Bean
Hole Bash
Northwood Fire-Rescue has been discussing the possibility of
reviving the Northwood Bean Hole Bash as a community project. We
are looking for other Northwood organizations who would be
interested in participating in this project that has many
opportunities for fund raising or letting people know about your
mission.
Our
next meeting will be at 7:00 pm, January 31, 2013 at the Northwood
Community Center. We sincerely hope you will send a representative
to the meeting to add your unique ideas and comments. Let’s have fun
working and getting to know each other to celebrate Northwood!
Northwood Santa Helpers
The
members of Northwood Fire-Rescue would like to take this opportunity
to thank the citizens and merchants of Northwood for helping to make
this year’s Northwood Santa Helpers an overwhelming success. Due to
your tremendous response, we were able to wrap gifts of toys and
clothing for 63 Northwood children. Thank you for brightening the
lives of these children and helping them to experience the joy of
opening gifts of new toys and winter clothing.
We
appreciate your continued support of this neighbor helping neighbor
program which would not be possible without your assistance. While
we are not able to recognize everyone providing assistance, we would
like to thank Northwood Human Services Director Sue Holden for her
invaluable coordinating assistance.
On
behalf of the families who received assistance, and our members, we
wish you and your families a safe, healthy and happy New Year.
Nottingham Winter Farmers’ Market
There
is a Farmers’ Market being held at the Nottingham Community Center,
139 Stage Road or Route 152 in Nottingham on the second Sunday of
each month from 1 to 4 pm. Enjoy shopping for lots of
fresh local produce, locally raised meat and eggs, maple syrup,
baked goods and beautiful crafts. For more information visit the
Nottingham Farmers’ Market facebook page.
Share
Your Knowledge And/Or Experience With
Northwood’s Middle School
Students
Calling
all U.S. history buffs; collectors of antiques, artifacts and books;
and all who have lived in, or visited, a foreign country! Northwood
seventh and eighth grade social studies students would like to
invite you to our classroom to share your knowledge, skills,
collections and exciting information about America’s history and/or
world cultures. This year, seventh grade students are studying
geography and cultures. Eighth grade students are studying American
history from the Civil War through the 20th century.
Don’t
miss this great opportunity to visit our classroom and present your
information and/or treasures to our eager and inquisitive middle
school students! Looking forward to hearing from you.
Please
contact Tracey Groskopf at
[email protected] if you’d like to give a
presentation during Social Studies classes. Thank you!
CBNA
Welcomes First Inductees Into Its New Athletic Hall Of Fame
CBNA
Athletic Hall of Fame 2012 inductees are (from left to right) Wade
R.D. Sauls ’84, Headmaster David Smith, Ginger Sanford Snow ’89 and
Bob Bailey ’45. They are pictured with CBNA Athletic Director Matt
Skidds.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy (CBNA) inducted the first four members
into its newly established Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday,
December 22, at the annual CBNA Alumni Basketball Games. CBNA
Athletic Director Matt Skidds introduced the inductees, reading a
profile of each one. CBNA Trustee Lori Bassett then presented each
inductee with a commemorative plaque. Hall of Fame nomination forms
for 2013 are currently available on the CBNA website,
www.coebrown.org.
CBNA
trustee and alumnus Bob Bailey’s (Class of 1945) contributions to
the Academy’s athletic program are legendary. As a student at
Coe-Brown in the 1940s he was an avid baseball player. But it was
his contributions in the years after that were recognized at the
induction ceremony. Bob was single-handedly responsible for many of
the Academy’s current athletic fields. In 1994, using equipment from
his own construction company, Bob began transforming the rocky ledge
across the street from Coe-Brown’s main building into track, soccer
and baseball fields, as well as an outdoor basketball court. Nine
years later he worked his magic again, installing four new tennis
courts. The former chicken range on the hill is often referred to as
“Bob’s Field of Dreams.”
Wade
R.D. Sauls, a member of Coe-Brown’s Class of 1984, is an
accomplished athlete. He was a four-year member and starter on the
CBNA Boys Varsity Soccer team and was voted team MVP in his junior
and senior years. His 69 career goals are an impressive statistic
for the high-school level. In basketball, Wade was a four-year
member of the varsity squad and was starting guard on the 1982 and
1984 State Championship teams. He was team MVP his junior and senior
years. Wade’s name graces the CBNA gymnasium as a 1,000 point scorer
and he was the New Hampshire Coaches Association Free Throw Shooting
Champion in his senior year. Wade went on to play both soccer and
basketball at Plymouth State University.
Dave
Smith’s name is synonymous with athletics at Coe-Brown Northwood
Academy. As Boys Varsity Basketball head coach, Dave led his team to
the Division II State Semi-Finals last year in an exciting match
against Portsmouth High School. Coe-Brown celebrated Dave’s 450th
career win in 2008. The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic
Association inducted Dave into its Hall of Fame in 2009. The NHIAA
cited Dave’s 42 years of coaching various sports as well as his
distinguished career as a teacher, athletic director, assistant
principal, guidance counselor, guidance director and, of course,
headmaster. In addition to his coaching and administrative
responsibilities, Dave has served on the New Hampshire Officials
Association.
Ginger
Sanford Snow, Class of 1989, is the first female inductee into the
Coe-Brown Athletic Hall of Fame. During her high school years,
Ginger was a member of the Coe-Brown varsity softball, volleyball
and basketball teams. She was the first person to play varsity all
four years in all three of these sports. As a basketball player,
Ginger’s name was added to the Academy’s list of 1,000 point scorers
in 1989. Following high school, she was awarded a full basketball
scholarship to the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Ginger
also had a long and distinguished career as a professional football
player. She was a wide receiver for the Boston Militia for nine
seasons and was selected to the All Star Team three times.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy (CBNA), founded in 1867, is a small
co-educational public-private secondary school accepting students in
grades 9-12 and offering the highest quality curriculum of studies.
The academy campus is located on the shores of Harvey Lake in
Northwood, New Hampshire. For more information visit
www.coebrown.org.
CBNA
Sophomores Selected In VFW Voice Of Democracy Contest
CBNA
Voice of Democracy winners from left to right Katie Tomasewski,
first; Ariel Clachar, second; and Hannah Eaton, third with Northwood
VFW Post Adjutant Dan Barnhart.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy proudly announces the local winners of
the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest sponsored by the VFW.
Thirty-eight CBNA sophomores participated in the contest with the
assistance of their English teacher Mrs. Kathy Biery. The winners,
Katie Tomasewski, first; Ariel Clachar, second; and Hannah Eaton,
third were selected by members of the Northwood VFW Post and were
presented with certificates and checks by VFW Post Adjutant Mr. Dan
Barnhart at a recent school assembly. The Voice of Democracy
Program is open to students in grades 9-12, who are enrolled in a
public, private or parochial high school or home study program in
the United States and its territories. This year’s theme is “Is the
Constitution Relevant?"
To
enter the contest students were required to record a reading of
their essays to a CD. Entries are three to five minutes and are
judged according to originality, content and vocal delivery. Paper
copies of the essays are also submitted. Entries begin at the post
level. Winning students then have the opportunity to compete on the
state and national levels. Congratulations to these talented
students.
CBNA
Theatre To Present One Act Showcase
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Theatre will proudly present a showcase
of student and faculty directed one act plays on Wednesday and
Thursday, January 16 and 17, 2013, at 7 pm in the Gerrish Gym on the
CBNA campus. The evening will feature the Sherlock Holmes spoof A
Holmes Family Christmas by Judy GeBauer directed by senior Jordan
McAllister featuring Kyle Bousquet, Colton Rush and Logan MacCrae;
the hilarious and heartwarming comedy Miss Kentucky by Allison
Williams directed by senior Kestyn Ritchotte featuring Marianna
Barnhart and Samantha Corwin; a comedy that examines the meaning of
theatre Another Beautiful Story by John Clancy directed by senior
Allison Irish featuring Jessica Gallant, Taylor Pitre, Erin Barnard
and Mason Jimino and an adaptation of Euripides’ classic Greek
tragedy The Trojan Women by Ellen McLaughlin directed by faculty
member Elizabeth Lent featuring Marianna Barnhart, Noelle Struthers,
Gwyneth Horne, Ashlyn Correia, Tim Cedrone, Ryan Cunningham, Jared
Neal, Olivia Anatone, Regan Butler, Jessica Cedrone, Sophia
Chartier, Julia Collins, Samantha Corwin, Rachel Dallaire, Jesse
Felber, Jessica Gallant, Faith Hayes, Allison Irish, Moriah
Mazzochi, Kestyn Ritchotte, Jordan Roach, Colton Rush and Ryan
Wadleigh. General admission tickets are $5 and will be available at
the door.
News
From The Second Graders At Northwood School!
……..And
he’s off! Our Flat Stanley paper dolls have been mailed out to
friends and relatives all over the continental United States as well
as to a few other parts of the world. We imagine he is having a
wonderful time on all his exciting adventures! A few of Stanley’s
visits are over and his hosts have sent him back to us with letters
and pictures detailing all of his amazing experiences! We are
mapping his locations and calculating how many miles he has
traveled.
This
project (based upon Jeff Brown’s book Flat Stanley) is connecting
reading, writing, math, and social studies. We eagerly look forward
to each day’s mail to see if any more letters have come back to us.
Mrs.
Cunningham, Mrs. Gibson, and all the second graders would like to
thank the families and friends who are supporting this fun learning
project!
Northwood Softball Baseball Association
The
NSBA is now accepting coaching applications for the 2013 season. If
you would like to be a coach, please complete the 2013 Coaching
Application located under the “Handout - Form” section on the
website and select Coaching Application along with the Background
Check and Background Check Reduced Fee form.
You can
mail it to our PO Box or email to both of the following addresses:
[email protected]
and
[email protected].
Applications must be
received by February 9th to be considered for coaching.
In
order to coach in the NSBA you need to submit your application by
the deadline, submit to a background check, be Cal Ripken Certified,
be available for Opening Day, Closing Ceremonies and have the
availability for practices and games as required.
Player
registration for the 2013 season will begin soon. You may visit our
website at www.northwoodsoftballbaseball.org and while you’re there please
register your email address so we can help keep you up to date on
what is going on. Please contact us with any questions.
Letter
Jim
Hadley’s Letter Of Jan. 2
I did
not say in my letter of Dec. 27 that Special Education costs are
“fixed.” Rather, I said that they are not under the School’s
control (my actual word) in the same way that other expenditures
are.
Mr.
Hadley provides the evidence of how costly this can be in noting
that one student cost “approximately $270,000.” (I am informed by
School Board member Dave Ruth that this student was not a
Londonderry resident when these costs were incurred, as Mr. Hadley
wrongly suggests, and that the School did have an obligation to pay
them.)
But
note that if another student with similar needs appears, the school
is mandated to meet those needs, and given the constraints on other
areas of the budget, the money must come from the elementary school
budget for regular education. I appreciate Tim Jandebeur for making
this point in his Jan. 9 letter: “The kids, specifically the regular
education kids are the unintended casualties.”
Mr.
Hadley also references an article he distributed to the Budget
Committee, “A Win-Win Approach to Reducing Special Education Costs,”
suggesting that “there are ‘best practices’ available to school
districts so that they can be operated much more efficiently.”
The
good news is that many of these practices are being used by the
School on its own and, in some cases, in cooperation with the SAU
and the other SAU towns to hold down costs while meeting the needs
of the student IEP’s (Individual Education Plans). And these
practices were described to the Budget Committee by the School
Special Ed Coordinator at one of our meetings. Unfortunately, Mr.
Hadley may have missed this briefing before riding to the rescue
with an article.
Tom
Chase, member
Northwood Budget
Committee
2013
Vintage Oval Racing At Lake Shore Farm
The
Northwood Crankpullers Snowmobile Club would like to remind everyone
of our Vintage Oval Race with a Dance that evening on Saturday,
January 19th.
Registration begins at 7:30 am and Racing at 10 am, so come join us
as a spectator or in competition. A spectator entrance fee of
$7.00, lots of great family fun and as usually our infamous food
trailer will be there. We will be having a dance that evening at the
Bow Lake Grange Hall in Strafford, NH. Doors open at 7 pm and
dancing starts at 8 pm, BYOB. Tickets will be available at the door
or in advance at $15.00/pp.
Please
visit our website,
www.northwoodcrankpullers.com for more details and information
on these events and any updates or changes. And as always we truly
appreciate our landowners and are always looking for new members.
Let’s hope for lots of snow between now and then.
Obituaries
James A. O’Rourke IV
James
A. O’Rourke IV, 29, passed away at his home on Friday, January 4,
2013.
Jimmy
was born in Concord on September 22, 1983 to Jim and Sharon (Winden)
O’Rourke. He grew up in the small town of Deerfield, graduated from
Concord High School in 2002, then went on to attend Plymouth State
University where he made many friends and memories.
Jimmy
was passionate about snowboarding, golfing, cooking and his yellow
Volkswagen GTI. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends
and his fun loving personality is sure to be missed.
Jimmy
is survived by his parents Jim and Sharon O’Rourke, brother Dan
O’Rourke, sister Hannah O’Rourke, grandfather Richard Winden and
many aunts, uncles and cousins.
In lieu
of flowers the family asks that you make a donation in Jimmy’s name
to the New Hampshire SPCA, 104 Portsmouth Street, Stratham, NH 03885
in memory of his love for animals.
Family
and friends may sign an on-line guestbook by visiting
stilloaks.com.
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