December 14, 2012 - Colebrook Chronicle

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COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012
603-246-8998
VOL. 13, NO. 22
In Groveton: Demolition And Construction Underway
Former Mill
Coming Down
By Marie P. Hughes
As anyone passing the site of
the former Groveton mill this
week is aware, the process of
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And Biofuel
Plant Going Up
Construction at the new biofuel
plant just north of Groveton
village has begun. Marie
Hughes photo.
By Marie P. Hughes
Traveling north of Groveton
village, motorists this week saw
a huge crane quite visible as it
Work Begins On Installing
New Groveton Cell Tower
Exterior demolition got underway this week at the former Groveton paper mill. Marie Hughes photo.
Bertina Jondro, One Of The State’s
Oldest Nurses, Still Loves Her Job
By Marie P. Hughes
One of the questions Bertina
Jondro of Colebrook gets asked
is, “Do you have to work?” To
which she replies, “No, of course
not, but I work because I love
what I do.”
A casual observer would be
at a loss to label Bertina as an
83-year-old woman because she
looks and acts much younger
than her years. Her enthusiasm
for her profession is obvious
when she discusses her current
16-hour-a-week position at the
Coos County Correctional Facil-
(Editor’s note: The following
NCIC press release about the
progress on the new Groveton
cell tower came in on Tuesday.)
Construction has begun on a
new 195-foot cell tower on
Morse Mountain in Groveton
that will improve broadband
and cell service for central Coos
County. Service from the site is
expected to start in the spring
of 2013.
The Groveton cell tower is
ity in West Stewartstown.
“Although she has retired a few
times,” said Deb Wells, RN,
MDS Coordinator at the Nursing Home, “the next thing we
know, she is back in the temp
pool, and now she has committed to her 16 hour position at
the House of Corrections.”
Surrounded by piles of reading material in her “kitchen
office,” Bertina said, “I have
never met a nurse I didn’t like,”
and from what other nurses say
about her, the feeling is mutual.
Bertina first became interested
in nursing when she served as
an EMT on the ambulance
along with Deb Wells, who said,
“Bertina was braver than I was,
Selectboard
Discusses Trash,
“Maple” Streets
Bertina Jondro, 83, of Colebrook is one of New Hampshire’s oldest
practicing nurses. Marie Hughes photo.
By Marie P. Hughes
On Wednesday, Dec.12, the
Colebrook selectboard had to
hold the first part of its meeting
in the courtroom because of the
large attendance.
At their last meeting the
issue of commercial dumping at
the recycling station was discussed, and the people attending this week’s meeting came to
support commercial pick-up and
From the left, Sarah Hicks and Cindy Hicks were Santa’s Helpers
at Hicks Hardware Store during Colebrook’s Late Night Madness
last Friday night. The Grinch even made an appearance. Donna
Jordan photo.
Gov.-Elect Hassan And
Senator Ayotte Here Today
(Editor’s note: Yesterday, the
Chronicle received a press release announcing Gov.-elect
Hassan’s visit to the region today. On Wednesday, we also
received a press release announcing U.S. Senator Ayotte’s
visit also planned for this morning.)
On Friday Gov.-elect Maggie
Hassan will continue her statewide “Innovate NH Tour” with
events across the North Country. Hassan’s Innovate NH Tour
features stops across New
Hampshire, including visits to
innovative businesses and dis(Continued on page 2)
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Former Mill
(Continued from page 1)
demolition has begun.
On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the
first of the 11 sections of the
mill were being razed by
Groveton NH1, the company
which purchased the mill from
Groveton Acquisition, LLC.
According to Michael Stirling,
project manager for Green
Steel, who is overseeing the
demolition, “We received the
demo permit two weeks ago,
and we wanted to begin the
process as soon as possible.”
Although there was no actual
date in mind to begin, Stirling
said they had to first do quite a
bit of interior work to prepare
for the demolition. For example, they had to make sure
they had the electrical issues
because they did not want to
cut off the power to the remaining buildings.
As Stirling said, “Our goal
is to move as expeditiously as
possible, and we have to work
with the weather. Once the
snow comes we will have to
deal with plowing and other
issues related to winter
weather.”
One of the other pieces Stirling discussed was the assemblage of the three machines
being used for the demolition.
Each machine was brought
into the project in parts because they had to be assembled
at the site. That work took two
weeks to complete, and the
machines had to be in good
working condition so break
downs would not occur. Clean
up inside the plant also had to
take place before the buildings
could be taken down because of
certain materials needing removal.
Stirling said, “This will be a
clean demolition, and we are
taking extra care so everything
will be done properly. Each
section will be cleaned and
inspected before we begin the
next phase.”
One other issue Stirling
dealt with was trying to find a
piece of the mill that could be
used and occupied immediately, but unfortunately, he
was unable to procure any interest in potential occupants.
Stirling mentioned, “I had
hoped to find someone interested in occupancy, but that
did not occur, and I had been
working on that possibility
since Oct. 11 or 12.” Therefore,
once all the pieces were in
place, the actual demolition
began, but all the work leading
up to this week has been carefully orchestrated since October.
Biofuel
lifted steel beams up to the 80foot mechanical tower being
erected at the site of the biofuel plant on Route 3.
Tom Bushey of Nordic Construction Services, LLC, is overseeing the project, and said the
tower will be the site of the distillation process which cooks
the wood and transfers it into
biofuel. Although this project is
new to the Groveton area, according to an article about bio-
fuel from the Internet and written by Robert Rapier, biofuel
has been used since World War
II when the Germans converted
coal into CTL (coal-to-liquids)
for their army. Later South
Africa used the same process
when it experienced a lack of
petroleum. There is also a process called GTL (gas-to-liquids)
developed by Shell, which
houses the largest plant in the
world located in and built in
Qatar in 2011.
Groveton’s plant will process
BTL (biomass-to-liquids), joining such major producers as
Germany, France, Finland. Argentina, Brazil, and places in
the US such as Colorado which
has a ten barrel per day facility.
The Groveton facility is new to
the East Coast, and if it produces as successfully as other
plants across the world have
done, this project could become
a huge boost to the local economy.
The steel tower is being
erected with a crane from
Derosiers of Newport, Vt., and
workers from Canatal, of Thetford Mines, Que. Most of the
steel workers on the tower are
actually from Precision Erectors, in Sainte-Marie, Que., and
come from around the Morrisville, Vt. area, according to
Bushey, “One of the workers
has dual citizenship.”
Once the tower is completed,
the roofing will be placed by St.
Hilaire Roofing Services of
Lewiston, Maine, owned by
David St. Hilaire. Bushey
stated, “We have been very
lucky with the weather we are
having so we are trying to get
as much done as possible.” St.
Hilaire agreed, and said, “I
hope we can start the roofing so
we can get the major part
roofed in before the snow becomes an issue.”
The skeleton of building
should be completed by the end
of the year, and according to
Bushey, “After that we will be
able to begin the architectural
part of the project.”
Cell Tower
Friday, December 14, 2012
Midweek a crew was working at the impressive structure going up at the site of the new biofuel plant
on Route 3 just north of Groveton village. Marie Hughes photo.
The familiar structures which for many years made up the former Groveton paper mill plant began
coming down this week. Marie Hughes photo.
communications is a fundamental part of the solution."
Customers can call 1-866553-7361 or visit www.wirelesslinc.com to learn more.
the latest enhancement to the
Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC)’s
Wireless LINC system, which is
designed to deliver highspeed
Internet service to unserved
businesses and homes across
New Hampshire’s North Country and the Northeast Kingdom
of Vermont.
NCIC is partnering with the
Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH) to construct the
tower. “This project exemplifies
the commitment Wireless LINC
and its partners have to expand
communication services to portions of the region that are not
otherwise developing as needed
to spur economic opportunity.
Yes, there can be technical
challenges in bringing advanced telecommunications, but
we need our communities to be
competitive in today's economy
–and we have to press on to
achieve it,” said NCIC President Jon Freeman. “This area
has been hit hard and we seek
to create a new vibrancy that
will help the wellbeing of the
people who live and work here.
Bringing state-of-the-art tele-
Hassan, Ayotte
cussions with local leaders, educators and citizens, as part of
her efforts to reach out to Granite Staters for their ideas on
how to keep New Hampshire
moving forward.
Hassan’s North Country tour
will include meetings with community leaders and stops at
local businesses beginning at
7:30 a.m., at Upper Connecticut
Valley Hospital in Colebrook
and include stops in Groveton,
Berlin, Littleton and Conway.
Earlier this month, Hassan
announced her North Country
Priorities Transition Outreach
Team of current and former
local elected officials and community leaders who will help
her reach out to North Country
communities for their priorities
and ideas. The North Country
outreach team includes Raymond Burton, Executive Councilor for District 1; State Sena(Continued on page 3)
Construction has begun on a new 195-foot cell tower on Morse
Mountain in Groveton that will improve broadband and cell service
for central Coos County. Courtesy photo.
Bertina Jondro proudly shows off two of her great-grandchildren,
Ben and Owen. Three-year-old Owen celebrates the same birthday
as she does. Marie Hughes photo.
Hassan, Ayotte
tor Jeff Woodburn of Dalton;
Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier;
Former State Senator John
Gallus of Berlin; State Representative Tom Buco of Conway;
former State Senator Mark
Hounsell of Conway; former
State Senator Deb Reynolds of
Plymouth; former State Representative Martha McLeod of
Franconia; and James Tibbetts,
President and CEO of First
Colebrook Bank.
As Governor, Maggie Hassan
plans to work to implement her
Innovate NH jobs plan, which
focuses on building the best
workforce in the country, providing tax credits to businesses
and giving businesses technical
assistance to help them create
jobs. And Hassan said she will
reach out to legislators and
citizens across the state to listen to their ideas on moving
New Hampshire forward.
The schedule for Hassan’s
Innovate NH Tour stops in the
North Country today is as follows:
7:30 a.m.: Community
Roundtable Meeting, Upper
Connecticut Valley Hospital,
181 Corliss Lane, Colebrook.
8:45 a.m.: Visit to Colebrook’s Helping Hands Thrift
Store/Food Pantry, 96 Main St.,
Colebrook.
9:30 a.m.: Groveton Regional
Economic Action Team
(GREAT) Visit, 3 State St.,
Groveton .
10:45 a.m.: Community
Roundtable Meeting, Androscoggin Valley Hospital, 59
Page Hill Road, Berlin.
12 noon: Tour of Gorham
Paper and Tissue, 72 Cascade
Flats, Gorham.
1:30 p.m.: Community Reception, Littleton Community
House, 120 Main St, Littleton.
4:00 p.m. Tour of Innovative
Businesses at Mt. Washington
Valley Economic Council’s Tech
Village, 53 Technology Lane,
Conway.
U.S. Senator Ayotte
Also Here Today
U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte
will provide an update on efforts in Washington to control
federal spending during a town
hall meeting set for Friday,
Dec. 14, in Pittsburg. The forum is part of a series of town
hall meetings Senator Ayotte is
holding in each county throughout the state this year.
“New Hampshire residents
are rightly concerned about the
fiscal condition of our country.
As the debate on budget priorities continues in Washington, I
look forward to updating area
residents on my efforts to put
America on a fiscally sustainable path,” said Senator Ayotte,
a member of the Senate Budget
Committee.
Today’s meeting will take
place in the Pittsburg Fire and
Rescue Station Meeting Room
at 1684 North Main St., Pittsburg, from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
(doors open at 11:30 a.m.)
At 1:30 p.m., Senator Ayotte
will tour the Wounded Warriors at 45 North facility on
Mercier Lane in Pittsburg.
Bertina Jondro
so she usually did the driving—
especially because she did a
much better job at backing up.”
According to Bertina, the two
EMTs were very often summoned to car crashes, and when
the two women showed up, they
were often regarded with a look
which betrayed confidence in
their ability. Luckily, Bertina
said, “There were always some
strong men like the police
around to help us with the
stretchers, especially if the cars
had gone into a ditch or well off
the road and the people hurt
weighed more than we did.”
Conditions such as car accidents and injuries did not faze
Bertina, who was the second
youngest of 11 children, and
who was used to helping
around the family farm. She
grew up with an instilled work
ethic still manifested in her
nursing career. When Bertina
was 47 years old, and her
youngest daughter, the last of
her six children, was 13, she
decided to become a nurse.
Since it was in the 1970s, Bertina said, “At that time people
my age did not go back to
school, especially to begin a
new career. I had my husband
to thank for the encouragement
since he paid for all of my
schooling.”
Since the Tech at Berlin offered a LPN, Bertina received
that degree in 1978, and after
graduating, she worked at
UCVH for a year. An incident
happened during that year,
Bertina recalled, since she was
still on the ambulance. She
helped take a wounded hunter
out of the woods in the morning
and in the afternoon she was
his nurse at the hospital. Realizing how much she liked nursing, in 1979 Bertina attended
N.H. Technical Institute in
Concord, where she became a
Registered Nurse in 1980. After
receiving her degree, she became the industrial nurse at
James River in Groveton, and
worked in that capacity for 10
years, until Wausau took over
and no longer needed her nursing services.
During her work at the mill,
she traveled to UNH one day a
week to pursue a Bachelor of
Science degree conferred on her
at 63 years of age in 1992. In
fact, Bertina said she became
an expert at good places to eat
and to stay in the Durham
area. When she left the mill,
Bertina decided to retire, but
after two months, she said, “I
was ready to do something, so I
applied at the Coos County
Nursing Hospital and began
working there.” Her work at the
nursing home also made her
the rescuer of what were known
as the county cats because they
lived in the barn there.
Bertina still has some of the
cats; actually, she has seven at
present ranging in age from one
and a half years to 15 years of
age. Since there is no longer a
barn at the facility, there are no
more county cats, as such.
Along with the cats, Bertina
proudly shows off her “grand
dogs” in the pictures above her
desk, along with her 11 greatgrandchildren who range in age
from one year old to 19 years
old. Her great-grandson, Owen,
will turn four on Jan. 25, 2013,
the same day Bertina will turn
84. She asked Owen if they
could trade ages, but he said,
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“No!”
According to Deb Wells, Bertina told her she would have
stopped working if her husband
had lived longer, but Roland
died when he was only 65 and
Bertina needed to keep herself
active and occupied. Wells recalled that she first met Bertina, RN, when Wells was having her first child in 1980, and
Bertina was her OB nurse.
Wells said, “I was nervous being a first time mother, but she
put me at ease right away and
that is what every new mom
needs.” Now she and Wells
meet regularly every two years
so that Bertina can renew her
license online. Wells praises
Bertina for her “common sense
and thoroughness which makes
her so good as the nurse at Corrections.”
Even though Bertina only
intended to work in the temp
pool at the nursing home to
keep up her skills and to have
the social contact with other
nurses, when the 16 hour position opened at the Corrections,
she decided to commit to it for
at least this year. One of the
characteristics making her
ideal for the position is because
so many of the young men incarcerated view her as a
“mother figure,” but as Wells
states, “She is no pushover.”
Bertina said, “I treat the men
as I would treat any other patient. When they need care, I
am there. I like working at the
facility because nursing is who
I am and what I do.”
In a truly remarkable statement, Bertina credits so many
nurses other than herself for
the outstanding and inspiring
work they perform daily. She
said without the nurses who
helped her during her first
years as an LPN, she would not
be the nurse she is today. She
added, “When I first worked at
UCVH, the seasoned nurses
were invaluable to me.” Today,
the tables have been turned.
“Bertina is a fine example of
how a person can be a vital contributor to society well into a
late age,” said Wells.
Trash, “Maple”
disposal of recycled trash. Even
though Bob Holt, the chairman,
kept assuring the attendees the
issue was just at the discussion
stage, many viewed the meeting as an opportunity to voice
their opinions as to not changing the way the station has
been operating.
Dan Lynch, who operates a
commercial business, picks up
recycled trash for 104 households in Colebrook—which
means those people and cars
are not taking up time and
space at the station which has
been experiencing long lines of
waiting time for people in private vehicles. As Lynch stated,
“We have been in business for
30 years, and all we take is 10
minutes to back up to the
dumpster, and we are there
before the station is opened to
the public.” He also stated the
truck is only at the station on
Tuesday and Thursday when,
“We back up, dump and pullaway. Everything is compacted
and does not take up a large
amount of space. We leave the
area cleaned as well.”
He also stated the route pays
for itself because the charge is
$18 a month per household and
the state has asked Lynch to do
it. He said that if his company
were not providing this service,
some people would not have
access to the station, and it
would be a hardship for those
he services because his drivers
even pick up on people’s
porches if they are not able to
bring the recyclables curbside.
Lynch also stated he services
the schools twice a week, disposing of their trash, and if he
did not, the taxpayers would
have to pay for the trash to be
hauled to Berlin.
Holt said, “I personally do
not know of another recycling
center in New Hampshire that
accepts commercial trash. We
Police, Fire, EMS Reports
COLEBROOK POLICE
On Saturday, Dec. 8, the
department arrested Russell
Adjutant, Jr., of Beecher Falls,
Vt., on a bench warrant. Police
responded to the Family Dollar
Store, where it was reported
that Adjutant was shoplifting.
N.H. STATE POLICE
State Police are investigating a fire at a camp owned by
Gary Cole of Johnson, Vt., in
Columbia. The camp was discovered to have burned to the
ground sometime between Dec.
3 and Dec. 9. Several items
were found missing, including
stove wood a propane generator
and a DR mower. Anyone with
information on the fire is asked
to contact Trooper Corey Lord
at State Police headquarters in
Bethlehem, 846-3333.
45TH PARALLEL EMS
The following is the activity
report for Dec. 2-8.
On Dec. 2, at 10:27 a.m., the
department responded to Colebrook for a medical emergency.
The patient refused transport.
The patient was transported to
UCVH.
department responded to Coos
County Nursing Hospital in
West Stewartstown for a transfer to UCVH. At 9:57 a.m., the
department responded to
UCVH for a transfer to CCNH.
At 6:17 p.m., the department
responded to Clarksville for a
motor vehicle collision. There
was no patient injury. At 9:14
p.m., the department responded
to Canaan, Vt., for a medical
emergency. The patient was
transported to UCVH.
UCVH for a transfer to DHMC.
At 1:35 p.m., the department
responded to Colebrook for a lift
assist.
The patient refused
transport. At 6:18 p.m., the
UCVH for a transfer to DHMC.
UCVH. At 9:56 a.m., the department responded to Canaan,
Vt., for a medical emergency.
UCVH. At 2:41 p.m., the department responded to Colebrook for a medical emergency.
UCVH.
UCVH. At 4:18 p.m., the department responded to UCVH
for a transfer to DHMC.
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View From The
45th Parallel
The Way We Were...
Just Like A Novel, He Said
We first heard about the above column last month
while attending a concert in Magog, Que. A musician
who is a pianist from Montreal asked where we are
from and we mentioned Colebrook, New Hampshire.
He lit up—he knew all about Colebrook thanks to a
popular column that had just appeared in Le Press in
Montreal. Columnist Pierre Foglia wandered into
Colebrook, it seems, early in the fall and stopped at Le
Rendez-Vous Bakery. In the course, he met proprietors
Marc and Verlaine.
Being a journalist, Foglia soon got talking with the
couple and what he learned about how they decided to
leave their previous careers and settle in Colebrook
and open a bakery delighted him. He heard how they
acquired the building on the corner of Main and
Bridge a dozen years ago, which once housed “une ancienne banque” (a former bank), how it soon was “peint
en jaune” (painted yellow) and how Marc and Verlaine
soon became wrapped up in the North Country and its
world. Foglia heard all about the Northern Pass opposition and Marc showed the visitor signs he had in the
bakery reading “Hydro Quebec, Stop Bullying New
Hampshire.” The columnist relished sharing this bit of
controversy with his readers back home.
In the end, the Quebec columnist returned north
with a real slice of the North Country (and some great
bread as well). It is a great story, he noted, or as he
titled his column which recounted his Colebrook visit,
“Un roman, je vous dis,” which translates to “A novel, I
tell you.”
Charles J. Jordan
P.O. Box 263 • Colebrook, NH 03576.
Tel. (603) 246-8998
Fax 1-603-388-0497 (dial entire number)
email: editor@colebrookchronicle.com
web: www.colebrookchronicle.com
Editor: Charles J. Jordan; Publisher: Donna Jordan
Reporter/Photographer: Marie P. Hughes
Reporter/Photographer: Angela Wheeler
Sports Photographer: Tina McKenzie
Canadian Correspondent: Corey Bellam
Video Editor: Thomas Jordan
The Colebrook Chronicle (founded 2000) is published by Jordan
This photo dates from 1903 and shows George Washburn’s store and grist mill at the lower end of
Pittsburg village, just below Cheese Factory Road. This picture appeared in Francis H. “Andy” Andrews little booklet, Pittsburg Panorama, published in 1960.
Letters
Dear Charlie,
Across the board it has been
tough on local businesses to
maintain in the current economic environment. Hard
earned tax dollars from both
business and property-owning
residents support our local
towns and schools continuing to
provide vital public services. So
it came as a great surprise to
me on Wednesday evening at
the Colebrook Selectmen’s
Meeting that the board has
been in a discussion that could
cause a considerable hardship
on a local, and long-standing
business as well as more than
100 residents in the community
who would be forced to haul
their own rubbish to the Colebrook Transfer Station.
It came at even a greater
surprise that after boasting a
profit of $30,000 at the facility
in the last year, that the board
would think it healthy to eliminate the only commercial
hauler that brings in a large
number of recyclables. Citing a
bottlenecking of traffic, too
much waste at once for the
town’s packer to handle, a dangerous ramp for vehicles to
back up to, and the majority of
other transfer stations in the
state not accepting commercial
haulers, the board was met
with a large number of people
who were against making such
a rash decision.
Co-owners of J.K. Lynch
Disposal, Daniel Lynch of Colebrook and Cheryl Dube of Columbia, addressed the concerns
head on and explained to the
board that the J.K. Lynch truck
is allowed into the facility before it even opens in order to
avoid any conflicts with local
traffic. At times when they are
there with other members of
the public, said driver Corey
Rancloes, he makes it a point to
tell people to set their trash
alongside the truck for him to
dispose for them so that they
don’t have to wait.
Our local banker, Wayne
Frizzell, of Colebrook inquired
into the board’s thinking on the
subject, asking why they would
impose a hardship on a business in the town that provides a
valuable service, especially to
elderly residents who are unable to even bring their trash
curbside. He asked the board if
they would rather have one
truck and experienced driver
backing up to that ramp or 75
additional cars with inexperienced or elderly drivers. This
change also has the potential of
increasing the bottlenecking
that board spoke of even more.
A quick look on the Internet
this morning also proved the
final statement in error. Checking transfer station after transfer station in the state I was
unable to find any other transfer station that did not accept
commercial haulers. As well,
locally, both the Stewartstown
and Pittsburg Transfer Station
accept the trucks from J.K.
Lynch Disposal without question. Using a fairly easy system
of picking up each town on the
same days each week in order
to keep the rubbish separate to
their respective towns and
transfer stations, Mr. Lynch
also explained that there is a
completely separate truck that
hauls an additional 100 or so
town’s resident trash to a landfill in Berlin because those customers pay a larger fee for their
trash to be taken to a landfill
that does not require recycling.
The board members appeared
to be visibly astonished to learn
that the majority of cardboard
from several of the town’s largest businesses is taken to the
Coos County Transfer Station
and out of the town’s money
stream, but the Colebrook
Transfer Station is unequipped
to handle the volume, Mr. Lynch
said. The Colebrook Town Manager agreed with this statement.
So in other words, explained
Peter Weiner, of Colebrook, the
problem is not the hauler, but
the transfer station. According
to state RSA’s under public
health and solid waste management, it is the duty of the local
government to provide an adequate facility to dispose of
waste, to quote, “An integrated
system of solid waste management requires a variety of types
of facilities designed to accommodate the entire solid waste
stream, including materials
which can be recycled, recovered
or reused, materials which can
be composted, and residual materials which must be disposed
of permanently.” These facilities
must, as well, be designed and
operated in a manner that will
protect the public health, another good reason to get rid of
the ramp that is in place now, as
well as the out-dated packer.
So I am asking the board and
the people of Colebrook to take a
harder look at this issue. If
there was a better facility in
place, perhaps it could pay for
itself with the additional revenue stream of recyclables. Perhaps if our board chairman, Bob
Holt, didn’t profess to know so
Letters
much about the trash business,
he might see that his old way of
doing the trash business is as
out dated as his suggestions to
make rule changes at the Colebrook Transfer Station by imposing a hardship on a local
business and employer. To put
it simply, its throwing the baby
out with the bath water.
Claire Lynch
Colebrook
Letter to the Editor,
The decline in the condition
of non-revenue generating state
parks in New Hampshire is
something to behold. In a state
where nearly one in two
economic dollars is directly or
indirectly linked to tourism, a
hobbled park system makes
little sense.
In the Monadnock region,
frustrations over the status of
Pisgah State Park found expression in legal action. A simple little foot bridge in Chesterfield Gorge received no attention whatsoever for nearly half
a year now. Despite the desire
of local volunteers to maintain
and even fund projects at that
little wayside, repeated requests for attention and action
have not be answered.
The root of the problem
stems largely, not from state
employees not taking action,
but from the state’s insistence
for several decades now that
the park system be self-funded
by income generated by the
parks themselves. This has
resulted in a few very popular
parks or parks viewed as economic development targets getting the lion’s share of the
resources.
Because of the recent severe
recession and the real need to
allocate resources wisely, nonrevenue generating parks have
either fallen off the map in
terms of priority or the park
designation has been set aside
and the public lands increasingly seen as generators of income, particularly from timber
resources. (I, personally, am not
opposed to harvesting timber
wisely.)
The decline in our lesser
utilized parks can be reversed,
and there are several avenues
open for a resurgence.
I have built trails and trail
infrastructure from the Massaschusetts line to the Canadian border for 20 years, and
everywhere I have ventured I
have found a host of dedicated
volunteers who put in real effort on trails and structures,
such as foot bridges, lean-tos,
tent platforms, sign kiosks, and
the like. Volunteer groups
abound from Coos to the seacoast and they are a real powerhouse that state officials have,
for the most part, worked
closely and well with.
I now think it is essential for
our state legislators to give,
through newly drafted legislation, increased powers to volunteer groups so they may make
some decisions, make improvements, raise their own funds for
park projects, and carry out
normal maintenance at nonrevenue generating state parks,
state waysides, and other state
recreational resources. Give
that army of volunteers the
liberty so they can get done
what the Parks and Recreation
can't because of severe funding
and legislated constraints.
These volunteer groups cost the
taxpayer nothing, yet they generate untold dollars in free services every year.
Legislators absolutely must
revisit the way New Hampshire
funds its park system. Our representatives need to take action
on this as quickly as possible,
else we'll have buildings falling
to the ground, bridges collapsing, trails unwalkable, trash
buildup overwhelming, illegal
use proliferating, and so forth
(all of which I witness now
whenever I am out and about in
the state; one can pick up just
so many Bud Lite cans).
There are many who will
rise to the occasion to maintain
our public lands. Give them the
freedom to do so. Without it,
frustrations will continue to
proliferate over the decline of
many of our cherished parks,
antagonism between citizens
and state officials will surely
increase, and scarce resources
will be devoted to battles on
legal fronts rather than be used
appropriately to care for these
wonderful public places in this
great state of ours.
Kim R. Nilsen
Spofford
Founder of the
165-mile Cohos Trail
(Editor’s note: The following letter to U.S. Senator Kelly
Ayotte from a Pittsburg resident was copied to the Chronicle).
Dear Kelly,
Received postcard today
with notice of Town Meeting in
Pittsburg, my hometown.Was
stunned to learn this as no
advance announcement in
local press (must have taken
some time to post the notices,)
and at this evening’s Selectmen’s meeting. I am incredulous to hear there has been no
contact with the board or other
town employee(s) regarding
same. I should clarify to say,
no one attending the meeting
knew anything about this save
for a couple of folks who received postcards today. One
member of board was missing,
but that individual hasn’t attended meeting since he lost a
countywide election in November.
I find it unbelievable that
this meeting has been arranged without contacting
anyone except those who
would be considered “safe” and
friendly either to you or the
party, save one who chooses to
be missing in action (at least
for public meetings). Anyway,
I am personally disappointed
that there has been an obvious
attempt to either embarrass
local officials, holding a public
meeting as quietly as possible,
and hold, as private, an affair
with minimal public knowledge announcement as possible.
Shame on Kelly Ayotte.
I was so pleased to hear that
the folks here would be able to
hear from their senator, but
for only an hour and no notice?
It appears intended to be little
other than a private audience.
The folks here deserve better.
I think I’ll send this to the
local paper.
You wonder why we Republicans are losing ground?
You’re losing the voters themselves. An hour, honestly,
that’s all we are worth? Really,
an hour? That’s it?
At least you’ll be safe from
tough questions with a time
limit like that. I am certain
the bulk of it will be spent
telling us what’s being done
rather than listening and answering. We don’t need some(Continued on page 7)
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Left photo: On Dec. 7, the Stark Village School held its first quarter Student Recognition for Honor Roll. Pictured front, from left, Katrina Holmes, Sarah Cox, Shayne
Holmes, Michael Ball. Back, Haley Cox, Levi Bushey, Kayleigh Higgins, Zachary Cookson and Jacob Cookson. Middle photo: Recognized at the Stark Village School for High
Honor, front, from left, Dayna Randall, Emily Auger and Katherine Bushey. Back, Jacob Jewell, Lydia Cross and Dominic Pinard. Right photo: Stark Village School students receiving the Principal Award on Dec. 7: From left, Shayne Holmes, Principal Bridget Gagne, MacKenna Cookson (front) and Dayna Randall. Lisa Shorey photos.
Pittsburg School students did not let 12-12-12 just slip by. Math was on the brain as teachers and students came together to celebrate the special date that will not happen
again for 89 years. Some teachers read books involving the number 12. Tammy Jeralds’ seventh and eighth grade study skills students created worksheets for the elementary grades which revolved around the number 12. Kindergarten students colored 12 shapes. Tammy Jeralds photos.
At the end of the school day in Pittsburg on 12-12-12, there was a gathering in the cafeteria where students went to different stations to do work on different math activities
celebrating the special date. This event included nearly 50 staff members and students. Right photo: Students in Mrs. Jeralds' nutrition class learned to make healthy
snacks this week. Garrett Lassonde and Brennan Egan look on as James Foote adds finishing touches to his “banana pop.” Tammy Jeralds photos.
Trash, “Maple”
don’t know if when you back up
a truck, it is recycled material.”
Lynch replied, “From those 104
households we only pick up
recyclables. The other 125 to
130 households we service do
not recycle and that trash is
taken to Berlin.”
The issue of large cardboard
was raised, and Lynch told the
group that material is taken to
the county because the Colebrook facility cannot handle it.
Several people voiced their support of the work Lynch is doing,
and how the selectmen have to
view the issue carefully before
making any decision affecting
the taxpayers since the board is
supposed to be representing the
wishes of the people they serve.
One business man, Pete Weiner
of Prepco, said, “The recycling
center needs to become more
efficient, and the town needs to
start planning and budgeting to
make it happen.”
The discussion lasted an
hour before the chairman called
the public session closed. Other
business concerned the grant
for the back-up dispatch center
which will be located at the
hospital. The town has a
$17,000 grant which will be
used to purchase the needed
equipment for both the main
dispatch and the back-up dispatch.
Another issue which the
board discussed was the need to
rename three streets all beginning with the word “Maple.”
They are asking for suggestions
from the people living on those
streets. The selectmen also decided to name a private road at
the end of Angel Road, “Liberty
Road,” since it was one of the
suggestions given to the board
by the developer.
The selectmen have canceled
their Dec. 26 meeting because
there will be a public meeting
on Dec. 19 to discuss the snowmobile access, and they will
conduct any necessary business
then. The next regular meeting
of the board will be on Jan. 9.
Letters
one to tell us what’s the right
thing to do. We have to do it
everyday.
Since there will be too little
time for us all to talk, my “two
cents” in advance is that while
entitlements will come under
discussion soon, I trust that
corporate welfare in subsidies,
grants, tax abatements, use of
public property, incentives,
and, of course, my favorite, less
regulations, will enjoy the same
scrutiny as my Social Security
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and Medicare.
Business unregulated gave
us such great moments as need
for labor unions to protect
workers, child labor laws,
OSHA, the “Silent Spring” to
regain our rivers, lakes and
streams that were used as industrial sewers—we paid for it
in taxes and costs for goods to
clean it up. In essence, it didn’t
cost the company entities a
dime—just a pass through, the
unraveling of an economy
through unregulated investment and banking schemes, the
cultural and business practice
of slavery. The list is quite long.
Until the Supreme Court
thought otherwise, it was to be
a government by the people, for
the people. We all have been
made to see in this last election
that it is to be a government for
sale. How do we as individuals
compete with the moneyed interests?
Like your town meeting, we
will be allotted the attention
due our dollars, not so much
our vote.
Dave Enos
Pittsburg
In Service
SR Wade C. Washburn, Brunswick, Vt., graduated from Navy Basic Training at Pass in Review, at Great Lakes Recruit Training
Center, Great Lakes, Ill., on Nov. 30, 2012. SR Washburn is the son
of Janet and Brandon M. Washburn, Sr., of Brunswick. He attended school in North Stratford from kindergarten through Grade
11 and was a 2012 graduate of Canaan Memorial High School in
Canaan, Vt. SR Washburn will be attending CB’s training in Gulfport, Miss., where he will train to become a Builder in the SeaBees.
Courtesy photo.
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Sounds Of The Season In Pittsburg
Photos by Angela Wheeler
Pittsburg School held its annual Holiday Concert last Wednesday night. Pictured are the first and
second graders who sang “Frosty the Snowman” and “Let it Snow.”
Left photo: The fifth and sixth grade students sang four separate songs on the 12th which included O”
Chanukah,” “Sing Together,” “Deck the Halls” and “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Right
photo: Pittsburg's only band member, Allyson Young, played “Jingle Bells” and “Ode to Joy” on the
violin.
The high school chorus also performed that same night singing “Silver Bells,” “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” “Sleigh Ride” and “A Holiday Sing-Along.”
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Jingle Bell Fair At St. Francis Hall
Photos by Donna Jordan
Some of Santa’s visitors at the Groveton Jingle Bell Fair were a little bit shy about talking with the
jolly elf. Santa said that all kids around the world seemed to be pretty good this year.
Left photo: Ben MacKillop hosted the 12 Days of Christmas game. Right photo: Kathleen Laundry got
all three tosses into the Frosty Toss game and won her choice of prize from the prize table.
Left photo: Ole Nick’s Nook was happily managed by Santa’s helpers Brenda Pinette and Jamie
Woodworth. Right photo: Shirley Berube was one of the big kids who sat on Santa’s lap. Elfkin Rejean
Bissonnette, in back, said that he and Santa had been real busy.
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Left photo: Key Club members and Mrs. Claus were on hand at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook last Saturday helping Kheops International with its seventh Santa’s
Warehouse. Right photo: Christmas party goers were also treated to wagon rides by a beautiful team of horses provided by Dick Brady and family. Angela Wheeler photos.
COOS COUNTY
NURSING HOSPITAL
It’s beginning to look a lot
like Christmas at CCNH. Staff
members and residents have
been busy making and putting
decorations and decking the
halls. Residents decorated cute
felt mittens to hang in their
rooms, paper chains to hang in
the elevator, cute little reindeer
made of Christmas light bulbs,
wooden clothes pin decorations
and much more. Boxes and
boxes of Christmas decorations
were brought down from the
attic and everyone has been
hard at work decorating trees
throughout the house and
hanging wreathes and swags.
Residents gathered for a
grinder supper which was followed by a Santa’s workshop. Residents in the Special
Care Unit (SCU) decorated and
made a Christmas poster.
A Secret Santa letter game
was enjoyed. SCU residents
read aloud and enjoyed a story
making session. Jim Young won
the Blackout Bingo game this
week. SCU residents played
Unit Bingo. The SCU residents
baked cookies, made fudge and
birdfeeders to place on the
patio.
The Christmas Story in
Scripture and Song was performed by Pat Martin and her
piano students. The musicians,
who range in ages, are a beautiful reminder of the spiritual
basis of the holiday. Thank you
to Allison Herres, Pat Martin,
Lauren Brock, Lucas Brock,
Janet Bunnell, Jenessa Voisine,
Amy Weberg, Richard Bunnell,
Rachel Riley and Bill Martin
for sharing your talents with us
during this holiday season.
Ellen Sipe also payed a holiday
visit, playing piano while residents sang along.
A meeting of the North
Country Resident Council was
held in the Family Room. Members reviewed their finances.
They were pleased with the
results of last month’s craft fair
and voted to donate a portion to
the Colebrook Kiwanis Club, as
they do a lot for the community
all year long. Posters have been
made and hung up throughout
the house thanking staff members who helped to make the
craft fair a success. They reviewed Resident Rights seven
and eight and discussed the
upcoming events for coming
month, including visiting artists from the Arts Alliance. They look forward to Michael Wingfield, a drummer,
Regina Delaney, a harpist and
Marchy Schepker, a weaver.
After discussing how busy the
holiday season will be
and asked what they would like
to do in January, one resident
replied, “Rest!”
MOHAWK GRANGE
On Dec. 3 three brothers,
nine sisters and one guest met
for their monthly meeting. Ann
Woodard read the minutes of
the previous meeting.
Christmas baskets were
made before the meeting.
Lynda Gaudette suggested donating mittens, etc., to the mitten tree in the post office. The
dictionaries for the third graders will be ordered. Elaine
Haynes gave a Home Economics report. A motion was made
to send a donation to CHAD. It
was voted to send $25.
Master Michelle Hyde read a
Certificate of Recognition to
Mohawk Grange for net gain of
membership in 2012. The officers were obligated by Master
Michelle Hyde. MaryAnn
Neary’s program was a quick
quiz: “What does Christmas
Mean to You?” and “What
Christmas Song Comes to
Mind?” Each Granger shared
fond memories of Christmases
past.
Lunch was served by Russell
and Ann Woodard. The next
meeting is on Dec. 17. Instead
of exchanging gifts, each
Granger will bring in donations
for the food pantry. They are to
bring appetizers, chips and
Left photo: Many activities were available for children at the Tillotson Center last Saturday where
Jayden Kennett and his father Jules made a Christmas wreath to bring home. Right photo: Kheops
staff member Mary Gueymard shows Isaiah Forest how to make a holiday craft sponsored by Carol
Pires of The Basketweaver Shop and the Moose Muck Coffee House in Colebrook. Angela Wheeler
photos.
Jonathan Brown, middle, received the Vickie Bunnell Scholarship last Tuesday morning at the Wilderness Restaurant during the Kiwanis weekly meeting in Colebrook. Irene Bunnell was there to help
present the scholarship along with Kiwanian Bob Mills. Angela Wheeler photo.
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dips, etc., to share.
STRATFORD GRANGE
On Dec. 3 two brothers and
four sisters met at Fuller Town
Hall for their monthly meeting.
The opening song was “Up on
the Roof Top.” Patricia Allin
read the minutes of the previous meeting.
Frances Pepau gave her
Home Economics report. The
Grangers brought donations for
the food pantry, Stratford’s mitten tree and Toys for Tots. Master Robert Lovering read and
note from Deputy Jean Abbott.
The programs for 2013 were
made at the meeting.
Each Granger had a Christmas reading before closing the
meeting. They enjoyed lunch
together and the exchange of
gifts.
The next meeting is Jan. 7,
2013, with a dues-paying lunch
at 11 a.m.
MEMORY TREE
IN STRATFORD HOLLOW
On Saturday evening, Dec. 8,
in Stratford Hollow, several
people met to remember those
who have died among their
family and friends. Not only
were the names of 57 deceased
people read, but 11 animals
were remembered in the ceremony.
Before the ceremony began,
Dawn Frost, told the group that
Vicki DiLalla, who has always
been in charge of the ceremony,
was unable to attend since she
had just been released from the
hospital. Frost also mentioned
that one of the animals on the
list was Babe, a 15-year-old cow
belonging to the Lamoureaux
family who had managed to
keep grass maintenance down
for the road crew because of her
grazing habits.
The people in attendance
gathered in a circle as both
Frost and Louis Lamoureaux
read the names to be remembered after the lighting of the
Christmas tree. Although the
ceremony was brief and
sparsely attended, it has taken
place for the past 11 years under the aegis of the Coos
County Historical Society. In
the past, 20 to 30 people attended, but due to the aging of
the population, the number has
continued to diminish.
For those in attendance, the
memorial is an important part
of the Christmas season, and
all of them hope the tradition
will continue for years to come.
After the ceremony, everyone
was treated to refreshments in
the Marion Blodgett Hall.
—Marie P. Hughes
CCNH HOSTS SERIES
OF HOLIDAY ARTISTS
Coos County Nursing Hospital is celebrating the holidays
with creativity, offering its residents and staff three days of
intensive arts programming.
Irish musician, singer and
dancer Regina Delaney, AfroCaribbean drummer Michael
Wingfield and fiber artist
Marcy Schepker will each
spend a day at CCNH providing
creative activities that engage
residents as well as workshops
that give staff arts tools to use
throughout the year.
On Wednesday, Dec. 12 Michael Wingfield of Portland,
Maine, an accomplished AfroCaribbean drummer and educator, presented a performance, a
highly interactive “Rhythm of
Life” workshop and a workshop
session providing staff with
simple rhythmic tools they can
use in their daily work with
residents.
On Friday, Dec. 14, Regina
Delaney, Irish harper, singer
and dancer and a registered
nurse, will introduce the basic
concepts of therapeutic music to
staff, including ways to add
music into the daily routine of
residents. She will demonstrate
these concepts in action with
residents, whom she will engage with musical instruments,
dancing and storytelling as she
offers a performance of holiday
tunes, songs and dances. Regina will involve residents in
singing songs and playing instruments, using arms to dance
with chair bound residents and
supportive dance with those
able to stand and move. She
Getting ready for the memory tree lighting in Stratford Hollow last Saturday are, front, from the left,
Louise McMann, Brenda Stinson, Dawn Frost, Jayne Lytle. Back, Hoot McMann, Nancy and Louis
Lamoureux, Bill Schomburg, Roger Couture. Marie Hughes photo.
Last Tuesday night the first annual Norton Holiday Celebration took place at the Norton Town Hall
where the Canaan Chamber Choir and the Canaan Chorus performed in honor of Hanford "Jack" Biron, who recently retired from many years of faithful service to the town of Norton. The town made a
proclamation declaring that the Norton Holiday Gathering and Concert would forever be conducted in
his memory. Pictured above are, from left, Rosario Poulin, the chairperson for the selectboard, Andre
Gagnon, a selectboard member, Hanford "Jack" Biron, the guest of honor, Gina Vigneault, the town
clerk, and Kenn Stransky, a selectboard member. Angela Wheeler photo.
Left photo: Allison Rancourt, Megan Flanagan, Brooke Chapple, Esther Carr were a few who sang in the Norton Holiday Gathering and Concert last Tuesday night. Right
photo: The night's performance was conducted by Karl Varian, Canaan Schools Music Director. Angela Wheeler photos.
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A sliver of waning sunlight over
Monadnock yesterday. Sarah
Cummings photo.
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Left photo: The actors serenade the audience at the end of the play, “It’s A Wonderful Life—A Live Radio Play.” Right photo: The GNWCA hosted a packed house at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook for the Colonel Town Players’ special Christmas show. The audience gave the performers a standing ovation. Charles Jordan photos.
Naomi Going as “Mary Hatch” and Dennis MacKay as “George
Bailey” brought the key characters of “It’s A Wonderful Life—A
Live Radio Play” to life on the stage of the Tillotson Center in Colebrook. The play was hosted by the GNWCA. The play continues in
Lancaster at the Town Hall on Dec. 14 and 15, at 7 p.m. Charles
Jordan photo.
The Colonel Town Players of Lancaster include some old-time radio commercials in the middle of their show, “It’s A Wonderful
Life—A Live Radio Play.” Highlights of the Colebrook performance can be seen in the Video News of the Week at
www.colebrookchronicle.com.Charles Jordan photo.
will also offer a small-group
workshop and provide one-onone resident visits during which
she will go to individual rooms
and play.
On Dec. 21 fiber artist Marcy
Schepker presents a day of
“painting with wool” for both
staff and residents. Using a
carding machine and hand
carders, participants will blend
colors and then create pictures
with the wool, which will be
secured through needle felting.
Residents will make small
hearts which they can give as
gifts or hang in their own room,
and they will also work in the
course of the afternoon on creating a larger needle-felted picture as a group project. During
their workshop, staff will be
able to make individual needlefelted gifts as well as a garland
of hearts that can decorate the
hallway for the holidays—all
while discussing the value of
hands-on activities and brain(Continued on page 14)
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storming ideas for future programs.
All three artist days are part
of the Arts Alliance of Northern
New Hampshire’s Arts and
Health for Seniors program,
funded in part by the N.H.
State Council on the Arts. In
2013 the Arts Alliance will present an artist residency in every
nursing home in the North
Country, and this month’s programs give Coos County Activities Director Alyssa Scott and
her staff a chance to work with
some of the finest trained artsin-health-care artists in the
region in advance of that residency.
“We are always looking for
ways to enrich our residents’
lives,” said Scott. “Research
shows that arts engagement is
an important and effective way
to engage older people, and
we’re excited about taking advantage of the opportunity to
work with the Arts Alliance to
bring artists of all kinds to our
facility, not only will spend time
with our residents but also help
our staff learn ways to use the
arts to improve quality of life.”
Volunteers and visitors, including artists who may wish to
work in health-care settings,
are invited to participate in the
programs. To learn more, contact Alyssa Scott at 246-3321 or
Frumie Selchen of the Arts Alliance at 323-7302.
PUNCH AND COOKIES AT
GROVETON THRIFT SHOP
In keeping with tradition,
the Groveton Thrift Shop’s volunteer staff invites the commu-
Colebrook Elementary students presented their seasonal concert
in the gym on Thursday, Dec. 6. Angela Wheeler photo.
nity to join them for free punch
and cookies Wednesday, Dec. 19
through Saturday, Dec. 22.
This annual event also provides an opportunity for shoppers who have discovered a
shortage of holiday decorations,
tableware or gifts to find what
they need without struggling
through crowded parking lots,
busy stores and long lines at
check-out counters. The staff
looks forward to celebrating the
season by offering visitors as
many as 10 free books
as well as complimentary
punch and cookies.
The Thrift Shop at 9 State
St. is open Wednesday through
Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m.
until 12 noon.
“ABSTRACTION” TO OPEN
AT FIDDLEHEADS DEC. 14
Connecticut River Artisans
Group, in collaboration with
Fiddleheads, cordially invites
the public to celebrate the new
CRAG gallery exhibit,
“Abstraction,” opening on Dec.
14, with a reception from 5-7
p.m. at Fiddleheads, 110 Main
St., in Colebrook.
This exhibition highlights
the many talents and creative
ways CRAG artists interpret
interesting themes like this
one. This opening reception is
generously sponsored by Rob
and Ann Marie Gooch. The receptions are casual and offer
complimentary wine and refreshments as well as a chance
to see the new exhibit, meet
local artists and learn how each
uniquely expresses their interpretation of the current theme.
It’s an enjoyable evening of art,
conversation, fun and if we’re
lucky some impromptu live music.
If you are an artist or artisan (of any medium) and would
like more information about
CRAG, visit www.connecticutriverartisans.org. For more information about exhibits and
schedules, contact Michele
Johnsen at 237-5500 or
art@michelejohnsen.com.
BALSAMS PICTORIAL
BOOK NOW AVAILABLE
A beautiful pictorial book of
the Balsams, recently released
by local photographer Leo Mailhot, is now available for purchase.
Over the course of six years,
Leo has masterfully captured
the moods and seasons that is
The Balsams in all her grandeur. Pages are filled with
scenes of different seasons
taken from many vantage
points throughout the property.
The book serves as an historical
account, in pictures, of this
grand hotel.
Leo worked on the property
for 22 years and, as with many
other individuals, has a true
love of the hotel and surrounding property.
The book can be purchased
at Fiddleheads, 110 Main St.,
Colebrook and retails for $35.
“A NIGHT IN BETHLEHEM”
PRESENTED DEC. 21
Monadnock Congregational
Church in Colebrook is planning on hosting “A Night in
Bethlehem” again this year. It
is a fun-filled evening for children, held on Friday, Dec. 21,
from 6-7:30 p.m.
There will be songs, crafts
and a special play that will
share the true meaning of
Christmas. This is open to children of all ages.
CANAAN HISTORICAL
SOCIETY PARTY DEC. 20
Canaan Historical Society
Annual Christmas Wassail
Party will be held on Thursday,
Dec. 20. As always, the public is
welcome to join Society members at its headquarters in the
Alice Ward Library at about
three in the afternoon.
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
On Wednesday, Jean-NilTheroux was a guest of
the Canaan Seniors and entertained them with his great music. Get well cards were signed
for Therese Rougeau (hip surgery), Andrienne Roy (foot surgery) and Brad Brooks (get
well). The seniors miss Dencie
Cunningham, who has been
absent due to having shoulder
surgery.
The 50/50 winners were
Louisette Thibeault and Norman Roy. Bingo winners were
Louisette Thibeault, Celine
Chaloux (2), Lisette Fauteaux
and Louise Bissionette. Blackout winners were Georgette St.
Pierre and Lisette Fauteux.
Next week (Dec. 19) they
will celebrate the December
birthdays. The menu will be
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The Colebrook Academy chorus provided some Christmas carols on the town’s Main Street during Late Nite Madness on Dec. 7. The event is hosted each year by the Colebrook Downtown Development Association. Donna Jordan photo.
Christmas dinner, ham, pineapple, mashed potatoes, gravy,
bread, and Christmas
cupcakes. For your reservations,
call Suzanne Roy at (802) 2668989 on or before Tuesday
morning. There will be no dinners on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2.
They will resume Jan. 9.
PATRON DAY AT
GROVETON LIBRARY
The Northumberland Public
Library on State Street in
Groveton is hosting a Patron
Appreciation Day on Tuesday,
Dec. 18, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Come to the library for some
coffee, hot chocolate, snacks
and a cake. The open house is
the library’s way of showing
patrons how much they appreciate the continued support of
the library.
HOLIDAY POSTAL HOURS
Post Offices nationwide will
be open Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24, and New Year’s
Eve, Monday, Dec. 31. Most
Post Offices will shorten retail
lobby hours and close at 12
noon on these dates. Regular
mail delivery will be unaffected
by the change.
Revised hours will be posted
at each Post Office and commercial customers are asked to
check with their Bulk Mail Entry Units for specific information regarding holiday hours of
operation.
Blue collection boxes having
final collection times before 12
p.m. will not be affected by
these changes. However, collection boxes with final collection
times scheduled after that may
be collected early. Therefore,
mail should be deposited into
these mailboxes by 12 p.m. for
early pick-up on Dec. 24 and
Dec. 31. Customers requiring
postal services later on those
days are encouraged to contact
their local Post Office. Customers
also
may
call
1.800.ASK.USPS for additional
information.
Areas where Post Offices
may have different hours from
this schedule will issue local
media announcements specific
to their locations.
Post Offices will be closed
Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Express
Mail only will be delivered on
Christmas Day and New Year’s
Day. All Post Offices will be
open and regular mail delivery
will resume Dec. 26 and Jan. 2.
A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal
Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address
in the nation—151 million residences, businesses and Post
Office Boxes. The Postal Service
receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on
the sale of postage, products
and services to fund its operations. With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently
visited website in the federal
government, usps.com, the
Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $65 billion
and delivers nearly 40 percent
of the world’s mail. The Postal
Service has been named the
Most Trusted Government
Agency for six years and the
sixth Most Trusted Business in
the nation by the Ponemon Institute. Follow the Postal Service on Twitter @USPS_PR and
at Facebook.com/usps.
Kelly “the reindeer” LaPerle was at the First Colebrook Bank
parking lot serving up hot chocolate for everyone riding on the hay
rides during Late Nite Madness. Donna Jordan photo.
Left photo: A very special Santa’s helper, Carson Hicks, was with Mrs. Claus and Santa at Hicks Hardware during the CDDA Late Night Madness last Friday night. Right
photo: Cindy Dorman and Pam Frizzell were selling the special Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital cookbooks on Main Street. Donna Jordan photos.
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Around The Region
WHITEFIELD
CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER
The fourth annual Christmas Day Dinner will be held on
Tuesday, Dec. 25, from 12 noon
to 2 p.m. at MacIntyre Apartments auditorium, 16 Highland
St. Whitefield. Please use the
School Street entrance.
This buffet dinner is open to
all who would like to come for a
delicious meal, conversation,
and the enjoyment of seasonal
music. Volunteers are welcome,
as organizers will need help for
setup, clean up and serving.
The dinner is a joint venture
of Senior Meals, a program under Tri County CAP, area
churches, Friends-N-Neighbors
Thrift Shop and Food Pantry,
and other organizations.
If you have any questions or
ideas, call 837-2469 or send an
email to cbc1816@myfairpoint.net.
CHRISTMAS EVE
CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
Community Baptist Church,
27 Jefferson Road, Whitefield,
will be holding its Christmas
Eve Candlelight Service on Dec.
24, at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome
to attend this family service of
lessons and carols. Sunday
Worship is at 9:30 a.m. The
Pastor is Rev. Clifford Vendt.
For more information, call the
church at 837-2469.
CHRISTMAS EVE
SERVICE IN JEFFERSON
Jefferson Christian Church,
701 Presidential Highway, Jefferson, will hold a special
Christmas Eve Candlelight
Service on Monday, Dec. 24, at
5 p.m. All are welcome to stay
for a potluck supper following
the service. Sunday Worship is
at 8:30 a.m. The Pastor is Rev.
Dean Stiles.
ANNUAL DINNER
FOR THOSE IN NEED
The annual brunch for the
needy, hosted for the past 16
years by the Knights of Columbus and Filles d’Isabelle, was
held last Sunday, Dec. 9, at St.
Michel Cathedral.
Arielle Ward had a big smile while sitting on Santa’s knee at
the Cookshire Sports and Leisure Association Christmas party
for children. Corey Bellam photo.
The event started around 9
a.m. with a steady stream of
people coming in all morning.
The menu included eggs, ham,
sausage, fruits and vegetables,
and much more. The meal also
included holiday music for all to
enjoy and of course Santa was
on hand to greet all the children and give them a Christmas present; approximately 200
children sat on the knee of Jolly
Ole Santa.
The meal and day was completely free to all thanks to the
many organizations and businesses who donated food,
drinks and toys for the children. The food was served by
many volunteers from the local
government, city, media and
military. The meal is said to
have cost $45,000 to prepare.
They told us it is a lot of very
hard work and when they see
the smiles on the parents and
children’s faces it is all worth
the while.
This annual brunch was a
huge success with well over
1,000 being served and given a
chance to have a little Christmas spirit during what might
be a very difficult time. The
volunteers prepared and served
253 pounds of breakfast sausages, 339 pounds of potatoes,
335 dozen eggs, 308 pounds of
ham, 88 pounds of Coaticook Cheese, four cases of apples, three cases of oranges, 100
pounds of tomatoes plus a lot
more, including salads.
—Corey Bellam
CHRISTMAS
TREE LIGHTING
On Thursday, Dec. 6, the
Town of Cookshire-Eaton
breathed new life into a 60-foot
tree in front of the Cookshire
Elementary School
on Parc
Street. The tree has been there
for many years and this year
the Town of Cookshire-Eaton
decided they would dress it up a
little for Christmas. Around
4,000 LED lights were placed
on the tree. The tree was lit at
around 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 with
Mayor Noel Landry and his
Councilors in attendance. The
tree will be lit every night at
dusk all through the holiday
season. The Chronicle spoke
to Mayor Landry and we were
told that the town wanted to do
something special and different
Front, from left, Louis Laroche, Yvon Laroche, Annabelle Rouleau , Ben Bilodeau.
Back, Marcel Charpentier, Alkex Audit, Bert Ruel, Gaby Rivard, Brad Hodge, Armand Audit. Back, Marcel Charpentier, Alkex Audit, Bert Ruel, Gaby Rivard, Brad
Hodge, Armand Audit. This group collected funds for the Sawyerville Fire Dept. and
the Knights of Columbus in Sawyerville to help someone less fortunate to have a
Merry Christmas. Corey Bellam photo.
Some very excited children and one of the clowns at the Christmas
Party hosted by the Cookshire Sports and Leisure Association along
with the Town of Cookshire -Eaton and La Releve du Haut-St. –
Francois on Dec. 8. Corey Bellam photo.
this year. The Town of Cookshire -Eaton also set up a 12foot tree in front of their Sawyerville and Johnville Town
Halls. The Chronicle was told
that because the tree is a living,
growing thing it is even more
special. It shows that the Town
of Cookshire-Eaton is also
growing into the future along
with its tree.
—Corey Bellam
CHRISTMAS PARTY IN
COOKSHIRE-EATON
The Salle Guy-Veilleux was
the site of the annual Christmas party, hosted by the Cookshire Sports and Leisure Association along with the Town of
Cookshire-Eaton and La Releve
du Haut-St. –Francois on Dec.
8.
The fun all started at 10
a.m. with the arrival of Santa
in the back of a horse-drawn
wagon driven by Roger Bolduc.
The children went wild when
they saw the jolly old gentleman climb out of the wagon and
head into the hall to greet the
crowd. They all lined up to get
their chance to sit on his knee
and tell him what they want for
Christmas. They also each received a gift from Santa. The
event also included clowns,
elves, face painting and many
young helpers who were walking around offering treats to
everyone. Many local artisans
were on hand to display and
selling their Christmas crafts.
The excitement level was very
high from the start with the
laughter of children echoing
through the air.
—Corey Bellam
CHRISTMAS PARTY
AT ST. GEORGE’S
The St. George’s Anglican
Church came alive with Christmas music and carols last Friday afternoon for the annual
Christmas party which included 32 people enjoying music, games, song, food and fellowship. Liz Warlund played
the piano and everyone else
sang their hearts out. The afternoon also included many
drawings and raffles. It was a
very enjoyable afternoon among
good friends and a lovely lunch.
—Corey Bellam
Lined up and ready for lunch in Lennoxville at the Knights of Columbus Christmas
dinner. Corey Bellam photo.
Around The Region
From the left, Mrs. Claus, Rosaire Guerette (President of the Knights of Columbus for 14
years), Marie-Helene Samson, Mikaelle Bilodeau (eight months old), and Santa at the annual
Knights of Columbus free dinner in the Eastern Townships. Corey Bellam photo.
SANTA AND
CHRISTMAS FUN
There were many excited
children at the AmedeeBeaudoin Community Center
in Lennoxville last Sunday,
Dec. 9 for the annual visit by
Santa and to join in the Christmas fun day.
There were games for the
children and a coloring booth
for all the future artists to create works of art. The day also
included horse drawn wagon
rides with Robert Harisson
and his team. At around 1:30
p.m. Harrison got a call from
Santa saying that he was unable to land at the Center because of the lack of snow. He
instead had landed in a field
and needed a lift to the Center.
. Harrison was quick to help
Santa and got him to the Center for his 2 p.m. appearance
with the children. Santa rode
in in the back of the wagon
much to the delight of the children. He was escorted from the
wagon by his trusty elf Gerry
McNab, and a line of very excited children all took their
From the left, Yvon Roy, Ghislain Chaveau, Yvon Turcotte, Peter
Lachance, Jocelyn Mason and the Mayor of Cookshire–
Eaton, Noel Landry, standing in front of their newly lit Christmas
tree. Corey Bellam photo.
ATTENTION COMMUNITY GROUPS
IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS
AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
Send us your upcoming events. We’d
be glad to promote them free of charge.
Email them to:
editor@colebrookchronicle.com
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Around The Region
Three sisters sitting on Santa’s knee in Lennoxville. From the left, Bethany Hodge, 7, Charlotte
Hodge, 4, Melia- Sophie Hodge, 10. Corey Bellam photo.
turn on Santa’s knee and received a gift from him. Gerry
the elf helped Santa pass out
the gifts.
The Lennoxville Fire Dept.
played a big part in this event,
which was a huge success.
—Corey Bellam
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS
UPCOMING EVENTS
The annual Christmas Service of Moe’s River Community
Church will take place on Sunday Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The
speaker
will
be
Rev.
Jess Cantelon. Everyone is
welcome.
The Uplands, located at 9
Speid St. in Lennoxville, Que.,
is presenting
Bonheur d'
Hiver (Winter Fun), the annual
collective exhibit. The 2012
edition of this popular event
will showcase the work of seven
Eastern Townships artists and
artisans, including Richard
Bourassa (wooden sculpture),
Lucy Doheny (pottery), Debbie
Everett (wooden sculpture),
Patricia Peacock (acrylic), Jacqueline Plante (acrylic), Agnes
Powers Mckenna (oil and oil
pastel) and Marika Szabo
(stained glass). The Uplands is
open Wednesday, Dec. 12
Happy elf Claudette Cyr at the
St. George’s Anglican Church
Christmas party. Corey Bellam
photo.
From the left, Elsie Ramage, Donna Garfat, Kay Hartwell, Ruth Sherrer, Ruth Reed, Jen Garfat and
her son, with Liz Warlund on piano (in back) at the St. George’s Anglican Church Christmas party on
Dec. 8. Corey Bellam photo.
Around The Region
Rev. Edward Simonton (standing) of St. George’s Church welcomed everyone to the party. Corey
Bellam photo.
Gloria Loveland, left, and Fran Paradis with some of their hand painted Christmas decorations at the
Art Show held at the home of Arthur Carette and Fran Paradis on Dec. 9. Corey Bellam photo.
through Sunday, Dec. 16 from 1
-4 p.m.
The Uplands will also present their annual Christmas
Concert on Friday Dec. 14 and
Saturday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m.
each night at the Uplands Cultural and Heritage Center, 9
Speid St., Lennoxville, Que.
Once again the public will be
treated to a festive program
performed by the Uplands Musical Society followed by refreshments.
Due to its popularity and
limited space it is suggested
that reservations are made for
the concert by calling (819) 5640409.
—Corey Bellam
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Outdoors
N.H. FISH AND WILDLIFE
CALENDAR FOR 2013
Get inspired for a year of
outdoor adventure with the
N.H. Fish and Game Department’s all-new 2013 New
Hampshire Fish and Wildlife
Calendar. Every month features professional wildlife photography and handy hunting,
fishing and Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle season dates,
plus opportunities for “citizen
scientists” to get involved in
science-based wildlife management. This quality New Hampshire-made calendar makes a
great gift for the outdoorsperson or nature lover on your list
—and be sure to get one for
yourself.
N.H. Fish and Wildlife calendars are available for $9.95 by
using the print-and-mail order
form at http://www.wildnh.com/
Shop/calendar.html (shipping is
free for 1-5 calendars), or purchase in person at the N.H.
Fish and Game Dept., 11 Hazen
Drive in Concord, N.H. (open
Monday through Friday from
8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.).
You can also take advantage
of the wholesale price of ten
calendars for $50 - and make
lots of your friends happy - by
using the wholesale order form
(10 calendar minimum purchase necessary) at http://
www.wildnh.com/Shop/
c a l en d a r / 2 0 1 3 _C a l _W h o l e sale_Order_Form.pdf.
Every calendar purchase
directly supports N.H. Fish and
Game's work managing New
Hampshire's natural resources
that we all enjoy—the state's
fish and wildlife and their habitats. The calendar is just one of
the many ways in which the
N.H. Fish and Game Dept. is
connecting you to life outdoors.
ILLEGAL MOOSE
HUNTERS ARRESTED
A cooperative effort along
the border separating Pittsburg
and Quebec led to the arrest of
two Canadian citizens during a
surveillance detail in late October.
Conservation Officers from
the N.H. Fish and Game Dept.
successfully teamed up with US
Border Patrol Agents and Quebec Provincial Wardens in a
concerted effort to address the
illegal entry of Canadian hunters into the United States for
the purpose of poaching moose.
The maintained border between Pittsburg and Canada is
a trimmed corridor resembling
a power line right-of-way, locally known as the “slash.”
Pittsburg shares approximately
56 miles of soft border with
Canada, along which are hun-
Last week, the Chronicle featured a photo on the front page of a
bobcat jumping at a flock of turkeys—a photo caught on camera by
two game cameras set up in a hunter’s yard. The above two photos
were taken by the same cameras and show deer having a showdown.
dreds of Canadian hunting
shacks and blinds. Some of
the shacks are rudimentary,
and others resemble elevated
camps, fully equipped with propane heaters, cook stoves and
sleeping bunks.
Thanks in part to a federal
Homeland Security grant titled
“Operation Stonegarden,”
teams of officers conducted surveillance of several hunting
shacks, as well as foot patrols
on the border in the upper
reaches of Hall Stream. Vehicle
access is limited in this area,
and officers had a 1-1.5 mile
hike to reach their intended
positions, where some spent a
chilly night in sleeping bags in
17-degree temperatures.
Their efforts began to pay off
during the early morning hours
of Oct. 13, after officers heard
several gunshots in close proximity to their location.
A team of foot patrol officers
also received information from
hunters along the slash that
some Canadians had shot a
moose on the New Hampshire
side of the border. A short time
later, the team of officers
made contact with a hunter in
the suspect elevated blind.
The man denied seeing any
moose, but New Hampshire
Conservation Officer Mark
Hensel and his certified police
K-9, Sig, quickly located a human scent track that originated
from the base of the blind and
led into the United States. The
track led Sig and Hensel approximately 100 yards down
a trimmed shooting lane into
New Hampshire, where they
located a freshly killed young
moose next to a salt block.
Being a “scent discriminate”
tracking dog, Sig continued following the human track scent,
leading them to a second freshly
killed
adult
bull
moose approximately 60 yards
away from the first.
During the initial stages of
investigation, the suspected
poachers returned to the scene
on an All-Terrain Vehicle, with
the intent of extracting the
moose back to Canada. Quebec
Provincial Wardens assisted
at the scene and served as interpreters during the interviews of
the French-speaking hunters.
Subsequently charged were
Sylvain Perron, 42, of Cookshire, PQ, Canada and a juvenile male subject.
The suspects returned to
Colebrook District Court on Nov.
1, where they pled no contest to
the charges. Fines and restitution totaled $3,240; their Canadian moose tags were forfeited
for the season; and Perron received a two-year loss of hunting
privilege in New Hampshire.
The moose meat was cut and
wrapped by a local butcher, and
it will be distributed to deserving families throughout Coos
County.
Business Directory
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Classifieds
For Sale
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entire home and hot water.EPA
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Buying snowmobiles, ATVs and
motorcycles. Call (603) 538-6963
or (802) 334-1603. TFN
!**NORTH COUNTRY**!
MARKETPLACE
& SALVAGE
104 Colby Street, Colebrook, N.H.
(603) 631-1221
www.marketplaceandsalvage.com
Open Tuesday-Saturday
LOCAL
Produce & Products
Stockwell Farms
Haynes Homestead
Call 603-246-8998
Apple Haven Farm
Hurley’s Honey
Eggs
Kindred Spirits
CJEJ Farm
New Earth Organic Farm
Freezer Beef/Pork
Meadowstone Farm
Otokahe Farm
Farmers/growers welcome
SALVAGE--Inventory always
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Reclaim, Recycle, Reuse! TFN
2004 Buick Rainier AWD Luxury
SUV. Studded snow tires, premium
summer tires, new transmission, new
shocks, no rust. Extremely well
maintained. $5,999. Cal (603) 7883459. 12/14
Snow tires, 245-60R18, set of 4,
$200. Like new. (603) 246-8143.
12/14
Services
Allan Dudley electrical appliance
and power tools repair services,
vacuum cleaners, microwaves, etc.
All makes. 1-802-277-4424. TFN
In my area, top prices paid for your
junk or unwanted vehicles. Call
Rusty Edwards. (603) 237-5676.
6/28/13
Wanted
breakfast waitstaff (Mon. thru Fri.).
Great benefits package. Join our
award winning team. Apply at Tall
Timber Lodge, 609 Beach Road,
Pittsburg. Tel 538-6651. 12/28
Music Lessons
Holiday Special
Ukulele lessons for all ages, $60/
month for the first three months
(instrument rental included). Gift
certificates available. Roberta’s
Studio-A Medley of Music and Merriment. (603) 331-1628. 12/28
Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, Mandolin,
Bass, Dulcimer, and Voice. Children
ages 5-8 for $60/month, includes
instrument rental. All other students
$75, instrument rental $15.
Roberta’s Studio, (603) 331-1628.
12/28
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
For Rent
Apt., Colebrook. 1 bedroom
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and electricity included. Colby
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5 cords of stcked 16-inch cord wood.
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Sports
Justin Siewierski (33) of Colebrook defends against a Gorham
player on Colebrook’s home court this week. Thomas Jordan photo.
Megan Hamel (left), Emily Brosseau and Kacie Riendeau look to grab the ball from Gorham in Colebrook’s home game this week. Thomas Jordan photo.
SPORTS
BASKETBALL SCORES
DEC. 7-13
Girls, Dec. 7, 2012: Groveton
48, Gorham, 30; PittsburgCanaan 22, Woodsville 41;
Littleton 47, Colebrook 60.
Boys, Dec. 7, 2012: Groveton
36, Gorham 51; PittsburgCanaan 55, Woodsville 68, Littleton71, Colebrook 69.
Girls, Dec. 11, 2012: Colebrook
81, Gorham 63
Boys, Dec. 11, 2012: Colebrook
65, Gorham 56
The Colebrook girls get a basket in their game against Gorham on Dec. 11. Gorham took the game, 8163. Watch action from both Colebrook-Gorham games in the Video News of the Week at
www.colebrookchronicle.com this week. Thomas Jordan photo.
UPCOMING
BASKETBALL GAMES
DEC. 14-20
Dec. 14, 2012: Colebrook at Profile School, G/B 5:30 p.m./7
p.m.; LinWood at Pittsburg G/B
5p.m./6:30 p.m;
Dec. 17, 2012: UCA at Pittsburg
-Canaan, G/B 5 p.m./6:30p.m.
Dec. 18, 2012: Colebrook at
Woodsville, G/B 5:30p.m./7p.m.;
Woodsville at Groveton G/B;
Pittsburg-Canaan at Lisbon, G/
B 5:30 p.m./7 p.m.
Dec. 20, 2012: Lisbon Regional
at Colebrook G/B 5:30 p.m./7
p.m.; Littleton at Pittsburg G/B
5:30 p.m./7 p.m.
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