The Gilmanton Community Church Trustees will be sponsoring a Buffet
Breakfast on Sat., June 13 from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. located at the Corners
of Rt.107 and Rt. 140 Gilmanton, NH.
Our Groundwater: Who Decides?
Is your drinking water a right or a commodity?
Is local control in New Hampshire a reality or a slogan?
Learn about the State’s authority to allow large corporations to withdraw
and sell your groundwater and what this means for your community’s water
supply.
The Gilmanton Conservation Commission will sponsor a free public meeting on
Wednesday 10 June 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Academy at the corner of Routes
140 and 107 in Gilmanton New Hampshire.
Thomas Linzey, co-founder of the Daniel Pennock Democracy Schools and the
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) will speak about the work
he has been doing for over a decade assisting communities as they assert
their local, governing authority to protect their health, safety, and well
being.
Mr. Linzey will be joined by Mari Margil, Associate Director, CELDF, Gail
Darrell, NH Community Organizer, CELDF, and Ellen Hayes, Advocates for
Community Empowerment (ACE).
Refreshments will be served. For more
information contact the Conservation Commission at
[email protected].
Lakes Region Community College Announces Spring Honors Students
Lakes Region Community College in Laconia, NH, announces the President’s and
Vice President’s Lists for the Spring Session ending in May 2009. The
Presidents List, designating a 3.75 Grade Point Average (GPA) or above, is
the highest honor a student can achieve. The Vice President’s List denotes
an earned GPA of 3.30 to 3.74.
President’s List of Area Students:
Alton: Tamara Cornelissen, Business Management.
Gilmanton: Maureen Ballester, Accounting; Barbara Frederick, Liberal Arts;
Marena Harris, Liberal Arts; Robin Hempel, Culinary Arts; Jenna Stapleton,
Teacher Preparation.
Gilmanton Iron Works: Geoffrey Weiler, Culinary Arts.
Vice President’s List of Area Students:
Alton Bay: Carmen Niquette, Business Management.
Chichester: Brett Martin, Fire Science.
Gilmanton Iron Works: Samantha Redman, Accounting; Larissa Petersen, General
Studies.
Loudon: Brian Searles, Fire Science; Katherine Silveria, Restaurant
Management.
Installation Service For Pastor Chris Stevens
The Gilmanton Community Church will joyfully host an Installation Service
for Rev. Christopher Stevens on Sunday, June 14, 2009, at 3:00 P.M. It will
be held at the Corners Church on Route #107 in Gilmanton, NH. We have been
blessed to have Pastor Chris and his family with us for three months. We
cordially invite everyone to attend this service to welcome him and his
Family to our community. Please plan to join us for this very special event.
Refreshments will be served downstairs following the service.
Our Community Dinners have been very successful as they provide a great
place for fellowship and entertainment. Our Trustees have decided to do a
breakfast this month with the same opportunity available for all who attend.
We hope you will come join us on Saturday, June 13th at the Corners Church
on Route #107. Breakfast will be served from 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M.
It will soon be time for scholarships to be awarded to those who seek to
further their education. Our Scholarship Committee will be hosting the
Second Town Wide Yard Sale on Saturday, June 27, 2009. A map and list of all
the addresses where all the yard sales are being held will be available at
the Corner’s Church on Route #107. This is a Community event, so plan to
come out and have fun. “Your junk may be some one’s treasures.” For more
information, call Judith Price at 267-6692.
Our Women’s Fellowship will be going to Sugar Hill to see the Lupines on
Thursday, June 18, 2009. Bring your camera! We will be having lunch at
Polly’s Pancake Parlor and then shopping at the Country Store where you may
sample and purchase some great cheeses. Those living in the Iron Works
should be at the Church by 8:15 A.M. All others will meet at the Corner’s
Church. All women are welcome to join us for this fun-planned day.
Our Food Pantry continues to fulfill a need in our Community. It is open to
Gilmanton residents on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from
10:00 A.M. to 12 Noon. Your gifts of food can be left at the Iron Works
Church at any time. We are very thankful for the generous financial support
which assists in keeping the freezer full of meats, vegetables, etc. Checks
may be mailed to the following address: Gilmanton Community Church, P.O. Box
6, Gilmanton Iron Works, NH 03837. Please make checks payable to Gilmanton
Community Church Food Pantry.
Our Summer Worship Services will be at the Corners Church Sanctuary on Route
#107. We will start each Sunday with a time of “Favorite Hymns” from 9:15
A.M. to 9:30 A.M. Come early to share your favorite hymns. Our regular
Worship Service will start at 9:30 A.M. Light refreshments will be served
during our Fellowship time after the service.
More information is available by calling the Church Office at 364-7891 or
visiting our website at gilmantoncommunitychurch.org.
The Gilmanton Year-Round Library To Open Soon
The Gilmanton Year-Round Library will be opening soon! Thanks to a
onetime gift from an anonymous trust, the Library on Rte 140, across from
the Gilmanton School, will open its doors to provide essential library
services to the town. A search committee is working diligently to hire
a librarian to begin work in the coming months.
In addition to a children’s room, reading room, study loft, adult books,
audio books, daily newspapers, magazines, DVDs and CDs, the full service
library has six free public access computers, wireless internet (bring your
own laptop and enjoy the facility), inter-library loans (providing you
access to any library book in the state). The Association expects to welcome
community groups to meet at the library, and will hold library-related
programs for children as well as adults. The Association looks forward to
coordinating these and other activities with the existing Gilmanton
libraries to provide great opportunities for all residents in town.
Thanks to many generous donors, foundation grants, in-kind materials and
services from a number of local businesses, and hundreds of hours of
volunteer work by skilled crafts-folk and shovel and broom workers, the
Gilmanton Year-Round Library building has been completed and furnished
entirely with private funds.
The Association continues to plan fundraising events to support the library.
Upcoming fundraising events include, the 4th Annual Garden Tour on
July 25th which this year includes artisans in the gardens, and on
October 17th – tours of the cir. 1665 Farley Garrison House and
outbuildings, the beautiful property owned by Doug Towle on Frisky
Hill!
Stay tuned for more Grand Opening details in
the weeks ahead! Check the Library’s website at
www.gyrla.org. For more
information or to become a volunteer with this wonderful community project,
please contact President Elizabeth Bedard at 528-1896.
4th of July In Gilmanton
The 4th of July is upon us and preparations for Gilmanton’s annual
celebration are under way. Both the Parade AND the Fireworks will happen on
Saturday, JULY 4TH, 2009!
Red, White, Blue & GREEN! This year for the FIRST time the G4JA and the Town
Transfer station are making a real effort to capture our recyclables. Please
look for special containers and the Recycle-mobile to deposit your plastic
bottles, paper & aluminum cans, etc. Please help the G4JA save the Town
money and reduce our carbon footprint!!!
The GYO has again graciously accepted the monumental job of putting out all
the food for both events. This is one of their larger fund raisers for the
year to help build the playing fields on Allen Mills Road. So please belly
up and partake in their homemade fare. Other Gilmanton organizations may
also be pitching in with sales tables at both the Parade and Fireworks.
Please call us for availability if your group would like to participate.
Saturday, July 4th schedule is as follows:
PARADE Line-up is on High street at 9:30 with the Parade starting down Rte
107 at 10am. Start planning those floats now and any other group or
individuals may walk in the Parade. The Judges are prepared to hand out the
Awards!
PLEASE NOTE: Please look for slight CHANGES TO THE PARADE ROUTE around the
corners. There are safety concerns regarding traffic patterns. The G4JA and
the Gilmanton Police Department are trying to resolve this and we’ll keep
you up to date on any changes.
FIREWORKS will set off at dusk at Crystal Lake Park in the Gilmanton Iron
Works. Parking is free and any donations will gladly be accepted at the
gates. Come early, park opens around 6:30 p.m., and enjoy some food and live
music.
Reserve your sales table space now ($15 per table) and BYO table/chair, etc.
If you would like to make a donation to the Gilmanton 4th of July
Association you may send your Check directly to: Gilmanton 4th of July
Association, PO Box 411, Gilmanton, NH 03237. OR look for the donation tubs
at the Town Clerk’s Office, the Corner Store or the Iron Works Market.
If you have any other questions and/or would like to participate in this
year’s celebration, please call Kristie or Steve Owens at 267-6434.
Obituaries
Ryan J. Oickle
Gilmanton - Ryan Jacob Oickle, 4, of Winter Street, died
Saturday, May 30, 2009, at home, following a long battle with
cancer.
Ryan was born Nov. 26, 2004, in Concord, the son of George A.
and Desma R. (Cook) Oickle. He attended the New Covenant
Christian Church in Laconia.
Ryan enjoyed mowing the lawn and riding snowmobiles, ATVs and
tractors.
Ryan is survived by his parents; a brother, Colby Tyler Oickle
of Gilmanton; his paternal grandmother, Donna E. Oickle; his
paternal aunt, Elieen Oickle; and a paternal cousin, Miranda
Sloan; all of Tucson, Ariz.; his maternal grandparents, Debra
Cook and Daniel Cook, both of Norwich, Vt.; his maternal
great-grandfather, Sidney L. Cook of Norwich; two maternal
aunts, Moriah Cook of North Haverhill and Katie Cook of Enfield;
his maternal uncle, Bill Chatlos of North Haverhill; his
maternal cousins, Selena Chatlos and Sydney Chatlos, both of
North Haverhill, and Jordan Monett of Enfield; his cousin and
best friend, Jessica Yianakopolos; his special friends, Beth
Cote and her family; as well as a large extended family in
Vermont, New Hampshire, Georgia, Alabama and Arizona.
He was predeceased by his grandfather, George A. Oickle Jr., in
2005 and by an aunt in 1974.
A celebration of life was held Thursday, June 4, 2009, at
the New Covenant Church, Laconia.
Memorial donations may be made to Childhood Cancer Lifeline of
New Hampshire, P.O. Box 395, Hillsboro 03244.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation
Services was in charge of arrangements. For more information, go
to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
