Celebrating Birthdays are: September 15, Jane Adams; September 16,
Mary Zahn; September 17, June Valentyn; September 18, Pat Alexander,
Joseph Suchomski; September 20, Kegan Feeny.
A
Very Happy Birthday To One And All.
The Pittsfield Players full cast rehearsal for
“Hello, Dolly!” will be held on Sunday, September 12 at
5 p.m. Men are still needed for song and dance parts and
are asked to come.
Audrey and Beverly Moore recently enjoyed a
week-long cruise on the Norwegian Spirit from Boston to
Bermuda, enjoying gourmet meals, first class dinners and
Bingo! They spent three days in Bermuda and went by
Catamaran Ferry to St. Georges and the City of Hamilton.
An
exciting part of the trip was the Captain’s expertise in dodging two
hurricanes! They were blessed with Danielle on the way over and Earl
on the return trip.
Did any of you read the article in the August 24th
edition of the New Hampshire Union Leader entitled,
“What Would Mr. Glidden Do?” A former student, Carl
Cutting, told of his unstable homelife in his youth, his
personal tragedies in his life after graduating from
high school, and his eventual success in college and
becoming a teacher. Cutting is now a teacher in
Taiwan. He took the month of August off and came back to
New Hampshire to see old friends and tour the state. He
brought with him six of his students and their parents.
Among his friends was Jonas Glidden, with whom they
visited, who was one of his teachers at PHS. Carl
attributes his time under Jonas as a great part of his
success and his own teaching now helps him “live his
life in a positive way.” A fine example of what an
impact teachers do have on a student’s life.
Congrats, Jonas and Carl.
School Lunch Menus
Sept. 20-24, 2010
PMHS
Monday - Meatball subs, cheese, veggies, fruit and milk.
Tuesday
- Mac and cheese, chopped ham, peas, bread, fruit and milk.
Wednesday - Chicken patties, rolls, lettuce, tomato, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Cheeseburger, rolls, chips, pickle, fruit, milk.
Friday - Sausage in roll or wrap, veggies, fruit, milk.
PES
Monday - Tuna sandwich, veggie, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken
noodle bake, veggie, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Early Release - Ham
and cheese, chips, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Taco salad, lettuce,
tomato, fruit, milk.
Friday - Pizza, veggie, dessert, milk.
Gentle Yoga at the Pittsfield Area Senior Center
Tom
Sherman will resume teaching a twelve session Gentle Yoga class at
10:30 a.m. on September 17th. The practice of yoga has been
shown to provide comfort, strength, flexibility and helps to improve
and maintain overall fitness. Through the class you will learn
gentle movements that will increase your flexibility, and how to
reduce stress through breathing techniques and muscle relaxation.
Classes are held in the Bicentennial Room at the Pittsfield
Community Center, 74 Main Street, Pittsfield, NH. Adult participants
of all ages are asked to donate $2.00 for each session they attend.
Additional funding is provided by the Sanderson Fund and Elder
Services Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties. If you
have any questions, please call Leslie at 435-8482. Try gentle yoga
and become a stronger and more vital you!
Quilt Raffle
The
beautiful “Town Green” quilt made by the Barnstead Country Quilters
is now on display at Jitters Café on Main Street in Pittsfield. The
67"x68" quilt is being raffled off to raise money to support the
food pantries in Barnstead, Chichester, Epsom, Northwood,
Pittsfield, and Strafford.
Tickets are available at Jitters Café through November. The drawing
will take place on November 20 at the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Holiday Fair, Main Street, Pittsfield. Stop by Jitters to enjoy a
meal and buy lots of raffle tickets for this unique quilt. It would
make a wonderful Christmas present for that special someone on your
list!
Letter
A
sincere thank you to State Representative Carol McGuire (Epsom,
Pittsfield and Allenstown) for opening her home recently as an
opportunity for her constituents to voice their opinions regarding
state laws and regulations. Although we all enjoyed the small forum,
I am a bit disappointed that more folks in our district weren’t able
to take advantage of the opportunity. I would urge anyone ... of any
party ... to encourage more of this type of informal, but effective,
access to and involvement with our government representatives. Kudos
to Carol also for her weekly postings in the Suncook Valley Sun
about developments in the legislature. It is my hope that my humble
bid for NH State Representative (District 8) in the upcoming
election meets with the approval needed and allows me to continue to
work with such like-minded folks.
Michael Brewster
Hike One of Suncook River Watershed’s Hidden Gems
Please join the Friends of the Suncook River and the Epsom
Conservation Commission for a hike in the Epsom Town Forest
Saturday, September 18. (Rain date the 19th). Meet at the Epsom Town
Forest parking lot at 10:00 a.m. For further information, contact
Eric Orff from Friends of the Suncook River at 736-4663.
Long time Commission chair, Alison Parodi will lead the easy to
moderate hike into the heart of the Town Forest. Check out the newly
constructed trail along Blakes Brook as it winds its way up towards
the old mill pond. Here beaver, wood ducks and otter will frolic and
flourish forever thanks to the conservation easement on placed on
this 450 acre tract. It was first protected under the Land and
Community Investment Program (LCIP) two decades ago. Check out Nevel
Peak where Mount Washington looms into the clouds a distance away.
Meander for a moment and reflect at the tomb stones and cellar hole
of long ago residents. And, don’t forget to ask about the secret
burial site of a Native American whose last wishes long, long ago
were to be placed on a beautiful knoll overlooking Blakes Brook.
Nature and beauty abound in the Epsom Town Forest. Why not connect
to this town treasure yourself?
Tricare Retired Reserve Launches
Falls Church, Va. (AFRNS) – For the first time, members of the
Retired Reserve who are not yet age 60, the so-called “gray area”
retirees, can purchase Tricare health coverage for themselves and
their eligible family members with today’s launch of Tricare Retired
Reserve, or TRR.
“This new program offers a health coverage opportunity for “gray
area” Guardsmen and Reservists who served America honorably, setting
a proud example for today’s forces,” said Rear Adm. Christine
Hunter, deputy director of the Tricare Management Activity. “Tricare
Retired Reserve will provide an outstanding health benefit.”
Retired Reservists may qualify to purchase TRR coverage if they are
younger than 60 and are not eligible for, or enrolled in, the
Federal Employees Health Benefits program. They must also be members
of the Retired Reserve of a Reserve component and qualified for
non-regular retirement. For instructions on how to qualify for and
purchase TRR go to
www.tricare.mil/trr.
For
calendar 2010, the TRR member-only monthly premium is $388.31
($4,659.72 yearly), and the member and family monthly premium is
$976.41 ($11,716.92 yearly). Premiums will be adjusted annually.
The comprehensive health care coverage provided by the premium-based
TRR is similar to Tricare Standard. After purchasing TRR, members
will receive the Tricare Retired Reserve Handbook, which includes
details about covered services, how to get care and who to contact
for assistance. For more information, visit
www.tricare.mil/trr.
(Courtesy of Tricare)
For more retiree news and information,
please visit www.retirees.af.mil.
Loudon
Maxfield Public Library
Library Passes
Summer may be winding
down, but it’s still a fine time to enjoy the library’s passes to
museums and other points of interest around the state. Available to
registered library borrowers, these passes for free or discounted
admissions may be reserved weeks in advance of your planned outing.
They are great to use when you have company coming and you’re
looking for fun and educational things to do. Here’s a list of what
is offered: Canterbury Shaker Village, Children’s Museum of New
Hampshire, Currier Museum of Art, McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery
Center, Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum, Museum of New Hampshire
History, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, and the Wright Museum.
Reserve in advance in person or by phone at
798-5153.
New
DVDs
Get the popcorn popping and snuggle in for free home
entertainment with some of our newest DVDs. Just in are: The Back-up
Plan, The Bounty Hunter, City Island, Clash of the Titans,
Date Night, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Ghostwriter, The Joneses, Me
and Orson Welles, Temple Grandin, and The Warlords.
Art Show –
Oct. 8 And 9
Consider this your save-the-date notice for the
upcoming art show in the Everson Room at the library. Don’t miss a
chance to buy original art in watercolor, oil, pastel, pen and ink,
as well as amazing works of photography. Join us for light
refreshments at the Opening Reception on Friday, October 8, from 4
to 8 p.m., and enjoy the show as it continues through Saturday,
October 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Library hours are: Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesdays, 1 to 9 p.m., and
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Media
Power Youth
A group of seven local youth recently filmed two Public Service
Announcements with the help of Media Power Youth and a grant from
the Capital Region Community Prevention Coalition. The youth came
together for a five day workshop that focused on storyboarding,
production, acting and editing. Their final product can be seen at
http://www.YouTube.com/pittsfieldyouth. In the photo
(clockwise) are: Brynne Gaudette, Miranda Deeds Katie Doucette,
Cassidy Kerns, Nick Anderson, Ryan Marquis, and Chase Gaudette.
Save
The Date
The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce Business
Showcase goes Hawaiian! When? Saturday, September 25, 2010, from
10:00 -2:00. Where? The Pittsfield Elementary School Gymnasium. Come
meet your local business people, pick up samples, enter a Grand
Prize Drawing. Free Admission. Concessions. For more information or
to get an application visit our website at
www.pittsfieldchamber.org,
call Lyn at 435-7170 or email:
[email protected].
Attention Pittsfield Residents
Over the past few weeks the
Pittsfield Fire Department has responded to several suspicious fires
in the downtown area. These fires have been in the area of Broadway
St. The Pittsfield Fire Department is asking for your assistance. If
you have seen, heard, or know who is responsible for these
suspicious fires you are asked to call Concord Regional Crimeline,
or the New Hampshire Arson Hotline. These calls are confidential and
anonymous. If you know anything about these fires, please call:
Concord Regional Crimeline - (603)226-3100 or text message
TIP234 and your message to CRIMES (274637).
NH Arson Hotline –
1-800-400-3526.
Letter
On September 23, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. Chief Robert Wharem, in
conjunction with Jitters Café on 32 Main Street, Pittsfield, will be
holding a Coffee Talk with the Chief. This is an opportunity for
people to come together with the Chief of Police and identify and
discuss issues facing our community when it comes to policing. This
is a good time for questions and answers. Seating will be on a first
come, first serve basis.
Very truly yours,
Chief Wharem
Pittsfield Beautification Committee
The Pittsfield Beautification
Committee would like to thank those who have supported the work of
the committee during the past year. The financial donations that
make it possible for us to purchase flowers, arrange for mowing, and
maintain our sites. It is also nice to receive compliments as we
work in the garden areas.
As fall approaches, the Beautification
Committee is making its plans for next spring. We have decided to
redo the median plantings located at Tilton Hill, at the Rite Aid
blinking light and at the Crescent Avenue by the dam. The Committee
has received a donation of 800 spring flowering bulbs to use in
these areas. Our plans for these three areas also include both
annual and perennial flowers which we must purchase. The Committee
will also need to get new top soil along with some railroad ties for
plant bed edging. We would appreciate community support as we work
to accomplish this plan.
Nicole Ward, who can be reached at
435-5285, will be the coordinator of the median strip gardening
project. Please call Nicole if you wish to be involved with
the Beautification Committee project or if you wish to make a
donation of needed plants or other materials. Financial donations to
this project may be sent to Tina Fife, the Committee Treasurer, at
1394 Upper City Road.
Thank you for your support of the
Beautification Committee.
Obituaries
Madeline M. Rogers
Pittsfield- Madeline “Maddy” M. Rogers of 52
Watson St., died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, after a long and
courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Chichester, the
daughter of Kenneth M. and G. Evelyn (Blood) Huckins and
had been a lifelong resident of the Chichester and Pittsfield
communities.
Prior to retirement, Maddy worked as a Postal Clerk
at the Pittsfield Post Office.
She had always been very involved
in the community where she was an active member of the First
Congregational Church of Pittsfield, their Women’s Fellowship and
the Dorcas Guild. In addition, she was a member of Gideon’s
International, James Farrington-Pleiades Chapter # 7, Order of the
Eastern Star, the NCT Masonic Family Camping Group, and served on
the Pittsfield Cemetery Association.
Maddy and Joe wintered for
many years in Keystone Heights, Florida. They were active members of
Freedom Baptist Church, Keystone Heights, where they had many
friends. Special thank you for all their love and support throughout
her illness.
Family members include her husband, Joseph C. Rogers
of Pittsfield; two daughters, Evelyn Richard of Pittsfield; Mrs. Ken
(Elizabeth) Collins of Chichester; and a niece whom she raised, Mrs.
Rick (Wanda) Hebert of Chichester; and special friend Mrs. Terry
(Nancy) Perkins of Boscawen; sisters, Mrs. Peter (Ruth) Hammen of
Chichester, and Virginia Richard of Epsom; eight grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by daughter, Lesley
Welcome.
A Memorial Service was held Tuesday, September 14, 2010,
at the First Congregational Church of Pittsfield.
Interment
followed in Floral Park Cemetery.
Donations may be made in her
memory to Gideon’s International, PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN,
37214-0800.
Assistance with Arrangements by Emmons Funeral Home.
Francis
H. Donovan
Francis H. “Frank” Donovan, 72, of 272 No. Main St.
died September 10th at the Pleasant View Center following a long
battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Haverhill, MA. the son
of James J. and Helen Donovan. He was a graduate of St. James High
School in 1956. He earned a BA at SNHU and later a MBA Degree at
Franklin Pierce College in Concord. He was employed as a reporter
and photographer by the Boston Globe, and the NH Union Leader. He
also worked as a media relations specialist for Digital Equipment
Corporation where he was the press secretary for Ret. Admiral Grace
Murray Hopper, a computer pioneer. He recently retired as
Media Relations and Special Events Coordinator for Northeast Delta
Dental. He was an Army Veteran during the Vietnam Conflict. He
lived in Pittsfield, NH for many years and was a 30 year member,
Past President and Paul Harris Fellow of the Pittsfield Rotary Club.
He was also a member of the American Legion Post #21 in Concord. He
is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth D. Kun and her husband Keith of
Wilmington, MA. His Mother Helen Donovan of Haverhill, MA. 2
Brothers, Jay Donovan of Saco, ME and Thomas Donovan of No. Andover,
MA. 2 Sisters, Helen Lisbon of Plaistow and Marianne Chicarello of
Winthrop, MA. Several nieces and nephews. Two lifelong friends Albert
Wihry and David Flanagan.
There are no Public Visiting Hours. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 11:00 AM in
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, River Road, Pittsfield, NH, of which he
was a longtime member. The Rev John Loughnane, Pastor will be the
celebrant.. Burial will follow in the Floral Park Cemetery,
Pittsfield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
Pittsfield Rotary Club, c/o Brad McGowan, Treasurer, 32 Manchester
St. Pittsfield, NH 03263. A fund will be set up in his memory.
The Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home in Pittsfield, is assisting with
arrangements. To sign an online guest book, log on to
www.perkinsandpollard.com.
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