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Pittsfield NH News

October 1, 2008


 

Celebrating Birthdays are: October 1, Val Genest; October 2, Bobby Zahn, Ashley Elizabeth Giuda; October 4, Stephanie Hillsgrove, Ian Towle; October 5, Paul Rogers; October 6, Jed Chapman, Shirley  Waters, Morgan Ward; October 7, Jason Darrah.
A Very Happy Birthday to one and all.
 



Celebrating Anniversaries are: October 3, Doug and Glenna Stevens; October 6, Dana and Cathie Tuttle.
Best Wishes.
 



Fuel Assistance
Community Action Program will be in Pittsfield October 6, 13, 20, 27 for Fuel Assistance at the Community Center. Please call for an appointment, 485-7824.
 



Reminder

The Boys Basketball Program will be hosting their 6th Annual Holiday Fair at Pittsfield High School on Saturday, November 22, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Interested crafters please contact Jay Darrah at 435-5272 for a registration form.
 



Reminder

The Pittsfield Parks & Recreation Co-ed Basketball League is looking for coaches for this upcoming hoop season. We are looking for coaches for kindergarten through 6th grade. The season begins in December and runs until February. If you are interested in coaching please contact Jay Darrah at 435-5272 for more information.
 



Pittsfield High Class of 1978

Join your classmates for an informal night of reminiscing on Saturday, October 18th, 7:00 p.m. - ? at JJ Goodwins Lounge, Rt. 28, Barnstead, NH.
 



The Lions are holding a Recycling Event-YOUR Aluminum cans for FREE fries, etc. at Care Pharmacy lot on Oct 4 from 10-3 p.m.


Also available- Epsom Historical Society Calendar Raffle tickets.
 



The Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 6 at 7:00 p.m. at NORTHWAY BANK, lower level. Please note this is the FIRST Monday of the month and NEW LOCATION for this meeting only.
If you have any questions, please contact Andi Riel at 435-8301.
 



Stephanie Houle, daughter of Louie III and Patty Houle, and a junior at Bates College in Maine, is spending her first semester of this year in Rennes, France, where she is taking courses in history and French. Stephie was a 2006 graduate of Pittsfield Middle High School.
 



Reny and Junie Boyd spent a recent weekend in Queechee Gorge, Vermont, with their son and wife, Tom and Joan Boyd, at their condo there. They enjoyed a wonderful fall weekend doing all the fun things you do in the fall.
 



The Pittsfield School Board has made a calendar change: Friday, October 3: School will be in session; Teacher Workshop Day is rescheduled to October 10.
Friday, October 10: School is not in session; Teacher Workshop Day.
 



The first meeting of the Victory Workers 4-H Club for the 2008-2009 year will be held on Monday, October 6 at the Pittsfield Community Center from 6:45-8:15 p.m. (Please note new start time). This meeting will include registration for former and new members, selection of projects and election of officers. Membership is for  boys and girls, ages 8-19 by January 1, 2009. 4-H Cookie Sale will be the first week of October.
 


 

Pittsfield AREA Senior Center

Bingo with a Prize!
October 16th
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Make your reservation for lunch and join us for the “renewal” of our Birthday celebrations. Italian sausage or low salt meatballs and spaghetti, vegetable, fruit and cake and  ice cream.
 

Thurs. October 2
10:00 - Bingo
 

Fri. October 3
10:00 - Bridge Practice
10:00 - Chair Dancing
10:30 - Chair Exercise
11:00 - YOGA
 

Mon. October 6
10:00 - Bingo
 

Tues. October 7
10:00 Easy Bridge Lessons!
10:00 - Crafts
 

Wed. October 8
10:00 - Chair Exercise
10:30 - Chair Dancing
 


 

Letter To The Editor

Editor,
I live at 34 Main Street and we have to park behind Village Pizza in the parking lot. I wrote a letter to the Town letting them know the problem we have out there. Last winter we had about three inches of ice out there. I have an older person who rides back and forth to work with me. There were a few times he couldn’t walk to my truck because of all the ice.


This summer, three times I had to take my boots and socks off and walk through about a foot of water to get to my truck. The drain holes need to be cleaned out. The water was just about ready to hit the buildings and could cause an electrical fire if it does. I just think it is very rude and uncalled for that the Town did not let me know that they got the letter, and will do what they should. I dropped the letter in their drop slot, so I know they got it. Someone needs to do something about the drain holes.


Thank you,
Richard A. Brown
 


 

Pittsfield High School Class Of 1945 Holds Annual August Luncheon Reunion

 


The Pittsfield High School Class of 1945 recently held their Annual August Luncheon Reunion at the Cat ‘N Fiddle Restaurant in Concord with nine classmates and four guests present. Guests were Theresa Green, Steve Green, Mimi Wilson, and Maddy Rogers. Quite a few classmates were not able to come due to illness and the traveling distance from their homes.


Following a delicious meal our Vice President, Charles Green read a note received from Gloria Wade Perkins. She and her husband Bill now live in North Carolina and could not be with us, but she did bring us up to date on her life.


We held a 50-50 drawing and the lucky winner was Arnold Stock. We also had three door prizes; these were won by Charles Green, Steve Green, and Arnold Stock. After a lot of reminiscing and visiting, we voted to meet again next August, 2009 at the same place.


As always, it was good to be together once more.
 


 

Letter To The Editor


To The Good Selectmen of Pittsfield:
Thank you for demanding department heads come in with a level funded budget for 2009.


I understand you also sent a letter to the school asking them to do the same. My guess is that the school will continue to ignore the fact that most property tax payers have seen a steady drop in earnings due to stagnant or dropping wages, and high inflation.


If our town and school budgets keep increasing, it will be more difficult to sell  our home and it will be difficult to stay.


The underpinnings of our economy are weak. The Federal Reserve is propping up institutions, to keep this country able to borrow the dollars it needs to keep afloat.


Please cut services before you raise the town budget. As a town we have been living above our means. Please don’t make it worse.


Dan Schroth

 


 

Women Of Rotary

Twenty-one members of Women of Rotary met at the home of Sue Hill for the first meeting of the 2008 year. A pot luck supper was the menu and as always, the right amounts of entrees, salads and desserts appeared. The pot luck never fails.


After much catching up on summer activities and fellowship, the business meeting was conducted by Marilyn Thyng. Reports on Old Home Day and the Balloon Rally were given,  yearbooks handed out, dues paid and new business taken care of.


The supper committee was Sue Hill, Maureen Van Horn, Chair; Margie Lank and Marjorie Stapleton.
 


 

School Lunch Meals
October 6-10, 2008
 

CHICHESTER
Monday - French Toast sticks, sausage patty, veggie, fruit  cocktail, milk.
Tuesday - Cheeseburger on wheat roll, seasoned potato wedges, pickles, fresh fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Ravioli with meatsauce, green beans, sliced peaches, milk.
Thursday - Cheese or pepperoni pizza, garden salad, Jello with topping, milk.
Friday - No School / Teachers’ Workshop
 

PMHS
Monday  - Pizza, corn, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken, veggies, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Nachos, meatsauce, lettuce, tomato, baked dessert, milk.
Thursday - Meatball subs, cheese, green beans, fruit, milk.
Friday - No School
 

EPSOM
Monday - Fish sticks, French fries, cole slaw, fruit, milk or yogurt tray, BLT salad.
Tuesday - American chop suey, garlic bread, veg., fruit, milk or yogurt tray, mandarin chicken salad.
Wednesday - Hot dogs with rolls, baked beans, fruit, milk or yogurt tray, nacho salad.
Thursday - (Early Release) Homemade pizza, tossed salad, fruit, milk or yogurt tray, nacho salad.
Friday - No School / Teachers’ Workshop
 

PES
Monday - Hot dog and beans, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Ham and cheese sandwich, veggie, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Mac and cheese, veggie, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes, veggie, fruit, milk.
Friday - No School

 


 

Letter

I am the co-ordinator for “Knits for Kids” here in NH (sponsored by Guide Posts). This program has been going on since 1996 and each year they set a goal for the amount of sweaters needed. Now that the weather is starting to get cooler I thought this would be a good time to look for volunteers who would be willing to make a sweater or two for this very worthy charity.


Can YOU help by making one or two sweaters to keep a child warm? Please dust off your needles and look through your stash of yarn and help us to keep this program going.


Last winter we were able to send out 108 sweaters to various areas in the United States as well as third world countries .


If you are interested in joining an afternoon knitting group or would like to work from your own home on this project, Please contact me at 228-8104 or e-mail me at [email protected]. I will be glad to give you the pattern instructions. These are Very Easy sweaters, knitted in two identical pieces. (Tee Shaped) I am also available to give instructions.


Please try and help with this very worthy cause and help us to keep one more child warm. The children who receive these sweaters have very little and a new sweater means so very much to them. It is a very rewarding experience and not only the receiver but the giver benefits from this project. Thank you for any help that you can provide.
 

Jeanne Plourde
Concord, NH
 


 

Naming Pittsfield’s Streets And Roads

On Thursday October 9 at 7:00 p.m. in its headquarters on Elm Street, Robert Moulton will explain how Pittsfield’s streets and roads got their names. Do you know the origins of Blake Street? Carroll Street? Watson Street? Joy Street? Lyford Hill? Tilton Hill? Do you know where Sanderson Street is located? Winslow Street? Everyone is welcome to come to the meeting and find out. If you known the origins of some of the side streets come and tell us about them. If you’ve been wondering why a street has a particular name, bring your question to Bob.
 


 

Victory Workers 4-H Club Begins 67th Year

The first meeting of the Victory Workers 4-H Club for the 2008-2009 year will be held on Monday, October 6. At this meeting, former and new members will register for the current year, select projects and elect new officers. Monthly meetings are held the first Monday of each month October through June at the Pittsfield Community Center from 6:45-8:15 p.m. Please make note of the new start time. Each meeting includes a business meeting followed by an educational  program or activity of general interest. Parents are encouraged to stay at the meetings.


4-H is an organization for boys and girls, ages 8-18 by January 1, 2009. There are no club dues or uniforms required. It is the youth educational program of UNH Cooperative Extension. The 4-H emblems a four-leaf clover with an “H” in every leaf. The letters stand for HEAD, HEART, HANDS, and HEALTH, the foundation of all 4-H programs. 4-Hers “Learn By Doing.” Projects include sewing, foods, arts and crafts, basket weaving, photography, woodworking, childcare, dairy, sheep, dogs, goats, swine, steers, health and safety and many others. Project work is done under the direction of volunteer 4-H leaders or individually under the guidance of a parent. Members also have opportunities to participate in county events such as public speaking contests, food shows, demonstration day, fashion revues, poster contests, fair competitions and  attend a 4-H camp. 4-H encourages youth to take responsibility and provides members opportunities to learn life skills like decision making, goal setting, time management and record keeping.


The Victory Workers 4-H Club does several community service projects including planting flowers at the Recycling Plant, collecting soda can tabs, collecting food for the Food Pantry, serving meals at the Senior Center during Pittsfield’s Winterfest and sponsoring the Old Home Day Cook Off.


Our main fundraiser supporting camp scholarships, club programs and activities is selling 4-H Cookies beginning the first week of October. Other fundraisers include an annual Stanley Products Sale and serving meals for the town elections and reunions/weddings.
4-H members are welcome from Pittsfield and neighboring towns. For further information contact organizational leaders Ruth Kimball at 435-8772, Pamela Clattenburg, 269-7291, Pauline Wheeler at 435-8752 or key leaders, Corine Miller at 435-8497, Carolyn Davis at 736-9003, Mark Riel at 435-6346 or Audrey Tarbox at 269-3641.

    


 

PHS Receives $1,000 Donation

 

Submitted By Trish Gordon

Joel Morse, PHS graduate of 2006, is the recipient of Best Buy Tag Team Award. Through his work, Joel needed to donate his time and talent equaling 40 hours and Best Buy would award a nonprofit organization $1,000.


He chose the PHS Music and Drama Program. Dedicating some 45 hours in the school year 2009-2007, he did the lighting and sound for the drama productions, provided music for the talent show and in-between the readings of the Poetry Reading, played his own music.


On Friday, September 12th, he presented the award and check, to Mrs. Hipkiss, who is the director of these programs. She shared this with her class and then took them all up to the office, where she shared it with the staff and the new Principal, Mr. Gremlitz. She told him what Joel has done and continues to do with this program and school productions. He told them that he enjoys spending his “leisure” time at the school  and helping others love and enjoy music as much as he does. He has a lot of talent and passion that he puts into his own music and I am so glad to share this with you.
 


 

It’s 4-H Cookie & Candy Bar Time Again!

4-H Clubs are celebrating National 4-H Month with many special events throughout October. One big event that the Victory Workers 4-H Club which serves the greater Pittsfield Area participates in is the annual 4-H Cookie Sale, which begins on October 2nd. This is the main fundraiser for our 4-H Club. It helps support camp scholarships and monthly programs for 4-H members, ages 8-18. Members learn life skills by selling cookies including goal setting, communications, safety, marketing and money and time management.


Several cookie varieties are available including Chocolate Covered Mint Patties, Lemon Crisp, Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Patties, Fudge Graham Squares, Frosted Oatmeal, Raspberry Flip Shortbread, Assorted Sugar Wafer Sticks, Fudge Covered Crème Wafer Sticks, Chocolate Chip Crème Sandwich and Coconut Crème. 4-H members are also selling candy bars.


You do not pre-order 4-H Cookies. They are available for delivery NOW. The  cookies are only $3.75 a package. The candy bars are $1.00 each. Your support to the 4-H youth in your community is greatly appreciated. If a 4-H member has not contacted you, please call 4-H leaders Corine Miller, 435-8497, Pamela Clattenburg, 269-7291, Pauline Wheeler, 435-8752 or Mark Riel, 435-6346.
 


 

Bicycle Rodeo To Be Held

The Fire Department and The Pittsfield Police Department are sponsoring a bicycle skills event designed to teach bicyclists the skills they need in order to be better cyclists. By learning bike handling and traffic skills, one can enjoy bicycling more and reduce the chance of injury.


The rodeo will be held Sunday, October 5 from 1-4 p.m. in the Globe Parking Lot on Loudon Road in Pittsfield. Bicyclists ages 6-12 and their parents or caregivers are invited to attend. This event is made up of a series of stations; such as The Demon Driveway, The Rock Dodge and Crazy Crossroads each dealing with an important aspect of safe cycling. Participants will have their bicycles inspected, registered and will learn skills that will increase their enjoyment and safety while riding their bikes.


Participants will receive goody bags on a first come first served basis, certificates of achievement and the opportunity to become better bicyclists with the help of Pittsfield’s Mountain Biking Group. Many participants will receive bicycle helmets if they don’t already have one.


The event is free and sponsored in part by Pittsfield Police Department, Pittsfield Fire Rescue, Northway Bank, B&S Septic, Mattress Makers, Globe Manufacturing and the Highway Safety Agency.
 


 

PMHS Student To Travel To Japan As A Student Ambassador With People To People

 

Jossie Rowell a 7th grade honor student at Pittsfield Middle High School has been nominated to travel as a student ambassador in the summer of 2009 to visit Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Koyoto, Japan. The trip will last for 14 days. In this educational program for chicken they learn about the huge cultural differences in the world.


The People to People Program was founded in President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 and the organization is dedicated to the mission of promoting world peace through increased understanding between the citizens of the world. Their mission statement is to bridge cultural and political borders through education and travel exchange making the world a better place for future generations.


Jossie Rowell will be doing various different fundraising activities for the next 6 months to contribute to the cost of her tuition which is $6500. A savings account has been opened at Citizens Bank in Pittsfield. Personal, group or company donations or sponsorships can be deposited in her name to make this trip possible for her. All donations will be acknowledged and appreciated. Contributions can also be mailed directly to Jossie Rowell at 10 Oak Street, Pittsfield, NH 02363.
 


Obituaries


 

Velna M. Giddis


Pittsfield -
Velna M. (Garland) Giddis, 90, of Concord Hill Road, died at home on September 23rd following a brief illness. She was born in Pittsfield, the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Garland and she lived here all her life. She was the widow of Paul Giddis and members of her family include 2 sons, Melvin Giddis of Pittsfield and Frederick Giddis of Barnstead; 8 grandchildren; a brother, Melvin Garland of Pittsfield.
A Graveside Service will be held on Tuesday October 7th at 10:30 AM in the Floral Park Cemetery, Pittsfield.


The Rev. David Stasiak, Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Pittsfield, will officiate.


Donations may be made to the CRVNA Hospice Program, 250  Pleasant St. Concord, NH 03301.


The Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home is assisting with arrangements.
 


 

Bertha Hammen

 

Bertha Hammen, age 109, formerly of Pittsfield, NH, died September 28, 2008, at the Merrimack County Home in Boscawen,  NH, where she has resided since 2001.
Born in Paris, France on April 6, 1899, daughter of Moritz and Lucy (Collis) Katzenstein. She had lived in France, England, Italy, Switzerland, South America, Germany. In 1949 she came to live in the United States with her husband and two children.


Her husband, Wilhelm Hammen died in 1956. She is survived by her son Peter G. Hammen and his wife, Ruth Hammen of Chichester, NH; daughter, Sybilla Allen and her husband, Ross Allen of Northwood, NH.; five grandchildren, Peter A. Hammen and his wife Kathy of Chichester, NH, Christian M. Hammen and his wife, Jennifer of Chipley, Florida, Ross L. Allen and his wife, Rebekah of Concord, NH, Crystal Watson and her husband, David of Raymond, NH, Tiffany Allen of Boston, MA, Joshua and Andrew Watson; several nieces and nephews.


Bertha was predeceased by four brothers, William, Lesley and Fred Maurice, Cecil Miller and her sister, Jennie Weydemann.


She was a member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church of Pittsfield, NH.


She worked and retired from Pittsfield Shoe Company in Pittsfield, NH.


She volunteered for many years at the Arthritis Foundation, March of Dimes and Pittsfield Meal Site.


Bertha held the Boston Post Cane for the Town of Pittsfield, NH, from 2003.


She loved to travel (did two trips to Europe by herself in 1967 and 1973), classical music and keeping current with space travel and the space station. She was an excellent cook, making the best apple strudel and her jelly rolls were always sold out before the day of the church sales.


A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at the Floral Park Cemetery in Pittsfield, NH.


Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Stephen’s Church, P.O. Box 435, Pittsfield, NH 03263, for the outreach program, Merrimack County Home, 325 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, NH 03303, or Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Attn.: Development Office, P.O. Box 1797, Concord, NH 03302-1797.
The Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home, Pittsfield, NH assisted with the arrangements.

 


 
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