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Pittsfield NH News

August 3, 2011

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Friends Church in South Pittsfield will be open for services on August 7th with Henry Frost speaking.  Service starts at 1:00 pm.




Those Celebrating Birthdays are: August 3, Sarah Laro, Ed Huggins, Scott Drouin; August 4, Betty Hartford; August 6, Jonathan Desmarais, Fred Mayhew; August 7, Brandon Giuda, Michael Tuttle, Keith Snedeker, Andrew Fries, JoAnne Ward; August 8, Fred Hast, I; August 9, Jess Hillsgrove.

A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!



Celebrating Anniversaries are: August 5, Mark and Sylvia Wallace; August 6, Harold and Debbie Darrah;

August 9, Bruce and Barbara Smith.



Edna Sherburne of Washburn, Maine has returned to the home of her son, Raymond, and family after spending two weeks in Pittsfield with her daughter, Pat Ordway, at her home on Leavitt Road.  While here, she enjoyed visits with grandchildren and a special visit with all three of her daughters: Pat, Gail of Dade City, Florida and Susan of White River Junction, Vermont.


 

Josiah Carpenter Library Teen Book Discussion Rescheduled


The regular August meeting of Josiah Carpenter Library’s Josiah Book Worms Teen Book Discussion Group has been rescheduled to Friday, August 12th from 3:30 to 5:00 pm.  Title: “Around the World in 80 Days.” by Jules Verne.


There will be no September meeting.  Regularly scheduled meetings resume Thursday, October 6th at 7:00 pm.


The Josiah Book Worms Teen Book Discussion Group meets at the Josiah Carpenter Library, 41 Main Street, Pittsfield, ten times per year on the first Thursday of each month, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.  The group does not meet in September or December. Pre-registration is required.


Please call 435-8406 for more information.  Sponsored in part by Mike Suliman of The Village Pizza, and a grant from The Sanderson Fund.

 


 

Letter


The recent Old Home Days fireworks were great, and definitely worth braving the very warm, muggy weather, and mosquitoes (we forgot to bring bug spray or lotion).


Sometimes in the past we have skipped them, knowing there would be much bigger, flashier, and certainly Louder fireworks in a couple of weeks, for the Balloon Rally. But, knowing those had been halted by a few black-hearted and community-hating souls, we knew we couldn’t miss these.


I didn’t miss the loud, blaring music blasted through what sounds like tin cans, my one and only criticism of the Balloon Rally fireworks. There was also a free-flowing, even bubbly nature to these fireworks. If there was a theme it was simply “wild and crazy.”


Still, it is saddening that a few Grinches decided to do what they did, simply because they could, and because it was legal. Sometimes the line between what is legal and what is moral or ethical is a fine one.


Those who vandalize the cemetery are clearly both morally and legally wrong. But, in a very real sense, those who decided to take something from the community which added a great deal, and which thousands enjoyed immensely are also vandals in a moral and ethical sense. They will need to live with that.


Bruce Cobb

 


 

Josiah Carpenter Library Family Movie Night Special Double Feature


On Thursday, August 12th, Josiah Carpenter Library offers a Special Double-Feature Family Movie Night! In keeping with our Summer Reading theme “One World,  Many Stories” we will be showing the following movies:


• 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, “Around the World in 80 Days” (Animated) Starring Simon Callow, Philip Jackson, Joe Mills and John Sessions (2003). Movie length: 47 minutes.


• 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, “Around the World in 80 Days” (Academy Award and Golden Globe Award) Starring David Niven, Cantinflas and Robert Newton (2004, remastered from 1956). Movie length: 182 minutes.


The movies will be shown in the Josiah Carpenter Library Children’s Room (enter by side door).  Call 435-8406 for more information.


Made possible by a generous grant from the Sanderson Fund, Family Movie Night is a new program at Josiah Carpenter Library.  Josiah Carpenter Library has purchased an MPLC Umbrella License to provide copyright coverage to allow the public showing of movies.   Movies will now be shown regularly on our quarterly, Family Movie Night event, and in conjunction with our Josiah Book Worms Teen Book Group, and our Read-Meet-Talk Book Group for Grown-ups.   Audio video equipment to provide for public viewing, has been purchased through the Sanderson Fund Grant.  This equipment will be used for movies, and other special programs and guest speakers.

 


 

Letter To The Editor


Having attended the Grand Reopening of Pittsfield’s Youth Athletic Park, I came away with the following thoughts.


When you have a leader, in this case my good friend Larry Berkson, who is willing to work harder than anyone else, armed with an idea to greatly improve our community, and with the support of the community, almost anything is possible.


I am so happy inside to be a part of the over 200 citizens who made this project happen.  I have always liked big projects.  That way I see other skills, equipment, and jobs being done.


Another way I get my kicks, is working alongside the Beautification Committee on the traffic islands.  Look at the stone around the flower bed on the island at the beginning of Tilton Hill Road. 


This is a fairly uniform granite block weathered stone, available from Swenson’s Granite.  I haven’t asked yet where it’s from originally. Anyway, we mix that with Pennsylvania flat rock and voilŕ, Pittsfield is beautiful.


So here’s the challenge: if the community buys the rock, the stonemen will work with the Beautification Committee to lay it up.


Maybe over a couple of years, we could stone in Pittsfield.  Anyway, if you are able, send a donation to the Beautification Committee c/o Tina Fife, 1394 Upper City Road, Pittsfield, or find a donation box in our local businesses.

 
I kind of have my sights set on the Washington House lot, to replace the wood surrounding the flower bed with the rock I described, that I don’t have.
Respectfully,


Dan Schroth Piermarocchi

 


 

Letter


Don’t believe for a minute that one will live under a bridge unless we raise the debt ceiling.  Mr. Obama is using Social Security and Medicare as a bargaining chip to keep spending out of control.  We do not have a revenue problem; we have a spending problem.  When families have a debt problem, they start the correction process by cutting up their credit cards and reining in expenditures.


Reports have shown that if we default, not only would there be money enough to pay Social Security, Medicare, active duty military pay, and veterans’ affairs programs, there would still be $39 billion remaining each month for other essential services.


Let’s be clear.  President Obama has both the legal authority and the financial resources to ensure that our seniors and our military heroes receive the benefits they are owed, yet he is using scare tactics, threatening those we cherish and respect. These unwarranted scare tactics only set us up for more political posturing on both sides.


Representatives in Washington still have an opportunity to cut the debt and prioritize spending.  Billions could be saved by cutting funding for Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry, the terrorist-led Palestinian Authority and other despotic governments that oppose us at every turn.


While Mr. Guinta is not my district’s Congressman, he, like many freshman representatives, is trying to hold to the mandate for which he was elected, to Cut, Cap, and Balance the budget that the prior Democratic Congress has not tried to tackle in the last 820+ days. One sided rhetoric and slanted letters-to-the-editor serve no useful purpose in putting this country’s financial house in order.


Home of the Free, Because of the Brave
Lea Adams
Pittsfield

 


 

Andrew Pinard’s Alejandro’s Olde Tyme Magik Showe


 The Josiah Carpenter Library 2011 Summer Reading Program:  “One World, Many countries,” presents “Andrew Pinard’s Alejandro’s Olde Tyme Magik Showe.”


This gala event will be held at the Pittsfield Community Center Thursday, August 18th,  at 1:00 pm.  The program is free and the public is invited to attend.


Josiah Carpenter Library 2011 Summer Reading Program is supported by two grants,  a “Kids, Books & the Arts” grant from NH State Library and CHILIS, and a grant from Pittsfield’s E.P. Sanderson Trust, as well as a generous donation of special books and craft supplies from the Friends of Josiah Carpenter Library and private donations.

 


 

“What’s Cooking” Luncheon


You and your friends are invited to a luncheon sponsored by the Concord Christian Women’s Club and Stonecroft Ministries on Thursday, August 11th, from 11:30 to 1:30, at The Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub, 72 Manchester Street, Concord, NH.


The cost of the luncheon is $15.00 inclusive.  The feature is Sue Moulton of Pampered Chef and Georgia Basko speaking on “Coping, Changes, and Challenges.”


Reservations are required by August 5th, cancellations are also required.  Call Wendy at 485-7446 or Barbara at 798-5976.


Stonecroft Ministries is a non-profit ministry.  For more information visit www.Stonecroft.org.

 


 

VA Launches New Prevention Initiative To Serve 22,000

Veteran Families At Risk Of Homelessness
Submitted By Merrill A. Vaughan

Vice Commander American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75

Pittsfield, NH 03263


Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today the award of nearly $60 million in homeless prevention grants that will serve approximately 22,000 homeless and at-risk Veteran families as part of the new Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program. This initial $60 million award will serve Veteran families at 85 non-profit community agencies in 40 states and the District of Columbia under VA’s new homeless prevention initiative.


“This new homeless prevention program will provide additional comprehensive support to Veterans who have served honorably, and now find themselves in a downward spiral toward despair and homelessness,” said VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki.  “This program expands our capacity to act before a Veteran becomes homeless and to target the problem of family homelessness. These grants would not have been possible without the extraordinary partnerships forged with community organizers who are firmly committed to making a positive difference in lives of Veterans and their families.” 

 
The SSVF Program, a critical element of VA’s plan to prevent and end homelessness among Veterans, will promote housing stability among homeless and at-risk Veterans and their families.  Under the SSVF program, VA awards grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives that can provide a range of supportive services to eligible very low-income Veteran families.  Supportive services include outreach, case management, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, and assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits.


Grantees will also have the ability to make time-limited temporary financial assistance payments on behalf of Veterans for purposes such as rent payments, utility payments, security deposits and moving costs.


More information about VA’s homeless programs is available online at  http://www.va.gov/homeless. A list of award recipients and details about the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program are available online at http://www1.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp.

 


 

Letter To The Editor


I have been working with the PYW and NH Listens to get a Pittsfield Listens group started. Pittsfield Listens is working on a project Strong Schools Strong Community which is to bring members of the community together to talk about what could make our schools and community a better place to learn. Pittsfield Listens has the hope that the whole community will come together to have their voices heard. My voice is important and so is yours. The Strong Schools Strong Community will be holding small discussion groups to give the community a chance to have their voices heard.


On July 28th Pittsfield listens had a kick off meeting where we came together as a large group to start the process. This meeting included PYW, NH Listens, facilitators, and members of the community who will take part in the discussion groups. I attended the meeting as a youth facilitator and was disappointed on how many people showed up to be a part of the discussion group. I would like to see more people register for the project and be involved in the discussion groups. It does not take a lot of your time but it is important to hear your voice. If you have interest in helping to fix our school system and community it is not too late to be a part of the discussion groups. If you want your voice heard as much as I want my voice heard please contact Zach or Paula at the PYW (435-8272) to register. Remember your Voice is important and will be Heard.


Julia Cole
Student Facilitator

 


 

What You Need To Know
A Guide To Understanding The Pittsfield School District Redesign
Submitted By Ross Morse, Community Advisory Council Member


So far we have visited what student-centered learning is and how it will improve the opportunity for all students to succeed. This article will delve deeper into the support system of student-centered learning, more specifically Advisory.

 
Advisory
Advisories provide time for students and staff to connect through shared experiences encouraging personal, social and academic growth often incorporating college and career readiness work.


• Personal Learning Plans – each student with adult support develops a learning plan to guide his or her personal, social, and academic growth and school experience. A foundational component of this plan is based on the students’ personal interests and strengths which leads to goal setting activities and is constantly revisited and revised. It becomes a road map, benchmarking and reflection tool for students to chart their own progress and identify challenge areas as they consider their short and long term futures.


• Student led Conferences – a conference where the student and his or her advisor plans a presentation that articulates the students’ academic, personal and  social growth as outlined in their Personal Learning Plan, which is contained in their portfolio. During the presentation the students are in the lead role regarding this conversation about their learning.


• Portfolios - students create a collection of work, reflections and assorted evidence that represent mastery of their course competencies . It becomes a personalized method of archiving their educational experience and documents their growth over time. It can be used as a communication tool regarding their learning.


• Collaborative Grouping – students work together to increase the success of the group by achieving shared goals, while learning and building consensus. Students collaborate while learning leadership and communication skills.


In our next article, we will introduce the Multiple Pathways approach supporting Student-Centered Learning.

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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