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Northwood NH News

October 17, 2012

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Reminder

 

The Inn at Deerfield, a nonprofit home specializing in dementia care, will host a Community Health Fair on Monday, October 22 from 4 to 6 p.m.

 

Please contact Kelly at 463-7002 or [email protected] for questions or to make an appointment.




The Epsom-Chichester Lions Club and The Epsom Fire Dept Auxiliary will be hosting another Fabulous All You Can Eat benefit breakfast on Sat, Oct. 20th at the Epsom Fire Station from 8:00 am - 10:30 am; cash donations. Many of you have had the pleasure of enjoying one of these breakfasts before. We promise you won’t be disappointed. So, mark your calendars October 20th at the Epsom Fire Station.


Thanksgiving And Winter Holiday Food Baskets

The Northwood Food Pantry and Northwood area churches will be sponsoring Thanksgiving and Winter Holiday Food Baskets for any Northwood resident in need. If you are in need of receiving a Thanksgiving or Winter Holiday Basket, please drop by the Northwood Town Hall and fill out the forms available at the front desk no later than Friday, November 9th.  Business hours are Monday-Friday 8-4.

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Holden, Human Services Director, at 942-5586 ext.208. If you would like to make a cash or goods donation to help fill these holiday baskets, please contact Pat Jacobsmeyer at 942-8912.
   

Santa Helper Application

The members of the Northwood Fire-Rescue Association will be organizing the Northwood Santa’s Helpers Program.  You and your child(ren) ages birth through 18 years old, must be residents of Northwood to apply and receive gifts from this program.
Please drop by the Northwood Town Hall and fill out the form at the front desk no later than Friday, November 30th.


Old-Fashion Hymn Sing

Bring your singing voices and come to the Hymn Sing at the Northwood Advent Christian Church on 113 School Street (Rt. 107 in the Narrows), Sunday, October 21 at 6 p.m.  You will get the chance to pick your favorite old hymn for everyone to sing and enjoy its great message of God.  This is sponsored by the Women’s Mission Group of the Church and there will be an opportunity to financially contribute to their mission projects.


Candidates’ Night In Deerfield

The Philbrick-James Forum will hold a Candidates’ Night at the Deerfield Community Church, 15 Church Street (formerly 11 Old Center Road), Deerfield on Friday night, October 26, from 7-9 p.m.  The event will be moderated by Kevin Verville. 

This forum will provide an opportunity for voters of Candia, Deerfield, Northwood and Nottingham to see and hear candidates for County and State offices. Each candidate will briefly (two-three minutes) introduce her- or himself. Then you, the voter, can ask your written questions of them to answer. We hope to see all of you at the event. 

For more information contact Stephen Soreff, MD, Chair of the Forum Board, either by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 895-6120.


Five Artworks Added To CBNA Permanent
Collection From The Class Of 2012

Five members of the Class of 2012 will have their artwork added to the Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Permanent Art Collection.  Each year, senior students who have completed a prescribed course of visual arts study are invited to donate one piece of their two-dimensional artworks to the school’s collection. The works by the following members of the Class of 2012 are hung as a group exhibition for 2012-2013 just inside the main foyer area and then will move to a more permanent location in the fall of 2013. To date, 239 pieces have been installed since the collection started with the class of 1987. Congratulations recent graduates!  An updated web presentation of the entire Permanent Art Collection will be coming soon to the CBNA web page.

Works donated from members of the Class of 2012 include:
• David Pierce Butler – Glow Sticks – Digital Color Photographs – 22” x 28” – Foyer Area Pinkham Hall

• Megan Curtin – Power Corrupts – Charcoal, Graphite and Colored Pencil – 28” x 24” – Foyer Area Pinkham Hall

• Kelsey Follansbee – My Father’s Body Armor – Mixed Media – 18” x 24” – Foyer Area Pinkham Hall

• Leah Hastings – Disconnect – Oil on Canvas – 18” x 24” – Foyer Area Pinkham Hall

• Courtney Turcotte – Untitled (Heart) – Oil on Canvas board – 20” x 24” – Foyer Area Pinkham Hall



CBNA To Present “Little Women, The Musical"
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Left to right Grace Axelrod as Marmee, Jessie Felber as Meg, Janais Axelrod as Amy, Katie MacEachern as Beth and Noelle Struthers as Jo rehearse a scene from CBNA Theatre’s Production of “Little Women, the Musical”


Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Theatre will proudly present Little Women, the Musical on October 25 and 26, 2012, at 7 pm and on October 27, 2012, at 2 pm and 7 pm in the Gerrish Gym on the CBNA Campus. 

Based on Louisa May Alcott’s own family experiences (and novel), Little Women, follows the adventures of Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March as they grow up in Civil War America. The beloved story of the March sisters is timeless and deals with issues as relevant today as when Alcott’s books were written. The powerful musical score soars with the sounds of personal discovery, heartache and hope -- the sounds of a young America finding its voice.

Senior Noelle Struthers plays Jo March, the glue that holds this group of sisters together.  Senior Jessica Felber plays oldest sister Meg, junior Katie MacEachern plays homebody sister Beth, and freshman Janais Axelrod plays youngest sister Amy.  Their mother Marmee is played by junior Grace Axelrod.  Other cast members include seniors Marianna Barnhart, Tim Cedrone, Ashlyn Correia, Ryan Cunningham, Allison Irish, Jordan McAllister and Kestyn Ritchotte; juniors Taylor Bowden, Kenney Chaney, Shane Chittum, Sammi Corwin, Branden Emerson, Jessica Gallant, Zachary May, Jessica Moreshead, and Taylor Pitre; sophomores Olivia Anatone, Jillian Burrows, Julia Collins, Rachel Dallaire, Hannah Grady, Faith Hayes, Colton Rush, and Alexis Ure and freshmen Jared Neal, Emily Theriault, and Ryan Wadleigh.  This exhilarating musical is under the direction of faculty member Elizabeth Lent, with music direction by Mr. David Deardorff and choreography by Ms. Kolby Hume. 

Reserved tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors and will be available after October 17 by calling 942-5531 ext. 237, by email at [email protected] or at the main office at CBNA.


CBNA To Host Winter Financial Aid Night

Maris Madden from the University of New Hampshire, a volunteer of the New Hampshire Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, will be conducting a Winter Financial Aid Night on Wednesday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m. for students and families of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy.  Ms. Allen will be providing information on the financial aid process, forms that will need to be completed, various programs that the government offers, and other available options that families can use to cover the cost of education.


Senator Jack Barnes Thanked

Before Jack Barnes officially retires and leaves office as my state senator in Concord, I wanted to formally thank him for his exemplary services to the Northwood community and our selectboard during his years in office. Needless to say his upcoming retirement from public service will be sorely missed but never forgotten.

When the approval for the new Hannaford grocery store was in jeopardy, Senator Barnes came the next day and assisted the Selectmen in sorting through the obstacles and worked with us to resolve them with state and federal officials. That store is our largest employer and allows our residents to shop locally for their food and medicine. No longer having to drive the 20+ miles round-trip to purchase their necessities out-of-town, our citizens are saving thousands of dollars in transportation costs each year.

Following HUD’s announcement of a $3 million federal grant to build a 31-unit elderly housing facility we were all very pleased. However, the project was later held up for months until the issue with the MtBE groundwater contamination was resolved in that area. Jack attended several meetings with the selectmen along with state and federal officials and understood how important that housing facility would be for our seniors.

Words cannot adequately describe how much his legislative services have meant for Northwood. I wish him well in his retirement years from public service.

Sincerely,
Jim Hadley, Selectman
Town of Northwood


 

Coe-Brown Northwood Academy’s FBLA State Officers
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This year Coe-Brown is lucky to have two state officers from its chapter, Evan Horvath and Regan Butler. These two will represent the state of New Hampshire at regional and national conventions.

 

Evan is a senior from Nottingham and also holds the position as Vice President of the Coe-Brown FBLA local chapter. He is putting together a “fundraising playbook” for his state officer project. The playbook will essentially be a book consisting of successful and interesting fundraisers. Any suggestions for Evan’s book are welcome!

 

Regan is a junior and also currently holds the local position of Historian for Coe Brown’s chapter. She is working on having an educational workshop dealing with types of visual impairment for her state officer project. Regan will draw from her personal experience with visual impairment to educate others about the different forms of visual impairment and their effects on people’s lives.




Letter

 

There are three constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall.  That’s just another reason to vote your ballot from the bottom up.  Yes, I said vote from the bottom up!  Everything on the ballot is worth your vote.

 

The first amendment on the ballot seeks to bar the legislature from ever instituting any new tax in NH that could be considered an income tax.  Yes, the language does lend itself to numerous interpretations, which are an invitation to lawsuits.  Defending lawsuits against the state is an expense to taxpayers.

 

This change to our constitution will inevitably lead to raising the other taxes and fees, the largest of which is the property tax, that make up our current revenue structure, or cutting spending even further than the radical cuts already made.

 

I would also argue that allowing the legislature to avoid making the decisions they are charged with, to review our revenue and state obligations every two years and pass a balanced budget, is giving our elected officials an excuse for avoiding this part of their job!

 

The second amendment would give the legislature power over the administrative rules of our court system.  The founders of the United States and of the State of NH were very clear that they had instituted three branches of government to protect us from the tyranny of a majority in a legislature or an over-reaching executive, by making the courts an independent branch.  Do not vote to allow the legislative branch this control over our court system.

 

The third amendment is to call a constitutional convention.  Every ten years this must appear on the ballot according to the NH Constitution.  This is both an open-ended and expensive project which we should avoid at this time. Our state has much greater needs right now.

 

Lucy Edwards
Northwood

 

The writer is a candidate for the NH House from Rockingham District 1.




Letter

 

Simply put, I like to bring things to their lowest common denominator so that I am more comfortable dealing with them.

 

Educationally, we are in dire straights here in the USA, New Hampshire, and more so in Northwood. We are doing a very poor job educating our kids despite spending gobs of money on the issue.  We are spending close to 17 thousand dollars per student here in Northwood. That does not include the cost of the NH Department of Education or the National DOE grotesque dollars. When our President talks about more educational funding, not one dime will get to the kids. Bureaucrats and unions will scarf it up. And it’s not working. We are 29th in education worldwide but spend the most. Consequently, legally, foreigners are being used to fill the gap of high end jobs that our kids can’t do.


At the other end of the spectrum is the myriad of graduating students who cannot read, rite or do rithmatic, the three r’s. But for the most part this group will not do the menial jobs that require a lot of work for very little pay and work their way up. They sit at home and allow others to support them. But there is a group, a huge group that number in the millions, who will sneak into our country and gladly do anything for what they consider big money and send 90% back home.

 

Quite a jam we are in. The failure of our educational system and parenting will jointly be the blame for our downfall when they look at the ashes.

 

For those of you that enjoy my letters, you know that I intend to go kicking and screaming. I know that we can do better and as far as I’m concerned those in the way should be pushed aside. This group does not like me and that cheers me up, really does.

 

Tim Jandebeur
Northwood




Else Cilley Chapter, NSDAR News

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 Else Cilley members Rebecca Rush and Lynne Sweet admire

items to be raffled during Nottingham Day.


The Else Cilley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution participated in the Nottingham Day Celebration in September. Members offered a patriotic coloring contest for children while adults could pick up some DAR literature and purchase chances to win one of several baskets, flowers or gift certificates. Over 7 dozen flags were also distributed throughout the day. Tickets were sold for a chance to win a quilt made by a member. The winner will be drawn and announced at the November meeting, so you still have time to purchase your tickets from any member. All proceeds will go towards repairs to the historic Nottingham Square Schoolhouse.

The highlight of the day was when June Chase and Sara Wotton of the Nottingham Historical Society presented chapter members with an extremely generous check towards building repairs.

The next meeting of the Else Cilley Chapter will be held Saturday, October 13, 2012 during lunch at Alan’s Restaurant in Boscawen with a Veterans Cemetery Memorial Walk to follow. A car pool will meet at the park and ride off Route 4 in Northwood at 11:00 am.

Women interested in joining the DAR are encouraged to attend a meeting. The DAR is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and securing America’s future through education. The public is always welcome to attend. For information and contact information, visit our website www.freewebs.com/ecilleydar.


Letter To The Editor

I will be voting for Lucy Edwards for State Rep. from Northwood because she is a person of principle.  I first met Lucy when she started organizing the Northwood Farmers Market five years ago, and since then she has kept me informed of local and state issues that we both care about, including the environment, women’s health, and social justice.  It takes great courage these days to stand up to the bullying opposition.  Lucy will do that, and will work for all the people.

Sincerely,
Meg McGoldrick
Northwood


Letter

In recent letters Tom Chase and I have agreed on two points.  We both admire Abraham Lincoln and like NHPTV. Unfortunately by his misunderstanding of what was important to Lincoln’s primary concern for individual liberty, Mr. Chase attempts to bolster his argument for big government and why taxpayers should be required to fund a very profitable business which pretends to be non-profit  -- a legal fiction.

Mr. Chase quotes a note by Lincoln (intended for a speech he never delivered) as evidence for government’s involvement in some “specific” activities. Even in this note Lincoln is clear - he says it twice - that government’s only role outside of defense and dealing with crime is to take on what individuals or individuals acting together in “communities” “can not do at all” or “do so well”.  Most of a free citizen’s life should be free of government.

What is of concern to me here is not just Big Bird being put on a diet by fiscally responsible NH legislators, (by the way have you ever noticed how fat Big Bird is?... He needs a diet) but what is symbolic in Mr. Chase’s views is another fiction commonly believed because it is commonly taught in our schools: that government is most often the solution to societal problems, real or imagined , or is to satisfy some citizens’ wish lists.

National Public Television and all its affiliates are a very profitable business with well paid employees and top execs making over half  a million dollars a year (a profit to each and every one of them). Their business model requires that those who like their product donate voluntarily.  In addition, they sell lots of stuff.  PTV has produced many worthy programs over the years and has proved they can do it, without taxpayers.

Joseph McCaffrey
Northwood


Letter

The Northwood Educational Personnel Support Association (NESPA) would like to thank the Town of Northwood for supporting our contract by voting in the affirmative.  The Association also thanks you for your continued support of our school community and most importantly—“The Children”.

Colleen Gulick-Ryan
President - NESPA

 


 


 

 











 
 

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