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By KATHE MOLLOY
For the Compass
NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM THE CORNISH AREA
KITT Y CORNERED
Harvest Dinner at Plainfield Fire Dept.
November 19 - Please keep the 19TH of November open for the Plainfield Fire Departments Harvest Dinner.
We have had great fun putting this on for
our friends and neighbors in the area. We
use as much local produce as we can, all
proceeds go directly to the fire department
and the cost is just a donation from you.
Come and visit with your Neighbors and
Friends and enjoy a dinner made by your
Plainfield Fire Department.
By KITTY MacKENZIE
For the Compass
Carrying on in Cornish
Green Mountain Fiber Festival
November 19 and 20, 2011, Saturday 10 - 5
pm, Sunday 10 - 4 pm, Hotel Coolidge, 39 S.
Main Street, White River Jct, VT.
There will be a wide variety of local vendors providing yarns, fibers, baskets, rugs,
buttons and much more. Classes and workshops. www.GreenMountainFiberFestival.
com
News From The United Church of Cornish
Pre-Thanksgiving Pie Sale Order your pies
by Nov. 18 for our Pie Sale at the Cornish
General Store on Nov. 23rd from 9 a.m. - 12
p.m. PIES: Apple, Blueberry, Strawberry
Rhubarb, Pumpkin, Pecan, Maple Cream,
Peach, Cherry.
To order your special pie call Rev Dale @
1-603-542-8546/. Please have all orders in by
Nov. 18th.
November 23rd will be our Pre-Thanksgiving pie sale at the Cornish General Store
from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. To order your special
pie call Rev. Dale before Nov. 18th at 1-603542-8546.
November 23rd there will be a Thanksgiving
Eve service at the church vestry on center
road at 7:30 p.m. all are welcome to attend.
Cornish School Dates To Remember
Monday, November 21st: School Board
Meeting.
November 23 - 25th: Thanksgiving Break.
Monday, November 28th: Grades 5 & 6
Basketball Begins.
Monday, December 19th: Grades 3 & 4
Basketball Begins.
Wednesday, December 7th: Term 1 Report
Cards.
Monday, December 13th: Winter Concert
6:30 PM.
A Message From The Cornish Fire Auxiliary
A special thank you from the Cornish Fire
Auxiliary to everyone who attended our 2011
Annual Holiday Bazaar. We had a wonderful
turnout.
The winner of our raffle quilt was Sandy
Guest of Cornish! Thanks for making this
fund raiser a big success!
A Basic Ballroom Class Being Offered
Friday, November 18th in Cornish Flat for
grades 6 through 12. We will be learning the
waltz and the polka. Bring a partner if possible; if not, OK. Wear soft soled, non-marking shoes. Come join the fun! The fee is $5
per person. Call Valerie to register at (603)
542-2868.
Stop by Z Pharmacy on 239 Sunapee Street in
Newport, NH (the building formerly occupied by
Sunapee Bedding & Flooring) and you will discover the area’s best kept secret. Not only are
we a modern, full service pharmacy, but we have
a HUGE selection of very unique gifts, accessories,
books, toys, etc.
Always get 25% off the Yankee Candle “Fragrance of the Month”. Mention this ad through
the month of November, and receive a 10%
discount on any in-stock Melissa & Doug toy. Z
Pharmacy is more than just a pharmacy, it’s a
lifestyle; Z Pharmacy for you!
At Zuzu Café on the second floor of the pharmacy, we pride ourselves on using locally made
and grown products. Our breads are from Stone
Arch Bakery, meats are from North Country
Smokehouse, and our soups are all homemade.
Z Pharmacy
Ollie Ollie in Come Free
Six simple words can pack a very powerful punch and set your world in a new and
wonderful direction. I believe a ton of stress
and strife can easily be eliminated from your
life when you come to the full and clear
realization that whatever you’re looking for is
always within you, no matter where you are.
If you would be so kind to yourself as to just
breathe in that foreign concept for a minute,
you would do yourself a world of good and a
huge favor.
Repeat after me: “Everything I need is
within me.”
Buying into and actually experiencing
that way of thinking has not been the story of
my life. It’s been quite the opposite. It never
dawned on me that I was a highly capable
individual and a perfectly self-contained unit
who could function just fine moving through
this life as a solo movement. It never dawned
on me that it wasn’t necessary to constantly
seek approval. It never dawned on me that the
“things” I thought I needed in order to “keep
up” were doing nothing to bring me closer to
being fulfilled, content or peaceful.
Something finally sunk in. The approval I
was seeking from the people I thought mattered was never, ever going to materialize no
matter how many hoops I jumped through. If
and when those people did throw an occasional bone my way, it was only on superficial
and insincere levels – never genuine. Going
through the motions is something I now have
zero time and zero tolerance for. Take me or
leave me ~ the light finally came on and my
life is infinitely better without people in it
who don’t have forgiving spirits and who are
chronically judgmental.
I was addicted for the bulk of my adult life
to seeking approval. How many years did
I waste spending energy on trying to please
people who were never going to accept me
for who I was, what I stand for and what I’ve
overcome and become? The answer is most
of them. Until now that is.
When Price Charming failed to show up
on my doorstep, I decided it would be a great
idea to start looking for him myself. Unfortunately, I often looked under rocks. Why not?
There’s an abundance of them there just waiting to suck you down into a life of settling for
way less than you deserve.
There comes a time when
we all need to finally accept
that there are plenty of people
out there who will never serve
you well, who will never build
you up, who will never believe
in you. To them, I’ve said
“buh-buy.” You should do yourself that favor
as well.
Getting back to the point. Looking outside
yourself for what will bring you serenity or
security will never prove fruitful. The bad
news is that we are conditioned to do so and
looking everywhere under the sun but in our
own hearts for the answer is all we’ve ever
been taught, in particular from the media.
There isn’t a person alive who hasn’t
honestly and earnestly been on a life-long
quest for self improvement more than I. I’ve
read all the books, listened to all the tapes
and even been to several of the conferences.
High and low I’ve looked. Some of the things
I’ve been taught were spot on ~ for example,
exactly what I’m trying to tell you today. That
true happiness isn’t found in the relationship
you have with another person, in the job you
hold, in the home you live in or in the things
you possess. True happiness will always be
born from within when you finally figure out
that you’re okay, just the way you are, at this
precise moment in time and exactly where
you stand. Funny though, I heard that over
and over and over and while it made sense to
me, I still didn’t know how to get there.
Then one day, it thankfully and finally
happened.
Here’s what I know: if you are loved, if
you are not a taker but a giver, if you have a
grateful heart and a forgiving nature and if
you have a teachable spirit ~ what more is
there? What more could you possibly want?
There is nothing you lack. NOT-A-THING.
My life has been a series of two steps
forward and occasionally three steps back.
My mis-steps have been many, but here I am,
and again I say FINALLY - With every single
thing I need, and who would have thunk . . .
it was all tucked neatly inside me all along.
I’m going to pull a NIKE here and say
JUST DO IT. Stop looking and start living.
Kitty MacKenzie, a certified know-itnone, would love to hear from you regarding
thoughts, suggestions or comments on her
column. Please contact her at blair_maknz@
yahoo.com.
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Newport Notebook
People, places and happenings
By Ann St. Martin Stout
For the Compass
[email protected]
November 17 is National Homemade
Bread Day. I’m sure many of my
readers will be reading this after the
17th has passed us by, but that’s no
reason to let home made bread pass
us by. Whether kneaded with hands
or a bread machine or a mixer, there
is something very grounding about
home made bread – the scent, the
texture, the flavor -- all calling to us.
Home made bread with butter
– what could be better? I am one
of those home makers (note that I
called myself a “home maker” not a
“housewife” – I make a home, I am
not married to a house) who will not
get a bread machine. It is not the
purity of the bread making process
that troubles me… it is the fact that
fresh bread (which is my downfall)
would be my new meal plan. I think
you can sense, I’d be in trouble!
So for those of you who are reading this a bit too late, or who don’t
love bread (unthinkable) here are a
few other dates for you – National
Cashew Day is Nov. 23, National
Parfait Day is the Nov. 25. Of
course, there are other observances
– many non-food – you can find
yourself on www.nationalwhateverday.com
Now go enjoy a piece of good
bread.
Recreation in Newport
On the web at www.
newportrec.com you
can now print out the
Winter 2011-12 NRD
newsletter. One
page, loads of information. Here are
a few highlights.
Wanted: Ice Hut Attendants. Volunteers to flood ice rink. Basketball
referees and scorekeepers and Chili
cooks.
Teams for kids: Basketball and
Wrestling.
Adult activity: Pickleball (55+),
Indoor walking, Cycling, and Men’s
hoops.
Also, KidZone for preschoolers and
babies; basketball clinic; homework
help. And ice skating, coming soon.
Call the Rec Center for more
information at (603) 863-1332.
Newport’s Airport
If you are interested in Parlin Field
news don’t forget to check out the
latest edition of the Newsletter. You
can also ask to have the newsletter
link email directly to you when it is
made available. http://www.newportnh.net/ and select Parlin Field
link
How to Purchase New Celebrating
Community Book
If you are interested in purchasing
the new book, “Celebrating Community - 1761 to 2011 – 250 Years
and Beyond” by Jayna Huot Hooper.
You may do so at the following
times and locations:
• Newport Historical Society Museum on Central Street, on Sundays
from 10 am to 2 pm year-round; and
on Friday, Nov. 18 from 3 – 6 pm
• Library Arts Center – Gallery of
Gifts, Nov. 12 - Dec. 17, Tuesday
– Saturday, 11 am to 4 pm
• Newport Historical Society Gift
Boutique at Sugar River Bank
through December 24 (except
Thanksgiving week) at the following
times: Friday 9:30 am to 6 pm; and
Saturday 9 am to 11:30 am.
If you have not redeemed your
pre-buy certificate and claimed
your book, you may do so only at
the NHS museum or Sugar River
Bank gift boutique (not the Library
Arts Center). You may also contact
Cathryn Baird at 863-5089 with any
questions.
To receive your books by mail:
email your address and number of
books you are interested in purchasing to: [email protected]
and details of cost will be sent by
reply email.
Our Town, the Play – Part 1
OUR TOWN is the final production of Charles H. Massey, and the
show will run November 18, 19 and
20. Tickets are available for each
performance and may be purchased
by calling the Box Office at (603)
863-2412.
The Friday and Saturday performances start at 7:00 p.m. and the
Sunday Brunch Performance starts
at 12:30 pm. The show will start
promptly at 2:00 p.m. The balcony
will open at 1:30 pm.
Our Town, the Farewell Reception
– Part 2
A Farewell Reception will follow the final performance of OUR
TOWN at the Newport Opera House
on Sunday, November 20th to honor
retiring Executive Director, Charles
H. Massey.
The reception will start at approximately 4:30 pm directly following
the performance. The event is open
to everyone in the community and
will be a final good-bye to Massey
who will be heading to North Carolina on Monday morning.
Refreshments will be served and
several members of the community will be making presentations
and comments. The community is
invited.
Our Town, the Community
Memories Book – Part 3
In addition to the reception, copies
of the Community Theatre Memory
Book will be on sale. The fullcolor book will include production
photos, salutes and comments from
participants both on and back stage
The book will cost $20 and has been
underwritten by the Roy Malool
Foundation.
NOST Fairy Tale Day
On Wednesday, Nov. 23 from 6
am – 6 pm at the NMHS Cafeteria a special themed out of school
program will be held by NOST. The
deadline to register is Friday, Nov
18. There is a sliding fee scale, and
registration forms may be picked up
at the NOST sites or the Newport
Superintendent’s office on Depot
Street.
Library Schedule for Kids
Saturday, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. – Family LEGO Fun. Bring your creativity. All ages welcome.
Monday, Nov. 21 and 28 at 3
p.m. – Bingo for Books. Ages five
and up.
Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m.
– Afternoon Movie Matinee. Call
863-3430 for more information.
Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 10:30
a.m. – Toddler Time: Lapsit story
Time for ages birth to three, followed at 11:00 a.m. – Pre-School
Story Time for ages three to six.
Theme: Alphabet.
Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 3 p.m.
– Reader’s Theater – Have fun with
friends reading with enthusiasm, no
memorizing required. Ages nine and
up.
Library Book Clubs
Beside the two student book clubs
mentioned above, Richards Library
has book groups for adults. Here are
the upcoming offerings.
Brown Bag & Book on Tuesday, Dec 6 at Noon. The group will
discuss Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the
Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
Wednesday Night Book Group
on Wednesday, Jan 18 at 7 p.m. The
group will discuss Room by Emma
Donoghue.
Copies of the books are available
for loan at the circulation desk of the
library. For more information about
library programs or events call 8633430.
NEWPORT SENIOR CENTER NEWS
76 South Main St., Newport, NH • (603) 863-4458
By Belinda Pitrowski
For the Compass
Classic Country is happening
again at the Newport Senior
Center. This time “The Forever Young Band” with Rod
Dunham and the rest of the
guys. There will be line dancin’,
hootin’ and hollerin’ and boot
scootin’. Come on down. The
time is 1 p.m., the day is Saturday, November 26th and the
place, Newport Senior Center.
See you there! Donations are
welcome at the door.
The Holiday Light on
December 7th with a cost of
$79 per person, includes the Hu
ke Lau luncheon meal choices
of Prime Rib or Baked Stuffed
Chicken Breast, the Holiday
Show and Forest Park Christmas lights has a four seats available, then we will start a waiting
list!
Catch the Christmas Spirit
with Vincent Talarico on No-
vember 30th, who has opened in
Las Vegas for brand names such
as Jerry Seinfeld and Rodney
Dangerfield is coming to New
Hampshire. Vincent Talarico
(check him out on youtube.com)
will be performing and a luncheon of Baked Ham or Baked
Scrod at the Castleton Ballroom
in Windham, NH is selling fast
so call and reserve your seat
for that one too. This will be
our first trip to the Castleton
Ballroom so of course I went
to google.com to see what it is
like. What a beautiful place!
The cost is $69 for the meal and
the show. The office number
is 863-4458 and the cell phone
number is 603-372-7936.
Holiday Magic going to
Manhattan on November 27 is
at hand. Holiday Magic has sold
out and I am starting a waiting
list, if you are interested call
and if there is a cancellation
you will be in line. Itinerary
is: Day One-Mohegan Sun and
The North Pole Express Train.
Day Two – The Big Apple and
Radio City Music Hall Rockettes Christmas Show. $329.00
for double or triple.
Cribbage for Friday, October
28th, scores were 1st place
held again this week by Mel
Economou with the lead score
of 695, 2nd place was a close
race, taken by Bob Burby with a
score of 694 and Gerry Economou took 3rd position with
640. Stop in on Fridays and
join in the games. The games
start at 12:30 on the dot. Pitch
is still played on Mondays at
12:30 along with line dancing
at 1 p.m., Wednesday gives us
Bingo at 12:30, Thursday is Tai
Chi at 1 p.m. and then we are
back to Fridays cribbage.
If you are looking for
socialization, affordable meals
and laughter, join us at any of
our three meal sites located at:
67 Maple Ave. (Earl Bourdon
Center), Claremont, 76 South
Main St. (Newport Senior Center), Newport and 26 Railroad
Photos by Belinda PitrowSki
The Veterans in our area were guests of the Newport Senior Center and were served lunch by Sullivan
County Nutrition, to celebrate Veterans Day. We salute them for their service to us and our United States
of America. Thank you one and all, because of the people who serve we are a free country.
Sq. (Town Office Complex),
Charlestown. A complete homemade meal and fellowship is
waiting for you. All for only a
suggested $2 donation.
Sullivan County Nutrition is
serving a Thanksgiving Dinner
on November 17th for seniors
60 years young and older. The
meals will be served at 11:45
a.m. and there is a sign up sheet
so come and put your name on
the sheet if your interested in
sharing our Thanksgiving meal
with us.
a lens of change, as the roles of
men and women changed over
the decades. Got any family
heritage fashion items to share?
Participants are encouraged to
bring Aunt Marjorie’s gloves or
Great-great-Grandpa Joe’s hat to
show and discuss.
The final Osher program for
this semester is on December
6 (same time, same place) and
features Mark Breen, Senior
Meteorologist and Planetarium
Director of the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury, VT. With
winter nearly upon us, Mark
delves into the topic of snow
using the famous hundred-yearold microscopic photographs by
Vermont “Snowflake” Bentley.
Osher Institute members attend
for free, and non-members are
warmly welcomed for a small
single-program fee of just $8.
Learn about becoming a member
for next semester (for just $40)
by logging on to http://learn.
uvm.edu/osher.
you can bring your old tech, log
on to www.vtecycles.org.
Springfield
Get to Know Springfield
A weekly look at people and events along the Black River
By Kelly Stettner
For the Compass
I’ve gotten used to the surprised
expressions on people’s faces
when I tell them that our daughter has been wrestling since 3rd
grade. What I haven’t gotten
used to is my own passion for
watching her and her team-mates
go at it on the mats! She’s tried
many sports over the years: soccer, basketball, softball, track,
field hockey, baseball, and others. But wrestling has captured
her heart.
What sets wrestling apart?
As the oldest organized sport in
human history, wrestling is the
truest measure of an individual’s
mental as well as physical
prowess. It’s a lightning-fast,
live-action chess match between
two opponents. The physics of
leverage and momentum play
their part alongside strength and
flexibility. A wrestler learns the
mechanics of dozens of different moves and techniques, so
they must make
constant splitsecond decisions
which one to
execute at any
given moment
in a match.
Mental and physical selfdiscipline are key, as is personal
responsibility – a win is not just
a victory, it’s a personal achievement. A loss is only a failure if
the wrestler fails to learn from
it. Good sportsmanship is vital
to a wrestler’s success, as are
humility and accountability.
The rewards of wrestling go far
deeper than a few ribbons on
our daughter’s wall; the sport
cultivates a self-confidence and
self-respect in her that will be
invaluable to her as she matures.
Watching her test her own limits,
challenge herself, and exceed her
own expectations really warms
my heart. Knowing that she steps
on the mat as an athlete – not
a girl – and that she meets her
opponent head-on, face-to-face,
with open courage and intel-
ligence… it’s more than I could
ask from any other sport.
I encourage each and
every parent of each and every
child, boy or girl, any physical condition or age, to take an
honest look at wrestling. Get in
touch with me if you’re interested in sitting in on a practice
anytime: (802) 885-1533 or
[email protected].
Osher Gets Fashionable Then
Looks at Snow
The Nolin Murray Center (next
to St. Mary’s on Pleasant St. in
Springfield) once again hosts the
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.
with a program entitled “Fashion
Through the Ages.” Presented by
Amanda Page, a local historian
with over 40 years of experience
as an historic clothier and vintage
clothing collector, this program
features a look at fashion from
the colonial period right through
the 20th century.
Menswear and ladies’ fashions will be examined through
eWaste Collection
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television or printer to get rid of?
Your local recycle center should
now be accepting them without
a fee from Vermont households,
502(c)3 charities, school districts
and small businesses with 10 or
fewer employees. To see where
Community Tree Lighting
Stop down on Main St. on
Friday, Dec. 2 at 5 pm for the
lighting of the Community
Christmas Tree and caroling with
the Community Band. The music
will be followed by the arrival
of Santa at 5:30 pm to light the
tree in downtown Springfield.
An open house will be given by
the Friends of the Springfield Library following the tree lighting
until 7 pm. Refreshments will be
offered at the Library, along with
more music and Santa. Call for
more details at (802) 885-3108.
Headquarters for Men
is holding a Reverse Raffle
to benefit the
Springfield Humane Society
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SPRINGFIELD HUMANE SOCIET Y
PET OF THE WEEK
Ramona has a question for you. With
Black Friday coming
does that mean black
cats like her will all
be adopted? This
wonderful 1 year old
female wonders why
people discriminate
against black cats!
Ramona happens to
believe they are the
best kind to have! She
is very friendly and
ready to go! Friday,
November 25 will be
Black Cat Friday here
at the Shelter. That
day all black cats
will be available at a
Ramona.
special adoption fee
of $10. Of course all
adoption criteria apply! If you like Black
Friday shopping then you can wait to adopt
a black cat on that day. Of course supplies
are limited so you may want to shop/adopt
early for the best selection!
Don’t miss out on the amazing benefits of sharing your life with at least one
companion animal, especially during the
Holiday season. These guys deserve a new
home – so help us empty the Shelter for
the Holidays! Call the Shelter at 885-3997
or stop by Wed. - Sat. noon - 4:30. Best
friends meet at 401
Skitchewaug Trail!
The Shelter needs
canned dog food, paper towels, and Q-tips.
And don’t forget those
used ink cartridges
– we get $2 for each.
Many thanks to all who
help this way!
Do you have hard
to shop for folks on
your list? With the
Holidays at hand now
is the time to plan on
giving them a really
special gift. Springfield
Humane Society Gift
Cards are perfect for
holidays, birthdays,
anniversaries, or no
reason at all other
than friendship! They fit everyone and anyone and have a triple benefit. The recipient
feels great receiving such a thoughtful gift;
you feel great supporting a good cause;
and the animals in need of our services
benefit most! Oh yes, yet another benefit
– the cards are made in the USA (Springfield) – the donations are spent paying our
bills, here in the USA – the beneficiaries are
all local too – our animals! Keeping your
hard earned dollars working locally helps
our economy!
“Field Trip 101” Offered at
2012 NH Farm & Forest Expo
CONCORD, NH - Malin
Clyde, Wildlife Program
Educator with UNH Cooperative Extension, will present
“Field Trip 101: How to Lead
A Nature Walk on Your Farm
or Woodlot” Friday, February
3 at 1 p.m. during the 2012
NH Farm & Forest Expo at
the Radisson/Center of New
Hampshire in Manchester.
This workshop, designed
for beginners, will cover the
basics of planning a guided
walk or hike, including developing a theme for your walk,
dos and don’ts, group safety,
and how to promote your
event.
The non-profit New Hamp-
shire Farm & Forest Exposition has been a winter standard
since 1984. Now in their
29th year, the Expo provides
information and education on
all aspects of agriculture and
forestry by bringing the state’s
farming and forestry communities together to share ideas
and views on industry needs,
while providing a fun and
interesting venue for the public
to learn about these industries
and their impact on life in New
Hampshire.
The Exposition includes
workshops and speaker
programs, a large trade show
featuring products, equipment
and food, most of which is
produced in New Hampshire
and New England, demonstrations and student competitions,
a children’s program with
hands-on activities, a farm
animal exhibit, an auction and
an annual industry awards
reception.
The New Hampshire
Farm & Forest Exposition is
presented by the University of
New Hampshire Cooperative
Extension, the NH Division of
Forests & Lands and the NH
Department of Agriculture,
Markets & Food. For further
information, please visit the
Expo website at www.nhfarmandforestexpo.org or call
(603)231-1396.
sponsored by
Springfield Shopping Plaza
Tuesday - Friday 9-5
Saturday 7:30-12
885-9595
Established in 1988,
Springfield’s Original
Walk-Ins Only Salon
We know zero fades and line ups, no need to travel to get a good hair cut.
Newport Area Residents Lose For Good®
Donate 104 Pounds to Newport Food Pantry
NEWPORT – A local Newport group joined
the fight against two global epidemics – hunger
and obesity – by participating in the Fourth
Annual Lose For Good campaign. As local Weight Watchers members lose weight,
they’ve also been collecting food to donate to
the Newport Food Pantry to help their neighbors in need. Within seven weeks, the group
lost 202 pounds, and collected 104.8 pounds
of food.
Marty Moses Weight Watchers Territory
Manager says. “Some members have brought
in food donations equivalent to their weight
loss so they can make sure their loss is someone else’s gain.”
Since the campaign’s inception, Weight
Watchers has donated $3 million to its charitable partners and has collected nearly 5 million
pounds of food for local food banks across the
country.
PET OF THE MONTH
Life still goes on and
we still have to find
loving homes for our
many residents. This
week we feature Carrey
the 18 month-ish old
Maine Coon mix found
by a roadside. This
regal looking guy was
badly matted and had
a small hernia that was
corrected when he was
neutered. Now he is
fit, happy and ready
to grace some lucky
person(s) home!
Enrich YOUR life
beyond imagination
– adopt a companion
animal. We have a
HUGE supply of felines
Carrey.
of all descriptions
as well as one of the
sweetest Bulldog mixes, a darling lab mix,
Black River Action Team Presents
River Ripples
The Critter in the Barn
I often write about the critters that live IN the
Black River; one night last week I was reminded
about the huge range of life that exists AROUND
the Black River. My husband discovered this little
bundle of fur dangling upside-down from the end
of an unplugged extension cord in our modest
barn. My caver friend, Roderick Pingree, tells me
that it’s a big brown bat, one of the more common bats in Vermont.
Our mutual friend Scott Darling (who works
with bats for the State of Vermont) answered
an email to let me know that we should leave
the little fluff-ball alone, that he or she is likely
fattening up on late-season moths and other
insects before finding a snug roost to spend the
winter months hibernating. At Scott’s suggestion,
I checked out Bat Conservation International
(www.batcon.org) to learn more.
While bats do eat lots on insects, there is a
fair bit of ongoing question about whether they
actually help control mosquito populations. While
it seems common sense that bats would feast
on the prolific bloodsuckers, it also makes sense
to me that they are more likely to choose larger
ones like Junebugs and moths over spindly, nutrition-light mosquitoes. The fatter bugs would offer
more sustenance for a hard-working bat, while
mosquitoes are mostly legs. It’s also fair to note
that larger insects would bounce back a bigger
signal to a bat’s echolocation, hence making them
potentially easier targets. Guess I need to look
at bat guano research to see if scientists have
found mosquito parts in the feces. I did learn why
bat guano is so “shiny” – it’s from all the insect
wings! I know – too much information can be
a bad thing. But I picture them swooping down
to munch on a variety of the insects that spend
much of their life-cycle in the water: dragonflies,
damselflies, mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies and
more.
SPRINGFIELD
Photo credit: KeLLY StettNer
A big brown bat, one of the more common bats in
Vermont.
According to Madeline Bodin who writes for the
Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), bats
are easily disturbed while hibernating, and they
can’t feed on any insects in winter, so it can be a
death sentence for the bats if we humans rouse
them before spring. Bats face dangers from wind
farms and from a fungus that causes whitenose syndrome (which suffocates and starves
the poor critters), and how humans can help. In
fact, we’re looking up some simple plans to build
a bat-house over the winter and install it in the
early spring on the southeastern end of our barn.
Perhaps there is a little something we can all do!
Learn more about bats and bat houses at http://
www.ruralvermont.com/vermontweathervane/issues/winter/96011/vins96011.shtml
And let me know if you see wildlife in your
neck of the woods. I can be reached at [email protected] or by leaving a message
at (802) 885-1533.
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Shepherds, Chihuahua
mixes and more. Call
the Shelter at 8853997 or stop by Wed.
- Sat. noon - 4:30. Best
friends meet at 401
Skitchewaug Trail!
The next low cost
spay neuter clinic for
cats will be December 13 in Springfield.
These popular clinics
fill fast so call Tom at
885-2174 to reserve
a space. Spay/neuter
saves lives and suffering.
The Shelter needs
canned dog food, paper
towels, and postage
stamps. And don’t
forget those used ink
cartridges – we get $2
for each. Many thanks to all who help this way!
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Grooming & Boarding “Naturally”
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Telephone : 802-886-5000
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the compass • 11.17.2011 • page Thoughts on Veterans Day
By Roger Brooks
For the Compass
“One-two-three-four, we love the Marine
Corps — up-the-hill, down-the-hill, over-thehill, through-the-hill — one-two-three-four,
we love the Marine Corp…”
Before my stroke, I was a runner and
often the clump of my feet striking the
pavement would bring back this cadence
to my mind and I would actually sing along,
remembering a time of my youth when I
was privileged to be with forty or so other
young and strong Marine Lieutenants and
was not just an old guy stumbling down
Fish Hatchery Road in rural New Hampshire
seeking to regain his youth. The experience
was not unlike when my wife bakes cookies
from one of my Mom’s old recipes; it transports me to an earlier and simpler time.
I never went to Viet Nam, but I had thirteen men I served with who went and never
returned. From handsome young Corporal
John Towner, killed two days after Christmas 1965 to Werner ‘Lucky’ Lutz, shot out
of the sky in an observation plane later that
year, I can remember almost every name
and face and sometimes my eyes fill up
with tears at the privilege I’ve had to know
such men.
Long ago, I came to realize that people
really believe what they choose to believe
especially as regards politics or religion
or definitions of patriotism and personal
responsibility. A lady once told me that she
thought her son showed more courage running off to Canada to avoid the draft than
someone who served in Viet Nam. I am
sure there are some reading this who can
muster more support for the ‘Occupy Wall
Street’ folks than for the young folks serving you your burger and fries at “Mickey
D’s’ or your Latte’ at Starbucks. And I know
how some of you feel about those serving
in the military. This is a different time in our
history.
We are the product of our experiences
and I thank God for mine. I think most of
our government leaders are too greedy
and self-centered to be patriotic and I can
actually see a time when we won’t even
celebrate Veterans Day . But for today I am
thankful not only for my country but for the
millions of men and women who chose to
serve it, often with the maximum sacrifice.
And just think, I got to know some of them
and even for a time walk with them. I am
truly blessed!
Belated happy Veterans Day and to the
special few… Semper Fi!
Boomertalk
Dump Day
Dee Currier
For the Compass
Not all days are created equal. Dump day is
special. The weekly or sometimes semi-weekly event is not something we look forward to,
but rather a definite necessity, like electricity.
We can do without it for a while, but life gets
unpleasantly complicated.
For years, when we had our business,
we rented a large dumpster. Believe me, we
needed the big one. We had thirteen bedrooms
and bathrooms, all with waste baskets, an office, a hair salon, a workshop, a living room,
sun porch and library, and a large kitchen all
producing lots of debris. Everything went in
the dumpster.
Today we live in a three bedroom ranch
house. As a cost containment measure, we
sort our trash. Since we can recycle cardboard,
newspapers, mail, plastic jugs, glass bottles
and tin cans, we only have to pay by weight
for what is left. Six years ago, we had a garbage disposal put in our kitchen. We have no
garden to compost or pig to feed slops, so the
disposal grinds up other waste we would have
to weigh. This week’s dump run cost $6.80,
not bad for a household with two adults, three
teenagers, a large dog and one cat.
But about the cat, not by his own choosing, he is an indoor cat, and therefore uses a
litter box. Sad but true, we pay for his poop
to get thrown away. But wait, we do that for
ours, too, in the water and sewer bill. This is
depressing… the circle of life? We pay for
the food to eat, we pay for the fuel to cook the
food, and, yup, we pay for the cleanup.
There was a time when going to the dump,
er, excuse me, the waste management or
recycling center, was fun. You could pick the
dump, and sometimes come home with a treasure. At one time, my father-in-law worked
at a ‘transfer station.’ Locals called it Mount
Trashmore. It was the best job he ever had.
He got paid well, got a uniform shirt to wear,
got to talk to all the folks as they came in.
Sometimes he had to direct people to put their
stuff in the correct container. Occasionally he
pushed a button to squish up the trash.
Once he brought us a card table in mint
condition that someone threw away; another
time an adorable lamp. Other friends have told
me of picking a dump and finding old glass
bottles and collectible tins. Another area dump
has a room where folks can go and take books
they’d like to read.
Here I have to point out by my husband’s
insistence that I have been using an editorial
“we.” HE is the one who goes to the dump.
HE deserves the credit. I have been, a few
times. In the summer it smells; in the winter it
is a frozen wasteland, pun intended.
Being an American Essay Contest Deadline Approaches
Arlington, VA – The deadline for high-schoool students
and their teachers to submit
essays for the Bill of Rights
Institute’s national Being an
American Essay Contest is fast
approaching. The Contest asks
students to explore the Found-
ing principles outlined in the
Constitution by answering the
question: “How does the Constitution establish and maintain
a culture of liberty?”
The Contest, which has
quickly become the largest
high-school essay competition
of its kind, totaling over 80,000
submitted essays, is administered by the Bill of Rights Institute, a non-profit educational
organization in the Washington,
D.C. area devoted to educating
young people about the Constitution and Founding principles.
KELLEYVILLE ESSAYS
November Moods
By Kathleen Callahan
For the Compass
November is, left to itself, rather still. Small
animals like chipmunks and squirrels, have
their harvests in, and the bugs are subdued by
now. Grasshoppers don’t sing and crickets
don’t chirp. It’s safe to knock out hornet’s
nests, the fleas are finally in retreat, and spiders are no longer expanding their real estate.
The air is clear; sounds that before blended
with many voices ring out in solo. The brook
bursts through its new channel without the
competition of leaves moving with the wind.
The wind plays on dry oak leaves, evergreens
and bare wood. If a nighthawk calls, there is
no muffling; if the coyotes have a kill, the
whole neighborhood knows it.
We might get ice and we might get snow,
but mostly we see frost, sun or rain. We wait.
We change the clocks; can see light in the
morning, but not in the evening. The brown
leaves on the ground are blown into places
where they stay forever.
The hunters come, thickly now; unfamiliar trucks roar up and down the road before
dawn and after dusk. Deer wait till night
is well on before they hazard a drink at the
brook or the river. Rifle shots come at all
hours of the day, and while it is good that
men hunt for meat, that this skill is not lost,
the gunshot stops my heart as well as the
deer’s.
The fire makes its sound in the cast iron
wood stove almost all the time now, ticking
notes upward on the scale as it heats, downward as it cools. The wind chimes on the
porch make better tunes than in all months
before. They have freedom to play, more than
when the trees were fully leaved.
The oak leaves fall singly, whispering
along the road into the grasses.
“This contest is unique in
that it gives students the opportunity to think about the
important Founding principles
communicated in our Constitution,” said Dr. Jason Ross, Bill
of Rights Institute Vice President of Education Programs.
“This contest is vital to helping
students see the Founding
principles as a meaningful part
of the American experiment of
self-government.”
The top three student
winners from each of five
geographical regions will be
awarded cash prizes of $1,000
(First Place), $500 (Second
Place), and $250 (Third Place).
Teacher sponsors of each student winner will also receive a
cash prize of $100.
Springfield Elks Lodge No.
1560 would like to announce
that James Stillings has been
named Springfield High
School’s Student of the Month
for September 2011.
Mr. Stillings, age 18, is
the son of Richard and Heidi
Stillings of Springfield, and is
currently a senior at Springfield High School.
The Student of the Month Program is sponsored by the Elks
in an effort to bring recognition to outstanding youth for
achievements in school and/or
community life and may
include excellence in scholarship, citizenship, performing
arts, fine arts, hobbies, athletics and clubs. Nominations
are accepted throughout the
month and then voted on by
the faculty and staff at Springfield High School.
James has been active in
basketball and football at SHS.
He was a starting player as a
freshman on the 2008 Cosmos
Championship Football Team.
He also has recently been selected to represent Springfield
High School in the Vermont
North/South Senior Bowl
football game on Saturday,
November 19th at Middlebury
College.
Scholastically, he has
received academic recognition
in German and Geometry. He
has also been a member of the
German Club and a member
Essays must be submitted
online at www.BillofRightsInstitute.org/Contest by 11:59
P.M. PST on December 15,
2011. Supporting contest
materials, including lesson
plans meeting Common Core
standards, are provided at no
cost to teachers who want to
incorporate the Essay Contest
into their classroom.
Springfield Elks Lodge Announces
SHS Student of the Month
James Stillings.
of Student Council.
James has not decided on a
college yet, but after his 2012
graduation from Springfield
High School, he plans to be
playing college football somewhere in the fall.
Worth Your Attention - Area Library Notes
Rockingham Free
Library
Come Play! National Gaming Day at Rockingham
Library
Rockingham Free Public
Library (RFPL) joins communities across the U.S.
(and internationally!) who
are coming together in the
spirit of play for the American Library Association’s 4th
Annual National Gaming Day
@ your Library. This is a day
to celebrate the educational,
recreational, and social value
of video and board games. The
Youth Department at RFPL
invites families to participate
in games on Saturday, November 12, from 10:00 to 2:00 pm.
This program is for all ages
and will feature a variety of
games.
Gaming at the library
encourages kids to interact
with diverse peers, share their
expertise with others (including adults) and develop new
strategies for gaming and
learning while being in the surround of books, librarians and
knowledge. Families can join
others in making time to play
together at their library while
meeting new people and trying
out new games in a friendly
atmosphere.
The Library will be offering
a variety of activities throughout the day, including modern
board games (such as Settlers
of Catan, Wits & Wagers,
Heroscape, and more), traditional games (such as chess
and checkers), and card games
(Dominion, Magic The Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh,
Killer Bunnies, and Munchkin), and much more. There
will be an ongoing Dungeons
& Dragons game for beginners
interested in learning how to
play. Gamers can sign up now
to participate in the National
Super Smash Bros. Brawl and
pit their skills against players from libraries all over the
country.
This year’s event expects to
draw more than 20,000 people
at more than 1,200 libraries!
Be part of this terrific event!
Free & open to the public.For
more information, contact the
Library at 802.463.4270 or
email [email protected].
Natural Wellness for the
Whole Family
Come to the Rockingham
Free Public Library (RFPL)
for “Natural Wellness for
the Whole Family.” Part 2 of
the two-part program is for
parents and caregivers who
are looking for natural options
to support the health of their
families, especially as we head
toward winter.
Facilitated by Cindy Hebbard, the sessions will take
place on Saturday, Nov. 19,
10:30 am - 12:30 pm.
Springfield Town
Library
Button Up Workshop
Organization Presents Energy
Efficiency For Homeowners
November 30 at 7:00 pm.
The Springfield Town Library will be hosting a Button
Up Vermont workshop on
Wednesday, November 30,
2011 at 7:00 pm at the library.
Button Up Vermont is an
informational session designed
to help Vermonters learn the
basics of building science and
how to improve energy efficiency in their homes.
The free workshop was
originally developed in 2008
by Central Vermont Community Action Council and is
offered this year in partnership with Efficiency Vermont.
It includes an overview of
why building efficiency is so
important here in Vermont,
illustrates how homes lose energy, and outlines clear steps
that homeowners can take to
address this energy loss. A
BPI-certified contractor is the
main presenter and questions
are encouraged. A short session on woodstove safety will
be conducted by the Springfield Fire Department as part
of this workshop.
Owners of homes and businesses in Springfield and the
surrounding area are invited
to attend the two-hour session
to learn about actions they can
take to lower energy bills and
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make their homes and businesses more comfortable and
affordable.
“We’re offering this workshop in Springfield because
with rising heating costs,
everyone needs to be thinking about ways to make their
homes more efficient,” said
Russ Moore, Library Director.
“We hope that by sharing this
information, we can help our
residents be more comfortable in their homes and get
more control of their heating
expenses.”
Button Up Vermont workshops are being offered in
communities around the state
this fall and winter. To find a
workshop, or to find information about hosting one in your
community, visit buttonupvt.
com.
Movin’ and Groovin’
Miles of Smiles Story Time
for 3-5 year olds will be
held at the Springfield Town
Library on Tuesdays, September 27 through December 6 at
10:00 - 10:45 am (excluding
November 22). Stories, songs,
simple crafts, movies and
snack are a part of the fun.
Wiggles and Giggles Story
Time for children under 3
will be held Wednesdays, September 28 through December
7 at 10:30 - 11:00 am (excluding November 23). Children
will enjoy stories, finger plays,
songs and a snack.
George H. Stowell
Free Library
Ongoing Book Sale Some of
you may not realize that there
is an ongoing book sale in the
basement of the library. Come
in when we’re open to see
what’s available. Hardcovers are $1.00 each or five for
$4.00. Paperbacks are .50.
24 School Street, Cornish
Flat, NH, 603-543-3644.
Hours: Monday: 4 - 6 PM,
Wednesday: 4 - 8 PM, Friday:
4 - 6 PM, Saturday: 10 - Noon.
Fiske Free Library
Toddler Activity and Story
Time with Jana from Parents As Teachers.
Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. For
ages birth through 5 years old.
This is an ongoing program.
Wednesdays, Oct. 5 – Dec. 28.
For ages 3 – 5 years old.
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10:30 a.m. Longer stories
are read to children who can
sit and listen 20 – 30 minutes.
No Story Time Wed., Nov.
23.
Coloring pages to go or color
at library.
For information about
programs, call 542-7017 or
drop by Children’s Desk. All
Children’s programs are free!
Weathersfield
Proctor Library
Children’s Programs: Saturday Story Series at 10:30 a.m.
Please sign up in advance.
Meriden Library
Story Time at the Meriden
Library on Thursday mornings
at 9:30 am. Stories, Songs and
Art. For young children with a
caregiver.
Richards Library
LEGOs at the Library
Richards Library invites all to
join in on the third Saturday
of each month at 11:00 a.m.
for family LEGO fun. Call the
library at 863-3430 for more
information.
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the compass • 11.17.2011 • page SPRINGFIELD SENIORS
By Linda Haines
For the Compass
CHARLESTOWN SENIOR CENTER NEWS
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