PRESCHOOL OPENINGS!

Are you thinking about enrolling your child in preschool for next fall?  The Center School in Northwood is accepting registrations for the 2014-2015 school year.  The Center School is a parent cooperative preschool located next to the town hall in Northwood, which provides a developmental program for three, four, and five year-olds of Northwood and surrounding towns.  There are openings in our two-day (T/Th) program and three-day (M/W/F) morning programs.  Call or email us soon to get an information packet or to make an appointment to come for a visit!  For information, please email at  director Karen Andersen [email protected] or call her at the school at 942-7686. Check us out on Facebook! facebook.com/TheCenterSchoolNorthwood

2014 Bean Hole Bash-Save the Date!

Please mark July 25 and 26 on your calendars for the 2014 Northwood Bean Hole Bash. We are working to make this event even better than last year, including an updated website which will be available shortly.  Friday night is the burying of the beans pots in a pit to cook until serving time on Saturday night, the start of the horseshoe tournament, DJ dance under the tent and movie night for the children.  Saturday will start with the 5K road race and flea market, old fashioned Fireman’s Muster and activities for all ages during the day.  The evening will feature the beans being taken out of the pit followed by the Bean Hole Bean supper under the tent.  We hope you will plan on joining us for this community event that celebrates the Town of Northwood, Northwood organizations and businesses.  Look for updates and added events for the entire family.

Harvey Lake Woman’s Club News

Submitted By Lucy Silva And Roberta Stearns

On April 1 Harvey Lake Woman’s Club hosted their Annual Reciprocity Day meeting inviting eight area clubs.  Fifty-eight women attended.  The program, presented by  Coe-Brown Northwood Academy’s  music department, was greatly enjoyed by all, as were the edible offerings provided by the ladies of the club.

Book scholarship application forms have been delivered to the guidance department at CBNA.  The club will be donating to the Otis Arnold Scholarship, to the GFWC-NH Scholarship, and to the Tilton Veterans’ Home. 

The club has been invited to the Deerfield Women’s Club Annual Silver Tea on May 4.  Joanne Sullivan of Reflections Salon and Spa will be the speaker.  Concord Hospital’s Volunteer Recognition Day will be on May 21 this year. We will be recognized for our hours of service and donations of comfort pillows and baby layette items.

The HLWC May 6 meeting will be the annual luncheon at the Red Apple Restaurant in Concord.  Members should meet at the Northwood Congregational Church at 11:15 a.m. to carpool to the restaurant.  Anyone who has not paid in advance should contact Joann Bailey at 942-8661.

HLWC is a service organization and a member of General Federation of Women’s Clubs-NH.  Its object is to promote sociability and culture and to make itself a  power for good in the community.  All women in the area are invited to join us.

Chesley Memorial Library would like to congratulate our program winners!

Congrats to Alex, age 6. Alex won the Dr. Seuss Birthday Cake!

The Skittle Jar Guesstimate Winners: Angel and Madison. Book in a Jar Winners: Pat Jacobsmeyer, Griffen Bono, Victoria Dusharm, Nadalia  Kizirian. Please watch for many more exciting programs coming your way from Chesley Memorial Library!!

Northwood Firefighters Use New Equipment

At Prescribed Fire

Northwood firefighters receive valuable training during a recent control burn

event and use equipment purchased with grant funding. 

Northwood Fire Rescue has received two forestry grants in the past three years through the Division of Forest and Lands of the US Forest Service. The Volunteer Fire Assistance grants have allowed the department to purchase items that assist fire departments to have up-to-date gear and essential tools on hand for firefighting. 

In 2012, the department purchased all new personal protective clothing- helmets, goggles, gloves, Nomex pants and shirts with the grant funds.  Members previously had to use their own clothes or buy their own Nomex clothing. Nomex is a flame resistant fabric created by Dupont to help give firefighters protection when exposed to serious hazards like flash fire and molten metal splash. It is very useful when fighting structure fires or forest/grass fires, which require walking through areas that are burning.

The grant received in 2014 allowed the purchase of a portable pump, new hose and new fittings. The new pump allows firefighters to easily transport the pump into hard to get areas and “suck water” out of any type of water source. 

The recent prescribed fire (controlled burn) was conducted at Harmony Hill Farm, and covered over 10 acres of field. The effort provides real life training for firefighters as they can see how quick conditions can change and also see how weather, topography, and fuel types affect fire. It is good for the ecosystem; a controlled fire is beneficial in several ways, as it promotes growth of trees, grass and other plants by adding natural nutrients back into the soil, removes unwanted invasive plants and helps prevent trees from overcrowding.  It also minimizes spread of ticks and reduces fuel build-up over a period of time that can cause extreme and sudden fire activity. 

Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Quarter 3 Honor Roll

Headmaster David S. Smith is pleased to announce the honor roll for the third quarter. 

Grade 12 – Highest Honors 

Willden Butler, Jessie Carney, Cassidy Gagne, Emilee Gancarz, Julia Helton, Hannah Heyliger, Gwyneth Horne, Abigail MacCallum, Jon Shorten, Kyle Turcotte 

Grade 12 – High Honors 

Emily Blad, James Bergeron Jr., Benjamin Butcher, Ashley Calef, Breanna Cole, Samantha Corwin, Matthew Cunningham, Justin Demers, Samuel Fortier, Mary Fowler, Seth Gourley, Erik Gunderson, Katlyn Hanson, Trevor Harcourt, Hannah Heselton, Reno LaPanne, Dylan Leclerc, Alden Leed, Kayli Miles, Jessica Moreshead, Emily Reiff, Erik Rolser, Megan Rouillard, Alexandra Savioli, Virginia Scarponi, Eric Shorten, 

Jordan Shurtleff, Daniel Somers, Michael West, Alexander Wimsatt, Mariah Wright 

Grade 12 – Honors 

Melanie Anthony, William Ballou, Leanne Baratier, Connor Bell, Devon Berry, Jeremy Brassard, Devin Connors, Domenica DeLuca, Alesha Donovan, Lauren Jones, Derik Landry, Ashley Lewis, Hailey Mann, Zachary May, Shannon Mommsen, Jason Moore, Liam Nunes, Erin Percy, Michelle Poisson, Chelsea Ramsdell, Samantha Rogier, Peter Slowik, Elanie Trainor

Grade 11 – Highest Honors 

Sarah Curtin, Audrey Getman, Katheryn Huckins, Katherine Martel, Kyle Nelson, Benjamin Porter 

Grade 11 – High Honors 

Abigail Ahern, Kerry Baratier, Samantha Beaupre, Ariel Clachar, Douglas Clifford, Joshua Conrad, Liam Corless, Kyana Currier, Hjalmer DeVarney, Gregory Doane, Nicole Durell, Emma Easler, Bryan Ekstrom, Brianna Ferreira, Caitlin Foley, Molly Gibson, Aurora Goodwin, Hannah Grady, Hannah Herter, Crystal Janvrin, Mason Jimino, Garrett Kunz, Ashley LeBlanc, Megan Leduke, Alicia Lee, Mark Leoncyk, Elizabeth MacEachern, Hannah Mausteller, Gaelyn O’Dwyer, Cassie Paradis, Ashley Perron, Marielle Pomerleau, Borja Rodriguez-Gimeno, Cassandra Rogers, Marissa Russo, Haley Ruth, Sadie Sabina, Amy Searing, Carrigan Smith, Jenifer Stickney, Veronica Swindell, Kate Tomaszewski, Nicole Torosian

Grade 11 – Honors 

Alexa Barnes, Jillian Burrows, Sophia Chartier, Rachel Dallaire, Angela Dutcher, Hannah Eaton, Logan Eighmey, Jakob Grover, Aisilyn Guivens, Alexander Hafez, Brianna Hanson, Allison Jones, Bianca Ketenci, Ingrid Kinevich, Samuel Langdon, Madison O’Neill-Pratt, Jessica Ohrenberger, Jacquelyn Stevens, Connor Tasker, Cameron Watson, Hannah Wiley, Luke Zollman

Grade 10 – Highest Honors 

Chloe Bettencourt, Molly Boodey, Hayley Dunn, Megan Elwell, Tayla George, Rosemary Goodwin, Arianna Gunderson, Ryu Kondrup, Brooke Laskowsky, Bailey Poland, Jake Scarponi, Julie Souryavong

Grade 10 – High Honors 

Hannah Arroyo, Parker Aube, Nicole Beaupre, Callie Brochu, Nathaniel Chagnon, Julie Cormier, Laura Cozine, Elisabeth Danis, Gage Desrosiers, Bailey Docko, Jacob Dunkerley, Syndey Fisher, Christen Gallant, Lavender Goodwin, Brian Gordon, Brittany Guillemette, Michael Haddock, Claire Hammond, Nicole Hodgdon, Nicole Johnson, Camerone Lamarre, Ezekiel Langevin, Bethany Levenson, Jolene Levesque, Hanna Marie, Damian May, Thomas Mellor, William Ohrenberger, Ryan Oliver, Billie Pingree, Mackenzi Prina, Max Ravenelle, Ashley Reiff, Zachary Rheaume, Holly Roman, Meredith Roman, Kaitlyn Ross, Tyler Schroeder, Kristina Seavey, Kayleigh Sherman, Micah Sims, Megan Spainhower, Liam Taylor, Andrew Therrien, Abigail Turcotte, Henry Turcotte, Sydney Wilson, Hannah Woodward 

Grade 10 – Honors 

Brandi Allen, Vanessa Anderson, Alexis Arsenault, Ryan Bailey, Kayleigh Bounds, Samantha Bruce, Jared Carlson, Nicholas Chase, Christie Clause, Casey Davies, Erin Docko, Julia Harcourt, Sara Harris, Lily Hunt, Alyssa Jenkins, Colin Johnson, Collin Levenson, Cortney Lewis, Ian Melewski, Jessica Miles, Joshua Moreshead, Brianna O’Connor, Samuel Olewine, Kayla Patten, Blake Peterson, Hayley Pierce, Jacob Pogorek, Carter Rollins, Cole Short, Phaleap Taing, Dylan Wood 

Grade 9 – Highest Honors 

Summer Barnes, Emelia Cronshaw, Jillian Gordon, Joshua Hall, Noah Olewine, Mallory Perron, Allison Pratt 

Grade 9 – High Honors 

Dylan Andrews, Brody Ashley, Ryan Barnard, Cassandra Barnhart, Taylor Baxter-Orluk, Elizabeth Bisson, Kayla Boucher, Matthew Brown, Colin Cain, Kira Cameron, Camryn Chick, Kate Clinch, Davio DeLuca, Abigail Devaney, Abigail Dupuis, Shane Fillion, Zacary Fraser, Sheridan Gancarz, William Girard, Alexander Gray, Nathan Griffiths, Brenda Hayes, Bradley Heckman, Callie Heselton, Tristan Jardon, Nicholas Jensen, Arianna Jones, Morgan Labrecque, Catherine Langdon, Caroline Lavoie, Amanda Lee, Samuel Lupinacci, Donald MacCallum, Rebecca Masison, Sophia Menjivar, Sarah Murphy, Gwynevere Norris, Steven O’Donnell, Cassidy O’Dwyer, Jordain Pierce, Zackary Pine, Caitlyn Pitre, Tanner Richards, Zachary Richards, Kerry Riley, Thomas Sheehan, Joshua Sims, Shawn Spenard, Patrick Thurston, Kaylee Toleos, Paige Trela, Sarah Turmel, Kelsey Wallace, Elizabeth Ward, William White, Noah Wigging, Noah Wojtkowski, LilyGrace York, Abigail Zollman 

Grade 9 – Honors 

Gabrielle Arena, Emily Barnes, Joel Boulanger, Sierra Brady, Nicholas Burleigh, Kayla Cates, Lynzie Chase, Donovan Corless, Damarah Cormier, Ethan Cullen, Emily Goulas, Joseph Guptill, Dana Howard, Emily Hughes, Emily Marie, William Mathison, McKenzie Moehlmann, Michael Mulligan, Hunter Olofson, Nathan Pinette, Shannon Riley, Samantha Roche, Cody Schwieger, Ryan St. Hilaire, Desiree Wentworth, Kylee West

Else Cilley Chapter. NSDAR

April Meeting

Regent Nancy Gervino (right) congratulates and welcomes Glenna Dunphy of Nottingham (left) on becoming the newest member of the Else Cilley Chapter, NSDAR and presents her with a silk rose and DAR handbook during the April meeting.

The Else Cilley Chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution had its first meeting of the year at the home of Regent, Nancy Gervino of East Hampstead. Mrs. Gervino hosted the meeting along with her daughter, Amy. After the opening ritual, Amy Gervino conducted the Women’s issues program. Ms. Gervino involved the members and guests in preparing Easter gifts for children at a nearby women’s shelter. Glenna Dunphy of Nottingham, whose application papers were recently accepted by the National Society, was installed and presented with a silk rose and DAR handbook. The business meeting included the President General’s message read by vice-regent Jan Gilman and a National Defense message prepared by Peg Franz. Reports of officers and committee chairpersons were given.

The next meeting will be held at the historic chapter-owned Nottingham Square Schoolhouse in Nottingham, NH on Saturday. May 17, beginning at l:30 p.m. Chapter winners of the DAR American History Essay Contest, Zachary Meaney, Genevieve Harnois, and Zoe Thompson, all of Sandown Central Elementary School wi11 be recognized. Refreshments and an American history trivia game will be part of the awards ceremony.

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 more information, visit our website, www.freewebs.com/ccilleydar.