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Gilmanton NH News

January 4, 2012

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Gilmanton Awarded LCHIP Grant For Restoration Of Academy Windows

 

The Town of Gilmanton has recently been awarded a $32,750 grant by the NH Land & Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) for the restoration of the windows at the Gilmanton Academy. These funds will be added to the $56,585 approved by voters at the 2011 Town Meeting for energy conservation work at the Academy and will allow for a full restoration of all 51 wooden windows in the building. Some of the funds approved at Town Meeting have already been used for additional insulation and weatherization of the building.

 

The Academy was constructed in 1894 and still retains all of its original windows. Although the windows are a key feature helping to define the historic character of the building, many are in dire need of repair. Glazing compound is cracked and missing, paint has deteriorated and many windows are misaligned and drafty, allowing cold air to leak in during the winter making it more difficult and expensive to heat the building. The grant funds will make it possible to do a full restoration of the windows, stripping all old paint, removing what old glazing compound remains, reglazing and repainting while still retaining the old glass.

 

The Town has selected Winn Mountain Restorations, LLC of Lyndeborough, NH to do the window work. Winn Mountain has extensive experience in this type of work and comes highly recommended. Winn Mountain is planning to begin at the end of January and expects all work to be completed by October 1, 2012.

 

The Gilmanton Academy building was constructed in 1894 to replace an earlier building that was completely destroyed by a disastrous fire. The Colonial Revival structure was designed by the Concord, NH architectural firm of Bodwell & Sargent and built by the firm of Gardner Cook & Son of Laconia. The Academy graduated its last class in 1910, and from 1916 until 1966, the building was used by the Town first as a high school and later as an elementary school. It was renovated and adapted for Town offices in 1989. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1983.

 

The Board of Selectmen would especially like to thank Gilmanton residents John Dickey and Steven Bedard for volunteering much of their time and efforts in securing the grant funding and offering to be the project managers for the window restoration project.

 


 

Gilmanton School

Citizens Of The 1st Trimester 2011-2012

Carol Locke, Principal of the Gilmanton School congratulates the following students for being selected as Good Citizens for the 1st Trimester of the 2011 - 2012 school year.

 

Word of the Month

September: Kindness

Isabella Cottrell, LaCroix - K; Kaylene Messer, LaCroix - K; Aidan Mini, Swiezynski - K; Audrey Thurston, Swiezynski - K; Brook Kimball, McLane - K; Zachary Duby, McLane - K; Autumn Maltais, Smith - 1; Jessica Gannon, Comeau - 1; Elizabeth Griffiths, Akerstrom - 2; Danielle Giardini, Huntley - 2

 

Word of the Month

October: Responsibility

Amanda Vezina, LaCroix - K; Madison Talbot, LaCroix - K; Lily Locke, Swiezynski - K; Keith Cameron, Swiezynski - K; Madeline Breton, McLane - K; Abigail Shute, McLane - K; Natalie Hurst, Smith - 1; Alex Burnham, Comeau - 1; Claire Bartley, Akerstrom - 2; Tristan Dow, Akerstrom - 2; Alex Waite, Huntley - 2; Esther Wrobel, Huntley - 2

 

Word of the Month

November: Courage

Alana Gardner, LaCroix - K; Bryce Oliver, Swiezynski - K; Jacob Young, Swiezynski - K; Emily Knibbs, McLane - K; James Vallee, McLane - K; Melody Gallant, Smith - 1; Breanna Bernard, Comeau - 1; Saje Merrill, Akerstrom - 2; Dylan Gardner, Huntley - 2; Jennifer Laurendeau, Friend - 3; Stevie McSharry, Friend - 3; Lindsey Sanderson, Perrin - 3; Nate Baumeister, Perrin - 3; Ramsey Landry, Hayes - 4; Abigail Warren, Hayes - 4; Kyle Kimball, Tothill - 4; Molly Wrobel, Tothill - 4; Gwendalynn Knipping, Tothill - 4; Ansel Randall, Harbilas - 5; Emily Waite, Harbilas - 5; Jennie Gannon, Osmer - 5; Joseph Laurendeau, Osmer - 5; Hannah Lurvey, Phillips - 6; Connor Adel, Phillips - 6; Lauren Dean, Phillips - 6; Camryn Drew, Johnson - 6; Ethan Warren, Johnson - 6; Sydney Holland, Grade 7; Rachel Williams, Grade 7; Michael Bugnacki, Grade 8; Corrina Marengo, Grade 8; Nicholas Waring, Grade 8

 

Gilmanton School

1st Trimester Honor Roll 2011-2012

Carol N. Locke Principal Gilmanton School congratulates the following students for achieving Honor Roll status for the 1st trimester of the 2011-2012 school year:

 

6th Grade

Honors

Jenna Baumeister, Seamus Bradford, Jackson Brulotte, Nicholas Bugnacki, Julianna Coulstring, Camryn Drew, Alexander Duchano, Sarah Fillion, Sandor Gamache, Anthony Gentile, Nathan Hudson, Samantha Knowles, Emily Kordas, Beck McLean, Lydia Merserve, Owen Ramsey, Travis Shute, Emily Stevens, Ryan Waring, Cameron White, Carly White and Sophia Wrobel

 

6th Grade

High Honors

Connor Adel, Taryn Breton, Cian Brown, Lauren Dean, Mitchell Juneau, Olivia Trindade and Ethan Warren

 

7th Grade

Honors

Will Baldwin, Duncan Bond, Aimee Brunt, Brendan Carkin, Danielle Clairmont, Moriah Davies, Katelyn Duval, Caledonia Hackley, Jennifer Hancock, Reese Henderson, Sydney Holland, Alexa McNamara, Abigail Nielson, Marlon Pacheco, Hayden Peaslee, Victoria Skelley, Tyler Thibodeau and Rachel Williams

 

7th Grade

High Honors

Victoria Brasil, Kyle Davies and Kassidy Morris

 

8th Grade

Honors

Michael Bugnacki, Jordan Drew, Jacob Forst, Emily Hudson, Jessica Ladd, Joseph Lempke, Tia Lorenzo, Audrey Malek, Haleigh Patch, Parker Plourde, Savannah Plummer, Eric Potter, Caleb Price, Joseph Richardson, Hannah Roy, Brianna Spoor, Courtney Stevens, Gary Strzepek, Breanna Thibodeau, Dylan Tiede and Matthew Waite

 

8th Grade

High Honors

Allison Blais, Megan Blais, Miranda Bushnell, Cortlynn Danby, Sierra Juneau, Corrina Marengo, Dana Ructhi, Owen Sanborn and Nicholas Waring

 

Gilmanton School

1st Trimester Perfect Attendance 2011-2012

Congratulation to Gilmanton students having Perfect Attendance for the first trimester of the 2011-2012 school year.

 

Elise Bartley, Justin Bellissimo, Noah Bolduc, David, Boyajian, Brendan Bushnell, Cameron Bushnell, Miranda Bushnell, Connor Caldon, Ryan Caldon, Alexander Cameron, Daniel Cameron, Keith Cameron, Christopher Conary, Kyle Davies, Melody Davies, Caroline Dean, Tristan Dow, Alexander Duchano, Ariana Dussault, Annabelle Eisenmann, Melody Gallant, Timothy Gentile, Danielle Giardini, Elizabeth Griffiths, Joseph Griffiths, Rachel Griffiths, Sara Griffiths, Jane Holiday, Sarah Jansury, Evelyn Johnson, Samantha Johnson, Derek Kelly, Brook Kimball, Ryan Kingsbury, Gwendalynn Knipping, Persephone Knipping, Kaytlin LaValley, Michael Macaione, Aidan MacLeod, Karina MacLeod, Autumn Maltais, Michael Maltais, Corrina Marengo, Caleb Nimirowski, Jonah Nimirowski, Haleigh Patch, Atyra Patch, Samantha Pinckney, Savannah Plummer, Cohen Price, Brandon Rague, Michaela Ralls, Ansel Randall, Colin Randall, Hannah Roy, William Ryan, Emily Sanborn, Madison Sands, Ryan Swain, Hannah Waite and Molly Wrobel.

 


 

Lively Boys! Lively Boys!

The Origin Of Bad Boy Books At Gilmanton Year-Round Library

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"Bad Boys" engage in a snowball fight on Slattery’s Hill. J. Dennis Robinson presents a program about "The Origin of Bad Boy Books" Thursday, January 12, 6:30 pm at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library.

 

Historian J. Dennis Robinson brings "The Origin of Bad Boy Books" to the Gilmanton Year-Round Library on Thursday evening, January 12, 6:30 pm.

 

Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer (1876) and Huckleberry Finn (1884) represent the best of the "bad boy" genre in American Literature. But the theory of "The Human Boy" that started it all was the brainchild of two Portsmouth, NH authors. It all began with "Plaguey Ike Partington" (1850s) by B.P. Shillaber and A Story of a Bad Boy (1869) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Mr. Robinson tracks the NH origins of the genre that gave us Denis the Menace and Bart Simpson.

 

A teacher, columnist and videographer, Robinson edits SeacoastNH.com a web site about NH history and culture. He has published more than 1,000 articles on New Hampshire history and culture and seven books including histories of Strawberry Banke Museum and the grand hotel, Wentworth by the Sea.

 

The presentation is supported by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council and everyone is invited.

 


 

Gilmanton Old Home Day Association Ready For The New Year

 

Planning is already under way for the 114th Gilmanton Old Home Day, which will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2012, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. A traditional church service will be held August 5, 2012, at 4:00 pm at the Smith Meeting House.

 

Elections were held last September at our Annual Meeting and we wish our newly elected officers well. They include: George Roberts, President; George Carpenter and Rick Puleo Vice-Presidents; Barbara Angevine, Treasurer; and Lori Baldwin, Secretary.

 

Our first meeting will be held on January 19, 2012, at 7:00 pm at the Smith Meeting House on Meetinghouse Road. We will be discussing ways to improve our event for the entire community. We welcome those who wish to bring new information and ideas.

 

As in all non-profit organizations, volunteers old and new make the day. We would like to thank those who answered the call for help and we appreciate the newcomers who stepped up to the plate and hope you’ll join us again this year. We would like to give a special thanks to our dedicated crew of many years.

 

We feel that there are those who should receive special thanks. Ginny and Angus Hiltz and their family have volunteered for over 40 years. Ginny often spoke of the fond memories she had of camping with her family the night before Old Home Day keeping vigil over the bean pots buried in the stone pits. In her early days this included her mentor Sybil Bryant who ran the kitchen with her daughter and friends. Last August Ginny retired from the kitchen post and "passed the ladle" to Sarah Baldwin. Welcome.

Please accept our sincere thanks, Ginny, to you and your family for your many years of dedicated service to our community.

 

Watch this newspaper for upcoming plans for our 114th Old Home Day.



 


 

 











 
 

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