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Northwood NH News

November 26, 2008

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Christmas By Design

 

Hands On Craft And Culinary Experience Demos By Local Restaurants, Crafters & More. Food & Raffle Sat., Dec. 6th 9 AM - 3 PM Northwood Congregational Church
Route 4
 


 

Northwood Congregational Church Holiday Events

 

The Northwood Congregational Church is located at 881 First NH Turnpike, next to Coe-Brown Academy.


Christmas By Design: will be held December 6th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Great fun, we will have invited chefs and crafters to perform demonstrations and share their skills. Please bring your friends and neighbors and join in the fun. This is an opportunity to pick up some Christmas gifts and get some great ideas for the holiday season.


We are having a special Advent Worship Service on November 30th at 9 a.m. Please come and join in this special time of the beginning of the Advent Season of Christian faith.


On December 12th all are invited to a pot luck supper at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate an Advent party with music and poetry with Les Coates, poet. The concert is free with donations accepted. Come and join in the fun and bring your favorite dish to share with others.


We will be having two Christmas services on Christmas Eve. The 7:00 p.m. is family oriented with candle lighting and carols. The second service will be at 11:00 p.m. with a candlelight service and communion. Please join us in this special time in remembering the birth of our savior.


If you have questions on any of our church activities, please check our web: www.northwoodcongregational.org or call 603-942-7116.

 


 

News from the Northwood School Board


The Northwood School Board held a work session before their regular November 17 Board Meeting to establish a set of district goals. Dr. Michael Ludwell, Interim Superintendent, and Allan Demko, Interim Business Administrator, worked with the board to establish 10 goals that will be presented in rough draft at the next meeting.


After the work session, Principal Asbell spoke to the Board about the Leadership Team’s recent survey of students and staff with regard to stress. In the survey, students and staff expressed a feeling of being “rushed” through the day. In response to this report, the team will be implementing some small changes that should have a big impact. These changes include a change in the bell schedule, a change in locker assignments, and a new “passing time”” procedure.


Ms. Asbell also updated the Board on a number of other issues, including Artists in Residence and the My Voice Survey. In this year’s Artist in Residence program, 7th grade students have been learning portrait photography with photographer Tim Gaudreau. Final portraits will be on display in school upon completion. The My Voice Survey was given to all students in grades 3-8 and to all staff members. The results are expected back in December at which time, the Aspirations Team will reviews the data and create an action plan based on the results.


After Ms. Asbell’s report, the Board addressed a number of issues including continued discussion on the Student Activity Fund, the Special Education Budget, staff health insurance, teacher negotiations, and last year’s ball field repair warrant article.

 

The Board also voted to hire Karen Taylor as the district’s new Finance Administrator. Ms. Taylor has been the Director of Finance at Southern Maine University and was selected from a pool of approximately 20 applicants. Ms. Taylor’s will begin work on December 1—the Board is looking forward to working with her.


The Board also noted that Ms. McGann’s appeal hearing will continue on December 1 at 6:00 p.m. in the Northwood School gym. As a result, the Northwood Board’s next meeting will be held on December 15. This meeting will begin with a budget work session from 5-8:00 p.m. followed by a regular board meeting. The budget work session will continue on December 16 at 5:00.p.m. if necessary.


And finally, all Board Members would like to congratulate the Girl’s Soccer Team on winning the league championship! We would also like to congratulate the Boy’s Soccer Team for its winning record and the Boy’s & Girls’ Cross Country Team for a great effort!


Please contact Colleen Pingree, Chair with questions or concerns ([email protected]; 942-5249).

 


 

PCA Volleyball Setter Makes School History

 

 

Katie Veno, a new member of the 1,000-assist club at PCA, joined by coach, and father Rick Veno. The Veno family lives in Northwood, NH.


Katie Veno, a senior volleyball standout at Portsmouth Christian Academy and Northwood, NH native, made school history this season as she became the first player to record 1,000 assists. She set the record on October 22, 2008 as the PCA Eagles challenged the Campbell Cougars of Litchfield, NH in Division III play.


While Katie shared the setting duties with a teammate in previous years, Coach Rick Veno decided to give her full reign this year likening the setter position to that of a quarterback on a football team.


“Katie decides what plays to call and who gets the set every time she touches the ball,” he says. “She has great decision-making skills and is always confident in her teammates’ ability to put the ball down for a kill.” Veno is not only a proud coach but Katie’s proud father as well.


Katie finished up her high school career with 1,002 assists tallying 486 in her senior year alone. She would like to continue playing volleyball in college and plans to attend an East Coast Christian college.

 


 

CBNA Students “Mix-It-Up”

 

 

Students and faculty members enjoy “Mixing-it-Up” at lunch.


The Coe-Brown chapter of Operation Kindness recently celebrated Mix-it-Up at Lunch Day, a national initiative sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance Program.  On November 13, at all three lunch periods students were asked to move out of their comfort zones and meet someone new.  The tables were decorated with centerpieces with the month of the year.  Students were asked to sit with other students who celebrate the same birth month.  Students who participated were entered into drawings for gift certificates and four lucky students who had birthdays that week were surprised with gift bags.  Operation Kindness members, who promote acts of kindness throughout the year, also celebrated World Kindness Week from November 10th  to the 14th, by reading kindness quotes as part of morning announcements and by celebrating World Kindness Day, November 14, by providing students and staff with an ice cream social at the end of the school day.


Operation Kindness strives to support the Kindness Movement, an international movement dedicated to making the world a kinder place.  The goal is to demonstrate the power of simple human kindness by promoting the practice of kind acts on a regular basis. 
 


 

Northwood Girl Scouts

 

 


The Northwood Girl Scouts, through the efforts of the whole community, made a large donation of personal hygiene items, canned goods and other non-perishable items to the Northwood Food Pantry. The girls worked hard to involve their community in this endeavor. They put donation boxes throughout their school and collected items from neighbors. The Troops also manned the voting booths on Election Day, encouraging and supporting their community members while voting. Many Scouts spent Veteran’s Day, their day off from school, helping to stock the shelves of the Northwood Food Pantry.
 


 

Northwood Recreation Thank You


The 3rd Annual Haunted Hayride was held on November 1st and was a ghouling success. It was enjoyed by children of all ages, as well as adults.  The night was chilling with thrills of scary sights and freaky noises. This year’s event would not have been possible without the help of our volunteers and the generous donations from local businesses.  The success of the Haunted Hayride is a result of participation from the Girl Scouts, PTA, Recreation Commission Members, all the scary faces that were hiding in the woods, and those behind the scenes. Northwood Recreation would like to thank you for your dedication.


Most of all, thank you to Camp Yavneh for allowing us to utilize the facility and to Downing Quality Homes for donating the use of the tractor.  We are already planning for next year’s event; guaranteed to be a TREAT!

 


 

Northwood Recreation Update


Youth Basketball:  Learn some new basketball skills and strengthen your old skills this winter.  The registration deadline for participants in grade K-4 is Friday December 5th.  To register, return the General Program Registration form that can be found on the town’s web site, www.town.northwood.nh.us, to the Recreation Department in the Northwood Town Hall.  Make checks payable to “Friends of Northwood Recreation.” Registrations will also be accepted at the informational meeting scheduled for Friday, December 5th, 6:00 PM in the Northwood Elementary School Gym.  The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the future of the program and to find a way to avoid the cancellation of the 2008-2009 Youth Basketball Program at the kindergarten through 4th grade level.   For more information call the Recreation Department at 942-5586 x209.

 


 

 

AMAZING! Pictured above are the Bernier siblings at their annual October reunion at Johnson’s Dairy Bar in Northwood. All nine siblings are still living, and only one missed being photographed. L-R: Jacqueline Bernier Proulx, Brentwood; George Bernier, Ohio; Donald Bernier, Manchester; Philip Bernier, Brentwood; Lionel Bernier (twin), Wolfeboro; Adele Bernier Bakke (twin), Rollinsford. Back Row - Francis Bernier, Northwood; Claude Bernier, Franklin. All range in age from 84-67. All spouses but one were able to attend.


Obituaries


 

Henry Masten, Jr.

 


Northwood - Henry Richard Masten, Jr., of Northwood, NH, died November 18, 2008, at the age of 65 after a long illness. He was born December 11, 1942, in New York City, NY to Henry Richard Masten, Sr. and Irene L. Kodym.


In 1962, Henry entered into service in the US Naval Reserve followed by service in the US Air Force where he was stationed at Wheelus AFB, Lybia followed by Pease AFB in Newington, NH.


After his discharge, Henry attended Northeastern University and began his career at Merrill Lynch where he met his wife of 40 years, Marion F. Boisvert.  While working at Merrill Lynch, Henry became a member of the Quarter Century Honors Club and after 29 years of service, he retired as an Operations Manager.  In the later part of his career Henry worked for the State of NH, Department of Corrections, as an IT Specialist where he retired after 17 years of service.


Henry had many interests in life and pursued them with a passion.  He was an avid HAM Radio Operator and in 1974 received the County Award by the Radio Amateur’s Journal for communicating with 1,000 different counties in the US.


In his spare time, Henry refurbished two sailboats, worked on computers, and enjoyed working on his RV.


Henry was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, and brother and was cherished by all. He took great pride in everyone’s accomplishments and he was our Champion. Henry will be remembered for his zest for life, his wonderful sense of humor and his love for his family.


He is survived by his loving wife, Marion; his mother Irene L. Kodym Masten; his daughters, Tammy Schreiber and husband Alan, Jennifer Masten and fiancé Jerry Fowler, Lorraine Chilen and husband Edward, Elizabeth Goguet and husband Antoine, Jacqueline Masten and boyfriend Justin Greeley; granddaughters, Laura Masten, Jillian McNeil, Emma Chilen; brother, Sydney Masten; sisters, Claudia Evans, Theresa Downs, Pam Rafeal, Christina Everswick, Barbarann Quinlan, and Annette Elliot; and many nieces and nephews.


Henry was preceded in death by his father, Henry Richard Masten, Sr.; and sister Donna Masten.


A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, November 22nd  at St. Joseph’s Church,  Northwood, NH, with Father John Loughnane, officiating.
Burial will follow at Pine Grove, Northwood, NH.

 


 

 

 











 
 

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