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Pittsfield NH News

September 9, 2009

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Celebrating Birthdays are: September 9, Todd Drew, Dennis W. Chagnon, Ashley Stearns; September 10, Stephen Catalano; September 11, Lisa Fries; September 12, Kate Vogt, Anne Ruth Dunne; Heidi Hillsgrove, Christopher Lee Briggs, II; September 13, Ian Pollard, Leon Bly, Loretta Suchomski; September 15, Jane Adams.
A Very Happy Birthday to One and All.




Best Wishes to John and Anne Shaver, Sr. who will celebrate their Wedding Anniversary on September 13th.




Winners in the August drawing at the Peterson-Cram American Legion Post in Pittsfield were: #67, Robert and Cindy Thompson, $50; #333, Diane M. Vaughan, $25; #10, Allan Nutter, $10; #66, Robert and Cindy Thompson, $10; #10, Allan Nutter, $10.




Look out world, here we come, diabetics, high blood pressure, heart attacks, has your love of food become too  much?


How about all of that medicine the Dr. prescribes, all of the money they take. Why not do something for yourself, and take off just a few pounds. You’d be surprised what TOPS can do for you. We are a non-profit organization, and a support group that is friendly, reasonable, perhaps for you and your family.


We meet Tuesdays at 6:30. Why not stop in and observe, and possibly join? We weigh in at 5:30-6:15 p.m. with the meeting to follow.


Please contact Pat at 435-5333 or Sandy at 798-5658. We’d love to answer your questions. Members, remember to call to be excused.




Beatrice Santolucito and Andrew Richmond announce the birth of a son, Riley Andrew Charles Richmond, on 8/10/09, born at home in Pittsfield, NH. Cindy Owen, CPM, of Birthroot Midwifery Service was in attendance.




Morrisville State College, Morrisville, NY,  recently announced that Mark Fisher of Pittsfield, NH, was named to the President’s List for the spring 2009 semester.


To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a perfect 4.0 average for the semester and complete 12 credit hours.




Morrisville State College, Morrisville, NY, recently announced that Jesse Fisher of Pittsfield, NH, was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2009 semester.


To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must achieve an average of 3.0 to 3.99 for the semester and complete 12 credit hours.




Don’t Forget - The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase Saturday, September 12, from 10:00 A.M.  -2:00 P.M. at the Pittsfield Elementary School Gymnasium. FREE Admission. Concessions available. Ident-a-Kid - NINTENDO WII GRAND PRIZE DRAWING. This is a great time to meet local business owners and see what they have to offer. Questions? Call Lyn at 435-7170 or go online to www.pittsfieldchamber.org.




Ten of the sixteen Dorcas Guild members of the First Congregational Church in Pittsfield who attend the weekly meetings of the Wednesday Work Women (WWW) enjoyed their annual “eat out” at the Happy Family Restaurant in Epsom recently.


Those who were able to attend were Freda Jones, Pat Rutherford, Sue Bleckmann, Dolly Kelley, Evelyn Rogers Richard, Joan Riel, Sally Lewis, Elaine Glidden, Maddy Rogers and Nancy White. A wonderful time of fellowship and delicious food was enjoyed.



 

School Lunch Menus
September 14-18, 2009

 

CHICHESTER
Monday - Baked potato, broccoli and cheese, Caesar salad, sliced apples, milk.
Tuesday - Teriyaki chicken dippers, baked fries, green beans, mandarin oranges, milk.
Wednesday - Spaghetti with meatsauce, garlic bread, veggie, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Homemade chicken soup, toasted cheese sandwich, carrots, pineapple, milk.
Friday - Variety pizza, veggie sticks, watermelon, milk.

 

PMHS
Monday - BLT, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Steak subs, onions/peppers, cheese, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Early Release - Pizza, veggies, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Chicken, veggies, fruit, milk.
Friday - Meatball subs, veggies, milk.

 

PES
Monday - Shepherd’s pie, mashed potatoes, corn, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Popcorn chicken, veggie, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Early Release - Tuna roll, chips, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Baked chicken, veggie, fruit, milk.
Friday - Pizza, veggie, fruit, milk.

 

EPSOM
Monday - Hot dog with roll, baked beans, celery sticks, fruit, milk, or yogurt tray, or ham and cheese salad.
Tuesday - Grandparent Lunch - Spaghetti with sauce, garlic rolls, tossed salad, milk, ice cream, no yogurt trays or salads.
Wednesday - Lunchables, crackers, ham and cheese, carrot/celery sticks, pickles, fruit, milk or yogurt tray.
Thursday - Cheesey egg with sausage, blueberry coffee cake, celery sticks, orange juice, milk, or yogurt tray or egg salad.
Friday - Shepherd’s pie, bread and butter, fruit, milk, or yogurt tray, or Caesar salad.

 


 

VA’s Suicide Prevention Program Adds Chat Service
New Service Expands Online Access for Veterans


The Suicide Prevention campaign of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is expanding its outreach to all Veterans by piloting an online, one-to-one “chat service” for Veterans who prefer reaching out for assistance using the Internet.


Called “Veterans Chat,” the new service enables Veterans, their families and friends to go online where they can anonymously chat with a trained VA counselor. If a “chatter” is determined to be in a crisis, the counselor can take immediate steps to transfer the person to the VA Suicide Prevention Hotline, where further counseling and referral services are provided and crisis intervention steps can be taken.


“This online feature is intended to reach out to all Veterans who may or may not be enrolled in the VA health care system and provide them with online access to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline,” said Dr. Gerald Cross, VA’s Acting Under Secretary for Health. “It is meant to provide Veterans with an anonymous way to access VA’s suicide prevention services.”


Veterans, family members or friends can access Veterans Chat through the suicide prevention Web site http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. There is a Veterans tab on the left-hand side of the website that will take them directly to Veteran resource information. On this page, they can see the Hotline number (1-800-273-TALK), and click on the Veterans Chat tab on the right side of the Web page to enter.

Veterans retain anonymity by entering whatever names they choose once they enter the one-on-one chat. They are then joined by a counselor who is trained to provide information and respond to the requests and concerns of the caller.


If the counselor decides the caller is in a crisis, the counselor will encourage the Veteran to call the Suicide Prevention Hotline, where a trained suicide prevention counselor will determine whether crisis intervention techniques are required.


The pilot program, which has been in operation since July 3, has already had positive results. In one instance, the online counselor determined that a Veteran in the chat required immediate assistance. The counselor convinced the Veteran to provide the counselor with a home telephone number and then remained in the chat room with the Veteran while the hotline staff called the number and talked to the Veteran’s mother. The hotline counselor worked with the Veteran’s mother to convince the Veteran to be admitted to a medical facility for further treatment.


“The chat line is not intended to be a crisis response line,” said Dr. Janet Kemp, VA’s National Suicide Prevention Coordinator at the VA Medical Center in Canandaigua, N.Y., where VA’s trained counselors staff the chat line 24 hours a day, seven days a week. VA’s suicide prevention hotline is also staffed continuously.


“Chat responders are trained in an intervention method specifically developed for the chat line to assist people with emotional distress and concerns,” Kemp said. “We have procedures they can use to transfer chatters in crisis to the hotline for more immediate assistance.”

Both Veterans Chat and the VA’s Suicide Prevention Hotline have been established under the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which was established through collaboration between VA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services.


Since becoming operational in July 2007, VA’s Suicide Prevention Hotline has received more than 150,000 calls, resulting in 4,000 rescues.

 


 

“Down on the Farm….Off to the County Fair”
Pittsfield Old Home Day, 2009


Mother Nature spared us again – in a season of lots of rainy days – July 18th, Old Home Day turned out to be a beautiful day.  Many THANKS are due to lots of groups, organizations, businesses and individuals who make this event possible.


The Pittsfield Players Encore group has been a part of Old Home Day for many years and we appreciate your continued involvement!


The Park Street Baptist Church served a delicious breakfast on Saturday morning to start the day.  Thank you to ALL the cooks!  Many THANKS to Tammy Colby, organizer of the craft fair. The park was full of crafters and people could try some local produce from some of the farmers’ market members. The free craft table for kids was manned by Carol Grainger, Paula Belliveau, Michele Karwocki, Erica Anthony, Shawna Sherwood, Leslie Vogt and Kathy Bleckmann.  THANK YOU to all! Rebos the Clown provided balloon animals for all the kids – free! Thanks to PYW for manning the jump tent and the carnival games for the kids.  The “pretend” cow was quite a hit as kids were taking turns trying to milk it.  Many THANKS to the creators of the “Farmer Time” photo props, Judy and Ray Webber and a huge THANKS to Bob Legg and Harry Vogt for taking the photos and posting them on the town website.


Thank you to Phil and Stephanie Joyce for providing music and singing for the morning at Dustin Park.  Also, the Concord Coachmen Barbershop Quartet provided a wonderful show.


The annual Cookoff was an “Any Fruit Crisp or Cobbler Cookoff” this year.  Thanks to all the participants (11 entries this year!).


The winners by popular vote were:  1st – Corine Miller (#7- 6 Fruit Crisp), 2nd – Kathy Bleckmann (#8 – Blueberry Buckle), and 3rd – Rose Kimball (#3 – Lemon Crisp)  *** Watch The Sun for the winning recipes to be printed! ***  A very special THANK YOU  to the Victory Workers 4-H Club for organizing and manning the booth.


The Pie Eating Contest (thanks to Louie and Patty Houle) was great fun to watch. The Kids Division had 7 entries and the winner was presented with a coupon for a Pizza Pie and a whole blueberry pie!  Thanks to all the kids and adults who participated.


The Scarecrow Contest (thanks to Linda Rafeal) was very popular. Ten entries were submitted for the public to vote on….and the winners were: Funniest: Damien Tetro, Scariest: Lily Edmond, and Best Use of Green Material: Jazmyn Price (and Mom).


Nancy Talbott provided the invocation before the parade – thank you for joining us that day! A special thank you to Ms.Stephanie Joyce for her beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Many thanks to Stan Bailey for providing announcing duties for the Parade this year. We would also like to THANK Granite Image for providing all the flyers and program printing for the day. THANK YOU to the Suncook Valley Sun for printing all of our articles, ads and the day’s schedule.


Congratulations to Tom “Fuzza” Freese on being named Citizen of the Year.  Thank you for all you’ve done and continue to do for our community.


THANK YOU to ALL who participated in the Parade.  YOU are the ones who make the Parade what it is – and the Parade was fabulous! The OHD Committee would like to thank Judy and Ray Webber for designing, constructing and decorating our parade entry and thanks to Jimmy Webber for hauling the float. A HUGE THANK YOU to NHIS Motor Speedway for the use of their “people movers”. They worked perfectly for the bands in the parade and for the guided tours later in the day.


PARADE WINNERS
Floats: Commercial Division: 1st – Marston Farm, Non-Commercial Division: 1st – Granite Brigade, 2nd – Women of Rotary, 3rd – Pittsfield Players and Rotary Club
Youth Division: 1st - Victory Workers 4-H club, 2nd - kYdstop


After the parade, the FB Argue Recreation Area was open for swimming and the place was busy! It was a nice way to take a break.


An Old Fashioned Ham & Bean Supper was sponsored by the South Pittsfield Community Club.  Ham, beans, potato salad, pickles and, of course, Homemade PIES were served! A HUGE THANK YOU to the SPCC Members for putting on a great meal.  During the three sittings, fiddle music was provided by Freestyle Folk. While people were waiting for their turn to eat, Larry Berkson of the Pittsfield Historical Society provided guided tours of the South Pittsfield Area.  The information was quite informative as well as a few humorous tales included! Many thanks to him and thanks to Rita Davis and Helen Schoppmeyer for their presentation at the Quaker Church. Also, we’d like to thank Jim Webber for the use of his tractor (and his driving!) to haul the “people movers”. Thanks for agreeing for the extra long ride.


After Dinner, people moved to Drake Field and “Freestyle Folk” provided more fiddle music for our enjoyment before the spectacular FIREWORKS show.  Thank you to ALL who made the show possible.


The Old Home Day Committee would like to THANK the Pittsfield Police, Fire and Highway Departments and the many extra volunteers that helped at any of the events.

 
We would also like to THANK Jim Smith of Weekly Trash Pickup for his donation of trash removal for the event.


We hope you enjoyed the day! Please feel free to call Andi Riel at 435-6346 or Louie Houle at 435-6938 if you have any suggestions, comments or if you’d like to volunteer next year.

 


 

Winners Of The Pittsfield Circle Of Home And Family Raffle


Listed below are the winners of the Pittsfield Circle of Home and Family raffle held at Balloon Rally. We’d like to thank everyone that purchased tickets. This is the only fundraiser for the CHF group and we appreciate everyone’s support.


Circle of Home and Family is a woman’s group that meets monthly. We are an educational not-for-profit organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of home and family through knowledge, skills, leadership and self esteem. The group meets to discuss a different topic each month including cooking, gardening, crafts, health or a foreign country. We also perform many various community service projects. Our meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of each month (except summer) at 7:00 p.m. at the Pittsfield Community Center. It is a very fun and welcoming group of women. Anyone who is interested in joining, please contact Andi Riel at 435-6346.The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 24.


….and the Winners are:
Hot Air Balloon Quilt,  Gladys Tibbetts; Hand Woven Basket, Pam Frizzell; Quilted Table Runner, JoAnn LaMothe; Aran Knit Blanket, Carole Richardson; Handmade Toss Pillow, Denise Foster; Herbal Relax Pack, Linda Spinosa; Quilted Star Centerpiece, Becca McHaas; Decorated Hand Towel Set , Carole Richardson; Child’s Knit Sweater, Pat Shea Oliver; 3 pc set stuffed Disney Characters,  Jordan Newhall; 4 Beanie Buddies, Jean Jelley; Hot Air Balloon T-Shirt, Lisa Analetto; and Handmade Scarf, Shirley Stancheua.

 


 

Senior Centers Work:  Come Celebrate National Senior Center Month!


Senior Centers Work.  Today’s Senior Centers are reflecting an empowered vision of aging. They are a resource for wellness, lifelong learning, access to benefits and meaningful opportunities. Senior Centers serve the entire community with information on aging and develop innovation approaches to addressing aging issues. The older adults who participate in Senior Centers share their diverse skills and talents through their participation and volunteerism. Senior Centers make a connection through art, movement, technology, friends and generations.


September is National Senior Center Month and Thursday, September 17th, 8 Senior Centers of Belknap and Merrimack Counties and Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Resource Center in Concord, NH, will celebrate their accomplishments with a special program and reception to highlight their many offerings.  If you have never visited your local senior center, this is a wonderful opportunity to find out about its multiple activities.  If you already attend a senior center, please invite a friend to accompany you to your center for this very special event. Senior centers offer something for everyone and are exciting hubs of activity. 


Elder Services, of Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. serves all of the communities in the two counties including the management of eight Senior Centers, two Meals-on-Wheels Outreach programs, and a senior resource center at Horseshoe Pond Place in Concord.  Last year, the Senior Centers offered 1,229 exercise programs, 217 educational seminars, 19,782 rides on the Rural Transportation Service Senior buses, 3,439 social opportunities, and 118 health programs including screenings and information programs. Through Community Dining at the Senior Centers and community outreach programs as well as the Meals-on-Wheels program, 304,490 meals were served throughout Merrimack and Belknap counties.


The public is invited to call the senior centers for more information and to secure a reservation for lunch.


Alton Senior Center, 875-7102; Belmont Senior Center, 267-9867; Horseshoe Pond Place, Concord, 228-6956; Laconia Senior Center, 524-7689; Pittsfield Senior Center, 435-8482; Suncook Senior Center, 485-4254.

 


 

Area Students Graduate From Morrisville State College


The following area residents were among more than 750 students to graduate from Morrisville State College, Morrisville, NY,  in May.


Jesse Fisher, a resident of Pittsfield, NH, received a degree in Animal Sci - Equine Sci & Mgt.


Mark Fisher, a resident of Pittsfield, NH, received a degree in Animal Sci - Equine Sci & Mgt.

 


 

Kennedy-Lowe

Christine Lowe and Michael Kennedy were married June 20, 2009, in a double-ring ceremony at Candia Woods Golf Club in Candia, NH. The bride was given in marriage by her father.


Adam Lowe of Somersworth, NH, Brother of the bride, was man of honor. Megan Heeder of Burlington, VT, Kimberly Lynch of Londonderry, NH, Sarah Arnold of Bow, NH, Denise Robinson of Alton, NH, and Jessica Kennedy of Pittsfield, NH, were bridesmaids. Kianna Vincelette of Pittsfield, niece of the groom, was flower girl. Sarah McNulty of St. Albans, VT offered a reading.


Jayme Kennedy of Pittsfield, NH, brother of the groom, was best man. Dan Chapman of Alton, NH, Steve Marston of Pittsfield, NH, Justin Kennedy of Barnstead, NH, Shayne Kennedy of Barnstead, NH, and Shawn Crowley of Burlington, VT, were groomsmen. Jim Paveglio, step-brother of the bride, was an usher. Kaleb Kennedy of Pittsfield, NH, nephew of the groom, was ring bearer.


The bride, daughter of Janet and Bob Tarantino of Pittsfield, NH, and Don and Diane Lowe of Bow, NH, graduated from Bow High School in 2001, and graduate School at UNH in 2007. She works for Liberty Mutual in Portsmouth, NH.


The groom, son of Tom and Nancy Kennedy, graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1998. He works for the State of New Hampshire in Concord.


The couple lives in their new home in Northwood, NH.

 


 

What’s Up at PYW?


Submitted By:
Paula Driscoll, PYW Program Director
Hello Pittsfield, and our surrounding neighbors! Much has been happening at The Pittsfield Youth Workshop (PYW), despite the tons of rain and cool temperatures that we had this summer. We have just finished our summer schedule, and I wanted to extend a hello to all of you and recap some of the memorable moments from the last couple of months.


This summer PYW offered a total of 23 trips. Most of our excursions were on Tuesdays and Thursdays, along with Drop-In on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. There was a Wise Guys boy’s group on Mondays facilitated by Jeff Martel, Full of Ourselves girl’s group on Wednesdays run by Paula Driscoll, Carol Stewart and Kate Spillane, a bike group every other Friday with a final trip to Bear Brook State Park led by Bill Provencal, thanks Bill!  Along with time for cooking, tie-dye anything, making homemade ice cream, tournaments, and lots of fun games and activities.  


Early this summer, a group of girls decided to participate again in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life (an 18 hour fundraising event for cancer research). They raised over $1000.00 and walked many miles. Great job girls!


Our first official trip for the summer was to Hilltop Fun Center. We got a game of miniature golf played before it started to rain and then we spent the rest of the day playing Laser Tag. No complaints about that!


A week later we were off to York Wild Animal Kingdom. It was cool and by that I mean we had our sweatshirts on. Yeah, the animals were also great. One of the youth was very excited to ride a horse/pony for the first time. My favorite was seeing the butterflies!


Next, some of us took our Dramamine and went deep sea fishing. As the youths dropped their lines into the water the fish, mostly Mackerel, started to bite. Each youth caught lots of fish with us bringing more then a hundred back to PYW to split-up and bring home. We were told to marinate the fish with milk and mayonnaise and cook it on a grill! I was not a big fan of it but many of the youths said it was good.


As the rides came to a halt the youth wondered what had happened. Canobie Lake Park lost power and the park closed about an hour before we were going to leave. If that wasn’t bad enough, the NH National Guard bus broke down in the parking lot. After a two hour wait Karen Bruedle picked us up with H.A. Marston’s bus and I have to say the youth were tired and hungry but complained very little and were well behaved the whole time. 


“What are the Wolves?” I was asked this many times and I explained that they are a football team - arena football. None of the youth had even been to see arena football, but were ready to experience it for their first time. As we walked into the Verizon, the music was playing and the teams were warming-up. The game started and the youth watched carefully for the first few minutes and not long after that they were cheering on the team… like real fans of the sport. 


For one of our last trips we were not able to avoid the hottest day of the summer with temperatures in the nineties, the youth brought plenty of water and good attitudes to play some mini-golf, race go-carts, climb a climbing wall, hit balls at the batting cages, and/or try the jumpster at Chuckster’s.

Throughout the summer we also offered two four week sessions of outdoor rock climbing. For the first session we had 14 youth sign-up to test their skills at something new, or to just continue expanding their climbing knowledge. During the second session many of the youth from the first session continued to climb with us. Still, there were many new youth who climbed for their first time and said they couldn’t wait to climb again. Some of the youth have been climbing with us for more than four years!


There is nothing boring or uneventful at PYW and I would not have it any other way.


We would like to thank everyone who participated, volunteered and/or supported us during another great summer!  If you would like to learn more about the trips that PYW offers during the summer and school year, please call Paula and Zach at 435-8272 or stop by to see what we are up to. We offer great opportunities, trips, and activities for the youth to do year round.

 


 

New Prevention Specialist Working to Reduce Alcohol Abuse Among Youth

 
The Pittsfield Community Coalition has hired Sarah Sadowski as the new Coordinator/Prevention Specialist in effort to address substance abuse among local youth.  Sadowski will be pursuing ways to prevent alcohol abuse through educational programs, citizen patrols and coordinating Pittsfield’s participation in national campaigns such as Project Alert and the Safe Homes initiative.


The Pittsfield branch of the Safe Homes Network is being introduced this fall. Safe Homes is a community of parents who have pledged to actively supervise youth gatherings at their home, do not allow youth to use or possess alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs, and believe in appropriate expectations and consequences for their child’s behavior. Sadowski cautions that signing the pledge is not legally binding and parents should always feel comfortable contacting the supervising adult. However, “It’s a great way to get the conversation started about substance abuse among youth” Sadowski said, “Parents can see who else in their community has signed the pledge and feel a sense of solidarity with other parents.”


If you have ideas about how to help support youth in making healthy choices or would like to be involved please contact Sarah at 435 8272. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Pittsfield Community Coalition will take place at PYW on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at 9:00 AM.

 


 

 

 











 

 

 

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