Those Celebrating Birthdays are: December 14, Herb Emerson; December
15, Tim Drew; December 16, Brett Tiede, Nikolas Hunter Mewkill;
December 17, Jim Darrah; December 18, David Ash.
A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!
Celebrating Anniversaries are: December 16, Ed and Chris Young;
December 18, Fred and Elizabeth Hast.
Congratulations!
Winners in the October drawing at the American Legion Peterson Cram
Post #75 were: Roberta Elkins, Ken Stewart, Casey Ward, John Kost,
and Heidi Parker.
Winners in the November drawing at the American Legion Peterson Cram
Post #75 were: Dorothy Stockman, Mike Pratt, Merrill Vaughan, John
Kost, and Clarence Schmidt.
Correction
B.C.E.P. Public Hearing for the proposed budget will be held on
Thursday, December 13, 2012, at the B.C.E.P. facility at 7:00 pm.
School Lunch Menus
December 17 - December 21, 2012
PES
Monday
Fiesta Olé
Chicken fajitas, Mexicali rice, green leaf salad, peaches
Tuesday
Healthy Snack Tuesday!
Cheeseburger on a bun with all the fixins, roasted chickpeas, fresh
apple
Wednesday
Pastalicious
Rotini with cheese sauce, roasted sweet potatoes, garden salad,
orange smiles
Thursday
Holiday Feast
Roasted turkey with gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, peas,
cranberry sauce, warm cinnamon apples
Friday
Fresh Picks Pizza
Cheese pizza or chef’s topping, veggie sticks with dip, raisins
PMHS
Monday
Mexican Monday
Chicken fajitas, Mexicali rice, green leaf salad, peaches
Tuesday
Healthy Snack Tuesday!
Build your own burger, roasted chickpeas, fresh apple
Wednesday
Pastalicious
Pasta Alfredo, roasted sweet potatoes, garden salad, orange wedges
Thursday
Holiday Feast
Roast turkey with gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, peas, cranberry
sauce, warm cinnamon apples
Friday
Tossed To Order
Chicken caesar salad or Buffalo chicken, caesar salad, warm pita
bread, fresh fruit
Pittsfield Players To Hold Auditions For Kids’ Theater
Workshop
Show, Bugsy Malone, Jr.
Director Maye Hart has announced that auditions for the Pittsfield
Players’ Kids’ Theater Workshop presentation of Bugsy Malone, Jr.
will take place on Sunday, December 16 at 3 pm and on Monday,
December 17 at 4 pm at the Scenic Theatre, 6 Depot St., Pittsfield,
NH. Maye is looking for kids between the ages of 8 and 18 to be in
the show, work backstage, work in the lighting booth and on sound,
or to work on costumes. Auditioning kids will be asked to sing a
song from the show, that we will learn at the audition, and will be
asked to do a few simple dance steps. If you would like to prepare
an additional audition number, please have a CD with you as there
will not be an accompanist for auditions.
Bugsy Malone, Jr. is adapted from the movie of the same name, and it
is a wild and wacky musical that includes a child’s dream come true,
a classic pie fight with “splurge blasters” that spew forth shaving
cream, and a wonderful score written by the composer of The Muppet
Movie. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Kids’ Workshop
original presentation of this show.
For more information, contact Maye Hart at 736-9563
or at
[email protected].
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association Offers “Relaxation
Techniques Using Your Mind” Presentation In Pittsfield
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a free
presentation “A Picture Worth 1,000 Words: Relaxation Techniques
Using Your Mind” on Thursday, January 3 at 12:30 pm at Pittsfield
Senior Center, 74 Main Street in Pittsfield.
Your imagination can be a powerful tool to help you combat stress,
tension, pain, and anxiety. In this program, we explore guided
imagery and visualization as a way of coping with life’s difficult
situations.
For more information, call (603) 224-4093 or (800) 924-8620, ext.
5815.
My Mentoring Experience
Submitted By Shailer Kern Carruth, PMHS Graduate 2008, Foss Scholar,
Graduated From Temple University In 2012, Cum Laude With A BFA In
Dance, And Completing Their Honors Program In General Studies
From Shailer’s mentee to Shailer, April 2008:
“…I really love having you as a friend because usually I become
friends with people who need me, but for once I need you. You
always point me in the right direction, and save me from myself,
you’re always there even when I feel that I’m too close to the edge
of losing it. I’m scared but because of you I know I can make it
through anything.”
I am still connected to my mentee and will always consider her an
incredibly special part of my life. She is both family and a friend
and so much more. I have laughed with her and cried for her and she
continues to make me proud of the woman she is becoming. Together we
were able to find pieces of ourselves we thought would remain
hidden. The friends I made in the fellow mentors are still some of
my closest companions. They hold a special place in my heart that I
reserve for those who deserve love and support unconditionally and
unabatedly. Although we’re often far apart I would drop anything in
my life for them. This program helped me become the most sensitive,
empathetic, understanding, and positive version of myself I can be
and I will strive to carry these lessons with me wherever I go,
through whoever I become.
Four generations shop at church Craft Fair – Harriet Hutchins, her
daughter Marcia Murphy, Marcia’s daughter-in-law Amy Murphy and
Amy’s son Jarrett Murphy did some Christmas shopping at the recent
Craft Fair at the First Congregational Church.
Fair Thanks
On behalf of the Dorcas Guild of the First Congregational Church of
Pittsfield, I thank the community and all those who attended our two
recent Christmas/Craft Fairs for your support. Special thanks go to
the many contributors who tirelessly make these fairs some of the
best in this region and to the Suncook Valley Sun for their great
ads.
Our ladies’ guild strives to assist the church and the community in
those special needs that arise as well as to support several
missions. If you share our resolve to serve God and your neighbors,
consider joining our group. There is no attendance requirement or
dues. We work throughout the year on crafts for our fairs, meeting
Wednesdays from 10 am to 2 pm, beginning this coming year on
February 6 at the church. We also have monthly evening business
meetings every second Tuesday at 7 pm, also at the church, beginning
January 8.
Again, many thanks for your generous support.
Nella Hobson,
Dorcas Guild President
Chichester
A huge thank you goes to Mike Brewster and Clint “Dipper” Lank who
spent a day pouring floors in the new dugouts on the upper field at
Pittsfield Youth Athletic Park. They also poured the bases for the
new memorial plaque, and the plaques honoring the American Legion
and Matthew Ward at the flagpoles. Not pictured is Tony Scopa who
helped set the forms and Richard Foss who provided the materials.
Free Concert Features Voices, Strings And Brass
The First Congregational Church, 24 Main St., Pittsfield, will
present, “Christmas Joy,” a concert of Advent and Christmas music,
Saturday, December 15, 7-9 pm. This special concert will feature
your favorite Christmas hymns plus some new ones, and will again
include UNH’s brass quintet, “Inextinguishable Brass,” a string
quartet, “New England Strings Unlimited,” the church’s Chancel Choir
along with the JuBellation three-octave brass handbell choir.
This free concert is a great way to enhance your holiday spirit.
Light refreshments will be served during a brief intermission.
Parking and wheelchair accessible entry are also available at rear
of church.
For more information, call 435-7471 or visit
www.pittsfieldcc.com Candlelight
Christmas Eve
Join us for a wonderful traditional candlelight service Monday,
Christmas Eve, 7:00 pm at the First Congregational Church, 24 Main
St., Pittsfield. The program includes beautiful music by the Chancel
Choir and the JuBellation Handbell Choir, scripture lessons, the
story of the first Christmas, the sanctuary bathed in candlelight
and the singing of “Silent Night.” Bring the whole family for a
lovely evening service.
Parking and wheelchair accessible entry are also
available at rear of church. For more information, call 435-7471 or
visit
www.pittsfieldcc.com.
Letter To The Editor
Living in a small town has its advantages and disadvantages. I grew
up in a military family and was on the move often, therefore not
leaving much time to form many forever friendships. I decided when I
had children that it was important to me for them to finish school
in the town they began, and it ended up being Pittsfield.
I can say that I am proud to be from this great community. The past
four months have shown that more than ever for my family. The
overwhelming support, emotional and financial, since my husband was
diagnosed with cancer has been nothing short of amazing. From stops
in the stores to see how he is doing, meals delivered, and donations
made (including advertising and raffle items), I would like to thank
each and every person who has touched our family in one way or
another.
I would like to especially thank JJ Goodwins for the use of your
establishment to hold a fundraiser. I also give a big thanks to the
staff of JJ’s, Lisa Caldwell, Linda Morel, Melissa Rakiey, and Amy
Mitchell for putting so much time and effort into planning such a
successful event. There are so many great people and organizations
to thank that it would take a whole newspaper to name you all. You
may never know how much it has touched us.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
Jennifer Cole and family
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