On Friday, January 29th, a large flock of robins was observed feeding on the
holly berries at a home in Chichester. They were flying from nearby trees to
the holly bushes and eating very busily.
Happy Birthday to Patrick Jarvis on February 12 and to Heather
Duford and Kendra Jarvis on February 16.
The Chichester Youth Association is gearing up for the 2010
Baseball and Softball Season. Registration forms will be handed out
by Feb. 8th to all students at Chichester Central. Additional forms
will be available just outside the school office or you can print a
form from the website @
www.chichesteryouth.com. The deadline for registration
will be March 13th. However, get your forms in early as we will have
open gym time available after March 1st to brush off those cobwebs.
Details to follow about gym schedule.
The Chichester Youth Association is presenting, MAMA KICKS at
Concord/Epsom Elks Club on Saturday, Feb. 13th. Doors open at 7 p.m.
There will be a cash bar, door prizes and light appetizers. Come
enjoy an early Valentine’s Day treat and help support your local
youth activities. Tickets are $20 each and can be obtained by
calling Todd at 798-3922 or Mariana at 798-3718.
It
is time to mark your calendars for the meetings, which take place in
March each year for Town Governance. The Chichester School District
Meeting will be on Saturday, March 6, at 9 a.m. in the Multi-Purpose
Room at Chichester Central School. Voting Day for Town and School
District Officials and some zoning matters will be Tuesday, March 9,
at the Town/Grange Hall. The polls open at 10 a.m. and close at 7
p.m. The Chichester Town Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 13,
in the Multi-Purpose Room at the school beginning at 10 a.m.
Letter
? Costly HIPAA Violation 1/26/2010
In listening to the
1/26/2010 Selectboard’s meeting, I was struck by something I heard. It would
seem that our Fire Chief incorrectly chastised a volunteer EMT for a HIPAA
violation (the EMT did not give any patient identifiers, simply
circumstances), only to then commit a HIPAA violation (giving the
Selectboard a TEMSIS report, which included a townsperson’s name in a public
meeting) himself. As Fire Chief, Gilbert Vien should be held to a higher
standard than his volunteers; however it would appear that a basic level EMT
knows more than he when it comes to a potentially costly violation of
Federal law.
Thank you to Selectman DeBold for pointing this violation
out to Chief Vien.
Just wondering Chairman McCleery, will Chief Vien
suffer the same fate as Warden Stock for this infraction? Oh that’s right,
you recommended Chief Vien to take Warden Stock’s position (remember you and
Selectman Jordan went against town counsel advice to remove Warden Stock)
That creaking sound you hear is the townspeople of Chichester wallets
opening to pay for yet more legal advice… God Help us all….
Only
solution I see is to vote for Mike Paveglio for Selectman. He has 25 years
documented experience managing people and budgets in the real world, and he
also served as our Volunteer Fire Chief for decades.
Thank you.
Deborah Seamon
Chichester Grange
Chichester Grange met on February 3 at 7 p.m. with
Master Anne Boisvert presiding. Members approved the budget for 2010, noting
that it will not be balanced this year, because the New Hampshire State
Grange has raised its annual dues but Chichester Grange has not. Members
voted last year to absorb the state dues increase for one year to allow time
to properly process a dues increase for Chichester.
Wildlife sightings
included cardinals, a hairy woodpecker, ducks in flight, a large flock of
wild turkeys, and squirrels. On a recent visit to Connecticut Anne Boisvert
saw twenty swans on Long Island Sound. The clues for this year’s Photo
Scavenger Hunt were distributed.
Chichester Grange has been issued a
challenge to collect at least 27 pairs of children’s winter mittens or
gloves before October, 2010. They may be either handmade or store-bought.
Members are urged to take out the knitting needles and/or search for
bargains. Suncook Valley Pomona Grange will collect the gloves and mittens
from Chichester, Pembroke, and Hooksett Granges and distribute them to the
eight elementary schools in towns where Suncook Valley Pomona members live.
The evening’s program contained many facts about groundhogs and some
information about presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Grangers
learned that Groundhog Day is also observed in Canada; A famous albino
groundhog named Wiarton Willie predicted weather in one section of Canada
for many years.
Delicious refreshments provided by Mary West were served
after the meeting. Chichester Grange meets only once in February. The next
meeting will be March 3.
Chichester Central School 2ND Quarter Honor Roll
4TH GRADE
High Honors
-Madeleine Boyer, Domenic Castaldi, Elizabeth Donzello-Jewett, Joseph
Edmonds, Kyle Mitchell, Jared Murray, Justin Smith, Tyler Smith, Julia
Valotto, Kelly Wagner.
Honors - Evan Amour, Steven Cavanaugh, Cole
Hapgood, Kyle Harrison, Luke Jameson, Vickey Mudgett, Alex Pratt, Delanie
St. Laurent, Caleb Stock, BettyJane Weir.
5TH GRADE
High Honors -
Jeremy Bates, Killian Drouse, Meghan Hubbard.
Honors - Kennis Barker,
Aaron Bond, Patrick Cavanaugh, Alise Friel, Kyle Frisbie, TJ Hubbard, Colby
Justin, Ciara Labbe, Kendra Letendre, Ryley Marston, Owen Moyer, Damien
Wells, Veronica White, Emma York.
6TH GRADE
High Honors - Emanuil
Besho, Alyssa Bras, Jonah Bras, Sarah Harkness, Angus Jameson, Josiah
Putman, Trever Russell.
Honors - Allison Bachelder, Ciara Cwikla, Nick
Eastman, Richard Hammond, Kyle Menard, Abigail McIntosh, Matthew Morey,
Taylor Moyer, Kaylie Smith, Heidi Sykes, Daven Thorne.
7TH GRADE
High
Honors - Lyla Boyajian, Ashley Chapman, Emma Donzello-Jewett, Sarah Hubbard,
Raymond Jenks, Brendan Murray.
Honors - Fiona Mara, Cody McCullock, John
Sanborn, Grace Sargent, Gabriana Walter, Victoria White, Kasey Williams.
8TH GRADE
High Honors - Marissa Bates, Abigail Pinckney.
Honors -
Larissa Amour, Justin Banks, Ethan Brooks, Alyssa Baum, Shannon Drouse, Kara
Dugas, Suzanne Fraher, Drew Harrison, Sarah Lee, Bailey St. Laurent.
Out of Your Attic Thrift Shop
Submitted By Carol Hendee
Do you know
what happens to the articles you donate to the Attic Thrift Shop? Over the
next few weeks, we will show you directly from the Annual Report of Giving
2009 just how important your donations are and the good that is done with
them.
3088 people helped with clothing needs at Days of Sharing events;
100 families helped w/home or clothing needs, referred by other agencies;
200 bags of clothing given out for children; 25 helped with work clothing
needs; 75 helped with baby equipment needs; 53 families helped with home
furnishing needs; 100 home boxes; 39 new bedding sets for fire victims &
families; 281 winter coats.
The list goes on - We are staffed by
volunteers and are open Tues., Wed., and Thurs., 8-4 and Sat., 10-4. If you
need help, let us know.
