Betty Mitchell Is Artist In The Gilmanton Year Round Library
Betty Mitchell, Gilmanton
Year-Round Library’s Artist in the Library for September/October,
shows her painting entitled “Bath-house at Loon Pond.”
The public is invited to reception at the Library on Saturday,
September 6, 1:30-3 pm.
Long-time Gilmanton resident Betty Mitchell will display her
paintings as Artist in the Library for September and October.
A reception and opportunity to meet the artist will be held on
Saturday, September 6, 1:30-3 pm at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library
on Route 140, opposite the Gilmanton School.
Betty describes the development of her interest in painting: “I
started oil painting about ten years ago as a very part-time
interest. However, the time devoted to painting has
increased tremendously since I retired in 2013. Painting for me is
a very quiet and contemplative experience. Putting colors on canvas,
the mixing and blending to create my representation of a scene or
person is a rewarding one. While I love to paint on my big porch, I
also enjoy the opportunity to share painting time with other women
who paint locally. There are several groups that get together
casually at local libraries and we exchange our thoughts,
difficulties with a piece of work, and our successes. The support
is warm and generous. Joining the Lakes Region Art Association has
facilitated this connection with others who share my interests.”
Betty has taken classes with fellow Gilmanton resident Larry
Frates, and currently attends an oil class at the Kimball Jenkins
Art Center in Concord. She says “I hope to improve on landscapes in
the coming year so I can capture more the local scenes in the Lakes
Region, especially Gilmanton. We are fortunate to have many gifted
and skilled painters in the area. I am glad The Year Round Library
has been there for local artists to hang our work. We all appreciate
it.”
The exhibit will be available for viewing during the
Library’s open hours. For details consult the website:
www.gyrla.org or call the Library at 364-2400.
Gilmanton Food Pantry And Thrift Shop News
The Gilmanton Food Pantry annual “Pantry Walk” will be held on
October 5th this year. Any person(s) and/or organization wishing to
participate may obtain a pledge form from Beth Lavin by calling
267-1934 or by picking one up at the Pantry during regular hours.
To participate, one obtains pledges of food from family, friends,
associates, etc. On October 5th everyone who wants to walk meets
at Smith Meeting House at 2 pm, and will walk from there to the
Gilmanton Community Church in the Iron Works. During the walk,
walkers pick up trash on the side of the road. At the end of the
walk, pledged food may be dropped off at the Pantry and a spaghetti
supper will be provided to all walkers free of charge. For non
walkers there is a $5.00 donation. Please join us on Sunday,
October 5, 2014.
During the month of September, the Thrift Shop will be featuring a
“back to school” sale. All Children’s clothing 50% off. Our Fall
clothing line will be available.
We were able to provide 18 school kits to children in need in
Gilmanton. Thank you to all who donated items to complete these
kits with required supplies for the children’s first day of school.
The Gilmanton Food Pantry would like to thank the Still Seeking Farm
for their generous donations of fresh vegetables.
Volunteers are an integral part of our mission to be of assistance
to members of the community, whether by supplying food, reasonably
priced clothing, school kits, children’s winter boots and jackets
and holiday baskets. We are always in need of an extra pair of
hands. If you have a couple of hours per week or month and would
like to join us and meet new people in the process, please contact
Barbara Reed, Volunteer Coordinator at 556-9449. We’d love to have
you join the team.
Hours: Mondays, 1 – 5 pm; Wednesdays, 3 – 7 pm and Saturdays, 10 am
– 2 pm. Telephone number: 603-364-0114.
Correspondence and/or monetary donations should be mailed to
Gilmanton Food Pantry, Post Office Box 16, Gilmanton, N. H. 03237.
Our physical location remains the same at 1817 NH Route 140 in
Gilmanton Iron Works, N. H. Parking and entrance to the Shop and
Pantry is available at the Gilmanton Community Church parking lot.
We hope to see you soon, and as always thank you for your patronage.
Lower Gilmanton First Baptist Church Society
The Lower Gilmanton First Baptist Church, the white church that
overlooks Lower Gilmanton on Province Road, Route 107, has concluded
its series of Sunday evening services. We want to graciously thank
Pastor Linda Bolton, Pastor Nathan Pickowicz, Pastor Alfred Page,
and Pastor Christopher Stevens and accompanists Pastor Henry Frost
and Carline Wyss for sharing with us their gifts of faith in words
and music. Also thank you parishioners, for your contribution of
refreshments and flowers throughout the summer. The four Sunday
evening services were enjoyed by all.
Kelley’s Corner Schoolhouse Pot Luck Dinner
Route 129, Lower Gilmanton
The Lower Gilmanton Community Club and the Friends of the Kelley’s
Corner Schoolhouse are hosting a Pot Luck Dinner. The dinner will
be on Saturday, September 20th from 6:00 - 8:00 at the Schoolhouse
on Route 129 in Lower Gilmanton. Please bring a favorite family
dish to share and pocket change for the utility and maintenance
funds. All are welcome. Come and meet old and new friends alike.
Letter To The Editor
September 9 is Primary Election Day in New Hampshire: please vote.
It was a pleasure to serve Alton and Gilmanton as a State
Representative for the past two years. As a member of the Belknap
County delegation, it was amazing to see the current County
Commissioners flout the law on many occasions and to fail to
properly manage the County. It was this that prompted me to
contest for the District two Commissioners seat for the towns of
Barnstead, Gilmanton, Belmont and Tilton.
When one-tenth of the County budget is devoted to health care
premiums, does it make sense for us not to put the contract out for
competitive bidding? When Commissioners admit that our population
growth is stagnant, that our median age is increasing and that
County income is down, does it make sense to propose a new jail at a
cost of forty million dollars and to hire twenty new correctional
officers to staff it? The existing jail does have issues, issues
which were worsened by years of neglect, but there are proven ways
for the County to meet its obligations at a cost about one-fourth of
that which the commissioners have recommended.
In preparation for a new jail plan, a plan which will cost the
County about five million dollars a year each and every year, the
requisite reports to the State attorney general about the condition
of our jail were never submitted. It is time to change who sits on
the board of the Belknap Commission: please vote on September 9.
Richard B. Burchell
Gilmanton Iron Works
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor,
I have had a home on Sawyer Lake for almost 50 years. I also had a
home and a chain of flower shops in the Boston NE suburbs. In 2008
Scott Brown ran for the US senate as a republican. I worked for him.
When he won we were all overjoyed.
We, the conservative voters of Mass., became distraught when we saw
the way he voted, 75% with Obama, Barney Frank, Kelly Ayotte, and
John McCain.
I love America and I love New Hampshire, but we are at a tipping
point of never being the “the shining city on the hill” again. Brown
is supported by George Soros and Michael Bloomberg, two beauties
bent on destroying America.
I am sure you know all this Mr. Editor, the point I would like to
make is that there are still many good people in the world like Sen.
Bob Smith, who can straighten this mess out. He is a bulldog for
God-given Constitutional rights, LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF
HAPPINESS. He is a proven, principled,no-nonsense leader. Please
vote Tuesday Sept. 9th.
Thank you,
Dick Ouellette
Gilmanton
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor:
Seldom do I weigh in on candidates during a Republican primary.
Usually I have found the Republican primary winner, whether or not
he/she was my first choice, to be far better for the taxpayers than
the Democrat candidate.
This year, however, there is a primary race in Belknap County that
doesn’t fit that scenario. State Rep. Dick Burchell is running
against an incumbent for a County Commissioner seat. Since the two
of them each have extensive voting records, it’s easy to see the
significant contrast in how they represent their constituents,
particularly in fiscal issues.
Dick’s opponent as a commissioner proposed budgets that would have
increased the amounts assessed the towns and ultimately the
taxpayers by 9% in 2013 and 8% in 2014. The Delegation, with Dick
playing a strong role, had to prioritize competing budget items to
keep the hit on the taxpayers to a more reasonable amount.
Likewise Dick’s opponent and his fellow Commissioners proposed a $42
Million replacement of the County Correction Facility. In spite of
much criticism of greatly exceeding required standards resulting in
the huge cost, the Commissioners have declined to reduce the scope,
though Dick’s opponent now says his proposal will come in at
$30-35M. Many other similar facilities that meet all required
standards have been built at far less cost. Dick has looked at this
extensively and I look forward to a much more realistic and taxpayer
friendly solution when Dick becomes a Commissioner.
Republican voters in Belmont, Tilton, Gilmanton, and Barnstead are
urged to turn out on Sep 9 and vote for Dick Burchell and keep
fiscal soundness in Belknap County.
Frank Tilton
State Representative, Laconia
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