Congratulations to Yvonne Dean-Bailey from Northwood NH and her
Phillips Exeter Girls Varsity Basketball team on winning their
conference championship as well as breaking a school record for most
wins in a season. It’s been over 20 years since the PEA team has
won a championship. Yvonne has just committed to Mount
Holyoke College where she will be continuing her successful
basketball career. Congratulations Yvonne!
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! https://www.facebook.com/TheCenterSchoolNorthwood.
Northwood Republicans
The
next meeting of the Northwood Republicans will be held Monday, April
14th, at 7 pm, at the Northwood Community Center. For information
call 724-0320.
Letter
To The Editor
Dear
Editor,
It is
of great concern that the U.S. spends more on health care each year
than any other country, yet millions of Americans still endure an
array of preventable diseases.
A
proven and effective way to reduce this $2 trillion cost is by
focusing less on medical care and investing more in disease
prevention. Prevention is critical since public health funding is
particularly restricted and health departments are increasingly
being asked to do more with less. Therefore, it is becoming
extremely problematic to implement needed health programs.
The
Trust for America’s Health found that New Hampshire could save more
than $70 million – and the U.S. more than $16 billion – annually in
medical care costs within 5 years by investing $10 per person each
year in community-based disease prevention programs. Programs and
strategies aimed at increasing physical activity, improving
nutrition, and reducing tobacco use will have the most beneficial
impact on America’s health and economy.
I urge
your readers to contact and get involved with their local health
departments to inquire about and implement available health
programs. These programs could include improving school food
choices, providing community outreach newsletters containing health
advice, or improving access to nutritious foods and recreational
areas, among many others.
The
time is now. By investing in prevention, we will enhance New
Hampshire’s and the nation’s economy and quality of life and strive
to be the healthiest nation.
Sincerely,
Katherine A. Decker
Northwood
Student
at the University of New Hampshire
Letter
To The Editor
To the
Editor,
I’ve
tried to not do a postmortem on the recent election. It is shameful
to gloat. That being said, I would like to sincerely thank all of
you who came out and registered your votes on the issues. And, thank
you for supporting your school budget.
It is
interesting to check out who votes. It is public information, not
how you voted of course but whether you did. If you don’t vote you
don’t count. Really interesting to see that one of the anti-school
writers didn’t even bother.
There
is a process to a budget, long and arduous to those that go through
it. It is open to public scrutiny at every step, as it should be.
There are public hearings, Deliberative Sessions, and of course the
privacy of the voters booth to have your say. You do not have to
participate but if you don’t, well……! No longer, thank you SB2, can
a small group of people sway a vote and they don’t like it. By the
way, technology was up front and center every step of the way.
Anyway, when it all works correctly and comes together like it did
this last election and results in success it is quite satisfying.
Thank you.
There
has been a number of letters about the two contracts. It is not just
about money, the teachers just don’t get that. I hope that this year
we will be able to begin earlier. While the Union would like to gain
back all of the years lost, it will never happen. A smaller increase
is better than nothing, the incredible cost of insurance and a fair
split isn’t going to go away. Personally, I was disappointed in the
lack of effort by the unions in support of their contracts.
Tim
Jandebeur
Northwood
Letter
To The Editor
Washington’s Schools
In
Northwood and other New Hampshire towns we’ve just voted for school
budgets and school board members, but how much say do we citizens or
our school boards really have in how our schools are run?
Nowadays school boards have to spend much, if not most, of their
time figuring out how to comply with federal and state mandates.
This is mainly because of the Federal Department of Education. The
DOE offers the states “free” grant money, which the states are eager
to accept-with strings attached, of course. The states also impose
their will, which is often really Washington’s will, on the local
school boards. And then we get the money.
During
the 19th century, as the United States grew from a collection of
little seaboard former colonies to a world power, our educational
system was entirely local. Local boards decided nearly everything
about their schools, from buildings to personnel to curriculum.
Furthermore, what was taught, and how, differed widely from state
to state and town to town, but it didn’t seem to hurt us any as a
state or nation.
Washington pretty much stayed out of education until President
Carter created the first Federal Department of Education. President
Reagan promised to end the Department of Education, but expanded it
instead. President Clinton initiated Goals 2000, President Bush
created No Child Left Behind, and President Obama has Race to the
Top and Common Core.
All
were centered in the Department of Education. All had bipartisan
Congressional approval. All have resulted in the transfer of power
from local school boards to the Federal Government. All have moved
us farther and farther away from the vision of the Founding Fathers,
who never imagined that Washington would one day be controlling
schools in every American village and town.
Michael
Faiella
Northwood
Letter
To the
People of Northwood,
We are
Girl Scouts from the Green and White Mountains and we are part of
Troop 11043. We have noticed that many people throw trash anywhere
they want to, instead of putting it in a trash can. This makes our
town look very ugly when it is actually very beautiful.
If you
see anyone throwing trash out on our roads, please tell them to wait
until they can put it in a trash can. PLEASE DON’T THROW TRASH ON
OUR ROADS OR THE SIDES OF OUR ROADS!
We, as
Girl Scouts, will help solve this by cleaning up trash that we see
on the roads even if it is not Earth Day. We will also be sure to
throw our own trash in trash cans or recycle it. We hope before the
end of the summer, we can have our town clean again before next
winter! We hope you will help us to make this happen.
Thank
you!
Alexis,
Somer, Makennah, Olivia
Letter
Dear
People of Northwood,
We are
Northwood Brownies Troop 11043. We have noticed too much trash on
the roads. The trash makes us feel unhappy and angry. We should
clean up the trash so that Northwood is more beautiful. We will help
pick up the trash, recycle what we can--like paper, glass & plastic,
and cans, and please, NO littering.
Sincerely,
Michaela, Bailee, Kylie, and Emilee
Letter
Dear
Northwood Residents,
We are
members of the Northwood Brownie Girl Scout Troop 11043. We have
noticed that there is a lot of trash on the ground on the sides of
the road. It looks disappointing to us and makes us feel worried and
sad about how the trash could affect the animals’ habitats.
We were
wondering if everyone could pitch in and help us clean up the trash.
We will help by not littering, recycling when we can, and by picking
up the trash and throwing it away. We will start doing this today.
Can you make a difference to our community? Thank you for
listening.
Sincerely,
Saere,
Ashley, Ava, Allie, and Alyviah
Northwood Recreation Update
Kayaking Club
Kayaking Club is a new program offered by the Northwood Recreation
Department for adults. This program is designed for adults age
60ish (give or take a few) in mind. The group will be planning
trips on Wednesday mornings to a variety of local waterways. All
adventures will vary at the beginner level. We will also be
offering a basic training session on dry land for beginners. The
training would answer all the questions you have about kayaking as
well as teach about safety while kayaking. The training session is
scheduled for Monday, May 12th at the Community Hall at 135 Main St.
The class will meet at 10:00 AM. Please register with the Northwood
Recreation Department. Find additional details and registration
information in our Spring-Summer Brochure on our website,
www.northwoodnh.org. Call
the Recreation Department at 942-5586 x209 with questions.
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