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Pittsfield NH News

August 31, 2011

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Those Celebrating Birthdays are:  August 31, Chris Plante, Chris Dunne, Andy Hubbard; September 1, Paullette Chagnon; September 2, Faith Whittier; September 3, Norman Gagnon, Jacob Gray; September 4, Abigail Mousseau, Sylvia Wallace, Nathan Kennedy; September 5, Tonia Snedeker, Angie Spradling.


A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!




Celebrating Anniversaries are:  September 3, Tom and Ruth Huckins.

Best Wishes!



Volunteer driver wanted for a local volunteer worker. Ride needed on Tuesday and Wednesday at 1 pm and return home ride at 4 pm.  On Saturdays, it would be at 10 am and 1 pm.

If you can help this person give of her time any of these hours to or from, please call Rhonda at 435-7155.



The Pittsfield Senior Center will be holding a Flu Shot clinic on Wednesday, September 21st from 10 am to noon at the Senior Center (downstairs).



Early Headstart has a few openings and will soon be enrolling children under the age of three and prenatal women.  It is free for income eligible families.  For further information, call 435-6611, to jump-start your child’s learning.



The Suncook Valley Chorale will hold two non-audition, Open Sing nights for new and current Chorale members on Monday, September 12th and Monday, September 19th.  The auditions will start at 6:30 pm at the Pleasant View Retirement Center Theatre, 227 Pleasant Street, Concord. 

This is a non-committal opportunity for you to try us out.  We welcome all vocal parts; however, often need more male voices.  This season we will focus on masterpieces from classical to jazz choral repertoire. 

Visit our website at www.svcnh.org or call 774-3751 for more information.


50th Wedding Anniversary Open House
Honoring Dick and Holly Bickford
Sunday, September 11th
1-4 pm
at
Pittsfield Community Center
Bicentennial Room



The American Red Cross is holding a Blood Drive on Tuesday, September 6th from 3:30 to 8:00 pm at the Pittsfield Elementary School, 34 Bow Street.

Appointments are encouraged, please call 1-800-Red-Cross to schedule. However, walk-ins are welcome.  Donors this drive will receive an American Red Cross/Red Sox T-Shirt; a coupon for a free round of golf in October at participating golf clubs and a coupon from Monro Muffler/Brake or Tire Warehouse.

How good you will feel if you take a little time out that day to donate.  Remember, the life you save could be your own or that of a family member.


 

VA Paralympic Program Office Launches Website

For Disabled Veterans To Encourage Sports Participation
Submitted By Merrill A. Vaughan Vice Commander

American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 Pittsfield, NH 03263


The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched its Paralympic Program website as part of VA’s ongoing commitment to support the rehabilitation and recovery of disabled Veterans through participation in adaptive sports.


“Adaptive sports participation among disabled Veterans has many proven benefits such as increased independence, reduced dependency on pain and depression medication and stress reduction,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “Providing resources for disabled Veterans to participate or compete in adaptive sports supports the holistic wellness of Veterans, which is a key component of VA’s Veteran-centric care.”


The website is located at www.va.gov/adaptivesports.


One of the highlights of the new website is the “Success Stories” page, which features disabled Veterans and their stories of how participating in adaptive sports has positively impacted their lives. Veterans who participate in adaptive sports at any level, as well as Paralympic competitors, are encouraged to submit their stories and share their challenges and triumphs with the entire Veteran community.


The site also provides users with a comprehensive overview of the benefits of disabled Veterans participating in adaptive sports, sports by disability, training allowances, the VA Paralympic Grant Program, and resources for caregivers and VA clinical personnel.  Another resource is the “Sports Club Finder” feature, a searchable database developed by U.S. Paralympics that connects disabled Veterans with local sports programs throughout the country.


“We are excited about the launch of this new website and all that it offers to the disabled Veteran community,” said Christopher J. Nowak, national director, VA Paralympic Program Office. “It is full of information disabled Veterans, their caregivers, VA clinical personnel and Veterans Service Organizations will find useful. It also highlights our partnership with U.S. Paralympics and contains information on our mission to sustain participation in adaptive sports among disabled Veterans in local community-based sports programs.”


For more information, visit the website www.va.gov/adaptivesports or send an email to [email protected].

 


 

Bonina-Carter

Lisa Carter and Brett Bonina were married May 30th at Elbow Beach Resort in Bermuda. The Rev. Charlie Frank performed the double-ring ceremony. The bride was given in marriage by her fathers and mothers.


Jennifer Carter of Concord, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Alycia Ostreicher of Milford, Mass., sister of the groom; Heather Scanlan of Nelson, cousin of the bride; Danielle Pratt of Whitinsville, Mass.; and Holly Farricy of Millis, Mass., were bridesmaids.


Nate Mullen of Framingham, Mass., was best man. Brian Bonina of Bellingham, Mass., brother of the groom; Jake Ostreicher of Milford, Mass., brother-in-law of the groom; Raymond Shehata of Framingham, Mass.; and Steven Cyr of Uxbridge, Mass., were groomsmen.


The bride, daughter of William and Sharon Carter of Blackstone, Mass., and Jeffrey and Kimberly Casey of Pittsfield, earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Bryant University. She is a bid manager at GTECH Corp. in Providence, R.I.


The groom, son of John and Paula Bonina of Bellingham, Mass., is pursuing a degree in construction management from New England Institute of Technology. He is an architectural associate at Aharonian & Associates Architects in Smithfield, R.I.


The couple took a wedding cruise on the Norwegian Dawn as part of their destination wedding and lives in Woonsocket, R.I.

 


 

Letter


Sometime during the night of August 8th someone went around the downtown area, including the PYW, pulling plants and vegetables out of the ground and threw them around. It is truly sad that someone would destroy what makes our town look beautiful. Many adults and youth spent time and hard work to make this town look nice and the actions of one or a few destroyed that.


At the PYW the vegetable plants were pulled out of the boxes and thrown around. These vegetables were planted by the youth and would have been used for cooking projects.


Even though during the night someone did this destruction, there were two men who noticed the plants at PYW in the morning and took time out of their day to replant them the best they could to try and save them.  I would like to thank Jeremy Everson and Casey Brown for thinking of the PYW and replanting the plants that were destroyed. It was very kind of you to see that it needed to be done and do it.


Jennifer Cole

 


 

Calling All Girls In Grades K-12 In Pittsfield And Chichester!


What a wonderful year to join Girl Scouts! 2012 marks an important anniversary in scouting. We will be 100 years old.


Did you know that you can be a girl scout without being in a traditional “troop?”  You can join as a scout on many different pathways: travel, series, camp, event, or even virtual???


Come and learn more on September 18th at Pittsfield Community Center from 6-7 pm. Register for a troop or other pathway and find out all the opportunities that girl scouting has to offer you. For more information please call Danielle at 435-7001.

 


 

Operation Makeover Honors First Air Force Recipient


Reprinted by permission from Ho'okele Photo And Story By DC Smith, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs

Sophie Topouzoglou, a 12-year-old cancer patient and daughter of Senior Master Sgt. Terry Topouzoglou, Superintendent of 535th Airlift Squadron, Pacific Air Forces, receives an Operation Makeover award from Stanley Lum, executive director of Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA), during a ceremony July 14 at Hickam Sea Breeze. Sophie is the first Air Force recipient of the program.

 

Operation Makeover honored its first Air Force recipient

during a ceremony held July 14 at the Hickam Seabreeze.


Sophie Topouzoglou, age 12, daughter of Senior Master Sgt. Terry Topouzoglou, superintendent of 535 Airlift Squadron, Pacific Air Forces, (PACAF), received the award. Stanley Lum, executive director of Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) of Honolulu, presented Sophie with the award.


Sophie inspired so many people with her “can do attitude,” her father said. He explained that programs such as this help lift the spirits of people who face challenging circumstances and also raise awareness throughout the community.


He recalled the serious medical condition that Sophie fought and won and how she inspired others. “Watching Sophie take on this fight with so much courage and grace has not only inspired us as a family, but complete strangers who reached out to us to say how her attitude has shaped their outlook on life and family,” Topouzoglou said.


“The impact of this type of an award is definitely positive,” said Lum. He added that they have given one award per month since the start of the program, but this will increase as numbers of nominations are received.


“It is the experience that is most important,” he said. “We want the recipient to conclude, ‘Wow, someone really cares about my service to our country and what’s going on in my life enough to treat me to a time of relaxation and pampering,’” Lum explained.


As the first Air Force recipient, Sophie said she was “surprised and honored and very appreciative to the ASYMCA and Paul Brown” for the honor.


Topouzoglou said that his wife was very proactive during medical treatments and appointments, keeping friends and other family members updated through social media. Responses grew to a magnitude she could not have imagined.


“We would not be here if it wasn’t for the medical staff at Tripler Army Medical Center. In our opinion, they have offered our family medical attention that is second to none,” Topouzoglou said.


He also shared his appreciation for Sophie’s award. “Being recognized for the award made the family feel fortunate to have such a great support system filled with friends and family all around the world,” he noted.


“This is all in support of the military family. Our motto is ‘serving those who serve America,’,” Lum said.


Operation Makeover is a program created by salon owner Paul Brown to show appreciation to active duty military and their family members. Award recipients receive various gifts, such as makeovers, dinners, shopping certificates and hotel stays.


For more information about Operation Makeover, visit http://paulbrownhawaii.com/operationmakeover.asp.


For more information about Armed Services YMCA of Honolulu, visit http://asymcahi.org.


Editor’s Note:
*John and Effie Topouzoglou would like to extend their heartfelt thanks for all the support and prayers given to them and their family during Sophie’s brave fight.

 


 

Letter To The Editor
Put The “Lights Back In The Sky”


Pittsfield Balloon Rally has put the town of Pittsfield, NH on the map.  This event has brought needed revenue into the community, with the exception of this year.  Let’s try to turn this around for next year.  I am starting a petition and submitting this letter to both the Pittsfield Rotary and the Cemetery Committee to have the fireworks return for 2012 and hopefully each year after.


The Pittsfield Rotary had permission over 15 years ago from the Cemetery Committee, there was never a problem for 15 years and we never disrespected the cemetery.  We had permission from the community and all the people involved, until this year.


Help me, Fireworks Bob, put the “Lights back in the Sky” over Pittsfield Balloon Rally.


We need as many names and addresses as possible.  Send your name and address to:  Bob DePoutot, PO Box 81, Pittsfield, NH  03263.


Thank you for your time,
Fireworks Bob DePoutot

 


 

Become A Volunteer Driver


Within the Mid-State community transportation region of New Hampshire, access to basic and essential services can be challenging for residents who are unable to obtain reliable transportation due to age and disability or other limiting circumstances. The Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. Volunteer Driver Program (VDP) augments and works with existing VDPs operating in and through Belknap and Merrimack counties to provide expanded access to transportation. Volunteer drivers provide door-to-door service as well as feeder service to public transportation services and routes in the region including to the Rural Transportation System, Concord Area Transit and Winnipesaukee Transit.

 

If you have:
•  A desire to help someone in the community,
•  A valid New Hampshire driver’s license and auto insurance,
•  Are over 21 years old, and
•  Own a dependable vehicle.

 

You will benefit from the rewards of volunteering as much as our clients do!
You can:
•  Set your own hours 
•  Provide as few or as many trips as you’d like.
•  Receive mileage reimbursement.


Come in or send mail to: Susan Jutras, Volunteer Driver Program Coordinator, Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties Inc., P.O. Box 1016, 2 Industrial Park Drive Concord, New Hampshire 03302-1016.


If you prefer, you can e-mail her at [email protected], or call her at 603-224-8043.

 


 

Pittsfield Historical Society September Program


Gary Crooker of Crook’s Books in Wilton will be the featured speaker at the Sept. 8 meeting of the Pittsfield Historical Society at Museum headquarters, 1 Elm Street, at 7 pm.


His talk will center on the history of NH Old Home Day celebrations and the writing of his book on that subject, focusing on the fact that Old Home Day is a homegrown holiday created in NH.  He will also present his collection of Old Home Day ephemera from throughout the state.


Crooker has served as chairman of the Wilton Old Home Days Committee for the past 30 years, and has worked as a freelance writer for 40 years, writing articles for such magazines as Mother Earth News, Running Times, NHtoDo and Learning Through History.  He currently writes for Unravel the Gavel and Faces, and has been a member of the NH Antiquarian Book Association for 15 years, now serving as vice president.

 


 

Couple Renew Vows

On June 26, 2011, Robert W. Clough II and Sarah Esteban Clough renewed their marriage vows in the presence of family and friends on the Green Monster at Fenway  Park in Boston Massachusetts with the Rev. Brian Gower of Center Barnstead Christian Church officiating.


Mrs. Clough is the daughter of Raymond and Renee Esteban of Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Crystal Turner served as Maid of Honor.  Her other attendants included Gracie Adams, Erika Martens, Gwen BanWyk, Lisa Perry, and Maria Makrigians.


Mr. Clough is the son of Robert Clough of Pittsfield, New Hampshire and Costa Rica and Jette Clough of Concord, New Hampshire.  He is the grandson of Jean Jelley of Pittsfield, New Hampshire.  Dan Adams served as Best Man.  Serving as groomsmen were Andy Dunne, Matt Payne, Matt Cheever, Eddie Sheppard, and Scott Dickerson. A 2001 graduate of Pittsfield Middle High School, Rob served in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps. 


The couple has made their home with their daughter, Annika, in Peabody, Massachusetts.

 


 

Your Help is Needed
Submitted By Merrill Vaughan


As your representative to the Concord Regional Crime Line, I am asking you to help the Pittsfield Police Department solve at least two crimes.


The first one deals with the stealing of American flags from the Mount Calvary Cemetery sometime in July of 2011.  The flags were stolen from veteran’s graves that were placed there by members of the American Legion Peterson-Cram Post 75 and community members before Memorial Day.  The fact that these flags are special to not only fellow veterans but to the families as well, urges you all the more to report any information you might have.


The second one deals with Floral Park Cemetery. Water faucets that are used to fill jugs with water were stolen sometime in June or July of this year. Not just one or two faucets, but all of the faucets were broken and stolen, causing the Cemetery association to replace the faucets. 


Why were these two senseless acts committed? No one knows why the flags and the faucets were stolen.  But there is a way that you can help the Police; by using the Concord Regional Crime Line.


There is a way that you, the citizens of Pittsfield, can help them solve these two crimes and any other unsolved crimes; by contacting the Concord Regional Crime Line at (603) 226-3100 or you can submit your help by going online at http://www.concordregionalcrimeline.com and clicking on “Report a Crime or Tip.” 


You may be eligible for up to $1,000.  In both cases, your tip will remain strictly confidential.

 


 

Pittsfield Area Senior Center Thank You!


Have you noticed the Senior Center’s lovely new sign on the corner of Main Street and Broadway?  Everyone who comes to the Center’s activities would like to extend a big thank you to Dave Hartley of Diamond Signs for donating the sign’s painting and installation.  It’s wonderful to tell people new to the Suncook Valley to just look for the sign and you’ll find the Senior Center.

 


 

TOPS News
Submitted By Terrie Azotea


This week at TOPS we had some awesome weight loses and I know that those members tried really hard to lose those pounds; so Kudos to you on your loss.


We know that it’s an everyday struggle and we just have to stick to it and not give up even though sometimes we might get discouraged and say forget it, I can eat it this time.  Well as you and I know, it doesn’t work that way because it does catch up to us in the end.


Here are some food choices that might help us along the way. When eating foods, make sure to measure the amount we are eating; use whole wheat pasta and breads; cut out sugars; look at what you are eating and say is this really what I want right now, think about it and walk away and then if you are still hungry eat something that is good for you and will satisfy you and not make you want to eat more. When we eat snacks that have lots of sugar in them it just tells our body to eat more. Soda is one of the worst drinks for sugar content. Drink a nice glass of cold water with lemon; it’s just as refreshing.  Hopefully we have a good week.


At TOPS we are getting ready for the Fall Rally coming up and the Inspiration Workshop. We should hear some exciting stories about some weight losses. We have had a couple new members join; it is awesome to see some new faces. If anyone is interested in joining us, we meet on Tuesday nights at the St. Stephen’s Church on Main Street in Pittsfield. Weigh-in is at 5:30 and our meetings are at 6:30. Stop by to see what we are all about.


Any questions, please call Laurel Tiede at 269-8721 or Pat Smith at 435-5333.  Hope everyone has a great week!

 


 

“An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away”
Luncheon


You and your friends are invited to a luncheon sponsored by the Concord Christian Women’s Club and Stonecroft Ministries on Thursday, September 8th, from 11:30 to 1:30, at The Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub, 72 Manchester Street, Concord, NH.


The cost of the luncheon is $15.00 inclusive.  The feature is Diane Souther of Apple Hill Farm, showing us new ways to use apples and the guest speaker is Robin Smyth and family, celebrating five years of ministry in Rwanda, Africa.


Reservations are required by August 31st, cancellations are also required.  Call Wendy at 485-7446 or Barbara at 798-5976.


Stonecroft Ministries is a non-profit ministry.  For more information visit www.Stonecroft.org.

 


 

Pittsfield Farmer’s Market


Don’t forget to visit the Sunrise Farmer’s Market in Pittsfield on Friday afternoons.  We offer in season fruits and vegetables. Right now, tomatoes, sweet corn, cukes, cantaloupes, squash, and peppers to name a few,   are in abundance.  We sell fresh eggs, meats, wool products, maple syrup, fresh cut flowers, and jellies and jams.  The Route 28 bakery provides us with freshly baked goods and the Guest family is a recent addition selling allergen-free baked goods. 


We are located on the grounds of Exit Reward Realty on River Road, right off 28 every Friday from 3-6.  We hope to see you there.

 


 


 

 











 

 

 

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