MUM SALE
FUNDRAISER
The
Suncook Valley Sno-Riders snowmobile club is holding its 3rd annual
Fall Mum Sale fundraiser!
When:
Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14 (9am-5pm)
Where:
EXIT Reward Realty’s field (Corner of Rt. 28 and River Rd.) in
Pittsfield.
We will
also be selling fall decorative items like hay bales and corn
stalks.
For
more information see the club’s website at
www.SuncookValleySnoRiders.com
or our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/svsnoriders/
Vanished Veterans
The
Northwood Historical Society is sponsoring an illustrated
introduction to New Hampshire’s Civil War monuments and memorials by
historian George Morrison. From Seabrook to Colebrook, Berlin to
Hinsdale, New Hampshire’s towns, individuals and veterans
organizations erected a fascinating assortment of memorials to The
War of the Rebellion. Beginning with obelisks of the 1860s and
continuing to re-mastered works of the 21st century, a diverse
selection of New Hampshire’s commemorations and their stories will
be presented.
This
exciting program is FREE and open to the public Tuesday, September
16, 2014, 7:00 PM, at the Northwood Community Hall, 138 Main Street,
Northwood, NH. The program will be enjoyed by those interested in
the Civil War, students studying American history and those
interested in cemetery gravestones.
Northwood Memory Café
September 14
Ma’s &
Mine Restaurant will host the third Memory Café at 188 First NH
Turnpike on Thursday, September 17 from 10:30 A.M. until 12 noon.
Come to learn a little about memory, share your experiences and
laugh. For more information call Lucy Silva at 942-9848.
Join
the Chesley Memorial Library staff and trustees for our annual Open
House to honor National Library Card Sign-Up Month on Saturday,
September 13, from 10:00am until noon. Learn about Atrium, our new
library circulation system, and what it can do for you…or rather,
what you can do with it! Atrium provides you as the user the
opportunity to manage your own library account by renewing books
online or requesting books online; you can even set up reminders
about your library items due dates. Visit our newly designed teen
area and enjoy some fabulous cake to complete your library open
house experience.
Braiders Of The Lost Art: A Guild
By Lucy
Edwards
Don’t
you just love that name? It must be some very mysterious guild, a
revival of some ancient craft, you say? Well, stop by the Northwood
Community Hall at 135 Main Street on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to
9:00 pm, and you will find some very talented people braiding rugs!
I was
at the Bean Hole Bash in Northwood when a friend called my attention
to a group of women who were braiding rugs. They were a very
cheerful and relaxed group, and I was curious. I took a picture and
got a phone number to follow up, which led to my visiting one of
their meetings.
While
there are certainly classes in rug braiding available in the area,
this group is currently a gathering of like-minded folk, who simply
want to share their craft with anyone who is interested. That is
why they call themselves a guild. There is no charge to join them,
and they are very happy to share their craft.
It’s a
small group in the summer, upstairs in the Community Hall. They told
me that they work mostly with wool, so it’s a craft that attracts
more folks in the winter. I have agreed to come back in November and
write another article, but meanwhile I got to learn a few basics.
The
essentials of rug braiding are tension and lacing. Tension is
required to keep the braid tight and consistent, otherwise the rug
will be lumpy and uneven. Lacing is the sewing together of the
braid, and this too requires skill to keep the rug lying flat.
Wool is
the fabric of choice, preferable a tightly woven and substantial but
not thick cloth. It takes one yard of wool fabric to make a square
foot of braided rug. Wool fabric in the bolt has become harder and
harder to find, and more and more expensive. But old clothing and
blankets are a source, and if wool is not available, then other
fabrics can be used, although wool is best for rugs because it wears
very well.
The fun
is in the patterns. The Braiders showed me examples of how different
fabric colors and patterns draw out the colors next to them in the
braid. The colors can be carefully combined, or the strips of fabric
can be mixed in a bag and drawn out randomly.
I am
really looking forward to visiting again in November to meet more of
the Braiders and seeing a lot more of their work. It is lovely to
see the old crafts given new life in the midst of the rush and
bustle of our times.
If you
would like to see more pictures of the Braiders and their work
please visit
http://forumhome.org/braiders-of-the-lost-art-a-braiding-guild-p22024-130.htm
.
CBNA Students Visit Mexico
CBNA
students having fun in Mexico. From left to right: Michael Clauss,
Kyle Stevens, Andrea Veal, Casey Davies, Kristina Seavey, Kayla
Patten, Jessica Ohrenberger, Samuel Fortier, Emma Easler, Julia
Harcourt, Kayli Miles, Adam Seckendorf, Colin Johnson, Ryan Oliver
Twelve
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy students, led by CBNA Spanish Professor
Michael Clauss, traveled to Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula in June, 2014
for an educational tour. The group traveled to several Mayan
archeological sites, including Chichén Itzá, one of the seven
wonders of the modern world. They also visited the Spanish colonial
cities of Valladolid, Mérida, and Chetumal, had lessons in
traditional dance, tried many types of regional food, visited a
traditional Mayan home and experienced eco-tourism by swimming in
waterfalls, in underground caves, and at Mexico’s pristine beaches.
Collecting photos of VW beetles and items for a photo scavenger
hunt rounded out the fun.
CBNA To
Hold Homecoming Weekend September 12 & 13
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is pleased to announce that Homecoming
weekend will be celebrated on Friday and Saturday, September 12 and
13, 2014. The weekend will kick off with “Red and White” day for
students on Friday, followed by a family friendly Comedy Hypnosis
Show by Steve Wronker’s Funny Business at 7 pm ($10). A full day of
fantastic activities is planned across the campus for Saturday the
13th including athletic events: Bass Fishing at 8 am, Cross Country
at 9 am, Girls JV/V Soccer at noon, Boys JV/V Soccer at 2 pm and
Girls R/JV/V Volleyball at 2:30, 3:45, and 5. In addition, there
will be booths and games including a pancake breakfast, woodman’s
demo, booths and games, and concessions throughout the day.
Homecoming will culminate with a masquerade dance for current
students from 7 – 10 pm ($5). For more information about any of the
events, contact the school at 603-942-5531. Hope to see you there.
Comedy
Hypnosis Comes To CBNA
Steve
Wronker Comedy Hypnosis
Steve
Wronker’s Funny Business, a comedy hypnosis extravaganza, will
arrive at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy on Friday, September 12, 2014,
at 7 pm in the Gerrish Gym on the CBNA campus. Steve Wronker is a
unique entertainer with a unique slant on the most hilarious, the
most outrageous, and the funniest form of comedy available in
today’s entertainment market, and the SWFB comedy hypnosis show is
extremely different from any other hypnosis show available. Audience
members become the stars of the show. A true entertainer, Steve puts
lots of volunteers into his show and orchestrates a program of
absolute hilarity! With over 300 family friendly routines to choose
from, no two shows are alike! The show is being sponsored by CBNA
Theatre and is a CBNA Homecoming weekend event. Tickets are $10
general admission and will be available at the door on the night of
the show. Prepare to be thoroughly entertained when you attend Steve
Wronker’s Funny Business at CBNA on September 12!
Letter
To The Editor
Freedom
of Choice
In last
week’s Suncook Sun Tom Chase laments the NH Supreme Court’s
unanimous decision to allow NH’s education tax credit to continue.
His objection is that it “unlawfully diverts public money to
religious schools,” in violation of the First Amendment, so Tom
promises to try to change the law if he is elected to the State
House.
The law
in question provides scholarships to low income families seeking an
alternative to public school, a faith-based school being one of the
possible choices.
Ironically, when our New England forbears created the public schools
in the 17th century, it was “to insure the religious welfare of
their children….Children were taught to read in order that they
might gain a first hand knowledge of the Bible.” In 1647 for
example, the Massachusetts legislature insisted that schools be
established to teach children reading because it was the “chief
project of that old deluder, Satan, to keep men from knowledge of
the Scriptures” (The Puritan Family, by Edmund S. Morgan).
Well,
we’ve come a long way since those days. Satan is now largely seen as
a cartoon character, and the Constitution fortunately forbids
Congress from establishing a religion. To some people that means
that tax dollars shouldn’t flow towards any religious institution,
even indirectly.
But
that’s not how the NH or US Supreme Courts see it. Churches and
religious schools don’t pay property taxes. Donations to those
institutions are income tax deductible. Government subsidized
student loans are used at religious colleges. And so on. All divert
public money towards religious expression, but none of them
“establish” a religion.
Neither
does NH’s education tax credit law.
Michael
Faiella
Northwood
Letter
to the Editor
Less of
What Part?
By the
time you read this, the primary will be over, and over 50% of the
road signs – on the Republican side – will be gone, only to be
replaced by those of Democrats. This phase of the race is over, and
the real contests have begun. This has prompted my Probable
Opponent to write his first letter in a long time to his current
constituents asking for their vote.
I say
“probable” because his opponent, a 22-year-old who sees himself as
“vote-worthy” because he is – quoting his road sign – “Educated in
Politics” – that is to say a Political Science major, can’t be
expected to beat an incumbent, or anybody else for that matter.
He, my
Probable Opponent, as do many of his fellow Republicans and
Libertarians-running-as-Republicans, describes himself as in favor
of “less government.” This makes me think of Typhoid Mary.
I refer
you to the Wikipedia entry for the whole story, but this Irish-born
cook was an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever. In the early
1900’s, as she worked for various families in the New York City
area, “she was presumed to have infected 53 people, three of whom
died,” although “exactly how many people were infected or killed by
her is not known.”
For me,
she serves as the perfect example of what government, in this case,
the NYC Health Department, should be doing for us – protecting us
from threats that we, as individuals, are unable to deal with.
Like the guy who was recently arrested in NH for driving his
motorcycle at over 186(!) mph.
Less
government is not necessarily good, and as I said about the “less
taxes” mantra, if he won’t tell you what part of government he wants
less of, DON’T VOTE FOR HIM.
Tom
Chase
Northwood
Candidate for NH House of Representatives, Rockingham District 1
Letter
To The Editor
To the
Editor,
I am
hoping that this serves as an open letter to the Northwood School
Board and the Board of Selectmen. I am sure that everyone gets it,
that I have an agenda. That is precisely why I have run for
elections. One of my agendas is about volunteers. We do nothing in
this town for our volunteers and then cry huge tears when they stop
coming. As we enter the budget season I hope that both Boards would
consider what we can do to show appreciation to the many volunteers
in this town. Whether you serve on a board, a committee, help in a
classroom, work on ball fields, build a rock wall or whatever, we
the Town of Northwood owe you some respect. While I personally work
beside many of you and want to thank all of you, we, the Board of
Selectmen and the School Board need to come up with some plan
either, individually or together, to show our appreciation.
Tim
Jandebeur
Northwood
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