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Pittsfield NH News

May 9, 2012

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Those Celebrating Birthdays are: May 9, Scott Ward, Joshua Labrecque; May 10, Adam Ward; May 11, Nathan Brown, Chris Ward; May 12, Mike Taylor, Timothy Mineau; May 13, Melissa Mayhew, Eileen Manteau; May 14, Scott Grandmaison, Nick Liouzis; May 15, Timothy Roode.

 

A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!

 


 

Celebrating Anniversaries are: May 8, Don and Barbara Raney; May 12, Daniel and Sheila Ward.

 

Best Wishes!

 


 

Belated Congratulations to David and Tara Ash, who celebrated their anniversary on May 7th.

 


 

Pittsfield High School Class of 1972 is planning a 40th reunion this summer. Please contact Louie Houle at 435-6938 or Deb (Riel) Mulkhey at 783-4576 to update your contact information so we can send you details.

 



Attention

Seniors of Pittsfield

 

We, at the Senior Center, will be having a bake sale in the Center on Thursday, May 10th, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Come and buy some goodies and help the seniors on short trips!

 

Seniors Committee

 


 

School Lunch Menus

May 14 - 18, 2012

 

PES

Monday

All American

Homemade shepherd’s pie, sweet corn, garlic roll, fresh assorted fruit

 

Tuesday

Fresh Picks

Chicken nuggets, seasoned rice, garden salad with baby spinach and bacon, wheat roll, orange wedges

 

Wednesday

Italian Street

FestBaked rotini with meat sauce, wheat garlic bread, green beans, applesauce

 

Thursday

Let’s Talk Turkey

Turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet peas and carrots, wheat roll, fruit crisp

 

Friday

Fresh Picks Pizza

Cheese pizza or chef’s topping, carrot sticks, fresh Mac apple

 

PMHS

Monday

Hot Diggity Dog

Chili dog with cheese on a wheat bun, seasoned rice, sweet corn, fresh Mac apple

 

Tuesday

Fresh Picks

Tossed to order spinach salad with chicken and bacon, roasted potatoes, wheat roll, orange wedges

 

Wednesday

Italian Street

FestBaked rotini with meat sauce, wheat garlic bread, green beans, applesauce

 

Thursday

Let’s Talk Turkey

Roasted turkey, sweet potatoes, wheat dinner roll, peas and carrots, fruit crisp

 

Friday

Fiesta Friday

Cheese quesadilla, homemade corn chowder, salsa, peaches

 


 

"Old Time Rules Will Prevail: The Fiddle Contest In

New Hampshire and New England"

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Adam Boyce of West Windsor, VT will be presenting "Old Time Rules Will Prevail: The Fiddle Contest in New Hampshire and New England" on Thursday, May 10th at 7:00 pm at the Scenic Theater located at 6 Depot Street, Pittsfield NH. This presentation is presented by the Pittsfield Historical Society with support from the NH Humanities Council. The program is free and open to all.

 

Fiddle contests evolved from being endurance events to playing a set number of tunes judged by certain specific criteria. Whether large or small, fiddle contests tried to show who was the "best," as well as preserve old-time fiddling and raise money for local organizations. In recent years, the fiddle contest has declined significantly in New Hampshire and New England due to cultural changes and financial viability. The greatest legacies of the fiddle contest are the recordings made during live competition, a sampling of which are played during the presentation, along with some live fiddling by the presenter.About the Presenter

 

Adam Boyce of West Windsor, a 10th generation Vermonter and fiddler in his own right, has been giving talks throughout Vermont and New Hampshire since 2002. He has been involved with nearly every aspect of fiddle contests in New England since 1994, including judge, piano backup, as well as competitor. He was the 2000 Vermont division champion at the Northeast Fiddlers contest in Barre, Vermont, and has placed in nearly every New England state.

 

Adam is also an Eastern style square dance caller who fiddles and calls simultaneously, and also plays piano backup for other fiddlers throughout Vermont and New Hampshire.

 

A composer of over 100 fiddle tunes, you can also find Adam listed as a Juried Artist with the Vermont Arts Council, specializing in Yankee Humor.

 

A traditional dance historian, Adam gives another lecture on contra and square dancing history in Vermont and New Hampshire, and also presents a living history portrayal of "The Old Country Fiddler," Charles Ross Taggart (1871-1953), a traveling musician and humorist from Vermont who entertained widely on lyceum and Chautauqua circuits for over 40 years, starting in 1895.

 

For more information, contact Harry Vogt by phone at 603-435-7993, by email at [email protected] or contact the presenter Adam Boyce, 1076 Rush Meadow RD, Reading, VT 05062-9767, (802) 484-7719, [email protected]

 


 

Senior U.S. Education Official Visits Pittsfield Middle High To

Discuss School Improvement

 

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Jason Snyder visited Pittsfield Middle High School on Tuesday, May 1st. Pittsfield is using School Improvement Grant funds to turn around the school and to improve student achievement. Since 2009, the state of New Hampshire has received more than $13 million in SIG awards.

 


 

Letter

 

To all Pittsfield Residents and those interested in upholding the NH State Constitution:

The 2006 amendment to the New Hampshire State Constitution put a rule into law that any town of a population of over 3,000 should have their own resident member of the House of Representative in the State House. The town of Pittsfield, according to the 2010 census, has a population of 4,106. Therefore, we should have our own representative to the General Court of NH.

 

The new redistricting plan submitted by our current legislature does not adhere to this law, and give Pittsfield it’s own representative. (Other communities in Merrimack County being denied a local district, include Concord Wards 4, 5, 6, and 7, Henniker, Hopkinton, Loudon, New London, and Pembroke). As of the last election, Pittsfield is included in District 8, represented by 3 residents of Epsom and one from Allenstown.

 

The new redistricting plan continues to join Pittsfield with Epsom (information on the new map and districts is very difficult to find on the web). Since all these representatives live outside of Pittsfield, to keep their seats, Pittsfield, needs to continue to be joined to Epsom. This is a clear case of gerrymandering the districts to advantage a particular political party or representatives. Unfortunately, it is just these representatives who are responsible for defining the districts.

 

Sources: "Under a successful 2006 ballot initiative, any town of 3,000 citizens or more is guaranteed a resident member in the House of Representatives, "… When the population of any town or ward, according to the last federal census, is within a reasonable deviation from the ideal population for one or more representative seats, the town or ward shall have its own district of one or more representative seats." http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Redistricting_in_New_Hampshire

 

Census data prepared by NH Office of Energy and Planning, Mar. 22, 2011

 

Mary Ellen Moran-Siudut

Pittsfield

 


 

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PYBA board members Tony Scopa (l) and Darrell Wages (r) hang new signs at the Pittsfield Youth Park. If you’d like to support Pittsfield youth baseball and softball by purchasing advertising at the park, call Glenn Amnott at 435-7905.

 


 

Greater Pittsfield Chamber Of Commerce Business After Hours Event

 

The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Business After Hours event on Tuesday, May, 15th from 6-8 pm. The event will be sponsored by and held at Concord Hospital Rehabilitation Services located at Concord Hospital Medical Offices, East 1990 Dover Road in Epsom, N.H.

 

During the first hour of the event, refreshments will be served on the second floor of the building in a shared waiting area of Rehabilitation Services and Concord Hospital Medical Group-Epsom Family Medicine.

 

The second hour will be dedicated to allowing chamber members the opportunity to participate in several wellness stations located throughout the second floor. The wellness stations are represented by Rehabilitation Services and will include: a posture screening including neck strength/endurance testing; a healthy hands screening; incontinence prevention tactics; lower back pain prevention for every day tasks; balance screening to reduce falls risk; and education on concussion prevention and awareness.

 

Chamber members will also have the opportunity to learn about the services Rehabilitation Services provides including: evidence-based treatment approach for a multitude of impairments (general orthopedic conditions; women’s and men’s health issues; incontinence; lymphedema; vestibular disorders; oncology related issues; orthosis fabrication (custom shoe inserts); and hand therapy. In addition, Chamber members can visit table displays representing Riverbend Community Mental Health, Concord Hospital Nutrition and Diabetes Management and Concord Hospital Trust Business Partners in Health.

 

The Epsom Family Medicine team including three new providers will also be present at the event. Epsom Family Medicine provides comprehensive, individualized medical care for the entire family including family medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, gynecologic and geriatrics care. Selecting a primary care provider is an important step towards maintaining your health and wellness.

 

At the end of the evening there will be a $50 raffle towards a Concord Hospital Center for Health Promotion health or wellness class.

 

If you have any questions regarding this event or would like more information please contact: Melanie Bieniek, DPT, OCS, CLT, Concord Hospital Rehabilitation Services Manager at 1990 Dover Rd, Epsom NH 03234, phone number 736-6222 x-8735, or by e-mail: [email protected].

 


 

Flying the Flag

Submitted By Pam Taylor

 

In these times, where everyone wants to be able to show their support and patriotism for our country. I’d like to address the issue of proper flag display. People seem to have lost track of how to display the flag. Please read the following taken from the US Code on flag display.

 

(a) It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

 

(b) The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.

 

(c) The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.

 

(d) The flag should be displayed on all days, especially on Holidays (abbreviated, it means all!).

 

(e) The flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution.

 

(f) The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.

 

(g) The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.

 

Position and manner

a) The flag should not be displayed on a float in a parade except from a staff, or as provided in subsection (i) of this section.

 

b) The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender.

 

To put it lightly, our flag is more then just a simple decoration to line our driveways, stick in a flower pot or on our front lawn. We disrespect the flag and those who have fought for the freedom the flag represents when we disregard the proper display. It represents our country, where we have been and where we are going. It belongs to no one person over another. It is our flag, it is our ideal, it is worth our respect.

 

Maybe if we respect the flag more, we can respect our fellow Americans more.

 


 

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Dancing to "Mother Knows Best" Back row: Kalee OBlenes, Elizabeth Boyd, Caroline Champagne. Front row: Paige Rueffert, Jolene Wood, Kira Wood, Jade Pescinski.

 

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Dancing to "All or Nothing" Back Row: Kaela Simoneau, Gabby Bachelder, Alexis Gilbert. Front row: Savannah Godin, Hannah Gagnon, Brianna Heath, Sydnee Gagnon. Encore Dance presents "Free 2-B Me n-You" Our 12th year end performance will be held at the Prospect Mountain High School in Alton on Saturday, May 12th. with shows at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm. Tickets available at the door.

 


 

PMHS Students Active In The Community

Student Council Takes Leading Role

Submitted By Derek Hamilton

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Student Council members Jen Tyrell (left) and Maxwell Tuttle (middle)

present the donations for cancer research to the Gordon family.

 

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Sisters Sarah (left) and Rebekah Adams plant flowers at the main entrance

of Pittsfield Middle High School during Earth Day.ong>

 

As students, staff and community members walk into the main entrance at Pittsfield Middle High School, they all likely walk over the large entry mat with a fading image of a panther, a gift of the 1977 Student Council.

 

The Pittsfield School District is undergoing a comprehensive redesign which includes the formation of a Site Council, the new governing body of the school, but its traditional Student Council remains with a renewed sense of purpose aimed at community involvement.

 

The Student Council is made up of 12 students, two student representatives from each grade level, and is advised by a middle and high school teacher. The students elected senior Kelsey Wrye and junior Rebekah Adams as its co-chairs this year, both of whom have been serving as Student Council members since their freshman year. They have taken the lead on fundraising, event planning and community service.

 

This past year the Student Council has initiated several successful school-wide and community events including Spirit Week, a Cancer Benefit and an Earth Day Beautification. Spirit Week is a school tradition that builds class camaraderie and fosters school spirit through school dress days, hallway decorating and gym activities prior to Holiday Break. The week was highlighted by a Can Drive which collected over 600 non-perishable goods that were donated to the Pittsfield Food Pantry.

 

In February the Student Council coordinated a Cancer Benefit in remembrance of Marion Gordon, the mother of a PMHS graduate and current student, who plays on the boys’ basketball team. The students hosted a mid-year Academic Awards Assembly and pep rally during the school day, prior to a boys’ basketball game in the evening. Those who made a donation to cancer research received a pink ribbon and players wore pink socks and head bands during the game. Several groups made generous contributions including the Pittsfield Police Association, the PMHS Boosters Club and the Varsity Club. Jillian Towle, a member of the Student Council, raffled off a hand-made blanket and donated the proceeds. All together, more than $1,000 dollars were raised and donated on behalf of Marion Gordon to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

 

To celebrate Earth Day this past April, the Student Council organized its second annual beautification and clean-up of the PES and PMHS campuses, and downtown Pittsfield. The group worked with several local organizations to help clean-up Drake Field, Frank Lyman Park, Centennial Park, Forest B. Argue Pool, Pittsfield Police Station and the Carpenter Library. More than 200 students and staff were active in the clean-up and each student who participated earned two hours of community service.

 

The Student Council will conclude the school year by hosting an end of year Academic Awards Assembly and Field Day to celebrate the work and achievements of the student body throughout the year. Honor Roll students will be recognized along with others for academic excellence and exemplary citizenship. One notable award will be the Bryce Paradise Award, named after its first recipient, and awarded by the Student Council to a graduating senior who represents the pillars of safety, respect, responsibility and community.

 


 

TOPS News

Submitted By Terrie Azotea

 

Well, we had Royalty at TOPS this past week. Kudos to those who had a good weight loss! Royalty is when we give out awards to certain members who have had a good weight loss the past month. We have it the first Tuesday of the month and it’s encouraging to see that others are losing weight.

 

Looking forward to our walking nights that will be starting up and, hopefully, the rain is in our favor. It sure has been raining the past few days and it has been hard to get out and do some walking. We might just have to put our duck boots and our yellow duck coats on, get out there and just enjoy it. We are not made of sugar; we will not melt. But we are sweet!

 

We have a yard sale in June that we will be getting things together for. We also would like to welcome two new members who joined this past week. Good luck on your weight loss journey. We are all about helping one another and when someone needs a helping hand, we will try to be there the best that we can.

 

If anyone is interested in joining us, we meet on Tuesday nights at the St. Stephen’s Church in Pittsfield at 5:30 pm for weigh in and at 6:30 for our meeting. We sure are growing in our chapter and it’s always nice to meet new people, so come on out and check us out. If you have any questions, please call Laurel Tiede at 269-8721 or Pat Smith at 435-5333.

 

"Instead of giving yourself reasons why you can’t, give yourself reasons why you can."

 

Hope everyone has a good week and we’ll see you lighter next week!

 


 

Letter

 

From The Desk Of The Selectmen

The Board of Selectmen (BOS) remains united in its on-going effort to make strides in maximizing the efficiency of town operations throughout all departments. Much has been accomplished, yet there is more to be done. The board will not become lax in this endeavor. Thank you for your overwhelming support!

 

Administrative Plan:

• The PD Administrative Assistant position has been reduced from full time to 24 hours per week. New Police Department hours will be forthcoming from the Chief.

 

• The Board has capitalized on a cost savings proposal by the Public Works Superintendant.

 

• Miscellaneous: The Town Administrator’s salary has been reduced by 5% per his recommendation. Thanks to Paul Skowron for his helpful gesture! The Welfare Director has offered to temporarily reduce her hours. Members of the Board of Selectmen have donated $2,400 to offset police coverage at the Balloon Rally this year. Other Items:

 

• The Fire Chief has submitted his resignation.

 

• Avitar Associates has been selected for the town’s assessing needs beginning in 2012. The Board looks forward to working with this highly qualified team. Just under $1.4 million worth of 2011 abatements were approved by the Board, decreasing tax revenue by approximately $40,000.

 

• The communication policy that was rescinded by the BOS can be reviewed at the Town Hall or on the website (www.pittsfield-nh.com).

 

• Many thanks to the Pittsfield Firefighter Association for its generous donation of materials and labor in the amount of $25,000 for improvements to the fire station.

 

• Thank you to the Sanderson Fund for a $5,000 donation for the K-9 Program.

 

• The board has authorized reconstruction to begin on Wildwood Drive. The majority of funding will come from prior year encumbrances, therefore not significantly impacting the 2012 budget.

 

Keeping you informed,

Pittsfield Board of Selectmen

  


 


 

 











 

 

 

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