Those
Celebrating Birthdays are: July 13, Dennis Volpe, Diane Burley; July
14, Peter Elliott; July 16, Larry Williams, Jr., Arlene Brown, John
Rogers; July 19, Almanzor Rathbun.
A Very Happy Birthday To One
and All!
Celebrating Anniversaries are: July 17, Paul
and Bev Murdough.
Congratulations!
Chichester
Congregational Church “Hope in Christ” invites all the children in
Chichester and surrounding communities to join us at SonSurf Beach
Bash VBS. The fun begins July 18 thru July 22 from 6:00 - 8:00
pm at 153 Main Street, Chichester, NH 03258. For more
information call 798-4220.
Sheila Vargas-Torres of
Pittsfield was named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester at
Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire. Vargas-Torres
is a junior majoring in Mass Communication, and has maintained a
term grade point average of at least 3.30 on a scale of four.
Vargas-Torres was named a Foss Scholar at PMHS.
The
5th Annual Mid-Summer Classic is scheduled for August 21, 2011 at
the Loudon Country Club. This event is sponsored by the
Pittsfield Boys Baseball and Basketball Programs. Cost is $90
per golfer and all profits go directly to the boys programs.
For more info or to register contact Jay Darrah at 608-6840 or Rob
Stockman 742-1748.
The Pittsfield Police Association
will be sponsoring its annual Comedy Night at the Dell Lea Country
Club on Friday, August 26, 2011. The doors will open at 6:00
pm and the show will start at 7:00 pm. This has been a very
successful fundraiser over the past few years, so don’t wait until
the last minute to purchase your tickets. Contact Officer Jay
Darrah, the president of the Pittsfield Police Association at
435-7535 for more info or to purchase tickets. Tickets are
$10.
The 2011 “National Night Out” has been scheduled
for Tuesday August 2, 2011 at Dustin Park. The event will start at 6
pm and is sponsored by the Pittsfield Police Association. This
program promotes neighborhood spirit and police-community
partnerships in our fight for a safer nation.
Friends
Church in South Pittsfield will be open for services on July 24th
with Harold Muzzey; July 31 with Nancy Talbott; and August 7th with
Henry Frost. Services are at 1 pm.
Josiah
Carpenter Library invites all children to come into the library to
participate in the TD Bank and New Hampshire Fisher Cats’ Summer
Reading Program. Children reading 10 books will receive $10 and 2
Fisher Cats tickets. Come to the Josiah Carpenter Library in
Pittsfield, NH for more information.
Suncook Valley
Soccer Club will be meeting on July 20 at 7 pm. The meeting
will be at PMHS and elections will be held. SVSC is looking
for volunteers to make this great club successful. Please
email
[email protected] with any questions. SVSC
will also have sign ups at Old Home Day, come visit our table to
find out more. We will also be hosting Sunday Soccer nights
starting on July 24 at Drakes Field from 5-6. This is open to
all registered SVSC players. Come join the fun.
Letter
To The Editor
“Landowners Are Not Protected”
Submitted By Brenda Parker
A
local landowner is being sued by a person whom he has neither met
nor spoken to. A person, who without the knowledge or
permission of the landowner, chose to hunt on the landowner’s
property where he discovered a tree stand, which the property owner
had no knowledge of. The hunter climbed into the tree stand,
which he claims he fell out of further claiming he sustained an
injury caused from the fall. He is now suing the landowner
claiming it was the fault of the landowner for a choice he himself
made.
The landowner is now forced to post his property barring
anyone who has not been given permission to be there. Landowners are
at risk of being sued by an unscrupulous person, like this hunter,
who refuses to take responsibility for his own poor decision.
It
seems lawsuits are becoming a national pastime urged on by greedy,
unscrupulous lawyers who along with their clients are sue happy.
Together they seek out a person with assets and/or a good insurance
policy.
Lawyers, who without basis or concrete proof of
their clients allegations, forge the path of deception.
Lawyers, who seek to “get compensation” for the supposed victim of
an injury which they “claim” was caused through no fault of their
own, but due to the negligence of someone else. This greedy,
deceitful hunter and his lawyer seek to gain something for nothing,
through their frivolous and unwarranted lawsuit.
These lawyers
are only concerned with getting money for their client and
themselves, and could care less about the defendant’s innocence.
Why do Judges allow this? Have they lost sight of the concept
of Justice? Don’t they have an obligation to protect the
decent citizens of this country against those who are only seeking
financial gain?
Letter
To Whom It May Concern:
My family comes up to Chichester every
first week in August from Rhode Island just to enjoy the Balloon
Festival and the truly amazing Fireworks display that follows.
I have 4 daughters who already enjoy them and this year my
granddaughter was going to experience the wonderful display that I
brag about to everyone I know.
We have a summer house in
Chichester and with all the other activities and sites we visit, the
Fireworks Display beats out everything for the whole week!! My girls
even invite their friends up just to see them. I still haven’t
told them that their vacation might be ruined because of someone’s
opinion or a group’s opinion. I really hope that the tradition of
the best Fireworks I’ve every seen can be saved considering how many
other people also look forward to the incredible display that
Pittsfield should be proud of.
Please Continue Fireworks As
Annually Expected!!
Sincerely,
Karen Gardiner and Family
Local
Residents Graduate With Honors From Franklin Pierce University
The following local residents graduated with honors from Franklin
Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire on May 14, 2011:
Chichester
Megan E. Tepper with a Doctor of Physical Therapy
degree in Physical Therapy.
Epsom
Julie A. Sawtelle cum laude,
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management.
Pittsfield
Denise M. Kitson with an Associate of Arts degree in Management.
Toni Marie Mitrano with an Associate of Arts degree in Accounting.
A
Super, Superhero Parade
Hey, caped crusaders; have you heard
about your day in the park? Saturday July 23rd, put on your
mask, your cape or your special sneakers; whatever it takes we want
to see what you got. The Pittsfield Old Home Day committee is
featuring a SUPERHERO Costume Parade in Dustin Park. There’s
no cost to enter but you may just win a chauffeured superhero’s
welcome in Pittsfield’s Old Home Day parade or better yet an ice
cream sundae. Simply join us July 23 at 11:00 am in Dustin
Park for the costume parade – it’s that simple. See you there!
Catherine Mary Anderson and PFC Steve Nadeau were united in marriage
on May 26, 2011 in Watertown, NY. Catherine is a graduate of
Londonderry High School and will be attending SUNY Jefferson in
Watertown. Steve is an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician.
Catherine is the daughter of Krista and Mathew Fitzgerald of
Londonderry and Carl and Valerie Anderson of Pittsfield. Steve is
the son of Steve and Wanda Nadeau of Londonderry. The couple will
reside at Fort Drum in Watertown pending Steve’s deployment
overseas.
NH
Truck Drivers Win Awards
The NH Truck Driving Championships were held on June 4th at the
Associated Grocers in Pembroke.
The Team Trophy was awarded to
YRC (Yellow Roadway Corp) of Bedford NH. The team consisted of the
following drivers: Larry Dumont, Neil Nogues, Mike Coakley, Mickey
Rafeal and Rick Wickman. All pictured above with Bob Sculley from
NHMTA. Four of the five drivers were awarded first place in the
following classes, Neil Nogues three axle, Rick Wickman four axle,
Larry Dumont five axle, and Mickey Rafeal in twins. Mike
Coakley placed second in the sleeper class. The four first place
drivers will now compete at the National Truck Driving Championships
in Orlando Florida in August along with all the first place winners
from each state in the US. Congratulations and good luck.
Summer
Fair
While you’re enjoying Pittsfield’s Old Home Day events on
Saturday, July 23, be sure to stop by the Summer Fair at St.
Stephen’s Church next to Dustin Park on Main Street between 9
am and 2 pm.
Check out our fabulous Silent Auction featuring such
great items as a block of four tickets to a Red Sox game, passes to
Lost River and to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center as well as
lots of unique items aimed to make your summer the best ever.
Buy
a few raffle tickets while you’re at it. Items this year are
the popular barbecue food basket, a $100 Irving Oil gas card, and a
$100 Target card, compliments of Globe Manufacturing.
And don’t
forget to stop at the Sidewalk Café for one of Joe’s famous hot dogs
or George’s pulled pork sandwiches topped off with something yummy
from the bake table.
Be sure to time your visit for the 11 am
special appearance of basketball whiz Dave Cummings who is shooting
“Hoops for Heroes” to raise money in support of our veterans.
Plan to be at St. Stephen’s at 2 pm for announcement of the auction
high bidders and the winners of the raffle. See you at the
fair!
Letter
To The Editor
Hi, my name is Ben and I am currently working on my
communications merit badge. One of the requirements is to send
a letter to the editor of a newspaper, telling my opinion of a
story. I picked an article in Vol. LVI-No. 32, Wednesday,
August 18, 2010. The name of the article was Pittsfield
Balloon Race. It was a nice overall article, but there were a
few things, like it was a very short article and didn’t go into a
lot of detail. Details like what the terrain was like, or what
else was happening when people weren’t racing.
I did like
how you recognized a lot of people, not just 1st Place. The
amount of pictures were good and I like the extra links at the end.
Thanks for reading.
Ben Shalek
Danville, NH
TOPS
News
Submitted By Terrie Azotea
Well I hope that everyone is
enjoying these hot summer days. Time to drink lots of water;
as it is very good for the body. They say we should have 8 glasses
of 8 ounces of water a day. Wow, that seems like a lot and it
is. But if you put it in a glass with some ice, and just sip
it throughout the day you have done it. Try it! It might
be refreshing. Add some green tea and you have a nice summer drink.
The gardens are starting to look good and I am even picking lettuce
- that is a good feeling. Farmer’s Markets are starting to open and
it’s a good time to enjoy a fresh summer salad or a juicy piece of
fruit. Strawberry season is here and they are full of antioxidants,
so enjoy.
We meet at TOPS on Tuesday nights, at the St. Stephen’s
Church on Main Street. Weigh in is at 5:30 and the meeting is at
6:30. We have lots of laughs and a good time with our members.
If you would like to join us, we will always welcome new faces and
make a friend along the way.
Please call Laurel Tiede at
269-8721 or Pat Smith at 435-5333 and these ladies would be happy to
answer any questions you might have. Hope you all have a
wonderful week and remember to drink lots of water in the summer
heat.
Letter
We are also one of many Pittsfield households who invite a houseful
of guests on the weekend of the Balloon Festival. People come
up on Friday and stay until Sunday. They spend money in town
and at Drake Field throughout the weekend. Make no mistake,
though, there is one, and only one reason for their annual migration
to Pittsfield.
Sure, they enjoy their weekend on our farm,
and they readily spend money on rides, food, and trinkets for their
kids. But the reality is that our guests drive anywhere from 2
to 4 hours to see the best fireworks north of the Boston Esplanade
on July 4th. Without those fireworks, I am off the hook
hosting a houseful of people on the first weekend of every August.
Personally I am both angry and saddened that those who made the
decision to cancel the fireworks, chose to sacrifice the many over
the few (or the one). This decision will have a profoundly
negative effect on the future financial success of the Pittsfield
Rotary Club’s Annual Balloon Festival and the Town of Pittsfield.
The attendance numbers will prove it.
God Bless Our Troops,
Rachel Wood
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Old Home Day – Super Heroes Rule The Day
Pittsfield
Old Home Day is set for Saturday, July 23 and the theme of the day
is “Super Heroes Rule the Day.” So, grab your mask and
put on your cape ….and join in the fun.
To get everyone in the
spirit of the theme, on Thursday, July 21 from 7-8 pm at the PMHS
Lecture Hall, we will be showing “Old Time Super Hero TV Shows.”
For just a donation of money or a non-perishable food item to
benefit the Pittsfield Food Pantry, come and kick back and watch
some Super Heroes in action!
On Friday, July 22 at 7:30 pm at the
Scenic Theatre, the Pittsfield Players Encore! 2011 troupe will
perform. Special guests performances this year include the
Jubellation Bell Ringers from the Community Church; Bruce Cobb,
fiddler; and Dave Pollard, guitarist. Tickets are $12 per
person. Please call 435-8852 for reservations.
On
Saturday, July 23 you can start your day with a delicious breakfast
at the Park Street Baptist Church from 7-10 am (donations are
accepted). In Dustin Park, the annual Craft Fair will start at
9:00 am. Music by the Joyce Family (Stephanie, Marilyn and
Phil) will fill the air. Other activities will include Face
Painting, Pennies in the Sawdust game, Kids Craft Table, Super
Hero Photo Ops, Book Bingo and (new this year) Inflatable Obstacle
Course. Ju Ju Bee, the Clown will be on site from 11-1,
making balloon animals. Don’t forget to stop in and visit the
Historical Society starting at 9:30 am at their headquarters on Elm
Street.
A Red Sox Scavenger Hunt (some would consider them super
heroes!) will start at 9:00 am. Come pick up the entry sheet
at Dustin Park – you’ll have to find pictures of Red Sox players
displayed around town with clues that will help you complete the
word scramble. Prizes will be awarded.
This year the annual
Cook-off is a “Kryptonite Kookie” bakeoff. Submit your best
batch of Any Kind of cookie (there is no entry fee). The
public will taste and vote on the best cookies (1st, 2nd and 3rd)-
Cash prizes will be awarded. There is still time to register –
call Andi at 435-6346. We ask that participants break their
cookies into bite size pieces (leaving a few of them whole for
display purposes). Please bring a list of ingredients (note if
there are any nuts in the cookies) with your entry.
Back again
this year is the LITTLE RED WAGON theatre troupe. At 10:00 in
Dustin Park they will perform “Totally Red” – the retelling of the
fairytale Little Red Riding Hood. Bring a blanket or your
chair and enjoy their performance.
Calling all “SUPER
HEROES”…..Kids of any age (and adults) are invited to participate in
the Super Hero Costume Parade at 11:00 am. Meet at the Gazebo
in Dustin Park- dressed in your best Super Hero (whatever that may
be!) costume. The parade will go around Dustin Park and prizes
will be awarded. Top prizes include a chauffeured ride in the
(BIG) Parade and ice cream sundaes!
“HOOPS FOR HEROES” -
NH’s Dave Cummings is on a quest to make a 1 million free throws by
Veterans Day 2011 to honor service men and women and raise $1
million for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
St. Stephen’s
Church is hosting Dave at 11:00 am in front of PYW where he will be
shooting free throws and collecting donations. For more
information you can visit
www.hoopsforheroes.com. Don’t forget to stop in at St.
Stephen’s Church for their Silent Auction, Raffle and Food items.
The Parade will start at 1pm and follow the same route as years
past. Has your group or organization put together a float?
It’s not too late – call Louie Houle at 435-6938 to register.
Participants are asked to submit a short write up about their entry
and give it to the parade organizers.
The festivities continue
after the parade at 3 pm with the Grand Opening And Dedication Of
The Pittsfield Youth Athletic Park on Tilton Hill Road. Many
people, businesses and organizations have donated goods, services
and money to this wonderful project – just another kind of super
hero! Bob “Steamer” Stanley of the Red Sox will be the guest
speaker and Ms. Tori Volpe will sing the National Anthem. A
short baseball game will follow between the current PMHS team and
PMHS Alumni.
Then we move to Drake Field – bring your blanket and
chairs and settle in for some good music. At 5:30 pm at the
Gazebo near the tennis courts join us as we “Dance Down Memory Lane”
with Harmonica Maestro, Bill Parker and his one man orchestra.
He plays all kinds of music that you will enjoy.
At 6 pm Super
“Hero” Subs, chips and a drink will be available on a first come,
first served basis. A donation (monetary or a non-perishable
food item) to benefit the Pittsfield Food Pantry is requested.
More music from 7:30-9 pm by the Windham Town Band. The band’s
repertoire is composed of music that is “recognizable and crowd
pleasing.” We are sure you’ll enjoy their music too! The
day’s events will end with a Spectacular Fireworks display at Dusk.
If you’d like to volunteer at Old Home Day (setting up, cleaning up,
helping for a few hours) – please call Andi Riel at 435-6346 or
Louie Houle at 435-6938.
Letter
to the Editor
This is my 2nd letter to the editor. I was so mad
at finding out there would be no fireworks this year at the Balloon
Rally, I wrote too long of a letter to be printed in the Sun
newspaper; all of it saying what good the Balloon Rally is for the
town and the community.
Rather than ramble on and on and
re-write what already has been printed in the newspaper, I will
simply say I stand by the Pittsfield Rotary Club 110%. This civic
organization is the Best of the Best. They have the know how and
“can do” to get things done. I consider this a bump in the road for
them. It is a shame a few have spoiled it for thousands of others
during this wonderful time.
Raymond C. O’Brien
A
Reader’s Favorite Things
Submitted By Donna Keeley
From
time to time, I have seen “favorite things” printed by others.
It seems to put things into perspective in times of strife or
turmoil. Here are mine.
• The flowers all throughout town;
and seeing them being cared for
• Our cute little library
•
Running into “folks” at Jitters
• Watching the wonderful
transformation of the ball fields
• The “Mayor”
• Town Wide Yard
Sale Day
• Old Home Day
• Rotary Balloon Rally
• The town
“pool”
• Pittsfield Youth Workshop
• The passion and kindness
of our town’s people
• Our Main Street
• The Pittsfield Voice,
Suncook Valley Sun
Letter
Okay, so two old ladies have been able to tie the town up in knots
over the fireworks in the cemetery during the Balloon Festival. Instead of running around like a dog with its tail between its legs,
what are we as a community willing to do about it? It will affect
and impact the charitable incomes, business incomes, livelihoods and
social calendars of people we know and don’t know. Let’s hear some
suggestions.
I have a couple to get started:
1. Start a
petition and get as many signatures as possible, so when it does go
to court, the lawyers can show they have the support of the town’s
people behind them.
2. Find the owners of the plots in the
cemetery, if possible, ask them to make their opinion known to the
Cemetery Committee. Ask them to make the committee aware they do not
want, intend nor condone the actions of the committee and do not
want to be part of nor pay any part of any possible potential legal
actions.
We as a community needed a shaking up, so now let’s do
a little shaking of our own! Now is not the time to lie down and let
our town get run over.
Pamela Taylor
Pictured are Ray Webber, III and Clarence Gerlack who spent nearly a
week putting the tops on the new dugouts at Pittsfield Youth
Athletic Park. Thank you guys for your major contribution to the
Park Project.
Pictured are Mike Purtell, Larry Berkson and Walt Purtell making
ready for loaming and seeding along the new asphalt at Pittsfield
Youth Athletic Park. Thank you guys for all of your help.
Pictured are Randy Genest, Chantelle Bartlett, Josie Genest and Cea
Genest who spent an entire Saturday digging trenches around the new
asphalt at Pittsfield Youth Athletic Park preparing lawn area for
loaming and seeding. What a wonderful family. Thank you for your
tremendous help.
Letter
I write to thank the donors to the Pittsfield Flower Fund for their
generosity. The fund pays for the hanging baskets throughout
our downtown and don’t they look good!
As I wrote last year,
Pittsfield should do a little bragging about the level of
volunteerism in our town. We have the new baseball complex,
the blaze of flowers at the Town Hall entrance (not done by the
flower fund) and numerous garden areas through downtown. I
dare to think that the pride generated by these various projects is
catching and will lead others to come up with their own way to show
their pride in our treasured community.
Sincerely,
John
Lenaerts
Letter
To The Editor
To the good citizens of Pittsfield:
I spent most
of the last two days on an island in Pittsfield.
The
beautification committee had asked for my assistance to build a
small stonewall around their beautiful plantings on the traffic
island at the beginning of Tilton Hill Road.
Paul Richardson
built the wall facing the old Twin M site. He did such a good
job, I told him anything happens to me, he could continue the
stonework around town. He didn’t look too excited.
Carole
Richardson and Nicole Ward moved our stone from a neighbor’s house
to the island and did a little building.
Many thanks to the
financial support of some generous supporters who made possible the
purchase of one pallet of weathered granite and one pallet of
Pennsylvania Flat from Swenson Granite in Concord.
On a related
note the stonemen are offering a $10 reward for the apprehension of
the vandals who, a couple of Thursdays ago ripped out flowers, stole
sponsor signs, and tipped over mailboxes. To the family or
friends of these vandals, I say, turn them in then we can teach them
the value of planting flowers versus ripping them out. To the
vandals, you are on our most wanted list.
Working on these
projects gives me the opportunity to work and talk to quite a few
citizens.
My apologies for getting loud and excited, sometimes
with foul language. I don’t have my wife to kick me in the leg
when I need to shut up with me all the time.
There’s been a lot
of bloodshed over the years over politics in Pittsfield.
Working together to beautify Pittsfield is helping me get over it.
Dan Schroth Piermarocchi
Pittsfield 2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Public Information
Meeting
Local community leaders are taking steps to reduce the
effects of Pittsfield’s next natural, technological, or human
disaster event. A Hazard Mitigation Committee, comprised of Town
Departments and emergency personnel, has completed development of
the Town’s updated Hazard Mitigation Plan. This updated Plan is
required for continued eligibility for Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) disaster and project funding.
A Public Information
Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 10 at 6:00 pm at the Town
Hall at 85 Main Street, Pittsfield, to discuss the Plan and to
solicit public feedback on the document. All are invited to attend
and participate.
The updated draft 2011 Pittsfield Hazard
Mitigation Plan is available for review at the Town Hall and Police
Department. The Maps are available for review at the Police
Department after July 15.
For more information, please contact
Chief Robert Wharem, Hazard Mitigation Plan Coordinator, at
435-7535.
Letter
Dear Pittsfield Residents:
The Planning Board met on June 16th
and accomplished the following:
1. Board approved Waiver Site
Plan Review request by the Family Dollar Store (at old P & M Market
site).
There was a State Department of Transportation plan that
required elimination of one entrance/exit.
2. Article 16 -
Parking Requirements
Revision was finalized and will be on the
blog (Pittsfield-NH.com/planning).
3. Preliminary
discussions were held on draft revisions to:
• Article 5, Section
3 - Powers of Zoning Board of Adjustment
• Article 6 - Special
Exceptions (Definitions)
• Article 7 - Variances (Definition)
These will be further discussed at a later meeting.
Please
continue to review our blog and provide input. Thank you.
Ted Mitchell, Chairman
Pittsfield Planning Board
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