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Northwood NH News

April 22, 2009

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The First Baptist Church in Strafford serves a hot meal on Wednesday evenings from 5-6 pm. Anyone who is having a difficult time financially or has a limited food budget is encouraged to attend. The church is located at the junction of Rts. 126 & 202A, around the corner from Strafford Elementary School.




Roast Beef Supper


Northwood Congregational Church is hosting their famous annual roast beef supper on Saturday, May 2nd. There will be two sittings, one at 5:00 p.m. and another at 6:15 p.m. The cost is only $8 for adults and $4 for children, 12 and under. For advanced tickets or more information contact: Michael Magoon at 608-5444 or Pam English at 942-8501. Tickets will also be available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.

 


 

Northwood School Honor Roll


Fifth Grade
High Honors
Nicole Beaupre, Chloe Bettencourt, Ryu Kondrup, William Ohrenberger, Billie Pingree, Kayleigh Sherman.


Honors
Janais Axelrod, Julia Cormier, Seanna DeMeritt, Bailey Docko, Erin Docko, Matthew Guckert, Robert Hill, III, Colin Jozokos, Wyatt Jozokos, Caleb Locke, Elisabeth Long, Grace Mele, Julie Renner, Julie Souryavong.


Honorable Mention
Michaela Cirillo, David Coe, Dalton Colman, Austin DeTrude, Quinn Grady, Shayne Henry, Jared Neal, Hayley Pierce, Carter Rollins, Bryce Twombly.

 

Sixth Grade
High Honors
Olivia Anatone, Alexa Barnes, Ronald Berry, III, Joshua Conrad, Audrey Getman, Molly Gibson, Hannah Herter, Ashley LeBlanc, Megan Leduke, Gaelyn O’Dwyer, Haley Ruth, Nicole Torosian.


Honors
Chyann Cahill-Hassett, Michaela Dean-Apted, Claire Decker, Katelynn Emmett, Catherine Farrar, Jeremy Fenerty, Gabrielle Fichera, Francisca Jeffrey, Anthony Jones, Devon Kitt, Meraya Knight, Mark Leoncyk, Jelasa Nelson, Jessica Ohrenberger, Patricia Poitras, Anthony Russo, Alec Schleich, Kassandra Southwick, Ashley St. Pierre, Veronica Swindell


Honorable Mention
Kyle Bousquet,Brenda Burgess, Jacob Jackman, Allyssa Jandebeur, Travis Jarrell, Austin Leith, Shane Marshall, Ashley Perron, Hunter Ranfos, Dalton Reynolds


Seventh Grade
High Honors
Joseph Anatone, Dana Lee, Jacob Mele, Alexander Wimsatt.


Honors
Rebecca Ames, Grace Axelrod, Connor Bell, Devon Berry, Emily Blad, Alexandria Buiel, Regan Butler, Ashley Calef, Courtney Corson, Thomas Esdale, Seth Gourley, Kasey Hamlett, Julia Helton, Hannah Hughes, Brittany Lachance, Wyatt Locke, Patrick Marie, Scott McGibbon, Taylor Pitre, Jaclyn Renner, Hailey Serino, Brody St.Francis, Charles Therriault, III


Honorable Mention
Taylor Bowden, Nicholas Locke, Sabrina Nasta, Asha Plumpton, Alexi Ramsey, Tiffany Sherman.


Eighth Grade
High Honors
Casey Breen, Ashley Hodil.


Honors
Emily Amazeen, Marianna Barnhart, Corin Kelley, Christian Long, Jordan McAllister, Amanda Millette, Anthony Toscano, Samantha Toscano.


Honorable Mention
Andrea Cannella, Danielle Colpritt, Nicholas Derocher, Kyle DeTrude, Victoria DeVeau, Riley Farrar, Ashley Jones, Cassidy Small, Morgan Stroberg, Brett Wimsatt, Brian Wolfendale.

 


 

The Friends Of The Northwood Library


The Friends of the Northwood Library will present “Humor and Harmony II: Springtime Edition” featuring Rebecca Rule and Cordwood at the Northwood School on Route 4 in Northwood on Saturday, May 2, from 7:00-9:00 p.m.


Suggested donation is $5.00 per person at the door. Baked goods and coffee will be available for purchase. All proceeds will benefit the Chesley Memorial Library’s children and adult programs.


Rebecca Rule, aka the Moose of Humor, is a humorist/writer who specializes in funny stories about New Hampshire. You never know what is going to happen once the lies, uh, stories start flying. Her CDs are “Better Than a Poke in the Eye” and “Perley Gets a Dump Sticker.” Her latest book is “Live Free And Eat Pie: A Storyteller’s Guide to New Hampshire.”


Cordwood is a bluegrass and folk quartet made up of instrumental, vocal, and recording artists from Northwood, Strafford, and Deerfield. This is not your local neighborhood hobby band. They are a fine group of seasoned New England musicians. Each can hold his or her own at field picking or a back stage jam, and yet, as a band, they present a highly polished on-stage performance. All four members of Cordwood are storytellers and songwriters, creating original material for instrumentalists who can sing and harmonize, sometimes taking the lead vocal, other times hanging back and lending two, three, ore even four part harmonies to a song. Cordwood provides a unique sound to both originals and the covers they perform. Their tunes remain heartfelt and down-home. The band’s material is a mixture of traditional bluegrass, folk, and swing. Cordwood  is Wini Young on banjo and guitar, Walk Kutylowski on bass, Al Pratt on guitar, and Bob Young on mandolin, names you may remember from Big Chicken, The Deerfield Coffeehouse Band and Fat Hands.

 


 

News from the Northwood School Board


On Monday, April 13, the Northwood School was named a 2009 New Hampshire School of Excellence. The awards for outstanding K-8, elementary, middle, and secondary schools are determined by criteria developed by the New Hampshire Excellence in Education Awards Board of Directors and applied by selection committees made up of educators and community leaders. The committees study school applications and assess schools based on presentations and on-site visitations. Only one school at each of the four levels may be recognized each year. It is a great honor to receive this award.


In addition to being named a New Hampshire School of Excellence, the Northwood School made “adequate yearly growth” (AYP) for the second year in a row. This achievement means that the Northwood School is no longer considered “a school in need of improvement!”


The School Board would like to thank and congratulate administration, staff, students, parents, and community members for these two impressive achievements. It is the combined effort of all everyone that allows us to live our mission statement: The mission of the Northwood School is to inspire students to be lifelong learners. As a community we are committed to providing a safe, challenging environment that encourages all students to aspite to excellence.


Congratulations to all!

 


 

Chesley Memorial Library


The Chesley Memorial Library in Northwood is proud to collaborate with the New Hampshire State Library and other public libraries across the state to continue offering Downloadable Audiobooks! The same Audiobooks you have come to know and love (WMA format) are still available. Additionally, MP3 Audiobooks can now be downloaded onto PCs or Macs and played on any MP3 player, including iPods®. WMA Audiobooks can be downloaded, as always, to a PC and played on WMA-compatible players. How does it work? It’s easy! Go to our library web site at www.chesleylib.com, select the Downloadable Audiobooks link then click on the Downloadable Audiobooks button, choose “My Account,” select Chesley Memorial Library from the drop down menu, and type in your library card number. You can find instructions on the Quick Start Guide.

 


 

Northwood Recreation Update


By Kathy Boudreau, Recreation Director
Kindermusik - Sing, dance, read, and explore with your child in this 4 week mini-course of Kindermusik classes.  Kim Lachance is a licensed Kindermusik educator and has been teaching music in NH since 1992.  This session is appropriate for 3 to 5 year old children and their parents.  The class will meet on April 27th, May 4th, 11th, and 18th from 10:00 – 10:45 at the Northwood Community Hall. The cost of the class is $40 per family.  Register by April 23rd to participate.


Nature Walk & Scavenger Hunt - Your preschooler can stretch his/her legs and get some fresh air while enjoying a Scavenger Hunt along the trail of the Meadows State Park.  Be on the look out for many things like acorns, animal tracks, or a Pine Cone.  Meet at the Northwood Meadows State Park at 10:00 AM on Friday, May 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th.  There is no cost but registration in advance is requested by May 11th.

 

 Registration forms for both programs can be obtained at the Town Hall or printed from the Town of Northwood’s web site, www.town.northwood.nh.us.  Return registration forms with payment to the Recreation Department at the Northwood Town Hall.  Call 942-5586 x209 or email  [email protected] with questions.

 


 

Rochester District VNA


Did you know that:
*Each year more than 50 million people provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend.


*Approximately 60-70% of caregivers are women.


*The value of the services family caregivers provide for “free” is estimated to be $306 billion a year.


*Female caregivers are 2.5 times more likely than non-caregivers to live in poverty.


*Family caregivers report having a chronic health condition more than twice the rate of non-caregivers.


*Caregivers have an increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and impaired immune systems.


*30-40% of dementia caregivers suffer from depression and emotional stress.


*There are many beneficial effects of caregiving such as having a sense of well-being for helping a family member and feeling appreciated.


Tips For Your Health:
*Find time for yourself every day, even if it’s only a few minutes to engage in an activity that is meaningful, fun and relaxing for you.


*Utilize community programs or other family members to provide respite.


*Get regular breaks from caregiving responsibilities.


*Integrate exercise and relaxation into your daily routine: 20 minutes a day of meditation, mindful breathing, etc. can achieve decreases in heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and muscle tension.


*See your health care professional for regular check ups.


*Laugh.......wholeheartedly


Where to get Help? Call Rochester District Visiting Nurse Association at 332-1133 or visit their website at www.YourVNA.org to learn about community resources and programs such as their Adult Day Center, Home Visitors/Volunteers, Caregiver Support Groups and Respite Care Providers or call your local Service Link (in Strafford County at 332-7398 or Rockingham County at 334-6594 ).

 


 

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day


Have you been spring cleaning and come across items that you are unsure of how to dispose of or know they cannot be accepted at the town transfer station? The Household Hazardous Waste Day is designed to provide a safe way to dispose of many products found in the house, garage, workshop, etc.  Collection Day is Saturday, May 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Turnkey Landfill, Rochester Neck Road, Rochester.


A product is hazardous when its use or disposal poses a threat to your health or the environment. Hazardous products may contain the words: flammable, corrosive, explosive or toxic on the product label. This includes but is not limited to: weed killers, poisons, insecticides, drain cleaners, fuel additives, antifreeze, creosote, transmission fluid, oil or enamel based paints, paint removers, glues, solvents, etc. You are allowed to bring up to 10 gallons of allowed products to the collection site.


This special collection day is for residents of Northwood and other designated towns only. If you have questions about Collection Day or would like directions to Turnkey Landfill call the City of Rochester at 332-4096 or NHDES at 271-2047. An information sheet with all the details about collection day, including a list of what should be disposed of and a map to the site is available at the Northwood Town Hall during regular business hours Monday-Friday 8-4.


Let’s do our part to keep these products disposed of in a safe manner that will keep them out of storm drains, septic systems or landfills that can contaminate ground and surface waters.

 


Obituaries


 

Leo W. Cowdrey

 

 Northwood - Leo W. Cowdrey, 82, died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at home, where he was under the care of his family and hospice.


Born March 7, 1927, in Fitchburg, Mass., son of Wilfred U. and Ida E. (Mathieu) Cowdrey, he married Barbara L. Hurd of West Swanzey on Jan. 27, 1951.


He is survived by his wife; his daughter Kathryn Cowdrey and her husband, Jonathan Sheff, of Newmarket; his son Mark Cowdrey and his wife, Lea Ayers LaFave, of Andover; his son Robert Cowdrey of Cambridge, Mass.; his daughter Terry Cowdrey and her husband, Matthew Miller, of Canton, N.Y.; and five granddaughters.

 
A brother, Robert, and a sister, Lucille Bloomquist, predeceased him.


Mr. Cowdrey was a U.S. Navy veteran who served during World War II. He moved to New Hampshire in 1950 and lived for many years in the Seacoast area, where he owned and operated an automotive repair shop. He was an avid woodworker, a land steward for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and a volunteer at Canterbury Shaker Village.


A Funeral Mass was held Friday, April 17, 2009,  at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Northwood, followed by a brief reception in the Parish Center.


A graveside service was held Friday, April 17, 2009, at Oak Hill Cemetery in West Swanzey, followed by a reception at the home of Glen and Patti Hurd, West Swanzey.

 
Memorial donations may be made to the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association; Chesley Memorial Library in Northwood; or Bear-Paw Regional Greenways.


Arrangements were under the direction of Purdy Memorial Chapel, Lee.


Condolences may be sent to www.purdyfuneralservice.com.

 


 

 

 











 
 

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