Northwood Congregational Church will host a town-wide Ash Wednesday
Service at 7:00 pm on March 9th. The church is located on Rt.4
just east of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy. All are welcome;
please join us during this Lenten season.
Congratulations to David Carr who was named to The University of
Maine at Farmington Dean’s List for the fall 2010 semester.
The Northwood Congregational Church, UCC will be hosting a
concert by the Jesus Project Band on Saturday, March 12 at 7:00.
This is a Christian Rock band and we would love to have you join us.
There will be a potluck supper at 5:30, with a discussion about
community. A free will offering will be taken at the concert.
Please join us at 881 First NH Turnpike (just east of of Coe Brown
Academy).
Letter
Driving around on errands, shopping, attending gatherings of my
fellow NH citizens, I find myself looking at people and wondering if
they even know what is going on in their state capital since the
election in November. I wonder if they voted, and if they did,
are they getting what they wanted?
I went to the NH House
website recently and looked at the list of bills introduced in this
session. It’s a long list. I had been told that voters
were looking for more jobs and a better NH economy. There are
673 Legislative Service Requests on that list. I tried to find
something that seemed to be helping create jobs or improve the
economy.
I did find a bill asking for an army for NH, I guess
that’s jobs. I found a number of education bills that move us
backwards into litigation country again, I suppose that will keep
some lawyers and courts busy, although I am not sure the courts are
going to be allowed to have their say, since our legislature is
apparently going to take over the judiciary. But how many
teachers will lose their jobs?
It’s puzzling. Maybe the
bills to let us carry guns everywhere? Can we bring back Smith
& Wesson (used to be Thompson Center Arms) to Rochester? Then
there is repealing the state’s authority to license hair-dressers
and other occupations. We’ll all be able to set up shop, no
training required!
Not exactly what I expected. How about
you?
Lucy Edwards Northwood
Benefit
Dinner At Coe Brown Northwood Academy
All proceeds from the
benefit dinner will be donated to the National Breast Cancer
Foundation, Inc. and is sponsored by Mikael Stroberg’s Senior
Project.
• Cost: $10.00 • Date: March 11, 2011 •
Time: 2 sittings 5:30 and 7:30 PM • Where: Coe Brown
Northwood Academy
Appetizers: Crème of Butternut Soup, Sausage
Crostini.
Choice of entrée: Chicken Cordon Blue, Meat
Ravioli in tarragon crème sauce, or Pumpkin and Romano dumplings in
butter sauce (vegetarian).
Desserts: Lemon Raspberry Cake, Black
Forest Cake, or Strawberry Cannoli.
Please purchase tickets at
the main office at CBNA, 1-603-942-5531 x 141. To make reservations,
email
[email protected] or call 1-603-834-0807. Please
provide your entrée choice. Checks can be made out to National
Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Who is
Aldo Leopold?
Aldo Leopold is considered the father of
wildlife ecology. His collection of essays, “A Sand County
Almanac” is one of the most respected books about the environment
ever published, and Leopold has come to be regarded by many as the
most influential conservation thinker of the twentieth century.
Join neighbors and friends on April 1st at the Northwood Community
Hall, 135 Main Street, for an evening to learn how Leopold’s legacy
continues to inform and inspire us to see the natural world “as a
community to which we belong.”
A potluck supper
starts at 5:30 pm. Please bring a dish to share and your own
place setting. Then sit back and enjoy “An Introduction
to Aldo Leopold” presented by Dr. Tom Lee, UNH Associate Professor
of Forest Ecology, followed by readings and slides from “A Sand
County Almanac.”
For more information, contact Carl
Wallman at [email protected] or
435-5209.
Sponsored by: NALMC, Bear-Paw Regional Greenways,
Friends of Northwood Meadows State Park, Northwood Conservation
Commission.
Lions
Outing For The Blind
The
Saddleback Mountain Lions Club kept their long standing tradition of
conducting an “Outing for the Blind” in Northwood. The event is held
annually in the month of February and provides an opportunity for
New Hampshire’s sight impaired and blind to get out in the country,
have a nice meal and enjoy specific winter activities geared to
their special needs. This year the attendees enjoyed a
delicious luncheon at the Northwood Congregational Church.
Saddleback Lions Club volunteers were on hand throughout the day to
assist when needed and to make the day one to remember.
On
Friday, February 4, Saddleback Mountain Lions Club once again hosted
its annual “winter” outing for the sight impaired of New Hampshire.
This year it was at the Northwood Congregational Church on Route 4
next to Coe Brown Academy on Harvey Lake.
The luncheon
consisting of spaghetti with meatballs/sausage, tossed salad and
rolls was prepared by Lions Dave Linden and Bill and Judy Lounsbury,
ably assisted by two volunteer chefs, Shane Glesko and Wendy Cook.
Lion Christine Burke arrived mid-morning and was a welcome addition
to the team.
We could not have accomplished this event without
the help of many volunteers and would like to thank the following
students from Coe Brown Academy for their assistance: Maria Cabral,
Bridget Carpenter, Maureen Evans, Sarah Guyette, Erin Powers, Ryan
Seymore, Felicia Stewart, Mikael Strobert, Brooke Wheeler and parent
chaperone, Mrs. Kim Cabral.
Ms. Roberta Mungeon and her
culinary students graciously provided a delicious dessert of
pineapple upside down cake and gingerbread served with “real”
whipped cream…. a real treat enjoyed by all. We would also
like to thank the Epsom Dunkin’ Donut folks and Lion Bob Chadbourn
for providing the mid-morning snacks which brought many a smile to
those who may have missed breakfast.
Our event would not have
been a success without our local Boy Scouts from Troop 312. Those
that were in attendance included: Nick Halka, Tyler Doiron who
brought his sister, Sarah and scout leader Moe Doiron who all
assisted with the ice fishing event along with Bill Lounsbury who
provided the necessary equipment. A big round of applause for Mike
Kostiew who tirelessly gave snowmobile rides….a great opportunity to
enjoy winter at its best! Student volunteers
helped by escorting the blind to the various winter events and
filled in as wait staff during the luncheon.
Our guests travelled
from all parts of the granite state to enjoy a fun-filled day.
Once again, thanks to all who helped to “make a difference” for
those who truly appreciated a wonderful “winter outing”.
Northwood Crankpullers
Hello from the Northwood Crankpullers. We
hope everyone is enjoying this long, snowy winter!!
The guys
have been very busy this month with races. We would like to
thank all who participated in our 2nd Vintage Race at Lake Shore
Farm, and the Vintage Race held at Rockingham Park in Salem.
We hope attendees and participants enjoyed themselves.
We would
like to say a special thank you to our members Don M. and Jeff M.
for visiting the local Boy Scouts and discussing snowmobile safety.
And of course, the guys also learned how to build their own snow
cave just in case…everyone had fun!!
It’s been a great
year for snowmobiling but please observe our signs on the trails.
We respect the landowners and constantly try to maintain a good
relationship with them. Please do the same.
We are always
looking for new members and our meetings are on the first Tuesday of
each month at 7pm at the Lake Shore Farm in Northwood. As
always check out our website
www.northwoodcrankpullers.com for any information.
CBNA
Alumni Association
Please join us at our next meeting on
Thursday, March 10th at 6:30 pm in the guidance conference area in
the main building at Coe Brown. We always welcome new faces at our
meetings.
We will be selling CBNA puzzles at the Northwood Town
meeting as our fundraiser. Proceeds will benefit both the
Association’s Scholarship and Operating funds and the Academy’s
Annual Campaign. There are two designs to choose from, one historic
and one present day. The puzzles are $20 for one or $35 a set (one
of each design). Please be sure to stop by and visit us.
Chesley
Memorial Library
The Chesley Memorial Library staff and trustees
would like to thank the Friends of the Library and Lord Carpentry
LLC for the new bookshelves at the library. The shelves
upstairs in the adult section were extremely crowded and it was
becoming increasingly difficult to put books away or to find space
for new books. Once again, it was the Friends to the rescue!
They worked with the trustees and decided to add several new
sections of bookshelves. The Friends sought estimates for the
bookshelves, but needed to look no further after local residents
Mark and Kit Lord offered to build the bookshelves without charging
for their labor. The Lords only charged the Friends for the
cost of the supplies. A good book is a good friend, but it is
also nice to have a little help from “Friends” in other places!
Coe
Brown Northwood Academy 80s Reunion Classes 1985 - 1990 Invited!
• Saturday, May 14, 2011. • 6:00 pm - Midnight • The
Highlander Inn, Manchester, NH (near the airport). • RSVP by
April 15, 2011. • Tickets are $60 per person (payment accepted by
check or paypal).
Please join us for an evening of 80s music,
dancing, gourmet dinner and cash bar. Dress is business
casual. This reunion covers 6 classes and over 350 alumni. Seating
is limited so please respond quickly! Blocks of rooms are available
at The Highlander Inn at discounted rates.
For more information
and payment details, please contact Julie Smith Clarke ‘89 at
[email protected] or call
702-467-5102 or 603-942-8283.
Obituaries
George
Edward Reese, Sr.
George “Ted” E. Reese, Sr., 91, passed away March 2, 2011. He was
the son of Charles E. and Lillian Soutiere Reese.
Ted lived in
Northwood, NH with his wife, Phyllis Knox Reese in a home on
Pleasant Lake. A 1938 graduate of Coe Brown Northwood Academy, he
went on to technical schools in the east to fulfill his budding
passion for fixing machinery. He was a veteran of World War II
serving in both the Navy and Air Force Reserves. He was an Air Force
Technical Sergeant and an Aviation Machinist’s Mate First Class
USN-1 of the US Navy. During his life, he served in the Civil Air
Patrol. He also worked as a mechanic at Ferns Flying Service of
Concord, was the head of the sheet metal department at North
East Electronics, Concord, NH and retired from Wilcom of Belmont.
Ted was always community oriented, having served as a member of the
Cemetery Trustees of the town of Northwood and as a volunteer EMT
for twenty-three years. He was a 32nd degree Mason and belonged to
the 90 F&AM Morrison Lodge for sixty-eight years, where he was past
Master and Treasurer. He received the General Sullivan Award during
that time.
He loved the outdoors, travel and always had a funny
story to share. You could find him either tinkering in his barn or
swimming in Pleasant Lake and enjoying the sun and the company of
family and friends.
He is survived by his loving wife of nearly
64 years, Phyllis Knox Reese; his three children, Roberta Reese
Mongeon; Rev. George E. Reese, Jr. and his wife Karen, of Epsom, NH
and Charles K. Reese and his wife, Nancy of Deerfield, NH. He leaves
six grandchildren, Joel Dail and his wife, Meggin, of Epsom, NH;
Brett Mongeon Gagnon and her husband Jason of Dover, NH; Ian and
Sean Reese of Epsom, NH and Tyler and Cooper Reese of Deerfield, NH;
as well as three great-grandsons, Earnhardt and Carson Dail of
Epsom, NH and Brannock Gagnon of Dover, NH.
Per his wishes there
will be private graveside services held in the spring. Donations in
his memory may be made to the Morrison Masonic Lodge of Northwood;
Morrison Lodge F&AM, 158 First NH Turnpike, Northwood, NH 03261 or
to The Northwood Fire-Rescue c/o Northwood Town Hall, 499 First NH
Turnpike, Northwood, NH 03261.
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