Happy Anniversary to Tom and Ruth Huckins, celebrating on September
3!
MUM SALE
FUNDRAISER
The Suncook Valley Sno-Riders snowmobile club is holding its 3rd
annual Fall Mum Sale fundraiser!
When: Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14 (9am-5pm)
Where: EXIT Reward Realty’s field (Corner of Rt. 28 and River Rd.)
in Pittsfield.
We will also be selling fall decorative items like hay bales and
corn stalks.
For more information see the club’s website at
www.SuncookValleySnoRiders.com or our
Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/svsnoriders/
PITTSFIELD BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
Help the Beautification Committee replace the Aranosian Lot Flower
Beds by purchasing your “Mums” at a Beautification Committee
fundraiser, to be held on Saturday, September 13th at the Aranosian
Lot ( across from Rite Aid ), from 8am- 12noon. We will be selling
8” and 10” pots, for $6 and $8, respectively. As always, thank you
for your support !
Letter To The Editor
Hats Off To The Town Of Pittsfield And Rustic Crust
CEO Brad Sterl and the elected and appointed officials in the town
of Pittsfield showed everyone that town government and small
business owners can work together for the greater good of many.
Brad Sterl put his employees and customers first and the Economic
Development Committee, the Zoning Board of Adjustments, the Planning
Board, and the Board of Selectmen all worked together to make
certain Pittsfield did not lose the thriving business.
With the media full of stories of businesses leaving New Hampshire
due to a myriad of reasons, most of which as the business state, are
over regulation, Pittsfield’s concerted effort to make keeping
Rustic Crust “Job One” while still following local rules and
regulations as a model of how to grow the economy. This outstanding
government and business cooperation is a success story the State of
New Hampshire can learn from. Once again, hats off to the people
responsible.
After all, the local people and officials know best what their
communities need.
Jim Adams
Member, State Veterans Council
Pittsfield Historical Society Hosts The Roosevelt Funeral
Train
Deception, cover-up, a Russian spy and a white Cadillac convertible.
A James Bond movie? No! It’s about the Roosevelt Funeral Train,
program highlight at the next meeting of the Pittsfield Historical
Society, Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7 PM at the Society’s headquarters,
1 Elm St., Pittsfield.
Guest speaker will be Carl E. Lindblade, a CHA Affiliate Professor
at the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics in their
Department of Hospitality Management. He will talk about one of the
greatest train events in American history, the death of a president
and the funeral train that carried FDR’s body, traveling for three
days and never traveling more than 25 miles per hour.
Prof. Lindblade is our guest, courtesy of the UNH Speakers Bureau.
Globe, DuPont, and NVFC Announce More Winners in 2014 Gear
Giveaway
Departments in OR, CO are awarded 4 sets of new Globe gear
Globe, DuPont Protection Technologies (DuPont), and the National
Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have announced the second round of
winners in the 2014 Globe Gear Giveaway. This is the third year that
Globe has partnered with DuPont and the NVFC to provide volunteer
departments with critically needed sets of turnout gear. The Cape
Ferrelo Rural Fire Protection District (Brookings, OR) and the
Stratton (CO) Volunteer Fire Department will each receive four sets
of new, state-of-the-art Globe turnout gear.
“We are pleased to announce two more recipients in the 2014 Globe
Gear Giveaway,” said NVFC Chairman Philip C. Stittleburg. “This
program provides needed safety gear to departments that otherwise
cannot afford to properly protect their firefighters. We thank Globe
and DuPont for their generosity and foresight in making this
remarkable investment in the safety and well-being of firefighters
across the nation.”
The 2014 program will provide a total of 52 sets of turnout gear to
13 departments who demonstrate a need for gear. To be eligible to
apply, departments had to be all-volunteer or mostly-volunteer,
serve a population of 25,000 or less, be legally organized in the
U.S. or Canada, and be a member of the NVFC.
To help departments meet this last requirement, Globe sponsored NVFC
Department Memberships for the first 200 non-members to apply.
The Cape Ferrelo Rural Fire Protection District in Brookings, OR, is
a small department in a very rural area. All 10 of the volunteer
firefighters make do with gear that is over 10 years old and does
not meet current safety standards. The department has worked to
update their equipment through fundraising efforts, but has not been
able to meet the need on their own. The donation of the four sets of
Globe gear will provide increased safety to the department’s
firefighters so they can more effectively respond to their
community’s needs.
The Stratton Volunteer Fire Department, located in Stratton, CO, has
24 members that respond to a variety of emergencies. In addition to
training for motor vehicle accidents and fires, the volunteers have
formed a technical rescue team focused on high angle rescue and
confined space rescue so they can better serve the many farmers and
local grain elevators within their coverage area. Currently, many of
the firefighters wear turnout gear that does not fit right or is
over 10 years old. The new Globe gear will help more of Stratton’s
firefighters be better prepared and protected for the next
emergency.
Additional awards will be made each month through December. Stay
tuned to the NVFC web site, Dispatch newsletter, and page on
Facebook, as well as the Globe page on Facebook, for additionalaward
announcements and information regarding the Globe Gear Giveaway
Program.
Third Annual Cabaret For a Cure
More Fun Than a Mammogram!
Angelo and Jean Gentile will be
racking up their third year with the Cabaret For A Cure. Come see
them perform “Timeless To Me” from Hairspray on Sept. 20. Doors open
at 6PM for Raffles and Refreshments, show starts at 7PM.
This bag, donated by Sgt. Richard
Walter Jr. of the Pittsfield Police Department is only one of many
raffle prizes you’ll see at the Cabaret this year. If you have
something you’d like to donate, please contact Meggin Dail at (603)
736-8073.
You may have noticed that this year our tag line is “More Fun Than a
Mammogram.” That is because we are really hoping to get the word out
that early detection of breast cancer can save lives. One of every 8
woman develops breast cancer in her lifetime, with those odds, it’s
better to be safe than believe that one will not be you. Early
detection means treatment can start sooner. That being said, here
at the Cabaret, we aim to entertain with music, drama, laughter and
hope.
Years ago Dee Dee Pitcher and Bea (Pszonowsky) Douglas staged an
American Cancer Society (ACS) benefit at the Scenic Theatre that
included a stellar cast singing songs that touched the heart and
gave wings to the soul. It was their intention to have a show
annually that would bring promise and attention to those burdened
with the whisper of Cancer. Since that show Bea and Dee’s lives
changed dramatically and they were unable to continue the idea to
bring the show back year after year. In the meantime, Katelyn Parker
was performing another ACS benefit in Manchester aptly named Cabaret
For A Cure. Three years ago Meggin Dail brought that Cabaret to the
Scenic Theatre and was overwhelmed with the positive response. You,
the public, bought tickets and filled the house, you supported the
show by becoming sponsors and paying for things like music and
licensing, you donated goods and services like raffle prizes, print
services, advertising, refreshments and more. You came to the show
and you paid to get in, you donated money for your refreshments, you
gave more and more.
The show includes some of your favorite Broadway tunes mixed in with
personal stories of triumph, popular songs and silliness. We provide
options to win some great raffle prizes as well as treat you to
gourmet refreshments. If you’ve been to the Cabaret before, you know
what we mean; and if you haven’t, this is the year you need to be
here. We will inspire, inform and entertain.
The first year we raised just over $2000.00; last year, it was over
$5,000.00 when we brought the show to Wolfeboro and provided the
Cabaret on two different nights and in two locations. This year,
because of scheduling conflicts we are doing ONE SHOW ONLY in
Pittsfield on September 20. Join us again in raising awareness,
raising money, bringing comfort and comedy, music and memories. Be a
part of something bigger than all of us.
Tickets are $12, available by calling Meggin Dail at 736-8073 and
soon to be available at Jitters Café on Main Street in Pittsfield.
If you can’t make the show on September 20, make a donation. Raffle
Prizes gratefully accepted. Sponsors needed.
Letter
To the inhabitants of said towns of Epsom and Pittsfield,
My name is Michael Brewster, a candidate for State Representative,
Republican, District 21. I’m a native of Pittsfield, carpenter by
trade. I have a lifetime of helping local home and business owners,
farmers and the communities with their building repairs.
I enjoy repairing old barns. Most of those barns were built around
George Washington days. Now and then there is one around Abe
Lincoln’s times.
I’m a single dad of two daughers. Worldly travelers, those two girls
are. The oldest is an award-winning business executive with two very
young boys. She enlisted in the National Guard while going to high
school. She became an EMT and paramedic, used her GI Bill to help
with business schooling.
The youngest is going for her master’s in community health. She is
working for Dartmouth College.
My interest in NH government started over three decades ago. While
walking the halls of government, I met Elmer Tasker, “The Tin Man.”
He invited me to a gathering of State Delegates, Reps, a mayor,
state troopers, and local constitutional grouns, all with different
issues and grievances.
As a State Representative I’ll do my best at my duty of representing
you; guiding your government questions, issues, complaints, or
grievances, listen to your instructions and redressing the wrongs.
I’ll appreciate your vote September 9. Thank you.
Michael Brewster
Obituaries
Gerard “Gerry” R. Limoges
(July 16, 1960 - August 23, 2014)
I’m Free.
Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free; I’m following the path
God laid for me. I took His hand when I heard him call; I turned my
back and left it all. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to
love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way; I found
that place at the close of day. If my parting has left a void, Then
fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss;
Ah yes, these things, I too will miss. Be not burdened with times of
sorrow I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My life’s been full, I
savored much; Good friends, good times, a loved ones touch. Perhaps
my time seems all too brief; Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me, God wanted me now, He set me
free.
Gerard “Gerry” R. Limoges, age 54, of Edgewater FL., passed away
peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife and family on
Saturday, August 23, 2014.
Born in Newport, Vermont, Mr. Limoges, owner of a landscape
business, moved to this area in 1991 from Westfield, Vermont. He was
a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, New Smyrna Beach, loved
his Harley Davidson motorcycle, enjoyed fishing, and loved the
beach. Mr. Limoges enjoyed music and singing karaoke, known as
“Gerryoke” by friends and family. He was a devoted husband, and
father to Adam, whom he adored.
Mr. Limoges is remembered by his son, Adam as “strong, loving,
impressive, kind throughout, always willing to help others. My
strength, my teacher, taught me to be a caring man, taught me to be
the best of men, like him.”
Survivors include his wife, Christine Nickerson Limoges; only son,
Adam and future daughter-in-law, Jaime Garrand of Seattle,
Washington; 3 brothers, Norman (Lyne) of Troy, Vermont, Donald
(Meredith) of Marietta, Georgia, and Michael of Wilton, New
Hampshire; a sister, Nicole (Jerry) Pion of Troy; his mother, Yvette
Limoges of Troy; and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Limoges was
preceded in death by his father, Roland Limoges.
The service will be postponed until October due to his son’s wedding
and honeymoon. Prayer service will be 6:30 p.m. Friday, October 3,
2014 at Settle-Wilder’s New Smyrna Beach chapel with Redemptorist
Fathers, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, officiating, followed by a
Celebration of Life and refreshments from 7:00-8:00 p.m.
A Vermont celebration will be held in October, with the date to be
announced later.
Memorial donations may be made in Mr. Limoges’ name to Halifax
Health Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, Attn: Edgewater Care Center, 3800
Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, Florida 32129.
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