Reminder
The Pittsfield Conservation Commission is sponsoring a
FREE workshop on Thursday, October 28, 7 - 8:30 PM at the Pittsfield
Town Hall. “Conserving Your Land: Options for Landowners” will
be presented by Tom Howe, Senior Director of Land Conservation at
the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.
On Wednesday, October 27th, the Pittsfield Area Senior Center is
planning another special event. Have you ever wondered why
banks or credit card companies set up their own rules?
Join us at the Community Center from 9:30 am to 11: am when Filippa
Viola from The Legal Advice and Referral Center will speak about
“All Things Money.”
A Blood Drive is coming right up
and blood is in great demand - please come and do your part.
The Pittsfield PTO is sponsoring the drive for the American Red
Cross on Thursday, October 28th from 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the
Pittsfield Elementary School, 34 Bow Street. Child care is
provided.
Each presenting donor will receive a $5 Eastern
Mountain Sports “Bucks” Card as well as a coupon to Pizza Hut for
a free cheese/one topping personal pizza.
Celebrating
Birthdays are: October 22, Don Bergeron; October 23, Lisa
Albright; October 24, Peter Tuttle, Mike Blais; October 25, Lisa
Paggi.
A Very Happy Birthday To One And All.
Celebrating Anniversaries is: October 25, Mark and Linda Selesnick.
Happy Anniversary.
Winners in the drawing at the
Peterson-Cram Post No. 75 for September and October were:
September: #153, Heidi Parker, $50; #9, Arlene Weeks, $25;
#48, Evelyn Bishop, $10; #155, Jonathan Huntington, $10; #283, Stan
Bailey, $10.
October: #78, Melody Williams, $50; #135,
Alvah Robinson, $25; #83, Leo Fraser, $10; #178, Alan Nutter, $10;
#104, Henry Stapleton, $10.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
All the politicians are
talking about cutting the spending during this election season – but
we have one leader right here in Merrimack County that has a proven
record of doing just that!
Merrimack County Attorney Katherine
Rogers has used the last two years to run a zero based budget and
justify every penny her office spends.
She has changed the paper
chase using modern technology and has cut unnecessary costs and
actually managed to reduce her budget.
That is why I am voting
for a leader who has a proven record of being a watchdog with the
taxpayer’s money. I am voting to re-elect Katherine Rogers as
Merrimack County Attorney.
Yours Truly,
Cory D. Clark
Loudon, NH
Prescription Take-Back Day a Success
On Saturday September 25th
the Pittsfield Police received 8,473 prescription medication pills
as part of National Prescription Take Back Day. The event was
organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration to curb theft and
abuse of prescription drugs. In New England alone, 25,810 pounds of
medication were turned in. According to the Center for Disease
Control, prescription drugs, including opioids and antidepressants,
are responsible for more overdose deaths than “street drugs” such as
cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines. According to the 2009 Youth Risk
Behavior Survey, 1 in 4 local teens admitted using a prescription
drug without a doctor’s permission. In response to this recent rise
in prescription drug abuse, the Pittsfield Police Department has
installed a prescription take back box in the lobby of the police
station. People are welcome to drop off expired or unused
prescriptions between 8 am and 4 pm, no questions asked.
Pictured are Susan Carbon, Darrell Wages, Cea Genest, Chris Morel,
Dan Chapman and Denise Robinson who participated in the “Great Plant
Off” at Pittsfield Youth Athletic Park on Saturday October 9. Dave
McGhee who also participated had to leave just before the picture
was taken. Dozens of bushes and day lilies were planted in several
beds located near the concession stand and along the roadway. The
design of the beds was primarily completed by Jeff Edmonds with
input from the WOW! Committee. Jeff also recommended the type of
bush to be planted in each area. The day before he also helped plant
the two large red maples on the sides of the walkway leading to the
new upper field. Thank you Jeff for all of your help and thank you
to those who helped plant the vegetation, giving up the better part
of Saturday to enhance the aesthetics of the ball park.
QUILT RAFFLE
The beautiful “Town Green” quilt made by the
Barnstead Country Quilters is being raffled off to raise money to
support the food pantries in Barnstead, Chichester, Epsom,
Northwood, Pittsfield, and Strafford. It would make a
wonderful Christmas present for that special someone on your list!
The quilt is on display and tickets are available at Jitters Café on
Main Street in Pittsfield through October. In November, the
quilt can be seen and tickets purchased at the Pumpkin ‘n’ Pine Fair
on Saturday, November 6, at the Congregational Church of North
Barnstead on North Barnstead Road in Center Barnstead. Your
last chance to buy the winning ticket will be at the Holiday Fair at
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Main Street in Pittsfield on
Saturday, November 20, where the drawing will take place at 2 PM.
Letter
Dear Friends of Pittsfield’s Food Pantry,
We deeply
appreciate your continued support. We also are thankful for
the Lions Club current food drive.
Items that the pantry is in
dire need of are (in order of priority):
Canned carrots, creamed
corn, shelf milk, dry milk, vegetable beef soup, canned mixed
vegetables, vegetable soup, canned pears evaporated milk, canned
pineapple chunks.
Other items that are getting low (in order of
need):
Pork and beans, canned green beans, mushroom soup, tomato
soup, canned peas, chicken noodle soup, jelly, juices.
Thank you,
Ted Mitchell
Volunteer
School Lunch Menus
October 25-29, 2010
CHICHESTER
Monday
-
Chicken Nuggets, French Fires, Corn, Peaches, Milk
Tuesday -
American Chop Suey, Garden Salad, Blueberries w/ Topping, Milk.
Wednesday - Meatball Sub, Chips, Green Beans, Bakers, Oranges,
Milk.
Thursday - Chicken Patty Sandwich, Pasta Salad or Veggie,
Fresh Fruit, Milk.
Friday - Halloweenies, Terrifying Tots,
Ghostly Greenie Beans, Graveyard Pudding, Mummy’s Milk.
PES
Monday - Burgers, Veggies, Fruit, Milk
Tuesday - Fish Sticks,
Fries, Fruit, Milk.
Wednesday - Taco Salad w/ Cheese & Salsa,
Fruit, Milk.
Thursday - Chicken Noodle Bake, Veggie, Fruit,
Milk.
Friday - Ghostly Pizza People, Elbows Salad, Wickedly Good
Treat.
Holiday Mail for Heroes Program
It’s that time of year again!
The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are gearing up for this
year’s Holiday Mail for Heroes program.
You are invited to send
holiday cards to our American service members, their families, and
veterans. Please send all cards to:
Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO
Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456
The
deadline for this year is December 10th. Unfortunately,
if your cards are not postmarked by December 10th they cannot be
delivered. After Pitney Bowes collects and screens the
mail received in the PO Box, Red Cross workers deliver holiday
greetings to service men and women in their communities.
Check
out how our uniformed men and women and their families expressed
their gratitude for the Holiday Mail program when it delivered cards
to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Many of our local men and
women are currently serving overseas due to the recent deployment of
the largest group of National Guardsmen from NH. This is an
ideal opportunity to express your thanks and well wishes to those
who serve for the cause of freedom and to show them that they are
not forgotten.
What Is The Value Of A Conservation Easement (CE)?
For the
answer, come to a FREE workshop on Thursday, October 28, 7 – 8:30
PM, at the Pittsfield Town Hall. “Conserving Your Land: Options for
Landowners” is sponsored by the Pittsfield Conservation Commission
and will be presented by Tom Howe, Senior Director of Land
Conservation at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire
Forests. Tom is a recognized state-wide expert in conservation
easements and other land protection strategies.
What motivates a
landowner to place a CE on his/her property? One of the main
reasons is peace of mind. Land that may have been in the
family for years is forever protected, whether children or
grandchildren continue to own the property, or if the land is sold.
It’s very satisfying to know that the fields, woods, ponds and
streams where one played as a child will look the same forever.
The parcel – however large or small - becomes a legacy that future
generations can cherish.
In addition, there may be tax
advantages. On the federal level, if all or a portion of the
CE is donated, the landowner may be eligible for a decrease in
federal income and/or estate taxes. The eligible non-profit or
municipal entity holding the CE can help the landowner with these
and similar questions. Locally, there may be reduced property
taxes as well.
Other values of a CE? See you on the 28th!
Loudon Maxfield Public Library
First Annual Fine Arts Show
Hoping this will be the first of many, the Loudon Village Arts (LVA)
held its First Annual Fine Arts Show at the library, on October 8
and 9th. Eleven artists from around the state exhibited their
amazing work in an array of media – pastel, pencil, watercolor, oil,
acrylic, airbrush, mixed media, and photographs. Artists with
work included in the juried show were: Martha Butterfield, Helen
Hayes, Debbie Kardaseski, Ken Krzewick, Joyce Morin, Fred Peters,
Michal Smiglowski, Mary Villaume, Tony Williams, and Conrad Young.
Portsmouth artist Michal Smiglowski won Best of Show for his pencil
rendering of Okie, a weathered visage from the days of the Dust
Bowl. Door prizes included a print entitled George Washington by
Michal Smiglowski, won by Jen Stringer, and a nostalgic
interpretation of the Old Man on the Mountain, by Conrad
Young, of Loudon, won by Caleb Rainville. Bob Mann was the lucky
winner of the raffle prize, an original watercolor entitled
Meadowlands, by Manchester artist Frank Moulin. Congratulations to
all the winners!
The LVA is looking forward to hosting more art
shows at the Maxfield Library and invites area artists to inquire
about submitting their work for inclusion.
Art Workshops
Ken
Krzewick’s oil painting class for beginners began on October 13th
and is at full enrollment. Upcoming LVA workshops will cover
art-related issues such as tips on matting and framing artwork. If
you are interested in participating in some type of art workshop,
the library would like to hear your ideas for what topics to cover.
If you have a skill to share, we would like to hear from you, too.
The LVA meets at the library, on the first Wednesday of the month,
at 7 p.m. Newcomers are welcome!
Book Sale
Stop by to peruse
an assortment of more than a thousand books at our book sale coming
up on October 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. To be added to our e-mail
notification list, please contact the library.
Book Group
Book
group meets, at 7 p.m., on the third Thursday of the month.
Story Time
Story time continues every Tuesday and Thursday at
10:30 a.m. and on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Children have a chance to meet
new friends, let their creativity flow, and then take home their
special handmade craft.
For more details about these news items,
please contact Nancy Hendy at 798-5153.
Dorcas Guild
The Dorcas Guild of the First Congregational Church
in Pittsfield, met the evening of October 12th with fifteen members
attending. President Peggy Jacobs conducted the meeting which
opened with devotions by the hostesses. Freda Jones read
“Daily Thoughts” from a booklet called “Progress” and Audrey Moore,
on a comical note, read “Wise Words” from youngsters. All
joined in the Lord’s Prayer.
The secretary gave her report of the
previous meeting, read several items of correspondence and thank-you’s
and circulated many cards to be signed and mailed. In the
absence of Reny Boyd, treasurer, Corine Miller gave her financial
report.
The food basket was brought by Freda Jones and taken by
Mary Jo Powelson. The Traveling Apron was brought by Kathy
Bergeron and taken by Sue Case. The mystery package, brought
by Sally Lewis was won by Audrey Moore.
Mary Jo Powelson and
Nancy Fogg, co-chairs of the annual Christmas Fair to be held on
November 20th, brought members up to date thus far, including
tables, workers, etc. Audrey Moore, a chairman of the Corn
Chowder Luncheon solicited needs for that portion of the fair.
Nella Hobson and Joan Riel, co-chairs of the December 4th Craft
Fair, reported everything is moving along. Contracts have been
mailed out to the table renters and contracts are already coming in.
Posters for the November 20th Fair will be placed in store windows
on November 1st. Both of these fairs are well attended by many
folk who come from everywhere to purchase items of such fine
workmanship for a reasonable price.
Nancy Fogg and Mary Jo
Powelson offered to serve on the nominating committee to bring a
slate of officers to the November 9th meeting.
Plans were made
to host the Fellowship Hour on October 24th with Kathy Bergeron,
Freda Jones and Mary Jo Powelson offering to be in charge.
Refreshments of apple pie and ice cream, cheese and crackers,
Halloween cupcakes and candy corn were served by the hostesses,
Audrey and Freda from a festive Halloween table.
At the close of
the meeting a scavenger hunt was conducted by Nella Hobson who had a
list of 30 items you might have in your purse or on your person.
Kathy Bergeron was top runner with 25 of the 30 items.
Lots of fun for everyone.
The next meeting will be held November
9th with Elsie Morse and Nancy Fogg as hostesses. This will be
the annual “Sock Hop” meeting when members are asked to bring new
socks for charity.
Letter To The Editor
I am pleased to add my strong endorsement in
support of the campaign to elect Tony Soltani as State
Representative for the Allenstown, Epsom, and Pittsfield District.
I have known Tony for over ten years now, and have always been
impressed by his integrity, his broad base of knowledge, and his
toughness of character. He’s a problem solver of the first
order.
It is my belief that a representative of Tony’s caliber is
sorely needed at this critical juncture in our state’s history.
Tony is a fiscal conservative at a point in time when our state
finances - as well as our national finances - are in a highly
precarious condition. The election of Tony, and like-minded
fiscal conservatives, is essential for restoring our renown “New Hampshire Advantage.”
During his previous time in office, as State
Representative, Tony occupied a leadership position on the key
Judiciary Committee. In that capacity, and as an attorney, his
intensive involvement and high visibility facilitated numerous
operational improvements in the state’s legal system. In
addition, Tony was instrumental in having state-of-the-art traffic
signals installed, in Pittsfield, at a number of the most
notoriously dangerous intersections in the state. Clearly,
Tony is responsive to, and works hard for his constituents.
I
could go on, but I’ll stop here, since Tony’s stellar reputation
precedes him. Tony is also a veteran, a commendable attribute
which further embellishes his impressive credentials.
In closing,
I sincerely urge all citizens in the Allenstown/Epsom/Pittsfield
District to cast their votes for Tony Soltani on election day,
November 2, 2010. New Hampshire is indeed at a crossroads, and
we need the talent persistence, drive and character of Tony Soltani
to help us meet the daunting challenges of the future.
Respectfully submitted
James V. Buatti
Pittsfield
Obituaries
Elaine W. Mahanna
Elaine W. Mahanna, 82, of Weymouth died at the
Pope Nursing Home following a long illness. She was born in
Pittsfield, NH the daughter of Arthur and Hazel Wilson and lived
there until 2005 when she moved to Weymouth to live with her
daughter. She worked for many years for the former Green’s Drug
Store and the former A&P Market in Pittsfield. She was a longtime
member of the First Congregational Church and a member of several
church groups. She was the widow of Harold Mahanna, who died in 1970
and members of her family include her daughter Pamela Goulart and
her husband David of Weymouth and a
brother, William Wilson of Concord. She was predeceased by a special
niece Rosalie Howes who died in 2008.
There are no visiting
hours. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 19th in
the First Congregational Church of Pittsfield at 11:00 AM. The Rev.
David Stasiak, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in the
Floral Park Cemetery. The Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home is
assisting with arrangements.
To sign an online guest book, log on
to www.perkinsandpollard.com.
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