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Pittsfield NH News

May 7, 2014

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The Suncook Valley Area Lions Club (serving Pittsfield/Barnstead) is requesting donations of gently used items for their yardsale.  Please contact Ed Vien at 731-9321 to arrange for drop off/pick up.

 


 

It is time to pick Pittsfield’s 2014 Citizen of the Year. If there is someone you feel should be considered for Citizen of the Year, please send a letter with their name and why they deserve the award to:

 

Citizen of the Year

PO Box 173

Pittsfield, NH 03263

 

The cut-off date for nominations is June 6, 2014. A panel of former Citizens of the Year will choose the 2014 Citizen of the Year from the nominations received.

 


 

A Theater Near You:

Mapping Cinema History in the Granite State

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The Pittsfield Historical Society is presenting movie night – complete with popcorn!  Find out the answers to these questions posed by a UNH professor:

 

When did movies first arrive in New Hampshire? Where did they play? Who presented them and how did they circulate? 

 

Who saw them? When and where was the first generation of movie theaters constructed? 

 

How did a fledgling new medium run by traveling showmen become one of the most popular and enduring pastimes of the 20th century? 

 

Come explore these questions and more by joining us for a presentation and discussion facilitated by Jeffrey Klenotic at the Society’s next meeting, Thursday, May 8, at 7 PM at the Society’s Museum on Elm Street.

 

Klenotic is Associate Professor of Communication Arts at the University of New Hampshire.   He will present examples from his current research, which aims to create a comprehensive, visually engaging, interactive map that charts every venue where movies played in the Granite State from the medium’s origins in 1896 to the rise of television in the 1940s.

 

 Those in attendance will be welcome to share their own knowledge of local movie venues and their own memories of “going to the movies” – including Pittsfield’s own Scenic Theater and other local movie houses.

 

Though focused on New Hampshire, this project is part of a larger, comparative research effort to map the public infrastructure of cultural networks created by the historical development of an internationally shared habit of moviegoing.  

 

Prof. Klenotic joins us as a participant with the UNH Speakers’ Bureau.

 


 

CRVNA Offers Exploring Forgetfulness

As We Age Presentation An Pittsfield

 

Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a free presentation “Have You Seen My Glasses? Exploring Forgetfulness As We Age” on Wednesday, May 21 at 12:30 p.m. at Pittsfield Senior Center, 74 Main Street in Pittsfield.

 

All of us have probably experienced occasional episodes of forgetfulness, however there are differences between typical age related forgetfulness and dementia-related illness. Find out if forgetfulness is a natural part of aging or something you can improve. Learn how to keep your brain and your memory in shape.

For more information, call (603) 224-4093 or (800) 924-8620, ext. 5815.

 


 

Meet Our Members

FF/EMT Robyn Cushing

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Next up in Pittsfield Fire Department’s “Meet Our Members” series is FF/EMT Robyn Cushing.  Robyn began working as a per diem EMT for Pittsfield in August of 2013.

 

Q: Why did you become a firefighter/EMT?

A: It goes back to the days of when I was a kid watching “Emergency.” Every day I would sit in front of the TV faithfully and watch Johnny and Roy and to this day I still watch every rerun on TV. Firefighting and EMS has been a dream of mine since I was a child. 

 

Q: How long have you been a FF/EMT? 

A: I obtained my Firefighter Level I in July 1996.   I joined the Allenstown Fire Department in April of 2001 and then went on to get my Firefighter Level II in August of 2003.  I became a Basic EMT in July of 2005 and accepted a job offer as an EMT with Tri-Town Ambulance the following month and I continue to work there. In May 2009 I became an EMT-I.  From there, I was promoted to Lieutenant and EMS coordinator on the Allenstown Fire Department in August of 2010. In October 2010 I joined AMR in the City of Manchester and later joined Pittsfield as a per diem EMT in 2013.  In March 2014, I reached the accomplishment of obtaining AEMT certification.

 

Q: What have you learned while being a FF/EMT?

A: The true meaning of Brother & Sisterhood: No matter where you are or what you need, your extended family is there for you in a time of need. I have had a few rough patches in my life and my extended Fire and EMS family has never once let me down. They have always been there to lift me and my family up. I believe deep in my heart, and will live by these words until the day I die “YOU NEVER LEAVE A BROTHER OR SISTER BEHIND, YOU GO IN AS A TEAM, YOU COME OUT AS A TEAM.”

 


 

Congratulations Angela Perlupo

March - Student Of The Month,

University of Maine At Presque Isle

 

We are pleased to announce that Angela Perlupo has been selected Student of the Month for March.  Angela is from Pittsfield New Hampshire and she is a junior majoring in Elementary Education.  Angela is a very active member of the UMPI community.  For years, Angela has welcomed and helped students and staff in her work study job at the Library.  Angela is an all-around positive role model. 

 

The following remarks were taken from the nomination forms submitted on Angela’s behalf:

 

“Angela Perlupo has been a library work study student for over two years. She has an amazing attitude and work ethic. She always has a smile on her face and is the epitome of customer service. Due to her abilities and maturity levels, she has taken on special projects at the library that we would not normally give to students. She has been instrumental in helping us digitize a very large paper collection and without her willingness to work on weekends, it would be difficult for us to be open as many hours as we are. She treats everyone with respect and is excellent at her job.” 

 

“It is my pleasure to nominate Angela Perlupo as Student of the Month.  Angela works here at the UMPI Library and she has become our “resident ‘staff’” student.  She never hesitates to take on projects, has been working on two (2)  digitalization projects  for our Special Collections Room.  Both will benefit the University of Maine at Presque Isle and also the surrounding communities that we serve.  Besides staff, Angela is the ONLY student that has been assigned this project.

 

Angela’s presence here in the Library is warm, friendly and welcoming to faculty/staff/students and our community patrons.  She is very knowledgeable and very helpful to our patrons.  Her work ethics speak for themselves.  Angela’s knowledge of Library services has made a difference in our student’s lives.  She is able to get their accounts set up, put money on their accounts and work with them if they need some help with the computers.  She is also very knowledgeable with our collection and the Library of Congress classification.  She is able to help our patrons in finding what they need.

 

As of this semester, Angela has been promoted to “Student Administrative Aide 2”.  With this, she is now Supervising our Saturday hours (12 noon – 4:30pm) along with supervising one of our other work-study students in order for the Library to stay open and offer our services to the patrons.

 

Angela is an all around pleasant young lady that excels at whatever she undertakes.  She is well liked and respected  by all the staff as well as her fellow work-study students.  I have to say that even I go to her at times to get the correct answer…….  During the summer and UMPI breaks, Angela works for a Day Care center in her home town.  She is very well liked, not only by the “little ones”, but by the staff and supervisor she works for.”

 


 

Thank You Merrill!

 

The Pittsfield Planning Board and Master Plan Committee want to publicly acknowledge the years of dedication and service that Merrill Vaughan has given to the work of the Master Plan Committee.

 

Merrill recently resigned as a member of the committee. His insight and perspective on issues has been very useful in the continual revision of the Master Plan.

 

Words can’t express our gratitude to him, but saying thank you is all we’re left with. THANK YOU.

 

Merrill, you will be greatly missed.

 

Sincerely,

Pittsfield Planning Board and Master Plan Committee

 


 

The Pittsfield Players Present Making God Laugh At The Scenic Theatre May 15 - 18

 

Making God Laugh, an original comedy about home and family, will be co-presented by The Majestic Theatre and The Pittsfield Players at The Scenic Theatre, 6 Depot Street, Pittsfield, NH on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 15, 16 and 17 at 7:30 pm and on Sunday, May 18 at 2:00 pm. Tickets, which are $12 per person, can be purchased via The Players’ website at www.pittsfieldplayers.com or reserved by calling 435-8852. 

 

Originally produced by The Majestic Theatre and presented at The Chateau Restaurant in Manchester earlier this year, this touching “dramedy” is brought to the Scenic Theatre with the cooperation of The Majestic Theatre.

 

The show is a family comedy that takes place in four scenes, each ten years apart, set at various holidays. Starting in 1980, the newly “launched” kids – a priest, an aspiring actress and a former star football player – all return home, where we learn of their plans and dreams as they embark on their adult lives. The “empty nest” parents contend with their own changes too, as old family rituals and dubious recipes are trotted out and ancient tensions flare up. Over the course of thirty years’ worth of celebrations we see how, despite what we may have in mind, we often arrived at unexpected destinations.

 

Don’t miss out on this great show! Call 603-435-8852 to reserve your tickets or visit www.pittsfieldplayers.com for more information.

 

Doors open one hour prior to the start of the show. Refreshments and raffles will be available.

 


 

TOPS News

Submitted by Terrie Azotea

 

Well, we had an awesome time last week at our Tops Banquet. We would like to thank the ladies at the Berakah who hosted a beautiful turkey dinner. After we had dinner we went downstairs and enjoyed a night of awards that were handed out to our Kops members and our Tops members who had lost weight. It sure is an accomplishment when we lose weight and it’s nice to be recognized for all the hard work. I say, “Congrats to all that received awards and keep up the hard work.”

 

Also would like to thank Suzie for taking the time to make all the banners and doing such a great job on them and Pat for her awards that she handed out.

 

Our Kops of the week was Sandy and our Tops was John. Kudos to those who were runners up. We had a great weight loss week with a total of 10.8  net loss. Let’s all keep up the good work.

 

Welcome pens were handed out to our upcoming board members. All in all it was a very nice night of visiting and seeing so many smiling faces.

 

We had a door prize which was won by April which was a nice spring plant.

 

The night ended with a poem read by our leader, Janis, and some encouraging words. If anyone would like to join us, we always welcome new faces anytime. We meet at 5:30 for weight in and at 6:30 for our meeting at the Berakah on Fairview Road in Pittsfield. Any questions please call Janis White at 603-491-5532 or Claire Coll at 603-435-7271. Hope everyone has a good week and see you all lighter next week!

 


 

Pittsfield Women Of Rotary

1947 – 2013

Submitted By Susan Bleckmann

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Leading the way in the Wild West Old Home Day Parade.

 

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Flowers of The Suncook Valley at the

Pittsfield 225 Birthday Celebration.

 

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Children at the Orthopedic Hospital in India

wearing Pittsfield Balloon Rally T-shirts.

 

In January of 2014 the Pittsfield Women of Rotary awarded their last scholarship of $1500.00 to a PMHS graduate, through the Pamela Jenisch Cheney Fund, which we founded and oversaw.  Over the years we have given many thousands of dollars to help promote further education.

 

From its beginnings in 1947, the Women of Rotary have been proud  to earn — and give generously — to Dollars for Scholars, Town Beautification and the Hanging Flower Fund, also to the Cancer Drive, the Heart Fund, Indian League Baseball, St. Paul’s School Advanced Study Program, Tilton Hill Baseball Field Project, and many, many other worthy causes.  Reaching out overseas we have even sent Balloon Rally t-shirts to a Children’s Hospital in Calcutta, India, to Honduras, and Haiti.

 

We supported the Rotary club at both the Penny Sales and Balloon Rallies, as well as participating enthusiastically in the Old Home Day Parades with our creative floats, and given books to the Pittsfield and Barnstead Libraries.  Volunteers have helped at the Historical Society and we have supported the Pittsfield Players.

 

Untold numbers of sandwiches were provided to the Red Cross Blood Drives when requested by the PTO and we baked countless numbers of cookies for the children at the Dustin Park Christmas Tree Lighting.  Additionally, we installed a brightly lit Christmas Tree at the Dam Site on Water Street and have been pleased to make it an annual project for many years.  Learning of tight budgets, for years we have supplied thousands of cartons of much-needed facial tissues to both the Pittsfield Elementary School and the Blueberry Express Day Care.

 

To raise money for our philanthropies, we have held food sales, rummage sales, put on fashion shows, held card parties and silent auctions, till we discovered our best source of income was cooking and serving suppers to the Rotary Club and Balloon Rally Crews. We also sold Balloon Rally t-shirts, baseball caps and souvenir pins. 

 

Over the years we managed to broaden our horizons with interesting and inspiring speakers and programs at our meetings, and had  a lot of fun and formed  lasting friendships along the way.

Therefore, it was with much sadness and regret that in 2013 we voted to disband.  Our group has inevitably aged, moved out of town, became incapacitated or passed away.  Our best efforts to attract a new and younger membership  have proven unsuccessful.  Without new energy and ideas it seems impossible for any service organization to keep active and vibrant.

 

It is our sincere hope  that the ideals and sense of purpose we demonstrated by investing in community service for the past 66 years will inspire others to pick up the torch and serve out towns as they need and deserve.  All in all, we are grateful for the opportunities we have had and it has been a grand ride!

 


 

Pittsfield Hanging Flower Baskets! 

 

Dear Pittsfield Residents, Friends and Neighbors, 

Now that Spring has Sprung upon us all, we are busily preparing for our 16th year of hanging flower baskets on the main streets of Pittsfield! 

 

As many of you know, this effort was started and kept going by John Lenaerts, who sadly passed away last year. 

 

One of John’s parting wishes was to keep our town graced with these lovely hanging baskets! 

 

We our honoring John’s wishes and will begin to assemble the baskets mid May and then hang them in mid June. 

 

The plants are purchased from Pleasant View Gardens and the baskets are assembled, hung and maintained by volunteers. 

 

If you appreciate the hanging baskets gracing our town and would like to make a donation, we, through the memory of John greatly appreciate it! 

 

Donations can be made to: 

The Pittsfield Hanging Basket Flower Fund 

C/0 Donna Keeley 

256 True Road 

Pittsfield, NH 03263 

 


Obituaries


 

Olive I. Drew

 

Olive I. (Tuttle) Drew, 84, died Monday, April 21, 2014 at the Epsom Health Care Center.

 

Born on October 23, 1928 in Exeter, she was the daughter of Karl and Hazel (Smith) Tuttle.  Prior to her retirement, Olive had worked for more than 35 years for the NH State Hospital. 

 

She was the widow of George Drew, who passed away in 1989 and was also predeceased by her brother, Karl Tuttle, and sisters, Pauline Buck, Barbara Tuttle, and  Joyce Spaulding. 

 

Olive is survived by her children, George Drew and his wife Brenda of Pittsfield, Desiree Smith of Knoxville, TN, Edward Drew of Holyoke, MA and Carl Drew of Shirley, MA; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

 

In addition she is leaving behind her extended family, her friends and caregivers at Epsom Health Care Center, where she resided the last few years.

 

Graveside services were held April 30th at the Old North Side Cemetery in Nottingham.

 

Olive was always concerned that all pets had shelter and food, Therefore, in lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations  be made to the Concord-Merrimack SPCA, 94 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH 03301 or online at http://concordspca.org.

 

Family and friends may sign an on-line guestbook by visiting stilloaks.com.

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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