On
Saturday, April 11,
2009, Chichester PTO is putting on an
Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast. The breakfast will be from 8:30 to
9:30, with the Easter Egg Hunt at 9:30 sharp, rain or shine at the
Chichester
Central
School
for ages pre-K to 5th grade.
Oops! After making all the fuss about March birthdays I see that I have
neglected to take out my birthday list for the past couple of issues. We
wish very happy belated birthdays to
Matthew
Morey on March
20, Sharon
Wescomb on March
22, and Sean
Menard and
Keith
Davison
Sr.
on March 26.
Happy Birthday to
Avonne
Jarvis on April 1st and
Angela
Millette
on April 7.
Here are some books for adults that have been recently added to the shelves
at the Chichester Town Library. Non Fiction: Roosevelt’s Secret War –
FDR and WW II Espionage by Joseph E. Persico; The Hidden Jury And Other
Secret Tactics Lawyers Use To Win by Paul M. Lisnek; Alzheimer’s Early
Stages by Daniel Kuhn, MSW; Animals Make Us Human – Creating the Best Life
for Animals by Temple Grandin; The Conservationworks Book – Practical
Conservation Tips for the Home and Outdoors by Lisa Capone; Whirligigs
for Children Young & Old – More Than 30 Wind Toys That You Can Make by
Anders S. Lunde; Revels – The Irish Rising of 1916 by Peter DeRosa. Fiction:
Sashenka by Simon Montefiore, Fire Brain by Max Brand, East Hope by
Katharine Davis, and The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman.
Come to the Chichester Library and learn about Understanding the Movies on
Thursday, April 2, at 7 p.m.
Letter
Dear People,
As we share this planet with all kinds of people in all kinds of different
situations, I felt compelled to hopefully add a little perspective to the
‘drama’ in our little town.
Only 15 short years ago a horrific event happened in the country of Rwanda.
One million people were slaughtered in about 100 days. Individuals who
survived lost their entire families right before their eyes – and by whom? -
their neighbors and friends. Some of the killers went to prison and have
been let out recently. 70,000 are now back in their old neighborhoods. The
response of the victims’ families? “We have to forgive them; we have to live
with them. They are sorry for what they did. How can we live together if we
do not forgive?” They live far away from us but this is real, people, and
while we live our lives here, they are living and breathing today also.
Here’s another quote worth repeating, “There’s a great misunderstanding
about forgiveness. Forgiveness is not pardon. Forgiveness is an attitude. It
is not just for the offender. It is also for the offended. If we do not
forgive we end up in perpetual anger and bitterness and eventually offend
others with our words and actions. If we forgive we experience a “letting
go”, or cleansing process that frees us.” Written by the parents of
Rachel
Scott,
one of the students killed at
Columbine
High School.
Do we ever want forgiveness? You bet we do. Do we ever want a second chance?
You better believe we do. How dare we not extend that to another human
being?
Perhaps you might say that the events I’ve described have nothing to do with
us in our little town so far away. They most certainly do.
Gloria
Beachy
Chichester
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
By Ruthi True
Don’t Just Pitch It
When you are cleaning out your closets while doing Spring cleaning, please
don’t just pitch articles in the dumpster. If they are still good, why
not donate them to a thrift shop that’s non-profit? If you have strong
feelings about where your things go, come talk to us. I will explain what we
do and who we help. If you don’t donate but just shop with us it also helps
us support the projects we try to do. With the economy like it is right now,
it is hard to keep up with the need without your help. For 4 years,
the surrounding towns and beyond, (very far beyond), have helped us do a lot
of wonderful projects and there is no way we can thank you except to keep
helping.
We work with the Laconia Out Of Your Attic Too, store. They help us with
needy families here, and we help them there when necessary.
Is
your a family struggling with a smaller income now? If so, what a
great place we are to shop as you can get an awful lot for A SMALL AMOUNT OF
CASH here at our shop. Call 435 9339 for
directions. We are open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New shoppers are generally amazed when we tell them the total amount. Lots
of times they pick up things that are on special and they didn’t even
know it. The last Thursday of every month is 1/2 price day and that never
changes. Our $2.00 bag special never changes either, but we have a new
daily special every day that we are open so it pays to shop frequently.
We are getting out our Spring items daily now as fast as they come in. We
still have some Easter items and if you hit it right, they might be
1/2 price when you shop.We also had some lovely prom gowns donated, if
you’re lucky enough to find your size.We could use more if anyone has some
to donate as well.
Our donations have seemed to slow down, so if you’re cleaning, we have room
for items for people especially wanting knicknacks.
Wish List:
1) Egg slicer for Barnstead gentleman.
2) Typewriter for Barnstead senior.
3) Pet gate for Gilmanton lady.
Remember, the happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything.
They just make the best of everything they have.
Letter to the Editor
Raymond
Guay
recently moved to town violating our sense of security.
I confess I too would feel safer having a convicted murderer reside a
greater distance from my home.
Yet while listening at the town meeting and speaking with neighbors I recall
the words to an old hymn.
“Amazing Grace
how sweet the sound saved a wretch like me, once was lost but now I’m found
was blind but now I see.”
These words, penned by a slave trader
John
Newton
who kidnapped and brutalized people of all ages then sold them for a profit,
still echo down the halls of history into our hearts.
Personally, I believe in the rejuvenating power of the Holy Spirit and the
ability to transform a life.
This belief is why I celebrated Christmas; why I celebrate Easter; why I
take Holy Communion.
I also believe in the great white throne of judgment where one day every
individual will stand before the Most High God and give an account of his
life.
The crimes of
Raymond
Guay
have not gone unpunished.
Nor does God turn a blind eye toward the suffering this man caused.
Rather Jesus
takes the guilt of this murder unto himself by hanging on the cross dying in
Raymond’s
place before the highest court of heaven.
Surely your sins aren’t as severe but understand that “all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God”.
As we approach Easter let us take a moment to reflect on the true meaning of
the Resurrection:
The
Lord Jesus
has taken the sins of the whole world upon himself receiving punishment unto
death satisfying the guilt of all mankind.
Christ rose
again in victory over death and in Him an unholy people can stand before a
Just and Holy God.
Kate
Smith
