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COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012
603-246-8998
VOL. 13, NO. 3
Sale Of Former Groveton Mill Suddenly Falls Through
By Donna Jordan
The purchase and sales
agreement for the former Wausau Paper mill in Groveton has
once again fallen through. A
previous potential buyer, MOP
Environmental Solutions, Inc.,
of Bath, had also fallen through
late last winter.
A plan was in place for
Groveton Acquisition to sell the
mill to Groveton Riverside De-
velopment, LLC. Groveton Acquisition purchased the mill
complex—which included both
the Wausau facility and the
Groveton Paper Board facility—not long after the mill shut
down for good several years
ago. Since then, Groveton Acquisition had looked at the option of rehabilitation and development of the site itself, but
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Pittsburg Selectboard OKs
ATVs On Back Lake Road
By Donna Jordan
At the July 16 meeting, the
Pittsburg selectmen voted
unanimously to approve allowing ATVs on the town portion of
Back Lake Road from Moose
Road to the Transfer StaLindsay and Her Puppet Pals visited the North Country on July 26 and delighted area children with Pond
tion.
From
Transfer Station
her short stories and skits with the help of her giant puppet friends. Her performance was held in to Rte. 3 isthe
a
state-owned
porGroveton at the Town Hall. Angela Wheeler photo.
tion of Back Lake Road. The
selectboard had received petitions both for and against the
use of the town portion from
property owners on the road and
chose to allow ATVs after the
state had opened up its portion,
which connects with Rte. 3.
The link through Back Lake
Road would get riders connected
Bishop Matano Celebrates Final
Mass At St. Bernard’s In Norton
By Marie P. Hughes
Last Sunday St. Bernard’s
Church in Norton, Vt., was
filled to capacity with standing
room only for its parishioners
and other members of the newly
formed Mater Dei parish who
congregated to attend the final
services at the church.
The afternoon began with a
Holy Hour at three o’clock conducted by Rev. Michael
Reardon, pastor of Mater Dei.
As people meditated, prayed
and sang hymns, fourth degree
members of the Knights of Columbus Council of Newport
gathered outside to await the
arrival of the Very Reverend
Salvatore Matano, Roman
Catholic Bishop of the Diocese
of Burlington. Parishioners
continued to stream into the
parking lot, and were greeted
by Father Emeca Okwuosa
SDV, of Mater Dei, formerly
from Nigeria, and volunteers
from St. Bernard’s.
One of the volunteers,
Franklin Henry, a retired postmaster in Norton who had attended the church from his time
of baptism to its closing, said,
“It is not a celebration of the
closure, because even though
we knew the church would
close, and we would have to
attend other churches as one
Volunteers pack boxes for delivery in the Got Lunch program.
Marie Hughes photo.
Got Lunch Feeds 107
Children In North Country
By Marie P. Hughes
Every Monday morning since
June when school let out, a
group of volunteers gathers at
Colebrook Elementary cafeteria,
and packs a week’s worth of
healthy lunches for North Coun-
try children in Colebrook, Pittsburg, Stewartstown and Columbia.
The program is called Got
Lunch and is in its first year of
service thanks to the efforts of
AT&T Commits To New
Groveton Cell Tower
By Marie P. Hughes
At the Groveton Planning
Board meeting on Aug. 1, it was
learned that AT&T would be the
provider of the cell service to
The Knights of Columbus form the Honor Guard to lead the Bishop into St. Bernard’s Church. Marie the town. The announcement
was made at the planning board
Hughes photo.
meeting when members gave
their approval for a site plan
review for the telecommunications tower to be installed on
Morse Mountain. Scott
Tranchemontagne of Montagne
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Former Mill
(Continued from page 1)
instead found a buyer this past
June in Groveton Riverside
Development LLC. That company was formed by investors
from Florida who had redeveloped other industrial sites
around the country. Since signing the purchase and sales
agreement, the new partnership announced plans to demolish the bulk of the former paper
mill complex between July and
November. However, those
plans have now fallen through
and the facility is once again for
sale.
According to Groveton selectman Michael Phillips, the sale
fell through one day before
Groveton Acquisition received
its renewal from the N.H. Secretary of State’s office. Says
Phillips, “Their corporate registration in New Hampshire had
officially run out. In order to do
business here—including selling the property—the registration needed to be in order. Our
Secretary of State, William
Gardner, stepped in to see this
got done quickly, but now
Groveton Riverside Development is apparently telling
Groveton Acquisition there’s no
deal. They are pulling out of the
purchase and sales agreement
for reasons of their own not
because one silly piece of paper
arrived after an agreement
deadline,” he said.
“What gets me is that they
invested considerably in this
deal and had always sounded
upbeat; they had contracted
with a company to do the demolition work, and as part of that
an engineering firm represented to the selectboard how
all this would be done in accordance with environmental regulations. These really extensive
plans had entirely satisfied the
selectboard. We felt things were
going to be done right,” said
Phillips.
The town’s selectboard had
worked with Groveton Acquisition to abate a certain amount
of past due property taxes and
to donate some portions of the
mill property to the town, so
that when the sale was made to
Groveton Riverside Development, all titles would be clear,
there would be no past due
taxes and a new owner could
begin demolition free and clear.
“Our town needs to move
ahead. Taking down the bulk of
the mill is necessary to open
doors to a green energy future
and jobs with meaning. The
right buyer will come. Now we
begin the process yet again,”
Selectman Phillips told the
Chronicle on Wednesday night.
“Groveton Acquisition had to
clear titles of what had been
Groveton Paper Board property,” said Phillips. “Groveton
Paper Board still existed as the
owner-on-record back in spring;
their lawyers cleared the titles
so it all became one tax account. An arrangement made
more than a year ago to have
five properties donated to the
town subsequently put us in a
position to abate a portion of
back taxes for good cause for
Groveton Acquisition. And then
there was this registration—
which seems like the smallest
of things, but it was not a day
Friday, August 3, 2012
soon enough. However,” said
Phillips, “all the legalities are
now taken care of, and the next
buyer will find the Groveton
Selectboard quite educated
about how things need to be
done.”
In the meantime, the town
now owns the former Groveton
Paper Board office and is moving forward with a building
committee to make this the
new town office. That committee will begin meeting in September, said Phillips. “We’ll
determine what we need to do,
the cost and the design—we are
just beginning that process,” he
said.
ATVs
with the proposed trail along
Cedar Stream Road in Clarksville. It would then lead to another portion of the trail that is
expected to connect ultimately
to Errol. The town roads are
being used to connect portions
of the ATV trail that is under
development right now. All
area ATV clubs have been
working together to connect a
new trail system throughout
the North Country.
The town is of Pittsburg also
looking into authorizing ATVs
on Halls Stream Road, Murphy
Dam Road, Dalton Road,
Spruce Lane and Maple Lane.
A public hearing is planned for
Monday, Aug. 13, at 4:30 p.m.
These roads allow the residents
on those roads to get out to the
trail.
The selectman have stated
during their meeting that they
felt opening town roads should
be an equal opportunity offered
to all property owners. Halls
Stream Road is an attempt to
link to the trail that would go
into Canaan and eventually
Colebrook—which is in the
works as well.
Got Lunch
Rev. Rebecca Larsen and the
sponsorship of the Monadnock
Congregational Church in Colebrook. All foods used in the program are purchased, donated or
supplied through the N.H. Food
Bank.
Says Rev. Larson, “We
thought we might have 80 children or so in the program, but
we have been feeding 107 children weekly. We have received
a grant of $4,900 from the N.H.
Charitable Foundation, and the
N.H. Electric Cooperative donated 200 reusable burlap bags,
which get returned and filled
each week.”
This week the volunteers are
filling the bags with fresh
peaches, cheese, mini-cukes, or
mini-carrots, soup, bread, cans
of Spaghettios, and other goodies according to standards set
by the suggested food pyramid
for a healthy lunch.
Marsha Biron, one of the
volunteers and the reading
teacher at Colebrook Elementary, said she became involved
as a member of the community
and a teacher because, “I always was concerned about what
Getting ready for delivery: Got Lunch volunteers, front, from left, Marsha Biron, Rev. Rebecca Larsen,
Maria Brown, Sharon Clough and Leah Cunningham. Back, Brent Lyons, Craig Chamberlain, Niles
Granquist, Marylu Granquist and Neal Brown. Marie Hughes photo.
children would eat when they
no longer got two meals a day
at school. It was great when
Rebecca came back from a
workshop with this idea to feed
the children during the 10
weeks between school sessions.”
Also included in the bags are
recipes for the food and other
pieces of information, for example, in this week’s bags are instructions on how to ripen the
peaches and how to make a
toasted cheese sandwich. Once
the volunteers fill all the bags
which are clearly labeled for
one, two or three children, at
9:30 a.m. other volunteers ar-
Business
rive from Vershire to help deliver the lunches. They set out
for Pittsburg and West Stewartstown where there are pickup sites at the fire station. www.colebrookchronicle.com
Other families in Colebrook
arrive at the school around 10
VIDEO NEWS OF THE
a.m. to pick up their lunches.
WEEK FOR AUG. 3, 2012
Several of the volunteers
In a breaking news story this
expressed how much they enjoyed participating in the pro- week, we report that a purchase
gram and hoped it would con- and sales agreement for the
tinue for many years to come. former Wausau Paper mill in
The last date of the Got Lunch Groveton has once again fallen
program will be on Aug. 27 of through. A plan in place for
the week school begins for the Groveton Acquisition to sell the
mill to Groveton Riverside Deupcoming year.
velopment, LLC, is off.
In a Video News exclusive,
we traveled to South Hiram,
Maine, last weekend for the
13th Annual Ossipee Valley
Music Festival. The annual
event showcases a number of
nationally known bluegrass
bands at the fairgrounds, as
well as other genres. We have
video footage of some of the
many performers on Saturday
afternoon and evening, wrapping up with exclusive footage
of Hot Club of Cowtown and
world renowned guitarist
Tommy Emmanuel.
On Wednesday, the Weathervane Theatre’s Patchwork
Players came to the Tillotson
Center in Colebrook for a musical adaptation of Little Red
Riding Hood.
In an above-the-border report from our Canadian correspondent Corey Bellam, last
Sunday was the annual
Achievement Day for the Sawyerville, Quebec 4-H club. Children had a chance to show off
their animals at the Cookshire
fairgrounds.
Other events during the past
week include a show by Lindsey
and her Puppet Pals in Groveton, The Children’s Stage Adventures organization hosting a
performance of “A Sword Called
Excalibur” in Stratford, and
regional Christian rock band
Epic Season performing a concert at the River of Life Worship Center in Stewartstown
Hollow.
—Thomas Jordan
Video Editor
The Moose Muck Coffee House on Rte. 26 in Colebrook is sporting
a catchy new sign. Shown, front, from left, Jenessa Voisine and
Bonnie Jean Gorman. Back, from left, Christin Sandhammer, Proprietor Carol Pires, Jessica Sandhammer. Donna Jordan photo.
Chronicle Video
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be lit.
There is still room on the
tower for two more vendors.
The only hurdle left is seeking a
building permit from the town.
Final plans will be discussed at
Communications on behalf of the Selectmen’s meeting at 6
NCIC, along with Art Colvin of p.m. on Monday, Aug. 11.
Horizons Engineering, have
assisted in the presentation of
the proposed cell tower on
Morse Mountain to the town.
St. Bernard’s
Tranchemontagne stated,
“By constructing a cell tower, it
will give the community a leg
up in attracting new businesses (Continued from page 1)
to the area. It will help Grove- parish, we grieve the loss of St.
ton grow economically.” On Bernard’s. Actually our final
Tuesday evening, the town’s Mass as a parish was with FaZoning Board of Adjustments ther Conners, our pastor, at the
approved a zoning variance for end of November.” Father Cona setback from the boundary ners, who served for four years
line because of its proximity to as pastor is now stationed in
the BioFuel property and the Winooski, but returned for the
frontage needed for the Morse liturgy and said, “There is a
Mountain Cell Tower, paving great deal of history behind this
the way for the Planning Board parish, but the decline in attenapproval on Wednesday. Hori- dance and the lack of clergy
zon’s Surveyor Art Colvin said have made these closures necthat because the tower will be essary.”
195-feet tall, it will not need to
Cell Tower
Last Sunday St. Bernard’s Church in Norton, Vt., hosted its final services. Courtesy photo.
Guest Column
NH GRAND AT A GLANCE
(Editor’s note: The following
guest column was submitted by
N.H. Grand, a North Country
brand marketing initiative.)
NH Grand is on the air! A
new radio campaign promoting
northern New Hampshire as an
exciting place to visit begins in
Quebec on two Canadian stations—one in the Montreal
market, and the other in Sherbrooke, as well as 92.5 The
River/WXRV which will air in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In addition, through the
end of February 2013, NH
Grand will also be running radio spots on WXLO, The PIKE,
FRANK, WGIR, and WQSO
covering Metro West, central
Massachusetts, southern New
Hampshire, southern Maine,
and the seacoast. Give a listen
here: http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=p_YvYKxoqLo&feat
ure=youtu.be
NH Grand will be hosting a
booth at the Lancaster Fair, to
be held Wednesday, Aug. 29–
Monday, Sept. 3. The Commercial Hall is open every day from
10 a.m.–9 p.m., and NH Grand
will be on site each day. Shifts
are available for Coos County
businesses that would like to
volunteer for booth coverage;
businesses can bring up to 100
brochures from their property
or attraction to display or give
away. The average annual attendance is around 45,000 people, so this is a great way to
talk first hand with fair visitors
and get exposure for New
Hampshire Grand and individual businesses. Check out
http://www.lancasterfair.com or
contact nhgrand@ncic.org for
more information.
NH Grand continues to
reach out to area businesses to
offer cooperative marketing and
advertising opportunities. NH
Grand’s marketing campaign—
which any business in Coos
County can be a part of—
includes advertising on radio in
New England and Canada, in
print media outlets such as N.H.
To Do, Destination New Hampshire, New Hampshire Loves
Campers, New Hampshire The
Angler Magazine, Yankee
Magazine’s Travel Guide 2013
and Woodall’s. In addition,
there are also opportunities for
cooperative advertising with NH
Grand with online advertising,
Google words, and exposure at
the Boston Globe Travel Show.
Anyone interested in learning
more or setting up a meeting
can contact Pam Sullivan at
nhgrand@ncic.org or Cathy Conway at CConway@ncic.org
Save the date for the third
annual Northern New Hampshire Tourism Conference on
Thursday, Nov. 8, at AMC’s
Highland Center in Bretton
Woods. The one-day conference
brings together tourism-based
business and industry leaders
for networking opportunities
and to participate in workshops
designed to help improve business practices and increase
revenue.
The theme of this year’s conference is Live Free and Prosper. Keynote speaker is Nancie
Frietas, the former Chief Marketing Officer of Constant Contact. The Customer Service
Track will be presented by Judi
Window, a founding partner of
New Hampshire Granite State
Ambassadors, the state’s hospitality training program. The
conference is coordinated by NH
Grand, the Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network (WREN),
and the Northern Forest Canoe
Trail. Registration will open in
early September.
Learn more at www.nh
grand.com and sign up for the
Online Connection Newsletter
on the website. The monthly
newsletter gives up-to-date information about public relations
efforts on behalf of Coos County
tourism-related businesses, including newspaper, magazine
and web stories generated by
NH Grand and its tourism partners.
Police, Fire, EMS Reports
COLEBROOK POLICE
On July 25, at 10:45 a.m.,
Benjamin Huckins of South
Hill Road was arrested on a
charge of criminal mischief
(vandalism).
At 7:06 p.m., police investigated a complaint from a
woman on Piper Hill who called
to speak with officers. While on
the phone, she alleged that her
boyfriend was hitting the phone
with keys, making it difficult
for her to communicate. Police
went to the residence and the
woman’s alleged boyfriend answered the door with a 357—in
its case—in his hand. Police
confiscated the weapon.
On July 26, at 2:41 a.m.,
police were called to the home
of Matthew Howe on Third
Street. Howe reported that he
woke up to the sound of his
front door shutting. After going
into the living room, Howe allegedly found Jason Rainault of
Columbia in his living room.
Upon arriving, police arrested
Rainault on a charge of criminal trespass and in possession
of controlled/narcotic drugs. He
was released on $750 personal
recognizance bail after being
incarcerated until 3:10 p.m.
On July 28, at 51 minutes
past midnight, police received a
call from an employee at the
Wilderness Restaurant reporting that a male had left the
restaurant with what the caller
believed was the male’s girlfriend and that the male was
being aggressive with the female. The caller wanted police
to check on the welfare of the
female. Police arrived at the
home of the couple on Rte. 26
where they arrested Jeremy
Rexford and charged him with
two counts of simple assault
and one count of criminal mischief (vandalism). (Rexford’s
girlfriend was transported to
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook at 10:05 a.m.
by Colebrook police.) Officers
returned to the Wilderness Restaurant at 6:16 a.m. for followup investigation and subsequently arrested Gerard Poulin
of South Main Street on charges
of disorderly conduct, criminal
mischief and vandalism.
On July 29, at 12:07 p.m.,
police investigated a report of a
disturbance at the corner of
Lombard and Park Street. A
911 caller reported that a man
and woman were in the middle
of Park Street and the woman
appeared to be very drunk. The
couple were allegedly fighting
in the middle of the street, with
their vehicle parked in the middle of the street. Several officers
responded to assist. The female
was evaluated at Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital and
later transported to Grafton.
The investigation continues.
45TH PARALLEL EMS
The 45 EMTs attended a
two day Emergency Vehicle
Driver training in Newport, Vt.,
sponsored by the Vermont Fire
Academy. The course consisted
of one day of classroom instruction and one day of driving on a
course set up to practice backing up, maneuvering corners,
stopping distances and other
skills used when operating an
ambulance.
The following is the activity
report for July 22-28.
On July 22, at 12:36 p.m.,
the department responded to
UCVH for a transfer to Androscoggin Valley Hospital
past midnight, the department
responded to Colebrook for a
medical emergency. The patient
was transported to UCVH. At
12:33 p.m., the department responded to UCVH for a transfer
to DHMC.
past midnight, the department
responded to Clarksville for a
th
10:33 a.m., the department responded to UCVH for a transfer
to the White River Junction VA
Hospital. At 10:20 p.m., the
department responded to
UCVH for a transfer to Androscoggin Valley Hospital.
On July 25, at 3:30 a.m., the
department responded to Colebrook for a medical emergency.
The patient was transported to
UCVH. At 1:09 p.m., the department responded to UCVH
for a transfer to DHMC. At 8:02
p.m., the department responded
to Colebrook for a medical
emergency. The patient was
transported to UCVH.
department responded to Coos
County Nursing Hospital in
West Stewartstown for a medical emergency. The patient was
transported to UCVH. At 7:03
a.m., the department responded
to Stewartstown for a medical
transported to UCVH. at 11
a.m., the department responded
to UCVH for a transfer to
DHMC. At 12:50 p.m., the department responded to Colebrook for a medical emergency.
UCVH. At 3:40 p.m., the department responded to Stewartstown for a medical emergency. The patient was transported to UCVH. At 3:45 p.m.,
DHMC for a transfer to UCVH.
UCVH. At 3:54 p.m., the department responded to Colebrook for a medical emergency.
UCVH. At 7:10 p.m., the department responded to UCVH
for a transfer to Concord Hospital. The patient was transported to Concord Hospital. At
to DHMC.
department responded to Stew(Continued on page 19)
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View From The
45th Parallel
The Way We Were...
Checking In On The Class Of 2009
The folks at the Carsey Institute, that data gathering group at UNH, can be counted on to come up with
some interesting information. We always take the time
to look over their data whenever it comes in our email.
The latest paper from the Carsey Institute is titled
“Coos County’s Class of 2009: Where Are They Now?”
It basically checks in on young people who graduated
from our high schools three years ago, of which those
who went on to college are now about to enter their
final year of four-year higher education.
We always grit our teeth when we hear about guidance counselors telling our high school grads to get out
of here as fast as they can and never look back. Unfortunately, that tired dogma still sticks with this fairly
recent batch of young people to leave Coos school systems. Carsey found that of those surveyed who graduated in ’09, 76 percent list as their goal as “leaving
Coos County.” Interestingly, however, 93 percent also
report living close to family as important, “suggesting
conflicted priorities,” the findings note.
Approximately half, 49 percent, are presently living
in Coos County the majority of the time, while 81 percent of those living outside the county are attending
school fulltime. Forty one percent of those in college
are working part-time, while only 19 percent say that
they attend school fulltime and are not employed.
Perspectives on getting a job shows that reality is
kicking in with the 2009 grads. When these student
were in 11th grade, 67 percent thought that finding a
job in Coos County would be easy. By 2009 they
thought their chances were down to 39 percent and
last year these same students felt their chances of
landing a job here was only 19 percent.
Interesting reading. For the full report, check out
http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IBJaffee-Coos-Class-2009.pdf.
Charles J. Jordan
P.O. Box 263 • Colebrook, NH 03576.
Tel. (603) 246-8998 • Fax (603) 246-9918
email: editor@colebrookchronicle.com
web: www.colebrookchronicle.com
Editor: Charles J. Jordan; Publisher: Donna Jordan
Reporter/Photographer: Angela Wheeler
Reporter/Photographer: Marie P. Hughes
Sports Photographer: Tina McKenzie
Canadian Correspondent: Corey Bellam
Video Editor: Thomas Jordan
(founded 2000) is published by Jordan
Associates, established 1985.
This week the last Mass was
held at St. Bernard’s in Norton,
Vt., a building with an interesting history. The building was a
chapel situated in a CCC Camp
in Waterbury, Vt., called Camp
Smith (shown above). In the
summer of 1939 the
(left) reported that it
was being moved to Norton, Vt.,
to serve as a Catholic church.
Waterbury
Record
Letters
Northern Pass and Trailbreaker projects.
Northern Pass, the proposed
180-mile overhead transmission
project through New Hampshire, is slated to bring electricity from Hydro Quebec to the
southern New England market. Over 30 towns along the
proposed route of Northern
Pass have voted in opposition to
the project. Opposition to
Northern Pass includes the fact
Tundra was a well-known pet that large hydro-electricity is
volunteer at UCVH for many not designated green or renewyears. Courtesy photo.
able in New Hampshire, it contributes to global climate
change, cancer concerns of livLetter to the Editor,
I’d like to let everyone know ing or working near overhead
about the passing of my dog, HVAC power lines, lost property values, and a for-profit
Tundra, on Thursday, July 26.
Many people have asked corporation intruding into the
about Tundra. He volunteered White Mountain National Foras a pet visitor at Upper Con- est.
Trailbreaker is a proposal to
necticut Valley Hospital for
years. He was 12 years old and bring tar sands oil from Alwas loved by everyone who berta, Canada, through an existing underground pipeline
knew him.
Beverly Davis that runs from the Canadian
Columbia border through Vermont, New
Hampshire and Maine where it
will be offloaded in Portland to
Dear Editor:
On Saturday, Sept. 1, New foreign markets. Opposition to
Hampshire citizens will be par- Trailbreaker is based on the
ticipating in an event called fact that mining tar sands oil is
“Hands Across New Hamp- toxic to the environment and
shire.” This is a peaceful, family contributes to global warm-friendly protest of the proposed ing. Also the pipeline which will
be used was never intended to
transport such corrosive and
abrasive oil and could result in
spills in some of the most ecologically-sensitive areas of New
England.
Thus far the following New
Hampshire towns are participating in Hands Across New
Hampshire: Colebrook, Lancaster, Littleton, Concord, Easton,
Campton, Thornton, Sugar Hill,
F r an c o ni a, H o ld e r n es s /
Plymouth. For times and locations, or to start your own
group, please contact handsacrossnh@gmail.com.
Michelle Cunha
Hill
Letter to the Editor:
The United States became a
republic in 1776, 236 years ago.
It is based on people having the
freedom to pursue life, liberty
and happiness. Our land of opportunity gives people the option to start and establish a
new business and create a life
for themselves. Although some
people think individuals can’t
do anything without the assistance of the federal government, the entrepreneurial spirit
is alive and well in our great
nation.
The number of people de(Continued on page 5)
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Protestors of the Hydro-Quebec’s involvement in the Northern Pass transmission project travelled to
Burlington, Vt., for the New England Governors’ conference last Sunday, which brought Quebec Premier Jean Charest to town. The protestors are shown with their signs in City Hall Park. Photo courtesy Bill Schomburg.
Transmission towers loom over homes in the town of Carrolton,
Tex. The photograph was sent to the
by a couple from
Franklin who are frequent visitors to the North Country and who
say they are opposed to the Northern Pass project. Their letter to
the editor appears below. Courtesy photo..
Chronicle
Letters
pending on the federal government for their financial well
being is now greater than the
number of people paying for the
myriad of programs managed
by the federal government.
Our national debt keeps growing and the federal government
tries to solve everyone’s problems by spending money on
more and more programs.
When thinking about our
current situation, two quotes
come to mind.
“The problem with socialism
is that eventually you run out of
other people’s money” (Margaret Thatcher).
Thomas Jefferson probably
said it best: “The democracy
(Republic) will cease to exist
when you take away from those
who are willing to work and
give to those who would not.”
Les Klinefelter
West Stewartstown
Letter to the Editor,
I am sending along a picture
(see above) from a trip we took
to Texas last summer to visit
relatives, just before our first
few days in Pittsburg at Par- Several hundred protestors marched from Burlington’s City Hall to the Hilton on Sunday to protest
several issues facing the country during the meeting of New England Governors’ and the Premier of
tridge Cabins.
Talk about a contrasting Quebec. Photo courtesy Bill Schomburg.
landscape. This was taken near
Carrollton, outside of Dallas.
This year we skipped Dallas
but mentioned the trip last
year and pictures we took to
You can
Judy at the Happy Corners
Cafe and she suggested that I
email
send them along to you.
My husband and I love it in
The Chronicle
Pittsburg and plan to spend
our summer vacation there
at
forever. The whole Northern
editor@colebrookchronicle.com
Pass proposal just makes us
sick.
Please note that not everyone, and I would venture to
say, a lot of people from Franklin, do not support the Northern Pass, despite what our
elected officials may say.
Nancy and Rich LeVinus
Franklin
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Education
LECTURE SERIES:
THE WAY WE WORKED
White Mountains Community College Fortier Library and
the Berlin Public Library are
pleased to announce they will co
-host a book discussion/panel
discussion/lecture series entitled “The Way We Worked in
the North Country” starting on
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, at 7
p.m. at White Mountains Community College’s Fortier Library with funding provided by
the N.H. Humanities Council.
The series is in conjunction
with the Smithsonian Institution’s The Way We Worked
traveling exhibit. The sessions
will explore the topic of work.
Suzanne Brown, Dartmouth
Professor, and local writer,
Craig Doherty, will lead the
book discussions in the series.
There will also be a panel discussion on the history of working in the North Country and
Jennifer Pustz, Museum Historian at Historic New England,
will give a talk on the history of
domestic servants in New England.
The first book discussion will
be held at the WMCC Fortier
Library on Wednesday, Aug. 29,
at 7.p.m. with Suzanne Brown
leading a discussion of Arthur
Miller’s Death of a Salesman.
Craig Doherty will come to the
college on Wednesday, Sept. 26,
at 7 p.m. to discuss Barbara
Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed:
on (Not) Getting by in America.
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the
college will host a panel discussion on working in the North
Country in the 20th Century.
The panelists will include Jim
Wagner who managed the
Brown Company/James River
mill in Berlin for many years,
White Mountain Lumber’s
Barry Kelley, Bill Thomas who
worked for 40 years for Brown
Company’s (and later James
River) Woods Dept., and Linda
Upham-Bornstein from Plymouth State University, on
women working in the Berlin
area, with Craig Doherty acting
as moderator. The final session
of the series will be on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. with
Jennifer Pustz talking about
the history of domestic servants
in New England.
The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit, The
Way We Worked, will be on
display in the WMCC Fortier
Library from Nov. 5 through
Dec. 19. This exhibit is adapted
from an original exhibition developed by the National Archives. The Way We Worked
explores the significance of
work in American culture by
tracing the many changes that
have affected the workforce and
work environments throughout
history. It draws from the Archives' rich photographic collec-
tions to tell this compelling
story.
Copies of the books will be
available for loan at both the
White Mountains Community
College Fortier Library and
Berlin Public Library. Refreshments will be served. For more
information, contact the Berlin
Public Library at 752-5210 or
the WMCC Fortier Library at
752-1113, ext. 3086.
NEW GEOGRAPHIC
SYSTEM FOR EDUCATORS
Over 200,000 students in
New Hampshire schools now
have the ability to learn and
apply 21st Century geospatial
concepts using the ArcGIS software developed by Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI). Thanks to a statewide partnership between ESRI
and the N.H. Dept. of Education, this new partnership will
allow every public and private
school throughout the state
unprecedented access to ESRI's
state-of-the-art GIS tools for
use in education and research.
The agreement also includes
school administrative use for
tasks like creating district maps
and efficient bus routes.
“New Hampshire is one of
several states in the nation that
can provide Geographic Information Systems software to
every school in the state free of
charge,” said Virginia M. Barry,
Ph.D., Commissioner of Education. “We are glad to be able to
partner with ESRI to provide
this opportunity.”
According to Judy Tumosa of
the N.H. Fish and Game Dept.,
“This partnership will provide a
wonderful opportunity for
teachers to use GIS to gather,
display, analyze and share their
data as they study their watersheds.” Kevin Heany, social
studies teacher at Monadnock
Regional High School says,
“Our environmental studies
students have been actively
involved in collecting data from
the nearby Asheulot River. Giving them the opportunity with
ArcGIS to map and visualize
their own data, as well as the
capability to actively participate in monitoring the water
quality is exciting.”
The partnership with ESRI
was made possible through the
collaborative effort of the N.H.
Dept. of Education, N.H. Geographic Alliance (NHGA),
N.HJ. Fish and Game, and
UNH Cooperative Extension.
This collaborative effort would
not have been possible without
individual efforts from teachers.
For additional information
regarding the New Hampshire
ESRI partnership, visit http://
nheon.org/nh_projects/
esri.html.
Campaign
On Monday, July 30, Organizing for America—New Hampshire, President Obama’s grassroots organization here in the state, hosted an event for supporters at the Colebrook Public Library. From the left,
Terry Hulbert, Judy Jacques, Granvyl Hulse, Susan Smith, Bill Sambito, Jean Maxwell, Larry Enman, Reginald Maxwell, Michele Johnsen and Susan Sambito. Courtesy photo.
Health Care
Bob Thompson, Community
Substance Abuse Prevention
Program Manager for North
Country Health Consortium. Courtesy photo.
NCHC’S SUBSTANCE
ABUSE PREVENTION
North Country Health Consortium’s Community Substance Abuse Prevention Program is actively engaged in preventing underage drinking and
substance abuse in the communities of Coos and northern
Grafton counties.
“The funds we receive—
federal, private and state—are
used to implement prevention
strategies,” said Bob Thompson,
CSAP Program Manager.
“We’ve created a prevention
network and devised strategies
that primarily target the under
18 group, although we have
designed some for the 18-25 age
category, as well as others that
target all age groups.
Coalition groups have been
formed in the six major regions
of the area: Colebrook, Lancaster, Berlin, Lincoln, Littleton
and Haverhill—in order to
reach towns at the community
level.
“It’s important that we respect the goals set by each community,” said Thompson. “We
meet with the different stakeholders in each community and
try to match their needs with
our programs. Even though
risk factors might be the same
in each community, their ways
of approaching the problems
might differ.”
Stakeholders are drawn
from five key sectors: education, government, health care,
enforcement and business.
When decision makers are involved, said Thompson, it’s possible to make a difference in
reducing underage drinking
and drug use, as well as abuse
of prescription drugs.
Students involved in the
Prevention Youth Councils attend a yearly conference where
they network, take workshops
and brainstorm to strategize
and determine the goals for
their school. The annual fall
conference draws 100 students
and over 20 chaperones during
the 2.5 days. A similar conference is held in the spring for
middle school youths, with
about the same number of participants. The conferences are
supported by a three-year grant
from the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the N.H. Charitable Foundation.
“Underage drinking is different today,” said Thompson.
“We’re getting the message out
through physicians and nurse
practitioners who are respected
community members. If the
message is everywhere that
using alcohol is both illegal and
can cause health problems, it
will hit home.”
Another successful program
in calling attention to underage
drinking is called Sticker
Shock, where youth leaders
target convenience and variety
stores and place a large red
sticker on every 12-pack beer
product, reminding those 21
and up that it’s a crime to provide alcohol to minors. NCHC
distributes 25,000 stickers
throughout the year.
CSAP also targets prescription drug abuse, which is rising
in communities. Without the
tools to track prescription drug
usage, health care providers
have been hampered in addressing their patients’ needs.
A giant step in addressing this
problem is the prescription
monitoring program bill just
signed into law by Gov. John
Lynch. It allows health care
providers to access prescription
information about their patients from multiple providers,
and should lessen or eliminate
the instances in which a patient can access the same prescription from several providers.
“North Country Health Consortium remains committed to
the communities of the North
Country to address substance
abuse prevention,” said Nancy
Frank, Executive Director. “The
Community Substance Abuse
Prevention Program is working
well and we are seeing results.”
For more information about
the Community Substance
Abuse Prevention programs,
contact Thompson at 259-3700,
ext. 244, or bthompson@nchcnh.org.
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Business
From left, Carmela Kelsea, Don Kelsea, Morgan Oakes, Michelle Gosselin and Tim Jandreau are
working together to reopen the Pittsburg Trading Post on Main Street in Pittsburg. Jandreau is the
owner of the business, and is renting the facility from Luc Cote of Errol. Courtesy photo.
PITTSBURG TRADING
POST TO OPEN AUG. 9
The old Pittsburg Trading
Post store on Main Street in
Pittsburg has received a new
shot in the arm. A local family
is renting the building from
owner Luc Cote of Errol and
next Thursday will be opening
the store and café—with 24
hour gas pumps—using a name
that goes back many years in
Pittsburg’s history.
“We wanted to put it back to
the name that it used to be,”
said Don Kelsea, who will be
living in the apartment over the
store with his wife, Carmela.
They will be helping their
daughter, Michele Gosselin,
and her partner, Tim Jandreau.
Tim, said Don, is the owner of
the new business and Michelle
is Carmela’s daughter. Also
helping with running the business is Michele’s daughter,
Morgan Oakes. “Three generations are running the place,”
said Don. He said that he is
helping out with the café portion and is going to be serving
pizza, grinders, sandwiches,
and other types of deli food,
plus there will be regular convenience store items as well.
Carmela will be found helping
out inside the store portion.
“It’s a nice place,” said Don.
“I was very impressed with it.”
The family received a shipment
of clothing and other goods last
week which will be for sale, and
this week the first delivery of
groceries arrived. “We are doing
this in baby steps because neither one of us has run a convenience store before,” said Don.
Tim will continue to operate his
own roofing and carpentry business. Michele, who has operated her own restaurant in the
past, will continue with her job
at Vershire.
Don and Carmela operated
Sutton Place restaurant in
Colebrook for many years and
Don had operated the old
Speedy Chef restaurant. The
Kelseas have been in Florida
for four years with an eye to
retiring, but have returned to
live in Pittsburg and to help
Tim and Michele with their
new venture.
The opening of the store is
scheduled for next Thursday,
Aug. 9, and some local residents
have already been hired to help
out in the store. When the gas
pumps are up and running on
opening day, the Pittsburg
Trading Post will be the only
location within seven miles that
will offer gas—and with a credit
card, gas will be available 24
hours a day.
There has been a store at the
same location for many years,
the most recent business was
the Lake Francis Country
Store.
—Donna Jordan
CHANGE ANNOUNCE FOR
ESFNE OF LEMINGTON
A local scrap metal dealer
and redemption center—
Environmental Solutions for
New England (ESFNE) based
in Lemington, Vt.—announced
a business change this week
necessitated by the market.
“When operating a business,
everyone knows that there are
unexpected ups and downs that
go along with the everyday
functions of it,” said Charlie
Young of ESFNE. “When local,
national and world economies
start to crumble everyone feels
the effect. We here at ESFNE,
have not been immune to these
blows. Markets and economies
throughout the world (those
that determine metal prices)
have been drastically declining
over the past six months or so.
Other markets, such as fuel
and transportation expense
(even though we saw a temporary decline at the pumps),
have been steadily increasing.”
Young said that when combining the two aspects of operating the metal recycling portion of ESFNE, he found that
for the past month it has been
costing more to redeem the
metal than he received in return from his buyer. “It is with
this knowledge that I sadly
must make the decision to stop
buying metal until such time
the markets can once again
produce a profit.”
Effective immediately, ESFNE will only be buying aluminum cans and Vermont 5-cent
returnables. If you have any
questions, call Charlie Young at
(802) 277-8593.
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Community News
ASHELIN THIS SUNDAY
AT TILLOTSON CENTER
Just a reminder that the
Ashelin concert is this Sunday,
Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook,
sponsored by the Great North
Woods Committee for the Arts.
Ashelin is comprfised of the
five Palmer sisters, Cassy, Joesie, Kaliyan, Shaelin, and Thea,
who hail from Newfoundland,
Canada. Known for their sparkling vocals and intricate harmonies, Ashelin shines through
original songwriting and novel
interpretations of traditional
tunes that range from Irish to
bluegrass.
Tickets for Ashelin are $15
each and now on sale at Fiddleheads, 110 Main St. in Colebrook and at the door on the
night of the concert. For more
information on this and other
upcoming GNWCA shows, visit
the organization’s website at
www.gnwca.org or call 2379302 or 246-8998.
NORTHUMBERALAND
MEETING HOUSE HOURS
The summer hours for the
historic Northumberland Meeting House museum on Route 3
are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as holidays, from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. These hours remain in effect until Sept. 3.
COOS COUNTY
NURSING HOSPITAL
Work has begun on the float
for the Stewartstown Day Parade. Residents have been busy
planning, assembling and
painting. Some residents are
planning on being on the float,
while others are looking forward to watching it from the
patio.
Annonciade Marquis was the
winner of this week’s Blackout
Bingo game. Special Care Unit
(SCU) residents played unit
Bingo, the letter game, song
title trivia and cards.
Ellen Sipe played familiar
tunes on the piano for residents
to sing along to and residents
enjoyed record socials on the
floors. Stories, poetry and the
local newspapers were read
aloud to residents throughout
the house. SCU residents made
their own stories with picture
blocks and reminisced about
animals.
A new game was tried on the
patio. Residents enjoyed playing the ladder game and every-
one did quite well. Margaret
Kenney was the top bowler this
week. Michelle Gibson bowled
the second highest score and
Sadie Guy came in third.
Colorful paper flowers and
butterflies were made to decorate the halls and residents
rooms while residents reminisced about their favorite summer flowers. SCU residents
enjoyed their ocean sensory
program, a Teddy Bear exhibit
and reminisced about Grandma
Day.
Banana oatmeal and chocolate chip oatmeal cookies were
made and served nice and
warm on the floors.
SUMMER FLEA MARKET
IN STRATFORD AUG. 18
The Cohos Historical Society
will host its final summer flea
market, Saturday, Aug. 18,
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the Town
Common in front of the historic
Grand Trunk train depot right
off Route 3 in North Stratford.
In addition to a variety of items
to choose from, a 50/50 raffle
will take place with the drawing at the end of the day.
If you have yard sale items Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals visited the Groveton town hall last Thursday, July 26 with her variety
and would like to attract more of puppets and original skits. The hall was filled with the constant laughter and excitement of both
customers or are a vendor look- children and their families. Angela Wheeler photo.
ing for an audience, spaces are
“first come, first serve” and cost
ART SHOW IN
tion Director, stationed at the than 100 programs for girls;
$5 a space. Vendor fees will
NORTH
STRATFORD
Immaculate Heart of Mary registration is $12 a year.
benefit the Cohos Historical
Creative
Expressions
of
Residence in Tewksbury, Mass. Through Girl Scouting, girls
Society. If you would like more
Stratford
will
be
presenting
an
The regular 11 a.m. daily discover themselves and their
information about the flea marart
show
this
weekend
from
4-8
mass
will also be celebrated values, connect with others,
ket or the society, or you would
and take action to make the
p.m.
on
Aug.
3
and
10a.m.-8
every
day.
like to volunteer, contact Dawn
world a better place. They have
p.m.
on
Aug.
4,
in
the
CommuFrost at 922-5032 or email Coa blast, make friends, and have
hosHistoricalSociety@gmail.co nity Room at the North Strat- HELPING HANDS NORTH
new and exciting experiences in
ford
Train
Station.
The
show
GOLF
TOURNAMENT
m. You can also find the society
the preeminent leadership dewill
feature
local
painters
and
On
Sept.
15,
Helping
Hands
on Facebook.
various artists.
North’s Second Annual Golf velopment program for girls in
Tournament will be held at the the U.S.
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
Adults, we need you too. VolOUR
LADY
OF
GRACE
Colebrook Country Club.
The Canaan Seniors were
TRIDUUM AUGUST 15
Breakfast will be served from 7 unteers receive training and
pleased to have Gerard Guay
Again this year the Shrine of a.m. Registration will begin at learn marketable skills, make
joining them again. After dinOur
Lady of Grace in Columbia 8 a.m. and tee time will be at 9 new friends and make a differner, “Happy Birthday to You”
will
celebrate a Triduum in a.m. sharp. For more informa- ence in girls’ lives. Busy schedwas sung to the July birthday
Girl Scouts is tailored to fit
girls. Joyce Frizzell was the honor of the Assumption of the tion, contact Bob Pariseau ule?
your
calendar, skills and interBlessed
Virgin
Marie,
which
at
237-5543.
winner of the birthday gift. The
ests,
and
there are many opporoccurs
Aug.
15.
Starting
Mon50/50 winners were Alice Durno
tunities, from individual events
CALLING ALL GIRLS—
and Louisette Thibeault.A great day, Aug. 13, and ending
to travel. See www.girlscoutsJOIN THE GIRL SCOUTS
penny sale was held, with door Wednesday, Aug. 15, mass will
gwm.org and click on Volunteer
be
offered
at
the
main
monuCalling
all
girls
between
the
prizes going to Peter Durno (2)
ment outside every evening at 7 ages of 5-17. It’s time to dis- to see the many opportunities
and Freddy Cunningham (2)
Next week’s (Aug. 8) menu p.m., followed by a candlelight cover, connect and take action: available.
Girl Scouts of the Green and
It’s time to sign up for Girl
will be hamburg steak with procession with Rosary.
White
Mountains serves more
If
the
weather
does
not
allow
Scouts!
Join
by
Aug.
15
for
the
onions, mashed potatoes, gravy,
than
15,600
girls in New
outside
ceremonies,
they
will
be
new
Girl
Scout
year
starting
in
rolls and vanilla pudding. For
Hampshire
and
Vermont,
celebrated
in
the
main
chapel
October
and
enjoy
Girl
Scouting
your reservation, call Dencie
thanks
to
our
5,300
trained
and
at
the
same
time.
for
the
rest
of
the
2012
year
Cunningham at (802) 266-8206
dedicated volunteers. We build
This year the homily will be free.
on or before Tuesday, 10 a.m.
given at each mass by Rev.
Girl Scouts of the Green and girls of courage, confidence, and
Daniel Nassaney, OMI, Voca- White Mountains offers more
The North Country was treated to two different bands last Friday and Saturday night. On the left is the band Confederation of Sound which played at the Canaan American
Legion on July 28 to help raise funds for area fire departments. The previous night the band Epic Season, seen on the right, played for a youth night held in Stewartstown
Hollow at the River of Life Worship Center. Angela Wheeler photos.
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Community News
The Children's Stage Adventures Tour Team visited the Stratford summer school
and cast students in the play '“The Sword Called Excalibur.” The play was presented
to the public on Friday, July 27. Angela Wheeler photo.
Left photo: Sir Ector, played by Zachary Allin, casts Excalibur into the stone with the
help from Merlin the wizard who puts a spell over it so that it may only be removed
by the rightful king. Right photo: Three students from Stratford School, were cast as
witches in the play “The Sword Called Excalibur” presented by the Children's Stage
Adventures. Angela Wheeler photos.
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Community News
Left photo: Having their faces painted was part of the fun when the Weathervane Theatre’s Patchwork Players brought the play “Little Red and the Wolf” to Colebrook this
week. From left, Kalie Patenaude, Mylee Patenaude, Jayden Hodge, Janessa Hodge, Jazmyn Flanders. Right photo: Little Red Riding Hood’s mother, grandmother and the
woodsman talk about the end of the wolf. Donna Jordan photos.
Sarah Samson and her little sister, Samantha, enjoyed getting
their faces painted and balloon dogs from the Patchwork Players
on Wednesday. The players performed “Little Red and the Wolf,”
which was sponsored by the Colebrook Rec. Dept. and the
, at the Tillotson Center. Donna Jordan photo.
Cole-
brook Chronicle
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The Mohawk Grange 217 in Colebrook hosted an open house for a Grange Family Camping Weekend
where Grangers from all over New Hampshire joined together and camped at The Notchview Resort in
Colebrook. Pictured are Ginger Jannenga, left, and Lynda Gaudette, the self-titled “Grange Greeters.”
Angela Wheeler photo.
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Community News
This plaque marks the bench recently donated to the Town of Canaan’s Recreation Park Committee. Angela Wheeler photo.
west and northern Mexico on
Aug. 15, at 7 p.m., at the
Marion Blodgett Museum at 38
Hollow Road in Stratford Hollow.
Her discussion will elaborate
on what exactly archaeology is
and how archaeologists differ
from historians. She will also
explain how archaeologists can
describe societies that lived
hundreds, if not, thousands of
years in the past including why
complex societies rise in the
first place and then collapse;
and, finally, she will touch on
why archaeology is important
to us and why governments
should heed their advice.
For more information, contact Claire Martineau at 9223823 or Dawn Frost at 9225032. You can also visit the
society on Facebook.
LAKE WALLACE
MEMORIES MEETING SET
On Aug. 16, Jackson’s Lodge
in Canaan, Vt., will host a gathering for Memories of Wallace
Pond at 3:30 p.m., when people
and events in this part of Canaan will be shared by all who
attend. This event, as are all
Canaan Historical Society
meetings, is open to the public.
Joan Cowan and her husband Fred rest on the granite bench they have provided to the community at
the Canaan Recreational Park in Canaan. The Canaan Recreation Park has been doing a lot of fundraising to help better the park for everyone and Fred and Joan Cowan have donated the granite bench
as part of that project. Angela Wheeler photo.
character, who make the world
a better place.
See www.girlscoutsgwm.org
to register online or call 888474-9686, ext. 165. To take advantage of this offer before Aug.
15, email helpdesk@girlscouts
gwm.org.
NEKCA CANAAN EARLY
HEAD START PROGRAM
The NEKCA Canaan Early
Head Start program is currently accepting applications for
enrollment.
Early Head Start provides a
nurturing infant/toddler playgroup and home visit experience for expectant mothers and
children ages birth to three. A
Home Visitor goes to the family’s home each week working
with parents to provide learn-
ing experiences for their children. Infant and toddler playgroups are offered for the community.
Early Head Start provides
comprehensive, family-centered
services for parents and children, with resources and referrals in the areas of health, nutrition and community resources and family support as
well as a variety of learning
experiences to foster children’s
intellectual, physical, social and
emotional growth. These services are provided in a homebased setting.
Organizers recognize that
parents are the first and most
important teachers of their children. They work with parents
as partners in helping their
children to progress. Early
Head Start offers a wide array
of support services to parents
and families including education
and volunteer opportunities,
family literacy activities and
goal setting. In this way, Early
Head Start helps the development of the child within the
family, and the family within
the community.
If you are an expectant
mother or have a child birth to
three years of age, and live or
work in Canaan, Beecher Falls,
Lemington or Bloomfield areas
and are interested in enrolling,
call (802) 266-9680.
TALK ON ARCHAEOLOGY
IN STRATFORD AUG. 15
Cohos Historical Society
president Dawn Frost will give a
PowerPoint presentation on her
adventures as an archaeologist
working primarily in the South-
Cohos Historical Society president Dawn Frost will give a PowerPoint presentation on her adventures as an archaeologist working
in the Southwest and northern Mexico on Aug. 15, at 7 p.m., at the
Marion Blodgett Museum in Stratford Hollow. Courtesy photo.
Seniors marking July birthdays are, front, seated, Joyce Frizzell.
The Town of Colebrook tried out its new sidewalk paver on Monday, July 30, with T.J. Ros- Canaan
Back,
from
left, Ethel Goodrum, Leatrice Bacon, Yvonne Burrill, and Georsitto and Scott Brown (operator) working on Bridge Street. Courtesy photo.
gette St. Pierre. Missing from photo, Yvette Beloin. Courtesy photo.
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Around The Region
Left photo: Members of the McConnell family at the annual McConnell family reunion in East Clifton, Que., with ancestral photos of Ellen Hogan McConnell and Alexander
McConnell. Front, from left, Burton McConnell, Sara McConnell, Lindsey McConnell, Mike Harmer, Marge Beem, Robert McConnell, Raymond McConnell, Larry Dorr,
Marilyn Carr, Grant McConnell, Sharon Pearson of Colebrook and Sharon’s dad, Doug Nelson. Right photo: Doug Nelson sports the McConnell family crest on his t-shirt at
the family reunion on July 29. Connie Bellam photos.
WEATHERANE ADDS
“AVENUE Q” TO SHOWS
The musical “Avenue Q” dazzled the imagination–and the
critics–when it was a Tony triple-crown winner on Broadway.
With kudos as Best Musical,
Best Score and Best Book, the
musical moved to Las Vegas for
a long and near-permanent run.
Until now.
Released for regional performance, the show is making
its mark—this summer’s Boston engagement sold to packed
houses and an extended run.
And now, you can see it in the
North Country when “Avenue
Q” opens at the Weathervane
Theatre on Aug. 2.
For a generation raised by
and with a puppeted neighbor-
hood of another name, the appeal will be strong. The characters that populate the Avenue
are, however, just a bit more
quirky than those alphabetspeaking, number-counting
childhood memories. These
friends and neighbors sing and
speak more honestly (and
freely) as they confront life in
the city, making a life, working,
and getting along.
There are comings and goings, pairings and partings, and
hip, edgy music with quick and
frank lyrics as you move
through the lives and loves
found on “Avenue Q”–a road
worth the trip.
The musical “Avenue Q”
joins the alternating repertory
at the Weathervane, with Cole
“Avenue Q” director Francis Kelley sits among his live and lively
cast members Alan Winner and Princeton, Brad Heikes and Terkkie, and Laura Oldham and Kate Monster. The very contemporary
musical opened Aug. 2 at the Weathervane Theatre in Whitefield.
Courtesy photo.
Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate,” A.R.
Gurney’s comedy “Sylvia,” the
musical “9 to 5’, and a revamped ‘Moose Capades” revue
that recalls the silly fun of
those clubhouse TV shows of
youth–seen through the reunion of a group of child stars
grown up. Call 837-9322 for
tickets and for information visit
www.weathervanetheatre.org.
WEATHERVANE ALUMNI
RETURN THIS WEEKEND
On Saturday, Aug. 4, following the performance of “Kiss
Me, Kate” at the Weathervane
Theatre in Whitefield, the
WVAA will host an Open Mic
Night at The Inn at Whitefield.
Kicking off around 10:30 p.m.,
Francis Kelly will emcee the
event and Colin Keating will
provide musical accompaniment.
Alumni old and new will
gather to reminisce, show their
support for the Weathervane
Theatre, and share their talents
with the North Country community. With favorite songs at
the ready, and perhaps even
some sung by request, it promises to be an exciting evening of
laughter and music. Donations
in any amount to support the
WVAA will be accepted at the
door.
On Sunday, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m.
at the Weathervane Theatre,
there will be a performance of
comic sketches about smalltown life featuring Gibbs
Murray and Justin Joseffy.
Embodying a variety of characters, this deadpan duo will have
you rolling in the aisles; plus
expect some musical entertainment from visiting alumni.
Tickets are $20 and are available at the Weathervane Theatre Box Office by calling 8379322 or at the door.
DAN ROBARDS TO GIVE
TALK ON DAYLILIES
North Country residents are
in for a treat on Thursday, Aug.
9, at 6:30 p.m. at Lancaster’s
Weeks Memorial Library. Lancaster native Dan Robards, son
of Bill and town librarian Barbara Robards, will be giving a
talk on daylilies to the North
Country Garden Club.
Dan was born and raised in
Lancaster, attended Bates College, and is currently earning a
Ph.D. in ornamental horticulture at Ohio State University.
His great love is daylilies,
which he has spent years hybridizing. While back home on a
family visit, he will share some
of his extensive knowledge of
these diverse and hardy survivors of harsh North Country
winters.
North Country Garden Club
meetings are free and open to
all who are interested. Please
note that this meeting is on the
second instead of the usual
third Thursday of the month.
67TH ANNUAL
MCCONNELL REUNION
On July 29 the 67th annual
McConnell Family Reunion
took place at the East Clifton
United Church in Quebec.
The get-togethers started in
1946 at Back Lake in Pittsburg
and has been a tradition ever
since with the reunions held in
Maine, New Hampshire and
Quebec.
The family began with Sara
McConnell who came from Ireland with her husband in 1832.
The family has lived through
many hardships but has grown
every year.
The McConnell gathering
was organized by Burton
McConnell this year; many
family members placed flowers
on family gravesites in the East
Clifton Cemetery. After laying
the flowers a hymn sing was
held inside the historic East
Clifton United Church with
Janice Hartwell welcoming everyone.
After the hymn sing and
fellowship, a lunch was served
under the maples at the home
of Raymond and Donna McConnell.
—Corey Bellam
SAWYERVILLE 4H
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
The Cookshire fairgrounds
were bustling with excitement
the morning of July 29 for the
Sawyerville 4H annual achievement day. On this day the children get a chance to show their
calves, chickens, sheep, horses
and rabbits. The achievement
shows the public what the students have learned over the
past year in showmanship, preparing their animal for a show
and more.
The children paraded around
with their animals and were
judged, receiving ribbons for
their work. The children had a
chance to show their animals in
a more relaxed setting before
they are under the pressure at
the fairs later in August.
After the judging a potluck
lunch was served along
with hotdogs and hamburgers.
This proved to be a very interesting day for all involved.
—Corey Bellam
OPEN HOUSE AT
GROS PIERRE
The smell of fresh apple pies
was wafting through the air at
the Gros Pierre Apple Orchard
located at 6335 Rte. Louis St.
Laurent in Quebec. The orchard
hosted an open house with the
public visit the orchards in a
tractor-pulled wagon. Samples
of products included jams, jellies, apple pancakes and of
course the warm apple pie that
the orchard has become famous
for.
The visitors also had a
chance to visit the boutique
filled with all sorts of goodies and apple-related products
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like the many apple juices they
make, along with pies, breads,
apple cookies and so much more
to please everyone.
—Corey Bellam
CANADIAN PENNIES
PHASED OUT SOON
The Canadian penny’s days
are still numbered, but the one
cent coin is getting a last minute reprieve before it is killed
off. The production of pennies
was stopped in May but the
circulation of pennies won’t be
stopped until Feb. 4, 2013, Finance Minister Jim Flahery
said in a press release on Monday, July 30.
It had been announced that
the Royal Canadian Mint was
going to start taking the penny
out of circulation this fall. But
the retailers and small business
owners complained it would be
too much of a burden right before the busy holiday season.
Flahery said that setting a
clear date will allow the businesses, charities, banks and
consumers to plan accordingly.
Flahery said in the press release that as of Feb. 4, all cash
transactions will be rounded to
the nearest five cents, but electronic transactions will be exact. Flahery announced in
March that the when the penny
is phased out it will save taxpayers an estimated $11 million
annually and that it costs
roughly 1.6 cents to produce the
coin. The Finance Dept. also
noted in their recent press release that the new date won't
require production of more pennies since more than enough
are already in circulation to
cover the extra few months.
—Corey Bellam
PEACHAM ACOUSTIC
MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Peacham Acoustic Music
Festival (PAMFEST) returns on
Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday,
Aug. 18 with another great roster of talent, showcasing a host
of acoustic musical styles. Local
arts icon Jay Craven said, “The
music scene got a jolt of adrenaline with the first-year success
of Frank Miller’s Peacham
Left photo: Megan McConnell and her goat at the Sawyerville 4H Achievement Day. Right photo: Kiana and Kaely Morrison won the
hearts of all at the Sawyerville 4H Achievement Day. Corey Bellam photos.
Acoustic Music Festival.”
This year will see the return
of favorites from 2011 combined
with some great performers
making their first trip to
Peacham. There will be bluegrass, old time music, worldclass blues, a touch of classical,
folk music, two contra dances,
workshops and jam sessions.
There will also be an artisan’s
craft fair and this year a Family Tent where there will be
hands-on activities for the kids.
All events take place in
Peacham, Vt.
One of the highlights of the
event this year is a concert featuring Pete Sutherland and
Friends. Pete is central to the
traditional music of Vermont,
New England and around the
country. He has musical friends
everywhere.
The Peacham Acoustic Music
Festival will also present Bob
Amos and Catamount Crossing
with special guest Patti Casey,
featuring original and traditional bluegrass. Moving from
the dance hall to the concert
hall, Crowfoot weaves musical
influences from England, Ireland, Quebec and the Appalachian Mountains into a captivating fusion that is sure to
delight the audience. Into this
meeting ground of traditions,
they incorporate their own distinctive original compositions
and songs.
Tickets for PAMFest are
available at Catamount Arts
Regional Box Office in St.
Johnsbury or by calling (802)
748-2600, or by visiting
www.catamountarts.org. Tickets to the contra dance and concerts are limited by venue capacities so advance purchase is From the left, Trevor Taylor, Steven Lister and Cedric Tayhighly recommended. Tickets lor proudly showing calves at the Sawyerville 4H Achievement Day.
will be available at the festival Corey Bellam photo.
registration desk for cash or
Left photo: Two visitors check out the goods during the open house at the Gros Pierre. Right photo: The tour wagon was kept busy at the open house held at Gros Pierre in
Quebec recently. Corey Bellam photos.
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A family of ducks enjoy an afternoon swim at the Lac des Nations in Sherbrooke recently. Corey
Bellam photo.
check only, while supplies last.
CHILDREN’S MUSIC
PROGRAM AT WEEKS
Bring your family and a picnic to the beautiful and panoramic summit of Mt. Prospect
at Weeks State Park for a fun
and engaging hour with local
singer and songwriter, Barbara
Desroches. The event will take
place on Saturday, Aug. 4,
2012, from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Barbara is a singer, songwriter and educator. She specializes in nature songs for children ages 3 to 9. These easy to
learn sing-along songs educate
children and adults about wildlife and their habitats. Ms.
Barb will also have some of her
puppet friends with her to help
her explain the role of animals
in nature. This program is free
to the public.
Barbara Desroches was born
and grew up in the Littleton,
New Hampshire area. She has
been singing and playing music
for many years. She has been
the lead singer for bluegrass
bands and folk trios and duos.
This program will be held at
Weeks State Park in the John
Wingate Weeks Museum great
room. For further information
or questions, call the park office
at 788-4004.
Obituaries
DAWN BERRY
CLAREMONT—Dawn
Berry, 53, formerly of Colebrook
and Twin Mountain, died on
Sunday July 29, 2012, at the
Valley Regional Hospital,
Claremont.
She was born in New Britain, Conn., on June 8, 1959. She
was the daughter of Wayne A.
and Joyce B. (King) Holden.
She was raised in Colebrook
until her family later moved to
Twin Mountain; she graduated
from White Mountain Regional
High School in Whitefield. On
Nov. 1, 1985, she married Ted
E. Berry and they settled in
Claremont in 1988.
Dawn had many interests,
including hunting, fishing, photography and collecting
bears. She also enjoyed a good
campfire or bonfire. She was
also a dog lover, especially of
her favorite dog, “Uny”. Her
greatest enjoyment was spending time with her grandchildren, who she adored and lived
for. She will be remembered by
most for her huge heart and
caring ways.
Family members include her
husband, Ted, of Claremont;
her children and their significant others, Neecia Berry and
Tonia of Claremont, Zeric Berry
and Nicole of West Lebanon;
her father of Charlestown; her
sisters and their significant
others, Debra Morin and Cheryl
of Milton, Del., and Cynthia
Holden-Plummer and Jim of
Grantham; her grandchildren
Tailyn, Tristen, Riley, Max,
Trent; three nieces, Tearsha,
Kyra, Keyllie; two nephews,
Thomas and William; several
aunts and many cousins. Her
mother and a baby brother,
Michael, predeceased her.
There are no visiting
hours. Services will be held at a
later date.
Donations may be made in
her memory to the Upper Valley Humane Society, 300 Old
Route 10, Enfield, NH 03748 or
Riverside Animal Rescue, 236
East Concord Road, Lunenburg,
VT 05906.
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.
COMMITTAL SERVICE
FOR RUTH BEATTIE
GROVETON—A committal
service for Ruth Alice Hafford
Beattie, 96, who passed away on
Jan. 25, 2012, in Woodstock, Vt.,
will be held on Saturday, Aug.
11, 2012, at 11 a.m. in the
Ridgewell Cemetery, with the
Reverend John Gregory-Davis
officiating.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
Business Directory
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Call 603-246-8998
Bruce Katz, DDS
—DENTIST—
Main Street
Colebrook, NH 03576
Phone 237-8919
DAN′S Glass And Mirror
TRUCKERS/LOGGERS
CALL For A Quote On Your
Trucks/Logging Equipment
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AND
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Route 3, Clarksville, NH
Business 246-8996
•Residential and Commercial Glass
•Auto Glass
•Garage Door Sales and Service
•Garage Door Operators
•Screen and Window Repair
Garage Coverage, Homeowners
and Personal Autos.
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P.O. BOX 406
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NEWPORT, VT 05855
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www.pridebuildersVT.com
Quality construction emphasizing
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Certified
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Professional
Supermarket
Main Street
West Stewartstown
246-8822
♦Quality Meats
♦Wine & Beer
♦Full Service Deli
♦Garden Produce
♦Footwear & Clothing
♦N.H. Fishing and
Hunting Licenses
♦Megabucks and
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Classifieds
For Sale
Central Boiler E-Classic 3200 Outdoor Wood Burning Gasification
boilers. Over 97% efficient. Heats
average house or large apartment
building as well as domestic hot
water. Models 1400, 1450 and 2400
also available. Call 1-800-295-8301.
9/28
Buying snowmobiles, ATVs and
motorcycles. Call (603) 538-6963 or
(802) 334-1603. TFN
Water Filtration System—
Environmentally friendly water
conditioning for softer skin and
hair, brighter clothes, fewer stains
in toilets and sinks. Does your water have iron or a rotten egg smell?
We can fix it. Call Colebrook
Plumbing & Heating. (603) 2378301. TFN
!**NORTH COUNTRY**!
MARKETPLACE
& SALVAGE
104 Colby Street
Colebrook, N.H.
Fremont Washburn, Jr.
& Beverly White
(603) 631-1221
marketplaceandsalvage@yahoo.com
www.marketplaceandsalvage.com
Open Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
FRESH PRODUCE/PRODUCTS
FROM LOCAL GROWERS
*This week featuring:
Stockwell Farms
Haynes Homestead
Apple Haven Farm
Bennett Family Farms
Always welcoming more
farmers/growers
to join our group!
-SALVAGE ITEMSDoors, windows, sinks, assorted
Odds & ends….
Inventory always changing.
Reclaim, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse!
TFN
Call 603-246-8998
2002 Dodge Dakota 4x4, ext. cab.,
cap, 106,000 miles. Asking $3,000.
Call (603) 922-5032. 8/10
Youth bed and mattress, like new.
$25. (603) 237-8605 before 12:30
p.m. 8/17
2008 30-ft. Sunset Creek camper in
excellent condition. Only one
owner. Queen bed, queen coach,
separate full size shower, booth
style dinette. Lots of storage. Builtin CD/radio with speakers in ceilings. Air and furnace. One slideout. Call (603) 636-2922. 9/7
Services
Allan Dudley electrical appliance
and power tools repair services,
vacuum cleaners, microwaves, etc.
All makes. 1-802-277-4424. TFN
Is your boat unreliable? Are you
afraid to go boating because your
boat engine might not work?
Maybe it just doesn’t have the
power it used to. Our Certified
Technicians know how to fix things
right. We can check your boat over
and turn it into a pleasure to use
again. A water test or dyno test
can be included. Call for an appointment or just bring it in soon
so you can be ready for a fun season. FAIRLEE MARINE
www.fairleemarine.com 802-3339745. 8/31
Where The North Country
Connects With The World!
Would like to haul your junk and
unwanted vehicles. Call Rusty
Edwards. (603) 237-5676. 6/28/13
Wanted
Buying old watches and pocket
watches: working or not. Also old
Masonic and military items, old
knives and pocketknives, old
American and foreign coins, old
unusual items. Cash paid. (603)
747-4000. 7/27
Top dollar paid for junk cars and
trucks. Also, steel, batteries, aluminum cans. Call (603) 636-1667 days
or (603) 636-1304 nights. 12/28
Help Wanted
Immediate openings: full time
breakfast cook and part time
housekeeper. Weekends are a
must. Breakfast waitstaff. Mon.
thru Fri. Please apply at Tall Timber Lodge, Pittsburg. 538-6651.
TFN
Quality Control Assistant: Applicant must be organized, have
knowledge of computers and general office equipment. Prior ISO
experience preferred but not necessary. Call Prepco Inc. @ 237-4080
to schedule an interview. 8/3
Farm Fresh
Grammy Haynes’ Little Herbal
Shop. Open Thurs., Fri., Sat., 10-5.
Or by appointment. 237-4395. TFN
Snap peas, $4/lb., cucumber, $3/lb.,
green beans, $3/lb., soy, gluten and
dairy free products at The Copper
Leaf store. Located in the green
building between IGA and the rest
area. 237-5318. 8/10
USDA Certified Organic produce
for sale at the new North Country
Marketplace and Salvage, 104
Colby Street, Colebrook; every
Saturday, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at Colebrook Feeds Farmers’ Market; from
the farm, can deliver. Fresh goat
milk for sale. Call (603) 246-3438.
www.applehavenfarm.com. 8/17
Monuments
Cemetery monuments sold new,
installed, cleaned, death date engraved. Dana Nordberg. (603) 3483200. 9/30
Boat Rentals
Pontoons, Canoes, Kayaks, Paddle
boats, Runabouts, Ski boats. Rent
them all from FAIRLEE MARINE.
We put them on the water and take
them out. Daily and weekly rates.
Prices are on our website at
www.fairleemarine.com. Call for
reservations 802-333-9745. 8/31
For Rent
Colebrook: 2nd floor, 1 bedroom,
stove, refrigerator and heat included. Exc. Location. Large yard.
Sec. dep. Required. $445/month.
(603) 237-8356. TFN
Two storefronts, Main St. in Colebrook. $550 per month each, heat
included. Call 246-3018 eves. And
892-6968 days. 9/28
Certified Used Boats
Lots of Good Used Boats to choose
from. All of them have been checked
over by our Certified Technicians
and all are in Good Operating Condition so you can just go boating
and have fun. If it’s not reliable, we
won’t sell it. Check them out at our
website: www.fairleemarine.com.802-333-9745. 8/31
Consignments
We take good late model boats on
consignment. We do the sale and
warranty-you collect the cash.
With our website and our reputation, they usually sell fast and you
often get as much or more than you
would selling it yourself. FAIRLEE
MARINE www.fairleemarine.com
802-333-9745. 8/31
Yard Sales
Aug. 4 and 5, 8 till 2. Small engines, TV for van, books, lots of
treasures from 12 people and boxes
of free stuff. 1/2 mile north of Colebrook bridge on Vermont 102. 8/3
GARAGE SALE: Saturday, August
4, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lots of additional
items added since the last sale at
the corner of US Route 3 and Cummings Street, across from Colebrook
Cemetery. 8/3
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Sports
Northern Tire of Colebrook is hosting a soccer ball giveaway, sponsored by Michelin Tires. Each child
participating in the Colebrook Rec. Dept. soccer program will receive a voucher for a free soccer ball.
Their parents will receive a rebate for $70 off a set of Michelin tires or $50 off a set of BFG tires (good
until Aug. 22). For every Michelin tire sold during the program, Michelin will make a donation to the
Rec. program and Northern Tire will match that donation. Photo courtesy Brian Laperle.
Police, EMS
artstown for a medical emergency. The patient was transported to UCVH. At 7:18 a.m.,
Pittsburg for a medical alarm
activation. The ambulance was
cancelled while en route. At
8:23 a.m., the department responded to Norton, Vt., for a
10:19 a.m., the department responded to UCVH for a transfer
to Littleton Regional Hospital.
Littleton Regional Hospital. At
to Androscoggin Valley Hospital. The patient transported to
Androscoggin Valley Hospital.
At 6:32 p.m., the department
responded to UCVH for a transfer to Littleton Regional Hospital. The patient was transported to Littleton Regional
Hospital.
On July 28, at 7:53 p.m., the
department responded to Stewartstown for a medical emergency. The patient was transported to UCVH. At 8:39 p.m.,
Stewartstown for a medical
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stroyed by fire, and on that
same night the village school
burned down. The present
church was originally a chapel
at Camp Smith in Waterbury,
Vt., and served as a place of
worship for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers as
part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
when the Little River Dam was
under construction. In 1939,
the state of Vermont presented
the chapel to Norton Mills due
to the hard work of negotiation
by Father William Ready, and
According to Father Okwuthe first Mass was said at St.
osa, in a brief history of the
Bernard’s in Oct. 15, 1939, by
church, “On December 16, 1936,
the then Bishop of Burlington,
the church was completely dethe Most Reverend Matthew F.
Brady.”
In fact before the fire, St.
Bernard’s had two mission
churches, one in Bloomfield—
St. Stanislaus—and the other
at Wallace Pond—St. Thomas.
The parishioners worked diligently to raise funds to keep
the small congregation at the
church, but in 1960 St. Bernard
became a mission church of St.
James the Greater in Island
Pond.
In 1988, the small congregation was able to raise enough
funds to completely renovate
the church, the church hall, and
the grounds, but the continue
decline in attendance made the
decision to close the church
necessary, and the final chapter
took place with the Mass the
Bishop Matano celebrated on
July 29.
Gina Vignenault, whose children were baptized and made
their First Communion at St.
Bernard’s, said, “I now attend
church at St. Albert’s, and have
been very welcomed there, but
The Very Reverend Salvatore Matano assisted by altar boy Jed this church will always mean a
Wheeler prepares to enter St. Bernard's Church in Norton, Vt. great deal to me and my family.”
Marie Hughes photo.
St. Bernard’s
A filled church for the final Mass. Marie Hughes photo.
Father Michael Reardon kneels at the altar at St. Bernard's during the final Holy Hour at the church. Marie Hughes photo.

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