Those
Celebrating Birthdays are: November 7, Samantha Payne, Matthew
Payne, Kevin Maxfield, Stephanie Vien; November 8, Justin Quigley;
November 9, Herman Fries; November 11, Harland Mandigo; November 12,
Todd Hillsgrove, Julianne Gadoury; November 13, Betty Ashland. A
Very Happy Birthday To One and All!
Albert Riel will
be celebrating his 91st birthday on November 8th. Happy
Birthday, Albert.
Celebrating Anniversaries are:
November 7, John and Rosemary Kostrzewski, Harland and Judy Mandigo;
November 11, Paul and Pauline Fox.
Congratulations!
The Pittsfield Historical Society would like to thank all who
have supported our efforts by purchasing tickets to our 2012 Cash
Raffle. We congratulate this year’s winners: Tina Weaver, John
Freeman, Devin Ryan and Darlene Pike.
12th annual
Fez-Tival of Trees by Bektash Shriners of NH at Shriners Center, 189
Pembroke Rd, Concord, Nov. 17-25 (closed Thanksgiving). There will
be many fully decorated Christmas trees (you might even win one),
silent auction, children’s games, visit Santa, crafts and gifts,
refreshments. Holiday Magic for all Ages--admission $5, seniors $4,
children under 12 Free. Call 225-5372 or email
[email protected] for more information.
The
November Meeting of the Josiah Carpenter Library Board of Trustees
has been changed from its regular “Third-Tuesday” time slot to the
second Tuesday, November 13, at 7:00 pm. Regular meeting dates
resume as usual in December.
The Josiah Carpenter Library Board
of Trustees meets at 7:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month,
unless otherwise posted.
HAM & BEAN SUPPER
The
Suncook Valley Sno-Riders will be holding their 12th Annual Ham and
Bean Supper, Saturday, November 10, 2012. It will take place
at the Barnstead Parade Fire Station from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The meal
will consist of ham, beans, coleslaw, roll, drink and dessert.
The cost is $8.00 for adults, $4.50 for children ages 6 to 12,
children 5 and under is free. Stop by and enjoy a home cooked
meal. If you can not stay, we will have take-out containers
available.
The Pittsfield Elementary School is proud
to host our annual Veterans Day Assembly November 8th, at 8:05 am to
commemorate those who serve in the United States military. Students
will make a variety of music to show their gratitude for the members
of the military who have protected our community and served our
country.
School Lunch Menus November 12 -
November 16, 2012
PES Monday No School Veteran’s Day
Tuesday Fresh Picks Garden salad with bacon and cheese, garlic
bread, hummus, brownies
Wednesday Pastalicious Ziti with
meat sauce or marinara, garlic bread, steamed broccoli, fresh fruit
Thursday Holiday Feast! Roast turkey with gravy, stuffing,
mashed potatoes, roasted butternut squash, apple crisp
Friday
Fresh Picks Café Pizza! Cheese pizza or chef’s topping, cucumber
wedges, raisins
PMHS Monday No School Veteran’s Day
Tuesday Fresh Picks Garden salad with cheese or baked chicken,
garlic bread, peaches
Wednesday Pastalicious Ziti with meat
sauce, Alfredo or marinara, garlic bread, broccoli with cheese
sauce, fresh fruit
Thursday Holiday Feast Roast turkey with
gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted butternut squash, apple
crisp
Friday Cowboy’s Fav Texas chili, corn bread, café
pasta salad, peaches
What The Pittsfield Teen Mentor Program
Did For Me Submitted By Tom Schurman
Tom
Schurman and his mentee, David, at the Browne Center, 2006
The mentor program was as much a benefit to my well-being as it was
to that of the mentees. Seeing the strength and determination in
some of those kids, given their many hardships and social struggles,
really gave me the courage to continue mine and eventually come out
and be open about who I really am. Sadly though my fear got the best
of me and my instinct to run took over, which I’m sorry for. Being
David’s mentor and a member of the program was really the only thing
that kept me in that school as long as I stayed.
Every day in my
regular classes and day to day school life I was keeping up
appearances and spinning those little lies; it was pretty
exhausting. However, when I was with the other mentors and mentees I
felt a rare sense of relief, an ability to just relax knowing that I
was in a safe and loving environment surrounded by people whom I
could really trust. Aside from the mentor program, the only way I
could deal with the pain of living that lie day after day was to
bury myself away in a virtual life (online video games). I hated my
life so much that it was easier to construct a new image online
where I felt I had complete control over the things I did not in
real life. The mentor program really taught me a valuable lesson:
everyone has control over their life as long as you are willing to
face it in a way that is true to yourself.
I have carried the
courage I gained from that program and amplified it to the point
that I am out wherever I go. Sadly I am not in contact with anyone
from the school that much, but have talked with David from time to
time on Facebook… The wonders of social media, huh?
Thanks for
the experience, Jeff, and thanks for being there for me and giving
me all the courage you and the others did… Even if you did not know
you were doing it.
Successful Show Season
Congratulations to Elizabeth Stock on her successes in the show ring
this season. Elizabeth and her horse White Out ended their
successful season with Championship wins in the Hunt Seat Pleasure
and Equitation Divisions at the Granite State Morgan Horse Show and
a Championship win in the Hunt Seat Pleasure Division at the
Deerfield Fair. She also won the Saddle Seat Pleasure Championship
at Granite State Morgan Horse Show and Reserve Champion Honors in
the Saddle Seat Pleasure Division at the Deerfield Fair aboard JMF
Ace owned by Joanne Galvin of Deer Run Farm in Pittsfield.
Thank
you to Joanne Galvin for her continued support and expert training
of these teams.
Scottish Gala Concert
Local glass artisan
and fiddler Bruce Cobb will again be performing with 40 or more
musicians in the upcoming Strathspey and Reel Society of New
Hampshire’s 24th Annual Gala Scottish Concert.
Kicking off at
2:30 pm Sunday afternoon, November 25 at the Concord City
Auditorium, the concert stage again welcomes the Strathspey and Reel
Society ensemble of fiddles, cellos, accordions,
flutes/whistles/recorders, guitars and other instruments. Master of
Ceremonies Kip Ferguson (of “Scottish Cowboy” fame) will guide the
audience through a two-hour program of traditional music, dance,
songs, and humor. Past attendees have described this event as “the
best thing about the Thanksgiving weekend.”
The family group
“Highland Soles”- back by popular demand - will be our visiting
headliners. Dad Ed Pearlman, is a fantastic fiddler, mom Laura
Scott, an amazing dancer, and son Neil Pearlman a rising piano star.
The youngest family members, Lilly and Jesse, are wonderful
performers too.
Laura Scott has performed with Natalie MacMaster,
Alasdair Fraser, Battlefield Band, Joe Cormier, Tony Cuffe and many
other great Celtic artists. As a teacher she is well grounded in
tradition (member of the British Association of Teachers of Dancing,
and on the Judges Panel of the Scottish Official Board of Highland
Dancing) but also loves to push the artistic envelope and meld
Highland, Cape Breton step and Highland folk to reflect the vital
pulse of Scottish music. She has presented school programs, and
taught at dance and music camps such as Pinewoods, Valley of the
Moon, Ashokan, and others, in addition to her own school.
Ed
Pearlman is best known for 30 years of performing and teaching
Scottish and Cape Breton fiddling. He directed the Boston Scottish
Fiddle Club for 18 years, and has taught many workshops and lessons,
including Maine Fiddle Camp and the Blazin Fiddles camp in Beauly,
Scotland; Ohio Scottish Arts School 1994-2009; Swannanoa Celtic
Week; Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp; Pinewoods; Ashokan. He currently
teaches fiddle in Portland Maine. He directed and performed in
Boston’s Celtic Festival at the Hatch Shell for 7 years, the
Scottish Fiddle Rally in Boston for 15 years (CD available on
Greentrax Recordings), judged many Scottish fiddle competitions
(including four US Nationals) and led workshops throughout the USA
and in Canada and Scotland. Ed has also played contra dances
(directing Roaring Jelly for 3 years), swing jazz, classical
concerts and pit orchestras, klezmer, Hungarian, and other dance
music. He has written the music column for Scottish Life magazine
since 1996.
Neil Pearlman is emerging as one of the traditional
music scene’s most innovative young artists. Legendary Cape Breton
fiddler Jerry Holland said that “watching Neil’s hands on the piano
is like watching two spiders on crack!” His piano style seamlessly
blends Cape Breton traditions with jazz harmony and funk/rock
grooves. The result is a exciting new sound that remains true to its
traditional roots. An accomplished Cape Breton step dancer and
mandolinist as well, Neil has performed with many of the best
musicians on the traditional music scene today, including Natalie
MacMaster, Alasdair Fraser, Seamus Connolly, Kimberley Fraser, Abby
Newton, Frank Ferrel, Maeve Gilchrist, Mike Vass and Ed Pearlman.
Tickets prices for this year’s Gala remain unchanged from previous
years and range from $20.00 ($22.00 at the door) to $10.00 ($12.00
at the door) depending on the location within the grand Concord City
Auditorium. You can order your tickets at
www.srsnh.org, or by calling (603) 673-5145.
Pittsfield
Santa’s Helper Hard At Work
Although the holidays are still a few
months away, Santa’s helpers are already hard at work preparing to
meet the needs of Pittsfield’s residents. Starting November 1st, we
will be accepting applications from those in need of assistance this
holiday season. Applications will only be accepted until December
1st to allow Santa and the elves time to prepare gifts for everyone.
To keep within the guidelines set by Toys For Tots, we are changing
the maximum age this year to 14 years of age. The child’s parent or
legal guardian must be the one to apply. Families applying for
assistance must be residents of Pittsfield. Please contact the
Pittsfield Fire Dept. at 435-6807 during regular business hours for
more information or to apply.
The Secret Santa Fund relies on the
generosity of residents and local businesses eager to help those
less fortunate. Those interested in making donations may call
435-6807 to discuss specifics with Santa’s helpers. Financial
donations may be sent directly to: Pittsfield Secret Santa, 33
Catamount Road, Pittsfield, NH 03263.
“Nooning - Beyond Bread
And Cheese”
Recommendations From Mistress Welch
Don’t miss this
featured program for the Pittsfield Historical Society’s next
meeting, Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7 pm in the undercroft of St. Stephen’s
Church, presented by Sabra Welch.
The week before Battle Road
typically finds us very busy-- finishing up sewing projects, making
sure that the musket is in proper working order, or practicing the
tunes for Battle Road on your fife. We’re guessing that what to
bring for nooning is not top of mind.
We have a few extra
challenges this year to consider. The weather has been
extremely dry and windy. The brush fire danger is very high, so
there will be no fires allowed at Battle Road this year. So
preparing a hot meal, as we normally do, is not possible.
With
that in mind, our resident Tavern Keeper Mistress Welch has offered
the following ideas for your Battle Road victuals....
So what do
you make for an 18th century lunch that is to be eaten in front of
the public and, therefore, should be historically correct?
Yes,
bread and cheese will sustain you for the day but it isn’t very
exciting for you or the public. A cold chicken leg from a
supermarket roast chicken will do if there is nothing else and you
want meat.
With a little time and modest talent in the
kitchen, there are several choices that a family might make or units
might decide to provide. All the offerings should be
seasonally appropriate and available in Massachusetts during the
18th century. Vegetables and fruits were the eatable remains from
the winter storage with some early spring greens and herb sprouts.
Most of the following suggestions can be made with modest
preparation time and you can finish up other projects while they
cook.
Using a 17th Century recipe of Gervase Markham from his
cookery book Country Contentments, make a chewet pie. Chewets
were small pies unlike the masterful lidded pie constructed by
Matthew Mees for a “Preserving the Harvest” event. The recipe
calls for either cold chicken or veal coarsely chopped, along with
fine diced suet, raisins, dates, dried currants, sugar, salt and
spices placed in a pie crust in a 9 inch pie pan and cover with a
top crust. It is baked for 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
Another possibility is to make pasties. E. Smith’s The
Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplished Gentlewoman’s Companion
(1723) gives a receipt for “Apple Pasties to Fry”. You can vary the
filling to a savory one with meat and vegetables but you want the
filling to be on the dry side or the crust will dissolve. An
all-vegetable pasty is a good option for a vegan or vegetarian. I
recommend roasting the vegetables; carrot, winter squash, onion,
turnip, parsnip, and/or potato in a small amount of sweet oil (olive
oil), allowing them to cool, seasoning them as you like and then
encasing in a five inch pastry round (fold in half and seal tightly)
and baking in a 400 degree oven for twenty minutes. Pasties
travel better baked rather than fried.
Cold beef (pot roast),
cold spiced corned beef, boiled bacon (Canadian bacon) or ham (not
spiral cut) are good choices for meat to be taken along. Hard boiled
eggs (small) are another source of portable protein. Pease porridge
cold is easy to prepare, inexpensive, tasty and the public loves to
see it at events.
One pound rounds of whole wheat bread or
French rolls are appropriate for carrying along. A crock of fresh
cheese is easy to make, or buy fresh farmer’s cheese. It can
be spread on whole wheat or white melba toast rounds as a snack for
hungry children.
Dessert? Ginger cakes, Shrewsbury cakes,
oat-cakes, pound cake (plain, with currants or caraway seed), seed
cake, and dried fruit are all appropriate.
Tuck your meal, and
your dishes into a basket and bring along with you…slip a plastic
trash bag in to carry home the dirty dishes… covered with a cloth
secured inside the basket and you’re ready for the day.
Note: The
cookbooks mentioned in this article are available on line.
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Holiday Fair
St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church will be holding our annual Holiday Fair on
Saturday, November 17th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the church, 50
Main St., Pittsfield, right beside Dustin Park. The Fair will have
many lovely handmade gifts including birch reindeer large and small,
lovely wreaths, centerpieces and crafts. There will be lots of yummy
home baked goodies so buy extras for family holiday gatherings. We
will be offering a delicious lunch of pulled pork sandwiches,
broccoli and cheese soup or corn chowder.
The fair will feature
a crock pot theme food basket raffle. We will also be selling raffle
tickets for a red eight-point star patterned queen-sized quilt.
Raffle winners will be announced at the conclusion of the fair.
Our silent auction will be smaller this year but will be large on
quality with fine pieces including “Winter in New Hampshire”
painting, lladró porcelain, Haeger pottery, vintage Christmas
ornaments, handmade collectibles and decorations. There is a
beautiful white mohair ruana that would make a lovely gift for a
special woman in your life. Most of our proceeds go to
community outreach so come shop, eat and have fun for a good cause.
Sam’s Club Offers Free Breakfast To Veterans And Their Families
Submitted By Dan Ward, NH Air National Guard, USAF, First
Sergeant (Ret.) Employment & Training Specialist Veterans
Inc. New Hampshire
Here is an opportunity for all Veterans and
their families in the Concord NH area to be honored for their
service at a free breakfast hosted by the employees of Sam’s Club,
304 Sheep Davis Road, Concord NH on Friday, November 9, 2012. This
wonderful event starts at 7:00 am and will conclude at 10:00 am.
Also, neither the Veterans nor their families have to be a member of
Sam’s to attend. The employees of Concord NH Sam’s Club just
want to Thank All of our nations Veterans and their families for
their service.
Please RSVP to Corrie or Karen at Sam’s Club in
Concord at 603-226-1255.
Letter Correction
The letter
that I wrote said the police officer worked 24 hours, I found out he
was relieved after 17 hours. Seventeen hours is still too long for
officers to work. Hopefully that will change soon.
Diane
Vaughan Pittsfield
Letter To The Editor
My family and I
would like to thank the police, fire dept. and rescue squad
responders who answered our 911 call for an ambulance almost
immediately on the afternoon of October 17. It seemed like
just a matter of seconds from the time the call went out to the
sound of sirens coming up the mountain in response.
Despite
major budget constraints, the efficiency and professionalism
demonstrated by all departments that day underscores the fact that
it is the quality and dedication of the people involved and not the
amount of money available (or not available) to fund everything on
the ‘want’ list. Living in a small town struggling to pay its bills,
in even more difficult times than usual, I certainly wouldn’t have
been surprised if I’d had a pretty long wait while a crew was
rounded up at the firehouse. Such was not the case.
We can still boast a remarkable degree of protection and we have
good people to thank for it. Everyone from the Select Board
right through to the emergency responders is facing reality and
doing what needs to be done.
Thanks again, Carl Anderson
Aviation Museum Honors Korean War Triple Jet Ace
From New
Hampshire
The
Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will dedicate an exhibit of
artifacts honoring Korean War triple ace Capt. Joseph “Mac”
McConnell Jr. on Veteran’s day weekend. The exhibit opens on
Nov. 10 according to the museum’s release.
“The heroic
service of Capt. Joseph C. McConnell has faded from memory over the
years and it is for this reason that the Aviation Museum of NH is
planning to recognize his unique and gallant service with a
celebration,” said Jack Ferns, the museum’s executive director.
After serving as a B-24 navigator in World War II, McConnell
graduated flight training in 1948 and went on to fly F-86 Sabre jets
over Korea. He downed 16 MIGs in just four months, becoming
the highest scoring US ace of the war. He received both the
Distinguished Flying Cross and Silver Star for his actions in
combat. The New Hampshire native died when the F-86-H that he
was test flying crashed near Edwards Air Force Base on August 25,
1954.
The exhibit will be opened at 10:00 am at the Museum which
is located at 27 Navigator Rd., Londonderry, NH with a video
presentation on Korea during 1951 to 1953. At 11:00 am the
opening ceremonies will begin with a series of speakers in the
Slusser Aviation Learning Center. It is open to the
public and attendance is included in the regular admission price.
Korean War veterans are encouraged to attend.
The Museum
is located at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and additional
information is available at
www.nhahs.org or
www.facebook.com/nhahs or by calling 669-4877.
Pumpkin
carving at Harvestfest
Horse
drawn haywagon ride at Harvestfest
Pie
Eating Contest at Harvestfest
CNHRPC Seeks Your Ideas For The
Central New Hampshire Regional Plan
The Central New Hampshire
Regional Planning Commission (CNHRPC) has begun the process to
develop an updated regional Master Plan, entitled the Central New
Hampshire Regional Plan: A Granite State Future. This Plan will be
based upon local values and needs that together present a vision for
how we can improve our communities, region, and the state. The
Central New Hampshire Regional Plan will be an advisory document
that communities may use as a resource when updating their own
municipal Master Plans.
This three-year project is part of a
statewide effort by all nine New Hampshire Regional Planning
Commissions (RPCs) known as A Granite State Future. Each RPC is
responsible for developing its own Regional Plan. Throughout the
state, communities and regions continually address issues such as
land use, transportation, economic development, housing, energy, and
natural resources. Every regional Master Plan developed under A
Granite State Future can serve as a resource to communities when
they are making decisions related to such issues.
To gain a
better understanding of this region’s values and needs, CNHRPC will
be undertaking public engagement activities from this fall through
next summer 2013. From all residents, workers, and visitors in
Central New Hampshire, CNHRPC wants to learn what people like about
their community and what could make their community even better.
Outreach will occur at various local events and venues, and also
includes collecting ideas through the “listening boxes” placed in
each community and working with numerous local and statewide
partners on Advisory Teams. Ideas and comments can alternatively be
submitted any time on the Granite State Future website at
www.granitestatefuture.org.
Please look for the listening box
in your community (at Town Hall, the Library, or other frequently
visited places) and fill out a comment card describing what you love
best about the area or your community and what you want to improve.
If you don’t see the listening box, go to
www.granitestatefuture.org and click on “Share Your Idea.”
For more information on what CNHRPC is currently coordinating for
the Central New Hampshire Regional Plan through A Granite State
Future, please contact Stephanie Alexander at 226-6020 or
[email protected].
This
beautiful handmade Christmas tree quilted wall hanging is just one
of the many lovely items in the “Silent Auction” offered at the
Christmas Fair at the First Congregational Church, 24 Main St.,
Pittsfield. The fair will be held Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9 am to 2
pm. A corn chowder and sandwich lunch with homemade pies will also
be available. There is plenty of free parking in the rear, and the
church is handicap accessible. For more information, call the church
at 435-7471 or check the website:
www.pittsfieldcc.com.
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