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The Colebrook Chronicle
COVERING THE TOWNS OF THE UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014
603-246-8998
VOL. 15, NO. 18
Tax Rates For Colebrook, Clarksville And Errol Set
Fredonwarell American Legion Post 17 held its Veterans Day ceremony at the monument in Groveton on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Shown here from
left are Commander Dan Peel, Chaplain Leonard Egan, Auxiliary Secretary Juanita Merrill, Jack Bernard, Archie Lewis, John Normand,
Charles Charbonneau, Auxiliary President Sally Frizzell, “mascot” Steve Russ, Bruce Pepler and Joe Berube. Samantha McMann photo.
More 2014 tax rates have
been set by the N.H. Dept. of
Revenue Administration. Two
weeks ago, the Chronicle
reported on the tax rates for
Northumberland, Stark, Stratford and Pittsburg. This week,
the towns include Clarksville,
Colebrook and Errol. Of these
three, only one saw a slight
decrease—and that was in Errol.
Clarksville and Colebrook have
both increased over last year’s
rate, mostly because of a rise in
the local education rate—both
towns also saw a rise in the
town’s whole valuation.
Last year, Clarksville’s total
rate was $14.10, while this year
it is set at $15.55, an increase of
$1.45 cents per thousand.
Clarksville’s break down this
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Regional Dispatch Budget Set As
New Proportioned Formula Adopted
By Donna Jordan
Last evening, representatives
on the Regional Dispatch committee determined the budget
and how it will be allocated for
2015 for the emergency call center, which is situated in the Cole-
brook Town Hall. At the meeting
were the three selectmen from
each of the five core towns, plus
Colebrook’s Town Manager
Becky Merrow and Colebrook
Dispatcher Ian Cartwright.
The 2015 request to voters
will be $289,079. The meeting at
times was argumentative as the
selectmen tried to hash out the
most fair way to provide funds
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International Border Doesn’t Keep
Twins Jeannette And Claudette Apart
By Thomas Jordan
If anyone in the North Country thought they were seeing
double earlier this month, they
probably were. Twins Jeannette
and Claudette LeFebvre could be
found roaming the streets of
Colebrook, arm in arm, clad in
the vibrant gear of the Red Hat
Society. Jeannette, who has
recently moved to Colebrook
from Berlin, was happy to show
Claudette around the town that
she loves so much.
Born just above the border in
Coaticook, Que., the two practically identical women have been
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The gym was filled for the 12th Annual Pittsburg Big Top and
gymnastics show last Friday, Nov. 7. The show featured several acts
performed by Pittsburg students. Pictured are the Second Grade Roly
Poly Clowns. Seated, from the left, are Arlyn Dorman, Sarah Woody,
Hannah Haynes and Paige Tilton. Standing are Tayton Keezer,
Savannah Davis and Joli Carlson. Angela Wheeler photo.
Chapman Buys More
Former Mill Property
By Donna Jordan
As recently reported in the
Chronicle, Bob Chapman of
Chapman Demolition from Milan
took ownership of a two-acre plot
and an 11-acre plot of land at the
former Groveton Mill site.
This week, an additional 91
acres was signed over to Chapman from Green Steel LLC of
Arizona. Chapman had created
a new company, Chapman
Groveton Realty LLC, which is
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Groveton Track Will Be
Called Speedway 51
The LeFebvre twins, Jeannette of Colebrook, at left, and Claudette of Sherbrooke, at right, stopped by the
Colebrook Chronicle’s downtown office in their bright attire. Thomas Jordan photo.
By Samantha McMann
Joey Laquerre, the soon-to-be
new owner of the former Riverside Speedway in Groveton,
entered his number 15 Late
Model in Saturday, Nov. 8’s Fall
Brawl, the final event for 2014.
Laquerre revealed on the side
of his car, which was driven by
Brad Babb for the event, that the
name of the track will be Speedway 51. This is in tribute to his
recently deceased 17-year-old
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Speedway
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grandson, little Joey, whose racecar number was 51.
It was previously reported
that the track name would likely
be Grovetona Motor Speedway,
as many people, including little
Joey, had been calling the facility
for years. However, the family
felt that Speedway 51 would be
more fitting.
year is: Town Tax Rate: 18 cents
per thousand (last year’s rate
was 89 cents per thousand);
Local Education Rate: $7.81 (last
year’s rate was $5.22); State
Education Rate: $2.65 (last
year’s rate was $2.70); County
Rate: $4.91 (last year’s rate was
$5.29). The total amount of taxes
to be raised is $651,490.
Last year, Colebrook’s rate
was $23.07, while this year it is
$28.95, an increase of $35.88 per
thousand. There is an additional
fire precinct rate that has been
set at $2.07 for 2014. (Last year’s
rate was $1.60.) Colebrook’s
break down this year is: Total
Town Tax Rate: $10.47 (last
year’s rate was $7.45); Local
Education Rate: $11.41 (last
year’s rate was $9.45); State
Education Rate: $2.21 (last
year’s rate was $2.22); County
Tax Rate: $4.86 (last year’s rate
was $3.95). The total amount of
taxes to be raised is $5,196,316.
The Errol rate last year was
$12.35, while this year it is set at
$12.29, a decrease of six cents
per thousand. Errol’s break down
this year is: Town Tax Rate:
$2.82 (last year’s rate was $2.24);
Local Education Rate: $2.17 (last
year’s rate was $3.3); State Education Rate: $2.61 (last year’s
rate was $2.50); County Rate:
$4.69 (last year’s rate was $4.61).
The total amount to be raised by
taxes is $1,010,389.
Chapman
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the official owner of the parcels.
This completes the sale of all
Green Steel properties that were
owned in Groveton.
Chapman Demolition had
been overseeing the final demolition and salvage work for
Green Steel and is now in the
final stages of cleaning up the
once-bustling mill property.
Heavy equipment is still onsite,
working to clean up the debris
that remains. Chapman had
reported a few weeks ago that
he was in the process of taking
ownership of the property.
Chapman’s intention is to
bring more than one business to
the site to create jobs within the
remaining buildings onsite. He
noted, however, that new water
and sewer lines will need to be
installed in order to bring it up
to a bustling business park.
Chapman has been following
this theory with several buildings he has purchased in the
North Country, including the
former Auto Freshener shop in
Berlin. His ownership of the
former mill site in Groveton is
seen as positive news for the
area, with the town’s selectmen
looking forward to seeing the
continued progress at the old
paper mill site.
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Dispatch
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for the call center. The five core
towns on the regional committee
argued over why SPOTS should
be included in the budget and, in
the end, how the budget should
be divided among those five core
towns. The five core towns are
Canaan, Colebrook, Columbia,
Stewartstown and Pittsburg.
(Other towns using the dispatch
center are paying a flat fee per
year.)
The selectmen reviewed a
revised budget that was provided
by Colebrook’s Town Manager.
The budget included the removal
of $4,500 for the SPOTS terminal—a piece of equipment that
provides emergency officials with
instant background information
on an individual. Colebrook
Selectman Jules Kennett asked
the committee why it had
requested the $4,500 be removed
from the budget, and committee
Chairman Allen Coats (Selectman in Stewartstown) explained
that the committee felt it wasn’t
needed. “The units can go to
Troop F where they provide the
same information,” said Coats.
Kennett asked if consideration
was given to timeline and officer
safety. He said that, before
SPOTS was in Colebrook, there
was at least a 15 minute to half
hour delay in responding to calls
and that officers had to prioritize. “I believe the SPOTS terminal is necessary to protect our
officers in Colebrook and all the
officers in the area so they can
respond without delay; also
SPOTS can determine if someone
is wanted on a warrant,” he said.
Vernon Crawford of Canaan
told Kennett that the Canaan
selectmen felt that SPOTS was
of no value to Canaan, and that
the selectmen felt SPOTS was
strictly for police business—not
for emergency dispatch (which
handles calls in the region for
local police departments, state
police, N.H. Fish and Game,
ambulance and fire services).
Colebrook Town Manager Becky
Merrow told the committee that
she informed local police officers
that, because the SPOTS
expenses is being moved into the
local Colebrook budget, it would
not be able to be used by other
police departments as of Jan. 1.
“They were not happy and were
concerned–also for Fish and
Game, because their radios only
work at Colebrook,” she said.
Dispatcher Ian Cartwright
told the committee that, as a
dispatcher, he uses SPOTS on a
daily basis. “Every agency here,
Bob Chapman of Chapman Demolition in Milan recently purchased 91 acres of former Groveton mill
property, this is in addition to the two parcels he purchased just two weeks ago. Chapman now owns 105
acres of the former mill site, and intends to bring in smaller businesses to the area. Samantha McMann
photo.
regardless of what town you’re
from, or what agency, uses the
SPOTS terminal in some way.
Fish and Game uses it, Fox (Border Patrol) uses it–they work in
tandem with us because this is
such a big area. There are so
many issues we handle–especially if there is a domestic, Fox
will respond. If we were to rely
on State Police for their SPOTS,
you have to think about the
amount of area Troop F covers,
and the time they need to find
out about that person—calling
State Police is going to add that
much more time, when they can
just call us. For $4,500 a year for
officer safety, it’s just my opinion
representing dispatch—not representing Colebrook or anywhere
else.”
Columbia Selectman Eric
Stohl then reminded everyone
that he had made the motion at
the last meeting to do away with
the SPOTS. “But I would like to
make a motion to reconsider that
motion to take away that
SPOTS,” he said. After his
motion was seconded, Stohl then
explained the reasons why he
wanted to put the $4,500 back
into the budget for next year.
Stohl asked if anyone knows how
much
Groveton
pays
for
SPOTS—and then he told the
committee it is zero. Stohl said
he spoke with the state’s Commissioner of Safety, John Bar-
thelmes, asking why Colebrook
has to pay $4,500 a year for
SPOTS. Stohl said the commissioner looked into the cost, and
then reported to Stohl that the
cost is there because the town of
Colebrook has not installed a
$500 firewall for the system—if
the dispatch committee were to
invest that one-time $500 investment, the $4,500 charge would
go away. “And then we would get
SPOTS for nothing,” said Stohl.
He also checked into the cost
with an IT person he met at a
Municipal Association conference and that person confirmed
that the cost would be in the
$400-$500 ballpark. “I would like
to put that $4,500 back in. If we
get a $500 firewall in, then we’ll
have a surplus at the end of next
year,” said Stohl. Colebrook
Town Manager Becky Merrow
offered to look into getting the
firewall taken care of, working
with Dan Skousen from the local
RadioShack store. The vote
approved putting the $4,500
back into the budget.
Columbia selectman Don
Campbell then presented an offer
to purchases and deliver batteries for the radio transmitter towers. The committee was looking
at a cost of $22,300, but Campbell was able to get a better price
on those batteries at a savings of
about $5,000. The committee
changed the budget to $18,000,
with $9,000 anticipated from an
Emergency Management Performance Grant to help pay for the
batteries. Merrow asked if
another town could become the
lead applicant on the grant—and
the three Pittsburg selectmen
agreed to have Pittsburg take the
lead. “It doesn’t change anything
except using your tax ID number,” said Merrow. “We’re signing
off on perpetual maintenance.”
The committee then took on
the task of discussing the formula breakdown of the budget.
Pittsburg selectman Brendon
McKeage started by saying, “The
formula has always been a bone
of contention between the core
towns. We have basically come
up with two formulas—one is a
per call formula, the other is
based upon population, housing
and calls. I make a motion that
we base this budget on population, calls and homes.” After his
motion was seconded, he noted
that it was the same breakdown
that has been in place, and he
wanted the committee to discuss
this breakdown first.
Columbia Selectman Don
Campbell said, “Using that formula with the Columbia numbers, the dollar cost per call is
huge. If we go to that, Columbia’s
per call is $42.84 per call and
Colebrook’s is $14.55 per call.
Canaan is $56.22, Pittsburg is
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Joey Laquerre, the soon-to-be new owner of Riverside Speedway in Groveton, revealed that the name of
the track will be Speedway 51 in tribute to his recently deceased 17 year-old grandson, little Joey. From
left: granddaughter Alicia Laquerre, Joey Laquerre, Sr., his wife, Pam Laquerre, granddaughter Ashley
Laquerre, driver Brad Babb, future grandson-in-law Jesse Mastine. Samantha McMann photo.
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Police, Fire, EMS Reports
Claudette and Jeannette wear the official 2014 International Twins
Association shirts which promoted the Chicago gathering this year.
The back of the shirt lists the locations the ITA has held its conventions since its founding in 1934. The first ITA convention held in
Canada was in Toronto in 1980. Thomas Jordan photo.
Twins
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often named the most alike in
the world, winning this honor
numerous times in competitions.
They both married young, had
three children, and are both now
widowed. They work for the
Saint-John Brigades as Officers
in Coaticook and as nurses in
Geriatric and Gerontology in
Sherbrooke, Coaticook, and Berlin.
Along with the Boyer twins,
identical men nicknamed the
“Colonel Sanders twins of Canada,” they became involved with
and actively promoted the International Twins and Multiples
Association above the border. It
is a non-profit, family-oriented
organization to promote the welfare of twins and multiples
throughout the world. This
group is responsible for the largest twins parade across the
United States and Canada, and
the sisters are frequent attendees of many twins festivals and
conventions.
In November 1989, Coos
Magazine published a story on
the twins when they were 48
years of age. It detailed their
history as the oldest of nine
children, raised by an Irish
mother and a French-Canadian
father. The pair had just won
the title of “Most Alike” in their
age group at the Denver convention sponsored by the International Twins Association. “We
came real close to winning a
couple of times before, but we’ve
found that some days we just
look more alike than others. I’m
not sure why, but it’s true,” said
Jeannette at the time.
In the story, they joked about
the special pleasure they took in
confusing people throughout
their lives. When asked about
their younger days in parochial
school, Jeannette laughed and
said, “We’d switch hair ribbons
or shoes during the day so that
no one was ever really sure who
was who. Let’s just say that
those poor nuns had a very hard
time with us.”
Jeannette, whose married
name is Belanger, moved into
Monadnock Village in Colebrook, and has found the town
embraced her with open arms.
She mentioned that with a little
reminding, many people remembered her from her previous
time living in Colebrook a number of years ago. Claudette, currently living in Sherbrooke, is
writing a book on International
Twins and Triplets, digging into
the history of over 45 years of
conventions, parades and twins
activities with collaborators
from all around the world.
“Our last mandate will be at
the end of December 2014 for
Canada and Europe as bilingual
directors and secretaries and
administrators for more than 35
years, besides our membership
in the U.S.,” wrote Claudette
and Jeannette in an activity
update recently featured in the
Sherbrooke Record. The pair
had been looking to find bilingual twins to fill the positions of
Director and Secretary, and four
Counselors as well, to be elected
for the 2015-16 Twins Committee, which started Sept. 29 in
Sherbrooke.
The 81st International Twins
Convention will be held in
Orlando, Fla., from Sept. 4 to 6,
2015. All twins, multiples, surviving multiples, families and
friends are invited.
The Twins Committee can be
reached by calling (405) 2258829,
or
by
emailing
[email protected], or visiting
online
at
www.intltwins.org for more
information on the organization.
On Saturday morning a call came in to the Cookshire -Eaton Fire Rescue reporting a crash on the Rte .
253. The St. Isidore Fire Dept. was dispatched to the scene first but due to the victim being trapped inside
the vehicle Sawyerville station was quickly dispatched with the Jaws of Life. Upon arrival they found
a car very badly damaged after it apparently lost control and struck a culvert, causing it to roll many
times before finally coming to rest about 100 feet from the first impact .The driver, a male in his 30s was
removed from the wreck. He was suffering only minor injuries, but was stabilized and put on an air
mattress for transport to an awaiting ambulance for transport to CHU Fleurimont to be treated for
injuries. The cause of the crash appears to be road conditions and lack of attention according to Surete
Quebec. Corey Bellam photo.
COLEBROOK POLICE
On Nov. 11, at 9:47 a.m.,
Marie Elliott of Colebrook turned
herself in to the department on
an outstanding bench warrant
out of Lancaster Court.
NH FISH AND GAME
On Nov. 11, 2014, Fish and
Game Conservation Officers
responded to Indian Stream
Road in Pittsburg for a report of
a hunter who did not return
home on Nov. 10, 2014, from a
hunting trip in Pittsburg. The
victim, 48 year old Roger Provost
of Laconia, was reported missing
by his sister. Roger was believed
to be hunting off Indian Stream
Road which accesses thousands
of acres of land and is a popular
hunting destination.
At approximately 6:45 a.m.,
Roger was located by a Border
Patrol Agent assisting in the
search on Comstock Hill Road
which branches off of Indian
Stream Road. Roger stated that
on Nov. 10, his vehicle got stuck
on Hall Stream Road around 2:30
p.m. Roger did not come into
contact with anybody and ended
up coming upon a vacant camp
which he broke into and spent
the night.
Fish and Game would like to
respond to inquiries about
Tracked
ATV
registration
requirements. As of July 1, 2012,
in order to operate on state-approved snowmobile trails, an
OHRV (wheeled vehicle) that has
had the wheels or tires removed
and replaced with tracks, cleats
or skis, must be properly registered in New Hampshire as a
snowmobile.
The tracked OHRV must meet
the definition of a snowmobile as
defined by law. The OHRV, with
the tracks on, cannot exceed 54
inches in width and 1,200
pounds. If operating as a wheeled
vehicle, a New Hampshire
OHRV registration is required.
Machines operated as a
tracked OHRV on snowmobile
trails in the winter, and as a
wheeled OHRV, must be dually
registered in New Hampshire;
both an OHRV and snowmobile
registration are required. Both
sets of decal stickers must be
displayed on the machine.
LANCASTER POLICE
State Fire Marshal J. William
Degnan announces that the New
Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s
Office has assisted in a fire investigation with Fire Chief Randy
Flynn and Police Chief William
Colborn, in the town of Lancaster. The fire occurred on Nov.
8, 2014, at approximately 12:21
a.m. at the Star King Motel,
located at 218 Portland Street in
Lancaster. The building, a rental
cabin, was not occupied at the
time of the fire.
First arriving firefighters discovered Cabin #8, fully involved,
and severely damaged by fire.
The fire was spreading quickly
to an adjacent cabin, Cabin #7.
Cabin #7 sustained moderate fire
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On Nov 5 a call came into the Cookshire-Eaton Fire Rescue reporting a car crash on the Rte. 108 near the
Cookshire fairgrounds. Upon arrival of the Cookshire, Sawyerville and Johnville stations of the
Cookshire-Eaton Fire Dept., they found a car on its roof in the ditch. The car contained four young girls,
the oldest being 17 years old and having a driver’s licence. They were removed from the car and taken to
awaiting ambulances to be taken to the CHU Hospital in Sherbrooke. The roads were dry and temperature
warm. It appears lack of experience and attention caused this crash. Corey Bellam photo.
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The Monster (Grant Fuller), Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Michael
Perry), Igor (Connor MacDonald), Inga (Nora Gair) and Frau
Blucher (Anne Stapleton) in a key scene from the Col. Town Players’
production of “Young Frankenstein.” Courtesy photo.
Live Theater–You Can’t Beat It
Last Saturday the Colebrook Chronicle was in
Lancaster to take in the Col. Town Players production of “Young Frankenstein.” We can’t remember
the last time we laughed so hard.
We marvel at the level of timing and all-around
professionalism that our two regional theater
groups–the venerable Col. Town Players and the
brand-new Carriage Lane Players–bring to our local
stages with their offerings. Live theater, like live
music, is something you can’t recreate on your TV
or computer monitor. There’s nothing quite like it.
Bravo to all involved in “Young Frankenstein.” It
is well worth the trip this weekend if you haven’t
seen it yet. There are two showings left, tonight at
7:30 p.m. and again on Saturday at 7:30. You’ll see
many of your friends and neighbors as you’ve never
seen them before. It’s a riot!
Charles J. Jordan
“Young Frankenstein” features a cast of local performers who put on
a first-class production. You have two more chances to see it, tonight
and tomorrow. Courtesy photo.
Editor: Charles J. Jordan; Publisher: Donna Jordan
Reporter/Photographer: Angela Wheeler
Reporter/Photographer: Samantha McMann
Canadian Correspondent: Corey Bellam
Sports Photographer: Tina McKenzie
Colebrook Office Manager/Video Editor: Thomas Jordan
The face of youth: that’s Stratford grad and onetime town postmaster Milton Paradis, back center, during
World War II. We are fortunate to still have vets from the Second World War like Milton in our midst to
share with students, as he did in Groveton this past week, accounts of his experiences in that global effort
which was the major event of the 20th Century.
Outdoors
KEEPING FISH AND
GAME DEPT. SOLVENT
The 2014 recommendations of
the Legislative Commission to
Study
Opportunities
and
Options to Improve the Sustainability of the Fish and Game
Dept., tasked with finding future
funding solutions for the department, have been released.
Among the ideas are: considering
financial support from users of
non-motorized watercraft, authorizing the Executive Director
and the Fish and Game Commission to set license fees, and making changes in the resident
over-68 hunting and fishing
license.
“We are looking for a serious,
thoughtful consideration of the
ideas the Legislature has put
forward,” said Fish and Game
Executive Director Glenn Normandeau. “Without support for
changes from a broad spectrum
of the public, the Fish and Game
Department you know and rely
upon today will not be able to
fulfill all of our obligations to the
residents and visitors to New
Hampshire.”
The Legislature has been
searching for several years for
ways to address the funding gap
at Fish and Game. “In spite of
significant reductions in personnel over the last three biennial
budgets, rising costs are still
outpacing revenue,” said Normandeau. “This gap is a serious
problem.”
In 2013, the Legislature provided stopgap funding in Fish
and Game’s budget ($699,000 for
FY 14 and $893,000 for FY 15)
to keep the Department whole
for the current biennium–the
two-year period that runs
through next June. Meanwhile,
it tasked the Sustainability Commission to come up with ideas to
help increase Fish and Game’s
revenue stream going forward.
The 2014 recommendations of
the Legislative Sustainability
Committee include the following
(please note that no bills have
been filed as yet):
–Implementation of a program by which canoeists and
kayakers contribute to the
department. The department
hopes to work with paddlers and
others towards a consensus solution that works for all.
–Authorizing the Executive
Director, with the consent of the
Fish and Game Commission, to
set all license fees. Currently,
most Fish and Game license fees
are set by the Legislature.
–Changing the free resident
license for those age 68 and older
to an annual fee of $10 for a
hunting or fishing license, or $20
for a combo license (currently
free; current over-68 license
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Social News
BIRTH
ANNOUNCEMENT
Matt and Carrie Glover are
pleased to announce the arrival
of their son, Henry Donald
Glover, who was born on Oct. 18,
2014, at 10:48 p.m. at Littleton
Regional
Hospital.
Henry
weighed five pounds, three
ounces and was 17.4 inches long
at birth. Maternal grandparents
are Tony and Rose Hibbard of
Stewartstown, and paternal
grandparents are Cliff and Sharon Glover of Colebrook.
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Outdoors
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holders would be grandfathered
in; would provide the department
with more accurate data on par-
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ticipation; could raise a potential
of $60,000 annually.)
–“These changes and more are
needed,” said Normandeau. “It
will take about $3 million a year
in additional revenue for us to be
able to maintain the current
level of services the public
expects. These ideas would be a
start. But keep in mind that even
if legislation is filed and the bills
pass in the 2015 session, they
would not be implemented until
calendar year 2016 (after the
start of the 2016-17 biennium).
Fish and Game is solvent
through June of 2015, but we will
be looking to the Legislature to
help address the deficit to keep
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Social News
Over 100 family and and friends attended a 90th birthday party for Frank and Glenna Rancloes last
weekend in Stewartstown. Front, from left, daughter Wanda Brown, Frank and Glenna Rancloes,
daughter Rita Hale. Back: Son Russell Rancloes, daughter Connie Angevine, son Rene Rancloes, son
David Rancloes, son Larry Rancloes. Linda Hook photo.
An open house and card shower was held for Belvah King’s 90th birthday at her home on State Street in
Groveton on Saturday, Nov. 8. Belvah is shown here in her home with a beautifully decorated cake given
to her by her family. Samantha McMann photo.
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Education
Left photo: Honor Roll and High Honor Students at Stewartstown Community School for the First Quarter. Right photo: Students who earned Student of the Month recognition
during the month of October 2014. Lori Uran photos.
STEWARTSTOWN
COMMUNITY SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
High Honor Roll
Grade 8: Chandler Biron and
Skylar Tricca. Grade 5: Chloe
Royle., Grade 4: Austin Day.
Honor Roll
Grade 7: Ashley-Jaden Uran.
Grade 6: Owen Pollard, Carson
Rancourt. Grade 5: James Bissionette, Greenlee Cameron, Austin
Grady, Caleb Guilmette, Jayden
Hodge, Connor Howe, Christian
Owen., Grade 4: Aiden McCallister, Savannah Ricker, Serenity
Thomas. Grade 3: Summer Guilmette and Karissa Sweatt.
STRATFORD PUBLIC
SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
Honor Roll
Grade 8: Elizabeth Noyes and
Robert Howland. Grade 7: Nicolas Goulet. Grade 6: Jasmine
Noyes, Amanda Newman, Mercedes Martin, and Ruby Come.
Grade 5: Kayla-Rose Howland,
Christopher Corliss.
COLEBROOK ACADEMY
HONOR ROLL
High Honors
Grade 12: Jessi Frechette,
Elise Fuller, Jessica Kennett,
Sierra Malcolm, Austin Prusik
and Austin Steward. Grade 11:
Michael Hastings and Brianna
Zavala. Grade 10: Makaila Weir.
Grade 9: Melaney Hibbard,
Selena Richards and David
Sweat.
Honor Roll
Grade 12: Dakota Fogg,
Megan Hamel, Kensley Hammond, Sydney Haynes, Mackenzie Kenney, Alexyss Lawson,
Duncan Pearson, and Rage
Poulin. Grade 11: Dylan
Dagesse, Erica Dagesse, Jessica
Judd, and Sedrick McKinnon.
Grade 10: Brandon Crawford,
Heather-Lynn Davis, Christoph
Jorges, Brooke Lawson, Lindsey
Nadig, Garrett Purrington, Natalie Rouleau, and William Tallmage. Grade 9: Morgan Beaton,
Melissa Collins, Callie Dauphinais, Joseph Didsbury Morgan
Ducret, Michaela Fournier,
Caitlynn Gleason, Genna Gould,
Savannah
Howe,
Kendra
Learned, Dawson McCowen,
Cody Rainville, Karissa Roberts,
Taylor Siewierski and Kelsey
Steward.
On Thursday, Nov. 6, three students from Colebrook Academy attended the All New England Music
Festival at Plymouth State University. They sang with over 300 high school students from across New
England. From the left. Choral Music instructor Kate Sorochak, Brianna Zavalla, Christoph Jorges and
Erica Dagesse. Courtesy photo.
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The Colebrook Academy Senior Class held a special event in honor of Veterans Day last Monday night
at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook. This year’s event focused on local veterans from the Korean War era.
Each senior interviewed one of the 15 veterans and created a display chronicling their lives during the
war. Another, separate display was made for the four local veterans who didn’t return home. Pictured
are Bertrand Bryant (Air Force), George Heald, Sr. (Navy), Nell Henson (Army), Bud Hulse (Army), Anibel
Pires (Army), Clarence Frizzell (Marine Corps.) and Burton Frizzell (Army). Angela Wheeler photo.
all are looking forward to this
time of good food and giving
thanks with others.
Fern Champagne and Doris
Delong shared the Blackout
bingo game victory. Other
games included Yahtzee and the
Price is Right game. Residents
exercised with a game of kickball. In the Special Care Unit,
residents played balloon toss,
word games, worked on crafts,
read aloud and did some painting. They enjoyed a pizza party.
Pastor Cynthia Grassi led a
memorial service on Tuesday.
The service honored the residents we said goodbye during
the past year.
Residents reminisced with
items from the past during Treasures from the Attic and learned
All about the many uses of vinegar.
Also on hand for the Colebrook Academy Senior Class Korean War
Era Veterans Night were, seated from left, George Caird (Navy),
George DeLong (Army) and Fred King (Air Force). Standing are Neal
Gadwah (Army) and Dean Hughes (Marine Corps.). Angela Wheeler
photo.
COOS COUNTY
NURSING HOSPITAL
Lexy Owen joined us on Sunday afternoon to sing Karaoke
with us. Later in the week,
Carolyn’s Friends performed in
a family room full of residents
and visitors.
The North Country Resident
Council met this week. They
reviewed Resident Rights Numbers 11 and 12 and their current
finances. Council members and
activity staff are selling raffle
tickets which will be drawn at
the Craft Fair on Nov. 22. Members talked about making crafts
to sell and reviewed the items
for the food table and the lunch
table. Council members will also
be collecting canned goods for
the local food pantries. Anyone
who brings in a canned good will
be given a free ticket for a door
prize. The Council reviewed
November’s activity calendar
and are looking ahead to the
Kiwanis Party in December.
Invitations for Thanksgiving
Dinner have been sent out and
CANAAN SENIORS NEWS
Jean-Nil Theroux and Denise
Carrier won the 50/50 drawings.
Therese Rougeou and Maria
Dube won free meals. Bingo was
enjoyed. Germain Turgeon, Dencie Cunningham, Lisette Fauteux, Marie-Paul Marchand,
Pauline Jalbert and Jacqueline
Guay won bingo games. Germaine Yurgeon won the Black
out.
Next week (Nov. 19), menu
roast pork, mashed potatoes,
gravy, carrots, bread , with spice
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Left photo: Joining in the fun for the 12th Annual Pittsburg’s Big Top and gymnastics show was the High School Chemistry Class, who performed a special magic show. Leading
the presentation was High School Chemistry teacher April Cartwright, whose trick it was to pull a rabbit out of her hat but instead found a dollar bill inscribed “IOU ONE
RABBIT” seemingly left behind by one of her chemistry students. Middle photo: This year’s Big Top event featured the Third and Fourth Grade as the North Country Wild Ones
who put on a "grrreat" show. Right photo: Colin Carlson snatched the dollar bill pulled from and dramatically set it on fire in front of the audience but it some how remained
unscathed. Angela Wheeler photos.
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cake for dessert. For reservations, call Dencie Cunningham
at (802) 266-8206, before 10 a.m.
on Tuesday.
AMERICAN LEGION
AUXILIARY UNIT 47
Canaan Key Club members
cooked and catered a delicious
roast pork dinner honoring our
veterans on Saturday evening,
at the American Legion Hall in
Canaan. A beautiful cake was
provided by the Sons of The
American Legion and the Auxiliary. The Auxiliary Thanksgiving dinner basket raffle was
drawn later that evening evening up stairs. Robert Crete of
Laconia was the lucky winner of
the six baskets of food, Cindy
Madore-towel basket, Annette
Mathieu-wine basket, Hollie Peron-pie basket, Scensy basketJohn Corriveau, Sally Jarestfudge basket, Anna Washburnfruit basket, Sherry Dermondsmall grocery basket, Raymond
Nott won the door prize.
The auxillary noted: “Hermance Paige, as always, has
done another fine job of putting
this all together. Thanks everyone who helped by donating
items, sold tickets and bought
tickets, making this a huge success again this year.”
RIDGE RUNNERS’
ANNUAL CRAFT FAIR
The Pittsburg Ridge Runners
Snowmobile Club will be holding
its Annual Craft Fair on Nov. 29,
at their clubhouse at 17 Dickson
Lane (Off Back Lake Road) from
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Local crafts
include jewelry, needlework,
paintings, crafts, baskets, baked
goods, fudge and white elephant
items. Remember that local
crafts are proudly made in the
USA. Raffles will be drawn at
the end of the day.
All proceeds will be presented
to Easter Seals for Camp Sno-Mo
at their annual Ride-In. This
year the regional director of the
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Left photo: In honor of Veterans Day, the Canaan Key Club prepared and served a meal for local veterans and their families on Saturday, Nov. 8. Helping to serve food for the
evening were Merrick Marchesseault, Emillie Roy, Skyler Brown, Kaylee Noyes and Mallorie Biron. Right photo: The Canaan Northland American Legion Post 47 was filled
with local veterans and their families as guests of honor for a dinner in recognition of Veterans Day. Angela Wheeler photos.
On Veterans Day, Tuesday morning, Nov. 11, from 6:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. at the Monadnock Congregational Church, Stewartstown Community School students held a breakfast
for all military veterans. Left photo: Pictured from the left are Garrett Rancourt, Dillon Brooks, Chandler Biron, Devin Marsh, Skylar Tricca,. Natalie Purrington and Amber
Coutu. Right photo: Several local veterans and their families enjoyed a breakfast at the Main Street church in honor of Veterans Day. Angela Wheeler photos.
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Colebrook Academy’s Class of 1945 held a reunion recently at the Wilderness Restaurant in Colebrook.
From the left, Nell Henson, Merton Porter, Alberta Hibbard, Mary Ellen Mongeau, Beverly McDaniels,
Robert Young and Clarence Frizzell. Courtesy photo.
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camp, Robert Kelly, will be on
hand with a display for the
camp's activities for children and
young adults with disabilities
and special needs.
TIME FOR ECUMENICAL
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Every year on the Sunday
before Thanksgiving the area
churches come together in celebration and worship. The host
church is St. Brendan’s Catholic
Church on Pleasant Street. This
year the Ministerium (aka North
Country Cooperating Churches)
plans to have this traditional
service at 4 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.
Join the area clergy on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m. at St.
Brendan’s and if you are able,
bring a non-perishable offering
of food to help our local food
pantries.
CANAAN’S ANNUAL
HUNTER SUPPER
Those coming in from a successful day hunting in the woods
and those that never ventured
out of their warm homes will be
offered up this season’s best meal
as Canaan’s Grace Community
Church once again opens their
kitchen to the community.
This year the meal has a focus
on bringing the entire family out
for an affordable evening with
their friends and neighbors. Kids
eat for just one dollar.
The main menu features barbeque pulled pork, cheesy
mashed potatoes, coleslaw, barbeque and maple baked beans,
and the always popular Caesar
Salad and vegetarian and dessert buffets. The kids’ menu
includes mac and cheese, hot
dogs, chili dogs, Moosesquetti
and Mooseballs and homemade
chicken nuggets.
The dinner takes place on
Saturday, Nov. 15, with two seatings; 5-6 p.m. Additional info
at
www.TheGrace
Comm u n i t y C h u r c h . o r g
<http://www.TheGraceCommuni
tyChurch.org> and on Facebook
GraceCommunityChurchVT.
Grace is a non-denominational independent community
church where all funds raised
remain local to serve this community.
MOHAWK GRANGE
On Nov. 3 three brothers and
12 sisters met for a potluck dues
paying supper. “America the
Beautiful” was the opening song.
Ann Woodard read the minutes
of the previous meeting.
Lynda Gaudette thanked
Eleanor Lyons and Ann Wood
ard for the cookies made for the
blood bank. Ann donated cookies
to the Wounded Warriors in
Pittsburg. The Grange balloted
on two new members Everett
Fryman and “Gwen” McCourry
of Colebrook. MaryAnn Neary
said the Veterans Day breakfast
would be held at the Congregational Church at 6:30-9 a.m.
Lecturer Jr. Haynes gave a
presentation on the Sons of
American Legion in Canaan, Vt.
The Grange welcomes new members and encourages the public
interested in getting to know
what we are all about and what
we do for the community please
feel free to come to a meeting.
The next meeting will be on
Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. The closing
song was “Blest be the Tie That
Binds.” Eleanor Lyons is in
charge of lunch and Yvonne Burrill will start the fires.
STRATFORD GRANGE
On Nov. 3 two brothers and
five sisters met for their monthly
meeting. Special guests were
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Fredonwarell American Legion Post 17 held a flag retirement ceremony to properly dispose of worn
American flags on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Chaplain Leonard Egan, shown in back, recited the traditional
prayer prior to the burning of several dozen flags. Samantha McMann photo.
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At last Saturday night’s Cabin Fever concert at the Guild Hall in Guildhall, Vt., a number of local musicians performed during the open mic. The headline performers this
month were Aaron Seibert, left, and Greg Nadeau, right, who was accompanied by Lee Baker. The series raises funds for various local organizations. The next Cabin Fever
concert is at 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13, when the headline performers will be the Fireside Fiddlers. Dick Rosser photos.
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N.H. State Grange Master Chris
Heath, N.H .State Grange Flora
Lois Enman and N.H. State
Grange Executive Committee
member Wilbur Heath.
“God Bless America” was the
opening song. Pat Allin read the
minutes of the previous meeting.
Lois Enman won the mystery
prize. Stratford Grange won a
blue ribbon and two red ribbons
at the State Convention.
The Community Service
reported by Frances Pepau took
fourth place. October’s project
was donations to the food pantry.
November’s project will be the
mitten tree at the Stratford Post
Office and donations for Toys for
Tots in December. The N.H. Dictionary Project will include
schools in Groveton, Stark and
Stratford.
Programs
were
planned for 2015.
State Master Chris Heath
read “A Recipe for a Successful
Grange” by Beth Hall, from a
1956 issue of the Granite State
Granger magazine. The closing
song was “Blest be the Tie That
Binds.”
THRIFT SHOP’S
THANKSGIVING SALE
Shorter days and colder
nights are among the many
reminders that the holidays season is upon us. In order to give
its clients a head start on the
season, the Groveton Thrift Shop
at 9 State St. is holding a halfprice sale from Wednesday, Nov.
12 through Friday, Nov. 21. The
sale offers a great opportunity to
obtain additional glassware,
plates and bowls, mugs and cups
in preparation for celebrations
with family and friends.
In addition to a large assortment of warm clothing, holiday
specials for all members of the
family are available from a toddler's red velvet dress to stylish
women’s outfits and men’s blazers and jackets. The collection of
boots and shoes is filled with
good bargains which during the
half-price sale offer unbeatable
value. As always, the shop’s book
nook’s collection of cook books
provide all the information
required to produce “best-yet”
holiday treats and meals.
As the shop’s storage space is
limited, the staff request that
donation of clothing be limited to
items suited for winter wear. A
rack of specials and pillows, jewelry and hand knit items are
excluded from the sale.
The shop’s winter hours are
Wednesday through Friday, from
8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and the first
and third Saturday of each
month from 9 a.m. until 12 noon.
Michele Johnsen’s work is currently on exhibit at Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook and
will be there through the month of November. The UCVH exhibits are sponsored by the Connecticut River
Artisan Group. Courtesy photo.
Herbert Miles of Groveton, 94-year-old World War II veteran,
celebrates Veterans Day at the Groveton monuments annual ceremony. Herb was in the mechanized 106 Cavalry Regiment attached
to General Patton’s Third Army. Courtesy photo.
–submitted by Alice B. Poole,
Groveton Thrift Shop volunteer
WOODBURN ELECTED
MINORITY LEADER
North Country State Senator
Jeff Woodburn was elected as the
leader of the Minority Party on
Friday. The 10 Democratic Senators were locked in six-hour
deadlock between two candidates
vying for the top spot. Woodburn emerged as the compromise
candidate and was unanimously
elected.
“It was unexpected, but I’m
honored by the trust of colleagues have placed in me and I
look forward to the challenge,”
Woodburn said. “My focus will be
to work with everyone to get
things done for New Hampshire.
My immediate focus is to keep
the bipartisan list accomplishments of the previous legislature
and build a fair budget.”
Woodburn, who was reelected to a second term with 60
percent of the vote, said his new
position will give him clout to
help the North Country. “My
time and schedule will have to be
curtailed and more strategic,” he
said, “but my heart will always
be in the North Country.”
A resident of Dalton, Woodburn is the first North Country
legislator to serve as a Senate or
House Democratic leader.
PROJECT HOMEBOUND
TO MARK 30TH YEAR
Project Homebound, the
greater Lancaster area’s annual
Thanksgiving meal for the less
fortunate, is gearing up for its
30th year. Project Homebound
will be celebrating with some
changes this year, as it will be
changing the days of operation.
This year it will be done on Friday, Nov. 21, with the packing of
the boxes at 6 p.m. at Lancaster
Town Hall, and Saturday, Nov.
22 will be delivery day at 8:30
a.m. at Town Hall as well. Also
this year as an option, people
may pick up there meal at 8 a.m.
on the 22nd as well.
Project Homebound covers the
towns of Lancaster, Jefferson,
Twin, Whitefield, Groveton Dalton, Gilman, Lunenburg, and
Guildhall. Project Homebound
relies one-hundred percent on
donations to make the program
happen, and if you would like to
make a donation, you may at any
Passumpsic Savings Bank, under
the Project Homebound account.
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damage, mainly to the exterior
of the cabin. Additional assistance was provided on scene by
the Jefferson Fire Department.
An origin and cause investigation has been conducted and
revealed that the fire was intentionally set. The investigation
into the fire is active and still
ongoing at this time. If anyone
was in the area at the time of the
fire or has any information about
this fire, please call the Arson
Hotline at (800) 400-3526 or the
Lancaster Police Dept. at 7884402.
Fire Marshal Degnan would
like to remind citizens that arson
is not a victimless crime, and
that any intentionally set fire
can jeopardize the safety of the
public and fire and police First
Responders.
Any further questions can be
directed to Investigator Stacey
Dubois at 223-4289.
On Tuesday night the Great North Woods Committee for the Arts brought to the Tillotson Center in
Colebrook a Songs Beyond Borders show featuring four singer/songwriters from New Brunswick and
Maine. From the left, Danny Boudreau, Emilia Dahlin, Caroline Savoie and Denny Breau, lit up the
stage with an evening of music. Phill McIntyre of New England Celtic Arts in Maine was on hand to
explain before the show how he arranged this special international cultural series with the Maine Arts
Commission and New Brunswick Dept. of Tourism. Charles Jordan photo.
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If you would like to receive a
meal or volunteer, call Jean Oleson at 788-2306. And on a final
note, with this being the 30th
year Dan Mitchell, the founder
of Project Homebound, will be
involved this year, and anyone
who has been in the past, is
welcomed to be a part again as
well.
CANAAN HISTORICAL
SOCIETY NEWS
After the Oct. 17 meeting, the
Canaan Historical Society cohosted with the Alice M. Ward
Library, a book signing by Caroline Grimm. She presented a
very interesting talk about two
of her books. Wild Sweeps the
Wind is based on a real life Civil
War diary by Phoebe F. Beach,
and Beneath Freedom’s Wings
about the evils of slavery. There
were 23 people present.
At the next meeting on Nov.
21, members will be going to visit
the Colebrook Historical Society.
Anyone wishing to join us should
meet at the Canaan library at 3
p.m.
CHRISTMAS PROJECT
OPENS COLLECTION SITE
This month, northern New
Hampshire will be able to make
use of a regional collection site
for Operation Christmas Child—
the world’s largest Christmas
project of its kind. Organizers
say, “The annual project is a
favorite of many Coos County
residents, families, churches and
groups who help spread God’s
love to millions of children
around the world by filling shoeboxes with toys, school supplies
and notes of encouragement.”
“Operation Christmas Child
is a fun project that makes a
tangible difference in the life of
a child facing difficult circumstances. Anyone can participate,
whether young or old," said Coos
County
volunteer
William
Neilsen.
Through local collection
points, residents hope to contribute more than 7,600 gift-filled
shoeboxes to the 2014 global goal
of reaching 10 million needy
children. Since 1993, Samaritan's Purse has delivered giftfilled shoeboxes to more than 113
million children in over 150 countries through Operation Christmas Child. For many of these
children, a gift-filled shoebox is
the first gift they have ever
received.
The local collection site is at
the Milan Community Methodist
Church at 763 Milan Road. The
hours are 4-6 p.m. Monday
through Friday, Saturday 11
a.m.-1 p.m. and Sunday, 12 noon
to 1 p.m.
Operation Christmas Child is
a project of Samaritan's Purse,
an international Christian relief
and evangelism organization
headed by Franklin Graham.
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VT. STATE POLICE
During the period of Nov.
26-30, the Vt. State Police,
assisted by the other law enforcement agencies in Caledonia and
Essex Counties, will be conducting sobriety and vehicle safety
checkpoints within Caledonia
and Essex Counties. This is a
high visibility enforcement campaign, focused on impaired and
aggressive driving. The goal is to
reduce crashes and address poor
driving behavior. As of today,
there have been 37 fatalities on
the roadways. Impaired driving
and lack of seat belt use continue
to be the major contributing
factors into deaths on roadways.
Troopers, Sheriff’s Deputies, and
local officers will also be enforcing seatbelt, child restraint, and
other motor vehicle laws during
the checkpoints. Drivers are also
reminded of the ban on handheld
portable electronic devices that
went into effect Oct. 1, 2014.
With the upcoming holiday
period, an increased amount of
traffic is anticipated across the
highways of Vermont. Drivers
are reminded to remain vigilant
of their operating speed and to
avoid distracted and aggressive
driving. Doing so will help the Vt.
State Police and its partners
meet our goal of safe highway
travel for all during this period.
45TH PARALLEL EMS
AEMT Michelle Hyde, Chief
Robert Darling, and Paramedic
Christopher Tanerillo conducted
training with Lancaster Emergency Medical Services on Lifting and Moving Patients. The
training consisted of an interactive presentation on preventing
injuries to patients and EMTs
along with a practical session on
equipment used to move patients.
The following is the ambulance call activity report for the
period from Oct. 26 through Nov.
1:
On Oct. 26, at 10:06 a.m., the
department responded to Colebrook
for a medical emergency. The patient
was transported to UCVH. At 7:46
p.m., the department responded to
Lemington, Vt., for a medical emergency. The patient refused transport. At 9:06 p.m., the department
resopnded to Colebrook for a medical
emergency. The patient was transported to UCVH.
On Oct. 27, at 12:21 p.m, the
department responded to Pittsburg
for a medical emergency. The patient
was transported to UCVH. At 4:54
p.m., the department responded to
Stewartstown for a medical emergency. The patient was transported
to UCVH. At 8:49 p.m., the department responded to UCVH for an
interfacility transfer to Littleton
Regional Healthcare. The patient
was transported to LRH. At 8:59
p.m., the department responded to
UCVH for an interfacility transfer to
DHMC. The patient was transported
to DHMC.
On Oct. 28, at 5:51 p.m., the
department responded to UCVH for
an interfacility transfer to DHMC.
The patient was transported to
DHMC.
On Oct. 29, at 2:27 p.m. the
department responded to Colebrook
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Kacie Riendeau and Haley Belanger met
guests at the door in their Korean War era
costumes at the Tillotson Center last Monday night for Colebrook Academy Senior
Class' special event. Angela Wheeler photo.
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For more information about
how to participate in Operation
Christmas Child, call 372-2117
or visit samaritanspurse.org.
National Collection Week for
gift-filled shoeboxes is Nov. 1724; however, shoebox gifts are
collected all year at the Samaritan’s Purse headquarters in
Boone, N.C.
CONSERVATION
COMMISSIONERS EVENT
New Hampshire Conservation
Commissioners Training to be
held on Wednesday, Nov. 19,
2014, at the Town and Country
Restaurant in Shelburne, from
3:30 to 8 p.m. This event will
offer three hours of training with
dinner for $40 per person.
The speakers at this event
will
be
Don
Keirstead,
USDA/NRCS Landscape Ecologist; Managing Riparian Areas
–Enhancing Riparian Buffers
and Early Detection of Invasive
Plants, Brendan Prusik, Coos
County Forester, UNH Cooperative Extension and John
Lanier, Retired Wildlife Biologist; Top forestry considerations
for Conservation Commissioners, Joe Homer, Retired USDA
NRCS Soil Scientist, Available
Resources, Wetlands and Hydric
Soils.
Contact the Coos County
Conservation District, Julie Larrabee, District Administrator, at
788-4651, ext. 5 or email
[email protected], for registration information and flyer.
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The above photo was taken on Nov. 12 showing the progress of the Stark Covered Bridge repairs being
performed by Alpine Construction, LLC, of Schuylerville, N.Y. Samantha McMann photo.
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Groveton American Legion Auxiliary Unit 17 announces the return
of retired Chaplain Lenny Egan. Welcoming him back to the American
Legion family is Sally Frizzell, President of the Groveton American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 17, on the left. Chaplain Lenny Egan is shown
with his wife Minnie, who is a member of the Groveton American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 17. Courtesy photo.
VETERANS DAY AT
GROVETON ELEMENTARY
On Friday, Nov. 7, Groveton
Elementary School Grades 3, 4,
and 5 held their 13th annual
Veterans Day program. Around
25 veterans attended.
The program began with a
welcome speech from student
Patrick Keenan. Kaitlin Cassady then led the assembly in
“The Pledge of Allegiance.” The
American Flag was displayed by
student, Caden Stone. Each
grade then recited a poem: “The
Pride of Our Country” by Roger
Robicheau, third grade; “Veteran’s Day” by Cheryl Dyson,
fourth grade; “Purple Heart” by
Roger Robicheau, fifth grade.
All of the students and teachers
then beautifully sang “Thank
You, Soldiers” by Michael and
Angela Souders. A closing statement was read by student,
Bryan Davis.
Sally Frizzell, president of
American Legion Auxiliary Post
17, presented the students and
teachers a certificate of appreciation for the all of the work put
into the program. Each teacher:
Mrs. Brown, Ms. Kenyon, Mrs.
Johnson, Mr. Knepp, Mrs.
Smith, and Mrs. Holcombe, was
called up to accept a certificate.
Sarah Cox and Dan Peel posed with the laminated placemat that
Sarah had made for the Stark Village School Veterans Day program
on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Every student made a placemat to be used
by the veterans during the luncheon. Samantha McMann photo.
The students and teachers
then invited everyone to join
them up in their classrooms for
refreshments and discussion.
The veterans were encouraged to
share stories of their military
experience with the children.
The children seemed to enjoy the
stories as much as the veterans
enjoyed telling them.
–Samantha McMann
Left photo: Stark Village School held a Veterans Day program on Nov. 12. The students sang a song and read poems. Sally Frizzell, auxiliary president, presented a certificate
of appreciation to the students and staff, shown with their certificate. The veterans were then treated to lunch served by Mrs. Cook and student helpers Katherine Bushey, Sarah
Cox, and Katrina Holmes. Each student made a laminated place mat for the veterans and guests to eat their meals on. Right photo: Following the Groveton Elementary School’s
annual Veterans Day program, Sally Frizzell presented a certificate of appreciation to each of the teachers of the participating Grades, 3-5. Shown here accepting her certificate
is teacher Angelique Brown. Samantha McMann photos.
Left photo: In Groveton, Veteran Steve Hodge, Sr., describes his experience in the U.S. Marine Corps to these three students. Right photo: Veterans Milton Paradis (U.S. Navy
Seabees) and Harold Marshall (U.S. Marine Corps) spent some time visiting with Groveton students and talking about their time in the service. Samantha McMann photos.
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$45, and Stewartstown is $47.46.
This is based on the 2012 budget,” he said. “And that was
based on 50 percent of the calls,
30 percent of the population, 20
percent of the housing units. I
don’t think it’s fair Columbia
pays almost $43 a call, Canaan
is $56 a call and Colebrook is
$14. It makes no sense to me. I
cannot vote for that motion.”
Following a short discussion.
The motion to have the formula
based on calls, population and
housing units did not pass. All of
the selectmen from all five towns
voted against the motion.
McKeage then made a motion
to base the formula on straight
calls—which brought up a number of questions and a longer
discussion. Merrow asked what
happens when a call comes in
from a non-participating town,
like Averill or Norton. Stewartstown Selectman Coats told her
that those towns are already
paying either a flat fee or, if not,
the committee needs to come up
with a cost per call to charge
those towns. “The non-core
towns--we’re going to set their
rate. We’ve got to have a per call
for the calls that come in from
nonmembers–these odd calls
that come in,” he said.
Colebrook selectman Jules
Kennett said that his thought
was that the noncore towns’ fee
was like an insurance fee to pay
for the calls out, but he is concerned about other towns using
the dispatch that are not paying
a fee. Canaan selectman Greg
Noyes said that in St. Johnsbury,
every call is charged to a town—
including ambulance calls.
Pittsburg Selectman McKeage
expressed his concerns that calls
for the 45th Parallel EMS service
through the dispatch should not
be on the list of calls charged to
a given town, because each town
is already paying into that service. “We would be taxing ourselves if we charge 45th parallel
for calls,” he said. Canaan selectman Crawford said that he asked
the assistant town clerk in Norton how they handle emergency
calls and was told they just call
9-1-1. “Where it goes from there,
they don’t know—it’s what they
have to call. I think it’s something they don’t realize. I would
like to follow up on that and see
if we can’t get a nominal fee from
them,” he said. Noyes said that
the Beecher Falls Fire Dept.
charges per call when they are
called out. “And we have the first
responders,” he said. “I would
like to see us go, if you are called
out, that’s one call. Whatever
happens after that, it’s one call–
one incident.
Kennett then
asked, “So you are saying when
they call for service, and not
another call within an incident,
it’s only one incident, no matter
how many police get involved?”
Pittsburg’s McKeage said that is
what he will support—one incident, no matter how many calls
within that one incident.
Columbia’s Stohl disagreed
with the one call-one incident
concept, explaining that every
move every officer makes needs
to be called into the dispatch—if
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an officer responds to an accident, if a wrecker is called, if an
officer suspects a DWI, if there
is an arrest, and then a transport
to the jail. “I won’t vote for anything that is so general as one
call for one situation. The dispatcher is doing a service. They
are logging that information. All
of the committee members
agreed that a service call—such
as when someone calls to report
they are burning brush—should
not be charged to a town. Columbia’s Campbell said, “This is the
same thing that’s been happening for the last two years. This
same conversation comes up with
Colebrook every time. Three
years ago this board of five towns
gave Colebrook a $21,000 giveme to reduce their budget.They
had 72 percent of the calls. They
pay 45 percent of the budget. As
a citizen of Columbia, I cannot
continue to support the town of
Colebrook when there is such a
discrepancy of numbers.”
After reviewing the numbers
of calls for emergency services for
January through October of this
year, Merrow said the total number of calls in the core towns
leaves Colebrook with 69 percent
of the call. But, she said, “If you
count all the calls (including
noncore towns) it comes out to 53
percent. Coats said, “Remember,
we have a total budget—that
budget is reduced by $29,000
because the noncore towns are
putting that in.”
McKeage then rescinded his
previous motion and made a new
motion that the funding formula
is based strictly per calls for the
five core towns. The noncore
towns will continue to pay their
current flat fee unless the committee determines a new fee or
system for use of the Regional
Call Center.
Colebrook Selectmen Bob Holt
then told the committee, “The
town of Colebrook is not going to
bite 70 percent. I don’t know
where it’s going to go from there.
I as a selectman cannot bring 70
percent to my people. It’s not fair.
I don’t think Colebrook can be
the Kingpin of it any longer.” The
final vote was 11 selectmen in
favor of the per-call rate for the
five core towns and the three
Colebrook selectmen voting
against the formula.
Outdoors
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the department operating until
these proposals can be implemented.”
What's at stake are the services people across the state
count on the Fish and Game
Dept. to provide, from managing
wildlife populations to rescuing
hikers, stocking fish, and building boat ramps.
“It takes financial resources
for the Fish and Game Dept. to
do its job properly,” said Normandeau. “The citizens of New
Hampshire care deeply about the
state's fish and wildlife, land
conservation, and access to public waters. Fish and Game is the
agency that protects and maintains these valued resources,
which not only have significant
intrinsic value in their own right,
but are a powerful economic
engine for New Hampshire.” He
explained that hunting, fishing,
and wildlife watching contribute
$550 million annually to the
state’s economy.
“Given our mandate to conserve the state's fish, wildlife
and marine resources and their
habitats, as a public trust, we
have a responsibility to support
the initiatives the Legislature is
presenting,” said Normandeau.
“I honestly believe that most
people who enjoy New Hampshire's outdoors and value our
quality of life are willing to do
their part. Let's focus our energies on finding a solution
together.”
Learn more about Fish and
Game’s funding situation, and
how you can help,and read the
Page 15
Commission's 2014 Report at
wildnh.com/funding.
Police, EMS
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for a medical emergency. The patient
refused transport. At 11:17 p.m., the
department responded to Pittsburg
for a medical emergency. The patient
was transported to UCVH.
On Oct. 30, at 5:14 a.m., the
department responded to Colebrook
for a medical emergency. The patient
was transported to UCVH. At 10:30
a.m., the department responded to
Colebrook for a medical emergency.
The patient was transported to
UCVH. At 11:26 a.m., the depart-
ment responded to UCVH for an
interfacility transfer to DHMC. The
patient was transported to DHMC.
On Oct. 31, at 9:20 a.m., the
department responded to UCVH for
an interfacility transfer to CCNH.
The patient was transported to
CCNH. At 6:11 p.m., the department
responded to Stewartstown for a
medical emergency. The patient was
transported to Littleton.
On Nov. 1, at 10:27 a.m., the
department responded to UCVH for
an interfacility transfer to DHMC.
The patient was transported to
DHMC. At 6:28 p.m., the department
responded to Androscoggin Valley
Hospital for an interfacility transfer
to UCVH. The patient was transported to UCVH. At 11:22 p.m., the
department responded to Colebrook
for a medical emergency. The patient
was transported to UCVH.
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REMEMBRANCE DAY
IN BURY, QUEBEC
Bagpipes rang in the annual
Bury, Que., Remembrance Day
Service held by the Bury Royal
Canadian Legion. At 2 p.m., the
Bury Legion, along with the
Bury Fire Dept. and ANAF Unit
#318 from Lennoxville, were
brought in behind a bagpiper to
be greeted by a full house of local
residents and friends. “O Canada” was sung by all and the
names of the brave fallen were
read aloud. Then it was time for
the many organizations of the
Bury area to lay their wreaths in
honor of the fallen. The Color
Guard for the Bury Legion stood
at attention throughout the
entire service.
In attendance for the service
was Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Morrison, a WWII veteran. Mr. and
Mrs. Grant Taylor, a WWII
Veteran, and Eric Batley, a Hong
Kong veteran, along with many
others.
This year marked the 100th
anniversary of the beginning of
WWI on Aug. 4, 1914, and the
75th anniversary of the beginning of WWII on Sept. 10, 1939.
Also, this year’s services were in
the wake of the recent shooting
of an unarmed guard at the
Ottawa War Memorial. Cpl.
Nathan Cirillo was gunned down
as he stood at one of the most
honored memorials in the world.
Bury is a very special town
when it comes to war time
because it had the highest enlistment per capita in all of Canada
during the war years, a fact they
are very proud to tell.
–Corey Bellam
VETERANS SUPPER
AT ANAF UNIT #318
Saturday night, the ANAF
Unit #318 was filled with the
smell of roast beef. It was their
annual
Remembrance Day
Roast Beef Supper. At around 6
p.m., Robert Groulx, service officer for the Army-Navy-Air Force
of Canada, took the podium to
welcome all to the event. President of the ANAF Unit #318,
Kevin MacIver, also got up and
welcomed all to the event in
honor of all veterans, their
spouses, and all in the community. The supper was then served
to close to 160 people, a lovely
roast beef supper with all the
trimmings. Music was played
throughout the supper by military musicians.
After the supper was over, Lt.
General Paul Addy got up and
gave everyone a talk about just
how the Canadian Military
works all over the world and
some of the missions he had
served. He had very interesting
stories to tell, to say the least.
After the talk, many presentations were made to very deserving people that have certainly
made a difference in the military
and the ANAF Unit #318 over
the years. This pretty much
brought another successful event
to a close.
This reporter wants to thank
Linda Caron, Public Relations
officer for the ANAF, for her total
cooperation throughout the
event, before and after. Without
her, it would not have been easy
to keep track of everything.
–Corey Bellam
AREA REMEMBRANCE
DAY SERVICES
On Tuesday, the Chronicle
attended four area Remembrance Day services. Our day
started at 11 a.m. in Sawyerville
as area veterans and Legion
members came marching down
the street to the cenotaph in
grand style, being led by a bagpiper. After that, we were off to
historic old East Clifton’s cenotaph that is perched high on
Clifton Hill. This cenotaph is the
oldest in Quebec, being erected
in 1919. It is in front of the East
Clifton United Church. We were
then off to the Sawyerville Hotel
for a tasty lunch of soups and
sandwiches–two events down,
and two to go. We left there for
Cookshire’s service, then off to
the Island Brook cenotaph.
This busy day of Remembrance Day services was
attended by many locals from
each town, and also
many
Legion members, along with
ANAVETS from the ANAF Unit
#318 in Lennoxville Quebec.
After the Island Brook Service,
a lovely lunch of sweets was
served and fellowship was
enjoyed by all. Photos were
shown from a recent school trip
overseas to visit battlefields. It
was enjoyed by all, and was very
pretty. This being the 100th
anniversary of the start of WWI
and the 75th anniversary of
WWII, the year’s events had
special meaning. It was also
recognized that recently two
Canadian soldiers were killed,
Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent
while walking, and Cpl. Nathan
Cirillo while at the War Monument in Ottawa. They were honored at all services. This brought
another Remembrance Day to a
close.
–Corey Bellam
AN UNEXPECTED LETTER
FOR GRANT TAYLOR
Grant Taylor was only 24
years old on a night over in
London, England, during his
wartime service. He was a heavy
transport driver for the Royal
Canadian Air Force. One night
after a show in Yorkshire, England, he drove noted wartime
performer Vera Lynn back to
London after the show in 1944.
She had been at the station singing. She had come on a train, but
she went back by bus–Grant was
the driver. Last week, a letter
came for Grant in the mail. It
was from London and had “Vera
Lynn” marked on it. He was
quick to open it, and sure
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Remembrance Day services were held all around the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Above, a gathering
in front of the Town Hall in Island Brook. Corey Bellam photo.
A gathering at the Cookshire cenotaph. Corey Bellam photo.
The austere scene at historic East Clifton’s cenotaph, where those in attendance stood proud. Corey Bellam
photo.
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The Remembrance Day scene at the Bury Royal Canadian Legion.
Corey Bellam photo.
Sawyerville Local Veterans and Legion members at the Sawyerville
cenotaph, with WWII veteran Grant Taylor seated at the front. Corey
Bellam photo.
Grant Taylor received a surprise with a letter from Vera Lynn, a singer
from England who he gave a ride to many, many years ago. She went
on to be appointed First Officer and then Dame Commander to the
Order of the British Empire in 1969 and 1975. Corey Bellam photo.
enough, it was from her.
It read as follows: “Dear Mr.
Taylor. May I take this opportunity to wish you good health and
happy days to come. Please say
hello to all the veterans that you
know and give them my best
wishes. I remember the day you
drove all us all to London and
hope you enjoyed the trip. Yours,
Vera Lynn.”
She is now 97 years old and
Grant 94 years old. The singer,
now Dame Vera Lynn, has led a
long career of singing and music
since this now 94-year-old Grant
Taylor drove her back to London
so many years ago. When Grant
was asked if he had much chance
to speak with her that night, he
told us, “Not much.”
Dame Vera Lynn was
appointed First Officer and then
Dame Commander to the Order
of the British Empire in 1969
and 1975. Vera Lynn was known
for her songs “We'll Meet Again”
and “The White Cliffs of Dover.”
Grant is also a singer himself,
and these are two songs that he
sings very often. He was sure
shocked to hear from this famous
lady after so many years.
–Corey Bellam
CONCERT AT NEWPORT
AMERICAN LEGION
The Newport Area Community Orchestra will perform at
the Newport American Legion at
7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22,
2014. The concert is a joint effort
to raise money for special upcoming projects. There will be a
raffle of two jewelry items, one
donated by Antevasin Art (Paula
Hansen-Graveline, owner), and
one donated by Lincoln and JoAnn Brooks of Newport Jewelers.
Antevasin Art produced an
elegant beaded weaved necklace
and earring set made with traditional Czech beads. Newport
Jewelers donated a unique,
handcrafted artisan pendant
necklace made with 14k yellow
gold and semi precious and precious gemstones.
There will be a suggested
donation of $5 at the door. The
price of the raffle tickets will be
$3 for one ticket and $5 for two
tickets.
SPAGHETTI SUPPER AT
EATON CORNER MUSEUM
The Eaton Corner Museum is
offering a Spaghetti Supper from
5 to 7 p.m. at the Salle GuyVeilleux in Cookshire at 73 rue
Castonguay. They are raising
funds for the museum’s operating expenses and special projects
to make the Museum an even
more interesting and accessible
place to visit next season. Special
projects to fund include building
a handicapped access ramp to
the Foss House, materials for
building a display of Denis Palmer’s artwork opening in May, and
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The Womens Committee for the ANAF Unit 318, gathered for
Remembrance Day, from left: Doreen Morissette, Elizabeth Anderson,
Marie Letemplier, Colleen Mathews, Donna McKinnon, and Connie
Verham. Corey Bellam photo.
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continuing their work of digitizing our archival collections.
Support their work by coming
out to the Spaghetti Supper on
Nov. 22. Admission is $8 for
adults and $4 for children under
12 years. They will also have
music to entertain and Christmas gifts for sale.
GINGERBREAD
CREATION CONTEST
It’s time to dig out those
gingerbread recipes and give
vent to your culinary talents.
The Top of the Common Committee invites all to enter the
Gingerbread Creation Contest
to be held on Dec. 6 as part of
their
annual
Gingerbread
Bazaar at the Lunenburg Primary School.
There’s no age limit or fee for
entering this contest, but please,
only one entry, per category, per
participant. Entries need to be
registered on Friday, Dec. 5,
between 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the
Lunenburg Primary School.
Please do not affix your name to
your entry. Entrants arriving
after 7:30 p.m. may choose to
display their entry at the Bazaar
with the other entries, but it will
not be eligible for judging.
Winners will be chosen by
“Peoples’ Choice” votes, cast during the Bazaar. The winners will
be announced and prizes
awarded at 2:45 p.m. on the
afternoon of the Bazaar.
Entrants should plan on picking
up their entries by 3:15 p.m.
unless other arrangements are
made at the time of registration.
There are just a few rules to
follow: The creation must be
completely edible, with no supports such as cardboard or toothpicks. The platform on which the
house sits (baking sheet, cardboard, wood, etc.) can have a
maximum measurement of 16
inches by 16 inches. There will
be two main categories of houses–“traditional” and “purchased
cookies and crackers.” In the
traditional category, homemade
gingerbread should be used for
the main construction material.
In the second house category,
purchased cookies and/or crack-
Representing the mens’ part of the ANAF Unit 318, from left: George Martel, Bill Raymond, Peter Goodin,
Carol Guthrie, Gary Vance, Nina Stubbert, Robert Groulx, Linda Caron , George Beaulieu, Kevin MacIver,
Danny MacIver, and Andrew Letemplier. Corey Bellam photo.
Bagpipes rang in the Bury, Que., Remembrance Day services. Bury
Legion members, along with the Bury Fire Dept. and ANAF Unit
#318 from Lennoxville were brought in behind a bagpiper to be
greeted by a full house of local residents and friends. Corey Bellam
photo.
ers should be used for the main
construction. Both categories
may use purchased frostings
and purchased “enhancements”
(such as pretzels, candy, etc.)
Depending on the number and
types of entries, within each of
the “traditional” and “purchased
cookies and crackers” categories,
there may be additional sub-
Santa will travel more than 4,000 miles from the North Pole to Jefferson to officially kick-off Christmastime festivities with his elves, reindeer, rides, light shows, and more beginning Saturday, Nov. 22 at
Santa’s Village in Jefferson
categories
of
“individual,”
“group,” for houses made by
more than one person, age distinctions of child and adult, and
skill level of advanced and novice.
There will be a third category, “open.” This category is for
creations other than houses. The
creations may use homemade
gingerbread or purchased cookies and crackers (or a combination of both) for the main
construction material and use
purchased frostings and purchased “enhancements” (such as
pretzels, candy, etc.) In this
category, regardless of the number and types of entries, there
will be no sub-categories of
group, individual, or age, but
there may be “skill” sub-categories.
Questions about the contest
can be directed to Chris at (802)
892-6654 or by email at
[email protected].
SANTA COMES TO
SANTA’S VILLAGE
Santa will travel more than
4,000 miles from the North Pole
to Jefferson to officially kick off
Christmastime festivities with
his elves, reindeer, rides, light
shows, and more, beginning Saturday, Nov. 22, at Santa’s Village in Jefferson.
Keith Langevin, missing from the
above photo, was hard at work in
the kitchen helping out with
dishes. He is head bartender for
the ANAF. Corey Bellam photo.
Christmastime at Santa’s Village will be open weekends from
Nov. 22 through Dec. 21. Santa’s
Village is a Christmas-themed
amusement park geared toward
children 13 and under.
Recently recognized as one of
the Top 25 Amusement Parks in
the USA in the TripAdvisor
Travelers’ Choice Awards, Santa’s Village is particularly magical at Christmastime when the
park glimmers and glows with
thousands of colorful lights and
festive holiday decorations.
Highlights include a special 20foot colored ribbon tree and a
more than 60-foot decorated tree
with a spectacular light display.
“In honor of our 18th year of
the Christmastime event, Santa’s Village is opening a brand
new tubing hill and, of course,
we’ll have more Christmas
lights than ever throughout the
park,” said Jim Miller of Santa’s
Village. “Twilight at Santa’s
Village in November and December is really a beautiful spectacle, and we hope visitors from
throughout the region travel to
northern New Hampshire this
holiday season to shop local.”
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At the Remembrance Day events in Bury, from left: WWII Veteran Roscoe Morrison, his wife and Bury
Legion member Gladys Morrison, Muriel Watson of the Bury Legion, Mayotta Taylor of the Bury Legion,
her husband and WWII veteran Grant Taylor, and Hong Kong veteran Eric Batley. Corey Bellam photo.
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Kevin MacIver (President of the ANAF Unit 318) presented a plaque
to Ron Chaplin. Ron received the American Legion Friendship Trophy
Award for his 1982-present service to the hut and Ron has also been
bartender for 30 years. He has poured his fair share of drinks. He is
also Sgt. at Arms for Unit 318. Corey Bellam photo.
While at a local Rememberance Day service, we were talking to Verna
Westgate, age 106. Verna was six years old when WWI began. She
remembers it well . She is a very active lady of 106 and is going strong.
Corey Bellam photo.
In addition to the tubing hill,
17 rides will be operating
(weather permitting) for the
Christmastime
celebration,
including the Skyway Sleigh
Monorail, the Merry Christmas
Ferris Wheel, the Christmas
Carousel, and the SS Peppermint Twist. The event also features a 3D show called “A
Tinkerdoodle Christmas” on the
antics of L. Fastidious Tinkerdoodle as he prepares Santa for
his yearly journey on Christmas
Eve.
“Santa’s Village is the perfect
Christmastime event in northern New Hampshire, drawing
guests from all over the northeast,” said Karl Stone, marketing manager at NH Grand.
“With a brand new tubing hill,
great rides, decorated trees,
reindeer, elves and Santa himself, Santa’s Village is a unique
treasure in the Grand North.”
Christmastime at Santa’s
Village welcomes families with
children of all ages. While older
children enjoy the rides,
younger children and parents
can feed the reindeer, warm up
with hot chocolate and tasty
treats in the heated seating
areas and finish holiday shopping while taking in the choreographed
lighting
shows.
Admission is $29 per person
(children ages 3 and younger are
always admitted free) and hours
are as follows:
Saturday, Nov. 22, 11 a.m. to
7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 23, 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 28, and
Saturday, Nov. 29, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30, 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
In December, Saturdays
through the 20th, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m., and Sundays through the
21st, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For
additional
holiday
events, shopping, and places to
stay, visit New Hampshire
Grand, the official visitor information source for Coos County,
at www.NHGrand.com.
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Wreaths in front of the Bury, Que., Armory honoring veterans for
Remembrance Day. Corey Bellam photo.
The Newport Area Community Orchestra will perform at the Newport American Legion at 7 p.m. on
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. The concert is a joint effort to raise money for special upcoming projects. Courtesy
photo.
Obituaries
Nancy Hodgkins
NANCY HODGKINS
LANCASTER–Nancy (Durkin) Hodgkins, 85, died peacefully after a lengthy illness on
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at her
daughter’s house in Lancaster,
where she has been a resident
since May of 2014.
Nancy was born on Sept. 26,
1929 a daughter of George and
Nora (Leach) Durkin, in East
Providence, R.I., where she was
raised and was a graduate of the
East Providence High School,
class of 1947. Nancy was a resident of Groveton from 1967 until
1981. Over the years Nancy lived
in Phoenix, Ariz. for twenty-plus
years, where she worked as a
shipping clerk for Formal Fashions. She then moved to Danville,
Ill., where she lived for five years
before coming to Lancaster.
While living in Groveton,
Nancy started the Groveton
Thrift Shop, was a member of the
Groveton United Methodist
Women’s group, was a Girl Scout
Leader, and volunteered with the
school ski program.
She loved taking cruises and
traveling. She also enjoyed reading, corresponding with a lot of
friends, she was a bargain shopaholic and hat collector.
Nancy is survived by her five
children, Joyce Rowley and husband Terry of Danville, Ill., Winston R. Hodgkins and wife
Frances of Rockport, Maine,
Nora Beaton and husband Douglas of Lancaster, Lydia Briere
and husband Francis of Concord,
Vt., and Paula Hodgkins Paulin
and husband Thomas of Westmoreland; twelve grandchildren;
eleven great-grandchildren and
one great-great-granddaughter;
and one brother-in-law, Raymond DeBettencourt of Vineyard Haven, Mass.
She was predeceased by her
parents, her first husband Irving
Breeden in 1955, her second
husband Winston J. Hodgkins in
1980, and one sister, Margaret
DeBettencort.
Calling hours were held on
Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 10
a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home
in Groveton. Funeral service
were held at 12 p.m. at the
Groveton United Methodist
Church with Rev. Danielle J.
Rodrigues, pastor officiating.
Burial will follow in the Northumberland Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to the
Groveton Thrift Shop, PO Box
73, Groveton, NH 03582.
To send the family condolences via the online register
book,
please
visit
www.armstrongcharronfuneral
home.com.
ROMA MAGUIRE
LITTLETON–Roma Bernice
Maguire, 85, of the Lane House
in Littleton, died peacefully on
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at the
Lafayette Center in Franconia
after a lengthy illness.
Roma was born on Jan. 10,
1929, in Crystal, a daughter of
Herman and Nellie (Weagle)
Maguire. She moved to Groveton
in 1960 coming from Stratford
Hollow and resided in Groveton
until moving to the Lane House
in Littleton in February of 2013.
She worked as a millworker
at the Campbell Envelope Co. for
twenty years until retiring in
1986.
Roma was a member of the
Groveton United Methodist
Church and the Senior Citizens
Club. She enjoyed going for car
rides, watching golf and cooking
shows, and spending time with
her family.
She is survived by her sister
Beverly McFarland, many nieces
and nephews, and great-nieces
and great-nephews. She was
predeceased by her parents, two
sisters, Shirley Christopher and
Doris Hand, and one brother,
Winston Maguire.
Graveside service will be held
in the summer of 2015 in the
Percy Cemetery in Stark.
Arrangements are entrusted to
the care of the Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home in Groveton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made in
Roma’s name to the Groveton
Ambulance Corp., c/o Sandra
Mason, 9 Arlington Ave.,
Groveton, NH 03582.
To send the family condolences via the online register
book,
please
visit
www.armstrongcharronfuneral
home.com.
Friday, November 14, 2014
Business Directory
JP FRAMING
JEFFREY PETTIT
603-237-5039
Stewartstown, NH
Additions • Garages • Houses • Camps
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Classifieds
For Sale
Central Boiler E-Classic OUTDOOR
FURNACES. Heat your entire home
and hot water. EPA Qualified. Call
today, 1-800-295-8301. (603) 2378301. 12/26
Quality Balsam Fir brush, 50-60 lb.
bundles, $12 a bundle. Wreaths also
available. Please call (603) 892-6968.
11/14
Buying snowmobiles, ATVs and
motorcycles. Call (603) 538-6963 or
(802) 334-1603. TFN
14-foot
Werner
Ex-tra
HD
stepladder, double sided steps, $300.
1997 Ski-doo Formula III 600, 6,300
miles. Helmet and oil. $600 cash.
Call 246-7069. Leave name and
number. 11/28
Woodstove, Kozy Komfort, takes
Friday, November 14, 2014
Call (603) 246-8998
24-inch logs. Little use. $325 or
BRO. Rick (978) 551-2807 (cell) or
(603) 331-5443 (house). 11/28
Fraser fir Christmas trees. Have about
400. Will sell one or all. Priced to
sell. On Route 26. Tel. (603) 2374344. 11/28
Jeep for sale: 1982 CJ5 plow Jeep
with plow, new battery, plugs, tuneup and battery conditioner.
Unregistered. $2,500 firm. Please call
(603) 538-9194. 11/28
BALSAM FIR CHRISTMAS
TREES
CHOOSE-N-CUT
858 Rt. 114, 1 mile from Canaan,
Vt.
$15, Any Size.
TAG EARLY—PICK UP
LATER.
(802) 266-3424. 12/12
Services
Music Lessons: Guitar, Ukulele,
Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Dulcimer,
and Voice. Children ages 5-8 for
$60/month, includes instrumental
rental. All other students, $75,
instrument rental $15. Roberta’s
Studio, (603) 331-1628. TFN
Would like to haul your junk and
unwanted vehicles. Call Rusty
Edwards. (603) 237-5676. 7/31/15
Available to do: Light housecleaning,
run errands, prepare meals. Lancaster
area. (603) 788-3374. 11/28
Farm Fresh
!**NORTH COUNTRY**!
**MARKETPLACE
& SALVAGE**
104 Colby Street, Colebrook
603-631-1221
http://www.marketplaceandsalvage.com/
Offering Local Produce & Products
Pine Boughs and Cider!
Open: Tues.-Fri. 9-5
Sat. 9-12
TFN
Wanted
Top dollar paid for junk cars and
trucks. Also, steel, batteries,
aluminum cans. Call (603) 636-1667
days or (603) 636-1304 nights. TFN
For Rent
Colebrook, Rte.26—Efficiency+,
furnished, utilities incl., 6 months
lease, two person max. occupancy.
Proof of employment and references
required. No smoking/no pets.
$450/month. (207) 459-5087. Leave
message. 11/21
Free
Four kittens, born on Sept. 11, all
litter box trained. One is gray, two are
black, one is black with a white chin.
Please call (802) 266-7075. 11/14
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The Colebrook Chronicle
Outdoors
HIKE SAFE CARDS TO BE
AVAILABLE FOR 2015
A new law authorizing the
N.H. Fish and Game Dept. to
sell voluntary “hike safe” cards
for $25 per person and $35 per
family was signed into law by
Governor Maggie Hassan on
July 21, 2014.
Those who obtain the cards
will not be liable to repay rescue
costs if they need to be rescued
due to negligence on their part,
regardless of whether they are
hiking, boating, cross country
skiing, hunting, or engaging in
any other outdoor activity. It is
important to note that people
may still be liable for response
expenses if they are deemed to
be reckless or to have intentionally created a situation requiring an emergency response. The
card will cover the calendar year
from the date and time of purchase. A family is considered the
cardholder, spouse and minor
children.
Individuals who possess any
valid New Hampshire hunting
or fishing license, or a current
registration for an off-highway
recreational vehicle, snowmobile or boat, will also be exempt
from repaying rescue costs due
to negligence.
The law will take effect Jan.
1, 2015. Cards will be available
for purchase only through the
N.H. Fish and Game Dept.
license sales website (visit
http://www.wildnh.com
and
click on “Buy a license online”).
There is no actual card – purchase information can be
printed out by the consumer or
saved as a pdf on a smart phone.
Funds raised through sale of
the hike safe cards will go to
Fish and Game’s Search and
Rescue Fund, with the exception
of a $3 transaction fee going to
the automated issuing system
vendor.
It is not yet clear how much
revenue the voluntary card will
raise for the Department, or the
potential decrease in revenue
that may be associated with not
being allowed to pursue reimbursement for related search
and rescue responses. In recent
years (2011-2013), Fish and
Game has conducted an average
of about 180 search and rescue
missions each year.
“Being voluntary, it’s too soon
to say how much revenue the
card will generate. It will contribute some revenue to the
Search and Rescue Fund going
forward, however, which is an
important start,” said Fish and
Game Executive Director Glenn
Normandeau.
Under State Law, the Fish
and Game Department can pursue reimbursement for rescue
costs if the person rescued is
deemed to have acted negligently. In practice, it has proven
difficult to recoup costs in this
way.
The Search and Rescue dedicated fund is supported by a one
dollar fee collected for each boat,
snowmobile and OHRV registered in New Hampshire. That
typically brings in upwards of
$180,000 a year. Over the last
several years, annual Search
and
Rescue
expenditures
($350,000-plus) have exceeded
revenues, causing a resulting
deficit in the Fish and Game
Fund.
Normandeau acknowledged
that the actual cost of search
and rescue far exceeds Fish and
Game’s outlay if all the manpower provided by volunteers is
taken into consideration. That
doesn’t even touch on the
amount each volunteer pays for
his/her own training, certifications, equipment and time lost
from work.
Normandeau also pointed
out that, while expected to generate some revenue, the hike
safe card does not alleviate the
Fish and Game Department’s
wider funding crisis.
“The card is a step in the
right direction, creating a
means for the broader public
that relies on Fish and Game
services to help pay for those
services, but it is not a cure-all.
The deficit in the Search and
Rescue Fund contributes to a
larger funding dilemma that
Fish
and
Game
faces,”
explained Normandeau.
“Without an additional revenue source or supplemental
funding from the state in the
new biennial budget, the Fish
and Game Fund is expected to
be depleted by the end of the
current Fiscal Year,” he continued. “This would seriously compromise the Department’s
ability to deliver essential fish,
wildlife and boating access-related services to the public.”
Learn more about Fish and
Game’s funding situation at
http://www.wildnh.com/funding.
The New Hampshire Fish
and Game Department is the
guardian of the state’s fish,
wildlife and marine resources
and their habitats. Visit
http://www.wildnh.com.
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Friday, November 14, 2014
Outdoors
MOST DEER BAITING
ENDS NOV. 19
New Hampshire hunters have
taken an estimated 5,102 deer
statewide as of Nov. 9, according
to the N.H. Fish and Game Dept.
Two days remain in the muzzleloader season, and archery deer
hunters have been afield since
Sept. 15. The long-awaited start
of the regular firearms season is
this Wednesday, Nov. 12, with
various numbers of either-sex
days in each Wildlife Management Unit (WMU). Be sure to
check the 2014-2015 N.H. Hunting and Trapping Digest for
WMU specific regulations (available at license agents or online
a
t
http://www.wildnh.com/pubs/hu
nting.html).
“The season is off to a strong
start and hunters have been
reporting seeing lots of deer.
Many hunters are likely looking
forward to the start of the firearms season, but with an
increasing number of hunters
afield, hunters are reminded that
wearing blaze orange greatly
reduces hunting related incidents and keeps everyone safer,”
said Dan Bergeron, Fish and
Game’s Deer Project Leader.
The statewide estimated deer
kill to date of 5,102 is the fifth
highest in the last nine years,
exceeded by 2007, 2013, 2012
and 2006 respectively. The 2014
totals represent a 16 percent
decrease in harvest from the
same
point
last
year. Hillsborough, Rockingham,
and Grafton Counties are showing the highest registrations to
date.
Hunters are also reminded
that, under new regulations this
year, the deer baiting season
ends on Nov. 19 in all Wildlife
Management Units except WMU
M and on Governor’s and Long
Islands, where it will remain
open through Dec. 15. Also, hunters holding a Disabled Veterans
or Paraplegic hunting license can
continue to bait for deer through
Dec. 15 statewide. A baited area
shall not be considered an active
bait site when all containers
used to hold bait and all bait
materials
are
completely
removed.
Successful hunters can continue to help the less fortunate
by donating venison. Contact the
N.H. Food Bank at 669-9725 for
more information.
Hunting season dates and
information for all game species
can be found in the 2014-2015
N.H. Hunting Digest. For more
information on hunting in New
Hampshire, as well as license
and
permit
sales,
visit
http://www.huntnh.com.