Open
House at
The Kennedy House
Gift Baskets and More
90
Shackford Corner Road
Center Barnstead, NH
Friday, November
26th Thru
Monday, November 29th
9:00 AM - 5: 00 PM
Nancy
Boyd Kennedy
269-3421
Celebrating Birthdays are:
November 24, Russell Kimball, Christine Paquin; November 26, Susan
Bleckman, Jordan Paggi; November 27, Katrina Guida, Mike Zahn;
November 29, Brianne Boivin, Bill Boudreau; November 30, Bonnie
Deane, Craig Wood.
A Very Happy Birthday to One and All!
Celebrating Anniversaries are: November 30, Russ & Joan
Kimball.
Best Wishes!
Don’t miss the annual Craft
Fair at the First Congregational Church, 24 Main Street, Pittsfield,
Saturday, Dec. 4, 9 am - 2 pm. Over a dozen local artisans feature
fine seasonal crafts of all types including knits, decorative items,
fresh greenery, gourmet selections and more.
The
First Congregational Church, 24 Main St., Pittsfield is pleased to
present, “The Light Shines On,” a concert of Advent and Christmas
music, Saturday, December 11, 7-9 pm. Light refreshments will be
served during a brief intermission. Be sure to include this joyous
concert in your holiday plans.
Surprise 70th birthday
party being held for Clara “Suzie” Fife, on Dec 5th, 1-4 pm, at
Northwood Community Center, Corner of School Street and Catamount
Road.
Congratulations to Jean Williams, who graduated
on the evening of November 19th from the Seacoast College in
Manchester, NH.
She received a Medical Assistant degree in
Phlebotomy with a grade point average of 3.93.
Jean is the
daughter of Larry and Barbara Williams. She plans to resume
her studies next year, working toward a degree in Nursing.
Annual Enrollment Medicare Part D
On December 2nd at noon at
the Pittsfield Area Senior Center Anita Oelfke, Medicare specialist
for ServiceLink of Merrimack County, will discuss the current status
of Medicare and answer questions. Anita will return to the
Senior Center from 9:30 to 11:30am for appoints to complete the
paperwork for renewal of Medicare Part D. Call 435-8482 if you
have questions, or you would like to make an appointment.
School
Lunch Menus
Nov. 29 - Dec. 3, 2010
PMHS
Monday
- Pizza,
mixed veggies, fruit, milk.
Tuesday - Steak subs, veggies,
cheese, fruit, milk.
Wednesday - BBQ pork on roll, green beans,
baked dessert, fruit, milk.
Thursday - Hamburger on roll,
cheese, chips, veggies, fruit, milk.
Friday - Grilled Cheese,
tomato soup, veggie sticks, fruit, milk.
PES
Monday
- Tuna
rolls, chips, fresh fruit, carrots and celery sticks, milk.
Tuesday - BBQ chicken, beans, biscuit, fresh fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Ravioli, green beans, fruit, milk.
Thursday -
Chicken nuggets, corn, fruit, milk.
Friday - Loaded baked
potato, pizza, salad, sherbet, milk.
Chichester
Monday
-
Homemade pizza, caesar salad, fruit cocktail, milk.
Tuesday -
Chicken nuggets, french fries, carrots, chocolate cake, milk.
Wednesday - Shepherds pie, green beans, sliced peaches, milk.
Thursday - Turkey and cheese sandwich, pickles, veggie, applesauce,
milk.
Friday - Hot Dog with roll, baked beans or veggie, fresh
fruit, milk.
Auditions Announced For Kid’s Theater Workshop Twelfth
Season, Space Pirates!
The Pittsfield Players will hold
auditions for their 2011 Kid’s Theater Workshop presentation of
Space Pirates! on Sunday, December 4th at 2 p.m. and again on
Monday, December 5th at 4 p.m at the Scenic Theater on Depot Street
in Pittsfield.
Auditions are open to boys and girls between the
ages of 8 and 17 years of age who would like to be in the show, or
who would like to take on the technical positions working
behind-the-scenes on a show. Auditioners will be asked to sing a
song which they will be taught, and to perform a few basic dance
steps.
The Kid’s Theater Workshop project was designed to develop
basic theater skills in children and teenagers, through the process
of staging a production by kids, for kids, with everyone
participating in some valuable way toward the success of the show.
The children then perform the show for their peers in two special
afternoon presentations to audiences from the local elementary
schools, and to the general public in three evening performances.
The goal has been to attract kids to the stage and to acting by
watching other kids perform, as well as to develop a group of young
performers for the Players.
This year marks the twelfth
successful season of the Workshop, and the program has attracted
many more children and young adults to the Scenic stage in those
years. Many of our Workshop kids go on to perform in other Players’
productions, as well as with other theater groups throughout the
state.
Space Pirates! is a musical adventure through cyberspace;
a song-filled battle between technology and imagination. The story
begins simply in the home of a couple of ordinary kids, but when
their baby-sitters are sucked into a video game, the adventure
begins!
To rescue their baby-sitters, the kids must figure out
how to get “into the game” and then somehow get “back out.” Once
inside the game, the kids discover that their baby-sitters are not
the only ones in trouble!
An evil sorceress called Chasm is
draining all the imagination and color out of cyberspace and soon
there will be nothing left. The kids enlist the aid of the
rebellious Space Pirates to stop Chasm, rescue their baby-sitters,
and restore peace and harmony to the universe.
The show is loaded
with fun songs and special stage effects, and a cool galactic stage
set that kids will love creating. And, there’s over twenty-four
speaking parts, a trio of Astrobelter singers, dancers, Borks,
robots and an army of pixels. If you have any questions about the
play or the auditions, call Maye Hart at 736-9563.
Kydstop
Afterschool Program visits Vintage Hill Retirement Home every month.
This month the children who attend band at PES entertained some
residents with a concert just for them. The residents got to
explore their musical talents as well. For information on Kydstop’s
wide variety of programs and/or our very quick and easy
financial aid process, please contact Chris Fogg at 603.435.8432
x133 for more information.
Decorated Wreath Contest At The Pittsfield Christmas Tree
Lighting
Mark your calendars on Sat., Dec. 4th from
4:00 - 6:00 pm for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration
sponsored by the Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce.
We will
be having a Decorated Wreath Contest again this year. Everyone
is invited to bring a decorated (anyway you’d like) wreath to Dustin
Park. The wreaths will be displayed (either outside or
inside at PYW - depending on the weather) and will be judged by the
public. The winner will be announced at 6 pm after the Tree
Lighting and will receive a “Surprise Goodie Basket.”
Please
drop your wreath off by 3:45 pm at Dustin Park and please pick up
your wreath by 6:15 pm. Any wreaths that are not picked up
will be donated to local groups.
Get in the Holiday Spirit and
show off your creativity and bring a wreath. Everyone is
welcome. For more information contact Andi Riel at 435-6346 or
visit the Chamber’s website
www.pittsfieldchamber.org.
Northway Bank Supports NH Food Bank For Thanksgiving
Northway
Bank is once again teaming up with the New Hampshire Food Bank in an
effort to raise awareness and collect donations for the state’s
diminishing food supply for those struggling to feed themselves and
their families. This is an important task with the upcoming
Thanksgiving holiday.
November is canned vegetable month at the
food bank. Please help those less fortunate this holiday season by
donating at one of Northway’s 19 locations. For every item
donated individuals will be entered into a drawing to win a
Thanksgiving dinner (see bank for full details). So, check your
cupboards, open the pantry or even ask a friend! Any
contribution that can be made will go a long way.
For a Northway
banking center nearest you and to learn more about how you can
contribute to the New Hampshire Food Bank, please visit
www.northwaybank.com or
www.nhfoodbank.org.
Loudon
Maxfield Public Library
The Classic Book Group
Do you like
reading timeless stories by well known authors? Why not join the
Classic Book Group by the fireplace and enjoy great discussions with
your peers? December’s read is Vanity Fair by William Makepeace
Thackeray. This novel follows the distinct experiences of Amelia
Sedley and Rebecca Sharp, two women with very different backgrounds,
as they climb the social ladder in Victorian England. Readers are
asked to provide their own copy, newcomers are welcome. Revisit this
classic novel and enjoy some stimulating conversation on December
21st, at 2:30 p.m. For details, please contact Nancy Hendy at
798-5153.
Book Group One
Due to the holidays, the group will
meet on December 30th at 7 p. m.
Art Display
Quilted wall
hangings by Karen Thurber will bring color and warmth to the library
from December through mid-January. Her imaginative landscapes are
vibrant and full of detail. Don’t miss these inspired works!
Spring Art Show
We may still have the whole winter to get
through, but you can look ahead to spring and another art show by
the Loudon Village Arts group. Planning will take place on the first
Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. A tentative date has been set for
early May. Please contact the library if you are interested in
submitting work to be juried.
Oil Painting Classes II
Back by
popular demand, Ken Kzewick will be teaching a second round of oil
painting classes. The course will start on January 6th and run
through February 10th. Class size is limited to six and the fee is
$80.00. Contact the library to see about enrolling.
French Club
Do you enjoy the language of love? If so, come shake the rust
off your conversational French and join the French Club on
Thursdays, at 1 p. m. Films, books, and cultural experiences
will be on the agenda. Newcomers are welcome.
Sit ‘N’
Stitch Craft Club
The library welcomes crafters to come settle
in, sit, and stitch! A knitting group will be starting on Wednesday,
January 5th, at 7 p. m. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced
knitter, come share inspirations with others in the craft room.
Knitting not your thing? Bring along the project you’ve been
hoping to complete whether it’s crochet, cross-stitch, needlepoint,
or crewel embroidery. Here’s a great chance to enjoy
fellowship with other stitchers…and maybe tell a yarn or two! Please
ask for Children’s Librarian Cheryl Ingerson for more details.
Story Time
On December 1st and 2nd, story timers will hear how
animals prepare for the coming winter with Melissa Stewart’s Under
the Snow and Margaret Hall’s Hibernation. In the craft time to
follow, the children will create their own cave for a bear to
hibernate in during the winter months.
As kitchens bustle with
holiday preparations, we will read The Gingerbread Boy and Pat
Hutchins’ The Doorbell Rang on December 7, 8, and 9. After the
stories, we will design gingerbread house placemats to grace your
holiday table.
Book Sale
The library will be having a
book sale on Dec. 11th from 9 – 1 p. m. To be on the list for
advance e-mail notification, please contact Fran Nash.
New Books
Fiction
Baldacci, David; Hell’s Corner
Deaver, Jeffery; Edge
Flagg, Fannie; I Still Dream about You
Grisham, John; The
Confession
Karon, Jan; In the Company of Others
Lehane,
Dennis; Moonlight Mile
Tapply, Williams G.; Outwitting Trolls
Nonfiction
Bodhipaksa; Living as a River
Burstein, Andrew;
Madison and Jefferson
Conroy, Pat; My Reading Life
Dunham,
Jeff; All By My Selves
Hillenbrand, Laura; Unbroken
Leavy,
Jane; The Last Boy
Winchester, Simon; Atlantic
Library Hours
Tuesday and Thursdays 10 a. m. to 9 p. m.; Wednesdays 1 to 9 p.
m. Saturdays 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.
Lyman
Park Fall Clean Up
The Pittsfield Historical Society held its annual fall clean up at
Lyman Park. Thanks to the Clark boys, Rich, Taylor and Kyle,
who turned a big clean up job into a 40 minute clean up operation
here at Lyman Park. Using a “Billy Goat” Leaf Shredder, leaf
blowers and some manual leaf raking we were able to completely
remove all the leaves, clean the flower beds and prepare the park
for its winter rest. We would like to thank the 14 volunteers
namely, Rich, Taylor and Kyle Clark; Mark and Sylvia Wallace; Keith
and Kathy Donovan; Ray and Judy Webber; Daniel Welch, Dave McGhee;
Linda and Bill Provencal and Fuzza Freese. We hope to see you
all in the spring for the Flower Plantings. Missing from the picture
is Daniel Welch.
In case you did not notice we now have all of
our park pole lights lit.
Letter
To The Editor
To the good citizens of Pittsfield:
6 pm:
Thought I would try multi-tasking. For instance, writing a
letter and attending a selectmen’s meeting at the same time.
It’s good to see our two appointed selectmen Art Morse, and Fred
Okrent, along with selectmen Ed Vien, Denise Morin and Fred Hast.
Sewer rates are going up. There hasn’t been an increase in 4
years. The average cost to homeowners will be around $75.00
more per year.
Purchasing the water company: Selectmen are
seeking more information and moving forward.
Tax deeded property:
decided to give more time to avoid this on two homes.
7:30 pm: I
got this urge for a Dunkin’ Donut’s coffee and 4 Boston cream
donuts. I have to go.
Thanks for stepping up Art and Fred.
I actually found myself agreeing with Art Morse’s reasonings and
decisions. You’d better give me two shots of espresso with
that large regular, please.
Dan Schroth Piermarocchi
Pittsfield
PS: Together with the selectmen, the planning
and the zoning boards, the voters and the volunteers to run the
voting, we can shape a future of our own choosing.
Help
Honor Our Veterans
As many of our citizens know, members of the
American Legion place flags, approximately 500, on the graves of
veterans prior to Memorial Day each year.
Many of the grave
markers/flag holders are in need of replacement. Some have
been stolen, some are broken and beyond repair, and many sites have
never had a marker.
With your HELP, the American Legion Post
#75,will purchase the appropriate marker, placing a flag holder at
each veteran’s site.
Please send your donations to:
American Legion Post #75, PO Box 11, Pittsfield, NH 03263.
If you
have questions, or want more information, call Dan Ward at 435-5285;
Robert Moulton at 435-8477; or John Kost at 435-6530.
Thank you
for your support.
Christmas Tree Lighting And Children’s Store Celebration
Save the
date, Saturday, Dec. 4th - the Greater Pittsfield Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor the annual Christmas Tree Lighting and
Children’s Store event. Also a few craft fairs will be held
that day - at The First Congregational Church and the
Clark/Blackwood, Ring Road.
The day begins with the Pittsfield
Elementary School PTO sponsored Breakfast with Santa.
Breakfast will be served for $3.00 per person between 8:00 -
9:30 in the PES Cafeteria. Photos with Santa will be available
for $1.00 each. This is a fund raising event for the PTO. Then
after a hearty breakfast, kids can shop at the Children’s Store at
the PES GYM from 9:00 - noon.
Volunteer “elves” will assist
shoppers up to age 16 in purchasing gifts for their parents,
siblings, teachers or friends. The Store is open to
CHILDREN ONLY - sorry, no adults allowed. Most of the items
are new or nearly new and can be purchased for $1.00 or less.
Some items are more expensive. There is also free gift
wrapping available. With this new location, parents will be
able to wait inside the school and be warm! (not like the old days
of waiting outside in the cold).
Anyone interested in donating
items, Christmas wrapping paper, gift bags or tags may drop them off
to the various donation boxes at the Pittsfield Post Office, Moo-Veez
Galore, Citizen’s Bank, Northway Bank or Ayla’s Restaurant.
Monetary donations are also gladly accepted. Please make
checks payable to: Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce and mail
to Greater Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce, Attn: Children’s Store,
P.O. Box 234, Pittsfield, NH 03263.
The Celebration continues at
DUSTIN PARK from 4-6pm (on Sat, Dec. 4) The Christmas Tree
Lighting Celebration is fun for the whole family and a great
community event. There will be free horse drawn wagon rides,
Holiday music by the Joyce Family, cookies, cocoa, popcorn, candy
canes, and caroling led by the Advent Christian Church Singers. The
singers may be sponsoring a raffle. Inside PYW (Pittsfield
Youth Workshop) there will be a Gingerbread House display and
raffle, face painting, and of course, visiting with
SANTA. (who will arrive via Fire truck around 4:15 pm) HOT
chili, chowder and soups will be available for a donation of a
canned or packaged food (or purchased for a few dollars) to benefit
our LOCAL FOOD PANTRY.
Get in the Holiday Spirit and
Decorate a Wreath and enter it in the Decorated Wreath Contest-
decorate it anyway you’d like - drop it off at Dustin Park by 3:45
pm and the public will vote for the best one! Winner will
receive a Holiday Gift Basket, donated by Carolyn Allhiser of
Northway Bank.
The Highlight of the Celebration will be everyone
gathering around the Christmas Tree, singing Holiday songs led by
the Advent Christian Church Singers - with help from the local
Brownie and Girl Scout troops and counting down to the lighting of
the TREE. As an added finale, everyone will be asked to move
down the hill (caroling as we go) to DRAKE FIELD for an awesome
FIREWORKS display to usher in the Holiday Season!
Strathspey & Reel Society Of New Hampshire’s 21st Gala
Scottish Concert
Local glass artisan and fiddler Bruce Cobb will
again be performing with 40 or more musicians in the upcoming
Strathspey & Reel Society of New Hampshire’s 21st Gala Scottish
Concert, to be held Sunday, November 28 at 2:30 pm in the Concord
City Auditorium.
For the 21st consecutive year, the SRSNH
celebrates the traditional music, dance, and humor of Scotland with
an afternoon of entertainment featuring the group’s ensemble of
fiddles, cellos, whistles, recorders, accordions, guitars and other
instruments. With Master of Ceremonies Jerry Bell guiding the
affair, the afternoon promises to be an event of high driving
energy.
This year, the Gala will feature two special musical
guests: fiddler Jon Bews and piper Dan Houghton, musicians who have
delighted audiences internationally since 1999. Both members of the
critically acclaimed group Cantrip, the musical arrangements of Bews
and Houghton often take “unexpected twists and turns” according to
one reviewer. Augmenting the Scottish roots of their music with
influences from the music of other European cultures, they offer a
fresh sound that has delighted audiences from Scotland to New
Zealand.
The program also features Highland Dance Boston, a group
that includes several well-known competitive highland dancers and
teachers of Scottish dance. Highland Dance Boston specializes in the
traditional and contemporary dances of Scotland.
SRSNH, now in
its 21st year is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to
playing music of the Scottish musical tradition. Members are of all
ages, meet for monthly music sessions, and perform several times a
year. The society is open to anyone with an interest in
Scottish music, including instrumentalists, singers, dancers, or
listeners. The motto is “Having Fun with Scottish Music.”
Visit www.srsnh.org for the SRSNH
calendar, news, and information about joining. The society is partly
funded by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.
Advance tickets for the Gala cost $10, $15, or $20 depending on seat
location and can be purchased online at
www.srsnh.org, via e-mail at
[email protected], or by
calling (603) 437-3497. Same day tickets (available at the door)
cost $12, $17, and $22.
This concert is the perfect way to end
the Thanksgiving weekend. Don’t miss it!
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