Gilmanton Awarded LCHIP Grant For Restoration Of Academy Windows
The Town of Gilmanton has recently been awarded a $32,750 grant by
the NH Land & Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) for the
restoration of the windows at the Gilmanton Academy. These funds
will be added to the $56,585 approved by voters at the 2011 Town
Meeting for energy conservation work at the Academy and will allow
for a full restoration of all 51 wooden windows in the building.
Some of the funds approved at Town Meeting have already been used
for additional insulation and weatherization of the building.
The Academy was constructed in 1894 and still retains all of its
original windows. Although the windows are a key feature helping to
define the historic character of the building, many are in dire need
of repair. Glazing compound is cracked and missing, paint has
deteriorated and many windows are misaligned and drafty, allowing
cold air to leak in during the winter making it more difficult and
expensive to heat the building. The grant funds will make it
possible to do a full restoration of the windows, stripping all old
paint, removing what old glazing compound remains, reglazing and
repainting while still retaining the old glass.
The Town has selected Winn Mountain Restorations, LLC of
Lyndeborough, NH to do the window work. Winn Mountain has extensive
experience in this type of work and comes highly recommended. Winn
Mountain is planning to begin at the end of January and expects all
work to be completed by October 1, 2012.
The Gilmanton Academy building was constructed in 1894 to replace an
earlier building that was completely destroyed by a disastrous fire.
The Colonial Revival structure was designed by the Concord, NH
architectural firm of Bodwell & Sargent and built by the firm of
Gardner Cook & Son of Laconia. The Academy graduated its last class
in 1910, and from 1916 until 1966, the building was used by the Town
first as a high school and later as an elementary school. It was
renovated and adapted for Town offices in 1989. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1983.
The Board of Selectmen would especially like to thank Gilmanton
residents John Dickey and Steven Bedard for volunteering much of
their time and efforts in securing the grant funding and offering to
be the project managers for the window restoration project.
Gilmanton School
Citizens Of The 1st Trimester 2011-2012
Carol Locke, Principal of the Gilmanton School congratulates the
following students for being selected as Good Citizens for the 1st
Trimester of the 2011 - 2012 school year.
Word of the Month
September: Kindness
Isabella Cottrell, LaCroix - K; Kaylene Messer, LaCroix - K; Aidan
Mini, Swiezynski - K; Audrey Thurston, Swiezynski - K; Brook
Kimball, McLane - K; Zachary Duby, McLane - K; Autumn Maltais, Smith
- 1; Jessica Gannon, Comeau - 1; Elizabeth Griffiths, Akerstrom - 2;
Danielle Giardini, Huntley - 2
Word of the Month
October: Responsibility
Amanda Vezina, LaCroix - K; Madison Talbot, LaCroix - K; Lily Locke,
Swiezynski - K; Keith Cameron, Swiezynski - K; Madeline Breton,
McLane - K; Abigail Shute, McLane - K; Natalie Hurst, Smith - 1;
Alex Burnham, Comeau - 1; Claire Bartley, Akerstrom - 2; Tristan
Dow, Akerstrom - 2; Alex Waite, Huntley - 2; Esther Wrobel, Huntley
- 2
Word of the Month
November: Courage
Alana Gardner, LaCroix - K; Bryce Oliver, Swiezynski - K; Jacob
Young, Swiezynski - K; Emily Knibbs, McLane - K; James Vallee,
McLane - K; Melody Gallant, Smith - 1; Breanna Bernard, Comeau - 1;
Saje Merrill, Akerstrom - 2; Dylan Gardner, Huntley - 2; Jennifer
Laurendeau, Friend - 3; Stevie McSharry, Friend - 3; Lindsey
Sanderson, Perrin - 3; Nate Baumeister, Perrin - 3; Ramsey Landry,
Hayes - 4; Abigail Warren, Hayes - 4; Kyle Kimball, Tothill - 4;
Molly Wrobel, Tothill - 4; Gwendalynn Knipping, Tothill - 4; Ansel
Randall, Harbilas - 5; Emily Waite, Harbilas - 5; Jennie Gannon,
Osmer - 5; Joseph Laurendeau, Osmer - 5; Hannah Lurvey, Phillips -
6; Connor Adel, Phillips - 6; Lauren Dean, Phillips - 6; Camryn
Drew, Johnson - 6; Ethan Warren, Johnson - 6; Sydney Holland, Grade
7; Rachel Williams, Grade 7; Michael Bugnacki, Grade 8; Corrina
Marengo, Grade 8; Nicholas Waring, Grade 8
Gilmanton School
1st Trimester Honor Roll 2011-2012
Carol N. Locke Principal Gilmanton School congratulates the
following students for achieving Honor Roll status for the 1st
trimester of the 2011-2012 school year:
6th Grade
Honors
Jenna Baumeister, Seamus Bradford, Jackson Brulotte, Nicholas
Bugnacki, Julianna Coulstring, Camryn Drew, Alexander Duchano, Sarah
Fillion, Sandor Gamache, Anthony Gentile, Nathan Hudson, Samantha
Knowles, Emily Kordas, Beck McLean, Lydia Merserve, Owen Ramsey,
Travis Shute, Emily Stevens, Ryan Waring, Cameron White, Carly White
and Sophia Wrobel
6th Grade
High Honors
Connor Adel, Taryn Breton, Cian Brown, Lauren Dean, Mitchell Juneau,
Olivia Trindade and Ethan Warren
7th Grade
Honors
Will Baldwin, Duncan Bond, Aimee Brunt, Brendan Carkin, Danielle
Clairmont, Moriah Davies, Katelyn Duval, Caledonia Hackley, Jennifer
Hancock, Reese Henderson, Sydney Holland, Alexa McNamara, Abigail
Nielson, Marlon Pacheco, Hayden Peaslee, Victoria Skelley, Tyler
Thibodeau and Rachel Williams
7th Grade
High Honors
Victoria Brasil, Kyle Davies and Kassidy Morris
8th Grade
Honors
Michael Bugnacki, Jordan Drew, Jacob Forst, Emily Hudson, Jessica
Ladd, Joseph Lempke, Tia Lorenzo, Audrey Malek, Haleigh Patch,
Parker Plourde, Savannah Plummer, Eric Potter, Caleb Price, Joseph
Richardson, Hannah Roy, Brianna Spoor, Courtney Stevens, Gary
Strzepek, Breanna Thibodeau, Dylan Tiede and Matthew Waite
8th Grade
High Honors
Allison Blais, Megan Blais, Miranda Bushnell, Cortlynn Danby, Sierra
Juneau, Corrina Marengo, Dana Ructhi, Owen Sanborn and Nicholas
Waring
Gilmanton School
1st Trimester Perfect Attendance 2011-2012
Congratulation to Gilmanton students having Perfect Attendance for
the first trimester of the 2011-2012 school year.
Elise Bartley, Justin Bellissimo, Noah Bolduc, David, Boyajian,
Brendan Bushnell, Cameron Bushnell, Miranda Bushnell, Connor Caldon,
Ryan Caldon, Alexander Cameron, Daniel Cameron, Keith Cameron,
Christopher Conary, Kyle Davies, Melody Davies, Caroline Dean,
Tristan Dow, Alexander Duchano, Ariana Dussault, Annabelle Eisenmann,
Melody Gallant, Timothy Gentile, Danielle Giardini, Elizabeth
Griffiths, Joseph Griffiths, Rachel Griffiths, Sara Griffiths, Jane
Holiday, Sarah Jansury, Evelyn Johnson, Samantha Johnson, Derek
Kelly, Brook Kimball, Ryan Kingsbury, Gwendalynn Knipping,
Persephone Knipping, Kaytlin LaValley, Michael Macaione, Aidan
MacLeod, Karina MacLeod, Autumn Maltais, Michael Maltais, Corrina
Marengo, Caleb Nimirowski, Jonah Nimirowski, Haleigh Patch, Atyra
Patch, Samantha Pinckney, Savannah Plummer, Cohen Price, Brandon
Rague, Michaela Ralls, Ansel Randall, Colin Randall, Hannah Roy,
William Ryan, Emily Sanborn, Madison Sands, Ryan Swain, Hannah Waite
and Molly Wrobel.
Lively Boys! Lively Boys!
The Origin Of Bad Boy Books At Gilmanton Year-Round Library
"Bad Boys" engage in a snowball fight on Slattery’s Hill. J. Dennis
Robinson presents a program about "The Origin of Bad Boy Books"
Thursday, January 12, 6:30 pm at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library.
Historian J. Dennis Robinson brings "The Origin of Bad Boy Books" to
the Gilmanton Year-Round Library on Thursday evening, January 12,
6:30 pm.
Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer (1876) and Huckleberry Finn (1884) represent
the best of the "bad boy" genre in American Literature. But the
theory of "The Human Boy" that started it all was the brainchild of
two Portsmouth, NH authors. It all began with "Plaguey Ike
Partington" (1850s) by B.P. Shillaber and A Story of a Bad Boy
(1869) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Mr. Robinson tracks the NH origins
of the genre that gave us Denis the Menace and Bart Simpson.
A teacher, columnist and videographer, Robinson edits SeacoastNH.com
a web site about NH history and culture. He has published more than
1,000 articles on New Hampshire history and culture and seven books
including histories of Strawberry Banke Museum and the grand hotel,
Wentworth by the Sea.
The presentation is supported by a grant from the New Hampshire
Humanities Council and everyone is invited.
Gilmanton Old Home Day Association Ready For The New Year
Planning is already under way for the 114th Gilmanton Old Home Day,
which will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2012, from 10:00 am to
3:00 pm. A traditional church service will be held August 5, 2012,
at 4:00 pm at the Smith Meeting House.
Elections were held last September at our Annual Meeting and we wish
our newly elected officers well. They include: George Roberts,
President; George Carpenter and Rick Puleo Vice-Presidents; Barbara
Angevine, Treasurer; and Lori Baldwin, Secretary.
Our first meeting will be held on January 19, 2012, at 7:00 pm at
the Smith Meeting House on Meetinghouse Road. We will be discussing
ways to improve our event for the entire community. We welcome those
who wish to bring new information and ideas.
As in all non-profit organizations, volunteers old and new make the
day. We would like to thank those who answered the call for help and
we appreciate the newcomers who stepped up to the plate and hope
you’ll join us again this year. We would like to give a special
thanks to our dedicated crew of many years.
We feel that there are those who should receive special thanks.
Ginny and Angus Hiltz and their family have volunteered for over 40
years. Ginny often spoke of the fond memories she had of camping
with her family the night before Old Home Day keeping vigil over the
bean pots buried in the stone pits. In her early days this included
her mentor Sybil Bryant who ran the kitchen with her daughter and
friends. Last August Ginny retired from the kitchen post and "passed
the ladle" to Sarah Baldwin. Welcome.
Please accept our sincere thanks, Ginny, to you and your family for
your many years of dedicated service to our community.
Watch this newspaper for upcoming plans for our 114th Old Home Day.
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