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Pittsfield NH News

August 13, 2008

 


Michael McLaughlin and Jason Darrah graduated Friday, August 1, 2008, from the 253rd Part-Time Officer Academy. Mike and Jay are Officers of the Pittsfield Police Department. Congratulations to you both.

 


Blair and Victoria Riel-Smith, Dakota and Walker of Beverly, Mass., Mark McGraw of Beverly and Micah Anderle of West Peabody, Mass., spent a recent weekend at the home of Joan Riel and son Stephen on Loudon Road.


Celebrating Birthdays are: August 14, Jeff Pinard, Michele Karwocki, Heather Briggs; August 15, Danny Mullen; August 16, Tom Zahn, Rose Mary Bartrum; August 17, Ron Frohock; August 19, Leah Pollard, Reuben Leavitt.
A Very Happy Birthday to one and all.


 

Celebrating Anniversaries are: August 13, Merrill and Diane Vaughn, Peter and Susan Elliott; August 117, Gerry and Ed O’Brien; August 19, Ray and Dot Chapman.
Best Wishes.

 


Saint Joseph’s College  of Maine Names Local Dean’s List Students

The following local students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, Maine. The Dean’s List includes students with a 3.5 to 4.0 grade point average.

  • Northwood: Jeffrey Ferguson

  • Pembroke: Michael Foster and Damir Kasper

  • Pittsfield: Ryan Prescott.


Local Real Estate Agent Receives Top Producer Award

EXIT Reward Realty’s Lyn Ward was recently awarded The Top Producer Award at EXIT of New England 2008 Broker/Agent Retreat “Thinking Outside The Box.”
This award is for First Place in closed volume sales for the Second Quarter of 2008.
“Lyn has worked hard and this award is well -deserved recognition of that effort,” said Scott Ward, Owner Broker of EXIT Reward Realty.

 


Loudon Historical Society

“The Shaker Legacy” presented by Darryl Thompson will be at the Loudon Historical Society on September 17th at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by Humanities To Go. This is a NH Humanities Council Free event. The Loudon Historical Society is located in Charlie’s Barn behind the Town Office Building in Loudon Village.

 

Local Real Estate Agent Receives Top Producer Award

EXIT Reward Realty’s Laurie Sawyer was recently awarded the Top Producer Award at EXIT of New England 2008 Broker/Agent Retreat “Thinking Outside The Box.”
This award is for Second Place in closed volume sales for the 2008 Year.
“Laurie has worked hard and this award is well-deserved recognition of that effort,” said Scott Ward, Owner/Broker of EXIT Reward Realty.

 


Local EXIT Office Receives Award

EXIT Reward Realty was recently awarded the Top Producer Award at EXIT of New England 2008 Broker/Agent  Retreat. This award is for Second Place Office in the State of New Hampshire for closed sales and transactions for the year ending June 30, 2008. “EXIT Reward Realty has worked hard and this award is well-deserved recognition of that effort,” Scott Ward, Broker/Owner, EXIT Reward Realty.

 

EXIT Realty Corp. International boasts over 1,300 franchises sold and over 48,000 agents recruited across North America. EXIT Realty provides sales associates with residential income over and above their own transactions and enhanced retirement and beneficiary benefit, all of which have been unheard of in real estate industry until now.
For more information about EXIT Reward Realty, please call (603) 435-7800. EXIT Reward Realty is located at 79 High Street, Pittsfield, NH.

 


 

Pittsfield Area Senior Center Activities
 

Thurs., Aug. 14
10:00 a.m. - Bingo
11:00 a.m. - Senior Swim
11:00 a.m. - Yoga
12:30 p.m. - Embroidery Lessons
 

Fri., Aug. 15
10:00 a.m. - Bridge Practice
10:00 a.m. - Chair Dancing
10:30 a.m. - Chair Exercise
 

Mon., Aug. 18
10:00 a.m. - Easy Bridge Lessons
10:00 a.m. - Bingo
12:30 p.m. - Book Club Vacation
 

Tues., Aug. 19
10:00 a.m. - Crazy Pillow
11:00 a.m. - Senior Swim
 

Wed., Aug. 20
10:00 a.m. - Chair Exercise
10:30 a.m. - Chair Exercise
10:30 p.m. - Chair Dancing.
 

Yoga Thursdays Through August At 11:00 A.M.

Concord Hospital is sponsoring a second Yoga session.

Seated Yoga is a wonderful exercise that helps develop and maintain flexibility, mobility and balance. A core group of 15 people will be glad to tell you how yoga has improved their lives. Try it, what have you got to lose? How about what you may gain! $2.00 requested donation!

 


 

Mountain Bike Group 1


by Kyle Clark
On Wednesday, July 30, 2008, a whopping number of 17 met for an evening of trail riding at Bear Brook State Park. Glen Raiche caused us to start 20 minutes late due to his tardiness. He did bring a new rider along though, Jim, his brother’s ex-wife’s third ex-husband.


We started off by riding 1.5 miles to the top of Podunk Rd. This is where the group split up into two. Four members of the Mountain Bike Group 1 Annex took the newly renovated Chipmunk Trail and some other various trails within the park. The 13 remaining took The I Trail. Steve Brown was the first to take a digger and did so within a rock garden. We then met two other riders coming the other way and one managed to collide with Glenn Raiche. Jim also had around a half dozen crashes, one even landed him in Bear Brook. We then powered our way to the top of Rattlesnake Mountain. At the top we all took a breather and Rob Baldwin noticed that he had a tear in the side of his tire. A quick Judy Joyce dollar trick and he was good to go. On the way down a chit-chatty Glenn Raiche was warning riders about a crash he had taken on the sharp turn when he toppled off his bike. At the end of the trail John Locke got a stick to the eyeball and lost his vision for a few minutes, luckily it was nothing serious. We then careened down The Lynx Trail. Everyone made it across the alligator swamp boardwalk safely. After that we flew down the snowmobile trail that follows the camp road. We then took the salt lick trail back to Hayes Field.


This week, August 13, 2008, we will be hitting the trails of Bear Brook State Park. Meet at Hayes Field at 6:00 pm. Carpoolers from Pittsfield can meet at the Community Center at 5:30 pm. Any questions email [email protected] or call 848-7822.

 


 

Letter To the Editor,
My name is Katherine Rogers and I am running for Merrimack County Attorney in the Democratic Primary September 9th.


I have served for the last ten years as   County Commissioner and   have helped to develop a number of alternative justice programs that rehabilitate criminals and control costs to the taxpayers.  As County Attorney I will continue to work towards alternatives to simply placing a criminal in the county jail and have taxpayers fund that criminal at $65 a day.


I will initiate Project H.O.P.E (Helping Out People Early) with major three goals:


1. Reduce juvenile criminal behavior by building a Program aimed at juveniles to reduce crime and violence   by getting youth off the streets and back into school rather then into court.


2. Initiate Family Court Juvenile Prosecution Assistance with a specially assigned Attorney to direct Family Court Prosecutions, and


3. Community Outreach by holding Neighborhood Crime summits – a series of classes to better inform citizens about   the most important issues in the fight against crime.


I understand hard work and diligence. I went back to school at the age of 42. I worked, served as a Concord City Councilor and   County Commissioner and commuted to Suffolk Law School to earn my law degree. And in 2002 graduated from Suffolk University Law School and went to work for the Allenstown police Department as its prosecutor.


I understand how to work on a budget and believe that every dollar spent must be accountable to the taxpayers of Merrimack County.


I have the skills and the experience to protect the families of Merrimack County and I ask for your vote as Merrimack County Attorney in the September 9th Democratic Primary.


Please visit my website at www.KatherineRogersforMerrimackCounty.com

Katherine Rogers

 


Obituaries


 

Eva Maurice

Eva Lucille (French) Maurice, 87, of Concord, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Concord, after a period of failing health.


She was born in Pittsfield, the daughter of Clyde R. and Beatrice F. French, Dec. 30, 1920.


She was a graduate of Pittsfield High School and attended the Keene Normal School. She was employed by the Globe Manufacturing Co. in Pittsfield and retired as a garment stitcher for the Main - Winwood Sports Wear Co. in Manchester. She lived in Pittsfield for many years and was a member of the First Congregational Church and belonged to the Ladies Aid Society.


She moved to Hooksett in 1997 and became a member of the Hooksett Congregational Church and was a member of the Women's Fellowship. She also belonged to the Hooksett-ites Senior Citizens group. She was a candle pin bowler, knitter, seamstress and a four leaf clover finder. She also was a caregiver and a religious teacher. She was the widow of Fred L. Maurice who died in 1993.


Members of her family include three sons, Thomas Maurice of Merrimack and his special friend, Phyllis Tower, of Tilton, Steven Maurice and his wife, Loreen, of Fairmont, Minn., and Lawrence Maurice and his wife, Elaine, of Hillsboro; a daughter, Anne Boudreau of Manchester; nine grandchildren, Lucille and Peter Wenzel of Concord, Catherine and Norman Lozier of Jericho, Vt., Michael and Susan Maurice of Milford, William and Tanya Maurice of St. Paul, Minn., Jill Maurice of Hudson, Christopher and Amy Maurice of Deerfield, Kevin Maurice of Somerset, N.J., Jennifer and William Quinones of Fitchburg, Mass., and Karen and Joseph Maurice of Fairmont, Minn.; eight great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; a brother, Leland French of Chichester; three sisters, Louise Kenney of Epsom, Grace Shepard of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Virginia Stickney of Noridgewock, Maine; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.


She was predeceased by three sisters, Charlotte McClary, Carol Fitch and Jane Goodale.


Memorial services were  held Monday, August 11, 2008, at Hooksett Congregational Church, where the Rev. David Richardson, pastor, officiated.


Following cremation, burial will be at the convenience of the family at Village Cemetery in Marlow.


Memorial donations may be made to the First Congregational Church of Pittsfield; or to the Hooksett Congregational Church. Perkins and Pollard Memorial Home was in charge of the arrangements.

 


 

Harriet “Nan” Winchester (Osgood)

Harriet “Nan Winchester (Osgood), 80, of Concord, NH, passed away Friday, August 8, 2008.  Moving to New Hampshire from Lynn, MA, in 1972, Nan also resided in Northwood, Pittsfield, and Canterbury.  Nan was retired from the business office at the New Hampshire Department of safety.


She is survived by Bob, her husband of 51 years, of Concord, NH; a daughter, Tammie Marston, and husband, Tom, of Pittsfield, NH; a son, Bob, Jr., and long-time companion, Liz Chicknavorian, of Dover, NH; a daughter, Melissa Earnshaw, and husband, William, of Scottsdale, AZ; a son, Jonathan, and wife, Nicki; a grandson, Benjamin Marston; step-grandchildren Jack Marston, Hannah (Marston)  Dean, Peter Marston, and Christopher Marston; a sister, Jean Hannon of Swampscott, MA; a brother, David Osgood, of Saugus, MA; and several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews.  She was predeceased by a brother, “Pete” Osgood, of Wakefield, NH.


There will be no calling hours.  Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of cards and flowers, the family respectfully suggests that  donations be made to the American Lung Association or the American Heart Association

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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