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Gilmanton NH News

November 25, 2009

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5th Sunday Celebration


Gloria Beachy (from Chichester) will be giving a Christmas Concert at Park Street Baptist Church on Sunday, November 29th at 6:00 p.m. Gloria will be performing some of her own songs, as well as leading us in praise and worship and Christmas carols. There will be refreshments following. Everyone is welcome! No cost, but a love offering will be taken.



 

Letter To The Editor


Gilmanton Voters:
As you may know the budget process has started here in Gilmanton. The Selectmen and others are busy preparing tight budgets in light of the current severe economic times. Their efforts are to be commended and encouraged!


With a new president and a new part time librarian, the year round library will return to the taxpayers for funding. Time will tell if their request exceeds the $75,000 sought last year or not. Either way, economic times are not appropriate for approval when we have so many of our taxpayers hurting.


We are fortunate to have library resources available to us here in town. The heated Gilmanton Corner Library, next to Town Hall, is open during the winter on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. It is staffed by volunteers and free to the town. The Iron Works Library will be reopening in the spring. The full resources of the Gilford Library are available for a modest annual fee.


As the budget process continues, please get involved and voice your opinions.


William Angevine
Gilmanton

 


 

Gilmanton History 1880 To 1940 In New Publication

A celebration at Smith Meeting House is part of Gilmanton’s history as explored in the Historical Society’s new publication, Gilmanton: The Evolution of a New Hampshire Hill Town from 1880 to 1940, now available at the Town Clerk’s office and the Brick House in Gilmanton Corners.


The Gilmanton Historical Society announces publication of Gilmanton: The Evolution of a New Hampshire Hill Town from 1880 to 1940. The book fills a major gap in Town history, bringing the story of Gilmanton up to the beginning of World War II.


To produce this volume, Pat Clarke has researched the period by examining contemporary news reports in local weekly newspapers, the Laconia Democrat and the News and Critic, Gilmanton Annual Reports, and US Census Data. The publication is illustrated with photographs from the Society’s collection and family photo albums.

 
Earlier histories of Gilmanton include Lancaster’s History, a detailed volume including extensive genealogical information covering the years 11727 to 1845.  William Badger’s History of Gilmanton NH to 1875 picks up where Lancaster left off.  A number of shorter booklets cover specific aspects after 1875, but none has included the kind of comprehensive detail found in Pat Clarke’s compilation.


The book will be on sale for $15 at the Town Clerk’s Office and at Society events. In addition, it will be available, together with other Society publications, at the Brick House, corner of Routes 140 and 107 in Gilmanton Corners.  The Society thanks Anne Bartlett, proprietor of the Brick House, for her interest in sharing Gilmanton History with her customers.

 


 

Gilmanton Year-Round Library News

“Morning Crafts at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library”; pictured are: Claudette Varney, Carmel Roberts, Kelly Bridges, Priscilla Selfridge, Patti Bradley and Sue Barr.


The new Gilmanton Year-Round library is celebrating its second month of service.


Hours of Operation: Tuesday and Thursday, 12 to 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m


Question: Claudette Varney, Library patron, asked:  “Do you want donations of VHS and DVD movies for the library?”


Answer: “We would appreciate donations of movies on DVD.  The library has the start of an excellent collection of DVDs.  Favorite movies on DVD are a very popular item and there is shelf space for an expansive collection.”  Gary Mason, Librarian.


Two Week Calendar of Events: Every Wednesday,  10:15 a.m., Story Time with Jenny Stevens; Saturday, November 21st, 10:15a.m., Story Time with Melissa Caldon; Thursday, December 3rd, 6:30 p.m.,   ‘History of the Old Man of the  Mountain’ with Dr. Bruce Heald and David Nielsen.


Save This Date:  Saturday, December 12th, 2:00 p.m., Tis the Season at the Library Barn, a community celebration including an origami ornaments workshop, seasonal readings, and a sing-a-long accompanied by holiday refreshments.


Good News:  After only seven weeks of operation, 857 adults and 376 children have visited the library. As of the seven-week mark, 365 adults and 104 children have taken out library cards.


Read This Book:  The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.  Brown prefaces his newest thriller with this sentence:  “To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.” In this new novel, Brown offers the reader an international chase, a quest, codes within codes, religious history and a most frightening villain all within a fast paced story that offers twists at every turn.  Two copies of The Lost Symbol are available at the library, and more can be obtained through Inter-Library loan.


The Gilmanton Library appreciates and welcomes volunteers. For additional information, please contact: Gary Mason, Librarian, or Jenny Stevens, Children’s Assistant Librarian at 364-2400 or at PO Box 413, Gilmanton, NH 03237 [email protected]

 


 

Gilmanton School Honors the Veterans of Gilmanton


On November 6th the Gilmanton School showed the veterans of Gilmanton just how much they are appreciated. It started with a hallway lined with stars of all the service men and women who have touched the lives of the students.  There were over 330 stars!  As you entered the gymnasium you could hear the sounds of the patriotic music flowing across the sound system.  Each veteran was pinned with a patriotic ribbon as they entered. They were shown to the area of honor for the veterans.


The Color Guard started off the assembly by marching in with the eighth grade percussion section.  They then led the school for the Pledge of Allegiance.  Anna Malek sang a moving rendition of our national anthem. The eighth grade class officers researched the meaning of Veteran’s Day and shared it with the audience of a few hundred people. To make your heart melt you listened to the Kindergarten, first and second graders stand and face the veterans as they sang “Red, White and Blue.” The fourth graders sang “America the Beautiful.”


Sgt. Gillis gave a heartfelt speech to the students as to what it meant to serve his country. He is also a substitute teacher here at the school. The National Guard helped out as well. They came and collected all 21 boxes of supplies the community had collected to send to troops overseas.  The three troops that they  sent to all had connections with Gilmanton. Two of them had actually gone to school here. The third troop received the supplies in memory of a fallen soldier.  This soldier was a nephew of faculty at the school.


We would like to take this opportunity as well to thank all of those who attended.  We would also like to thank all of those who sent in donations for the supplies for the soldiers. This truly showed that Gilmanton is a community that works together and cares for others.

 


 

I want to thank Bruce Locke and his beautiful horses for the ride of my life on the Concord Coach at the Sandwich Fair. Lee Dawson.

 


 

LGC Volunteer Award Recipients

 

The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Gilmanton is pleased to announce that Stanley and Alice Bean were presented with the New Hampshire Local Government Center’s Municipal Volunteer Award on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at a special ceremony held at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester. Usually presented to one outstanding volunteer, the LGC gave the thumbs-up to nominating a couple, and this is a couple that is well known throughout their town as well as throughout the larger Lakes Region community. Since they moved to Gilmanton 18 years ago, they both have been actively involved not only with the Town of Gilmanton, but with the Gilmanton School District and other communities as well. Their level of contribution has made a vast difference in the success of every organization and program that they give their time to.


Both Stan and Alice have incredible personalities, each having a great sense of humor, excellent leadership qualities, humility, and pride in every organization that they volunteer for. No one can say “no” to Stan and Alice and, at the same time, they have never refused to volunteer when asked to, in any and every capacity, top to bottom. They have been and continue to be an outstanding example of tireless giving to the residents and children in their town, even as they encourage others to join them in volunteering their time.


Stan has served on the Budget Committee for the past 17 years, 13 of those years as Chairman of the Committee. He was the Gilmanton School District’s Clerk of the Works when the Town built an addition to the Gilmanton School building in 1997. He also serves on the Gilmanton School Technology Committee and is even one of the school’s chaperones for the SEADS Program (Student Enrichment Athletic Day). Stan and Alice both serve on the Preschool Committee and the Gilmanton Year Round Library Association. Stan is also a member of the Lakes Region Planning Commission and is a former Chairman of the Gilmanton Recycling Committee. He has worn many hats over the years, and has chaired too many committees to list here!


Alice is the “Lodge Grandma” for the SEADS Program at the Gilmanton School and has volunteered in the school classroom for years. She is the Gilmanton Iron Works Library’s Trustee and Librarian and coordinates the children’s story hour. She organizes book/bake sales for the Iron Works Library as well as Easter Egg Hunts for the children. Alice even helped paint the Gilmanton School! She hosts Senior Lunches at the Gilmanton Community Church. She organizes the Town’s “Memory Tree” Christmas tree lighting ceremony sponsored by the Gilmanton Community Church. Alice has volunteered at the Gilmanton Preschool for the past 12 years and she is the secretary for the Preschool, coordinating fundraisers for them as well. Alice has volunteered as a server for the Gilmanton Old Home Day for over 15 years. We recently found out that Alice volunteers at the Lakes Region General Hospital each week, making next-day wellness telephone calls to people who have been in for procedures or testing.


Stan and Alice consistently cross the bridge between the town and the school district as they volunteer their time and energies for our community as a whole. The balance that they keep with their volunteer time, the wealth of knowledge that they bring with them to every meeting, whether it be for the town or for the school district and their fairness with all of our residents make them truly appreciated and respected.

 


 

“Old Man Of The Mountain” Program


On Thursday evening December 3 at 6:30 pm, the Gilmanton Year Round Library will host Bruce Heald and David Nielsen who will present the history and the efforts to preserve the “Old Man of the Mountain.”  Dr. Heald and Mr. Nielsen are the authors of 101 Glimpses of the Old Mountain.  The book’s foreword is by Governor John Lynch. After the presentation there will be a question and answer period and book signing.


Dr. Heald is a graduate of the Boston University, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and Columbia Pacific University and has a PhD in Education. He is presently adjunct faculty member at Plymouth State University, Social Science Department (American History), and Associate Professor at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoea, Romania. Dr. Heald is the author of thirty-five books dealing with New England history.  He is a  fellow in the International Biographical Association and World Literary Academy in Cambridge, England.


Dr. Heald is the recipient of the Gold Medal of honor for literary achievement from the American Biographical Institute, 1993. From 2005 to 2009 he was a State Representative to the General Court of New Hampshire.  Dr. Heald resides in Meredith with his family.


David Nielsen has been involved with the maintenance of the “Old Man” since 1969.  In 1999 he was appointed the Official Caretaker of the Old Man.  Mr. Nielsen is a retired Police Chief from Belmont.  For the past 22 years he has been a resident of Gilmanton.


The Gilmanton Year-Round Library is located in the barn at 1385 NH Route 140 across the road from the Gilmanton School.  The Library is handicapped accessible. The program is open  to the public free of charge.

 


 

 

 











 
 

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