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Pittsfield NH News

June 15, 2011

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Those Celebrating Birthdays are: June 15, Catherine Boston, Mellie Riel, Mark Wallace, Linda Harnden; June 18, Nicholas Shaver, Guy Derby, Jr., Whiley Clattenburg; June 19, James Dunne; June 20, Charly Zahn; June 21, Rob Richardson.


A Very Happy Birthday To One And All!




Celebrating Anniversaries are: June 17, Tim and Becky Mineau; June 18, Robert and Paullette Chagnon.

Best Wishes!



Suncook Valley Soccer Club, will be holding sign ups for fall soccer.  The first sign up is on June 16th at Pittsfield Middle High School from 6-8pm.  SVSC will also offer sign ups at Old Home Days on July 23rd.  The final sign up will occur on August 21st at Drakes Field from 3-5pm.  Come join the fun and make new friends by joining soccer.



The Suncook Valley Sun would like to thank Diane Vaughan and our contributors to last week’s Memorial Day Observance pictorial spread.


 

School Lunch Menus
June 20 - June 24, 2011


PES
Monday - Taco salad, lettuce, tomato, cheese, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken noodle bake, veggie, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Ravioli, veggie, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Fish & cheese on bun, veggie, fruit, milk.
Friday (Early Release) - Pizza, veggie, dessert, milk.


PMHS
Monday - Pizza, veggies, fruit, and milk.
Tuesday (Finals) - Cold Lunch
Wednesday (Finals) - Cold Lunch
Thursday (Finals) - Cold Lunch
Friday (Finals) - Cold Lunch

 


 

Patriotic Concert Enjoyed By Many


What a wonderful concert of patriotic music we enjoyed on Friday evening, June 3, at the First Congregational Church of Pittsfield!   Our Chancel Choir sang beautifully; our JuBellation Handbell choir played some of their most challenging pieces; and the UNH Inextinguishable Brass Quintet was a terrific feature to the program, giving our concert that brassy boost to get the audience tapping their feet and feeling proud to be Americans. 


In addition, there was a salute to the Armed Forces, played skillfully on the piano by Linda Bissonnette, the church’s music director, with veterans and their family members standing during their service’s individual theme song, to receive the appreciation of the flag-waving crowd.


A big thank-you to all who worked hard to bring this concert together, including those of the Dorcas Guild who provided and served the ice cream refreshments during intermission.  Follow the church’s endeavors at its website:  www.pittsfieldcc.com.

 


 

Thank You From Friends Of The Josiah Carpenter Library


The Friends of the Josiah Carpenter Library would like to thank Lee Benoit, cook and owner of the Little Bear BBQ (www.litlbearbbq.com) for his generous donation to the Friends of the Josiah Carpenter Library. Lee and Rosa Benoit prepared and served delicious food during the town wide garage sale and the profits from the food sales were donated  to the Friends.  Thank you also to the many people whom purchased books at the Friends book sale.  All these monies will be used to support the Josiah Carpenter Library.

 


 

 Pfc. Steve Nadeau and Catherine Anderson were married in Watertown, NY on May 26, 2011. Steve, son of Steven and Wanda Nadeau of Londonderry is an explosives ordinance specialist in the US Army, stationed at Fort Drum, NY. Catherine is the daughter of Krista and Matthew FitzGerald of Londonderry and Carl and Valerie Anderson of Pittsfield. Catherine is attending secondary education in Watertown, where couple will make their home pending Steve’s deployment overseas.

 


 

NH Scholars Honored At Special State House Ceremony

Pittsfield’s first recipients of New Hampshire Scholars recognition at the

State House last week:  Ben Polizotti, Brendan Norton, Craig Paggi.


On May 25, 2011, more than 1,500 high school seniors were recognized in Concord at a special ceremony for New Hampshire Scholars. Thirty-seven of the forty high schools recognizing NH Scholars this year were in attendance.


Among the dignitaries offering congratulatory remarks were Governor John Lynch, Commissioner of Education Virginia Barry, Chancellor of CCSNH Dick Gustafson, NHCUC President Tom Horgan, and NH Scholars Director Scott Power. Manchester School Superintendent Tom Brennan read congratulatory letters written by Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Senator Kelly Ayotte.

 


 

Be Involved In Our Schools
Submitted By Angela Perlupo


For my senior year of English at Pittsfield Middle High school, we were asked to design a project that would benefit our community in some way. There were many thoughts that came to mind when I heard this, but the one that really stuck out was volunteering at the local elementary school. Working with children has always been a passion of mine and I knew I would be able to enjoy this project.


I contacted the school’s principal and with his help got set up working in a second grade classroom once a week, helping the students with their math lessons. During my time there I gained such an appreciation for all the hard work our teachers put into planning and creating lessons. I have been working on creating a lesson as part of this project as well, and I can say from my experience, that there is a lot more involved than just photocopying a couple of worksheets and explaining a few steps. Although it has been very time-consuming, it has been very rewarding.


Volunteering is something anyone can do regardless of what they like, where they live, or the things they are interested in. Anyone who is interested in volunteering should contact the place they want to work with by phone or e-mail, and set up a time they can meet with the person in charge to see what they can work out. Most places will not turn down volunteers and the benefits for all involved are so great, it is worth it to give it a try.


The benefits of volunteering at the elementary school include seeing the kids feel accomplished when they do something well, helping the teachers so they aren’t trying to get to every student at once, and having someone be excited to see you. Every time I go there the students are all very excited and that alone is worth going back for. The school benefits as well, because if people want to go and help out that means it is a positive environment a positive school is going to produce children who are more knowledgeable and who will have a greater educational experience.  Students enjoy volunteers as well, because it gives them a bit of change instead of the same thing every day.


Once you start volunteering the only hard part will be stopping! It is so great to be able to give your services to others and get a great sense of accomplishment and gratification out of it. If I could do it again I would start earlier in the year so I could have more time to work with the children. This project was a great experience and definitely one that was well worth it.

 


 

Letter


The American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 would like to thank the following individuals that help Post members place flags over the graves of our deceased veterans on May 26, 2011: Lea Adams, Liz Dimmick, Clarence Schmidt, Barbara Rogers, Diane Vaughan and others who did not identify themselves.


The Post would also like to thank the following individuals who helped us during our annual Memorial Day observance that was held on May 29, 2011: Reverend Curtis Metzger, St. Stephens’s Episcopal Church, where we had our church service then the social afterwards; NH District 17 Senator Jack Barnes our guest speaker, Stephanie Joyce, for singing our National Anthem; Donna Ward for Scott and Donna Ward of Gold Star Families; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hetu of Blue Star Families; Rob Freese for playing TAPS; Madelyn Winslow for performing the TAPS echo; the local police and fire departments who always help us when we need it; and the committee who puts out the flags along our sidewalks every holiday.  


A special thanks goes out to Jan Heath of Heath’s Flower and Gift Shoppe who arranges the beautiful flower baskets for the Legion Post, Blue Star Family and the Gold Star Family.  We also wish to thank your many visiting special guests we had with us.


Thank you,
Merrill Vaughan,
Vice Commander
American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75

 


 

General Allison A. Hickey Sworn In As Under Secretary For Benefits

Submitted By Merrill A. Vaughan, Vice Commander,

American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75

Pittsfield, NH

 

Retired Brig. Gen. Allison A. Hickey, a 27-year Veteran of the United States Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserves and a graduate of the first U.S. Air Force Academy class to include women, has been sworn in as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Under Secretary for Benefits.


“General Hickey is a proven leader with deep experience and passion, who is dedicated to the welfare of Veterans, their families and survivors,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “With her extensive knowledge, insight, and commitment, I am confident we will achieve the bold and comprehensive changes that will continue the transformation of the Veterans Benefits Administration into a 21st century organization.”
As Under Secretary, Hickey is responsible for a $72.3 billion budget and benefit programs that include compensation and pension benefits for more than four million veterans and survivors, education programs including the Post 9/11 GI Bill, home loan guaranties, vocational rehabilitation and employment services, and one of the nation’s largest life insurance programs.


Hickey, a pilot and aircraft commander, has 17 years of leadership in Department of Defense (DoD) strategic and transformation planning, program and resource implementation, public and congressional affairs, and quality and organizational management. 


She served as head of the Air Force’s Future Total Force office, and as Assistant Deputy Director of Air Force Strategic Planning, leading one of the largest mission and culture change efforts the Air Force has gone through since its inception. 


Additionally, Hickey held the position of Air Force Future Concepts and Transformation Division Chief, focused on the integration of technologies, organizations, and operations that became the model for the Air Force of 2025. 


She also brings private industry experience, leading human capital management as an executive for Accenture in their work for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and supported operational business processes for other intelligence community organizations in the areas of customer relationship management, call center practices, and other 21st century information technology systems.


“As a recently separated Veteran, I have firsthand experience with the transition processes that thousands of Veterans and their families experience every day,” said Hickey.  “I also have personal knowledge of the issues and sacrifices made by military families  - including those of our National Guard and Reserve.  I am excited to be part of the VA team focused on serving Veterans.” 

 
In addition to her own military service, Hickey is part of a proud military family.  She is the daughter of a career Army Officer and Vietnam Veteran, Lt. Gen. William J. Hilsman (Ret.).  Her mother, Jean Hilsman, a military mother and spouse, served as a Director and Past President of the National Military Family Association and as the first Department of Defense Family Policy Office Director.


Hickey is also the spouse of Col. Rob Hickey (Ret.), a 30-year active duty Veteran, Guard and Reservist and a current federal government civilian employee.  Hickey and her husband have three children.


Hickey replaced Acting Under Secretary for Benefits Michael Walcoff, who has served with distinction throughout the Veterans Benefits Administration including positions as Deputy Under Secretary, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Deputy Area Director, and Regional Office Director.  He will be retiring from VA after more than 35 years managing the department’s benefits programs and 57 field offices with nearly 20,000 employees.


For more information about VA and the Veterans Benefits Administration, go to www.va.gov.

 


 

Pittsfield Project HOME Breaks Ground At PES

On Thursday, June 2, Pittsfield  Project HOME broke ground outside of the Kindergarten area at the elementary school with the help of Mr. George Szelest and some hard working six graders. Our first project is to create a butterfly and hummingbird garden that will serve as a study area for the Kindergarten classes. The Kindergarteners will be helping with the planting before the end of the school year. Pittsfield Project HOME is a schoolyard habitat improvement initiative that aims to develop our schoolyard so it is attractive to wildlife and people as well as creating an outdoor classroom for our students. A group of teachers, parents, and community members along with Marilyn Wyzga, of the NH Department of Fish and Game, has been meeting monthly since December to develop a master plan for the schoolyard. In order to make the projects more relevant to the educational process, the teachers share their students’ ideas and their plans for lessons with the team. To find out more about the program and what you can do to help, please go to the school website and click on Project HOME (www.pittsfield-nh.com/pes) or call Clayton Wood at 396-6663.

 


 

Letter


Dear Pittsfield Residents:
At a Planning Board meeting on May 19th, the Board discussed:


1. Zoning Ordinance Article 16 - Parking Requirements:


• The central Commercial District of downtown has ten (10) street parking spaces with fourteen (14) businesses (including vacant storefronts).


• In order to create the proper formula to determine required parking spaces per square footage, it is necessary to know the square footage of building and business.


• By next meeting, Board will have the proper information to create this formula.


• Other issues with working of article (beyond that which residents voted on in March) include dimensional standards for parking spaces which were initially removed from article, but should be reinstated; and


• “Conditional Use Permit” (to reduce parking requirements) should be achieved by Special Exception.


• Article 16 should be rewritten and resubmitted to voters.


2. Article 23 - Senior Housing:


• Article 23 density conflicts with Article 8 - Cluster Development.


• Strict requirements take precedent combining Article 8 and 23, with Senior Housing being a sub-section, which may solve the problem.


• Board will seek information from other towns that have senior housing ordinances and successful senior housing developments.


Again, the Planning Board thanks you for your interest and encourages you to visit the Planning Board blog:  Pittsfield-NH.com/Planning.


Ted Mitchell
Chairman, Planning Board

 


 

Congratulations to Pittsfield’s Police Chief Robert Wharem, who was sworn in as the President of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police on Saturday June 4 at the Mountain Club Resort in Lincoln.

 


 

2011 4H Spring Cleanup and Planting at the BCEP

 

Team Work


4H members worked very hard to clean up and plant flowers at the BCEP. We finally got a year with nice weather for this event. Thank you to the 4H members who came out to help: Dylan Connors, Nick Connors, Elizabeth Boyd, Cassie Boyd, Derrick Ladd, Austin Ladd and Jordan Pinto. 4H leaders in attendance were: Jen Elliott, Matt Goodwin, Peter Elliott, Sue Elliott and Colleen Laro.


Thank you to all members who donated flowers, Gordon and Nancy Wheeler who donated bark mulch and to Earl from the BCEP who stayed late with us.


4H members mark your calendars. The fall cleanup and planting will be on Friday, September 9th, 2011 at 6 pm. All 4H members are welcome to attend. This is a great way to get some community service hours and help your community.

 


 

It’s A Cub Scout Fun Day Extravaganza!!!


Concord, Bow, Pembroke, Allenstown, Loudon, Epsom, Chichester and Pittsfield - Cub Scouts Invite YOU to Join !!


Boys In Grades 1-4. (This year’s Kindergarten students can join)


WHEN: SUNDAY JUNE 12th, 1:00 – 3:30 pm
WHERE: CHUCKSTER’S on Route 4 East of Concord
COME JOIN US FOR A GAME OF GOLF!


For more information please contact:  Jay Taylor at 603-289-2497 or [email protected]


$15.00 includes membership fee and round of golf.  The whole family is invited to come and play as well at our group rate of $7/pp.


Join cub scouts and let the fun begin!

 


 

Letter


Now that a few Grinchy “local community members” have gotten their way and had our awesome fireworks canceled, perhaps one of them would be so kind as to explain why they felt the need to do that, other than the lame excuse that they were not an “acceptable” use of the cemetery? Since they’ve been held there for some years, one is left wondering at what point they became not acceptable? Secondly, who appointed them to decide this? Was there a committee formed, and was it voted on? I doubt it.


It is indeed a sad day in the community when the actions of a few disgruntled people with their own negative agenda can take away what was an asset to the community.

 

They should be ashamed of themselves, but somehow I doubt that as well.
Bruce Cobb

 


 

Congratulations To The Library Book Bag Raffle Winners!


The winners each received a new, royal blue, sturdy canvas, Josiah Carpenter Library book bag with their choice of six titles from a selection of twenty items. Forty raffle tickets were sold at the Library on Saturday, June 4th, during the Town-Wide Yard Sale. First place went to Eric Corliss of Barnstead, while 2nd and 3rd place went to Pittsfield residents, Denise Grant and Tina Zoeller, respectively.  All three winners brought their children to assist with selections.    Proceeds from the raffle go directly to the Josiah Carpenter Library.

 


 

Letter
THANK YOU!


On behalf of the National MS Society, team Kelly’s Krusaders would like to extend a HUGE thank you to JITTERS CAFÉ in Pittsfield NH. Their consistent effort and extreme dedication made our MS Walk Fundraiser Dinner a tremendous success. We served just over 100 customers which brought great success in our fundraising efforts.

 
In addition to thanking  Jitters Café for all they  have done for us, we also have many businesses to thank for their donations: Get FitNH Bootcamp, TC’s Service Station, Natural Choice Therapeutic Massage, Maxfield’s Ace Hardware, Cindy’s Hair Affair, Happy Pups, Marla’s Sharp Sheers and The Suncook Valley Sun.


Thanks to all who participated in the event. We couldn’t have been so successful without your help!


If you weren’t  able to attend the event, but would still like to make a donation, you can issue a check payable to: The National Ms Society. The check can be mailed to: Attn: Deb Gauthier, 134 Dowboro Rd, Pittsfield NH, 03263. Or you can donate online:  http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/Deb.Gauthier

 
Thanks Again For All Your Support!!
Team Kelly’s Krusaders

 


 

TOPS News


Well, TOPS has had another busy week. We would like to thank everyone who stopped by to check us out at the town wide yard sale. We had a great day and got to see some old friends that we haven’t seen in awhile. Our members had a good time and are looking forward to maybe having another one throughout the summer.


The summer heat is here and it’s important to drinks lots of water. Our bodies need that to keep us going throughout the day. A nice fruit smoothie is always refreshing and some fresh fruit cut up just to grab quick is always a treat.


At TOPS we try to encourage each other and teach each other the importance of good health. Each week we have lots of laughs and we are always trying to come up with new ideas or maybe a recipe or two.


If you’re around on a Tuesday night and would like to stop by, please come on in and check us out. We are located at the St. Stephen’s Church on Main Street in Pittsfield. We meet on Tuesday nights at 5:30 for weigh in and our meetings start at 6:30. If you have any questions please feel free to call Laurel Tiede @ 269-8721 or Pat Smith at 435-5333. Hope everyone has a great week!

 


 

Letter


I can not even begin to explain how deeply saddened and angered I am that Pittsfield will no longer be able to have the fireworks display at our annual Balloon Rally.  I also cannot believe that it is due to complaints from “local community members.”  Do they even care about their community and the effect that this is going to have on it? Have they ever even been to the show to see how many people come out to see the fireworks? The amount of joy it brings to the people, the business it generates, and the positive press that it brings to our small town is crucial in building a better name for ourselves.


Balloon Rally is something my family and I look forward to all year long.  It is a weekend filled with cookouts, camping, visiting with friends (friends that come all the way up from Cape Cod specifically for Balloon Rally), watching the balloons go up, and the fireworks, the highlight of the weekend.


To do away with them because they are launched too close to the cemetery is just ridiculous.  What damage is it causing??  Who is it hurting??  Fireworks are for celebrating.  How do these community members know that the people in those graves wouldn’t want to be celebrating with us?! 


I think they just need to get over it, find something else to complain about and waste someone else’s time.  And for future reference, please feel free to light those fireworks right off my gravesite!


Katie Bachelder

 


 

Extended Learning Opportunities In Pittsfield Wouldn’t Happen Without You!


ELOs are the primary acquisition of knowledge and skills through instruction or study outside of the traditional classroom methodology.


PMHS would like to thank the following Community Partners for volunteering their time, resources, and efforts this spring in providing ELO experiences to our students:


Ross Morse, Suncook Valley Sun; Officer Webber, Pittsfield Police Department; Zach Powers and Kristen Treacy, Pittsfield Youth Workshop; Dr. Gary Cote, Merrimack Valley Church; Alexandra Briggs and Jessica Bickford, PMHS faculty Heather Kingston, S.A.T. Counselor Dan Bisson, Harriman Architects & Engineers.


For more information about Extended Learning Opportunities please contact Sheila Ward, ELO Coordinator, at (603)435-6701 X1117, (603)219-3742, or by email at [email protected].

 


 

One World, Many Stories


It is time to register for the Summer Reading Program at the Josiah Carpenter Library. Please register between now and the end of the month.  The Summer Program is sponsored by Children’s Librarians of New Hampshire and the Friends of the Josiah Carpenter Library.  We will visit different continents each week, which will include a story, craft and snack.


The program will begin on July 7th and continue through August 18th.  A weekly gathering will take place in the Children’s Room on Thursdays from 1 pm to 2 pm.


Preschool through sixth graders are encouraged to enroll in the program. 


We will conclude our Summer Reading program with Andrew Pinard’s Alejandro’s Olde Tyme Magic Show on August 18th at 1 pm at the Pittsfield Community Center.

 


 

Pittsfield Girl Scouts

Your Girl Scouts have had a very busy, very successful year this year! This years Daisy troop consisted of five busy little girls.  The girls, who are in Kindergarten and First Grade, participated in selling cookies and used their earnings for a princess pizza party, complete with Cinderella reading them stories! They also did many craft projects, played games, cleaned up trash around the community center and made new friends. 

 
Our Brownie troop held strong with 12  second and third grade girls attending many adventures. The cookie money we earned allowed us to attend a sleepover at the New Hampshire Children’s Museum in Dover. This was a first GS sleepover for many of our girls, and they did awesome!


This year we had two different Junior troops made up of girls in fourth and fifth grade.  The Juniors will be attending a camp-out in the fall with the theme of Laura Ingalls Wilder with the cookie money they earned.  We also attended and held many events on a town wide level this year.  When you see a Girl Scout in town ask them about going to a corn maze at night with a full moon and flashlights, sponsoring a successful Father Daughter Dance, Rock Climbing at Vertical Dreams in Manchester, going to a Monarchs Game, seeing Disney Princesses on Ice, and much, much more.


We would also like to recognize five Junior Scouts who have earned their Bronze award this year. The Bronze Award is the highest achievement that a Junior Scout can earn. To complete this project the girls must complete a project within their community with the goal of making the community a better place.  Each of these girls put at least 20 hours of work into their project.  Megan Callicoat worked with an animal shelter to get the word out about pet adoption and getting donations for the animals. Olivia Frost and Emily Thompson organized a winter hat/coat/glove drive at the elementary school. Mackenzie Desilets and Delaney John-Zensky volunteered at Vintage Hill Assisted Living Facility organizing games and craft projects with the residents. Congratulations Girls!

 


 

Teen Volunteers Wanted


Position: Library Page Volunteers


Qualifications:  Must be age 14 to 17 with valid working papers.   Demonstrated ability to perform essential job functions.


Job Description:
• Shelves library materials and performs other tasks to keep the collections in order.
• Uses computer hardware and software to access information.
• Uses and maintains various library equipment.
• Requires frequent lifting and carrying of library materials; pushing and pulling of book carts; and frequent stooping and reaching.
• Requires visual discrimination and the ability to read spine labels.


Apply:  Library Page applications are taken, when positions are available, at Josiah Carpenter Library.  Contact the Library Director, Rozalind J. “Roza” Benoit


Josiah Carpenter Library makes employment decisions without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin or disability.

 


 

Letter


To Whom It May Concern!
I am so sorry to read in The Suncook Sun that there will not be any more fireworks displays in the usual area as years past.


I am sure others feel the same way!


I have many family members buried in that cemetery, and several in that area. I am sure if it were possible, they surely enjoy them also.


As a child growing up, that was one thing my parents made sure of, was to have a nice display of fireworks for the Fourth of July!


I cannot for the life of me see any harm done in or to the cemetery. If so, show us the proof!


All it takes is just one old ???? to spoil it for the rest.


Do you realize the amount of money that comes back into town from this affair?!


Get smart if it’s possible! But I doubt it.


I hope others feel the same as I do, if so, please speak up!


Sincerely,
Norma Gilman

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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