Joseph Gibson, class of 2014 at Connecticut College and a resident
of Northwood, has been named to the Dean’s Honors list for the 2011
spring semester.
Dean’s Honors is a recognition for students who
have earned a grade point average of at least 3.3.
Brittany Derocher, a resident of Northwood, NH, has enrolled at
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine beginning in the fall semester.
Derocher, a student from Coe Brpwn Northwood Academy will major in
English.
Letter
I must say my congressman, Frank Guinta, is a very puzzling fellow.
When he’s home he’s so concerned about us here in New Hampshire, but
when he’s in DC, it’s another story! And what he’s doing in DC
is really, really worrying me.
Frank says he won’t vote to raise
the debt ceiling unless they can find a way to cut my Medicare and
Social Security. Those “entitlements” are the problem, because
if the government has to pay them, there isn’t enough money to
provide for the millionaires and billionaires out there who are
going to create new jobs. These jobs are going to appear as soon as
they get whatever ransom they have been holding out for. It’s
been about 30 years we middle class folks have been paying and
hoping, but I guess they still need more.
So Frank
is going to get me, either way. He’s going to help cause a
market crash by refusing to pay the country’s outstanding bills, (we
aren’t talking new debt here, folks, but stuff like the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars and those ransom tax cuts from the Bush era) which
will destroy a lot of retirement accounts, including mine. OR,
he is going to cut the rest of my retirement income, Social
Security, as well as make my healthcare so expensive that whatever I
have left will go trying to keep me alive by choosing between food
and healthcare. From my cardboard box under the bridge.
Lucy Edwards
Northwood
Northwood Lake Boat Parade
Come One! Come All! Great Family
Fun! The 2nd annual Northwood Lake Boat Parade, hosted by the
Northwood Lake Watershed Association, will be held Saturday, July
30. All participating boats, no entry fee or registration, are
to meet in the middle of the lake at 1 pm. All boats are
welcome.
Decorate your boat in the theme of your choice.
Use your imagination. There are 2 categories - pontoon and all
other boats.
The Boat Parade on July 30th is a Fun day.
Milfoil, phragmites, funding worries etc. are off limits for this
one day.
Selectman, Bob Holden, will be the judge. Boats
will gather at Northwood Beach after the parade for prizes and
awards.
See You There
For more information, see
www.northwoodlake.com
A
Passage To India At The Chesley Memorial Library
Monday, August
1, 5:00PM, Registration Required
Summer Reading Club
participants (grades 6 and up) are invited to celebrate India with
the library! Teens can create their own authentic henna tattoo
or design something totally unique! We will also be creating a
rangoli as we wait for a turn at a henna tattoo and our tattoos dry.
A permission slip is Required to participate in the use of
henna. Those not returning a permission slip will be limited
to making a rangoli.
Please download the permission slip
at:
http://www.box.net/shared/5juv7v2zgsi2r5ru53yf or pick up a copy
at the library. You must be registered in the SRC to participate.
Registration is required and is available at the library’s website:
www.chesleylib.com/calendar.html. Sorry, phone
registrations will not be accepted. Please call Danielle at
the library (942-5472) with any questions.
Obituaries
Mildred
Arlene Strachan
Mildred Arlene Strachan, believed to be the
oldest resident of Northwood and holder of the Boston Post Cane,
passed away peacefully Friday morning, July 15, 2011, after a brief
illness. She was 95.
Born in Northwood on November 2, 1915,
Mildred was the daughter of Charles W. Strachan (b. Strafford) and
Clara B. Quimby (b. Northwood), and elder sister of Mearl C.
Strachan.
She was a proud graduate of Coe Brown Academy’s class
of 1934. She will be dearly missed by her niece, grand-nieces,
nephews, grand-nephews, and many cousins, neighbors, and friends.
Mildred worked as a supervisor at Raytheon in Boston for nearly 30
years, and lived independently in Northwood for several decades
following. A devoted letter-writer and diarist, she actively kept up
with friends and family through visits and correspondence. She also
enjoyed reading, following the Red Sox, and spotting cardinals in
her backyard.
As per her wishes, no public service is planned.
Mildred will be laid to rest in Caswell Cemetery, Strafford.
To
sign an online guestbook visit
www.purdyfuneralservice.com
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