Congratulations to Jennifer Tyrell of Pittsfield, NH, who has been
named to the dean’s list at Frostburg State University, Frostburg,
Md., for outstanding academic achievement for the spring 2014
semester.
To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must complete a
minimum of 12 credit hours and earn a cumulative semester grade
point average of at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.
Pittsfield High School Class of 1984 is holding their
30th High School Reunion on Sat, Aug. 9 from 5-11pm at The Puritan
Backroom in Manchester. There will be a social hour, buffet dinner,
visiting, DJ and Dancing. The cost is $50 per person. Invitations
have been sent out and a RSVP is requested. If you did not receive
an invitation, please contact me. We need some help
locating some of our classmates - Leo Cove, Roger Desroches, Theresa
Georges, Kim Kaukola Lewis, Mike Marr, Keith McMahon, Nadia
Fournier, Candy Rott, and JoAnn Saunders Murphy- please contact Andi
Riel at 435-6346 or
[email protected] with address
information or if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing
all of our classmates!!
Pittsfield’s Old Home Day
Kid’s Bike Parade
It’s time once again for Pittsfield’s Old Home Day Bike Parade. So
if you’re a kid with wheels, start polishing those pedals, shining
the chrome, and strapping on the streamers.
The parade starts at 12:15 on Main Street in front of Dustin’s Park.
There’s no cost to enter, simply join us July 19th @ 12:15 PM in
front on the viewing stand on Main Street– it’s that simple. You
may just take home a cold cool prize!
By the way – if you’d like help tricking out your trike, come by the
park early; we’ll help you out….. See you there!
Pittsfield Police Association Announce National Night Out
August 5,
6-8 PM
Officer Di George and “Cache” of the Pittsfield Police Department
showing their skills at 2013 National Night Out
Come join the Pittsfield Police Association, Pittsfield Youth
Workshop and Pittsfield Neighborhood Crime Watch as we celebrate
National Night Out, the Nation’s celebration to keep kids safe and
away from drugs and crime.
Tuesday, August 5 from 6-8PM at Drake Field in Pittsfield, The
Pittsfield Police Association National Night Out will bring you a
Car Show, Dunk Tank, Face Painting, Hay Rides, Bike Rodeo and, of
course food – all for FREE.
There will be a visit from McGruff the Crime Dog, a bounce house, a
K-9 demo, info and touch-a-truck by the fire department and
ambulance, Concord Crime Line, Pittsfield Listens, Pittsfield Crime
Watch, Liquor Commission and more!
Bring the family, bring your questions and bring an appetite for
National Night Out, Tuesday August 5.
If you would like to participate in National Night Out, call
435-7535 and leave a message for Officer Darrah or Administrative
Assistant Meggin Dail.
Letter To The Editor
My name is Denis Beaudoin and I’m running for State Representative
in District 21, Epsom and Pittsfield. As a lifelong resident of
Pittsfield I understand its values well. Having worked in the
electrical construction industry for over 30 years, I feel that I
have the unique understanding of what it takes for the hard working
men and women to survive in this day and age of high property taxes
and high business taxes. We need a common sense approach to create
revenue sources that doesn’t include an income tax or a sales tax.
We, the tax payers, cannot continue to be expected to carry the
majority burden of footing the necessary expenses like educating our
children, infrastructure upkeep, and the everyday cost of doing
business in NH. I have always been interested in, and follow, NH
State politics. Over the last 15 years as an advocate for working
people through my job, I have been able to attend many committee
hearings at our State Capitol, watched and listened to testimony
that affects the working people.
Hard working granite staters of Epsom and Pittsfield desperately
need a voice in Concord! This is why I am officially announcing my
candidacy for State Representative, District 21, Epsom and
Pittsfield. If you afford me the opportunity to represent you in
Concord I can assure you I will be a strong hard working voice for
the NH workforce.
I believe in a strong middle class with good paying jobs. I believe
in economic growth that would broaden our tax base and also entice
our educated youth to stay, work, play in New Hampshire.
Not only will I be a representative for the blue collar worker, rest
assured, I am one.
Denis R. Beaudoin, Sr.
A Paddle On Wild Goose Pond
Bear-Paw Regional Greenways hosted a Paddle on Wild
Goose Pond recently at Graylag Cabins in Pittsfield (www.graylagcabins.com).
Between 15-20 paddlers showed up at Graylag Cabins in Pittsfield to
explore Wild Goose Pond and its outlet stream, the Crooked Run, with
Bear-Paw Regional Greenways board member and wetland scientist Mark
West. It was a stunningly beautiful day to be on the pond. Mark
provided aerial maps showing the outline of a proposed conservation
easement project on the other side of Wild Goose Pond at the TL
Storer Boy Scout Camp. During the 3-hour event paddlers saw a loon,
largemouth bass and other small fish, a beaver house and dam,
several great blue herons, a wood duck, as well as a variety of
other smaller birds whose calls were abundant. When the group
returned to shore Mark distributed some dip nets for people to
collect samples of what might be living at the water’s edge. Some
quick samples included a dragonfly casing, a couple of snails, some
water plants, spotted newts and several aquatic insects.
Bear-Paw Regional Greenways is a non-profit land trust with a
mission to permanently conserve a network of lands that protects the
region’s water, wildlife habitat, forests, and farmland. Bear-Paw
now holds easements or land protecting 49 properties and 5,874
acres. Established by resident volunteers, Bear-Paw works to
conserve open space in Allenstown, Candia, Deerfield, Epsom,
Hooksett, Northwood, Nottingham, Raymond, and Strafford through
outreach, education, and the completion of land protection projects.
For information about Bear-Paw events, how to become
a member, land protection options for landowners or volunteering
with the land trust, please contact Daniel Kern at Bear-Paw Regional
Greenways, Post Office Box 19, Deerfield, NH 03037, 603 463-9400, or
[email protected]. You can also visit their website at
www.bear-paw.org.
Two-Day Silent Auction
Can you identify this vintage tool? One of the many items on offer
at the huge Silent Auction on July 18-19 at St. Stephen’s Church, 50
Main Street, Pittsfield.
The annual summer Silent Auction held at St. Stephen’s Church, Main
Street, Pittsfield, will begin this year on Friday, July 18, from 4
to 7 PM, and continue on Saturday, July 19 from 8 AM to 2 PM during
St. Stephen’s Summer Fair on Pittsfield’s Old Home Day.
The huge silent auction will be offering authentic New Hampshire
primitive tools right out of the barn plus a wide variety of gift
certificates and unique items including vintage Tonka toy trucks: a
collection of fishing gear including a fish finder; a wrought-iron
wine/baker’s rack; an Ibanez bass guitar; an antique ladies’
slat-top desk, a Peterborough pie basket; and four tickets to the
Red Sox-Mariners game on August 28. To obtain a complete
list, go to ststephenspittsfieldnh.org on the internet.
Sealed bids will be accepted if you cannot make the final day of the
auction on Saturday, July 19. High bidders will be announced at 2
PM. You do not need to be there at the close, but you should be
available to pick up your item before 5 PM once you receive a call
from the auction committee. Start early, bid high, and
bid often!
Plymouth State University Spring 2014 President’s List
The following students have been named to Plymouth State
University’s President’s List. To be named to the President’s List,
a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 or better for
the fall semester and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours
during the semester. These credit hours must be in courses that earn
grade points and the student must have completed all such courses
attempted.
Chelsea Cooper of Gilmanton Iron Works NH
Kali Mara of Chichester NH
Kylie Pinsonneault of Epsom NH
Kelsey Wrye of Pittsfield NH
Plymouth State University, located in central New Hampshire, offers
a rich, student-focused learning environment with an enrollment of
7,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
Meet Our Members - Paramedic Jen Tedcastle
Next up in the Pittsfield Fire Department’s “Meet our Members”
series is Paramedic Jen Tedcastle. Jen worked as a full-time
paramedic for the Town of Pittsfield for 14 years until she changed
employment and now continues to serve us by filling per diems
shifts. Jen has been the Treasurer of the Pittsfield Firefighters
Association for the past two years.
Q: What is your background in fire and ems?
A: I became an EMT-Basic in the early 1990s when I was in college.
I took my EMT-Intermediate shortly after I finished college and
completed paramedic level certification in 1998. I began working
for Pittsfield in 1998 when the Town transitioned to a full-time
ambulance service.
When I took my EMT, I was a pre-med college student, and thought it
would be a way to get some extra medical experience. I loved the
class and when I graduated college I began working in EMS. I found
I really enjoyed it and wanted to know more. That led me to higher
levels of EMS certification and now to my full-time work as a
Physician Assistant.
Q: What was one of the best trainings you participated in?
A: Some of the best trainings I have been to are those that
challenge my assumptions or look at why we do what we do. There has
been a big push in medicine over the past 10-15 years to
evidence-based medicine and that is starting to come into EMS as
well. It’s not enough to do things the same way we always have - now
the research is being done to see if what we do actually helps
patients and improves outcomes. Seeing the difference between what I
was taught 20 years ago and what we’ve learned since then is
amazing. Learning the “why do we do this” and the science behind
what we’re doing is fascinating.
Obituaries
Bernard (Bing) Adams
Bernard (Bing) Adams, 85, of Saco, passed away on June 29, 2014 at
Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Bing was born in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, on April 26, 1929, a son
of Harry and Bessie (Wilson) Adams. He was educated in the local
schools. Following high school he enlisted in the United States
Army, during the Korean Conflict. He received several medals for is
service including 3 bronze stars for participation in 3 battle
campaigns.
Bing was employed as a machinist in the shoe manufacturing industry
for several years, most recently, Nike shoe. After the decline of
local shoe manufacturing, he was employed at Saco and Biddeford
Water, retiring in 1994.
Bing liked hunting, fishing and being outdoors. He enjoyed his daily
visits to the pier in Camp Ellis, for many years, with his favorite
dog King. He will be best remembered as a loving husband, step
father and grandfather.
Bing was predeceased by three brothers, Harry, Bruce, and Bradley
and one sister, Beverly.
He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Joan Adams of Saco.
He is also survived by three step sons, Mark Lodge and his wife
Shirley of Lyman, Kirk Lodge of San Diego, California and Brad Lodge
and his wife Lori of Lyman and five grandchildren, four great
grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.
Private services were held for the family. Arrangements are by Cote
Funeral Home, Saco.
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to DAV PO Box 14301,
Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301
To sign the online guestbook or to send a condolences
please visit
www.cotefuneralhome.com
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