On
Thursday, August 12th, Josiah Carpenter Library offers a Special
Double-Feature Family Movie Night! From 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, “Around
the World in 80 Days” (Animated) Starring Simon Callow, Philip
Jackson, Joe Mills and John Sessions (2003) will be shown. Movie
length: 47 minutes. From 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, “Around the World in
80 Days” (Academy Award and Golden Globe Award) Starring David Niven,
Cantinflas and Robert Newton (2004, remastered from 1956) will be
shown. Movie length: 182 minutes.
The movies will be shown in the
Josiah Carpenter Library Children’s Room (enter by side door).
Call 435-8406 for more information.
Those Celebrating
Birthdays are: August 10, Jennifer Snell, Alysha Quattrucci, Jim
Adams, II; August 12, Corey Pethic, Jim Paggi, Cameron Quigley;
August 14, Jeff Pinard, Michele Karwocki, Heather Briggs; August 15,
Danny Mullen; August 16, Tom Zahn, Rosemary Bartrum.
A Very Happy
Birthday To One And All!
Celebrating Anniversaries
are: August 12, Chet and Jane Ann Fuller; August 13, Merrill
and Diane Vaughan, Peter and Susan Elliott.
Congratulations!
Pittsfield High School Class of 1961 50th Reunion
August 20, 2011 At the home of Barbara and Gordon Martin 98
River Road, Pittsfield We would like to invite “old” friends from
that era to join us for a
social hour starting 11 am.
What
You Need To Know A Guide To Understanding The Pittsfield School
District Redesign Submitted By Ross Morse, Community Advisory
Council Member
Last week we introduced Advisory and how its role
supported the concept of Student-Centered Learning. This article
continues with information pertaining to the Multiple Pathways
students will have available on their road to success with the
Pittsfield School District.
Multiple Pathways The school
provides a variety of learning pathways to every student including
classroom embedded, co-curricular, and non-traditional learning
experiences that accommodate different learning styles while
demonstrating the mastery of course competencies and high
expectations.
• Extended Learning Opportunities – a
non-traditional learning experience which are passion, interest, and
talent based that provide students opportunities to acquire
knowledge and skills through hands on learning adventures outside of
the classroom that are credit bearing.
• Active Learning – is a
method of learning that includes discussion based classrooms,
project based assignments, original research and experiment design,
and student choice embedded in course work.
• Authentic
Assessment - students are allowed to show what they know and can do
through means other than pencil and paper assessments. They are able
to choose and participate in performance exhibitions that provide
multiple ways to demonstrate their learning. These assessments
are scored based on a common rubric with opportunities to revise and
show growth towards the mastery of course competencies.
•
Teachers as Facilitators - Teachers are facilitators of student
learning as opposed to deliverers of content. In this model of
teacher as facilitator, the student is active and takes ownership
for his/her learning while the teacher provides coaching and
support.
• Community-based learning – an approach that enhances
the curriculum by using community mentors and places as resources
for learning.
• Dual Credit Opportunities – students are able to
participate in credit earning programs at the high school level that
also allows them to earn post-secondary credits. Students
complete high school requirements and earn credit for college or
vocational school work at the same time. These include articulation
agreements with Career and Vocational Centers and advanced
programming such as Advanced Placement courses.
• Flexible
Scheduling – scheduling that allows students flexibility to pursue
learning opportunities in different time frames that are not
constrained by a bell schedule.
Next week’s article will address
Whole Child Focus and the personalized programs to address all
students’ needs.
$16,500
Awarded To Community College Students
The Community Colleges of
New Hampshire Foundation has awarded $16,500 in PSNH/NASA Space
Grant Scholarships to eleven students. The scholarship program
is made possible through a partnership between NASA, the National
Aeronautic Space Agency and Public Service of New Hampshire, the
State’s largest electric utility.
The $1,500 scholarships are
available to students in New Hampshire’s community colleges who are
pursuing a career of interest to PSNH and NASA. The following
student received a scholarship:
From NHTI-Concord’s Community
College: Bruce Glazier, of Pittsfield, enrolled in the
Electrical Engineering program.
Cassin-Kennedy
Hope Kennedy and Nathan Cassin were married July 16 in Pittsfield.
Daniel Love, justice of the peace, performed the double-ring
ceremony. The bride was given in marriage by Joseph Farina.
Desiree Hutchins of Pittsfield was maid of honor. Kaity Bartrum of
Pittsfield was the bridesmaid. Jazmine Witham, niece of the groom,
was flower girl.
Nicholas Cofferen of Pittsfield, cousin of the
groom, was best man. Keagan and Carter Cassin of Pittsfield, sons of
the bride and groom, were ring bearers.
The bride, daughter of
Lena Kennedy of Colebrook, graduated from Pinkerton Academy in
Derry. She works at McDonald’s in Concord.
The groom, son of Carl
and Carol Cassin of Pittsfield, graduated from Pittsfield Middle
High School. He works for Dedicated Management Group in Contoocook.
The couple took a wedding trip to the White Mountains and lives in
Pittsfield.
Pittsfield Players To Hold Auditions For Man Of La Mancha
The
Pittsfield Players, are holding open auditions for their upcoming
production of the musical Man of LaMancha on Wednesday, August 10,
2011 at 7 pm, Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 5 pm and Monday, August 15,
2011 at 7 pm. This production will be presented at the Scenic
Theater, 6 Depot Street, Pittsfield, NH in November. The show
includes 20 speaking and singing roles and will be directed by John
Charron and choreographed by Carole Neveux. So don’t miss out on a
chance to be a part of this classic musical.
For an audition
packet, complete with listed parts, suggested monologues for
auditions, performance dates and other information, visit the
Players’ website at
www.pittsfieldplayers.com., or call John Charron at 765-5280.
Car Wash/Bake Sale A Great Success
A great thanks from The
Kelly’s Krusaders to everyone who came out to join us in our Fun
Adventure on Northway Bank’s lawn Saturday. The Car Wash/Bake
Sale was a great success.
We also would like to give a
special thanks to Ric from Greenleaf Auto of Pittsfield, he was here
all day serving free hot dogs and hamburgers; and The White Buffalo
in Barnstead, for their generous donation of baked goods.
Again
Thank You to all who donated to this Great Cause.
-Team Kelly’s
Krusaders-
TOPS
News Submitted By Terrie Azotea
Well, I hope that everyone is
having a good week and you all enjoyed yourselves at our famous
balloon rally; lots of fun and food and hopefully, a good time with
family.
Well, at TOPS we have been kind of busy. We just started
a new contest and hopefully, it helps us all to stay on track
because we all want to live on Skinny Island. At TOPS we try to keep
a contest going to help us along the way.
We had some good weight
losses at the last meeting, so Kudos to you guys on that. I know
it’s a daily struggle to try to eat the right foods. When you are at
a cook-out there is lots of good food, or a birthday party, a nice
big cake, or a night out, a big menu to choose from. So
we all have to work on the right choices and it’s hard.
At TOPS
we try to help each other and we try to learn different ways to get
out of eating all that food. There is lots of good food that is
healthy for us. If we just try, we will like it in place of a potato
chip. Hopefully, it works but if it doesn’t then just get right back
on track and don’t beat yourself up for doing it. Life is too
short and we are suppose to enjoy it.
We would love to see some
new faces at our meetings, so come on out and see what we are all
about. We meet at the St. Stephens Church on Main Street in
Pittsfield on Tuesday nights at 5:30 for weigh in and a meeting at
6:30.
Any questions, please call Laurel Tiede at 269-8721 or Pat
Smith at 435-5333. These ladies would be glad to answer any
questions that you might have. Have a great week everyone and
see you lighter next Tuesday.
Letter
To The Editor
As a current and past member of the Master Plan
Committee, I would like to invite Pittsfield citizens to join us in
laying out plans for Pittsfield’s future. You will find the
experience to be pleasant and non-stressful. Your
participation would be much appreciated.
We Are Looking For A Few
Good Men Or Women. We would like to get some younger folks,
especially those who have kids in school.
If you are interested
in taking advantage of this opportunity, please call Ralph Odell,
Chairman, at 435-7397.
Thank You, Helen Schoppmeyer
VA
Reaches Out To Veterans To Explain Upcoming Changes To GI Bill
Encourages Veterans To Visit VA Website To Learn More
Submitted
By Merrill A. Vaughan Vice Commander
American Legion
Peterson-Cram Post 75 Pittsfield, NH 03263
The Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) is reaching out to inform Veterans of recent
changes made by Congress to the Post 9/11 GI Bill that take effect
in 2011.
General Allison Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits,
said “The Post 9/11 GI Bill is incredibly important because it
reduces the financial burdens of higher education so that Veterans
have an opportunity to achieve their education goals. VA
believes it is important for Veterans to be aware of changes to the
GI Bill this year and learn more about how these changes may affect
them.”
“It’s hard to believe how far we have all come with the
Post-9/11 GI Bill the past two years,” stated General Hickey.
“Today, more than 537,000 students have received over $11.5 billion
in GI Bill benefits to help them take charge of their future.”
Upcoming changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill effective August 1, 2011
include paying the actual net cost of all public in-state tuition
and fees, rather than basing payments upon the highest in-state
tuition and fee rates for every state; capping private and foreign
tuition at $17,500 per academic year; and ending payments during
certain school breaks, to preserve Veterans’ entitlement for future
academic semesters. Also, certain students attending private
schools in select states can now continue to receive benefits at the
same rate payable during the previous academic year.
Beginning
October 1, 2011, eligible individuals will be able to use the
Post-9/11 GI Bill for programs such as non-college degrees,
on-the-job training, and correspondence courses, and they will be
eligible to receive a portion of the national monthly housing
allowance rate when enrolled only in distance learning courses.
VA is implementing the latest round of changes to the Post 9/11 GI
Bill and has already begun processing fall 2011 enrollment
certifications. Outreach by VA has helped to increase
participation by colleges and universities in the Yellow Ribbon
program, which helps students avoid out-of-pocket costs that may
exceed the benefit. Today, more than 2,600 schools are
participating in the Yellow Ribbon program.
“VA is committed to
ensuring Veterans have the information and tools they need to
succeed,” General Hickey concluded.
Complete information on the
Post-9/11 GI Bill is available at:
www.gibill.va.gov. VA’s education information phone number is:
1-888-GIBILL-1. For ongoing benefit information, Veterans and
Service members can log into the VA eBenefits website:
www.eBenefits.va.gov. To ask a question in a secure e-mail, use
the “Ask a Question” tab at:
https://www.gibill2.va.gov/cgi-bin/vba.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php.
Letter
To The Editor
My wife brings me the Sun paper every week as I
like to keep up with the local news. I am sorry to hear the
Rotary Club was stopped from having the fireworks in the field of
the cemetery. I think the 45 signatures to stop this is the
worse thing they could do to hurt the Rotary’s great attraction for
the Town of Pittsfield that draws thousands of people from all
around new England. The Association made a mistake in favor of
45 people against the greatest celebration for 30 years.
If you
read the meeting minutes for the Association’s decision, it says No
Other Use. What about the 4th of July bonfires in the years
past; and what about the monument for Mr. Thyng. He was not a
Pittsfield resident. He went to school in Pittsfield, but
lived in Barnstead. All they had to do was vote to change the
No Other Use as they have allowed these other things to go on.
The Balloon Rally must go on with fireworks so the Rotary and local
businesses will do good for Pittsfield.
Albert Riel
Letter
Dear Pittsfield Residents: The Planning Board met on July
21st and discussed: • Definitions in relation to parking
requirement waiver. • Floor Area, Principal • Street
“Principal Floor Area” is defined as “the sum of the areas of all
floors of a building as measured from the exterior faces of the
walls or from the center line of a wall separating two buildings,”
with exclusions of: basements, housing for vehicle parking, areas
not enclosed by walls, attics, crawl spaces, and the floor of any
space where the floor-to-ceiling height is under six (6) feet.
“Street” is defined as either: a. A highway as defined in
RSA 229:1 or b. A road dedicated to the public use but not
accepted by the city or town in which the road is located.
Note:
Allocation based on floor area was proposed to determine a
commercial property’s parking requirement allowance waiver.
The
new RSA 673:6V paragraph requires boards to change “Rules of
Procedures” to determine the extent of participation allowed by the
appointed alternates. This will be discussed at the next Board
meeting.
The Board has set the next priority to defining
“frontage.” Once a definition is agreed upon, it will be a
separate article for the ballot in March 2012. Next meeting the
Board will begin discussions.
Please visit
“Pittsfield-NH.com/Planning” for more information.
Thank you,
Ted Mitchell, Chairman Pittsfield Planning Board
Obituaries
James
Earnest Parsons
James Earnest Parsons, 63, of Pittsfield, New
Hampshire passed away July 2, 2011 after a brief stay at the CRVN
Hospice House in Concord, New Hampshire.
James Parsons was a life
long resident of Pittsfield and worked at Suncook Leathers until it
closed.
James leaves behind a brother Gilbert Ordway; nieces Sue
Gallup of Canterbury, NH, Karen Vickers, and Diane Gallup of
Concord, NH; nephews Wayne Gallup of Pittsfield, NH and Gary Gallup
of Londonderry, NH; many great nieces and nephews and several
lifelong friends.
A small family service was held on July 16,
2011 at Floral Park Cemetery where he was laid to rest with his
mother Nellie Ordway.
The family would like to thank Evelyn
Curtis, Shelley Corson and Chair Hanson-Gauntt for all of their
loving care of James during his time of need.
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