The January Monday Movie Matinee at the Library Barn on Monday,
January 30th at 1:30 at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library is "The
King’s Speech". Based on the true story, when England’s throne is
suddenly thrust upon George VI he must overcome a lifelong,
debilitating speech impediment to lead his nation. "A masterpiece.
The Best Picture of the Year!" (New York Observer) Don’t miss out –
join in on a fun afternoon. Light refreshments served.
Quilts By June Pease At Gilmanton Year-Round Library
Quilter June Pease of Gilmanton will exhibit her work at the
Gilmanton
Year-Round Library through February 2012.
Quilts by nationally known quilt maker June Pease will be on exhibit
at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library through February. A reception
for June will be held on Saturday, January 21, from 1:30 to 3 pm.
June, who lives in Gilmanton, is a quilter, designer and teacher.
She offers a variety of services to quilt shops, guilds,
corporations and publications. Her strength is in combining a strong
sense of color with a variety of quilting techniques to create
individual works of fabric art.
June began quilting in 1978, taking instruction from a local
teacher. She had always enjoyed art and sewing and combined them
with some original ideas to begin her 34-year tenure as quilter,
designer, and teacher. Years of retail consulting have permitted her
to balance the artistic and commercial aspects of her craft.
Appliqué and geometric piecework find their way equally into June’s
work. Known for her variety of patterns, she is best appreciated for
the creative uses of fabric and colors within the domain of
commercially available patterns. Occasional but outstanding creative
works round out a truly exceptional portfolio.
June exhibits and consistently ribbons in guilds in New Hampshire
and Vermont and since 1990 at the annual Vermont Quilt Festival. She
garnered special recognition at the East Coast Quilter’s Alliance -
a Quilter’s Gathering 2001, where she was awarded the Publisher’s
Award from The Quilter Magazine. Her creations have been offered
through the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and Keepsake Quilting
as well as many local craft outlets. She is a Quilt Consultant and
Designer for Red Rooster Fabrics of New York City.
The Gilmanton Year-Round Library is on NH Route 140 opposite the
Gilmanton School. The Library welcomes visitors during regular open
hours: Tuesday and Thursday 1-7 pm, Wednesday and Friday 10 am to 4
pm, and Saturday 10 am to 3 pm.
Letter To The Editor
Follow up on the Gilmanton School Budget Process:
Please plan to come to any/all of the upcoming meetings relating to
the Gilmanton School Budget:
• School Budget Presentation to the Budget Committee on Wednesday,
Jan. 24th, 2012 at 7:00 pm (alternate date 1/25)
• Public Hearing on the School Budget on Wednesday, Feb. 8th, 2012
(alternate 2/10), This will be your very last chance to speak to the
details of the budget before a final Budget Committee
recommendation.
• Super Saturday, Feb. 11th, 2012 at 10:00 am. The public may attend
but may not speak and the Budget Committee makes its decision to
recommend or not recommend the school budget.
All these meetings are at the Academy Building.
Prior to the Town/School Election on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, the
School Board must hold a hearing to discuss SB2 which is on the
ballot.
Finally the School District Meeting will be held on Saturday, March
24, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Gilmanton School. You must be registered
to speak or vote at this meeting. Your last opportunity to register
to vote will be at the Town/School Election.
Put these dates on your calendar. Come and be heard. It’s your
money.
Joanne Gianni
Gilmanton IW
LRCC Announces Fall Honors Students
Lakes Region Community College in Laconia, NH, announces the
President’s and Vice President’s lists for the Fall Session ending
in December 2011. The President’s List, designating a 3.75 grade
point average (GPA) or above, is the highest honor a student can
achieve. The Vice President’s List denotes an earned GPA of 3.30 to
3.74, the second highest academic award a Lakes Region Community
College student can receive.
President’s List by name, hometown, and major are:
Miranda Mulcahy, Center Barnstead, Fire Science; Anthony Ellingwood,
Chichester, Fire Protection; Zachary Gagnon, Epsom, Fire Science;
Tobey Manning, Epsom, Automotive Service Education Program; Ingrid
Griffin, Gilmanton, Liberal Arts; Dennis Murphy, Gilmanton,
Electrical Systems Installation and Maintenance; Annamarie Redman,
Gilmanton IW, Early Childhood Education; Alexander Spaulding,
Northwood, Automotive Service Education Program.
Vice President’s List by name, hometown and major are:
Michael Adjutant, Barnstead, Electrical Systems Installation and
Maintenance; Alexandria Zaino, Barnstead, Liberal Arts; Justin
Tracy, Chichester, Fire Science
Letter To The Editor
I am concerned that the Gilmanton School is increasing its budget by
more than 3%. This means that our taxes will increase next year
probably by the same amount as they did this past year--an average
of over $300.00. It is well known that last year the School Board
over budgeted by more that $500,000. How do we know that they are
not doing the same thing this year? Isn’t it time that the taxpayers
questioned the School Board?
Perhaps it is time for cuts to the administration budget and not
just teachers and programs.
Douglas Isleib
Gilmanton IW
Hayden Peaslee Wins Gilmanton School
Geographic Bee
Hayden Peaslee, a 7th Grade student at Gilmanton School won the
school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on January
11, 2012 and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. The
school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on
geography, was the first round in the 24th annual National
Geographic Bee. The Bee is sponsored by Google (visit
www.google.com/educators/geo).
The kickoff for this year’s Bee was the week of November 14th, with
thousands of school around the United States and in the five U.S.
territories participating. The school winners, including Hayden
Peaslee will now take a written test; up to 100 of the top scorers
in each state will be eligible to compete in their state Bee March
30, 2012.
The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expenses-paid
trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacher-escorts to
participate in the National Geographic Bee national championship
rounds on May 22 -24, 2012. The first-place national winner will
receive a $25,000 college scholarship and a lifetime membership in
the Society and a trip to the Galàpagos Islands, courtesy of
Lindbald Expeditions and National Geographic (visit
www.expeditions.com).
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek will moderate the national finals on
May 24. The program will air on television. Check local listings for
dates and times.
Everyone can test their geographic knowledge with the exciting
GeoBee Challenge, an online geography quiz at
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee, which poses 10 new questions
a day, or by downloading the "National Geography GeoBee Challenge"
app, with more than 1,000 questions culled from past Bees, from the
App Store on iPhones, iPods touch and iPads; from the Adroid Market;
or for Nook Color.
The National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest
nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888
to "increase and diffuse geographic knowledge," the Society mission
is to inspire people to care about the planet. It reaches more than
400 million people worldwide each month through its official
journal, National Geographic, and other magazines; National
Geographic channel; television documentaries; music; radio; films;
books; DVDs; maps; exhibitions; live events, school publishing
programs; interactive media; and merchandise. National Geographic
has funded more than 9,600 scientific research, conservation and
exploration projects and supports an education program promoting
geographic literacy. For more information visit
nationalgeograhic.com.
The Gilmanton 4th of July Association (G4JA) is having a meeting on
Tuesday, January 31st, to discuss next year and more importantly,
vote in new officers. As you know, Steve Owens (acting
President/treasurer) and Kristie Owens (secretary) formally retired
at the end of 2011. Any persons interested in volunteering or
leading this historic organization, please join us at 7 pm on
January 31st at the Academy, in Gilmanton’s 4-corners. Steve and
Kristie look forward to seeing you then. Any questions or further
inquiries can be made by calling 267-6434 or emailing
[email protected]. Or to
find out more about the G4JA go to
www.gilmanton4th.org.
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