ne m a y g o to ,
www.armstrongcharronfuneral
home.com.
Lisa Jean Morris
Jeffrey Wayne Foss
Tom Ordzie
THOMAS
JOSEPH “TOM” ORDZIE
GROVETON—Thomas Joseph “Tom” Ordzie, 65, of Wemyss Drive, Groveton, died unexpectedly at his home after a
fishing, golfing and kayacking.
In addition he was a member of
the Bird Dog Association of New
Hampshire. He bred and
trained White English Setters
for bird hunting. He attended
trails and hunts across the
United States and parts of Canada with his favorite dog, Ellie
May Lady. He spent the last
year of his life training hunting
with his newest dog Emma Lee.
Besides his parents, he is
survived by a daughter, Jessica
Mekal Foss of South Hadley,
Mass.; two sisters, Julie Foss of
Milford, Janet and her husband
Doug Pelletier of Nashua; two
brothers, James Foss and his
wife Beth of Pembroke, and
Joseph Foss of Merrimack; one
niece, four nephews, one greatniece, and one great-nephew.
At the request of the family,
funeral services are private and
at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations
in his name may be made to
Shriners Burns Hospital, 51
Blossom Street, Boston, MA
02114.
JEFFREY WAYNE FOSS
WHITEFIELD—Jeffrey
Wayne Foss, 53, of Whitefield
passed away suddenly on March
12 2013.
He was born in Nashua, the
son of William and Doris
(Ackerman) Foss of Merrimack.
He graduated from Merrimack High School class of
1978. Jeff was the owner of
J.W.F. Real Estate and Development Corporation for over 24
years.
Jeff was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed activities
which included hiking, hunting,
LISA JEAN MORRIS
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y—
Lisa Jean Morris, 47, passed
away suddenly on Monday, Feb.
25, 2013, in New York City.
She was born in Lancaster
to Patricia Morris of Colebrook
and the late Thomas Morris,
Jr., of Groveton on Feb. 12,
1966.
She was predeceased by her
grandparents, Minnie and Edward Goodrum, Sr., and Eva
and Thomas Morris, Sr.
Lisa was previously married
to Alphonso Quinones and
leaves behind one son, Philip
Quinones. She also leaves three
sisters: Sharon Ingerson and
children John Robertson and
Sara Johnson; Mitzi Morris
Clark and children Zachary
Boera, Brittany Boera Rome
and Caitlin Boera; Eva Marie
Morris Mickiewicz and her husband Walter and children
Mandy Morris, Austin McGee,
and Meagan, Timothy, and Kyle
Mickiewicz. In addition, she
leaves many aunts, uncles,
cousins and her best friend,
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fan. Memberships included the
Elks, Moose, American Legion
and Veteran’s of Foreign Wars.
His is survived by his wife,
Frances J. (Doane) Bedell of
Jefferson and West Palm Beach;
a son, Richard Bedell and wife
Terri of Lancaster; two granddaughters, Kaiden and Emerson; a sister, Caroline Sheridan
of Baltimore, Md.; many nieces,
nephews, grand nieces and
grand nephews.
A graveside service will be
held in the spring at Hillside
Cemetery, Jefferson. An announcement will be published
at a later date.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Bailey Funeral
Home, Lancaster. Please go to
www.baileyfh.net for more information or to send an online
condolence.
Narcianna Boyd.
Lisa worked as a CNA at
Country Village in Lancaster
and Columbia Presbyterian
Hospital in New York. She attended Groveton High School
and White Mountains Regional
High School, Class of 1985.
She loved animals and was
pursuing a degree in Veterinary
Technology at Laguardia Community College.
Her name, which is Hebrew
for “devoted to God,” was very
fitting as she was deeply religious and a longtime member of
the Van Nest Congregation of
Jehovah’s Witnesses in New
York. She was loved immensely
and will be greatly missed by all
who knew her.
Calling hours will be on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Jenkins and Newman Funeral
Home in Colebrook, from 12 OBIT
noon-2 p.m. A funeral service
will follow at 2 p.m.
JOHN ANDREW COLBORN
LANCASTER—John Andrew
DAVID B. BEDELL
Colborn, the only child of John
JEFFERSON–David B. Be- A. and Allegra T. Colborn was
dell, 80, of Israel River Road, born in Albany, Calif., on April
died suddenly at the Veterans 8, 1933, and died March 17,
Administration Medical Center 2013, at the Morrison nursing
in West Palm Beach, Fla.
home in Whitefield.
He was born in Jefferson on
Jay, as he was known, grew
Nov. 26, 1932, the son of Ed- up in Washington, D.C., graduward and Doris (Silver) Bedell.
ated from Woodward Prep
He was a graduate of Lan- School, attended George Washcaster Academy and for many ington University and graduyears has been seasonally em- ated from American University
ployed in New Hampshire and with a BA in economics. He
Florida. During the summer he served three years in the U.S.
was a groundskeeper at the Army as a cryptographer asWaumbek Country Club, Jeffer- signed to the Central Intellison, and in the winter was su- gence Agency. Following a move
perintendent of services at the to Antrim, Jay worked for SylHillsboro Club in Pompano vania Electric Products in HillsBeach.
boro and N.H. Ball Bearings
David loved to golf and was Inc. in Peterborough.
an avid New England sports
In 1963, the family moved to
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Lancaster. Jay was employed
for many years at the Groveton
Paper Co. (Diamond International, James River). In 1988,
he took a medical retirement
for the N.H. Dept. of Labor,
where he was a safety engineer.
He is survived by his wife,
Nancy Hopkins Colborn, and
their three children: Janet Foryan and husband Alex of Lunenburg, Vt., Lynn Andrews
and husband Jeffrey of Meredith, William Colborn and wife
Kristine of Lancaster; grandchildren: Brian, Stacy, and
Becky Roberts, Katie Gray,
Quincy, Stephanie and Thomas
John Colborn Andrews, Olivia
and Emalie Colborn and great
granddaughters Kaya and
Natalie.
Jay loved the outdoors. He
worked as a Park Ranger in
Grand
Teton
National
Park. He was a certified scuba
diver and regular hiker. His
favorite years were spent at
Mt. Prospect Ski Club where he
served in the board of directors
and was club president for two
years. He was on the volunteer
ski patrol at the Wilderness
Ski Area.
Jay joined his son Bill and
the rest of the crew of the US
Coast Guard ice breaker Glacier WAGB-4 on its voyage
home from Antarctica sailing
with them from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to San Diego,
Calif. He was a member of the
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary in
South Portland, Maine.
John was a long-time mem-
ber of the Lancaster Congregational Church and served on
the board of deacons and the
property and finance committee.
A celebration of John’s life is
planned for a later date.
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Long Time Courting
Exquisite vocal harmonies combine with the formidable instrumental prowess of Sarah Blair
on fiddle, Valerie Thompson on
cello, Shannon Heaton on flute
and Liz Simmons on guitar.
Sarah began playing Irish fiddle
in Providence, Rhode Island’s
thriving traditional Irish music
scene. She honed her laying as a
sought-after session leader in
Boston and in the world of
American contra dancing. With
her band The Sevens and with
other ensembles, Sarah has
played at festivals, concerts and
dance weeks from Alaska to
Quebec to Florida. Her most
unusual gig was filling in for
fiddler Liz Carroll for a portion
of The Eagles’ singer Don
Henley’s tour in 2000.
Liz Simmons grew up listening to her mother sing traditional songs from Ireland, Scotland, England and Appalachia,
as well as the New Orleans
brass music her father plays.
Since then, she has developed a
unique vocal and guitar style
that incorporates the sounds of
traditional and contemporary
music. She is the lead singer of
Annalivia, a string-based band
that fuses Celtic and Americana musical styles. Among her
other performing credits are
North Cregg, The Sevens and
The John Whelan Band.
Shannon is a veteran performer, having toured nationally with her husband, guitarist Matt Heaton, for over 10
years. She developed her love
of folk and traditional music
early on, having lived in musicrich Nigeria and Thailand. It
was in Chicago, Ill., that she
discovered the local Irish community and began learning
tunes at Comhaltas and pub
sessions. Since then, her keen
melodic and arranging sensibilities, discerning ear and exquisite Irish flute style has
been featured with numerous
Boston area ensembles.
A Kansas City native, Valerie Thompson grew up a classical cellist in a household
filled with the music of Bach,
The Beatles, The Chieftains
and the blues. Entranced by
dance music in her teens, she
supplemented her formal studies by participating in summer
folk festivals. She graduated
with honors from the Berklee
College of Music and is currently pursuing a Masters in
music in Contemporary Improvisation at New England
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Sports
The senior girls of the Granite State Conference Team North: Front, from left, Abby Simano, Josee
Brunault, Hannah Champagne, Erica Cass, Katelyn Austin. Back: Tiarra Beatrice, Jessica Stewart,
Makenna Burke, Tristan MacDonald, Dori Horne and Bethany Ladd. Jonathan Benton/Coos County
Democrat photo.
Left photo: Groveton’s Makenna Burke faces some resistance as she hits a hoop from the post against
the South at the Granite State Conference games. Right photo: Josee Brunault of Colebrook shoots off
a midranger. Jonathan Benton/Coos County Democrat photos.
GRANITE STATE
CONFERENCE GAME
By Jonathan Benton
Special From
Coos County Democrat
Last year the Granite State
Conference girls’ match went to
the South by a hefty 21-point
margin, but this time the North
Country gelled together for a
solid 61-42 victory at Moultonborough Academy on Wednesday, March 13.
“I think that it proves a
point,” said Colebrook senior
Josee Brunault. “The North
Country is underestimated
sometimes and I think we
proved ourselves.”
The South had their best
effort in the first quarter and
came out to 7-2 lead after a
starting three from Sage An-
thony of Pittsfield and two layups from Annaliese Schmidt of
Newmarket. The lone hoop
came from Littleton’s Dori
Horne, but
Groveton’s
Makenna Burke soon joined her
on the scoreboard after a feed
from Colebrook’s Josee Brunault for the inside shot. At 3:05
the North Country girls went
on a four-point run starting
with another Horne hoop and
followed by a steal by Burke
over to Brunault for a driving
basket to trail 11-10.
“It was fun—I talked with
Josee ahead of time and we
wanted to show that we can
work together,” said Burke. An
honorable feat considering
Groveton and Colebrook had
gone head-to-head in the DIV
Championship.
The North then went on a 61 tear to lead 16-12 at the first
buzzer including a one-handed
three-pointer from Taylor Linck
of Newmarket. For the quarter
Horne and Burke had fourpoints each for the North. For
the South Linck had five-points
and two hoops each were set in
by Schmidt and McKenzie Bonnette of Hinsdale.
The second canto is where
the North came to shine and
was playing better defense. The
second quarter was kicked off
by a cavalcade of Colebrook
threes beginning with one from
Brunault soon after the starting whistle and followed by
back-to-back threes from season teammate Erica Cass.
“It was great—everybody
thinks the former rivalries will
make it a problem, but it was a
lot of fun playing with people
that are at a high level and
want it as bad as you do because they’re all seniors,” said
Brunault.
With their first lead of the
game the North hitched its
wagon back up to Burke who
drove in three hoops for the 155 advantage. Gorham’s Jessica
Stewart was a solid facilitator
on the court and at 2:36 gave a
spirited grapple for the ball to
stop the Southern advance. On
the last hoop of the canto with
28 seconds left Horne stuffed a
shot over to Lisbon’s Hannah
Champagne who then passed to
Burke underneath like clockwork. The North boasted a 2721 lead heading into intermission.
The mountain girls gave the
flatlanders another single-digit
quarter in the third, 14-9 with
five scorers. Burke put up two
more hoops and Horne pulled in
four points while Schmidt
landed two more baskets for the
South.
“The plan was to run the
floor as we had a lot of speed
compared to them,” said Brunault.
The North cut loose in the
fourth with their highest scoring quarter of the game, 20-12,
going six for eight from the foul
line. Burke hit one hoop off a
rebound and soon another off
an inside pass from Horne, 4332 at 7:06. The North then
launched ahead with a six-point
run at 4:31. Stewart kicked it
off with two frees followed by a
steal and a hoop from Champagne and capped by a contentious layup from Brunault, 5136. For the canto Schmidt had
five more points and Portsmouth Christian’s Kim Gendron hit two hoops. For the
North Burke had seven-points
and Brunault five. Both girls
were point leaders for the
match: Burke (21 points) and
Brunault (12 points). The North
was adamant on the press in
the second half and it definitely
gave them the winning edge.
Page 28
Sports
Beau Perras, a senior at Groveton High School, was awarded a
N.H. Scholar-Athlete Award at the Capital Center for the Arts in
Concord on March 18. To qualify for the award the student must
have played at least two sports for four years, maintained a B+
average for four years, and completed community service. Beau
was nominated for this award by Principal Pierre Couture and
Athletic Director Brock Ingalls. Upon graduating from high school,
Beau plans to major in Criminal Justice at Husson University in
Maine. Courtesy photo.

March 22, 2013 - Colebrook Chronicle

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