REMINDER

Family Fun Day with Gospel Magician

The Northwood Advent Christian Church is hosting a Family Fun Day on Sunday June 29 from 3-5 PM with food, games and a special presentation by Gospel Illusionist Mark Boody. The church is located at 113 School St. in the Northwood Narrows. 

Everything is free and everyone is invited.  Join us June 29 from 3-5 and every Sunday at 10 am for worship service.

The Chesley Memorial Library staff and trustees would like to thank Heritage Hardware for sponsoring our library bookmarks year after year.  The bookmarks remain popular with library patrons not only for tracking pages, but also for giving the library hours and contact information.  Summer reading is here so make sure you grab a stack of bookmarks the next time you are in the library so you’ll have one for every book. Thank you, Heritage Hardware!

Attention Crafters

The Northwood Bean Hole Bash still has space available for the July 26, Flea Market/ Craft Fair.  Please visit our website at beanholebash.com to see pictures from last year and forms to reserve your space for this family event. 

We are very excited with the many events planned for this year including on Friday night a free movie night for the children, DJ dance under the tent and the burying of the beans.  Saturday will have some new events including a Firemen’s Muster, Touch A Truck, Northwood Recreation softball games and Northwood Police Association dunk tank.  The day will end with the famous Bean Hole Bean Supper served under the tent.

Mark for calendars for July 25 and 26 to celebrate the Town of Northwood and its community organizations and businesses.

Congratulations to Robert Correa of Northwood who was awarded a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering with distinction from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

DHHS Issues Reminder About Disease Prevention Efforts For Tick Season In New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is reminding residents that tick season is upon us once again and that people should take precautions to prevent being bitten by ticks and being potentially exposed to Lyme disease or other tick-borne illnesses. In 2013, 1,689 cases of Lyme disease were identified in the State of New Hampshire, with the highest rates of disease in Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Strafford Counties. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were over 30,000 cases in the United States in 2012 (the most recent year for which data are available), and New Hampshire had the highest incidence rate of Lyme disease in the county.

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdoferi and is transmitted to people by the bite of an infected black-legged tick (also known as the deer tick). The greatest risk for Lyme disease is between the months of May and August when the black-legged tick is in the juvenile stage; it’s the size of a poppy seed and very difficult to see, so individuals may be unaware they have been bitten. Ticks that transmit Lyme can also transmit other diseases, such as anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus. Although not as common as Lyme, these diseases can also cause illness.

“Unfortunately Lyme disease remains common in New Hampshire,” said DPHS Director of Public Health Dr. José Montero. “We cannot afford to let our guard down since we also know that a high proportion of ticks in New Hampshire are infected with the Lyme spirochete. We would like everyone to consistently take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families from becoming ill from this and other tick-borne diseases.”

Symptoms of Lyme disease include fever, headache, fatigue, and often a skin rash that is round and looks like a bulls-eye. Lyme disease is treatable with antibiotics, but if left untreated can lead to severe headaches and neck pain caused by meningitis (inflammation of the spinal cord), pain and swelling in the large joints, shooting pains that may interfere with sleep, and heart palpitations and dizziness.

DHHS recommends taking the following precautions to prevent tick bites:

Avoid tick-infested areas such as overgrown grass, brush, and leaf litter

Use insect repellent labeled as effective against ticks

Wear protective clothing (long pants and long sleeves to keep ticks off skin)

Do daily tick checks on yourself and family members, especially after being outdoors

Reduce ticks around your home by keeping grass short and removing leaf litter

Speak with your healthcare provider if you are bitten by a tick or if you notice a large round rash anywhere on you.

For more information about Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, visit the DHHS website at www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/lyme/index.htm or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website at www.cdc.gov/ticks/index.html.

Letter To The Editor

I thank Mr. Pollock for taking the time to read the letter from the NH Alliance for Retired Americans.  I am honored to serve as their president, and thank the board for their help in drafting our letter to our fellow seniors. 

I am sorry that Mr. Pollock missed the date of the votes we were reporting on, it was a report on the 2013 session. I am sure Mr. Pollock is aware that the Affordable Care Act was passed in March 2010 [NOTE: Senator Ayotte was elected after the vote]!  I hope that when his wife is eligible for Medicare she too will appreciate the closing of the Medicare D donut hole by 2020 that Congresswoman Shea Porter made sure was in the law.  I know my husband and I really appreciate that!  Also having no co-pays for most preventative care visits and tests makes a difference when we are on a fixed income.

But we really wanted to call attention to the votes in the 2013 session, and to remind our fellow senior citizens that there is still a lot of talk about privatizing Social Security, raising the retirement age and turning Medicare into a voucher program. Cuts in food stamps, Meals on Wheels, and Medicaid, which pays for long term care for so many of our seniors, are also often proposed as ways to save money.  There are also threats to our voting rights. We suggest that seniors do their homework before they vote. Be sure you know the real position of candidates on these issues, don’t fall for sound bites.

If you’d like to join us in advocacy and education, you can get in touch with us through our website, http://nhallianceforretiredamericans.blogspot.com. Check out our Facebook page to see what we are up to. 

Lucy Edwards

Northwood

Harvey Lake Woman’s Club News

Submitted By Lucy Silva And Roberta Stearns

On July 3 the HLWC hosted the Northwood Fire and Rescue EMTS.  They gave a very informative demonstration of the Automatic Electronic Device.  The Club will be sending a donation to help pay for other components for the AEDs that allow the EMTs to be in constant contact with hospital and doctors as they convey patients there.

The donation of the book, RACHEL CARSON AND HER SISTERS by Robert K. Mosil will be donated to the Northwood library in honor of Doris Entwisle.

The Club will be participating again this year in the Northwood Bean Hole Bash. They will staff a booth in the Town Hall on Saturday, July 26, selling food and gifts.

The July meeting is scheduled to be a trip to the Wolfeboro Wright Museum followed by lunch at the Wolfeboro Inn.   Members and guests are asked to meet at the Northwood Congregational Church at 9 a.m. to carpool by 9:15.  Betty Smith is coordinating the numbers and rides.

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.

NALMAC Kiosk at Harmony Hill Farm

(Intersection of Winding Hill Road & Harmony Road)

Northwood, New Hampshire

Description:  This is a fun summer cross country (XC) running series for all abilities and ages.  The events will be held on seven consecutive Wednesday nights starting June 25, 2014 and ending August 6, 2014.  Races will be held on a combination of terrains and trails including open pastures, wooded areas, double-track, and single-track trails.  Competitors should expect uneven terrain including rocks and roots.  Event registration will open at 5:30 pm.  The events will be open to first time runners as well as seasoned athletes and are designed to be non- intimidating and fun!  We will be hosting three “events” each evening; a “Popsicle Dash”, 1 mile fun run, and a competitive XC race. 

This series will focus on family fun, bringing the community together, and promoting an active lifestyle through enjoying the wonderful outdoors.  It is a fundraiser to maintain Northwood Meadows and the Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative (NALMC) trail system.  100% of the proceeds will be donated to NALMC and FRIENDS of Northwood Meadows.  These two volunteer groups maintain the trails and the park.  By participating in these events YOU are helping to keep the trails maintained so that the community can have a beautiful place to enjoy for many years to come.

Here are one runner’s thoughts after running in this race in 2013: 

“After the eighth 5K run, in the company of maybe 130 people at the cookout in the late afternoon early evening mid-August light, people sparkling with communal endorphins, I was thinking, what were we doing when we were running together along these stone walls?

“ Running was a way to communicate with the earth, our running footsteps like a wordless language, saying  ‘I am here, I am here’ -- and the earth, ‘I am right here under you, as always -- but now you can feel it directly -- holding you up.  I’m your bed, your table, your floor, your road, I’m the ground of your being, the foundation of your life.’  Not Morse code, not drums, not dance, but meaningful and musical, the thud thud of our progress across our home was like a ritual of recognition.  We were a herd strongly engaged with the land while doing it no harm, just letting our linear movement on it increase our health and alertness, we who hope to be good neighbors to each other and to the land.

“We weren’t gathered to garden -- though there were many gardeners there.  We weren’t gathered to learn or teach a skill, though a lot of learning and teaching was being done.  We were not on a wildflower walk around the hayfield, we were not there to harvest the field, or to measure it, or to make drawings or paintings of it, or to write about it.  We were not there to take anything from it or to leave anything in it.

“We were there to run it, out along the trails at the edges of the field and back again.  We were running for the health of our hearts and lungs and bodies and spirits, we were running to be with other running people, we were running to beat our own best time, some were running to win a big bag of organic kale just picked near the NALMC kiosk at Harmony Hill Farm.  We were there to see what the fastest women and the fastest men looked like when they were pushing themselves to the edge of their abilities.  We were there to cheer each other on.

“Someone had told me once that walking over uneven ground might help prevent early-onset dementia, and I could feel my proprioceptive I.Q. going up as I anxiously scanned the path before me and lumbered over it!

“And as I slow-jogged and fast(ish)-walked the trail, my foot soles and the rest of me were reading the earth -- flat, inclined, hard, resilient, smooth, bumpy -- and registering the bounty of it, and the plenty, and my relatively small size in relation to its hills.”

For more Information:

www.whitemountainrunningcompany.com 

[email protected] 

Letter To The Editor

Editor,

The FOR SALE sign in the big field east of Johnson’s Dairy Bar in Northwood continues to be of particular interest to many who have admired the field and the view. Last week I wrote about Jonathan Tasker and his son, Ezra, who farmed that place for much of the nineteenth century.

Not long after Ezra’s death, about 1900, the property was purchased by John Tasker and his bride, Edith Parsons. This John, not a relative of Jonathan and Ezra, grew up in Northwood, on the hill overlooking Long Pond. Edith was a daughter of Elder John Parsons, one of the founders of North wood’s Advent Christian Church. Their home was the old Joshua Hoitt place on the Narrows brook.

John and Edith Tasker were to live all their lives on their farm .. At some time early in their marriage they added more acres to the original purchase by buying the farm west of theirs, the farm originally settled by John Bickford. The couple had three children, Louise, Marion and John. Always ambitious, John and Edith grew some crops for commercial purposes (there are numerous oldsters in Northwood who still remember picking strawberries there when they were teenagers). John became Judge of the local court, Edith ran an insurance business.

John Tasker, Old John to many, died in 1947. Not long after his death, Edith sold a part of the old John Bickford farm to her daughter, Louise, and son-in-law, Sam Johnson. The part the Johnsons bought was the site of the old house and on that site they built the dairy bar. It opened in 1955.

Edith Tasker died in 1967. Her property was divided between Louise Tasker Johnson, who had the field land, and “young” John Tasker, who had the house.

Thus it was that the Tasker fields came to be called Johnson. A change of name, but not out of the family.

Now, no longer being farmed by Johnsons, the land is to be sold.

Joan Weeks Bailey

Northwood

Else Cilley NSDAR News

Three students of the Sandown Central School, Sandown, NH were recently honored at an Else Cil ley Chapter, NSDAR, meeting. Zachary Meaney (center} was awarded a bronze medal and first place certificate for his essay on the effects of the Revolutionary War on the lives of children of time. He also received a book and cash prize. Genevieve Harnois (right} was awarded a second place certificate and a book. Zoe Thompson (left} was awarded a third place certificate and a book.

During the May meeting of the Else Cilley Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the members honored winners of the American History Essay contest sponsored by the chapter. The essay topic, the effects of the Revolutionary War on the lives of children of the time, was open to students in grades 5-8. Several fifth grade students of Sandown Central Elementary School in Sandown, NH participated in the contest this year.

Zachary Meaney was awarded a bronze medal and first place certificate for his essay on the effects of the Revolutionary War on the lives of children of time. He also received a book and cash prize. Eve Harnois was awarded a second place certificate and a book. Zoe Thompson was awarded a third place certificate and a book. All three students were members of a writing class at the school. The students attended the presentation with their families. Following the presentation of the awards, the winners, their families, guests, and members participated in a game related to early United States presidents led by member Rebecca Rush. The student and family teams competed admirably and students won book prizes.

The chapter’s June meet ing will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2014, beginning at 1:30 on the Nottingham Square lawn in Nottingham, NH. A program on the four generals of Nottingham depicted on t he statue at the square will follow light refreshments.

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

Coe-Brown Northwood Academy

Quarter 4 Honor Roll

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

Grade 12 – Highest Honors

Jessie Carney, Cassidy Gagne, Emilee Gancarz, Julia Helton, Ashley Lewis, Abigail MacCallum, Virginia Scarponi, Kyle Turcotte

Grade 12 – High Honors

Connor Bell, Emily Blad, Benjamin Butcher, Samantha Corwin, Katharina Cozine, Matthew Cunningham, Emily Davis, Domenica DeLuca, Justin Demers, Melissa Fallon, Samuel Fortier, Mary Fowler, Erik Gunderson, Katlyn Hanson, Trevor Harcourt, Hannah Heselton, Hannah Heyliger, Reno LaPanne, Patrick Marie, Shannon Mommsen, Emily Reiff, Erik Rolser, Eric Shorten, Jon Shorten, Daniel Somers, Sophia Wensberg, Mariah Wright

Grade 12 – Honors

Leanne Baratier, Jayme Buck, Willden Butler, Brianna Cole, Benjamin Flood, Jessica Gallant, Jacob Habets, Gwyneth Horne, Lauren Jones, Alexis LaChapelle, Allyson LaFrance, Derik Landry, Alden Leed, Hailey Mann, Jessica Moreshead, Krystal Pierce, Samantha Rogier, Megan Rouillard, Alexandra Savioli, Jordan Shurtleff, Haleigh Simmons, Elanie Trainor, Brandie Valentine, Breanna Walch, Michael West, Alexander Wimsatt

Grade 11 – Highest Honors

Sarah Curtin, Nicole Durelle, Audrey Getman, Hannah Herter, Katheryn Huckins, Katherine Martel, Benjamin Porter, Cassandra Rogers

Grade 11 – High Honors

Kerry Baratier, Samantha Beaupre, Ariel Clachar, Douglas Clifford, Joshua Conrad, Liam Corless, Kyana Currier, Rachel Dallaire, Hjalmer DeVarney, Gregory Doane, Emma Easler, Bryan Ekstrom, Jeremy Fenerty, Brianna Ferreira, Caitlin Foley, Molly Gibson, Aurora Goodwin, Hannah Grady, Erika Grand, Jakob Grover, Nicholas Halka, Allison Jones, Garrett Kunz, Ashley LeBlanc, Megan Leduke, Alicia Lee, Kyle Nelson, Gaelyn O’Dwyer, Ashley Perron, Marielle Pomerleau, Marissa Russo, Sadie Sabina, Amy Searing, Ashley St. Pierre, Veronica Swindell, Nicole Torosian, Kayla Williamson, Alexander Yonchak, Luke Zollman

Grade 11 – Honors

Abigail Ahern, Alexa Barnes, Ronald Berry III, Victoria Buck, Sophia Chartier, Olivia Drew, Aisilyn Guivens, Alexander Hafez, Seth Haley, Brianna Hanson, Mason Jimino, Biance Ketenci, Ingrid Kinevich, Andrew Lambert, Samuel Langdon, Elizabeth MacEachern, Drew Magazzu, Hannah Mausteller, Lauren Montgomery, Jessica Ohrenberger, Cassie Paradis, Deborah Peabody, Dalton-James Reynolds, Borja Rodriguez-Gimeno, Haley Ruth, Carrigan Smith, Joseph Stevens, Jenifer Stickney, Kate Tomaszewski, Cameron Watson, Zachary Wood

Grade 10 – Highest Honors

Chloe Bettencourt, Molly Boodey, Tayla George, Arianna Gunderson, Ryu Kondrup, Brooke Laskowsky, Billie Pingree, Jake Scarponi, Kristina Seavey, Micah Sims, Julie Souryavong, Henry Turcotte, Hannah Woodward

Grade 10 – High Honors

Hannah Arroyo, Alexis Arsenault, Parker Aube, Nicole Beaupre, Jared Carlson, Nathaniel Chagnon, Laura Cozine, Elisabeth Danis, Gage Desrosiers, Bailey Docko, Hayley Dunn, Megan Elwell, Sydney Fisher, Lavender Goodwin, Rosemary Goodwin, Brian Gordon, Brittany Guillemette, Michael Haddock, Claire Hammond, Nicole Hodgdon, Samuel Koskela, Daniell LaFlamme, Cameron Lamarre, Ezekiel Langevin, Jolene Levesque, Jordan Lippmeier, Damian May, William Ohrenberger, Meghan Percy, Bailey Poland, Ashley Reiff, Zachary Rheaume, Carter Rollins, Holly Roman, Meredith Roman, Tyler Schroeder, Kayleigh Sherman, Cole Short, Megan Spainhower, Drew Tessier, Sydney Wilson

Grade 10 – Honors

Brandi Allen, Vanessa Anderson, Kayleigh Bounds, Callie Brochu, Alexia Brousseau, Hannah Carlson, Julia Cormier, Erin Docko, Caleb Dowe, Jacob Dunkerley, Christen Gallant, Kevin Gauthier, Taylor Goodwin, Emily Greene, Sara Harris, Alyssa Jenkins, Colin Johnson, Emily Kreps, Hanna Marie, Thomas Mellor, Jessica Miles, Brianna O’Connor, Samuel Olewine, Ryan Oliver, Kayla Patten, Hayley Pierce, Jacob Pogorek, Mackenzi Prina, Kaitlyn Ross, Andrew Shultz, Liam Taylor, Andrew Therrien, Abigail Turcotte

Grade 9 – Highest Honors

Summer Barnes, Emelia Cronshaw, Jillian Gordon, Joshua Hall, Tristan Jardon, Caroline Lavoie, Mallory Perron, Allison Pratt, Zachary Richards

Grade 9 – High Honors

Miranda Adcock, Gabrielle Arena, Brody Ashley, Cassandra Barnhart, Taylor Baxter-Orluk, Elizabeth Bisson, Amanda Bolduc, Kayla Boucher, Matthew Brown, Nicholas Burleigh, Kira Cameron, Camryn Chick, Kate Clinch, Davio DeLuca, Abigail Devaney, Sadie Donnelly, Abigail Dupuis, Shane Fillion, Sheridan Gancarz, William Girard, Alexander Gray, Nathan Griffiths, Brenda Hayes, Dana Howard, Nicholas Jensen, Arianna Jones, Morgan Lebrecque, Catherine Langdon, Amanda Lee, Samuel Lupinacci, Donald MacCallum, Emily Marie, Rebecca Masison, William Mathison, Sophia Menjivar, McKenzie Moehlmann, Sarah Murphy, Steven O’Donnell, Noah Olewine, Katlyn Palumbo, Jordain Pierce, Zackary Pine, Caitlyn Pitre, Tanner Richards, Kerry Riley, Cody Schwieger, Thomas Sheehan, Joshua Sims, Shawn Spenard, Ryan St. Hilaire, Patrick Thurston, Kaylee Toleos, Emery Travers, Sarah Turmel, Kelsey Wallace, Elizabeth Ward, Kylee West, William White, Noah Wojtkowski, LilyGrace York, Abigail Zollman

Grade 9 – Honors

Dylan Andrews, Ryan Barnard, Joel Boulanger, Colin Cain, Nora Canepa, Donovan Corless, Damarah Cormier, Kassandra Crosby, Zacary Fraser, Emily Goulas, Joseph Guptill, Jackalynn Joy, John LaFlamme, Michael Mulligan, Gwynevere Norris, Cassidy O’Dwyer, Anne-Marie Peacock, Jacob Snow, Desiree Wentworth, Noah Wiggin, Zowi Woodman

A Win-Win for Northwood Diner and James Dean

LifeShare’s goal of competitive employment benefits both employer and individual

When you walk into Northwood Diner on Mondays, you may see a blur rush by, a very tall blur, but a blur of action nonetheless. It’s James Dean, the Monday dishwasher who whisks away dirty dishes almost before they hit the bottom of the grey dish containers located strategically around the diner.

Dean, who is known and well-liked by the diner’s staff and customer regulars, works with his Lifecoach from LifeShare, a national leader in supports and services for people with developmental disabilities and children in the child welfare system. An important part of LifeShare’s focus is opening competitively-compensated employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Northwood Diner Manager Shawn MacDonald only had a couple of hours to offer Dean – not even a job with a title – to do things in the diner that no one seemed to have the time to get done on a regular basis: stocking the top shelves (he’s 6’8” tall), sweeping the parking lot, deep cleaning floors, washing walls, etc.

After meeting him, then a 25 year-old from Fremont who had restaurant prep-work experience with a fast food establishment, MacDonald chose to give him a try – and he soon became a valuable asset to the team, working quickly, efficiently, and with a kind word for everyone.  The diner, at 1335 1st New Hampshire Turnpike, Northwood, has been managed by MacDonald for 10 years and provides a small “family-type” culture and setting, allowing for an easy transition for Dean to move into.

That was two years ago. And when a dishwasher position opened up soon after, MacDonald was thrilled to be able to offer it to Dean.

Dean is compensated for his work like all employees, with a competitive wage, which in many states where LifeShare operates is a rarity.  Often people with developmental disabilities are not paid a competitive wage; however the goal for LifeShare is to support individuals to help them become valuable employees, who earn their wage.

“James is helpful, knows what’s going on, and works well with the other employees,” said MacDonald. “He actually looks forward to coming to work!”

Dean comes to work with his LifeShare Lifecoach Bobbi Davis, who is there to support him and occasionally refocus his attention should he become too chatty with colleagues (a challenge other employees often have!). The goal is to wean the time that Davis spends one-on-one with him as he is able to work competently on his own, to ultimately working using just the “natural supports” found in the workplace.

Said MacDonald, “We weren’t doing James a favor by hiring him; he does his work.” In fact, in the two years he’s been at Northwood Diner, he’s earned a raise. 

“I can see a difference in him over the time he’s been here,” said diner regular Bob Caldwell, of Northwood. “He’s happy to be here, he wants to be here, he looks forward to being here. It’s nice to see it. He’s a great success story.”

If other businesses are willing to try it and there’s a “fit,” Caldwell said, “there is no reason other businesses couldn’t try it (employ a person with developmental disabilities through LifeShare).”

MacDonald agrees. Having Dean working at the diner sets a good example for the community and shows that programs like this can be successful and not a scary proposition for a potential employer, she said. “Everyone here has just embraced him as one of our staff members.”

And for MacDonald, good employees are hard to come by.

“If I could get an entire staff with his work ethic,” she laughed, “that would make my life so much easier!”

Competitive employment for individuals with disabilities is not only at the forefront in how states develop programs for people of all abilities, but it has been demonstrated to have great benefits, including maximizing independence (James saves his money), improving health, and increasing happiness.

Research backs that. A 2005 study found that employment is the best way of making money, which is essential to full participation in today’s society; employment meets the needs that allow the fostering of self-confidence and a sense of belonging; and when purposeful to the individual, employment becomes a part of one’s identity.

To learn how your business can benefit from being involved with LifeShare’s employment program, contact LifeShare Associate Director of Employment and Activities Alison Wright at (603) 860-4323. Or stop by the Northwood Diner on Mondays.