Read Across America
Please join us at the Gilmanton Corners Town Library to commemorate
“Read Across America”, a reading motivation and awareness program that calls
for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the
birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss.
The library will have Dr. Seuss mazes, dot to dot, and coloring pages,
as well as a number of Dr. Seuss books and Dr. Seuss children’s videos. To
celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday we will have a free copy of the “The Cat’s Hat
Cake” recipe!
See you at the Gilmanton Corners Town Library. Wednesdays, 3-5 and
Saturdays, 10-12.
GYO is accepting registrations for baseball and softball from
6:00 to 7:30 p.m. We will be in the Cafeteria on March 1st,
and in the Gym on March 8th, for players from ages 6-12 as of April
30th. For more information please see
www.leaguelineup.com/gyo-baseball or email
[email protected]
Snowmobile Poker Run, Saturday February 27th, weather conditions
permitting. If in doubt, log onto our website at
www.suncookvalleysnoriders.com for any cancellation notice.
The event begins at Barnstead Motorsports, 21 Parade Road in
Barnstead. By sled, follow the R28 Trail North.
Registration is from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Cost is $5.00 per hand.
Prizes for top three hands and other prizes will be awarded.
The club will also be having an end-of-the-year raffle. Prizes
donated: a cord of seasoned wood, a $50 gift certificate at Osborne
Agway and a Snowmobile Preseason Service. Tickets are $2.00
each or 3 for $5.00 and can be purchased from members or the night
of the drawing which will be held on Wednesday, April 7th at the
last SVSR meeting of the season. For more information, call
435-8081.
Gilmanton School
2nd Quarter Honor Roll 2009-2010
Carol N. Locke
Principal, Gilmanton School congratulates the following students for
achieving Honor Roll status for the 2nd quarter of the 2009-2010 school
year:
8th Grade High Honors: Brid Fillion, Catrina Janos, Amanda Lavin
and Mitchel Segalini.
8th Grade Honors: Rachel Chase, Randal Coulstring,
Michelle Daviault, Morgan Derome, Alexis DuBois, Brad Ferreira, Kaitlyn
Gullage, Danielle Janos, Emily Lempke, Abigail Lines, Sarah Magee, Anna
Malek, Alec Medine, Rani Mulcahy, Lisa Osborne, Austin Powers and Hannah
Wrobel.
7th Grade Honors: David Carkin, Kendra Danby, Elizabeth Davies,
Margaret Fillion, Zachary Hancock, Cameron Haradon, Cassandra Hines,
Catherine Jansury, Nicholas Langlitz, David Morrison, Aiyana Poulin, Justin
St.George, Owen Trindade and Kaylee Williams.
6th Grade High Honors:
Sierra Juneau, Audrey Malek, Hillary McMullen, Owen Sanborn, Gary Strzepek
and Nicholas Waring.
6th Grade Honors: Madeleine, Baughn, Rachelle Bent,
Michael Bugnacki, Miranda Bushnell, Cortlynn Danby, Jordan Drew, Jacob Forst,
Emily Hudson, Alexis Jakubens, Jessica Ladd, Corrina Marengo, Haleigh Patch,
Caleb Price, Timothy Rice, Joseph Richardson, Brianna Spoor, Dana Ruchti,
Breanna Thibodeau and Matthew Waite.
Good Citizens For Second Term Of 2009-2010
Carol Locke, Principal of the
Gilmanton School congratulates the following students for being selected as
Good Citizens for the second term of the year 2009-2010:
Marlow
Mikulis, Finn Caldon, and Riley Demers, LaCroix.
Claire Bartley and
Jackson Rouse, Akerstrom.
Paige Meserve and Annabelle Eisenmann, Smith.
Tyler Browne and Kyla Mercier, and Nicholas Rowe, Swiezynski.
Natalie
Brown, Jillian Cookinham, Matthew Hodder, and Breanna Vezina, McLane.
Kathleen Hackley, Olivia Comeau, and Dylan Booth, Huntley.
Noah
Presby, Emily Sanborn, and Samuel Ruchti, Cormier.
Melody Davies, and
Hannah Waite, Taylor.
Lauren Dean and Ryan Waring, Hayes.
Samantha
Knowles, Taryn Breton and Ethan Emerson, Tothill.
Sydney Holland and Kyle
Davies, Harbilas.
Jennifer Hancock and Tyler Sargent, Perrin.
Dana
Ruchti and Hunter Stevens, Vaillancourt.
Haleigh Patch and Audrey Malek,
Phillips.
Margaret Fillion and Samuel Potter, Grade 7.
Kelsey JArvis
and Abby Lines, Grade 8.
Michael Ball, Hunter Blake, Michael Bugnacki,
Stevie McSherry, Nicholas Langlitz, Danny Moore, Alexander Landry, Zachary
Brennan, Kitchen.
Letter To The Editor:
On my Wednesday “dump” run, I’ve gotten into the
habit of stopping by the Gilmanton Year Round Library. I’ve been surprised
to see how many people are using the library on a regular basis. In fact,
often it’s been hard to find a parking place.
I feel good each time I
walk into the library. The interior of the building is light, airy, and
beautiful, and I smile at the kids in the children’s section as I walk by. I
always see people using the computers and often see people sitting and
reading or enjoying the library as a community gathering place. As I leave
with a stack of good books to read, I think about how lucky the town is that
a group of volunteers built this wonderful facility at no cost to the town.
What a gift! If you haven’t visited the library yet, you should do so.
Most people in New Hampshire believe that towns should provide certain
important services, including schools, snow plowing, and a library, and most
towns in New Hampshire fund the operating expenses of a full service
library. I believe that many, many Gilmanton residents support funding the
operating expenses of the Gilmanton Year Round Library. I urge Gilmanton
voters to attend the town meeting on March 13th and to vote in favor of
funding the operating expenses for this wonderful facility.
Charlie
Mitchell
Gilmanton
Letter
Upon walking into the new library across from the Gilmanton
School, I saw a bundle of little children, cross-legged and intently
listening to the story being read to them in the comfortable, rainbow
painted bright and welcoming children’s nook. The beams of the library,
mixed with the warm plaster walls and smell of books, invited me to walk
around and steal glimpses of the amenities - aisles of books, computers,
magazine racks and daily newspapers placed thoughtfully by
comfortable-looking wingback chairs.
I feel so happy for the children
next door who will, no doubt, be walking across the street, learning how to
use internet search engines, and have somewhere to go to do their research
after school. Around the library I saw so many different generations - old
and young, coming together to enjoy what adds value, togetherness and pride
to the already gorgeous town of Gilmanton. I remember driving myself
to the Concord library in high school to do research because our little
library in town, lovely as it was, wasn’t open nor held the expanse of
current media that the Concord library did for my big workload.
Interestingly enough, the founding members of the GYRL - the ones who
painstakingly spent day after day, night after night, campaigning, dreaming
and working to make the library what it is today, have no young children
enjoying storyhour, nor walking across the street to use the library. Yet
the joy I see on their faces while they watch the kids is indistinct from
those of the proud parents who feel the same way. Happy. Satisfied.
Thrilled. Good.
I’m glad the little library is still there in the
Corners, but as fond as my memories are and will remain, I’m a little sad I
missed out on story hour in the new one.
Audrey Humphrey
Olympic Mania
Last chance to get your Olympic Pin, Olympic booklet and
Bookmark at the Gilmanton Corners Town Library, Wed., 3-5 and Sat., 10-12.
Happy winners of Olympic Pins so far are Henry Page, Jimmie Tevnessen, Deb
Chase and Michael La Flam. We had many entrees to the Olympic Pin raffle and
that drawing will be Sat., Feb. 27.
Gilmanton Corners Town Library.
Librarian - Linda Hudziec, 267-6200.
Letter To The Editor
When the GYRL Association formed some ten years ago,
I had no idea how long it would take to build a library without town funds.
I did however, never doubt that through their obvious dedication that they
could accomplish this feat and so they have. I also have no doubt that this
group of volunteers is continuing their mission to obtain endowments for
this library enjoyed by so many - young and old.
I speak now as an elder
citizen, having lived in Gilmanton almost half my life. I thank all who made
this building a reality, a building that serves as a library and a
community center, handicapped accessible, complete with plumbing.
As I
enjoy the many offerings of this building, it appears to me that “the
library in the barn” is truly the community living room and is bringing our
neighbors together. Please do not close its doors with a no vote on
Saturday, March 13th. Remember the seniors. We ask very little from the
taxpayers and this library brings us much to enjoy. Let us “old” folks enjoy
our game of Scrabble, play chess, read to our heart’s content, learn about
computers from our school children, and socialize in the comfort of this
building while the operating endowments continue to be sought.
Brenda
McBride
GIW, NH
Letter To The Editor
To The Editor,
........ Wondering Why Gilmanton
Taxpayers Are Being Asked To Fund The Associations Library?
In the
August 23, 2002, issue of the now discontinued Gilmanton Gazette, there is
an architectural rendering of the original design for the Gilmanton Year
Round Library. Designed by Tom Wallace of Tennant and Wallace, the rendering
shows a modest one story-structure approximately 48 feet in length and I
would guess, by the pitch of the roof, 32 feet wide. That, with a small
addition shown off the side, probably would have come to approximately 1800
square feet of floor space.
In the spring of 2003, the Association
launched: “Chapter 1 - The Campaign To Build The Library,” and around that
time posted a recruitment form on their web-site for the purpose of
communicating their objectives and...... for soliciting donations.
The
objectives of the Association, STATED on that form, were to: “build the
Library” and, (this comes directly from the form): raise an “Initial
Endowment - needed to support the operations of the library, after it has
been built.”
The amount of money, STATED on the form, to “build the
Library,” was: $575,000.
The amount of money, STATED on the form,
“needed to support the operations of the library, after it has been built,”
was: $225,000 ............ For a total of $800,000.
If one were to
factor in “in-kind” donations, the existing Association’s library, all 3000+
square feet of it .......... cost a little over $800,000 to build.
Gilmanton taxpayers .....did the Association spend the endowment? Had the
Association adhered to its original budget, most likely based on the
original design’s 1800 square feet, would they have built it for under
$500,000, thereby retaining $300.000 of the donor raised endowment? Did they
blindly spend the endowment too, as many say, super-size their ambitions?
You decide.
Al Blake
Gilmanton, NH
