Those Celebrating Birthdays are: May 22, Bob Bolduc, Jon Ward,
Jocelyn Ash; May 25, Tina Metcalf, Lynn McLaughlin, Stephanie
Tuttle; May 26, David Daley; May 27, Chad Cates, James Bond, Sr.,
Scott Brown; May 28, Ashley Morgan, Julee Worthen.
A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!
Happy 80th Birthday to Martha Bryant on May 25th. “Way down south in
dixie."
School Lunch Menus
May 27 - May 31, 2013
PES
Monday
No School
In remembrance of those who have sacrificed all for our country
Tuesday
Baked ham, dinner roll, glazed carrots, mashed potatoes, applesauce
Wednesday
Chicken Parm spaghetti, garden salad, fresh fruit
Thursday
Mexican lasagna, refried beans, seasoned rice, corn, fresh banana
Friday
Fresh Picks Pizza
Cheese pizza or chef’s topping, broccoli tops, mixed fruit
PMHS
Monday
Memorial Day
No School
In remembrance of those who have sacrificed all for our country
Tuesday
Classic Feast
Baked ham, dinner roll, glazed carrots, mashed potatoes, applesauce
Wednesday
North End Fav
Chicken Parm spaghetti, garden salad, fresh fruit
Thursday
Mexican Fusion
Mexican lasagna, refried beans, seasoned rice, corn, fresh banana
Friday
Fresh Picks Calzones
Assorted calzones, broccoli tops, mixed fruit
Memorial Day Observance 2013
The men and women of The American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75,
Pittsfield, NH will hold their annual Memorial Day observance on
Sunday, May 26, 2013. According to Merrill Vaughan, Commander of the
Legion Post, “We hold our observance on the Sunday before Memorial
Day as we rotate our Memorial Services among the four major churches
in Pittsfield and this year it will be with Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church at 8:00 am.”
This service allows us to honor our departed comrades, many who died
on the fields of battles. This tradition is deep in the roots of
The Pittsfield American Legion Post. Then we turn our efforts for
the observance that will begin at 1:00 pm at the Veterans Memorial
on Main St.
This year we have some changes to the program from which we have
normally been accustomed to. We are lucky to have some talent this
year along with a guest speaker. Commander Vaughan goes on to
describe the entertainment, “Before the ceremony begins, the Winslow
sisters (Madelyn and Grace) of Barnstead, will perform a couple of
numbers for us. We are lucky to have Ms. Stephanie Joyce back to
sing the National Anthem and several members of Pittsfield Players
will perform for us in the middle of the program. The guest speaker
will be Colonel James Allard, U. S. Army (Ret) who is also a new
member to our Legion Post. Of course, we will close the observance
with our traditional flower basket presentation followed by the
rifle salute and TAPS.”
Letter
Pittsfield Flower Power
Dear Pittsfield friends and neighbors:
Thanks to the efforts of many, starting with the founder, John
Lenaerts, for the past 15 years or so Pittsfield’s downtown has been
graced with 35+/- hanging flower baskets.
This year will be no exception and you should see the lovely baskets
hanging sometime in June.
As with anything, this effort takes people, time and money. If you
like seeing this splash of color above our streets, would you
consider a donation to The Pittsfield Flower Fund? We would really
appreciate it!
Donations can be made to: Pittsfield Flower Fund, c/o Donna Keeley,
256 True Road, Pittsfield, NH 03263
Thank you,
Donna Keeley
on behalf of the Pittsfield Flower Fund
Patriotic Concert
“Celebrate America” a patriotic concert, is set for Friday, May 31,
7 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 24 Main Street,
Pittsfield. It will feature the Chancel Choir, JuBellation Handbell
Choir and the UNH’s Inextinguishable Brass Quintet. Light
refreshments will be served. Be sure to mark your calendar for this
exciting event – an evening of marvelous music for all ages honoring
our glorious country. Parking and wheelchair accessibility at rear
entrance. More information at: pittsfieldcc.com or 435-7471.
50 Continuous Years Recognized
From left to right: NH Department Parliamentarian Tony Rabbia, Post
75 Commander Merrill Vaughan, Past Commander Paul Metcalf, and
District 5 Commander Gerard Leduc.
Photo by Diane Vaughan
Past American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 Commander, Paul Metcalf,
recently received his 50 Continuous years of service to the American
Legion. According to current Post Commander Merrill Vaughan, “Past
Post 75 Commander, Paul Metcalf has filled many of the positions of
the Post and ultimately, as Commander of our Post for two years; his
service is hereby formally recognized.” Commander Vaughan went on to
say, “The American Legion National Office recognizes those who have
served continuous years, thus leading to the words Still Serving
America Proudly. The men and women of Peterson-Cram Post 75
congratulate Paul Metcalf on this achievement."
For those interested in joining the American Legion, you can contact
Commander Vaughan at his home phone 435-5207 or his cell phone
344-0264.
Pittsfield’s Economic Development Committee
Holds Joint
Board/Committee Meeting
Photo by Bob Legg
On Saturday, May 4th officials representing the Board of Selectmen,
Planning Board, Zoning Board, Economic Development Committee, Master
Plan Committee, Conservation Commission, Housing Standards
Authority, School Budget Committee and the Suncook Valley Regional
Development Corporation met at the Community Center.
The Economic Development Committee sponsored the joint meeting that
was facilitated by Stuart Arnett of Arnett Development Group and
Matt Monahan of Central NH Regional Planning Commission.
The purpose of this meeting was to ensure everyone understood the
mission of each board/committee. In addition, and of great
importance was a dialog about everyone working toward Pittsfield’s
economic prosperity. We all understand that decisions made by each
board or committee impacts our Town’s economy.
There will be follow-up meetings to discuss how others see the town,
what we want to see the town become and how to accomplish things
that will set the stage for future prosperity. It should be noted
that it is very uncommon for a town to hold such a meeting as this!
Once all meetings have taken place and a course of action has been
agreed upon, there will be a public forum to report the results of
these meetings and get comments and recommendations from Pittsfield
citizens.
We must all get involved in our town’s future!
The Pittsfield - Barnstead - Northwood area Friday
Night Kayaking club begins the new season on the first Friday in
June. The group meets at various local sites at 6 PM for 60 to 90
minutes of flat water paddling in the local rivers, ponds and lakes.
Everyone is welcome. We’ve had paddlers from age 8 to 80. Upcoming
locations and other information are posted on our website
www.huffnpuff.info which
you can visit anytime and put yourself on our email reminder list.
University Of New Hampshire Announces May 2013 Graduates
Congratulations to Jedidiah Ryan Elliott (BSCIVE), Matthew Randolph
Engelmann (BA), Zebadiah Raymond McGill (BA), and Kelli Anne Webber
(BSMATH), Cum Laude.
Bodacious Babes To Perform At Scenic Theatre
Bodacious Babes Kat and Peg will entertain you at The Scenic Theatre
on June 1.
Get set for an evening of unique, robust, fun entertainment when The
Pittsfield Players present The Bodacious Babes on Saturday, June 1
at 7:30 pm at the Scenic Theatre, 6 Depot Street, Pittsfield, NH.
Tickets, which are $10 per person, will be available at the door on
the night of the performance on a first come, first serve basis. The
box office will open at 7 pm on the night of the show so be sure to
get there early for the best seats.
Both Babe Kat and Babe Peg are blessed with larger than life
personalities and booming voices, and they’re guaranteed to put a
smile on your face as they sing their way through the decades. The
Bodacious Babes have been performing all over New England for 10
years, and they are known for their bawdy humor, booming voices and
sparkling personalities (okay, and a few strategically placed
feather boas as well…). These ladies don’t hang back when
entertaining their audiences. There will be Do-Wop numbers from the
50s, songs from the 40s, Broadway gems and some fabulous impressions
of Patsy Cline, Reba, Tammy and Dolly all thrown in for a night of
great fun.
Babe Peg Johnson has already delighted Players’ audiences when she
appeared as Dame Sybil in last fall’s I Remember Mama, and more
recently when she played the role of Julia in Lend Me A Tenor. Peg
is a four time winner of the NHCMA Traditional Country Entertainer
of the Year and winner of the Traditional Female Gospel Entertainer
of the Year. Babe Kat Murphy has been named the NHCMA Traditional
Gospel Vocalist of the Year and Traditional Gospel Entertainer of
the Year. She is also an NACMAI National Gospel Entertainer of the
year. These two ladies have great vocal credentials and will sing
their hearts out for you. This will be a great show, so make your
plans now and don’t miss it.
Drake Field Summer Recreation Program Will Run
Thanks To Generous Donations
Many people have been asking if the Drake Field Summer Recreation
Program will be open for the children of Pittsfield this year and
the answer is Yes. Thanks to the generous donations made by the
Sanderson Trust Fund, Foss Family Foundation, the Pittsfield
Congregational Church, Rotary Club, a private citizen, Grappone
Automotive, Irwin Motors, and Banks Chevrolet we will be able to
open for the 2013 summer.
So, if you’re looking for something fun, affordable and educational
for your children to do this summer then we have the answer - the
Drake Field Summer Recreation Program. Come join us for six weeks of
fun. We will begin on June 24, 2013 and run through August 1. The
program is open Monday through Friday to Pittsfield students in
grades 1-8 for the 2013-2014 school year.
The program is free (except for some field trip admissions) and
includes sports activities, arts and crafts, children’s games, board
games, field trips, water games, story time and many other fun and
educational activities. This year’s field trips will be Strawberry
Bank, Strafford National Guard Training Center, Cog Railroad, NH
Children’s Museum, Hanscom Air Force Base, MS Mount Washington,
Wallis Sands, Liquid Water Planet, mini golf, Ellacoya State Park,
and the Town Pool. Many of our trips are free and others have a
small fee. Don’t miss out on the fun and be sure to sign up.
This year’s program will also include Let’s Go Fishing classes put
on by NH Fish and Game as well as weekly programs by the US Army
(example-survival skills, physical fitness, etc.).
The Drake Field Summer Recreation Program began in 1917 and has
offered a safe, drug free, fun and educational place for the youth
of Pittsfield ever since. Please take time to say thanks to those
who have donated to make this program possible for another year.
Look for papers to come home from school with your child or call
Mrs. Sawyer to register.
For more information and registration forms please contact Mrs.
Sawyer at Pittsfield High School, 435-6701 x 1110.
Barry L. Nation (right), photographer, received an Honorary
Membership in the Pittsfield Historical Society from Dr. Cedric
Dustin, president, at a recent meeting. Nation is responsible for
the photograph of the Hot Air Balloon Rally featured on the
500-piece jigsaw puzzle being offered as the Society’s current major
fundraiser (along with a puzzle featuring Lyman Park). Not only did
he provide the photograph, but Nation has spent numerous hours on
behalf of the PHS, assisting with this fundraising event. Dr.
Dustin was the featured speaker at the meeting, discussing the
history of the Pittsfield Aqueduct Company.
Generational Living And Universal Design
The Paige Agency Education Series proudly presents a discussion on
Generational Living and Universal Design with Geoff Martin and Brett
Cusick of the Cedar Mill Group. Geoff and Brett are Certified
Aging-in-Place Specialists (CAPS).
If you’re like the majority of Americans over the age of 45, you
want to continue living in a familiar environment throughout your
maturing years. According to AARP, older home owners overwhelmingly
prefer to age-in-place, which means living in your home safely,
independently and comfortably, regardless of age or ability level.
The Paige Agency Education Series is a “sales free zone” where you
can get information you need to make good choices for you and your
family.
Come and join us for a presentation and interactive discussion on
this timely and important subject on Thursday, May 23rd at 6:00 pm
at The Office Suites, 211 Loudon Road in Concord. There will be
light refreshments and a door prize!
The event is free but you do need to RSVP for a seat
to Alice Young, The Paige Agency: (603) 435-6767 or
[email protected]
TOPS News
Submitted By Terrie Azotea
I hope that everyone has been out enjoying this spring weather or
should I say, trying to with our lovely friends the black flies. Oh
wow, can they really get to you. So, I guess that is a good time to
walk faster to get away from them.
It’s that time of the year where we are trying to get our spring
cleaning done inside and outside; that in itself is exercise. If we
think about it, all the stretching we do when washing windows and
walls, and hanging fresh washed curtains. That’s lots of work! Then
you head outside with the raking, the bending down cutting your
shrubs and pushing your lawn mower. So, I would say that spring is a
real kick-off for a good exercise program.
At TOPS we have had a couple of weeks of just weigh ins and then
walking. We do have our yard sale coming up the day of the townwide
yard sale. Look for us on Tilton Hill in Pittsfield.
If anyone is interested in meeting new people or joining a good
weight loss support group, please join us on Tuesday nights at the
St. Stephen’s Church on Main Street in Pittsfield at 5:30 pm for
weigh in and at 6:30 pm for our meeting. Any questions please call
Stuart Pike at 789-5981 or Pat Smith at 435-5333.
Take time to smell the fresh spring flowers and I hope everyone has
a good week. See you lighter next week!
Letter
Dear Suncook Valley Sun,
My name is Jeff Caron and I wanted to share some info and get it out
to the public, but wasn’t sure how to do it. I set up a donation
page for cub scout kids who can’t afford to go to camp and I want to
raise money to help pay for them to go.
When I was a cub scout, my mom was a single parent
and told me maybe next year. It was the worst feeling in the world
watching my friends go to camp without me. So I decided to set up
this page to help those who couldn’t afford to go. Kids should have
the chance to go and learn. This is the website:
http://www.gofundme.com/2xqarg.
I want to spread the word to as many people as I can.
Thank you for your time.
Cubmaster
Jeff Caron
National EMS Week
Submitted By The Pittsfield Fire Department, EMS Captain Jim Girard
The Pittsfield Fire Department would like to take this time to pass
along to the residents of Pittsfield that May 19-25, 2013 is
National EMS Week. This year’s national theme for EMS Week is: “EMS:
One Mission. One Team” and that truly speaks to the training and
skill each EMS provider and service offers their communities. As we
saw in recent events in Boston, EMS sprang into action and like a
well-oiled machine, they were able to treat and move hundreds of
casualties to appropriate facilities with the assistance of
pre-planned mutual aid ambulance services. Without standardized
skills training, pre-planning and communications, this would not
have had such a positive outcome.
The members of the Pittsfield Fire Department are all here for the
same reason, to provide high quality patient care, and to maintain a
high standard of medical services. On May 16, 2013 Governor Maggie
Hassan will be signing an EMS Week proclamation in the Governor and
Council Chambers. Within this document she will be asking each
community in our state to “Stop and thank your local EMS providers
and services for their hard work, dedication, and sacrifices.”
The Pittsfield Fire Department would like to take this time and
recognize the following EMS providers for the relentless efforts in
providing the residents of Pittsfield with Emergency Medical
Services:
• Kristen Ahearn, EMT-I*, 13 years
• Tim Ahearn, EMT-B, 7 years
• Greg Aucoin, Paramedic, 3 months
• Bob Bousquet, Paramedic, 15 years
• Karen Brown, Paramedic*, 7 years
• Lenny Deane, EMT-I, 28 years
• Lyle Deane, EMT*, 8 years
• Jim Girard, EMT-I*, 10 years
• Pat Heffernan, FR, 25 years
• Howard Hill, EMT, 1 year
• Nick Hoisington, EMT, 1 year
• Kevin Marquis, EMT, 4 years
• Jason Nichols, Paramedic, 2 years
• Peter Pszonowsky, EMT-I*, 9 years
• Brian Tedcastle, EMT-I, 8 years
• Jennifer Tedcastle, Paramedic, 15 years
• Ken White, EMT-B*, 4 years
• Matt Woodbury, EMT-B,
4 years
*Indicates full-time employee.
“What’s Happening At PYW?”
Submitted By
Paula Martel, Program Director
The Pittsfield Youth Workshop is currently finalizing the 2013
summer schedule. We are planning a summer filled with fun and
exciting trips. Just for example: Canobie Lake Park, Hilltop Fun
Center, The Cog Railway, Water Country, Kayaking, a tour of Fenway
Park, Squam Lake, the Stone Zoo and eight weeks of Out Door Rock
Climbing just to name a few. The Pittsfield Fire Dept. will be
coming in to do a few activities with youth and we will also be
continuing a Full of Ourselves girls group, and going on several
biking trips.
PYW’s drop-in center will be open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
from 2-6 PM, unless otherwise noted, during the summer. On some
Friday afternoons, PYW will be holding special activities. Check out
our website or the summer calendar!
On Thursday, June 6th, PYW will be holding an Open House from 4:00
to 6:00 PM for new youth and parents to check out the Drop-In
Center, and for everyone to sign up for summer trips and/or
activities. (current PYW members will have the first opportunity to
sign up for the summer trips) Although this will not be the only
time to sign up, we are suggesting that everyone who is interested
in the summer programs stop by. Some trips fill-up fast! PYW trips
and activities are open to youth in grades six and up (that means
youth who just finished 5th grade), from Pittsfield and the
surrounding towns. There are a lot of great opportunities this
summer and we can’t wait to get started.
Please feel free to contact Paula Martel or Zach
Powers with any questions, to sponsor a youth or to make a donation
at 435-8272 or at
[email protected].
Don’t forget to check out our website at
www.pittsfieldyouthworkshop.org
for all upcoming events or activities.
Chichester Grange Teacher Of The Year
PES art teacher Lisa Stevens, has been selected as Chichester Grange
Teacher of the Year. Ms. Stevens has served as the art teacher at
Pittsfield Elementary School since 1997. As a visual arts teacher,
Ms. Stevens works energetically and enthusiastically with over 300
students each week, and her students consistently produce quality
original art work.
At PES students’ art work is always on display in our hallways. Ms.
Steven’s students work in drawing, painting, ceramics, photography,
and other mediums. She seeks to display PES student art in and out
of the school. For the last several years she has shown student art
at the Deerfield Fair, where PES collections regularly win ribbons.
Ms. Stevens has also been active in the state network of art
teachers and influential in promoting a regional traveling art show
featuring k-12 artists in the Suncook Valley. Last school year she
served as the chair person for the traveling show.
Over the years Ms. Stevens has brought several artists-in-residence
to PES, enriching children’s live and exposing them to artists from
the region and the world. Ms. Stevens is the Team Leader for the
Unified Arts team at PES and this year worked with the second-grade
students to improve reading skills. She works to tie in the
curriculum at the grade-levels into projects in art. Ms. Stevens is
an accomplished teacher and leader who brings beauty and the joy of
creation to the PES community.
Obituaries
Cynthia L. Cyr
On May 16, 2013 Cynthia L. Cyr passed away peacefully at home in
Pittsfield from a long term illness.
She was born on February 9, 1947 in Rockland, Maine to Priscilla and
Arthur Cyr. She grew up in Hamilton, Mass. She lived in Northern
Massachusetts and the Seacoast of New Hampshire most of her life.
She moved to Pittsfield to be with her daughter and grandchildren
and has resided here since.
She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Pittsfield.
She had many friends and family in the community and was beloved by
all who knew her.
She is survived by her daughter, Priscilla Lemieux of Pittsfield;
her son, Arthur Lemieux of Lutz FL and four grandchildren, Kaitlyn
Lemieux of Arundel, ME, Jacen Dickson of Pittsfield, Gabriella
Konopka of Pittsfield and Javan Lemieux of Pittsfield.
A memorial service will be held at the First Congregational Church,
24 Main Street in Pittsfield on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 12:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the First
Congregational Church, 24 Main Street, Pittsfield, NH 03263.
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