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Pittsfield NH News

July 16, 2014

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Pittsfield Senior Center

Bone Builders Program

Every Tuesday and Thursday

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Bone Builders is a free exercise program that is designed to help increase your muscle strength, bone density, and balance.  The classes are held on all Tuesdays and Thursdays.  This program is offered through the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in partnership with the Pittsfield Senior Center. Call the center for more information at 603-435-8482 or come by and observe or participate in a class at 74 Main St. Pittsfield, NH.

 


 

The South Pittsfield Church will be open this summer with:

Harold Muzzey - August 3

Nancy Talbot - August 10

Henry Frost - August 17

These service are at 1 PM. All are welcome

 


 

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Gail Allard and William Provencal painting the front of the Historical Society Building. Thank you volunteers.

 


 

Summer Fair

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This lady’s writing desk is one of the many fine items on offer at the Silent Auction during the Summer Fair at St. Stephen’s Church, 50 Main St, Pittsfield, on July 18-19.

 

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Main Street in Pittsfield is the place to be on Saturday, July 19, from 8 AM to 2 PM during the Old Home Day festivities.  Don’t miss our bigger-than-ever fabulous Silent Auction which begins the day before, Friday, July 18, from 4-7 PM featuring something for everyone!

 

Among the many items offered to tempt bidders are an assortment of vintage jewelry; two round marble-top tables on antique pedestal bases; a vintage hand-braided rug; a sepia print of Millet’s “The Gleaners” in an antique frame; new Boyd’s “Yesterday’s Child” collectible dolls; a Red Wing hunting bow; an early antique brass oil candle; and lovely pottery by Charles LaFond.  To obtain a complete list, go to ststephenspittsfieldnh.org on the internet.

 

The auction will end promptly at 2 PM on Saturday.  You do not need to be present at the close; you just need to be available to receive a call and arrange for a pickup by 5 PM on Saturday or between 10:30 and 11:30 the next morning.  Bid high, bid often, and you can be a winner!

 

Stop by for a snack or lunch (an Old Home Day tradition) featuring Joe’s famous hot dogs and George’s pulled pork sandwiches.  Top off your lunch with cookies from the bake table.  The bakers of St. Stephen’s will be hard at work making the favorites people have come to expect to find at our tables, so pick up some yummy homemade baked goods to take home.

 

Proceeds of the Summer Fair go to support the ministries of St. Stephen’s including outreach to our neighbors in area communities.

 


 

Pittsfield Police Department Presents 

National Night Out 

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

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Liz Hast and Heidi Darrah serve up hot dogs and pizza with a smile at National Night Out 2013. Join the Pittsfield Police Association, Tuesday August 5, 2014,  6-8 PM at Drake Field for this 8th Annual event!

 

On Tuesday, August 5, 2014, from 6-8 P.M. The Pittsfield Police Association, along with Pittsfield Youth Workshop, and the Pittsfield Community Crime Watch will host National Night Out, a nation and world-wide effort to bring communities together to help fight crime and drug activity across the country and around the world by banding together to give a fun night out for children and families. Over 10,000 communities in fifty states across the nation are participating, all on the same night! The Pittsfield event is held at Drake Field in Pittsfield.

 

National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; generate support for and participation in local anticrime programs and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships. A bouncy house, face painting, a visit from McGruff the Crime Dog and a dunk booth tank filled with Pittsfield’s finest as well as food will be provided at no charge to participants of National Night Out.

 

For more information on National Night Out, to sign up to donate goods or services, or to participate in National Night out please call The Pittsfield Police station at 435-7535 and ask to talk to Officer Darrah or Meggin Dail, Administrative Assistant.

 


 

Legion Loudon Post 88 News

Respectively Submitted By Shawn Jones, Commander

 

Our June meeting was held on the 18th, with 11 members present. We discussed the good and what can we improve on area concerning the Memorial Day Parade. The general consensus was that it was a very good parade, perhaps one of the better ones held in past years. I would like to thank all our members, veterans and bystanders who came out to support us.  We thank the Loudon Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts,  MVHS Band, the Loudon Police & Fire Departments for marching with us as well as Church Pastors Jeff Owen, Josh Owens and retired Reverend Henry Frost for their speeches and prayers.

 

Lastly, a big thank you to Kathy Lafarro for her wonderful renditions of patriotic songs. Thanks to all the Post 88 members and volunteers who either passed out small flags to the children or rounded up golf carts that helped to make this a successful event. It cost the post $630.00 to put on this year’s parade. We hope to share half of this expense with the Concord VFW and will ask them to reimburse us for $315.00.               

 

We currently have 71 members, I think it would be great if we could achieve or surpass our all time high of 87 members.  We are continuing to grow in this area and need to get our members active in supporting some of the Legion’s core programs that only help to benefit our veterans and community members. Plus its good for you as a member to give back to those who need our support.                                                     

 

We voted to spend $507.00 to pay for our liability insurance policy. Much thanks goes to Scott Newton for helping us to get this insurance policy which has saved the post a lot of money over the previous policy.

 

Our Commander’s Fund Raffle Winners for June are as follows: $50 - J. Jones; $25 - J. Johnston; $10 - R. Matte, $10 - R. Piroso; and $5 - B. Marshal. Congratulations to all our June winners. We still have tickets for sale for $12 each. Each ticket is eligible to win more than once. Our new tickets being sold will start to be drawn at our July meeting. If you would like to help support your post please contact a member and ask if they have any for sale. If they don’t have one I will make sure they get a ticket for you.  

 

By the time you read this Larry Hemphill and I will have attended the Department of NH Legion convention in Manchester on June 21st. I hope to have some information from this convention day that I can share in a later issue of The Suncook Valley Sun.

 

We will meet again on July 16th at the Loudon Community building at 1900 hours. We look forward to seeing you there. Have a Happy Fourth of July weekend and honor our nation’s this Independence Day by flying the US Flag appropriately. For flag etiquette information visit. http://www.legion.org/flag/code

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

In the letter to the editor in the July 9th Suncook Sun regarding the Hobby Lobby case, the writer insulted millions of Americans. She called the Supreme Court Justices “male chauvinist pigs,” because she didn’t like their decision. I happen to agree with their decision and I am a white Judeo-Christian male. What would you call the millions of American women who also agree with this verdict? It is regrettable that it was not unanimous, but that’s the sad reality in our country today.

 

There was nothing radical about the ruling. Hobby Lobby is not taking anything away from women. Employees still have reproductive freedom, but the company was not about to be a partaker in abortions.

 

I know this may sound archaic to many, but some of us Judeo-Christians still maintain that abortion is the murder of unborn children. Hobby Lobby, or any employer for that matter, should have the right to abstain from providing such coverage. The way the letter sounded, a low information reader would think that all women’s rights have vanished. As free Americans, we should be able to exercise that freedom and if something is against our moral babric, we should be respected - even if you don’t like our choice. Remember that word - tolerance? Well, the Left want it for themselves, but what about us ont he other side? At least five judges understand that.

 

When the Marxists finally take over this country, then things will be as you would like them. But until then, we will not willingly give our God-given rights.

 

Remember to practice your diversity, don’t just preach it.

 

Gene Matras

Pittsfield

 


 

Wendell Farrar Bennett

 

On Thursday, July 31st, at the Pittsfield Congregational Church, there will be a celebration of Mr. Bennett’s life.

 

Mr Bennett passed away on December 19, 2013 at the age of 97. He was a member of the South Pittsfield Community, residing there with his wife of 50 years; before his move to Florida.

 

Mr. Bennett was an educator in Massachussetts, a member of Masons and the Shrine. He was a retired Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army.

 

A reception will follow the 11 o’clock service.

 


 

Letter To The Editor

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To the good citizens of Pittsfield,

On Wednesday, July 2nd, Joseph Darrah and his men finished repairing the granite wall in front of the community center. Joe brought in a load of crushed stone and put about 7 yards behind the wall with his excavator. His men cleaned up the site, added hay and loam, made it presentable for Old Home Day, and finished before noon.

 

We started this job in early May. The site was high and dry and we didn’t have any work yet. My brother Mark and I dug behind the wall the first day. I tried to work a day a week. Mark bailed on the second day. Tom Adamson gave me $50 for gas and several breakfasts at Jitters.

 

My second and third day I kept digging behind the wall. By the fourth day, I was able to start chisling out the bad cement someone had put in. Day five, the Town sent Brian Eldridge to help push back the wall with the Town backhoe and I figured out Larry Berkson’s schedule enough to get him to take me to lunch at Village Pizza. Let it be known, Larry has never turned me down for a lunch. Day six, I needed Brian again to lift a couple granite blocks off the wall to fix some deep rocks.

 

My brother Mark loaded a 1-ton truck, provided by Jessie at Ideal Landscaping in Northwood. Three times by hand, to get rid of the dirt.

 

Then my man, Joe Darrah, took over and finished up the wall. Tom Adamson put together a video on youtube (type in Dan Schroth). Albie kept the sidewalk cleaned and gave me good company.

 

On a scale of one to ten, ten being most difficult, this wall was a one.

 

Dan Schroth Piermarocchi

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

In a recent “letter”, Nancy Heath used her last line to turn it into a political advertisement for herself.  We are taking the opportunity to comment on that letter representing her as a candidate.  Since her potential constituent base is approximately 50% men, it is fair to assume that a percentage of that populace is most likely old, conservative (or somewhere right of center) and of a Judeo-Christian persuasion.  She three times maligned that constituent population as  “male chauvinist pigs.”  If she were to become an honorable representative to the NH General Court, we cannot assume by her diatribe that Ms. Heath will have the demeanor to work with fellow representatives or would respectfully listen to those constituents with which she does not agree.

 

On the contrary, we already have two representatives serving our District that go above and beyond to be available to all constituents with respect and professionalism.  Carol and Dan McGuire are those representatives.  With her weekly updates in The Sun, Carol ensures some transparency in the State House. 

 

She and Dan have been diligent to address our concerns in a friendly and personal manner culminating in legislation.  We personally witnessed the committee vice-chairman from “across the aisle” telling Carol that he would work with her to make sure her proposed bill passed the House. We may not agree on everything, but knowing we had an opportunity to present an opinion on an issue and having representatives take the time to listen and diligently follow through with action is a valuable characteristic of those serving all the People. Please support Carol and Dan McGuire in the upcoming election for State Representatives to the NH General Court.

 

Respectfully,

Steve and Lea Adams

 


 

FB Argue Recreation Area News

 

Thank you to all the support we have received from parents this summer. We pride ourselves on being a safe and happy environment for your children to enjoy throughout the summer.

 

Our lifeguards are on duty from 12:00- 5:00 on weekdays. We are completing our first set of swimming lessons and will be starting our night time set of lesson next week.  There will be no night swimming except for lessons the weeks of July 20th and July 27th. If you have not heard about times for your child’s lessons please check in at the pool area.

 

With warm weather, we have had great attendance so far. Because so many parents had asked for weekend hours, we are open on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00. Please plan on using the pool area with your families on these days. You could even bring a grill and have a cookout.

 

On Saturday, July 19, after the parade we will be open for free swimming and will be sponsoring a cookout as part of Old Home Day. For $2 you will be able to get a hamburger/cheeseburger or hot dog, chips and a drink.

 

If you have any concerns, comments, or questions please contact Minni at the pool area. So, come down and join us for some family fun! We look forward to seeing you!

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

It is easy to see that Ms. Heath is not entirely free of the gender bias she accuses the five male US Supreme Court judges of. I could almost hear the music to “I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar” playing in the background while I was reading her letter last week. Her letter is more reminiscent of a 1960’s college student than a thoughtful political candidate in the 21st century. She did eventually get to the fact that the Supreme Court decision was actually about the rights of closely held corporations. She did not mention increasing government control of businesses. BUT, the most grievous part of the letter, was the misuse of the Bible in her emotional (feelings) tirade.

 

The part of the OT that Ms. Heath refers to roughly covers the time period from 2000 BC to 400 BC, a time in which the primary occupation of all people in all civilizations was agricultural. Unlike present day, here in the America, the macro & micro economics of that day literally depended on the physical strength of individuals. The average male is physically stronger than the average female, so the labor value was set at a higher rate This reasoning would not have been peculiar to just Israel at that time. A careful investigation of the OT in the time period it was set actually reveals many laws that elevated and protected women in comparison to surrounding civilizations.

 

The God of the Bible, OT and NT, creates, corrects and cares for both men and women.

 

Diane Rider

Pittsfield

 


 

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This looks like a private phone call... Living Together... a British Comedy... Take the time to spend the afternoon with us, July 19 at 2PM or evening if you prefer; July 18 & 19 at 7:30 PM. Doors open one hour prior to performance for your opportunity to tuck in to a snack, win a 50/50 raffle and/or your chance at raffle basket of British goodies. To find tickets, $12, to the performance, go online www.pittsfieldplayers.com or make reservations by calling (603) 435-8852.

 


 

Pittsfield Middle High School

End Of Year Honor Roll: 2013-2014

 

Grade 12: Honor Roll

Emma-Jean Fisher, Jossie Rowell, Katie Small, Maxwell Tuttle

 

Grade 12: High Honor Roll

Courtney Chagnon, Sarah Adams, Stefani Gauthier, Katrina Haynes

 

Grade 11: Honor Roll

Matthew Marcotte

 

Grade 11: High Honor Roll

Gabrielle Bartlett, Colby Clark, Joshua Fraser, Madison Johnson, Jessica Massey, Camron Quigley, Amanda Vanslette, Kayla Vanslette, Star Chagnon, Morgan Corliss, Ryan Marquis

 

Grade 10: Honor Roll

Christopher Marcotte, Joey Cox, Brynne Gaudette, Keaton Heath, Lily Plummer, Rachel Thompson, Jocelyn Vien, Alison Wolfe

 

Grade 10: High Honor Roll

Kyle Hamel

 

Grade 9: Honor Roll

Gabriel Anthony, Julie Dyer, Savannah Godin, Tyler Langevin-Darrah, Noah MacGlashing, Samantha Nevins

 

Grade 8: Honor Roll

Mackenzie Desilets

 

Grade 8: High Honor Roll

Lindsey Massey, Frederik Pantis, Jordyn Pinto, Sydney Booth, Casey Clark, Hannah Conway, Weston LeMay, Danielle McNulty, Amber Patten, Kathleen Rollins, Meredith Smith, Emily Thompson, Jack Tobin, Kegan Vincent, Joseph Wilson, Tucker Wolfe

 

Grade 7: Honor Roll

Charles Chapman, Autumn Colon-Pagan, Joeanna Emerson, Emily Fisher, Colton Gaudette, Mason Giannelli, Mitchell Guest, Connor Manteau, Jacob Marcotte, Brian Morris, Jessica Rainville, Daniel Ward

 

Grade 7: High Honor Roll

Colby Wolfe

 


 

Thank You

 

To everyone who has supported us during his illness and following the death of Clifford F. (Spider) Gray, we would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation.  Cards, emails, donations, flowers, food, phone calls, text messages, visits, and taking the time to be at the service will always be remembered.  Your many acts of kindness and sympathy continue to be a great comfort to us in our time of sorrow.

 

Shirley Gray, Tobi Chassie, and Hannah Chassie

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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