#38 NH TOPS
Is there that card, call, or visit on your list, and you
have put it off till it’s no longer on your mind. Well, it’s
like meeting new friends. Now is the time to do that and
something for yourself. Why not join us on Tuesday evenings at
6:30 p.m. at TOPS, and see how great you will feel in a few
weeks. You owe it to yourself. We are a support group for you to
use as you want. For members, weigh in is at 5:30 p.m. to 6:15
p.m. We are a nonprofit organization. For further information,
please call Pat at 435-5333 or Sandy at 798-5658.
Celebrating Birthdays are: July 31, Amanda Quatrucci; August
1, Robert Hetu, Jennifer Clark; August 2, Diane Vaughan; August
3, Sarah Laro, Ed Huggins, Scott Drouin; August 4, Betty
Hartford.
A Very Happy Birthday To One And All.
Celebrating Anniversaries are: July 31, Don and Dee Tabot;
August 3, Hank and Marge Stapleton.
Best Wishes.
Scott Michael Sylvester of Loudon received a degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Norwich University, Northfield, Vt.,
at a May 10 commencement ceremony.
During the event, students and their families and friends
had an opportunity to hear inspiring words from senior foreign
affairs correspondent for ABC news Martha Raddatz, who received
an honorary doctorate in Journalism from Norwich during
the ceremony.
Congratulations to Mr. Brian Rice of Loudon who has been named
to second honors on the Clark University, Worcester, Mass.,
Dean’s List. This selection marks outstanding academic
achievement during the Spring 2009 semester.
Mr. Rice is a member of Clark University’s Class of 2009.
Rice also attended Merrimack Valley High School.
To be eligible for second honors, students must have a grade
point average of 3.5 or higher, of a maximum of 4.3 (all A+s).
Sheila Marie Vargas-Torres of Pittsfield was named to the
Dean’s List at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, NH, for the
spring semester.
Vargas-Torres, a freshman majoring in liberal arts, earned
Dean’s List status by maintaining a term grade point average of
at least 3.3 on a scale of four.
ATTENTION ALL KIDS AGE 6 - 12
Do you like winning prizes? Eating? Seeing magic?
You are invited to attend the Epsom Bible Church Vacation
Bible School August 10-14 from 9a-12n. Located at 398 Black Hall
Rd Epsom NH
Call 736-8668 or see
www.EBCNH.com/DVBS for more info.
Hope you’ll join us and meet Angelo - he lives in a
suitcase.
Master Sgt. Pat Bailey and his bride, Staff Sgt. Misty
Bailey are spending two weeks here with his parents, Stan and
Sheila Bailey at their home on Tilton Hill Road and his brother,
Michael.
Pat and Misty recently returned to Japan following a
four month tour of duty in Iraq and are currently on leave from
the US Air Force Base in Misawa, Japan. Pat has completed
sixteen years of service and Misty has eight years of service.
Following their leave, they will return to Japan.
NHTI Summer Open House
Thinking about going to college this
fall? But money is tight, you can’t afford to travel far, and
maybe you aren’t sure what you want to study? Have you
considered NHTI, Concord’s Community College?
Come to NHTI’s
Summer Open House, Wednesday August 5th, from 5-7 pm in the
Wellness Center Gym. Tour our 240 acre campus. Meet faculty,
staff & students. Learn about financial aid. For further
information contact the admissions office at 603-271-7134 or
[email protected].
NHTI, Concord’s Community College, is a fully accredited, public
community college serving students, businesses and the community
by providing excellent academic, technical and professional
education. NHTI offers 62 academic programs to more than 3,500
students. NHTI is a member of the Community College System of
New Hampshire.
Former Pittsfield Grad Donates to Park Project
Edmond
Stapleton, a Pittsfield High School Graduate of 1940 has made a
second major donation to the Pittsfield Youth Athletic Park
Project. He noted that he was extremely pleased that all parties
had settled their differences and were proceeding together “full
speed ahead” with the plan to renovate and enlarge the park.
Mr. Stapleton is the son of Judge Edmond Stapleton who was
recently admitted to Pittsfield’s Hall of Fame. He is a World
War II veteran and saw action in the European Theater of
Operations. Mr. Stapleton was a highly successful postal
inspector and often worked with the FBI, Secret Service, Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of Immigration and
Naturalization and local law enforcement agencies to investigate
crimes using the United States mails. He is retired and living
in Florida.
We thank you Mr. Stapleton.
Letter
To Our Neighbors In Pittsfield:
The Pittsfield Food
Pantry wishes to thank all of the families who donated both food
and money in our last appeal. It is so comforting to know that
we can rely on you (our neighbors) when we are in need. It is a
great privilege for us to be able to serve the people of
Pittsfield who are in need. There are many seniors, adults and
children who are able to have a nutritional meal because of you.
As you know, we are a private organization. We rely wholly on
your generosity. Again, thank you.
Our hours are: Monday, 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 2
p.m.; and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Volunteers At The
Pittsfield Food Pantry
Pittsfield Area Senior Center News
The Pittsfield Area Senior
Center and NAMI of New Hampshire are collaborating to present
“Side-by-Side”
This is an 8 week free educational interactive
program for people who are or may someday be a caretaker. This
series is rescheduled to begin in early August. We will meet on
the following dates from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. August 6,
13, 20 & 27, September 3 & 24, October 1 & 8. Topics to be
covered: Needs of the Caregiver, Wellness and Healthy
Living, Mental Illness - Myths and Facts, Mental Health Issues,
Types of Treatment Availability, Medical Care, Coping with
Challenging Behaviors, Diversity Issues, Domestic Violence and
Abuse, Legal Issues, On Aging, Death, and Dying. Attend one or
all 8 programs.
This is valuable information and
helpful to learn before it is needed. Knowledge and
understanding helps alleviate some of the fear and stress during
a crisis!
If you would like to have lunch following
any of these programs please make a reservation no later than 7
days prior to the presentation. Lunch is a $2.00 donation.
Local Students Graduate From Franklin Pierce University
The
following local students graduated from Franklin Pierce
University in Rindge, New Hampshire on May 16, 2009:
Trina
Ann Bachman of Allenstown graduated with an Associate of Arts in
General Studies.
Betty Christina Maxfield of Barnstead
graduated with a Masters of Business Administration in
Leadership.
Timothy D. Bonisteel of Center Barnstead
graduated Summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in
Accounting/Finance.
Philip H. Bilodeau of Deerfield graduated
with a Master of Business Administration in Human Resource
Management.
Jennifer L. Riel of Epsom graduated with an
Associate of Arts in Management.
James S. Greenwood of Loudon
graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in
Management.
James Walter Christie of Northwood graduated with
a Bachelor of Science in Management.
Joan E. Osborne of
Pittsfield graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science
in Management.
VA
Helps Veteran Small-Business Owners
More than 1,000
veterans who own small businesses and seek to do more
contracting with the federal government recently heard Secretary
of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki extol the importance of
small businesses. He also reaffirmed VA’s commitment to helping
veterans start or expand their companies.
“If veterans tell
us their definition of success, we’ll put our capabilities
behind them,” Secretary Shinseki said July 21 at the
government-sponsored National Veteran Small Business Conference
in Las Vegas.
Speaking at the largest annual conference to
help veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned firms do
business with the federal government, Secretary Shinseki
encouraged potential suppliers to seek VA’s business. He told
them VA leads the government in prime-contract dollars spent
with businesses owned by service-disabled veterans and other
veterans.
He said last year VA spent more than $2 billion
with veteran-owned small businesses - 15 percent of its
procurement dollars, up 5 percent from the previous year. Of
that amount, $1.6 billion - or 12 percent of VA’s purchasing -
was spent with service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Even though VA has exceeded government-wide goals for supporting
veteran-owned small businesses, Secretary Shinseki said VA
should raise its support for them even higher. VA will set goals
to increase veteran subcontractors’ work for VA, as well.
To
help veterans win bids and perform the work successfully, he
said VA is launching contractor certification training to
explain the complexities of federal contracting. The VA
secretary said he has urged other presidential Cabinet
departments to increase contract opportunities for veterans.
Secretary Shinseki suggested veterans get state and local
governments to partner with veteran-owned businesses. He said
the nation’s defenders earned the right to participate in all
taxpayer-funded contracts.
Finally, he urged veteran
entrepreneurs to find ways to assist men and women returning
from service in Iraq and Afghanistan to find meaningful work.
Secretary Shinseki said, “We’ll do our part at VA, but we can’t
do it all.”
VA has a special unit, the Center for Veterans
Enterprise, which offers a variety of services to veterans
wanting to start or expand a business. These include one-on-one
coaching, referrals for business training, listing in an online
database for potential clients and verification of the veteran
status of those registrants.
More information about the
department’s services to the owners of small businesses is
available on the Internet at
www.va.gov/oamm.
Pictured is Cea Genest and her gang of volunteers removing brush
from Pittsfield Youth Athletic Park. From left to right is Randy
Genest, Cea Genest, Ross Thomas, Doug Granfield, and Letty
Bedard. A special thank you goes to Earl Weir who opened the
Solid Waste Facility after hours to receive the brush.
Volunteers are needed to help plant vegetation along the brook
on September 5 at 8:00 am. Anyone willing to help should call
Larry Berkson at 798-3984 or e-mail him at
[email protected].
Obituaries
Jason Gregory Potts
Virginia Beach, Va. - Petty Officer
Jason Gregory Potts, 38, died June 20, 2009, as a result of
injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Mr. Potts, a
1989 graduate of Pittsfield High School was born in Oklahoma
City, Okla., on June 3, 1971.
Since graduation, he had
served in the United States Navy, currently as a First Class
Petty Officer assigned to the Center for Combat Systems in
Virginia Beach, Va. He was a veteran of Operation Desert Fox,
Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He had also served as a Navy
recruiter in New Hampshire for three years.
He is survived by
his mother, Marsha (Anderson) DuMont of Manchester; his father,
Jerry G. Potts of Glencoe, OK; one sister, Jaime Netzley-Wrye
and her husband Douglas of Pittsfield; niece, Kelsey Wrye;
nephews, David Kennepohl, Jeremy Kennepohl, and Collin Wrye all
of Pittsfield.
He was predeceased by one sister, Lori (Amber)
Kennepohl in 2008.
A committal service with military honors
took place on June 29, 2009, in the chapel at the New Hampshire
State Veterans Cemetery with Navy Chaplain Daniel Whitaker
officiating.
John B. Varney
John B. Varney, 85, of Keystone Heights,
FL. And a longtime resident of Pittsfield, died July 23rd in
Florida following a long illness. He had wintered and lived in
Florida for the past 15 years. He was born in Barnstead, the son
of John C and Ruth M Vatrney on December 6, 1923. He owned and
operated a market in Pittsfield and the Chichester Country
Store for many years. He later was an employee of the US Postal
Service in the Pittsfield Post Office. He was an Army Veteran of
WWII and was a member of the American Legion Post in Barnstead.
He was a long time member of the 1st Congregational Church of
Pittsfield and the North Barnstead Congregational Church having
served as a Deacon at both Churches. He was a member of
the Pittsfield Rotary Club and was the Club’s Boy Scout
Coordinator for over 25 years. He also was a member of the
Catamount Grange #97 for over 50 years. He was also a director
of the Riverview Cemetery, Barnstead.
He is survived by his
wife Leah (Watts) Varney of Keystone Heights. A son, Richard A
Varney of Virginia and a daughter Norma McGonis of
Lebanon, NH and several grandchildren. He was predeceased by his
first wife HattieVarney in 1992.
A memorial Service and an
Urn Burial in the Riverview Cemetery will be scheduled sometime
in August.
The Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home in Pittsfield
is assisting with local arrangements.
